Greetings from a Leftist Mormon

[PioneerWorker]

Hey y'all. I've known about your site for a while, and while I'm not exactly a full-blown Communist, I consider myself somewhat leftist, and, if the speaker was informed about socialism, I would not be offended if called a socialist. I am also Mormon, which may surprise some of you, since Mormonism is viewed as socially and economically right-wing. However, there was once (and still are a few) Mormon socialists out there, and I contend that if anything, Mormon scripture is more kind to socialism than to capitalism. Since I'm not completely communist or socialist, I will stick to the "Opposing Ideologies" forum, but I would still love to discuss religious socialism with you all. I'm not well-versed in Marxist/Communist/Socialist theory, but I do know more than say, Glenn Beck. Anyways, it's nice to finally talk to you all.

[dodger]

Welcome, good to read a no frills introduction. Look forward to hear your points of view PioneerWorker.

[Prometeo liberado]

Well done! Welcome comrade!

[Ostrinski]

I think this is a first. Welcome.

[Искра]

So you have switched from door to door to forum to forum?

[l'Enfermé]

I have 2 Mormon friends who are American missionaries where I live. We used to argue about religion and that was a point of tension but now that we stopped it's a pretty good friendship and they're really nice guys. Welcome.

[daft punk]

My advice. Drop the Mormonism.

[ColonelCossack]

How interesting. Welcome! :)

[The Douche]

One of my good friends is a mormon.

[NorwegianCommunist]

Welcome! This is a really good forum sp I hope you like it! =)

[Zukunftsmusik]

*cross fingers* don't be the new Elysian, don't be the new Elysian...


Nevermind what I just wrote. Welcome to Revleft!

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Welcome, hopefully you are not as homophobic as the other Mormons I have encountered.

[Tim Cornelis]

Is Southpark an accurate source on Mormonism?

[TheGodlessUtopian]

Is Southpark an accurate source on Mormonism?

Depends on what you want to know :p

[dodger]

*cross fingers* don't be the new Elysian, don't be the new Elysian...


Nevermind what I just wrote. Welcome to Revleft!

Elysian is quite incorrigible enough to morph into an Anarcho-Buddhist-Mormon...
so better *cross toes* as well Haust.

[Igor]

Really great to see a leftist Mormon, it's a first for me. Most Mormons I know are to the right of Mitt fucking Romney, so yeah. Welcome!

[Zukunftsmusik]

Elysian is quite incorrigible enough to morph into an Anarcho-Buddhist-Mormon...
so better *cross toes* as well Haust.

I'm crossing every limb that's possible to cross

[Lenina Rosenweg]

A history of the IWW I read a while ago talked about an alliance between the Mormon church and the IWW in Utah against a right wing anti-Mormon party , the "American Party" in Utah in the early 1900s.

The early Mormons under Joseph Smith seemed to have some elements of utopian socialism.Today though Mormons as a whole seem engrained in US capitalism.

The TV series Battlestar Galactica is based on Mormon mythology.

I cannot agree with the anti-lgbt stand of the official Mormon church.

It is good that Mormons are exploring alternate politics i this time of crisis. I have read a blog somewhere (I forget where) where Mormonism and socialism was discussed and the writer seemed to think that Mormonism, if not the mainstream LDS church is fully compatible with socialism and Marxism.

[Bostana]

First off, Welcome to Revleft Comrade.

Second, What does the Mormon community think of your political views.

[Astarte]

forum, but I would still love to discuss religious socialism with you all.

Hi, just post something crazy in the Religion section and I am sure I will be all over it like flies to the proverbial burned offering.