You seem to be conflating capitalism with democracy. Which suggests you want some kind of authoritarian socialism or communism, which - no thank you. And now you are not talking about the ‘working class’, which definitely includes a vast majority so has no democratic barriers, but a ‘revolutionary class’ - ie, ‘the party’, a small group that seize power and oppress the rest ruthlessly. Again, no thank you. That is just trading one group of self-intrerested individuals with no restraints (who are psychopathic about it) for another group (who are ruthless zealots about it).
I’m not conflating capitalism with democracy, not at all. I want a socialist system, which is necessarily democratic. Parties are not distinct classes in and of themselves either, but are subsections of broader classes. For example, principals and teachers are both working class, even though the principal manages teachers. This is basic Marxist analysis.
You seem to be conflating capitalism with democracy. Which suggests you want some kind of authoritarian socialism or communism, which - no thank you. And now you are not talking about the ‘working class’, which definitely includes a vast majority so has no democratic barriers, but a ‘revolutionary class’ - ie, ‘the party’, a small group that seize power and oppress the rest ruthlessly. Again, no thank you. That is just trading one group of self-intrerested individuals with no restraints (who are psychopathic about it) for another group (who are ruthless zealots about it).
I’m not conflating capitalism with democracy, not at all. I want a socialist system, which is necessarily democratic. Parties are not distinct classes in and of themselves either, but are subsections of broader classes. For example, principals and teachers are both working class, even though the principal manages teachers. This is basic Marxist analysis.