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Marxism did begin as a purely scientific study, before Soviets mutated it into an ideology
You are incorrect. Marx felt strongly that his ideas should be used politically to change the state of the world. Aspects of Marxism can be applied in a scientific/apolitical way, but this is not what it was initially developed for.
Marx still wouldn't agree with turning his work into an ideology to be followed. Besides, scientific doesn't mean apolitical.
I'm not sure what you understand by the word "ideology"
The part where Marxism was basically treated as a religion in the USSR. You weren't required to read or understand anything, as long as you follow The Party.
Every society has ideology, you just don't notice the dominant one for the same reason a fish doesn't notice water. Ideology is just a framework for understanding the world, everyone has some such framework and if you think you don't it's only because you haven't examined it or considered other perspectives.
Western countries have had anti-communist purges, and as for treating ideology as religion, well...
As for this idea that "you don't have to read or understand anything" that's patently untrue. Literacy is consistently one of the top priorities of communists, and if you look at actual data as opposed to just saying whatever thought happens to enter your head, it backs that up.
Or as one anti-communist put it:
Where did you get that idea? Marx actively built the first international, how is that purely scientific study?