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,BEYOND LEFTISM8 

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#b4 ,BEYOND LEFTISM8.<#c#a.> 

,IT WAS A VITAL 9SI<T ( WORK]ISM TO SEE WORK]S' REFUSAL TO P>TICIPATE 9 UNION-SPONSOR$ TOK5 /RIKES NOT AS ! ABS5CE ( CLASS CONFLICT BUT AS EVID5CE ( !IR AUTONOMY4 ,9 DEBATES TODAY AB\T ! /ATE ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 ! DANG] IS TO TAKE SU* 'PASSIVITY' AS JU/ A REFUSAL ( REPRES5TATION :5 IT MI<T 9 FACT BE D\BL$-$G$3 AT ! SAME TIME AS BE+ AN EXPRESSION ( HO/ILITY TO CAPITAL IT MI<T ALSO 5TAIL A P>ALYZ+ FATALISM4 ,H[EV]1 A WEAKNESS ( WORK]ISM WAS NOT AN EXAGG]AT$ S5SE ( ! SIGNIFICANCE ( WORK]S' AUTONOM\S ANTAGONISM NOT ONLY TO CAPITAL BUT TO ! 9/ITUTIONAL LEFT2 RA!R IT WAS AN UNWILL+NESS OR 9ABILITY TO RECONCILE !IR 9SI<TS ) !IR CONCEPTIONS ( ORGANIZATION4 ,TIME & AGA91 ! SAME !ORI/S :O PROVID$ US ) ! !ORETICAL TOOLS = A NEW APPROA* CAUTION US TO BE MODE/ 9 \R UND]/&+S ( WORK]S' /RUGGLES4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,PANZI]I /RESS$ ?AT SABOTAGE M]ELY EXPRESS$ WORK]S' POLITICAL DEFEAT 7,WRI<T1 P4 #f#a72 & ,CLASSE ,OP]AIA 7',WORK+ ,CLASS'7 SUGGE/$ ?AT SPONTANE\S /RUGGLES W]E NOT 5\< 7,WRI<T1 P4 #f#i74 ,:ILE WE AGREE ?AT DIFF]5T P>TICUL> /RUGGLES NE$ TO BE L9K$ UP IF !Y >E TO GO BEYOND !MSELVES1 !RE IS A CRUCIAL QUE/ION ( ! NATURE ( ?IS ORGANIZATION & H[ IT MAY >ISE4 ,= ! MO/ P>T1 ! WORK]I/S T5D$ TO FETI%IZE =MAL ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURE 9 A WAY :I* REFLECT$ !IR ,L59I/ ORIG9S4 

,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 !RE WAS = A LONG TIME AN UNWILL+NESS TO CUT ! TIES TO ! ,P,C,I4 ,?US1 ,TRONTI CONT9U$ TO >GUE = ! NECESSITY ( WORK+ )9 ! ,P,C,I 9 ORD] TO 'SAVE' IT FROM RE=MISM4 ,TRONTI WAS NOT TYPICAL & ULTIMATELY AB&ON$ WORK]ISM2 BUT ,POT]E ,OP]AIO TOO MA9TA9$ L9KS ) ! ,P,C,I UNTIL ! EV5TS ( ,FRANCE #a#i#f#h1 & EV5 !N /ILL SAW ITSELF AS ,L59I/4 ,& ,NEGRI1 DESPITE HAV+ WRITT5 AB\T ! CONTRADICTION )9 AUTONOMIA BETWE5 ?OSE :O PRIVILEG$ '! MOVEM5T' & ! *AMPIONS ( A ',L59I/' CONCEPTION ( ORGANIZATION1 AFFIRM$ HIS COMMITM5T TO ! NECESSITY ( ! ,L59I/ ,P>TY EV5 DUR+ ! EV5TS ( #aigg 7,WRI<T1 P4 #b#a#d74 

,9 P>T1 AUTONOMIA EM]G$ AS A GR\P+ ( MILITANTS :O FELT ! NE$ TO CRITICIZE ,L59I/ =MS ( ORGANIZATION & PRACTICE 79CLUD+ ! =MAL P>TY /RUCTURE71 PLAC+ EMPHASIS 9/EAD ON CLASS NE$S3 0,TO >TICULATE SU* NE$S1 ORGANIZATION WAS TO BE ROOT$ DIRECTLY 9 FACTORIES & NEI<BORHOODS1 9 BODIES CAPABLE BO? ( PROMOT+ /RUGGLES MANAG$ DIRECTLY BY ! CLASS ITSELF1 & ( RE/OR+ TO ! LATT] ?AT 'AW>5ESS ( PROLET>IAN P[] :I* ! TRADITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DE/ROY$'0 7,COMITATI ,AUTONOMI ,OP]AI1 #a#i#g#f1 CIT$ 9 ,WRI<T P4 #a#e#c74 ,ULTIMATELY1 H[EV]1 AS ,BOLOGNA >GU$1 AUTONOMIA FAIL$ 9 ?IS REG>D1 REV]T+ TO A VANGU>DISM :I* =GOT ?AT 0ORGANIZATION IS OBLIG$ TO MEASURE ITSELF DAY BY DAY AGA9/ ! NEW COMPOSITION ( ! CLASS2 & MU/ F9D ITS POLITICAL PROGRAM ONLY 9 ! BEHAVIOR ( ! CLASS & NOT 9 SOME SET ( /ATUTES40.<#c#b.> 

,DESPITE !IR ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE ! 'POLITICAL'1 ! WORK]I/S !MSELVES W]E 9 FACT CAU<T UP 9 A POLITICISM1 9 ?AT !Y BO? CON/ANTLY TRI$ TO EXPRESS ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T'S NE$S 9 T]MS ( UNIFY+ POLITICAL DEM&S & W]E =EV] TRY+ TO RE9V5T ! P>TY4 ,AL?\< !Y 9NOVAT$ 9 SOME WAYS1 ) IDEAS LIKE ! >M$ P>TY1 !IR CONCEPTION ( ORGANIZATION REMA9$ ,L59I/ 9 ITS FETI%ISM ( =MAL ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURE1 & %[$ LITTLE S5SE ( ,M>X'S QUITE DIFF]5T CONCEPTION ( ! 7HI/ORICAL7 P>TY4.<#c#c.> ,AS SU*1 A PROP] CRITIQUE ( ! LEFT & ( LEFTISM WAS /ILL NOT DEVELOP$4 ,?IS PROBLEM IS REPRODUC$ 9 CURR5T V]SIONS ( ! WORK]I/ APPROA*4 

,\R >GUM5T IS ?AT1 IF ! CONCEPT ( AUTONOMY IS 9SUFFICI5T = A CLASS ANALYSIS1 IT IS ALSO 9ADEQUATE -- 9 ! S5SE ( BE+ TOO OP5 OR AMBIGU\S -- = A CRITIQUE ( LEFTISM4 ,:OSE 'AUTONOM\S /RUGGLE' IS IT8 ,! EMPHASIS ON AUTONOMY ITSELF1 & ! CONSEQU5T ABS5CE ( AN ADEQUATE CRITIQUE ( ! LEFT1 HAS MEANT ?AT SOME ( ! 9H]ITORS ( ! TRADITION >E UNCRITICAL ( NATIONALISM4.<#c#d.> 

,CLEAV] 7P4 #b#e7 /ATES 0,! .<,VIETNAM.> ANTIW> MOVEM5T JO9$ MANY ( !SE DIV]SE /RUGGLES1 & ITS L9KAGE ) ! PEASANTS ( ,S\!A/ ,ASIA BECAME COMPLETE ) ! SLOGAN ( ',VICTORY TO ! ,N,L,F .<,NATIONAL ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT.>' & ) ! FLY+ ( ,VIETCONG FLAGS FROM OCCUPI$ CAMPUS BUILD+S40 ,9 RELATION TO ?IS1 ! IDEA ( 'CIRCULATION ( /RUGGLES'1 :I* REF]S TO H[ /RUGGLE 9 ONE >EA 9SPIRES ?AT 9 ANO!R1 C]TA9LY DESCRIB$ SOME?+ ( ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ( ! '#fS & '#gS 7?\< WE'D ALSO HAVE TO ACKN[L$GE ! REV]SE PROCESS :]EBY DEFEAT ( ONE SECTION AFT] ANO!R DISC\RAG$ ! RE/74 ,BUT SU* A CONCEPT IS 9ADEQUATE 9 ITSELF IF IT MEANS1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT ! /RUGGLES ( ! ,VIETNAMESE PEASANTS >E CONSID]$ )\T REF]R+ TO ! NATIONALI/ & ,/AL9I/ FRAME 9 :I* !Y TOOK PLACE1 & IF IT MEANS TREAT+ UNCRITICALLY ! WAY ?AT AN ANTI-IMP]IALI/ IDEOLOGY DOM9AT$ ! M9DS ( ! /UD5TS 7I4E4 !Y T5D$ TO SEE ! WE/]N PROLET>IAT AS IRRETRIEVABLY 'B\<T (F' & !MSELVES AS A FRONT = ! ',?IRD ,WORLD'74.<#c#e.> ,H>RY ,CLEAV]'S 'AUTONOMI/ ,M>XI/' TREATM5T ( LEFTI/S & NATIONALI/S IS REFLECT$ CURR5TLY 9 HIS UNCRITICAL ATTITUDE TO ! ,ZAPATI/AS4.<#c#f.> ,9 ,CLEAV]'S TEXTS !RE ISN'T A PROP] CRITIQUE ( ! ROLE ( LEFTISM & NATIONALISM 9 /RUGGLES BECAUSE SU* EXPRESSIONS >E CONSID]$ -- EQUALLY ) ! /RUGGLES ( 'H\SEWIVES'1 /UD5TS1 ! UNEMPLOY$ & ! 9DU/RIAL PROLET>IAT -- MOM5TS ( AUTONOMY TO ! EXT5T ?AT !Y APPE> TO *ALL5GE ! CAPITALI/ /RATEGY ( IMPOS+ WORK )9 P>TICUL> NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL FRAMEWORKS4 ,ANY CRITICISM ( NATIONALISM 9 /RUGGLES1 AS 9 ! CASE ( ,ZAPATI/AS1 IS DISMISS$ BY HIM AS IDEOLOGICAL OR DOGMATIC4 

,GIV5 !IR NECESS>Y ANTIPA?Y TO ! PROJECT ( ! NEGATION ( CAPITAL1 ! 'AUTONOMY' ( LEFTI/ & NATIONALI/ T5D5CIES MU/ MEAN !IR SUBSUMPTION & 9DE$ CRU%+ ( PROLET>IAN AUTONOMY6 ,?IS ANALYTIC GAP1 ?R\< :I* ! =CES 9H]5TLY OPPOS$ TO WORK+ CLASS SELF-ORGANIZATION CAN EM]GE AS EQUIVAL5TS TO ?AT WORK+ CLASS SELF-ORGANIZATION1 APPE>S TO BE A FUNCTION ( ! FAILURE ( ! AUTONOMIA T5D5CY TO MAKE QUITE ! RADICAL BREAK FROM ,L59ISM :I* IS SOMETIMES CLAIM$ = IT1 & :I* ,CLEAV] HAS 9H]IT$ 7DESPITE ! FACT ?AT1 UNLIKE ,NEGRI1 HE HAS NEV] 5DORS$ ANY P>TY74 ,AT ITS WOR/1 F> FROM BE+ AN ALT]NATIVE TO A LEFTISM 9 :I* POLITICAL REPRES5TATION & NATIONALISM >E SUPPORT$ AS VEHICLES ( 'REVOLUTION'1 'AUTONOMI/ ,M>XISM' CAN 5D UP BE+ JU/ ANO!R V>IETY ( SU* UNCRITICAL LEFTISM4 ,:ILE !Y MAY REJECT ! IDEA ( ! =MAL P>TY1 ! 'AUTONOMI/S' /ILL SEEK TO =MULATE POLITICAL DEM&S = AUTONOM\S /RUGGLES 9 A SIMIL> WAY TO ! LEFTI/S4 

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