Italian anarchists are very irritable because they are very conceited. Their longstanding conviction that they’re oracles of revealed revolutionary truth has become “monstrous” ever since the Socialist Party, through the influence of the Russian Revolution and Bolshevik…
  • rjs001@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 years ago

    I think, as with most things, you have to know your audience. I find a lot of anarchist, especially those who are new to anti-capitalist ways of thinking can certainly have it explained to them and convinced.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml
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      2 years ago

      Sure, that's an important point as well. It's always important to recognize where the person you're talking with at and to tailor the messaging accordingly. I'm mainly just cautioning against spending a lot of time on trying to convince people who don't want to be convinced. It's easy to get sucked down the rabbit hole of arguing with them endlessly while that time can be spent better talking to people who are actually receptive to what you're saying.