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What works should I read to keep up with modern political theory? (discuss.online)
 

If this isn't the right community to post this please let me know (I couldn't find a political theory community).

I'd like to think that I can keep up decent enough in modern political discussions based on my current understanding of the major ideologies, but I'd like to know more. What are some books/works you guys would recommend I read to be able to hold my own in a political conversation?

More specifically I'd like to focus on:

  • Major works of political theory that are often referenced in discussion
  • Works which identify and describe these ideologies in a modern climate (i.e. real world examples and commentary)
  • Works discussing recent events (the last 15-20 years or so) and how they have impacted things either locally or globally

I find myself mainly interested in leftist works and ideologies, however all recommendations are welcome, especially those which are frequently referenced (regardless of general agreement/disagreement you might have with it).

A Request to the Fediverse Community in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

You're probably right tbh

A Request to the Fediverse Community in c/[email protected]
[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

I honestly don't understand point 1. no matter how much people say it.

Maybe I'm naive because it wasn't confusing to me personally, but it is only one extra step to create an account. When people explain the Fediverse to new people they compare it to e-mail anyway, which basically has the exact same sign-up structure. The only difference to me is the way it is advertised. Nobody in general says "you need to join e-mail", it's usually "join GMail" or "join Yahoo". I don't know how it would be solved without detracting from the "choose the instance that is right for you" experience though, since the instances with the most support and funding will obviously hold the most influence (as we currently see with lemmy.world and lemmy.ml, not to mention pixelfed.social).

IDK maybe I'm wrong, lmk, but I don't think choosing an instance is all the friction it's said to be.

The big instances are definitely slower though.