AgitProp in Secondary Schools

[Angry Young Man]

Do you think it would be a good idea to print a load of anti-cap propaganda and impress it upon the minds of the young? By the time people get to college, if they are not already anti-caps, they are often sceptical about it, and there are very few working class students in 6th forms often.
I think high schools would be the ideal place for propaganda, because many students despise school, but don't know what they are protesting against, so we could take them before the sodding BNP does.

[Whitten]

considering the ethnic makeup of most state secondary schools in Britain, I doubt openly BNP students last too long...

[Angry Young Man]

But also, many are apathetic towards politics. And why? Because they don't make their own decisions.

[Noah]

there are very few working class students in 6th forms often

Got any evidence? Manchester is full of college people of working class background :wacko:

[Angry Young Man]

Ah it's prob cos I'm at city of Bath college.

[Guest]

Its a decent enough idea, and a comrade and i are doing basically the same thing at my school. The biggest problem is finding a way of conveying the points we want to get across without losing the attention of the readers. If you have a leaflet that you've made or ideas for one please post them, i'd be most interested.

[Angry Young Man]

Also maybe we could become teachers. Who shapes a youth's life more than a teacher, be it better or worse (I'd try for better).
I'd been thinking since I pilfered a copy of "Teaching as a Subversive Activity". everyone always says teaching's in dire straits, so we could show the kids that there is another system, teaching them how to think critically, teaching them not to be so passive, et al.

[Guest_Anonymous]

Originally posted by [email protected] 17, 2006 05:32 pm
But also, many are apathetic towards politics. And why? Because they don't make their own decisions.
They don't have to think. You are doing all the thinking for them. Make sure the pamphlets are nice and short. Get straight to the point. Throw around some nice phrases and simple graphs to show them that they have no power in the government or in society. Then put a website at the bottom so the smarter ones can learn more. You don't want to throw "Capital Volume 1" at them. This shouldn't be over 1 or 2 pages.

You can't make them all into leaders, but you can give them something nice to follow.

Pretty ugly, but propaganda is a really nasty business.