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My circles tend to be very anti Lenin or anti Stalin, most of them are anarchists or left leaning people who have a pretty strong opposition to MLs. I would like to have a dialogue with them or least give them some tools so that they can have a good background with which to critique ML even if they don't change their mind and become MLs.

Bonus if it includes info about the Bund in relation to Lenin & the Bolsheviks or information about Jews in the Soviet Union or ML Jews in general - most of us are Jewish, and a lot of strong opposition is rooted in the Jewish experience of those eras and strong emotional and ideological affinity to the legacy of the Bund.

These don't quite cover the Jewish experience as much but, some books or articles top of my mind for at least countering anticommunism are:

  • Western Marxism Loves Purity and Martyrdom, But Not Real Revolution
  • Blackshirts and Reds

Would love to hear yalls thoughts.

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[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 37 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Parenti would probably be my go-to pick. If you want I could forward your question to some Jewish comrades of mine who's more well-read in that sphere of history.

[–] TheDeed@hexbear.net 16 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Thank you, I would love that!

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Follow-up he also suggests the following

https://ujpfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The_BIG_LIE_MOSES_MILLER.pdf

Personally I'd suggest giving them all a once-over to gaugue how well your audience may receive them since you know them the best.

That said if nothing else it's a treasure trove for you to enrich your noggin with some good theoretical slop

[–] TheDeed@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

I appreciate you reaching out to your friend, and your friend too for living me some recs. Thank you! I will give these a read.

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