,:AT IS ,AN>*ISM8 

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,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

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,AN>*ISM IS A SET ( REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS ?AT >E1 AT ROOT1 V]Y SIMPLE4 ,AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT WE >E ALL QUITE CAPABLE ( LOOK+ AFT] \RSELVES4 ,NO LEAD] CAN KN[ :AT Y\ NE$ BETT] ?AN Y\ DO4 ,NO GOV]NM5T CAN REPRES5T ! 9T]E/S ( A COMMUNITY BETT] ?AN ! COMMUNITY ITSELF4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT EV]YONE %\LD HAVE ! OPTION TO TAKE P>T 9 DECISIONS ?AT AFFECT !M1 :]EV] !Y TAKE PLACE4 ,ONLY 9 ?IS WAY CAN WE HAVE A FAIR & JU/ SOCIETY 9 :I* EV]YONE HAS ! *ANCE TO FULFILL !MSELVES4 ,EV]Y?+ 9 AN>*I/ WAYS ( ?9K+ FOLL[S FROM ?IS BASIC PR9CIPLE4 

,= AN>*I/S1 TAK+ BACK CONTROL OV] \R [N LIVES IS ! REVOLUTION4 ,WE SEE TWO WAYS ( WORK+ AS BE+ KEY TO BE+ ABLE TO DO ?IS3 DIRECT ACTION & SELF-ORGANIZATION4 ,DIRECT ACTION IS :5 ?OSE DIRECTLY AFFECT$ BY SOME?+ TAKE ACTION TO FIX IT !MSELVES1 RA!R ?AN ASK+ SOMEONE ELSE TO DO IT = !M4 ,A /RIKE ?AT =CES MANAGEM5T TO MAKE CONCESSIONS OR FACE LOS+ MONEY IS DIRECT ACTION :]E LOBBY+ AN ,M,P OR GO+ ?R\< UNION NEGOTIATIONS IS NOT4 ,SQUATT+ D]ELICT L& & TURN+ 9TO A COMMUNITY G>D5 IS DIRECT ACTION1 :]EAS PRESSUR+ ! C\NCIL TO CLEAN UP VACANT LOTS IS NOT4 ,:5 WE ACT BY \RSELVES TO A*IEVE SOME?+ ?AT WE NE$ !N WE >E TAK+ DIRECT ACTION - :E!R ?AT'S %>+ FOOD ) O!RS OR FI<T+ ! POLICE 9 A RIOT4 

,= DIRECT ACTION TO BE POSSIBLE !N !RE ALSO NE$S TO BE SELF ORGANIZATION4 ,?IS IS ORGANIZ+ )\T LEAD]S OR PHONY 'REPRES5TATIVES'1 & IT ALL[S US TO TAKE BACK ! P[] TO MAKE \R [N DECISIONS4 ,SELF ORGANIZATION ALL[S US TO BREAK D[N & OV]COME ! HI]>*IES ?AT SEP>ATE US4 ,9 SELF-ORGANIZ$ GR\PS EV]YONE HAS AN EQUAL SAY & NO ONE IS GIV5 ! RI<T TO REPRES5T ANYONE ELSE4 ,?IS K9D ( GR\P IS CAPABLE ( DECID+ ITS [N NE$S & TAK+ DIRECT ACTION TO MEET !M 9 A WAY ?AT ANY HI]>*ICAL GR\P BAS$ ON REPRES5TATIVES - LIKE A POLITICAL P>TY OR A TRADE UNION - CANNOT4 

,BECAUSE ( ?IS WE REJECT ! USE ( ! /ATE - ?AT IS GOV]NM5T1 P>LIAM5T1 ! C\RTS1 ! POLICE & SO ON - TO BR+ AB\T REVOLUTION4 ,NO ONE CAN FREE ANYONE ELSE4 ,WE ALL HAVE TO FREE \RSELVES BY ACT+ TOGE!R4 ,NO GOV]NM5T1 EV5 A 'SOCIALI/' OR 'REVOLUTION>Y' GOV]NM5T1 CAN DO ?IS4 ,ANY GR\P OR P>TY TAK+ OV] ! /ATE SIMPLY BECOMES A NEW SET ( LEAD]S1 EXPLOIT+ US 9 ! NAME ( 'SOCIALISM' RA!R ?AN 'CAPITALISM'4 ,?IS IS :AT HAPP5$ 9 SO-CALL$ 'COMMUNI/' ,RUSSIA4 ,ONLY BY DE/ROY+ ! /ATE1 NOT TAK+ IT OV]1 CAN WE FREE \RSELVES4 

,= AN>*I/S1 DIRECT ACTION & SELF ORGANIZATION >E ESS5TIAL TOOLS = FREE+ \RSELVES4 ,!Y >E ! WAY ?AT WE AS A WORK+ CLASS CAN CONFRONT ! PROBLEMS 9 \R [N LIVES COLLECTIVELY1 WORK+ TOGE!R AGA9/ ! :OLE SY/EM ( CAPITALISM & ! WAYS IT TRIES TO DIVIDE US4 

,!SE IDEAS HAVE NOT JU/ BE5 PLUCK$ \T ( ?9 AIR4 ,AN>*I/ COMMUNISM IS A LIV+ WORK+ CLASS TRADITION ?AT HAS WORK$ 9 WAYS L>GE & SMALL ?R\<\T ! HI/ORY ( CAPITALISM4 ,IT DOES NOT COME \T ( ! AB/RACT IDEAS ( A FEW 9TELLECTUALS BUT FROM ! CONCRETE ACTIONS ( MILLIONS ( PEOPLE4 

,= MANY1 ! WORD COMMUNISM IS ASSOCIAT$ ONLY ) ! BRUTALITY ( ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA1 OR ) ,CUBA1 ,*9A1 & ,NOR? ,KOREA4 ,!SE SOCIETIES >E AMONG SOME ( ! WOR/ TYRANNIES ! WORLD HAS EV] SE51 KILL+ MILLIONS ?R\< FAM9E1 W> & EXECUTION4 ,AS AN>*I/S WE DON'T =GET ! PRISON CAMPS1 ! SLAVE LABOR1 OR ! UNJU/ TRIALS & EXECUTIONS - 9DE$ AN>*I/S W]E (T5 ! FIR/ TO SUFF] !SE ATTACKS4 

,H[EV]1 UNLIKE ! PRESS :O USE ! EXAMPLE ( 'COMMUNI/' GOV]NM5TS TO CLAIM ?AT REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE IS IMPOSSIBLE1 AN>*I/S ALSO REFUSE TO =GET ! EXAMPLE ( ! MILLIONS ( PEOPLE :O HAVE F\<T AGA9/ ?IS 9 ! NAME ( TRUE COMMUNISM4 ,!SE PEOPLE ORGANIZ$ !MSELVES1 )\T LEAD]S1 9TO GR\PS ?AT US$ DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 MEAN+ ?AT EV]YONE HAD AN EQUAL SAY 9 H[ ?+S W]E RUN4 ,!Y US$ DIRECT ACTION1 FIR/ AGA9/ ! /ATE & CAPITALISM1 & LAT] AGA9/ ! NEW ,SOVIET RUL]S4 

,! TRUE COMMUNISM ?AT !Y F\<T = IS ! EXT5SION ( !SE WAYS ( WORK+ 9TO EV]Y ASPECT ( LIFE4 ,! COMMUNI/ SLOGAN 'FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR ABILITY1 TO EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR NE$' SUMS UP ! IDEA4 ,NOBODY %\LD BE %ORT ( ANY?+ ?AT !Y NE$4 ,9DIVIDUALS RECEIVE GOODS & S]VICES BECAUSE ( H[ MU* !Y NE$ !M1 NOT BECAUSE ( H[ MU* !Y CAN PAY OR H[ MU* !Y DES]VE !M4 ,PEOPLE GIVE BACK TO SOCIETY1 ?R\< ! WORK !Y DO1 ACCORD+ TO :AT !Y WANT & >E ABLE TO DO4 ,EV]YONE WILL HAVE ! *ANCE TO DO 9T]E/+ & CREATIVE WORK1 9/EAD ( JU/ A M9ORITY :ILE EV]YONE ELSE IS /UCK ) BOR+ DRUDGE WORK4 

,?IS SOCIETY W\LD BE ORGANIZ$ ?R\< LOCAL COLLECTIVES & C\NCILS1 ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES TO MAKE ! DECISIONS ?AT NE$ MAK+ & TO DO ! WORK ?AT NE$S DO+4 ,EV]YONE GETS A SAY 9 DECISIONS ?AT CONC]N !M4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT 9 FI<T+ = ?IS K9D ( FUTURE WE >E FI<T+ = ! FULL FRE$OM & EQUALITY ( ALL4 ,ONLY ?IS WILL GIVE EV]YONE ! *ANCE TO BE :ATEV] !Y CAN BE4 

,IT IS ! MANY EXAMPLES ( PEOPLE ORGANIZ+ & RESI/+ 9 ?IS WAY ?AT WE CALL ! COMMUNI/ TRADITION4 ,! WORK]S C\NCILS ( REVOLUTION>Y ,SPA91 ,G]MANY1 ,RUSSIA1 ,HUNG>Y1 ,FRANCE1 & ,MEXICO ALL GIVE A SMALL GLIMPSE ?AT WE CAN LOOK TO :5 ?9K+ AB\T H[ WE CAN FI<T CAPITALISM & FREE \RSELVES4 ,TIME & TIME AGA9 ! WORLD HAS SE5 ORD9>Y PEOPLE US+ DIRECT ACTION1 SELF ORGANIZATION & DIRECT DEMOCRACY TO BUILD NEW SOCIETIES & LIVES = !MSELVES4 ,IT IS !SE IDEAS & SUCCESSES ?AT WE TRY TO BUILD ON 9 TODAY'S FI<T AGA9/ EXPLOITATION4 

,AN>*I/ COMMUNISM IS MORE ?AN AN AB/RACT VISION ( ! FUTURE & IT IS MORE ?AN A NO/ALGIA = ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS ( ! PA/4 ,IT IS A LIV+ WORK+ CLASS TRADITION ?AT LAYS ! F\NDATIONS = ! FUTURE SOCIETY 9 ! H]E & N[4 ,EV]Y?+ WE WILL BE AFT] CAPITALISM WE MU/ LE>N UND] IT & ?R\< ! FI<T AGA9/ IT4 ,! REVOLUTION IS NOT & NEV] CAN BE A BLANK SLATE - ?AT WAY LIES ! CORPSES PIL$ UP BY 'REVOLUTION>Y' T]ROR 7SU* AS HAPP5$ 9 ,FRANCE1 ,RUSSIA1 & ,*9A74 ,9/EAD1 REVOLUTION MU/ BE BUILT \T ( ! MAT]IALS TO H& BY ?OSE ( US ALIVE TODAY4 

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