Earlier revolutionaries, in short, had been both epistemically and physically outside the societies they wished to transform. What distinguishes the present is that in many countries, revolutionaries are no longer physically forced out from their societies. They have to be epistemically outside society while remaining physically within it, which requires a change in their strategy and tactics. He used his formidable intellect to chart out a praxis for the party that is physically within society but must remain epistemically outside of it. He was thus a true modern communist, a communist of our times, sensitive to the change that had occurred in the world but aware of the dangers it posed to his praxis as a communist.

Source: The Telegraph October 09, 2024 13:48 UTC