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Yeah and I think 1) that was 175 years ago 2) that while a brilliant thinker on the subject of structures and inevitabilities, Marx was pretty naïve when it came to implementation.
Lenin's push for participation in elections was due to the Duma which kept getting dissolved by the Czar for becoming increasingly anti monarchy. Between 1906 and 1917 several had been dissolved due to growing constitutional monarchy among the peasants.
Without historical context it sounds like lenin advocated participating in all bourgeoisie elections.
Uh, no. The context is very clear, he offers it himself. He's talking about movements in other countries, where class consciousness isn't sufficient for more direct alternatives, specifically Germany. He didn't mention the Czar or the Duma once in this text.
You should really just read it, it's pretty short.
How dare you be reasonable and actually try and solve problems instead of just complaining and demonizing anyone who's not left enough!
They did no such thing. They used a typical liberal approach by finding something that they think aligns with their ideology and claims 'gotcha'