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What does it mean?
The author claims revolutionaries need some belief that events are inevitable to keep going.
In plain terms
Revolutionaries need to believe in fate to keep trying.
What can you take from it?
Accepting fate helps revolutionaries endure long struggles.

Where it applies

  • long struggles
  • political activism

Putting it to work

  • sustaining activism
  • understanding revolutionary mindset

Questions to consider

  • Is fatalism helpful for activists?
  • How do you sustain long-term struggle?

Another view

Fatalism might reduce urgency to act.

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