I don’t actually call myself a communist, not because I despise the word and think it has too much historical baggage, but because I have a deep reverence for the label and as such do not feel I deserve it at the present moment. If someone wants to label me a communist though, I would not reject it.

Unfortunately for me, actual out and open organizing might land me in a prison cell, so I’ve been working on radicalizing people around me at the moment during this current economic downturn. Not having too much success at the moment because my immediate circle is full of labour aristocracy/petty bourgeoisie types and oh boy are they difficult to convince.