No problem! That’s just my interpretation, he waffled back and forth on the Soviets his whole life but maintained a “non-anti-soviet” position after coming to Socialism from his former Liberalism, which shaped the earlier aspects of his life. I don’t think he ever seriously committed to confronting that liberalism, but merely became convinced of the benefits of Socialism.
No problem! That’s just my interpretation, he waffled back and forth on the Soviets his whole life but maintained a “non-anti-soviet” position after coming to Socialism from his former Liberalism, which shaped the earlier aspects of his life. I don’t think he ever seriously committed to confronting that liberalism, but merely became convinced of the benefits of Socialism.