I didn't choose this username for no reason
Muaddib
joined 1 day ago
The first one is true.
In democracy, the people rule society
In capitalism, the rich rule the economy
The economy always rules society
In a capitalist democracy, society serves two masters. Both opposites. It's inherently unstable because it's self contradicting.
Those are so similar to each other in comparison with capitalism that at this stage, we mostly use the same words to describe both.
Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.
You have power! You are responsible! You need to use that power. You need to make active choices in the world.
That's the plot of an episode of Lower Decks
It's very important for computer club to be political
It's because demand is inelastic. Every household needs one. No more, no less.
No. I recommended Lemmy to my friends, and they were all driven away by bad moderation, tankies, or transphobia within a day. They think I'm mad for using this site and surrounding myself with the people here.
They sent a message saying "Both of these choices suck by exactly the same amount. I have no preference".
How can you win a war, when you lack the strength to grit your teeth and choose the lesser evil? Will you stamp your fists on the ground and demand no evil, while the greater evil slaughters your people? How many lives of your tribesmen will you give in order to send your message to the Democrats?
I have no interest in entertaining your false dichotomy.