It’s pretty simple, Marxism-Leninism is the largest and most significant subset of Marxism. Much of Marxism-Leninism is just Marxism, and as such it shares with other branches of Marxist thought. When pertinent, it is more useful to use Marxism, rather then Marxism-Leninism, such as discussing the Marxist law of value or theory of the state, neither of which Marxism-Leninism meaningfully deviates from.
In a single word, “fringe.” Marxism-Leninism isn’t just the most historically relevant branch of Marxism, it’s also the most important in the modern era. It isn’t a “false equivalency,” I never made the claim that all Marxists are Marxist-Leninists, just that much of peoples critiques of Marxism-Leninism are more accurately critiques of Marxism itself, Lenin’s work not being relevant in that particular critique.
It’s pretty simple, Marxism-Leninism is the largest and most significant subset of Marxism. Much of Marxism-Leninism is just Marxism, and as such it shares with other branches of Marxist thought. When pertinent, it is more useful to use Marxism, rather then Marxism-Leninism, such as discussing the Marxist law of value or theory of the state, neither of which Marxism-Leninism meaningfully deviates from.
Sooo… what is your word for “Marxists who reject bolshevism,” since your false equivalency seems to imply “All Marxists are bolsheviks by default.”
In a single word, “fringe.” Marxism-Leninism isn’t just the most historically relevant branch of Marxism, it’s also the most important in the modern era. It isn’t a “false equivalency,” I never made the claim that all Marxists are Marxist-Leninists, just that much of peoples critiques of Marxism-Leninism are more accurately critiques of Marxism itself, Lenin’s work not being relevant in that particular critique.