I’m an American Marxist-Leninist, so I know that it is materially possible for a privileged westerner to come around. But a few of us being able to unlearn the constant propaganda and overcome the horrific state of American education and the political climate isn’t enough.
The Overton window is so far to the right here in the United States that most don’t entertain the idea of a future beyond capitalism being possible or necessary. Even when Americans see this wretched system for what it is, they’d sooner turn to nihilism or accept whatever additional crumbs are thrown.
I know it’s important to maintain revolutionary optimism and always strive to be part of the solution, but it feels like an extra big battle to build a proper revolutionary left.
As a global south comrade of yours, I can only say that you have to persevere just like the water droplets that drill through rock. Now, that the material conditions in the Western countries are declining, more people will be willing to listen to an alternative to capitalism so just like RedWizard mentioned you gotta go out there and connect with people.
That essay from Xi Jinping applies to plenty of this issues such as this one. If you use that logic with people around you, you can probably get great results at organizing the masses.