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,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

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,IF Y\R P]IODIC 'ANALYSIS' ( SYNDICALISM IS NOT A DEF9+ *>ACT]I/IC1 !N :AT O!R PURPOSE DOES IT S]VE8 ,Y\ KN[ P]FECTLY WELL ?AT AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S >E AS OPPOS$ TO M]E TRADE UNIONISM AS IS ! EV5 T9I] AN>*O-COMMUNI/ ELEM5T YET ANY CASUAL READ] W\LD BE H>D-PRESS$ TO DISCOV] ?IS FROM ! PAGES ( Y\R COMM5T PAP] ,ORGANIZE64 ,A LITTLE DEF9+ 'SECT>IANISM' PROBABLY DOES NO-ONE H>M1 H[EV]1 & WE'VE GR[N USE TO !SE 'ATTACKS' OV] ! YE>S4 

,Y\ RI<TLY PO9T TO ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITIES ( AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S DUR+ ! ,MEXICAN ,REVOLUTION4 ?IS MAY HAVE BE5 DUE TO A LACK ( 9=MATION AS TO ! REALITY ( ! SITUATION 9 ! S\?1 IT DOES NOT LESS5 ! NAIVETE ( ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S :O P>TICIPAT$ BUT NEI!R DOES IT FOLL[ ?AT MOD]N AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S W\LD TAKE A SIMIL> DECISION4 

0,MANY ( ! E>LIE/ CRITICS ( ,MOSC[ W]E NOT SYNDICALI/ H[EV] BUT ,M>XI/S4440 7,ORGANIZE6 #d#f74 ,H[ E>LY IS E>LY8 ,GOLOS ,TRUDA1 AN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ PAP]1 WAS W>N+ ( ! DANG]S 9 ISSUES ,NO #a#c1 #a#e1 #cRD @& #f? ,NOVEMB] #a#i#a#g4 ,AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ CRITICISM ( ,BOL%EVIK MA*9ATIONS CONT9U$ ?R\<\T ! REVOLUTION AS A LITTLE MORE READ+ W\LD %[4 ,IT IS ALSO DIS+5U\S TO IMPLY ?AT AN>*O-COMMUNI/S W]E MORE OR LESS IMMUNE TO ! PSEUDO-LIB]T>IAN SLOGANS ( ! ,L59I/S /ATI/S4 

,I'VE NO IDEA :]E ,LOR5ZO ,KOM'BOA ,]V9 GOT ! IDEA ?AT AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S BELIEVE1 0444?AT SOMEH[ ! UNIONS >E PROGRESSIVE1 & :AT'S MORE ! UNIONS >E SOME K9D ( =CE ?AT CAN NOT BE REVOLUTIONIZ$0 7,ORGANIZE6 #d#f74 ,UNLESS1 ( C\RSE1 HE WAS TALK+ ( SYNDICALISM1 :I*1 AS WE KN[1 DOES NOT HAVE A LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION>Y P]SPECTIVE4 ,I ?9K AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S & ! ,A,C,F W\LD AGREE ?AT 9DU/RIAL WORK]S CAN BE 'REVOLUTIONIZ$' & ?AT ?IS GRASS-ROOTS BREAK ) TRADE UNION RE=MISM IS AN ESS5TIAL PR]EQUISITE TO ! LIB]T>IAN CONFRONTATION ) CAPITALISM4 ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS OR ,WORK]S' ,ASSEMBLIES8 ,NOT MU* DIFF]5CE REALLY1 BUT AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S RECOGNIZE ! NE$ = !SE TO CO-ORD9ATE 9 ORD] TO MAKE !M EFFECTIVE -- IT IS ?IS HORIZONTAL CO-ORD9ATION ?AT NAMES ! WORK]'S UNION4 

,READ]S C\LD BE =GIV5 = ?9K+ ?AT ,MALATE/A NEV] MADE A MI/AKE AS HE IS OBVI\SLY ! LA/ REFUGE ( SIMPLE 9SURRECTIONISM1 NOT ?AT HE WAS V]Y SUCCESSFUL 9 ?AT4 ,H[EV]1 HE DID SUGGE/ AN>*O-SYNDICALISM AS A COHESIVE =CE = ! DIV]SE AN>*I/ GR\PS AT A CONF]5CE 9 ,AM/]DAM #aig 7,BR5AN1 P#a#g#b7 SO HIS ANTAGONISM C\LDN'T HAVE BE5 ?AT /RONG4 ,! ,A,C,F IS UNWILL+ 7= REASONS ( DEF9ITION & SURVIVAL7 TO RECOGNIZE ?AT WE >E WORK+ = ! SAME GOAL BY SLI<TLY DIFF]5T 7AN>*I/7 ME?ODS4 ,IF IT CANNOT F9D ANY?+ MORE RELEVANT ) :I* TO FILL ITS PAGES ?AN ATTACKS ON FELL[-MILITANTS !N IT'S TIME IT GAVE UP ! <O/ & ACCEPT ITS 'LACK ( SUCCESS' ) GOOD GRACE4 ,NOT MU* *ANCE ,I FE>1 SO :5 IS ! 'ANALYSIS' = #aiih S*$UL$8 

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,?ANKS = Y\R LETT]4 ,IT'S GOOD TO KN[ ?AT REVOLUTION>IES >E ?9K+ CRITICALLY & Y\ HAVE OBVI\SLY BE5 ?9K+ CRITICALLY ( US COMRADE6 

,WE'RE SORRY TO HE> ?AT AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S HAVE GR[N US$ TO 0ATTACKS0 OV] ! YE>S1 BUT WE CAN ASSURE BO? Y\ & \R O!R READ]S ?AT ,ORGANIZE6 HAS NOT BE5 0FILL+ ITS PAGES0 ) 0ATTACKS ON FELL[ MILITANTS0 & \R ,SYNDICALISM3 ,A ,CRITICAL ,ANALYSIS IS 9T5D$ AS A CONTRIBUTION TO A MU* NE$$ DISCUSSION1 NOT AN EX]CISE 9 SECT>IANISM4 

,NOTE1 COMRADE1 ?AT WE SAID ?AT MANY ( ! E>LIE/ CRITICS ( ,MOSC[ W]E NOT SYNDICALI/S4 ,?IS DOES NOT D5Y ! VALIDITY ( ! CRITICISMS MADE BY ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ,GOLOS ,TRUDA ANY MORE ?AN IT D5IES ! CRITICISM MADE BY ! AN>*I/ ,NABAT GR\P4 ,9DE$1 ! ,GOLOS ,TRUDA COMRADES W]E 9 ADVANCE ( MANY AN>*I/S ( ! TIME :5 !Y SAID ?AT ! TRADE UNIONS W]E DEAD ORGANIZATIONS & ! ,FACTORY ,COMMITTEES W]E ! =M ! /RUGGLES ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT W\LD TAKE 9 ! FUTURE4 

,AN>*O- COMMUNI/S 0IMMUNE0 FROM ! SIR5 CALL ( ,BOL%EVISM8 ,F> FROM IT6 ,C\NTLESS AN>*O-COMMUNI/S W]E ATTRACT$ TO ,BOL%EVISM4 ,?IS WAS1 P>TIALLY1 A FAIL+ ( TRADITIONAL AN>*O-COMMUNI/ ?9K+ & ORGANIZATION1 BUT ! ATTRACTION ( AN O/5SIBLY SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTION WAS A BIGG] FACTOR4 

,! ,A,C,F IS ( ! OP9ION ?AT AN>*O-COMMUNI/S & AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S >E WORK+ T[>DS ! SAME GOAL- A CLASSLESS1 /ATELESS1 M>KETLESS WORLD 7COMMUNISM71 & AS SU* WE EMBRACE !M AS COMRADES 9 /RUGGLE1 BUT WE DISAGREE ) ! ME?OD *OS5 I4E4 ! SYNDICALI/ 7UNIONI/7 ME?OD1 :I* WE BELIEVE TO BE FUNDAM5TALLY FLAW$ 7SEE \R >TICLE 9 ?IS ,ORGANIZE6 = DETAILS74 ,\R 0LACK ( SUCCESS01 ,I ?9K Y\ WILL F9D1 IS %>$ BY REVOLUTION>IES EV]Y:]E4 ,WE HOPE !Y 7OR Y\7 WILL NOT 0GIVE UP ! <O/0- Y\ CAN RE/ ASSUR$ ?AT WE WON'T4 ,! #aiih ANALYSIS8 ,IT />TS RI<T H]E COMRADE444 

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