In the first quarter of the 21st century, the capitalist world system has entered a multi-layered process of collapse characterized not only by an economic crisis but also by the unraveling of the social fabric. This collapse involves the transformation of the relations of production, the contraction of the class structure, the historically unprecedented levels of social inequality, the authoritarianization of political regimes and the restructuring of the ideological apparatus by monopoly capital. Therefore, to understand the Third World War, it is necessary to look not only at geopolitical dynamics, but also at how capitalism transformed the social structure.<\/p>\n
Bug\u00fcn d\u00fcnya gelirinin %80\u2019i, d\u00fcnya n\u00fcfusunun %20\u2019si taraf\u0131ndan payla\u015f\u0131lmaktad\u0131r. Bu %20\u2019nin i\u00e7inde ise yaln\u0131zca %7\u2019lik bir kesim, K\u00fcresel sermayenin yerel i\u015fbirlik\u00e7i s\u0131n\u0131flardan olu\u015fmaktad\u0131r. Bu tablo, kapitalizmin tarihsel e\u011filiminin en keskin bi\u00e7imde do\u011fruland\u0131\u011f\u0131 noktad\u0131r, Sermaye birikimi h\u0131zland\u0131k\u00e7a, s\u0131n\u0131fsal yap\u0131 daral\u0131r, darald\u0131k\u00e7a, Tekelci sermaye toplumsal \u00fcstyap\u0131y\u0131 kendi \u00e7\u0131karlar\u0131na g\u00f6re yeniden \u015fekillendirir. Bu e\u015fitsizlik, yaln\u0131zca ekonomik bir sorun de\u011fildir, ayn\u0131 zamanda siyasal, k\u00fclt\u00fcrel ve ideolojik bir sorundur. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc gelir da\u011f\u0131l\u0131m\u0131ndaki u\u00e7urum, siyasal iktidar\u0131n tekelci sermaye taraf\u0131ndan ele ge\u00e7irilmesine yol a\u00e7ar. Bu nedenle bug\u00fcn devletler, halklar\u0131n de\u011fil, sermayenin \u00e7\u0131karlar\u0131n\u0131 temsil eden ara\u00e7lara d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr.<\/p>\n
The middle class, historically one of the most important stabilizers of capitalism, is rapidly collapsing in the 21st century. The main reasons for the collapse of the middle class are the following;<\/p>\n
1. Falling wages in real terms<\/p>\n
2. Increased borrowing<\/p>\n
3. Digitalization and automation<\/p>\n
4. The spread of precarious forms of work<\/p>\n
5. Financialization sucking up social resources.<\/p>\n
The collapse of the middle class weakened the social legitimacy of capitalism and led to the authoritarianization of political regimes. Because the absence of the middle class means the absence of social stability.<\/p>\n
The digitalization of capitalism has radically changed the structure of the working class. The traditional industrial proletariat has shrunk and in its place a new proletariat has emerged that is precarious, flexible, fragmented and unorganized. This new proletariat can be categorized into three main groups:<\/p>\n
1. Platform Proletariat<\/strong> 2. Digital Proletariat<\/strong> 3. Debt Proletariat<\/strong> Monopoly capital controls not only the economic sphere but also the social superstructure. This control is concentrated in three main areas.<\/p>\n 1. Media Monopolies; Control of news flow, Perception management, Legitimization of wars, Unconsciousness of peoples<\/p>\n 2. Mechanisms of Cultural Production; Hollywood, Netflix, digital platforms, cultural hegemony, dissemination of consumption ideology<\/p>\n 3. Educational Institutions; Reproduction of capitalist ideology, Suppression of critical thinking, Commodification of knowledge.<\/p>\n This is why ideological hegemony is one of the most powerful weapons of capitalism today.<\/p>\n Capitalism's unraveling of the social fabric takes place through three fundamental processes:<\/p>\n 1. Alienation. 2. Identity Politics 3. Disintegration of Class Consciousness. As social inequality deepens, monopoly capital turns to wars to resolve its internal contradictions. Because war:<\/p>\n 1. Ensures the reaccumulation of capital<\/p>\n 2. Suppresses social opposition<\/p>\n 3. Distracts peoples<\/p>\n 4. Creates new markets<\/p>\n 5. It makes it possible to control power lines.<\/p>\n The Third World War is therefore a military form of social inequality.<\/p>\n As social inequality deepens, the legitimacy of capitalism weakens. This weakening leads to a rise in revolutionary potential. Because the more the peoples see their living conditions deteriorating, the more clearly they realize that the system must change. Social inequality is therefore not only the crisis of capitalism, but also the historical ground for revolutionary struggle.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As social inequality deepens, the legitimacy of capitalism weakens. This weakening leads to a rise in revolutionary potential.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":284257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[289],"class_list":{"0":"post-284256","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gundem","8":"tag-manset"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284256"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":284259,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284256\/revisions\/284259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWorkers on platforms such as Uber, Glovo, Deliveroo, Airbnb
\nLabor managed by algorithms
\nPrecarious, uninsured, unorganized work<\/p>\n
\nData workers
\nContent moderators
\nArtificial intelligence training workers
\nLow-wage digital labor<\/p>\n
\nStudent loans
\nConsumer loans
\nCredit card debts
\nHousing loans. These new forms of proletarianization have reduced the visibility of the working class but deepened exploitation.<\/p>\nTransformation of the Social Superstructure: Media, Culture and Education Monopolies<\/h3>\n
Social Dissolution: Alienation, Identity Politics and the Disintegration of Class Consciousness<\/h3>\n
\nPeople become alienated from their labor, their society and themselves.<\/p>\n
\nClass contradictions are rendered invisible, replaced by ethnic, sectarian, cultural and sexual identities.<\/p>\n
\nThe working class becomes unable to see its common interests and fragmented structures are formed. This process strengthens the social control of monopoly capital.<\/p>\nThe Link between Social Inequality and Wars<\/h3>\n
Social Collapse and the Rise of Revolutionary Potential<\/h3>\n