Like let's give them an opportunity to study theory and apply doctrine in reeducation camps before committing them to a life of exile or death. Everyone will either come around, or they won't. Simple as that.

I say rip it off like a band-aid. Explain why it's for the greater good. I think there's clearly a problem with messaging in just criticizing capitalism without advocating for the alternative.

It's really easy to kick over sandcastles, but it's hard to build one with such limited tools. So let's unveil the castle in its full glory. Let's go mask off and make this a reality.

:stalin: :juche-boi: :evo: :fidel-salute: :xi: :chavez-salute: :chairman: :guaido: :back-to-me: :sankara-salute: :nasrallah:

  • Dextronaut [he/him,any]
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    4 years ago

    Love too "advocate for the alternative" of socialism by feeding into strawman commie stereotypes and forgetting what nuance is

    • DonCheadleInTheWH [any]
      4·
      4 years ago

      In a successful communist revolution, what will be done of the liberals and reactionaries who don't play ball?

      • Dextronaut [he/him,any]
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        4 years ago

        It depends what form the revolution will take and the conditions surrounding it- I don't claim to be able to divine what that will look like. Have we, by this hypothetical point, successfully swayed public opinion leftward enough to mount a popular movement against capitalism as an institution? Have we somehow disrupted or rendered ineffective the stream of propaganda the upper class foists upon the people en masse? What is the point of organizing, agitating, and educating in the moment FOR if not to win people over, make allies, improve material conditions, and ensure that some dystopian re-education campaign would be the last possible resort instead of a logical conclusion?

        ETA: That's not to deny that there would be people irreformable, but @ScreamoBMO has a good take upthread. We will make no excuses for the terror, but that certainly doesn't mean we'd revel in it. We're leftists because we want a better world, and are willing to risk and take decisive action to achieve that goal. That doesn't mean we should take pride in it.

        E2: Clarifying and cleaning

          • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
            1·
            4 years ago

            assuming "not playing ball" means actively agitating against the new communist government, what the fuck else are we going to do with them?