,9TRODUCTION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FRANK ,F]N&EZ 

,TEXT 3 

,9TRODUCTION 

  

,?IS IS NOT A CONV5TIONAL HI/ORY4 ,RA!R1 IT'S A TRIBUTE1 AN HOMAGE TO ! ?\S&S ( ,CUBAN AN>*I/S :O WORK$ OV] ! C\RSE ( MORE ?AN A C5TURY TO BUILD A FRE]1 JU/] WORLD1 & :O1 BUT = ?IS BOOK1 W\LD REMA9 ALMO/ 5TIRELY =GOTT54 ,?AT W\LD BE A TRAG$Y1 AS VIRTUALLY ALL ( !M W]E IDEALI/IC1 ADMIRABLE HUMAN BE+S1 & MANY W]E TRULY H]OIC4 ,ALL >E MORE DES]V+ ( HI/ORICAL REMEMBRANCE ?AN SU* P[]-HUNGRY DICTATORS AS ,G]>DO ,MA*ADO1 ,FULG5CIO ,BATI/A1 & ,FIDEL ,CA/RO4 

,! AU?OR ( ?IS WORK1 ,FRANK ,F]N&EZ1 HAS BE5 A MEMB] ( ! ,MOVIMI5TO ,LIB]T>IO ,CUBANO 5 ,EXILIO 7,M,L,C,E7 = DECADES1 & WAS ! $ITOR ( ITS LONG-RUNN+ P]IODICAL1 ,GUANG>A ,LIB]T>IA1 = :I* HE WROTE EASILY HALF A MILLION1 & P]HAPS A MILLION1 WORDS ON ,CUBAN HI/ORY & POLITICS4 ,HE IS ALSO ! AU?OR ( ! BOOK1 ,LA SANGRE DE ,SANTA ,AGU$A1 :I* DEALS ) A PIVOTAL EV5T 9 ,SPANI% & ,CUBAN HI/ORY1 ! ASSASS9ATION ( ! ,SPANI% PREMI] ,CANOVAS DEL ,CA/ILLO 9 #a#h#i#g4 

,LIKE ! O!R MEMB]S ( ! ,M,L,C,E & !IR PR$ECESSORS 9 ,CUBA1 ,FRANK HAS DONE HIS POLITICAL WORK 9 HIS 0SP>E0 TIME -- AFT] HIS DAY JOB AS A ME*ANICAL 5G9E] -- & HAS NEV] RECEIV$ A DIME = HIS C\NTLESS H\RS ( WORK ON BEHALF ( ,CUBAN FRE$OM4 ,HE WRITES H]E FROM DEEP CONVICTION & ALSO FROM A DEEP KN[L$GE ( ! HI/ORY ( ,CUBA & ITS AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,?AT KN[L$GE 9CLUDES P]SONAL ACQUA9TANCE ) MO/ ( ! ,CUBAN AN>*I/S M5TION$ 9 *APT]S #d & #e1 :OSE TE/IMONY & REMEMBRANCES =M ! BACKBONE ( ?OSE *APT]S4 

,9 READ+ ?IS HI/ORY ( ,CUBAN AN>*ISM1 ONE IS /RUCK BO? BY ! IMM5SE C\RAGE & D$ICATION ( ! ,CUBAN AN>*I/S1 & BY ! LESSONS TO BE LE>N$ FROM !IR /RUGGLES4 ,A P>TICUL>LY POIGNANT LESSON IS ?AT CONC]N+ SO-CALL$ W>S ( NATIONAL LIB]ATION4 ,9 ! #a#h#iS1 ,CUBA'S L>GE & P[]FUL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T SPLIT OV] ! QUE/ION ( :E!R OR NOT TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE /RUGGLE4 ,A GREAT MANY AN>*I/S DEFECT$ TO ! 9DEP5D5CE MOVEM5T1 BUT ?AT MOVEM5T PROV$ TO BE A DISA/] BO? = ! AN>*I/S1 :O W]E S]I\SLY WEAK5$1 & = ,CUBA'S PEOPLE AS A :OLE1 HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( :OM DI$ 9 ! CONFLICT4 ,9 ! 5D1 NO?+ WOR?:ILE WAS A*IEV$ -- ,SPANI% COLONIALISM WAS REPLAC$1 BUT BY A REPUBLIC 9 ! H&S ( ! SUG> B>ONS & BEHOLD5 TO =EIGN F9ANCIAL 9T]E/S4 ,AT LEA/ SOME ,CUBAN AN>*I/S EVID5TLY LE>N$ FROM ?IS FIASCO -- ?AT IT'S ALWAYS A MI/AKE = AN>*I/S TO PUT ASIDE !IR PR9CIPLES & SUPPORT W\LD-BE GOV]NORS1 NO MATT] H[ 0NATIONALI/0 OR 0PROGRESSIVE0 -- BUT A GREAT MANY O!R AN>*I/S EVID5TLY DIDN'T4 

,TW5TY YE>S AFT] ?IS ,CUBAN DISA/]1 L>GE NUMB]S ( ! WORLD'S AN>*I/S 79CLUD+ MANY ,CUBANS7 ?REW !IR SUPPORT TO ! ,BOL%EVIK GOV]NM5T AFT] ! #aiag ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION4 ,DESPITE GR[+ EVID5CE ( ! BRUTAL1 TOTALIT>IAN NATURE ( ! ,COMMUNI/ REGIME1 MANY AN>*I/S CONT9U$ TO SUPPORT IT UNTIL WELL 9TO ! #a#i#bS1 :5 TWO WELL KN[N & RESPECT$ AN>*I/S1 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN 79 ,! ,RUSSIAN ,TRAG$Y & ,! ,BOL%EVIK ,MY?7 & ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 79 ,MY ,DISILLUSIONM5T 9 ,RUSSIA & ,MY ,FUR!R ,DISILLUSIONM5T 9 ,RUSSIA7 REVEAL$ ! TRU?4 ,EV5 !N1 SOME AN>*I/S REFUS$ TO SURR5D] !IR ILLUSIONS AB\T ! NATURE ( ! 0WORK]S' /ATE40 

,?IS SITUATION REPEAT$ ITSELF ) ,CA/RO'S RISE TO P[] 9 #a#i#e#i4 ,A GREAT MANY AN>*I/S1 ESPECIALLY 9 ,EUROPE1 W]E SO DESP]ATE TO SEE POSITIVE SOCIAL *ANGE ?AT !Y SAW IT :]E !RE WAS NONE -- 9 ,CUBA1 ?ANKS 9 P>T TO A SKILL$ DIS9=MATION CAMPAIGN BY ,CA/RO'S PROPAG&A APP>ATUS4 ,DESPITE SUPPRESSION ( CIVIL LIB]TIES1 ! PROHIBITION ( 9DEP5D5T POLITICAL ACTIVITY1 ! GOV]NM5T TAKEOV] ( ! UNIONS1 ! MILIT>IZATION ( ! ECONOMY1 ! GRADUAL IMPOV]I%M5T ( ! C\NTRY 7DESPITE MASSIVE ,SOVIET ECONOMIC AID71 ! REEM]G5CE ( A CLASS SY/EM1 ! 9/ITUTION ( A NETWORK ( POLITICAL SPIES 9 EV]Y NEI<BORHOOD 7! SO-CALL$ ,COMMITTEES = ! ,DEF5SE ( ! ,REVOLUTION71 & ! GOV]NM5T-FO/]$ P]SONALITY CULTS :I* GREW UP >\ND ,FIDEL ,CA/RO & ,]NE/O 70,*E07 ,GUEV>A1 L>GE & IMPORTANT SECTIONS ( ! WORLD'S AN>*I/ MOVEM5T SUPPORT$ ,CA/RO UNTIL WELL 9TO ! #a#i#gS4 

,?AT SITUATION BEGAN TO *ANGE 9 #aigf ) PUBLICATION ( ! RESPECT$ ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ ,SAM ,DOLG(F'S ,! ,CUBAN ,REVOLUTION3 ,A ,CRITICAL ,P]SPECTIVE4 ,BUT EV5 TODAY SOME AN>*I/S CONT9UE TO BE HOODW9K$ BY ! ,CA/RO REGIME'S 0REVOLUTION>Y0 RHETORIC & ! V5E] ( SOCIAL WELF>E MEASURES ) :I* IT COV]S ITS RU?LESS DET]M9ATION TO CL+ TO P[] AT ANY PRICE4 

,! ,CUBAN EXP]I5CE PROVIDES US ) VALUABLE LESSONS4 ,TWO ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT >E ?AT AN>*I/S %\LD NEV] SUPPORT M>XI/ REGIMES1 & ?AT !Y %\LD BE EXTREMELY W>Y AB\T SUPPORT+1 LET ALONE P>TICIPAT+ 91 SO-CALL$ W>S ( NATIONAL LIB]ATION4 ,!SE >E ! NEGATIVE LESSONS TO BE LE>N$ FROM ! HI/ORY ( ,CUBA'S AN>*I/S4 ,! POSITIVE LESSON IS ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO BUILD A L>GE1 P[]FUL REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T1 DESPITE LACK ( PHYSICAL RES\RCES1 ?R\< D$ICATION & H>D WORK4 

,BE=E GO+ ON TO ! BODY ( ?IS BOOK1 IT'S NECESS>Y TO CONSID] ! IDEOLOGY ( ,CUBA'S AN>*I/S4 ,BECAUSE !RE >E SO MANY POPUL> MISCONCEPTIONS AB\T AN>*ISM1 IT'S IMP]ATIVE TO CL>IFY :AT AN>*ISM IS & :AT IT ISN'T4 ,FIR/1 :AT IT ISN'T3 

,AN>*ISM IS NOT T]RORISM4 ,AN OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY ( AN>*I/S HAVE ALWAYS REJECT$ T]RORISM1 BECAUSE !Y'VE BE5 9TELLIG5T 5\< TO REALIZE ?AT MEANS DET]M9E 5DS1 ?AT T]RORISM IS 9H]5TLY VANGU>DI/1 & ?AT EV5 :5 0SUCCESSFUL0 IT ALMO/ ALWAYS LEADS TO BAD RESULTS4 ,! ANONYM\S AU?ORS ( ,Y\ ,CAN'T ,BL[ ,UP A ,SOCIAL ,RELATION%IP3 ,! ,AN>*I/ ,CASE ,AGA9/ ,T]RORISM PUT IT LIKE ?IS3 

,! TOTAL COLLAPSE ( ?IS SOCIETY W\LD PROVIDE NO GU>ANTEE AB\T :AT REPLAC$ IT4 ,UNLESS A MAJORITY ( PEOPLE HAD ! IDEAS & ORGANIZATION SUFFICI5T = ! CREATION ( AN ALT]NATIVE SOCIETY1 WE W\LD SEE ! OLD WORLD REASS]T ITSELF BECAUSE IT IS :AT PEOPLE W\LD BE US$ TO1 :AT !Y BELIEV$ 91 :AT EXI/$ UN*ALL5G$ 9 !IR [N P]SONALITIES4 

,PROPON5TS ( T]RORISM & GU]RILLAISM >E TO BE OPPOS$ BECAUSE !IR ACTIONS >E VANGU>DI/ & AU?ORIT>IAN1 BECAUSE !IR IDEAS1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT !Y >E SUB/ANTIAL1 >E WRONG OR UNRELAT$ TO ! RESULTS ( !IR ACTIONS 7ESPECIALLY :5 !Y CALL !MSELVES LIB]T>IANS OR AN>*I/S71 BECAUSE !IR KILL+ CANNOT BE JU/IFI$1 & F9ALLY BECAUSE !IR ACTIONS PRODUCE EI!R REPRESSION ) NO?+ 9 RETURN1 OR AN AU?ORIT>IAN REGIME4 

,DECADES ( GOV]NM5T & CORPORATE SL&] CANNOT ALT] ?IS REALITY3 ! OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY ( AN>*I/S REJECT T]RORISM = BO? PRACTICAL & E?ICAL REASONS4 ,TIME MAGAZ9E REC5TLY CALL$ ,T$ ,KACZYNSKI 0! K+ ( ! AN>*I/S10 BUT ?AT DOESN'T MAKE IT SO2 ,TIME'S WORDS >E JU/ ANO!R TYPICAL1 P]HAPS DELIB]ATELY DI%ONE/1 ATTEMPT TO T> ALL AN>*I/S ) ! T]RORI/ BRU%4 

,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT >M$ RESI/ANCE IS NEV] APPROPRIATE4 ,CLE>LY !RE >E SITUATIONS 9 :I* ONE HAS LITTLE *OICE1 AS :5 FAC+ A DICTATOR%IP ?AT SUPPRESSES CIVIL LIB]TIES & PREV5TS ONE FROM ACT+ OP5LY -- :I* HAS HAPP5$ REPEAT$LY 9 ,CUBA4 ,EV5 !N1 >M$ RESI/ANCE %\LD BE UND]TAK5 RELUCTANTLY & AS A LA/ RESORT1 BECAUSE VIOL5CE IS 9H]5TLY UNDESIRABLE DUE TO ! SUFF]+ IT CAUSES2 BECAUSE IT PROVIDES REPRESSIVE REGIMES EXCUSES = FUR!R REPRESSION2 BECAUSE IT PROVIDES !M ) ! OPPORTUNITY TO COMMIT ATROCITIES AGA9/ CIVILIANS & TO BLAME ?OSE ATROCITIES ON !IR 0T]RORI/0 OPPON5TS 7AS HAS HAPP5$ REC5TLY 9 ,ALG]IA72 & BECAUSE1 AS HI/ORY HAS %[N1 ! *ANCES ( EV5 LIMIT$ SUCCESS >E QUITE L[4 

,EV5 ?\< >M$ RESI/ANCE MAY SOMETIMES BE CALL$ = 9 REPRESSIVE SITUATIONS1 IT'S A F> DIFF]5T MATT] TO SUCCUMB TO ! ROMANCE ( ! GUN & TO 5GAGE 9 URBAN GU]RILLA W>F>E 9 RELATIVELY OP5 SOCIETIES 9 :I* CIVIL LIB]TIES >E L>GELY 9TACT & 9 :I* ONE DOES NOT HAVE MASS POPUL> SUPPORT AT ! />T ( ONE'S VIOL5T CAMPAIGN4 ,VIOL5CE 9 SU* SITUATIONS DOES LITTLE BUT DRIVE ! PUBLIC 9TO ! 0PROTECTIVE0 >MS ( ! GOV]NM5T2 IT N>R[S POLITICAL DIALOGUE 7T5D+ TO POL>IZE ! POPULACE 9TO PRO- & ANTI-GU]RILLA FACTIONS72 IT TURN POLITICS 9TO A SPECTATOR SPORT = ! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE2 IT PROVIDES ! GOV]NM5T ) A H&Y EXCUSE TO SUPPRESS CIVIL LIB]TIES2 & IT 9DUCES ! ONSET ( REPRESSIVE REGIMES1 0BETT]0 ABLE TO H&LE ! 0T]RORI/0 PROBLEM ?AN !IR MORE TOL]ANT PR$ECESSORS4 ,IT'S ALSO WOR? M5TION+ ?AT ! *ANCES ( SUCCESS ( SU* VIOL5T1 VANGU>DI/ CAMPAIGNS >E MICROSCOPIC4 ,!Y >E SIMPLY >ROGANT1 ILL-?\<T\T ROADS TO DISA/]4 

,AN>*ISM IS NOT PRIMITIVISM4 ,9 REC5T DECADES1 GR\PS ( QUASI-RELIGI\S MY/ICS HAVE BEGUN EQUAT+ ! PRIMITIVISM !Y ADVOCATE 7REJECTION ( 0TE*NOLOGY10 :ATEV] ?AT MI<T MEAN7 ) AN>*ISM4 ,9 REALITY1 ! TWO HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) EA* O!R1 AS WE'LL SEE :5 WE CONSID] :AT AN>*ISM ACTUALLY IS -- A SET ( PHILOSOPHICAL_/E?ICAL PRECEPTS & ORGANIZATIONAL PR9CIPLES DESIGN$ TO MAXIMIZE HUMAN FRE$OM4 

,= N[1 SUFFICE IT TO SAY ?AT ! ELIM9ATION ( TE*NOLOGY ADVOCAT$ BY PRIMITIVI/ GR\PS W\LD 9EVITABLY 5TAIL ! DEA?S ( LIT]ALLY BILLIONS ( HUMAN BE+S 9 A WORLD UTT]LY DEP5D5T UPON 9T]LOCK+ TE*NOLOGIES = EV]Y?+ FROM FOOD PRODUCTION & DELIV]Y TO COMMUNICATIONS TO M$ICAL TREATM5T4 ,?IS F]V5TLY DESIR$ \TCOME1 ! ELIM9ATION ( TE*NOLOGY1 C\LD ONLY OCCUR ?R\< MEANS :I* >E ! ABSOLUTE ANTI!SIS ( AN>*ISM3 ! USE ( CO]CION & VIOL5CE ON A MASS SCALE4 

,AN>*ISM IS NOT *AOS2 ,AN>*ISM IS NOT REJECTION ( ORGANIZATION4 ,?IS IS ANO!R POPUL> MISCONCEPTION1 REPEAT$ AD NAUSEAM BY ! M$IA & BY AN>*ISM'S POLITICAL FOES1 ESPECIALLY M>XI/S 7:O SOMETIMES KN[ BETT]74 ,EV5 A BRIEF LOOK AT ! WORKS ( AN>*ISM'S LEAD+ !ORETICIANS & WRIT]S CONFIRMS ?AT ?IS BELIEF IS 9 ]ROR4 ,OV] & OV] 9 ! WRIT+S ( ,PR\DHON1 ,BAKUN91 ,KROPOTK91 ,ROCK]1 ,W>D1 ,BOOK*91 ET AL41 ONE F9DS NOT A REJECTION ( ORGANIZATION1 BUT RA!R A PREOCCUPATION ) H[ SOCIETY %\LD BE ORGANIZ$ 9 ACCORD ) ! AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES ( 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM & SOCIAL JU/ICE4 ,= A C5TURY & A HALF N[1 AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 >GU+ ?AT CO]CIVE1 HI]>*ICAL ORGANIZATION 7AS EMBODI$ 9 GOV]NM5T7 IS NOT EQUIVAL5T TO ORGANIZATION P] SE 7:I* !Y REG>D AS NECESS>Y71 & ?AT CO]CIVE ORGANIZATION %\LD BE REPLAC$ BY DEC5TRALIZ$1 NON-HI]>*ICAL ORGANIZATION BAS$ ON VOLUNT>Y COOP]ATION & MUTUAL AID4 ,?IS IS H>DLY A REJECTION ( ORGANIZATION4 

,AN>*ISM IS NOT AMORAL EGOTISM4 ,AS DOES ANY AVANT G>DE SOCIAL MOVEM5T1 AN>*ISM ATTRACTS MORE ?AN ITS %>E ( FLAKES1 P>ASITES1 & SOCIOPA?S1 P]SONS SIMPLY LOOK+ = A GLAM\R\S LABEL TO COV] !IR (T5-PA?OLOGICAL SELFI%NESS1 !IR DISREG>D = ! RI<TS & DIGNITY ( O!RS1 & !IR PA!TIC DESIRE TO BE ! C5T] ( ATT5TION4 ,!SE 9DIVIDUALS T5D TO GIVE AN>*ISM A BAD NAME1 BECAUSE EV5 ?\< !Y HAVE V]Y LITTLE 9 COMMON ) ACTUAL AN>*I/S -- ?AT IS1 P]SONS CONC]N$ ) E?ICAL BEHAVIOR1 SOCIAL JU/ICE1 & ! RI<TS ( BO? !MSELVES & O!RS -- !Y'RE (T5 QUITE EXHIBITIONI/IC1 & !IR DISREPUTABLE ACTIONS SOMETIMES COME 9TO ! PUBLIC EYE4 ,TO MAKE MATT]S WORSE1 !SE EXHIBITIONI/S SOMETIMES PUBLI% !IR SELF-GLORIFY+ VIEWS & DELIB]ATELY MISID5TIFY ?OSE VIEWS AS 0AN>*I/40 ,TO CITE AN EXAMPLE1 ! PUBLI%] ( A PRET5TI\SLY 7SUB7TITL$ ,AM]ICAN 0AN>*I/0 J\RNAL REC5TLY PUBLI%$ A BOOK BY A FELL[ EGOTI/ CONSI/+ L>GELY ( AD HOM9EM ATTACKS ON ACTUAL AN>*I/S -- KN[+ FULL WELL ?AT ! 0AN>*I/0 AU?OR ( ! BOOK WAS A NOTORI\S POLICE N>COTICS 9=MANT4 ,SU* 9DIVIDUALS MAY 7MIS7USE ! LABEL1 BUT !Y'RE AN>*I/S ONLY 9 ! S5SE ?AT ! N[-DEFUNCT ,G]MAN ,DEMOCRATIC ,REPUBLIC 7,EA/ ,G]MANY7 WAS DEMOCRATIC & A REPUBLIC4 

,?IS IS :AT AN>*ISM ISN'T4 ,?IS IS :AT IT IS3 

,9 ITS N>R[E/ S5SE1 AN>*ISM IS SIMPLY ! REJECTION ( ! /ATE1 ! REJECTION ( CO]CIVE GOV]NM5T4 ,UND] ?IS EXTREMELY N>R[ DEF9ITION1 EV5 SU* APP>5T ABSURDITIES AS 0AN>*O-CAPITALISM0 & RELIGI\S AN>*ISM >E POSSIBLE4 ,TO ! BE/ ( MY KN[L$GE1 !RE HAVE BE5 NO SU* %9+ EXAMPLES ( AN>*O-CAPITALI/S4 

,BUT MO/ AN>*I/S USE ! T]M 0AN>*ISM0 9 A MU* BROAD] S5SE1 DEF9+ IT AS ! REJECTION ( CO]CION & DOM9ATION 9 ALL =MS4 ,SO1 MO/ AN>*I/S REJECT NOT ONLY CO]CIVE GOV]NM5T1 BUT ALSO RELIGION & CAPITALISM1 :I* !Y SEE AS O!R =MS ( ! TW9 EVILS1 DOM9ATION & CO]CION4 ,!Y REJECT RELIGION BECAUSE !Y SEE IT AS ! ULTIMATE =M ( DOM9ATION1 9 :I* A SUPPOS$LY ALL-P[]FUL GOD H&S D[N 0?\ %ALTS0 & 0?\ %ALT NOTS0 TO ITS 0FLOCK40 ,!Y LIKEWISE REJECT CAPITALISM BECAUSE IT'S DESIGN$ TO PRODUCE RI* & POOR1 BECAUSE IT 9EVITABLY PRODUCES A SY/EM ( DOM9ATION 9 :I* SOME GIVE ORD]S & O!RS HAVE LITTLE *OICE BUT TO TAKE !M4 ,= SIMIL> REASONS1 ON A P]SONAL LEVEL ALMO/ ALL AN>*I/S REJECT SEXISM1 RACISM1 & HOMOPHOBIA -- ALL ( :I* PRODUCE >TIFICIAL 9EQUALITY1 & ?US DOM9ATION4 

,TO PUT ?IS ANO!R WAY1 AN>*I/S BELIEVE 9 FRE$OM 9 BO? ITS NEGATIVE & POSITIVE S5SES4 ,9 ?IS C\NTRY1 FRE$OM IS R\T9ELY PRES5T$ ONLY 9 ITS NEGATIVE S5SE1 ?AT ( BE+ FREE FROM RE/RA9T4 ,H5CE MO/ PEOPLE EQUATE FRE$OM ONLY ) SU* ?+S AS FRE$OM ( SPEE*1 FRE$OM ( ASSOCIATION1 & FRE$OM ( 7OR FROM7 RELIGION4 ,BUT !RE'S ALSO A POSITIVE ASPECT ( FRE$OM1 AN ASPECT :I* AN>*I/S ALMO/ ALONE 9SI/ ON4 

,?AT POSITIVE ASPECT IS :AT ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN CALL$ ! FRE$OM TO4 ,& ?AT FRE$OM1 ! FRE$OM ( ACTION1 ! FRE$OM TO 5JOY OR USE1 IS HI<LY DEP5D5T UPON ACCESS TO ! WORLD'S RES\RCES4 ,BECAUSE ( ?IS ! RI* >E1 9 A V]Y REAL S5SE1 FREE TO A MU* GREAT] DEGREE ?AN ! RE/ ( US4 ,TO CITE AN EXAMPLE 9 ! >EA ( FREE SPEE*1 ,DONALD ,TRUMP C\LD EASILY BUY DOZ5S ( DAILY NEWSPAP]S OR TELEVISION /ATIONS TO PROPAGATE HIS VIEWS & 9FLU5CE PUBLIC OP9ION4 ,H[ MANY WORK+ PEOPLE C\LD DO ! SAME8 ,H[ MANY WORK+ PEOPLE C\LD AF=D TO BUY A S+LE DAILY NEWSPAP] OR A S+LE TELEVISION /ATION8 ,! ANSW] IS OBVI\S4 ,WORK+ PEOPLE CANNOT DO SU* ?+S2 9/EAD1 !Y'RE R$UC$ TO PRODUC+ 'Z9ES ) A READ]%IP ( A FEW HUNDR$ P]SONS OR PUTT+ UP PAGES ON ! ,9T]NET 9 !IR RELATIVELY FEW H\RS ( FREE TIME4 

,EXAMPLES ( ! GREAT] FRE$OM ( ! RI* AB\ND 9 DAILY LIFE4 ,TO PUT ?IS 9 G5]AL T]MS1 BECAUSE !Y DO NOT HAVE TO WORK1 ! RI* NOT ONLY HAVE F> MORE MONEY 7?AT IS1 MORE ACCESS TO RES\RCES7 BUT ALSO F> MORE TIME TO PURSUE !IR 9T]E/S1 PLEASURES1 & DESIRES ?AN DO ! RE/ ( US4 ,TO CITE A CONCRETE EXAMPLE1 ! RI* >E FREE TO S5D !IR *ILDR5 TO ! BE/ COLLEGES EMPLOY+ ! BE/ 9/RUCTORS1 :ILE ! RE/ ( US1 IF WE CAN AF=D COLLEGE AT ALL1 MAKE DO ) COMMUNITY & /ATE COLLEGES EMPLOY+ SLAVE-LABOR 0ADJUNCT FACULTY0 & OV]WORK$1 UND]PAID GRADUATE-/UD5T TEA*+ ASSI/ANTS4 ,ONCE 9 COLLEGE1 ! *ILDR5 ( ! RI* >E 5TIRELY FREE TO PURSUE !IR /UDIES1 :ILE MO/ O!R /UD5TS MU/ WORK AT LEA/ P>T TIME TO SUPPORT !MSELVES1 :I* DEPRIVES !M ( MANY H\RS :I* C\LD BE DEVOT$ TO /UDY4 ,IF Y\ ?9K AB\T IT1 Y\ CAN EASILY F9D ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES ( ! GREAT] FRE$OM ( ! RI* 9 ! >EAS ( M$ICAL C>E1 H\S+1 NUTRITION1 TRAVEL1 ETC41 ETC4 -- 9 FACT1 9 VIRTUALLY EV]Y >EA ( LIFE4 

,?IS GREAT] FRE$OM ( ACTION ( ! RI* COMES AT ! EXP5SE ( EV]YONE ELSE1 ?R\< ! DIM9I%M5T ( EV]YONE ELSE'S FRE$OM ( ACTION4 ,!RE IS NO WAY >\ND ?IS1 GIV5 ?AT FRE$OM ( ACTION IS TO A GREAT EXT5T DET]M9$ BY ACCESS TO F9ITE RES\RCES4 ,ANATOLE ,FRANCE WELL ILLU/RAT$ ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! RE/RICTIONS PLAC$ UPON ! RI* & ! POOR :5 HE WROTE1 0,! LAW1 9 ITS MAJE/IC EQUALITY1 =BIDS ! RI* AS WELL AS ! POOR TO SLEEP UND] BRIDGES1 TO BEG 9 ! /REETS1 & TO /EAL BREAD40 

,BECAUSE ! PRIM>Y GOAL ( AN>*ISM IS ! GREATE/ POSSIBLE AM\NT ( FRE$OM = ALL1 AN>*I/S 9SI/ ON EQUAL FRE$OM 9 BO? ITS NEGATIVE & POSITIVE S5SES -- ?AT1 9 ! NEGATIVE S5SE1 9DIVIDUALS BE FREE TO DO :ATEV] !Y WI% AS LONG AS !Y DO NOT H>M OR DIRECTLY 9TRUDE ON O!RS2 &1 9 ! POSITIVE S5SE1 ?AT ALL 9DIVIDUALS HAVE EQUAL FRE$OM TO ACT1 ?AT !Y HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO ! WORLD'S RES\RCES4 

,AN>*I/S RECOGNIZE ?AT ABSOLUTE FRE$OM IS AN IMPOSSIBILITY4 ,:AT !Y >GUE = IS ?AT EV]YONE HAVE EQUAL FRE$OM FROM RE/RA9T 7LIMIT$ ONLY BY RESPECT = ! RI<TS ( O!RS7 & ?AT EV]YONE HAVE AS NE>LY AS POSSIBLE EQUAL ACCESS TO RES\RCES1 ?US 5SUR+ EQUAL 7OR NE>-EQUAL7 FRE$OM TO ACT4 

,?IS IS AN>*ISM 9 ITS !ORETICAL S5SE4 

,9 ,CUBA1 AS 9 ,SPA9 & A FEW O!R C\NTRIES1 !RE HAVE BE5 S]I\S ATTEMPTS TO MAKE ?IS !ORY REALITY ?R\< ! MOVEM5T KN[N AS AN>*OSYNDICALISM4 ,! PRIM>Y PURPOSE ( AN>*OSYNDICALISM IS ! REPLACEM5T ( CO]CIVE GOV]NM5T BY VOLUNT>Y COOP]ATION 9 ! =M ( WORK]-CONTROLL$ UNIONS COORD9AT+ ! 5TIRE ECONOMY4 ,?IS W\LD NOT ONLY ELIM9ATE ! MA9 RE/RA9T ON ! NEGATIVE FRE$OMS 7GOV]NM5T71 BUT W\LD ALSO BE A HUGE /EP T[>D A*IEV+ POSITIVE FRE$OM 7! FRE$OM TO74 ,! NE>E/ ?IS VISION HAS EV] COME TO FRUITION WAS 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION1 #a#i#c#f-#a#i#c#i1 :5 L>GE >EAS ( ,SPA91 9CLUD+ ITS MO/ HEAVILY 9DU/RIALIZ$ REGION1 ,CATALONIA1 CAME UND] ! CONTROL ( ! AN>*OSYNDICALI/ ,CONF$]ACION ,NACIONAL DEL ,TRABAJO4 ,GEORGE ,ORWELL DESCRIBES ?IS A*IEVEM5T 9 ,HOMAGE TO ,CATALONIA3 

,! ,AN>*I/S W]E /ILL 9 VIRTUAL CONTROL ( ,CATALONIA & ! REVOLUTION WAS 9 FULL SW+444 ! ASPECT ( ,B>CELONA WAS SOME?+ />TL+ & OV]:ELM+4 ,IT WAS ! FIR/ TIME ?AT ,I HAD EV] BE5 9 A T[N :]E ! WORK+ CLASS WAS 9 ! SADDLE4 ,PRACTICALLY EV]Y BUILD+ ( ANY SIZE HAD BE5 SEIZ$ BY ! WORK]S & WAS DRAP$ ) R$ FLAGS OR ) ! R$ & BLACK FLAG ( ! AN>*I/S2 444 ,EV]Y %OP & CAFE HAD AN 9SCRIPTION SAY+ IT HAD BE5 COLLECTIVIZ$2 EV5 ! BOOTBLACKS HAD BE5 COLLECTIVIZ$ & !IR BOXES PA9T$ R$ & BLACK4 ,WAIT]S & %OPWORK]S LOOK$ Y\ 9 ! FACE & TREAT$ Y\ AS AN EQUAL4 ,S]VILE & EV5 C]EMONIAL =MS ( SPEE* HAD TEMPOR>ILY DISAPPE>$444 ,! REVOLUTION>Y PO/]S W]E EV]Y:]E1 FLAM+ FROM ! WALLS 9 CLEAN R$S & BLUES ?AT MADE ! FEW REMA9+ ADV]TISEM5TS LOOK LIKE DAUBS ( MUD444 ,ALL ?IS WAS QUE] & MOV+4 ,!RE WAS MU* 9 IT ?AT ,I DID NOT UND]/&1 9 SOME WAYS ,I DID NOT EV5 LIKE IT1 BUT ,I RECOGNIZ$ IT IMM$IATELY AS A /ATE ( AFFAIRS WOR? FI<T+ =4 

,?IS IS :AT ! ,CUBAN AN>*I/S W]E FI<T+ =4 ,:ILE !Y DID NOT A*IEVE :AT !IR ,SPANI% COMRADES DID1 !Y BUILT ONE ( ! L>GE/ AN>*OSYNDICALI/ MOVEM5TS ! WORLD HAS EV] SE51 :I* AT ITS HEI<T 9 ! #a#i#bS 9CLUD$ #h1 TO #a1 WORK]S 9 UNIONS OP]AT$ ON AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES4 

,?IS A*IEVEM5T DID NOT COME )\T CO/3 C\NTLESS ,CUBAN AN>*I/S PAID = IT ) !IR LIVES1 IMPRISONM5T1 OR EXILE4 

,?IS IS !IR /ORY4  
  

-- ,*AZ ,BUFE1 ,TUCSON1 ,>IZONA  

,A ,NOTE ON ,T]M9OLOGY 

  

,?R\<\T ! TEXT ! AU?OR USES ! T]M 0LIB]T>IAN0 9 ITS ORIG9AL S5SE3 AS A SYNONYM = 0AN>*I/40 ,9DE$1 IT WAS US$ ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY 9 ?IS S5SE UNTIL ! #a#i#gS :51 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 IT WAS APPROPRIAT$ BY ! GROSSLY MISNAM$ ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY4 ,?IS P>TY HAS ALMO/ NO?+ TO DO ) AN>*I/ CONCEPTS ( LIB]TY1 ESPECIALLY ! CONCEPTS ( EQUAL FRE$OM & POSITIVE FRE$OM -- ! ACCESS TO RES\RCES NECESS>Y TO ! FRE$OM TO ACT4 ,9/EAD1 ?IS 0,LIB]T>IAN0 P>TY CONC]NS ITSELF EXCLUSIVELY ) ! NEGATIVE FRE$OMS1 PRET5D+ ?AT LIB]TY EXI/S ONLY 9 ! NEGATIVE S5SE1 :ILE IT SIMULTANE\SLY REVELS 9 ! D5IAL ( EQUAL POSITIVE FRE$OM TO ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! WORLD'S PEOPLE4 ,!SE 0,LIB]T>IANS0 NOT ONLY GLORIFY CAPITALISM1 ! ME*ANISM ?AT D5IES BO? EQUAL FRE$OM & POSITIVE FRE$OM TO ! VA/ MAJORITY1 BUT !Y ALSO WI% TO RETA9 ! CO]CIVE APP>ATUS ( ! /ATE :ILE ELIM9AT+ ITS SOCIAL WELF>E FUNCTIONS -- H5CE WID5+ ! RIFT BETWE5 RI* & POOR1 & 9CREAS+ ! FRE$OM ( ! RI* BY DIM9I%+ ?AT ( ! POOR 7:ILE KEEP+ ! BOOT ( ! /ATE ON !IR NECKS74 

,?US1 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! ONCE EXCE$+LY USEFUL T]M 0LIB]T>IAN0 HAS BE5 HIJACK$ BY EGOTI/S :O >E 9 FACT 5EMIES ( LIB]TY 9 ! FULL S5SE ( ! WORD4 ,=TUNATELY1 9 ! RE/ ( ! WORLD1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! ,SPANI%-SPEAK+ C\NTRIES1 0LIB]T>IAN0 70LIB]T>IO07 REMA9S A SYNONYM = 0AN>*I/40 ,IT IS US$ 9 ?AT S5SE 9 ?IS BOOK4 

,PREFACE 

  
  

0,?IS WORK IS A BRIEF OV]VIEW ( ! 9FLU5CE ?AT LIB]T>IAN IDEAS HAVE HAD UPON ! ,CUBAN PEOPLE4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT WE HAVE ! DUTY TO FAI?FULLY REPORT ! ANNALS ( ! ,CUBAN AN>*I/S1 :O = MORE ?AN A C5TURY HAVE /RUGGL$ & SACRIFIC$ 9 DEF5SE ( LIB]TY & = ! 9T]E/S ( ! MO/ D[NTRODD5 CLASSES 9 \R SOCIETY4 ,WE WILL BRIEFLY REVIEW ! ACTIONS ( A GR\P ( M5 & WOM5 :O1 TOTALLY )\T RES\RCES1 )\T AID OR PROTECTION1 & :O W]E =GOTT5 & P]SECUT$1 NOT ONLY 9FLU5C$ ! HI/ORY ( ! WORK+ CLASS & CAMPES9OS1 BUT ALSO ! HI/ORY ( ! 5TIRE ,CUBAN PEOPLE40  
  

,!SE >E ! OP5+ WORDS 9 MY PAMPHLET1 ,CUBA1 ,! ,AN>*I/S @& ,LIB]TY1 :I* WAS FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 ,5GLI% 9 #aihg BY ,MONTY ,MILL] ,PRESS1 & :I* HAS BE5 REPR9T$ S9CE !N BY V>I\S GR\PS1 MO/ REC5TLY APPE>+ 9 ELECTRONIC =M ON ! ,9T]NET4 ,IT PROVIDES ! BASIS ( ?IS SMALL BOOK4 ,! EMPHASIS 9 ! PRES5T WORK LIES 9 ! F9AL *APT]S1 9 :I* ,I DEAL ) ! LA/ YE>S ( ORGANIZ$ AN>*ISM 9 ,CUBA1 COV]+ A S]IES ( 9CID5TS & EV5TS :I* W]E NOT 9CLUD$ 9 ! PAMPHLET4 

,AS WAS TO BE EXPECT$1 GIV5 ITS WIDE DI/RIBUTION1 M>XI/ & PRO-,CA/RO CRITICS ATTEMPT$ TO DISCR$IT MY PAMPHLET4 ,! LEA/ CYNICAL ACCUS$ ME ( PRODUC+ AN APOLOGETIC 0PANEGYRIC0 :OSE PURPOSE WAS PROPAG&I/IC4 ,?IS IS UNTRUE4 ,:ILE ,I AM AN AN>*I/ & ! PAMPHLET C]TA9LY WAS PRO-AN>*I/1 IT'S RI<T & PROP] ?AT EV]Y SOCIAL GR\P PROMULGATE ITS [N 0HI/ORICAL TRU?10 AS LONG AS ?AT 9T]PRETATION IS BAS$ 9 V]IFIABLE FACTS4 ,?AT WAS MY PURPOSE & ME?OD 9 ,CUBA1 ! ,AN>*I/S @& ,LIB]TY1 & IT CONT9UES TO BE SO 9 ! PRES5T WORK4 

,I W\LD LIKE TO ?ANK ! LA/ SURVIVORS ( ! ,CUBAN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T -- N[ SPREAD ACROSS ! DIASPORA -- :O HAVE HELP$ TO MAKE ?IS PROJECT POSSIBLE4 ,SURIA ,LIUNSA91 ,CLAUDIO ,M>T9EZ1 ,LEON ,G4 ,MONTELONGO1 & ,HELIO ,N>DO COLLABORAT$ ON ! F9AL *APT]S4 ,I ALSO RECEIV$ ASSI/ANCE FROM SEV]AL P]SONS NO LONG] ON ! SC5E3 ,M>CELO ,SAL9AS1 ,CA/O ,MOSCU1 ,MANUEL ,F]RO1 ,MANUEL ,GONZALEZ1 ,AGU/9 ,CA/RO1 ,ABEL>DO ,IGLESIAS1 & ,SANTIAGO ,COBO4 ,ALL ( !M CONTRIBUT$ !IR MEMORIES TO ?IS WORK4 

,F9ALLY1 ?IS BOOK IS D$ICAT$ 9 ITS 5TIRETY TO ALL ?OSE ANONYM\S MILITANTS :OSE NAMES DO NOT APPE> H]E1 BUT :OSE SELFLESS EXAMPLE MADE AN 9]ADICABLE IMPRESSION ON \R NATIONAL DE/9Y4 ,)\T !M ?IS HI/ORY C\LD NEV] HAVE BE5 WRITT54  
  

-- ,FRANK ,F]N&EZ1 ,MIAMI1 ,FLORIDA  

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