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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

,TEXT 3 

,DE> COMRADES1 

  

,! CURR5T SITUATION 9 ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 :IL/ 9 MANY RESPECTS SOB]+1 (F]S GREAT OPPORTUNITIES = ,AN>*ISM4 ,:IL/ NE>LY EV]Y MAJOR /RUGGLE REQUIRES POLITICIZATION & CONFRONTATION ) ! CAPITALI/ /ATE 9 ORD] TO SUCCE$ ! 'REVOLUTION>Y' ,TROTSKYI/ LEFT HAS PROV$ ,ITSELF TO BE BANKRUPT4 ,! L>GE/ ,TROTSKYI/ GR\P+1 ! ,WORK]S' ,REVOLUTION>Y ,P>TY1 HAS %ATT]$ 9TO NUM]\S SECTS2 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]S' ,P>TY ,IS ,9CAPABLE ( RESPOND+ TO EV5 ! MO/ BASIC MOVEM5T ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,BUT 9 ORD] NOT TO SQU&] ?IS OPPORTUNITY1 CLASS CONSCI\S AN>*I/S MU/ WORK \T AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM1 :I* WE CAN TAKE TO \R CLASS ) CONFID5CE4 

,9 #a#i#b#f1 ! ,ORGANIZATIONAL ,PLAT=M ( ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/S SAW ! NE$ = JU/ SU* AN ORGANIZATION4 ,:IL/ SOME ,A,C,F LIT]ATURE HAS BE5 AMBIGU\S ON ?IS PO9T1 IT IS A TRADITION 7ALONG ) ! ,FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTTI1 ! ,FR5* ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/S1 ETC7 :I* Y\ APPE> TO PLACE Y\RSELVES )94 ,Y\R ',MESSAGE' TO ! #aihi ,AN>*I/ ,BOOKFAIR /ATES3  
  

0,= US 9 ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION WE REALIZE ?AT ONLY A S]I\S & P]MAN5T ORGANIZATIONAL APPROA* TO ! SPREAD+ ( AN>*ISM CAN HOPE TO HAVE AN EFFECT444 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS BAS$ ON A S\ND !ORETICAL UND]/&+ ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM & H[ TO DE/ROY IT >E AS VITAL AS EV]40  
  

,SIMIL>LY Y\R ,AIMS & PR9CIPLES CONCLUDE ) ! NE$ TO 0REJECT SECT>IANISM & WORK = A UNIT$ AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 @9 ,?IS MU/ BE ! BASIS UPON :I* WE ATTEMPT TO DRAW UP A COMMON AN>*I/ PROGRAM = \R TIMES4 

,H[EV]1 SU* A PROGRAM CAN NOT BE BAS$ ON SUP]FICIAL AGREEM5T4 ,?IS IS :Y WE >E 9VIT+ ! ,A,C,F TO 5T] 9TO PROP]LY ORGANIZ$ DISCUSSIONS ) ! ,A,W,G TO SEE IF SU* A COMMON PLAT=M CAN BE AGRE$4 

,9 \R VIEW1 !SE DISCUSSIONS W\LD HAVE TO 9CORPORATE ! FOLL[+3 

#a2 ,WORK )9 ! EXI/+ TRADE UNIONS4 

  

,:IL/ ! ,A,W,G =W>DS ! RANK & FILE TACTIC 7\TL9$ 9 \R PAMPHLET ,9 ,PLACE ( ,COMPROMISE7 AS A WAY ( FI<T+ ALONGSIDE NON-AN>*I/ WORK]S TO TAKE ! /RUGGLE BEYOND ! B\NDS ( SIMPLE TRADE UNIONISM2 ! ,A,C,F SEEMS TO HAVE NO CONSI/5T /RATEGY )9 ! UNIONS1 EXCEPT TO >GUE ?AT 0RANK & FILE 9ITIATIVES MAY /R5G!N US 9 ! BATTLE = AN>*I/ COMMUNISM0 7,A,C,F ,AIMS & PR9CIPLES74 

#b2 ,AN APPROA* TO ANTI IMP]IALI/ /RUGGLES1 P>TICUL>LY ?AT TO GET ,BRITI% TROOPS \T ( ,IREL&4 

  

,\R VIEW IS ?AT ! BLAME = POLITICAL VIOL5CE LIES 5TIRELY AT ! FEET ( ! ,BRITI% /ATE AS AN OCCUPY+ P[]4 ,WE !RE=E FI<T = TROOPS \T N[1 :IL/ SUPPORT+ ! FI<T ( ,IRI% AN>*I/S TO E/ABLI% A UNIT$ REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T AS ! ONLY EFFECTIVE ANTI-IMP]IALI/ =CE4 ,:5 AN ,A,C,F MEMB] WRITES 9 ',O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E' ,NO #af ?AT3  
  

0,A UNIT$ CAPITALI/ ,IREL& W\LD BE ACCEPTABLE TO ALL BUT ! MO/ NEA?&AL ELEM5TS 9 ! ,BRITI% RUL+ CLASS1 IF IT WAS TO REMA9 9 ! WE/]N IMP]IALI/ ORBIT & WAS ABLE TO MA9TA9 REASONABLE POLITICAL /ABILITY40  
  

,WE MU/ DISAGREE4 ,?IS VIEW UND]E/IMATES ! DEGREE TO :I* ! SIX C\NTIES HAVE BE5 9TEGRAT$ 9TO ! ,U,K4 ,?\< ?IS IS NO LONG] ECONOMICALLY B5EFICIAL TO ! ,BRITI% RUL+ CLASS1 TO )DRAW FROM ,IREL& W\LD MEAN DISMANTL+ A P>T ( ITS [N /ATE 7SEE ',TIME TO ,GO ,FUR!R' ,SOCIALISM FROM ,BEL[ ,NO#b74 ,! POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS ( ?IS W]E SUMM$ UP BY ,JOHN ,BIGGS-,DAVIDSON1 =M] TORY FRONT B5* SPOKESM5 ON ,IREL&3  
  

0,:AT HAPP5S 9 ,LONDOND]RY IS V]Y RELEVANT TO :AT CAN HAPP5 9 ,LONDON1 & IF WE LOSE 9 ,BELFA/1 WE MAY HAVE TO FI<T 9 ,BRIXTON OR ,BIRM+HAM40  

 7QUOT$ 9 ,DAVID ,RE$3 ,IREL& ! KEY TO ! ,BRITI% ,REVOLUTION1 P4#b#b#h74  

#c2 ,AN ANALYSIS ( OPPRESSION1 & H[ TO COMBAT IT4 

  

,! ,A,C,F'S ,AIMS & PR9CIPLES /ATE ?AT3  
  

09EQUALITY & EXPLOITATION >E ALSO EXPRESS$ 9 T]MS ( RACE1 G5D]1 SEXUALITY1 HEAL?1 ABILITY & AGE1 & 9 !SE WAYS ONE SECTION ( ! WORK+ CLASS OPPRESSES ANO!R40  
  

,BY CONTRA/1 WE >GUE ?AT SU* OPPRESSION IS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( CAPITALISM1 & !RE=E ULTIMATELY B5EFITS ! BOSSES RA!R ?AN M5 OR :ITE PEOPLE AS A :OLE4 ,?IS IS :Y 9 RESPONSE TO 7= EXAMPLE7 WOM5S' OPPRESSION WE >GUE = 0FREE ABORTION ON DEM& & ! SOCIALIZATION ( *ILD C>E & H\SEWORK ?R\< ! FREE PROVISION ( #bd H\R NURS]IES1 LAUNDRIES1 DORMITORIES & RE/AURANTS0 7,A,W,G ',:]E ,WE ,/&'1 SEE ALSO 0,GIV+ RI<TS TO EMBRYOS1 D5Y+ RI<TS TO WOM56' 5D ',SEX & ,SOCIETY3 PRIDE & PREJUDICE' >TICLES 9 ,SOCIALISM FROM ,BEL[ ,NO#b74 ,!SE >E ! MAT]IAL PRE-REQUISITES ( WOM5S' LIB]ATION4 

#d2 ,! EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION ( ,AN>*I/ 9T]V5TION 9 ! /RUGGLES ( \R CLASS4 

  

,?IS PO9T NECESS>ILY 9VOLVES A CLE> CONCEPTION ( ! ROLE1 ME?OD & ORGANIZATION ( A SPECIFIC ,AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION1 SEE \R >TICLE ',AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION3 ! NEXT /EP' 9 ,SOCIALISM FROM ,BEL[ ,NO#b4 

,\R PROPOSALS1 !RE=E1 >E ?AT3  

,! ,A,C,F & ,A,W,G >RANGE = FULL DISCUSSIONS ON ! ABOVE ISSUES1 & ANY Y\ MAY WI% TO ADD4  

,:ILE !SE DISCUSSIONS >E CONT9U+1 OBS]V]S FROM EA* ORGANIZATION TO ATT5D ! O!R'S CONF]5CES1 ) SPEAK+ RI<TS4  

,WE CONDUCT REGUL> REVIEWS ( EA* O!R'S ,J\RNALS4  

,WE ORGANIZE JO9T CONT+5TS ON M>*ES4  
  

,WE LOOK =W>D TO Y\R REPLY4 

AN>*I/ WORK]S GR\P4 SPR+ #a#i#i4 

,REPLY FROM ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION 

  

.<,?IS IS FROM ISSUE #c ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,WORK]S ,GR\P MAGAZ9E1 ,SOCIALISM FROM ,BEL[1 IT WAS PUBLI%$ 9 ,AUTUMN #a#i#i.> 

,DE> COMRADES1 

,FOLL[+ \R ,NATIONAL ,CONF]5CE ON ! #e?_/#f? ,MAY #a#i#i1 :]E WE DISCUSS$ Y\R ',OP5 ,LETT] TO ! ,A4,C4,F4'1 WE >E WRIT+ 9 RESPONSE TO Y\R SPECIFIC PROPOSALS4 

,Y\R FIR/ PROPOSAL SUGGE/S ?AT \R ORGANIZATIONS 5T] 9TO 0FULL DISCUSSIONS0 ON A NUMB] ( ISSUES4 ,WE DO NOT ?9K ?AT ?IS W\LD BE A FRUITFUL DISCUSSION AS \R POSITIONS >E SO FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T4 

,Y\R SECOND PROPOSAL SUGGE/S OBS]V]S FROM \R ORGANIZATIONS ATT5D EA* O!RS CONF]5CES1 ) SPEAK+ RI<TS4 ,AGA9 WE DO NOT ?9K ?IS A WOR?:ILE /EP 

,Y\R ?IRD PROPOSAL SUGGE/S WE 0CONDUCT REGUL> REVIEWS ( EA* O!RS J\RNALS04 ,?IS MAY WELL HAPP5 BUT WE DO NOT SEE ANY REASON = MAK+ IT 'COMPULSORY'4 

,F9ALLY1 Y\R SUGGE/ION ?AT WE ORGANIZE JO9T CONT+5TS ON M>*ES IS A REALITY ANYWAY AS CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/S G5]ALLY DO COME TOGE!R ON M>*ES & WE SEE NO REASON TO /OP DO+ SO4 

,WE RECOGNIZE ?AT Y\R OP5 LETT] IS A 0S9C]E CONTRIBUTION TO ! TASK ( BUILD+ A UNIT$ REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ MOVEM5T0 & IS NOT 0MEANT AS SOME K9D ( /UNT OR R\NDAB\T SECT>IAN JIBE60 BUT WE DO NOT FEEL !RE IS 5\< POLITICAL SIMIL>ITY BETWE5 \R TWO ORGANIZATIONS TO 5T] 9TO ANY DISCUSSIONS :I* W\LD BE 9 ANY WAY POSITIVE4 ,WE WILL CONT9UE TO FOLL[ Y\R PROGRESS1 AS WE >E SURE Y\ WILL \RS4 

,Y\RS = ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNISM1  

 ,DEK ,NATIONAL ,SECRET>Y1  

 ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION4 

,BRIEFLY1 9 REPLY444 

  

,AT A TIME :5 9T]E/ 91 & PROSPECTS =1 S]I\S & COH]5T AN>*I/ IDEAS >E GREAT] ?AN !Y HAVE BE5 = MANY YE>S2 AT A TIME :5 !RE IS A PRESS+ NE$ TO BUILD A /RONG & UNIFI$ LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ CURR5T 9 ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T1 WE F9D ! REPLY TO \R OP5 LETT] 7SEE ,SF,B ,NUMB] #b7 FROM ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION 7,A,C,F7 MORE ?AN A LITTLE DISAPPO9T+4 

,S9CE ITS V]Y BEG9N+S ! ,A,C,F HAS TIME & TIME AGA9 DECL>$ ITS NONSECT>IAN COMMITM5T TO BUILD+ 0A UNIT$ REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ MOVEM5T04 ,\R PR9CIPL$ 9VITATION TO POLITICAL DEBATE HAS1 IT SEEMS1 PUT ?IS COMMITM5T TO ! TE/ & F\ND IT WANT+4 ,WE HAD HOP$ = SOME?+ BETT]4 

,! ,A,C,F CLAIMS TO /& 9 ! SAME LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ TRADITIONS AS ! ,AN>*I/ ,WORK]S ,GR\P 7,A,W,G74 ,WE W\LD HAVE ?\<T SU* A SITUATION W\LD MAKE DISCUSSION AN URG5T NECESSITY4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ?AT !RE >E MAJOR IDEOLOGICAL & TACTICAL DIFF]5CES BETWE5 US 9DE$ WE \TL9E ! MO/ IMPORTANT 9 \R OP5 LETT]4 ,S9CE :5 HAS COMPLETE POLITICAL AGREEM5T BE5 A PRE-CONDITION = DEBATE1 ESPECIALLY 9 :AT PASSES AS TODAY'S AN>*I/ 'MOVEM5T'8 ,9 ! FACE ( A WORK]S MOVEM5T DOM9AT$ BY RE=MISM & ,I59ISM IS SU* A DEBATE BETWE5 LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/S ?AT PROBLEMATIC8 ,! FACT ?AT ! ,A,C,F %UNS SU* PR9CIPL$ DEBATE PO9TS TO EI!R A S]I\S POLITICAL WEAKNESS OR A REJECTION ( A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ PLAT=M ?AT2  
  

0444REMOVES ! DISA/R\S EFFECT ( SEV]AL TACTICS 9 OPPOSITION TO ONE ANO!R1 IT CONC5TRATES ALL ! =CES ( ! MOVEM5T1 GIVES !M A COMMON DIRECTION LEAD+ TO A FIX$ OBJECTIVE40  

 7,! ,PLAT=M1 ,P#c#b ,W,S,M ,$ITION74  
  

,! ,AN>*I/ ,WORK]S ,GR\P WILL CONT9UE ! TASK WE HAVE SET \RSELVES3 ! BUILD+ ( A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ WORK]S ORGANIZATION CAPABLE ( W9N+ ! BATTLE ( IDEAS & MAK+ \R REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS A ,IEAD+ 9FLU5CE 9 ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,TO ?IS 5D WE >E ALWAYS WILL+ TO DEBATE ) ANY GR\PS OR 9DIVIDUALS %>+ ?OSE AIMS4 ,\R 9VITATION TO ! ,A,C,F /ILL /&S444 

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