This makes sense. What alternatives are there? (Not that I’m short of books I should go read that might cover it, just that I’m wondering if you could give a good concise answer)
Alternatives for what, tactics for revolution? I think we still are in the phase of “What is to be done?”. Even though Lenin’s examples are extremely outdated, his work still gives a clear direction for the strategy and tactics of the revolution. Instead of “popular front” tactics, an organization should focus on engaging in polemics, promoting propaganda and recruiting workers to the organization, growing its numbers and gaining its political and financial independence as a working class party
The communist movement still hasn’t recovered from the end of the First Cold War. It needs much work to rebuild itself
This makes sense. What alternatives are there? (Not that I’m short of books I should go read that might cover it, just that I’m wondering if you could give a good concise answer)
Alternatives for what, tactics for revolution? I think we still are in the phase of “What is to be done?”. Even though Lenin’s examples are extremely outdated, his work still gives a clear direction for the strategy and tactics of the revolution. Instead of “popular front” tactics, an organization should focus on engaging in polemics, promoting propaganda and recruiting workers to the organization, growing its numbers and gaining its political and financial independence as a working class party
The communist movement still hasn’t recovered from the end of the First Cold War. It needs much work to rebuild itself
For fighting fascism specifically, though maybe that’s too tied up with revolution, as as capitalism exists, so will a potential for fascism.