it seems like reform would just leave the bourgeoisie to either corrupt the party or destroy it outright by force. suppose it where to go militant would the bourgeoisie just use modern surveillance facial recognition etc to grab the upper hand and destroy any revolution.
Absolutely! I know it can feel hopeless when a party is small or whatever, but they all started that way. The powers that be are always going to try to infiltrate a party of the people, they managed that without technology. That doesn’t mean it is hopeless.
Join a party. Even if the revolution isn’t anytime soon, you will be making a difference in your community and advancing the socialist cause! Bare minimum, you will find comrades. I cannot oversell how nice it is to be with comrades after ages of feeling alone in this capitalist hellscape. All the media tries to make you feel crazy for seeing the truth about the world, so actually getting to be around other Marxists is very refreshing.
I don’t know if you are in the USA, but if that is the case I recommend these parties in decending order.
Party of Communists USA (PCUSA) is my party, we are the only bolshevic-cadre vanguard party in the US. We come from the ashes of, and carry on the lineage of the original Communist Party USA (Which is now revisionist and bad). You will find principled Marxists here, ready to educated and empower you, so don’t be scared of by the somewhat ugly website! https://partyofcommunistsusa.org/
I can also recommend Freedom Road Socialist Org (FRSO). I’ve worked with them, they are quite principled. FRSO.org
Party of Socialism and Liberation seems to have a good line, but my experience with them hasn’t been so good but that’s probably because they only have a couple members in my area. https://www.pslweb.org/