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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
by Mark Fisher
Most of left wing theory/literature is very old and from decades ago, so it's very difficult to get in. Moreover they were all written in a time where Marxism Leninism was a growing and popular political ideology which was followed by multiple countries and seemed strong enough to be a viable alternative to Capitalism. Since the 1990s that has not been the case and we are a generation who grew up knowing nothing but capitalism and neo-liberal "democracy" and it's impossible to think of a world that isn't this way. This book requires some basic understanding of British politics but It's a great introduction to the relevance of left wing ideology in modern times. And unlike older leftist literature, this has lots and lots of ideas about various issues from academics to mental health and all ideas are presented through multiple analysis of popular culture such as films. Also it's barely 100 pages and doesn't take long to read, highly recommend it to all left leaning people. ( Except tankies ofc, the author shits a lot on Stalin lol)