,PANNEKOEK'S 0,! ,P>TY & ! ,WORK+ ,CLASS0 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK ,TEXT 3 ,S\RCE3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK ,HOME PAGE2 ,PRO($3 & CORRECT$ BY ,GE(F ,TRAU<1 ,AUGU/ #b#e4 ,\R CU/OM ( OMITT+ NAMES HAS L$ TO A MISUND]/&+4 ,! >TICLE1 0,! ,P>TY & ! ,WORK+ ,CLASS10 :I*1 AFT] IT HAD APPE>$ 9 ,C\NCIL ,CORRESPOND5CE1 WAS REPR9T$ BY ! ,A,P,C,F & DISCUSS$ 9 ,SOLID>ITY 7,NOS4 #c#d-#c#f7 BY ,FRANK ,MAITL&1 WAS WRITT5 BY ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK4 ,! LATT] IS AT PRES5T 9 NO POSITION TO ANSW] ,MAITL&'S CRITIQUE4 ,BE+ 9 SOME WAY RESPONSIBLE = ! CONT5TS ( ,C\NCIL ,CORRESPOND5CE1 ,I WILL TRY TO ANSW] SOME ( ,MAITL&'S QUE/IONS4 ,! PROBLEMS RAIS$ CANNOT BE APPROA*$ 9 AN AB/RACT MANN] & 9 G5]AL T]MS1 BUT ONLY SPECIFICALLY 9 REG>D TO CONCRETE HI/ORICAL SITUATIONS4 ,:5 ,PANNEKOEK SAID ?AT ! 0BELIEF 9 P>TIES0 IS ! MA9 REASON = ! IMPOT5CE ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 HE SPOKE ( P>TIES AS !Y HAVE ACTUALLY EXI/$4 ,IT IS OBVI\S ?AT !Y HAVE NOT S]V$ ! WORK+ CLASS1 NOR HAVE !Y BE5 A TOOL = 5D+ CLASS RULE4 ,9 ,RUSSIA ! P>TY BECAME A NEW RUL+ & EXPLOIT+ 9/ITUTION4 ,9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE1 P>TIES HAVE BE5 ABOLI%$ BY FASCISM & HAVE ?US PROV$ !MSELVES 9CAPABLE EI!R ( EMANCIPAT+ ! WORK]S OR ( RAIS+ !MSELVES 9TO P[] POSITIONS4 7,! FASCI/ P>TIES CANNOT BE REG>D$ AS 9/RUM5TS DESIGN$ TO 5D ! EXPLOITATION ( LABOR74 ,9 ,AM]ICA P>TIES S]VE NOT ! WORK]S BUT ! CAPITALI/S4 ,P>TIES HAVE FULFILL$ ALL SORTS ( FUNCTIONS1 BUT NONE CONNECT$ ) ! REAL NE$S ( ! WORK]S4 ,MAITL& DOES NOT QUE/ION !SE FACTS4 ,LIKE ! ,*RI/IANS :O REJECT CRITICISM ) ! >GUM5T ?AT ,*RI/IANITY HAS NEV] BE5 TRI$ 9 E>NE/1 ,MAITL& >GUES ?AT 0! PROBLEM IS NOT ONE ( P>TY OR NO P>TY1 BUT ( :AT K9D ( P>TY40 ,EV5 IF IT IS TRUE ?AT HI!RTO ALL P>TIES HAVE FAIL$1 HE ?9KS ?AT ?AT DOES NOT PROVE ?AT A NEW P>TY1 HIS 0CONCEPTION ( ! P>TY10 WILL ALSO FAIL4 ,IT IS CLE> ?AT A 0CONCEPTION ( A P>TY0 CANNOT FAIL M]ELY BECAUSE REAL P>TIES HAVE FAIL$4 ,BUT !N 0CONCEPTIONS0 DO NOT MATT]4 ,! P>TY ( :I* HE SPEAKS DOES NOT EXI/4 ,HIS >GUM5TS HAVE TO BE PROV5 9 PRACTICE2 BUT !RE IS NO SU* PRACTICE4 ,ALL P>TIES ?AT HAVE ?US F> FUNCTION$ />T$ \T ) ,MAITL&'S CONCEPTION ( :AT A P>TY \TY 0,L59 /ROVE TO CREATE10 = 9/ANCE1 & ! P>TY HE ACTUALLY CREAT$ W]E TWO DIFF]5T ?+S BECAUSE ,L59 & HIS P>TY W]E ONLY P>TS ( HI/ORY2 !Y C\LD NOT =CE HI/ORY 9TO !IR [N CONCEPTIONS4 ,!RE >E O!R =CES 9 SOCIETY BESIDES CONCEPTIONS ?AT %APE EV5TS4 ,MAITL& MAY BE RITY WAS 9CORRECT10 BUT ! DEBACLE C]TA9LY %[S ?AT1 9DEP5D5T ( HIS CONCEPTION1 ! P>TY WAS 9DE$ 09CORRECT0 IF MEASUR$ BY ,MAITL&'S IDEAS & ! NE$S ( ! 9T]NATIONAL WORK+ CLASS4 ,! P>TY1 ,MAITL& MA9TA9S1 0IS A HI/ORIC CREATION1 :I* CANNOT BE ?R[N ASIDE40 ,UN=TUNATELY ?AT WAS TRUE 9 ! PA/ HI/ORY HAS ALSO %[N1 H[EV]1 ?AT P>TIES W]E NOT :AT !Y W]E SUPPOS$ TO BE4 ,!Y >E ! HI/ORIC CREATION ( LIB]AL CAPITALISM & )9 ?IS P>TICUL> SETT+ !Y S]V$ - = A TIME - ! NE$S ( ! WORK]S1 BUT ONLY 9CID5TALLY4 ,!Y W]E *IEFLY 9VOLV$ 9 BUILD+ UP ! GR\P 9T]E/ & SOCIAL 9FLU5CE ( ! P>TY4 ,!Y BECAME CAPITALI/IC 9/ITUTIONS1 P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! EXPLOITATION ( LABOR & FIATUS BECAME ! MO/ IMPORTANT SOCIAL P[] C5T]4 ,A P>TY ?AT GOT CONTROL OV] ! /ATE - EI!R LEGALLY OR ILLEGALLY - C\LD TRANS=M ITSELF 9TO A NEW RUL+ CLASS4 ,?IS IS :AT P>TIES DID OR TRI$ TO DO4 ,:]EV] ! P>TY SUCCE$$1 IT DID NOT S]VE ! WORK]S4 ,JU/ ! OPPOSITE OCCURR$3 ! WORK]S S]V$ ! P>TY4 ,CAPITALISM1 TOO1 IS A 0HI/ORIC CREATION40 ,IF ! 0P>TY CANNOT BE ?R[N ASIDE BECAUSE IT IS A HI/ORIC CREATION10 H[ IS ,MAITL& GO+ TO ABOLI% CAPITALISM N[ ?AT IT IS ID5TICAL ) ! ONE-P>TY /ATE8 ,9 REALITY BO? MU/ BE 0?R[N ASIDE02 TO 5D CAPITALISM TODAY IMPLIES ! 5D+ ( ! P>TY4 ,= ,MAITL& 0! P>TY %\LD BE ! MAT]IAL APP>ATUS = 9TEGRAT+ ! CONSCI\S M9ORITY & ! UNCONSCI\S MASS40 ,! MASS IS 0UNCONSCI\S10 H[EV]1 = ! SAME REASON ?AT IT IS P[]LESS4 ,! 0CONSCI\S0 M9ORITY C\LD NOT ALT] ! ONE SITUATION )\T *ANG+ ! O!R4 ,IT CANNOT BR+ 0CONSCI\SNESS0 TO ! MASSES UNLESS IT BR+S !M P[]4 ,IF ! CONSCI\SNESS & ! P[] DEP5D ON ! P>TY1 ! :OLE CLASS /RUGGLE QUE/ION TAKES ON A RELIGI\S *>ACT]4 ,IF ! PEOPLE ?AT CON/ITUTE ! P>TY >E 0GOOD0 PEOPLE1 !Y WILL GIVES ! MASSES P[] & CONSCI\SNESS2 IF !Y >E 0BAD0 PEOPLE !Y WILL )HOLD BO?4 ,!RE IS NO QUE/ION ( 09TEGRATION0 9VOLV$ H]E1 BUT ONLY A QUE/ION ( 0E?ICS40 ,?US WE MAY TRU/ NOT ONLY 9 AB/RACT CONCEPTIONS AS TO :AT A P>TY \TIES CAN GIVE1 H[EV]1 !Y CAN ALSO TAKE AWAY4 ,UND] CONDITIONS AS !Y >E1 ! 0CONSCI\SNESS0 ( ! M9ORITY IS EI!R MEAN+LESS1 OR IT IS CONNECT$ ) A P[] POSITION 9 SOCIETY4 ,TO 9CREASE 0CONSCI\SNESS IS ?US TO 9CREASE ! P[] ( ! GR\P ?AT 9CORPORATES IT4 ,!RE >ISES NO 09TEGRATION0 BETWE5 0LEAD]S0 & 0L$02 9/EAD1 ! EXI/+ GAP BETWE5 !M WID5S CONT9U\SLY4 ,! CONSCI\S GR\P DEF5DS ITS POSITION AS A CONSCI\S GR\P2 IT CAN DEF5D ?IS POSITION ONLY AGA9/ ! 0UNCONSCI\S0 MASS4 ,! 09TEGRATION0 ( ! CONSCI\S M9ORITY & ! UNCONSCI\S MASS IS ONLY A PLEASANT]-S\ND+ DESCRIPTION ( ! EXPLOITATION ( ! MANY BY ! FEW4 ,! FACT ?AT ,MAITL& SEES ! P>TY AS ! 0MAT]IAL 9/RUM5T0 ?AT CO-ORD9ATES ?\TY ( ! FUTURE4 ,! MAT]IAL APP>ATUS 7MEET+S1 NEWSPAP]S1 BOOKS1 C9EMA1 RADIO1 ETC7 ( :I* HE SPEAKS HAS MEAN:ILE CEAS$ TO BE AT ! DISPOSAL ( SU* P>TIES AS ,MAITL& HAS 9 M9D4 ,! /AGE ( CAPITALI/IC DEVELOPM5T 9 :I* P>TIES C\LD GR[ UP LIKE ANY O!R BUS9ESS CONC]N & UTILIZE ! 9/RUM5TS ( PROPAG&A TO !IR [N ADVANTAGE HAS 5D$4 ,9 PRES5T-DAY SOCIETY1 ! DEVELOPM5T ( LABOR ORGANIZATIONS CAN NO LONG] FOLL[ TRADITIONAL PA?S4 ,A P>TY ?AT 0DEVELOPS CLASS CONSCI\SNESS 9 ! MASSES0 CAN NO LONG] >ISE4 ,! PROPAG&A MEANS >E C5TRALIZ$ & AT ! EXCLUSIVE S]VICE ( ! RUL+ CLASS OR P>TY4 ,!Y CANNOT BE US$ TO UNSEAT !M4 ,IF ! WORK]S >E NOT ABLE TO DEVELOP ME?ODS ( /RUGGLE BEYOND ! CONTROL ( ! RUL+ GR\PS1 !Y WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EMANCIPATE !MSELVES4 ,A P>TY IS NO WEAPON AGA9/ ! RUL+ CLASSES2 !Y DO NOT EV5 EXI/ 9 FASCI/ SOCIETIES4 ,AGA9/ ! PRES5T P[] ( ! /ATE-P>TY-CAPITAL COMB9ATION ONLY ! 0CONSCI\S ACTION ( ! :OLE MASS ( PEOPLE0 WILL HELP4 ,AS LONG AS ?AT MASS REMA9S 0UNCONSCI\S01 AS LONG AS IT NE$S ! 0BRA90 ( A P>TY1 ?IS MASS WILL REMA9 P[]LESS1 = ?AT 0BRA90 WILL NOT DEVELOP4 ,YET1 !RE IS NO REASON = DESPAIR4 ,WE CAN RAISE ANO!R QUE/ION3 :AT IS ?IS 0CONSCI\SNESS0 ?AT P>TIES SUPPOS$LY HAVE TO BR+ TO ! WORK]S8 ,& :AT IS ?AT 0UNCONSCI\SNESS0 :I* DEM&S ! SUPPORT ( ! MASSES BY A SEP>ATE 0BRA90 - BY ! P>TY8 ,IS ?AT K9D ( CONSCI\SNESS ?AT WE F9D 9 P>TIES REALLY NECESS>Y 9 ORD] TO *ANGE SOCIETY8 ,:AT HAS BE5 REALLY DANG]\S HI!RTO = ! MASSES & !IR NE$S IS PRECISELY ?AT 0CONSCI\SNESS0 ?AT PREVAILS 9 P>TY ORGANIZATIONS4 ,! 0CONSCI\SNESS0 ( :I* ,MAITL& SPEAKS1 AS IT WAS EXP]I5C$ 9 PRACTICE1 HAS NO?+ :ATEV] TO DO ) A 0CONSCI\SNESS0 NE$$ TO REBEL AGA9/ ! PRES5T1 & TO ORGANIZE A NEW SOCIETY4 ,! LACK ( ?AT SORT ( CONSCI\SNESS ?AT IS N\RI%$ BY P>TIES IS NO LACK AT ALL AS REG>DS ! PRACTICAL NE$S ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,! WORK]S' JOB IS ESS5TIALLY A SIMPLE ONE4 ,IT CONSI/S 9 RECOGNIZ+ ?AT ALL PREVI\SLY-EXI/+ RUL+ GR\PS HAVE H9D]$ ! DEVELOPM5T ( A TRULY SOCIAL PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION2 9 RECOGNIZ+ ! NECESSITY = DO+ AWAY ) PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION AS DET]M9$ BY ! PR(IT & P[] NE$S ( SPECIAL GR\PS 9 SOCIETY :O CONTROL ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & ! O!R SOCIAL P[] S\RCES4 ,PRODUCTION HAS TO BE %IFT$ SO ?AT IT CAN S]VE ! REAL NE$S ( ! PEOPLE2 IT HAS TO BECOME A PRODUCTION = CONSUMPTION4 ,:5 !SE ?+S >E RECOGNIZ$1 ! WORK]S HAVE TO ACT UPON !M TO REALIZE !IR NE$S & DESIRES4 ,LITTLE PHILOSOPHY1 SOCIOLOGY1 ECONOMICS & POLITICAL SCI5CE >E NE$$ TO RECOGNIZE ?OSE SIMPLE ?+S & TO ACT UPON ! RECOGNITION4 ,! ACTUAL CLASS /RUGGLE IS H]E DECISIVE & DET]M9+4 ,BUT 9 ! PRACTICAL FIELD ( REVOLUTION>Y & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ! 0CONSCI\S0 M9ORITY IS NO BETT] 9=M$ ?AN ! 0UNCONSCI\S0 MAJORITY4 ,RA!R ! OPPOSITE IS TRUE4 ,?IS HAS BE5 PROV5 9 ALL ACTUAL REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLES4 ,ANY FACTORY ORGANIZATION1 FUR!RMORE1 WILL BE BETT] ABLE ?AN AN \TSIDE P>TY TO ORGANIZE ITS PRODUCTION4 ,!RE IS 5\< NONP>TY 9TELLIG5CE 9 ! WORLD TO CO-ORD9ATE SOCIAL PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION )\T ! HELP OR 9T]F]5CE ( P>TIES SPECIALIZ$ 9 IDEOLOGICAL FIELDS4 ,! P>TY IS A =EIGN ELEM5T 9 SOCIAL PRODUCTION JU/ AS ! CAPITALI/ CLASS WAS AN UNNECESS>Y ?IRD FACTOR TO ! TWO NE$$ = ! C>RY+ ON ( ! SOCIAL LIFE3 ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & LABOR4 ,! FACT ?AT P>TIES P>TICIPATE 9 CLASS /RUGGLES 9DICATES ?AT ?OSE CLASS /RUGGLES DO NOT T5D T[>DS A SOCIALI/IC GOAL4 ,SOCIALISM F9ALLY MEANS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! ELIM9ATION ( ?AT ?IRD FACTOR ?AT /&S BETWE5 ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & LABOR4 ,! 0CONSCI\SNESS0 DEVELOP$ BY P>TIES IS ! 0CONSCI\SNESS0 ( AN EXPLOIT+ GR\P /RUGGL+ = ! POSSESSION ( SOCIAL P[]4 ,IF IT W\LD PROPAGATE A 0SOCIALI/ CONSCI\SNESS0 IT MU/ FIR/ ( ALL DO AWAY ) ! P>TY CONCEPT & ) ! P>TIES !MSELVES4 ,! 0CONSCI\SNESS0 TO REBEL AGA9/ & TO *ANGE SOCIETY IS NOT DEVELOP$ BY ! 0PROPAG&A0 ( CONSCI\S M9ORITIES1 BUT BY ! REAL & DIRECT PROPAG&A ( EV5TS4 ,! 9CREAS+ SOCIAL *AOS 5DANG]S ! HABITUAL LIFE ( GREAT] & EV] GREAT] MASSES ( PEOPLE & *ANGES !IR IDEOLOGIES4 ,SO LONG AS M9ORITIES OP]ATE AS SEP>ATE GR\PS )9 ! MASS1 ! MASS IS NOT REVOLUTION>Y1 BUT NEI!R IS ! M9ORITY4 ,ITS 0REVOLUTION>Y CONCEPTIONS0 CAN /ILL S]VE ONLY CAPITALI/IC FUNCTIONS4 ,IF ! MASSES BECOME REVOLUTION>Y1 ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 CONSCI\S M9ORITY & UNCONSCI\S MAJORITY DISAPPE>S1 & ALSO ! CAPITALI/IC FUNCTION ( ! APP>5TLY 0REVOLUTION>Y CONSCI\SNESS0 ( ! M9ORITY4 ,! DIVISION BETWE5 A CONSCI\S M9ORITY & AN UNCONSCI\S MAJORITY IS ITSELF HI/ORICAL4 ,IT IS ( ! SAME ORD] ( ! DIVISION BETWE5 WORK]S & BOSSES4 ,JU/ AS ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 WORK]S & BOSSES T5DS TO DISAPPE> 9 ! WAKE ( UNSOLVABLE CRISIS CONDITIONS & 9 ! SOCIAL LEVEL+ PROCESS CONNECT$ !RE)1 SO ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 CONSCI\S M9ORITY & UNCONSCI\S MASS WILL ALSO DISAPPE>4 ,:]E IT DOES NOT DISAPPE> WE WILL HAVE A FASCI/ SOCIETY4 0,9TEGRATION0 CAN ONLY MEAN HELP+ TO DO AWAY ) ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 CONSCI\S M9ORITY & UNCONSCI\S MASS4 ,)9 CLASSES & )9 SOCIETY DIFF]5CES WILL REMA9 BETWE5 PEOPLE4 ,SOME WILL BE MORE 5]GETIC ?AN O!RS1 SOME CLEV]] ?AN O!RS1 ETC4 ,!RE WILL REMA9 A DIVISION ( LABOR4 ,?AT !SE REAL DIFF]5CES FROZE 9TO DIFF]5CES BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR1 9TO DIFF]5CES BETWE5 P>TY & MASS1 IS DUE M]ELY TO HI/ORICALLY CONDITION$ SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RELATIONS1 TO ! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION4 ,?IS DI/9CTION AS REG>DS SOCIAL ACTIVITY MU/ BE 5D$ 9 ORD] ?AT CAPITALISM MAY BE 5D$4 ,IF ONE SEES ! NE$ = 09TEGRATION0 HE HAS TO APPROA* ! PROBLEM 9 QUITE A DIFF]5T MANN] FROM ,MAITL&4 ,! 09TEGRATION0 HAS TO GO ON NOT FROM ! TOP D[N - :]E ! P>TY BR+S CONSCI\SNESS TO ! MASS - BUT FROM ! BOTTOM UP1 :]E ! CLASS KEEPS ALL ITS 9TELLIG5CE & 5]GY TO ITSELF1 & DOES NOT ISOLATE & ?US CAPITALIZE IT 9 SEP>ATE ORGANIZATIONS4 ,PRODUCTION IS SOCIAL4 ,ALL PEOPLE1 :ATEV] !Y >E OR :ATEV] !Y DO1 >E1 9 A SOCIALLY DET]M9$ SOCIETY1 EQUALLY IMPORTANT4 ,!IR ACTUAL 9TEGRATION1 NOT ! 0IDEOLOGICAL 9TEGRATION0 ?R\< ! TRADITIONAL P>TY-MASS RELATION%IP1 IS REQUIR$4 ,BUT ?IS REAL 9TEGRATION1 ! HUMAN SOLID>ITY ?AT IS NECESS>Y 9 ORD] TO PUT AN 5D TO ! MIS]Y ( ! WORLD1 MU/ BE FO/]$ N[4 ,IT CAN BE DEVELOP$ ONLY BY DE/ROY+ ! =CES :I* OP]ATE AGA9/ IT4 ,CLASS SOLID>ITY & CLASS ACTIONS CAN >ISE NOT )1 BUT ONLY AGA9/1 GR\PS & P>TY 9T]E/S4 ,AUGU/-,SEPTEMB] #aida ,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,M>* #b1 #bba 3 ,PANNEKOEK'S 0,! ,P>TY & ! ,WORK+ ,CLASS0 -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #h1 #bbb 3 ,PANNEKOEK'S 0,! ,P>TY & ! ,WORK+ ,CLASS0 -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/