What's Your Job on the Leftist Commune?

What's Your Job on the Leftist Commune?

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What's Your Job on the Leftist Commune? refers to a trend originating on Twitter where users hypothesize on what their job might be on a "leftist commune" following a left-wing revolution. The trend first began in late 2020, and inspired a number of optimistic replies to the tweet where users shared what their ideal jobwouldbe, spreading as a trend over the course of the year. The trend inspired criticism for its general message about leftist revolution and its over-optimism and inspired memes comparing the leftist commune to historical examples of communist societies, shutting down ideas of having ideal jobs with more labor intensive jobs.

Origin

On December 20th, 2020, now-suspended Twitter[3] user @_jadeisabelle made a post reading, "whats your job on the leftist commune?? im gonna be leading discussion on theory some days, making clothes from scraps other days, and making lattes whenever needed" (shown below).


ascended dr. jade phd @_jadeisabelle whats your job on the leftist commune?? im gonna be leading discussion on theory some days, making clothes from scraps other days, and making lattes whenever needed. 7:54 AM - 12/20/20 · Twitter Web App


The tweet inspired many others to optimistically share what their job might be at the leftist commune, mainly in reply to the original tweet (examples shown below). The post also inspired a lot of ironic and mocking posts. On December 21st, Twitter[4] user @DominicLawson posted, "Me and the boys are going to be rounding up free thinkers and dissenters most days and guarding the gulags the rest, honest work Smiling face."


TrapKafka @TrapKafka 20 Std. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle 00 I'd still be an sw mostly nights and during the day i'd hold writing workshops, sewing patches, cutting firewood cause im good with an axe, a little carpentry of course, and maintaining the library of course 1 Suspected of Socialist Activity Antwort an @_jadeisabelle I don't have many skills but since l'm learning German maybe I could be a @S_LoreneCarol · 19. Dez. 000 translator if someone needed it. I'm also decent at math: statistics and data analysis. Does a commune need an account? Maybe I could do that Lmao 27 1 16 MisterMolecule @MisterMolecule · 19 Std. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle I can teach kids how to read. I've had a lot of training in phonics and early childhood phonemic awareness from my time in Americorps. I can cook and clean, too, and do other basic elementary school education stuff. If you dont mind me teaching your kids about Buddhist philosophy

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On December 21st, 2020, a now-deleted Redditor posted a political compass to /r/politicalcompassmemes[2] mocking the trend using real examples of tweets from it, gaining over 8,200 upvotes in nine months (shown below).


ascended dr. jade phd @_jadeisabelle whats your job on the leftist commune?? im gonna be leading discussion on theory some days, making clothes from scraps other days, and making lattes whenever needed. 12:54 PM · 12/19/20 · Twitter Web App Left Right l'd LOVE to be a slutty twitch streamer, or read tarot cards, or a "funny jack with emotional support", or design extracurricular activities for the kids, a puppy kindergarten teacher Statistically, probably a laborer on a collective farm.

On December 22nd, an anonymous user of 4chan's[1] politically incorrect board posted a screenshot of @_jadeisabelle's tweet with the text, "So, what would your job be on the leftist commune, /pol/?" The thread inspired over 370 responses, many sharing additional tweets from the thread and mocking it, inspiring replies like "I would be the local racist preacher, standing on the corner spewing racist bile at all the leftist people." Various comments from the thread were collected and uploaded to Know Your Meme on July 26th, 2021 (shown below, click to expand).


File: 82edec0be0ebd889cc96bf25f(...).png (36 KB, 748x495) ascended dr. jade phd @_jadeisabelle whats your job on the leftist commune?? im gonna be leading discussion on theory some days, making clothes from scraps other days, and making lattes whenever needed. Tweet übersetzen 9:54 nachm. - 19. Dez. 2020 - Twitter Web App 108 Retweets 4.922 Zitierte Tweets 2.259 „Gefällt mir"-Angaben O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9 12/22/20(Tue)13:46:48 No.297994133 E >>297994250 >>297994254 >>297994493 >>297994674 >>297994736 >>297994737 >>297994879 >>297995009 >>297995024 >>297995254 >>297995322 >>297995491 >>297995747 >>297995952 >>297995964 >>297996015 >>297996295 >>297996296 >>297996339 >>297996447 >>297996452 >>297996835 >>297996916 >>297996944 >>297997112 >>297997145 >>297997376 >>297997394 >>297997563 >>297997610 >>297997736 >>297997792 >>297997845 >>297997877 >>297997900 >>297997906 >>297998011 >>297998060 >>297998102 >>297998173 >>297998200 >>297998230 >>297998237 >>297998314 >>297998496 >>297998576 >>297998632 >>297998787 >>297998829 >>297999067 >>297999097 >>297999294 >>297999361 >>297999517 >>297999533 >>297999571 >>297999610 >>297999768 >>297999784 >>297999859 >>297999895 >>297999902 >>298000135 >>298000159 >>298000497 >>298000525 >>298000728 >>298000750 >>298000895 >>298001152 >>298001286 >>298001426 >>298002037 >>298002195 >>298002469 >>298002524 >>298003167 >>298003202 >>298003919 >>298003969 >>298004142 So, what would your job be on the leftist commune, /pol/? O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9 ) 12/22/20(Tue)13:49:09 No.297994370 > >>297995024 >>297995220 >>297996835 >>297997606 >>297998829 >>298000985 >>298001956 >>298002195 File: 372ba4aa9c360c79b2f10dacf(...).png (24 KB, 748x214) Thicctator 2 @thicctatorx · 19. Dez. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle I want to be a therapist, help people heal past wounds and also find their spiritual paths. I want to be an oracle of some sorts, read peoples tarot. But my daily job will def be gardening and caretaking of the animals and plants around our community 34 27 39 118 O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)13:53:50 No.297994841 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (25 KB, 748x190) O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9 ) 12/22/20(Tue)13:51:46 No.297994638 >>297994786 >>297995024 >>297996835 >>297997259 >>298002195 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (26 KB, 748x214) >>297996835 >>297998829 >>298000890 >>298002195 MisterMolecule @MisterMolecule · 19 Std. Suspected of Socialist Activity Antwort an @_jadeisabelle I don't have many skills but since I'm learning German maybe I could be a @S_LoreneCarol · 19. Dez. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle I can teach kids how to read. I've had a lot of training in phonics and early childhood phonemic awareness from my time in Americorps. I can cook and clean, too, and do other basic elementary school education stuff. If you dont mind me teaching your kids about Buddhist philosophy translator if someone needed it. I'm also decent at math: statistics and data analysis. Does a commune need an account? Maybe I could do that Lmao 7 16 1 This persons only skill appears to be nothing really but he might be able to translate German at some point in the future MisterMolecule here want's to teach children how to read and Buddhist philosophy O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)13:55:46 No.297995044 >>297995762 >>297996010 >>297996835 >>297998829 >>298002195 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (26 KB, 748x214) O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)13:54:52 No.297994944 > >>297996835 >>297997605 >>298000465 >>298002195 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (24 KB, 748x190) SandyFrizzle P @SandyFrizzle · 20. Dez. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle TrapKafka @TrapKafka - 20 Std. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle I'd still be an sw mostly nights and during the day i'd hold writing workshops, sewing patches, cutting firewood cause im good with an axe, a little carpentry of course, and maintaining the library of course e 00 Cooking, sparking passion (I don't think l'd want to quit my lewd content creation) I give great rub downs- I have the self care routine I can teach the younger generations. I can rock some natural environment teaching for kiddos. 21 1 SandyFrizzle, on the other hand, is of the opinion that her job in the leftist commune will be... *ahem*.. "sparking passion" This persons expertise lies in cutting firewood. Respect xer, the expert firewood cutter of the commune. O Anonymous (ID: Tdb2r1Mz) 12/22/20(Tue)13:55:32 No.297995024 >>297995148 >>297996043 >>297996426 >>298000649 >>297994133 (OP) >>297994370 >>297994439 >>297994638 Do these people not realise that they'll need to actually materially contribute to a commune? That they'll be forced into a factory or a farm to produce goods for the benefit of all and that if they refuse they'll be knelt down against a wall and shot in the back of the head? * U Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9 ) 12/22/20(Tue)13:56:51 No.297995148 File: 6ee2e0bc834c67cf47f23e7cc(...).png (43 KB, 734x325) >>297995236 >>297995347 >>297995637 >>297996264 >>297996813 >>297996835 >>297996930 >>297997332 >>297997588 >>297997776 >>297999231 >>297999750 >>298000625 >>298002195 A This American stands with Black Lives Matter @No... · Dec 19 000 Replying to @jadeisabelle Hard labor. Something rewarding I can do with my hands. Maybe something intellectual later in life. I'm just tired and don't want to think too hard right now in my life. Kinda tired of college. Haven't learned a single useful thing, and I'm so tired and stressed. O 17 12 2 49 evan @gutterbrains 7h Have you tried getting therapy instead of larping online 000 12 な5 169 >>297995024 We had one (1) person in the responses who wanted to do manual labour. He was called a larper and got majorly dunked on by the twitter leftists. O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)13:57:50 No.297995236 >>297995783 >>297996930 >>297998720 >>298002195 File: b159c375843249853a3793fb5(..).png (50 KB, 750x490) O Anonymous (ID: itrViWo) E 12/22/20(Tue)14:01:48 No.297995637 >>297995979 A This American stands with Black Lives Matter @No.. · 20. Dez. >>297995148 This is why the horseshoe theory is b-------. Leftists are fundamentally different from normal human beings. Hard labor. Something rewarding I can do with my hands. Maybe something intellectual later in life. I'm just tired and don't want to think too hard right now in my life. Kinda tired of college. Haven't learned a single useful thing, and l'm so tired and stressed. 33 23 14 288 I'm more tired than a big dicked bat @deltafoxtrotll Antwort an @NoShamePolitics und @_jadeisabelle That sounds like the kind of b------- spoken by someone who has never done manual labor. Tweet übersetzen 5:00 nachm. · 21. Dez. 2020 · Twitter Web App >>297995148 Where we're going we don't need manual labour. O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9 ) 12/22/20(Tue)14:00:40 No.297995532 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(.).png (25 KB, 748x288) O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9 ) 12/22/20(Tue)14:02:19 No.297995695 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(.).png (24 KB, 748x190) >>297995859 >>297996321 >>297998829 >>298002195 >>298002195 Cute Adorable Owo @QuteAdorableOwO - 18 Std. DOOM ANNOUNCES VICTORY WITH 100% OF THE VOTE @ - 19 Std. 000 000 Antwort an @_jadeisabelle I'd probably be good at tutoring. I usually can explain things pretty well, and am a fairly patient person. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle Judging for these replies, I'm going to be flying back and forth between the commune and the hospital, medevacing dysentery and starvation victims. They will all have extremely good mental health though. Pretty much would be best in any sort of advisory role since I often notice things that go unseen. 117 This person is a cynic and would be banned from the commune I also do tarot readings as a hobby. :3 Opposed to the many specialists of the leftist commune, "Cute Adorable Owo" has a more general skillset and sees himself as a tutor, advisor and tarot reader. O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)14:05:46 No.297996025 > >>297996300 >>297996555 >>297996876 >>297998706 >>298002195 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (25 KB, 748x190) O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)14:11:48 No.297996614 >>297996724 >>297999320 >>297999456 >>298002195 >>298002949 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(.).png (21 KB, 748x165) * Sarah + @divergeraunord - 13 Std. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle I would teach little children how to read and write in the mornings, then help proofread any manifestos or books that need publishing in the afternoons I'd also probably help make sure the communal garden is well watered Creative Carcass @AyTadPole · 20. Dez. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle 00 I love baking and gardening. I also love just helping out people in general. I'd like to run a farm and take care of the animals and crops. 1 1 Sarahs skills lie in being able to read and watering plants. A very advanced skillset that will surely be in rare supply on the lefist commune. Another cook and gardener. With all those gardeners among the commune will be a lush and paradisiac place of never ending fertilit O Anonymous (ID: CIKEchm5) 12/22/20(Tue)14:41:11 No.297999320 File: EaM-DVVU8AQolb6.jpg (377 KB, 900x1200) >>297999754 >>298000026 O Anonymous (ID: exhFBkdv ) 12/22/20(Tue)14:14:37 No.297996876 2>297998634 >>297996025 F------ hell these plants will be swimming in water that's all these f---- wanna do >>297996614 No doubt. O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9 ) 12/22/20(Tue)14:13:55 No.297996814 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (24 KB, 748x188) >>297997017 >>297997042 >>297997304 >>297997424 >>297998720 >>297999038 >>298002195 O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Zg) 12/22/20(Tue)14:15:30 No.297996960 >>297997281 >>298002195 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (508 KB, 748x512) @bookmaggot · 5 Std. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle I can drive a forklift really well and I enjoy welding but l'm not great at it so maybe a comrade can teach me. Also I have a degree in English literature so I guess I can repair poems and proofread everyone's pamphlets alan Chill Life With Apricots & Pears @AlistairlRL · 22 Std. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle 00 hard to pick between these two Alan here can drive a fork lift and read and write in English. Oh, and he also welded two pieces of metal together once. O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)14:23:28 No.297997646 >297997827 >>297997860 >>297998014 >>298002195 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (21 KB, 748x165) fighting for equal rights for people of colour supporting the people affected by aids Disco aka R.T.Collins @DiscoWrites 19. Dez. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle Pretty much anything that needs organising - admin, project coordinaton, resources. But also teaching fun stuff like archery, upcycling, crafting. 3 46 d TikTok @jadewantstobefamous TikTok @jadewantstobefamous Collins can organize very very well. He will organize the communce 200 O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9 ) 12/22/20(Tue)14:25:06 No.297997801 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (21 KB, 748x164) >>297998028 >>298002195 I don't even know how to comment this Keaton D Banks @OfficialKeatonB · 16 Std. 000 Antwort an @jadeisabelle I have no marketable skills, no work ethic, no talents, but I'm quick with a joke or to light up your smoke. Theres just someplace that l'd rather be O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)14:27:39 No.297998034 >>297998319 >>298002195 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (22 KB, 748x165) Laura has ADHD and Anxiety | Antwort an @_jadeisabelle ; are @CommieBreath 23 Std. My only talents are writing, singing and music, and packing a bunch of random, useless facts into my brain. Maybe l'll tutor the children. Keaton is kinda likeable ngl 1 5 Laura (who has ADHD and Anxiety) will teach the children useless facts to prepare them for their live in the leftist commune O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9 ) 12/22/20(Tue)14:30:26 No.297998293 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (20 KB, 748x190) >>297998699 >>297998852 >>297999036 >>298002195 >>298002665 cyronimose @cyronimose · 18 Std. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle Delivery boy! Y'all have no idea how much I legitimately love courier work with my bike. Rain or shine you WILL have weed, food or other knick knacks delivered O Anonymous (ID: Ly+hvR3o ) 12/22/20(Tue)14:36:23 No.297998852 >>297998293 >my bike i think he means our bike cyronimoses skill appears to run in circles in the commune. Luckily we have one with his skills because carrying stuff around can be challenging at times. O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)14:32:24 No.297998473 >>297998784 >>298002195 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(..).png (21 KB, 748x165) O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9 ) 12/22/20(Tue)14:35:41 No.297998785 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (21 KB, 748x190) >>297999285 >>297999449 >>298000398 >>298002195 Marissa: Communist Flash of Crimson @MarissaValkyri3 · 7 Std. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle I have no idea what role l'd be doing outside of certainly monitoring They/Them @Quarbarian2 - 18 Std. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle Q 000 I'm limited by my physical and mental health disabilities, but would love to pop popcorn and run the projector and lights in the communes theater/library weather, developing new propaganda, and maintaining arms stocks | run Marissa will look at the sky and notify other people if the sun is currently shining or not. Despite them being limited by their mental and physical disabilities, Q still found a way to make themselves useful. They will "Pop the Popcorn" for the commune. O Anonymous (ID: CICZkol) 1 12/22/20(Tue)14:51:28 No.298000398 ► File: 1575260154859.png (35 KB, 326x301) >>297998785 Stalin was known for his deep respect for popcorn poppers and on-off switch operators. O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)14:39:32 No.297999150 >297999747 >>298002195 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (25 KB, 748x190) biomimic @iseeuliars · 18 Std. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9 ) 12/22/20(Tue)14:40:52 No.297999279 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (36 KB, 747x305) >>297999747 >>297999995 >>298002195 some combo of creating space for epigenetic/ancestral healing work and helping facilitate relational repair and collective capacity building + cooking + writing + playing with the kids + guiding embodiment practices. Cineres @QuothCineres · 19 Std. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle I am gonna teach/support the kids, help with planning and logistics, read stories to folks, and crochet by the fire, thanks for asking. 1 We will also have a space for epigenetic/ancestral healing in the commune, something which will set it apart clearly from the capitalist so ♡ 2 Cineres @QuothCineres · 19 Std. Also l'll def read tarot cards for anyone who asks if only to piss off the folks in these comments. 3 O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)14:44:22 No.297999638 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(..).png (34 KB, 738x282) >>298000069 >>298002195 Cineres did a good job at summing up the skills of the applicants to the commune O Anonymous (ID: R9TXFI+V ) 4 12/22/20(Tue)14:47:49 No.297999995 > File: bobby.jpg (15 KB, 556x561) Franqui @FrankRedfoot · 21. Dez. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle >>297999279 (You) If you commune has jobs I dont want it >read stories to folks >crochet by the fire >read tarot cards 1 27 1 25 Holy f------ topkek this is the best one. Somebody PLEASE save all of these and make a collage out of them. Cute Adorable Owo @QuteAdorableOwO - 19 Std. How do you expect it to function otherwise? (Also wouldn't necessarily be jobs in the current capitalist 9-5 sense) Cute Adorable Owo (who pictures his role in the commune as that of a tarot reader) reprimands a fellow comrade for his ridiculous demand of not wanting to work. O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)14:52:29 No.298000513 > >>298000876 >>298001955 >>298002195 File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc..).png (22 KB, 748x165) Saoirse Genus Recognizes Palestine #BDS @resurgam40 - 21 Std. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle Oh, librarian, totally- someone has to keep all these volumes by Marx and Engels straight! (as well as other documentation of gardening practices, etc) Librarian seems to be a rather popular position. They will shurely need one or more of those to tend to the few hundred books that will exist at the commune O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) File: Screenshot_2020-12-22 asc(...).png (21 KB, 748x165) O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)14:55:31 No.298000833 > >>298000993 >>298002195 File: Screenshot 2020-12-22 asc..).png (22 KB, 748x163) 12/22/20(Tue)14:54:05 No.298000684 >>298000928 >>298001057 >>298002195 @moonwicky 20 Std. It's cool, l'll handle all of the identity politic lawyering, so I can represent and defend you in the meetings while you bake up a few batches of vegan _rokk__ · 12 Std. Ego-Syntonic Rokk. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle 11LL-→-→ABACAB 0 I'm gonna be the communal diaper boy, I'm going to poop my diapies and everyone can take turns changing it to take a break from work chocolate chunk cookies. 2 2 I.. wat? ABACAB will handle the identity politics lawyering O Anonymous (ID: KSelvī4p) 12/22/20(Tue)14:56:07 No.298000895 ► >>297994133 (OP) Something usefull like chopping wood since we will have no electricity or other basic infrastructure. I will in fact chop so much wood that its enough for a float or a log cabin so I don't have to live with these tards. O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)14:59:46 No.298001242 File: Screenshot 2020-12-22 asc(...).png (16 KB, 748x165) O Anonymous (ID: BNZ258Z9) 12/22/20(Tue)14:56:58 No.298000983 >>298001302 >>298002195 File: Screenshot 2020-12-22 asc().png (18 KB, 748x140) >>298001509 >>298001703 >>298002195 cinnamon bun @notsofiacoppola · 21. Dez. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle puppy kindergarten teacher 00 Usagiboy7 #OccupyICEPDX waterbunny @Usagiboy7 · 20. Dez. Antwort an @_jadeisabelle 00 Bringing everyone water. Pouring tea and hot cocoa for folx in the reading alcoves. Checking in and doing a pause-to-breath with folx. 159 And cinnamon bun will be a puppy kindergarden teacher, a position sorely needing to be filled Usagiboy will bring everyone their water. Another rare skill that needs it's own specialized position.


On March 24th, 2021, Twitter[5] user @jil_slander posted, "My job on the leftist commune will be rotating a cube in my minde," gaining over 2,000 likes and 180 retweets in six months.

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Sandy Frizzle ... @SandyFrizzle Replying to @_jadeisabelle Cooking, sparking passion (I don't think l'd want to quit my lewd content creation) I give great rub downs- I have the self care routine I can teach the younger generations. I can rock some natural environment teaching for kiddos. gaming disorder pawg @roun_sa_ville ... my job on the leftist commune will be simulating the xbox live experience for all the kids mack ... @fun_mack I wasted my twenties assigning people jobs on the leftist commune ashley ... @ashleycOre my job on the leftist commune is driving the down with cis bus margot #SaveSilwan #SaveSheikhJarrah @ziggymarxdust my job on the leftist commune is to mass produce those gangsta spongebob shirts Allison @Allison683etc My job on the leftist commune would be to tell everyone to get the f--- back to society and join a union.


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Just goes to show how many of these wannabe Twitter revolutionaries are just overly-idealistic, sheltered individuals with little understanding on the realities of organisation and economics. None of them want to do any of the essential hard stuff, they just want utopia.

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