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Capitalist democracy, while appearing politically equitable, safeguards bourgeois interests by leaving the means of production in elite hands. The proletarian revolution aims to dismantle this class dominance, yet it often gives rise to a new set of tensions within the ruling apparatus. Historical examples from Lenin's Soviet Union to Mao's China show that the transfer of power must be constantly defended against bureaucratic detachment. Yugoslavia's self-management experiment illustrates the struggle for genuine worker control, revealing that even radical reforms can’t bridge gaps between individual workplace democracy and broader economic coordination. Ultimately, socialism must evolve toward a society where its ruling structures diminish as proletarian power matures.

Peggy Noonan's alarm over socialism's surge reveals her flawed analysis: she blames the consciousness of the wounded instead of capitalism, which thrives on historical injustices like dispossession and slavery. As the capitalist structure crumbles under its contradictions—where collective production is shackled by private ownership—Noonan dismisses the urgency of socialism, painting it as a radical force aimed at destruction. Yet, socialism is rising not from whimsical ideology but out of necessity, as younger generations face economic precarity and disillusionment. The question isn’t whether capitalism is natural or just; it’s who truly controls the wealth and future built by the collective.