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An easily accessible explanation of why capitalism is, in fact functioning as designed and why that's a problem for the future, human rights and any pretense at creating actual democracy.
If we want a better future for the planet and for ourselves, there really is no choice but to refuse capitalism. If you want these things, you are an anti-capitalist.
#Capitalism #Socialism #ClimateEmergency #ClassWar #Democracy #Anarchism
300 million workers (1 out of every 4 people) shut down India last week in the largest strike in history.
Virtually completely blacked out by the western media, in corporate solidarity, because this is the future the bosses all fear the most.
The strike was called jointly by labor unions and farmers groups to demand the withdrawal of the four new labor codes and the recently signed trade deals with the US and the EU. Workers and farmers were joined by students, women’s organizations, and other civil society groups who came out in solidarity.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #union #strike #india #students #women #solidarity #classwar
Important --> The Parasitic .1%: Anatomy of a Pathology
Watch Here --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyO6mkNSP-o
300 million workers (1 out of every 4 people) shut down India last week in the largest strike in history.
Virtually completely blacked out by the western media, in corporate solidarity, because this is the future the bosses all fear the most.
The strike was called jointly by labor unions and farmers groups to demand the withdrawal of the four new labor codes and the recently signed trade deals with the US and the EU. Workers and farmers were joined by students, women’s organizations, and other civil society groups who came out in solidarity.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #union #strike #india #students #women #solidarity #classwar
RE: https://mastodon.me.uk/@PoliceStateUK/116081555003019069
How neoliberalism paves the way for fascism:
Also confirmed by research from Italy:
https://stukroodvlees.nl/aflevering-120-afbraakbeleid-zondebokken-en-steun-voor-radicaalrechts-met-catherine-de-vries/ podcast in Dutch, linked research in English.
And see the work of Clara Mattei, e.g. here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9M_dq_0ljsc and https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ofFR1mD2UOM
"From London to Lisbon, politicians from centre-right and centre-left parties alike had steadily eroded social programmes, fostering a sense of scarcity and creating fertile ground for the stirring up of anti-migrant sentiment."
“If we were doing more, people would not feel threatened. They would be reassured that the digital and ecological transitions and globalisation will be painless because they are protected by a state that cares for them.”
RE: https://mastodon.me.uk/@PoliceStateUK/116081555003019069
How neoliberalism paves the way for fascism:
Also confirmed by research from Italy:
https://stukroodvlees.nl/aflevering-120-afbraakbeleid-zondebokken-en-steun-voor-radicaalrechts-met-catherine-de-vries/ podcast in Dutch, linked research in English.
And see the work of Clara Mattei, e.g. here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9M_dq_0ljsc and https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ofFR1mD2UOM
"From London to Lisbon, politicians from centre-right and centre-left parties alike had steadily eroded social programmes, fostering a sense of scarcity and creating fertile ground for the stirring up of anti-migrant sentiment."
“If we were doing more, people would not feel threatened. They would be reassured that the digital and ecological transitions and globalisation will be painless because they are protected by a state that cares for them.”
RE: https://mastodon.social/@mstarace/116091556000456915
Folks, yes, corporate US media is largely going along. But, even worse, they have been going along for many decades. I know I keep bringing up Zinn's People's History and I'm going to continue because he details this over and over in the book. Others have as well. The US media system has, as a rule, gone along with the establishment for decades. Every US foreign aggression, and foreign policy in general, gets approval from establishment media. Most domestic news is covered with a persistent lack of critique of the long running establishment, the capitalist class.
The linked essay is great except in its pretending that the #resistance to #fascism is a defense of #democracy. No, it's opposition to overt fascism. But the framework of any #liberal world view, even #progressive, that describes the previous norm as #democratic is a failure. Establishment government is corporatism, an illusion meant to capture our energy and dissuade us from real #struggle.
#capitalism #classwar
RE: https://mastodon.social/@mstarace/116091556000456915
Folks, yes, corporate US media is largely going along. But, even worse, they have been going along for many decades. I know I keep bringing up Zinn's People's History and I'm going to continue because he details this over and over in the book. Others have as well. The US media system has, as a rule, gone along with the establishment for decades. Every US foreign aggression, and foreign policy in general, gets approval from establishment media. Most domestic news is covered with a persistent lack of critique of the long running establishment, the capitalist class.
The linked essay is great except in its pretending that the #resistance to #fascism is a defense of #democracy. No, it's opposition to overt fascism. But the framework of any #liberal world view, even #progressive, that describes the previous norm as #democratic is a failure. Establishment government is corporatism, an illusion meant to capture our energy and dissuade us from real #struggle.
#capitalism #classwar
Full WSJ story here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/DJFDBR0020090220e52k000gp
And, of course, here's the autopsy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/DJFDBR0020090220e52k000gp
https://x.com/davidsirota/status/2023558650510668204
#blackhistorymonth2026 #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #bipoc #socialmedia #poverty @democracy
@blackvoices #antifascism #resistance #protest #activism #justice #humanrights @workersrights #classwar #obama #housing #government #democrats #plutocracy #billionaires #labor #labour #unions #education #mastodon #economy #socialism #unitedstates #health #usa
Full WSJ story here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/DJFDBR0020090220e52k000gp
And, of course, here's the autopsy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/DJFDBR0020090220e52k000gp
https://x.com/davidsirota/status/2023558650510668204
#blackhistorymonth2026 #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #bipoc #socialmedia #poverty @democracy
@blackvoices #antifascism #resistance #protest #activism #justice #humanrights @workersrights #classwar #obama #housing #government #democrats #plutocracy #billionaires #labor #labour #unions #education #mastodon #economy #socialism #unitedstates #health #usa
Important --> The Parasitic .1%: Anatomy of a Pathology
Watch Here --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyO6mkNSP-o
"The culture wars are a smokescreen because the real fight in this country is not left vs. right, it's top vs. bottom."
I imagine this guy will probably be president someday. Unfortunately, today is not that day.
(This is the interview that CBS censored before the FCC made a rule that wouldn't allow them to air it.)
Everyday people are sick of being played at the checkout. For years, #Coles and #Woolworths have jacked up the price of everyday items, then days later slapped a "special" tag on them – at a price higher than they were before.
Now, the ACCC is taking Coles to court over exactly this. #Woolies is next. And new laws to curb excessive #grocery pricing are set to take effect from July.
https://getup.to/8eGzxQH8CdeGTW
#ausgov #politas #australia #auspol #tasgov #taspol #classwar #eattherich #oppression
Everyday people are sick of being played at the checkout. For years, #Coles and #Woolworths have jacked up the price of everyday items, then days later slapped a "special" tag on them – at a price higher than they were before.
Now, the ACCC is taking Coles to court over exactly this. #Woolies is next. And new laws to curb excessive #grocery pricing are set to take effect from July.
https://getup.to/8eGzxQH8CdeGTW
#ausgov #politas #australia #auspol #tasgov #taspol #classwar #eattherich #oppression
