,FROM ,POLITICS TO ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,WIECK 

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,FROM ,POLITICS TO ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION 

,IT IS N[ NE>LY A DECADE S9CE ! 5D ( ! W>1 & NO?+ 9 ?IS BREA?+-SPACE -- LET US BE PLA9 -- GIVES EV5 MODE/ HOPE OR SATISFACTION TO PEOPLE :O DESIRE PEACE1 ECONOMIC JU/ICE1 FRE$OM4 ,\R SOCIAL CONDITION CALLS = A RADICAL /EP1 ! EX]CISE ( \R HI<E/ P[]S1 UNCALCULAT$ RISKS -- TO KN[ ?IS REQUIRES ONLY A LOOK AT \R WORLD ( P]MAN5T W>1 ( CLA%+ EMPIRE ,/ATES1 ( ,GOV]NM5T & ,BUS9ESS BUREAUCRACY1 ( ! CURR5T 9QUISITION4 ,HI/ORY1 ! BL9D MOM5TUM ( A BL9D PA/1 IS NOT RESCU+ US2 EV5 ON ! R>E OCCASIONS :5 ONE CAN TAKE A S5SIBLE ACTION 9 RELATION TO ! BIG ,NATIONAL ,QUE/IONS1 IT CAN H>DLY BE ) ILLUSIONS ?AT ! BE/ \TCOME WILL BR+ US S5SIBLY NE>] A GOOD SOCIETY2 ! ,LABOR ,MOVEM5T IS NOT RESURG5T1 & ! PEOPLE GIVE NO E> TO APPEALS TO RISE UP & *ANGE IT ALL4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO 9V5T SOME?+ ELSE TO DO1 & TAK5 AS A :OLE RADICALS HAVE NOT BE5 TOO 9V5TIVE4 

,N[ TO 9V5T 0SOME?+ ELSE TO DO0 IS NOT AT ALL EASY -- ESPECIALLY ONE DOES NOT TELL SOMEONE ELSE :AT TO 9V5T6 ,IT IS POSSIBLE1 H[EV]1 TO GIVE A R\< DESCRIPTION ( :AT IS NE$$4 ,IT IS ! MORE NECESS>Y TO DO SO1 S9CE IT IS WIDELY BELIEV$ ?AT WE NE$ 0NEW DIRECTIONS40 ,IT HAPP5S ?AT ! RI<T DIRECTIONS >E REALLY QUITE OLD1 & ALMO/ OBVI\S1 & SO ?OR\<LY IGNOR$6 ,SO ONE CANNOT GO AMISS TO SPEAK ( !M4 

,MILITANT ,PACIFISM 

,! ONE /RIK+ 9NOVATION ON ! ,AM]ICAN RADICAL SC5E IS ! CAMPAIGN ( CIVIL DISOB$I5CE WAG$ BY ! MILITANT PACIFI/S1 9SPIR$ DIRECTLY BY ,G&HI &  D]IVATIVELY BY ,?OREAU4 ,I WANT TO DISCUSS ?IS MOVEM5T A LITTLE -- TO GIVE IT ! PRAISE ?AT IS DUE IT1 & TO USE ITS LIMITATIONS TO %[ CRUCIAL NEGLECT$ DIRECTIONS 9 ! ?9K+ ( ,AM]ICAN RADICALS4 

,TODAY BE+ ,M>* #ae ! MAIL C>RIES NEWS ?AT #dc 9DIVIDUALS HAVE REFUS$ TO PAY 9COME-TAX ?IS YE>4 ,OV] ! LA/ FEW YE>S A C]TA9 NUMB] HAVE BE5 IMPRISON$ = DRAFT RESI/ANCE2 UNTIL SIL5C$ BY ! ,GOV]NM5T'S PO/-(FICE REGULATIONS1 ! PAP] ,ALT]NATIVE C>RI$ ON VIGOR\S AGITATION ALONG !SE L9ES1 AS = A TIME DID ! ,CA?OLIC ,WORK]4 ,REC5TLY MANY ( ! SAME PEOPLE1 MO/ ( !M ASSOCIAT$ ) ! ,PEACEMAK]S MOVEM5T1 HAVE ISSU$ A DECL>ATION ( NON-COOP]ATION ) ,CONGRESSIONAL 9QUISITION & AFFIRMATION ( 9T5TION TO EX]CISE FREE SPEE*4 

,= REASONS WE COME TO LAT]1 AN>*I/S HAVE CRITICIZ$ ?IS PROGRAM1 NO D\BT UNDULY H>%LY4 ,( ALL RADICAL MOVEM5TS PACIFISM IS ! WEAKE/ !ORETICALLY1 IT IS A SITT+ DUCK4 ,BUT ! FACT REMA9S ?AT !SE P]SONS1 AT SACRIFICE OR AT LEA/ RISK1 HAVE MADE A SYMBOLIC GE/URE ( PROTE/4 ,NOT EV]YONE ELSE HAS DONE SOME?+ & !IRS IS AN ADMIRABLE 0PROPAG&A ( ! DE$10 DES]V+ HONOR4 

,BUT ,MILITANT ,PACIFISM IS NOT A G5]AL ME?OD ( SOCIAL ACTION1 & ITS *IEF ]ROR IS PRECISELY 9 NOT SEE+ ?IS4 ,IT IS A TE*NIQUE4 ,IT IS :AT SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO DO1 AS A MATT] ( 9TEGRITY4 ,IT IS A PRACTICAL WEAPON ( SOME IMPORTANCE4 ,BUT AS A MATT] ( DEMON/RABLE FACT1 IT IS NOT A ME?OD ( *ANG+ SOCIETY4 

,! HI/ORY ( CIVIL DISOB$I5CE ILLU/RATES \R PO9T4 ,?OREAU WAS PROTE/+ AGA9/ A P>TICUL> LAW1 ! ,FUGITIVE ,SLAVE ,LAW1 A LAW ?AT WIDESPREAD DISOB$I5CE C\LD HAVE PUT \T ( COMMISSION )\T MORE ADO4 ,MORE G5]ALLY HE SAW CIVIL DISOB$I5CE AS A WAY = CITIZ5S TO EX]CISE A CONT9U+ VIGILANCE & P]SONAL RESPONSIBILITY T[>D LAW & GOV]NM5T4 ,BUT SUPPOSE ! GOV]NM5T IS NOT FUNDAM5TALLY A S5SIBLE ONE1 SUPPOSE IT HAS BE5 BUILT UP BY A PAT*WORK REM$Y+ ( EVILS BY LESS] EVILS -- :AT SORT ( WAY ( LIFE WILL ?IS BE1 ) ! CONSCI5TI\S CITIZ5S SP5D+ MO/ ( !IR TIME 9 JAIL8 7,IT IS A NICE ?+ TO SAY1 ?AT 9 C]TA9 SOCIETIES A FREE MAN 0BELONGS0 9 PRISON2 BUT EXCEPT AS A REVOLUTION>Y SLOGAN IT IS A MI<TY UNPLEASANT SUGGE/ION74 ,OR SUPPOSE ! EVILS -- 9 \R CASE1 ! W>S & >MIES & ! RE/ -- >E NOT A FOOLI% EXCRESC5CE ON A HEAL?Y BODY SOCIAL1 BUT P>T ( ! V]Y FABRIC ( SOCIETY -- H[ CAN ! GOV]NM5T RETRACT & REM$Y IT8 

,?IS IS :Y A SOCIAL REVOLUTION IS NE$$1 & :Y 5]GIES %\LD NOT GO TO 9FLU5C+ ! GOV]NM5T1 BUT TO *ANG+ ! TOTAL SY/EM4 

,! SCOPE ( ! PROBLEM TO :I* CIVIL DISOB$I5CE WAS APPLI$ 9 ,9DIA WAS ALSO V]Y N>R[1 A FACT OBSCUR$ BY ! SIZE ( ! NATION4 ,! S+LE PO9T 9 QUE/ION WAS1 W\LD ! GOV]NM5T ( ,9DIA BE ,BRITI% OR ,9DIAN8 ,ECONOMIC1 COMMUNAL & O!R RELATIONS REMA9$ ! SAME1 ! ,BRITI% RUL]S HAD ONLY TO GET 5\< ( H>ASS+ & %AM+ & F9ALLY TO DEVISE A REASONABLY GRACEFUL WAY TO GET \T4 7,9CID5TALLY1 IT WAS PROBABLY ! FAILURE ( ,G&HISM ?AT IT DISSOCIAT$ ! 9DEP5D5CE & SOCIAL QUE/IONS74 

,\R PROBLEM 9 ,AM]ICA1 TO REPEAT1 IS ! DIFF]5T ONE ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 0,W>S WILL CEASE :5 M5 REFUSE TO FI<T0 -- ONLY IF !Y RE-ORD] ! SOCIETY SO AS TO ELIM9ATE ! DRIVES TO W>1 ! NECESSITY = W>4 

,N[ !RE >E TWO WAYS1 JU/ TWO1 ( CONCEIV+ A SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 ( SOLV+ ! PROBLEM ?AT PACIFISM ATTEMPTS TO IGNORE4 ,! ONE IS BY MEANS ( GOV]NM5T3 SOCIALI/2 & ! O!R IS \TSIDE ( GOV]NM5T1 & ABOLI%+ IT3 AN>*I/4 ,OR TO PUT IT P]HAPS MORE MEAN+FULLY3 9 ! SOCIALI/ CASE ! REVOLUTIONI/S OBTA9 POLITICAL P[]1 & MANAGE & COORD9ATE SOCIAL *ANGES FROM ! HEI<TS ( P[]4 ,9 ! AN>*I/ CASE GOV]NM5T IS TREAT$ AS BY NATURE OB/RUCTIVE & OPPRESSIVE & NONCREATIVE1 ! REVOLUTION IS C>RI$ \T BY ECONOMIC EXPROPRIATION & RE-ORGANIZATION1 BY ! =MATION ( 9DEP5D5T COMMUNAL ORGANIZATIONS1 BY CREAT+ A NEW WAY ( LIFE 9 $UCATION1 CRIM9OLOGY & ! RE/2 ! ,/ATE DOES NOT 0WI!R AWAY10 NOR IS IT EV5 0OV]?R[N20 IT DIES ON ! SPOT4 

,9 EI!R CASE CIVIL DISOB$I5CE MAY PLAY SOME ROLE1 & 9 ! AN>*I/ CASE IT IS CIVIL DISOB$I5CE -- OR TO DESCRIBE IT MORE ACCURATELY1 TOTAL IGNOR+ -- ?AT ABOLI%ES GOV]NM5T4 ,BUT :AT IS DONE AB\T1 & 9 RELATION TO1 GOV]NM5T DOES NOT MATT] EXCEPT = ITS EFFECT ON ! TOTAL SOCIETY4 

,A MOM5T'S REFLECTION WILL %[ ?AT ! PROBLEM IS NOT FUTURI/IC4 ,IF ! SOCIALI/ ME?OD ( GOV]NM5TALISM IS FOLL[$ -- AS WE HOPE NOT -- !N A =?RI<T PREP>ATION1 IDEOLOGICALLY & TACTICALLY1 %\LD BEG9 N[4 ,IF ! AN>*I/ ME?OD1 !N ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION %\LD BEG9 N[ 7H[1 WE WILL SPEAK ( LAT]74 ,A MOVEM5T :I* REPUDIATES !SE QUE/IONS CAN BE A V]Y VALUABLE 0TR\BLEMAK]0 -- !RE IS NE$ = TR\BLEMAK]S -- BUT NOT A 0PEACEMAK]40 

,ONE MAY MAKE A V]Y 9T]E/+ P>ALLEL ) 0PURE0 SYNDICALISM1 :I* TOO ATTEMPT$ TO BE A ?+ SUFFICI5T 9 ITSELF1 NEI!R SOCIALI/ NOR AN>*I/1 & BECAME A DEAD5D EXCEPT AS IT BECAME AN APP5DAGE ( SOCIALI/ P>TIES OR A RA!R CONFUS$ ASSOCIATE ( AN>*ISM4 ,!RE IS ANO!R ANALOGY :I* IS EV5 MORE /RIK+1 H[EV]4 ,9 ! #a#i? C5TURY1 GRADUALLY DY+ \T S9CE1 !RE WAS 9 SOME QU>T]S1 9CLUD+ SOME AN>*I/ ONES1 A RETROSPECTIVELY V]Y NAIVE FAI? 9 VIOL5CE-9-ITSELF -- ! MAGIC ( SPORADIC ACTS ( VIOL5CE CULM9AT+ 9 B>RICADES4 7,!RE WAS EV5 A PHILOSOPH] ( P]MAN5T VIOL5CE1 ,SOREL47 ,\R 0NONVIOL5T0 FRI5DS HAVE REALLY TURN$ ?IS MY? 9SIDE \T -- AS ?\< ! %$D+ ( BLOOD WAS ITS UNIQUE MISCALCULATION4 ,IF ?+S W]E ONLY SO SIMPLE & VIOL5CE ALONE TO BLAME6 ,BUT A REVOLUTION IS A POSITIVE ?+1 IT IS VA/LY MORE ?AN EI!R VIOL5CE OR NONVIOL5CE4 ,CIVIL DISOB$I5CE CAN BE A P[]FUL PROPAG&A ( ! DE$1 & A P[]FUL SPECIFIC WEAPON1 BUT ?AT IS ALL IT IS4 

,?IRD ,CAMP & ,DEMOCRATIC ,ILLUSION 

,! 9ADEQUACY ( CIVIL DISOB$I5CE IS NOT REM$I$ -- QUITE ! CONTR>Y -- BY RESUSCITAT+ ! ANCI5T RADICAL ILLUSION ( ! DEF5SIVE UNIT$ FRONT4 ,9 ?IS CASE ! UNIT$ FRONT -- ( ! ,?IRD ,CAMP -- M>*ES RI<T UP TO ! PROBLEM ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 COMES \T F\R-SQU>E = A GOOD SOCIETY1 & PROCE$S TO E/ABLI% ITS COMPROMISE *>ACT] AS A DEF5SIVE1 OPPOS+1 PROTE/+ MOVEM5T4 ,BUT !SE 9/ITUTIONS & !SE W>S DO NOT VANI% UND] A GOOD L\D PROTE/4 

,EXCEPT AS ! POLITICAL ELEM5TS GA9 ! UPP] H&1 OR AS ! PACIFI/S DRAW AN>*I/ CONCLUSIONS1 ! ,?IRD ,CAMP REMA9S 9 ! PACIFI/ DILEMMA -- :I* IT HAS MANAG$ TO MAKE WORSE4 ,:AT IS VALUABLE 9 ,MILITANT ,PACIFISM1 ITS EMPHASIS ON 9DIVIDUAL ACTION1 9DIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY & 9ITIATIVE1 EM]GES FROM COMPROMISE AS ! VIEWPO9T ( A FACTION1 NOT TO *>ACT]IZE ! MOVEM5T4 ,9T]E/ & 5]GY IS NECESS>ILY %IFT$ !N TO A HYPO!TICAL MASS MOVEM5T -- :I* HAS ! MIS=TUNE NOT TO EXI/1 NOR IS ! GR\ND PREP>$ = IT1 NOR /EPS TO PREP>E ! GR\ND TAK54 

,BUT ! HYPO!TICAL NATURE ( ! MASS MOVEM5T DOES NOT SAVE ! UNIT$ FRONT FROM ! CONSEQU5CES ( MASS MOVEM5TS4 ,9 ! DAY-BY-DAY ( A LIB]ATION MOVEM5T ALSO !RE IS A SOCIALI/ WAY & AN AN>*I/ WAY -- ! WAY ( ,DEMOCRACY & ! WAY ( ,FRE$OM4 ,IPSO FACTO ! CREATION ( A UNIFI$ ?IRD PRESSURE =CE MAKES ! *OICE ( ,DEMOCRACY & IGNORES A C5TURY ( HI/ORY4 

,A C5TURY ( HI/ORY6 ,( LABOR UNIONS ?AT BECAME BUREAUCRACIES & DICTATOR%IPS1 ( REVOLUTION>Y POLITICAL P>TIES ?AT BECAME EXACTLY ! SAME ?+ ON A MORE T]RIBLE SCALE4 ,9 ,AM]ICA WE HAVE HAD A C5TURY & A HALF ( EXP]I5CE 9 DEMOCRACY1 9 EV]Y TYPE ( ORGANIZATION FROM GOV]NM5T D[N TO LOCAL UNION1 LODGE & P>TY4 ,/ILL ! ILLUSION P]SI/S ?AT ! MEMB]%IP CAN CONTROL ! C5TRALLY-DIRECT$ ACTIVITIES ( ! ORGANIZATION BY VOT+1 GO+ TO MEET+S1 ETC4 ,ALMO/ ANY ( !SE ORGANIZATIONS1 IF IT IS MORE ?AN A FEW MON?S OLD1 MAY BE TAK5 AS A MODEL ( ! DEVOLUTION ( DEMOCRACY4 ,IT IS A LESSON EA* P]SON CAN V]IFY FROM HIS [N EXP]I5CES1 & ! FIR/ LESSON = A #b? C5TURY RADICAL TO LE>N3 ?AT ! COLORATION ( EV]Y ORGANIZATION IS DET]M9$ ULTIMATELY BY :O MAKES ! DECISIONS1 & V]Y LITTLE BY :O VOTES = ! DECISION-MAK]S1 OR :O VOTES TO RATIFY !IR DECISIONS 9 PRE-FABRICAT$ CONV5TIONS4 

,UN=TUNATELY ! AN>*I/ APPRECIATION ( ! PROBLEM ( ORGANIZATION IS NOT UND]/OOD1 & WIDELY C>ICATUR$4 ,ORGANIZATION 9 ITSELF IS NOT EVIL3 ! EVIL IS P[]1 & ! REM$Y = ! EVIL ( P[] IS1 NOT ! HALF-/EP ( ,DEMOCRACY1 BUT ! :OLE /EP ( ,FRE$OM4 0,! CURE = ! ILLS ( DEMOCRACY IS MORE DEMOCRACY0 IS ALMO/ TRUE3 BUT ! CON/ITUTIONAL SAFEGU>DS >E CIRCUMV5T$1 ! OTIOSE MEMB]%IP SLUMB]S ON1 & NO?+ *ANGES4 ,TO DEF9E ! AB/RACT WORD 9 ! CONTEXT1 FRE$OM MEANS 9DIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY & 9ITIATIVE1 GR\P DISCUSSION & DECISIONS1 & DELEGATION ONLY ( SPECIFIC1 ESPECIALLY ME*ANICAL1 FUNCTIONS :I* CANNOT BE DONE BY 9DIVIDUALS & FACE-TO-FACE GR\PS4 ,! COROLL>Y ( ?IS PR9CIPLE IS ?AT AN OBJECTIVE A*IEVABLE ONLY BY A FRE$OM-DEFEAT+ C5TRALIZ+ ORGANIZATION %\LD BE AB&ON$ UNTIL A NEW WAY IS F\ND4 

,AS RESPONSIBILITY & 9ITIATIVE & /RONG PRIM>Y GR\PS BECOME MORE COMMON1 MORE ELABORATE ORGANIZATION BECOMES POSSIBLE3 F9ALLY A FREE SOCIETY4 ,BUT WE DO NOT HAVE SU* PEOPLE TO WORK )1 WE >E NOT SU* PEOPLE4 

,:O IS TO UNIFY ! PRESSURE =CE ( ! UNIT FRONT8 ,:O IS TO MAKE ! DECISIONS8 WRITE ! PROGRAMS8 CO9 ! SLOGANS8 IF NOT ! LEAD]%IP CADRES :O HAVE H&$ D[N ! L9E AT EV]Y POLITICAL CONF]5CE & 9 EV]Y POLITICAL MOVEM5T ( PA/ & PRES5T -- ! AN>*I/1 :]E AN>*I/S HAVE TRI$ IT1 AS MU* AS ANY O!R4 ,SO ?AT ! *OICE IS BETWE5 MAK+ \R REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS AN ACTIVITY ( 9DIVIDUALS & FACE TO FACE GR\PS1 JO9+ TOGE!R MORE WIDELY = SPECIFIC PURPOSES2 OR ! MOBILIZATION ( A MASS MOVEM5T :I* WILL TAKE ON1 EV5 IF UNSUCCESSFUL1 ! ORGANIZATIONAL TONE ( ! SOCIETY-AT-L>GE4 

,9 ! SECOND CASE ! S9C]E RADICALS MAY F9D !MSELVES1 RA!R TOO LATE1 9 LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T ( ! MICROCOSMIC SOCIETY :I* WAS TO BE ! 9/RUM5T ( LIB]ATION4 

,TO FOLL[ ! AN>*I/ WAY MEANS TO GIVE UP A LOT ( ROMANTIC IMAGES ( ! MASSES & G5]AL /RIKES & REVOLUTIONS4 ,BUT IT ALSO MEANS TO CREATE SOME?+ ?AT ACTUALLY T5DS TO A*IEVE ! SAME GOOD ULTIMATE GOALS1 A NON-ROMANTIC REVOLUTION4 ,ANYONE CAN SEE ?AT PEOPLE :O BECOME %EEP :5 !Y HAVE A %EPH]D >E1 )\T ONE1 MORE LIKELY TO ACT LIKE LO/ %EEP ?AN LIKE 9V5TIVE M54 ,IT IS1 H[EV]1 9 ! MOVEM5T ( LIB]ATION1 IF ANY:]E1 ?AT ! E?ICS & DYNAMICS ( ! FUTURE SOCIETY >E GIV5 BIR?1 & M5 & WOM5 CAN BEG9 TO REALIZE !IR P[]S4 

,! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION 

,/&+ ON AN EXTREME PEAK ( IDEALISM AN>*I/S HAVE ALL ! TOOLS = TE>+ EV]YBODY TO PIECES4 ,& ?IS IS RI<TLY IRK+1 IF ! AN>*I/S CANNOT GO ON OR REFUSE TO GO ON4 

,WE CAN PROCE$ ) TWO /ATEM5TS3 7#a7 ,! 9DIVIDUAL IS P[]FUL4 7#b7 ,! FUTURE SOCIETY DOES NOT YET EXI/1 NOR CAN IT BE IMPOS$ BY =CE4 

,TO TAKE ! SECOND FIR/4 ,AN>*I/S & REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/S 9 ! #a#i? C5TURY AGRE$ ?AT ! FUTURE SOCIETY ALREADY EXI/$3 ?AT !RE WAS M]ELY A CLASS ( RUL]S1 [N]S & PRIE/S TO CLE> \T & DISP]SE1 ! GOV]NM5T TO NULLIFY -- EV5 ,M>XISM !ORIZ$ ?IS -- & ! REVOLUTION WAS MADE4 ,REVOLUTIONI/S S\<T TO /IR PEOPLE TO RESI/ & RISE UP1 !Y /ROVE TO RELEASE ! UND]LY+1 SUPPRESS$ -- BUT NOT 9 ! PSY*OLOGICAL S5SE REPRESS$ -- SOLID>ITY4 

,N[1 ! CASE IS1 ! MASSES >E FRAGM5T$1 DESOLID>IZ$2 GOV]NM5T 9T]V5TION1 POLITICAL & ECONOMIC BUREAUCRACY >E DEEPLY IMPLICAT$ 9 EV]YDAY LIFE1 !Y MAKE ! W>S & ! ANIMAT+ ECONOMIC POLICIES2 PRIM>Y COMMUNITY1 ! OLD UND]LY+ HEAL?1 IS GONE1 ! 9/9CTS ( COOP]ATION >E B>ELY VISIBLE4 ,! FUTURE SOCIETY DOES NOT YET EXI/ -- & H[ ?IS NEW FACT IS MET IS CRUCIAL4 

,! REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/S ATTEMPT TO MEET ! NEW SITUATION BY IMPOS+ ! FUTURE SOCIETY ?R\< MANIPULATIVE VANGU>DI/ MOVEM5TS4 ,:ATEV] !IR !ORIZ+ AB\T P>TY DICTATOR%IP1 !Y CREATE V>IATIONS ON ! S+LE !ME ( ! ,BOL%EVIK ,REVOLUTION1 NOT ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE OR #a#h#d#h4 7,WE >E NOT REF]R+ TO ?OSE CONS]VATIVE SOCIALI/S :O SIMPLY WANT TO EXT5D ! 0SOCIALIZ+0 T5D5CIES ( CAPITALISM1 BY ,LABORISM47 

,BUT IF #a#i? C5TURY SOCIALISM1 BY 9SI/+ ON RETA9+ ! ,/ATE = A C]TA9 TIME1 !REBY AUTOMATICALLY H9D]$ REVOLUTION>Y CREATIVITY1 ! MOD]N REVOLUTION-BY-!-,/ATE1 :ILE FULL ( 0CRITICISMS0 ( #a#i#a#g1 ?REAT5S TO MULTIPLY ! P[] & M5ACE ( ! ,/ATE4 ,! EXI/+ ,SOCIETY IS NO LONG] ! FRI5D ( ! REVOLUTION1 IT IS ! BODY UPON :I* ! REVOLUTION>Y ,/ATE IS TO P]=M ITS SURG]Y4 

,/ATE-VIOL5CE1 H[EV] RATIONALIZ$1 CANNOT CURE ! DISEASE ( ! SOCIETY2 A TIMID GOV]NM5TALISM CANNOT *ANGE ! SOCIETY1 & A BOLD ONE IS ! EQUIVAL5T ( ,BOL%EVISM4 ,! REVOLUTION -- ?IS IS ! NEGATIVE LESSON -- ABSOLUTELY MU/ BE ABLE TO ABOLI% GOV]NM5T1 ! 9/ITUTION CAN BE REG>D$ ) NO TOL]ANCE1 ! 9/ITUTION HAS TOO DANG]\S A ROLE TO P]MIT EQUIVOCATION4 

,BUT IF ! FUTURE SOCIETY DOES NOT EXI/ -- & IF GOV]NM5T CANNOT LEGISLATE IT -- ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION MU/ BEG9 N[1 WE MU/ BEG9 CREAT+ ! CONDITIONS ( LIB]TY4 ,?IS SOCIAL REVOLUTION CONSI/S 9 PRES5T ACTS ( LIB]ATION1 PRES5T RELEASE & REVIVAL ( VITALITY1 :I* CAN BEG9 -- TODAY WE CAN B>ELY BEG96 -- TO PREP>E \R SOCIETY = REVOLUTION4 

,IT IS =TUNATE ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL IS P[]FUL6 

,! SOCIAL REVOLUTION MU/ BEG9 N[4 ,H>DLY A PHRASE IS MORE FACILE1 AN IDEA H>D] TO EXPRESS CONCRETELY1 AN IDEA H>D] TO IMPLEM5T1 OR AN >EA ( ACTION MORE ESS5TIAL TO A REVOLUTION>Y PROGRAM4 

,LET US SPELL \T >EAS = ACTION 7! 9/ANCES >E NOT MEANT TO BE EXHAU/IVE73 

,ECONOMICS4 ,! CREATION ( DIRECT SOLID>ITY 9 ! WORK+-PLACE -- :I* MEANS RECOGNITION ?AT ! PRES5T LABOR MOVEM5T IS EXACTLY NOT SOCIALITY-9-ACTION2 IT MEANS ! PRACTICE ( MUTUAL AID & EQUALITY4 ,! CREATION ( WORK]S' COOP]ATIVES4 ,! REJECTION ( DEBAS+ WORK -- & ( ITS PRODUCTS4 ,! REVIVAL ( ! 9/9CT ( WORKMAN%IP1 ( CRAFTSMAN%IP & QUALITY4 

,POLITICS4 ,! ASSOCIATION ( LIB]T>IANS 9 CLOSE FACE-TO-FACE GR\PS1 W>M COMMUNITIES ( FREE M51 :O DEMON/RATE FRE$OM & >E /R5G!N$ BY IT4 

,COMMUNITY4 ,! CREATION ( SMALL COMMUNITIES -- P>TICUL>LY ( COMMUNITIES :I* DO NOT ISOLATE !MSELVES FROM ! WORLD & DRAW ! SURR\ND+ >EA 9TO SOME P>T ( !IR WAY ( LIFE4 

,$UCATION4 ,! CREATION ( SMALL S*OOLS & COLLEGES :I* $UCATE = 9DIVIDUALITY1 ?\<T1 CREATIVE ACTIVITY4 ,OR ! VITAL ACTIVITY ( A S+LE TEA*] :O PUTS 9TO ! CONV5TIONAL S*OOL :AT WAS NOT 9T5D$ TO BE !RE4 ,OR EV5 MORE RADICAL EXP]IM5TS )9 A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNITY4 

,FAMILY4 ,! PRACTICE ( FRE$OM & RESPONSIBILITY BETWE5 MAN & WOMAN1 ! EXCLUSION ( LAW & CONV5TIONAL MORALITY FROM ! PRIVATE RELATIONS ( PEOPLE2 & ! AF=D+ TO *ILDR5 ( ! RI<T & POSSIBILITY ( 9DIVIDUALITY & A CREATIVE RELATION%IP TO !IR 5VIRONM5T4 

,>TS & ,SCI5CES4 ,! REVIVAL ( S9C]ITY 9 >T1 & ! AB&ONM5T ( /&>DS ( COMM]CIALISM & SUCCESS4 ,! REFUSAL ( SCI5TI/S TO WORK )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( GOV]NM5T & CORPORATION SPONSOR%IP -- NOT TO M5TION ! W>-CONTRIBUT+ PROJECTS6 -- & ! SE>* = NEW WAYS TO C>RY ON !IR WORK4 

,)9 ?IS SAME FRAMEWORK WE CAN BEG9 TO IMAG9E BO? ! *>ACT] ( A G5]AL SOCIAL TRANS=MATION1 & ! VITAL >EAS WE CAN WORK 9 TODAY4 ,! TRU? IS ?AT V]Y FEW PEOPLE >E DO+ SO4 ,BUT IT IS ALSO ! TRU? ?AT V]Y FEW RADICALS & REVOLUTIONI/S HAVE UND]/OOD ! AN>*I/ IDEA ( SOCIAL *ANGE1 & /ILL WE WAT* ! 5]GY P\R$ 9TO POLITICALIZ+ MOVEM5TS4 

,UND]LY+ :AT PREC$ES IS ! ASSUMPTION1 ! 9DIVIDUAL IS P[]FUL4 ,WE >E COMP>+ HIM ) ! MASS4 ,WE MU/ /ATE :AT WE MEAN1 S9CE ANY FOOL CAN SEE ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL IS WEAK & P[]LESS4 

,! 9DIVIDUAL IS P[]FUL :5 HE IS FREE1 & MORE P[]FUL :5 HE IS NOT ALONE2 BUT HE IS WEAK :5 HE IS 9 A MASS4 

,)\T ! IDEA ( ! FREE MAN1 ! AN>*I/ IDEA FALLS TO ! GR\ND3 BECAUSE ! FUTURE SOCIETY CANNOT EXI/1 OR ITS BEG9N+S BE NURTUR$1 )\T HIM4 ,?IS IS ! MAN :O ?9KS1 :O ACTS = HIMSELF1 :O IS RESPONSIBLE = HIS ACTIONS1 :O 9ITIATES & 9V5TS4 ,HE ALONE HAS ! POT5TIAL ( COOP]ATION1 ( COMMUNITY4 ,HE IS NOT 0CREAT$0 BY A DEMAGOGIC PROPAG&A1 HE DOES NOT ACT BY IMM$IATE 09T]E/40 ,HE LIVES TODAY AS IF HE W]E 9 A S5SIBLE SOCIETY -- AS F> AS ONE CAN -- & 9 ACT+ = ! SOCIAL GOOD HE DOES NOT FAIL TO ACT TO REALIZE HIMSELF4 

,)\T ! IDEA ( ! FREE MAN1 ! AN>*I/ IDEA FAILS4 ,BUT ALSO IT IS AN IDEA PECULI> TO AN>*ISM3 = MAN IS NOT VIEW$ AS A UNIT 9 AN >MY :EEL$ TO ACTION AGA9/ ! RAMP>TS ( CAPITALISM4 ,NOR IS HE VIEW$ AS A MAN :O SP5DS HIS TIME DISOBEY+ & RESI/+ ! ,/ATE4 ,:]E DOES ?IS LEAVE ! WORK ( 0OPPOS+ ! W>0 & 0OPPOS+ ! REPRESSION08 ! ACTS ( CIVIL DISOB$I5CE8 ,IS IT TO BE SUPPOS$ ?AT !SE M5 CANNOT GET TOGE!R TO /AGE A PUBLIC PROTE/8 ,IF !Y CANNOT1 MAYBE !RE IS SOME?+ WRONG ) ! P>TICUL> ACTION8 ,IS IT TO BE SUPPOS$ ?AT SU* A MAN WILL SIGN A LOYALTY OA?8 ,OR ?AT HE WILL BE AN 9=M]8 7?\< HE MAY *OOSE TO KEEP HIS ADDRESS TO HIMSELF1 ?\< HE MAY *OOSE TO RESI/ ! W> 9 HIS [N WAY1 ?\< HE MAY IMAG9E ?AT !RE IS A TIME = 0/AY+ \T FROM UND] ! :EELS10 & ANO!R = NOT BUDG+ 9 HIS TRACKS1 ALL ON HIS [N T]MS74 

,9 TIMES AS REACTION>Y AS \RS1 A PROGRAM ( ACTION1 & ESPECIALLY GOALS = ACTION1 >E 9 A FANTA/IC DISPROPORTION TO ! DO+S ( BUSY ,HI/ORY1 :5 IT IS RA9+ A T]RIBLE FIRE ON ! ,PACIFIC ,OCEAN1 & A SMALL /UPIDITY 9 ,WA%+TON OR ,MOSC[ OR ,TEHRAN MI<T CONCEIVABLY LEAVE \R E>? 9 RU9S4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO NOTICE ?IS DISPROPORTION1 BUT NEI!R TO BE R$UC$ BY IT TO APA?Y1 OR S$UC$ BY IT 9TO ! 0CRACKPOT REALISM40 ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO GO QUIETLY AHEAD4 

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