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,AU?OR 3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG 

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,S\RCE3 ,SOCIAL ,RE=M OR ,REVOLUTION1 BY ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG 
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,AT FIR/ VIEW ! TITLE ( ?IS WORK MAY BE F\ND SURPRIS+4 ,CAN ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY BE AGA9/ RE=MS8 ,CAN WE CONTRAPOSE ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 ! TRANS=MATION ( ! EXI/+ ORD]1 \R F9AL GOAL1 TO SOCIAL RE=MS8 ,C]TA9LY NOT4 ,! DAILY /RUGGLE = RE=MS1 = ! AMELIORATION ( ! CONDITION ( ! WORK]S )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( ! EXI/+ SOCIAL ORD]1 & = DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS1 (F]S TO ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY ! ONLY MEANS ( 5GAG+ 9 ! PROLET>IAN CLASS W> & WORK+ 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! F9AL GOAL - ! CONQUE/ ( POLITICAL P[] & ! SUPPRESSION ( WAGE LABOR4 ,BETWE5 SOCIAL RE=MS & REVOLUTION !RE EXI/S = ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY AN 9DISSOLUBLE TIE4 ,! /RUGGLE = RE=MS IS ITS MEANS2 ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 ITS AIM4 

,IT IS 9 ,$U>D ,B]N/E9'S !ORY1 PRES5T$ 9 HIS >TICLES ON ,PROBLEMS ( ,SOCIALISM1 ,NEUE ,ZEIT ( #a#h#i#g-#i#h1 & 9 HIS BOOK ,DIE ,VORAUSSETZUNG5 DES ,SOCIALISMUS UND DIE ,AUFGAB5 D] ,SOZIALDEMOKRATIE.<#a.> ?AT WE F9D1 = ! FIR/ TIME1 ! OPPOSITION ( ! TWO FACTORS ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,HIS !ORY T5DS TO C\NSEL US TO R5\NCE ! SOCIAL TRANS=MATION1 ! F9AL GOAL ( ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY &1 9V]SELY1 TO MAKE ( SOCIAL RE=MS1 ! MEANS ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 ITS AIM4 ,B]N/E9 HIMSELF HAS V]Y CLE>LY & *>ACT]I/ICALLY =MULAT$ ?IS VIEWPO9T :5 HE WROTE3 0,! ,F9AL GOAL1 NO MATT] :AT IT IS1 IS NO?+2 ! MOVEM5T IS EV]Y?+40 

,BUT S9CE ! F9AL GOAL ( SOCIALISM CON/ITUTES ! ONLY DECISIVE FACTOR DI/+UI%+ ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T FROM B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY & FROM B\RGEOIS RADICALISM1 ! ONLY FACTOR TRANS=M+ ! 5TIRE LABOR MOVEM5T FROM A VA9 EF=T TO REPAIR ! CAPITALI/ ORD] 9TO A CLASS /RUGGLE AGA9/ ?IS ORD]1 = ! SUPPRESSION ( ?IS ORD] - ! QUE/ION3 0,RE=M OR ,REVOLUTION80 AS IT IS POS$ BY ,B]N/E91 EQUALS = ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY ! QUE/ION3 0,TO BE OR NOT TO BE80 ,9 ! CONTROV]SY ) ,B]N/E9 & HIS FOLL[]S1 EV]YBODY 9 ! ,P>TY \<T TO UND]/& CLE>LY IT IS NOT A QUE/ION ( ?IS OR ?AT ME?OD ( /RUGGLE1 OR ! USE ( ?IS OR ?AT SET ( TACTICS1 BUT ( ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T4 

,UPON A CASUAL CONSID]ATION ( ,B]N/E9'S !ORY1 ?IS MAY APPE> LIKE AN EXAGG]ATION4 ,DOES HE NOT CONT9UALLY M5TION ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY & ITS AIMS8 ,DOES HE NOT REPEAT AGA9 & AGA91 9 V]Y EXPLICIT LANGUAGE1 ?AT HE TOO /RIVES T[>D ! F9AL GOAL ( SOCIALISM1 BUT 9 ANO!R WAY8 ,DOES HE NOT /RESS P>TICUL>LY ?AT HE FULLY APPROVES ( ! PRES5T PRACTICE ( ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY8 

,?AT IS ALL TRUE1 TO BE SURE4 ,IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT EV]Y NEW MOVEM5T1 :5 IT FIR/ ELABORATES ITS !ORY & POLICY1 BEG9S BY F9D+ SUPPORT 9 ! PREC$+ MOVEM5T1 ?\< IT MAY BE 9 DIRECT CONTRADICTION ) ! LATT]4 ,IT BEG9S BY SUIT+ ITSELF TO ! =MS F\ND AT H& & BY SPEAK+ ! LANGUAGE SPOK5 H]ETO4 ,9 TIME ! NEW GRA9 BREAKS ?R\< ! OLD HUSK4 ,! NEW MOVEM5T F9DS ITS =MS & ITS [N LANGUAGE4 

,TO EXPECT AN OPPOSITION AGA9/ SCI5TIFIC SOCIALISM AT ITS V]Y BEG9N+1 TO EXPRESS ITSELF CLE>LY1 FULLY & TO ! LA/ CONSEQU5CE ON ! SUBJECT ( ITS REAL CONT5T3 TO EXPECT IT TO D5Y OP5LY & BLUNTLY ! !ORETIC BASIS ( ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY - W\LD AM\NT TO UND]RAT+ ! P[] ( SCI5TIFIC SOCIALISM4 ,TODAY HE :O WANTS TO PASS AS A SOCIALI/1 & AT ! SAME TIME DECL>E W> ON ,M>XIAN DOCTR9E1 ! MO/ /UP5D\S PRODUCT ( ! HUMAN M9D 9 ! C5TURY1 MU/ BEG9 ) 9VOLUNT>Y E/EEM = ,M>X4 ,HE MU/ BEG9 BY ACKN[L$G+ HIMSELF TO BE HIS DISCIPLE1 BY SEEK+ 9 ,M>X'S [N TEA*+S ! PO9TS ( SUPPORT = AN ATTACK ON ! LATT]1 :ILE HE REPRES5TS ?IS ATTACK AS A FUR!R DEVELOPM5T ( ,M>XIAN DOCTR9E4 ,ON ?IS ACC\NT1 WE MU/1 UNCONC]N$ BY ITS \T] =MS1 PICK \T ! %EA!D K]NEL ( ,B]N/E9'S !ORY4 ,?IS IS A MATT] ( URG5T NECESSITY = ! BROAD LAY]S ( ! 9DU/RIAL PROLET>IAT 9 \R ,P>TY4 

,NO CO>S] 9SULT1 NO BAS] ASP]SION1 CAN BE ?R[N AGA9/ ! WORK]S ?AN ! REM>KS3 0,!OCRATIC CONTROV]SIES >E ONLY = ACADEMICIANS40 ,SOME TIME AGO ,LASSALLE SAID3 0,ONLY :5 SCI5CE & ! WORK]S1 !SE OPPOSITE POLES ( SOCIETY1 BECOME ONE1 WILL !Y CRU% 9 !IR >MS ( /EEL ALL OB/ACLES TO CULTURE40 ,! 5TIRE /R5G? ( ! MOD]N LABOR MOVEM5T RE/S ON !ORETIC KN[L$GE4 

,BUT D\BLY IMPORTANT IS ?IS KN[L$GE = ! WORK]S 9 ! PRES5T CASE1 BECAUSE IT IS PRECISELY !Y & !IR 9FLU5CE 9 ! MOVEM5T ?AT >E 9 ! BALANCE H]E4 ,IT IS !IR SK9 ?AT IS BE+ BR\<T TO M>KET4 ,! OPPORTUNI/ !ORY 9 ! ,P>TY1 ! !ORY =MULAT$ BY ,B]N/E91 IS NO?+ ELSE ?AN AN UNCONSCI\S ATTEMPT TO ASSURE PR$OM9ANCE TO ! PETTY-B\RGEOIS ELEM5TS ?AT HAVE 5T]$ \R ,P>TY1 TO *ANGE ! POLICY & AIMS ( \R ,P>TY 9 !IR DIRECTION4 ,! QUE/ION ( RE=M OR REVOLUTION1 ( ! F9AL GOAL & ! MOVEM5T1 IS BASICALLY1 9 ANO!R =M1 BUT ! QUE/ION ( ! PETTY-B\RGEOIS OR PROLET>IAN *>ACT] ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 

,IT IS1 !RE=E1 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! PROLET>IAN MASS ( ! ,P>TY TO BECOME ACQUA9T$1 ACTIVELY & 9 DETAIL1 ) ! PRES5T !ORETIC KN[L$GE REMA9S ! PRIVILEGE ( A H&FUL ( 0ACADEMICIANS0 9 ! ,P>TY1 ! LATT] WILL FACE ! DANG] ( GO+ A/RAY4 ,ONLY :5 ! GREAT MASS ( WORK]S TAKE ! KE5 & DEP5DABLE WEAPONS ( SCI5TIFIC SOCIALISM 9 !IR [N H&S1 WILL ALL ! PETTY-B\RGEOIS 9CL9ATIONS1 ALL ! OPPORTUNI/IC CURR5TS1 COME TO NAU<T4 ,! MOVEM5T WILL !N F9D ITSELF ON SURE & FIRM GR\ND4 0,QUANTITY WILL DO IT0 

,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG 

.<#a.>,! ,PRE-,CONDITIONS ( ,SOCIALISM & ! ,TASKS = ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY .<,5GLI% TRANSLATION3 ,EVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIALISM.> 

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