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Income and wealth inequality continues to deepen, prices are soaring, inflation looms its shadowy fangs, and the aftershocks from the so-called Great Resignation are still echoing across the economy. It’s no wonder that a lot of people are scared for their future, are dissatisfied and critical of the way the economy is structured. Some believe that capitalism has become too radical and devolved into corporatism and unchecked soulless consumerism. For them, capitalism has become Public Enemy Number One.

One Instagram page that captures this sentiment is the ‘Anti Capitalist’ project that has amassed just over 173k followers. The founder of the page, who wittily describes themselves as having “no basic understanding of economics or politics,” explains that they’re fighting capitalism, racism, and fascism with the content that they post.

Scroll down for the most on-point anti-capitalist memes and don’t forget to upvote the ones that resonated the most with you, dear Pandas. Got any interesting insights about current financial happenings and economic developments? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I liked this so much that I went to the source to upvote it there too.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plus there are few skills that can be learnt for the same price as Netflix. Yes, I can watch a tutorial for free on YouTube, but where do I get the materials? Even stuff like digital art tutorials with free software requires a good computer.

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Financial expert Rick Orford explained to Bored Panda a while back that extreme capitalism and excessive greed are the consequences of a large enough part of the population that’s willing to take risks. The core problem, therefore, is greed. Or rather, too much of it.

“Greed is widely accepted to be the reason for the two largest financial crises in the last century; namely 1929 and 2008. It also creates the income inequality that’s largely seen in the United States. Indeed, while everyone, in theory, has an equal opportunity to flourish, the scales seem to tip to those with the most money," he said.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

THIS!!! As an American, I am saddened by the fact that we have an extremely high rate of homelessness. We evict and destroy tent site where the homeless live and do nothing to replace or help them. There are many many empty homes and old factories that could be used to house them and improve their lives yet they still set empty. Its disgusting. I do what I can to help in my community but we need to be helping at a national level. These people are humans and citizens of our country yet are cast aside and left to die in the elements. It just sad on so many levels.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend once told me, "You can't budget your way out of your income bracket." It was some of the best advice I'd ever gotten.

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“[Capitalism] allows folks like you and me to succeed by creating or investing in businesses. Indeed, one looking to borrow money from the banks today won’t have to pay much for the loan. As such, it encourages growth. However, extreme capitalism creates a scenario where greed overtakes reason, and it risks the financial system," financial expert Rick told Bored Panda.

According to the expert, social democracy, also known as socialism, lies at the other end of the scale from capitalism. Social democracies tax their citizens more than capitalistic countries, however, in return, the people have easy and free (or very cheap) access to vital services.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can already hear a comment of a healthcareless, ideologically blinded billionaire supporter: “Oooooh, a socialist!”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We germans got a raise in minimum wage this year, currently it's 10,45€ (11,82$)

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"Citizens are given services such as free and (easily) accessible healthcare, child care, social welfare, etc. Conversely, highly capitalistic societies charge for these services, making it incredibly challenging for the poor," he said.

Rick pointed out that capitalism gives anyone the tools to flourish and grow. What’s more, nobody should be under the illusion that the wealthy are always making a profit. Businesspeople take large risks and can suffer very heavy financial losses if things don’t pan out the way they expect them to. Problems arise, however, when major companies and social media conglomerates start influencing how people think.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

people today still believe in the 'being poor is an attitude' misconception it's hilariously unfortunate

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's the US capitalism, we in Europe pay universal healthcare with the concept. People that earn more, pay more

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“Today, the news is largely distributed by some of the largest American corporations: Google, Facebook, and Twitter. Think Brexit or the 2016 American Presidential election,” the expert warned.

Though, theoretically, capitalism helps ordinary people sell their products and open up their own businesses, the reality is tougher: they have to compete with established industry giants.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That can be done with capitalism, works great here in europe

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was talking with a family member about war reparations the other day, and ended up googling if the US had ever paid reparations for any of the wars they've been in. Turns out, the only reparations the US has ever paid, was to surviving members of the Japanese internment camps (in the 80s, I think), and to some people who were sterilised against their will in Florida. The US is extremely bad at taking responsibility for it's past bad acts

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“Those [products] with the best quality, price, customer service, or combination (of at least two) often do well. Increasingly, however, those who are willing to spend more at the beginning are seeing both extreme gains and losses. Famously, Amazon and Tesla, for example, have spent hundreds of millions of investors’ dollars before ever making a cent," he said.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, all iphones are currently made in Communist China. They were invented in a capitalist society, but are made in a communist one.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Americans seem to love the myth of 'anyone can be a billionaire' it's like a religion

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Certain parts of social media are very anti-capitalist and Instagram is no different. Very recently, Bored Panda wrote about the ‘Humans of Capitalism’ project that makes memes about economic dystopia.

Angel, the founder of that particular IG project, told Bored Panda that they’re not optimistic about the future. They believe that people are constantly bombarded by information, non-stop, to get them to consume more and more products, which helps capitalism survive as a system.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the UK our entire lifeboat/rescue from water system is run and peopled by volunteers and they are world class.

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"We often see many small businesses collapsing because they are not able to fight with the current trend or to combat with the giant competitors. So they have two options, close the business or sell it," they said.

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They believe that the future is likely to bring more automation, with machines producing, delivering, and taking care of the food supply, clothing, and the healthcare system. However, this would mean that some people would lose their jobs while the question of who owns the distribution system would be on many an individual’s minds.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

bodyslam cop. eat the corrupt. kill the rich. take their leftovers. seize control of the government. do it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I may be naïve, but isn't it a good thing that a company has opened a warehouse in a poor area that would offer jobs to those in much need?

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"The idea of getting free food, water, health, clothing, is nice and, in reality, if we take a closer look at the current system we can see that more people are let off and replaced by machines. For example, we can see that McDonald's workers are fired and they have been replaced with machines that work on touch or by sound and they take orders, forward orders to the employees, etc,” they mused.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know people who own 2+ homes. Just does not seem right. I did hear that at least one country has laws that if you own a house you have to live in it. Hope that is true and that it catches on.

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"I believe that 50 years from now machines will provide food, clothing, healthcare services, and much more, by themselves, with little to no employees monitoring them. But there is an issue with that. You will leave millions of people jobless and cause huge riots as the famous quote from Jean-Jacques Rousseau goes: 'When the people shall have no more to eat, they will eat the rich.'"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks more like an armchair homeless advocate. As one who has worked in the homeless field, it is more complicated than people want to accept. However, things can change to make it better, less complicated, and quicker to respond to peoples needs.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To defend???!! Hahahah what a load of bullshit!! Americans fight wars abroad to maintain what you have, to steal resourses! And if you dont know that by now, you are most likely an ignorant u.s citizen

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