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Capitalism Through the Barrel of a Gun

D. K. Blaire
2 min readSep 24, 2022

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We are all held hostage under this system.

Max Kleinen — Unsplash.com.

Oppression. Suppression. Subjugation. Alienation.

Isn’t neoliberalism fun? Capitalism through the barrel of a gun.

Work here. Collapse there. Take our bullshit and be grateful for it.

No, no dignity. What do you need that for? You’re just another pleb at the end of the day!

Pay this. Borrow that. Work for us your whole life and be happy about it.

No, no liberty. Why bother with that now? You’re just our little piggy-bank at the end of the day!

Come here. Fight there. Wage our bloody wars and be content about it.

No, no prospects. What do you want those for? You’re just cannon-fodder at the end of the day!

Eat this. Drink that. Consume our rotten food and be satiated by it.

No, no healthcare. If you die, oh well. You’re just another statistic at the end of the day!

Click here. Scroll there. Harvest us our data and be pleased about it.

No, no privacy. What do you care about that for? You’re just another lab-rat at the end of the day!

Learn this. Repeat that. Memorize our propaganda and be proud about it.

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D. K. Blaire
D. K. Blaire

Written by D. K. Blaire

Free thinker. Free wheeler. Never-back-downer. Author of Chattel Rising, The Schizo etc. Top writer in economics and climate change. Editor of Media Maverick.

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