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What Is To Be Done? with Breht O'Shea and Alyson Escalante

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Critiquing Economism and the Leninist Perspective

This chapter explores the concept of economism, a school of thought within European socialism that focuses on immediate labor demands rather than revolution, and Lenin's critique of it. It highlights the importance of the Marxist Leninist approach, which emphasizes the need for a political battle in addition to economic struggles. The chapter also discusses the role of class struggle within capitalism and the necessity of addressing various social issues in the communist movement.

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