Class Conflict and chapter V

Two new pages have been added to the chapter V.

I want to talk about a manga which had a huge influence for Cowboys in Orbit. It is "Kamui Den" by Sanpei Shirato. This manga was published in the 60s in Japan and was very influencial during the students protests at the time.

This manga describes the class conflict but not exactly as we generally picture it. Taking place during the Tokugawa era in Japan, it shows how the ruling class stratified the society to control it. We then see how they put every means to resist the ascension of a new cast of merchants and the rebellion of young peasants aspiring to a better life through education.

What is very striking is that this work echoed the society of Japan in the 60s but it mirrors even better our present society. The class conflict, if it even exists now, is a battle controled by the gouvernements  and it becomes more and more obvious in our context of "crisis". The ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy was an expert in divisive policies to prevent population to open their eyes on real issues.

This kind of manga also underlines how history repeats itself again and again. So here is my own humble contribution...