,AFF9ITY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALFR$O ,M>IA ,BONANNO 

,TEXT 3 

,AN>*I/S HAVE AN AMBIVAL5T RELATION%IP ) ! QUE/ION ( ORGANIZATION4 

,ON ! ONE H& !RE >E ?OSE :O ACCEPT A P]MAN5T /RUCTURE ) A WELL-DEF9$ PROGRAM & MEANS AT !IR DISPOSAL 7EV5 IF ONLY A FEW71 ?AT IS DIVID$ UP 9TO COMMISSIONS1 :ILE ON ! O!R !RE IS A REFUSAL ( ANY /ABLE RELATION%IP1 EV5 9 ! %ORT T]M4 

,CLASSICAL AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS & 9DIVIDUALI/S >E ! TWO EXTREMES ( AN ESCAPE FROM ! REALITY ( ! CLA%4 ,! COMRADE ?AT BELONGS TO AN ORGANIZ$ /RUCTURE HOPES ?AT A REVOLUTION>Y TRANS=MATION WILL RESULT FROM A GR[? 9 NUMB]S1 SO HE HOLDS ! *EAP ILLUSION ?AT ! /RUCTURE IS CAPABLE ( CONTROLL+ ANY AU?ORIT>IAN 9VOLUTION OR ANY CONCESSION TO ! LOGIC ( ! P>TY4 ,! 9DIVIDUALI/ COMRADE IS SOLICIT\S ( HIS [N EGO & FE>S ANY =M ( CONTAM9ATION1 ANY CONCESSION TO O!RS OR ANY ACTIVE COLLABORATION1 BELIEV+ SU* ?+S TO BE GIV+ 9 & COMPROMIS+4 

,?IS TURNS \T TO BE ! NATURAL CONSEQU5CE1 EV5 = COMRADES :O CONSID] ! PROBLEM ( SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION & ! F$]ATION ( GR\PS CRITICALLY4 

,! ORGANIZATION IS ?US BORN BE=E ANY /RUGGLES TAKE PLACE & 5DS UP ADAPT+ TO ! P]SPECTIVE ( A C]TA9 K9D ( /RUGGLE :I*--AT LEA/ ONE SUPPOSES--IS TO MAKE ! ORGANIZATION ITSELF GR[4 ,9 ?IS WAY ! /RUCTURE HAS A VIC>I\S RELATION%IP ) ! REPRESSIVE DECISIONS ( P[]1 :I* = V>I\S REASONS DOM9ATE ! SC5E ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,RESI/ANCE & ! SELF-ORGANIZATION ( ! EXPLOIT$ >E SE5 AS MOLECUL> ELEM5TS TO BE GRASP$ H]E & !RE1 BUT ONLY BECOME MEAN+FUL ON 5T]+ & BECOM+ P>T ( ! SPECIFIC /RUCTURE OR ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE REGR\P$ 9TO MASS ORGANISMS UND] ! 7MORE OR LESS DIRECT7 LEAD]%IP ( ! LATT]4 

,9 ?IS WAY1 ONE IS ALWAYS WAIT+4 ,IT IS AS ?\< WE >E ALL 9 PROVISIONAL LIB]TY4 ,WE SCRUT9IZE ! ATTITUDES ( P[] & KEEP READY TO REACT 7ALWAYS )9 ! LIMITS ( ! POSSIBLE7 AGA9/ ! REPRESSION ?AT /RIKES US1 H>DLY EV] TAK+ ! 9ITIATIVE1 SETT+ \T \R 9T]V5TIONS 9 FIR/ P]SON1 OV]TURN+ ! LOGIC ( ! LOS]4 ,ANYBODY ?AT RECOGNIZES !MSELVES 9 /RUCTUR$ ORGANIZATIONS EXPECTS TO SEE !IR NUMB] ( MEMB]S 9CREASE4 ,ANYONE ?AT WORKS )9 MASS /RUCTURES 7= EXAMPLE 9 ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ OPTIC7 IS WAIT+ = TODAY'S SMALL DEM&S TO TURN 9TO GREAT REVOLUTION>Y RESULTS 9 ! FUTURE4 ,?OSE :O D5Y ALL ?AT BUT ALSO SP5D !IR TIME WAIT+1 :O KN[S :AT =1 >E (T5 /UCK 9 RES5TM5T AGA9/ ALL & EV]Y?+1 SURE ( !IR [N IDEAS )\T REALIZ+ ?AT !Y >E NO MORE ?AN ! FLIP SIDE ( ! ORGANIZATIONAL & PROGRAMMATICAL /ANCE4 

,WE BELIEVE ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO DO SOME?+ ELSE4 

,WE />T (F FROM ! CONSID]ATION ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO E/ABLI% CONTACT ) O!R COMRADES 9 ORD] TO PASS TO ACTION4 ,WE >E NOT 9 A CONDITION TO ACT ALONE AS LONG AS \R /RUGGLE IS R$UC$ TO PLATONIC PROTE/1 AS BLOODY & T]RIBLE AS Y\ LIKE1 BUT /ILL PLATONIC4 ,IF WE WANT TO ACT ON REALITY 9CISIVELY !RE MU/ BE MANY ( US4 

,H[ CAN WE F9D \R COMRADES8 ,WE HAVE CA/ ASIDE ANY QUE/ION ( PROGRAMS & PLAT=MS 9 ADVANCE1 ?R[+ !M \T ONCE & = ALL4 ,SO :AT IS LEFT8 

,AFF9ITY4 

,AFF9ITIES & DIV]G5CE EXI/ AMONG AN>*I/S4 ,I AM NOT TALK+ AB\T P]SONAL AFF9ITY H]E1 I4E4 S5TIM5TAL ASPECTS ?AT (T5 BR+ COMRADES TOGE!R 79 ! FIR/ PLACE LOVE1 FRI5D%IP1 SYMPA?Y1 ETC471 ,I AM TALK+ AB\T A DEEP5+ ( RECIPROCAL KN[L$GE4 ,! MORE ?IS DEEP5+ GR[S1 ! GREAT] ! AFF9ITY CAN BECOME4 ,9 ! CASE ( ! CONTR>Y1 DIV]G5CES CAN TURN \T TO BE SO GREAT AS TO MAKE ANY ACTION IMPOSSIBLE4 ,SO ! SOLUTION LIES 9 A GR[? 9 RECIPROCAL KN[L$GE1 DEVELOP$ ?R\< A PROJECTUAL EXAM9ATION ( ! V>I\S PROBLEMS ?AT ! CLASS /RUGGLE PRES5TS US )4 

,!RE >E A :OLE RANGE ( PROBLEMS ?AT WE WANT TO FACE1 & USUALLY C>E IS TAK5 NOT EXAM9E !M 9 !IR 5TIRETY4 ,WE (T5 LIMIT \RSELVES TO QUE/IONS ?AT >E CLOSE AT H& BECAUSE !Y >E ! ONES ?AT AFFECT US MO/ 7REPRESSION1 PRISON1 ETC474 

,BUT IT IS PRECISELY \R CAPACITY TO EXAM9E ! PROBLEM ?AT WE WANT TO FACE ?AT LEADS TO ! BE/ WAY TO CREATE CONDITIONS = AFF9ITY4 ,?IS CAN OBVI\SLY NEV] BE ABSOLUTE OR TOTAL 7EXCEPT 9 V]Y R>E CASES71 BUT CAN BE SUFFICI5T TO CREATE RELATIONS DISPOS$ TO ACT+4 

,IF WE RE/RICT \R 9T]V5TION TO ! MO/ OBVI\S & SUP]FICIAL ASPECTS ( :AT WE CONSID] ! ESS5TIAL PROBLEMS TO BE1 WE WILL NEV] BE ABLE TO DISCOV] ! AFF9ITY WE DESIRE4 ,WE WILL CON/ANTLY BE W&]+ >\ND AT ! M]CY ( SUDD51 UNSUSPECT$ CONTRADICTIONS ?AT C\LD UPSET ANY PROJECT ( 9T]V5TION 9 REALITY4 ,I 9SI/ ON PO9T+ \T ?AT AFF9ITY %\LD NOT BE CONFUS$ ) S5TIM5T4 ,WE CAN RECOGNIZE AFF9ITY ) COMRADES ?AT WE DO NOT P>TICUL>LY LIKE & ON ! O!R H& LIKE COMRADES ) :OM WE DO NOT HAVE ANY AFF9ITY4 

,AMONG O!R ?+S1 IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO LET ONESELF BE H9D]$ 9 ONE'S ACTION BY FALSE PROBLEMS SU* AS A PRESUM$ DIFF]5TIATION BETWE5 FEEL+S & POLITICAL MOTIVATIONS4 ,FROM :AT HAS BE5 SAID ABOVE IT MI<T SEEM ?AT FEEL+S %\LD BE KEPT SEP>ATE FROM POLITICAL ANALYSIS1 SO WE C\LD1 = EXAMPLE1 LOVE SOMEONE & NOT %>E !IR IDEAS AT ALL & VICE V]SA4 ,?AT IS R\<LY POSSIBLE1 NO MATT] H[ LAC]AT+ IT MI<T BE4 ,! P]SONAL ASPECT 7OR ?AT ( FEEL+S IF Y\ LIKE7 MU/ BE 9CLUD$ 9 ! ABOVE CONCEPT ( GO+ 9TO ! RANGE ( PROBLEMS1 AS 9/9CTIVELY SUCCUMB+ TO \R IMPULSES (T5 SIGNIFIES A LACK ( REFLECTION & ANALYSIS1 OR NOT BE+ ABLE TO ADMIT TO SIMPLY BE+ POSSESS$ BY GOD4 

,FROM :AT WE HAVE SAID !RE N[ />TS TO EM]GE1 EV5 NEBUL\SLY1 A FIR/ APPROXIMATION ( \R WAY ( CONSID]+ ! AN>*I/ GR\P3 A NUMB] ( COMRADES L9K$ BY A COMMON AFF9ITY4 

,! MORE ! PROJECT ?AT !SE COMRADES BUILD TOGE!R IS GONE 9TO1 ! GREAT] !IR AFF9ITY WILL BE4 ,IT FOLL[S ?AT REAL ORGANIZATION1 ! EFFECTIVE 7& NOT FICTITI\S7 CAPACITY TO ACT TOGE!R1 I4E4 TO F9D EA* O!R1 MAKE ANALYZES & PASS TO ACTION1 IS 9 RELATION TO ! AFF9ITY REA*$ & HAS NO?+ TO DO ) MORE OR LESS CAM\FLAG$ MONOGRAMS1 PROGRAMS1 PLAT=MS1 FLAGS OR P>TIES4 

,! AFF9ITY GR\P IS !RE=E A SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION ?AT COMES TOGE!R >\ND COMMON AFF9ITIES4 ,!SE CANNOT BE ID5TICAL = ALL1 BUT DIFF]5T COMRADES WILL HAVE 9F9ITE AFF9ITY /RUCTURES1 ALL ! MORE V>I$ ! WID] ! EF=T ( ANALYTICAL QUE/ REA*$4 

,IT FOLL[S ?AT ALL !SE COMRADES WILL ALSO T5D T[>DS QUANTITATIVE GR[?1 :I* IS H[EV] LIMIT$ & NOT ! MA9 AIM ( ! ACTIVITY4 ,NUM]ICAL DEVELOPM5T IS 9DISP5SABLE = ACTION & IT IS ALSO A TE/ ( ! BREAD? ( ! ANALYZES ?AT ONE IS DEVELOP+ & ITS CAPACITY TO GRADUALLY DISCOV] AFF9ITY ) A GREAT] NUMB] ( COMRADES4 

,IT FOLL[S ?AT ! ORGANISM ?US BORN WILL 5D UP GIV+ ITSELF MEANS ( 9T]V5TION 9 COMMON4 ,FIR/1 AN 9/RUM5T ( DEBATE NECESS>Y = ANALYSIS ?AT IS CAPABLE1 AS F> AS POSSIBLE1 ( SUPPLY+ 9DICATIONS ON A WIDE RANGE ( PROBLEMS &1 AT ! SAME TIME1 ( CON/ITUT+ A PO9T ( REF]5CE = ! V]IFICATION--AT A P]SONAL OR COLLECTIVE LEVEL--( ! AFF9ITIES OR DIV]G5CIES ?AT >ISE4 

,LA/LY IT %\LD BE SAID ?AT AL?\< ! ELEM5T ?AT HOLDS A GR\P ( ?IS K9D TOGE!R IS UND\BT$LY AFF9ITY1 ITS PROPULSIVE ASPECT IS ACTION4 ,TO LIMIT ONESELF TO ! FIR/ ELEM5T & LEAVE ! O!R 9 SECOND PLACE W\LD RESULT 9 RELATION%IPS WI!R+ 9 ,BYZANTIAN P]FECTIONISM4 

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