Contradictions signal when a tactical flip becomes possible

Evidence

How do we know when the conditions are right for one of these tactical flips? We look for contradictions—situations containing a set of mutually opposed forces that are (conceptually, materially, and/or politically) unsustainable. Contradictions mean that something’s gotta give. — The Friends of Attention, Attensity!, 269

Categorization

• DEFINE: Operationalizes the flip’s trigger condition: detection of contradictions.
• XREF: connects to: People can flip between political poles under slightly different circumstances. — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror…, 1099
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: People can flip between political poles under slightly different circumstances. — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror…, 1099