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This whole system is purely designed to keep a few people in power and it is fucking insane. We wouldn't even have the internet if a governmental institution hadn't created it, because the free market deemed it unprofitable. How can we as a society achieve progress like that?

I am constantly surrounded by people that defend free market capitalism without questioning it nor having independent thoughts about it, even though they are not stupid. I feel constantly alienated because I have to discuss the most ridiculous thing with me peers when I try to show them the massive amount contradictions of this system,, and they just reply that it does not work. Without having a single grasp of how politics work. I don't mean to say that the general population is stupid, but it feels like they are constantly influenced by pro-capitalist information sources. I don't know, I regularly question my beliefs and apply constructive criticism to my thoughts, but I always come to the same conclusion. Am I getting insane, or am I just to alienated?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Be a nerd and read theory! It helps give pattern and language to our shared struggles and is an invaluable tool for recognizing and correcting our own internalized liberalism.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I deffo see how it could be more valuable, especially when trying to explain certain concepts to others. I'm not totally deprived of theory. I've started listening to The Deprogram and have watched a couple of Hakim's videos (I'll slowly go through all of them). My main intro to socialism/communism was HasanAbi on Twitch and Bernie Sanders.

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

Subscribe to The Red Menace podcast and listen in chronological order. The podcast is 100% dedicated to the summarizing, analysis, critique, and practical application of major works of theory. They even started analyzing some right wing texts as a way of understanding the opponent and maintaining clarity on Marxist position.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks for this suggestion. I've already started listening to the first episode while running some errands. This is perfect for me :)

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