That's not the ticket for us, yes, but the opposite, a hyper-individualistic "look how smart I am" attitude (which I claim is what is at the base of a lot of the [new] leftist theory-mongering impulse), is perhaps even worse.
--ravi
P.S: yes, I am definitely psycho-analysing here, but I see no escape against this tactic other than to employ it against its users.
P.P.S: IMHO, theory and analysis are not only important, but are good tools to obtain knowledge, which (again IMHO) is indispensable in choosing the right action. The problem occurs when theorizing is pursued for its own sake and available theories are employed in a statutory (knee-jerk) manner (we are able to recognize this well enough when we are accused of anti-semitism for opposing Israeli action).
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