"In order to provide those benefits, any successful
movement will need to  provide its members considerably more pleasure
than pain. One of the main  reasons that the left is so dull is its
emphasis on self-sacrifice to the   exclusion of pleasure, and its use
of guilt as a means of manipulation;
 many leftist groups are outright puritanical, and even the most
 enlightened usually treat pleasure as something frivolous, as something

 unworthy of attention. As a result, participation in most political
groups
  is about as enjoyable as a visit to the dentist. The results of this
are a
  high dropout rate and the continued participation of only the most
  self-sacrificing members - who, of course, feel justfiied in demanding
(or at least expecting) similar self-sacrifice from everyone else, which

                contributes to the high dropout rate, and so on."

                 from A Future Worth Living: Thoughts on Getting There
(See Sharp Press,
                Tucson, AZ)

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