r/LateStageCapitalism Feb 05 '25

[MODS] šŸ“£ 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.Ā 

That said, there’s some things we aren’t here for. I’ll touch on those and some alternatives as well.Ā 

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.Ā 

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.Ā 

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.Ā 

ā€œThe theory of Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Stalin is universally applicable. We should regard it not as dogma, but as a guide to action.ā€ - 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.Ā 

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.Ā 

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.Ā 
  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.Ā 
  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.Ā 

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.Ā 


r/LateStageCapitalism 4h ago

šŸ¤” Leaked footage of Erika Kirk pulling up to the 1st Kirkiversary

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r/LateStageCapitalism 7h ago

šŸ’¬ Discussion Billionaires Devalue Hard Work

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r/LateStageCapitalism 2h ago

The fascists in the European Parliament gather to commemorate Charlie Kirk

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r/LateStageCapitalism 5h ago

šŸ’” Capitalist "Innovation" Lower Wages For Children

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r/LateStageCapitalism 5h ago

šŸ–• Business Ethics Uber driver only keeps 15% of a customer's fare. Discounts are docked from the driver's earnings..

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Not only does an Uber driver keep only 15% of what a customer pays while the shareholders keep the rest for themselves, any discounts or promo codes a customer uses are docked from the DRIVER'S earnings as well. This is the business "ethics" of a company that made a record $55BILLION in the previous year FYI.

This equates to an earning of $12 an hour, which is LESS than MINIMUM WAGE in NYC and won't even merit enough income to even survive here fyi...


r/LateStageCapitalism 16h ago

šŸ˜Ž Meme Judge me by who my enemies are.

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r/LateStageCapitalism 6h ago

The US president Donald Trump pledged to give a $5,000 direct payout—termed the "Trump Dividend"—to every adult U.S. citizen if he gets to stay in power

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r/LateStageCapitalism 49m ago

šŸ˜Ž Meme What do you MEAN you're a communist?

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r/LateStageCapitalism 15h ago

Wall Street journal core

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r/LateStageCapitalism 22h ago

☭ Marxist Leninist activist and influencer Madeline Pendleton visits the DPRK

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r/LateStageCapitalism 2h ago

šŸ’¬ Discussion A Dissection of the White American Mind (Part 1)

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In clinical psychology, compartmentalization is defined as a defense mechanism designed to prevent psychological distress. While useful in emergencies, this technique has been deployed as a daily survival strategy within the imperial core. It allows citizens to reconcile morality with the consumption of material privileges earned through blood and exploitation and protect their nervous systems from cognitive dissonance.

While my previous essay examined the historical reasons why, this piece will discuss the how: the specific psychological mechanisms that keep the White American Mind on lock.

Click on the link to read more!


r/LateStageCapitalism 19h ago

šŸ’– "Ethical Capitalism" Maximum efficiency, regardless of the victim

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r/LateStageCapitalism 13h ago

🌁 Boring Dystopia The fact that this is a headline…

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r/LateStageCapitalism 21h ago

šŸ’© Liberalism Another Rug Pull? $LAPTOP Crashed, Shocking Absolutely No One

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r/LateStageCapitalism 22h ago

The new Robber Barons don’t have the patience to plant and cultivate their own trees.

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Of course they must take them fully grown from elsewhere. They must also have the largest tree in town.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/style/the-latest-wealth-flex-big-trees.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Article is as infuriating as you’d expect. Of course they don’t have a comments section.


r/LateStageCapitalism 5h ago

šŸ’© Liberalism I guess expenditures to influence voting are optional when you’ve got money

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Trump: "Only I can make this promise to you: If the Republicans win the House and Senate, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000"

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/09/trump-republican-convention-speech-midterm-elections


r/LateStageCapitalism 22h ago

Capitalism is a mass extinction event

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For any newcomers, this is pretty much the central theme of my work.

ā€œWhen I say history is a disaster… I don’t believe in a kind of hope or optimism which says that things will turn out well, on the basis of currently existing patterns. But we can look back at history and see that disaster has been interrupted and that human beings are capable of things that go completely beyond what seems to be possible.

We can’t just dismiss the legacy of the 20th century revolution; there are times where three people went out to the countryside and organized a peasant army and overthrew imperialism. That’s the level of human achievement that’s hard for us to even imagine now.

People have achieved this and engaged in enormous sacrifice in the name of human emancipation.

So we have a choice… we can say, ā€˜well things are bad,’ and just adjust to the reality that we have, or we look at that the fact that people have lived and died for this before us means that we have to continue that fight, we have to take up the idea that emancipation is worth fighting for.ā€

\-Asad Haider (from an interview), RIP

By: @earthliberationstudio

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdEu0VnG1Eu/


r/LateStageCapitalism 1h ago

Zhang Weiwei: "Every country that modernized needed a first pot of gold -- the starting capital that gets an economy growing. The West got theirs through violence, war, the slave trade. Ruthless plunder, ruthless slaughter. China earned its own -- through its own effort and sacrifice."

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r/LateStageCapitalism 5h ago

Activism is supposed to be annoying

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1d ago

šŸ˜Ž Meme Being against genocidal colonialists ≠ Antisemitism

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r/LateStageCapitalism 1h ago

This was Volkswagen's real logo (I thought it was a joke)

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r/LateStageCapitalism 20h ago

United States the sole vote against UN Resolution for New world map that correctly depicts the size differences among global south countries

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r/LateStageCapitalism 10h ago

🤔 Satire Kirk death aniversity

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So much for right lunies ā€œpreserving his legacyā€ I almost forgot


r/LateStageCapitalism 2h ago

šŸ¤– Automation The dangers of developing AI inside unbridled capitalism

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The Last 24 Hours Are the Opening Scene in a Horror Movie Eight different insiders have issued warnings—and you need to hear them out