,9DIVIDUALISM & ,COMMUNISM 9 ,AN>*ISM #aibd ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,]RICO ,MALATE/A ,TEXT 3 ,9 ! FIR/ ISSUE ( ,P5SI]O E ,VOBNTA ,SAV]IO ,M]L9O.<#a.> WROTE3 ',! AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 TORM5T$ & R5D]$ P[]LESS BY ! CONFLICT1 :I* HAS NEV] CEAS$ TO RAGE AMONG !M1 BETWE5 9DIVIDUALI/S & COMMUNI/S4 ,!Y >E POLES AP>T & AGREE ON ONLY ONE ?+ -- !IR ABHORR5CE ( P>LIAM5T>ISM4' ,I ?9K ,M]L9O EXAGG]ATES :5 HE ASCRIBES ! IMPOT5CE ( ! AN>*I/S TO ! CONFLICT BETWE5 COMMUNI/S & 9DIVIDUALI/S4 ,:5 CIRCUM/ANCES HAVE FAVOR$ ACTION &1 9 G5]AL1 :5 !RE HAVE BE5 ! WILL & ! ABILITY TO DO SOME?+ PRACTICAL1 ANY DISPUTE HAS BE5 =GOTT5 & COMMUNI/S & 9DIVIDUALI/S 7,I SPEAK1 ( C\RSE1 ( TRUE AN>*I/S :O >E LOYAL TO ! PR9CIPLE1 ,NEI!R ,SLAVES ,NOR ,MA/]S7 HAVE ALWAYS F\ND !MSELVES ON ! SAME SIDE4 ,! IMPOT5CE ( ! AN>*I/S DEP5DS ON A NUMB] ( O!R REASONS1 9 P>TICUL> ! LACK ( A PRACTICAL PROGRAM ?AT C\LD BE IMPLEM5T$ 9 ! %ORT T]M1 AS WELL1 ( C\RSE1 AS FROM ! G5]AL CONDITIONS 9 :I* !Y HAVE BE5 OBLIG$ TO ACT4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! FACT ?AT !Y LOOK$ TO AN IDEAL & !RE=E1 RA!R ?AN PUTT+ !IR IDEAS 9TO PRACTICE1 !Y FELT OBLIG$ TO HA/5 ! H\R ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,& ,M]L9O EXAGG]ATES :5 HE SAYS ?AT ! IDEAS ( ! COMMUNI/S & ! 9DIVIDUALI/S 7,I AM /ILL1 ( C\RSE1 SPEAK+ ( S9C]E1 ?9K+ AN>*I/S7 >E DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ TO EA* O!R4 ,!Y MAY SEEM TO BE TO ?OSE :O TAKE C]TA9 LIT]>Y & 'PHILOSOPHICAL' DIGRESSIONS S]I\SLY1 BUT 9 REALITY IT IS USUALLY A QUE/ION ( V]BAL MISUND]/&+4 ,AN>*I/ 9DIVIDUALISM HAS HAD ! MIS=TUNE TO BE FREQU5TLY PR(ESS$ BY ?OSE :O LACK$ ANY S5SE ( AN>*ISM3 B\RGEOIS LIT]ATI :O TRI$ TO ATTRACT ATT5TION TO !MSELVES BY ! USE ( P>ADOX 9 ORD] TO RE5T] & SUCCE$ 9 ! MA9/REAM LIT]>Y FIELD2 SEMI-CULTUR$ & SEMI-LIT]ATE Y\NG/]S :O WI%$ TO DI/+UI% !MSELVES2 IDIOTS :OSE BRA9S W]E ADDL$ BY ! READ+ ( OBSCURE BOOKS2 & WOR/ ( ALL1 ! MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ CRIM9ALS1 SUP]IOR CRIM9ALS :O S\TIES OPPOS$ TO AN>*ISM HAVE PR(IT$ FROM !SE DEVIATIONS TO P\R SCORN ON AN>*ISM & !Y HAVE1 UN=TUNATELY1 SUCCE$$ TO WRONGFOOT US :]E ! MASS ( ! PEOPLE IS CONC]N$4 ,MISUND]/&+S & ISSUES AB\T 9DIVIDUALS HAVE CL\D$ DISCUSSION & (T5 EMBITT]$ EV5 ! AN>*I/S !MSELVES4 ,BUT NONE ( ?IS DETRACTS FROM ! FACT ?AT ESS5TIALLY1 91 ?AT IS1 !IR MORAL MOTIVATIONS & ULTIMATE GOALS1 9DIVIDUALI/ & COMMUNI/ AN>*ISM IS ONE & ! SAME ?+ -- OR ALMO/4 ,I W>MLY RECOMM5D ! BOOK BY ,>M&4.<#b.> ,IT IS A CONSCI5TI\S BOOK1 WRITT5 BY ONE ( ! MO/ RESPECT$ ( 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/S & IT HAS BE5 G5]ALLY WELL RECEIV$ BY ! 9DIVIDUALI/S4 ,BUT1 READ+ ?IS BOOK1 ONE WOND]S :Y ON E>? ,>M& 9SI/S ON REF]R+ TO 'AN>*I/ 9DIVIDUALISM' AS A DI/9CT BODY ( DOCTR9E :5 9 G5]AL HE IS SETT+ \T PR9CIPLES COMMON TO ALL AN>*I/S ( :ATEV] T5D5CY4 ,9 REALITY ,>M&1 :O LIKES TO CALL HIMSELF 'AMORAL1' HAS PRODUC$ A K9D ( MANUAL ( AN>*I/ MORALITY -- NOT '9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/' BUT AN>*I/ 9 G5]AL4 ,9DE$1 BEYOND AN>*I/1 A WIDELY HUMAN MORALITY BECAUSE BAS$ ON ! HUMAN S5TIM5TS ?AT R5D] AN>*Y DESIRABLE & POSSIBLE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IT IS A FACT ?AT !RE EXI/S AMONG ! AN>*I/S A SELF-/YL$ 9DIVIDUALI/ M9ORITY :I* IS A P]MAN5T CAUSE ( UNPLEASANTNESS & WEAKNESS4 ,&1 N[ ?AT ! AN>*I/S >E 9 A F]M5T OV] PREP>ATIONS = ! FUTURE1 IT IS WOR?:ILE TO REEXAM9E ! QUE/ION CALMLY & )\T PRECONCEPTIONS4 ,I %ALL DO SO BRIEFLY FROM MY PO9T ( VIEW AS A COMMUNI/ OR ASSOCIATIONI/2 O!RS WILL DO SO1 %\LD !Y WI%1 FROM ! 9DIVIDUALI/ PO9T ( VIEW4 7,I USE ! WORD 'ASSOCIATIONI/' AS AN ALT]NATIVE TO ! WORD 'COMMUNI/1' NOT BECAUSE ,I LIKE PO9TLESS NEW J>GON1 BUT BECAUSE ,I =SEE ! POSSIBILITY ?AT ! COMMUNI/ AN>*I/S WILL GRADUALLY AB&ON ! T]M 'COMMUNI/'2 IT IS GR[+ 9 AMBIVAL5CE & FALL+ 9TO DISREPUTE AS A RESULT ( ,RUSSIAN 'COMMUNI/' DESPOTISM4 ,IF ! T]M IS EV5TUALLY AB&ON$ ?IS WILL BE A REPETITION ( :AT HAPP5$ ) ! WORD 'SOCIALI/4' ,WE :O1 9 ,ITALY AT LEA/1 W]E ! FIR/ *AMPIONS ( SOCIALISM & MA9TA9$ & /ILL MA9TA9 ?AT WE >E ! TRUE SOCIALI/S 9 ! BROAD & HUMAN S5SE ( ! WORD1 5D$ BY AB&ON+ ! T]M TO AVOID CONFUSION ) ! MANY & V>I\S AU?ORIT>IAN & B\RGEOIS DEVIATIONS ( SOCIALISM4 ,?US TOO WE MAY HAVE TO AB&ON ! T]M 'COMMUNI/' = FE> ?AT \R IDEAL ( FREE HUMAN SOLID>ITY WILL BE CONFUS$ ) ! AV>ICI\S DESPOTISM :I* HAS = SOME :ILE TRIUMPH$ 9 ,RUSSIA & :I* ONE P>TY1 9SPIR$ BY ! ,RUSSIAN EXAMPLE1 SEEKS TO IMPOSE WORLDWIDE4 ,!N P]HAPS WE W\LD NE$ ANO!R ADJECTIVE TO DI/+UI% US FROM ! RE/ -- & ?IS C\LD WELL BE ASSOCIATIONI/ OR SOCIETI/ OR SU* LIKE1 AL?\< IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT SIMPLY TO USE ! T]M 'AN>*I/' W\LD SUFFICE4 ,FIR/ ( ALL LET US AVOID ONE COMMON MI/AKE :I* UND]L9ES ! :OLE MISUND]/&+4 ,! 9DIVIDUALI/S PRESUME1 OR SPEAK AS IF !Y PRESUME1 ?AT ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S WI% TO IMPOSE COMMUNISM1 & ?AT ?IS W\LD ACTUALLY PLACE !M BEYOND ! AN>*I/ PALE4 ,! COMMUNI/S PRESUME1 OR SPEAK AS IF !Y PRESUME1 ?AT ! AN>*I/ 9DIVIDUALI/S REJECT ANY IDEA ( ASSOCIATION1 LOOK+ 9/EAD TO ! /RUGGLE ( 9DIVIDUAL AGA9/ 9DIVIDUAL1 ! DOM9ION ( ! /RONGE/ 7& !RE >E ?OSE :O1 9 ! NAME ( 9DIVIDUALISM1 HAVE SUPPORT$ SU* IDEAS & WORSE1 BUT !SE PEOPLE CANNOT BE CALL$ AN>*I/S7 -- & ?IS W\LD PLACE !M NOT ONLY BEYOND ! AN>*I/ PALE BUT BEYOND HUMAN SOCIETY TOO4 ,9 REALITY ! COMMUNI/S >E COMMUNI/S BECAUSE 9 FREELY ACCEPT$ COMMUNISM !Y SEE ! FRUITS ( SOLID>ITY & A BETT] GU>ANTEE ( 9DIVIDUAL LIB]TY4 ,& ! 9DIVIDUALI/S1 ! TRULY AN>*I/ ONES1 >E ANTI-COMMUNI/ BECAUSE !Y FE> ?AT COMMUNISM W\LD SUBJECT 9DIVIDUALS TO ! TYRANNY1 NOM9ALLY1 ( ! COLLECTIVITY &1 9 PRACTICE1 TO ! P>TY OR CA/1 & ?AT ?IS1 ON ! PRETEXT ( HAV+ TO ADM9I/RATE1 W\LD MANAGE TO 9VE/ ITSELF ) ! P[] TO DISPOSE ( ?+S1 & CONSEQU5TLY ( ! PEOPLE :O NE$ ?OSE ?+S4 ,!Y WANT EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL OR GR\P TO BE ABLE TO FREELY C>RY \T !IR [N ACTIVITIES & FREELY REAP ! FRUITS ( !IR EQUALITY ) O!R 9DIVIDUALS & GR\PS1 CONS]V+ RELATIONS ( JU/ICE & EQUITY BETWE5 ONE ANO!R4 ,IF ?IS IS SO1 CLE>LY NO FUNDAM5TAL DIFF]5CE EXI/S4 ,ONLY ?AT1 ACCORD+ TO ! COMMUNI/S1 JU/ICE & EQUITY >E1 = NATURAL REASONS1 IMPOSSIBLE TO A*IEVE 9 AN 9DIVIDUALI/ SY/EM & ?AT FRE$OM W\LD ?US ALSO BE UNA*IEVABLE4 ,IT W\LD ALSO BE IMPOSSIBLE TO A*IEVE EQUALITY FROM ! BEG9N+ -- A /ATE ( AFFAIRS1 ?AT IS1 9 :I* EV]Y P]SON W\LD BE BORN 9TO CONDITIONS ?AT W]E EQUALLY RIPE = DEVELOPM5T & 9TO EQUAL MAT]IAL MEANS1 5ABL+ !M TO A*IEVE SOME K9D ( UPW>D MOBILITY1 & TO REJOICE 9 A REASONABLY LONG & HAPPY LIFE1 ACCORD+ TO !IR [N NATURAL ABILITIES & !IR [N ACTIONS4 ,IF ! SAME CLIMATE W]E TO PREVAIL OV] ! :OLE E>?2 IF ! SOIL W]E EV]Y:]E EQUALLY F]TILE2 IF RAW MAT]IALS W]E EV]Y:]E EQUALLY DI/RIBUT$ & AVAILABLE TO ?OSE :O NE$$ !M2 IF CIVILIZATION W]E G5]AL & HAD EV]Y:]E REA*$ ! SAME LEVEL ( DEVELOPM5T2 IF ! WORK ( PA/ G5]ATIONS HAD RAIS$ ALL C\NTRIES TO ! SAME /&>DS2 IF POPULATION W]E EQUALLY DI/RIBUT$ OV] ! HABITABLE SURFACE ( ! E>? -- !N ONE CAN IMAG9E ?AT EV]YONE 7:E!R GR\P OR 9DIVIDUAL7 W\LD HAVE L& & ! MEANS & RAW MAT]IALS TO WORK & PRODUCE ON AN 9DEP5D5T BASIS1 )\T EXPLOIT+ OR BE+ EXPLOIT$4 ,BUT NATURAL & HI/ORICAL CONDITIONS BE+ :AT !Y >E1 H[ TO BR+ AB\T EQUITY & JU/ICE BETWE5 ?OSE :O LIVE ON >ID L& & ?OSE :O HAPP5 TO F9D !MSELVES ON F]TILE1 WELL-SITUAT$ L&8 ,OR BETWE5 ! 9HABITANTS ( A VILLAGE LO/ BETWE5 ! M\NTA9S OR 9 ! MID/ ( ! M>%ES & ! 9HABITANTS ( A CITY :I* HUNDR$S ( G5]ATIONS HAVE 5RI*$ ) ! LEGACY ( HUMAN 9TELLIG5CE & LABOR8 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IS IT POSSIBLE TO SET UP ! COMMUNI/ SY/EM1 IMM$IATELY1 AS ! G5]AL BASIS (SOCIAL LIFE8 ,W\LD PEOPLE MOLD$ BY A HI/ORY ( /RUGGLE BETWE5 PEOPLES1 CLASSES & 9DIVIDUALS1 9 :I* EV]Y P]SON HAS HAD TO ?9K = !MSELVES 9 ORD] TO SURVIVE & NOT BE TRAMPL$ UND]FOOT1 WANT SU* A ?+8 ,& C\LD IT NOT1 9 ! PRES5T CLIMATE ( PUBLIC MORALITY1 LEAD TO ! EXPLOITATION ( ! GOOD OR TIE WEAK BY ! BAD & ! UNSCRUPUL\S8 ,& EV5 SUPPOS+ ?AT PEOPLE DID WANT IT1 H[ TO MAKE IT WORK ON A L>GE SCALE1 AS H+S >E N[1 :E!R ?R\<\T ! WORLD OR 9 A S+LE C\NTRY1 & )\T BR++ AB\T A MON/RU\S PROCESS ( C5TRALIZATION & RELY+ ON A FACELESS BUREAUCRACY1 BY DEF9ITION 9COMPET5T & OPPRESSIVE8 ,FROM ALL ?AT HAS BE5 SAID1 & FROM MU* MORE ?AT C\LD BE SAID1 ,I CONCLUDE -- & ! TRUE AN>*I/S HAVE ALWAYS DRAWN SIMIL> CONCLUSIONS -- ?AT DESIRES & ASPIRATIONS %\LD NOT BE MI/AK5 = UN%AKABLE DOGMAS1 BEYOND :I* !RE IS NO SALVATION4 ,COMMUNISM IS \R IDEAL4 ,WE >E COMMUNI/S BECAUSE COMMUNISM SEEMS TO US TO BE ! BE/ WAY 9 :I* PEOPLE CAN LIVE TOGE!R1 9 :I* PEOPLE CAN BE/ DEMON/RATE !IR LOVE = ONE ANO!R & AT ! SAME TIME R5D] MORE PRODUCTIVE HUMAN ATTEMPTS TO CONQU] NATURAL RES\RCES4 ,= ?IS REASON WE MU/ PREA* IT2 & AS SOON AS CIRCUM/ANCES ALL[ WE MU/ APPLY IT ?R\< EXAMPLE & EXP]IM5T1 9 ALL HOSE PLACES & 9 ALL ?OSE BRAN*ES ( ACTIVITY :]E IT IS POSSIBLE SO TO DO4 ,= ! RE/ WE MU/ TRU/ 9 FRE$OM1 :I* EV] REMA9S \R AIM & ! MEANS ( ALL HUMAN PROGRESS4 .<#a.> ,SAV]IO ,M]L9O 7#a#h#e#h-#a#i#c7 WAS A CONTEMPOR>Y ( ,MALATE/A'S & !Y REMA9$ FRI5DS UNTIL ,M]L9O'S DEA? 9 #aic 9 SPITE ( ! FACT ?AT HE HAD /OPP$ CALL+ HIMSELF AN AN>*I/ MANY YE>S BE=E & BECAME A K9D ( SOCIAL DEMOCRAT :O1 ACCORD+ TO ,MALATE/A 9 HIS OBITU>Y ( HIS FRI5D1 '9 HIS 9T5TIONS & 9 HIS HOPES1 S\TIES & GR\PS' -- 9CLUD+ ! 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