Thanks, I have no read anything from those times so I don’t know nor I want to speculate.
Now, my fear from what I have observed in the last decade is real. However, living in Asia I did not have that feeling… are they blind there or is just that in the West that we sense the worse is coming.
I really can’t recommend reading The State and Revolution enough. It is the most lucid explanation of what’s currently happening and why. It’s a short read and you’re going to be surprised how relevant it feels to the current moment. https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/
The dynamics in Asia are indeed different, and China acts as a stabilizing force there. The economies there are hedging against the west, and they’re increasingly focusing on trade amongst themselves and the developing world.
Just got that in Audiobook… I have to confess no much into reading non-fictional staff from that long ago but I recognize it may be relevant. I have this and Tepora’s The Finnish Civil War for this weekend.
I found this particular book was incredibly eye opening because it clarified a lot of the mechanics of how our system works for me. What I found most shocking was how it’s pretty clear exact same types of debates that we’re having today regarding reforming the system were happening a century ago. And that goes back to your original question of how relevant this stuff is. If we’re still having these same discussions about the same kinds of problems, then we have to inform ourselves on the history of these debates. There is a huge wealth of knowledge and experince that’s been built up that’s being ignored today.
Completely agree… yet with a saturation of information available today, it is so hard to dedicate time to events a century old to apply the learning to today’s world. Our filters are saturated and clogged and unable to process data efficiently anylonger.
I have an introductory Marxist-Leninist reading list if you want a more structured course, and you find State and Revolution to be too advanced for starting out! But S&R is a banger text, it’s included in the course.
Thanks, I have no read anything from those times so I don’t know nor I want to speculate. Now, my fear from what I have observed in the last decade is real. However, living in Asia I did not have that feeling… are they blind there or is just that in the West that we sense the worse is coming.
I really can’t recommend reading The State and Revolution enough. It is the most lucid explanation of what’s currently happening and why. It’s a short read and you’re going to be surprised how relevant it feels to the current moment. https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/
The dynamics in Asia are indeed different, and China acts as a stabilizing force there. The economies there are hedging against the west, and they’re increasingly focusing on trade amongst themselves and the developing world.
Just got that in Audiobook… I have to confess no much into reading non-fictional staff from that long ago but I recognize it may be relevant. I have this and Tepora’s The Finnish Civil War for this weekend.
I found this particular book was incredibly eye opening because it clarified a lot of the mechanics of how our system works for me. What I found most shocking was how it’s pretty clear exact same types of debates that we’re having today regarding reforming the system were happening a century ago. And that goes back to your original question of how relevant this stuff is. If we’re still having these same discussions about the same kinds of problems, then we have to inform ourselves on the history of these debates. There is a huge wealth of knowledge and experince that’s been built up that’s being ignored today.
Completely agree… yet with a saturation of information available today, it is so hard to dedicate time to events a century old to apply the learning to today’s world. Our filters are saturated and clogged and unable to process data efficiently anylonger.
I have an introductory Marxist-Leninist reading list if you want a more structured course, and you find State and Revolution to be too advanced for starting out! But S&R is a banger text, it’s included in the course.
Thanks Cowbee! The audiobooks format is welcome too.
No problem, enjoy! Feel free to ask questions or make suggestions!