,! ,SIGNIFICANCE ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,SPLIT 9 ,ITALY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AMADEO ,BORDIGA 

,TEXT 3 

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,FROM ,9T]NATIONAL ,PRESS ,CORRESPOND5CE1 ,VOL4 #b ,NO4 #i1 #ag ,OCTOB] #a#i#b#b1 PP4 #f#h#d-#f#h#f4 

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,! >TICLE BY ,COMRADE ,BORDIGA1 :I* WAS PR9T$ 9 L',ORD9E ,NUOVO ( ,OCTOB] #g?1 REPRES5TS NOT M]ELY HIS [N P]SONAL OP9ION4 ,AS ?IS QUE/ION WILL N[ OCCUPY ! ATT5TION ( ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL1 WE DESIRE TO MAKE ! /&PO9T CONTA9$ !RE9 KN[N TO WID] CIRCLES4 - ,! ,$ITOR 

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,! CRITICAL ATTITUDE :I* ! ,ITALIAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY EXHIBITS T[>DS ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY & ITS SUCCESSIVE CRISES1 FOLL[S FROM AN OBJECTIVE !ORY & TACTICS :I* ONLY FOOLI% PEOPLE C\LD REG>D AS CON/ITUT+ P]SONAL ANIMOSITY & ANTIPA?Y4 ,?IS %ALL BE E/ABLI%$ 9 VIEW ( ! REC5T SPLIT 9 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY ( ,ITALY4 

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

,ON ! O!R H& ! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL HAS ALREADY DEALT ) ?IS QUE/ION & ! NEXT ,WORLD ,CONGRESS WILL ALSO DEAL ) IT4 ,?IS QUE/ION CAN ONLY =M ! TOPIC ( A PREP>$ DISCUSSION AT \R CONGRESS AFT] ! APPROA*+ ,F\R? ,WORLD ,CONGRESS IS OV]4 ,IT GOES )\T SAY+ ?AT NO ,ITALIAN ,COMMUNI/ W\LD TAKE UP AN ALTITUDE ( OPPOSITION T[>DS ! PROPOSALS ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL REG>D+ ?IS QUE/ION4 

,WE %ALL RE/RICT \RSELVES H]E TO OBJECTIVE CRITICISM ( ?OSE POLITICAL P[]S & RES\RCES CON/ITUT+ ! ,MAXIMALI/ ,P>TY1 & %ALL CONSID] ! QUE/ION :E!R AS A RESULT ( ! SPLIT :I* HAS TAK5 PLACE1 ! ,MAXIMALI/ ,P>TY HAS *ANG$ 9 ! S5SE ( APPROA*+ ! PR9CIPLES & ME?ODS ( ,COMMUNISM4 ,! QUE/ION ( ITS EV5TUAL 9CORPORATION 9TO ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY CLE>LY DEP5DS UPON ?IS4 

,AT ,BOLOGNA1 ! :OLE ( ! ,I4,S4,P4 AFFILIAT$ TO ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL & MADE UNITY ! BASIS ( ITS PROGRAM4 ,WE OBS]V$ CLE>LY AT ! TIME ?AT IT WAS A GIGANTIC ]ROR ?AT ! P>TY REMA9$ 9 ITS !ORETICAL \TLOOK1 9 ITS ME?ODS & 9 ITS ORGANIZATION & LEAD]%IP A TRADITIONAL ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC P>TY4 ,RI<T FROM ! BEG9N+ !RE WAS =M$ 9 ! LAP ( ! OLD P>TY A DI/9CT ,COMMUNI/ T5D5CY :I* CRITICIZ$ ! NEGATIVE DIRECTION ( ! PREVAIL+ ,MAXIMALI/ ME?OD4 ,?IS ME?OD -- AS EV5TS HAVE PROV$ ALL TOO CLE>LY -- WAS ! ME?OD ( A REVOLUTION>Y BURLESQUE 9 :I* A HI< S\ND+ PHRASEOLOGY S\<T TO CONCEAL ! T]RIBLE FACT ?AT ! P>TY WAS 9CAPABLE ( KEEP+ PACE ) ! EV5TS ?AT FOLL[$ ! W> BY AN EFFECTIVE DEVELOPM5T ( REVOLUTION>Y FACTORS4 

,:AT %>E DID ! RI<T W+ ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS HAVE 9 ! CRITICISM DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! ,MAXIMALI/S1 :I* WILL NOT BE EXP\ND$ H]E 9 DETAIL8 ,WILL ,ITALIAN & 9T]NATIONAL ,COMMUNI/S P]HAPS SAY ?AT ! ,MAXIMALI/S W]E ,COMMUNI/S1 ?AT !Y HAD TO SEP>ATE FROM ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS 9 ORD] TO BE 9 A POSITION TO FUNCTION ON ! FIELD ( ,COMMUNI/ ME?ODS8 ,?AT W\LD BE A VULG> & SUP]FICIAL VIEW ( ! ?+4 ,9 FACT1 WE PROV$ CLE>LY & BEYOND A D\BT ?AT ! ,MAXIMALI/S W]E NOT ,COMMUNI/S1 ?AT !Y DID NOT UND]/& ?AT !Y MU/ SEP>ATE FROM 0?OSE :O REJECT$ ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT & ! USE ( =CE04 

,! LACK ( NECESSITY = A CLE> /ATEM5T ( QUE/IONS CONC]N+ !ORY & PROGRAM1 BY :I* ! TOL]ATION ( ACTIONS :I* RAN C\NT] TO PR9CIPLES W\LD HAVE BE5 IMPOSSIBLE1 WAS ALWAYS A SYMPTOM ?AT ! ACTIONS ( ! P>TY DID NOT CORRESPOND TO ITS ACADEMICALLY ACCEPT$ PL$GES4 ,A CLE> !ORETICAL BASIS IS AN 9DISP5SABLE CONDITION = A MOVEM5T CAPABLE ( DE$S & ACTION2 IT IS C]TA9LY NOT SUFFICI5T2 ! REMA9+ CONDITIONS >E YET MORE DIFFICULT ( FULFILLM5T2 BUT IF ! FIR/ CONDITION IS LACK+ ! RE/ ( ! /RUCTURE COLLAPSES4 ,& AS A MATT] ( FACT ! !ORETICAL VAGU5ESS ( ,MAXIMALISM 5ABL$ US TO =ESEE :AT SUBSEQU5T FACTS HAVE PROV$3 ITS FUTILITY 9 PRACTICE & ITS ANTI-,COMMUNI/ ATTITUDE 9 ALL CASES ( PROLET>IAN ACTION4 

,AS ! ,COMMUNI/S V]Y WELL =ESAW1 ! ,MAXIMALI/S AT ,LE<ORN PREF]R$ UNITY ) !4 ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS TO UNITY ) ! ,ITALIAN & ,9T]NATIONAL ,COMMUNI/S4 

,! ,9T]NATIONAL PLA9LY DECL>$ ?AT AFT] SU* AN ACTION ! ,MAXIMALI/S HAD PROV$ !IR OPPORTUNISM EV5 TO ! BL9D1 & ?AT !Y W\LD GO TO ! RI<T & 5D F9ALLY ) OPPORTUNISM -- A PROPHESY :I* WAS V]Y SOON FULFILL$ BY ! COMPLETE SOLID>ITY BETWE5 ! ,MAXIMALI/S & ! RE=MI/S 9 ! ,I4,S4,P41 9 !IR ME?ODS ( ACTION & *IEFLY 9 ! CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ! ,COMMUNI/S4 

,HAVE LAT] EV5TS COME TO LI<T :I* W\LD PROVE ?AT ! ,MAXIMALI/S SET !IR C\RSE T[>DS ! RI<T 9 ORD] TO SW+ IT OV] TO ! LEFT & TO APPROA* NE>] TO ,COMMUNISM8 ,\R ANSW] IS3 ,NO6 

,WE %ALL C]TA9LY NOT PLAY ) WORDS4 ,9 REG>D TO ! ,MAXIMALI/S IT IS NECESS>Y TO HE> ITS AU?ORIZ$ LEAD]S SO LONG AS !Y RETA9 CONTROL OV] ! MOVEM5T ( ! MASSES4 ,:5 WE %ALL SPEAK ( ! WORK]S :O >E 9 ! RANKS ( ! P>TY1 \R CRITICAL ATTITUDE WILL C]TA9LY *ANGE4 ,!Y CAN BECOME ,COMMUNI/S1 BUT ONLY :5 !Y =SAKE ! TRADITIONS & ! 9FLU5CE ( !IR PRES5T LEAD]S4 

,WE ASS]T ?AT ! LATE/ ATTITUDE ( ! ,MAXIMALI/S T[>DS ! RI<T W+]S :O >E /RIV+ = COLLABORATION ) ! B\RGEOISIE1 AF=DS NO SUFFICI5T BASIS = PRON\NC+ ?AT IT IS N[ GO+ MORE TO ! LEFT4 

,ONE MI<T SAY ?AT IT MU/ BE TE/$ 9 ! FIELD ( PRACTICAL ACTION4 ,?IS ME?OD H[EV] W\LD 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 BE TOO PROTRACT$1 & SECONDLY1 IT HAS ALWAYS1 UP TO ! =MATION ( BLOCS ) ! RE=MI/S AGA9/ ! ,COMMUNI/S & AGA9/ ! ADH]5TS ( ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL 9 ! TRADE UNIONS1 GIV5 US A NEGATIVE ANSW]4 ,WE %ALL !RE=E CONF9E \RSELVES M]ELY TO E/IMAT+ ! IMPORTANCE ( ! RUPTURE 9 ! ,I4,S4,P4 

,! SPLIT DOES NOT PROVE ?AT ! ,MAXIMALI/S HAVE AT LA/ GRASP$ ! SIMPLE TRU? ?AT A COMMON EXI/5CE ) ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,S]RATI IS RI<T :5 HE DEF5DS ! CONSI/5CY ( HIS ATTITUDE4 ,HIS PRES5T ATTITUDE DOES NOT CONTRADICT ?AT ( ,BOLOGNA1 ,LE<ORN & ,MILAN4 ,9 REALITY IT IS ! ,RI<T ?AT HAS ALT]$ ITS C\RSE4 ,! ,RI<T HAS !REBY REALIZ$ ITS WELL-KN[N PR9CIPLES1 & !RE REMA9S1 N[ AS BE=E1 ! RESPONSIBILITY ( ! ,S]RATIANS1 :O W>M$ ! COLLABORATIONI/ S]P5T 9 !IR BOSOMS M SPITE ( ! FACT ?AT !Y KNEW ?AT IT W\LD BITE4 ,! BANI%$ FROM ,ROME HAVE N[ COMMITT$ S9S :I* !Y HAD NOT YET COMMITT$ 9 ,BOLOGNA2 AT ,LE<ORN & ,MILAN H[EV]1 ,S]RATI WI%$ TO %ELT] !M4 ,! REC5T CONF]5CE GIVES US NO DOCUM5T :I* IS NOT A CONFIRMATION ( ! MO/ BRUTAL VIOLATION ( DISCIPL9E BY ! ,RI<T4 

,WE SEE ON ! P>T ( ! ,MAXIMALI/S NO =MULATION ( PROGRAM1 NO ACKN[L$GM5T ( MI/AKES1 NO ATTITUDE :I* W\LD PROVE ?AT !Y DESIR$ TO ESCAPE FROM ! PA/ SN>E4 ,IF ! RE=MI/S HAD CONT9U$ 9 ! C\RSE ( ,BOLOGNA1 ! ,MAXIMALI/S W\LD N[ /ILL BE ) !M4 ,! SYMPTOMS >E UN*ANG$1 ! OPPORTUNI/ SICKNESS %[S NO SIGNS ( IMPROVEM5T4 

,S]RATI :O 9SI/S UPON HIS CONSI/5CY & !REBY REPUDIATES EV]Y RECOGNITION ( ! !SES ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL PLAYS UPON A *ANGE 9 ! SITUATION :I* GIVES ! PRES5T ATTITUDE ( ! ,MAXIMALI/S ! APPE>ANCE A LEFT ATTITUDE ,! UN*A9$ REACTION DEM&S TODAY A REVOLUTION>Y PURIFICATION ( ! P>TY4 ,?IS FAILURE TO CRITICALLY GRASP ! SITUATION & ! TASK ( ! PROLET>IAT1 SIGNIFIES ! CONT9UATION ( ! =M] VAGU5ESS & VACILLATION4 

,! *IEF >GUM5T ( ,S]RATI AT ,LE<ORN WAS ?AT ! SITUATION WAS T5D+ TO ! RI<T1 & ?AT ! /RATEGIC POSITION = DEF5D+ ! PROLET>IAT ALSO HAD TO BE MA9TA9$ 9 ?OSE /RON<OLDS OCCUPI$ BY ! RE=MI/S4 ,BUT S9CE ! SITUATION TODAY IS T5D+ /ILL MORE TO ! RI<T1 9 :I* CASE ! QUALITY ( ! P>TY MU/ BE OPPOS$ TO ! QUANTITY1 ! BANKRUPTCY ( ! ME?OD ADOPT$ AT ,LE<ORN IS CLE>LY REVEAL$4 ,?IS HAS TO BE ADMITT$ & ONE CANNOT CLAIM TO CONT9UE ! =M] POLICY4 ,! ATTITUDE ( ,S]RATI DEMON/RATES HIS MISUND]/&+ ( ! REVOLUTION>Y TASK :I* L$ TO ! COLLAPSE ( ,MAXIMALISM4 ,S]RATI & HIS FOLL[]S DO NOT KN[ & >E LESS LIKELY TO KN[ ! RELATION BETWE5 AN ALT]$ SITUATION & ! TACTICS ( A PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION>Y P>TY4 

,) ! ASC5D+ L9E ( ! OBJECTIVE SITUATION IT WAS NECESS>Y TO USE ! SAME TO MAKE CLE> ! ACTIONS ( ! P>TY 9 REG>D TO !ORY & ORGANIZATION1 & TO AB&ON ALL VACILLATION1 9 ORD] TO R\SE ! MAXIMUM ( REVOLUTION>Y 5]GY1 9 ! MASSES--AT ! MOM5T ( ! B\RGEOIS (F5SIVE1 EV5 IF IT W]E ONLY = ! PURPOSE ( M]E DEF5SE4 

,MAXIMALISM TODAY1 MORE ?AN EV]1 LACKS EV]Y CLE> CONCEPTION ( REVOLUTION>Y TASKS & ! PRACTICAL CAPACITY TO LEAD ! DEF5SIVE /RUGGLE ( ! MASSES4 

,MAXIMALISM HAS NOT COME OV] TO ! LEFT 

,IT HAS1 AS WAS =ETOLD BY ,MOSC[ AFT] ,LE<ORN1 GONE TO ! RI<T & APPROA*$ ! RE=MI/S4 ,! LATT]1 H[EV]1 PROCE$$ TOO QUICKLY & HAVE ?US LO/ CONTACT ,H5CE ! REASON ( ! SPLIT :I* = AN OBJECTIVE CRITIC D5OTES NO T5D5CY TO ! LEFT1 BUT ONLY %[S A DEMAGOGIC TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( ! EF=TS ( ! MASSES1 :I* S]VE ! RE=MI/ LEAD]%IP NOT TO BUILD UP A TRULY REVOLUTION>Y POLITICAL POSITION1 BUT IS US$ EXCLUSIVELY = DEF5D+ C]TA9 P]SONS & C]TA9 GR\PS4 

,! SPLIT IS A RESULT ( ! BANKRUPTCY ( ,MAXIMALISM & ( ITS G5]AL /AFF4 

,EV]Y OPTIMI/IC ILLUSION W\LD BE A FAULT 9 ! FACE ( \R TASKS4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY HAS GONE A LONG WAY =W>D 9 ! LA/ TWO YE>S1 & 9 SPITE ( ALL UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS IT HAS REASONS = SATISFACTION4 

,WE MU/ C>RY ON ) \R WORK4 

,WE REQUIRE = ?IS A CONSCI\SNESS ( /RICT FIDELITY TO \R L9E ( !ORY & PRACTICE1 = :I* ! COMRADES HAVE SACRIFIC$ SO MU* LABOR 9 ! PA/ TWO YE>S & :I* !Y WILL UND] NO CIRCUM/ANCES REL9QUI%4 

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