,AB\T A ,PROJECT = ,AN>*I/ ,ORGANIZATION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LUIGI ,FABBRI ,TEXT 3 ,TRANSLATOR'S 9TRODUCTION ,?IS LETT]1 PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,ITALIAN-LANGUAGE ,NEW ,YORK J\RNAL 0,IL ,M>TELLO10 IS ,FABBRI'S REACTION TO ! PROJECT = AN ,ORGANIZATIONAL ,PLAT=M ( ! ,G5]AL ,UNION ( ,AN>*I/S4 ,FABBRI WAS 9VOLV$ 9 ! DISCUSSIONS ON ! SETT+ UP ( AN ,9T]NATIONAL ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION1 AS P>T ( ! 0,P5SI]O E ,VOLONTA0 ,GR\P TOGE!R ) ,B]N]I & ,F$ELI4 ,?IS >TICLE WAS PUBLI%$ SEV]AL MON?S AFT] ! ABORT$ ATTEMPT TO SET UP ! 9T]NATIONAL1 BUT IT IS NOT CLE> :5 ! >TICLE WAS ACTUALLY WRITT54 ,G5]AL CONSID]ATIONS ,IT WAS ) A /RONG S5SE ( GOODWILL ?AT ,I READ ! PROJECT = AN AN>*I/ 0,ORGANIZATIONAL ,PLAT=M0 :I* A GR\P ( ,RUSSIAN COMRADES PUBLI%$ LA/ YE> 9 ,P>IS & :I* HAS BE5 ! CAUSE ( IMPASSION$ DEBATE REC5TLY BETWE5 AN>*I/S FROM V>I\S C\NTRIES4 ,MY FIR/ IMPRESSION WAS ?AT ,I WAS NOT 9 DISAGREEM5T ) MANY PO9TS1 9 FACT ,I F\ND ! PROJECT TO CONTA9 MANY PA9FUL1 UN>GUABLE TRU?S4 ,! :OLE PROJECT BREA!S SU* AN >D5T DESIRE TO DO SOME?+1 TO WORK = ! GOOD ( ! CAUSE1 ?AT IT IS QUITE S$UCTIVE4 ,ALL ?IS IS C]TA9LY ( NO LITTLE M]IT = ! AU?ORS ( ! 0,PLAT=M10 :OSE GREAT VALUE IS DUE TO ANO!R REASON -- IT PLACES UND] DISCUSSION A NUMB] ( PROBLEMS 9H]5T TO ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 TO ! PLACE ( AN>*I/S 9 ! REVOLUTION1 TO AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION 9 ! /RUGGLE1 & SO ON4 ,!SE NE$ TO BE RESOLV$ IF AN>*ISM IS TO CONT9UE TO PROVIDE ANSW]S TO ! GR[+ NE$S ( ! /RUGGLE & ( PRES5T-DAY SOCIAL LIFE4 ,DESPITE !SE FAVORABLE OBS]VATIONS1 H[EV]1 & UNLESS ,I AM MU* MI/AK51 ,I DO NOT ?9K ?AT ! PROJECT PROPOS$ BY ! ,RUSSIAN COMRADES CAN BE ACCEPT$ BY ANY AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION ( ANY IMPORTANCE S9CE1 9 MY OP9ION1 IT CONTA9S ]RORS :I* >E ( LITTLE IMPORT %\LD !Y REMA9 )9 ! REALM ( ! P]SONAL 7& DEBATABLE7 OP9ION ( A FEW COMRADES1 BUT :I* C\LD BECOME ! CAUSE ( S]I\S DEVIATIONS 9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T IF ACCEPT$ BY ! ORGANIZATION & ACQUIRE ANY PROGRAMMATIC VALUE4 ,AS A PROGRAMMATIC BASIS = AN ORGANIZATION1 ! 0,PLAT=M0 IS TOO IDEOLOGICAL & TOO IMPRACTICAL4 ,ON A NUMB] ( PROBLEMS 7SU* AS ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 DEMOCRACY1 ! ,/ATE1 ! REVOLUTION>Y TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 SYNDICALISM1 ETC47 IT E/ABLI%ES AXIOMATIC PO9TS ( VIEW1 SOME CORRECT1 O!RS NOT1 ?\< OP9ION ON !SE MAY BE SAID TO V>Y FROM COMRADE TO COMRADE4 ,UNANIM\S AGREEM5T OR EV5 WIDE AGREEM5T ON !SE PO9TS MAY BE ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE 7& 9DE$ PO9TLESS1 AS F> AS PRACTICAL EFFECTS ON ! ORGANIZATION >E CONC]N$74 ,:AT IS IMPORTANT >E ! CONCRETE & POSITIVE OBJECTIVES ( ,AN>*ISM :I* MU/ BE REALIZ$4 ,! IMPORTANT ?+ IS :AT WE MU/ & :AT WE WANT TO A*IEVE AS REG>DS ACTION1 9DEP5D5T ( ! DOCTR9ES & IDEOLOGIES ) :I* \R ACTIONS CAN BE JU/IFI$ OR EVALUAT$4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT NOT 5\< SPACE IS D$ICAT$ 9 ! 0,PLAT=M0 TO ?IS REALI/IC1 VOLUNT>I/ P>T1 IF IT IS TO BE CONSID]$ A REAL PROGRAMMATIC PROJECT4 ,BUT ,I DO NOT WI% TO DWELL TOO LONG ON CRITICISM ( ! 0,PLAT=M0 AS A PROGRAMMATIC BASIS = AN ORGANIZATION4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT ITS PROPON5TS !MSELVES DO NOT 9SI/ ON IT & >E PREP>$ TO LAY IT ASIDE 9 ORD] TO SEEK A MORE CONCRETE BASIS :I* IS BETT] ABLE TO UNITE4 ,AMONG O!R ?+S1 9 FACT1 ONE CONSEQU5CE ( ! 0,PLAT=M0 W\LD BE A T5D5CY TO EXCLUDE FROM ! AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION NOT ONLY 9DIVIDUALI/S & ANTI-ORGANIZATIONALI/S1 :O C\LD NOT JO9 = REASONS ( ! V]Y CONTRADICTION 9 T]MS1 BUT ALSO NOT A FEW AN>*I/-COMMUNI/S & ORGANIZATIONALI/S1 9CLUD+ SOME 7SU* AS MYSELF7 :O HAVE = MANY YE>S SUPPORT$ ! NE$ = AN AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION & HAVE BE5 WORK+ T[>DS ?AT GOAL4 ,!RE IS MU* 9 ! 0,PLAT=M0 :I* ,I F9D GOOD & :I* ,I APPROVE ( COMPLETELY1 ABOVE ALL AS IT SEEKS TO DEMON/RATE ! NE$ = AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION & ! NE$ TO LEAVE ?IS VAGUE & 9DET]M9ATE T]RA9 9 ORD] TO REALIZE ! ORGANIZATION AS CONCRETE1 P]MAN5T & WIDE-REA*+ ON ! L>GE/ POSSIBLE SCALE4 ,CORRECT1 TOO1 >E ! MANY CRITICISMS ( \R MOVEM5T PA/ & PRES5T & ! MANY PA9FUL OBS]VATIONS4 ,LIKEWISE ! IMPORTANT PRES5TATION ( SOME ( ! PROBLEMS ( AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION 9 ! H]E & N[4 ,ON ?IS P>T1 GIV5 ?AT !RE IS AGREEM5T1 !RE IS NO NE$ TO DWELL4 ,NEI!R DO ,I WI% TO DEAL ) C]TA9 ASPECTS ( ! 0,PLAT=M0 ) :I* ,I P]SONALLY AGREE1 BUT ) :I* MANY COMRADES DISAGREE1 AS !Y >E NOT ESS5TIAL = ! PRACTICAL MOVEM5T ( ,AN>*ISM4 ,I WILL1 H[EV]1 ONLY EXAM9E ?OSE P>TS ( ! 0,PLAT=M0 :I* SEEM TO ME TO BE 9 ]ROR OR :I* ,I BELIEVE CONTA9 ! SE$S ( ]ROR4 ,MY APPROA* WILL BE TO CONSID] IT1 NOT AS A SIMPLE EXPOSITION ( IDEAS1 P]SONAL OR ( A GR\P1 AS IF ,I W]E SIMPLY DEAL+ ) ONE ( \R MANY PAMPHLETS REG>D+ !ORY OR PROPAG&A4 ,UNITY & ,V>IETY ,! DEP>TURE PO9T ( ! 0,PLAT=M10 AS EXP\ND$ 9 COMRADE ,>%9OV'S 9TRODUCTION1 IS S\ND4 ,IT E/ABLI%ES ?AT ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T HAS DEVA/AT$ ITSELF1 /]ILIZ$ = ! MO/ P>T BY ! 0YELL[ FEV] ( DISORGANIZATION40 ,! EXP]I5CE DUR+ ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION WAS DECISIVE FROM ?IS PO9T ( VIEW4 ,AN ,ITALIAN FRI5D ( \RS :O LIV$ = SOME TIME 9 ,G]MANY & 9 ,RUSSIA IMM$IATELY AFT] ! REVOLUTION>Y P]IOD1 WAS TELL+ ME ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONT9UE BE+ ANTI-ORGANIZATIONALI/ & 9DIVIDUALI/ ONCE ONE HAS EXP]I5C$ ! SITUATION 9 ?OSE PLACES4 ,HE1 HIMSELF1 :O HAD ONCE BELONG$ TO ! 9DIVIDUALI/ CURR5T ( AN>*ISM1 BECAME P]SONALLY CONV9C$ ( ?IS4.<#a.> ,>%9OV1 9 FACT1 NOTES ?AT DUR+ ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T DEMON/RAT$ A C]TA9 CONFUSION & FRACTION+ ( ITS =CES2 ?IS IS :AT IS SUPPOS$ TO HAVE DRIV5 SOME AN>*I/ MILITANTS 9TO ! >MS ( ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,& IT IS ! SAME REASON :I* HAS CAUS$ A C]TA9 PASSIVITY AMONG SOME O!RS444.<#b.> ,& ! CONCLUSION ( ! NE$ = AN AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION IS FULLY JU/IFI$ & CORRECT 9 EV]Y WAY4 ,NONE!LESS1 ONE CAN NOTE FROM ! ,9TRODUCTION ?AT ! SPIRIT :I* P]VADES ! 0,PLAT=M0 IS 9 EFFECT EXCESSIVELY EXCLUSIVI/1 T5D+ TO PLACE \TSIDE ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ALL ?OSE1 NOT ONLY PRACTICAL BUT IDEOLOGICAL1 CURR5TS :I* DO NOT AGREE ) IT4 ,!RE >E ALSO SOME /ATEM5TS 9 IT :I* M]IT GREAT] DEVELOPM5T1 = AS !Y >E1 !Y GIVE AN UNFAVORABLE IMPRESSION1 = EXAMPLE :5 IT DEM&S ! 0RIGOR\S UNITY0 ( A P>TY1 UNITY ( IDEOLOGY & ( 0/RATEGY40 ,IT IS TRUE1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 ?AT ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ME?OD DOES NOT RESOLVE ! QUE/ION ( AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION1 & ,I TOO AM CONTR>Y TO ! LETT] & ! CONCEPT 9T5D$ BY ! T]M 0AN>*O-SYNDICALISM10 :I* IS /ILL WIDESPREAD 9 ,RUSSIA1 ,G]MANY & 79 A SOME:AT DIFF]5T =M7 9 ,S\? ,AM]ICA4 ,IF ,I AM NOT MI/AK51 EXCLUD+ ?IS CURR5T ( AN>*ISM FROM A G5]AL AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION W\LD BE A S]I\S MI/AKE3 IT W\LD RESULT 9 TRANS=M+ IT 9TO AN EXTRANE\S1 ADV]S>IAL MOVEM5T1 :5 9 FACT IT IS AN 9T]NAL CURR5T :I* CAN EASILY CO-EXI/ ) \RS1 :I* PREF]S TO CALL ITSELF SIMPLY 0AN>*I/40 ,WE WITNESS$ ?IS 9 ,ITALY 9 #a#i#a#i-#b & )9 ! ,UNIONE ,AN>*ICA ,ITALIANA1 :]E ! AN>*I/ ELEM5TS T5D+ T[>DS SYNDICALISM W]E P]FECTLY AT HOME & CO-OP]AT$ ACTIVELY & USEFULLY 9 ! MOVEM5T ( ! :OLE ,UNION1 DESPITE DISAGREEM5T ON SOME P>TICUL> QUE/IONS REF]R+ TO SYNDICAL ACTION & ! PLACE ASSIGN$ TO ?IS 9 ! G5]AL MOVEM5T4 ,IT WAS G5]ALLY SPEAK+ DISCUSS$ 9 ! PRESS & 9 CONGRESS1 BUT 9 ! 5D SOME PR9T ( AGREEM5T WAS ALWAYS F\ND TO 5ABLE US TO CONT9UE TO FIT ( ! SAME ORGANIZATION4 ,:ILE IT IS V]Y TRUE ?AT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO LIVE PRACTICALLY 9 ! SAME ORGANIZATION AS ! 9DIVIDUALI/S1 :O >E MU* F>!R FROM US ?AN ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S1 ! 9DIVIDUALI/ IDEOLOGY %\LD NOT BE COMPLETELY DISC>D$ JU/ = ?AT REASON4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 SOME PR9CIPLES REG>D+ ! DEM&S = ! RIE HELD 9 COMMON ) US1 ! ORGANIZATIONALI/S1 & NOT TO RECOGNIZE ?IS W\LD BE ! />T ( A DEVIATION4 ,SO 9 AFFIRM+ ! NE$ = ORGANIZATION & BE+1 9 EFFECT1 SEP>ATE FROM ALL ?OSE :O REFUSE A G5]AL1 P]MAN5T ORGANIZATION1 CONSID]+ ?IS AN>*ISM TO BE SOME:AT DEFECTIVE FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( PR9CIPLES1 WE MU/ GU>D AGA9/ LETT+ \RSELVES JUDGE ITS PROPON5TS AS UN-AN>*I/1 NOR %\LD IT /OP US 7:5 ! OCCASION PRES5TS ITSELF7 FROM POSSIBLE RECIPROCAL SOLID>ITY & COOP]ATION ) !M4 ,I DO NOT REALLY KN[ ! PROGRAM ( ?AT GR\P ( ,RUSSIAN COMRADES :O SPEAK TO US AB\T AN AN>*I/ 0SYN!SIS40.<#c.> ,H[EV]1 IF IT CONCEIVES ?AT AN>*ISM WILL ALSO1 9 SOME WAY1 BE 9DIVIDUALI/ & SYNDICALI/1 NOT 9 AN EXCLUSIVI/ DOCTR9AIRE S5SE1 BUT 9 ! PRACTICAL S5SE ?AT AN>*I/S BELIEVE SYNDICALI/ ACTION TO BE USEFUL & ! DEF5SE ( ! FRE$OM ( ! 9DIVIDUAL TO BE NECESS>Y 9 ORD] TO >RIVE AT ! MAXIMUM POSSIBLE AUTONOMY 9 H>MONY ) ! FRE$OM ( ALL O!R 9DIVIDUALS1 !N SU* A CONCEPTION SEEMS TO ME TO BE 5TIRELY RI 5\< TO \R [N CONCEPTION1 DESPITE DEFECTIVE =MULATION4 ,:5 WE SPEAK AB\T A 0,G5]AL ,UNION ( ,AN>*I/S10 WE MU/ NOT BE AFRAID ( ! WORDS1 BUT RA!R ( ! IDEAS !Y EXPRESS1 :I* DO NOT SEEM TO US TO BE GOOD4 ,ON CONDITION1 H[EV]1 ?AT IT CANNOT BE EXPECT$ ?AT AN ORGANIZATION :I* HAS GIV5 ITSELF SU* A NAME CAN REPRES5T ! 5TIRE 0G5]ALITY0 ( AN>*I/S1 & EXCLUDE FROM ITS G5]ALITY ?OSE :O DO NOT BELONG TO ! ORGANIZATION1 :I* W\LD !N 9 EFFECT BE 0P>TICUL>0 & NOT G5]AL4 ,WE1 :O WANT TO ORGANIZE AS MANY AN>*I/S AS POSSIBLE = PROPAG&A & /RUGGLE1 AN>*I/S :O AGREE ON DET]M9ATE AIMS & DET]M9ATE =MS ( ACTION1 WE MU/ DI/ANCE \RSELVES FROM ! DANG] ( ?9K+ ( \R 0>EA0 AS BE+ ! :OLE1 ( ACT+ UNJU/LY T[>DS O!RS :O DO NOT AGREE ) US & ( IMAG9+ ?AT WE 7:O >E ONLY A P>T1 ALBEIT ! L>GE/ P>T ( ,AN>*ISM7 REPRES5T ! :OLE ( ,AN>*ISM4 ,WE MU/ AVOID ?IS EXCLUSIVI/ ]ROR :I* HAS AFFLICT$ ! SOCIALI/ & AU?ORIT>IAN REVOLUTION>Y P>TIES :O1 ONCE !Y E/ABLI%$ A PROGRAM & !IR [N ORGANIZATION1 DOGMATIZ$ ?AT !Y ALONE %ALL BE SAV$1 9 O!R WORDS ?AT !RE IS NO O!R POSSIBLE SOCIALISM OR REVOLUTION>ISM4 ,IF !RE W]E JU/ ONE DISS5T+ AN>*I/ \TSIDE \R ORGANIZATION1 !N IT C\LD NOT REPRES5T ALL AN>*I/S4 ,TO :ATEV] EXT5T ?IS MAY BE ( LITTLE IMPORTANCE1 IT IS A QUE/ION ( PR9CIPLE :I* WE AN>*I/S %\LD NOT =GET1 WE :O DO NOT BELIEVE 9 ANY 9TR9SIC VIRTUE ( ! MAJORITY OR ! M9ORITY SIMPLY = :AT !Y >E1 OR D5Y EI!R ! RI*I/ GR\PS ,ONE P>T ( ! 0,PLAT=M0 ?AT ,I BELIEVE IS WRONG IS ! SECTION :I* W\LD HAVE 0CLASS /RUGGLE0 AS PRACTICALLY ! MA9 *>ACT]I/IC ( AN>*ISM1 R$UC+ TO A M9IMUM ! HUMAN ELEM5T & ! HUMANIT>IAN OBJECTIVE4 ,! EXPRESSION 0CLASS /RUGGLE0 9CLUDES A NUCLEUS ( !ORIES :I* CAN ( C\RSE BE %>$ BY AN>*I/S BUT :I* >E NOT NECESS>ILY AN>*I/4 ,!Y >E1 9 FACT1 COMMON TO C]TA9 O!R S*OOLS ( SOCIALISM1 9 P>TICUL> TO ,M>XISM & BOL%EVISM4 ,?IS IS NOT ! PLACE TO >GUE :E!R OR NOT IT IS TRUE ?AT HUMAN HI/ORY IS DET]M9$ BY ! CLASS /RUGGLE -- IT IS A SCI5TIFIC QUE/ION OR A QUE/ION REG>D+ ! PHILOSOPHY ( HI/ORY :I* DOES NOT IMP+E EXCESSIVELY ON AN>*ISM4 ,AN>*ISM FOLL[S ITS [N PA? :E!R ?AT !ORY BE TRUE OR FALSE4 ,! MA9 *>ACT]I/IC ( ,AN>*ISM IS ! REFUSAL ( ALL IMPOS$ AU?ORITY1 ( ALL GOV]NM5T2 IT IS ! AFFIRMATION ( 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIAL LIFE1 ORGANIZ$ ON A LIB]T>IAN BASIS4 ,BUT AN>*ISM IS ABOVE ALL HUMAN1 9ASMU* AS IT SEEKS TO REALIZE 7TO USE ,BAKUN9'S EXPRESSION7 ,HUMANITY UPON ! DE/RUCTION ( CLASS & /ATE DIVISIONS1 & TO REALIZE IT 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL AS MU* AS 9 SOCIETY4 ,! CLASS /RUGGLE IS A FACT :I* CAN BE D5I$ NEI!R BY AN>*I/S NOR BY ANYONE ) A HEAD ON !IR %\LD]S1 & 9 ?IS /RUGGLE ! AN>*I/S WILL /& ) ! OPPRESS$ & EXPLOIT$ CLASSES AGA9/ ! DOM9ANT & EXPLOIT+ CLASSES4 ,= ?IS REASON1 ! WORK]S' CLASS W> AGA9/ CAPITALISM CORRESPONDS ) ! ME?ODS & =MS ( REVOLUTION>Y ACTION ( AN>*ISM1 HAV+ ! AIM ( EXPROPRIAT+ ! CAPITALI/ CLASS4 ,?IS EXPROPRIATION MU/ BE TO ! B5EFIT ( EV]YONE1 SO ?AT ! EXPLOIT$ MAY CEASE BE+ EXPLOIT$ & ! EXPLOIT]S MAY CEASE BE+ EXPLOIT]S1 & EV]YONE VOLUNT>ILY AGREES TO PRODUCE 9 COMMON & CONSUME ! FRUITS ( !IR COMMON LABOR TOGE!R1 ACCORD+ TO !IR NE$S4 ,9 ?IS S5SE IT C\LD BE >GU$ ?AT AN>*I/S >E 0AGA9/ ! CLASS /RUGGLE10 GIV5 ?AT !Y BR+ TO ?IS /RUGGLE ( ! WORK]S AGA9/ CAPITALISM ! OBJECTIVE ( 5D+ ! CLASS /RUGGLE 9 ORD] TO SUB/ITUTE IT ) HUMAN COOP]ATION4 ,IT IS BETT]1 TOO1 NOT TO CLUTT] \R PROPAG&A ) =MULAS ?AT CAN LEAD TO MISUND]/&+S & C\LD1 GIV5 ! USE MADE ( !M TODAY1 BE 9T]PRET$ 9 A S5SE :I* IS CONTR>Y TO ,AN>*ISM4 ,HI/ORICALLY SPEAK+1 IT SEEMS 9EXACT TO ME TO SPEAK ( ,AN>*ISM AS A 0CLASS IDEAL40 ,! WORK+ CLASS MORE ?AN ANYONE ELSE HAS EV]Y 9T]E/ 9 ! TRIUMPH ( LIB]TY 9 ! AN>*I/ S5SE1 & CONSEQU5TLY WE AN>*I/S ADDRESS \RSELVES ESPECIALLY TO \R BRO!R WORK]S1 AMONG :OM WE KN[ WE CAN F9D ! MO/ COMRADES4 ,9DE$1 MO/ AN>*I/S1 WE CAN EV5 SAY ALMO/ ALL AN>*I/S1 >E !MSELVES WORK]S4 ,BUT NEI!R DOES ?IS MEAN ?AT ! AIM ( AN>*ISM IS EXCLUSIVELY WORK]I/1 OR ?AT ! TRIUMPH ( ! WORK+ CLASS %\LD NECESS>ILY LEAD TO ,AN>*Y4 ,WE DO WELL TO P]SUADE \RSELVES ?AT1 UNLESS ,I AM MI/AK51 !RE IS AMONG ! PROLET>IAT EV5 A T9Y1 UNHEAL?Y P>T :I* IS PREY TO OV]BE>+1 AU?ORIT>IAN OR S]VILE WAYS SU* AS CAN BE F\ND AMONG ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,UNLESS \R AN>*I/ WILL IS ABLE TO PREV5T IT1 ! VICTORY ( !SE ELEM5TS C\LD 5D UP 9 NEW =MS ( DOM9ATION :I* W\LD 9 NO WAY BE DESIRABLE4 ,! EXAMPLE ( ,RUSSIA CAN TEA* US SOME?+4 ,AN>*ISM IS ALSO A HUMAN IDEA1 ! IDEA ( ALL ?OSE1 )\T EXCEPTION1 :O WANT TO DE/ROY EV]Y =M ( VIOL5T & CO]CIVE AU?ORITY ( ONE MAN OV] ANO!R4 ,BY SUBORD9AT+ ?IS IDEA TO ANY CLASS BIAS :ATSOEV]1 BE IT ! OLD B\RGEOIS BIAS OR ! MORE REC5T WORK]I/ BIAS -- WE W\LD DIM9I% IT & 9 FACT PREP>E ! WAY = A DANG]\S PSY*OLOGY :I* W\LD FACILITATE ! =MATION 7?R\< REVOLUTION7 ( A NEW CLASS DOM9ATION4 ,! WORK+ MASSES1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( :OM >E NOT AN>*I/S1 CONTA9 MANY T5D5CIES1 SOME GOOD & SOME BAD1 SOME AU?ORIT>IAN & SOME LIB]T>IAN1 SOME S]VILE & SOME REBELLI\S4 ,!Y DO NOT 9 !MSELVES CON/ITUTE A CREATIVE =CE 9 ANY DET]M9ATE1 LET ALONE LIB]T>IAN1 S5SE4 ,?IS !Y CAN BE 9ASMU* AS ! 9DIVIDUALS :I* MAKE UP ! MASSES CAN CONSCI\SLY BECOME AN>*I/S & AN>*I/ PROPAG&A CAN DEVELOP 9 !M & 9CREASE !IR LIB]T>IAN T5D5CIES1 COMBAT+ & WEAK5+ ! O!R T5D5CIES4 ,!RE=E1 ! MASSES >E A 0CREATIVE & LIB]AT+ =CE0 9ASMU* AS !Y >E AN>*I/ & TO ! EXT5T !Y >E AN>*I/ & NOT BECAUSE !Y >E WORK]S4 ,AMONG AN>*I/S !RE MAY BE DIFF]+ OP9IONS ON ?IS 7:I* IS ONLY NATURAL71 BUT AS WE >E DEAL+ ) A DEBATABLE !ORETICAL & HI/ORICAL JUDGM5T1 IT IS P]FECTLY USELESS TO DOGMATIZE ON IT ONE WAY OR ANO!R4 ,AS F> AS ! EFFECTS ( AN>*I/ /RUGGLE & ITS RESULTS >E CONC]N$1 LET IT SUFFICE TO SAY ?AT AN>*I/S P>TICIPATE 9 ! FIGU$ OV]1 BUT LET US NOT MAKE ( IT ! CAUSE ( A REAL SPLIT 9 ! P>TY4 ,:AT ,I REALLY HAVE NOT UND]/OOD 9 ! 0,PLAT=M0 IS ! MATT] ( ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T & ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T1 BETWE5 ! AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION ON ! BASIS ( IDEAS & ! LABOR ORGANIZATION ON ! BASIS ( ECONOMIC 9T]E/S4 ,A C]TA9 AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION ( ! MASSES1 IT IS SAID1 MU/ BE EFFECT$1 & 9 ORD] = ?IS TO HAPP5 !RE NE$S TO BE1 ON ! ONE H&1 A SELECT GR\P+ ( REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S & PEASANTS ON ! BASIS ( AN>*I/ IDEAS1 &1 ON ! O!R H&1 A GR\P+ ( ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S & PEASANTS ON ! BASIS ( PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION1 ?IS TOO1 H[EV]1 0IMBU$ ) REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ IDEOLOGY40 ,BUT DOES ?AT NOT MEAN USELESS DUPLICATION8 ,EI!R ONE SUPPORTS A LABOR ORGANIZATION OP5 TO ALL WORK]S1 & !REBY HAV+ NO P>TICUL> IDEOLOGICAL PROGRAM1 )9 :I* ! AN>*I/S C>RY \T !IR FUNCTION AS ANIMATORS & DRIV+ =CE 79 ! LIB]T>IAN S5SE7 ! WORK]S ) ! AIM ( R5D]+ IT EV] MORE LIB]T>IAN & REVOLUTION>Y BUT )\T EXPECT+ IT TO ADOPT \R CR$O (FICIALLY & A PRIORI4 ,9 ?AT CASE1 !RE IS ROOM = A SPECIFIC MOVEM5T ( AN>*I/S ALONGSIDE IT4 ,OR1 TO FOLL[ ! EXAMPLE ( ! AN>*I/S 9 ! ,>G5T9E REPUBLIC & ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S 9 ,G]MANY & ,RUSSIA1 ALL ! FUNCTIONS ( ! MOVEM5T & ( AN>*I/ PROPAG&A LIE )9 ! ONE LABOR ORGANIZATION :I* HAS AN AN>*I/ PROGRAM1 TACTICS & IDEOLOGY4 ,9 ?IS CASE ! EXI/5CE ( SPECIFIC AN>*I/ GR\P+S W\LD BE A PO9TLESS DUPLICATION ) NO PRECISE MISSION4 ,! FACT ?AT H]E & !RE 9 ! 0,PLAT=M0 !RE IS TALK ( A 0LEAD+ POSITION0 OR A 0LEAD+ FUNCTION0 ( AN>*I/S )9 ! PROLET>IAN MOVEM5T C\LD BE 9T]PRET$ AS SOME?+ ELSE -- 9 O!R WORDS ?AT AN>*I/S MU/ 9 SOME WAY CREATE A SORT ( LEAD+ CA/E :I* W\LD REMA9 MORE OR LESS COCOON$ ABOVE ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T 9 A SIMIL> WAY TO ! SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC P>TIES ( WE/]N ,EUROPE & ,AM]ICA OR TO ! ,BOL%EVIK P>TY 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,?IS1 9 MY OP9ION1 W\LD BE SOME?+ ELSE :I* W\LD CON/ITUTE A DEVIATION FROM AN>*ISM1 ?\< IT MAY APPE> TO B5EFIT ! AN>*I/ P>TY4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IT W\LD BE A MORE OR LESS CONCEAL$ SORT ( AN>*I/ DICTATOR%IP OV] ! NON-AN>*I/ OR ONLY T5D5TIALLY LIB]T>IAN PROLET>IAT4 ,A REAL CONTRADICTION 9 T]MS4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT ! AU?ORS ( ! 0,PLAT=M0 SAY ?AT ?IS LEAD]%IP W\LD BE ONE ( IDEAS ONLY4 ,BUT 9 ORD] TO EX]T ?IS 9FLU5CE1 !RE IS NO NE$ = A ?IRD CONCEPTION ( ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 AN>*ISM & ! MILITANT PROLET>IAT4 ,! TWO CONCEPTIONS SPECIFI$ ABOVE ALL[ = IT & MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO ! SAME DEGREE4 ,! CONCEPTION PROPOS$ BY ! 0,PLAT=M0 W\LD NOT ADD ANY?+ -- & 9DE$ IT W\LD BE A MI/AKE2 ONE MIE TO ATTEMPT AN ANTI-AN>*I/ DIVISION BETWE5 ! LEAD+ ELEM5TS :O >E 9 ! M9ORITY & ! L$ MASS :I* IS 9 ! MAJORITY4 ,! MASSES W\LD HAVE EV]Y RIY1 DESPITE ! D5IALS ( ?OSE :O WI% TO FUNCTION AS LEAD]S1 ALMO/ AS !IR 0COMB9$ /AFF40 ,IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO EXPLA9 9 ANY O!R WAY ! DIFF]5CE :I* ! 0,PLAT=M0 E/ABLI%ES BETWE5 ! MASS ORGANIZATION IMBU$ ) AN>*I/ IDEOLOGY & ! AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION ITSELF4 ,IT IS A DIFF]5CE :I* 9 PRACTICE C\LD NOT BE QUANTIFI$1 AS NO?+ CAN E/ABLI% ! DEGREE TO :I* ! =M] IS AN>*I/ 9 COMP>ISON ) ! LATT]1 NOR SANCTION ! LEGITIMACY ( ! 0LEAD]%IP0 OR ! SUP]IORITY ( ! LATT] OV] ! =M]4 ,IT MAY BE ?AT ! 9T5TION ( ! 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