• @taiyang@lemmy.world
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    Felt a bit heavy handed in writing, but once I got to the asshole “sell a cow and buy a bull” I laughed because I’ve actually seen that idiotic meme before. Gets a pass from me!

  • @az04@lemmy.world
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    The whole “more cows and computerized milking raised prices of milk” reeks of anti-industrial Luddite garbage.

    • @cogman@lemmy.world
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      What actually raises the price of milk is the farmer uses his profits to buy up other local dairy farms consolidating their position in the market. They then sign exclusivity deals with both grocers and further milk processors (who are also consolidating) to prevent competing in the market, driving their competitors to either sell for cheap or go out of business. https://theconversation.com/americas-dairy-farms-are-disappearing-down-95-since-the-1970s-milk-price-rules-are-one-reason-why-237439#:~:text=Across the country%2C the dairy,per farm – has been rising.

      Because “farm Inc” has a massive horde of wealth, they can stamp out competition by either buying them out, cutting them out, or driving them out of business with prices a small farmer can’t handle. After that, they get to set and raise prices at will with the now smaller pool of big name “farm Inc”.

      This literally happens every time a market is poorly regulated and businesses allowed to grow too big. It’s the natural end state of capitalism.

    • WillStealYourUsername
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      You should read about who the luddites actually were. They were not opposed to technology, but to poor wages, low quality goods, and workers being replaced. Capitalists destroyed their reputation with propoganda.

  • @finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    Be careful where you step on this issue.

    Pretty sure tankies are banned in the rules here.

    Whats your opinion on NATO?

        • It seems like a sizable portion of .world users have a thing for making up issues and claiming tankies are the cause of these imaginary issues, then getting together for a circle jerk about how great they are for recognizing these tankie problems.

          They’re just like the American MAGA idiots - stupid people loudly getting upset about things.

          • @kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            Most Liberals (and by extension .world users) get pissed at leftists because deep down they would rather see Trump win (hell they would rather see the US become fully Fascist) then watch the the US stop oppressing the global south. Thats why I think its accurate to call them Blue Maga and Facsism Lite™, because despite how much they insist on it they are not left wing. They despise left wing ideology and policy and share nothing in common with leftist other then pretending to like a small portion of the same things. I think this quote summaries it very well

            “Those who have bent their knees before liberalism, who have substituted liberalism for socialism, are prepared to reduce Marxism to a simple theory of the class struggle.” -Lenin

            • Hard agree. I’m not from The States but lived there for a number of years. People there who call themselves left are usually closer to center or center right and seem to engage in extreme pearl clutching when exposed to anything even vaguely left of center.

    • Track_ShovelOP
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      Completely fine with me.

      What’s your opinion billionaires?

        • @kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          What do you think about the economy being owned by the working class? Also what about a future where the global south isn’t drained of resources in the name of the capitalist class?

      • @finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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        Yeah thats fine but federated instances are absolutely writhing with tankies who will use sentiments like this to encourage subterfuge and spread propoganda.

            • @kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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              No it makes sense, this post mentions the corruption of the legal system and how wage labor results in the capitalist class having all the power while producing none of the labor. How is that in any way linked with authoritarianism or military action?

        • @Sanctus@lemmy.world
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          12 hours ago

          Maybe capitalism should have made sure we didn’t need 2-3 jobs all at 40 hours a week just to pay rent and groceries. Buying a home? Forget it.

            • @Sanctus@lemmy.world
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              No, propaganda and subterfuge are less effective against a populace who has their needs met and live comfortably. Capitalism no longer does this for anyone but the wealthy.