,/&+ AT ! ,CROSSROADS ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P ,TEXT 3 0,! ,A,C,F REMA9S A COMP>ATIVELY SMALL ORGANIZATION4 ,ITS DESIRE TO CREATE OR BE ! COMPON5T ( A L>GE REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION & MOVEM5T HAS FAIL$ TO HAPP54 ,MANY >E PUT (F JO9+ A GR\P :]E A /RONG COMMITM5T & A LOT ( DET]M9ATION >E REQUIR$4 ,MANY LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION>IES >E AS YET UNCONV9C$ ( ! NE$ TO CREATE A SPECIFIC LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION4 ,!Y REMA9 TI$ TO ! IDEAS ( LOCAL GR\PS1 OR AT BE/ REGIONAL F$]ATIONS LOOSELY L9K$1 BE+ ADEQUATE = ! V]Y DIFFICULT TASKS ( 9TRODUC+ LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS & PRACTICES TO ! MASS ( ! POPULATION4 ,!Y REMA9 UNCONV9C$ ( ! NE$ = A UNIFI$ /RATEGY & PRACTICE1 = IDEOLOGICAL & TACTICAL UNITY & COLLECTIVE ACTION AS WE 9 ! ,A,C,F HAVE 9SI/$ UPON CONSI/5TLY4 ,SOME REMA9 MESM]IZ$ BY ! MY?S ( NATIONALISM & NATIONAL LIB]ATION1 SOME BY ILLUSIONS 9 ! UNIONS4 444 ,AS WE NOT$ 9 ,VIRUS #i1 9 LATE #a#i#h#f-E>LY #a#i#h#g3 ',!RE HAS BE5 LITTLE %>+ ( EXP]I5CES AMONG LIB]T>IANS 9 V>I\S CAMPAIGNS & /RUGGLES4 ,EV5 ON SOME?+ AS BASIC AS A DEMON/RATION1 LIB]T>IANS HAVE M>*$ SEP>ATELY & 9 DIFF]5T P>TS ( ! DEMON/RATION4' ,?IS /ILL REMA9S TRUE TODAY4 ,LIB]T>IANS REMA9 )9 !IR SEP>ATE LOCAL GR\PS & ORGANIZATIONS4 ,!RE IS LITTLE DIALOGUE & LITTLE ATTEMPT = UNIT$ ACTIVITY1 = =UMS & DEBATES :]E !SE >E POSSIBLE4 ,& YET NOT S9CE ! PRE-,WORLD ,W> #a P]IOD & ! LATE #fS HAS !RE BE5 SU* A POT5TIAL = ! GR[? ( ! LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 ,! COLLAPSE ( ,/AL9ISM1 ! *ANGES )9 SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY-9CLUD+ ! ,BRITI% V>IETY ( ,LABORISM- ) ! 5D ( WELF>ISM1 & ! EFFECTS ( BO? ( !SE ON ,TROTSKYISM1 HAVE CREAT$ A SPACE :I* REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S MU/ FILL40 ,?IS WAS WRITT5 9 SPR+ #aiif = ,ORGANIZE6 ,! MAGAZ9E ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION1 9 :I* SEV]AL ( ?OSE ( US :O F\ND$ ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P W]E ACTIVE4 ,ITS OBS]VATIONS REMA9 L>GELY TRUE & VALID1 AP>T FROM ! TEMPOR>Y REVIV+ ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY ) ! PH5OM5ON ( ,CORBYNISM4 ,! FACT ?AT ?IS /ATEM5T IS /ILL RELEVANT #bc YE>S LAT] IS BO? TRAGIC & DI/URB+4 ,9DE$ S9CE ?IS /ATEM5T BO? ! ,SOLID>ITY ,F$]ATION & ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION HAVE GONE 9TO DECL9E ) FEW ( !IR GR\PS /ILL FUNCTION+ & ACTIVE4 ,! EV5TS :I* FOLL[$ ! LA/ ,LONDON ,AN>*I/ ,BOOKFAIR 9 #bag HAVE AGGRAVAT$ !SE CIRCUM/ANCES & !RE APPE>S TO BE LITTLE APPETITE = COOP]ATION BETWE5 AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS1 & BETWE5 ?OSE ORGANIZATIONS & UNAFFILIAT$ LOCAL GR\PS - ) A FEW EXCEPTIONS LIKE ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,GR\P 9 ,BIRM+HAM4 ,WE LAT] NOT$ 9 ,ORGANIZE6 ,9 SUMM] #bad ?AT3 0,AN 9DICATION ( ! MALAISE )9 ?IS SC5E- A SC5E RA!R ?AN A MOVEM5T AS ! LA/ T]M IMPLIES SOME %>$ ID5TITY1 :I* SEEMS LACK+- IS ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( H>D COPY PUBLICATIONS LIKE ! NEWSPAP] ,FRE$OM & ! MAGAZ9E ,BLACK ,FLAG .4 ,!SE BO? DISAPPE>$ ESS5TIALLY BECAUSE !Y LACK$ A BASE ABLE TO WRITE = !M & TO DI/RIBUTE & SELL !M4 ,O!R MAGAZ9ES LIKE ! MAGAZ9E ( ! ,SOLID>ITY ,F$]ATION1 ,DIRECT ,ACTION1 & ,H]E & ,N[1 BAS$ 9 ,GLASG[ & ,LE$S1 HAVE ALSO DISAPPE>$4 ,!Y W]E UNCONNECT$ TO A MOVEM5T1 A NETWORK ( GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS1 OR A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OR ORGANIZATIONS4 ,EV5 ! PROBLEM ( A LACK ( A VISIBLE & UNIT$ PRES5CE ON DEMON/RATIONS & ACTIONS IS ONE ?AT /ILL PLAGUES ,BRITI% AN>*ISM40 ,?IS AGA9 REMA9S L>GELY TRUE1 ) ,FRE$OM SPORADICALLY APPE>+ N[ & AGA9 9 H>D COPY & ) AN ONL9E PRES5CE4 ,! >TICLE W5T ON TO SAY3 0,:AT PASSES = ,BRITI% AN>*ISM SEEMS AT ! MOM5T UNABLE TO DEVELOP AS A RESULT ( ! SPACE CREAT$ BY ! DECL9E ( ! TRADITIONAL LEFT & SEEMS TO BE 9 CRISIS ITSELF4 ,V>I\S CONF]5CES :I* SOMEH[ S\*I/ GR\PS & DEVELOP A REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICE- ,MAYDAY #a#i#i#h1 ! ,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T ,CONF]5CE ( #b#i1 ! ,A,L,>,M ,CONF]5CE ( #b#a#b- ALL PROV$ TO BE DAMP SQUIBS & FAIL$ AS ORGANIZ]S4 ,SOME LOCAL ATTEMPTS TO ORGANIZE- ! ,:ITE*APEL ,AN>*I/ ,GR\P1 ! ,A,L,>,M ,LONDON-WIDE NETWORK1 ALSO COLLAPS$4 ,MEAN:ILE ! ,H>+EY ,SOLID>ITY ,GR\P1 :I* HAS DONE /]L+ LOCAL WORK OV] MANY DECADES HAS1 WE MU/ SPEAK TRU?FULLY1 FAIL$ TO DEVELOP ITS IDEA ( A NETWORK ( LOCAL ,LONDON COMMUNITY GR\PS1 9FLU5C$ BY LIB]T>IAN IDEAS4 ,AP>T FROM ! ,H,S,G1 FEW LOCAL NEI$40 ,9 FACT S9CE !N WE HAVE SE5 ! DEVELOPM5T ( ,CORBYNISM & ! COMPLETE LOSS ( CRITICAL FACULTIES AMONG MANY SELF-DEF9$ AN>*I/S ) !IR 5TRY 9TO ! ,LABOR ,P>TY OR AT ! LEA/ 5?USIA/IC SUPPORT = ,CORBYNISM4 ,ALONGSIDE ?IS HAS BE5 ! CAPITULATION TO NATIONALISM1 :E!R IT BE ,SCOTTI% NATIONALISM1 OR ! UNCRITICAL *E]LEAD+ = ! ,KURDI% NATIONALI/S ( ! ,P,K,K4 ,!RE HAS BE5 A SIGNIFICANT %IFT AWAY FROM CLASS /RUGGLE POLITICS4 ,!RE HAS BE5 SOME USEFUL LOCAL WORK 9 NEIITY ,NETWORKS4 ,!RE HAS BE5 SOME WORK >\ND WORKPLACE ISSUES & /RIKES1 & SOME VALUABLE WORK >\ND H\S+1 EVICTIONS1 ,WORKF>E1 & ! ,B$ROOM ,TAX4 ,!RE HAS BE5 ! SETT+ UP ( ! ,GRE5 ,ANTICAPITALI/ ,FRONT 9 RESPONSE TO ! CLIMATE *ANGE S*OOL /RIKES & ! EM]G5CE ( ,EXT9CTION ,REBELLION4 ,?IS LATT] V5TURE APPE>S TO BE GR[+ TO 9CLUDE ACTIVI/S BEYOND ! ORIG9AL 9ITIAT+ WORK ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION1 BUT !SE >E E>LY DAYS & ALREADY ! 9VOLVEM5T ( ,L59I/ GR\PS MAY LEAD TO DIFFICULTIES4 ,?IS WORK IS NOT 5\<1 IT NE$S TO BE MULTIPLI$4 ,WE NE$ TO DEVELOP A S]I\S CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/ PRACTICE & !ORY4 ,WE NE$ TO MOVE AWAY FROM AMATEURISM & LACK ( S]I\SNESS4 ,WE HAVE TO DEVELOP A WILL+NESS & PRACTICE ( COORD9AT$ ACTIVITY :]EV] WE CAN4 ,WE HAVE TO REJECT POPULISM1 ELECTORALISM1 NATIONALISM & ANTI-ORGANISATIONALISM4 ,WE HAVE TO BREAK ) ! 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