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I'm gonna end up being a lot more optimistic about this #wallstreetsbets thing than the other leftists on here huh?Permalink On twitter.com
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Idk. For a lot of people, this is the first time they've realized that if they work together, not only can they benefit, but they can benefit at the expense of the ruling class, and scare them enough to actually notice them.Permalink On twitter.com
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"But the people who have the money and knowledge to make millions out of inflating shorts aren't proletarians," you say. "They're petit bourgeois at BEST if not just, less rich capitalists," you day. "At the end of the day the capitalists still come out on top. Nothing changes."Permalink On twitter.com
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Yeah I know. It is the... stock market after all.Permalink On twitter.com
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But I've also seen, on WSB, on Reddit, and on Twitter, a lot of people looking at each other and going "Woah this is cool. What other things can we do together that actually change stuff?"Permalink On twitter.com
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And we have those answers! Strikes! Unions! Militant protest! Mutual aid! Dual power! If you're not prepared to give them an answer, if all you can say is "lol you're dumb bc you don't realize it's just rich people fighting", you will have ACTUALLY wasted this moment.On twitter.com
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American leftists are an interesting bunch. They spend all day complaining about how right wing everyone is and how weak they are. But then when American workers display signs of class consciousness they plug their ears and scream about how it's not real or somethingPermalink On twitter.com