Live Free and Die...
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And yet you FAIL TO SEE THE IRONY, in your DENYING the Lincoln self-coup that CREATED modern cronyism-- as well as destroying consent to government.
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BECAUSE of the Lincoln Coup that destroyed consensual democracy under Cronyism, by the LIE that the states created a national oligarchy in 1776.
Freedom of choice, means INFORMED choice!
No, it's because we empower the elite, who BECOME rich by destroying everyone else's FREEDOM.
It took 2000 years for an Italian to invent radio, because Julius Caesar didn't NEED it since he had messengers; and for a Scotsman to invent steam-power, since Caesar had all the manpower he wanted.
And even when the Founders provided political equality... fools found a way to louse THAT up as well, through political illiteracy.
(You really believe, don't you, that people consent to their government simply by voting in elections to determine the 545 ruling elite?)
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False consciousness is a Marxist-inspired term describing how working-class individuals (the proletariat) adopt ideologies that serve the ruling class (the bourgeoisie), causing them to overlook their own exploitation and align with the capitalist system. It acts as a mental barrier to revolutionary change, preventing recognition of class interests. While never used by Karl Marx himself, it was coined by Friedrich Engels in 1893.
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Key details regarding false consciousness in Marxist theory:
Origin: Engels used the term in a 1893 letter to describe an incomplete insight into ideology, which was later expanded upon by 20th-century Marxists like György Lukács.
Mechanism: It is driven by the ruling class's control over education, media, and culture (ideological hegemony), normalizing capitalist exploitation.
Examples: Examples include workers supporting policies that reduce their own economic power, or viewing religion as a comfort ("opium of the people") rather than recognizing economic oppression.
Contrast with Class Consciousness: It is the opposite of true "class consciousness," which is the awareness of one’s position in the social structure and the collective power of the working class.
Critique: Critics argue that this concept can be condescending, assuming workers are "dupes," and that it obscures the reality that many workers benefit from the productivity of the capitalist system
