Anyone remember Eric Hoffer? Philosopher longshoreman.
I was just looking at an interview he gave back in the early 60s. Part addresses the ‘intellectual’ issue and communists
He is so spot on it’s uncanny in today’s political climate.
I forgot how much I enjoyed watching him when I was around 20.
Jump to about the 2 minute mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO1HqWUMxbs
I’ll have to watch later. I worked for a union (public employees) and they were all proud communists. They said they fight for all the grand wages, benefits and healthcare for all people. They never could explain how that worked out in economic or financial terms, but they were sure as soon as the common people took the evil rich people’s money away, all would be great.