please fucking kill me

    • Conrad [he/him,comrade/them]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      In my defense, considering the average user on Reddit and WSB specifically, the odds seem very high that a comment like that was trying to make a considerably dumber argument than the one you were probably actually making.

      • read_freire [they/them]
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        4 years ago

        case study in absolutely fire agitprop

        play to the crowd and plant a seed

        we would all do well to read comments around here with a similarly critical lens

        • Koa_lala [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          I know I wouldn't be able to turn people there into communists on a sub literally dedicated to capitalism, I do know however I could make them aware of class conflict. To me agitprop should be like a ladder (it's by the way the shit I learned in marketing, which is basically propagandizing too). You got to start where people are at. Otherwise, they will not be able to climb the ladder. If you want any response other than "fuck off tankie scum" you better be prepared to use the ladder. Another chapo actually caught on to this and replied with a Marx quote. And like that going a step up on the ladder so to say.

          • read_freire [they/them]
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            4 years ago

            100%

            a great rubric is to hypothesize a response from a regular that criticizes your comment with the party line, and then word your comment in such a way that the party line seems like a ridiculous counterargument

            which is why that comment's so great. someone replying to argue NAP this or truly free market that would look absolutely ridiculous, and get clowned on

            this happens here all the time, even now. all this nonsense about 'buying GME is praxis' is highly sus as is the 'spend your money on organizing' take

  • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    They are right. "Left v.s. Right" in their heads is probably our two right-wing bourgeoisie parties. Correct them on that, comrade.

    “As revolutionaries, we don’t have the right to say that we’re tired of explaining. We must never stop explaining. We also know that when the people understand, they cannot but follow us.” -:sankara-salute:

  • DasRav [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    This is what happens when people lack the understanding that left vs right doesn't mean Dems vs GOP

  • Wheaties [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    If we want a broad leftist movement in america, we're probably gonna have to accept that we probably shouldn't call it "leftist" when propagandizing (at least in early stages). Too many americans think leftism and liberalism are synonyms. We may be calling it soccer, but in our hearts we know it's football.

  • ocho [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    Opportunism? Nah let's just jump on this bandwagon real quick lmao