• MizuTama [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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    26 days ago

    ML is because I feel like I haven’t read nearly enough of the important theory in my list to call myself one

    I feel you, though it’s more my practice is weak and lacking, bouncing between combatting reactionary tendencies in some people I know, combatting doomerism and adventurism in others, work, study, and sleep, I don’t think I do enough to call myself an ML or commie.

    Also, orgs near me seem to be focused on events that occur primarily during working hours or when I’m still asleep on weekends, while also being fairly distant.

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      26 days ago

      Also, orgs near me

      wish i had literally any org near me, closest org afaik is over 2 hours away from me, i tried to get involved in setting up a regional DSA chapter when i was younger but the main organizers fell apart after only a few months and since it was so early in the process + none of the other people involved were even that close to me (within 30 min) i didnt feel like i could take up the torch kitty-cri

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        26 days ago

        Having to set up a local chapter is pretty paralyzing and a lot of ground work. Especially if you’re in an area lacking in pre established leftists.

        Not to be a stereotype of but if the cadre aren’t near you, are there any odds of creating cadre? You know how much we love book clubs around here.

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          26 days ago

          im not even sure how to do that at this point. live in a very reactionary area, all my friends no longer live here (i only live here to help take care of my dad), and im honestly extremely scared of revealing im a communist to the wrong person that could hurt me and my family. like out of all my 10 closest neighbors half have trump flags kitty-cri-screm