Conkercorner
1st November 2013, 04:33
Hello, comrades and comrades. I've been debating with myself about signing up on RevLeft for a while now and decided to give it a go.
I'm from the UK, specifically Wales. As far as I know, there's no influential major leftist movement around here. On top of that, the UK's communist parties are notorious for being very disunited and inactive, so it's difficult to decide which way to vote.
I've always adhered the left wing in some capacity, but in recent years I've finally abandoned Social Democracy in favour of communism. I'm not entirely sure which tendency I identify with most, although there are certainly some that I disagree with. My lurch to the left actually started when right-wingers I'm acquainted with would make wild and ignorant claims about communism, and even though I didn't support the ideology at the time I felt they were being unfair. This led to my constantly debating in defense of communism, gathering information on assorted variants and eventually I came to realize that I actually agreed with its basic principles. :grin:
The only reason I didn't drift further to the left sooner is that I'd fallen victim to a number of sadly common misconceptions about communism.
Anyway, I hope to have a lot of interesting discussions here and maybe get some reading recommendations. See you all around.
I'm from the UK, specifically Wales. As far as I know, there's no influential major leftist movement around here. On top of that, the UK's communist parties are notorious for being very disunited and inactive, so it's difficult to decide which way to vote.
I've always adhered the left wing in some capacity, but in recent years I've finally abandoned Social Democracy in favour of communism. I'm not entirely sure which tendency I identify with most, although there are certainly some that I disagree with. My lurch to the left actually started when right-wingers I'm acquainted with would make wild and ignorant claims about communism, and even though I didn't support the ideology at the time I felt they were being unfair. This led to my constantly debating in defense of communism, gathering information on assorted variants and eventually I came to realize that I actually agreed with its basic principles. :grin:
The only reason I didn't drift further to the left sooner is that I'd fallen victim to a number of sadly common misconceptions about communism.
Anyway, I hope to have a lot of interesting discussions here and maybe get some reading recommendations. See you all around.