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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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  • Totally get it! I didn’t and don’t take any offense, just sort of got caught in the crossfire this time. I don’t have many opportunities to talk to sealions, or maybe I am just bad at detecting them. I have no doubt that that would get frustrating.

    I know I’m ignorant on this and many other topics, but I’m slowly chipping away at some of the edges. I’ve seen a lot that feels right in Aism, Sism, and Cism, but they can’t ALL be right about everything! I think I would most benefit from a more formal process of thinking about the kind of world I want to see and which ideas might bridge that gap but it’s hard to find the time alongside actually living on this stupid rock.

    Cheers! LLAP








  • Chief, I only suggested what I thought the other person meant. I didn’t make any statements of my own on the subject in question.

    I am actually reading Kropotkin just now and I’ve perused the FAQ that is often posted here, but I’m happy for your other recommendations. I’m not sure of my specific leftist identity yet, but that’s something I’m working on.

    Almost everyone in the world has lived under capitalism their whole lives, and the only other major economic philosophy we westerners really learn about in school is feudalism. It’s only natural that they (we) don’t immediately grasp other systems of living. Thinking about Anarchism or Communism or Socialism etc as an alternative in the abstract is one thing, but it’s not strange to me that that it’s easier for the student to think about one piece of society at a time. By default I think that would be by comparison to the familiar system.

    I wrote too much again - a common problem for me.

    Anyway, just chiming in to empathize but suggest patience for the 99% of humans that haven’t put as much thought into economic and political systems as you have.

    Have a good one, or don’t. I don’t claim any authority over you! Lol.