Leftists ought not be pinned down by one interpretation of “historical development”–we need to take insights wherever we can get them
I agree with this. I'm not telling people "don't read or celebrate Luxembourg." But I am critical of people who try to frame Luxembourg as the "correct" and Lenin as "incorrect." They were both dedicated revolutionaries who had successes & mistakes, and provided us useful insights to learn from.
Lenin provided us the most robust theory on the age of imperialism as the highest stage of capitalism, and a material example of the dictatorship of the proletariat in practice. That is an unprecedented development on Marxism.
Revolutionaries who recognize this fact tend to be more successful. That is why we have so many Marxist-Leninst experiments, and no "Luxembourgist" ones. That's all I'm saying.
I agree with a the first bit, not entirely with the last bit, but I appreciate your point and the way you've presented it. Some of the other MLs on this site are not nearly as productive in their discourse. Thank you for the conversation!
I agree with this. I'm not telling people "don't read or celebrate Luxembourg." But I am critical of people who try to frame Luxembourg as the "correct" and Lenin as "incorrect." They were both dedicated revolutionaries who had successes & mistakes, and provided us useful insights to learn from.
Lenin provided us the most robust theory on the age of imperialism as the highest stage of capitalism, and a material example of the dictatorship of the proletariat in practice. That is an unprecedented development on Marxism.
Revolutionaries who recognize this fact tend to be more successful. That is why we have so many Marxist-Leninst experiments, and no "Luxembourgist" ones. That's all I'm saying.
I agree with a the first bit, not entirely with the last bit, but I appreciate your point and the way you've presented it. Some of the other MLs on this site are not nearly as productive in their discourse. Thank you for the conversation!