There is a lot of value to be had in video content. One problem with Marxist books as that they are pretty difficult to actually break down and understand, and part of being a working class person is that not a lot of people have time to read nor were provided the education necessary to fully grasp it on our own.
Also a lot of people, including me for the longest time, live out in bumfuck nowhere and don’t have comrades to explain things nor parties to engage in readings with.
Video explanations of Marxist theory on easy to use platforms are vital to a revolution, and if we don’t occupy that space, fascists will/are.
and part of being a working class person is that not a lot of people have time to read nor were provided the education necessary to fully grasp it on our own.
THIS. this. Working people for almost 200 years have been reading theory & putting it into practice. It is naive to think that books are somehow the enemy of class consciousness. If you can’t read theory, that’s fine there are plenty of audio versions, hell there’s even comics.
I think left tube can be a jumping off point, but you shouldn’t stop there. A first hand source will always be more enriching.
Even if we gained better working conditions for workers which allowed for more time to read, and somehow got public school quality to not be so shit, different people learn by different methods, and there are also some people who might not be so able bodied as to be able to read.
There needs to be multiple mediums through which theory can be learned, for those who learn best by watching, for those who learn best by listening, tactile learners, etc simply handing them a copy of Capital and saying “have at it” isn’t the best approach. Not to mention for those with disabilities like blindness or dyslexia…
I am not saying we shouldn’t have or use books, but books cannot be our only education resource. As of now, having the time and creative freedom necessary to sit down and analyze a book like Capital is a luxury, and until we find a way to get working hours reduced and reduce the physical and mental demands of work on workers so they aren’t so exhausted by the end of the day that all they want to do is sleep, we need to increase the accessibility of Marxism. That means making videos and podcasts and engaging in communty outreach and providing hands on opportunities through direct action and various solidarity networks, hell even if we need to gamify concepts of Marxism so more people can learn then I’m down.
We need to attack this fucker called Capitalism from every angle available to us. We need to use the modern tools at our disposal.
Step 1.1 - Read books.
There is a lot of value to be had in video content. One problem with Marxist books as that they are pretty difficult to actually break down and understand, and part of being a working class person is that not a lot of people have time to read nor were provided the education necessary to fully grasp it on our own.
Also a lot of people, including me for the longest time, live out in bumfuck nowhere and don’t have comrades to explain things nor parties to engage in readings with.
Video explanations of Marxist theory on easy to use platforms are vital to a revolution, and if we don’t occupy that space, fascists will/are.
This is something that we do need push back against. We can’t fall into the trap of thinking working-class people are any less able to read theory. Here’s an article by Roderic Day, when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the same thing.
THIS. this. Working people for almost 200 years have been reading theory & putting it into practice. It is naive to think that books are somehow the enemy of class consciousness. If you can’t read theory, that’s fine there are plenty of audio versions, hell there’s even comics.
I think left tube can be a jumping off point, but you shouldn’t stop there. A first hand source will always be more enriching.
Even if we gained better working conditions for workers which allowed for more time to read, and somehow got public school quality to not be so shit, different people learn by different methods, and there are also some people who might not be so able bodied as to be able to read.
There needs to be multiple mediums through which theory can be learned, for those who learn best by watching, for those who learn best by listening, tactile learners, etc simply handing them a copy of Capital and saying “have at it” isn’t the best approach. Not to mention for those with disabilities like blindness or dyslexia…
I am not saying we shouldn’t have or use books, but books cannot be our only education resource. As of now, having the time and creative freedom necessary to sit down and analyze a book like Capital is a luxury, and until we find a way to get working hours reduced and reduce the physical and mental demands of work on workers so they aren’t so exhausted by the end of the day that all they want to do is sleep, we need to increase the accessibility of Marxism. That means making videos and podcasts and engaging in communty outreach and providing hands on opportunities through direct action and various solidarity networks, hell even if we need to gamify concepts of Marxism so more people can learn then I’m down.
We need to attack this fucker called Capitalism from every angle available to us. We need to use the modern tools at our disposal.