I mean a lot of it is boring. Knowing leftist political theory is like a curse from an ancient Greek myth where all mundane things now seem connected in horrifying ways.
Typical middle class Americans don’t care because they’re in a bubble of safety. The more precarious ones have already been primed to understand precarity is caused by immigrants, queer people, Russian meddling, or the devil himself. Best solution I’ve found is meet people where they are, bring it back to their daily lives. People think politics are boring when it’s an old white guy saying gibberish to another old white guy. They get more invested when they learn a good union deal is within their grasp, or they can negotiate something like better healthcare or childcare.
That’s how you deal with it for most people, bring it right to what’s in front of people’s eyes. Don’t focus on stuff that’s already mystified for them.
I mean a lot of it is boring. Knowing leftist political theory is like a curse from an ancient Greek myth where all mundane things now seem connected in horrifying ways.
Typical middle class Americans don’t care because they’re in a bubble of safety. The more precarious ones have already been primed to understand precarity is caused by immigrants, queer people, Russian meddling, or the devil himself. Best solution I’ve found is meet people where they are, bring it back to their daily lives. People think politics are boring when it’s an old white guy saying gibberish to another old white guy. They get more invested when they learn a good union deal is within their grasp, or they can negotiate something like better healthcare or childcare.
That’s how you deal with it for most people, bring it right to what’s in front of people’s eyes. Don’t focus on stuff that’s already mystified for them.