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FixFederal7887

They do talk a lot about Mao.


redflaginthelight

I thought the same thing previously


filtarukk

*our* cats are socialists


redflaginthelight

Sorry for the typo


WentzingInPain

Cats are anarchists. It just is what it is


redflaginthelight

Bakunin meows you


JoeyIsMrBubbles

Inherently


eugen_levine

They mostly follow miaoism-egoism, so no :(


redflaginthelight

Just can't follow all these new fractions


eugen_levine

Oh wow, I didn't realize that this isn't a r/TheDeprogram shitpost.🤣


chaosgirl93

They're the cutest little anarchists ever, is what they are. [Kitty on "Conquest of Bread".](https://youtu.be/BGVaw5YKICA)


redflaginthelight

So Bakunin would be proud of them.


deadbeatPilgrim

gross


AdvantageAutomatic48

Cats are maoists


homeboy511

cats are opportunist


redflaginthelight

Makes sense now


IDKHowToNameMyUser

Socialism is a human concept, cats are above humanity and our concepts


Obi1745

Just struck me that animals are truly apolitical


LoudVitara

Due to "poli" meaning people


IDKHowToNameMyUser

Fair but they can claim territories and some groups of animals will have leaders, hierarchies and complex social relationships with other groups of animals


DanThaMan49

Poli is actually derived from the Greek word Polis, which would be more akin to city state or self governing zone. Demos was the Greek word for people! And also, animals hierarchy is typically biologically coded, so a little different than class relations.


LoudVitara

Neat!


GialloBiafra191717

It doesn't though, lol. 'Polis' = city, city-state, urban place. 'Politikos' = 'of citizens, pertaining to the state and its administration; pertaining to public life'; from 'polites' = 'citizen'; from 'polis = 'city'. 'Demos' = people/common people (also, district, related meaning); hence 'democracy' from 'demos' + 'kratos' (rule, strength), i.e., 'rule of the people'/'popular government'/'system of government in which the sovereign power is vested in the people as a whole exercising power directly'.


redflaginthelight

But they have mustache, what do you say about it then?


Derek114811

Maybe not above our concepts, but definitely not a part of it. They have their own politics. When I see 2 cats acting weird or territorial, I think to myself “man, cat politics sucks lol just get along”


LoudVitara

Idk, but they are Muslim


cousintipsy

That is very true. They sell prayer mats for cats online


Noblesixlover

Cats are also Orthodox, really they’re whatever they need to be to make the humans keep em around.


LoudVitara

Best as I can tell pretty much a lot of things that passes muster in Islam is gonna be cool in any other Orthodox abrahamic practices


hobbit_lv

They have no relations to means of production. Thus, socialism is not relevant to cats, and vice versa.


redflaginthelight

They produce problems though


hobbit_lv

But without means of production. Since cats are more tending to completely enslave their human companions, they are more like slaveowners than socialists.


GialloBiafra191717

They have and some still do. For example, protecting crops from infestations of vermin ruining them. Also, they have a relation to the domestic sphere of social reproduction in some cases, e.g., protecting homes from vermins, rodoents, keeping it cleaner than it may otherwise be.


AtypicalLogic

Mine always have been. My mom's cat is definitely a fascist though, so I don't think the general statement is true.


redflaginthelight

You should have both of them met in Berlin


Ondrikir

Cats don't seem to have any respect for private property. They take, eat and break what they please. They definitely are.


redflaginthelight

That's a proof


Ibis_Wolfie

Cats are libertarians, they fiercely independent and resist any form of authority, despite being fully reliant on a system they do not appreciate or understand


nited_contrarians

That sums it up pretty well.


Noblesixlover

Gorbach


na-meme42

Me: *opens tuna can Cat: “Our food”


Escarvielae

They make the working class (my immune system) rise up against their oppressors (me)


Purple_Wash_7304

Lazy Fs who don't work. First to be purged.


Loner_Gemini9201

Literally found a book in a bookstore called *Marx for Cats*. I think yes


redflaginthelight

That's a sign


Niclas1127

All cats are Maoists


sondersHo

Cats are socialist doing the day & a fascist doing the night cat sleeper all day


xX_Ogre_Xx

No, no. Cats are freaking anarchists.


Amourxfoxx

My cats def are


redflaginthelight

Congrats!


atl0707

They’re monarchists. They’re royalty and you’re a commoner. They make appearances from time to time to greet you and then disappear. They usually have some sort of high-up place they use as a throne. You have to spend money on their food, plumbing and healthcare allowances, and you just get to have a cat in return. When they aren’t happy, they make noise then you work as a guardsman to rescue them. When they go hunting, you are assuming all the risk of paying for vet care should they swallow antifreeze. Ultimately, your salary goes to the cat, and she soaks it up while you toil.


redflaginthelight

This sounds like monarchs are cat more than cats are monarchists.


AffectionateFail8434

Idk mine keeps talking about Mao, so maybe?


redflaginthelight

That tells something


Old_Tear_42

I fw that hat


Circumsanchez

Yes, absolutely.


vampeta_de_gelo

I just know that dog can be the best friend of a man, but the cats don’t work to the police hahahahahahaah very common phrase here in Brazil


redflaginthelight

Facts


SireLucifer

Yep! They always say “Meow” seems kinda suspicious to me... Mao?


Prestigious_Mix2255

Máo ZeDong is 毛泽东 (Máo means “hair”) Māo ZeDong is 猫泽东 (Māo means “cat”)


BNovak183

Short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes.


Lazy-Link-4468

Have you tried asking?


redflaginthelight

Yeah but just heard something similar to meow


Lazy-Link-4468

Your cat didn't go into a lengthy monologue about Hegel? Man ur cat is weird, mine begins referencing Descartes and the role of human agency parallel to systemic socioeconomic infrastructure every Tuesday or so.


LandscapeOld2145

There’s a reason they suggest having n+1 litter boxes for n cats.


GialloBiafra191717

My cat has a strong sense of 'from each according to ability, to each according to need' and a sense of fairness and equality. He will see that I lack the ability to hunt and provide for myself, so he has gone out and brought me back food, offered it to me, demonstrating that in his mind he understands that I provide for him with my ability and take care of needs he wouldn't be able to take care of to the extent I am able to, and in turn he realises that I lack the ability to go out and hunt and bring back food for myself so he does so for me, making sure I understand he is offering it to me and it isn't for me. Additionally, when he sees me make food for myself and eat it, without offering him a share, he is outraged and protests this perceived injustice ans demands that it be shared. Also, I provide for him, make sure he is well fed, has comfortable living conditons, play with him, groom him, provide him companionship and love and the like; and he contributes to the household/community by keeping the place free from rodents and pests and protects our domecile, even just his presence is enough to keep the place safe from intruders and unwanted vermin and provides me with companionship and love. I've also seen him read Marx and Lenin, or at least constantly want to lie on top of the books when they are out on my desk. And he has a particular loathing for *parasites*. So, yeah, I would say my cat, at least, is a socialist! Comrade Chairman Meow! ('Thank you for warming this chair up for me, meow.')


ProjectMirai64

When have cats not been socialist?


AlysIThink101

Of course they are, some are Moaists, some are anarchists and some are MLMs.


hokusaijunior

yes


potbio

Cats are anarchists and dogs are socialist


quasar2022

Cats are anarchists, everyone knows this


vampiregamingYT

No. I refuse to believe they are anything but fascist


Klappstuhl4151

I thought this was ho chi minh...


Butsu

Mine are, but I've definitely seen some bourgeois felines.


redflaginthelight

# Class conflict


BestUntakenName

Cats are decadent and bourgeois, but they are a necessary step in the historical dialectic because they control the means of purr-duction.


Raghav10330

Cats are reactionary counter revolutionaries


redflaginthelight

Sounds like a new kind


nclrsn4ke

Leave el gato alone you filthy commie


Church-lincoln

My cats are greedy they could never be socialist , plus they aren’t stupid