I fucking hate living here. The culture is poison. The economy is a fucking disaster. The education is designed to leave a huge portion of the country illiterate. Every single atom of it is white supremacist. The land is all stolen. The capitalists are completely above the law. Fuck cars. Fuck America,

  • p_sharikov [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I often think of Lenin's speech on antisemitism. "The landowners and capitalists have created abysmal ignorance among the workers and peasants. Only the most ignorant and downtrodden people can believe the lies and slander that are spread about the Jews." The oppressed aren't inherently good, they are molded into hateful, ignorant people by the bourgeoisie.

    They're still shitty people, but it's capitalism's fault and that's yet another reason why it needs to be fought. So that people can be more empathetic and have greater social consciousness.

    • CrimsonSage [any]
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      3 years ago

      What amazes me is how often the native prosociality of people still manages to break through no matter how much capitalism tries to beat it out of them.