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If communist parties are so exclusive how do they become popular with the masses? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 5 days ago by SovietReporter@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml

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So the communist party only accepts the most advanced elements of the proletariat, people with the highest class consciousness. How does the party educate the rest of the population if it is that picky with who they let in?

I was told that the difference between the Bolsheviks and the Menscheviks was that the Menscheviks let anyone join, but the Bolsheviks only let people with advanced class consciousness join. How does that give popularity to a party if it is so exclusive?

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[–] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 17 points 5 days ago

A true communist party has to be an army at some point. And to build an effective army you need people with a very strict discipline. Thats why you cant let everyone in. That being said, it doesnt mean the party doesnt interact with regular people. In fact, if a party has the conditions, they should create the regular-folk -> revolutionary-enought-to-join-the-party pipeline