,:AT ,WE ,BELIEVE ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,*RI/OPH] ,Z4 ,HOBSON ,TEXT 3 ,AS MEMB]S ( ! ,LOVE & ,RAGE ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION1 WE BELIEVE !RE IS A NE$ TO RE/ATE SOME FUNDAM5TAL POSITIONS WE HOLD 9 COMMON4 ,WE HAVE TAK5 ?IS /EP BECAUSE SOME REC5T OP9IONS /AT$ )9 ,LOVE & ,RAGE BACKTRACK ON SOME ( !SE BASIC PR9CIPLES4 ,WE BELIEVE3 ,REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM IS ! PROGRAM ( A SELF-ORGANIZ$1 COOP]ATIVE1 DEC5TRALIZ$1 & ?OR\Y1 SELF-MANAG$ ASSOCIATIONS4 ,?IS MEANS ! OV]?R[ ( ALL =MS ( OPPRESSION1 9CLUD+1 BUT NOT LIMIT$ TO1 ! DOM9ATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 WOM51 GAYS & LESBIANS1 ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS1 ,LAT9OS1 Y\?1 NEO-COLONIES1 & NATURE4 ,SELF-ORGANIZATION ( ! PEOPLE IS BO? \R VISION ( A NEW SOCIETY & \R PROGRAM = REA*+ ! NEW SOCIETY4 ,?IS MAKES AN>*ISM C5TRAL TO \R POLITICS4 ,!RE >E HI/ORICAL FAIL+S ( AN>*ISM1 BUT !Y CAN BE DEALT ) FROM )9 AN>*ISM4 ,AN>*ISM'S MI/AKES OCCUR )9 A BASICALLY LIB]AT+ VISION4 ,!Y 9CLUDE3 ULTIMATISM1 ! IDEA ?AT ONE CAN AB/A9 FROM LIMIT$1 RE=M /RUGGLES1 ANTI-ORGANIZATIONALISM1 OPPOSITION TO ORGANIZATION1 P]MEATIONISM1 ! IDEA ?AT AN>*I/ 9/ITUTIONS CAN GR[ UP )9 AN AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIETY & SUPPLANT IT )\T A REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE1 & OPPORTUNISM1 ! IDEA 7AS 9 ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION7 ?AT1 UND] EM]G5CY CONDITIONS1 ONE CAN JO9 ! /ATE TO DEF5D IT FROM ANTI-DEMOCRATIC 5EMIES1 9/EAD ( BUILD+ AN ALT]NATE TO ! /ATE 7SU* AS F$]ATIONS ( POPUL> C\NCILS74 ,! LATT] TWO1 AT LEA/1 %[ ! ATTRACTIV5ESS ( AU?ORIT>IANISM1 EV5 TO COMMITT$ AN>*I/S4 ,WE MU/ LE>N FROM O!R TRADITIONS ( /RUGGLE1 SU* AS ,BLACK NATIONALISM OR FEM9ISM OR ECOLOGY1 BUT :AT WE LE>N MU/ BE 9TEGRAT$ 9TO REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM4 ,:AT MATT]S IS NOT AN>*ISM AS A LABEL BUT AN>*ISM AS A VISION & A PROGRAM4 ,ESPECIALLY1 ,M>XISM %\LD BE SE5 AS AN OPPON5T ( AN>*ISM4 ,:ATEV] VALUE ITS P>TS MAY HAVE1 ,M>XISM WAS MEANT TO BE A TOTAL VISION1 A COMB9ATION ( ECONOMICS1 POLITICS1 HI/ORICAL ANALYSIS1 & PHILOSOPHY4 ,?IS TOTAL VISION IS C5TRALI/ & AU?ORIT>IAN TO ! CORE4 ,UNLIKE ! ]RORS ( AN>*I/S1 ,M>XISM'S 0MI/AKE10 FROM \R PO9T ( VIEW1 IS BASIC TO ITS REAL PROGRAM1 ! CREATION ( A NEW =M ( AU?ORIT>IAN /ATE & SOCIETY4 ,IT HAS PRODUC$ PRO-IMP]IALI/ ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY & ! TOTALIT>IAN /ATE-CAPITALISM ( ,/AL9ISM4 ,ULTIMATELY1 IT CAN PRODUCE NO?+ ELSE4 ,DESPITE HI/ORICAL DEFEATS1 ,M>XISM REMA9S A LIV+ DANG]4 ,AS RADICALISM 9CREASES1 ,M>XISM IS LIKELY TO REVIVE1 DUE BO? TO ITS /R5G?S 7ITS L>GE BODY ( !ORY & PRACTICE7 & WEAKNESS 7ITS AU?ORIT>IANISM1 :I* MANY F9D ATTRACTIVE74 ,AN>*I/S MU/ WORK AT ANALYZ+1 DISCUSS+1 & REFUT+ ,M>XISM4 ,! IMPRESSION ?AT ,M>XISM 0WORKS0 BECAUSE ( ,*9A OR ,CUBA OR 7RETRO SPECTIVELY7 ,RUSSIA1 & ?AT AN>*ISM DOES NOT WORK0 BECAUSE IT HAS NEV] BUILT A LA/+ FREE SOCIETY1 WILL BE ATTRACTIVE TO MANY4 ,IT IS H>D = PEOPLE TO BELIEVE 9 !IR [N ABILITY TO CREATE A NEW1 JU/ SOCIETY1 :5 /ATES HAVE BE5 SO SUCCESSFUL 9 CO-OPT+ & CRU%+ SU* EF=TS4 ,MANY F9D IT EASI] TO BELIEVE 9 AU?ORIT>IANISM BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO 0WORK40 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ?IS LACK ( CONFID5CE MAY APPE> EV5 AMONG AN>*I/S4 ,! /ATE %\LD BE REPLAC$ ) A SELF-ORGANIZ$ SOCIETY -- A F$]ATION ( POPUL> C\NCILS & COMMITTEES & ASSOCIATIONS1 SU* AS HAVE APPE>$ 9 REVOLUTION AFT] REVOLUTION4 ,9 PLACE ( ! POLICE & MILIT>Y W\LD BE ! MILITIA -- ! >M$ PEOPLE4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( REVOLUTION & CIVIL W>1 SOME REPRESSION & C5TRALIZATION MAY BE TEMPOR>ILY NECESS>Y1 BUT \R PR9CIPLE IS TO LIMIT IT TO ! M9IMUM :I* IS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y :ILE 5C\RAG+ AS MU* FRE$OM AS IS PRACTICALLY POSSIBLE4 ,!RE >E SOME RESEMBLANCES BETWE5 A /ATE & A SELF-ORGANIZ$ PEOPLE 9 A REVOLUTION1 BUT !Y >E NOT ! SAME & MU/ NOT BECOME ! SAME1 ,/RUGGLES = RE=MS %\LD BE SUPPORT$ :5EV] !Y MEAN REAL B5EFITS1 SU* AS IMPROV+ ! POPUL> /&>D ( LIV+1 OR EXP&+ ! >EA ( FRE$OM1 OR DECREAS+ POLLUTION4 ,BUT !SE MU/ BE REAL B5EFITS = ! PEOPLE1 NOT JU/ ILLUSIONS4 ,:5 WE POSE \R RE=M DEM&S1 WE DO NOT WORRY AB\T :AT ! SY/EM CAN AF=D1 BUT FOCUS ON :AT PEOPLE NE$4 ,WE WILL WORK ) POLITICAL GR\PS ) :I* WE /RONGLY DISAGREE1 = COMMON RE=M GOALS4 ,BUT WE SAY ?AT RE=MS >E MO/ LIKELY WON ?R\< ! MO/ MILITANT MASS ACTIONS1 UNIT+ AS MU* ( ! OPPRESS$ AS POSSIBLE 9 9DEP5D5T OPPOSITION4 ,WE D5Y ?AT IMPROVEM5TS >E WON ?R\< ELECTIONS1 NEI!R ?R\< ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY NOR ?R\< A NEW PROGRESSIVE OR LABOR P>TY4 ,WE D5Y ?AT LIB]ATION CAN BE WON BY SMALL B&S ( W\LD-BE H]OES :O TAKE ON ! /ATE1 ) GUNS & BOMBS BY !MSELVES1 )\T ! P>TICIPATION ( ! PEOPLE4 ,M>XI/-,L59I/S1 NATIONALI/S1 & O!RS BUILD ORGANIZATIONS >\ND ! PROGRAM ( OV]?R[+ ! EXI/+ /ATE & BUILD+ NEW /ATES4 ,REG>DLESS ( P]SONAL MOTIVATION1 SU* PEOPLE >E OBJECTIVELY WORK+ TO CREATE & BECOME7 A NEW RUL+ CLASS4 ,WE MU/ /RUGGLE IDEOLOGICALLY ) !M TO BREAK !M FROM !IR IDEAS4 ,WE CAN & %\LD BLOC ) REVOLUTION>Y /ATI/S 9 COMMON EF=TS1 BO? = ! IMM$IATE NE$S ( ! /RUGGLE & AS A MEANS TO /RUGGLE AGA9/ !IR IDEAS4 ,WE NE$ TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 H>D5$ POLITICOS :O >E NOT GO+ TO BREAK ) ,M>XISM-,L59ISM = LOVE OR MONEY & NEW OR QUE/ION+ PEOPLE :OM WE CAN REA*4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 NOT EV]YONE 9 ,LOVE & ,RAGE SEEMS TO P]CEIVE ! L9E ( ABSOLUTE DIFF]5CE 9 ULTIMATE GOALS BETWE5 US & MANY GOOD ACTIVI/S :O >E OBJECTIVELY /ATI/ -- OR P]CEIVE ! NE$ TO /RUGGLE AGA9/ !IR /ATISM4 ,ABOVE ALL ELSE1 WE TELL PEOPLE :AT WE BELIEVE IS ! TRU? -- AB\T ! LIMITATIONS ( RE=MI/ /RATEGIES & AU?ORIT>IAN LEAD]S1 & ! NE$ = A REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ /RATEGY4 ,! WORLD IS NOT DIVID$ 9TO SECTORS1 ) ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANISM ON ! AG5DA 9 ! ADVANC$ SECTORS BUT ONLY NATIONALI/ CAPITALISM ON ! AG5DA 9 ! OPPRESS$ NATIONS4 ,WE REJECT ! POLITICAL CONCLUSIONS IMPLI$ BY ?IS ANALYSIS1 NAMELY ?AT ONE %\LD WORK TO E/ABLI% PROGRESSIVE CAPITALI/ REGIMES 9 !SE LESS-FAVOR$ SECTORS1 & ONLY FI P[] BE=E1 DUR+1 & AFT] !SE /RUGGLES4 ,IF IT IS NOT POSSIBLE AT A GIV5 PO9T = POPUL> ORGANIZATIONS TO REALI/ICALLY FIE = ! FUTURE4 ,! IDEA ( A DI/9CT NATIONALI/_/ANTI-IMP]IALI/ REVOLUTION HAS ITS [N =M 9 ! ADVANC$ IMP]IALI/ C\NTRIES4 ,RA!R ?AN SEP>ATE /AGES ( REVOLUTION1 IT IMPLIES SEP>ATE /RUGGLES BY DIFF]5T SECTORS SU* AS ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS & AN ALLIANCE BETWE5 AN>*I/S & 7:OMEV] WE ?9K >E7 ! LEAD]S ( !SE /RUGGLES4 ,WE BELIEVE 9 SUPPORT+ JU/ /RUGGLES1 BUT CRITICIZ+ AU?ORIT>IAN LEAD]S4 ,WE ORGANIZE PEOPLE >\ND LIB]T>IAN & AN>*I/ POLITICS ACROSS COLOR 7& O!R7 L9ES4 ,AN>*ISM & NOT ,M>XISM1 HAS LONG BE5 ! BE/ PROGRAM = ! LIB]ATION ( HUMANITY1 9 BO? ! IMP]IALI/ & ! OPPRESS$ NATIONS4 ,WE D5Y ?AT SUPPORT+ NATIONALI/ CAPITALI/S WAS CORRECT 9 AN E>LI] P]I D BUT NOT TODAY4 ,?IS IS A FALSE DI/9CTION4 ,! ULTIMATE GOAL ( AN 9T]NATIONAL NON-/ATE SOCIETY SEEMS JU/ AS F> AWAY TODAY AS FIFTY YE>S AGO 9 MANY C\NTRIES1 SU* AS ,PALE/9E1 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 ,CONGO1 OR ,MEXICO4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 ! >GUM5TS = SUPPORT+ NATIONALI/ CAPITALI/S >E JU/ AS APP>5TLY P]SUASIVE1 & JU/ AS DANG]\S TO MANY PEOPLE TODAY4 ,!RE IS NO ONE =M ( OPPRESSION 7SU* AS CAPITALISM OR RACISM7 :I* UND]LIES ALL O!RS & IS ! MO/ IMPORTANT4 ,NOR >E ! SEP>ATE OPPRESSIONS JU/ SIDE-BY-SIDE4 ,RA*]1 ALL =MS ( OPPRESSION >E ASPECTS ( A S+LE MOD]N AU?ORIT>IAN SY/EM4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM IS NOT JU/ A MATT] = ! WORK+ CLASS AS SU*1 BUT IS SOME?+ 9 :I* WOM5 PLAY A KEY ROLE4 ,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ RACISM IS NOT JU/ A MATT] = ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS1 BUT REQUIRES ! 9VOLVEM5T ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 MO/ ESPECIALLY ,BLACK WORK]S4 ,SEXISM WILL NOT BE OV]COME )\T OPPOS+ ! DE/RUCTION ( NATURE BY PATRI>*AL CAPITALISM4 ,AT V>I\S TIMES1 WE MAY TACTICALLY FOCUS ON ?IS OR ?AT ISSUE1 BUT ULTIMATELY NO ONE OPPRESSION IS MORALLY MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ANO!R1 NOR EV5 TRULY SEP>ATE FROM ! O!RS4 ,NOR %\LD O!R /RUGGLES WAIT UNTIL ONE IS 0SOLV$10 :E!R CAPITALISM OR RACISM OR ANY O!R4 ,! MA9/REAM ( AN>*ISM HAS HI/ORICALLY OPPOS$ CAPITALISM 9 FAVOR ( A COOP]ATIVE1 NONPR(IT1 SELF-MANAG$1 ECONOMY -- ?AT IS1 LIB]T>IAN 7OR ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN7 SOCIALISM4 ,TO W9 ?IS GOAL REQUIRES ! P>TICIPATION ( ! 9T]NATIONAL WORK+ CLASS1 BUT IT ALSO REQUIRES ! P>TICIPATION ( ALL OPPRESS$ PEOPLE4 ,! MO/ REVOLUTION>Y =CES >E LIKELY TO BE F\ND AT ! 9T]SECTION ( V>I\S OPPRESSIONS -- SU* AS ,BLACK WORK]S OR WORK+ WOM54 ,!SE >E LEA/ CORRUPT$ BY ! RELATIVE PRIVILEGES & B5EFITS :I* ! RUL+ CLASS USES TO BUY (F POT5TIALLY REBELLI\S PEOPLE4 ,H[EV]1 WE WRITE (F NO ONE4 ,WE APPEAL TO BO? ! SELF-9T]E/ & ! POT5TIAL IDEALISM ( ! VA/ MAJORITY ( HUMANITY4 ,= EXAMPLE1 WE CALL ON :ITE WORK]S TO GIVE UP !IR APP>5T1 PETTY PRIVILEGES OV] PEOPLE ( COLOR1 PRIVILEGES :I* TIE !M TO ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,?IS IS NOT SO ! :ITES WILL BE WORSE (F BUT GUILT-FREE1 BUT SO ?AT !Y WILL BE BO? MAT]IALLY & MORALLY BETT] (F4 ,OPPRESS$ PEOPLE >E DIVID$ BY RELATIVE PRIVILEGES ( G5D]1 RACE1 CLASS1 & NATIONALITY & BL9D$ BY IRRATIONAL & AU?ORIT>IAN BELIEFS4 ,!RE IS NO PURE SECTION ( SOCIETY1 UNPOISON$ BY AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,YET WE HAVE FAI? ?AT PEOPLE CAN ACCEPT HUMAN SOLID>ITY AS A SUPREME VALUE -- ?AT !Y CAN GIVE UP ! DESIRE TO BE LITTLE BOSSES OV] ?OSE EV5 WEAK] ?AN !MSELVES1 9 ORD] TO REA* = REAL FRE$OM = !MSELVES & ALL O!RS4 ,WE WANT TO BUILD AN ORGANIZATION ?AT EMBODIES ?IS P]SPECTIVE4 ,AN>*I/S >E A DI/9CT M9ORITY4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( OPPRESS$ PEOPLE MORE OR LESS ACCEPT ! SY/EM WE LIVE UND]4 ,!Y LOOK TO LEAD]S TO SAVE !M4 ,AN>*I/S HOPE TO W9 OV] ! MAJORITY BY P]SUASION & EXAMPLE4 ,AS ! SY/EM IS %AK5 BY ITS CRISES1 WE 9T5D TO RAISE AN ALT]NATE PROGRAM TO ?AT ( ! AU?ORIT>IANS4 ,WE WANT TO P]SUADE PEOPLE TO RELY ON !MSELVES BY BUILD+ DEMOCRATIC MASS ORGANIZATIONS C\NT]POIS$ TO ! RUL]S & W\LD-BE NEW RUL]S4 ,M>XI/S >E VANGU>DI/ & AU?ORIT>IAN BECAUSE !Y WANT TO BUILD P>TIES ?AT WILL BECOME ! NEW RUL]S4 ,IT IS NOT VANGU>DI/ OR AU?ORIT>IAN = ! AN>*I/ M9ORITY TO P]SUADE PEOPLE ( \R UNPOPUL> PROGRAM -- ?AT PEOPLE %\LD RELY ON !MSELVES4 ,IT IS P>T ( ! 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