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Geese holds that a “socialist political pole” will coalesce in the United States as left-liberals, “progressive” Democrats, etc. take office, and that their subsequent betrayals will provide the masses with the “experience” required for communist consciousness to develop. To facilitate this process, Leninists should refrain from “abstentionism,” i.e. they should endorse and campaign for liberals, while still criticizing them somewhat (the gaggle varies on how much). This entire model relies on a faith in spontaneity that Lenin would have ridiculed. It emphasizes the instructive role of “experience,” while downplaying our duty to help the masses interprettheir experiences, both during and after the fact. It acknowledges the value of criticism, but has no qualms watering down said criticism by coupling it with “bold” support for Zionists.

The incoherence of such rhetoric matters little, since spontaneous consciousness will presumably fill in the gaps. We are dealing here with Leninism in words, opportunism in deeds.

Geese’s economism extends to their hatred of “sects,” since they perceive rules, regulations, and a common program as fetters on the spontaneous movement, rather than essential safeguards against political degeneration. They believe issues like liquidationism, reformism, etc. will resolve themselves automatically, or through the “marketplace of ideas,” as if proletarian ideology exists on an equal playing field with its bourgeois counterpart.

We’ve seen the fruits of this thinking in recent months, with DSA’s explosive popularity pushing the organization further and further to the right. Are we really building a Party capable of guiding the masses through future disillusionments and upheavals? Or are we building an appendage to the very system that’s exploiting them?

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