Dunking on Tankies from a leftist, anti-capitalist perspective.
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We allow posts about tankie behavior even off fedi, shitposts, and rational, leftist discussion.
Curious about non-tankie leftism? If you've got a little patience for 19th century academic style, let a little Marx and Kropotkin be your primer!
Marx's Communist Manifesto, short and accessible! Highly recommended if you haven't read it
I'm noticing a common pattern with Christians who have not read a Bible a single time. Almost like the book is just a symbol to them
Thank you, I had insomnia for 3 days already
Now it is cured
Oh come now, at least the Manifesto is readable, even if Marx tends to be dry elsewhere! XD
Little? Can you recommend any?
Das kapital volume 1/3 is 800+ pages and mind dullingly boring. Also rather hard to relate it to current times.
Actually i see you posted some i might check those out.
Das Kapital is honestly tedious enough that I never managed to finish it.
I would recommend The Communist Manifesto (of course) and Theories Of Surplus Value (if you have the stomach for economic theory) from Marx; Socialism: Utopian and Scientific from Engels; The Conquest of Bread and Fields, Factories, and Workshops from Kropotkin.
Critique of the Gotha Programme is fascinating, but requires some familiarity with late 19th century German politics.
There are a great number of shorter-form articles Marx wrote in his lifetime; Marxists.org has them too.
I love that the serial downvoters in this sub downvoted this post even though you’re literally encouraging people to read socialist literature.
Edit: yall can go on lemvotes.org to see who’s butthurt