,! ,FI ,AIMS ,( ,! ,WORK+ ,CLASS 7,PROLEGOM5A TO A ,POLITICAL ,DISCUSSION7 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,K>L ,KORS* ,TEXT 3 ,FIR/ ,PUBLI%$3 9 ! ,AM]ICAN J\RNAL ,LIV+ ,M>XISM1 ,SPR+ #a#i#d#a2 ,S\RCE3 ,JOHN ,GRAY'S ,>*IVE2 ,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,&Y ,BLUND51 = M>XI/S4ORG #b#c2 ,PRO(READ3 BY ,*RIS ,CLAYTON #b#f4 ,!RE IS NO BETT] MEANS ( F9D+ \T H[ F> WE HAVE TRAVEL$ S9CE ! #a#i? C5TURY WORK]S' MOVEM5T COLLAPS$ 9 ! CATACLYSM ( ! FIR/ WORLD W> ?AN TO RAISE ! QUE/ION ( ! W> AIMS ( ! 9T]NATIONAL WORK+ CLASS TODAY4 ,!RE IS NO?+ LEFT 9 #aida ( ?AT MISLEAD+ SIMPLICITY 9 :I* = ! CLASS CONSCI\S M9ORITY ( ! SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC P>TIES ( #aiad ! PROBLEM ( A TRUE OR FALSE W> POLICY RESOLV$ ITSELF 9TO A *OICE BETWE5 \TRIY DUTY ( AN UNCONDITIONAL RESI/ANCE TO ! CAPITALI/ W>4 ,! GLORI\S EXAMPLE SET BY ,LIEBKNE*T 9 ,G]MANY1 BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS 9 ,RUSSIA1 & BY C]TA9 O!R ,M>XI/ GR\PS 9 ,EUROPE WAS ADMIR$ EV]Y:]E4 ,! ADV]SE POLICIES FOLL[$ BY ! RIXI/ C5T] W]E NEV] :OLEHE>T$LY ACCEPT$ BY ! MASSES ( ! PROLET>IAN MEMB]%IP1 AL?\< MU* SUFF]+ & A FULL MILIT>Y DEFEAT W]E NE$$ TO EXHAU/ ! 5DURANCE ( ! SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC WORK]S 9 ,G]MANY4 ,EV5 :5 ?AT PO9T HAD BE5 REA*$1 ! GREAT MAJORITY ( ! WORK]S W]E NOT PREP>$ TO DO MORE ?AN ADMIRE ! NEW EXAMPLE ( REVOLUTION>Y CONSI/5CY SET BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,!Y DID NOT JO9 ! SMALL GR\PS ( CLASS CONSCI\S WORK]S 9 ,G]MANY :O AT ?AT TIME RALLI$ R\ND ! ,SP>TACUS-,BUND & ! ,WORK]S ,C\NCILS 9 AN ATTEMPT TO PROCE$ FROM REVOLUTION>Y RESI/ANCE TO ! CAPITALI/ W> TO A V]ITABLE OV]?R[ ( ! CAPITALI/ /ATE & ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM ( PRODUCTION4 ,9 !IR ACTUAL PRACTICE1 ! GREAT MAJORITY ( ! ,G]MAN WORK]S DID NO?+ TO PREV5T ?AT GIGANTIC FRAUD BY :I* ! RITY & ( ! TRADE UNIONS TRANS=M$ ITS BELLIG]5T PATRIOTISM ( ! W> P]IOD 9TO ! MOCK DEMOCRACY ( ! ,WEIM> ,REPUBLIC & ! MOCK PACIFISM ( ! ,LEAGUE ( ,NATIONS4 ,= ! NEXT FIFTE5 YE>S ?IS PROVID$ A PROPITI\S ATMOSPH]E = ! LU/Y GR[? ( ! NEW ANTI-DEMOCRATIC & ANTI-PACIFI/IC P[] ( FASCISM4 ,?US ! SOCIAL NATIONALISM ( ! SOCIAL DEMOCRATS ( #aiad CAME TO RE/ 9 ! NATIONAL SOCIALISM ( #a#i#c#c4 ,! FIR/ LESSON TO BE LE>N$ FROM ?IS %ORT RECAPITULATION ( WORK+ CLASS W> POLICIES IS A MORE REALI/IC APPRECIATION ( ! 9TR9SIC DIFFICULTIES ( A TRULY PROLET>IAN ATTITUDE T[>D ! W>4 ,9 VIEW ( ! TREM5D\S DISC\RAGEM5T ?AT FOLL[$ ! COMP>ATIVE OPTIMISM ( ! LA/ G5]ATION ( REVOLUTION>IES ) RESPECT TO ?IS TASK1 IT IS WOR?:ILE TO PO9T \T ?AT ! GREAT] P>T ( !SE DIFFICULTIES ALREADY EXI/$ 9 #a#i#a#d-#a#h4 ,!Y F\ND !IR EXPRESSION !N 9 ! CONTRA/ BETWE5 P[]FUL WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZATIONS )\T A PROLET>IAN POLICY & ! REVOLUTION>Y SLOGANS ( AN EXTREMELY P[]LESS CLASS CONSCI\S M9ORITY4 ,NEI!R SIDE ( ?IS CONTRA/ CAN BE SAID TO HAVE EMBODI$ 9 ITSELF ! W> POLICY ( ! ,G]MAN WORK+ CLASS4 ,WE CANNOT EV5 SAY 9 RETROSPECT :I* ( ! TWO WAS 9 MORE CLE> AGREEM5T ) ! TACTICS RECOMM5D$ BY ,M>X & ,5GELS 9 ! EV5T ( A ,EUROPEAN W>4 ,! FUR!R DEVELOPM5T1 BO? 9 ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA :]E ! LEFT W+ HAD HAD ITS WAY & 9 ,G]MANY :]E IT HAD BE5 CRU%$1 %[S CLE>LY ?AT ! ,EUROPEAN WORK+ CLASS AS A :OLE HAD NOT DEVELOP$ A POLICY ?AT 5ABL$ IT TO TRANS=M ! CAPITALI/ W> 9TO A PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION OR EV5 TO PREV5T ! REE/ABLI%M5T ( B\RGEOIS CLASS RULE 9 A RE9=C$ =M BY ! VICTORY ( ! FASCI/ C\NT]-REVOLUTION4 ,I,I ,NONE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y SLOGANS ( ! LA/ W> CAN BE IMM$IATELY APPLI$ TO ! MU* MORE 9TRICATE PROBLEMS ?AT >ISE FROM ! IMM5SELY MORE 5TANGL$ /ATE ( AFFAIRS TODAY4 ,!RE IS NO LONG] A NE$ = ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S ( #aida TO BR+ AB\T BY !IR [N CONSI/5T EF=T ?AT 0TRANS=MATION ( ! CAPITALI/ W> 9TO A CIVIL W>0 ?AT WAS DESCRIB$ AS ! ULTIMATE AIM ( ! WORK+ CLASS BY ! MO/ D>+ REVOLUTION>Y SLOGAN ( #a#i#a#d4 ,! PRES5T W> FROM ITS V]Y \TSET 7OR EV5 FROM ITS PREP>ATORY PHASES1 ! PHASE ( ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ,JAPANESE AGGRESSION 9 ,MAN*URIA1 ! SANCTIONS AGA9/ ! ,ITALIAN CONQUE/ ( ,E?IOPIA1 ! 0NON9T]V5TION0 9 ,SPA97 HAS BE5 A V]ITABLE CIVIL W> ON BO? A ,EUROPEAN & A WORLD-WIDE SCALE4 ,WE DO NOT KN[ 5\< AB\T ! CURR5TS BEL[ ! SURFACE ( PRES5T-DAY ,NAZI ,G]MANY1 ,FASCI/ ,ITALY1 ,RUSSIA1 ,JAPAN & O!R TOTALIT>IAN /ATES ?AT MIK1 ,NORWAY1 ,HOLL&1 ,BELGIUM1 & ! COLLAPSE ( ,FRANCE4 ,WE HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT1 ) ! \TBREAK ( W> OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 ) ! 0MIRACLE ( ,DUNKIRK10 ALL ! 0APPEASEM5T0 & \TRI47 ,LA/ & NOT LEA/1 WE >E AW>E ( ! P[]FUL UND]CURR5TS ( PRES5T-DAY ,AM]ICAN POLITICS4 ,?US WE CAN SAFELY SAY ?AT 9 EV]Y 0DEMOCRATIC0 C\NTRY TODAY ! RUL+ CLASS IS DIVID$ )9 ITSELF4 ,SO F> ALL ,HITL]IAN VICTORIES HAVE BE5 VICTORIES 9 A CIVIL W>4 ,!RE >E TWO ,NORWAYS1 TWO ,HOLL&S1 TWO ,FRANCES TODAY1 & ! FIR/ DAY ( RE/OR$ 0PEACE0 7) OR )\T A PREVI\S ,G]MAN 9VASION7 WILL %[ ?AT !RE >E ALSO TWO ,GREAT ,BRITA9S4 ,UND] SU* CONDITIONS NO SLOGAN ?AT C\LD BE DEVIS$ = AN 9DEP5D5T W> POLICY ( ! WORK+ CLASS TODAY CAN ESCAPE BE+ T+$ ) ! SAME AMBIGUITY ?AT IS SO /RIK+LY APP>5T 9 ! POLICY ( ! RUL+ CLASSES4 0,D[N ) ! IMP]IALI/ W> 60 - WAS A PLAUSIBLE W> AIM ( ! PROLET>IAN CLASS SO LONG AS ! W> REPRES5T$ ! SUPREME =M ( ! UNIT$ WILL ( ! B\RGEOISIE ( ONE C\NTRY TO SURVIVE & TO CONQU] 9 ! /RUGGLE ?AT WAS WAG$ BO? AGA9/ ! HO/ILE COMPETITION ( ! O!R NATIONAL UNITS ( ! B\RGEOIS CLASS & AGA9/ ! ?REAT5+ PROLET>IAN REVOLT4 ,! SLOGAN HAS LO/ ALL ( ITS =M] REVOLUTION>Y =CE AT ! PRES5T TIME :5 IT FITS 9 SO P]FECTLY ) ! T5D5CIES ( ! B\RGEOIS APPEAS]S2 & ISOLATIONI/S4 0,DEFEAT ( ONE'S [N C\NTRY60 - WAS REG>D$ AS ! MO/ 9SIDI\S ( ALL ! WEAPONS ( ! CLASS W> :5 IT WAS US$ AS A SLOGAN BY ! REVOLUTION>Y DEFEATI/S 9 ,RUSSIA & ,G]MANY 9 #a#i#a#d4 ,LATT]LY IT BECAME A PRACTICAL POLICY ( ?AT SUB/ANTIAL P>T ( ! RUL+ CLASS 9 V>I\S ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES ?AT PREF]R$ ! VICTORY ( FASCISM TO ! LOSS ( ITS ECONOMIC & POLITICAL SUPREMACY4 ,DESPITE ?IS APP>5T AMBIGUITY ( EV]Y DESCRIPTION ( ! W> AIMS ( ! WORK+ CLASS ?AT CAN BE DEVIS$ UND] PRES5T CONDITIONS1 !RE IS NO PO9T 9 TURN+ FROM A /RICTLY 9DEP5D5T W> POLICY ( ! PROLET>IAN CLASS TO ONE OR ANO!R 0CLASSLESS0 SUB/ITUTE4 ,IT IS ! MO/ DI/RESS+ EXP]I5CE ( \R TIME TO SEE ?OSE 9VET]ATE LABOR LEAD]S1 :O HAVE1 = ALMO/ ?IRTY YE>S1 9CESSANTLY ADVIS$ ! WORK]S TO SACRIFICE !IR 9DEP5D5T CLASS ACTION = ! SAKE ( !IR 0FA!RL&0 OR = ! DEF5SE ( AN ASSUM$LY 0PROGRESSIVE0 FRACTION ( ! B\RGEOISIE AGA9/ AN ASSUM$LY LESS PROGRESSIVE FRACTION ( ?AT SAME B\RGEOIS CLASS1 RESUM+ !IR OLD GAME ) SLIY POLICY ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,! UTT] FUTILITY ( ?IS 0HI/ORICAL PRO(0 HAS BE5 %[N ABOVE4 ,! DEFEAT ( ! WORK]S 9 ! W> & PO/W> P]IOD DID NOT RESULT FROM ! FAILURE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y ATTEMPTS ( ! M9ORITY ANY MORE ?AN FROM ! POLICIES ( ! MAJORITY LEAD]%IP4 ,BO? ! G5U9E ATTEMPTS AT A REVOLUTION>Y W> POLICY & ! CLASSLESS SUB/ITUTES = ?AT POLICY HAVE L$ TO ! SAME RESULT4 ,NO FA!RL& WAS SAV$ FROM DEFEAT ?R\< ! SACRIFICES ( ! ,G]MAN WORK]S 9 #a#i#a#d-#a#h4 ,NO DEMOCRACY WAS PRES]V$ BY ! SACRIFICES MADE BY ! WORK]S DUR+ ! EPISODE ( ! ,WEIM> ,REPUBLIC4 ,NO PEACE WAS SECUR$ BY ! WORK]S' ACCEPTANCE ( ! 9T]NATIONAL B\RGEOIS POLICIES ( ! ,LEAGUE ( ,NATIONS4 ,I,I,I ,! URG5T ADVICE GIV5 TO ! WORK]S FROM ALL SIDES TODAY - ?AT 9 ORD] TO DEF5D !MSELVES !Y HAVE FIR/ ( ALL TO JO9 9 ! COMMON TASK ( DEF5D+ 0DEMOCRACY0 AGA9/ ! MURD]\S ASSAULTS ( FASCISM - BE>S A /RIK+ RESEMBLANCE TO A NUMB] ( O!R MU* EMBATTL$ SLOGANS ( ! DAY4 ,IT SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME QUITE FA%IONABLE TO ?9K1 9 ?IS AGE ( SUB/ITUTES1 ?AT TO A*IEVE SOME?+ ONE HAS FIR/ TO 5DEAVOR TO DO SOME?+ ELSE4 ,!RE IS1 FIR/1 ! SLOGAN ( ! 9T]V5TIONI/ FRACTION ( ! ,AM]ICAN B\RGEOISIE 3 0,DEF5D ,AM]ICA ?R\< AID+ ,BRITA9 604 ,?IS SEEMS TO CONVEY ! IDEA ?AT EV5 IF WE TAKE IT = GRANT$ ?AT ! SUPREME GOAL = ,AM]ICANS IS TO DEF5D ,AM]ICA1 ?IS GOAL IS NOT ADEQUATELY S]V$ UND] PRES5T CONDITIONS1 BY SU* SIMPLE & DIRECT ME?ODS AS ?OSE ADVOCAT$ BY ! 0,AM]ICA ,FIR/0 PROGRAM1 BUT CAN BE S]V$ ONLY BY ACTIVE 9T]V5TION 9 ! PRES5T W> ON ! SIDE ( ,GREAT ,BRITA94 ,WE >E NOT 9 A POSITION TO JUDGE ! RELATIVE M]ITS ( EI!R ( !SE PLANS FROM A /RICTLY /RATEGICAL PO9T ( VIEW4 ,BUT WE /RONGLY SUSPECT ?AT ! REAL DIVISION BETWE5 ! ADH]5TS ( ! TWO SLOGANS IS NOT BAS$ ON ANY /RATEGICAL REASONS AT ALL4 ,!Y DO NOT EXPRESS TWO DIFF]5T WAYS ( FUR!R+ ! COMMON 9T]E/S ( ! ,AM]ICAN B\RGEOISIE AS A :OLE 7& EV5 LESS ! 9T]E/S ( ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE74 ,!Y RA!R EXPRESS ! DIFF]5T MAT]IAL 9T]E/S & 5SU+ POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES ( TWO DEF9ITE FRACTIONS ( ! ,AM]ICAN B\RGEOISIE1 OR TWO DIFF]5T CONCEPTS ( A DESIRABLE FUTURE DEVELOPM5T ( ! 9T]NAL & EXT]NAL POLICIES ( ! GR[+ ,AM]ICAN EMPIRE4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS 9T]NAL CONFLICT ( ! RUL+ CLASS ?AT ONE SIDE - ! 9T]V5TIONI/ SIDE AS AGA9/ ! ISOLATIONI/ SIDE - TRIES FUR!R TO =TIFY ITS POSITION ?R\< ANO!R APPEAL1 :I* = ! PURPOSE ( ?IS DISCUSSION IS MO/ CONV5I5TLY SUMM$ UP 9 ! SLOGAN 3 0,DEF5D DEMOCRACY ?R\< DEF5D+ ,BRITA9 60 7,H]E BY ! WAY1 APPE>S ! ULTIMATE PURPOSE ( ?AT O!R SLOGAN :I* ASK$ ! WORK]S TO DEF5D !IR [N RITICUL> /ATE47 ,!RE IS ONE FLAW 9 ! CLEV] DEVICE ( MAK+ ! PRES5T ,BRITI% EMPIRE ! 9T]NATIONAL *AMPION ( ! FI AIMS4 ,TRUE FRI5D%IP %\LD BE MUTUAL4 ,IF ! FI AIMS4 ,?IS SEEMS SIMPLE 5\<4 7,IT %\LD BE NOTIC$ ?AT NOBODY UP TO N[ HAS ASK$ FROM ! ,*UR*ILL GOV]NM5T ANY?+ MORE ?AN A SOLEMN DECL>ATION 9 WORDS4 ,NOBODY MADE ! HELP ( ! FRI5DS ( DEMOCRACY1 ! HELP ( ! WORK]S = ! ,BRITI% VICTORY1 DEP5D5T ON AN IMM$IATE PRACTICAL /EP - SAY ! LONG OV]DUE 0DEMOCRATIZATION0 ( ! ,BRITI% RULE 9 ,9DIA47 ,YET TO MAKE !IR >GUM5T ACCEPTABLE TO A GOV]NM5T ?AT UP TO N[ HAS NEV] BETRAY$ ANY P>TICUL> ATTA*M5T TO FUR!R PROGRESS T[>DS DEMOCRACY1 ! FRI5DS ( DEMOCRACY APPROA*$ ! QUE/ION FROM ANO!R ANGLE4 7,:O W\LD HAVE EXPECT$ !M TO APPROA* ANY QUE/ION 9 A /RAIY FI PROGRAM4 ,EV5 SO1 ! PLEA = AN E>LY ANN\NCEM5T ( ! ,BRITI% W> AIMS DID NOT PREVAIL OV] ! OPPOSITE REASON+ :I* PO9TS TO ! POSSIBLE WEAK5+ ( ! APP>5T UNITY ( ! ,BRITI% 7& ! ,AM]ICAN7 PUBLIC IF SU* HI AIMS IS ONLY AN IDEOLOGICAL EXPRESSION ( AN ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T DIVISION )9 ! ,BRITI% 7& ,AM]ICAN7 B\RGEOISIE4 ,! CONS]VATIVE ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T KN[S FULL WELL ?AT AN IMPORTANT FRACTION ( ! RUL+ CLASS ( ,AM]ICA IS MU* LESS CONC]N$ ) ! LACK ( DEMOCRACY 9 ! PRES5T ,BRITI% SET-UP ?AN IT IS 9T]E/$ 9 ! ASSURANCE ?AT ! ACTUAL W> AIMS ( ,GREAT ,BRITA9 WILL AT NO TIME ASSUME A TOO 0DEMOCRATIC0 *>ACT] ?AT C\LD 5DANG] ! SECURITY ( ! EXI/+ CAPITALI/IC REGIME4 ,! RUL+ CLASS ( ! FULLY DEVELOP$ CAPITALI/ C\NTRIES NO LONG] SPLITS ON SU* G5]AL POLITICAL ISSUES AS ?AT BETWE5 0DEMOCRATIC PROGRESS0 & 0CONS]VATIVE P[] POLITICS04 ,IF IT SPLITS AT ALL1 IT WILL BE SPLIT ON ! MU* MORE REALI/IC QUE/ION ( CONFLICT+ MAT]IAL 9T]E/S4 ,9 SPITE ( ! CONTR>Y ILLUSIONS ( A SMALL & COMP>ATIVELY P[]LESS GR\P ( POLITICAL IDEALI/S1 ! ULTIMATE FATE ( ! ,BRITI% EMPIRE 9 ITS PRES5T DESP]ATE /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,NAZI AGGRESSORS DOES NOT DEP5D ON ! \TCOME ( ! PRES5T WORLD-WIDE IDEOLOGICAL FIATIVE /R5G? ( ! FIMIES OR BY ! SUP]IOR TE*NICAL EQUIPM5T ?AT MAY RESULT FROM ,AM]ICAN ALL-\T HELP TO ,BRITA94 ,! \TCOME ( ! PRES5T W> DEP5DS 9 ! FIR/ PLACE ON ! DEGREE ( 9T]NAL DIVISION )9 ! RUL+ CAPITALI/ CLASS 9 ,5GL& ITSELF ?AT1 AFT] A TEMPOR>Y TRUCE BETWE5 ! PRE-W> APPEAS]S & ! ,*UR*ILLITES1 REASS]TS ITSELF 9 ! BEG9N+ /RUGGLE = OR AGA9/ ! ANN\NCEM5T ( ! ,BRITI% W> AIMS4 ,IT WILL BE DECID$ 9 ! LA/ 9/ANCE BY ! REP]CUSSIONS ?AT ! BITT] FI & BY 9T]NAL /RUGGLES )9 EA* C\NTRY1 WILL PRODUCE 9 ! HI!RTO IMMOBILIZ$ ?IRD CAMP1 ! CAMP ( ! PROLET>IAN CLASS4 ,WE DO NOT HESITATE TO SAY ?AT IF ! ASSUM$ SUPREME GOAL ( HUMANITY 9 \R TIME1 ! DEFEAT ( ,HITL] & ! WIP+ \T ( FASCISM1 CAN BE REA*$ AT ALL1 IT WILL BE REA*$ 9 NO O!R MANN] ?AN BY ! 9DEP5D5T FIY1 MO/ N>R[LY DEF9$1 MO/ CONCRETE CLASS AIMS4 ,NOT ,GREAT ,BRITA91 NOT 0DEMOCRACY10 BUT ! PROLET>IAN CLASS IS ! WORLD *AMPION 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y FIXI/S4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,M>* #b1 #bba 3 ,! ,FI ,AIMS ,( ,! ,WORK+ ,CLASS -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #h1 #bbb 3 ,! ,FI ,AIMS ,( ,! ,WORK+ ,CLASS -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/