,REM>K ON ,EQUALITY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK 

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,9 HIS >TICLE 0,ACC5T ON ,EQUALITY0 ,WI<AM QUOTES A S5T5CE WRITT5 BY 
,5GELS 9 HIS ,ANTI-,DUHR+1 & HE D]IVES FROM IT ?AT ,5GELS 
WAS AGA9/ EQUALITY ( PAY 9 SOCIALI/ SOCIETY4 ,IT MU/ HE REM>K$ FIR/ ?AT 
:5 ,M>X OR ,5GELS GAVE !IR IDEAS AB\T ! FUTURE ?IS IS NO 9DICATION ( 
:AT ! WORK]S WILL HAVE TO DO UND] SOCIALISM2 PR$ICTIONS >E NO 
PRESCRIPTIONS4 ,& SECONDLY ?AT H]E ,5GELS DOES NOT SPEAK AB\T SOCIALI/ 
FUTURE BUT ON ! IDEAS1 ! DEM&S1 & ! PLAT=M ( ! WORK+ CLASS 
UND] CAPITALISM4 ,AGA9/ ! CONFUS$ EXPOSITIONS ( ,DUHR+ ON EQUALITY 
AS AN 0ET]NAL TRU?0 HE EMPHASIZES ?AT IDEAS ON EQUALITY >E !MSELVES 
PRODUCTS ( SOCIAL CONDITIONS4 ,! PROLET>IAN DEM& = EQUALITY WAS FIR/ A 
REACTION AGA9/ ! HORRIBLE CONTRA/S BETWE5 RI* & POOR1 !N A PROTE/ 
AGA9/ ! MIDDLE-CLASS %AM-DEM& ( SOCIAL EQUALITY UNREALIZABLE UND] 
CAPITALISM4 0,9 BO? CASES ! REAL CONT5T ( ! PROLET>IAN DEM& = 
EQUALITY IS ! DEM& = ! ABOLITION ( CLASSES4 ,ANY DEM& = EQUALITY 
:I* GOES BEYOND ?AT MU/ NE$S PASS 9TO ABSURDITY40 ,= UND] CAPITALISM & 
AGA9/ CAPITALISM Y\ CAN DEM& NO?+ MORE ESS5TIAL1 MORE DEF9ITE1 MORE 
5COMPASS+ ?AN ABOLITION ( CLASSES1 I4E41 ABOLITION ( ALL EXPLOITATION4 
,:AT TO SIMPLE M9DS APPE>S AS ! ANTAGONISM BETWE5 RI* & POOR1 IS 9 
REALITY ! CLASS-ANTAGONISM BETWE5 ! EXPLOIT+ [N]S ( ! PRODUCTION 
APP>ATUS & ! NON-POSSESS+ EXPLOIT$ WORK]S4 ,IF ! CAPITALI/ %\LD 
SPEAK ( HIS E>N+S AS BE+ ( ! SAME K9D1 ONLY 7DUE TO HIS GREAT] 
CAPABILITY7 L>G] ?AN ! WORK]S' E>N+S1 ! CLASS-CONSCI\S WORK] DOES 
NOT REPLY3 0,EQUALITY IS A COMM& ( JU/ICE40 ,HE REPLIES3 0,Y\R 9COME & M9E 
>E FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T 9 *>ACT]1 NAMELY PR(IT & WAGE1 BECAUSE WE >E 
DIFF]5T CLASSES2 Y\1 ! EMPLOY]S1 >E ! EXPLOIT+1 WE1 ! WORK]S1 ! 
EXPLOIT$ CLASS4 ,& WE DEM&1 & FI<T =1 MA/]Y OV] ! PRODUCTION 
APP>ATUS1 :]EBY UND] COMMON [N]%IP 9 A CLASS-LESS SOCIETY TRUE EQUALITY 
WILL BE E/ABLI%$40 ,?US :AT ,5GELS DID WAS TO TURN ! ATT5TION FROM A 
SURFACE PH5OM5ON TO ! DEEP ECONOMIC ESS5CE ( SOCIETY4 

,! ,COMMUNI/ ,APPEAL TO ,5GELS 

,SO ! ,RUSSIAN (FICIAL 7OR HIS ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY SPOKESMAN7 :5 APPEAL+ TO 
,5GELS' WORDS1 IS 5TIRELY WRONG4 ,IT IS JU/ ! O!R WAY R\ND4 ,! ,RUSSIAN 
WORK]1 9/EAD ( DEM&+ EQUALITY ( 9COME 7A S5SELESS DEM& UND] /ATE 
CAPITALISM7 %\LD REPLY3 0,Y\R 9COME & M9E >E FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T 9 
*>ACT]1 ?\< BO? HAVE ! \T] =M ( WAGE OR SAL>Y1 BECAUSE WE >E ( 
DIFF]5T CLASSES2 Y\1 ! HI< (FICIALS1 >E ! EXPLOIT+1 WE1 ! WORK]S 
! EXPLOIT$ CLASS4 ,:AT WE HAVE TO DEM& 7?\< UNABLE TO EXPRESS IT BECAUSE 
WE >E GAGG$ & FETT]$ BY DICTATORIAL ,/ATE P[]7 IS COMMON [N]%IP 9 A 
CLASS-LESS SOCIETY1 9 ORD] ?AT TRUE EQUALITY BE E/ABLI%$40 ,?IS IS ,5GELS' 
MESSAGE TO ! ,RUSSIAN WORK]S4 

,5GELS & ,EQUALITY UND] ,SOCIALISM 

,!RE IS1 MOREOV]1 ANO!R PLACE 9 ,5GELS' ,ANTI-,DUHR+ 
:]E HE 9CID5TALLY EXPRESSES HIS IDEAS ON EQUALITY UND] SOCIALISM4 ,HE TREATS 
!RE ! FACT ?AT UND] CAPITALISM SKILL$ LABOR 7?AT ACTS AS 0COMPLICAT$0 
COND5S$ LABOR7 IS MORE HI<LY PAID BECAUSE ! CO/S REPRODUCE & REPRODUCE 
?IS LABOR P[] >E HI<]4 ,?US DESC5D+ TO ! ECONOMIC F\NDATIONS ( 
SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS HE SAYS3 0,9 A SOCIETY ( PRIVATE PRODUC]S !Y OR !IR 
FAMILIES PAY ! CO/ ( 9/RUCTION ( ! SKILL$ LABOR]2 H5CE TO ! 
PRIVATE 9DIVIDUALS FALLS DIRECTLY ! HI<] PRICE ( SKILL$ LABOR-P[]2 ! 
SKILL$ SLAVE IS SOLD AT A HI<] PRICE1 ! SKILL$ WAGE-WORK] GETS A HI<] 
WAGE4 ,9 A SOCIETY ORGANIZ$ ON SOCIALI/ L9ES SOCIETY PAYS ! CO/S1 H5CE 
E>NS ! FRUITS1 ! L>G] RESULT+ VALUE ( COMPLICAT$ LABOR4 ,! 
WORK] HIMSELF HAS NO CLAIM TO A HI<] REW>D40 7,ITALICS M9E -- ,A,P47 
,?IS MAY SUFFICE4 ,5GELS SAYS H]E ?AT 9 A SOCIALI/ SOCIETY HI<] SKILL 
7E4G41 SCI5TIFIC OR LEAD+ CAPACITIES7 AF=DS NO CLAIM TO A HI<] /&>D 
( LIFE1 S9CE SOCIETY ITSELF HAS PROVID$ ?AT CAPACITY4 ,EQUALITY IS 9H]5T 
9 ABOLITION ( CLASS1 9 MA/]Y ( ! WORK]S OV] PRODUCTION2 9EQUALITY1 9 
,RUSSIA AS WELL AS 9 ,5GL&1 TE/IFIES TO CLASS-RULE &1 CLASS-EXPLOITATION4 
,:5 9 ,RUSSIA ! RUL+ BUREAUCRACY AW>DS ITSELF HI< SAL>IES1 :5 9 
,5GL& HI<LY-PAID (FICIALS 9 NATIONALIZ$ 9DU/RIES TRY TO IMPOSE UPON ! 
WORK]S ?AT ?IS IS SOCIALISM1 !Y CANNOT PRET5D TO HAVE ,5GELS ON !IR 
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