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[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Overthrowing liberalism/capitalism and stopping fascism requires mass organization and class consciousness, part of which is often understanding these basic concepts. And people did. They have to again.

These weren’t egghead concepts back when we had a labor movement large enough to support a labor press.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social -5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

All I'm saying is that if you don't take your audience into consideration, your message will be misunderstood. If you want to use the "correct" (more debatable than you think) terminology when that terminology isn't well understood in the culture, then take the time to explain the language. Or keep scratching your head about why your getting downvotes and convincing nobody.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

keep scratching your head about why your getting downvotes and convincing nobody

Yeah you do that.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social -4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm getting downvotes because I'm telling a bunch of bubble communists that actual communication is more important than in-group signalling. No head scratches required. It's why the left has been hopelessly ineffective for at least half a century.