Im thinking it would be a very brief sort of copypasta, sort of like leftist tik-toks but for text, something that you could save and post when you needed it. It could be designed to correct the most common misconceptions about communism and socialism, it could define some basic terms and ideas to serve as a jumping off point for discussion

There could even be perhaps multiple versions, each designed to introduce a specific topic or to reach audiences with differing levels of class consciousness. Perhaps eventually it could even turn into a sort of database to respond to common talking points used by reactionaries or liberals to propagandize against socialism.

I'm not quite sure im articulating myself clearly, but it would be a way of delivering theory that's adapted to the attention-deficit, dopamine-seeking behaviors common on the internet. With enough effort and time maybe it could be a tool to change the discourse in some online spaces? Idk just a thought.

  • glimmer_twin [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I’ve thought for a good while that literally just a “plain 21st century English translation” of the manifesto would be a worthwhile project. It’s already quite short, I think the 19th century prose might be a little off putting to a lot of people though.

  • 3rdPartisan [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Love it. Are you imagining something like a side wiki? Being able to map and link concepts and references would be a powerful tool. Love that you see a community run model

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

      Yeah, and ideally it would be something that updates to keep track of whatever talking points are popular at the moment, to serve as an active defense against misinformation and such.