Bordigism

Bordigism is an informal term to refer to the political positions corresponding largely to those of Marxist Amadeo Bordiga.

Bordiga

Amadeo Bordiga (13 June 1889 – 23 July 1970) was an Italian Marxist, a contributor to Communist theory, the founder of the Communist Party of Italy, a leader of the Communist International and, after World War II, a leading figure of the International Communist Party.

Vanguard Party

see also: Communist Party

Invariant Program

See also: communist programme

Bordigists believe that the communist programme is invariant and can be traced back to the Communist Manifesto. The accuracy of this program is established according to Bordigists, and it merely requires application to current circumstances. They believe that using the invariance of the program will prevent degeneration into opportunism and reformism.

Organic Centralism

Organic centralism is a principle derived from opposition to democratism. The correctness of decisions is not derived from majority decisions but consistency to the 'scientific' program of Marxism (see above). In an organic centralist party, tasks are divided and distributed to persons and groups by a central committee according to the abilities of those people. The best tactics and strategies are developed in accordance with the invariant program, as opposed to majority decisions.

Communism

Bordiga believed that the communist party would transform into a body of central administration in communism. Decisions would be made according to the scientific method and not majority opinion. Bordigists tend to ignore this aspect of Bordiga's writings.