DessertStorms @ DessertStorms @lemmy.blahaj.zone

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At some point it won't anymore, but for many different reasons, they can't see/don't care.

First of all, as we mentioned, capitalism decays in to fascism, at which point (and why they actively working towards it) they will have even more power and less human rights to get in the way of the exploitation oppression and resource accumulation.

Then there's also the fact that, being so far removed from the rest of society and being the ones who make the rules, they don't feel like those should apply to them, not even rules of nature like "infinite growth is impossible in a finite world".

This also means that their view of reality is so warped they think they'll always be on top/secure. For example - they're all spending millions even billions on bunkers, but never stop to consider who will serve and protect them in that bunker and why anyone would still be willing to (when things get bad enough, their money will be useless), as well as what world they might come out to if they do survive. Never mind stop what they're doing to prevent the need for a bunker in the first place (to them, being equal to everyone else seems like a worse fate than global destruction).

The problem is that capitalism is a global cancer, and one fascist coming to their end doesn't mean the system that got them there has been destroyed, or even "fixed" (you can see this in the failures to de-nazify Germany after the war, or to de-racist America after it's founding, or de-monarchize? the UK for example), and that is why we say "workers of the world unite", because it will take a global effort, not only in revolution, but in creating an equitable, just, and inclusive foundation for something better to be built on out of the void (this will require mass deprogramming and unlearning of the social structures imposed by the kyriarchy, and re-learning solidarity, compassion, community, cooperation, and so on - all things that actually come naturally to us, but are beaten out of us by life under capitalism).

And now I've lost my train of thought, and I've probably rambled on enough, so I'm going to leave it there lol

I'm not sure I understand, since the two don't contradict - the system working as intended for capitalists, doesn't stop it from also being decaying, it is a literal inevitability of an unsustainable system that only ever works for a tiny fragment of a percent of the population.

Being an acceptable feature to those removed from the harm they're causing doesn't give their perspective any validity - nothing about the current state of affairs is sustainable, that's the point.

Why the far right is surging all over the world

Capitalism is decaying, and fascism is its inevitable conclusion. This isn't news, either: The Question of Fascism and Capitalist Decay

You people need to try bonfire/BBQ onions..

The outer layer or two are sacrificial and intended to get burnt, while the inside gets perfectly cooked.

Om nom nom...

(I don't know that that is what is happening in the photo, but an onion being burnt on the outside really isn't an issue on its own)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherpa_(surname)

He’d definitely switch to a pro-LGBT stance if he thinks he’d make more money doing so.

That doesn't make him an ally, or any less dangerous.

Could we stop with this ableist meme?

The Question of Fascism and Capitalist Decay

I think making us purchase happy, while indeed very beneficial to the owning class, is still just a side effect (E: of the length of the work day, not capitalism in general) to the real reason (and why the 8 hour work day is a compromise people had to fight, and die, for) - keeping us tired and hungry (and not only for indulgence) and at risk of losing it all if we don't go to work tomorrow keeps us from having the time, energy, and community (because capitalism encourages crab mentality) to organise and revolt against them, and their oppressive systems.

And yet, you didn't share the result of your calculation, because it would highlight just how pointless your comment was lmao

I can't even begin to imagine the daily mental gymnastics required to reconcile thinking of yourself as a god and also claiming to be an anarchist lmao

No gods no masters all the way.

True..

Though an "it" at the end of that sentence would have gone a long way to reduce my initial confusion lmao😂

To toss off

Posted this above, might as well pop it here too, seems relevant:

Sure it's not (he doesn't have to be mentioned by name for it to be all over this)..

Right? The fact that people are still convinced he's some genius mastermind that people only hate because of what he did to twitter is fucking mind blowing.

If nothing else though, it goes to show just how well the propaganda is working..

But, he’s gone for a shorter term play at an-cap fascism.

Lmfao, the idea that apartheid boy ever had any ideas for himself other than becoming white supremacist super king is as fucking laughable as the idea that he contributed anything to any company he has ever run other than money, or that any of the the work he exploits others for couldn't have been achieved any other way..

I just also believe in personal accountability.

Something something bootstraps!

Jfc.. 🤦‍♀️

You could have saved yourself a little typing and just said you're a wilfully ignorant classist bootlicker... 🙄

Careful though, just like the majority of the population, you're barely a missed pay check or two, or one big accident/disaster, away from being homeless yourself.. That despicable attitude of yours may very well come back to bite you in your self cantered unempathetic ass sooner than you think..