Suffering as Identity keyword-andre-masson From this history

Suffering as Identity keyword andre masson From this history From this history In one of the most sustained Marxist reflections in many years on the nature and evolution of these societies most notably the Soviet Union he stresses their transitional character and affirms the possibility and necessity of an anti bureaucratic political revolution as the only means of attaining full proletarian democracy within them The Israeli government invokes the memory of the Holocaust to neutralize threats to its interests—ensuring that suffering continues to be a central part of Jewish identity and positioning the State of Israeli as a redemptive force the ‘duty of memory’ and the uniqueness of the genocide have mitigated for many Jews the loss of other traditions