Was just recently considering reaching out to the Canadian party. Would like to go meet with them in person once the pandemic is over to see how they operate. From what I’ve read they’re a classic Marxist-Leninist party, so that part sounds solid.
The reason I haven’t bothered joining so far is because they appear to be politically irrelevant at the moment. They have no seats and no serious political presence. So one of the things I’d like to find out is whether they have a strategy for that and plans to grow.
Bolsheviks saw value in participation and Lenin strongly encourages it here. I’d argue that it’s important to pay attention to their experience since they did manage to run a successful revolution in the end.
I agree with the argument Lenin lays out in the Should We Participate in Bourgeois Parliaments? section of his “Left-Wing” Communism essay. The whole essay is an excellent read on effective tactics.
Thanks I might read that later. Regardless, conditions in your country today are likely different from conditions in Russia 100 years ago, so your local party may have good reasons to choose other tactics. I’m sure they would discuss it with you.
Was just recently considering reaching out to the Canadian party. Would like to go meet with them in person once the pandemic is over to see how they operate. From what I’ve read they’re a classic Marxist-Leninist party, so that part sounds solid.
The reason I haven’t bothered joining so far is because they appear to be politically irrelevant at the moment. They have no seats and no serious political presence. So one of the things I’d like to find out is whether they have a strategy for that and plans to grow.
Seats in house wont matter. Electoral politics isn’t the goal of most socialist parties.
Bolsheviks saw value in participation and Lenin strongly encourages it here. I’d argue that it’s important to pay attention to their experience since they did manage to run a successful revolution in the end.
Electoralism doesnt work, except maybe for propaganda/agitation. If a communist party doesnt take part in that, its probably a good sign.
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It looks like my party has some members in parliament through Izquierda Unida (united left), but I had to look that up.
I agree with the argument Lenin lays out in the Should We Participate in Bourgeois Parliaments? section of his “Left-Wing” Communism essay. The whole essay is an excellent read on effective tactics.
Thanks I might read that later. Regardless, conditions in your country today are likely different from conditions in Russia 100 years ago, so your local party may have good reasons to choose other tactics. I’m sure they would discuss it with you.
For sure, I definitely will talk with them and I don’t really see any reason not to join. I’d like to see the party grow obviously.