,T5 ,!SES ON ,M>XISM ,TODAY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,K>L ,KORS* 

,TEXT 3 

,TRANSLAT$3 BY ,&REW ,GILES-,PET]S4 ,FROM ,T,E,L,O,S _?#b#f 7,W9T] #a#i#g#e-#g#f72 
,S\RCE3 ! ,COLLECTIVE ,ACTION ,NOTES ,WEBSITE4 

#a4 ,IT NO LONG] MAKES S5SE TO ASK TO :AT EXT5T ! TEA*+ ( ,M>X 
& ,5GELS IS1 TODAY1 !ORETICALLY ACCEPTABLE & PRACTICALLY APPLICABLE4 

#b4 ,TODAY1 ALL ATTEMPTS TO REE/ABLI% ! ,M>XI/ DOCTR9E AS A :OLE 9 
ITS ORIG9AL FUNCTION AS A !ORY ( ! WORK+ CLASSES SOCIAL REVOLUTION >E 
REACTION>Y UTOPIAS4 

#c4 ,?\< BASICALLY AMBIGU\S1 !RE >E1 H[EV]1 IMPORTANT ASPECTS ( 
,M>XIAN TEA*+ :I* 9 !IR *ANG+ FUNCTION & APPLY+ TO DIFF]5T 
LOCATIONS HAVE UNTIL TODAY RETA9$ !IR EFFECTIV5ESS4  ,ALSO1 ! IMPETUS 
G5]AT$ BY ! PRAXIS ( ! OLD ,M>XI/ LABOR MOVEM5T HAS BE5 PRES5TLY 
9CORPORAT$ 9TO ! PRACTICAL /RUGGLES ( PEOPLES -& CLASSES4 

#d4 ,! FIR/ /EP 9 REE/ABLI%+ A REVOLUTION>Y !ORY & PRACTICE 
CONSI/S 9 BREAK+ ) ?AT ,M>XISM :I* CLAIMS TO MONOPOLIZE 
REVOLUTION>Y 9ITIATIVE AS WELL AS !ORETICAL & PRACTICAL DIRECTION4 

#e4 ,M>X IS TODAY ONLY ONE AMONG ! NUM]\S PRECURSORS1 F\ND]S & 
DEVELOP]S ( ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T ( ! WORK+ CLASS4  ,NO LESS IMPORTANT 
>E ! SO-CALL$ ,UTOPIAN ,SOCIALI/S FROM ,?OMAS ,MORE TO ! PRES5T4  ,NO 
LESS IMPORTANT >E ! GREAT RIVALS ( ,M>X1 SU* AS ,BLANQUI1 & HIS SWORN 
5EMIES1 SU* AS ,PR\DHON & ,BAKUN94  ,NO LESS IMPORTANT1 9 ! F9AL 
RESULT1 >E ! MORE REC5T DEVELOPM5TS SU* AS ,G]MAN REVISIONISM1 ,FR5* 
SYNDICALISM1 & ,RUSSIAN ,BOL%EVISM4 

#f4 ,! FOLL[+ PO9TS >E P>TICUL>LY CRITICAL = ,M>XISM3 7A7 ITS 
DEP5D5CE ON ! UND]DEVELOP$ ECONOMIC & POLITICAL CONDITIONS 9 
,G]MANY & ALL ! O!R C\NTRIES ( C5TRAL & EA/]N ,EUROPE :]E IT 
WAS TO HAVE POLITICAL RELEVANCE2 7B7 ITS UNCONDITIONAL ADH]5CE TO ! 
POLITICAL =MS ( ! B\RGEOIS REVOLUTION2 7C7 ! UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE 
( ! ADVANC$ ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ( ,5GL& AS A MODEL = ! FUTURE 
DEVELOPM5T ( ALL C\NTRIES & AS OBJECTIVE PRECONDITIONS = ! TRANSITION 
TO SOCIALISM2 TO :I* ONE %\LD ADD2 7D7 ! CONSEQU5CES ( ITS REPEAT$ 
DESP]ATE & CONTRADICTORY ATTEMPTS TO BREAK \T ( !SE CONDITIONS4 

#g4 ,! RESULTS ( !SE CONDITIONS >E3 7A7 ! OV]E/IMATION ( ! /ATE AS ! DECISIVE 9/RUM5T ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION2 7B7 ! MY/ICAL ID5TIFICATION 
( ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMY ) ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION ( ! 
WORK+ CLASS2 7C7 ! SUBSEQU5T AMBIGU\S DEVELOPM5T ( ?IS FIR/ =M 
( ! ,M>XIAN !ORY ( REVOLUTION BY ! >TIFICIAL GRAFT+ ONTO IT ( A 
!ORY ( ! COMMUNI/ REVOLUTION 9 TWO PHASES2 ?IS !ORY1 DIRECT$ ON ! 
ONE H& AGA9/ ,BLANQUI1 & ON ! O!R AGA9/ ,BAKUN91 :ISKS AWAY 
FROM ! PRES5T MOVEM5T ! REAL EMANCIPATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS & 
PUTS IT BACK 9TO ! 9DEF9ITE FUTURE4 

#h4 ,?IS IS ! PO9T = 9S]TION ( ! ,L59I/ OR ,BOL%EVIK 
DEVELOPM5T2 & IT IS 9 ?IS NEW =M ?AT ,M>XISM HAS BE5 TRANSF]R$ TO 
,RUSSIA & ,ASIA4  ,!REBY ,M>XISM HAS BE5 *ANG$2 FROM A REVOLUTION>Y 
!ORY IT HAS BECOME AN IDEOLOGY4  ,?IS IDEOLOGY C\LD BE & HAS BE5 US$ 
= A V>IETY ( DIFF]5T GOALS4 

#i4 ,IT IS FROM ?IS VIEWPO9T ?AT ONE COMES TO JUDGE 9 A CRITICAL SPIRIT ! TWO ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONS ( #aiag & #a#i#b#h1 & IT IS FROM ?IS VIEWPO9T ?AT 
ONE MU/ DET]M9E ! FUNCTIONS FULFILL$ BY ,M>XISM TODAY 9 ,ASIA & ON 
A WORLD SCALE4 

#a4 ,! CONTROL ( ! WORK]S OV] ! PRODUCTION ( !IR [N LIVES WILL 
NOT COME FROM !IR OCCUPY+ ! POSITIONS1 ON ! 9T]NATIONAL & WORLD 
M>KETS1 AB&ON$ BY ! SELF-DE/ROY+ & SO-CALL$ FREE COMPETITION ( 
! MONOPOLI/IC [N]S ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4  ,?IS CONTROL CAN ONLY 
RESULT FROM A PLANN$ 9T]V5TION BY ALL ! CLASSES TODAY EXCLUD$ FROM IT 
9TO A PRODUCTION :I* TODAY IS ALREADY T5D+ 9 EV]Y WAY TO BE REGULAT$ 
9 A MONOPOLI/IC & PLANN$ FA%ION4 

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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