Pessimists Note (1934)

From the September 1934 issue of the Socialist Standard

It is sometimes urged against the Socialist movement that the majority of people are so apathetic that the possibility of accomplishing the end is well-nigh hopeless. Those who take this pessimistic view forget that a very good reason for the existence of this apathy is the lack of effort on the part of the pessimists. If all those who claim to accept the Socialist point of view pressed this view forward with vigour, the apathetic attitude of the majority would rapidly diminish.