Reddit reviews State and Revolution

Get yourself some Chomsky, Hobsbawn, Foucault, Zizek and obviously if you haven't already, some Marx, Engels and more so some Lenin. Everyone and their granddaughter needs some Lenin.

The more you read and absorb the better you'll be versed in proper Socialist and Communist theory, which will in turn allow you to not only defend yourself against the imbecilic mouthbreathing conservative dumbshits that will inevitably spew 'Capitalism won cuz the USSR fell and, uh... Free markets! And...'Murica! And... Freedom!', but the more you'll be capable of applying what you learn to the world around you and acquire a more critical view of international relations, the global financial situation, the social makeup of society and of course the ramifications of your country's contemporary domestic and economic policies.

If you need some titles, you can't go wrong with Imperialism: The highest stage of capitalism, State and Revolution and Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State

Now that I'm not at work let me generate a list of links for you because my irate ass ain't going to convince you, I know that.

The podcast Citations Needed

The irreplaceable podcast "The Dig" by Daniel Denver

Richard Wolff's latest lecture on Capitalism's decay

Noam Chomsky's 'Manufacturing Consent'

Rosa Luxemburg's 'Reform or Revolution'

Albert Einstein's 'Why Socialism?'

V. Lenin's 'State and Revolution'

Jacobin, The Magazine

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Now here's some about our insane empire:

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The United States is in decay, and you are young. The 21st century is moving fast and eventually you will wonder why this country is the way it is. It's because of the mixture of nice people, loving people like your family, living in a hegemonic capitalistic hellscape, not mobilizing to put the check needed on our government.