,! ,AFF9ITY ,GR\P 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,CONTR>Y TO :AT IS (T5 BELIEV$1 AFF9ITY BETWE5 COMRADES DOES NOT DEP5D ON SYMPA?Y OR S5TIM5T4 ,TO HAVE AFF9ITY MEANS TO HAVE KN[L$GE ( ! O!R1 TO KN[ H[ !Y ?9K ON SOCIAL ISSUES1 & H[ !Y ?9K !Y CAN 9T]V5E 9 ! SOCIAL CLA%4 ,?IS DEEP5+ ( KN[L$GE BETWE5 COMRADES IS AN ASPECT ?AT IS (T5 NEGLECT$1 IMP$+ EFFECTIVE ACTION4 

,ONE ( ! MO/ DIFFICULT PROBLEMS AN>*I/S HAVE HAD TO FACE ?R\<\T !IR HI/ORY IS :AT =M ( ORGANIZATION TO ADOPT 9 ! /RUGGLE4 

,AT ! TWO 5DS ( ! SPECTRUM WE F9D ON ! ONE H& ! 9DIVIDUALI/S :O REFUSE ANY K9D ( /ABLE RELATION%IP2 ON ! O!R ?OSE :O SUPPORT A P]MAN5T ORGANIZATION :I* ACTS ON A PROGRAM E/ABLI%$ AT ! MOM5T ( ITS CON/ITUTION4 

,BO? ( ! =MS SKET*$ \T H]E HAVE *>ACT]I/ICS ?AT >E CRITICIZABLE FROM AN 9SURRECTIONAL PO9T ( VIEW4 

,9 FACT1 :5 9DIVIDUALI/S S+LE \T & /RIKE ! CLASS 5EMY !Y >E SOMETIMES F> AHEAD ( ! MO/ COMBATIVE ( ! CLASS COMPON5TS ( ! TIME1 & !IR ACTION IS NOT UND]/OOD4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ?OSE :O SUPPORT ! NE$ = A P]MAN5T ORGANIZATION (T5 WAIT UNTIL !RE IS ALREADY A CONSID]ABLE NUMB] ( EXPLOIT$ 9DICAT+ H[ & :5 TO /RIKE ! CLASS 5EMY4 ,! =M] C>RY \T ACTIONS ?AT TURN \T TO BE TOO F> AHEAD ( ! LEVEL ( ! /RUGGLE1 ! LATT] TOO F> BEH9D4 

,ONE ( ! REASONS = ?IS DEFICI5CY IS 9 \R OP9ION LACK ( P]SPECTIVE4 

,CLE>LY NO ONE HAS A SURE RECIPE ?AT CONTA9S NO DEFECTS1 WE CAN H[EV] PO9T \T ! LIMITATIONS WE SEE 9 C]TA9 K9DS ( ORGANIZATION1 & 9DICATE POSSIBLE ALT]NATIVES4 

,ONE ( !SE IS KN[N AS 0AFF9ITY GR\PS04 

,! T]M REQUIRES AN EXPLANATION4 

,AFF9ITY IS (T5 CONFUS$ ) S5TIM5T4 ,AL?\< NOT DI/9CTLY SEP>ATE1 ! TWO T]MS %\LD NOT BE CONSID]$ SYNONYM\S4 ,!RE C\LD BE COMRADES ) :OM WE CONSID] WE HAVE AN AFF9ITY1 BUT :OM WE DO NOT F9D SYMPA!TIC & VICE V]SA4 

,BASICALLY1 TO HAVE AN AFF9ITY ) A COMRADE MEANS TO KN[ !M1 TO HAVE DEEP5$ ONE'S KN[L$GE ( !M4 ,AS ?AT KN[L$GE GR[S1 ! AFF9ITY CAN 9CREASE TO ! PO9T ( MAK+ AN ACTION TOGE!R POSSIBLE1 BUT IT CAN ALSO DIM9I% TO ! PO9T ( MAK+ IT PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE4 

,KN[L$GE ( ANO!R IS AN 9F9ITE PROCESS :I* CAN /OP AT ANY LEVEL ACCORD+ TO ! CIRCUM/ANCES & OBJECTIVES ONE WANTS TO REA* TOGE!R4 ,ONE C\LD !RE=E HAVE AN AFF9ITY = DO+ SOME ?+S & NOT O!RS4 ,IT BECOMES OBVI\S ?AT :5 ONE SPEAKS ( KN[L$GE ?AT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS NECESS>Y TO DISCUSS ONE'S P]SONAL PROBLEMS1 AL?\< !SE CAN BECOME IMPORTANT :5 !Y 9T]F]E ) ! PROCESS ( DEEP5+ KN[L$GE ( ONE ANO!R4 

,9 ?IS S5SE HAV+ KN[L$GE ( ! O!R DOES NOT NECESS>ILY MEAN HAV+ AN 9TIMATE RELATION%IP4 ,:AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO KN[ IS H[ ! COMRADE ?9KS CONC]N+ ! SOCIAL PROBLEMS :I* ! CLASS /RUGGLE CONFRONTS HIM )1 H[ HE ?9KS HE CAN 9T]V5E1 :AT ME?ODS HE ?9KS %\LD BE US$ 9 GIV5 SITUATIONS1 ETC4 

,! FIR/ /EP 9 ! DEEP5+ ( KN[L$GE BETWE5 COMRADES IS DISCUSSION4  ,IT IS PREF]ABLE TO HAVE A CL>IFY+ PREMISE1 SU* AS SOME?+ WRITT51 SO ! V>I\S PROBLEMS CAN BE GONE 9TO WELL4 

,ONCE ! ESS5TIALS >E CL>IFI$ ! AFF9ITY GR\P OR GR\PS >E PRACTICALLY =M$4 ,! DEEP5+ ( KN[L$GE BETWE5 COMRADES CONT9UES 9 RELATION TO !IR ACTION AS A GR\P & ! LATT]'S 5C\NT] ) REALITY AS A :OLE4  ,:ILE ?IS PROCESS IS TAK+ PLACE !IR KN[L$GE (T5 WID5S & /RONG BONDS BETWE5 COMRADES (T5 EM]GE4 ,?IS H[EV] IS A CONSEQU5CE ( ! AFF9ITY1 NOT ITS PRIMAL AIM4 

,IT (T5 HAPP5S ?AT COMRADES GO AB\T ?+S ! O!R WAY R\ND1 BEG9N+ SOME K9D ( ACTIVITY & ONLY PROCE$+ TO ! NECESS>Y CL>IFICATIONS LAT]1 )\T EV] HAV+ ASSESS$ ! LEVEL ( AFF9ITY REQUIR$ TO DO ANY?+ TOGE!R4 ,?+S >E LEFT TO *ANCE1 AS ?\< SOME K9D ( CL>ITY W]E AUTOMATICALLY TO EM]GE FROM ! GR\P SIMPLY BY ITS =MATION4 ,( C\RSE ?IS DOES NOT HAPP53 ! GR\P EI!R /AGNATES BECAUSE !RE IS NO CLE> ROAD = IT TO TAKE1 OR IT FOLL[S ! T5D5CY ( ! COMRADE OR COMRADES :O HAVE ! CLE>E/ IDEAS AS TO :AT !Y WANT TO DO :ILE O!RS ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE PULL$ ALONG1 (T5 ) LITTLE 5?USIASM OR REAL 5GAGEM5T4 

,! AFF9ITY GR\P ON ! O!R H& F9DS IT HAS GREAT POT5TIAL & IS IMM$IATELY ADDRESS$ T[>DS ACTION1 BAS+ ITSELF NOT ON ! QUANTITY ( ITS ADH]5TS1 BUT ON ! QUALITATIVE /R5G? ( A NUMB] ( 9DIVIDUALS WORK+ TOGE!R 9 A PROJECTUALITY ?AT !Y DEVELOP TOGE!R AS !Y GO ALONG4 

,FROM BE+ A SPECIFIC /RUCTURE ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T & ! :OLE >C ( ACTIVITY ?AT ?IS PRES5TS -- PROPAG&A1 DIRECT ACTION1 P]HAPS PRODUC+ A PAP]1 WORK+ )9 AN 9=MAL ORGANIZATION -- IT CAN ALSO LOOK \TW>DS TO =M+ A BASE NUCLEUS OR SOME O!R MASS /RUCTURE & ?US 9T]V5E MORE EFFECTIVELY 9 ! SOCIAL CLA%4 

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