Hail Comrades

[redtex]

Hi, I’m redtex from the great red state of Texas. After working for capitalists for 24 years I came to the conclusion that capitalism exploits workers. Honestly it makes me angry to think about how after working for capitalists for 24 years I have almost nothing to show for it yet I made them very rich.
I was brought up in a conservative republican household. My dad, before he passed away, LOVED GW Bush. It was almost funny how he defended him in the good natured debates we had.
Anyway, I came to communism recently. As I grew older I realized that everything I’ve been told is a lie.
First came religion. I am now a strong atheist.
Then came freedom. I realized that “freedom” in the USA is a lie. I went through a brief period of anarcho-capitalism. I read Ayn Rand, studied economics, banking, Mises, Hayek.
Then came capitalism. I realized that under capitalism only the capitalists are free. I’m still a wage-slave. I've studied some. I'm still new to communism, but I've studied enough to realize that communism is the way to go.
It took me a long time to get here, but I’m here and I’m ready for the revolution. I love freedom, I hate the state, I hate authoritarians, I hate capitalists, and I want to be free.
--redtex

[Nox]

I read Ayn Rand

I assume that's past tense :D

Welcome

[redtex]

Haha, yes, of course it's past tense. I don't think I could stomach that Randian nonsense any more.

And sorry about my paragraphs. I copied and pasted my post out of a Word document and somehow lost the carriage returns between the paragraphs. Next time I'll use Notepad and preview the post.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

[Kornilios Sunshine]

Welcome to RevLeft!I hope you have a great time around here.:D

[Logan]

Hello. I was also raised in a conservative christian house. I am now an atheist and socialist.

[Logan]

Hello. I was also raised in a christian conservative house. I am now an atheist and socialist.

[ВАЛТЕР]

Hello and welcome comrade! This is a great place to learn and further develop your leftist views. Ask questions, and join in on the debates. Even if you are wrong you will end up learning something. :)

[redtex]

Hello and welcome comrade! This is a great place to learn and further develop your leftist views. Ask questions, and join in on the debates. Even if you are wrong you will end up learning something. :)

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I hope you guys aren't too hard on me when I do join in and I am wrong:). I've been lurking around for a few days and I have learned a lot. Thanks for the welcomes everyone.

[ColonelCossack]

Welcome!

Both my parents are communists and their parents are mostly communists so I haven't had much trouble on that front.

[ВАЛТЕР]

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I hope you guys aren't too hard on me when I do join in and I am wrong:). I've been lurking around for a few days and I have learned a lot. Thanks for the welcomes everyone.

Nobody here is "hard" on anybody. The people here are generally accepting and willing to communicate with each other in a very civilized manner. I don't know if I've ever seen somebody outright be rude to someone for asking a question to further their knowledge. :)

[Die Rote Fahne]

I'm intolerant of intolerant people....and the Dutch.

[EvilRedGuy]

You sound like an Anarchist, that is Anarcho-Communism not so-called "anarcho"-capitalism.


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[redtex]

You sound like an Anarchist, that is Anarcho-Communism not so-called "anarcho"-capitalism.

I'm pretty passionate about freedom. Anarcho-communism sounds like the most free system. I still have questions. I'll post those in the learning forum so others might be able to learn from them as well.

Thanks

[Yazman]

Welcome to Revleft. Glad to have you, interesting story behind your politics there. It's always interesting to find out how people came to change their mind.

[OHumanista]

Welcome, glad to see another leaving "libertarianism" behind.
Besides I like anarcho-commies. :)
Feel free to ask and comment