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Communism
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Lenin argued that the working class, left to its own devices, would only achieve "trade-union consciousness"—a focus on immediate economic gains rather than revolutionary overthrow Lenin, What Is To Be Done?. The Vanguard Party, composed of dedicated professional revolutionaries, acts as the political consciousness of the proletariat, guiding them through the revolutionary seizure of power and managing the subsequent socialist transition.
This necessitates adherence to the principle of Democratic Centralism, where vigorous … -
Marxist Leninist Theory
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Central to MLT is the role of the Communist Party, conceived as the conscious, highly disciplined vanguard of the proletariat. Unlike broad labor movements, the vanguard party possesses the correct scientific understanding of historical trajectory and must, therefore, direct the revolution.
Lenin’s concept of **[Democratic Centralis…