Flippant Anarchism. A lighter take on social criticism with the aim of agitation.
Post humorous takes on capitalism and the states which prop it up. Memes, shitposting, screenshots of humorous good takes, discussions making fun of some reactionary online, it all works.
This community is anarchist-flavored. Reactionary takes won't be tolerated.
Don't take yourselves too seriously. Serious posts go to !anarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Absolutely no right-wing jokes. This includes "Anarcho"-Capitalist concepts.
Absolutely no redfash jokes. This includes anything that props up the capitalist ruling classes pretending to be communists.
No bigotry whatsoever. See instance rules.
This is an anarchist comm. You don't have to be an anarchist to post, but you should at least understand what anarchism actually is. We're not here to educate you.
No shaming people for being anti-electoralism. This should be obvious from the above point but apparently we need to make it obvious to the turbolibs who can't control themselves. You have the rest of lemmy to moralize.
Join the matrix room for some real-time discussion.
We don't know for sure who they sided with. Just because we sided with the resistance, doesn't mean the fascies did. They're dumb about that shit anyway. They thought fight club was complimentary. They thought rage against the machine wasn't political. I'd argue there's a good chance they've misunderstood the assignment with other films too.
In Star Wars, the resistance was led by a princess. In The Matrix, the resistance was led by a demigod. I’m less familiar with The Hunger Games. But I think Katniss was just a regular person without any power. So at least with the other two, the rebellions had backing. Plus they actually did something so it was a valid side to take. Most people don’t want to put their safety and future on the line for an idea.
In SW, it wasn't led by Leia. You could argue Mon Mothma but the resistance was never lead by one individual.
What people don't understand is that by siding with the resistance in the movies, you get a little dose of the same chemicals you'd get if you sided with the resistance in real life. Enough so that you feel satisfied in your quest for righteousness, and are more likely to be passive in your real world life.
We are, as a species, all still too used to believing that the shadows on the cave wall are reality.
Because they've systematically dismantled the reward system that used to be in place for trying.
I watched Avatar The Legend of Korra, but I didn't side with the resistance.
I initially sided with the resistance. It made complete sense to question why a minority capable of bending the elements should be allowed to govern, oppress, and ruin the lives of the non-bending majority.
When the machines were introduced, I realised my core grievance was the misuse of power itself, regardless of its source. Even after Amon was exposed and defeated, I continued to agree with his underlying philosophy. In the Avatar universe, bending is the ultimate form of power, and power inherently corrupts.
Amon's motivations are highly logical when you examine his past. Having experienced the sheer horror of bloodbending under his father, he projected his own trauma and self-hatred onto the entire bending community. That psychological complexity is exactly why he remains my favourite character in the franchise, second only to Iroh.
I mean.... To be fair, we casually also watch all sorts of stuff in fictional media. Real Life is just.... Not a fantasy?
Society is good guys vs bad guys, so true!
