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[–] gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml 16 points 4 days ago

I've never said that, my point is that are normal people who are indoctrinated and need discussion. They are much more likely to internalize that discussion if you do so in a civil manner, you don't need to insult to get a point across. I know of many comrades who believed in imperialist propaganda but changed their minds thanks to people doing this. Maybe that's not you case and you were born a Marxist Leninist.

As revolutionaries, we don't have the right to say that we are tired of explaining. We must never stop explaining. We also know that when the people understand, they cannot but follow us.

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