Careers?

[Stephen Colbert]

A lot of people here seem to be involved in work that doesn't have anything to do with revolutionary politic. It bothers me as an individual that I study political science, but don't have anything other to offer to society really. I've met socialist engineers and computer science buffs, but how can I hold my political vindications and get a job lets say with the state or judiciary etc? :crying:

[thatwhichisnt]

A lot of people here seem to be involved in work that doesn't have anything to do with revolutionary politic. It bothers me as an individual that I study political science, but don't have anything other to offer to society really. I've met socialist engineers and computer science buffs, but how can I hold my political vindications and get a job lets say with the state or judiciary etc? :crying:
If youre going down the poli sci road there are two popular choices: teach and influence the next generation, or work at starbucks.

[Stephen Colbert]

Yea I want to teach I think

[bcbm]

get a job lets say with the state or judiciary

how would this be a "revolutionary" career?

[chegitz guevara]

Yea I want to teach I think

There's a glut of teachers. Practice foaming a latte.

[Stephen Colbert]

how would this be a "revolutionary" career?

No I mean that is what I am currently involved with, and I do enjoy it.

I'm conflicted to say the least

[bcbm]

oh i misread that, i'm sorry

[TheSamsquatch]

Write man! Get your books published and pimp them like crazy.

[The Vegan Marxist]

^This. Writing books is a great idea to get your views out. I`ve released 4 so far. So go for something like that. I`m majoring in Sociology, so I, like you, hope to use what I`ve learned to help out in the struggle.

[ed miliband]

Yeah, you can write, but don't expect anybody to read your stuff.

[/safetywink]

[Button]

If youre going down the poli sci road there are two popular choices: teach and influence the next generation, or work at starbucks.
This is plain ignorant. There's a plethora of things you can do in Public Administration, especially in an urban/strategic planning capacity (like myself).

[The Fighting_Crusnik]

lol, don't rule computer science people as people who are not pursuing the goals of Leftism, because in truth many of us are. Fact is, is that opensource software is spiking in use, and has thus resulted in the lost of millions and perhaps billions for several corporations because of the terms of opensource licenses like the GNU GPL and the BSD license. If anything, many have seen the FSF (free software foundation) as solid proof that communism, and more directly, anarcho-communism is totally and completely possible in this world because of its simple policy of free software and the right for a user to change and then republish that piece of software with the only rule being that they have to give credit to the original creator. This alone has also proven that for one, creativity doesn't need capitalism in order to be present and the copy right system is old, archaic and unneeded in modern society. Now granted while some corps and businesses have their hands in opensource software, the majority of the software used is developed by small groups of people.

[ComradeOm]

A lot of people here seem to be involved in work that doesn't have anything to do with revolutionary politicTo be perfectly honest, I'd be very wary of anyone who described their career as "revolutionary politics". Much better in my opinion to get a set of skills - engineering, medicine, etc - that could be of use post-revolution

[RedRise]

Its always been my dream to be a fiction writer (and I'm already getting underway) but whenever I'm working on an idea for a novel they tend to have some kind of revolutionary or socialist theme, even if its kinda vague. I've started (partially to see the looks people give me:D) saying that I write 'revolutionary fiction'. Not sure exactly how much its gonna help the cause but if people actually like the books maybe it will make more people aware.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Yea I want to teach I think

Go overseas and teach English. You don't even need to know your host country's language.

There's still a pretty big demand for English teachers...can't say the same for teachers here in the states. There was some report on the news in my state recently about hundreds of teachers that were recently laid off in budget cuts, which are probably only going to get more severe.

[NoOneIsIllegal]

I am actually struggling myself. Hopefully this isnt "reactionary" but I went to a college earlier and they had a pretty good course for paralegal and legal services. I have read about ol' socialist lawyers and others trying to help the common worker. I don't think I could ever be a lawyer or an attorney, but I didn't know if being a legal assistant or such would be a good move or not (helping unions, NGO's/non-profits, working class, etc.)

Probably sounds dumb, but for years I have no clue what I want to pursue, and time is running out. I could never be a teacher, or writer, that's for sure. Well, maybe a writer, but not one who writes very long books...

[Die Rote Fahne]

My career will be in the field of Occupational Health and Safety.

Basically, I'll have a career based on making sure our workers are safe.