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,AN>*ISM & ,P[] 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

,AU?OR 3 ,URSULA ,K4 ,LE ,GU9 

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#h4 ,AN>*ISM & ,P[] 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION 

  

,TODAY1 :5 AN>*ISM HAS BECOME LE MOT DU JOR 9 RADICAL CIRCLES1 ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 A SOCIETY BAS$ ON AN>*Y & ONE BAS$ ON ! PR9CIPLES ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY %\LD BE CLE>LY DI/+UI%$4 ,AU!NTIC AN>*ISM ABOVE ALL SEEKS ! EMANCIPATION ( 9DIVIDUAL P]SONALITY FROM ALL E?ICAL1 POLITICAL1 & SOCIAL CON/RA9TS4 ,9 SO DO+1 H[EV]1 IT FAILS TO ADDRESS ! ALL-IMPORTANT & V]Y CONCRETE ISSUE ( P[]1 :I* CONFRONTS ALL REVOLUTION>IES 9 A P]IOD ( SOCIAL UPHEAVAL4 ,RA!R ?AN ADDRESS H[ ! PEOPLE1 ORGANIZ$ 9TO CONF$]AT$ POPUL> ASSEMBLIES1 MI<T CAPTURE P[] & CREATE A FULLY DEVELOP$ LIB]T>IAN SOCIETY1 AN>*I/S CONCEIVE ( P[] ESS5TIALLY AS A MALIGNANT EVIL ?AT MU/ BE DE/ROY$4 ,PR\DHON1 = EXAMPLE1 ONCE /AT$ ?AT HE W\LD DIVIDE & SUBDIVIDE P[] UNTIL IT1 9 EFFECT1 CEAS$ TO EXI/4 ,PR\DHON MAY WELL HAVE 9T5D$ ?AT GOV]NM5T BE R$UC$ TO ! M9IMUM 5TITY ?AT C\LD EX]CISE AU?ORITY OV] ! 9DIVIDUAL1 BUT HIS /ATEM5T P]PETUATES ! ILLUSION ?AT P[] CAN ACTUALLY CEASE TO EXI/1 A NOTION AS ABSURD AS ! IDEA ?AT GRAVITY CAN BE ABOLI%$4 

,! TRAGIC CONSEQU5CES ( ?IS ILLUSION1 :I* HAS BURD5$ AN>*ISM FROM ITS 9CEPTION1 CAN BE/ BE UND]/OOD BY EXAM9+ A CRUCIAL EV5T 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION ( #a#i#c#f4 ,ON ,JULY #b#a1 ! WORK]S ( ,CATALONIA & ESPECIALLY ( ITS CAPITAL ,B>CELONA DEFEAT$ ! =CES ( ,G5]AL ,FRANCISCO ,FRANCO & !REBY GA9$ COMPLETE CONTROL OV] ONE ( ,SPA9'S L>GE/ & MO/ 9DU/RIALIZ$ PROV9CES1 9CLUD+ MANY IMPORTANT CITIES ALONG ! ,M$IT]RANEAN COA/ & A CONSID]ABLE AGR>IAN >EA4 ,P>TLY AS ! RESULT ( AN 9DIG5\S LIB]T>IAN TRADITION & P>TLY AS A RESULT ( ! 9FLU5CE EX]CIS$ BY ,SPA9'S MASS REVOLUTION>Y-SYNDICALI/ TRADE UNION1 ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I1 ! ,CATALAN PROLET>IAT PROCE$$ TO ORGANIZE A HUGE NETWORK ( DEF5SE1 NEI<BORHOOD1 SUPPLY1 & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES & ASSEMBLIES4 ,MEAN:ILE1 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE1 ! MORE RADICAL PEASANTRY 7A SIZABLE P>T ( ! AGR>IAN POPULATION7 TOOK OV] & COLLECTIVIZ$ ! L&4 ,CATALONIA & ITS POPULATION W]E PROTECT$ AGA9/ A POSSIBLE C\NT]ATTACK BY A REVOLUTION>Y MILITIA1 :I*1 NOT)/&+ ITS (T5 >*AIC WEAPONS1 WAS SUFFICI5TLY WELL >M$ TO HAVE DEFEAT$ ! WELL-TRA9$ & WELL-SUPPLI$ REBEL >MY & POLICE =CE4 ,! WORK]S & PEASANTS ( ,CATALONIA HAD1 9 EFFECT1 %ATT]$ ! B\RGEOIS /ATE MA*9E & CREAT$ A RADICALLY NEW GOV]NM5T OR POLITY 9 :I* !Y !MSELVES EX]CIS$ DIRECT CONTROL OV] PUBLIC & ECONOMIC AFFAIRS ?R\< 9/ITUTIONS ( !IR [N MAK+4 ,PUT 9 V]Y BLUNT T]MS1 !Y HAD TAK5 P[]--NOT BY SIMPLY *ANG+ ! NAMES ( EXI/+ OPPRESSIVE 9/ITUTIONS BUT BY LIT]ALLY DE/ROY+ ?OSE OLD 9/ITUTIONS & CREAT+ RADICALLY NEW ONES :OSE =M & SUB/ANCE GAVE ! MASSES ! RI<T TO DEF9ITIVELY DET]M9E ! OP]ATIONS ( ! ECONOMY & POLITY ( !IR REGION4.<#c#b.> 

,ALMO/ AS A MATT] ( C\RSE1 MILITANT MEMB]S ( ! ,C,N,T GAVE !IR UNION ! AU?ORITY TO ORGANIZE A REVOLUTION>Y GOV]NM5T & PROVIDE IT ) POLITICAL DIRECTION4 ,NOT)/&+ !IR REPUTATION = 9DISCIPL9E1 ! MAJORITY ( ,C,N,T MEMB]S1 OR C5ETI/AS1 W]E LIB]T>IAN SYNDICALI/S RA!R ?AN AN>*I/S2 !Y W]E /RONGLY COMMITT$ TO A WELL-/RUCTUR$1 DEMOCRATIC1 DISCIPL9$1 & COORD9AT$ ORGANIZATION4 ,9 ,JULY #a#i#c#f1 !Y ACT$ NOT ONLY ) A DUE REG>D = IDEOLOGY BUT (T5 ON !IR [N 9ITIATIVE TO CREATE !IR [N LIB]T>IAN =MS1 SU* AS NEI<BORHOOD C\NCILS & ASSEMBLIES1 FACTORY ASSEMBLIES1 & A GREAT V>IETY ( EXTREMELY LOOSE COMMITTEES1 BREAK+ ?R\< ANY PR$ET]M9$ MOLDS ?AT HAD BE5 IMPOS$ UPON ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T BY DOGMATIC IDEOLOGUES4 

,ON ,JULY #b#c1 TWO DAYS AFT] ! WORK]S HAD DEFEAT$ ! LOCAL ,FRANCOI/ UPRIS+1 A ,CATALAN REGIONAL PL5UM ( ! ,C,N,T CONV5$ 9 ,B>CELONA TO DECIDE :AT TO DO ) ! POLITY ! WORK]S HAD PLAC$ 9 ! UNION'S H&S4 ,A FEW DELEGATES FROM ! MILITANT ,BAJO DE ,LLOBREGAT REGION ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ! CITY F]V5TLY DEM&$ ?AT ! PL5UM DECL>E LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM & ! 5D ( ! OLD POLITICAL & SOCIAL ORD]2 ?AT IS1 ! WORK]S ?AT ! ,C,N,T PR(ESS$ TO LEAD W]E (F]+ TO GIVE ! PL5UM ! P[] ?AT !Y HAD ALREADY CAPTUR$ & ! SOCIETY !IR MILITANTS HAD 9 FACT BEGUN TO TRANS=M4 

,BY ACCEPT+ ! P[] ?AT WAS BE+ (F]$ TO IT1 ! PL5UM W\LD HAVE BE5 OBLIG$ TO *ANGE ! 5TIRE SOCIAL ORD] 9 A V]Y CONSID]ABLE & /RATEGIC >EA ( ,SPA9 ?AT WAS N[ UND] ! ,C,N,T'S DE FACTO CONTROL4 ,EV5 IF IT W]E NO MORE P]MAN5T ?AN ! 0,P>IS ,COMMUNE10 SU* A /EP W\LD HAVE PRODUC$ A 0,B>CELONA ,COMMUNE0 ( EV5 MORE MEMORABLE DIM5SIONS4 

,BUT TO ! A/ONI%M5T ( MANY MILITANTS 9 ! UNION1 ! PL5UM'S MEMB]S W]E RELUCTANT TO TAKE ?IS DECISIVE MEASURE4 ,! ,BAJO DE ,LLOBREGAT DELEGATES & ! ,C,N,T MILITANT ,JUAN ,G>CIA ,OLIVI]1 TO !IR LA/+ CR$IT1 TRI$ TO GET ! PL5UM TO CLAIM ! P[] IT ALREADY POSSESS$1 BUT ! ORATORY ( ,F$]ICA ,MONTS5Y & ! >GUM5TS ( ,DIEGO ,ABAD DE ,SANTILLAN 7TWO ,C,N,T LEAD]S7 P]SUAD$ ! PL5UM NOT TO UND]TAKE ?IS MOVE1 D5\NC+ IT AS A 0,BOL%EVIK SEIZURE ( P[]40 

,! MONUM5TAL NATURE ( ?IS ]ROR %\LD BE FULLY APPRECIAT$ BECAUSE IT REVEALS ALL ?AT IS 9T]NALLY CONTRADICTORY AB\T AN>*I/ IDEOLOGY4 ,BY FAIL+ TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 A POLITY & A /ATE1 ! ,C,N,T LEAD]S 7GUID$1 = ! MO/ P>T1 BY ! AN>*I/IC ,ABAD DE ,SANTILLAN & ,MONTS5Y7 MI/OOK A WORK]S' GOV]NM5T = A CAPITALI/ /ATE1 !REBY REJECT+ POLITICAL P[] 9 ,CATALONIA AT A TIME :5 IT WAS ALREADY 9 !IR H&S4 ,BY REFUS+ TO EX]CISE ! P[] !Y HAD ALREADY ACQUIR$1 ! PL5UM DID NOT ELIM9ATE P[] AS SU*2 IT M]ELY TRANSF]R$ IT FROM ITS [N H&S TO ?OSE ( ITS MO/ TREA*]\S 0ALLIES40 ,! RUL+ CLASSES CELEBRAT$ ?IS FATAL DECISION & SL[LY1 BY ! AUTUMN ( #a#i#c#f1 W5T ON TO REFA%ION A WORK]S' GOV]NM5T 9TO A 0B\RGEOIS DEMOCRATIC0 /ATE & OP5 ! DOOR TO AN 9CREAS+LY AU?ORIT>IAN ,/AL9I/ REGIME4 

,! HI/ORIC ,C,N,T PL5UM1 IT %\LD BE EMPHASIZ$1 DID NOT SIMPLY REJECT ! P[] ?AT ! UNION'S [N MEMB]S HAD WON AT A CONSID]ABLE CO/ 9 LIVES4 ,TURN+ ITS BACK ON A CRUCIAL FEATURE ( SOCIAL & POLITICAL LIFE1 IT TRI$ TO SUPPLANT REALITY ) A DAYDREAM1 NOT ONLY BY REJECT+ ! POLITICAL P[] ?AT ! WORK]S HAD ALREADY PLAC$ 9 ! ,C,N,T'S H&S1 BUT BY DISAV[+ ! V]Y LEGITIMACY ( P[] & CONDEMN+ P[] AS SU*--EV5 9 A LIB]T>IAN1 DEMOCRATIC =M--AS AN UNABAT$ EVIL ?AT MU/ BE EFFAC$4 ,9 NO 9/ANCE DID ! PL5UM OR ! ,C,N,T'S LEAD]%IP GIVE ! SLI<TE/ EVID5CE ?AT IT KNEW :AT TO DO 0AFT] ! REVOLUTION10 TO USE ! TITLE ( ,ABAD DE ,SANTILLAN'S UTOPIAN DISQUISITION4 ,! ,C,N,T1 9 EFFECT1 HAD PROPAGAT$ REVOLUTIONS & !ATRICAL UPRIS+S = YE>S2 9 ! E>LY #a#i#cS1 IT HAD TAK5 UP >MS AGA9 & AGA9 )\T ! LEA/ PROSPECT ( ACTUALLY BE+ ABLE TO *ANGE ,SPANI% SOCIETY1 BUT :5 AT LA/ IT C\LD F9ALLY HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SOCIETY1 IT /OOD >\ND ) A PUZZL$ LOOK1 ORPHAN$ BY ! V]Y SUCCESS ( ITS WORK+-CLASS MEMB]S 9 A*IEV+ ! GOALS EMB$D$ 9 ITS RHETORIC4 ,?IS WAS NOT A FAILURE ( N]VE2 IT WAS A FAILURE ( ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I'S !ORETICAL 9SI<T 9TO ! MEASURES IT W\LD HAVE HAD TO UND]TAKE TO KEEP ! P[] IT ACTUALLY HAD ACQUIR$1 9DE$1 ?AT IT FE>$ TO KEEP 7&1 )9 ! LOGICAL FRAMEWORK ( AN>*ISM1 %\LD NEV] HAVE TAK57 BECAUSE IT S\<T ! ABOLITION ( P[]1 NOT SIMPLY ITS ACQUISITION BY ! PROLET>IAT & PEASANTRY4 

,IF WE >E TO LE>N ANY?+ FROM ?IS CRUCIAL ]ROR BY ! ,C,N,T LEAD]%IP1 IT IS ?AT P[] CANNOT BE ABOLI%$2 IT IS ALWAYS A FEATURE ( SOCIAL & POLITICAL LIFE4 ,P[] ?AT IS NOT 9 ! H&S ( ! MASSES MU/ 9EVITABLY FALL 9TO ! H&S ( !IR OPPRESSORS4 ,!RE IS NO CLOSET 9 :I* IT CAN BE TUCK$ AWAY1 NO RITUAL ?AT CAN MAKE IT EVAPORATE1 NO REALM TO :I* IT CAN BE DISPAT*$--& NO IDEOLOGY ?AT CAN MAKE IT DISAPPE> ) MORAL 9CANTATIONS4 ,RADICALS MAY TRY TO IGNORE IT1 AS ! ,C,N,T LEAD]S DID 9 ,JULY #a#i#c#f1 BUT IT WILL REMA9 HIDD5 AT EV]Y MEET+1 LIE CONCEAL$ 9 PUBLIC ACTIVITIES1 & APPE> & REAPPE> AT EV]Y RALLY4 

,! TRULY P]T95T ISSUE ?AT CONFRONTS AN>*ISM IS NOT :E!R P[] WILL EXI/ BUT :E!R IT WILL RE/ 9 ! H&S ( AN ELITE OR 9 ! H&S ( ! PEOPLE--& :E!R IT WILL BE GIV5 A =M ?AT CORRESPONDS TO ! MO/ ADVANC$ LIB]T>IAN IDEALS OR BE PLAC$ 9 ! S]VICE ( REACTION4 ,RA!R ?AN REFUSE ! P[] (F]$ TO IT BY ITS [N MEMB]S1 ! ,C,N,T PL5UM %\LD HAVE ACCEPT$ IT & LEGITIMAT$ & APPROV$ ! NEW 9/ITUTIONS !Y HAD ALREADY CREAT$ SO ?AT ! ,SPANI% PROLET>IAT & PEASANTRY C\LD RETA9 !IR P[] ECONOMICALLY & POLITICALLY4 

,9/EAD1 ! T5SION BETWE5 RHETORICAL CLAIMS & PA9FUL REALITIES F9ALLY BECAME 9TOL]ABLE1 & 9 ,MAY #a#i#c#g1 RESOLUTE ,C,N,T WORK]S 9 ,B>CELONA W]E DRAWN 9TO OP5 BATTLE ) ! B\RGEOIS /ATE 9 A BRIEF BUT BLOODY W> )9 ! CIVIL W>4.<#c#c.> ,9 ! 5D1 ! B\RGEOIS /ATE SUPPRESS$ ! LA/ MAJOR UPRIS+ ( ! SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5T1 BUT*]+ HUNDR$S IF NOT ?\S&S ( ,C,N,T MILITANTS4 ,H[ MANY W]E KILL$ WILL NEV] BE KN[N1 BUT WE DO KN[ ?AT ! 9T]NALLY CONTRADICTORY IDEOLOGY CALL$ AN>*OSYNDICALISM LO/ ! GREAT] P>T ( ! FOLL[+ IT HAD POSSESS$ 9 ! SUMM] ( #a#i#c#f4 

,SOCIAL REVOLUTION>IES1 F> FROM REMOV+ ! PROBLEM ( P[] FROM !IR FIELD ( VISION1 MU/ ADDRESS ! PROBLEM ( H[ TO GIVE P[] A CONCRETE & EMANCIPATORY 9/ITUTIONAL =M4 ,TO BE SIL5T ON ?IS QUE/ION1 & TO HIDE BEH9D SUP]ANNUAT$ IDEOLOGIES ?AT >E IRRELEVANT TO \R PRES5T-DAY OV]HEAT$ CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T1 IS M]ELY TO PLAY AT REVOLUTION1 EV5 TO MOCK ! MEMORY ( ! C\NTLESS MILITANTS :O HAVE GIV5 !IR ALL TO A*IEVE IT4 

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