the dream of unity
The principle of unity is based on the proposition that everyone is a unit (a fragment). Unity means I multiplied by itself. We are going to say it straight-in so far as unity has suppressed real political differences-class, racial, sexual-it is a form of tyranny. The dream of unity is in reality a nightmare of compromise and suppressed desires. We are not equal and unity perpetuates inequality.
The collective will be subject constantly to pres- sure from outside groups demanding support in one form or another. Everyone is always in a crisis. Given these circumstances, a group can have the illusion of being permanently mobilized and active without ever having a politics of its own. Calls for unity channel the political energies of collectives into support politics. So, as a precaution, the collective must take time to work out its own politics and plan of action. Above all, it should try to foresee crisis situations and their “rent-a-crowd” militancy.
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