If we withdrew totally from the groupuscule movement, it was to be able simultaneously to enter into liaison with other revolutionaries who had made [a similar] break. Since the essence of politics is fundamentally representation, each group is forever trying to project an impressive image on the social screen. The groups are always explaining how they represent themselves in order to be recognized by certain people as the vanguard for representing others, the class. All political representation is a screen and therefore an obstacle to a fusion of forces.