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Edit: Shout out to @TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube ? Thanks for sharing this gem! #propertyistheft #politics #latestagecapitalism
Treblaine
How did I know this was going to be Marxist ideology as soon as the literal sock puppet said "the simple narrative"?
VisualRituals
So that's how it works.
FeloniousMonk13
Goddamn cumsock out here speaking more truth than (almost) any politician of the past 50 yrs
PrincessPicklebricks
Comrade Bo
Rodltwo
itsD602
Yea but is it a media-opoly? And what about PCB’s?
itsD602
“They come from ‘lectric power plants built by Westinghouse and GE!” https://www.openculture.com/2014/09/conspiracy-theory-rock.html
kickmyballsrealhard
SOCKO!
CatSparkleBreaker
my favorite part of the song is when he bursts into html
mouseasw
"Private property is inherently theft" is the one that I didn't get back when this first came out. Now I get it.
jimithing9
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MulliganStew
Not quite dead, but not quite alive!
Treblaine
Oh "the teaching is pedagogically classist"? Pedagogically means "related to teaching"
LateNightBunnyParty
*All together now. Altogether is a word, but not correct to use in this sense.
WholesomeAsFuck
Thanks! I too am grammar nazi but not immune to making mistakes, unfortunately!
LateNightBunnyParty
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idontknowyoufromadam
Bo knows ...
kylefromterminator
Socko knows
spud497
He's Bo yo.
crazicatlady
He's the greatest rapper ever
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
Classy of you to shoutout. Stay frictionless!
WholesomeAsFuck
Oh yeah daddy
chri
It is a hauntingly accurate (and catchy) little song.
OmniXBro
I'm very into socialism and equality+equity, but why pepper an otherwise accurate socioeconomic narrative with pedo accusations/side issue?
WholesomeAsFuck
It does seem a bit out of place, but then again there’s so many cases of high profile people involved in human trafficking and child abuse
MadeYouLookAgain
Another one from this special won him a Grammy so I’d say he’s pretty good at writing songs. https://youtu.be/1Rx_p3NW7gQ
SinisterSlaw
That whole special is really good. I highly recommend it.
bhobby1212
There’s some of the stuff that I agree with, but how is private property inherently theft?
Treblaine
Because Marxists find it easier to steal from people when they insist you stole it in the first place.
bhobby1212
As a resident of Florida, I kinda understand what they’re saying because we don’t get paid shit Volusia county Florida is the lowest paid CO
bhobby1212
Unless you lived as the natives did
hismarcmaterials
You're thinking of personal property. He means private property in a Marxist sense- the means of production. It's theft of labour.
bhobby1212
Ah but an equivalent exchange as in an ideal cooperative wouldn’t be theft.
salunatics
1000% talent but billing Bo Burnham's shows about his existential crisis as comedy, well; I want my comedy to be funny. YMMV.
saintchase
Inside was not a comedy - or at the very least, no one that knew Bo's stuff thought it was going to be main-focused on comedy.
BoogiesOogie
Then go to different comedy shows… I don’t see your point here. i.e. I don’t think pop country music is good music, it’s still music.
BoogiesOogie
I think you could have just worded that differently and you’d have missed the downvotes.
SarcasticComment
wait. are you saying some things aren't made for me and being a bitter asshole about it is a waste of time?
BoogiesOogie
Side note, most comedians I know can directly contribute their jokes to moments of crisis, existential or not.
BoogiesOogie
I think I meant ‘attribute’. My sincere apologies
NaughtButOne
chri
This is 100% amazing.
rollilolli
Wasn't this an ad for the Japanese Communist Party or something?
eronth
No, it's from idolmaster and the subs at the bottom are not even close to the actual translation.
rollilolli
Ah. I mean, I do remember the Japanese Communist Party having some animu ads or something to appeal to the current gen correctly, at least.
CorgisButtsDriveMeNuts
Bo is amazing!
Snooj
When I was in school I was taught that we built the trans-American railroad with hard work and we bought our land from the Native Americans.
BrigidtheMechLady
Well, someone worked hard for the railroad, they just didn't get paid fairly. And we did buy our land...with smallpox
Snooj
Yes, both of those statements are technically true. But there's more to learning that the surface technicalities.
BrigidtheMechLady
Yes, I was using Reductio ad Absurdum for the laugh factor. I know that my statements barely scratch the surface.
malakim
I agree with a lot of the points but straight up socialism as of yet always turned into a shithole because humans are shitty. 1/2
malakim
Well regulated social capitalism like the northern European countries is where its at. Best of both worlds.
Treblaine
You don't mean "social capitalism" that's Communist China. You mean liberal democracy, part of "liberal" is allowing capitalism.
th3guy
So either get with it, or get out of the fucking way.
WholesomeAsFuck
BoogiesOogie
Ah yes, words of wisdom from @th3guy … Complacency or else!!
th3guy
Literally part of the song… like the next verse
th3guy
https://youtu.be/oDQXFNWuZj8?t=193
th3guy
Folks, this is literally a quote from the song this clip is from…
Wozzup
Man some people are idiots. Not you though. The people who downvoted you.
CrusherOfCities
It's got the same energy as Kitty History and I love it. https://youtu.be/0-Lvv1f5Qu4
DargonBall
I miss Trevor
CowSkinHobo
Thats how *America* works!
CliffWestern
No it's definitely the world. Unless you know of a socialist utopia not participating in the IMF, the world bank and the UN they are 1
CliffWestern
Definitely propping up Capital as the de facto rule of law. Even then, they are probably still just as trapped by capitalism in some way. 2
Nuttsy
Oh, honey, it ain't going much better for the rest of us, either! And don't even get me started on the other two big splotches on the map...
MaximumMarks
That sweat stained sock lowkey making a lot of sense
Syko73
nothing lowkey about it
ancalime
That's not sweat...
WholesomeAsFuck
Cum on now… keep it clean…
HonHomes
My mama said "keep it clean". Driving all night got a hankering for something
SomethingSomethingDickbutt
Guys… it’s a gold toe sock.
ancalime
*Golden shower sock
Someshithead241
Disagree on the private property thing. Cos how is me owning something stealing it?
Ziggathor
In Marxist theory private property is used to refer to capital/means of production (so like businesses) rather than personal property.
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
You raise a good question and @VioletCatastrophe dropped us all some knowledge because of it.
strawberrycocoa
I assume they are referring to corporate owned private property , ie landgrabs. Not individual homeowners
Warmandcozy
If I steal a car and then sell it is the buyer the new rightful owner? How many transactions until they are?
Someshithead241
If I buy a car fresh from the factory from a supplier, is it theft? Your example is starting out incorrect
Warmandcozy
Super easy to call an example incorrect if you just make it a different example ?
Someshithead241
If I make a proper example based on what I said rather than based on false pretenses, yes. It's called a correction.
VioletCatastrophe
The argument fails because all analogies are inaccurate. But consider the raw materials used for that fresh car. How can those be owned?
Someshithead241
Irrelevant. You don't own the flowers or oils that made paints, but if you use them to paint a picture you now own the painting.
VioletCatastrophe
The difference, I suppose, is sustainable collective usage of the flowers and oils, vs them being privately owned and hoard by corportations
VioletCatastrophe
Surely the riches of the Earth should be the common property of mankind? Being the first to place the flag doesn't justify its placement.
VioletCatastrophe
One can argue that those who 'own' the mines do so in a way that steals them from a rightful common ownership by mankind.
Howlingowl
You don’t own your property, the bank does. You cannot even use “your” property for commercial purposes without the proper zoning.
wthamidoinghere
wow generalize much? I own my property modest as it is.
Howlingowl
My childhood home had well water for years. Then the city voted in city sewer & water. Hookup was mandatory. Instead of clean well water 1/
Howlingowl
they pumped recycled sewage into our taps and raised our property taxes for the privilege 2/
Howlingowl
You own an illusion. Try building a deck that comes near the property line and the city will let you know how much your ownership is worth
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Howlingowl
Count your blessings while they last. County land inevitably becomes city land if enough time passes. It happened to my childhood home.
ParaBellumOutfitters
Or try not paying your taxes and see what happens
wthamidoinghere
you all bring up zoning and city issues the original statement was the bank owns it no bank owns my property
VioletCatastrophe
Common misconception. 'Private property' in this context is a specific term referring to property owned for profits. Personal property is OK
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
Then we should really get a better term for it. Investment property perhaps?
saintchase
There was only room for two syllables!
VioletCatastrophe
Honestly, most Marxist concepts are pretty common sense but worded absolutely AWFULLY. I think the issue is the word 'private'.
VioletCatastrophe
Also another issue is distinguishing between private and personal property for self-employed people. The language and theory is so deeply
VioletCatastrophe
rooted in industrial revolution era concepts of factory owners and those who controlled access to natural resources.
VioletCatastrophe
When a corporation owns the land that should honestly belong to everyone, and charges rent for its use, that is theft. 1/
VioletCatastrophe
Imagine a river that people used for transport, and then suddenly someone builds a barrier and charges others to pass through it 2/
VioletCatastrophe
This person is owning the river as private property, and is engaging in rent seeking behavior to 'earn' from it 3/
VioletCatastrophe
However, they provide no value, and people could use it fine before them. Free access to the river was stolen in the name of 4/