I must first of all repudiate the most false of legends, according to which I am some sort of theoretician of revolutions.
Guy Debord, In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni
But theories are only made to die in the war of time. Like military units, they must be sent into battle at the right moment; and whatever their merits or insufficiencies, they can only be used if they are on hand when they’re needed.
Guy Debord, In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni
Moreover, no vital eras were ever engendered by a
theory; they began with a game, or a conflict, or a journey.
Guy Debord, In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni
Revolutionary theory is now the enemy of all revolutionary ideology, and it knows it. Guy Debord, La société du spectacle §124
This theory does not expect miracles from the working class. It envisages the reformulation and fulfillment of proletarian demands as a long-term task. Guy Debord, La société du spectacle §203