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11.1 Why the Russian Revolution Failed: When Rich Kids do all the Socialism

WHAT IS POLITICS?

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The Russian Socialists Are Not Really Important on the Russian Scene

The anarchists are not really important on the Russian scene until we get to the Russian revolution itself. The Marxists at this point are so busy having their heads up their asses and mindlessly following Marx's writing like a bunch of brain dead cult losers that they are completely oblivious to the socialist potential of this giant mass of angry desperate peasant communists staring them straight in the face. And while the peasants are just waiting to revolt and just waiting to be connected to an urban movement to help them achieve their goals, the Marxists are cheering on the advance of capitalism and the destruction of the peasant commune.

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