Yes. It is very important in my eyes. Class consciousness doesn’t spread on its own, yes yes, material conditions EVENTUALLY will bring everyone to it, but we do not have that time. We must take the risk of being “annoying” to people who aren’t as politically engaged.
Think about if you were never exposed to someone spreading these ideas. You could be very far behind in your political journey and education. As much as we can’t “force” the conditions for them to understand, we can certainly try to bring others to our side earlier than they would on their own.
I try my best not to bring it up ALL the time, but any time something comes up that can be tied to capitalism and it’s failures and how we could fix them, I connect it.
That is how I interpret the Sankara “we must never stop explaining” quote. No matter how tired or little engagement we get, we can not afford to just let them “agree to disagree” or let them stay “apolitical” or whatever. Don’t be super obnoxious, but be persistent and strategic long term. Really try to shoot for areas that resonate with the person you’re talking to.
No, that’s the reasonable thing to do. Whenever something happens, I too try to explain it with a marxist view to family and friends. And it works pretty good.
Yes. It is very important in my eyes. Class consciousness doesn’t spread on its own, yes yes, material conditions EVENTUALLY will bring everyone to it, but we do not have that time. We must take the risk of being “annoying” to people who aren’t as politically engaged.
Think about if you were never exposed to someone spreading these ideas. You could be very far behind in your political journey and education. As much as we can’t “force” the conditions for them to understand, we can certainly try to bring others to our side earlier than they would on their own.
I try my best not to bring it up ALL the time, but any time something comes up that can be tied to capitalism and it’s failures and how we could fix them, I connect it.
That is how I interpret the Sankara “we must never stop explaining” quote. No matter how tired or little engagement we get, we can not afford to just let them “agree to disagree” or let them stay “apolitical” or whatever. Don’t be super obnoxious, but be persistent and strategic long term. Really try to shoot for areas that resonate with the person you’re talking to.
What do you guys think? Am I insufferable? Lol
No, that’s the reasonable thing to do. Whenever something happens, I too try to explain it with a marxist view to family and friends. And it works pretty good.