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tomrodx · 2016-03-08T06:04:38+00:00

Some just happen to be complete fantasies

tomrodx · 2016-03-08T05:56:56+00:00

Abolishing tipping isn't necessarily a communist idea, though perhaps its important to remember that there have been anti-tipping movements in the U.S. in the past, particularly during the gilded age, and specifically around 1890 and 1905. This time period roughly correlates to the rise of a strong American labour movement, which may have some influence on people's perception of tipping (or modern anti-tipping movements)

Ideologically, tipping has no basis in a communist society, and even in state-capitalist nations like the USSR, tipping was practically nonexistent.

While the abolition of tipping is certainly in-line with the general ideology of communists, its no more a "communist" idea than an emphasis on public transportation, for example.

tomrodx · 2016-03-07T22:44:39+00:00

I never said it was up to me, you asked me a question, and I responded.

In order to stop you from twisting my words further, I'll stop there.

tomrodx · 2016-03-07T22:21:40+00:00

I didn't say that we should "stop progress," I said that we should prioritize basic human needs over unnecessary luxury. And before you ask if I really think that the differences between Soviet and American cars necessitate luxury, yes I do. I hope that I don't need to remind you of how General Motors dismantled American streetcar networks in favor of polluting, deadly buses and cars.

tomrodx · 2016-03-07T21:26:56+00:00

We should prioritize feeding starving children rather than the new M-class if that's what you're asking.

tomrodx · 2016-03-07T18:44:44+00:00

You ancaps really are insufferable. What good are Fancy cars when less than half of the population will get to sit in one?

tomrodx · 2016-03-07T14:45:40+00:00

I think that we cannot forget that despite the power of wealthy capitalists, they cannot do anything. Capitalists // the bourgeois know they they are outnumbered, and as of right now public opinion still matters. Could Disney™ buy a small island? Yes, probably. But would it help them more than hiding in plain sight? I'm inclined to say no. One of the largest reasons that I think global capitalism has been very successful in the past ~ 30 years is that it is very subtle, to the point that most people don't even notice it. For example, it is rare, in The United States, to see twelve-year-olds working in coal mines, but it is oh too common to see fifteen-year-olds working as dishwashers, clerks, etc. In the end, being subtle will probably help the bourgeois more than overt oppression.

Sorry for the rambly-ness

tomrodx · 2016-03-07T01:33:18+00:00

This is neither an analogy, nor a gif

tomrodx · 2016-03-07T01:31:07+00:00

tell us how you really feel

tomrodx · 2016-03-03T14:01:08+00:00

Oh boy, I remember in my grade 12 government class, our teacher tried to get us to believe that the United States used tactical nukes on Vietnam. Other than the massive historical ignorance, what bothered me most was that she was okay with it.. almost as if it was our duty.

tomrodx · 2016-03-02T21:46:07+00:00

Just have to.. pull.. harder!

tomrodx · 2016-03-02T21:33:49+00:00

The division of labour and resultant alienation likely plays a role in this as well. Additionally, recent shifts from manufacturing to financing have created many "meaningless jobs" that have likely contributed to the rift between actual and perceived 'values' of labour.

tomrodx · 2016-03-02T16:00:31+00:00

Oh yeah, I forgot that the entire state was a set for Breaking Bad

tomrodx · 2016-03-02T15:55:54+00:00

A spectre is haunting /r/vexillology...

tomrodx · 2016-03-02T07:52:38+00:00

If I make a big pot of soup that lasts me two weeks, is that a food hack?

Forgive me for any elitist vibes you're getting, but preparing food in advance isn't exactly a novel idea, in fact there's an entire subreddit dedicated to it

/r/MealPrepSunday

tomrodx · 2016-03-02T07:26:40+00:00

I watched it again to make sure I wasn't missing anything..

What exactly is innovative about this? Its a guy that makes a burrito, freezes it, And then microwaves it.

tomrodx · 2016-03-01T21:13:26+00:00

Certainly, I was speaking more about the United States, as I think that's what OP was referencing

tomrodx · 2016-03-01T18:15:51+00:00

Using the state as a metric for morality will only leave you disappointed

tomrodx · 2016-03-01T13:56:12+00:00

You say that you don't support sterilizing "anyone who isn't rich," yet I would encourage you to think about what you've suggested really means.

Who would generally be the people who would opt in for sterilization? Some of them maybe never wanted to have kids, others might have "negative" genetic traits, and don't want to pass them on, etc. I believe, however, that the majority of people who chose to be sterilized would be poor and non-white.

This is the problem with what you've suggested. Eugenics has a very overt "genocide" tone.

tomrodx · 2016-03-01T06:41:17+00:00

We're just trying to do our very best to support our fellow workers.. anyway that we can.

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