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← Reformers seek to end class struggle while the exploiting class keeps exploiting, which is an impossible problem

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 18 Sept 1895 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under patience patience Everything filed under China China Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Reformers seek to end class struggle while the exploiting class keeps exploiting, which is an impossible problem Reformers seek to end class struggle whilethe exploiting class keeps exploiting,which is an impossible problem WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agitating for social equality is folly; progress must come from constant struggle, not artificial forcing — tap to centre the map on it Agitating for social equality isfolly; progress must come fromconstant struggle, not artificialforcing Last stated 131 years ago 18 Sept 1895 BW Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: With the propertied class so blind, only a violent revolution can solve England's social question — tap to centre the map on it With the propertied class so blind,only a violent revolution can solveEngland's social question FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1845 — tap for who they are Same subject: No form of society could prevent constant misery for many, or for everyone if all were equal — tap to centre the map on it No form of society could preventconstant misery for many, or foreveryone if all were equal TM Thomas Robert Malthus — holds since c. 1798 — tap for who they are Same subject: Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever; the yearning for freedom eventually shows itself — tap to centre the map on it Oppressed people cannot remainoppressed forever; the yearning forfreedom eventually shows itself MJ Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are Same subject: Communist aims can be reached only by forcibly overthrowing all existing social conditions — tap to centre the map on it Communist aims can be reached onlyby forcibly overthrowing allexisting social conditions KM Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are Same subject: As class struggle develops, utopian socialism's standing apart from it loses all practical value and justification — tap to centre the map on it As class struggle develops, utopiansocialism's standing apart from itloses all practical value andjustification KM Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are Same subject: In society people cannot avoid being divided into rich who command and poor who serve — tap to centre the map on it In society people cannot avoid beingdivided into rich who command andpoor who serve VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: Capitalism cannot survive without constantly overturning production and the whole of social relations — tap to centre the map on it Capitalism cannot survive withoutconstantly overturning productionand the whole of social relations KM Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on AI would be short-sighted, giving up on the problem too early. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on AI would be short-sighted,giving up on the problem too early. Last stated 3 years ago 25 May 2023 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A basic rule for better decisions is to slow down, especially when there is an immediate conviction. — tap to centre the map on it A basic rule for better decisions isto slow down, especially when thereis an immediate conviction. Last stated 7 years ago 12 Oct 2019 DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A choice with no immediate payoff is not necessarily a poor one: many extraordinary things come from what is first-order negative and second-order positive. — tap to centre the map on it A choice with no immediate payoff isnot necessarily a poor one: manyextraordinary things come from whatis first-order negative andsecond-order positive. Last stated 11 years ago 12 Apr 2016 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2016-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Reformers seek to end class struggle while the exploiting class keeps exploiting, which is an impossible problem Last stated c. 1883–1888 Holds William Morris Read this korrent →