books·Booksbyreturn2ozma The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won.https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/05/poverty-in-america-book-matthew-desmond-interview/674058/Open linkView original on lemmy.world54Comments11Reply
DDeathsEmbrace lemmy.world6Hide 6 repliesIsn’t that the whole point of American capitalism? Exploitation of the working class?28Reply
davel [he/him] replylemmy.ml5Hide 5 repliesThe point of “American” capitalism is the same as for every other capitalism.18Reply
DDeathsEmbrace replylemmy.world4Hide 4 repliesThats the best part some capitalist countries are better than others but, it’s all a shit system at the end of the day.5Reply
ppineapple replylemmy.ml3Hide 3 repliesYou mean they were presented with the right material conditions?1Reply
ppineapple replylemmy.mlI just mean that they weren't better at capitalism, they had the right conditions that enabled them to more effectively exploit.2Reply
ppineapple lemmy.mlIt's never over! The fight for working class dominence will end when there are no more capitalists.5Reply
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Isn’t that the whole point of American capitalism? Exploitation of the working class?
The point of “American” capitalism is the same as for every other capitalism.
Thats the best part some capitalist countries are better than others but, it’s all a shit system at the end of the day.
You mean they were presented with the right material conditions?
They "were presented" with rich colonies
Musk is that you?
I just mean that they weren't better at capitalism, they had the right conditions that enabled them to more effectively exploit.
Time to shift to a guerilla insurgent resistance movement.
It's never over! The fight for working class dominence will end when there are no more capitalists.
They won for now..
The War on Rich People, however...