I’m the chimney sweep now!

  • I very smart I incapable of seeing the good shit that we have improved and instead of using it as a sign we can keep improving I use it as a? Whatever tf that is

    • Cowbee [he/they]
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      101 year ago

      We can absolutely keep improving! Labor organization fixed this problem, maybe it can fix a lot more? We should explore that possibility!

      Are you under the mistaken assumption that Capitalism got rid of chimney sweeps?

      • @ieatpillowtags@lemm.ee
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        -11 year ago

        Are you under the mistaken impressions that Labor isn’t part of capitalism? Seems odd to claim these problems “can’t” be solved under capitalism when they literally were. Chimney sweeps didn’t end because we overthrew the means of production…

        • Cowbee [he/they]
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          41 year ago

          Chimney sweeps ended because of violent worker organizing and striking. It wasn’t because Capitalists felt bad. Unions and threat of mass worker revolutions have won every concession Capitalists have given.

          • @ieatpillowtags@lemm.ee
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            -21 year ago

            Unions and strikes exist under capitalism, it’s dishonest to claim they are separate. Nobody implied “capitalists” are somehow noble or generous.

            • Cowbee [he/they]
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              31 year ago

              They exist in opposition to the forces of Capitalism. That’s like giving the US government credit for the Civil Rights Movement, completely absurd. It was Capitalism that created child chimney sweeps, and the blood, sweat, and tears of Workers fighting against the Capitalists that ended them.

              • @ieatpillowtags@lemm.ee
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                1 year ago

                Well they exist in the system that we have today, so what your statement implies is that our system has already have moved beyond capitalism. Yay us!

                • Cowbee [he/they]
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                  31 year ago

                  No, that’s not what I said. Again, you’re giving credit for the Civil Rights Movement to the US government.

                  If a Movement goes against the system itself, you can’t credit the system for conceding as though it was the origin of the Movement.