Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoArguments after dinnerlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down12
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkArguments after dinnerlemmy.worldDoug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squareDoug Holland@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoIt’s a question I’ve wondered for decades: Why do so many socialists speak in code-words — Bolsheviks, bourgeoisie, Engels, Marx, proletaritat, etc — which only push people away? Socialism is a grand concept; why not translate it into English?
It’s a question I’ve wondered for decades: Why do so many socialists speak in code-words — Bolsheviks, bourgeoisie, Engels, Marx, proletaritat, etc — which only push people away? Socialism is a grand concept; why not translate it into English?