• CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world
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    I think the most effective way is to choose a small sliver of socialism you’re most interested in — universal healthcare, public transit, state capacity — and to focus on that. Most of the “all the socialism, all at once” approaches are pretty well suppressed, and most people just switch off when they encounter the word. Find like-minded people who are focused on that sliver, and see what they need — someone to mod their discord, someone to rewrite their website, someone to edit the newsletter. The focus is banding together with people who can do the outdoors part and doing the work that can be done from your room so they can have more time to do the stuff that can’t.

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    The ones that come to my mind are:

      1. Donate to socialist groups and causes, especially ones based in your local community. (Food banks, libraries, arts organizations, community legal funds, or individual mutual aid requests.)
      1. You can phone bank for socialist politicians in order to help them get elected. You don’t have to be a local to do this. I recommend Kat Abughazaleh.
      1. If you have a skill that can be used remotely from within the home, consider volunteering it to socialist organizations.
      1. You can create socialist content, but understand that your stuff is going to be algorithmically-repressed to some degree on any corporate-owned social media.
  • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    There is no establishing of any ideology without action. So I’m not gonna list stuff you can do with just sitting there. But some of them are easier than others, that is true.

    That said, here are ten points. I’m using “socialism” here in its nigh broadest sense possible, covering anything from anarchist communism to social democracy, but excepting totalitarianist forms insofar they are anti-worker.

    You don’t need to do all of these; any of them helps. And to me, anyone opposing fascism and totalitarianism, is my friend.

    1. Become a member of a socialist/pro-worker group, e.g. of a socialist party or work at a worker co-op. Alternatively and maliciously, become member of a more right-wing party, and vote more left on issues.
    2. Become a member of a trade union and strike along when necessary. Consult them for labour matters.
    3. Promote socialism, whether it’s putting up socialism-promoting posters on far-right posters, removing fascist stickers, or discussing it online (you don’t even need to call it by its name, but you need to distinguish it from the broken stuff that’s there).
    4. Support and use socialist media and products. Ironic as it sounds, you can subscribe (whether paid or not) to one, like that of Jacobin, support anarchist publishings as well. Buy from socialism-friendly/neutral countries, or if there’s no other option, from socialist states such as China, Cuba, and so on. Read works from authors like Kropotkin, give it some thought.
    5. Don’t give fascists a podium. Don’t cite them, don’t promote them, don’t read their nonsense and only keep yourself informed to the extent necessary to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. You already know.
    6. Question fascists and their “allies”. If you notice anyone in your circles being far right, and you stand strong in your convictions, and know to not be convinced by their arguments: question their thought. Don’t criticse, but question. Do this very gradually. Make them feel like you’re a hearing ear. Talk about socialism without talking about it as socialism. When they eventually might break with their fascist thought, and want pointers, gradually nudge them to the left.
    7. Only invest in socialism-friendly incentives. This applies especially if you’re wealthy and rich. Those can be certified B corporations, worker co-operatives (they have certificates rather than stocks), unionised companies, and support a socialist party. Keep in mind that it costs less to have a society with great wellbeing, than to pay for a lot of guards which may or may not be corrupt.
    8. Don’t buy from fascists. Don’t buy from (big) companies that are anti-union, anti-privacy, have a techbro for a CEO, yadda yadda - you know it. Buy local, buy small.
    9. Be armed, trained, and prepared. Know where and how to keep yourself safe and hide, seek out the vulnerable and help them. Krav Maga is something you can train at home.
    10. Direct action. Be that charity, protesting, insurrection: all is legitimate. Seek out the vulnerable and lonely, and help them. Don’t talk all about socialism to them, just help them. That will give better effect in the long end.

    And remember: whoever is not a fascist and tolerates social democrats and socialists, is your friend!

    We don’t need to constantly criticise them nor people from our ranks too harshly, when they’re there. What we need, is to focus on what we share: and to focus on defeating fasicsm.

    • DylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      6 hours ago

      I’m NOT actually trolling. You see I can’t go outside without permission (I’ve gotten used to that rule), and I’m looking for ways to fight for Marxism from my room.

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          I’m 21 years old, my older sibling’s taking care of me mostly, but I’m NOT even sure if I see them as a parental figure. My older sibling and I go outside sometimes (mostly for long walks and such - I really like the long walks), and we both actually have autism.

          Although I strongly disagree with my older sibling Jeb when it comes to social issues and such (NOT to mention they called themself “socially liberal, but fiscally conservative”), they still had to take care of me and such. I’ve gotten used to living with my sibling as my caretaker.

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              My older sibling’s very worried about me, especially if I go outside (because what if there’s some bad people who wants to get me (like in my case ICE Agents given what happened in Minnesota)?). One time when I was a toddler, I tried following a school bus that my older sibling rode on when they went to school, but I got lost, so I had to be driven back home through a police car. That led to that safety thing being put into place.

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    8 hours ago

    Why do you want to to that? Socialism existed as a political system for 2-3 weeks in 1917, and since then had been wiped from the earth and for good reason too.

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      I’m 21 years old, and I live in an apartment with my older sibling who has a rule saying that I CAN’T go outside without permission. Needless to say, I’ve gotten used to that. If I wanna fight for socialism from the comfort of my room, the best I can do is slacktivism.

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        Do you understand that you are enslaved and it’s illegal? Call the cops now instead of flooding Lemmy with your posts on Karl Marx, he won’t save you.

        • DylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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          I’m NOT actually enslaved. My older sibling’s taking care of me mostly, but I’m NOT even sure if I see them as a parental figure. Oh, and my older sibling and I go outside sometimes (mostly for long walks and such).