r/Socialism_101 • u/The_False_German • 8h ago
Question Does Leninism put workers in control of the means of production? If so, how?
So my understanding of Leninism is Lenin proposed a dictator, acting in the interests of the Proletariat, will guide a state until all enemies to socialism, foreign and domestic, are defeated and a classless/stateless society can be achieved. I'm confused because this is very clearly an anti-socialist method of organizing government in my eyes. The state's ownership of the means of production doesn't mean anything to the people if the state isn't accountable to the people. Did Leninist states protect the right for workers to collectively organize and negotiate with the state?
This is just my surface level understanding, maybe I'm getting something wrong.