• WithoutFurtherBelay
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      1 year ago

      actually the idea of a “standard” coffee maker being Marxist Leninist normalizes the conception that socialism is purely utilitarian and ascetic, and inherently conflates consumerism and capitalist ideology with pleasure in general. This is despite the fact that the truth is the opposite; Most people would have fancier, more effective espresso and coffee machines if they could, and the fact they don’t is due to the oppression workers experience and their financial desperation, not because of their inherent nobility as a worker or out of an ideological commitment to simplicity. Marxist Leninism is actually the creation of a free use coffee and espresso bar at your workplace. In this essay I will