Adelaide C, Bellingham, WA
I’ve been a communist for four years and active with the RCA for one and a half. I’m also transgender. I knew the bourgeoisie would stoke whatever divisions it could among the working class to keep us squabbling. But to see it in action—to see my rights stripped away by a ruling class happy to deny me my humanity and crush any number of people under its heel if it means staying in power and making another dollar—fills me with a burning rage.
I’m insulated from the worst of what’s happening, but not everyone is so lucky. Too many vulnerable people—people whom I’ve loved and supported and commiserated with—are coming to harm. I am not normally inclined towards hate, but I’ve had enough. I hate the ruling class. I hate capitalism. I wish, deep in my bones, to see it reduced to ashes. This world and its people are worth fighting for; that’s what I’m determined to do.