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I tried to get the anarckiddies I was organizing with to read but can't tell them to do anything lol. I've since used a dialectic lens when discussing current events or things like capitalism and poverty. That kind of helps I think.
I do have a few reading lists for those willing to read. I have cowbee's, one from a Marxist discord server, and my short and sweet one with it's audiobook counterpart.
I would like the short and sweet one please. I was thinking of reviving my org's "party school". So I think a crash course on socialism would be neat.
Also sharing because it's incredibly well put together but this is cowbee's reading list: https://hexbear.net/post/5974069
One more, sorry lol. Elementary Principles of Philosophy by Georges Politzer is a great intro to thinking from a dialectics point of view as well. It's a bit longer and more philosophy than theory but I highly recommend it.
Also toss in Why Socialism? by Einstein. I think it's a good intro for very new people to socialist ideas. If you have some Bernie or Zohran people in the "party school" that could b a good jumping off point.
This is the audiobook list so the links go to that but you can prob find the rest easily online:
Audiobooks: Principles of Communism - Engels https://open.spotify.com/show/5r9qzHZMtkMDEGcotb7lEg
Communist Manifesto - Engels & Marx https://open.spotify.com/show/3nZuwEi6G5qseUF3g8IlE3
Wage Labour and Capital - Marx https://open.spotify.com/show/1vAuQAwfBHYD92YiyLpluI
Value Price and Profit - Marx https://open.spotify.com/show/2Ou3gr6URd19ny8QeXM3uI
Reform or Revolution - Luxemburg https://open.spotify.com/album/3kQL2sHszrsAUsZYbvzWtb https://open.spotify.com/episode/3E5NjRqDNEmtvh2tYdOPYB
The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism - Lenin https://open.spotify.com/show/46SXs5brqzyCe6GN7DNt4y
What Is To Be Done - Lenin https://open.spotify.com/album/4elgTRD0M8HqHUnWhGiG6i
State and Rev - Lenin https://open.spotify.com/show/6uJwSCvFvaXZqe9cP6faPz
Inventing Reality - Parenti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPYUOPVsBq0&list=PL0-IkmzWbjob0rkb9-tZlCvHAKse_HtF6
Blackshirts and Reds - Parenti https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4zpGwtNv3f3dcv2NjMC1y7
Note: I finally got around to Value Price and Profit and if you are looking for short and sweet, it can probably be skipped. Marx goes in a bit deeper with the Das Kapital related stuff. I'm also currently rereading through Lenin so this list might change a bit. It's sort of a living document.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: