I’m in my campus library studying with one of the other students in my program and there’s a group of students behind us engaged in conversation. They’re far enough away that I can’t pick up exactly why they’re talking about this (it could be they’re disagreeing with a prof or a classmate or they’re working on a paper together, idk) but I’m overhearing snippets every now and then. My favorite one so far being “Marxist theory is less about class analysis and more about how to control your subjects.”
The wild part is every time someone says something deranged everyone else in the group applauds them for their “great thinking.” Like no lmao you’re just regurgitating the same propaganda almost everyone else also believes. You’re not saying anything worthwhile bruhhh. I can smell the insides of their colons from across the room because of the amount of stuff they’re collectively pulling from their asses.
I get what you’re saying, but I feel like for any given thing, you should have at the very least a basic understanding before trying to give an analysis of it. Maybe I’m just finding it difficult to empathise with people who know exactly 0 about something that’s become a core part of who I am.
I guess the issue is that to them they already have a lot of information about the subject and are unaware that it’s incorrect, which is fair. I’m sure I do the same thing when I talk about physics, seeing as how I’m not a physicist.
Don’t get me wrong, that’s pretty much my take away from it too. They want to have an opinion on political theory without reading political theory. It’s intellectual incuriosity at its best.
I just think it’s an extremely common approach to Marxism from people based in western countries, specifically because they get to dismiss a contradictory worldview and feel smart at the same time.