I was apolitical until college. I briefly dated a budding leftist, and she took me to a few “divest South Africa” and anti-Reagan rallies (it was the 80’s). It opened my eyes. All I saw were losers, hairy hippies and unwashed mental cases who would turn out for these events. At the street level, I saw no logic or thinking, only knee-jerk leftism and cliches.
Then I travelled and lived abroad. Communism and Statism are treated like playthings, or just another point-of-view here in the USA, but in many countries, one can see how deadly serious and truly evil these philosophies are.
I read all of Ayn Rand in high school, but in college my phiiosophy 401 prof was the radical Michael Lerner, one-time advisor to Hillary.
An unfortunate lapse in judgment going over to the dark side, but in a way an enlightenment as to the interworkings of the far left.
Luckily I refused the socalled opportunity to join the Viencuega brigade going to Cuba.
Should be Venceremos Brigade.
I did not go and never can spell it.