eightpix@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago"We are medicating our existence... by consumption. We consume because we are killing the planet and we are killing the planet because we consume." Terrence McKenna, 1994.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down11
arrow-up165arrow-down1image"We are medicating our existence... by consumption. We consume because we are killing the planet and we are killing the planet because we consume." Terrence McKenna, 1994.lemmy.worldeightpix@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
General@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agoMLK: Socialism for the rich and rugged free enterprise capitalism for the poorlemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down14
arrow-up156arrow-down1imageMLK: Socialism for the rich and rugged free enterprise capitalism for the poorlemmygrad.mlGeneral@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square1fedilink
General@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agoEvery major technological change in recent years traces most of its funding back to the state. Even early stage private sector Venture Capitalists come in much, much later, after the big breakthroughslemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down11
arrow-up135arrow-down1imageEvery major technological change in recent years traces most of its funding back to the state. Even early stage private sector Venture Capitalists come in much, much later, after the big breakthroughslemmygrad.mlGeneral@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
General@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWe live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable - but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art.lemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down12
arrow-up197arrow-down1imageWe live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable - but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art.lemmygrad.mlGeneral@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
General@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agoI know that I won’t see socialism in the West in my lifetime, but I take solace in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King (ignore the religious part if you are not religious)lemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down16
arrow-up139arrow-down1imageI know that I won’t see socialism in the West in my lifetime, but I take solace in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King (ignore the religious part if you are not religious)lemmygrad.mlGeneral@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
General@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agoCapitalism cannot reform itself; it is doomed to self destruction. No universal selfishness can bring social good to all. - William Edward Burghardt Du Boislemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down14
arrow-up182arrow-down1imageCapitalism cannot reform itself; it is doomed to self destruction. No universal selfishness can bring social good to all. - William Edward Burghardt Du Boislemmygrad.mlGeneral@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilink
General@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agoEvery major technological change in recent years traces most of its funding back to the state. Even early stage private sector Venture Capitalists come in much, much later, after the big breakthroughslemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down11
arrow-up141arrow-down1imageEvery major technological change in recent years traces most of its funding back to the state. Even early stage private sector Venture Capitalists come in much, much later, after the big breakthroughslemmygrad.mlGeneral@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
ComradeJenny@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agoFrom 86 Eighty Six. Reminds me of a Certain Country...plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squareFrom 86 Eighty Six. Reminds me of a Certain Country...plus-squareComradeJenny@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
General@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year ago“[Though] we live in capitalism and its power seems inescapable, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings.’ Ursula K. LE GUINlemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10
arrow-up132arrow-down1image“[Though] we live in capitalism and its power seems inescapable, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings.’ Ursula K. LE GUINlemmygrad.mlGeneral@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agoI keep mistakenly misattributing this quote in my head to John Brown. Stay angry, comradeshexbear.netimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1imageI keep mistakenly misattributing this quote in my head to John Brown. Stay angry, comradeshexbear.netHo_Chi_Chungus [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilink
General@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agoMost of the world is capitalist and most of the world is poor. - Michael John Parentilemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageMost of the world is capitalist and most of the world is poor. - Michael John Parentilemmygrad.mlGeneral@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
small44@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhen the people will to live, Destiny must surely respond. Oppression shall then vanish. Fetters are certain to break - Aboul-Qacem Echebbiplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageWhen the people will to live, Destiny must surely respond. Oppression shall then vanish. Fetters are certain to break - Aboul-Qacem Echebbiplus-squarelemmy.worldsmall44@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
General@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agoCapitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men for the nastiest of motives will somehow work together for the benefit of all. - John Maynard Keyneslemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down14
arrow-up157arrow-down1imageCapitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men for the nastiest of motives will somehow work together for the benefit of all. - John Maynard Keyneslemmygrad.mlGeneral@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square38fedilink
small44@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEyedealemmy.worldimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageEyedealemmy.worldsmall44@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
General@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year ago"Organize, organize, organize" - Kwame Turelemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1image"Organize, organize, organize" - Kwame Turelemmygrad.mlGeneral@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
General@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year ago...it is difficult to see a path to a persistent increase in union density that is not concomitant with a rewiring of workplace networks and a transformation of American labor law." - Suresh Naidulemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1image...it is difficult to see a path to a persistent increase in union density that is not concomitant with a rewiring of workplace networks and a transformation of American labor law." - Suresh Naidulemmygrad.mlGeneral@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
Comrade MLGJoe@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agoTypical One Piece Wlemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTypical One Piece Wlemmygrad.mlComrade MLGJoe@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
General@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year ago"It's all about money, not Freedom. You think you're Free? Try going somewhere without money" ~ Bill Hickslemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1image"It's all about money, not Freedom. You think you're Free? Try going somewhere without money" ~ Bill Hickslemmygrad.mlGeneral@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
General@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agoAll over the world, wherever there are capitalists, freedom of the press means freedom to buy up newspapers, to buy writers, to bribe, buy and fake "public opinion" for the benefit of the bourgeoisieplus-squarelemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageAll over the world, wherever there are capitalists, freedom of the press means freedom to buy up newspapers, to buy writers, to bribe, buy and fake "public opinion" for the benefit of the bourgeoisieplus-squarelemmygrad.mlGeneral@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Black Comrade@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · edit-21 year ago“Every revolution begins with a single act of defiance” - Huey Newton (Founder of the Black Panthers Party)lemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1image“Every revolution begins with a single act of defiance” - Huey Newton (Founder of the Black Panthers Party)lemmygrad.mlBlack Comrade@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
