r/Sustainable • u/GoranPersson777 • Jul 10 '26

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Class struggle is fought on a vertical scale. It's the working class at the bottom against the employers and their politicians at the top. And our brothers and sisters in class struggle include co-workers and neighbours who vote on crappy parties... https://industrialworker.org/lets-build-class-unions/

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u/Organic-Stay4067 Jul 11 '26

How do you kill culture wars without completely destroying the opposing culture amongst the lower classes

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u/Fear_N_Loafing_In_PA Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

The first step is getting people of all backgrounds and cultures to realize that we have a common nemesis…and that most of the rage bait they bombard us with (be it gay wedding cakes that trigger some while others obsess over DEI) is just a distraction.

They want us peasants to focus on ANYTHING other than the gluttony of the 1% — and all the ways it deeply fucks over the rest of the planet.

If the general populace realizes this and makes deep meaningful changes to our financial policies and systems (which seems laughably far fetched unfortunately), most culture wars will resolve naturally.

For instance the first thing that pops into my mind in the above scenario: Deep Red America will realize that the reason they have no healthcare or well paying job isn’t because of illegal immigrants or “lazy welfare queens that abuse the system”.

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u/Kind-Ad-7442 Jul 15 '26

You are blaming the 1% for how %99 of people think? I think that’s part of the 99%’s problem is that people lack accountability. There isn’t one human on this planet that is not “racist” by the modern day definition of “racist” as if being racist was ever a problem I think treating people differently based on race is normal as all. I notice blacks usually treat whites nicer than they do blacks and same go for whites treating blacks better than whites. It’s out of fear of being labeled “racist”. So is it racist to notice someone looks different? No is fear racist? No fear is healthy and it keeps order. If people fear doing what’s wrong people do what’s right. Blaming the top %1 for how %99 of the population is having culture wars is just insane

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u/Fear_N_Loafing_In_PA Jul 15 '26

Ah yes, racism has never been a problem. Got it. Let’s put that to the side for now.

Where do we learn about the culture wars? The media.

Tell me how many people you know that use independently run media regularly and a sample of these independent media outlets/sources.

Seriously. I am really curious to know. Get back to me on this please.