You should not criticise them too harshly, but neither should you exempt them from self-correction self-criticism and movement discipline. Not everyone is as stubborn as you think they are. If we stopped sending people to prison for petty, nonviolent offenses, there would be less people to get raped in prison and if we treated prisoners like human beings, we could implement policy to help male rape victims in prison. They are walking the walk, not just talking the talk. A political actor did not need to share Marxist beliefs to help achieve Marxist objectives and win Marxist praise.