What do you do?

[LiaSofia]

How do you apply your political beliefs to your everyday life? I've always been attracted to the practical side of leftism more than the theoretical (sorry Revlefters!) so I'm curious about what members do to put their ideas into practice.

- Are you members of political parties?
- Members of other groups?
- Antifa people?
- Do any work for 'issues' e.g. LGBT stuff?
- Attend any events or protests?
- DIY?
- Other activities?
- Is there anything you don't do because of your political beliefs? Things you avoid.

[motion denied]

I go to marches once in a while. I get to see old friends and get to know how much have their politics worsen.

[Rosa Partizan]

Several times a year, I attend demonstrations, mostly against deportations, fascism, pro-life lunatics etc. And I regularly attend an autonomous venue in the nearby town that defines themselves as anti-fascist, anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-antisemitic, anti-homophob, far left etc. Mostly I go there because of DIY hardcore punk shows, but I also know plenty antifa people from there and go there for other stuff like workshops, exhibitions, demonstrations organized by them. It's great to have a space to be among likeminded people, because nowhere else here can I be sure to meet a lot of people with similar beliefs at only one place. The town I life in is very conservative and several "famous" nazis come from here. Things I don't do...I don't eat meat and eggs and most of the time, I avoid dairy, but sometimes I'm an inconsequent douche and buy ice cream that contains dairy, but that happens rather seldom.

[Art Vandelay]

I'm a member of the Committee for a Workers International. I spent a short amount of time on one of the US campaigns a few months back. Most of the stuff I do is centered around attempting to build a branch. I recently attended the summer school (it ended yesterday actually). When I get back home I hope to organize some meetings in our local community centers surrounding 15 now. We participate in local events and all that jazz (whenever there are any that is, which is rare), university tabling, etc.

[Ele'ill]

I yelled at unemployment office folks on the phone yesterday

[Zoroaster]

How do you apply your political beliefs to your everyday life? I've always been attracted to the practical side of leftism more than the theoretical (sorry Revlefters!) so I'm curious about what members do to put their ideas into practice.

- Are you members of political parties?
- Members of other groups?
- Antifa people?
- Do any work for 'issues' e.g. LGBT stuff?
- Attend any events or protests?
- DIY?
- Other activities?
- Is there anything you don't do because of your political beliefs? Things you avoid.

I plan on joining the school newspaper and writing Marxist oriented articles (yes, somehow I got permission, it's a long story).

[The Red Star Rising]

I speak to people, I spread the word among friends and get them to spread the word among other friends, I try to select nations that will let me get my viewpoint across in MUN, I write stories that try to show people my views, and I always make my social views none, tackling bigots or entitlement of the wealthyers whenever I see them. When the current is strong enough for me to bring up my economic views, I do so.

[Orange Juche]

How do you apply your political beliefs to your everyday life? I've always been attracted to the practical side of leftism more than the theoretical (sorry Revlefters!) so I'm curious about what members do to put their ideas into practice.

- Are you members of political parties?
- Members of other groups?
- Antifa people?
- Do any work for 'issues' e.g. LGBT stuff?
- Attend any events or protests?
- DIY?
- Other activities?
- Is there anything you don't do because of your political beliefs? Things you avoid.


Not much, I've tried so hard to organize things where I live and I swear I live in the most apathetic void of political energy, culture, and creativity on the Earth. It's impossible to start anything.

I'm vote third party where I can (not that I think the Green Party is going to change the world, but I think using a third party to try and influence some kind of moderate change in the social democratic system as long as it's here is better than nothing). The only established local parties here are the Democrats and Republicans, I think. Nothing left of Democrats, I know that for a fact.

I honestly don't know what to do, other than try and talk to people where and when I can and spread awareness of basic concepts like the Theory of Surplus Value/how your boss steals WAYYY more than taxes "steal", economic democracy, etc. But that's just spreading the seeds here and there. That's about it.

[MarcusJuniusBrutus]

"- Are you members of political parties?"

Not any more, although a lot of Democratic fund-raisers do not seem to have received the message.

"- Members of other groups?"

Yes, but nothing relevant to this forum.

"- Antifa people?"

A bit hard to find around here since most folks don't really know what fascism is or recognize its warning signs.

"- Do any work for 'issues' e.g. LGBT stuff?"

Not really.

"- Attend any events or protests?"

Events, I suppose, but nothing relevant to this forum.

"- DIY?"

A little.

"- Other activities?"

Sure, but nothing relevant to this.

"- Is there anything you don't do because of your political beliefs? Things you avoid."

Try to avoid buying from anti-labor, anti-secular, and anti-environmental companies. When possible, I avoid Chinese and Israeli goods.

[Brandon's Impotent Rage]

I do graffiti. Mostly in bathroom stalls. Lots of big sickle n' hammers, slogans like "Read Marx/Study Lenin" or "Workers Arise!".

.....Hey, there isn't a whole lot of outlets for revolutionary socialism here in the ass-end of the South.

[bropasaran]

Section J of An Anarchist FAQ is dedicated to this question:

http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/secJcon.html

Section J - What do anarchists do?

Introduction

J.1 Are anarchists involved in social struggles?
J.1.1 Why are social struggles important?
J.1.2 Are anarchists against reforms?
J.1.3 Why are anarchists against reformism?
J.1.4 What attitude do anarchists take to "single-issue" campaigns?
J.1.5 Why do anarchists try to generalise social struggles?

J.2 What is direct action?
J.2.1 Why do anarchists favour using direct action to change things?
J.2.2 Why do anarchists reject voting as a means for change?
J.2.3 What are the political implications of voting?
J.2.4 Surely voting for radical parties will be effective?
J.2.5 Why do anarchists support abstentionism and what are its implications?
J.2.6 What are the effects of radicals using electioneering?
J.2.7 Surely we should vote for reformist parties in order to expose them?
J.2.8 Will abstentionism lead to the right winning elections?
J.2.9 What do anarchists do instead of voting?
J.2.10 Does rejecting electioneering mean that anarchists are apolitical?

J.3 What kinds of organisation do anarchists build?
J.3.1 What are affinity groups?
J.3.2 What are "synthesis" federations?
J.3.3 What is the "Platform"?
J.3.4 Why do many anarchists oppose the "Platform"?
J.3.5 Are there other kinds of anarchist federation?
J.3.6 What role do these groups play in anarchist theory?
J.3.7 Doesn't Bakunin's "Invisible Dictatorship" prove that anarchists are secret authoritarians?
J.3.8 What is anarcho-syndicalism?
J.3.9 Why are many anarchists not anarcho-syndicalists?

J.4 What trends in society aid anarchist activity?
J.4.1 Why is social struggle a good sign?
J.4.2 Won't social struggle do more harm than good?
J.4.3 Are the new social movements a positive development for anarchists?
J.4.4 What is the "economic structural crisis"?
J.4.5 Why is this "economic structural crisis" important to social struggle?
J.4.6 What are implications of anti-government and anti-big business feelings?
J.4.7 What about the communications revolution?

J.5 What alternative social organisations do anarchists create?
J.5.1 What is community unionism?
J.5.2 Why do anarchists support industrial unionism?
J.5.3 What attitude do anarchists take to existing unions?
J.5.4 What are industrial networks?
J.5.5 What forms of co-operative credit do anarchists support?
J.5.6 Why are mutual credit schemes important?
J.5.7 Do most anarchists think mutual credit is sufficient to abolish capitalism?
J.5.8 What would a modern system of mutual banking look like?
J.5.9 How does mutual credit work?
J.5.10 Why do anarchists support co-operatives?
J.5.11 If workers really want self-management then why are there so few co-operatives?
J.5.12 If self-management were more efficient then surely capitalists would introduce it?
J.5.13 What are Modern Schools?
J.5.14 What is Libertarian Municipalism?
J.5.15 What attitude do anarchists take to the welfare state?
J.5.16 Are there any historical examples of collective self-help?

J.6 What methods of child rearing do anarchists advocate?
J.6.1 What are the main obstacles to raising free children?
J.6.2 What are some examples of libertarian child-rearing methods?
J.6.3 If children have nothing to fear, how can they be good?
J.6.4 Isn't "libertarian child-rearing" just another name for spoiling the child?
J.6.5 What is the anarchist position on teenage sexual liberation?
J.6.6 But isn't this concern with sexual liberation just a distraction from revolution?

J.7 What do anarchists mean by social revolution?
J.7.1 Why are most anarchists revolutionaries?
J.7.2 Is social revolution possible?
J.7.3 Doesn't revolution mean violence?
J.7.4 What would a social revolution involve?
J.7.5 What is the role of anarchists in a social revolution?
J.7.6 How could an anarchist revolution defend itself?

http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/secJcon.html

[JTC]

I'd like to do something...but I don't know what that would be. I am currently going to school and working so its not like I have time to be traveling everywhere but I would love to be a part of a local group. I just don't know how to find them or where they are. :(

[TheBigREDOne]

I do graffiti. Mostly in bathroom stalls. Lots of big sickle n' hammers, slogans like "Read Marx/Study Lenin" or "Workers Arise!".

.....Hey, there isn't a whole lot of outlets for revolutionary socialism here in the ass-end of the South.

That's actually a pretty good idea.

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

- Are you members of political parties? No.
- Members of other groups? Yes, I'm actually wobbly.
- Antifa people? Yes
- Do any work for 'issues' e.g. LGBT stuff? Yes
- Attend any events or protests? Yes
- DIY? Yes
- Other activities? I like vodka, weed, candy and long walks on the beach.
- Is there anything you don't do because of your political beliefs? Things you avoid.

Cops

[LiaSofia]

Thanks for the replies. Yelling at unemployment office people is always commendable.


Not much, I've tried so hard to organize things where I live and I swear I live in the most apathetic void of political energy, culture, and creativity on the Earth. It's impossible to start anything.

Now I really want to know where this is just so that I can never ever go there. :lol: