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But by and large people don’t read. If your hopes are tied to that, you’re doomed. The west is too far gone.
People don’t read like they did in 1917, sure. But as another poster pointed out, there are other forms of media that would be useful as a tool for socialists to spread their message with.
That’s the rub, yeah. I consider myself a baby ML, but thinking about your question, nothing comes to mind.
It’s weird that leftists grasp that Manufacturing Consent is a thing and then don’t spend significant time making that part of what 'organize" means. I spend a decent chunk of time going through right wing discord leaks and whatnot and they definitely understand the power of brigading and organized propaganda dissemination.
Two words: AM Radio
Hot take: all “tankie” denominations irl are exactly the same way people on the internet say Trotskyists are. In my uni they were Maoists and exactly like this
