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thanks, but don't be; i'm convinced that i would be yet another liberal doomscrolling my life away, embittering myself further by the day because of the deep ignorance from the western propaganda like it is for some of my siblings/cousins/nephews/neices who turn to alcohol, drugs and other self destructive coping mechanisms.
i'm convinced that my dark skin; my queerness; and my nuero-divergence have forced me to develop tools that have proven themselves useful in thwarting the asshattery that life in this late stage capitalist world throws at me.
That's the indomitable human spirit at work, we develop the tools we need. We may not live in a just world, but we live in one where we can and will win.
Not the indomitable spirit; simply A LOT of ass artificially bouying my spirits. Lol
Both can be true!
The fact that you're still a liberal after witnessing the raw face of the empire means you haven't fully woken up yet.
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
You can start here before reading.
Are We The Baddies?.
Why Is The US Always At War?.
How The US Took Over The World.
Socialism for Absolute Beginners.
Debunking every anti-communist talking point
What Exactly is Liberalism? (no, it's not about being "woke").
"We need a mixture of Capitalism AND Socialism" - BULLS#*T.
Why Social Democracy Isn't Good Enough.
What Should New Leftists Do? A Guide. (Highly recommended)
Non-Theory books(Page count in Brackets):
Podcast:
Blowback (Highly Recommended)
The Deprogram (Recommended)
RevLeft Radio
Red Menace
@Cowbee@lemmy.ml posted a similar list and i've started there, but thanks for this one too nonetheless
Please let me know if you have any feedback! Looking for criticism as I start planning rev 3!
yeah, inject directly into my brain somehow. lol.
lmao
I do want to make a "basic" and "advanced" list, as I explained over on Grad.
i suspect that the trick is to somehow modernize it beyond audio books so that there tiny little doses of theory sprinkled throughout the day like tiktok has quick and tiny doses.
Lady Izdihar does this kind of short-form theory! I just posted a video link to her over in c/videos.
EXACTLY! i've been following her on tiktok. she and madeline pendelton have been the most helpful in my self education.
Awesome, glad to hear it!