Rugged Collectivist
26th August 2012, 06:04
Hello comrades (I always wanted to say that)
I just registered to the forum, but I've been reading it pretty consistently for quite a while. I don't think 2 years is a bad estimate. Don't be surprised if I'm familiar with the views/attitudes of some of the more prominent posters.
I wanted to register for a long time, but a variety of things prevented me. For one, I didn't feel I was knowledgeable enough to participate. I've been identifying as a leftist for a while now, though I still lack a great deal of knowledge due to the fact that reading is hard for me. I actually learned a lot of what I know from this site, since the posts are often short enough to hold my attention.
I was also afraid of posting on a commie forum. I know that some internet leftist is probably way off the state's radar, but then there was that one incident where the secret service interrogated some kid in elementary school for saying he hoped nothing bad happened to Obama on Facebook. I know that we face repression for our beliefs, and I accept this, but if the cops are going to kick down my door, I'd rather it be MY door and not my dad's.
Politically I don't really identify as anything other than a communist/socialist. I used to be pretty sympathetic to Trotskyism, but I feel I'm moving in a more left communist direction. I really don't know at this point. I don't even feel completely comfortable calling myself a Marxist anymore. I read the manifesto and I'm vaguely familiar with the basics, but I don't know if I have the understanding yet to commit to that title. I plan to continue reading to decide which tendency best suits me. I'm not too concerned with finding one though. Honestly I'm a bit scared to label myself that specifically. My views have always been eclectic.
My political views have been all over the place. I remember being really contrarian as a kid. I think it was because disagreeing with adults made me feel smart. Of course I became a nationalist after 9/11 because I didn't know any better. I went to a Catholic school for a while as well. I was pretty indifferent toward it, but as I got older I became quite zealous. Basically at one point I was a horrible, horrible person. After (no kidding) hearing Atheists proselytizing on the internet I began to question my belief in god, I became a reconstructionist pagan (think people that worship old gods instead of trees or whatever) for a while and eventually ditched religion altogether.
At some point I decided that the powerful elites were the enemy. I became a monarchist, of all things, and stuck with that for a while. I joined a monarchist forum, similar to this one, but much smaller. After realizing that most of my fellow monarchists were really awful and different from me, I abandoned monarchism and looked for something different. Somehow I found communism, realized it explained everything, and here I am:lol:
I'm from the state of Delaware in the US and I'm happy to finally contribute here. That's about all.
I just registered to the forum, but I've been reading it pretty consistently for quite a while. I don't think 2 years is a bad estimate. Don't be surprised if I'm familiar with the views/attitudes of some of the more prominent posters.
I wanted to register for a long time, but a variety of things prevented me. For one, I didn't feel I was knowledgeable enough to participate. I've been identifying as a leftist for a while now, though I still lack a great deal of knowledge due to the fact that reading is hard for me. I actually learned a lot of what I know from this site, since the posts are often short enough to hold my attention.
I was also afraid of posting on a commie forum. I know that some internet leftist is probably way off the state's radar, but then there was that one incident where the secret service interrogated some kid in elementary school for saying he hoped nothing bad happened to Obama on Facebook. I know that we face repression for our beliefs, and I accept this, but if the cops are going to kick down my door, I'd rather it be MY door and not my dad's.
Politically I don't really identify as anything other than a communist/socialist. I used to be pretty sympathetic to Trotskyism, but I feel I'm moving in a more left communist direction. I really don't know at this point. I don't even feel completely comfortable calling myself a Marxist anymore. I read the manifesto and I'm vaguely familiar with the basics, but I don't know if I have the understanding yet to commit to that title. I plan to continue reading to decide which tendency best suits me. I'm not too concerned with finding one though. Honestly I'm a bit scared to label myself that specifically. My views have always been eclectic.
My political views have been all over the place. I remember being really contrarian as a kid. I think it was because disagreeing with adults made me feel smart. Of course I became a nationalist after 9/11 because I didn't know any better. I went to a Catholic school for a while as well. I was pretty indifferent toward it, but as I got older I became quite zealous. Basically at one point I was a horrible, horrible person. After (no kidding) hearing Atheists proselytizing on the internet I began to question my belief in god, I became a reconstructionist pagan (think people that worship old gods instead of trees or whatever) for a while and eventually ditched religion altogether.
At some point I decided that the powerful elites were the enemy. I became a monarchist, of all things, and stuck with that for a while. I joined a monarchist forum, similar to this one, but much smaller. After realizing that most of my fellow monarchists were really awful and different from me, I abandoned monarchism and looked for something different. Somehow I found communism, realized it explained everything, and here I am:lol:
I'm from the state of Delaware in the US and I'm happy to finally contribute here. That's about all.