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What does it mean?
Lenin claims that abstract pacifism is a way to deceive the working class.
In plain terms
Abstract peace preaching tricks workers.
What can you take from it?
Pacifist rhetoric can be a distraction for labor struggles.

Where it applies

  • labor organizing
  • political debates

Putting it to work

  • focus on concrete class actions
  • expose rhetorical tricks

Questions to consider

  • When does pacifism become a tool of oppression?
  • Can peace be compatible with class struggle?

Another view

Not all pacifist ideas are manipulative; some may be sincere.

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