An anti-capitalism coffee shop in Canada is closing after barely a year in business, its owner announced.
The reason?
per the owner
the lack of generational wealth or seed capital from ethically bankrupt sources
The Toronto cafe, The Anarchist, opened in March 2022 and previously described itself as an anti-capitalist, anti-colonial cafe, shop and radical community space on stolen land,
It will close its doors on May 30.
In an effort to make coffee accessible to everyone and to enforce the idea that the enterprise is not a capitalist venture, the shop had a pay what you canmodel that was subsidized by pricier drinks, according to the cafe website.
The owner said The Anarchist has been a huge success in every way I hoped, and has given me so much inspiration and education that I plan to put to use in future projects.
He ended with
Fuck the rich. Fuck the police. Fuck the state. Fuck the colonial death camp we call Canada.
The shop also sells merchandise highlighting anti-capitalist views.
Good luck on those future projects
LOL