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submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by Rindogang@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

All you have to do is avoid obvious symbols and never say certain trigger words

  • “proletariat”
  • “bourgeoisie”
  • “class”
  • “means of production”

And just try to get around the words to say the exact same thing

Funny thing is, once you strip those away, most people will nod and think you’re describing reality

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[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 26 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I think it was Matt in one of the chapo episodes talks about how chuds dislike capitalism but they're too dim to realize that and instead blame all of capitalism's faults onto communism.

[-] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 7 points 17 hours ago

The Alt-Right Playbook described it best, IMO. Reactionaries fundamentally believe the system itself is perfect. It relies on hierarchies, which they view not only as natural and good, but preferable. The reason problems/contradictions occur is because people step out of their "place" in the hierarchy. "They aren't following the rules," they say, while ignoring the rules are wrong.

So chuds will accurately describe a problem that occurs under capitalism, but explain it by blaming it on whatever scapegoat. It's common in their rhetoric to say how an entirely white, protestant, patriarchal, heteronormative society would function flawlessly with no crime, corruption, or misallocated resources. They view everyone else as the problem and their group(s) as ontologically correct and good.

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 26 points 23 hours ago

if you ask a capitalist and a communist to criticize each other, they'll both criticize capitalism

[-] Spongebobsquarejuche@hexbear.net 9 points 21 hours ago

Yeah, and they turn to conspiracy theories.

[-] BottleBoardBakon@lemmy.ml 14 points 21 hours ago

They blame all their problems on the system that's currently oppressing them, and refuse any other economic system because it would oppress them.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 16 points 23 hours ago

I live in the very underserved rural South. Can confirm.

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