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'''Left communism''' is an [[Ultra-leftism|ultra-left]] political position that rejects [[Leninism]] and [[materialism]]. Left communists often advocate boycotting [[Trade union|trade unions]] and [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] elections because they will not ultimately lead to [[revolution]], even though they can be useful for organizing and raising [[class consciousness]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Nino Brown|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=“Left-wing” communism and the movement today|date=2018-08-20|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/left-wing-communism-and-the-movement-today/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518093255/https://www.liberationschool.org/left-wing-communism-and-the-movement-today/|archive-date=2022-05-18|retrieved=2022-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Richard Becker|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=A handbook of tactics: Some historical context for studying “Left-wing” communism|date=2018-08-22|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/a-handbook-of-tactics-some-historical-context-for-studying-left-wing-communism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122061410/https://www.liberationschool.org/a-handbook-of-tactics-some-historical-context-for-studying-left-wing-communism/|archive-date=2022-01-22|retrieved=2022-11-27}}</ref>
'''Left communism''' is an [[Ultra-leftism|ultra-left]] political position that rejects [[Leninism]] and [[materialism]]. Left communists often advocate boycotting [[Trade union|trade unions]] and [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] elections because they will not ultimately lead to [[revolution]], even though they can be useful for organizing and raising [[class consciousness]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Nino Brown|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=“Left-wing” communism and the movement today|date=2018-08-20|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/left-wing-communism-and-the-movement-today/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518093255/https://www.liberationschool.org/left-wing-communism-and-the-movement-today/|archive-date=2022-05-18|retrieved=2022-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Richard Becker|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=A handbook of tactics: Some historical context for studying “Left-wing” communism|date=2018-08-22|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/a-handbook-of-tactics-some-historical-context-for-studying-left-wing-communism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122061410/https://www.liberationschool.org/a-handbook-of-tactics-some-historical-context-for-studying-left-wing-communism/|archive-date=2022-01-22|retrieved=2022-11-27}}</ref>
==Further Reading==
* {{Citation|mia=https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1920/lwc/|author=Vladimir Lenin|title=“Left-Wing” Communism: an Infantile Disorder|year=1920|publisher=Progress Publishers}}


== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:Left-wing ideologies]]
[[Category:Left-wing ideologies]]

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Left communism is an ultra-left political position that rejects Leninism and materialism. Left communists often advocate boycotting trade unions and bourgeois elections because they will not ultimately lead to revolution, even though they can be useful for organizing and raising class consciousness.[1][2]

Further Reading

  • Vladimir Lenin (1920). “Left-Wing” Communism: an Infantile Disorder. Progress Publishers. [MIA]

References

  1. Nino Brown (2018-08-20). "“Left-wing” communism and the movement today" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  2. Richard Becker (2018-08-22). "A handbook of tactics: Some historical context for studying “Left-wing” communism" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-11-27.