,ON ! ,TRANSITIONAL ,P]IOD 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,F$]AZIONE ,DEI ,COMUNI/I ,AN>*ICI 

,TEXT 3 

,9TRODUCTION 

  

,ONE ( ! MO/ DIFFICULT PROBLEMS ( 0REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALISM0 7BY :I* WE MEAN ! IDEAS ( ?OSE COMRADES :O W]E TO DEVELOP 9 ! #a#i? C5TURY A /RATEGY = A SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION7 IS ! P]IOD :5 SOCIETY MOVES FROM A CAPITALI/ SOCIAL /RUCTURE 7ECONOMICS1 POLITICS & IDEOLOGY7 TO A 0COMMUNI/0 SOCIAL /RUCTURE4 

,! P]IOD1 OR BETT] /ILL1 ! PHASE ( TRANSITION4 ,!RE IS NO %ORTAGE ( SLOGANS REG>D+ ?IS QUE/ION4 ,!RE IS AN ABUNDANCE ( EMPTY POLEMICS & ACADEMIC OP9IONS4 ,BUT :AT !RE ISN'T IS CL>ITY4 

,GIV5 ! CONFUSION & RESULT+ POLEMICS1 IT IS ESS5TIAL TO CL>IFY ! MATT] FULLY -- ! PHRASEOLOGY1 ! VOCABUL>Y1 ! CONCEPTS & ! /RATEGY1 NOT ) ! AIM ( CONV9C+1 BUT ONLY = ! SAKE ( CL>ITY ) REG>D TO :AT IS NECESS>Y & USEFUL = 5GAG+ 9 POLITICS N[ADAYS & ) REG>D TO ! CORRECT BEHAVIOR 9 ! TRANSITIONAL PHASE4 

,FIR/ & =EMO/1 WE MU/ CL>IFY ONE BASIC PO9T3 ANYONE :O IS AGA9/ ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM & :O WANTS TO BUILD SOCIALISM CANNOT BUT =ESEE A TRANSITION FROM ONE TO ! O!R4 

,ELSE:]E1 WE HAVE EXAM9$ ! POLITICAL SY/EM UND] :I* WE LIVE1 TOGE!R ) ! EXI/+ POLITICAL =CES & ! ME?ODS :I* MU/ BE US$ 9 ORD] TO BUILD AN>*I/ COMMUNISM4 ,9 FACT1 ! WAY 9 :I* WE RELATE TO \R CURR5T SOCIAL SITUATION1 9 O!R WORDS \R ATTEMPT 9 REAL & CONCRETE T]MS TO PRODUCE A REVOLUTION>Y ALT]NATIVE TO WE/]N CAPITALI/ SOCIETY 7! CURR5T HI/ORICAL /AGE ( DEVELOPM5T7 IS A KEY TO WORK+ \T A WAY TO LEAD TO A TRANSITION4 

,= RE=MI/S1 ! TRANSITIONAL PHASE IS P>T & P>CEL ( !IR WAY ( MAK+ POLITICS4 ,9 EFFECT1 ?R\< ! 0LEGAL0 /RUCTURES ( TODAY'S B\RGEOIS SOCIETY1 ! RE=MI/ SOCIALI/S 7SOCIAL DEMOCRATS7 >E ALREADY LIV+ ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD &1 ACCORD+ TO !M1 !Y >E ALREADY BEG9N+ TO LIVE 9 A SOCIALI/ SOCIETY1 )\T ! NE$ = ANY %OCKS TO ! SY/EM4 

,WE AGREE ) !M 9 BELIEV+ ?AT EV]Y?+ ?AT HAPP5S TODAY CAN BR+ US CLOS] TO OR FUR!R FROM SOCIALISM4 ,H[EV]1 AS F> AS ! PROBLEM ( ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD IS CONC]N$1 WE VIEW ! TRANSITIONAL PHASE AS A PRECISE MOM5T &1 ?\< ITS LIMITS >E 9DI/9CT1 IT IS V]Y DIFF]5T P]IOD FROM ! ONE 9 :I* WE /RUGGLE = SOCIALISM 9 A CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 

,= US1 ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD HAS A PRECISE BEG9N+ PO9T :I* CORRESPONDS ) ! MOM5T 9 :I* ! ,B,A,S,I,C ,/,R,U,C,T,U,R,E ,( ,P,[,] ,I,S ,N,O ,L,O,N,G,] ,A,B,L,E ,T,O ,I,M,P,O,S,E ,I,T,S ,W,I,L,L ,U,N,C,O,N,D,I,T,I,O,N,A,L,L,Y4 

,= REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/S1 CONTR>Y TO ! RE=MI/S1 ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD BEG9S AT A PRECISE TIME ON A PRECISE DAY1 9 O!R WORDS :5 ! REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/ 0P>TY0 TAKES P[]1 PU%+ \T ! B\RGEOIS P[]1 & 5DS AT A PRECISE TIME ON A PRECISE DAY1 9 O!R WORDS :5 ! P>TY'S $UCATION ( ! PEOPLE IS COMPLETE4 

,WE AGREE ) !M 9 BELIEV+ ?AT ! L5G? ( ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD DEP5DS ON ! PEOPLE'S $UCATION 9 SOCIALISM1 BUT WE DIFF] %>PLY 9 BELIEV+ ?AT SOCIALISM 7UND]/OOD AS A SOCIETY )\T ,/ATE7 DOES NOT BEG9 AFT] ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD BUT DUR+ IT & ?AT !RE=E ! AU?ORITY ( ! ,/ATE MU/ 5D AT ! MOM5T ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD BEG9S4 

,= AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S1 ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD IS AT ONE & ! SAME TIME ! F9AL PHASE ( ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM & AGA9/ EV]Y O!R =M ( P[] 7& IS ?US A TIME ( H>%1 MILIT>Y /RUGGLE7 & ! 9ITIAL PHASE ( ! BUILD+ ( A 0NEW0 SOCIETY 7& IS ?US A TIME ( RE-BUILD+ BO? POLITICALLY & ( ! ADM9I/RATION ( SOCIETY1 & ( ! IDEOLOGY & CONSCI\SNESS ( CITIZ5S74 

,?IS P]IOD ( TRANSITION WILL COME 9TO BE+ :5 ! /RUGGLE ( ! MASS ORGANIZATIONS 7:I* AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S >E MEMB]S ( 9 !IR [N RI<T7 )9 ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM IS *>ACT]IZ$ BY REVOLUTION>Y PROTE/ & ACTION 9VOLV+ WIDE SECTORS ( ! EXPLOIT$1 & :5 ! 9ABILITY ( ! EXI/+ SY/EM ( GOV]NM5T TO PROVIDE HUMAN BE+S ) A DEC5T LIFE P]MITS A G5]AL REVOLT BY ! MAJORITY ( ! EXPLOIT$4 

,9T]NATIONALISM 

  

,AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S BELIEVE ?AT ! DIVISION ( ! WORLD 9TO OV] #c NATIONS IS ! RESULT ( CAPITALISM'S ECONOMIC & IDEOLOGICAL NE$S4 ,AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S BELONG TO NO 0FA!RL&0 & CONSID] !MSELVES CITIZ5S ( ! WORLD4 

,A JU/ SOCIETY 9 ONLY ONE NATION IS UN?9KABLE4 ,! ECONOMY1 MILIT>Y /R5G? & IDEOLOGY ( P[] CAN BE DE/ROY$ PROVID+ !RE DOES NOT EXI/ 9 ! WORLD ANY PLACE :]E !Y CAN SURVIVE4 

,= ?IS REASON1 \R BASIC /RATEGIC PROGRAM DOES NOT ALL[ = ! EXI/5CE ( 0SOCIALISM 9 ONE C\NTRY01 AS ,M>XI/-,L59I/S W\LD HAVE US ACCEPT4 ,IT DOES NOT1 H[EV]1 FOLL[ FROM ?IS ?AT ! REVOLUTION MU/ BREAK \T AT ! EXACT SAME TIME 9 EV]Y C\NTRY ( ! WORLD4 ,IT SIMPLY MEANS ?AT ! P]IOD ( TRANSITION WILL NOT COME TO AN 5D UNTIL ALL ! V>I\S =MS ( P[] HAVE BE5 ABOLI%$ EV]Y:]E4 

,ACCORD+LY1 !RE=E1 IT MU/ BE P>T ( AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ /RATEGY TO DEVELOP ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ 9T]NATIONAL & TO WORK T[>DS ! DEVELOPM5T ( SUPRANATIONAL COORD9ATION BETWE5 ! MASS ORGANIZATIONS4 

,! AIM ( ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ MOVEM5T IS TO ELIM9ATE CULTURAL1 E?NIC & RACIAL DIVISIONS AT AN 9T]NATIONAL LEVEL4 ,BUT ?IS DOES NOT MEAN ABOLI%+ 7BY =CE OR O!RWISE7 0TRADITIONS0 & ! V>I\S TYPES ( CULTURE4 ,IT MEANS 5SUR+ ?AT !Y >E NOT OB/ACLES TO ! UNITY ( ! PROLET>IAT4 

,! PROBLEM IS !RE=E A PRACTICAL ONE & MU/ BE SE5 UND] TWO ASPECTS3 ON ! ONE H&1 ! MAT]IAL DIFFICULTIES ?AT >ISE & ON ! O!R H&1 ! POLITICAL ROLE ?AT ! ORGANIZATION MU/ HAVE4 

,! MAT]IAL DIFFICULTIES D]IVE FIR/ & =EMO/ FROM ! SL[ EVOLUTION FROM ! NATIONAL TO ! 9T]NATIONAL4 ,! OBJECTIVE IS F$]ALISM1 NOT ( NATIONS BUT ( ZONES ) DIFF]5T CULTURES & LANGUAGES1 & !RE IS NO D\BT ?AT ! =CES ( REACTION WILL SEEK TO USE !SE DIVISIONS 9 ORD] TO DE/ROY ! REVOLUTION4 

,IT IS IMPORTANT TO MA9TA9 ! CULTURAL ID5TITY ( A 0PEOPLE0 & EV5 TO /R5G!N IT SO ?AT SOCIAL COHESION CAN DEVELOP & LEAD TO ! OV]COM+ ( NATIONAL B>RI]S4 

,:]E CAPITALISM T5DS TO MAKE SOCIETY 9TO AN ANONYM\S1 CONTROLLABLE MASS1 IT IS \R TASK TO USE ?IS EXPLOITATION 9 ORD] TO DEFEAT NATIONALISM4 

,IF EA* F$]ATION IS ABLE TO F9D A PA? TO REVOLUTION & MAKE IT BELIEVABLE TO ! MASSES1 IT WILL SURELY F9D ITSELF NE$+ TO 9CREASE ITS =CES1 CONDITION+ ! *OICES AT AN 9T]NATIONAL LEVEL & !REBY LEVEL+ ! V>I\S TIMESCALES & LEVELS ( MATURITY ?AT EXI/ 9T]NATIONALLY4 ,?IS IS NOT TO BE UND]/OOD AS 9T]F]5CE1 BUT AS A MORE ADVANC$ PRACTICAL 9DICATION :I* CAN 9SPIRE ?OSE AT L[] LEVELS TO WORK H>D] -- )\T LOS+ SI<T ( ! FACT ?AT DIFF]5T LEVELS ( CONSCI\SNESS DO NOT MEAN ?AT ONE IS HI<] & ! O!R L[]4 

,=EWORD TO ! ,FOLL[+ ,P>AGRAPHS 

  

,DEAL+ FULLY ) ALL ! PROBLEMS REG>D+ ! TRANSITION TO SOCIALISM IS IMPOSSIBLE IF1 AS IS ! CASE ) ?IS DOCUM5T ( BASIC /RATEGY1 WE DEAL ) ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD AS ! MOM5T ( DE/RUCTION & CON/RUCTION FOLL[+ ! VIOL5T REVOLUTION>Y BREAK ) ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,?IS MOM5T1 ! L5G? ( :I* WE CANNOT DET]M9E1 WILL HAVE 7& P]HAPS DEF9ITIVELY RESOLVE7 ! PROBLEMS ?AT AN>*I/ COMMUNISM & ! HI/ORICAL EXP]I5CES ( ! PROLET>IAT HAVE ?R[N UP & BEQUEA!D US & AB\T :I* WE CAN SAY NO?+ TODAY1 UNLESS IT IS TO ?9K AB\T !M AGA9 9 LI<T ( ! ]RORS ?AT HAVE BE5 MADE & ( \R CURR5T /RATEGIC DEVELOPM5T AS A REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION1 & ( ! REVOLUTION>Y EXP]IM5TS BE+ MADE BY ! EXPLOIT$ TODAY4 

,BUT IT IS BECAUSE ( JU/ ?IS ?AT WE F9D \RSELVES1 TODAY1 AS A REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION & AS ORGANIZ$ MILITANTS ( ! MASS ORGANIZATIONS1 EXAM9+ ! PROBLEMS & POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS LEAD+ TO ! REVOLUTION & ! ALT]NATIVE TO CAPITALI/ SOCIETY 9 :I* WE =ESEE =MS & ME?ODS :I* WILL PROBABLY EXI/ 9 ! P]IOD ( TRANSITION4 

,IT IS BECAUSE ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD IS ! CULM9ATION ( A SL[ & 9EXORABLE REVOLUTION>Y ACTION ?AT WE >E ASK+ \RSELVES H]E & N[ AB\T ?OSE PROBLEMS :I*1 ONCE WE COME ACROSS !M & RESOLVE !M ONE BY ONE ) A POLITICAL /RATEGY1 WILL ALL[ BO? ! EXPLOIT$ & \RSELVES TO REA* ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD CONSCI\SLY & CAPABLE ( VICTORY4 

,?IS IS :Y WE MU/ DETAIL H]E & N[1 9 ?IS DOCUM5T ( BASIC /RATEGY1 ! BASIC PO9TS :I* MU/ BE CLE> TO US & ON :I* WE >E CONFRONT+1 & WILL CONT9UE TO CONFRONT1 CAPITAL4 

,T[>DS ! ,OV]COM+ ( ! ,CAPITALI/ ,ECONOMY 

  

,! FIR/ ASPECT ( ! ECONOMIC PROBLEM REG>DS ACQUISITION1 & ) ?AT ! POSSIBILITY ( MODIFY+ ! V>I\S ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ?R\<\T ! WORLD4 

,9 FACT1 9 ORD] TO CREATE A NEW =M ( ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO KN[ ! WAY ECONOMIC ME*ANISMS WORK1 FROM 9=MATION TE*NOLOGY TO DI/RIBUTION4 ,A NEW SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T ALSO REQUIRES A TE*NICAL ABILITY ON \R P>T TO RESOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS REG>D+ ! ORGANIZATION ( LABOR 7BO? MANUAL & 9TELLECTUAL74 ,KN[L$GE ( ! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION C]TA9LY DOES NOT MEAN ?AT A SL[ MODIFICATION ( ! SITUATION IS REQUIR$1 BUT ?IS KN[L$GE L9K$ TO ! ROLE ?AT EV]Y P]SON HAS )9 IT1 ALL[S US TO FACE ! PROBLEMS 9 A MORE GLOBAL1 LESS APPROXIMATE WAY4 

,9 FACT1 IF CAPITALI/ ORGANIZATION *ANGES1 !N ! CLASS /RUCTURE WILL *ANGE 9 P>T1 TOO4 ,WE WILL F9D \RSELVES FAC$ ) AN 9CREAS+LY *ANG+ SITUATION :I* DET]M9ES NEW SOCIAL CONDITIONS4 

,! CURR5T =M ( ORGANIZATION W\LD SEEM TO BE 9 SOME RESPECTS P]FECT2 ! FACT ?AT WIDE SECTIONS ( ! CLASS >E TRAPP$ BY CONSUM]ISM & BY ! PETIT-B\RGEOIS ASPECTS ( LIFE RAISES FUR!R QUE/IONS3 H[ TO MA9TA9 CLASS UNITY ) REG>D TO ASPECTS ( PRIM>Y ECONOMIC 9T]E/8 

,IF WE >E TO REQUIRE A NEW SOCIETY TO OV]COME ! PURELY 9TELLECTUAL OR PURELY MANUAL NATURE ( LABOR1 !N L>GE SECTIONS ( ?OSE :O >E CURR5TLY PRIVILEG$ NE$ TO BE HABITUAT$ TO ?IS4 ,DISAFFECTION AT WORK & 09HUMAN0 WORK MU/ BE COMBAT$ 9 ORD] TO CREATE ! EQUILIBRIUM :I* CAN BR+ ! BE/ \T 9 EV]YONE4 ,C]TA9 JOBS WILL /ILL HAVE TO BE DONE 9 C]TA9 CONDITIONS1 BUT IT WILL MEAN ?AT EV5 ! CONDITION ( ! SCI5TI/1 PURE & AB/RACT1 WILL MAKE MU* MORE S5SE IF IT HAS A PRECISE GOAL -- ! SOCIALIZATION ( LABOR4 

,IT IS ALSO A PRACTICAL SOCIALIZATION1 :I* 5ABLES A DIFF]5T MANAGEM5T ( WEAL? & KN[L$GE4 ,) ! 9CREASE 9 DIVISIONS & ( DIFF]5T 9T]E/S )9 ! CLASS1 A PROGRAM :I* GIVES US ! CR$IBILITY TO SAY 0WE CAN LIVE DIFF]5TLY0 BECOMES 9CREAS+LY DIFFICULT4 

,IF \R SOCIETY IS ABLE TO PROVIDE A LIFE FIT = HUMANS & IF ?IS CAN BE DEMON/RAT$ RELATIVELY1 !N \R IDEAS = ! ORGANIZATION ( LABOR WILL SEEM CR$IBLE4 

,! TIMESCALE ( ?IS *ANGE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WILL DEP5D ON \R IMM$IATE REACTION TO ! PA/1 :I* WILL ALL[ US TO OV]COME MANY OB/ACLES4 ,! IMM$IATE CONTROL ( KEY POSITIONS 9 ! ECONOMY MU/ BE ABLE TO 5SURE ! POSSIBILITY ( IMM$IATELY BEG9N+ ! PROCESS ( REBIR? ( PRODUCTION2 ! DE$S ( A 0H]OIC0 REVOLUTION >E LEFT TO ! PA/1 A CLASS ?AT SEEKS SECURITY DOES NOT ?9K ( ! REVOLUTION AS A FUTURE BUT 7P]HAPS7 AS ! SATISFACTION ( MAT]IAL & 9TELLECTUAL 9T]E/S4 

,! CONCEPT ( ECONOMIC REVOLUTION WILL HAVE TO TAKE ON DIFF]5T FEATURES1 NOT BECAUSE C]TA9 MODELS >E NECESS>ILY WRONG1 BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE CAPITALISM HAS EXP]I5C$ !M & HAS DEVELOP$ =MS ( PROTECTION AGA9/ !M4 

,= ?IS REASON1 IT IS UP TO US TO LOOK = A WAY TO DEVELOP ! CLASS /RUGGLE :I* IS CAPABLE ( GETT+ ! BETT] ( CAPITALISM 9 ALL ITS V>I\S & *ANG+ =MS4 

,BUT IF WE >E NOT TO FALL 9TO ! TRAP ( RE=MISM OR UNREALISM1 WE WILL NE$ TO PROVIDE EA* ECONOMIC SECTOR ) AN ALT]NATIVE =M ( MANAGEM5T :I* CAN BE UPDAT$ & MODIFI$ ACCORD+LY EV]Y TIME IT IS SE5 TO BE NO LONG] EFFECTIVE4 

,! RI<T USE ( ! CONTRADICTIONS ?AT CAPITALISM CREATES IS TO 5SURE ?AT !SE CONTRADICTIONS DO NOT CANCEL EA* O!R \T BUT ?AT !Y GO 9 ! SAME DIRECTION4 ,WE MU/ UND]/& ?AT 9T]E/S1 :I* >E (T5 P>TICUL> & LIMIT$1 >E NOT 5\< TO KEEP A MOVEM5T ALIVE4 ,! DESIRE = *ANGE MU/ BE TE/$ & V]IFI$ OV] TIME TOGE!R ) DEBATE & ! EXP]I5CE ( ! CLASS4 ,! CLASS 9 ITS 5TIRETY4 

,! WAY 9 :I* ECONOMIC LIFE WILL HAVE TO BE RE-ORGANIZ$ IS IMPORTANT4 

,ONE ( ! FIR/ /EPS WE MU/ TAKE IS COLLECTIVIZATION1 BUT WE MU/ BE C>EFUL ?AT IT DOES NOT DEG5]ATE 9TO A NEW HI]>*ICAL ORD] ) =C$ COLLECTIVIZATIONS4 ,IT NE$S TO P5ETRATE EV]Y SECTOR C>EFULLY4 ,& :]E !RE >E POCKETS ( RESI/ANCE1 !Y MU/ NOT BE CRU%$1 BUT ABSORB$4 

,! NEW =M ( ORGANIZATION WILL E/ABLI% :I* PRODUCTS >E POSSIBLE TO COLLECTIVIZE & :I* >E NOT4 ,9 A SOCIETY :I* T5DS TO DEC5TRALIZE WIDE SECTORS1 IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO OV]COME PRIVATE PROP]TY1 :I* WILL BE CONFUS$ ) >TISAN LABOR1 CONSID]$ AS FREE & !RE=E AS A 0CLASS ASPIRATION04 

,CAPITALI/ SOCIETY IS ABLE TO TAKE ON DIFF]5T =MS )\T ANY SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON CAPITALI/ ORGANIZATION4 ,= ?IS REASON WE TOO WILL HAVE TO ADOPT DIFF]5T ME?ODS & TIMESCALES BE=E WE CAN OV]COME CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 

,?\< ! ACQUISITION & EXPROPRIATION ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION REMA9 AS A FIRM BASIS1 ?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT )\T *ANG+ ! SUB/ANCE WE CANNOT 7= OBVI\S REASONS7 LOOK = P>ALLEL R\TES4 

,! PROBLEM REMA9S1 H[EV]1 DUR+ ! 9ITIAL PHASE1 AT ! MOM5T :5 NEW P[] RELATIONS >E =M$ BETWE5 ! N[ CONSCI\S CLASS & ! CAPITALI/ ORGANIZATION :I* CAN MAKE USE ( ECONOMIC BLACKMAIL & REPRESSION4 ,OV]COM+ ?IS WILL BE PRO( ?AT ! CLASS HAS REA*$ A LEVEL AT :I* ! TRANSITION CAN BEG91 ?AT IS TO SAY ! ABILITY TO ACQUIRE ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 ONE ROAD T[>DS ! BUILD+ ( SOCIALISM4 

,DE/RUCTION & ,CON/RUCTION 

  

,DUR+ ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD ! BATTLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM IS MIX$ ) EF=TS TO CON/RUCT A NEW SOCIETY4 

,?IS MEANS ?AT ! ESS5TIALLY CRITICAL POSITION ( REVOLUTION>Y CLASS-/RUGGLE MILITANTS WILL HAVE TO BE ASSOCIAT$ ) A CON/RUCTIVE CAPACITY ?AT !SE MILITANTS >E TODAY 9 A POSITION TO USE ONLY )9 POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS 7BO? SPECIFIC & MASS71 BUT :I* !Y WILL1 DUR+ ! TRANSITIONAL PHASE1 HAVE TO USE ) REG>D TO ! PROBLEMS ( SOCIETY -- HOSPITALS1 9DU/RY1 DI/RIBUTION1 ETC4 

,FIR/ ( ALL1 ?\<1 WE NE$ TO ELIM9ATE ANY MISUND]/&+ !RE MAY BE REG>D+ ?IS PROBLEM4 

,WE WILL !RE=E SY/EMATICALLY DIVIDE ! 5EMY FRONT 9TO ?REE DIFF]5T ASPECTS :I* WILL REQUIRE ?REE DIFF]5T ATTITUDES ON \R P>T3 CAPITALI/ IDEOLOGY1 POLICE & ECONOMY4 

,TODAY1 ALL ?REE >E 9DI/+UI%ABLE BUT 9 ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 EA* ( !SE ?REE ASPECTS ( CAPITALISM WILL PLAY A DI/9CT1 SPECIFIC ROLE & WILL HAVE TO BE DEFEAT$ &_/OR REPLAC$1 EA* 9 A DIFF]5T WAY4 

,! ,E,C,O,N,O,M,Y1 OR RA!R ! PRODUCTIVE /RUCTURES AS ! PHYSICAL SITES ( ! PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION ( GOODS1 MU/ NOT BE DE/ROY$4 ,WE MU/ TAKE !M OV]1 MAKE !M FUNCTION & BE ABLE TO MANAGE !M4 

,?IS TASK1 BO? DUR+ ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD BUT ABOVE ALL IMM$IATELY AFT] ! />T ( ?IS P]IOD1 WILL BELONG TO ! REVOLUTION>Y MASS ORGANIZATIONS1 :I* WILL GRADUALLY HAVE TO 9VOLVE ALL WORK]S 9 ! MANAGEM5T ( PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION4 

,! ,P,O,L,I,C,E 7OR RA!R1 CAPITALISM'S MILIT>Y DEF5SE /RUCTURES7 WILL HAVE TO BE MILIT>ILY DEFEAT$ 7& NOT ABOLI%$ ?R\< ! PHYSICAL EXT]M9ATION ( ITS MEMB]S7 & WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT ) SOME =CE ,O,!,R ?AN ! REVOLUTION>Y >MY IF WE >E TO DEF5D \R GA9S 9 LIB]AT$ >EAS1 ABOVE ALL 9 ! E>LY PHASE4 

,9 FACT1 :ILE IT IS TRUE ?AT DEF5SE ( ! NEW SOCIETY WILL BE 9 ! H&S ( ! S+LE MEMB]S ( ?AT SOCIETY1 IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT AS LONG AS CAPITALI/ IDEOLOGY EXI/S1 IT WILL BE NECESS>Y TO HAVE AN 0ORGANIZATION ( PEOPLE0 :I* IS RESPONSIBLE = ! CONTROL ( SOCIAL ORD]4 

,9 ORD] TO 5SURE ?AT FALSE SOCIALI/S DO NOT APPROPRIATE ?IS CONCEPT 9 ORD] TO CREATE A NEW POLICE =CE :I* CAN CONTROL & 0LEAD0 ! REVOLUTION1 9 ! NEI<BORHOODS & T[NS :]E A NE$ IS FELT = IT1 ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ MILITANTS 7AS MILITANTS & NOT AS AN ORGANIZATION7 WILL NE$ TO DO ALL !Y CAN TO 5SURE ! =MATION ( AUTONOM\S1 ,Z,O,N,A,L GR\PS FIRMLY UND] ! CONTROL ( EV]YONE LIV+ 9 ?AT ZONE1 :I* CAN C>RY \T ! TASKS ( CONTROL4 

,IT IS ESS5TIAL ?AT SPECIALIZ$ BODIES >E NOT CREAT$ & ?AT IT IS LOCAL COMMUNITIES :O 5TRU/ ?IS TASK1 ) A PRECISE M&ATE1 TO A C]TA9 NUMB] ( COMRADES :O WILL BE RESPONSIBLE = !IR ACTIONS & :OSE M&ATES CAN BE REVOK$ AT ANY TIME BY ! COMMUNITY ITSELF4 ,IT IS ALSO ESS5TIAL ?AT FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+1 !SE GR\PS SL[LY BUT SURELY EVOLVE T[>DS !IR [N EXT9CTION4 

,! ,I,D,E,O,L,O,G,Y ( CAPITALISM CANNOT BE DEFEAT$ BY ANY >MY4 ,IT IS ! ONLY ?+ ?AT MU/ BE COMPLETELY DE/ROY$ BY EA* ( US & )9 EA* ( US4 

,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! 9DIVIDUALI/1 SELFI% & VIOL5T IDEOLOGY ?AT OV] MANY YE>S CAPITALISM HAS S[N DEEP 9 EV]YONE'S M9D1 WILL BE ! T\<E/ TASK & ! MO/ DIFFICULT BATTLE WE WILL HAVE TO FI<T4 

,IT IS AN 9VISIBLE 5EMY & ONE AGA9/ :I* VIOL5CE WILL NOT BE ! MA9 WEAPON1 NOR ! MO/ APPROPRIATE ON EV]Y OCCASION4 

,UND]/&+ & UNMASK+ :AT CAPITALI/ IDEOLOGY REALLY IS & ELIM9AT+ IT COMPLETELY1 WILL BE NO EASY TASK 9 A P]IOD 7SU* AS ! TRANSITIONAL PHASE7 :5 CONSCI\SNESS IS NOT YET FULLY MATURE & 9 :I* ! VIOL5CE NECESS>Y = O!R ?+S WILL ONLY BE AN OB/ACLE TO ! VICTORY ( ! NEW IDEOLOGY4 

,MORE ?AN ?IS WE CANNOT SAY3 ?IS BATTLE WILL NOT SEE ! VICTORS ON ! /REETS & ! DEFEAT$ 9 PRISON4 ,ALL HUMANS WILL EI!R /ILL BE PRISON]S ( ! L[E/ & MO/ REPRESSIVE ( ! LIES ?AT CAPITALISM HAS SPREAD1 OR ELSE !Y WILL BE FREE =M ! OPPRESSION ( !IR [N PA/4 

,9 ?IS >EA1 MORE ?AN 9 ANY O!R1 ! BATTLE ?AT EA* ( US FACES WILL BE AT ONE & ! SAME TIME ISOLAT$ & COLLECTIVE & NO-ONE CAN W9 OR LOSE )\T GREATLY 9FLU5C+ O!RS4 

,:AT ,REVOLUTION ,IS 

  

,MANY ( ?OSE :O CRY = REVOLUTION & DECL>E !MSELVES TO BE REVOLUTION>IES HAVE NOT REFLECT$ MU* ON :AT REVOLUTION REALLY MEANS4 ,BEYOND ! RHETORIC1 ! RIS+S SUNS1 ! NOBLE H]OES & ! FLAGS FLY+ 9 ! W9D1 ! REVOLUTION IS BO? A VIOL5T ACT 7& = ?AT REASON ANY?+ BUT PLEASANT7 & A LIB]AT+ ACT4 ,IT IS AN ACT ( GREAT POLITICAL MATURITY4 

,VIOL5CE3 ,IF IT W]E POSSIBLE TO CONV9CE ! CAPITALI/S ?AT \R IDEAS >E GOOD1 !N WE W\LD BE NONVIOL5T4 ,BUT = ! V]Y REASON ?AT WE WANT TO ABOLI% EV]Y =M ( VIOL5CE1 WE >E AGA9/ ! VIOL5CE ( ?IS SOCIETY & WE FEEL ! NE$ TO DEF5D \RSELVES :5 IT ATTACKS US & WE WANT TO DE/ROY IT :5 IT IS POSSIBLE4 ,VIOL5CE1 H[EV]1 IS & REMA9S A NECESS>Y ME?OD ?AT WE >E =C$ TO *OOSE & IS NOT1 & MU/ NEV] BE ?\<T ( AS RI<T OR WRONG IRRESPECTIVE ( ! REASON IT EXI/S =4 ,VIOL5CE IS GOOD ONLY IF ! REASONS = IT & ! AIM ( ! VIOL5CE >E GOOD4 

,WE MU/ BE W>Y BO? ( ?OSE :O PREF] TO ALL[ ! WEAK TO GO ON SUFF]+ JU/ 9 ORD] NOT TO HAVE TO USE VIOL5CE1 CONSID]$ NEGATIVE 9 ! AB/RACT1 & ( ?OSE :O PREF] TO USE VIOL5CE EV5 IF IT W\LD BE BETT] & MORE EFFECTIVE TO USE ANO!R WAY TO RESOLVE A PROBLEM4 

,WE NE$ TO REMEMB] ?AT ! 5D ( ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD MU/ BE ! 5D -- ,= ,E,V,] -- ( EV]Y =M ( VIOL5CE1 O!RWISE ! SOCIETY :I* HAS COME 9TO BE+ CANNOT CALL ITSELF SOCIALI/4 ,FUR!RMORE1 EV]Y =M ( VIOL5CE ?AT IS PO9TLESS OR UNJU/IFI$ WILL ONLY S]VE TO DELAY ! MOM5T :5 HUMANITY CAN TRULY CALL ITSELF FREE -- ABOVE ALL FREE FROM VIOL5CE FROM ANY QU>T]4 

,A LIB]AT+ ACT3 ,! REVOLUTION LIB]ATES US FROM ! 9FAM\S PA/ ?AT IT ! HI/ORY ( HUMAN BE+S4 ,AS SU*1 IT IS NOT ONLY A VIOL5T BUT A GLORI\S & VITAL EV5T4 ,BUT 9 ORD] = IT TO BE A LIB]AT+ ACT1 IT MU/ BE ! FRUIT ( A DESIRE = *ANGE & NOT ONLY = DE/RUCTION4 ,IT IS NOT ONLY AN ACT ( REBELLION BUT ALSO AN ACT ( LIB]ATION & RECON/RUCTION4 ,! REVOLUTION>Y EV5T MU/ NOT ONLY BE A MOM5T ( ANG]1 IT MU/ ALSO BE CONSCI\S ( ITS FUNCTION AS A PROGRESSION ALONG ! ROAD TO ! FRE$OM ( ALL HUMAN BE+S BO? AS 9DIVIDUALS & COLLECTIVELY4 ,! NEW SOCIETY WILL BE LIB]AT+ NOT ONLY = ?OSE :O W]E PREVI\SLY EXPLOIT$1 BUT ALSO = ?OSE :O1 = ECONOMIC & SOCIAL REASONS1 DID NOT PREVI\SLY FEEL ! NE$ = IT4 ,!SE PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO BE WON OV] BY ! LIB]AT+ P[] ( ! NEW SOCIAL IDEAS1 & ! LIB]AT+ P[] ( ! IDEAS ( BRO!RHOOD & SOLID>ITY WILL BE ! ONLY WEAPON AGA9/ ! VICE ( VIOL5CE & ! FE> ( ! FUTURE4 

,FRE$OM FROM OPPRESSION MU/ TRANSLATE 9TO SOCIAL RECON/RUCTION & ALONG ! WAY1 EV5 ?OSE :O W]E CRU%$ DUR+ ! VIOL5T PHASE WILL HAVE TO BE HELP$ UP AGA9 BY !IR V]Y 5EMIES &1 JU/ AS EV]YONE ELSE ) ! SAME RI<TS & DUTIES1 WILL HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO ! VICTORY ( JU/ICE & ( ! NEW HUMANITY ) NO CLASS DIVISIONS4 

,AN ACT ( POLITICAL MATURITY3 ,)\T POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS ( ! ACT BE+ C>RI$ \T1 !RE CAN BE NO TRANSITION TO A COMMUNI/ SOCIETY4 ,! REVOLUTION1 !RE=E1 CANNOT >ISE \T ( A M]E ACT ( ANG] -- ?IS CAN ONLY BE DESCRIB$ AS A REVOLT & A REVOLT CAN ONLY BE ! SP>K = A REVOLUTION IF IT IS ACCOMPANI$ BY ! DESIRE TO OBTA9 A GOAL4 

,! DESIRE & ! 9/9CT = A COMPLETELY DIFF]5T SOCIETY IS NEI!R A B\RGEOIS FACT NOR A PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT1 BUT AN 9DICATION ( POLITICAL MATURITY4 

,MOTIVAT+ AN ACT1 SU* AS ! REVOLUTION1 ONLY ON ! BASIS ( ANALYZ+ ! IMM$IATE CAUSES ?AT PROVOK$ IT1 MEANS RELEGAT+ ! MAT]IALI/IC ANALYSIS ( ! SITUATION TO ! SAME LEVEL AS ! ANALYSIS ( ! PHYSICAL PH5OM5A :OSE EFFECTS CAN ONLY BE PR$ICT$ ON ! BASIS ( O!R PREVI\S PHYSICAL PH5OM5A4 

,:ILE IT IS TRUE ?AT ! REVOLUTION IS AN ECONOMIC FACT1 IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT ! MOTIVATIONS :I* DRIVE HUMAN BE+S1 & ABOVE ALL ! EXPLOIT$1 TO ACT >E NOT ONLY ( AN ECONOMIC NATURE4 

,! REVOLUTION>Y ACT1 AS AN ACT C>RI$ \T BY HUMAN BE+S1 IS BO? AN ECONOMIC & A SOCIAL ACT1 9 O!R WORDS IT IS AN ACT DET]M9$ BO? BY ECONOMIC CAUSES 7& ! DESIRE TO *ANGE !M7 & BY SOCIAL CAUSES 7& ! DESIRE TO BUILD NEW SOCIAL RELATIONS BETWE5 HUMAN BE+S74 

,\R CL>IFICATION ( ! TOO-(T5 DI/ORT$ & CLI*$ CONCEPT ( REVOLUTION & \R CONCEPTION ( ! REVOLUTION MU/ NEV] BECOME SEP>AT$ FROM ! FACT ?AT ! DRIVE T[>DS ! REVOLUTION IS ALSO A DRIVE T[>DS SOCIAL JU/ICE1 T[>DS ! REALIZATION ( VALUES ?AT >E DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ TO ?OSE :I* EXI/ 9 ?IS SOCIETY1 & !RE=E NON-EXI/5T TODAY1 LIV+ ONLY 9 ! MEMORY ( PA/ REVOLUTION>Y EXP]I5CES & 9 ! DESIRE = A DIFF]5T FUTURE4 

,! IDEA ( A SOCIETY ?AT IS COMPLETELY NEW & DIFF]5T ) RESPECT TO ! EXI/+ ONE1 ?AT WE CAN & MU/ TODAY 5VISAGE & ?AT WILL COME FROM ! REVOLUTION1 IS NOT SOME?+ TO BE SCORN$4 ,IT IS AN ACT ( ! HI<E/ POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS & MU/ LIE AT ! HE>T ( ! VIOL5CE ( REVOLUTION IF IT IS EV] TO BE ?\<T ( AS A SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION4 

,9 CONCLUSION1 ! POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS ( REVOLUTION>IES IS NOT A CONSCI\SNESS ( ! POLITICS ONE IS =C$ TO 5GAGE 9 )9 A B\RGEOIS SOCIETY4 ,IT IS ! CONSCI\SNESS ( & A S]5E & DEEPLY-FELT DESIRE = A NEW SOCIETY1 = A SOCIAL & E?ICAL ORD] :I* DOES NOT EXI/ TODAY & :I* REMA9S TO BE BUILT4 

,! ,TRANSITIONAL ,P]IOD 

  

,! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD PRES5TS TWO BASIC PROBLEMS -- ! MILIT>Y DEFEAT ( ! B\RGEOISIE & ! BUILD+ ( A SOCIETY )\T CLASSES4 ,!SE TWO PROBLEMS CO-EXI/ & 9T]ACT FROM ! MOM5T ! REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS BEG9S1 BUT WE CAN DI/+UI% AN E>LY PHASE DUR+ :I* ! C5TRAL PROBLEM TO BE SOLV$ WILL BE ! =M]1 & A LATT] PHASE :]E ! MA9 PROBLEM WILL BE ! LAT]4 

,FIR/ !RE IS CAPITALISM1 !N !RE IS COMMUNISM4 

,! MOVE FROM CAPITALISM TO ! P]IOD ( TRANSITION IS BEGUN AFT] AN 9SURRECTION4 ,BUT :ILE IT IS TRUE ?AT 9 ORD] TO EMB>K ON ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 AN 9SURRECTION IS REQUIR$1 ! OPPOSITE IS NOT TRUE4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 NOT EV]Y 9SURRECTION CAN LEAD TO A P]IOD ( TRANSITION4 ,9 FACT1 IT MU/ BE ADD$ ?AT ANY BASIC /RATEGY ?AT CONSID]S 9SURRECTION AS A ME?OD 9 ITS [N RI<T = U%]+ 9 ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD W\LD BE WRONG & W\LD BE DAMAG+4 ,9SURRECTION MU/ BE CONSID]$ ONLY AS ! MOM5T :I* NATURALLY OCCURS AT ! />T ( ! E>LI] PHASE ( ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD4 

,9 EFFECT1 :AT IS IMPORTANT TO CL>IFY IS ?AT BECAUSE ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION ( AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S WILL HAVE TO BEHAVE DIFF]5TLY ONCE ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD HAS BEGUN1 IT MU/ C>EFULLY ANALYZE EV]Y 9SURRECTION & BE PREP>$ TO BEHAVE ACCORD+ TO :E!R ! 9SURRECTION IS BELIEV$ TO REMA9 JU/ ?AT OR IT IS DE/9$ TO SP>K (F ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD4 ,9 FACT1 IT IS ( ! UTMO/ IMPORTANCE = ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION TO SURVIVE !SE 9SURRECTIONS & NOT DE/ROY ITSELF EA* TIME4 

,! BASIC /RATEGIC CRIT]IA :I* MU/ UND]LIE EV]Y EV5TUALITY 7KEEP+ 9 M9D ?AT IT IS UNREALI/IC TO ASSUME ?AT A TRANSITIONAL PHASE WILL BEG9 AT ! SAME MOM5T ALL OV] ! PLANET ,E>?1 BUT WILL 9/EAD BEG9 ONLY 9 C]TA9 T]RITORIES7 IS ?AT !RE MU/ BE A SOCIALIZATION ?R\<\T ! WORLD ( C]TA9 ELEM5TS ( CONT9UITY1 BY MEANS ( ! 9T]NATIONAL MASS & SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION4 ,IT IS A MI/AKE TO ?9K AB\T DEF5D+ OR COMPLET+ ! TRANSITION )9 A LIMIT$ T]RITORIAL >EA4 ,IT IS !RE=E EQUALLY MI/AK5 TO BELIEVE ?AT ! 9T]NATIONAL =CES ( C\NT]-REVOLUTION CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY F\<T BY CONC5TRAT+ ! REVOLUTION>Y =CES & EXP]I5CES SOLELY 9 ! T]RITORY :]E ! TRANSITION BEGAN4 ,9 FACT1 JU/ ! OPPOSITE IS NE$$3 LOCAL POLITICAL /RATEGIES MU/ BE PUT 9TO PLACE 9 ORD] TO A*IEVE ?IS 9T]NATIONAL SOCIALIZATION1 OBVI\SLY SEEK+ TO DE/ROY ! /RONG PO9TS ( ! 9T]NATIONAL C\NT]-REVOLUTION4 

,9 EFFECT1 WE MU/ BE ABLE TO ACT 9 ! 7TOO-(T5 UND]VALU$ & =GOTT57 CASE ?AT ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD BEG9S \TSIDE ! C\NTRY & NOT ONLY IF IT BEG9S 9 \R C\NTRY4 

,IF IT BEG9S 9 \R C\NTRY 

  

,9 ?IS CASE ! 9SURRECTIONAL ACT MAY >ISE FROM ONE ( ! FOLL[+ SITUATIONS3  

A RI<T-W+ C\P D'ETAT TO :I* ! 5TIRE LEFT RESPONDS ) COMPACT =CE1 ELIM9ATES ! NE$ TO RECON/RUCT ! PREEXI/+ /ATUS QUO & MOVES T[>DS ! ROAD TO A NEW TYPE ( SOCIETY2  

AN ELECTORAL VICTORY ( ! RE=MI/ LEFT1 FOLL[$ BY AN AUTONOM\S DECISION ( ! GRASSROOTS FACTORY COMMITTEES1 NEI<BORHOOD COMMITTEES & S*OOL COMMITTEES = MASS DIRECT ACTION DESIGN$ TO OBTA9 7BO? ?R\< LEGAL MEANS & BY =CE7 ALL ?AT 0SOCIALI/S0 CONSID] TO BE RI<T2  

A RADICAL G5]AL /RIKE1 SUPPORT$ & PROMOT$ BY RADICAL =CES AGA9/ A SOCIAL DEMOCRACY ?AT IS 9CAPABLE ( DI/RIBUT+ ! WEAL? ( ! C\NTRY & ( MA9TA9+ SOCIAL JU/ICE4  
  
,IF IT BEG9S 9 ANO!R C\NTRY 

  

,9 ?IS CASE1 ! REVOLT ( ! PROLET>IAT OPPRESS$ BY IMP]IALISM WILL PROVIDE A /ATE ( PREC>I\S ECONOMIC EQUILIBRIUM4 ,! MOM5T AN EXPLOIT$ ZONE CEASES TO BE EXPLOIT$1 ! EXPLOIT+ C\NTRIES WILL HAVE TO R$UCE !IR 9T]NAL CONSUMPTION & 9CREASE ! EXPLOITATION ( ! WEAK] CLASSES4 ,IT IS ?US NECESS>Y TO SUPPORT 9 EV]Y WAY ! /RUGGLE ( OPPRESS$ C\NTRIES & 5SURE ?AT 9 \R C\NTRY IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO IMPOSE A /RATEGY ( 9CREAS$ EXPLOITATION BY DEF5D+ TOO? & NAIL ! ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASSES4 

,?IS WILL BE ! />T+ PO9T ( \R /RUGGLE1 :I* WILL LAT] HAVE TO BE DIRECT$ T[>DS TRANS=M+ ! /RUCTURES ( ! POLITICAL MANAGEM5T ( \R C\NTRY1 SEEK+ TO TURN EV]Y /RIKE 9TO AN 9SURRECTION & EV]Y 9SURRECTION 9TO A REVOLUTION4 

,! BEG9N+ ( ! P]IOD ( TRANSITION1 9 O!R WORDS ! DE/RUCTION ( A POLITICAL P[] :I* IS ABLE TO MANAGE ! POLITICS1 ECONOMY & IDEOLOGY ( A SOCIETY )\T ANY GREAT PROBLEMS1 IS H[EV] ONLY A *ALL5G+ ( ONE PRECISE TYPE ( P[] :I* IS HI/ORICALLY DEF9$ & L9K$ TO AN EXTREMELY PRECISE CLASS ( PEOPLE4 

,AT ?IS PO9T1 9 A SITUATION ( AN 9CREAS+ CLA% BETWE5 ! OLD P[] ?AT WANTS TO REGA9 LO/ GR\ND & ! OPPRESS$ CLASSES ?AT WANT TO /OP ?IS FROM HAPP5+1 !RE WILL DEVELOP A NEW CLA%3 ! CLA% BETWE5 ?OSE :O WANT TO BUILD A NEW P[] ) ! SUPPORT ( ! OPPRESS$ CLASSES & ?OSE :O WANT TO ABOLI% P[] BY SPLITT+ IT UP 9TO FRAGM5TS -- ONE FRAGM5T = EV]Y HUMAN BE+4 

,IT IS ?US NECESS>Y1 9 ORD] TO CONT9UE TO BE AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S DUR+ ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 TO CONSID] AS 5EMIES BO? ! B\RGEOISIE & ! BUREAUCRACY & ALSO ! MEMB]S ( ,M>XI/-,L59I/ P>TIES4 ,HI/ORY HAS CONFIRM$ UNEQUIVOCALLY ! NE$ = ?IS4 

,N[1 HAV+ DI/+UI%$ TWO 5EMIES 7! OLD P[] & ! SUPPORT]S ( A NEW P[]71 WE MU/ SPECIFY ?AT DUR+ ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD 7! 9SURRECTIONALI/ PHASE71 ! MA9 5EMY IS ! B\RGEOISIE & !RE=E WE WILL F9D \RSELVES 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! ,M>XI/-,L59I/S4 ,BUT ?IS SOLID>ITY ) ?OSE :O FI<T \R COMMON 5EMY MU/ BE EXCLUSIVELY MILIT>Y1 & MU/ BE AIM$ AT ! ESS5TIAL & ABSOLUTE NE$ TO PRES]VE ! AUTONOMY ( ALL ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ /RUCTURES & ! CLE> DI/9CTION FROM ?OSE ( \R ALLY-5EMIES4 

,! PHYSICAL1 POLITICAL & IDEOLOGICAL DI/9CTION BETWE5 AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S & O!RS MU/ BE CLE> & WE MU/ ALWAYS BE READY NOT ONLY TO DEF5D \RSELVES BUT EV5 7:5EV] NECESS>Y7 TO ATTACK \R ALLIES %\LD !Y ?REAT5 \R PHYSICAL1 POLITICAL & IDEOLOGICAL EXI/5CE4 

,9 ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 WE CAN CONSID] \RSELVES VICTORI\S IF WE HAVE DEFEAT$ ! B\RGEOISIE & HAVE NOT BE5 DE/ROY$ OR R$UC$ TO IMPOT5CE BY ! ,M>XI/-,L59I/S4 ,WE MU/ BE P]FECTLY AW>E ?AT :AT MATT]S MO/ 9 ?IS FIR/ PHASE IS NOT ! IDEOLOGICAL /RUGGLE 7:I* WILL BE 9 \R FAVOR1 9 ANY EV5T7 BUT ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY ! MILIT>Y /RUGGLE & :AT MATT]S H]E IS NOT IDEOLOGY1 BUT ,/,R,5,G,? & NUMB]S6 

,9 ! SECOND PHASE ( ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD 7! CON/RUCTION ( A SOCIALI/ SOCIETY71 ?+S WILL BE V]Y DIFF]5T ) RESPECT TO ! FIR/ PHASE4 

,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! SUPPORT]S ( ! ,/ATE 7UND]/OOD AS AN APP>ATUS = ! DIRECTION & CONTROL ( ! FUNCTIONS ( A :OLE SOCIETY71 ?\< REMA9+ A MILIT>Y MATT]1 WILL ESS5TIALLY BE A POLITICAL MATT] L9K$ MORE TO ! SUCCESS ) :I* \R IDEAS >E ACCEPT$ ?AN TO \R ABILITY TO )/& A MILIT>Y CLA%4 

,AN>*I/ COMMUNISM CANNOT BE APPLI$ BY =CE 7?\< IT MU/ BE DEF5D$ BY =CE7 & SO1 9 ?IS PHASE WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE EF=TS TO CONV9CE ! UNCONV9C$ ( ! CORRECTNESS ( \R IDEAS1 BO? ?R\< ! PRACTICAL APPLICATION ( !M & ?R\< DISCUSSION ( \R IDEOLOGY4 

,WE MU/ ALL[ EV]YONE TO EXP]IM5T & TO MAKE MI/AKES 7AS LONG AS !Y DO NOT FI<T US7 & WELCOME 9TO \R RANKS ?OSE 5EMIES :O HAVE *ANG$ !IR M9DS 7EX-B\RGEOISIE OR EX-,M>XI/-,L59I/S7 )\T EV] =C+ ANYONE TO BEHAVE AS WE W\LD WI%1 BUT PATI5TLY WAIT+ = EV]YONE TO BECOME CONV9C$ SL[LY BUT SURELY ( :AT ! :OLE ( SOCIETY CAN A*IEVE4 

,IF ?IS HAPP5S1 SOCIALISM WILL BE BORN \T ( SPONTANE\S SOCIAL RELATIONS & NATURAL ECONOMIC RELATION%IPS & 9 ?AT WAY WE CAN GRADUALLY BUILD A SOCIALI/ IDEOLOGY4 

,! F9AL ACT ?AT WE CAN & MU/ PR$ICT TODAY IS ! ABOLITION ( \R [N MILIT>Y =CE4 ,IT WILL PROBABLY HAPP5 NATURALLY1 BUT ITS EXT9CTION1 :5 ! MOM5T COMES TO CREATE IT1 WILL HAVE TO BE CLE>LY SET \T & =ESE51 JU/ AS ITS CREATION WILL BE4 

,AFT] ?IS1 !RE WILL BE ! NEW SOCIETY4 ,NO CLASSES & !RE=E NO CLASS ANTAGONISM &1 MAYBE1 NEW PROBLEMS = HUMANITY1 F9ALLY FREE FROM OPPRESSION4 

,! ,SPECIFIC ,ORGANIZATION ,DUR+ ! ,TRANSITIONAL ,P]IOD 

  

,! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD WILL BE ! DEF9ITIVE MOM5T ( TRU?1 ! UN>GUABLE V]IFICATION ( \R !ORY & /RATEGY1 AS LONG AS \R TACTICS >E NOT WRONG & ! RATIO ( /R5G? IS NOT OV]LY UNFAVORABLE TO US4 

,9 ANY CASE1 NO-ONE CAN TELL :AT WILL HAPP5 DUR+ ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD & !RE=E NO-ONE CAN PR$ICT ANY?+ PRECISELY4 

,! ECONOMIC & SOCIAL *>ACT]I/ICS ( ?AT HI/ORICAL P]IOD >E NEI!R PR$ICTABLE NOR IMAG9ABLE AT A RATIONAL1 SCI5TIFIC LEVEL4 ,FUR!RMORE IT IS P]HAPS UNWISE TO MAKE PRECISE PR$ICTIONS 9 ORD] NOT TO FALL 9TO ! ]ROR ( PRESAG+ REALITY ) A PR$ICTION ?AT CAN ONLY BE PURELY IDEOLOGICAL OR !ORETICAL4 

,ONE ?+1 ?\<1 IS C]TA93 IF \R AN>*I/ COMMUNISM IS RI<T1 ?+S WILL GO ACCORD+ TO \R WI%ES4 ,BUT IF IT IS WRONG1 :O KN[S :AT WILL HAPP54 

,TWO ?+S CAN 9VALIDATE ?IS CONCEPT3  

COMMITT+ S]I\S TACTICAL ]RORS  

/R5G? RATIOS :I* >E OV]LY UNFAVORABLE TO US4  
  

,IF ! MOVEM5T ( ALL REVOLUTION>IES &_/OR \R ORGANIZATION MAKE TACTICAL ]RORS1 IF ! /R5G? RATION )9 ! REVOLUTION>Y =CES IS UNFAVORABLE TO US1 !N ! TASK ?AT AWAITS US IS FIR/ & =EMO/ TO TRY ) ALL \R /R5G? TO OPPOSE ! ]RORS & IMPROVE \R /R5G? RATION4 ,BUT IT IS ALSO NECESS>Y TO DEF9E 7/>T+ N[7 SOME?+ ?AT ! HI/ORICAL EXP]I5CE ( AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S 9 ,RUSSIA & ,SPA9 9DICATES AS BE+ ( ! UTMO/ IMPORTANCE1 ?AT IS TO PREP>E & ORGANIZE1 DUR+ ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 AN ORGANIC PLAN 7TO BE PUT 9TO ACTION %\LD ! LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION BE DEFEAT$7 = ! SURVIVAL ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION & ! MASS ORGANIZATION4 

,RUSSIA & ,SPA9 %[$ ?AT :5 A REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS IS 9 PROGRESS1 AN>*I/S >E NOT ALWAYS1 DESPITE ! 5?USIASM & TRU/1 ABLE TO EXPRESS !MSELVES COMPLETELY4 ,:ILE NOT =GETT+ ! ]RORS MADE BY ! AN>*I/S !MSELVES1 WE %\LD REMEMB] ?AT 9 ,RUSSIA ! /R5G? RATIO ( AN>*I/S TO ,L59I/S WAS 9F]IOR1 :ILE 9 ,SPA91 ! REVOLUTION>IES MADE MANY TACTICAL ]RORS ON A POLITICAL & MILIT>Y LEVEL4 

,:AT HAPP5$ MU/ TEA* US ?AT WE HAVE TO BE READY = DEFEAT :5 ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD BEG9S4 ,WE HAVE TO BE READY TO RETREAT ) ! FEWE/ POSSIBLE LOSSES1 TO RE-ORGANIZE & ATTACK AGA9 9 SOME O!R P>T ( ! WORLD1 AT ANO!R TIME1 ! SAME /RUGGLE4 ,BECAUSE IT IS NOT NECESS>Y1 9 FACT IT IS D[NRI<T DANG]\S1 TO ALL[ \RSELVES TO BE DE/ROY$ & EV]Y MEMB] ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION NE$S TO KN[ ?AT %\LD ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S BE DEFEAT$ 9 ONE C\NTRY1 ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S 9 #c O!R C\NTRIES >E AB\T TO BEG9 ! SAME BATTLE & MU/ USE ! EXP]I5CE & ! LESSONS LE>N$ FROM \R DEFEATS1 P]HAPS MORE SO ?AN FROM \R VICTORIES4 

,! ,F,I,R,/ ,T,A,S,K ,( ,! ,S,P,E,C,I,F,I,C ,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,A,T,I,O,N ,D,U,R,+ ,! ,T,R,A,N,S,I,T,I,O,N,A,L ,P,],I,O,D ,I,S ,T,O ,=,E,S,E,E ,& ,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E ,A ,R,E,T,R,E,A,T ,& ,D,E,F,E,A,T4 

,AT ?IS /AGE1 HAV+ E/ABLI%$ ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PR$ICT :AT WILL HAPP5 & HAV+ =ESE5 ! WOR/1 WE NE$ TO DEF9E ALL ! FIRM PO9TS ?AT WE CAN BASE \RSELVES ON DUR+ ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD BECAUSE :ILE IT IS TRUE ?AT NO?+ CAN BE PR$ICT$1 IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT WE CAN GIVE \RSELVES ! REQUIR$ KN[L$GE & ORGANIZATION TO ALL[ US NOT TO MAKE ! SAME ]RORS AGA94 

,9 ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION F9DS ITSELF ) TWO NE$S4 ,! FIR/ IS TO EXI/ & BECOME /RONG] SO ?AT IT CAN C>RY ON ITS WORK ( SPREAD+ AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ IDEAS AS EFFICI5TLY AS POSSIBLE4 ,! SECOND IS TO WEAK5 ITSELF TO ! PO9T ( CEAS+ TO EXI/1 AS ITS EXI/5CE IS 9COMPATIBLE ) A SOCIETY 9 :I* !RE IS NO CLASS CONFLICT4 

,?US1 ON ! ONE H& IT MU/ GR[ /RONG] :ILE1 ON ! O!R H&1 %\LD ?AT HAPP51 IT MU/ CEASE TO EXI/4 

,9 ORD] TO CL>IFY ?IS APP>5T P>ADOX1 WE MU/ REF] TO ! TWO PHASES ( ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD3 9 ! FIR/ PHASE 7! APEX ( ! CLA% BETWE5 CLASSES71 ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION MU/ NOT ONLY BECOME /RONG]1 IT MU/ ALSO HAVE A 0MILIT>Y0 =M2 ! SECOND PHASE 7! ELIM9ATION ( CLASS ANTAGONISM7 IS MADE POSSIBLE ?ANKS TO ! /R5G? ( ! ORGANIZATION1 BUT HAV+ COMPLET$ ITS TASK1 ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION MU/ DISSOLVE & EXT+UI% ITSELF4 

,= ! EXT9CTION ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION NOT TO BE A VA9 ILLUSION & = ! ORGANIZATION ?AT WE \RSELVES BUILT NOT TO BECOME AN IMP$IM5T TO ! REALIZATION ( \R ASPIRATIONS -- A SOCIETY )\T CLASSES & )\T P[] -- IT IS ESS5TIAL ?AT WE CLE>LY & SIMPLY E/ABLI% H[ TO /R5G!N ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION )\T IT BECOM+ AN ORGAN ( P[]1 & H[ IT IS POSSIBLE TO 5SURE ?AT ITS EXT9CTION IS P>T ( ITS V]Y NATURE4 

,9 ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION MU/ DO :AT IT HAS ALWAYS DONE1 ?AT IS TO SAY3  

TO BR+ ! EXP]I5CE ( PA/ /RUGGLES 9TO ! CURR5T /RUGGLES2  

TO ACT AS A C5T] = DEBATE & AS A L9K BETWE5 MILITANTS2  

TO ACT AS A POLE ( ATTRACTION = ?OSE NEW MILITANTS :O 9 ! LATT] PHASE ( ! CLASS W> WILL FLOCK TO \R ORGANIZATION & :O WILL HAVE TO BE C>EFULLY SELECT$1 9=M$ & ADD$ TO ! RE/ ( ! MEMB]%IP2  

TO ACT AS A C5T] ( DEBATE = ALL ! PROBLEMS ?AT MAY >ISE & CLE>LY 9DICATE & PROPAGATE ! TACTIC IT RECOMM5DS1 & ALSO D5\NCE & COMBAT ! ]RORS ?AT WILL SURELY BE MADE DUR+ ! P]IOD2  

TO CLE>LY 9DICATE ALLIES & POSSIBLE ALLIES & SUPPORT !M UNRES]V$LY1 BUT ALSO TO 9DICATE JU/ AS CLE>LY \R 5EMIES & FI<T !M ) EV]Y MEANS2  

TO SUPPORT & P>TICIPATE 9 ! MILIT>Y CLA% AGA9/ ! B\RGEOISIE & AGA9/ ALL ?OSE :O TRY TO =CE A ,/ATE 7EV5 A DEMOCRATIC ONE7 OR A DICTATOR%IP 7EV5 A PROLET>IAN ONE7 ON ! TRIUMPHANT REVOLUTION>IES4  
  

,IF WE CONSID] ! FIR/ F\R PO9TS1 WE CAN EASILY SEE H[1 AS ! SOCIAL & POLITICAL CONDITIONS *ANGE 7?AT IS1 9 ! SECOND PHASE71 IT BECOMES 9CREAS+LY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PLACE 7! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION7 ?AT IS DI/9CT FROM ! RE/ ( SOCIETY1 :]E C]TA9 QUE/IONS CAN BE TACKL$4 ,9 PRACTICE1 AS SOCIETY ITSELF GRADUALLY *ANGES1 IT CAN BECOME 0! ASSEMBLY0 = ALL DECISIONS & PROPOSALS4 

,?IS MEANS ?AT ,N,A,T,U,R,A,L,L,Y1 & = OBJECTIVE REASONS1 ALL CITIZ5S 79CLUD+ ! MEMB]S ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION7 WILL F9D !MSELVES ACTUALLY HAV+ TO C>RY \T ! FUNCTIONS ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION4 

,BUT ?IS IS ONLY POSSIBLE AS LONG AS !RE >E NO 5EMIES 7ORGANIZ$ B\RGEOISIE OR SUPPORT]S ( ! ,/ATE7 :O FI<T ?IS NEW DEMOCRACY4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IT IS POSSIBLE ONLY IF WE 5T] ! SECOND P]IOD ( ! TRANSITIONAL PHASE4 

,AS F> AS ! LA/ TWO PO9TS ABOVE >E CONC]N$ 7E & F71 ! PROBLEM WILL BE DEALT ) 9 ! SECTION DEAL+ ) ! MILIT>Y QUE/ION4 

,TO CONCLUDE ! QUE/ION ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION'S ROLE 9 ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 WE CAN HYPO!SIZE A TE*NICAL POSSIBILITY = ! EXT9CTION ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION4 ,AS ! CON/RUCTIVE PROBLEMS GRADUALLY OV]TAKE ?OSE ( ! PHYSICAL /RUGGLE1 ! MILITANTS ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION WILL F9D !MSELVES OP]AT+ 9CREAS+LY 9 !IR WORKPLACES1 )9 ! /RUCTURES ( ! NEW SOCIETY4 ,IT WILL !RE=E BE POSSIBLE AT SOME PRECISE PO9T = A CONGRESS ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION TO DISSOLVE ITSELF 9TO ! /RUCTURES ( ! NEW SOCIETY ONCE !Y >E ABLE TO COORD9ATE ALL OR MO/ ( ! PROBLEMS REG>D+ ! :OLE ( SOCIETY4 

,ON ! ,MILIT>Y ,QUE/ION 

  

,ONCE ! TRANSITION HAS BEGUN1 :ILE ! WORK ( SOCIAL CON/RUCTION BECOMES URG5T1 !RE WILL /ILL EXI/ SEP>ATELY ! MASS ORGANIZATION & ! SPECIFIC AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION4 

,FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( 5EMIES1 !RE >E V>I\S POSSIBILITIES3  

5EMIES ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION1 ( ITS PROPAG&A1 ITS ACTION )9 ! MASS ORGANIZATION1 ETC42  

5EMIES ( ! NEW SOCIAL CON/RUCTION SET 9 MOTION BY ! MASS ORGANIZATION 79T]NAL & EXT]NAL 5EMIES74  
  

,?IS W\LD SEEM TO BE AN OBJECTIVE FACT1 DEMON/RAT$ BY HI/ORY4 

,! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION CONT9UES TO C>RY \T ITS SPECIFIC TASK = AN UN=ESEEABLE L5G? ( TIME4 ,! PROBLEM ( DEF5SE !RE=E H+ES ON ! FOLL[+ PO9TS3  

DEF5SE ( ! /RUCTURES ( ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION SO ?AT IT CAN SURVIVE AS A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION2  

DEF5SE ( ! /RUCTURES ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION1 )\T :I* ! REVOLUTION>Y SOCIAL CON/RUCTION ITSELF W\LD COLLAPSE2  

DEF5SE ( ! WORK & A*IEVEM5TS ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION1 OR RA!R1 DEF5SE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y SOCIETY ITSELF4  
  

,AS F> AS ,PO9T #a IS CONC]N$1 IT %\LD BE CL>IFI$ ?AT3  

9 ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 AP>T FROM ! POLITICAL DEF5SE ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION1 IT WILL ALSO BE NECESS>Y TO DEF5D IT MILIT>ILY1 = ! SAME REASONS2  

! FUNCTION ( ! MILIT>Y DEF5SE ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION IS A TE*NICAL FUNCTION ( COORD9AT+ MILITANTS 9 ORD] TO 5SURE ! MAXIMUM EFFECTIV5ESS ( ! MILIT>Y ACTION4  
  

,?AT BE+ ! CASE1 ! POSSIBILITY ?AT MAY >ISE = POLITICAL DEVIATIONS )9 ! DEF5SE APP>ATUS >E CLOSELY L9K$ TO ITS TE*NICAL ORGANIZATION & TO POSSIBILITIES ( REGRESSION 9 ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION4 

,AS F> AS ,PO9T #b & ,PO9T #c >E CONC]N$1 ?IS IS A SPECIFIC TASK ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION'S MILIT>Y APP>ATUS1 :OSE AIM IS TO DEF5D ! WORK & DEVELOPM5T ( ! REVOLUTION>Y LIB]T>IAN PROLET>IAT4 

,?IS APP>ATUS MU/ BE RESPONSIBLE TO ! NORMAL DECISION-MAK+ /RUCTURES ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION1 UNQUE/ION+LY TI$ TO ITS LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLES4 ,H]E TOO1 )9 ! MILIT>Y APP>ATUS1 !RE IS ! RISK ( SEP>ATION & ASSUMPTION ( ! DIRECTION ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION4 

,ONE SPECIFIC PROBLEM ( ?IS DEF5SE REG>DS ! POSSIBILITY ?AT1 9 V>I\S ZONES1 !RE WILL ALWAYS BE SOME PEOPLE :O1 DESPITE NOT BE+ REGUL> MEMB]S ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION1 DECIDE TO (F] !IR MILIT>Y S]VICES = ! DEF5SE ( ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,?IS WILL BE A WIDESPREAD PH5OM5ON AS ! MASS ORGANIZATION 9 ?IS P]IOD WILL GR[ RAPIDLY4 ,BUT 9 ORD] ?AT IT & ITS MILIT>Y APP>ATUS GR[ CORRECTLY1 TWO FACTORS MU/ BE CONSID]$ CRUCIAL3  

FIRMNESS ( LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLES 9 ! CONTROL & RUNN+ ( ! REVOLUTION>Y >MY2  

GREAT ELA/ICITY 9 /RUCTURES = ! RECRUITM5T ( NEW =CES & 9 ! COORD9ATION ( COMBAT UNITS 9 ! V>I\S ZONES4  
  

,!SE PO9TS >E VITAL4 

,!RE !N >ISE PROBLEMS 9 ! MILIT>Y RELATIONS BETWE5 AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ MILITANTS & MILITANTS ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION3  

,! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ MILITANTS >E NATURAL MEMB]S ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION & MU/ ACT AS SU* 9 ! MILIT>Y /RUCTURES ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION1 ) A P>TICUL>LY 9TRANSIG5T DEF5SE ( LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLES & 9 ! SOLUTION ( ALL PRACTICAL PROBLEMS CONNECT$ !RETO4 ,H[EV]1 !Y MU/ NEV] USE !IR SPECIFIC =CES = ACTIONS :I* >E CONTR>Y TO & AUTONOM\S ( ! UNIT$ =CES1 O!R ?AN = ! PURE & SIMPLE DEF5SE ( ! EXI/5CE 7& NEV] = ! POLITICAL L9E7 ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION ITSELF4  

,CAN ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION LAUN* A MILIT>Y MOBILIZATION AGA9/ L>GE POLITICAL 5EMIES 7=MATION ( PROLET>IAN DICTATOR%IPS1 NEW POLICE =CES1 ETC478  
  

,IF ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION BELIEVES ?AT POLITICAL 5EMIES ( ! 5TIRE REVOLUTION >E BE+ =M$1 EV5 BE=E AN IMM$IATE & CLE> DANG] TO ! CON/RUCTION WORK ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION CAN BE SE51 !N IT CAN & IT MU/ DO SOME?+6 ,IF !SE DANG]\S 5EMIES >E NOT M]ELY OB/ACLES TO ! PURE & /RAI<T=W>D EXI/5CE ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION1 !N ! ORGANIZ$ MILITANTS MU/ BE ABLE TO ELICIT A MILIT>Y RESPONSE :I* GOES BEYOND SIMPLE 09T]NAL POLIC+0 BY !IR ORGANIZATION4 

,9 ?AT CASE1 ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION CAN & MU/ PROPOSE AN ALLIANCE ) ALL ! O!R AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATIONS & MILITANTS & ) ! MASS ORGANIZATIONS4 ,EV]YONE WILL BE FREE TO JO9 ! 9ITIATIVE OR NOT4 

,IF !Y DO1 ! UNIT$ MILIT>Y COORD9ATION MU/ BE /RICTLY BAS$ ON PRECISE1 /RICT L9ES1 DIRECT+ ! MILIT>Y ACTION 9 PRECISE & UNIT$ POLITICAL WAYS ) A PRECISE AIM 7! DEFEAT ( ! DICTATOR%IP1 ETC47 & NO?+ ELSE4 

,IF !Y DO NOT1 ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION MU/ MAKE A C>EFUL DECISION3 EI!R NOT TO MOBILIZE OR TO TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE ITSELF AS SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION4 

,ATTACK+ AU?ORIT>IAN ,/ATE & POLICE /RUCTURES IS NOT1 9 ANY EV5T1 H>MFUL TO ! MASS ORGANIZATION'S AUTONOMY4 ,! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION MU/ 5C\RAGE ! MASSES TO FI<T !SE POLITICAL 5EMIES & ACCEPT A PROGRAM & MILIT>Y /RUCTURE SUGGE/$ BY ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION ITSELF4 ,IF ! CAUSE IS RI<T & NECESS>Y1 EV5 ?OSE MASS ORGANIZATIONS & AN>*I/ MILITANTS FROM O!R T5D5CIES :O W]E 9ITIALLY UNDECID$ WILL JO9 9 79 ?AT CASE WE MU/1 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE1 AIM = A UNIT$ & EQUALLY-REPRES5TATIVE MILIT>Y COORD9ATION BETWE5 ALL ! P>TICIPAT+ =CES1 ?\< ALWAYS ) ! CONDITION ( LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ PROGRAMS & /RUCTURES74 

,WE WILL NEV] TIRE ( REPEAT+ ?AT ?IS TYPE ( MILIT>Y /RUGGLE WILL LA/ UNTIL SU* TIMES AS ITS PRECISE GOAL HAS BE5 REA*$ & IS CONDUCT$ ) LIB]T>IAN MILIT>Y /RUCTURES4 

,! ,TASK ( ! ,MASS ,ORGANIZATION 

  

,ONE ( ! TASKS ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION BE=E ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD IS TO 0REM9D0 LIB]T>IANS :O >E P>T ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION ?AT ! F9AL GOAL ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE IS ! REVOLUTION4 ,ONCE ?IS >RIVES1 ! MASS ORGANIZATION MU/ BE ABLE TO TRANS=M ITS FUNCTIONS FROM ONE DAY TO ! NEXT4 ,FROM BE+ AN ORGAN ( ECONOMIC /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! CAPITALI/S1 IT MU/ BECOME AN ORGAN = ! COORD9ATION ( PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION = ! SOCIALI/S4 

,?IS WILL BE POSSIBLE ?ANKS TO ! FACT ?AT ! LIB]T>IAN ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURE ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION IS NOT BY ITS NATURE L9K$ TO ANY PRECISE FUNCTION1 BUT AS IT IS BAS$ ON ! PR9CIPLE ( SELF-DET]M9ATION ( ITS POLITICS & PRACTICE1 IT ONLY NE$S ! CONSCI\S WILL ( ITS MEMB]S TO TRANS=M ! MASS ORGANIZATION FROM BE+ A LABOR UNION )9 ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM 9TO A BASIC /RUCTURE = PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION 9 ! SOCIALI/ SY/EM4 

,?IS MEANS EXPROPRIATION &1 AT ! SAME TIME1 RE-APPROPRIATION ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 

,ON ! FIR/ DAY ( ! REVOLUTION1 ?IS ME?OD WILL LEAD TO ! SOCIALI/ SOCIETY PRODUC+ ! SAME GOODS ?AT W]E PRODUC$ 9 ! CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 

,! DIFF]5CE WILL BE ABOVE ALL 9 ! DI/RIBUTION 9DU/RY1 AS IT WILL BE ?IS :I* WILL IMM$IATELY HAVE TO APPLY A PR9CIPLE 7TO EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR NE$S7 :I* IS ! EXACT OPPOSITE ( ! ONE :I* EXI/$ PRIOR TO ?AT PO9T 7TO EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR ECONOMIC ABILITY74 

,IT WILL !N BE ! TURN ( EV]Y PRODUCTIVE UNIT TO POSE ITSELF ! QUE/ION BO? ( ! R$UCTION ( WORK & ( ! RE-CONV]SION ( 9DU/RY 9 A WAY ?AT ! PR9CIPLE 0FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR ABILITY0 CAN BE APPLI$4 

,SELF-MANAGEM5T ( ! PLANN+1 PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION ( GOODS WILL BE C>RI$ \T ?R\< ! DECISION-MAK+ *ANNELS ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION1 SO ?AT 9 TIME ! :OLE SOCIETY CAN ADAPT ITSELF TO ITS [N NE$S4 ,H[EV]1 ONE ?+ ?AT MU/ BE IMM$IATELY 9TRODUC$ IS SELF-MANAGEM5T1 BECAUSE NO-ONE MU/ BE ALL[$ EV5 ! SLI<TE/ P[] TO MAKE DECISIONS AS IT C\LD RESULT 9 SOME =M ( MANAGEM5T P[]4 

,9 ORD] TO A*IEVE ?IS AIM1 ! MASS ORGANIZATION WILL HAVE TO TAK5 ON1 ) GREAT CL>ITY & ABILITY1 ALL ! DECISION-MAK+ TASKS ( SOCIETY & IT WILL HAVE TO DEF5D ITSELF1 EV5 MORE SO AS ! POLITICAL & MILIT>Y BATTLE WILL BE FI]CE1 DUE TO BO? ATTACKS ON ! AUTONOMY ( ! MASS BODIES & ! /RUGGLE BETWE5 SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS4 

,NATURALLY1 WE CANNOT PR$ICT ! *>ACT]I/ICS ?AT ?IS PROCESS WILL TAKE ON4 ,WE CANNOT PR$ICT MI/AKES OR GIVE 9DICATIONS3 /R5G? RATIOS1 ! MATURITY ( ! MASSES1 SOCIAL & POLITICAL T5SION1 PRACTICAL NE$S1 ! 9T]NATIONAL SITUATION -- !SE >E ALL UNPR$ICTABLE4 ,! ONLY SURE ?+ IS ?IS3 DEMON/RAT+ 9 EV5 ONE NEI<BORHOOD1 9 EV5 ONE FACTORY1 ?AT SELF-MANAGEM5T IS POSSIBLE MEANS SETT+ (F AN IRREV]SIBLE PROCESS ?AT ONLY A MILIT>Y DEFEAT CAN BLOCK4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 NO MILIT>Y VICTORY1 BY ITSELF1 CAN MAKE ?IS PROCESS POSSIBLE 9ASMU* AS IF :OEV] W9S F9DS !MSELVES ) ! POSSIBILITY ( MAK+ DECISIONS1 !Y APPROPRIATE ?IS DECISION-MAK+ P[] BY =CE4 

,SOCIAL ORGANIZATION WILL BE BAS$ >\ND COLLECTIVE P>TICIPATION 9 ! POLITICAL DECISIONS & ON RECALLABLE DELEGATES = ?OSE REPRES5TATIONS ?AT EA* FACTORY & NEI<BORHOOD WILL NE$ TO HAVE4 

,! LIB]T>IAN MASS ORGANIZATION WILL HAVE TO REMA9 JU/ ?AT -- DI/9CT FROM SOCIETY & FROM ! O!R MASS ORGANIZATIONS -- ?R\<\T ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD & WILL WELCOME AS MEMB]S ?OSE :O VOLUNT>ILY & CONSCI\SLY APPROVE ( ITS ACTIVITIES4 

,EV]YONE WILL HAVE TO DECIDE FREELY TO JO9 ! MASS ORGANIZATION & !RE WILL BE A PRESS+ NE$ TO 5SURE ?AT EV]YONE HAS BO? ! *ANCE & ! WILL TO JO94 

,IT IS !RE=E NECESS>Y = ! MASS ORGANIZATION TO TAKE ON ! TASK ( $UCATION & 9=M+1 ALL[+ & PROMOT+ BO? 9SIDE & \TSIDE ! ORGANIZATION ! IDEOLOGICAL DEBATE 7:I* BECOMES POLITICAL DUR+ ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 BY =CE ( ?+S7 ?AT ALONE CAN DET]M9E ! VICTORY & ! SPREAD ( A SOCIAL PRACTICE BAS$ ON ! COLLECTIVE [N]%IP ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & ON COLLECTIVE P>TICIPATION 9 ! MANAGEM5T ( PUBLIC AFFAIRS4 

,AN AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ VICTORY WILL ?US BE ! VICTORY ( RI<T 9 ?IS GREAT DEBATE1 & \R GOAL IS EXACTLY ?IS3 ) ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 :5 EV]Y?+ WILL BE QUE/ION$1 WE WILL OBTA9 :AT WE HAVE ALWAYS DESIR$4 ,! :OLE SOCIETY WILL TRANS=M ITSELF 9TO A HUGE ASSEMBLY :I* WILL HAVE TO DECIDE ITS [N FUTURE & IF WE >E !N ABLE TO 5SURE ?AT NO =CE IS ABLE TO IMPOSE DECISIONS O!R ?AN ?OSE :I* COME FROM ! RI<T IDEAS1 !N WE CAN HAPPILY PR$ICT N[ ?AT EV]Y?+ WILL *ANGE = ! BETT]4 

,9 ! SECOND PHASE ( ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD1 ! R$UCTION 9 ! CLA% BETWE5 CLASSES & ! ALMO/ TOTAL DEFEAT ( ! REACTION>Y =CES WILL GIVE RISE TO A WIDESPREAD NE$ AMONG ! POPULATION = A CALM]1 QUIET] LIFE4 

,AT ?IS PO9T1 ) ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION CLOSE TO EXT+UI%+ ITSELF1 ) ! ECONOMY 9 A PHASE ( RE/RUCTUR+ & ) ! PRACTICE ( SELF-MANAGEM5T ALREADY SPREAD+1 ! PROBLEMS ?AT WILL >ISE WILL BE MO/LY C5T]$ >\ND TWO POLITICAL QUE/IONS4  

H[ TO GIVE SOCIETY AN EFFICI5T1 SELF-MANAG$ ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURE2  

H[ TO ELIM9ATE ! POLITICAL DIFF]5CES TYPICAL ( ! PREVI\S P]IOD & REA* REAL POLITICAL UNITY4  
  

,:ILE ! PRES]VATION ( ! 0FRE$0 SOCIETY WILL DEP5D ON ?AT SOCIETY ITSELF & !RE=E WE CAN SAY ?AT ! SOLUTION TO ! FIR/ QUE/ION WILL DEP5D ON ! ABILITY ( ALL CITIZ5S1 ! ELIM9ATION ( POLITICAL DIFF]5CES1 ON ! O!R H&1 WILL DEP5D ON ! ABILITY ( ! MO/ CONSCI\S COMRADES 7?AT IS TO SAY1 ! LIB]T>IANS7 TO REALIZE CONCRETELY A SOCIETY :]E CONFLICTS >E ALWAYS AIR$ )9 A /RUCTURE :I* 9CLUDES EV]YONE4 

,ONLY ! RELICTS ( ! OLD SOCIETY WILL REMA9 \TSIDE ! NEW ONE4 

,BUT = ?IS TO HAPP51 IT WILL BE NECESS>Y = !RE TO BE1 ON ! ONE H&1 A MATUR+ ( POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS ?R\<\T SOCIETY &1 ON ! O!R H&1 AN ,E,V,O,L,U,T,I,O,N ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION 9TO SOCIETY ITSELF4 

,9 PRACTICE1 !RE %\LD BE A SYN!SIS BETWE5 SOCIETY & ! MASS ORGANIZATION1 9 ! S5SE ?AT WE %\LD SEE1 AT ! SAME TIME1 EV]YONE JO9+ ! MASS ORGANIZATION 7:I* 9 EFFECT MEANS ?AT ! MASS ORGANIZATION BECOMES ! ORGANIZATION ( SOCIETY7 & ! MASS ORGANIZATION DISSOLV+ 9TO SOCIETY4 ,?IS %\LD ALL TAKE PLACE BO? BY MEANS ( A CONSCI\S DECISION & AS A RESULT ( A NATURAL EVOLUTION4 

,?IS WILL DEP5D ON A REAL CONVICTION BE+ REA*$3 ?AT !RE >E NO MORE P>TISAN 9T]E/S1 ONLY COLLECTIVE 9T]E/S4 

,AT ?IS /AGE1 TO GO ON ) ?IS L9E ( REASON+ W\LD BE TO />T DESCRIB+ ! FUTURE SOCIETY1 BECAUSE ADD+ PR$ICTIONS & CONVICTIONS AB\T ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD W\LD MEAN =GETT+ ONE FUNDAM5TAL ?+1 ?AT IS TO SAY ?AT NO-ONE CAN OR MU/ DECIDE = ALL ! O!RS4 ,AFT] ALL1 ! TRANSITIONAL P]IOD IS 9 REALITY ! MOM5T :5 ! O!RS WILL DECIDE )\T ANY P[] D5Y+ !IR FRE$OM4 

,ON ! ,RELATION%IP ,BETWE5 ! ,SPECIFIC ,ORGANIZATION & ! ,MASS ,ORGANIZATION 

  

,9 ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! TRANSITION !RE >E TWO POSSIBLE PHASES3 ONE 7TAK5 = GRANT$ ! NE$ = ! MASS ORGANIZATION TO BUILD ! NEW SOCIETY7 :]E ! MASS ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ! NECESS>Y CL>ITY OR /R5G? TO E/ABLI% & FI<T ITS POLITICAL 5EMIES ALONE1 ! O!R :]E ! MASS ORGANIZATION DOES HAVE ?IS CL>ITY & /R5G? & 9EXORABLY BECOMES ! NEW SOCIAL GOV]NM5T1 9 EFFECT4 

,! L5G? ( ! FIR/ PHASE IS OBJECTIVELY DET]M9$ BY ! CONDITIONS ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION1 BY ! 5EMIES ( ! REVOLUTION & BY ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION4 ,IT CAN RANGE FROM Z]O TO QUITE A CONSID]ABLE L5G? ( TIME4 ,EV5 BE=E ! TRANSITION1 ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION WILL HAVE BE5 WORK+ = ! GR[? ( ! MASS ORGANIZATIONS SO ?AT !Y CAN BE READY TO SUPPORT A REVOLUTION>Y SOCIAL GOV]NM5T4 

,9 ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! TRANSITION1 ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION MU/ MAXIMIZE ?IS WORK & AT ! SAME TIME TAKE ACTION AGA9/ ! 5EMIES ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,H[ WILL IT DO ?IS8  

,FI<T+ !SE 5EMIES MU/ NOT DAMAGE ! GR[? ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION BUT PREP>E ! GR\ND = ITS AUTONOMY4  

,! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION MU/ 5SURE ?AT ITS POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS HAVE ! GREATE/ EFFECT ON ! MASSES & !IR APPROVAL1 BY MEANS ( ! GREATE/ POSSIBLE 9VOLVEM5T NOT ONLY ( WIDE SECTORS ( ! MASSES BUT ALSO ( ! MASS ORGANIZATIONS !MSELVES1 ALL[+ !M ! FRE$OM TO DECIDE !IR POSITION ON ! BASIS ( !IR [N REAL POLITICAL CONSCI5CE4 ,9 ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! TRANSITION1 ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION WILL HAVE TO TAKE ! POLITICAL 9ITIATIVE TO CL>IFY & EXPLA9 :O ! 5EMIES >E & TO 9VITE EV]YONE TO JO9 IT 9 FI<T+ !M4  
  

,IF ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION MAKES MI/AKES 9 ITS CAMPAIGN 7MOV+ TOO QUICKLY1 NOT EXPLA9+ ITSELF SUFFICI5TLY1 ETC471 IF IT TRIES TO IMPOSE ITS L9E ON ! MASSES 9 AN AU?ORIT>IAN WAY 7!REBY ITSELF BECOM+ AN 5EMY ( ! REVOLUTION71 !N ! ]ROR WILL BE SE5 9 ! L[ LEVELS ( MASS P>TICIPATION & ! POLITICAL DEFEAT ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION4 ,?US3  

9 ! TRANSITIONAL PHASE1 ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION MU/ HAVE ! GREATE/ POSSIBLE NUMB] ( CONTACTS ) ! MASS ORGANIZATION 9 ALL POSSIBLE =MS ( POLITICAL /RUGGLE1 9 ORD] TO GIVE IT ! *ANCE TO DEVELOP2  

AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ MILITANTS1 NATURAL MEMB]S ( ! MASS ORGANIZATION1 MU/ 5SURE ?AT EA* OCCASION = NEW POLITICAL & /RUCTURAL GR[? ( ! MASS ORGANIZATIONS MU/ BECOME NEW PROGRAMMATIC PO9TS1 NEW /RUCTURES1 NEW FUNCTIONS1 AS A NEW SOCIAL GOV]NM5T1 AS ! SUB/ITUTION ( ! SAME FUNCTIONS ( ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION2  

! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION MU/ CONT9U\SLY 5C\RAGE ! MASS ORGANIZATION TO TAKE ON ?OSE TASKS = :I* IT GRADUALLY DEVELOPS POLITICAL MATURITY & PRACTICAL ABILITY4  
  

,!SE ?REE PO9TS >E 5ORM\SLY IMPORTANT & REQUIRE A GOOD BALANCE 9 ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION & ! MASS ORGANIZATION4 

,AS WE CAN SEE1 !RE NE$S TO BE A GOOD BALANCE BETWE5 BO? ORGANIZATIONS1 ! LEVEL ( :I* MU/ NEV] REMA9 /ILL1 BUT MOVE AHEAD2 A BALANCE ?AT REQUIRES CONT9U\S 9ITIATIVE BY BO? ORGANIZATIONS1 ) NO PREV>ICATION4 ,9 FACT1 9 ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! TRANSITION1 WE AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ MILITANTS WILL BE REQUIR$ TO PROVIDE POLITICAL 9ITIATIVE & BEHAVE ) GREAT CORRECTNESS4 

,! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION CAN & MU/ HAVE ! POLITICAL ROLE ( CL>IFY+ & DRIV+ ON ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ REVOLUTION4 ,IT MU/ DO IT BY ACT+ ABOVE ALL AS A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION1 ?AT IS TO SAY ?R\< CONT9U\S /RUGGLE & PROPAG&A4 

,IT MU/ NOT HAVE ANY FALSE COMPLEXES4 ,ONCE IT RESPECTS ! CORRECTNESS ( ITS RELATIONS ) ! MASS ORGANIZATION1 ! SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION CAN & MU/ PL[ ALL ITS 5]GIES 9TO UNMASK+ 5EMIES1 LAUN*+ POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS1 PRODD+ ! MASS ORGANIZATION1 5C\RAG+ S9C]ELY REVOLUTION>Y MILITANTS TO DEF5D ! REVOLUTION ACTIVELY & TO GUIDE EV]Y PROBLEM T[>DS A SOLUTION ) 5]GY1 CL>ITY & CORRECTNESS4 

,ON ! ,MA9 ,PROBLEMS ( ,BUILD+ ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNISM 

  

,! PROBLEM ( ! NEW SOCIETY IS A PROBLEM ?AT ! ,FD,C,A MU/ FACE AT ! LEVEL ( BASIC /RATEGY & CANNOT BE AVOID$ = ! FOLL[+ REASONS3  

,IT IS \R TASK TO SUMM>IZE PA/ EXP]IM5TS ON ! P>T ( ! EXPLOIT$ DUR+ PREVI\S REVOLUTION>Y EXP]I5CES1 TO F9D !IR LIMITS & !IR ]RORS4 ,& IT IS ?IS H]ITAGE :I* TODAY %[N US ! PILL>S ( A SOCIAL REVOLUTION & ! *>ACT]I/ICS ( A SOCIETY )\T CLASSES1 :I* WE CAN N[ DEF9E 9 MORE PRECISE 7?\< /ILL 9COMPLETE7 T]MS ?AN PA/ REVOLUTION>IES C\LD4 ,?IS IS SO MU* MORE IMPORTANT TODAY AS WE NE$ TO RECOV] ! MO/ BASIC MOTIVATION ( \R REVOLUTION>Y BE+1 ?AT IDEAL T5SION BE IT 0! PRACTICE ( ! IMAG9ATION0 OR 0PRACTICE ( UTOPIA0 AS SOME COMRADES HAVE DESCRIB$ IT4 ,?IS IS ALL CONTA9$ 9 E/ABLI% 9 ! MO/ SCI5TIFIC & PRECISE WAY ALL ! V>I\S ALT]NATIVES TO ! /RUCTURES ( CAPITALI/ DOM9ATION & ! CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4  

,?IS SECTION ALSO 9CLUDES A PECULI>ITY :I* CANNOT BE 0WRITT5 9 /ONE0 AS ) O!R P>TS ( ?IS DOCUM5T4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IT CANNOT JU/ BE DECID$ & =GOTT5 AB\T2 IT MU/ BE ! SUBJECT ( A CONT9U\S PROCESS ( /UDY & RESE>* ( PA/ EXP]I5CES & ( ! PROCESS WE >E 9VOLV$ 9 !SE DAYS4  
  

,WE >E DEAL+ H]E ) ! >EAS & CONT5T :I* ! MASS ORGANIZATIONS MU/ BECOME CAPABLE ( MANAG+ 9 ! NEW SOCIETY4 ,!Y >E1 !RE=E1 BASIC PO9TS ( REF]5CE1 />T+ N[1 = ALL ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ MILITANTS ( \R ORGANIZATION4 ,= EV]Y ONE ( !SE PO9TS WE MU/ E/ABLI% :AT CAN BE /AT$ ) C]TA9TY N[ & :AT CAN ONLY BE A MATT] ( !ORETICAL DEBATE N[ BUT A PRACTICAL MATT] 9 A FUTURE REVOLUTION>Y TRANSITION4 

A7 ,BASIC ,/RATEGY 

  

,BASIC ,/RATEGY DOES NOT HAVE TO 9CLUDE ! =MS & MAKE-UP ( ! 7FUTURE7 FREE SOCIETY2 WE CAN ONLY SET \T ! BASIC PR9CIPLES & RECOGNIZE ?AT1 9 ORD] TO APPLY !M TO \R TIMES1 C]TA9 IMPORTANT PROBLEM MU/ BE RESOLV$4 ,REG>D+ !SE PROBLEMS1 WE CAN BE SURE ?AT3  

WE DO NOT EV5 KN[ !M ALL1 NOR DO WE NE$ TO KN[ !M ALL 9 \R ,BASIC ,/RATEGY2  

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMPLETE SOLUTION TO ! PROBLEMS WE DO KN[4  
  
B7 ,SOCIAL & 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM 

  

,! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ SOCIETY IS A COLLECTIVE PROJECT & REALITY4 ,AS SU* IT HAS ! RI<T TO RELATE ITSELF TO EV]Y S+LE 9DIVIDUAL4 ,!RE IS ONE ]ROR ?AT ?IS RELATION%IP MU/ NOT FALL 9TO3 ?AT ( PRIVILEG+ SOCIETY 7! SY/EM AS COMP>$ TO ! 9DIVIDUAL74 ,ONCE ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ SOCIETY HAS BE5 CREAT$1 IT MU/ NOT BECOME SOME?+ :I* TRANSC5DS ! NE$S ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1 A SORT ( GOD :I* EXI/S = ITSELF EV5 AT ! CO/ ( SACRIFIC+ ! NE$S ( HUMAN BE+S4 ,WE >E NOT FI<T+ = AN AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ SOCIETY1 WE >E FI<T+ = A SOCIAL AGREEM5T BETWE5 HUMAN BE+S1 ONE :I* WE ?9K MU/ ELIM9ATE ! CURR5T =MS ( EXPLOITATION & AU?ORITY ?AT WE KN[ TODAY4 ,IF WE BELIEV$ 9 ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ SY/EM AS SOME?+ SEP>ATE FROM ! NE$S ( SO MANY HUMAN BE+S1 AS SOME?+ TO BE A*IEV$ 9 ITS [N RI<T 9/EAD ( AS A MEANS TO RESOLVE ! NE$S ( SO MANY HUMAN BE+S )\T OPPRESS+ ANYONE1 !N WE W\LD BE PREP>+ \RSELVES TO BECOME IDEALI/S1 DANG]\S AU?ORIT>IANS4 

,IT MAY BE ?AT AN>*I/ COMMUNISM1 ONCE REALIZ$1 WILL TURN \T TO BE ONLY ONE /AGE T[>DS ! LIB]ATION ( HUMANITY3 = US IT W\LD NOT BE A DEFEAT1 S9CE IT IS \R 7PR9CIPAL7 AIM TO A*IEVE HUMAN FRE$OM & ONE =M ( SOCIETY OR ANO!R IS SIMPLY A MORE OR LESS EFFICI5T TOOL TO A*IEVE ?IS4 

,AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ SOCIETY ?US HAS ! DUTY TO MAKE ITSELF UND]/OOD1 BECAUSE IT IS A PROJECT CREAT$ BY HUMANS :O HAVE /RUGGL$ = IT & BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE JUDG$ IF IT IS NOT UND]/OOD4 ,IT HAS ! RI<T TO DEF5D ITSELF FROM ?OSE :O UND]/& IT & :O REJECT IT 9 FAVOR ( A RETURN TO ! SOCIALLY UNEQUAL /RUCTURES ?AT PREVI\SLY EXI/$4 ,IT DOES NOT HAVE ! RI<T TO DEF5D ITSELF FROM ?OSE :O UND]/& IT BUT DO NOT WANT TO RETURN TO EXPLOITATION & ?9K ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO GO FUR!R4 

,IT HAS ! DUTY TO MAKE SURE IT IS UND]/OOD4 

,IT IS A PROJECT ( O!R HUMAN BE+S1 IT IS ! COLLECTIVE ( HUMAN BE+S ?AT HAS TO MAKE ITSELF UND]/OOD TO EV]Y O!R HUMAN BE+ :O IS NOT ALREADY A DECL>$ 5EMY4 

,IT HAS ! RI<T TO DEF5D ITSELF4 

,FROM ?OSE :O DO NOT WANT IT TO SURVIVE & MAKE ITSELF UND]/OOD BY O!RS4 ,WE >E ONLY 9T]E/$ 9 MAK+ !SE 5EMIES H>MLESS TO ! LIFE ( ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ COLLECTIVE4 

,IT DOES NOT HAVE ! RI<T TO DEF5D ITSELF4 

,FROM ?OSE :O VIEW ! NEW SOCIETY AS A /AGE ON ! ROAD TO LIB]ATION & :O WILL SET \T !IR CRITICISMS1 NOT 9 ORD] TO RETURN TO A SOCIETY ?AT WE HAVE ALREADY KN[N 7& WILL /ILL KN[7 TO BE WRONG1 BUT TO GO FUR!R ALONG ! ROAD ?AT HAS BE5 TAK54 

,?IS PROVIDES US ) SOME BASIC L9ES3  

! NE$ = DISCUSSION1 = 9=MATION1 = LIB]T>IAN & MAT]IALI/ MATURITY1 AS A BASIC F\NDATION = ! SURVIVAL ( ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ SOCIAL PROJECT2 IT %\LD BE CLE> ?AT WE >E NOT TALK+ AB\T PRE-TRANSITION PROPAG&A1 BUT AB\T ! EV5 MORE IMPORTANT PROPAG&A REQUIR$ DUR+ ! TRANSITION2  

! NATURE ( ! REPRESSION :I* WILL HAVE TO BE ONLY A RESPONSE TO ?OSE :O WANT TO REPRESS US1 ONLY ! REPRESSION ( ?OSE :O WANT TO DE/ROY US & SET US BACK OR TAKE ADVANTAGE ( US = !IR [N GA94 ,IT IS DIFFICULT4 ,IT IS EASY TO SAY 7& WE DO SAY IT7 ?AT WE %\LD NOT =CE O!RS TO JO9 \R SOCIAL COLLECTIVE1 BUT ONLY LIMIT \RSELVES TO DEF5D+ ITS EXI/5CE & EXPANSION2 IT IS DIFFICULT TO DO IT2  

! NE$ = CONT9U\S CON/RUCTIVE CRITICISM AMONG ! MEMB]S ( ! NEW SOCIETY2 ! CRITICISM %\LD BE MADE KN[N TO EV]YONE1 DISCUSS$ BY EV]YONE & !N TRANS=M$ FROM A COLLECTIVE DECISION 9TO A NEW !ME ( DEBATE1 A /EP =W>D A C]TA9TY OR D\BT TO BE CL>IFI$4  
  
C7 ,! SOCIALIZATION ( WEAL? 

  

,COMMUNISM IMM$IATELY3 ! LAW ( VALUE CONC]NS EXPLOITATION1 NOT SOCIALISM4 ,COMMUNISM IMM$IATELY ) ITS LAW ( NE$S1 IMM$IATELY ) ITS PROBLEMS SO ?AT !Y CAN BE SOLV$4 ,& !RE WILL BE PROBLEMS4 ,FIR/ ( ALL H[ TO 5ACT ! LAW ( NE$S4 

,NO =M ( WEAL? ?AT CAN BE US$1 EI!R = ! DEVELOPM5T ( COMMUNISM OR = FI<T+ IT1 MU/ BE ALL[$ TO REMA9 9 ! H&S ( ! B\RGEOISIE ( ANY TYPE4 

,UNTIL SU* TIMES AS WE CAN REA* ! PRODUCTIVE P[] TO SATISFY EV]Y NE$ ( EV]Y P]SON1 C]TA9 NE$S WILL HAVE TO REMA9 UNSATISFI$4 

,?IS LEADS TO A D\BLE PROBLEM3 DO WE E/ABLI% A LEAGUE TABLE ( NE$S 7& IF SO1 :O WILL DO IT87 & :O DECIDES :I* NE$S REMA9 UNSATISFI$8 ,?IS IS A HUGE PROBLEM1 & ONE :I* MU/ BE RESOLV$ DUR+ ! TRANSITION4 ,BUT LET US DISCUSS IT N[4 ,/RATEGICALLY1 WE KN[ IT EXI/S & ?AT IT IS FUNDAM5TAL2 BUT WE MU/ BEG9 TO TALK AB\T IT1 TO MAKE SUGGE/IONS1 TO EVALUATE !SE SUGGE/IONS1 )\T H[EV] ?9K+ ?AT A FEW EXP]TS 9 ! H]E & N[ CAN SIT D[N >\ND A TABLE & SOLVE ! PROBLEM ONCE & = ALL4 ,/RATEGICALLY1 LET US SAY ?AT WE MU/ TALK AB\T IT CON/RUCTIVELY & ?AT WE %\LD C>RY \T PROPAG&A ON ! MATT]4 

,! LEAGUE TABLE ( NE$S1 ! *OICE ( PRIME NE$S4441 !SE >E SCI5TIFIC PROBLEMS >IS+ FROM A TEMPOR>Y SITUATION ( RELATIVE %ORTAGE ( GOODS4 ,!RE WILL BE DISORD]1 BUT WE WILL HAVE TO LEAVE AS MU* ( ! PRODUCTION SY/EM AS POSSIBLE 9TACT & OP]ATIONAL4 ,RA!R ?AN FROM 0,MAN'S NEV]-5D+ NE$S01 ?IS RELATIVE %ORTAGE WILL D]IVE FROM ! DE/RUCTION CAUS$ DUR+ ! REVOLUTION>Y W>1 FROM NUM]\S TRANS=MATIONS ( ! PRODUCTIVE /RUCTURES BY ! REVOLUTION>IES !MSELVES 9 ORD] TO OBTA91 = EXAMPLE1 MORE >MS OR VEHICLES ) :I* TO FACE ! EM]G5CY ?AT WILL EV5TUALLY 5D4 ,BUT ABOVE ALL1 ANY %ORTAGES WILL MA9LY BE DUE TO ! ABSURD USE ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION CURR5TLY ON ! P>T ( ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,& ?IS IS REASSUR+4 ,MO/LY1 IT WILL BE A CASE ( CONV]SION1 MORE H\SES & FEW] *UR*ES1 MORE TRAMS & FEW] C>S1 & SO ON4 

,:AT IS IMPORTANT IS ?AT EV]YONE BE AW>E ( ?IS4 

,ONCE WE KN[ !SE ?+S1 WE WILL BE HAPPI] TO DO )\T C]TA9 ?+S BECAUSE WE WILL BE PREP>+ \RSELVES = GREAT] SATISFACTIONS4 ,& ?AT'S IT -- ! PROBLEM IS NOT SO MU* CREAT+ A LEAGUE TABLE ( NE$S AS 9 LETT+ EV]YONE KN[ ! REAL & FULL EXT5T ( ! PROBLEM4 ,ON ?IS BASIS1 ! TE*NICAL PROBLEMS TAKE ON A DIFF]5T DIM5SION1 !Y >E NOT TOO WORRY+1 !Y >E SOME?+ WE CAN DEAL )4 ,! NEW ECONOMIC VALUES WILL BE ?+S LIKE MAK+ SURE EV]YONE HAS 5\< TO EAT1 ?AT ! SEAS >E CLEAN1 ?AT WE CAN BREA! CLEAN AIR1 & SO ON4 ,WORK+ TO SOLVE !SE PROBLEMS WILL MEAN WORK+ TO SOLVE \R COLLECTIVE & 9DIVIDUAL PROBLEMS4 ,& IT WILL ALSO MEAN ?AT EV]YONE WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( :AT SCI5CE CAN (F]4 

D7 ,UNION ( MANUAL & 9TELLECTUAL LABOR 

  

,:AT DOES ?IS MEAN8 ,DOES IT MEAN SP5D+ HALF AN H\R DISCUSS+ ?+S >\ND A TABLE FOLL[$ BY HALF AN H\R DIGG+ ! VEGETABLE PAT*8 ,NO1 ! SOLUTION IS MORE COMPLEX ?AN ?AT4 

,! PR9CIPLE IS ?AT ! USE ( ! WORK=CE MU/ NOT BE GUID$ BY ?OSE :O DO NOT WORK4 ,EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL MU/ BE 9 A POSITION TO DECIDE1 ORGANIZE & CONTROL HIS OR H] WORK AS HE OR %E SEES FIT4 ,EV]YONE MU/ KN[ & BE ABLE TO DECIDE H[ TO WORK & :Y4 ,?IS IS ! PR9CIPLE4 

,IT GOES BEYOND A QUE/ION ( !RE HAV+ TO BE NO TE*NICIANS & MANUAL WORK]S1 IT GOES TO ! S\RCE ( ?IS DIVISION4 ,!RE MU/ BE NO SEP>ATION BETWE5 COMM& & WORK1 ?OSE :O COMM& MU/ NOT USE ! LABOR ( O!RS = !IR [N 9T]E/S4 

,! FIR/ /EP = ! UNION ( MANUAL & 9TELLECTUAL LABOR IS ! ABOLITION ( EXPLOIT]S & EXPLOIT$1 ( ?OSE :O WORK & DO NOT KN[ :Y1 SEP>AT$ FROM ?OSE :O DIRECT ?IS WORK = !IR [N GOALS4 

,! SECOND /EP IS AN APPROPRIATE SCI5TIFIC $UCATION = ALL4 ,?IS IS A PROBLEM ) NO EASY ANSW]S4 ,N[1 WE CAN SAY ?AT3  

ONCE ALI5ATION IS ELIM9AT$1 WORK]S WILL ONCE AGA9 TAKE CONTROL ( ! OBJECTIVES ( !IR WORK1 ACTIVAT+ ALL ! KN[L$GE AB\T ! PRODUCTIVE PROCESS ?AT !Y HAVE ACQUIR$ ?R\< !IR WORK2  

! PROBLEMS ( PRODUCTION1 9 RELATION TO ! SATISFACTION ( EV]YONE'S NE$S1 CONC]NS ! NEW QUE/ION ( SCI5TIFIC $UCATION :I* WILL HAVE TO BE 9TRODUC$ 9TO ! 0S*OOLS0 FROM ! E>LIE/ YE>S ( ! *ILD'S LE>N+ PROCESS & WILL HAVE TO BE A G5]AL TOPIC ( CONT9U\S DEBATE & 9=MATION )9 ! GRASSROOTS BODIES4  
  

,! QUE/ION MU/ N[ BE ASK$3 IS IT POSSIBLE TO >RIVE AT A SITUATION :]E1 9 PRACTICE1 WE DO NOT HAVE SOME PEOPLE :O ?9K MORE ?AN O!RS & O!RS :O DO MORE MANUAL WORK8  

,AS F> A PRODUCTION 9 ! FIELDS & FACTORIES IS CONC]N$1 !RE IS NO D\BT BUT ?AT IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO ELIM9ATE ! V>I\S MANAG]S ( PRODUCTION4  

,9/EAD1 ) REG>D TO ! >EAS ?AT >E TODAY KN[N AS PUBLIC ADM9I/RATION1 ) ! MANAG]S GONE ! WORK WILL UND\BT$LY BE R$UC$ TO MU* FEW] PEOPLE ) PURELY EXECUTIVE1 MORE FUNCTIONAL TASKS4  

,! LA/ PROBLEM 7& ! BIGGE/7 CONC]NS ?OSE >EAS ?AT REQUIRE MU* GREAT] SCI5TIFIC KN[L$GE 7M$IC9E1 5G9E]+1 BIOLOGICAL SCI5CES1 9=MATION TE*NOLOGY1 ETC474 ,?IS SUBJECT REQUIRES /UDY & DEBATE1 />T+ N[1 ?\< MU* ( ! PROBLEM WILL ONLY BE SOLV$ :5 ! TIME COMES TO DEAL ) IT4  
  

,! BASIC PO9TS TO BE REMEMB]$ >E3  

TO ELIM9ATE FROM EV]Y SCI5TIFIC BRAN* ! FUNCTIONS & KN[L$GE ?AT >E ONLY REQUIR$ BY A CLASS SOCIETY 9 ORD] TO KEEP SCI5CE SEP>AT$ FROM ! PROLET>IAT1 9 O!R WORDS1 ?OSE ?+S ?AT >E NOT NECESS>Y = TURN+ SCI5CE TO ! NE$S ( ALL2  

TO SEE TO :AT EXT5T ?IS KN[L$GE IS DIVISIBLE1 AT A MASS LEVEL1 SO ?AT !RE CAN BE MASS CONTROL OV] ITS USE2  

TO DISCUSS REALI/ICALLY ! RELATION%IP ?AT ! SPECIFIC TE*NICIANS ( !SE BRAN*ES ( SCI5CE WILL HAVE TO HAVE ) ! MASS ORGANIZATIONS1 9 O!R WORDS ) ! SOCIAL GOV]NM5T4  
  

,AS BASIC /RATEGY1 ?IS MATT] 9T]E/S US ONLY 9 ITS BASIC L9ES & 9 H[ TO E/ABLI% ! PROBLEMS4 ,TO RECAP1 ! BASIC PO9TS REG>D+ ! RE-APPROPRIATION ( 9TELLECTUAL LABOR >E3  

SCI5CE AS A MEANS ( SATISFY+ ! NE$S ( ! COLLECTIVE2  

! DIVISION ( KN[L$GE HI!RTO PROTECT$ ) ! AIM ( EXPLOIT+2  

$UCATION = ALL2  

CONT9U\S $UCATION & 9=MATION2  

! ELIM9ATION ( MANAGEM5T OV] WORK]S2  

! CONTROL ( SPECIALI/ TE*NICIANS1 TO BE GIV5 PURELY EXECUTIVE ROLES4  
  
E7 ,SELF-MANAGEM5T ( P[]S 

  

,AS BE=E1 ! BASIC PR9CIPLES & L9ES ) :I* WE MU/ FACE ! MA9 PROBLEMS4 ,IT IS PO9TLESS TO GO OV] ! BASIC PR9CIPLES AGA9 H]E AS !Y >E AMPLY DEALT ) 9 \R ,!ORY1 9 \R ,BASIC ,/RATEGY DOCUM5T ON ! ,MASS ,ORGANIZATION & 9 ?IS DOCUM5T2 AT MO/ WE ONLY NE$ TO RE-/ATE !M ) GREAT] PRECISION4 

,H[EV]1 AP>T FROM ! PR9CIPLES !MSELVES1 !RE >E ALSO SOME PROBLEMS CONNECT$ ) PUTT+ !M 9TO ACTION4 

,! ONLY REALLY S]I\S PROBLEM IS 9 ! OP]ATION ( REAL DEMOCRACY4 ,!RE >E F\R ASPECTS TO ?IS3 ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! MASSES1 KN[L$GE & 9=MATION1 FUNCTIONALITY1 & ! FUNCTION ( ! EXECUTIVE & ! TE*NICIANS4 

,! FIR/ ?+ IS ,C,O,N,S,C,I,\,S,N,E,S,S4 ,! CONSCI\SNESS ( EV]YONE BE+ ABLE & HAV+ TO DECIDE4 ,IF S]I\S MI/AKES >E MADE 9 ?IS >EA1 !N ! 5TIRE REVOLUTION>Y DEMOCRACY W\LD BE AT RISK4 ,WE ALREADY KN[ ?AT BE=E ! TRANSITION1 AP>T FROM BUILD+ A REVOLUTION>Y =CE1 ALL \R POLITICAL WORK MU/ BE DIRECT$ AT BUILD+ A CONSCI\SNESS ( :AT ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION WILL MEAN 79 O!R WORDS1 ! MASS SELF-MANAGEM5T ( P[]S74 

,DESPITE ?IS1 WE MU/ =ESEE ! 7EXTREMELY LIKELY7 EV5TUALITY ?AT ! TRANSITION WILL BEG9 :ILE !RE >E /ILL L>GE GAPS AS F> AS ?IS IS CONC]N$4 ,!RE >E !RE=E TWO NE$S3  

TO APPLY \R GREATE/ EF=TS 9TO CL>IFY+1 PROPAG&IZ+1 SPREAD+ & DISCUSS+ !IR CONSCI\SNESS 7A TASK = ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION &1 MORE IMPORTANTLY1 = ! MASS ORGANIZATION72  

TO NOT ALL[ !SE GAPS TO LEAD TO A DI/ORT$ FUNCTION+ ( ! NEW MASS DECISION-MAK+ BODIES4 ,! TRICK9ESS ( ?IS PROBLEM CANNOT BE OV]-EMPHASIZ$4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 !RE IS ! RISK ?AT ANY GAPS 9 ! SELF-MANAGEM5T CONSCI\SNESS ( ! MASSES BECOMES A PRETEXT = ! =MATION ( /RUCTURES :]E DECISION-MAK+ P[] 7NOT EXECUTIVE P[]67 IS DELEGAT$4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IT WILL HAVE TO BE 5SUR$ ?AT ! FUNCTION+ ( ! MASS DECISION-MAK+ BODIES IS EQUALLY GU>ANTE$1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 TO 5SURE ?AT DECISIONS >E MADE EQUALLY 9 ASSEMBLIES4 ,UND\BT$LY1 WE WILL HAVE TO /UDY ! MO/ FUNCTIONAL ME?ODS = ! 9=M+1 CALL+ & OP]ATION ( ASSEMBLIES4 ,LET US REPEAT3 ! FULCRUM ( ALL ?IS WILL BE ! MASS ORGANIZATION4  
  

,K,N,[,L,$,G,E ,& ,9,=,M,A,T,I,O,N WILL OBVI\SLY BE ! BASIS ON :I* PROLET>IANS MAKE !IR DECISIONS4 ,KN[L$GE ( ! G5]AL L9ES ( EA* MATT] :]E !Y >E CALL$ ON TO DECIDE1 CON/ANT & UP-TO-DATE 9=MATION SO ?AT EA* DECISION CAN BE ! BE/ POSSIBLE ONE4 

,)\T !SE1 DECISIONS WILL BE UN9=M$1 IMPOSSIBLE TO C>RY \T OR NOT SUIT$ TO ! PROBLEM 9 QUE/ION4 ,9 FACT1 IT C\LD LEAD TO ! DANG]\S SITUATION :]E TE*NICIANS W\LD PR$OM9ATE4 ,9 ?IS >EA1 MORE ?AN 9 ANY O!R1 ALONGSIDE ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION'S ACTION ( /IMULUS & PROPAG&A1 !RE MU/ ALSO BE PROPAG&A1 /IMULUS & ! BUILD+ ( ADEQUATE /RUCTURES & MEANS BY ! MASS ORGANIZATION4 

,! ,F,U,N,C,T,I,O,N,A,L,I,T,Y ( ! MASS /RUCTURES IS ! LOGICAL CONSEQU5CE ( ! PREVI\S PO9TS4 ,9 ! MASS ORGANIZATION1 ! MO/ CONSCI\S COMRADES WILL NE$ TO CON/ANTLY REMEMB] & REM9D O!RS ?AT ! CREATION ( FUNCTIONAL /RUCTURES = MASS DEMOCRACY WILL HAVE TO BE PLANN$ ON ! BASIS ( ! PRACTICE & GR[? ( ! CONSCI\SNESS ( SELF-MANAGEM5T1 KN[L$GE & 9=MATION4 

,ONCE ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! TRANSITION HAS BEGUN1 IT WILL BE A MATT] ( PROVID+ A BASIS = ! PRACTICAL FUNCTION+ ( A SOCIAL GOV]NM5T ?AT WILL W9 OR LOSE 9 ?IS PHASE4 ,ONLY BY W9N+ WILL !RE BE A BASIS = 5T]+ ! SECOND PHASE ( ! TRANSITION TO AN>*I/ COMMUNISM4 

,O,N,L,Y IF :AT WAS /AT$ 9 ! PREVI\S PO9TS OCCURS CAN !RE BE A CORRECT RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! DECISIONS ( ! MASSES & ANY EXECUTIVE & TE*NICAL OR CONSULTATIVE BODIES4 

,! EXECUTIVE BODIES WILL HAVE TO OP]ATE ACCORD+ TO PRECISE RULES1 E/ABLI%$ BY DECISION-MAK+ ASSEMBLIES1 REG>D+ !IR RELATION%IP ) DECISION-MAK+ ASSEMBLY BODIES4 

,WE ALL KN[ ?AT ! DANG] :I* D]IVES FROM AN ]RONE\S CONCEPTION OR FUNCTION+ ( AN EXECUTIVE IS 5ORM\S1 PLAC+ ! 5TIRE REVOLUTION AT RISK4 ,LET ,SPA9 BE A LESSON4 

,TO SUMM>IZE3 GREAT ATT5TION TO ! MASS ORGANIZATION & GREAT VIGILANCE ( ITS WORK BY ! AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION4 

,! ,NEW ,SOCIETY 

  

,BE=E ,K>L ,M>X CAME ALONG ) HIS SCI5TIFIC SOCIALISM1 ALL SOCIALISM WAS ?\<T ( AS UTOPIAN4 

,= MANY PEOPLE SCI5CE & ! CREATIVE T5SION = A NEW SOCIETY >E CONCEPTS :I* >E CONTR>Y TO & 9COMPATIBLE ) EA* O!R4 

,WE AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S BELIEVE ?AT IT IS RI<T TO REJECT ! TYPE ( SOCIALISM ?AT1 9 AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE SCI5TIFIC ANALYSIS ( ! SITUATION1 TAKES REFUGE 9 AN IDEALI/IC VISION ( A FUTURE SOCIETY4 ,BUT IT IS EQUALLY RI<T TO REJECT \TRI<T ?AT DISMAL CONCEPT ( ! ,/AL9I/ SORT :I* VIEWS ! FUTURE SOCIETY EXCLUSIVELY AS ! FRUIT ( ECONOMIC & SOCIAL =CES :I* >E SCI5TIFICALLY EXAM9ABLE AS REG>DS !IR HI/ORICAL EVOLUTION4 

,BY ! T]M 0CREATIVE T5SION = A NEW SOCIETY01 WE MEAN ?AT :I* DOES NOT EXI/ TODAY1 BUT IS 9 \R HE>TS4 ,IT IS RI<T ?AT WE A*IEVE IT & IT IS POSSIBLE1 AGA9/ ! WI%ES & ! =CE ( ?OSE :O DO NOT WANT ANY?+ NEW4 

,= US1 SCI5CE & UTOPIA >E NOT OPPOS$ TO EA* O!R -- !Y >E SIMPLY DIFF]5T4 ,SCI5CE IS NEV] SOME?+ SEP>ATE & 9DEP5D5T FROM POLITICAL WILL1 :I* ALWAYS DET]M9ES ITS DIRECTION & ITS OBJECTIVES4 ,SCI5CE1 ?AT IS TO SAY ! LAWS ( NATURE1 IS DISCOV]$ = A ,R,E,A,S,O,N & IS US$ = ANO!R ,R,E,A,S,O,N4 ,:E!R ! REASON IS ! UTOPIA ( ! P]FECT SOCIETY OR ! DESIRE TO HOLD ONTO AN UNJU/ SOCIETY1 IS SOME?+ ?AT DEP5DS ON HUMAN BE+S4 

,\R SOCIALISM IS !RE=E SCI5TIFIC BUT ALSO A SOCIALISM ( DESIRES1 A MORAL1 CREATIVE SOCIALISM CONSI/+ ( ANALYZES ( ! SITUATION & POLITICAL NE$S1 BUT ALSO ( A DESIRE TO CREATE A JU/ SOCIETY :I* IS )9 \R ABILITY TO CREATE4 

,TO D5Y ! VALUE ( ?IS MEANS BELIEV+ 9 ! 9CAPACITY ( HUMAN BE+S TO DET]M9E !MSELVES & ! COLLECTIVE !Y >E P>T (1 :]EAS WE EMPHASIZE ! POT5TIAL ABILITY ( ! :OLE ( HUMANITY TO DET]M9E 7SCI5TIFICALLY & NOT IDEALI/ICALLY7 ITS [N FUTURE4 

,= ?IS REASON1 WE MU/ & WE CAN TALK AB\T ! FUTURE SOCIETY N[1 OR RA!R ( ! PR9CIPAL *>ACT]I/ICS :I* WE BELIEVE IT MU/ HAVE1 & 9 ! FULL KN[L$GE ?AT !RE >E S]I\S LIMITS TO ! EXT5T TO :I* WE CAN DO ?IS4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE AN ABSOLUTE VALUE TO :AT IS SAID N[1 GIV5 ! UNPR$ICTABLE NATURE ( ANY SOCIETY :I* MAY APPE> ONCE ! CREATIVE POT5TIAL ( HUMANITY HAS BE5 RELEAS$1 ONCE ?IS CAPACITY HAS BE5 FRE$ FROM ! AGE-LONG OPPRESSION ( P[]4 

,WE BELIEVE1 FUR!RMORE1 9 ! NE$ TO PROVIDE ROOM ALSO = A POLITICAL DEBATE ON ?IS VOLUNT>Y1 MORAL & CREATIVE T5SION1 BECAUSE ?IS DEBATE HAS ITS ORIG9S BO? 9 ! PURELY 0ECONOMIC0 NE$S ( ! EXPLOIT$ & 9 ! NE$ ( EV]Y REPRESS$ HUMAN BE+ TO EXPRESS HIM OR H]SELF COMPLETELY & FREELY 9 SOCIETY4 ,?IS LEADS TO A DEBATE ON ! FRAGILE IDEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK ( ?IS SOCIETY :I* MU/ BE COMPLETELY DE/ROY$1 ) ALL ITS TABOOS & LIES1 BE=E1 DUR+ & MAYBE ALSO AFT] ! POLITICAL & MILIT>Y VICTORY OV] CAPITALISM & ,/ATE SOCIALISM4 

,! CONCEPT ( A BETT] FUTURE SOCIETY IS ID5TIFI$ BY AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S 9 ! FREE SOCIETY4 ,BUT = FRE$OM TO BE POSSIBLE1 IT MU/ BE GU>ANTE$ BY C]TA9 OBJECTIVE FACTORS ?AT WE CAN LI/4 

,FIR/LY1 IT IS ESS5TIAL ?AT ! DIVISION ( HUMANITY 9TO SOCIAL & ECONOMIC CLASSES DISAPPE>4 ,EV]Y >T & TRADE MU/ BE EQUALLY RESPECT$ & CONSID]$4 ,WORK1 :ATEV] IT MAY BE1 MU/ BE IMPORTANT = :AT IT IS -- WORK1 & EV]Y WORK] MU/ DO A JOB ?AT IS1 FROM ! QUALITATIVE PO9T ( VIEW1 ! EQUIVAL5T ( ! JOBS ( O!R WORK]S4 

,?IS MEANS ABOLI%+ ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 MANUAL LABOR & 9TELLECTUAL LABOR4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS MU/ NOT COME AB\T ?R\< A LAW :I* 9TRODUCES EQUALITY BETWE5 ! TWO1 BUT ?R\< A RE-ORGANIZATION ( SOCIETY ?AT CAN GIVE EV]YONE ! *ANCE TO DO BO? MANUAL & 9TELLECTUAL WORK1 SO ?AT ! 09TELLECTUAL0 WORK]S DO NOT MA9TA9 CONTROL ( KN[L$GE & ! 0MANUAL0 WORK]S DO NOT MA9TA9 CONTROL ( ! TRANS=MATION ( MAT]IALS4 

,! PRIVATE PROP]TY ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION MU/ BE ABOLI%$1 BUT )\T 5TRU/+ PROP]TY TO ANY ,/ATE APP>ATUS4 ,IT MU/ BE ! COLLECTIVE ?AT GU>ANTEES ! SOCIALIZATION ( GOODS :I* >E NOT = P]SONAL USE & ?IS MU/ BE DONE BY MEANS ( CON/ANT CONTROL OV] ! GOODS !MSELVES4 

,9 ORD] = ?IS TO HAPP51 IT IS ESS5TIAL ?AT ! MANAGEM5T ( ! COLLECTIVE'S POLITICAL & SOCIAL LIFE BE REALLY 9 ! H&S ( ! :OLE COLLECTIVE4 ,ONLY ?IS CAN GU>ANTEE ! LIB]TY ( EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL & 5SURE ?AT NEW =MS ( P[] DO NOT REAPPE>4 

,?IS WILL GU>ANTEE ?AT ! ECONOMY & POLITICS ( ! :OLE SOCIETY WILL SUIT ?OSE :O DECID$ !M1 9 O!R WORDS HUMANITY1 & NOT ONE CLASS OR ONE P>TY4 

,ONE F9AL ?+4 ,9 ORD] ?AT A SOCIETY BE FREE ALSO FROM ECONOMIC NE$1 IT IS ESS5TIAL ?AT SOCIETY'S WEAL? AS REG>DS NECESS>Y & 9DISP5SABLE GOODS BE SUFFICI5T TO 5ABLE SATISFACTION ( ! PR9CIPLE 0,F,R,O,M ,E,A,* ,A,C,C,O,R,D,+ ,T,O ,!,I,R ,A,B,I,L,I,T,Y1 ,T,O ,E,A,* ,A,C,C,O,R,D,+ ,T,O ,!,I,R ,N,E,$,S04 ,! PRACTICAL APPLICATION ( ?IS PR9CIPLE WILL RATIFY ! REA*+ )9 SOCIETY ( A NEW /ATE ( RELATIONS BETWE5 HUMAN BE+S1 CONSI/+ ( SOLID>ITY & NOT 5VY1 BRO!RHOOD & NOT 5MITY4 

,TO CONCLUDE1 9 ?AT SOCIETY WE WILL SEE ! LIB]ATION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL FROM OPPRESSION BY P[]4 ,! 9DIVIDUAL WILL P>TICIPATE 9 & ID5TIFY 7AS A FREE 9DIVIDUAL7 ) A NON-OPPRESSIVE COLLECTIVE4 ,?IS IS EXACTLY :AT ,BAKUN9 HAD 9 M9D :5 HE SAID 0,I WILL BE TRULY FREE ONLY :5 EV]YONE ELSE IS FREE04 ,A COLLECTIVE WILL NEV] BE ABLE TO GIVE ITS MEMB]S FRE$OM AS LONG AS EV5 ONE ( ITS MEMB]S DOES NOT P>TICIPATE ) A FREE SPIRIT4 

,WE LOOK =W>D TO A SOCIETY ( FREE WOM5 & M51 ( Y\NG PEOPLE :O GA9 !IR FRE$OM ?R\< A FREE $UCATION1 ( OLD PEOPLE :O LIVE !IR AGE ) ! CONSCI\SNESS ( HAV+ LIV$ A REAL LIFE4 ,IT IS = ALL ?IS ?AT WE 9SI/ 9 \R /RUGGLE TODAY4 

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