,REVIEW3 ,! ,SP>TACUS ,UPRIS+ & ! ,CRISIS ( ! ,G]MAN ,SOCIALI/ ,MOVEM5T BY ,]IC ,WALDMAN ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK ,TEXT 3 ,PUBLI%$3 ,SCI5CE @& ,SOCIETY1 VOL4 #b#d1 NO4 #c4 #a#i#f4 ,PP4 #b#f#f-#b#f#i4 ,TRANSCRIPTION_/,M>KUP3 ,MICAH ,MU]1 #b#a#h4 ,! ,SP>TACUS ,UPRIS+ & ! ,CRISIS ( ! ,G]MAN ,SOCIALI/ ,MOVEM5T3 ,A ,/UDY ( ! ,RELATION ( ,POLITICAL ,!ORY & ,P>TY ,PRACTICE1 BY ,]IC ,WALDMAN4 ,MILWAUKEE3 ,M>QUETTE ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS1 #a#i#e#i4 @s#f44 ,PP4 #b#d#h4 ,=TY YE>S HAVE PASS$ S9CE ! ,SP>TACUS DAYS 9 ,B]L94 ,F\R DECADES ( POLITICAL & IMP]IALI/IC /RUGGLES EMBROIL+ ! 5TIRE WORLD HAVE R$UC$ ! ,SP>TACUS WEEK TO AN APP>5TLY 9SIGNIFICANT 9CID5T4 ,YET1 ! ,SP>TACUS MOVEM5T RETA9S HI/ORICAL IMPORTANCE1 = ITS DEFEAT SIGNAL$ ! E>LY EXHAU/ION ( ! FEEBLE WORLD-REVOLUTION>Y WAVE 9 ! WAKE ( ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>4 ,WALDMAN'S BOOK DOES NOT GO 9TO !SE WID] IMPLICATIONS ( ! ,SP>TACUS MOVEM5T4 ,HE SEES IT ONLY 9 ITS CONTEXT ( ,G]MAN SOCIALISM & REG>DS IT ) 0! OBJECTIVITY ( ! POLITICAL SCI5TI/0--:ATEV] ?AT MAY DESIGNATE4 ,?IS MAKES = GREAT ECONOMY4 ,IT MAY BE SAID AT ONCE ?AT1 ) REG>D TO 0FACTS10 ! BOOK IS C]TA9LY AU!NTIC4 ,WALDMAN FOLL[S ! IDEOLOGICAL & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,G]MAN SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T FROM ITS UNIFICATION 9 #ahge D[N TO ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>4 ,>\ND ! TURN ( ! C5TURY ! SOCIALI/S W]E DIVID$ 9TO A 0REVISIONI/0 GR\P ASSOCIAT$ ) ! NAME ( ,$U>D ,B]N/E91 A 0C5TRI/0 GR\P UND] ! TUTELAGE ( ,K>L ,KAUTSKY1 & A LEFT-W+ GR\P L$ BY ,K>L ,LIEBKNE*T & ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG4 ,! 0C5TRI/S0 SUPPORT$ ! 0LEFT0 IDEOLOGICALLY & ! 0RITICUL>LY1 ITS 0WORK]S' C\NCILS0 7SOVIETS7 GAVE AN IMPETUS TO ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC RE=MISM4 ,WORLD ,W> ,I1 :I* ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY SUPPORT$1 CAUS$ FIR/ DISS5SIONS )9 ! P>LIAM5T>Y FACTION & !N A SPLIT )9 ! P>TY ITSELF4 ,PRIOR TO ! SPLIT1 :I* L$ TO ! =MATION ( ! ,9DEP5D5T ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY1 ! ,LIEBKNE*T-,LUXEMBURG GR\P WORK$ 9DEP5D5TLY AGA9/ ! W>1 PUBLI%+ ,! ,9T]NATIONAL &1 BEG9N+ 9 #a#i#a#f1 ! ,SP>TACUS ,LETT]S4 ,ORGANIZ$ AS ! ,SP>TAKUSBUND !Y W]E REPRES5T$ 9 9T]NATIONAL CONF]5CES 9 ,ZIMM]WALD & ,KI5?AL DUR+ ! W> & =M$ P>T ( ! ,9DEP5D5T ,SOCIALI/S UNTIL ! =MATION ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 7,SP>TAKUSBUND7 9 #a#i#a#h4 ,WALDMAN'S TREATM5T ( ! ,NOVEMB] ,REVOLUTION & ! ,SP>TACI/S IS G5]ALLY BO? COMPREH5SIVE & ADMIRABLE4 ,BUT1 LIKE O!RS BE=E HIM1 HE PAYS TOO MU* ATT5TION TO AN IMAG9>Y 0LUNATIC FR+E0 )9 ! ,SP>TAKUSBUND1 TO 0PUTS*I/S0 & 0SYNDICALI/S0 :O 9T]F]$ ) ! MORE SOB] POLITICAL DESIGNS ( ,LIEBKNE*T & ,LUXEMBURG4 ,HE ALSO /RESSES ! NUM]ICAL WEAKNESS ( ! ,SP>TACI/S4 ,H[EV]1 ?\< AN ORGANIZ$ BODY ) A DEF9ITE 7YET UNKN[N7 MEMB]%IP1 ! 9FLU5CE ( ! ,SP>TAKUSBUND C\LD NOT BE MEASUR$ 9 NUMB]S4 ,SP>TACUS WAS ITSELF A SPONTANE\S MOVEM5T ) C\NTLESS WORK]S :O1 ORGANIZ$ SOME:]E ELSE OR NOT ORGANIZ$ AT ALL1 ID5TIFI$ !MSELVES ) ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 ,! MASS DEMON/RATIONS ( HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE1 EV5 ?\< TEMPOR>Y1 W]E NO LESS ! ,SP>TACUS MOVEM5T ?AN ! RELATIVELY SMALL GR\PS MEET+ REGUL>LY 9 AN ORGANIZ$ FA%ION4 ,9 FACT1 AT ?AT TIME1 ,SP>TACUS MEANT ANYBODY TAK+ P>T 9 ! ATTEMPT TO WRE/ P[] FROM ! SOCIAL-DEMOCRATS & !IR REACTION>Y ALLIES4 0,ALL P[] TO ! WORK]S' C\NCILS0 IMPLI$ ! DICTATOR%IP ( ( ! PROLET>IAT1 = IT W\LD LEAVE ! NON-WORK+ LAY]S ( SOCIETY )\T POLITICAL REPRES5TATION4 ,! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY W\LD ONLY MANEUV] ! TEMPOR>ILY-LO/ P[] BACK 9TO ! H&S ( ! B\RGEOIS & SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC P>TIES4 ,! ,SP>TACI/S SAW ?IS CLE>LY & ?\< !Y REJECT$ A P>TY DICTATOR%IP1 !Y WANT$ ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,BUT ! MASS ( ! WORK]S DID NOT SEE ?IS SO CLE>LY2 !Y WANT$ BO? ! WORK]S' C\NCILS & ! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY4 ,& !Y GOT !M BO?1 ! C\NCILS 9 EMASCULAT$ =M AS P>T ( ! ,WEIM> ,CON/ITUTION & ! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY :I* L$1 F9ALLY1 TO DICTATOR%IP OV] ! PROLET>IAT4 ,! ,SP>TACI/S FAIL$ BECAUSE ( ! LACK ( WILL & EXP]I5CE ON ! P>T ( ! LABOR+ CLASS AS A :OLE4 ,LEAV+ ASIDE SU* EXT]NAL CONSID]ATIONS AS ! PROBABILITY ?AT ! ,ALLI$ >MIES W\LD HAVE CRU%$ A ,G]MAN PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION1 ! ,G]MAN WORK]S1 ?\< REBELLI\S1 W]E SO ONLY 9 A SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC S5SE4 ,!Y W]E ANTI-W>1 !Y W]E ,REPUBLICAN1 !Y WANT$ TO REALIZE TO ! FULL ! OLD SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC RE=M PROGRAM :I* SUPPOS$LY W\LD LEAD TO SOCIALISM4 ,:5 ! ,SP>TACI/S PO9T$ TO ! SOCIAL-PATRIOTISM ( ! SOCIALI/ LEAD]S & !IR 0BETRAYAL0 9 #a#i#a#d1 & AGA9 9 #a#i#a#h1 IT WAS NOT V]Y EFFECTIVE1 = ! MAJORITY ( ! WORK]S DID NOT RECOGNIZE AS A 0BETRAYAL0 A POSITION !Y !MSELVES HAD TAK5 TOGE!R ) !IR LEAD]S4 ,!IR CONFID5CE WAS NOT S]I\SLY %AK54 ,BUT :ILE !Y W]E NOT REVOLUTION>Y1 NEI!R W]E !Y C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y4 ,!IR APA?Y1 L>GELY BAS$ ON W>-WE>9ESS & HUNG]1 LONG$ = AN EASY SOLUTION1 NOT = ! DIFFICULT ROAD *OS5 BY ! ,SP>TACI/S4 ,YET ! LATT] W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 REVOLUTION>IES HAD !Y NOT TRI$ TO ALT] ?IS SITUATION4 ,! MEMB]S ( WORK]S' & SOLDI]S' C\NCILS ( #aiah W]E NOT COMMUNI/S2 ! MAJORITY W]E SOCIALI/S1 TRADE-UNIONI/S & EV5 ADH]5TS ( B\RGEOIS P>TIES4 ,ALL P[] TO ! WORK]S' C\NCILS WAS ?US A SELF-DEFEAT+ SLOGAN AS F> AS ,SP>TACUS WAS CONC]N$1 UNLESS1 ( C\RSE1 ! *>ACT] ( ! C\NCILS *ANG$4 ,& ?AT WAS B\ND TO HAPP5 ! MORE IT BECAME EVID5T ?AT POLITICAL *ANGE ALT]$ NO?+ 9 CAPITALI/IC ECONOMIC RELATION%IPS4 ,!RE=E1 ! C\NCILS HAD TO MAKE WAY = ! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY 9 ORD] TO SECURE ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,! CRU%+ ( ,SP>TACUS WAS ONLY ! PRELUDE TO ! 5D+ ( ! C\NCIL MOVEM5T ) ITS DANG]\S POT5TIALITIES4 ,! ,JANU>Y UPRIS+1 AS ,WALDMAN RELATES1 WAS NOT ACTUALLY ! WORK ( ! ,SP>TAKUSBUND4 ,BUT IT IS NOT1 AS HE WRITES1 A 0/RANGE TWI/ ( HI/ORY0 ?AT ! RIS+ BECAME ASSOCIAT$ ) ! NAME ( ,SP>TACUS4 ,P>TLY BY PROVOCATION & P>TLY BY !IR [N 9ITIATIVE1 ! REVOLUTION>Y %OP /EW>DS 7SOME ( !M ,SP>TACI/S7 CALL$ = ACTION AGA9/ ! 5CROA*+ SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC C\NT]-REVOLUTION ) !--AT ?AT P>TICUL> TIME--NOT UNREASONABLE HOPE ( GA9+ ! WORK]S' MASS SUPPORT4 0,!RE WAS NO QUE/ION AT ALL AS TO :AT POLICY ! ,SP>TAKUSBUND %\LD ADOPT 9 RESPONSE ( ?IS SITUATION1 = ! POLICY ( ! ,SP>TAKUSBUND1 :I* HAD BECOME ! SYMBOL ( ANY?+ REVOLUTION>Y 9 ,G]MANY1 WAS TO SUPPORT ALL MOVEM5TS AGA9/ ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION4 ,:ILE !RE IS LITTLE TO OBJECT TO 9 ,WALDMAN'S /UDY :I*1 9 ! MA91 ONLY BR+S TOGE!R A MASS ( S\RCE MAT]IAL & 9TELLIG5TLY SELECTS FROM IT :AT IS ( RELEVANCE = ! UND]/&+ ( ! ,SP>TACUS MOVEM5T1 HIS [N CONCLUSIONS >E /RANGELY UNRELAT$ TO ! FACTS4 ,9 HIS CONCLUSIONS HE ATTEMPTS A JU/IFICATION ( ,G]MAN SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY & 9T]PRETS ,SP>TACUS & ! SPLIT 9 ! SOCIALI/ CAMP AS AN UN=TUNATE FAMILY QU>REL BAS$ ON MISUND]/&+S ( EA* O!R'S DEEPE/ CONVICTIONS4 ,! ,MAJORITY ,SOCIALI/S1 HE WRITES1 0W]E NO LESS S9C]E 9 ! PURSUIT ( !IR EVOLUTION>Y POLICIES T[>D ! ULTIMATE GOAL ( SOCIALISM1 ?AN ! LEFTI/ GR\PS ) !IR REVOLUTION>Y APPROA*40 ,YET EV5 A CURSORY ACQUA9TANCE ) ! 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