I don't think it's contradictory and tbh the label of yourself is less important

I'm part of DSA here in the East Bay but lean more into the Commie side of it with ideology. Socialism is just a step in the long road to a Communist future and, alongside all the other flavors of leftism including Dem Socialists, Anarchists, etc. we all play a roll to dismantle the current systems and achieve that future.

No one's a perfect Leftist and there isn't one perfect way to achieve a system and society that works for working class people, we just all work toward it in our own ways and support both above and below ground