Socialism will triumph over capitalism, because unlike all lower forms of production, socialism is capable of consciously experimenting with its own theoretical foundations. If socialism loses power, it can rejuvenate itself by adapting the theory to the results of the previous experiment. If capitalism loses power, it has one attack move - to conquer new markets - and one defence move - to sabotage socialism; however, its own internal mechanics and their inherent contradictions are set in stone and have been since day 0.

This is why the liberal appeal to “learn from the failed socialist experiment” rings so hollow, namely because they do not attempt to actually do that in any meaningful way. The “lesson” liberals draw from the first generation of socialism is nil, because they are too scared to honestly analyse it and examine its strengths, because then they would have to reform away the core of the system, at which they obviously fail. Socialists - the proper ones at least - are eager to admit and drill into its failures, no matter how much it may hurt, for much like the Soviet surgeon Leonid Rogozov, it is the privilege of socialism to operate on its own conscious body.