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,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

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,! ,A,C,F HAS ALWAYS >GU$ ?AT ! ,LABOR ,P>TY IS LITTLE MORE ?AN AN EXPRESSION ( ! 9T]E/S ( A FACTION ( ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,) ! LAUN*+ ( ,NEW ,LABOR ?IS IS N[ MORE EVID5T ?AN EV]4 ,V>I\S SECTIONS ( ! ,LEFT >E N[ RE-ALIGN+ 9 ATTEMPTS TO FILL ! POLITICAL VOID -- I4E4 TO CLAIM TO SPEAK = ! WORK+ CLASS & TO W9 \R VOTES4 ,LA/ ,ORGANIZE6 FEATUR$ ANALYSIS ( ,>?UR ,SC>GILL'S NEW BABY1 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,P>TY 7,S,L,P71 :I* IS /ILL ROOT$ 9 ! OLD FA%ION$ BELIEF ?AT SOCIALI/ TRADE UNIONISM1 ) ! APPROPRIATE POLITICAL SUPPORT1 CAN TURN ?+S >\ND = ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,9 RESPONSE1 NEW 9ITIATIVES BY ,MILITANT1 ,WORK]S ,REVOLUTION>Y ,P>TY ,WORK]S ,PRESS & O!RS CONC5TRATE ON POLITICAL MANEUV]+ TO W9 OV] ! CLASS4 

,H[EV]1 ONE ( ! NEW GR\P+S IS ( SPECIAL 9T]E/ TO AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S1 BECAUSE ITS POLITICAL ORI5TATION & /RUCTURE APPE>S TO REFLECT MANY ( \R [N PRIORITIES4 ,! ,9DEP5D5T ,WORK+ ,CLASS ,ASSOCIATION 7,I,W,C,A7 IS AN ALLIANCE ( 9DIVIDUAL ACTIVI/S & SPONSOR GR\PS 7MA9LY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS74 ,IT SAYS ?AT IT IS = WORK+ CLASS SELF-ACTIVITY1 ?AT IT WILL EXPOSE R$UNDANT ,LABORISM & WORKPLACE BAS$ POLITICS1 & ?AT IT IS 9 FAVOR ( A 'BOTTOM UP' /RUCTURE 9 :I* ALL ITS MEMB]S CAN P>TICIPATE EQUALLY4 ,IS ?IS AN ORGANIZATION :I* WE %\LD BE JO9+8 ,AFT] ALL1 ONE ( ! ORGANIZATIONS :I* F\ND$ IT1 ,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,ACTION 7,A,F,A71 HAS ALREADY %[N ITSELF WILL+ & ABLE TO DEFEAT ! RACI/ CLASS 5EMY ON ! /REETS -- SURELY AN 9DICATION ?AT ! ,I,W,C,A IS NOT ALL M\? & BUREAUCRACY LIKE MO/ ( ! ,LEFT4 ,! O!R MA9 F\ND] ( ! ,I,W,C,A IS ,R$ ,ACTION 7,R,A74 ,!Y SPLIT FROM ! P>TY HACKS 9 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY 9 ORD] TO PURSUE PRO-WORK+ CLASS POLITICS4 ,UNLIKE MO/ ( ! ,LEFT !Y ALSO RECOGNIZE ?AT ! POT5TIAL P[] BASE ( ! CLASS NO LONG] LIES SOLELY 9 ! WORKPLACE BUT1 >GUABLY1 PR$OM9ANTLY 9 ! COMMUNITY4 

,UNHOLY ,ALLIANCE 

  

,BUT !RE >E REAL PROBLEMS ) ! ,I,W,C,A4 ,! MO/ OBVI\S ( !SE IS ITS LACK ( A POLITICAL PROGRAM4 ,IT SEES ?IS AS A POSITIVE VIRTUE 9 ?AT IT WILL PREV5T IT BE+ DOM9AT$ POLITICALLY BY ANY ONE GR\P4 ,BUT :AT GOOD IS A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION )\T A BASIC PROGRAM OR A SET ( AIMS & PR9CIPLES8 ,)\T !SE1 IT IS M]ELY A PROTE/ GR\P4 ,9 REALITY1 ! LACK ( POLITICAL DISCUSSION CONCEALS ! FACT ?AT ! UNHOLY ALLIANCE ( GR\PS :I* COMPRISE ! ,I,W,C,A WILL BE 9CAPABLE ( WORK+ TOGE!R ON ANY LONG T]M BASIS4 ,G5U9E WORK+ CLASS ACTIVI/S :O >E OPPOS$ TO P>TY POLITICS1 CAPITALISM & ! /ATE WILL SURELY GR[ DISILLUSION$ ) PUTT+ TIME & 5]GY 9TO WORK+ ) MO/ ( !M4 ,MO/ ( ! SPONSORS >E ,L59I/ OPPORTUNI/S :O WILL USE ! ,I,W,C,A AS A RECRUIT+ GR\ND4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ,GREAT ,BRITA9 7,C,P,G,B71 >E OR?ODOX ,L59I/S :O WILL NOT TOL]ATE ANY?+ :I* CONFLICTS ) !IR [N P>TY ORGANIZATION1 & WILL JO9 ANY FACTION UND] ! SUN IF IT MEANS !Y CAN RECRUIT4 ,OP5 ,POLEMIC AN 9T]NAL FACTION ( ! ,C,P,G,B1 & ,P>TISAN >E ALSO EX-,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ,L59I/S4 ,! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,R,C,G71 WILL NO D\BT BE >GU+ ?AT ! ,I,W,C,A SUPPORT ! ,CUBAN 'SOCIAL REVOLUTION'6 

,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,ACTION 

  

,A,F,A'S DECL>$ REASON = ITS 9VOLVEM5T IS 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO (F] A PRACTICAL ALT]NATIVE TO MANY WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE :O MAY VOTE = ! FASCI/ ,BRITI% ,NATIONAL ,P>TY 7,B,N,P7 BECAUSE !Y FEEL BETRAY$ BY ,LABOR 7RA!R ?AN BECAUSE !Y >E 9H]5TLY RACI/74 ,9 ! PA/ ,A,F,A1 9 ORD] TO PRES]VE UNITY & EFFECTIV5ESS1 WAS A S+LE ISSUE ANTI-FASCI/ ORGANIZATION1 BUT ITS PAP] ,FI<T+ ,TALK IS N[ /AT+ ITS NE$ = A POLITICALLY ,LEFTI/ AG5DA1 :I* IT HOPES ! ,I,W,C,A WILL PROVIDE4 ,BUT TO TELL WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE ?AT VOT+ = SOME M9ORITY ,LEFT C&IDATE 9 OPPOSITION TO ,LABOR & ! ,B,N,P WILL IMPROVE ! %IT 9 :I* !Y LIVE1 IS ONLY TO PLAY ! /ATE'S GAME4 ,A,F,A >5'T DO+ ?IS = ! CYNICAL REASONS = :I* POLITICIANS & ! RE/ ( ! ,LEFT DO IT1 TO BUILD !IR P>TY'S P[] BASE1 !Y >E DO+ IT TO /OP FASCI/ C&IDATES GETT+ 9 AT ELECTION TIME4 ,BUT IT IS A DIV]SION FROM :]E MANY 9 ,A,F,A KN[ ! REAL FI<T LIES4 

,:ATEV] ! WORK+ CLASS CR$5TIALS ( ,R$ ,ACTION1 !Y REPRES5T A VANGU>DI/ T5D5CY :I* IS COMMON TO MO/ ,LEFT GR\P+S4 ,:]EAS ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S EMPHASIZE ! NE$ = WORK+ CLASS 'SELF-ORGANIZATION'1 ,R,A EMPHASIZE ! NE$ = 'AN ORGANIZATION' TO REPRES5T ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,!Y >E UNCONDITIONALLY PRO-,REPUBLICAN ON ! ,IRI% QUE/ION1 A POSITION AN>*I/S DO NOT CONSID] EI!R ANTI-CAPITALI/ OR PRO-WORK+ CLASS4 ,YET1 9 !IR AIMS & PR9CIPLES !Y EXTOLL ! VIRTUES ( WORK+ CLASS SELF ACTIVITY4 ,?IS PHRASE ALSO FEATURES HEAVILY 9 ,I,W,C,A LIT]ATURE1 BUT SO DOES ! RA!R DUBI\S ASS]TION ?AT WORK+ CLASS MILITANTS1 ON JO9+1 W\LD =M ! BRIDGEHEAD BETWE5 ! ,I,W,C,A AS A POLITICAL OPPOSITION )9 ! ,LEFT & ! WORK+ CLASS PROP]4 ,R,A & ! ,I,W,C,A1 IT W\LD SEEM1 VIEW '! ORGANIZATION' AS SOME?+ \TSIDE ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,SO IS ! CLASS TO BE ACTIVE ON ITS [N BEHALF8 ,OR IS IT TO BE REPRES5T$ BY MILITANTS ACT+ )9 ALREADY E/ABLI%$ POLITICAL B\ND>IES8 

,9 TRU?1 ! ,I,W,C,A CONCEPT ( SELF-ACTIVITY IS A F> CRY FROM ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ONE4 ,AL?\< ! ,I,W,C,A DOES NOT ACTUALLY DEF9E ! SORT ( SOCIETY IT WI%ES TO CREATE1 WE CAN ASSUME ?AT ,R,A WILL ASS]T !IR [N VIEW ( A WORK]S P>ADISE :I*1 !Y /ATE1 IS DEMOCRATIC AU?ORITY1 NOT ! ABOLITION ( AU?ORITY4 ,& ,R,A >E ALSO CORRECT 9 SAY+ ?AT ?IS MO/ P]FECT DEMOCRACY W\LD BE REG>D$ BY AN>*I/S AS AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,9 ! ABS5CE ( A POLITICAL PROGRAM1 ! ,I,W,C,A CANNOT BLAME US = LOOK+ AT ! AG5DAS ( ITS COMPON5T P>TS = AN IDEA ( :AT K9DS ( POLITICS IT WILL EV5TUALLY ADOPT1 & IT LOOKS LIKE ?IS WILL BE A V>IETY ( MILITANT1 ACTIVI/1 BORN-AGA9 7NON-,TROTSKYI/ 7,L59ISM4 

,POLITICAL ,P>TY 

  

,! ,I,W,C,A'S 'BOTTOM UP' /RUCTURE IS DESIGN$1 :E!R CYNICALLY OR NAIVELY1 SO ?AT ONCE ! ORGANIZATION PICKS UP MORE 9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S ?AN POLITICAL SPONSORS1 POLICY WILL BE DET]M9$ BY DEMOCRATIC PROCESS4 ,?AT IS TO SAY1 :I*EV] T5D5CY1 P>TY OR FACTION 9 ! ,I,W,C,A CAN GET MO/ MEMB]S TO A MEET+ WILL GET !IR WAY1 :E!R OR NOT !IR IDEAS >E BE/4 ,?IS IS :AT IS WRONG ) DEMOCRACY4 ,ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ! ,A,C,F HAVE LONG AGO RECOGNIZ$ ?IS1 BUT ! ,I,W,C,A /ATES UNA%AM$LY ?AT ! GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS :O WORK H>DE/ WILL HAVE ! GREATE/ 9FLU5CE4 ,9 ! LONG] T]M !N1 :5 IT DOES GET SOME POLITICAL CONT5T1 ! ,I,W,C,A WILL BEG9 TO ADOPT ! SAME AG5DA AS ! BIGGE/ GR\P )9 IT4 ,9 TIME HONOR$ FA%ION1 ! O!R GR\PS WILL /RUGGLE = P[] & EI!R ! ,I,W,C,A WILL SPLIT OR SMALL] FACTIONS & NUM]\S DISILLUSION$ 9DIVIDUALS WILL LEAVE4 ,IT WILL !N BE A POLITICAL P>TY4 ,IT IS NOT AT ALL C]TA9 ! ,I,W,C,A /RUCTURE HAS BE5 ADOPT$ ) P>TY BUILD+ 9 M9D4 ,V]Y POSSIBLY ! F\ND]S BELIEVE !IR CLAIM ?AT ?IS /RUCTURE444IS NOT DESIGN$ = ! SPONSORS1 BUT TO LIMIT ! 9FLU5CE ( ! SPONSORS4 ,BUT 9 ITS VAGUE DESIRE TO CREATE A NEW /RUCTURE = WORK+ CLASS POLITICAL ORGANIZATION1 & 9 PIG-HEAD$LY IGNOR+ AN>*I/ CRITIQUES & MODELS = ORGANIZATION1 ! ,I,W,C,A /RUCTURE IS OP5 TO ABUSE BY MAJORITY VIEWS4 

,9 ! %ORT T]M1 BE=E ANY GR\P IS ABLE TO DOM9ATE1 POLITICAL DEBATE IS BE+ DIT*$ 9 FAVOR ( ACTIVISM4 ,! ,I,W,C,A EMPHASIZES ?AT IT WILL BE AN ORGANIZATION ( ACTIVI/S4 ,BUT :AT WILL !SE ACTIVI/S DO8 ,ALL ! EMPHASIS SO F> IS ON BUILD+ ! ORGANIZATION4 ,9T]NAL LIT]ATURE /RESSES ! NE$ TO PUBLICIZE ! ORGANIZATION AT EV]Y MEET+ NO MATT] H[ VAGUELY RELEVANT1 9 ORD] TO RECRUIT & TO RAISE MONEY1 EMPHASIZ+ ?AT MEMB]%IP IS )\T PRECONDITION4 ,DOES ?IS MEAN ?AT WE CAN EXPECT FRANTIC 9T]V5TIONS FROM ! ,I,W,C,A 9 CAMPAIGNS LIKE ! ANTI-,JOB ,SEEK]S ,ALL[ANCE1 AS ?IS ORGANIZATION )\T A POLITICAL PROGRAM ( ITS [N ATTEMPTS TO SET \R AG5DA 7AS ITS LIT]ATURE SAYS IT AIMS TO DO78 

,HO/ILE TO ,LABOR8 

  

,!N !RE IS ! ISSUE ( ,I,W,C,A ATTEMPTS TO GET ! SPONSOR%IP ( ,AN>*I/ & ,SYNDICALI/ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,>E ! ,I,W,C,A S]I\SLY 9T]E/$ 9 ATTRACT+ GR\PS :OM IT KN[S WILL OPPOSE !IR FLAW$ /RUCTURE1 !IR LACK ( A POLITICAL DIRECTION & ! 'HIDD5' POLITICS :I* WILL EV5TUALLY EM]GE8 ,AN>*I/S W]E 9VIT$ TO ! 9ITIAL ,I,W,C,A MEET+ & W5T ALONG CURI\S & OP5 -M9D$4 ,SEE+ :AT SORT ( POLITICAL =CES W]E 9VOLV$ & REALIZ+ ! LACK ( POT5TIAL = ANY?+ NEW OR POSITIVE = REVOLUTION>IES1 ! ,A,C,F HAS S9CE HAD NO?+ TO DO ) ! PROJECT4 ,! ,SOLID>ITY ,F$]ATION 7AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S7 APPE> TO HAVE DI/ANC$ !MSELVES1 :IL/ ! ,CLASS ,W> ,F$]ATION APPE>S DIVID$1 AT LEA/ ONE LOCAL GR\P AFFILIAT+1 ) O!RS TAK+ A HO/ILE /ANCE4 ,! :OLE EPISODE LOOKS RA!R AS ?\< ! ,I,W,C,A WAS TRY+ TO APPE> NONSECT>IAN1 & TO LABEL AN>*I/S AS SECT>IAN4 ,BE>+ 9 M9D ! ATTACKS ON AN>*ISM :I* REGUL>LY APPE> 9 ! PAGES ( ,R$ ,ACTION1 BE+ \T NUMB]$ BY LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/S 9 ! ,I,W,C,A WAS PROBABLY ! LA/ ?+ !Y WANT$1 NOT LEA/ BECAUSE ! PRES5CE ( AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS W\LD EXPOSE ! LIE ?AT ! ,I,W,C,A IS DI/9CT FROM ANY?+ ?AT EXI/S 9 ,BRITA9 N[ OR 9 ! REC5T PA/ -- A WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZATION NOT ONLY 9DEP5D5T1 BUT HO/ILE TO ,LABOR4 

,HIL>I\S ,*AOS 

  

,! POLITICAL P>TIES & ORGANIZATIONS :O COMPRISE ! MAJORITY ( ! MEMB]%IP ( ! ,I,W,C,A >E TOO SMALL !MSELVES TO HAVE MU* 9FLU5CE ON ! ,LEFT1 & !Y HOPE TO *ANGE ?IS FIR/ BY JO9+ & !N BY DOM9AT+ A NEW ORGANIZATION4 ,9 TRU?1 !Y WILL PROBABLY EI!R BE DISCR$IT$ OR LOSE !IR MOM5TUM 9 ! FACE ( ! O!R NEW & REVIV$ GR\P+S :I* >E EM]G+4 ,!Y >E ALREADY COMPLETELY OV]%AD[$ BY ! ,S,L,P & BY V>I\S 9ITIATIVES ( ,MILITANT 9 ,5GL& & ,SCOTL& 7! ,SOCIALI/ ,ALLIANCES7 4 ,! ,I,W,C,A IS PRESUMABLY PLANN+ TO SPR+ 9TO PUBLIC LIFE >\ND ELECTION TIME1 :5 ! WORK+ CLASS WILL ?RILL TO ! HIL>I\S *AOS :I* WILL 5SUE :5 V>I\S ,LEFT GR\PS GR\PS TRY TO WORK \T !IR ELECTORAL /RATEGY -- NOT LEA/ REG>D+ :AT POLICY TO ADOPT REG>D+ EA* O!R'S C&IDATES 9 M>G9AL SEATS6 ,:AT A SPECTACLE6 

,IT REMA9S TO BE SE5 :E!R ! ,I,W,C,A1 IF !Y LA/ ?AT LONG1 WILL BE ADVOCAT+ ! ELECTORAL SY/EM AS A MEANS TO CREATE A CON/ITU5CY )9 ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,= \R P>T1 WE ?9K ?AT ! FUTURE LIES NOT )9 ! BALLOT BOX1 :I* IS ALWAYS A DIV]SION1 BUT 9 ! POT5TIAL = WORK+ CLASS SELF-ORGANIZATION 9 BO? WORKPLACE & NEI<BORHOOD4 

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