I went from voting for Trump in 2016 and now I’m an Orthodox Marxist in 2026
I went from voting for Trump in 2016 (Age 19) and now I’m an Orthodox Marxist in 2026 (Age 29). It’s been a liberating journey to say the least. I credit my boyfriend for helping me fully undoctrinate myself. I grew up going to Catholic School, around all religious and conservative people so I don’t really blame myself and I was “so damn young”. It’s crazy because when you grow up in that environment, you don’t even realize that those people are actually religious and conservative if that makes sense, they’re just people. I always hated racism. I would scream at my dad(he actually always voted Democrat until Trump) when he used the N-word in our home and I’d drive away in my car for a while. It’s crazy how so many racists voted for Obama lol. I feel like I really only voted for Trump and was on that bandwagon for a bit was to hide the fact that I was gay until I came out at 22. I’m sure that I’m not alone. I would love to hear some of your stories about your political awakening journey and transformation throughout the years. i’m proud of myself looking back over the past 10 years of how much I’ve evolved each year in every aspect of my life.