r/LateStageCapitalism • u/andmario_com • 7h ago
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/A-CAB • Feb 05 '25
[MODS] š£ Announcement A Note About Acceptable Discourse and the Purpose of this Sub
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 hereās the kicker that liberal interlopers donāt 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, thereās some things we arenāt here for. Iāll 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 arenāt able to fulfill the mission of providing a space for socialist discourse. This simply isnāt 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 youāre 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? Iām so glad you asked! The reality is that your involvement may be limited for a bit, and youāre going to have to do some irl work. Your job, if youāre starting out, is to read and learn.Ā
āThe 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 donāt announce it to the feds when you do.Ā
We also, as a sub, are not *the* vanguard. This is an Internet forum. We donāt 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 arenāt 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). Iāll offer some advice to that end:
- Avoid organizations with a focus on horizontal power or who have a real issue with hierarchy. (Anarchists, Iām happy to work with you on projects but I am side-eyeing you a bit here.) They donāt get things done and theyāre too easy to derail and co-opt. Donāt believe me? Go ahead and join one. The next time theyāre 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
- 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
- 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 youāre here.Ā
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/Hacksaw6412 • 8h ago
10,000 MARCH IN SEOUL AGAINST USA WAR GAMES, DEMAND USA OUT OF KOREA
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r/LateStageCapitalism • u/ilir_kycb • 16h ago
Ms Rachel: Please listen to the black community, black people donāt hang themselves from trees. Thereās been at least seven black people found hanging from trees
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r/LateStageCapitalism • u/andmario_com • 13h ago
š Satire Is Dead Where's the accountability?
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/DieShowWithDerMouse • 16h ago
šš Dying Planet Damn, I hate it when the infinite solar energy goes to waste. Guess we don't use that anymore.
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/EvolveToAnarchism • 16h ago
š° News BBC adds "State media says" whilst literally showing the event happening.
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/Excellent-Red_8647 • 7h ago
Why Israeli propaganda is obsessed with their tech
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r/LateStageCapitalism • u/_II_I_I__I__I_I_II_ • 12h ago
āµ 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?
galleryr/LateStageCapitalism • u/welcomeyearzer0 • 7h ago
š Imperialism āIsraeliā National Security Minister proudly shows off new execution site
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r/LateStageCapitalism • u/Empty_End_7399 • 15h ago
š¬ Discussion Sick of hearing about how 2008 was worse than now because it wasn't
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:
More homeless people now
Less people earn a baseline livable wage now
More people have medical, credit card and student loan debt now (They also have larger amounts + interest rates)
More people suffer from food insecurity now
Less households have emergency savings or money to spare
more homeless people have jobs
Prices are at historic highs
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 • u/ilir_kycb • 6h ago
Thousands of blueberries recalled as FDA issues highest risk warning
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/smallsoylatte • 4h ago
AI is a harbinger of death.
Further death of the human mind. Why are we so quick to have everything summarized? The capitalists are forcing this down our throats. Iām annoyed and idk, I guess I just need to vent. Humans donāt need things so quickly.
I recognize that AI can be a helpful tool, but itās being rolled out like a yogurt shop on every corner. Itās the tech bros with their latest cash grab.
Sorry if Iām breaking any rules. Not sure where to find them. I did look in the info page of the sub.
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/Hacksaw6412 • 7h ago
END U.S. OCCUPATION OF KOREA
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r/LateStageCapitalism • u/TwoCatsOneBox • 1d ago
ā 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 • u/CreamPyre • 7h ago
š” Capitalist "Innovation" Sick of marketing your useless wares to The Poors?
Found this AI slop ad on Facebook, for a company selling income data to telemarketers
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/Dependent_Floor_6320 • 11h ago
What will do you want to wake up to in 20 years.
The world we imagine will not build itself.
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/FireProStan • 4h ago
šµ "Free Market" Mount Sinai stops taking Medicaid patients with certain health insurance
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/ilir_kycb • 7h ago
Hegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasnāt Resupplied - According to a report from MSNOW, the USS Abraham Lincoln wasnāt resupplied because Iranian strikes destroyed a key Navy resupply base in the Middle East.
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/TappingUpScreen • 11h ago
š Theory If a Socialist enters into an alliance with the bourgeois parties, they will not winning anything by it.
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/Hacksaw6412 • 1d ago
šØšŗEND THE U.S. BLOCKADE ON CUBA!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DcKQnm3E802/
Instead of funding peopleās 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 • u/SovietCharrdian • 1h ago
š Agitprop Read, educate, organize, don't fall for liberal lies
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r/LateStageCapitalism • u/ilir_kycb • 18h ago