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,?IS >TICLE IS BE+ WRITT5 JU/ AS ! PRESSURE ( A ,SOVIET 9VASION ( ,POL& IS BE+ EAS$ & UND] ! ASSUMPTION ?AT SU* AN ATTACK IS NOT AB\T TO OCCUR4 ,AMID AN ATMOSPH]E ( CONT9U+ POLITICAL CRISIS1 GR[+ WORK] MILITANCY1 CONT9U+ ECONOMIC PROBLEMS1 & CON/ANT RE%UFFL+ ( ! ,POLI% GOV]NM5T P]SONNEL1 ,SOLID>ITY1 ! REC5TLY =M$ 09DEP5D5T0 LABOR ORGANIZATION1 LOOKS LIKE IT IS AB\T TO BECOME A P]MAN5T P>T ( ,POLI% SOCIETY4 

,SOLID>ITY1 ) ,CA?OLIC NATIONALI/ ,LE* ,WALESA AT ITS HEAD1 HAS BECOME A PAWN 9 ! /RATEGY ( ! ,POLI% COMMUNI/ P>TY & ! ,SOVIET ,UNION TO TAME AN EXCE$+LY COMBATATIVE WORK+ CLASS4 7,?IS OBVI\SLY CONTRADICTS \R /ATEM5T 9 LA/ ISSUE'S ,FIF? ,E/ATE1 ,OCT4 #b1 #a#i#h1 0,POL&3 ,TRIUMPHS @& ,DEFEATS10 P4 #a1 9 :I* IT WAS /AT$ ?AT1 0,IT IS DUBI\S :E!R ,WALESA'S *>ADE 7! UNION7 WILL LA/ ! YE>10 BUT IT LOOKS AS IF 9 ?IS CASE1 WE W]E JU/ DEAD WRONG47 

,UNIONS -- ,9/RUM5TS ( ,SUP]VISION @& ,DISCIPL9E 

,! EXACT DETAILS ( ! CURR5T SITUATION & :AT ORGANIZATIONAL =MS ! ,POLI% WORK]S HAVE E/ABLI%$ TO MANAGE !IR SEEM+LY REL5TLESS S]IES ( /RIKES & JOB ACTIONS :I* CONT9UE TO PLAGUE ! ALREADY AIL+ ,POLI% ECONOMY >E HIDD5 BEH9D ! WALL ( /ATE C5SOR%IP4 ,/ILL1 ! EXT5T ( ! WORK]S' P[] & ! ?REAT !Y POSE TO ,W>SAW'S /ATE CAPITALI/ RULE CAN EASILY BE 9F]R$ FROM ! =CES ALIGN$ AGA9/ !M4 

,DEVELOPM5TS 9 ,POL& DUR+ ! LA/ DECADE HAVE CONV9C$ ! RUL+ /ATE APP>ATUS ?AT DIRECT CONFRONTATION ) ITS WORK+ CLASS WAS BECOM+ BO? MORE FREQU5T & MORE FRAU<T ) DANG] TO ITS P[]4 ,EA* CONFRONTATION POS$ ! QUE/ION ( ! ABILITY ( ! P>TY TO RULE1 RA!R ?AN PRES5T+ AN ISSUE :I* C\LD BE SUBM]G$ B5EA? ORGANS ( M$IATION .<#a.> SU* AS OCCURS 9 ! ,WE/]N SECTOR ( CAPITAL4 ,! (FICIAL1 /ATE-CONTROLL$ UNIONS 9 ALL ,EA/]N ,BLOC C\NTRIES >E RECOGNIZ$ = :AT !Y >E -- 9/RUM5TS ( SUP]VISION & DISCIPL9E4 ,:5 EA* WORK] UPRIS+ CIRCUMV5T$ !M AS SIMPLY ANO!R OB/ACLE 9 !IR /RUGGLE1 IT BECAME CLE> ?AT ANO!R MODE ( RULE W\LD HAVE TO BE P]MITT$ EV5 IF IT MEANT GIV+ UP ! /ATE'S PR]OGATIVE ( ABSOLUTE RULE4 

,LE* ,WALESA TURN$ \T TO BE ! P]FECT MAN = ! JOB1 BUT ! ,SOLID>ITY UNION /ILL CONTA9S AN 9DEP5D5T *>ACT] ?AT ISN'T 9 ! SCRIPT4 ,WORK]S 9 F> FLUNG CITIES ( ,POL& HAVE CONT9U$ !IR /RIKES DESPITE PLEAS FROM ,WALESA & ?REATS FROM ! ,SOVIETS1 ! ,POLI% ,>MY1 & ! GU>D DOG REGIMES ( ,EA/ ,G]MANY & ,CZE*OSLOVAKIA4 

,! L9EUP ( =CES AT ?IS PO9T1 !N1 IS ,WALESA & ! ,SOLID>ITY LEAD]%IP1 ! ,POLI% ,C,P BUREAUCRACY & ! ,SOVIET ,UNION PITT$ AGA9/ ! 9DEP5D5T /RUGGLE ( ! ,POLI% WORK]S4 ,WALESA1 :O GOES AB\T ALWAYS WE>+ A PICTURE ( ! ,BLACK ,MADONNA ( ,CZE/O*[A ON HIS LAPEL1 HAS MADE HIS FEEL+ CRY/AL CLE> TO ?OSE :O HAVE ! P[] TO CRU% HIM & HIS UNION3 0,WE DON'T WANT TO BR+ D[N ?IS GOV]NM5T OR ANY O!R GOV]NM5T10 & 0,I W\LD BE A DANG]\S MAN IF ,I W]E NOT A ,CA?OLIC40 7,9T]VIEW 9 ,NEWSWEEK1 ,DEC4 #h1 #a#i#h47 

,WALESA 9 ,POLI% ,>MY ,HELICOPT]S 

,WALESA IS :ISK$ FROM A WORK /OPPAGE TO A HUNG] PROTE/ TO A G5]AL /RIKE MEET+ 9 ,POLI% ,>MY HELICOPT]S1 DEM&+ AN 5D TO MILITANT ACTIONS4 ,HE ASSURES ! ,POLI% COMMUNI/S1 0,WE >E NOT AGA9/ ! P>TY AT ALL20 -- ?IS 9 A C\NTRY :]E ! ,P>IS-,MAT* NEWSPAP] F\ND ?AT ! P>TY W\LD RECEIVE B>ELY #c.0 ( ! VOTE IF AN ELECTION W]E HELD4 

,! WILL+NESS ( ! ,POLI% BUREAUCRACY & !IR ,RUSSIAN MA/]S TO ACCEPT ! EXI/5CE ( A DOCILE ,SOLID>ITY IS CLE>LY SE5 FROM ! MO/ REC5T PURGES ( ! RUL+ ,POLI% COMMUNI/ P>TY POLITBURO4 ,P>TY LEAD]1 ,/ANISLAW ,KANIA1 CONSOLIDAT$ HIS P[] AT ! BEG9N+ ( ,DECEMB] BY \/+ F\R MEMB]S ( ! OLD GU>D FACTION ( ! P>TY :O HAD BE5 RESI/+ COOP]ATION ) ! NEW UNION4 ,UPON HIS >RIVAL BACK FROM 0CONSULTATION0 ) ! ,KREML9 LEAD]S1 ,KANIA /AT$1 0,WE WI% TO COOP]ATE ) ,SOLID>ITY S9C]ELY & ON AN ALL->\ND BASIS4 ,WE APPRECIATE & RESPECT ITS 9DEP5D5CE & SELF-GOV]NM5T4 ,WE WILL /RIVE TO OV]COME 9HIBITIONS & RESI/ANCE T[>D COOP]AT+ ) ,SOLID>ITY 9 \R [N RANKS40 ,SU* AN IDEA1 EV5 A %ORT TIME AGO1 W\LD HAVE BE5 UN?9KABLE 9 ANY ,EA/]N ,BLOC C\NTRY & C\LD HAVE COME ONLY ) AT LEA/ ! TACIT APPROVAL ( ,MOSC[4 

,/ILL1 ! CONCESSIONS ( ! GOV]NM5T HAVE ONLY EMBOLD5$ WORK]S ACROSS ,POL& FROM ! ,SILESIAN COAL FIELDS TO ! ,LODZ & ,BYDGOSZCZ TEXTILE PLANTS & BACK TO ,W>SAW AS WILDCAT /RIKES CONT9UE TO OCCUR ) 9CREAS+ DEM&S = BO? POLITICAL & ECONOMIC CONCESSIONS4 ,!RE HAS ALSO BE5 M\NT+ OPPOSITION )9 ! UNIV]SITIES1 FROM ! /ATE CONTROLL$ M$IA & EV5 )9 ! COMMUNI/ DOM9AT$ ,POLI% P>LIAM5T4 

,FIREMAN = ,MILITANT ,ACTIVITY 

,AS ! COMMUNI/ BUREAUCRATS VIEW ! SITUATION1 ! SOCIAL UPHEAVALS ?AT ?REAT5 TO UNRAVEL ! ,POLI% POLICE /ATE NE$ TO BE CONTA9$ )9 A FRAMEWORK ?AT DOES NOT *ALL5GE ! ULTIMATE AU?ORITY1 ( ! ,P>TY1 BUT CAN ALSO EFFECTIVELY DEAL ) WORK+ CLASS DISCONT5T 9 SU* A MANN] AS TO ASSURE ?AT IT DOES NOT GR[ 9 SCOPE4 ,AT ! PRES5T1 ,WALESA APPE>S TO HAVE IMM5SE POPUL>ITY ) ! WORK]S & IS VIEW$ AS A H]O = HIS ROLE 9 LA/ ,SUMM] & ,FALL'S SUCCESSFUL CONFRONTATION ) ! GOV]NM5T4 ,BUT HIS AU?ORITY & ABILITY TO QUELL /RIKES W\LD BE RAPIDLY DIM9I%$ IF HIS ONLY ROLE APPE>S TO BE ?AT ( FIREMAN ( MILITANT ACTIVITY4 

,AT ?IS PO9T1 ! ROLE ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION & ! O!R ,W>SAW ,PACT NATIONS HAVE BECOME CRUCIAL4 ,!IR ?9LY VEIL$ ?REATS ( 9T]V5TION TO SUPPRESS 0ANTI-SOCIALI/ ELEM5TS0 & ! CONT9U+ ALLUSIONS TO ,CZE*OSLOVAKIA 9 #aifh >E /]N W>N+S AS TO ! LIMITS ALL ( ! P>TICIPANTS FACE4 ,BUT ! ,RUSSIAN TROOP MOVEM5TS & ! MILIT>Y MANEUV]S AT ! ,POLI% BORD]S S]VE ! FUNCTION ( /R5G!N+ ,WALESA'S H& :5 HE CALLS = MOD]ATION & AN 5D TO 0UNAU?ORIZ$0 /RIKE ACTIONS4 ,ADDRESS+ /EEL WORK]S 9 ,W>SAW ON ,NOVEMB] #b#h1  ,WALESA SAID1 0,! >MY C\LD BE CALL$ 9 TO RUN ?+S4 ,LET US NOT =GET ?AT TANKS & ROCKETS C\LD ALSO BE ! REPLY4 ,WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DEF5D \RSELVES1 :]EAS !SE G5TLEM5 C\LD DE/ROY US40 

,YOK$ ,EV5 ,FIRM] 

,WALESA IS1 ( C\RSE1 CORRECT & HIS LOGIC C>RI$ ! DAY & ! /EEL WORK]S DROPP$ !IR TALK ( A G5]AL /RIKE4 ,! ,POLI% >MY OR AN 9VAD+ ,RUSSIAN =CE DOES HAVE ! P[] TO CRU% ! UN>M$ WORK]S' MOVEM5T1 BUT ,WALESA'S W>N+S RESULT 9 HIM EM]G+ AS ! HEAD ( A TAM$ LABOR ORGANIZATION1 :I* RECOGNIZES 0! LEAD+ ROLE ( ! ,POLI% ,WORK]S ,P>TY0 7,C,P,I1 & CONF9ES ITSELF TO ECONOMIC ISSUES1 RECOGNIZ+ ! P]MAN5T DUALITY ( CAPITAL & LABOR4 

,?IS !N HAS ALL ( ! ELEM5TS ( A CLASSIC RECUP]ATION ( ! RADICAL MOVEM5T4 ,WORK]S BEG9 MOV+ ) A REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL ONLY TO F9D !MSELVES YOK$ EV5 FIRM] ?AN :5 !Y HAD BEGUN !IR /RUGGLE1 N[ UND] A =M ( DOM9ATION MORE FITT+ TO ! P>TICUL> P]IOD4 ,IT'S NO WOND] ?AT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ! ,AM]ICAN ,A,F,L-,C,I,O.- & ! ,BRITI% & ,AU/RALIAN ,LABOR ,P>TIES HAVE BE5 S5D+ AID TO ,WALESA'S C5TRAL (FICES4 

,AT ?IS WRIT+1 #c ,SOVIET DIVISIONS /& READY AT ! ,POLI% BORD]S & ,WALESA IS LIKE ! LITTLE ,DUT* BOY AT ! DIKE TRY+ TO HOLD BACK WORK] UPRIS+S ON ONE SIDE & AN 9VASION ON ! O!R4 ,SOLID>ITY HAS DECL>$ A SIX-WEEK MORATORIUM ON /RIKE ACTIONS HOP+ TO DEFUZE ! SITUATION1 BUT MU* ( :AT IT HOPES TO CON/RA9 IS BEYOND ITS CONTROL & ! /RIKES CONT9UE4 

,SOLID>ITY COMPETES ) ?OSE /ILL EXI/+ NEGATIONS ( UNIONISM :I* >OSE DUR+ ! BEG9N+ ( ! CRISIS LA/ ,SUMM]3 MASS ASSEMBLIES 9 ! WORK PLACES1 WORK] DEF5SE GU>DS1 ! ,M,K,S 7! 9T]-,FACTORY ,/RIKE ,COMMITTEE7 & ! HUNDR$S ( WORKPLACES ?R\<\T ,POL&1 MANY ( :I* >E O/5SIBLY ,SOLID>ITY LOCALS1 BUT :I* >E ORGANIZATIONALLY NOT CONNECT$ TO ! NATIONAL HEADQU>T]S & HAVE A M9D ( !IR [N4 ,IT IS )9 !SE =MATIONS ?AT ! POT5TIAL = AN AU!NTIC REVOLUTION LIES4 

,KREML9 ,HAS ,AGRE$ TO A ,DANG]\S ,GAMBIT 

,! 9T]NATIONAL NEWS M$IA CONT9UES US+ ! CLI*E ( ! 0:OLE WORLD IS WAT*+0 DEVELOPM5TS 9 ,POL&1 BUT IT IS ! WORK+ CLASS ( ,EA/]N ,EUROPE :O IS MO/ C>EFULLY OBS]V+ ! EV5TS :I* >E UNFOLD+ !RE4 ,! ,POLI% GOV]NM5T 7& BY IMPLICATION1 ! ,SOVIETS7 HAVE AGRE$ TO A DANG]\S GAMBIT BY GIV+ !IR GRUDG+ BLESS+S TO ,SOLID>ITY1 & !Y KN[ IT4 ,:AT ! ,KREML9 FE>S MO/ 9T5SELY IS A G5]ALIZATION ( ! 0,POLI% 9FECTION0 TO ITS O!R SATELLITE NATIONS4 ,ALREADY1 9 ,OCTOB]1 FACTORY WORK]S 9 ! ,EA/ ,G]MAN CITY ( ,MAGDEBURG /RUCK & PRES5T$ A WAT]$ D[N V]SION ( ! ,POLI% DEM&S = 09DEP5D5T0 UNIONS4 

,RUSSIA'S ABILITY TO ECONOMICALLY EXPLOIT ITS ,EA/]N ,BLOC HAS BE5 SEV]ELY DIM9I%$ BY ! ECONOMIC CRISIS 9 ,POL& & NECESSITAT$ MO/ REC5TLY ! ,SOVIET ,UNION GRANT+ @s#a4#a BILLION 9 AID JU/ TO KEEP ,POL& AFLOAT F9ANCIALLY & TO CONV9CE ITS ,WE/]N CR$ITORS ?AT ! ,W>SAW GOV]NM5T REMA9S /ABLE & MA9TA9S ! BACK+ ( ITS P[]FUL PROTECTOR4 

,!RE IS NO REASON TO ?9K ?AT ,POL&'S ECONOMIC SITUATION WILL DO ANY?+ BESIDES BECOME MORE DISMAL 9 ! MON?S AHEAD & ?AT WORK] RESPONSE TO 9CREAS$ DEPRIVATION WILL ONLY 9CREASE 9 MILITANCY4 ,! FUTURE MAY ONLY BE TURMOIL1 BUT1 HOPEFULLY1 = ! WORK]S ( ,EA/]N ,EUROPE & ! ,SOVIET ,UNION MAY PRES5T AN OPPORTUNITY TO LAUN* A MI<TY ATTACK AGA9/ ! ,EA/]N BA/ION ( CAPITAL4 

  

.<#a.> ,WE DESCRIB$ ?AT PROCESS ?USLY 9 ! ,APRIL #a#i#g#g1 ,FIF? ,E/ATE 9 A REVIEW ( ! ,BLACK @& ,R$ PUBLICATION ,POL&3 #a#i#g-#g#a2 ,CAPITALISM & ,CLASS ,/RUGGLE BY  ,I,C,O43  
 0,9 ! ,EA/]N BRAN* ( CAPITALISM1 UNIONS EXI/1 BUT PLAY A SUP]VISORY ROLE1 ASSUR+ ?AT '!IR' P>TICUL> WORK =CE MEETS ITS ,/ATE PRODUCTION NORM4 ,9 A DEVELOP$ CAPITALISM SU* AS ! ,U4,S41 ! UNIONS PLAY A MU* MORE IMPORTANT FUNCTION -- ?AT ( BUFF] BETWE5 ! WORK]S & ! REAL S\RCES ( P[] 9 SOCIETY4 
 0,9 A CONCRETE SITUATION SU* AS ! WILDCAT AT ,DODGE ,TRUCK 7,W>R51 ,MI*47 9 ,JUNE #a#i#g#d1 WORK]S SP5T !IR EF=TS CONFRONT+ LOCAL UNION (FICIALS1 PLANT MANAG]S1 ! ,W>R5 CITY POLICE & A C\NTY JUDGE 7,SEE ,WILDCAT1 ,BLACK @& ,R$74 ,IT'S QUE/IONABLE :E!R ! HEAD ( ,*RYSL] HAD MORE ?AN EV5 PASS+ KN[L$GE ( ! EV5TS BE+ PLAY$ \T1 & C]TA9LY ,PRESID5T ,NIXON HAD NO IDEA ( :AT WAS HAPP5+ 9 ! ,DETROIT SUBURB4 ,?+S W]E KEPT LOCAL & CONF9$ BY A COMPLEX ( M$IAT+ ORGANS4  
 0,9 ,POL& 79 #a#i#g-#g#a7 ! REV]SE OCCURR$4 ,! DISPUTE OV] WAGE HIKES IMM$IATELY ESCALAT$ TO A QUE/ION ( :I* CLASS WAS GO+ TO RULE 9 ?AT C\NTRY4 ,! TOR*+ ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY HEADQU>T]S 9 ,SZCZEC9 & ,GDANSK WAS ACCURATELY SE5 AS AN ATTACK ON ! POLITICAL APP>ATUS 9 *>GE ( ! EXPLOITATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS40 

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