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Communism is like an eldrich abomination that shows you the truth of the universe and drives you mad from the revelation
(hexbear.net)
I find it hard to bring people to communism because telling them the truth of our system most often leads them to a doom spiral where fighting back against capitalism seems impossible and that the world is fucked. I feel bad because I feel like all it does is make people depressed. It's too much. People are tired and burnt out from daily life too much to handle it.
You're framing this wrong. Communism is not an eldritch abomination. Capitalism is the monster. Marxism is the tool we use to understand capitalism and fight it.
People know they're in a shitty world and one false step away from poverty. What understanding capitalism shows is that this isn't simply the individual's fault; it's a collective structural challenge. This can be scary if you were under the illusion that you were the sole author of your destiny, but most people aren't that deluded.
Looking capitalism through Marxism brings understanding and organization to what is otherwise disordered harmful phenomenon that all to often is either ignored (and the individual blamed) or only understood through reactionary conspiracy goggles.