Lefty Lifestyle?

[Veg_Athei_Socialist]

As a lefty do you notice your lifestyle a lot different than others? Like clothing, hygeine, eating, sleeping, exercise, relationships, personality/attitude/behaviors, hobbies or your job?

[Honggweilo]

i lol'd

i steal my clothes, i dont shower, i eat only according to freeganism, sleeping is reactionairy, i exercise by trowing bricks and jacking off, all relationships under capitalism constitute as institutionalized rape, we are all asspies, politics is my hobby to make up for my total failure at anything else in life

can i haz scene points now?

[Invincible Summer]

True leftists discard all shackles of bourgeois society - clothing conventions (nudism is truly proletarian); hygeine (cleanliness is saved for the bourgeois swine that need to be presentable in high society); food (only bread, water, gruel for leftists); sleeping (none, as the true proletariat is working night and day for the motherland); exercise (none, work in the gulag is exercise enough); relationships (sexual relationships are vestiges of puritan bourgeois culture, friendships are for capitalists). Finally, all leftists are unfriendly, stoic, and care not for their own well-being.

[Pirate Utopian]

As a lefty do you notice your lifestyle a lot different than others? Like clothing, hygeine, eating, sleeping, exercise, relationships, personality/attitude/behaviors, hobbies or your job?
No. Because as a lefty I am still a normal person.

[Foldered]

No. Aside from the fact that my personality/attitude is influenced, obviously, by my beliefs, things like clothing and showering aren't directly affected by my leftism.

[Panda Tse Tung]

Hmmmm... well yes, i do shower less since i turned leftist.

[gorillafuck]

i exercise by trowing bricks and jacking off
DIY or die

[Veg_Athei_Socialist]

Hmmmm... well yes, i do shower less since i turned leftist.
Now we're getting somewhere:lol:.

[Lyev]

This is me before Marx:
http://www.leesuits.com/man%20in%20suit%202.jpg

And this is me after:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3468/3756540999_e8a07268de.jpg

[Sam_b]

Sometimes I wonder about our members.

Honestly 'lifestyle'.

[Animal Farm Pig]

As a lefty do you notice your lifestyle a lot different than others? Like clothing, hygeine, eating, sleeping, exercise, relationships, personality/attitude/behaviors, hobbies or your job?

Not having lived life as another (non-"lefty") person, I don't have so much frame of reference. I've also been a leftist for all of my adult life (and much time as a teenager). Still, I'll address your points as well as I can--

Clothing: Most of my clothing is from second hand shops. That's mostly because I'm poor and don't want to pay $40 for a pair of trousers I can get second hand for $4. You won't see me wearing any "branded" clothing, because I prefer not to use my body as advertising space.

Hygiene, eating, and sleeping: Aside from my awesome beard, not a real difference in hygiene. Nor with sleeping. For food some of my comrades and I have started a small organic garden to give fresh veggies during the summer. Other than that, food is "normal" also.

Exercise: When I lived with some other comrades, we used to do morning runs a couple of times a week and evening sports a few times also. It was our common decision to keep our bodies healthy. Now, I live alone and, aside from some yoga now and then, I don't do so much for sports.

Relationships: I date another leftist.

Personality/attitudes/behaviors and hobbies: Well, I'm a leftist. That's part of my personality, attitudes, and behaviors.

Job: For four of the last five years, I've been working in the non-profit/NGO sector. I've found that going to work to improve the bottom line for some fucking capitalist investor just doesn't do it for me. Working to improve living conditions for people is much more fulfilling. I can get enough money to get by working in NGO's, so that's what I do.

[Veg_Athei_Socialist]

Alright, never mind. You guys are right. Dumb question in deed. You don't have to keep posting here. I thought it would be funny to see how many of us fit the "hippie" stereo-type people on the left are generally given. Looks like that failed to come through. Oh-well, whatever.

[leftace53]

I'm a hippie.

[Vendetta]

I have a tie-dye shirt, can grow a beard when needed, and a pair of aviators, if that counts.

[Joesky]

Not looking like a hippie is a good thing. Hippies are trash.

The police/fash will profile, so you need to be able to 'fit in' in any given circumstance or you will be dragged out of a crowd and beaten.

[Raúl Duke]

As a lefty do you notice your lifestyle a lot different than others? Like clothing, hygeine, eating, sleeping, exercise, relationships, personality/attitude/behaviors, hobbies or your job?

Umm...

No, not really except that I'm occasionally involved in activism and I make a conscious effort not to vote.

[Animal Farm Pig]

Not looking like a hippie is a good thing. Hippies are trash.

This. Hippies are trash.

Most of them are from privileged backgrounds anyway.

[Die Rote Fahne]

Not really.

[leftace53]

I lied, I'm not a hippie, I'm actually quite well dressed and impeccably groomed. The only thing different about my lifestyle is my constant search for RL comrades. Also I try to make everything myself, but that doesn't work, so I give up.

[RHIZOMES]

I find my feminist politics inform on how I engage with romantic relationships. But that's about it.

[Tablo]

I try to keep myself well groomed, but that is difficult with so much body hair, so lots of wax. Also, I straighten my hair to keep it from being so wavy. My clothing is simple. I wear lots of t-shirts, but that is mainly because I can't afford anything else. I have a lot of those free shirts, but I hate being a bill board. I wash my hands frequently and shower twice a day so I think my hygiene is solid. I also have an obsession with white teeth so I will brush 3 or more times a day and will almost constantly flossing my teeth when doing things like reading on revleft. I actually think my hygiene might be a bit overboard, but I can't help it. I'm a clean freak. :/

[Foldered]

Showering is so bourgeois.

[Martin Blank]

And this is me after:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3468/3756540999_e8a07268de.jpg

Sooooo, you became Barnaby Jones?

[AK]

No. Because as a lefty I am still a normal person.
Is this the beer talking?

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

As a lefty do you notice your lifestyle a lot different than others? Like clothing, hygeine, eating, sleeping, exercise, relationships, personality/attitude/behaviors, hobbies or your job?

I wear fashionable clothing, have good hygiene, eat well, sleep 8 hours a day, gym every morning, have been in two semi-serious relationships over the last year, I consider myself outgoing and endearing, have been referred to as 'a little eccentric', my principle hobby is graphic design and I've worked in marketing and publicity, retail, an amusement park and in an MP's office.

[this is an invasion]

The way I dress is more influenced by subcultures I am into, than it is by my politics. In fact, except for the occasional political shirt I might wear, you wouldn't even know I was political.


I have a RAAN shirt and a shirt that says "DEFEND OAKLAND" with an AK on it. This is the extent of my political "lifestyle."

[Dimentio]

Hahaha

I fucking hate people who become leftists because it is "cool".

[Sasha]

http://www.abendblatt.de/multimedia/archive/00014/120920v1_jpg_14343c.jpg

me and my friends, chilling in the park on an sunny sunday.

(i'm the guy in the black hoodie with the sunglasses btw)

[The Fighting_Crusnik]

I more or less, as far as physical identity and habits remained the same. Only the things in my head and in my heart changed :D

[Black Sheep]

I cut out brands logos off my clothes.

[ed miliband]

I only breathe when necessary.

[Tyrlop]

shower twice a day so I think my hygiene is solid.
WHAT THE FUCK mate.
it's not healthy to shower so much. your hair will fall off if you wash it too much and you will easily get allergic since your immune system won't be used to normal filth.

Well i allways wear a tie and ALLWAYS a shirt. T-shirts are for social losers.
i find much of my clothes in the trash, but things like underwear and undershirts i got from my parents. i tend to wear jewelry like
cuff buttons and silver collar pin, also handkerchiefs has to be on its spot.
all my clothes has to be ironed before use.
and polish my shoes whenever they are dirty

I shower normally, like most humans used to do, a little more then once in a week.

[Pirate Utopian]

Normal people shower daily.

[Veg_Athei_Socialist]

Normal people shower daily.
Oh fuck then I'm not normal. But I guess who cares. I can't possibly imagine showering daily, it seems like too much of a hassle and a waste of water.


Hahaha

I fucking hate people who become leftists because it is "cool".
Who exactly was this addressed to? I'm not left because I think it's cool.

[Tablo]

I'm confused as to when being Left has ever been cool. :blink:

[Tyrlop]

I'm confused as to when being Left has ever been cool. :blink:
Actually when i have to be honest, then i think its really cool. to rebel against society and so on.
Fight the power my brothers!

[Proletarian Ultra]

Lifestyle? Bourgeois as fuck.

[Panda Tse Tung]

Normal people shower daily.
Then ´normal people´ are dumb, it´s bad for you to shower more then once in every two days. Though less then twice a week cant be very good either.

[Veg_Athei_Socialist]

Then ´normal people´ are dumb, it´s bad for you to shower more then once in every two days. Though less then twice a week cant be very good either.

Really? How so?

[Blake's Baby]

I'm confused as to when being Left has ever been cool. :blink:

1918. I think it was a Tuesday.

I get up at 2am and shout my devotion to Our Glorious Leader. Then I sing patriotic songs about Comrade Beetroot until my vocal cords bleed.

Then I go out and plough my communal field (I say 'my' because I'm the only one in the Commune but the Shining Example of Our Glorious Leader will surely convince my fellow-toilers of the error of their ways in supporting Lickspittle Capitalist Running Dogs).

With a spoon. Not a silver one, mind, one I made from the shoulder-bones of a dead dog.

In my bare feet. I haven't yet managed to plough up the broken-glass strewn car-park (the glass and concrete make my feet bleed but it's all for Our Glorious Leader).

Then I go to bed and dream of parsnips.

So, no, my life is pretty much like everybody else's I guess.

[Invincible Summer]

Normal people shower daily.

I have dry skin so that would be horrendous for me

[Lyev]

Sooooo, you became Barnaby Jones?And you became Hugh Laurie. I don't know who Barnaby Jones is anyway.

[the last donut of the night]

i traded my car for a forklift. it is the most revolutionary way of transportation out there. it will lead the revolution forward against capitalists and revisionists.

ALL POWER TO THE FORKLIFTS!


removed ridiculously big image - your friendly admin

[Animal Farm Pig]

i traded my car for a forklift. it is the most revolutionary way of transportation out there. it will lead the revolution forward against capitalists and revisionists.

ALL POWER TO THE FORKLIFTS!


Holy crap! That's a big image.

Anyway, very nice looking forklift. I noticed it only has two levers-- so it's missing either tilt or side-to-side. I would miss either one.

[Crux]

I never sleep.

[Tablo]

Nice forklift in the glorious color yellow. I might trade my car for one as well. Always must be prepared for the forklift lead revolution.

[Martin Blank]

i traded my car for a forklift. it is the most revolutionary way of transportation out there. it will lead the revolution forward against capitalists and revisionists.

ALL POWER TO THE FORKLIFTS!

I drove one of these on and off for about six years.

http://img.nauticexpo.com/images_ne/photo-g/loaded-container-handler-with-top-lift-spreader-187856.jpg

Comes in forklift yellow and communist red. :D

[RHIZOMES]

I can't stand showering any less than once a day, I feel icky all day if I haven't showered.

[Veg_Athei_Socialist]

I can't stand showering any less than once a day, I feel icky all day if I haven't showered.

Psychologically or physically?

[Pavlov's House Party]

I can't stand showering any less than once a day, I feel icky all day if I haven't showered.

QFT

i can't go into public unless i've had a shower, brushed my teeth etc. however i always assumed this was the same with everyone until i read this thread

i just don't understand people who go weeks or even months without bathing

[Quail]

^ Yeah, I thought most people washed daily too before reading this :blink:

[Panda Tse Tung]

Really? How so?
For hygienical reasons.

[CountryKid]

1. Wash daily
2. shampoo and condition hair
3. Floss, Mouthwash, Bubble Gum
4. Apply Body Lotion ALL over
5. Cut/Trim Nails
6. ???
7. Profit

[Zanthorus]

To answer seriously the only "odd" thing about my lifestyle is the fact that I have slightly-longer-than-normal hair however I already had that as I was teh br00talz metalhead before I became a communist.

[Martin Blank]

I don't know who Barnaby Jones is anyway.

4HN5aY4REKE

[Sasha]

1. Wash daily
2. shampoo and condition hair
3. Floss, Mouthwash, Bubble Gum
4. Apply Body Lotion ALL over
5. Cut/Trim Nails
6. ???
7. Profit


and you say in your intro your not out yet? :lol:
what are people in your family, deaf, blind and noseless?

[Admiral Swagmeister G-Funk]

I'd say my activity constitutes as some form of lifestyle choice. I spend a lot of time leafletting and doing stalls etc. whilst a lot of my friends are in the pub getting pissed.

My social life started to decline when I became politically active.

[CountryKid]

and you say in your intro your not out yet? :lol:
what are people in your family, deaf, blind and noseless?

I keep 'em guessing. :lol:

[Veg_Athei_Socialist]

QFT

i can't go into public unless i've had a shower, brushed my teeth etc. however i always assumed this was the same with everyone until i read this thread

i just don't understand people who go weeks or even months without bathing

We are usually very difficult to understand so I won't bother explaining.

[Veg_Athei_Socialist]

Oh relax, you can't smell though a computer! That and I got incense going so its all good:thumbup1:.

[Wanted Man]

And you became Hugh Laurie. I don't know who Barnaby Jones is anyway.

I could only think of inspector Barnaby and detective Jones from Midsomer Murders, but that could definitely not be it.

Umm, so anyway, lefty lifestyle, no, not really. I personally don't share the strong distaste for everything "mainstream" that some people on the left seem to have.

[The Guy]

Oh, man, I love Nike, Adidas, Reebo-... aw, damn it!

[CountryKid]

Nikes are shit.

[leftace53]

]
My social life started to decline when I became politically active.
Glad to know I'm not alone in this.

[No pasarán]

I think the nearest I came to a really self suffcient life was when I was squatting, mostly dumpster diving/ skipping food or shoplifting it and helpin run a veggie cafe, working as a bike messenger, and was pretty commited to activisim in general.

After I had a kid, I moved into a housing co op and actually brought more food (though mostly through a food co op), but even when I was squatting I always washed daily (even if I only had a sink to get the water from). But I've known some proper fuckin crusties whose idea of washing is patuoli oil.

However if you saw me in the street I might look more like a football casual/skin head?

[black magick hustla]

live in a small one room studio

ennui

math

writing

booze

repeat

[Os Cangaceiros]

I can't really think of anything about me that fits in with a "leftist lifestyle".

I read communist books, but that's pretty much it.

[Tyrlop]

I can't stand showering any less than once a day, I feel icky all day if I haven't showered.
Bourgeois decadence

^ Yeah, I thought most people washed daily too before reading this :blink:
Bourgeois Ignorance

QFT

i can't go into public unless i've had a shower, brushed my teeth etc. however i always assumed this was the same with everyone until i read this thread

i just don't understand people who go weeks or even months without bathing

http://www.health24.com/news/Bacteri...-894,35215.asp (http://www.health24.com/news/Bacterial_diseases/1-894,35215.asp)
in this study those who showered daily were compared to those who showered weekly.
There are other reports that claim that showering daily causes your body to take in too much manganese and chlorine
not only that, it also can cause brain damage (in the US)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-354546/Having-shower-cause-brain-damage.html
On the other hand, the current theory is that the steep rise in rates of asthma and allergies is closely linked to hyper-cleanliness in childhood environments. This theory seems to be borne out in study after study.