,9DIVIDUAL PROJECTUALITY & AFF9ITY 
! NATURE ( AFF9ITY GR\PS 

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0,PROJECTUALITY3 

/>T+ POSITION ?AT TRIES TO HAVE1 FROM ! BEG9N+ TILL ! 5D ( ! /RUGGLE1 A GLOBAL VISION -- BUT CONT9U\SLY LOOK+ AT ! *ANG+ ( NECESSITIES - ( ! ELEM5TS ?AT COMPOSE & *>ACT]IZE IT0 

7,SU GAZET9U DE SA LUTA KONTRAS A SAS PRESONES _?7 

,! AN>*I/ 9DIVIDUAL PROJECTUALITY 

,= US TO ACT ON LIFE1 9/EAD ( IT BE+ SOME?+ ?AT HAPP5S TO US1 WE NE$ TO KN[ :AT WE DESIRE & H[ TO TRY TO ATTA9 IT1 WE NE$ TO KN[ :O PREV5TS US FROM DO+ IT & :O >E \R POT5TIAL ACCOMPLICES 9 ?IS COLLECTIVE ADV5TURE = 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM4 

,! AN>*I/ 9DIVIDUAL PROJECTUALITY IS BORN FROM ?IS REFLECTION & FROM ! WILL & ! DISPOSITION TO ACT ACCORD+ TO IT4 ,IT IS A QUE/ION ( TAK+ ! 9ITIATIVE OV] LIFE1 ( ACT+ TO BREAK & CREATE CONTEXTS1 & NOT TO RESPOND TO A CONTEXT4 ,DEVELOP+ AN 9DIVIDUAL PROJECTUALITY1 ! 9DIVIDUAL ACTS ACCORD+ TO HIS PR9CIPLES & GOALS1 BE IT BE=E OR AFT] A GIV5 SITUATION4 ,?AT SITUATION1 9/EAD ( CONDITION+ HIM TO ACT 9 A GIV5 WAY1 (F]S HIM CUES ?AT CONTRIBUTE TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( HIS [N PROJECT1 ACCORD+ TO :I* HE CONT9UES TO ACT4 

,9 PRACTICE1 ,I FEEL ?AT ! AN>*I/ PROJECTUALITY IS A QUE/ION ( TAK+ ! 9ITIATIVE & ( BE+ PREP>$1 BECAUSE Y\ HAVE1 FROM ! />T1 A GLOBAL VISION ( REALITY & ( \RSELVES4 

,!RE=E1 WE TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE BECAUSE \R ACTIONS >E ! BEG9N+ ( O!R POSSIBILITIES1 & ?IS BEG9N+ IS BORN FROM ! ATTACK ON ! EXI/5T4 ,BESIDES1 ?IS 9ITIATIVE HAS ! ESS5TIAL *>ACT]I/IC ( US NOT WAIT+ = ! 0TIME TO BE RIPE0 TO ACT1 BECAUSE WAIT+ ONLY BR+S MORE WAIT+4 ,IT'S US \RSELVES ?AT CREATE ! POSSIBILITY ( SOME?+ ELSE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 TO BE PREP>$ MEANS TO KN[ :AT WE WANT TO DO 9 A GIV5 MOM5T1 ANALYZ+ ! ELEM5TS AT PLAY & H[1 />T+ FROM \R [N PR9CIPLES & GOALS1 WE WANT TO ACT ON !M4 ,BE+ PREP>$ RESULTS1 MA9LY1 FROM A P]SPECTIVE ?AT WE HAVE OV] REALITY1 A P]SPECTIVE ?AT1 V]Y (T51 TAKES US 9TO HYPO!SIS1 SITUATIONS1 ME?ODS1 5EMIES & COMRADES LONG BE=E WE'RE !RE4 

,! AFF9ITY GR\P 

,FREQU5TLY \R 9DIVIDUAL PROJECTUALITY JO9S US TOGE!R ) O!R COMRADES 9 AFF9ITY GR\PS TO C>RY ON A SPECIFIC COMMON PROJECT4 ,WE GET TOGE!R TEMPOR>ILY1 & BECAUSE DUR+ \R [N 9DIVIDUAL PROJECT WE F\ND COMRADES ?AT F\ND US DUR+ !IR [N 9DIVIDUAL PROJECT1 & 9 ?IS 5C\NT] WE DISCUSS$ P]SPECTIVES OV] ! REALITY & OV] \R [N SURREALITY1 WE DISCUSS$ NE$S & DESIRES4 ,& 9 ?IS DISCUSSION & KN[+ WE DISCOV]$ SOME SPECIFIC AFF9ITY4 

,! AFF9ITY GR\P IS1 BY DEF9ITION1 MADE UP BY 9DIVIDUALS ?AT %>E A SPECIFIC AFF9ITY4 ,TO KN[ !IR AFF9ITIES1 ! 9DIVIDUALS NE$ TO KN[ & DISCUSS ! IDEAS & WILLS ( EA* ONE ( !M1 & H[ EA* ONE SEES REALITY & H[ HE WANTS TO ACT ON IT4 ,IT'S A RELATION ( DEEP5+ ! KN[L$GE AMONG ! 9DIVIDUALS4 ,& TO HAVE ?IS KN[L$GE BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS1 EA* ONE NE$S TO KN[ :AT HE WANTS \T ( HIS LIFE1 :AT IS ! ANALYSIS HE MAKES ( SOCIETY & H[ HE WANTS TO FI<T AGA9/ IT & = ?AT :I* HE WANTS4 ,EV]Y?+ BEG9S1 !RE=E1 FROM AN 9DIVIDUAL PROJECTUALITY ?AT1 :5 EXPRESS$1 CAN DISCOV] PO9TS ( AFF9ITY WE MAY HAVE ) O!RS ) :OM WE CAN DISCUSS A SPECIFIC COMMON PROJECTUALITY4 

,! EMPTY+ ( AFF9ITY & ( AFF9ITY GR\PS 

,:5 ! COMMON PROJECT DIV]GES FROM ! 9DIVIDUAL PROJECT1 ! AFF9ITY CEASES TO EXI/1 & IT'S OBVI\SLY TIME = ! COMRADES TO DISSOLVE ! AFF9ITY GR\P4 ,IF ?IS DISSOLUTION ISN'T DONE1 & ! GR\P KEEPS DRAGG+ ITSELF 9DEP5D5TLY ( ! 9DIVIDUALS &_/OR ! 9DIVIDUAL WILLS 9VOLV$1 ! GR\P CEASES TO BE BAS$ ON AFF9ITY1 AT ! SAME TIME ?AT IT />TS EXI/+ = ITSELF1 REPRODUC+ ! K9D ( P]MAN5T & =MAL RELATIONS ?AT EXI/1 = EXAMPLE1 9 AN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ UNION & 9 ! RE/ ( SOCIETY4 ,&1 9 ?IS WAY1 EV]Y?+ ?AT 9ITIALLY ORIG9AT$ ! AFF9ITY GR\P IS SUBV]T$1 ! AFF9ITY CEASES TO EXI/ & ! GR\PS CEASES TO MAKE ANY S5SE4 

,FREQU5TLY1 WE SEE COMRADES =M+ GR\PS ?AT1 FROM ! />T1 EMPTY ! CONCEPT ( AFF9ITY & ( 9=MAL ORGANIZATION4 ,?IS IS ! CASE ( ! AGGLOM]ATION GR\PS 7,I DON'T F9D A BETT] CONCEPT7 ?AT1 TAK+ AN ACTIVITY ?AT SOMEH[ WAS DECID$ TO BE DONE 7OR AN ORGANIZATION ?AT WAS DECID$ TO EXI/ = ITSELF71 GO AFT]W>DS PICK+ PEOPLE UP TO MAKE NUMB]S &_/OR TO DO ?AT ACTIVITY OR TO COMPOSE ?AT ORGANIZATION4 ,!N1 !SE PEOPLE AGGLOM]ATE !MSELVES 9 ?IS GR\P1 HAV+ NO MUTUAL KN[L$GE BETWE5 ! 9DIVIDUALS &_/OR ) NO AFF9ITY BETWE5 !M4 ,!N1 WE SEE ! PEOPLE ?AT CON/ITUTE !SE GR\PS FI<T+ EA* O!R AT ! SAME TIME !Y />T DISCOV]+ :AT EA* ONE REALLY WANTS & H[ HE WANTS IT 7& ?IS :5 !Y EV5 DO !SE DISCOV]IES71 :ILE ! GR\P /AGNATES OR DRAGS & DET]IORATES ITSELF1 FOLL[+ :AT WAS DECID$ FROM ! />T4 ,(T5 WE HE> CALL+ ?IS K9D ( GR\PS 0AFF9ITY GR\PS01 EV5 ?\< !RE'S NO AFF9ITY BETWE5 ! AGGLOM]AT$ 9DIVIDUALS1 & ! CONCEPT ( AGGLOM]ATION ITSELF IS OPPOS$ TO ! QUALITATIVE /R5G? ( A COMMON AN>*I/ PROJECT ( A FEW COMRADES1 TO ! DEEP5+ ( KN[L$GE & TO ! CL>IFY+ ( AFF9ITIES4 ,!RE IS A *ANG+ ( QUALITATIVE RELATIONS = QUANTITATIVE RELATIONS1 SOMETIMES AGA9/ ! WILL ( SOME ( ! COMRADES 9VOLV$ 9 !SE GR\PS ?AT W\LD PREF] TO DEVELOP DIFF]5T RELATIONS1 BUT ?AT CAN'T SEE ANO!R WAY TO DO ! ?+S !Y'D LIKE TO SEE BE+ DONE4 

,I ?9K ?AT ! EMPTY+ ( AFF9ITY GR\PS HAVE BE5 GR[+ 9 MORE REC5T YE>S1 SPECIALLY S9CE ! ANTI-,W,T,O DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,SEATTLE1 9 #a#i#i#i4 ,N[ADAYS WE'VE COME TO ! PO9T ( HAV+ 0AFF9ITY GR\PS WORK%OPS01 DONE BY ACTIVI/S1 :]E ?OSE :O %[ UP >E 9VIT$ TO =M 0AFF9ITY GR\PS0 ) PEOPLE !Y DON'T KN[ &_/OR ) :OM !Y DON'T HAVE ANY AFF9ITY1 = EXAMPLE >\ND ACTIVITIES TYPICAL ( ?IS K9D ( DEMON/RATIONS 7LEGAL GR\P1 /REET M$ICS GR\P1 NOISE-MAK+ GR\P1 W9D[-BREAK+ GR\P1 ETC44474 ,I ?9K IT IS USELESS TO REF] ! COMPLETE ABS5CE ( ANY QUALITATIVE & REVOLUTION>Y ELEM5T 9 ?IS K9D ( WORK%OPS1 9 ! AGGLOM]ATION GR\PS COMPOS$ 9 !M & 9 ! RELATIONS !Y PROPOSE1 AS WELL AS ! FACT ?AT !Y DON'T HAVE ANY?+ TO DO ) AFF9ITY OR AFF9ITY GR\PS4 

,F9AL CONSID]ATIONS 

,TO SUM UP1 IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT1 9 DIFF]5T WAYS1 ! CONCEPT ( AFF9ITY HAS BE5 BE+ EMPTI$ ( ITS CONT5T ) ! PASS+ ( ! YE>S1 & ?AT 9 ?IS WAY IT HAS BE5 LOS+ ALL ITS REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL AS ! BASIS ( 9=MAL ORGANIZATION4 

,IF AN 9DIVIDUAL PROJECTUALITY DEVELOP$ BY EA* 9DIVIDUAL DOESN'T EXI/1 !RE IS ! T5D5CY ( HIS 9DIVIDUAL PROJECTS 5D UP BE+ \TL9$ BY ! PROJECTS ( ! AGGLOM]ATION GR\P1 & ( EXI/+ A COMPLETE & PRACTICALLY UNCRITICAL ID5TIFICATION ) ?AT GR\P4 ,IF ?AT 9DIVIDUAL PROJECTUALITY DOES EXI/ BUT DIV]GES FROM ! PROJECTS DEVELOP$ BY ! GR\P1 EXI/+ NO AFF9ITY BETWE5 ! COMRADES1 EA* 9DIVIDUAL 5DS UP FRU/RAT$1 5CLOS$ 9 PROJECTS ?AT SAY HIM_/H] NO?+ & ?AT DIV]GE FROM HIS_/H] ANALYSIS & DESIRES4,IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE ?AT ?OSE 9DIVIDUAL PROJECTUALITIES EXI/ BUT ?AT ! COMRADES PREF] NOT TO DISCUSS !M1 = EXAMPLE1 BECAUSE ( AN ATTEMPT TO NOT EVID5CE DIFF]5CES ?AT MAY PUT !IR UNION 9 JEOP>DY1 AN UNION ?AT IS BAS$1 !RE=E1 ON ! SIL5C+ ( ! 9DIVIDUALS4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ! 9DIVIDUAL IS CONTROLL$_/DRAGG$ BY ! COLLECTIVE1 JU/ LIKE :AT HAPP5S 9 ! RE/ ( SOCIETY4 

,! AFF9ITY GR\P1 ON ! O!R H&1 IS BAS$ ON ! DISCOV]$ & DEVELOP$ AFF9ITIES BETWE5 COMRADES ?AT DEEP5 ! KN[L$GE ( ONE ANO!R4 ,?IS MUTUAL KN[L$GE1 9 ITS [N TURN1 CAN ONLY REA* ALL ITS POT5TIAL IF EA* COMRADE KEEPS DEVELOP+ HIS_/H] [N 9DIVIDUAL PROJECTUALITY1 HIS_/H] [N WAY TO LOOK AT REALITY & H[ HE_/%E WANTS TO ACT ON IT1 BAS$ ON HIS_/H] [N P]SONAL DESIRES & GOALS4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 TWO OR MORE COMRADES CAN MEET & COORD9ATE !MSELVES 9 A K9D ( 9=MAL ORGANIZATION ?AT IS LOGICALLY DIRECTION$ T[>DS ACTION1 ?AT EM]GES FROM !IR P]SONAL PROJECTS & ?AT DOESN'T EXI/ 9 TIME BEYOND ! ADEQUATE4 

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