,NOTE ,TO ,! ,>TICLE 0,9DIVIDUALISM ,& ,AN>*ISM0 ,BY ,ADAMAS 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,]RICO ,MALATE/A 

,TAGS 3 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*ISM1 AN>*I/S1 AN>*I/1 AN>*ISM1 FRE$OM1 PRODUCTION1 ACTION1 COMMUNI/1 9DIVIDUALI/1 LIFE4 

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,PHOTO BY ,TIMO?Y ,VOGEL1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,NOTE TO ! >TICLE @&_?#a#d#g29DIVIDUALISM & AN>*ISM@&_?#a#d#h2 BY ADAMAS 

,]RICO ,MALATE/A 
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 ,ADAMAS@&_?#a#d#f2 REPLY TO MY >TICLE 9 N4 #ac %[S ?AT ,I DID NOT EXPRESS MY ?\<T WELL1 & 9DUCES ME TO ADD SOME CL>IFICATIONS4  

 ,I CLAIM$ ?AT @&_?#a#d#g29DIVIDUALI/ AN>*ISM & COMMUNI/ AN>*ISM >E ! SAME1 OR NE>LY SO1 9 T]MS ( MORAL MOTIVATIONS & ULTIMATE GOALS@&_?#a#d#h24  

 ,I KN[ ?AT ONE C\LD C\NT] MY CLAIM ) HUNDR$S ( TEXTS & PL5TY ( DE$S ( SELF-PROCLAIM$ 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/S1 :I* W\LD DEMON/RATE ?AT 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/ & COMMUNI/ AN>*I/ >E SEP>AT$ BY SOME?+ ( A MORAL ABYSS4  

 ,H[EV]1 ,I D5Y ?AT ?AT K9D ( 9DIVIDUALI/S CAN BE 9CLUD$ AMONG AN>*I/S1 DESPITE !IR LIK+ = CALL+ !MSELVES SO4  

 ,IF AN>*Y MEANS NON-GOV]NM5T1 NON-DOM9ATION1 NON-OPPRESSION BY MAN OV] MAN1 H[ CAN ONE CALL HIMSELF AN>*I/ )\T LY+ TO HIMSELF & ! O!RS1 :5 HE FRANKLY CLAIMS ?AT HE W\LD OPPRESS ! O!RS = ! SATISFACTION ( HIS ,EGO1 )\T ANY SCRUPLE OR LIMIT1 O!R ?AN ?AT DRAWN BY HIS [N /R5G?8 ,HE CAN BE A REBEL1 BECAUSE HE IS BE+ OPPRESS$ & HE FI<TS TO BECOME AN OPPRESSOR1 AS O!R NOBL] REBELS FI<T TO DE/ROY ANY K9D ( OPPRESSION2 BUT HE SURE CANNOT BE AN>*I/4 ,HE IS A W\LD-BE B\RGEOIS1 A W\LD-BE TYRANT1 :O IS UNABLE TO ACCOMPLI% HIS DREAMS ( DOM9ION & WEAL? BY HIS [N /R5G? & BY LEGAL MEANS1 & !RE=E HE APPROA*ES AN>*I/S TO EXPLOIT !IR MORAL & MAT]IAL SOLID>ITY4  

 ,!RE=E1 ,I ?9K ! QUE/ION IS NOT AB\T @&_?#a#d#g2COMMUNI/S@&_?#a#d#h2 & @&_?#a#d#g29DIVIDUALI/S@&_?#a#d#h21 BUT RA!R AB\T AN>*I/S & NON-AN>*I/S4 ,& WE1 OR AT LEA/ MANY ( US1 W]E QUITE WRONG 9 DISCUSS+ A C]TA9 K9D ( ALLEG$ @&_?#a#d#g2AN>*I/ 9DIVIDUALISM@&_?#a#d#h2 AS IF IT REALLY WAS ONE ( ! V>I\S T5D5CIES ( AN>*ISM1 9/EAD ( FI<T+ IT AS ONE ( ! MANY DISGUISES ( AU?ORIT>IANISM4  

 ,H[EV]1 ,ADAMAS SAYS1 @&_?#a#d#g2IF ONE /RIPS 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*ISM ( ALL ?AT IS NOT AN>*I/1 !RE IS NO 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*ISM :ATSOEV] LEFT@&_?#a#d#h24 ,WE DISAGREE AB\T ?IS4  

 ,MORALLY1 AN>*ISM IS SUFFICI5T UNTO ITSELF2 BUT TO BE TRANSLAT$ 9TO FACTS IT NE$S CONCRETE =MS ( MAT]IAL LIFE1 & IT IS ! PREF]5CE = ONE OR O!R =M :I* DIFF]5TIATES ! V>I\S AN>*I/ S*OOLS ( ?\<T4  

 ,9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU1 COMMUNISM1 9DIVIDUALISM1 COLLECTIVISM1 MUTUALISM & ALL ! 9T]M$IATE & ECLECTIC PROGRAMS >E SIMPLY ! WAYS CONSID]$ BE/ = A*IEV+ FRE$OM & SOLID>ITY 9 ECONOMIC LIFE2 ! WAYS BELIEV$ TO CORRESPOND MORE CLOSELY ) JU/ICE & FRE$OM = ! DI/RIBUTION ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & ! PRODUCTS ( LABOR AMONG M54  

 ,BAKUN9 WAS AN AN>*I/1 & HE WAS A COLLECTIVI/1 AN \TSPOK5 5EMY ( COMMUNISM BECAUSE HE SAW 9 IT ! NEGATION ( FRE$OM &1 !RE=E1 ( HUMAN DIGNITY4 ,& ) ,BAKUN91 & = A LONG TIME AFT] HIM1 ALMO/ ALL ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/S W]E COLLECTIVI/S 7COLLECTIVE PROP]TY ( SOIL1 RAW MAT]IALS & MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 & ASSIGNM5T ( ! 5TIRE PRODUCT ( LABOR TO ! PRODUC]1 AFT] D$UCT+ ! NECESS>Y CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIAL *>GES71 & YET !Y W]E AMONG ! MO/ CONSCI\S & CONSI/5T AN>*I/S4  

 ,O!RS = ! SAME REASON ( DEF5SE & GU>ANTEE ( LIB]TY DECL>E !MSELVES TO BE 9DIVIDUALI/S & !Y WANT EA* P]SON1 TO HAVE AS 9DIVIDUAL PROP]TY ! P>T ?AT IS DUE TO HIM ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & !RE=E ! FREE DISPOSAL ( ! PRODUCTS ( HIS LABOR4  

 ,O!RS 9V5T MORE OR LESS COMPLICAT$ SY/EM ( MUTUALITY4 ,BUT 9 ! LONG RUN IT IS ALWAYS ! SE>*+ = A MORE SECURE GU>ANTEE ( FRE$OM :I* IS ! COMMON FACTOR AMONG AN>*I/S1 & :I* DIVIDES !M 9TO DIFF]5T S*OOLS4  

 ,WE >E COMMUNI/1 BECAUSE WE BELIEVE ?AT A WAY ( SOCIAL LIFE BAS$ ON BRO!RHOOD1 ) NO OPPRESS$ NOR OPPRESSORS1 CAN BE BETT] ACCOMPLI%$ ?R\< A FREELY E/ABLI%$ SOLID>ITY & A FREE COOP]ATION 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ALL1 AIM+ AT ! FULLE/ POSSIBLE SATISFACTION ( EV]YONE@&_?#a#d#f2S NE$S RA!R ?AN ! RI<T TO A HI<] OR L[] RECOMP5SE4  

 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT ! DI/RIBUTION ( ! NATURAL MEANS ( PRODUCTION & ! DET]M9ATION ( ! EX*ANGE VALUE ( ?+S1 BO? NECESS>Y 9 EV]Y SY/EM EXCEPT COMMUNISM1 C\LD BE H>DLY BE ACCOMPLI%$ )\T /RUGGLE & 9JU/ICE1 :I* MI<T EV5TUALLY 5D UP 9 ! E/ABLI%M5T ( NEW =MS ( AU?ORITY & GOV]NM5TS4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 WE READILY ADMIT ! DANG] 9VOLV$ 9 TRY+ TO APPLY COMMUNISM BE=E ITS DESIRE & AW>5ESS BE DEEP-ROOT$1 & TO A L>G] EXT5T ?AN ALL[$ BY ! OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS ( PRODUCTION & SOCIAL RELATIONS3 A P>ASITIC BUREAUCRACY C\LD >ISE1 :I* W\LD C5TRALIZE EV]Y?+ 9 ITS H&S & BECOME ! WOR/ ( GOV]NM5TS4  

 ,!RE=E WE REMA9 COMMUNI/ 9 \R S5TIM5T & ASPIRATION1 BUT WE WANT TO LEAVE FRE$OM ( ACTION TO ! EXP]IM5TATION ( ALL WAYS ( LIFE ?AT CAN BE IMAG9$ & DESIR$4  

,= US1 IT IS NECESS>Y & SUFFICI5T ?AT EV]YONE HAVE COMPLETE FRE$OM1 & NOBODY CAN MONOPOLIZE ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & LIVE ON SOMEONE ELSE@&_?#a#d#f2S WORK4  

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 ,ADAMAS ALSO TALKS AB\T ! NECESSITY ( @&_?#a#d#g2AN ORGANIZ$1 HOMOG5E\S1 CONT9UATIVE AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 CONNECT$ = A COMMON ACTION ( /RUGGLE & DEM&@&_?#a#d#h24 ,HE ALSO SAYS ?AT \R PROPAG&A 9 DE$S MU/ NOT CONSI/ ( @&_?#a#d#g2PO/PON+ ACTION1 9ITIATIVE1 ORGANIZATION1 ETC4 UNTIL ALL :O CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/S AGREE AB\T :AT IS TO BE DONE4 ,RA!R1 WE \RSELVES :O ALREADY AGREE1 MU/ TAKE IMM$IATE ACTION1 ACCORD+ TO \R G5]AL & TACTICAL PROGRAMS1 )\T REFRA9+ FROM IT = A SILLY FE> ( HURT+ ! FEEL+S ( ! DISS5T]S BELONG+ TO ! V>I\S FRACTIONS & T5D5CIES@&_?#a#d#h24  

 ,I P]FECTLY AGREE ) HIM2 H[EV]1 ,I BELIEVE HE IS WRONG :5 HE ?9KS ! @&_?#a#d#g29DIVIDUALI/S@&_?#a#d#h2 >E TO BLAME IF :AT HE WI%ES HAS NOT BE5 DONE SO F>1 OR IT HAS BE5 DONE 9SUFFICI5TLY & BADLY4  

 ,9 MY OP9ION1 ! BLAME IS ON A /ATE ( M9D ( ! AN>*I/S1 D]IV+ FROM WRONG IDEAS SPREAD S9CE ! ORIG9S ( \R MOVEM5T1 :I* MADE !M BALK AT ANY PRACTICAL PLAN ( ACTION4 ,SU* ]RORS DEP5D ON A K9D ( NATURAL PROVID5TIALISM1 :I* L$ TO BELIEVE ?AT HUMAN EV5TS HAPP5 AUTOMATICALLY1 NATURALLY1 )\T PREP>ATION1 )\T ORGANIZATION1 )\T PRECONCEIV$ PLANS4 ,JU/ AS MANY AMONG US ?9K ! REVOLUTION WILL COME BY ITSELF1 :5 ! TIME IS RIPE1 BY ! SPONTANE\S ACTION ( ! MASSES1 SO !Y ALSO ?9K ?AT AFT] ! REVOLUTION ! POPUL> SPONTANEITY WILL SUFFICE = EV]Y?+ & ?AT !RE IS NO NE$ TO =ESEE & PREP>E ANY?+4 ,?IS IS ! REASON ( ! WRONGS PO9T$ \T BY ,ADAMAS1 NOT ! @&_?#a#d#g29DIVIDUALI/S@&_?#a#d#h21 :I* HAVE ALWAYS BE5 A V]Y SMALL M9ORITY AMONG US1 AFT] ALL1 G5]ALLY )\T CR$IT & )\T 9FLU5CE4  

 ,! MAXIM @&_?#a#d#g2AN>*Y IS ! NATURAL ORD]@&_?#a#d#h21 :I*1 9 MY OP9ION1 IS DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ TO ! TRU?1 WAS NOT 9V5T$ BY ! 9DIVIDUALI/S6  

 ,ANYWAY1 WE CAN TALK AB\T ?IS SOME O!R TIME4  

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