The state (as defined by Engles, Marx, Lenin, etc.) is the problem. Like this is exactly what it does by definition.

If the government forms an alliance with the market it becomes a slave to the market.

There are more homes than homeless, more food than starving kids. Life saving medicines can be extremely cheap to produce but are sold for fortunes. Everywhere you look, the bourgeoisie are literally holding people’s lives for ransom… and the government does nothing.

In fact the government does less than nothing. It is the government that facilitates the hoarding of these resources. It is the government that enforces patent laws that allow life saving medicines to be kept from those in need. It is the government that enables and legalizes this racketeering by the rich.

When you live in a society where politicians talk equally (or more) about how they’ll help the market as they talk about how they’ll help their citizens—which is what their job is supposed to be—are you really surprised?

Are you really surprised that a government which chooses to let its people go unhoused just to keep the real estate market up is a government in which wealth holds the power? Are you surprised that a government that shuts down worker strikes and forces compromise on the side of the exploited rather than solely on the side of exploitative corporations is a government that can be manipulated by the owner of multiple massive companies?

There is nothing surprising here. The system is working exactly as it is intended to. The problem is not a few members of the bourgeoisie colluding to manipulate the state because that’s how the state always works. The problem is the state.

If you would like to learn more about “the state” I suggest you read State and Revolution. That’s what made me switch from “oh we just need to tax the rich” to “the rich should not exist.” It also is just kind of impressive how Lenin describes many things that are very relevant today despite the fact he wrote this short book over a century ago.

-conservatives

People that don’t get literally all their visual and audio input controlled by a small group of mega corporations who’s entire purpose is to get Trump elected sure do.

The problem is not seeing a problem with any of that before the bit about talking to spooky foreigners.

The rich and powerful having this much control over our government, communications, and our economic lives in general is THE problem. Full stop. What they decide to do with that power is beside the point. There’s no such thing as a good king.

Thanks Sam’s dad.

Elon wants to hop into politics? I’ll vote for him. Elon for Prison 2024.

Isn’t he also an immigrant?

Wait until you find out who helped him buy Twitter.

Problem? Singular?

At this point … the problem is not the billionaire or the idiots that rise to power … the problem is everyone everywhere looking at all this and just accepting it all as normal.

I’m not saying we should have a revolution … everyone should just be more vocal and critical about how they don’t accept any of this.

Journalists whether they are under a corporation or not should also stand up more often to either say they don’t support this or just refuse to report on all this idiocy without a critical voice.

Ya know, I DO see a problem with that.

remember back before elon was a outed as a sack of shit and he sent starlinks to ukraine?

turns out russia’s got more expertise in the turning people russian dept

Oligarchy and democracy are incompatible

Excellent title