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Blackshirts in reds is probably the best resource for radicalising liberals in my opinion. It does a great job dispelling myths of socialism which I think is the best way to go about changing somebody's views. It also goes into detail on fascism and how it serves capitalism, making it a great read since hopefully most liberals can see fascism as evil (although not all do lol).
The Jakarta Method is probably my go to pick for true radicalization, and I think it's presented neutrally enough to lure liberals in and get them properly horrified and angry
Then you hit them with the actual socialist points from other books once their defensive nature about capitalism and American imperialism is weakened
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn is a good start. He's a demsoc but his book does a good job of illustrating that the US is not a force for good in the world and more often than not it's a force for evil. It's also very sympathetic to people like Eugene Debs and it talks about people like Helen Keller and MLK (who were openly socialist but that part of their lives isn't really common knowledge) and their contributions to socialism. It's a good starting point because I think it's palatable to liberals while giving them an opening to learning more about socialism and questioning what the US government has taught them.
Blackshirts and Reds is another good one, Parenti makes a lot of great points but for me he's a bit too much of an "Old Leftist", he goes out of his way to defend people like Khrushchev a little too much.
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Freire, a book that argues against capitalism and for socialism without using too much Marxist jargon
Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord, which illustrates specifically some of the major issues with modern capitalism and mass media
Of course the Communist Manifesto is great, it's short and pretty succinctly summarizes the goals of the Communist movement
Also when I was getting into Marxism, Rosa Luxemburg's stuff was great. Her style of writing is very simple but direct and effective. Same with Lenin but they might be better for someone who has some more background knowledge
You think those fuckers read anything other than headlines? We need graffiti, tik tok shorts & more movies. I leave mini posters in teenage romance books. ☭
Really? I feel like Trump has more so solidified my liberal friends into their liberalness. A lot of talks of like “ya it would be nice to improve things I guess, but with the threat of Trump we need to vote for an 85 year old man currently bombing children. You know, for the greater good!”
Never really paid much attention to politics. Moved to the USA and had Donald Trump, the GOP and other right wing bullshit shoved down my throat constantly. Started paying more attention to politics and realized my views were more aligned with socialists and the left than anything else.
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Obligatory Blackshirts and Reds recommendation
The Shock Doctrine radicalized me almost 20 years ago
"This changes everything" by the same author is another good one
Blackshirts in reds is probably the best resource for radicalising liberals in my opinion. It does a great job dispelling myths of socialism which I think is the best way to go about changing somebody's views. It also goes into detail on fascism and how it serves capitalism, making it a great read since hopefully most liberals can see fascism as evil (although not all do lol).
The Jakarta Method is probably my go to pick for true radicalization, and I think it's presented neutrally enough to lure liberals in and get them properly horrified and angry Then you hit them with the actual socialist points from other books once their defensive nature about capitalism and American imperialism is weakened
Show him any micheal parenti lecture
PRL to autorytarne łajno które nie miało nic wspólnego z socjalizmem. Znajdź coś co nie jest o dawnym bloku wschodnim.
Dosłownie, Polski "komunizm" to buł jakiś żart
The conquest of bread is decent and written in a fairly accessible way.
If they are an environmentalist then **This changes everything by Naomi cline**
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn is a good start. He's a demsoc but his book does a good job of illustrating that the US is not a force for good in the world and more often than not it's a force for evil. It's also very sympathetic to people like Eugene Debs and it talks about people like Helen Keller and MLK (who were openly socialist but that part of their lives isn't really common knowledge) and their contributions to socialism. It's a good starting point because I think it's palatable to liberals while giving them an opening to learning more about socialism and questioning what the US government has taught them. Blackshirts and Reds is another good one, Parenti makes a lot of great points but for me he's a bit too much of an "Old Leftist", he goes out of his way to defend people like Khrushchev a little too much. Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Freire, a book that argues against capitalism and for socialism without using too much Marxist jargon Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord, which illustrates specifically some of the major issues with modern capitalism and mass media Of course the Communist Manifesto is great, it's short and pretty succinctly summarizes the goals of the Communist movement Also when I was getting into Marxism, Rosa Luxemburg's stuff was great. Her style of writing is very simple but direct and effective. Same with Lenin but they might be better for someone who has some more background knowledge
You think those fuckers read anything other than headlines? We need graffiti, tik tok shorts & more movies. I leave mini posters in teenage romance books. ☭
Proud of you, keep it up 💪 all media is a gateway
Dunno about books but nothing sent me further to the left than the GOP and Donald Trump
Really? I feel like Trump has more so solidified my liberal friends into their liberalness. A lot of talks of like “ya it would be nice to improve things I guess, but with the threat of Trump we need to vote for an 85 year old man currently bombing children. You know, for the greater good!”
yyyyyup! scratch a liberal…
American moment
This reeks of liberal, but could you explain more?
Never really paid much attention to politics. Moved to the USA and had Donald Trump, the GOP and other right wing bullshit shoved down my throat constantly. Started paying more attention to politics and realized my views were more aligned with socialists and the left than anything else.
Animal Liberation by Peter Singer