Late Stage Capitalism
A One-Stop-Shop for Evidence of our Social, Moral and Ideological Rot.
(It is also the official version of r/LateStageCapitalism/ on the Fediverse)
This community is for:
News, discussion, memes, and links criticizing capitalism and advancing viewpoints that challenge the narratives which act as legitimations for the status quo of modern class society. Posts need not be about capitalism specifically, whether late-stage or otherwise; we simply aim to cater to a socialist audience.
We do allow links to threads and comments on Lemmy/Reddit, as long as they are relevant to the content guidelines and follow the rules. Use NP links, or your post will be deleted.
Philosophy:
This community has its roots in broad-based anti-capitalist thought, with an emphasis on Marxist concepts and analysis and a commitment to antiracism and inclusive feminism.
When it comes to proposed alternatives to Capitalism, it is the general consensus of this community that class-divisions and alienated labour must be abolished; production must be collectively organized by the laborers themselves for the direct benefit of all. We call this socialism.
Find out more here: The Principles of Communism
Rules:
1. Lemmygrad-wide rules apply. Behavior such as brigading and harassment won't be permitted. Neither will posts that can be interpreted as explicit threats of/calls for violence.
2. Any post that makes a claim should have a RELIABLE source or explanation in the comments by OP. All claims, news articles, tweets and so forth that are an example of LSC should be substantiated with a reliable, factual and verifiable source. Any posts that egregiously break this rule will have their poster temporarily banned. If the Automoderator deletes the comment with sources that's fine, the moderators can still see and restore it.
3. No trolling. "I was just trolling" won't be accepted as a defense for breaking rules, and we will ban for intentionally disruptive behavior or attacks on our community, users, or philosophy.
4. No capitalist apologia, anti-socialism, or liberalism. This community is intended for a socialist audience, and while good faith questions are allowed, pushing your own counter-narrative here is not. We do not allow support here for capitalism or for the parties or ideologies that uphold it. We are not a liberal or (U.S.-/Social-) Democrat community; we are a socialist community.
5. No imperialism, conservatism, reactionism or zionism. This includes not just ideologies to the right of liberalism but also right-wing fixations such as national/ethnic/cultural chauvinism and military/police worship regardless of the underlying ideology. We take no side in the Russia/Ukraine conflict.
6. No "lesser evil" rhetoric. Lesser-evil rhetoric in relation to elections or current policies is prohibited. Dismissing voting third party because they are “useless” or because you are “throwing your vote away” also violates this rule. It also encompasses saying Trump is “worse” for Gaza, as that place is already completely destroyed. Trump is merely carrying out what the American ruling class started under Biden. Resorts being built and mass relocation were already happening under Biden and Kamala would’ve continued it.
7. No bigotry. No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, or classism. The respect for readers who are subject to these forms of bigotry takes priority in this community over your right to speak freely.
8. Be nice to each other. Be respectful towards other socialists you disagree with, but also non-socialists who follow the rules and participate in good faith. Feel free to dunk on trolls, bigots and bootlickers to your heart’s content.
9. Bans are at moderator discretion. We reserve the right to eject users (as well as remove, lock, or otherwise moderate any content on the community) for reasons not listed if we consider it necessary to do so.
10. Don’t bother sending us personal promotion requests. We are not an advertising platform for your blog or YouTube channel.
11. Do not post content from Dan Price, any other CEO/business owner or ANY liberal politician/official.
This is regarding positive posts or posts agreeing with their statement. Negative posts are permitted but better suited to communities like /c/ShitReactionariesSay
Please note that Robert Reich or Bernie Sanders as liberals also fall under this rule.
12. Do not post NSFL content and flair NSFW posts accordingly. NSFL posts will be removed. Flair NSFW posts with the appropriate content warning flair, otherwise you will be banned temporarily.
13. This is not a debate community. Constructive questions and discussion are welcome, but our basic philosophy is non-negotiable and we aren’t interested in repeatedly having to explain or justify it. We also won’t debate about so-called “socialist” countries. There are plenty of political debate communities, so take your 'gotchas' there.
14. No AI generated content. The community does not allow for AI generated content, even if it’s pro-socialist/communist.
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The military history of the internet is.. very well documented. Computer networks existed all over the world and had thousands of uses at the same time. This is no surprise. I don't see anyone having treated him as a conspiracy theorist.
The reviews of the book did. For calling companies like Amazon part of the MIC.
A family member calls me "paranoid" for daring mention it. They are elderly and extremely abrasive. No friends because of it. A deeper look reveals something else: physically, mentally and very much emotionally fragile. Death increasingly nearer. A lifetime of voting and acting in myopic self-interest for the most expedient and expoditious route to their own bottom line this quarter (because that's what successful businessmen do), nearly a century of time, energy and money spent being physically, verbally, emotionally, financially abusive as means to most expedient and expoditious ends. Only to live long enough to realize their own weapons begining to turn against themselves, and the longer they live, the moreso it happens.
I'm not even angry at them for it (I am for the situation, though).
Buddha said life is suffering because of ignorance. The situations we find ourselves in are saliently illustrative of that truth.
Generation after generation making the same mistakes, as the situation steadily deteroriates, but it's so slowly, it's hidden from up close, immediate view. And as conditions deteriorate, there is less time for people trying to survive to step back for a larger view, and when there is, we're so broken and dysregulated, without even knowing where to look for tools, let alone have them offered or easily accessible. I'm not angry at my fellow proletariats, anymore for being ignorant, because I'm guilty of the same things for many of the same reasons. Visceral frustration arises when we'd offer tools of liberation to have our offering, aching hands violently slapped away. But we either keep trying or give up. It takes grit, gumption, mastery over all parts of ourselves, and will to continue. But we must, if the dream is ever to be realized, if not for ourselves, those who come behind us.
These people want us to give up. Their mantra is: resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.
My mantra, day by day, hour by hour, moment by moment, when necessary is: choose you **this day ** whom you will serve. If I don't choose, the choice is made anyway.