The inability of many leftists to judge the importance of takes and issues AT SCALE is a huge impediment. Going into poop flinging fights over EVERYTHING gets nothing done, and is a perfect example of Boy Who Cried Wolf syndrome.
Does it matter that Bob128547 thinks Stalin was actually bad? Probably not, since Bob has 11 followers and got one like on their tweet. Does pounding on the bars and hooting about it do anything to change their mind? No. Does it change the readers mind? Well, it makes them think leftists are bonkers, so yes, but not in the good way.
Or the TLDR; Twitter and the toxic legacy of Marx's "posting style" combine to make the worst leftists.
Yes. Dunking on people is an ingroup strategy, that talks to the already converted, particularly if it's buried in a bunch of signifiers that only the initiated understand. We need an outgroup strategy, but that's a lot harder to develop.
I sometimes wonder if a "John Oliver goes deeper" thing might work, on YouTube. A channel that takes his big piece of the week, and then explains how it fits into Marxist theory. This seems easier than most of our strategies, since Oliver is already popular, and a lot of his pieces are 80% of the way there.
The inability of many leftists to judge the importance of takes and issues AT SCALE is a huge impediment. Going into poop flinging fights over EVERYTHING gets nothing done, and is a perfect example of Boy Who Cried Wolf syndrome.
Does it matter that Bob128547 thinks Stalin was actually bad? Probably not, since Bob has 11 followers and got one like on their tweet. Does pounding on the bars and hooting about it do anything to change their mind? No. Does it change the readers mind? Well, it makes them think leftists are bonkers, so yes, but not in the good way.
Or the TLDR; Twitter and the toxic legacy of Marx's "posting style" combine to make the worst leftists.
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Yes. Dunking on people is an ingroup strategy, that talks to the already converted, particularly if it's buried in a bunch of signifiers that only the initiated understand. We need an outgroup strategy, but that's a lot harder to develop.
I sometimes wonder if a "John Oliver goes deeper" thing might work, on YouTube. A channel that takes his big piece of the week, and then explains how it fits into Marxist theory. This seems easier than most of our strategies, since Oliver is already popular, and a lot of his pieces are 80% of the way there.
Communists: browbeating people works!
Bootlickers: constantly browbeating communists from birth
Communists: are still communists
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The difference is communists have theory and ideology to keep them on course. Bootlickers have fear, hierarchy, and gut feelings.
Always remember the blooming communist behind the screen.