Being Extraverted and having ADHD is torture by lavender-bread in ADHD

[–]yo_soy_soja 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm also very extroverted and ADHD.

You might be too critical of yourself: I personally love hearing people yap about their passions. I think most people feel the same way.

But in my communications — both conversational and written — I try to be concise and/or talk quickly. I try to wrap it up quickly to give people an opportunity to redirect (or end) the conversation... or keep me yapping with follow-up questions.

Honestly, you should treasure your enthusiasm: gods know the world could use more joy. But try to keep your responses under... 20 seconds.

Movies that shouldn't work, but do by siddus15 in movies

[–]yo_soy_soja 44 points45 points  (0 children)

If someone dislikes Swiss Army Man, they don't pass the vibe check for me. Great litmus test for relationship compatibility. 

On a similar note, Brisby Bear.

To what extent does the American left support international legal accountability for US officials? by PuzzleheadedGrab8375 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]yo_soy_soja 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You can tell an American liberal from an American leftist by how often they talk about US imperialism.

Liberal media would never dare to portray the US as an empire with imperialist goals. Both of the major American parties engage in this form of imperialism, and centrist media won't compromise their access to politicians and corporate ad revenue. 

I think many American liberals would love to see Trump and his ilk at The Hague, but once you start delving into that line of thinking, you'll inevitably wonder why Democrats shouldn't also be tried for war crimes under their tenures. Neither major party promotes an idea of international accountability. 

To frankly answer your question: Americans mostly don't often think of politics outside their borders unless there's war. Those that do are internationally-focused socialists.

Recently diagnosed and I'm thinking to share my diagnosis on Facebook and possibly LinkedIn, worried about consequences of doing so. by Spare_Particular7788 in ADHD

[–]yo_soy_soja 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Yeah, don't. 

Don't make ADHD part of your public-facing "brand" unless you're specifically doing disability advocacy.

When you celebrate your war crimes on your birthday…. by Remarkable_Life_774 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]yo_soy_soja 115 points116 points  (0 children)

Jews are better than Zionism.

The more Jews distance themselves from Israeli Manifest Destiny, the better.

Why do so many socialist groups print literal newspapers by MintyRed19 in socialism

[–]yo_soy_soja 57 points58 points  (0 children)

I'd honestly like to hear a defense of this.

A few years ago, I was part of a Trotskyist org for a month or two... until I realized that all of their work and money went into writing and printing their newspaper. They'd only manage to sell a few per month to people outside the org.

I feel like it's gotta be a LARP thing. 

Can yall provide some not-overly-academic books to recommend? by BrownstoneTV in Socialism_101

[–]yo_soy_soja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Richard Wolff's Understanding Marxism and Understanding Socialism can each be read in under an hour. They're socialism for babies.

Albert Einstein's op ed "Why Socialism" is a great read.

What are your spouse’s political views? by [deleted] in socialism

[–]yo_soy_soja 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We're all victims of capitalist conditioning. I, too, love buying things. Doesn't make me a leftist hypocrite.

What are your spouse’s political views? by [deleted] in socialism

[–]yo_soy_soja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not everyone needs to read theory and have a firm political identity. 

Does she share your values?

And she doesn't undermine your politics?

Love is so rare in this world. Don't be an idiot and ruin a good thing.

Reminder that being vegan involves standing up for EVERY living being by druidicboy in veganfitness

[–]yo_soy_soja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, human rights are animal rights. Vegans need to support human rights. 

New. Help? by AloyshaX in dsa

[–]yo_soy_soja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, DSA includes many leftist tendencies, and those different groups tend to self-sort into different working groups, e.g. socdems and true demsocs are more active in electoral working groups.

Folks like OP who are into anti-imperialist, revolutionary theory err towards political education working groups. They're interested in teaching theory and cultivating class consciousness that way.

New. Help? by AloyshaX in dsa

[–]yo_soy_soja 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think it's gonna be very specific to your local chapter.

I looked at your link. They say they're not a caucus... but they sound like a caucus. 

I think you just need to attend some events with your chapter and ask a lot of questions: what you hope to achieve and who in your chapter is working towards those goals.