There are plenty of people who are interested in socialism, but if they show up to a socialist org and get called a cracker they’ll leave
I don’t think that’s a real scenario that’s worth worrying about. Where are these socialist orgs that these people are going to show up at and be called crackers right away? Its silly. That’s why I’m making light of it, because this is just an unserious concern
Where are these socialist orgs that these people are going to show up at and be called crackers right away?
There are some pretty weird Maoist groups out there…
that’s absolutely true, but im pretty sure the commenter was talking about the site
It doesn’t happen in real life because in person everyone understands that you don’t insult people you’re trying to work with.
“I can’t imagine people saying this face-to-face” is a sign that we should ask why we’re saying it at all.
I’m not sure the trolley problem nor Russel’s Teapot are legitimate either; I think the value is in the very clear and specificity of the thought experiment.
(unless thought experiments are bourgeois decadence, if so I will show myself out…)
