Reply To: Extinction Rebellion
Hi Robbo, I read the link.
Words are the fundamentals of chat- we are social beings, and our chat/language underpins it.
Our day to day conversations and how we behave is a flag, and it separates us from the capital overlords and the Stalins who have taken so much away.
Words can promote negative stereotypes. And at times those not familiar with socialism can be confronted by the media scare archetype: ‘hang’, ‘war’ ,’them’ and so on. It paints a picture that wrongly defines us… revolution and rope. We are not that: we are liberation- and we take many forms, sharing the same centre: far from talk of ropes.
Many socialists I know, and who encouraged me, even here, are goodly people. We are not atypical- we are sensible and sociable (not pre-social at all).
I appreciate your ability to raise conversation… and encourage debate.
Imagine introducing someone to socialism as ropes swinging from lamp posts- they would run the other way! Imagine the opposite: an end to the history of struggle!
