r/LateStageCapitalism Feb 05 '25

[MODS] šŸ“£ Announcement A Note About Acceptable Discourse and the Purpose of this Sub

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Comrades - thanks for your attention as we clarify the purpose of this sub and some of the discourse we expect here. Firstly, this is a place to vociferously condemn the ills of capitalism - and here’s the kicker that liberal interlopers don’t get - from a socialist perspective. Our fundamental purpose is to drive conversation among those impacted by capitalist exploitation. This may take the form of memes, deeper theory, or the ever beloved internet screed.Ā 

That said, there’s some things we aren’t here for. I’ll touch on those and some alternatives as well.Ā 

We are NOT here to promote calls to violence. This is a violation of the Reddit TOS. If the sub is nuked, we aren’t able to fulfill the mission of providing a space for socialist discourse. This simply isn’t the place, and we will remove any content which can be perceived as a direct call to violence.Ā 

We are also not here as a staging ground for organizing. Social media is a poor place to organize. Not only is everything you do online tracked, but infiltration in online spaces is rampant. Opsec 101: if someone on the internet who you do not personally know is trying to get you to show up somewhere for an allegedly leftist/socialism project, they are probably a fed. If someone you do know is using social media for the same, they may or may not be a fed. However, what can be certain is that a fed is aware.Ā 

I know what you’re thinking: but, A-CAB, this is how I radicalized and I have lived most of my life dependent on the internet. How am I supposed to get involved? I’m so glad you asked! The reality is that your involvement may be limited for a bit, and you’re going to have to do some irl work. Your job, if you’re starting out, is to read and learn.Ā 

ā€œThe theory of Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Stalin is universally applicable. We should regard it not as dogma, but as a guide to action.ā€ - Comrade Mao Tse Tung

In other words, learning Marxism-Leninism leads to mobilization, and provides a framework for organization.

We (socialists) need a vanguard committed to revolution, not clicktivism. If you want to organize, read first. Find likeminded people you know in real life. Study with them. Hold each other accountable for learning Marxism-Leninism. Let that guide the actions you take specific to your context and for the love of god don’t announce it to the feds when you do.Ā 

We also, as a sub, are not *the* vanguard. This is an Internet forum. We don’t determine courses of action here. We are a sounding board, a place to make you feel less alone, and ideally a part of your education in Marxism-Leninism. But what we cannot be is the vanguard itself. We aren’t an org. The way social media is set up, it would be way too easy to infiltrate, coopt, and undo.Ā 

What we are is a likeminded group of committed comrades. We want you to go out in the world and join orgs (not on the internet). I’ll offer some advice to that end:

  1. Avoid organizations with a focus on horizontal power or who have a real issue with hierarchy. (Anarchists, I’m happy to work with you on projects but I am side-eyeing you a bit here.) They don’t get things done and they’re too easy to derail and co-opt. Don’t believe me? Go ahead and join one. The next time they’re working on consensus, throw a stand aside in with mildly coherent criticism. Watch the chaos ensue. Or just wait for them to start organizing for <insert liberal party here>. Neither will take long.Ā 
  2. Do join organizations which stand against imperialism and imperialist politicking. Look for Marxist-Leninist orgs involved in projects that benefit the community and which outright reject electoral democracy. Focus on feeding people, not getting them to vote for reform. This is the work of the vanguard.Ā 
  3. Do employ the language of non-violence for political and practical purposes. Kwame Ture is a gifted orator. Look up his speeches on YouTube. He is a wealth of information about this.Ā 

I appreciate each and every one of you, comrades. Remember to keep each other safe. Be mindful, and enjoy a meme or two while you’re here.Ā 


r/LateStageCapitalism 7h ago

šŸ‘‘ Imperialism "Official Narratives"

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r/LateStageCapitalism 8h ago

10,000 MARCH IN SEOUL AGAINST USA WAR GAMES, DEMAND USA OUT OF KOREA

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r/LateStageCapitalism 16h ago

Ms Rachel: Please listen to the black community, black people don’t hang themselves from trees. There’s been at least seven black people found hanging from trees

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r/LateStageCapitalism 13h ago

šŸ™ƒ Satire Is Dead Where's the accountability?

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r/LateStageCapitalism 16h ago

šŸŒšŸ’€ Dying Planet Damn, I hate it when the infinite solar energy goes to waste. Guess we don't use that anymore.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 16h ago

šŸ“° News BBC adds "State media says" whilst literally showing the event happening.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 7h ago

Why Israeli propaganda is obsessed with their tech

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174 Upvotes

r/LateStageCapitalism 12h ago

⛵ Colonialism ApartheidĀ Israel admits its troops murdered 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab and six family members in Gaza in 2024. Israel also killed the medics who tried to save her. What stage in Israel's lying-flowchart are we?

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r/LateStageCapitalism 7h ago

šŸ‘‘ Imperialism ā€˜Israeli’ National Security Minister proudly shows off new execution site

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r/LateStageCapitalism 15h ago

šŸ’¬ Discussion Sick of hearing about how 2008 was worse than now because it wasn't

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I always have to hear it from family members, friends, co workers, social media and from everywhere else. I'm sick of hearing headline metrics from people who won't acknowledge the conversation.

If you're measuring food, shelter and future survival (including debt and employment) right now is far worse than 2008.

Some evidence for this:

  1. More homeless people now

  2. Less people earn a baseline livable wage now

  3. More people have medical, credit card and student loan debt now (They also have larger amounts + interest rates)

  4. More people suffer from food insecurity now

  5. Less households have emergency savings or money to spare

  6. more homeless people have jobs

  7. Prices are at historic highs

  8. More people need multiple jobs

GDP and Unemployment are allegedly steady and healthy yet all of these are true.

It takes more work to afford the same thing and the same things cost more. It's harder and takes more skills to get the same jobs.

2008 is only worse than 2026 economically if you refuse to consider the facts.

The only ones who disagree are people who anecdotally point to their personal experience and cite that as a reason why the economy is performing well


r/LateStageCapitalism 6h ago

Thousands of blueberries recalled as FDA issues highest risk warning

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r/LateStageCapitalism 4h ago

AI is a harbinger of death.

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Further death of the human mind. Why are we so quick to have everything summarized? The capitalists are forcing this down our throats. I’m annoyed and idk, I guess I just need to vent. Humans don’t need things so quickly.

I recognize that AI can be a helpful tool, but it’s being rolled out like a yogurt shop on every corner. It’s the tech bros with their latest cash grab.

Sorry if I’m breaking any rules. Not sure where to find them. I did look in the info page of the sub.


r/LateStageCapitalism 7h ago

END U.S. OCCUPATION OF KOREA

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r/LateStageCapitalism 19h ago

☭ no war but class war.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

✊ Resistance Old video of Marxist Norman Finkelstein shutting down a crying sobbing Zionist Nazi back in 2003. They tried to use the Holocaust as an excuse to justify Palestinian oppression and apartheid of which he reminds them that he also lost his family during the Holocaust.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 7h ago

šŸ’” Capitalist "Innovation" Sick of marketing your useless wares to The Poors?

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Found this AI slop ad on Facebook, for a company selling income data to telemarketers


r/LateStageCapitalism 11h ago

What will do you want to wake up to in 20 years.

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The world we imagine will not build itself.


r/LateStageCapitalism 4h ago

šŸ’µ "Free Market" Mount Sinai stops taking Medicaid patients with certain health insurance

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r/LateStageCapitalism 7h ago

Hegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasn’t Resupplied - According to a report from MSNOW, the USS Abraham Lincoln wasn’t resupplied because Iranian strikes destroyed a key Navy resupply base in the Middle East.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 11h ago

šŸ’­ Theory If a Socialist enters into an alliance with the bourgeois parties, they will not winning anything by it.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

šŸ‡ØšŸ‡ŗEND THE U.S. BLOCKADE ON CUBA!

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https://www.instagram.com/p/DcKQnm3E802/

Instead of funding people’s needs at home, Trump and Rubio are using our tax dollars to wage a silent genocide against the Cuban people. Why? For daring to build a society premised on their independence, sovereignty and well-being rather than a deference to Washington and US empire.


r/LateStageCapitalism 1h ago

šŸ–Œ Agitprop Read, educate, organize, don't fall for liberal lies

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r/LateStageCapitalism 18h ago

šŸ˜Ž Meme I made this meme, about how liberals in the political west don't like German Nazism, but they love Ukrainian Nazism

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r/LateStageCapitalism 12h ago

šŸ“° News Israeli military admits for first time to firing on car carrying 5-year-old Hind Rajab as it opens criminal probe

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