Why Does Everyone Love Anti-Capitalist Movies Now? 

But it's not. Belief in a Capitalist economy doesn't necessarily mean belief that the sole goal is profit. Morals are still a thing and if maximizing those profits conflicts with those morals, morals that would be in a Capitalist economy, then maximizing profit would necessarily go against the morals that we hold Capitalism up to.

​@Anthony Anderson, many corporations don't rly care for human rights though as long as it's cheaper to produce so I'm not sure how well we're doing in keeping our morals in capitalism

@@user-ooop than they'd be doing wrong and should be held accountable for their actions. Nothing in that is anti-capitalist

@@anthonyanderson7584 but who says being humanitarian is part of capitalism though?

@@anthonyanderson7584 Plus, even if you don't consider it against capitalism it just so happens tobe very present in capitalist sociaty's. Even if they say human rights is their priority their choices show other wise.

Thank you for always commenting, valued subscriber ;). This is a question I asked myself, and I couldn't really come up with a good answer, so I decided to leave it out of the video. In many ways, I think yes, it does a lot to drive forward movement. I think allegory gives people the tools to question all of their propagandized notions about how society functions. But for me, there will never be a better political allegory that drives leftist values than the matrix, and that didn't end up causing much political change. I do think the internet has absolutely changed everything by making it so easy to see everything wrong with capitalism, patriarchy, white supremacy, etc. So imo, it has done a ton to change people's minds simply from ease of access, but this is where I really feel that my own perspective is limited. I think young people are super, super, super woke per Capita and if people from ages 20-35 were in charge, we would have a pretty sweet society, but I really don't know where and why the disconnect is for people who have been driven further right by internet echo chambers. Like I fundamentally don't understand how anti-vaxing can be so huge in the modern day, so I don't feel comfortable saying whether or not the momentum this kind of pop culture zeitgeist creates is actually actionable, if that makes sense. I will say that I think a good anti-capitalist movie raises the temperature (at least when it comes out), and that can always help drive forward momentum when other political circumstances align, but I think these media kind of just make their own little pendulum of political interest that can be harnessed, or can very easily not be. And I don't know how much longer this will go on, but luckily I don't really see it as being an insincere thing. Like I don't think people are making anti capitalist movies as Oscar bait (except the menu, which I secretly dislike) which is honestly a really good sign. So to summarize: I think movies being made from a genuine place of dissatisfaction with the status quo is super promising, and can do the difficult work of getting people comfortable with political ideology. But, I don't think they really do much politically, definitely not by themselves. One final note though: we don't really need movies to drive action. The contradictions of our society already create more than enough motivated individuals to make change, and the movies I think are more useful insofar as they can get "normies" comfortable with new ways of thinking. That is to say: the people passionate about improving the world will always exist, and they won't need movies to teach them, but the movies being there will help everyone else get comfortable with radical ideas, which I think is great, and provides those revolutionaries with fertile soil.

I think the liberal strategy of driving meaningful political change through having a trans character in 7 frames of the new Star Wars is hilarious. Though having generations of people grow up with all their myths functioning as trials for bootstraps strong-men probably does effect their self reflection. I think art generally reflects reality and not the other way around. But it's hard to gauge considering: if you're WATCHING something, it already has the okay from industry. James Cameron had to make point break and 1.5 Titanic's to get the okay for avatar

Rich people making money off of making movies about how much they are ruining things “The Irrationality of Rationality / Lyrics Main Results Frank the new CEO had to answer to the board The board was getting anxious and the shareholders Were on the bed, legs in air, a$s cheeks open wide They were about to get fnked like it was their first time When one makes 20 million, 10, 000 people lose What keeps that one from swallowing a shotgun Dan the company man felt loyalty to the corp After 16 years of service and a family to support He actually started to believe the weaponry and chemicals were for National defence ‘cause Danny has a mortgage and a boss to answer to The guilty don't feel guilty, they learn not to Helen was living in her car, trying to feed her kids She got laid off from work and her house was repossessed It’s hard to think clearly when it’s negative some degrees Desperate people have been known to render desperate deeds But when she shot that family and moved into their home The papers read she suffered from dementia Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Michael John Burkett The Irrationality of Rationality lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing” I have to strongly disagree as I saw all of the finale to be rushed, but it rushed to go nowhere & even worse is that you watch John watching an absolute farce of a biopic & you see tears as it gets to a part that includes a characterization of himself in something he had to have enough memory of to know that was also such bullshit. Worse of all is the writing on the blank screen stating Gene as rotting in jail & Barry buried in honours. Sally was a horrible person too & she gets a free slate. The worst person in the show really being Moss’ old partner whom was as insecure as he was incompetent & in complete denial of both. That series made a farce out of a good cop doing her job & anyone whom watched to the end hoping for any sollis or closure was not only robbed, but very uncomedically were slapped in the face in the least dramatic way. Good show that got pretty dark, but then ended on a farce & shouts a loud middle finger at any idea of justice or truth. I wasn’t seeing enough laughs after the first season to keep being considered a dramedy. All & all just skip the last episode & imagine literally anything - even if it isn’t great - at least you aren’t striking to make more than teachers for less than adequate writing & never forget offsetting the cost of living for all those that make less than them. Remember that the more those in the middle go up, the less available/affordable by those whom make minimum wage. Instead of 99% rising up against 1% in this unfair system we just all play along & fight for our ability to go up while having no regard for all the people not getting raises right now & directing no aggression at all to the very few whom make a person’s entire yearly salary in just one (often unexplained) bonus with no limit to how many (mysterious¿‽) bonuses they can receive. Sheldon Cooper was right .... The Flash was just nine seasons of Goatman waiting us wait ten years for him to eat a can & Barry is looking like four (much shorter) seasons just to lie about the can being eaten. For shame all involved, for shame.

Which do not conflict with each other whatsoever.

@@Voingous 😁

Not mutually exclusive. Why not both?

so? that is based

Similiar example would be, if we imagine that there is a guy who is good at talking with people, and he wants to be respectable public speaker. But instead he is forced into being scam-artist

Sure, I definitely agree. I'm not saying they're equivalent, nor that boxing is immoral at all. I'm just saying there are certainly some interesting parallels there, and that imo, the movie willfully ignores that. I think it would be interesting to give more attention to the fact that rocky is still being exploited by Apollo, and to compare and contrast Gazzo and Apollo.

@@Cone_vids oh yeah! Now i got your point. Yeah, that is indeed interesting direction for a movie to explore that parallel. But maybe not for Rocky, as the movie is iconic as is

and that's why i'm an anarchist and not a communist. for some, it's about how the system is being done incorrectly, not that the system itself shouldn't exist. it's not disgust, it's envy. it's thinking to oneself, "damn, i could do this better" rather than thinking "damn, why do we do this?"

Rich people making money off of making movies about how much they are ruining things “The Irrationality of Rationality / Lyrics Main Results Frank the new CEO had to answer to the board The board was getting anxious and the shareholders Were on the bed, legs in air, a$s cheeks open wide They were about to get fnked like it was their first time When one makes 20 million, 10, 000 people lose What keeps that one from swallowing a shotgun Dan the company man felt loyalty to the corp After 16 years of service and a family to support He actually started to believe the weaponry and chemicals were for National defence ‘cause Danny has a mortgage and a boss to answer to The guilty don't feel guilty, they learn not to Helen was living in her car, trying to feed her kids She got laid off from work and her house was repossessed It’s hard to think clearly when it’s negative some degrees Desperate people have been known to render desperate deeds But when she shot that family and moved into their home The papers read she suffered from dementia Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Michael John Burkett The Irrationality of Rationality lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing” I have to strongly disagree as I saw all of the finale to be rushed, but it rushed to go nowhere & even worse is that you watch John watching an absolute farce of a biopic & you see tears as it gets to a part that includes a characterization of himself in something he had to have enough memory of to know that was also such bullshit. Worse of all is the writing on the blank screen stating Gene as rotting in jail & Barry buried in honours. Sally was a horrible person too & she gets a free slate. The worst person in the show really being Moss’ old partner whom was as insecure as he was incompetent & in complete denial of both. That series made a farce out of a good cop doing her job & anyone whom watched to the end hoping for any sollis or closure was not only robbed, but very uncomedically were slapped in the face in the least dramatic way. Good show that got pretty dark, but then ended on a farce & shouts a loud middle finger at any idea of justice or truth. I wasn’t seeing enough laughs after the first season to keep being considered a dramedy. All & all just skip the last episode & imagine literally anything - even if it isn’t great - at least you aren’t striking to make more than teachers for less than adequate writing & never forget offsetting the cost of living for all those that make less than them. Remember that the more those in the middle go up, the less available/affordable by those whom make minimum wage. Instead of 99% rising up against 1% in this unfair system we just all play along & fight for our ability to go up while having no regard for all the people not getting raises right now & directing no aggression at all to the very few whom make a person’s entire yearly salary in just one (often unexplained) bonus with no limit to how many (mysterious¿‽) bonuses they can receive. Sheldon Cooper was right .... The Flash was just nine seasons of Goatman waiting us wait ten years for him to eat a can & Barry is looking like four (much shorter) seasons just to lie about the can being eaten. For shame all involved, for shame.

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anti-capitalism is when movie free

@@giltsholder if no one owned anything then whom would you buy crappolla off of‽

@@giltsholder regardless of whether you support capitalism or not, if you don’t have the excessive capital then you aren’t whom capitalism is really for so how could you call yourself a capitalist. Basically you are a consumer in a capitalism & being victimized by it. You are a consumerist, not a capitalist & to really drive the nail - a capitalist could buy & sell you where as you keep complaining about your grocery bill & the price of bread because, but consumerists complain about the price tag & capitalists set the price tag. Are you starting to understand that you are just a consumer in a capitalism & not actually a capitalist. You are what capitalists feed off of. Wake up.

Thank you, thank you. As it turns out, I've never actually seen joker...🥶

Thank you very much for watching and the compliment! Thank you also for sharing your thoughts, as I think they are valuable. I agree that representation does not fix capitalism, and that it can very easily be co-opted. What I was more getting at is that for one, this is not just representation (i.e. not just actors of different races, genders, etc.) this is about media that actually comes from intersectional perspectives in and of themselves. I think we can agree that people who are intersectionally marginalized have a much greater tendency towards understanding the myriad structural injustices of society, capitalism included, and therefore they have a greater tendency towards offering critiques of capitalism in media--along with all of the other injustices of course. I myself am a cis white male. I'm not trying to alienate cis white males at all, I think we have plenty to offer to the fight for a better society. However, I do feel that there is a cultural shift toward being critical of capitalism that is largely being driven by the creation of media by people who are not cis white males, and that initially those creators were finally been able to break into the mainstream because capitalists realized that marginalized people want more content that they identify with. So yes, I think representation has done a pretty good amount to help people question capitalism, and that is in addition to all that it does to lower hate against marginalized people in general. I don't think anyone would argue that it is a panacea, nothing is.

Representation won't solve capitalism, but it will save lives in the meantime.

Thank you for the kind words! I really appreciate it!

I definitely agree. I'm not trying saying to say that the character motivations don't make sense, I'm just saying that there could be a much more interesting deep dive into the meaning of exploitation and the different shapes and sizes it comes in. Especially considering that he still loved boxing even when he was really frustrated by how it wasn't going anywhere (at the beginning of the movie)

Did Rocky have to work for the Mob? Is it really exploitation when someone wants to do it? Or better put: Is Apollo exploiting Rocky or is Rocky exploiting Apollo?

Thank you for all the compliments! I do try to keep it relatively chill since I myself like videos you can just put videos while cleaning and stuff. Thanks again

I'm glad you enjoyed! Thank you for the kind words of support

Thank you for commenting. I agree with you, but I do want to add that the media itself does have an effect on the sentiment. I hope media like the ones I talked about, and even this video itself can effect people's sentiment toward such disillusionment

Thank you! You're very kind

¡Muchas gracias por decirlo! Yo también lo espero. No hablo español, pero espero que esta traducción sea correcta.

@@Cone_vids gracias por responder! Te aseguro que muchas personas de otros países y de otros idiomas verán tus videos, entonces, también piensa un poco en nosotros! Poco a poco verás que habemos más y más, me suscribo y te deseo la mejor suerte con tu canal!

Thank you for the compliments! That is the mission statement of this channel: get people to care about politics, by being a little bit funny

Thank you for watching, and thank you again for subscribing!

@@Cone_vids so you essentially just said "Thank you come again" lmfao

Thank you!

Thank you for the comment! I agree that any kind of co-optation does not inherently kill the idea. I really hate the way that people sometimes talk about capitalists as if they're omnipotent so like if they start making money off of something then boom, all political momentum is dead and we'll never escape. They're perfectly capable of making blunders. Also, one of my hottest takes is that I actually really liked resurrections and I felt like it was an amazing argument against fervent revolt. I'll maybe make a video on it some day.

Thank you for the kind words and the thoughtful critique, I appreciate both. I'm totally open to changing how I make videos, so let me ask you this: when you say pacing, are you referring to the speed with which I speak? Or the tightness of the cuts? Or did you feel that there were entire segments that could've been cut? Or what? 5-10 minutes is a pretty thick portion

For an example 0:18 - 0:27 has a healthy speaking pace, as well as a subtle backtrack that in no way takes over or under cuts the narration. Now look at 8:18 - 8:30 for an example of the slower less engaging pace without any background audio to cushion the sometimes large pauses between points

Aww shucks, thank you!

Thank you for watching, and thank you for the feedback, it is duly noted. I figured I'd mess around a bit, but I think I'll go back to face in the future. It would definitely be a bit easier to edit with some face shots lol.

Damn, he just like me fr

Yeah, it is pretty savage. Homelessness has never been a supply issue, though that is often how the media tries to portray it. Maybe you've seen this before: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qihG6AGjkRk.html but it's always been a favorite of mine.

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Nah, it's named butkus after the hall of famer dick butkus. Like I said it's his real dog, so there are plenty of resources about it instagram.com/p/BSRPVCLjG9q/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

@@Cone_vids Oh, thank you for the correction. Being named after a person makes much more sense.

Thank you so much!

Also I like your take on how we got to this proliferation of anti-capitalist media.

Exactly there would be no internet, no gpu's, and no smartphones without globalist multinational capitalism.

Thank you for watching, and commenting! I think greed, inequality and exploitation are associated with capitalism, because they are fundamental to it. There cannot be capitalism in any way, shape, or form without some amount of exploitation. Being that I live under capitalism, not feudalism, I seek to criticize capitalism, because it sucks and we do not need it. As for why I decided to gloss, I did so because I wanted to talk about movies. I think most people who are familiar with the topics I cover do not need an explanation about why capitalism is bad; if they do, there are many, many, many resources already in existence that they can review. I for one take it as a given that capitalism is bad for a million different reasons, so when I watch a video about Anti-Capitalist themes, I don't want to waste time establishing that background.

@@Cone_vids Hey, thank you for taking the time to give such a thorough response. You don't need to answer this if you don't want to dive into it here, but, I'll ask anyway. Wouldn't you agree that there are also many resources that demonstrate that capitalism is not inherently exploitative and is a benefit to the world? When you make a comment like 'there are many resources people can review', it suggests that all of the evidence supports your idea, which is definitely not true even if you happen to be right about your conclusion. Economic principles are not settled ideas that you can just say "go look up the evidence for yourself" about, especially with such a bold claim as "capitalism is inherently exploitative". Making an agreement with others to exchange goods and services for legal tender is certainly not inherently exploitative of people, and while consumerism is bad for the environment, this is a byproduct of people simply becoming capable of exploiting their environment for greater comfort and satisfaction and is related to capitalism only insofar as capitalism is facilitating people getting what they want. The reason I brought up feudalism was not to say "What about this system that you're not criticizing?" It was to demonstrate that the desire to exploit one's environment is an (unfortunate) facet of human nature, not a byproduct of an economic system. And while your audience may understand your worldview, doesn't saying that they'll understand you imply that you're not interested in growing that audience? To me, the strange part of this idea is that you are making a contentious claim, but you're supporting that idea, somewhat, through talking about movies. I just can't really understand why you'd frontload the video with a conclusion that comes out of nowhere, personally.

Rich people making money off of making movies about how much they are ruining things “The Irrationality of Rationality / Lyrics Main Results Frank the new CEO had to answer to the board The board was getting anxious and the shareholders Were on the bed, legs in air, a$s cheeks open wide They were about to get fnked like it was their first time When one makes 20 million, 10, 000 people lose What keeps that one from swallowing a shotgun Dan the company man felt loyalty to the corp After 16 years of service and a family to support He actually started to believe the weaponry and chemicals were for National defence ‘cause Danny has a mortgage and a boss to answer to The guilty don't feel guilty, they learn not to Helen was living in her car, trying to feed her kids She got laid off from work and her house was repossessed It’s hard to think clearly when it’s negative some degrees Desperate people have been known to render desperate deeds But when she shot that family and moved into their home The papers read she suffered from dementia Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Michael John Burkett The Irrationality of Rationality lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing” I have to strongly disagree as I saw all of the finale to be rushed, but it rushed to go nowhere & even worse is that you watch John watching an absolute farce of a biopic & you see tears as it gets to a part that includes a characterization of himself in something he had to have enough memory of to know that was also such bullshit. Worse of all is the writing on the blank screen stating Gene as rotting in jail & Barry buried in honours. Sally was a horrible person too & she gets a free slate. The worst person in the show really being Moss’ old partner whom was as insecure as he was incompetent & in complete denial of both. That series made a farce out of a good cop doing her job & anyone whom watched to the end hoping for any sollis or closure was not only robbed, but very uncomedically were slapped in the face in the least dramatic way. Good show that got pretty dark, but then ended on a farce & shouts a loud middle finger at any idea of justice or truth. I wasn’t seeing enough laughs after the first season to keep being considered a dramedy. All & all just skip the last episode & imagine literally anything - even if it isn’t great - at least you aren’t striking to make more than teachers for less than adequate writing & never forget offsetting the cost of living for all those that make less than them. Remember that the more those in the middle go up, the less available/affordable by those whom make minimum wage. Instead of 99% rising up against 1% in this unfair system we just all play along & fight for our ability to go up while having no regard for all the people not getting raises right now & directing no aggression at all to the very few whom make a person’s entire yearly salary in just one (often unexplained) bonus with no limit to how many (mysterious¿‽) bonuses they can receive. Sheldon Cooper was right .... The Flash was just nine seasons of Goatman waiting us wait ten years for him to eat a can & Barry is looking like four (much shorter) seasons just to lie about the can being eaten. For shame all involved, for shame.

I've heard something along this said a lot, but the thing that I find curious is how the evidence for this isn't critically analysed in casual conversation. The book mutual aid by Peter Kropotkin goes over this in detail, even if it's a bit old and dated. There's just as much evidence for cooperation in our history and environment as their is for competition. That being said, recent (last decade) research in this field has shown that society is tending more to cooperation than it is competition. Since it is scientific research and not religion, it's not going to make commandments or anything about which people must obey, but it's pretty clear to most people that there are actually more benefits to cooperation than drawbacks, and vice versa for competition. Finally, to correct the record a bit, if your new to anti-capitalist spaces, it is going to seem out of left field if your unfamiliar with it, just let like attending 201 class when you haven't attended the 101 class. I would recommend the channel second thought, specifically his early stuff to get the 101 stuff. And finally, both trade and exploitation of nature are not fixed things, as shown by the development and regression of both over the years, which is most likely to continue. Rewilding of nature can be just as mainstream as logging. To claim that these are fixed and inevitable wouldn't just be ahistorical or unscientific, but to essentially have your head buried in the sand. And I would know, as a former Mormon. I will end by saying that there is a wealth of literature from varied cultures, races, ages, classes, times, educations and temperaments that go over the empirical facts and interpretations of said facts, that are most convincing as to the separation of how we currently trade, from HOW we can currently trade without making things worse. Just like it's incomprehensible to the believer how someone can be an atheist..... Until it happens to them, the same can be said about being convinced against capitalism. But don't take my word for it, go talk to an anti-capitalist IRL if you can.

don’t care

"nooo don't use the tools available to you to spread ideas"

Thank you for watching and commenting! I was actually already familiar with Richard Butkus, I just left it out for the funnies. I am confused though why he liked Butkus so much considering how much he loves philly and presumably the eagles, but yeah

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!