,:I* ,SIDE ,TO ,TAKE8 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,OTTO ,RUHLE ,TEXT 3 ,?IS >TICLE FIR/ APPE>$ 9 ! ,AM]ICAN J\RNAL ,LIV+ ,M>XISM ,VOL4 #e1 ,NO4 #b1 ,FALL #a#i#d4 ,! SECOND ,WORLD ,W> HAS PRES5T$ GRAVE & FATEFUL PROBLEMS TO ! SOCIALI/ WORK]S' MOVEM5T4 ,AGA9 IT IS FAC$ ) A SITUATION SIMIL> TO ?AT :I* CONFRONT$ ! OLD LABOR MOVEM5T AT ! \TBREAK ( ! FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>4 ,!RE IS A DANG] ?AT ! MI/AKES :I* BR\IAT ?AN ! DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5TS ( ! ,5T5TE4 ,TODAY1 TOO1 ! FASCI/ GOV]NM5T ( ,G]MANY IS APP>5TLY A MORE DANG]\S 5EMY ( ! WORK]S ?AN IS ,5GL&4 ,LIEBKNE*T'S SLOGAN W\LD !RE=E HAVE TODAY AN EV5 GREAT] VALIDITY = ! ,G]MAN WORK+ CLASS ?AN IT HAD 9 #a#i#a#d4 ,IT W\LD SEEM1 H[EV]1 ?AT TODAY ! WORK]S 9 ! DEMOCRATIC C\NTRIES >E FAC$ ) A DIFF]5T SITUATION4 ,B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY CONFRONTS !M 9 !IR /RUGGLE = POLITICAL & ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION4 ,NEV]!LESS1 BE+ AT W> ) ! TOTALIT>IAN /ATES1 PRIM>ILY ) ,G]MAN FASCISM1 ! DEMOCRACIES CANNOT BE REG>D$ AS ! >*-FOE ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,BECAUSE ( !IR POLITICAL /RUCTURE & !IR CLASS-/RUGGLE ME*ANICS1 ! DEMOCRATIC C\NTRIES >E =C$ TO GRANT C]TA9 LIB]TIES TO ! PROLET>IAT :I* 5ABLES IT TO C>RY ON ITS /RUGGLE 9 ITS [N MANN]4 ,9 ! TOTALIT>IAN C\NTRIES ?IS IS NO LONG] POSSIBLE4 ,)9 ! FRAMEWORK ( DICTATOR%IP1 EV5 :5 IT CALLS ITSELF SOCIALI/1 ! PROLET>IAT HAS NO LIB]TIES1 NO RIIANISM IS ! GREAT]1 ! MORE VICI\S & DANG]\S FOE ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,IT W\LD APPE> !N ?AT ,LIEBKNE*T'S SLOGAN HAS ?US LO/ ITS VALIDITY = ! PROLET>IAT 9 ! DEMOCRATIC C\NTRIES4 ,9 ! FACE ( ?IS SITUATION WORK+-CLASS MOVEM5TS ( DEMOCRATIC C\NTRIES %IFT 9 A DIRECTION :I* SETS ASIDE ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ DEMOCRACY AS LONG AS ! LATT] IS 5GAG$ 9 A W> AGA9/ ! TOTALIT>IAN C\NTRIES1 9 A GREAT CRUSADE AGA9/ ITS >* FOE1 AGA9/ MONOPOLY1 FASCISM1 BOL%EVISM -- ! TOTALIT>IAN SY/EM 9 G5]AL4 ,IT IS ?IS SITUATION :I* GIVES RISE TO ! PRES5T CONFUSION1 DEBATE & CONTROV]SY )9 ! WORK+-CLASS MOVEM5T4 ,TO UND]/& ! PRES5T TACTICAL %IFTS1 H[EV]1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO HAVE SOME KN[L$GE ( ! SITUATION PREC$+ ! %IFT 9 POLICY 9 #a#i#a#d4 ,LAWS1 PR9CIPLES1 PROGRAMS & SLOGANS HAVE ONLY A TRANSITORY VALIDITY1 >E DET]M9$ HI/ORICALLY BY TIME FACTORS1 SITUATIONS1 & CIRCUM/ANCES1 & >E TO BE VIEW$ DIALECTICALLY4 ,?US :AT MAY HAVE BE5 ! WRONG TACTIC !N MAY BE ! RI CR$ITS1 ! PROLET>IAT ( ! :OLE WORLD BR&$ ?IS ACT AS A %AMEFUL BETRAYAL ( SOCIALISM4 ,UNTIL !N IT HAD BE5 AN E/ABLI%$ POLICY ( SOCIALI/S 9 P>LIAM5TS TO OPPOSE MILIT>Y APPROPRIATIONS4 ,9 ! CASE ( W> CR$ITS IT WAS TAK5 = GRANT$ ?AT ! SOCIALI/S W\LD ACT 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! E/ABLI%$ POLICY4 ,!RE=E1 :5 ! SOCIALI/S DID VOTE ! W> CR$ITS !Y DISRUPT$ AN E/ABLI%$ TACTIC & BETRAY$ AN E/ABLI%$ PR9CIPLE4 ,?IS ACT WAS UNIV]SALLY CONDEMN$ & >\S$ HEAT$ DISPUTES )9 ! 5TIRE SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,! OPPORTUNI/S JU/IFI$ IT ON ! GR\NDS ?AT !Y W]E EX*ANG+ 0CANNONS = SOCIAL RE=MS04 ,! RADICALS1 ON ! O!R H&1 URG$ A MORE VIGOR\S /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T 9 ORD] TO TURN ! W> 9TO A CIVIL W> & TO PREP>E = ! F9AL /RUGGLE -- ! COM+ REVOLUTION4 ,= PRES5T DAY FRACTIONS ?IS /RUGGLE HAS BECOME MEAN+LESS1 MA9LY BECAUSE SOCIALI/ P>TIES & P>LIAM5T>Y FUNCTION>IES HAVE BECOME MEAN+LESS 9 MANY C\NTRIES4 ,& 9 ?OSE C\NTRIES :]E !Y >E /ILL TOL]AT$ !IR VOICES HAVE BECOME M]E PATT]4 ,EI!R !Y >E NOT CONSULT$ AT ALL AB\T :E!R !Y WILL GRANT W> CR$ITS1 OR !Y !MSELVES >E ITS /AUN*E/ SUPPORT]S4 ,)\T DELIB]ATION & )\T /RUGGLE !Y >E ON ! SIDE ( !IR GOV]NM5TS4 ,IF =M]LY !Y W]E ALLIES ( ! B\RGEOISIE !Y >E N[ ITS S]VANTS & LACKEYS1 )\T BE+ 9 ! LEA/ AW>E ( !IR ROLE ( BETRAY]S4 ,9 ,5GL&1 ,FRANCE1 ,HOLL&1 ,NORWAY1 ,SW$51 ,F9L&1 ,BELGIUM1 ,SWITZ]L& & ,CZE*OSLOVAKIA -- 9 FACT EV]Y:]E -- ! ,SOCIALI/S W]E & >E SID+ ) ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,& ! 0,COMMUNI/S01 ONCE ! FI]CE/ CRITICS & OPPON5TS ( ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATS1 = :OM !Y ESPECIALLY 9V5T$ ! T]M 0,SOCIAL-FASCI/01 B[$ TO ! B\RGEOISIE EV5 BE=E !IR POLITICAL DEG5]ATION & BETRAYAL :I* CULM9AT$ 9 ! CAPITULATION TO ,HITL] & FASCISM4 ,H[ %ALL WE ACC\NT = ?IS %IFT8 ,IS IT BECAUSE ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ,SOCIALISM & ,COMMUNISM HAVE ALL BECOME KNAVES & BLACKGU>DS8 ,TO ASSUME ?AT W\LD BE TOO SIMPLE4 ,NO MATT] H[ MANY RASCALS & BLACKGU>DS !RE MAY BE AMONG !M1 ! REASON = ?IS %IFT LIES DEEP]4 ,IT MU/ BE S\TY ORGANIZATIONS1 9 ! *ANG$ TIMES4 ,!SE *ANGES HAVE BECOME APP>5T & OBVI\S4 ,! OLD SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T >OSE DUR+ ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! CAPITALI/ ]A1 ! ONE WE CAN REF] TO AS ! PHASE ( PRIVATE CAPITALISM 7LAISSEZ-FAIRE74 ,FROM IT SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY RECEIV$ ! IMPULSE ( ITS ORIG91 ! CONDITIONS = ITS GR[?1 ! /RUCTURE ( ITS MASS-ORGANIZATIONS1 ! FIELD1 TACTIC & WEAPONS = ITS /RUGGLES4 ,ITS SUB/ANCE WAS D]IV$ FROM ! SUB/ANCE ( ! SY/EM 9 :I* IT LIV$ & F\4 ,IT IS N[ 9 A LIFE-&-DEA? /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ASC5D+ NEW PHASE1 :I* WE DESCRIBE AS /ATE-CAPITALI/IC4 ,JU/ AS ! FIR/ ONE F\ND ITS IDEOLOGICAL & POLITICAL EXPRESSION 9 ,LIB]ALISM & ,DEMOCRACY1 SO ! SECOND F9DS ITS EXPRESSION 9 ,FASCISM & ,DICTATOR%IP4 ,DEMOCRACY WAS ! /ATE =M ( CAPITALI/ ASC5DANCY1 ( ITS /RUGGLE AGA9/ FEUDALISM1 MON>*ISM & CL]ICALISM1 ( ! UNFOLD+ ( ALL 9DIVIDUAL P[]S = ! VICTORY & RISE ( ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMIC SY/EM1 = ! SOCIAL SETT+ & CULTURAL 5D[M5T ( ! B\RGEOIS ORD]4 ,?IS ASC5D+ P]IOD 5D$ LONG AGO4 ,DEMOCRACY BECOMES MORE & MORE 9ADEQUATE & UNBE>ABLE = PRES5T DAY CAPITALISM1 = ! CAPITALI/IC 9T]E/S CAN NO LONG] LIVE & GR[ UND] IT4 ,!Y DEM& NEW SOCIAL & POLITICAL CONDITIONS1 A NEW IDEOLOGY & A NEW /ATE =M -- A NEW RUL+ APP>ATUS4 ,! DEMOCRATIC PHASE IS DISC>D$ & DEMOLI%$ 9 ORD] ?AT FASCISM CAN TAKE ITS PLACE4 ,= ONLY UND] FASCISM CAN /ATE-CAPITALISM DEVELOP & ?RIVE4 ,:5 DEMOCRACY CEASES TO BE ! VALID & DOM9ANT /ATE-=M1 ?AT MOVEM5T :I* RECEIV$ ITS IMPETUS1 ITS RILIAM5T>ISM1 ITS P>TY-MA*9E1 ITS AU?ORITATIVE-C5TRALI/IC ORGANIZATION ME?ODS1 ITS AGIT-PROP TE*NIQUE1 ITS MILIT>Y /RATEGY1 ITS COMPROMISORY TACTIC1 ITS RATIONALIZATIONS AS WELL AS ITS METAPHYSICAL-IRRATIONAL ILLUSIONS -- ALL !SE IT RECEIV$ FROM ! RI* >S5AL ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 ALL ( IT WAS P>T & P>CEL1 FLE% ( ! FLE% ( ! B\RGEOIS-DEMOCRATIC-LIB]AL WORLD4 ,BECAUSE ALL ?IS HAS 5D$1 ! MOVEM5T HAS COLLAPS$1 BECOMES BUT A %AD[ ( ITS =M] SELF4 ,IT CAN ONLY TOSS & GROAN UND] ! COV] ( ! TORN & TATT]$ CLOAK ( DY+ DEMOCRACY UNTIL ITS [N DEA? OV]TAKES IT4 ,PRIVATE CAPITALISM -- & ) IT DEMOCRACY1 :I* IS TRY+ TO SAVE IT -- IS OBSOLETE & GO+ ! WAY ( ALL MORTAL ?+S4 ,/ATE CAPITALISM -- & ) IT FASCISM1 :I* PAVES ! WAY = IT -- IS GR[+ & SEIZ+ P[]4 ,! OLD IS GONE =EV] & NO EXORCISM WORKS AGA9/ ! NEW4 ,NO MATT] H[ H>D WE MAY TRY TO REVIVE ,DEMOCRACY1 TO HELP H] ONCE MORE /& ON H] LEGS1 TO BREA! LIFE 9TO H]1 ALL EF=TS WILL BE FUTILE4 ,ALL HOPES = A VICTORY ( DEMOCRACY OV] FASCISM >E ! CRASSE/ ILLUSIONS1 ALL BELIEF 9 ! RETURN ( DEMOCRACY AS A =M ( CAPITALI/ GOV]NM5T HAS ONLY ! VALUE ( CUNN+ BETRAYAL & C[>DLY SELF-DELUSION4 ,?OSE LABOR LEAD]S :O TODAY >E ON ! SIDE ( ! DEMOCRACIES1 & >E TRY+ TO W9 ! WORK]S' ORGANIZATIONS TO ?AT SIDE1 >E DO+ ONLY :AT !IR P>TICUL> GOV]NM5TS & G5]AL /AFFS >E DO+2 NAMELY1 RECRUIT+ WORK]S & HOMELESS1 HOPELESS EMIGRANTS 9TO !IR >MIES TO HURL !M AGA9/ FASCI/ FRONTS4 ,!SE VOLUNTE] RECRUIT+ (FIC]S1 HIREL+S ( ! DEMOCRACIES1 >E G5TLEM5 NO F9] ?AN ?OSE KIDNAPP]S :O SUPPLY DEA?-%IPS ) %AN AGA9/ FASCISM4 ,!Y AF=D$ NO REAL HELP TO ,POL&4 ,NO S]I\S ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO SAVE ,F9L&4 ,!Y S5T BADLY >M$ SOLDI]S TO ,NORWAY4 ,!Y SIGN ECONOMIC PACTS ) ,RUSSIA1 ! ACCOMPLICE & CAMP-FOLL[] 9 ! S]VICE ( ,HITL]4 ,EV]Y?+ !Y >E DO+ IS ONLY CALCULAT$ TO =CE ,G]MANY 9TO SU* A DIFFICULT & UNT5ABLE POSITION ?AT %E WILL BE WILL+ TO 5T] 9TO A CAPITALI/-FASCI/ BUS9ESS P>TN]%IP :I* WILL 5ABLE BO? SIDES TO 5?RALL$ ! :OLE WORLD4 ,BO? ME?ODS ( GOV]NM5T >E GETT+ MORE SIMIL> EV]Y DAY4 ,:AT REAL DEMOCRACY WAS !RE 9 ,CZE*OSLOVAKIA8 9 ,POL&8 ,:AT DEMOCRACY DID ! ,SPANI% REFUGEES & O!R EMIGRANTS F9D 9 ,FRANCE :]E ALL HUMAN RIE %E] ILLUSION4 ,>E ! EXP]I5CES ( ! ,AU/RIAN1 ,G]MAN & ,CZE*OSLOVAKIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACIES NOT FRIIAT ?AT ITS OBSOLETE ORGANIZATIONS BAS$ UPON AN OPPORTUNI/IC TACTIC MAKE IT DEF5SELESS AGA9/ ! ONSLAUIAT & ITS HI/ORICAL DELIV]ANCE DOES NOT SPR+ FROM ! MIS]ABLE REMNANTS ( ! OLD MOVEM5TS 9 ! /ILL-DEMOCRATIC C\NTRIES1 & /ILL LESS FROM ! %ABBY FRAGM5TS ( ?OSE P>TY TRADITIONS ?AT W]E SCATT]$ & SPILL$ 9 ! EMIGRATION ( ! WORLD4 ,NOR DOES IT SPR+ FROM ! /]EOTYP$ NOTIONS ( PA/ REVOLUTIONS1 REG>DLESS ( :E!R ONE BELIEVES 9 ! BLESS+S ( VIOL5CE OR 9 0PEACEFUL TRANSITION04 ,HOPE COMES RA!R FROM ! NEW URGES & IMPULSES :I* WILL ANIMATE ! MASSES 9 ! TOTALIT>IAN /ATES & WILL =CE !M TO MAKE !IR [N HI/ORY4 ,! SELF-EXPROPRIATION & PROLET>IANIZATION ( ! B\RGEOISIE BY ! SECOND ,WORLD ,W>1 ! SURM\NT+ ( NATIONALISM BY ! ABOLITION ( SMALL /ATES1 ! /ATE-CAPITALI/IC WORLD-POLITIC BAS$ ON /ATE F$]ATIONS1 ! SPREAD+ ( ! CLASS CONCEPT UNTIL IT FO/]S A MAJORITY 9T]E/ 9 SOCIALISM1 ! %IFT ( GRAVITY FROM ! TYPICALLY LAISSEZ-FAIRE =M ( B\RGEOIS COMPETITION TO ! UNAVOIDABLE COLLECTIVIZATION ( ! FUTURE1 ! TRANS=MATION ( ! CLASS-/RUGGLE FROM AN AB/RACT-IDEOLOGICAL CATEGORY 9TO A PRACTICAL-POSITIVE-ECONOMIC CATEGORY1 ! AUTOMATIC RISE ( FACTORY C\NCILS AFT] ! UNFOLD+ ( LABOR DEMOCRACY AS A REACTION TO BUREAUCRATIC T]ROR1 ! EXACT & RATIONAL REGULATIONS & DIRECTIONS ( HUMAN ACTIVITIES & CONDUCT ?R\< ! ABOLITION ( ! P[] ( ! IMP]SONAL1 UNCONSCI\S & BL9D M>KET ECONOMY -- ALL !SE FACTORS CAN MAKE US AW>E ( ! 5ORM\S UPSURGE ( 5]GIES MADE FREE :5 ! PRIMITIVE1 ME*ANICAL1 RAW & BRUTAL BEG9N+S ( A SOCIAL COLLECTIVISM1 SU* AS FASCISM PRES5TS1 >E AT LA/ OV]COME4 ,AS YET WE DO NOT SEE BY :AT MEANS FASCISM WILL BE OV]COME4 ,WE FEEL1 H[EV]1 JU/IFI$ 9 ASSUM+ ?AT ! ME*ANICS & DYNAMICS ( REVOLUTION WILL UND]GO FUNDAM5TAL *ANGES4 ,! FAMILI> CONCEPT ( REVOLUTION /EMS PRIM>ILY FROM ?AT P]IOD :I* SAW ! TRANSITION FROM ! FEUDAL TO ! B\RGEOIS WORLD4 ,?IS CONCEPT WILL NOT BE VALID = ! TRANSITION FROM CAPITALISM TO SOCIALISM4 ,! EFFECT & SUCCESS ( ! REVOLUTION MAY BE P]CEIV$ FROM ! FACT ?AT ! PRES5T =C$ COLLECTIVIZATION1 :I* IS EV5 N[ BUR/+ ITS BUREAUCRATIC FETT]S1 DEVELOPS ITS [N DYNAMICS T[>D A HI<] & WID] BALANCE1 CONSOLIDATION1 & DI/ILLATION4 ,! F9AL SUBLIMATION MU/ LEAD TO AN ORI5TATION BAS$ UPON ! PR9CIPLE ( LIB]TY1 EQUALITY & FRAT]NITY SO ?AT ! FREE DEVELOPM5T ( EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL WILL BECOME ! PRECONDITION = ! FREE DEVELOPM5T ( ALL4 ,?IS IS BY NO MEANS A ,UTOPIA1 BUT AN ASPECT ( A V]Y REAL DEVELOPM5T )9 ! NEXT HI/ORICAL EPO*1 :I* ! SECOND ,WORLD ,W> IS U%]+ 94 ,TO FOCUS ATT5TION UPON ?IS DEVELOPM5T1 TO RECKON ) ?IS BASICALLY UNIV]SAL & PR(\NDLY REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS1 TO HELP /R5G!N ?IS PROCESS BY ONE'S CONDUCT & ACTION1 TO DEF5D IT AGA9/ H9DRANCES & DI/ORTIONS IS ! REVOLUTION>Y TASK CONFRONT+ US TODAY4 ,9 ! SECOND ,WORLD ,W> BO? FRONTS1 ! DEMOCRATIC AS WELL AS ! FASCI/1 >E LIKELY TO BE DEFEAT$ -- ! ONE MILIT>ILY1 ! O!R ECONOMICALLY4 ,NO MATT] TO :I* SIDE ! PROLET>IAT (F]S ITSELF1 IT WILL BE AMONG ! DEFEAT$4 ,!RE=E IT MU/ NOT SIDE ) ! DEMOCRACIES1 NOR ) ! TOTALIT>IANS4 ,= CLASS-CONSCI\S REVOLUTION>IES !RE IS ONLY ONE SOLUTION1 ! SOLUTION :I* BREAKS ) ALL TRADITIONS & ALL REMNANTS ( ORGANIZATIONS ( ! PA/1 :I* SWEEPS AWAY ALL ! ILLUSIONS ( ! B\RGEOIS-9TELLECTUAL EPO* & :I* REALLY LE>NS FROM ! LESSONS ( DISC\RAGEM5TS & DISILLUSIONM5T SUFF]$ DUR+ ! 9FANTILE /AGE ( ! 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