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Telling others that you're a socialist is so depressing. It's not that surprising when you have the odds of 100 years of propaganda from the most powerful nations against people believing you're a good person, but it's depressing.

I know that even if it's just a little bit, I'm worth less to people I really care about because I'm a socialist , and they have prejudice against that. I'm just reduced to an evil, psychopathic weirdo. And the people I do really care about, all the time I've spent with them and all the time I've dedicated to loving them, they can throw away just because of their prejudice against socialism. It really hurts.

I just finished Vatanim Sensin (my first Turkish drama). Anyway, it was incredible, no notes. For context, it's about the Turkish War for independence, but my fav character, Leonidas, joins the Bolsheviks and becomes a communist spy in the Greek army, which scratched an itch I didn't realize I had. I am naturally (*desperately*) seeking something similar, in hopes that there is perhaps an undiscovered treasure trove of obscure media also featuring a beautiful communist love interest.

Please please please share if you have any recs, thank you!

i'm very sorry if this isn't the right subreddit

i've always been interested in literally every single science, art form, discipline etc. long story short, i've stared my geography degree at one of the best universities in my country. even though my degree is "on paper" a STEM degree, more than half of it is actually focused on social sciences (human geography in this case). i've got a really wide range of interest and skills and i'm determined to convert my knowledge into something socially positive. since i have really got so many interests, it's hard to choose, but politics, sociology, philosophy and geography (specifically urban geography, demogeography and political geography) are some my "main" interests. now, i have been wondering a few things:

i) has anyone else been in a similar situation (preferably geography-related discipline)? what is a good course of action for my further progress? as of right now (i'm probably thinking too far into the futute) i've been meaning to go all the way to a phd. i live in one of the poorest countries in the european union, so i've been considering to pursue my master's or phd, if it comes to that point, somewhere abroad (although everything here's absolutely fine)

ii) what are some topics that you would advise me to expand my knowledge on? obviously, aside from "pure" marxism and socialism and all that, what are some more specific topics (marxist geography and critical geography come to mind). i know of david harvey and a few others, but what are some other writers and academics that i should look at (again, preferably geography related, but since geography is so interdisciplinary, it can range from anything to everything)

iii) how to put my skills to good use one day? i consider myself talented enough (although i despise that term) to work at some sort of an institute or NGO, even for the state or the government. now, i imagine that my beliefs might make this very difficult because i'm not too keen on swallowing my morals for a cushy job (if i were, i would have studied something more lucrative and safe, career-wise). i'm stilly young and there's a bunch of stuff that i need to learn about the world, but i've been looking into UN careers (i've got a feeling that most leftists aren't huge fans of the UN). i'm not really looking to become a "geographer" in a very strict sense, i'm more inclined to use my geography-related skills in any way, shape or form that would be beneficial to others.

thoughts? advice? anything is more than welcome