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[โ€“] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

i'm a liberal because most of the leftist theories requires a shit ton of reading and self education, which is going to take me decades to complete at my pace

[โ€“] Saymaz@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 days ago

You can start here before reading.

  1. Are We The Baddies?.

  2. Why Is The US Always At War?.

  3. How The US Took Over The World.

  4. Socialism for Absolute Beginners.

  5. Debunking every anti-communist talking point

  6. What Exactly is Liberalism? (no, it's not about being "woke").

  7. "We need a mixture of Capitalism AND Socialism" - BULLS#*T.

  8. Why Social Democracy Isn't Good Enough.

  9. What Should New Leftists Do? A Guide. (Highly recommended)

Non-Theory books(Page count in Brackets):

  1. Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein. (12)
  2. Blackshirts & Reds by Michael Parenti (165)

Podcast:

  1. Blowback (Highly Recommended)

  2. The Deprogram (Recommended)

  3. RevLeft Radio

  4. Red Menace