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What exactly does it mean to say "The bourgeois are not human?" (hexbear.net)
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I recognize that it's speaking to an underlying emotional truth - something I've known on a gut level for a while now but can't quite put my finger on. I know it's not, as I've seen liberals argue, that it's an excuse to legitimize violence against them (their own violence is all the justification one needs) or some kind of "No True Scotsman" argument. There's something deeper and more fundamental, something to do with how the nature of their class position causes them to set themselves apart from and above the vast majority of humanity. Anyone who can help me put this into words?

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[–] plinky@hexbear.net 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

they are not acting from their desires, they act to "desires" of capital (roi), like flesh puppets. They perfectly well can empathize with other humans, just their decision making won't be affected by it.

tim cook might think that trans mistreatment is very bad, he won't in million years antagonize usa president over it, cause he would get fired. Average boardroom meeting won't ever take a stand which would hit them monetarily over morality, cause "fiduciary" duties