,DE/RUCTION AS A ,MEANS ( ,/RUGGLE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK 

,TEXT 3 

,PUBLI%$3 9 ,P]SDI5/ VAN DE ,GROEP VAN ,9T]NATIONALE ,COMMUNI/51 NO4 #g1 #a#i#c#c4.<#a.> 
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,TRANSCRIPTION_/,M>KUP3 ,E9DE ,O',CALLA<AN = ! ,M>XI/S' ,9T]NET ,>*IVE2 RE=MATT$ BY ,MICAH ,MU]1 #b#a#i4 
,RE=MATT+_/,PRO(READ+3 ,MICAH ,MU]1 #b#a#i4 

,! ASSESSM5T ( ! BURN+ ( ! ,REI*/AG 9 ! LEFT 
COMMUNI/ PRESS ONCE AGA9 LEADS US TO RAISE O!R QUE/IONS4 ,CAN DE/RUCTION BE 
A MEANS ( /RUGGLE = WORK]S8 

,FIR/ ( ALL1 IT MU/ BE SAID ?AT NO ONE WILL CRY OV] ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( 
! ,REI*/AG4 ,IT WAS ONE ( ! UGLIE/ BUILD+S 9 MOD]N ,G]MANY1 A POMP\S 
IMAGE ( ! ,EMPIRE ( #a#h#g#a4 ,BUT !RE >E O!R MORE BEAUTIFUL BUILD+S1 & 
MUSEUMS FILL$ ) >TI/IC TREASURES4 ,:5 A DESP]ATE PROLET>IAN DE/ROYS 
SOME?+ PRECI\S 9 ORD] TO TAKE V5GEANCE = CAPITALI/ DOM9ATION1 H[ 
%\LD WE ASSESS ?IS8 

,FROM A REVOLUTION>Y PO9T ( VIEW1 HIS GE/URE APPE>S VALUELESS & FROM 
DIFF]5T PO9TS ( VIEW ONE C\LD SPEAK ( A NEGATIVE GE/URE4 ,! B\RGEOISIE 
IS NOT ! LEA/ BIT T\*$ BY IT S9CE IT HAS ALREADY CONT9UALLY DE/ROY$ SO 
MANY ?+S :]E IT WAS A MATT] ( ITS PR(ITS1 & IT PLACES MONEY-VALUE 
ABOVE ALL ELSE4 ,SU* A GE/URE ESPECIALLY T\*ES ! MORE LIMIT$ SOCIAL /RATA 
( >TI/S1 AMATEURS ( BEAUTIFUL ?+S1 ! BE/ ( :OM (T5 HAVE 
ANTI-CAPITALI/ FEEL+S1 & SOME ( :OM 7LIKE ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS & ,H]MAN 
,GORT]7 F\<T AT ! SIDE ( ! WORK]S4 ,BUT 9 ANY CASE1 IS !RE ANY REASON 
TO TAKE V5GEANCE ON ! B\RGEOISIE8 ,DOES ! B\RGEOISIE HAVE ! TASK ( 
BR++ SOCIALISM 9/EAD ( CAPITALISM8 

,IT IS ITS ROLE TO MA9TA9 ALL ! =CES ( CAPITALISM 9 PLACE2 ! 
DE/RUCTION ( ALL ?AT IS ! TASK ( PROLET>IANS4 ,IT FOLL[S ?AT IF ANYBODY 
CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE = ! MA9T5ANCE ( CAPITALISM1 IT IS AS MU* ! 
WORK+ CLASS ITSELF :I* HAS NEGLECT$ ! /RUGGLE TOO MU*4 ,LA/LY1 FROM 
:OM DOES ONE REMOVE SOME?+ BY ITS DE/RUCTION8 ,FROM ! VICTORI\S 
PROLET>IANS :O ONE DAY WILL BE MA/]S ( ALL ( IT4 

,( C\RSE1 ALL REVOLUTION>Y CLASS /RUGGLE1 :5 IT TAKES ! =M ( CIVIL 
W>1 WILL ALWAYS PROVOKE DE/RUCTION4 ,9 ANY W> IT IS NECESS>Y TO DE/ROY ! 
PO9TS ( SUPPORT ( ! 5EMY4 ,EV5 IF ! W9N] TRIES TO AVOID TOO MU* 
DE/RUCTION1 ! LOS] WILL BE TEMPT$ TO CAUSE USELESS DE/RUCTION ?R\< PURE 
SPITE4 ,IT IS TO BE EXPECT$ ?AT T[>DS ! 5D ( ! FI<T ! DECAD5T 
B\RGEOISIE DE/ROYS A GREAT DEAL4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 = ! WORK+ CLASS1 ! 
CLASS :I* WILL SL[LY TAKE OV]1 DE/RUCTION WILL NO LONG] BE A MEANS ( 
/RUGGLE4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y IT WILL TRY TO PASS ON A WORLD AS RI* & 9TACT AS 
POSSIBLE TO ITS DESC5DANTS1 TO FUTURE HUMANITY4 ,?IS IS NOT ONLY ! CASE = 
! TE*NICAL MEANS :I* IT CAN IMPROVE & P]FECT1 BUT ESPECIALLY = ! 
MONUM5TS & MEMORIES ( PA/ G5]ATIONS :I* CANNOT BE REBUILT4 

,ONE MI<T OBJECT ?AT A NEW HUMANITY1 ! BE>]S ( AN UNEQUAL$ LIB]TY 
& FRAT]NITY1 WILL CREATE ?+S MU* MORE BEAUTIFUL & IMPOS+ ?AN ?OSE 
( PA/ C5TURIES4 ,& MOREOV] ?AT NEWLY LIB]AT$ HUMANITY WILL WI% TO CAUSE 
! REMA9D]S ( ! PA/1 :I* REPRES5T$ ITS =M] /ATE ( SLAV]Y1 TO 
DISAPPE>4 ,?IS IS ALSO :AT ! REVOLUTION>Y B\RGEOISIE DID - OR TRI$ TO DO4 
,= !M1 ALL ( PA/ HI/ORY WAS NO?+ BUT ! D>KNESS ( IGNORANCE & 
SLAV]Y1 :]EAS ! REVOLUTION WAS D$ICAT$ TO REASON1 KN[L$GE1 VIRTUE & 
FRE$OM4 ,! PROLET>IAT1 BY CONTRA/1 CONSID]S ! HI/ORY ( ITS =EBE>S 
QUITE DIFF]5TLY4 ,ON ! BASIS ( M>XISM :I* SEES ! DEVELOPM5T ( SOCIETY 
AS A SUCCESSION ( =MS ( PRODUCTION1 IT SEES A LONG & H>D ANNEXATION ( 
HUMANITY ON ! BASIS ( ! DEVELOPM5T ( LABOR1 ( TOOLS & ( =MS ( 
LABOR T[>DS AN EV] 9CREAS+ PRODUCTIVITY1 FIR/ ?R\< SIMPLE PRIMITIVE 
SOCIETY1 !N ?R\< CLASS SOCIETIES ) !IR CLASS /RUGGLE1 UNTIL ! 
MOM5T :5 ?R\< COMMUNISM MAN BECOMES ! MA/] ( HIS [N FATE4 ,& 9 
EA* P]IOD ( DEVELOPM5T1 ! PROLET>IAT F9DS *>ACT]I/ICS :I* >E 
RELAT$ TO ITS [N NATURE4 

,9 B>B>IAN PREHI/ORY3 ! S5TIM5TS ( FRAT]NITY & ! MORALITY ( 
SOLID>ITY ( PRIMITIVE COMMUNISM4 ,9 PETTY-B\RGEOIS MANUAL WORK3 ! LOVE ( 
WORK :I* WAS EXPRESS$ 9 ! BEAUTY ( ! BUILD+S & ! UT5SILS = 
EV]YDAY USE :I* !IR DESC5DANTS REG>D AS 9COMP>ABLE MA/]WORKS4 ,9 ! 
ASC5DANT B\RGEOISIE3 ! PR\D FEEL+ ( LIB]TY :I* PROCLAIM$ ! RI<TS 
( MAN & WAS EXPRESS$ 9 ! GREATE/ WORKS ( WORLD LIT]ATURE4 ,9 
CAPITALISM3 ! KN[L$GE ( NATURE1 ! PRICELESS DEVELOPM5T ( NATURAL 
SCI5CE :I* ALL[$ MAN1 ?R\< TE*NOLOGY1 TO DOM9ATE NATURE & ITS [N 
FATE4 

,9 ! WORK ( ALL ( !SE P]IODS1 !SE IMPOS+ *>ACT] TRAITS W]E 
MORE OR LESS CLOSELY ALLI$ TO CRUELTY1 SUP]/ITION & SELFI%NESS4 ,IT IS 
EXACTLY !SE VICES :I* WE FI<T1 :I* >E AN OB/ACLE TO US & :I* WE 
!RE=E HATE4 ,\R CONCEPTION ( HI/ORY TEA*ES US ?AT !SE IMP]FECTIONS 
MU/ BE UND]/OOD AS NATURAL /AGES ( GR[?1 AS ! EXPRESSION ( A /RUGGLE 
= LIFE BY M5 NOT YET FULLY HUMAN1 9 AN ALL P[]FUL NATURE & 9 A SOCIETY 
( :I* ! UND]/&+ ESCAP$ !M4 

,= LIB]AT$ HUMANITY ! IMPOS+ ?+S :I* !Y CREAT$ 9 SPITE ( 
EV]Y?+ WILL REMA9 A SYMBOL ( !IR WEAKNESS1 BUT ALSO A MEMORIAL ( !IR 
/R5G?1 & WOR?Y ( BE+ C>EFULLY PRES]V$4 ,TODAY1 IT IS ! B\RGEOISIE 
:I* POSSESSES ALL ( IT1 BUT = US IT IS ! PROP]TY ( ! COLLECTIVITY 
:I* WE WILL SET FREE TO H& ON TO FUTURE G5]ATIONS AS 9TACT AS 
POSSIBLE4 

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