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In reply to the discussion: What led you to socialism? [View all]coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)8. My parents were both Democratic Socialists, so I was brought up in a household where
it was never a dirty word.
My TA in Intro to Philosophy my first semester in college was a member of the CP-USA and I credit him with turning me on, although the soil had already been prepped by my parents' influence. A couple history profs were also commies, so I was always getting pushed to challenge bourgeois interpretations of history.
Also didn't hurt that I cam of age in the reign of Reagan (voted for the first time in 1980). That was a great time to see how the pigs were in ascendance.
Finally, and perhaps most important, I would say that socialist and revolutionary interpretations of the current situation always ended up making more sense to me than bourgeois or reactionary interpretations
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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