Quote (sirthom @ Dec 12 2021 04:59pm)
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For Marx and Engels, materialism meant that the material world, perceptible to the senses, has objective reality independent of mind or spirit. They did not deny the reality of mental or spiritual processes but affirmed that ideas could arise, therefore, only as products and reflections of material conditions.
Your quality of life continues to get worse year over year as capitalism consolidates wealth into fewer and fewer hands. As your living standards decrease you choose to focus on fighting battles that won't improve your life but give you superficial feelings of superiority in place of real reform.
Yeah healthcare gets more expensive year over year but at least you can punch down on others so that makes you feel better.