Rosa Luxemburg: Mass strike for democracy

Venue: Rangfoyer - Can we learn from Rosa Luxemburg how we defend democracy today?

Bourgeois democracy, which was limited to the political and parliamentary sphere and was not extended to economic and social matters, considered it inadequate. For Luxembourg, true democracy required self-knowledge and self-empowerment on the part of people. “Learn from mistakes” is their motto. Analysis, education and education were important, but she rejected ready-made political recipes and dogmatic leadership. She saw mass strikes as an opportunity to gain political experience, prevent social setbacks and drive improvements.