,OP5 LETT] TO SOME ,ITALIAN AN>*I/S 

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,WE JU/ F9I%$ READ+ Y\R LETT]1 ?AT Y\ WROTE TO US & ALL ! ,FR5* COMRADES4 ,WE READ IT ) PLEASURE1 F9D+ 9 IT MULTIPLE PO9TS WE RECOGNIZE \RSELVES 94 ,WE READ IT ATT5TIVELY1 BECAUSE IT COMES FROM ! PEOPLE :O UN=TUNATELY HAVE TO FACE1 BE=E US & MORE ?AN US1 ! REPRESSION4 ,H[EV]1 WE MU/ SAY ?AT IT ALSO LEFT A BITT] TA/E & PROVOK$ A K9D ( DISCOM=T4 

,WE WANT TO ASK Y\3 :O >E Y\ TALK+ TO8 ,:AT >E Y\ TALK+ AB\T8 ,AS Y\R LETT] IS ADDRESS$ TO ! ,FR5* COMRADES & =MULATES A PRECISE CRITIQUE AGA9/ ! 09NOC5T0 L9E ( DEF5SE ( ! ,T>NAC >RE/EES1 WE W\LDN'T LIKE ?AT 9 ,ITALY Y\ ?9K 0! ,FR5* COMRADES0 >E ALL BUSY TO COLLECT SIGNATURES 9 ! COMPANY ( LEFTI/ :EEZY 9TELLECTUALS1 9 ORD] TO H& OV] C]TIFICATES ( GOOD BEHAVIOR TO ! COMPET5T AU?ORITIES4 

,EV5 ?\< IT'S TRUE TO SAY ?AT SOME COMRADES DECID$ TO TRANS=M :AT %\LD1 9 \R M9DS AS 9 Y\RS1 BE A FI<T AGA9/ ! REPRESSION 9TO A FI<T = ! DEF5SE ( SOME REPRESS$1 IT'S ALSO TRUE ?AT IT'S !IR *OICE TO DO SO1 & ?AT IT'S NOT ! *OS5 WAY ( ! :OLE ,FR5* MOVEM5T4 

,9 ,FRANCE1 ! REPRESSION HAD UN=TUNATELY ALREADY HIT O!R COMRADES1 & DIDN'T />T ON ,NOVEMB] #a#a?4 ,=TUNATELY1 ! SABOTAGES CONT9U$ TO TAKE PLACE AFT] ?IS DATE2 !Y HAV5'T /OPP$4 ,T>NAC IS NOT ! C5T] ( ,FRANCE1 NOT = ! ,/ATE1 & EV5 LESS = ! 9SURRECTION4 ,IT'S ONLY AN EPISODE1 & !RE IS ALWAYS ! RISK ?AT MORE PA!TIC ONES WILL FOLL[4 ,AS Y\ REM>K QUITE RI<TLY1 ! 0BAD 9T5TIONS0 >E ! REAL AIM ( ! REPRESSION4 ,FAIL+ TO PREV5T ! ATTACKS1 IT ATTEMPTS TO /OP ! DIFFUSION ( ! IDEAS1 ?AT PROMOTE OP5LY ! NECESSITY & POSSIBILITY ( AN 9SURRECTION 7IDEAS ?AT FE$ & >E F$ BY ACTION1 A MUTUALLY VITAL RELATION%IP74 

,:AT IS WORRY+ AB\T ! ,T>NAC >RE/S1 IS NOT SO MU* ! BEHAVIOR ( ! /ATE1 :I*1 = REASONS Y\ HAVE CLE>LY DEMON/RAT$1 >BITR>ILY /RIKE \T AT US4 ,AFT] ALL1 ! COPS & ! JUDGES JU/ DO !IR DIRTY JOB4 ,:AT IS REALLY WORRY+ IS !SE 0BAD 9T5TIONS0 ?AT ! /ATE ACCUS$ ! ,T>NAC #i ( HAV+1 W]E PUBLICLY D5I$ BY ! ACCUS$2 ! IDEAS BECOME BANAL-.<AN 9CRIM9AT+ BOOK 9 ! ACCUS$'S LIBR>Y IS EXPLA9$ AWAY AS EVID5CE (.> A 0GROC]'S0 SIMPLE 0PASSION = HI/ORY04 ,ALSO ( CONC]N1 IS ?AT ONE ACCEPTS TO ADOPT ! ROLE ( 0BRAVE GUYS0 7WE>+ ! GOLD BADGE1 ) RESPECTABLE REF]5CES1 & WELL-DISPOS$ TO TALK TO ! J\RNALI/S & POLITICIANS1 TO CONCLUDE 9 SUM1 ?AT !IR PLACE IS NOT 9 PRISON71 NOT TO BE CONFUS$ ) MEAN R\<NECKS 7:O >E NOT LITTLE SA9TS1 :O /AY MUTE 9 FRONT ( !IR 5EMY1 TO CONCLUDE1 DO DES]VE TO ROT 9 PRISON74 ,?IS1 Y\ CAN BE SURE1 HURTS MU* MORE ?AN ! =C$ PHYSICAL SEP>ATION FROM SOME COMRADES4 

,A LOT ( ,ITALIAN AN>*I/S W]E KN[N = !IR RESOLUT5ESS2 WE'VE BE5 SURPRIS$ & SOME :AT AMAZ$ AT ! EAG]NESS & ! CAUTION ) :I* Y\ =MULATE Y\R COMM5TS 7>E ! ,ALPS TRULY SO HI< ?AT Y\ R$UCE Y\RSELVES TO CRITICIZ+ SOME?+ 9 ,FRANCE1 :I* Y\ ALREADY HATE 9 ,ITALY874 ,Y\ EV5 GO SO F> AS TO VOLUNT>ILY ASK US TO BE C>EFUL ) SOME 0MI/AKES04 ,:AT MI/AKES8 ,WE'RE AFRAID TO SAY IT1 BUT Y\ >E CONFUS$3 !RE WAS NO MI/AKE 9 ! ,T>NAC DEF5SE MOBILIZATION4 ,IT *OSE ITS CAMP C>EFULLY4 

,) ?IS PO9T ( VIEW1 Y\R 9VITATION TO 0KN[ H[ TO READ REPRESSION01 L9K$ TO ! ,VICTOR ,S]GE CITATION1 IS A REAL SLIPUP4 ,IT'S PRECISELY BECAUSE !Y HAVE WELL READ ,VICTOR ,S]GE 7HE :O1 :5 ACCUS$ 9 '! ILLEGALS' TRIAL ( ,! ,B& ( ,BONNOT1 MADE HIS DEF5SE BY PRES5T+ HIMSELF AS AN 9TELLECTUAL1 :O HAD NO?+ TO DO ) VULG> CRIM9ALS7 ?AT SOME ,FR5* COMRADES FOLL[$ ! AD P]SONAM DEF5SE4 ,!Y HAVE M]ELY ADOPT$ ! COMMON IDEA ?AT Y\ %\LD ORGANIZE TO EA* SITUATION ACCORD+LY1 ?AT 9 EA* SITUATION Y\ CAN MAKE ALLIANCES1 ?AT 9 EA* W> AGA9/ ! /ATE Y\ %\LDN'T HAVE ANY MORAL SCRUPLES OR TO BURD5 ONESELF ) AN E?IC -- !RE >E ONLY /RATEGIES TO APPLY4 ,:AT EV] IT TAKES TO GET Y\R FRI5DS \T ( PRISON IS 0GOOD0 1 :ATEV] KEEPS !M 9SIDE IS 0BAD04 ,?AT'S ALL4 

,:]E E?IC IMPLICATES ! TOTALITY ( HUMAN EXI/5CE1 POLITICS ACTS ON SOME ( ITS S+UL> FRAGM5TS4 ,OPPORTUNISM IS A CON/ANT 9 POLITICS1 BECAUSE IT /EPS 9 ACCORD+ TO ! CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,:5 !SE >E FAVORABLE1 Y\ CAN BE COH]5T4 ,BUT :5 !Y >E NOT FAVORABLE444 ,?AT'S :Y OPPORTUNISM APPE>S DUR+ CRISIS OR URG5T SITUATIONS4 ,! COMRADE :O MEETS A CIVIL S]VANT 7= EXAMPLE AN EX-M9I/]71 PU%$ BY ! URG5CY ( A JUDICIAL PROC$URE 7Y\ HAVE TO GET \T ( PRISON71 IS NOT SO DIFF]5T FROM ! COMRADE :O MEETS A CIVIL S]VANT 7= EXAMPLE A MAYOR71 PU%$ BY ! URG5CY ( A SOCIAL MOBILIZATION 7Y\ HAVE TO /OP A MASS R$UNDANCY1 = EXAMPLE71 & BO? ( !M >E ! SON ( ! COMRADE :O BECAME A CIVIL S]VANT 7= EXAMPLE ,M9/] ( ,JU/ICE71 PU%$ BY ! URG5CY ( ! W> 7Y\ HAVE ACCOMPLI% ! REVOLUTION74 ,9 !SE ?REE CASES1 Y\ DO ! CONTR>Y ( :AT Y\ SAY1 F9D+ GOOD REASONS 7,OH6 ,SO PRACTICAL6 ,OH6 ,SO CONCRETE671 & ! BE/ 9T5TIONS 9 ! WORLD4 ,URG5CY BREAKS ! NORMAL C\RSE ( EV5TS1 %ATT]S ALL PO9TS ( REF]5CE1 SUSP5DS ! E?IC & OP5 FL+S OP5 ! DOOR TO ! CONTORTIONI/S ( POLITICS4 

,ALL ?IS IS EVID5CE1 IT'S ALMO/ BANAL1 BUT ONLY TO ?OSE :O ?9K ?AT ! IDEAS & VALUES >5'T A :OLE P>T ( ! HUMAN BE+2 & >E EXT]IOR TO IT1 AS IMP>TIAL TOOLS TO USE- DEP5D+ ON ! OCCASION4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IF WE ?9K ?AT ! CIRCUM/ANCES TO :I* REALITY CONFRONTS US CAN ALSO TURN \T TO BE DIFF]5T & CONTR>Y1 BUT \R ?\<TS1 DREAMS & DESIRES >E UNIQUE1 IT BECOMES !N H>D TO D5Y ?AT IT'S ESPECIALLY 9 CRISIS MOM5TS ?AT Y\ MU/ TRY TO /AY Y\RSELF4 ,A P]PETUALLY OP5 TRAP1 9 :I* IT'S EASY TO /UMBLE & TO FALL4 ,& 9 ?IS CASE1 :AT DO WE DO8 ,EI!R WE CAN /& UP1 TRY+ TO LE>N FROM \R MI/AKES1 OR WE CAN />T TO CRAWL1 BOA/+ \R TACTICAL ABILITY4 

,ULTIMATELY1 ! 9SURRECTION 9 ITSELF1 IS JU/ AN EXCEPTIONAL SITUATION4 ,!RE'S NO S5SE TO BEHAVE LIKE ! H]O ( '! ,IDEA' \TSIDE ( MOM5TS ( RUPTURE1 IF :5 !Y COME1 WE SUDD5LY POSITION \RSELVES \TSIDE ( !M4 ,IT'S LIKE PROCLAIM+ TO BE AT 1DAGG]S DRAWN ) ! ,EXI/+' BUT !N PROCE$ TO 5T] 9TO RELATIONS ) ITS DEF5D]S & FALSE CRITICS4 ,TO CONCLUDE1 EI!R WE ?9K ?AT ! MEANS & ! 5D >E ONE & ! SAME 7! E?ICAL 9T]PRETATION ( ! /RUGGLE71 OR WE ?9K ?AT ! MEANS & ! 5D >E SEP>ATE 7! 9T]PRETATION ( POLITICS74 ,WE LEAVE ! MIDDLE PA?S -- ?OSE ?AT PROPOSE MEANS )\T 5DS -- TO ! PHILOSOPHICAL FRAUDS4 

,EA* ONE IS CLE>LY FREE TO *OOSE ! WAY HE PREF]S TO %APE UP 7NOT PRET5D+ H[EV] ?AT WE MU/ RESPECT HIM1 NEI!R ?AT ! FRI5D%IP WILL REMA9 UN*ANG$74 ,DESPITE ( ALL1 WE ?9K IT'S MORE NECESS>Y ?AN EV] TO AB&ON ?IS ASSUM$ POLITICAL OPPORTUNISM-:I* IS PRES5T 9 ,FRANCE1 BUT C]TA9LY ALSO 9 ,ITALY & ! RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,MAYBE ?IS OPPORTUNISM W\LD 5D[ US ) ! CAPACITY TO BETT] OP5 ! DOORS ( ! PRISONS & CAT* ! ATT5TION ( A LOT ( PEOPLE1 BUT WE W\LD BE REUNIT$ ) A M]E %AD[ ( ! COMRADES ?AT WE PREVI\SLY KNEW & LOV$4 ,9 OPPOSITION TO ?IS OPPORTUNISM1 BETT] ! ICONOCLA/ FURY ( ,R5ZO ,NOVATORE ?AN ! CUNN+ ADVICE ( ! REP5TANT 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/ ,VICTOR ,S]GE4 

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