wheezy

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[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 1 points 38 minutes ago

I mean the average person in the professional/managerial class is not Che. The entire point is to analyze it from material incentives. That is the tools of dialectical materialism that we have at our disposal.

The material interests of the professional class aligns with the capitalist class. I'm in that class technically. I'm a well paid software engineer that gets a large portion of my pay in stock. I'm doing well.

I know that my material interests are aligned with the success of capital. I have to make a conscious choice to be a class traitor and work against my own material interests. And that's easier for me. I'm not even a manager or a landlord.

You're kind of proving my point using an example like Che. He literally was educated into Marxism through personal experience throughout motorcycle diaries.

The average person in the professional/managerial class is not like me and definitely not like Che.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

The UN has no power against the United States. The UN was setup to favor western powers and ideally prevent them from having direct war with one another again. Until the US bombs another Western country in the UN there is so reason to look to the UN for anything but empty condemnation.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Sure. My point wasn't that. My point is that there are still a not insignificant amount of people that are a part of the professional/managerial class who's material interests align with that of the ruling capitalist class of billionaires.

There is still a portion of "working" people that benefit enough from neoliberalism that they continue to believe that capitalism is a fair system that benefits hard work.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago (6 children)

There absolutely are. There are a lot of people at the top (not even billionaires) that are making tons of money as the working class suffer.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Not really. Could be something entirely fine but requiring monthly medication. If you can't afford that. You're fuck.

We have people rationing insulin in this country for Christ sake.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

For a lot of people in this country it's hording. But I get what you mean.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because he was a child. Sadly he wasn't even given the chance to grow up and learn what the police really are.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 66 points 1 day ago (18 children)

This. People can make more in the US because the country doesn't give a fuck about it's people. It's like gambling the health and wellness of you and your family to horde up some Cash.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

ICE will absolutely be outside every voting box just waiting to harass anyone with an even slight tan.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You're not wrong. America has used Gaza as a testing ground for their suppression and terror on population. The biggest difference is that Palestinians are united against their occupiers and even still are resisting the fascist Ethnostate of Israel. They have perfected their terror in drone and AI weapons.

We, we are not united. And we have too many liberals standing on the sidelines hoping the next vote will make things normal again.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Absolutely. ICE should not feel safe getting out of their vans. Especially in Blue cities.

In Seattle one thing we've been doing is trashing the exit of the ice facility with those green scooters. Blocks their vehicles. Every little bit helps.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah. The ballot box method is over guys. Any vote that's even close is gonna be "guarded" by ICE agents. They're about to hire every racist Trump supporter in every state with their budget. This is it. We are past the Rubicon and I can't even see it when I look back at the horizon.

This administration is not worried about votes.

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