The More They Say "Dialectics," the Less Dialectical They Are
A good rule of thumb about leftist intellectuals: the more they use the word "dialectics," the less dialectical their thinking is. I'm thinking of the type of people with whom you might have the following conversation: You: This economic plan doesn't make sense, because of X, Y, and Z. Them: Well, that's because you're failing to consider ~*dialectics*~. Think about how this sounds to a person who doesn't have the same worldview that you have. In other words, think about how it sounds to a non-Marxist. It sounds a lot like how Christians sound, when they say things like, "This part of the Bible may not sound historically accurate, or it may sound like it contradicts other parts of the Bible, but what you have to keep in mind is that the Bible has a different epistemological and ontological meaning to the truly faithful. So pledge yourself fully to this now, and afterwards it will make perfect sense." Which in turn sounds a bit like Nancy