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[help] Book that explains Socialism and Anarchism in a simpler way (sh.itjust.works)
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Any time I try to learn about these topics it always references super old books that are written in a complicated English that's beyond my simplistic knowledge.

I'm Gen Z and didnt know the difference between Democrat and Republican until like 4 years ago because I never cared about politics (and pretty personal reasons), this has obviously changed as of recent. As I went through highschool in one of, if not THE most censored history classes in the country (and from a trump supporter teacher too..) I wasn't given the best background knowledge for these topics.

I would like a book that essentially explains the ideas and some of the historical events in a more understandable way that won't lead me to the Wikipedia page for some random person from Russia in the 1900s confused as hell.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

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[โ€“] masquenox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Egads!

You mean you want to have a resource that explains these things to you in a way that would actually matter to the working class? The nerve! Have you considered what that would that do to our leftist-circlejerking credibility? Have you considered what would that mean for our precious hierarchy of leftist purity?

No, you didn't - you only think about yourself!

Sorry, I just couldn't resist - I'm done laying it on so thick now.

It really depends on what you mean by "simpler." I've been seeing a lot of (supposedly) smart people take Einstein to task for his whole "if you can't explain it to a six-year-old you don't understand it yourself" thing - and that just makes me suspect that they don't understand anything as well as they assume themselves to do.

Have you tried The Anarchist FAQ?. It's good - but it's nowhere near what I would call "simple."

[โ€“] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 hours ago

I'd say its easy enough, just long