Communism
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when it comes to convincing people? you have to spread communist ideas and be a communist openly. you wont convert everybody overnight, its important to plant that seed inside peoples minds.
be firm, dont try to dumb it down or lib it down. these days i see some people insist that you will turn everyone away if you use ideological terms and ideas. right wingers are not afraid to say that theyre for freedom of speech, anti-DEI, pro-military, small government or whatever bullshit theyre into so why should we try to dumb it down and say eipstein class instead of working class/proletariat for example.
be respectful. this goes without saying, one of the things that got me into communism was the openness and respect of people even if i was ignorant. there are definetly some people who are against it on a nationalist basis and see communism as the enemy because of historical conflict. calmly explain why thats not the situation. depending on your area, you might encounter chinese americans, korean americans etc. its important that you educate yourself on why different groups hate communism so you can have context on your response. im from a post socialist state and grew up hating communism because i learned it was snoopy russians and dictatorship but when communists told me that nobody gives a shit about my situation to base a whole ideology off it i gaven up on it
i wouldnt expect to convert people over night, it will take time and every party has to start somewhere.
an option i dont see a lot is having mutual aid networks and helping people who are fucked over by capitalism. even though europeans were really anti communist many people came to accept it after ww2 because soviets helped immensely and provided a better livelihood. i see a lot of americans have started neighborhood networks to help their immigrant neighbors who are afraid to leave the house due to ICE. they buy food and other necessities and help them. talk to people who fear ICE and teach them about why this is happening if they want to. straigthen people up, get them into rehab, teach them about their situation and the material situations behind it if you can do it. i see many american comrades talk to their friends and neighbors about communism and having ideological meet ups and thats also helpful but dont hesitate to help people. people in the US deal with drug addiction, poverty, illiteracy for a reason.
every single socialist project was so successful because of the last point. russia went from poverty striken monarchy to the first country in space. cuba saw their life expectancy go through the roof. people are not interested ideologically half as how much they are through action