Comment on The studios thought they could handle a strike. They might end up sparking a revolution

• nac82@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The same powers all capitalists use over forces of governing.

  By this logic, regulatory captured is impossible because an industry is only capable of influencing under its sphere. Government being influenced by capitalism is a direct proof of capitalists influence outside of their sphere of control.

  The power of the people is unity to force the wealthy to act.

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  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    So to apply what you’re saying to my example: the shipping capitalist will use their lobbying influence to ”persuade” lawmakers to apply pressure on Hollywood executives to settle?

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    • nac82@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’m saying its not the workers problems to solve. Our problems are our starving children and breaking backs.

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• MajorTom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The two are unrelated, just happening confidently AFAIK. That said, the purpose of a widespread strike is to make people that would normally be unaffected pay attention. Grinding the economy to a halt forces action, at least in theory.

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• grue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I can see how it can be potentially problematic. For example, If I’m the owner of a shipping company what leverage do I have over Hollywood execs to pay writers and actors better?

  Who cares? That’s the shipping company execs’ problem, not the workers’. More importantly, “potentially problematic” is far below the standard necessary to justify limiting workers 1^st^ Amendment freedom of association!

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  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Fair enough

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• Zorque@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Business ties, lobbying ability, probably things I can't think of because it's not my area of expertise.

  The entire world is interconnected in one way or another, even those tribes that have sealed themselves away from modern societies are affected by climate change or even just local environmental changes. Thinking that anyone could be wholly independent from anyone else is very shortsighted thinking.

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