-clip- 2.) Re-discover the "communist hypothesis".
In his important little book, _The Meaning of Sarkozy_, Alain Baidou discusses the difference between a critique of Sarkozy which is informed by what he calls the "communist hypothesis" and one which denies or is ignorant of this hypothesis.
The aware critique acknowledges the master Sarkozy (and most other leaders) serve and, for that reason, hits much closer to the mark. It is a *living* critique which can inform an intelligent activism. The unaware critique devolves into belly aching about Sarkozy's personal failures or "hypocrisy" and so on. In the American context, criticisms of the Democratic Party which are unaware of the communist hypothesis tend to be endless cri de coeur exercises, devoid of serious content.
Bringing this back to Obama (who is, in some intriguing ways we should explore some other time, Sarkozy's ideological twin) the inability of many of us to view his campaign and presidency through a communist hypothesis filter contributed to the failures of imagination I touched on in section 1.
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CB: Wow ! the communist hypothesis. Sounds like you are making progress, comrade. Sometimes it takes the French to make an idea sexy (smile)
Who is it said "without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement. " ?