In my observation, the concept of machinery in Hind Swaraj shares parallels discussion about Taylorism and capitalism in Race Rebels. When Gandhi speaks about the ways in which machinery exploits workers and disadvantages workers in impoverished India, I began to think of how capitalist interests pervade our society at the expense of low-wage workers and also led me to link this idea to the large impact of globalization. The ties between India and the English in this case is seemingly positive to the general population but according to the editor, the consequences are disastrous or in his words "evil". The exploitation of workers and Taylorism continues to prevail even in contemporary society due to hegemonic forces - consumers glamorize over foreign goods but fail to recognize the negative impact on those in the lower end of SES.
In relation to Beyond a Boundary, it made me question how this relates to college students' experience in the powerful institution of education. When he shares about the British criterion of success, it also made me connect it to the highly individualistic values in America and how education signals success. His recognition that the such ideals of success were virtually impossible to reach seems to connect with the pressures of low-income students to "pull themselves up with bootstraps", utilizing education as an avenue to be "successful".
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