,P>T #a1 ,*APT] #d ,GRASP+ RETREAT ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,AUFHEB5 ,TEXT 3 #d4 ,GRASP+ RETREAT ,TRONTI FAM\SLY >GU$ ?AT EA* SUCCESSFUL CAPITALI/ ATTACK UPON LABOR ONLY DISPLACES CLASS ANTAGONISM TO A HI<]1 MORE SOCIALIZ$ LEVEL 7,WRID4 ,WORK+ CLASS ACTIVITY IS SE5 NOT 7JU/7 AS A RESPONSE TO ! 9ITIATIVES ( CAPITAL BUT AS ! V]Y MOTOR ( CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T -- ! PRIME MOV]4.<#d#a.> ,9 ?IS ACC\NT1 CAPITALI/ CRISIS -- ! %UTT+ D[N ( 9DU/RIES1 MASS UNEMPLOYM5T & AU/]ITY -- MEANS ?AT WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLE SIMPLY *ANGES =M RA!R ?AN RETREATS4 ,CLASS /RUGGLE IS >GU$ TO BE UBIQUIT\S & MANIFOLD 9 =M4 ,?IS P]SPECTIVE !RE=E (F]S A VALUABLE CORRECTIVE TO TRADITIONAL ,M>XISM'S OBJECTIVI/ ACC\NT ( ! WORK+S ( CAPITAL4 ,TRADITIONAL ,M>XISM'S FROZ5 & FETI%IZ$ CONCEPTIONS ( CLASS /RUGGLE C\LD LEAD ONE TO WOND] :]E RESI/ANCE HAS GONE & :E!R IT WILL EV] REAPPE>4 ,BY CONTRA/1 'AUTONOMI/ ,M>XISM' F9DS IT EV]Y:]E4 ,H[EV]1 WE W\LD SUGGE/ ?AT WORK]ISM 9 G5]AL & ,CLEAV] 9 P>TICUL> P]HAPS B5D ! /ICK TOO F> ! O!R WAY4 ,9 >GU+ ?AT CLASS /RUGGLE IS 'EV]Y:]E' & 'ALWAYS'1 !RE IS ! EXPLANATORY PROBLEM ( ! EVID5CE ( HI/ORICAL RETREATS 9 CLASS /RUGGLE1 AS WELL AS ! 'POLITICAL' PROBLEM ( RESPOND+ TO ?IS RETREAT 9 PRACTICE4 ,!SE PROBLEMS >E L9K$4 #d4#a ,CONFRONT+ ! EVID5CE ( DECOMPOSITION ,9 POSIT+ ! 'UNITY ( AB/RACT LABOR' AS ! BASIS = ! RECOMPOSITION ( ! CLASS1 ,NEGRI ALMO/ WELCOM$ ! 'DISAPPE>ANCE' ( ! MASS WORK] & BELIEV$ ! DEF9+ MOM5T ( CONFRONTATION WAS APPROA*+3 0,AT ! V]Y MOM5T :5 '! OLD CONTRADICTION' SEEM$ TO HAVE SUBSID$1 & LIV+ LABOR SUBSUM$ TO CAPITAL1 ! 5TIRE =CE ( 9SUBORD9ATION COAGULATES 9 ?AT F9AL FRONT :I* IS ! ANTAGONI/IC & G5]AL P]MAN5CE ( SOCIAL LABOR04.<#d#b.> ,AT A TIME :I* C\LD >GUABLY BE *>ACT]IZ$ AS ! BEG9N+ ( CAPITAL'S C\NT]-(F5SIVE ( RE/RUCTUR+ :I* RESULT$ 9 A DECOMPOSITION ( ! CLASS1 HE GAVE AN ACC\NT ( A MASSIVE PROCESS ( RECOMPOSITION -- A QUALITATIVE LEAP 9 CLASS UNITY4 ,WRIS LITTLE EVID5CE ( ! CONCRETE UNIFICATION BETWE5 SECTORS UPON :I* ,NEGRI'S :OLE >GUM5T RE/$2 ! FI]CE 9DU/RIAL /RUGGLES 9 ! SMALL FACTORIES ( ! ,NOR? W]E CUT (F FROM O!R SECTORS ( ! CLASS4 ,WRIIAN Y\? CIRCLES RA!R ?AN ! FACTORY /RUGGLES ?AT W]E MAK+ L9KS ACROSS ! WID] WORK+ CLASS4 ,! WORK]S ( ! L>GE FACTORIES W]E 9 A /ATE ( 'PRODUCTIVE TRUCE' AT BE/1 RAMPANT DEFEAT AT WOR/ -- & SUBORD9ATE TO ! (FICIAL LABOR MOVEM5T1 :I* HAD REGA9$ CONTROL 9 ! FACTORIES AFT] ! EXPLOSION ( AUTONOM\S /RUGGLES 9 #aifi & ! YE>S AFT]4 ,! UNIONS' COMMITM5T TO TAILOR LABOR'S DEM&S TO ! REQUIREM5TS ( ACCUMULATION WAS MIRROR$ 9 ! POLITICAL SPH]E BY ! ,P,C,I'S 'HI/ORIC COMPROMISE' ) ! RUL+ ,*RI/IAN ,DEMOCRATS4 ,! HI/ORIC LEFT1 ,P,C,I & ,C,G,I,L W]E COMMITT$ TO ! 'MANAGEM5T' ( ! NATION'S ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES4 ,BOLOGNA 7#a#i#g#f1 CIT$ 9 ,WRIGU$ ?AT !RE HAD BE5 A 0REASS]TION ( RE=MI/ HEGEMONY OV] ! FACTORIES1 ONE ?AT IS BRUTAL & REL5TLESS 9 ITS EF=TS TO DISMEMB] ! CLASS LEFT04 ,NEGRI HAD FAIL$ TO COME TO T]MS ) ! DIS>RAY & DEFEAT ( ! MASS WORK] & PREF]R$ 9/EAD TO 0PLY ! TRADITIONAL TRADE ( ! !ORI/ 9 POSSESSION ( SOME GR& SYN!SIS04 ,! ,COMITATI ,AUTONOMI ,OP]AI1 ! ,ROMAN W+ ( AUTONOMIA1 ALSO REJECT$ ,NEGRI'S OPTIMI/IC VISION1 & CRITICIZ$ HIS LACK ( AN EMPIRICAL BASIS = HIS AB/RACTIONS1 SOME?+ :I* HAD BE5 SO IMPORTANT TO ! E>LI] WORK]I/S4.<#d#c.> ,9 ! 9T]V5+ QU>T] ( A C5TURY1 LITTLE HAS HAPP5$1 IT SEEMS TO US1 TO BE> \T ,NEGRI'S OPTIMI/IC PROGNOSIS4 ,! MASS WORK] HAS BE5 DECOMPOS$ ?R\< ! FLEXIBILIZATION ( LABOR1 T]RITORIAL DIS>TICULATION ( PRODUCTION1 CAPITAL MOBILITY 9 ! WORLD M>KET1 ! RATIONALIZATION ( PRODUCTION1 DEC5TRALIZATION2 BUT ! 'SOCIALIZ$ WORK]' ?AT HAS SUPPOS$LY EM]G$ FROM ! A%ES ( ! MASS WORK] HAS NOT BE5 VISIBLE AS A NEW UNIV]SAL PROLET>IAT CAPABLE ( FUNDAM5TALLY *ALL5G+ ! CAPITAL RELATION4 ,DECOMPOSITION JU/ IS DECOMPOSITION SOMETIMES1 RA!R ?AN NECESS>ILY BE+ ITSELF A RECOMPOSITION4 ,! 'AUTONOMI/ ,M>XISM' ( ,CLEAV] & ?OSE CLOSE TO HIS P]SPECTIVE >GUES ?AT WE NE$ TO ACKN[L$GE ! VALIDITY ( DIV]SE & 'HIDD5' /RUGGLES 7ABS5TEEISM1 !FT AT WORK1 V>I\S =MS ( WORK TO RULE ETC47 :I* >E ALIVE & WELL1 DESPITE ! DECL9E ( ! OLD] =MS ( OV]T COLLECTIVE RESI/ANCE4.<#d#d.> ,!RE IS1 ( C\RSE1 ALWAYS RESI/ANCE TO ! SPECIFIC WAY 9 :I* SURPLUS-LABOR IS PUMP$ \T ( ! DIRECT PRODUC]S4 ,H[EV]1 ! FACT ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS CURR5TLY T5DS TO RESI/ 9 A MO/LY FRAGM5T$ & 9DIVIDUALIZ$ =M -- ! FACT ?AT RESI/ANCE IS SO FRAGM5T$ OR HIDD5 -- REFLECTS ! HI/ORIC WEAKNESS ( ! CLASS AS A :OLE4 ,! SIGNIFICANCE ( ?IS IS ?AT IT IS NOT CLE> H[ SU* HIDD5 & 9DIVIDUALIZ$ =MS ( RESI/ANCE CAN 9 !MSELVES NECESS>ILY TAKE US TO ! PO9T ( NO RETURN4 ,UNLESS !Y BECOME OV]TLY COLLECTIVE1 !Y OP]ATE M]ELY AS A =M ( ANTAGONISM ?AT CAPITAL CAN COPE ) IF NOT RECUP]ATE4 ,?IS IS ! MOM5T ( TRU? 9 ,TRONTI & ,PANZI]I'S W>N+S AB\T ! LIMITS ( AUTONOM\S /RUGGLE4 #d4#b ,ESCAP+ ! H>NESS8 ,L9K$ TO ?IS ISSUE ( RETREAT IS ! QUE/ION ( :E!R ! WORK+ CLASS WILL BE DRIV+ CAPITAL =W>D =EV]4 ,DO ! 'AUTONOMI/S' >GUE TOO SUCCESSFULLY ?AT CLASS /RUGGLE IS ! MOTOR8 ,IF WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLE IS ALWAYS H>NESS$ BY CAPITAL1 H[ DOES IT ESCAPE ! H>NESS8 ,! >GUM5T ?AT CLASS /RUGGLE IS ALIVE & WELL 9 MANIFOLD =MS IS EMP[]+2 BUT IT RISKS 5D+ UP AS A SATISFACTION ) ! CURR5T LIMITS ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,! FOCUS ON ! VALIDITY & IMPORTANCE ( ! 7PLURALITY (7 AUTONOM\S /RUGGLES !MSELVES CAN MEAN ! AB&ONM5T ( REVOLUTION AS A TOTALITY4 ,& AS ! POSSIBILITY & NECESSITY ( TOTAL REVOLUTION FADES1 SO RE=MI/ CAMPAIGNS1 PREMIS$ UPON ! CONT9U$ EXI/5CE ( ! CAPITAL RELATION1 BECOME ! FOCUS4 ,A SYMPTOM ( ?IS WOR/ SIDE ( PO/-AUTONOMIA IS ILLU/RAT$ 9 DEM&S = A GU>ANTE$ 9COME1 :I* HAVE ALL[$ ?OSE 9FLU5C$ BY AUTONOMIA TO L9K UP ) O!R RE=MI/S 9 CAMPAIGNS :I* HAVE DOVETAIL$ ) CAPITAL'S CURR5T NE$S = WELF>E RE/RUCTUR+4.<#d#e.> ,AL?\< NOT ALL ! MAJOR FIGURES ( AUTONOMIA OR ! 'AUTONOMI/ ,M>XI/' SC5E W\LD 5DORSE ?IS ULTIMATELY CONS]VATIVE VIEW ( ! 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