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1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Jul-2018 17:53:58 EDT Adam

   Did I mention on here that the local Marxist-Leninist party agreed to meet with me? And now I'm kind of trying to (politely) back out of it because, although I would be interested in getting involved with a socialist organization, I'm thinking these guys are a little cultist and maybe, for all its flaws, the NDP socialist caucus might be the better vehicle after all?

   1. Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jul-2018 00:47:06 EDT Bob Jonkman

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      Meet with your Marxist-Leninist party representatives anyway. I know a few M-L's, and while they're a little intense, they actually have a pretty good platform. https://www.flickr.com/photos/laurelrusswurm/22810421491/in/album-72157660858506081/
      1. Saltiest Cloister (saltiestcloister@quitter.im)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jul-2018 00:57:22 EDT Saltiest Cloister

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         @bobjonkman @inkslinger Do you know any from the Social Equality Party?
         1. Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jul-2018 01:37:02 EDT Bob Jonkman

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            Sorry, don't know anyone from the Social Equity Party. Neither Elections Ontario nor Elections Canada lists them as an officially registered party. https://www.elections.on.ca/en/political-entities-in-ontario/political-parties/registered-political-parties-in-ontario.html http://elections.ca/content.aspx?section=pol&dir=par&document=index&lang=e
            1. Saltiest Cloister (saltiestcloister@quitter.im)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jul-2018 01:39:35 EDT Saltiest Cloister

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               @bobjonkman Thanks for checking. I appreciate it. I didn't think they were, but it's good to know, all the same. O, for write-in ballots!
      2. Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jul-2018 16:06:59 EDT Bob Jonkman

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         RT: Adam @ink_slinger
         
         @bobjonkman I'll probably end up meeting the guy for coffee this afternoon, since I have a half-day at work today, and I'm pretty sure his schedule is flexible. It's been tough to arrange a meeting, because he actually lives three hours away, but is in my city semi-regularly for various reasons.
         
         (What's with the military cosplay in that photo, though?)
         1. Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jul-2018 16:12:12 EDT Bob Jonkman

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            Like I said, they're a little intense. Julian Ichim is a local activist and community organizer, working on housing and shelter for the homeless, safe consumption sites, and advocating internationally for 32CSM and the Cuban Five. He's been harassed by local and provincial police, spent time in jail for his beliefs. Julian and his group are outside of mainstream politics, but good people.
            1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Jul-2018 19:23:09 EDT Adam

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               @bobjonkman I have a lot of respect for him (I looked him up) and people like him, but the faux military thing is always a little weird to me. I guess it fits with a certain type of militant communism, though.