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Firefly
20th January 2013, 16:37
- Where are you from
I am a college student from the Philippines.

- Whats the leftist scene there like?
The leftist scene here for me is mostly dominated by Maoist groups and center-left groups(liberals). There are few stalinist, trotskyist, and che focused groups around here, but not as popular as the Maoist. There are leftist feminist and LGBT groups around present here in my country. There are few anarchist here compared to other countries, and most of the anarchist here that I know are An-caps. Supporters of the Far-left are frowned upon by the society specially in urban areas. Most of the people here does not even know what communism is. Most of the students are apathetic (there are exceptions) and ignorant in politics. Right wing groups are prevalent here specially those groups who are tied with religion.

- What branch of leftism do you subscribe to?
I call myself interchangeably as an Anarcho-Communist/Anarcho-Syndicalist/Libertarian Socialist. In some degree I sympathize with the Marxist-Leninist, Trotskyist, and Maoist.

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That's all :o

This is the 4th time I tried to post this thread something must be wrong.

Blake's Baby
20th January 2013, 17:58
Welcome to RevLeft Firefly, I'm glad your post got here on the 4th attempt!

There are plenty of discussions I'm sure you can become involved in; but I thought I might point you in the direction of a group in the Philippines that you didn't mention - Internasyunal na Komunistang Tunguhin (section in the Philippines of the International Communist Current), whose website can be found here: http://fil.internationalism.org/

TheGodlessUtopian
20th January 2013, 17:59
Welcome to the forum. Good to have some members from zones other than the advanced capitalist centers.

Tim Cornelis
20th January 2013, 18:27
Welcome. Your description of political attitudes fits almost the entire world, unfortunately.

Firefly
20th January 2013, 18:40
There are alot of people here very opinionated about leftist ideas(esp. Far left) but doesn't know a shit about it. Relies on hear says, right wing, capitalist, and religious propagandas.

Basically same as the advance capitalist centers, TheGodlessUtopian is talking about, amirite?