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I think the reason people say this, when they read the Manifesto, is that it's so fucking dense, that it can be hard to parse. particularly if you're a random lib who has never tried to think dialectically before. So in lieu of grappling with the text and what it's doing (a thing that I think is best done in a reading group setting, especially for new folks), they insert thought terminating cliche's instead.
Oh, I completely agree!
Libs think it's Communism 101 when it's really a distillation of a vast amount of knowledge and experience—and it's a specific call to action for those already deeply involved in the movement—then when they don't immediately understand it they call it unrealistic. The fault is with the perceiver, not the perceived. The Manifesto is great if you understand all the background and context behind it. If they just wander off the street after a lifetime of only reading Harry Potter, then it's no surprise they don't understand it. So, I never recommend it to anyone. Anyone who I think should read it would've already read it by that point.
That being said, Calculus is Satanic black magic and a hoax.