Workers of the world unite
Workers of the world unite
Workers of the world unite
loosin' all their chains now!
Labor Power!
They're the world's most value producing thing! (We're really hip!)
They're workers in the factory and they're mean! (Hey - get a grip!)
When their boss cracks the whip
These laborers try to give'm the slip!
Workers of the world unite
Workers of the world unite
Marx taught them the philosophy (He's a radical rat!)
Lenin reads, and then he does the thing! (That's a fact, jack!)
Stalin had a big spoon, (Gimmie a break!)
Mao Zedong was a party dude (Party!)
Workers of the world unite
Workers of the world unite
Workers of the world unite
loosin' all their chains now!
Labor Power!
I asked ChatGPT to summarize Marx's Capital in one paragraph or less, it stated
"Capitalism is when money. Communism is when no money. Money turns into linen, and linen turns into a commodity. Labor power."
I choose to read this in the same voice as "Turtle Power!" from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song.
Workers of the world unite
Workers of the world unite
Workers of the world unite
loosin' all their chains now!
Labor Power!
They're the world's most value producing thing! (We're really hip!)
They're workers in the factory and they're mean! (Hey - get a grip!)
When their boss cracks the whip
These laborers try to give'm the slip!
Workers of the world unite
Workers of the world unite
Marx taught them the philosophy (He's a radical rat!)
Lenin reads, and then he does the thing! (That's a fact, jack!)
Stalin had a big spoon, (Gimmie a break!)
Mao Zedong was a party dude (Party!)
Workers of the world unite
Workers of the world unite
Workers of the world unite
loosin' all their chains now!
Labor Power!
Somehow I had it playing in my head to the tune of "take the power back"
Linen go up
Linen go down
Cross posting this to cowbee's capital reading group he's gunna be so pwned
New tagline.