There is no reason to study Marx other than you find it interesting or because it relates to something your interested in. There is very little utility in knowing the theory.
Marx was a genius similar to Freud. They changed the way we think and gave us new tools to examine the world. Beyond that, their particular ideals are often as wrong as two left shoes.
There is plenty of room on the left for people who reject, or are ignorant of Marx.
Dam, great reply
You can… read Marx? Or find a podcast about him?
It’s economics, “boring” or “dry” kinda comes with the package
If you want sexy you can try Che Guevara or Max Stirner (lol good luck)
Do you mean Marxism-Leninism? Thats what most people mean when they say Marxism, but there are lots of us who appreciate Marx and disagree with the trajectory his namesake took.
For clarity MLism was reverse engineered by Stalin to justify the violent oppression of the working class, it spread to other regimes that wanted to justify the same, but Lenin didn’t have a lot to do with it.
Correct
There were still problems with Lenin imo but im just an anarchist, we all got killed or gulag’d
I don’t mean Marxism-Leninism, I mean regular Marxism
there’s a chick whose videos get posted on
videos@lemmy.mlhexbear, I don’t remember her name but it should be something super obvious. She seems to know not just the theory but also a lot about Russia in the period of time it was written in.Also there’s this guy on youtube called Andrewism. He interprets a lot of theory for adaptation in the future and for building community now where he lives. He’s pretty cool.
edit: links
I would start with Duck Soup.
Which Marx Brother is your favorite?
I really like Harpo
How many times are you gonna ask basically the same question?
Until someone links them to a tiktok account that breaks down marxism into 15 sec soundbytes they can understand.
God forbid OP try and make an effort to learn about something… that’s too much bro.
Also just get into anarchism instead. Anarchists are always sexy.
I thought the 1848 manuscripts were pretty rocking when I first read them.
I always felt Marx’s finished products had a kind of dull exposition, at least for large parts. I think he felt he had to lay out a system like that. But the unfinished stuff, even the Grundrisse have a lively dialectical feel that is pretty captivating.
I’ve always understood Marx as a historian who used the perspective of resources as the lens to view history. I don’t think he was going out of his way to figure out how to get the working class to rise up.
I’ve been always a bit partial towards Herbert Marcuse, someone who I regard as part of the Marxist thought. I think his book One-Dimensional Man was a interesting read as an explanation to our modern technologically advanced society.
Do you mean 1844? I couldn’t find 1848
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_and_Philosophic_Manuscripts_of_1844
https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manuscripts/preface.htm
Oh yes 1844, got confused with the later revolutions.
I mean you can look for cartoon guide to marx or something like that. Maybe youtube has some videos about it that are not so dry?
Nope
You could try out a DSA book club. They sometimes read through fiction books that are much more entertaining than straight up economic theory (…for some) then everyone discusses. It’s a very approachable way to start understanding marxist/leftist socioeconomic ideas. Link: Reading Groups
What if I prefer to study from the comfort of my bedroom? Just asking.
Most of them are virtual groups - no need to leave the bed!
read engels
Read “The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists” by Robert Tressell. Or, if reading a book is too difficult, there’s a graphic novel version I think.
Don’t.
No.
