Sorry if the title is a bit weird, I’m curious about what made you believe what you do. Mainstream leftism usually doesn’t go any further than trans rights or maybe UBI in some places, at least from what I know, so what made you go beyond that? You can answer generally or talk about a specific belief, just wanna see what caused the more radical opinions in you
I’m particularly curious about what changed your opinions about the USSR and China, most people think they’re awful, but in here they’re really liked and defended, I’ve even seen a lot of posts denying the Tiananmen massacre and the Holodomor and stuff like that, what made you go to such lengths?
I’ve had anti-CCP liberal Chinese people unironically ask me “why are there so many homeless in America, why can’t they just go back to their home villages and receive government assistance”. These are people who will complain about the CCP 24/7 and Idolize America. That interaction was my wake-up call.