,A ,NOTE ON ,AFF9ITY ,GR\PS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

,TEXT 3 

,! T]M 0AFF9ITY GR\P0 IS ! ,5GLI% TRANSLATION ( ! ,SPANI% GRUPO DE AF9IDAD1 :I* WAS ! NAME ( AN ORGANIZATIONAL =M DEVIS$ 9 PRE-,FRANCO DAYS AS ! BASIS ( ! R$\BTABLE ,F$]ACION ,AN>QUI/A ,IB]ICA1 ! ,IB]IAN ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION4 7,! ,F,A,I CONSI/$ ( ! MO/ IDEALI/IC MILITANTS 9 ! ,C,N,T1 ! IMM5SE AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ LABOR UNION47 ,A SLAVI% IMITATION ( ! ,F,A,I'S =MS ( ORGANIZATION & ME?ODS W\LD BE NEI!R POSSIBLE NOR DESIRABLE4 ,! ,SPANI% AN>*I/S ( ! ?IRTIES W]E FAC$ ) 5TIRELY DIFF]5T SOCIAL PROBLEMS FROM ?OSE :I* CONFRONT ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/S TODAY4 ,! AFF9ITY GR\P =M1 H[EV]1 HAS FEATURES ?AT APPLY TO ANY SOCIAL SITUATION1 & !SE HAVE (T5 BE5 9TUITIVELY ADOPT$ BY ,AM]ICAN RADICALS1 :O CALL ! RESULT+ ORGANIZATIONS 0COLLECTIVES10 COMMUNES0 OR 0FAMILIES40 

,! AFF9ITY GR\P C\LD EASILY BE REG>D$ AS A NEW TYPE ( EXT5D$ FAMILY1 9 :I* K9%IP TIES >E REPLAC$ BY DEEPLY EMPA!TIC HUMAN RELATION%IPS--RELATION%IPS N\RI%$ BY COMMON REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS & PRACTICE4 ,LONG BE=E ! WORD 0TRIBE0 GA9$ POPUL>ITY 9 ! ,AM]ICAN C\NT]CULTURE1 ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/S CALL$ !IR CONGRESSES ASAMBLEAS DE LAS TRIBUS--ASSEMBLIES ( ! TRIBES4 ,EA* AFF9ITY GR\P IS DELIB]ATELY KEPT SMALL TO ALL[ = ! GREATE/ DEGREE ( 9TIMACY BETWE5 ?OSE :O COMPOSE IT4 ,AUTONOM\S1 COMMUNAL & DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC1 ! GR\P COMB9ES REVOLUTION>Y !ORY ) REVOLUTION>Y LIFE/YLE 9 ITS EV]YDAY BEHAVIOR4 ,IT CREATES A FREE SPACE 9 :I* REVOLUTION>IES CAN REMAKE !MSELVES 9DIVIDUALLY1 & ALSO AS SOCIAL BE+S4 

,AFF9ITY GR\PS >E 9T5D$ TO FUNCTION AS CATALY/S )9 ! POPUL> MOVEM5T1 NOT AS 0VANGU>DS02 !Y PROVIDE 9ITIATIVE & CONSCI\SNESS1 NOT A 0G5]AL /AFF0 & A S\RCE ( 0COMM&40 ,! GR\PS PROLIF]ATE ON A MOLECUL> LEVEL & !Y HAVE !IR [N 0,BR[NIAN MOVEM5T40 ,:E!R !Y L9K TOGE!R OR SEP>ATE IS DET]M9$ BY LIV+ SITUATIONS1 NOT BY BUREAUCRATIC FIAT FROM A DI/ANT C5T]4 ,UND] CONDITIONS ( POLITICAL REPRESSION1 AFF9ITY GR\PS >E HI<LY RESI/ANT TO POLICE 9FILTRATION4 ,[+ TO ! 9TIMACY ( ! RELATION%IPS BETWE5 ! P>TICIPANTS1 ! GR\PS >E (T5 DIFFICULT TO P5ETRATE &1 EV5 IF P5ETRATION OCCURS1 !RE IS NO C5TRALIZ$ APP>ATUS TO PROVIDE ! 9FILTRATOR ) AN OV]VIEW ( ! MOVEM5T AS A :OLE4 ,EV5 UND] SU* DEM&+ CONDITIONS1 AFF9ITY GR\PS CAN /ILL RETA9 CONTACT ) EA* O!R ?R\< !IR P]IODICALS & LIT]ATURE4 

,DUR+ P]IODS ( HEI<T5$ ACTIVITY1 ON ! O!R H&1 NO?+ PREV5TS AFF9ITY GR\PS FROM WORK+ TOGE!R CLOSELY ON ANY SCALE REQUIR$ BY A LIV+ SITUATION4 ,!Y CAN EASILY F$]ATE BY MEANS ( LOCAL1 REGIONAL OR NATIONAL ASSEMBLIES TO =MULATE COMMON POLICIES & !Y CAN CREATE TEMPOR>Y ACTION COMMITTEES 7LIKE ?OSE ( ! ,FR5* /UD5TS & WORK]S 9 #a#i#f#h7 TO COORD9ATE SPECIFIC TASKS4 ,AFF9ITY GR\PS1 H[EV]1 >E ALWAYS ROOT$ 9 ! POPUL> MOVEM5T4 ,!IR LOYALTIES BELONG TO ! SOCIAL =MS CREAT$ BY ! REVOLUTION>Y PEOPLE1 NOT TO AN IMP]SONAL BUREAUCRACY4 ,AS A RESULT ( !IR AUTONOMY & LOCALISM1 ! GR\PS CAN RETA9 A S5SITIVE APPRECIATION ( NEW POSSIBILITIES4 ,9T5SELY EXP]IM5TAL & V>IEGAT$ 9 LIFE/YLES1 !Y ACT AS A /IMULUS ON EA* O!R AS WELL AS ON ! POPUL> MOVEM5T4 ,EA* GR\P TRIES TO ACQUIRE ! RES\RCES NE$$ TO FUNCTION L>GELY ON ITS [N4 ,EA* GR\P SEEKS A R\ND$ BODY ( KN[L$GE & EXP]I5CE 9 ORD] TO OV]COME ! SOCIAL & PSY*OLOGICAL LIMITATIONS IMPOS$ BY B\RGEOIS SOCIETY ON 9DIVIDUAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,EA* GR\P1 AS A NUCLEUS ( CONSCI\SNESS & EXP]I5CE1 TRIES TO ADVANCE ! SPONTANE\S REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ( ! PEOPLE TO A PO9T :]E ! GR\P CAN F9ALLY DISAPPE> 9TO ! ORGANIC SOCIAL =MS CREAT$ BY ! REVOLUTION4 

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