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,AU?OR 3 ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,M,A,C,G7 

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,! ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P BELIEVES ?AT WORK]S' REVOLUTION IS ! ONLY WAY TO A*IEVE A SOCIETY ( PEACE1 FRE$OM & EQUALITY = ALL4 ,?IS IS NOT A FA%IONABLE VIEW4 

,IT IS UND]/&ABLE ?AT \R VIEW ISN'T FA%IONABLE = TWO REASONS4 ,FIR/1 ! CAPITALI/ M$IA & CAPITALI/ $UCATIONAL 9/ITUTIONS WORK H>D TO BUILD FAI? 9 O!R ROADS TO A GOOD SOCIETY1 OR TO DISCR$IT ! V]Y IDEA4 ,SECOND1 ! FAILURE ( ,/ATES ?AT UPHOLD WORK]S' REVOLUTION TO A*IEVE A FREE & EQUAL SOCIETY HAS DONE MU* TO DISCR$IT BO? ! OBJECTIVE & ! /RATEGY4 ,SO PEOPLE :O /ILL BELIEVE 9 WORK]S' REVOLUTION HAVE SOME EXPLA9+ TO DO4 ,! ,M,A,C,G BELIEVES IT CAN MAKE A GOOD CASE4 

,BE=E ! RISE ( 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM1 DREAMS ( ABOLI%+ SOCIAL CLASS & E/ABLI%+ ECONOMIC EQUALITY W]E CONF9$ TO R>E 9TELLECTUALS OR OCCASIONAL \TBUR/S ( /RUGGLE DUR+ REVOLUTION>Y P]IODS4 ,! 9TELLECTUALS USUALLY CONJUR$ UP AU?ORIT>IAN COMMUNI/ UTOPIAS :I* C\LD ONLY BE CREAT$ BY A RUL] - BUT :I* NO RUL] W\LD WANT TO CREATE4 ,! \TBUR/S ( /RUGGLE FELL AWAY :5 FAC$ ) ! PROBLEM ( DEAL+ ) MAT]IAL %ORTAGE1 & NEW RUL+ CLASSES EM]G$ OR OLD ONES RECONSOLIDAT$4 

,! ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION BEGAN 9 ,5GL& 9 ! LATE #a#h? ,C5TURY &1 OV] ! FOLL[+ HUNDR$ YE>S1 SPREAD ACROSS ,EUROPE1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ,BRITA9'S SETTL] COLONIES @& ELSE:]E4 ,! WORK+ CLASS SEP>AT$ FROM ! MIDDLE CLASS1 S9CE MO/ WORK]S N[ HAD NO REALI/IC EXPECTATION ( ADVANC+ TO SELF-EMPLOYM5T4 ,IT WAS ?IS NEW WORK+ CLASS ?AT MADE POSSIBLE A MASS MOVEM5T T[>DS A FREE & EQUAL SOCIETY1 BECAUSE ?IS WAS A =CE ) ! NECESS>Y MOTIVE & POT5TIAL P[]4 ,?IS MOVEM5T PREFIGUR$ A SOCIETY BAS$ ON !SE VALUES BECAUSE ( ! ORGANIC L9K BETWE5 ! PRACTICES ( ! MOVEM5T & ! /RUCTURES ( ! NEW SOCIETY4 

,TODAY1 ! WORK+ CLASS IS ! L>GE/ CLASS 9 ! WORLD1 \TNUMB]+ ! PEASANTS & EV5 ! #cRD ,WORLD URBAN POOR1 :O >E L>GELY SELF-EMPLOY$ 9 ! 9=MAL SECTOR4 ,WE >E VA/LY MORE P[]FUL ?AN :5 WE MADE ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION A C5TURY AGO4 ,! SOCIAL PRODUCTIVITY ( LABOR IS SO GREAT ?AT MANY AGREE ! WORLD IS RI* 5\< TO ABOLI% POV]TY IF ONLY !RE W]E ! POLITICAL WILL TO DO SO4 ,POV]TY1 ONCE AN UNAVOIDABLE TRAG$Y1 IS N[ A CRIME AGA9/ HUMANITY4 

,S9CE EM]G+ 9 ! LATE #a#h#fS1 CLASS /RUGGLE ,AN>*I/S HAVE SAID ?AT IT IS ! WORK+ CLASS ?AT WILL ABOLI% CAPITALISM4 ,WE HAVE >GU$ = REVOLUTION BECAUSE WE AGREE ) ! SAY+ ATTRIBUT$ TO ,LUCY ,P>SONS1 0,NEV] BE DECEIV$ ?AT ! RI* WILL ALL[ Y\ TO VOTE AWAY !IR WEAL?40 ,WE BELIEVE ! WORK+ CLASS IS C5TRAL BECAUSE ( \R NUMB]S1 BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY BECAUSE WORK]S CREATE SOCIETY'S WEAL? & MAKE SOCIETY FUNCTION ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS4 ,WE CAN SEIZE ! WORKPLACE1 ! S\RCE ( ! CAPITALI/S' P[]1 & BUILD \R [N P[]4 ,! /RUGGLE = BETT] WAGES @& CONDITIONS IS ! S*OOL 9 :I* GR\PS ( WORK]S LE>N !IR /R5G? & COME TO BELIEVE 9 A SOCIETY BAS$ ON ! SOLID>ITY !Y HAVE BUILT4 

,CRITICS ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE /RATEGY PO9T TO REACTION>Y IDEAS AMONG ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT MANY WORK]S HAVE RACI/1 SEXI/ & HOMOPHOBIC ATTITUDES & 5GAGE 9 V>I\S =MS ( OPPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR4 ,! LEAD]S & PROPAGATORS ( REACTION>Y IDEAS 9 SOCIETY1 ?\<1 >E ACTUALLY P[]FUL CAPITALI/S4 ,YE>S ( RACI/ DOG-:I/L+ BY ,JOHN ,H[>D1 ,TONY ,ABBOTT & ,PET] ,DUTTON HAVE BE5 ESS5TIAL1 = EXAMPLE1 TO ! RISE ( ,FASCI/ ?UGS 9 ,AU/RALIA SU* AS ! ,TRUE ,BLUE ,CREW & ! ,SOLDI]S ( ,OD94 ,! FI% ROTS FROM ! HEAD4 

,!RE IS A ALSO MORE P[]FUL >GUM5T AGA9/ DISMISS+ ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,WORK]S :O HOLD REACTION>Y IDEAS >E %OOT+ !MSELVES 9 ! FOOT4 ,!IR RACISM1 !IR SEXISM1 !IR HOMOPHOBIA1 ETC1 >E 9/RUM5TS ( !IR [N DEFEAT4 ,AS WELL AS B>R+ ! WAY TO A JU/ SOCIETY1 REACTION DEFEATS WORK]S 9 ! DAILY /RUGGLE = DEC5T WAGES & CONDITIONS4 ,BLACK WORK]S LOSE MASSIVELY FROM RACISM1 BUT :ITE WORK]S ALSO LOSE4 ,WOM5 WORK]S LOSE MASSIVELY FROM SEXISM1 BUT MALE WORK]S ALSO LOSE4 ,& SO ON4 ,ONLY ! CAPITALI/S W9 FROM REACTION>Y IDEOLOGIES & ! OPPRESSIONS !Y JU/IFY4 

,WE CANNOT PUT (F ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ SEXISM1 RACISM1 HOMOPHOBIA1 RELIGI\S BIGOTRY1 ANTI-TRANS HATR$ OR ANY O!R OPPRESSION UNTIL 0AFT] ! ,REVOLUTION04 ,DO+ SO W\LD 5SURE ! ,REVOLUTION NEV] COMES4 ,9/EAD1 WE MU/ RETURN TO ! F\NDATION PR9CIPLE ?AT BUILT ! UNION MOVEM5T - ,T\* ,ONE1 ,T\* ,ALL4 ,ALL =MS ( OPPRESSION1 9SIDE ! WORKPLACE OR \TSIDE1 >E AN ATTACK ON \R SOLID>ITY & ?US ON ! WORK+ CLASS AS A :OLE4 

,IT IS 9 ! CRUCIBLE ( /RUGGLE ?AT WORK]S LE>N !SE LESSONS MO/ QUICKLY4 ,! MO/ FAM\S EXAMPLE ( ?IS WAS ! GREAT ,M9]S' ,/RIKE ( #a#i#h#d-#h#e 9 ,BRITA94 ,! COALFIELDS1 LONG-TIME BA/IONS ( SEXISM1 *ANG$ :5 WOM5 /EPP$ =W>D 9TO ! /RUGGLE4 ,FEW WOM5 W]E DIRECTLY EMPLOY$ 9 ! M9ES1 BUT WOM5 SAW ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( !IR COMMUNITIES WAS AT /AKE4 ,FUNDRAIS+ ACTIVITY BY IMMIGRANT & ,L,G,B,T GR\PS MADE MORE BONDS ( SOLID>ITY ?AT TRANS=M$ M9]S' CONSCI\SNESS4 ,9 TWELVE MON?S M9]S LE>N$ NEW ATTITUDES ?AT TOOK DECADES = ! RE/ ( ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ,BRITA94 

,! /RUGGLE ( ! WORK+ CLASS IS L9K$ TO ! REVOLUTION 9 ?REE WAYS4 ,FIR/1 ! /RUGGLE IS LOCAT$ :]E CAPITAL GETS ITS P[] - 9 ! WORKPLACE4 ,SECOND1 ! /RUGGLE OV] WAGES & CONDITIONS %[S ?AT ECONOMIC CRISES >E 9EVITABLE )9 CAPITALISM & ! LOOM+ ?REAT ( AN IRRESOLVABLE CRISIS IS EV] GR[+4 ,& ?IRD1 IT IS ONLY ?R\< /RUGGLE ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS WILL LE>N ! IRON SOLID>ITY NECESS>Y = REVOLUTION4 ,AS IT CA/S ASIDE ALL REACTION>Y PREJUDICES 7:AT ,M>X CALL$ 0! MUCK ( AGES071 ! WORK+ CLASS WILL REMAKE ITSELF AS A BODY ( FREE & EQUAL PEOPLE FIT = A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY4 

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