I’ve noticed that talking to people that some common tropes seem to come up when topics like socialism come up.
Basically I hear a lot of defense of capitalism that boils down to capitalism is good because “I personally benefit”. As well as “I’ve heard bad things about socialism”, ie taxes are too high in countries with good healthcare and social programs.
I wanted to know if other people have these issues come up in conversation and if people more well spoken than me have a way of getting through the road blocks and have some easy starting points for discussing things with people.
I feel like propaganda and fear mongering have placed a divide that make talking about things harder
Correct ideas bore out in reality. This is undeniable. Correct analysis will be correct, and flawed analysis will not. This works out in Marxism’s favor, because it is an extremely powerful analytical tool.
With regards to speaking to non-Marxists, following the previous paragraph, you can describe concepts without giving away their origin. Point out Monopoly Capitalism as it relates to Modern Imperialism and is the driving factor of modern conflicts, without pointing out that it was Lenin that put pen to paper on it a century ago.
You can also take advantage of “common sense.”