This is going to be a very odd request.
I am not a very knowledgeable person, I lived under a rock for most of my life and was denied an education.
What I mostly want to learn about is things like history, politics, philosophy, etc. I just feel so stupid not really knowing what's going on in the world or about the basics of politics and shit.
Are there good websites that will teach me about this stuff and help me learn? I've tried Wikipedia but its articles are too all over the place.
>>75978
I don't understand all the terms and context of a lot of the posts here.
I google what I can when I see something I don't get but that doesn't get me way too far.
>>75978
>/pol/
lol
>>75976
https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/8323617/_pol__s_Recommended_Reading___31-03-2013___98_Books___458_MB___M
>>75996
Will I under the ideas behind these books even if I'm uneducated?
I'm not stupid btw, I just lack knowledge...
I will check these out anyways though, thanks.
>>76000
I mean all of the following, no trolling.
I have mucho danko degrees, like political science with three social science minors (not that I got a real degree likard hard science, but just saying).
Start with "sociology" buddy. If I recall Durkheim, Marx, and...weber? Create the foundations for sociology.
These guys talk about other shit too, which is cool. Weber's greatest work is religious studies and I'm not even religious.
Marx touches on economics from the leftist view (don't really agree but it's fantastic reading).
I'll get back to this thread in a few days and see how you're doing. Wikipedia skim, find public PDFs, whatever, but basically get the wiki summaries on these gentlemen and read some highlights from their greatest 1-3 works each, and we can go from there.
After that we can see what your interests are like (want to read the foundation for the American mindset? Hobbes, Madison, etc.) But don't start with those.
For philosophy, Plato is a good start. Read summaries or highlights of his republic. It's fucking great. Once you get a feel for it, tackle the allegory of the cave or whatever.
Sorry, gotta fly for now, but I'll be back.
Even if it doesn't get you a job, being educated in philosophy, history, religious studies, political science, and now a grad in public administration is fucking neato. If I end up not liking the real world I'll just teach.
I really hope you pull through and expand your mind. The degrees are only bundles of knowledge you can acquire 100% on your own, I promise. Don't like it daunt you.
Wish you well.
>>76024
Thanks a ton m8, I appreciate it.
>>75976
You need textbooks, not your run-of-the-mill books that you find on reading lists (and especially not reading lists from a well known containment board).
>history
Look at world history. The most important topics you'll want to touch upon are the ramifications of the age of colonialism/imperialism, world war 2, the cold war, and whatever section they have on current events.
http://www.collegeboard.com/html/apcourseaudit/courses/world_history_textbook_list.html
http://gen.lib.rus.ec/
>politics
Government and politics will vary based on the country you're living in. Much would help if you had background knowledge in history so you can make comparisons (again, leading back the textbooks).
>philosophy
Everyone has their own special perspective. Find your own. Question things instead of being as impressionable as you sound. I'd say this is the lowest level of importance on your list for things you go out of your way to read up on.
>what's going on in the world
Read the news. Make sure they're respectable ones. Here are a few from the top of my head:
http://www.nytimes.com
http://www.bbc.com/news
http://www.reuters.com/
>>75981
did you tried just asking?
>>75976
seriously though op, don't go on /pol/
https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse
