Capitalism, Class And A Few Laughs : Mark Kelly

Some thoughts on the "end of history"
and the "disappearance of the working class".

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News & Politics

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• Anti-Capitalism
• Communism
• Class
• Politics
• Comedy
• Humour
• Humor
• Mark
• Kelly

[DeusMerdaeEst]

I have enjoyed discussing with you, but unfortunately I wont' be able to spend much time here for a while. Good luck.

[less004]

Thanks. Good luck to you. Hope you don't get squeezed or crunched or whatever fate capitalism has in store for us!

[lotrdude327]

Brilliant description to people who just don't understand that they are living underneath a boot. We are all stood upon by Capital, it is evil, yet we tolerate it because we have been taught for generations that it is the only working system. and most of us could not even imagine any other system. Thank you for making this video.

[0lord0kinbote0]

Yes, Political Correctness went from a despicable tactic of stalin and evil communism to the loved tool of extremist capitalism and classism.

Here in the USA the republican party uses PC to such an extreme it's difficult to listen to them long enough to hear their platform.

[less004]

Not quite. Two important differences : firstly, unlike the capitalist media, a genuinely Communist media (obviously not Stalinist) would make its own ideological position and interest clear. How often do caitalist media ever even mention capitalism? Their intention is to create the impression that capitalism is as natural as rain. Secondly, oppositional points of view would be admitted - rather more than they are now.

[less004]

Apply your argment to the arms industry, which is one of the major industries. It must increase sales to increase profits. How's it going to do that? I think we both know.

[DeusMerdaeEst]

And profitable expansion is evil? A company that makes a profit is very likely to grow and invest even more in the economy. By hiring more people for instance. Companies that are not doing well, stop, and the people end up without jobs. In communism there is no unemployment because six people are doing the work that one person can do.

[DeusMerdaeEst]

Right, just as obvious that a communist party will employ those who share and propagate a communist viewpoint. It goes both ways.

[less004]

That's what I mean. It's not paranoia - it's simply obvious that a capitalist media corporation will employ those who share and propagate a capitalist viewpoint.

[less004]

Aha! We agree! I think, (and here I differ from most Communists I know) that the subjective element of dialectics (and real life) is badly underestimated within historical Marxism. But there is such a thing as the fashion industry and like all capitalist industries, its aim is profitable expansion.