the_dunk_tank
It's the dunk tank.
This is where you come to post big-brained hot takes by chuds, libs, or even fellow leftists, and tear them to itty-bitty pieces with precision dunkstrikes.
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One thing that gives genuine hope is that the anticommunist liberals on Lemmy express more than anything genuine confusion with respect to Marxism, and make up conclusions to fit their misconceptions. This is pretty easy to take advantage of.
I specifically use exclusively a .ml account so that I can help liberals question their beliefs and lead them to theory, even though my Lemmy experience would be better if I was on a Hexbear or Lemmygrad account IMO. My strategy does require softening my more radical opinions, but just like combatting Imperialism takes priority over combatting Capitalism, I believe clearing up the major misconceptions and leading liberals to theory from a softer, level-headed voice has genuine radicalization potential.
Kinda like blades and shields in Dune, the slower knife penetrates the liberal shield and leads them to theory. I know other comrades prefer a more direct approach, but I believe casting 2 nets of different shapes catches different fish.
I even managed to get Unruffled to agree with me without shutting me out, and he's very reactionary.
Open to feedback from any comrades though!
I've usually found that trying to angle your arguments from the point of view of whoever you're trying to convert and not immediately triggering their defense mechanisms is a lot more likely to get things to stick, at least for me. I don't really go into the posting mines anymore but I have a close friend that has gotten noticeably more radicalized as I've fed them stuff from HB. Have gone from "Well not all cops are bad, it's mostly just the U.S. where they're wildly violent." to "Fuck those pigs."
Yep, basically testing weak points and going slow.