The problem is that it was an article of marxist faith that "class origin" was a guarantee of correctness - the proletariat was supposed to automatically lead t

The problem is that it was an article of marxist faith that "class origin" was a guarantee of correctness - the proletariat was supposed to automatically lead the way to the future. Communist parties all over the world were keen on demonstrating that their central committees had a "proletarian majority", with a sprinkling of helpful intellectuals, which might include the secretary general ...