Second, we can think of ideas to get information to low-info folks. The obvious is to have conversations with your "I don't care about politics" friends and family. You know them and what they care about best, so pitch it to them in terms of their interests, values, and hobbies. - ThreadSky

absolutereality.blog • 2 days ago

Second, we can think of ideas to get information to low-info folks. The obvious is to have conversations with your "I don't care about politics" friends and family. You know them and what they care about best, so pitch it to them in terms of their interests, values, and hobbies.

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absolutereality.blog•2 days ago

We can also look to historical anti-fascist and anti-autocratic movements and what they did to spread information outside of the regime-controlled media. @zeblarson.bsky.social for @damemagazine.bsky.social here mentioned samizdat, the underground press in the Soviet Union.

absolutereality.blog•2 days ago

It's also important to offer people a vision of a better future!

"Samizdat's overriding task is not alone to disprove any such accusations, and not just to harp on the regime's faults, but to offer a constructive program for the Russia of tomorrow."

New York Times, 1970

absolutereality.blog•2 days ago

"You just want ideological purity," is a thing you hear liberals say to leftists. Human rights are nonnegotiable, but they also say this about M4A and the Green New Deal - this reveals limited knowledge and imagination for a truly progressive, leftist future. We need to help people think bigger.

absolutereality.blog•2 days ago

In the style of samizdat, how about a progressive weekly leaflet formatted for a home printer anyone can print out and leave around town, in break rooms, and with willing retail shops and restaurants.

absolutereality.blog•1 day ago

It doesn't have to be national, in fact it's probably better if people in each city/metro area/region did this themselves. I started the hashtag #throwwords for people to crowdsource ideas for wording, visuals, etc. that throw a damn punch against the fascists.

absolutereality.blog•1 day ago

I had to delete and repost this because I just realized I wrote the hashtag wrong last night.

absolutereality.blog•1 day ago

Here's the feed for Throw Words if you want to follow and add your own ideas when you see them. Also add cool protest signs and memes and wording and whatever that other people might want to replicate!

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