although i've read only four of chomsky's books and a couple of his
interviews, i'd make an educated guess that he means the following:

successful radicals don't need prima dona theorists parsing marx, lenin,
trotsky, etc.

successful radicals don't need prima dona theorists pulling in separate
directions.

radicals need to join together with their leaders to join dominant
organizations and institutions to pull their constituents gradually
toward radical goals.

attempting to infiltrate organizations and institutions with the
intention of quickly radicalizing them just drives the majority away and
is self-defeating.

norm
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Sueko Sakai wrote:
>
> a very long time ago i remember chomsky saying no one person can do it
> alone.  his solution had something to with institutions, getting invloved
> with others.  is there anyone out there who knows what i'm talking about?
>
> saka'i