Once our needs are satisfied, then our wants tents to escalate, indeed our wants become our needs.

-Michael Parenti: Reflections on the overthrow of communism

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  • First of a sorry for the late reply.

    The reason why I’m reading An Economic History of the USSR is because a Marxist-Leninist friend recommended it to me. It has some nice information, but I would recommend Blackshirts & Reds by Michael Parenti if you want some more general information. He gives a far broader field of information about the Soviet Union and the rest of the communist bloc.

    Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the next) is indeed the one by Dean Spade. And yeah, it is a little too much focused on the US, but I would still recommend it.

    Furthermore, I would really recommend reading Stasi State or Socialist Paradise. I just finished it and must say that it is one of the better books that I have read this year. It’s a light read but still contains so many great examples and information. It’s a great book for when you’re waiting for the train for example.



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    Unfortunately isn’t that simple. If you would like to know more about the Ukrain conflict than please read “How the West Brought War to Ukraine: Understanding How U.S. and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe” by Benjamin Abelow. It gives a far more balanced en factual analysis about the conflict.


  • I just started reading Stasi State or Socialist Paradise?: The German Democratic Republic and What Became of It, by Bruni de la Motte and John Green. It’s a great analysis of the DDR.

    Furthermore I’m reading Killing hope by William Blum. A great book about Amerikan interventions/coups.

    And ofcourse the Communist Manifesto (again).

    After those I want to read An Economic History of the USSR 1917-1991 and Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next).



  • I got one friend that did the same. I would just say something positively that a socialists country/person did.

    Like how great it is that China got so many people out of poverty or how great it is that Havana is capable of growing a majority of all the vegetables and fruits that it’s citizens require.

    After some time he would stop asking because he couldn’t stand that they are actively trying to better the life’s of its people and are achieving so many great stuff.