Black people were literally the first products of capitalism in this country
jamesgeorge12 on
Power to the people always sounded less like a slogan and more like a warning label for anyone hoarding it tbh.
Both-Medicine-6748 on
It’s 2026 and they are people who still think that capitalism will save us lmao
Own_Piccolo5856 on
Funny how power to the people gets rebranded as power to profits over time.
Young_KingKush on
I’m pretty sure MLK Jr. was a full on Socialist politically IIRC
Longjumping-Beat-846 on
Yeah, it was about shifting power structures, not just swapping who signs the paychecks. Kinda wild how often that part gets conveniently forgotten.
pgpathat on
Imagine socialism with Trump in charge. Good luck to all
raiderrash on
Damn, that one of Jay Z’s alt accounts?
qorbexl on
“We’re going to fight racism not with racism, but we’re going to fight with solidarity. We say we’re not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we’re going to fight it with socialism.”
– Chairman Fred
BlackIroh on
This is a WILD take. I can’t think of a single Black leader/activist that didn’t have deep ideological issues with capitalism and tying it to racism. From MLK Jr to Huey and Fred Hampton. That’s one thing almost every black leader has agreed on…. capitalism is the problem
ZubianGlory on
Never forget that we as Black people were accepted as legal tender by Bank of America. Yeah… **that Bank of America**. Some of the corporations that mistreated us are still around.
6295585628015862 on
Gonna get some downvotes for this but hear me out. Capitalism *helped* bring about the end of slavery in America. Not in a moral way, but in a “it’s easier in the long run to just pay them poverty wages and offload the overhead of living onto them” kind of way. Much less likely to get your throat slit in your sleep if instead of owning someone literally it’s just a financial way of controlling them. Capitalism instead wants former slaves to be consumers, who work, and who buy things the ruling class(owner class) makes or controls. It’s still a very unbalanced power dynamic with much progress to make, but it’s progress nonetheless.
Qubeye on
Capitalism requires the exploitation of others. Literally, that is a core, defining principle of it, and I mean it’s in the book which defined capitalism.
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Black people were literally the first products of capitalism in this country
Power to the people always sounded less like a slogan and more like a warning label for anyone hoarding it tbh.
It’s 2026 and they are people who still think that capitalism will save us lmao
Funny how power to the people gets rebranded as power to profits over time.
I’m pretty sure MLK Jr. was a full on Socialist politically IIRC
Yeah, it was about shifting power structures, not just swapping who signs the paychecks. Kinda wild how often that part gets conveniently forgotten.
Imagine socialism with Trump in charge. Good luck to all
Damn, that one of Jay Z’s alt accounts?
“We’re going to fight racism not with racism, but we’re going to fight with solidarity. We say we’re not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we’re going to fight it with socialism.”
– Chairman Fred
This is a WILD take. I can’t think of a single Black leader/activist that didn’t have deep ideological issues with capitalism and tying it to racism. From MLK Jr to Huey and Fred Hampton. That’s one thing almost every black leader has agreed on…. capitalism is the problem
Never forget that we as Black people were accepted as legal tender by Bank of America. Yeah… **that Bank of America**. Some of the corporations that mistreated us are still around.
Gonna get some downvotes for this but hear me out. Capitalism *helped* bring about the end of slavery in America. Not in a moral way, but in a “it’s easier in the long run to just pay them poverty wages and offload the overhead of living onto them” kind of way. Much less likely to get your throat slit in your sleep if instead of owning someone literally it’s just a financial way of controlling them. Capitalism instead wants former slaves to be consumers, who work, and who buy things the ruling class(owner class) makes or controls. It’s still a very unbalanced power dynamic with much progress to make, but it’s progress nonetheless.
Capitalism requires the exploitation of others. Literally, that is a core, defining principle of it, and I mean it’s in the book which defined capitalism.