Figure out how to talk about socialism/communism/Marxism without using the terms us nerds use, even avoid socialism in general as term. Make your language common tongue to avoid both misunderstanding and red scare bs.
Most people I have found actually want to talk about this stuff if you don’t make them feel stupid or bad about who they are/what they do.
Don’t talk about it all the time, pick your moments, especially when it comes up organically (like elections or a new law or poverty or whatever it may be), it takes time to learn, I suggest using reddit /r/politics and /r/news to practice the mindset of engaging with non-radicalized people I n’a productive manner.
I disagree with “don’t talk about it all the time,” but I think we’d agree in spirit. I only take issue with the wording because you can bring up politics once in a passionate manner and people will blow it up, associate only that with you, suggest you talk about it all the time, etc. Even some bad faith actors who disagree with you will suggest this just to get you distrusted.
However, I think you definitely should keep it topical and around folks you have tested the waters with. That testing the waters is key. Learn how to steer convos by inserting bait to see how they react. People will let you know very quickly where they lean or how comfortable they are.
I speak three languages at work and my language can be weird sometimes. I agree with you, it sounds like I’m telling them to not talk about it and I don’t mean that at all.
Figure out how to talk about socialism/communism/Marxism without using the terms us nerds use, even avoid socialism in general as term. Make your language common tongue to avoid both misunderstanding and red scare bs.
Most people I have found actually want to talk about this stuff if you don’t make them feel stupid or bad about who they are/what they do.
Don’t talk about it all the time, pick your moments, especially when it comes up organically (like elections or a new law or poverty or whatever it may be), it takes time to learn, I suggest using reddit /r/politics and /r/news to practice the mindset of engaging with non-radicalized people I n’a productive manner.
I disagree with “don’t talk about it all the time,” but I think we’d agree in spirit. I only take issue with the wording because you can bring up politics once in a passionate manner and people will blow it up, associate only that with you, suggest you talk about it all the time, etc. Even some bad faith actors who disagree with you will suggest this just to get you distrusted.
However, I think you definitely should keep it topical and around folks you have tested the waters with. That testing the waters is key. Learn how to steer convos by inserting bait to see how they react. People will let you know very quickly where they lean or how comfortable they are.
I speak three languages at work and my language can be weird sometimes. I agree with you, it sounds like I’m telling them to not talk about it and I don’t mean that at all.
Nah, you’re fine. I understand and relate as a linguist and being a bit too verbose sometimes lol.