,! ,FASCI/ ,C\NT]-REVOLUTION 

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

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,FIR/ ,PUBLI%$3 9 ,LIV+ ,M>XISM1 ,VOLUME #e1 ,NUMB] #b1 ,FALL #a#i#d1 PP4 #b#i-#c#g 

,S\RCE3 ,CLASS ,AGA9/ ,CLASS2 

,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ZDRAVKO ,SAVESKI1 = M>XI/S4ORG #b#i2 

,:AT HOPE HAVE WE REVOLUTION>Y ,M>XI/S1 REMNANTS ( A PA/ 
EPO*1 9H]ITORS ( ITS MO/ ADVANC$ !ORIES1 ILLUSIONS1 
IDEOLOGIES-:AT HOPE HAVE WE LEFT = A REVOLUTION>Y TURN ( ! 
SWEEP+ C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ( VICTORI\S FASCISM8 ,! FATE 
( ,FRANCE HAS F9ALLY PROV$ ?AT ! OLD ,M>XI/ SLOGAN ( 0WORLD 
REVOLUTION0 HAS 9 \R EPO* ASSUM$ A NEW MEAN+4 ,WE F9D \RSELVES 
TODAY 9 ! MID/ NOT ( A SOCIALI/ & PROLET>IAN BUT ( AN 
ULTRA-IMP]IALI/IC & FASCI/ WORLD REVOLUTION4 ,JU/ AS 9 ! 
PREC$+ EPO* EV]Y MAJOR DEFEAT-! DEFEAT ( ,FRANCE 9 #a#h#g#a1 ?AT 
( ,RUSSIA1 ,G]MANY1 ,HUNG>Y 9 #a#i#e1 #a#i#a#g1 #a#i#a#h-RESULT$ 9 A G5U9E 
REVOLUTION1 SO 9 \R TIME EA* DEFEAT$ C\NTRY RESORTS TO A FASCI/ 
C\NT]REVOLUTION4 ,MOREOV]1 PRES5T-DAY W> ITSELF HAS BECOME A 
REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS1 A CIVIL W> ) AN UNMI/AKABLY PR$OM9ANT 
C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y T5D5CY4 ,JU/ AS 9 A HORSE RACE WE DO NOT KN[ 
:I* HORSE WILL W9 BUT WE DO KN[ ?AT IT WILL BE A HORSE1 SO 9 ! 
PRES5T W> ! VICTORY ( EI!R P>TY WILL RESULT 9 A FUR!R 
GIGANTIC /EP T[>D ! FASCIZATION ( ,EUROPE1 IF NOT ( ! :OLE 
,EUROPEAN1 ,AM]ICAN1 ,ASIATIC WORLD ( TOMORR[4 

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,!RE SEEM TO BE TWO EASY WAYS = ! 0OR?ODOX0 ,M>XI/ ( 
TODAY TO H&LE ?IS DIFFICULT PROBLEM4 ,WELL-TRA9$ 9 ,HEGELIAN 
PHILOSOPHICAL ?\<T1 HE MI<T SAY ?AT ALL ?AT IS1 IS REASONABLE1 
& ?AT1 BY ONE ( ?OSE DIALECTICAL %IFTS 9 :I* HI/ORY REJOICES1 
SOCIALISM HAS BE5 FULFILL$ BY ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION IMPLI$ 9 ! 
VICTORY ( FASCISM4 ,?US ,HEGEL HIMSELF AT FIR/ FOLL[$ ! RIS+ 
/> ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 LAT] EMBRAC$ ! CAUSE ( ,NAPOLEON1 
& 5D$ BY ACCLAIM+ ! ,PRUSSIAN /ATE ?AT EM]G$ FROM ! 
ANTI-,NAPOLEONIC W>S ( #a#h#a#b-#a#h#a#e AS ! FULFILLM5T ( ! 
PHILOSOPHICAL 0IDEA0 & AS ! 0/ATE ( REASON0 CORRESPOND+ TO ! 
GIV5 /AGE ( ITS HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T4 

,OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 \R OR?ODOX ,M>XI/ MI<T NOT BE 
WILL+1 = ! PRES5T1 TO GO SO F> AS TO ACKN[L$GE ! FASCI/ 
ALLIES ( ,/AL9 AS ! G5U9E PROMOT]S ( SOCIALISM 9 \R TIME4 ,HE 
W\LD !N CONT5T HIMSELF ) FEEL+ ?AT ! VICTORY ( FASCISM1 
PLANN$ ECONOMY1 /ATE CAPITALISM1 & ! WE$+ \T ( ALL IDEAS & 
9/ITUTIONS ( TRADITIONAL 0B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY0 WILL BR+ US TO ! 
V]Y ?RE%OLD ( ! G5U9E SOCIAL REVOLUTION & PROLET>IAN 
DICTATOR%IP - JU/ AS1 ACCORD+ TO ! TEA*+S ( ! E>LY *UR*1 
! ULTIMATE COM+ ( ,*RI/ WILL BE IMM$IATELY PREC$$ BY ! 
COM+ ( ! ,ANTI-,*RI/ :O WILL BE SO MU* LIKE ,*RI/ 9 HIS 
APPE>ANCE & 9 HIS ACTIONS ?AT ! FAI?FUL WILL HAVE CONSID]ABLE 
DIFFICULTY 9 SEE+ ! DIFF]5CE4 

,9 SO REASON+1 \R OR?ODOX ,M>XI/ W\LD NOT ONLY CON=M 
) ! *UR* BUT W\LD ALSO KEEP WELL 9 L9E ) ! PREC$5TS 
SET BY ! E>LI] SOCIALI/S & 0REVOLUTION>Y0 ,M>XI/S !MSELVES4 
,IT WAS NOT ONLY ! MOD]ATELY PROGRESSIVE B\RGEOIS EX-M9I/] ,GUIZOT 
:O WAS DECEIV$ BY ! REVOLUTION>Y TRIMM+S ( ,L\IS ,NAPOLEON'S 
C\P D'ETAT ( #ahea &1 :5 HE HE>D ! NEWS BUR/ \T 9TO ! 
AL>M$ CRY1 0,?IS IS ! COMPLETE & F9AL TRIUMPH ( SOCIALISM40 
,EV5 ! LEAD+ REPRES5TATIVE ( ,FR5* SOCIALISM1 ,P4 ,J4 ,PR\DHON1 
WAS TAK5 9 BY ! VIOL5TLY ANTI-B\RGEOIS ATTITUDE DISPLAY$ BY ! 
REVOLUTION>Y IMP]IALI/1 & HE DEVOT$ A FAM\S PAMPHLET TO ! 
!SIS ?AT ! C\P D'ETAT ( ! ,SECOND ( ,DECEMB] DID 9 FACT 
0DEMON/RATE ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION40.<#a.> 

,9DE$1 9 MANY WAYS ?AT C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y AFT]MA? ( 
#ahdh IS COMP>ABLE TO ! 9F9ITELY MORE S]I\S & MORE EXT5D$ 
C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ?R\< :I* ,EUROPEAN SOCIETY IS PASS+ 
TODAY AFT] ! EXP]I5CE ( ! ,RUSSIAN1 ! ,G]MAN1 & ! O!R 
,EUROPEAN REVOLUTIONS :I* FOLL[$ 9 ! WAKE ( ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>4 
,EV]Y P>TY & EV]Y POLITICAL T5D5CY HAD TO GO ?R\< A C]TA9 
P]IOD ( BEWILD]M5T UNTIL IT HAD ADAPT$ ITSELF TO A TOTALLY *ANG$ 
SITUATION4 ,M>X HIMSELF1 AL?\< HE UTT]LY DESPIS$ ! IMP]IALI/ 
ADV5TUR] BECAUSE ( HIS P]SONAL 9ADEQUACY1 WAS 9CL9$ TO BELIEVE 
9 ! REVOLUTION>Y SIGNIFICANCE ( ! C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y C\P4 ,HE 
DESCRIB$ ! HI/ORICAL \TCOME ( ! TWO YE>S ( REVOLUTION>Y 
DEFEAT FROM #ahdh TO #ahdi BY ! P>ADOXICAL /ATEM5T ?AT 0?IS TIME 
! ADVANCE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T DID NOT EFFECT ITSELF ?R\< 
ITS IMM$IATE TRAGICOMIC A*IEVEM5TS BUT1 ! O!R WAY R\ND1 ?R\< 
! CREATION ( A UNIT$ & P[]FUL C\NT]REVOLUTION1 ?R\< ! 
CREATION ( AN ANTAGONI/ BY OPPOS+ :OM ! P>TY ( REVOLT WILL 
REA* ITS REAL REVOLUTION>Y MATURITY40 ,& EV5 AFT] ! FATEFUL 
EV5T HE MO/ EMPHATICALLY RE/AT$ HIS CONVICTION ?AT 0! 
DE/RUCTION ( ! P>LIAM5T>Y REPUBLIC CONTA9S ! G]MS ( ! 
TRIUMPH ( ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION40 ,?IS IS EXACTLY :AT ! ,G]MAN 
,COMMUNI/S & !IR ,RUSSIAN MA/]S SAID #h YE>S LAT] :5 !Y 
WELCOM$ ! ADV5T ( ,NAZISM 9 ,G]MANY AS A 0VICTORY ( REVOLUTION>Y 
COMMUNISM40 

,?IS AMBIGU\S ATTITUDE ( ,PR\DHON & ,M>X T[>D 
C\NT]REVOLUTION WAS REPEAT$ T5 YE>S LAT] BY ,F]D9& ,LASSALLE1 A 
CLOSE !ORETICAL DISCIPLE ( ,M>X & AT ?AT TIME ! =EMO/ LEAD] 
( ! GR[+ SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T 9 ,G]MANY4 ,HE WAS PREP>$ TO 
COOP]ATE ) ,BISM>CK AT ! TIME :5 ?AT UNSCRUPUL\S /ATESMAN 
WAS TOY+ ) ! IDEA ( BRIB+ ! WORK]S 9TO ACCEPTANCE ( HIS 
IMP]IALI/IC PLANS BY AN APP>5T ADOPTION ( ! UNIV]SAL FRAN*ISE 
& SOME O!R IDEAS BORR[$ FROM ! #ahdh REVOLUTION & ! ,SECOND 
,EMPIRE4 ,LASALLE DID NOT LIVE TO SEE ,BISM>CK AT ! 5D ( ! #g'S1 
:5 HE HAD SUBDU$ ! LIB]ALS & ! ULTRA-MONTANE ,CA?OLIC P>TY1 
REV]T TO HIS OLD DREAM ( 5=C+ A K9D ( 0TORY-SOCIALISM0 BAS$ 
ON A RU?LESS P]SECUTION & SUPPRESSION ( ALL G5U9E SOCIALI/ 
WORK]S' MOVEM5TS4 

,!RE IS NO NE$ TO DISCUSS ! :OLESALE CONV]SION ( 
9T]NATIONALI/S 9TO NATIONALI/S & PROLET>IAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS 
9TO B\RGEOIS DEMOCRATIC P>LIAM5T>IANS DUR+ & AFT] ! ,FIR/ 
,WORLD ,W>4 ,EV5 SU* =M] ,M>XI/S AS ,PAUL ,L5S* ACCEPT$ ! W> ( 
! ,KAIS] AS A REALI/IC FULFILLM5T ( ! DREAMS ( A SOCIALI/ 
REVOLUTION1 & ! AB\T-FACE ( ! SOCIALI/S !Y !MSELVES 
GLORIFI$ AS A 0REVOLUTIONIZATION ( ! REVOLUTION>IES40 ,!RE WAS A 
0NATIONAL-BOL%EVI/0 FRACTION ( ! ,G]MAN ,COMMUNI/ P>TY LONG 
BE=E !RE WAS A ,HITL]IAN ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY4 ,NOR DOES ! 
MILIT>Y ALLIANCE ?AT WAS CONCLUD$ 0S]I\SLY & = A LONG TIME0 
BETWE5 ,/AL9 & ,HITL] 9 ,AUGU/ #a#i#c#i1 CONTA9 ANY NOVELTY = ?OSE 
:O HAVE FOLL[$ ! HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T ( ! RELATIONS BETWE5 
,SOVIET ,RUSSIA & IMP]IAL1 REPUBLICAN1 & ,HITL]IAN ,G]MANY 
?R\<\T ! LA/ TW5TY YE>S4 ,! ,MOSC[ TREATY ( #aici HAD BE5 
PREC$$ BY ! TREATIES ( ,RAPALLO 9 #aib & ( ,B]L9 9 #a#i#b#f4 
,MUSSOL9I HAD ALREADY = SEV]AL YE>S OP5LY PROCLAIM$ HIS NEW 
FASCI/ CR$O :5 ,L59 WAS SCOLD+ ! ,ITALIAN ,COMMUNI/S = !IR 
FAILURE TO 5LI/ ?AT 9VALUABLE DYNAMIC P]SONALITY 9 ! S]VICE ( 
!IR REVOLUTION>Y CAUSE4 ,AS E>LY AS #a#i#a#g1 DUR+ ! PEACE 
NEGOTIATIONS 9 ,BRE/ ,LITOVSK1 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG & ,K>L ,LIEBKNE*T HAD 
BE5 AW>E ( ! DREADFUL DANG] ?AT WAS ?REAT5+ ! PROLET>IAN 
REVOLUTION FROM ?AT SIDE4 ,!Y HAD SAID 9 SO MANY WORDS ?AT 0,RUSSIAN 
SOCIALISM BAS$ ON REACTION>Y ,PRUSSIAN BAYONETS W\LD BE ! WOR/ 
?AT /ILL C\LD HAPP5 TO ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S' MOVEM5T40 

,IT APPE>S FROM ?IS HI/ORICAL RECORD ?AT !RE IS 9DE$ 
SOME?+ BASICALLY WRONG ) ! TRADITIONAL ,M>XIAN !ORY ( ! 
SOCIAL REVOLUTION & ) ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATION4 ,!RE IS NO 
D\BT1 TODAY LESS ?AN AT ANY =M] TIME 9 HI/ORY1 ?AT ! ,M>XIAN 
ANALYSIS ( ! WORK+ ( ! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION & ( ITS 
HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T IS FUNDAM5TALLY CORRECT4 ,YET IT SEEMS ?AT ! 
,M>XIAN !ORY 9 ITS HI!RTO ACCEPT$ =M IS UNABLE TO DEAL ) ! 
NEW PROBLEMS ?AT >ISE 9 ! C\RSE ( A NOT M]ELY OCCASIONAL & 
TEMPOR>Y BUT DEEP-ROOT$1 COMPREH5SIVE1 & 5DUR+ 
C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y DEVELOPM5T4 

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,! MA9 DEFICI5CY ( ! ,M>XIAN CONCEPT ( ! 
C\NT]REVOLUTION IS ?AT ,M>X DID NOT1 & FROM ! VIEWPO9T ( HIS 
HI/ORICAL EXP]I5CE C\LD NOT1 CONCEIVE ( ! C\NT]REVOLUTION AS A 
NORMAL PHASE ( SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,LIKE ! B\RGEOIS LIB]ALS HE 
?\<T ( ! C\NT]REVOLUTION AS AN 0ABNORMAL0 TEMPOR>Y DI/URBANCE 
( A NORMALLY PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPM5T4 7,9 ! SAME MANN]1 PACIFI/S 
TO ! PRES5T DAY ?9K ( W> AS AN ABNORMAL 9T]RUPTION ( ! 
NORMAL /ATE ( PEACE1 & PHYSICIANS & PSY*IATRI/S UNTIL REC5TLY 
?\<T ( DISEASE & MORE ESPECIALLY ! DISEASES ( ! M9D AS AN 
ABNORMAL /ATE ( ! ORGANISM47 ,!RE IS1 H[EV]1 BETWE5 ! ,M>XIAN 
APPROA* & ?AT ( ! TYPICAL B\RGEOIS LIB]AL ?IS IMPORTANT 
DIFF]5CE3 !Y />T FROM A TOTALLY DIFF]5T IDEA AB\T JU/ :AT IS 
A NORMAL CONDITION4 ,! B\RGEOIS LIB]AL REG>DS EXI/+ CONDITIONS 
OR AT LEA/ !IR BASIC FEATURES AS ! NORMAL /ATE ( ?+S1 & ANY 
RADICAL *ANGE AS ITS ABNORMAL 9T]RUPTION4 ,IT DOES NOT MATT] TO HIM 
:E!R ?AT DI/URBANCE ( EXI/+ NORMAL CONDITIONS RESULTS FROM A 
G5U9ELY PROGRESSIVE MOVEM5T OR FROM A REACTION>Y ATTEMPT TO BORR[ 
REVOLUTION'S ?UND] = ! PURPOSE ( A C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y 
AGGRESSION4 ,HE IS AFRAID ( ! C\NT]REVOLUTION JU/ AS MU* AS ( 
! REVOLUTION & JU/ BECAUSE ( ITS RESEMBLANCE TO A G5U9E 
REVOLUTION4 ,?AT IS :Y ,GUIZOT CALL$ ! C\P D'ETAT 0! COMPLETE & 
F9AL TRIUMPH ( ! SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION0 & :Y1 = ?AT MATT]1 
,H]MANN ,RAUS*N+ TODAY DESCRIBES ! ADV5T ( ,HITL]ISM AS A 0REVOLT 
( NIHILISM40 

,AS AGA9/ ! B\RGEOIS CONCEPT1 ! ,M>XIAN !ORY HAS A 
DI/9CT SUP]IORITY4 ,IT UND]/&S REVOLUTION AS A COMPLETELY NORMAL 
PROCESS4 ,SOME ( ! BE/ ,M>XI/S1 9CLUD+ ,M>X HIMSELF & ,L591 
EV5 SAID ON OCCASION ?AT REVOLUTION IS ! ONLY NORMAL /ATE ( 
SOCIETY4 ,SO IT IS1 9DE$1 UND] ?OSE OBJECTIVE HI/ORICAL CONDITIONS 
:I* >E SOB]LY /AT$ BY ,M>X 9 HIS PREFACE TO ! 0,CRITIQUE ( 
,POLITICAL ,ECONOMY40 

,M>X DID NOT1 H[EV]1 APPLY ! SAME OBJECTIVE & HI/ORICAL 
PR9CIPLE TO ! PROCESS ( C\NT]REVOLUTION1 :I* WAS KN[N TO HIM 
ONLY 9 AN UNDEVELOP$ =M4 ,?US1 HE DID NOT SEE1 & MO/ PEOPLE DO 
NOT SEE TODAY1 ?AT SU* IMPORTANT C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y DEVELOPM5TS AS 
?OSE ( PRES5T-DAY FASCISM & NAZISM HAVE1 9 SPITE ( !IR VIOL5T 
REVOLUTION>Y ME?ODS1 MU* MORE 9 COMMON ) EVOLUTION ?AN !Y 
HAVE ) A G5U9E REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT 9 !IR 
TALK & PROPAG&A BO? ,HITL] & ,MUSSOL9I HAVE DIRECT$ !IR 
ATTACK MO/LY AGA9/ REVOLUTION>Y ,M>XISM & COMMUNISM4 ,IT IS ALSO 
TRUE ?AT BE=E & AFT] !IR SEIZURE ( /ATE P[] !Y MADE A 
MO/ VIOL5T ATTEMPT TO WE$ \T EV]Y ,M>XI/ & ,COMMUNI/ T5D5CY 
9 ! WORK+ CLASSES4 ,YET ?IS WAS NOT ! MA9 CONT5T ( ! 
FASCI/ C\NT]REVOLUTION4 ,9 ITS ACTUAL RESULTS ! FASCI/ ATTEMPT TO 
R5OVATE & TRANS=M ! TRADITIONAL /ATE ( SOCIETY DOES NOT (F] 
AN ALT]NATIVE TO ! RADICAL SOLUTION AIM$ AT BY ! REVOLUTION>Y 
,COMMUNI/S4 ,! FASCI/ C\NT]REVOLUTION RA!R TRI$ TO REPLACE ! 
RE=MI/ SOCIALI/ P>TIES & TRADE UNIONS1 & 9 ?IS IT SUCCE$$ 
TO A GREAT EXT5T4 

,! UND]LY+ HI/ORICAL LAW1 ! LAW ( ! FULLY DEVELOP$ 
FASCI/ C\NT]REVOLUTION ( \R TIME1 CAN BE =MULAT$ 9 ! 
FOLL[+ MANN]3 ,AFT] ! COMPLETE EXHAU/ION & DEFEAT ( ! 
REVOLUTION>Y =CES1 ! FASCI/ C\NT]REVOLUTION ATTEMPTS TO FULFILL1 
BY NEW REVOLUTION>Y ME?ODS & 9 WIDELY DIFF]5T =M1 ?OSE SOCIAL 
& POLITICAL TASKS :I* ! SO-CALL$ RE=MI/IC P>TIES & TRADE 
UNIONS HAD PROMIS$ TO A*IEVE BUT 9 :I* !Y C\LD NO LONG] 
SUCCE$ UND] ! GIV5 HI/ORICAL CONDITIONS4 

,A REVOLUTION DOES NOT OCCUR AT SOME >BITR>Y PO9T ( SOCIAL 
DEVELOPM5T BUT ONLY AT A DEF9ITE /AGE4 0,AT A C]TA9 /AGE ( !IR 
DEVELOPM5T ! MAT]IAL PRODUCTIVE =CES ( SOCIETY COME 9TO 
CONTRADICTION ) ! EXI/+ PRODUCTION-RELATIONS 7OR 
PROP]TY-RELATIONS7 )9 :I* !Y HI!RTO MOV$4 ,FROM BE+ =MS 
( DEVELOPM5T1 ?OSE RELATIONS TURN 9TO FETT]S UPON ! =CES ( 
PRODUCTION4 ,!N A P]IOD ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION SETS 940 ,& AGA9 ,M>X 
EMPHASIZ$1 & EV5 TO A C]TA9 EXT5T EXAGG]AT$1 ! OBJECTIVI/IC 
PR9CIPLE ( HIS MAT]IALI/ !ORY ( REVOLUTION ACCORD+ TO :I* 0A 
=MATION ( SOCIETY NEV] P]I%ES UNTIL ALL ! =CES ( PRODUCTION 
= :I* IT IS WIDE 5\< HAVE BE5 DEVELOP$40 ,ALL ?IS IS TRUE 
5\< AS F> AS IT GOES4 ,WE HAVE ALL SE5 H[ EVOLUTION>Y SOCIALISM 
REA*$ ! 5D ( ITS ROPE4 ,WE HAVE SE5 H[ ! OLD CAPITALI/IC 
SY/EM BAS$ ON FREE COMPETITION & ! :OLE ( ITS VA/ POLITICAL 
& IDEOLOGICAL SUP]/RUCTURE WAS FAC$ BY *RONIC DEPRESSION & 
DECAY4 ,!RE SEEM$ NO WAY OP5 EXCEPT A :OLESALE TRANSITION TO 
ANO!R1 MORE HI<LY DEVELOP$ =M ( SOCIETY1 TO BE EFFECT$ BY ! 
SOCIAL REVOLUTION ( ! PROLET>IAN CLASS4 

,! NEW HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T DUR+ ! LA/ TW5TY YE>S 
%[$1 H[EV]1 ?AT !RE WAS YET ANO!R C\RSE OP54 ,! TRANSITION 
TO A NEW TYPE ( CAPITALI/IC SOCIETY1 ?AT C\LD NO LONG] BE A*IEV$ 
BY ! DEMOCRATIC & PEACEFUL MEANS ( TRADITIONAL SOCIALISM & TRADE 
UNIONISM1 WAS P]=M$ BY A C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y & ANTI-PROLET>IAN 
YET OBJECTIVELY PROGRESSIVE & IDEOLOGICALLY ANTI-CAPITALI/IC & 
PLEBEIAN MOVEM5T ?AT HAD LE>N$ TO APPLY TO ITS RE/RICT$ 
EVOLUTION>Y AIMS ! UNRE/RICT$ ME?ODS DEVELOP$ DUR+ ! 
PREC$+ REVOLUTION4 7,MORE P>TICUL>LY1 BO? ,HITL] & ,MUSSOL9I HAD 
LE>N$ MU* 9 ! S*OOL ( ,RUSSIAN ,BOL%EVISM47 ,?US1 IT APPE>$ 
?AT ! EVOLUTION ( CAPITALI/IC SOCIETY HAD NOT REA*$ ITS UTT] 
HI/ORICAL LIMIT :5 ! RUL+ CLASSES & ! RE=MI/IC 
SOCIALI/S-?OSE SELF-APPO9T$ 0DOCTORS AT ! SICKB$ ( CAPITALISM0 
-REA*$ ! LIMITS ( !IR EVOLUTION>Y POSSIBILITIES4 ,! PHASE ( 
PEACEFUL DEMOCRATIC RE=MS WAS FOLL[$ BY ANO!R EVOLUTION>Y PHASE 
( DEVELOPM5T-?AT ( ! FASCI/ TRANS=MATION1 REVOLUTION>Y 9 ITS 
POLITICAL =M BUT EVOLUTION>Y 9 ITS OBJECTIVE SOCIAL CONT5TS4 

,! DECISIVE REASON ?AT ! CAPITALI/IC =MATION ( SOCIETY 
DID NOT P]I% AFT] ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W> IS ?AT ! 
WORK]S DID NOT MAKE !IR REVOLUTION4 0,FASCISM10 SAID ITS CLOSE/ 
5EMY1 0IS A C\NT]REVOLUTION AGA9/ A REVOLUTION ?AT NEV] TOOK 
PLACE40 ,CAPITALI/IC SOCIETY DID NOT P]I%1 BUT 9/EAD 5T]$ A NEW 
REVOLUTION>Y PHASE UND] ! C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y REGIME ( FASCISM1 
BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DE/ROY$ BY A SUCCESSFUL WORK]S' REVOLUTION1 & 
BECAUSE IT HAD NOT1 9 FACT1 DEVELOP$ ALL ! =CES ( PRODUCTION4 
,! OBJECTIVE & ! SUBJECTIVE PREMISES >E EQUALLY IMPORTANT = ! 
C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y CONCLUSION4 

,FROM ?IS VIEWPO9T ALL ?OSE COM=TABLE ILLUSIONS AB\T A 
HIDD5 REVOLUTION>Y SIGNIFICANCE 9 ! TEMPOR>Y VICTORY ( ! 
C\NT]REVOLUTION1 9 :I* ! E>LI] ,M>XI/S SO FREQU5TLY 
9DULG$1 MU/ BE 5TIRELY AB&ON$4 ,IF C\NT]REVOLUTION IS ONLY 
EXTREMELY & SUP]FICIALLY CONNECT$ ) A SOCIAL REVOLUTION BY ITS 
PROC$URES1 BUT 9 ITS ACTUAL CONT5T IS MU* MORE CLOSELY RELAT$ TO 
! FUR!R EVOLUTION ( A GIV5 SOCIAL SY/EM1 & IS 9 FACT A 
P>TICUL> HI/ORICAL PHASE ( ?AT SOCIAL EVOLUTION1 !N IT CAN NO 
LONG] BE REG>D$ AS A REVOLUTION 9 DISGUISE4 ,!RE IS NO REASON TO 
HAIL IT EI!R AS AN IMM$IATE PRELUDE TO ! G5U9E REVOLUTION1 OR AS 
AN 9TR9SIC PHASE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS ITSELF4 ,IT APPE>S AS A 
P>TICUL> PHASE ( ! :OLE DEVELOPM5TAL PROCESS1 NOT 9EVITABLE 
LIKE REVOLUTION YET BECOM+ AN 9EVITABLE /EP )9 ! DEVELOPM5T 
( A GIV5 SOCIETY UND] C]TA9 HI/ORICAL CONDITIONS4 ,IT HAS REA*$ 
ITS UP-TO-N[ MO/ COMPREH5SIVE & IMPORTANT =M 9 ! PRES5T DAY 
FASCI/ R5OVATION & TRANS=MATION ( ,EUROPE1 :I* 9 ITS BASIC 
ECONOMIC ASPECT APPE>S AS A TRANSITION FROM ! PRIVATE & AN>*IC 
=M ( COMPETITIVE CAPITALISM TO A SY/EM ( PLANN$ & ORGANIZ$ 
MONOPOLY CAPITALISM OR /ATE CAPITALISM4 

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,IT W\LD BE ! GREATE/ FOLLY &1 = PEOPLE EV5 SLI<TLY 
IMBU$ ) ! GREAT DISCOV]IES ( ,M>X 9 ! FIELD ( ! SOCIAL 
SCI5CES1 A TOTAL RELAPSE 9TO A PRE-MAT]IALI/ & PRE-SCI5TIFIC 
MANN] ( ?\<T IF ONE W]E TO EXPECT ?AT ! HI/ORICAL PROGRESS 
FROM COMPETITIVE CAPITALISM TO PLANN$ ECONOMY & /ATE CAPITALISM 
C\LD BE REPEAL$ BY ANY P[] 9 ! WORLD4 ,LEA/ ( ALL CAN FASCISM 
BE DEFEAT$ BY ?OSE PEOPLE :O1 AFT] A HUNDR$ YE>S ( %AMELESS 
ACQUIESC5CE 9 ! TOTAL AB&ONM5T ( !IR ORIG9AL IDEALS1 N[ 
HA/5 TO CONJURE UP ! 9FANCY ( ! CAPITALI/ AGE ) ITS BELIEF 
9 LIB]TY1 EQUITY1 FRAT]NITY1 & FREE TRADE1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME 
!Y SURREPTITI\SLY & 9EFFICI5TLY TRY TO IMITATE AS F> AS 
POSSIBLE FASCISM'S ABOLITION ( ! LA/ REMNANTS ( ?OSE E>LY 
CAPITALI/ IDEAS4 ,!Y FEEL A SUDD5 & UNEXPECT$ URGE TO CELEBRATE 
! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION'S F\RTE5? ( ,JULY & AT ! SAME TIME DREAM 
( DE/ROY+ FASCISM BY ADOPT+ FASCI/ ME?ODS4 

,9 OPPOSITION TO ! >TISAN & PETTY-B\RGEOIS SPIRIT ( 
E>LY UTOPIAN SOCIALISM1 ! FIR/ WORD ( SCI5TIFIC & PROLET>IAN 
SOCIALISM /AT$ ?AT BIG 9DU/RY & ! MA*9E AGE HAD COME TO 
/AY1 ?AT MOD]N 9DU/RIAL WORK]S HAD TO F9D A CURE = ! EVILS 
( ! 9DU/RIAL AGE ON ! BASIS ( A FUR!R DEVELOPM5T ( ! NEW 
9DU/RIAL =CES !MSELVES4 ,9 ! SAME MANN] ! SCI5TIFIC & 
PROLET>IAN SOCIALI/S ( \R TIME MU/ TRY TO F9D REM$IES = ! 
WRONGS ( MONOPOLY CAPITALISM & FASCI/ DICTATOR%IP ON ! BASIS ( 
MONOPOLY & /ATE CAPITALISM ITSELF4 ,NEI!R FREE TRADE 7?AT WAS NOT 
SO FREE = ! WORK]S AFT] ALL7 NOR ! O!R ASPECTS ( TRADITIONAL 
B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY - FREE DISCUSSION & FREE PRESS & FREE RADIO - 
WILL EV] BE RE/OR$4 ,!Y HAVE NEV] EXI/$ = ! SUPPRESS$ & 
EXPLOIT$ CLASS4 ,AS F> AS ! WORK]S >E CONC]N$1 !Y HAVE ONLY 
EX*ANG$ ONE =M ( S]FDOM = ANO!R4 

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VOICES ( CAPITALI/ MAMMO? CORPORATIONS-:I*1 OV] ! ,AM]ICAN 
RADIO1 RECOMM5D TO LEGIONS ( SIL5T LI/5]S ! USE ( ,EX-,LAX1 
,CAMELS1 & NEI<BORHOOD GROC]IES1 ALONG ) MUSIC1 W>1 BASEBALL 
& DOME/IC NEWS1 & DRAMATIC SKET*ES-& ONE SUAVE VOICE ( ,MR4 
,GOEBBELS :O RECOMM5DS >MAM5TS1 RACE-PURITY1 & WOR%IP ( ! 
,FUEHR]4 ,HE TOO IS QUITE WILL+ TO LET !M HAVE MUSIC ALONG ) 
IT-PL5TY ( MUSIC1 SPORT+ NEWS1 & ALL ! UNPOLITICAL /UFF !Y 
CAN TAKE4 

,?IS CRITICISM ( ! 9EPT & S5TIM5TAL ME?ODS ( 
PRES5T-DAY ANTI-FASCISM DOES NOT IMPLY BY ANY MEANS ?AT ! WORK]S 
%\LD DO OP5LY :AT ! B\RGEOISIE DOES UND] ! DISGUISE ( A 
SO-CALL$ ANTIFASCI/ FI<T3 ACQUIESCE 9 ! VICTORY ( FASCISM4 ,! 
PO9T IS TO FI<T FASCISM NOT BY FASCI/ MEANS BUT ON ITS [N GR\ND4 
,?IS SEEMS TO ! PRES5T WRIT] TO BE ! RATIONAL MEAN+ ( :AT WAS 
SOME:AT MY/ICALLY DESCRIB$ BY ,ALPHA 9 ! SPR+ ISSUE ( ,LIV+ 
,M>XISM AS ! SPECIFIC TASK ( 0%OCK-TROOPS0 9 ! ANTI-FASCI/ 
FI<T4 ,ALPHA ANTICIPAT$ ?AT EV5 IF ! LOCALIZ$ W>-(-SIEGE WAG$ 
DUR+ ! FIR/ SEV5 MON?S ( ! PRES5T CONFLICT W]E TO EXT5D 
9TO A G5]AL FASCI/ WORLD W>1 ?IS W\LD NOT BE A 0TOTAL W>0 & 
AN UNRE/RICT$ RELEASE ( ! EXI/+ P[]S ( PRODUCTION = ! 
PURPOSE ( DE/RUCTION4 ,RA!R1 IT W\LD /ILL REMA9 A MONOPOLI/IC 
W> 9 :I* ! EXI/+ P[]S ( PRODUCTION 7DE/RUCTION7 W\LD BE 
FETT]$ 9 MANY WAYS = ! B5EFIT ( ! MONOPOLI/IC 9T]E/S ( 
PRIVILEG$ GR\PS & CLASSES4 ,IT W\LD REMA9 ?AT K9D ( W> FROM 
FE> ( ! EMANCIPATORY EFFECT ?AT A TOTAL MOBILIZATION ( ! 
PRODUCTIVE =CES1 EV5 RE/RICT$ TO ! PURPOSE ( DE/RUCTION1 W\LD 
BE B\ND TO HAVE = ! WORK]S OR1 UND] ! PRES5T-DAY CONDITIONS 
( TOTALLY ME*ANIZ$ W>F>E1 = ! %OCKTROOP]S :O P]=M ! 
REAL WORK ( ?AT TOTALLY ME*ANIZ$ W>4 

,?IS >GUM5T ( ,ALPHA'S CAN BE APPLI$ MORE WIDELY 
& MU* MORE CONV9C+LY4 ,FIR/ ( ALL WE CAN DISREG>D = ! 
MOM5T 7AL?\< WE %ALL HAVE TO RETURN TO IT AT A LAT] /AGE7 ! 
PECULI> RE/RICTION ( ! >GUM5T TO ! 0%OCK-TROOPS0 & TO ! 
CONDITIONS ( W>4 ,! :OLE TRADITIONAL DI/9CTION BETWE5 PEACE & 
W>1 PRODUCTION & DE/RUCTION1 HAS LO/ 9 REC5T TIMES MU* ( ?AT 
SEMBLANCE ( TRU? ?AT IT HAD 9 AN E>LI] P]IOD ( MOD]N 
CAPITALI/IC SOCIETY4 ,! HI/ORY ( ! LA/ T5 YE>S HAS %[N ?AT 
EV] S9CE1 9 A WORLD DRUNK ) APP>5T PROSP]ITY1 ! ,AM]ICAN 
,KELLOGG ,PACT \TLAW$ W>1 PEACE HAS BE5 ABOLI%$4 ,FROM ! \TSET 
,M>XISM WAS COMP>ATIVELY FREE FROM ?AT SIMPLE-M9D$NESS :I* 
BELIEV$ 9 AN IMM$IATE & CLE>-CUT DIFF]5CE BETWE5 
PRODUCTION-=-USE & PRODUCTION-=-PR(IT4 ,! ONLY =M ( 
PRODUCTION-=-USE UND] EXI/+ CAPITALI/IC CONDITIONS IS JU/ ! 
PRODUCTION-=-PR(IT4 ,PRODUCTIVE LABOR = ,M>X1 AS = ,SMI? & 
,RIC>DO1 IS ?AT LABOR :I* PRODUCES A PR(IT = ! CAPITALI/ &1 
9CID5TALLY1 A ?+ :I* MAY ALSO BE USEFUL = HUMAN NE$S4 ,!RE 
IS NO POSSIBILITY ( E/ABLI%+ A FUR!R DI/9CTION BETWE5 A 
0GOOD0 & A 0BAD10 A CON/RUCTIVE & A DE/RUCTIVE USEFULNESS4 ,! 
,GOEBBELIAN DEF5SE ( ! 0PRODUCTIVITY0 ( ! LABOR SP5T ON 
>MAM5TS 9 ,G]MANY BY REF]R+ TO ! AM\NT ( 0USEFUL0 LABOR SP5T 
9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES = COSMETICS HAD NO NOVELTY = ! ,M>XI/4 
,M>X1 :O DESCRIB$ ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ITS REVOLUTION>Y FI<T AS 
0! GREATE/ ( ALL PRODUCTIVE =CES0 W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 AFRAID TO 
RECOGNIZE W> ITSELF AS AN ACT ( PRODUCTION1 & ! DE/RUCTIVE 
=CES ( MOD]N ME*ANIZ$ W>F>E AS P>T ( ! PRODUCTIVE =CES ( 
MOD]N CAPITALI/IC SOCIETY1 SU* AS IT IS4 ,HE1 LIKE ,ALPHA1 W\LD HAVE 
RECOGNIZ$ ! 0%OCK-TROOPS0 9 !IR 0DE/RUCTIVE0 ACTIVITY 9 W> AS 
WELL AS 9 !IR PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY 9 9DU/RY 7>MAM5T & O!R 
9DU/RIES-W> 9DU/RIES ALL67 AS REAL WORK]S1 A REVOLUTION>Y 
VANGU>D ( ! MOD]N WORK+ CLASS4 ,HI/ORICALLY IT IS A 
WELL-E/ABLI%$ FACT ?AT ! SOLDI] 7! HIR$ M]C5>Y7 WAS ! 
FIR/ MOD]N WAGE-LABOR]4 

,?US1 ! OLD ,M>XIAN CONTRADICTION BETWE5 ! PRODUCTIVE 
=CES & ! GIV5 PRODUCTION RELATIONS REAPPE>S 9 ! W>LIKE AS 
WELL AS 9 ! PEACEFUL ACTIVITIES ( MOD]N FASCISM4 ,) IT !RE 
APPE> AGA9 ! OLD CONTRA/ BETWE5 ! WORK]S1 :O AS A CLASS >E 
9T]E/$ 9 ! FULL APPLICATION & DEVELOPM5T ( ! PRODUCTIVE 
=CES1 & ! PRIVILEG$ CLASSES1 ! MONOPOLI/S ( ! MAT]IAL 
MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,MORE ?AN AT ANY PREVI\S TIME ! MONOPOLY ( 
POLITICAL P[] REVEALS ITSELF AS ! P[] TO RULE & CONTROL ! 
SOCIAL PROCESS ( PRODUCTION4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ?IS MEANS1 UND] 
PRES5T CONDITIONS1 ! P[] TO RE/RICT PRODUCTION-BO? ! 
PRODUCTION ( 9DU/RY 9 PEACE & DE/RUCTIVE PRODUCTION 9 TIME ( 
W>-& TO REGULATE IT 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! MONOPOLI/ CLASS4 ,EV5 
! 0NATIONAL0 9T]E/ ?AT WAS SUPPOS$ TO UND]LY ! PRES5T-DAY 
FASCI/ W> WAG$ BY ,HITL] & ,MUSSOL9I IS REVEAL$ BY ! W> ITSELF 
& WILL BE REVEAL$ MU* MORE CLE>LY BY ! COM+ PEACE AS BE+ 
ULTIMATELY AN 9T]E/ ( ! 9T]NATIONAL CAPITALI/ & MONOPOLI/ 
CLASS4 ,MU* MORE CLE>LY ?AN AT ! 5D ( ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W> IT WILL 
APPE> ?AT ?IS W> IS WAG$ BY BO? P>TIES-BY ! ATTACK+ FASCI/S 
AS WELL AS BY ! DEF5D+ 0DEMOCRATS0-AS A UNIT$ 
C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! WORK]S & ! SOLDI]S :O 
BY !IR LABOR 9 PEACE & W> PREP>$ & F\<T ! TRULY SUICIDAL 
W>4 

,:AT1 !N1 IS ! HOPE LEFT = ! ANTI-FASCI/S :O >E 
OPPOS+ ! PRES5T ,EUROPEAN W> & :O WILL OPPOSE ! COM+ W> ( 
! HEMISPH]E8 ,! ANSW] IS ?AT1 JU/ AS LIFE ITSELF DOES NOT /OP 
AT ! 5TRANCE ( W>1 NEI!R DOES ! MAT]IAL WORK ( MOD]N 
9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION4 ,FASCI/S TODAY QUITE CORRECTLY CONCEIVE ! 
:OLE ( !IR ECONOMY-?AT SUB/ITUTE = A G5U9E SOCIALI/ 
ECONOMY-9 T]MS ( A 0W> ECONOMY0 7,WEHRWIRTS*AFT74 ,?US1 IT IS ! 
TASK ( ! WORK]S & ! SOLDI] TO SEE TO IT ?AT ?IS JOB IS NO 
LONG] DONE )9 ! RE/RICTIVE RULES IMPOS$ UPON HUMAN LABOR 9 
PRES5T-DAY CAPITALI/1 MONOPOLI/1 & OPPRESSIVE SOCIETY4 ,IT HAS TO 
BE DONE 9 ! MANN] PRESCRIB$ BY ! P>TICUL> 9/RUM5TS US$2 
?AT IS1 9 ! MANN] PRESCRIB$ BY ! PRODUCTIVE =CES AVAILABLE AT 
! PRES5T /AGE ( 9DU/RIAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,9 ?IS MANN] BO? ! 
PRODUCTIVE & ! DE/RUCTIVE =CES ( PRES5T-DAY SOCIETY-AS EV]Y 
WORK]1 EV]Y SOLDI] KN[S-CAN BE US$ ONLY IF !Y >E US$ AGA9/ 
!IR PRES5T MONOPOLI/IC RUL]S4 ,TOTAL MOBILIZATION ( ! PRODUCTIVE 
=CES PRESUPPOSES TOTAL MOBILIZATION ( ?AT GREATE/ PRODUCTIVE =CE 
:I* IS ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK+ CLASS ITSELF4 

,NOTES 

.<#a.> ,OEUVRES ,COMPLETES DE ,PR\DHON1 VOL4 ,V,I,I,I1 ,P>IS1 #a#h#f#h4 

.<#b.> ,FIR/ >TICLE ON ,CLASS ,/RUGGLES 9 ,FRANCE1 ,NEUE 
,RHE9IS*E ,ZEITUNG1 ,JANU>Y1 #a#h#e4 

.<#c.> ,! ,EI<TE5? ,BRUMAIRE ( ,L\IS ,BONAP>TE1 ,FEBRU>Y1 #a#h#e#b4 

.<#d.> ,IGNAZIO ,SILONE1 ,S*OOL ( ,DICTATORS1 #a#i#c#h4 

.<#e.> ,LIV+ ,M>XISM1 VOL4 ,V1 NO4 ,I1 PP4 #d#d-#e#h4 

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