,! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,MOM5T 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JANET ,BIEHL 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,MOM5T BY ,JANET ,BIEHL4 ,TODAY ,ROJAVA HAS BECOME ! EPIC5T] ( POPUL> DESIRES = RADICAL DEMOCRATIC *ANGE4 ,LIKE ,P>IS 9 #a#g#h#i1 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG 9 #aie & #a#i#a#g1 & ,B>CELONA 9 #a#i#c#f-#c#g1 IT CRY/ALLIZES AN ]A'S ASPIRATIONS = SOCIAL & POLITICAL REVOLUTION4 ,! LA/ BOOK ?AT ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 AU?OR$ BE=E HIS DEA? 9 #bf WAS A HI/ORY ( SU* REVOLUTIONS1 ) EMPHASIS ON ! POPUL> MOVEM5TS3 

,! ,?IRD ,REVOLUTION 

7#d VOLS41 #a#i#i#f-#b#d74 ,! BOOK'S TITLE IS ! KEY TO ITS MEAN+4 ,! ,FIR/ ,REVOLUTION IS ! PRE9DU/RIAL REVOLUTION1 9 :I* ! PEOPLE REBEL AGA9/ FEUDALISM1 AS 9 #a#g#h#i1 :5 ! ,FR5* PEASANTRY ROSE UP AGA9/ ! >I/OCRACY & MON>*Y4 ,9 #a#g#i#b-#i#c1 WORK+ PEOPLE 9 ,P>IS CREAT$ NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLIES & ALL BUT GOV]N$ ! CITY ?R\< !M4 ,BUT ! ,FIR/ ,REVOLUTION FAIL$ TO LIB]ATE ! PEOPLE1 BECAUSE AU?ORIT>IAN FIGURES 7,JACOB9S7 EM]G$ & H>NESS$ ! MOVEM5T = LIB]TY 9TO A DICTATOR%IP1 DE/ROY+ ! LIB]ATORY ASSEMBLIES & PAV+ ! WAY = ,NAPOLEON'S C\NT]REVOLUTION4 ,! B\RGEOISIE WAS ! ULTIMATE B5EFICI>Y ( ! FIR/ REVOLUTION4 ,! ,SECOND ,REVOLUTION IS TYPICAL ( ! 9DU/RIAL AGE1 ! REVOLUTION ( ! PROLET>IAT AGA9/ ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,! WORK+ CLASS1 AS ,M>X DESCRIB$ IT1 WAS EXPLOIT$ & :5 ITS MIS]Y BECAME EXTREME1 IT W\LD SEIZE CONTROL ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & CREATE SOCIALISM4 ,BUT ! ,SECOND ,REVOLUTION1 TOO1 FAIL$ TO LIB]ATE ! PEOPLE1 AS ITS DRIV+ =CES W]E H>NESS$ 9TO A TYRANNY1 :I* ?AT ONCE AGA9 9/ITUT$ A DICTATOR%IP1 ?IS TIME 9 ! NAME ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,9 #aiag ! WORK]S ( ,/4 ,PET]SBURG DEM&$ DEMOCRATIC SOVIETS1 BY :I* !Y MEANT SOLDI]S' & SAILORS' C\NCILS4 ,!Y WANT$ TO CREATE A C\NCIL DEMOCRACY1 ) SEV]AL TI]S1 9 :I* P[] FL[$ FROM ! BOTTOM UP4 ,BUT ONCE ! ,BOL%EVIKS CAME TO P[] ON ! REVOLUTION>Y WAVE1 !Y TRANS=M$ ! FL[ ( P[] ?R\< ! LAY]S ( SOVIETS FROM BOTTOM UP TO TOP D[N1 TRANS=M+ !M FROM DEMOCRATIC EXPRESSIONS ( ! POPUL> WILL 9TO 9/RUM5TS ( DICTATORIAL RULE4 ,! TOTALIT>IAN /ATES ( ,/AL9 & HIS IMITATORS W]E ! ULTIMATE B5EFICI>Y ( ! SECOND REVOLUTION4 ,! ,?IRD ,REVOLUTION--! ONE ,BOOK*9 ADVANC$--W\LD BE ! REVOLUTION ( ! PEOPLE AGA9/ DICTATOR%IPS1 A LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION AGA9/ DOM9ATION BY ! /ATE & CAPITALISM1 BUT ALSO AGA9/ ALL SOCIAL HI]>*IES1 ESPECIALLY SEXISM & RACISM4 ,9 ?IS AN>*I/IC REVOLUTION1 ONCE AGA91 PEOPLE CREATE DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS--NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLIES & ! C\NCILS-- TO EMP[] !MSELVES4 ,BUT ?IS TIME !Y HAVE LE>N$ ! LESSONS ( HI/ORY4 ,!Y KN[ NOT TO LET ! B\RGEOISIE CAPTURE SOCIETY'S WEAL?1 OR TO LET VANGU>DS CREATE DICTATOR%IPS 9 !IR NAME4 ,! ASSEMBLIES BECOME ! 9/ITUTIONS ( ! NEW SOCIETY1 & BY CONF$]AT+ !Y WAGE A /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! =CES ( CAPITALISM & ! NATION-/ATE4 ,= ,BOOK*91 ! LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION WAS 9SPIR$ BY ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION ( #a#i#c#f-#c#g4,BOOK*9'S LIFELONG PROJECT WAS TO TRY TO BR+ ! REVOLUTION>Y TRADITION 9TO ! PO/W> P]IOD4 ,! ]A ( PROLET>IAN REVOLUTIONS WAS OV]1 HE KNEW1 & ! NEW REVOLUTION>Y AG5T W\LD BE ! CITIZ52 ! >5A ( ! REVOLUTION W\LD BE NOT ! FACTORY BUT ! CITY1 ESPECIALLY ! URBAN NEI<BORHOOD4 ,NEW SOCIAL MOVEM5TS--FEM9ISM1 ANTIRACISM1 COMMUNITY1 ECOLOGY-- W]E CREAT+ A NEW REVOLUTION>Y DYNAMIC4 ,MOD]N TE*NOLOGY WAS ELIM9AT+ ! NE$ = TOIL1 SO ?AT PEOPLE W\LD SOON BE FREE TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! DEMOCRATIC PROCESS4 ,H5CE HIS IDEOLOGY ( LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM--! CREATION ( FACE-TO-FACE DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS 9 URBAN NEI<BORHOODS1 T[NS1 & VILLAGES4 

,HAD ,BOOK*9 LIV$ TO SEE ! ,ROJAVA ,REVOLUTION1 HE W\LD SURELY HAVE CONSID]$ IT EMPHATICALLY P>T ( ! ,?IRD ,REVOLUTION4 ,9 ,JULY #bab ! ,ASSAD REGIME SIMPLY LET GO ( P[] !RE4 ,FRE$ ( ?AT BRUTAL YOKE1 PEOPLE 9 ! ?REE CANTONS1 FOLL[+ ! PR9CIPLES ( ,DEMOCRATIC ,CONF$]ALISM1 W5T ON TO CREATE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLIES & TI]S ( CONF$]AL C\NCILS1 V]Y MU* AS ,BOOK*9 5VISION$4 ,BOOK*9 HAD NOT =ESE5 IT HAPP5+ SO NONVIOL5TLY4 ,9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 = EXAMPLE1 ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T 9 ,WA%+TON W\LD NOT SIMPLY ROLL OV] & AB&ON ,NEW ,YORK & ,*ICAGO & ,LOS ,ANGELES TO PEOPLE 9 ASSEMBLIES4 ,IT W\LD FI<T H>D ) ITS P[]FUL HI<-TE* MILIT>Y4 ,SO HE ?\<T ! CONF$]AT$ ASSEMBLIES W\LD HAVE TO =M A C\NT] P[] TO ! NATION-/ATE1 OR A DUAL P[] 79 ,TROTSKY'S PHRASE74 ,ACT+ A DUAL P[]1 ! CONF$]ATION W\LD EXPRESS ! PEOPLE'S WILL & CON/ITUTE A LEV] TO =CE A TRANSF] ( P[]1 9ITIAT+ A REVOLUTION>Y CONFLICT4 ,! PEOPLE W\LD =M PEOPLE'S MILITIAS1 BUT I TW\LD BE CRUCIAL1 HE ?\<T1 = ! EXI/+ >M$ =CES TO CROSS OV] FROM ! SIDE ( ! /ATE TO ! SIDE ( ! PEOPLE4 ,BUT ONE ?+ HE EMPHASIZ$ REPEAT$LY 9 HIS LAT] YE>S4 ,REVOLUTION>Y MOM5TS DO NOT COME >\ND (T5 9 HI/ORY2 = A REVOLUTION TO SUCCE$1 HI/ORY ON MU/ BE ON ! SIDE ( ! REVOLUTION1 & SU* 0REVOLUTION>Y MOM5TS10 AS HE CALL$ !M1 >E RELATIVELY UNCOMMON4 ,TOO (T51 :5 A REVOLUTION>Y MOM5T APPE>S1 ! PEOPLE >E NOT READY4 ,A SOCIAL & POLITICAL CRISIS EXPLODES1 & PEOPLE P\R 9TO ! /REETS & DEMON/RATE & PROTE/--BUT !Y >E AN ANGRY CR[D1 WOND]+ :AT TO DO4 ,BY ! TIME ! REVOLUTION>Y MOM5T OCCURS1 IT IS TOO LATE TO CREATE REVOLUTION>Y 9/ITUTIONS4 ,IT WAS CRUCIAL1 ,BOOK*9 TOLD HIS /UD5TS1 TO BEG9 TO CREATE ! 9/ITUTIONS ( ! NEW SOCIETY )9 ! %ELL ( ! OLD4 ,9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 HE SAID1 PEOPLE C\LD CREATE T[N MEET+S LIKE ?OSE ( ,NEW ,5GL& ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY1 & GRADUALLY1 AS MORE & MORE PEOPLE BEGAN TO USE !M TO EXPRESS !IR WILL1 !Y C\LD BECOME P[]FUL 9/ITUTIONS ( SELF-GOV]NM5T1 & ?R\< CONF$]ATION C\LD MOBILIZE AGA9/ ! NATION-/ATE4 ,! MORE ,I READ AB\T ! ,ROJAVA ,REVOLUTION1 ! MORE ,I AM /RUCK BY ! FACT ?AT ITS >*ITECTS UND]/OOD CLE>LY ! NE$ = ORGANIZ+ 9 ADVANCE1 EV5 ) NO =EKN[L$GE ( :5 ! MOM5T W\LD COME4 ,YEKITIYA ,/> & ! ,P,Y,D BEGAN ORGANIZ+ CL&E/9ELY UND] ! BRUTAL ,ASSAD REGIME4 ,!N 9 ,M>* #baa ! CONFLICT ?AT BEGAN AT ,D>A'A OP5$ UP SPACE = MORE OV]T ORGANIZ+1 & !Y PLUNG$ AHEAD 9 FULL =CE4 ,! ,M,G,R,K & ,TEV-,DEM CREAT$ C\NCILS 9 NEI<BORHOODS1 VILLAGES1 DI/RICTS1 & REGIONS4 ,PEOPLE BEGAN TO P\R 9TO ! 9/ITUTIONS1 SO MU* SO ?AT !Y A NEW LEVEL WAS NE$$1 ! RESID5TIAL /REET1 :I* BECAME ! HOME TO ! COMMUNE1 ! TRUE CITIZ5S' ASSEMBLY4 ,BY ! TIME ! REVOLUTION>Y MOM5T OCCURR$ 9 ,JULY #b#a#b1 ?IS PROCESS HAD BE5 UND]WAY = OV] A YE>1 & ! MOVEM5T WAS MORE ?AN READY4 ,! DEMOCRATIC C\NCIL SY/EM WAS 9 PLACE & HAD ! SUPPORT ( ! PEOPLE4 ,! NEXT *ALL5GE WILL BE NOT ONLY TO SURVIVE 9 ! W> AGA9/ ! JIHADI/S1 BUT TO 5SURE ?AT P[] CONT9UES TO FL[ FROM ! BOTTOM UP4 ,= ! RE/ ( ! WORLD1 ! ,ROJAVA ,REVOLUTION (F]S MANY IMPORTANT LESSONS1 BUT ! MO/ IMPORTANT MAY BE ! ONE AB\T ADVANCE PREP>ATION4 ,IT IS CRUCIAL TO BUILD POPUL> 9/ITUTIONS 9 ADVANCE1 LONG BE=E ! REVOLUTION>Y MOM5T COMES >\ND1 SO ?AT :5 IT DOES1 !Y WILL BE READY TO TAKE P[]4 ,:ILE ,WE/]N ACTIVI/S (T5 FACE REPRESSION1 !Y FACE NO?+ LIKE ! BRUTALITY ( ! ,ASSAD DICTATOR%IP1 & !Y HAVE ! RELATIVE FRE$OM TO BEG9 TO CREATE NEW 9/ITUTIONS N[4 

,WILL !Y BE READY1 ON ! DAY !IR REVOLUTION>Y MOM5T COMES >\ND8 

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