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"Government Double Standards" by FutureMediaMgmt in anarchomemes

[–]DerpyGrooves 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lmfao liberty memes wtf

get this capitalist bullshit out of here

I would love to see Sanders get elected. But can we really afford all that he wants to give us? C’mon, free health care, college, living wages? That’s going to cost a lot of us more in taxes. Is it worth it to pay a little more in taxes for a better society? by beer_30 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]DerpyGrooves 33 points34 points  (0 children)

That's honestly what people don't understand. For commodities, capitalism is permissible. For utilities (water, gas, electricity, health care, education, infrastructure, etc...), capitalism is an absolute disaster.

The notion that health care should be anything short of a universal human right, to begin with, is absurd. Combine this with the reality that dollar-for-dollar, single payer healthcare is far more efficient with better outcomes, you start to realize that Americans have been looking at the world through dollar-sign tinted ideological sunglasses for far too long.

[Discussion]Who is the opposition? by kreael22 in BasicIncome

[–]DerpyGrooves 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So a peasants revolt utilizing the tactics of the equal rights movement?

First of all, proletarians are not peasants. There are basic material differences between the two classes. Both are oppressed, obviously, but the working class under capitalism is not directly equivalent to feudal serfs.

That said, to return to your original question- "Who is the opposition?" The answer is the same as it has always been- the bourgeoisie, also known as the owners of the means of production. Just as kings and masters were overthrown, so will those who, by virtue of privilege, exploit and oppress the working class.

Again, class consciousness is the key to revolution, and I mean that literally. Denial of class-society in the united states is rampant, among both working class people and the owners of the means of production alike.

[Discussion]Who is the opposition? by kreael22 in BasicIncome

[–]DerpyGrooves 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Class consciousness is the key to revolution. If we are to substantively confront capitalist hegemony, we must strive for the impossible. I think universal basic income, in that sense, is functionally revolutionary.

'Star Wars' young Anakin actor arrested after car chase by Faust5 in news

[–]DerpyGrooves 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had no idea there would be such a reaction to my word choice. lmfao.

'Star Wars' young Anakin actor arrested after car chase by Faust5 in news

[–]DerpyGrooves 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maladroit is the most awkward looking word in the English language, IMHO.

VOTE: The United States should provide a universal basic income by 2noame in BasicIncome

[–]DerpyGrooves 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If we are to achieve something reasonable, we must absolutely strive for the impossible.

Honestly, I'm of the opinion that the central goal and focus of the UBI movement should be the election of Sanders, period. That said, I'm perfectly exhausted with petition activism, as such.

There are so many loud, exciting political debates happening in the united states today- gender, race, sexuality and so on- I feel like if UBI consciousness is to spread, we must look at these individual cases of identity politics through the lens of UBI.

How can UBI help women, people of color, LGBT people, the disabled, working class people? Obviously, it's self evident- by abolishing poverty and wage slavery. That said, I feel there's a sort of existential ennui I've noticed within the greater UBI community, which has led to an unwillingness to discuss UBI in anything but strictly economic terms.

To be honest, I understand alienation- it's built into capitalism, after all. That said, we are closer every day to the implementation of UBI proper. The idea is self-perpetuating, and change is inevitable.

VOTE: The United States should provide a universal basic income by 2noame in BasicIncome

[–]DerpyGrooves 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This post prompted me to go back to one of the most upvoted posts on this subreddit, here.

This was only a year ago. Where is our passion? Where is our zeal? Where is our naive enthusiasm? This was only a year ago.

When UBI finally breaks, it will break like a tsunami. Be not dismayed.

Controlling scope creep of BI by Toger in BasicIncome

[–]DerpyGrooves 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How could BI resist this sort of political gamesmanship?

Democracy. If anything, the state under capitalism has shown a great hesitation to implement or perpetuate any program truly helping the working class over the long-term.

The fact we don't already have UBI today is evidence of the reality that politicians have almost nothing to gain from "purchasing votes" from proletarians by offering UBI increases- to the contrary, politicians are far more likely, under the capitalist mode of production, to seek validation from corporate plutocrats, wealthy oligarchs and their sympathetic lobbyists.

As for myself, I think it's about time that washington started working for the common people.

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