• LocalAreaMan@lemmy.ml
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      6 days ago

      I don’t think neocons were ever legit. This was an attempt to infiltrate the “New York Intellectuals” and their publications, just like they did later with Ramparts Magazine

      And I don’t see the cynicism in Trotsky’s writing, agree with him or not. Permanent Revolution is anything but cynical.

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        6 days ago

        I didn’t say Trotsky himself was a cynic.

        I said that Trots, and other people who formerly had revolutionary politics, became neocons out of cynicism.

        Not because they’re chicken.