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[–] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

If communism wasn't made out to be this big bad boogie man I have no doubt that most people would be on board.

I think that's exactly why those in power don't educate people on the concept, which is why they have to resort to emotional manipulation based on word association to override people's logical side. But that's also the strategic weakness as you discovered.