'What is going on now - there should be legal and regulatory repercussions,' the Scion Asset Management boss tweeted.
    • ElGosso [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I've had surprisingly good reception on that sub with literal Marx quotes, I think there might be some potential for radicalization for people who stare into the contradictions of capital for fun but haven't internalized being bourgeoise

        • Spinoza [any]
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          4 years ago

          someone must have told them marx was a day trader already, right?

        • hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
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          4 years ago

          like many reddit subcultures they’re rabidly imperialist, sinophobic, racist, ableist

          While it's tempting to try and move people on every issue all at once, most people change their opinions one step at a time. The first step to getting people on board with ten leftist ideas is to get them on board with one.

            • hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
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              4 years ago

              It's definitely helpful to have an idea of the sub's culture before diving in, especially if we're trying to persuade people of anything.

        • longhorn617 [any]
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          4 years ago

          You have to explain imperialism to them in terms of how the same hedge fund managers they are struggling against benefit from it and how they primarily do not.

        • ElGosso [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Maybe post some more of his shitposty dunks, I think they would fit the vibe there just like they did in the Chapo sub

      • Alaskaball [comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        heads up they and their mods are highly anti-chinese and will purge anyone who even remotely seems like they have anything but an anti-sino worldview

        • ElGosso [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          That still gives you plenty of room to bait the hook, but that is a good warning

    • opposide [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Go read the comments on that sub. They are a bunch of degenerates but they rediscovered some form of class consciousness by going the long way around and always respond well to Marx quotes

    • thefunkycomitatus [he/him,they/them]
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      4 years ago

      We're seeing organizing and that's the leftist part of this. Normal people organizing around a single cause and having enough leverage as a collective to upend a few capitalists with billions. They're afraid.

        • ElGosso [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          We just gotta keep exposing those contradictions, isn't that what Lenin said? :thinkin-lenin: I'm seriously asking, I don't read theory

    • howdyoudoo [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      It's not even a pump and dump. There was a legit reason to believe the stock could go wildly up, reason being that an absurd amount of financial institutions were shorting it.

    • bigboycumminthru [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      In a different vein, I've also seen a lot of "wow I can pay off my parents debt from the last recession!" "I can finally get that knee operation!" "I'm going to donate 10% of my profits because I'm not some asshole hedge fund manager."

      like they aren't all angels but I bet for every mil into WSB, a hell of a lot more is going into the community and good causes like that than when it's in a hedge fund managers pocket.

      Robin hood's steal from the rich and give to the poor mantra proves to be the true trickle down economics.