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Recommend me a book that will turn me into a lefty

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bump

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Atlas Shrugged

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>>18088233
History and Class Consciousness by Lukacs

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18088750

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>be me
>consider myself a liberal
>at university, studying biology
>have a module on behavioural biology
>a significant part of the module is on kin altruism
>need to write an essay on kin altruism
>realise that kin altruism gives an explanation and biological justification for nepotism
>in the process of writing my essay consider the inverse
>what if instead of helping closely related individuals because it benefits the spread of genetics you share, we considered harming those without close genetic ties because this would also give our own genes a better chance
>realise that I’ve accidentally justified ethnonationalism
>my core beliefs are shook
>hear that Spinoza’s Ethica was to some extent the progenitor of liberalism given its focus on freedom
>read it
>it turns out that the freedom he justifies is freedom from irrationality not freedom to act to your fancies
>book considered to be foundational to liberalism shattered my belief in it
>mfw philosophy still made me happier than ever before