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[-] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Trust me, most people actually not know how socialism or communism work, i tried to ask to many and everyone (except maybe 2 people) do not know what either of them are

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 11 points 3 weeks ago

Most people have a vague "the government tells you what to do in every aspect of life" sense of communism, and think socialism is like decaffeinated that.

If you come at it without using the words, and the audience is labor, you can usually get them on board. "If your boss doesn't even go into the office and makes seven figures off your work, and you make five, how does that feel?"

Of course, some people are so conservative they're happy to stay in their lower tier of the hierarchy.

[-] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Most people have a vague “the government tells you what to do in every aspect of life” sense of communism, and think socialism is like decaffeinated

Yet they are completely oblivious to the fact that this government is telling everyone else what to and not to do in every aspect of their life...while robbing taxpayers blind

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 4 points 3 weeks ago

It's like the old "every conservative accusation is a confession" thing.

When they say "the communists want to make you work in a factory for 12 hours a day with no pay", that's what they want to do.

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