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In reply to the discussion: What led you to socialism? [View all]socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)21. Well I wasn't a red diaper baby, but it was pink...
My Dad was a union local president for a few years at a dairy in the 60s, so I picked up the union solidarity from him. My family had always been working class with some consciousness about that social/political class. Plus I was a HS antiVietnam war advocate, so that exposed me to a lot of Marxist ideas. And I've never been a pacifist in my thinking. I've always believed in self defense, even when I couldn't defend myself which led to a militant attitude.
All of those things came together to lead me to a Russian History course in college where I learned more about Trotsky than just the name. I fell in love with the IDEA of Trotsky. He was brilliant and a true Reinassience man. Intelligent, a GREAT writer, theoretician, propagandist, orator and agitator, yet also a man of action. He was as comfortable speaking to a crowd as marching at the head of a revolution. As comfortable writing as creating and leading the Red Army. After reading about 8 to 10 books by and about Trotsky, I decided I was a Trotskyist and 40 years later futher study hasn't changed my mind.
All of those things came together to lead me to a Russian History course in college where I learned more about Trotsky than just the name. I fell in love with the IDEA of Trotsky. He was brilliant and a true Reinassience man. Intelligent, a GREAT writer, theoretician, propagandist, orator and agitator, yet also a man of action. He was as comfortable speaking to a crowd as marching at the head of a revolution. As comfortable writing as creating and leading the Red Army. After reading about 8 to 10 books by and about Trotsky, I decided I was a Trotskyist and 40 years later futher study hasn't changed my mind.
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I agree totally with your analysis. They also want to eliminate unions because they are conscious of
freshwest
Dec 2011
#20
Good post. For me its experiences overseas and talking to people from overseas.
napoleon_in_rags
Dec 2011
#6
My parents were both Democratic Socialists, so I was brought up in a household where
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2011
#8
I have been called a socialist since working for McGovern. Finally decided that I really do want to
jwirr
Dec 2011
#25
Odd path, but I came to be a socialist through membership in the Libertarian Party
toddaa
Dec 2011
#28
I read some Socialist literature, and it just made so much obvious sense.
mistertrickster
Dec 2011
#29
Nothing led me to Socialism, and I hope not everyone here is a pure Socialist
emaxwell1313
Jan 2012
#50