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Why Won’t They Just Say “Capitalism?” (noncompetemedia.substack.com)

submitted 2 days ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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The progressive fixation on “oligarchy” is a diversion from class struggle.

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[–] 13igtyme@startrek.website 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Anti capitalism was one of the reasons the FBI killed MLK. The others being a prominent black civil rights activist

[–] grue@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

MLK did black civil rights activism for a decade, but once he started pivoting to the "Poor People's Campaign" he was dead within months. Make of that what you will.