Why do just struggles, but poorly managed, lead to communitarianism?

The injustices suffered by women are very real and deserve to be denounced and fought. The same applies to the injustices suffered by people of color, homosexuals, autists, etc. And yet, the resulting just struggle is often counterproductive. Let us see why.

For now, as in our societies, decision-making is structured by the game of alliances, not by the justice of the cause, all these social categories, to have political influence and obtain changes, have no other option but to massify their support.However, if a category cannot obtain the support of a significant part of the rest of society, because the latter is not yet psychologically mature or not motivated, the only solution left to it is to massively recruit the concerned individuals. And the most simple, most effective means to achieve this is to lead a struggle structured on the basis of 'us versus them'. Indeed, this appeals to our instincts and avoids having to go through the long and slow process of pedagogy that addresses our intelligence. But this is not without consequences.

On the one hand, this tends to produce a bargaining-type response from the other side, with a minimal level of response that decreases as the number of communities increases. On the other hand, conversely, social conflict increases with the number of communities, because each individual tends to define themselves more and more by their particularities which oppose them to the majority. In the end, this system of struggle cannot escape the alternative of denial or communitarianism.

The solution lies in shifting from a struggle of 'us versus them' within each category, to a common struggle for a fairer collective decision-making process, which allows all injustices to be addressed simultaneously, without pitting them against each other, and without systematically opposing individuals. In practice, this involves restructuring political life around the notion of problem-solving, whereas for now it is structured around the game of alliances. This shift is the central theme of the book From Capital to Reason.