,>G5T9A & ! LEFT 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

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,AN>*I/S HAVE LONG >GU$ ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS1 9 ITS /RUGGLE AGA9/ OPPRESSION1 ORGANIZES ITSELF & CREATES COMBATIVE BODIES :I* CAN NOT ONLY FI<T HI]>*Y BUT CAN BECOME ! FRAMEWORK ( A FREE SOCIETY4 ,9 0,FROM ,RIOT TO ,REVOLUTION0 ,I DISCUSS$ ?IS 9 REG>DS TO ! CURR5T SOCIAL CONFLICT 9 ,>G5T9A4 

,UNSURPRIS+LY 5\<1 ! DEVELOPM5TS 9 ,>G5T9A HAVE BE5 ANALYZ$ BY ! V>I\S %ADES ( ! LEFT4 ,! RESULTS >E ILLUM9AT+1 %$D+ A LI<T ON ! WAY ,L59ISM VIEWS WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLE & ! ROLE ( ! VANGU>D P>TY4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 !IR ATTEMPTS TO ANALYZE ! EV5TS 9 ,>G5T9A EXPOSES ! SUB/ITUTIONI/ NATURE ( VANGU>DISM4 ,FAC+ A WORK+ CLASS :I* IS APPLY+ DIRECT SELF-MANAGEM5T1 !Y DO NOT KN[ :]E TO TURN4 ,MOREOV]1 !RE IS A T5D5CY = ! ANALYSIS TO CONC5TRATE ON ! ROOTS ( ! CRISIS AS A RESULT ( IMP]SONAL ECONOMIC =CES 7I4E41 FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( CAPITAL TO USE ,H>RY ,CLEAV]'S USEFUL T]M7 & TO DISCUSS ! /RUGGLE ( WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE AS ALMO/ A SIDE ISSUES1 SOME?+ :I* GETS 9 ! WAY ( H>D ECONOMIC /ATI/ICS4 

,?IS CAN BE BE/ SE5 FROM ! ,S,W,P'S ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM ,J\RNAL 7NO4 #i#d7 9 :I* ,*RIS ,H>MAN COV]S ! NEW ORGANS ( WORK+ CLASS P[] 9 JU/ OV] PAGES1 ( :I* ONE IS ANALYSIS 7NAMELY PAGE #b#e74 ,HIS COMM5TS >E 9SI<TFUL1 BUT PURELY 9 T]MS ( ! M5TALITY ( ,L59ISM4 ,BASICALLY1 HIS DISCUSSION ON ! WORK+ CLASS REVOLT IS DISAPPROV+4 ,:ILE RECOGNIZ+ ?AT ! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD W]E DEVELOP$ BY ! PEOPLE DUE TO ! 0NE$ TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES10 HE COMPLA9S ?AT ! ,>G5T9E WORK+ CLASS IS ORGANIZ+ 9 ! WRONG WAY6 ,!RE >E1 ,H>MAN 9=MS US1 0IMPORTANT DIFF]5CES0 BETWE5 ! WAY ,>G5T9EANS >E ACTUALLY ORGANIZ+ & ! WAY !Y %\LD BE1 NAMELY 9 0WORK]S' C\NCILS0 OR SOVIETS4 ,! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES >E NOT 0AN*OR$0 9 ! WORKPLACE1 NOT AN 0ORGANIC EXPRESSION0 ( ! ,>G5T9EAN WORK+ CLASS & ITS MILITANT HI/ORY6 .<#a.> 

,NE$ IT BE SAID ?AT SU* AN ,S,W,P APPROV$ ORGANIZATION WILL AUTOMATICALLY EXCLUDE ! UNEMPLOY$1 H\SEWIVES1 ! ELD]LY1 *ILDR5 & O!R WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE :O >E CURR5TLY TAK+ P>T 9 ! /RUGGLE8 ,9 ADDITION1 ANY CAPITALI/ CRISIS IS M>K$ BY RIS+ UNEMPLOYM5T1 FIRMS CLOS+ & SO ON4 ,:ILE WORKPLACES MU/ & HAVE BE5 SEIZ$ BY !IR WORK]S1 IT IS A LAW ( REVOLUTIONS ?AT ! ECONOMIC DISRUPTION !Y CAUSE RESULTS 9 9CREAS$ UNEMPLOYM5T SIMPLY BECAUSE SUPPLY L9ES >E DISRUPT$ 79 ?IS ,KROPOTK9'S >GUM5TS 9 ,CONQUE/ ( ,BREAD HAVE BE5 CONFIRM$ TIME & TIME AGA974 ,?AT ! ,>G5T9E WORK+ CLASS IS =M+ ORGANS ( P[] :I* >E NOT TOTALLY DEP5D5T ON ! WORKPLACE IS1 !RE=E1 A GOOD SIGN4 ,AS DISCUSS$ 9 0,FROM ,RIOT TO ,REVOLUTION01 FACTORY ASSEMBLIES & F$]ATIONS MU/ BE =M$ BUT AS A COMPLEM5T TO1 RA!R ?AN AS A REPLACEM5T (1 ! COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES4 

,H>MAN >GUES ?AT !SE BODIES >E CROSS CLASS ORGANIZATIONS1 ) ASSEMBLIES BE+ =M$ 9 WELL (F NEI<BORHOODS AS WELL AS WORK+ CLASS ONES4 ,IT SEEMS /RANGE ?AT A SOCIALI/1 :O CLAIMS TO BELIEVE ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS CAN TRANS=M SOCIETY1 IS SO CONC]N$ AB\T ! 9FLU5CE ( A FEW ASSEMBLIES :I* 9CLUDE A M9ORITY ( ! POPULATION4 ,IT ALSO SEEMS /RANGE ?AT A SUPPORT] ( ! ULTIMATE 0CROSS CLASS0 ORGANIZATION1 A POLITICAL P>TY1 %\LD CONDEMN ! ,>G5T9EANS SO6 

,SELF-,MANAGEM5T OR ,REPRES5TATION8 

,EV5 WORSE1 !SE POPUL> ASSEMBLIES >E 0NOT YET BODIES ( DELEGATES0 & DO NOT HAVE 0AN ORGANIC CONNECTION ) SOME PEOPLE :OM !Y REPRES5T40 ,!IR MEMB]S 0REPRES5T !MSELVES06 ,:I*1 ( C\RSE1 IS ! :OLE PO9T -- !Y >E POPUL> ASSEMBLIES6 ,A ,POPUL> ,ASSEMBLY DOES NOT 0REPRES5T0 ANYONE BECAUSE ITS MEMB]S GOV]N !MSELVES1 I4E4 >E DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC4 ,AS ,H>MAN EXPLICITLY /ATES ?AT !Y >E 0CLOS] TO ! SECTIONS0 ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 IT IS CLE> HE IS TALK+ AB\T ! ELEM5TAL NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLIES & IS SIMPLY %[+ ?AT HE DOES NOT KN[ :AT HE IS TALK+ AB\T4 

,:AT IS SIGNIFICANT FROM ,H>MAN'S DISAPPROVAL IS HIS NE$ = 0REPRES5TATIVE0 /RUCTURES4 ,?IS IS UND]/&ABLE AS )\T 0REPRES5TATIVES0 IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE = ! VANGU>D P>TY TO SEIZE P[]6 ,AFT] ALL1 DID ,L59 NOT >GUE ?AT 0! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT CANNOT BE EX]CIS$ ?R\< AN ORGANIZATION EMBRAC+ ! :OLE ( ! CLASS1 BECAUSE 9 ALL CAPITALI/ C\NTRIES 7& NOT ONLY OV] H]E1 9 ONE ( ! MO/ BACKW>D7 ! PROLET>IAT IS /ILL SO DIVID$1 SO DEGRAD$1 & SO CORRUPT$ 9 P>TS 444 ?AT AN ORGANIZATION TAK+ 9 ! :OLE PROLET>IAT CANNOT DIRECT EX]CISE PROLET>IAN DICTATOR%IP4 ,IT CAN BE EX]CIS$ ONLY BY A VANGU>D08 7,L591 ,COLLECT$ ,WORKS1 VOL4 #c#b1 P4 #b#a7 ,AS WE CAN SEE1 ! FATE ( ! REVOLUTION DEP5DS ON ! MASSES CREAT+ A ORGANIZATION 9 :I* SOMEONE 0REPRES5TS0 !M4 ,)\T ?IS DELEGATION ( P[] AWAY FROM ! WORK+ CLASS 9TO ! H&S ( A FEW1 ! 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE6 

,EQUALLY1 ! LOGIC ( HIS >GUM5T DEFEATS ,H>MAN4 ,:ILE HE >GUES ?AT ANY 0DELEGATE0 %\LD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL1 HE 9SI/S ON /AT+ !Y MU/ 0REPRES5T0 SOME BODY4 ,YET1 = RECALL TO WORK ! 0SOME PEOPLE0 MU/ BE 9 A POSITION TO JUDGE ! ACTIONS ( !IR DELEGATE4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT )\T SELF-MANAGEM5T1 RECALL IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,?US1 IF WE HAVE RECALL 7& ?AT ALSO IMPLIES M&ATES71 WE IMPLICITLY HAVE ! /RUCTURE = SELF-MANAGEM5T & SO NOT REPRES5TATION4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 :OEV] IS COMPET5T 5\< TO PICK !IR MA/]S IS COMPET5T TO GOV]N !MSELVES & :OEV] IS ABLE TO RECALL !IR 0REPRES5TATIVE0 IS ABLE TO M&ATE !M4 ,) M&ATES1 REPRES5TATIVES >E REPLAC$ ) DELEGATES4 

,TO CONFUSE REPRES5TATION ) DIRECT DEMOCRACY MAKES S5SE = AN IDEOLOGY :I* ALSO CONFUSES P>TY P[] ) WORK+ CLASS P[]4 ,= AN>*I/S1 ,H>MAN'S CONFUS$ T]M9OLOGY SIMPLY %[S ?AT ,L59ISM AIMS = ! =M]1 NOT ! LATT] 7AS ,L59 MADE CLE>74 ,P]HAPS ,H>MAN'S CONFUSION & BEWILD]M5T AT ! ACTIVITIES ( ! ,>G5T9E WORK+ CLASS SIMPLY REFLECTS AN AW>5ESS1 H[EV] DIM1 ?AT IF !Y CONT9UE TO ORGANIZE 9 ?IS MANN]1 ! 0VANGU>D0 P>TY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEIZE P[]8 

,COMPLET+ ! ,REVOLUTION8 

,WORK]S ,P[] CONTRIBUT$ !IR ANALYSIS VIA A 0,/ATEM5T ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SECRET>IAT ( ! ,L,R,C,I0 5TITL$ ,! ,>G5T9E ,REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN -- H[ CAN IT BE COMPLET$8 

,UNSURPRIS+LY 5\<1 LIKE ,H>MAN ?IS /ATEM5T CALLS = 0,SOVIET-TYPE BODIES0 TO BE CREAT$4 ,9DE$1 ! 0SLOGAN = WORK]S C\NCILS IS CRUCIAL ONE 9 ! CURR5T SITUATION0 & IS C\NT]POIS$ TO 0! SLOGAN ( POPUL> ASSEMBLIES OR SIMIL> MULTI-CLASS BODIES0 & ! LATT] 0ACTUALLY RUNS ! DANG] ( LEAV+ ! WORK]S OP5 TO O!R CLASS =CES & POPULI/ DEMAGOGUES40 ,?US ! FOCUS ( ! /RUGGLE IS TURN$ AWAY FROM DIRECT DEMOCRACY ONTO LEAD]S1 AWAY FROM :AT IS ACTUALLY HAPP5+ 9 ,>G5T9A & ON TO :AT ,TROTSKYI/S ?9K %\LD BE HAPP5+4 

,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ?IS IS ALL DONE 9 ORD] TO 0ROOT FI<T+ ORGANS /RONGLY 9 ! WORK+ CLASS1 9 ! FACTORIES & %OPS40 ,H[EV]1 AS UNEMPLOYM5T IS HI< & NOT ALL WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE >E WAGE SLAVES1 IT DOES NOT MEAN 9CREAS+ ! 0SOCIAL WEI<T ( ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ! MOVEM5T0 BUT RA!R DISEMP[]S VA/ NUMB]S ( \R CLASS4 ,?AT IS NOT ALL4 ,! /ATEM5T IS MU* MORE G5]\S & AIMS AT DISEMP[]+ ALL WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE4 ,?IS CAN BE SE5 FROM ! COMM5T ?AT WORK]S' C\NCILS >E SE5 AS 0A MEANS TO HELP ! WORK]S TE/ !IR CURR5T LEAD]%IPS AT ALL LEVELS1 TO REJECT & REPLACE ! 9ADEQUATE ONES & *OSE NEW ONES40 ,?US ! 0SLOGAN = WORK]S C\NCILS0 IS SIMPLY A MEANS ( 5SUR+ ! 0RI<T0 7I4E4 ,TROTSKYI/7 LEAD]S HAVE P[] & NOT AS A MEANS ( 5SUR+ WORK]S' P[] AT ALL 7,I'M SURE ?AT1 LIKE ,L591 ,WORK]S ,P[] WILL EQUATE ! TWO74 

,?US ! :OLE RATIONALE ( ! /ATEM5T IS TO REPLACE POPUL> P[] ) P>TY P[]4 ,AS !Y PUT IT1 :ILE 0MANY BODIES MAY >ISE :I* HAVE RA!R ! *>ACT] ( POPUL> ASSEMBLIES OR MASS MEET+S0 ?IS IS NOT 5\<4 0,REVOLUTION>IES10 !Y /ATE1 0HAVE TO WORK 9 !SE BODIES & HELP !M TO DEVELOP A RECALLABLE & RESPONSIBLE EXECUTIVE OR LEAD]%IP BODY40 ,?US ! WORK+ CLASS DO NOT GOV]N SOCIETY DIRECTLY1 ! 0LEAD]%IP BODY0 DOES4 .<#b.> 

,OBVI\SLY1 IT IS 0ESS5TIAL ?AT DELEGATES :I* >E RESPONSIBLE & RECALLABLE TO ! RANK & FILE >E ELECT$ 9 ! WORKPLACES1 ! DEP>TM5TS1 BUT ALSO 9 ! DI/RICTS & BY ! UNEMPLOY$ ASSOCIATIONS40 ,EQUALLY1 = ! NE$ TO CO-OP]ATE & CO-ORD9ATE /RUGGLES & ACTIVITY4 ,H[EV]1 !SE DEVELOPM5TS %\LD BE ROOT$ 9 ! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES1 NOT RAIS$ AS AN ALT]NATIVE TO !M6 

,CON/ITU5T OR ,POPUL> ,ASSEMBLY8 

,AFT] ATTACK+ ! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES = BE+ 0MULTI-CLASS BODIES0 ! /ATEM5T >GUES )\T IRONY ?AT ! CALL = A 0SOV]EIGN1 REVOLUTION>Y1 CON/ITU5T ASSEMBLY0 REMA9S 0AN IMPORTANT SLOGAN 9 ! PRES5T SITUATION40 ,9 O!R WORDS1 0MULTI-CLASS0 DIRECT DEMOCRACY IS BAD BUT 0MULTI-CLASS0 REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY IS GOOD6 ,?US REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY IS SE5 AS ! =M ( PROLET>IAN P[] :ILE DIRECT DEMOCRACY IS ASSOCIAT$ ) ! 0MIDDLES CLASSES0 -- A REV]SAL ( ! EV5TS ( EV]Y B\RGEOIS & PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION & ! UTT] BETRAYAL ( ! LATT]4 .<#c.> 

,IT W>NS US ?AT 0! MIDDLE CLASSES0 HAVE 0DISPROPORTIONATE0 9FLU5CE 9 ! ASSEMBLIES 70AT LEA/ 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES074 ,!Y CLAIM ?AT ! 0BLUE-COLL> WORK] >E L>GELY ABS5T FROM !SE BODIES40 ,:ILE ! 0POPUL> ASSEMBLIES 444 REPRES5T ! GR[+ POLITICAL 9VOLVEM5T ( ! MASSES0 !Y 0MU/ NOT BE CONFUS$ ) WORK]S C\NCILS -- SOVIETS40 ,?AT ONLY A P>T ( 0! MASSES0 CAN TAKE P>T 9 0WORK]S' C\NCILS0 IS SIMPLY IGNOR$4 ,!Y !N COMP\ND ?IS ]ROR BY ACTUALLY >GU+ ?AT ! 0AGITATION = ! CON/ITU5T ASSEMBLY ALONE WILL NOT SOLVE ! QUE/ION ( ! PRES5T PREPOND]ANCE ( ! MIDDLE CLASSES1 ! UNEMPLOY$ & ! URBAN POOR 9 ! /RUGGLE06 ,?US ! 0WORK+ CLASS0 IS ID5TIFI$ ) 9DU/RIAL WORK]S1 A M9ORITY )9 \R CLASS4 

,AS ,I W>N$ 9 ! LA/ ISSUE ( 0,FROM ,RIOT TO REVOLUTION01 ! LEFT W\LD DO ! B\RGEOISIE'S WORK = !M & SUPPORT ATTEMPTS TO SIDE TRACK ! REVOLT 9TO LEGAL & REPRES5TATIVE =MS4 ,! /ATEM5T DOES NOT DISAPPO9T1 >GU+ = ! ASSEMBLY AS 0! ORGANIZ$ WORK+ CLASS 444 HAVE NOT 5T]$ ! POLITICAL SC5E 9 AN ORGANIZ$ FA%ION40 ,MOREOV]1 !Y EV5 IMPLY ?AT ! LACK ( ?IS CON/ITU5T ASSEMBLY HAS RESULT$ 9 ! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES BE+ =M$6 ,?US 0POLITICS0 BECOMES EQUAT$ ) ELECT+ POLITICIANS -- PREF]ABLY 0REVOLUTION>Y0 ONES TO A 0REVOLUTION>Y0 ASSEMBLY4 ,AS IF /ICK+ 0REVOLUTION>Y0 9 FRONT ( SOME?+ *ANGES ITS NATURE6 

,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ! CALL = A 0CON/ITU5T ASSEMBLY0 IS NOT AN 5D 9 ITSELF4 ,?IS IS JU/ ! 0FIR/ TASK 9 ?IS P]IOD0 9 ORD] 0TO OV]COME ! ABS5CE ( ! WORK+ CLASS FROM ! C5T] ( ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,DUHALDE40 ,IT W\LD BE *URLI% TO ASK ! AU?ORS H[ MANY ( 0! MASSES0 :O HAVE F\<T & /RUGGL$ 9 ?IS NE> REVOLUTION >E1 9 FACT1 0WORK+ CLASS0 & H[ MANY >E 0MIDDLE CLASS40 ,SIMPLY PUT1 IF IT WAS PR$OM9ATELY ! 0MIDDLE CLASS0 :I* WAS TAK+ P>T 9 ! /RUGGLE1 ,TROTSKYI/S W\LD NOT BE REMOTELY 9T]E/$ 9 IT444 

,P>TY ,P[]1 NOT WORK]S' P[]444 

,BUT HOPE DOES EXI/6 ,! /ATEM5T >GUES ?AT ! 0POSITIONS ( ! ,P>TIDO DE LOS ,TRABAHADORES POR EL ,SOCIALISMO 7,P,T,S71 ADVANC$ 9 ! PRES5T CRISIS >E QUALITATIVELY SUP]IOR TO ?OSE ( ! O!R ORGANIZATIONS CLAIM+ TO BE ,TROTSKYI/ 9 ,>G5T9A & 5TITLE !M TO ! ACTIVE SUPPORT ( REVOLUTION>IES WORLD WIDE40 ,!Y PRAISE ! ,P,T,S = 0CORRECTLY RAIS.<+.> ! SLOGAN ( A SOV]EIGN CON/ITU5T ASSEMBLY OV] :I* ! WORK+ PEOPLE %\LD EX]CISE ! MAXIMUM CONTROL ?R\< DEMOCRATIC MASS ORGANIZATIONS40 ,=GETT+ !IR ATTACKS ON ! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES1 !Y PO9T TO ! ,P,T,S & ITS ATTEMPTS 0TO PROMOTE ! BUILD+ & EXT5SION ( WORKPLACE & POPUL> ASSEMBLIES & COMMITTEES ( ELECT$ & RECALLABLE DELEGATES4 ,!Y HAVE ALSO >GU$ = A WORK]S GOV]NM5T BAS$ ON SU* BODIES -- 9 P>TICUL> UPON A NATIONAL WORK]S & POPUL> ASSEMBLY40 ,?IS1 IT IS CLAIM$1 IS CONTA9S ! 0FUNDAM5TAL ELEM5TS ( A REVOLUTION>Y /RATEGY = ! ,>G5T9E REVOLUTION40 

,BUT :Y A 0WORK]S GOV]NM5T0 ABOVE ! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES & !IR F$]ATIONS8 ,AFT] ALL1 IF ! WORK+ CLASS IS MANAG+ SOCIETY DIRECTLY 9 MASS ASSEMBLIES !N :AT ROLE W\LD ! GOV]NM5T PLAY8 ,! /ATEM5T IS CLE>3 

0,IF REVOLUTION>IES >E /RIV+ ) ! UTMO/ S]I\SNESS & DET]M9ATION = WORK+ CLASS P[] -- I4E4 = ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT -- !N ,B,O,? SOVIETS & A REVOLUTION>Y P>TY >E ABSOLUTELY ESS5TIAL4 ,S,O,V,I,E,T,S ,>,E ,N,O,T ,5,\,< BECAUSE )\T A REVOLUTION>Y P>TY !Y WILL BE 9CORPORAT$ &_/OR DISSOLV$4 ,! P>TY IS ! ESS5TIAL MEANS = A*IEV+ P[]40 

,?US1 9 ORD] = 0WORK+ CLASS P[]0 TO EXI/1 ! P>TY MU/ BE GIV5 P[]6 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ! SOVIETS 9 ,BOL%EVIK ,RUSSIA QUICKLY BECAME 09CORPORAT$0 -- 9TO M]E FIG-LEAVES = P>TY RULE4 ,MOREOV]1 A FEW MON?S AFT] P[] ! 0REVOLUTION>Y P>TY0 HAD 0DISSOLV$0 ANY SOVIET :I* HAD BE5 ELECT$ ) A NON-,BOL%EVIK MAJORITY4 ,! LOGIC = ALL ?IS IS SIMPLE4 ,IF ! P>TY 0IS ! ESS5TIAL MEANS = A*IEV+ P[]0 & ! P>TY IS REJECT$ BY ! WORK+ CLASS 9 SOVIET ELECTIONS !N1 LOGICALLY1 ! WORK+ CLASS IS NO LONG] 9 P[] & SO ! P>TY HAS ! RI<T1 NAY ! DUTY1 TO DISSOLVE ANY SOVIET TO MA9TA9 0SOVIET0 P[]4 ,AFT] ALL1 BY DEF9ITION ALL O!R SECTIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS >E 0BACKW>D0 9 RELATION TO ! VANGU>D1 SO PROVID+ ! P]FECT RATIONALE = TURN+ ! 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 9TO ! 0DICTATOR%IP OV] ! PROLET>IAT40 

,!Y /ATE ?AT ! 0C5TRAL FOCUS ( AGITATION & PROPAG&A0 HAS TO REA* ! 0CONCLUSION0 ?AT 0\R /RUGGLES HAVE TO BE COMB9$ & CO-ORD9AT$ ON A NATIONAL LEVEL1 WE NE$ C5TRALIZ$ C\NCILS ( ! WORK]S1 ! UNEMPLOY$ ETC42 WE NE$ A WORK]S GOV]NM5T BAS$ ON !SE ORGANS ( /RUGGLE4 ,SU* A GOV]NM5T MU/ C>RY ?R\< TO COMPLETION A PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION40 ,?US ! NE$ TO F$]ATE TOGE!R TO CO-ORD9ATE /RUGGLE IS CONFUS$ ) C5TRALIZATION & ! USURPATION ( POPUL> P[] BY ! LEAD]S ( A P>TY4 ,IRONICALLY1 ! 0COMPLETION0 ( A 0PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION0 MEANS ?AT ! PROLET>IAT NO LONG] MAKE ! DECISIONS4 ,9/EAD1 ! ROLE ( PROLET>IAN ORGANIZATIONS >E TO BE ! BASE UPON :I* A H&FUL ( P>TY LEAD]S TAKE P[]4 ,TRULY 0WORK]S' P[]0 9 PRACTICE6 

,IT'S MY P>TY & ,I'LL CRY IF ,I WANT TO6 

,GIV5 ! LEGACY ( 0REVOLUTION>Y P>TIES0 SUB/ITUT+ !MSELVES = ! WORK+ CLASS1 Y\ W\LD EXPECT ?AT ! HEAL?Y DI/RU/ EXPRESS$ 9 ,>G5T9A = POLITICIANS HAS ALSO BE5 APPLI$ TO W\LD-BE 0REVOLUTION>Y0 ONES4 ,! /ATEM5T ASS]TS ?AT 0SOCIAL DOM9ANCE ( ! MIDDLE CLASSES MEANT ?AT !IR IDEOLOGICAL IMPETUS WAS QUITE /RONG0 & !IR 0POLITICAL PREJUDICES0 HAS 0L$ TO !M RESI/+ ! C>RY+ ( BANN]S BY POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS 7LEFT P>TIES74 ,IT HAS ALSO L$ TO OPPOSITION TO OP5 P>TICIPATION BY LEFT P>TIES 9 ! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES40 .<#d.> 

,BE+ GOOD ,TROTSKYI/S1 !Y PR$ICT ?AT 0,AN>*I/ CONFUSIONI/S WILL D\BTLESS CELEBRATE ?IS 'ANTI-POLITICAL' /ANCE40 ,!Y EXPLA9 :Y 0REVOLUTION>IES .<SIC6.> MU/ CONSCI\SLY & OP5LY FI<T AGA9/ IT0 BY PRES5T+ ! SUP]-M>KET V]SION ( REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS3 0,A DE FACTO 'BAN ON P>TIES' D5IES ! MASSES ! OPPORTUNITY TO COMP>E !M & !IR PROGRAMS1 TO ACCEPT OR REJECT !M40 ,?US 0! MASSES0 GET TO *OOSE BETWE5 PREEXI/+ 0PROGRAMS0 RA!R ?AN DET]M9E !IR [N NE$S & DESIRES 7) ! 9PUT ( REVOLUTION>IES 9 OP5 ASSEMBLY74 ,RA!R ?AN MANAGE !IR [N AFFAIRS DIRECTLY1 ! MASSES GET TO PUT !IR 0WEI<T0 BEH9D ONE P>TY OR ! O!R1 JU/ AS 9 B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY4 ,AS ! ,BOL%EVIK REVOLUTION %[S1 SU* =MS ( 0POPUL> DEMOCRACY0 SIMPLY REPLACE POPUL> P[] ) P>TY P[]4 

,ULTIMATELY1 ! /ATEM5T CONFUSES 0FRE$OM & DUTY ( P>TIES TO ORGANIZE0 7:I* !Y CLAIM 0IS ! B$ROCK ( WORK]S & POPUL> DEMOCRACY07 ) ! FRE$OM ( P>TIES TO DOM9ATE & CONTROL ! POPUL> MOVEM5T1 A CONFUSION :I* WE MU/ BE AW>E (4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 ALL 9DIVIDUALS & GR\PS MU/ HAVE FRE$OM TO ORGANIZE & 9FLU5CE POPUL> ORGANIZATIONS BUT !Y MU/ NOT BE ALL[$ TO SUB/ITUTE !IR WILL = ?AT ( ! ASSEMBLIES4 .<#e.> 

,%ADES ( #a#i#e8 

,P]HAPS WE %\LD NOT BE TOO SURPRIS$ BY ! UNRESPONSIV5ESS ( ,L59ISM TO NEW DEVELOPM5TS 9 ! CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,AFT] ALL1 :ILE AN>*I/S HAD BE5 SUPPORT+ ! IDEA ( WORK]S' C\NCILS AS A MEANS FI<T+ ! CLASS /RUGGLE & AS ! FRAMEWORK ( A FREE SOCIETY S9CE ! #a#h#fS1 ,BOL%EVISM ONLY CAME TO PAY LIP S]VICE TO ?IS IDEA 9 #a#i#a#g6 ,GIV5 ?AT AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 DISCUSS+ ! POSSIBILITIES ( COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES 9 A SIMIL> LI<T = DECADES N[ .<#f.>1 P]HAPS A SIMIL> PROCESS IS N[ AT WORK8 

,LET US NOT =GET ?AT :ILE1 ALMO/ UNIQUELY ON ! LEFT1 ! AN>*I/S 9 #aie HAD SUPPORT$ ! SOVIETS AS ORGANS ( /RUGGLE & AS ! FRAMEWORK ( ! NEW SOCIETY .<#g.>1 NEI!R ,M>XI/ GR\P+S 7,M5%EVIKS OR ,BOL%EVIKS7 VIEW$ !M AS ANY?+ BUT ! =M]4 ,9DE$1 ! ,BOL%EVIKS W]E SO HO/ILE TO ! SOVIETS !Y ACTUALLY PRES5T$ ! SOVIETS ) AN ULTIMATE3 ACCEPT \R POLITICAL PLAT=M OR DISB&6 ,LUCKILY1 !Y W]E IGNOR$4 

,ULTIMATELY1 ! ,L59I/ DISMISSAL ( ! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES SUGGE/S MORE ?AN M]ELY CONFUSION OR UNCONSCI\S AW>5ESS !Y IMPLY NO MEANS = ! P>TY TO SEIZE P[]4 ,IT SUGGE/S ?AT ! SECT>IAN CORE ( ,L59ISM IS BE+ EXPOS$4 ,SECT>IANS EXPECT WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE TO RELATE TO !IR PR$ET]M9$ POLITICAL POSITIONS1 :]EAS REVOLUTION>IES APPLY \R POLITICS TO ! CONDITIONS WE FACE AS MEMB]S ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,= ,L59I/S REVOLUTION>Y CONSCI\SNESS IS NOT G5]AT$ BY WORK+ CLASS SELF-ACTIVITY1 BUT IS EMBODI$ 9 ! P>TY4 ,AS SU*1 :5 WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE ORGANIZE 9 NEW WAYS1 ! RESPONSE IS NOT TO 9TEGRATE & LE>N FROM !SE NEW EXP]I5CES BUT RA!R TO COMPLA9 !Y >E ORGANIZ+ 9 ! WRONG WAY4 ,AS ,M>X DEF9$ IT3 0,! SECT SEEKS ITS PO9T ( HONOR NOT 9 :AT IT HAS 9 COMMON ) ! CLASS MOVEM5T1 BUT 9 ! P>TICUL> %IBBOLE? DI/+UI%+ IT FROM ?AT MOVEM5T40 ,H5CE ! FETI% = 0WORK]S' C\NCILS10 ! H>K+ BACK TO #aiag ,RUSSIA & ! EXPECTATION ?AT WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE'S ROLE 9 ! REVOLUTION IS TO SELECT ! CORRECT 0LEAD]%IP0 & 0PROGRAM0 FROM A COMPET+ SET ( W\LD-BE BOSSES4 

,9 CONCLUSION 

,\R LOOK AT ! APPROA* ( TWO LEFT P>TIES TO ! REVOLT 9 ,>G5T9A 9DICATES WELL ! SECT>IAN & ELITI/ NATURE ( ,BOL%EVISM4 ,RA!R ?AN EMBRACE ! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES & SEEK !IR GR[?1 >GUE = !IR EXT5SION 9TO ! WORKPLACE1 CL>IFY !IR AIMS & URGE ?AT !Y & !IR F$]ATIONS ALONE BECOME ! FUTURE /RUCTURE ( A SOCIALI/ SOCIETY1 WE >E SUBJECT$ TO REPEAT$ COMPLA9TS ?AT ! ,>G5T9EAN WORK+ CLASS IS JU/ NOT DO+ :AT !Y %\LD BE DO+4 ,RA!R ?AN LOOK AT ! CONCRETE DYNAMICS ( ! /RUGGLE 9 ,>G5T9A1 WE >E URG$ TO APPLY 0SOVIETS0 AS IF IT WAS /ILL #aiag ,RUSSIA4 ,WE >E TOLD TO BASE ! REVOLUTION ON 9DU/RIAL WORK]S1 SO M>G9ALIZ+ ! RE/ ( \R CLASS FROM ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE 7MOREOV]1 SU* A POSITION FAILS TO APPRECIATE ! DISRUPTIVE EFFECTS ( ANY REVOLUTION :I* HAS A T5D5CY TO 9CREASE UNEMPLOYM5T74 

,! REASON = ?IS IS SIMPLE4 ,LIKE ,L591 !Y WANT P>TY P[]1 :I* !Y EQUATE ) WORK+ CLASS P[]4 ,:5 ! WORK+ CLASS ACTS 9 WAYS ?AT H9D] ?IS POSSIBILITY1 ! CLASS IS D5\NC$4 ,?US ! CALL = REPRES5TATIVE ORGANS1 = A 0WORK]S' GOV]NM5T0 & SO ON4 ,ONLY BY UND]M9+ ! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES CAN ?IS BE A*IEV$4 ,AS ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SECRET>IAT ( ! ,L,R,C,I NOTE1 ! CRISIS WILL BE RESOLV$ 0EI!R BY ! DEFEAT ( ! MASSES & VICTORI\S C\NT]-REVOLUTION 7IRRESPECTIVE ( ! =M IT TAKES7 OR BY ! SEIZURE ( P[] BY ! WORK+ CLASS1 BY A SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION40 ,! POLITICS ( ,L59ISM WILL SIMPLY SEE ! DEFEAT ( ! MASSES & VICTORI\S C\NT]-REVOLUTION DRAP$ 9 A R$ FLAG -- AS HAS HAPP5$ SO MANY TIMES BE=E4 

,! /RUGGLE = 0SEIZURE ( P[] BY ! WORK+ CLASS0 CANNOT BE A*IEV$ ?R\< A P>TY4 ,IT CAN ONLY BE A*IEV$ BY SELF-MANAGEM5T1 BY FREE F$]ATIONS ( COMMUNITY & WORKPLACE POPUL> ASSEMBLIES4 ,! ROLE ( AN>*I/S IS TO 5C\RAGE ?IS PROCESS1 TO COMBAT ANY ATTEMPT TO DISEMP[] ! WORK+ CLASS NO MATT] :]E IT COMES FROM4 ,AS ,BAKUN9 >GU$1 AN>*I/S DO 0NOT ACCEPT1 EV5 9 ! PROCESS ( REVOLUTION>Y TRANSITION1 EI!R CON/ITU5T ASSEMBLIES1 PROVISIONAL GOV]NM5TS OR SO-CALL$ REVOLUTION>Y DICTATOR%IPS2 BECAUSE WE >E CONV9C$ ?AT REVOLUTION IS ONLY S9C]E1 HONE/ & REAL 9 ! H&S ( ! MASSES1 & ?AT :5 IT IS CONC5TRAT$ 9 ?OSE ( A FEW RUL+ 9DIVIDUALS IT 9EVITABLY & IMM$IATELY BECOMES REACTION40 ,RA!R1 ! REVOLUTION 0EV]Y:]E MU/ BE CREAT$ BY ! PEOPLE1 & SUPREME CONTROL MU/ ALWAYS BELONG TO ! PEOPLE ORGANIZ$ 9TO A FREE F$]ATION ( AGRICULTURAL & 9DU/RIAL ASSOCIATIONS 444 ORGANIZ$ FROM ! BOTTOM UPW>DS BY MEANS ( REVOLUTION>Y DELEGATION40 7,MI*AEL ,BAKUN93 ,SELECT$ ,WRIT+S1 P4 #bcg & P4 #a#g#b74 ,HI/ORY HAS PROV$ HIM RI<T4 

,! SOCIAL REVOLUTION ( ! #b#a/ C5TURY MU/ DRAW ITS POETRY FROM ! PRES5T1 NOT ! PA/4 ,! LEFT IS TRY+ TO SQUEEZE CURR5T /RUGGLES 9TO A MODEL CREAT$ BY EV5TS OV] #a YE>S AGO 9 ,CZ>I/ ,RUSSIA4 ,IT IS AS IF ! REVOLUTION HAD BE5 TELEVIS$ & WE >E BE+ SUBJECT$ TO REPEATS6 ,RA!R ?AN US+ ! PA/ AS A F\NDATION TO BUILD UPON1 !Y CONSID] A HOME 9 :I* TO 9HABIT 7& A HAUNT$ H\SE AT ?AT674 ,! TASK ( ALL S]I\S REVOLUTION>IES MU/ BE TO LE>N FROM CURR5T EV5TS1 BUILD UPON ! AUTONOM\S /RUGGLES :I* >E HAPP5+ & 5SURE ?AT ,>G5T9A WILL NOT REPEAT ! MI/AKES ( ! PA/4 ,& ?AT MEANS >GU+ = 0ALL P[] TO ! POPUL> & WORKPLACE ASSEMBLIES06 

.<#a.> ,AT LEA/ HE M5TIONS ?AT AN>*ISM PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T !RE1 AL?\<1 TYPICALLY1 HE GETS DETAILS ( ! 0,SEMANA ,TRAGICA0 ( #aiai WRONG4 ,:ILE HE CORRECTLY NOTES ?AT IT WAS />T$ BY A POLICE ATTACK ON A #b1 /RONG M>* L$ BY AN>*I/ UNIONS1 HE IMPLIES ?AT IT WAS ! RIVAL SYNDICALI/ UNIONS :I* PROCLAIM$ ! ,G5]AL ,/RIKE4 ,9 FACT1 ! AN>*I/ ,=,A HAD PROCLAIM$ A G5]AL /RIKE ! DAY BE=E4 ,! O!R UNIONS REPEAT$ ?IS CALL ! DAY AFT] ! ATTACK SO AS NOT TO BE \TFLANK$ BY ! AN>*I/S4 ,EQUALLY SIGNIFICANTLY1 ! /RIKE WAS UND]M9$ BY NEGOTIATIONS BETWE5 ! GOV]NM5T & ! SYNDICALI/ UNIONS4 

.<#b.> ,!IR >GUM5T HAS ! SAME FALLACIES AS ,H>MAN'S4 ,!Y LAMBA/E ! 0USELESSNESS ( ! C5TRI/S10 >GU+ ?AT ?IS1 9 P>T1 0CAN BE SE5 9 !IR CONFUSION ( MASS MEET+S ) SOVIET-TYPE BODIES1 COMPOS$ ( DELEGATES40 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ! FALLACY ( !IR POSITION IS CLE>4 ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 A DELEGATE & A REPRES5TATIVE IS ?AT ! =M] IS M&AT$ BY !IR ELECTORS & SUBJECT TO RECALL BY !M1 ! LATT] IS GIV5 C>TE BLAN*E DUR+ ! P]IOD !Y >E ELECT$4 ,9 ORD] = A DELEGATE TO EXI/1 !RE MU/ BE AN ASSEMBLY ( ELECTORS :O CAN CREATE & ISSUE A M&ATE & BE 9 A POSITION TO EVALUATE ! P]=MANCE ( ! DELEGATE ) REG>D TO ?AT M&ATE4 ,?US A TRUE DELEGATE BODY HAS TO BE BAS$ ON MASS MEET+S4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT REAL 0CONFUSION0 CAN BE SE5 IF A GR\P CONTRA/S MASS MEET+S & DELEGATE BODIES6 

.<#c.> ,! /ATEM5T >GUES ?AT ! 0POPUL> MASSES0 70DESPITE !IR DISILLUSION ) ALL P>TIES & POLITICIANS07 /ILL HAVE 0MAJOR DEMOCRATIC ILLUSIONS40 ,H[ IS IT PROPOS$ TO C\NT]ACT !SE ILLUSIONS8 ,OBVI\SLY NOT BY RAIS+ ! POSSIBILITY ( EXP&+ & BUILD+ UPON ! CONCRETE PRACTICE ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY4 ,NO1 ?AT W\LD /R5G!N ! 9FLU5CE ( ! 0MIDDLE CLASSES40 ,NO1 TO COMBAT ILLUSIONS 9 B\RGEOIS REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY1 ! /ATEM5T >GUES ?AT 0! CALL = ELECTIONS = A SOV]EIGN CON/ITU5T ASSEMBLY 9 ! MANN] \TL9$ ABOVE RETA9S ITS VALIDITY06 ,AS P] ,L59 9 #a#i#b1 WE MU/ FI<T ILLUSIONS BY ILLUSION>Y MEANS4 

.<#d.> ,RA!R ?AN WOND] :Y SU* HO/ILITY C\LD EXI/1 IT IS DISMISS$ AS 0ANTI-P>TY S5TIM5TS0 :I* 0REFLECTS NOT SIMPLY DISILLUSIONM5T ) ! CORRUPT B\RGEOIS POLITICAL CA/E1 BUT ALSO PETTY B\RGEOIS DI/RU/ ( ! WORK]S MOVEM5T & REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATIONS40 ,?US LEFTI/ P>TIES >E EQUAT$ ) 0! WORK]S MOVEM5T0 & ALL 0REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATIONS40 ,! >ROGANCE IS A/\ND+6 ,&1 ( C\RSE1 ! MIDDLE-CLASSES DO NOT =M POLITICAL P>TIES & WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE >E NEV]1 EV]1 ANTI-POLITICAL6 ,BUT :Y LET REALITY GET 9 ! WAY ( A NICE RANT8 

.<#e.> ,& ?IS SEEMS TO BE ! S\RCE ( SOME ( ! HO/ILITY DIRECT$ T[>DS LEFT P>TIES3 0,!SE GR\PS HAVE ATTEMPT$ TO USE ! ASSEMBLIES = !IR [N RE=MI/ & /ATI/ DEM&S4 ,TYPICALLY1 !Y WILL />T TO GET ONTO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES & !N PU% = A MOTION PROPOS+ NATIONALIZATION ( V>I\S 9DU/RIES 444 OR O!R MEASURES ?AT DIV]T ! /RUGGLE 9TO LEGALI/IC & !RE=E EASILY-RECUP]ABLE AV5UES4 ,?IS HAS NOT GONE UNNOTIC$ BY ! ASSEMBLY MEMB]S1 :O HAVE ACT$ TO REMOVE !SE P>ASITES40 7,>G5T9A3 ,:AT ,NEXT81 ,ORGANIZE6 NO4 #e#h7 

.<#f.> ,AL?\< TO BE PICKY1 ,KROPOTK9 HAD ALREADY RAIS$ ?IS IDEA 9 HIS ACC\NT ( ! ,GREAT ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION 9 #aii & IT HAD BE5 APPLI$ BY AN>*I/S 9 BO? ! ,UKRA9IAN & ,SPANI% REVOLUTIONS6 

.<#g.> ,! ONLY EXCEPTION W]E ! ,SOCIALI/ ,REVOLUTION>Y ,MAXIMALI/S1 :O W]E CLOSE TO AN>*ISM ANYWAY4 ,! SYNDICALI/S 0REG>D$ ! SOVIETS 444 AS ADMIRABLE V]SIONS ( ! B\RSES DU TRAVAIL1 BUT ) A REVOLUTION>Y FUNCTION ADD$ TO SUIT ,RUSSIAN CONDITIONS4 ,OP5 TO ALL LEFTI/ WORK]S REG>DLESS ( SPECIFIC POLITICAL AFFILIATION1 ! SOVIETS W]E TO ACT AS NONP>TISAN LABOR C\NCILS IMPROVIS$ 'FROM BEL[' 444 ) ! AIM ( BR++ D[N ! OLD REGIME40 ,! AN>*I/S ( ,KHLEB I ,VOLIA 0ALSO LIK5$ ! #aie ,PET]SBURG ,SOVIET -- AS A NONP>TY MASS ORGANIZATION -- TO ! C5TRAL COMMITTEE ( ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE ( #a#h#g#a40 7,PAUL ,AVRI*1 ,! ,RUSSIAN ,AN>*I/S1 PP4 #h-#a7 ,KROPOTK9 >GU$ ?AT AN>*I/S %\LD TAKE P>T 9 ! SOVIETS AS LONG AS !Y 0>E ORGANS ( ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! B\RGEOISIE & ! /ATE1 & NOT ORGANS ( AU?ORITY40 7QUOT$ BY ,GRAHAM ,PUR*ASE1 ,EVOLUTION & ,REVOLUTION1 P4 #c7 

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