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My partner has all the right political instincts and really wants to bolster their knowledge of the systems of socialism/communism and the ideologies therein.

I was initially thinking of recommending Blackshirts and Reds by Parenti as that was an entry point for me to shed any remaining lib tendencies I had.

Would love to hear what y'all would recommend!

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[-] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Principles of Communism by Engels - i think its the best piece of classic introductory theory. Incredibly helpful and makes reading further ml theory easier.

Blackshirts and Reds by Parenti - great and quick read. Plus its important reading for any leftist living in the west, since it deals with Western anti-communist brainworms

We are the Heirs of the Worlds Revolutions Thomas Sankara - its a short collection of speeches from Sankara and i just really like it and find it inspiring.

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Blackshirts and reds was one of my first and it's very very good

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