r/Socialism_101 is a subreddit with 197k members. The community frequently discusses socialism, communism, capitalism, marxism, and revolution, and they frequently recommend/review theory books, podcast recommendations, and documentary recommendations, and the most common flair used is question, high effort only, to marxists, meta, and answered.
Socialism_101 is a space for learning about socialism and the socialist perspective(s). This community is organised in a Q&As format with which to provide answers and tools for an early contact with socialist thought.
Popular Topics in r/Socialism_101
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Socialism
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Communism
57 posts
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Capitalism
52 posts
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Marxism
46 posts
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Revolution
25 posts
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Workers
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Socialist
14 posts
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China
14 posts
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Books
14 posts
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Worst
10 posts
Products Discussed in r/Socialism_101
Theory Books
35 reviews
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Marx
4.3★ from 12 reviews
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Lenin
4.7★ from 3 reviews
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Engels
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Podcast Recommendations
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Hasanabi
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Death Panel
4.0★ from 1 review
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Deprogram
5.0★ from 1 review
Documentary Recommendations
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Flair Used in r/Socialism_101
#1
Question
: "To all the black socialists out there why aren’t there more black socialists?"
157 posts
#2
High Effort Only
: "If you’re not a Marxist-Leninist, why is a country like Vietnam socialist and a country like Norway is not?"
24 posts
#3
To Marxists
: "How do we get middle class liberals to understand that socialism doesn't mean giving up vacations, personal possessions, etc.?"
16 posts
#4
Meta
: "why is prolewiki *like* that? is it legit?"
2 posts
#5
Answered
: "What is socialism from below?"
1 post
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Last updated: August 31, 2026