A. Tsipras stated that «politics is not the art of attainable, but the art of broadening the attainable» And almost everyone made fun of him. But this proposal reflects the Leninist voluntarism with which he and his mentors were disciplined. It hides the prometheic perception of the Communists' mission to change society, constantly expanding the boundaries of their intervention. «There are no numerous castles for communists»Stalin said, as the first generation of Bolsheviks believed they were the creators of consciences. People's consciences and societies were like clay in their hands that gave them whatever shape they wanted. As holders of absolute truth they decided, like little gods, only giving a speech to the pyramid of party power.
This constant expansion of the boundaries of political intervention in those times was done through violence, as it was logical to resist. All this is documented historically and I assume that the relevant statement made by A. Tsipras is someone's work «grated» His Marxist partner. He's not used to us in such pursuits.
The question – not at all theoretical – is within a liberal democracy, with what tools this will become «the art of expanding the attainable»?The rules of the game in democratic politics are very specific and are defined by the Constitution and a clear institutional framework, with the State of Law holding a preeminent position. In this city, with the data features, does voluntarism have a place? how much this risk is at risk «the enlargement of the possible» to lead to the state's unstoppable boundaries being exceeded?
His consequences were seen in 2015, when these people, who came out of nowhere, believed they could change all of Europe because they wanted to. This is the definition of volontarism, the extension of the boundaries of attainable, which led to the known conclusion. Naughty retreat and strategic defeat, before the spectrum of a national disaster. Because one of the key characteristics of volontarism is the underestimation of the correlation of forces. The poetry of those who think they possess the absolute truth leads them to wrong decisions.
The power game is no longer played in how many divisions one has and how many others, but in how public opinion is formed and how political alliances are concluded. «The art of expanding the potential» It refers to times gone unreturned. It can sound «catchards» in Marxist circles, but I doubt it helps A. Tsipras in his rebranding. No, because it's nonsense, but precisely because it's not nonsense.
