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,TAGS 3 WORLD W> TWO1 WORK+ CLASS1 WORLD W>1 AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 UN(FICIAL AN>*ISM1 FRE$OM PRESS1 MIDDLE CLASS1 G5U9E AN>*ISM1 AN>*ISM1 CLASS4 

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,PHOTO BY DUNCAN C1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE #a4 ,AN>*ISM WAS BUILT UP & 9V5T$ BY ! WORK+ CLASS TO MEET ) SPECIFIC PROBLEMS 9 WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZATION & TO PO9T ! WAY TO A SOCIETY FREE FROM OPPRESSION4 ,IT DIFF]$ FROM ,M>XISM OR AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIALISM 9 ?AT IT SAW ?AT COPY+ B\RGEOIS =MS ( ORGANIZATION OR GOV]NM5T WAS A MI/AK5 TACTIC2 ALSO ?AT GOV]NM5T C\LD =M A NEW TYRANNY4 ,IT WAS NOT G5]ALLY REALIZ$ AT ! TIME ?AT !RE C\LD BE TWO =MS ( ASPIRANTS TO TYRANNY - CAPITALI/S & BUREAUCRATS C\LD TAKE OV] A NEW GOV]NM5T1 BUT PRIOR TO ?AT ! MIDDLE CLASSES W]E ALSO DIVID$ 9 !IR ATTITUDE TO SOCIALISM4 ,! MIDDLE CLASS AS DEF9$ BY ,M>X - ! PR(IT MAK+ CLASS @5@5 HAD A COROLL>Y 9 ! M&>9 CLASS AIM+ AT P[] & ITS CLASS TYRANNY1 & JU/ AS ! MIDDLE CLASS PR(IT MAK]S W]E ORIG9ALLY DIVID$ 9 TWO 7,LIB]AL_/PROGRESSIVES2 & ! ,TORY L&LORD ELEM5TS GRADUALLY 9CORPORAT$ 9TO ! CAPITALI/ CLASS_> SO ! M&>9S W]E DIVID$ BETWE5 ?OSE :O W]E SUCCESSFUL & PASS$ EXAM9ATIONS TO GO ON TO P[]1 & ?OSE :O W]E NOT1 & LOOK$ TO ! WORK+ CLASS TO PROVIDE !M ) SUPPORT4 ,! :OLE ( ! ,M>XI/ 09TELLECTUALS0 REPRES5T ?IS TYPE ( 'FAIL$ M&>9S'1 :O ON ! :OLE DISDA9$ AN>*ISM AS UTOPIAN1 & WI%$ TO %[ ! WORK+ CLASS H[ TO DO IT4 7,TYPICAL IS ! ,R$ ,>MY TRA9$ ,G]MAN ,M>XI/ LEAD]%IP1 :I* FAIL$ DISMALLY EV5 TO =MALLY RESI/ ,HITL]1 & W5T TO ,SPA9 TO %[ ! 'IGNORANT ,SPANI>DS' H[ TO FI<T67  

 #b4 ,S9CE ,WORLD ,W> ,TWO !RE HAS BE5 DISILLUSIONM5T ) ! OLD LEFT & SOME ( ! NEW LEFT - EQUALLY FAIL$ M&>9S - HAVE SE5 ?AT !RE IS AN ALT]NATIVE TO ,M>XISM4 ,= !M TO TAKE OV] ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T W\LD BE A DISA/]4 ,9 ! MA9 !Y REG>D !MSELVES AS ! 'UN(FICIAL AN>*I/S' ?\< ALSO PROCLAIM+ !MSELVES P>T ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T EV5 IF D5Y+ IT & DEGRAD+ IT 7EG4 ,GEORGE ,WOODCOCK74 ,SU* 'FAIL$ M&>9S' >E G5]ALLY MORE HONE/ ?AT !IR ,M>XI/ C\NT]P>TS :O GLORIFY ! WORK]S :ILE PU%+ \T ( !IR [N MOVEM5T & TAK+ OV] !IR HI/ORY1 ANXI\S TO USE !M BUT NOT ALL[ !M TO LEAD4 ,! 0AN>*I/0 TYPE D5IES ! WORK+ CLASS HAS ANY?+ TO DO ) ITS [N MOVEM5T1 TAKES OV] ! HI/ORY & REWRITES IT AS SOME?+ 5TIRELY DIFF]5T4 ,A V]Y E>LY TYPE WAS ,DR4 ,ELTZBA*]1 ACTUALLY A JUDGE1 :O REWROTE ! !ORY ( AN>*ISM ACCORD+ TO :AT HE ?\<T W]E ! V>I\S 'S*OOLS ( AN>*ISM' SOME?+ :I* NEATLY FITS 9 ) ?IS TYPE ( 'UN(FICIAL AN>*ISM'4  

 #c4 ,PRIOR TO ,WORLD ,W> #a IT WAS ALMO/ UNKN[N & C]TA9LY BIZ>RE TO HAVE NON-WORK]S 9 ! MOVEM5T 7UNLESS1 LIKE ,KROPOTK91 !Y HAD AB&ON$ !IR CLASS /ATUS7 ?\< !RE WAS ALWAYS1 IT IS TRUE1 ! T5D5CY = 09TELLECTUALS0 - BUT ACTUALLY FAIL$ M&>9S1 SOMETIMES G5U9E ONES - TO TRY TO WRITE !MSELVES 9TO ! MOVEM5T4 ,DUR+ ,WORLD ,W> ,TWO ! PH5OM5ON ( PACIFISM GREW RAPIDLY4 ,9 MO/ C\NTRIES PACIFISM HAD TO BE REVOLUTION>Y4 ,IT REMA9S 9 SOME C\NTRIES A MAJOR /EP IF ONE REFUSES TO JO9 ! >MY1 ONE'S :OLE LIFE IS *ANG$ TO REBELLION4 ,9 ,GREAT ,BRITA91 [+ TO ! LIB]AL NON-CON=MI/ TRADITION1 CONSCI5TI\S OBJECTION WAS WIDESPREAD 9 ,WORLD ,W> ,ONE & IT WON ! BATTLE = RECOGNITION4 ,SO ?AT BY ,WORLD ,W> ,TWO IT 5T]$ 9TO A DIALOGUE ) ! ,/ATE & =M$ P>T ( ! E/ABLI%M5T4 ,NO?+ PREV5T$ OR PREV5TS ,E/ABLI%M5T FIGURES BE+ PACIFI/S4 ,PACIFISM IS ADVOCAT$ 9 PEACE TIME BY JUDGES & J\RNALI/S1 BUT EV5 9 W> TIME BY MANY LEAD+ FIGURES1 :O ?US MADE PACIFISM 9TO A COLLABORATIONI/ DOCTR9E4 ,! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ATTRACT$ ?OSE PEOPLE :O1 FROM B\RGEOIS OR M&>9 CIRCLES1 DID NOT WANT TO JO9 ! >MY1 BUT FELT ! NATIONALI/ URGE TO DO SO - IT PROVID$ !M ) A MORAL EXCUSE4 ,IT DID NOT MAKE !M 9TO AN>*I/S OR REVOLUTION>IES1 !Y REMA9$ LIB]ALS1 & ONE CAN SEE ! LIB]AL 9FLU5CE 9 ALL ( 'UN(FICIAL AN>*ISM'4 ,A SIMIL> ?+ HAPP5$ ) SO@5@5CALL$ 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*ISM4 ,9 ,AM]ICA ORIG9ALLY1 LAT] EXPORT$1 SOME 9DIVIDUALI/S FROM B\RGEOIS OR M&>9 CIRCLES SAW ?AT ! PR(ESSION ( AN>*I/ IDEAS WAS ! P]FECT MORAL EXCUSE = AVOID+ TAXATION4 ,H]E ONE SEES ! CONS]VATIVE 9FLU5CE 9 A DIFF]5T SORT ( 'UN(FICIAL AN>*ISM' 4  

 #d 4 ,ONE MU/ DI/+UI% BETWE5 7A7 ,ANGLO-,SAXON PACIFISM :I* IS PURE MILITANT LIB]ALISM & HAS ITS [N (F%OOTS4 7,LIB]ALISM SEEKS FRE$OM )9 CAPITALISM2 AN>*ISM IMPLIES !RE CAN BE NO FRE$OM )9 ! ,/ATE74 ,LIB]ALISM )\T ITS POLITICAL CONNOTATIONS1 ?\< SOMETIMES )1 SEEKS TO E/ABLI% 'RI<TS' 7TO AN AU?ORIT>IAN OR EV5 A LIB]AL1 RI<TS >E ,G,I,V,52 TO A LIB]T>IAN !Y >E ,T,A,K,5 - H5CE LIB]ALS CAN TALK ( RI<TS ( ANIMALS OR FETUSES BUT NOT LIB]T>IANS - ?\< IT'S TRUE !Y DO SO BY A %E] MISUND]/&+ ( WORDS74 ,LIB]T>IANS DO NOT NECESS>ILY OPPOSE RE=MS1 BUT ,LIB]ALS LIVE BY !M4 7B7 ,G&HI-TYPE PACIFISM - :I* AS ,G&HI HIMSELF SAID1 HAS MORE 9 COMMON ) W> ?AN ,WE/]N PACIFISM4 ,IT IS ELITI/1 AS IT IMPLIES AN ELITE :O CAN TAKE NONVIOL5T RESI/ANCE & BE CLUBB$ TO DEA?4 4 4 ! SURVIV+ ELITE TAKES P[]1 & ,G&HI 9DE$ ALWAYS HAD IT4 ,IT REQUIRES MU* MORE ( AN ELITE EV5 ?AN ,M>XI/-,L59ISM1 & AN ELITE :I* TAKES P[] IS BY DEF9ITION ELITI/4 7C7 ,! PACIFISM ?AT CONSI/S ( /RUGGL+ AGA9/ MILIT>ISM & IMP]IALISM1 :I* IS NOT NECESS>ILY LIB]AL NOR ELITI/4 ,BUT :]E !RE IS NO CONSCRIPTION ?IS DOES NOT EXI/4  

 #e4 ,ECOLOGY IS ( C\RSE A VITAL ISSUE TODAY4 ,MANY PEOPLE WANT TO JUMP ON ! B&WAGON1 EG4 ! ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/S H]E 79 ,BRITA974 ,AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S >E = ECOLOGY4 ,! >GUM5T BY MANY ',GRE5S' ?AT AN>*O-SYNDICALISM IS AGA9/ ECOLOGY1 BECAUSE IT DOES NOT TAKE UP ONE ISSUE ?AT IS TR5DY AGA9/ ALL O!RS1 IS FALSE4 ,WE 9 ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS DO NOT SAY ?AT ANYONE :O DOESN'T SUPPORT IT MU/ BE 9 FAVOR ( AN>*I/S BE+ IMPRISON$6  

 #f4 ,IT IS FALSE TO SAY !RE IS A DI/9CTION BETWE5 ONE =M ( G5U9E AN>*ISM & ANO!R4 ,! AN>*OSYNDICALI/ MOVEM5TS ( ! WORLD >E ALL AN>*I/ COMMUNI/1 ! SUGGE/ION ?AT COLLECTIVISM WAS NOT COMMUNISM HAS VANI%$ N[ADAYS 7S9CE COLLECTIVES TAKE COMMUNI/IC =MS1 & ! QUE/ION ( WORKS MANAGEM5T & P>TICIPATION HAS RESOLV$ ITSELF 9 9T]NATIONAL EXP]I5CE74 ,AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5TS SU* AS ! ,C,N,T OR ! ,I,W,W 9 ITS HEYDAY W]E PAT5TLY 9DIVIDUALI/IC1 A D>N SI<T MORE SO ?AN SAY ,B5JAM9 ,TUCK] :O WAS NO?+ IF NOT A CON=MI/6 ,H[EV]1 !RE IS A DI/9CTION BETWE5 G5U9E AN>*ISM & ! PALE P9K V>IANTS ( IT4 ,?IS ,FRE$OM ,PRESS TYPE AN>*ISM HAS DI/9CTIONS BETWE5 ,9DIVIDUALI/S & ,COMMUNI/S :I* IT S]I\SLY DEBATES2 & ! ,ALT]NATIVE ,BOOK%OP = ITS P>T HAS ITS DI/9CTIONS BETWE5 ,AGORISM1 AN>*O-CAPITALISM 767 & M9I/ATISM4 ,IF Y\ LUMP ALL ?IS TOGE!R & CALL IT ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T IT IS A PRETTY MIX$ BAG & EV]YONE QU>RELS ) EA* O!R - SOME?+ ! ACADEMICS LOVE TO SAY4 ,IF Y\ TAKE AWAY :AT ,I HAVE = CONV5I5CE SAKE CALL$ ! 0G5U9E AN>*I/S0 !N IT IS FAIRLY HOMOG5E\S4  

 #g4 ,! 'SANITIZ$' AN>*ISM ( ! ,FRE$OM ,PRESS TYPE ATTRACTS MORE PEOPLE1 BECAUSE IT ASKS NO?+ ( !M BUT TO SU/A9 A PAP] MANAG$ BY O!RS4 ,IT IS ( TREM5D\S DAMAGE TO ! GR[? ( AN>*ISM BECAUSE IT 5C\RAGES PEOPLE TO TALK ( !IR 'BR&' AS 'NONVIOL5T AN>*ISM' ?US /R5G!N+ ! B\RGEOIS MY? ?AT AN>*ISM IS ( NECESSITY VIOL5T4 ,BECAUSE ONE DOES NOT ACCEPT ! NONRESI/ANT BR& ( NON@5@5VIOL5CE' DOES NOT MAKE ONE 79 NORMAL SPEE*7 0VIOL5T04 #ie P] C5T ( PEOPLE >E NOT ,G&HIANS1 NOR >E !Y MAD AXM54 ,YES !Y DEF5D !MSELVES IF !Y CAN1 MANY ( !M UN=TUNATELY EV5 DEF5D !IR OPPRESSORS IF !Y CAN1 BUT ?AT /ILL DOES NOT MAKE !M 'VIOL5T' 9 ! NORMAL S5SE ( ! WORD4 ,IT IS A REGUL> FEATURE :5 AN>*I/S >E ON TRIAL = C\NSEL OR JUDGES NOT TO BR+ 9 ! FACTS ?AT !Y >E NOT PACIFI/S TO IMPLY ?AT !Y >E !REBY 'VIOL5T'4 ,IT IS P>T ( ! PROPAG&A AGA9/ AN>*ISM4 ,ALSO1 ?IS TOTAL COMMITM5T TO NONVIOL5CE BRE$S ITS [N REACTION1 9 ?AT WE SEE MANY Y\NG PEOPLE LE>N+ AB\T AN>*ISM ONLY FROM ITS LIB]AL C>ICATURE1 :O REJECT 'NONVIOL5CE' BECAUSE IT IS 9EFFECTUAL & ?9K ! ALT]NATIVE IS ! GLORIFICATION ( VIOL5CE1 EG4 ! ANIMAL RI<TS PEOPLE GO FROM EXTREME ,PACIFISM TO TALK+ AB\T POISON+ FOOD1 ETC4 ,ONE ,LONDON DOCTOR1 [N+ A =TUNE1 PROCLAIM$ H]SELF AN 'AN>*I/ PACIFI/'4 ,ASK$ = SUPPORT = ! ,SPANI% RESI/ANCE1 %E DECL9$1 CLAIM+ IT WAS T]RORI/4 ,9/EAD %E GAVE A =TUNE1 9CLUD+ A L>GE AM\NT ?AT DIDN'T BELONG TO H]1 TO ! ,I,R,A4 ,NOT T]RORI/ BECAUSE IT WAS NATIONALI/6  

 #h4 ,MANY PROJECTS S\ND 'AN>*I/IC' & ! TR\BLE IS ?AT AN>*ISM CAN'T PROGRESS BECAUSE IT GETS PUT BY ! PUBLIC TO :OM IT NORMALLY APPEALS 9TO A 'LEFT <ETTO'4 ,! WORK]S 9 ! MA9 HATE ! LEFT :I* HAS BE5 TOTALLY TAK5 OV] BY ! FAIL$ M&>9S1 :OSE SPECIAL 9T]E/S MAY S\ND AN>*I/IC BUT >E BASICALLY P[] SEEK+4 ',GAY ,LIB]ATION' = 9/ANCE -9 ! #b'S & #c'S ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ATTRACT$ ?OSE :O C\LD NOT BECOME SUCCESSFUL M&>9S BECAUSE ( SEX DISCRIM9ATION1 BUT REMA9$ 9 ! 'CLOSET ' - N[ !Y >E ABLE TO ADVANCE & COME \T ( ! 'CLOSET'1 BUT NE$ TO ASS]T P[]4 ,?IS TYPE ( HOMOSEXUAL POLITICIZATION IS TOTALLY ALI5 TO WORK+ CLASS HOMOSEXUALS1 BUT IS P>T & P>CEL ( MOD]N SOCIALI/ POLITICS4 ,! SUPPORT = NATIONALI/ MOVEM5TS TO :I* /UD5TS EV]Y:]E >E DEVOT$ IS ANO!R ASPECT ( P[] SEEK+4 ,IT IS ! SWIFTE/ WAY ( GA9+ P[] 4  

 ,I CONCLUDE !RE IS A TOTAL DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! AN>*ISM TRADITIONALLY KN[N1 & ?AT :I* HAS GR[N UP 9 REC5T1 CRITICAL ( IT ALWAYS1 YET SEEK+ ALWAYS TO /EAL ITS HI/ORY & CLO?+4  

 ,IT IS UN=TUNATE ?AT NO CLE>CUT DI/9CTION HAS BE5 MADE 7SU* AS ! WORDS ,9DIVIDUALISM & ,COMMUNISM1 :I* >E NOT APPLICABLE74 ,= ?IS REASON ,I PREF] MYSELF TO USE ! WORD ,AN>*O-SYNDICALISM1 :I* SEEMS TO BE ! ONE WORD !Y DO NOT USUALLY APPROPRIATE 7OR IF !Y DO1 LIKE ,WOODCOCK & ,SANSOM1 AFT]W>DS REJECT1 AS BE+ TOO R$OL5T ( WORK+ CLASS ASSOCIATION74  

 ,!RE IS H[EV] ANO!R DI/9CTION4 ,QUIETI/S >E ?OSE :O >E AGA9/ ACTION ( ANY K9D :I* CAN LEAD !M 9TO *ALL5G+ ! PRES5T ORD]4 ,!Y MAY BE PACIFI/S BUT NOT NECESS>ILY1 & PACIFI/S 7EG4 ! ,GRE5HAM ,COMMON WOM57 NE$ NOT BE QUIETI/S4 ,QUIETISM1 9 :I* ! ,FRE$OM ,PRESS T5D5CY SPECIALIZES IS ! MA9 *>ACT]I/IC ( ?OSE :O >E NOT MILITANT LIB]ALS BUT M]ELY USE ! AN>*I/ PHILOSOPHY AS A H&Y >M*AIR TO FLOP ON4 ,!Y >E F> FROM 9TELLECTUAL BUT REVEL 9 CALL+ !MSELVES 9TELLECTUALS4 ,QUIETISM LEADS ON TO CYNICISM & ONE CAN SAY ?AT ?IS CYNICISM1 :I* 9CLUDES SCORN = WORK+ CLASS ASPIRATIONS1 IS 9IMICAL TO AN>*ISM4 ,TO ME1 AN AN>*I/ IS SOMEONE :O BELIEVES 9 AN>*ISM1 BELIEVES IT IS POSSIBLE1 & TAKES ACTION TO BR+ IT AB\T4 ,?IS DEF9ITION EXCLUDES ! QUIETI/S & ! LIB]ALS1 :ATEV] !IR 9SI/5CE ?AT !Y >E AN>*I/S TOO1 ON ONE1 TWO1 OR EV5 ALL ?REE C\NTS4  

 ,AGA9/ ?IS !Y PO/ULATE ?AT 'ANYONE IS AN AN>*I/ :O CALL !MSELVES AN AN>*I/'4 ,ON ?IS BASIS ! WORD BECOMES UTT]LY MEAN+LESS1 & ONE MAY AS WELL EXT5D IT1 AS ! B\RGEOIS PRESS & ,M>XI/S DO1 TO BE ANYONE IS AN AN>*I/ :O >E REF]R$ TO AS AN>*I/S BY ! M$IA & ! ,M>XI/S6 ,! ,M>XI/S LOVE TO D5\NCE ! AN>*I/S ON ! BASIS NOT ONLY ( :AT SANE PEOPLE CALL+ !MSELVES AN>*I/S MI<T HAVE DONE OR SAID1 BUT ON :AT ANYONE1 :E!R CALL+ !MSELVES SO OR NOT BUT :OM !Y CONSID] AN>*I/S1 HAVE DONE OR SAID2 :ILE 9SI/+ !Y ONLY BE JUDG$ ON PAID UP MEMB]S ( !IR [N P>TICUL> SECT4  

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