ℂᵒиѕẗяᵤкт
1st October 2014, 00:24
To the RevLeft community,
I've joined to hone my writing. It's difficult to organize my thoughts, but I want to build a coherent body of political writing. I've been approaching this goal based on my desire to write. Topic has been an afterthought in this process. I lose motivation when I become overwhelmed by broad ideas; I fail to break them down into smaller, more manageable projects.
I made this account to create a space for myself in which I can explore topics without regard to any overarching plan. The nature of discussion is such that I can articulate my thoughts without needing to produce a finished work.
I'm a Marxist-Leninist and a student organizer involved with Students for a Democratic Society. My recent interest in real-world activism has given me an appreciation for the "mass line" methodology, where I'd been preoccupied with theory. So, I'm not an "anti-revisionist" so much as an orthodox Leninist with tendencies toward the Juche Idea. I'm on the fence about China, but I recognize Cuba, Korea, Laos, and Vietnam as "communist countries," states reflecting genuine proletarian partisanship. I admire Venezuela, too.
I live two hours or so from Gainesville, which has a pronounced leftist presence and student activist movement. My hometown in north Florida is in conservative country, but "labor Democrats" and progressives have a notable presence in the city and on my campus. I'm organizing a chapter of S.D.S. on campus and getting involved with the campus A.C.L.U. with the intent to network progressive elements, such as Black and Latino organizations and the campus L.G.B.T. center. I have designs to increase awareness of the rights of special needs workers, particularly those on the autistic spectrum.
I became a leftist in a roundabout way. My family is petty bourgeois liberal, so my rebellious years were dedicated to "third positions" out of spite. Growing out of that, I stumbled into technocracy and, from there, democratic socialism. My evolution from democratic socialist to Marxist-Leninist was gradual, and I considered myself a hard-line "Hoxhaist." I admire Hoxha still, but I've moved away from criticisms of Cuba, Korea, et al. based on accusations of revisionism. In fact, I'm fascinated by the Juche Idea and the work done in Korea, a fact that has not endeared me to many people.
It's my wish that, despite my unpopular positions, I'll find a welcoming space here and make clear to the community that I come here to participate in good faith. I look forward to the time I'll spend here.
Best regards.
I've joined to hone my writing. It's difficult to organize my thoughts, but I want to build a coherent body of political writing. I've been approaching this goal based on my desire to write. Topic has been an afterthought in this process. I lose motivation when I become overwhelmed by broad ideas; I fail to break them down into smaller, more manageable projects.
I made this account to create a space for myself in which I can explore topics without regard to any overarching plan. The nature of discussion is such that I can articulate my thoughts without needing to produce a finished work.
I'm a Marxist-Leninist and a student organizer involved with Students for a Democratic Society. My recent interest in real-world activism has given me an appreciation for the "mass line" methodology, where I'd been preoccupied with theory. So, I'm not an "anti-revisionist" so much as an orthodox Leninist with tendencies toward the Juche Idea. I'm on the fence about China, but I recognize Cuba, Korea, Laos, and Vietnam as "communist countries," states reflecting genuine proletarian partisanship. I admire Venezuela, too.
I live two hours or so from Gainesville, which has a pronounced leftist presence and student activist movement. My hometown in north Florida is in conservative country, but "labor Democrats" and progressives have a notable presence in the city and on my campus. I'm organizing a chapter of S.D.S. on campus and getting involved with the campus A.C.L.U. with the intent to network progressive elements, such as Black and Latino organizations and the campus L.G.B.T. center. I have designs to increase awareness of the rights of special needs workers, particularly those on the autistic spectrum.
I became a leftist in a roundabout way. My family is petty bourgeois liberal, so my rebellious years were dedicated to "third positions" out of spite. Growing out of that, I stumbled into technocracy and, from there, democratic socialism. My evolution from democratic socialist to Marxist-Leninist was gradual, and I considered myself a hard-line "Hoxhaist." I admire Hoxha still, but I've moved away from criticisms of Cuba, Korea, et al. based on accusations of revisionism. In fact, I'm fascinated by the Juche Idea and the work done in Korea, a fact that has not endeared me to many people.
It's my wish that, despite my unpopular positions, I'll find a welcoming space here and make clear to the community that I come here to participate in good faith. I look forward to the time I'll spend here.
Best regards.