"But, if plenty for all is to become a reality, this immense capital — cities, houses, pastures,
arable lands, factories, highways, and education — must cease to be regarded as private property, for the monopolist to dispose of at his pleasure."
— Peter Kropotkin, The Conquest of Bread #communism#communist#capitalism#capitalist#socialism#socialist#workers
In a truly equitable society, exploitative #capitalist practices would cease to exist because wealth and resources would be collectively owned and distributed fairly among all members of society, rather than being concentrated in the hands of a few. Dismantling hierarchical structures, advocating for decentralized decision-making, and bringing class education and solidarity among the populace are crucial elements in challenging and ultimately overcoming the oppressive systems of #capitalism.
Just thought I'd call out this right-wing account I just came across that claims to be against the "cancer of Wokeism", whatever that's supposed to mean. It's concerning to see right-wing accounts targeting movements for social justice that advocate for marginalized groups and challenge systemic inequalities. These attacks reflect a broader attempt to silence dissent and maintain the status quo of #capitalist exploitation. If you want to block this account and domain I wouldn't blame you.
Wealth inequality is a result of the private ownership of the means of production, and a redistribution of resources is necessary to ensure equitable access and create genuine equality among all members of society. In a truly just society, resources would be collectively owned and managed democratically, ensuring that everyone's needs are met and no one is left behind due to economic disparities. #communism#communist#capitalism#capitalist#socialism#socialist#democracy
#Capitalism is exploitation. There's no way you can have a #capitalist system that doesn't exploit workers. Even if you try to make it more tolerable through policies and legislation, the inherent nature #workers having to work for those who exclusively own the means of production in order to survive will always be exploitative.
Don't just wallow in your misery over being the victim of exploitation by your boss and the #capitalist system. Wallowing won't solve your problems. Join your workplaces #union, and if your workplace doesn't have a union, then create one, because that's the only way you can win back your life from #capitalism and break the chains of #wageslavery.
To those who say "capitalism doesn't force people to do anything. They have free will", if someone put a gun to the head of someone, would that not be a use of force? And how would you feel if the gunman said "I'm not forcing you to do anything. You have the freewill not to give me your money." But if you don't then you'll die, just like the worker will die if they don't do what the capitalist says.
PSA: Imagination is not just for kids. The idea that adults shouldn't day dream, play, and just generally using their imagination is, imo, a tool of #Capitalist socialization and #Oppression to stunt the growth of #Revolutionary movements.
The capitalist ruling class uses propaganda, manipulation, and false promises to maintain control over the masses, just as the axe convinces the trees to vote for it despite the threat it poses. We need solidarity among the working class to counter and dismantle of hierarchical power structures that corrupt our minds and actions.
I just love it when #Activitypub is a walled garden. Who thought it was a good idea to only give the formatted HTML of each person's post? They contain internal links to the original instance, so they make a lot of sense if you want to lock someone in to the original instance, and draw others to it like flies to honey. There's no way to get the original text, and so I'm going to have to parse and undo things like <p><a href="https://pdx.social/tags/test" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag"><a class="mention hashtag" href="https://fedicy.us.to?t=<" rel="tag">#<</a>;span>test</span></a></p> if I don't want my instance linking to some other instance just for a hashtag.
This problem goes deep, in fact. HTML hyperlinks were always intended to be a #capitalist money trap. Ted Nelson's original Xanadu concept in the 60's would have you making a micropayment for every link you clicked, putting in an inherent incentive to trap you into clicking a given site's links, and make them moolah. The whole idea of a #URL is a location that someone owns, controls, and can charge #money for. A URI is the resource indicator for things other than that, but URLs were always about market control, by design.
Workers unite! Form unions to gain collective strength against bosses. Recognize that harm to one worker reflects the systemic exploitation affecting all workers. We have a world to win!
Property and Contract in #Economics: The Case for Economic Democracy by David Ellerman
This book makes 2 arguments.
The employment contract is the core of the #capitalism rather than private property
The employment contract is invalid because it violates #WorkersRights to #democracy in the firm. All firms should be structured as worker #coops for economic justice
Anti-capitalists need to move beyond vague #anticapitalism by criticizing specific institutions such as the employer-employee relationship and private ownership of land. Anti-capitalists should also mention clear specific alternatives such as worker coops, land value tax and land collectivization
Well, gosh darn. The good ol' U S of A, rich nation with #capitalist health services, has worse health outcomes EVEN FOR RICH FOLKS not only than other rich nations with socialised health care, but also than much poorer #socialist nations. I wonder what the problem could possibly be?
The tagline it's missing (imo) is "#Libby has been sold to a #vampire#capitalist firm and is on the way down the toilet; what does this signify and what can be done??"
A great read but even hardcore #horror fans will probably find it tough not to have nightmares...