The open question is whether speculation can be weaponized progressively.

Evidence

But how much longer will those like Trump, Johnson, and company be able to trade successfully on this delicate balance of speculation and insurance? How far will they go in providing no-limit risk protections for the wealthiest, while reserving nationalism’s symbolic insurance to the downwardly mobile? And can a speculative imagination be harnessed in more inclusive ways? Can it be weaponized toward more radical progressive projects? My next and final step will be a foray into these pressing political imperatives of speculative communities. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 297

Categorization

• QUESTION: Frames the reader’s own assessment task: does the upcoming ‘counter-speculations’ chapter reclaim speculation for the left or concede too much?
• XREF: connects to: Posing a question of the future risks immediately foreclosing that future.