Cowbee [he/they]

Happy holidays, everyone!

https://lemmy.ml/post/40838825

Dec 26 at 3:51pmWeb
Show threadollie the otter ~ šŸ¦¦ (they/them)Dec 26
i dont like making thingsā€Ž political but its so easy to get swept up in the discussion šŸ˜… gotta love being hyperimpulsive
Show threadrocnatDec 26
I think you forgot to censor Trotsky in the image.
Show threadCowbee [he/they]Dec 26
He exists, even if heā€™s wrong šŸ¤·
Show threadEdie [it/it/its/its/itself, she/her/her/hers/herself]Dec 26

Here

Show threaddavelDec 26
If the problem with Trotsky were only his words, he wouldnā€™t have suffered trepanation. Trotsky was attempting a coup.
SOVIET COURT TOLD OF TROTSKY FUNDS; $1,000,000 of State's Money Given Exile in Coup Plot, Defendant Asserts DEAD ADMIRAL INVOLVED Orloff Is Accused With Eight Executed Generals of Plan for a Coup d'Etat Says Trotsky Headed Plotters FINANCED TROTSKY, RUSSIAN DECLARES Secret Information Involved American Writer Implicated Official Gibes at Writers Coronation of George VI Figures Decided Upon Speedy Move Three Named for Death Letter in Secret Ink

Trotsky named as author of Tukhashevsky's coup d'etat plans; Krestinsky and Rosengoltz testify; Rosengoltz asserts Trotsky got Soviet funds; reveals German and Brit secret service connection

The New York Times
Show threadAvid AmoebaDec 26
Every single time.
Show threadRiverRockDec 26
Telling my parents about Rat Park in the guise of a casual anecdote about an interesting experiment to lay the groundwork for ā€œHey maybe all these peopleā€™s individual struggles stem from a shared environmental source.ā€
Show threadculpritDec 26
Normalize saying ā€œitā€™s either socialism or barbarismā€ in casual conversation.
Show threadpineappleDec 26
A lot of people donā€™t know what communism actually is, they just know itā€™s bad. I havnā€™t tried it but you could probably trick people into agreeing with communism if you just explained communism without mentioning communism. What if we just built a society where people take as they need and work as they can?
Show threadCowbee [he/they]Dec 26
The problem with that is that people arenā€™t stupid, they just license themselves to going along with anti-communism, so when youā€™re caught out youā€™ve alienated people. Thatā€™s why revolutionaries should strive for honesty and transparency, rather than subterfuge and deception.
Show threadpineappleDec 26

I mean yeah your right.

What do you think is the best way to open peoples eyes up to socialism and communism as a viable alternative to capitalism, or at least have them consider it?

Show threadCowbee [he/they]Dec 27
Focus on the people that are radicalized but uneducated on theory. Itā€™s largely futile to convince those that benefit from the status quo, but for those that are actively seeking answers they come readily to communism.
Show threadpineappleDec 28
Im trying this with someone I know who is currently a social democratic (very pro EU) but is open to conversation, we will see how I go.
Show threaddavelDec 26
*Bangs chancla on dinner table* Ā”El problema es el capitalismo!
Show threadDessalinesDec 26

Y quien no lea a Lenin, es un ignorante

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Show threaddavelDec 26
Itā€™s an actual strategy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salting_(union_organizing)
Salting (union organizing) - Wikipedia

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Show threadLeeeroooyJeeenkiiins [none/use name]Dec 26
i can only imagine how much it would suck to actually be there listening to lenin, him just yelling shit, me unable to hear more than one in five words, also i donā€™t speak russian
Show threadMinnesotaGoddamDec 27
also me at dinner: Hey wanna see my impression of uncle Jeff?
Show threadkittenzrulz123Dec 27
The temptation to (rightfully) call my family reactionaries is strong
Show threadCowbee [he/they]Dec 27
Every timeā€¦