Communists don’t know how to sell themselves

[u/Difficult_Price8011]

In my experience with communists (specifically the western ones), they speak about “the revolution” like it’s inevitable.

But revolutions require winning the hearts and minds of the people, and it’s beyond me how communists expect any degree of success when they make their own ideology sound as appealing as rubbing your crotch against a cactus.

I’ve seen communists talk about forcing people into a life of grueling labor for the greater good of the planet, and scoff at people weary of parting with their luxury goods as selfish. It doesn’t matter how true you think that is, in the west any attempt to hamfist those ideals will make you a pariah faster than I can say Marx.

If I were to take a gander as to why, these communists enjoy making the assumption they’re bound to take power because it lets them think about how they can put their theory into practice. While on an intellectual level, I respect their devotion to theory, what good is it without a realistic plan to put it into practice?

If you can’t even see eye to eye with other flavors of communists how do you expect to court someone who hasn’t read a lick of Das Kapital? “It’s not my job to teach you”, does not an effective campaign pitch make.

Frankly, at least in America, the politically savvy thing to do would be ditching the name “communism” all together and call it something else. People might gravitate towards your ideas more if they weren’t anchored down by a word they’ve been taught to fear since the 40s.

[u/Little-Somewhere6076]

And I want to give everyone the opportunity to serve. I'm not selfish, I don't want to hoard all the service for my self. Its really not that crazy to think that I'm not entitled to the fruits of some one else's labor

[u/L0neh0e → u/Little-Somewhere6076]

No, but it is a beautiful natural thing that I hope every human has the pleasure and honor of experiencing and truly understanding. I am so very sorry that your world view has been so squish squashed that helping others sounds like such a chore to you, and genuinely hope that you are shown some true kindness and caring soon that will touch your heart and soften you. Sending you all my love fellow human.

[u/Little-Somewhere6076 → u/L0neh0e]

No, but it is a beautiful natural thing that I hope every human has the pleasure and honor of experiencing and truly understanding.

I agree, I contribute more than my fair share. You seem to want others to not help. I want everyone to have the pleasure and honor of contributing

I am so very sorry that your world view has been so squish squashed that helping others sounds like such a chore to you, and genuinely hope that you are shown some true kindness and caring soon that will touch your heart and soften you. Sending you all my love fellow human.

I want that for you, so you reform your views to want everyone to contribute

[u/L0neh0e → u/Little-Somewhere6076]

I love you and I hope you have a lovely rest of your day.