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Aral Balkan

“We 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.”

– Ursula K. Le Guin

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zombywoof

@medley56 @aral
If we're talking about the future of capitalism (or the term I prefer: free enterprise) I presume we're staying in a democratic context, so, therefore I should get my vote & I vote for free enterprise as free as we can make it in a free democratic world.

Mix

@zombywoof @aral I mean what is your definition of free enterprise?

Ben Foote

@aral@ar.al "While the fool may point out that the emperor wears no clothes, the emperor still remains an emperor and the fool remains a fool."
-Unknown

Daniel S. Reichenbach

@aral maybe kick out religions and capitalism and the same time? According to history both are highly detrimental to humanity 🧐

F4GRX Sébastien

@danielsreichenbach @aral yes please. And dont forget that religions usually support capitalism by alienating people into believing that we are powerless and inferior.

St. ᒪᐸᒋᓐ(:raccoon_x3:)PUNK
@f4grx @danielsreichenbach @aral not all religions do this btw, especially not the "dangerous ones" that Empire tries desperately to suppress.
mirabilos

@aral @danielsreichenbach @f4grx organised, abrahamistic religions

not all religions do that; in paganism it is a common theme, for example, that the gods won’t save you but they give you a reason (sometimes even an arse kick) to save yourself, and it’s a natural companion to science, not opposed to science like US-american evangelicals

Carrie

@aral I hope we fight it sooner than later. People are dying because of capitalism

fenix

@aral ... wise words.
Nor the Roman Empire (and the Christian Church... it's sequel) last forever.
Here... I'm actually re-reading her (Anarres vs Urras) utopia marvelous novel.

cheers

Oinak :ruby: 🤺

@aral I think about this quote more often than about the Roman Empire

N0tSure

@aral And I am re-reading Grundrisse de K. Marx

Jonathan Hill

@aral I keep seeing this quotation, but every time I just think: most people still believe in the divine right of kings, at least round here. So it doesn’t seem particularly inspiring!

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@aral kes amınakoyduğum çocuğu senin o peşmerge ananı apoyla Selo grup yapıp siksin sende o sikik hayali devletin kadar olan namusunla kenarda ağlaya ağlaya izle amın feryadı

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@aral anneni kapitallere siktireyim proletaryaya filmini izleteyim amcıkkk hoşafı

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