Adorno’s earlier anti-fascist position demanded denunciation of Communist policy remain purely theoretical

Evidence

The Communist Parties are, and will remain, the sole anti-fascist power. Denunciation of them must be purely theoretical. Such denunciation is conscious of the fact that the realization of the theory is only possible through the Communist Parties, and requires the assistance of the Soviet Union. This awareness must be contained in each of its words. Further: in each of its words, the denunciation of neo-fascism and Social Democracy must outweigh denunciation of Communist policy. The bourgeois freedom of democracy is better than totalitarian regimentation, but it has literally been bought at the price of decades of prolonged exploitation and by the obstruction of socialist freedom. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1674

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Marcuse demanded revolutionary theory oppose both neo-fascism and Soviet communism equally — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1664; Adorno shelved his Godesberg critique fearing it would aid democracy’s enemies — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2523; Adorno’s theory equated fascism with communism, suiting Cold War needs — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1333 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Adorno’s theory equated fascism with communism, suiting Cold War needs #responds-to (0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1333
• Adorno rejected party-mediated revolutionary theory as doomed to capture or reformism #complicates (0.80) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1096