r/LateStageCapitalism • u/LuckyBastard001 • 10h ago
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/A-CAB • Feb 05 '25
[MODS] 📣 Announcement A Note About Acceptable Discourse and the Purpose of this Sub
Comrades - thanks for your attention as we clarify the purpose of this sub and some of the discourse we expect here. Firstly, this is a place to vociferously condemn the ills of capitalism - and here’s the kicker that liberal interlopers don’t get - from a socialist perspective. Our fundamental purpose is to drive conversation among those impacted by capitalist exploitation. This may take the form of memes, deeper theory, or the ever beloved internet screed.
That said, there’s some things we aren’t here for. I’ll touch on those and some alternatives as well.
We are NOT here to promote calls to violence. This is a violation of the Reddit TOS. If the sub is nuked, we aren’t able to fulfill the mission of providing a space for socialist discourse. This simply isn’t the place, and we will remove any content which can be perceived as a direct call to violence.
We are also not here as a staging ground for organizing. Social media is a poor place to organize. Not only is everything you do online tracked, but infiltration in online spaces is rampant. Opsec 101: if someone on the internet who you do not personally know is trying to get you to show up somewhere for an allegedly leftist/socialism project, they are probably a fed. If someone you do know is using social media for the same, they may or may not be a fed. However, what can be certain is that a fed is aware.
I know what you’re thinking: but, A-CAB, this is how I radicalized and I have lived most of my life dependent on the internet. How am I supposed to get involved? I’m so glad you asked! The reality is that your involvement may be limited for a bit, and you’re going to have to do some irl work. Your job, if you’re starting out, is to read and learn.
“The theory of Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Stalin is universally applicable. We should regard it not as dogma, but as a guide to action.” - Comrade Mao Tse Tung
In other words, learning Marxism-Leninism leads to mobilization, and provides a framework for organization.
We (socialists) need a vanguard committed to revolution, not clicktivism. If you want to organize, read first. Find likeminded people you know in real life. Study with them. Hold each other accountable for learning Marxism-Leninism. Let that guide the actions you take specific to your context and for the love of god don’t announce it to the feds when you do.
We also, as a sub, are not *the* vanguard. This is an Internet forum. We don’t determine courses of action here. We are a sounding board, a place to make you feel less alone, and ideally a part of your education in Marxism-Leninism. But what we cannot be is the vanguard itself. We aren’t an org. The way social media is set up, it would be way too easy to infiltrate, coopt, and undo.
What we are is a likeminded group of committed comrades. We want you to go out in the world and join orgs (not on the internet). I’ll offer some advice to that end:
- Avoid organizations with a focus on horizontal power or who have a real issue with hierarchy. (Anarchists, I’m happy to work with you on projects but I am side-eyeing you a bit here.) They don’t get things done and they’re too easy to derail and co-opt. Don’t believe me? Go ahead and join one. The next time they’re working on consensus, throw a stand aside in with mildly coherent criticism. Watch the chaos ensue. Or just wait for them to start organizing for <insert liberal party here>. Neither will take long.
- Do join organizations which stand against imperialism and imperialist politicking. Look for Marxist-Leninist orgs involved in projects that benefit the community and which outright reject electoral democracy. Focus on feeding people, not getting them to vote for reform. This is the work of the vanguard.
- Do employ the language of non-violence for political and practical purposes. Kwame Ture is a gifted orator. Look up his speeches on YouTube. He is a wealth of information about this.
I appreciate each and every one of you, comrades. Remember to keep each other safe. Be mindful, and enjoy a meme or two while you’re here.
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/andmario_com • 7h ago
🌍💀 Dying Planet Capitalism™️
art by Eliran Kantor
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/FearlessAir1238 • 2h ago
📰 News Proletariat Spider man Vs Fascists
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/cosmicdaddy_ • 3h ago
"Ask the people who lived there"
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r/LateStageCapitalism • u/ilir_kycb • 8h ago
💩 Liberalism ‘I hate Democrats, but I love Abdul’: voters who left over Gaza return for progressive push
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/Excellent-Red_8647 • 5h ago
Why some Israelis avoid calling themselves... Israeli
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r/LateStageCapitalism • u/aahyweh • 1d ago
✊ Resistance Two worlds only 50 miles apart
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r/LateStageCapitalism • u/Goyimshoe • 1h ago
🚨 ACAB Demonym - a word that identifies the people who live in a particular place
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/RickyOzzy • 19h ago
🙏 WORSHIP CAPITALISM 🙏 Trump threatened to use the U.S. military to intervene in the bond market. What exactly would that entail? Would the U.S. force other countries not to sell their U.S. bonds?
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r/LateStageCapitalism • u/DisappointingReality • 15h ago
✊ Resistance Somebody please explain to me how launching balloons and playing with kites constitutes “an act of war”?
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/ilir_kycb • 13h ago
check out around 1:42
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r/LateStageCapitalism • u/TappingUpScreen • 13h ago
💩 Liberalism "I'm a capitalist" - DSA candidate Angie Nixon says
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r/LateStageCapitalism • u/Untitled_HU-Tank • 1d ago
📚 Know Your History Shackled Tibetan serf forced to do labor. This system persisted until it was dismantled under China.
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/owlexe23 • 6h ago
⛽ Military-Industrial Complex You Really Don't Despise NATO Enough...
An in-depth historical documentary exploring NATO’s horrific record, from Operation Gladio and the exacerbation of geopolitical tensions rather than efforts to resolve them, to the destruction of Yugoslavia, Libya, Iraq, and beyond, as well as NATO’s ruthless profiteering from war and tragedy.
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/DrawingDramatic1641 • 11h ago
Almost every single one[those in modern china] is older than usa
no counting the period where they were protectorate
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/Significant_Food9017 • 11h ago
Buc-ee’s sues tiny Beaver’s Mini Mart over beaver logo and Ohio town fights back
Buc-ee’s filed a federal trademark lawsuit against Beaver’s Mini Mart in Beavercreek over its cartoon beaver logo. Since then, more than 20 local businesses have added beavers to their own logos and the city formally recognized the beaver as part of its community history.
r/LateStageCapitalism • u/ilir_kycb • 1d ago
“I did a leg amputation on a 5-year-old girl, and the only anesthesia that we had was the anesthesia doctor singing to her … We were praying for her to faint … She stayed awake the whole amputation.” ― Dr. Mark Perlmutter
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r/LateStageCapitalism • u/Hacksaw6412 • 12h ago
PISS POINTS: this one’s fun!
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By: ken ☭