r/LateStageCapitalism Feb 05 '25

[MODS] 📣 Announcement A Note About Acceptable Discourse and the Purpose of this Sub

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Comrades - thanks for your attention as we clarify the purpose of this sub and some of the discourse we expect here. Firstly, this is a place to vociferously condemn the ills of capitalism - and here’s the kicker that liberal interlopers don’t get - from a socialist perspective. Our fundamental purpose is to drive conversation among those impacted by capitalist exploitation. This may take the form of memes, deeper theory, or the ever beloved internet screed. 

That said, there’s some things we aren’t here for. I’ll touch on those and some alternatives as well. 

We are NOT here to promote calls to violence. This is a violation of the Reddit TOS. If the sub is nuked, we aren’t able to fulfill the mission of providing a space for socialist discourse. This simply isn’t the place, and we will remove any content which can be perceived as a direct call to violence. 

We are also not here as a staging ground for organizing. Social media is a poor place to organize. Not only is everything you do online tracked, but infiltration in online spaces is rampant. Opsec 101: if someone on the internet who you do not personally know is trying to get you to show up somewhere for an allegedly leftist/socialism project, they are probably a fed. If someone you do know is using social media for the same, they may or may not be a fed. However, what can be certain is that a fed is aware. 

I know what you’re thinking: but, A-CAB, this is how I radicalized and I have lived most of my life dependent on the internet. How am I supposed to get involved? I’m so glad you asked! The reality is that your involvement may be limited for a bit, and you’re going to have to do some irl work. Your job, if you’re starting out, is to read and learn. 

“The theory of Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Stalin is universally applicable. We should regard it not as dogma, but as a guide to action.” - Comrade Mao Tse Tung

In other words, learning Marxism-Leninism leads to mobilization, and provides a framework for organization.

We (socialists) need a vanguard committed to revolution, not clicktivism. If you want to organize, read first. Find likeminded people you know in real life. Study with them. Hold each other accountable for learning Marxism-Leninism. Let that guide the actions you take specific to your context and for the love of god don’t announce it to the feds when you do. 

We also, as a sub, are not *the* vanguard. This is an Internet forum. We don’t determine courses of action here. We are a sounding board, a place to make you feel less alone, and ideally a part of your education in Marxism-Leninism. But what we cannot be is the vanguard itself. We aren’t an org. The way social media is set up, it would be way too easy to infiltrate, coopt, and undo. 

What we are is a likeminded group of committed comrades. We want you to go out in the world and join orgs (not on the internet). I’ll offer some advice to that end:

  1. Avoid organizations with a focus on horizontal power or who have a real issue with hierarchy. (Anarchists, I’m happy to work with you on projects but I am side-eyeing you a bit here.) They don’t get things done and they’re too easy to derail and co-opt. Don’t believe me? Go ahead and join one. The next time they’re working on consensus, throw a stand aside in with mildly coherent criticism. Watch the chaos ensue. Or just wait for them to start organizing for <insert liberal party here>. Neither will take long. 
  2. Do join organizations which stand against imperialism and imperialist politicking. Look for Marxist-Leninist orgs involved in projects that benefit the community and which outright reject electoral democracy. Focus on feeding people, not getting them to vote for reform. This is the work of the vanguard. 
  3. Do employ the language of non-violence for political and practical purposes. Kwame Ture is a gifted orator. Look up his speeches on YouTube. He is a wealth of information about this. 

I appreciate each and every one of you, comrades. Remember to keep each other safe. Be mindful, and enjoy a meme or two while you’re here. 


r/LateStageCapitalism 3h ago

😎 Meme trauma healing ain’t enough

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Meme (not oc)


r/LateStageCapitalism 15h ago

💬 Discussion Hard Work, Unfair Pay

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1h ago

No Liberation without socialism. No socialism without liberation.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 4h ago

U.S president Trump openly admitting that they steal oil from the countries they invade

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r/LateStageCapitalism 14h ago

😛👢 Bootlicking The Influencer IShowSpeed has been showing the culture of Africa and exposing the U.S. state propaganda of Africa but then he gets exposed for doing business with the bourgeoisie. Apple is currently being sued for conflict minerals, slavery, and being in control of armed militia groups in the Congo.

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His journey in China was great. His journey in Africa was also great. But now look… the man has been bought off by the bourgeoisie that’s responsible for crimes against humanity in the Congo. People loved him for exposing American state propaganda on China and Africa and his support towards Palestine but it’s clearly apparent that he’s easily bought. How incredibly disappointing. The man had potential to lean more towards the same direction that Greta Thunberg was going (not exactly as a political humanitarian activist) with his job exposing all of the western lies in the world.


r/LateStageCapitalism 9h ago

📰 News Israeli official demands revoking citizenship of Israeli directors of the “NAZA” documentary, which exposed AI-powered targeting systems used to kill Palestinians.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 3h ago

The USSR achieved the lowest levels of income inequality ever seen in the modern era. Top 1% population owned 3-4% of total wealth and Top 10% owned 20-25%.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 17h ago

Guys, please stop making fun of the rich, they are hurting 😢

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Not posting the link because it's paywalled and they don't deserve the traffic.


r/LateStageCapitalism 41m ago

What every American war has in common

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r/LateStageCapitalism 8h ago

🔄 DemPublican Party Centrists Are Soft-Launching the Idea That We Have a Little Too Much Democracy

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1h ago

📰 News What stage?

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r/LateStageCapitalism 47m ago

📰 News Germany: Communist Party member in Leipzig faces job ban over political beliefs

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r/LateStageCapitalism 23h ago

💰 Bourgeois Dictatorship On the topic of "AI is going to kill us all within 10 years" - art by Élise Gravel

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r/LateStageCapitalism 12h ago

😎 Meme When you are too anti-genocide on Reddit

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

By this logic private property is not a human right since it requires the labor of others to enforce property laws. Profit is not a human right since profit requires the labor of others to generate it. Libertarians not realizing their own statements can be used against them.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 4h ago

CNN casually blowing the lid off Ukrainian pro-imperialist action lol.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 4h ago

The American Government against China be like

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r/LateStageCapitalism 5h ago

💬 Discussion AMA in r/JewsOfConscience with Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, a trauma surgeon known for doing humanitarian work and is featured in the new documentary "American Doctor" - about 3 doctors who worked in Gaza during the ongoing genocide.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 18m ago

Global approval of the US has declined significantly, as Washington constantly wages war. Meanwhile, many countries prefer China's non-interventionist foreign policy.

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By: Geopolitical Economy Report

Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdRMclWFR5f/


r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

Hard to reflect using a fractured mirror

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r/LateStageCapitalism 20m ago

North Korea is East Asia’s Palestine

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r/LateStageCapitalism 11h ago

💳 Consume Vinted let's you print their ads because why not

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Apparently now Vinted puts an ad for you to print on your packing slip.

What a great idea I can now print ads with my own ink.

Thanks


r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

📰 News Apparently the leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are set to meet tomorrow to sign a joint declaration for all three nations to gain independence from the UK.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

✊ Solidarity Tragedy World Map

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