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,AU?OR 3 ,OTTO ,RUHLE 

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,MEXICO ,D4 ,F4 ,V]SALLES #h#d4 

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,DE> ,COMRADE ,S*LAMM6 

,:5 WE HAD READ Y\R BOOK1 & ?\<T ( A CRITICAL /ANCE ON IT1 ,I 
SUGGE/$ S5D+ Y\ ,M>X'S 0,! ,G]MAN ,IDEOLOGY0 AS A 
CONTRA/1 BECAUSE ,I ?\<T ?AT IT CONTA9$ EV]Y?+ ,I HAD TO SAY TO Y\ 9 
REPLY4 ,BUT !N ,I CONSID]$ ?AT ,M>X WAS NO LONG] AN AU?ORITY1 OR TO SAY IT 
BETT]3 ,NO ORI5TATION = Y\ ANYMORE4 ,SO ,I /OPP$ WRIT+1 BECAUSE IT SEEM$ 
HOPELESS TO ME TO DISCUSS UND] !SE CIRCUM/ANCES4 

,N[ ,ALICE HAS TAK5 ON ! OBLIGATION TO WRITE1 & %E WILL S5D Y\ A 
CRITIQUE1 :I* IS R\<LY ! REFLECTION ( \R JO9T DEBATE ON Y\R BOOK4 ,I 
AGREE ) H] ON ALMO/ ALL ! ESS5TIAL PO9TS4 ,BUT S9CE ,ALICE IS URG+ ME 
TO WRITE A FEW L9ES TO Y\1 & REM9D$ ME ?AT Y\ Y\RSELF EXPRESS$ ?IS 
DESIRE ,I W\LD ALSO LIKE TO SAY ! FOLL[+4 

,Y\ >E RI<T TO COMPLA9 ?AT1 9 ! PRES5T =M ( PROLET>IAN CLASS 
/RUGGLE ! LIV+ P]SON ) ITS CONTRIBUTION HAS BE5 NEGLECT$4 ,BUT Y\'RE 
REV]S+ ! 9ADEQUACY SIMPLY & ME*ANICALLY 9TO ! OPPOSITE 9ADEQUACY4 
,BY PUTT+ EV]Y?+ ON ! HUMAN BE+1 ! RE/ ( ! WORLD FALLS %ORT 9 
ITS CONTRIBUTION4 ,?IS IS ! ANTAGONI/IC ME?OD BY :I* ! GOOD CITIZ5 
SUDD5LY BECOMES A WILD REBEL 9/EAD ( BECOM+ REVOLUTION>Y4 ,EXACTLY ! 
SAME ?+ HAPP5S :5 Y\ ONLY ACCEPT ! S5T5CE 0,! 5D JU/IFIES 
! MEANS0 9 ITS NEGATIVE REV]SAL4 ,IF ! 5D JU/IFIES ! MEANS1 !N1 
AS WE HAVE EXP]I5C$1 WE COME TO ,ROME1 ,B]L9 & ,MOSC[4 ,BUT IF IT 9 
PR9CIPLE DOES NOT JU/IFY ! 5D1 Y\ DO NOT COME FROM ! SPOT AT ALL4 ,BUT 
N[ WE WANT TO GET AWAY FROM ! SPOT )\T L&+ 9 ,B]L91 ,ROME OR ,MOSC[4 
,9 O!R WORDS1 WE DON'T WANT TO BE GOOD CITIZ5S & REBELS1 BUT 
REVOLUTION>IES :O COME TO SOCIALISM4 ,ALICE TOLD Y\ ?AT ?IS IS NOT POSSIBLE 
) ANTAGONI/IC LOGIC4 ,& Y\ CLAIM ?AT 0DIALECTICS0 DON'T 
WORK EI!R4 ,BO? >E RI<T - :AT TO DO8 ,WELL1 LET'S TRY DIALECTICS 
7)\T QUOTATION M>KS74 ,BECAUSE 0DIALECTICS0 IS JU/ 
FALSIFICATION1 DI/ORTION & CORRUPTION ( DIALECTICS4 ,IF ADULT]AT$ OR 
DILUT$ MILK DOES NOT AFFECT ! PATI5T1 Y\ HAVE TO GRAB TRUE1 GOOD MILK4 ,Y\ 
H[EV]1 SMA% ! BOTTLE & SCOLD ! C[4 ,M>X IS JU/ AS UNPROTECT$ FROM 
?OSE ROGUES :O TURN A FANF>E 9TO A *AMADE1 AS ,HEGEL WAS 9 HIS TIME :5 
! ,PRUSSIAN ,JUNK]S SAW 9 HIS DIALECTIC ! GU>ANTEE ( ! P]PETUATION ( 
! ?REE-CLASS SY/EM4 ,BUT ! C\NT]FEIT]S & MIS9T]PRET]S ( ,HEGEL DID 
NOT SUCCE$ BE=E HI/ORY ) !IR RUBBI% & NONS5SE4 ,& ,I AM CONV9C$ 
?AT ! SAME WILL HAPP5 TO ! C\NT]FEIT]S & BUMBL]S ( ,M>X4 ,Y\ MAKE 
! MI/AKE1 DE> ,S*LAMM1 ( DIRECT+ ALL ?AT Y\ RI<TFULLY OBJECT AB\T ! 
0DIALECTIC0 AT ,M>X'S ADDRESS1 9/EAD ( ?R[+ IT AT ! 
HEADS ( ! BAD EPIGONES & F\L C\NT]FEIT]S4 ,TELL ALL ?IS TO ! 
0DIALECTICIANS10 BUT NOT TO ! DIALECTICIANS4 

,! SAME GOES = ! !SIS ( JU/IFICATION ( ! MEANS BY ITS 5D4 ,BO? 
SIDES >E WRONG ) YES OR NO4 ,! REVOLUTION>Y =MULA IS 9 ! MIDDLE OR 
BETT]3 ,9 H>MONY ( MEANS & 5D4 ,NOT ! 5D1 BUT SUCCESS JU/IFIES ! 
MEANS4 ,PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO >GUE ?AT ! !SIS !N LOSES ITS MEAN+ AS 
A SLOGAN OR DIRECTION4 ,?AT'S JU/ :AT MATT]S4 ,! AU?ORIT>IAN ELEM5T 
( ?IS ,JESUIT DOGMATISM IS NOT COMPATIBLE ) ! ACTUAL DIALECTIC4 ,WE 
CAN'T USE IT EI!R POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY4 ,IT'S DIFF]5T :5 
SUCCESS IS ! DECID+ FACTOR4 ,H]E WE HAVE A FACTUAL /ATEM5T 9 FRONT ( US1 
FROM :I* ! TIME-1 FACT- & 5VIRONM5T-RELAT$ USE-APPLICATION RESULTS ( 
ITS [N ACCORD4 ,! RIGID SY/EM ( ! PRECONCEIV$ DIRECTIVE GIVES WAY TO ! 
ELA/IC SY/EM ( DIALECTICS4 ,?AT IS :]E ITS ME?ODICAL SUP]IORITY LIES4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 DE> ,S*LAMM1 Y\ HAVE1 ?R\< A *A9 ( DISAPPO9TM5TS1 
YIELD$ Y\RSELF \T ( ! PSY*OLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL BALANCE & LET Y\RSELF 
BE L$ TO A PURELY ANALYTICALLY PASSIVE DEFEATISM4 ,BUT ! DISAPPO9TM5TS HAVE 
ALREADY >IS5 FROM A MORAL & S5TIM5TAL ROMANTIC ATTITUDE :I*1 9/EAD ( 
BE+ REV]S$ & DISC>D$ AS P>ALYZ+1 Y\ N[ WANT TO TAKE UP 9 AN 
9T5SIFI$ & SEEM+LY V]IFI$ =M & MAKE IT ! AXIS ( ! NEW 
ORI5TATION4 ,WEAKNESS REMA9S WEAKNESS1 EV5 IF IT IS ELEVAT$ TO PR9CIPLE4 

,I'VE EXP]I5C$ ! SAME ?+ Y\'VE EXP]I5C$ 9 ! LA/ T5 YE>S4 ,BUT 
,I HAVE ONLY BE5 RE9=C$ & /R5G!N$ BY MY ,M>XISM4 ,IS ?AT SUPPOS$ TO 
BE A CO9CID5CE8 ,OR IS IT MORE EVID5CE ?AT ONE IS LOOK+ = WEAKNESS & 
! O!R = /R5G?8 ,= ME1 SOCIALISM HAS NEV] BE5 EI!R A M]E DE/9Y 
NOR A TASK1 BUT BO? 9 ONE4 ,?AT IS :Y ,I HAVE ALWAYS BE5 BO? POLITICIAN & 
TEA*] AT ! SAME TIME1 SOMETIMES MORE ONE ?AN ! O!R1 DEP5D+ ON ! 
CIRCUM/ANCES & CONDITIONS4 ,TODAY IT SEEMS ?AT ONCE AGA9 - 9 ?IS 
LETT] TO Y\ - ,I AM AB\T TO FALL 9TO ! ROLE ( A TEA*]4 ,!N AT 
LEA/ ,I WANT TO BE A MOD]N & NOT AN OLD-FA%ION$ AU?ORIT>IAN TEA*]1 9 
:I* ,I DO NOT SAY3 0,Y\ HAVE DONE BADLY610 9/EAD 7& ,I'LL GIVE 
Y\ A FRI5DLY & G5TLE NUDGE73 0,I ?9K Y\ CAN DO A LOT BETT]60 
,SO - TO SPEAK ) Y\R TITLE - 9/EAD ( ! 0DICTATOR%IP 
( CRITICISM0 ! 0DICTATOR%IP ( C\RAGE40 

,9 ?IS S5SE & 9 AN OLD WAY Y\R 

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