,OPPORTUNISM & ,DOGMATISM ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,H]MAN ,GORT] ,TEXT 3 ,PUBLI%$3 ,! ,WORK]S' ,DREADN\KUP3 ,MICAH ,MU]1 #bag ,! OLD DISS5TION BETWE5 0OPPORTUNI/S0 & 0DOGMATI/S10 :I* DIVID$ ! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL1 SEEMS TO HAVE COME TO LIFE AGA9 9 A NEW =M 9 ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL1 :]EAS ! /RUGGLE :I* CAUS$ ! D[NFALL ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL WAS F\4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 & UNLESS WE >E MU* MI/AK51 ! OPPORTUNI/S WILL 5T] 9TO ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL 9 EV5 GREAT] NUMB]S4 ,! ANTI!SIS BETWE5 ! TWO TR5DS1 9 ,C5TRAL & ,WE/]N ,EUROPE1 BECOMES EV] MORE M>K$4 ,TWO ,DI/9CT ,TR5DS4 ,WE HAVE CLE> EXAMPLES 9 ! TWO ,COMMUNI/ P>TIES 7! ,SP>TACUSBUND & ! ,KOMMUNI/IS*E ,P>TEI7 9 ,G]MANY & ! ,W4,S4,F4 ) A FEW GR\PS1 & ! ,B4,S4,P4 9 ,5GL&4 ,BO? TR5DS >E DECID$LY REVOLUTION1 BO? WANT ! SUBJECTION ( CAPITAL1 & ! COM+ ( ,COMMUNISM AT ! E>LIE/ POSSIBLE DATE4 ,BO? ACCEPT ! PR9CIPAL MEANS T[>DS ! A*IEVEM5T ( ?IS AIM1 ! ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS1 ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT1 & ! UNITY ( ACTION ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,BUT !Y DIFF] 9 TACTICS1 9 ! MEANS BY :I* !Y PROPOSE TO OBTA9 !IR AIM4 ,& ?IS DIFF]5CE IS MO/ /RONGLY M>K$ 9 ! CONCEPTION REG>D+ ,P>LIAM5T>ISM & ! ,TRADE ,UNIONS4 ,P>LIAM5T>ISM & ,TRADE ,UNIONS4 ,!SE >TICLES >E WRITT5 ) ! OBJECT ( CONTRIBUT+ T[>DS AS CLE> & KE5 AN 9SITICLES IS DEEPLY T+$ ) A SPECIAL T5D5CY1 TO BE SURE1 BUT IT IS AS CLE> & TRUE AS ! AU?OR CAN MAKE IT4 ,! REVOLUTION IS AN 9T]NATIONAL MATT]4 ,=TUNATELY ! TIMES >E PA/ :5 ! PROLET>IAT ( ! C\NTRY WAS ONLY SUP]FICIALLY & !ORETICALLY 9T]E/$ 9 ! DEVELOPM5T 9 O!R C\NTRIES4 ,\R CAUSE IS ONE4 ,WE MU/ LE>N BY ! /RUGGLE ( ! PROLET>IAT ( O!R C\NTRIES4 ,9T]NATIONAL CAPITALISM CAN ONLY BE OV]COME BY ALL ( US4 ,WE MU/ COME TOGE!R 9 ONE BATTLE ) ! SAME TACTICS4 ,CAPITAL UNITES MORE & MORE ON ONE S+LE FRONT1 ! PROLET>IAT MU/ DO ! SAME4 ,9 A S]IES ( ?REE >TICLES WE %ALL EXPOSE V>I\S OP9IONS REG>D+ ! TACTICS ?AT HAVE TO BE ADOPT$ 9 ,G]MANY4 ,9 ! FIR/ WE %ALL GIVE ! >GUM5TS ( ,COMRADE ,PANNEKOEK1 AGA9/ ! USE ( ,P>LIAM5T>Y ACTION 9 ,G]MANY1 & 9 FAVOR ( ! 9/ITUTION ( 9DU/RIAL UNIONS4 ,9 ! SECOND WE %ALL PO9T \T ! DANG]S ( ,P>LIAM5T>Y ACTION 9 ,G]MANY1 BY MEANS ( A REPORT ON ! LA/ RIS+ ( ! ,G]MAN WORK]S AT ! TIME ( ! ,KAPP-PUTS*1 AS DELIV]$ BY ONE ( ! MO/ PROM95T MEMB]S ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 AN EYE-WITNESS ( ?AT RIS+4 ,9 ! ?IRD WE %ALL CONSID] :AT LESSONS ! O!R C\NTRIES MAY DRAW FROM !SE EV5TS4 ,AT NO MOM5T C\LD !SE 9VE/IGATIONS BE MORE PROPITI\S ?AN TO-DAY1 N[ ?AT ! ,SOVIET >MY IS FIMIES CAUSES ! WORLD EMPIRE ( ,BRITA9 TO TREMBLE TO ITS F\NDATIONS4 ,! ,G]MAN ,SITUATION4 ,9 CONNECTION H]E) WE %\LD ALSO CONSID] ! ELECTIONS 9 A P>T ( ,G]MANY1 ,BRUNSWICK1 :]E ! ,9DEP5D5T ,SOCIALI/S ( ,G]MANY GA9$ A L>GE MAJORITY OV] ! ,NOSKE ,P>TY1 :5 ! MIDDLE P>TIES NE>LY DISAPPE>$1 & ! MASSES W5T EI!R RID TO ! FIR/ >TICLE WE %\LD OBS]VE ?AT ,COMRADE ,PANNEKOEK1 A ,DUT*MAN1 WAS = MANY YE>S A TEA*] AT ! P>TY S*OOL ( ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATS 9 ,B]L91 & LAT]1 AFT] HAV+ BE5 EXPELL$ FROM ,G]MANY BY ! ,PRUSSIAN ,GOV]NM5T1 9 ! CITY ( ,BREM54 ,HE WAS A REGUL> CONTRIBUTOR TO SOME TW5TY OR ?IRTY ,G]MAN PAP]S1 & BE=E ! ,W>1 HE WAS ) ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG & ,RADEK1 ONE ( ! LEAD]S ( ! LEFT-RADICAL TR5D 9 ,G]MANY :I*1 EV5 AT ?AT TIME1 WAS ALREADY AGA9/ ,KAUTSKY4 ,HE IS ?OR\ ) ! ,G]MAN ,LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,DUR+ !SE LA/ MON?S1 MOREOV]1 HE HAS BE5 ! SPIRITUAL LEAD] ( ! ,BUREAU ( ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL 9 ,AM/]DAM4 ,FROM HIS >TICLE ! ,5GLI% READ] WILL LE>N AT ! SAME TIME ! DIFF]5CE ( OP9ION ) ,MOSC[1 :I* L$ TO ! ABROGATION ( ?IS ,BUREAU4 ,PANNEKOEK'S ,VIEW3 ,P>LIAM5T-A ,FITICLE IS AS FOLL[S3- 0,P>LIAM5T>ISM IS ! TYPICAL =M ( A FIT4 ,! QUE/ION IS NOT1 :Y ,P>LIAM5T>ISM AS A =M ( GOV]NM5T CANNOT LEAD TO SELF-GOV]NM5T ?R\< ! MASSES1 & :Y WE OPPOSE IT BY ! ,SOVIET SY/EM4 ,WE TREAT H]E ( ,P>LIAM5T>ISM AS A ME?OD ( PROLET>IAN W>F>E4 ,! PRACTICE ( ,P>LIAM5T>ISM ACCU/OMS ! WORK]S TO LETT+ O!RS ACT = !M2 IT CREATES ! ILLUSION ?AT O!RS CAN FILIAM5T>ISM IS NECESS>Y4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y :5 ! WORK]S >E /ILL UNABLE TO CREATE = !MSELVES ! ORGANS REQUIR$ = ! MANAGEM5T ( SOCIETY1 :5 !IR SPIRITUAL ORI5TATION & !IR UND]/&+ ( ,CAPITALISM >E AS YET 9 ! V]Y FIR/ /AGES ( DEVELOPM5T1 & :5 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY MU/ EXPOSE ! GOV]N+ SY/EM BY MEANS ( KE5 CRITICISM1 & MU/ ATTRACT ! MASSES BY DEM&+ RE=MS4 ,!N ! LEAD]S MU/ =CE !MSELVES 9TO ,P>LIAM5T1 & MU/ C>RY ON ! POLITICAL P>TY CONTE/ 9 ! ELECTIONS4 ,! ,MASSES ,ACT+ = ,!MSELVES4 ,:51 H[EV]1 ! MASSES !MSELVES HAVE COME 9TO ACTION1 & >E AT ! SAME TIME BEG9N+ TO BUILD UP !IR [N ORGANS1 !IR ,SOVIETS1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 :5 ! REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN1 !N ! NE$ = ,P>LIAM5T>Y ACTION BECOMES ( EV] LESS IMPORTANCE1 AS COMP>$ ) ! GREAT DRAWBACK 9VOLV$ 9 KEEP+ ! WORK]S FROM TAK+ ACTION4 ,! ,MASSES ,ACT FROM ,NECESSITY4 ,! WORK]S DO NOT FEEL OR ACT 9 A REVOLUTION>Y WAY BECAUSE !Y >E URG$ TO DO SO1 BUT FROM BITT] NECESSITY1 & :5 !Y SEE NO O!R WAY \T4 ,TO BE REVOLUTION>Y 9 DE$ MEANS ACTUALLY TO TAKE 9 H& ! REORGANIZATION ( ! GREAT PROBLEMS ( SOCIETY1 TO /UDY !M1 TO TAKE MOM5T\S DECISIONS1 TO CONV9CE O!RS1 TO COME TO ACTION4 ,!SE PROBLEMS CANNOT BE SOLV$ BY CLEV] LEAD]S1 A SOLUTION CAN ONLY BE F\ND1 FIR/1 BY ! ,COMMUNI/ VANGU>D1 & !N ! MASSES !MSELVES TAK+ !M 9 H&1 SE>*+1 PROPAGAT+1 /RUGGL+1 TRY+1 V5TUR+1 P]SEV]+1 BE>+ ! RESPONSIBILITY1 & RECOGNIZ+ IT4 ,ALL ?IS IS H>D & PA9FUL1 & AS LONG AS ! WORK+-CLASS IMAG9ES !RE IS AN EASI] WAY1 AS LONG AS ! WORK]S >E TOLD ?AT O!RS WILL DO IT = !M1 WILL C>RY ON ! PROPAG&A FROM A HI< PLAT=M1 WILL TAKE ! DECISIONS1 GIVE ! SIGNAL = ACTION & DECIDE ON ! LEGISLATIVE MEASURES1 AS LONG AS !Y >E NOT COMPELL$ BY AN IRON NECESSITY1 ! WORK]S WILL HESITATE FROM AN 9NATE 9]TIA1 & WILL REMA9 PASSIVE M]G$ . AS !Y >E 9 OLD MODES ( ?9K+ & TRADITIONS4 ,! ,RUSSIAN ,CONTRIBUTION4 ,! GREAT1 ! REALLY ,COMMUNI/ *>ACT] ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 LIES FIR/LY 9 ! FACT ?AT IT CALL$ =? ! ACTIVITY ( ! MASSES !MSELVES1 9 ?AT IT FIR$ !IR PSY*ICAL & PHYSICAL 5]GY1 SO ?AT !Y !MSELVES >E ! MAK]S & ! BE>]S ( ! NEW SOCIETY4 ,?IS SELF-5FRAN*ISEM5T ( ! MASSES IS NOT AT ONCE COMPLETE1 IT COMES 9 /AGES1 & ! GIV+ UP ( ,P>LIAM5T>ISM IS ONE ( !SE /AGES4 ,?AT ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 ,G]MANY 9 ,DECEMB]1 #a#i#a#h1 %\LD HAVE AGRE$ TO BOYCOTT ! ELECTIONS1 WAS NO FOOLI% ILLUSIONS ( AN EASY VICTORY1 BUT ! CRAV+ TO ?R[ (F A M5TAL SUBJECTION AS SOON AS !RE HAD BE5 F\ND A WAY T[>DS CON/RUCTIVE ACTIVITY ( ! MASSES1 BY MEANS ( ! 0,C\NCILS40 ,?IS NEW ANTI-,P>LIAM5T>ISM :I* HAS BECOME MANIFE/ AMONG ! ,COMMUNI/S ( V>I\S C\NTRIES1 HAS NO?+ 9 COMMON ) ,SYNDICALISM OR ,AN>*ISM-AS HAS (T5 BE5 AV]R$-IT IS CLOSELY CONNECT$ ) ! ,SOVIET PR9CIPLE4 ,P>LIAM5T>Y & ,TRADE ,UNION ,P[] OV] ! ,MASSES4 ,:]EAS ,P>LIAM5T>ISM /&S = ! SPIRITUAL P[] ( ! LEAD]S OV] ! MASSES1 ! ,TRADE ,UNION MOVEM5T REPRES5TS !IR MAT]IAL P[]4 ,! BIG ,TRADE ,UNIONS HAVE GR[N TO BE 9/ITUTIONS ( ! NATURE ( ,/ATE ORGANISMS1 FROM BE+ S]VANTS1 ! LEAD]S HAVE BECOME MA/]S1 =M+ A CA/E ?AT ID5TIFIES ITSELF ) ! ORGANIZATION4 ,!Y CONTROL ALL ! 5G9ES ( P[]1 ! F9ANCES & ! PRESS4 ,ANY ATTEMPT AT REVOLT ON ! P>T ( ! MEMB]S IS %ATT]$ AGA9/ ! APP>ATUS ( REGULATIONS & ! BUREAUCRATIC HI]>*Y1 BE=E IT HAS SUCCE$$ 9 C>RY+ ?R\< ITS OPPOSITION4 ,IT IS ONLY AT ! CO/ ( ! GREATE/ P]SEV]ANCE & 5]GY ?AT AN OPPOSITION CURR5T 9 ! MASSES CAN 9 ! LONG RUN LEAD TO A MOD]ATE SUCCESS1 & 9 MO/ CASES SU* CURR5TS >E CONF9$ TO *ANGES ( P]SONNEL1 :I* LEAVE ! SY/EM 9TACT4 ,OV] & OV] AGA91 DUR+ ! PA/ YE>S1 9 ,5GL&1 9 ,G]MANY1 9 ,AM]ICA1 ! MEMB]S OP5LY HAVE REBELL$1 & GONE !IR [N WAY1 9 DEFIANCE ( ! LEAD]S1 & ( ! UNION RULES & RESOLUTIONS4 ,?AT ?IS IS A COMMON EXP]I5CE PROVES ?AT ! MEMB]S DO NOT CONTROL ! UNION1 & ?AT ! UNION 9/EAD1 ( BE+ !IR COLLECTIVITY1 IS A /RONG P[] BY :I* !Y >E DOM9AT$1 ?\< IT SPR+S FROM !IR [N RANKS4 ,! UNION IS1 !RE=E1 SOME?+ ANALOG\S TO ! ,/ATE4 ,ONCE ! REBELLION HAS QUIET$ D[N1 ! OLD DOM9ATION ASS]TS ITSELF 9 ! OLD MANN]4 ,9 SPITE ( ! IMPOT5T EXASP]ATION & HATR$ AMONG ! MASSES1 IT MANAGES TO MA9TA9 ITSELF [+ TO ! SUPPORT ( ! MANY 9DIFF]5T ELEM5TS & ESPECIALLY BECAUSE ! NE$ = ! UNION IS FELT BY ALL1 AS ! ONLY MEANS :]EBY ! WORK]S CAN GA!R /R5G? 9 A /RONG MUTUAL COOP]ATION1 AGA9/ CAPITALISM4 ,! BUREAUCRATIC LEAD]S >E LIKE ! ,/ATE BUREAUCRACY1 NOT ONLY 9 !IR DOM9ATION ( ! MASSES 9 ! S]VICE ( CAPITALISM1 :I*1 ?R\< !M1 KEEPS ! WORK]S 9 *ECK1 BUT ALSO 9 ?AT !IR 0POLICY0 MORE & MORE BECOMES A COAX+ ( ! MASSES1 ?R\< DEMAGOGIC PHRASES1 9 FAVOR ( !IR AGREEM5TS ) ! CAPITALI/S4 ,9 ,G]MANY ! TRADE UNION BUREAUCRACY IS R\< & CO>SE 9 ITS MANIFE/ATIONS1 =C+ ! WORK]S1 BY 9SIDI\S & VIOL5T MEANS1 TO ACCEPT ONCE MORE PIECE-WORK & LONG] WORK+ H\RS4 ,9 ,5GL& ITS ME?OD IS MORE SUBTLE & CUNN+2 ! ,BRITI% LEAD]S TO ALL APPE>ANCES ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE %OV$ BY ! WORK]S AGA9/ !IR WILL1 AS DOES ALSO ! ,GOV]NM5T1 :IL/ 9 REALITY !Y IGNORE ! WI%ES ( ! WORK]S4 ,! ,C\NT]-,REVOLUTION>Y ,=CE ( ,TRADE ,UNIONS4 ,! C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y =CE ( TRADE UNION BUREAUCRACY CANNOT BE WEAK5$ OR DONE AWAY ) BY A M]E *ANGE ( P]SONS2 IT IS ! =M ( ORGANIZATION ITSELF :I* R5D]S ! MASSES WELLNI< IMPOT5T1 :I* PREV5TS !M FROM MAK+ ! TRADE UNIONS 9TO ORGANS ( !IR PROP] WILL4 ,! REVOLUTION CAN ONLY BE TRIUMPHANT1 IF !SE ORGANIZATIONS !MSELVES >E ABOLI%$1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 IF !IR =M ( ORGANIZATION IS TO BE SO COMPLETELY ALT]$1 AS TO BECOME SOME?+ ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T4 ,! ,SOVIET SY/EM WILL =M NOT ONLY ! NEW POLITICAL ORGANS ( ! PROLET>IAT AS COMP>$ ) ! B\RGEOIS ,P>LIAM5T1 BUT ALSO ! NEW F\NDATION = ! TRADE UNIONS4 ,SOME TRACES H]E( BECOME MANIFE/ ALREADY 9 ! ,SYNDICALI/ & ESPECIALLY 9 ! 9DU/RIAL UNIONS1 9 SO F> AS ! BUREAUCRATIC APP>ATUS HAS BE5 R$UC$ TO A SMALL SCALE1 ALL ! /R5G? BE+ D]IV$ FROM ! ACTIVITY ( ! MASSES4 ,?IS WAS DONE MORE DIRECTLY1 & MORE CONSCI\SLY 9 ! ,%OP ,/EW>DS' MOVEM5T 9 ,5GL&1 ) ITS ORGANS ( ! MASSES CREAT$ ?R\< PRACTICE1 9 OPPOSITION TO ! TRADE UNION BUREAUCRACY4 ,9 ! ,G]MAN UNIONS IT WAS DONE MORE CONSCI\SLY1 BUT FEEBLY1 [+ TO ! DEFEAT ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,EV]Y MOVEM5T ( ?AT K9D1 :I* WEAK5S ! 9N] FIRMNESS ( ! C5TRALIZ$ UNIONS1 DOES AWAY ) SOME ( ! OB/ACLES TO ! REVOLUTION4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 :]EAS1 ) A VIEW TO IMM$IATE SUCCESS1 ! ,COMMUNI/S /R5G!N ! TRADE UNION =M ( ORGANIZATION3 !Y /R5G!N ! OB/ACLES ?AT LAT] ON WILL HAMP] !M MO/ SEV]ELY4 ,AS LONG AS CAPITALISM /ILL /&S FIRMLY UPRIGE NUMB]S ( ! UNS*OOL$ WORK]S \TSIDE ! TRADE UNIONS CAUS$ ! WIDE DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,I4,W4,W41 & ! BIG TRADE UNIONS REMA9 WELLNI< 9TACT AS A REACTION>Y =CE4 ,IT IS ONLY DUR+ ! REVOLUTION1 :I* AWAK5S ! ACTION ( ! MASSES1 ?AT ! TRADE UNIONS >E UND]M9$1 & ?AT !IR *>ACT] *ANGES 5TIRELY4 ,! ,MISSION ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,SO F> ,COMRADE ,PANNEKOEK'S >TICLE4 ,I HAVE BUT ONE ?+ TO ADD TO IT2 ,PANNEKOEK1 9 MY OP9ION1 OMITS ONE IMPORTANT MATT]1 P]HAPS ! MO/ IMPORTANT ( ALL4 ,IT SEEMS HOPELESS1 & TO MANY COMRADES IT WILL SEEM HOPELESS1 ?AT ! PROLET>IAT 9 ?IS P]IOD ( TRANSITION FROM EVOLUTION TO REVOLUTION1 %\LD NOT JO9 9 ,P>LIAM5T>Y ACTION1 NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE ANY REALLY /RONG ECONOMIC LEAGUE \TSIDE ! TRADE UNIONS4 ,IS IT IMPOSSIBLE !N ?AT 9 ?IS P]IOD ! PROLET>IAT %\LD =M A /RONG ORGANIZATION8 ,?IS QUE/ION ,COMRADE ,PANNEKOEK OMITS4 ,! ANSW] IS3- ,JU/ N[1 9 ?IS P]IOD1 ! PROLET>IAT CAN CON/ITUTE ! /RONG ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,! ,P>TY :I* CRITICIZES ALL O!R P>TIES & ! TRADE UNIONS1 ITSELF REMA9+ ABSOLUTELY CLE> & GUIDE BY PR9CIPLE 9 ITS TACTICS4 ,! ,P>TY :I* LEADS ! WAY T[>DS ! REVOLUTION1 & 9 ! REVOLUTION1 & :I*1 ?ANKS TO ?AT1 SMALL ?\< IT MAY REMA9 9 ! BEG9N+1 ALREADY =MS ! CORE1 H>D AS /EEL1 CLE> AS GLASS1 >\ND :I* ! 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