,! ,REACTION 9 ,FRANCE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

,TEXT 3 

,! CONSOLIDATION ( ! EXTREME RI<T RACI/ ,FRONT ,NATIONAL CONT9UES ) ! CAPTURE ( ! MUNICIPALITY ( ,VITROLLES 9 S\!RN ,FRANCE4 ,9 ! #aiid ELECTIONS ! ,F,N GA9$ NE>LY #b.0 ( ! VOTES CA/ 9 ! PRESID5TIAL POLL4 ,PREVI\S TO ! CAPTURE ( ,VITROLLES1 ?REE O!R T[N HALLS HAD BE5 TAK5 BY ! ,F,N4 ,?IS DRAMATIC RISE IS A RESULT ( YE>S ( ,SOCIALI/ RULE UND] ,MITT]& :]E ! WORK+ CLASS BECAME EMBITT]$ & BEWILD]$ BY ! HI< HOPES 9VE/$ 9 A ,SOCIALI/ ADM9I/RATION4 ,!SE ILLUSIONS HAD BE5 RE9=C$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & BY ! EXTREME LEFT4 ,! FACT ?AT VICI\S ANTI-WORK+ CLASS MEASURES W]E C>RI$ \T UND] ,SOCIALI/ RULE WAS NOT SOME?+ ?AT ! LEFTI/S W]E PREP>$ TO ADMIT BE=E ! ELECTIONS ?AT SWEPT ,MITT]& TO P[]4 

,RACISM IS DEEPLY +RA9$ 9 ,FR5* SOCIETY4 ,!RE IS ! LEGACY ( RACISM FROM ! DAYS ( ,FR5* IMP]IALISM4 ,!RE IS ! S5SE ( CULTURAL SUP]IORITY NURTUR$ BY ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION 7:5 ! B\RGEOISIE OV]?REW ! MON>*Y7 & BY ,NAPOLEON4 ,!RE IS ! LEGACY ( ! ,ALG]IAN W>1 :5 ! ,FR5* W]E =C$ TO )DRAW PHYSICALLY FROM ,ALG]IA4 ,!RE >E ! L>GE NUMB]S ( DEEPLY RACI/ PI$ NOIRS1 ,FR5* SETTL]S 9 ,ALG]IA :O W]E =C$ TO RELOCATE1 MO/LY TO ! S\? ( ,FRANCE4 ,!RE IS ! /RONG TRADITION ( ANTI-,SEMITISM & 0REVOLUTION>Y' REACTION1 GO+ BACK TO ! DAYS ( ,ACTION ,FRANCAISE :O (T5 RESORT$ TO /REET ACTIONS4 ,!RE IS ! EXP]I5CE ( ! ,VI*Y REGIME1 ! IMPLICATION ( MANY 9 A FASCI/ REGIME KEPT 9 P[] BY ! ,G]MAN ,NAZIS4 ,ADD TO ?IS ! REACTION>Y RI<T ( ! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR*1 P>TICUL>LY /RONG 9 ,FRANCE & OPPOS$ TO ! EQUALLY /RONG TRADITIONS ( SECUL>ISM & FREE ?\<T1 MANY ( !M ACTIVE 9 ! ,F,N4 ,TAKE ACC\NT ( ! CONSI/5TLY NATIONALI/IC /& ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 :O HAD A MASS FOLL[+ 9 ! WORK+ CLASS1 :I* ONLY 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S IS DW9DL+4 ,ALSO TAKE NOTE ( ! FACT ?AT ! EXTREME LEFT1 AS WELL AS MANY AN>*I/S1 FAIL$ TO ADDRESS !MSELVES 9 A S]I\S FA%ION TO ! PROBLEMS ( RACISM4 ,!RE WAS NO EFFECTIVE PROPAG&IZ+ AGA9/ RACISM & ! ,FRONT ,NATIONAL7 ! L>GE/ LEFTI/ \TFIT ,LUTTE ,\VRI]E PRODUCES SEV]AL HUNDR$ FACTORY BULLET9S TWICE A MON?-:I* HAVE TOTALLY IGNOR$ ! PROBLEMS ( RACISM & ! ,F,N74 ,! EXTREME LEFT1 = ! MO/ P>T1 L9$ UP BEH9D ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY & ! UNIONS 9 PEACEFUL DEMON/RATIONS ?AT FAIL$ TO CONFRONT ! ,F,N4 ,!RE WAS A G5]AL FEEL+ ?AT ! ,F,N WAS A PH5OM5ON ?AT W\LD QUICKLY PASS4 ,ONLY ) ! HONORABLE EXCEPTION ( GR\PS LIKE ,S,C,A,L,P WAS !RE ANY AW>5ESS ?AT RACISM MU/ BE C\NT]$ ) REVOLUTION>Y >GUM5TS & ?AT ! ,F,N HAD TO BE S]I\SLY *ALL5G$1 BO? !ORETICALLY & PHYSICALLY1 BE=E IT C\LD GR[4 

,N[ ! ,F,N HAS GR[N CONSID]ABLY & IS PUTT+ D[N ROOTS ?R\< ITS /RATEGY ( CAPTUR+ ! T[N HALLS4 ,9 ! MUNICIPALITIES IT HAS CAPTUR$1 H\ND+ ( ! IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS1 9CLUD+ PHYSICAL ATTACKS1 9CREASES1 & ! PUBLIC LIBR>IES >E PURG$ ( BOOKS1 AS 9 ,ORANGE1 ?AT UPSET ! ,F,N4 ,V>I\S CULTURAL GR\PS >E DEPRIV$ ( FUND+1 & BLACK MUSICIANS >E DISC\RAG$ FROM PLAY+ !RE4 ,9 ,T\LON ! ,F,N MAYOR COLLUD$ ) ! LOCAL POLICE1 !MSELVES ?OR\<LY RIDDL$ ) ,F,N MEMB]S1 TO DISMISS ! DIRECTOR ( ! ,NATIONAL ,!AT] ( ,DANCE & ,IMAGE1 :O HAD CONSI/5TLY OPPOS$ ! ,F,N4 ,AS A ,FR5* AN>*I/ WRITES3 0,! CURR5T C5T]-RI<T GOV]NM5T AS WELL AS !IR PR$ECESSORS ! ,SOCIALI/S HAVE BE5 P>TICUL>LY COMPLICIT 9 ! RISE ( FASCI/ IDEOLOGY 9 ,FRANCE4 ,BY SAY+ ?AT ! ,F,N HAS 'BAD SOLUTIONS TO GOOD QUE/IONS' !Y HAVE ALL[$ ! FASCI/S TO SET ! TONE ( POLITICAL DEBATE4 ,9 9TRODUC+ EV] MORE X5OPHOBIC IMMIGRATION LAWS BO? GOV]NM5TS HOP$ TO /EAL ! ,F,N'S ?UND]4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y ! ,F,N HAS BE5 ABLE TO CONTROL POLICY1 MA9TA9 ITS POPUL> IMAGE AS ANTI-E/ABLI%M5T & AVOID ! BLAME = ! FAILURE ( ! RACI/ POLICIES444404 

,! CORE ( ! ,F,N WAS AN ALLIANCE BETWE5 REACTION>Y ,CA?OLICS1 \TRI<T FASCI/S FROM ! N[ DEFUNCT ,ORDRE ,N\VEAU1 MON>*I/S1 & PETTY-B\RGEOIS REACTION>IES FROM ! OLD ,P\JADI/ MOVEM5T4 ,N[ H[EV]1 ! ,F,N IS GO+ BEYOND ITS PETTY-B\RGEOIS & SMALL & BIG BUS9ESS SUPPORT]S TO ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,)9 ! LA/ YE> 9CREAS+ NUMB]S ( WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE HAVE BE5 ATT5D+ ,F,N RALLIES & SOME ( ! ,F,N VOTE IS C]TA9LY FROM ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,! ONLY CR$IBLE ALT]NATIVE TO ! ,F,N IS COM+ FROM ! AN>*I/S4 ,WE HAVE DEEP CRITICISMS ( ! ,F$]ATION ,AN>*I/E7,F,A71 ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ UNION ! ,C,N,T-,F1 & ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE 7ON ! RI<T ( ! LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ CURR5T7 & ,ORGANIZATION ,COMMUNI/E ,LIB]TAIRE 7S\ND ON A LOT ( ?+S BUT ) QUE/IONABLE POSITIONS ON NATIONAL LIB]ATION74 ,NEV]!LESS1 !SE AN>*I/S HAVE (T5 BE5 AT ! =EFRONT ( ! /RUGGLES BO? 9 ! WORKPLACE1 & 9 ! /RUGGLES 9 DEF5SE ( ABORTION RI<TS1 DIVORCE & ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS4 ,ALONGSIDE ! RISE ( ! ,F,N !RE HAS BE5 9CREAS+ COMBATIVITY 9 ! WORK+ CLASS & !RE SEEMS TO BE A GR[+ POL>IZATION ( ,FR5* SOCIETY4 ,! ,F,N & 9DE$ ! BOSS CLASS 9 G5]AL IS AW>E ( ! APPEAL ( AN>*I/ IDEAS4 ,AS A RESULT A NUMB] ( PROSECUTIONS HAVE BE5 TAK5 BY ! ,F,N & BY ! GOV]NM5T AGA9/ ! AN>*I/ PRESS4 ,! LEAD] ( ! ,F,N1 ,LE ,P51 TOOK \T A WRIT AGA9/ ! ,F$]ATION ,AN>*I/E'S PAP] ,LE ,MONDE ,LIB]TAIRE1 BECAUSE IT CONTA9$ A C>TOON ?AT UPSET HIM4 ,>\ND ! SAME TIME1 ,DEBRE1 ! ,M9I/] ( ! ,9T]IOR1 SU$ ,LE ,MONDE ,LIB]TAIRE = ABUSE1 SL&] & 9CITEM5T TO MURD] ( POLICEM56 ,A LITTLE LAT]1 ! ,M,P ,*RI/9E ,B\T91 A LEAD] ( ! ,CA?OLIC RI<T & SEV]AL ANTI-ABORTION GR\PS1 SU$ ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ PAP] ,LE ,COMBAT ,SYNDICALI/E = DEFAMATION ( ANTI-ABORTION GR\PS4 ,!SE TRIALS >E P5D+4 ,9 ! CASE ( ! ,LE ,P5 PROSECUTION1 ! *ANCES >E ?AT HE WILL LOSE4 ,H[EV]1 ,DEBRE HOPES TO CRIPPLE ,LE ,MONDE ,LIB]TAIRE ) A F9E ( BETWE5 #a1 & #c1 FRANCS1 :IL/ ,B\T9 HOPES ?AT %E CAN GET #f#e1 FRANCS COMP5SATION4 ,! AIM ( ALL !SE PROSECUTIONS IS TO SIL5CE ! LIB]T>IAN PRESS1 SE5 AS (F]+ A POLE ( RESI/ANCE4 

,IF ?IS W]E NOT BAD 5\<1 PHYSICAL ATTACKS HAVE BEGUN AGA9/ AN>*I/S4 ,FOLL[+ A DEMON/RATION BY GR\PS ( ! ,F,A 9 ,LYON ON ,FEBRU>Y #a#e?1 TO PROTE/ AGA9/ ! ,LE ,P5 PROSECUTION1 #e /ICK]S W]E PLA/]$ UP OV] ! ,F,A BOOK%OP_/(FICES 9 ,LYON DUR+ ! NI<T4 ,!Y W]E SIGN$ BY ! Y\? W+ ( ! ,FRONT ,NATIONAL4 ,?IS HAD NEV] HAPP5$ 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD1 :I* IS REG>D$ AS A REVOLUTION>Y /RON<OLD4 ,LAT] AT #eAM ! FOLL[+ DAY1 ! BOOK%OP WAS SET ON FIRE4 ,! 5TIRE /OCK & ! %OP W]E 9C9]AT$ AL?\< ADJAC5T MEET+ ROOMS REMA9 USABLE4 ,! >SONI/S SET FIRE TO ! DOORWAY TO AN ADJAC5T RESID5TIAL BLOCK1 :]E MANY IMMIGRANTS LIV$4 ,BY LUCK1 !RE WAS NO LOSS ( LIFE4 ,9 ! AFT]MA?1 A DEMON/RATION ( SUPPORT ( #c1 TOOK PLACE ON #bb ,FEBRU>Y 9 ,LYON1 ) A ?\S& PEOPLE 9 ! AN>*I/ SECTION4 ,! SAME DAY AN AN>*I/ DEMON/RATION ( SUPPORT 9 ,MONTPELLI] ASSEMBL$ #d PEOPLE 7ON ! SAME DAY #a1 DEMON/RAT$ 9 ,P>IS AGA9/ ! ANTI-IMMIGRATION LAWS74 ,TWO DAYS LAT] A B5EFIT SUPP] 9 SUPPORT ( ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS & AGA9/ ! ,DEBRE ANTI-IMMIGRATION LAWS 9 ,LYON1 WAS SWAMP$ BY A ?\S& PEOPLE 7ONLY #e MEALS HAD BE5 PREP>$67 ,! >SON ATTACK HAD BE5 SUCCESSFULLY TURN$ AGA9/ ! FASCI/S1 ) MASSIVE SUPPORT AMONG ! ,LYONNAIS POPULATION4 ,! PHONE & FAX AT ! BOOK%OP HAVE BE5 RE9/ALL$ AS A FIR/ /EP4 ,! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SECRET>IAT ( ! ,F,A NOT$ 9 !IR CORRESPOND5CE OV] !SE 9CID5TS ?AT3 0,\R 5EMY IS NOT ONLY FASCISM1 BUT ! :OLE SOCIETY ( EXPLOITATION & OPPRESSION3 SO WE REFUSE TO FRAGM5T \R /RUGGLE :I* HAS TO BE GLOBAL0 ,WE URGE ALL COMRADES & 9T]E/$ P>TIES TO S5D LETT]S ( SOLID>ITY & DONATIONS TO ,PLUME ,NOIRE1 #ai ,RUE ,PI]RE ,BLANC1 ,LYON1 ,FRANCE4 

,FOOTNOTE- ,A ,NEW ,POPUL> FRONT 

,AS SOCIAL UNRE/ 9CREASES RAPIDLY & ! OLD 9/ITUTIONS ( ! ,FR5* ,/ATE />T TO DECAY1 IT IS NO SURPRISE TO F9D ! =CES ( ! ,LEFT LOOK+ = A SOLUTION ?AT WILL MA9TA9 CAPITALISM & RE/ORE /ABILITY4 ,9 ! =EFRONT ( ?IS IS ! ,FR5* ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY7,P,C,F74 ,AT !IR REC5T CONF]5CE 9 ,DECEMB] !Y DISCUSS$ 9 DETAIL A R5EWAL ( AN ALLIANCE ) ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY4 ,?IS W\LD PREP>E ! WAY = A NEW COALITION GOV]NM5T :I* C\LD REPLACE ! ,JUPPE ADM9I/RATION IF IT WAS =C$ TO RESIGN DUE TO M\NT+ SOCIAL UNRE/4 ,SPECIFIC M5TION WAS MADE ( ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT GOV]NM5T ( ! #a#i#cS BY ,ROB]T ,HUE1 ,P,C,F ,NATIONAL ,SECRET>Y4 ,HE /AT$ ?AT 3 0 ,\R P>TY HAS A DUTY TO TAKE P>T 9 GOV]NM5T TO 5SURE ?AT A POLICY ( *ANGE IS IMPLEM5T$4 ,WE CONSID] ?AT 4444! POSSIBILITY ( ,COMMUNI/ ,M9I/]S WILL RELAY CITIZ5S' DEM&S TO ,FRANCE'S 9/ITUTIONS & RUL]S04 

,! CONF]5CE WAS DESIGN$ AS A COSMETIC EX]CISE4 ,IT WAS 5TITL$ A 0CONF]5CE ( RE=M0 & A NUMB] ( OLD ,/AL9I/ HACKS RESIGN$ FROM ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE AS 'PRO(0 ( ?IS *ANGE4 ,A LEAD+ ,/AL9I/ 9 ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,C,G,T 1 ! UNION C5TRAL DOM9AT$ BY ! ,P,C,F1 0RESIGN$0FROM ! ,P>TY4 ,! CONF]5CE SET \T TO PROVE TO ! BOSS CLASS ?AT ! ,P,C,F WAS A NICE TAME PUSSYCAT ( A ,P>TY1 :IL/ AT ! SAME TIME (F]+ AN 0ALT]NATIVE0 TO ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,9 CAHOOTS ) ! ,SOCIALI/S A NEW ,POPUL>-,FRONT /YLE ADM9I/RATION WILL BE US$ TO DEFUZE ! UNRE/ ?AT IS GA!R+ A HEAD ( /EAM4 

,& ?IS IS A REPEAT P]=MANCE ( ! #aiha 0,GOV]NM5T ( ! ,LEFT0 ?AT 9CLUD$ ! ,P,C,F AS WELL AS SMALL LEFTI/ P>TIES LIKE ! ,UNIFI$ ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY7,P,S,U74 ,9 ?IS P]IOD MASSIVE ATTACKS W]E UND]TAK5 AGA9/ ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,! ,P,C,F IS ATTEMPT+ TO %[ ?AT ?IS TIME ! PACKAGE IS SOME?+ DIFF]5T4 ,?IS WAS BEH9D ,HUE'S REM>KS DI/ANC+ HIMSELF FROM ! PREVI\S LEAD]%IP ( ,GEORGES ,M>*AIS :I* HAD 5?USIA/ICALLY SUPPORT$ ! ,SOVIET ,UNION & ITS ALLIES4 ,LIKE ,BLAIR1 ,HUE S+S ! PRAISES ( ! M>KET4 ,LIKE HIS C\NT]P>TS 9 ,ITALY1 ,HUE WILL LEAD A ,P,C,F ?AT WILL COLLABORATE 9 VICI\S ATTACKS ON ANY GA9S MADE 9 ! PA/ BY ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,BUT 9 ORD] TO DO ?IS1 ! ,P,C,F NE$S TO BR+ 9 NEW ALLIES4 ,IT HAS LO/ A LOT ( 9FLU5CE & RESPECT )9 ! ,FR5* WORK+ CLASS4 ,9 ORD] TO REGA9 SOME CR$IBILITY1 IT MU/ BR+ 9 NEW P>TN]S FROM ,TROTSKYISM4 ,IT W\LD LIKE TO GA9 ! SUPPORT ( GR\PS LIKE ! ,P>TI DES ,TRAVAILLEURS1 ,LUTTE ,\VRI]E & ! ,LIGUE ,COMMUNI/E ,REVOLUTIONNAIRE4 ,SO F>1 ,LUTTE ,\VRI]E HAS HELD !M AT >M'S L5G?1 BUT !RE SEEMS MORE *ANCE ) ! ,P>TI DES ,TRAVAILLEURS & ! ,LIGUE4 ,ALREADY ! #aifh VET]AN & LEAD] ( ! ,LIGUE1 ,ALA9 ,KRIV9E1 HAS APPE>$ ON JO9T PLAT=MS ) ! ,P,C,F4 ,!RE IS A GOOD *ANCE ?AT ,KRIV9E WILL S]VE 9 A FUTURE ,POPUL> ,FRONT ADM9I/RATION4 ,ALREADY HE HAS BE5 GIV5 EXT5SIVE COV]AGE BY ! RUL+ CLASS M$IA4 ,A ,TROTSKYI/ LEGITIMIZATION ( A JO9T ,SOCIALI/-,COMMUNI/-UNIONS BLOC ADM9I/RATION W\LD POSSIBLY OP5 ! WAY TO GR[+ DISILLUSIONM5T & ! POSSIBILITY ( AN ,F,N GOV]NM5T4 ,AGA9/ !SE MAN\EVRES IT IS VITAL ?AT A CR$IBLE REVOLUTION>Y ALT]NATIVE BE (F]$4 

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