The People's Line

The People's Line

Socialists have to tolerate people who won't vote for capitalists

Regard with suspicion anyone who can't.

Carl Beijer's avatar
Carl Beijer
Oct 27, 2020
∙ Paid

The moral and strategic calculus is much more complicated and ambiguous than most people are willing to admit. For one thing you are making predictions, not just about immediate outcomes, but about very long term consequences over the span of decades. Even very educated and intelligent people who spend their careers trying to do this are generally prett…

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Carl Beijer.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
© 2026 Carl Beijer · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture