,! REVOLUTION IS NOT A P>TY AFFAIR ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,OTTO ,RUHLE ,TEXT 3 ,I ,P>LIAM5T>ISM APPE>$ ) ! DOM9ATION ( ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,POLITICAL P>TIES APPE>$ ) P>LIAM5T4 ,9 P>LIAM5TS ! B\RGEOIS EPO* F\ND ! HI/ORICAL >5A ( ITS FIR/ CONT5TIONS ) ! CR[N & NOBILITY4 ,IT ORGANIZ$ ITSELF POLITICALLY & GAVE LEGISLATION A =M CORRESPOND+ TO ! NE$S ( CAPITALISM4 ,BUT CAPITALISM IS NOT SOME?+ HOMOG5E\S4 ,! V>I\S /RATA & 9T]E/ GR\PS )9 ! B\RGEOISIE EA* DEVELOP$ DEM&S ) DIFF]+ NATURES4 ,9 ORD] TO BR+ !SE DEM&S TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION1 ! P>TIES W]E CREAT$ :I* S5T !IR REPRES5TATIVES & ACTIVI/S TO ! P>LIAM5TS4 ,P>LIAM5T BECAME A =UM1 A PLACE = ALL ! /RUGGLES = ECONOMIC & POLITICAL P[]1 AT FIR/ = LEGISLATIVE P[] BUT !N1 )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( ! P>LIAM5T>Y SY/EM1 = GOV]NM5TAL P[]4 ,BUT ! P>LIAM5T>Y /RUGGLES AS /RUGGLES BETWE5 P>TIES1 >E ONLY BATTLES ( WORDS4 ,PROGRAMS1 J\RNALI/IC POLEMICS1 TRACTS1 MEET+ REPORTS1 RESOLUTIONS1 P>LIAM5T>Y DEBATES1 DECISIONS - NO?+ BUT WORDS4 ,P>LIAM5T DEG5]AT$ 9TO A TALK+ %OP 79CREAS+LY AS TIME PASS$74 ,BUT FROM ! />T P>TIES W]E ONLY M]E MA*9ES = PREP>+ = ELECTIONS4 ,IT WAS NO *ANCE ?AT !Y ORIG9ALLY W]E CALL$ 0ELECTORAL ASSOCIATIONS04 ,! B\RGEOISIE1 P>LIAM5T>ISM1 & POLITICAL P>TIES MUTUALLY & RECIPROCALLY CONDITION$ ONE ANO!R4 ,EA* IS NECESS>Y = ! O!RS4 ,NONE IS CONCEIVABLE )\T ! O!RS4 ,!Y M>K ! POLITICAL PHYSIOGNOMY ( ! B\RGEOIS SY/EM1 ( ! B\RGEOIS-CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,I,I ,! REVOLUTION ( #ahdh WAS /ILLBORN4 ,BUT ! DEMOCRATIC /ATE1 ! IDEAL ( ! B\RGEOIS ]A WAS ]ECT$4 ,! B\RGEOISIE1 IMPOT5T & FA9!>T$ BY NATURE PROVID$ NO =CE & DISPLAY$ NO WILL TO REALIZE ?IS IDEAL 9 ! /RUGGLE4 ,IT KNUCKL$ UND] TO ! CR[N & ! NOBILITY1 CONT5T+ ITSELF ) ! RILIAM5T>ISM TO A P>ODY4 ,SO RESULT$ ! NE$ = ! WORK+ CLASS TO S5D REPRES5TATIVES TO P>LIAM5T4 ,!SE !N TOOK ! DEMOCRATIC DEM&S \T ( ! P]FIDI\S H&S ( ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,!Y C>RI$ \T 5]GETIC PROPAG&A = !M4 ,!Y TRI$ TO 9SCRIBE !M 9 LEGISLATION4 ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY ADOPT$ A M9IMUM DEMOCRATIC PROGRAM TO ?IS 5D3 A PROGRAM ( IMM$IATE & PRACTICAL DEM&S ADAPT$ TO ! B\RGEOIS P]IOD4 ,ITS P>LIAM5T>Y ACTIVITY WAS DOM9AT$ BY ?IS PROGRAM4 ,IT WAS ALSO DOM9AT$ BY A CONC]N TO GA9 ! ADVANTAGES ( A LEGALIZ$ FIELD ( MANEUV] BO? = ! WORK+ CLASS & ITS [N POLITICAL ACTIVITY1 ?R\< ! CON/RUCTION & P]FECTION ( A LIB]AL-B\RGEOIS =MAL DEMOCRACY4 ,:5 ,WILHELM ,LIEBKNE*T PROPOS$ A REFUSAL TO TAKE UP P>LIAM5T>Y SEATS1 IT WAS A MATT] ( FAIL+ TO RECOGNIZE ! HI/ORICAL SITUATION4 ,IF ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY WANT$ TO BE EFFECTIVE AS A POLITICAL P>TY1 IT W\LD HAVE TO 5T] P>LIAM5T4 ,!RE WAS NO O!R WAY TO ACT & TO DEVELOP POLITICALLY4 ,:5 ! SYNDICALI/S TURN$ AWAY FROM P>LIAM5T>ISM & PREA*$ ANTI-P>LIAM5T>ISM1 ?IS DID HONOR TO !IR APPRECIATION ( ! GR[+ EMPT9ESS & CORRUPTION ( P>LIAM5T>Y PRACTICE4 ,BUT 9 PRACTICE1 !Y DEM&$ SOME?+ IMPOSSIBLE ( ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY3 ?AT IT TAKE A POSITION CONTR>Y TO ! HI/ORICAL SITUATION & R5\NCE ITSELF4 ,IT C\LD NOT TAKE UP ?IS VIEW4 ,AS A POLITICAL P>TY IT HAD TO 5T] P>LIAM5T4 ,I,I,I ,! ,K,P,D HAS ALSO BECOME A POLITICAL P>TY1 A P>TY 9 ! HI/ORICAL S5SE1 LIKE ! ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY 7,S,P,D7 & ! ,9DEP5D5T ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATS 7,U,S,P,D74 ,! LEAD]S HAVE ! FIR/ SAY4 ,!Y SPEAK1 !Y PROMISE1 !Y S$UCE1 !Y COMM&4 ,! MASSES1 :5 !Y >E !RE1 F9D !MSELVES FAC$ ) A FAIT ACCOMPLI4 ,!Y HAVE TO =M UP 9 RANKS & M>* 9 /EP4 ,!Y HAVE TO BELIEVE1 TO BE SIL5T1 & PAY UP4 ,!Y HAVE TO RECEIVE !IR ORD]S & C>RY !M \T4 ,& !Y HAVE TO VOTE4 ,!IR LEAD]S WANT TO 5T] P>LIAM5T4 ,!Y HAVE TO ELECT !M4 ,!N :ILE ! MASSES ABIDE BY SIL5T OB$I5CE & DEVOT$ PASSIVITY1 ! LEAD]S DECIDE ! POLICY 9 P>LIAM5T4 ,! ,K,P,D HAS BECOME A POLITICAL P>TY4 ,IT ALSO WANTS TO 5T] P>LIAM5T4 ,IT LIES :5 IT TELLS ! MASSES ?AT IT ONLY WANTS TO 5T] P>LIAM5T 9 ORD] TO DE/ROY IT4 ,IT LIES :5 IT /ATES ?AT IT DOES NOT WANT TO C>RY \T ANY POSITIVE WORK 9 P>LIAM5T4 ,IT WILL NOT DE/ROY P>LIAM5T2 IT DOESN'T WANT TO & IT CAN'T4 ,IT WILL DO 0POSITIVE WORK0 9 P>LIAM5T1 IT IS =C$ TO1 IT WANTS TO4 ,?IS IS ITS LIFE4 ,! ,K,P,D HAS BECOME A P>LIAM5T>Y P>TY LIKE ANY O!R2 A P>TY ( COMPROMISE1 OPPORTUNISM1 CRITICISM & V]BAL J\/+ - A P>TY ?AT HAS CEAS$ TO BE REVOLUTION>Y4 ,I,V ,CONSID] ?IS3 ,IT 5T]$ P>LIAM5T4 ,IT RECOGNIZ$ ! TRADE UNIONS4 ,IT B[$ BE=E ! DEMOCRATIC CON/ITUTION4 ,IT MAKES PEACE ) ! RUL+ P[]S4 ,IT PLACES ITSELF ON ! T]RA9 ( REAL =CE RELATIONS4 ,IT TAKES P>T 9 ! WORK ( NATIONAL & CAPITALI/ RECON/RUCTION4 ,H[ IS IT DIFF]5T FROM ! ,U,S,P,D8 ,IT CRITICIZES 9/EAD ( REPUDIAT+4 ,IT ACTS AS ! OPPOSITION 9/EAD ( MAK+ ! REVOLUTION4 ,IT B>GA9S 9/EAD ( ACT+4 ,IT *ATT]S AWAY 9/EAD ( /RUGGL+4 ,?AT IS :Y IT HAD CEAS$ TO BE A REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION4 ,IT HAS BECOME A ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC P>TY4 ,ONLY A FEW NUANCES DI/+UI% IT FROM ! ,S*EIDEMANNS 7,S,P,D7 & ! ,DAUMIGS 7,U,S,P,D74 ,?IS IS H[ IT HAS F9I%$ UP4 ,V ,! MASSES HAVE ONE CONSOLATION - !RE IS AN OPPOSITION4 ,BUT ?IS OPPOSITION HAS NOT BROK5 AWAY FROM ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION4 ,:AT C\LD IT DO8 ,:AT HAS IT DONE8 ,IT HAS ASSEMBL$ & UNIT$ A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION4 ,WAS ?IS NECESS>Y8 ,FROM A REVOLUTION>Y PO9T ( VIEW ! MO/ DECISIVE & ACTIVE ELEM5TS1 ! MO/ MATURE ELEM5TS HAVE TO =M !MSELVES 9TO A PHALANX ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,!Y CAN ONLY DO ?IS ?R\< A FIRM & SOLID F\NDATION4 ,!Y >E ! ELITE ( ! NEW REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT4 ,BY ! FIRM *>ACT] ( !IR ORGANIZATION !Y GA9 9 /R5G? & !IR JUDGM5T DEVELOPS A GREAT] PR(UNDITY4 ,!Y DEMON/RATE !MSELVES AS ! VANGU>D ( ! PROLET>IAT1 AS AN ACTIVE WILL 9 RELATION TO HESITANT & CONFUS$ 9DIVIDUALS4 ,AT DECISIVE MOM5TS !Y =M A MAGNETIC C5T] ( ALL ACTIVITY4 ,!Y >E A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION BUT NOT A POLITICAL P>TY1 NOT A P>TY 9 ! TRADITIONAL S5SE4 ,! TITLE ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,WORK]S' ,P>TY 7,K,A,P,D7 IS ! LA/ EXT]NAL VE/IGE - SOON SUP]FLU\S ( A TRADITION ?AT CAN'T BE SIMPLY WIP$ AWAY :5 ! LIV+ MASS IDEOLOGY ( YE/]DAY NO LONG] HAS ANY RELEVANCE4 ,BUT ?IS LA/ VE/IGE WILL ALSO BE REMOV$4 ,! ORGANIZATION ( COMMUNI/S 9 ! FRONT L9E ( ! REVOLUTION MU/ NOT BE ! USUAL SORT ( P>TY1 ON PA9 ( DEA?1 ON PA9 ( FOLL[+ ! C\RSE ( ! ,K,P,D4 ,! EPO* ( ! F\NDATION ( P>TIES IS OV]1 BECAUSE ! EPO* ( POLITICAL P>TIES 9 G5]AL IS OV]4 ,! ,K,P,D IS ! LA/ P>TY4 ,ITS BANKRUPTCY IS ! MO/ %AMEFUL2 ITS 5D IS )\T DIGNITY OR GLORY444 ,BUT :AT COMES ( ! OPPOSITION8 444( ! REVOLUTION8 ,V,I ,! REVOLUTION IS NOT A P>TY AFFAIR4 ,! ?REE SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC P>TIES 7,S,P,D1 ,U,S,P,D1 ,K,P,D7 >E SO FOOLI% AS TO CONSID] ! REVOLUTION AS !IR [N P>TY AFFAIR & TO PROCLAIM ! VICTORY ( ! REVOLUTION AS !IR P>TY GOAL4 ,! REVOLUTION IS ! POLITICAL & ECONOMIC AFFAIR ( ! TOTALITY ( ! PROLET>IAN CLASS4 ,ONLY ! PROLET>IAT AS A CLASS CAN LEAD ! REVOLUTION TO VICTORY4 ,EV]Y?+ ELSE IS SUP]/ITION1 DEMAGOGY & POLITICAL *ICAN]Y4 ,! PROLET>IAT MU/ BE CONCEIV$ ( AS A CLASS & ITS ACTIVITY = ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE UNLEA%$ ON ! BROADE/ POSSIBLE BASIS & 9 ! MO/ EXT5SIVE FRAMEWORK4 ,?IS IS :Y ALL PROLET>IANS READY = REVOLUTION>Y COMBAT MU/ BE GOT TOGE!R AT ! WORKPLACE 9 REVOLUTION>Y FACTORY ORGANIZATIONS1 REG>DLESS ( !IR POLITICAL ORIG9S OR ! BASIS BY :I* !Y >E RECRUIT$4 ,SU* GR\PS %\LD BE UNIT$ 9 ! FRAMEWORK ( ! ,G5]AL ,WORK]S' ,UNION 7,A,A,U74 ,! ,A,A,U IS NOT 9DISCRIM9ATE2 IT IS NOT A HOT*POT* NOR A *ANCE AMALGAM4 ,IT IS A REGR\PM5T = ALL PROLET>IAN ELEM5TS READY = REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY1 :O DECL>E !MSELVES = CLASS /RUGGLE1 ! C\NCIL SY/EM & ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,IT IS ! REVOLUTION>Y >MY ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,?IS ,G5]AL ,WORK]S' ,UNION IS TAK+ ROOT 9 ! FACTORIES1 BUILD+ ITSELF UP 9 BRAN*ES ( 9DU/RY FROM ! BASE UP - F$]ALLY AT ! BASE1 & ?R\< REVOLUTION>Y %OP /EW>DS AT ! TOP4 ,IT EX]TS PRESSURE FROM ! BASE UP1 FROM ! WORK+ MASSES4 ,IT IS BUILT ACCORD+ TO !IR NE$S2 IT IS ! FLE% & BLOOD ( ! PROLET>IAT2 ! =CE ?AT MOTIVATES IT IS ! ACTION ( ! MASSES2 ITS S\L IS ! BURN+ BREA? ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,IT IS NOT ! CREATION ( SOME LEAD]S2 IT IS NOT A SUBTLY ALT]$ CON/RUCTION4 ,IT IS NEI!R A POLITICAL P>TY ) P>LIAM5T>Y *ATT] & PAID HACKS1 NOR A TRADE UNION4 ,IT IS ! REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT4 ,V,I,I ,SO :AT WILL ! ,K,A,P,D DO8 ,IT WILL CREATE REVOLUTION>Y FACTORY ORGANIZATIONS4 ,IT WILL PROPAGATE ! ,G5]AL ,WORK]S' ,UNION4 ,FACTORY BY FACTORY1 9DU/RY BY 9DU/RY IT WILL ORGANIZE ! REVOLUTION>Y MASSES4 ,!Y WILL BE PREP>$ = ! ONSLAUANTEE = VICTORY 9 ?AT CONFID5CE WILL FREE !M AMBITI\S & TRAITOR\S LEAD]S4 ,FROM ?IS ,G5]AL ,WORK]S' ,UNION ! COMMUNI/ MOVEM5T WILL EM]GE1 />T+ 9 ! FACTORIES1 !N SPREAD+ ITSELF OV] ECONOMIC REGIONS & F9ALLY OV] ! 5TIRE C\NTRY1 I4E4 A NEW COMMUNI/ 0P>TY0 :I* IS NO LONG] A P>TY1 BUT :I* IS1 = ! TIME COMMUNI/6 ,! HE>T & HEAD ( ! REVOLUTION6 ,V,I,I,I ,WE %ALL %[ ?IS PROCESS 9 A CONCRETE WAY3 ,!RE >E #b M5 9 A FACTORY4 ,SOME ( !M BELONG TO ! ,A,A,U & AGITATE = IT1 AT FIR/ )\T SUCCESS4 ,BUT DUR+ ! FIR/ /RUGGLE ! TRADE UNIONS NATURALLY GIVE 9 & ! OLD BONDS >E BROK54 ,SOME #a M5 HAVE GONE OV] TO ! ,A,A,U4 ,AMONG !M !RE >E #b COMMUNI/S1 ! O!RS BE+ FROM ! ,U,S,P,D1 SYNDICALI/S & UNORGANIZ$4 ,AT ! BEG9N+ ! ,U,S,P,D 9SPIRES MO/ CONFID5CE4 ,ITS POLITICS DOM9ATE ! TACTICS ( ! /RUGGLES C>RI$ \T 9 ! FACTORY4 ,H[EV] SL[LY BUT SURELY1 ! POLITICS ( ! ,U,S,P,D >E PROV$ FALSE1 NON-REVOLUTION>Y4 ,! CONFID5CE ?AT ! WORK]S HAVE 9 ! ,U,S,P,D DECREASES4 ,! POLITICS ( ! COMMUNI/S >E CONFIRM$4 ,! #b COMMUNI/S BECOME #e !N #a & MORE4 ,SOON ! COMMUNI/ GR\P POLITICALLY DOM9ATES ! :OLE ( ! FACTORY1 DET]M9+ ! TACTICS ( ! ,A,A,U1 AT ! FRONT ( ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE4 ,?IS IS SO BO? AT ! SMALL SCALE & L>GE SCALE4 ,COMMUNI/ POLITICS TAKE ROOT FROM FACTORY TO FACTORY1 FROM ECONOMIC REGION TO ECONOMIC REGION4 ,!Y >E REALIZ$1 GA9+ COMM&1 BECOM+ BO? BODY & HEAD1 ! GUID+ PR9CIPLE4 ,IT IS FROM SU* COMMUNI/ GR\PS 9 ! FACTORIES1 FROM MASS SECTIONS ( COMMUNI/S 9 ! ECONOMIC REGIONS ?AT ! NEW COMMUNI/ MOVEM5T - ?R\< ! C\NCIL SY/EM WILL COME 9TO BE+4 ,AS = 0REVOLUTIONIZ+0 ! TRADE UNIONS OR 0RE/RUCTUR+0 !M4 ,H[ LONG WILL ?AT TAKE8 ,A FEW YE>S8 ,A FEW DOZ5 YE>S8 ,UNTIL #aibf P]HAPS4 ,ANYWAY1 ! AIM C\LD NOT BE TO WIPE \T ! CLAY GIANT ( ! TRADE UNIONS ) !IR #g MILLION MEMB]S 9 ORD] TO RECON/RUCT !M 9 ANO!R =M4 ,! AIM IS TO SEIZE HOLD ( ! COMM&+ LEV]S ( 9DU/RY = ! PROCESS ( SOCIAL PRODUCTION & SO TO DECISIVELY C>RY ! DAY 9 REVOLUTION>Y COMBAT1 TO SEIZE HOLD ( ! LEV] ?AT WILL LET ! AIR \T ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM 9 5TIRE 9DU/RIAL REGIONS & BRAN*ES4 ,IT IS H]E1 9 A MATURE SITUATION1 ?AT ! RESOLUTE ACTION ( A S+LE ORGANIZATION CAN COMPLETELY SURPASS A G5]AL /RIKE 9 EFFECTIV5ESS4 ,IT IS H]E ?AT ! ,DAVID ( ! FACTORY CAN DEFEAT ! ,GOLIA? ( ! UNION BUREAUCRACY4 ,I,X ,! ,K,P,D HAS CEAS$ TO BE ! 9C>NATION ( ! COMMUNI/ MOVEM5T 9 ,G]MANY4 ,DESPITE ITS NOISY CLAIMS AB\T ,M>X1 ,L59 & ,RADEK IT ONLY =MS ! LATE/ MEMB] ( ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y UNIT$ FRONT4 ,SOON IT WILL PRES5T ITSELF AS ! AMIABLE COMPANION ( ! ,S,P,D & ,U,S,P,D 9 ! FRAMEWORK ( A PURELY 0SOCIALI/0 WORK]S' GOV]NM5T4 ,ITS ASSURANCE ( BE+ A 0LOYAL0 OPPOSITION TO ! MURD]\S P>TIES :O HAVE BETRAY$ ! WORK]S IS ! FIR/ /EP4 ,TO R5\NCE ! REVOLUTION>Y EXT]M9ATION ( ! ,EB]TS & ! ,KAUTSKYS IS ALREADY TO TACITLY ALLY ONESELF ) !M4 ,EB]T-,KAUTSKY-,LEVI4 ,! F9AL /AGE ( CAPITALISM REA*ES ITS 5D1 ! LA/ POLITICAL RELIEF ( ! ,G]MAN B\RGEOISIE ! 5D4 ,! 5D ALSO ( P>TIES1 ! POLITICS ( ! P>TIES1 ! DECEIT & TREA*]Y ( ! P>TIES4 ,IT IS A NEW BEG9N+ = ! COMMUNI/ MOVEM5T - ! COMMUNI/ WORK]S' P>TY1 ! 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