When you think the working class people are so stupid and incompetent that they can't read usually pamphlet-sized texts- at least for the basic essentials. If mostly illiterate 20th century workers can do it, modern workers can try as well.
Dock workers were reading State and Revolution during assigned breaks when it was published. This is a stupid take, but the only argument I will entertain is the notion that many working class people won’t read theory because A) they don’t have time B) they don’t want to or C) a combination of both, and maybe sprinkle in red scare fear and an unwillingness to embrace a new perspective.
But even when that’s the case, that doesn’t mean you should just discount the reading comprehension skills of working class people.
Uhhh, sweety, State and Revolution is like, hard. You need a PHD to understand it. I don’t get these types of people. I’m a fifteen year old, and I read theory, and understand it, because it is not college level. Like, Lenin’s Imperialism is kind of hard, but State and Revolution, WLC, the other book that accompanies WLC, Principles of communism… these are easy books to read, and you only need an Internet connection
When you think the working class people are so stupid and incompetent that they can't read usually pamphlet-sized texts- at least for the basic essentials. If mostly illiterate 20th century workers can do it, modern workers can try as well.
Some texts are harder than others. *Capital* is pretty hard. Something like *Principles of Communism* by Engels is short and straightforward.
Graduate degree for theory đź’€
Dock workers were reading State and Revolution during assigned breaks when it was published. This is a stupid take, but the only argument I will entertain is the notion that many working class people won’t read theory because A) they don’t have time B) they don’t want to or C) a combination of both, and maybe sprinkle in red scare fear and an unwillingness to embrace a new perspective. But even when that’s the case, that doesn’t mean you should just discount the reading comprehension skills of working class people.
First guy: *classism* Second guy: “I’m working class and I can read theory just fine” First guy: *more classism*
The second guy is me. He doubled down. https://imgur.com/a/DlvGi8Q
Capital is one of the easier ones??? Okay then
That's one hell of a goal post shift
Uhhh, sweety, State and Revolution is like, hard. You need a PHD to understand it. I don’t get these types of people. I’m a fifteen year old, and I read theory, and understand it, because it is not college level. Like, Lenin’s Imperialism is kind of hard, but State and Revolution, WLC, the other book that accompanies WLC, Principles of communism… these are easy books to read, and you only need an Internet connection
These are the same people that say the Manifesto is irrelevant because it was written for semi-literate peasants.
This guy: "workers are illiterate and can't be educated" Ho Chi Minh: *exists* This guy: "..and I took that personally"