dsaly1969
2nd July 2013, 05:21
Greetings all!
I'm just posting a quick introduction. I have had socialist convictions for a long time (30 years or so) and have some academic and professional background in Marxist analysis and social justice / advocacy. My own Marxist approach tends to be nonsectarian but I have appreciation for some of the theoretical contributions of historical and current Marxist leaders like Trotsky, DeLeon, Mao, and even Avakian (!) - but that we should not be necessarily locked into the past and need to arrive perhaps at a new synthesis, strategies, approach, and possibly even labels to meet the needs of current developments.
I was first introduced to Marxism through the Socialist Labor Party (which made me more familiar with Daniel DeLeon) as they had a cell in my hometown. This made it easy to get their newspaper. Later I started going to a Unitarian Universalist church (which was mostly humanist) in Long Beach that had a lot of former and current (at the time) CPUSA members. I do tend more towards a revolutionary rather than a reformist / social democratic approach ultimately but do not mind democratic reform efforts to alleviate suffering and to move towards the goal of a communist society.
I work in the field of social work so I am familiar with social justice and advocacy activities. Most of my socialist/communist expression and helping to expand revolutionary consciousness has been done professionally and "covertly" in my "professional role". But I am look to connect more with other comrades. I am registered with the Peace and Freedom Party in California which provides ballot access to a wide spectrum of socialist/leftist candidates, but am looking for a like-minded party for further Marxist study and collaborative activities.
I'm just posting a quick introduction. I have had socialist convictions for a long time (30 years or so) and have some academic and professional background in Marxist analysis and social justice / advocacy. My own Marxist approach tends to be nonsectarian but I have appreciation for some of the theoretical contributions of historical and current Marxist leaders like Trotsky, DeLeon, Mao, and even Avakian (!) - but that we should not be necessarily locked into the past and need to arrive perhaps at a new synthesis, strategies, approach, and possibly even labels to meet the needs of current developments.
I was first introduced to Marxism through the Socialist Labor Party (which made me more familiar with Daniel DeLeon) as they had a cell in my hometown. This made it easy to get their newspaper. Later I started going to a Unitarian Universalist church (which was mostly humanist) in Long Beach that had a lot of former and current (at the time) CPUSA members. I do tend more towards a revolutionary rather than a reformist / social democratic approach ultimately but do not mind democratic reform efforts to alleviate suffering and to move towards the goal of a communist society.
I work in the field of social work so I am familiar with social justice and advocacy activities. Most of my socialist/communist expression and helping to expand revolutionary consciousness has been done professionally and "covertly" in my "professional role". But I am look to connect more with other comrades. I am registered with the Peace and Freedom Party in California which provides ballot access to a wide spectrum of socialist/leftist candidates, but am looking for a like-minded party for further Marxist study and collaborative activities.