,BAIL\TS OR CO-OP]ATIVES8 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY ,TEXT 3 ,AS CAPITALISM GOES 9TO CRISIS 7AGA971 !RE HAVE BE5 BAIL\TS ( ! F9ANCIAL SECTOR AS WELL AS CALLS = ! BAIL+ \T ( C]TA9 9DU/RIES4 ,9 ,AM]ICA1 ! BIG ?REE C> COMPANIES HAV+ BE5 ASK+ = /ATE HELP4 ,!RE >E MANY REASONS = REJECT+ ?IS3 ',:5 IT COMES TO BAIL+ \T ! AUTO 9DU/RY1 C\NT ME 9 ! 0LET !M />VE0 CAMP4 ,! AUTO 9DU/RY HAS BE5 \TS\RC+ ,AM]ICAN JOBS = #be YE>S N[ ) LITTLE REG>D = ! DEVA/AT$ COMMUNITIES !Y'VE LEFT 9 !IR WAKE 7S]I\SLY1 RE-WAT* ,ROG] @& ,ME SOMETIME74 ,! BIG ?REE HAVE ALSO US$ !IR LOBBY+ MIS SUCK4' ,AS TRUE AS ?IS IS1 ! PROBLEM IS ?AT ! WORK]S :O >E LEFT WILL BE H>M$ BY ?IS4 ,AS SU*1 ,I ?9K IT IS WISE = AN>*I/S TO HAVE SOME PRACTICAL SUGGE/ION ON :AT TO DO - BEYOND1 ( C\RSE1 CALLS = SOCIAL REVOLUTION 7:I* IS CORRECT1 BUT FAILS TO TAKE 9TO ACC\NT :]E WE >E N[ & IS1 AS A RESULT1 AB/RACT SLOGANE]+74 ,MAY ,I SUGGE/ ?AT 9 RETURN = ANY BAIL\TS1 ! COMPANY IS TURN$ 9TO A COOP]ATIVE8 ,?IS IS A LIB]T>IAN ALT]NATIVE TO JU/ ?R[+ MONEY AT CAPITALI/S OR NATIONALIZ+ WORKPLACES4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,PR\DHON >GU$ 9 #ahdh HE 0DID NOT WANT TO SEE ! ,/ATE CONFISCATE ! M9ES1 CANALS & RAILWAYS2 ?AT W\LD ADD TO MON>*Y1 & MORE WAGE SLAV]Y4 ,WE WANT ! M9ES1 CANALS1 RAILWAYS H&$ OV] TO DEMOCRATICALLY ORGANIZ$ WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS 444 !SE ASSOCIATIONS . BE MODELS = AGRICULTURE1 9DU/RY & TRADE1 ! PIONE]+ CORE ( ?AT VA/ F$]ATION ( COMPANIES & SOCIETIES WOV5 9TO ! COMMON CLO? ( ! DEMOCRATIC SOCIAL ,REPUBLIC40 7,NO ,GODS1 ,NO ,MA/]S1 VOL4 #a1 P4 #f#b7 ,9 HIS CLASSIC WORK1 ,! ,G5]AL ,IDEA ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 HE MADE A SIMIL> SUGGE/ION AS P>T ( HIS G5]AL CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM3 0,?AT IS :Y ,I SAID ONE DAY1 9 ,FEBRU>Y OR ,M>*1 #a#h#d#i1 AT A MEET+ ( PATRIOTS1 ?AT ,I REJECT$ EQUALLY ! CON/RUCTION & MANAGEM5T ( RAILROADS BY COMPANIES ( CAPITALI/S & BY ! ,/ATE4 ,9 MY OP9ION1 RAILROADS >E 9 ! FIELD ( WORKM5'S COMPANIES1 :I* >E DIFF]5T FROM ! PRES5T COMM]CIAL COMPANIES1 AS !Y MU/ BE 9DEP5D5T ( ! ,/ATE4 ,A RAILROAD1 A M9E1 A FACTORY1 A %IP1 >E TO ! WORK]S :O USE !M :AT A HIVE IS TO ! BEES1 AT ONCE !IR TOOL & !IR HOME1 !IR C\NTRY1 !IR T]RITORY1 !IR PROP]TY4 ,IT IS SURPRIS+ ?AT !Y :O SO ZEAL\SLY MA9TA9 ! PR9CIPLE ( ASSOCIATION %\LD HAVE FAIL$ TO SEE ?AT SU* WAS ITS NORMAL APPLICATION40 ,PR\DHON'S SUPPORT = WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS 7OR CO-OP]ATIVES7 %\LD BE WELL KN[N4 ,IT 9FLU5C$ ! ,COMMUN>DS1 :O APPLI$ !SE IDEAS BY TURN+ EMPTY WORKPLACES 9TO CO-OP]ATIVES 7:I* MAKES ,5GELS' LAT] ATTEMPTS TO DI/ANCE ! ,COMMUN>DS FROM ,PR\DHON SEEM A TAD DI%ONE/74 ,9 #a#i#a#b1 ,KROPOTK9 >GU$ ALONG SIMIL> L9ES4 ,HE NOT$ ?AT ! 0,/ATE PHASES :I* WE >E TRAV]S+ N[ SEEMS TO BE UNAVOIDABLE40 ,H[EV]1 AID+ 0! ,LABOR ,UNIONS TO 5T] 9TO A TEMPOR>Y POSSESSION ( ! 9DU/RIAL CONC]NS0 AN>*I/S W\LD PROVIDE 0AN EFFECTIVE MEANS TO *ECK ! ,/ATE ,NATIONALIZATION40 7QUOT$ BY ,RU? ,K9NA1 0,FIELDS ( ,VISION3 ,KROPOTK9 & ,REVOLUTION>Y ,*ANGE01 PP4 #f#g-#h#f1 ,SUB,/ANCE1 ,VOL4 #c#f1 ,NO4 #b1 P4 #g#g7 ,SO !RE IS A HI/ORY ( MAK+ ?IS K9D ( DEM& 9 ! AN>*I/ TRADITION4 ,9 T]MS ( ,M>XISM1 9 ! #a#h#hS ,5GELS SUGGE/$ AS A RE=M ! PUTT+ ( PUBLIC WORKS & /ATE-[N$ L& 9TO ! H&S ( WORK]S' CO-OP]ATIVES RA!R ?AN CAPITALI/S4 7,COLLECT$ ,WORKS1 VOL4 #d#g1 P4 #b#c#i7 ,SO1 !RE IS NO?+ ANTI-SOCIALI/ 9 ?IS DEM&4 ,:AT ( ! OBVI\S OBJECTION1 NAMELY ?AT ?IS IS NOT SOCIALISM & JU/ 0WORK] CAPITALISM40 ,YES1 IT IS NOT SOCIALISM - BUT IT CONTA9S MORE ELEM5TS ( SOCIALISM ?AN ! ALT]NATIVES ( BAIL\TS OR NATIONALIZATION4 ,IT IS A SUGGE/ION ?AT C\LD BE APPLI$ 9 ! H]E & N[1 :]E A SOCIAL REVOLUTION IS CURR5TLY UNLIKELY4 ,IF \R POSITION IS ONE ( REVOLUTION>Y PURITY !N IT WILL BE UNLIKELY ?AT ANYONE WILL PAY MU* ATT5TION TO US & IF A REVOLT DOES BREAK \T !N \R 9FLU5CE WILL BE SMALL] ?AN IT C\LD BE IF WE ADDRESS$ SOCIAL ISSUES TODAY4 ,IF DONE 9 ! RIIAN SOCIAL MOVEM5T :I* USES DIRECT ACTION & SOLID>ITY TO *ANGE SOCIETY = ! BETT]4 ,:AT ( ! NOTION IT IS 0WORK] CAPITALISM08 ,?IS IS CONFUS$4 ,IT IS NOT CAPITALI/ BECAUSE WORK]S [N & CONTROL !IR [N MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,IF QUOT+ ,5GELS IS NOT TOO \T ( PLACE1 ! 0OBJECT ( PRODUCTION - TO PRODUCE COMMODITIES - DOES NOT IMPORT TO ! 9/RUM5T ! *>ACT] ( CAPITAL0 = ! 0PRODUCTION ( COMMODITIES IS ONE ( ! PRECONDITIONS = ! EXI/5CE ( CAPITAL 444 AS LONG AS ! PRODUC] SELLS ONLY :AT HE HIMSELF PRODUCES1 HE IS NOT A CAPITALI/2 HE BECOMES SO ONLY FROM ! MOM5T HE MAKES USE ( HIS 9/RUM5T TO EXPLOIT ! WAGE LABOR ( O!RS407,COLLECT$ ,WORKS1 VOL4 #d#g1 PP4 #a#g#i-#h7 ,SO WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS >E NOT CAPITALI/1 AS ,M>X ALSO MADE CLE>3 0,LET US SUPPOSE ! WORK]S >E !MSELVES 9 POSSESSION ( !IR RESPECTIVE MEANS ( PRODUCTION & EX*ANGE !IR COMMODITIES ) ONE ANO!R4 ,!SE COMMODITIES W\LD NOT BE PRODUCTS ( CAPITAL40 7,CAPITAL1 VOL4 #c1 P4 #b#g#f7 ,?IS IS ,PR\DHON'S DI/9CTION BETWE5 PROP]TY & POSSESSION &1 UNSURPRIS+LY1 HE 7LIKE ALL CONSI/5T LIB]T>IANS7 PLAC$ WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS AT ! HE>T ( HIS AN>*ISM1 CONSID]+ !M AS 0A PROTE/ AGA9/ ! WAGE SY/EM0 & A 0D5IAL ( ! RULE ( CAPITALI/S40 ,PR\DHON'S AIM WAS 0,CAPITALI/IC & PROPRIET>Y EXPLOITATION1 /OPP$ EV]Y:]E1 ! WAGE SY/EM ABOLI%$1 EQUAL & JU/ EX*ANGE GU>ANTE$40 7,! ,G5]AL ,IDEA ( ! ,REVOLUTION7 ,AS LONG AS !SE ASSOCIATIONS REMA9$ DEMOCRATIC 7I4E41 ALL PEOPLE :O WORK !RE >E MEMB]S7 !N ?IS IS A SOCIALIZATION ( ! MEANS ( LIFE 7ALBEIT1 CURR5TLY )9 CAPITALISM74 ,! KEY TO UND]/&+ SOCIALIZATION IS TO REMEMB] ?AT IT IS FUNDAM5TALLY AB\T ACCESS4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ?AT EV]Y ONE HAS ! SAME RIE EMPLOYES & SO SUBORD9ATE MEMB]S ( AN 0ASSOCIATION0 :I* !Y HAVE NO SAY 94 ,! ECONOMIES 9 :I* WORKPLACES EXI/ 9 ! MUTUALISM1 COLLECTIVISM & COMMUNISM =MS ( AN>*ISM >E DIFF]5T BUT RE/ ON ! SAME PR9CIPLE ( EQUAL ACCESS & SELF-MANAGEM5T4 ,?US :5 SOMEONE JO9S AN EXI/+ WORK]S ASSOCIATION !Y BECOME FULL MEMB]S ( ! COOP]ATIVE1 ) ! SAME RITICIPATE 9 ! DECISIONS ON A BASIS ( ONE P]SON1 ONE VOTE4 ,H[ ! PRODUCTS ( ?AT ASSOCIATION >E DI/RIBUT$ V>Y 9 DIFF]5T TYPES ( AN>*ISM1 BUT ! ASSOCIATIONS ?AT CREATE !M >E ROOT$ 9 AN ASSOCIATION ( EQUALS4 ,UNSURPRIS+LY1 ?IS WAS ,PR\DHON POSITION4 ,HE >GU$ ?AT 0EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL EMPLOY$ 9 ! ASSOCIATION 444 HAS AN UNDIVID$ %>E 9 ! PROP]TY ( ! COMPANY01 HAS 0! RIE ELECTIVE1 & ! BY-LAWS SUBJECT TO ! APPROVAL ( ! MEMB]S0 7,! ,G5]AL ,IDEA ( ! ,REVOLUTION7 ,BAKUN9 WAS ALSO A FIRM SUPPORT] ( COOP]ATIVES1 AS WAS ,KROPOTK94 ,?IS %\LD BE ! CRIT]IA = ANY BAIL\TS DEM&$ UND] CAPITALISM - ! TURN+ ( ! COMPANY 9TO A COOP]ATIVE :I* IS RUN BY ITS MEMB]S & :I* ANY NEW WORK]S >E AUTOMATICALLY MEMB]S ) ! SAME RIT_/FULL7 NATIONALIZATION 9 ORD] TO KEEP CAPITALISM GO+4 ,IF IGNOR$ !N PEOPLE %\LD SIMPLY SOCIALIZE !IR WORKPLACES !MSELVES BY OCCUPY+ & RUNN+ !M DIRECTLY4 ,NOR %\LD ?IS BE LIMIT$ TO SIMPLY ?OSE FIRMS SEEK+ BAIL\TS4 ,ALL WORKPLACES 9 DANG] ( BE+ CLOS$ %\LD BE OCCUPI$ - :I* WILL HOPEFULLY 9SPIRE ALL WORK]S TO DO ! SAME4 ,?IS SUPPORT = CO-OP]ATIVES %\LD BE SE5 AS A PRACTICAL RESPONSE TO CURR5T EV5TS1 A MEANS ( SPREAD+ ! AN>*I/ MESSAGE & GETT+ PEOPLE TO ACT = !MSELVES4 ,AS CAN BE SE5 FROM ! ,>G5T9E REVOLT AGA9/ NEO-LIB]ALISM1 ! IDEA ( OCCUPATION & CO-OP]ATIVES HAS MASS APPEAL & CAN WORK4 ,AT ! V]Y LEA/1 IT HELPS PEOPLE :O >E SUFF]+ FROM ! CRISIS :ILE1 AT ! SAME TIME1 %[+ ?AT ANO!R WORLD IS POSSIBLE4 ,& IT IS D\BTFUL ?AT ! PEOPLE :OSE JOBS & COMMUNITIES >E ON ! L9E BECAUSE ( ! DECISIONS ( !IR BOSSES CAN MAKE ANY MORE ( A MESS ?AN HAS ALREADY BE5 9FLICT$ ON !M6 ,BUT ?IS IS A %ORT-T]M LIB]T>IAN SOLUTION TO ! CRISIS1 ONE ?AT CAN BE US$ TO HELP CREATE SOME?+ BETT]4 ,! LONG] T]M AIM IS 5D CAPITALISM ONCE & = ALL4 ,WAGE SLAV]Y HAS FAIL$4 ,IT IS TIME TO GIVE ECONOMIC LIB]TY A GO6 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,FEBRU>Y #b1 #bba 3 ,BAIL\TS OR CO-OP]ATIVES8 -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #g1 #bbb 3 ,BAIL\TS OR CO-OP]ATIVES8 -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/