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A literal depiction of how capitalism invades all aspects of life (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by STRIKINGdebate2 to c/aboringdystopia

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[–] obinice 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm not a fan of evil capitalists, but I think I'd take even them over organised religion, which is at best just a protection racket / cult of control.

[–] masquenox 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

which is at best just a protection racket / cult of control.

And capitalism isn't this because.... ?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Religion indoctrinates you into replacing reason with faith in your earliest formative years, when you don't have the tools to realize what they're doing to you, which I think accounts for the cult of control thing.

Not sure I'd take them over religion though, given that capitalism is on the tracks to destroy our actual ecosystem. I'm going to be a centrist on this issue and claim that both suck. Very brave, I know.

[–] masquenox -1 points 7 months ago

Religion indoctrinates you into replacing reason with faith in your earliest formative years,

Capitalism indoctrinates you into replacing reason with consumerism, individualism and classism - and let's not forget capitalism's alter ego, fascism... which adds the white supremacism, militarism, nationalism and misogyny. And it does this long before you hit puberty.

Religion, on the other hand, is a mixed bag - it can be used to to support the above, or it can be used to teach that capitalists should be chased out with a whip woven out of horsehair (or something).

So no... I'll take religion and I won't look back.