Sorry for the vague reaching out, but I would imagine there are others who feel the same way I do.

I like socialism. I really do. I want that to be where we’re headed. But any time someone says to just “read the literature,” it seems so fucking out of touch with how we’re supposed to deal with the here and now.

I would like to make a real plan with people that involves not being delusional about what the majority of people in my country (the United States) are willing to do.

There’s this idea that everyone actually wants socialism; they’re just too afraid to say it - and that may be true. But we’re a long way off (at least here) from getting that communication close to being effective, and I think until we do, no direct action is really going to get anywhere in the long term.

So how do we find people, reach people, and actually make a plan that isn’t a giant fucking circle jerk? Maybe there is no answer, and we have to just keep on keeping on. But I’d love to have some hope right now, if anyone has any to offer.