TiredTiger

joined 2 weeks ago
[–] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 days ago

All idealism regardless of type can be summed up in one belief: that it is not possible to improve the world. Materialism, on the other hand, posits that it is possible. Is it any wonder that Capital goes to such lengths to keep materialist thought out of its public discourse? The worker who believes they cannot improve their lot poses little threat to Capital.

[–] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

Of course. I wasn't suggesting otherwise. I just hope CIA propaganda loses any appeal it may have outside of the imperial core. As for inside the core, it's hard for me not to feel 'doomer' about the state of the working class. I think there would have to be a sudden, extreme change in material conditions before the working class would start to 'wake up' en masse here.

[–] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm impressed. The US legal system is incredibly anemic when it comes to punishing corporations for violating workers' rights. I hope we really can achieve a multipolar world, one where a standard like this is upheld to emulate, and not the rotten neoliberal legal morass of the West.

[–] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 20 points 6 days ago

Get libs to stop reading The Atlantic challenge: impossible

[–] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago

I don't blame anyone for trying to get out. When I was younger, I always thought I'd get out at the first sign of trouble, but now that I'm older, I've realized I can't bring myself to. Even if I could escape, I'd be leaving friends and family at the mercy of whatever comes next. I don't know that I'll survive the next couple of decades, but I'm trying to make peace with it.

[–] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Fix Or Repair (Toilets) Daily