would like some data! too bad we can’t do polls on lemmy.

i’m curious about this since i’m wondering how many people required a gradual approach towards radicalization (first a liberal, then a soc dem etc, then marxist) vs a clean break (liberal straight to marxism, for example).

i assume most people here are ML now, but i guess i don’t know that with a lot of certainty either, so that could be interesting data as well.

for reference: i went from baby liberal, to uneducated and unlabeled idealist anarchist who was basically a socdem, then straight to ML.

edit: thanks for all the responses!!! interesting to hear everyone’s political journey. i will probably wait until this leaves the front page and then do some simple data analysis to publish here in the near future: how many participants vs daily/weekly users, how many stages people went through, etc etc

  • kittenzrulz123 [they/them, she/her]@hexbear.net
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    Neoliberal until 2020 -> right-libertarian until 2023 -> anarchist until 2025 -> general unlabeled leftist 2025-Present

    Both of my parents are deeply reactionary and rabid Zionists, this initially got me into politics. For several years I just sorta listened to reactionaries and sat in reactionary spaces until I got a good understanding, then I started reading theory and talking to leftists. Both of which confirmed what I already know, that reactionary ideology is a disease on this world and the solution is clear. Over time I got involved in more leftist spaces, got into some drama, and now im here :3