Mark V.
3rd August 2011, 03:05
Hello friends and comrades. I'm Mark V. I'm never sure as to what I should put in an introduction thread so I guess I'll follow the advice of the "Guide for Newcomers" thread.
There is no leftist scene to speak of where I live. Heck, there is barely a "Liberal" scene where I live. I reside in a part of California that the Republicans proposed to have separate from the rest of California. So I might as well be living in Arizona.
I'm not sure as to what branch of leftism I subscribe to. I've read and agreed with statements from self described Anarchists, Left-Communists, and Orthodox Marxists. I disagree with the idea of "vanguard parties". Hopefully that gives you an idea of my politics.
I became an Anti-Capitalist leftist in my Sophmore year of High School. Though I did not know it at the time, my family tended to move from the "Lower Class" into well to do "Middle Class" workers (and vice versa) every five years or so. When this change happened again just before the 2008 financial crisis I became mad that I had poorer quality food and such. So I abandoned my proudly proclaimed "Centrist" position in politics and became more open to other types of politics. I ended up researching Libertarianism, Social Democracy and others until I settle on Radical Left anti-Capitalism, because it made the most sense to me.
Anyways, I'm excited on be on RevLeft.
There is no leftist scene to speak of where I live. Heck, there is barely a "Liberal" scene where I live. I reside in a part of California that the Republicans proposed to have separate from the rest of California. So I might as well be living in Arizona.
I'm not sure as to what branch of leftism I subscribe to. I've read and agreed with statements from self described Anarchists, Left-Communists, and Orthodox Marxists. I disagree with the idea of "vanguard parties". Hopefully that gives you an idea of my politics.
I became an Anti-Capitalist leftist in my Sophmore year of High School. Though I did not know it at the time, my family tended to move from the "Lower Class" into well to do "Middle Class" workers (and vice versa) every five years or so. When this change happened again just before the 2008 financial crisis I became mad that I had poorer quality food and such. So I abandoned my proudly proclaimed "Centrist" position in politics and became more open to other types of politics. I ended up researching Libertarianism, Social Democracy and others until I settle on Radical Left anti-Capitalism, because it made the most sense to me.
Anyways, I'm excited on be on RevLeft.