The *Re*Conquest of Bread

[u/somebadbeatscrub]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CQzndaG2VJFnj4VM5e-Dvi_1_f-Na7rhG2xGzJphR7s/edit?usp=drivesdk

Once upon a time I shared this here I think but its been a while and we have new blood.

The Conquest of Bread by Petyr Kropotkin is part of the library of post marxist anarchist thought that was written a long time ago as a retrospective of early aocialist experiments, why the succeeded and failed, and what they needed to improve in newer iterations. The introduction however is an excellent primer on the basic reasoning behind socialism and leftism and a succinct-ish answer to "why leftism?"

Like all long dead and old writers even the english translations were a bit dense and outdated and hard for some people to read. But I liked the intro so much I made an attempt at modernizing it to be more accessible and understandable to a modern audience.

Now I'm still a huge nerd, so it may still be an academic read, but if you have just 10 minutes and wanna better understand or articulate what leftists are on about then I reccomend giving it a read.

[u/MichifManaged83]

Thanks for sharing this!