2026-09-02 13:39 UTC
The problem with this meme is that the vast majority of Europeans have no idea these things are connected.
It also puts the blame way too much on the individual, which ironically is a very liberal way to look at capitalism and imperialism.
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@mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 2026-09-02 15:07
What blame? This is a meme not an analysis, it’s meant to challenge the viewer to no longer think in terms of “what can I get out of electoralism” and instead focus on the death and carnage that the false choice is meant to distract from but instead what keeps western societies running.
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@MarxMadness@hexbear.net 2026-09-02 17:54
While I think there’s a real question about how much of it is willful ignorance vs. propaganda working as intended, you’re largely correct. The reality that most U.S. citizens have maybe a high school understanding of their country’s foreign policy is the biggest hole in the “imperial proletariat as labor aristocratics” theory.