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- jcbrannon2000
Personal
- About me
Originally from Leonard, Texas (NE of Dallas). Sophomore at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Majoring in Political Science, minoring in Mathematics. Former major was Civil Engineering, but I know better now. 19 years old, INTJ loner, single and wanting to keep it that way. Bisexual, negative atheist, pacifist, teetotaler, professional sarcastic bastard.
- Gender
- Male
- Interests
- Politics, history, philosophy, futurism, biotech, alternative energy, gaming
- Favourite books
- La Divina Comedia, Aesop's Fables, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Fatherland, Confederacy of Dunces, Time Machine, Prince and the Pauper, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, Prince Caspian, Herland
- Favourite films
- Reds, Libertarias, The 10th Kingdom, Spaceballs, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, The Take, Metropolis, Persepolis, Tommy Boy.
- Age
- 10 - 19
- Music
- Anything classical, Enya, ABBA, Alizee, Pete Seeger, France Gall, Real Tuesday Weld, Coldplay, Randy Newman, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Cerys Matthews, Baccarra, Charlotte Church, Natalie Imbruglia, Vicky Leandros, April March
- Dislikes
- TV Ads, Capitalism, Right Libertarians, fascists, intolerance?, software crashes, walking in the cold, walking in the sweltering humidity of Louisiana, HURRICANES, Republicans, Democrats, the Electoral College, bioconservatism, the institution of marriage, pens bursting in my mouth, forgetting my calculator, myself saying "uh, " alcohol, drugs, cats, snakes, spiders, sports, and boringly repetitive rap music.
Networking and politics
- Political label
- Libertarian Socialist, Council Communism, Democratic Socialism
- Country and town
- Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
- Region
- North America
- Occupation
- Student, Political Science
- Political group membership
- Students for a Democratic Society, Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Society, Society for Promotion of Environment Action & Knowledge, Women Organizing Women, Coalition for Peace, Justice, and Environment
- Favourite page on libcom.org
- http://libcom.org/library/peoples-history-of-united-states-howard-zinn
- What do your politics mean to you?
They are a large part of my identity since they are connected with my INTJ personality. I attempt to use reason and careful study in order to understand myself and the world around me.
My political awakening occurred in high school during a discussion of history when I realized that I knew nothing about the USSR, socialism, communism, or anything about similar topics. A few books later (particularly Bellamy's Looking Backward), I was a born-again socialist. However, I began as a very statist person, advocating more of a manipulative system. Over time, I reasoned my way to less and less oppressive systems. As I entered college I began to border anarchism, however still haven't reached that point. I became a libertarian socialist because I think it holds all of the best qualities of anarchism, socialism, and communism in a very nice package indeed.
- Favourite thinkers
- Howard Zinn, Anton Pannekoek, Alexandra Kollontai, Edward Bellamy, Murray Bookchin, Rosa Luxemburg, Marx & Engels, Michael Albert, Ernest Callenbach, George Orwell, Leo Huberman
- Favourite political books
- 1984, Nowtopia, Ecotopia, Looking Backward, Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, Monthly Review, Parecon, A People's History of the US, Toolbox for Sustainable City Living, Love and Marriage, Liberation Biology (minus the capitalist elements)
- Comrades re-united - political groups you were a member of
- Socialist Party USA, Peace and Freedom Party, Americans for a Society Free of Age Restrictions, Democratic Socialists of America, American Civil Liberties Union
- Comrades re-united - further information
ACLU only tentatively at my university
History
- Member for
- 44 weeks 1 day