,REVIEW3 ,AN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ALT]NATIVE TO CAPITALISM 
,! ECONOMICS ( FRE$OM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,?IS IS AN EXCELL5T1 IF FLAW$1 LITTLE PAMPHLET4 ,WRITT5 BY A GR\P ( PEOPLE 9 ! ,SOLID>ITY ,F$]ATION1 ! ,U,K SECTION ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK]S ,ASSOCIATION1 IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLA9 H[ A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY C\LD WORK4 ,! AIM ( SU* A SOCIETY IS 0TO GU>ANTEE LIB]TY & EQUALITY0 = ALL &1 UNSURPRIS+LY1 !SE PR9CIPLES >E AT ! HE>T ( BO? !IR MODEL & !IR CRITICISM ( CAPITALISM4 

,! PAMPHLET ITSELF IS SPLIT 9TO ?REE P>TS4 ,!Y PRES5T A GOOD1 IF COND5S$1 CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM1 CONTRA/+ ! 0FREE M>KET0 ECONOMIC IDEOLOGY US$ TO JU/IFY CAPITALISM ) ITS REALITY4 ,AS !Y NOTE1 ! MOD]N ECONOMY IS F> FROM ! IDYLLIC PICTURE PA9T$ 9 ! ECONOMIC TEXTBOOKS OR POLITICIANS SPEE*ES3 9EQUALITIES ( WEAL? & P[]1 CONC5TRATION ( CAPITAL1 /ATE 9T]V5TION ON BEHALF ( ! BOSS CLASS1 SLUMPS1 ETC4 ALL 5SURE ?AT4 ,! CASUAL READ] MAY1 H[EV]1 GET CONFUS$ BY ! PAMPHLET'S USE ( ! T]M 0FREE M>KET0 TO DESCRIBE BO? CAPITALISM & ! ECONOMIC MODEL4 ,!Y ALSO PROVIDE A GOOD 7IF EXTREMELY SUMM>IZ$7 ACC\NT ( ! LIMITATIONS ( M>KETS 9 SU* >EAS AS ! 5VIRONM5T & QUALITY ( LIFE4 

,! SECOND P>T IS A DESCRIPTION ( LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM1 /RESS+ H[ DIFF]5T IT IS FROM :AT WAS LABEL$ 0COMMUNISM0 9 ! ,/AL9I/ /ATES4 ,IT IS AB\T CREAT+ A SOCIAL 5VIRONM5T :I* W\LD PROMOTE 9DIVIDUALITY & 9DIVIDUAL LIB]TY1 NOT 0SUPPRESS+ FREE SPEE*1 FRE$OM ( ?\<T OR POSITIVE ASPECT ( 9DIVIDUALITY40 ,!Y /RESS SU* A SOCIETY CAN ONLY BE CREAT$ :5 0PEOPLE SUPPORT IT & >E 9VOLV$ 9 RUNN+ IT40 ,SOLID>ITY AS ! KEY & ! PAMPHLET C\NT]S CLAIMS ?AT COMMUNITY & 9DIVIDUALITY >E AT ODDS3 09DIVIDUAL FRE$OM & WELF>E CAN ONLY BE PROMOT$ 9 AN 5VIRONM5T :]E WE ALL WORK TOGE!R & RESPECT1 NOT DOM9ATE1 EA* O!R40 ,?IS IS PRETTY MU* COMMON S5SE1 AL?\< SADLY IGNOR$ BY CAPITALI/ DOGMA :I* EQUATES PICK+ MA/]S ) LIB]TY4 

,! PAMPHLET >GUES 7CORRECTLY7 ?AT HUMAN NATURE IS NOT FIX$ & DEP5DS ON SOCIAL /RUCTURES4 ,!Y >GUE ?AT 0\R CONSCI\SNESS W\LD *ANGE IF \R SOCIETY & ECONOMY W]E TO *ANGE40 ,?IS EXPOSES ONE WEAKNESS ( ! PAMPHLET1 NAMELY ! FACT ?AT = LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM TO BE CREAT$ CONSCI\SNESS MU/ *ANGE FIR/ & ?IS CAN ONLY BE DONE BY SOCIAL /RUGGLE & DIRECT ACTION4 ,?IS IS IMPLI$ 9 ! SECTION ON 0DEMOCRATIZ+ ! FUTURE10 BUT IT W\LD HAVE BE5 NICE IF IT HAD BE5 MADE EXPLICIT4 ,)\T /RESS+ ?AT ! CLASS /RUGGLE IS ! S*OOL ( AN>*Y1 ?AT ! FRAMEWORK ( A LIB]T>IAN SOCIETY IS CREAT$ ?R\< /RUGGLE & ?AT ?IS *ANGES ! IDEAS & HOPES ( ?OSE 9VOLV$1 IT MAKES IT H>D] = MANY TO 5VISION H[ WE CAN REPLACE CAPITALISM4 

,! LA/ SECTION IS ON 0,DEMOCRACY & ,PLANN+40 ,IT DISCUSSES DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 USEFULLY EXPLA9+ ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 DELEGATES 7ELECT$1 M&AT$ & RECALLABLE7 ) REPRES5TATIVES 7ELECT$ TO DECIDE = US74 ,! PAMPHLET1 CORRECTLY1 PLACES ! F$]ATION ( COMMUNITY & WORKPLACE ASSEMBLIES AT ! HE>T ( LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM4 ,SADLY1 ! ACTUAL PLAN = H[ SU* A SOCIETY W\LD WORK IS FLAW$4 ,IT CORRECTLY /RESSES ! NE$ TO FACTOR 9 NON-ECONOMIC ISSUES 9 RES\RCE ALLOCATION DECISIONS & ! NE$ TO PRIORITIZE C]TA9 PROJECTS ABOVE O!RS 1 BUT SEEMS TO CONSID] IT SUFFICI5T TO CREATE A COMPUT] MODEL TO AID ! PLANN+ PROCESS4 ,?IS IS D\BTFUL = ?REE REASONS4 

,FIR/LY1 SU* A PROGRAM W\LD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT 7IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE7 TO DEVELOP4 ,SECONDLY1 IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO PROGRAM 9 SUFFICI5T LOCAL KN[L$GE & *ANG+ CIRCUM/ANCES TO MAKE IT WORK4 ,?IRDLY1 LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM CANNOT BE DEP5D5T ON COMPUT]S4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE ! COMPUT]S MAY FAIL1 MO/ ( ! WORLD DOES NOT HAVE !M &1 MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 WE WILL NE$ TO WORK & EAT :ILE ANY PROGRAM IS BE+ CREAT$4 ,& BOIL+ D[N COMPLEX ECONOMIC & SOCIAL DECISIONS 9TO A PROGRAM WILL RESULT 9 A SIMIL> HID+ ( REAL SOCIAL CO/S AS ! M>KET DOES4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT COMPUT]S >E NOT TO BE UTILIZ$1 !Y >E IMPORTANT AIDS BUT NO?+ MORE4 ,! AU?ORS' >E AW>E ( ?IS1 NOT+ ?AT WORK]S 0DO NOT NE$ PRECISE DIRECTIONS FROM ! COMPUT]10 BUT ,I FEEL !Y >E TOO DEP5D5T ON COMPUT] TE*NOLOGY AS A MEANS ( C\NT]+ OBJECTIONS4 ,SO :ILE AU?ORS' >E RI<T ON ! NE$ = 0CALCULAT+ ! CO/0 ( ECONOMIC ACTIVITY1 !IR PROPOS$ SOLUTION IS FLAW$4 ,I ALSO HAVE TO OBJECT TO ! SUGGE/ION ( RECORD+ MY CONSUMPTION ON A C>D6 

,( C\RSE ! AU?ORS >E AW>E ?AT A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY W\LD BE CREAT$ FROM BEL[1 BY ! P>TICIPATION ( ALL1 & >E S5SIBLE 5\< TO /RESS ?IS IS JU/ ONE VISION4 ,!Y ALSO RECOGNIZE ?AT 0!RE IS CLE>LY NO ONE TRUE 'BLUEPR9T' = A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ ECONOMY -- LOCAL COMMUNITIES & F$]ATIONS ( COMMUNITIES WILL HAVE AUTONOMY AS TO :AT ECONOMIC SY/EM !Y USE1 SUBJECT TO ! BASIC AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ PR9CIPLES40 ,HOPEFULLY ?IS PAMPHLET WILL GET PEOPLE ?9K+ AB\T :AT K9D ( SOCIETY WE WANT & H[ TO GET !RE AS WELL AS ! PROBLEMS IT C\LD FACE4 

,\R TASK TODAY IS TO SPREAD AN>*I/ IDEAS & BR+ ?AT DAY ( SOCIAL EXP]IM5TATION CLOS]4 ,AS ! AU?ORS' SAY1 0BREAK+ FREE & GO+ = DIRECT DEMOCRACY IS ! ONLY WAY TO SECURE ! FUTURE = \RSELVES & \R *ILDR540 ,IF ! AU?ORS GAVE MORE SPACE TO ! PROCESS ( CREAT+ LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM & REVIS$ ! SUGGE/IONS ON PLANN+ TO BE MORE DYNAMIC & LESS COMPUT] ORI5TAT$1 IT W\LD IMPROVE ANY SECOND $ITION ( ?IS PAMPHLET IMM5SELY4 ,AT IT /&S1 ,SOL,F$ CAN BE CONGRATULAT$ 9 GETT+ A NECESS>Y DISCUSSION />T$ EV5 IF ! ACTUAL DETAILS ( ! PAMPHLET'S VISION >E LACK+ 9 KEY >EAS4 

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