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@andrewrgross peak anti intellectualism.
@andrewrgross fascists don't read books either
I think you're taking the meme way too literally.
I'm not advocating for an illiterate revolution. Anarchists are famous for reading and writing a lot of manifestos too.
I do believe that there are a lot of overly intellectual Marxist-Leninists who need to go touch grass and actually practice more mutual aid among working class neighbors, though.
But I'm definitely not anti intellectual. (I'm also not actually an an-com. I just shared the meme because I agree with the broad sentiment).
There are some Marxists that don't put theory to practice, true, but the solution isn't to not read, but to do both.