So, essentially, we got a new neighbor about a month ago. Nothing seemed off at first; they were actually incredibly cool about my "farm", garden, compost, etc. Even our dog; whom is a huge, leaping staffy (w some boxer, obv).

I've actually been nice enough to offer them some veggies n such, as they seemed pretty decent.

Roommate walked out yesterday and the guy has a Trump sign on our front lawn. Now I'm fucking depressed. It's incredible how you can be nice, work with someone and actually seem like a decent human being until you just put the ol' "Hey, I'd see you dead" sign right on the front lawn. Fucks sake man.

My room-mate was the one who told me about it after they dumped it into the can lmao.

So! Anyone got recommendations for my own agitprop? My plan so far is to act normal; but just put increasing amounts of communist propaganda in the communal hallway, garden, outside the side door and just start ramping it like crazy. All while pretending I have no idea where it's coming from or if anything has changed. I'd like some websites where I can ethically buy some of this preferably from other communists or anarchists. If anyone would like to commission for such things, let me know!

Other ideas are open too.

  • MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 months ago

    Recruit the neighbor to make a tiny library with you, set it up, and then begin filling it with the types of books they should be reading.

      • MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml
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        2 months ago

        If you do this, please let us know the outcome!

        If it were me, I'd be starting conversations like, "did you see someone stuck a bunch of communist books in our library? At first I thought about getting rid of them, but I don't actually know anything about it besides all the cold war propaganda saying communism was bad, so I decided to actually look at what they had to say. Some of it was pretty interesting."

  • Nimux2@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 months ago

    I think you should actually talk to him. Do avoid calling him out, but ask him a few questions. From my experience, right-winger usually recognize that there are things that are fundamentally wrong in society. They often get to an inch of attaining class consciousness before concluding "It's the minorities' fault" or something like that. If he doesn't already believe that, it shouldn't be hard to convince him that capitalists are bad (if not capitalism as a whole). Try to focus on the filthy rich ones first, lest he become defensive. Avoid focusing on the individual characteristics of capitalists, and more on their behavior as members of a class.

    If you've done some reading, it shouldn't be hard to find more plausible reasons for society's ills than the ones he was taught. Just take it slow, seed some doubt in him and let it grow on its own. If you give him a good basis, he might very well reach a close to communist conclusion on his own, which will implant those ideas much more firmly than if they'd been fed by an outsider.

    However if he's the billionaire larping kind, I'm afraid there's nothing I can say to help you.

    • -6-6-6-@lemmygrad.ml
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      2 months ago

      Thanks. I will try talking to him about it. I was more so worried he might immediately go into the "gays gotta die" territory like a lot of the trumpies around here.

      I do agree about right wingers being on the precipice before straight up twisting into believing something else. Maybe I can find something there.

      Just so tired of the same rhetoric everywhere and now it's literally the apartment below lmao

  • Munrock ☭@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 months ago

    Sounds like a golden opportunity. MAGAs are usually so painfully close to class consciousness but the stupid political ecosystem you all have over there makes everything adversarial and so they dig in and cover their ears when they anticipate interacting with someone such as a communist. Being neighbours with one gives you the opportunity to build a rapport with them without them reactively closing their minds off and othering you. It's a fantastic opportunity, so long as you haven't already othered them first.

    • -6-6-6-@lemmygrad.ml
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      2 months ago

      I agree. Part of the apprehension I have is because of the religious imagery fused with the specific rhetoric on their sign saying "Illegal immigrants, no rights!". I do think I'll try talking to them, but here's hoping they'll listen.