yaaaaas! Im tryna finsh hw and im procrastinating rn but ill def add. I have five in my possession rn, but like a good 30 on my wish list. I also see your a Parenti fan as well. Ngl dudes one of my favs. Um off the top of my head though i did want to get into some of stafford beers stuff on project cybersyn. (https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262525961/cybernetic-revolutionaries/ [ive read some good reviews on this by a secondary author as supposed to beer himself, but beer does have some books talking about it]).
would we be down for two days where we do it that way it works for everyone?
12:09 AM
bc i was worried about not everyone being able to come anyways we could just do one lesson or like section of the book a week and have two sessions covering that section? what do we think
hmm, i feel like doing two times would be kinda funky but tbh that might be the best plan available
12:21 AM
actually yeah, that sounds fine i think. gets complicated depending on how structured we would want to make it, but i don't think that should be too big of a problem
12:22 AM
first of all, I wonder how many people would be attending
I'm always down for book club if I can work it into my schedule. Do we have an idea of the first book we are going to read? I would assume some og text might be best.
12:27 AM
Tbh I'm still like only 4 chapters in capital sooooooo.
Eden (like the garden)
I'm always down for book club if I can work it into my schedule. Do we have an idea of the first book we are going to read? I would assume some og text might be best.
Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement.
V. I. Lenin
12:34 AM
Here's a good website that has some marxist textbooks we could go through. It's just a collection of marx, stalin,lenin, moa etc and others. I think Rosa is in one.
All books are printed and distributed through our Lulu.com store
All proceeds help send free books to comrades around the world and maintain Marxist-Leninist Reading Hub projects
While we’re dropping websites with good leftist literature resources, the anarchist library has more than just anarchist theory. Anyone can upload any book essay or article there, so there should be works from leftists of every genre
We should really have a dedicate text channel for resources like we have for the rules. Would make it easier for people to look at the information then having to scroll through these messages
“Remember: YDSA is a democratic organization. While the broad tenets of democratic socialism unite our organization, we don’t force our members to accept a particular “party line” or let the finer points of debate divide us. YDSA members run a broad spectrum of beliefs, ranging from libertarian socialist to democratic Marxist. Some members are atheists, while others are religious. More than anything, YDSA is a place where people have a vision for an emancipated society that informs their work. We want all our members to be “leaders”; we encourage all members to read and educate themselves. Conferences are an especially good time for members of different chapters to come together and learn from each other.”
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11:15 PM
this is straight from the YDSA national organizing handbook and I thought it would good to share to everyone
oh yeah i've been meaning to mention this for a while. Perhaps Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein could be a good text to have printouts of at tabling. It's broad, it's short, and it's by Einstein lol. https://monthlyreview.org/2009/05/01/why-socialism/(edited)
Is it advisable for one who is not an expert on economic and social issues to express views on the subject of socialism? I believe for a number of reasons that it is.… Clarity about the aims and…