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#ahib 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,]RICO ,MALATE/A 

,TEXT 3 

,$ITOR'S NOTE 

,! BACKGR\ND TO ?IS >TICLE IS A PROTRACT$ CONTROV]SY ?AT HAD TAK5 PLACE 9 ! COLUMNS ( ,LA ,REVOLTE FROM ,AUGU/ TO ,SEPTEMB] #ahib BETWE5 ,MALATE/A & ! ,ITALIAN ANTI-ORGANIZATIONI/ ,AMILC>E ,POMATI4 ,?IS WAS P>T ( A BROAD]1 HEAT$ DEBATE ON ORGANIZATION 9 :I* ,MALATE/A & HIS FRI5D ,SAV]IO ,M]L9O 5GAG$ 9 ! E>LY #a#h#iS4 ,! MA9 ISSUE AT /AKE--AS ALREADY DISCUSS$ 9 ! PREVI\S >TICLE 0,MATT]S ,REVOLUTION>Y0--WAS :E!R AN>*I/S %\LD ORGANIZE 9 ANY P]MAN5T1 /RUCTUR$ =M4 ,ANTI-ORGANIZATIONI/S OPPOS$ ! IDEA1 & REJECT$ ORGANIZATION 9 9/ITUTIONAL =MS SU* AS P>TIES1 PROGRAMS1 & CONGRESSES4 ,?US1 ,POMATI HAD >GU$ ?AT1 09 ! PRES5CE ( A POPUL> EV5T OR COMMOTION1 AN>*I/S WILL ALWAYS AGREE ON ! C\RSE ( ACTION TO BE TAK51 )\T ANY NE$ = PREVI\S AGREEM5TS40 ,! CONTRA/ HAD F>-REA*+ RAMIFICATIONS1 :I* 9VOLV$ SU* ISSUES AS P>TICIPATION 9 LABOR ORGANIZATIONS4 ,! ANTI-ORGANIZATIONI/S' PREOCCUPATION WAS ?AT AN>*I/S W\LD COMPROMISE & ULTIMATELY LOSE !IR AN>*I/ ID5TITY 9 TRADE UNIONS1 BECOM+ PROGRESSIVELY 9VOLV$ 9 QUE/IONS ( PALLIATIVE IMPROVEM5TS ?AT DIV]T$ !M FROM !IR REAL FOCUS4 ,9 G5]AL1 ANTI-ORGANIZATIONI/S W]E CRITICAL NOT ONLY ( ATTEMPTS AT AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS1 BUT ALSO ( TACTICAL ALLIANCES ) NON-AN>*I/ P>TIES & ( AN>*I/ EF=TS TO TAKE A LEAD+ ROLE 9 ORGANIZ$ COLLECTIVE MOVEM5TS4 ,ON ! BASIS ( SU* PREMISES1 ,POMATI HAD CLAIM$ ?AT ,M]L9O & ,MALATE/A'S 0EVOLUTION T[>DS ! LEGALIT>IAN P>TIES WAS BECOM+ EV]Y DAY MORE PRON\NC$40 ,! PRES5T >TICLE WAS PREC$$ BY ! FOLL[+ $ITOR'S NOTE3 0,BE+ EAG] TO HAVE DONE ) ! POLEMIC BETWE5 ,POMATI & ,MALATE/A1 RELATIVE TO P]SONAL ISSUES & :I* WAS ?REAT5+ TO TURN NA/Y1 WE HAD PICK$ \T ?IS PORTION ( ,MALATE/A'S RESPONSE1 ASK+ ?AT HE EXP& UPON IT = US 9 HIS EXPOSITION ( PR9CIPLES ?AT WE HAD PROMIS$ HE C\LD DISCUSS4 ,WE N[ PUBLI% ?AT SECTION & REPLY TO IT40 ,WE HAVE OMITT$ ! $ITOR'S RESPONSE TO ,MALATE/A'S >TICLE4 

,QUE/IONS DE TACTIQUE 

,! PO9T IS ! MAK+ ( PROPAG&A2 GETT+ \R IDEAS ACROSS TO ! MASSES2 PU%+ ! WORK]S 9TO H&L+ !IR AFFAIRS = !MSELVES1 WEAN+ !M AWAY FROM POLITICS & P]SUAD+ !M ?AT ONLY BY MEANS ( EXPROPRIATION & ! ABOLITION ( POLITICAL P[] CAN !Y EMANCIPATE !MSELVES--! COOP]ATORS >E NO WORSE ?AN ANYBODY ELSE :5 IT COMES TO WORK+ AMONG !M AT ?IS TASK4 

,! PO9T IS ?AT WE >E NOT CONT5T ) ! >I/OCRATIC DELI<TS ( KN[+ OR ?9K+ ?AT WE KN[ ! TRU?4 ,WE WANT ! REVOLUTION MADE BY ! PEOPLE & = ! PEOPLE4 ,WE ?9K ?AT A REVOLUTION MADE BY A P>TY )\T ! P>TICIPATION ( ! MASSES1 EV5 W]E IT POSSIBLE TODAY1 W\LD LEAD ONLY TO ! ASC5DANCY ( ?AT P>TY1 :I* W\LD NOT BE AN AN>*I/ REVOLUTION AT ALL4 

,SO1 9S(> AS IT IS POSSIBLE TODAY1 WE WANT TO W9 ! MASSES OV] TO \R IDEAS1 & TO ?AT 5D1 WE MU/ AT ALL TIMES BE AMONG ! MASSES1 FI<T+ & SUFF]+ ) !M & = !M4 

,:5 IT WAS SAID BY SOME COMRADE OR O!R 9 ,LA ,TRIBUNA DELL',OP]AIO ?AT WE HAVE TO GET 9TO ! WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS &1 9 PLACES :]E NONE EXI/S1 CREATE SOME SO AS TO SPREAD \R IDEAS AFT]W>DS1 HE WAS M]ELY >TICULAT+ A COMMON-S5SE TRU?--A VIRTUAL BANALITY4 ,IF WE >E \T TO B& TOGE!R ! WORK]S :O >E NOT AN>*I/S1 9 ORD] TO T>GET !M ) \R PROPAG&A1 PLA9LY WE CANNOT EXPECT ?AT !Y HAVE BECOME AN>*I/S BE=E B&+ !M TOGE!R4 ,POMATI F9DS ?AT HE HAS NEV] WITNESS$ AN>*I/S GO+ TO SU* L5G?S4 ,I SAY1 H[EV]1 ?AT = ! PA/ TW5TY YE>S1 EV] S9CE ! DAYS ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 WE HAVE NEV] ?\<T NOR SPOK5 O!RWISE4 ,& :IL/ !RE W]E TIMES :5 WE F\ND \RSELVES REMOTE FROM ! MASSES & :5 WE LEFT ! FIELD FREE TO ! LEGALIT>IANS1 !RE W]E LOTS ( REASONS = ?AT1 ESPECIALLY P]SECUTION AT ! H&S ( GOV]NM5T1 :I* FROM TIME TO TIME PUT US \T ( ACTION1 BUT IT WAS NEV] BECAUSE ( ANY DELIB]ATE DECISION ON \R P>T4 ,QUITE ! OPPOSITE3 WE HAVE ALWAYS CONSID]$ SU* P]IODS AS DEFEATS = :I* REV5GE WAS DUE4 

,LET US UND]/& ONE ANO!R PROP]LY4 ,9SIDE AN>*I/ GR\PS1 :]E WE M>%AL \R SUPPORT]S & COME TO AGREEM5T ON H[ TO MAKE \R EF=TS MORE EFFECTIVE1 WE WANT ONLY AN>*I/S1 WE EV5 WANT \RSELVES TO HOBNOB ONLY ) AN>*I/S :OSE ?9K+ & S5TIM5TS >E 9 H>MONY ) \R [N1 & TO REMA9 GR\PS ONLY = AS LONG AS SU* H>MONY OBTA9S4 ,BUT \TSIDE ( \R GR\PS1 :5 IT COMES TO ! MAK+ ( PROPAG&A & CA%+ 9 ON POPUL> UPHEAVALS1 WE /RIVE TO REA* \T 9 ALL DIRECTIONS & EMPLOY EV]Y USEFUL MEANS 9 ORD] TO RALLY ! MASSES1 S*OOL !M 9 REVOLT1 & AF=D \RSELVES ! OPPORTUNITY ( PREA*+ SOCIALISM & AN>*Y4 ,I MEAN ALL MEANS ?AT DO NOT RUN C\NT] TO ! GOAL WE HAVE SET \RSELVES--IT GOES )\T SAY+4 ,= 9/ANCE1 WE C\LD NOT M$DLE 9 ! BUS9ESS ( POLITICAL OR RELIGI\S FACTIONS1 EXCEPT TO CONFRONT !M & TRY TO BREAK !M UP2 BUT WE CAN & WE %\LD ALWAYS TRY TO ORGANIZE ! MASSES TO RESI/ CAPITAL & GOV]NM5T4 ,& :]EV] NO?+ ELSE IS A*IEVABLE1 :]EV] TOIL HAS !M TRAPP$ 9 ISOLATION & BRUTI%NESS1 WE WILL BE DO+ WELL1 = WANT ( AN ALT]NATIVE1 IF WE RESORT EV5 TO DANC+ & MUSICAL SOCIETIES AS A WAY ( 9ITIAT+ ! Y\NG 9TO SOCIAL LIFE & F9D+ \RSELVES AN AUDI5CE4 ,WE CANNOT CONFIRM ! DELUSIONS ( ?OSE :O RECKON ?AT !Y MI<T BE ABLE TO A*IEVE EMANCIPATION ?R\< COOP]ATIVES OR /RIKES2 BUT WE %\LD BE 9 AMONG !M IF WE MEAN TO TURN ! SETBACKS SUFF]$ BY COOP]ATORS TO \R ADVANTAGE1 OR COMBAT !IR T5D5CY T[>DS B\RGEOIS-IFICATION & IF WE MEAN TO HELP NURTURE ! SE$ ( REVOLT TO BE F\ND )9 EV]Y /RIKE4 

,WE CONT5D ?AT AGREEM5T1 ASSOCIATION1 & ORGANIZATION REPRES5T ONE ( ! LAWS GOV]N+ LIFE & ! KEY TO /R5G?--TODAY AS WELL AS AFT] ! REVOLUTION4 ,TO :I* 5D WE MEAN TO ORGANIZE \RSELVES AS BE/ WE CAN ) ?OSE ( LIKE M9D4 ,BUT WE ALSO WANT TO SEE ! MASSES ORGANIZ$1 AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE1 AS %\LD ANYONE :O SEES 9 ! REVOLUTION A PURPOSE O!R ?AN HIS P]SONAL OR P>TY ASC5DANCY4 

,AFT] ALL1 TOMORR[ CAN ONLY GR[ \T ( TODAY--& IF ONE SEEKS SUCCESS TOMORR[1 ! FACTORS ( SUCCESS NE$ TO BE PREP>$ TODAY4 

,N[ ,I C\LD NOT C>E LESS IF ! LEGALIT>IANS SAY1 :5 WE PREA* ORGANIZATION1 ?AT WE >E NOT AN>*I/S4 ,!Y >E ACT+ LIKE B\RGEOIS :O1 HAV+ SAID1 & P]HAPS EV5 BELIEV$1 ?AT AN>*I/S >E SAVAGES & BRUTES1 CRY \T1 :5 CONFRONT$ BY A G5U9E AN>*I/ 7:I* IS TO SAY1 A MAN ( C\RAGE & COMMON S5SE73 0,BUT ?IS FELL[ IS NO AN>*I/60 ,TWO OR ?REE YE>S AGO ! ,ITALIAN LEGALIT>IANS1 AP+ ! ,G]MANS1 SAW FIT TO SAY ?AT ! AN>*I/S W]E ONLY B\RGEOIS FREE-TRAD]S RESPECTFUL ( PRIVATE [N]%IP1 COMPETITION 9 BUS9ESS1 ETC4 ,:5 WE REPLI$ ?AT AN>*I/S >E ! BITT]E/ & MO/ RATIONAL FOES ( B\RGEOIS 9DIVIDUALISM1 & >E ! ONLY TRUE SOCIALI/S1 ! ANSW] WAS ?AT !N WE W]E NOT AN>*I/S4 ,:]E DOES ONE GO FROM !RE8 

,BESIDES1 ! ?\<TS ,I AM EXPRESS+ >E NOT M9E ALONE4 ,!Y >E ! ?\<TS ( ! VA/ MAJORITY ( AN>*I/S4 7,POMATI ADMITS AS MU* S9CE HE EXPRESSES REGRET = !IR 0LAM5TABLE IMPACT0 9 ,ITALY1 ABOVE ALL1 & 9 ,SPA97 &1 UNLESS ,I AM MI/AK51 !Y SPEAK = ! T5D5CY ?AT PR$OM9ATES EV5 AMONG ! $ITORS ( ,LA ,REVOLTE4 ,& IT TOOK ALL ! WRA? ( ! P]SONALITIES ( :I* C]TA9 05EMIES ( P]SONALISM0 >E POSSESS$ TO LAY AT ! DOOR ( A H&FUL ( 9DIVIDUALS SOME?+ ?AT CON/ITUTES ONE ( ! MAJOR /R&S )9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 

,AH1 BUT WE MI<T JU/ AS EASILY TELL !M3 ,HEAL ?YSELVES ( 9DIVIDUALS4 

,Y\RS & = AN>*Y1 

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