Why Won’t They Just Say “Capitalism?” (noncompetemedia.substack.com)

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The progressive fixation on “oligarchy” is a diversion from class struggle.

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[-] 13igtyme@startrek.website 25 points 4 days ago

Anti capitalism was one of the reasons the FBI killed MLK. The others being a prominent black civil rights activist

[-] grue@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago

MLK did black civil rights activism for a decade, but once he started pivoting to the "Poor People's Campaign" he was dead within months. Make of that what you will.

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