Ooooh he’s a huge reader. anarchy state and utopia? I’d like a specific suggestion. He’s a huge Ayn Rand fan.
Is your kid into The Smiths? Back In The Day, all the Ayn Rand fans I knew were pretty annoying, but we could agree that The Smiths made some great music. So maybe get your kid some Smiths albums or a t-shirt or something.
(do kids still do albums these days? also, I know Morrisey has made some questionable statements, but we’re talking about reaching out to a fascist here…)
if he likes ayn rand, i would suggest bioshock: rapture by john shirley
Oh god Ayn Rand? I’m surprised he has the attention span. Yeah Anarchy State and Utopia.
Steel man his perspective. Give him something he finds interesting which will also teach him to develop his argumentation.
muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Give him 1984 so he can understand where authoritarianism leads.
y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Animal farm, too.
muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Of course good shout
angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 2 months ago
In the context of Lemmy, my best explanation is that tankies hate Orwell.
muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Do they not see the irony in that?
themaninblack@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Honestly it’s a very lazy tack. Imagine what would actually happen if you are a young conservative and your leftist aunt or whatever gives you 1984.