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They're using mind control rays and the Havana syndrome to fight the peacekeepers of democracy
Even so, the presence of a capitalist world hegemon is the biggest factor stifling anti-capitalist movements at the moment.
Even if the end of US unipolarity leads eventually to unipolarity for another capitalist power, the transition period in between these two situations will have a higher revolutionary potential and can prevent another capitalist world hegemon from ever emerging.
This is too broad a topic to have any meaningful discussion on in a comment thread, but I'd start with a few things:
- Are you looking for new perspectives, or are you looking to debate? The former implies you're willing to change your stance, the latter does not.
- Define "capitalism", "communism" and "good". As a minimum to starting such a discussion, everyone participating should be on the same page regarding the topic, but these are terms that have wildly different meanings for a lot of people (not so much on this instance).
- Pick a specific theme to discuss - what do you support most about capitalism? What is your greatest issue with communism? Anything you're specifically interested in? As I said, it's a broad topic, so in order to have any constructive discussion, it needs to be narrowed down.
By and large, tech workers specifically are some of the least amenable to class consciousness I have ever seen- believe me, I’ve tried.
Same here. I swear, working in tech as a communist will drive you insane sooner or later. All the colleagues I've worked with range from grindset hustlers, "work hard" types who gladly chug the corporate koolaid, liberals who conscientiously read mainstream media to "stay informed and not fall for propaganda" i.e. they tow the US line on Ukraine, Palestine, China etc - all the way to manosphere chuds, anti-communists and ancap cryptobros and, presumably, crypto-fascists.
I've tried spreading a little class consciousness here and there, but it's hard and if you use a word that sounds just slightly socialist, the discussion is over most of the times.
The incentives to radicalize are just not there. The pay is relatively good, KPIs and decent raises and title changes give you the impression of meritocracy, the job tends to be mentally draining, and often tech workers are passionate about tech and have it as a hobby in their free time. So this usually means less paying attention to current events beyond the easily accessible mainstream news (because it's easier to stay in the same tech context in your spare time, or just chill), and more belief that the system is working and that the poors can be disregarded because it's their failure, not a systemic issue.
Sounds like what some of them pesky tankies predicted a year ago. Yet again
10 years ago: millenials order too much avocado toast at the brunch restaurant, of course they're poor
Now: gen Z make too much avocado toast at home, of course they're poor
Ah, thankfully I don’t live in the US
Neither do I, yet I still encounter these types 😬
I got called a vatnik irl for pointing out there are neonazis in Ukraine and that Western media reported on them before 2022
I would've thought so too if I hadn't met enough of these irl already
Not just any people, Telegraph readers
Does working for an ML think tank make you a tankie2?
And if your job is to clean the fish tank... are you a tankie3?
And it's usually the same people that make appeals to nature wherever they can, not just when defending capitalism. Funny how easily they contradict themselves
The risk is that other EU countries would adopt similar policies and create long-term problems for Taiwan and its 24 million citizens to freely determine their future.
More like create problems for the US to freely determine Taiwan's future
Serious question though, can it still count as self-determination? Afaik the pro-reunification/pro-PRC side has been suppressed for decades, especially at the start of the occupation, and Taiwan is constantly bombarded with anti-PRC propaganda, all thanks to the US
If we pretend history doesn't exist and we do what libs did e.g. in Gaza assuming it all started on Oct 7, then sure, people want to separate from the PRC, they should do it
But this ignores how they got into that position and what "independence" entails (becoming another Ukraine). You get pushed into a direction and then you're made to think you got there of your own accord
Unfortunately, the damage has already been done. Despite plenty of evidence that these are baseless claims, ask the average westerner about this topic and they'll say with certainty that it's a genocide
Whoever wrote that vile piece of digital toilet paper must've initially added two lightning bolt emojis next to each other before it got redacted
That's not too bad, almost sounds like Buenos Aires
