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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CORNELIUS ,CA/ORIADIS 

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,! ORGANIZATIONS CREAT$ BY ! WORK+ CLASS = ITS LIB]ATION HAVE BECOME COGS 9 ! SY/EM ( EXPLOITATION4 ,?IS IS ! BRUTAL CONCLUSION =C$ UPON ANYONE :O IS PREP>$ TO FACE UP TO REALITY4 ,ONE CONSEQU5CE IS ?AT TODAY MANY >E P]PLEX$ BY AN APP>5T DILEMMA4 ,CAN ONE BECOME 9VOLV$ )\T ORGANIZATION8 ,& IF ONE CANNOT1 H[ CAN ONE ORGANIZE )\T FOLL[+ ! PA? ?AT HAS MADE TRADITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ! FI]CE/ 5EMIES ( ! AIMS !Y ORIG9ALLY SET \T TO A*IEVE8 

,SOME BELIEVE ! QUE/ION CAN BE APPROA*$ 9 A PURELY NEGATIVE WAY4 0,EXP]I5CE %[S10 !Y SAY1 0?AT ALL WORK+-CLASS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DEG5]AT$2 !RE=E1 ANY ORGANIZATION IS B\ND TO DEG5]ATE40 ,?IS IS BAS+ TOO MU* ON EXP]I5CE -- OR TOO LITTLE4 ,UP TO N[ ALL REVOLUTIONS EI!R HAVE BE5 CRU%$ OR HAVE DEG5]AT$4 ,>E WE TO D$UCE FROM ?IS ?AT ALL REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE %\LD BE AB&ON$8 ,! DEFEAT ( REVOLUTIONS & ! DEG5]ATION ( ORGANIZATIONS >E DIFF]5T EXPRESSIONS ( ! SAME PH5OM5ON1 NAMELY1 ?AT E/ABLI%$ SOCIETY IS1 AT LEA/ PROVISIONALLY1 EM]G+ VICTORI\S FROM ITS /RUGGLES ) ! PROLET>IAT4 ,IF ONE CONCLUD$ ?AT ?+S WILL ALWAYS BE LIKE ?IS1 ONE \<T TO BE LOGICAL & GIVE UP ! FI<T4 ,CONC]N ) ! PROBLEM ( ORGANIZATION HAS MEAN+ ONLY = PEOPLE CONV9C$ ?AT !Y CAN & MU/ /RUGGLE TOGE!R 7H5CE1 BY ORGANIZ+7 & :O DO NOT1 FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+1 ASSUME !IR [N DEFEAT IS 9EVITABLE4 

,= SU* PEOPLE ! QUE/IONS POS$ BY ! DEG5]ATION ( WORK+-CLASS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE A REAL1 POSITIVE MEAN+ & DEM& REAL ANSW]S4 ,:Y HAVE !SE ORGANIZATIONS DEG5]AT$8 ,:AT DOES ?IS DEG5]ATION MEAN8 ,:AT HAS BE5 ! ROLE ( !SE ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! TEMPOR>Y SETBACK ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T8 ,:Y HAS ! PROLET>IAT SUPPORT$ !M8 ,&1 P]HAPS MORE SIGNIFICANTLY1 :Y HAS IT NOT MOV$ BEYOND !M8 ,:AT >E ! CONCLUSIONS FROM ALL ?IS = FUTURE ORGANIZATION & ACTION8 

,!RE IS NO SIMPLE ANSW] TO !SE QUE/IONS1 = !Y CONC]N EV]Y ASPECT & TASK ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T TODAY4 ,NOR IS !RE A PURELY !ORETICAL ANSW]4 ,! PROBLEM ( REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION WILL ONLY BE RESOLV$ AS SU* AN ORGANIZATION IS ACTUALLY BUILT4 ,?IS 9 TURN WILL DEP5D ON ! DEVELOPM5T ( WORK+-CLASS ACTION4 

,NEV]!LESS1 ! BEG9N+S ( A SOLUTION %\LD BE ATTEMPT$ RI<T N[4 ,REVOLUTION>IES CANNOT TOTALLY AB/A9 FROM ACTION & WAIT = WORK+-CLASS /RUGGLES TO DEVELOP4 ,! DEVELOPM5T ( SU* /RUGGLES WILL NOT SOLVE ! PROBLEM ( H[ REVOLUTION>IES %\LD ORGANIZE3 ,!Y WILL M]ELY BR+ IT UP AT A HI<] LEVEL4 ,& 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( !SE /RUGGLES1 ORGANIZATION HAS A ROLE TO PLAY4 ,NO REAL ORGANIZATION WILL BE BUILT )\T ! DEVELOPM5T ( /RUGGLES1 & !RE WILL BE NO LA/+ DEVELOPM5T ( !SE /RUGGLES )\T ORGANIZATION BUILD+4 ,IF Y\ DO NOT ACCEPT ?IS PO/ULATE1 IF Y\ ?9K ?AT :AT Y\ DO OR DO NOT DO IS ( NO IMPORTANCE1 IF Y\ >E ACT+ PURELY SO AS TO BE AT PEACE ) Y\R [N CONSCI5CE1 !RE IS NO NE$ TO READ FUR!R4 

,! BEG9N+S ( A SOLUTION CANNOT BE EMPIRICAL OR JU/ A SET ( NEGATIVE PRESCRIPTIONS4 ,A REVOLUTION>Y GR\P CAN ONLY ADOPT POSITIVE RULES = ITS ACTION & WORK1 & !SE RULES MU/ SPR+ FROM ITS PR9CIPLES4 ,H[EV] 9SIGNIFICANT ! ORGANIZATION1 ITS WORK1 ITS ACTIVITY1 & ITS WAY ( GO+ AB\T ITS DAILY BUS9ESS MU/ BE ! VISIBLE & V]IFIABLE EMBODIM5T ( ! AIMS IT ADVOCATES4 

,RESPOND+ TO ! PROBLEM ( BUILD+ A REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION DEM&S1 !RE=E1 ?AT WE />T FROM ! :OLE EXP]I5CE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T & FROM AN ANALYSIS ( ! CONDITIONS 9 :I* ! MOVEM5T F9DS ITSELF 9 ! SECOND HALF ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY4 ,9 ORD] TO DO ?IS WE MU/ MAKE :AT MAY SEEM LIKE A DET\R1 RETURN TO FIR/ PR9CIPLES & RECONSID] REVOLUTION>Y OBJECTIVES & ! HI/ORY ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 

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