
Late capitalism
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Oct 19, 2026
The Joy of Resistance: Ep. 7 - The Students are Marching
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4:53Wes CecilHOST
So first, let's ask what the students are upset about.
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4:57Wes CecilHOST
And if you listen to my Late Capitalism series, you will recognize this immediately.
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5:02Wes CecilHOST
But if you didn't, I will reiterate what one of the key points of that entire series is to understand that the goal is of government and business institutions today, often, and in this case, again, is the point, is to not provide services while charging for them.
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5:20Wes CecilHOST
So the government or the businesses they want, businesses usually money, government sometimes different things, but often money, without having to provide anything.
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5:40Wes CecilHOST
So how does this have to do with schools? You would think, well, how can that have anything to do with schools? Well, in the well-worn pattern of late capitalist activity and Macron's government and the earlier government before Macron, these are technocratic elites who are just educated in this system.
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5:58Wes CecilHOST
This is their thought process.
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5:59Wes CecilHOST
So again, maybe go back and listen to some of the late capitalism series because, again, it's just such a perfect example.
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6:05Wes CecilHOST
In any case...