Post B27QoIn3bXMgHbV6DA by Nimbius666@comp.lain.la
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 (DIR) Post #B27OFUDquMsphBIxN2 by foolishowl@social.coop
       2026-01-09T16:39:51Z
       
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       Everytime there's any outburst of public political dissent, a lot of nominal leftists condemn it as inadequate, too late, the wrong priority.(It's not as bad as the leftists who argue for reaching out to the right, but it's bad.)Speed, direction, mass, and position all matter.
       
 (DIR) Post #B27OFVnh2b9Aad55sG by Nimbius666@comp.lain.la
       2026-01-09T19:31:54.688937Z
       
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       @foolishowl Lenin himself criticized spontaneity as a road to trade unionism and the economists road to bourgeoisie capture. The outburst needs a George Floyd level of leadership.
       
 (DIR) Post #B27QoHeVpow4koUlFo by foolishowl@social.coop
       2026-01-09T19:55:42Z
       
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       @Nimbius666 This is false, and exactly why I am no longer a Leninist.
       
 (DIR) Post #B27QoIn3bXMgHbV6DA by Nimbius666@comp.lain.la
       2026-01-09T20:00:36.239765Z
       
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       @foolishowl comrade, how is the vanguard of the proletariat false? This rssistance, spontaneous as it may be, needs leaders.
       
 (DIR) Post #B27VNJVNL2LES5BFHk by foolishowl@social.coop
       2026-01-09T20:38:23Z
       
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       @Nimbius666 "Leadership" is a contingent quality, not a permanent attribute of a person or organization. You can create an organization to do specific things but you can't create an organization of leaders in general.
       
 (DIR) Post #B27VNKed47L014W9Lc by Nimbius666@comp.lain.la
       2026-01-09T20:51:44.038041Z
       
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       @foolishowl the spontaneity of leadership outlined by Marx was directly refuted by Lenin's own revolutionary experience and the failure of the Paris commune.  I firmly believe The spontaneity of agitators and their revolutionary tactic must be led by a vanguard of intelligentsia and professional worker revolutionaries or suffer the collapse into statist control and opportunism.I do hope the momentum continues for justice. Floyd's protests brought political change. I am eager to see the same fate for ice.