are home to intellectuals, as opposed to revolutionaries.
In lots of places the burguesie managed to turn revolutionary parties into academic ones. Thats a huge win for them. But lets not confuse academics and intellectuals. You can have a revolutionary intelectual and it can do great for the movement, Lenin being the prime example.
That said, i share this frustration. One "communist" party here was discussing how lukaks aesthetics are still relevant today, while not saying a single word about gaza. Fuck the academics