,ROOSEVELT 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK 

,TEXT 3 

,PUBLI%$3 ,NEW ,REVIEW1 VOL4 #a1 NO4 #a#g1 ,JUNE #a#i#a#c4 
,TRANSCRIPTION_/,M>KUP3 ,MICAH ,MU]1 #b#a#g4 

,MANY ATTEMPTS HAVE BE5 MADE TO EXPLA9 ! CAUSES ( ,ROOSEVELT'S 
REAPPE>ANCE UPON ! POLITICAL /AGE & ! =MATION ( ! ,PROGRESSIVE 
P>TY4 ,9 !SE ATTEMPTS EMPHASIS HAS MO/LY BE5 LAID UPON ! 9CREAS+ 
RESI/ANCE ( ! L[] /RATA ( ! B\RGEOISIE TO ! RULE ( ! ,TRU/S1 AS 
WELL AS UPON ! NECESSITY ( CAT*+ ! WORK]S ) SOCIAL RE=MS2 BUT IT 
MU/ BE PLA9 TO EV]YONE ?AT ! *>ACT]IZATION ( ! NEW P>TY AS 
0PETTY-CAPITALI/IC0 IS 9ADEQUATE4 ,9 ! =MATION ( ?IS NEW P>TY WE HAVE 
TO DO NOT ONLY ) A SPLIT ( ! OLD HI/ORIC P>TIES -- = SIMIL> 
T5D5CIES >E F\ND 9 ! ,DEMOCRATIC P>TY AS WELL -- BUT ALSO ) A NEW 
ORI5TATION ( ?\<T1 AT FIR/ HESITANT & VAGUE1 :I*1 RIS+ FROM ! 
9/9CTIVE FEEL+ ( ! B\RGEOISIE ITSELF1 IS N[ BEG9N+ TO APPE> 9 
POLITICS4 ,IT 9DICATES ?AT SOCIAL CONDITIONS 9 ,AM]ICA HAVE UND]GONE A 
RADICAL TRANS=MATION1 & AT ! SAME TIME IT U%]S 9 A NEW POLITICAL ]A4 
,! NATURE ( ?IS TRANS=MATION CANNOT BE UND]/OOD BY MEANS ( IDEAS D]IV$ 
FROM E>LI] P>TY /RUGGLES2 A COMP>ISON ) ,EUROPEAN POLITICS MAY BE 
HELPFUL4 

,! MAN ( ! NEW ]A IS ,ROOSEVELT4 ,TO ! M9D /ILL FETT]$ BY ! OLD 
IDEAS1 HE 9C>NATES ! CONTRADICTIONS ( ! NEW POLITICAL MOVEM5T4 ,SELDOM 
HAS A MAN BE5 SUBJECT$ TO SU* CONTRADICTORY JUDGM5TS AS HAS ,ROOSEVELT4 ,AT 
ONE TIME HE IS HAIL$ AS A GREAT /ATESMAN :O E>NE/LY SEEKS TO MA/] ! 
PROBLEMS ( ! FUTURE1 NOT ONLY = ,AM]ICANS BUT ALSO = ALL HUMANITY4 ,AT 
ANO!R TIME HE IS ! MAN ( BRUTE =CE1 ! C[BOY 9 POLITICS1 A BEA/ ( 
PREY ) GREAT GNA%+ TEE?4 ,AGA9 HE IS ! MAN ( ! PEOPLE1 ! RE=M]1 
FI<T+ VALIANTLY = ! G5]AL 9T]E/S ( ! COMMONWEAL? AGA9/ 
TRU/IFI$ CAPITAL2 & ) HIS RE=M PROGRAM HE APPE>S TO MANY ( \R 
COMRADES1 :O SEE LITTLE MORE 9 ,SOCIALISM ?AN A BUNDLE ( IMM$IATE RE=MS1 
TO BE A DANG]\S COMPETITOR1 A C\NT]FEIT1 A 0NE>-,SOCIALI/40 ,BUT ! GREAT 
MAJORITY ( \R P>TY MEMB]S REG>D HIM SIMPLY AS AN IMPO/OR1 A DEMAGOGUE2 & 
9DE$ IT IS A FACT ?AT HE IS CLOSELY CONNECT$ ) TRU/IFI$ CAPITAL1 ?AT 
HE DEF5DS ! 0,BIG ,9T]E/S0 5]GETICALLY1 & ?AT HE ATTACKS ! WORK+ 
CLASS MOVEM5T ) IMMOD]ATE HATR$ & CONTEMPTIBLE MEANS4 ,H[EV] 
CONTRADICTORY ALL ?IS MAY APPE>1 IT IS CORRECT NEV]!LESS1 & ! SUM TOTAL 
GIVES AN 9SI<T 9TO ! NATURE1 NOT SO MU* ( ! MAN -- HIS P]SONAL 
TRAITS >E RA!R UNIMPORTANT -- AS 9TO ! NATURE ( ,AM]ICAN SOCIETY1 
:I* PU%ES TO ! FRONT A MAN ( SU* *>ACT]I/ICS4 

,AM]ICA IS NOT M]ELY ! L& ( CAPITALISM AT ITS HEI<T2 H]E ALSO ! 
SPIRIT ( CAPITALISM1 ! RECKLESS PIL+ UP ( PR(ITS1 HAS REA*$ ITS 
GREATE/ DEVELOPM5T & BECOME ! ALL-RUL+ P[]4 ,! PURSUIT ( ! DOLL> 
OCCUPIES ! 5TIRE LIFE ( M52 BUS9ESS REIGNS SUPREME 9 !IR ?\<TS & 
ACTS2 ALL !IR IDEAS & EF=TS >E DIRECT$ T[>D BUS9ESS SUCCESS4 ,ALL ! 
5]GY1 ALL ! P[]S ( MAN HE B5DS TO P]SONAL SUCCESS & ADVANCEM5T4 ,! 
,AM]ICAN REG>DS ! :OLE WORLD AS EXI/+ M]ELY TO 5RI* HIM & MAKE HIM A 
RESPECTABLE CITIZ52 TO HIM ! ,/> ,SPANGL$ ,BANN] IS ! SYMBOL ( 
UNRE/RICT$ LIB]TY TO PILE UP PR(ITS4 ,! IDEA NEV] 5T]S HIS M9D ?AT 
!RE >E O!R IMPORTANT 9T]E/S1 COMMON TO ALL1 TO :I* HE MU/1 9 SOME 
DEGREE1 SUBORD9ATE HIS P]SONAL 9T]E/S4 

,N[ ?IS IS NOT ! RESULT ( ANY SPECIAL *>ACT] ( ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE1 
BUT A MANIFE/ATION ( ! *>ACT] ( ! CAPITALI/1 ! B\RGEOIS1 ! 
BUS9ESS MAN ?R\<\T ! WORLD4 ,EV]Y:]E ! CAPITALI/S HAVE DIRECT$ ALL 
!IR ?\<TS & DE$S T[>D P]SONAL GA94 ,BUT ELSE:]E !RE IS ALSO 
PRES5T1 TO A GREAT] OR LESS EXT5T1 ! CONSCI\SNESS ( A G5]AL 9T]E/1 
( MEMB]%IP 9 A L>G] COMMUNITY TO :I* ! PRIVATE 9T]E/ MU/ BE 
SUBORD9AT$4 ,! G5]AL 9T]E/S & ! L>G] COMMUNITY ( :I* WE SPEAK 
H]E >E NOT ! REALLY G5]AL1 POPUL> 9T]E/S1 NOR HUMANITY AS A :OLE1 BUT 
! CLASSES & !IR 9T]E/S4 ,A CLASS EMBRACES ALL ?OSE :O /& 9 ! 
SAME POSITION 9 ! PROCESS ( PRODUCTION & H5CE HAVE COMMON 9T]E/S2 ! 
G5]AL 9T]E/S TO :I* PRIVATE 9T]E/S MU/ BE SUBORD9AT$ TEMPOR>ILY1 
>E COMMON CLASS 9T]E/S4 ,! FIELD ( !SE 9T]E/S IS 
POLITICS2 ! TASK ( ! POLITICIANS IS TO *AMPION ! 9T]E/S ( 
!IR CLASS AGA9/ ! O!R CLASSES1 OR ! 9T]E/S ( ! V>I\S GR\PS ( 
! B\RGEOISIE AGA9/ ONE ANO!R1 ! 9T]E/S G5]ALLY BE+ HIDD5 BEH9D 
AB/RACT CAT*-WORDS & !ORETICAL P>TY =MULAS4 ,BY MEANS ( !IR POLITICAL 
/RUGGLES ! POLITICIANS N[ & !N COMPEL EV5 ! BUS9ESS M5 TO REFLECT 
OV] !IR CLASS 9T]E/S4 

,?AT IS LACK+ 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,AS EXPRESS$ BY ! ,5GLI% WRIT]1 ,H4 ,G4 ,WELLS1 
9 HIS BOOK1 0,! ,FUTURE ( ,AM]ICA10 ! ,AM]ICAN HAS NO S5SE ( ! ,/ATE1 HE 
IS 0,/ATE-BL9D40 ,TO HIM POLITICIANS >E USELESS P>ASITES ON ! BODIES ( 
WOR?Y PEOPLE :O E>N !IR BREAD BY ! MANUFACTURE ( GLOVES OR ! SALE ( 
RICE & RAIS9S4 ,& RI<TLY SO4 ,= 9 ,AM]ICA POLITICS IS A BUS9ESS1 A 
PRIVATE BUS9ESS ( ! POLITICIAN4 ,POLITICS IS 0GRAFT10 ! MAK+ ( A PR(IT 
?R\< (FICIAL POSITION4 ,?AT EV]Y (FICIAL FROM ! ,*IEF ,JU/ICE ( ! 
,SUPREME ,C\RT TO ! POLICEMAN OR ALD]MAN USES HIS POLITICAL P[] = HIS 
P]SONAL 5RI*M5T IS A MATT] ( C\RSE 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,?AT ! TWO GREAT 
B\RGEOIS P>TIES1 ! ,REPUBLICAN AS WELL AS ! ,DEMOCRATIC1 >E NO?+ ELSE 
?AN WELL ORGANIZ$ B&S ( POLITICIANS1 REA*+ ?R\< !IR FOLL[]S D[N 
9TO ! CRIM9AL DIVES1 = :OM ! CONTROL ( POLITICAL (FICE IS M]ELY A 
MEANS TO PRIVATE ADVANTAGE1 IS KN[N TO EV]Y *ILD1 & ONLY 9 ,EUROPE DO 
PEOPLE WOND] AT IT4 ,?IS POLITICAL CORRUPTION DOES NOT SIGNIFY ?AT ,AM]ICANS 
>E MORE DI%ONE/ ?AN O!R PEOPLE2 IT IS M]ELY ! TRANSF]5CE TO POLITICS 
( ! MORALS ( BUS9ESS 9 :I*1 AS IS WELL-KN[N1 FRAUD PLAYS A PR9CIPAL 
P>T4 

,& !RE9 LIES A RADICAL DIFF]5CE BETWE5 POLITICS 9 ,AM]ICA & 9 
,EUROPE4 ,EV5 9 ,EUROPE IT IS AN ORD9>Y OCCURR5CE = POLITICIANS TO USE !IR 
POSITION = P]SONAL ADVANTAGE2 BUT !RE IT IS DONE 9CID5TALLY1 9 A 
%AMEFAC$ WAY1 & IS PUBLICLY C5SUR$ AS AN IMPROPRIETY4 ,!IR *IEF DUTY IS 
TO DEF5D ! 9T]E/S ( !IR CLASS4 ,LET US GLANCE AT ,G]MANY4 ,! ,CA?OLIC 
7,C5T] P>TY7 MEMB]S ( ! ,REI*/AG MAY OCCASIONALLY SEEK TO OBTA9 GOOD 
PO/S = !IR FRI5DS1 BUT ! MA9 OBJECT ( !IR POLITICS IS TO FI<T = 
!IR PEASANTS1 = ! ,CA?OLIC L&[N]S & CAPITALI/S1 & = ! 
9T]E/S ( ! ,*UR*4 ,! ,CONS]VATIVE L&[N]S 9 ! ,REI*/AG DO NOT 
D>E TO NEGLECT = P]SONAL ADVANTAGE ! COMMON 9T]E/S ( ! NOBLE 
L&[N]S1 & !SE 9T]E/S ALSO 9CLUDE ! /R5G!N+ ( ! P[] ( 
! MON>*Y AGA9/ ! ,P>LIAM5T & ! FUR!R+ ( ALL REACTION>Y 
T5D5CIES 9 ! ,/ATE2 NOR CAN ! ,LIB]AL POLITICIANS LOSE SI<T = A MOM5T 
( ! G5]AL 9T]E/S ( ! GREAT CAPITALI/S4 ,9 ADDITION !Y ALL HAVE TO 
REPRES5T ! COMMON 9T]E/S ( ! 5TIRE POSSESS+ CLASS AGA9/ ! CLAIMS 
( ! WORK]S & ! DEM&S ( ! ,SOCIALI/S4 ,!RE9 LIES ! ESS5TIAL 
DIFF]5CE BETWE5 POLITICS 9 ,EUROPE & 9 ,AM]ICA2 9 ,EUROPE POLITICS IS ! 
FIELD UPON :I* ! G5]AL CLASS 9T]E/S >E ASS]T$2 9 ,AM]ICA POLITICS 
IS M]ELY A SPECIAL FIELD = PRIVATE 9T]E/S4 

,IF WE SEEK ! CAUSE ( ?IS DIFF]5CE WE >E L$ AT ONCE TO ! DIFF]5T 
HI/ORIC DEVELOPM5T4 ,9 ,EUROPE ! B\RGEOISIE WAS ABLE TO ADVANCE ONLY BY 
CONT9UAL /RUGGLE AGA9/ O!R CLASSES3 ! NOBILITY1 ! CL]GY1 & ! 
PR9CELY H\SES1 :I* ORIG9AT$ 9 ! M$IEVAL ME?OD ( PRODUCTION4 
,B\RGEOIS SOCIETY WAS ABLE TO COME 9TO EXI/5CE ONLY BY OV]?R[+ FEUDALISM 
& ABSOLUTISM1 & ?AT WAS POSSIBLE ONLY ?R\< A /RUGGLE1 A CLASS /RUGGLE 
AGA9/ ! P[]S :I* HAD RUL$ UND] ! E>LI] SOCIAL ORD]4 ,9 ?IS 
/RUGGLE CAME 9TO BE+ A CLE>LY DEF9$ B\RGEOIS CLASS CONSCI\SNESS2 ! 
CAPITALI/S1 PETTY B\RGEOISIE & PEASANTS LE>N$ 9 A PRACTICAL MANN] ?AT 
!Y MU/ SACRIFICE TREASURE & BLOOD = !IR IDEALS1 = 0LIB]TY0 & 
0,FA!RL&0 -- :I* T]MS =M$ ! IDEALIZ$ EXPRESSION ( !IR CLASS 
9T]E/S4 ,9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ANCI5T P[]S !Y LE>N$ ?AT !RE 
WAS SOME?+ HI<] ?AN !IR P]SONAL PRIVATE 9T]E/S1 A BROAD] DUTY ?AT 
MU/ BE FULFILL$ AS PR]EQUISITE1 IF !Y W]E TO PURSUE UNDI/URB$ !IR 
PRIVATE 9T]E/S4 ,& EV5 AFT] ! DECISIVE BATTLES 9 ! B\RGEOIS 
REVOLUTIONS HAD BE5 F\<T1 ! /RUGGLE CONT9U$2 NOBILITY & ROYALTY 
MA9TA9$ ! FI<T = !IR PRIVILEGES 9 & AGA9/ ! P>LIAM5T4 ,BUT 
:5 ?IS /RUGGLE GRADUALLY CAME TO AN 5D1 ! PROLET>IAT APPE>$ AS A NEW 
& DI/9CT CLASS ?AT C>RI$ ON ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,& 
ONCE MORE ?IS CLASS /RUGGLE PREV5T$ ! CAPITALI/S FROM ?9K+ ONLY ( 
!IR PRIVATE 5RI*M5T & FROM REG>D+ ! 5TIRE WORLD M]ELY FROM ! 
VIEWPO9T ( BUS9ESS2 S9CE ! 5TIRE PR(IT-MAK+ SY/EM & ALL BUS9ESS 
WAS ?REAT5$ !Y MU/ BE DEF5D$1 & ?IS DEF5SE ( ! B\RGEOIS ORD] 
WAS TO ! COMMON 9T]E/ ( ! 5TIRE B\RGEOISIE4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ! ,AM]ICAN B\RGEOISIE HAS NEV] HAD TO C>RY ON GREAT 
CLASS /RUGGLES4 

,AM]IKA1 DU HA/ ES BESS] 

,ALS UNS] ,WELTTEIL1 D] ALTE1 

,HA/ KE9E V]FALL5E ,S*LOSS] 

,UND KE9E ,BASALTE47#a7 

,9 !SE L9ES ( A ,G]MAN POET IS EXPRESS$ ! REASON :Y ,AM]ICA IS 5VI$ 
BY ! ,EUROPEAN B\RGEOISIE1 :I* 9 AGONIZ+ /RUGGLES F\<T ITS WAY UPW>D 
AGA9/ ! P[]S ( ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES4 ,AM]ICA HAS KN[N NO FEUDALISM1 NO 
ABSOLUTISM1 & H5CE ! /RUGGLES AGA9/ !M >E UNKN[N TO H]4 ,FROM ! 
V]Y BEG9N+1 S9CE ! ,W> ( ,9DEP5D5CE1 ,AM]ICA HAS BE5 A PURELY 
B\RGEOIS C\NTRY1 ) BUT A S+LE CLASS1 A MIDDLE CLASS1 A RIS+ 
B\RGEOISIE4 ,?US 9 ! ABS5CE ( O!R CLASSES1 IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE = A 
B\RGEOIS CLASS DEVELOP SELF-CONSCI\SNESS4 ,NO DEEP-ROOT$ CLASS /RUGGLE MADE 
IT NECESS>Y TO TURN FROM ! BUS9ESS ( MAK+ MONEY2 :AT ! ,EUROPEAN 
B\RGEOISIE WON PA9FULLY & WAS EV] OBLIG$ TO DEF5D1 WAS A MATT] ( C\RSE 
TO ! ,AM]ICAN M5 ( BUS9ESS4 ,! GREAT 9T]NAL /RUGGLES ( ! ,REPUBLIC1 
SU* AS ! ,CIVIL W> ( #a#h#f#a1 W]E ONLY CONFLICTS BETWE5 ! BUS9ESS 
9T]E/S ( DIV]SE GR\PS ( ! B\RGEOISIE2 = ! SLAVE HOLD]S ( ! 
,S\? W]E JU/ AS MU* CAPITALI/ EXPLOIT]S AS W]E ! MANUFACTUR]S ( ! 
,NOR?4 ,EV5 ! WORK]S F\ND = DECADES SU* FAVORABLE OPPORTUNITY = 
P]SONAL ADVANCEM5T ?AT !Y FELT !MSELVES TO BE A PORTION ( ! L[] 
/RATA ( ! MIDDLE CLASS1 DEVELOP$ NO CLE> PROLET>IAN CLASS CONSCI\SNESS 
& GAVE NO ?\<T TO A CLASS /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! CAPITALI/ SOCIAL ORD]4 
,:]E CLASS /RUGGLES >E LACK+1 POLITICS IS NOT UTILIZ$ AS A FIELD UPON 
:I* ! G5]AL CLASS 9T]E/S COME 9 CONFLICT2 H5CE POLITICS BECAME A 
PRIVATE BUS9ESS4 

,IF ?IS EXPLANATION IS CORRECT1 IT FOLL[S ?AT ?IS /ATE ( AFFAIRS CANNOT 
CONT9UE & ?AT A *ANGE MU/ TAKE PLACE4 ,= ,SOCIALISM IS COM+ TO ! 
FRONT1 & AL?\< IT IS NOT YET A GREAT MAT]IAL P[]1 IT IS ALREADY AN 
9TELLECTUAL ONE4 ,BE=E ! EYES ( ,AM]ICAN SOCIETY !RE IS EM]G+ 9 ! 
DI/ANCE ! SPECT] ( ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION :I* ?REAT5S TO PUT AN 5D 
TO ALL BUS9ESS & ALL PR(IT4 ,AS YET ! B\RGEOISIE IS 9CAPABLE ( 
COMPREH5D+1 EV5 ) MOD]ATE CLE>NESS1 ! EXT5T & NATURE ( ?IS 
DANG] & ( DISCREETLY >M+ AGA9/ IT4 ,H]E1 RAG+ BL9DLY1 IT BEATS D[N 
! /RIK+ WORK]S BY =CE1 !RE POLITICIANS BEGUILE !M ) ,SOCIALI/IC 
DEM&S2 & AGA9 ! PR(ESSIONAL POLITICIANS ( BO? B\RGEOIS P>TIES1 AFT] 
BE+ DRIV5 \T ( (FICE1 COMB9E AGA9/ ! ,SOCIALI/S1 :O HAVE 9TRODUC$ 
AN HONE/ MUNICIPAL GOV]NM5T2 BUT 9 G5]AL ! MAJORITY ( ! ,AM]ICAN 
B\RGEOISIE C>ES NO?+ AT ALL = POLITICS4 ,NATURALLY ?IS CANNOT CONT9UE4 
,! MORE ,SOCIALISM ADVANCES1 ! /RONG] DOES B\RGEOIS CLASS CONSCI\SNESS 
BECOME2 ! DEF5SE ( ! B\RGEOIS ORD] AGA9/ ! NEW 5EMY MU/ COME TO BE 
REG>D$ AS ( P>AM\NT IMPORTANCE & POLITICS MU/ BE PRESS$ 9TO ! 
S]VICE ( ?IS CAUSE4 ,9 ! =MATION ( ! ,PROGRESSIVE P>TY WE SEE ! 
FIR/ SIGNS ( A GREAT *ANGE1 NAMELY1 ! EVOLUTION ( ,AM]ICAN POLITICS FROM 
PRIVATE BUS9ESS & GRAFT TO CLASS POLITICS4 

,ROOSEVELT IS ! LEAD] 9 ?IS NEW CONCEPTION ( POLITICAL ACTIVITY2 HE HAS 
BECOME CLE>LY CONSCI\S ( ! G5]AL 9T]E/S ( ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,HIS 
SUP]IORITY TO O!R ,AM]ICAN POLITICIANS LIES 9 ! FACT ?AT HE IS NO 
BUS9ESS POLITICIAN1 BUT HAS A %>P S5SE ( POLITICS AS AN 9/RUM5T ( CLASS 
9T]E/S4 ,H5CE HE TALKS EAG]LY ( ! COMMUNITY ( ! NATION1 TO :OSE 
G5]AL 9T]E/S PRIVATE 9T]E/S MU/ YIELD2 BUT ! COMMUNITY ?AT HE MEANS 
IS ALWAYS ! B\RGEOIS WORLD1 ! B\RGEOISIE1 & HAS NO?+ AT ALL 9 COMMON 
) ?AT :I* ,SOCIALISM UND]/&S BY ! COMMUNITY ( ! 5TIRE PEOPLE2 ON 
! CONTR>Y IT IS DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ TO IT4 ,H5CE !RE IS NO CONTRADICTION 
9 ! FACT ?AT AT ! SAME TIME HE REPRES5TS ! 9T]E/S ( GREAT CAPITAL1 
NOT ONLY 9 9T]NAL AFFAIRS1 BUT ALSO EXT]NAL1 AS AN IMP]IALI/IC 
WORLD-POLITICIAN4 ,BUT HE DOES NOT REPRES5T IT 9 ! S5SE ?AT HE 
UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO ! PR$ATORY DESIRES ( ! ,TRU/S2 :ILE MANY A 
,PRESID5T & MANY A ,CAB9ET ,(FIC] HAS BE5 9 HIS (FICIAL CAPACITY ! M]E 
CL]K ( ,MORGAN & ,ROCKEFELL]1 ,ROOSEVELT CONFRONTS ! ,TRU/ MAGNATES AS AN 
9DEP5D5T P[]2 HE UND]/&S ?AT TRU/IFI$ CAPITAL MU/ YIELD SOME:AT1 
9 ORD] ?AT ITS 9TOL]ABLE TYRANNY MAY NOT 5DANG] CAPITALISM AS A :OLE4 
,:5 HE URGES RE=MS HE DOES SO ONLY 9 ORD] TO R5D] ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM 
! MORE IMPREGNABLE4 ,HE HATES ,SOCIALISM FROM ! V]Y DEP?S ( HIS S\L2 
9DE$ !RE IS1 P]HAPS1 NO O!R MAN 9 ,AM]ICA :O HATES ,SOCIALISM SO DEEPLY1 
SO ?OR\<LY1 SO EXTRAVAGANTLY AS HE DOES4 ,O!RS MAY FEEL !MSELVES TO BE 
?REAT5$ BY ! LABOR MOVEM5T 9 !IR PRIVATE BUS9ESS OR 9 !IR POLITICAL 
SW9DL+2 !IR HATR$ IS PRIVATE1 PETTY HATR$1 SU* AS !Y ALSO HAVE = 
!IR COMPETITORS4 ,BUT 9 HIM LIVES & TREMBLES ALL ! FE> & ANXIETY ( ! 
RUL+ CLASSES FACE TO FACE ) ! OV]?R[ ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY1 :I* 
APPE>S TO HIM AS ! 5D ( CIVILIZATION1 ! 5D ( ! WORLD2 ?IS AT TIMES 
:IPS HIM TO DE$S ( S5SELESS RAGE4 ,AS ! CAPITALI/ CLASS REG>DS ANY MEANS 
AS JU/IFIABLE 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! REBELLI\S PROLET>IAT1 HE TOO IS 
CAPABLE ( ANY?+2 BUT HE DOES NOT YET KN[ :AT HE WANTS4 ,HIS IMPULSIVE1 
VACILLAT+ ACTS >E ! EXPRESSION ( ! UNC]TA9TY ( ! ,AM]ICAN 
B\RGEOISIE 9 ITS ATTITUDE T[>D ! NEW 5EMY4 ,R\<1 UNSCRUPUL\S & 
BRUTAL1 WELL-9=M$ & CRAFTY1 HE IS JU/ ! MAN :OM ! ,AM]ICAN 
B\RGEOISIE NE$S 9 ! NEW /RUGGLE1 & TO :OM IT LOOKS AS A FUTURE LEAD] 
& RUL]4 ,HIS APPE>ANCE 9 HIS LATE/ ROLE IS A PRO( ?AT ,SOCIALISM 9 
,AM]ICA IS BEG9N+ TO BECOME A S]I\S MATT]4 

,?US >E EXPLA9$ ! APP>5T CONTRADICTIONS 9 HIS BEHAVIOR4 ,! 
,PROGRESSIVE P>TY IS NOT SIMPLY A RE=M P>TY2 RE=MS CON/ITUTE ONE ( ! 
MEANS ( /R5G!N+ ! B\RGEOIS ORD] AGA9/ ,SOCIALISM1 BUT ATTEMPTS AT 
REPRESSION BY =CE >E ALSO OCCURR+ EV]Y:]E1 & NO ONE WILL BELIEVE ?AT 
,ROOSEVELT IS TOO S(T-HE>T$ = SU* WORK4 ,NOR IS IT A SEMI-,SOCIALI/ P>TY 
COMPET+ ) ,SOCIALISM & TAK+ ! W9D \T ( ITS SAILS2 :5 IT ATTEMPTS 
TO 9VEIGLE ! WORK]S1 IT DOES SO AS A CAPITALI/ P>TY1 :I* SEEKS TO 
C\NT]ACT ! AWAK5+ ( A PROLET>IAN CLASS CONSCI\SNESS4 ,!RE=E ! 
/RUGGLE AGA9/ IT IS BE/ ADAPT$ TO AWAK5 A PRON\NC$ ,SOCIALI/ CLASS 
FEEL+1 S9CE WE CAN NO LONG] ADVANCE ?R\< 9DIGNATION AGA9/ ! ,TRU/S 
OR AGA9/ POLITICAL CORRUPTION4 ,ONLY ?OSE :O SEE 9 ! ,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T A 
M]E /RIV+ = SOCIAL RE=M OR HONE/ MUNICIPAL GOV]NM5T1 HAVE ANY 
OCCASION TO REG>D ! ,PROGRESSIVE P>TY AS A COMPETITOR4 

,BUT JU/ AS LITTLE IS ! ,PROGRESSIVE P>TY A PETTY-B\RGEOIS P>TY4 ,!RE9 
LIES ! DIFF]5CE1 9 SPITE ( MANY PO9TS ( CONTACT1 BETWE5 IT & ! 
,DEMOCRATIC P>TY1 BETWE5 ,ROOSEVELT & ,WOODR[ ,WILSON4 ,?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT 
!Y DO NOT EXHIBIT COMMON TRAITS1 = ! *>ACT]S ( ! V>I\S P>TIES >E 
AS YET NOT DEF9ITELY =M$4 ,! P>TIES GROPE 9/9CTIVELY UND] ! 
9FLU5CE ( NEWLY BORN & /ILL OBSCURE FEEL+S1 MOODS & NE$S1 & 
PRACTICALLY !Y DO NOT AS YET %[ ! %>P DEL9EATION ( DEF9ITE1 
ANTAGONI/IC *>ACT]S1 :I* WE H]E EMPHASIZE !ORETICALLY 9 ORD] TO 
COMPREH5D !M MORE CLE>LY4 ,BUT IF WE KEEP ?IS LIMITATION 9 M9D1 WE MAY SAY 
?AT ONE P>TY1 ! ,DEMOCRATIC1 IS ESS5TIALLY PETTY-CAPITALI/IC2 ITS PURPOSE 
IS -- 9 !ORY ONLY1 = 9 PRACTICE !SE P>TIES CAN GOV]N ONLY 9 ! 
9T]E/S ( GREAT CAPITAL -- TO TRIM D[N ! MOD]N CAPITALI/IC & 
MONOPOLI/IC /RUCTURES :I* DO NOT FIT 9TO ! PICTURE ( CAPITALISM1 & 
:I* !RE=E SEEM TO IT TO BE DEFECTS1 ABNORMALITIES & =EIGN BODIES2 IT 
9C>NATES ! REBELLION ( ! MASS ( ! B\RGEOISIE AGA9/ ! PRESSURE ( 
! ,TRU/S & AGA9/ TRU/IFI$ GOV]NM5T4 ,! O!R P>TY1 ! ,PROGRESSIVE1 
IS ESS5TIALLY A P>TY ( CAPITALISM 9 G5]AL2 IT 9C>NATES ! GR[+ 
B\RGEOIS CONSCI\SNESS ( ! PROLET>IAN M5ACE1 & DEM&S FROM ! ,TRU/S 
ONLY SU* CONSID]ATION & SELF-LIMITATION AS IS NECESS>Y TO ! MA9T5ANCE 
( ! B\RGEOIS ORD]2 H5CE IT CAN )\T HYPOCRISY PLAY ! POLITICS ( 
GREAT CAPITAL4 ,! ONE P>TY IS REACTION>Y1 JU/ AS >E ! MAJORITY ( PETTY 
B\RGEOIS P>TIES 9 ,EUROPE1 9 SO F> AS IT SEEKS1 !ORETICALLY AT LEA/1 TO 
R$UCE CAPITALISM TO AN E>LI] /AGE2 ! O!R P>TY IS CONS]VATIVE 7LIKE ! 
LIB]AL P>TIES 9 ,EUROPE7 9 SO F> AS ITS PURPOSE IS TO UPHOLD EXI/+ 
CAPITALISM & TO PREV5T FUR!R PROGRESS T[>D ,SOCIALISM4 ,TO BE SURE1 ?IS 
CONTRA/ DOES NOT EXHAU/IVELY PORTRAY ! *>ACT]S ( !SE TWO P>TIES4 ,BUT 
IT IS C]TA9 ?AT ! APPE>ANCE UPON ! POLITICAL /AGE ( ,ROOSEVELT & ! 
,PROGRESSIVE P>TY SIGNIFIES ! BEG9N+ ( A CONSOLIDATION ( ! B\RGEOISIE 
9TO A CLASS P>TY1 ! COMB9ATION ( ALL ! =CES ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY 9 
! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,SOCIALISM & ! BEG9N+ ( ! F9AL /RUGGLE ( 
,SOCIALISM = A NEW SOCIAL ORD]4 

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7#a74 ,AM]ICA1 IT IS BETT] ) !E ?AN ) \R CONT95T1 ! OLD1 ?\ HA/ NO RU9$ CA/LES & NO BASALTIC COLUMNS4 

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