I spent the first 3 months (in 2016, I was literally 14-15) of being a "leftist" being someone who just watched ContraPoints and that was my Ideology. I have now put in much more effort and focus into research on real leftism, queer theory, workers' liberation etc... (1/2)

...and have come to appreciate (chronologically) first of all some specific ContraPoints videos (the Darkness, Shame, parts of Pronouns) then Hbomb, PhilTube, Big Joel (still my fave), then plenty of actual trans people (Patricia Taxxon is great for example... (2/>2)

...but also loads of in person trans friends and more trans or GNC or NB or broadly Queer content creators [ @ThoughtSlime, @Sheep_InThe_Box and more] and ofc Gender Critical by Contra) then moved me fully to Socialism/Anarchocommunism and just believing trans people's realities.

YES I'M CURRENTLY AN ANCOM BUT I AM SUCH A BABY LEFTIST I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO LEARN ABOUT AND VERY POSSIBLY ALIGN WITH OTHER PEOPLES' LEFTIST IDEOLOGY i'm not joking dm me yo ur manifesto/core beliefs xoxoxo

I think the brackets in this thread don't pair up neatly... pretend it's Allegory. Also I feel to be fair I should tag all specific ppl I named in this thread, @ContraPoints @biggestjoel @Hbomberguy @PhilosophyTube @ThoughtSlime @Sheep_InThe_Box @PatriciaTaxxon also @LackingSaint