Also came across this related article which is less illuminating, tending to take a more organisational weakness view rather than the social one of consciousness but still worth a gander.
"If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles . . . if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle."
In the class war as in all struggles…
Quote:
“self-knowledge and knowledge of the enemy confer on the fighter the outlines of a winning strategy, based on the best utilization of available weapons of offense and defense.”