I can’t see how we are not at the beginning of end stage capitalism one way or another. I don’t know what it will look like, but either a lot of it is going to come crumbling down, or the mega corporations are going to get even bigger and somehow control even more.

  • DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world
    17·
    10 个月前

    Conditions in the US aren’t as bad as Russia in 1917 or China just after the war years (i.e. WWII).

    10s of millions or American sheeple tolerate corporations because they are politically stupid and dependent (or think they are necessarily dependent) on the system.

    I see this going on for decades.

  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    165·
    10 个月前

    Please don’t promote fascists even in meme form.

    Also this stuff about “xxxx stage” capitalism is corny AF. The system is far more complicated than some imaginary tankie phases. Online nostradamuses.

  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    10 个月前

    The idea of there being an ‘end-stage’ of capitalism is deterministic nonsense.

    Feudalism lasted 1000+ years. Capitalism is not going to destroy itself; we need to destroy it.

    • Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      10 个月前

      Absolutely agree with your broader point, but I always thought the expression meant “this is the inevitable societal structure that capitalists have worked to achieve,” not “this is the termination point.”

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        10 个月前

        The people who use the term are often pretty heavy on the “Capitalism falls because of its own contradictions” line of thinking, which is a touch too 19th century materialist for a 21st century analysis.

  • unexposedhazard
    51·
    10 个月前

    I recommend this little blog post for an interesting view on this subject: https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/18/pikettys-productivity/

    The point being capitalism will always revive from the ashes only to turn to shit again and collapse once monopolists seize power. So yes its in its end stage but not the kind where something else will replace it most likely.

  • jaxxed@lemmy.ml
    3·
    10 个月前

    Primarily in the US you mean? Things are different in other countries. The A and in and aren’t having nearly as much difficulties with Capitalism.

  • TheCriticalMember@aussie.zoneEnglish
    2·
    10 个月前

    It does feel like the oligarchs are making their endgame moves. They don’t care about functioning economies anymore, they just want control of whatever is left. If nobody stops them in the US, they’re coming for all of us.