Hey I relate a lot to this but you know what? Overtime (talking at least 3-4 years) I've made light jokes about anti-imperialism to friends and a few family. nothing super serious but just quick quips, and over time they've become more receptive to them and even expecting them and doing their own. Just getting them to acknowledge stuff like the literal hundreds of times the US has overthrown legitimate governments or influenced them is good. Like we don't have to have deep and long convos about it (unless they want to) it's still a start in getting people to really come to terms with who the US really is and what they stand for.
Idk I think it's a good way to influence certain people who otherwise don't care when everyone should. We don't teach this stuff in schools and a lot of people go their whole life without ever coming to terms with it or just simply recognizing the horrors america has done.
of course. chapo has a had light struggle sessions about this topic before, but to me, it always just comes down to finding any and all ways to help influence people to think more critically about things who otherwise don't. Memes are more important than I'll ever truly admit, and they have massive drawbacks and are certainly not more important than actually reading and understanding the topic, but they are easily digested by people. Sometimes just planting a small (funny) seed can blossom into something more, most of the time not, but everyone is different in the end.
Hey I relate a lot to this but you know what? Overtime (talking at least 3-4 years) I've made light jokes about anti-imperialism to friends and a few family. nothing super serious but just quick quips, and over time they've become more receptive to them and even expecting them and doing their own. Just getting them to acknowledge stuff like the literal hundreds of times the US has overthrown legitimate governments or influenced them is good. Like we don't have to have deep and long convos about it (unless they want to) it's still a start in getting people to really come to terms with who the US really is and what they stand for.
Idk I think it's a good way to influence certain people who otherwise don't care when everyone should. We don't teach this stuff in schools and a lot of people go their whole life without ever coming to terms with it or just simply recognizing the horrors america has done.
Hegemonize your sphere of influence folks
Memes can be praxis
of course. chapo has a had light struggle sessions about this topic before, but to me, it always just comes down to finding any and all ways to help influence people to think more critically about things who otherwise don't. Memes are more important than I'll ever truly admit, and they have massive drawbacks and are certainly not more important than actually reading and understanding the topic, but they are easily digested by people. Sometimes just planting a small (funny) seed can blossom into something more, most of the time not, but everyone is different in the end.