1. Yes, the Bolsheviks overthrew capitalism in Russia but it was not a developed Western society but still a predominantly peasant one which is why I did not refer to it in my comments.
2. Yes, there were revolutionary crises in the West, particularly in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution and during the depression between the world wars, but my point was that was then and this is now. If revolutions couldn't be realized when the militant and expanding workers movement was at its highest point, it's delusional to believe you're engaged in "revolutionary" politics when that movement is at its lowest ebb. 3. It's at its lowest ebb not because we don't follow the advice you and others freely dispense about how to resurrect it but because of the effects of automation, globalization, atomization, and the fragmentation of work in a service economy which has sharply reduced the size, confidence, bargaining power and political influence of the trade unions. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#29071): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/29071 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/104479559/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
