My professor, whose works are mostly in the tradition of Thompson, has written many books on class struggle, etc. His face turned red when I put my argument using a theory dear to him. But, he couldn't say anything...
And, the converse, the protection of group think and total devotional support of the MSM has created a vast weakness that can be exploited.
But this also reminds us to avoid making the same mistakes in the future. We may want to rest control away from these silly folks but we need to make sure that they still are around or we will find our own silliness comes to haunt.