I bought and converted these two books!
Here's "On the Philosophy of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism": https://www.dropbox.com/s/ybn0lt0vz3pg7gj/On%20the%20Philosophy%20of%20Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR1L-C95kd_VqruBZuoMRKyJ5hHowv6istRinphIMx9GgLZx0IJ5avstlgc
Here's "On Culture, Art, and Philosophy": https://www.dropbox.com/s/sw6xeylsnj4cifv/On%20Culture%2C%20Art%20and%20Literature.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR2-V6pwC5CoiM-CVl1W2gjV3c8XPfBqxG7a-CVXcetS7uC42CyaPhOe4U0
title. i don't think this is a 101 question. why did Albania collapse when they were following Marxism-Leninism?
Besides Marx and Engels of course, most marxist literature seems to be marxist leninist (I'm always getting reccomended State and Revolution)
If there is a difference between the two, what are some good books on just regular Marxism? Are there other variants on Marxism as well?
I have seen lots of people talk about how similar luxemburgism is to leninism and stuff like that so i want to know how exactly they differ. Also are they as similar as people let on?
It's a question that I've never seen ML(M)'s answer convincingly. How exactly is a society supposed to go from a vanguardist democratic centralist state to a classless, stateless and moneyless society? What's the timeline of events that leads from A to B? Let's imagine that all the material conditions are right for transition to communism, how would the actual transition take place? How would the state whither away? What sort of organizational institutions will assume the functions of the state? How would goods be produced and distributed without a centrally planned state-orientated economy? If I am to consider Marxism-Leninism as a suitable means to achieve the goal of a communist, classless, stateless and moneyless society, those questions need to be answered.
I'm a newly turned ML, I was a liberal before. I feel like I've had little to no success in converting anyone to socialism. Briefly I believed I could try and convert a conservative I know, but I was just being stupid. Maybe the fault is mine for not reading enough theory (I have learning problems, I can't help it). I became a communist because I realised revolution is the only way to bring about real change to the world's problems, not reform,. I have lost like three friends that I tried to convert. I do not know how to be more efficient about helping out.
Pretty basic question but please answer!
„In fact, when Kaganovich suggests substituting the term Marxism-Leninism for Marxism-Leninism- Stalinism, the leader to whom that tribute is directed responds: “you want to compare a dick to a guard tower."“
Excerpt taken from Domenico Losurdo‘s „Stalin, the History and Critique of a black legend“
I sat on this theoretical work for a while so here it is in PDF format. I hope you enjoy your brain melting from the scorching hot takes.
https://pdfhost.io/v/6LQew.92n_Long_Live_MarxismLeninismRedditismpdf.pdf
This may seem like an odd point, but I think it's worthwhile to discuss.
I've stopped referring to "Marxist Leninists" as ML's because I think "Leninists" is a better term. Marxist-Leninism was a term created by the Stalinist regime to mythologize their ideology, it also helps to further monopolize Marxism with tankie thought.
Although anarchists have a complicated relationship with Marx, there's no doubt that many anarchists have been inspired by and benefitted from Marxist analyses. I also believe that Leninism is a right-wing deviation of Marxism, and that it's tactics, analysis, and conclusions differ widely from the writings of Marx. Leninists don't seem to realize this however, many seem to think that Leninism is the fullest expression of Marxism.
There are plenty of respectable libertarian currents in Marxism. I've found lots of inspiration from Pannekoek and council communism - especially in its similarities with syndicalism. I'm also partial to Rosa Luxembourg and Daniel Guerin.
This is all to say that Marxism is a lot more diverse than Leninists would have you believe, and we shouldn't let them have a monopoly on that tradition. Call them Leninists, not Marxist Leninists.
Your thoughts?
