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,AU?OR 3 ,GEORGE ,WOODCOCK 

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,I BELIEVE ?AT !RE IS ALWAYS NE$ = A P]PETUAL RE-CONSID]ATION ( ! VALIDITY ( EV]Y ASPECT ( \R VIEWPO9TS4 ,9 LEFT-W+ CIRCLES1 & P>TICUL>LY AMONG ,M>XI/S1 ! WORD 0REVISIONISM0 HAS (T5 A PEJORATIVE S\ND2 ,I BELIEVE ?AT ! ATTITUDE :I* ?IS DISPLAYS M]ELY %[S A RESI/ANCE TO GR[? AMONG ! PEOPLE :O HOLD IT4 ,& ,I AM DEF9ITELY \T ( SYMPA?Y ) ! ROMANTICISM ( ?OSE LA/-DIT*]S :O HOLD !IR POSITIONS \T ( AN ILLUSION ( LOYALTY & A HORROR ( SELF-CONTRADICTION4 ,EV]Y MAN :OSE IDEAS >E LIV+ & GR[+ MU/ CONTRADICT HIMSELF MANY TIMES DUR+ HIS LIFE1 & ,I AM ) ,:ITMAN & ,PR\DHON 9 F9D+ NO REASON = %AME 9 ?IS4 ,BUT ,I DO SEE REASON = %AME 9 HOLD+ ON TO A POSITION UNLESS ,I BELIEVE ?AT1 ALL ?+S CONSID]$1 IT /ILL REMA9S ! BE/ & MO/ REASONABLE4 

,!RE=E ,I ACKN[L$GE & RESPECT ,MACDONALD'S *ANGE 9 HIS POSITION ON W>1 & ,I ?9K WE %\LD CONSID] C>EFULLY :AT HE HAS TO SAY 9 HIS [N JU/IFICATION4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ,I MU/ SAY ?AT ,I HAVE F\ND HIS >GUM5TS = RADICALS TO 5ROLL !MSELVES 9 ! CAUSE ( ! ,WE/]N /ATES :OLLY UNCONV9C+4 

,TO BEG91 ,MACDONALD QUOTES ,K>L ,LIEBKNE*T'S ,WORLD ,W> ,I DICTUM1 0,! MA9 5EMY IS AT HOME60 ,HE DECL>ES ?AT ?IS CLASSIC EXPRESSION ( ! ANTI-MILIT>I/ 7?\< NOT NECESS>ILY PACIFI/7 POSITION DOES NOT HOLD GOOD1 & SAYS3 0,?OSE :O /ILL BELIEVE IT ,I MU/ REG>D AS EI!R UN9=M$1 S5TIM5TAL1 OR ! DUPES ( ,SOVIET PROPAG&A 7OR1 ( C\RSE1 ALL ?REE TOGE!R740 

,LET US BEG9 FROM !RE4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT SOME PACIFI/S >E UN9=M$ ON ,RUSSIA1 & ?AT A FEW ( !M -- P>TICUL>LY AMONG ! ,QUAK]S -- T5D TO BECOME ! DUPES ( ,SOVIET PROPAG&A AB\T ,RUSSIA BE+ ! REPRES5TATIVE ( WORLD PEACE4 ,H[EV]1 ,I ?9K ?AT ! PROPORTION ( OPPON5TS ( W> PREP>ATIONS :O >E 9 EI!R ( !SE POSITIONS IS MU* SMALL] ?AN ,MACDONALD BELIEVES1 & ,I KN[ ?AT IT IS NOT TRUE ( ANY ( ! AN>*I/S1 TO :ATEV] BRAN* ( \R V]Y ELA/IC MOVEM5T !Y MAY BELONG4 ,= MORE ?AN ?IRTY YE>S WE & \R PR$ECESSORS HAVE BE5 9SI/+ ON ! REACTION>Y *>ACT] ( ,RUSSIAN COMMUNISM1 & :5 IT WAS CONSID]$ UNPATRIOTIC 9 ,BRITA9 & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TO D5\NCE ,/AL9 AS A DICTATOR NO BETT] ?AN ,HITL]1 WE W]E AMONG ! FEW :O CONT9U$ TO DO SO4 ,WE >E ! LA/ EV] TO HAVE BE5 ! DUPES ( ,SOVIET PROPAG&A4 

,SO1 S9CE ,I AM SURE ?AT ,MACDONALD W\LD H>DLY P]SI/ 9 BR++ !SE TWO ACCUSATIONS AGA9/ ! AN>*I/S AT LEA/1 ,I WILL CONC5TRATE ON ! ?IRD ACCUSATION1 ?AT WE >E 0S5TIM5TAL04 ,MY CONT5TION IS ?AT WE >E 9 FACT MORE REALI/IC BY F> ?AN ?OSE RADICALS OR EX-RADICALS :O HAVE %\LD]$ !IR H>PS ( PEACE &1 LIKE ! M9/REL BOY ( ! BALLAD1 >E N[ TO BE F\ND 9 ! RANKS ( W>4 

,TO BEG91 LET ME SAY ?AT ,I DO NOT 9 ! LEA/ DISAGREE ) ,MACDONALD 9 PREF]R+ ! ,WE/ TO ! ,EA/ AS A PLACE TO LIVE 94 ,NOBODY BUT ! MO/ IDIOTIC & />RY-EY$ FELL[-TRAVEL] W\LD ?9K IT BETT] TO LIVE 9 ,MOSC[ ?AN 9 ,LONDON OR ,SAN ,FRANCISCO OR ,MONTREAL OR ,P>IS4 ,!RE IS NO COMP>ISON BETWE5 ! NATURE ( LIFE 9 A CAPITALI/ DEMOCRACY AT ! PRES5T MOM5T1 DESPITE ITS MANIFOLD 9JU/ICES & DISCOM=TS1 & ! NATURE ( LIFE 9 ,RUSSIA OR ,EA/ ,G]MANY4 ,& ,I W\LD AGREE ) ,DWI<T ,MACDONALD ?AT1 AGA9 AT ?IS MOM5T1 ,SOVIET COMMUNISM IS 0F> MORE 9HUMANE & B>B>\S AS A SOCIAL SY/EM ?AN \R [N40 

,BUT TO AGREE TO !SE PO9TS IS NOT TO AGREE ?AT ! POLITICAL AIMS ( ! RUL]S ( ! ,WE/]N /ATES >E GOOD1 OR ?AT ! SUP]IORITY ( ,WE/]N CULTURE IS A LOGICAL EXCUSE = W>1 OR ?AT ?IS SUP]IORITY WILL NECESS>ILY LA/ =EV] -- ?AT IT WILL LA/1 = 9/ANCE1 MORE ?AN A FEW WEEKS 9 ! EV5T ( AN ATOMIC W>4 

,IT SEEMS TO ME1 9DE$1 ?AT F> FROM MA9TA9+ ?OSE QUALITIES 9 :I* ,WE/]N C\NTRIES >E MORE ADVANC$ ?AN ,RUSSIA1 ! K9D ( W> ?AT IS LIKELY TO 5SUE UND] ! PRET5SE ( DEF5D+ DEMOCRACY WILL BE ! SURE/ WAY ( ALL1 NOT ( R$UC+ OR C\NT]-ACT+ 9HUMANITY & B>B>ITY1 BUT ( UNIV]SALIZ+ !M4 ,ATOMIC W>1 ,I MA9TA91 IS A MORE C]TA9 WAY ( BR++ AB\T ! COLLAPSE ( :AT WE REG>D AS CIVILIZ$ VALUES ?AN ANY AM\NT ( ,SOVIET AGGRESSION4 ,& = ?IS REASON ,I CONSID] ANY /ATE ?AT 9CLUDES 9 ITS POLITICAL & MILIT>Y MANEUV]S ! ?REAT ( ATOMIC W> TO BE AS MU* AN 05EMY0 ( MANK9D 9 G5]AL AS ANY O!R SIMIL> /ATE4 

,EV5 )\T AN ATOMIC W>1 ! GULF BETWE5 ,AM]ICAN & ,RUSSIAN POLITICAL LIFE SEEMS TO CONTRACT ) ! YE>S4 ,9 A LITTLE PROPHETIC FANTASY :I* HE WROTE = ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES1 ,B]TR& ,RUSSELL 5VISAG$ A FUTURE 9 :I* ! ATOMIC W> W\LD BE AV]T$ BECAUSE ,S5ATOR ,MC,C>?Y W\LD HAVE BECOME ,PRESID5T ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & W\LD HAVE DISCOV]$ SO LITTLE REAL DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! \TLOOK ( HIS ADM9I/RATION & ?AT ( ,COMRADE ,MAL5KOV ?AT AGREEM5T ON SPH]ES ( 9FLU5CE W\LD BECOME EASY4 ,?IS MAY S\ND F>-FET*$ 9 FACT1 BUT ,I ?9K ?AT 9 SPIRIT IT IS NOT SO1 S9CE ,MC,C>?Y'S ACTIVITIES HAVE BE5 CONSI/5TLY DIRECT$ T[>DS PREP>+ 9 ,AM]ICA A TOTALIT>IAN ATMOSPH]E :I* A ,COMMUNI/ RUL] W\LD F9D CONG5IAL4 

,BUT ,I DO NOT ?9K ?AT ,MC,C>?Y HIMSELF IS ! ONLY S9I/] PORT5T 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TODAY4 ,HE IS ONLY AN EXTREME EXAMPLE ( A G5]AL TR5D AMONG ! RUL+ ELITE1 & EV5 ! ,REPUBLICANS :O OPPOSE HIM DO SO BECAUSE !Y CONSID] HIM TOO 9EFFICI5T & TOO TACTLESS 9 HIS JOB4 ,BEH9D ! LURID FACADE ( ! ,CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES ! WORK ( SUPPRESS+ ! M9ORITY OP9ION GOES ON QUITE HAPPILY 9 ! H&S ( ! ADM9I/RATION2 EV5 ! ,>MY USES ITS PRES5T B\T ( %AD[ BOX+ ) ,MC,C>?Y AS A FRONT TO COV] A ?OR\<-GO+ PLAN ( DISCRIM9AT+1 NOT ONLY AGA9/ KN[N ,COMMUNI/S1 BUT ALSO AGA9/ ?OSE )9 ITS RANKS :O >E M]ELY SUSPECT$ ( LEFT-W+ SYMPA?IES4 ,READ]S ( ,HANNAH ,>5DT'S BOOK1 ,! ,ORIG9S ( ,TOTALIT>IANISM1 :I* HAS DONE SO MU* TO MOLD ,DWI<T ,MACDONALD'S REC5T ?\<T1 WILL REMEMB] ?AT %E PO9T$ \T ?AT ONE ( ! MO/ SALI5T *>ACT]I/ICS ( A TOTALIT>IAN REGIME WAS ! CREATION ( A P]PETUAL & P]SECUT$ M9ORITY4 ,REC5T ,AM]ICAN GOV]NM5T PROPOSALS TO TURN ,COMMUNI/S OR SUSPECT$ ,COMMUNI/S 9TO SECOND-CLASS ,AM]ICANS BY DEPRIV+ !M ( CITIZ5%IP >E A SIGNIFICANT /EP T[>DS ! SAME PROCESS ( CREAT+ A SCAPEGOAT M9ORITY1 A M9ORITY ( OP9ION RA!R ?AN RACE4 ,MACDONALD ASS]TS ?AT 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! REACTION IS C>RI$ ON 0FURTIVELY & APOLOGETICALLY02 9 REC5T MON?S IT HAS NOT BE5 ,MC,C>?Y OR ANY ( ! PROTAGONI/S ( REPRESSIVE LEGISLATION ?AT HAS BE5 0FURTIVE OR APOLOGETIC01 BUT RA!R ?OSE SO-CALL$ LIB]ALS :O C\LD ONLY MU/] ONE VOTE 9 ! ,S5ATE AGA9/ GIV+ ,MC,C>?Y ! FUNDS TO C>RY ON HIS WORK ( WIT*-HUNT+4 ,H]E IS A SITUATION ( LIB]AL SP9ELESSNESS BE=E REACTION>Y AGGRESSIV5ESS :I* REM9DS ONE =CIBLY ( ! SITUATION 9 ,ITALY BE=E ! ,M>* ON ,ROME & 9 ! ,WEIM> ,REPUBLIC 9 ! DAYS ( ,HITL]'S RISE TO P[] DUR+ ! #a#i#cS4 ,IT ALSO REM9DS ONE ( ,TROTSKY 9 ,RUSSIA CREAT+ ! MEANS ( HIS [N DE/RUCTION BY CONNIV+ AT ! P]SECUTION ( O!R M9ORITIES 9 ! DAYS BE=E HIS FALL FROM P[]4 

,TO RETURN TO ,MACDONALD'S >GUM5TS1 HE ACCUSES ! W>-RESI/]S ( BELIEV+ ?AT 0! WORLD'S MO/ *AUV9I/ & MILIT>I/IC GOV]NM5T .<! ,RUSSIAN.> IS444 /RIV+ = WORLD PEACE AGA9/ ! EVIL MA*9ATIONS ( ! ,/ATE ,DEP>TM5T & ! ,BRITI% ,=EIGN ,(FICE04 ,?IS1 AGA91 ! AN>*I/S DEF9ITELY DO NOT BELIEVE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ,I ?9K ,I SPEAK = MANY AN>*I/S :5 ,I SAY ?AT !Y DO NOT ALL[ A BELIEF 9 ! AGGRESSIVE MILIT>ISM ( ,RUSSIA TO CONV9CE !M ?AT IT IS ANY GREAT] A ?REAT TO WORLD PEACE ?AN ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,REC5T MON?S HAVE UND\BT$LY %[N AN 9CREASE 9 ,AM]ICAN SAB]-RATTL+ :I* HAS >\S$ MISGIV+1 NOT ONLY AMONG W>-RESI/]S1 BUT ALSO AMONG ,BRITI% ,CONS]VATIVES & !IR ,FR5* EQUIVAL5TS4 ,IT IS JU/ AS POSSIBLE ?AT W> MAY COME ?R\< ! BLUND]+ BLU/]S ( ,DULLES AS ?R\< ! MA*9ATIONS ( ,MAL5KOV2 9 ?IS P>TICUL> MOM5T1 IT SEEMS C]TA9 ?AT1 = PURELY PRACTICAL REASONS1 ,RUSSIA IS EV5 LESS ANXI\S ?AN ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES = A W>1 BUT ! GREAT DANG] REMA9S ! UNPLANN$ ONE -- ?AT ! P]IL\S GAME ( BLUFF & C\NT]-BLUFF WILL ACTUALLY ONE DAY SP>K (F A G5U9E W>4 

,& ?AT W> MAY MEAN ! 5D ( MO/ ?AT WE TREASURE 9 ,WE/]N CULTURE -- & ( MU* ( ! GOOD ?AT REMA9S 9 ,RUSSIA AS WELL4 ,MACDONALD SEES ! PRES5T SITUATION AS A 0FI<T TO ! DEA? BETWE5 RADICALLY DIFF]5T CULTURES04 ,I P]SONALLY DO NOT ?9K ! CONTE/S ( /ATES & POLITICIANS CAN HAVE ANY?+ TO DO ) CULTURES 7EXCEPT1 ( C\RSE1 TO H>M OR DE/ROY !M74 ,CULTURE IS A PRODUCT ( ! TAL5TS & ?\<TS & SPIRITUAL IMPULSES ( 9DIVIDUALS & PEOPLES1 IT ?RIVES ON PEACE1 & LIVES BY O!R MEANS ?AN ! POLITICAL4 ,C]TA9LY ! NEXT W> WILL DE/ROY A VA/ P>T ( ! MAT]IAL CAPITAL ( TW5TY-FIVE C5TURIES ( WORLD CULTURE2 :AT IS WORSE1 IT WILL PROBABLY 5C\RAGE ! SPREAD ( CIRCUM/ANCES ?AT WILL 9HIBIT R5EWAL4 ,ALREADY1 ! V]Y %AD[ ( ! ,BOMB SEEMS TO BE CAUS+ A DRY+ UP ( ! SPONTANEITY ( >T ?AT IS BE+ FELT ALL OV] ! WORLD2 9 ,5GL& & ,FRANCE ALIKE1 = ! FIR/ TIME S9CE ! MIDDLE ( ! LA/ C5TURY1 !RE >E NO REAL AVANT G>DES 9 LIT]ATURE & ! >TS1 & ALL OV] ! WORLD WE >E DISMALLY LACK+ 9 ?OSE A*IEVEM5TS ( R5AISSANCE :I* FOLL[$ ! PEACE ( #a#i#a#h4 

,MACDONALD SEEMS TO F9D SOME COM=T 9 ! FACT ?AT ?+S 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES >E NOT SO BAD AS 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,HE IS NOT :OLLY UNJU/IFI$4 ,AT ! V]Y LEA/ IT MEANS ?AT 9DIVIDUALS LIV+ 9 ,WE/]N C\NTRIES HAVE A FEW YE>S MORE ( COMP>ATIVELY SPACI\S LIV+ ?AN !IR UN=TUNATE FELL[ M5 ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! V>I\S CURTA9S 7?\< IT MU/ NOT BE =GOTT5 ?AT SOME C\NTRIES )9 ! WE/]N ORBIT1 E4G4 ,SPA9 & ,JUGOSLAVIA1 >E NOT F> BEH9D ,RUSSIA 9 ! DEGREE ( !IR TOTALIT>IANISM74 0,BE+ ON ! SAME ROAD IS NOT ! SAME ?+ AS BE+ !RE ALREADY01 ,MACDONALD RI<TLY REM>KS1 & IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT 0?IS MALIGN TR5D .<T[>DS TOTALIT>IANISM.> CAN TO SOME EXT5T BE RESI/$04 ,BUT1 TO MY M9D1 IT CAN ONLY BE RESI/$ BY ?OSE :O >E WILL+ TO GO ! :OLE HOG & PO9T \T ?AT ALL & ANY /ATES >E ! SE$B$S ( TYRANNY & W>4 ,! FOLLY IS 9 ?OSE :O TRY TO PICK & *OOSE1 :O SAY1 LIKE ,MACDONALD1 ?AT !Y WI% TO SUPPORT ! ,WE/]N /ATES BUT TO DECL>E OBJECTION TO C]TA9 ASPECTS1 E4G4 0! ,SMI? & ,MC,C>RAN ,ACTS1 ,FR5* POLICY 9 ,9DO-,*9A1 ETC40 ,9 FACT1 AS EV5TS HAVE %[N 9 ! LA/ FEW MON?S1 ALL !SE ?+S >E 9TEGRAL ASPECTS ( ,AM]ICAN POLICY :I* CANNOT BE DIVID$ FROM ! :OLE4 ,!Y >E P>T ( ! 9TOL]ANCE & AGGRESSIV5ESS :I* ANY EXPANSIVE /ATE HAS TO MA9TA9 9 ORD] TO KEEP ITS 9ITIATIVE4 

,BUT1 ! SITUATION BE+ AS IT IS1 :AT IS TO BE DONE8 ,MACDONALD1 IT IS EVID5T1 IS EXTREMELY UNEASY 9 HIS NEW F\ND SITUATION ( AN UNWILL+ SUPPORT] ( W> AGA9/ ,RUSSIA AS AN EV5TUAL POSSIBILITY1 & HE ADMITS ?AT IT PROVIDES NO COMPLETE SOLUTION = ! DILEMMA4 ,BUT HAS HE 9 FACT EXAM9$ ALL O!R ALT]NATIVES8 ,!RE IS ONE SIGNIFICANT PASSAGE AT ! 5D ( HIS ,APP5DICES TO ,! ,ROOT IS ,MAN4 ,HE SAYS3 0,! ONLY HI/ORICALLY REAL ALT]NATIVES 9 #aici W]E TO BACK ,HITL]'S >MIES1 TO BACK ! ,ALLIES' >MIES1 OR TO DO NO?+4 ,BUT NONE ( !SE ALT]NATIVES PROMIS$ ANY GREAT B5EFIT = MANK9D1 & ! ONE ?AT F9ALLY TRIUMPH$ HAS L$ SIMPLY TO ! REPLAC+ ( ! ,NAZI BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ?REAT1 ) ! :OLE <A/LY NEWSREEL FLICK]+ ?R\< ONCE MORE 9 A SECOND %[+40 ,& IF ! ,COMMUNI/ ?REAT FOLL[$ ! DEFEAT ( ! ,NAZI ?REAT1 :AT1 ONE MI<T ASK1 IS LIKELY TO FOLL[ ! DEFEAT ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ?REAT8 ,IS ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I,I ANY MORE LIKELY TO PRODUCE A PEACEFUL & CIVILIZ$ WORLD ?AN ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I & ,WORLD ,W> ,I DID8 ,( C\RSE NOT1 UNLESS !RE IS A COMPLETE REV]SAL ( ! ATTITUDE ( ! COMMON PEOPLE ON ! QUE/ION ( W>4 ,& S9CE ?AT REV]SAL MU/ APPE> SOME:]E & AT SOME TIME1 IF IT IS TO APPE> AT ALL1 !RE IS NO REASON :Y WE %\LD NOT SEEK = IT N[ JU/ AS WELL AS AFT] ANO!R DE/RUCTIVE W>4 

,:5 ,MACDONALD SAYS ?AT ! ?IRD ALT]NATIVE 9 #aici WAS 0DO+ NO?+01 HE IS REALLY DIRECT+ A SNE] AT ! PROTAGONI/S ( ! POLICY ( W> RESI/ANCE4 ,HE BELIEVES ?AT NON-MILIT>I/IC RESI/ANCE WILL CUT NO ICE ) ! ,COMMUNI/S & ?AT ! TRIUMPH :I* ,G&HI WON OV] ! ,BRITI% 9 ,9DIA W\LD HAVE BE5 IMPOSSIBLE IF HE HAD BE5 FAC$ BY ! T\<] M9D$ ,RUSSIAN ,COMMUNI/S4 ,9DE$1 IT IS EVID5T ?R\<\T ,MACDONALD'S >GUM5TS ?AT HE HAS :AT SEEMS TO ME AN EXAGG]AT$ IDEA ( ! ME*ANICAL P]FECTION ( ! ,COMMUNI/ MA*9E4 ,BUT NO SOCIETY IS 9 FACT1 AS HE W\LD CONT5D1 0P]FECTLY DEAD & CLOS$04 ,?IS IS AN AB/RACTION1 & LIKE ALL AB/RACTIONS IT IS RIDDL$ ) ! 9T]/ICES ( CONTRADICTION ?AT >E OP5$ BY ! FACTS ( REAL LIFE4 ,!RE >E 9 REALITY WELL-E/ABLI%$ 9/ANCES 9 :I* TOTALIT>IAN GOV]NM5TS RETREAT$ BE=E MOVEM5TS ( NONVIOL5T RESI/ANCE2 ! REC5T /RIKES 9 ,SPA91 ! /RIKES 9 ,COP5HAG5 DUR+ ! ,NAZI OCCUPATION1 ! DEMON/RATIONS LA/ SUMM] 9 ,B]L9 & ?R\<\T ,EA/ ,G]MANY -- ALL ( !SE HAD A PR(\NDLY DI/URB+ EFFECT ON ! REGIMES AGA9/ :I* !Y W]E DIRECT$1 & IT WAS F\ND1 9 ,G]MANY AT LEA/1 ?AT EV5 ! TRA9$ POLICEM5 ( ! TOTALIT>IAN ORD] W]E F> FROM IMP]VI\S TO ! EXAMPLE ( ! RESI/+ PEOPLE4 ,FUR!RMORE1 REC5T EV5TS 9 ,RUSSIA HAVE %[N ?AT EV5 9 ! HE>TL& ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ORD] ! RUL]S HAVE F\ND ?AT !RE CAN BE A LIMIT1 EV5 AMONG WORK]S ) NO CIVIL RI<TS :ATEV]1 TO ! EXT5T TO :I* SACRIFICES WILL BE ACCEPT$4 ,BEYOND ?AT LIMIT !RE BEG9S TO APPE> AT LEA/ A ,S*WEIKIAN K9D ( RESI/ANCE1 & CONCESSIONS >E NE$$2 TAK5 TOGE!R1 ! REC5T CONCESSIONS ( ! NEW ,RUSSIAN RUL]S -- )DRAWAL FROM COLLECTIVITY 9 AGRICULTURE1 EXPANSION ( ! SUPPLY ( CONSUM] GOODS1 S(T5+ ( CULTURAL CONTROLS1 & LESS5+ ( ,M,V,D P[]S -- REPRES5T A RADICAL MODIFICATION ( ,RUSSIAN POLICY :I* ONLY A CONSCI\SNESS ( DEEP-SEAT$ DISCONT5T C\LD HAVE 9DUC$4 ,ADD$ TO SU* FACTS AS !SE1 !RE IS ALWAYS ! PROCESS ( S(T5+ :I* ALL EMPIRES 9 HI/ORY HAVE EXP]I5C$ :5 !Y HAVE SPREAD TOO F>4 ,9DE$1 IT SEEMS PROBABLE ?AT IT HAS BE5 LESS ! ?REAT ( ,AM]ICAN GUNS ?AN ! DIFFICULTY ( ASSIMILAT+ RADICALLY DIFF]5T CULTURES 9 ,EA/]N ,G]MANY & ,CZE*OSLOVAKIA ?AT HAS KEPT ! ,RUSSIANS BACK 9 ,EUROPE2 !Y PROBABLY REALIZE ?AT EV5 MANY PR(ESS$ ,COMMUNI/S 9 ,FRANCE & ,ITALY W\LD BE P>T ( A GREAT MOVEM5T ( NON-COOP]ATION IF ! ,RUSSIAN >MIES DID M>* FUR!R ,WE/1 A MOVEM5T SO CORRUPT+ ?AT ! ,R$ SOLDI]S W\LD BE NO MORE PRO( AGA9/ IT ?AN !Y W]E AGA9/ ! GLAM\R ( A HI<] /&>D ( LIV+ 9 ,G]MANY & ,AU/RIA 9 ! FIR/ MON?S ( ! OCCUPATION ( #a#i#d#d4 

,ONE ( ! REASONS :Y A CONSCI\S & CLOSELY L9K$ -- IF NOT =MALLY ORGANIZ$ -- LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T %\LD BE ACTIVE AGA9/ W> 9 ALL ! C\NTRIES :]E IT CAN WORK IS ! FACT ?AT IT WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ! NUCLEUS = MOVEM5TS ( RESI/ANCE 9 ! CASE ( ! IMPOSITION ( =EIGN -- OR HOMEGR[N -- TOTALIT>IANISMS4 ,BUT ,I ?9K ?AT IT IS ALSO JU/ POSSIBLE ?AT SU* A MOVEM5T MI<T PLAY A VITAL P>T EV5 9 ! EV5T ( ATOMIC W>4 ,P]HAPS1 :5 WE TALK ( ! 5TIRE DE/RUCTION ( CIVILIZATION BY ! ,BOMB1 ?IS IS A LITTLE ON ! RHETORICAL SIDE4 ,C]TA9LY ! BIG C5T]S WILL GO 9 ! EV5T ( AN ATOMIC W>1 & MO/ ( ! POPULATION AS WELL1 BUT IT IS JU/ POSSIBLE ?AT ! RURAL DI/RICTS & ! SMALL T[NS WILL REMA91 & ?AT A NEW1 DEC5TRALIZ$ =M ( SOCIETY WILL P]=CE HAVE TO EM]GE ON ! RU9S ( ! OLD4 ,IF ?IS %\LD HAPP51 !N ANY MAN :O HAS *OS5 A CON/RUCTIVE RA!R ?AN A DE/RUCTIVE ATTITUDE WILL F9D HIS P>T TO PLAY 9 PREV5T+ ! REBUILD+ ( ! C5TRALIZ$ /ATES :I* WILL HAVE BR\<T ON !IR [N DE/RUCTION1 & 9 NURTUR+ ! APPE>ANCE ( FREE & AUTONOM\S LOCAL SOCIETIES4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ! W> IS NOT YET UPON US1 & EV]Y DAY ?AT IT IS DELAY$ %\LD BE A DAY ( HOPE1 NOT A DAY ( DESPAIR4 ,= ,I DO NOT AGREE ) ,MACDONALD ?AT A ?IRD FRONT ( ! PEOPLE AGA9/ ALL ! MILIT>I/S IS \T ( ! REALM ( HI/ORICAL POSSIBILITY4 ,TO LAT] OBS]V]S IT IS ONLY ! MOVEM5TS :I* HAVE SUCCE$$ ?AT SEEM TO HAVE BE5 HI/ORICALLY POSSIBLE1 BUT IT MU/ BE REMEMB]$ ?AT EV5 !SE MOVEM5TS1 9 !IR V]Y BEG9N+S1 MU/ HAVE SEEM$ ,QUIXOTIC HOPES TO ! MAJORITY ( ! PEOPLE :O SAW !M4 ,UP TO #a#i#a#g1 ! ,BOL%EVIKS W]E A T9Y M9ORITY GR\P ( EXIL$ PLOTT]S & UND]GR\ND LABOR AGITATORS1 & !IR ASC5SION TO P[] )9 A FEW MON?S MU/ HAVE SEEM$ EXTREMELY UNLIKELY4 ,! ,CONGRESS MOVEM5T ( ,G&HI />T$ \T ( M9UTE BEG9N+S1 & NO?+ C\LD HAVE BE5 MORE PITIFULLY 9AUSPICI\S ?AN ! GR\P ( SEV5 FANATICS :O GA!R$ TO =M ! ,NATIONALI/ ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY 9 ! DIM BEG9N+S ( ,HITL]'S RISE TO P[]4 ,:AT NEGATIVE MOVEM5TS LIKE ,COMMUNISM & ,NAZISM HAVE A*IEV$ FROM 9F9ITESIMAL BEG9N+S IS SURELY NOT BEYOND ! P[] ( POSITIVE MOVEM5TS4 ,& !RE=E ,I /ILL MA9TA9 ?AT A MOVEM5T ( ! PEOPLE ?AT WILL C>RY ?R\< A =MIDABLE RESI/ANCE TO ! ?REAT ( W>1 ?AT WILL P]COLATE ?R\< ! WEAK PO9TS ( ! IRON CURTA9 -- ,EA/ ,G]MANY1 ,POL&1 ,CZE*OSLOVAKIA -- WILL ONLY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IF !RE >E NO M5 TO TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE1 IF !RE >E NO M5 ) ! IMAG9ATION TO CONCEIVE ! RI<T WAY TO /RIKE ! ?\<TS & HE>TS ( ! WORLD4 ,!RE >E ?OSE PESSIMI/S :O CONT5D ?AT SU* A HOPE IS ,QUIXOTIC & ?AT ! DAY ( MOVEM5TS ( 5?USIASM & FAI? IS PA/4 ,I W\LD CLAIM ?AT 9 SU* TIMES ( CRISIS AS \R [N WE LE>N ?AT ! UNCOMPROMIS+ REJECTION ( NEGATIVE =CES -- :I* \R CRITICS CALL ,QUIXOTICISM -- IS 9 FACT ! ONLY REALI/IC HOPE ( SAV+ \RSELVES & \R CULTURE4 ,& ,I W\LD ALSO SUGGE/ ?AT !RE >E PL5TY ( SIGNS TO %[ ?AT A TIME ( ?IS K9D PROVIDES ! V]Y CONDITIONS 9 :I* A MOVEM5T ( FAI? & 5?USIASM CAN TAKE ROOT4 ,ALREADY !RE >E SOME SU* MOVEM5TS :I* HAVE HAD AN AMAZ+ AM\NT ( LIMIT$ SUCCESS2 ,BHAVE'S CRUSADE = VOLUNT>Y L& R$I/RIBUTION 9 ,9DIA IS ONE EXAMPLE4 ,A DYNAMIC ELEV5?-H\R ANTI-MILIT>I/ MOVEM5T ?AT /RUCK ! IMAG9ATIONS ( ! WORLD'S PEOPLES W\LD BE ?OR\<LY COMPATIBLE ) ! HI/ORICAL NE$S ( \R TIME1 & IT MI<T RUN ?R\< ! *ANNELS ( \R DECAY+ CIVILIZATION AS ! =CES ( E>LY ,*RI/IANITY BUR/ \T FROM ! CATACOMBS 9TO ! SIMIL>LY MORIBUND /RUCTURE ( IMP]IAL ,ROME4 ,MORE ?AN EV] BE=E1 SU* A MOVEM5T C\LD *ANGE ! :OLE *>ACT] ( HUMAN SOCIAL EXI/5CE4 

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