Leninist Equations (was Re: Volatitily as social flaring)

[Gordon Fitch]

Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu>:
> >If the ruling class and its non-ruling class supporters peacefully
> >accept the transition to socialism, & if everyone, uncompelled by
> >state power, immediately begins to observe rules of peaceful social
> >intercourse according to communist principles, the state is
> >practically unnecessary.  That, however, has not & will not happen.

Joseph Raso:
> Which explains, in large part, why most Third World revolutionary states, 
> under attack from US imperialism and segments of the old ruling class, 
> constructed security apparatuses which were often repressive.

Certainly.  Unfortunately, this strategy has produced only
further instances of feudalism and capitalism, which is why
I suggest attention to anarchist proposals hitherto derided
by many.