Do friends and family know your political stances?

[Vincent P.]

Feels a bit like a gay getting out of the closet eh?

[Little Red Robin Hood]

"a gay" :laugh: Don't think I've heard anyone but right-wing religious conservatives or crotchety old conservative men use that phrase.

I'm not sure if syndicalism is even a political stance--it's just workers standing up for their rights and demanding the full value of what they produce. But yes, my family and friends know what I have a very militant attitude toward bosses and basically want to see them abolished as they have no real useful social function.

Since I'm anti-parliamentarian, I would almost say that I'm not really 'political' at all. But I am revolutionary, and I don't hide it.

[Il Medico]

'a gay'? That sounds a bit homophobic comrade. My family is well aware of my Marxism. Although, the have a complete lack of understanding of it.

[ZeroNowhere]

'a gay'? That sounds a bit homophobic comrade.Not especially.
Anyways, they don't really know that much about it (or, at least, my family doesn't, my friends generally do), but they know what it is. I've never had much problem with intolerance.

[Qayin]

All my friends are some form of a leftist.

They know im a marxist but dont know much about it

[LeninBalls]

Everyone in my family and the vast majority of my friends + girlfriend knows I'm a Marxist-Leninist, my grandfather from the Spanish Civil War started laughing at me when my mother told him. :(

[Niccolò Rossi]

I don't talk about politics with my family (ie. over the dinner table) nor with my father (I think he is very, very confused about them, very intolerant of it and knows nothing of my political activity). I sometimes do talk to my mother about it though and she knows (of) where I stand and what I do. My close friends know (of) my politics also, though they don't take much interest, beside the occasional comedic jab. I prefer them knowing less than more.

[Devrim]

Yes, my family, friends, and workmates know that I am a communist. I sell the organizations press at work, and even my boss went as far as to ask for a copy of a pamphlet once.
Devrim

[Pogue]

Yes, my family, friends, and workmates know that I am a communist. I sell the organizations press at work, and even my boss went as far as to ask for a copy of a pamphlet once.
Devrim

How do you get away with handing out that literature at work?

[Bilan]

Yep. All of them know.

[jake williams]

I have a lot of family I don't really talk to and they don't know. Other family has some idea, but not a whole whole lot.

All my close friends know, but most of my friends are at least sort of leftists anyway.


I'm not sure if syndicalism is even a political stance--it's just workers standing up for their rights and demanding the full value of what they produce.
That's a political stance.

[Angry Young Man]

'a gay'? That sounds a bit homophobic comrade. My family is well aware of my Marxism. Although, the have a complete lack of understanding of it.

I'm a gay and I don't find it any more homophobic than just the term gay. I even sometimes refer to myself as the gayboy. I prefer the word 'homo' - and that it should be the standard PC phrase, but that's because the word gay sounds silly. Plus, if we were merry, why would suicide be so common among homosexuals?

[Angry Young Man]

my grandfather from the Spanish Civil War

Awww that is so cool I wish I had a marxist heritage.

Yea, they all know. When I told my parents, my mum was in denial for ages. When I told them, she cried for ages, while my dad told me to get out of his house. Luckily my auntie was very supportive. She even had the 'he's still your little lad' talk with my mum.

[Pogue]

I'm a gay and I don't find it any more homophobic than just the term gay. I even sometimes refer to myself as the gayboy. I prefer the word 'homo' - and that it should be the standard PC phrase, but that's because the word gay sounds silly. Plus, if we were merry, why would suicide be so common among homosexuals?

Oh, come on, we all know the suicide rates are higher because GOD compells you to kill yourselves for your sins!

:lol:

[Pawn Power]

Yes, all of them know I am a lefty pinko. It is hard to keep quiet. Actually, it is impossible to keep quiet if you actually care about these things- oppression, domination, resistance, etc.

[ZeroNowhere]

Oh, come on, we all know the suicide rates are higher because GOD compells you to kill yourselves for your sins!

:lol:I don't see how exactly that is amusing in any way. Not to suggest that the sentence is in any way inappropriate, but the smiley very much is.

[Panda Tse Tung]

Yeah, my entire family is leftist and well my friends don't really care. lol.

[Sentinel]

Personally I was raised by two communists, but they also -- thankfully -- encouraged critical thinking. Which is probably why while I belong to a tad different branch of the movement these days, I never abandoned the leftist beliefs either.

And no, it's not the same as coming out with being gay for anyone.

[Pogue]

I don't see how exactly that is amusing in any way. Not to suggest that the sentence is in any way inappropriate, but the smiley very much is.

Not really, the sentence was an ironic piece of mockery of fundamentalists who accuse gay people of being anti-Christian and say they will go to hell, and the smiley was just demonstrating to any doubters that I was clearly being ironic.

[9]

My family and friends certainly know my politics. A couple generations ago, my family had a tradition of radical politics. My grandparents and their siblings were very political - lots of Communists. My grandfather's first cousin was blacklisted and called before the HUAC, and even further back, my great grandfather's (on the other side) sister was a Soviet actress named Sofiya Magarill - she was in a number of Communist propaganda films (she won an "Honored Artist of the Republic" award in 1935), but when she fled to Turkmenistan during WWII, she contracted typhus and died.
My grandparents, however, latched on to Labor Zionism which ultimately transformed into unwavering support for Israel, and in their support it seems they slowly became apolitical about everything else.
My parents have always been liberal Democrats until a year or two ago, at which point my mother adopted my own radical perspective. I'm in the process of converting the rest of 'em :p

[Socialist Scum]

Friends know. I have lots of Communist and Socialist books, 2 Che pictures and my parents have no idea. I think they make thing I'm a Nazi for watching Nazi history on TV so much.

[piet11111]

yes they know as do my co-workers and my boss.

[Little Red Robin Hood]

That's a political stance.

It could be--depending on what demands the workers are making. If they are making demands for the government to control the capitalists, that's definitely political. If they are making demands directly of the capitalists themselves, that's less clearly political.

[Mala Tha Testa]

My Family Knows Little About Me In General.
I've Bashed Government Establishment, Capitalism, And That Stuff Openly Though.
So I'm Sure They Have An Idea.

Plus I Have A Tshirt I Made With A Big :blackA: Right On Front.
Haa.

[Devrim]

How do you get away with handing out that literature at work?
I have always sold the press and distributed communist (when I was very young anarchist) literature at work. I first started when I was a teenager working in construction selling it after work in the pub. There have been times when I was a bit nervous. For example when I started working as a postman. I put the stuff on a table in the canteen at first. Soon I was selling openly though. Nowadays my boss, I work for a sub-contrator doesn't care at all, and even likes to discuss socialism sometimes.
Devrim

[Bright Banana Beard]

Some does and some does not.

[gorillafuck]

My family know's I'm a Marxist and some of my friends know.

[Killfacer]

Everyone knows i am. Most of them are aswell.

[black magick hustla]

Kindof. My close friends know I am involved in poltics. My parents only know tangentally. In fact, my dad bought me a che poster lol, which means he has very little idea.

[GPDP]

They pretty much all know. My mother is kinda supportive though slightly skeptical, my dad thinks lowly of leftism in general because of bad experiences he had with sectarian Marxists of all stripes back in Mexico but otherwise doesn't mind too much, and my brother, who aspires to make something of himself in the business world, downright hates my beliefs and thinks I'm an idiot for holding them. My friends either don't care about politics much, or they are liberal new age environmentalist hippie-wannabes.

[Holden Caulfield]

everybody knows, so much so that when we cover marxism at uni i get barraged with questions via text and e-mail.
and people say "oh for fucks sake don't get him started" (my stupid exterior means people feel confident debating politics with me)

[Dr Mindbender]

tbh im more worried about employers or potential employers finding out than friends or family.

[Rusty Shackleford]

tbh im more worried about employers or potential employers finding out than friends or family.

my fear. i have yet to advertise my labor but i will be doing so shortly. my family and friends know, but my family really doesn't care, and my friends just like to debate a bit. there's a hint of leftism though.

[amandevsingh]

They all know, they like to debate, though. My paternal family has always been Marxists, my dad is a Social-Democrat though; in fact, my great grandfather was Harkishan Singh Surjeet.:D

[Leo]

most people around me know my politics more or less. the only person who doesn't know my politics is my grandmother, my only grandparent alive. she herself is actually left-wing, but very muslim and i never felt there was a reason to make her think there is another revolutionary-militant/atheist in her family after that age. i dont really want to worry her.

[ls]

Only my immediate one does and it results in (admittedly funny) pisstaking out of me doing anything at times (i.e. being decadent with that carrot cake again? NAUGHTY COMMIE!). :lol:

[Klute77]

My whole family has always been active in both political parties and in unions. Mainly in the Labour Party but some of my dad's family were members of the Communist Party in the 30's. My parents and brother are all still members (if somewhat reluctently) of the Labour Party.

I would say that my views are futher left than theirs but not necessarily in conflict with them, sure we have some pretty heated discussions about politics but it's always enjoyable.

I'm quite open about my political beliefs and for the most part it hasn't been an issue for me. Most of my friends are either left wing or centre left. I would have no problems being friends with someone who was a Tory for example but I find that often the basic values we hold are in conflict and prevent any lasting bond from forming.

[Philanthropist]

My family know about my political beliefs. They themselves are not too political so the ideals of Socialism are not easy to explain or develop with them.

I can't imagine anyone needing to hide their political beliefs?