Zoroaster

Hey, thanks for the friend request. I must admit, I was a little surprised to receive it - partly because I'm not as active on here as I once was. Any particular reason why you added me?

Yes, they are. A open discussion is encouraged.

What's this in reference to? And to whom are you referring to? Communists or the general population?

If you've got Facebook, I'd be happy to add you on there so we can discuss shit easier.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-one_Conditions
https://www.marxists.org/archive/bor...ons-theses.htm

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Furthermore, the party could not substitute itself for the class, or organise secretly (a la Blanquism). The party- the grouping of the most advanced strata of the proletariat- would keep in touch with the proletariat as a whole, get involved with it's struggles and consistently espouse the view of the class-for-itself.

I recommend The Lyons Theses by Bordiga, and the 21 Conditions for joining the Comintern. I'll get the links now.

Okay, so Bordiga's view on the party was very much in line with the 21 conditions of the Comintern. The class party would be made up of individuals who agreed with the party programme, which would be, naturally, Marxist. Bordiga argued that since Marxism is an analysis of capitalism (with the DotP and communism being the conclusions drawn from this analysis) the programme would be invariant- as capitalism retains the same dynamics and laws, despite it's various superficial forms.

Prior to the seizure of power, the party would serve as the representative organ of the proletariat, since class struggle is a political struggle. After bourgeois rule has been smashed, the soviets would act as the main organs of proletarian rule, with the party serving to guide and direct the soviets, not control them. Bordiga did not advocate the fusion of party and state, like what existed under Stalin.

Happy to answer that. Give me 5 mins to eat my lunch and I'll get on it

Good! And yh, get yourself a hell bottom avatar