Ian Dunt
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Why is that?
So, for instance, your primary thought is your tribal identity.
I am a Marxist.
I am representing Marxism.
The ends justifies the means.
We must triumph.
This is what we are.
That's what my identity is.
So then something new happens.
Let's say, oh, Tony Blair goes to war in Kosovo, OK?
That was one of the things that happened when I was in this party in 1999.
You know, he made terrible mistakes later, but Kosovo's really good military intervention saved a lot of lives.
A really brave thing to do, and that was not American-led, that was British-led, getting the Americans involved.
And it just sort of doesn't fit.
It doesn't fit your category and your assumptions.
And so you're just sort of waiting for someone to give you the Marxist explanation.
You don't want the truth.
You're not a truth-seeking person at this stage.
You're looking for ways of protecting the dogmatic shell that has encased your mind.
And so you look for these answers.