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,SO READS ! FIR/ L9E ( ,H>RY ,CLEAV]'S 9TRODUCTION TO ?IS #abh PAGE BOOK AB\T ! ,E,Z,L,N 7,ZAPATI/A ,NATIONAL ,LIB]ATION ,>MY74 ,! ,E,Z,L,N WOKE ! WORLD UP TO !IR /RUGGLE ON ! FIR/ DAY ( #a#i#i#d1 :5 !Y TOOK OV] SEV]AL T[NS 9 ! ,S\!RN ,MEXICAN /ATE ( ,*IAPAS4 ,PL5TY HAS HAPP5$ S9CE !N1 9CLUD+ A CEASE-FIRE & FAIL$ NEGOTIATIONS ) ! GOV]NM5T4 

0,VOICE ( ,FIRE0 IS IMPORTANT = TWO REASONS4 ,FIR/LY1 IT CONTA9S EV]Y?+ ?AT IS KN[N AB\T ! ,E,Z,L,N4 ,IT HAS ALL !IR PRESS 9T]VIEWS1 LETT]S1 COMMUNIQUES1 & IT HAS RESPONSES TO ! ,MEXICAN ,GOV]NM5T'S PROPAG&A4 ,IT IS ! L>GE/ & MO/ COMPREH5SIVE COLLECTION ( SU* MAT]IAL 9 ! ,5GLI% LANGUAGE4 

,SECONDLY1 ?IS REVOLT1 OR UPRIS+ COMES AFT] ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,EA/]N BLOCK1 & ?AT IS REFLECT$ BY ! LIB]T>IAN \TLOOK ( ! ,E,Z,L,N 9 ! BOOK4 ,!Y REPEAT$LY SAY ?AT !Y >E NEI!R 0,MAOI/S OR ,M>XI/S04 

,! SPE$ AT :I* ?IS BOOK WAS COMPIL$ WAS ALSO IMPORTANT4 ,AFT] ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION1 IT TOOK PEOPLE YE>S TO F9D \T :AT HAD REALLY HAPP5$4 ,9 \R MOD]N WORLD1 ?IS BOOK & PHOTO ESSAY WAS PRODUC$ )9 A YE>4 

0,VOICE ( ,FIRE0 BEG9S ) 0,! ,S\!A/ ,9 ,TWO ,W9DS01 AN ESSAY ON CONDITIONS 9 ,*IAPAS BY SUBCOMM&] ,M>COS 7! SPOKESP]SON ( ! ,E,Z,L,N74 ,IT IS A GOOD />T+ PO9T1 AS Y\ LE>N AB\T ! CONDITIONS ( ! 9DIG5\S PEOPLE PRIOR TO !IR TURN TO >MS4 ,! NEXT *APT] COV]S ! REVOLT ( ,JANU>Y '#i#d1 ALONG ) ! REVOLUTION>Y LAWS PASS$1 & ! ,DECL>ATION ( ,W> ON ! ,GOV]NM5T ( ,MEXICO4 

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,READ+ ?IS BOOK1 ,I F\ND MYSELF SE>*+ = ! POLITICS ,I AGRE$ )4 ,AT FIR/1 BEAUTY WAS MO/ DEF9ITELY 9 ! EYES ( ! BEHOLD]4 ,SUBCOMM&] ,M>COS IS QUOT$ 9 ! 9TRODUCTION2 0,LET'S DE/ROY ?IS ,/ATE1 ?IS ,/ATE SY/EM4 ,LET'S OP5 UP ?IS SPACE & CONFRONT ! PEOPLE ) IDEAS1 NOT WEAPONS40 ,AS AN AN>*I/ ,I 5JOY$ READ+ !SE L9ES4 

,BUT ! MORE ,I EXAM9$ ! DEM&S ( ! ,E,Z,L,N1 ! MORE CONTRADICTIONS W]E F\ND4 ,!Y SAY ?AT !Y >E 9T]E/$ 9 DE/ROY+ ! /ATE1 BUT !Y CALL = ! SETT+ UP ( A TRANSITIONAL GOV]NM5T UNTIL FAIR ELECTIONS CAN BE HELD4 ,!Y ALSO CALL = ! RI<T TO 0GOV]N \RSELVES AUTONOM\SLY BECAUSE WE NO LONG] WANT TO BE SUBJECT TO ! WILL ( NATIONAL & =EIGN P[]S 04 

,A MAJOR FACTOR :I* CAME ACROSS 9 ! READ+ ( ?IS BOOK WAS ! APP>5T DEMOCRATIC /RUCTURE ( ! ,E,Z,L,N4 ,! POLITICAL LEAD]%IP & ORGANIZATION ( ! ,ZAPATI/AS COMES FROM ! ,C,C,R,I-,G,C 7,CL&E/9E ,REVOLUTION>Y ,9DIG5\S ,COMMITTEE -- ,G5]AL ,COMM&74 ,?IS WAS =M$ AS ! REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION ( ! ,E,Z,L,N GREW4 

,JAVI] A MEMB] ( ! ,CL&E/9E COMMITTEE EXPLA9S IT2 044,BUT1 AS IT ADVANC$1 EA* PEOPLE HAS ELECT$ ITS REPRES5TATIVES1 ITS LEAD]S4 ,BY MAK+ ! DECISION 9 ?AT WAY1 ! PEOPLE !MSELVES PROPOS$ :O WILL LEAD !SE ORGANIZATIONS4 ,! PEOPLE !MSELVES HAVE NAM$ US444444,9 ?AT WAY WE CAME TO BE ! ,C,C,R,I40 

,ANO!R MEMB] ( ! ,C,C,R,I-,G,C1 ,ISAAC1 SAYS ?AT2 0IF SOME MEMB] ( ! ,C,C,R,I DOES NOT DO !IR WORK1 IF !Y DO NOT RESPECT ! PEOPLE WELL1 !N COMPA7SIC71 IT IS NOT Y\R PLACE TO BE !RE4 ,!N1 WELL EXCUSE US1 BUT WE WILL HAVE TO PUT ANO!R 9 PLACE4 0 ,SO IT APPE>S ?AT ! ,E,Z,L,N FUNCTIONS ON A DELEGATE BAS$ DEMOCRACY4 ,! ,E,Z,L,N >MY IS SUBS]VI5T TO ! DECISIONS MADE BY ! ,C,C,R,I-,G,C4 

,?IS LESSON ( DEMOCRACY WAS LE>N$ BY ! #ab Y\NG REVOLUTION>IES 7( :I* ,M>COS WAS ONE7 :O 5T]$ ! ,LAC&ONA JUNGLE 9 #aihc TO HELP ! OPPRESS$ 9DIG5\S POPULATION4 ,! 9DIG5\S PEOPLE ORGANIZE !MSELVES 9 A DEMOCRATIC FA%ION & SO ?IS IS REFLECT$ 9 ! ORGANIZATION ( ! ,E,Z,L,N4 

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,ANO!R FACTOR :I* CAME AS A SURPRISE TO ME AMONG ALL ! DEM&S = 0,FRE$OM1 ,JU/ICE1 & ,LIB]TY01 WAS ! HUMOR4 ,M>COS RECALLS H[ ON ! NI<T ( ! ATTACK ON ,SAN ,CRI/OBAL HE WAS ADVIS$ BY A PASS+ ,NEW ,YE>S DRUNK ?AT HE %\LD HAVE WAIT$ A C\PLE ( DAYS LONG]1 SO ?AT !Y W\LD GET COV]$ 9 A C]TA9 ,MEXICAN ,NEWSPAP]4 ,IT APPE>S ?AT HURL]S ON ! DIT* >E NOT CONF9$ TO ,IREL&4 

,PEOPLE :O >E 9T]E/$ 9 REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS %\LD READ ?IS BOOK & =M !IR [N OP9IONS ON ! ,E,Z,L,N4 ,WE HAVE TO CONT9UALLY LE>N FROM /RUGGLE4 ,! /RUGGLE ( ! OPPRESS$ IS ! /RUGGLE ( ! LEFT4 ,! QUE/ = FRE$OM REQUIRES US TO LE>N FROM HI/ORY & NOT TO REPEAT MI/AKES4 

,! DELEGATE BAS$ DEMOCRACY :I* ! ,E,Z,L,N APPE> TO BE PRACTIC+ IS A /EP 9 ! RI<T DIRECTION4 ,IT IS UN=TUNATE1 ?AT DESPITE HI/ORIC LESSONS & ! M>* ( TIME1 DELEGATE BAS$ DEMOCRACY1 I4E4 ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE BE+ ! WILL ( ! ORGANIZATION1 CAN NEV] BE PRACTIC$ )9 ! IDEOLOGY ( AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIALI/S4 

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