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can't describe my request any better than this. sorrry if it's too vague. books that dismantle your liberal understanding of the world. can be a historical work of fiction, doesn't really matter. just something that'll leave a mark on you ig

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[–] Chronicon@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Seconding This Soviet World, although I imagine it only works on people who are open to the concept of the USSR not being le ebil ruskies but just don't know a lot about the history or their system of government. It helps that it doesn't jump straight to "here's why stalin is good actually" and works up to it with background information

The state and revolution is potentially pretty good for certain kinds of radlibs

Blackshirts and Reds very good on AES

Capitalist Realism for those still fully enmeshed in the titular brain-box