I’ve tried the method of taking each paragraph and boiling them down in my words, but that method isn’t fun for me to do. I’ve also asked that question, and one of the suggestions I got is “watch videos on Marxism” - I fear that they might probably be too boring and too long for me to watch. In fact, I think Marxism may be boring for me to study. Are there any ways that would make it fun, exciting and engaging because that might be the one thing missing in Marxism.
Not gonna bud in on the “read marx vs. Campaign” discussion, but i would like to point out that politics is one of the few areas (maybe the only one?) where theory basically doesnt inform practice at all.
In for example sewing, it makes sense to look at the theory first, since it will directly inform your practice (how to get the yarn into the eye of the needle, which yarn to choose, different sewing-techniques, etc.) All of this sewing-theory is directly related to sewing-practice.
Compare that to politics: which political theory will actually inform political practice? Teach how to organize or participate in protests, found political groups, get media and public attention?
None. You can read as much marx or bakunin as you want you will not get an iota better at these things. the counterpart to “political practice” isnt “political theory”, but “theory on political practice”.
Imo i would say expecting political theory to tell you how to do practice is like expecting a compass to teach to you how to walk. It tells you the direction (like political theory) but not the process