,MUTUAL ,AID3 ,KROPOTK9 V]SUS ,JONES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,I'M NOT SURE :Y1 BUT !RE SEEMS TO BE A T5D5CY BY ACADEMICS TO DISCUSS AN>*ISM )\T ACTUALLY BO!R+ TO F9D \T MU*1 IF ANY?+1 AB\T4 ,GEORGE ,MONBIOT DOES ?IS QUITE REGUL>LY1 ) EQUALLY REGUL> AMUSEM5T = ?OSE :O HAVE EV5 A BASIC UND]/&+ ( LIB]T>IAN !ORY4 ,! LATE/ IS ,/EVE ,JONES1 ,PR(ESSOR ( ,G5ETICS AT ,U,C,L1 9 HIS NEW BOOK 0,CORAL3 ,A ,PESSIMI/ 9 ,P>ADISE04 

,! AN>*I/ 9 QUE/ION IS ,KROPOTK91 SPECIFICALLY HIS IDEAS ON 0MUTUAL AID40 ,H[EV]1 IT IS CLE> ?AT ,JONES IS H>DLY KN[L$GEABLE ON ! SUBJECT4 ,! BASIC MI/AKES >E /AGG]+4 ,! ,JURA ,F$]ATION WAS NOT F\ND$ 9 #a#h#g#a4 ,KROPOTK9 DID NOT BATTLE ,M>X 9 ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL 7?AT WAS ANO!R BE>D$ ,RUSSIAN1 ,BAKUN974 ,KROPOTK9 DID NOT RETURN TO 0,BOL%EVIK0 ,RUSSIA NOR DID HE DIE ?REE YE>S LAT] 9 #a#i#b4 ,HE RETURN$ AFT] ! ,FEBRU>Y REVOLUTION 9 #aiag &1 CONSEQU5TLY1 BE=E ! ,BOL%EVIK REVOLUTION & DI$ 9 #a#i#b#a1 NE>LY #d YE>S LAT] AFT] SEE+ HIS PR$ICTIONS ON ! POV]TY ( /ATE COMMUNISM FULFILL$ BY ,L59'S REGIME4 ,SOME:AT BIZ>RELY1 ,JONES TALKS ( ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA'S EXP]IM5T 9 0MUTUALISM0 SO IT SEEMS ?AT NOT ONLY ,TROTSKYI/S >E IGNORANT ( ,L59'S /AT$ DESIRE TO CREATE /ATE CAPITALISM 9 ,RUSSIA & HIS SY/EMATIC CAMPAIGN AGA9/ COOP]ATION 9 ! WORKPLACE 9 FAVOR ( ONE-MAN MANAGEM5T 7AS DOCUM5T$ BY ,MAURICE ,BR9TON'S CLASSIC 0,! ,BOL%EVIKS & ,WORK]S' ,CONTROL074 

,! USUAL AN>*I/ BOGEYM5 >E RAIS$1 ) ! ASSASS9ATIONS ( V>I\S HEADS ( /ATES M5TION$ BUT1 ( C\RSE1 NOT ! /ATE VIOL5CE :I* PROVOK$ !SE ACTS ( REV5GE4 ,APP>5TLY ! DEA? ( ONE ,K+ ( ,ITALY IS WOR? M5TION+ BUT NOT ! PEASANTS KILL$ BY HIS TROOPS4 ,/RANGELY1 ,JONES SAID !SE ACTS PREFIGUR$ ! WORSE SLAU<T]S ( ! #b? C5TURY4 ,:ILE PROPAG&A BY ! DE$ WAS A FLAW$ TACTIC US$ BY AN>*I/S1 IT WAS H>DLY 9V5T$ BY US 7,RUSSIAN ,POPULI/S KILL$ ,CZ> ,ALEX&] ,I,I1 = EXAMPLE7 NOR CAN IT BE EQUAT$ TO ! SY/EMATIC /ATE T]RORISM ( ! SUBSEQU5T C5TURY OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 ! #a#i? - OV] #b1 ,COMMUN>DS W]E SLAU<T]$ 9 REPRISALS AFT] ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE4 ,IT IS ALWAYS AMAZ+ H[ KILL+ MEMB]S ( ! RUL+ CLASS IS NEV] =GOTT5 YET MASS MURD] BY IT CAN SLIP ?R\< ! PAGES ( ! HI/ORY BOOKS444 

,EV5 9 ! >EA :]E Y\ ?9K ,JONES W\LD BE KN[L$GEABLE1 NAMELY EVOLUTION>Y !ORY1 HE SIMPLY REPEATS ! /&>D MISREPRES5TATION ( ,KROPOTK9'S IDEAS ON 0,MUTUAL ,AID40 ,KROPOTK9 IS ALWAYS RAIS$ BY ?OSE SEEK+ TO ATTACK ! NOTION ?AT COOP]ATION & O!R =MS ( E?ICAL BEHAVIOR CAN BE R\T$ 9 NATURE4 ,SOCIO-BIOLOGY1 IT APPE>S1 IS ONLY = ! RI<T & ?OSE :O SEEK TO PROVIDE EVID5CE FROM NATURE ?AT MUTUAL AID IS AS MU* A FACTOR ( EVOLUTION AS MUTUAL /RUGGLE MU/ BE D5\NC$ - NO MATT] H[ 9ACCURATELY4 ,JONES OBVI\SLY CONSID]S ,KROPOTK9 AS ! P]FECT EXAMPLE ( A PROPON5T ( ROMANTIC COOP]ATION1 PRAIS+ A MUTUAL AID :I* DOES NOT EXI/4 0,SYMBIOSIS M>KS EA* /AGE 9 EVOLUTION10 WRITES ,JONES1 0BUT ! NOTION ( MUTUAL AID1 A JO9T EF=T TO A COMMON 5D1 HAS BE5 SUP]S$$ BY A /]N] VIEW3 ?AT SU* >RANGEM5TS BEGAN ) SIMPLE EXPLOITATION4 ,DISEASE1 P>ASITISM & CANNIBALISM HAVE BE5 >\ND S9CE LIFE BEGAN40 

,YET ,KROPOTK9 W\LD NOT HAVE DISAGRE$4 ,HE /RESS$ ?AT MUTUAL AID 0REPRES5TS ONE ( ! FACTORS ( EVOLUTION01 ANO!R BE+ 0! SELF-ASS]TION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1 NOT ONLY TO ATTA9 P]SONAL OR CA/E SUP]IORITY1 ECONOMICAL1 POLITICAL1 & SPIRITUAL1 BUT ALSO 9 ITS MU* MORE IMPORTANT AL?\< LESS EVID5T FUNCTION ( BREAK+ ?R\< ! BONDS1 ALWAYS PRONE TO BECOME CRY/ALLIZ$1 :I* ! TRIBE1 ! VILLAGE COMMUNITY1 ! CITY1 & ! ,/ATE IMPOSE UPON ! 9DIVIDUAL0 ,?US ,KROPOTK9 RECOGNIZ$ ?AT !RE IS CLASS /RUGGLE )9 SOCIETY AS WELL AS 0! SELF-ASS]TION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL TAK5 AS A PROGRESSIVE ELEM5T0 7I4E41 /RUGGLE AGA9/ =MS ( SOCIAL ASSOCIATION :I* N[ H9D] 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM & DEVELOPM5T74 

,AT NO TIME DID HE D5Y ! ROLE ( /RUGGLE1 9 FACT ! OPPOSITE AS HE /RESS$ ?AT ! BOOK'S EXAMPLES CONC5TRAT$ ON MUTUAL AID SIMPLY BECAUSE MUTUAL /RUGGLE 7BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS ( ! SAME SPECIES7 HAD 0ALREADY BE5 ANALYZ$1 DESCRIB$1 & GLORIFI$ FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL0 &1 AS SU*1 HE FELT NO NE$ TO ILLU/RATE IT4 ,HE DID NOTE ?AT IT 0WAS NECESS>Y TO %[1 FIR/ ( ALL1 ! IMM5SE P>T :I* ?IS FACTOR PLAYS 9 ! EVOLUTION ( BO? ! ANIMAL WORLD & HUMAN SOCIETIES4 ,ONLY AFT] ?IS HAS BE5 FULLY RECOGNIZ$ WILL IT BE POSSIBLE TO PROCE$ TO A COMP>ISON BETWE5 ! TWO FACTORS40 

,SO AT NO /AGE DID ,KROPOTK9 D5Y EI!R FACTOR 7UNLIKE ! B\RGEOIS APOLOGI/S HE WAS REFUT+74 ,HE RECOGNIZ$ ! IMPORTANCE ( /RUGGLE OR COMPETITION AS A MEANS ( SURVIVAL BUT ALSO >GU$ ?AT COOP]ATION )9 A SPECIES WAS ! BE/ MEANS = IT TO SURVIVE 9 A HO/ILE 5VIRONM5T 7I4E41 MUTUAL AID IS AN EXPRESSION (1 NOT AN ALT]NATIVE TO1 SELF-9T]E/ AS %\LD BE OBVI\S FROM ! T]M74 ,?IS APPLI$ TO LIFE UND] CAPITALISM4 ,9 ! HO/ILE 5VIRONM5T ( CLASS SOCIETY1 !N ! ONLY WAY 9 :I* WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE C\LD SURVIVE W\LD BE TO PRACTICE MUTUAL AID 79 O!R WORDS1 SOLID>ITY74 ,LITTLE WOND]1 !N1 ?AT ,KROPOTK9 LI/$ /RIKES & UNIONS AS EXPRESSIONS ( MUTUAL AID 9 CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,HE WAS1 AFT] ALL1 A REVOLUTION>Y4 

,IT %\LD ALSO BE NOT$ ?AT ,MUTUAL ,AID IS PRIM>ILY A WORK ( POPUL> SCI5CE & NOT A WORK ON REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ !ORY LIKE1 SAY1 ,! ,CONQUE/ ( ,BREAD OR ,WORDS ( A ,REBEL4 ,AS SU*1 IT DOES NOT PRES5T A FULL EXAMPLE ( ,KROPOTK9'S REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS & H[ MUTUAL AID FITS 9TO !M4 ,HE WAS WELL AW>E ?AT MUTUAL AID 7OR SOLID>ITY7 C\LD NOT BE APPLI$ BETWE5 CLASSES 9 A CLASS SOCIETY4 ,9DE$1 HIS *APT]S ON MUTUAL AID UND] CAPITALISM CONTA9 ! /RIKE & UNION & AS HE PUT IT 9 AN E>LI] WORK3 0,:AT SOLID>ITY CAN EXI/ BETWE5 ! CAPITALI/ & ! WORK] HE EXPLOITS8 ,BETWE5 ! HEAD ( AN >MY & ! SOLDI]8 ,BETWE5 ! GOV]N+ & ! GOV]N$80 

,= ,JONES1 ! AN>*I/S HAVE WRONGLY DRAWN LESSONS FROM NATURE & >E N[ CONSIGN$ TO ! FR+ES ( POLITICS1 0SIDEL9$ BY ! IRON RULES ( GRE$ ?AT RULE ! GLOBE40 ,( C\RSE1 ! FACT ?AT ! MAJOR AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS 9 ! WORLD W]E CRU%$ BY ! IRON RULE ( FASCISM & COMMUNISM GOES UNM5TION$4 ,NOR IS ! FACT ?AT AN>*ISM IS GR[+ AS MORE & MORE PEOPLE >E BECOM+ AW>E ?AT COOP]ATION BY ! MANY AGA9/ ! GRE$ ( ! FEW IS 9 !IR SELF-9T]E/4 

,BUT ?IS IS BESIDE ! PO9T1 GIV5 ! MASSIVE CONTRADICTION ?IS EXPOSES 9 ,JONES' >GUM5T4 ,E>LI] 9 ,CORAL1 HE HAD W>N$ AGA9/ DRAW+ POLITICAL OR E?ICAL LESSONS FROM BIOLOGY1 /AT+ ?AT 0TO SCI5TI/S NEI!R SYMBIOSIS NOR ! /RUGGLE = EXI/5CE HAS MU* ( A MESSAGE = HUMAN AFFAIRS40 ,HE ATTACKS PHILOSOPH]S LIKE ,NIETZS*E & POLITICAL ?9K]S LIKE ,M>X = DRAW+ LESSONS = HUMAN SOCIETY FROM NATURE4 ,?IS IS =GOTT5 :5 HE TURNS TO ,KROPOTK94 ,!N WE HAVE AN ASS]TION ?AT ! 0IRON RULE ( GRE$0 IS A UNIV]SAL LAW ( NATURE4 ,APP>5TLY NATURE DOES HAVE A MESSAGE = HUMAN AFFAIRS AFT] ALL & IT JU/ HAPP5S TO CO-9CID5CE ) ! DOM9ANT ECONOMIC SY/EM & ! 9T]E/S ( ITS RUL+ ELITE4 

,SIGNIFICANTLY1 ,KROPOTK9 CONSID]$ ,MUTUAL ,AID AS AN ATTEMPT TO WRITE A HI/ORY ( EVOLUTION FROM BEL[1 FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( ! OPPRESS$4 ,AS HE PUT IT1 HI/ORY1 0SU* AS IT HAS HI!RTO BE5 WRITT51 IS ALMO/ 5TIRELY A DESCRIPTION ( ! WAYS & MEANS BY :I* !OCRACY1 MILIT>Y P[]1 AUTOCRACY1 &1 LAT] ON1 ! RI*] CLASSES' RULE HAVE BE5 PROMOT$1 E/ABLI%$1 & MA9TA9$40 ,! 0MUTUAL AID FACTOR HAS BE5 HI!RTO TOTALLY LO/ SI<T (2 IT WAS SIMPLY D5I$1 OR EV5 SC(F$ AT40 

,SADLY1 ,JONES SEEMS TO HAVE CONTRIBUT$ TO ?IS D5IAL & SC(F+ &1 9 ! PROCESS1 EXPOS$ HIS IGNORANCE ( ! SUBJECT HE IS ATTACK+4 ,SURELY ! JOB ( $ITORS IS TO PICK UP SU* ELEM5T>Y ]RORS8 ,/EPH5 ,J4 ,G\LD'S 0,KROPOTK9 WAS NO CRACKPOT0 79 HIS ,BULLY = ,BRONTOSAURUS7 COV]S ?IS GR\ND MORE ACCURATELY & MORE SYMPA!TICALLY4 ,OR1 !N AGA91 Y\ C\LD READ ,KROPOTK9'S BOOK OR1 IF ?AT IS TOO MU* WORK1 CONSULT ITS SUB-TITLE3 0,A FACTOR ( EVOLUTION40 

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