Hello all!

[nbj55]

Hello fellow comrades!

I am from northern Indiana, and the leftist scene isn't very popular here.

I am a self-identified communist, but I need to study more on the leftist ideologies in order to say what form of leftist I am.

I am still pretty young, I'm just about to finish my freshman year in high school.

For a long time, I inherited my conservativism from my parents, but ultimately The Beatles made me more liberal, more John Lennon than anyone. After I got more into politics, I became more liberal. After reading continually on the Soviet Union, and just Communism in general, I did start identifying myself a communist.

I have the Communist Manifesto and I am going to be reading it very soon.

I hope to be an active member on this form in the future, and I hope to be seeing you all later. Have a nice day every one of you!

[Halleluhwah]

The Manifesto is fun, but I would also recommend Wage-Labour and Capital, Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, and the Principles of Communism. You might have to read through them a few times (except for the Principles, which is really very straightforward), but they are much easier to grasp than most of M&E's works.

Unfortunately, I can't post links, but the Marxists Internet Archive is a great place to find all kinds of pamphlets and books. They also have an encyclopedia that you might find helpful as you are encountering Marxist theory for the first time. The MIA has proven to be an invaluable resource for me, and I hope you find it helpful as well.

Happy reading!

I really wish I got into Marxism during my freshman year of high school. :blushing:

[Yazman]

I STRONGLY recommend you DON'T start off with Capital and in fact don't even bother reading it until you have a good understanding of basic economic principles! It's a very difficult read and won't make much sense if you just jump in the deep end.

WELCOME TO REVLEFT!

[Comrade Samuel]

Hello fellow comrades!

I am from northern Indiana, and the leftist scene isn't very popular here.

I am a self-identified communist, but I need to study more on the leftist ideologies in order to say what form of leftist I am.

I am still pretty young, I'm just about to finish my freshman year in high school.

For a long time, I inherited my conservativism from my parents, but ultimately The Beatles made me more liberal, more John Lennon than anyone. After I got more into politics, I became more liberal. After reading continually on the Soviet Union, and just Communism in general, I did start identifying myself a communist.



I have the Communist Manifesto and I am going to be reading it very soon.

I hope to be an active member on this form in the future, and I hope to be seeing you all later. Have a nice day every one of you!

Those damn commies! They are clearly trying turn children against their parents and destroy the American dream with their Marxist-communist-Stalinist-reptilian-illuminati-Satinist-Nazi messages!

Rock 'n Roll is the devil!

Welcome comrade, good choice starting with the manifesto there are several lists here that could refer you to future reading.

[Halleluhwah]

I STRONGLY recommend you DON'T start off with Capital and in fact don't even bother reading it until you have a good understanding of basic economic principles! It's a very difficult read and won't make much sense if you just jump in the deep end.

WELCOME TO REVLEFT!

Sorry, I'm not sure whether you're responding to my post here. To clarify, I was talking about the pamphlet titled "Wage-Labour and Capital," which is relatively simple, and not Das Kapital.

[Prometeo liberado]

Welcome comrade! Now walk on over to Nepal and show 'em how its done.

[Mr. Natural]

nbj55, Welcome! I grew up in Decatur, Ill, and am as old as you are young. My Midwestern relatives are all dear people but amazingly, unquestioningly conservative. Comrades who don't live in the US don't realize how conservative America has become.

So we have a big problem and it's great you have already engaged. Here's a couple of books I believe you will find valuable.

The Enemy of Nature (2002), by Joel Kovel, who is the current head of American ecosocialists. This work is written for a regular readership and aptly presents the mechanics of capitalism and its current reality in the US. Kovel then outlines a natural, "ecological" revolutionary process in response.

The general, comprehensive handbook for Marx's and Engels' major writings is Robert Tucker's Marx-Engels Reader (1972). I find it to be invaluable.

Best wishes! You'll need plenty of heart in Elkhart, but don't we all, everywhere, nowadays?