,IS ,CLASS ,/ILL ,RELEVANT8 ,AN ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,P]SPECTIVE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 

,TEXT 3 

,IS ,CLASS ,/ILL ,RELEVANT8 ,AN ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,P]SPECTIVE 

,! FOLL[+ WAS A TALK GIV5 BY AN ,A,C,G MEMB] AT A ,REBEL ,CITY ,COLLECTIVE MEET+ AT ! REC5T ,ANTI,UNIV]SITY 9 ,LONDON 

,IT HAS BECOME 9CREAS+LY POPUL> AMONG ACADEMICS & O!RS ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS IS EI!R T9Y OR NO LONG] A KEY PLAY] 9 ! /RUGGLE = A NEW SOCIETY4 ,!Y BASE ?IS ON ! FACT ?AT 9 MANY WE/]N C\NTRIES1 EG ! ,U,S1 ! 9DU/RIAL WORK+ CLASS HAS DECL9$ AS A RESULT ( DE9DU/RIALIZATION & ! MOVEM5T ( FACTORY PRODUCTION OV]SEAS4 ,! IMPLICATION IS ?AT 'CLASS /RUGGLE' IS LESS IMPORTANT & ! FOCUS %\LD BE ON 'PEOPLE' OR O!R OPPRESS$ GR\PS4 ,9 FACT SOME W\LD GO SO F> AS TO >GUE ?AT ! :ITE1 MALE WORK+ CLASS IS REACTION>Y & MORE ( AN 5EMY ?AN A KEY COMPON5T ( REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE4 

,DEF9ITIONS 

,BE=E WE PROCE$ TO >GUE ?AT CLASS IS 9DE$ /ILL V]Y RELEVANT1 WE FIR/ NE$ TO DEF9E :AT WE MEAN BY ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,IT IS A /RUCTURAL RELATION%IP BETWE5 TWO CLASSES3 ?OSE ?AT [N ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION 7! RUL+ CLASS7 & ?OSE ?AT DO NOT [N ! MEANS ( MAK+ !IR [N LIVELIHOOD & !RE=E HAVE TO SELL !IR LABOR P[] 7! WORK+ CLASS74 ,IT DOES NOT JU/ 9CLUDE ?OSE :O DO PAID LABOR4 ,IT ALSO 9CLUDES ! UNEMPLOY$ & RETIR$ WORK]S AS WELL AS ?OSE :O DO UNPAID LABOR 9 ! HOME4 ,!SE PEOPLE DO NOT [N ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & HAVE TO DEP5D ON O!RS - !RE=E /ILL WORK+ CLASS4 ,IT IS NOT3 

,AN ID5TITY3 EV5 IF Y\ DO NOT ID5TIFY AS P>T ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 Y\ /ILL >E4 

,BY BE+ P>T ( ! WORK+ CLASS Y\ >E NOT ASS]T+ Y\R ID5TITY ) ANY P>TICUL> *>ACT]I/ICS OR LIFE/YLE4 ,9 FACT1 ! /RUGGLE IS TO ABOLI% ! WORK+ CLASS AS MU* AS IT IS TO ABOLI% ! RUL+ CLASS2 NO CLASSES1 ONLY HUMANITY4 

,NOT A MORAL CATEGORY4 ,BE+ WORK+ CLASS DOES NOT GU>ANTEE ?AT Y\ WILL BE A GOOD P]SON OR HAVE ! RI<T POLITICS4 ,&1 BE+ BORN 9TO ! RUL+ CLASS DOES NOT MEAN Y\ >E AUTOMATICALLY A BA/>D4 

,!RE >E SEV]AL GR\PS :O DO NOT FIT NEATLY 9TO EI!R ! WORK+ OR RUL+ CLASS4 ,)9 ! WORK+ CLASS !RE WILL BE ?OSE :O >E MU* BETT] (F ?AN O!RS &_/OR HOLD POSITIONS ( P[] OV] O!RS1 EG MANAG]S & =EMAN1 DOCTORS1 LAWY]S4 ,)9 ?OSE :O [N ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 !RE WILL BE SOME :O [N SMALL AM\NTS ( PROP]TY1 EG %OPKEEP]S1 SMALL F>M]S ETC4 ,!SE GR\PS POT5TIALLY C\LD EI!R SUPPORT ! ASPIRATIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS OR C\LD SIDE ) ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,?\< !Y C\LD BE REF]R$ TO AS MIDDLE CLASS1 IT SEEMS MORE USEFUL TO KEEP ! BASIC TWO CLASS MODEL1 RECOGNIZ+ ?AT !RE >E LAY]S )9 ?OSE CLASSES4 

,EVID5CE = ! EXI/5CE ( CLASS 

,IT IS OBVI\S FROM WEAL? 7L&1 H\SES1 /OCKS & %>ES ETC7 /ATI/ICS - ! BE/ 9DICATOR ( [N+ ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION - ?AT !RE IS GREAT 9EQUALITY 9 [N]%IP1 SUPPORT+ ! VIEW ?AT SOME >E ABLE TO MAKE A LIV+ BY [N+ & CONTROLL+ ?IS WEAL? & O!RS >E NOT4 #f#h4#g.0 ( ! WORLD'S POPULATION [N #c.0 ( ! WORLD'S WEAL?4 ,! RI*E/ #a.0 ( H\SEHOLDS [N #d#e.0 ( WEAL?4 ,! POORE/ #e.0 [N #h4#g.0 7WWW4EQUALITYTRU/4ORG4UK_/SCALE-ECONOMIC-9EQUALITY-UK74 ,[N]%IP ( L& IS ANO!R KEY 9DICATOR4 #f#i.0 ( L& 9 ! ,U,K IS [N$ BY 4#f.0 ( ! POPULATION4 #g.0 ( L& IS AGRICULTURAL L& & #a#e1 PEOPLE [N ALL ( IT4 ,U,K H\S+ IS CONC5TRAT$ ON #e.0 ( ! C\NTRY'S L& MASS SO PEOPLE [N+ !IR [N HOME REPRES5TS A SMALL AM\NT ( TOTAL L& [N]%IP4 #a_/#c ( ,BRITI% L& IS /ILL [N$ BY >I/OCRATS4 #dcb PEOPLE [N HALF ! L& 9 ,SCOTL&4 ,EV5 !SE /ATI/ICS DO NOT GIVE ! FULL PICTURE AS MU* 9=MATION AB\T :O [NS :AT IS %R\D$ 9 SECRECY4 ,&1 WEAL? IS NOT ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,MANY PEOPLE MAY [N !IR [N HOME OR A FEW /OCKS & %>ES BUT ?IS DOES NOT GIVE !M ACCESS TO ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,9 ANY CASE1 WE ONLY HAVE TO LOOK >\ND US TO SEE ?AT ! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE HAVE TO SELL !IR LABOR TO SURVIVE4 

,CLASS /RUGGLE IS C5TRAL 

,IF WE >E GO+ TO CREATE A NEW SOCIETY BAS$ ON EQUALITY1 COOP]ATION & JU/ICE !N WE WILL HAVE TO COLLECTIVIZE ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION1 ?US ABOLI%+ ! RUL+ CLASS 9 ANY =M4 ,AS ,MALATE/A SAID3 

0,LET !RE BE AS MU* CLASS /RUGGLE AS ONE WI%ES1 IF BY CLASS /RUGGLE ONE MEANS ! /RUGGLE ( ! EXPLOIT$ AGA9/ ! EXPLOIT]S = ! ABOLITION ( EXPLOITATION4 ,?AT /RUGGLE IS A WAY ( MORAL & MAT]IAL ELEVATION1 & IT IS ! MA9 REVOLUTION>Y =CE ?AT CAN BE RELI$ ON40 

,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! RUL+ CLASS IS A /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM :I* P]MEATES ALL ASPECTS ( LIFE3 IT IS AN ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RELATION%IP MA9TA9$ BY ! P[] ( ! ,/ATE & SUPPORT+ IDEOLOGIES4 ,WORK IS NOT JU/ EXPLOITATION4 ,IT IS ALI5AT+ & M5TALLY DEBILITAT+1 AFFECT+ LIFE \TSIDE ( WORK4 ,CAPITALISM AFFECTS \R LIVES AT HOME & 9 \R 'SP>E' TIME4 ,! WORK+ CLASS IS EXPLOIT$ ?R\< CONSUM]ISM1 5C\RAG$ TO SP5D & GET 9 DEBT TO KEEP CAPITALISM GO+4 ,! ,/ATE IS ! MEANS BY :I* ! RUL+ CLASS RETA9S & 5HANCES ITS P[]4 ,IT IS NOT SOME?+ ?AT CAN BE 'CAPTUR$'4 ,CLIMATE *ANGE IS CAUS$ BY CAPITALISM & IT IS ! WORK+ CLASS ?AT SUFF]S ! MO/4 ,W> IS C5TRAL TO CAPITALISM - = RES\RCES1 M>KETS1 TO MA9TA9 DOM9ANCE4 ,IT IS ! WORK+ CLASS ?AT SUFF]S FROM W>4 ,CAPITALISM USES O!R SY/EMS ( OPPRESSION TO MA9TA9 ITSELF & TO 5HANCE EXPLOITATION & PR(ITS1 EG PATRI>*Y & RACIAL OPPRESSION4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! SLAVE TRADE WAS ESS5TIAL TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( CAPITALISM 9 ,BRITA94 ,RELIGION MU/ ALSO BE *ALL5G$4 ,IT PROPS UP ! RUL+ CLASS AS WELL AS PATRI>*Y & RACIAL OPPRESSION BY PROMOT+ REACTION>Y IDEAS4 ,IT 5C\RAGES PEOPLE TO SUBMIT TO AU?ORITY & TO HAVE ILLUSIONS ?AT !Y WILL BE REW>D$ = !IR SUFF]+ 9 HEAV54 ,!RE=E1 CLASS /RUGGLE IS3 

,FI<T+ L[ WAGES1 POOR CONDITIONS & ALI5ATION AT WORK4 

,FI<T+ = A DEC5T HOME AT FAIR R5TS - MORE PUBLIC H\S+4 

,FI<T+ = A GOOD QUALITY ( LIFE3 HEAL? C>E1 HEAL?Y & *EAP FOOD1 GRE5 SPACES & CLEAN AIR4 

,FI<T+ AGA9/ HOMELESSNESS1 UNIV]SAL CR$IT & O!R ATTACKS ON ?OSE :O >E MO/ VULN]ABLE4 

,FI<T+ AGA9/ ALL ,/ATES4 

,FI<T+ PATRI>*Y & RACIAL OPPRESSION4 

,RESI/+ ! DOM9ATION ( CONSUM] CULTURE & CREAT+ \R [N CULTURE ( RESI/ANCE4 

,*ALL5G+ REACTION>Y IDEOLOGIES SU* AS RELIGION4 

,FI<T+ AGA9/ W>S & CLIMATE *ANGE4 

,DI/9CTION BETWE5 CLASS & OPPRESSIONS3 NOT CLASS R$UCTIONI/ 

,! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE >E WORK+ CLASS4 ,IT IS 9 !IR 9T]E/ TO OV]?R[ CAPITALISM = A NUMB] ( DIFF]5T REASONS1 NOT JU/ BECAUSE ( EXPLOITATION AT WORK4 ,!RE >E O!R OPPRESSIONS ?AT EXI/ 9 SOCIETY1 L9K$ TO CAPITALISM BUT ) !IR [N DYNAMIC & IMPACTS4 ,!RE >E MANY WAYS ?AT CLASS /RUGGLE IS L9K$ TO ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ OPPRESSIONS2 PATRI>*Y & RACIAL OPPRESSION >E EMB$D$ )9 CAPITALISM4 ,CAPITALISM B5EFITS FROM UNPAID LABOR 9 ! HOME & WAS BAS$ ON ! SLAVE TRADE4 ,OPPRESS$ GR\PS >E (T5 ! WOR/ AFFECT$ BY CAPITALISM & ,/ATE VIOL5CE4 ,! CULTURE & IDEOLOGY ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY1 SUPPORT$ BY RELIGION1 5C\RAGES BIGOTRY & CONS]VATISM T[>DS NON-CON=M+ SEXUALITIES & G5D]S4 ,&1 EV5 IF ! OPPRESSION DOES NOT SEEM TO DIRECTLY RELATE TO ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 IT IS WRONG & MU/ BE F\<T4 ,WE CANNOT CREATE AN AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ SOCIETY AS LONG AS !RE >E ANY OPPRESSIONS4 

,H[EV]1 !RE >E SOME DI/9CTIONS4 ,! CLASS /RUGGLE AIMS TO ABOLI% ALL CLASSES4 ,! FI<T AGA9/ PATRI>*Y & RACIAL OPPRESSION DOES NOT SEEK TO ABOLI% M5 OR :ITES BUT TO COMPLETELY TRANS=M ! RELATION%IPS4 ,?\< ! FI<T AGA9/ OPPRESSIONS MAY TAKE PRIORITY = ?OSE OPPRESS$ AT DIFF]5T TIMES1 ULTIMATELY !Y WILL ONLY A*IEVE FULL LIB]ATION AS WORK+ CLASS WOM5 OR PEOPLE ( COLOR :5 CLASSES >E ABOLI%$4 ,9 ADDITION1 BE+ P>T ( AN OPPRESS$ GR\P DOES NOT MEAN ?AT Y\ >E WORK+ CLASS4 ,!RE=E1 WOM51 PEOPLE ( COLOR1 ,L,G,B,T"4 C\LD ALSO BE P>T ( ! RUL+ CLASS & !RE=E ! 5EMY4 

,CONCLUSION3 ,BUILD+ AN EFFECTIVE REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T BAS$ ON CLASS /RUGGLE 

,! WORK+ CLASS1 AS ! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE1 IS DIV]SE & (T5 DIVID$4 ,WE NE$ TO UNITE TOGE!R1 %[ SOLID>ITY = ALL /RUGGLES EV5 IF !Y DO NOT AFFECT US DIRECTLY1 & TACKLE ! DIVISIONS ?AT EXI/ )9 ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,ONLY !N WILL WE BE SUCCESSFUL 9 \R /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM & = AN>*I/ COMMUNISM4 

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