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"DON'T base your political, social, etc. views on fiction or 'vibes' (in fact, kill the word vibes)."
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Reading the manifesto in a vacuum has to be the worst advice ever.
within the context i'd say it isn't too bad
like if the person has only the vaguest idea of what communism even is it isn't the worst thing to make them read
Not as bad as reading Capital for your first contact with theory.
...or your second or third. That thing is a slog for those of us in the center of the bell curve and not immersed in theory. I'm actually okay with people who are attracted to the communist/socialist vibe; we don't all have to be a part of the vanguard. (Note: the Liberation School has a podcast called "Reading Capital With Comrades" that really helped me with my understanding.)
Indeed. It's ok to just be a communist sympathizer. Not everyone has to or can be a cadre.
The only thing i would say i don't like is when people who haven't put in the work and haven't studied try to act like they understand socialist theory better than those who have. It's fine if reading theory isn't for you, but then at least be humble enough to recognize that and listen to those who have done the reading.
It is important to remain open to learning regardless of the medium that you learn through. Books are just one medium. Your comrades are another.