I am as white as the day is long. I have never set foot outside of the south. I'm just starting Settlers rn and it is very insightful. It does, however, have me afraid of my own ignorance. I'm the only person from my neck of the woods that I would even call somewhat "progressive", but still. I am aware I was raised in privilege and surrounded by hate. (I even attended a segregated school for many years as a child...) I've always been pretty proud of how far I've come, but I feel like I still probably have some things ingrained in me that need to be smashed up. Recommendations welcome for all kinds of topics. I like to read and learn from whatever is put in front of me.
A lot of the recs in this thread cover events that resulted in imperial slaughter or triumph and left/anticolonial movements losing, so if you want a bloomer rec the book October by China Mieville is a gripping retelling of the February & October revolutions in Russia that overthrew the Tsar and then established a communist government. Gotta have a dream to work toward.
I started this two days ago on your recommendation, and it's great. I've read some of Mievelle's fiction and enjoyed it, but was somehow unaware of this. Really enjoying it. Thanks, comrade.
Happy to hear!
Thank you