,HYPOCRISY1 ELITISM & COMMUNISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,! /RIKES 9 ,NOVEMB]1 #b#g1 9 ,FRANCE AGA9/ ,S>KOZY'S SO-CALL$ RE=MS W]E 9SPIR+4 ,9 ,BRITA91 WE >E SO US$ TO PEOPLE GRUMBL+ BUT ULTIMATELY ACCEPT+ ANY CRAP IMPOS$ BY ! GOV]NM5T & BOSSES ?AT IT IS REFRE%+ TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE TALK+ DIRECT ACTION & %[+ SOLID>ITY4 

,! ATTEMPT TO 0RE=M0 ! P5SION SY/EM IS1 ( C\RSE1 ,S>KOZY'S FIR/ ATTEMPT TO 0DO A ,?AT*]0 & TRY TO BREAK ,FR5* WORK+ CLASS MILITANCY4 ,HE HAS /AK$ HIS SELF-PROCLAIM$ 0RE=MI/0 CR$5TIALS ON FAC+ D[N ! PROTE/S1 AIM+ TO /& FIRM ON AN ISSUE :I* CREAT$ ?REE WEEKS ( /RIKES 9 #aiie & L$ TO A ,U-TURN & !N COLLAPSE ( ,*IRAC'S GOV]NM5T4 ,ONE ( ,S>KOZY'S TOP AIDES1 ,H5RI ,GUA9O1 W>N$ IF ?IS RE=M C\LD NOT BE A*IEV$1 ! 5TIRE ,?AT*]ITE PROGRAM WAS UND] ?REAT - 0ALL ! RE=MS WILL BE COMPROMIS$40 

,WE CAN ONLY HOPE SO4 ,AFT] ! /RIKE WAVE1 ! URGE TO 0RE=M0 WAS APP>5TLY PLAC$ ON HOLD SO1 TO SOME DEGREE1 DIRECT ACTION GOT ! GOODS4 ,H[EV]1 !RE >E SOME 9T]E/+ !ORETICAL ISSUES AT PLAY H]E4 ,FIR/LY1 !RE IS ! HYPOCRISY ( ! MATT]4 ,DUR+ ! RUN-UP TO ! ,IRAQ 9VASION1 MU* WAS MADE ( ! NECESSITY ( RESOLUTE LEAD]S TO IGNORE ! WILL ( ! MAJORITY & DO :AT WAS BE/4 ,B[+ TO ! MAJORITY1 IT WAS ASS]T$1 %[$ BAD LEAD]%IP & ! KEY TO GOOD DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T WAS PRECISELY ITS WILL+NESS TO DEFY ! PEOPLE4 

,N[1 ! FACT ?AT ! MAJORITY ( ,FR5* CITIZ5S >E1 ALLEG$LY1 AGA9/ ! /RIKES IS BE+ /RESS$4 ,SURVEYS BY NEWSPAP]S1 DUTIFULLY REPORT$ BY ! ,T,V1 9DICATE A SMALL MAJORITY AGA9/ ! /RIKES1 ) A MAJORITY 9 FAVOR RE=M ( ! S*EMES1 :I* >E SE5 AS UNFAIR4 ,:AT CAN BE SAID1 BEYOND ! OBVI\S ?AT :AT IS GOOD 5\< = ! 0LEAD]S ( ! FREE WORLD0 %\LD1 SURELY1 BE GOOD 5\< = ! RE/ ( US1 9CLUD+ /RIK+ WORK]S6 

,! HYPOCRISY DOES NOT /OP !RE4 ,SUPPORT]S ( CAPITALISM REGUL>LY ATTACK SOCIALISM AS BE+ BAS$ ON 5VY1 HATR$ ( ?OSE :O DO WELL & BE+ ROOT$ 9 ALTRUISM4 ,N[1 WE >E BE+ SUBJECT$ TO ATTACKS ON 0GRE$Y0 WORK]S :O HAVE 0UNFAIR0 T]MS & CONDITIONS & :O %\LD CONSID] NOT !IR [N 9T]E/S BUT ?OSE ( O!RS4 ,APP>5TLY GRE$ IS BAD - IF IT IS WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE :O >E SEEK+ BETT] CONDITIONS4 ,AH1 ! HYPOCRISY ( NEO-LIB]ALS US+ PSEUDO-EGALIT>IAN >GUM5TS 9 ORD] TO LEVEL 7O!RS7 D[NW>D6 

,LUCKILY1 A SIZABLE M9ORITY ( ! ,FR5* SAW ! ATTACKS ON ! /RIK]S = ! HYPOCRITICAL NONS5SE ?AT !Y W]E4 ,!Y KNEW ?AT !SE SO-CALL$ 0RE=MS0 W]E SIMPLY ! FIR/ /AGE ( AN ATTACK ON ALL WORK]S' WAGES & CONDITIONS4 ,UNIONS PROVIDE A FLOOR = ALL WORK]S UND] :I* WAGES1 WORK+ CONDITIONS & T]MS & CONDITIONS CANNOT FALL4 ,FAC$ ) ! BETT] WAGES & CONDITIONS UNIONS W91 O!R BOSSES HAVE TO (F] MORE TO ATTRACT /AFF & /OP EXI/+ ONES ORGANIZ+4 

,?IS APPLIES TO P5SIONS AS WELL4 ,IF ! P5SION S*EMES ( ! SO-CALL$ 0PRIVILEG$0 WORK]S >E LEVEL$ D[NW>D !N ?IS WILL ALL[ ! BOSSES TO IMPOSE CUTS ON O!R WORK]S4 ,SO ! KEY IS NOT TO GRUMBLE AB\T ! 0PRIVILEG$0 POSITION ( O!RS BUT1 RA!R1 ASK :Y ! NON-0PRIVILEG$0 %\LD NOT HAVE ! SAME4 ,! ,FR5* %\LD1 9 O!R WORDS1 LEVEL UP6 ,IF ! MAJORITY ?9K ! P5SION S*EMES >E UNFAIR !N !Y %\LD JO9 ! /RIKES & DEM& ?AT ALL HAVE ! SAME S*EME4 ,9 ?AT WAY1 ! MILITANT M9ORITY CAN BECOME ! MILITANT MAJORITY & 0RE=MS FROM BEL[0 BECOME A REAL POSSIBILITY 7&1 HOPEFULLY1 SOCIAL REVOLUTION74 

,:I* BR+S US NICELY TO ! ISSUE ( M9ORITIES & MAJORITIES4 ,ANYONE READ+ ,L59I/ CRITIQUES ( AN>*ISM WILL (T5 COME ACROSS ! CLAIM ?AT WE >E 0ELITI/S0 BECAUSE WE REJECT MAJORITY RULE4 ,AM]ICAN ,M>XI/S T5D TO PO9T TO ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN'S CLASSIC #aia ESSAY 0,M9ORITIES V]SUS ,MAJORITIES0 AL?\< !Y DO NOT ACTUALLY REFUTE H] >GUM5TS4 ,EMMA WAS NOT DISMISS+ ! MASSES1 RA!R %E /AT$ ! OBVI\S - ?AT ! MASS IS NOT ! S\RCE = NEW IDEAS4 ,RA!R1 NEW1 PROGRESSIVE1 IDEAS >E ! PRODUCT ( M9ORITIES & :I* !N SPREAD TO ! MAJORITY BY ! ACTIONS ( ?OSE M9ORITIES4 

,?IS APPLIES1 AS ,EMMA KNEW1 9 ! CLASS W> AS WELL1 ) MO/ /RIKES />T+ ) A M9ORITY TAK+ ACTION & ! RE/ JO9+ 94 ,! ACTION ( ! M9ORITY 9SPIRES ! MAJORITY4 ,! CURR5T /RIKE WAVE IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE ( ?IS1 ) ,S>KOZY /RESS+ HIS 0DEMOCRATIC0 CR$5TIALS & PORTRAY+ ! /RIKES AS ! ACTIONS ( AN UNDEMOCRATIC M9ORITY4 ,SO ! NEXT TIME A ,L59I/ PROCLAIMS AN>*ISM AS 0UNDEMOCRATIC0 REMEMB] TO ASK :E!R HE SUPPORTS ! ,FR5* /RIKES4 ,IF HE DOES1 !N HE IS JU/ AS 0ELITI/0 AS WE >E6 ,!N PO9T \T ?AT ! ,L59ISM IS FUNDAM5TALLY ELITI/1 AIM+ TO GIVE P[] TO A 0REVOLUTION>Y0 GOV]NM5T MADE UP ( ! FEW LEAD]S ( ! 0REVOLUTION>Y0 P>TY4 ,IF ! ,BOL%EVIK EXP]I5CE IS ANY?+ TO GO BY1 ?IS 0REVOLUTION>Y0 GOV]NM5T WILL !N REPRESS ! WORK+ CLASS1 9 ITS [N NAME1 TO REMA9 9 P[]4 ,ALL ! :ILE PROCLAIM+ ?AT ! 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 REQUIRES ! 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! P>TY0 7TO USE ,TROTSKY'S FRANK ADMISSION74 

,ULTIMATELY1 ! M9ORITY HAS ! RI<T TO DISOBEY AS ! MAJORITY CAN BE WRONG4 ,?IS IS D\BLY TRUE :5 ! MAJORITY >E /UPID 5\< TO VOTE = A BUN* ( POLITICIANS :O >E SEEK+ TO MAKE CONDITIONS = EV]YONE B> ! RI* WORSE6 ,& REPRES5TATIVE GOV]NM5T IS M9ORITY GOV]NM5T1 ! RULE BY ! MANY BY ! FEW4 ,G5U9E DEMOCRACY IS NOT BAS$ ON GRIMLY FOLL[+ ! ORD]S ISSU$ FROM ABOVE4 ,IT IS AB\T TAK+ ACTIVELY P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! DECISIONS ?AT AFFECT Y\R LIVE4 ,AS SU*1 ! M9ORITY ( /RIK]S >E EXPRESS+ A G5U9E DEMOCRATIC IMPULSE :I* EXPOSES ! HYPOCRISY & LIMITATIONS ( REPRES5TATIVE SO-CALL$ DEMOCRACY &1 NE$LESS TO SAY1 WORKPLACE FASCISM ( CAPITALISM4 

,LA/LY1 ! IMPACT ( ! /RIKES %[S A /RIK+ CONFIRMATION ( COMMUNI/-AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! M>G9AL PRODUCTIVITY !ORY ( B\RGEOIS ECONOMICS1 WORK]S GET PAID ACCORD+ TO !IR CONTRIBUTION TO PRODUCTION4 ,YET :5 !Y GO ON /RIKE1 ! M$IA IS FULL ( REPORTS ( H[ MU* !Y >E 0CO/+0 ! C\NTRY - & IT ALWAYS F> EXCE$S ! SUM ( !IR WAGES4 ,CLE>LY1 !IR CONTRIBUTION TO ! ECONOMY F> EXCE$S !IR [N WAGES 7ASSUM+1 ( C\RSE1 ! HI<LY UNREALI/IC ASSUMPTIONS REQUIR$ TO PROVE M>G9AL PRODUCTIVITY !ORY EXI/ - :I* !Y DO1 9DE$ CAN1 NOT74 

,:I* %[S ?AT ! >GUM5TS ( COMMUNI/-AN>*ISM >E CORRECT1 ?AT 9 MOD]N 9DU/RY !RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS AN 9DIVIDUAL PRODUCT AS ALL LABOR & ITS PRODUCTS >E SOCIAL4 ,! COMB9$ PRODUCTIVE WORK ( A GIV5 SET ( WORK]S F> EXCE$S !IR WAGES1 AS %[N :5 !Y COLLECTIVELY )DRAW ?AT LABOR4 

,& TALK+ ( M>G9AL PRODUCTIVITY !ORY1 IT %\LD BE NOT$ ?AT ACCORD+ TO IT WAGES %\LD RISE ) PRODUCTIVITY4 ,BETWE5 ! 5D ( ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> & ! MID-#a#i#gS 9 ,AM]ICA1 ?AT WAS ! CASE4 ,S9CE !N1 PRODUCTIVITY HAS CONT9U$ TO RISE :ILE M$IUM WAGES HAVE /AGNAT$4 ,9EQUALITY1 BY SOME /RANGE CO9CID5CE1 HAS EXPLOD$4 ,?IS P]IOD HAS ALSO1 BY CO9CID5CE1 ALSO BE5 ASSOCIAT$ ) ! APPLICATION ( NEO-LIB]AL RE=MS & ! BREAK+ ( ! ,AM]ICAN UNIONS & LABOR MILITANCY4 ,SO #c YE>S ( APPLY+ 0RE=MS0 TO ! ECONOMY TO BR+ IT MORE 9 L9E ) ECONOMIC IDEOLOGY HAS REFUT$ ONE ( ITS KEY DOGMAS4 ,/RANGELY1 MA9/REAM ECONOMICS HAS NOT REVIS$ ITS POSITION 9 LI<T ( ?IS EMPIRICAL EVID5CE4 

,P]HAPS1 GIV5 ?IS1 ! WILL+NESS ( ,FR5* WORK]S TO RESI/ !IR ,REAGAN CLONE CAN BE UND]/OOD4 

,( C\RSE1 !RE >E PROBLEMS4 ,! UNION BUREAUCRATS REALLY HAVE NO IDEA :AT !Y >E DO+4 ,! BIGGE/ RAIL UNION - ! COMMUNI/-DOM9AT$ ,C,G,T HAS AGRE$ TO SECTOR-BY-SECTOR TALKS BETWE5 ! GOV]NM5T1 UNIONS & EMPLOY]S4 ,Y\ W\LD EXPECT ! BOSSES TO SEEK TO DIVIDE & RULE1 BUT Y\ REALLY W\LD EXPECT UNIONS TO AT LEA/ NOT TO SUGGE/ IT6 ,HAVE !Y REALLY =GOTT5 H[ ,?AT*] W5T AFT] 9DU/RY AFT] 9DU/RY8 

,! KEY ISSUE IS :E!R !RE >E SUFFICI5T L9KS BETWE5 ! RANK & FILE ( ! UNIONS & A BODY ( MILITANTS WILL+ TO ORGANIZE 9DEP5D5TLY ( ! BUREAUCRACY4 ,)\T AN ORGANIZ$ RANK-&-FILE MOVEM5T1 :I* CAN C\NT]ACT ! 9FLU5CE ( ! (FICIAL LEAD]%IP1 IT SEEMS UNLIKELY ?AT ! /RUGGLE WILL W94 ,) A TRADE UNION BUREAUCRACY :I* SEEMS UNWILL+ TO PURSUE ! MO/ OBVI\S MEANS ( SUCCESS1 WIDE-SCALE ACTION1 WE CAN ONLY HOPE ?AT ! ,FR5* WORK]S >E AS WILL+ TO DEFY !IR UNION LEAD]%IPS AS !Y >E ! ,?AT*]-W\LD-BE !Y HAVE ! MIS=TUNATE TO BE GOV]N$ BY4 

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