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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Unions still operate under capitalism?

Everything still operates under capitalism until capitalism is abolished. Unions can weaken the capitalist class and strengthen the working class. It’s an interim step. You were looking for a foot-in-the-door; well here’s one.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Sure, I agree, do that. But what can Bernie do, in his domain, that's more effective than what he's doing? If you want to organize, organize. That is a legitimate action. But Bernie's domain is politics, and there's no point playing the politics game badly.

Let him cook. You can do your own cooking.