,L\ISE ,MI*EL3 0,IF Y\ >E NOT C[>DS1 KILL ME60 

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,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

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,L\ISE ,MI*EL1 ,NIC ,MACLELLAN 7$47 ,REBEL ,LIVES ,S]IES1 ,OCEAN ,PRESS 7,I,S,B,N3 #a#h#g#f#a#g#e#g#f#a7 

,JANU>Y #i? M>K$ ! #a? ANNIV]S>Y ( ,L\ISE ,MI*EL'S DEA?4 ,MI*EL WAS SIMPLY AMAZ+1 REVOLUTION P]SONIFI$4 ,KN[N AS 0,! ,R$ ,VIRG910 %E PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 ! CREATION ( ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE BY LEAD+ ! PEOPLE ( ,MONTMONTRE TO /OP ! GOV]NM5T SEIZ+ ! GUNS ( ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D4 ,%E F\<T ON ! B>RICADES DUR+ ! F9AL DAYS ( REVOLT :5 NOT T5D+ ! W\ND$4 ,ESCAP+ ! MASS SLAU<T] ( #c#e1 ,P>ISIANS AFT] ! ,COMMUNE WAS DEFEAT$1 %E WAS >RE/$1 TRI$ & EXIL$ TO ,NEW ,CAL$ONIA ALONG ) ?\S&S ( O!R REBELS4 ,!RE1 %E SUPPORT$ ! 9DIG5\S PEOPLE 9 !IR REVOLT AGA9/ ,FR5* IMP]IALISM4 

,F9ALLY RETURN+ TO ,FRANCE :5 ! GOV]NM5T P>DON$ ! REMA9+ ,COMMUN>DS1 %E TOOK AN ACTIVE P>T 9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,9 #a#h#h#c1 %E HOI/$ ! ,BLACK ,FLAG & L$ A PROTE/ AGA9/ UNEMPLOYM5T ACROSS ,P>IS4 ,?IS ACT 5SUR$ ?AT ?IS FLAG1 PREVI\SLY ASSOCIAT$ ) ,FR5* LABOR /RUGGLES 70! BLACK FLAG IS ! FLAG ( /RIKES & ! FLAG ( ?OSE :O >E HUNGRY10 AS %E PUT IT71 BECAME ! CLASSIC AN>*I/ SYMBOL4 ,A P>TICIPANT 9 MANY /RUGGLES1 %E WAS >RE/$ NUM]\S TIMES & ALWAYS REMA9$ DEFIANT ( ! AU?ORITIES %E SO CLE>LY HELD 9 UTT] CONTEMPT4 ,AN>*I/ & FEM9I/1 ,MI*EL F\<T = EQUALITY = ALL & = WOM5'S SELF-EMANCIPATION 70WE WOM5 MU/ TAKE \R PLACE )\T BEGG+ = IT074 ,%E DI$ AT ! AGE ( #gd &1 BY A FITT+ CO-9CID5CE1 %E WAS BURI$ BE=E A CR[D ( #a#b1 PEOPLE ! SAME DAY AS ! #aie ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION />T$ 

,GIV5 H] LIFE /ORY IT IS GOOD ?AT ?IS BOOK EXI/S4 ,IT WILL 9TRODUCE ?IS MAGNIFIC5T REBEL TO A NEW G5]ATION ( RADICALS4 ,H[EV]1 ! BOOK HAS ITS FLAWS4 ,ON ! POSITIVE SIDE1 IT CONTA9S A SELECTION ( WRIT+S BY ,MI*EL 79CLUD+ H] DEFIANT SPEE* :5 ON TRIAL AFT] ! ,COMMUNE -- 0,IF Y\ >E NOT C[>DS1 KILL ME6074 ,!SE >E BY F> ! BE/ ?+ AB\T ! BOOK4 ,IT ALSO HAS A C\PLE ( GOOD SELECTIONS FROM ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN :O WAS PR(\NDLY 9FLU5C$ BY ,MI*EL4 ,! FIR/ IS FROM 0,LIV+ ,MY ,LIFE0 & ! SECOND IS A LETT] AB\T CLAIMS ?AT ,MI*EL WAS A LESBIAN4 ,IT IS NICE TO KN[ ?AT ,GOLDMAN WAS NOT A HOMOPHOBE & H] AN>*ISM EXT5D$ TO ?OSE ( DIFF]5T SEXUALITY'S4 ,!RE IS ALSO A GOOD ACC\NT BY ,%EILA ,R[BO?AM ( H[ ! WOM5 9 ! ,COMMUNE W]E RADICALIZ$ BY !IR /RUGGLES &1 AS A CONSEQU5CE1 H[ !Y ALSO HAD TO FI<T ! SEXISM ( !IR MALE COMRADES4 ,H[>D ,Z9N1 ! ,AM]ICAN RADICAL HI/ORIAN1 HAS A %ORT PIECE ON ! 0,NEW ,LEFT0 :I* IS CONCISE & TO ! PO9T 7I4E4 ?AT HI/ORY PROV$ ,BAKUN91 NOT ,M>X1 RI<T74 ,A TRIBUTE POEM 7 ,VIRO ,MAJOR7 BY H] FRI5D ,VICTOR ,HUGO IS ALSO 9CLUD$1 AS >E ! WORDS ( 0! ,9T]NATIONALE0 7WRITT5 BY AN>*I/ ,COMMUN>D ,EUG5E ,POTTI]74 

,UN=TUNATELY1 RA!R ?AN FILL ! BOOK ) AS MANY FIR/ H& ACC\NTS ( ,MI*EL'S LIFE & /RUGGLES AS POSSIBLE1 WE GET SUBJECT$ TO ACC\NTS ( ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE BY ! LIKES ( ,M>X & ,L594 ,?IS H>DLY SEEMS APPROPRIATE1 GIV5 ?AT !SE PEOPLE SP5T SOME TIME FI<T+ AN>*I/S & !IR IDEAS4 ,9 ! CASE ( ,L591 ?IS IS D\BLY OBJECTIONABLE = AS WELL AS REPRESS+ ! ,RUSSIAN AN>*I/S MU* MORE BRUTALLY ?AN ! ,FR5* /ATE DID ,MI*EL HE ALSO PRESID$ OV] ! SLAU<T] ( ! ,KRON/ADT ,COMMUNE 7IRONICALLY1 NE>LY #e YE>S TO ! DAY ,MI*EL FAC$ ! TROOPS 9 ,P>IS74 ,L59'S REGIME CONFIRM$ ,MI*EL'S PR$ICTION1 UTT]$ :5 %E ALONG ) O!R AN>*I/S W]E EXPELL$ FROM ! ,M>XI/ ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL1 ?AT ! ,M>XI/S 0WILL BE WORSE ?AN ANYONE HE REPLACES .<9 P[].> BECAUSE ! ,M>XI/S CLAIM 9FALLIBILITY & PRACTICE EXCOMMUNICATION40 

,IT IS SIGNIFICANT ?AT :ILE ! $ITOR IS HAPPY TO ACC\NT ,MI*EL'S ACTIONS1 H] POLITICS >E D[NPLAY$4 ,GIV5 ?AT ?IS S]IES IS MEANT TO PRES5T BO? ! REBEL'S IDEAS ALONG ) !IR LIVES ?IS IS A S]I\S FLAW4 ,! $ITOR APPE>S SOME:AT 9CR$UL\SLY /ATES ?AT ,MI*EL'S 0EMOTIONAL TIES W]E ) ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T0 BUT ?AT IS H>DLY SURPRIS+ AS 7F\R PAGES PREVI\SLY7 IT IS ADMITT$ ?AT %E 0ADOPT$ AN>*I/ POLITICS0 9 EXILE4 ,:AT AN>*ISM ACTUALLY /&S =1 H[EV]1 GOES UNM5TION$4 ,?IS IS SURELY A SIGNIFICANT OMISSION 7AL?\< ?IS MAY BE A BLESS+ 9 DISGUISE GIV5 H[ IGNORANT ,M>XI/S G5]ALLY >E AB\T \R IDEAS674 

,= EXAMPLE1 IT IS M5TION$ 9 ! 9TRODUCTION ?AT ,MI*EL FULLY SUPPORT$ ! /ATEM5T BY >RE/$ AN>*I/S MADE 9 #ahhc & ?AT %E REPRODUC$ IT 9 FULL 9 H] MEMOIRS4 ,! $ITOR FAILS TO DO LIKEWISE4 ,SURELY SU* A CONCISE SUMM>Y ( :AT ,MI*EL BELIEV$ 9 %\LD W>RANT 9CLUSION8 ,9/EAD1 WE GET TWO SELECTIONS FROM ,L596 ,& GIV5 ?AT ,MI*EL BECAME AN AN>*I/ AFT] ! COMMUNE1 IT W\LD MAKE S5SE TO REPRODUCE1 SAY1 ,KROPOTK9'S CRITIQUE ( ?AT REVOLUTION ?AN TO 9CLUDE PEOPLE :OSE ANALYSIS ,MI*EL OBVI\SLY REJECT$ OR EV5 EXTRACTS FROM H] [N WORK ON ?AT EV5T4 ,SADLY1 ! $ITOR DISAGRE$ & WE >E SUBJECT$ TO ,M>X1 ,5GELS1 ,L59 & ,PAUL ,FOOT ALL PRAIS+ ! 0WORK]S' GOV]NM5T06 ,GIV5 ?AT ,MI*EL RECOGNIZ$ ! 0MON/R\S MANN] 9 :I* P[] TRANS=MS M50 & ADVOCAT$ 5D+ ! 0CRIMES ?AT P[] COMMITS0 BY 0SPREAD+ P[] \T TO ! 5TIRE HUMAN RACE10 QUOT+ DEF5D]S ( ! C5TRALIZATION ( P[] 9TO ! H&S ( A FEW P>TY LEAD]S IS H>DLY DO+ H] MEMORY JU/ICE4 ,?AT ,BAKUN9 & ,KROPOTK9 >E 9CLUD$ 9 ?IS SECTION IS ( LITTLE COM=T GIV5 ! %ORTNESS ( !IR PIECES4 

,?IS D[NPLAY+ ( AN>*ISM IS H>DLY UNIQUE TO ?IS BOOK1 ?\<4 ,M>XI/S HABITUALLY =GET TO M5TION ?AT REBELS W]E AN>*I/S 7:ILE TRY+ TO SQUEEZE 9 SOME L9K TO ,M>XISM74 ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]1 = EXAMPLE1 REPRODUC$ AN 7$IT$7 V]SION ( A #aigi TALK BY ,PAUL ,FOOT LA/ YE> AB\T ,MI*EL 5TITL$ 0,! WOMAN :O BUILT B>RICADES0 7ISSUE #a#i#b#b1 #i ,OCTOB] #b#d7 ,?AT %E WAS AN AN>*I/ WAS SOMEH[ =GOTT51 AL?\< ! FACT ?AT %E 0JO9$ ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK+ ,M5'S ,ASSOCIATION1 :I* WAS SET UP BY ,K>L ,M>X & O!RS0 WAS NOT4 ,?IS FALSEHOOD IS REPEAT$ BY ! $ITOR1 :O MAKES ! MORE MODE/ CLAIM ?AT ,M>X 0HELP$ F\ND0 ?AT ORGANIZATION4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT ,M>X WAS PRES5T AT ! F\ND+ MEET+ ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL BUT HE WAS NOT 9VOLV$ 9 ORGANIZ+ ( ?AT MEET+ OR 9VOLV$ 9 ! PROCESS ?AT LEAD TO IT4 ,?AT HONOR GOES TO ,BRITI% & 7ESPECIALLY7 ,FR5* TRADE UNIONI/S1 BO? ( :OM ,M>X SP5T A LOT ( TIME FI<T+ ONCE HE WAS A MEMB] ( ! ,G5]AL ,C\NCIL4 

,! $ITOR GOES \T !IR WAY TO PRES5T A ,M>XI/ SP9 TO ! ,COMMUNE4 ,!Y NOTE ?AT 0MEMB]S ( ,M>X'S ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL0 W]E ELECT$ TO ! ,COMMUNE'S ,C\NCIL 7TAK+ NE>LY A FIF? ( ! SEATS7 & !N IMM$IATELY ADDS 0:ILE O!RS W]E FOLL[]S ( ! AN>*I/ LEAD] ,PI]RE-,JOSEPH ,PR\DHON40 ,?IS PRODUCES AN UTT]LY FALSE IMPRESSION ?AT ,M>XI/S MADE UP A FIF? ( ! ,COMMUNE :ILE LIB]T>IANS W]E NOT MEMB]S ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,! ,9T]NATIONAL 9 ,P>IS WAS MADE UP ( LIB]T>IANS 9 ! MA9 & MANY ( !SE W]E ELECT$ TO ! ,COMMUNE 79DE$1 ! ,FR5* TRADE UNIONI/S :O HELP$ F\ND ! ORGANIZATION W]E FOLL[]S ( ,PR\DHON674 ,! AU?OR'S COMM5T CAN ONLY BE EXPLA9$ AS A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO IMPLY A GREAT] ROLE ( ,M>XI/S 9 ! ,COMMUNE ?AN !RE ACTUALLY WAS4 

,= ! RECORD1 !RE WASN'T ONE & IF !RE HAD BE5 !N ! ,COMMUNE W\LD NEV] HAVE HAPP5$ 7,M>X OPPOS$ UPRIS+S 9 RESPONSE TO ! ,PRUSSIAN VICTORY AS 0A DESP]ATE FOLLY0 74 ,IF Y\ >E GO+ TO SUBJECT Y\R READ]S TO EXTRACTS BY ,M>X1 IT MAY HAVE BE5 USEFUL TO M5TION ?IS4 ,OR ! FACT ?AT ,M>X 9ITIALLY SUPPORT$ ! ,PRUSSIANS 9 ! ,FRANCO-,PRUSSIAN W>1 >GU+ ?AT ! ,FR5* NE$$ A 0?RA%+0 & ?AT A ,G]MAN VICTORY W\LD 0 %IFT ! C5T] ( GRAVITY ( ,WE/ ,EUROPEAN LABOR MOVEM5TS FROM ,FRANCE TO ,G]MANY 0 :I* W\LD 0 MEAN LIKEWISE ! DOM9ANCE ( \R !ORY OV] ?AT ( ,PR\DHON0 6 ,?AT ,M>X LAT] CONSID]$ ! ,COMMUNE AS 0 M]ELY ! RIS+ ( A T[N UND] EXCEPTIONAL CONDITIONS0 & ?AT 0! MAJORITY ( ! ,COMMUNE WAS 9 NO S5SE SOCIALI/1 NOR C\LD IT BE0 C\LD ALSO BE CONSID]$ RELEVANT BY SOME4 

,&1 JU/ TO /ATE ! OBVI\S1 IT WAS NOT1 AS ! $ITOR /ATES1 0,K>L ,M>X'S COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL40 ,M>X NEI!R [N$ IT 7AL?\< HE ACT$ LIKE HE DID MO/ TIMES67 NOR DID IT EXP\ND HIS !ORIES4 ,:5 ,M>X F9ALLY SUCCE$$ 9 IMPOS+ HIS IDEAS ONTO IT1 TO COMBAT ! RIS+ 9FLU5CE ( ! AN>*I/S >\ND ,BAKUN91 HE ONLY SUCCE$$ 9 KILL+ IT (F4 ,P]HAPS WE %\LD BE GRATEFUL1 AS ?IS 5SUR$ ?AT ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL DID NOT %>E ! IGNOM9I\S FATE ( ! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL :I* DID ESP\SE & PRACTICE HIS !ORIES ON 0POLITICAL ACTION0 7& SO PROV+ ,MI*EL1 & ,BAKUN91 RI<T74 ,SO :ILE ! $ITOR IS RI<T TO NOTE ?AT ! #ahha 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ CONGRESS FAIL$ TO PRODUCE A VIABLE ORGANIZATION1 IT WAS CONSID]$ AS A CONT9UANCE ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL RA!R ?AN CREAT+ A 0,BLACK ,9T]NATIONAL0 TO 0MAT* ,K>L ,M>X'S COMMUNI/ ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL40 

,ALL ?IS MAY COME FROM A PROBLEM ) ! ,M>XI/ APPROPRIATION ( ! ,COMMUNE1 NAMELY H[ IT S+UL>LY FAILS TO FIT 9TO ?AT IDEOLOGY'S P>ADIGM4 ,P]HAPS ?IS EXPLA9S ! $ITOR'S APP>5T UNWILL+NESS TO DISCUSS AN>*ISM &1 CONSEQU5TLY1 :Y ,MI*EL EMBRAC$ IT SO :OLEHE>T$LY8 ,IF ! $ITOR HAD BO!R$ TO 9CLUDE1 SAY1 ! ,COMMUNE'S DECL>ATION TO ! ,FR5* PEOPLE IT W\LD BECOME PRETTY CLE> ?AT ! IDEAS ?AT 9SPIR$ MU* ( ! ,COMMUNE W]E D]IV$ FROM ,PR\DHON'S F$]ALISM4 ,SIMIL>LY1 :ILE ! $ITOR %[]S PRAISE ON ! ,COMMUNE'S ATTEMPT TO /EP UP CO-OP]ATIVES 9 CLOS$ WORKPLACES !Y FAIL TO 9DICATE ?AT ?IS ALSO HAS CLE> L9KS ) ,PR\DHON'S AN>*ISM4 

,PR\DHON1 ( C\RSE1 POPUL>IZ$ MANY ( ! IDEAS !N HELD BY ,FR5* WORK]S4 ,! T]M 0MUTUALISM0 HE US$ TO DESCRIBE HIS IDEAS WAS D]IV$1 LIKE MANY ( ?OSE IDEAS !MSELVES1 FROM ! WORK]S 9 ,LYON :O HAD RAIS$ ! ,BLACK ,FLAG 9 9SURRECTION 9 ! #a#h#cS4 ,:I* 9DICATES ANO!R MISS$ OPPORTUNITY 9 ! BOOK4 ,:ILE ! $ITOR DOES 9CLUDE ?REE DECL>ATIONS BY ,P>ISIAN WORK]S 9 ! SECTION ON WOM5 DUR+ ! ,COMMUNE1 ! BOOK IS SADLY LACK+ 9 SU* VOICES FROM BEL[4 ,RA!R ?AN ALL[ ! ,COMMUN>DS TO SPEAK = !MSELVES1 9 T]MS ( REPRODUC+ !IR KEY DECL>ATIONS & /ATEM5TS1 ! $ITOR PREF]S TO 9FLICT ,L59 ONTO ! READ] 7AL?\< IT IS AMUS+LY IRONIC TO READ ,L59 S++ ! PRAISES ( 0! ,9T]NATIONALE 1 0 A 0PROLET>IAN0 AN!M WRITT5 BY A ,COMMUN>D FOLL[] ( ,PR\DHON1 I4E4 A 0PETTY B\RGEOIS0 AN>*I/674 

,?IS1 P]HAPS1 IS UNSURPRIS+4 ,= IF ! ,COMMUNE WAS ALL[$ TO SPEAK = ITSELF1 IT'S DEC5TRALIZ$1 F$]ALI/ VISION ( A SOCIALISM BAS$ ON SELF-MANAG$ WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS W\LD %[ H[ ALI5 MA9/REAM ,M>XISM IS FROM IT4 ,?AT BO? ,PR\DHON & ,BAKUN9 PR$ICT$ KEY ASPECTS ( ! ,COMMUNE 7SU* AS ITS F$]ALISM1 ! M&AT+ & 9/ANT RECALL ( DELEGATES1 ITS SELF-MANAG$ WORKPLACES1 & SO =?7 %\LD NOT COME AS A SURPRISE4 ,NOR %\LD ! FACT ?AT ,M>X HAD 9 #ahff DISMISS$ ! ,FR5* WORK]S AS BE+ 0CORRUPT$0 BY 0,PR\DHONI/0 IDEAS1 0P>TICUL>LY ?OSE ( ,P>IS1 :O AS WORK]S 9 LUXURY TRADES >E /RONGLY ATTA*$1 )\T KN[+ IT1 TO ! OLD RUBBI%40 

,I %\LD /RESS ?AT ,I AM NOT SUGGE/+ ?AT !SE COMM5TS BY ! $ITOR >E ! PRODUCE ( MALICE OR SECT>IANISM4 ,I AM SURE !Y ?9K !Y >E BE+ FAIR TO !IR SUBJECT & CELEBRAT+ A REBEL LIFE4 ,!Y PROBABLY REALLY DO ?9K ( IT AS 0,M>X'S ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL40 ,I W\LD PUT IT D[N TO ! IGNORANCE ?AT AFFECTS SO MANY ,M>XI/S AB\T AN>*ISM & !IR [N TRADITION AS WELL AS ! USUAL BIAS 9 FAVOR ( HI/ORY FROM ABOVE :5 IT 9VOLVES ,M>XI/ LEAD]S4 ,?US ,M>X IS CONSID]$ MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ! ,COMMUN>DS !MSELVES OR ! WORK+ PEOPLE :O ACTUALLY F\ND$ ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL JU/ AS ! %5ANIGANS ( ! ,BOL%EVIK LEAD]%IP >E ! FOCUS ( !IR ACC\NTS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION RA!R ?AN :AT WAS HAPP5+ 9 ! /REETS & WORKPLACES 7P>TICUL>LY :5 ! LATT] CLA%$ ) ! =M]674 

,! ,M>XI/ BIASES & ITS CORRESPOND+ HI/ORICAL REVISIONISM >E ANNOY+1 BUT %\LD NOT DETRACT ! READ] FROM F9D+ \T AB\T ! LIFE ( ?IS AMAZ+ WOMAN4 ,UNTIL SU* TIME AS H] MEMOIRS COME BACK 9 PR9T OR AN AN>*I/ WRITES AN EQUIVAL5T BOOK OR %ORT BIOGRAPHY 7OR TRANSLATES AN EXI/+ ONE FROM ! ,FR5*671 WE >E DEP5D5T ON ?IS BOOK4 ,SO :ILE AN 9T]E/+ READ1 IT MU/ BE CONSID]$ A WA/$ OPPORTUNITY AS IT DOES NOT DO JU/ICE ( ?IS REM>KABLE WOM51 H] /RUGGLES & P>TICUL>LY H] IDEAS4 

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