What is your age?

[Ingraham Effingham]

You don't have to post it. I just want to get a feel for the average age of the left revolution.

I wanna guess late twenties but i dont know.

[Bardo]

22.

Subject to change :p

[The Intransigent Faction]

20.

[thesadmafioso]

19. I only post as I don't really care for the way the categories are set up, it puts me in with all the youngins in high school.

[Nox]

16-21

I'm at that age where you start to develop intellectually, therefore I've started to have an interest in Communism :D

[Weezer]

15

[A Revolutionary Tool]

18 going into college(maybe)

[Sasha]

around 30 and moved to the appropriate forum

[Il Medico]

20

[Mythbuster]

16, but that is subject to change every 365 days.

[The Dark Side of the Moon]

14 or 15, i can remember

[Metacomet]

23

[28350]

11

[Arilou Lalee'lay]

22. Hopefully most of the grown up left is doing something more productive than surfing forums.

[Tim Finnegan]

You don't have to post it. I just want to get a feel for the average age of the left revolution.

I wanna guess late twenties but i dont know.
To be honest, I think that your returns are going to reflect the kind of people how frequent forums in general, rather than of the left in particular. Far as I can tell, the subject matter of a forum just tends to skew an average (usually clustered in the 16-24 range) one way or the other, rather than determining it independently.


22. Hopefully most of the grown up left is doing something more productive than surfing forums.
Heh, that too.

[Rusty Shackleford]

zwanzig.

and still fighting after 3 years of learning and action.


i think at this point and with this much immersion in REAL work, i will do this for the rest of my life.

[Princess Luna]

19, also i wonder who voted 61 or over

[Rusty Shackleford]

19, also i wonder who voted 61 or over
yes, there are people on here who are over 25 :D

[PhoenixAsh]

I have been 25 for about ten years now....I have quite some experience at being 25.

[Le Socialiste]

21.

[NoOneIsIllegal]

21.
I'll buy y'all drankz.

[Zanthorus]

To be honest, I think that your returns are going to reflect the kind of people how frequent forums in general, rather than of the left in particular. Far as I can tell, the subject matter of a forum just tends to skew an average (usually clustered in the 16-24 range) one way or the other, rather than determining it independently.

From what I've read though, I do get the impression that most people throughout history have tended to come to Communism at quite an early age. According to the ICC's history, most of the leading militants of the Italian Left when they formed a Fraction in the late 20's were around the age of 25. And most of those had been members of the PCd'I since the Livorno congress in 1921. The few people who were in their 30's and 40's tended to be intellectuals by proffession rather than workers. Similarly, I spoke with one of the ICC's older members, and he recounted that at the formation of the ICC many of them were younger than 20 (I am stating this from memory so it could be wrong, but he did mention that they were incredibly young at the time). The main exception was Mark Chirik who had been a member of the Gauche Communiste de France in the 40's and 50's. I even remember people on here stating that the average age of the Bolshevik party in 1917 was around 17.

I think the main cause is because when they are young people are much more likely to explore and become interested in 'radical' ideas like Socialism, Communism and Anarchism, whereas as people get older there is a tendency to remain within the patterns of behaviour set when they were younger. In generaly, you are probably more likely to convince an 18 or 19 year old that their way of thinking is flawed than you are to convince a 60 year old who has been a lifelong member of the conservative party. Though by the same token you probably aren't going to convince someone whose been at the militant game for some years that capitalism is, in fact, pretty swell.

EDIT: Also I suppose sheer youthful arrogance. Part of my own ability to maintain communist political positions at least is down to being able to drown out criticisms from 'elders' and people in positions of authority as idle rubbish.


I'll buy y'all drankz.

The legal age for purchasing alcohol in England is 18, which I am, so I'm fine :tt2:

Although if you insist, I wouldn't mind one at your expense...

[Quail]

Nearly 21... but living in the UK I've been able to buy booze for years NoOneIsIllegal :)

[NoOneIsIllegal]

Welllllll FINE! :(
If I ever end up across the pond somehow, drinks are on me. Maybe if I have a few too many, that statement will be literal.

[Red And Black Sabot]

twenty seven

[praxis1966]

33 next month. Besides psycho, hindsight, and Red and Black Sabot, I feel old as the hills around here. Of course, the fact that there's so many young comrades still coming through gives me hope.

Anyway, I actually radicalized around the age of 16, so I'm really not that different from most of the folks here.

[Iraultzaile Ezkerreko]

21.

[Iraultzaile Ezkerreko]

Welllllll FINE! :(
If I ever end up across the pond somehow, drinks are on me. Maybe if I have a few too many, that statement will be literal.

An Irish comrade was here in Atlanta for a conference and he had to tell his grad student who had never been in the states that you never buy rounds for people in the US because no one else will reciprocate.

[Agent Ducky]

15. 16 in November. But I'm with all the young young people I suppose then. That's cool.

[Luc]

Ha. Thats why the youth don't vote. We're all commies and anarchists:laugh:.

Also I think the constant anti-communist propaganda might of had an effect on the previous generations.

Oh 15 btw, but as my teacher said "Who knows with the kind of books he reads".:cool:

[Bardo]

21.
I'll buy y'all drankz.

Thanks. I'm older than you are but I can't pass up free drinks. :D

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

24, although apparently I sound older.

[Quail]

Welllllll FINE! :(
If I ever end up across the pond somehow, drinks are on me. Maybe if I have a few too many, that statement will be literal.
I always buy people drinks when I'm drunk. We can buy each other rounds :)

[Ele'ill]

27-33

[hatzel]

Old enough to know better, but not so old that I actually do anything with that knowledge...

[Aspiring Humanist]

17. Was a religious fascist until about a year ago

[scourge007]

I'm 27 going on 28 in September. Shit I feel old compared to most of you.

[Tim Finnegan]

From what I've read though, I do get the impression that most people throughout history have tended to come to Communism at quite an early age. According to the ICC's history, most of the leading militants of the Italian Left when they formed a Fraction in the late 20's were around the age of 25. And most of those had been members of the PCd'I since the Livorno congress in 1921. The few people who were in their 30's and 40's tended to be intellectuals by proffession rather than workers. Similarly, I spoke with one of the ICC's older members, and he recounted that at the formation of the ICC many of them were younger than 20 (I am stating this from memory so it could be wrong, but he did mention that they were incredibly young at the time). The main exception was Mark Chirik who had been a member of the Gauche Communiste de France in the 40's and 50's. I even remember people on here stating that the average age of the Bolshevik party in 1917 was around 17.

I think the main cause is because when they are young people are much more likely to explore and become interested in 'radical' ideas like Socialism, Communism and Anarchism, whereas as people get older there is a tendency to remain within the patterns of behaviour set when they were younger. In generaly, you are probably more likely to convince an 18 or 19 year old that their way of thinking is flawed than you are to convince a 60 year old who has been a lifelong member of the conservative party. Though by the same token you probably aren't going to convince someone whose been at the militant game for some years that capitalism is, in fact, pretty swell.

EDIT: Also I suppose sheer youthful arrogance. Part of my own ability to maintain communist political positions at least is down to being able to drown out criticisms from 'elders' and people in positions of authority as idle rubbish.
Fair points. At this point, I'm altogether too stunned by how young all these buggers were (I mean, even I didn't except quite this young! :bored:), so I don't think my brain's in the right place to make any intelligent contribution one way or the other! :lol:

[graymouser]

30. I've been a red since I was 23 though, so.

[Os Cangaceiros]

22 years along in my inevitable march towards the grave.

[thefinalmarch]

16

[miltonwasfried...man]

Almost 19

[black magick hustla]

22

[Jazzratt]

23.

[Bardo]

22-26 currently has 22 votes and makes up 22.22% of voters. Weird.

[CommieTroll]

16, but that is subject to change every 365 days.

366 every leap year:laugh:

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

24

[Ose]

24. I'm getting old.

[sanpal]

Can I know any way how I voted? It seems to me, I have incorrectly pressed the button and have deformed result :confused:

[redmarxist90]

20

[Zanthorus]

Can I know any way how I voted.

The option you voted for will show up on the poll results in italicised text whereas all the other results will be in regular font, although tbh I don't think it matters that you voted the wrong way, it's an internet poll.

[ComradeGrant]

Gonna be 17 in a month and ten days. So be prepared for an obnoxious birthday thread in chit chat.

[Metacomet]

I'd agree that the results of this poll is probably more indicative of the ages of forum users then of leftists.

I'd say the average leftist is mid twenties to early thirties.

[Susurrus]

There should be another version of this poll for mods and admins.

[Sir Comradical]

Some of these 14, 15, 16 year old comrades are smart kids. I was a dumbass at that age.

[Sir Comradical]

366 every leap year:laugh:

Sixteen year olds. Always making mistakes!

[AnonymousOne]

26

[tachosomoza]

I was born between 1970 and 1985.

[Tablo]

I'm 20 years old. Still young. :cool:

[Klaatu]

22. Hopefully most of the grown up left is doing something more productive than surfing forums.

age 53.

It is productive to get one's thoughts down on paper and posted for discussion, because (A) helps get one's anger out (B) helps one develop
new ideas, as well as learn new things (we learn all of our lives; not just while we are in school!)

I do a lot of pro-socialist posts on Huffington Post too. I occasionally like to "invade" into far-right wing forums and prove them wrong (it's like shooting fish in a barrel!) This is under different monikers than I use here, of course.

I would like to thank all of the good comrades here for helping educate me on the topics of socialism and communism. Keep up the good work! :D

[praxis1966]

Can I know any way how I voted? It seems to me, I have incorrectly pressed the button and have deformed result :confused:

If you're really that worried about it I can change it for you.

[Klaatu]

If you're really that worried about it I can change it for you.

Damn I wish there were a way for me to change my 1980 vote for Reagan. What a mistake that was! :p

[TheGeekySocialist]

22

[∞]

84.

[Impulse97]

84.

I call BS. :lol:

I'm gonna be 19 in 7 days! Hooray for having a birthday on the same day as a nuclear holocaust!

Only been red for a year, maybe a bit less. Been a pinko since 17 tho.

[∞]

I'm not kidding.

[Die Rote Fahne]

20

[The Dark Side of the Moon]

I'm not kidding.
i dont believe it

[Pioneers_Violin]

Сорок Два - Пятьдесят (Sorok Dva - Pyatdesyat)

Old enough to remember the Soviet Union when it was The Bogeyman.

Age when organizing a Union: 26, a long time ago.

[sanpal]

If you're really that worried about it I can change it for you.
Oh, thanks, I don't worry about it a lot but a mistake in age sector 51 - 60 as minority worth a lot :)

[∞]

i dont believe it

Why not?

[La Comédie Noire]

22, first joined the forum when I was 16.

[ColonelCossack]

I'm the only 15 year old in my class who knew what historical materialism was when the were 14 :P

[The Dark Side of the Moon]

Why not?

Because, would you?

[Wired]

Because, would you?

Are you saying that 84 year old people cant post on the internet?

[∞]

Just because I'm an old-timer does not mean I have no swag.

[praxis1966]

Are you saying that 84 year old people cant post on the internet?

No, he's saying that he's full of beans, which is true. Incidentally, this amounts to thread derailing, so no mas, or I'm gonna have to break out the whoopin' stick, ∞.

[Klaatu]

i dont believe it

You don't believe that someone 84 yo can be a commie?

Ummm... Lenin would be 141 yo, and Marx would be 193 yo, if they were still alive

Communism was around long before WE were born, comrade

[Le Libérer]

Can I know any way how I voted? It seems to me, I have incorrectly pressed the button and have deformed result :confused:

You voted 51-60

And Broletariat some how I dont beleive you are 61 or older

[∞]

Fine, I'm 17. Still older than 80% of the people here.

[freya4]

15. 16 in November. But I'm with all the young young people I suppose then. That's cool.
Wow. I'm 15 and I'm going to be 16 in November too :)