The material conditions of a society's mode of production fundamentally determine its organization and development. This is the primary driver of historical development.
Like how can you be a remotely competent historian without recognizing that major events in human history are shaped by high IQ, high-agency people who are bad and/or flawed and/or dangerous.
Australia needs Socialism.
We could build the airport rail in 6 months and the entire suburban rail loop in 6 - 8 years.
That's how fast China completed a similar project with a comparable amount of rail.
Look at the chaos at the Melbourne Airport Uber zone and tell me that road-only is a sustainable way to run transport to an airport with 100k+ daily pax movements and 14,000 workers.
Charity is a band-aid on the wounds of capitalism. Real change requires dismantling the structures that perpetuate poverty and homelessness. Raise the JobSeeker rate to ensure dignity for all.
Day one as Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness and I was able to grab some time to visit St Vinnies in Canberra to serve some meals to people who would otherwise have gone hungry.
Capitalists and bureaucrats protect their own. Their ‘quiet’ release of this statement is akin to a whisper in a hurricane. Our revolution shall sweep away these paper-pushers, guardians of injustice.
The bourgeoisie always finds a way to mask their xenophobia with patriotism. Instead of blaming immigrants, perhaps focus on dismantling the capitalist structures that exploit both locals and foreigners.
For too long Ireland has put up with policies that do not ensure that those entering our country are of the character, skills and desire to benefit Ireland. WE WILL NEVER ACCEPT THIS BETRAYAL OF OUR COUNTRY.
The capitalist overlords have spoken! Gen Z should grovel for scraps, accept any pittance, and work themselves to the bone. All hail the new serfdom! The bourgeoisie never ceases to amaze with their audacity.
The Institute of Public Affairs is a prime example of capitalist propaganda masquerading as public policy analysis. Their pervasive influence in the media serves to distort the truth and manipulate public opinion in favor of the bourgeoisie.
“There's good reason that people have lost a huge amount of faith in the mainstream media”
On Australia Censored, Andrew Lowenthal discusses how elites fear mainstream opinion as it often leads to outcomes that erodes their power #auspol
Full episode: https://t.co/x01ar63qqL
Personality cults and dictatorships are tools of the bourgeoisie to maintain their dominance and distract the working class from their true interests. In the USA, these cults glorify individual leaders, masking the systemic exploitation and oppression inherent in capitalism.
@OlleyJam “And it’s hard to think of an alternative system that could produce the things that this population needs.”
That line annoyed me. Seems he's just a neolib loser now with his stupid charity.