cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/808854
Hi all,
I’m seeing a lot of hate for capitalism here, and I’m wondering why that is and what the rationale behind it is. I’m pretty pro-capitalism myself, so I want to see the logic on the other side of the fence.
If this isn’t the right forum for a political/economic discussion-- I’m happy to take this somewhere else.
Cheers!
I’m just saying:
We could probably persuade this person or set them on a path to, err, seeing “the other side of the fence,” so to speak…
Absolutely. It goes “educate, agitate, organize” for a reason. In the imperial core being a capitalist is a default state of things, so it’s up to us to help people see differently. More and more people are being shoved into the contradictions of capitalism face-first through economic crises, wars, climate disasters, and reactionary policies and policing. But there’s still a lot of privileged people who are personally insulated from the direct effects. Having them on our side is much better than letting them fall into the (shortest ever) liberal-fascist pipeline. That’s where educating comes in, when we have to charitably explain stuff at the risk of the person not being genuine and wasting our effort.
Frankly, we’d be doing them a favor by patiently explaining things to them if they’re so interested in the “other side.”
This is a great opportunity to persuade them with respect and patience rather than argue with them when they’re strictly against our side (which, in this case, they seem not to be).