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Cake day: June 2nd, 2023

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  • Urist@lemmy.mltoCommunism@lemmy.mlProtestation
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    3 hours ago

    First off, I enjoyed your superb explanations and critique. Secondly, I am baffled by your immeasureable patience and non-hostile replies. Lastly, I will let this be a reminder of how deep the capitalist propaganda reaches into the minds of even (seemingly?) literate people.

    Thank you for your effort o7


  • Let me add in the following about my country, Norway, whose material conditions I know all to well: There is way too much wealth disparity and rising poverty, but this infographic does not reflect a material shortage of food, of which there is on the other hand an over-abundance of to the detriment of the global south. Recall that we produce food for a billion more people than what exists, yet a billion starve due to the global north’s over-indulgence and waste.

    The main reasons for the rise in death to malnutrition are eating disorders such as anorexia. This reflects a wholly different contradiction which we should focus on instead of misrepresenting material reality.

    EDIT: After some reading it seems the rise is due to a change in the policy of journalling deaths. These are probably old people not eating enough because they are in the process of dying. The important bit with regards to where starvation actually causes death, and not merely corrolates with it, remains true.







  • Urist@lemmy.mltoCommunism@lemmy.mlProtestation
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    30 days ago

    It is American exceptionalism to disregard the fascist suppression of the proletariat on the basis of having your own very special holiday. Also because of the blatant disregard for the international labour movement.


  • Urist@lemmy.mltoCommunism@lemmy.mlProtestation
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    30 days ago

    I am not, but if I were I would probably point out that the capitalist class have co-opted this as well and replaced the material contents of the, ehrm, “holiday,” as you call it.

    To take advantage of large numbers of potential customers with time to shop, Labor Day has become an important weekend for discounts and allowances by many retailers in the United States, especially for back-to-school sales. Some retailers claim it is one of the largest sale dates of the year, second only to the Christmas season’s Black Friday.[40]

    Well, but what do I know? Maybe the international May day is flawed and that actually American exceptionalism will reshape the mode of production by going on a shopping spree on their “holiday”.

    EDIT: I realize that you might be confused about me calling May day for Labour day, which is solely a direct translation from what we call May day here. I still stand by everything of the above though.


  • Urist@lemmy.mltoCommunism@lemmy.mlProtestation
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    30 days ago

    I am complaining that

    It was in this environment that Loyalty Day (originally called “Americanization Day”) was created in 1921 as an explicit replacement for International Workers’ Day.[6][5]

    I have no clue what you are rambling on about.





  • Urist@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mlDPRK Apology Form
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    1 month ago

    To be honest I have been struggling to understand the relationship between the PRC and DPRK. I know geopolitics is difficult and that there has been a lot of mutual aid and cooperation between the two states, but I find it hard to explain stuff like this (from Wikipedia):

    China condemned the 2006 North Korean nuclear test, as well as the subsequent nuclear tests in 2009, 2013, January 2016, September 2016 and 2017. China abstained during a 2017 United Nations Security Council vote about sanctions on North Korea, leading it to be approved.







  • Urist@lemmy.mltoLefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comExclusive Resort 🏨
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    2 months ago

    I think it is well understood that the petite bourgeoisie are on the side of capital, not because they are capitalists, but because they are confused with respect to their own class identity. Incidentally, this is why we say eat the rich and exterminate billionaires: to avoid further confusion.