,REVIEW ( ,BAKUN9'S ,/ATISM & ,AN>*Y 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,/ATISM & ,AN>*Y IS ! FIR/ COMPLETE ,5GLI% TRANSLATION ( ! LA/ WORK BY ! ,RUSSIAN AN>*I/ ,MI*AEL ,BAKUN94 ,GIV5 HIS 9FLU5CE1 IT IS SURPRIS+ ?AT ?IS #ahgc WORK WAS HIS ONLY BOOK & EV5 ?IS IS TE*NICALLY 9COMPLETE 7REF]R+ AS IT DOES TO A SECOND P>T :I* WAS NEV] WRITT574 ,IT AIM$ TO 9FLU5CE ,RUSSIAN POPULISM & ! 0TO ! PEOPLE0 MOVEM5T AL?\< MO/ ( IT IS AN ACC\NT ( ,EUROPEAN HI/ORY 9 ! #a#i? C5TURY4 

,IF ?AT W]E ALL1 !RE W\LD BE LITTLE 9T]E/ 9 IT BUT ,BAKUN9 ALSO PROPHETICALLY CRITIQUES ,M>X'S 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 AS NO?+ MORE ?AT A DICTATOR%IP OV] ! PROLET>IAT4 ,COM+ AFT] HIS BATTLES ) ,M>X 9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK+ ,M5'S ,ASSOCIATION1 IT IS SURPRIS+ H[ LITTLE ?IS IS DISCUSS$ - ! CORE ( ! >GUM5T IS CONTA9$ 9 A M]E FIVE PAGES4 7#a#g#f-#a#h#a7 ,IT ALSO SKET*ES ,BAKUN9'S VISION ( AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY & ! SOCIAL =CES ?AT WILL A*IEVE IT1 BO? IMPORTANT 7& MU* DI/ORT$7 ASPECTS ( HIS IDEAS4 

,M>%ALL ,%ATZ HAS PROV$ AN EXCELL5T 9TRODUCTION4 ,IT IS M>R$ BY A FAILURE TO SUMM>IZE ,BAKUN9'S AN>*ISM & POSITIONS ON KEY ISSUES 7SU* AS DEF5SE ( ! REVOLUTION & /RATEGY = SOCIAL *ANGE74 ,%ATZ DOES REPEAT ! USUAL /]EOTYPE ?AT ,BAKUN9'S AG5T ( SOCIAL *ANGE WAS ! LUMP5 PROLET>IAT :ILE1 9 FACT1 ,BAKUN9 VIEW$ ALL EXPLOIT$ & OPPRESS$ SOCIAL CLASSES AS AG5TS = REVOLUTION - >TISANS1 PEASANTS1 PROLET>IANS4 ,BAKUN9'S ACTUAL POSITION ON SU* KEY REVOLUTION>Y ISSUES IS 9 ,/ATISM & ,AN>*Y1 BUT UN=TUNATELY !SE 9SI<TS >E (T5 BURI$ )9 DISCUSSIONS ON O!R MATT]S4 

,:ILE1 = EXAMPLE1 ,BAKUN9 DISCUSS$ ! OBVI\S NE$ TO DEF5D A REVOLUTION 9 PREVI\S WORKS1 H]E HE /ATES 0! SOLE MEANS ( OPPOS+ ! REACTION>Y =CES ( ! /ATE0 WAS ! 0ORGANIZ+ ( ! REVOLUTION>Y =CE ( ! PEOPLE40 7#a#e#f7 ,M>XI/ MY?S NOT)/&+1 ,BAKUN9'S OPPOSITION TO 0! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 NEV] REFLECT$ A NAIVE BELIEVE ?AT A REVOLUTION DID NOT NE$ DEF5D+6 ,SIMIL>LY1 HIS SYNDICALI/ IDEAS >E M5TION$ ALMO/ 9 PASS+ :5 HE >GUES ?AT PROLET>IAT 0MU/ 5T] ! ,9T]NATIONAL 5 MASSE1 =M FACTORY1 >TISAN1 & AGR>IAN SECTIONS1 & UNITE !M 9TO LOCAL F$]ATIONS0 = 0! SAKE ( ITS [N LIB]ATION0 7#e#a7 AS IT 09DICAT$ TO .<! PROLET>IAT.> ! WAYS & MEANS ( ORGANIZ+ A POPUL> =CE40 7#c#b7 

,SO SKET*ES ( HIS PROGRAM = SOCIAL REVOLUTION DO COME ?R\< BUT ! 9TRODUCTION %\LD HAVE PLAC$ !SE 9 CONTEXT4 ,TO BE FAIR1 ?IS W\LD HAVE BE5 RECOGNIZ$ AS IMPORTANT BY AN AN>*I/ RA!R ?AN AN ACADEMIC4 

,! KEY TO UND]/&+ ,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUE ( ,M>XISM IS TO UND]/& HIS ANALYSIS ( ! /ATE4 ,! /ATE 0/&S \TSIDE ! PEOPLE & ABOVE !M0 7#a#c#f71 0! GOV]NM5T ( SOCIETY FROM ABOVE D[NW>D0 7#a#i#h7 & RESULT$ 9 ! 0ACTUAL SUBORD9ATION ( ! SOV]EIGN PEOPLE TO ! 9TELLECTUAL M9ORITY ?AT GOV]NS !M40 7#a#c7 ,:ILE RECOGNIZ+ ?AT ! MOD]N /ATE DEF5D$ ! CAPITALI/ CLASS1 ,BAKUN9 REJECT$ ,M>X'S R$UCTIONISM & >GU$ IT C\LD & DID HAVE 9T]E/S ( ITS [N4 ,HE PO9T$ TO ,TURKI% ,S]BIA :]E ECONOMICALLY DOM9ANT CLASSES 0DO NOT EV5 EXI/ - !RE IS ONLY A BUREAUCRATIC CLASS4 ,?US1 ! ,S]BIAN /ATE WILL CRU% ! ,S]BIAN PEOPLE = ! SOLE PURPOSE ( 5ABL+ ,S]BIAN BUREAUCRATS TO LIVE A FATT] LIFE40 7#e#d7 ,! SAME W\LD OCCUR UND] ! SO-CALL$ 0WORK]S' /ATE0 ( ! ,M>XI/S SIMPLY BECAUSE IT WAS A /ATE &1 CONSEQU5TLY1 WAS A C5TRALIZ$1 TOP-D[N SOCIAL /RUCTURE4 

,/ATISM1 !N1 WAS ! 0GOV]NM5T ( SOCIETY FROM ABOVE D[NW>D0 RA!R ?AN A SOCIAL ORGANIZATION F$]AT$ 0FROM BEL[ UPW>D40 ,HE RECOGNIZ$ ?AT A DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T DID NOT *ANGE ?IS AS IT WAS SIMPLY ELECT+ RUL]S4 ,?US SOCIALISM WAS TO BE CREAT$ 0NOT BY ! ORD]S ( ANY AU?ORITY1 EV5 AN ELECT$ ONE444 BUT AS ! NATURAL DEVELOPM5T ( ALL ! V>I$ DEM&S PUT =? BY LIFE ITSELF40 ,REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS RE/$ 9 ! PEOPLE & SO 0NO S*OL> CAN TEA* ! PEOPLE OR EV5 DEF9E = HIMSELF H[ !Y WILL & MU/ LIVE ON ! MORR[ ( ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,?AT WILL BE DET]M9$ FIR/ BY ! SITUATION ( EA* PEOPLE1 & SECONDLY BY ! DESIRES ?AT MANIFE/ !MSELVES & OP]ATE MO/ /RONGLY )9 !M40 7#a#i#h-#i7 

,ALL REVOLUTION>IES %\LD DO WAS P>TICIPANT 9 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 MAKE !SE 9/9CTIVE NOTIONS CONSCI\S BY DEBATE & >GUM5T4 ,UNSURPRIS+LY1 HE REJECT$ ?OSE 0MANAG]S ( ALL POPUL> MOVEM5TS0 7#a#c#f7 :O W\LD 0IMPOSE444 AN IDEAL SOCIAL ORGANIZATION444 DRAWN FROM BOOKS0 7#a#c#e7 & SO CREATE 0,PROCRU/EAN B$S1 TOO N>R[ TO 5COMPASS ! BROAD & P[]FUL SWEEP ( POPUL> LIFE40 7#a#i#h7 ,A CATEGORY :I*1 HE SUGGE/$1 9CLUD$ ,M>XI/S - P>TICUL>LY AS !Y WANT$ TO SEIZE /ATE P[]4 ,BY DO+ ?IS1 ,BAKUN9 ?\<T1 !Y W\LD AUTOMATICALLY PLACE !MSELVES ABOVE ! PEOPLE4 ,! ,M>XI/S W]E BL9D TO ?IS1 ! REALITY ( /ATE P[] & ITS BASIS 9 0GOV]NM5T ( ! MASSES FROM ABOVE D[NW>D0 7#b#d7 & ?AT 0P[] CORRUPTS ?OSE 9VE/$ ) IT JU/ AS MU* AS ?OSE COMPELL$ TO SUBMIT TO IT40 7#a#c#f7 

,BAKUN9 SKET*ES ! TWO ALT]NATIVES SUGGE/$ BY ,M>XI/S1 PEACEFUL RE=M BY ELECTORAL /RUGGLE & VIOL5T REVOLUTION4 ,! =M]1 HE CORRECTLY PR$ICT$1 W\LD MEAN 0! ELECTION TO ! ,G]MAN P>LIAM5T ( ONE OR TWO WORK]S0 & WAS 0NOT DANG]\S40 ,9 FACT1 IT WAS 0HI<LY USEFUL TO ! ,G]MAN /ATE AS A LI<TN+-ROD1 OR A SAFETY-VALVE40 ,UNLIKE ! 0POLITICAL & SOCIAL !ORY0 ( ! AN>*I/S1 :I* 0LEADS !M DIRECTLY & 9EXORABLY TO A COMPLETE BREAK ) ALL GOV]NM5TS & ALL =MS ( B\RGEOIS POLITICS1 LEAV+ NO ALT]NATIVE BUT SOCIAL REVOLUTION10 ,M>XISM 09EXORABLY 5ME%ES & 5TANGLES ITS ADH]5TS1 UND] ! PRETEXT ( POLITICAL TACTICS1 9 5DLESS ACCOMMODATION ) GOV]NM5TS & ! V>I\S B\RGEOIS POLITICAL P>TIES - ?AT IS1 IT ?RU/S !M DIRECTLY 9TO REACTION40 7#a#i#c1 #a#g#i-#h7 

,:ILE ,M>XI/S LIKE TO ASS]T AN>*I/S >GUE ?AT WORK+ PEOPLE %\LD IGNORE POLITICS1 ,/ATISM & ,AN>*Y EXPLICITLY REJECTS ?IS4 ,BAKUN9 PO9T$ TO A GR\P 9 ,G]MANY ?AT >GU$ WORK]S 0W]E SUPPOS$ TO DIS5GAGE !MSELVES SY/EMATICALLY FROM ALL POLITICAL & SOCIAL CONC]NS & QUE/IONS AB\T ! /ATE1 PROP]TY1 & SO =?40 ,?IS 0COMPLETELY SUBORD9AT$ ! PROLET>IAT TO ! B\RGEOISIE :I* EXPLOITS IT & = :I* IT WAS TO REMA9 AN OB$I5T & M9DLESS TOOL40 7#a#g#d7 

,AS WELL AS PR$ICT+ ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRACY'S DESC5T 9TO RE=MISM1 HIS W>N+S AB\T ! REALITIES ( A ,M>XI/ REGIME CAME TO BE 9 ,BOL%EVISM4 ,! P>TY HI]>*Y DID 0CONC5TRAT.<E.> 9 !IR [N H&S ALL 444 PRODUCTION 444 UND] ! DIRECT COMM& ( /ATE 5G9E]S1 :O WILL =M A NEW PRIVILEG$ SCI5TIFIC & POLITICAL CLASS40 7#a#h#a7 ,IT WAS 0! HI<LY DESPOTIC GOV]NM5T ( ! MASSES BY A NEW & V]Y SMALL >I/OCRACY ( REAL OR PRET5D$ S*OL>S4 ,! PEOPLE >E NOT LE>N$1 SO !Y WILL BE LIB]AT$ FROM ! C>ES ( GOV]NM5T & 9CLUD$ 9 5TIRETY 9 ! GOV]N$ H]D40 7#a#g#h-#i7 

,9 ?IS ,/ATISM & ,AN>*Y WAS TRULY PROPHETIC4 ,YET :ILE IT IS FAIR TO PROCLAIM ,M>X 0A ,JACOB90 ,BAKUN9'S SUGGE/ION ?AT ,M>X'S 0FAVORITE DREAM IS ( A POLITICAL DICTATOR%IP0 7#a#h#b7 WAS UNW>RANT$4 ,F> BETT] TO >GUE AS HE DOES AT TIMES ?AT1 9 SPITE ( !IR BE/ 9T5TIONS1 ,M>XI/S W\LD CREATE A NEW CLASS SY/EM SIMPLY BECAUSE ( !IR IMPOV]I%$ ANALYSIS ( ! /ATE & ! HI]>*ICAL SOCIAL RELATIONS IT CREATES BETWE5 GOV]N$ & GOV]NM5T4 

,:ILE MANY ,M>XI/S VIEW !IR NEW /ATE AS A RADICAL DEMOCRACY1 ,BAKUN9 DISAGRE$4 ,IF IT TRULY W]E ! CASE ?AT ! 05TIRE NATION WILL RULE0 !N 0NO ONE WILL BE RUL$4 ,!N !RE WILL BE NO GOV]NM5T1 NO /ATE40 ,H[EV]1 ?IS WAS NOT :AT WAS MEANT3 0,BY POPUL> GOV]NM5T .<,M>XI/S.> MEAN GOV]NM5T ( ! PEOPLE BY A SMALL NUMB] ( REPRES5TATIVES ELECT$ BY ! PEOPLE40 ,?IS WAS 0A LIE BEH9D :I* ! DESPOTISM ( A RUL+ M9ORITY IS CONCEAL$0 MADE UP 0( =M] WORK]S1 :O1 AS SOON AS !Y BECOME RUL]S OR REPRES5TATIVES ( ! PEOPLE WILL CEASE TO BE WORK]S & WILL BEG9 TO LOOK UPON ! :OLE WORK]S' WORLD FROM ! HEI<TS ( ! /ATE4 ,!Y WILL NO LONG] REPRES5T ! PEOPLE BUT !MSELVES & !IR [N PRET5SIONS TO GOV]N ! PEOPLE40 7#a#g#h7 ,M>XISM 9 P[] PROV$ ! CORRECTNESS ( ?IS PR$ICTION4 

,ANO!R ASPECT ( HIS CRITIQUE :I* IS (T5 MISUND]/OOD IS ,BAKUN9'S SUGGE/ION 7#a#g#g-#h7 ?AT 0! PEASANT RABBLE0 W\LD BE ! CLASS :OM ! PROLET>IAT1 AS 0RUL+ CLASS10 W\LD 0RULE40 ,AT ! TIME 0! URBAN & FACTORY PROLET>IAT0 W]E V]Y MU* A M9ORITY CLASS1 ) ! BULK ( ! WORK+ CLASSES BE+ >TISANS & PEASANTS RA!R ! WAGE-SLAVES4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 A REVOLUTION :I* PLAC$ ! PROLET>IAN 9TO A POSITION ( P[] W\LD DIS5FRAN*IZE ! BULK ( ! POPULATION & NEV] PRODUCE A FREE SOCIETY4 ,?AT ,BAKUN9'S W>N+S W]E CORRECT H]E AS WELL CAN BE SE5 :5 ! ,BOL%EVIKS SKEW$ ! SOVIETS 9 FAVOR ( ! PROLET>IAT & QUICKLY ALI5AT$ #i.0 ( ! POPULATION - BE=E ALI5AT+ ! PROLET>IAT 9 :OSE NAME !Y RUL$4 

,ATTEMPTS BY ,L59I/S TO BLAME 0OBJECTIVE CIRCUM/ANCES0 7CIVIL W>1 ECONOMIC COLLAPSE1 ETC47 = ?IS CONFIRMATION ( ,BAKUN9'S >GUM5TS >E UNCONV9C+4 ,SPACE PRECLUDES ANY REAL DISCUSSION BUT SUFFICE TO SAY ,BOL%EVIK AU?ORIT>IANISM PR$AT$ ! />T ( ! ,CIVIL ,W> :ILE ITS VISION ( SOCIALISM 9CREAS$ ! REVOLUTION'S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS4 ,EQUALLY1 GIV5 ?AT ,L59I/S MOCK AN>*I/S BY 9ACCURATELY SUGGE/+ WE ?9K ! CAPITALI/ CLASS WILL DISAPPE> )\T A FI<T AFT] A REVOLUTION1 IT SEEMS SELF-CONTRADICTORY TO BLAME ,BOL%EVIK TYRANNY ON SOME?+ 7CIVIL W> & ITS RESULT+ ECONOMIC DISRUPTION7 !Y ?9K IS 9EVITABLE6 

,GIV5 ?IS ANALYSIS ( ! /ATE1 ,BAKUN9 >GU$ ?AT REVOLUTION MU/ BE 0AN 5D TO ALL MA/]S & TO DOM9ATION ( EV]Y K9D1 & ! FREE CON/RUCTION ( POPUL> LIFE 9 ACCORDANCE ) POPUL> NE$S1 NOT FROM ABOVE D[NW>D1 AS 9 ! /ATE1 BUT FROM BEL[ UPW>D1 BY ! PEOPLE !MSELVES1 DISP5S+ ) ALL GOV]NM5TS & P>LIAM5TS - A VOLUNT>Y ALLIANCE ( AGRICULTURAL & FACTORY WORK] ASSOCIATIONS1 COMMUNES1 PROV9CES1 & NATIONS40 7#c#c7 ,9 %ORT1 A SY/EM ( WORK]S' C\NCILS4 

,BAKUN9 /RESS$ ?AT NOT ALL SOCIAL /RUCTURES W]E /ATES4 ,?US A 0F$]AL ORGANIZATION1 FROM BEL[ UPW>D1 ( WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS1 GR\PS1 COMMUNES1 DI/RICTS1 & ULTIMATELY1 REGIONS & NATIONS0 C\LD NOT BE CONSID]$ AS ! SAME AS 0C5TRALIZ$ /ATES0 & W]E 0CONTR>Y TO !IR ESS5CE40 ,! 5D ( 0%AM POPUL> SOV]EIGNTY0 W\LD CREATE 0REAL AS OPPOS$ TO FICTITI\S FRE$OM40 7#a#c7 ,?IS W\LD BE BAS$ ON A SELF-MANAG$ ECONOMY1 ) COOP]ATION BE+ ! 0JU/ MODE ( FUTURE PRODUCTION0 & 0ALL =MS ( L& & CAPITAL0 BECOM+ 0COLLECTIVE PROP]TY40 7#b#a7 ,9 %ORT1 0A POPUL> F$]ATION ) IT BAS$ ON EMANCIPAT$ LABOR & COLLECTIVE PROP]TY40 7#b#b7 

,?IS VISION ( A BOTTOM-UP F$]AL SELF-MANAG$ LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM1 A SOCIALISM FROM BEL[1 IS ONE ?AT CONT9UES TO BE ( VALUE & CAN 9SPIRE CURR5T G5]ATIONS ( RADICALS4 

,! BOOK IS M>R$ BY ,BAKUN9'S P]SONAL BIGOTRIES4 ,HE REPEATS ANTI-,SEMITIC /]EOTYPES ( ,JEWS 7& CALLS !M 0,YIDS07 & PRON\NCES ?AT ,G]MANS W]E 0/ATI/S & BUREAUCRATS BY NATURE40 7#c#d7 ,! HI/ORY ( ,G]MAN_/,SLAV RELATIONS IS REFLECT$ 9 ! LATT]2 ,BAKUN9 REC\NTS ?AT !Y CONSI/$ 0( EXT]M9AT+1 5SLAV+1 & =CIBLY ,G]MANIZ+1 ! ,SLAVS40 7#a#d7 ,9T]E/+LY1 EV5 ,5GELS PROCLAIM$ 79 ! #a#h#dS7 ?AT ! 0,SLAV B>B>IANS0 W]E 0=C$ TO ATTA9 ! FIR/ /AGE ( CIVILIZATION ONLY BY MEANS ( A =EIGN YOKE0 & !Y %\LD BE GRATEFUL = ! ,G]MANS = 0HAV+ GIV5 !MSELVES ! TR\BLE ( CIVILIZ+0 !M6 ,BAKUN91 ?\<1 DOES EXPRESS ! HOPE ?AT 0SOCIAL REVOLUTION RECONCILES0 ,SLAV & ,G]MAN WORK]S4 7#a#d7 ,GIV5 ?IS1 ,BAKUN9 WAS A FIRM DEF5D] ( NATIONAL SELF-DET]M9ATION3 0,EV]Y NATION1 LIKE V]Y 9DIVIDUAL1 IS ( NECESSITY :AT IT IS1 & HAS AN UNQUE/IONABLE RI<T TO BE ITSELF0 7#d#f7 

,! BOOK 5DS ) TWO APP5DICES ADDRESS$ TO ! !N ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 ,9 ! FIR/ ,BAKUN9 DISCUSSES ! MIR1 ! ,RUSSIAN PEASANT COMMUNITY1 & UNLIKE MANY ,SLAVIC RADICALS HE WAS EXTREMELY CRITICAL ( ! >GU+ ?AT IT HAD 0?REE D>K FEATURES0 :I* HAD TO BE COMBAT$ & ANY REVOLT AGA9/ 0! HAT$ /ATE P[] & BUREAUCRATIC >BITR>9ESS 444 SIMULTANE\SLY BECOMES A REVOLT AGA9/ ! DESPOTISM ( ! COMMUNE40 ,! 0W> AGA9/ PATRI>*ALISM IS N[ BE+ WAG$ 9 VIRTUALLY EV]Y VILLAGE & EV]Y FAMILY407#b#f1 #b#a1 #b#a#d74 ,?IS IS OBVI\SLY ( HI/ORIC 9T]E/ :ILE ! SECOND1 HIS PROGRAM = ! ,SLAVIC ,SECTION ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 IS ( WID] 9T]E/ AS A SUMMATION1 ALBEIT 9COMPLETE1 ( HIS REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS4 

,TO CONCLUDE1 ?IS IS AN IMPORTANT1 IF FLAW$1 WORK4 ,IT IS FAIR TO SAY ?AT ?IS IS A BOOK BE/ SUIT$ = EXTRACTS )9 AN AN?OLOGY - BUT :AT EXTRACTS !Y >E6 

,/ATISM & ,AN>*Y 

,MI*AEL ,BAKUN9 

,M>%ALL ,%ATZ 7,$ITOR7 

,CAMBRIDGE ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS 

,CAMBRIDGE ,TEXTS 9 ! ,HI/ORY ( ,POLITICAL ,?\<T 

,M>XI/ ,HAL ,DRAP]1 :OSE ABILITY TO MISUND]/& & TWI/ AN>*I/ IDEAS SEEM$ UNLIMIT$1 UNSURPRIS+LY COMPLETELY FAIL$ TO COMPREH5D ,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUE ( ,M>X4 ,= ,DRAP]1 LIKE MO/ ,M>XI/S1 ELECT+ RUL]S WAS ! BE-ALL & 5D-ALL ( FRE$OM4 ,HE SMUGLY NOT$ ?AT ,M>X1 0AGA9/ ,BAKUN910 HAD 0TO >GUE ! BASIC IDEA ( REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY0 SO %[+ ?AT NEI!R HE NOR ,M>X UND]/OOD ! BASICS ( ,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUE4 7,K>L ,M>X'S ,!ORY ( ,REVOLUTION3 ,! ',DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,PROLET>IAT' 7,MON?LY ,REVIEW ,PRESS1 #a#i#h#f71 ,VOLUME ,I,I,I1 P4 #a#a#f7 ,IF HE HAD1 !N HE W\LD HAVE BE5 AW>E ?AT ,BAKUN9'S1 LIKE ,PR\DHON'S1 ATTACKS ON DEMOCRACY W]E FRAM$ AS A CRITIQUE ( ?9K+ ELECT+ RUL]S EQUAL$ SELF-GOV]NM5T & FRE$OM4 

,SUFFICE TO SAY1 ANYONE :O ACTUALLY COMPREH5D$ ! AN>*I/ CRITIQUE ( ! /ATE &1 CONSEQU5TLY1 \R CRITIQUE ( ,M>XISM W\LD RECOGNIZE ! IGNORANCE & FALLACY AT ! HE>T ( ,DRAP]'S CLAIM ?AT !RE 0>E ALWAYS TWO POSSIBILITIES0 9 ATTACKS ON DEMOCRACY1 ! FIR/ IS BAS$ ON IT 0NOT BE+ DEMOCRATIC 5\<1 = NOT REALLY EFFECT+ CONTROL BY ! PEOPLE0 :ILE ! SECOND AIMS TO DISCR$IT 0DEMOCRACY ITSELF40 7#b#i#i7 ,= AN>*I/S1 ! QUE/ION IS NOT :E!R WE 0CONTROL0 ?OSE ) P[] OV] US BUT :E!R WE ORGANIZE TO MANAGE \R [N AFFAIRS DIRECTLY & SO 5D HI]>*Y 9 SOCIETY - EV5 ELECT$ HI]>*IES4 ,AS SU*1 ,BAKUN9 /RESS$ ! NE$ = M&AT$ & RECALLABLE DELEGATES TO 5SURE ?AT ?OSE WE ELECT REMA9 \R DELEGATES RA!R ?AN \R RUL]S1 ?AT WE DO NOT DELEGATE P[] 9TO !IR H&S4 ,SADLY1 ?\<1 ! NE$ = ! IMP]ATIVE M&ATE & RECALL :I* HE M5TIONS 9 PREVI\S WORKS DOES NOT GET M5TION$ 9 ,/ATISM & ,AN>*Y4 ,IT IS ?IS SORT ( ?+ :I* W\LD NE$ TO BE COV]$ 9 A COMPREH5SIVE POLITICAL 9TRODUCTION4 

,)\T EVID5CE ,DRAP] ASS]TS 7#b#i#i7 ?AT 0AN>*ISM TAKES ! SECOND ROAD4 ,BAKUN9 CONT9UALLY D5\NCES ! ',M>XI/S' BECAUSE !Y FAVOR UNIV]SAL SUFFRAGE40 ,HE DOES1 WISELY1 ADD AN 0,9 G5]AL0 TO AVOID AWKW>D QUE/IONS :5 CRITICS1 AW>E ( :AT ,BAKUN9 ACTUALLY >GU$1 PO9T TO ! SUB/ANTIAL EVID5CE AGA9/ HIS CLAIMS4 ,AFT] ALL1 A GLANCE AT ,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUE ( ,M>X %[S ?AT HE CRITICIZ$ ,M>XI/S BECAUSE !Y1 LIKE ! B\RGEOIS LIB]ALS1 SAW UNIV]SAL SUFFRAGE AS ! MEANS ( ELECT+ GOV]NM5TS4 ,9 %ORT1 ?AT 7REPRES5TATIVE7 DEMOCRACY WAS UNDEMOCRATIC & ?AT ,M>XI/S DID NOT GO BEYOND B\RGEOIS =MS ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION & SO KEEP A KEY =M ( 9EQUALITY )9 !IR SOCIALISM - ! 9EQUALITY BETWE5 ! M9ORITY ELECT$ TO P[] & ! MAJORITY :O NO LONG] MANAGE !IR [N FATES4 

,?AT ,DRAP] FAIL$ TO COMPREH5D ,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUE ( DEMOCRACY IS CLE>4 ,HE EQUATES DEMOCRATICALLY ELECT+ A GOV]NM5T ) ACTUAL MASS P>TICIPATION 9 DECISION MAK+1 AN EQUATION ,BAKUN9 RI<TLY REJECT$4 ,?AT ,DRAP] CANNOT COMPREH5D ?IS BASIC PO9T %[S ?AT ,BAKUN9 WAS CORRECT - ,M>XI/S1 LIKE LIB]ALS1 CONFUSE REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY ) POPUL> SELF-MANAGEM5T4 

,:AT IS BIZ>RE AB\T ,DRAP]'S >GUM5T IS ?AT HE TURNS ,BAKUN9'S OBVI\S CALL = TRULY DEMOCRATIC SOCIAL /RUCTURES 9TO 0SOCIALISM FROM ABOVE40 ,P]HAPS ?IS IS UNSURPRIS+1 = IF ,BAKUN9 WAS RECOGNIZ$ AS ADVOCAT+ 0SOCIALISM FROM BEL[0 !N ,DRAP] W\LD HAVE TO REEVALUATE ,M>X1 HIS [N IDEOLOGY & ,BAKUN9'S CRITIQUE ( BO? /ATE & ,M>XISM4 ,TO DO SO W\LD RAISE ! AWKW>D CONCLUSION ?AT ,BAKUN9 WAS RI<T444 

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