teach me

[STABD]

Hey im new here just 15 but want to learn about marxism and anarchism if anybody wants to drop me som info that would be cool. By the way big che fan.

[KC]

Read The Communist Manifesto a few times to get a good idea of what it's about. Then pick up a few of those books that are like "Essential Writings of Karl Marx" that have selections from his different works that will give you a good introduction to marxism. Those can also include selections from engels and lenin, as they were crucial to marxism's development. Once you feel you have a decent understanding of what marxism is all about, start reading actual books by Marx, Engels and then Lenin (I'd recommend in chronological order, as you can see how the theory develops). Then, once you understand these, branch off into other communist authors or do what you want.

[waltersm]

yes, but you don't have toagree with everything, there are tons of sects of communism but they all band togetherto fight the capitlaist criminal

[black magick hustla]

Pick some of marxs' crucial works I guess. However, I as an anarchist, would recomend Bakunin's "God and the State" for starters.

Many marxists don't like anarchists though. :)

[John_worldrevolution.info]

Ha! That's very one-sided!

I would actually say that alot of anarchists hate Marxists far more than the other way round.

At the G8, I spoke to some anarchists and asked them about shutting it down. Their answer "we don't speak to 'red fascists'"

Obviously its unfair to tar all anarchists with the same brush but the rejection of any groups which employ democratic centralism has led to my group (Revolution) not to be allowed to hold meetings in a local social centre because the anarchist reject meetings of socialists and paid union officials. Haviing said that, anarchists do allow socialists to take part in Antifa, a agood militant anti-fascist group which we have worked with.

[bolshevik butcher]

Yeh, a lot of anarchists are very bigoted towards any one other than themselves, syndiclaists tned to be ok, but i have seen anrchists who just shun be becuase i am not one of htem, even though im just as libertarian as them.

[Faceless]

be advised comrade:

teach yourself

a lot people who hang around here tag on to the latest political fad without trying to gain a real understanding of it. If I was you I would try to teach myself the history and theory of the revolutionary left and use this site to bounce ideas off and test your understanding.

[afnan]

Hello,

Please read Foundations of Marxism (http://www.marxists.org/subject/students/index.htm) on the Marxists Interner Archive.

Once you are done with that please read the classicalPrinciples of Communism (http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/11/prin-com.htm) by Fredrick Engels. Once you are done with that, read the Communist Menifesto (http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/index.htm), another classical communist priece of literature by Karl Marx and Engels.

After every study, make it a point to discuss it with your fellows or on this forum. I think that way you will develop a firm grounding in communism that will help you even if you do not choose to be a communist.

You may read the Selected Works (http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/sw/index.htm) of Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels to gather more information. Remember, this is some information that you should have even if you are not a communist.

I strongly suggest these readings to the rest of the members as well.