When the Workers of the World Combine

With all the societies that are divided in so many different ways -- including so many in a state of civil war or inter-communal violence goaded along by so many forces from within and without -- it’s hard to reconcile this knowledge with the fact that in all of these places, on the first of May each year, millions of people from all of these backgrounds, around the world, are waving red flags and proclaiming their desire for the workers of the world to unite. What a beautiful notion it is, and how far distant it seems.