notably, where lenin did not lose to them was when he dissolved the constituent assembly and nobody could stop him. there is a lesson here i think

@lyrasie "Heh, seems your revolution is over. I beat you in the election for the constituent assembly!"

@lyrasie Then he got shot and Stalin's policies created a state capitalist society.

@lyrasie Yeah, after dismantling status-quo the only tool you can reliably count on is a military force