UserWiki:ShadowRaiden

Hello, I’m ShadowRaiden, but you can call me (and tbh I’d prefer it) Scarlet! You can often find me replacing poor quality infobox images. Ideologically speaking, revolutionary anti-vanguardist nationalistic democratic socialist sums up my beliefs very well You can find my exact beliefs on my self insert



Short Overview of my Beliefs
Again, most are on my PCBA page. Go there for a full overview.

Economics
A cooperative based economy organized by workers guilds primarily on a local level but also some on the state or national level.

Social
Unironic ProgCon (might be slightly leaning towards the former, but overall, I’m ProgCon). I believe that traditions are needed for a stable backbone and progress is needed for society to advance

Foreign
Non-interventionist, almost isolationist, but will intervene in defense or if there’s a genocide, and will serve as a mediator and cooperate where necessary

Reform or Revolution?
Revolution. Reform doesn’t do shit.

Ideological Evolution
->  ->  ->      ->    ->     ->

Stage 1: Neocon
I was brainwashed by western media and the notion that American intervention was a force of good, supported neo-classical economics, liberal hawk, oh and I was big on Reagan, Israel, and Pinochet. Oh and I unironically thought that PragerU was a good source. If you think this is the best/least bad stage of mine in any way whatsoever, please stfu.

Phase 2: National Liberal
I was wondering why America was so hated, since I loved my nation and wanted it to be loved as well. I then became more open to the reality of NATO and their crimes. I couldn’t bear some of the things I saw. I thought we were a force of justice. I felt I was lied to. I later embraced non-interventionism. I stopped supporting Pinochet. But this stage was still pretty bad. Neoclassical economics, still saw NATO as a lesser evil despite turning more against them, and supported countries like Israel and South Korea. But ultimately at least I was able to escape the cringe that was being a liberal hawk. Socially speaking I was conservative leaning, but with some progressive takes, mainly on LGBT and immigration. But I did base a lot of my ideals on SJW cringe compilations. That too was cringe

Phase 3: Moving Away From Neoclassical Economics
In a sense, this set a framework for my shift to the left. I was looking at Europe and was inspired by them, and how they built such prosperous countries. But I was still very much anti-EU and skeptical of all forms of leftism. Same social views as above

Stage 4: SocDem
I did call myself a “DemSoc” and did somewhat support worker self management but wasn’t very educated on that part either, though saw the concept was cool, but mostly I wanted social policies that benefitted the working class, wanted free healthcare and education, socialization of big businesses and major industries, trust busting, opposed billionaires, typical socdem things although somewhat masquerading as a socialist. But I still liked some socialists, mainly Tito, Kadar, Ho Chi Minh, and (somewhat) Castro (but supported the Cuban protests of 2021 as well although with some suspicion involving America’s role). Socially speaking I was center-progressive (pro-LGBT (but skeptical of some things), near-Laicist, supported eased legal immigration, but still had some conservative views, saw that some traditions are important, and was pro-life). I was skeptical of more radical progressive movements (but saw them as rightist psyops as well). And foreign policy speaking I was a nationalist and non-interventionist

Stage 5: “Old Left”
Honestly this one was rather cancerous, mainly the severe misusage of the term.

Basically after dealing with leftist idpol, I did start becoming more conservative in response to that. It was alright at first but it started to become pretty bad, and the breaking point was this next stage:

Phase 6: Abandoning Socialism
This phase was just outright awful. I was brainwashed by a certain fascist whom I will not name, and shittier experiences with liberal/progressive users made me an easier target for said radicalization. If not for a few irl factors things could have gone much, much worse. Needless to say, I’m glad I escaped this stage and this is a reminder to never abandon your socialist pride.

Phase 7: Return to Socialism
I felt awful on a personal level around the end of the previous stage, I couldn’t handle it, said feelings had a ton of unrelated factors, but feeling ashamed of betraying my own values was one of the factors. I have returned to socialism at last. Now you’d think this is a full circle ending, being a left-nationalist democratic socialist. But there are some differences. One is me being slightly more conservative, another is me favoring revolution over reform, yet another one is me being a genuine democratic socialist instead of a  social democrat pretending to be a demsoc. And lastly and most importantly, I began reading theory. I believe I’ll permanently settle here

A Hypothetical United Front Following My Ideas
Name: National People’s Front

Democratic People’s Solidarity Party

 * [[File:Guildsoc.png]] Guild Socialism
 * [[File:Demsocstar.png]] Democratic Socialism
 * [[File:Soc-h.png]] Revolutionary Socialism
 * [[File:Marketsoc.png]] Market Socialism
 * [[File:Leftnat.png]] Left-Wing Nationalism
 * [[File:Leftpop-0.png]] Left-Wing Populism
 * [[File:Progconf.png]] Progressive Conservatism

Democratic Progressive Party

 * [[File:Natprog.png]] National Progressivism
 * [[File:Leftnat.png]] Left-Wing Nationalism

Worker’s Party

 * [[File:Consocf.png]] Conservative Socialism
 * [[File:Paleosocialism.png]] Paleoconservative Socialism (more radical faction)

Libertarian Party

 * [[File:Libsoc.png]] Libertarian Socialism
 * [[File:Libms.png]] Libertarian Market Socialism
 * [[File:Distlib.png]] Distributist Libertarianism

People’s Revolutionary Party

 * [[File:Ormarxf.png]] Classical Marxism
 * [[File:Natcom.png]] National Communism
 * [[File:Luxem.png]] Luxemburgism
 * [[File:Councom.png]] Council Communism

Labor Party

 * [[File:Helv.png]] Helvetic Model
 * [[File:Long.png]] Longism
 * [[File:Distributist.png]] Distributism
 * [[File:Socgeo.png]] Social Georgism
 * [[File:Socnat.png]] Social Nationalism

Who I’d Vote For In US Presidential Elections
Note that in a sizable amount of them especially 1948-2012, I pick the lesser evil, it doesn’t mean I like him

1788 - George Washington

1792 - George Washington

1796 - Thomas Jefferson

1800 - Thomas Jefferson

1804 - Thomas Jefferson

1808 - James Madison

1812 - James Madison

1816 - James Monroe

1820 - James Monroe

1824 - John Quincy Adams

1828 - John Quincy Adams

1832 - Henry Clay

1836 - William Henry Harrison

1840 - William Henry Harrison

1844 - Henry Clay

1848 - Zachary Taylor

1852 - Winfield Scott

1856 - John C. Fremont

1860 - Abraham Lincoln

1864 - Abraham Lincoln

1868 - Ulysses S. Grant

1872 - Ulysses S. Grant

1876 - Rutherford B. Hayes

1880 - James A. Garfield

1884 - James G. Blaine

1888 - Benjamin Harrison

1892 - Benjamin Harrison

1896 - William Jennings Bryan

1900 - William Jennings Bryan

1904 - Theodore Roosevelt

1908 - William Howard Taft

1912 - Theodore Roosevelt

1916 - Charles Evans Hughes

1920 - Warren G. Harding

1924 - Robert M. La Follette

1928 - Al Smith

1932 - Franklin D. Roosevelt

1936 - Franklin D. Roosevelt

1940 - Franklin D. Roosevelt

1944 - Franklin D. Roosevelt

1948 - Harry Truman

1952 - Dwight Eisenhower

1956 - Dwight Eisenhower

1960 - John F. Kennedy

1964 - Lyndon B. Johnson

1968 - Hubert Humphrey

1972 - George McGovern

1976 - Gerald Ford

1980 - Jimmy Carter

1984 - Walter Mondale

1988 - Michael Dukakis

1992 - Ross Perot

1996 - Ross Perot

2000 - Al Gore

2004 - John Kerry

2008 - Barack Obama

2012 - Barack Obama

2016 - Mike Maturen (ASP)

2020 - Brian Carrol (ASP)

DozenValues
78.5 - 21.5% (Socialist)

62.5% - 37.5% (Regulated)

39.6% - 60.4% (Dispersed)

59.7% - 40.3% (Lenient)

50.0% - 50.0% (Normative)

54.2% - 45.8% (Conventional)

Closest Match: Guild Socialism

Next matches: De Leonism,   Religious Socialism

Worst results: Fordism,  Monarcho-Capitalism,  Timocracy

LeftValues
76.5% - 23.5% (Very Revolutionary)

75.0% - 25.0% (Scientific)

30.0% - 70.0% (Decentralist)

23.2% - 78.8% (Very Nationalist)

21.2% - 78.8% (Very Unionist)

41.7% - 58.3% (Neutral)

61.8% - 38.4% (Conservative)

Closest Match: Left-Wing Nationalism

Next Matches: Anarcho-Communism (95.2%),  Eco-Anarchism (89.3%),  Council Communism (85.7%),  Centrist Marxism (76.5%),  Orthodox Marxism (59.2%),  Eco-Marxism (53.3%),  Market Anarchism (52.5%),  Utopian Socialism (28.4%),  Left Communism (27.2%),  Marxism-Leninism (25.9%),  Democratic Socialism (12.7%),  Social Democracy (0%)

NewValues
72.7% - 27.3% (Social)

72.6% - 27.4% (Patriotic)

59.3% - 40.7% (Moderate)

45.9% - 54.1% (Neutral)

Closest result:  Minarcho-Titoism (what?)

Positive
Anti-Capitalism - capitalism is an economic system based on greed and exploitation

Anti-Neoliberalism - Neoliberalism is an imperialist, globalist, and capitalist ideology

Anti-Racism - all races are created equal

Anti-Xenophobia - nobody should be treated differently for their race, ethnicity, or culture, even if for the latter they should learn ours through cross cultural communication. Likewise a nation is based off of common customs or values, not ethnicity or race

Anti-Colonialism - colonialism is an oppressive system

Anti-Imperialism - what other countries do is not our business

Anti-Porn - Pornography and prostitution are in no way empowering. They are a moral and societal evil, often exploitative, and a product of individualist degeneracy

Anti-Atlanticism - the west and NATO as a geopolitical entity has destroyed so many countries. As much as I dislike the two powers, Russia and China have been less destructive abroad, and there’s a reason why third world countries are turning towards the two

Euroscepticism - the EU forces other European countries to submit to them through free trade and globalism, and forces other countries to adopt liberal values

Anti-Individualism - while I’m against mass collectivism, individualism is a degenerate and selfish ideology

Anti-Globalism - globalism is imperialism with a friendly face

Anti-Wokeism - wokes have completely destroyed progressivism

Left-Wing Anti-Communism - what if Anti-Communism wasn’t shit? That said though you do have a radlib problem, and    some communists    can be decent or even good

Anti-Zionism - Israel is a false ally of ours

Neutral
Anti-Conservatism - while I acknowledge that some traditions are detrimental, the beneficial ones must be kept

Anti-Progressivism - I hate woke culture as well as how I tend to deviate from modern western progressivism on most things, but progress is still needed and how some traditions are detrimental

Anti-LGBT movement - the LGBT movement as well as pride culture are a negative influence, and I believe in traditional marriage on a personal level, but to hate LGBT people just for being LGBT is cringe, and they should still be accepted and respected

Anti-Easternism - I oppose the governments of Russia and China, and believe that they too are imperialistic (nowhere near the level of the west but still), but the amount of you that tend to be Atlanticists is concerning at best and outright disgusting at worst

Anti-Communism - Marxism-Leninism and State Socialism are cringe, but a lot of you tend to be capitalists as well

Anti-Monarchism - monarchism is generally cringe but if some countries want to keep it due to it being tradition, they can

Anti-Abortion - I’m you on a moral level, and think that advertisement, as well as 2nd and 3rd trimester abortions should be illegal, but I also fear underground/out of state abortions if you were to be 100% implemented, so I may legalize first trimester abortions

Negative
Anti-Socialism - while socialism may not be perfect, and planned economies are cringe, it is the best system to defend workers rights

Anti-Nationalism - the nation defines who you are as people and creates a sense of unity and bonds amongst people

Anti-Authoritarianism - while I understand some of your concerns, some dictators are good and less auth doesn’t mean less bad

Anti-Revisionism - some revisionists like Khrushchev, Deng, and Gorbachev were bad, but hardline ML is almost as cancerous and ruined the name of socialism

Anti-Isolationism - why should world affairs concern us for the most part, and why should we be in pacts?

Economic
I believe in a system based off of worker guilds and cooperatives which function within a market economy, but with some decentral planning (+1)

I support cooperatives but they shouldn’t be a majority/the state should play a bigger role but not the sole role (+0.5)

I support a command economy and/or I firmly believe in the traditional business model (0)

Quadrants
Left Unity - my quadrant, but has a Baizuo and Leftcom problem

Authoritarian Left - other than Tankies and Dengists, based

LibLeft - kinda based, but has a Baizuo and AnCom problen

AuthCenter - some of it’s ideologies, such as Paternalistic Conservatism and  Social Authoritarianism are based, but most of it is cringe

Center - look, I appreciate you wanting to be moderate, but it just isn’t enough.

LibCenter - too lib civically, too right economically. I like Andrew Yang though

Authoritarian Right - I like Lee Kwan Yew and Kagame, but that’s it. Otherwise, cringe

Right Unity - basically LibRight without the good qualities, terminally and utterly cringe Neolibtards and Neocuckservatives

Libertarian Right - we like free speech, gun rights, non-interventionism, and decentralization, otherwise absolutely cringe laissez-faire

User Relations
Personality= NOTE: I am not adding an enemy section and quite frankly I think they should be banned to minimize drama

Friends
- great friend and very based ideology

Nekoqing - another great friend and his ideology is basically a more extreme version of myself

- same as DNY

Sykar - meh to cringe ideology, but great person. Fellow Raiden enjoyer it seems

Immorxius - meh-basedish ideology, great person

IvarsBalodis - great friend and we share very similar beliefs even if more left than myself

Apple - kinda based ideology, cool person

- basedish ideology and cool guy

TDRH - meh ideology (too economically moderate and I may be slightly more culturally right and auth than you) but cool person

SamKibGuy - cool ideology and person, even if further left and more progressive than myself

- great friend and we share a lot in common ideologically speaking

- seems nice and is overall based ideologically speaking although more right wing on both factors

- based ideology and you seem cool

NotLibra - we talked a bit on discord and you’re cool, ok ideology

Friends but ideologically cringe
NazBolGANG12 - way too culturally right but cool person

- same as above

- NazCap is cringe but cool person

- way too socially progressive and pro-west, and not left enough on economics, but personally you’re cool. Also glad to see you’re embracing patriotism now vs a while back

- I disagree with most of what you believe in, but you’re a cool person

Idk you but you seem cool
Anglo-germanic socialist - relations have yet to develop but you seen cool and your ideology is rather based

Cheebow8 - you seem like a cool person and fellow pro-lifer, but overall cringe ideology

League of Nationsball - your ideology seems based albeit too extreme, and you seem cool

- eh ideology, but you seem nice


 * -| Ideology=

Favorite Quotes
Note that just because I list someone doesn’t necessarily mean I like them, even if it’s the case for most of them

“If Chile was the cradle of neoliberalism, it will also be its grave.“ - Gabriel Boric

“ The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” - G.K. Chesterton

Montana Territory
Sidney Edgerton (1864-1866)

Thomas Francis Meagher (1865-1866)

Green Clay Smith (1866-1869)

North America
American Solidarity Party - my only complaint is that you are a bit too moderate economically, otherwise you’re everything I like.

New Democratic Party (kinda) - not really good but the best that Canada has to offer

Morena - Cardenismo, leftpop/leftnat, and non-interventionist? Based

Zapatista Army of National Liberation - I gained several inspirations from you, and also based fighting for indigenous rights and against neoliberals

Communist Party of Cuba - for all it’s faults, it improved Cuba. Keep resisting US imperialism! Viva Cuba!

People’s United Party based on your ideology, you seem decent although too economically moderate and religious for my likings

National Unity of Hope - the president from that party, Alvaro Colom, improved living conditions in Guatemala

Liberty and Refoundation - Manuel Zelaya improved Honduras

Sandinista Renovation Movement - the FSLN is good but Ortega ruined it. Left-wing nationalism is also based

Democratic Revolutionary Party - improved Panama

South America
United Socialist Party of Venezuela (somewhat) - under Chavez, you were good but flaws, even if sanctions play just as much if not a bigger role for a poor economy, but Maduro is retarded and should be ousted from within

Colombia Humana - I have faith in you, please, defeat the rightoids in Colombia. Update: LETS GOOOOOO YOU WON

Citizen Revolution Movement - your ideology is very similar to mine and Rafael Correa was based.

Peru Libre - based socialism, nationalism, and pro-indigenous.

Movement for Socialism - greatly improved Bolivia, though removing term limits was a dick move on Evo’s part.

Guasu Front - for the one term this party was in power, it helped the poor of Paraguay and made housing and healthcare more accessible. Hopefully you end the Colorado Party’s monopoly over Paraguayan politics one day

Worker’s Party - corruption is an issue, but overall not bad and certainly preferable to Bolsonaro.

Broad Front - it did great service for Uruguay while in power, and the variety of different types of democratic leftists within this party is also something I’d do in one led by myself

Frente de Todos - same as the Worker’s Party, has a corruption problem, but overall based

Social Convergence (somewhat) - tbh I’m rather disappointed but still have hopes for you regarding environmentalism and economics, and you’re better than everyone else

Europe
Sadly a lot of European parties are either MLs, RightPops, or shitlibs, so don’t expect much here

Sinn Fein - too cuddly towards the EU, but this is still an overall based party, with it’s democracy, socialism, and Irish nationalism

Labour Factions - Labour overall is cringe, however not all of it is:


 * [[File:Corbynism-ball.png]] Corbynites - too culturally left, but still overall one of the best Britain has to offer, and democratic socialism is based. Beat the neolibtards in the Conservative Party, as well as the Blairites!


 * [[File:Patcon.png]] Blue Labour - another based faction of Labour, could shift slightly left economically, but still overall a force of good in Britain.

La France Insoumise - you have pretty good economic policies, and also have based ideas involving wanting to leave NATO, a pacifist foreign policy, and opposing the neoliberalism of the EU. What else can I say but gigachad?

Die Linke Factions - not big on this party as a whole but there is one faction that I like:


 * [[File:Wagenknecht.png]] Aufstehen - you have based ideas of democratic socialism, social policies, and anti-militarism and anti-NATO. A bit too Russophilic, otherwise based.

Asia and the Pacific
Japanese Communist Party - further left than myself, but still overall based

Progressive Party - same as above

People’s Action Party - one of the few capitalists I can respect

Democratic Labor Party - too economically moderate and I hate how you tend to have your voters choose Liberal as a 2nd option, but overall not bad

Communist Party of India - you did good in Kerala and honestly speaking the INC is corrupt as hell so why should I support them?

People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran - you’d do great for Iran, with your ideology of socialism and secularism

Positive
American Solidarity Party - the only good party in this country, but I’m not so sure about the whole Catholic ethics thing, and you’re a bit moderate economically.

Negative
Basically every party here lmfao. Fr though lets get into the specifics:

Republican Party - economically terrible (and so far right on that factor they’d be unelectable in 80% of the world) and is full of neocons and/or climate change deniers, and even so a lot of you do give into rightist idpol.

Democratic Party - another neoliberal who gives into idpol (this time intersectional), and also is an imperialist. How so many self proclaimed “leftists” support you is astonishing.

Libertarians - at least an improvement from the previous two with your non-interventionism, but if you took power the US would be in economic crisis

Green Party - one of the least bad on this list, but still completely unhinged on social views

Democratic Socialists of America - same as above, not only that, but you have influences from welfare capitalism and support the Dems (so much for being socialist LMFAO)

Constitution Party - isolationism and federalism are good even then you take the former too far, but the rest is just no. Strict constitutionalism (even if it is needed to some degree), unhinged conservatism, borderline laissez-faire, cringe

Communist Party USA - yeah I’m not voting for MLs plus you all are feds

American Party of Labor - tolerating secession, supporting NB shit, being friendly with the theocratic ideological spreading regime of Iran, and just the overall Marxist-Leninist and State Socialist ideology makes this cringe

Comments
Cleared them because they were a mess -
 * [[File:Panth.png]] - Could you add me?


 * Apologies, I didn’t see this until now, anyways yeah I can -
 * [[File:Panth.png]] - Thanks!


 * cool alt flag
 * thanks, and it is also the flag of a hypothetical nation state of mine -

- Just coming here to ask if you are willing to restart relations with me now on your user page, considering this has since drama is behind us, I think it would be good to start on a fresh slate

- yeah, I’m willing to restart, will you do the same?

- Yeah, that's what I came here for, please and thanks.


 * Well the Hong Kong Protesters just want their negative liberties.
 * As mentioned in a different section of my page, China simply isn’t meant for democracy and they always used authoritarianism because of their massive population, although China also needs to take a few steps back in that respect. As well as the fact that Hong Kong being separated is a legacy of British imperialism, so One Country Two Systems should ultimately be abolished. Keep in mind that I still oppose the PRC and don’t see then as a truly proletarian state and oppose their human rights abuses even if I also think that HK should be absorbed into the mainland -

CynicalLibra - Can you add me, please?


 * Sure -

Really based, please add me. -

- Add me whenever you get the chance. Also, I realized why your flag designs & colors were familiar to me. I remember stumbling upon your ideology on the PCBA wiki. Back when it was still known as "American Distributism" or something like that. I even made a PNG replica of the flag that looked like a cross between Distributism & Paleoconservatism.
 * I see, which yeah it was me at one point. Anyways yeah I’ll add you


 * - Yo add me?
 * Sure -
 * UserWiki:SuddenWriter - Add?
 * - How are you?
 * I’m alright, have been bored both online and irl, but haven’t been particularly terrible either, thanks for asking, I hope you’re doing good -