I’ve read the Communist Manifesto and found myself agreeing with the ideas presented. However, I’m left wondering: what’s the real point of studying Marxism-Leninism more deeply? It feels like the principles are clear, and it’s unlikely that a deeper understanding of them will lead to significant change.
It seems to me that content creators, like those from podcasts like Deprogram, have a more direct influence on people’s perspectives today. So, I’m curious, why should we invest time in studying these ideologies when there are more immediate ways to engage with and affect the world? What benefits can understanding Marxism-Leninism actually provide in today’s context?
“yeah, I agree with the class stuff, they have us arguing about cultural issues instead of uniting”
“What I imagine is some kind of worker owned business that’s going to outcompete the old way of doing business”
“I give them bonus points for not being capitalists, but these authoritarians do not have people’s best interests at heart”
If you don’t know what you’re talking about and you have a disorganized, unfocused base then you’re going to have a very silly, inaccurate movement laden with the same problems as ever. You’d need to be theory disciplined if you want to be effectual. The same way you can draw something okay from imagination but you need to learn form, perspective, and anatomy if you want to progress to a certain level of competency