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the quote of Gray is his own, and the rest is from wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gray_(philosopher) …

Well in that case I agree with whoever wrote that summary on the wiki page, and I also agree with Gray. I don’t think that is at all dependent on, or resultant of an ‘anti-communist’ stance.

No, you don't, but I do.

Fair enough. If you have the energy and inclination, I’d be happy to hear what leads you to that conclusion.

It's a question of agency. If we follow Gray and there is no volition, then there is no agency. If there's no agency, there's no responsibility and no taking of responsibility. If there's no taking of responsibility there's no communism. Another thing is Gray's right politics.

There being no agency and therefore being no taking of responsibility is logically incoherent. People can being 100% convinced of taking responsibility without having the free agency to do so. Then there is the question of taking-responsibility leading to +ve outcomes. Does it?

from a philosophical view agency and responsibility are very tightly connected. I challenge you to name a single professional philosopher who claims personal responsibility in the absence of agency. What do you mean by positive outcomes? Responsibility is not a choice.

And yes, I agree - agency and responsibility are very tightly connected. I don't deny this.