Quote:I suppose the Glorious Workers' Collective would prefer their Magical Operatives to be bog standard Comrade Citizens trained in a standardized, entirely secular style, drawing on the classical elements or (politically compatible) ideology such as the power of comraderie and collective effort for a common goal etc. No elitist bourgeoisie notions like certain individuals being "gifted" or "chosen" by fanciful mythic beings here, tovarisch!
I'm sure they would like that. Unfortunately, telling senior Communist Party officials "We must deal with the world as it is, not as we would like to to be" is not conducive to one's long-term survival.