phthalocyanin

joined 1 year ago
 

sometimes I wish I had the lobes for capitalism

[–] phthalocyanin@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

they yearn for the glorious people's boot

[–] phthalocyanin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

"what if our classless stateless society had the right class controlling the state?"

[–] phthalocyanin@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

no state has achieved the liberation of the working class, because the function of the state is to expand and perpetuate its hegemonic power and influence. state authority is fundamentally oppressive.

 
[–] phthalocyanin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-are-you-an-anarchist-the-answer-may-surprise-you

anarchism acknowledges Marxist theory, but rejects the need for a state/beaurocratic apparatus, as it is considered to be fundamentally oppressive.

the state is an abstraction of capital, and cannot liberate the working class, as it exists to perpetuate its own hegemonic existence, our subjugation.

governance need not be heirarchichal; I promote collective mutual determination as an egalitarian system by which society can organize.

can't dismantle the master's house with the master's tools

[–] phthalocyanin@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (7 children)

anti authoritarian*

you're telling on yourself

[–] phthalocyanin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I'm an anarchist, but nice try.

[–] phthalocyanin@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

that depends if you draw distinction between the people and the state (which is merely an abstraction of capital)

state capitalism, as defined by lenin, is not a classless society, and is indefensible as a liberatory philosophy.

just as liberalism abolished the monarchy only to replace it with a dictatorship of private capital, authoritarian socialism replaced monarchy with a beaurocratic ruling class and unilateral control of the means of production.

the neck cares not the color of the boot

[–] phthalocyanin@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I hereby submit myself for consideration. I firmly oppose authoritarian apologists and jerks.

[–] phthalocyanin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

new crab lore just dropped

[–] phthalocyanin@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I oppose one more system of authority than you do, in the interest of ideological consistency, intellectual honesty.

are you taking the position of a literal child?

[–] phthalocyanin@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

"he's not hurting the right people, " painted red

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