,P>TY & ,WORK+ ,CLASS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK 

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,WRITT53 #a#i#c#f2 S\RCE UNKN[N4 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,DAVID ,WALT]S_/,GREG ,AD>GO1 ,DECEMB]1 #b#a4 
,PRO($3 BY ,MICAH ,MU]1 #b#a#g4 
,S\RCE3 ,KURASJE ,C\NCIL ,COMMUNI/ ,>*IVES4 
,NOTE3 ,A V]Y CLOSE V>IANT ( ! #aicf TEXT 0,! ,P>TY & ! ,WORK+ ,CLASS0 & ! #aida TEXT 0,! ,P>TY & ,CLASS04 

,WE >E ONLY AT ! V]Y E>LIE/ /AGES ( A NEW WORK]S' MOVEM5T4 ,! OLD 
MOVEM5T WAS EMBODI$ 9 P>TIES1 & TODAY BELIEF 9 ! P>TY CON/ITUTES ! 
MO/ P[]FUL *ECK ON ! WORK+ CLASS' CAPACITY = ACTION4 ,?AT IS :Y WE 
>E NOT TRY+ TO CREATE A NEW P>TY4 ,?IS IS SO1 NOT BECAUSE \R NUMB]S >E 
SMALL -- A P>TY ( ANY K9D BEG9S ) A FEW PEOPLE -- BUT BECAUSE1 9 \R 
DAY1 A P>TY CANNOT BE O!R ?AN AN ORGANIZATION AIM$ AT DIRECT+ & 
DOM9AT+ ! PROLET>IAT4 ,TO ?IS TYPE ( ORGANIZATION WE OPPOSE ! PR9CIPLE 
?AT ! WORK+ CLASS CAN EFFECTIVELY COME 9TO ITS [N & PREVAIL ONLY BY 
TAK+ ITS DE/9Y 9TO ITS [N H&S4 ,! WORK]S >E NOT TO ADOPT ! SLOGANS 
( ANY GR\P :ATSOEV]1 NOT EV5 \R [N GR\PS2 !Y >E TO ?9K1 DECIDE & 
ACT = !MSELVES4 ,!RE=E1 9 ?IS TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 ! NATURAL ORGANS 
( $UCATION & 5LI<T5M5T >E1 9 \R VIEW1 WORK GR\PS1 /UDY & 
DISCUSSION CIRCLES1 :I* HAVE =M$ ( !IR [N ACCORD & >E SEEK+ !IR 
[N WAY4 

,?IS VIEW DIRECTLY CONTRADICTS ! TRADITIONAL IDEAS AB\T ! ROLE ( ! 
P>TY AS AN ESS5TIAL $UCATIONAL ORGAN ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,H5CE IT IS RESI/$ 
9 MANY QU>T]S :]E1 H[EV]1 !RE IS NO FUR!R DESIRE TO HAVE DEAL+S 
EI!R ) ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY OR ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,?IS1 NO D\BT1 IS TO BE 
P>TLY EXPLA9$ BY ! /R5G? ( TRADITION3 :5 ONE HAS ALWAYS REG>D$ ! 
CLASS W> AS A P>TY W> & A W> BETWE5 P>TIES1 IT IS V]Y DIFFICULT TO 
ADOPT ! EXCLUSIVE VIEWPO9T ( CLASS & ( ! CLASS W>4 ,BUT P>TLY1 TOO1 
ONE IS FAC$ ) ! CLE> IDEA ?AT1 AFT] ALL1 IT IS 9CUMB5T ON ! P>TY 
TO PLAY A ROLE ( ! FIR/ IMPORTANCE 9 ! PROLET>IAN /RUGGLE = FRE$OM4 
,IT IS ?IS IDEA WE %ALL N[ EXAM9E MORE CLOSELY4 

,! :OLE QUE/ION PIVOTS1 9 %ORT1 ON ! FOLL[+ DI/9CTION3 A P>TY IS 
A GR\P BAS$ ON C]TA9 IDEAS HELD 9 COMMON1 :]EAS A CLASS IS A GR\P UNIT$ 
ON ! BASIS ( COMMON 9T]E/S4 ,MEMB]%IP 9 A CLASS IS DET]M9$ BY 
FUNCTION 9 ! PRODUCTION PROCESS1 A FUNCTION ?AT CREATES DEF9ITE 9T]E/S4 
,MEMB]%IP 9 A P>TY MEANS BE+ ONE ( A GR\P HAV+ ID5TICAL VIEWS AB\T 
! MAJOR SOCIAL QUE/IONS4 

,9 REC5T TIMES1 IT WAS SUPPOS$ = !ORETICAL & PRACTICAL REASONS ?AT 
?IS FUNDAM5TAL DIFF]5CE W\LD DISAPPE> )9 A CLASS P>TY1 ! 'WORK]S' 
P>TY4' ,DUR+ ! P]IOD :5 ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY WAS 9 FULL GR[?1 ! CURR5T 
IMPRESSION WAS ?AT ?IS P>TY W\LD GRADUALLY UNITE ALL ! WORK]S1 SOME AS 
MILITANTS1 O!RS AS SYMPA?IZ]S4 ,& S9CE ! !ORY WAS ?AT ID5TICAL 
9T]E/S W\LD NECESS>ILY 5G5D] ID5TICAL IDEAS & AIMS1 ! DI/9CTION 
BETWE5 CLASS & P>TY WAS B\ND1 IT WAS BELIEV$1 TO DISAPPE>4 ,SOCIAL 
,DEMOCRACY REMA9$ A M9ORITY GR\P1 & MOREOV] BECAME ! T>GET ( ATTACK BY 
NEW WORK]S' GR\PS4 ,SPLITS OCCURR$ )9 IT1 :ILE ITS [N *>ACT] 
UND]W5T RADICAL *ANGE & C]TA9 >TICLES ( ITS PROGRAM W]E EI!R REVIS$ 
OR 9T]PRET$ 9 A TOTALLY DIFF]5T S5SE4 ,SOCIETY DOES NOT DEVELOP 9 A 
CONT9U\S WAY1 FREE FROM SETBACKS1 BUT ?R\< CONFLICTS & ANTAGONISMS4 ,:ILE 
! WORK+ CLASS BATTLE IS WID5+ 9 SCOPE1 ! 5EMY'S /R5G? IS 
9CREAS+4 ,UNC]TA9TY AB\T ! WAY TO BE FOLL[$ CON/ANTLY & REPEAT$LY 
TR\BLES ! M9DS ( ! COMBATANTS2 & D\BT IS A FACTOR 9 DIVISION1 ( 
9T]NAL QU>RELS & CONFLICTS )9 ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T4 

,IT IS USELESS TO DEPLORE !SE CONFLICTS AS CREAT+ A P]NICI\S SITUATION 
?AT %\LD NOT EXI/ & :I* IS MAK+ ! WORK]S P[]LESS4 ,AS HAS (T5 
BE5 PO9T$ \T1 ! WORK+ CLASS IS NOT WEAK BECAUSE IT IS DIVID$2 ON ! 
CONTR>Y1 IT IS DIVID$ BECAUSE IT IS WEAK4 ,& ! REASON :Y ! PROLET>IAT 
\<T TO SEEK NEW WAYS IS ?AT ! 5EMY HAS /R5G? ( SU* A K9D ?AT ! 
OLD ME?ODS >E 9EFFECTUAL4 ,! WORK+ CLASS WILL NOT SECURE !SE WAYS BY 
MAGIC1 BUT ?R\< A GREAT EF=T1 DEEP REFLECTION1 ?R\< ! CLA% ( 
DIV]G5T OP9IONS & ! CONFLICT ( IMPASSION$ IDEAS4 ,IT IS 9CUMB5T UPON 
IT TO F9D ITS [N WAY1 & PRECISELY !RE9 IS ! RAISON D'ETRE ( ! 
9T]NAL DIFF]5CES & CONFLICTS4 ,IT IS =C$ TO R5\NCE \TMOD$ IDEAS & 
OLD *IM]AS1 & IT IS 9DE$ ! DIFFICULTY ( ?IS TASK ?AT 5G5D]S SU* 
BIG DIVISIONS4 

,NOR %\LD ! ILLUSION BE NURS$ ?AT SU* IMPASSION$ P>TY CONFLICTS & 
OP9ION CLA%ES BELONG ONLY TO A TRANSITIONAL P]IOD SU* AS ! PRES5T ONE1 
& ?AT !Y WILL 9 DUE C\RSE DISAPPE>1 LEAV+ A UNITY /RONG] ?AN EV]4 
,C]TA9LY1 9 ! EVOLUTION ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 IT SOMETIMES HAPP5S ?AT ALL 
! V>I\S ELEM5TS ( /R5G? >E M]G$ 9 ORD] TO SNAT* SOME GREAT 
VICTORY1 & ?AT REVOLUTION IS ! FRUIT ( ?IS UNITY4 ,BUT 9 ?IS CASE1 AS 
AFT] EV]Y VICTORY1 DIV]G5CES APPE> IMM$IATELY :5 IT COMES TO DECID+ ON 
NEW OBJECTIVES4 ,! PROLET>IAT !N F9DS ITSELF FAC$ ) ! MO/ >DU\S 
TASKS3 TO CRU% ! 5EMY1 & MORE1 TO ORGANIZE PRODUCTION1 TO CREATE A NEW 
ORD]4 ,IT IS \T ( ! QUE/ION ?AT ALL ! WORK]S1 ALL CATEGORIES & ALL 
GR\PS1 :OSE 9T]E/S >E /ILL F> FROM BE+ HOMOG5E\S1 %\LD ?9K & 
FEEL 9 ! SAME WAY1 & %\LD REA* SPONTANE\S & IMM$IATE AGREEM5T AB\T 
:AT %\LD BE DONE NEXT4 ,IT IS PRECISELY BECAUSE !Y >E COMMITT$ TO F9D+ 
= !MSELVES !IR [N WAY AHEAD ?AT ! LIVELIE/ DIFF]5CES OCCUR1 ?AT 
!RE >E CLA%ES AMONG !M1 & ?AT F9ALLY1 ?R\< SU* CONFLICT1 !Y 
SUCCE$ 9 CL>IFY+ !IR IDEAS4 

,NO D\BT1 IF C]TA9 PEOPLE HOLD+ ! SAME IDEAS GET TOGE!R TO DISCUSS 
! PROSPECTS = ACTION1 TO HAMM] \T IDEAS BY DISCUSSION1 TO 9DULGE 9 
PROPAG&A = !SE ATTITUDES1 !N IT IS POSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE SU* GR\PS AS 
P>TIES4 ,! NAME MATT]S LITTLE1 PROVID$ ?AT !SE P>TIES ADOPT A ROLE 
DI/9CT FROM ?AT :I* EXI/+ P>TIES SEEK TO FULFILL4 ,PRACTICAL ACTION1 ?AT 
IS1 CONCRETE CLASS /RUGGLE1 IS A MATT] = ! MASSES !MSELVES1 ACT+ AS A 
:OLE1 )9 !IR NATURAL GR\PS1 NOTABLY ! WORK GANGS1 :I* CON/ITUTE ! 
UNITS ( EFFECTIVE COMBAT4 ,IT W\LD BE WRONG TO F9D ! MILITANTS ( ONE 
T5D5CY GO+ ON /RIKE1 :ILE ?OSE ( ANO!R T5D5CY CONT9U$ TO WORK4 ,9 
?AT CASE1 ! MILITANTS ( EA* T5D5CY %\LD PRES5T !IR VIEWPO9TS TO ! 
FACTORY FLOOR1 SO ?AT ! WORK]S AS A :OLE >E ABLE TO REA* A DECISION BAS$ 
ON KN[L$GE & FACTS4 ,S9CE ! W> IS IMM5SE & ! 5EMY'S /R5G? 
5ORM\S1 VICTORY MU/ BE ATTA9$ BY M]G+ ALL ! =CES AT ! MASSES' 
DISPOSAL -- NOT ONLY MAT]IAL & MORAL =CE ) A VIEW TO ACTION1 UNITY & 
5?USIASM1 BUT ALSO ! SPIRITUAL =CE BORN ( M5TAL CL>ITY4 ,! IMPORTANCE 
( !SE P>TIES OR GR\PS RESIDES 9 ! FACT ?AT !Y HELP TO SECURE ?IS 
M5TAL CL>ITY ?R\< !IR MUTUAL CONFLICTS1 !IR DISCUSSIONS1 !IR 
PROPAG&A4 ,IT IS BY MEANS ( !SE ORGANS ( SELF-CL>IFICATION ?AT ! 
WORK+ CLASS CAN SUCCE$ 9 TRAC+ = ITSELF ! ROAD TO FRE$OM4 

,?AT IS :Y P>TIES 9 ?IS S5SE 7& ALSO !IR IDEAS7 DO NOT NE$ FIRM & 
FIX$ /RUCTURES4 ,FAC$ ) ANY *ANGE ( SITUATION1 ) NEW TASKS1 PEOPLE 
BECOME DIVID$ 9 !IR VIEWS1 BUT ONLY TO REUNITE 9 NEW AGREEM5T2 :ILE 
O!RS COME UP ) O!R PROGRAMS4 ,GIV5 !IR FLUCTUAT+ QUALITY1 !Y >E 
ALWAYS READY TO ADAPT !MSELVES TO ! NEW4 

,! PRES5T WORK]S' P>TIES >E ( AN ABSOLUTELY DIFF]5T *>ACT]4 
,BESIDES1 !Y HAVE A DIFF]5T OBJECTIVE3 TO SEIZE P[] & TO EX]CISE IT = 
!IR SOLE B5EFIT4 ,F> FROM ATTEMPT+ TO CONTRIBUTE TO ! EMANCIPATION ( ! 
WORK+ CLASS1 !Y MEAN TO GOV]N = !MSELVES1 & !Y COV] ?IS 9T5TION 
UND] ! PRET5SE ( FREE+ ! PROLET>IAT4 ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY1 :OSE ASC5DANT 
P]IOD GOES BACK TO ! GREAT P>LIAM5T>Y EPO*1 SEES ?IS P[] AS GOV]NM5T 
BAS$ ON A P>LIAM5T>Y MAJORITY4 ,= ITS P>T1 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY C>RIES ITS 
P[] POLITICS TO ITS EXTREME CONSEQU5CES3 P>TY DICTATOR%IP4 

,UNLIKE ! P>TIES DESCRIB$ ABOVE1 !SE P>TIES >E B\ND TO HAVE 
=MATIONS ) RIGID /RUCTURES1 :OSE COHESION IS ASSUR$ BY MEANS ( 
/ATUTES1 DISCIPL9>Y MEASURES1 ADMISSION & DISMISSAL PROC$URES4 ,DESIGN$ TO 
DOM9ATE1 !Y FI<T = P[] BY ORI5T+ ! MILITANTS T[>D ! 9/RUM5TS 
( P[] ?AT !Y POSSESS & BY /RIV+ CON/ANTLY TO 9CREASE !IR SPH]E 
( 9FLU5CE4 ,!Y DO NOT SEE !IR TASK AS ?AT ( $UCAT+ ! WORK]S TO 
?9K = !MSELVES2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 !Y AIM AT DRILL+ !M1 AT TURN+ 
!M 9TO FAI?FUL & DEVOT$ ADH]5TS ( !IR DOCTR9ES4 ,:ILE ! WORK+ 
CLASS NE$S UNLIMIT$ FRE$OM ( SPIRITUAL DEVELOPM5T TO 9CREASE ITS /R5G? 
& TO CONQU]1 ! BASIS ( P>TY P[] IS ! REPRESSION ( ALL OP9IONS ?AT 
DO NOT CON=M TO ! P>TY L9E4 ,9 'DEMOCRATIC' P>TIES1 ?IS RESULT IS 
SECUR$ BY ME?ODS ?AT PAY LIP S]VICE TO FRE$OM2 9 ! DICTATORIAL P>TIES1 
BY BRUTAL & AV[$ REPRESSION4 

,A NUMB] ( WORK]S >E ALREADY AW>E ?AT DOM9ATION BY ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY 
OR ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY W\LD SIMPLY BE A CAM\FLAG$ SUPREMACY ( ! B\RGEOIS 
CLASS1 & W\LD ?US P]PETUATE EXPLOITATION & S]VITUDE4 ,BUT1 ACCORD+ TO 
!SE WORK]S1 :AT %\LD TAKE ITS PLACE IS A 'REVOLUTION>Y P>TY' ?AT W\LD 
REALLY AIM AT CREAT+ PROLET>IAN P[] & COMMUNI/ SOCIETY4 ,!RE IS NO 
QUE/ION H]E ( A P>TY 9 ! S5SE WE DEF9$ ABOVE1 I4E41 ( A GR\P :OSE 
SOLE OBJECTIVE IS TO $UCATE & 5LI<T51 BUT ( A P>TY 9 ! CURR5T S5SE1 
I4E41 A P>TY FI<T+ TO SECURE P[] & TO EX]CISE IT ) A VIEW TO ! 
LIB]ATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 & ALL ?IS AS A VANGU>D1 AS AN ORGANIZATION 
( ! 5LI<T5$ REVOLUTION>Y M9ORITY4 

,! V]Y EXPRESSION 'REVOLUTION>Y P>TY' IS A CONTRADICTION 9 T]MS1 = A 
P>TY ( ?IS K9D C\LD NOT BE REVOLUTION>Y4 ,IF IT W]E1 IT C\LD ONLY BE SO 
9 ! S5SE 9 :I* WE DESCRIBE REVOLUTION>Y AS A *ANGE ( GOV]NM5T 
RESULT+ FROM SOME:AT VIOL5T PRESSURES1 E4G41 ! BIR? ( ! ,?IRD ,REI*4 
,:5 WE USE ! WORD 'REVOLUTION1' WE CLE>LY MEAN ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION1 
! CONQUE/ ( P[] BY ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,! BASIC !ORETICAL IDEA ( ! 'REVOLUTION>Y P>TY' IS ?AT ! WORK+ 
CLASS C\LD NOT DO )\T A GR\P ( LEAD]S CAPABLE ( DEFEAT+ ! 
B\RGEOISIE = !M & ( =M+ A NEW GOV]NM5T1 9 O!R WORDS1 ! 
CONVICTION ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS IS ITSELF 9CAPABLE ( CREAT+ ! 
REVOLUTION4 ,ACCORD+ TO ?IS !ORY1 ! LEAD]S WILL CREATE ! COMMUNI/ 
SOCIETY BY MEANS ( DECREES2 9 O!R WORDS1 ! WORK+ CLASS IS /ILL 
9CAPABLE ( ADM9I/]+ & ORGANIZ+ = ITSELF ITS WORK & 
PRODUCTION4 

,IS !RE NOT A C]TA9 JU/IFICATION = ?IS !SIS1 AT LEA/ PROVISIONALLY8 
,GIV5 ?AT AT ! PRES5T TIME ! WORK+ CLASS AS A MASS IS %[+ ITSELF TO 
BE UNABLE TO CREATE A REVOLUTION1 IS IT NOT NECESS>Y ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y 
VANGU>D1 ! P>TY1 %\LD MAKE ! REVOLUTION ON ! WORK+ CLASS' BEHALF8 
,& IS NOT ?IS VALID SO LONG AS ! MASSES PASSIVELY SUBMIT TO CAPITALISM8 

,?IS ATTITUDE IMM$IATELY RAISES TWO QUE/IONS4 ,:AT TYPE ( P[] WILL SU* 
A P>TY E/ABLI% ?R\< ! REVOLUTION8 ,:AT WILL OCCUR TO CONQU] ! 
CAPITALI/ CLASS8 ,! ANSW] IS SELF-EVID5T3 AN UPRIS+ ( ! MASSES4 ,9 
EFFECT1 ONLY MASS ATTACKS & MASS /RIKES LEAD TO ! OV]?R[ ( ! OLD 
DOM9ATION4 ,!RE=E1 ! 'REVOLUTION>Y P>TY' WILL GET NO:]E )\T ! 
9T]V5TION ( ! MASSES4 ,H5CE1 ONE ( TWO ?+S MU/ OCCUR4 

,! FIR/ IS ?AT ! MASSES P]SI/ 9 ACTION4 ,F> FROM AB&ON+ ! FI<T 
9 ORD] TO ALL[ ! NEW P>TY TO GOV]N1 !Y ORGANIZE !IR P[] 9 ! 
FACTORIES & WORK%OPS & PREP>E = NEW BATTLES1 ?IS TIME ) A VIEW TO 
! F9AL DEFEAT ( CAPITALISM4 ,BY MEANS ( WORK]S' C\NCILS1 !Y =M A 
COMMUNITY ?AT IS 9CREAS+LY CLOSE-KNIT1 & !RE=E CAPABLE ( TAK+ ON 
! ADM9I/RATION ( SOCIETY AS A :OLE4 ,9 A WORD1 ! MASSES PROVE ?AT !Y 
>E NOT AS 9CAPABLE ( CREAT+ ! REVOLUTION AS WAS SUPPOS$4 ,FROM ?IS 
MOM5T1 CONFLICT 9EVITABLY >ISES BETWE5 ! MASSES & ! NEW P>TY1 ! 
LATT] SEEK+ TO BE ! ONLY BODY TO EX]CISE P[] & CONV9C$ ?AT ! 
P>TY %\LD LEAD ! WORK+ CLASS1 ?AT SELF-ACTIVITY AMONG ! MASSES IS ONLY 
A FACTOR ( DISORD] & AN>*Y4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 EI!R ! CLASS MOVEM5T HAS 
BECOME /RONG 5\< TO IGNORE ! P>TY OR ! P>TY1 ALLI$ ) B\RGEOIS 
ELEM5TS1 CRU%ES ! WORK]S4 ,9 EI!R CASE1 ! P>TY IS %[N TO BE AN 
OB/ACLE TO ! REVOLUTION1 BECAUSE ! P>TY SEEKS TO BE SOME?+ O!R ?AN 
AN ORGAN ( PROPAG&A & ( 5LI<T5M5T1 & BECAUSE IT ADOPTS AS ITS 
SPECIFIC MISSION ! LEAD]%IP & GOV]NM5T ( ! MASSES4 

,! SECOND POSSIBILITY IS ?AT ! WORK+ MASSES CON=M TO ! DOCTR9E ( 
! P>TY & TURN OV] TO IT CONTROL ( AFFAIRS4 ,!Y FOLL[ DIRECTIVES FROM 
ABOVE &1 P]SUAD$ 7AS 9 ,G]MANY 9 #a#i#a#h7 ?AT ! NEW GOV]NM5T WILL 
E/ABLI% SOCIALISM OR COMMUNISM1 !Y GET ON ) !IR DAY-TO-DAY WORK4 
,IMM$IATELY1 ! B\RGEOISIE MOBILIZES ALL ITS =CES3 ITS F9ANCIAL P[]1 ITS 
5ORM\S SPIRITUAL P[]1 ITS ECONOMIC SUPREMACY 9 ! FACTORIES & ! L>GE 
5T]PRISES4 ,! REIGN+ P>TY1 TOO WEAK TO )/& SU* AN (F5SIVE1 CAN 
MA9TA9 ITSELF 9 P[] ONLY BY MULTIPLY+ CONCESSIONS & )DRAWALS AS 
PRO( ( ITS MOD]ATION4 ,!N ! IDEA BECOMES CURR5T ?AT = ! MOM5T ?IS 
IS ALL ?AT CAN BE DONE1 & ?AT IT W\LD BE FOOLI% = ! WORK]S TO ATTEMPT 
A VIOL5T IMPOSITION ( UTOPIAN DEM&S4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 ! P>TY1 DEPRIV$ ( ! 
MASS P[] ( A REVOLUTION>Y CLASS1 IS TRANS=M$ 9TO AN 9/RUM5T = ! 
CONS]VATION ( B\RGEOIS P[]4 

,WE HAVE JU/ SAID ?AT1 9 RELATION TO ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION1 A 
'REVOLUTION>Y P>TY' IS A CONTRADICTION 9 T]MS4 ,?IS C\LD ALSO BE EXPRESS$ 
BY SAY+ ?AT ! T]M 'REVOLUTION>Y' 9 ! EXPRESSION 'REVOLUTION>Y P>TY' 
NECESS>ILY DESIGNATES A B\RGEOIS REVOLUTION4 ,ON EV]Y OCCASION1 9DE$1 ?AT 
! MASSES HAVE 9T]V5$ TO OV]?R[ A GOV]NM5T & HAVE !N H&$ P[] 
TO A NEW P>TY1 IT WAS A B\RGEOIS REVOLUTION ?AT TOOK PLACE -- A SUB/ITUTION 
( A NEW DOM9ANT CATEGORY = AN OLD ONE4 ,SO IT WAS 9 ,P>IS :51 9 #a#h#c1 ! 
COMM]CIAL B\RGEOISIE TOOK OV] FROM ! BIG L&$ PROPRIETORS2 & AGA91 9 
#a#h#d#h1 :5 ! 9DU/RIAL B\RGEOISIE SUCCE$$ ! F9ANCIAL B\RGEOISIE2 & 
AGA9 9 #ahga :5 ! :OLE BODY ( ! B\RGEOISIE CAME TO P[]4 ,SO IT WAS 
DUR+ ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 :5 ! P>TY BUREAUCRACY MONOPOLIZ$ P[] 9 
ITS CAPACITY AS A GOV]NM5TAL CATEGORY4 ,BUT 9 \R DAY1 BO? 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE 
& 9 ,AM]ICA1 ! B\RGEOISIE IS TOO DEEPLY & TOO SOLIDLY ROOT$ 9 ! 
FACTORIES & ! BANKS TO BE REMOV$ BY A P>TY BUREAUCRACY4 ,N[ AS ALWAYS1 ! 
ONLY MEANS ( CONQU]+ ! B\RGEOISIE IS TO APPEAL TO ! MASSES1 ! LATT] 
TAK+ OV] ! FACTORIES & =M+ !IR [N COMPLEX ( C\NCILS4 ,9 ?IS 
CASE1 H[EV]1 IT SEEMS ?AT ! REAL /R5G? IS 9 ! MASSES :O DE/ROY ! 
DOM9ATION ( CAPITAL 9 PROPORTION AS !IR [N ACTION WID5S & DEEP5S4 

,!RE=E1 ?OSE :O CONTEMPLATE A 'REVOLUTION>Y P>TY' >E LE>N+ ONLY A 
P>T ( ! LESSONS ( ! PA/4 ,NOT UNAW>E ?AT ! WORK]S' P>TIES -- ! 
,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY & ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY -- HAVE BECOME ORGANS ( DOM9ATION S]V+ 
TO P]PETUATE EXPLOITATION1 !Y M]ELY CONCLUDE FROM ?IS ?AT IT IS ONLY 
NECESS>Y TO IMPROVE ! SITUATION4 ,?IS IS TO IGNORE ! FACT ?AT ! FAILURE 
( ! DIFF]5T P>TIES IS TRACEABLE TO A MU* MORE G5]AL CAUSE -- NAMELY1 
! BASIC CONTRADICTION BETWE5 ! EMANCIPATION ( ! CLASS1 AS A BODY & BY 
!IR [N EF=TS1 & ! R$UCTION ( ! ACTIVITY ( ! MASSES TO 
P[]LESSNESS BY A NEW PRO-WORK]S' P[]4 ,FAC$ ) ! PASSIVITY & 
9DIFF]5CE ( ! MASSES1 !Y COME TO REG>D !MSELVES AS A REVOLUTION>Y 
VANGU>D4 ,BUT1 IF ! MASSES REMA9 9ACTIVE1 IT IS BECAUSE1 :ILE 9/9CTIVELY 
S5S+ BO? ! COLOSSAL P[] ( ! 5EMY & ! %E] MAGNITUDE ( ! TASK 
TO BE UND]TAK51 !Y HAVE NOT YET DISC]N$ ! MODE ( COMBAT1 ! WAY ( 
CLASS UNITY4 ,H[EV]1 :5 CIRCUM/ANCES HAVE PU%$ !M 9TO ACTION1 !Y MU/ 
UND]TAKE ?IS TASK BY ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES AUTONOM\SLY1 BY TAK+ 9TO !IR 
[N H&S ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 & BY 9ITIAT+ ! ATTACK AGA9/ ! 
ECONOMIC P[] ( CAPITAL4 ,& ONCE AGA91 EV]Y SELF-/YL$ VANGU>D SEEK+ TO 
DIRECT & TO DOM9ATE ! MASSES BY MEANS ( A 'REVOLUTION>Y P>TY' WILL /& 
REVEAL$ AS A REACTION>Y FACTOR BY REASON ( ?IS V]Y CONCEPTION4 

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