Post #621359

2026-03-11 06:07 UTC

That’s great to hear! Welcome, and have frustrating fun! If you don’t mind me asking; in your context, what does “leftist” mean? When I hear the term, it’s usually meant as a pejorative for some nebulous group the utterer doesn’t like.

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@MarieMarion@literature.cafe 2026-03-11 07:18

Thanks ! Not a native speaker, so don't put too much faith in my answer, but: for me, it means actual left, faaaar left, not the milquetoast leftf-wing parties that sometimes win elections in Western Europe. There's a good measure of gift economy, for example. We share many resources, grow food for each other (I do squash, a neighbor does leek, and so on--but we don't trade, we just take what we need.) When we need musclepower we just pass the word around and strangers or friends come build a wall / clean out an old barn / stack firewood. There's a buy-nothing warehouse were we drop everything from clothes to building materials, toys, kitchenware, and art supplies. I volunteer to manage a pay-what-you-want hostel for hikers. There's a lot of grassroot community politics / activism. It's nice.

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