#testoster2

[minisoc]

As requested, line by line breakdown of testoster2's anti communist rant about parties.

> idk which baby leftist needs to hear this

off to a great condescending start from someone whose only left credit is claiming to be on the left on their Tumblr

> but joining a socialist party will be a waste of your time.

I couldn't imagine a more cop opinion to start us off with. i see things like this and i think: whose interests does this serve? "oh no baby leftists, don't join a party" just brings to mind this image

> you'll probably have to pay a monthly due

that's true. every communist party in history has taken dues from members. it's typically scaled to what you can manage though and it's part of the collective effort of the party organization to make social change. my dues sent comrades to Venezuela and Cuba to learn from socialists there, they produced our programs for free lunches, it built our community centers. i have no regrets about paying my dues, i pay dues to my union as well.

> that goes to like. flyers no one reads

projection. sounds now like op is defending their own lack of action with a lack of belief in the possibility of change. in my experience people do read things and even change their minds after reading things. if people were not able to be affected by the written word then propagandists on all sides would be in a tough situation.

> that you yourself will have to give to people

oh no, you mean joining a party means you might have to do outreach and talk to people? can see why it's not for op, then.

> (this in case the money doesn't go straight in the party leader's pocket).

op has never seen this but says it like it's a fact. it would be pretty easy to find out if your party leadership is embezzling and your party should be structured in a way that you know they'd be thrown out if they betrayed everyone like this. i have that confidence in my party, at least.

this is also very reminiscent about how anti communists engage with propaganda. they feel comfortable making claims of any kind whether supported or not. anyway, this is another obvious cop opinion.

> you'll waste time writing papers and reports and shit, it'll feel like having a second job.

not explained is why writing is a waste of time. i think writing for a party is almost always a useful activity, whether you're making plans for a new action or campaign or producing new agitational materials or analysing the results of previous work so you can improve on it.

it is a job, though. being a communist does mean doing work, society won't change by sitting at home and attacking communist parties on Tumblr. the lifelong sacrifices made by hard working communists are why we have seen so many socialist victories in the last century.

> the most exciting events will be lib shit like elections

this again can only be projection. the most exciting times for me have been in some of the countries largest protest actions, organizing campaigns to free political prisoners, providing at risk communities with basic needs and engaging with them, building new unions, etc. etc

> or peaceful protests that the party would still organize w/o you as a member

here's the key issue with op i think. they want to be vital to the revolution. they don't want to think that they're only one of many people all working together. yes it's true the party will continue without you, especially a wannabe cop like you. but it doesn't mean party work is useless, it just means you are useless as an individual.

> (showing up at a protest w/o having a party affiliation gives you more freedom

freedom to do what, i do wonder? being afraid of party work bc it doesn't let you do whatever you want is kinda silly, if you don't want anyone to ever tell you what to do then yeah don't join a party. if you want to make change in the world then do.

> + makes you a bit less arrestable - as opposed to if a cop saw you carrying a name tag w the hammer and sickle on it. just fyi)

this again appears to have been just made up by op. I've never been arrested for wearing a pin or a party tshirt. i don't know a single person who has. and I've known plenty of people without any markings get arrested.

> all this w/o even mentioning how (depending on your luck) there could be a lot of infighting, splits, sometimes purges

well yes it sounds like there would be a lot of drama wherever op goes but it doesn't seem to be the case generally. my party did form in a split, but over 15 years ago. i don't see any reason to worry that it would happen again any time soon. we don't infight at all, sorta the concept of the party is people who want to work effectively together.

another bit of funny evidence that op is anti communist is the inclusion of the word purges, lol. purge means expulsion from party, ooh very sinister.

> all in all, joining a socialist party is a very, Very ineffective way of building communism lmao

well first it's simply a truth that no socialist country was ever built without a communist party. not one.

but also, did any of ops points have anything to do with effectiveness? all i gathered is they're pushing an individualistic, don't tell me what to do outlook. and the condescension about protests and flyering suggest they want something more adventurist, possibly involving violence. remember the fbi and police always instigate when they infiltrate groups. they always push for criminal actions and violence.

> i'd instead recommend you talk to your neighbours abt their lives, and see how you can help each other.

hey, guess what a party does! do you think our new tenants unions and unemployed councils could come into being without talking to neighbors? do you think our new unions could come into being without discussing the way we could help each other?

> if you live in like a very rich neighbourhood or something, instead of joining a socialist party

well isn't this an interesting premise. i wonder what it says about op that they want to emphasize what the well off should do.

> it'd be way more effective if you joined a liberal/conservative party and then fucked their shit up as much as possible

sure, just see every other attempt in history at wrecking or entryism with the Democratic party. i encourage you to look into it

> if ur only goal is meeting other leftists, only go to the first 2 or 3 party meetings, by then you'll know the scene and you'd have already befriended the interesting people. that;s my advice at least

this piece of advice is generally good. in fact before applying to join any party if at all possible i encourage you to meet with the members local to you, see how they work, see what you think of their ideas and what they're doing. if they're not active in your community, ask why not. there's nothing requiring you to join if it isn't for you. but if you want to make change in this country, learning how to do it from those with experience is best. and working together in an organization that can effectively chart a path forward is the only option there is. every communist revolution was built with the leadership of the communist party.

[librarycards]

annnnd it's here! my first quarter of 2022 book rec list! this was, as always, a tough choice, but i ended up settling on a nice mix of hybrid/poetry, novel-length prose, short stories, and creative/para-academic nonfiction!

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

Changing Planes by Ursula K Le Guin

Glitch Feminism by Legacy Russell

The Kissing of Kissing by Hannah Emerson (reviewed here)

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

sad boy / detective by Sam Sax

Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So

Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

as always, if you like these lists, feel free to add me on goodreads! tagging some people below, but (also as always) i welcome ANYONE to do this and @ me in their list - i love knowing what everyone is reading :)

@discworldwitches @llleighsmith @capricornpropaganda @heavenlyyshecomes @osmanthusoolong @r-ob-yn @sadhoc @querxus @alienpapacy @namelesstunnelgrub @epidermal @unburiedlove @myalgias @pf2e @tentacruelty @stephen-deadalus @trans-axolotl @materialisnt @feypact @testoster2 @whatwwwwwww

and anyone who wants to !!!

[y3llowfinches]

hey eva i wanna eat your blog with vanilla ice cream on a warm summer day sitting under a shady tree with a nice book and a radio player, do you have any blog recs?

Hiii my dearest im in love w this msg sending u a big carton of ice cream rn... umm mostly everyone i reblog from but @declanlynchmilf @thefig @ijaazat @bridgeovertroubledwater1970 @engulfes @richardganseygf @tabboulehs @medjouls @meloncrimes @gogobootz @peoplehood @antiatom @femalepope @goatsfoot @sunrisegf @testoster2 @wellwritten @alondras @heartbeating @originofl0ve @srdiecko @iwantyoutolovemefionaapple @arthuriankings @fragmentals @literateleah @grrrlblogger @oceanmoss @lyubonk @time4heroes @beelovd @tomjoneschainsawmassacre @hands1766 <3 i know i forgot so many people lol but here u go

[fagcrisis]

did testoster2 delete

[aberrate]

what say you @solkiraze @testoster2

credit: @captain-lovelace

[grecoromanyaoi]

I have too many ppl to tag but @kafkaesquegf @testoster2

[allthepresidentsmen1976]

tagged by @roderigho to share 6 books that i want to read this year and also as she's talked about her books, i'm going to talk about why these books bc i can

1. the eye of the world by robert jordan

firstly because it's been sitting on my shelf for a couple of years now, but also because the woman who recommended it to me wrote really well and said that was where she got a lot of her inspiration from! also because i love chunky fantasy books, though i don't know that anything can top the priory of the orange tree anymore

2. the sea by john banville

i simply can't keep reblogging gorgeous quotes from the book without having read it, so i'd like to read it! i also am just a big fan of anything about water so it's an easy sell

3. a psalm for the wild built by becky chambers

i read this short story by becky chambers last year and loved it, so i already wanted to read more of her work, and then this book was recommended to me by someone whose taste in books aligns very well with mine so i thought i'd give it a go!

4. moby dick by herman melville

okay so this is partially here bc alexandria reminded me i wanted to reread it because it's on her list. but i read this when i was 8 i think and didn't really process any of it, so i'd like to read it again and see if i can actually understand the words on the pages a bit better this time. also again, anything about water, i love it

5. middlemarch by george eliot

honestly, it just looks like it'd be an interesting read. i don't know much about it, but i know that virginia woolf liked it which is a good start?

6. amerika by franz kafka

i'd actually also like to read the trial by kafka as well because then i'll have read all three of his novels, but i think i'd like to read this one first. essentially, i read the castle last year and LOVED it so i'd like to get around to the rest of the poor man's work!

tagging @greatcomets @tabboulehs @ilovebritney @tesghosterone @testoster2 @tincanopus @therapture1995 @figtreeification but no pressure of course!!

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tagged by @nevizade , ty roma!

pumpkin or apple [actually like both!]// cocoa or cider // halloween or thanksgiving // leaf piles or apple picking // hay ride or corn maze // wooly sweater or furry slippers // pumpkin carving or knitting // squash or sweet potato// black cat or bat // skeletons or witches // fake blood or fake spiders // mashed potatoes or stuffing // orange or black // apple pie or maple donuts // marshmallows or candy corn// vampire or werewolf // fireplace or cozy nook // spiced wine or craft beer // candied apples or s'mores // big scarf or oversize hoodie

tagging: @evildilfs , @pompeiimp3 , @gh0stwife , @vanitasbf , @zainbf , @zouisgf , @nnid90s , @bifags , @bashirs , @leftenantjopson , @femaleganondorfdragmire, @falseprophetgf, @eelgill , @alondras , @darkbadge , @ourhouse1970 , @only2love , @testoster2 + anyone that i missed/wants to do this!

[anahida]

Following the Hunter x Gatherer idea by @testoster2 I drew this:

➡️ Kurapika, Killua, Gon and Leorio

[dykehozier]

@xiaoguiwang tagged me to post my lockscreen / last song I listened to / last saved pic 💕

tagging @ocean-femme @pessimisticipher @saveabby @testoster2 @rebeccabinch but dont feel pressured to do it ofc💜

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

hello

Hello back at you! You are a new person I have never talked to before, so you seem like a really friendly and personable person, and I think I'll be reading your blog with some level of interest until I run out of interest or run out of energy to read it at this rate. Thanks!

[boywizard-moved]

happy birthdayy <3

ty!!!!!

[fagcrisis]

lwtter?

to whom it may concern,

irina testoster2 would be a great fit for your company, he is known to safrifice everything for his colleauges and he definitely does not harbor any radical sentiments against you or your company. you shoild hire him

yours truly, ok i really have died

[allthepresidentsmen1976]

tagged by @extraterrestrial1982 and @gonegirl616 to post the first ten songs that come up on shuffle!

west coast smoker - fall out boy

my eyes - the lumineers

my melancholy blues - queen

burned out - dodie

be - hozier

medicine - daughter

watering - big thief

in framing - the hotelier

i've got my love - the music tapes

final dance - ben wheeler

tagging @homosexual-having-tea @ganseyonfilm @testoster2 @britomart @mumintroll @saintsebastiensbf @milfsexsuccession if you'd like to!

[itonje]

@testoster2

[anahida]

So, I did another Hunter x Gatherer thingy. This time, the "Adultrio"

➡️ Hisoka, Illumi and Chrollo

(idea by @testoster2)