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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DANIEL ,GU]9 

,TEXT 3 

,( ALL ! READ+ :I* ,I DID1 9 #a#i#c1 ON ! BOAT :I* TOOK ME TO ,9DO*9A & BACK1 ( BOOKS :I* RANG$ FROM ,M>X TO ,PR\DHON1 TO ,GEORGES ,SOREL1 TO ,HUB]T ,LAG>DELLE1 TO ,F]N& ,PELL\TI]1 TO ,L59 & ,TROTSKY1 ?OSE ( ,M>X HAD )\T ANY D\BT ! GREATE/ IMPACT4 ,!SE 7BOOKS7 OP5$ MY EYES1 UNCOV]$ ! MY/]IES ( CAPITALI/ SURPLUS-VALUE1 TAU<T ME AB\T HI/ORICAL MAT]IALISM & ! DIALECTIC4 ,5T]+1 FROM !N ON1 9TO ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T1 ?R[+ OV]BO>D MY B\RGEOIS G[N1 ,I WAS 9ITIALLY1 9/9CTUALLY ANTI-,/AL9I/2 AT ?AT TIME ,I WAS A LEFT SOCIALI/ >\ND ,M>CEAU ,PIV]T & A REVOLUTION>Y SYNDICALI/ UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ,PI]RE ,MONATTE4 ,LAT]1 ! WRIT+S ( ,BAKUN91 9 ! SIX-VOLUME $ITION ( ,MAX ,NETTLAU_/,JAMES ,GUILLAUME1 W]E LIKE A SECOND OP]ATION = CAT>ACT4 ,!Y LEFT ME = EV] ALL]GIC TO ANY V]SION ( AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIALISM :E!R IT CALLS ITSELF ,JACOB91 ,M>XI/ OR ,TROTSKYI/4 

,IT WAS UND] ! COMMOTION PROVOK$ 9 ME BY !SE WRIT+S 7( ,BAKUN97 ?AT ,I WAS L$ TO FUNDAM5TALLY REVISE ! ADMIRATION ,I HAD HELD = ! REVOLUTION>Y /RATEGY ( ,L591 TO RE-WORK 7MY VIEW7 ( ?IS IDOL & PROCE$ TO AN 9-DEP? CRITIQUE ( C]TA9 AU?ORIT>IAN CONCEPTIONS ( ! ,BOL%EVIK LEAD]4 ,I CONCLUD$1 FROM ?IS 9T]NAL DEBATE1 ?AT SOCIALISM W\LD HAVE TO RID ITSELF ( ! WORN-\T NOTION ( ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT1 9 ORD] TO RECOV] ITS AU!NTIC LIB]T>IANISM4 

,LUXEMBURG V4 ,L59 

,?IS WAS :AT L$ ME1 9 MY HI/ORICAL WORK ON ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 TO SUB/ITUTE EV]Y:]E = ! WORDS DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT ?OSE ( REVOLUTION>Y CON/RA9T4 ,FOLL[+ ?IS1 ,I PAID MORE ATT5TION TO ?AT LI<TN+-QUICK PROCESS :I* ,ROSA ,LUXEMB\RG HAD C\NT]POIS$ TO ! ULTRA-C5TRALISM ( ,L59 & ! /]ILE *>ACT] ( HIS BUREAUCRATIC SUB/ITUTIONISM4 ,MU* LAT]1 9 #a#i#g#a1 ,I DEEP5$ MY ANALYSIS ( ,LUXEMB\RGISM & ATTEMPT$ TO EMPHASIZE H] RELATIVE K9%IP ) LIB]T>IAN SPONTANEITY4 

,! EPO* :5 ,I WAS DISCOV]+ ,BAKUN9 & RE-READ+ ,ROSA WAS1 9 T]MS ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 ! TIME ( ! ,HUNG>IAN REVOLUTION & ITS SAVAGE SUPPRESSION BY ,RUSSIAN TANKS4 ,I FELT1 = MY P>T1 LESS 9T]E/$ 9 ! POLITICAL AB\T-TURNS ( ?AT ATTEMPT AT LIB]ATION FROM ! YOKE ( ,MOSC[1 BECAUSE IT WAS *>G$ ?R\< ) DISQUIET+ AMBIGUITIES1 ?AN BY ! EPHEM]AL FL\RI%+ ( ! ,HUNG>IAN WORK]S' C\NCILS4 

,AN>*ISM 

,MY LIB]T>IANISM PASS$ ?R\< SUCCESSIVE PHASES3 9 ! BEG9N+ :AT ,I W\LD CALL A CLASSICAL AN>*ISM1 :I* F\ND EXPRESSION 9 ,Y\? ( ,LIB]T>IAN ,SOCIALISM 7#a#i#e#i71 !N ,AN>*ISM1 FROM ,!ORY TO ,PRACTICE 7#a#i#f#e7 &1 SIMULTANE\SLY1 ,NEI!R ,GOD NOR ,MA/]3 ,AN?OLOGY ( ,AN>*ISM1 :]E BESIDES ,BAKUN91 !RE WAS SPACE = ,/IRN]1 ,PR\DHON1 ,KROPOTK91 ,MALATE/A & MANY O!RS4 

,!N MOV+ ON A GOOD BIT FROM CLASSICAL AN>*ISM1 & NOT TURN+ MY BACK = AN 9/ANT ON MY M>XIAN /UDIES1 ,I PUBLI%$ ,= A ,LIB]T>IAN ,M>XISM 7#a#i#f#i71 :I* TITLE1 ,I'M SURE1 CONFUS$ & %OCK$ SOME ( MY NEW LIB]T>IAN FRI5DS4 ,!N1 JU/ BE=E ! REVOLUTION>Y TUMULT ( ,MAY '#f#h1 9TO :I* ,I PLUNG$ UP TO ! NECK1 ,I REJO9$ ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/ ,MOVEM5T 7,M,C,L >\ND ,GEORGES ,FONT5IS 7RETURN$ FROM HIS AU?ORIT>IAN GAPS674 ,LAT] ,I WAS ) ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/ ,ORGANIZATION 7,O,C,L71 9 ITS FIR/ & SECOND =MS1 & !N1 RI<T UP UNTIL TODAY1 ! ,UNION ( ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/ ,WORK]S 7,U,T,C,L74 

,LIB]T>IAN ,SOCIALISM 

,DUR+ A QU>T] C5TURY1 !RE=E ,I ALIGN$ MYSELF1 & /ILL DO1 ) LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM OR COMMUNISM 7! WORD AN>*I/ SEEMS TO ME TOO RE/RICTIVE & ,I DON'T USE IT UNLESS IT IS JO9$ BY ! WORD COMMUNI/74 ,?IS LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM IS DIFF]5T1 ?\< IT CAN BE COMB9$ )1 ! UTOPIA PROPAGAT$ BY ! S*OOL ( ,KROPOTK91 ANTICIPAT+ ! ]A ( ABUNDANCE4 ,SPECIFICALLY1 ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNISM1 AS ,I UND]/& IT1 IS A COMB9ATION ( ! BE/ ( BO? AN>*ISM & ! ?\<T ( ,M>X4 ,I TRI$ TO DIS5TANGLE !SE DISP>ATE ELEM5TS 9 A PAMPHLET CALL$ ,AN>*ISM & ,M>XISM :I* WAS ADD$ ON TO ! SECOND $ITION ( MY LITTLE BOOK ,AN>*ISM 7#a#i#h#a74 

,9 ! EV5+ ( MY LIFE1 ,I C]TA9LY DO NOT CLAIM TO HAVE =ESE51 EXCEPT 9 V]Y BROAD \TL9ES1 ! DEF9ITIVE CRY/ALLIZATION ( AN UNEASY & 9=MAL SYN!SIS4 ,H4,E41 ,KAM9SKI1 9 HIS BIOGRAPHY ( ,BAKUN91 ?\<T IT WAS NECESS>Y & 9EVITABLE1 BUT ?AT IT WAS MORE = ! FUTURE ?AN = ! PRES5T TO =MULATE4 ,IT MU/ COME FROM ! NEW SOCIAL /ORMS :I* WILL EM]GE1& :I* NO-ONE TODAY CAN PRIDE !MSELVES ON BR++ AB\T4 

,NOT A ,DOGMA 

,I HOPE ,I HAVE BE51 ?R\<\T MY MILITANT 5GAGEM5T1 A HI/ORIAN & !ORETICIAN TO ADVANTAGE4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME HI<LY PRESUMPTU\S TO ANN\NCE1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 :AT ASPECTS ( AN>*ISM & ! FLOAT+ ?\<TS ( ,M>X >E1 OR >E NOT RECONCILABLE4 ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNISM IS AS YET ONLY AN APPROXIMATION1 & NOT A DOGMA ( ABSOLUTE TRU?4 

,IT CANNOT1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 DEF9E ITSELF ON PAP] ABSOLUTELY4 ,IT WILL NOT BE A RATIONALIZATION ( ! PA/1 BUT A RALLY+ PO9T = ! FUTURE4 ,! MA9 CONVICTION :I* ANIMATES ME IS ?AT ! FUTURE SOCIAL REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE ,MUSCOVITE DESPOTISM NOR ANEMIC SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY1 ?AT IT WILL NOT BE AU?ORIT>IAN BUT LIB]T>IAN & SELF-MANAG+1 OR1 IF Y\ LIKE1 C\NCILLI/4 

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