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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,F$]AZIONE ,DEI ,COMUNI/I ,AN>*ICI 

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,! RI<T'S CLASS PROJECT 

  

,OV] !SE PA/ #e YE>S IT HAS BECOME CLE> ?AT ! RI<T-W+ COALITION ?AT GOV]N$ ,ITALY AFT] #ba WAS NOT PRO( ( ! VIRTU\S EXI/5CE ( A SY/EM ( ALT]NAT+ GOV]NM5TS 9 A B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY4 ,IT WAS ! EXPRESSION ( A CLASS PROJECT AIM$ AT RE/OR+ CAPITALI/1 AU?ORIT>IAN & CL]ICAL-FASCI/ COMM& 9 ?IS C\NTRY4 ,A DEVA/AT+ & SOCIALLY WELL-ROOT$ PROJECT :I* OP]AT$ ON F\R MA9 ASPECTS3  

TO ALL[ ! ,ITALIAN 9DU/RIAL SY/EM TO DECAY AS A S\RCE ( 9COME1 WAGES & JOBS1 AS NO?+ ?REAT5$ PR(ITS FROM SURPLUS VALUE & CAPITAL GA9S2  

TO M>KETIZE ! 5TIRE SY/EM ( PROTECTIONS1 RI<TS & FRE$OMS1 PUTT+ MILLIONS ( ,ITALIAN & IMMIGRANT WORK]S AT ! M]CY ( PREC>ITY & ! M>KET2  

TO PRODUCE LEGISLATION :I* W\LD DE/ROY ! RI<TS & LIB]TIES WON OV] PREC$+ DECADES & IMP$E ! EXT5SION ( !SE RI<TS & LIB]TIES2  

TO CRIM9ALIZE1 DEMONIZE & REPRESS ALL =MS ( OPPOSITION & ALL OPPOSITION MOVEM5TS 9VOLV$ 9 LABOR & SOCIAL /RUGGLES AS DANG]\S = ! /ABILITY ( ! C\NTRY4  
  

,?IS CLASS PROJECT BECAME SO RAPID & DE/RUCTIVE DUR+ ! #e-YE> P]IOD FROM #ba TO #b#f1 ?AT IT W5T F> BEYOND ! NEO-LIB]AL GUIDEL9ES LAID D[N BY ! C5T]-LEFT COALITION FROM #aiif TO #b#a1 EV5 GO+ F> BEYOND ! LIMITS ( /RUCTURAL COMPATIBILITY ?AT ,ITALIAN CAPITALISM C\LD )/&1 FAC$ ) ! COLLAPSE 9 9T]NAL DEM&1 Z]O GR[? & ! AB&ON+ ( ANY PUBLIC SUPPORT POLICY = ,ITALIAN CAPITALISM4 ,9/EAD1 WE WITNESS$ ! GR[? ( ! P]SONAL WEAL? ( GOV]NM5T MEMB]S & !IR SUPPORT]S 9 ! ELITE4 ,! CLASS OPPOSITION WAS TOO WEAK TO /& UP TO ! ATTACK1 DESPITE ! TREM5D\S EF=TS ( GRASSROOTS SOCIAL & LABOR MOVEM5TS4 ,! B\RGEOIS ELEM5TS :O OPPOS$ ! ,B]LUSCONI PROJECT W]E TOO OPPORTUNI/ TO /AVE (F ! DE/RUCTION ( ! SOCIAL & PRODUCTIVE FABRIC1 :I* HAS N[ REA*$ CRITICAL LEVELS4 

,! ,UNION'S 9T]-CLASS /RATEGY 

  

,IT WAS !RE=E NECESS>Y TO BUILD A WIDE ALLIANCE BAS$ ON ! OLD 9T]-CLASS IDEOLOGY1 ALL[+ ! ,*RI/IAN ,DEMOCRATIC SPIRIT TO F9D A PLACE )9 ! ,UNION3.<#a.>  

TO BR+ TOGE!R OPPOS+ CLASS 9T]E/S 9 A COMMON PROJECT AIM$ AT W9N+ BACK POLITICAL P[]2  

TO RECOGNIZE P>TIES SU* AS ! ,D,S 7,LEFT ,DEMOCRATS71 ! ,PD,C,I 7,ITALIAN ,COMMUNI/S7 & ,P,R,C 7,COMMUNI/ ,REF\NDATION7 AS REPRES5TATIVES ( ! 9T]E/S ( ! EXPLOIT$ CLASS 9 ORD] TO /EM ! RIS+ CLASS AUTONOMY :I* WORK]S OV] ! PA/ #e YE>S HAD BE5 %[+2  

TO PROVIDE AN \TLET = ! PRESSURE TO GA9 ACCESS TO ! P[] SY/EM BY />V+ LOBBIES & OLIG>*IES EXCLUD$ FROM ACCESS TO ! LEV]S ( POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC & ADM9I/RATIVE P[] 5JOY$ UP TO N[ BY ! PR$ATORS ( ! RI<T2  

TO 9VOLVE ! EXPLOIT$ CLASSES ( ,ITALIAN & =EIGN WORK]S 9 A WIDE-RANG+ PROJECT ( IMPROVEM5T1 RE/AURATION & ! TAK+ ON ( RESPONSIBILITIES 7READ 0SACRIFICES074  
  

,N[ ?AT ,PRODI & ! ,UNION HAVE TE*NICALLY WON ! ELECTIONS1 ! 9T]-CLASS /RATEGY WILL BE US$ 9 ORD] TO3  

OP5 A DIALOGUE ) SEGM5TS ( ! C5T]-RI<T SOCIAL BLOC2  

EXALT ! ,/ATE 9/ITUTIONS AS ! COMMON H]ITAGE ( ALL1 IRRESPECTIVE ( ! COALITIONS2  

RE-DI/RIBUTE POLITICAL P[] AMONG ! W9N]S2  

5ACT POLICIES ( PUBLIC SUPPORT TO ! ECONOMY1 TO ! B5EFIT ( ,CONF9DU/RIA2.<#b.>  

ALLEVIATE & HEAL ! SOCIAL W\NDS PROVOK$ BY ,B]LUSCONIAN NEO-LIB]ALISM2  

9HIBIT ANY POT5TIAL = DEM&S1 PROTE/S1 OPPOSITION OR SELF-ORGANIZATION ON ! P>T ( DIEH>DS AMONG ! EXPLOIT$ CLASSES DIRECT$ AT ! NEW CAPITALI/ RUL]S4  
  

,H[EV]1 9 ITS WORK TO RE-DEF9E ! CAPITALI/ & 9/ITUTIONAL COMM&1 ! TRUE NATURE ( ! W9N+ 9T]-CLASS ALLIANCE MU/ REVEAL ITSELF3  

!RE >E RISKS REG>D+ ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( ANTI-,B]LUSCONISM1 :I* GLOSS$ OV] ! POLITICAL DIFF]5CES AMONG ! =CES ( SOCIAL OPPOSITION1 DIFF]5CES :I* >E MU* WID] & RADICAL ?AN ! ALLIANCE ( ! ,UNION2  

IT WILL MO/ LIKELY BE NECESS>Y TO 9VOLVE SEGM5TS 7BO? POLITICAL & ECONOMIC7 ( ! C5T]-RI<T1 9TRODUC+ A COLLABORATIONI/ DIM5SION2  

! CONDITIONS SEEM RIPE = ! VICTORI\S B\RGEOIS ELEM5TS TO RE-LAUN* ! ,ITALIAN SY/EM ON ! UNEQUAL BASIS ( A NEW PACT ( SOCIAL P>TN]%IP :I* WILL REQUIRE ITS SACRIFICIAL LAMB 7AN 5D TO ! ,NATIONAL ,EMPLOYM5T ,CONTRACT2 A FREE H& TO EMPLOY]S ON EMPLOYM5T2 ETC472  

IT WILL BE NECESS>Y = ! W9N+ P>TIES )9 ! ,UNION COALITION TO REPRES5T ! WORK+ CLASSES TO A PO9T :I* FALLS %ORT ( ! NE$S ( !SE CLASSES2  

AGREEM5T WILL BE REA*$ ) ! MAJOR 0P>TN]%IP-FRI5DLY0 UNIONS :O 9T5D TO REGA9 !IR ROLE AS P>TN]S & REE/ABLI% COMM& AGA9/ ! 9TOL]ABLE EXAMPLES ( WORK]S' AUTONOMY :I* HAVE APPE>$ BO? 9SIDE !SE UNIONS 7! CASE ( ! ,F,I,O,M )9 ! ,C,G,I,L1 = EXAMPLE7 & 9 ! GRASSROOTS UNIONS2  

A LEGISLATIVE & 9/ITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK WILL BE REQUIR$ TO REE/ABLI% /ATUTORY LEGALITY & ! FICTION ( ! EQUALITY ( EV]Y CITIZ5 9 ! EYES ( ! LAW2  

IT IS LIKELY ?AT !RE WILL BE #b /EPS 9 !IR G5]AL APPROA*3 FIR/1 RE/ORE ! C\NTRY TO HEAL?2 !N1 S(T5 ! DEM&S ( ! NEO-LIB]AL ECONOMY 9 ORD] TO 5SURE ! SURVIVAL ( ! WORK]S2 ?IS IS A POLICY :I* C\LD BE ACCEPTABLE TO C]TA9 SECTORS ( ! C5T]-RI<T4  
  
,! PROSPECTS = ! OPPOSITION MOVEM5TS 

  

,?IS SITUATION ( CLE>+ ! FOG CON/ITUTES ! BASIS = NEW POSSIBILITIES & NEW OP5+S = ! GRASSROOTS SOCIAL & LABOR MOVEM5TS & = REVOLUTION>Y POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS2 = A NEW RE-POL>IZATION ( ! MOVEM5TS ( CLASS OPPOSITION4 ,! ROAD IS OP5 TO 5SURE ?AT ! TE*NICAL DEFEAT ( ! RI<T 9 ! ,APRIL #i-#a ELECTIONS DOES NOT 5D UP AS ! F9AL ACT ( ALL ?OSE MOVEM5TS :I* SPRANG UP 9 ,ITALY AFT] #b#a4 ,! MANY GRASSROOTS MOVEM5TS :O1 ?ANKS TO !IR CAPACITY = SELF-ORGANIZATION & SELF-MANAGEM5T1 HAVE BE5 LEAD+ PLAY]S 9 ! ANTI-CAPITALI/ /RUGGLES 7WORK]S' & LABOR /RUGGLES1 ECOLOGI/ & 5VIRONM5TAL /RUGGLES1 PACIFI/ & ANTI-MILIT>I/ /RUGGLES1 MIGRANTS' & ANTI-,/ATE REPRESSION /RUGGLES1 FEM9I/1 SECUL>I/ & ANTI-CL]ICAL /RUGGLES7 N[ HAVE ! *ANCE TO DEMON/RATE & RE-AFFIRM !IR AUTONOMY & !IR IDEAS4 

,9 FACT1 IT IS JU/ AS IMPORTANT N[ TO CONT9UE FI<T+ BO? AGA9/ !SE AU?ORIT>IAN T5D5CIES :I*1 ?\< BEAT5 AT ! BALLOT BOX1 HAVE BY NO MEANS BE5 ELIM9AT$ AS A POLITICAL DANG] TO SOCIETY1 & AGA9/ ! DAMAGE CAUS$ BY ! NEGATIVE VALUES ( ! RI<T COMB9$ ) ! NEGATIVE VALUES ( NEO-LIB]ALISM 79DIVIDUALISM1 COMPETITION1 >ROGANCE1 CORRUPTION1 IGNORANCE1 9JU/ICE1 ! D]EGULATION ( CIVIL LIFE1 ! 9CREAS+ PREC>I\SNESS ( 9DIVIDUAL LIVES1 & SO ON74 ,GIV5 ! ,UNION'S NE$ = SOCIAL PEACE & CLASS COLLABORATION N[ ?AT IT HAS WON1 IT IS EV5 MORE IMPORTANT ?AT WE PROMOTE & PRACTICE ! COLLECTIVE VALUES ( FRE$OM 9 SOLID>ITY1 ?R\< ! DEF5SE & USE ( SELF-ORGANIZATION1 ?R\< ! DEM& = & PROTECTION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE RI<TS ( PEOPLE1 WORK]S1 MIGRANTS4 ,!SE MOVEM5TS & ?IS EXP]I5CE ( /RUGGLE >E N[ FAC+ A FUTURE :]E !IR AUTONOMY IS ?REAT5$4 ,HAV+ REALIZ$ ?AT ELECTIONS >E NOT & NEV] HAVE BE5 A WAY TO C>RY \T ANY SORT ( /RUCTURAL *ANGE 9 ! POLITICAL & ECONOMIC SET-UP1 WE MU/ PROMOTE AN AW>5ESS ( ! NE$ TO LAUN* A R5EW$ SOCIAL OPPOSITION AGA9/ ! ,UNION GOV]NM5T TOO4 

,! ROLE ( AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S 

  

,= AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S & ! REVOLUTION>Y1 LIB]T>IAN LEFT 9 G5]AL1 IT IS VITAL ?AT WE ACT 9 ORD] ?AT ! CONTRADICTIONS )9 ! 9T]-CLASS ALLIANCE CAN BECOME EVID5T & C\NT]ACT ! PHASE ( CLASS COLLABORATION ?AT IS 9 DANG] ( EM]G+4 ,WE MU/ PROMOTE ! POLITICAL CAPACITY TO EXPRESS SELF-ORGANIZATION & CONFLICT ( ALL ?OSE ) AN 9T]E/ 9 /RUGGL+ & F$]ATE 9 ORD] TO C>RY \T A RADICAL *ANGE )9 SOCIETY T[>DS SELF-MANAGEM5T & EQUALITY4 

.<#a.> ,! 0,UNION0 IS A COALITION ( ! FOLL[+ P>TIES3 ,DEMOCRATICI DI ,S9I/RA 7,D,S71 ,DEMOCRAZIA E ,LIB]TA -- ,LA ,M><]ITA1 ,P>TITO DELLA ,RIFONDAZIONE ,COMUNI/A 7,P,R,C71 ,F$]AZIONE DEI ,V]DI1 ,P>TITO DEI ,COMUNI/I ,ITALIANI 7,PD,C,I71 ,SOCIALI/I ,DEMOCRATICI ,ITALIANI1 ,POPOL>I ,UNIONE ,DEMOCRATICI P] L',EUROPA1 ,MOVIM5TO DEI ,REPUBBLICANI ,EUROPEI1 ,ITALIA DEI ,VALORI4 

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