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so you are fairly new to this realm then
this realm of politics
very mean i'll tell you that
During this time you will be educated on Marxist theory.
I have been a left leaning liberal for a while just never read or listened to anything serious theory wise like never read capital from marx or any of lenin's stuff either
I was a person to confused the welfare state with socialism because that is an idea that is popular in mainstream politics
The organizations of which I speak are to the left of liberalism. I highly suggest you delve into the major Marxist works beforehand. Read some Marx and Lenin.
also that being against capitalism was being against trade or not owning personal property
well look, if i could give you any advice, it's to be open-minded
the left is pretty hard at attracting average people because lots of leftist ideas are distorted to appear unappealing
for every marxist theory you read, read a fascist theory
and a capitalist one
and so forth
and decide which sounds right for you
I'm not suggesting you dive head-first into Das Kapital but check out things like "State and Revolution" and "Value, Price and Profit".
i'm not big into indoctrinating people just by teaching them one side of the story
Easy reads compared to the more dense tomes that are available.
not saying any side is wrong or right, i just encourage people to check out each side of the spectrum
why do people not make leftist theory easier to process the right seems to be doing a great job at breaking down their views to attract the white working class as they lose power
I've been a Marxist for a few years now and am intimately familiar with various schools of thought, such as Austrolibertarianism and Keynesianism.
that's another thing
whatever you do, don't become an anarchist
their rhetoric sounds nice, their policies not so
because well
they have none
He assumed that because I was a Marxist, I hadn't read guys like Menger, Von Mises, Hayek and Rothbard. He was sorely mistaken.
yeah I used to be a 19yo anprim and read zerzan and TK but I think it is a bit absurd
Anprim is complete and utter garbage.
i'm still gonna tell you though
i wouldn't read exclusively leftist ideology
i would read from both sides
that's what i did
I read have been on leftypol for a while but it is not a very good climate to introduce ideas because they think giving people a PDF and saying they don't want to spoon feed people, but I think if you want to attract the general public the left needs to make things easier and more accessible
choose what sounds the best
Read into Neoclassical and Austrian theory, but first make sure you're well grounded in Marxism.
I read some austrian economics stuff when I was younger
is stuff like jacobin good because that is what the local DSA is promoting in their reading group
Marxists.org is a highly valuable resource to further your knowledge. You won't have to spend a time to educate yourself on theory that way.
I only ready the super short communist manifesto which is interesting I am just not sure about a command economy because I have yet to see a functional one historically
The DSA is really nothing more than the radical wing of the Democratic Party.