Read marx, lenin, etc. Ask for sources and actually read them. Try and be open minded and crush the lib misinformation clotting your ears, I too was a cringe dumbshit lib once (spoilers, we almost all were, like we all got the same propaganda)

I hate how decisively saying whataboutism ended the convo for me back in my lib days. Like it feels like such a slam dunk when you’re misinformed and under the impression you’re the greatest good

From my experience it’s up there with food in terms of being addictive (that is, quite addictive, but because of people self medicating), but your body can actually develop some physical dependencies, it just won’t kill you from withdrawal like opioids or alcohol

It’s actually a very useful self-medication too, so weed probably does lower the possibility of achieving class consciousness by making people artificially less miserable. As a commie that makes me hmmm, but no one should go to prison over weed ofc

Read on Authority (it’s like a page long)

Is the Armata actually good? I’ve met tons of tank buffs that all shit on it while favoring the T-34??? (for it’s time), but idk shit about military hardware, like a week ago I assumed being a tanker was like the safest thing to be in the military, but apparently you can only survive or die absolutely terribly

The North was also had better conditions than the South before the 90s when like idk probably nothing important happened in the 90s

Realpolitik/critical support. Russia balkanizes and now the US has several new vassal states on China’s border. Russia will also continue being punished for having been the USSR until the end of time, which makes them act in anti-imperialistic ways, not by choice like the Soviets, but outta necessity. Putin did wanna be NAFO afterall, but again, critical support. The enemy of my enemy and so on and so on

It’s repeated constantly but definitely do read theory and take notes. Otherwise you’ll continue debates settled 100+ years ago and just in general be led around by the nose

One of my gfs has night terrors due to csa other abuse and dozens of electro shock therapy. She also hates wasps and over the years her brain somehow turned that sexual, so a waspgirl impregnates her and the wasps eat her brain and turn her into a hive that infects others. Apparently her tellings others this has also given them the same intense sex dream, like it came up in conversation at uni and the guy she told just disappeared right after

Anyway I was dreaming about seals and piracy and a huge wasp flew up my nose. I woke up trying to dislodge it for ages

Sorry if dream wasps are real and you just got got, but it’s somehow the only weird thing that’s happened in my dreams lol

I can’t get any pain treatment ever cus a nurse randomly wrote down I did meth over a decade ago when I was a teenager and talking about how only the Amphetamines (prescribed) worked for me. And no one will ever take it off lol ya I’m a minority group

FWIW the manga version is very separate, even if it technically started beforehand.

E: read the link, yea that’s a bit sussy

Any other books?

Tip for baking recipes, dont look at vegan baking recipes, they’re usually overly complicated or bad. Use normal recipes and make the appropriate substitutes (1 tablespoon flaxseed to 3 tablespoons water and then left to sit for a few minutes for 1 egg, plant milk for milk, oil works for butter, etc.).

Adoption is difficult and you’re guaranteed a kid already with ptsd but I was adopted so pls adopt, foster families suck so so bad