,R$ ,FASCISM #aicd ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,VOL9E ,TEXT 3 ,PHOTO BY ,KEIJO ,KNUTAS1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,I'VE JU/ BE5 READ+ AN EXTRACT FROM A LETT] FROM \R VALIANT COMRADE ,A. ,PETR9I .<#a.> :O IS 9 ! ,U,S,S,R1 UND] BANI%M5T4 ,!RE ,I CAME UPON ! FOLL[+ L9ES3 074447 ,!Y'RE LOCK+ US ALL UP1 ONE BY ONE4 ,REAL REVOLUTION>IES MAY NOT 5JOY FRE$OM 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,FRE$OM ( ! PRESS & FRE$OM ( SPEE* HAVE BE5 WIP$ \T1 SO !RE IS NO DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,/AL9 & ,MUSSOL9I40 ,I HAVE DELIB]ATELY EMBOLD5$ ! LA/ PHRASE1 = IT IS SPOT ON4 ,H[EV]1 = ! ACCURACY ( ?IS %ORT PHRASE & ALL ITS -CUT GRASP ( FASCISM3 DEEP] & MORE CLE> CUT ?AN IS G5]ALLY ! CASE 9 LEFTI/ CIRCLES4 ,ON ! BASIS ( SU* A GRASP1 ! READ] WILL UND]/& ,PETR9I'S /ATEM5T NOT AS SOME SORT ( A CAT*-PHRASE BUT AS ! PRECISE EXPRESSION ( A V]Y SAD FACT4 ,TWELVE YE>S AGO1 :5 ,MUSSOL9I'S MOVEM5T -- ,ITALIAN FASCISM -- A*IEV$ ITS VICTORY1 ! G5]AL BELIEF WAS ?AT IT WAS M]ELY A LOCALIZ$1 PASS+ PH5OM5ON )\T FUTURE PROSPECTS4 ,S9CE !N1 NOT ONLY HAS 0FASCISM0 BE5 CONSOLIDAT$ 9 ,ITALY1 BUT K9DR$ MOVEM5TS HAVE EM]G$ & C>RI$ ! DAY 9 A NUMB] ( O!R C\NTRIES4 ,ELSE:]E1 UND] SOME SEMBLANCE OR ANO!R1 0FASCISM0 REPRES5TS A M5AC+ S*OOL ( ?\-REA*+ HI/ORICAL F\NDATIONS4 ,N[ :AT C\LD ?OSE F\NDATIONS BE8 ,:AT MID1 TAK5 ALTOGE!R1 AS ! FACTORS UND]P9N+ ITS SUCCESS4 #a4 ,! ECONOMIC FACTOR4 ,?IS IS QUITE CLE> CUT & WIDELY UND]/OOD4 ,H]E IT IS1 9 A FEW WORDS3 PRIVATE CAPITALISM 7! ECONOMIC F\NDATION ( :I* IS DEM& FREELY COMPET+ = MAXIMUM PR(IT & ! POLITICAL EXPRESSION ( :I* IS B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY7 IS FALL+ AP>T & BANKRUPT4 ,VIOL5TLY ASSAIL$ BY ALL ITS 5EMIES1 :OSE NUMB]S >E ON ! RISE1 IT IS IMM]S$ 9 FIL?1 CRIME & IMPOT5CE4 ,W>S1 CRISIS1 :OLE >MIES ( ! UNEMPLOY$1 IMPOV]I%$ MASSES1 CONTRA/$ ) MAT]IAL WEAL? GALORE & ! B\NDLESS POSSIBILITY ( ADD+ /ILL FUR!R WEAL?1 HAVE EXPOS$ PRIVATE CAPITALISM'S P[]LESSNESS TO RESOLVE ! ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ( ! AGE4 ,!SE DAYS !RE IS A GR[+ AW>5ESS ( ITS DEA? ?ROES & IMM95T DEMISE4 ,SO1 9/9CTIVELY OR KN[+LY1 ?\E TURN+ TO ! L(TY MISSION ( A /RONG1 ALL-P[]FUL ,/ATE BAS$ UPON DICTATOR%IP4 ,?\E TURN+ TO A /ATE CAPITALISM DIRECT$ BY A DICTATOR%IPS ?AT 0IS ABOVE PRIVATE 9T]E/S04 ,SU* IS ! NEW BR& ( CAPITALISM UND]P9N+ FASCISM ECONOMICALLY4 #b4 ,! SOCIAL FACTOR4 ,?IS TOO IS V]Y CLE> CUT & WIDELY UND]/OOD4 ,! FAILURE ( PRIVATE CAPITALISM ) ALL ITS HORRIFIC IMPLICATIONS HAS CONJUR$ UP AN UNMI/AKABLY REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION4 ,! 9CREAS+LY UNHAPPY MASSES >E /IRR+4 ,REVOLUTION>Y CURR5TS >E GA9+ GR\ND4 ,ORGANIZ$ WORK]S >E MAK+ 9CREAS+LY ACTIVE PREP>ATIONS TO DO BATTLE ) A SY/EM :I* GR9DS !M D[N TO ! ADVANTAGE ( A GANG ( B&ITS4 ,! WORK+ CLASS1 FREELY & PUGNACI\SLY ORGANIZ$ 7ALONG POLITICAL1 TRADE UNION & IDEOLOGICAL L9ES7 IS BECOM+ MORE & MORE ( AN IRRITATION1 MORE & MORE ( A ?REAT TO ! PROP]TI$ CLASSES4 ,! LATT] HAVE WOK5 UP TO H[ PREC>I\S !IR SITUATION IS4 ,& >E RUNN+ SC>$4 ,SO1 9/9CTIVELY OR CONSCI\SLY1 !Y >E LOOK+ = A WAY \T4 ,!Y /RIVE AT ALL CO/S TO CL+ TO !IR PRIVILEG$ POSITION :I* IS BAS$ ON EXPLOITATION ( ! TOIL+ MASSES4 ,:AT MATT]S ABOVE ALL ELSE IS ?AT ! LATT] %\LD REMA9 AN EXPLOIT$1 WAGE-DEP5D5T FLOCK FLEEC$ BY ITS MA/]S4 ,IF ! CURR5T MODEL ( EXPLOITATION CANNOT BE SU/A9$1 A *ANGE ( MODEL WILL BE CALL$ = 7NO GREAT DEAL7 TO 5SURE ?AT ! UND]LY+ SITUATION IS UN*ANG$4 ,! MA/]S ( TODAY CAN REMA9 SU* AS LONG AS !Y AGREE TO BECOME MEMB]S ( A VA/ ECONOMIC1 POLITICAL1 SOCIAL & ESS5TIALLY /ATI/ PANEL ( LEAD]S4 ,N[1 IF ?IS NEW SOCIAL /RUCTURE IS TO BE MADE A REALITY1 !RE HAS TO BE1 ABOVE ALL ELSE1 AN ALMIRY+ ON ) !IR FID$ AS A NEW 7DEF5SIVE & (F5SIVE7 PLOY BY CAPITALISM1 FASCISM1 :]ESOEV] IT SET S]I\SLY AB\T ITS TASK1 SCOR$ SU* A /UNN+1 EXTRAORD9>Y1 FANTA/IC SUCCESS ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS'S /RUGGLE PROV$1 ALL ( A SUDD5 & UNIV]SALLY -- & ?IS GOES = ,ITALY AS WELL AS = ,G]MANY1 = ,G]MANY AS WELL AS = ,AU/RIA1 = ,AU/RIA AS WELL AS ELSE:]E -- NOT JU/ TE/+ BUT UTT]LY 9EFFECTIVE & P[]LESS4 ,NOT ONLY HAS LIB]AL B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY FAIL$ TO DEF5D ITSELF1 BUT SO HAVE SOCIALISM1 7,BOL%EVI/7 COMMUNISM1 ! TRADE UNION MOVEM5T1 ETC4 ,!Y HAVE ALL FAIL$ UTT]LY TO /& UP TO A CAPITALISM ) ITS BACK TO ! WALL AS IT HAS MANEUV]$ TO SAVE ITS SK94 ,NOT ONLY HAVE ALL !SE =CES FAIL$ TO WAGE A SUCCESSFUL RESI/ANCE AGA9/ A CAPITALISM OV]HAUL+ ITS %AK5 RANKS1 BUT IT HAS BE5 ! LATT] :I* HAS BE5 QUICK TO REGR\P & CRU% ALL ITS FOES4 ,SOCIALISM1 SO MIE WE TO ACC\NT = ?IS8 ,AN ALREADY HIIAN /ATE COMMUNISM 7,BOL%EVISM7 ?AT SCOR$ A /UNN+ & RA!R EASY VICTORY 9 ! EV5TS ( #a#i#a#g4 ,N[1 !SE DAYS1 NE>LY SEV5TE5 YE>S ON FROM ?AT VICTORY1 NOT ONLY IS COMMUNISM PROV+ P[]LESS TO RESI/ FASCISM ABROAD1 BUT1 :]E ! REGIME )9 ! ,U,S,S,R ITSELF IS CONC]N$1 ! LATT] IS MORE & MORE (T5 BE+ DESCRIB$ MORE & MORE DELIB]ATELY AS 0R$ FASCISM04 ,COMP>ISONS >E DRAWN BETWE5 ,/AL9 & ,MUSSOL9I4 ,NOTE IS TAK5 ( ! F]OCI\S REPRESSION ( ! TOIL+ MASSES BY ! RUL+ APP>ATUS !RE :I* MAKES UP A MILLION P]SONS ( PRIVILEGE DEP5D5T1 AS !Y >E EV]Y:]E ELSE1 BY ! WAY1 UPON MILIT>Y & POLICE P[]S4 ,! ABS5CE ( ALL FRE$OM IS NOT$4 ,SO TOO IS ! >BITR>Y & REL5TLESS P]SECUTION4 ,& :AT C\NTS IS ?AT SU* DISCOV]IES OR OP9IONS >E COM+1 NOT FROM B\RGEOIS QU>T]S1 BUT ABOVE ALL FROM ! RANKS ( REVOLUTION>IES 444 SOCIALI/S1 SYNDICALI/S1 AN>*I/S1 & EV5 FROM ! RANKS ( ! COMMUNI/ 7,TROTSKYI/7 OPPOSITION :I*1 ON ?IS BASIS1 IS 0RESUM+ ! FIE EXTREMELY WORRY+4 ,!Y LEAD US 9ESCAPABLY TO ?IS CONCLUSION1 :I* MAY APPE> P>ADOXICAL3 ?AT EV5 9 ! ,U,S,S,R1 ALBEIT UND] A DIFF]5T GUISE1 IT IS FASCISM ?AT HAS C>RI$ ! DAY3 ?AT IT IS A NEW CAPITALISM 7/ATE CAPITALISM UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( A MAIL$ FI/1 A DICTATOR1 ,/AL97 ?AT IS 9 ! SADDLE4 ,H[ >E WE TO ACC\NT = ALL ?IS8 ,& MID IT AS ! MO/ IMPORTANT ONE ( ALL1 AS WELL AS ! MO/ COMPLICAT$ & ! LEA/ UND]/OOD4 ,YET IT IS ! ONE ?AT EXPLA9S EV]Y?+ = US4 #c4 ,! PSY*OLOGICAL 7OR IDEOLOGICAL67 FACTOR4 ,! UND]LY+ FACTOR 9 ! SUCCESSES ( ! FASCI/S & ! P[]LESSNESS ( ! =CES ( EMANCIPATION IS1 AS ,I SEE IT1 ! POISON\S NOTION ( DICTATOR%IP P] SE4 ,I W\LD EV5 GO FUR!R4 ,!RE IS A NOTION SO WIDESPREAD ?AT IT HAS ALL BUT TURN$ 9TO AN AXIOMATIC TRU?4 ,MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS1 EV5 TODAY1 W\LD BE A/\ND$ TO F9D IT CALL$ 9TO QUE/ION4 ,BETT] /ILL3 A GOODLY NUMB] ( AN>*I/S & SYNDICALI/S TOO SEE NO?+ SUSPECT 9 IT4 ,SPEAK+ = MYSELF1 ,I REG>D IT AS 5TIRELY WRONG-HEAD$4 ,N[1 EV]Y FALSE NOTION EMBRAC$ AS A FACT POSES A GREAT DANG] TO ! CAUSE IT AFFECTS4 ,! NOTION 9 QUE/ION IS AS FOLL[S3 9 ORD] TO W9 9 ! /RUGGLE & A*IEVE !IR EMANCIPATION1 ! TOIL+ MASSES HAVE TO BE GUID$ & L$ BY SOME 0ELITE01 SOME 05LI-SEE+0 M5 ON A LEVEL HI<] ?AN ! MASSES4 ,?AT SU* A !ORY -- :I* ,I SEE AS M]ELY A SWEET5$ EXPRESSION ( ! NOTION ( DICTATOR%IP1 =1 9 FACT1 IT /RIPS ! MASSES ( ALL FRE$OM ( ACTION & 5T]PRISE -- ?AT A !ORY SU* AS ?IS CAN BE P$DL$ BY EXPLOIT]S1 IS P]FECTLY UND]/&ABLE4 ,BUT ?AT SU* A NOTION %\LD BE AN*OR$ 9 ! M9DS ( ?OSE :O PURPORT TO BE LIB]ATORS & REVOLUTION>IES1 IS ONE ( ! QUE]E/ PH5OM5A HI/ORY HAS TO %[4 ,= -- & ?IS /RIKES ME AS OBVI\S -- IF !Y >E TO %RUG (F EXPLOITATION1 ! MASSES %\LD BE L$ NO LONG]4 ,QUITE ! CONTR>Y3 ! TOIL+ MASSES WILL RID !MSELVES ( ALL EXPLOITATION ONLY ONCE !Y HAVE F\ND A WAY ( RIDD+ !MSELVES ( ALL TUTELAGE1 ( %IFT+ = !MSELVES1 US+ !IR [N 9ITIATIVE1 9 PURSUIT ( !IR [N 9T]E/S1 ) ! ASSI/ANCE & FROM )9 ! RANKS ( !IR [N AU!NTIC CLASS AG5CIES -- TRADE UNIONS1 COOP]ATIVES1 ETC41 -- F$]AT$ ONE ) ANO!R4 ,! NOTION ( DICTATOR%IP -- BE IT MAIL$ FI/ OR VELVET GLOVE -- BE+ UNIV]SAL & UNIV]SALLY EMBRAC$1 ! WAY IS OP5 = FASCI/ PSY*OLOGY1 IDEOLOGY & ACTION4 ,?AT PSY*OLOGY P5ETRATES1 POISONS & DIS9TEGRATES ! 5TIRE WORK]S' MOVEM5T & PO9TS IT ALONG A DANG]\S PA?4 ,IF ! RECKON+ IS ?AT DICTATOR%IP IS NE$$ TO DIRECT ! WORK+ CLASS'S /RUGGLE = EMANCIPATION1 !N 9 ACTUALITY ! CLASS /RUGGLE TURNS 9TO A COMPETITION BETWE5 DICTATORS4 ,AT BOTTOM1 ! PO9T ( ?AT /RUGGLE IS TO F9D \T :O WILL RETA9 OR W9 A DECISIVE HOLD OV] ! MASSES4 ,SO ! \TCOME ( ! CONTE/ DEP5DS ON ALL SORTS ( RA!R 9CID5TAL CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,DICTATOR ,X C>RIES ! DAY H]E1 DICTATOR ,Y OR ,Z YOND]4 ,EI!R ( !M MAY PR(ESS V]Y DIFF]5T1 9DE$ CONTRADICTORY IDEALS4 ,BUT ! FACT REMA9S ?AT 9 PLACE ( UNFETT]$1 F>-RANG+ ACTIVITY BY ! MASSES !MSELVES1 IT IS ! W9N] :O WILL LEAD ! MASSES DRAGOON$ 9TO FOLL[+ HIM ON PA9 ( TIES3 AG5CIES :I* NURTURE & SUPPORT ! FUTURE DICTATOR4 ,9 ! 5D1 SU* & SU* A P>TY WILL TRIUMPH OV] ! RE/4 ,AT :I* PO9T ITS DICTATOR%IP CLIMBS 9TO ! SADDLE4 ,NO MATT] :I* IT MAY BE1 IT QUICKLY CONJURES UP ITS APPO9TM5TS &1 ULTIMATELY1 ITS PRIVILEG$ /RATA4 ,SUBJECT+ ! MASSES TO ITS WILL4 ,OPPRESS+ !M & EXPLOIT+ !M &1 DEEP D[N1 9EVITABLY BECOM+ FASCI/4 ,SO MY VISION ( FASCISM IS QUITE ELA/IC4 ,AS ,I SEE IT1 ANY S*OOL ( ?\IETY -- IS1 DEEP D[N1 OBJECTIVELY & ESS5TIALLY FASCI/4 ,9 MY EYES1 FASCISM IS PRIM>ILY ! NOTION ( ! MASSES BE+ L$ BY SOME 0M9ORITY01 SOME POLITICAL P>TY1 SOME DICTATOR4 ,9 T]MS ( PSY*OLOGY & IDEOLOGY1 FASCISM IS ! IDEA ( DICTATOR%IP4 ,?AT IDEA >TICULAT$1 SPREAD OR IMPLEM5T$ BY ! PROP]TI$ CLASSES IS READILY UND]/OOD4 ,BUT :5 ?AT SAME IDEA IS TAK5 UP & IMPLEM5T$ BY IDEOLOGUES FROM ! WORK+ CLASS AS ! ROAD TO EMANCIPATION1 ?AT %\LD BE DEEM$ A POISON\S AB]RATION1 A %ORT-SIILY BY ! DEEPLY FASCI/ -- & UNWITT+LY FASCI/ -- IDEOLOGY ( A MULTITUDE :O W\LD BE ! FIR/ TO BE A/ONI%$ & \TRAG$ TO BE ACCUS$ ( BE+ FASCI/S4 ,?AT IDEOLOGY1 :I* HAS SEEP$ 9 EV]Y:]E1 EV5 9TO ! RANKS ( ! 0EMANCIPATORS0 & WORK]S !MSELVES1 IS POISON+ ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T1 MAK+ IT FLABBY & BREAK+ IT D[N4 ,IT KILLS (F G5U9E ACTIVITY BY ! MASSES & :ITTLES !IR /RUGGLES & 9DE$ !IR SUCCESSES TO NO?+ -- OR RA!R1 TO A FASCI/ \TCOME4 ,?IS -- ALAS6 -- IS :Y ,PETR9I HAS IT RIN ?R\< ALL TOO PALPABLE FIR/ H& EXP]I5CE4 ,& ! EXP]I5CE IS !RE4 ,ACROSS ONE SIX? ( ! GLOBE IT IS AN EV]YDAY FACT4 ,ITS REAL \TCOMES >E />T+ TO BECOME MORE & MORE WIDELY KN[N 9 GREAT] & GREAT] DETAIL4 ,WE MU/ WAIT = ! LABOR+ MASSES ( EV]Y L& TO D]IVE FROM IT1 AT ! OPPORTUNE MOM5T1 ! LESSON VITAL TO ! SUCCESS ( !IR FUTURE /RUGGLES4 ,:E!R ?IS HOPE COMES TRUE DEP5DS L>GELY ON ! CONDUCT ( ?OSE :O HAVE UND]/OOD ALREADY4 ,!Y HAVE A DUTY TO MAKE ! MO/ 5]GETIC EF=TS TO GET ! VA/ TOIL+ MASSES TO RECOGNIZE ! NEGATIVE LESSONS ( ! ,RUSSIAN EXP]I5CE4 ,WE AN>*I/S1 :O HAVE COME TO UND]/&1 MU/ /EP UP & 9T5SIFY \R PROPAG&A1 :IL/ KEEP+ ?AT EXP]I5CE 9 ! =EFRONT ( \R M9DS4 ,IF WE DO \R DUTY1 IF WE HELP ! MASSES UND]/& 9 TIME1 !N ! ,U,S,S,R'S 0R$ FASCISM0 WILL1 HI/ORICALLY SPEAK+1 HAVE R5D]$ A USEFUL S]VICE3 &1 BY ACT+ IT \T1 DONE ! 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