[When social reform is impossible, social revolution becomes inevitable. There is no way to avoid the conclusion that it is necessary to expropriate the wealth of the financial oligarchy.]
I agree. But why do so called " socialist vanguard parties " stagnate ? A hundred years ago -with no Internet - there were vigorous, self-confident socialist parties, especially in Germany ( with a highly skilled, politically educated working class ).
Even the better socialist parties - whatever their convoluted sectarian squabbles- lack propaganda skills. Very few even TALK to the real working class.
Many flaws . Just one : what appeal does endless, nearly neurotic religion bashing have for the majority of working class who find their faith more compelling than " what hydrogen atoms can do given 15 billion years of cosmic evolution " ? ( Carl Sagan, " Cosmos " TV series ).
One suspects that it is a nearly traumatic experience for some " socialists " to bump into blue collar factory workers .
A hundred years of failure needs an UNORTHODOX explanation.
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