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What makes it incorrect? I'm a leftist and I can see that this is leftist propaganda. I don't necessarily disagree with all of it, but I recognize it for what i
by runnerup 4y ago
What makes it incorrect? I'm a leftist and I can see that this is leftist propaganda. I don't necessarily disagree with all of it, but I recognize it for what it is! The vast majority of material on reddit.com is propaganda. The fact that lots of people buy into it and it becomes self-perpetuating doesn't make it any less propaganda. The fact that it was started by individual true believers also doesn't make it any less propaganda.
Even if powerful groups aren't using r/antiwork to affect western economies (it would be incredibly neglectful not to at least attempt to leverage it), a grassroots organization of well-intending people can ALSO be its own engine of propaganda.
The FAQ for r/AntiWork is full of "calls to action":
> How can I effect change in my workplace? Resources: 30-minute overview on how to unionize.www.iww.org - Join your local IWW chapter for support in your own workplace or to support local organizing campaigns. www.amazoniansunited.org - Check out what amazon workers have been up to for inspiration. Legal handbook for labor action
Don’t
Stand up to your boss alone. You will get disciplined and possibly fired.
Allow your boss to overhear your discussions about workplace conditions. Most businesses have a plan to shut down a union campaign before it begins.
Try to organize a strike before less aggressive actions have failed. Start with approaching your boss as a group with your demands. Smaller actions can include work slowdowns, intermittent strikes, sabotage, picketing your boss’s house, public informational campaigns, etc.
Make everything a political conversation. The current needs of your fellow workers can be addressed through workplace action aside from the larger conversation of politics.
Do
Get to know your coworkers on a personal level, and spend time with them outside of work. Solidarity can only exist if you understand your fellow workers’ needs and barriers, and if you are there to support them outside of the union campaign.
Contact local unions to get support once a few of your coworkers are on board with organizing.
Keep your scope small. Getting everyone from a seven-person department to call off on Black Friday will have more impact than 1,000 workers calling off around the country.
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Note that r/AntiWork is also incredibly hostile to any good-faith discussion which even potentially goes against their _prescribed_ norms and strict beliefs. Bans are handed out very frequently. There is a dedicated effort to create a self-reinforcing echo chamber.
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Other propaganda subreddits:
r/steroids (died quite a bit after r/steroidsourcetalk was closed, likely because the economic interest died with that)
r/worldnews
r/liberalgunowners (fascinating to watch this migrate from a kum-bay-yah liberal propaganda to a fear-mongering firearm manufacturer propaganda)
r/entertainment
r/StartingStrength
r/ADHD
r/UkrainianConflict
r/publicfreakout
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Some that are not yet propaganda:
r/adhdmemes
r/AustralianCattleDog
r/woodworking
r/walmart
r/OSHA (surprisingly!)
r/Construction
r/IllegallySmolCats
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Some that are borderline:
r/Fitness
r/Bodyweightfitness
r/Target
r/Homebuilding
r/Credit
- pessimizer 4y agoYou're just using the word "propaganda" as a euphemism for things you disapprove of.