(Yes praxis is important taking action is important but it should not and in fact real principled mass movements do not do so at the expense of theory)

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[–] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Appealing to the masses under a capitalist system where people are groomed from birth to be pro-capitalist just means appealing to capitalism, which kind of defeats the point and is how you end up as just another right-wing party.

Our job isn't to appeal to their brainwashing, it's to dunk them in cold water and wake them the fuck up.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Capital does not have the power to simply dictate what they believe. Yes, it was able to miseducate them in some ways, but most people still in large part want good and beneficial things and it's their understanding of the world that is warped. There are lots of ways to appeal to some of the existing values of most of the masses without falling into miserable tailism like modern sewer socialists try to tell you is necessary.

[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Literally, the most difficult thing for most people to understand is the trans issue, and you can still make significant progress on that if you show that you hold most of the rest of their values. Much of the time, it only takes one or two conversations. Not enough for them to speak up against the bigotry, but enough for them to try to uncomfortably divert the conversation whenever it comes up.

You especially don't have to tail fucking Obama.