Council Communism

Council Communism, also called Dutch-German Left Communism, or simply Councilism , is a particular strain of left communism that emphasizes the role of worker's councils in organizing both the revolution itself and as a foundation of post-capitalist society. This direct proletarian control over production and distribution (Where the councils take democratic control over the economy) is seen by Council Communists as the true character of the dictatorship of the proletariat.

Beliefs
Council communists differ widely on the specifics, but they all agree that, generally, decisions should be made via council democracy.

Council Communism, at its core, believes in the establishment of a dictatorship of the proletariat by means of a network of workers' council. Council Communism rejects Leninist organizational methods, such as vanguardism and democratic centralism. Despite this, not all council communists reject utilizing a party all together, as some believe in a party serving a minor role in the revolution. Council Communism also rejects reformist methods and working within trade unions.

Most council communists also view the Bolshevik revolution as a bourgeois, not proletarian, revolution, and saw the Soviet Union as a State Capitalist project, rather than a  Socialist one, or one moving towards Socialism.

Council Communists/Dutch-German Left Communists differ from Italian Left Communists on the idea of the party. This can be seen in Pannekoek's Party and Class and Bordiga's work with the same name. The Dutch-Germans emphasise on autonomous organisations for the working class, in contrast, the Italians uphold the role of the party in leading the working class.

Personality
Council Communism, like the name, implies really likes councils and will usually insist other leftists to get into a Council together before deciding anything.

How to Draw
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 * 1) Draw a ball with eyes
 * 2) Make it red
 * 3) In the middle draw a black circle with a red star in it
 * 4) Around the circle draw 9 black bars forming a circle.

You're done

Friends

 * [[File:Ormarxf.png]] Marxism - If only more people understood what you said.
 * [[File:Luxem.png]] Luxemburgism - Rest in power, Rosa.
 * [[File:LeftCom.png]] Left Communism - We are cousins, but I will not lie, you are a weird Leninist.
 * [[File:Marxfem.png]] Marxist Feminism - No democracy can exist unless everyone has an equal voice.
 * [[File:Falgsc.png]] Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism - You see, I am an astronomer and you seem to really like space...
 * [[File:Situ.png]] Situationism - My based son who uses fancy jargon and criticizes consumerism.

Frenemies

 * [[File:Ancom.png]] Anarcho-Communism - The old anarchist doctrine is simply too narrow to be of value.
 * [[File:AnSynd.png]] Anarcho-Syndicalism - Unlike other ideologies, I won't confuse you for ancom. But his ideas are better, sorry not sorry ... Also, Paul Mattick worked with you in the USA.
 * [[File:Synd.png]] Syndicalism - Unions distract from true class consciousness, brother.

Enemies

 * [[File:Lib.png]] Liberalism - Your democracy is only a tyranny of the minority!
 * [[File:Socdem.png]] Social Democracy - You killed Rosa.
 * [[File:Nazi.png]] National Socialism - Cope harder, you can't unburn the Reichstag.
 * [[File:Centmarxf.png]] Centrist Marxism - Do you Kautskyites know how much of an opportunist you people are?
 * [[File:ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism - You are merely a natural conclusion of Blanquism.
 * [[File:Orthlen.png]] Leninism - The struggle against fascism begins with the struggle against Bolshevism.
 * [[File:Natcom.png]] National Communism - We kicked you people out of the KAPD, and we aren't afraid to do it again!
 * [[File:Fut2.png]] Futurism - I like being sane, thank you very much.

Literature

 * The Radical Tradition: A Study in Modern Revolutionary Thought by Richard Gombin.
 * Worker's Councils by Anton Pannekoek
 * Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution by the GIK
 * Open Letter to Comrade Lenin by Hermann Gorter
 * The German Revolution - First Stage by Anton Pannekoek
 * The Revolution is Not a Party Affair by Otto Rühle
 * The Council Communist Reader by Radical Reprints
 * Marx and Keynes by Paul Mattick

Wikipedia

 * Council Communism
 * Workers' council
 * Filippo Otto Rühle
 * Anton Pannekoek
 * Paul Mattick

Videos

 * Council Communism by TogetherRed