,SECTION #b ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG ,TEXT 3 ,SO F> WE HAVE EXAM9$ ! PROBLEM ( C5TRALISM FROM ! VIEWPO9T ( ! G5]AL PR9CIPLES ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY1 & TO SOME EXT5T1 9 ! LI TO ,RUSSIA4 ,H[EV]1 ! MILIT>Y ULTRA-C5TRALISM CRI$ UP BY ,L59 & HIS FRI5DS IS NOT ! PRODUCT ( ACCID5TAL DIFF]5CES ( OP9ION4 ,IT IS SAID TO BE RELAT$ TO A CAMPAIGN AGA9/ OPPORTUNISM :I* ,L59 HAS C>RI$ TO ! SMALLE/ ORGANIZATIONAL DETAIL4 0,IT IS IMPORTANT10 SAYS ,L59 7PAGE #e#b71 0TO =GE A MORE OR LESS EFFECTIVE WEAPON AGA9/ OPPORTUNISM40 ,HE BELIEVES ?AT OPPORTUNISM SPR+S SPECIFICALLY FROM ! *>ACT]I/IC LEAN+ ( 9TELLECTUALS TO DEC5TRALIZATION & DISORGANIZATION1 FROM !IR AV]SION = /RICT DISCIPL9E & 0BUREAUCRACY10 :I* IS1 H[EV]1 NECESS>Y = ! FUNCTION+ ( ! P>TY4 ,L59 SAYS ?AT 9TELLECTUALS REMA9 9DIVIDUALI/S & T5D TO AN>*ISM EV5 AFT] !Y HAVE JO9$ ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,ACCORD+ TO HIM1 IT IS ONLY AMONG 9TELLECTUALS ?AT WE CAN NOTE A REPUGNANCE = ! ABSOLUTE AU?ORITY ( A ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE4 ,! AU!NTIC PROLET>IAN1 ,L59 SUGGE/S1 F9DS BY REASON ( HIS CLASS 9/9CT A K9D ( VOLUPTU\S PLEASURE 9 AB&ON+ HIMSELF TO ! CLUT* ( FIRM LEAD]%IP & PITILESS DISCIPL9E4 0,TO OPPOSE BUREAUCRACY TO DEMOCRACY10 WRITES ,L591 0IS TO CONTRA/ ! ORGANIZATIONAL PR9CIPLE ( REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY TO ! ME?ODS ( OPPORTUNI/IC ORGANIZATION10 7PAGE #a#e#a74 ,HE DECL>ES ?AT A SIMIL> CONFLICT BETWE5 C5TRALIZ+ & AUTONOMI/ T5D5CIES IS TAK+ PLACE 9 ALL C\NTRIES :]E RE=MISM & REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALISM MEET FACE TO FACE4 ,HE PO9TS 9 P>TICUL> TO ! REC5T CONTROV]SY 9 ! ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY ON ! QUE/ION ( ! DEGREE ( FRE$OM ( ACTION TO BE ALL[$ BY ! ,P>TY TO SOCIALI/ REPRES5TATIVES 9 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES4 ,LET US EXAM9E ! P>ALLELS DRAWN BY ,L594 ,FIR/1 IT IS IMPORTANT TO PO9T \T ?AT ! GLORIFICATION ( ! SUPPOS$ G5IUS ( PROLET>IANS 9 ! MATT] ( SOCIALI/ ORGANIZATION & A G5]AL DI/RU/ ( 9TELLECTUALS AS SU* >E NOT NECESS>ILY SIGNS ( 0REVOLUTION>Y ,M>XI/0 M5TALITY4 ,IT IS V]Y EASY TO DEMON/RATE ?AT SU* >GUM5TS >E !MSELVES AN EXPRESSION ( OPPORTUNISM4 ,ANTAGONISM BETWE5 PURELY PROLET>IAN ELEM5TS & ! NONPROLET>IAN 9TELLECTUALS 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T IS RAIS$ AS AN IDEOLOGICAL ISSUE BY ! FOLL[+ TR5DS3 ! SEMIAN>*ISM ( ! ,FR5* SYNDICALI/S1 :OSE WAT*WORD IS 0,BEW>E ( ! POLITICIAN602 ,5GLI% TRADE-UNIONISM1 FULL ( MI/RU/ ( ! 0SOCIALI/ VISION>IES02 &1 IF \R 9=MATION IS CORRECT1 ! 0PURE ECONOMISM10 REPRES5T$ A %ORT :ILE AGO )9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY BY ,RABO*AYA ,MYSL 7,LABOR ,?\TIES 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE !RE IS UND\BT$LY A CONNECTION BETWE5 OPPORTUNISM & ! 09TELLECTUALS10 AS WELL AS BETWE5 OPPORTUNISM & DEC5TRALIZ+ T5D5CIES )9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,BUT NO?+ IS MORE CONTR>Y TO ! HI/ORIC-DIALECTIC ME?OD ( ,M>XI/ ?\ATE SOCIAL PH5OM5A FROM !IR HI/ORIC SOIL & TO PRES5T !SE PH5OM5A AS AB/RACT =MULAS HAV+ AN ABSOLUTE1 G5]AL APPLICATION4 ,REASON+ AB/RACTLY1 WE MAY SAY ?AT ! 09TELLECTUAL10 A SOCIAL ELEM5T :I* HAS EM]G$ \T ( ! B\RGEOISIE & IS !RE=E ALI5 TO ! PROLET>IAT1 5T]S ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T NOT BECAUSE ( HIS NATURAL CLASS 9CL9ATIONS BUT 9 SPITE ( !M4 ,= ?IS REASON1 HE IS MORE LIABLE TO OPPORTUNI/ AB]RATIONS ?AN ! PROLET>IAN4 ,! LATT]1 WE SAY1 CAN BE EXPECT$ TO F9D A DEF9ITE REVOLUTION>Y PO9T ( SUPPORT 9 HIS CLASS 9T]E/S AS LONG AS HE DOES NOT LEAVE HIS ORIG9AL 5VIRONM5T1 ! LABOR+ MASS4 ,BUT ! CONCRETE =M ASSUM$ BY ?IS 9CL9ATION ( ! 9TELLECTUAL T[>D OPPORTUNISM &1 ABOVE ALL1 ! MANN] 9 :I* ?IS T5D5CY EXPRESSES ITSELF 9 ORGANIZATIONAL QUE/IONS DEP5D EV]Y TIME ON HIS GIV5 SOCIAL MILIEU4 ,B\RGEOIS P>LIAM5T>ISM IS ! DEF9ITE SOCIAL BASE ( ! PH5OM5ON OBS]V$ BY ,L59 9 ! ,G]MAN1 ,FR5*1 & ,ITALIAN SOCIALI/ MOVEM5TS4 ,?IS P>LIAM5T>ISM IS ! BRE$+ PLACE ( ALL OPPORTUNI/ T5D5CIES N[ EXI/+ 9 ,WE/]N ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY4 ,! K9D ( P>LIAM5T>ISM WE N[ HAVE 9 ,FRANCE1 ,ITALY1 & ,G]MANY PROVIDES ! SOIL = SU* ILLUSIONS ( CURR5T OPPORTUNISM AS OV]VALUATION ( SOCIAL RE=MS1 CLASS & P>TY COLLABORATION1 ! HOPE ( PACIFIC DEVELOPM5T T[>DS SOCIALISM ETC4 ,IT DOES SO BY PLAC+ 9TELLECTUALS1 ACT+ 9 ! CAPACITY ( P>LIAM5T>IANS1 ABOVE ! PROLET>IAT & BY SEP>AT+ 9TELLECTUALS FROM PROLET>IANS 9SIDE ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T ITSELF4 ,) ! GR[? ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T1 P>LIAM5T>ISM BECOMES A SPR+BO>D = POLITICAL C>E]I/S4 ,?AT IS :Y SO MANY AMBITI\S FAILURES FROM ! B\RGEOISIE FLOCK TO ! BANN]S ( SOCIALI/ P>TIES4 ,ANO!R S\RCE ( CONTEMPOR>Y OPPORTUNISM IS ! CONSID]ABLE MAT]IAL MEANS & 9FLU5CE ( ! L>GE ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATIONS4 ,! P>TY ACTS AS A BULW>K PROTECT+ ! CLASS MOVEM5T AGA9/ DIGRESSIONS 9 ! DIRECTION ( MORE B\RGEOIS P>LIAM5T>ISM4 ,TO TRIUMPH1 !SE T5D5CIES MU/ DE/ROY ! BULW>K4 ,!Y MU/ DISSOLVE ! ACTIVE1 CLASS-CONSCI\S SECTOR ( ! PROLET>IAT 9 ! AMORPH\S MASS ( AN 0ELECTORATE40 ,?AT IS H[ ! 0AUTONOMI/0 & DEC5TRALIZ+ T5D5CIES >ISE 9 \R ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC P>TIES4 ,WE NOTICE ?AT !SE T5D5CIES SUIT DEF9ITE POLITICAL 5DS4 ,!Y CANNOT BE EXPLA9$1 AS ,L59 ATTEMPTS1 BY REF]R+ TO ! 9TELLECTUAL'S PSY*OLOGY1 TO HIS SUPPOS$LY 9NATE 9/ABILITY ( *>ACT]4 ,!Y CAN ONLY BE EXPLA9$ BY CONSID]+ ! NE$S ( ! B\RGEOIS P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICIAN1 ?AT IS1 BY OPPORTUNI/ POLITICS4 ,! SITUATION IS QUITE DIFF]5T 9 CZ>I/ ,RUSSIA4 ,OPPORTUNISM 9 ! ,RUSSIAN LABOR MOVEM5T IS1 G5]ALLY SPEAK+1 NOT ! BYPRODUCT ( ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC /R5G? OR ( ! DECOMPOSITION ( ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,IT IS ! PRODUCT ( ! BACKW>D POLITICAL CONDITION ( ,RUSSIAN SOCIETY4 ,! MILIEU :]E 9TELLECTUALS >E RECRUIT$ = SOCIALISM 9 ,RUSSIA IS MU* MORE DECLASS$ & BY F> LESS B\RGEOIS ?AN 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE4 ,ADD$ TO ! IMMATURITY ( ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAN MOVEM5T1 ?IS CIRCUM/ANCE IS AN 9FLU5CE = WIDE !ORETIC W&]+1 :I* RANGES FROM ! COMPLETE NEGATION ( ! POLITICAL ASPECT ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T TO ! UNQUALIFI$ BELIEF 9 ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( ISOLAT$ T]RORI/ ACTS1 OR EV5 TOTAL POLITICAL 9DIFF]5CE S\Y TO ! G5]AL \TLOOK ( HE ,RUSSIAN 9TELLECTUAL'S MILIEU4 ,!RE IS NO B\RGEOIS P>LIAM5T 9 ,RUSSIA TO FAVOR ?IS T5D5CY4 ,! ,WE/]N 9TELLECTUAL :O PR(ESSES AT ?IS MOM5T ! 0CULT ( ! EGO0 & COLORS EV5 HIS SOCIALI/ YE>N+S ) AN >I/OCRATIC MORALE1 IS NOT ! REPRES5TATIVE ( ! B\RGEOIS 9TELLIG5TSIA 09 G5]AL40 ,HE REPRES5TS ONLY A C]TA9 PHASE ( SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,HE IS ! PRODUCT ( B\RGEOIS DECAD5CE4 ,! ,N>ODNIKI 70,POPULI/S07 ( #ahge CALL$ ON ! ,RUSSIAN 9TELLIG5TSIA TO LOSE !MSELVES 9 ! PEASANT MASS4 ,! ULTRA-CIVILIZ$ FOLL[]S ( ,TOL/OY SPEAK TODAY ( ESCAPE TO ! LIFE ( ! 0SIMPLE FOLK40 ,SIMIL>LY1 ! P>TIZANS ( 0PURE ECONOMISM0 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY WANT US TO B[ D[N BE=E ! 0CALL\S$ H&0 ( LABOR4 ,IF 9/EAD ( ME*ANICALLY APPLY+ TO ,RUSSIA =MULAS ELABORAT$ 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE1 WE APPROA* ! PROBLEM ( ORGANIZATION FROM ! ANGLE ( CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO ,RUSSIA1 WE >RIVE AT CONCLUSIONS ?AT >E DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ TO ,L59'S4 ,TO ATTRIBUTE TO OPPORTUNISM AN 9V>IABLE PREF]5CE = A DEF9ITE =M ( ORGANIZATION1 ?AT IS1 DEC5TRALIZATION1 IS TO MISS ! ESS5CE ( OPPORTUNISM4 ,ON ! QUE/ION ( ORGANIZATION1 OR ANY O!R QUE/ION1 OPPORTUNISM KN[S ONLY ONE PR9CIPLE3 ! ABS5CE ( PR9CIPLE4 ,OPPORTUNISM *OOSES ITS MEANS ( ACTION ) ! AIM ( SUIT+ ! GIV5 CIRCUM/ANCES AT H&1 PROVID$ !SE MEANS APPE> TO LEAD T[>D ! 5DS 9 VIEW4 ,IF1 LIKE ,L591 WE DEF9E OPPORTUNISM AS ! T5D5CY ?AT P>ALYZES ! 9DEP5D5T REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ( ! WORK+ CLASS & TRANS=MS IT 9TO AN 9/RUM5T ( AMBITI\S B\RGEOIS 9TELLECTUALS1 WE MU/ ALSO RECOGNIZE ?AT 9 ! 9ITIAL /AGE ( A LABOR MOVEM5T ?IS 5D IS MORE EASILY ATTA9$ AS A RESULT ( RIGOR\S C5TRALIZATION RA!R ?AN BY DEC5TRALIZATION4 ,IT IS BY EXTREME C5TRALIZATION ?AT A Y\NG1 UN$UCAT$ PROLET>IAN MOVEM5T CAN BE MO/ COMPLETELY H&$ OV] TO ! 9TELLECTUAL LEAD]S /AFF+ A ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE4 ,ALSO 9 ,G]MANY1 AT ! />T ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T1 & BE=E ! EM]G5CE ( A SOLID NUCLEUS ( CONSCI\S PROLET>IANS & A TACTICAL POLICY BAS$ ON EXP]I5CE1 P>TIZANS ( ! TWO OPPOSITE TYPES ( ORGANIZATION FAC$ EA* O!R 9 >GUM5T4 ,! 0,G5]AL ,ASSOCIATION ( ,G]MAN ,WORK]S10 F\ND$ BY ,LASALLE1 /OOD = EXTREME C5TRALIZATION4 .<,ALLGEME9E ,DEUTS*E ,>BEIT]V]E91 ORGANIZ$ ON ,MAY #b#c1 #ahfc - ,$.> ,! PR9CIPLE ( AUTONOMISM WAS SUPPORT$ BY ! P>TY :I* WAS ORGANIZ$ AT ! ,EIS5A* ,CONGRESS ) ! COLLABORATION ( ,W4 ,LIEBKNE*T & ,A4 ,BEBEL4 ,! TACTICAL POLICY ( ! 0,EIS5A*]S0 WAS QUITE CONFUS$4 ,YET !Y CONTRIBUT$ VA/LY MORE TO ! AWAK5+ ( CLASS-CONSCI\SNESS ( ! ,G]MAN MASSES ?AN ! ,LASSALLEANS4 ,V]Y E>LY ! WORK]S PLAY$ A PREPOND]ANT ROLE 9 ?AT P>TY 7AS WAS DEMON/RAT$ BY ! NUMB] ( WORK] PUBLICATIONS 9 ! PROV9CES71 & !RE WAS A RAPID EXT5SION ( ! RANGE ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! ,LASSALLEANS1 9 SPITE ( ALL !IR EXP]IM5TS ) 0DICTATORS10 L$ !IR FAI?FUL FROM ONE MISADV5TURE TO ANO!R4 ,9 G5]AL1 IT IS RIGOR\S1 DESPOTIC C5TRALISM ?AT IS PREF]R$ BY OPPORTUNI/ 9TELLECTUALS AT A TIME :5 ! REVOLUTION>Y ELEM5TS AMONG ! WORK]S /ILL LACK COHESION & ! MOVEM5T IS GROP+ ITS WAY1 AS IS ! CASE N[ 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,9 A LAT] PHASE1 UND] A P>LIAM5T>Y REGIME & 9 CONNECTION ) A /RONG LABOR P>TY1 ! OPPORTUNI/ T5D5CIES ( ! 9TELLECTUALS EXPRESS !MSELVES 9 AN 9CL9ATION T[>D 0DEC5TRALIZATION40 ,IF WE ASSUME ! VIEWPO9T CLAIM$ AS HIS [N BY ,L59 & WE FE> ! 9FLU5CE ( 9TELLECTUALS 9 ! PROLET>IAN MOVEM5T1 WE CAN CONCEIVE ( NO GREAT] DANG] TO ! ,RUSSIAN P>TY ?AN ,L59'S PLAN ( ORGANIZATION4 ,NO?+ WILL MORE SURELY 5?RALL$ A Y\NG LABOR MOVEM5T TO AN 9TELLECTUAL ELITE HUNGRY = P[] ?AN ?IS BUREAUCRATIC /RAITJACKET1 :I* WILL IMMOBILIZE ! MOVEM5T & TURN IT 9TO AN AUTOMATON MANIPULAT$ BY A ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE4 ,ON ! O!R H& !RE IS NO MORE EFFECTIVE GU>ANTEE AGA9/ OPPORTUNI/ 9TRIGUE & P]SONAL AMBITION ?AN ! 9DEP5D5T REVOLUTION>Y ACTION ( ! PROLET>IAT1 AS A RESULT ( :I* ! WORK]S ACQUIRE ! S5SE ( POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY & SELF-RELIANCE4 ,:AT IS TODAY ONLY A PHANTOM HAUNT+ ,L59'S IMAG9ATION MAY BECOME REALITY TOMORR[4 ,LET US NOT =GET ?AT ! REVOLUTION SOON TO BREAK \T 9 ,RUSSIA WILL BE A B\RGEOIS & NOT A PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION4 ,?IS MODIFIES RADICALLY ALL ! CONDITIONS ( SOCIALI/ /RUGGLE4 ,! ,RUSSIAN 9TELLECTUALS1 TOO1 WILL RAPIDLY BECOME IMBU$ ) B\RGEOIS IDEOLOGY4 ,! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY IS AT PRES5T ! ONLY GUIDE ( ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT4 ,BUT ON ! DAY AFT] ! REVOLUTION1 WE %ALL SEE ! B\RGEOISIE & ABOVE ALL ! B\RGEOIS MASSES AS A /EPP+/ONE TO !IR DOM9ATION4 ,! GAME ( B\RGEOIS DEMAGOGUES WILL BE MADE EASI] IF AT ! PRES5T /AGE1 ! SPONTANE\S ACTION1 9ITIATIVE1 & POLITICAL S5SE ( ! ADVANC$ SECTIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS >E H9D]$ 9 !IR DEVELOPM5T & RE/RICT$ BY ! PROTECTORATE ( AN AU?ORIT>IAN ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE4 ,MORE IMPORTANT IS ! FUNDAM5TAL FALS5ESS ( ! IDEA UND]LY+ ! PLAN ( UNQUALIFI$ C5TRALISM - ! IDEA ?AT ! ROAD TO OPPORTUNISM CAN BE B>R$ BY MEANS ( CLAUSES 9 ! P>TY CON/ITUTION4 ,IMPRESS$ BY REC5T HAPP5+S 9 ! SOCIALI/ P>TIES ( ,FRANCE1 ,ITALY1 & ,G]MANY1 ! ,RUSSIAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS T5D TO REG>D OPPORTUNISM AS AN ALI5 +R$I5T1 BR\TY CON/ITUTION C\LD /OP ?IS 9TRUSION4 ,?IS AFFLUX ( NONPROLET>IAN RECRUITS TO ! P>TY ( ! PROLET>IAT IS ! EFFECT ( PR(\ND SOCIAL CAUSES1 SU* AS ! ECONOMIC COLLAPSE ( ! PETTY B\RGEOISIE1 ! BANKRUPTCY ( B\RGEOIS LIB]ALISM1 & ! DEG5]ATION ( B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY4 ,IT IS NAIVE TO HOPE TO /OP ?IS CURR5T BY MEANS ( A =MULA WRITT5 D[N 9 A CON/ITUTION4 ,A MANUAL ( REGULATIONS MAY MA/] ! LIFE ( A SMALL SECT OR A PRIVATE CIRCLE4 ,AN HI/ORIC CURR5T1 H[EV]1 WILL PASS ?R\< ! ME% ( ! MO/ SUBTLY WORD$ P>AGRAPH4 ,IT IS FUR!RMORE UNTRUE ?AT TO REPEL ! ELEM5TS PU%$ T[>D ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T BY ! DECOMPOSITION ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY MEANS TO DEF5D ! 9T]E/S ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY HAS ALWAYS CONT5D$ ?AT IT REPRES5TS NOT ONLY ! CLASS 9T]E/S ( ! PROLET>IAT BUT ALSO ! PROGRESSIVE ASPIRATIONS ( ! :OLE ( CONTEMPOR>Y SOCIETY4 ,IT REPRES5TS ! 9T]E/S ( ALL :O >E OPPRESS$ BY B\RGEOIS DOM9ATION4 ,?IS MU/ NOT BE UND]/OOD M]ELY 9 ! S5SE ?AT ALL !SE 9T]E/S >E IDEALLY CONTA9$ 9 ! SOCIALI/ PROGRAM4 ,HI/ORIC EVOLUTION TRANSLATES ! GIV5 PROPOSITION 9TO REALITY4 ,9 ITS CAPACITY AS A POLITICAL P>TY1 ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY BECOMES ! HAV5 ( ALL DISCONT5T$ ELEM5TS 9 \R SOCIETY & ?US ( ! 5TIRE PEOPLE1 AS CONTRA/$ TO ! T9Y M9ORITY ( CAPITALI/ MA/]S4 ,BUT SOCIALI/S MU/ ALWAYS KN[ H[ TO SUBORD9ATE ! ANGUI%1 RANCOR1 & HOPE ( ?IS MOTLEY AGGREGATION TO ! SUPREME GOAL ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY MU/ 5CLOSE ! TUMULT ( ! NONPROLET>IAN PROTE/ANTS AGA9/ EXI/+ SOCIETY )9 B\NDS ( ! REVOLUTION>Y ACTION ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,IT MU/ ASSIMILATE ! ELEM5TS ?AT COME TO IT4 ,?IS IS ONLY POSSIBLE IF ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY ALREADY CONTA9S A /RONG1 POLITICALLY $UCAT$ PROLET>IAN NUCLEUS CLASS CONSCI\S 5\< TO BE ABLE1 AS UP TO N[ 9 ,G]MANY1 TO PULL ALONG 9 ITS T[ ! DECLASS$ & PETTY B\RGEOIS ELEM5TS ?AT JO9 ! P>TY4 ,9 ?AT CASE1 GREAT] /RICTNESS 9 ! APPLICATION ( ! PR9CIPLE ( C5TRALIZATION & MORE SEV]E DISCIPL9E1 SPECIFICALLY =MULAT$ 9 P>TY BYLAWS1 MAY BE AN EFFECTIVE SAFEGU>D AGA9/ ! OPPORTUNI/ DANG]4 ,?AT IS H[ ! REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T 9 ,FRANCE DEF5D$ ITSELF AGA9/ ! ,JAURESI/ CONFUSION4 ,A MODIFICATION ( ! CON/ITUTION AT ! ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY 9 ?AT DIRECTION W\LD BE A V]Y TIMELY MEASURE4 ,BUT EV5 H]E WE %\LD NOT ?9K ( ! P>TY CON/ITUTION AS A WEAPON ?AT IS1 SOMEH[1 SELF-SUFFICI5T4 ,IT CAN BE AT MO/ A CO]CIVE 9/RUM5T 5=C+ ! WILL ( ! PROLET>IAN MAJORITY 9 ! P>TY4 ,IF ?IS MAJORITY IS LACK+1 !N ! MO/ DIRE SANCTIONS ON PAP] WILL BE ( NO AVAIL4 ,H[EV]1 ! 9FLUX ( B\RGEOIS ELEM5TS 9TO ! P>TY IS F> FROM BE+ ! ONLY CAUSE ( ! OPPORTUNI/ TR5DS ?AT >E N[ RAIS+ !IR HEADS 9 ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY4 ,ANO!R CAUSE IS ! V]Y NATURE ( SOCIALI/ ACTIVITY & ! CONTRADICTIONS 9H]5T 9 IT4 ,! 9T]NATIONAL MOVEM5T ( ! PROLET>IAT T[>D ITS COMPLETE EMANCIPATION IS A PROCESS PECULI> 9 ! FOLL[+ RESPECT4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME 9 ! HI/ORY ( CIVILIZATION1 ! PEOPLE >E EXPRESS+ !IR WILL CONSCI\SLY & 9 OPPOSITION TO ALL RUL+ CLASSES4 ,BUT ?IS WILL CAN ONLY BE SATISFI$ BEYOND ! LIMITS ( ! EXI/+ SY/EM4 ,N[ ! MASS CAN ONLY ACQUIRE & /R5G!N ?IS WILL 9 ! C\RSE ( DAY-TO-DAY /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! EXI/+ SOCIAL ORD] - ?AT IS1 )9 ! LIMITS ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 WE HAVE ! MASS2 ON ! O!R1 ITS HI/ORIC GOAL1 LOCAT$ \TSIDE ( EXI/+ SOCIETY4 ,ON ONE HAD1 WE HAVE ! DAY-TO-DAY /RUGGLE2 ON ! O!R1 ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,SU* >E ! T]MS ( ! DIALECTIC CONTRADICTION ?R\< :I* ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T MAKES ITS WAY4 ,IT FOLL[S ?AT ?IS MOVEM5T CAN BE/ ADVANCE BY TACK+ BETWIXT & BETWE5 ! TWO DANG]S BY :I* IT IS CON/ANTLY BE+ ?REAT5$4 ,ONE IS ! LOSS ( ITS MASS *>ACT]2 ! O!R1 ! AB&ONM5T ( ITS GOAL4 ,ONE IS ! DANG] ( S9K+ BACK TO ! CONDITION ( A SECT2 ! O!R1 ! DANG] ( BECOM+ A MOVEM5T ( B\RGEOIS SOCIAL RE=M4 ,?AT IS :Y IT IS ILLUSORY1 & CONTR>Y TO HI/ORIC EXP]I5CE1 TO HOPE TO FIX1 ONCE & = ALWAYS1 ! DIRECTION ( ! REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/ /RUGGLE ) ! AID ( =MAL MEANS1 :I* >E EXPECT$ TO SECURE ! LABOR MOVEM5T AGA9/ ALL POSSIBILITIES ( OPPORTUNI/ DIGRESSION4 ,M>XI/ !ORY (F]S US A RELIABLE 9/RUM5T 5ABL+ US TO RECOGNIZE & COMBAT TYPICAL MANIFE/ATIONS ( OPPORTUNISM4 ,BUT ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T IS A MASS MOVEM5T4 ,ITS P]ILS >E NOT ! PRODUCT ( ! 9SIDI\S MA*9ATIONS ( 9DIVIDUALS & GR\PS4 ,!Y >ISE \T ( UNAVOIDABLE SOCIAL CONDITIONS4 ,WE CANNOT SECURE \RSELVES 9 ADVANCE AGA9/ ALL POSSIBILITIES ( OPPORTUNI/ DEVIATION4 ,SU* DANG]S CAN BE OV]COME ONLY BY ! MOVEM5T ITSELF - C]TA9LY ) ! AID ( ,M>XI/ !ORY1 BUT ONLY AFT] ! DANG]S 9 QUE/ION HAVE TAK5 TANGIBLE =M 9 PRACTICE4 ,LOOK$ AT FROM ?IS ANGLE1 OPPORTUNISM APPE>S TO BE A PRODUCT & AN 9EVITABLE PHASE ( ! HI/ORIC DEVELOPM5T ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,! ,RUSSIAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY >OSE A %ORT :ILE AGO4 ,! POLITICAL CONDITIONS UND] :I* ! PROLET>IAN MOVEM5T IS DEVELOP+ 9 ,RUSSIA >E QUITE ABNORMAL4 ,9 ?AT C\NTRY1 OPPORTUNISM IS TO A L>GE EXT5T A BYPRODUCT ( ! GROP+ & EXP]IM5TATION ( SOCIALI/ ACTIVITY SEEK+ TO ADVANCE OV] A T]RA9 ?AT RESEMBLES NO O!R 9 ,EUROPE4 ,9 VIEW ( ?IS1 WE F9D MO/ A/ONI%+ ! CLAIM ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO AVOID ANY POSSIBILITY ( OPPORTUNISM 9 ! ,RUSSIAN MOVEM5T BY WRIT+ D[N C]TA9 WORDS1 9/EAD ( O!RS1 9 ! P>TY CON/ITUTION4 ,SU* AN ATTEMPT TO EX]CISE OPPORTUNISM BY MEANS ( A SCRAP ( PAP] MAY TURN \T TO BE EXTREMELY H>MFUL - NOT TO OPPORTUNISM BUT TO ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,/OP ! NATURAL PULSATION ( A LIV+ ORGANISM1 & Y\ WEAK5 IT1 & Y\ DIM9I% ITS RESI/ANCE & COMBATIVE SPIRIT - 9 ?IS 9/ANCE1 NOT ONLY AGA9/ OPPORTUNISM BUT ALSO 7& ?AT IS C]TA9LY ( GREAT IMPORTANCE7 AGA9/ ! EXI/+ SOCIAL ORD]4 ,! PROPOS$ MEANS TURN AGA9/ ! 5D !Y >E SUPPOS$ TO S]VE4 ,9 ,L59'S OV]ANXI\S DESIRE TO E/ABLI% ! GU>DIAN%IP ( AN OMNISCI5T & OMNIPOT5T ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE 9 ORD] TO PROTECT SO PROMIS+ & VIGOR\S A LABOR MOVEM5T AGA9/ ANY MIS/EP1 WE RECOGNIZE ! SYMPTOMS ( ! SAME SUBJECTIVISM ?AT HAS ALREADY PLAY$ MORE ?AN ONE TRICK ON SOCIALI/ ?9K+ 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,IT IS AMUS+ TO NOTE ! /RANGE SOM]SAULTS ?AT ! RESPECTABLE HUMAN 0EGO0 HAS HAD TO P]=M 9 REC5T ,RUSSIAN HI/ORY4 ,KNOCK$ TO ! GR\ND1 ALMO/ R$UC$ TO DU/1 BY ,RUSSIAN ABSOLUTISM1 ! 0EGO0 TAKES REV5GE BY TURN+ TO REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY4 ,9 ! %APE ( A COMMITTEE ( CONSPIRATORS1 9 ! NAME ( A NONEXI/5T ,WILL ( ! ,PEOPLE1 IT SEATS ITSELF ON A K9D ( ?RONE & PROCLAIMS IT IS ALL-P[]FUL4 .<,! REF]5CE IS TO ! CONSPIRATORIAL CIRCLE :I* ATTACK$ CZ>ISM FROM #ahgi TO #ahhc BY MEANS ( T]RORI/ ACTS & F9ALLY ASSASS9AT$ ,ALEX&] ,I,I4 - ,$4.> ,BUT ! 0OBJECT0 PROVES TO BE ! /RONG]4 ,! KN\T IS TRIUMPHANT1 = CZ>I/ MI ON ! SC5E & EV5 MORE 0LEGITIMATE0 *ILD ( HI/ORY - ! ,RUSSIAN LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME1 BASES = ! =MATION ( A REAL 0PEOPLE'S WILL0 >E LAID 9 ,RUSSIAN SOIL4 ,BUT H]E IS ! 0EGO0 ( ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>Y AGA96 ,PIR\ETT+ ON ITS HEAD1 IT ONCE MORE PROCLAIMS ITSELF TO BE ! ALL-P[]FUL DIRECTOR ( HI/ORY - ?IS TIME ) ! TITLE ( ,HIS ,EXCELL5CY ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY ( ,RUSSIA4 ,! NIMBLE ACROBAT FAILS TO P]CEIVE ?AT ! ONLY 0SUBJECT0 :I* M]ITS TODAY ! ROLE ( DIRECTOR IS ! COLLECTIVE 0EGO0 ( ! 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