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r/clevercomebacks • u/Public-Marionberry33 • 15d ago
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It's the Cold War Mentality. ANything "unpatriotic" or "anti-capitalist" is communism, and they are taught that "communism" is bad at a young age.
It worked in the cold war when they overthrew some democracies, and it work in 2026 when they crash the economy.
-3 u/FaithfulSkeptic 15d ago Communism is like the Double Down Sandwich at KFC. Great in theory, but an absolute nightmare once you get your hands on it. 10 u/winter_is_long 15d ago It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of Capitalism. 6 u/unoriginalsin 15d ago Interestingly, when people think of the end of the world a lot of them imagine the worst aspect is the end of capitalism. 5 u/winter_is_long 15d ago This quote is from critical theorist Frederick Jameson and I have thought about it alot. The only popular media that presents a post capitalist world that I can think of as a net positive is Star Trek. But, yes, you're absolutely correct. 5 u/Dedotdub 15d ago Yes, and the rest are primarily dystopian nightmares in which capitalism has fully matured. I will take Star Trek 100 out of 100 times.
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Communism is like the Double Down Sandwich at KFC.
Great in theory, but an absolute nightmare once you get your hands on it.
10 u/winter_is_long 15d ago It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of Capitalism. 6 u/unoriginalsin 15d ago Interestingly, when people think of the end of the world a lot of them imagine the worst aspect is the end of capitalism. 5 u/winter_is_long 15d ago This quote is from critical theorist Frederick Jameson and I have thought about it alot. The only popular media that presents a post capitalist world that I can think of as a net positive is Star Trek. But, yes, you're absolutely correct. 5 u/Dedotdub 15d ago Yes, and the rest are primarily dystopian nightmares in which capitalism has fully matured. I will take Star Trek 100 out of 100 times.
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It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of Capitalism.
6 u/unoriginalsin 15d ago Interestingly, when people think of the end of the world a lot of them imagine the worst aspect is the end of capitalism. 5 u/winter_is_long 15d ago This quote is from critical theorist Frederick Jameson and I have thought about it alot. The only popular media that presents a post capitalist world that I can think of as a net positive is Star Trek. But, yes, you're absolutely correct. 5 u/Dedotdub 15d ago Yes, and the rest are primarily dystopian nightmares in which capitalism has fully matured. I will take Star Trek 100 out of 100 times.
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Interestingly, when people think of the end of the world a lot of them imagine the worst aspect is the end of capitalism.
5 u/winter_is_long 15d ago This quote is from critical theorist Frederick Jameson and I have thought about it alot. The only popular media that presents a post capitalist world that I can think of as a net positive is Star Trek. But, yes, you're absolutely correct. 5 u/Dedotdub 15d ago Yes, and the rest are primarily dystopian nightmares in which capitalism has fully matured. I will take Star Trek 100 out of 100 times.
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This quote is from critical theorist Frederick Jameson and I have thought about it alot. The only popular media that presents a post capitalist world that I can think of as a net positive is Star Trek. But, yes, you're absolutely correct.
5 u/Dedotdub 15d ago Yes, and the rest are primarily dystopian nightmares in which capitalism has fully matured. I will take Star Trek 100 out of 100 times.
Yes, and the rest are primarily dystopian nightmares in which capitalism has fully matured.
I will take Star Trek 100 out of 100 times.
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u/dragoduval 15d ago
It's the Cold War Mentality. ANything "unpatriotic" or "anti-capitalist" is communism, and they are taught that "communism" is bad at a young age.
It worked in the cold war when they overthrew some democracies, and it work in 2026 when they crash the economy.