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[–] 12 points 4 weeks ago (13 children)

It’s not “ignorance.” They know better. They pretend not to.

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  • [–] 17 points 4 weeks ago* (3 children)

    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

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  • [–] 10 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    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

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  • [–] 4 points 4 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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  • [–] 13 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

    I genuinely believe that most of the people who argue against socialism/communism like this have absolutely no idea what they actually are. Anything that isn't the status quo is immediately labeled socialism (communism if it's really different) and that means it's bad.

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  • [–] -5 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

    By all means, keep giving the worst people on the planet the benefit of the doubt

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    You're getting the people who make the propaganda confused with the people who are targeted by the propaganda

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