[lbo-talk] A Note on an old slogan

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Fri Feb 18 10:00:42 PST 2011


I have never seen (though they must exist) any analyses of the French '68 slogan, "Be practical, Demand the Impossible."

It's probably regarded by most as mere flippancy. But in fact, it _is_ practical_: A left movement that does not demand the impossible will (a) never discover what is in fact possible and (b) probably won't get anything at all.

Anyone who thinks they can determine what is and what isn't possible should do leftists a favor and go fishing.

Carrol



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