Veovis
23rd July 2011, 02:06
Good tidings! How are things in the world of the radical left? :D
I came to this board because after only one short year of experiencing the capitalist labor model first hand, I want to see it completely undone and remade into a more humane image. I used to consider myself a moderate leftist (not like it matters, in this country people think you're the spawn of Stalin if you advocate universal healthcare) but more and more I want to see some sort of upheaval; a completely new system if you will.
I ruined my life by going to school. Here I was thinking I was making myself a better person and investing in my future, but now I have $80,000 in student loan debt and have practically disqualified myself from ever owning a home or having children (I'm gay, so I'd have to adopt and that costs $$$!). I was unaware that bankruptcy could not discharge student loans and now I'm stuck with them no matter what. If I default, my mother would have to pay because she cosigned. I think any system which punishes people for seeking self-improvement is absolutely evil and needs to be destroyed.
As far as the specifics of left wing politics, things are nebulous with me. I read the Communist Manifesto many years ago (which I ironically bought at Wal-Mart because it was the only bookseller in my hometown), and I also read a part of the autobiography of Dolores Ibárruri. Other than that, it's mostly been scattered articles on the Internet. I identify strongly with the labor movement and believe that organizing workers is one of the most powerful tools of the left. If it weren't for financial limitations, I would have gone to Madison in February to raise hell along with everyone else in Wisconsin! Unfortunately, I could only join them in spirit. I was also semi-active in republican circles when I was in Spain, and wrote my undergraduate thesis on the topic of Spanish republicanism. I was very proud of that work! :)
So that should do it for now. I'll be around reading things, but if my activity on other forums is any indication, I'll probably only post once and a while when I have something valuable to say. In the meantime, keep up the good fight, everyone!
I came to this board because after only one short year of experiencing the capitalist labor model first hand, I want to see it completely undone and remade into a more humane image. I used to consider myself a moderate leftist (not like it matters, in this country people think you're the spawn of Stalin if you advocate universal healthcare) but more and more I want to see some sort of upheaval; a completely new system if you will.
I ruined my life by going to school. Here I was thinking I was making myself a better person and investing in my future, but now I have $80,000 in student loan debt and have practically disqualified myself from ever owning a home or having children (I'm gay, so I'd have to adopt and that costs $$$!). I was unaware that bankruptcy could not discharge student loans and now I'm stuck with them no matter what. If I default, my mother would have to pay because she cosigned. I think any system which punishes people for seeking self-improvement is absolutely evil and needs to be destroyed.
As far as the specifics of left wing politics, things are nebulous with me. I read the Communist Manifesto many years ago (which I ironically bought at Wal-Mart because it was the only bookseller in my hometown), and I also read a part of the autobiography of Dolores Ibárruri. Other than that, it's mostly been scattered articles on the Internet. I identify strongly with the labor movement and believe that organizing workers is one of the most powerful tools of the left. If it weren't for financial limitations, I would have gone to Madison in February to raise hell along with everyone else in Wisconsin! Unfortunately, I could only join them in spirit. I was also semi-active in republican circles when I was in Spain, and wrote my undergraduate thesis on the topic of Spanish republicanism. I was very proud of that work! :)
So that should do it for now. I'll be around reading things, but if my activity on other forums is any indication, I'll probably only post once and a while when I have something valuable to say. In the meantime, keep up the good fight, everyone!