I also asked this on socialism and communism at lemmy.ml, but was advised to also ask on a non .ml community.
I watched this video, and it made me want to take a deep dive into socialism/communism, with as much objectivity as I can. https://youtu.be/BeRjTtKFlVM
I understand how capitalism works, and I have doubts that it is a sustainable system for society long term, but social democracy has been a good way of keeping capitalism in-check in Norway. So even if capitalism is not ideal, it is in theory possible to tax the rich more and keep the whole thing going in the future. I also understand the exploitation and the extraction of surplus value, rent seeking etc.
Other capitalist countries such as the US is currently struggling with basic human needs. And that is “the shining beacon of capitalism”.
In Norway it has for a long time been common to use the US as an example of what not to do.
What I am interested in learning is how society would operate and function under socialism / communism. More about the differences. Preferably from less dry sources than The Capital from Marx. Where can I learn more? Preferably a bit entertaining.
It is important to me that it is historically accurate and factually correct.
Look forward to your replies 😊
If you’re looking for video makers, i would recommend Zoe Baker, which has an academics background, and Andrewism, who is may be less strict on reference than you are looking for, though. Both are quite focusing on anarchism, but Zoe sometimes talks about relations between anarchism and marxism.
If you happen to speak french, or if anyone speaking french finds this comment, i also love the Minutes Rouges videos.
I’d recommend that you try to learn from different movements, communism is very prone to diversity (aka groups and movements are splitting and fighting all the time), so you cannot really know one movement without knowing what its detractors say.