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What is the book that changed your views? (lemmy.world)

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Please share books that affected your worldview or changed your thoughts.

For me, it’s A People’s History of the World by Chris Harman. I studied business and work in finance, and before reading it, I never questioned the idea that capitalism was just the natural way of things. This book made me realize that capitalism is man made. It had a beginning and it can have an end. Wealth and poverty are not just inevitable, they are created by human decisions. That perspective really shook me.

Do you have a book that had a similar impact on you?

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[–] parmesan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I can't remember the name or figure out what to search to find it, but there was a book I picked up in early high school that really changed the way I think about protests.

Most of the main characters were LGBT, which was incredibly refreshing to me, and were actively being oppressed by their school staff and local police force. It was the first time I'd ever heard about zip-tie handcuffs and tear gas being used against peaceful protesters. It wasn't the most well written book but demonstrated all types of discrimination and oppression that I'd never even thought about before at that point in my life

Edit: Anger is a Gift was the name of it