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,AU?OR 3 ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,M,A,C,G7 

,TEXT 3 

,ACROSS ,S\? ,AM]ICA1 ! CLASS /RUGGLE IS RAG+ AT AN 9T5SITY ?AT ,AU/RALIA HAS R>ELY SE54 ,BO? ,RI<T & ,LEFT >E ON ! (F5SIVE 9 DIFF]5T C\NTRIES & IT IS ! POLITICAL C5T] :I* IS FALL+ AWAY4 

,BOLIVIA HAS JU/ EXP]I5C$ A MILIT>Y C\P ) CLE> P>TICIPATION ( ,FASCI/S & ) AT LEA/ A DEGREE ( OR*E/RATION FROM )9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,! C\P REGIME HAS ISSU$ AN >RE/ W>RANT = =M] ,PRESID5T ,EVO ,MORALES1 UND] ! PRETEXT ( T]RORISM & S$ITION1 BUT TRANSP>5TLY = ! REAL REASON ( BE+ ,EVO ,MORALES4 ,9 ,BRAZIL1 ! ,FASCI/ ,JAIR ,BOLSON>O WAS ELECT$ BY TE*NICALLY DEMOCRATIC MEANS1 BUT IS 5GAG$ 9 MURD]\S REPRESSION & IS ATTACK+ ! 9/ITUTIONS ( CAPITALI/ DEMOCRACY FROM )94 ,HE IS NOT GETT+ IT ALL HIS [N WAY1 ?\<1 & !RE HAS BE5 SPORADIC L>GE SCALE /RUGGLE AGA9/ HIM4 

,9 ,>G5T9A1 ! ,RI<T HAS JU/ BE5 EJECT$ FROM (FICE BY ! ,C5T]-,LEFT1 BUT 9FLATION IS HI< & MASS /RUGGLES CONT9UE4 ,9 ,COLOMBIA1 A REC5T G5]AL /RIKE SUFF]$ WIDESPREAD REPRESSION :I* HAS NEV]!LESS FAIL$ TO SQUA% ! MOVEM5T4 ,?IS %\LD SURPRISE NO-ONE1 BECAUSE EV] S9CE ! PEACE DEAL DIS>M+ ! GU]RILLAS ( ,F,>,C1 ! OLIG>*Y HAS BE5 ABLE TO 5GAGE 9 MURD]\S REPRESSION ( ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T1 UNCON/RA9$ BY PROSPECTS ( REPRISAL4 

,! ,RI<T IS ALSO ON ! (F5SIVE 9 ,V5EZUELA & HAS BE5 = SOME YE>S4 ,PRESID5T ,NICOLAS ,MADURO1 SUCCESSOR TO ,HUGO ,*AVEZ1 IS A BUMBL+ AU?ORIT>IAN :O HAS NO IDEA H[ TO DEFEAT ! MILITANT ,RI<T1 :I* IS F9ANC$ & 9 L>GE MEASURE DIRECT$ BY ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,HE N>R[S ! ,*AVI/A BASE BY C\NT]-PRODUCTIVE MEASURES & AN 9ABILITY TO DODGE ! CRIPPL+ ,U,S SANCTIONS4 ,OPPOSITION TO HIM FROM ! ,LEFT IS NE$$1 BUT AN OPPOSITION :I* IS ALSO AIM$ CLE>LY AGA9/ ! ,RI<T4 ,MEAN:ILE1 9 ,ECUADOR1 ! IRONICALLY NAM$ ,L59 ,MOR5O HAS SWIT*$ SIDES1 ALLI$ ) ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & L>GELY ADOPT$ ! POLICIES ( ! ,RI<T4 ,A MASSIVE CAMPAIGN ( /RIKES & DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,OCTOB] CAUS$ HIM TO AB&ON A SET ( DRA/IC AU/]ITY MEASURES4 

,IT IS ,*ILI1 H[EV]1 :I* IS GR\ND Z]O & :]E ! /RUGGLE HAS ADVANC$ ! FUR!/4 ,! WORK+ CLASS & /UD5T MOVEM5TS 9 ,*ILI HAVE WAG$ IMM5SE /RUGGLES FREQU5TLY 9 REC5T YE>S1 CONC5TRAT+ MA9LY ON IMM$IATE ISSUES BUT ) AN UND]CURR5T ( REJECTION ( ! POLITICAL SY/EM4 ,?IS UND]CURR5T BUR/ \T 9TO ! OP5 :5 ! 5TIRE C\NTRY ROSE UP ON #g ,OCTOB] & FOLL[+ DAYS AGA9/ AN ATTEMPT BY ! ,RI<T W+ GOV]NM5T TO 9CREASE PUBLIC TRANSPORT F>ES4 ,NO SOON] HAD /RIKES & DEMON/RATIONS BEGUN ?AN A SLOGAN EM]G$ ?AT TOOK ! /RUGGLE TO A NEW LEVEL3 0,IT'S NOT ! ?IRTY PESOS1 IT'S ! ?IRTY YE>S40 ,?\< ! /UD5TS HAVE BE5 ! MO/ MILITANT1 ! P[] ( ! WORK+ CLASS HAS BE5 ! MO/ EFFECTIVE4 ,SUPPORT = ,RI<T W+ ,PRESID5T ,SEBA/IAN ,P9]A HAS TOTALLY COLLAPS$ & NOT EV5 CUTT+ A DEAL ) ! P>TIES ( ! ,LEFT 79CLUD+ ! SO-CALL$ 0,COMMUNI/0 ,P>TY7 = A ,CON/ITUTIONAL ,CONV5TION HAS 5ABL$ HIM TO RE-/ABILIZE ?+S4 ,MILITANT DEMON/RATIONS CONT9UE4 

,:AT NE$S TO BE DONE TO DRIVE ! /RUGGLE ONW>DS8 ,H[ CAN ! ,RI<T BE BEAT58 ,! ANSW] IS TW(OLD4 ,FIR/LY1 ,AN>*I/S 9 ,S\? ,AM]ICA %\LD ORGANIZE !MSELVES 9 F$]ATIONS ( REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S - A T5D5CY :I* !RE GOES BY ! NAME ( ,ESPECIFISMO4 ,?IS IS1 TO AN EXT5T1 HAPP5+4 ,! ,F$]ATION ,AN>*I/A ,SANTIAGO IS ACTIVE 9 ,*ILI & IS /RONGLY P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! /RUGGLE !RE4 ,9 ADDITION1 ,ESPECIFISMO GR\PS 9 ,>G5T9A1 ,URUGUAY & ,BRAZIL HAVE REC5TLY ANN\NC$ ! RE-LAUN*+ ( ,C,A,L,A1 ! ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN ,AN>*I/ ,CO-ORD9ATION4 ,?IS IS AN IMM5SELY POSITIVE DEVELOPM5T1 %[+ ! WAY = ,AN>*I/S TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! /RUGGLES ON ?AT CONT95T 9 A POSITIVE WAY4 ,! ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P CALLS ON ,AN>*I/S ACROSS ,S\? ,AM]ICA TO FLOCK TO !IR BANN]S OR TO =M SIMIL> GR\PS SO ?AT ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( ,AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION CAN GR[ BY ! ORD]S ( MAGNITUDE ! /RUGGLE NECESSITATES4 

,! O!R ?+ ?AT NE$S TO HAPP5 IS ! =MATION1 9 ,*ILI & O!R C\NTRIES :]E ! /RUGGLE HAS REA*$ ! NECESS>Y LEVEL1 ( MASS ORGANS ( WORK]S' DEMOCRACY4 ,! OLD RE=MI/ ORGANIZATIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS >E SIMPLY 9ADEQUATE TO ! CURR5T CRISIS4 ,NEW BODIES >E NE$$1 TRANSC5D+ BUREAUCRATIC DIVISIONS1 UNIT+ BROAD] LAY]S ( WORK]S & E/ABLI%+ DIRECT DEMOCRACY 9 PLACE ( REPRES5TATION4 ,!SE BODIES WILL BE BAS$ 9 ! WORKPLACE1 9 ORD] TO E/ABLI% ! POSSIBILITY ( CUTT+ (F ! P[] ( CAPITAL AT ITS S\RCE & WIELD+ ! VA/ P[] ( ! ECONOMY ACCORD+ TO ! WILL ( ! WORK]S !MSELVES4 

,F9ALLY1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO RECOGNIZE !RE IS NO CONFLICT BETWE5 !SE TWO TASKS4 ,9DE$1 ! FIR/ IS A PRECONDITION ( ! SECOND4 ,AN>*I/S ORGANIZ$ ON ! BASIS ( ,ESPECIFISMO NE$ TO BE PROPAG&IZ+ CEASELESSLY1 9 ,*ILI & :]EV] ELSE IS IS PRACTICAL1 = WORK]S TO =M MASS ORGANS ( WORK]S' DEMOCRACY & TO TURN AWAY FROM ,P>LIAM5T>Y ROADS ?AT CAN ONLY LEAD TO DEFEAT OR FROM POLITICAL P>TIES :I* SEEK P[] ONLY = !MSELVES1 NOT ! WORK]S4 ,ONLY ! REVOLUTION>Y ABOLITION ( CAPITALISM CAN SOLVE ,S\? ,AM]ICA'S PRESS+ CRISIS & ONLY ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNISM1 ,ESPECIFISMO1 CAN LI<T ! WAY TO ?AT REVOLUTION4 

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