Leftist self-doubt is a political vice, not a virtue

Evidence

We must learn to overcome certain habits of anti-Stalinist thinking. The danger is not anymore, nor has it been for some time, excessive dogmatic fervor on our side. Instead, the post-68 left has tended to overvalue the negative capability of remaining in doubt, scepticism and uncertainties — this may be an aesthetic virtue, but it is a political vice. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1741

Categorization

• XREF: Complements ch 91’s winnable-goals argument and the anti-cynicism thread running through the book. — connects to: Leftist critics turned against hipster politics after an organizing failure — J. Hoberman, Everything Is Now: The 1960s New York…, 378; Leftist self-doubt since the sixties is a political vice — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1741
• APHORISMS: The doubt-as-aesthetic-virtue-but-political-vice distinction reads as durable strategic advice.

Broader Connections

• Leftist critics turned against hipster politics after an organizing failure #exemplifies (0.85) — J. Hoberman, Everything Is Now, 378