,!RE'S ,NO ,SU* ,?+ AS ,REVOLUTION>Y ,GOV]NM5T 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,EMMA ,GOLDMAN KNEW IT4 ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9 W>N$ EV]YONE AB\T IT HALF A C5TURY BE=E ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,VET]ANS ( ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY & ,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,>MY ,A%ANTI ,AL/ON & ,KUWASI ,BALAGOON DREW ! SAME CONCLUSION4 ,!RE'S NO SU* ?+ AS REVOLUTION>Y GOV]NM5T4 ,Y\ CAN'T USE ! 9/RUM5TS ( GOV]NM5T TO ABOLI% OPPRESSION4 

,S9CE ! MID-#a#i? C5TURY1 AN>*I/S HAVE MA9TA9$ ?AT ! KEY TO LIB]ATION IS NOT TO SEIZE ! /ATE BUT TO ABOLI% IT4 ,YET FROM ,P>IS TO ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 FROM ,B>CELONA TO ,BEIJ+1 ONE G5]ATION ( REVOLUTION>IES AFT] ANO!R HAS HAD TO LE>N ?IS LESSON ! H>D WAY4 ,%UFFL+ POLITICIANS 9 & \T ( P[] *ANGES LITTLE4 ,:AT MATT]S >E ! 9/RUM5TS ( RULE--! POLICE1 ! MILIT>Y1 ! C\RTS1 ! PRISON SY/EM1 ! BUREAUCRACY4 ,:E!R IT IS A K+1 A DICTATOR1 OR A ,CONGRESS ?AT DIRECTS !SE 9/RUM5TS1 ! EXP]I5CE ON ! RECEIV+ 5D REMA9S R\<LY ! SAME4 

,?IS EXPLA9S :Y ! \TCOME ( ! ,EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION ( #b#a#a-#b#a#c RESEMBLES ! \TCOME ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION ( #a#i#a#g-#a#i#b#a1 :I* RESEMBLES ! \TCOME ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION ( #a#h#d#h-#a#h#e#a4 ,9 EA* CASE1 AS SOON AS ! PEOPLE :O MADE ! REVOLUTION /OPP$ ATTEMPT+ TO C>RY \T SOCIAL *ANGE DIRECTLY & %IFT$ TO 9VE/+ !IR HOPES 9 POLITICAL REPRES5TATIVES1 P[] CONSOLIDAT$ 9 ! H&S ( A NEW AUTOCRACY4 ,:E!R ! NEW TYRANTS HAIL$ FROM ! MILIT>Y1 ! >I/OCRACY1 OR ! WORK+ CLASS1 :E!R !Y PROMIS$ TO RE/ORE ORD] OR TO P]SONIFY ! P[] ( ! PROLET>IAT1 ! 5D RESULT WAS R\<LY ! SAME4 

,GOV]NM5T ITSELF IS A CLASS RELATION4 ,Y\ CAN'T ABOLI% CLASS SOCIETY )\T ABOLI%+ ! ASYMMETRY BETWE5 RUL] & RUL$4 ,ECONOMICS IS ONLY ONE ( MANY SPH]ES 9 :I* CODIFI$ P[] DIFF]5TIALS >E IMPOS$ BY MEANS ( SOCIAL CON/RUCTS2 POLITICS IS ANO!R4 ,PRIVATE [N]%IP ( CAPITAL IS TO ECONOMICS :AT /ATE P[] IS TO POLITICS4 

,M>X & ,L59 CREAT$ TREM5D\S CONFUSION BY PROMIS+ ?AT ! /ATE C\LD BE US$ TO ABOLI% CLASS SOCIETY1 AFT] :I* ! /ATE W\LD SOMEH[ VANI%4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 0! WORK]S0--:I* IS TO SAY1 A P>TY DECL>+ ITSELF TO REPRES5T !M1 ! SAME AS ANY O!R RUL+ P>TY DOES--C\LD RETA9 ! POLICE1 ! MILIT>Y1 ! C\RTS1 ! PRISON SY/EM1 ! BUREAUCRACY1 & ALL ! O!R 9/RUM5TS ( ! /ATE1 BUT !SE W\LD MAGICALLY BEG9 TO PRODUCE EQUALITY RA!R ?AN 9EQUALITY4 ,?IS BEGS ! QUE/ION3 :AT IS ! /ATE8 ,ABOVE ALL1 IT IS ! CONC5TRATION ( POLITICAL LEGITIMACY 9 SPECIFIC 9/ITUTIONS1 9 CONTRA/ TO ! PEOPLE !Y RULE OV]4 ,?IS IS ! V]Y DEF9ITION ( 9EQUALITY1 AS IT PRIVILEGES ?OSE :O HOLD P[] VIA !SE 9/ITUTIONS OV] EV]YONE ELSE4 ,:ILE ,M>XI/S & ,L59I/S HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SEIZ$ P[] 9 DOZ5S ( REVOLUTIONS1 NOT ONE ( !SE HAS SUCCE$$ 9 ABOLI%+ CLASS SOCIETY--& RA!R ?AN VANI%+1 ! /ATE HAS ONLY BECOME MORE P[]FUL & 9VASIVE AS A RESULT4 ,AS ! ,SONVILI] ,CIRCUL> PUT IT1 0,H[ CAN WE EXPECT AN EGALIT>IAN & FREE SOCIETY TO EM]GE FROM AN AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZATION80 

,:5 REVOLUTION>IES ATTEMPT TO UNDO ! CLASS 9EQUALITIES CREAT$ BY PRIVATE [N]%IP ( CAPITAL BY GIV+ COMPLETE CONTROL ( CAPITAL TO ! /ATE1 ?IS SIMPLY MAKES ! CLASS ?AT HOLDS POLITICAL P[] 9TO ! NEW CAPITALI/ CLASS4 ,! WORD = ?IS IS /ATE CAPITALISM4 ,:]EV] Y\ SEE POLITICAL REPRES5TATION & BUREAUCRATIC MANAGEM5T1 Y\ WILL F9D CLASS SOCIETY4 ,! ONLY REAL SOLUTION TO ECONOMIC & POLITICAL 9EQUALITY IS TO ABOLI% ! ME*ANISMS ?AT CREATE P[] DIFF]5TIALS 9 ! FIR/ PLACE--NOT BY US+ /ATE /RUCTURES1 BUT BY ORGANIZ+ HORIZONTAL NETWORKS = SELF-DET]M9ATION & COLLECTIVE DEF5SE ?AT MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO 5=CE ! PRIVILEGES ( ANY ECONOMIC OR POLITICAL ELITE4 ,?IS IS ! OPPOSITE ( SEIZ+ P[]4 

,GOV]NM5T ( EV]Y K9D /&S OPPOS$ TO ?IS PROJECT4 ,! FIR/ CONDITION = ANY GOV]NM5T TO HOLD P[] IS ?AT IT MU/ A*IEVE A MONOPOLY ON CO]CIVE =CE4 ,9 /RUGGL+ TO A*IEVE ?IS MONOPOLY1 FASCI/ DESPOTISMS1 COMMUNI/ DICTATOR%IPS1 & LIB]AL DEMOCRACIES COME TO RESEMBLE EA* O!R4 ,& 9 ORD] TO A*IEVE IT1 EV5 ! MO/ O/5SIBLY RADICAL P>TY USUALLY 5DS UP COLLUD+ ) O!R P[] PLAY]S4 ,?IS EXPLA9S :Y ! ,BOL%EVIKS EMPLOY$ CZ>I/ (FIC]S & C\NT]9SURG5CY ME?ODS2 IT EXPLA9S :Y !Y REPEAT$LY TOOK ! SIDE ( ! PETITE B\RGEOISIE AGA9/ AN>*I/S1 FIR/ 9 ,RUSSIA & LAT] 9 ,SPA9 & ELSE:]E4 ,HI/ORY GIVES ! LIE TO ! OLD ALIBI ?AT ,BOL%EVIK REPRESSION WAS NECESS>Y TO ABOLI% CAPITALISM4 ,! PROBLEM ) ,BOL%EVISM WAS NOT ?AT IT US$ BRUTAL =CE TO PU% ?R\< A REVOLUTION>Y AG5DA1 BUT ?AT IT US$ BRUTAL =CE TO CRU% IT4 

,IT'S NOT P>TICUL>LY POPUL> TO ACKN[L$GE ANY ( ?IS TODAY1 :5 ! FLAG ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION HAS BECOME A DIM1 REC$+ SCRE5 ONTO :I* PEOPLE CAN PROJECT :ATEV] !Y WI%4 ,A G5]ATION ?AT GREW UP AFT] ! FALL ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION HAS R5EW$ ! PIPE DREAM ?AT ! /ATE C\LD SOLVE ALL \R PROBLEMS IF ! RI<T PEOPLE W]E 9 *>GE4 ,APOLOGI/S = ,L59 & ,/AL9 MAKE EXACTLY ! SAME EXCUSES = !M ?AT WE HE> FROM ! PROPON5TS ( CAPITALISM1 PO9T+ TO ! WAYS CONSUM]S B5EFITT$ UND] !IR REIGN OR >GU+ ?AT ! MILLIONS !Y EXPLOIT$1 IMPRISON$1 & KILL$ HAD IT COM+4 

,9 ANY CASE1 A RETURN TO #b?-C5TURY /ATE SOCIALISM IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,AS ! OLD ,EA/]N ,BLOC JOKE GOES1 SOCIALISM IS ! PA9FUL TRANSITION BETWE5 CAPITALISM & CAPITALISM4 ,FROM ?IS VANTAGE PO9T1 WE CAN SEE ?AT ! TEMPOR>Y ASC5DANCY ( SOCIALISM 9 ! #b? C5TURY WAS NOT ! CULM9ATION ( WORLD HI/ORY =ETOLD BY ,M>X1 BUT A /AGE 9 ! SPREAD & DEVELOPM5T ( CAPITALISM4 0,REAL EXI/+ SOCIALISM0 S]V$ TO 9DU/RIALIZE PO/-FEUDAL ECONOMIES = ! WORLD M>KET2 IT /ABILIZ$ RE/LESS WORK=CES ?R\< ?IS TRANSITION ! SAME WAY ?AT ! ,=DI/ COMPROMISE DID 9 ! ,WE/4 ,/ATE SOCIALISM & ,=DISM W]E BO? EXPRESSIONS ( A TEMPOR>Y TRUCE BETWE5 LABOR & CAPITAL ?AT NEOLIB]AL GLOBALIZATION HAS R5D]$ IMPOSSIBLE4 

,TODAY1 UNFETT]$ FREE-M>KET CAPITALISM IS AB\T TO SWALL[ UP ! LA/ ISL&S ( SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC /ABILITY1 9CLUD+ EV5 ,SW$5 & ,FRANCE4 ,:]EV] LEFT P>TIES HAVE COME TO P[] ON ! PROMISE ( RE=M+ CAPITALISM1 !Y HAVE ULTIMATELY BE5 COMPELL$ TO IMPLEM5T A NEOLIB]AL AG5DA 9CLUD+ AU/]ITY MEASURES & REPRESSION4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 !IR ASC5SION TO P[] HAS DRA9$ GRASSROOTS MOVEM5TS ( MOM5TUM :ILE 5ABL+ RI<T-W+ REACTION>IES TO POSE AS REBELS 9 ORD] TO TAP 9TO POPUL> UNRE/4 ,?IS /ORY HAS RECURR$ 9 ,BRAZIL ) ! ,WORK]S ,P>TY1 9 ,GREECE ) ,SYRIZA1 9 ,NIC>AGUA ) ! ,ORTEGA ADM9I/RATION4 

,! ONLY O!R MODEL = 0REVOLUTION>Y0 GOV]NM5T IS ! B>EFAC$ /ATE CAPITALISM REPRES5T$ BY ,*9A1 9 :I* ELITES >E AMASS+ WEAL? AT ! EXP5SE ( LABOR]S JU/ AS %AMELESSLY AS !Y DO 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,LIKE ! ,U,S,S,R BE=E IT1 ,*9A CONFIRMS ?AT /ATE ADM9I/RATION ( ! ECONOMY IS NOT A /EP T[>DS EGALIT>IANISM4 

,! FUTURE MAY HOLD NEOLIB]AL IMMIS]ATION1 NATIONALI/ 5CLAVES1 TOTALIT>IAN COMM& ECONOMIES1 OR ! AN>*I/ ABOLITION ( PROP]TY ITSELF--IT WILL PROBABLY 9CLUDE ALL ( ?OSE--BUT IT WILL BE 9CREAS+LY DIFFICULT TO PRES]VE ! ILLUSION ?AT ANY GOV]NM5T C\LD SOLVE ! PROBLEMS ( CAPITALISM = ANY BUT A PRIVILEG$ FEW4 ,FASCI/S & O!R NATIONALI/S >E EAG] TO CAPITALIZE ON ?IS DISILLUSIONM5T TO PROMOTE !IR [N BR&S ( EXCLUSION>Y SOCIALISM2 WE %\LD NOT SMOO? ! WAY = !M BY LEGITIMIZ+ ! IDEA ?AT ! /ATE C\LD S]VE WORK+ PEOPLE IF ONLY IT W]E PROP]LY ADM9I/]$4 

,SOME HAVE >GU$ ?AT WE %\LD SUSP5D CONFLICTS ) PROPON5TS ( AU?ORIT>IAN COMMUNISM 9 ORD] TO FOCUS ON MORE IMM$IATE ?REATS1 SU* AS FASCISM4 ,YET WIDESPREAD FE> ( LEFT TOTALIT>IANISM HAS GIV5 FASCI/ RECRUIT]S !IR *IEF TALK+ PO9TS4 ,9 ! CONTE/ = ! HE>TS & M9DS ( ?OSE :O HAVE NOT YET *OS5 A SIDE1 IT C\LD ONLY HELP TO DI/+UI% \R PROPOSALS = SOCIAL *ANGE FROM ! ONES ADVANC$ BY ,/AL9I/S & O!R AU?ORIT>IANS4 

,)9 POPUL> /RUGGLES AGA9/ CAPITALISM1 /ATE VIOL5CE1 & FASCISM1 WE %\LD GRANT EQUAL WEI<T TO ! CONTE/ BETWE5 DIFF]5T VISIONS ( ! FUTURE4 ,NOT DO+ SO MEANS ASSUM+ 9 ADVANCE ?AT WE WILL BE DEFEAT$ BE=E ANY ( !SE VISIONS CAN BE> FRUIT4 ,AN>*I/S1 ,M5%EVIKS1 ,SOCIALI/-,REVOLUTION>IES1 & O!RS LE>N$ ! H>D WAY AFT] #aiag ?AT FAIL+ TO PREP>E = VICTORY CAN BE EV5 MORE DISA/R\S ?AN FAIL+ TO PREP>E = DEFEAT4 

,! GOOD NEWS IS ?AT REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS DON'T HAVE TO 5D ! WAY ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION DID4 ,!RE IS ANO!R WAY4 

,RA!R ?AN SEEK+ /ATE P[]1 WE CAN OP5 UP SPACES ( AUTONOMY1 /RIPP+ LEGITIMACY FROM ! /ATE & DEVELOP+ ! CAPACITY TO MEET \R NE$S DIRECTLY4 ,9/EAD ( DICTATOR%IPS & >MIES1 WE CAN BUILD WORLDWIDE RHIZOMATIC NETWORKS TO DEF5D EA* O!R AGA9/ ANYONE :O WANTS TO WIELD P[] OV] US4 ,RA!R ?AN LOOK+ TO NEW REPRES5TATIVES TO SOLVE \R PROBLEMS1 WE CAN CREATE GRASSROOTS ASSOCIATIONS BAS$ 9 VOLUNT>Y COOP]ATION & MUTUAL AID4 ,9 PLACE ( /ATE-MANAG$ ECONOMIES1 WE CAN E/ABLI% NEW COMMONS ON A HORIZONTAL BASIS4 ,?IS IS ! AN>*I/ ALT]NATIVE1 :I* C\LD HAVE SUCCE$$ 9 ,SPA9 9 ! #a#i#cS HAD IT NOT BE5 /OMP$ \T BY ,FRANCO ON ONE SIDE & ,/AL9 ON ! O!R4 ,FROM ,*IAPAS & ,KABYLIA TO ,A!NS & ,ROJAVA1 ALL ( ! 9SPIR+ MOVEM5TS & UPRIS+S ( ! PA/ ?REE DECADES HAVE 9CORPORAT$ ELEM5TS ( ! AN>*I/ MODEL4 

,PROPON5TS ( /ATE SOLUTIONS CLAIM !Y >E MORE EFFICI5T1 BUT ! QUE/ION IS--:AT >E !Y MORE EFFICI5T AT8 ,!RE >E NO %ORTCUTS TO LIB]ATION2 IT CANNOT BE IMPOS$ FROM ABOVE4 ,IF WE AIM TO CREATE G5U9E EQUALITY1 WE HAVE TO ORGANIZE 9 A WAY ?AT REFLECTS ?IS1 DEC5TRALIZ+ P[] & REJECT+ ALL =MS ( HI]>*Y4 ,BUILD+ LOCAL PROJECTS CAPABLE ( ADDRESS+ IMM$IATE NE$S ?R\< DIRECT ACTION & SOLID>ITY1 9T]CONNECT+ !M ON A GLOBAL SCALE1 WE CAN TAKE /EPS D[N ! ROAD T[>D A WORLD 9 :I* NO ONE CAN RULE ANYONE ELSE4 ,! K9D ( REVOLUTION WE WANT CANNOT HAPP5 OV]NI<T2 IT IS ! ONGO+ PROCESS ( DE/ROY+ ALL CONC5TRATIONS ( P[]1 FROM ! DOME/IC SPH]E TO ! ,:ITE ,H\SE4 

,AS ! CRISES ( \R ]A 9T5SIFY1 NEW REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLES >E B\ND TO BREAK \T4 ,AN>*ISM IS ! ONLY PROPOSITION = REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE ?AT HAS NOT SULLI$ ITSELF 9 A SEA ( BLOOD4 ,IT'S UP TO US TO UPDATE IT = ! NEW MILL5NIUM1 LE/ WE ALL BE CONDEMN$ TO REPEAT ! PA/4  
  

,EI!R ! ,/ATE = EV]1 CRU%+ 9DIVIDUAL & LOCAL LIFE1 TAK+ OV] 9 ALL FIELDS ( HUMAN ACTIVITY1 BR++ ) IT ITS W>S & ITS DOME/IC /RUGGLES = P[]1 ITS PALACE REVOLUTIONS :I* ONLY REPLACE ONE TYRANT BY ANO!R1 & 9EVITABLY AT ! 5D ( ?IS DEVELOPM5T !RE IS444 DEA?6 

,OR ! DE/RUCTION ( ,/ATES1 & NEW LIFE />T+ AGA9 9 ?\S&S ( C5T]S ON ! PR9CIPLE ( ! LIVELY 9ITIATIVE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL & GR\PS & ?AT ( FREE AGREEM5T4 

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