The Katechon

Joseph brought this up in this aforementioned FB IPS thread. He describes the Katechon as

"that which restrains or impedes. In this context, Ken may be serving a conservative function- providing a certain continuity and reminding us of the fundamentals of the movement, but also functioning as an impediment to what is trying to emerge. This is also the difference between Lenin and Luxemburg. Lenin insisted that the change in the consciousness of the movement came from without (the party, the guru, the spiritual experts), while Luxemburg said that it developed organically within the movement itself." 

Perhaps in this instance we could call it the Kennichon?

His description perfectly describes the move from the (conscious or otherwise) capitalistic focus on the hero worship of the individual to the emerging ecological focus of the neo-Commons, where the next wave is being created by the movement itself sans heroic leaders. Sanders himself says he is just a spokesperson for the already existent people's movement.

Elfriede asked when "the end of the gurus" would be written. I responded that Mark Edwards has some pertinent things to say on the subject. As does John Heron here. It's what the neo-Commons/P2P is all about. And the IPS forum, btw.