I'm a proud leftist, and I'd be on the side of the POUM in the Spanish Civil War. If that would make me a violent leftist extremist, so be it.

@Ulfra_Wolfe I have a suspicion that whatever cause I fought for, I'd walk away from it jaded and heartbroken. That comes partly from my passing familiarity with Orwell's experiences in the Spanish Civil War, and partly from my experiences so far in the Psychic Civil War of 2017.

Increasingly thinking I am the sort of person who should be striving to fight like a Taoist sage, by staring in an auspicious direction and reaction to all this as little as humanly achievable.

@zebratron2084 I do what I feel is right, because no one can fault that. No group is perfect, no stance is pure, and I will probably be betrayed. But I can control my actions, and I can find those I would trust with my life, as I have time and again. Retreating from the world benefits no one and keeps the status quo.

@Ulfra_Wolfe Well, if you can do that, you should, and if I've ever recuperated enough to join you, I guess I will. I can't even see far enough to see such a day right now.

@zebratron2084 I'll be honest, putting actions to words is what I've had troubles with, but I can't let the spirit of idealism die in me. I guess a major part of that has been keeping in contact with my youth. But focusing on self-care isn't exactly something I could advocate against without being a massive hypocrite.

I admit that My Hero Academia may have lit a fire under me, though.

@Ulfra_Wolfe Some part of me is tempted to say "give it 20 years," but I always wanted to slap people who told me that, and you would have every right to want to slap me for it. :)

I really wish I could put my own disaffection with the left into words (besides "still a damn sight better than the right"), but to be perfectly honest with you, I'm scared shitless to, because most of my friends are leftists and I feel like I'm hanging onto them by a thread as it already is. ;_;

@zebratron2084 I have the feeling I'll be burning with the spirit of idealism even into my 80's and 90's.

@Ulfra_Wolfe I will be genuinely delighted to see this, should I make it a fraction that long. *hug* <3

@zebratron2084 I hope you do. I'll certainly be rooting for you. *Hugs* <3