hm

so you are pro-democracy pro-centralization?

Yes both. More on authoritarian side.

so isn't there a possibility of the party that works in the proletariat's interests forming a new ruling class?

We are not against worker's aristocracy.

wouldn't this eventually degenerate into fascism though

@post-ironic username everything may degenerate into many things.

...?

Every single ideology may degenerate into fascism.

i guess, but some are better than others at avoiding that problem

Like what?

of course even in some ideal anarchist society fascism could be caused by violent revolution

but ML society mid-transition makes it easier with one central council controlling everything and trying to maintain their power, does it not?

It depends. I think we can run on a personal authority of our man. One man can be responsible and should.

But we have to have a bigger organization than before.

why is one man running things advantageous?

If one man can't do it - smaller council is possible.

it seems like you're depending on a very weak link here

The smartest man should be the leader, yes?

how do you determine the smartest man? might?

why not have discourse between several people and reach the truth democratically?

By his scientific input in Marxism.

Like Lenin just started to make analitics and nobody had any way around him.

i'm not that well versed in theory but i'm sure there are a few criticisms of lenin's work out there

@post-ironic username they all failed and gave up.

ofc i'd have no way to tell if they're valid or not without reading them

In his lifetime.

@post-ironic username I've read them.

There always been talks in the party. The saved archives you can read.

link?

I have no idea how to call it in English. I'll look it up for you right now.

and maybe some relevant excerpts of some of the criticisms?

Something like that. Best is to find translations of the party meetings, they are all recorded.

okay

so in a hypothetical, say some guy named Steven wrote some really good theory and had the best ideas

Yep

wouldn't the population be convinced of it, and would elect him?

@post-ironic username election is a lie.

You overestimate it.