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Discussing Socialism with people who aren't well informed (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by Qwazpoi@lemmy.world to c/socialism@lemmy.ml

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I've noticed that talking to people that some common tropes seem to come up when topics like socialism come up.

Basically I hear a lot of defense of capitalism that boils down to capitalism is good because "I personally benefit". As well as "I've heard bad things about socialism", ie taxes are too high in countries with good healthcare and social programs.

I wanted to know if other people have these issues come up in conversation and if people more well spoken than me have a way of getting through the road blocks and have some easy starting points for discussing things with people.

I feel like propaganda and fear mongering have placed a divide that make talking about things harder

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

It's the concept of Base and Superstructure. The Mode of Production, ie Capitalism and Imperialism, reinforces the art, ideas, and ideologies that support it, ie liberalism, which in turn reinforce the Mode of Production.

Ideas are consequences of Material Conditions, Material Conditions determine what ideas are acceptable by a society.