the feeble found refuge in a belief in miracles (#marxtheory)

As always the feeble found refuge in a belief in miracles, believing that the enemy has been vanquished when they have only conjured it away in a fantasy, sacrificing any understanding of the present to an ineffectual glorification of the future in store for them, and of deeds that they had in their hearts but did not want to bring to fruition just yet. They are the heroes who try to deny their proven incompetence by offering each other sympathy and banding together…

Marx Later Political Writings (p.35)

Relates to my post: Falling in love with ourselves.

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