The most I get from my close friend when I ask them about anything political (Gaza, Climate change, etc) is a “wow” or “damn”.
With my family members it’s a literal “I don’t care about politics” or “talk to [insert random distant relative name], he knows all about this stuff”
How can I make them care? How can I convince them that this stuff is important and shouldnt shrugged off so easily?
How can I convince them that their boss cutting their wages in half is an important matter that shouldn’t be justified by some abstract notion of “that’s just how it is”?
Don’t be a downer. I am emotionally detached from my politics for the most part for better or worse, so I mostly talk about communism in jokes unless there’s an opportunity for a good conversation. In that case I still joke a decent bit and don’t get too negative. I like to present the sad facts of capitalism sarcastically. This strategy may not work for non-teens.
If you want to know the secret to revolutionary optimism it’s accelerationist shitposting.