One thing in particular to be aware of is the political framing that’s going to go into the final article. Unless this tech journal is a fair bit more politically literate than average, the politics of this community will likely be foreign to them and as such may be represented inaccurately in the eventual article (assuming it even makes it into the publication).
With that in mind, I think it’s important to think about ways that we can incorporate small doses of political education into this interview. This is justified because our community is political by nature, so as such it makes sense to explain its politics. Specifically, it must be made clear that our politics are not simply “progressive Democrat”, since often that‘s what people assume when you say “leftist”, but rather a big-tent of leftists including various types of marxists, anarchists, and other variety of communist (among others). This distinction itself probably needs a bit of an explainer, clarifying what makes our politics left and why the Democratic party et al aren’t that.
Obviously we don’t want to turn people off by hitting them over the head with a book of theory, but to the extent that it’s possible to control political framing, this should be a focus.
but rather a big-tent of leftists including various types of marxists, anarchists, and other variety of communist (among others). This distinction itself probably needs a bit of an explainer, clarifying what makes our politics left and why the Democratic party et al aren’t that.
One thing in particular to be aware of is the political framing that’s going to go into the final article. Unless this tech journal is a fair bit more politically literate than average, the politics of this community will likely be foreign to them and as such may be represented inaccurately in the eventual article (assuming it even makes it into the publication).
With that in mind, I think it’s important to think about ways that we can incorporate small doses of political education into this interview. This is justified because our community is political by nature, so as such it makes sense to explain its politics. Specifically, it must be made clear that our politics are not simply “progressive Democrat”, since often that‘s what people assume when you say “leftist”, but rather a big-tent of leftists including various types of marxists, anarchists, and other variety of communist (among others). This distinction itself probably needs a bit of an explainer, clarifying what makes our politics left and why the Democratic party et al aren’t that.
Obviously we don’t want to turn people off by hitting them over the head with a book of theory, but to the extent that it’s possible to control political framing, this should be a focus.
No, but we do want to turn them on by hitting them over the head with a book of theory.
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Capitalism bad crew