,/RIKES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,WE/]N ,SOCIALI/1 ,JANU>Y #a#i#d#h1 WRITT5 9 ,5GLI%2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ADAM ,BUICK4 

,9 ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T TWO *IEF =MS ( FI<T >E 
DI/+UI%$1 (T5 D5OT$ AS ! POLITICAL & ! ECONOMIC FIELD ( FI<T4 
,! =M] C5T]$ AB\T ELECTIONS = P>LIAM5T>Y OR ANALOG\S BODIES1 ! 
LATT] CONSI/$ 9 /RIKES = HI<] WAGES & BETT] WORK+ CONDITIONS4 ,9 
! SECOND HALF ( ! #a#i? C5TURY !RE WAS A COMMON OP9ION AMONG SOCIALI/S 
?AT ! =M] HAD A FUNDAM5TAL IMPORTANCE1 WAS REVOLUTION>Y1 BECAUSE IT SET 
UP ! AIM ( CONQU]+ POLITICAL P[]1 & !REBY REVOLUTIONIZ+ ! 
/RUCTURE ( SOCIETY1 ABOLI%+ CAPITALISM & 9TRODUC+ A SOCIALI/ SY/EM4 
,:]EAS ! LATT] WAS ONLY A MEANS ( RE=M1 TO MA9TA9 OR IMPROVE ! 
/&>D ( LIFE )9 CAPITALISM1 H5CE ACCEPT+ ?IS SY/EM AS ! BASIS ( 
SOCIETY4 

,?AT ?IS DI/9CTION C\LD NOT BE 5TIRELY RI<T WAS SOON %[N BY ! 
PRACTICE ( P>LIAM5T>ISM4 ,M>X1 9 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,MANIFE/O1 HAD 
ALREADY 9DICAT$ SOME MEASURES ( RE=M PREP>+ = ! FUTURE REVOLUTION4 
,9 LAT] TIMES ! SOCIALI/ P>LIAM5T>IANS W]E WORK+ & /RUGGL+ 
CONT9UALLY = RE=MS2 ! SOCIALI/ P>TIES TO :I* !Y BELONG$1 PUT UP AN 
ELABORATE PROGRAM ( 0IMM$IATE DEM&S02 & !Y C\LD W9 
9CREAS+ NUMB]S ( VOT]S4 ,FIR/1 & MO/ MANIFE/LY1 9 ,G]MANY2 !N 9 
O!R ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES4 ,! F9AL AIM ( A SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION GRADUALLY 
REC$$ TO ! BACKGR\ND4 ,:AT1 UND] ! NAME ( FI<T+ = SOCIALISM1 ?IS 
POLITICAL FI<T REALLY A*IEV$1 WAS TO SECURE = ! WORK+ CLASS A C]TA9 
ACKN[L$G$ PLACE 9 CAPITALI/ SOCIETY1 ) C]TA9 /&>DS ( WORK+ & 
LIV+ CONDITIONS1 ( C\RSE NEV] REALLY SECURE1 ALWAYS UN/ABLE BUT EXI/+ 
SOMEH[1 ALWAYS DISPUT$ & ALWAYS 9 NE$ ( DEF5SE4 

,BO? !SE =MS ( FI<T1 TRADE-UNIONISM ) ITS /RIKES AS WELL AS 
P>LIAM5T>Y SOCIALISM W]E N[ 9/RUM5TS ( RE=M ONLY -- = A L>GE 
P>T H&L$ BY ! SAME P]SONS1 UNION LEAD]S SITT+ 9 P>LIAM5T4 ,& 
RE=MI/ DOCTR9E ASS]T$ ?AT BY !IR ACTIVITY1 BY ACCUMULAT$ RE=M 9 
P>LIAM5T & 09DU/RIAL DEMOCRACY0 9 ! %OPS1 !Y W\LD 
GRADUALLY TRANS=M CAPITALISM 9TO SOCIALISM4 

,BUT CAPITALISM HAD ITS [N WAYS4 ,:AT ,M>X HAD EXP\ND$ 9 HIS ECONOMIC 
/UDIES1 ! CONC5TRATION ( CAPITAL1 CAME TRUE 9 A F> MI<TI] DEGREE ?AN 
P]HAPS ITS AU?OR HAD SURMIS$4 ,! GR[? & DEVELOPM5T ( CAPITALISM 9 ! 
#b? C5TURY HAS BR\<T AB\T NUMB]S ( NEW SOCIAL PH5OM5A & ECONOMIC 
CONDITIONS4 ,EV]Y SOCIALI/ :O /&S = UNCOMPROMIS+ CLASS FI<T1 HAS TO 
/UDY !SE *ANGES ATT5TIVELY1 BECAUSE IT IS ON !M ?AT DEP5DS H[ ! 
WORK]S HAVE TO ACT TO W9 VICTORY & FRE$OM2 MANY OLD CONCEPTIONS ( 
REVOLUTION CAN N[ TAKE MORE DI/9CT %APE4 ,?IS DEVELOPM5T 9CREAS$ ! 
P[] ( CAPITAL 5ORM\SLY1 GAVE TO SMALL GR\PS ( MONOPOLI/S DOM9ANCE OV] 
! 5TIRE B\RGEOISIE1 & TI$ ,/ATE P[] EV] FA/] TO BIG BUS9ESS4 ,IT 
/R5G!N$ 9 ?IS CLASS ! 9/9CTS ( SUPPRESSION1 MANIFE/ 9 ! 
9CREASE ( REACTION>Y & FASCI/ TR5DS4 ,IT MADE ! TRADE UNIONS EV] MORE 
P[]LESS OV] AGA9/ CAPITAL1 LESS 9CL9$ TO FI<T2 !IR LEAD]S EV] MORE 
BECAME M$IATORS & EV5 AG5TS ( CAPITAL1 :OSE JOB IT IS TO IMPOSE ! 
UNSATISFACTORY CAPITAL-DICTAT$ WORK+ CONDITIONS UPON ! UNWILL+ WORK]S4 
,! /RIKES EV] MORE TAKE ! =M ( WILD /RIKES1 BREAK+ \T AGA9/ ! 
WILL ( ! UNION LEAD]S1 :O !N1 BY SEIZ+ ! LEAD]%IP1 AS SOON AS 
POSSIBLE QUELL ! FI<T4 ,:]EAS 9 ! FIELD ( POLITICS ALL IS COLLABORATION 
& H>MONY ( ! CLASSES -- 9 ! CASE ( ! ,C4 ,P4 ACCOMPANI$ BY A 
SEMBLANCE ( REVOLUTION>Y TALK1 SU* WILD /RIKES BECOME EV] MORE ! ONLY 
REAL BITT] CLASS-FI<T ( ! WORK]S AGA9/ CAPITAL4 

,AFT] ! W> !SE T5D5CIES >E 9T5SIFI$4 ,RECON/RUCTION1 REP>ATION ( 
! DEVA/ATION OR %ORTNESS ( PRODUCTIVE =CES1 MEANS CAPITALI/ 
RECON/RUCTION4 ,CAPITALI/ RECON/RUCTION IMPLIES MORE RAPID ACCUMULATION ( 
CAPITAL1 MORE /R5U\S 9CREASE ( PR(ITS1 DEPRESSION ( ! /&>D ( LIFE 
( ! WORK]S4 ,/ATE P[] ACQUIRES N[ AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION 9 ORGANIZ+ 
BUS9ESS LIFE4 ,9 ! DEVA/AT$ ,EUROPE IT TAKES ! SUPREME LEAD2 ITS (FICIALS 
BECOME ! DIRECTORS ( A PLANN$ ECONOMY1 REGULAT+ PRODUCTION & 
CONSUMPTION4 ,ITS SPECIAL FUNCTION IS TO KEEP ! WORK]S D[N1 & /IFLE ALL 
DISCONT5T BY PHYSICAL OR SPIRITUAL MEANS4 ,9 ,AM]ICA1 :]E IT IS SUBJECT$ TO 
BIG BUS9ESS1 ?IS IS ITS *IEF FUNCTION4 ,! WORK]S HAVE N[ OV] AGA9/ !M 
! UNIT$ FRONT ( ,/ATE P[] & CAPITALI/ CLASS1 :I* USUALLY IS JO9$ BY 
UNION LEAD]S & P>TY LEAD]S1 :O ASPIRE TO SIT 9 CONF]5CE ) ! 
MANAG]S & BOSSES & HAV+ A VOTE 9 FIX+ WAGES & WORK+ CONDITIONS4 
,&1 BY ?IS CAPITALI/ ME*ANISM ( 9CREAS+ PRICES1 ! /&>D ( LIFE ( 
! WORK]S GOES RAPIDLY D[NW>D4 

,9 ,EUROPE1 9 ,5GL&1 ,BELGIUM1 ,FRANCE1 ,HOLL& -- & 9 ,AM]ICA TOO1 
WE SEE WILD /RIKES FL>+ UP1 AS YET 9 SMALL GR\PS1 )\T CLE> 
CONSCI\SNESS ( !IR SOCIAL ROLE & )\T FUR!R AIMS1 BUT %[+ A 
SPL5DID SPIRIT ( SOLID>ITY4 ,!Y DEFY !IR 0,LABOR0 GOV]NM5T 9 
,5GL&1 & >E HO/ILE TO ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 GOV]NM5T1 9 ,FRANCE & 
,BELGIUM4 ,! WORK]S BEG9 TO FEEL ?AT ,/ATE P[] IS N[ !IR MO/ IMPORTANT 
5EMY2 !IR /RIKES >E DIRECT$ AGA9/ ?IS P[] AS WELL AS AGA9/ ! 
CAPITALI/ MA/]S4 ,/RIKES BECOME A POLITICAL FACTOR2 & :5 /RIKES BREAK 
\T ( SU* EXT5T ?AT !Y LAY FLAT 5TIRE BRAN*ES & %AKE SOCIAL 
PRODUCTION TO ITS CORE1 !Y BECOME FIR/-RATE POLITICAL FACTORS4 ,! /RIK]S 
!MSELVES MAY NOT BE AW>E ( IT -- NEI!R >E MO/ SOCIALI/S-- !Y MAY HAVE 
NO 9T5TION TO BE REVOLUTION>Y1 BUT !Y >E4 ,& GRADUALLY CONSCI\SNESS WILL 
COME UP ( :AT !Y >E DO+ 9TUITIVELY1 \T ( NECESSITY2 & IT WILL MAKE 
! ACTIONS MORE DIRECT & MORE EFFICI5T4 

,SO ! ROLES >E GRADUALLY REV]S$4 ,P>LIAM5T>Y ACTION DET]IORATES 9TO A 
M]E QU>REL ( POLITICIANS1 & S]VES TO FOOL ! PEOPLE1 OR AT BE/ TO PAT* 
UP DIRTY OLD CAPITALISM4 ,AT ! SAME TIME MASS /RIKES ( ! WORK]S T5D TO 
BECOME MO/ S]I\S ATTACKS AGA9/ ,/ATE P[]1 ?AT =TRESS ( CAPITALISM1 
& MO/ EFFICI5T FACTORS 9 9CREAS+ ! CONSCI\SNESS & SOCIAL P[] ( 
! WORK+ CLASS4 ,SURELY IT IS /ILL A LONG WAY TO ! 5D2 SO LONG AS WE SEE 
WORK]S GO+ ON /RIKE & RETURN+ TO WORK SIMPLY AT ! COMM& ( AN 
AMBITI\S *IEF1 !Y >E NOT YET RIPE = GREAT ACTIONS ( SELF-LIB]ATION4 ,BUT 
LOOK+ BACKW>D ON ! DEVELOPM5TS & *ANGES 9 ! PA/ HALF-C5TURY WE 
CANNOT FAIL TO RECOGNIZE ! IMPORTANCE ( !SE G5U9E PROLET>IAN 
CLASS-FI<TS = \R IDEAS ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,H[ !REBY ! 
PROPAG&A-TASKS = SOCIALI/S >E WID5$1 MAY BE CONSID]$ ANO!R TIME4 

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