I've been having some trouble reading some theory, Not because of the actual Ideas that are being discussed, those are the Easy Parts, it more-so has to do with the Way It's Written that I have a harder time comprehending it.

More-often than-not I just end up kinda glossing over the literature and it just makes me feel stupid. I don't know what the writing styles of Marx and Kropotkin can really narrowed-down to, this, paired with everything else I just Mentioned, just kinda leaves me feeling alienated from my own views and literature.

Does anyone have some potential advice to share? Thanks :comrades:

  • AncomCosmonaut [he/him,any]
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    3 years ago

    It's definitely not just you. And sadly, I think it is for this very reason that many new leftists simply don't read much theory despite knowing it would be very beneficial to do so.

    As others have suggested, using a guide or reading companion helps a lot. In some cases, you can pretty much just go entirely by the guide and just skim the actual text.

    Here's one for Das Kapital that I first heard suggested as being exceptionally good on Revolutionary Left Radio: Reading Capital With Comrades