By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/06/2026But even more importantly, she chronicles the tactical disagreements, factional disputes, and personal animus that too often snatched defeat from the jaws of victory for these committed revolutionaries. 41/ 1110
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/06/2026At times, Crabapple's tick-tock of these fights seems to embody the wry maxim: "Two Jews, three arguments." But the point of all this nuanced, textured detail isn't to rehash the tittle-tattle of the previous century, nor is it to show off Crabapple's prowess as a researcher. 42/ 1120
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/06/2026Rather, in rehearsing these fights, Crabapple shows how *reasonable* these disputes seemed at the time, and how *terrible* the consequences were for all concerned. In this mode, Crabapple manages the admirable achievement of being both *sympathetic* and *pitiless*. 43/ 1161
