,*APT] #a ,! ,OPPORTUNI/ ,ME?OD ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG ,TEXT 3 ,IF IT IS TRUE ?AT !ORIES >E ONLY ! IMAGES ( ! PH5OM5A ( ! EXT]IOR WORLD 9 ! HUMAN CONSCI\SNESS1 IT MU/ BE ADD$1 CONC]N+ ,$U>D ,B]N/E9'S SY/EM1 ?AT !ORIES >E SOMETIMES 9V]T$ IMAGES4 ,?9K ( A !ORY ( 9/ITUT+ SOCIALISM BY MEANS ( SOCIAL RE=MS 9 ! FACE ( ! COMPLETE /AGNATION ( ! RE=M MOVEM5T 9 ,G]MANY4 ,?9K ( A !ORY ( TRADE UNION CONTROL4 ,CONSID] ! !ORY ( W9N+ A MAJORITY 9 ,P>LIAM5T1 AFT] ! REVISION ( ! CON/ITUTION ( ,SAXONY & 9 VIEW ( ! MO/ REC5T ATTEMPTS AGA9/ UNIV]SAL SUFFRAGE4 ,H[EV]1 ! PIVOTAL PO9T ( ,B]N/E9'S SY/EM IS NOT LOCAT$ 9 HIS CONCEPTION ( ! PRACTICAL TASKS ( ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY4 ,IT IS F\ND 9 HIS /& ON ! C\RSE ( ! OBJECTIVE DEVELOPM5T ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY1 :I*1 9 TURN IS CLOSELY B\ND TO HIS CONCEPTION ( ! PRACTICAL TASKS ( ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,B]N/E91 A G5]AL DECL9E ( CAPITALISM SEEMS TO BE 9CREAS+LY IMPROBABLE BECAUSE1 ON ! ONE H&1 CAPITALISM %[S A GREAT] CAPACITY ( ADAPTATION1 &1 ON ! O!R H&1 CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION BECOMES MORE & MORE V>I$4 ,! CAPACITY ( CAPITALISM TO ADAPT ITSELF1 SAYS ,B]N/E91 IS MANIFE/$ FIR/ 9 ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( G5]AL CRISES1 RESULT+ FROM ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! CR$IT SY/EM1 EMPLOY]S' ORGANIZATIONS1 WID] MEANS ( COMMUNICATION & 9=MATIONAL S]VICES4 ,IT %[S ITSELF SECONDLY1 9 ! T5ACITY ( ! MIDDLE CLASSES1 :I* HAILS FROM ! GR[+ DIFF]5TIATION ( ! BRAN*ES ( PRODUCTION & ! ELEVATION ( VA/ LAY]S ( ! PROLET>IAT TO ! LEVEL ( ! MIDDLE CLASS4 ,IT IS FUR!RMORE PROV$1 >GUES ,B]N/E91 BY ! AMELIORATION ( ! ECONOMIC & POLITICAL SITUATION ( ! PROLET>IAT AS A RESULT ( ITS TRADE UNION ACTIVITY4 ,FROM ?IS !ORETIC /& IS D]IV$ ! FOLL[+ G5]AL CONCLUSION AB\T ! PRACTICAL WORK ( ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY4 ,! LATT] MU/ NOT DIRECT ITS DAILY ACTIVITY T[>D ! CONQUE/ ( POLITICAL P[]1 BUT T[>D ! BETT]M5T ( ! CONDITION ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 )9 ! EXI/+ ORD]4 ,IT MU/ NOT EXPECT TO 9/ITUTE SOCIALISM AS A RESULT ( A POLITICAL & SOCIAL CRISIS1 BUT %\LD BUILD SOCIALISM BY MEANS ( ! PROGRESSIVE EXT5SION ( SOCIAL CONTROL & ! GRADUAL APPLICATION ( ! PR9CIPLE ( COOP]ATION4 ,B]N/E9 HIMSELF SEES NO?+ NEW 9 HIS !ORIES4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 HE BELIEVES !M TO BE 9 AGREEM5T ) C]TA9 DECL>ATIONS ( ,M>X & ,5GELS4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IT SEEMS TO US ?AT IT IS DIFFICULT TO D5Y ?AT !Y >E 9 =MAL CONTRADICTION ) ! CONCEPTIONS ( SCI5TIFIC SOCIALISM4 ,IF ,B]N/E9'S REVISIONISM M]ELY CONSI/$ 9 AFFIRM+ ?AT ! M>* ( CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T IS SL[] ?AN WAS ?\GUM5T = ADJ\RN+ ! CONQUE/ ( P[] BY ! PROLET>IAT1 ON :I* EV]YBODY AGRE$ UP TO N[4 ,ITS ONLY CONSEQU5CE W\LD BE A SL[+ UP ( ! PACE ( ! /RUGGLE4 ,BUT ?AT IS NOT ! CASE4 ,:AT ,B]N/E9 QUE/IONS IS NOT ! RAPIDITY ( ! DEVELOPM5T ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY1 BUT ! M>* ( ! DEVELOPM5T ITSELF &1 CONSEQU5TLY1 ! V]Y POSSIBILITY ( A *ANGE TO SOCIALISM4 ,SOCIALI/ !ORY UP TO N[ DECL>$ ?AT ! PO9T ( DEP>TURE = A TRANS=MATION TO SOCIALISM W\LD BE A G5]AL & CATA/ROPHIC CRISIS4 ,WE MU/ DI/+UI% 9 ?IS \TLOOK TWO ?+S3 ! FUNDAM5TAL IDEA & ITS EXT]IOR =M4 ,! FUNDAM5TAL IDEA CONSI/S ( ! AFFIRMATION ?AT CAPITALISM1 AS A RESULT ( ITS [N 9N] CONTRADICTIONS1 MOVES T[>D A PO9T :5 IT WILL BE UNBALANC$1 :5 IT WILL SIMPLY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE4 ,!RE W]E GOOD REASONS = CONCEIV+ ?AT JUNCTURE 9 ! =M ( A CATA/ROPHIC G5]AL COMM]CIAL CRISIS4 ,BUT ?AT IS ( SECOND>Y IMPORTANCE :5 ! FUNDAM5TAL IDEA IS CONSID]$4 ,! SCI5TIFIC BASIS ( SOCIALISM RE/S1 AS IS WELL KN[N1 ON ?REE PR9CIPAL RESULTS ( CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T4 ,FIR/1 ON ! GR[+ AN>*Y ( CAPITALI/ ECONOMY1 LEAD+ 9EVITABLY TO ITS RU94 ,SECOND1 ON ! PROGRESSIVE SOCIALIZATION ( ! PROCESS ( PRODUCTION1 :I* CREATES ! G]MS ( ! FUTURE SOCIAL ORD]4 ,& ?IRD1 ON ! 9CREAS$ ORGANIZATION & CONSCI\SNESS ( ! PROLET>IAN CLASS1 :I* CON/ITUTES ! ACTIVE FACTOR 9 ! COM+ REVOLUTION4 ,B]N/E9 PULLS AWAY FROM ! FIR/ ( ! ?REE FUNDAM5TAL SUPPORTS ( SCI5TIFIC SOCIALISM4 ,HE SAYS ?AT CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T DOES NOT LEAD TO A G5]AL ECONOMIC COLLAPSE4 ,HE DOES NOT M]ELY REJECT A C]TA9 =M ( ! COLLAPSE4 ,HE REJECTS ! V]Y POSSIBILITY ( COLLAPSE4 ,HE SAYS TEXTUALLY3 0,ONE C\LD CLAIM ?AT BY COLLAPSE ( ! PRES5T SOCIETY IS MEANT SOME?+ ELSE ?AN A G5]AL COMM]CIAL CRISIS1 WORSE ?AN ALL O!RS1 ?AT IS A COMPLETE COLLAPSE ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM BR\ISES3 ,:Y & H[1 9 ?AT CASE1 CAN WE ATTA9 ! F9AL GOAL8 ,ACCORD+ TO SCI5TIFIC SOCIALISM1 ! HI/ORIC NECESSITY ( ! SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION MANIFE/S ITSELF ABOVE ALL 9 ! GR[+ AN>*Y ( CAPITALISM1 :I* DRIVES ! SY/EM 9TO AN IMPASSE4 ,BUT IF ONE ADMITS ) ,B]N/E9 ?AT CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T DOES NOT MOVE 9 ! DIRECTION ( ITS [N RU91 !N SOCIALISM CEASES TO BE OBJECTIVELY NECESS>Y4 ,!RE REMA9 ! O!R TWO MA9/AYS ( ! SCI5TIFIC EXPLANATION ( SOCIALISM1 :I* >E ALSO SAID TO BE CONSEQU5CES ( CAPITALISM ITSELF3 ! SOCIALIZATION ( ! PROCESS ( PRODUCTION & ! GR[+ CONSCI\SNESS ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,IT IS !SE TWO MATT]S ?AT ,B]N/E9 HAS 9 M9D :5 HE SAYS3 0,! SUPPRESSION ( ! !ORY ( COLLAPSE DOES NOT 9 ANY WAY DEPRIVE SOCIALI/ DOCTR9E ( ! P[] ( P]SUASION4 ,=1 EXAM9$ CLOSELY1 :AT >E ALL FACTORS 5UM]AT$ BY US ?AT MAKE = ! SUPPRESSION OR ! MODIFICATION ( ! =M] CRISES8 ,NO?+ ELSE1 9 FACT1 ?AN ! CONDITIONS1 OR EV5 9 P>TY ! G]MS1 ( ! SOCIALIZATION ( PRODUCTION & EX*ANGE40 7,IBID41 PG4#e#e#d7 ,V]Y LITTLE REFLECTION IS NE$$ TO UND]/& ?AT H]E TOO WE FACE A FALSE CONCLUSION4 ,:]E LIES ! IMPORTANCE ( ALL ! PH5OM5A ?AT >E SAID BY ,B]N/E9 TO BE ! MEANS ( CAPITALI/ ADAPTATION - C>TELS1 ! CR$IT SY/EM1 ! DEVELOPM5T ( MEANS ( COMMUNICATION1 ! AMELIORATION ( ! SITUATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 ETC48 ,OBVI\SLY1 9 ?AT !Y SUPPRESS OR1 AT LEA/1 ATT5UATE ! 9T]NAL CONTRADICTIONS ( CAPITALI/ ECONOMY1 & /OP ! DEVELOPM5T OR ! AGGRAVATION ( !SE CONTRADICTIONS4 ,?US ! SUPPRESSION ( CRISES CAN ONLY MEAN ! SUPPRESSION ( ! ANTAGONISM BETWE5 PRODUCTION & EX*ANGE ON ! CAPITALI/ BASE4 ,! AMELIORATION ( ! SITUATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 OR ! P5ETRATION ( C]TA9 FRACTIONS ( ! CLASS 9TO MIDDLE LAY]S1 CAN ONLY MEAN ! ATT5UATION ( ! ANTAGONISM BETWE5 ,CAPITAL & ,LABOR4 ,BUT IF ! M5TION FACTORS SUPPRESS ! CAPITALI/ CONTRADICTIONS & CONSEQU5TLY SAVE ! SY/EM FROM RU91 IF !Y 5ABLE CAPITALISM TO MA9TA9 ITSELF - & ?AT IS :Y ,B]N/E9 CALLS !M 0MEANS ( ADAPTATION0 - H[ CAN C>TELS1 ! CR$IT SY/EM1 TRADE UNIONS1 ETC41 BE AT ! SAME TIME 0! CONDITIONS & EV51 9 P>T1 ! G]MS0 ( SOCIALISM8 ,OBVI\SLY ONLY 9 ! S5SE ?AT !Y EXPRESS MO/ CLE>LY ! SOCIAL *>ACT] ( PRODUCTION4 ,BUT BY PRES5T+ IT 9 ITS CAPITALI/ =M1 ! SAME FACTORS R5D] SUP]FLU\S1 9V]SELY1 9 ! SAME MEASURE1 ! TRANS=MATION ( ?IS SOCIALIZ$ PRODUCTION 9TO SOCIALI/ PRODUCTION4 ,?AT IS :Y !Y CAN BE ! G]MS OR CONDITIONS ( A SOCIALI/ ORD] ONLY 9 A !ORETIC S5SE & NOT 9 AN HI/ORIC S5SE4 ,!Y >E PH5OM5A :I*1 9 ! LIY1 SUP]FLU\S4 ,!RE REMA9S ONE =CE MAK+ = SOCIALISM - ! CLASS CONSCI\SNESS ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,BUT IT1 TOO1 IS 9 ! GIV5 CASE NO ! SIMPLE 9TELLECTUAL REFLECTION ( ! GR[+ CONTRADICTIONS ( CAPITALISM & ITS APPROA*+ DECL9E4 ,IT IS N[ NO MORE ?AN AN IDEAL :OSE =CE ( P]SUASION RE/S ONLY ON ! P]FECTION ATTRIBUT$ TO IT4 ,WE HAVE H]E1 9 BRIEF1 ! EXPLANATION ( ! SOCIALI/ PROGRAM BY MEANS ( 0PURE REASON40 ,WE HAVE H]E1 TO USE SIMPL] LANGUAGE1 AN IDEALI/ EXPLANATION ( SOCIALISM4 ,! OBJECTIVE NECESSITY ( SOCIALISM1 ! EXPLANATION ( SOCIALISM AS ! RESULT ( ! MAT]IAL DEVELOPM5T ( SOCIETY1 FALLS TO ! GR\ND4 ,REVISIONI/ !ORY ?US PLACES ITSELF 9 A DILEMMA4 ,EI!R ! SOCIALI/ TRANS=MATION IS1 AS WAS ADMITT$ UP TO N[1 ! CONSEQU5CE ( ! 9T]NAL CONTRADICTIONS ( CAPITALISM1 & ) ! GR[? ( CAPITALISM WILL DEVELOP ITS 9N] CONTRADICTIONS1 RESULT+ 9EVITABLY1 AT SOME PO9T1 9 ITS COLLAPSE1 79 ?AT CASE ! 0MEANS ( ADAPTATION0 >E 9EFFECTIVE & ! !ORY ( COLLAPSE IS CORRECT72 OR ! 0MEANS ( ADAPTATION0 WILL REALLY /OP ! COLLAPSE ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM & !REBY 5ABLE CAPITALISM TO MA9TA9 ITSELF BY SUPPRESS+ ITS [N CONTRADICTIONS4 ,9 ?AT CASE SOCIALISM CEASES TO BE AN HI/ORIC NECESSITY4 ,IT !N BECOMES ANY?+ Y\ WANT TO CALL IT1 BUT IT IS NO LONG] ! RESULT ( ! MAT]IAL DEVELOPM5T ( SOCIETY4 ,! DILEMMA LEADS TO ANO!R4 ,EI!R REVISIONISM IS CORRECT 9 ITS POSITION ON ! C\RSE ( CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T1 & !RE=E ! SOCIALI/ TRANS=MATION ( SOCIETY IS ONLY A UTOPIA1 OR SOCIALISM IS NOT A UTOPIA1 & ! !ORY ( 0MEANS ( ADAPTATION0 IS FALSE4 ,!RE IS ! QUE/ION 9 A NUT%ELL4 ,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,M>* #e1 #bba 3 ,*APT] #a -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/