Losing executive control of an institution invites coordinated attacks from rivals.

Evidence

It is becoming more and more clear to me that the Institute, together with the university, is our main asset in the ever more difficult struggle with reality, and the moment we no longer have the executive power in our hands, all sides will at once conspire against us. We must accept disadvantages and even delays in the Institute’s work for the next few months; I think I can promise you that I will be able to put things in order quickly, without troubling you. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 485

Categorization

• XREF: Adorno’s strategic reasoning here echoes the Institute’s broader fixation on power and self-preservation documented throughout this history. — connects to: Institute executive power was seen as essential to guard against conspiratorial rivals — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1971; Absorbing rival elites into the ruling bloc decapitates and neutralizes opposition; Loss of central authority leads to widespread societal chaos (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Institute executive power was seen as essential to guard against conspiratorial rivals — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1971; Absorbing rival elites into the ruling bloc decapitates and neutralizes opposition; Loss of central authority leads to widespread societal chaos (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Loss of central authority leads to widespread societal chaos #complicates (0.74)
• Absorbing rival elites into the ruling bloc decapitates and neutralizes opposition #complicates (0.72)