,! ,PROBLEM ( ,ORGANIZATION & ! ,NOTION ( ,SYN!SIS 

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,AU?OR 3 ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO 

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,SEV]AL COMRADES HAVE HAD !IR SAY 9 ! COLUMNS ( 
,DELO ,TRUDA 7,WORK]S' ,CAUSE7 REG>D+ ! QUE/ION ( AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES & ORGANIZATIONAL =MAT4  

,NOT ?AT !Y ALL APPROA*$ ! PROBLEM FROM ! SAME ANGLE4 ,! ESS5CE ( ?IS MATT]1 AS SPELL$ \T BY ! $ITORIAL /AFF ( 
,DIELO ,TRUDA1 CONSI/S ( ! FOLL[+3  

,WE AN>*I/S :O AGITATE & FI<T = ! EMANCIPATION ( ! PROLET>IAT1 MU/1 AT ALL CO/S1 HAVE AN 5D ( ! DISSIPATION & DISORGANIZATION PREVAIL+ 9 \R RANKS1 = !SE >E DE/ROY+ \R /R5G? & \R LIB]T>IAN 
5DEAVORS4  

,! WAY TO GO AB\T ?IS IS TO CREATE AN ORGANIZATION ?AT MI<T NOT P]HAPS 5FOLD ALL ( AN>*ISM'S ACTIVE MILITANTS1 BUT ASSUR$LY ! MAJORITY ( !M1 ON ! BASIS ( SPECIFIC !ORETICAL & TACTICAL POSITIONS & W\LD BR+ US TO A FIRM UND]/&+ AS TO H[ !SE MI<T BE APPLI$ TO PRACTICE4  

,IT GOES )\T SAY+ ?AT ! TACKL+ ( ?IS ISSUE %\LD GO H& 9 H& ) ! ELABORATION ( !ORETICAL & TACTICAL POSITIONS ?AT W\LD FURNI% ! BASIS1 ! PLAT=M = ?IS ORGANIZATION4 ,= WE %\LD BE WA/+ \R TIME TALK+ AB\T ! NE$ TO ORGANIZE \R =CES & NO?+ W\LD COME ( IT1 W]E WE NOT TO ASSOCIATE ! IDEA ( SU* ORGANIZATION ) WELL-DEF9$ !ORETICAL & TACTICAL POSITIONS4  

,! ,GR\P ( ,RUSSIAN ,AN>*I/S ,ABROAD HAS NEV] LO/ SITE ( ?IS LATT] QUE/ION4 ,9 A S]IES ( >TICLES C>RI$ 9 
,DELO ,TRUDA ITS VIEWPO9T HAS BE5 SPELL$ \T 9 P>T ON ! IMPORTANT P>TICUL>S ( ! 
PROGRAM3 AN>*ISM'S RELATION%IP TO ! TOIL]S' CLASS /RUGGLE1 REVOLUTION>Y SYNDICALISM1 ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 ETC4  

,\R NEXT TASK WILL BE TO >RIVE AT A CLE> =MULATION ( ALL !SE POSITIONS ( PR9CIPLE1 !N TO SET !M ALL \T 9 SOME MORE OR LESS R\ND$ ORGANIZATIONAL PLAT=M :I* WILL S]VE AS ! BASIS = UNIT+ A FAIR NUMB] ( MILITANTS & GR\PS 9TO ONE & ! SAME ORGANIZATION4 ,! LATT] WILL 9 TURN S]VE AS A SPR+BO>D TO A MORE COMPLETE FUSION ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T'S =CES4  

,?AT !N IS ! R\TE WE HAVE *OS5 TO A RESOLUTION ( ! ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEM4 ,IT IS NOT \R 9T5TION TO PROCE$ ON ?IS OCCASION ) A TOTAL REEXAM9ATION ( VALUES OR ELABORATION ( ANY NEW POSITIONS4 ,\R VIEW IS ?AT EV]Y?+ NECESS>Y = ! CON/RUCTION ( AN ORGANIZATION F\ND$ UPON A GIV5 PLAT=M CAN BE F\ND 9 
,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNISM1 :I* ESP\SES ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 ! EQUALITY & LIB]TY ( EV]Y WORK]1 & IS REALIZ$ 9 ! AN>*I/ ,COMMUNE4  

,?OSE COMRADES :O *AMPION ! NOTION ( A !ORETICAL SYN!SIS ( AN>*ISM'S V>I\S CURR5TS HAVE QUITE ANO!R APPROA* TO ! ORGANIZATIONAL QUE/ION4 ,IT IS A PITY ?AT !IR VIEW IS SO FEEBLY SPELL$ \T & ELABORAT$ & ?AT IT IS ?US H>D TO DEVISE A ?OR\<-GO+ CRITIQUE ( IT4 ,ESS5TIALLY1 !IR NOTION IS AS FOLL[S3 ,AN>*ISM IS DIVID$ 9TO ?REE /R&S -- COMMUNI/ AN>*ISM1 AN>*O-SYNDICALISM & 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*ISM4 ,AL?\< EA* ( !SE /R&S HAS FEATURES P>TICUL> TO ITSELF1 ALL ?REE >E SO AK9 & SO CLOSE TO ONE ANO!R ?AT IT IS ONLY ?ANKS TO AN >TIFICIAL MISCONCEPTION ?AT !Y 5JOY SEP>ATE EXI/5CES4  

,9 ORD] TO GIVE RISE TO A /RONG1 P[]FUL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 IT IS NECESS>Y ?AT !Y %\LD FUZE COMPLETELY4 ,?AT FUSION1 9 TURN1 IMPLIES A 
 !ORETICAL &  PHILOSOPHICAL SYN!SIS ( !SE TEA*+S ?AT WE CAN TACKLE ! /RUCTURE & =MAT ( AN ORGANIZATION REPRES5T+ ALL ?REE T5D5CIES4 ,SU* !N IS ! CONT5T ( ! SYN!SIS ?US CONCEIV$1 AS SET \T 9 ! 0,DECL>ATION ON ,AN>*I/S' ,WORK+ 
,TOGE!R01 & A FEW O!R >TICLES BY COMRADE ,VOL9 C>RI$ BY ,! ,AN>*I/ 
,MESS5G] & ,DELO ,TRUDA4 ,WE >E 9 TOTAL DISAGREEM5T ) ?IS IDEA4 ,ITS 9ADEQUACY IS GL>+LY OBVI\S4 ,= A />T1 :Y ?IS >BITR>Y DIVISION ( AN>*ISM 9TO ?REE /R&S8 ,!RE >E O!RS AS WELL4 ,WE MI<T M5TION1 SAY1 ,*RI/IAN AN>*ISM1 ASSOCIATIONISM1 :I*1 BE IT SAID 9 PASS+1 IS CLOS] TO COMMUNI/ AN>*ISM ?AN TO 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*ISM4 ,!N AGA91 :AT PRECISELY IS ! CONSI/5CY ( ! 0!ORETICAL & PHILOSOPHICAL0 DISCREPANCIES BETWE5 ! A=EM5TION$ ?REE T5D5CIES1 IF A SYN!SIS BETWE5 !M IS TO BE DEVIS$8  

,= ONE ?+1 BE=E WE TALK AB\T A !ORETICAL SYN!SIS ( COMMUNISM1 SYNDICALISM & 9DIVIDUALISM1 WE W\LD NE$ TO ANALYZE !SE CURR5TS4 ,!ORETICAL ANALYSIS W\LD QUICKLY %[ ! EXT5T TO :I* ! WI% TO SYN!SIZE !SE CURR5TS IS H>EBRA9$ & ABSURD4 ,9DE$1 DOES NOT ! TALK ( A 0SYN!SIS BETWE5 COMMUNISM & SYNDICALISM0 SIGNIFY SOME SORT ( CONTRA/ BETWE5 !M8 ,MANY AN>*I/S HAVE ALWAYS REG>D$ SYNDICALISM AS ONE ( ! =MS ( ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION>Y MOM5T1 AS ONE ( ! FI<T+ ME?ODS ESP\S$ BY ! WORK+ CLASS 9 FI<T+ = ITS EMANCIPATION4  

,WE REG>D COMMUNISM AS ! GOAL ( ! LABOR+ CLASSES' LIB]ATION MOVEM5T4  

,SO1 CAN ! 5D BE 9 CONTRADICTION ) ! MEANS8 ,ONLY ! WOBBLY REASON+ ( SOME DILETTANTE 9TELLECTUAL IGNORANT ( ! HI/ORY ( 
AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ?\<T C\LD PLACE !M SIDE BY SIDE & SEEK TO >RIVE AT A SYN!SIS ( !M4 ,= \R [N P>T1 WE >E WELL AW>E ?AT 
AN>*I/ COMMUNISM HAS ALWAYS BE5 SYNDICALI/ 9 ?AT IT REG>DS ! EXI/5CE & EXPANSION ( 9DEP5D5T PR(ESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AS A NECESSITY = ! SOCIAL VICTORY ( ! TOIL]S4  

,SO IT C\LD ONLY BE1 & WAS 9 REALITY ONLY A MATT]1 NOT ( !ORETICAL SYN!SIS ( COMMUNISM & SYNDICALISM1 BUT RA!R ( ! ROLE ?AT SYNDICALISM %\LD BE ASSIGN$ 9 COMMUNI/ AN>*ISM'S TACTICS & 9 ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION ( ! TOIL]S4  

,! !ORETICAL 9ADEQUACIES ( ! SUPPORT]S ( ! SYN!SIS IS EVE MORE /RIK+ :5 !Y SEEK TO >RIVE AT A SYN!SIS BETWE5 COMMUNISM & 9DIVIDUALISM4  

,9 FACT1 :AT DOES ! AN>*ISM ( 9DIVIDUALI/S CONSI/ (8 ,! NOTION ( ! FRE$OM ( ! 9DIVIDUAL8  

,BUT :AT IS ?IS 09DIVIDUALITY08 ,IS IT ! 9DIVIDUALITY 9 G5]AL OR ! OPPRESS$ 09DIVIDUALITY0 ( ! TOIL]8  

,!RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS 09DIVIDUALITY 9 G5]AL0 BECAUSE1 ONE WAY OR ANO!R1 EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL F9DS !MSELVES OBJECTIVELY OR SUBJECTIVELY 9 ! REALM ( 
LABOR OR ELSE 9 ! REALM ( CAPITAL4 ,BUT ISN'T ! IDEA IMPLICIT 9 AN>*I/ 
COMMUNISM8 ,WE MI<T EV5 SAY ?AT ! FRE$OM ( ! 9DIVIDUAL TOIL] IS REALIZABLE ONLY 9 ! CONTEXT ( A 
AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ SOCIETY ?AT WILL TAKE A SCRUPUL\S 9T]E/ 9 SOCIAL SOLID>ITY AS WELL AS 9 RESPECT = ! RI<TS ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4  

,! AN>*I/ COMMUNE IS ! MODEL ( SOCIAL & ECONOMIC RELATIONS BE/ SUIT$ TO FO/]+ ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! FRE$OM ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,AN>*I/ COMMUNISM IS NOT SOME RIGID1 UNB5D+ SOCIAL FRAMEWORK :I*1 ONCE A*IEV$1 IS SET & SETS A T]M TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y3 ITS SUPPLE1 ELA/IC SOCIAL ORGANIZATION WILL DEVELOP BY GR[+ 9 COMPLEXITY & CON/ANTLY SEEK+ IMPROVEM5TS1 SO ?AT ! FRE$OM ( ! 9DIVIDUAL MAY EXP& )\T H9DRANCE4  

,SIMIL>LY1 ANTI-,/ATISM SEEMS TO BE ONE ( ! FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLES ( COMMUNI/ AN>*ISM4 ,9 ADDITION1 IT HAS A REAL CONT5T & REAL EXPRESSION4  

,COMMUNI/ AN>*ISM REJECTS /ATISM 9 ! NAME ( SOCIAL 9DEP5D5CE & ! SELF-MANAGEM5T ( ! 
LABOR+ CLASSES4 ,AS = 9DIVIDUALISM1 ON :AT BASIS DOES IT REFUTE ! ,/ATE8 ,ASSUM+ ?AT IT DOES6 ,C]TA9 9DIVIDUALI/ !ORETICIANS *AMPION ! RI<T TO PRIVATE [N]%IP 9 P]SONAL RELATIONS & 9 ECONOMIC RELATIONS ALIKE4 ,BUT :]ESOEV] ! PR9CIPLES ( PRIVATE PROP]TY & P]SONAL =TUNES EXI/1 A /RUGGLE ( ECONOMIC 9T]E/S 9EVITABLY COMES 9TO BE+1 A /ATI/ /RUCTURE CREAT$ BY ! ECONOMICALLY MORE P[]FUL4  

,SO :AT REMA9S ( 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*ISM8 ,NEGATION ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 ( ! PR9CIPLE ( AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION HAV+ AS ITS OBJECT ! FREE SOCIETY ( EQUAL WORK]S2 &1 MOREOV]1 EMPTY BABBLE 5C\RAG+ WORK]S UNHAPPY ) !IR LOT TO LOOK TO !IR 
DEF5SES BY MEANS ( REC\RSE TO ! P]SONAL SOLUTIONS ALLEG$LY OP5 TO !M AS LIB]AT$ 9DIVIDUALS4  

,BUT :AT IS !RE 9 ALL ?IS ?AT CAN BE DESCRIB$ AS AN>*I/8 ,:]E >E WE TO F9D ! FEATURES 9 NE$ ( SYN!SIS ) COMMUNISM8 ,?AT :OLE PHILOSOPHY .<( 9DIVIDUALISM.> HAS NO?+ TO DO ) AN>*I/ !ORY & OR AN>*I/ PRACTICE1 & IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT AN AN>*I/ WORK] W\LD BE 9CL9$ TO CON=M TO ?IS 0PHILOSOPHY04  

,SO1 AS WE HAVE SE51 AN ANALYSIS ( ! !ORETICAL TASKS ( ! SYN!SIS LEADS 9TO A DEAD 5D /REET4 ,& WE F9D ! SAME AGA9 :5 WE EXAM9E ! PRACTICAL ASPECTS ( ! ISSUE4 ,WE HAVE TO *OOSE BETWE5 TWO OPTIONS3  

,EI!R ! T5D5CIES NAM$ REMA9 9DEP5D5T T5D5CIES1 9 :I* CASE1 H[ >E ! GO+ TO PROSECUTE !IR ACTIVITIES 9 SOME 
 COMMON ORGANIZATION1 ! V]Y PURPOSE ( :I* IS PRECISELY TO ATTUNE AN>*I/S' ACTIVITIES TO A SPECIFIC AGREEM5T8  

,OR !SE T5D5CIES %\LD LOSE !IR DI/+UI%+ FEATURES &1 BY AMALGAMAT+1 GIVE RISE TO A NEW T5D5CY ?AT WILL BE NEI!R COMMUNI/1 SYNDICALI/ NOR 9DIVIDUALI/444 ,BUT 9 ?AT CASE1 :AT >E ! FUNDAM5TAL POSITIONS & FEATURES TO BE8  

,BY \R RECKON+ ! NOTION ( SYN!SIS IS F\ND$ ON A TOTAL AB]RATION1 A %ODDY GRASP ( ! BASICS ( ! ?REE T5D5CIES1 :I* ! SUPPORT]S ( SYN!SIS SEEK TO AMALGAMATE 9TO ONE4  

,! C5TRAL T5D5CY1 ! SP9AL COLUMN ( AN>*ISM IS REPRES5T$ BY COMMUNI/ AN>*ISM4 ,AN>*O-9DIVIDUALISM IS A BE/ A PHILOSOPHICAL & LIT]>Y PH5OM5ON & NOT A SOCIAL MOVEM5T4 ,IT (T5 HAPP5S ?AT ! LATT] IS DRAWN 9TO POLITICS & 5DS UP AS A B\RGEOIS FAD 7LIKE ,B5JAM9 ,TUCK] & O!R 9DIVIDUALI/S74  

,! ABOVE DOES NOT AT ALL MEAN ?AT WE >E AGA9/ CONC]T$ 5DEAVOR BY AN>*I/S ( V>Y+ P]SUASIONS4 ,QUITE ! OPPOSITE3 WE CAN ONLY SALUTE ANY?+ ?AT BR+S REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S CLOS] TOGE!R 9 
PRACTICE4  

,H[EV]1 ?AT CAN BE A*IEV$ PRACTICALLY1 CONCRETELY1 BY MEANS ( ! E/ABLI%M5T ( LIAISON BETWE5 READY MADE1 /R5G!N$ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,9 :I* CASE1 WE W\LD BE DEAL+ ONLY ) SPECIFIC 
 PRACTICAL TASKS1 REQUIR+ NO SYN!SIS & 9DE$ PRECLUD+ ONE4 ,BUT WE ?9K ?AT ! MORE ?AT AN>*I/S CL>IFY ! BASICS -- ! ESS5CE ( 
AN>*I/ COMMUNISM -- ! MORE !Y WILL COME TO AGREEM5T ON !SE PR9CIPLES & ]ECT UPON ?AT BASIS A BROAD ORGANIZATION ?AT WILL PROVIDE A LEAD 9 SOCIO-POLITICAL MATT]S AS WELL AS 9 ! REALM ( TRADE UNION_/PR(ESSIONAL MATT]S4  

,AS A RESULT1 WE DO NOT 9 ANY WAY SEE A L9K BETWE5 ! ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEM & ! NOTION ( SYN!SIS4 ,IF IT IS TO BE RESOLV$1 !RE IS NO NE$ TO GET C>RI$ AWAY BY VAGUE !ORIZATIONS & EXPECT RESULTS FROM ?AT4 ,! BAGGAGE ?AT AN>*ISM HAS AMASS$ OV] ! YE>S ( ITS LIFE PROCESS & SOCIAL /RUGGLE IS MORE ?AN SUFFICI5T4 ,WE NE$ ONLY TAKE PROP] ACC\NT ( IT1 APPLY+ IT TO ! CONDITIONS & EXIG5CIES ( LIFE1 9 ORD] TO BUILD AN ACC\NTABLE ORGANIZATION4 

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