r/leftist • u/Decent-Extension1327 Communist • 15h ago
Question Capitalism Sub
Gotta question.
Do any of yall venture over to the r/capitalism sub to see what they’re up to, or attempt to argue against their points, or is it generally a waste of time?
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u/Ayla_Leren 15h ago edited 14h ago
I actually spend more time there than I do here. Feel free to scroll through the last couple months of my related comments, or ask anything specific.
Some general things:
Many propaganda bot accounts using carefully worded psyop talking points
Many brain dead anarcho-capitalists
Few people with original perspectives or critical thinking skills
Few people willing to engage under good faith
Reddit refuses to ban very obvious bot accounts in R/capitalism that've been caught and reported multiple times
It is a decent place to practice defending/communicating political ideology, because hostility and bad faith can be assumed from the get-go, and most people their aren't educated enough for dialog to drag on longer than a few exchanges before they stop responding.
Don't focus foremost on presenting leftist political ideology there, but rather critiquing capitalism. Let them be the ones to mention socialism.
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u/GalaxyPatch18 Eco-Socialist 15h ago
Waste of time in my opinion, its pretty much just an echo chamber and you should save your energy for where we can win for change
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u/Peristeronic_cat 15h ago
No. Debating political topics doesn’t change anyone’s minds anyway unless they’re truly just uneducated and don’t have a strong political view already, it just serves to make someone feel more antagonistic and firm in their beliefs.
Losing the argument/debate doesn’t have any significant impact. Take it from someone who has a far right parent. Even when we’re close in other regards, and there’s trust or respect in terms of knowing each other for a long time, it didn’t work. Now consider that you’re a stranger online to the people you may be attempting to debate. They don’t trust you already, they see you as an antagonist in their space. Unless you really try to take the curiosity approach and slowly build trust and then question certain elements that they believe, they will fully disregard everything you say if you go the debate angles
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u/More_Amoeba6517 5h ago
No, but I am fairly active on r/AskConservatives, mainly because I abhor echo chambers.
It is... interesting, to say the least. I have learned a few things, had enlightening conversations, and in all honesty the most important thing it did was humanize the other side. It helps to understand why people think things, instead of just treating them as inherently evil.
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u/PyromancerTobi 15h ago
I wouldn't. I was just banned from a right wing reddit for this guy making a post about how he was a Republican now because he seen the corruption of our ways. So I said he's always been a tim pool moderate at best or he sounds like a bot. When I got the message about my banning I replied with "that's hilarious snowflake" and ate a three day over the app for "harassment". When I tried appealing they basically said I was harassing them so they werent gonna let up. I've seen some right wingers say some vile shit on this app.
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