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What's the best way to combat people's obsession with having good leaders and with leadership in general? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by JeSuisUnHombre@lemmy.zip to c/anarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Even in conversation with other leftists I hear people talk about how so and so doesn't have good leadership skills or want someone to be a better leader. It's getting to me in a way I probably shouldn't allow it to, but I feel like that mentality is antithetical to the goal of communism and will only delay its arrival. How do we change that rhetoric?

I'm hoping this is the right comm for this sort of post, please direct me if a more suitable place exists.

Edit: I'm not specifically talking about politics. I'm also talking about leadership talk in the workplace.

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[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I personally encourage people to concentrate on policies (or the ideas in general) and not on personality. And then how consistent these ideas are or are they following up on their promises.

I have the benefit of living in a place where everyone expects politicians to lie so sentiment like "they are all bastards anyways" is common.

That is the first step I think, then comes introducing them to better or more consistent ideas.

[–] JeSuisUnHombre@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago

"We don't need this person to be a good leader, we need good ideas that improve our material conditions."

Like a less heavy handed version of that?