It’s 2026 and people still say shit like “communism is when government does a thing so the US army doing bad shit isn’t capitalism actually!”
I know this probably isn’t helpful to say but sometimes I wonder if it’s even possible to reach people politically when peoples understanding is so warped and confused. How do we fight against such a giant flow of ignorance and propaganda?
It feels like an impossible task when people don’t even know what words mean.
I really appreciate and respect people who continue to try and educate people on these things because they must have the patience of a saint to not get burnt out.
EDIT: man, you guys are giving me such detailed answers that I totally don’t deserve. Thank you, and sorry for my initial defeatism.
For what it’s worth, from a Marxist perspective imo the baseline for being considered a communist has a lot more to do with what you do than what you know, even if knowledge and a good analytical framework is necessary to be a good or effective communist. If you want to be a communist, the defining trait is doing anything in the interest of ultimately ending class society. Being well-read is the defining trait of a scholar (which I don’t mean in any sort of derogatory way; Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Mao were all scholars).