Been more than 50 years since I read Road to Wiggin Pier. Going to do it again now. Orwell's complaint does strike me as reflecting the nature of the beast. Any system of thought that has success in seeking universal explanation of the world will by its nature spin off factions and heresies. The conflicts often get violent. Marxism become the dominant form of socialism and then proceded to produce heresy after heresy. Fascism, Maoism, and now cultural Marxism are prominent examples. You can see the same process in Christianity and Islam. As the heresies become successful, they produce their own heresies. It's what people do.
Been more than 50 years since I read Road to Wiggin Pier. Going to do it again now. Orwell's complaint does strike me as reflecting the nature of the beast. Any system of thought that has success in seeking universal explanation of the world will by its nature spin off factions and heresies. The conflicts often get violent. Marxism become the dominant form of socialism and then proceded to produce heresy after heresy. Fascism, Maoism, and now cultural Marxism are prominent examples. You can see the same process in Christianity and Islam. As the heresies become successful, they produce their own heresies. It's what people do.