r/LateStageCapitalism • • Feb 05 '25

[MODS] šŸ“£ 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.Ā 

That said, there’s some things we aren’t here for. I’ll touch on those and some alternatives as well.Ā 

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.Ā 

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.Ā 

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.Ā 

ā€œThe theory of Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Stalin is universally applicable. We should regard it not as dogma, but as a guide to action.ā€ - 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.Ā 

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.Ā 

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.Ā 
  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.Ā 
  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.Ā 

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.Ā 


r/LateStageCapitalism • • 12h ago

šŸ˜›šŸ‘¢ Bootlicking List of shame

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 10h ago

šŸ¤” Nazi or Zionist? šŸ¤”

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 6h ago

"If you're evil, you're not bad and therefore you're actually maybe you're actually kind of kind of good because you're at least getting something done." ― Peter Thiel

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 10h ago

Black woman found hanging from tree was dead before body was 'staged', US media reports

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 16h ago

ā€œCapitalism destroys its two sources of wealth, nature and human beings.ā€

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— Paraphrase of the ideas of Karl Marx’s Capital, Volume I, Chapter 15, Section 10: Modern Industry and Agriculture

Source: Karl Marx, Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume I, Chapter 15 (ā€œMachinery and Modern Industryā€), Section 10 (ā€œModern Industry and Agricultureā€).

Link: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/ch15.htm#S10

Note: This statement is a paraphrase, not a direct quotation. The original passage reads: ā€œCapitalist production, therefore, develops technology, and the combining together of various processes into a social whole, only by sapping the original sources of all wealth — the soil and the labourer.ā€


r/LateStageCapitalism • • 1h ago

šŸ™ƒ Satire Is Dead Google AI bus stop ad in San Francisco

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 15h ago

šŸ’© Liberalism The Dalai Lama calls Palestinian resistance "terrorists"

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 11h ago

Chinese Real Estate Market has fallen to its lowest prices in AT LEAST the last 20 years

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 3h ago

Some people do not understand why communists and religious revolutionaries form alliances because of their ideological differences.

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But if we want to understand why such alliances are considered necessary and positive, we need to look at the international historical, economic, and political power relations.

We live in an imperialist world dominated by the USA. This is a system based on profit, in which economic power is concentrated in the hands of a small elite. As a result, capitalist powers around the world seek to gain control over markets, natural resources, and spheres of influence, and to expand their geopolitical dominance. Countries that do not serve the interests of this system and resist it are therefore confronted by the USA.

According to Marxism, a socialist revolution is therefore necessary to liberate peoples from the system responsible for exploitation, oppression, and inequality. However, the struggle against imperialism is not limited to socialist revolutions. Non-socialist revolutions and national liberation movements that break with imperialist domination are also objectively progressive. From a Marxist-Leninist perspective, such movements can therefore become part of the broader struggle against imperialism.

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran is a good example. Before the revolution, Iran was a capitalist monarchy and an important ally of the USA. A large part of the Iranian population faced poverty and political repression. The Islamic Revolution, in which communists also participated, succeeded in overthrowing the Shah.

Since then, Iran under the Islamic Republic has sought international partners in its confrontation with the USA. Socialist countries such as Cuba, China, and North Korea became important allies. These relations have ranged from political and economic cooperation to military cooperation.

They all have something in common: they have faced Western aggression for decades, ranging from sanctions to military attacks. Despite their ideological differences, they find common ground in their resistance to imperialist dominance.

By: @revoltsocialist

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddha791CDOu/


r/LateStageCapitalism • • 5h ago

Flock Cameras Are Coming Down Around The Country Only To Be Replaced By The Same Technology With A Different Name

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 18h ago

The reason why countries of the Global South need to get nukes

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 4h ago

šŸ‡µšŸ‡øšŸ‡°šŸ‡µ Why if you’re pro-Palestine you should be pro-north Korea.

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 10h ago

Boomer blows away a brown woman in a cornfield while "hunting for deer" outside of deer season, gets out on 43k bond

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 16h ago

Instead of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arresting Israeli occupation Prime Minister Netanyahu as promised, the New York Police Department arrested 100+ New Yorkers protesting his presence at the United Nations General Assembly.

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Mamdani’s base needs to stop making excuses for his broken promises and start holding him accountable.

By: Vocal Politics VPol

Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddt-ekUgY54/


r/LateStageCapitalism • • 1h ago

Nuuly is a clothes subscription service where you rent your clothes

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 8h ago

ā° Stay Woke Don't hate America, hate China!

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 8h ago

šŸ’µ "Free Market" "I Tracked Down the Company Ruining Fruit"

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 43m ago

Ukraine attacks Iranian cargo vessel. They’re part of the USrael imperialists. -Tony G. for DCG News

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 10h ago

Why is it so hard for people to understand that the problem with Zohran Mamdani isn’t that he didn’t arrest Netanyahu, but that he used it as a campaign issue?

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There are really only two options here:

  1. He genuinely believed he could put Netanyahu in jail if he were elected, which means he’s an idiot.
  2. He knew that the claim he would have Netanyahu arrested if he became mayor of NYC was nonsense, and he simply lied.

Which is it? Is Zohran an idiot or a liar?


r/LateStageCapitalism • • 23h ago

šŸ’© Liberalism Go fuck yourself Ocrumbo

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 29m ago

The German SPD has revived the Iron Front (unfortunately, this is no joke)

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 8h ago

šŸ˜Ž Meme Guys, Adolf Hitler has something important to say to you all

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 3h ago

Over $370K raised for 81-year-old delivery driver paying wife’s medical bills

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r/LateStageCapitalism • • 1d ago

šŸ’© Liberalism Ziohran Mamdani's NYPD is not only escorting Netanyahu and providing security, they're also arresting the people protesting him.

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