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did someone ever bring up to the founding fathers the hypocrisy of writing “with liberty and justice for all” and “all men are created equal” while having slaves? what was their response? how did they justify it?

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why has the US historically propped up so many dictators?

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Lenin did not establish socialism, but rather a “peasant proprietorship.” instead of abolishing private property, they just gave private property to peasants. if the ussr, had continued, was there any evidence of it moving toward a classless, stateless society without private property?

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I’d like to read the history of north korea as told by north koreans. Any book recommendations?

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before capitalism, we has feudalism. what was the economic system like before then? and before that one too? what was it in the time of jesus?

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how accepted is Karl Marx’s materialist conception of history among historians? engles famously said that Marx did for history what Darwin did for evolution.

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the two red scares: why did America see communism/socialism in outher countries as such a grave threat to them?

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lies my teacher told me vs a people’s history of the united states. which is better and why?

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I'd like to read books by marxist historians. What are some prominent marxist historians and some of their famous books? Thanks!

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what are the most successful examples of anarchist societies? i’ve heard of rojava, the zapatistas, and catalonia. what can you tell me about them?

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did someone ever bring up to the founding fathers the hypocrisy of writing “with liberty and justice for all” and “all men are created equal” while having slaves? what was their response? how did they justify it?	153
why has the US historically propped up so many dictators?	38
Lenin did not establish socialism, but rather a “peasant proprietorship.” instead of abolishing private property, they just gave private property to peasants. if the ussr, had continued, was there any evidence of it moving toward a classless, stateless society without private property?	24
I’d like to read the history of north korea as told by north koreans. Any book recommendations?	16
before capitalism, we has feudalism. what was the economic system like before then? and before that one too? what was it in the time of jesus?	12
how accepted is Karl Marx’s materialist conception of history among historians? engles famously said that Marx did for history what Darwin did for evolution.	7
the two red scares: why did America see communism/socialism in outher countries as such a grave threat to them?	4
lies my teacher told me vs a people’s history of the united states. which is better and why?	4
I'd like to read books by marxist historians. What are some prominent marxist historians and some of their famous books? Thanks!	2
what are the most successful examples of anarchist societies? i’ve heard of rojava, the zapatistas, and catalonia. what can you tell me about them?	2