Communists don’t just have the burden of being right too early, they also have the burden of never getting recognition once they’ve been proven to be right.
A friend is now getting really pissed off about the annexation of Gaza. And I’m like, yep, I’ve been mad about this for a year. And he responds with something along the lines of
“Oh yeah, the Biden administration wasn’t doing great, but it was only the public facing stuff. He was doing all of his negotiation behind doors. It may not have been good, but at least I understood why he was trying to do things quietly. It might have been ineffective, but he was trying”.
Sure, right, Cool cool cool, won’t even admit that this is what we’ve been fighting the dems about… ugh.
And follows it up with
“There’s not much we can do to affect foreign policy because of how we’re set up”
Like… What? Hey thanks for finally getting on board about Gaza. Please stop making excuses for Biden. And finally, WHAT THE FUCK? Nothing we can do? So I guess what Trump is saying is all bullshit then, right? Because, you know, “There’s not much we can do to affect foreign policy” right???
I think I’m giving up. I can’t help these people anymore. I just need to avoid politics with anyone. Their brain worms are too deep and I’m not good at propaganda AGHHH.
Yup. But also I’ve learned not to ever expect the moment of catharsis when people realize you were right the whole time. I think even it’s too narcissistic to expect it.
The way I rationalize talking to people is with the goal of planting seeds in their minds, and hope that the sunlight and water, which in this analogy are the contradictions of society, grow those seeds and sprout into something.