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TIME IT WAS ADOPT$4 ,IT IS \R 9T5TION TO DEVELOP1 EXP& ON1 & REF9E ?IS POSITION4 #b4 ,! ,IDEA ( ,AU?ORITY ,A CRITIQUE ( AU?ORITY & AU?ORIT>IAN RELATIONS1 PRACTICES & /RUCTURES1 >E C5TRAL TO AN>*I/ POLITICAL PRACTICE4 ,AN>*I/S >E IRREVOCABLY OPPOS$ TO ! 0PR9CIPLE ( AU?ORITY01 0?AT IS TO SAY ON ! 444 IDEA ?AT ! MASSES1 ALWAYS 9CAPABLE ( GOV]N+ !MSELVES1 MU/ SUBMIT AT ALL TIMES TO ! B5EVOL5T YOKE ( A WISDOM & A JU/ICE1 :I* 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R1 IS IMPOS$ ON !M FROM ABOVE0 7,BAKUN91 ',M>XISM1 ,FRE$OM & ! ,/ATE074 ,WE SEEK TO REPLACE ! 0PR9CIPAL ( AU?ORITY0 ) DECISION MAK+ ?AT IS DEC5TRALIZ$1 DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC & P>TICIPATORY4 ,= EXAMPLE1 DECISIONS AB\T A /RIKE %\LD BE MADE BY ! WORK]S ON /RIKE ) ALL ABLE TO SPEAK & P>TICIPATE4 ,9 CONTRA/1 DECISIONS AB\T ! MANAGEM5T ( A RIV] SY/EM %\LD BE MADE BY & 9VOLVE ALL PEOPLE :O DEP5D ON ?AT RIV] SY/EM1 :I* MAY REQUIRE A /RUCTURE ( RE-CALLABLE DELEGATES1 MEET+1 DEBAT+ & REPORT+ BACK TO AFFECT$ COMMUNITIES4 ,AN>*I/S OPPOSE 0! 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PICKET L9E IS NOT A RUL+ M9ORITY DEM&+ FROM ON HI< ?AT ! MASSES SUBMIT4 ,A PICKET L9E ( WORK]S ON /RIKE1 MAK+ DECISIONS DEMOCRATICALLY & SEEK+ TO EXTRACT CONCESSION FROM ! RUL+ CLASS1 IS ! ANTI!SIS ( AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,BY CONFUS+ AU?ORIT>IANISM ) ITS ANTI!SIS1 ! AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIALI/S PRES]VE ! 'PR9CIPLE ( AU?ORITY' = !IR [N USE4 ,! AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIALI/S DEF5D ! IDEA ?AT 9 SOME C]TA9 CIRCUM/ANCE 0! MASSES 444 9CAPABLE ( GOV]N+ !MSELVES1 MU/ SUBMIT 444 TO ! B5EVOL5T YOKE0 ( ! P>TY4 #c4 ,! ,/ATE ,!RE IS AN 9SEP>ABLE RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! /ATE & CLASS DOM9ATION4 ,! MA9T5ANCE & REPRODUCTION ( ANY SY/EM ( CLASS RULE REQUIRES POLITICAL & ECONOMIC P[] /RUCTURES1 LEGITIMAT+ IDEOLOGY1 & REC\RSE TO ! ?REAT & USE ( VIOL5CE4 ,WE AGREE ) ,BAKUN9 :5 HE WROTE ?AT 0,! ,/ATE IS NO?+ ELSE BUT ?IS DOM9ATION & EXPLOITATION REGUL>IZ$ & SY/EMIZ$04 ,!RE IS NO CLASS RULE )\T SOME =M ( /ATE APP>ATUS4 ,! 9V]SE IS ALSO TRUE4 0,! ,/ATE HAS ALWAYS BE5 ! 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