,/ATE & ,REVOLUTION 
,! ,ABOLITION & ,EXT9CTION ( ! ,/ATE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CAMILLO ,B]N]I 

,TEXT 3 

,:]EAS WE AN>*I/S DESIRE ! EXT9CTION ( ! /ATE ?R\< ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION & ! CON/ITUTION ( AN AUTONOMI/ F$]AL ORD]1 ! ,L59I/S DESIRE ! DE/RUCTION ( ! B\RGEOIS /ATE & MOREOV] ! CONQUE/ ( ! /ATE BY ! 'PROLET>IAT4' ,! 'PROLET>IAN' /ATE4 !Y SAY1 IS A SEMI-/ATE S9CE ! COMPLETE /ATE IS ! B\RGEOIS ONE DE/ROY$ BY ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,& EV5 ?IS SEMI-/ATE W\LD DIE1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,M>XI/S1 A NATURAL DEA?4 

,?IS !ORY ( ! EXT9CTION ( ! /ATE :I* IS ! BASIS ( ,L59'S BOOK ',/ATE & ,REVOLUTION' HAS BE5 D]IV$ BY HIM FROM ,5GELS :O 9 ',ANTI-,DUHR+' SAYS1 

0,! PROLET>IAT SEIZES ! P[] ( ! /ATE & FIR/ ( ALL TRANS=MS ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION 9TO ! PROP]TY ( ! /ATE4 ,BUT BY A*IEV+ ?IS IT DOES AWAY ) ITSELF AS PROLET>IAT1 IT DOES AWAY ) ALL CLASS DIFF]5CES & ALL CLASS ANTAGONISMS & CONSEQU5TLY ALSO ) ! /ATE AS ! /ATE4 ,SOCIETY AS IT WAS & AS IT IS AT PRES5T :I* IS ACTUAT$ BY ! ANTAGONISMS BETWE5 ! CLASSES1 NE$$ ! /ATE1 ?AT IS TO SAY AN ORGANIZATION ( ! EXPLOIT+ CLASS ) A VIEW TO MA9TA9+ ! \TW>D CONDITIONS ( PRODUCTION1 MORE P>TICUL>LY ) A VIEW TO MA9TA9+ BY =CE ! EXPLOIT$ CLASS 9 ! OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS DEM&$ BY ! EXI/+ MODE ( PRODUCTION 7SLAV]Y1 S]FDOM1 WAGE LABOR74 ,! /ATE WAS ! (FICIAL REPRES5TATIVE ( ! 5TIRE SOCIETY1 ITS SYN!SIS 9 VISIBLE =M1 BUT IT WAS ONLY ?IS TO ! EXT5T ?AT IT WAS ! /ATE ( ! CLASS :I* ITSELF REPRES5T$ 9 ITS TIME ! 5TIRE SOCIETY3 ! /ATE ( CITIZ5S :O [N$ SLAVES 9 ANTIQUITY1 ! /ATE ( ! FEUDAL NOBILITY 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES1 ! /ATE ( ! B\RGEOISIE 9 \R TIME4 ,BUT BY BECOM+ AT LA/ ! TRUE REPRES5TATIVE ( ! :OLE SOCIETY1 IT R5D]S ITSELF SUP]FLU\S4 ,AS SOON AS !RE IS NO LONG] A SOCIAL CLASS TO MA9TA9 9 OPPRESSION2 AS SOON AS ! CLA%ES ( 9T]E/ & ! EXCESSES >E ABOLI%$ AT ! SAME TIME AS CLASS DOM9ATION & ! /RUGGLE = 9DIVIDUAL EXI/5CE :I* IS F\ND$ 9 ! OLD AN>*Y ( PRODUCTION FROM :I* !Y RESULT1 !RE IS NO?+ MORE TO REPRESS1 & A SPECIAL =CE = REPRESSION1 ! /ATE1 CEASES TO BE NECESS>Y4 ,! FIR/ ACT BY :I* ! /ATE CONFIRMS ITSELF 9 REALITY AS ! REPRES5TATIVE ( ! 5TIRE SOCIETY - TAK+ POSSESSION ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION 9 ! NAME ( SOCIETY - IS AT ! SAME TIME ! LA/ PROP] ACT ( ! /ATE4 ,! 9T]V5TION ( ! P[] ( ! /ATE 9 SOCIAL RELATIONS BECOMES SUP]FLU\S 9 ONE >EA AFT] ANO!R1 & EV5TUALLY DIES AWAY ( ITS [N ACCORD4 ,GOV]NM5T ( PEOPLE IS REPLAC$ BY ADM9I/RATION ( ?+S & CONTROL ( ! PROCESS ( PRODUCTION4 ,! /ATE IS NOT 'ABOLI%$'2 IT WI!RS AWAY4 ,IT IS FROM ?IS PO9T ( VIEW ?AT ONE MU/ APPRAISE ! EXPRESSION3 'A FREE POPUL> /ATE' AS MU* = ITS %ORT-LIV$ 9T]E/ = DISCUSSION AS = ITS DEF9ITIVE SCI5TIFIC 9ADEQUACY2 FROM ?IS PO9T ( VIEW ALSO MU/ ! CLAIMS ( ?OSE :O >E CALL$ AN>*I/S & :O DESIRE ?AT ! /ATE %\LD BE ABOLI%$ OV]NI<T BE APPRAIS$40 

,BETWE5 ! ,/ATE - ,TODAY & ! ,AN>*Y - ,TOMORR[ !RE W\LD BE ! SEMI-/ATE4 ,! /ATE :I* DIES IS ! '/ATE AS ! /ATE' ?AT IS TO SAY1 ! B\RGEOIS /ATE4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS S5SE ?AT ONE MU/ TAKE ! PHRASE :I* AT FIR/ SI<T SEEMS TO CONTRADICT ! PROPOSITION ( ! SOCIALI/ /ATE4 0,! FIR/ ACT BY :I* ! /ATE CONFIRMS ITSELF 9 REALITY AS ! REPRES5TATIVE ( ! 5TIRE SOCIETY - TAK+ POSSESSION ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION 9 ! NAME ( SOCIETY - IS AT ! SAME TIME ! LA/ PROP] ACT ( ! /ATE40 ,TAK5 LIT]ALLY & \T ( CONTEXT1 ?IS PHRASE W\LD SIGNIFY ! TEMPORAL SIMULTANEITY ( ECONOMIC SOCIALIZATION & ! EXT9CTION ( ! /ATE4 ,9 ! SAME WAY ALSO1 TAK5 LIT]ALLY & \T ( CONTEXT1 ! PHRASES RELAT+ TO ! PROLET>IAT DE/ROY+ ITSELF AS PROLET>IAT 9 ! ACT ( SEIZ+ ! P[] ( ! /ATE W\LD 9DICATE ! LACK ( NE$ = ! ',PROLET>IAN ,/ATE4' ,9 REALITY1 ,5GELS UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( 'DIDACTIC /YLE' EXPRESSES HIMSELF 9 AN UN=TUNATE MANN]4 ,BETWE5 ! B\RGEOIS /ATE TODAY & ! SOCIALI/-AN>*I/ TOMORR[1 ,5GELS RECOGNIZES A *A9 ( SUCCESSIVE ]AS DUR+ :I* ! /ATE & ! PROLET>IAT REMA94 ,IT IS TO ?R[ SOME LI<T ON ! DIALECTICAL OBSCURITY ?AT HE ADDS ! F9AL ALLUSION TO ! AN>*I/S 0:O DESIRE ?AT ! /ATE %\LD BE ABOLI%$ OV]NI<T0 ?AT IS TO SAY1 :O DO NOT ALL[ ! TRANSITORY P]IOD AS REG>DS ! /ATE1 :OSE 9T]V5TION ACCORD+ TO ,5GELS BECOMES SUP]FLU\S1 09 ONE >EA AFT] ANO!R0 ?AT IS TO SAY1 GRADUALLY4 

,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ! ,L59I/ POSITION ON ! PROBLEM ( ! /ATE CO9CIDES EXACTLY ) ?AT TAK5 BY ,M>X & ,5GELS :5 ONE 9T]PRETS ! SPIRIT ( ! WRIT+S ( !SE LATT] )\T LETT+ ONESELF BE DECEIV$ BY ! AMBIGUITY ( C]TA9 TURNS ( PHRASE4 

,! /ATE IS1 9 ,M>XI/ - ,L59I/ POLITICAL ?\<T1 ! TEMPOR>Y POLITICAL 9/RUM5T ( SOCIALIZATION1 TEMPOR>Y 9 ! V]Y ESS5CE ( ! /ATE1 :I* IS ?AT ( AN ORGANISM = ! DOM9ATION ( ONE CLASS BY ANO!R4 ,! SOCIALI/ /ATE1 BY ABOLI%+ CLASSES1 COMMITS SUICIDE4 ,M>X & ,5GELS W]E METAPHYSICIANS :O FREQU5TLY CAME TO S*EMATIZE HI/ORICAL PROCESSES FROM LOVE ( SY/EM4 

',! ,PROLET>IAT' :I* SEIZES ! /ATE1 BE/[+ ON IT ! COMPLETE [N]%IP ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & DE/ROY+ ITSELF AS PROLET>IAT & ! /ATE 'AS ! /ATE' IS A METAPHYSICAL FANTASY1 A POLITICAL HYPO!SIS ( SOCIAL AB/RACTIONS4.<#a.> 

,IT IS NOT ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT ?AT HAS SEIZ$ ! P[] ( ! /ATE1 BUT RA!R ! ,BOL%EVIK ,P>TY :I* HAS NOT DE/ROY$ ! PROLET>IAT AT ALL & :I* HAS ON ! O!R H& CREAT$ A ,/ATE ,CAPITALISM1 A NEW B\RGEOIS CLASS1 A SET ( 9T]E/S B\ND TO ! ,BOL%EVIK /ATE :I* T5D TO PRES]VE !MSELVES BY PRES]V+ ! /ATE4 

,! EXT9CTION ( ! /ATE IS FUR!R AWAY ?AN EV] 9 ! ,U,S,S,R :]E /ATIC 9T]V5TIONISM IS EV] MORE IMM5SE & OPPRESSIVE1 & :]E CLASSES >E NOT DISAPPE>+4 

,! ,L59I/ PROGRAM = #aiag 9CLUD$ !SE PO9TS3 ! DISCONT9UANCE ( ! POLICE & ! /&+ >MY1 ABOLITION ( ! PR(ESSIONAL BUREAUCRACY1 ELECTIONS = ALL PUBLIC POSITIONS & (FICES1 REVOCABILITY ( ALL (FICIALS1 EQUALITY ( BUREAUCRATIC WAGES ) WORK]S' WAGES1 ! MAXIMUM ( DEMOCRACY1 PEACEFUL COMPETITION AMONG ! P>TIES )9 ! SOVIETS1 ABOLITION ( ! DEA? P5ALTY4 ,NOT A S+LE ONE ( ! PO9TS 9 ?IS PROGRAM HAS BE5 A*IEV$4 

,WE HAVE ! ,U,S,S,R A GOV]NM5T1 A DICTATORIAL OLIG>*Y4 ,! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE 7#a#i MEMB]S7 DOM9ATES ! ,RUSSIAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY :I* 9 TURN DOM9ATES ! ,U,S,S,R4 

,ALL ?OSE :O >E NOT 'LOYAL SUBJECTS' >E *>G$ ) BE+ C\NT]-REVOLUTION>IES4 ,! ,BOL%EVIK REVOLUTION HAS 5G5D]$ A SATURNAL.<#b.> GOV]NM5T1 :I* DEPORTS ,RIAZANO F\ND] ( ! ,M>X ,5GELS 9/ITUTE1 AT ! TIME :5 HE IS PREP>+ ! COMPLETE & ORIG9AL $ITION ( ',DES ,KAPITAL2' :I* CONDEMNS TO DEA? ,Z9ONEV1 PRESID5T ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 ,KAM5EV & MANY O!RS AMONG ! BE/ PROPAGATORS ( ,L59ISM1 :I* EXCLUDES FROM ! P>TY1 !N EXILES1 !N EXPELS FROM ! ,U,S,S,R A 'DUCE' LIKE ,TROTSKY1 :I* 9 %ORT IS DEAD SET AGA9/ #h.0 ( ! SUPPORT]S ( ,L59ISM4 

,9 #aib ,L59 WAS SPEAK+ V]Y HI<LY ( SELF-CRITICISM )9 ! LAP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & SPOKE ( 'MI/AKES' RECOGNIZ$ BY ! ',P>TY' & NOT ( ! RI<T ( ! CITIZ5 TO D5\NCE !SE MI/AKES1 OR ?OSE ?+S :I* SEEM$ TO HIM TO BE SU* ( ! P>TY 9 GOV]NM5T4 ,:5 ,L59 WAS DICTATOR1 :OEV] CAUS$ A /IR 9 D5\NC+ ! SAME MI/AKES :I* ,L59 HIMSELF RECOGNIZ$ 9 RETROSPECT RISK$ OR UND]W5T O/RACISM1 PRISON OR DEA?4 ,BOL%EVIK ,SOVIETISM WAS AN ATROCI\S JOKE EV5 = ,L59 :O VAUNT$ ! GOD-LIKE P[] ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY OV] ALL ! ,U,S,S,R 9 SAY+3 0,NO IMPORTANT QUE/ION BE IT ONE ( POLITICAL DISCIPL9E OR RELAT+ TO ORGANIZATION1 IS DECID$ ON BY A /ATE 9/ITUTION 9 \R ,REPUBLIC )\T A DIRECTIVE EMANAT+ FROM ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,P>TY40 

,:OEV] SAYS 'PROLET>IAN ,/ATE' SAYS ',/ATE ,CAPITALISM' :OEV] SAYS 'DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,PROLET>IAT' SAYS ',DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY2' :OEV] SAYS '/RONG GOV]NM5T' SAYS ',CZ>I/ OLIG>*Y ( POLITICIANS4' 

,L59I/S1 ,TROTSKYI/S1 ,BORDI<I/S1 ,C5TRI/S >E ONLY DIVID$ BY DIFF]5T TACTICAL IDEAS4 ,ALL ,BOL%EVIKS1 TO :ATEV] /REAM OR FACTION !Y BELONG >E SUPPORT]S ( POLITICAL DICTATOR%IP & ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM4 ,ALL >E UNIT$ BY ! =MULA3 ',DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,PROLET>IAT' AN AMBIGU\S PHRASE :I* CORRESPONDS TO ',! ,PEOPLE ,SOV]EIGN' ( ,JACOB9ISM4 ,:ATEV] ,JACOB9ISM IS1 IT IS C]TA9 TO CAUSE ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION TO DEVIATE4 ,& :5 IT DEVIATES1 '! %AD[ ( A ,BONAP>TE' IS CA/ ACROSS IT4 

,ONE W\LD HAVE TO BE BL9D NOT TO SEE ?AT ! ,BONAP>TISM ( ,/AL9 IS M]ELY ! HORRIBLE & LIV+ %AD[ ( ,L59I/ ,DICTATORIALISM4 

.<#a.> ,HYPO/ASIS3 9 !OLOGY ?IS WORD IS EQUIVAL5T TO 'NUANCE1' ?US ! FA!R1 SON & HOLY <O/ >E ?REE HYPO/ASES ( A S+LE DIV9E SUB/ANCE ,H]E ! PROLET>IAT'S ACT ( SEIZ+ P[] IS A HYPO/ASIS :I* CONTA9S SEV]AL MAGIC PROCESSES3 DE/RUCTION ( ! /ATE & ! PROLET>IAT4 

.<#b.> ,SATURNAL3 AN ALLUSION TO ! MY? ( ,SATURN :O ATE HIS [N *ILDR54 ,! ,P>TY DEV\R$1 ,TROTSKY1 !N ,/AL91 !N ,KRU%*EV ETC4 

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