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  • Apr 28, 2021
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    space0cadet
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    U already know what it is, the galeano has been on my reading list

    I just read

    I would like to read next

  • Apr 28, 2021
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    space0cadet
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    Did you make the first gif?

  • Apr 29, 2021

    Uh oh.

  • Apr 29, 2021
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    I got Caro’s Powerbroker for christmas but haven’t touched it yet. I’m curious about a lot of Rick Perlstein’s stuff as well

  • Apr 29, 2021
    Lou

    I got Caro’s Powerbroker for christmas but haven’t touched it yet. I’m curious about a lot of Rick Perlstein’s stuff as well

  • Apr 29, 2021
    Lou

    I got Caro’s Powerbroker for christmas but haven’t touched it yet. I’m curious about a lot of Rick Perlstein’s stuff as well

    In regard to Rick Perlstein --> assuming you're talking about Nixonland

    Here's a good book about neoliberalism:

  • Apr 29, 2021
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    randy

    U already know what it is, the galeano has been on my reading list

    I just read

    I would like to read next

    yooo how was the Algiers one i was looking into that but wasn't sure if her account would be worth it

  • Apr 29, 2021
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    gonna start reading Wretched of Earth soon

  • Apr 29, 2021
    laudi

    Did you make the first gif?

    cooltext.com

  • Apr 29, 2021
    Womanpuncher69

    gonna start reading Wretched of Earth soon

    Pretty beautiful book, if you can you should get the Constance Farrington translation.

    Kind of difficult to read in some parts, easy to get lost, but i would definitely still recommend. Makes you think a lot about 'decolonization' and how weirdo radlibs use it this day -- e.g. "decolonize design!" "decolonize the x industry"

  • Apr 29, 2021
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    YANDHI

    yooo how was the Algiers one i was looking into that but wasn't sure if her account would be worth it

    i think mokhtefi has a really interesting perspective! kind of presumes u already know the (very) basic history arc of the revolutionary 60s, non aligned movement, the panthers etc

    not really a history text per se just like one woman's account of her experiences, and the feelings she had at the time. thought it was worth reading!

  • The Open Society and its enemies by Karl Popper

    On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

    Theory of justice by Rawls

    The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

    And my personal favourite:

    Why nations fail by James K Robinson and Daron Acemoglu

  • Apr 29, 2021
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    Womanpuncher69

    gonna start reading Wretched of Earth soon

    Fanon is one of my favorite philosophers because he combines theory (prose) with a lot of poetic elements. It feels like a fictional lit. author writing treatises.

    Heavily recommend Black Skin, White Masks after reading this one if you enjoy him. They work really well in tandem.

  • Apr 29, 2021
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    This thread is going to be (rightfully) filled with leftist literature, but if you ever want to delve deep into one of the strangest fascist's minds, Francis Parker Yockey's "Imperium" is a f***ing trip and a half.

    It really predicts how American conservatism has devolved into a crumbling, sputtering mess and why fascists are beginning to take a stronger and stronger hold onto our institutions.

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    ASAKI

    This thread is going to be (rightfully) filled with leftist literature, but if you ever want to delve deep into one of the strangest fascist's minds, Francis Parker Yockey's "Imperium" is a f***ing trip and a half.

    It really predicts how American conservatism has devolved into a crumbling, sputtering mess and why fascists are beginning to take a stronger and stronger hold onto our institutions.

    Another one is Revolt against the modern world by Julius Evola never read it but it has to have some wacky weird facist s*** just look how the guy looks he looks pretty cool tbh

  • Apr 30, 2021
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    randy

    i think mokhtefi has a really interesting perspective! kind of presumes u already know the (very) basic history arc of the revolutionary 60s, non aligned movement, the panthers etc

    not really a history text per se just like one woman's account of her experiences, and the feelings she had at the time. thought it was worth reading!

    Good to know i'll add it to the list. Algiers in 50s-60s fascinates the s*** out of me what a time that was for liberation

  • Apr 30, 2021
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    YANDHI

    Good to know i'll add it to the list. Algiers in 50s-60s fascinates the s*** out of me what a time that was for liberation

    You should watch 'Battle of Algiers' if you haven't already
    Apparently the CIA and the BPP have used it to train their members

  • Apr 30, 2021
    space0cadet

    You should watch 'Battle of Algiers' if you haven't already
    Apparently the CIA and the BPP have used it to train their members

    !!!!!! I love that movie I actually own the Criterion copy as well. Wasn’t aware about that CIA part tho

    Insane how real it feels and all the practical (and clearly dangerous) effects for bombs and stuff. Coulda thought it was a documentary for a sec

    Still need to learn more about the entire run of that war tho and was interested more about Ben Bellas time as leader

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    ASAKI

    Fanon is one of my favorite philosophers because he combines theory (prose) with a lot of poetic elements. It feels like a fictional lit. author writing treatises.

    Heavily recommend Black Skin, White Masks after reading this one if you enjoy him. They work really well in tandem.

    loving the writing style so far, been reading Lenin and Stalin recently and this is a nice change of pace, im definitely gonna check out Black Skins, White Masks after

  • Apr 30, 2021
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    loving the writing style so far, been reading Lenin and Stalin recently and this is a nice change of pace, im definitely gonna check out Black Skins, White Masks after

    Discourse on Colonialism is similar in writing; AFAIK Cesaire is a poet

  • Apr 30, 2021
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  • Apr 30, 2021
    space0cadet

    You should watch 'Battle of Algiers' if you haven't already
    Apparently the CIA and the BPP have used it to train their members

    addmitently I have not seen the movie, but mokhtefi had a small cameo in it (as i learned in the book)

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