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** [[Ha-Joon Chang]]'s books, such as ''Bad Samaritans'', if you want to learn the dirty secrets of economics. | ** [[Ha-Joon Chang]]'s books, such as ''Bad Samaritans'', if you want to learn the dirty secrets of economics. | ||
** [[George Lakoff]]'s books on political language and metaphor. A theory of how you are manipulated politically. | ** [[George Lakoff]]'s books on political language and metaphor. A theory of how you are manipulated politically. | ||
| + | ** [[The Good Society: The Humane Agenda]] by [[John Kenneth Galbraith]]. Explanation of the different things we should want, rather than what libertarians want. | ||
** [[Howard Zinn]]'s ''A People's History Of The United States''. | ** [[Howard Zinn]]'s ''A People's History Of The United States''. | ||
| − | ** [[Noam Chomsky]], a favorite hippie-punching | + | ** [[Noam Chomsky]], a favorite target of hippie-punching libertarians and conservatives. |
What to avoid: | What to avoid: | ||
| + | * Avoid using [[Libertarian Propaganda Terms]]. Take a look at the list, and you will be startled to see how often they come up in your thinking. | ||
* I've met many Christians who when they left became Randians. Out of the frying pan into the fire. The truth is NOT out there. You are on the rebound: if you find a really attractive ideology, you are making a mistake. | * I've met many Christians who when they left became Randians. Out of the frying pan into the fire. The truth is NOT out there. You are on the rebound: if you find a really attractive ideology, you are making a mistake. | ||
* Don't pick labels for yourself for a long time. | * Don't pick labels for yourself for a long time. | ||
