Socialism? Never heard of her 🤔
Socialism? Never heard of her 🤔
For most people, "socialism" is an unclear or even scary word. This hinders the willingness to engage with its ideas or even consider it a viable alternative to whatever we are running on now.
So, (Sunday hot take!): why not stop using the word when advocating for "socialist ideas" or the "abandonment of capitalism" etc.?
My suggestion for a new term is Capitalism 2.0; because consider the following thought process:
feudalism –› capitalism –› socialism = nooo, they gonna steal my toothbrush😭
feudalism –› capitalism –› capitalism 2.0. = omg, finally things will get better! 🥳
That framing could alleviate negative associations and misconceptions and as a result make all kinds of people more open to exploring and questioning the principles and structures that are hindering global progress.
You rename socialism to "Goodism" and then the bourgeois press presents "Goodism" as evil, and then you rename it, and then--
So, (Sunday hot take!): why not stop using the word when advocating for "socialist ideas" or the "abandonment of capitalism" etc.?
"The Communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win."
The communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be obtained only by forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working men of all countries, unite!
The aim is to advance capitalism to its next step. I don't see any concealing there.
The intent is to fool people into supporting socialism by rebranding it; concealing our views and aims using different terminology.
It's funny but not really useful, especially because our enemies are going to call us socialists anyway lol
if people find out that they've been tricked into supporting socialism, i get the feeling that it's going to backfire really hard.
also, you'll need to keep rebranding it every time it gets presented as evil by bougie media, as fiona said.
You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you, it was SOCIALISM all along!!!!
Are you a filthy capitalism 2.0ist ?
I think when first talking to someone new about these ideas it's good to use somewhat sanitized language, just so that they're willing to engage and think about things for themselves, without having to worry about the anti-communist propaganda they've been subjected to.
However, past this very beginning stage, I see no reason to conceal. In fact, I think it's actively harmful. A socialist movement filled with followers with no access to writers of previous socialist thinkers, no analysis of real class antagonisms, and no understanding of the necessary solution (revolution), doesn't sound like a very effective movement.