cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65651210
might needs leeching to work. leeching of nature, leeching of people. sucking out the force of life out of anything.
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I’m trying to work out the logic in the meme. It seems like it argues against itself somewhat.
A requires B to function
Divided C lowers difficulty of exploitation C. The two lines seems to imply the that exploiting C is required for the functioning of B.
Having something easier does not normally indicate it is a requirement. Typically tha is especially so if there are multiple ways to make something easier.
This meme seems lazy in its argument. But then I’m very very far from a logician.
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Inb4 the "but racism existed before capitalism" crowd
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what does the anime girl have to do with this? and her talisman says "warding off evil spirits", to which I also don't see the connection
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One of the things noted about capitalism, in its raw form, is precisely that it breaks down all relations, both of love and hate, in its ever-churning process of self-destruction and recreation.
Perpetuating tribalism is more something capitalist elites attempt to do when they notice capitalism is under threat, shifting it back towards an even-more-gruesome feudal or despotic state of existence.
So more like "Capitalism will defend the elites with everything possible, even at the expense of the system itself", which goes back to the core issue of capitalism from a leftist standpoint - too few people have too much power over it.
Institutions make decisions according to the interests of the decision-makers, not the institution's, and all that.
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