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“Have You Considered Dying?”: 50 Bold Posts And Memes That Give Capitalism A Run For Its Money
What bright spark decided that we all need to be running around after bunches of colored paper? Someone who lived in China way back in the 7th century. Apparently...
Life might have been very different for many people nowadays if we were still bartered. But here we are. Chasing money. Grinding 'til the cows come home. Just to put food on the table. It is, in this day and age, simply impossible to survive without money.
But what if we could change that by abolishing money altogether? That’s a question being asked by one online community that believes living life shouldn't come with pay walls. The 66,000 members of r/Antimoneymemes are self-proclaimed “money abolitionists."
The page is filled with spicy posts that call out capitalism, calling for equality/dignity instead. As they rightfully state, “Communities/eco systems make the world go round, not colored pieces of paper.” Bored Panda has put together the best content from the page for you to scroll through while the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and you patiently await your next paycheck.
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#1
This, Exactly This
It turns out money isn’t the man he thinks he is. And capitalism ain’t the chick she claims to be. In fact, more and more people are starting to look down on the two…instead of holding them in high regard. That's according to a global survey of over 34,000 people in 34 different countries.
The 2023 study found that pro-capitalist attitudes dominate in only six of the countries—mainly Poland and the United States. "The most frequently mentioned criticisms of capitalism are that capitalism is dominated by the rich and that capitalism leads to growing inequality," notes Rainer Zitelmann, the author of the research paper "Attitudes towards capitalism in 34 countries on five continents."
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#2
A Reminder That Capitalism Blocks Access To Our Basic Needs Through Money Barriers
Zitelmann says the term ‘capitalism’ was deliberately omitted from the first set of questions in the survey. But it was "explicitly mentioned" in the other two sets of questions. The researchers wanted to use the second set of questions to find out what respondents associated with the word ‘capitalism.’
"This set of questions used a list of ten terms, namely prosperity, innovation, greed, coldness, progress, corruption, freedom, pressure to perform, a wide range of goods, and environmental degradation," explains the expert.
A third set of questions included 18 positive and negative statements about capitalism, such as: ‘Capitalism is responsible for hunger and poverty’; ‘Capitalism leads to growing inequality’; and ‘Capitalism entices people to buy products they don't need.’ Or: ‘Capitalism has improved conditions for ordinary people in many countries’; ‘Capitalism is an especially efficient economic system’; and ‘Capitalism means that consumers determine what is offered, and not the state.’
#3
I Just Want Everyone To Live A Dignified Life With Basic Needs Always Met Bro
The six countries with pro-capitalist attitudes were Poland, the United States, South Korea, Japan, Nigeria, and the Czech Republic. Meanwhile, the eight ‘neutral’ countries included Argentina, Sweden, Mongolia, Romania, Brazil, Nepal, Uganda, and Vietnam.
20 nations stood firm in their anti-capitalist attitudes. Among those countries: Montenegro, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, and, surprisingly (say the researchers), Switzerland.
#4
Housing Situation
#5
Sell Your Body Just To Get Your Basic Needs Met
Ikey Solomon 6 months ago
it isnt offered for free. you have to promise your life away to get it
The main gripes respondents had with capitalism, according to the survey results, were that it's "dominated by the rich, who set the political agenda"; "leads to growing inequality"; "promotes selfishness and greed"; and "leads to monopolies."
The researchers also found that, in most countries, those with higher incomes and levels of education, men, and those who identified as being on the right of the political spectrum were less anti-capitalist—or more pro-capitalist—than the population at large.
#7
No One Should Suffer/ Die Due To A Lack Of A Made Up Colored Paper. None!
#8
Cunk On Christmas, Your Essential Guide Through The Season Of Capitalism
LauraDragonWench 6 months ago
Not just the children. Thanks to a certain strain of religion (of the Protestant/Puritan variety), the poor have always been looked upon as bad, degenerate, and lacking in morals. The more money one has, the more virtue.
#9
I Just Want Us To Be Free And Live Happily As Our True Queer Selves Without Fear Or Discrimination
Meanwhile, Oxfam revealed last year that the richest 1% have more wealth than the bottom 95 percent of the world's population put together. The poverty-fighting NGO wants to level the playing field, and is calling for the wealthiest to be taxed on their income, inheritance, and profits.
Oxfam is shining a light on the "unfairness of the richest having to pay minimal taxes, while the working class and small business entrepreneurs have staggeringly high taxes to contribute," reports Global Citizen.
#10
We're Being Manipulated
#11
But Chinnaaa!! Reeeek!!
Robert Millar 6 months ago
And now they are ruining the educational institutions that made America great, in addition to destroying all of the checks and controls and programs that ensured that America cold be great. Never mind "competing with China". Stop competing with America.
#12
The "Deep State"
To drive the message home, Oxfam points out that billionaire Elon Musk paid just over 3% in taxes from 2014 to 2018; while an entrepreneur in Northern Uganda, who makes an estimated $80 a month in profit, pays a tax rate of 40%. The rich get richer while the poor die trying has never rung more true...
“Taxes on the richest in wealthier nations could also raise revenue to help their governments live up to existing aid and climate finance commitments, and to deliver much-needed additional investment to fight poverty, inequality, climate change, and humanitarian crises,” argues Oxfam.
#13
This Is Also Why Workers With Rights Have No Value Under Capitalism, Stress, Pressure, And Burn-Out Is The New Normal For Wage-Slaves
#14
You Can’t Eat Money…
DennyS (denzoren) 6 months ago
It's heartbreaking to see the environment be destroyed more and more every day for the sake of "progress".
#15
Capitalism
General Anaesthesia 6 months ago (edited)
Funny how wages have not kept up with productivity increases, while CEO salaries went from 25 times average corporate pay to 351 times average corporate pay.
You might be surprised to know that some of the rich are open to being slapped with higher taxes. In January 2022, more than a 100 millionaires and billionaires signed a letter, calling on world leaders to raise their taxes. The group, which calls themselves “Patriotic Millionaires,” cited the unfairness of the current tax system and rising inequality.
“This injustice baked into the foundation of the international tax system has created a colossal lack of trust between the people of the world and the elites who are the architects of this system,” they wrote. "To put it simply, restoring trust requires taxing the rich. The world—every country in it—must demand the rich pay their fair share. Tax us, the rich, and tax us now."
#16
100% Facts!! Stop Listening To The Sociopath Parasite Capitalists Class
The Majestic Opossum 6 months ago
Slavery in the US never ended, it just took on a different shape.
#18
Lesss Goo
Last year, Oxfam said that the five richest men globally have more than doubled their wealth since 2020. The charity warned that the world could have its first trillionaire within a decade. But if current trends persist, poverty will not be eradicated for another 229 years.
Shortly afterwards, more than 250 of the world's mega-rich once again called on governments to "tax our extreme wealth."
#19
I Feel Like This Belongs Here
#20
That Notion Is Changing, We Are Seeing The Capitalist Class For What They Are, Parasites
#21
Called Out All Of Them With One Statement
“We are surprised that you have failed to answer a simple question that we have been asking for three years: when will you tax extreme wealth?” wrote the millionaires and billionaires.
“Our request is simple: we ask you to tax us, the very richest in society," they added. "This will not fundamentally alter our standard of living, nor deprive our children, nor harm our nations’ economic growth. But it will turn extreme and unproductive private wealth into an investment for our common democratic future.”
#22
We Are A Social Species And Survived Because Of It, Capitalism Is Unnatural
Joe Reaves 6 months ago
We have evidence from hunter gatherer societies (where every single able bodied person was vital to the survival of the tribe) that those who were elderly or disabled in some way were taken care of. A single person not being able to physically do much would barely be an issue to our current society and yet the government tries to cause us to resent every person not making money for the system but back then when every mouth that needed to be fed but that could not work would put the tribe closer to the edge and yet they were still provided for. It seems like humanity is devolving not evolving. 'Cave men' had more humanity and empathy than modern man.
#23
It All Makes Sense
#24
Found The Loophole For Getting Free Healthcare
The open letter, titled “Proud To Pay More,” was signed by millionaires and billionaires from 17 countries. They included Disney heir Abigail Disney, screenwriter Simon Pegg, and Valerie Rockefeller.
“Billionaires are wielding their extreme wealth to accumulate political power and influence, simultaneously undermining democracy and the global economy,” said one of the signatories, Brian Cox. “It’s long past time to act. If our elected officials refuse to address this concentration of money and power, the consequences will be dire.”
#25
Reminder #7899 Reason Of Abolishing The Police! They're Parasite Capitalist Security Gaurds. F**k'em All!
The Majestic Opossum 6 months ago
Also a reminder that the police are paid by taxpayer money. Last I checked, Tesla hasn't paid taxes in years. I think it is high time we take back the power that is rightfully ours.
#26
Anything To Make Himself Even Richer
#27
Innately Worthy
The Majestic Opossum 6 months ago
Posting to hide the idiot under me. The answer to that stupid question can be answered by literally every other thriving industrialized nation who provides basic living for their peoples regardless of their earning potential.
#28
Insurance: " Oh You Need That Life Saving Drug? Nahhh You'll Be Ok Without It
Tropical Tarot 6 months ago
Been there, done that, this week Still in pain but don't need a refill.
#29
Reasons Why They Never Would Do A Country Wide Shutdown Again
The Majestic Opossum 6 months ago
That's exactly it. Every day since lockdown ended feels like a cruel joke on 95% of us.
#30
No Empathy For CEO's & Others Who Causes Mass Suffering For Colored Paper
The Majestic Opossum 6 months ago
Murder is murder. Crazy to me that people who murder one person, can we put in jail for life (ahem ::Luigi::) but those who murder hundreds on a daily basis are rewarded with private jets and multiple mansions.
#31
Shut Up And Suffer Like The Rest Of Us! Don't Dare Think We Deserve Better!
#32
This ( Amongst Others ) Is What Leftist Want
#33
This Isn't Be A Feel-Good Story
Enlee Jones 6 months ago
How to screw over a 9-year-old and spin it into a feel-good story instead of an example of the dystopian nightmare we are all currently suffering through.
#34
Capitalists Are Just Sh**ty Exploiters/Parasites. Walking Bags Of Garbage With Feet
The Majestic Opossum 6 months ago
Money cannot buy intelligence. Every millionaire on reality television is proof of that. Yet we continue to listen to what they say as if it matters?
#35
How Dare You Use Solar
Jrog 6 months ago
It's a bit more complicated than that. Solar and wind are great energy sources, but they are very variable. Until we develop reliable, high capacity, ready response storage systems, the only solution is to have some other kind of power generating system on hot standby. If solar output decreases, we need to generate enough power on a very short notice to compensate. Nuclear is c**p at that, since the spool up and spool down times are three orders of magnitude higher than needed. Currently the best solution is gas, that can be kept at a minimum and fired up as necessary, but is limited in output. So, the actual solution is keeping a blend of gas and nuclear active at a lower output percentage, compensate on the fly with gas and compensate longtime with nuclear. While on standby, they produce some energy that is sold on the grid.
#36
The Rich Help The Rich And Leave Those Who Aren’t To Rot
Depressed Lesbian(she/they/he) 6 months ago
Like when landlords go “bankrupt” from buying property. It’s an investment. They took that risk.
#37
Need To Create A World Of Empathy/ Sharing First. F**k This Sociopathic System
The Majestic Opossum 6 months ago
Again posting to hide idiots under me. While sociopathic behavior is commonly exhibited in other types of economic and political systems, capitalism is unique in that it outright rewards it with no limits. In other economic systems the issues arise not because of the economic system, but because of the dictators that are in charge of it. Capitalist societies, that same power is wielded by the top 1% of earners.
#38
Don't Get Distracted With Culture Wars, This Is A Class War With Working Class Solidarity
#39
Every F**king Stage Of Vile Capitalism. Exploitation Of Everyone/ Everything
turk 6 months ago
This new bill, from Republicans (in case you didn't automatically know it), would make it legal for children as young as 14 to work midnight shifts on school days until 6 am, and just for that extra kick in the a*s, take away any breaks they were entitled to for 8 hours of work. This is what MAGAts have brought to the country.
#40
I Think Its F**king Extreme To Throw Out Good Food In Dumpsters Because It Didn't "Sell Well "
#41
They've Trained Us To Become Dancing Bears, And Now We Think That's "Normal"
#42
The Whole Point Of Being In A Society Is To Make Life Easier Through Cooperation
#43
It's The Bourgeoisie
#44
They Can Change Their Image All They Want, They Will Always Be S**t Parasites
#45
F**k This Systems Rules, Break'em!
#46
Because They Can't Make Enough Colored Paper From It. Living Is Paywalled
#47
Emphasis Of Imagining Public Abundance! Free Public Transit Dammit!
The Majestic Opossum 6 months ago (edited)
Fun fact: Henry Ford paid for fake newspaper articles to run in the early 1900s to undermine public transportation and vilify walkers. He is the reason we have the term jaywalking, which is a unlawful offense. The term "jay" was a derogatory term akin to a vulgar word today.
#48
Amazing To See! I. Traore Is A True Legend!!
Jrog 6 months ago (edited)
He is a populist dictator who took power with an armed golpe, suspended the constitution, abolished civil rights and committed human rights violations. He already refused restoration of democracy by postponing elections once. He is bankrolled by Putin and was supported by Yevgeny Prigozhin of the Wagner Group (the Russian state-controlled mercenary outfit employed in Ukraine as well as in several other illegal operations across the world under Putin orders). He is known to employ troll farms to manufacture consent for the regime, and even to run pro-russia, anti-european propaganda. Not a guy to take as an example.
Atero 6 months ago
Of course he aint perfect but what you failed to mention is what his infamous cooperation with Russia finally delivered blow to the Jihadists’ groups kicking them out of the northern cities which they terrorized for almost a decade. He also kicked out French military who did f..k all to help with the said issue and seem to be there just to protect industrialist interests (being anti-French colonialist is not the same as anti-european).
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Lyone Fein 6 months ago
Rewarding the elders for their many years of contributions to the country.
IORN 6 months ago
Yeaaah.. and where will the money come from? Nice to hear it tried but I suspect it will come with consequences.
Wild Cream 6 months ago
I’m very sure they thought about that when they made this decision 😂 I’m very sure you’re not the first person to think about the costs.
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Marcin 6 months ago
Well perhaps not. In the UK 25% of pensioners have net worth of over 1mln. Average net worth of pensioners is 0.5mln. While parents with small kids have average net worth of 67k. So perhaps young families with children should get free electricity? Or perhaps even better everyone pays for what they use!
Atero 6 months ago
And how much of that huge "net worth" you bragging about is tied in housing? House my parents bought for less than 30k in 70's is now "worth" way over 700k but their combined pensions barely covers bills and food. How much more would you like them to pay for the privilege of living in appreciating asset? As for young families getting free electricity - imho EVERYONE should have access to free/cheap electricity as well as many other vital resources like water, basic food, housing, education and healthcare.
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Capitalism Aka Totalitarianism Aka Fascism Aka Feudalism
keyboardtek 6 months ago
My daughter has Tourette's Syndrome. She works mostly from home and fight her tics all day long while also struggling to do her job. Some people just got dealt an unlucky set of genes. They should not be punished by the culture they live in or assumed to be lazy if they have to collect public economic assistance to survive.
#50
Based
#51
Colonizing Conditioning Was Taught To Us Young
#52
Credit Reports Only Started In 1988, I Think False Reporting Should Fall Under Slander And Libel
The Majestic Opossum 6 months ago
Unironically, this coincided with the mass availability of credit that became commonplace around 1985. The average non-mortgage debt of the American family in 1983 was 0%. Barely 40 years later and that has climbed to 30%.
#53
The Stock Market Doesn't Reflect Reality For 95% Of People. It's All A Façade And A Lie
Depressed Lesbian(she/they/he) 6 months ago
Most people can’t afford stocks. We can talk about “oh the stock markets going up” but at the same time thousands go to bed hungry. I was one of the lucky ones who grew up upper middle class, but many aren’t.
#54
Identify And Clear This From Your Psyche. Undo The Internalized Propaganda
#55
F**k Lawns Grow Food!
LauraDragonWench 6 months ago
I have hated lawns for years. Nothing but a time-, energy-, money-, and resource-sucking symbol of the rich that was adopted as a symbol of success by the lower classes.
#56
You Don't Want To Be A Parasite, You Want Freedom To Live A Dignified Life. No One Is Free Till We All Free From This Oppressive System, Help Destroy It
DennyS (denzoren) 6 months ago
I do want to be free to enjoy life rather than have to spend most of my waking life trying to have enough to survive.
#57
"You Are Not A Tech Bro, You Are A Modern Day Factory Worker"
The Majestic Opossum 6 months ago
We are all cogs in a machine. The machine just tends to evolve over time.
#59
It's Morally Good To Steal From Companies.our Basic Needs To Live Should Not Be For Profit
General Anaesthesia 6 months ago
Proletarian shopping can be justified in certain circumstances.
#60
Grow Food Everywhere!
john doe 6 months ago
Spent 45 days in China back in 2013 on a family trip (uncle is from a small village in China and goes back every few years) the Chinese have no grass, they grow food everywhere that 1 foot wide space between buildings, has peanuts growing in it, the small space next the road before a wall has watermelon. The Chinese will bury us.
#62
Number #8998 Reason To Destroy Capitalism
#63
Just A Reminder That Slavery Is Legal Under The 13th Amendment For Convicted Felons And America Has The Highest Incarceration Rate On The Planet (Higher Than North Korea And China). We Could Hire Actual Fire Fighters, But Slaves Will Do
#64
Sociopath Capitalists Are Holding Us Back!! Help Stop This Nonsense!
#65
Automation When Its Seized By The Leftist Working Class
#66
Casino Capitalism 3.0
#67
The Sauce Is Extra
LauraDragonWench 6 months ago
Upvote for "The Devil is a Part-timer!" And the sentiment - was there ever a functioning social contract?
#68
There Are No Benevolent Billionaires, You Need Just Need To Dig A Little Deeper
#69
When Healthcare Is Not Considered A Human Right For All
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Orysha 6 months ago
The most startling thing is not that Luigi got rid of an health insurance CEO, it's that the others are still alive. Free Luigi!
Jerome Lenovo 6 months ago
upvoted to put you back at least at 0, -1 seemed unfair to me.
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ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
I just learned that cheetoh wants to cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP - eg. Food stamp programs). We're not even willing to give food to people who need it. :(
whiterabbit 6 months ago
Stop exaggerating. He wants to change the eligibility for SNAP for able bodied people without dependents, move some of the cost of SNAP to the state, and change the work requirement exemption for people with dependents from any children under the age of 18 to children under the age of 7. He is not trying to eliminate it, he's preventing people from abusing the tax payers.
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flick 6 months ago
There has never been a true communist state. The USSR was making its way there but was ultimately interrupted by the corruption of the men involved, as were the states that followed. Communism is not inherently totalitarianistc. That is authoritative communism, aka Stalinism (wrongfully referred to as Marxist-Leninism by those who won’t admit the twisting of the original ideology, aka Tankies). And yet, if the right leaders are involved, that would be a far better alternative to the current system. Liberalism is not leftist, it is the precursor to capitalism. The American left is overwhelmingly centrist. Communism calls for the immediate revolution and overhaul of society, while Socialism is quieter and adapts to the existing system. Your opinions and views on the far left have been manipulated by the society you live in: Capitalist. The only classes are working and ruling. There is no «good» capitalism. Do not support the system that poisons you. You are the proletariat.
Lorius Interruptus 6 months ago
Interesting that BP poll doesn't allow for agreement, just calls r/antimoneymemes "radical" *sigh* we're doomed.
whiterabbit 6 months ago
Oh good, I was afraid BP would go a full hour without posting something about how terrible it is for people to not want their entire lives ran by their government.
Biofish23 6 months ago
No one wants a communist dictatorship. Communism initially referred to an economic system, not a system of government. The whole point was to overthrow the ruling class and distribute the resources to the people. That is still what people want. Authoritarian governments controlling all the resources and calling it communism isn't what anyone is advocating for.
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General Anaesthesia 6 months ago
People like you have no idea what socialism or communism mean because those systems have never been practiced in any country and home schooling is just fear mongering. The whole world can see what runaway predatory capitalism means, the US. And you're free because you can buy guns. Whoopeedo!
Load More Replies... Orysha 6 months ago
The most startling thing is not that Luigi got rid of an health insurance CEO, it's that the others are still alive. Free Luigi!
Jerome Lenovo 6 months ago
upvoted to put you back at least at 0, -1 seemed unfair to me.
Load More Replies... ElfVibratorGlitter 6 months ago
I just learned that cheetoh wants to cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP - eg. Food stamp programs). We're not even willing to give food to people who need it. :(
whiterabbit 6 months ago
Stop exaggerating. He wants to change the eligibility for SNAP for able bodied people without dependents, move some of the cost of SNAP to the state, and change the work requirement exemption for people with dependents from any children under the age of 18 to children under the age of 7. He is not trying to eliminate it, he's preventing people from abusing the tax payers.
Load More Replies... flick 6 months ago
There has never been a true communist state. The USSR was making its way there but was ultimately interrupted by the corruption of the men involved, as were the states that followed. Communism is not inherently totalitarianistc. That is authoritative communism, aka Stalinism (wrongfully referred to as Marxist-Leninism by those who won’t admit the twisting of the original ideology, aka Tankies). And yet, if the right leaders are involved, that would be a far better alternative to the current system. Liberalism is not leftist, it is the precursor to capitalism. The American left is overwhelmingly centrist. Communism calls for the immediate revolution and overhaul of society, while Socialism is quieter and adapts to the existing system. Your opinions and views on the far left have been manipulated by the society you live in: Capitalist. The only classes are working and ruling. There is no «good» capitalism. Do not support the system that poisons you. You are the proletariat.
Lorius Interruptus 6 months ago
Interesting that BP poll doesn't allow for agreement, just calls r/antimoneymemes "radical" *sigh* we're doomed.
whiterabbit 6 months ago
Oh good, I was afraid BP would go a full hour without posting something about how terrible it is for people to not want their entire lives ran by their government.
Biofish23 6 months ago
No one wants a communist dictatorship. Communism initially referred to an economic system, not a system of government. The whole point was to overthrow the ruling class and distribute the resources to the people. That is still what people want. Authoritarian governments controlling all the resources and calling it communism isn't what anyone is advocating for.
Load More Replies... General Anaesthesia 6 months ago
People like you have no idea what socialism or communism mean because those systems have never been practiced in any country and home schooling is just fear mongering. The whole world can see what runaway predatory capitalism means, the US. And you're free because you can buy guns. Whoopeedo!
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