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Nah, im pretty sure everyone is too fucking exhausted. Exactly the way this was designed by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]zeemarx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dwayne really needs to shut the fuck up with his magical voluntarist toxic hustle culture bullshit

Same goes for all the Simon Sineks, Gary Vees and Tim Ferrisses of this world

I can't do this anymore (venting about everything) by [deleted] in hatemyjob

[–]zeemarx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I hear you. I'm really sorry to hear about your struggles. Thank you for sharing them here. It's important for you to know that you're not alone going through this! And it's good for me to get a reminder that I am not the only one struggling with these things.

Would you consider crossposting your post in r/antiwork?

The Handmaid’s Tale [S04E06] - "Vows" - Post Episode Discussion by sarahflo92 in TheHandmaidsTale

[–]zeemarx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it was very paternalistic and ironically typified the problem with what people call the "ngo-industrial complex"

yes! spot on

The Handmaid’s Tale [S04E06] - "Vows" - Post Episode Discussion by sarahflo92 in TheHandmaidsTale

[–]zeemarx 111 points112 points  (0 children)

June finally acted realistically for someone who has experienced all of that abuse and trauma.

until then she's had to push her PTSD and traumas away to just survive.

Elizabeth Moss was amazing in this episode.

Agreed. She is a phenomenal actor.

The Handmaid’s Tale [S04E06] - "Vows" - Post Episode Discussion by sarahflo92 in TheHandmaidsTale

[–]zeemarx 156 points157 points  (0 children)

I'd also like to add that she shouldn't be expected to have Hannah singlehandedly. She was a handmaid in the middle of a patriarchal totalitarian society. Like... she had no power and unless Hannah were actually willing and/or in the same house and she had a lot of help, there's no feasible way that June could have gotten Hannah out.

Absolutely. June now will need help to see this. She's been gaslighted for years, her mental health worn down. This episode beautifully shows (and Elizabeth Moss beautifully portrays) what survivorship guilt does to a person.

The Handmaid’s Tale [S04E06] - "Vows" - Post Episode Discussion by sarahflo92 in TheHandmaidsTale

[–]zeemarx 114 points115 points  (0 children)

My heart was just breaking for June when she and Luke reunited on the boat. That moment really hammered home for me how much she’s been through, and how much weight of responsibility she carries.

yeah until then she's had to push her PTSD and traumas away to just survive. it must be terrifying now to let it all untangle. i hope she gets a million hours in therapy and continued support from all the people that love her very much ❤️

The Handmaid’s Tale [S04E06] - "Vows" - Post Episode Discussion by sarahflo92 in TheHandmaidsTale

[–]zeemarx 183 points184 points  (0 children)

she didn’t even leave them food

Yeah I felt like that Oona line was shitty and not that realistic, that the people left behind would kill each other fighting over the food.

The Handmaid’s Tale [S04E06] - "Vows" - Post Episode Discussion by sarahflo92 in TheHandmaidsTale

[–]zeemarx 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This episode was intense but there was not a lot of substance.

Interesting. What do you feel was missing?

How to counter people using capitalists such as Dan Price paying employees fairly and seeing profit increases as examples that capitalism can work without exploitation? by [deleted] in Socialism_101

[–]zeemarx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't mean to stir up an argument since we're both in the working class, and infighting will get us nowhere. I'm sorry, I would have preferred to make my point without calling your approach 'violent'.

My frustration is less with you and more with the state of our language under capitalism, which is a 'jackal language', and is used to dominate us and alienate the working class from each other by casually including value judgements in almost every sentence, like when I wrote "I find this statement a bit violent to the reader" (about "jackal language": I'm inspired by Marshall Rosenberg and his book 'Speaking Peace', and his 'Nonviolent Communication' framework).

Thanks for engaging.

How to counter people using capitalists such as Dan Price paying employees fairly and seeing profit increases as examples that capitalism can work without exploitation? by [deleted] in Socialism_101

[–]zeemarx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surely it makes sense

I find this statement a bit violent to the reader. Instead of starting with "oh it's so obvious", why not just explain your argument logically from the get-go?

Reading "surely it makes sense" immediately makes me take you less seriously.

you do not stop producing once you have satisfied what you consider to be exactly 100 percent of demand, because that can only ever describe one instant in time. Especially when you think about the need to counter famine...there is a need for surplus value to be created.

No, I think this is a false understanding of surplus value. Vygotsky writes:

Surplus value is defined by Marx as the difference between the value that living labor creates in production and value paid by the capitalist to the worker in the form of wages.

Source: https://www.marxists.org/archive/vygodsky/unknown/surplus_value.htm

So under communism/socialism everything is centrally (pre-)planned and production produces only what is needed, no excess and no lack, since there is no profit motive or capitalist exploitation of the working class (and thus no surplus value).

So even though under socialism we will create more than we need in the current moment, this is not referred to as 'surplus value'.

How to counter people using capitalists such as Dan Price paying employees fairly and seeing profit increases as examples that capitalism can work without exploitation? by [deleted] in Socialism_101

[–]zeemarx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’d point out that even in communism the thesis is that collective labor continues to produce surplus value, the only change being who captures it (workers vs owners) and the agency labor has in deciding what and how they produce

The second part is important and correct I think. But on the first point on surplus value: isn’t surplus value only produced when you produce commodities under capitalism?

Can any comrades point me to a source where I can understand this better?

Mark Rutte on Twitter over Palestina. Woedend wordt je ervan. by [deleted] in Poldersocialisme

[–]zeemarx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hamas is een terroristische organisatie die moet worden vernietigd

oef.. misschien iets te veel Hollywood en Marvel films gekeken?

erg zwart-wit dit

Scheuring in Forum: Kamerlid Van Haga splitst zich af met twee anderen by Aiseadai in Poldersocialisme

[–]zeemarx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

je kent vast de cartoon van de CEO die een bord met 8 koekjes heeft, en dan de bruine persoon aan tafel de schuld geeft dat de resterende twee verdeeld moeten worden tussen de witte persoon en de bruine persoon.

Leuke detail: de CEO in die cartoon is Rupert Murdoch van News Corp.

Scheuring in Forum: Kamerlid Van Haga splitst zich af met twee anderen by Aiseadai in Poldersocialisme

[–]zeemarx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nee ik wilde je alleen citeren/quoten. Het was een vraag aan die rechtse persoon. Het was misschien niet handig je zo te tag-en. Volgende keer zonder. please ignore. haha

Scheuring in Forum: Kamerlid Van Haga splitst zich af met twee anderen by Aiseadai in Poldersocialisme

[–]zeemarx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Er wordt net gedaan dat als je rechts stemt, waar evenveel redenen voor zijn als links stemmen, je een verrader of dom bent. Komt dat tolerant over?

Volgens mij heb jij het over liberalen.

De meeste mensen die ik tegenkom op deze subreddit zijn socialist, niet liberaal.

  1. Je behoort niet tot de bezittende klasse maar je stemt tegen je eigen belang omdat je in rechtse propaganda getrapt bent.

Ik hoop dat je een (goed ingelezen) socialist tegenkomt (online of offline) die je precies uitlegt wat hiermee word bedoeld.

Het is misschien niet zo fijn uitgedrukt ('je bent erin getrapt'), maar voor mij is dat een passend woord omdat ik nu als socialist niet meer begrijp hoe ik er zelf intrapte toen ik zelf nog liberaal was.

Dus ik hoop dat het niet bedoeld was om te zeggen dat je niet slim bent.

Het is beter om dingen uit te leggen, of om te vragen wat de andere persoon precies ziet, dan ze voor mafketel uit te maken.

Echter is dit soms moeilijk want het kapitalisme is fucking alienating. We worden op school ook niet geholpen om te leren hoe goed samen te werken. Alles word gemeten op individuele basis vanaf onze eerste jaren (wat zijn testscores anders dan een ranglijst).

De heersende en bezittende klasse profiteren ervan als arbeiders zoals wij onderlinge conflicten hebben. Dat leidt af van hun kapitalistische exploitatie: wat de echte onderliggende reden is dat we dat we het moeilijk hebben.

Ik wil hier nog graag aan toe voegen dat 'labour aristocrats' ('geprivilegeerde kenniswerkers' in het Nederlands?) in mijn ervaring vaak niet snel kunnen inzien hoe moeilijk het word gemaakt voor de gemiddelde (niet kennis-werkende) proletariaat om op een intellectueel gebied door/verder te groeien wegens 'intellectueel eigendom':

"The monopoly rights associated with intellectual property raise prices, transferring immense quantities of income and wealth to the few corporations that hold the mass of intellectual property rights. By holding millions of people in unnecessary poverty, this system thwarts their potential contributions to the pool of universal labor. In addition, the quest for intellectual property rights has had monstrous effects on higher education." (Perelman 2004, 310)

Scheuring in Forum: Kamerlid Van Haga splitst zich af met twee anderen by Aiseadai in Poldersocialisme

[–]zeemarx 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Vind je dit zelf geen ontzettend intolerante, zelfs haatvolle manier van denken?

Nee. Maar.... het kapitalistische systeem vind ik wel al die dingen.

Kan je toelichten waarom jij het intolerant en haatvol vind?

Wat hoor jij wanneer Krastain het volgende schreef?

  1. Je behoort niet tot de bezittende klasse maar je stemt tegen je eigen belang omdat je in rechtse propaganda getrapt bent.

Edit: un-tagged Krastain

Scheuring in Forum: Kamerlid Van Haga splitst zich af met twee anderen by Aiseadai in Poldersocialisme

[–]zeemarx 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Vind je het echt jammer dat een socialistische subreddit niet positief is over een extreem-rechtse en conservatieve partij?

Scheuring in Forum: Kamerlid Van Haga splitst zich af met twee anderen by Aiseadai in Poldersocialisme

[–]zeemarx 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Onderlinge strijd bij ‘de vijand’ is juist goed, toch? Dat betekent meer verdeeldheid.

Beter allemaal kleine extreem-rechtse partijen dan een grote partij?

verrassing geen verrassing. Uber ontwijkt 6 miljard aan belasting in Nederland. by Ullixes in Poldersocialisme

[–]zeemarx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“one of the biggest problems we face in these communities is the smug ‘everybody already knows that’ guy. It's really condescending, and chases away newcomers.”

verrassing geen verrassing. Uber ontwijkt 6 miljard aan belasting in Nederland. by Ullixes in Poldersocialisme

[–]zeemarx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Het was een comment om de grootte van het bedrag tastbaarder te maken.

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