Hey folks, long time poster/commenter. I haven’t been a good leftist in a while. I had some pretty severe mental health problems I needed to focus on, and getting my career on track. I’ve forgotten a lot of theory, and fuck if it doesn’t look bleak as hell out there. I can’t see any way out except third world maoism, and that’s a longshot. But past that life just felt more fun when I wasn’t constantly thinking about politics. I think some of that was because my leftism was mostly online. I did what i could in person but had limited options. But to be honest what can I do other than mutual aid? Americans are too stupid to ever see past capitalism, there’s no local governance I can affect, and anything else is just adventurism. Please pull me back, I know too much to even pretend to be liberal or conservative.

  • Mardoniush [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    A hundred years, a thousand years, we’re marching on the road
    The going isn’t easy yet, we’ve got a heavy load, oh we’ve got a heavy load
    The way is blind with blood and sweat, and death sings in our ears
    But time is marching on our side, we will defeat the years, oh we will defeat the years
    We men of bone of shrunken shank, our only treasure dearth
    Women who carry at their breast heirs to the hungry earth, oh heirs to the hungry earth

    Speak with one voice, we march, we rest, and march again upon the years
    Sons of our sons are listening to hear the Chartist cheers
    Oh, to hear the Chartists cheers