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mima wrote (edited )

Reply to comment by zoom_zip in Friday Free Talk 3/5/2021 by Basil

I don't consider myself an anarchist, but I do feel alone in my radicalism around me. My parents are pretty conservative in their views, and a number of members in my extended family even support fascist Duterte and Marcos. The only one I feel closest to my political beliefs is my elder brother, but even he seems to start moderating his politics. Ironically, he was the one who radicalized and introduced me to leftist ideas, since he was a student of UP after all, where most of the progressive activists and organizations are based on.

Recently though, one of my friends asked me about Mao, Anakbayan, and how to get started learning about communism. She thought that I'm a member of Anakbayan (I wish I could though). Apparently she joined a progressive youth organization that is allied with the Anakbayan chapter in their area, and they are organizing via Discord. I guess my agitprop on Facebook was one of the factors that led her to join the org.

So don't lose hope. Keep spreading propaganda for your cause, because eventually someone will listen to it. :)

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