Globalization and Socialism in One Country

[The Advent of Anarchy]

Well, I've heard about Socialism in One Country, and that some Marxists, Leninists, and MLs criticize it because globalization eliminates the possibility of a successful socialist country. Any thoughts?

[BreadBros]

I don't think any of those groups criticize the idea of socialism in one country on that basis. For one, theoretical breaks regarding that theory date back to the 1930s-50s, whereas 'globalization' has only recently entered the English language.

Trotskyists are the main group that criticize socialism in one country. They believe that such a concept is impossible or at the very least leads to "deformation" or "bureaucratization" of the state. I believe most of them advocate a worldwide revolution or some kind of continual expansion of revolution. In the case of Russia they believe that the failure of the revolution to spread to Germany in 1918 was a failure and led to the isolation and deformation of Russia. Marxists-Leninists generally uphold the theory.

Outside of that there is the practical problem of isolation. Isolation can be very taxing on a country's economy as is evidenced by Cuba, NK and any other attempt at a socialist state that has had to face the world without Soviet patronage or the ability to be self-sufficient. Thats more of a geopolitical question, but one with ramifications for class dynamics inside of that country.