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Issaiah1332
28th July 2006, 05:15
Where can I go to learn more about communism? To really know alot about it!
CoexisT
28th July 2006, 05:26
You're pretty much in the best place right now :) You might get some very biased opinions on here sometimes, but that comes with most sites. If anything, you'll get a lot of source material and book suggestions/links to look at.
Amusing Scrotum
28th July 2006, 05:51
Well, obviously, the Learning forum is a great place to learn about revolutionary leftism and the specific aspects that compromise it. But, now that I've got the plug over, here are some links....

Marxists Internet Archive (http://marxists.org/) -- obviously, some things are better heard from the horses mouth....and MIA has a really good selection of works on there. I don&#39;t know quite what you&#39;re looking for, but if you ask, I&#39;m sure some people would be able to give you some reading suggestions....though, whatever you do, avoid Capital like the plague&#33; <_<

Libcom library (http://www.libcom.org/library/) -- much like MIA, but with some different writers; though you&#39;ll find Marx there as well. What&#39;s particularly good about that library, is that it includes some pretty obscure documents....I remember, for instance, reading something on there that was written by a bunch of Miners during a period of struggle. Needless to say, it was pretty interesting.

How Marxism Works by Chris Harman (http://www.comcen.com.au/~marcn/redflag/archive/harman/hmw/index.html) -- although this isn&#39;t free of post-Marx ideological bias, it&#39;s a decent introduction into Marxist thinking. And, Chris Harman is a pretty easy guy to read.

And, on top of that, Wikipedia is always good if you want a brief explanation of this or that....and, sometimes, you&#39;ll find peoples blog thingys are pretty good. There&#39;s a member here called Morpheus who has a good site, though I don&#39;t know the address and, truth be told, I&#39;m to lazy to search for it. :P

Anyway, hope this helps.
afrikaNOW
28th July 2006, 07:49
I&#39;m reading How Capitalism Works by Pierre Pelee It&#39;s an excellent piece of work. You can probbably get it off amazon for less than ten dollars and it explains how capitalism works, hence the title. It introduces Marxist thinking and Marxist concepts. It really helps you to understand how the system is exploitive, what lies at the root of the system and ultimately what can bring about it&#39;s demise according to theory. The work isnt political or social as it is economic, but youll be way more learned after reading this and can then read any other Marxist lit and know what&#39;s going on, and even be able to get into deep discussions here on the boad and debates with others offline/
Global_Justice
28th July 2006, 14:44
Originally posted by [email protected] 28 2006, 02:16 AM
Where can I go to learn more about communism? To really know alot about it&#33;
read my friend&#33;&#33;&#33; :lol:
Janus
28th July 2006, 18:08
Please refrain from spamming.

Anyways, the links AS posted are good. Wikipedia&#39;s a fine source but you have to be careful. Basically, don&#39;t trust any school books or any teachers.

Redstar (who is now absent :( ) has a good site.
http://www.redstar2000papers.com/


There&#39;s a member here called Morpheus who has a good site, though I don&#39;t know the address and, truth be told, I&#39;m to lazy to search for it.
Morpheus mainly writes on anarchism but here&#39;s the site.
http://question-everything.mahost.org/