However I find myself being disagreed with quite often, mostly for not advocating or cheering violence, “by any means possible” change, or revolutionary tactics. It would seem that I’m not viewed as authentically holding my view unless I advocate extreme, violent, or radical action to accomplish it.
Those seem like two different things to me.
Edit: TO COMMUNISTS, ANARCHISTS, OR ANYONE ELSE CALLING FOR THE OVERTHROW OF SOCIETY
THIS OBVIOUSLY ISN’T MEANT FOR YOU.
I don’t mean to dismiss your engagement as I do appreciate it, I just pop in on short breaks at work so I can’t really delve too deeply into these kinds of things.
Some general recommendations are definitely welcome though, I appreciate the time you took to reply!
Without knowing your exposure, the simplest, fastest, and most straightforward primer is How Marxism Works, by Chris Harman. If you have any objections to Marxism, you likely won’t find answers in it though, as it is extremely brief. Additionally, Harman’s views on feminism are outdated, believing Marxism to supercede feminism, rather than the two implementing each other.
Otherwise, The Principles of Communism, Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, Wage Labor and Capital, Value, Price and Profit, Critique of the Gotha Programme, and finally Manifesto of the Communist Party is the best order of the essential Marxist works to understand the majority of the basics. These will walk you through terms, then Dialectical and Historical Materialism (the philosophical side of Marxism and failures of non-Marxist Socialists), 2 brief works on Capitalist critique, a critique of a weaker reformist Socialist Program, and finally a call to action, tying it all together.
Thank you for the list!
Now the question is how long after I check those will I be put on another kind of “list” lol
No problem! If you have any questions, you can message me, or ask over in !Marxism@Hexbear.net or somewhere on Lemmygrad. Lemmy.ml’s Communism and Socialism communities aren’t too active when it comes to discussing theory.
You realistically won’t be added to any lists, haha, but if you’re worried you can use a VPN and download the files locally.
If you have only minutes, and prefer videos: https://youtu.be/07E4iQ5z9iY
