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Meanwhile, I should add, I have read the first two books I mentioned above at the very beginning of my original post and I can honestly vouch for them.

But honestly not the Shanghai one.

Definitely Soviet as well as the Manual of Marxism-Leninism: Second Edition by Otto Wille Kuusinen

My honest opinion:

The Shanghai textbook is honestly garbage compared to the Soviet one, imho.

It's too "ideological" in its prose and keeps swiping at imagined enemies, tbh, which honestly kinda speaks to the growing dumbassery of the cultural revolution (a period in which nothing - and you can all argue with me on this, but that's what my Chinese comrades say - nothing was achieved, either in the short-term or ultimately). I've watched the Yukong documentary and a few pro-cultrev documentaries, but they're just fucking garbage, in my eyes, because they really whitewash the fuck-up that was that time-period and the "Great Leap Forward."

Do not get me wrong: things were achieved, such as women's equality, the banning of foot-binding and slavery, etc., that had nothing to do with the cult-rev or Great Leap Forward.

The Soviet Union after 1956 was flawed, but frankly? China and Deng's revolutionary reforms were needed; nothing was being accomplished except nukes and... useless pig-iron.

That said... The Sino-Soviet split was stupid and China helped many nations in Africa (so did the Soviet Union, but that's a discussion for a different time).

Also, USSR was needlessly antagonistic, though so was the PRC.

Okay, but seriously, I've seen excerpts of the Shanghai textbook and I know people that have read it, and what I've read doesn't inspire confidence.

IMHO.

Thanks, and yeah, emails are the worst part of security, I can already tell, and probably a real weakness or even potential Achilles' heel of one's privacy. I mean, you can't really survive without them, not at first, and everyone has one and has to use one for their jobs. Really big problem, arguably a systematic and even cultural one.

Also, what is GPG (probably a dumb question)?

And yeah, in-person convos were used in the 2000s for the CPUSA; some people would literally go into the forest or some private area to talk, or that's one story I once heard.

Also, regarding numbers, I see the terms "2FA" and "VOIP provider" and apps like "open source authenticator" and "yubikey." I will keep them in mind...

Ultimately, I don't expect things to be 100% air-tight; the point is to make it more difficult, difficult enough for them not to bother, so that they will "glance over" you, and then move on to more high-profile individuals or groups.

Also, thanks for being comprehensive in your replies.

Good news, at the least: I already have Mullvad VPN.

I do not have another phone number except my old house number (which maybe I can use?) but that's about it (I've since moved from that location in particular). How do you purchase such a thing?

I am becoming more and more interested in infosec... which isn't to say that I wasn't before, but I took my privacy for granted, and now they're searching damn phones and tablets in airports (I've traveled a lot).

Also, I have a Proton account, but I know that they supported the "Hong Kong protestors" back then and I think support Ukraine (which... I don't consider to be damning, per se, considering that's all fine and popular to do, but I'm sure, if asked, they would give certain info or ID to other people, if pressured enough to do so). I have an Element or Matrix account as well.

I tried to install Linux already, but made a stupid error, and had to get my laptop unlocked, but I can try again, I'm sure.

Anything else I should know?

Absolutely, it's a godsend, kinda a life-changer.

BTW, anything and everything that might help me would be much appreciated.

Give your own answers, even if other people have already answered my questions, and help me out in ways I haven't foreseen.

Good day!

Have you used uBlock Origin before?

It's indispensable to me!

Honestly, I really like extensions for browsers in the modern age.

Ah, these are the resources I need! Thank you!

And yes, I should check the laws. Good point.

This is for a YouTube and TikTok channel, btw.

No option for a waiver.

gud, gud

No, wait, 'twas the DPRK!

Oh, China. Got it.

noice

Where dis?

The Netherlands is a myth; it has to be fake.

We shall expropriate that space for the people.

noice

Take care, comrade.

It's not easy doing actual activism and praxis, but depending on the work you're doing, it's rewarding, and you learn a lot.