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Probably a common issue but I’d be interested to see what everyone here thinks. I have a group of mates who go drinking with. They all reject politics and stay clear from it but it’s impacting my view on them. They tend to lean right/central in their views and it’s putting me off them. I don’t want to alienate myself from friends but their core values differ so much from mine it’s difficult. I think they view me as preachy and slightly mental as I do get into passionate debates with them and to be honest they are very closed minded and not well educated.
Am I going about this wrong?

I would like to start volume one of Capital, but I haven’t read much theory. I’ve read the manifesto and small pamphlets like Wage labour and capital, value price and profit but that’s basically it. Should I start with other works? Lenin, Luxembourg, Engles ect?

New to this. Got my first order a few days ago and went with their recommendations but I’m not a huge fan of one of them. When do you get free choice?

I’m 19 and I’ve recently started to read regularly. Ive been trying to stick to classics which grasp my interest but I feel sometimes I’m getting lost easily. I’ve gone through a few easy ones like animal farm, but I’m getting a little stuck on others. Right now I’m reading The Picture of Dorian Gray and although I’m enjoying it and I’m also following the main plot well enough, I’m not really grasping the deeper philosophical ideas. It’s like I’m missing a whole layer of storytelling. Basically I’m just looking for some advice, I feel like I try and be the best at everything I’m just starting out in.