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Stained_Class
5th May 2014, 05:55
Hey!

So I've decided to register because I'm almost shitfaced. Been a lurker for a while.

I'm from Virginia, the leftist scene here is pretty weak. There's only a few left-wingers that I know of. Another Marxist and two anarchists. It's even worse in my hometown.

As for political ideals, I'm not sure. Some kind of Marxist, leaning towards Trotsky. Some of my positions are unclear at (especially) the present moment. For example, on electoral participation. I also enjoy reading Badiou, Althusser, Zizek and Gramsci, no idea why. Hebdige is pretty sick.

Becoming a leftist wasn't really a grand adventure for me. It was a long slog though social democracy and quasi-liberalism. Main reasons are Occupy (even though it wasn't that big in my area), the ongoing economic crises, and crappy jobs.

You might have guessed from my user name, but I love Judas Priest, heavy metal, and the class struggle. Alongside my fondness for alcohol of course.

Q
5th May 2014, 07:18
Welcome :)

If you have political questions, you can ask them in the Learning forum. That's why it's there after all!

If you have questions about your account, don't hesitate to send me a PM or ask here.

blake 3:17
5th May 2014, 07:20
Welcome! You're reading Dick Hebdige? That's awesome!

Stained_Class
5th May 2014, 16:39
Welcome! You're reading Dick Hebdige? That's awesome!

Yes, just read Subculture: The Meaning of Style last semester. Besides my job as a waiter, I'm studying sociology and history. Actually wrote a masturbatory term paper on Hebdige and Gramsci for my Sociology and Culture class last week. Didn't get quite to the level of Deleuze's "God is a lobster," but came close :laugh:.

Sentinel
7th May 2014, 03:37
New Judas Priest-named users are always very welcome on these boards, make yourself at home. :)

Sinister Intents
7th May 2014, 03:43
Awesome!!! Welcome to RevLeft comrade :) I hope your visits are pleasant

Psycho P and the Freight Train
7th May 2014, 03:57
I too made my account while very drunk. Welcome!

Stained_Class
7th May 2014, 06:15
Thanks everyone! Seems to have been one of my more rewarding drunken decisions. Didn't realize that I could write so clearly while intoxicated. Maybe I just wasn't trying hard enough lol.

How drunk did you have to get before you could convince yourself to make an account Ace? (Hope this doesn't end up a double post).