I see it as akin to the fact that even after a couple centuries of capitalist hegemony, we still have a handful of nobles around. Obviously they don’t have the same power they used to (with a couple isolated exceptions) and they’re largely ceremonial. But I think that shows there’s a path to be drawn where the bourgeoisie can retain form while losing function within a transitional political economy.
That’s a good take on it. Essentially, jumping to Communism is Utopian, trying to quickly go through actual development stages is Scientific. The next Mode of Production emerges from the current, not outside of it.
I see it as akin to the fact that even after a couple centuries of capitalist hegemony, we still have a handful of nobles around. Obviously they don’t have the same power they used to (with a couple isolated exceptions) and they’re largely ceremonial. But I think that shows there’s a path to be drawn where the bourgeoisie can retain form while losing function within a transitional political economy.
That’s a good take on it. Essentially, jumping to Communism is Utopian, trying to quickly go through actual development stages is Scientific. The next Mode of Production emerges from the current, not outside of it.