Hey, so, uh, sorry if this isn’t the right community. I’ll remove the post in that case.

Anyway, I’m pretty sure I’ve read a quote from Lenin on Hexbear some days ago about how revolution cannot be kickstarted only by the subjugated class’ ideology, but by the ruling class’ as well.

Did I dream that? Or is there an actual quote? And where is it from?

I’ll thank you again in the comments, but thanks in advance anyway.

  • GeckoChamber [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    It’s not explicitly about ideology, but this part from The Collapse of the Second International is frequently quoted

    For a revolution to take place, it is usually insufficient for “the lower classes not to want” to live in the old way; it is also necessary that “the upper classes should be unable” to live in the old way

    • Emanuel [comrade/them]@hexbear.netOP
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      2 months ago

      Hm, I don’t think this was quite the one I was thinking of. Thanks so much, though, it is very much in the same vein as the one I’m trying to remember