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i think we all had a point in our lives as communists where we didn't really understand DiaMat, but understood the basics enough to be confidently wrong about all sorts of shit because we thought we had figured it all out already

at least i definitely did. shoutout to all my comrades who are still learning, you got this and try not to let being right most of the time go to your head

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[–] umb_official@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Me after reading Dialectical & Historical Materialism by Stalin:

[–] Saymaz@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which is not even the best text to learn about it from.

[–] DonLongSchlong@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Which one would you think is best? I heard Stalin was very beginner friendly.

[–] Saymaz@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For absolute Beginners,

  1. On contradiction and On Practice by Mao.
  2. Dialectical Materialism: The Theoretical Foundation of Marxism-Leninism by Vladimir Adoratsky.

Then, read Marx and Engels.

[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 month ago

He is. I don't know if it's the most beginner friendly introduction, but it's up there. Definitely better than reading Marx who can be quite difficult.