• MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 days ago

    it’s non-Marxists that paint Marxism as dogmatic and inflexible.

    Yeah, it’s such a tired trope that it’s almost become a meme.

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      “Read theory” is already such an all-encompassing meme though, and covers that pretty well. Truly, if every liberal read like 3 or 4 pamphlets on Marxism we’d probably be at Socialism by now, well on our way to Communism.

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        For real, it doesn’t take much reading to dispell many of the myths and I frankly think most people wouldn’t be content to stop there. Once you begin reading, you hunger for more.

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          Absolutely, I started taking theory fairly seriously about a year ago and I haven’t been nearly as voracious in my studies or reading since childhood. The process of learning how the world genuinely works and seeing everything click into place is immensely satisfying.