No. As with any and all kind of Marxist traditions we should look at the inherent, or "basic" theoretical assumptions of said "Marxist schools of thought".
My point is that it is not random that nearly all of Lukács's students turned (neo-)lib. My point is that there's an inherent dimension inside Lukácsianism that propels the Budapest School's former proponents to turn towards the EU's ideals!
These should be analyzed (as with everyone) on a case-to-case basis. What I'm saying here is that the "Budapest School's" inherent properties are what made the neo-lib turn possible; in other words: you can highlight in Lukács's work how the post-communist Lukácsians acted and thought, namely, humanism.
No. Why would you? Is the "Makhnovist tradition" suspect of becoming neolib? No! Is the Leninist tradition suspect of becoming neolib? No!
The REASON for these lies in their (theoretical/historic) contributions.
Critical support is one thing. Labelling them as the true successors of 21st century socialism is another!
>I think we should all be much less dogmatic on practical matters
Who is being dogmatic in this discussion, m8? My point is: Lukács was a humanist fag – theoretically –, and as such, should be disregarded, criticized, scrutinized!
Real, theoretical questions (such, as you mention them, "idealism or materialism, humanism or antihumanism") are not some kind of abstract willy-wanking issues, but have ABSOLUTE effect on our praxis.
Remember, the Marxist route is: theory -> praxis.
As a Leninist I completely disagree! It is, foremost, our (hungaro-mongoloid's) theoretical stance that informs our praxis. And while our theory is humanist, our praxis can not be properly Marxist!