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,AS ! WORLD CRISIS BIT DEEP] 9TO ! ECONOMY1 ) UNEMPLOYM5T AFFECT+ ALMO/ EV]Y WORK+-CLASS FAMILY1 ,SPANI% WORK]S BECAME 9CREAS+LY MORE RADICALIZ$4 ,9DU/RIAL ,B>CELONA WAS P>TICUL>LY AFFECT$4 ,! NUMB] ( >M$ ROBB]IES & PETTY !FTS 9 ! CITY ESCALAT$4 ,9 RESPONSE TO ?IS CRIME WAVE1 :I* WAS LAID AT ! DOOR ( ! AN>*I/S BY ! B\RGEOIS PRESS1 ! ,F,A,I LAUN*$ A PROPAG&A CAMPAIGN TO CONV9CE ! WORK]S ?AT 9DIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS W]E NOT ! ANSW] TO !IR PROBLEMS4 ,COLLECTIVE ACTION & ! REVOLUTION>Y G5]AL /RIKE W]E EMPHASIZ$ AS ! ONLY 5DUR+ SOLUTIONS TO EXPLOITATION & 9JU/ICE4 ,COM+ FROM SU* LEG5D>Y 'EXPROPRIATORS' AS ,DURRUTI1 ,ASCASO1 ,OLIV]1 ETC41 ALL ( :OM HAD AB&ON$ !IR UND]GR\ND LIVES & W]E N[ RESPECT$ & D$ICAT$ UNION & COMMUNITY ACTIVI/S1 !RE C\LD BE NO CONFUSION 9 ! ?9K+ PUBLIC'S M9D ?AT 'B&ITRY' HAD ANY?+ TO DO ) ! REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICES ( AN>*ISM4 

,)9 ! ,CORTES1 ! POLITICAL CLIMATE WAS EQUALLY T5SE4 ,! HE>T ( ! PROBLEM LAY 9 ! 9H]5T CONTRADICTIONS & IRRECONCILABLE DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! TWO CONT5D+ P[] BLOCS4 ,! EXTREMI/S ( ! RI<T1 ! OLD AGR>IAN-BAS$ ELITES1 W]E REPRES5T$ BY ! ,P>TIDO ,AGR>IO1 ! P>TY ( ! ,CA/ILIAN L&[N]S L$ BY ! PRO-MON>*I/ ,M>T9EZ DE ,VELASCO1 & ! ,CONF$]ACION ,ESPANOLA DE ,D]E*AS ,AUTONOMAS 7,C,$,A71 ! ,CA?OLIC P>TY L$ BY ! ,SALAMANCA LAWY] ,JOSE ,M>IA ,GIL ,ROBLES4 ,!SE TWO P>TIES1 BETWE5 !M1 REPRES5T$ ! L&$ OLIG>*S & !OCRATS :O HAD CONTROLL$ ,SPA9 = C5TURIES & :O CONT9U$ TO MA9TA9 A TI<T GRIP ON ! ECONOMIC & SOCIAL LIFE ( ! C\NTRY UND] ! ,REPUBLIC4 

,OPPOS+ !M W]E ! EXTREMI/S ( ! C5T]1 ! AGR>IAN1 COMM]CIAL & 9DU/RIAL B\RGEOISIE :O GRAVITAT$ T[>DS ,ALEJ&RO ,L]R\X'S ,P>TIDO ,REPUBLICANO ,RADICAL4 ,BO? SIDES SAW ! /RUGGLE = POLITICAL P[] 9 Z]O-SUM T]MS4 ,! LEGISLATIVE GA9S ( ONE SIDE MEANT POSSIBLY IRREV]SIBLE MAT]IAL DAMAGE TO ! CLASS 9T]E/S ( ! O!R4 ,! RI<T1 = EXAMPLE1 SAW LIB]AL AGR>IAN RE=M1 ! EI<T-H\R DAY & CURBS ON ! P[] ( ! ,*UR* AS BE+ AS MU* ( A ?REAT TO ! F\NDATIONS ( !IR SOCIETY -- PROP]TY1 PRIVILEGE1 RELIGION & TRADITION -- AS SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,!Y RESPOND$ TO IT ) ALL ! P[]FUL RES\RCES AT !IR DISPOSAL AS A CRUSADE TO REASS]T ! 'TRADITIONAL' VALUES ( PRE-,REPUBLICAN ,SPA94 ,! =CES ( ! ANCI5 REGIME AIM$ TO MANEUV] ! SOCIALI/S & ! ASC5D+ B\RGEOIS LIB]AL DEMOCRATS \T ( GOV]NM5T & TO CLE> ! FEW T5TATIVE RE=MS ?AT !Y HAD BE5 ABLE TO 9TRODUCE FROM ! /ATUTE BOOK1 P>TICUL>LY ! IRKSOME LAW ON MUNICIPAL B\ND>IES4 

,DURRUTI & ,ASCASO1 '! T]RIBLE FAI/AS' :O HAD BE5 9 HID+ S9CE ! ,JANU>Y UPRIS+1 W]E F9ALLY >RE/$ 9 ,APRIL #a#i#c#c4 ,?AT SAME MON? ,ANGEL ,PE/ANA =MALLY ANN\NC$ ! =MATION ( HIS ,SYNDICALI/ ,P>TY4 ,DR ,JOSE ,D5CAS1 ! ,C\NCILOR = ,PUBLIC ,ORD] 9 ! ,CATALAN GOV]NM5T1 ! ,G5]ALITAT1 & HIS POLICE *IEF1 ,MIGUEL ,BADIA1 ISSU$ A JO9T /ATEM5T ANN\NC+ ?AT ! ,F,A,I WAS N[ 'COMPLETELY 9 %AMBLES'4 

,FROM ! E>LY SUMM] ( #aicc ! POLITICAL P5DULUM 9 ,SPA9 BEGAN TO SW+ TO ! RI<T4 ,FASCI/ & RI<TI/ PROVOCATIONS 9CREAS$ 9 DIRECT PROPORTION TO ! ?REAT TO ! PROP]TY1 POSITION & PRIVILEGES ( ! L&$ OLIG>*Y4 ,AN ASSAULT BY Y\NG FASCI/ ,JONSI/AS 7,JUNTAS DE ,(5SIVA ,NACIONAL ,S9DICALI/A7 ON ! (FICES ( ! ,FRI5DS ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION WAS BLAM$ ON ! AN>*I/S4 ,! GOV]NM5T SEIZ$ ON ?IS AS A CONV5I5T PRETEXT TO R\ND UP A NUMB] ( AN>*I/S4 

,A GOV]NM5TAL CRISIS 9 ,SEPTEMB] #aicc HAD BR\<T ,ALEJ&RO ,L]R\X TO P[]4 ,HIS ,CAB9ET CONSI/$ ( RADICALS1 LEFT REPUBLICANS & RADICAL SOCIALI/S1 BUT NO MEMB]S ( ! ,P,S,O,E4 ,NOT ONLY HAD ! SOCIALI/S BE5 SQUEEZ$ \T ( GOV]NM5T2 ! SOCIALI/ ,U,G,T W]E LOS+ AN 9CREAS+ NUMB] ( MEMB]S TO ! ,C,N,T4 ,L>GO ,CABALL]O'S ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY RESPONSE TO ! WAVE ( ORGANIZ$ WORK+ MILITANCY WAS TO ADOPT NOT ONLY ! RHETORIC BUT ALSO ! APP>5T TACTICS ( REVOLUTION4 

,! SOCIALI/S1 TOO1 HAD COME TO REALIZE ?AT !RE WAS NO?+ MORE TO BE GA9$ BY COLLABORAT+ ) A HESITANT & WEAK ,REPUBLICAN B\RGEOISIE :O1 AFRAID ( ! MASSES1 W]E TOO FRI<T5$ TO *ALL5GE ! ECONOMIC P[] BASE ( ! /ILL P[]FUL L&$ ELITE4 ,E>LY 9 ,OCTOB]1 ! SOCIALI/ LEAD] ,9DALECIO ,PRIETO DECL>$ TO ! ,CORTES ?AT ! SOCIALI/S R5\NC$ ALL FUR!R COMPROMISE ) ! ,REPUBLICANS & AFFIRM$ !RE WAS TO BE NO FUR!R COLLABORATION BETWE5 !M & FUTURE ,REPUBLICAN GOV]NM5TS ( ANY P]SUASION4 

,L]R\X'S PREMI]%IP WAS %ORT-LIV$4 ,DIEGO ,M>T9EZ ,B>RIO1 ! 9T]IM PREMI]1 DISSOLV$ ! ,CORTES4 ,NEW ELECTIONS W]E ANN\NC$ = ,NOVEMB]4 

,BY ! 5D ( #aicc ! ,REPUBLIC HAD LO/ ALL LEGITIMACY 9 ! EYES ( BO? ! WORK]S & ! AGR>IAN1 COMM]CIAL1 CL]ICAL & MILIT>Y ELITE4 ,HI/ORIAN ,VICTOR ,ALBA WROTE3  
  

',! #ah MON?S ( ! ,REPUBLICAN ADM9I/RATION1 ! PROVOCATIONS ( ! RI<T & ! DI!R+ ( ! LEFT L$ TO ! DEA?S ( #d P]SONS1 ( :OM #b BELONG$ TO ! =CES ( LAW & ORD] -- #c1 P]SONS W]E RECORD$ AS W\ND$1 #i1 >RE/S W]E MADE1 #af P]SONS W]E DEPORT$2 !RE W]E #c G5]AL /RIKES & #c1#f P>TIAL /OPPAGES2 #afa NEWSPAP]S W]E SUSP5D$1 ( :I* F\R BELONG$ TO ! RI<T4'.<#a#f#d.>  
  

,IT WAS 9 ?IS *>G$ ATMOSPH]E ?AT ! ,F,A,I MET 9 ! ,NATIONAL ,PL5UM 9 ,MADRID 9 ,OCTOB] #a#i#c#c4 ,PRES5T W]E #ba DELEGATES REPRES5T+ #efi GR\PS & #d1#h#c#i MEMB]S4 ,9 ITS REPORT TO ! ,NATIONAL ,PL5UM1 ! ,P59SUL> ,COMMITTEE ADMITT$ ?AT ! ,F,A,I HAD BORNE ! RESPONSIBILITY = ! UPRIS+ ! PREVI\S ,JANU>Y SIMPLY TO SP>E ! ,C,N,T ! BRUNT ( ! REPRESSION4 

,9 SPITE ( ! FACT ?AT AN E/IMAT$ #i1 AN>*I/ & ,C,N,T ACTIVI/S W]E 9 PRISON AT ?IS TIME1 ! ,F,A,I HAD REGI/]$ A GR[? 9 MEMB]%IP4 ,H[EV]1 EV5 AT ?IS1 ITS PRE-#a#i#c#g PEAK1 ) AN E/IMAT$ #e1#e AFFILIATES1 ! ,F,A,I /ILL REPRES5T$ A RELATIVELY SMALL SECTION ( ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 .<#a#f#e.> 

,! ,PL5UM AGRE$ ?AT ! ,C,N,T %\LD CONT9UE TO BE 9FLU5C$ ALONG AN>*I/ L9ES & TO RETA9 ! TRABAZON4 ,IT ALSO AGRE$ TO /EP UP ! PRESSURE ON ! DET]IORAT+ CAPITALI/ ECONOMY & TO RECOMM5D AB/5TION 9 ! =?COM+ ELECTIONS4 ,O!R RESOLUTIONS 9CLUD$ GREAT] ANTI-MILIT>I/ ACTIVITY1 BUILD+ UP ! AN>*I/ PRESS1 & MOV+ ! ,P59SUL> ,COMMITTEE TO ,Z>AGOZA4 

,P]HAPS ! MO/ IMPORTANT RESOLUTION AGRE$ AT ! ,F,A,I ,PL5UM WAS ! DECISION TO OPPOSE FUR!R SUPPORT = ! BRUTAL B\RGEOIS ,REPUBLIC ?R\< ! BALLOT BOX &1 9/EAD1 ISSUE A CALL = SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,ITEM ,NO4 #e ON ! ,AG5DA READ3  
  

'444 .<,?US.> ?IS WORK+ P>TY'S UND]/&+ IS ?AT WE MU/ DIRECT \R ACTION TO UND]M9+ ! F\NDATIONS ( ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMY BY H9D]+ ITS DEVELOPM5T 9 ALL ITS MANIFE/ATIONS & BY PRECIPITAT+ ITS RU9ATION444 

',! AN>*I/ GR\PS ( ! ,F,A,I WILL DEVOTE !IR BE/ EF=TS TO CONTRIV+ ! DECOMPOSITION ( CAPITALISM & ?US TO AN ONGO+ REVOLUTION>Y BACKLA% AGA9/ ANY FASCI/ V5TURE BY ! POLITICAL P>TIES1 )\T DI/9CTION4 ,! GR\PS %ALL BE ON A W> FOOT+ = ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ NATIVE & 9T]NATIONAL FASCISM1 HAT*$ BY ! MAD DET]M9ATION ( ! P>TIES TO MAT* ! ULTIMATE REQUIREM5TS ( CAPITALISM4 ,ANY POSSIBLE UNLEA%+ ( ! REACTION MU/ BE MET ) BY \R PEOPLE'S COMMITT+ !MSELVES TO ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION4'  
  

,CATALONIA ADD$ TO ! RESOLUTION ?AT3  
  

',WE CANNOT REMA9 SIL5T 9 ! FACE ( ! PRES5T ?REAT4 ,AS AN IDEOLOGICAL PR9CIPLE WE %\LD RECOMM5D AB/5TION4 ,9 ! EV5T ( A POSSIBLE REACTION>Y VICTORY1 WE %\LD HURL \RSELVES 9TO REVOLUTION )\T DELAY4'.<#a#f#f.>  
  

,! LOCAL ,C,N,T ,F$]ATION ( ,B>CELONA SUPPORT$ ! FAI/A POSITION :OLEHE>T$LY4 ,! FOLL[+ /ATEM5T APPE>$ 9 ,SOLID>IDAD ,OBR]A AT ! 5D ( ,OCTOB]3  
  

',IF1 AS A RESULT ( \R ANTI-ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN444 ! REACTION ATTEMPTS TO E/ABLI% ITSELF 9 P[] 9 ,SPA91 ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S ( ! ,C,N,T WILL HAVE SUFFICI5T GRACE1 C\RAGE & HONOR TO PLACE !MSELVES 9 ! =EFRONT ( ! /RUGGLE & DE/ROY ! REACTION1 EMPLOY+ ALL ! VIOL5T MEANS & >MS NECESS>Y4'.<#a#f#g.>  
  

,! PREVI\S DAY AT A ,NATIONAL ,PL5UM ( ,C,N,T ,REGIONALS 9 ,MADRID1 IT WAS UNANIM\SLY AGRE$ ?AT ! ORGANIZATION W\LD BE PUT ON A W> FOOT+ 9 ! EV5T ( A RI<TI/ VICTORY 9 ! ELECTIONS4 

,9 KEEP+ ) ! ANTI-ELECTORAL DECISIONS ( ! ,F,A,I ,NATIONAL ,PL5UM & ! ,C,N,T ,PL5UM ( ,REGIONALS' DECISIONS1 CLE>LY 9FLU5C$ BY ! REL5TLESS & VICI\S ANTI-AN>*I/ M5TALITY & POLICIES ( ! P>TY-POLITICAL LEFT1 ! AN>*I/S EMB>K$ ON A MASSIVE ANTI-VOT+ CAMPAIGN 9 ! RUN UP TO ! ELECTIONS ( #ai ,NOVEMB] #a#i#c#c4  
  

',DON'T ,VOTE6' URG$ ! SLOGANS & PO/]S ?AT COV]$ ! WALLS ( ALL MAJOR CITIES1 'BECAUSE ?AT BANAL ACT SPELLS ! RITUALIZATION ( Y\R SLAV]Y4'  
  

,SIMIL> WAT*WORDS W]E REPEAT$ AT PUBLIC MEET+S & 9 ! PAGES ( ! AN>*I/ PRESS UP & D[N ! C\NTRY4 

,! DECISION NOT TO VOTE WAS NOT M]ELY A DECL>ATION ( W> ON ! LEAD]%IP ( A HIDEB\ND ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY & ! B\RGEOIS REPUBLICANS :O1 DUR+ #c MON?S 9 P[]1 HAD REL5TLESSLY ATTEMPT$ TO LIMIT & ROLL BACK ! HOPES & ASPIRATIONS ( ! DISPOSSESS$ PEOPLE ( ,SPA94 

,! AN>*I/S SAW !IR DUTIES AS REVOLUTION>IES AS BE+ TO ANALYZE & ADVISE ! WORK]S AS TO ! POSSIBLE CONSEQU5CES ( !IR VOT+4 ,TI$ TO A /RATEGY ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 ! ANTI-VOT+ CAMPAIGN WAS NOT JU/ A SELF-9DULG5T EX]CISE 9 AB/RACT PR9CIPLES -- IT BECAME A CON/RUCTIVE ACT ( AFFIRMATION 9 ! FUTURE & A REVOLUTION>Y /ATEM5T ( 9T5T4 

,! CAMPAIGN CULM9AT$ ON #af ,NOVEMB] ) A MASS MEET+ AT ! ,PALACE ( ,F9E ,>TS 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,SPEAK]S FROM BO? ! ,F,A,I & ! ,C,N,T1 9CLUD+ ,DOM+O ,G]M9AL1 ,VAL]IO ,OROBAN ,F]N&EZ1 SECRET>Y ( ! ,ASOCIACION ,9T]NACIONAL DE ,TRABAJADORES 7,A,I,T7 & ONE ( ! FEW ,C,N,T LEAD]S :O DID NOT BELONG TO ! ,F,A,I1 & ,BU5AV5TURA ,DURRUTI1 ADDRESS$ A PACK$ AUDITORIUM4 ,! SLOGAN WAS ',SOCIAL REVOLUTION NOT ! BALLOT BOX'4 

,DURRUTI W\ND UP ! MEET+ BY SAY+3 

',WORK]S1 ! /ORMS >E APPROA*+4 ,TO PREP>E = ALL EM]G5CIES1 ! ,F,A,I ADVISES ! WORK]S ( ! ,C,N,T1 S9CE IT IS !Y :O CONTROL ! FACTORIES & ! PRODUCTION SITES1 NOT TO AB&ON !M4 ,!Y %\LD /AY CLOSE TO ! MA*9ES4 ,LET US />T TO SET UP WORK]S' C\NCILS & USE ! TE*NIQUES ?AT %\LD BE BASIC TO ! NEW SOCIAL & LIB]T>IAN ECONOMY4 

',! AN>*I/S1 AS ALWAYS1 WILL DO !IR DUTY BY BE+ ! FIR/ TO ?R[ !MSELVES 9TO ! /RUGGLE4 ,! OCCUPATION ( ! FACTORIES 9 ,ITALY %\LD BE A LESSON TO US4 ,!Y %\LD SPREAD CON/ANTLY \TW>DS1 =1 LIKE ALL 9SURRECTIONS1 !Y MU/ BE ON ! (F5SIVE4 ,TO BE ON ! DEF5SIVE ALWAYS MEANS DEA? TO ANY UPRIS+1 SO ! SEIZURE ( ! FACTORIES )\T COOP]ATION FROM \TSIDE MEANS DEA? ?R\< ISOLATION4 ,! WORK]S HAVE NO?+ MORE TO LOSE ?AN !IR *A9S4 ,LONG LIVE ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION4'.<#a#f#h.> 

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