Thank you for reading and taking the time to respond. Your central point appears to be that: "You (i.e. HK) imagine that you (i.e. HK) are adding clarity by adding the term "Leninist-type"? This is bankruptcy." And this because: "Lenin did not create a "Leninist-type" party. Rather, he studied the concrete needs of the working class movement. We should do the same."
Then after a description of types, you believe you hold a dagger to my neck by asking: " So, Hari--if you are going to claim that we need a "Leninist-type" party--I must ask you: Which of the 5 kinds of party listed above do you believe we need?" I need to reiterate, and I won't be long: My article was aimed at one thing and one thing alone : The assertion made on this list that there was a division between Marx-Engels and Lenin on the matter of a disciplined party, that was a professional party led by the advanced vanguard. To make it clear that this was what Lenin had written about in What is to be done, I referred to a piece - and put a link to it - from ca 1976 on a text specifically about WITBDN. Your taxonomy of party with Lenin is interesting - but it is for you - not me - to fully write that historical development if you choose. Once more, WITBDN is still highly relevant to us. Operationalising it for 2026, is of course necessary by country and specific condition. if that is another underlying point of your response - that is great. I have never claimed more. H -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40235): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40235 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117257520/21656 -=-=- 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: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
