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,CONCLUSION 

,AS /AT$ 9 ! 9TRODUCTION1 ANY ANALYSIS ( ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION & ! SOCIETY ?AT EM]G$ FROM IT CANNOT BE SEP>AT$ FROM A CONCEPTION ( :AT COMMUNISM IS4 ,9DE$ ONE WAY 9 :I* ALL ! LEFT COMMUNI/S1 UNLIKE ,TROTSKY1 C\LD GO BEYOND ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL ,M>XISM1 WAS BY 9SI/+ ?AT NEI!R ! TRANSITION TO COMMUNISM NOR COMMUNISM ITSELF %\LD 9 ANY WAY BE ID5TIFI$ ) /ATE-CONTROL ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,9DE$ NO?+ %ORT ( !IR PROP] SOCIALIZATION OR COMMUNIZATION W\LD DO4 ,IT WAS ?IS P]SPECTIVE ?AT ALL[$ !M TO DI/ANCE !MSELVES FROM1 & CRITICIZE ,RUSSIA AS BE+ /ATE CAPITALI/ OR1 AS ,BORDIGA PUT IT1 SIMPLY CAPITALI/4 

,H[EV]1 ) REG>D TO !IR SPECIFIC ANSW]S TO ! QUE/ION ( :AT A G5U9E COMMUNIZATION PROCESS W\LD HAVE CONSI/$ 91 ! SITUATION WAS SLI<TLY MORE AMBIGU\S4 ,! ,G]MANS 7& TO SOME EXT5T ! ,RUSSIANS71 9 !IR FOCUS ON ! ECONOMIC SPH]E1 ULTIMATELY 5D$ UP ) A NOTION ( COMMUNISM CONSI/+ 9 WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T4 ,! IMPORTANT DIFF]5TIATION BETWE5 CAPITALISM & COMMUNISM WAS CORRECTLY SE5 TO LIE 9 WORK]S OV]COM+ !IR SEP>ATION FROM ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,! IDEA WAS ?AT ONLY 9 ! FACTORY1 ONLY AT ! PO9T ( PRODUCTION C\LD WORK]S OV]COME ! DOM9ATION MA9TA9$ BY B\RGEOIS POLITICS1 CEASE TO ACT AS ISOLAT$ B\RGEOIS 9DIVIDUALS & ACT AS A SOCIALIZ$ =CE1 AS A CLASS4 ,?IS SLIPP$ 9TO A FACTORYISM :I* NEGLECT$ ! FACT ?AT ! 5T]PRISE IS A CAPITALI/ =M P> EXCELL5CE & ?AT IF ! CLASS IS UNIT$1 !RE IT IS UNIT$ AS V>IABLE CAPITAL4 ,IT WAS ?IS C\NCILI/ APPROA* ?AT L$ !M TO WORK \T RA!R MA!MATICAL ACC\NT+ S*EMES.<#i#e.> = H[ ! TRANSITION TO COMMUNISM C\LD WORK & ELABORATE S*EMES = H[ ! C\NCILS C\LD L9K UP4 

,! PROBLEM ) ?IS SELF-MANAGEM5T APPROA* WAS ( C\RSE ?AT IT SEEM$ TO IMPLY ?AT AS LONG AS ! 5T]PRISES W]E MANAG$ BY ! WORK]S !MSELVES1 IT DID NOT MATT] ?AT CAPITALI/ SOCIAL RELATIONS CONT9U$ TO EXI/4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS S5SE ?AT ! ,G]MAN ,LEFT NEV] MANAG$ TO MAKE A FULL BREAK FROM ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL ,M>XISM'S ID5TIFICATION ) ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! PRODUCTIVE =CES & ) ! WORK+ CLASS AS WORK+ CLASS4 

,IT WAS 9 ?IS RESPECT ?AT ! IMPORTANCE ( ! ,ITALIAN ,LEFT CAME \T4 ,9 EMPHASIZ+ ! 'PRIMACY ( ! POLITICAL'1 !Y C\LD TAKE A MORE SOCIAL & HOLI/IC /&PO9T4 ,COMMUNISM WAS NOT JU/ AB\T REPLAC+ ! P>TY ) ! C\NCILS1 & /ATE-CONTROL ) WORK]S CONTROL4.<#i#f.> ,COMMUNISM1 !Y >GU$1 WAS NOT M]ELY AB\T WORK]S MANAG+ !IR [N EXPLOITATION1 BUT AB\T ! ABOLITION ( WAGE LABOR1 ! 5T]PRISE =M & ALL CAPITALI/ CATEGORIES4 ,! FUNDAM5TAL QUE/ION WAS NOT SO MU* ?AT ( ':O MANAGES8' BUT AB\T ':AT IS MANAG$8' 

,BUT :IL/ ! ,G]MAN ,LEFT'S FOCUS ON ! ECONOMIC HAD L$ !M 9TO ! SELF-MANAGEM5T TRAP1 ONE ?+ IT DID ALL[ !M TO DO WAS TO EMPHASIZE ! SUBJECTIVITY ( ! WORK+ CLASS AS AN AG5T ( *ANGE4 ,?IS NOTION ( SUBJECTIVITY WAS1 IF NOT 5TIRELY ABS5T 9 ! !ORY ( ! ,ITALIAN ,LEFT1 !N RES]V$ ONLY = ! P>TY4 

,! ABSURDITIES 9VOLV$ 9 REJECT+ ANY NOTION ( WORK+ CLASS SUBJECTIVITY BECAME ESPECIALLY CLE> 9 ! ,ITALIAN ,LEFT'S ASSESSM5T ( ,RUSSIA4 ,!RE1 !Y >GU$1 COMMUNISM C\LD BE REPRES5T$ 9 ! CORRECT POLITICAL L9E ( A RUL+ P>TY MANAG+ A SY/EM ( CAPITALI/ SOCIAL RELATIONS -- A RIDICUL\SLY UNMAT]IALI/ POSITION -- >GU+ ?AT :AT MATT]$ WAS NOT ! SOCIAL RELATIONS 9 A C\NTRY1 BUT ! SUBJECTIVE 9T5TIONS ( ?OSE 9 P[] 7A P]FECT JU/IFICATION = REPRESSION BAS$ ON ! NOTION ?AT 'IT WAS = !IR [N GOOD !Y W]E MASSACR$'74 ,& IT WAS 9 ?IS RESPECT ?AT ! ,ITALIAN ,LEFT HAD NOT COMPLETELY BROK5 FROM ! POLITICISM_/P>TYISM ( ! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL4 

,9DE$1 IT WAS ! BL9D SPOTS 9 EA* !ORY ?AT L$ TO !IR MUTUAL 9COMPREH5SION3 :IL/ ! ,ITALIAN ,LEFT SAW ! ,G]MANS AS NO?+ MORE ?AN A ,M>XOID =M ( AN>*O-SYNDICALISM1 ! ,G]MANS 9 TURN M]ELY SAW ! ,ITALIANS AS A BUN* ( ,L59I/S4 ,BUT IF ! DOGMATIC SIDES ( !IR RESPECTIVE !ORIES M]ELY S]V$ TO PU% !M FUR!R AP>T1 IT WAS ULTIMATELY ! ONE-SID$NESS ( !IR RESPECTIVE APPROA*ES ?AT RESULT$ 9 !M NOT BREAK+ 5TIRELY AWAY FROM ! DOGMATISM ( ! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,:IL/ ! ,ITALIAN ,LEFT HAD >RIV$ AT A MORE ADEQUATE NOTION ( ! CONT5T ( COMMUNISM1 IT WAS ! ,G]MAN ,LEFT ?AT WAS TO PROVIDE ! =M ?R\< :I* EMANCIPATION C\LD BE REA*$4 

,9 DIFF]5T WAYS1 BO? ! ,G]MAN & ,ITALIAN LEFT COMMUNI/ CURR5TS MANAG$ TO MA9TA9 A CORRECT POLITICAL P]SPECTIVE4 ,:ILE ! ,G]MAN ,LEFT EMPHASIZ$ WORK]S' SELF-EMANCIPATION1 ! ,ITALIAN ,LEFT PROVIDE A BETT] ANGLE ON :AT COMMUNISM W\LD CONSI/ 94 ,YET1 9 T]MS ( A 'SCI5TIFIC' ACC\NT ( ! K9D ( SOCIETY DEVELOP+ 9 ! ,U,S,S,R1 BO? FELL D[N4.<#i#g.> 

,ON ! ONE H&1 ! ,G]MAN ,LEFT SLIPP$ 9TO A CONCEPTION ( '/ATE CAPITALISM' ?AT WAS NOT GR\ND$ 9 VALUE4 ,)\T ?IS ESS5TIAL CATEGORY !Y T5D$1 LIKE ,TONY ,CLIFF & ! ,TROTSKYI/S1 TO SEE ! ,U,S,S,R AS A 'HI<]'1 CRISIS-FREE TYPE ( ECONOMY4 ,BORDIGA'S !ORY1 ON ! O!R H&1 DID NOT FALL 9TO ! TRAP ( SEE+ ! ,U,S,S,R AS A MORE ADVANC$ =M ( CAPITALISM4 ,9/EAD HE RECOGNIZ$ ?AT ,RUSSIA WAS 9 TRANSITION T[>DS CAPITALISM4 ,AS WE %ALL SEE1 ?IS IS AN IMPORTANT 9SI<T 9TO UND]/&+ ! NATURE ( ! ,U,S,S,R4 

,BUT ,BORDIGA DID NOT REALLY CONC]N HIMSELF ) VALUE CATEGORIES4 ,HE L>GELY ASSUM$ ?AT ! OBVI\S SIGNS ( CAPITAL ACCUMULATION MU/ BE BAS$ ON COMMODITIES1 MONEY & WAGE-LABOR1 ALL PLAY+ ! SAME ROLE AS 9 ! ,WE/4 ,IT IS ?US ,MATTICK :O EXPOS$ ! ISSUE MORE CONSCI5TI\SLY4 ,& IF WE >E REALLY TO GRASP ! CAPITALI/ NATURE ( ! ,U,S,S,R1 BO? BE=E & S9CE ! FALL ( 'COMMUNISM'1 WE MU/1 ON ! VALUE QUE/ION1 PROVIDE A DIFF]5T ANSW] ?AN HIS4 ,?IS WILL BE EXPLOR$ 9 \R F9AL ,P>T ( ?IS >TICLE 9 ! NEXT ISSUE4 

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