PTK
Paul Kegan
What do you mean by "why the fuck?" Do you mean "why did they join this group, and why did they split from it"? They joined this group as they thought it could change the world, like the Bolsheviks did. They split because they became convinced that the parent group was deviating from the correct path.Thought Wohlforth's memoirs were interesting, especially his account of dealing with Gerry Healy, but they didn't really answer the essential 'why the fuck?' question. (At least not in a way I could understand). Some of the case studies in the book on political cults he co-authored are also interesting IMO.