Hey guys :)

[Slav92]

Hey everyone, I'm 18 years old and I come from Manchester in north-west England and I'm looking forward to getting to know you all :)

I used to be a fascist, albeit 2 years ago, however I reformed myself and now I consider myself to be a Marxist, naturally this is bound to evoke some suspicion but I hope to overcome this in time :)

[Q]

Welcome :)

What made you "turn around" from the extreme right to extreme left, which is quite some distance I guess?

[Veg_Athei_Socialist]

Welcome:)!

[Slav92]

Welcome :)

What made you "turn around" from the extreme right to extreme left, which is quite some distance I guess?

Thanks :) I really cant describe what made me turn, the realisation that I was slowly turning into the fat, bald, friendless old men that make up the nationalist ranks, that the jews really arnt all that bad, and experiments with my sexuality led to me initially disowning fascism, and then turning towards the left.

There arnt that many differences in my old ideals and my new ideals;

Before:


Equality for whites
The banking system is unjust - the Jews own the banks, ergo the Jews are unjust
The worlds resources must be redistributed (But the Jews are stopping this)
Anyone with a skin shade darker than "Ghost white" isnt human

After:


Equality for all
The banking system is unjust
The world resources must be redistributed (But the capitalists are stopping this)
All people are human and their rights must be secured - whether they come from the poorest slums of the third world or the richest parts of America

In retrospect that sounds a bit dodgy, but you get by meaning. My former comrades arnt all brainwashed zombies for life - they're just misguided, with otherwise socialist ideals being corrupted by nationalism.

[Q]

You might find this discussion (http://www.revleft.com/vb/expose-tea-party-t139579/index.html) interesting, given your experiences.

[DecDoom]

Welcome! It's always good to see someone throw off fascist ideas. :)

[Chambered Word]

Nice to know somebody has turned his life around. ;) Welcome comrade.

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