Comment on Profit over people is a failed system
Domino@quokk.au 5 days agoHow Capitalists Think Anarchism Works:
- “I refuse to do anything”
How Anarchism actually works:
“Let’s use my lemons and your sugar to make some lemonade as someone was asking for some”
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 5 days ago
How anarchism actually works:
“These suckers are socially obligated to give me free lemonade if I look like I really need it”
“Fuck you, you can’t have my lemons to make lemonade for that slacker, I need my lemons”
“No one wants to provide the materials and do the dangerous work of fixing my roof for free! And now my house will collapse and I’ll have nowhere to live…”
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 5 days ago
Bro has never lived anywhere but buttfuck suburbia and it shows. I’d ask how your neighbors are doing but you dont know.
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 5 days ago
One of them lost a roof during some recent storms. He just moved into the neighborhood and no one had his contact info. I found his house listing on zillow, called his realtor and managed to get her to get him home in time to get his pets and documents secure before the next wave of storms hit.
My neighbors next to me are retired, they have an old dog and are struggling with health issues (all 3 of them) neighbor across the street had a falling out with his son, daughter is graduating high school this year. Other neighbor got a new job and a raise, has been working really hard on his yard and put in a nice gazebo and grill. The guys next to him are working on their drag racing VW Bug. The people on his other side are from Pakistan and are starting a food truck business.
Can you explain how/why people in urban or rural areas would behave any different?
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 5 days ago
Your first comment is exhibiting the isolationist mindset of suburnites while simultaneously marking mutual aid as anathema to your world view. Seems completely captured by capitalism to me.
Folstar@lemmus.org 4 days ago
The only way we can work together as a people is through the almighty dollar or Sun God worship. Anything else is ridiculous.
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 4 days ago
What makes you think people work together even with the threat/promise of those two things?