Re:Pyramid of Capitalist System
by annoyingnoob on Thursday February 06, 2020 @10:08AM
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For modern day US, the structure of the pyramid is upside-down. The folks at the top get the big plate and the folks at the bottom are all reaching to foist up the small plate, which keeps the whole thing afloat. How long can our current structure last before it collapses?
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The size of the plate here isn't the amount of wealth, it's the number of people on that level.
The concept you mention of the working class keeping the pyramid stable is the intent of the image.
> The basic message of the image is the critique of the capitalist system, with its hierarchy of power and wealth. It also illustrates that the working class is supporting all others, and if it would withdraw their support from the system it could, literally, topple the existing social order.