8bit
14th December 2008, 05:19
Hello RevLeft!
I'm not very good at introductions, but whatever, here it goes...
I was sitting around board listening to MCR's adaptation of Bella Ciao when I thought to myself 'I wonder if there are any anarchist/communist web forums?' So I did a quick Google search and ran into this site!
I don't think there was any point where I 'became' a radical leftist, rather, it was a gradual unwinding in my head of Capitalist logic, a slow progress, starting with my slight support of Al Gore at age 10 in the 2000 elections (an experiment in conservative democracy) to my now far leftist stance.
This is not to say I don't still support conservative politicians, I strongly supported and voted for Barack Obama in this past presidential election. This, I believe, is rooted in my belief that slow progression is required to achieve even a radical end result.
Sure, I could have supported and voted for Roger Calero, who would have more closely aligned himself with my political opinion- however, I did not for a variety of reasons. Firstly, there was no way Calero would win the election. Second, I thought the transition out of the Bush years into a far less conservative administration was not only a practical implementation of progressive change, but also a symbolic one. As such, voting for the new candidate added to the symbolic nature of this election. Finally, I wanted to vote for the first black president.
Though, in the event of another Gore, I probably would support a third party candidate. Whether I go with the popular Green party, or with a more progressive, but less well known party I'm not sure of. I suppose it would depend on the candidates at the time.
I am also not anti-Capitalist, which, from the few posts I've read, seems to be a theme here. This does not mean I prefer Capitalism to other economic systems, however, I see Capitalism as a necessary step towards the end goal of worldwide Anarcho-Communism. After all, Adam Smith was a radical leftist for his time.
I consider my focus in life to be computer software, more specifically, but not exclusively, games, and I like the concept of bringing community to this field.
If I were to categorize myself as any specific partisan I would call myself a "Techno-Marxist". I'm not sure if such a partisan exists, however, if it did I would belong to it.
I suppose the closest thing is the Internet Piracy Party. If they ever make it into the U.S. I'll be in full support.
I'm not very good at introductions, but whatever, here it goes...
I was sitting around board listening to MCR's adaptation of Bella Ciao when I thought to myself 'I wonder if there are any anarchist/communist web forums?' So I did a quick Google search and ran into this site!
I don't think there was any point where I 'became' a radical leftist, rather, it was a gradual unwinding in my head of Capitalist logic, a slow progress, starting with my slight support of Al Gore at age 10 in the 2000 elections (an experiment in conservative democracy) to my now far leftist stance.
This is not to say I don't still support conservative politicians, I strongly supported and voted for Barack Obama in this past presidential election. This, I believe, is rooted in my belief that slow progression is required to achieve even a radical end result.
Sure, I could have supported and voted for Roger Calero, who would have more closely aligned himself with my political opinion- however, I did not for a variety of reasons. Firstly, there was no way Calero would win the election. Second, I thought the transition out of the Bush years into a far less conservative administration was not only a practical implementation of progressive change, but also a symbolic one. As such, voting for the new candidate added to the symbolic nature of this election. Finally, I wanted to vote for the first black president.
Though, in the event of another Gore, I probably would support a third party candidate. Whether I go with the popular Green party, or with a more progressive, but less well known party I'm not sure of. I suppose it would depend on the candidates at the time.
I am also not anti-Capitalist, which, from the few posts I've read, seems to be a theme here. This does not mean I prefer Capitalism to other economic systems, however, I see Capitalism as a necessary step towards the end goal of worldwide Anarcho-Communism. After all, Adam Smith was a radical leftist for his time.
I consider my focus in life to be computer software, more specifically, but not exclusively, games, and I like the concept of bringing community to this field.
If I were to categorize myself as any specific partisan I would call myself a "Techno-Marxist". I'm not sure if such a partisan exists, however, if it did I would belong to it.
I suppose the closest thing is the Internet Piracy Party. If they ever make it into the U.S. I'll be in full support.