The Extremist Wings Of Both Parties

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64. This is one of the things that made me quit the "extreme left" and turned me into a Democrat.

You can't get anything you want from a democratic system by looking at said system, eschewing the system of voting that has been the hallmark of democracy for thousands of years, and deciding violence will be your main way of engaging with that system.

Once upon a time, I got involved with the anarchistic and communistic side of the political world thinking they were peaceful, but they weren't. Oh how naive I was. I thought "well, maybe I can direct some of this into interfacing with local politiics and helping local liberal or generally left causes" - I thought wrong. They were quite violent people, committed to violence by any means, and as somebody who has worked very hard to temper and calm the angrier parts of themselves, I could not agree with violence. Violence is not a part of my toolbox for change. Violence destroys, and besides, it's terrible for PR.

Unsurprisingly, my desires for peace and hard work towards good weren't taken very well. I was forced out, but that was a blessing in disguise. It led me to becoming just a regular Democrat, a place where I could actually make a real difference, and not just a difference in the mind of a small amount of violent people. Fate laughed as I became part of the party of my forefathers.