this is a real thing people have said to me when I brought up that capitalism is evil

      • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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        I’m going to help you get rid of your bills and keep a roof over your head, a coat on your back, and food in your stomach. And you’re going to help me do the same for mine. We have enough for everyone to thrive, but because we receive far less as net income than the value of what we create or the service we provide in labor, we’re kept beholden to our bosses.

        But there are far more of us than there are of them, so all we need to do is stick together and support each other. With solidarity, we can have everything; without solidarity, we have nothing but our shackles.

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          Wow, sounds great! What’s the plan, and will the plan come into effect by the time my next bill is due? My life literally depends on it.

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            The details of the plan are specific to your area, but generally speaking, you share resources with your community and coordinate strikes so that you can support the people who might lose their jobs while striking: that could mean donating to a strike fund, joining a picket line, feeding, housing, or clothing strikers, or even providing field medicine.

            Depending on your disposition towards electoralism, direct action, and farming, the next steps will vary.