If you were to hear someone singing a song with these lines, It is we who plowed the prairies; built the cities where they trade;
Dug the mines and built the workshops, endless miles of railroad laid;
Now we stand outcast and starving midst the wonders we have made.
You might conclude, along with Karl Marx, that the people being described suffered from:

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The lyrics describe a sense of disconnectedness and isolation from the fruits of their labor, which are enjoyed by those in power. This aligns with Marx's concept of alienation, which refers to the estrangement of workers from the products of their own labor and the social and economic structures that surround it.

If You Were to Hear Someone Singing a Song with These