100%. Most of the anti-Zionist activists are sadly lefties, and a lot of Bitcoin's selling points aren't as compelling because they hate prosperity (or otherwise, associate it with Trump and/or Bukele). But, when you remind them that they're saving for retirement anyway, and their 401k is otherwise chock full of companies enabling the genocide, it definitely can open some doors.
Also doesn't hurt to bring up the Human Rights Foundation, Alex Gleason, and even stuff like the Fedimint project.
Also worth remembering is that Saifedean is pretty dialed in on both Bitcoin and Palestine, being from Ramallah himself, and his twitter may give a treasure trove of talking points.
The main talking point that works for me is getting to see that i, as a Palestinian, can send bitcoin to my family in Palestine, right now. If they're a lefty, they can't really say anything to that 😊
This is the perfect real life situation to show them how it's being used and circulates. Sometimes people need examples right in front of their eyes.
Yeah the lefties can be kind of hard to orange pill, but like you said, bringing up HRF and others will help and even bringing the issue of Palestine can also help to open their minds a little bit.
That's true! We discussed how Muslims need to take back activism. Because my teachers who are on the ground almost everyday see it, most are the liberals/lefties/socialists. Whether we like it or not they mobilize, they make noise, and they are relentless. Prosperity should not be a problem as Muslims are encouraged to build wealth for the betterment of the ummah.
My first time hearing Fedimint. Will check it out.
It's another Ecash protocol, somewhat similar to Cashu, but with a different trust model that is actually getting pretty interesting even for a pretty solid skeptic about custodial solutions, thanks to using a distributed trust model that, while smaller, isn't terribly unlike the trust solution Bitcoin itself uses. https://fountain.fm/episode/b3wgP0vWQqWvihzUF77J is a great recent look at the state of it if podcasts are your thing. Been seeing a fair bit of adoption in Africa.
And just be aware, there's Fedi, and there's Fedimint, and they're related, but not the same. https://www.fedi.xyz/ is a good place to look at direct information if you're looking.
