“Power concedes nothing without a demand”
Frederick Douglass
In this economic system, the ruling class owns the means of production and profits from the labor of the working class
Capitalism
"The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may allow us to temporarily beat them at their own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change."
Audre Lorde
In this economic system, the working class owns the means of production and wealth is even distributed amongst the population
Socialism
You don’t fight fire with fire. You fight fire with water. We’re gonna fight racism with solidarity. We’re not gonna fight capitalism with black capitalism. We’re gonna fight capitalism with socialism. Socialism is the people. If you’re afraid of socialism, you’re afraid of yourself
Fred Hampton of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense
In this economic system, there are no economic classes, no need for money, and resources Are equally distributed amongst the population
Communism
"Diversity...is a strategy designed to ensure that the institution functions in the same way it functioned before...It's a difference that doesn't make a difference."
Angela Davis
with the rise of the tech industry billionaires, and increasing wage disparities between the ruling class and the rest of us, people are increasingly saying we are headed or already living in this economic structure That relies on almost every aspect of our public, private, and professions lives being privatized behind a pay wall.
Techno feudalism
“The acceptance of our present condition is the only form of extremism which discredits us before our children”
Lorraine Hansberry