In the context of a society achieving marxism, a marxist party would be redundant.
If you swap that for “in the context of a society achieving a stateless classless society, a communist party would be redundant” I completely agree (Marxism is a means of analysis, not an end point). I think maybe you’re not familiar with the concept of a vanguard party? It doesn’t really matter to what I was saying, that was a throwaway self-depreciating joke. But if you want I’m happy to talk about that more.
A society of people who would rather fight than vote will not rebuild better institutions than the one’s they forsook.
I think Ireland, Cuba, and the USSR all disprove that… and many more besides. Home rule was a shoe-in for Ireland if not for the revolutionary war. Batista held elections. The February revolution lead to significant reforms before the October revolution. Sometimes the good fight is worth fighting.
If you swap that for “in the context of a society achieving a stateless classless society, a communist party would be redundant” I completely agree (Marxism is a means of analysis, not an end point). I think maybe you’re not familiar with the concept of a vanguard party? It doesn’t really matter to what I was saying, that was a throwaway self-depreciating joke. But if you want I’m happy to talk about that more.
I think Ireland, Cuba, and the USSR all disprove that… and many more besides. Home rule was a shoe-in for Ireland if not for the revolutionary war. Batista held elections. The February revolution lead to significant reforms before the October revolution. Sometimes the good fight is worth fighting.