,*APT] #f ,! ,PROBLEM ( ,DICTATOR%IP ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG ,TEXT 3 ,L59 SAYS .<9 ,! ,/ATE & ,REVOLUTION3 ,! ,TRANSITION FROM ,CAPITALISM TO ,COMMUNISM.> ! B\RGEOIS /ATE IS AN 9/RUM5T ( OPPRESSION ( ! WORK+ CLASS2 ! SOCIALI/ /ATE1 ( ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,TO A C]TA9 EXT5T1 HE SAYS1 IT IS ONLY ! CAPITALI/ /ATE /OOD ON ITS HEAD4 ,?IS SIMPLIFI$ VIEW MISSES ! MO/ ESS5TIAL ?+3 B\RGEOIS CLASS RULE HAS NO NE$ ( ! POLITICAL TRA9+ & $UCATION ( ! 5TIRE MASS ( ! PEOPLE1 AT LEA/ NOT BEYOND C]TA9 N>R[ LIMITS4 ,BUT = ! PROLET>IAN DICTATOR%IP ?AT IS ! LIFE ELEM5T1 ! V]Y AIR )\T :I* IT IS NOT ABLE TO EXI/4 0,?ANKS TO ! OP5 & DIRECT /RUGGLE = GOV]NM5TAL P[]10 WRITES ,TROTSKY1 0! LABOR+ MASSES ACCUMULATE 9 ! %ORTE/ TIME A CONSID]ABLE AM\NT ( POLITICAL EXP]I5CE & ADVANCE QUICKLY FROM ONE /AGE TO ANO!R ( !IR DEVELOPM5T40 ,H]E ,TROTSKY REFUTES HIMSELF & HIS [N FRI5DS4 ,JU/ BECAUSE ?IS IS SO1 !Y HAVE BLOCK$ UP ! F\NTA9 ( POLITICAL EXP]I5CE & ! S\RCE ( ?IS RIS+ DEVELOPM5T BY !IR SUPPRESSION ( PUBLIC LIFE6 ,OR ELSE WE W\LD HAVE TO ASSUME ?AT EXP]I5CE & DEVELOPM5T W]E NECESS>Y UP TO ! SEIZURE ( P[] BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS1 & !N1 HAV+ REA*$ !IR HITY - H[EV] NUM]\S !Y MAY BE - IS NO FRE$OM AT ALL4 ,FRE$OM IS ALWAYS & EXCLUSIVELY FRE$OM = ! ONE :O ?9KS DIFF]5TLY4 ,NOT BECAUSE ( ANY FANATICAL CONCEPT ( 0JU/ICE0 BUT BECAUSE ALL ?AT IS 9/RUCTIVE1 :OLESOME & PURIFY+ 9 POLITICAL FRE$OM DEP5DS ON ?IS ESS5TIAL *>ACT]I/IC1 & ITS EFFECTIV5ESS VANI%ES :5 0FRE$OM0 BECOMES A SPECIAL PRIVILEGE4 ,! ,BOL%EVIKS !MSELVES WILL NOT WANT1 ) H& ON HE>T1 TO D5Y ?AT1 /EP BY /EP1 !Y HAVE TO FEEL \T ! GR\ND1 TRY \T1 EXP]IM5T1 TE/ N[ ONE WAY N[ ANO!R1 & ?AT A GOOD MANY ( !IR MEASURES DO NOT REPRES5T PRICELESS PE>LS ( WISDOM4 ,?US IT MU/ & WILL BE ) ALL ( US :5 WE GET TO ! SAME PO9T-EV5 IF ! SAME DIFFICULT CIRCUM/ANCES MAY NOT PREVAIL EV]Y:]E4 ,! TACIT ASSUMPTION UND]LY+ ! ,L59-,TROTSKY !ORY ( DICTATOR%IP IS ?IS3 ?AT ! SOCIALI/ TRANS=MATION IS SOME?+ = :I* A READY-MADE =MULA LIES COMPLET$ 9 ! POCKET ( ! REVOLUTION>Y P>TY1 :I* NE$S ONLY TO BE C>RI$ \T 5]GETICALLY 9 PRACTICE4 ,?IS IS1 UN=TUNATELY - OR P]HAPS =TUNATELY - NOT ! CASE4 ,F> FROM BE+ A SUM ( READY-MADE PRESCRIPTIONS :I* HAVE ONLY TO BE APPLI$1 ! PRACTICAL REALIZATION ( SOCIALISM AS AN ECONOMIC1 SOCIAL & JURIDICAL SY/EM IS SOME?+ :I* LIES COMPLETELY HIDD5 9 ! MI/S ( ! FUTURE4 ,:AT WE POSSESS 9 \R PROGRAM IS NO?+ BUT A FEW MA9 SIGNPO/S :I* 9DICATE ! G5]AL DIRECTION 9 :I* TO LOOK = ! NECESS>Y MEASURES1 & ! 9DICATIONS >E MA9LY NEGATIVE 9 *>ACT] AT ?AT4 ,?US WE KN[ MORE OR LESS :AT WE MU/ ELIM9ATE AT ! \TSET 9 ORD] TO FREE ! ROAD = A SOCIALI/ ECONOMY4 ,BUT :5 IT COMES TO ! NATURE ( ! ?\S& CONCRETE1 PRACTICAL MEASURES1 L>GE & SMALL1 NECESS>Y TO 9TRODUCE SOCIALI/ PR9CIPLES 9TO ECONOMY1 LAW & ALL SOCIAL RELATION%IPS1 !RE IS NO KEY 9 ANY SOCIALI/ P>TY PROGRAM OR TEXTBOOK4 ,?AT IS NOT A %ORTCOM+ BUT RA!R ! V]Y ?+ ?AT MAKES SCI5TIFIC SOCIALISM SUP]IOR TO ! UTOPIAN V>IETIES4 ,! SOCIALI/ SY/EM ( SOCIETY %\LD ONLY BE1 & CAN ONLY BE1 AN HI/ORICAL PRODUCT1 BORN \T ( ! S*OOL ( ITS [N EXP]I5CES1 BORN 9 ! C\RSE ( ITS REALIZATION1 AS A RESULT ( ! DEVELOPM5TS ( LIV+ HI/ORY1 :I* - JU/ LIKE ORGANIC NATURE ( :I*1 9 ! LA/ ANALYSIS1 IT =MS A P>T - HAS ! F9E HABIT ( ALWAYS PRODUC+ ALONG ) ANY REAL SOCIAL NE$ ! MEANS TO ITS SATISFACTION1 ALONG ) ! TASK SIMULTANE\SLY ! SOLUTION4 ,H[EV]1 IF SU* IS ! CASE1 !N IT IS CLE> ?AT SOCIALISM BY ITS V]Y NATURE CANNOT BE DECRE$ OR 9TRODUC$ BY UKASE4 ,IT HAS AS ITS PR]EQUISITE A NUMB] ( MEASURES ( =CE - AGA9/ PROP]TY1 ETC4 ,! NEGATIVE1 ! TE>+ D[N1 CAN BE DECRE$2 ! BUILD+ UP1 ! POSITIVE1 CANNOT4 ,NEW ,T]RITORY4 ,A ?\S& PROBLEMS4 ,ONLY EXP]I5CE IS CAPABLE ( CORRECT+ & OP5+ NEW WAYS4 ,ONLY UNOB/RUCT$1 EFF]VESC+ LIFE FALLS 9TO A ?\S& NEW =MS & IMPROVIZATIONS1 BR+S TO LI #aie & ! MON?S FROM ,FEBRU>Y TO ,OCTOB] #a#i#a#g47 ,!RE IT WAS POLITICAL 9 *>ACT]2 ! SAME ?+ APPLIES TO ECONOMIC & SOCIAL LIFE ALSO4 ,! :OLE MASS ( ! PEOPLE MU/ TAKE P>T 9 IT4 ,O!RWISE1 SOCIALISM WILL BE DECRE$ FROM BEH9D A FEW (FICIAL DESKS BY A DOZ5 9TELLECTUALS4 ,PUBLIC CONTROL IS 9DISP5SABLY NECESS>Y4 ,O!RWISE ! EX*ANGE ( EXP]I5CES REMA9S ONLY ) ! CLOS$ CIRCLE ( ! (FICIALS ( ! NEW REGIME4 ,CORRUPTION BECOMES 9EVITABLE4 7,L59'S WORDS1 ,BULLET9 ,NO4#b#i7 ,SOCIALISM 9 LIFE DEM&S A COMPLETE SPIRITUAL TRANS=MATION 9 ! MASSES DEGRAD$ BY C5TURIES ( B\RGEOIS RULE4 ,SOCIAL 9/9CTS 9 PLACE ( EGOTI/ICAL ONES1 MASS 9ITIATIVE 9 PLACE ( 9]TIA1 IDEALISM :I* CONQU]S ALL SUFF]+1 ETC41 ETC4 ,NO ONE KN[S ?IS BETT]1 DESCRIBES IT MORE P5ETRAT+LY2 REPEATS IT MORE /UBBORNLY ?AN ,L594 ,BUT HE IS COMPLETELY MI/AK5 9 ! MEANS HE EMPLOYS4 ,DECREE1 DICTATORIAL =CE ( ! FACTORY OV]SE]1 DRACONIAN P5ALTIES1 RULE BY T]ROR - ALL !SE ?+S >E BUT PALLIATIVES4 ,! ONLY WAY TO A REBIR? IS ! S*OOL ( PUBLIC LIFE ITSELF1 ! MO/ UNLIMIT$1 ! BROADE/ DEMOCRACY & PUBLIC OP9ION4 ,IT IS RULE BY T]ROR :I* DEMORALIZES4 ,:5 ALL ?IS IS ELIM9AT$1 :AT REALLY REMA9S8 ,9 PLACE ( ! REPRES5TATIVE BODIES CREAT$ BY G5]AL1 POPUL> ELECTIONS1 ,L59 & ,TROTSKY HAVE LAID D[N ! SOVIETS AS ! ONLY TRUE REPRES5TATION ( POLITICAL LIFE 9 ! L& AS A :OLE1 LIFE 9 ! SOVIETS MU/ ALSO BECOME MORE & MORE CRIPPL$4 ,)\T G5]AL ELECTIONS1 )\T UNRE/RICT$ FRE$OM ( PRESS & ASSEMBLY1 )\T A FREE /RUGGLE ( OP9ION1 LIFE DIES \T 9 EV]Y PUBLIC 9/ITUTION1 BECOMES A M]E SEMBLANCE ( LIFE1 9 :I* ONLY ! BUREAUCRACY REMA9S AS ! ACTIVE ELEM5T4 ,PUBLIC LIFE GRADUALLY FALLS ASLEEP1 A FEW DOZ5 P>TY LEAD]S ( 9EXHAU/IBLE 5]GY & B\NDLESS EXP]I5CE DIRECT & RULE4 ,AMONG !M1 9 REALITY ONLY A DOZ5 \T/&+ HEADS DO ! LEAD+ & AN ELITE ( ! WORK+ CLASS IS 9VIT$ FROM TIME TO TIME TO MEET+S :]E !Y >E TO APPLAUD ! SPEE*ES ( ! LEAD]S1 & TO APPROVE PROPOS$ RESOLUTIONS UNANIM\SLY - AT BOTTOM1 !N1 A CLIQUE AFFAIR - A DICTATOR%IP1 TO BE SURE1 NOT ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT BUT ONLY ! DICTATOR%IP ( A H&FUL ( POLITICIANS1 ?AT IS A DICTATOR%IP 9 ! B\RGEOIS S5SE1 9 ! S5SE ( ! RULE ( ! ,JACOB9S 7! PO/PONEM5T ( ! ,SOVIET ,CONGRESS FROM ?REE-MON? P]IODS TO SIX-MON? P]IODS67 ,YES1 WE CAN GO EV5 FUR!R3 SU* CONDITIONS MU/ 9EVITABLY CAUSE A BRUTALIZATION ( PUBLIC LIFE3 ATTEMPT$ ASSASS9ATIONS1 %OOT+ ( HO/AGES1 ETC4 7,L59'S SPEE* ON DISCIPL9E & CORRUPTION47 ,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,M>* #f1 #bba 3 ,*APT] #f -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/