Commitee Communism?

[TheComrade]

Well, what is Committee Communism? Can someone give me a brief explaination - perhaps some further reading too? I am trying hard to learn as much as possible from these forums - so far it has been wonderful! You are ALL wonderful!

[Lamanov]

Eehhhhhhhhhnnever hurd of it. :unsure:

Maybe you've mistaken it with Council Communism??

[Jacob]

sorry, can't say I've heard of that :huh:

[TheComrade]

I think you are right, DJ-TC, I have clearly mistaken it for Council Communism. But I still don't know what that is....please enlighten me!

[FreePalestine-SmashIsrael]

Council communism, is the idea of a more decentralized way of carrying out things. it is in contrast with lenin, who had the democratic centralism, and vanguard.
Read Mass Strike by luxembourg, reform or revolution by her, which our study group is going through, that will be a big help, anything else by her, Anton Pannekoek, Paul Mattick, Karl Liebknicht

[Fidel Follower]

Ahhhh Thecomrade has no clue....and it shall remain that way..we will keep you in the dark! Hahaha :P ;)

[Lamanov]

It could be said that I'm a council communist.
Check this out:

Left Communists (http://www.marxists.org/archive/index-history.htm#leftism)

Workers' Councils, by Anton Pannekoek (http://www.marxists.org/archive/pannekoe/1936/councils.htm)
Party and Class, by Anton Pannekoek (http://www.marxists.org/archive/pannekoe/1936/party-class.htm)
Theses On The Fight Of The Working Class Against Capitalism, by Anton Pannekoek (http://www.marxists.org/archive/pannekoe/1947/theses-fight.htm)
Council Communism, by Paul Mattick (http://www.marxists.org/archive/mattick-paul/1939/council-communism.htm)
Masses and The Vanguard, by Paul Mattick (http://www.marxists.org/archive/mattick-paul/1938/mass-vanguard.htm)

[TheComrade]

Thank you! So friendly...so kind...so helpful (except Fidel Follower)

[Lamanov]

No problem man. When you read some of it, let me know what you think.

Also I suggest Mass Strike by Rosa Luxemburg. (http://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1906/mass-strike/index.htm)