getfiscal posted:

Ironicwarcriminal posted:

dave chapelle is doing a show at the goddamn opera house on 4th march but i don't have enough money to go

sneak in dressed as one of the servants.

i don't have any clothes nice enough for that

deadken posted:

is anyone on this forum actually a radical leftist any more

no, but im interested in your definition of 'radical leftist'

deadken posted:

is anyone on this forum actually a radical leftist any more

werent like 80% of lf was plain ol liberals and 15% libertarians?

deadken posted:

i am a radical leftist i think. i am a communist & dedicated to workers revolution and so on but the problem is i also like continental philosophy & overextended gothic metaphors & substance abuse & so on and because it's possible to couch that stuff in the language of radical leftism it's also easy to assume that they are the same thing, which they are not

they're not but those are fine interests to have as a communist, imo

of the basic disgustingness of their lack of compassion

agreed, taxing money from other people and giving it to yourself is very compassionate and a good way to live

MindMaster posted:

Does it count if you try to convert your mother to communism?

aerdil posted:

i'm a radical leftist in my superficial beliefs, but nothing i do actually materially contributes to those beliefs

shriekingviolet posted:

hi MindMaster, I'm very far from the supreme judge of what's a healthy and sane lifestyle or who should qualify as a leftist, sorry if I came off a little brash. I think there should be no shame in doing what you need to survive and feel safe, with the caveat that folks should challenge themselves to be more when they have the capacity to do so. if you are seriously challenged for time and energy (mental and/or physical) due to your situation then that is really ok, hurting yourself by pushing too hard isn't helpful to anyone!

I don't know what your university campus is like, but even if they are sorely lacking in good political groups you can often find something worthwhile by meeting people at the lame ones, finding whoever there is least lame, then asking them what else they do. or ask a professor that you respect. most cities have at least one pretty good union like the IWW, you could google around for them maybe.

"go out and do something" doesn't have to mean torching cops from the barricades or devoting all your remaining time to a hopeless cause, sometimes it can be really helpful just to stay after an event and help stack chairs, it can mean more to burnt out human husks like me than you might think! there is a certain amount of risk and personal vulnerability involved in putting yourself out there to learn skills and form social connections that you may not have, but a lot of orgs that use volunteers have dedicated training and skill building workshops that will be filled with nervous young students, and these are a great place to meet people.

if you're lucky you might be able to gain university credits while volunteering with something like a scip grant (http://joinscip.ca/) which can support surprisingly radical orgs as long as they're careful in the application process. you could ask an academic adviser to help you find something like that, and get your activism fix in while still contributing to your university work.

To let things slide for the sake of peace and friendship when a person has clearly gone wrong, and refrain from principled argument because he is an old acquaintance, a fellow townsman, a schoolmate, a close friend, a loved one, an old colleague or old subordinate. Or to touch on the matter lightly instead of going into it thoroughly, so as to keep on good terms. The result is that both the organization and the individual are harmed. This is one type of liberalism.
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To work half-heartedly without a definite plan or direction; to work perfunctorily and muddle along--"So long as one remains a monk, one goes on tolling the bell." This is a ninth type.
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To be aware of one's own mistakes and yet make no attempt to correct them, taking a liberal attitude towards oneself. This is an eleventh type.
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People who are liberals look upon the principles of Marxism as abstract dogma. They approve of Marxism, but are not prepared to practice it or to practice it in full; they are not prepared to replace their liberalism by Marxism. These people have their Marxism, but they have their liberalism as well--they talk Marxism but practice liberalism; they apply Marxism to others but liberalism to themselves. They keep both kinds of goods in stock and find a use for each. This is how the minds of certain people work.

Combat Liberalism in the Rhizzone