Was going to listen to Capital: Volume 1, first, but I ended up purchasing the Kindle version, of The German Ideology, so that I can highlight the parts that I want to. I need to get some sleep, though, and then I’ll get to work on reading it.
The following notes come from a 61 page PDF that I found online:
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I’m using the International Publishers edition, edited by CJ Arthur. If you do purchase “Capital” v1, I suggest you get the International Publishers edition (see about a good discount too, perhaps by email/calling them). There are actually fake versions of “Das Kapital” put out by CIA propaganda mills like Regnery. Sounds unbelievable, but compare the texts yourself if you have some doubt. I’ve posted stuff about Regnery which might be visible on my channel, but you can see the publisher meeting with DCI Casey in the CIA FOIA reading room and their “Das Kapital” is abridged beyond recognition, with a warning on the back about how Marxism has led to the enslavement of a billion Chinese, etc. The Chicago Public Library has 50+ copies of this version of “Capital” and the unabridged version, I think they have a copy that’s about 90 years old and maybe 1-2 others that are older. Marx, Engels, Lenin talked about this “conspiracy of silence” by the way…
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Thank you! Do you recommend reading all three volumes?
BTW, have you ever read “Spider Web: The Birth of American Anticommunism” by Nick Fischer? If so, what did you think of it? I started the audiobook, a while back, but haven’t finished it.
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I haven’t read that book but I’ll check it out. As to “Capital” I’m less familiar with v2 than 1 & 3 and far better read in v1 than 3.
People learn differently and our interests vary. What I would suggest is perhaps listening (good reading https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjbFtkcDBlSHVigHHx_wjaeWmDN2W-h8&si=5w5INC-nnmikFBGA) to an audio version sequentially while trying to take note (better to actually take notes but if you listen while doing chores or whatever, you can go back and at least know which chapter to refer to in the book form) of what you grasped/found interesting. For me, things like the caloric intake of workers, or issues of technology, displacement, families living in squalor or various work groups/bands were especially of interest, so I took on those chapters later when I got a personal copy of the book. Also, using the index is very helpful and the International Publishers edition is well done (Penguin version isn’t bad). Marx even says in a communication with his French translation publisher that the book metaphorically is like climbing a mountain and the views are worth the hike (paraphrasing). That’s a couple suggestions. Really, these works… (Stalin, Lenin, Engels, Marx) one can write line after line from them and generate so much relating to our current situation. It takes time and work, not totally different from trying to get fit for some sport or whatever, but with brainpower. You might even consider reading Lenin’s small pamphlet “The Teachings of Karl Marx” as he was a master at summary for difficult concepts. All these people had great senses of humor too. Finally, I recommend a small booklet of them on “The Women Question” as their grasp on the oppression of women is far superior to contemporary American/Western feminism, whose popularity is largely a result of CIA/DOS/etc. Bounce around with those, see what is something you can deal with, consider a lot of it is tough and requires being hard to grasp and requires going back to.
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Thanks, again! When I listen to audiobooks, I’m able to make bookmarks in the Audible app. A couple of times, I’ve also purchased the Kindle version (at a discount) to read along with and I take notes there, too. Otherwise, I usually use my iPad notes or Google docs to keep notes. I need to look into getting my library card renewed, soon!
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