This doesn’t track with the experience of socialist states, though. Popular polling in AES states shows remarkable support for the vanguard party because of the real material gains made by socialism. The mandate from the working class is essential precisely because of the nature of running an economy where public ownership is principle. State violence is used, of course, but against fascists, sabateurs, slavers, capitalists, landlords, etc. who resist collectivization and undermine the socialist system. It’s state violence wielded by the working class against enemies of the working class that protects the gains of socialism.
No, it has “I give enough of a shit to actually look into history and verify that what I am saying is correct” energy. I care far less about sloganeering and far more about genuinely learning about and from socialist movements, for the purpose of achieving socialism in real life.
This doesn’t track with the experience of socialist states, though. Popular polling in AES states shows remarkable support for the vanguard party because of the real material gains made by socialism. The mandate from the working class is essential precisely because of the nature of running an economy where public ownership is principle. State violence is used, of course, but against fascists, sabateurs, slavers, capitalists, landlords, etc. who resist collectivization and undermine the socialist system. It’s state violence wielded by the working class against enemies of the working class that protects the gains of socialism.
This has real “we investigated ourselves and found no wrong doing” energy.
No, it has “I give enough of a shit to actually look into history and verify that what I am saying is correct” energy. I care far less about sloganeering and far more about genuinely learning about and from socialist movements, for the purpose of achieving socialism in real life.