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I didn't join the revolution to read (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by andrewrgross@slrpnk.net to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 71 points 2 weeks ago

You can't read a revolution into existence, but you can't have a successful revolution without properly preparing for it and studying revolution. You wouldn't want someone to perform surgery just because they want to help, they will almost certainly end up doing more harm than good. Revolution is the same way, we stand against the most brutal global system of imperialism, we must be prepared for it!

If anyone wants a place to start with theory, I wrote a new basic Marxist-Leninist study guide. Give it a look!

[-] nooch@lemmy.vg 12 points 2 weeks ago

I appreciate the effort and I will check it out. However imo the original works (ie Marx, Engels, Lenin) are too dense for a begginer, I feel there has to be a softer learning curve, with more digested content. For example I'm reading the Vietnamese textbook and I think it does a very good job at explaining excerpts of the originals in accessible language. Denser doesn't mean more accurate or better in all cases, just generally harder to read.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago

The Vietnamese textbook is phenomenal! It doesn't touch the areas my list goes into though, and just focuses on dialectical materialism, historical materialism, and political economy.