Depends on how they behave and how close I am with them. I wouldn’t argue with a stranger who only argues in bad faith but I would argue with a friend or acquaintance who has the heart in the “left” place but believes bullshit about Stalin, China etc…
Basically it’s dependent on the situation and you have to figure out if you gain something from it (read: further our cause by fighting missinformation).
Always remember that we don’t need an entire country of MLs who have read every peace of theory ever conceived but rather a well educated spear tip and the popular support of the masses. Fighting capitalist propaganda can go a long way to achieve that. Even if you can’t change their opinion you might be able to plant seeds in their head that sprout later or at the very least show them that we aren’t bloodthirsty monsters or naive idiots but follow well thought out arguments and observations out of empathy for others and to stop as much human suffering as possible.
Depends on how they behave and how close I am with them. I wouldn’t argue with a stranger who only argues in bad faith but I would argue with a friend or acquaintance who has the heart in the “left” place but believes bullshit about Stalin, China etc…
Basically it’s dependent on the situation and you have to figure out if you gain something from it (read: further our cause by fighting missinformation).
Always remember that we don’t need an entire country of MLs who have read every peace of theory ever conceived but rather a well educated spear tip and the popular support of the masses. Fighting capitalist propaganda can go a long way to achieve that. Even if you can’t change their opinion you might be able to plant seeds in their head that sprout later or at the very least show them that we aren’t bloodthirsty monsters or naive idiots but follow well thought out arguments and observations out of empathy for others and to stop as much human suffering as possible.