gentrification is bad?? um excuse me did you not see this graph has a line going up??

guess thats what happens when you believe your political theory fights fascism and creates freedom but reality shows it doesnt do that. that it actually creates the conditions to birth fascism and only serves to cut off genuine attempts at liberation

“Political power, properly so called, is merely the organized power of one class for oppressing another.”

for the rich its better because of capitalism. for the rest its better in spite of it

audiences collaborate in producing meaning sure. but under capitalism 'belong' also has a material meaning. in this case it means jk rowling owns and makes billions of dollars because harry potter belongs to her and she uses her fortune to support the oppression of trans people

theres actually quite a bit of precedent for a ruling class pursuing its material interests even at the cost of the broader society

Capitalists, Fascists and their agents and enablers have captured the US political sphere and there is no easy solution, no solution without class struggle that gets us out of this mess

Become socialist and join a socialist or communist organization.

regulations cant fix capitalisms contradictions. capital needs to be abolished entirely

one of the most useful and important marxist concepts is cultural hegemony. even if that term isnt directly from marx. understanding that there are structural mechanisms to ensure the dominant ideology in a society is the ruling class ideology is really vital to a marxist understanding of the world

i dunno i feel like one of the most common lib posts is 'this isnt capitalism anymore its something new and THIS is the real bad thing' when really its just capitalism functioning normally

yup marx is absolutely right here. did you understand what i said? capital pursuit of state power is in service of the pursuit of accumulation. it doesnt contradict anything marx said in that passage or in any other that im aware of.

marxism fails instantly when you realize people sometimes put worms on hooks to catch fish instead of takin a big ol bite out of that delicious juicy worm theyve already got

this is just a false dichotomy. the seeking of state power serves profit seeking. marx understood very well that capital accumulates through political structures which youd know if you read marx instead of asking ai to find you a quote marx made that sounds like it supports your point