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One imperative: forget Lenin

In Reply to: The imperatives for a socialist future posted by Marcos on June 25, 1999 at 23:34:22:

: 1. Democracy
: Democracy is the ideal that all people dedicated to Socialist Revolution are struggling for. However, students of Marx and Lenin

SDF: Here is where I stop reading. Anyone who has been fooled by the legacy of Lenin has not read Lenin, mostly a mass of divisive, bickering attack-prose is what he wrote, nor has he read the important secondary literature such as Julius Braunthal's 3-part HISTORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL, notably part 2, nor has he adequately read the theoretical literature on Leninism, notably Johann P. Arnason's THE FUTURE THAT FAILED. I cannot think of a worse thing that could have happened to the socialist movement, than Lenin.

Follow Ups:

• And of the others? Marcos Scientific Socialists June 28 1999 (9)
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    • waiting can be no answer! Marcos Scientific Socialism June 29 1999 (3)
      • No Comrade. Red Deathy Socialist Party Uk June 29 1999 (2)
        • Socialism is not about violence and hatred. Lark June 30 1999 (0)
        • De Facto Erratum. Red Deathy Socialist Party Uk June 29 1999 (0)
  • Lenin must go! Samuel Day Fassbinder Citizens for Mustard Greens USA June 28 1999 (3)
    • I am disappointed Marcos Scientific Socialism June 29 1999 (2)
      • Good! Samuel Day Fassbinder Citizens against Leninism USA June 29 1999 (1)
        • Damn right Lark June 30 1999 (0)