▲ 943 ▼ me♻️irl (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by poopsmith@lemmy.world to c/me_irl@lemmy.world 75 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) wrong. they decided what choices we have. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dx1@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Easily disprovable - if there's a revolution against them, who does it come from? Whose choice would that be? Also theirs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) propaganda works against everyone but you, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dx1@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Nothing but accepting the fact it's just a set of a few billion individuals and a hierarchical socioeconomic structure resulting from them, both perpetuated by and oppressing the group as a whole. That's the duality of oppression, a society full of people accepts a mode of operation that's suggested by a handful of them but made into a reality by the whole population. No need to get snippy about it. Really, accepting that the real power rests with the people is typically the only viable way to overthrow an oppressive system. It's the "illusion of no alternative" itself that keeps the system in place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dx1@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Easily disprovable - if there's a revolution against them, who does it come from? Whose choice would that be? Also theirs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) propaganda works against everyone but you, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dx1@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Nothing but accepting the fact it's just a set of a few billion individuals and a hierarchical socioeconomic structure resulting from them, both perpetuated by and oppressing the group as a whole. That's the duality of oppression, a society full of people accepts a mode of operation that's suggested by a handful of them but made into a reality by the whole population. No need to get snippy about it. Really, accepting that the real power rests with the people is typically the only viable way to overthrow an oppressive system. It's the "illusion of no alternative" itself that keeps the system in place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) propaganda works against everyone but you, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dx1@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Nothing but accepting the fact it's just a set of a few billion individuals and a hierarchical socioeconomic structure resulting from them, both perpetuated by and oppressing the group as a whole. That's the duality of oppression, a society full of people accepts a mode of operation that's suggested by a handful of them but made into a reality by the whole population. No need to get snippy about it. Really, accepting that the real power rests with the people is typically the only viable way to overthrow an oppressive system. It's the "illusion of no alternative" itself that keeps the system in place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dx1@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Nothing but accepting the fact it's just a set of a few billion individuals and a hierarchical socioeconomic structure resulting from them, both perpetuated by and oppressing the group as a whole. That's the duality of oppression, a society full of people accepts a mode of operation that's suggested by a handful of them but made into a reality by the whole population. No need to get snippy about it. Really, accepting that the real power rests with the people is typically the only viable way to overthrow an oppressive system. It's the "illusion of no alternative" itself that keeps the system in place. permalink fedilink source parent