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MILL5>IAN OR MANIPULATIVE ROLE ( ! ,F,A,I 9 ITS SYMBIOTIC RELATION%IP ) ! ,C,N,T CONT9UE TO CIRCULATE UN*ALL5G$4 ,I WAS EQUALLY CONC]N$ TO E/ABLI% ?AT 9DOL5T & 9TELLIG5T COMM5TATORS ALIKE HAVE S\*ISM 9 G5]AL -- BY CYNICALLY OR UN9T5TIONALLY DI/ORT+ ! AVAILABLE HI/ORICAL EVID5CE4 ,:E!R TO RE9=CE !IR [N POLITICAL PREJUDICES1 REFUTE !IR 5EMIES1 OR PLA9 IGNORANCE OR MALICE IS IMMAT]IAL2 :AT IS 9TRIGU+ IS ?AT APP>5TLY DILIG5T HI/ORIANS %\LD ADAPT & P]PETUATE WILD HE>SAY ASS]TIONS SU* AS ?OSE PROPAGAT$ BY ,>NOLD ,LUNN1 MAK+ NO ATTEMPT TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 FACT & FANTASY4 ,?IS IS MORE ?AN A SIMPLE 9FRACTION ( ! RULES ( HI/ORICAL HYPO!SIS4 ,!IR FAILURE TO APPLY ! RULES ( EVID5CE 9 ! CASE AGA9/ ! ,F,A,I NOT ONLY UND]M9ES ?AT CASE1 BUT IT ALSO RAISES S]I\S QUE/IONS AS TO !IR 9TELLECTUAL & MORAL HONE/Y4 ,9 ORD] TO FULLY COMPREH5D ! ROLE & FUNCTION ( ! ,F,A,I IT IS FIR/ ( ALL ESS5TIAL TO UND]/& ?REE ?+S3 #a4 ,?AT AN>*ISM CAUTICULAT$ ! VALUES1 LIFE/YLES & SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ?AT EXI/$ AT ! BASE ( ,SPANI% SOCIETY4 #b4 ,?AT ! PR$OM9ANT IDEOLOGICAL 9FLU5CE )9 ! MAJOR ,SPANI% LABOR ORGANIZATIONS BETWE5 #ahfi & #aici WAS AN>*ISM4 #c4 ,?AT ! 'CONSCI\S M9ORITY' ( RANK-&-FILE MILITANTS :O BUILT UP & SU/A9$ !IR UNIONS ?R\< L5G?Y P]IODS ( REL5TLESS & (T5 BLOODY REPRESSION W]E AN>*I/S :O S\IAN ,COMMUNISM1 A JU/ & EQUITABLE CLASSLESS & /ATELESS SOCIETY1 A MORAL OBJECTIVE :I* BR\E TWO DIM5SIONS TO ?IS BOOK4 ,! FIR/ IS DESCRIPTIVE & HI/ORICAL3 IT \TL9ES ! EVOLUTION ( ! ORGANIZ$ AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,SPA9 & ITS RELATION%IP ) ! WID] LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,AT ! SAME TIME IT PROVIDES SOME 9SIY ( MOD]N TIMES4 ,! SECOND IS ANALYTICAL & TRIES TO ADDRESS FROM AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE :AT = ME IS ! P>TICUL>LY RELEVANT PROBLEM ( UND]/&+ *ANGE 9 ! CONTEMPOR>Y WORLD2 H[ CAN IDEALS SURVIVE ! ANTI-DEMOCRATIC PROCESS ( 9/ITUTIONALIZATION8 ,IF ?IS IS NOT FEASIBLE1 AT LEA/ WE NE$ TO BE ABLE TO ID5TIFY ! TURN+ PO9TS SO ?AT WE MAY BE ABLE TO C\NT] ! PROCESS4 ,9 TRAC+ ! HI/ORY ( ! ,C,N,T & ! ,F,A,I IT IS CLE> ?AT AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS1 LIKE ALL O!R ORGANIZATIONS & CIVILIZATIONS BE=E !M1 >E SUBJECT TO A PROCESS ( RISE & FALL4 ,ONCE !Y A*IEVE !IR SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES EV5 ! MO/ COMMITT$ LIB]T>IAN & DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATIONS QUICKLY DEG5]ATE4 ,FROM BE+ SOCIAL 9/RUM5TS SET UP TO MEET REAL SOCIAL NE$S !Y BECOME TRANS=M$ 9TO SELF-P]PETUAT+ 9/ITUTIONS ) LIVES & PURPOSES ( !IR [N1 DI/9CT TO & 9 T5SION ) ! OBJECTIVES :I* CALL$ !M 9TO BE+ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,MY MA9 CONT5TION IS SIMPLE3 BRIEFLY1 IT IS ?AT AS ! ,PRIMO DE ,RIV]A DICTATOR%IP BEGAN TO F\ND] 9 #aibg A /RUGGLE BROKE \T BETWE5 ! NON-AN>*I/ LEAD]%IP & AN>*I/ BASE ( ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ,CONF$]ACION ,NACIONAL DEL ,TRABAJO 7,C,N,T74 ,! LEAD]S1 ?AT IS1 ! MEMB]S ( ! ,REGIONAL & ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEES ( ! ,C,N,T1 HAV+ BECOME 9T]M$I>IES BETWE5 LABOR & CAPITAL1 OP5LY *ALL5G$ ! IDEOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES ( ! 'CONSCI\S M9ORITY' BY SEEK+ TO OV]TURN ! F$]ALLY /RUCTUR$ ANTI-CAPITALI/ & ANTI-/ATI/ CON/ITUTION ( ! ,C,N,T1 AS APPROV$ AT ! ,LA ,COM$IA ,CONGRESS 9 #a#i#a#i1 9 ORD] TO COMPETE ) ! SOCIALI/ ,UNION ,G5]AL DE ,TRABAJADORES 7,U,G,T7 = HEGEMONY OV] ! ,SPANI% WORK+ CLASS4 ,9 !IR VIEW ! WORK]S' CAUSE W\LD ONLY BE ADVANC$ :5 ALL WORK]S BELONG$ TO !IR UNION1 SOME?+ ?AT C\LD ONLY BE A*IEV$ BY OP]AT+ )9 ! LEGAL P>AMET]S ( ! CAPITALI/ & /ATI/ SY/EM4 ,TO ! 'CONSCI\S M9ORITY' ( AN>*I/S ?IS ?REAT5$ TO TRANS=M ! ,C,N,T FROM A REVOLUTION>Y WEAPON :I* C\LD ELIM9ATE ! MIS]Y ( EV]YDAY LIFE 9TO A RE=MI/ LABOR UNION :I* S]V$ ONLY TO P]PETUATE & LEGITIMIZE ! EXPLOITATION ( MAN BY MAN4 ,! AN>*I/ MILITANTS :O CON/ITUT$ ! BASE ( ! ,C,N,T RESPOND$ BY F\ND+ ! ,F$]ACION ,AN>QUI/A ,IB]ICA1 AN AD HOC F$]ALLY /RUCTUR$ ASSOCIATION :OSE FUNCTION WAS TO REAFFIRM ! REVOLUTION>Y NATURE ( AN>*ISM & TO PROVIDE A RALLY+ PO9T = ! DEF5SE ( ! ANTI-POLITICAL PR9CIPLES & IMM$IATE ,LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNI/ OBJECTIVES ( ! ,C,N,T4 ,BY #aicb ! RE=MI/ ?REAT HAD BE5 ELIM9AT$ -- DEMOCRATICALLY6 -- & ! WORK+-CLASS AN>*I/S :O HAD SPOK5 9 ! NAME ( ! ,F,A,I 7AL?\< MANY ( !SE1 LIKE ,G>CIA ,OLIV] & ,DURRUTI1 HAD NEV] BE5 AFFILIAT$ TO ! ,F,A,I7 REV]T$ TO EV]YDAY UNION ACTIVITY AT ,LOCAL ,F$]ATION LEVEL OR TO CONSPIRATORIAL REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY 9 ! ,CONF$]AL ,DEF5SE ,COMMITTEE4 ,9/EAD ( DISB&+1 H[EV]1 OR CONF9+ ITSELF TO ACT+ AS A LIAISON SECRET>IAT BETWE5 AUTONOM\S AGITATIONAL OR PROPAG&A GR\PS1 ! ,F,A,I WAS TAK5 OV] 9 MID-#a#i#c#c BY A GR\P ( ROOTLESS 9TELLECTUALS & ECONOMIC PLANN]S UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( ,DIEGO ,ABAD DE ,SANTILLAN1 A MAN = :OM AB/RACT !ORIES TOOK PREC$5CE OV] WORK]S' PRACTICAL EXP]I5CES4 ,) ! COM+ ( ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> ?REE YE>S LAT]1 ! ,F,A,I HAD AB&ON$ ALL PRET5SE ( BE+ A REVOLUTION>Y ORGAN4 ,LIKE ! 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ ,C,N,T LEAD]%IP IT HAD HELP$ \/ 9 #a#i#c-#a#i#c#b1 ! ,F,A,I HAD BECOME1 9 ITS TURN1 A /RUCTURE ( VE/$ 9T]E/S S]V+ TO APPLY ! BRAKES TO ! SPONTANE\S REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY ( ! RANK & FILE & REPRESS ! 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