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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] 

,AU?OR 3 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE 

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,! LATE ,FIFTIES & E>LY ,SIXTIES REPRES5T R\<LY A HALFWAY H\SE 
= MY P]SONAL LIFE1 SU* AS IT WAS4 ,= :ATEV] 9T]E/ IT MAY 
AF=D1 ,I HAVE BE5 P]SUAD$ ,I %\LD WRITE D[N A FULL ACC\NT ( 
MY LIFE TO 5ABLE1 AMONG O!R MATT]S1 ! BACKGR\ND ( ! 
AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ?IS C\NTRY 9 MY LIFETIME1 O!RWISE 
UNRECORD$ OR MISREPORT$1 TO BE KN[N4 ,I TRI$ TO GIVE A SUMM+ UP 
9 ,! ,AN>*I/S 9 ,LONDON #a#i#c#e-#e#e :I* WAS SOME:AT SKET*Y & 
UNCRITICAL 7& HAD A TOTALLY IRRELEVANT COV] = :I* ,I WAS NOT 
RESPONSIBLE67 ,S9CE !N AN OBSCURE BYWAY ( HI/ORY HAS COME TO A 
CROSSROADS1 ! ROADS DIVID+ TO ONE /ILL NEGLECT$ BY HI/ORIANS 
BUT REA*+ 9 ! RI<T DIRECTION ALONG ! OLD /RAI<T PA?1 ! 
O!R FA%IONABLE & MAYBE N[ A MA9 ROAD LEAD+ 9 ! WRONG 
DIRECTION4 

,9 O!R WORDS1 !RE W]E 5TIRELY DIFF]5T PHILOSOPHIES REF]R$ 
TO AS AN>*ISM4 ,IT TOOK ME A TIME TO F9D !RE W]E TWO 
CONTRADICTORY !ORIES1 ONE WORK+ CLASS & REVOLUTION>Y1 ! 
O!R AN (F%OOT ( LIB]ALISM4 ,N[ !RE >E A GREAT MANY V>IANTS1 
SOME DREAM$ UP BY ! PRESS OR PR(ESSORS4 ,:5 !RE W]E ONLY TWO1 
SOME ACTIVI/ AN>*I/S DID NOT SEE IT ?AT WAY1 & ?\<T ( ! 
UND\BT$ DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! TWO CONCEPTIONS AS DIFF]5T 
DEGREES ( COMMITM5T & ACTION4 ,!Y W]E DOOM$ TO FRU/RATION OR 
ELSE GAVE UP ! /RUGGLE 9 DESPAIR TRY+ TO RECONCILE ! TWO4 

,\TSID]S :O DO NOT UND]/& ! DIFF]5CE ?9K '! AN>*I/S 
CAN NEV] AGREE AMONG !MSELVES'1 AS IF ?OSE CALL+ !MSELVES 
SOCIALI/S OR CONS]VATIVES W]E ALL ( ONE M9D1 OR *UCKLE AB\T 
P]SONAL DIFF]5CES AS IF ?AT W]E ALL !RE W]E TO IT4 

,! ,AN>*ISM ,I ADVOCAT$ FROM ! />T1 & NEV] V>I$ FROM IS 
?AT BORN ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 :I* WAS C]TA9LY TAK5 9TO 
ACC\NT BY PHILOSOPH]S BUT CAME \T ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,IT HAD A 
PR\D FI<T+ HI/ORY 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,/ATISM & EV]Y 
EXPLOITATIVE SY/EM4 ,! CAPITALI/ PRESS HAD *>ACT]IZ$ IT AS 
VIOL5T & ESOT]IC PLA9LY BECAUSE IT HAD GIV5 ! B\RGEOISIE ! 
%UDD]S1 BO? 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL RESI/ANCE ?AT FOLL[$ ! CRU%+ 
( ! ,P>IS COMMUNE & ! SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5T ?AT CAME \T ( IT4 

,AFT] ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>1 ! PRESS-9V5T$ C>TOON IMAGE HAD BE5 
TRANSF]R$ TO ! ,BOL%EVIKS BUT HAD NOT /UCK4 ,LAT] IT WAS H&$ 
BACK TO ! AN>*I/S :51 ?AT IS1 ! M$IA DEIGN$ TO NOTICE 
!M4 ,DUR+ ! ,SPANI% ,W> !RE WAS A CONSPIRACY ( SIL5CE1 9 
! FIFTIES A DELIB]ATE CAMPAIGN ( MISREPRES5TATION DESCRIB$ 
NATIONALI/S & ,M>XI/S AS ',AN>*I/S' BUT AN>*I/S AS 
NATIONALI/S OR ,M>XI/S4 ,!RE WAS A PRESS DIRECTIVE TO ?AT EFFECT 
:I* MEANT1 = 9/ANCE1 ! 7/ILL REPUTABLE1 PRE-,MURDO*7 ,TIMES 
REPORT$ ?AT AN>*I/ ,PUIG ,ANTI*1 EXECUT$ BY ,FRANCO1 WAS A 
,CATALAN NATIONALI/1 & ! ,M>XI/ ,ULRIKE ,ME9H(F1 KILL$ BY ! 
,G]MAN POLICE1 WAS AN AN>*I/4 ,9 ! E>LY DAYS ( ! ,PROVOS ! 
PRESS />T$ TO SAY ! 7,NATIONALI/ & TO AN EXT5T ,M>XI/7 ,I,R,A 
W]E AN>*I/S1 BUT ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/ RESI/ANCE W]E DESCRIB$ 
AS NATIONALI/S OR ,M>XI/S4 ,! ,ITALIAN ,R$ ,BRIGADES1 UNQUE/IONABLY 
,MAOI/1 & ,BASQUE NATIONALI/S4 W]E CALL$ AN>*I/S4 ,IT MADE = 
AN OBSCUR+ ( G5U9E AN>*ISM4 ,:5 9 A LETT] ,I CAU<T ,REUT]S 
\T ON ?IS MIS9=MATION1 !IR CORRESPOND5T 'EXPLA9$' ?AT ! 
,R$ ,BRIGADES W]E ,M>XI/1 BUT AN>*I/ 9S(> AS 0!Y ?\<T TO 
OBTA9 !IR AIMS ?R\< AN>*Y06 ,! RETRACTION1 PU]ILE AS IT 
WAS1 WAS NOT PUBLI%$ ANY:]E4 

,AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T PHILOSOPHY PURPORT+ TO BE AN>*I/1 ?\< 
) MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ 'JU/IFICATION'1 WAS ( ?OSE REJECT+ ! 
CLASS /RUGGLE & ! IDEA ( REVOLUTION4 ,:ILE ?IS PHILOSOPHIC 
0,AN>*ISM0 MI<T PRES]VE C]TA9 LIB]T>IAN IDEALS LIKE M>BLE 
SA9TS1 & MI<T OR MI<T NOT TRY TO PUT DI/ORTIONS ( !M 9TO 
PRACTICE1 IT DOES NOT BELIEVE AN>*ISM TO BE POSSIBLE1 REVOLUTION 
DESIRABLE OR CLASS DIVISIONS TO EXI/4 ,IT MAY CONF9E ITSELF TO 
P]MAN5T PROTE/1 S*OL>LY DISS5T OR NONCON=MITY1 P]HAPS SEE+ 
?IS AS ! RESULT ( PSY*OLOGY OR G5ES RA!R ?AN CLASS4 ,IT DOES 
NOT VOTE EV]Y F\R YE>S OR SOMETIMES1 D>+LY1 DOES SO 9 DEFIANCE 
( 'DOGMA'4 

,?\< ?IS CONCEPTION HAD SOME /R&S 9 ! PA/1 & C]TA9LY 
HAS SOME 9 ! FUTURE ) ! RISE ( ! HIPPIE MOVEM5T1 IT CAME 
TO US AS P>T ( ! B\RGEOIS-PACIFI/ 9FLUX 9TO PROTE/ DUR+ 
! W>4 ,IT LAT] PRODUC$ 9 TURN SU* ABSURD MON/ROSITIES AS 
'CAPITALI/ AN>*ISM'1 ',CA?OLIC AN>*ISM'4 'NONVIOL5T 
AN>*ISM'1 PURELY 9TELLECTUAL EX]CISES )\T GOAL1 & HIV$ (F 
9TO SITUATIONISM1 ! HIPPIE CULTURE1 & FITT$ 9 ) /R&S ( 
! NEW /UD5T-ORI5TAT$ CULTURE4 

,CONSCI5TI\S OBJECTION 9 ,W,W,I,I WAS NO BIG DEAL 9 ,BRITA9 7?\< 
NOT ELSE:]E74 ,IT 5T]$ 9TO EFFECTIVE DIALOGUE ) ! ,/ATE1 
BUT NONE!LESS 'ADVANC$' PACIFI/S1 BEYOND QUAK]ISM1 BELIEV$ 
/&+ ASIDE WAS EFFECTIVE RESI/ANCE4 ,SOMETIMES A FEW MON?S JAIL 
BE=E ULTIMATE RECOGNITION SUFFIC$ TO MAKE !M REG>D !MSELVES 
AS H]OES :O FELT !MSELVES JU/LY REW>D$ = !IR ACTION BY ! 
!N AVAILABILITY ( COM=TABLE HOMES :I* ! LUCKY ONES OCCUPI$ 
= ! RE/ ( !IR LIVES1 O!RS UNTIL ! FIR/ ,R5T ,ACT4 

,AS MANY CAME FROM PATRIOTICALLY 9DOCTR9AT$ SECTIONS ( ! L[] 
& UPP] MIDDLE CLASSES1 !Y NE$$ EMOTIONAL JU/IFICATION = 
?IS1 PROVID$ BY MANY PHILOSOPHIES1 PRIM>ILY ,*RI/IANITY BUT SOME 
(FBEAT V>IETIES ( SOCIALISM TOO4 ,ONE ( ! M9OR ONES WAS ?IS 
B[DL]IZ$ V]SION ( AN>*ISM :I* COMPRIS$ TWO NEGATIVES1 
PHILOSOPHIC AN>*ISM & PACIFISM4 

,9 ! DAYS :5 AN>*ISM1 9 ! ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ C\NTRIES1 HAD 
PASS$ 9TO OBLIVION1 ONE C\LD BE EXCUS$ FROM ?9K+ ?AT BO? 
!SE TYPES =M$ 'P>T ( ! MOVEM5T' IF DIFF]5T 5DS ( IT4 
,N[1 :5 SO MU* RUBBI% IS 9V5T$ BY ! PRESS & PR(ESSORS AS 
0,AN>*ISM0 7QUITE AS MU* AS 'SOCIALISM'72 SOME ( :I* COMES AS A 
DI/ORTION ( ! REAL MOVEM5T1 & SOME ( :I* COMES \T ( 
LOGICAL EXT5SION ( ! PHONY ONE1 MANY MAY WOND] :ATEV] ,I SAW 
9 AN>*ISM TO DEVOTE A LIFE TO IT4 ,I CAN ONLY HOPE ?IS BOOK COMES 
AS AN ANSW]4 

,CONSID]ABLE *ANGES CAME AB\T AFFECT+ \R P]IPH]Y :I* 9 TURN 
HAD REP]CUSSIONS ON ! WID] WORLD4 ,AS ! WORK]S G5]ALLY W]E 
AB&ON+ ! /RUGGLE1 SOME 9 DISGU/1 SOME 9 DESPAIR & MANY 9 
HOPES 5G5D]$ BY ! NEW MAT]IALISM1 & ! AGE LEVEL ( 
REVOLUTION>Y GR\PS BECAME OLD] & CONT5T SMALL]1 SO A NEW 
SOCIALI/IC QUASI-LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T WAS UNEXPECT$LY GR[+ AMONG 
! NEW G5]ATION WE ?\<T LO/ TO ! /UD5T CULTURE4 

,I DID NOT NOTICE ! *ANGE ( ATTITUDE ( ! /UD5TS AT ITS 
BEG9N+S4 ,AT A MEET+ AT ,/4 ,PANCRAS ,T[N ,HALL TO DISCUSS SOME 
PROPOS$ /RIKE1 ,I BELIEVE ( BUS DRIV]S1 SOMEONE M5TION$ 
SOME?+ AB\T ! ROLE /UD5TS C\LD PLAY HAV+ BE5 IGNOR$4 ,I 
PO9T$ \T ?AT ) MOD]N TRAFFIC IT WAS EXTREMELY UNLIKELY ?AT 
N[ADAYS ! /UD5TS C\LD GET AWAY ) SCABB+ ON TRANSPORT 
WORK]S AS !Y DID 9 #a#i#b#f4 ,MY REM>KS W]E MET ) A *ORUS ( 
DISAPPROVAL FROM /UD5TS 9 ! HALL4 ,IT WAS ! FIR/ APPRECIATION 
,I HAD ?AT !Y NO LONG] FELT ?AT WAY1 & ?AT CURR5T 
UND]GRADUATES C\LD H>DLY BE EXPECT$ TO ACT AS !IR PR$ECESSORS 
DID 9 #a#i#b#f4 ,MOREOV]1 MO/ ( !IR P>5TS W]E WORK]S !MSELVES4 

,?AT ! :OLE ,CAMPAIGN = ,NUCLE> ,DIS>MAM5T & ,NEW ,LEFT P]IOD 
WAS A DIV]SION FROM ! CLASS /RUGGLE REMA9$ AN 9CREAS+ 
CONVICTION ( M9E NO MATT] H[ LIB]T>IAN SECTIONS ( ! 
/UD5T>IAT APPE>$4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT IT H]ALD$ ! BIR? 
PANGS ( A NEW CLASS ?AT WAS MOV+ 9TO ! SC5E1 ?AT LIK$ TO 
?9K ( ITSELF AS M]ITOCRATIC BUT WAS 9 FACT BUREAUCRATIC1 ! 
M&>9S & FAIL$ M&>9S :O WANT$ TO COME TO CLASS & (T5 
9DIVIDUAL P[]1 & AS IS USUAL ) RIS+ CLASSES1 USE ! 
CLASSES BEL[ !M TO HELP !M RISE4 

,! M&>9S CONQU]$ ! ,LABOR ,P>TY LEFT BUT DROVE ! WORK+ 
CLASS \T ( !IR [N MOVEM5T4 ,! V>IEGAT$ ,TROTSKYI/S & 
,MAOI/S PLAY$ ON ! RIS+ M&>9S :O DOM9AT$ ACADEMIA & ! 
M$IA 9 ! NEXT G5]ATION4 ,COL9 ,W>D'S J\RNAL ,AN>*Y 7#a#i#f#a-#g7 
SEEM$ TO ATTRACT ! FAIL$ M&>9S :O PO/ULAT$ D\BLE 
NEGATIVES1 L9K+ A NEGATIVE AN>*ISM ) PACIFISM1 & 
PO/ULAT+ AN IMPOSSIBILITY 7DILUT$ AN>*ISM )\T REVOLUTION7 
!Y DID NOT BELIEVE CAPABLE ( A*IEVEM5T !MSELVES4 ,AS ,AN>*ISM 
WAS LESS DEM&+ TO WRITE ON ?AN ,M>XISM 7Y\ DON'T HAVE TO DEAL 
) ?OSE BOR+ ECONOMICS7 & LESS OV]CR[D$ A M>KET1 IT BECAME 
A MATT] = WRIT]S ( ,UNIV]SITY !SES1 0TO W9 ! APPLAUSE ( 
S*OOLBOYS & FURNI% MATT] = A PRIZE ESSAY04 

,! REASONS = MY GR[+ FRU/RATION DUR+ !SE YE>S CAN BE 
UND]/OOD1 BUT ,I DID /AY 9 GR\PS TRY+ TO GET AN ACT TOGE!R4 ,I 
MU/ HAVE SPOK5 TO HUNDR$S ( MEET+S ALL OV] ! C\NTRY1 RANG+ 
FROM TWO OR ?REE TO SEV]AL HUNDR$S4 ,IT WAS AN UPHILL /RUGGLE BUT ,I 
SUPPOSE IT COMP>$ ) ANY LESS] KN[N P>TY POLITICIAN1 & A GOOD 
MANY SUCCESSFUL ONES1 BUT ANY TRACEABLE RESULT IS H>D TO F9D4 ,! 
ONLY BITT] CONSOLATION = MY B>R5 YE>S 9 ! POLITICAL BACK O' 
BEYOND FROM ! 5D ( W> TO ! TURBUL5T SIXTIES WAS ?AT MY 
FRI5DS 9 ! WID] WORK+-CLASS MOVEM5T1 ,JOE ,?OMAS BE+ V]Y 
MU* AN EXAMPLE1 F\ND !MSELVES 9 COMP>ABLE <O/ T[NS ( ! 
POLITICAL WILD]NESS4 ,ELSE:]E ?IS HAD BE5 A*IEV$ BY >M$ 
MI<T4 ,H]E1 )9 A BRIEF TW5TY YE>S1 ! BL& APPROA* HAD ! 
SAME EFFECT4 ,?\< 9 ! #a#i#gS & ON WE W]E BACK 9 ! 
WILD]NESS AGA91 ,I N[ FEEL MORE OPTIMI/IC4 

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