• Nakoichi [they/them]
    hexagon
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    8 months ago

    I need to finish state and revolution at least...

    !!! Yes you absolutely do. The ending is the best part where he's like "Fuck guys I have so much more to right about this but I gotta go kill a monarch brb"

    • Anne_Teefa
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      8 months ago

      I think I've only gotten like 10 pages in before my eyes glaze over and I lose my spot because I'm reading it as a PDF. The part about the state merely being a thing that legitimizes itself instead of something external that grants it legitimacy has stuck out to me, much in the same vein that a police department internally investigates itself and finds no wrongdoing... Like.. No shit dude. It's called a conflict of interest.

      • Nakoichi [they/them]
        hexagon
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        edit-2
        8 months ago

        Oh boy do I have what you need.

        https://podtail.com/en/podcast/marx-madness/

        One of the hosts is basically a stand-in for folks like you (and me not long ago) so you will love this.

        • Anne_Teefa
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          8 months ago

          Bookmarked for later, this'll make it a little easier for sure. Feel like my popper abuse was a contributing factor, making it hard to focus and generally making my head fuzzy, so I'll give it another go with reading because I want to ensure I understand what's said and re read to make sure. But if I keep putting it off I'll definitely give it a listen. Thank you!