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Capitalism in Decay

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Fascism is capitalism in decay. As with anticommunism in general, the ruling class has oversimplified this phenomenon to the point of absurdity and teaches but a small fraction of its history. This is the spot for getting a serious understanding of it (from a more proletarian perspective) and collecting the facts that contemporary anticommunists are unlikely to discuss.

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Fascinating video that looks into how in the absence of political education subcultures filled the role of giving alienated white workers something to latch onto to the best of their ability by preventing the descent of the white working class into fascism only to be ruthlessly attacked by the racist, conservative hegemonic culture ("White America") that sought their annihilation due to their refusal to conform leaving white workers with no sense of culture and identity beyond the sanitized one manufactured by corporate America. Eminem specifically is regarded as the last major white proletarian figure that was able to channel the frustration of working class white people into something that wasn't explicitly reactionary and that figures like him were more or less neutralized by mass media and the internet to pave the way for the MAGA movement to serve as a substitute for authentic rebellion, thereby hijacking the frustrations of white working class people and turning them toward fascism.

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[–] haui@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 months ago

Eminem was my favorite musician when I was a teenager. The movie 8 mile felt like I was seeing my own life being depicted. The loving but entirely incompetent and traumatized mother, the absolute monster of a stepfather and the sheer pointlessness of everyday life hit so hard I still choke when I watch it.

I saw this movie probably 10 times or so.

Oh and bonus points: em is on the spectrum afaik. Makes sense given his exceptional skills imo.

[–] TankieReplyBot@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: