Missing those days of the old subreddit when I was just getting engaged in lefty politics. That sub was so uplifting. So many detailed analyses that I wish I saved. So many hilarious posts that always filled me with joy. Before I found the old sub I thought leftists were humorless assholes but r/cth really brought me along and cemented myself as a leftist.
I can’t exactly pin what’s different here but the whole vibe is off. I really wish it could capture the spirit of the old place but I’m not so sure. I know I’m not the most prolific poster but I’ve given this place 6-7 months and I’m not certain whether I want to continue or not. I’ll admit, I got caught up in the GME hype. Maybe because I seriously thought my life would materially improve at least slightly. I’m done with that stocks shit for right now. The split that happened on the site as a result of it was pretty bad. I really hope we can all do better, especially at lashing out at each other.
If you’re from the old sub who’s been along for the ride I thank you from the bottom of my heart. My life is much richer thanks to you all of you.
We had hope that electoralism could work and there was a golden path that led to president sanders and a better world.
We aren’t the same people and twitter isn’t the same river.
do you view the sanders campaign as “being the last off-ramp to fascism” now in retrospect?
I’ve only been a member of the community after the sub was banned so I’m asking out of curiosity. most comrades here/now see Bernie as being a lib who is to be respected, but I saw him as something much more back then. now with all the AOC good/bad posts, idk how you people see lib politicians anymore.
I think I’ve certainly gotten more aware of the cons of reforming a corrupt system since then. like it might iron out the insane contradictions, but it also might give more life to an empire that’s a net negative for the world.
shit does look bleak tho.
I think my own perception is that the highway itself is fascist, and Bernie was the last off-ramp in sight, and now we’re in the car trapped going in a direction that we all know will end in disaster but we can’t turn around.
