Who could have forseen the woes of capitalism? - eviltoast
  • NaoPb
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    11 months ago

    Can you recommend a book to start?

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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      11 months ago

      Capital is Marxism, plainly, but I’m obviously not going to recommend that to start. Instead, if you want to be more well-read than 90% of people, read Wage Labor and Capital as well as Value, Price, and Profit. You can find these on the Marxist Internet Archive for free: http://marxists.org/

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        11 months ago

        Thanks, I’ll have a look at that.

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          11 months ago

          No problem! There are a ton of useful works, the Manifesto of the Communist Party is fun and Principles of Communism is a good FAQ too, but VPP and WLaC make up the best 1-2 punch of Marxism you can get.

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      11 months ago

      The Communist Manifesto comes in graphic novel form, everyone!

      It’s actually a pretty fantastic adaptation. I’ve read both and they’re both short, easy reads.