,:AT WILL ,I DO :5 ,AM]ICA GOES TO ,W>8 
7,A ,SYMPOSIUM7 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,MOD]N ,MON?LY1 ,VOL4 ,I,X4 ,NO4#e4 ,SEPTEMB]1 #a#i#c#e1 PP4 #b#f#gF 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,?OMAS ,S*MIDT2 

,! ,QUE/IONS 

,:AT WILL Y\ DO :5 ,AM]ICA GOES TO W>8 
,WILL Y\R DECISION BE ALT]$ IF ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA IS AN ALLY ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 9 A W> ) ,JAPAN8 
,W\LD A PROSPECTIVE VICTORY BY ,HITL] OV] MO/ ( ,EUROPE MOVE Y\ TO URGE ,UNIT$ ,/ATES P>TICIPATION 9 OPPOSITION TO ,G]MANY TO PREV5T SU* A CATA/ROPHE8 
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,P]SONALLY1 ,I TAKE NEI!R PLEASURE NOR 9T]E/ 9 GO+ 9TO ANY W> :ATEV]2 /ILL1 TO DECL>E ONESELF AGA9/ W> SEEMS TO ME SILLY & USELESS4 ,ONE HAS TO SET MAT]IAL =CES AGA9/ IT1 NOT M]E ATTITUDES1 & ANYONE :O FAILS TO TAKE P>T 9 %AP+ ?OSE =CES IS ALSO NOT AGA9/ W>1 H[EV] MU* HE MAY PROTE/ ?AT HE IS4 ,! QUE/ION ITSELF SUGGE/S ! IDEA ?AT ONE IS SUPPOS$ TO COME \T = PEACE & AGA9/ W>1 BUT ,I AM OPPOS$ TO CAPITALI/ PEACE JU/ AS MU* AS TO CAPITALI/ W>4 ,NOR DO ,I HAVE ANY *OICE BETWE5 ! TWO SITUATIONS2 ,I CAN ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO PUTT+ AN 5D TO A SY/EM :I* HAS TO ASSURE ITS EXI/5CE ON ! T5D5CY TO ALT]NATE BETWE5 W> & PEACE4 ,9 ORD] TO BE OPPOS$ TO CAPITALI/ W>1 ONE MU/ BE OPPOS$ TO CAPITALISM1 S9CE ! W>S AS WELL AS ! CRISIS BELONG AMONG ?IS SY/EM'S CONDITIONS ( EXI/5CE4 ,& SO IT GOES )\T SAY+ ?AT ,I %ALL NOT 9 ANY CASE HELP TO DEF5D A SY/EM :I* ,I F9D ?OR\<LY REPULSIVE & BY :I* MY LIFE IS SPOIL$4 

,IF ,AM]ICA GOES TO W>1 ?AT MEANS UND] ! PRES5T CONDITIONS ?AT ! *RONIC WORLD CRISIS IS TO BE FUR!R %>P5$ 9 A WORLD W>1 9 :I* ! CRISIS SEEKS ITS SOLUTION4 ,IT IS TODAY S5SELESS TO LOOK = ! CAUSES ( W> 9 ! POLICY & ! NECESSITIES ( P>TICUL> NATIONS2 ! WORLD W> IS ! AFFAIR ( WORLD CAPITALISM4 ,9 VIEW ( SU* A SITUATION1 ! WILL & ! DESIGN ( ! 9DIVIDUAL S9K TO RIDICUL\S 9SIGNIFICANCE1 & :E!R ?IS P]SON OR ?AT COMES \T = OR AGA9/ W> BECOMES ALMO/ A MATT] ( 9DIFF]5CE4 ,AS ?+S /&1 TODAY1-& ?IS HOLDS JU/ = TODAY1-!RE IS LITTLE GR\ND = ASSUM+ ?AT ! NEXT W> WILL BE PREV5T$ ?R\< ACTION ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,IT IS MU* MORE PROBABLE ?AT WE %ALL HAVE TO WAIT = ! NEXT WORLD W> TO PRODUCE A NEW WORLD-REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION1 & SO IT IS V]Y DIFFICULT = A REVOLUTIONI/ NOT TO HOPE = ! W>'S ACCEL]ATION4 ,BUT HE CANNOT COME \T 9 FAVOR ( W> ANY MORE ?AN 9 FAVOR ( PEACE2 HE HAS SIMPLY NO?+ TO DO ) ?IS WORLD1 BUT %APES = HIMSELF HIS NEW WORLD4 

,! MASS ( WORK]S IS REACTION>Y \T ( NECESSITY1 AS IT ALSO GR[S REVOLUTION>Y \T ( NECESSITY4 ,! 9DIVIDUAL1 9 HIS ATTITUDE T[>D W>1 HAS TO CONSID] NOT ONLY HIMSELF BUT ALSO ! MASS PH5OM5A4 ,:AT HE WANTS TO DO DOES NOT EXHAU/ ! QUE/ION2 :AT HE CAN DO IS ( GREAT] IMPORTANCE4 ,! WORK+ CLASS WILL PROBABLY TODAY GO TO W> = ,CAPITAL JU/ AS IT ALSO WORKS = ,CAPITAL1 & BO? = ! SAME REASONS4 ,IF ?IS SITUATION FAILS TO *ANGE1 !N ! REVOLUTION>Y W>-REJECTOR WILL REMA9 A VOICE 9 ! WILD]NESS & CAN ONLY WAIT = ! TURN ( EV5TS4 ,HIS ATTITUDE T[>D ! W> SITUATION IS !N PRACTICALLY ONLY ?AT ( LIV+ ?R\< ! NON-REVOLUTION>Y P]IOD4 ,IT IS NONS5SE TO HOLD AS AN AXIOM = ALL TIME ?AT ONE MU/ GET 9TO ! W> 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE SOME TIME TO DIRECT ! WEAPONS AGA9/ HIS [N B\RGEOISIE1 JU/ AS IT IS ALSO FALSE TO 9SI/ ON REFUSAL ( MILIT>Y S]VICE UND] ALL CONDITIONS4 ,! REVOLUTIONI/ CANNOT1 9 A TIME :I* PRES5TS NO POSSIBILITIES ( ACTION1 HAVE ANY 9T]E/ 9 GETT+ \T ( LIFE4 ,A DEAD MAN HAS CEAS$ TO BE ANY?+ :ATEV]1 H5CE ALSO TO BE A REVOLUTIONI/4 ,IF /AY+ AWAY FROM ! W> 9VOLVES GREAT] DANG] TO ONE'S LIFE ?AN DOES TAK+ P>T 9 ! ?+1 ! *OICE IS NOT DIFFICULT1 = IT IS JU/ AS /UPID TO DIE = AN IDEA & NO?+ ELSE AS TO DIE = CAPITALISM4 ,IF REFUSAL ( MILIT>Y S]VICE IS POSSIBLE1 ONLY AN IDIOT C\LD1 9 MY OP9ION1 LET HIMSELF BE P]SUAD$ ?AT ONE %\LD TAKE P>T 9 ! W> 9 ORD] TO CONV]T IT4 ,IT IS NOT UNTIL ! W> MA*9E CEASES TO FUNCTION ACCURATELY & ! MASSES RISE UP \T ( !MSELVES ?AT ! REVOLUTIONIZ+ POSSIBILITY IS PRES5T2 BUT !N IT IS C]TA9LY ALSO A MATT] ( 9DIFF]5CE AS TO :]E ! REVOLUTIONI/ HAPP5S TO BE4 ,IF BY REASON ( ! UNFAVORABLE SITUATION1 REFUSAL TO S]VE IS ( NO REAL IMPORTANCE1 !N IT IS S5SELESS TO EXPOSE ONESELF4 ,IF IT HAS A REVOLUTION>Y SIGNIFICANCE1 !N ONE MU/ EX]CISE IT1 EV5 ?\< A W> W]E FAVORABLE TO ! OBJECTIVE PRESUPPOSITIONS = *ANG+ SOCIETY1 S9CE ONE CAN NEV] SIDE 9 ANY CAPITALI/IC AFFRAY4 ,!RE IS NO ABSOLUTE & UNIV]SALLY VALID ANSW] TO ! QUE/ION H]E PROPOS$4 ,9 ! DIFF]5T CONCRETE SITUATIONS1 ! PRACTICAL CLASS /RUGGLE IS LIKELY TO ANSW] ! QUE/ION DIFF]5TLY4 ,& YET W> SETS NO SPECIAL TASK EI!R = ! 9DIVIDUAL OR = ! CLASS3 ! HI/ORICAL TASK ( ! WORK]S M]ELY PRESSES = ITS SOLUTION1 :I* REMA9S ! SAME 9 W> AS 9 PEACE4 

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,FROM ! /&PO9T ( ! PROLET>IAT1 IT IS TODAY NO LONG] P]MISSIBLE TO REJECT C]TA9 W>S & ACCEPT O!RS4 ,! 5EMY IS WORLD CAPITALISM1 SO ?AT EV5 A ,RUSSO-,AM]ICAN ALLIANCE AGA9/ ,JAPAN W\LD PRES5T ! WORK]S ) NO NEW TASKS4 ,/ATE-CAPITALI/ ,RUSSIA IS 9T]E/$ 9 & B\ND UP ) ! MA9T5ANCE ( WORLD CAPITALISM4 ,AS A SUPPORT ( IMP]IALI/ CAPITALISM1 ,RUSSIA H]SELF MU/ BE REG>D$ AS AN IMP]IALI/ P[]4 ,! ,RUSSIAN WORK]S HAVE ! SAME TASKS AS ! ,G]MAN OR ! ,AM]ICAN3 ! OV]?R[ ( WORLD CAPITALISM1 H5CE ALSO ! OV]?R[ ( ,RUSSIAN /ATE CAPITALISM4 ,SUPPORT ( ! ,RUSSIAN ALLIANCE POLICY AM\NTS TO PROMOT+ ! NEXT WORLD W>4 

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,ANYONE :O W]E TO ANSW] ! ?IRD QUE/ION ) ,YES W\LD BE NO?+ MORE ?AN AN ORD9>Y W> MONG]4 ,G]MANY CANNOT BE DIFF]5TIAT$ FROM ! O!R CAPITALI/ C\NTRIES4 ,EV]Y:]E ! SAME CAPITALISM RULES1 DIFF]+ ONLY 9 DEGREES ( DEVELOPM5T & UNESS5TIAL P>TICUL>S4 ,ANYONE :O *OOSES BETWE5 ,HITL]1 ,/AL9 & ,ROOSEVELT HAS BY ?AT V]Y CIRCUM/ANCE DECL>$ ?AT HE TAKES UP = A CAPITALISM :I* HE F9DS AGREEABLE & !REBY ALSO ANN\NC$ HIS WILL+NESS TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! NEXT W>4 

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