Hello fellow leftists, im new here

[Marxizm]

I come from mostly a right-wing gaming forum, mostly because I like debates but also because it was my favorite game (Darkfall), obviously they hated me there lol and still do, but I googled "left wing forum" and "RevLeft" came up, so I joined them and they hated me too xD. On one forum, I am too far to the left, on the Socialist forum, I am too far to the right lol. I consider myself a Marxist for the most part but of course not entirely, largely because there is no "Marxist" system, most of what Marx said was stabs at Capitalism, he never said "Do this, than do that, and bam you have a Marxist society!!" He never even attempted that, which is good, he knew we should decide ourselves what a Socialist society should look like, he did not try to dictate it to us. In that sense, I am a Marxist.

Are most people here liberals or what? I assume this is the case, if so, what do you guys think of people farther to the left than you, such as myself? It seems people stuck in the middle of the extreme left and the center left like me have no home

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Welcome to DU, Marxizm!

I hope you 'll be happy here, and find a spot here where you feel comfortable.

The Lounge is mainly our social forum--a place where we post silly pictures and make jokes.

My guess is most folks here are liberals. I am, for sure. Pro-choice, pro-vaccine, pro-environment, anti-Keystone pipeline, anti-TPP and so on.

Anyway, welcome!

[Marxizm]

4. I am all those things too :chuckle:

Thank you for the kind welcome, im sure this place will be much nicer than the others! So far it already is

[antiquie]

2. We are all over the place, because we are mostly Democrats.

Here is a link to TOS and links to a couple of leftish DU Groups.

Terms of Service

Socialist Progressives (Group)

Populist Reform of the Democratic Party (Group)

[Marxizm]

5. That is awesome

Like I said im new here and this place looks a lot different than most forums, I didnt know there was groups to join, I have joined them both already thank you! This seems like a mix between reddit and normal forums lol, which is good imo

[Ptah]

3. All Hail Marx Lennon!

[LiberalElite]

6. Yo Marxizm welcome to DU!

If you like debates whoa boy you came to the right place!

I would have added links to the Socialist Progressive group etc. but antiquie beat me to it. There's also lots of other groups here having nothing to do with politics, e.g. Pets. But you can see all this on the left side of the screen.

[DeSwiss]

7. Very aptly put.

- When I encounter those who find my views a little heady, I suggest they use my ''DU Fainter'' (fainting couch).

I find it's good to keep one handy during election cycles.......

[center][/center]

[bigwillq]

8. Hello

Welcome to DU!

[wyldwolf]

9. I never had a problem with Richard Marx

[Tobin S.]

10. or Groucho Marx for that matter.

[sendero]

11. Welcome...

.... I don't think you will find a LOT of Marxists here, but there are definitely some. There are also some very smart folks here, some folks with big hearts and strong desires for a better, fairer country. I think you will find some worthwhile stuff here, I've been here 12 years and I still visit this site every day.

That said, as with any group of people there are a handful of idiots, jerkoffs and such. Familiarize yourself with the Ignore feature and don't be afraid to use it. I found long ago here that if someone says something idiotic once, they are highly likely to do it again

Just a suggestion, I like this place a lot better with a bit of filtering, which I resisted for years for reasons I now forget.

[Marxizm]

13. Well,

Like I said though, I come from a Right-wing forum, if I were to ignore people who insult me I would have had no one to talk to there

I love when people attack me though for a huge array of reasons, and also like I said it was a gaming forum, so being a young gamer myself, one of my main forms of entertainment is watching people get angry for dumb reasons As you say though you are older, and as I get older im sure it wont be as entertaining to me so its understandable for you to ignore them I dont blame you

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

21. If you like arguments, post in General Discussion.

[mackerel]

12. I'm in the lounge because even as a democrat there are some cray cray people in the General.

[femmocrat]

14. Welcome to DU, Marxizm.

Hope you feel at home here. I learn something new everyday at DU!

[shenmue]

15. Hi

[Tobin S.]

16. I have a business degree.

Welcome to DU.

[OriginalGeek]

17. I'm liberal and always happy to meet folks lefter than me

So welcome to DU! We will need pictures of your cats.

[irisblue]

18. to paraphase, 5 Democrats, 19 opinions, one TA

welcome home! pull up a keyboard, let the conversations flow.

[CreekDog]

19. My cat's breath smells like cat food

[hunter]

20. I'm off in another dimension beyond left or right...

... and it was like that in school baseball. Always picked last, exiled to left field, I'd watch the sky, I'd watch the grass, I'd watch little insects crawling on me, I'd watch the girls playing softball in the other field (it was segregated in those days, boys played baseball, girls played softball) and eventually the innings would change and I'd still be way out there in left field and nobody cared if I played or not.

I grew up, finally figured out some stuff that seems to be innate in most people, and became like Dr. Who, a very dangerous fellow when I don't know what I'm doing.

I'm not a Marxist, but I am very left, I suppose.

Nobody chooses the circumstances of their birth, therefore we all equally deserve to live on this planet. There's no reason we can't all enjoy good food, safe comfortable shelter, literacy, and appropriate medical care for no more reason than that we are children of this earth and willing to share our gifts with others.

Trained as an ecologist and evolutionary biologist, the economists don't make any sense to me. You may as well ask a human "why" they do something as to ask a squid. And the behaviors of the weirdest squid are far less bizarre than the collective behaviors of humans.

[Tobin S.]

22. You have a way with words, hunter.

Judging by your posts, I'd say that you are a natural story-teller. Have you considered writing for a broader audience than DU?

[CreekDog]

23. .

[lovemydog]

24. Welcome here Marxizm.

I'm a democratic socialist. I've read Marx and agree with you one hundred percent that he's well worth reading, as are many of his successors, and it's really more for understanding political economies than as some sort of template for rehauling everything. I'm probably pretty far left for the USA but I think in most of Western Europe or South America I'd be considered a moderate, lol.

I feel most countries have a mixed economy and while I don't want to abandon all aspects of capitalism, I think most workers in our country would benefit from more socialistic type ventures like doubling the minimum wage and adjusting it with cost of living, free higher education, single payer and / or free health care, and eliminating the capital gains tax and just taxing all capital gains same as income (so the highest rate would be 33% as opposed the the current rate of around 20%, and no tax breaks for wealthy corporations, to name a few. I push for progressive candidates locally and offline, where I think change is most necessary.

I'm also an Obama supporter, and feel too much emphasis is placed by many posters here on the presidency, and I guess my biggest frustration is those who say don't vote rather than vote for the most progressive candidate available in every election. I also would prefer more emphasis here on what we do locally in our immediate environment and with local and state elections, including Congress. I'd also prefer a more youthful demographic here - nothing against older folks, but I'd like more younger ones to see how much you can learn and benefit greatly by being engaged here.

I'm a gamer too. We have a gaming forum here at DU. I mostly post gaming stuff on gamefaqs. Currently playing Borderlands The Pre-Sequel.

I feel comfortable here at DU as I believe you will too. Especially if you stay pretty chill and not insult others. Someone you might not like one day might blow you away with their intelligence or humor on another day. So, good luck to you here. Have fun!

[cwydro]

25. Welcome to DU!

You'll find folks of all sorts here.

[rurallib]

26. I am a follower of Chico

who was mostly a follower of women. Not very successfully.

Sometimes I channel Harpo and just say nothing.
This seems like a good time to do so.

Welcome to DU.