The Subtle Resistance

    The main theme of the article is the concept of lower, or as the author puts it, "peasant" resistance being a constant, unnoticed tactic of workers. Robin DG Kelley discusses examples of this quiet rebellion, describing to audiences the lives of  POC McDonald's employees, their methods of creating a lighthearted and rewarding work environment as a form of resisting their own exploitation at the hands of the entire McDonald's corporation. James C Scott insures readers that there is no glamorization of what these workers do, highlighting to readers the subtlety in these "uprisings". Based on history, it is evident that large revolutions can be very effective, but it also clear that these wars end in tragedy and failure much more often. The shift in methods of resistance into a drawn out, generally non violent system seems to me like a natural alternative to the revolutions of the past. A major reason that I believe this change has come to be, though, is due to the way that the United States has, up until recently, almost reverted back into the docile, white-compliant society that was expected for much of history. Now, as the Black Lives Matter movement continues to grow and other minorities begin to find greater platforms for their causes, it seems that the much less subtle forms of resistance are returning. For a long time though, as the War on Crime bill was passed and the mass incarceration of African Americans and Latinx gained strength, then the shift into a subdued, quiet resistance became the most literal form of a "revolution". So, as much as it may seem like the large revolutions can be held responsible for the major social and political changes that have occurred in the United State, we must not put off the efforts of the quiet generation, who are still attempting to deter the exploitation of their labor for corporal profit.