this post was submitted on 16 May 2025
68 points (100.0% liked)

politics

22674 readers
139 users here now

Protests, dual power, and even electoralism.

Labour and union posts go to The Labour Community.

Take any slop posts to the slop trough

Main is good for shitposting.

Do not post direct links to reactionary sites.

Off topic posts will be removed.

Follow the Hexbear Code of Conduct and remember we're all comrades here.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] iie@hexbear.net 29 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

This is just proof to me that the big talent show creators know what they're doing. The goal has always been to demoralize workers, blame them for their poverty, and reward subservience. I really think rich people have class consciousness. Looking at the world from that height, like a dragon with a hoard, just makes it all click into place for them. Kinda like how domestic abusers don't need to be trained by experts to psychologically manipulate people, it just comes naturally to them.

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)
[–] iie@hexbear.net 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Great essay, the psychological side of neoliberalism needs a bigger spotlight.

[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

A very good essay in terms of the ideas it conveys but unfortunately poorly written, very inaccessible on account of its overly pretentious language. Even most academically educated leftists are going to struggle to read a piece like this. This is the exactly the kind of language that we should not be using if we want to write for a broad audience. It comes across as the author trying to show off how many complex words they know and how many references to history and philosophy they can pack in without explaining any of them. It comes off elitist and off-putting. 9/10 for content, 1/10 for style.