>The functional explanation is that people who had high hopes of achieving
>"systemic changes" - as many lefties did - but realized that their hopes
>failed to materialize want to make sure that this was not due to their own
>faults or mistakes. To do so, they portray their adversaries as far more
>powerful and in control than they actually are, to create an illusion that
>they were overwhelmed by a force majeure that was impossible to overcome.
> It is easier to accept a failure when you believes that there was nothing
>that could be done to win, than when you suspect that you fucked things up
>by your inflexibility, dogmatism, intransigence, partisan bickering, and
>inability to work with others.
You have us there. ;-)
Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas