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ohmygoshali 6/10/2023 2:11 AM
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Introduction: Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein https://monthlyreview.org/2009/05/01/why-socialism/ The Principles of Communism by Friedrich Engels https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/11/prin-com.htm The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism by Vladimir Lenin https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1913/mar/x01.htm Marxist philosophy: On Contradiction by Mao Zedong https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_17.htm Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1880/soc-utop/index.htm Chapter 1 of The German Ideology by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... Theses on Feuerbach by Karl Marx https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... [4:00 PM]suan dan: THEORY BOOK LIST cont'd Marxist economy: Value, Price and Profit by Karl Marx https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1865/value-price-profit/index.htm Wage-labour and Capital by Karl Marx https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... Chapter 1 of Capital by Karl Marx https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism by Vladimir Lenin https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni... Marxist politics: The Civil War in France by Karl Marx https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... What is to be Done? https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni... The State and Revolution https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni... Misc: Anti-Dühring by Friedrich Engels https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
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here is the reading list i've been slowly working through. from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWGhnEcMZA0&ab_channel=azureScapegoat
1:23 AM
it's a bit old though, so i hope the links still work. if not, it's pretty easy to google most of them.
1:27 AM
here are some socialist youtube channels I enjoy. I would recommend Second Thought to start out with because it's very well done and accessible to pretty much anyone. Socialism For All (Audiobooks of marxist literature and streams on articles/current events) Prof. Richard D. Wolff azureScapegoat Hakim Marxist Paul YUGOPNIK Second Thought (very good channel for basics and much more) (edited)
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YES YES YES
1:30 AM
i think my plan was to start with principles bc i feel it’s the most palatable and relatively foundational and then kinda branch off from there
1:30 AM
but i’d love to pick your brain if you think another text would be best to start with!
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oh no, that one is the one i would nominate starting with!! It's my favorite so far in regards to ease of understanding and informative value
1:34 AM
I really haven't read that much though 💀 , always have stuff i feel like i should read, but then motivation is lacking lmao. I've been reading Mao's China and After by Maurice Meisner recently, but the thing is like 500 pages
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no i have the exact same problem🤭
1:35 AM
i keep buying books before i finish one it’s a whole thing
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lmaooo same fr.
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also i like this chart
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Introduction: Why Socialism? by Albert Einstein https://monthlyreview.org/2009/05/01/why-socialism/ The Principles of Communism by Friedrich Engels https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/11/prin-com.htm The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism by Vladimir Lenin https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1913/mar/x01.htm Marxist philosophy: On Contradiction by Mao Zedong https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_17.htm Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1880/soc-utop/index.htm Chapter 1 of The German Ideology by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... Theses on Feuerbach by Karl Marx https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... [4:00 PM]suan dan: THEORY BOOK LIST cont'd Marxist economy: Value, Price and Profit by Karl Marx https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1865/value-price-profit/index.htm Wage-labour and Capital by Karl Marx https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... Chapter 1 of Capital by Karl Marx https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism by Vladimir Lenin https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni... Marxist politics: The Civil War in France by Karl Marx https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx... What is to be Done? https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni... The State and Revolution https://www.marxists.org/archive/leni... Misc: Anti-Dühring by Friedrich Engels https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1g-oD-wTyVWAxWX8Af5AJZnxV2cRxZrrC?usp=drive_link here is my google drive where I've formatted some of these for aesthetics/to print. (edited)
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10:35 AM
also if you haven’t checked out abolitionnotes.org you definitely should they have a lot of stuff in zine form free to download
10:35 AM
we’ve been using them to hand out principles at tabling for a while and it seems to be successful
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oooh ok i shall check out
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Fennelseed 9/9/2023 8:45 AM
Will the night school ever get into philosophy?
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what do you mean by philosophy?
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Well philosophy makes up a good part of socialism, so I'd assume so. I imagine it would be harder to avoid it lol
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i mean you can do all the philosophy you want but if you’re not doing boots on the ground type work it’ll be nothing
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Agreed
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not meant to be an attack just something for people to remember
12:09 PM
was taking my cat to the vet
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Yeah you can’t separate the two, I just meant like general interest philosophy, anarchist texts/stuff like that. I was thinking Deleuze but tbh he’s hard to understand at times imo
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well i was thinking it could be very much group led
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12:46 PM
the plan was to start with a few fundamental texts and then we branch out from there
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Maybe we can ask glorious revolutionary principe for advice on the topic
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Lol is that the philosophy prof?
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He's one of them!
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Fennelseed 9/9/2023 1:43 PM
Yeah I’m not trying to take over just asking a question
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well if you’re looking for more anarchist texts i’ve heard kropotkin is pretty good
1:48 PM
i’ve never read any myself but
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yeah, i was just wondering if by philosophy we meant revolutionary theory, as opposed to practical or historical texts. im down for deleuze, if we wanna talk about rhizomes, but im weak on actual socialist theory
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Have you read On Contradiction by Mao? Wondering if that's the kind of socialist philosophy y'all are talkin about. Idk too much about the types of socialist philosophy/theory/literature 🤔 (edited)
11:54 PM
I guess I'd also be interested in philosophy not directly related to socialism
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my intention was socialist philo and revolutionary texts in general most definitely
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12:34 AM
ben mentioned wanting to do stuff like wretched of the earth and i was thinking Principles, State and Rev, and more stuff but i can’t remember what the plan was rn
12:36 AM
but if you have any suggestions for foundational things to start with i’d be open to hearing them out!
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alex (he/him) 9/10/2023 12:39 AM
I def think we should get a list going at our next meeting
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12:21 AM
Ben idk your discord @ but this is what i was talking about
12:22 AM
a PHENOMENAL explanation for the state of the global south and neo-imperialism at large
12:22 AM
as well as a deconstruction of some pretty rabid anti-communist sentiments/ talking points definitely one well cover in the night school
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omg lmao i also mentioned parenti to ben
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LETS GOOO
1:22 AM
alice we need you on the political education committee
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oh hail yeah I be so down
2:30 AM
Also so excited for night skool
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https://www.zinnedproject.org/about/ happened upon this and thought it might be an interesting resource
The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country. Based on the lens of history highlighted in Howard Zinn’s best-selling book A People’s History of the United States, the website offers free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme, time period,...
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"Our website offers free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme, time period, and grade level. Based on the approach to history highlighted in Howard Zinn’s best-selling book A People’s History of the United States, our teaching materials emphasize the role of working people, women, people of color, and organized social movements in shaping history."
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i have the book but i haven’t read it yet🤭
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I read a chunk of it lol but then stopped and started reading something else
1:14 PM
It's good, but also dense
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been listening to this and godt damb. parenti is so great.
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5:29 AM
i also tried to read one of his books a few years ago but felt like i didn't have the knowledge base to evaluate his arguments, so i stopped reading it. This motivates me to finish all the stuff i started reading and stuff i planned on reading 😔 ty comrade (edited)
5:33 AM
oh shit lmao i think i actually started reading two of his books but got nowhere with either of them 😭 well ig it's not too late to start readin em again
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CrimethInc. is a decentralized network pledged to anonymous collective action. We strive to reinvent our lives and our world according to the principles of self-determination and mutual aid.
Atlanta Community Press Collective reports on a call for mass action against the Cop City project on November 13th. By: Matt Scott Update: Block Cop City organizers now say the nationwide tour will cover 70 cities. Just days after members of the clergy and other people of faith chained themselves to construction equipment at the proposed...
In the wake of Georgia's Attorney General Chris Carr moving to indict 61 Stop Cop City activists on RICO charges, including those who were arrested at a concert in the Weelaunee forest in support of the movement, handing out flyers with information on the police officer who shot and killed Manuel "Tortuguita" Teran, and those...
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10:21 PM
Not sure if anyone needs this but here's a great video by another amazing leftist youtuber on leftist Youtube
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Does he bring up second thought in that video?
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Eden (like the garden) 9/20/2023 11:51 PM
not to my immediate memory but hakim is namedropped for sure
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Schools are not adequately teaching the history of American slavery, educators are not sufficiently prepared to teach it, textbooks do not have enough material about it, and – as a result – students lack a basic knowledge of the important role it played in shaping the United States and the impact it continues to have on race relations in America...
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12:55 PM
very interesting research and detailed analysis about what should be changed in how slavery is taught
12:55 PM
Some surveyed teachers used SIMULATIONS!!! to teach SLAVERY!! like wtf
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wtaf
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nauseating
12:57 PM
teaching about slavery to young children is definitely difficult to navigate. . . but umm, i don't think simulation should be a method here (edited)
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see that’s wild bc it’s either that is happening or school districts are using the prageru model and saying slavery was good for trade skill knowledge
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i heard about prageru stuff but i hope it hasn't been adopted by any significant number of teachers
6:01 PM
it's crazy to think about how skewed history is taught as it is
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i’m pretty sure it’s only a few states that have adopted it
6:27 PM
ravel would know more specifically im sure
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/2/2023 10:37 PM
Florida and I believe Oklahoma so far
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CrimethInc. is a decentralized network pledged to anonymous collective action. We strive to reinvent our lives and our world according to the principles of self-determination and mutual aid.
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Notes from Student Justice School
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CrimeThInc. my beloved
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NethanialBelmont 10/11/2023 9:54 PM
Hello everyone! I follow several YouTube channels that share a lot of information I think would be useful to the group. Each video I send is just a minor introduction to the channel and I highly recommend checking out more of their content!
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Andrewism is a Saint, if you are feeling down and need hope I highly suggest watching his videos!
1:42 PM
those are all the ones that were sourced from twitter links^^
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this was the main video we watched on the history of zionist settler colonialism^^
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Join us on Tuesday, October 17, 5pm CT for this solidarity phonebank to end the siege on Gaza and decisively reject US military funding for war crimes. To attend, you must be a DSA member in good standing. Please RSVP with the email associated with your membership.
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this is a forwarded text from DSA national for links to join phone banks this week!!
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@everyone ^^^
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How does it work?
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i’ll be honest idk but i think they give you a script and a call list
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OPE it looks like you might have to have membership
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which you can get fees waived super easy on the DSA website
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Eden (like the garden) 10/17/2023 3:13 PM
Last time I did something like that that's basically what it was. A huge list of numbers and a quick script. But I'm not an office dsa member
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The crisis of democracy is directly linked to the rule of private property over every facet of working peoples lives. Listen to Party for Socialism and Liberation member Eugene Puryear on why.
8:33 AM
he’s not saying anything like crazy substantive but idk i felt like it was sick af still so i threw it in here
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We mentioned the Heritage Foundation and its branch organizations at our first SNS last Thursday. The Heritage Foundation is a pretty critical force behind conservative policy, yet doesn't get very much attention. Here's a video I learned a lot about it from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tty4ituwQcU&ab_channel=LeejaMiller
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DUDE
3:17 AM
her video on project 2025 is how i figured all that stuff out
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3:17 AM
i’ll link it too
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gonna link all the resources here at the demonstration🫡
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^this guy is one of the foremost experts on palestinian history that i’m at least aware of and makes pretty expansive content like this that’s really helpful
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