The Evolving Pronunciation of Gemeinshaft

GEMEINSHAFT

German pronunciation: 1933 [ɡəˈmaɪnʃaft])
English pronunciation: 1959 [Gee! Mineshaft!!]
US pronunciation: 2017 [Gee-I'm-Shafted!]

Wikipedia: 

Gemeinschaft is rooted in a "subjective feeling" that may be "affectual or traditional". It means sharing a common understanding - a feeling of belonging to a group. 

Gesellschaft-based relationships, according to Weber, are rooted in "rational agreement by mutual consent", the best example of which is a commercial contract.

To give someone the shaft: Phrase, American, informal. to treat someone in a bad or unfair way. To be cruel or unkind to someone:abuse, mistreat, oppress...

These terms explained in pictures

Gemeinshaft

Gemeinshaft: You owned the wheel, and used it for the benefit of you and your close family.

The society characterised by Gemeinshaft is symbolised by values like equality, respect, diversity, and solidarity. We may illustrate its values with the graphic below.

Gesellschaft 

Gesellschaft: The corporation owned the wheel, and used it to  lower you into the shaft.

The Gesellshaft society may be described by the term "corporate", and is best illustrated by the delegating of power, representative democracy, capitalism and the "I speak, You Listen" attitude. Power is unevenly divided.

The Gesellshaftsführer speaks to his workers.

The Wheel and The Mineshaft in the Post-modern Era

The wheel is no longer a metaphor used to describe labour - everyone is a worker selling their time and labour to corporations without reflecting on what they're doing. Mindlessness is the new norm. The fate of the individual is in the hands of powers that are beyond the electorates control and appears about as predictable as if determined by fate..

In 2017: The wheel is used by the world's most
 powerful nation to determine your future..

The result: You're shafted!