,! ,GR[? ( ,AM]ICAN ,?\<T 7,REVIEW7 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,WE/]N ,SOCIALI/1 ,BO/ON1 ,U,S,A1 ,AUGU/ #a#i#d#d2  
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ADAM ,BUICK2 
,PRO($3 & CORRECT$ BY ,GE(F ,TRAU<1 ,AUGU/ #b#e4 

,! ,GR[? ( ,AM]ICAN ,?\<T4 ,BY ,M]LE ,CURTI4 ,H>P] @& ,BRO!RS1 ,NEW ,YORK1 #a#i#d#c4 7#h#d#hPP41 @s#e47 

,WELL WRITT51 9T]E/+LY CON/RUCT$ & P>TLY ORIG9AL 9 ITS 
RESE>*ES1 ,CURTI'S BOOK IS NEV]!LESS A DULL AFFAIR4 ,?IS IS NOT ! 
WRIT]'S FAULT1 BUT RESULTS FROM ! FACT ?AT ,AM]ICAN ?\<T HAS NOT 
GR[N 9 DEP? BUT HAS BE5 A M]E ACCUMULATION ( DETAIL$ KN[L$GE 9CAPABLE 
( *ANG+ ! G5]AL CLIMATE ( OP9ION4 ,SAVE 9 TE*NOLOGY1 ! :OLE 
9TELLECTUAL DEVELOPM5T FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO ! PRES5T W> HAS NOT BE5 
V]Y IMPRESSIVE4 ,H[EV] UNWILL+LY1 ,CURTI'S BOOK DEMON/RATES ! 
9TELLECTUAL POV]TY :I* ACCOMPANI$ ! DEVELOPM5T ( CAPITALISM1 DIRECT$1 
AS IT IS1 T[>DS PR(IT-MAK+4 ,IT BECOMES CLE> ?AT ,AM]ICAN ?\<T WAS 
NEV] ANY?+ BUT CAPITALI/IC ?\<T4 ,MORE ?AN ?AT1 AS F> AS ?\<T IS 
CONC]N$1 ?IS NATION PROV$ ITSELF TO BE ! CAPITALI/IC NATION P] 
SE4 ,?IS RESULT$ L>GELY FROM ! OPPORTUNITY IT HAD TO RID ITSELF 
QUICKLY ( FEUDALI/IC IDEOLOGIES4 ,HAV+ 9 ?IS S5SE NO PA/1 & HAV+ AS 
YET NO FUTURE1 ,AM]ICA PRES5TS ITSELF AS ! FIR/ & ! LA/ WORD 9 HUMAN 
DEVELOPM5T4 

,CURTI HIMSELF IS NOT FREE FROM ?IS ATTITUDE AL?\< HE /RIVES TO BE 
OBJECTIVE4 ,OBJECTIVITY & PUBLICATION >E IRRECONCILABLES AT ! PRES5T TIME1 
& IT IS UN=TUNATE = ,CURTI ?AT HIS CRITIQUE ( ,AM]ICAN SOCIETY REF]S 
L>GELY TO ! PA/4 ,AL?\< ! PRES5T & ! IMM$IATE FUTURE APPE> 
D>K] ?AN EV]1 ! BOOK 5DS ) AN OPTIMI/IC NOTE 9 :I* ! NEW] 
=MS ( HUMAN 5SLAVEM5T >E MI/AK5 = 9/RUM5TS ( HUMAN 
EMANCIPATION4 

,CURTI WANT$ TO WRITE A 0SOCIAL HI/ORY0 ( ,AM]ICAN ?\<T1 
BUT HE SUCCE$$ ONLY 9 WRIT+ A 0SOCIAL HI/ORY0 9 SO F> AS IT 
5T]S ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! ACADEMIC1 LIB]AL-CAPITALI/ M9D4 ,AL?\< HE 
DEALS ) IDEAS & !IR DEVELOPM5T 9 ! SOCIAL MILIEU1 ! REAL 
RELATION%IP BETWE5 ?IS K9D ( ?\<T1 ITS GR[?1 & ! SOCIETY 9 :I* 
IT PREVAILS REMA9S HIDD54 ,! QUE/ION ( :AT IS BEH9D ! SOCIAL MILIEU IS 
NOT EV5 RAIS$4 ,! EXPLOITATIVE *>ACT] ( ! SOCIAL RELATIONS1 ! 
FETI%ISM CREAT$ BY ! CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION SY/EM1 ! DISCREPANCIES 
BETWE5 ?\<T & REALITY :I* MAKE 0PROGRESSIVE0 =CES 
0REACTION>Y0 & 0REACTION>Y0 =CES 
0PROGRESSIVE10 ALL !SE ?+S GO UNNOTIC$4 ,CURTI M]ELY 
ACKN[L$GES OLD & NEW IDEAS AS SO MANY NEW & DIFF]5T SPECIM5S ( 
?\<T 9 A CONT9U\SLY 5L>G+ & IMPROV+ SOCIETY :I* TAKES ITS CLASS 
RELATIONS = GRANT$4 

,= V>I\S REASONS ! BOOK IS WOR?-:ILE READ+ NEV]!LESS4 ,IT 
/RESSES1 = 9/ANCE1 ! FREQU5TLY UND]E/IMAT$ 9FLU5CE ( NON-,5GLI% 
SPEAK+ PEOPLES 9 ! 9TELLECTUAL LIFE ( ,AM]ICA1 ,IT DEALS 9T]E/+LY 
) ! CLA% BETWE5 ! ,9DIAN CONCEPT ( COLLECTIVISM & ! CAPITALI/ 
M5TALITY ( ! E>LY SETTL]S4 ,! RELATIONS BETWE5 ,NEGROES & :ITES >E 
TREAT$ ) P>TICUL> C>E4 ,9T]-RACIAL POLICIES1 IT IS DEMON/RAT$1 >E 
DET]M9$ BY ! G5]AL T5D5CY ( ! SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPM5T4 

,FOLL[+ ,CURTI'S \TL9E1 WE LE>N AGA9 ?AT ,AM]ICAN 9TELLECTUAL 
LIFE PRIOR TO ! REVOLUTION FOLL[$ 9 ! ,*RI/IAN TRADITION4 ,! 
DEVELOP+ CAPITALI/ IDEOLOGY F\ND /RONG SUPPORT 9 ,FRANKL9'S 
UTILIT>IAN CONCEPTION ( SCI5CE4 ,! ,5LI<T5M5T DID NOT T\* RELIGION1 
NECESS>Y AS IT IS TO KEEP ! 0RABBLE0 ORD]LY4 ,ALL ?AT WAS 
ACCOMPLI%$ 9 ?IS SPH]E WAS ! ACCEL]ATION ( ! SEP>ATION ( *UR* 
FROM /ATE4 ,9 REALITY1 ( C\RSE1 ?IS SEP>ATION WAS ONLY A K9D ( 
0DIVISION ( LABOR10 = *UR*1 PROP]TY1 & /ATE REMA9$ 
9SEP>ABLE4 ,! ,NATURAL ,RI<TS PHILOSOPHY ( ! ,5LI<T5M5T WAS PUT TO WORK 
MA9LY TO JU/IFY ! REVOLT AGA9/ ,5GL& & TO SANCTION ! DISPLAC+ ( 
OLD PROP]TY 9T]E/S BY NEW ONES4 

,CURTI SEES ! :OLE ,AM]ICAN DEVELOPM5T AS A /RUGGLE BETWE5 >I/OCRATIC 
& DEMOCRATIC VALUES4 ,HE 9VE/IGATES ! DIFF]5T HI/ORICAL P]IODS FROM 
BO? !SE PO9TS ( VIEW4 ,WE LE>N ?AT ! CONS]VATIVE REACTION TO ! 
,5LI<T5M5T FAVOR$ A /RONG GOV]NM5T 9 ORD] TO CONTROL M5'S 
PASSIONS4 ,9 ITS OP9ION DEMOCRACY WAS ONLY ! FIR/ /EP TO AN>*Y4 ,BUT 
DECADES ELAPS$ BE=E IT WAS REALIZ$ ?AT ,JOHN ,ADAMS' ATTEMPT TO 
E/ABLI% TITLES = ! ,PRESID5T SU* AS 0,HIS ,ELECTIVE ,MAJE/Y0 
9DICAT$ NOT A M]E TITLE BUT A REALITY4 ,! OP9IONS ( ! CONS]VATIVE 
REACTION ON DEMOCRACY1 TOO1 EV5TUALLY HAD !IR WAY4 ,9 #aibh ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 
,>MY ,TRA9+ ,MANUAL /ILL DEF9$ DEMOCRACY AS 0A 
GOV]NM5T ( ! MASSES 444 ,RESULTS 9 MOBOCRACY4 ,ATTITUDE T[>D LAW IS ?AT 
! WILL ( ! MAJORITY %ALL REGULATE1 :E!R IT BE BAS$ UPON DELIB]ATION 
OR GOV]N$ BY PASSION1 PREJUDICE1 & IMPULSE1 )\T RE/RA9T OR REG>D TO 
CONSEQU5CES1 RESULTS 9 DEMAGOGISM1 LIC5SE1 AGITATION1 DISCONT5T1 
AN>*Y40 ,LIKEWISE1 9 SPITE ( !IR VALUES1 ! DEMOCRATIC ELEM5TS 
FROM ! L&-HOLD+ & SLAVE-[N+ ,JEFF]SON D[N TO ! ,NEW ,DEAL]S ( 
TODAY HAVE NEV] FAIL$ TO ACT >I/OCRATICALLY IF NECESS>Y OR :5 POSSIBLE4 
,AFT] ALL1 ! /RUGGLE BETWE5 !SE =CES M]ELY EXPRESS$ ANTAGONI/IC 
PROP]TY 9T]E/S & NEV] T\*$ ! REAL SOCIAL ISSUE ( CAPITALI/ 
EXPLOITATION4 ,& ?US MOD]N DEMOCRACY /EMS FROM BO? ! 
0PROGRESSIVE0 & ! 0REACTION>Y0 ELEM5TS 9 
CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 

,= ! S*OL>S1 ( C\RSE1 ! 9T]NAL FRICTIONS & /RUGGLES ( 
CAPITALISM >E JU/ SO MANY LIT]>Y OR ACADEMIC TR5DS4 ,= ?IS REASON ! 
0PLA9 PEOPLE0 HAVE TAK51 AT V>I\S TIMES1 A MORE ACTIVE ROLE 9 
9TELLECTUAL LIFE4 ,AT O!R TIMES IT HAS BE5 ! 0BUS9ESS MAN10 
& AT ALL TIMES ( IMP]IALI/ ADVANCE ! MILIT>Y MAN HAS HELD ! C5T] ( 
9T]E/4 ,TO BE SURE1 !RE HAVE ALSO BE5 GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS /&+ 
\TSIDE ! MA9 CURR5T ( ?\<T & OPPOS+ CAPITALISM 9 ALL ITS ASPECTS1 
YET !SE REMA9$ TOO 9SIGNIFICANT TO BE REPRES5TATIVE ( ,AM]ICAN ?\<T4 
,AT ANY RATE1 !SE \TSID]S W]E SOON BR\<T BACK 9TO ! FOLD4 

,! 9T]NAL & EXT]NAL EXPANSION ( CAPITAL F\ND IDEOLOGICAL SANCTION 9 
EVOLUTION>Y ,D>W9ISM & 9 ITS SUBTLE ,AM]ICAN =M1 PRAGMATISM4 ,) 
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION & ! NE$ = 9DU/RIAL LABOR CAME ! 
PR(ESSIONALIZATION & POPUL>IZATION ( LE>N+4 ,RE=MISM FOLL[$ 9 ITS 
WAKE1 ) ITS BYPRODUCT1 ! SOCIALI/ CRITIQUE4 ,BUT ALL !SE W]E SOON 
OV]%AD[$ BY NEW TRIUMPHS ( BIG BUS9ESS & ! CULT ( SUCCESS 9 ! 
G5]AL COMPETITIVE /RUGGLE4 ,AM]ICA APPE>$ N[ AS ! 0,GOD-*OS5 TO 
LEAD 9 ! REG5]ATION ( ! WORLD40 ,P[] POLITICS BECAME ID5TIFI$ 
) MORAL RI<TE\SNESS4 ,) FEW EXCEPTIONS ! 9TELLECTUALS W]E 9 ! 
=EFRONT ( AN ACCEL]AT$ *AUV9ISM ?AT 9SI/$ UPON ,AM]ICA'S 
COMPLETE SUP]IORITY TO ! RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,SOCIALISM PRACTICALLY 
DISAPPE>$ FROM ! SC5E2 BUS9ESS WAS ! ONLY REAL DEMOCRACY & ! ONLY 
BRO!RHOOD ( MAN4 

,! GREAT DEPRESSION 9T]RUPT$ ?IS PROCESS ( SELF-9FLATION1 OR RA!R 
=C$ IT 9TO NEW *ANNELS4 ,IT APPE>$ AS A 0NEW DEMOCRACY10 AS A 
0NEW 9T]E/ 9 ! LOT ( ! COMMON MAN40 ,?IS 9T]E/1 
FO/]$ FROM ABOVE1 DOES NOT1 H[EV]1 EXPRESS A REAL OPPOSITION TO ! 
/ATUS QUO4 ,IT 9DICATES NO MORE ?AN A GR[+ CONTROL ( ! RUL]S 
OV] ! RUL$4 ,! ,NEW ,DEAL DID NOT1 AS ,CURTI BELIEVES1 0MAT]IALLY 
N>R[ ! GULF BETWE5 ! MORE & ! LESS PRIVILEG$40 ,! GULF WAS 
WID5$ /ILL FUR!R4 

,! ANSW] TO ! PROBLEMS CREAT$ BY 9T]NATIONAL CAPITALISM & ITS 
EXPANSION NE$S HAS BE5 GIV5 BY ! PRES5T W>4 ,IT IS ! CLIMACTIC RESULT 
( ALL PREVI\S CAPITALI/ HI/ORY & ( ITS GR[? ( ?\<T4 ,YET1 DESPITE 
ALL ! PRO( ?AT ,AM]ICAN ?\<T REFLECTS & HAS REFLECT$ ! 
NATION'S GR[? AS A CAPITALI/-IMP]IALI/ P[]1 ,CURTI 5DS HIS BOOK 
) ! UNF\ND$ ASS]TION ?AT 9 0! TRADITIONAL ,AM]ICAN LOVE ( 
9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM1 OPPOSITION TO REGIM5TATION1 DEVOTION TO FAIR PLAY1 & ! 
DOCTR9E ( LIVE & LET LIVE1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 LOYALTY TO ! IDEAL ( MORAL 
LAW10 LIE ! REASON = ,AM]ICA'S P>TICIPATION 9 ! PRES5T 
/RUGGLE 0AGA9/ FASCISM40 

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