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,BAKUN9'S ,COMMUNISM 

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,9 #a#h#f#i1 ,BAKUN9 DELIV]$ HIS FAM\S SPEE* TO ! ,LEAGUE ( ,PEACE & ,LIB]TY ,CONGRESS AT ,B]NE4 ,PLE*AN(F HAS DESCRIB$ ?IS ORGANIZATION AS AN 5TIRELY B\RGEOISIE BODY4 ,! HI/ORY ( SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T ?AT ,GEORGE ,PLE*AN(F DEF5D$ SO LABORI\SLY1 HAS PROV5 TO BE SO COMPLETELY C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y ?AT HIS C5SURES ( ,BAKUN9 MAY PASS AS M]E WORDS ( ABUSE4 ,BAKUN9'S SPEE* IMPEA*$ MOD]N CIVILIZATION AS HAV+ BE5 0F\ND$ FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL ON ! =C$ LABOR ( ! 5ORM\S MAJORITY1 CONDEMN$ TO LEAD ! LIVES ( BRUTES & SLAVES1 9 ORD] ?AT A SMALL M9ORITY MI<T BE 5ABL$ TO LIVE AS HUMAN CREATURES4 ,?IS MON/R\S 9EQUALITY10 HE DISCOV]$1 RE/$ 0UPON ! ABSOLUTE SEP>ATION BETWE5 HEAD-WORK & H&-LABOR4 ,BUT ?IS ABOM9ATION CANNOT LA/3 = 9 ! FUTURE ! WORK+-CLASSES >E RESOLV$ TO MAKE !IR [N POLITICS4 ,!Y 9SI/ ?AT 9/EAD ( TWO CLASSES1 !RE %ALL BE 9 FUTURE ONLY ONE1 :I* %ALL (F] TO ALL M5 ALIKE1 )\T GRADE OR DI/9CTION1 ! SAME />T+ PO9T1 ! SAME MA9T5ANCE1 ! SAME OPPORTUNITIES ( $UCATION & CULTURE1 ! SAME MEANS ( 9DU/RY3 NOT1 9DE$1 BY VIRTUE ( LAWS1 BUT BY ! NATURE ( ! ORGANIZATION ( ?IS CLASS :I* %ALL OBLIGE EV]YONE TO WORK ) HIS HEAD AS ) HIS H&S40 

,BAKUN9 CONCLUD$ HIS SPEE* BY A DECL>ATION 9 FAVOR ( 0! ECONOMICAL & SOCIAL EQUALIZATION ( CLASSES & ( 9DIVIDUALS40 ,A DELEGATE NAM$ ,*AUDEY REPROA*$ HIM ) ADVOCAT+ ,COMMUNISM4 ,BAKUN9 REPUDIAT$ ! *>GE 9 A PASSAGE ?AT HAS (T5 BE5 MIS9T]PRET$ BY ! ALLEG$ FOLL[]S ( ,M>X1 HEAD$ BY ,PLE*AN(F :OM !SE PETTY P>LIAM5T>IANS HAVE DISCIPL$ FAI?FULLY 9 ?IS MATT] ( SL&]4 ,BAKUN9 URG$ ?AT HE WAS AN UPHOLD] ( COLLECTIVISM AS OPPOS$ TO COMMUNISM4 ,AS HIS MAGNIFIC5T COMM5TS ON ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE %[1 HE WAS NEV] OPPOS$ TO COMMUNISM BUT ONLY TO ! AU?ORIT>IAN CONCEPTION ( COMMUNISM = :I* ! ULTRA-,M>XIANS /OOD4 ,HE US$ ! WORD COLLECTIVISM 9 A S5SE ?AT AFT] BECAME OBSOLETE4 ,9DE$1 COLLECTIVISM CAME TO MEAN EXACTLY ! SAME AS ! COMMUNISM ,BAKUN9 REPUDIAT$4 ,BAKUN9 DID NOT OPPOSE ! IDEA ( EQUITY OR ECONOMIC EQUALITY = :I* COMMUNISM /&S4 ,HE OPPOS$ ! IDEA ( A C5TRAL /ATISM ) :I* ! ,M>XIANS HAD ID5TIFI$ ! IDEA ( COMMUNISM4 ,IT IS TYPICAL ( ! UNFAIR ATTACKS MADE ON ,BAKUN9 ?AT ,ELEANOR ,M>X ,AVEL+ COMPLA9$ ?AT ,BAKUN9'S USE ( ! WORD 0/ATISM0 WAS AN 9V5T$ B>B>ISM = :I* %E HAD TO MAKE A SPECIAL APOLOGY4 ,! WORD HAS PASS$ S9CE 9TO REGUL> USE & EV5 ! P$ANTS ( ! UNIV]SITIES EMPLOY IT TO DEF9E ! 9VASIONS ( 9DIVIDUAL LIB]TY BY ! AG5TS ( BUREAUCRACY4 ,*AUDEY WAS A TE/AM5T>Y EXECUTOR ( ,PR\DHON4 ,HIS ATTACK ANNOY$ ,BAKUN91 :O DECL>$3 

0,BECAUSE ,I DEM& ! ECONOMIC & SOCIAL EQUALIZATION ( CLASSES & 9DIVIDUALS1 BECAUSE1 ) ! ,WORK]S' ,CONGRESS ( ,BRUSSELS1 ,I HAVE DECL>$ MYSELF 9 FAVOR ( COLLECTIVE PROP]TY1 ,I HAVE BE5 REPROA*$ ) BE+ A ,COMMUNI/4 ,:AT DIFF]5CE1 ,I HAVE BE5 ASK$1 IS !RE BETWE5 ,COMMUNISM & ,COLLECTIVISM444 ,COMMUNISM ,I ABHOR1 BECAUSE IT S ! NEGATION ( LIB]TY1 & )\T LIB]TY ,I CANNOT IMAG9E ANY?+ TRULY HUMAN4 ,I DETE/ ,COMMUNISM BECAUSE IT CONC5TRATES ALL ! /R5G? ( ,SOCIETY 9 ! ,/ATE1 & SQU&]S ?AT /R5G? 9 ITS S]VICE3 BECAUSE IT PLACES ALL PROP]TY 9 ! H&S ( ! ,/ATE1 :]EAS MY PR9CIPLE IS ! ABOLITION ( ! ,/ATE ITSELF1 ! RADICAL EXTIRPATION ( ! PR9CIPLE ( AU?ORITY & TUTELAGE1 :I* HAS 5SLAV$1 OPPRESS$1 EXPLOIT$1 & DEPRAV$ MANK9D UND] ! PRETEXTS ( MORALIZ+ & CIVILIZ+ M54 ,I WANT ! ORGANIZATION ( SOCIETY & ! DI/RIBUTION ( PROP]TY TO PROCE$ FROM BEL[1 BY ! FREE VOICE ( SOCIETY ITSELF3 NOT D[NW>D FROM ABOVE1 BY ! DICTATE ( AU?ORITY4 ,I DESIRE ! ABOLITION ( P]SONAL H]$IT>Y PROP]TY1 :I* IS M]ELY & 9/ITUTION ( ! ,/ATE1 & A CONSEQU5CE ( ,/ATE PR9CIPLES4 ,9 ?IS S5SE ,I AM A ,COLLECTIVI/ NOT A ,COMMUNI/40 

,IT MAY BE ?AT ,BAKUN9 SEEMS TO PROP\ND ! FALLACY ?AT ! ,/ATE CREATES PROP]TY1 9/EAD ( ESP\S+ ! S\ND DOCTR9E ?AT PROP]TY NECESSITATES & DECIDES ! ,/ATE4 ,HE MAY MI/AKE ! %AD[ = ! SUB/ANCE4 ,BUT HIS ]ROR IS ONE ( !ORY & NOT ( FACT4 ,IT HAS ALWAYS SEEM$ /RANGE TO ME ?AT ! ,M>XI/S1 :OSE ECONOMIC EXPLANATION ( POLITICS OR ! ,/ATE IS CORRECT1 %\LD HAVE BECOME1 9 PRACTICE1 P>LIAM5T>IANS & PRET5D TO BELIEVE ?AT P>LIAM5T CONTROLS 9DU/RY4 ,PR\DHON1 ,BAKUN91 & ,MO/1 BE+ ,AN>*I/S1 MI<T BE =GIV5 DID !Y D$UCE FROM !IR HATR$ ( AU?ORITY1 SOME IDEA ( W>R+ AGA9/ ! ,/ATE 9/EAD ( ECONOMIC CONDITIONS4 ,9 PRACTICE !Y ADOPT ! CORRECT ATTITUDE ( WANT+ TO LIQUIDATE ! ,/ATE 9 ECONOMIC SOCIETY1 ( SUB/ITUT+ USE-VALUE = PROP]TY CONDITIONS4 ,H5CE !Y CONCLUDE !IR PROPAG&A AS S\ND ,M>XIANS4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ( ,MO/1 :O RECONCIL$ ! TEA*+ ( ,BAKUN9 & ,M>X 9 HIS CLASSIC ROBU/ PROLET>IAN PROPAG&A4 ,BAKUN9'S ASPIRATION AS TO SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ALL ,COMMUNI/S %>E4 ,:5 HE REPUDIATES ,COMMUNISM = ,COLLECTIVISM1 IT IS CLE>1 )\T ! EXPLANATION ALREADY GIV51 ?AT HE IS GIV+ A DIFF]5T MEAN+ TO !SE T]MS FROM ?AT :I* WE GIVE TO !M4 ,HE IS EXPRESS+ HIS FE> ( DICTATOR%IP4 ,HE BELIEVES 9 ! UPSURGE ( VIOL5CE BUT WANTS IT ! 5D 9 A FREE SOCIETY4 ,?AT IS ! REVOLUTION TRIUMPHANT4 ,HE DOES NOT WANT VIOL5CE TO CONS]VE ITSELF 9TO A DICTATOR%IP4 ,TO HIS M9D ?IS IS ! NEGATION ( ! REVOLUTION & ! TRIUMPH ( REACTION4 ,! M5 :O W\LD EX]CISE A DICTATOR%IP1 ONCE ! REVOLUTION>Y UPHEAVAL HAS SEEM$ TO SUCCE$1 W\LD MO/ LIKELY BE ! V]Y P]SONS :O HAS OPPOS$ ! /RUGGLE4 ,DICTATOR%IP1 9 ,BAKUN9'S EYES MEANT ?AT ! CLASS /RUGGLE /ILL CONT9U$2 ?AT B\RGEOIS SOCIETY HAD NOT BE5 LIQUIDAT$2 ?AT A CONFLICT ( 9T]E/S /ILL PREVAIL$4 ,DICTATOR%IP W\LD NO 5D ?AT CONFLICT4 ,IT W\LD SACRIFICE ! REVOLUTION>Y TOIL]S TO ! 9T]E/S ( C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y BUREAUCRACY & NEPM51 AS WE T]M !SE CREATURES S9CE ! TIME ( ,L594 ,BAKUN9 DID NOT ACCEPT ! !ORY ?AT A REVOLUTION>Y /ATE C\LD BE CREAT$1 ONLY ?AT IT MI<T WI!R AWAY4 ,TO HIM1 !RE WAS NO WI!R+-AWAY /ATE4 ,! /ATE MEANT A P]MAN5T AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIETY4 

,BAKUN9 DID NOT D5Y ?AT !RE MU/ BE A TRANSITIONAL P]IOD BETWE5 ,CAPITALISM-DE/ROY$ & ,COMMUNISM-A*IEV$4 ,DUR+ ?IS P]IOD ! WORK]S MU/ DEF5D & DEVELOP ! REVOLUTION & CRU% ! C\NT]-REVOLUTIONS4 ,EV]Y ACTION ( ! WORK+-CLASS W\LD HAVE TO BE CLASS-P[]-ACTION1 9 ORD] TO LIQUIDATE ! OP]ATIONS ( ! BEA/ ( PROP]TY1 TO DE/ROY P[] ! WORK]S MU/ BUILD & EXPRESS P[]4 ,BUT IT MU/ BE ! LIV+ P[] ( ACTION ( LIFE 9 REVOLT2 NOT ! DEAD P[] ( DECREES & A NEW /ATE AU?ORITY4 ,BAKUN9 DID NOT OBJECT TO ! DICTATOR%IP ( ACTION4 ,HE OBJECT$ TO ! P[] ( ACTION BE+ LO/ TO ! WORK]S 9 !IR 9DU/RIAL SOLID>ITY & A DICTATOR%IP E/ABLI%$ ON ! BASIS ( !IR SURR5D] TO AN EXT]NAL C5TRAL BUREAUCRACY1 ,/AL9ISM IS SAID TO EXPRESS ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,IT HAS ABOLI%$ ! FACTORY ,SOVIET1 E/ABLI%$ WAGE DIFF]5CES & V>IATIONS ( /ATUS AMONG ! WORK]S1 & 9TRODUC$ ECONOMIC DIFF]5CES ?AT PROP]LY BELONG TO ! WORLD ( CAPITALI/ POLITICAL ECONOMY4 ,IT HAS SNE]$ AT FRE$OM ( SPEE* & ( ?\<T AS B\RGEOISE SUP]/ITIONS & HAS EXIL$ ,TROTSKY & ,RAKOVSKY AS 5EMIES ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,CONSID]+ !SE FACTS ,I ASK2 WAS ,BAKUN9 RI<T OR WRONG 9 HIS OPPOSITION TO ! /ATE & POLITICAL DICTATOR%IP8 

,HIS SPEE* TURN$ TO ! QUE/ION ( RELIGION4 ,IT WAS V]Y HAPPY1 BECAUSE ,BAKUN9 ALWAYS WROTE & SPOKE WELL ON ,GOD & ! IDEALI/S4 ,HIS HATR$ ( ! %AD[-WORLD WAS HIS ONE GREAT CONSI/5CY4 ,!RE IS NO NE$ TO CITE HIS REFLECTIONS S9CE !Y >E REPEAT$ 9 HIS IMMORTAL WORK 0,GOD & ! ,/ATE40 

,IT HAS BE5 SAID ?AT ,BAKUN9 WAS A D\BLE ,UTOPIAN4 ,HE ADD$ TO ,PR\DHON'S ,UTOPIA ( ,LIB]TY1 HIS [N ,UTOPIA ( ,EQUALITY4 ,HE WAS ,PR\DHON ADULT]AT$ BY ,M>X & ,M>X EXP\ND$ BY ,PR\DHON4 ,SOME FOLKS MAY CONSID] ?IS A JU/IFIABLE COMPLA9T4 ,TO MY M9D1 IT MEANS ?AT ,BAKUN9 IS & EXCELL5T GUIDE1 PHILOSOPH] & FRI5D TO ! CAUSE ( ,COMMUNISM4 

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