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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. As a side-note, Marxist practice is less focused on mutual aid and more on organizing the working classes for revolution, though some ML groups like the Black Panther Party use things like free breakfast programs and such.