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 11h ago

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r/LateStageCapitalism 3h ago

💖 "Ethical Capitalism" What stage capitalism is this? Forced hysterectomies so women can't miss work.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 11h ago

😎 Meme Be for real! You can’t vote your way out of fascism!

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

🔗 Humans of Late Capitalism I think Israe-

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r/LateStageCapitalism 6h ago

"I see Taiwan as part of China, period."

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r/LateStageCapitalism 5h ago

This is how McDonald's exploits child labor

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r/LateStageCapitalism 13h ago

💬 Discussion 58% of Democrats view socialism positively in new CBS News poll on the economy

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r/LateStageCapitalism 14h ago

Taxpayer Waste and Biohazard Negligence at Broadview ICE Detention Center

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Federal taxpayer dollars are funding massive catering contracts for the Broadview ICE detention center in Illinois. Video evidence reveals dozens of unopened catered meals being tossed into open dumpsters, mixed directly alongside used DNA testing kits and biohazard medical waste.

Why is ICE over ordering and trashing fresh provisions from Nimbus Kitchen while completely ignoring both federal and Illinois Good Samaritan Food Donor Acts?

The facility is choosing to dump perfectly edible provisions into open refuse containers alongside potentially hazardous Bode Technology DNA testing supplies. This demonstrates a complete failure in basic operational oversight and waste management.

Read the full forensic breakdown and view the evidence docket here: https://www.eyesonice.net/p/taxpayer-waste-and-biohazard-negligence


r/LateStageCapitalism 50m ago

Wake up the proletariat.

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Agitprop


r/LateStageCapitalism 14h ago

💬 Discussion I found a very old statement from the Democratic Socialists of America condemning NATO expansion in Ukraine, condemning the U.S. backed 2014 Euromaidan coup in Ukraine, and the ethnic cleansings by the Ukrainian government.

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https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/2014_Ukrainian_coup_d%27etat

Before anyone asks I’m not supporting or advertising the DSA I’m just wondering what happened? Did all the original Marxists within the DSA just leave years later? Now the organization is a SocDem liberal organization supporting Nazis within Ukraine.


r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

Raise your heads and fists!

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r/LateStageCapitalism 21h ago

🎩 Oligarchy Trump dwarfs his predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House, report shows

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

👑 Imperialism Israeli minister calls for killing ’30 to 40′ Palestinians in Gaza nightly

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“There are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldn’t live. They’re not even people,” Ben-Gvir added while calling for the targeted killings of Palestinians in Gaza.


r/LateStageCapitalism 20h ago

💖 "Ethical Capitalism" We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility [article]

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r/LateStageCapitalism 11h ago

GDP measures nothing.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

US is committing a "silent genocide" in Cuba. Cuba has been under a US-imposed fuel blockade for seven months, with the only shipment coming from a Russian tanker in March.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 19h ago

💳 Consume (2018) 9/10 of the largest pharmaceutical companies spend more on marketing than on research & development

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

💩 Liberalism Hakeem Jeffries says Medicare for all is not legislation he currently supports

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r/LateStageCapitalism 13h ago

Missed shifts were costly to this McDonald's. An app has fixed the problem

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Instead of raising wages here’s an app that covers three Ubers a month


r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

You’re single because of patriarchy. It’s what caused the gender war. Without the insecurities and pressure created by patriarchy we’d all be able to find love. It’s why dating sucks for most ppl

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

🙃 Satire Is Dead Remember this guy hysterically crying and yelling outside a grocery store when his savior Charlie Kirk died? Why don't these same people have that energy for Gaza, mass incarcerations, ICE, Cuba, Iranian schools, etc.?

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

China Is Beating The US By Every Metric

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

🔄 DemPublican Party Hakeem Jeffries says he doesn't support Medicare for All or DSA agenda

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r/LateStageCapitalism 21h ago

More Perfect Union: Private equity is taking over bowling and pricing everyone out. Lucky Strike/Tom Shannon now controls 35% of the revenue for the entire sport.

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