Word of the Left

Insomniac commentary on current issues and Marxist theory with a Maoist spin.


Debating Capitalists

Debating capitalists. One of the most effective ways at wasting time. In the past year since I've gained my revolutionary politics, I debated plenty of capitalists. The debate will always start with a typical capitalist misunderstanding of communism and then rise to an all out communism vs. capitalism debate. Usually I'm utterly outnumbered but I hold my ground since I've heard their arguements so many times over. The generic arguements they use are the most effective, however each capitalist I've debated adds an arguement of his own which usually is very silly but needs to be answered. For example, a few guys have given me wild scenarios and then told me to provide a solution. Others have claimed that economists think communism is bad and etc... All of these arguements have solutions but they are extremely time consuming, and after a while simply boring also most capitalists are thick headed and understand nothing you say. It is for this reason that many communists simply don't debate capitalists. I chose to do so as it is one of the ways a revolutionary movement can grow.