Is it possible for a movement to sustain itself without having a notion of its end goal? Bernstein’s principle, that “The movement is everything, the final goal is nothing,” though it claims to be an “orthodox” interpretation of dialectics, belies a purely mechanistic conception…
  • rosered@lemmygrad.ml
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    3 months ago

    The point the author makes about “lesser evilism” is especially poignant today in America, with people arguing that “Well, I need to vote for Kamala because at least she is better than Trump”. Lesser evilism indeed leads to a more regressive state of affairs over time.