,REFLECTIONS ON ! ,REVOLUTION ( ,\R ,TIMES 7,REVIEW7 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,WE/]N ,SOCIALI/1 ,BO/ON1 ,U,S,A1 ,JUNE #a#i#d#d2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ADAM ,BUICK2 
,PRO($3 & CORRECT$ BY ,GE(F ,TRAU<1 ,AUGU/ #b#e4 

,REFLECTIONS ON ! ,REVOLUTION ( ,\R ,TIMES1 BY ,H>OLD ,J4 ,LASKI4 ,! ,VIK+ ,PRESS1 ,NEW ,YORK1 #a#i#d#c4 7#d#aPP41 @s#c4#e7 

,H>OLD ,LASKI'S WORDY & REPETITI\S BOOK ATTEMPTS TO 
RECONCILE ! 0LIB]AL0 IDEOLOGY ( ! ,BRITI% ,LABOR ,P>TY & 
! ,AM]ICAN ,NEW ,DEAL ) ! P[] POLITICS ( ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS4 ,DESPITE 
ITS L5G?1 ?IS VOLUME IS A PROPAG&A TRACT ON ! 9TELLECTUAL LEVEL ( 
,! ,NEW ,REPUBLIC & ,! ,NATION4 ,IT WAS UND\BT$LY 
9T5D$ TO BE ! MO/ BRILLIANT ( ALL ! APOLOGIES = ! ,ALLI$ ,NATIONS1 
BUT 9/EAD IT IS A BOR+1 HYPOCRITICAL & UNCONV9C+ SORT ( SELF-DEF5SE 
( ! AU?OR'S POSITION4 ,LASKI TRIES TO BRIDGE ! GAP BETWE5 HIS 
SOCIALI/ICALLY-TA9T$ PA/ & HIS PRES5T-DAY *AUV9ISM & OP5 SUPPORT ( 
! RUL+ CLASSES4 ,IT IS1 ( C\RSE1 ONLY 9 HIS [N IMAG9ATION ?AT HE VIEWS 
HIS PRES5T PRACTICE ) A BAD CONSCI5CE = HE & HIS ,P>TY HAVE ALWAYS 
S]V$ ! CAUSE !Y >E S]V+ N[4 ,!IR 0OPPOSITION0 TO 
CAPITALI/ SOCIETY HAS ALWAYS BE5 A 0MO/ LOYAL OPPOSITION0 & AS 
SU* WAS ONE ( ! /RONGE/ PILL>S ( ! EXI/+ REGIME4 ,BAD CONSCI5CE 9 
! PRES5T CASE CAN BE ACC\NT$ = ONLY BECAUSE ! DISCREPANCIES BETWE5 
LIB]AL PHRASEOLOGY & ! CAPITALI/ REALITY >E REALLY TOO GL>+ = ! 
COM=T ( A MAN :O WORRIES AB\T HIS 9TELLECTUAL REPUTATION4 

,! SPECIFIC PURPOSE ( ?IS BOOK AS WELL AS ! AU?OR'S [N PA/ 
REQUIRE A HI<LY CRITICAL ATTITUDE T[>DS CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,BUT :ATEV] 
,LASKI MAY SAY IS SAID 9 SUPPORT ( HIS MA9 !SIS1 NAMELY1 ?AT EV]Y?+ 
MU/ BE SUBORD9ATE TO ! TASK ( DEFEAT+ ! ,NAZIS4 ,TO BE SURE1 HE ALSO 
SAYS ?AT ! TRANS=MATION FROM A CAPITALI/ TO A SOCIALI/ SOCIETY CANNOT BE 
PO/PON$ UNTIL AFT] ! W> BUT MU/ BE PROGRESSIVELY REALIZ$ :ILE ! W> 
IS GO+ ON4 ,HE MU/ BE AW>E1 H[EV]1 ( ! ILLUSORY *>ACT] ( HIS 
SUGGE/IONS 9 ?IS RESPECT4 ,! PREVI\S C\RSE ( ! W> & ! 9T]NAL 
*ANGES IT HAS BR\<T AB\T DO NOT P]MIT EV5 ! MO/ OPTIMI/IC TO HOPE = 
A RE=MI/IC DEVELOPM5T 9 ! DIRECTION ( SOCIALISM4 

,NEV]!LESS1 IT IS ONE ( ! PURPOSES ( ,LASKI'S BOOK TO KEEP HOPE 
ALIVE4 ,9 BO? ,5GL& & ,AM]ICA L>GE LAY]S ( PEOPLE1 ?\< TOTALLY 
OPPOS$ TO ,NAZISM1 >E NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT !IR GOV]NM5TS :OLEHE>T$LY 
BECAUSE ( !IR PREVI\S DISILLUSIONS & !IR KN[L$GE ( ! *>ACT] ( 
CAPITALISM4 ,!Y FE> ?AT 9 ! V]Y PROCESS ( FI<T+ FASCISM ABROAD !Y 
MAY FO/] IT AT HOME4 ,!Y >E /ILL CONV9C$ ?AT IMP]IALI/IC RIVALRIES 
& CAPITALI/IC EXPANSION-NE$S TRANSC5D QUE/IONS ( IDEOLOGY & =MS ( 
GOV]NM5T1 !Y /ILL MA9TA9 ?AT ! BASIC CONTRADICTIONS ( ! CAPITALI/ 
SY/EM >E RESPONSIBLE = ! W>4 ,IT IS DIFFICULT = SU* PEOPLE TO BECOME 
5?USIA/IC OV] ANTI-FASCI/ SLOGANS4 ,TO KEEP !M 9 L9E NOT ONLY BY =CE 
( CIRCUM/ANCES BUT ALSO IDEOLOGICALLY IT IS NECESS>Y TO CONV9CE !M ?AT 
IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE RATIONAL DECISIONS AS TO :AT /& TO TAKE4 ,! !ORY 
( ! LESS] EVIL S]VES AS ! M$IUM TO ?IS 5D4 ,ONE IS SUPPOS$ TO *OOSE 
?AT SIDE 9 ! W> :I* PROVIDES ! BETT] OPPORTUNITIES = FUR!R 
PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,?IS SIDE IS1 ( C\RSE1 ?AT ( ! ,UNIT$ 
,NATIONS4 

,IT IS1 H[EV]1 DIFFICULT TO PROVE ?IS4 ,RUSSIA IS A DICTATOR%IP & ! 
GOV]NM5T ( ,5GL& IS1 AFT] ALL1 ,*UR*ILL'S4 ,ONLY ,ROOSEVELT'S 
,F\R ,FRE$OMS & ! N[ DISAPPE>+ ,NEW ,DEAL APPE> PROMIS+4 ,LASKI MAKES 
ALL HE CAN \T ( ! LATT] & ! HOPE ( MANK9D APPE>S TO BE TRULY 
SYMBOLIZ$ 9 ! ,AM]ICAN ,PRESID5T4 ,YET DIFFICULTIES REMA9 & A LOT ( 
TWI/+ ( FACTS IS NECESS>Y TO PROVIDE ,LASKI'S IDEAS ) AN AURA ( 
REALITY4 ,AFT] DESCRIB+ ! CRUELTIES ( ,BOL%EVIK TOTALIT>IANISM 9 ALL ITS 
UGL9ESS1 HE IS QUICK TO (F] ! FAMILI> EXCUSE ( ! 5ORM\S TASK :I* 
AWAIT$ ! ,/AL9I/ REGIME1 SURR\ND$ AS IT WAS1 BY A WORLD ( 5EMIES1 
P>TICUL>LY ,G]MAN FASCISM4 ,HE IS CONV9C$1 H[EV]1 ?AT ,RUSSIAN 
/ATE-CAPITALISM /&S = AN ECONOMY ( ABUNDANCE DESIGN$ TO FO/] G5]AL 
WELF>E1 & HE BELIEVES ?AT ) ! REMOVAL ( ! EXT]NAL ?REAT ,RUSSIA 
WILL BECOME A MORE HI<LY DEVELOP$ DEMOCRACY ?AT ?OSE HI!RTO EXI/+4 
,?IS ,RUSSIAN DEMOCRACY APPE>S AS VICTORY'S GREATE/ GA91 S9CE IT WILL 
LEAD TO AN EXT5SION ( DEMOCRACY ALL OV] ! WORLD -- 9CLUD+ DEFEAT$ 
,G]MANY4 

,DESCRIB+ ! CAPITALI/IC CONTRADICTION AS A DISCREPANCY BETWE5 ! 
DEVELOPM5T ( ! SOCIAL =CES ( PRODUCTION1 & ! RELATIVELY /ATIC 
RELATIONS ( PRODUCTION1 ,LASKI ?9KS ?AT ! CONTRADICTION CAN BE SOLV$ BY 
*ANG+ PRODUCTION RELATIONS4 ,?IS W\LD TURN ! ECONOMY ( SC>CITY 9TO ONE 
( ABUNDANCE4 ,PRODUCTION RELATIONS = ,LASKI DO NOT MEAN1 H[EV]1 ! RELATION 
BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR1 BETWE5 EXPLOIT] & EXPLOIT$1 BUT ! RELATIONS 
BETWE5 CAPITALI/S DUR+ ! DIFF]5T /AGES ( DEVELOPM5T FROM LAISSEZ 
FAIRE ?R\< MONOPOLY TO /ATE-CAPITALISM4 ,HE BELIEVES 9 ! POSSIBILITY 
( A B5EVOL5T /ATE )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( CLASS SOCIETY4 ,OPPOS+ 
COMPETITION & MONOPOLY1 HE FAVORS PLANN+ ( ! ,RUSSIAN K9D :I* W\LD 
ALL[ = PRODUCTION = CONSUMPTION & AN IMPROVEM5T 9 WELF>E G5]ALLY1 
DESPITE CONT9U$ SOCIAL 9EQUALITIES -- IF ONLY IMP]IALISM W]E TO BE 
RUL$ \T ( ! WORLD4 ,VICTORY OV] ,HITL]1 HE HOPES1 MAY LEAD TO SU* A /ATE 
( WORLD AFFAIRS4 

,MI/AK+ /ATE-CAPITALISM = SOCIALISM1 ,LASKI IS DELI<T$ ) ALL ! 
/ATE-CAPITALI/IC T5D5CIES FO/]$ BY ! W>4 ,HE %\LD !N1 ONE W\LD 
?9K1 ALSO FAVOR ,G]MAN FASCISM1 = IT COMES NE>E/ TO ! ,RUSSIAN IDEAL4 
,BUT ,LASKI IS NOT ONLY A WRIT] ( BOOKS1 HE IS ALSO A FRI5D ( ! ,NEW ,DEAL1 A 
GOOD ,5GLI%MAN & A MEMB] ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY4 ,! TACTICS ( ,5GLI%1 
,AM]ICAN1 & ,RUSSIAN POLITICIANS TO W9 !IR W> HE CONSID]S GOOD 
/ATESMAN%IP EV5 IF SOMETIMES DISAGREEABLE4 ,SIMIL> TACTICS 9 ,G]MANY1 
H[EV]1 HE CONSID]S GANG/] ME?ODS4 ,! W>1 ?\< NOT TOTALLY REMOV$ 
FROM ! 9T]NAL CONTRADICTIONS ( WORLD CAPITALISM1 IS BLAM$ ON 
,HITL] & HIS H5*M54 ,) ! REMOVAL ( ! ,NAZIS1 SUSPICION & FE> MAY 
SUBSIDE 9 ! WORLD & A BASE MAY BE E/ABLI%$ = A TRUE COLLABORATION 
BETWE5 CLASSES & NATIONS4 

,HITL]'S W> IS PICTUR$ AS A C\NT]-REVOLUTION AGA9/ ! ONW>D 
M>* ( SOCIAL PLANN+4 ,& ! REACTION ( ! CAPITALI/S IS EXPLA9$ ON 
! BASIS ( !IR 9ABILITY TO UND]/& ! NEW SOCIETY N[ 9 PROGRESS & 
! REAL *>ACT] ( ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION4 ,YET ! CAPITALI/S MU/ HAVE 
LE>N$ BY N[ ?AT ,NAZISM DOES NOT SOLVE !IR PROBLEMS4 ,! 
C\NT]-REVOLUTION IS AGA9/ EV]YBODY ?IS SIDE ( ! FASCI/ GANG/]S 
!MSELVES4 ,SO ,LASKI ?9KS ?AT ! CAPITALI/S1 UNABLE TO SUCCE$ BY MEANS ( 
C\NT]-REVOLUTION OR TO SOLVE ! SOCIAL PROBLEMS EXCEPT ?R\< ! 
9/ITUTION ( SOCIALISM1 MAY N[ BE 9 A POSITION TO BE CONV9C$ ?AT IT 
W\LD BE ADVANTAGE\S TO AID ! SOCIALI/IC TRANS=MATION ( SOCIETY 9 ORD] 
TO %>E ITS PRIVILEGES4 ,?IS IS 0REVOLUTION BY CONS5T0 :I* IS 
ONLY ANO!R WAY ( EXPRESS+ ! FAMILI> CLASS COLLABORATION EMPHASIZ$ 
DUR+ P]IODS ( W>4 ,! RESULTS ( SU* SLOGANS >E WELL KN[N4 ,9 ,G]MANY 
!Y L$ TO ,HITL]ISM4 ,:AT !Y LEAD TO N[ 9 ! DEMOCRACIES WAS V]Y WELL 
EXPRESS$ 9 ,ROOSEVELT'S PROPOSAL = A NATIONAL S]VICE ACT4 ,?IS K9D 
( CLASS COLLABORATION 9DICATES ! FIR/ /EP 9 ! FASCISIZATION ( 
CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,IT REALLY MEANS FASCISM BY CONS5T1 = ! K9D ( 
COLLABORATION IT 9VOLVES REMOVES EV]Y POSSIBILITY = ! WORK]S &1 
SIMULTANE\SLY1 9CREASES & C5TRALIZES ! P[]S ( !IR ADV]S>IES 9 
! CAPITALI/ /ATE4 ,LASKI'S REVOLUTION BY CONS5T IS ONLY ! ,5GLI% 
V]SION ( ,HITL]'S 0CLASSLESS NATIONAL-SOCIALI/ /ATE40 

,?AT ,LASKI MEANS BUS9ESS JU/ AS ,HITL] DOES IS APP>5T BO? 9 ! 
DEMAGOG]Y HE EMPLOYS & BY HIS ,VANSITT>TISM ) REG>D TO HIS HOP$-= 
PO/W> WORLD4 ,TO TAKE ONE EXAMPLE1 HE IS = ,9DIAN 9DEP5D5CE ( C\RSE4 
,H[EV]1 IT MU/ NOT HELP TO BR+ AB\T A FASCI/ VICTORY4 ,S9CE ! DANG] 
EXI/S1 ?\< NOBODY KN[S :Y1 HE IS NOT = 9DEP5D5CE JU/ N[4 ,HE WILL 
BE = 9DEP5D5CE1 ONE CAN GUESS1 AS SOON AS ,*UR*ILL & ,ROOSEVELT COME \T 
= IT4 ,MEAN:ILE1 EV]Y?+ %\LD BE DONE TO IMPROVE ! WELF>E ( ! 
COLONIAL NATIVES1 TO MAKE IMP]IALI/ EXPLOITATION REALLY ! :ITE MAN'S 
BURD54 ,&1 ( C\RSE1 HE DOES NOT HESITATE TO GRANT ,RUSSIA ! RI<T TO SEE 
TO IT ?AT ,F9L& CAN NEV] AGA9 BE US$ BY ! ,G]MANS4 ,BUT ! ,NAZIS %\LD 
BE US$ BY ! ,RUSSIANS TO HELP RE/ORE :AT !Y HAVE DE/ROY$4 ,9 BRIEF1 
,LASKI PROVES AT ! 5D ( ! BOOK :AT WAS ALREADY OBVI\S AT ITS BEG9N+1 
?AT HE /ILL 0HIS ,MAJE/Y'S MO/ LOYAL OPPOSITIONI/40 

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