,LETT] TO ,K>L ,KORS* ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,AMADEO ,BORDIGA ,TEXT 3 ,FIR/ ,PUBLI%$3 0,COMMUNI/ ,LEFT01 ,NO4#i1 P4#c#b-#c#d2 ,S\RCE3 ,9T]NATIONAL ,LIBR>Y ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,LEFT2 ,H,T,M,L ,M>KUP3 ,&Y ,BLUND5 #b#c4 ,NAPLES1 #b#h4 ,OCTOBRE #aibf ,DE> ,COMRADE ,KORS* ,! PROBLEMS WE FACE TODAY >E SO IMPORTANT ?AT WE %\LD REALLY BE DISCUSS+ !M FACE TO FACE 9 DETAIL4 ,?IS UN=TUNATELY IS NOT A POSSIBILITY AT ! MOM5T4 ,ALSO ,I WON'T BE COV]+ ALL ! PO9TS 9 Y\R PLAT=M 9 ?IS LETT]1 SOME ( :I* C\LD GIVE RISE TO USEFUL DISCUSSIONS BETWE5 US4 ,= EXAMPLE ,I DON'T ?9K 0! WAY Y\ EXPRESS Y\RSELF0 AB\T ,RUSSIA IS CORRECT4 ,WE CAN'T SAY ?AT 0! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION WAS A B\RGEOIS REVOLUTION04 ,! #aiag REVOLUTION WAS A PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION1 EV5 ,IF G5]ALIZ+ AB\T ! 0TACTICAL0 LESSONS :I* CAN BE D]IV$ FROM IT IS A MI/AKE4 ,! PROBLEM WE >E PRES5T$ ) N[ IS ?IS3 ,:AT WILL BECOME ( ! PROLET>IAN DICTATOR%IP 9 ONE C\NTRY IF REVOLUTIONS DON'T FOLL[ ELSE:]E4 ,!RE MAY BE A C\NT]REVOLUTION1 !RE MAY BE AN EXT]NAL 9T]V5TION1 OR !RE MAY BE A DEG5]ATIVE PROCESS 9 :I* CASE IT W\LD BE A MATT] ( UNCOV]+ ! SYMPTOMS & REFLEXES )9 ! COMMUNI/ P>TY4 ,WE CAN'T SIMPLY SAY ?AT ,RUSSIA IS A C\NTRY :]E CAPITALISM IS EXP&+4 ,! MATT] IS MU* MORE COMPLEX2 IT IS A QUE/ION ( NEW =MS ( CLASS /RUGGLE1 :I* HAVE NO HI/ORICAL PREC$5TS2 IT IS A QUE/ION ( %[+ H[ ! 5TIRE CONCEPTION ( ! RELATIONS ) ! MIDDLE CLASSES SUPPORT$ BY ! ,/AL9I/S IS A R5UNCIATION ( ! COMMUNI/ PROGRAM4 ,IT W\LD APPE> ?AT Y\ RULE \T ! POSSIBILITY ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 5GAG+ 9 ANY O!R POLITICS ?AN ?AT :I* EQUATES ) ! RE/ORATION ( CAPITALISM4 ,?IS IS TANTAM\NT TO A JU/IFICATION ( ,/AL91 OR TO SUPPORT = ! 9ADMISSIBLE POLITICS ( 0GIV+ UP P[]04 ,RA!R IT IS NECESS>Y TO SAY ?AT A CORRECT & CLASSI/ POLICY = ,RUSSIA W\LD HAVE BE5 POSSIBLE IF ! :OLE ( ! 0,L59I/ OLD GU>D0 HADN'T MADE A S]IES ( S]I\S MI/AKES 9 9T]NATIONAL POLICY4 ,& !N ,I HAVE ! IMPRESSION - ,I RE/RICT MYSELF TO VAGUE IMPRESSIONS -?AT 9 Y\R TACTICAL =MULATIONS1 EV5 :5 !Y >E ACCEPTABLE1 Y\ PLACE TOO MU* VALUE ON 9FLU5CES >IS+ FROM ! OBJECTIVE CIRCUM/ANCES :I* MAY TODAY APPE> TO HAVE SWUNG TO ! LEFT4 ,Y\ >E AW>E ?AT WE1 ! ,ITALIAN LEFTS1 >E ACCUS$ ( NOT TAK+ ! SITUATION 9TO ACC\NT3 ?IS IS NOT TRUE4 ,& YET WE DO AIM TO CON/RUCT A LEFT L9E :I* IS TRULY ( A G5]AL1 RA!R ?AN ( AN OCCASIONAL1 APPLICATION2 ONE :I* REMA9S 9TACT DUR+ ! V>I\S PHASES & DEVELOPM5TS ( SITUATIONS 9TO ! DI/ANT FUTURE4 ,I'M ( C\RSE APPROA*+ ! SUBJECT ( Y\R TACTICS4 ,:IL/ AIM+ TO EXPRESS MYSELF 9 PRECISE T]MS RA!R ?AN ) 444 (FICIAL =MULAS1 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT !Y /ILL SEEM TO ME1 AS REG>DS ! P>TY'S 9T]NATIONAL RELATIONS1 TOO ELA/IC & TOO 444 BOL%EVIK4 ,ALL ! REASON+ ) :I* Y\ JU/IFY Y\R ATTITUDE T[>D ! ,FIS*] GR\P1 ?AT IS ?AT Y\ C\NT$ ON PU%+ IT TO ! LEFT1 OR IF IT REFUS$1 TO DEVALUE IT 9 ! EYES ( ! WORK]S1 LEAVES ME UNCONV9C$1 & IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT DE FACTO GOOD RESULTS HAVE NOT COME ( IT4 ,9 G5]AL ,I ?9K ?AT ! PRIORITY TODAY IS NOT SO MU* 9 ! REALM ( ORGANIZATION & MANEUV]S1 BUT 9 ! ELABORATION ( A POLITICAL IDEOLOGY2 ONE :I* IS LEFT-W+ & 9T]NATIONAL & BAS$ ON ! REVEAL+ EXP]I5CES UND]GONE BY ! ,COM9T]N4 ,WEAKNESS 9 ?IS RESPECT WILL MEAN ?AT ANY 9T]NATIONAL 9ITIATIVE WILL BE V]Y DIFFICULT4 ,I AM ALSO 5CLOS+ SOME NOTES REG>D+ \R POSITION ON QUE/IONS P]TA9+ TO ! ,RUSSIAN LEFT4 ,IT IS 9T]E/+ ?AT WE SEE ?+S DIFF]5TLY3 Y\ :O US$ TO BE HIITY ) ! ,RUSSIAN OPPOSITION1 BETT+ ON ,TROTSKY RA!R ?AN ON ,Z9OVIEV 7A PREF]5CE ,I %>E74 ,N[ ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN OPPOSITION HAS HAD TO 0SUBMIT01 Y\ TALK ( US HAV+ TO MAKE A DECL>ATION ATTACK+ IT = HAV+ L[]$ ! FLAG1 SOME?+ ,I W\LDN'T AGREE TO DO S9CE WE DIDN'T BELIEVE 9 ! FIR/ PLACE ?AT WE %\LD 0M]GE0 UND] ! 9T]NATIONAL FLAG UNFURL$ BY ! ,RUSSIAN OPPOSITION4 ,Z9OVIEV & ,TROTSKY >E EM95TLY REALI/IC M51 !Y UND]/& ?AT !Y WILL HAVE TO TAKE A LOT ( PUN*ES BE=E PASS+ OP5LY ONTO ! (F5SIVE4 ,WE HAV5'T YET >RIV$ AT ! MOM5T ( DEF9ITIVE CL>IFICATION1 NEI!R AB\T ! SITUATION 9SIDE ,RUSSIA OR AB\T ITS =EIGN POLICY4 #a4 ,WE %>E ! ,RUSSIAN LEFT'S POSITIONS ON ! /ATE POLITICAL DIRECTIVES ( ! ,RUSSIAN COMMUNI/ P>TY4 ,WE DON'T AGREE ) ! DIRECTION TAK5 BY ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE1 :I* HAS BE5 BACK$ BY A MAJORITY )9 IT4 ,IT WILL LEAD TO ! DEG5]ATION ( ! ,RUSSIAN P>TY & ! PROLET>IAN DICTATOR%IP1 & AWAY FROM ! PROGRAM ( REVOLUTION>Y ,M>XISM & ,L59ISM4 ,9 ! PA/ WE DIDN'T CONTE/ ! ,RUSSIAN COMMUNI/ P>TY'S /ATE POLICY AS LONG AS IT REMA9$ ON T]RA9 CORRESPOND+ TO ! TWO DOCUM5TS1 ,L59'S SPEE* ON ! ,TAX 9 ,K9D & ,TROTSKY'S REPORT TO ! #d? ,WORLD ,CONGRESS4 ,WE AGREE ) ,L59'S !SES AT ! #bND ,CONGRESS4 #b4 ,! ,RUSSIAN ,LEFT'S /ANCE ON ! ,COM9T]N'S TACTICS & POLITICS1 LEAV+ ASIDE ! QUE/ION ( ! PA/ RESPONSIBILITY ( MANY ( ITS MEMB]S1 IS 9ADEQUATE4 ,IT IS F> REMOV$ FROM :AT WE HAVE BE5 SAY+ S9CE ! =MATION ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL ON ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 P>TIES & MASSES1 TACTICS & SITUATION1 BETWE5 COMMUNI/ P>TIES & O!R P>TIES :I* ALLEG$LY REPRES5T ! WORK]S1 ON ! EVALUATION ( ! ALT]NAT+ TR5DS 9 B\RGEOIS POLITICS4 ,!Y >E CLOS] TO US1 BUT NOT COMPLETELY1 ON ! QUE/ION ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL'S ME?OD ( WORK+ & ON ! 9T]PRETATION & FUNCTION+ ( 9T]NATIONAL DISCIPL9E & FRACTIONISM4 ,TROTSKY'S POSITIONS ON ! ,G]MAN QUE/ION ( #aibc >E SATISFACTORY1 AS IS HIS APPRAISAL ( ! PRES5T WORLD SITUATION4 ,! SAME CANNOT BE SAID ( ! RECTIFICATION MADE BY ,Z9OVIEV ON ! QUE/IONS ( ! UNIT$ FRONT & ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,R$ ,UNION1 OR ON O!R PO9TS1 :I* HAVE OCCASIONAL & CONT+5T VALUE & PLACE NO TRU/ 9 A TACTIC ?AT AVOIDS PA/ ]ROR4 #c4 ,GIV5 ! POLITICS ( PRESSURE & PROVOCATION FROM ! LEAD]S ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL & FROM ITS SECTIONS1 ANY ORGANIZATION ( NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL GR\PS1 :I* >E AGA9/ ! RITIES & ! ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,BE=E A SPLIT IS POSSIBLE1 WE NE$ TO ALL[ ! EXP]I5CE ( AN >TIFICIAL & ME*ANICAL DISCIPL9E1 ) ! RESULT+ ABSURD PRACTICES1 TO RUN !IR C\RSE1 NEV] R5\NC+ H[EV] \R POLITICAL & IDEOLOGICAL POSITIONS OR EXPRESS+ SOLID>ITY ) ! PREVAIL+ L9E4 ,! GR\PS :I* SUBSCRIBE TO A COMPLETELY TRADITIONAL LEFT IDEOLOGY >5'T ABLE TO SOLID>ISE UNCONDITIONALLY ) ! ,RUSSIAN OPPOSITION BUT NEI!R CAN !Y CONDEMN ITS REC5T SUBMISSION2 :I* DIDN'T 9DICATE A RECONCILIATION BUT RA!R CONDITIONS UND] :I* ! ONLY O!R ALT]NATIVE W\LD HAVE BE5 A SPLIT4 ,! OBJECTIVE SITUATION BO? 9 ,RUSSIA & ELSE:]E IS SU* ?AT TO BE H\ND$ \T ( ! ,COM9T]N W\LD MEAN HAV+ /ILL LESS *ANCE ( MODIFY+ ! C\RSE ( ! WORK+-CLASS /RUGGLE ?AN BY BE+ 9SIDE ! P>T4 #d4 ,A SOLID>ITY & COMMUNITY ( POLITICAL DECL>ATIONS W\LD NOT 9 ANY CASE BE ADMISSIBLE ) ELEM5TS LIKE ,FIS*] & CO4 :O1 9 O!R P>TIES AS WELL AS ! ,G]MAN ONE1 HAVE HAD REC5T 9VOLVEM5T )9 P>TY LEAD]%IPS ( ! RITY LEAD]%IP 9 AGREEM5T ) ! 9T]NATIONAL C5T]1 & ) CRITICISMS MADE BY ! ,9T]NATIONAL ( !IR WORK4 ,?IS W\LD BE 9COMPATIBLE ) ! TASK ( DEF5D+ ! NEW ME?OD & C\RSE ( 9T]NATIONAL COMMUNI/ WORK1 :I* HAS TO SUCCE$ TO ?AT ( P>LIAM5T>Y-BUREAUCRATIC TYPE MANEUV]+4 #e4 ,ALL MEANS :I* DON'T EXCLUDE ! RITY MU/ BE US$ TO D5\NCE ! PREVAIL+ TR5D AS ONE LEAD+ TO OPPORTUNISM & 9 CONTRA/ ) FAI?FULNESS TO ! PROGRAMMATIC PR9CIPLES ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 PR9CIPLES :I* O!R GR\PS AP>T FROM \RSELVES ALSO HAVE ! RIY ONES :I* HAVE R5D]$ ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL /ILL MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DEG5]ATIVE DANG]S.<444.> ,I WILL TRY & S5D Y\ ITEMS ON ,ITALIAN MATT]S4 ,WE HAV5'T ACCEPT$ ! DECL>ATION ( W>1 :I* CONSI/S 9 ! SUSP5SION ( SOME LEAD+ LEFT-W+]S2 ! MATT] HASN'T L$ TO MEASURES ( A FRACTIONI/ *>ACT]4 ,! BATT]IES ( DISCIPL9E HAVE FIR$ 9TO ! WADD+ SO F>4 ,IT ISN'T A V]Y SATISFACTORY L9E & WE >5'T HAPPY AB\T IT1 BUT IT IS ! LEA/ BAD OPTION POSSIBLE4 ,I'LL S5D Y\ A COPY ( \R SPEE* TO ! ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,9 CONCLUSION4 ,I DON'T GO ALONG Y\R VIEW ?AT WE %\LD MAKE AN 9T]NATIONAL DECL>ATION & NEI!R DO ,I BELIEVE IT TO BE A PRACTICAL POSSIBILITY4 ,:AT ,I DO BELIEVE ON ! O!R H& IS ?AT IT W\LD BE USEFUL TO ISSUE 9 V>I\S C\NTRIES DECL>ATIONS :I* HAVE AN IDEOLOGICAL & POLITICALLY P>ALLEL CONT5T REG>D+ ! ,RUSSIA & ,COM9T]N QUE/IONS1 )\T ?\< GO+ TO ! EXTREME L5G?S ( (F]+ UP A FRACTIONI/ 0CONSPIRACY01 ) EA* FRACTION FREELY ELABORAT+ !IR [N ?\DS ?IS 9T]NAL QUE/ION1 ,I SUBSCRIBE TO ! TACTIC ?AT MORE (T5 ?AN NOT IT IS BE/ TO LET MATT]S TAKE !IR C\RSE1 :I* C]TA9LY AS REG>DS 0=EIGN0 AFFAIRS IS V]Y DANG]\S & OPPORTUNI/IC4 ,I BELIEVE ?IS TO BE ! CASE ESPECIALLY ) REG>D TO ! EXTRAORD9>Y PLAY ( ! ME*ANISM ( 9T]NAL P[] & ! ME*ANICAL DISCIPL9E :I* ,I P]SI/ 9 BELIEV+ IS DE/9$ TO BREAK D[N ( ITS [N ACCORD4 ,I'M AW>E ?IS IS 9ADEQUATE & NOT V]Y CLE>4 ,I HOPE Y\'LL EXCUSE ME & 9 ANY CASE ,I EXT5D TO Y\ MY CORDIAL GREET+S4 ,A4,BORDIGA ,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,M>* #c1 #bba 3 ,LETT] TO ,K>L ,KORS* -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #h1 #bbb 3 ,LETT] TO ,K>L ,KORS* -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/