"We wage the struggle against the 'labour aristocracy' in the name of the masses of the workers and in order to attract them to our side." V.I. Lenin, "Left-Wing Communism, An Infantile Disorder" [MC5 comments:
This comment needs to be re-interpreted in light of history proving Lenin wrong in the same pamphlet about how soon Europe would turn the corner. The class structure has changed since then, and even by Lenin's standards, there can be no debate any longer, because the people once considered "workers" are now imperialist country petty-bourgeoisie, and Lenin said over and over that he did not expect us to organize that class for its own demands. On the other hand, this quote is still literally correct taken alone and without the follow-up about a now defunct political trend in Germany. We attack the labor aristocracy to attract the international proletariat and other toilers to our side. That includes making the demand for reparations, even in countries without developed productive sectors that serve as the "reserve army" of unemployed for the rest of world. Anti-Amerikkkanism is important glue for the international workers. The international proletariat can only recognize its vanguard through an attack on the global petty-bourgeoisie.]