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What is an important "butterfly moment" for you that helped push you towards leftism later on? (hexbear.net)
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Like a moment that seemed insignificant and unimportant at the time, but looking back was in fact a pivotal moment in pushing you towards radicalization.

For me probably being introduced to Guitar Hero at my friend's house in like summer 2007. At the time it was just another day, but looking back I ended up falling in love with those games, I ended up being introduced to The Ramones and even more importantly the Dead Kennedys through them, which caused me to get into punk music and resulted in me adopting very critical attitudes towards larger American society, attitudes which later grew into anarchism and then Marxism

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[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think for me it was just generally being raised by my parents (well-meaning socdem/lefty lib types), but one thing that I think planted the seeds of communism in my mind was my dad quoting Marx to get me to do my chores lol, specifically "from each according to their ability, to each according to their need". Of course when he said it he just wanted me to mow the lawn or wash the dishes since he worked all day, but I really took it to heart

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 21 points 2 months ago

Lol shit I need to write this down.

[–] duderium@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago

I’m going to try this on my kids.