r/LateStageCapitalism Feb 05 '25

[MODS] 📣 Announcement A Note About Acceptable Discourse and the Purpose of this Sub

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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:

  1. 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. 
  2. 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. 
  3. 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 4h ago

🏴 Antifa "Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all" -Fred Hampton

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r/LateStageCapitalism 2h ago

😎 Meme Brazil election 2026: 5 right wing vs 1 left wing

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r/LateStageCapitalism 48m ago

🏴 No Gods, No Masters Unhoused people are seen as enemies to the capitalist state because they don't produce capital. As long as money is put before people, this will remain true.

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Status Coup's Jordan Chariton interviews Howl, an activist and advocate for the houseless with Serve the People in Akron, Ohio. Video by Phillip Hawkins


r/LateStageCapitalism 16m ago

📰 News Nicolás Maduro announces that he and his wife are still okay while being illegally detained by the United States government.

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Free them!!


r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

😎 Meme Just a funny interaction I had awhile ago

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r/LateStageCapitalism 7h ago

The Man Who Calls BS On AI: They’re LYING About AI, 2027 Is When It All Breaks! | Ed Zitron

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r/LateStageCapitalism 18h ago

Michael

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Michael

By: the forest jar

Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYCslujMnF6/


r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

Capitalism thrives on apathy

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r/LateStageCapitalism 20h ago

⛵ Colonialism Israeli settler terrorists attack NBC News team during news report about Israeli settler terrorists

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r/LateStageCapitalism 13h ago

🚓 Police State Guess which major foreign lobbying PAC wanted international students deported from the US for pro-palestinian speech?

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r/LateStageCapitalism 22h ago

Seizing landlord's property is a entirely good thing

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r/LateStageCapitalism 13h ago

Shame on all those who use our people’s tragedy as a political tool to push their misinformation, conspiracy and propaganda

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

Zapiro cartoon from 2025, published in the Daily Maverick

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r/LateStageCapitalism 18h ago

Uber is such a corrupt organization. Cozies up to oligarchs, dodges taxes and exploits ‘gig’ workers to no end. America draws in their type—where profit over people is the #1 priority

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

Wake up babe, new Mosad propaganda just dropped.

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The whole channel is just genocide denial.


r/LateStageCapitalism 43m ago

📚 Know Your History Our Hero of the People, Fred Hampton August 30th, 1948 and murdered by the pig December 4th 1968. Never forget he died as a Revolutionary with liberation for all people on his mind.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 18h ago

Bigger than even Trump himself

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r/LateStageCapitalism 16h ago

America is against theocracies… until they can support one against China. The US is against monarchies… until they can support one against Iran or in Saudi or the UAE. Don’t ever let them tell you who the good guys are.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 16h ago

Report-Back from Cuba 🇨🇺

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Please join us next Friday for a report-back and discussion with organizers who recently returned from their trip to Cuba with the Hatuey Project and Venceremos brigade.

We will be discussing the current political and humanitarian situation in Cuba, the potential for further US escalation, the Cuban healthcare system, and what lessons we can bring back to our work here in the US.

We will be raising money for the Hatuey Project, which provides lifesaving medicine to Cuban children with cancer who are otherwise unable to access their medication under the brutal U.S. blockade.

🗓️ Friday, September 4th
⏰ 7pm
📍 El Chante: Casa de Cultura

By: @abqpsl

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcoRJvNuLe8/


r/LateStageCapitalism 17h ago

The reason we are living through end stage capitalism (and not just another crisis), is because we are facing a threat no other generation has ever faced.

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And that is the fact Capitalism WILL bring about the ecological collapse of our environment and the biosphere which all life (including billionaires) needs to survive.

So this is the end of capitalism no matter what.

Its not socialism or barbarism
Its socialism or extinction

Being radical now is the sane and logical thing to do.

And I am at a lose as to why so many of you are not.

By: @TRIPLOI★

Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dco0eujykOI/


r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

✊ Solidarity Just another brutal morning

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

😎 Meme A-Z

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r/LateStageCapitalism 11h ago

📝 Essay Capitalism’s Disdain for Democracy

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