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,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

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,9 SCI5CE1 ! VALIDITY ( A !ORY IS G5]ALLY PROV5 BY ITS PR$ICTIVE ABILITIES4 ,A !ORY SUGGE/S C]TA9 \TCOMES & IF ?OSE PR$ICTIONS COME TO BE !N IT BECOMES ACCEPT$ AS VALID4 ,/RANGELY1 :ILE PROCLAIM+ ITSELF 0SCI5TIFIC SOCIALISM0 7SOME?+1 LIKE SO MU* ELSE1 APPROPRIAT$ FROM ,PR\DHON71 ,M>XI/S REFUSE TO APPLY ?AT CRIT]IA TO ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T4 

,WISELY1 = ,M>XISM HAS SIMPLY PROV5 ,BAKUN9'S ANALYSIS ( IT CORRECT4 ,AGA9/ ,M>X1 HE >GU$1 FIR/LY1 ?AT SOCIALI/S /&+ = ELECTION W\LD PRODUCE RE=MISM1 NOT REVOLUTION1 &1 SECONDLY1 ?AT ! 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 W\LD BE SIMPLY A DICTATOR%IP OV] ! PROLET>IAT4 ,BO? CAME TO PASS4 

,IF ! LEFT W]E ACTUALLY SCI5TIFIC1 ,M>XISM W\LD BE DEAD & ?OSE FEW LEFT W\LD BE VIEW$ LIKE CREATIONI/S OR1 AT BE/1 DEF5D]S ( ,LAM>CKISM4 ,SADLY1 ?\<1 ,M>XI/S ES*EW ,M>X'S MAT]IALISM & SCI5TIFIC PRET5SIONS 9 FAVOR ( CONFIRM+ HIS PASS+ REM>K ?AT HI/ORY REPEATS ITSELF1 FIR/ TIME AS TRAG$Y & SECOND TIME AS F>CE4 ,SO WE F9D ,M>XI/S CONT9U+ TO ADVOCATE P>TICIPATION 9 ELECTIONS & ! SO-CALL$ WORK]S' /ATE AS IF ! LA/ #a#e-ODD YE>S HAVE NEV] HAPP5$4 ,A TRULY F>CICAL SITUATION4 

,SO :ILE ,M>XI/S IGNORE IT1 ! AWKW>D FACT IS ?AT ,BAKUN9 WAS RI<T4 ,?IS MAKES ,A ,CRITIQUE ( ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM IS A V]Y WELCOME REPR9T1 ALBEIT AN EXTREMELY EXP5SIVE ONE4 ,ORIG9ALLY PUBLI%$ BY ,CI5FUEGOS ,PRESS 9 #a#i#h#a1 ,I FONDLY REMEMB] GETT+ ! ,B ,BOOKS #aihf REPR9T :5 ,I JU/ BECAME AN AN>*I/ 9 #a#i#h#h4 ,IT COMB9ES EXTRACTS FROM ,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUE ( ,M>X & O!R /ATE SOCIALI/S ) WOND]FULLY WITTY ILLU/RATIONS BY ,RI*>D ,W>R54 ,JOE ,K+ PROVIDES AN EXCELL5T %ORT 9TRODUCTION TO ,BAKUN9'S LIFE & IDEAS4 

,DO NOT BE PUT-(F BY ! EXTREMELY DAT$ COV] 7! ,NEW ,LABOR ,P>TY & ,S,D,P BE+ /OOGES ( A ,SOVIET 9VASION ( A REVOLUTION>Y ,BRITA9 :I* ,?AT*] HAD FL$ 9 #a#i#h#d67 ?IS COMIC IS A MA/]PIECE ( RELEVANT POLITICAL POLEMIC4 ,BAKUN9'S ANALYSIS ( SOCIALISM1 BO? LIB]T>IAN & AU?ORIT>IAN1 IS COMB9$ ) WOND]FUL C>TOONS BY ,W>R5 ,RI*>DS & APPROPRIATE ACTUAL QUOTES FROM ! LIKES ( ,M>X1 ,5GELS & ,L59 TO ILLU/RATE ,BAKUN9'S >GUM5TS4 ,BAKUN9'S WORDS1 IT %\LD BE NOT$1 COME FROM DIFF]5T S\RCES - #a#h#f#g'S ,F$]ALISM1 ,SOCIALISM & ,ANTI-,!OLOGISM 7ON ! HI/ORY ( SOCIALISM7 & #a#h#g#c'S ,/ATISM & ,AN>*Y 7ON ,M>XISM74 ,HUMOR IS WELL US$ TO UND]L9E ! S]I\S PO9TS BE+ MADE4 

,IT />TS ) ,BAKUN9 SKET*+ ! ORIG9S ( SOCIALISM1 />T+ ) ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 !N MOVES ONTO ! CONSPIRACIES ( ,BABOEUF & ,BLANQUI 70,SO :]E >E ! MASSES80 0,MAYBE WE KEPT ! CONSPIRACY TOO SECRET444807 BE=E PASS+ ?R\< ! 7HI<LY REGULAT$7 VISIONS ( UTOPIANS LIKE ,F\RI] & ,SA9T-,SIMON 70,FANCY SNEAK+ \T TO ! PUB TONI<T80 ASKS ONE BOR$ MEMB] ( A ,F\RI]I/ P]FECT COMMUNITY74 ,?IS ACC\NT IS %ORT & ! BULK ( ! BOOK1 RI<TLY1 DEALS ) ,M>X & ,L594 

,!RE IS SU* A WEAL? ( MAT]IAL IT IS DIFFICULT TO SUMM>IZE4 ,W>R5'S PICTURES 7#a#d7 %[+ ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 PEACEFUL SOCIALI/S 70WE'LL HAVE TO DO IT BIT BY BIT4 SO Y\ MAY NOT NOTICE IT TO BEG9 )444071 REVOLUTION>Y /ATE SOCIALI/S 70( C\RSE1 WE''LL HAVE TO GIVE ! ORD]S = A :ILE44407 & AN>*I/S 70,ADMITT$LY1 IT MI<T TAKE A LONG TIME = ?IS TO HAPP5444'7 IS MY P]SONAL FAVORITE4 ,?IS IS CLOSELY FOLL[$ BY HIS SKILLFUL SUMM>Y 7#b#a7 ( H[ EASY IT C\LD BE = ,L59 TO RATIONALIZE C5TRALIZATION ( P[] FROM ! PROCLAIM$ DICTATOR%IP ( ! WORK]S & PEASANTS1 VIA ! P>TY1 TO HIS [N 7&1 SADLY1 IT DOES E*O ACTUAL ,BOL%EVIK RATIONALES74 ,IT W\LD ALSO BE REMISS NOT TO M5TION ,W>R5'S CONTRA/ 7#b#c7 BETWE5 ,L59 9 #aiag & AFT]1 UTILIZ+ HIS ACTUAL QUOTES 7ALONG ) ! SUGGE/ION ?AT ,L59 GOT HIS #aiag VISIONS FROM ,BAKUN9 & ,KROPOTK9674 

,H[EV]1 PO9T+ \T JU/ ONE PAGE AMID SO MANY WOND]FUL ONES IS H>D - AS CAN BE SE54 ,IRONICALLY1 GIV5 ! DEVA/AT+ NATURE ( ?IS CRITIQUE IT C\LD BE >GU$ ?AT ,W>R5 GIVES ! ,TROTSKYI/S AN EASY TIME ( IT4 ,HE CONC5TRATES ON ,L591 SO !RE IS NO QUOT+ ( ,TROTSKY'S >GUM5TS = P>TY DICTATOR%IP4 ,GIV5 ?AT !SE SPAN TWO DECADES & W]E EXPRESS$ BE=E1 DUR+ & AFT] ! RISE ( ,/AL9 ?IS IS A RI* S\RCE ( EMB>RASS+ QUOTES ,W>R5 C\LD HAVE UTILIZ$ - & LIB]T>IANS REALLY %\LD BE AW>E (6 ,SIMIL>LY1 ,TROTSKY'S CLASSIC ,T]RORISM & ,COMMUNISM IS ALSO GOOD = QUOTES BUT IS NOT US$ H]E4 

,AS WELL AS CRITIQUE1 ! LIB]T>IAN ALT]NATIVE IS ALSO PRES5T$4 ,PR\DHON COV]$ 9 TWO PAGES 7#a-#a7 AL?\< ,I HAVE TO OBJECT TO ,PR\DHON'S MUTUALISM BE+ DESCRIB$ AS HAV+ 0! 9DIVIDUAL1 NOT ! COLLECTIVE1 AS ! BASIC SOCIAL UNIT0 7,BAKUN9 IS QUOT$1 CORRECTLY1 /AT+ ?AT 0,PR\DHON'S SOCIALISM WAS BAS$ UPON 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE FRE$OM074 ,MAKHNO & HIS /RUGGLE AGA9/ :ITE & R$ DICTATOR%IP GETS #c PAGES 7#c-#b71 FOLL[$ BY ONE ON ,KRON/ADT4 7#c#c74 ,! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION1 PLUS ! ,COMMUNI/'S C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y ROLE1 GETS #c PAGES 7#c#f-#g & #d#e7 & IT SUMS UP ! ,C,N,T'S MI/AKE WELL 70,WE DIDN'T SEIZE POLITICAL P[]4 ,BUT NEI!R DID WE DE/ROY IT66074 ,ZAPATA 9 ,MEXICO 7#d#d71 ,HUNG>Y #ef & O!R REVOLTS AGA9/ ,/AL9ISM 7#d#f-#g7 RI<TFULLY GET M5TIONS4 

,( C\RSE1 AS ) ANY %ORT CRITIQUE1 MU* IS LEFT \T4 ,= EXAMPLE1 IT DOES NOT M5TION DIRECTLY ?AT ,BAKUN9 RECOGNIZ$ ! NECESSITY ( ORGANIZ+ A F$]AT$ MILITIA TO DEF5D A REVOLUTION BUT ! ACC\NT ( ! ,MAKHNOVI/S %\LD 9DICATE ?IS TO ANYBODY ) BASIC COMMON S5SE4 ,SIMIL>LY1 :ILE ,BAKUN9 IS QUOT$ SPECULAT+ ?AT ! PEASANTRY MI<T BE 0SUBJECT$0 TO A 0NEW DOM9ATION0 BY ! PROLET>IAT :5 IT IS 0! RUL+ CLASS0 7#c#c7 IT HELPS IMM5SELY TO KN[ ?AT :5 ,BAKUN9 WROTE ?IS 9 #ahgc ! PROLET>IAT WAS V]Y MU* ! M9ORITY ( ! WORK+ CLASSES 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE 7AS IT WAS 9 #aiag 9 ,RUSSIA74 ,SO TO CALL =1 AS ,M>X DID1 = A 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 WAS TO >GUE = RULE BY A M9ORITY1 NOT ! MAJORITY4 

,MOREOV]1 ?IS QUOTE DOES DI/RACT SLI<TLY FROM ! REAL FOCUS & P[] ( ,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUE1 NAMELY ?AT EV5 ! PROLET>IAT W\LD BE RUL$ BY A FEW P>TY LEAD]S UND] ?IS /ATI/ REGIME - BECAUSE ( ! NATURE ( /ATE /RUCTURES4 ,AS ,JOE ,K+ SUMM>IZES1 0,BAKUN9 UND]/OOD ?AT GOV]NM5T IS ! MEANS BY :I* A M9ORITY RULES0 BAS$ ON 0! CONC5TRATION ( AU?ORITY 9 A FEW H&S40 ,! /ATE & TO BE ABOLI%$ TO 0PLACE P[] 9 ! H&S ( ! MASSES ?R\< !IR [N F$]ATION ( VOLUNT>Y ORGANIZATIONS40 ,AS ,BAKUN9 >GU$1 ! SO-CALL$ WORK]S' /ATE W\LD BE 0A RIDICUL\S CONTRADICTION0 AS ! /ATE 0WILL ALWAYS BE AN 9/ITUTION ( DOM9ATION & EXPLOITATION0 ( ! MANY BY ! FEW4 7#b#g7 ,:5 0! :OLE PEOPLE GOV]N0 !N 0!RE CAN BE NO ,/ATE0 7#c#f-#g7 & SO AN>*I/S URGE 0! FREE ORGANIZATION ( ! WORK+ MASSES FROM BEL[ UPW>DS40 7#d#f7 

,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ! DIE-H>D ,L59I/ WILL NOT LET ?IS EXCELL5T LITTLE BOOK D5T HIS FAI?4 ,MU* MUTT]+ :ILE BE VOIC$ ON H[ ,W>R5 IGNORES ! 0OBJECTIVE CIRCUM/ANCES0 FAC+ ! ,BOL%EVIKS - CIVIL W>1 ECONOMIC COLLAPSE1 ISOLATION & SO =?4 ,IRONICALLY1 ?IS ,L59I/ FIXATION ON 0OBJECTIVE CIRCUM/ANCES0 RESULTS 9 A /RANGE IRONY - D[NPLAY+ ! IMPORTANCE ( ,L59I/ IDEOLOGY4 ,LOGICALLY1 ?IS DET]M9ISM MEANS ?AT ! IDEAS ( ! LEAD+ ,BOL%EVIKS 7I4E41 ! PEOPLE MAK+ ! DECISIONS7 MADE NO IMPACT ON ! REVOLUTION4 ,A /RANGE POSITION TO TAKE1 TO PROCLAIM ?AT Y\ %\LD BECOME A ,L59I/ :ILE ALSO MA9TA9+ ?AT Y\R IDEOLOGY WAS IRRELEVANT DUR+ AN APP>5TLY 0SUCCESSFUL0 REVOLUTION 7AS IF ,BOL%EVIK IMPOSITION ( P>TY DICTATOR%IP & /ATE CAPITALISM CAN BE CONSID]$ A SUCCESS BY NON-IDEOLOGUES674 ,/ILL1 SU* CONTRADICTION IS H>DLY R>E - !Y ALSO MA9TA9 ?AT CIVIL W> & ECONOMIC DISRUPTION CAUS$ ! DEG5]ATION ( ,L59ISM :ILE ,L59 HIMSELF PROCLAIM$ BO? W]E 9EVITABLE ASPECTS ( A REVOLUTION6 

,WORSE1 ! AWKW>D FACT IS ?AT ,BOL%EVIK AU?ORIT>IANISM />T$ BE=E ! \TBREAK ( ! CIVIL W>4 ,! ,BOL%EVIKS W]E PRODUC+ EXECUTIVES ABOVE ! SOVIETS1 CREAT+ ! ,*EKA1 G]RYM&]+ & DISB&+ SOVIETS1 IMPOS+ ONE-MAN MANAGEM5T1 REPRESS+ /RIKES & OPPOSITION SOCIALI/S_/AN>*I/S1 ETC4 LONG BE=E REVOLT ( ! ,CZE*OSLOVAK ,LEGION 9 LATE ,MAY #a#i#a#h4 ,MOREOV]1 ,BOL%EVIK IDEOLOGY & VISION ( SOCIALISM AS C5TRALIZ$ /ATE-PLANN+ MADE ! ECONOMIC CRISIS WORSE & DE/ROY$ ! SOCIALI/IC T5D5CIES ?AT EXI/$ 7BY1 = EXAMPLE1 PREF]R+ ,CZ>I/ /ATE-CAPITALI/ ECONOMIC /RUCTURES OV] ! FACTORY COMMITTEES74 ,& SO ON4 ,9 %ORT1 IDEAS MATT] - P>TICUL>LY ! IDEOLOGY ( ! RUL+ ELITE AS ?IS WILL IMPACT ON ! DECISIONS MADE & /RUCTURES FAVOR$4 

,! NOTION ?AT ,BOL%EVIK IDEOLOGY & ! C5TRALIZ$ TOP-D[N /RUCTURES !IR IDEOLOGY PREF]R$ HAD NO IMPACT ( ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! REVOLUTION SIMPLY CANNOT BE MA9TA9$ ONCE Y\ KN[ ! FACTS4 ,ADMITT$LY1 ALL ?IS W\LD BE H>D TO SQUEEZE 9TO COMIC =MAT - IT IS H>D 5\< TO SUMM>IZE 9 TEXT =M 7SEE SECTION ,H ( ,AN ,AN>*I/ ,F,A,Q = DETAILS74 ,SUFFICE TO SAY1 ?IS BOOK GIVES Y\ A TA/] TO ! SUBJECT MATT] - & DOES SO 9 A MEMORABLE & EXTREMELY 5JOYABLE MANN]4 

,F9ALLY1 ?IS DOES NOT MEAN WE REJECT EV]Y?+ ,M>X WROTE - ,BAKUN9 WAS1 AFT] ALL1 V]Y COMPLEM5T>Y AB\T ,M>X'S CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM4 ,IT JU/ MEANS ?AT ,M>X GOT MORE WRONG ?AN RI<T & ?AT LIB]T>IANS1 NOT LIMIT$ BY CALL+ \R IDEAS AFT] A DEAD-GUY ) A BE>D1 >E 9 A POSITION TO APPRECIATE ?IS & 9CORPORATE HIS BETT] IDEAS 9 \R !ORIES4 ,JU/ AS WE DO ) ! LIKES ( ,PR\DHON1 ,BAKUN9 & ,KROPOTK94 ,WE >E ALSO BETT] PLAC$ TO APPRECIATE ! CONTRIBUTIONS ( O!RS TO ! SOCIALI/ PROJECT & SEE :5 ,M>X APPROPRIAT$ !IR IDEAS 9TO HIS [N 7USUALLY1 AS ) ,PR\DHON1 )\T M5TION+ ! S\RCE - BUT ?AT IS ANO!R ISSUE74 

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