lesbiantheoryofvalue:

One of the disadvantages of being a socialist/communist is in how you really have to explain everything in pretty great detail. Like anti communists can just spew the wildest of propaganda with no sources or explanation and it’ll be accepted as common sense because all the society surrounding them encourages that thinking.

Like if someone says “I have money, I cant be oppressed, fuck you” not only do you have to explain that, like, other people exist whose situations will not align with theirs, but also that individual circumstances aren’t great indicators for the effectiveness of a system and society instead works on a class basis. And that even though you might be making good money, unless you own that company you’re not irreppacable and the company couldn’t give two shots about whether your banking in cash or dead on the streets in two months time.

We’re constantly debating on a liberal home turf, where it’s much easier to look around at the conclusion society puts forward than to actually look honestly at society.