• Zink@programming.dev
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    2 hours ago

    That’s an angle that more people should talk about, honestly.

    The mistreatment of the American populace isn’t just to keep a steady supply of cheap labor for the rich people’s investments, it’s to keep a steady supply of cheap lives for the government to do their dirty work.

    My generation’s dead and disabled veterans fell in service to that sweet Iraqi oil. Oh and the Saddam hidden underground meme, can’t forget that one!

    • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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      1 hour ago

      It’s almost like soldiers are not immune to the material conditions that help perpetuate the capitalist empire…?

      Historically one of the most important missions for any revolution is to spread class consciousness among the imperialist troops.

      I don’t really know how people really expect a revolution to be possible while withholding class solidarity from the only people who have military training.