I know we have our Marxist definition and all that, but it seems to be a really pervasive brainworms, everywhere I go. Some people I’ve talked to think for instance, all scientists are silver spooned and never worked a day in their life because they don’t do construction, or whatever.

How do you argue with people like this? Can you?

  • MF_COOM [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    23 hours ago

    The dominant “center left” parties in all western democracies that I can think of have become parties staffed and supported primarily by those making 100k+ due to their credentials. Like it or not is a group that is dominant in occupying media and cultural space, defining western hegemony for the rest of us - which is why they’re so thoroughly despised. They have an anti-Midas effect of turning any policy they champion to shit because nobody trusts them.

    If you want to have any hope of organizing an alternative to neoliberalism you need to incorporate this group into your theory, because the world doesn’t only see things split into workers and owners just because Marx did and to win you need to be able to talk to the world.

    Whether you want to use the term PMC is less important I don’t really care take it or leave it.