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[–] WizardOfLoneliness@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

"Information is out there" is really missing the point of like, the entire system surrounding how people find and learn information. How the fuck are they going to know what's Real information and what's just made up bullshit?

Part of why everything is so turbo fucked is because there is no authority, there is no "factual" information, and everybody is on some level aware of that but the best they can do is seek out information sources that sound factual, even if they're not, and generally as a result just find new ways to reinforce their pre existing biases

Private capital tends to become concentrated in few hands, partly because of competition among the capitalists, and partly because technological development and the increasing division of labor encourage the formation of larger units of production at the expense of smaller ones. The result of these developments is an oligarchy of private capital the enormous power of which cannot be effectively checked even by a democratically organized political society. This is true since the members of legislative bodies are selected by political parties, largely financed or otherwise influenced by private capitalists who, for all practical purposes, separate the electorate from the legislature. The consequence is that the representatives of the people do not in fact sufficiently protect the interests of the underprivileged sections of the population. Moreover, under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information (press, radio, education). It is thus extremely difficult, and indeed in most cases quite impossible, for the individual citizen to come to objective conclusions and to make intelligent use of his political rights.

It's not impossible for me though because i'm just built different

[–] Monk3brain3@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

Yeah I know this but I'm also less forgiving of people falling for propaganda now. Maybe I'm just mentally exhausted.

Like with my friends when capitalism comes up and they say the problem is late stage capitalism and not capitalism... Like give me a break. This is not a serious discussion. Climate change is the result of capitalism. A human extinction level threat is because of capitalism and we're still debating whether capitalism is the correct system. And this is just one example. On the relevant topic, the Dems actions have directly led to the current political environment in the US. How are people still praising them for a nothing act. Give me a break. I'm not a misanthrope. I don't believe humanity is inherently evil or destined for failure. That's liberal talk but it is super frustrating when capital has such complete control of the information and narrative and people don't have slightest mental pushback. In the case of Booker's speech the only response should be to tell Democrats to fuck off. Start a third party and if you can't get power take solace in the fact that the Republicans will take apart the American genocide machine due to their insatiable greed.

[–] Asia_Set@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's Albert Einstein's why socialism essay

[–] very_poggers_gay@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago

Total surprise for me: Turns out it's Albert Einstein, lol. From his essay "Why Socialism?"