Hello!

I’ve been lurking in Lemmygrad for awhile and I decided to finally bite the bullet and join in. The main reason I joined was to learn more and ask questions about the movement. As well as get book recommendations!

I would probably describe myself as a Marxist-Leninist.

I don’t have any particularly crazy takes that I can think of. Perhaps I think American food is far worse than British food. But I can hardly cook despite my best efforts so I can’t talk too much. 😄

I’m still learning frankly, but I have always loved history. After moving more left (that’s an understatement) I feel the need to examine everything I’ve learnt again under a more materialistic lens. Despite that, my main focus was the first world war. I got depressed reading about that and instead decided to explore other areas, such as Weimar Germany. My love for history and paired with learning about the period of the Weimar Republic - particularly about Rosa Luxemburg- I began to slowly question my political beliefs and slide further left.

Generally I don’t feel like I know enough. There’s so much to learn and so little time to do it. I’m open to exploring all avenues of Marxist thought and stealing all of your book recommendations. I’ve accumulated quite the reading list and I’m more than happy to add to that collection.

Other than that I love cooking despite it not loving me back. I’m a bit of a caffeine addict and I have a tendency to ask too many questions. I’m very interested in learning about and exploring different cultures as well.

Otherwise I’m happy to be here and I wish you all a pleasant day!

  • amemorablename@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Welcome!

    stealing all of your book recommendations

    You may already have these on your list, but:

    • Blood in my Eye by George Jackson

    • Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti

    And not a book, but Blowback podcast (from what I’ve listened to of it, not a podcast in the sense of casual chat - it’s more akin to an audiobook with a couple of people going over the history of certain countries that have been a target of US imperialism, such as Korea and Cuba)

    • Nyx@lemmygrad.mlOPEnglish
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      8 days ago

      Thank you! ^^

      Ah yes I am familiar with Blackshirts and Reds, but I’ve never heard of Blood in my Eye before. I’ll definitely add it to the list, thank you for the recommendation. 😄

      I’ve heard of Blowback! It’s really well done. I’ve watched a few seasons but I haven’t gotten through everything yet. I think the season about Korea was my favorite. It’s really well made.

      Thank you for the recommendations, always appreciated!