"i suggest that dawkins is the logical conclusion to kropotkin and the natural basis upon which a post-leftist concept of scientific socialism should be constructed - arguably making him the most important writer of the 20th century, and certainly the most important writer on the (anarchist) left. you have to have some background in both dawkins & kropotkin to understand what i'm saying. here's a very terse introduction to the topic that at least constructs the relevant context:"