My dates get really stoked when we trash maga chud trumpers, but when I whip out my "Obama is a war criminal" or "we should install communism" routines, it def kills the mood

  • Yun [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I feel like this advice could also be applied more generally to how Western leftists have been so unsuccessful at winning over the masses.

    • DasKarlBarx [he/him,comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      In the book "How the left can win" theres a good bit of the book where (and I'm heavily paraphrasing) the author talks about how in the US ideology and vocabulary is formed through connections to institutions and in order to converse with people you have to meet them on their level to get anywhere.

      Which I think is great advice. If someone retreats at socialism/communism/etc change the wording to something they'll be more open to and chip away at those things.

      • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        "Workplace democracy" is a great example of where socialist ideals are reframed in something much more palpable to an American context.