,! ,TWO ,S\LS ( ,DEMOCRACY ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY ,TEXT 3 ,BIG ,IDEAS ,?AT ,*ANG$ ! ,WORLD3 ,DEMOCRACY1 ,TONY ,B5N1 ,*ANNEL #e1 #b#a/ ,JUNE #be ,*ANNEL ,FIVE HAS PRODUC$ A S]IES ( PROGRAMS ON 0,BIG ,IDEAS ?AT *ANG$ ! WORLD40 ,TONY ,B5N PRES5T$ ! ONE ( 0DEMOCRACY40 ,AS W\LD BE EXPECT$1 ,B5N CAME ACROSS WELL4 ,! PROGRAM WAS 9T]E/+ &1 RI*Y :I* W\LD BE 0RULE BY ! PEOPLE074 ,AS SU*1 HE RI MOVEM5TS RA!R DWELL ON ELECTIONS1 0MAJORITY RULE0 & O!R ASPECTS ( 0DEMOCRACY0 SO BELOV$ ( POLITICIANS4 ,) ?IS ESS5TIALLY CORRECT PREMISE ,B5N SKET*$ ! HI/ORY ( DEMOCRACY FROM ITS ROOTS 9 ANCI5T ,GREECE TO ! MOD]N DAY1 VIA ! ,MAGNA ,*>TA 7RI1 ! ,*>TI/S1 ! SUFFRAGETTES & ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ IMP]IALISM4 ,HE 5D$ BY EXAM9+ 0GLOBALIZATION0 & H[ \R H>D-WON DEMOCRATIC FRE$OMS >E BE+ TAK5 AWAY BY GLOBAL BUS9ESS4 ,AS HE REM9D$ US1 RE=MS HAVE NEV] BE5 GIV5 FROM ON-HI< BY ! ELITE BUT RA!R F\LIAM5T>IANISM & SO UTT]LY DE/ROY$ !IR REAL MEAN+ & POT5TIAL4 ,?IS IS UNSURPRIS+ AS ! T]M 0DEMOCRACY0 HAS RADICALLY DIFF]5T MEAN+S4 ,IT HAS1 TO CO9 A PHRASE1 TWO S\LS4 ,ONE IS HI]>*ICAL1 ! O!R EGALIT>IAN4 ,ONE IS FROM ! TOP-D[N1 ! O!R IS FROM ! BOTTOM UP4 ,ONE IS /ATI/1 ! O!R LIB]T>IAN4 ,! HE>T ( ! DIFF]5CE IS TO DO H[ DEMOCRACY IS VIEW$4 ,B5N PUT ! UND]LY+ PR9CIPLE ( DEMOCRACY AS BE+ EQUALITY1 ! PREMISE ?AT WE >E ALL EQUAL4 ,:I* IS TRUE1 BUT IT HIDES A MORE FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLE3 FRE$OM4 ,! REAL RATIONALE ( DEMOCRACY IS ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE TRULY FREE IF O!RS >E RUL+ Y\4 ,9 ORD] TO BE FREE1 Y\ NE$ A MEAN+FUL SAY 9 ! DECISIONS ?AT AFFECT Y\4 ,?AT IMPLIES EQUALITY4 ,UNLIKE LIB]ALISM1 :I* HAPPILY TOL]ATES ! RULE ( ! 75LIE ALL[$ TO VOTE EV]Y FEW YE>S & ! GOV]NM5T :O EX]CISES AU?ORITY 9 ! MEANTIME8 ,SIMPLY PUT1 REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY IS BAS$ ON A FUNDAM5TAL 9EQUALITY ( P[] BETWE5 ! ELECTORS & POLITICIANS4 ,RA!R ?AN REPRES5T ! PEOPLE1 GOV]NM5TS RULE IT4 ,DEMOCRACY 9 ?IS CONTEXT BECOMES LITTLE MORE ?AN ! 0P[]0 TO PICK A MA/] & AFT] A FEW YE>S GET TO REPLACE !M ) A NEW ONE4 ,AS SU*1 /ATI/ =MS ( DEMOCRACY >E 9H]5TLY SELF-CONTRADICTORY4 ,H5CE ! AN>*I/ CRITIQUE ( DEMOCRACY AS BE+ UNDEMOCRATIC4 ,ELECT+ A H&FUL ( PEOPLE TO GOV]N = Y\1 :ILE A /EP =W>D1 IS H>DLY DEMOCRATIC NOR FRE$OM4 ,SADLY1 F> TOO MANY RADICALS 79CLUD+ SU* NOTABLE REVOLUTION>IES AS ,M>X & ,5GELS7 SIDE ) ,B5N & CONSID] SU* LIMIT$ =MS ( DEMOCRACY AS DEMOCRATIC & AS EXPRESS+ ! 7POLITICAL7 P[] ( ! MASSES :51 9 REALITY1 IT IS NO SU* ?+4 ,?IS CAN BE SE5 FROM ANY G5U9E POPUL> REVOLUTION4 ,B5N FAIL$ TO M5TION ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION 9 HIS POTT$ HI/ORY ( DEMOCRACY4 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE1 HE DID NOT M5TION ! CLASSIC EXAMPLE ( :5 ! TWO S\LS ( DEMOCRACY CLA%$1 :5 REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY CAME 9TO CONFLICT NOT ONLY ) LEGACY ( ,ABSOLUTISM & ,>I/OCRACY BUT ALSO ! POPUL> 7DIRECT7 DEMOCRACY ( ! SECTIONS CREAT$ BY ! REVOLUTION ITSELF4 ,?IS CONFLICT BETWE5 REPRES5TATIVE 7/ATI/7 DEMOCRACY & DIRECT 7LIB]T>IAN7 DEMOCRACY IS A FEATURE ( ALL POPUL> MOVEM5TS & REVOLUTIONS4 ,)9 ! TRADE UNIONS1 = EXAMPLE1 ! RANK & FILE CONSI/5TLY COMES 9TO CONFLICT ) ! (FICIALS -- ! /RIK]S' ASSEMBLY IS HAT$ AS MU* BY ! BUREAUCRATS AS BY ! BOSSES4 ,DUR+ ! ,AM]ICAN & ,FR5* REVOLUTIONS1 ! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES W]E F9ALLY DE/ROY$ 9 FAVOR ( REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY4 ,DUR+ ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 ! ,BOL%EVIKS SY/EMATICALLY UND]M9$ ! FACTORY COMMITTEES & SOVIET ASSEMBLIES & CONC5TRAT$ MORE & MORE P[] 9TO ! H&S ( !IR C5TRAL COMMITTEE4 ,MORE REC5TLY1 9 ,>G5T9A1 POLITICIANS L9$ UP TO ATTACK ! NEI*I/S T5D TO USE ! WORD 0SELF-MANAGEM5T0 TO DESCRIBE !IR IDEAS ON DECISION MAK+ & SELF-ORGANIZATION4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 0DEMOCRACY0 IS A T]M RIDDL$ ) AMBIGUITIES & CAN BE US$ TO DESCRIBE MANY DIFF]5T REGIMES4 ,H5CE WE SEE ANTI-GLOBALIZATION PROTE/]S PROCLAIM+ 0?IS IS :AT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE0 :ILE ! LIKES ( ,BLAIR D5\NCE !M AS 0UNDEMOCRATIC0 & /RESS !IR [N 0DEMOCRATIC0 CR$5TIALS 7HAV+ BE5 ELECT$ BY ! VOTES ( A QU>T] & !N A FIF? ( ELIGIBLE VOT]S674 ,SO :5 ,GEORGE ,BU% TALKS ( 0DEMOCRACY0 IS HE REALLY MEAN+ ! SAME ?+ AS ,R\SSEAU8 ,! T]M 0DEMOCRACY0 HAS BECOME ! PREF]R$ MEANS ( UND]M9+ G5U9E 7LIB]T>IAN7 DEMOCRACY ( PEOPLE MAK+ !IR [N DECISIONS4 ,C\NT]-REVOLUTION (T5 /ALKS ! L& DRAP$ 9 FLAG ( 0DEMOCRACY0 & BO? ! B\RGEOISIE & ,BOL%EVIKS UNITE 9 ATTACK+ SELF-MANAGEM5T AS 0UNDEMOCRATIC0 & PROPOS+ ELECT$ HI]>*Y AS G5U9E DEMOCRACY4 ,A =MAL DEMOCRACY IS AIM$ = :]E ! PEOPLE VOTE 9 ELECTIONS & !N LET ! RUL+ ELITE DO AS IT WILL1 UNTIL ! NEXT ELECTION4 ,?US DEMOCRACY IS US$ BY RIE ! WEAL?Y OR ! P>TY LEAD]%IP1 IT H>DLY MATT]S TO ?OSE AT ! BOTTOM4 ,?IS1 AS AN>*I/S HAVE LONG /RESS$1 IS NO ACCID5T4 ,DEMOCRACY1 BY %IFT+ P[] FROM ! BASE TO ! TOP1 C5TRALIZ+ 9ITIATIVE 9TO ! H&S ( ELECT$ LEAD]S1 WAS DESIGN$ BY ! B\RGEOISIE TO M>G9ALIZE ! PEOPLE & 5SURE ! CONT9UATION ( !IR RULE & WEAL?4 ,B5N1 RI]S ( DEMOCRACY :ILE ,P>LIAM5T IS NOT8 ,B5N DID NOT ADDRESS ! ISSUE4 ,YET1 = AN>*I/S1 SU* DIRECT ACTION IS ! NECESS>Y EXPRESSION ( \R IDEAS ON DEMOCRACY4 ,DIRECT ACTION IS ! S\RCE ( PEOPLE P[]1 NOT ! BALLOT1 AS IT IS ! ONLY MEANS BY :I* ?OSE AFFECT$ BY A DECISION 9FLU5CE IT4 ,PEOPLE ACT = !MSELVES RA!R ?AN GETT+ A FEW LEAD]S_/BOSSES TO ACT = US 7IT IS ?IS :I* USUALLY PRODUCES ! NECESSITY = DIRECT ACTION 9 ! FIR/ PLACE674 ,NEI!R DID ,B5N M5TION H[ ! TRADE UNION & ,LABOR ,P>TY HI]>*Y 7!N1 AS N[7 CAME 9TO CONFLICT CONT9UALLY ) ! RANK & FILE ( ! UNIONS & ! P>TY 7NEV] M9D ! POPULATION AT L>GE74 ,LABOR GOV]NM5TS HABITUALLY US$ TROOPS TO BREAK /RIKES :ILE TRADE UNION (FICIALS BETRAY$ !M TIME & TIME AGA94 ,?AT !SE (FICIALS & POLITICIANS MAY HAVE BE5 0DEMOCRATICALLY ELECT$0 H>DLY MITIGATES !IR REPRESSION ( REAL1 DIRECT1 DEMOCRACY 9 ! =M ( /RIKE OR UNION ASSEMBLIES4 ,CLE>LY1 ! ISSUE ( DEMOCRACY )9 !SE MOVEM5TS IS AS IMPORTANT AS ! ISSUE ( DEMOCRACY 9 SOCIETY AS A :OLE4 ,NEI!R CAN BE SOLV$ BY ! DUBI\S PLEASURE ( ALI5AT+ Y\R P[] TO A LEAD] :O MISRULES 9 Y\R NAME -- AS ! PROGRAM'S CON/ANT USE ( PICTURES ( ,BLAIR & ,BU% %\LD REM9D ! VIEW]4 ,! LIMITATIONS ( ,B5N'S ACC\NT CAN ALSO BE SE5 FROM HIS CLAIM ?AT NATIONALIZATION WAS AN EXT5SION ( DEMOCRACY1 REPLAC+ ! P[] ( ! WALLET ) ! P[] ( ! BALLOT 9 >EA AFT] >EA ( ! ECONOMY4 ,IT W\LD BE MORE ACCURATE TO SAY ?AT IT SIMPLY REPLAC$ ! P[] ( ! WALLET ) ! P[] ( ! BUREAUCRAT4 ,! G5]AL PUBLIC HAD NO REAL SAY 9 :AT !SE 9DU/RIES DID1 IT WAS ! POLITICIANS !Y ELECT$ :O LAID D[N G5]AL POLICIES :I* W]E IMPLEM5T$ BY ! /ATE BUREAUCRACY & ! MANAG]S IT HIR$4 ,)9 ! NATIONALIZ$ 9DU/RIES WORK]S W]E /ILL WAGE SLAVES4 ,CAPITALISM HAD BE5 REPLAC$ BY /ATE CAPITALISM4 ,ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY WAS AS NON-EXI/5T )9 ! LATT] AS 9 ! =M]4 ,AS W\LD BE EXPECT$1 ,B5N PORTRAY$ HIS SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC IDEAS AS ! MEANS BY :I* CAPITALISM & ! /ATE CAN BE SAV$ FROM !MSELVES4 ,HE 5D$ BY SAY+ ?AT )\T A G5U9E DEMOCRATIC /ATE1 ?REE \TCOMES W]E LIKELY3 APA?Y1 CYNICISM & VIOL5CE4 ,!RE IS ANO!R OPTION1 ! ALT]NATIVE :I* ,B5N AVOID$ 9 HIS TALK -- ! IDEA ?AT WE BUILD ! NEW WORLD :ILE FIE SELF-MANAG$1 RUN FROM ! BOTTOM-UP & REJECT GIV+ P[] TO A FEW LEAD]S )9 !M4 ,WE BUILD1 9 O!R WORDS1 LIB]T>IAN ALT]NATIVES AS P>T ( ! /RUGGLE = FRE$OM -- /RIKE & COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES & COMMITTEES1 UNIONS1 CO-OP]ATIVES1 & SO ON -- TO COMPLEM5T O!R =MS ( DIRECT ACTION & SOLID>ITY4 ,?IS WAS ! IDEA :I* 9SPIR$ ! E>LY LABOR MOVEM5T ACROSS ! WORLD1 BE=E ,M>XISM 7& !N1 9EVITABLY1 RE=MISM7 GOT !IR GRIPS ON IT4 ,! FIR/ ,BRITI% TRADE UNION MOVEM5T WAS BAS$ ON IT1 >GU+ ?AT WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE %\LD ORGANIZE 9TO UNIONS & !IR CONGRESS W\LD REPLACE ,P>LIAM5T4 ,IT WAS ONLY :5 ?IS RADICAL UNIONISM WAS CRU%$ 9 ! #a#h#dS ?AT ,*>TISM BECAME A MASS MOVEM5T & ! LABOR MOVEM5T LOOK$ TO ! /ATE RA!R ?AN ITS [N /R5G? & SELF-ORGANIZATION4 ,A SIMIL> PROCESS OCCURR$ 9 ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 :]E ,M>X & ,BAKUN9 REPRES5T$ !SE TWO CURR5TS & ! TWO CONCEPTS ( DEMOCRACY !Y EXPRESS4 ,AS BE=E1 ! /ATI/ CURR5T WON & ! LABOR MOVEM5T WAS AGA9 SIDE-TRACK$4 ,9 ! #a#iS1 SYNDICALISM AGA9 EXPRESS$ !SE IDEAS & MADE A SIGNIFICANT & MILITANT ALT]NATIVE TO SOCIAL DEMOCRACY BE=E ! SUCCESS ( ,BOL%EVISM YET AGA9 %UNT$ ! RADICALS 9TO ! SAME DEAD-5D4 ,N[1 AT ! DAWN ( ! #b#a/ C5TURY1 ! QUE/ION RADICALS MU/ ASK !MSELVES IS :E!R !Y WANT TO REPEAT ! MI/AKES ( ! PA/ OR LE>N FROM !M4 ,:E!R !Y DO OR NOT DEP5DS ON :I* VISION ( DEMOCRACY !Y HOLD3 GOV]NM5TAL 7REPRES5TATIVE7 OR SELF-MANAG$ 7DIRECT74 ,IS DEMOCRACY SIMPLY ! MASSES PICK+ !IR RUL]S OR IS IT G5U9E MANAGEM5T ( !IR [N AFFAIRS8 ,SADLY1 ,B5N'S 0BIG IDEA0 FATALLY CONFUSES ! TWO & 5DS UP US+ ! 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