I’m currently in the process of writing a shortish propaganda book that’s intended to be a sort of ‘on boarding’ to Marxism-Leninism so that I can get the people whom I know, and I wish to radicalize, relatively up to speed with everything while recommending them exactly what theory and other books to read. It’s gonna be broken down into ten chapters, and I’m going to need some images and resources—preferably with citations so I won’t have to spend too long tracking those down—that would work to help me make my point. I figured this community would be the best place to reach out for some assistance with gathering some good sources or striking images. Here is how the book will be broken down:

I. Introduction

Goal: Get the reader interested in reading more about MLism

  • Explain why I am writing the book
  • Briefly address common issues the unenlightened may have (i.e. Mao’s quote brainwashing)
  • Introduces the reader to Marxism-Leninism
II. Revolutionary Politics and Praxis, Contradictions of Capitalism

Goal: Get the reader to question Capitalism by introducing them to Marxism

  • Show inextricable contradictions within Capitalism
  • Baby’s First Dialectical & Historical Materialism lesson
  • Emphasize that Marxism is a science, and explain pitfalls of Revisionism & Dogmatism
  • Stress the importance of reading theory & internationalism
III. A Brief and Incomplete History of Revolution, Imperialism, and Western Society

Goal: Explain to the reader a very general history of Revolution from Marx to Mao

  • Show historical strides made by the USSR
  • Break the narrative that the US was nation that won WWII
  • Explain the true role of NATO and the importance of holding the West responsible for the exploitation of the global south
IV. LGBTQIA+, Feminism, and other forms of Social Justice

Goal: Get the reader to understand that there cannot be true social liberation without economic liberation.

  • Show how fleeting the rights of minorities are in the West when they come into conflict with Capital
  • Emphasize that socialism is incomplete without queer liberation, and queer liberation without socialism
  • Give a Marxist-Leninist understanding of the American Civil Rights Era
  • Explain how women are socially enslaved by patriarchal systems produced by Capitalism
V. A Century of Repression, the Myth of 'Left-Wing Unity', and Tendencies of Communism

Goal: Act as a bite-szed version of The Jakarta Method while informing the reader on what truly makes someone a proper Marxist.

  • Enumerate and explain major campaigns intended to repress and slaughter leftists around the world
  • CIA/COINTELPRO operations to prevent Marxism-Leninism from rising in the USA
  • Explain the Western ‘Compatible Left’ and their ineptitude
  • Inform the reader on tendencies of communism and other forms of leftism (anarchism, syndicalism) and help them understand to what extent we should partner with them
VI. The Myth of Free Speech, Press, and Media

Goal: To make the reader question the Western myths listed above.

  • Show the reader why a Dictatorship of the Proletariat necessitates the existence of state media
  • Disprove the allegedly unbiased nature of Western media
  • Disprove absurd claims of Western atrocity propaganda
VII. Fascism and the Failures of Electoralism

Goal: Explain why ‘vote blue no matter who’ and being a ‘Bernie-Bro’ is counterrevolutionary

  • List the crimes of the DNC and show their complicity in imperialism and neocolonialism
  • Show that Social Democracy was a response to Soviet socialism as a way to appease the Western proles
  • Define Fascism, explain how it is a core part of Capitalism and the ‘bad cop’ to Liberalism’s ‘good cop’
VIII. Actually-Existing Socialism, Anti-Imperialism, and the Chinese Century of Prosperity

Goal: Make the reader understand critical support and the modern nature of AES states, and explain why China is among them.

  • Explain the geopolitical position of modern Russia and why she is our ally presently
  • Explain comprador vs national bourgeoisie and why a right-wing state can actually be a progressive force in the face of Imperialism
  • Scientifically break down why China is socialist, and show how it has succeeded immensely in such a way that has bewildered the West
  • List other AES states and explain why we should support them, as well as major actions they have recently been taking
IX. Modern Conflicts, the Marxist-Leninist Perspective, and Western Decline

Goal: To get the reader to apply what they have learned to the modern day, and learn more through this lens going forwards.

  • Explain major geopolitical crises like the Ukraine war, Iran war, and the Genocides in Palestine, Sudan, and the Western Sahara through a Marxist-Leninist lens
  • Show how the West’s primary hegemon, the USA, is in dramatic decline, with the election of Trump and MAGA neoconservatism being its most flagrant symptom.
  • Explain the outlook for the immediate future, and the general geopolitical position Marxists should hold
X. Dictionary, Book Recommendations, and Conclusion

Goal: To act as a quick reference for looking up meanings of Marxist vocab words and important phrases while acting as a roadmap for reading theory.

  • Cement Revolutionary Optimism in the mind of the reader
  • Give major Marxist-Leninist works and other, lesser-known important works as a reading list
  • Give the reader a list of leftist information networks
  • Encourage putting theory into practice once they have been sufficiently educated and conclude the work.

If any of you all have some good resources to pad this through, that would be great. Any ideas are welcome as the work is still in its early stages and I’ve only finished with the first draft of the introduction. I figure giving someone a shorter work written in a less formal and academic tone would make radicalization a lot more approachable and less intimidating than recommending them like 3 books of dense theory and such. Forgive me for any typos, its a bit late here and I should’ve been in bed already as I am quite tired. Thanks for any suggestions/resources any of you guys may give!