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,PROBLEMS ( ! ,TRANSITION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CORNELIUS ,CA/ORIADIS 

,TEXT 3 

#a4 ,PROBLEMS ( ! ,TRANSITION 

,! SOCIETY WE >E TALK+ AB\T IS NOT COMMUNISM1 :I* SUPPOSES TOTAL FRE$OM1 ! COMPLETE CONTROL BY PEOPLE OV] ALL !IR [N ACTIVITIES1 ! ABS5CE ( ANY CON/RA9T1 TOTAL ABUNDANCE - & HUMAN BE+S ( A TOTALLY DIFF]5T K9D4 

,! SOCIETY WE >E TALK+ AB\T IS SOCIALISM1 & SOCIALISM IS ! ONLY TRANSITIONAL SOCIETY BETWE5 A REGIME ( EXPLOITATION & COMMUNISM4 ,:AT IS NOT SOCIALISM 7AS H]E DEF9$7 ISN'T A TRANSITIONAL SOCIETY1 BUT AN EXPLOIT+ SOCIETY4 ,WE MI<T SAY ?AT ANY EXPLOIT+ SOCIETY IS A SOCIETY ( TRANSITION1 BUT ( TRANSITION TO ANO!R =M ( EXPLOITATION4 ,! TRANSITION TO COMMUNISM IS ONLY POSSIBLE IF EXPLOITATION IS IMM$IATELY ABOLI%$1 = O!RWISE1 EXPLOITATION CONT9UES & FE$S ON ITSELF4 ,! ABOLITION ( EXPLOITATION IS ONLY POSSIBLE :5 EV]Y SEP>ATE /RATUM ( ORD]-GIV]S CEASES TO EXI/1 = 9 MOD]N SOCIETIES IT IS ! DIVISION 9TO ORD]-GIV]S & ORD]-TAK]S :I* IS AT ! ROOT ( EXPLOITATION4 ,! ABOLITION ( A SEP>ATE MANAG]IAL APP>ATUS MEANS WORK]S' MANAGEM5T 9 ALL SECTORS ( SOCIAL ACTIVITY4 ,WORK]S' MANAGEM5T IS ONLY POSSIBLE ?R\< NEW 9/ITUTIONS EMBODY+ ! DIRECT DEMOCRACY ( ! PRODUC]S 7! ,C\NCILS74 ,WORK]S' MANAGEM5T CAN ONLY BE CONSOLIDAT$ & 5L>G$ 9S(> AS IT ATTACKS ! DEEPE/ ROOTS ( ALI5ATION 9 ALL FIELDS & PRIM>ILY 9 ! REALM ( WORK4 

,9 !IR ESS5CE1 !SE VIEWS CLOSELY CO9CIDE ) ,M>X'S IDEAS ON ! SUBJECT4 ,M>X ONLY CONSID]$ ONE K9D ( TRANSITIONAL SOCIETY BETWE5 CAPITALISM & COMMUNISM1 :I* HE CALL$ 9DIFF]5TLY 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 OR 0L[] /AGE ( COMMUNISM40 ,= HIM1 ?IS SOCIETY IMPLI$ AN 5D TO EXPLOITATION & TO A SEP>ATE /ATE APP>ATUS4 

,!SE ELEM5T>Y TRU?S HAVE BE5 SY/EMATICALLY HIDD5 OR DI/ORT$4 ,LET US LEAVE ASIDE ! ,/AL9I/S1 :OSE HI/ORIC JOB IT HAS BE5 TO PRES5T CONC5TRATION CAMPS1 ! ABSOLUTE P[] ( FACTORY MANAG]S1 PIECE-RATES & ,/AKHANOVISM AS ! F9I%$ PRODUCTS ( SOCIALISM4 ,! SAME MY/IFICATION1 9 A MORE SUBTLE BUT JU/ AS DANG]\S =M1 HAS BE5 PROPAGAT$ BY ! ,TROTSKYI/S & BY ,TROTSKY HIMSELF4 ,!Y HAVE MANAG$ TO 9V5T AN 9CREAS+ NUMB] ( TRANSITIONAL SOCIETIES1 SLOTT+ MORE OR LESS HAPPILY 9TO ONE ANO!R4 ,BETWE5 COMMUNISM & CAPITALISM1 !RE WAS SOCIALISM4 ,BUT BETWE5 SOCIALISM & CAPITALISM !RE WAS ! ,WORK]S' ,/ATE4 ,& BETWE5 ! ,WORK]S' ,/ATE & CAPITALISM !RE WAS ! 0DEG5]AT$ ,WORK]S' ,/ATE0 7DEG5]ATION BE+ A PROCESS1 !RE W]E GRADATIONS3 DEG5]AT$1 V]Y DEG5]AT$1 MON/R\SLY DEG5]AT$1 ETC474 ,AFT] ! ,W>1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,TROTSKYI/S1 WE WITNESS$ ! BIR? ( A :OLE S]IES ( 0DEG5]AT$ ,WORK]S' ,/ATES0 7! SATELLITE C\NTRIES ( ,EA/]N ,EUROPE71 :I* W]E DEG5]AT$ )\T EV] HAV+ BE5 ,WORK]S' ,/ATES4 ,ALL !SE GYMNA/ICS W]E P]=M$ SO AS TO AVOID HAV+ TO ADMIT ?AT ,RUSSIA WAS AN EXPLOIT+ SOCIETY )\T A %R$ ( SOCIALISM AB\T IT1 & SO AS TO AVOID DRAW+ ! CONCLUSION ?AT ! FATE ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION MADE IT IMP]ATIVE TO REEXAM9E ALL ! PROBLEMS RELAT+ TO ! PROGRAM & CONT5T ( SOCIALISM1 TO ! ROLE ( ! PROLET>IAT1 TO ! ROLE ( ! ,P>TY1 ETC4 

,! IDEA ( A 0TRANSITIONAL SOCIETY0 O!R ?AN A SOCIALI/ SOCIETY IS A MY/IFICATION4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY1 F> FROM IT1 ?AT PROBLEMS ( TRANSITION DO NOT EXI/4 ,9 A S5SE1 ! :OLE ( SOCIALI/ SOCIETY IS DET]M9$ BY ! EXI/5CE ( !SE PROBLEMS1 & BY ! ATTEMPT ( PEOPLE AT SOLV+ !M4 ,BUT1 PROBLEMS ( TRANSITION WILL ALSO EXI/ 9 A N>R[] S5SE4 ,!Y WILL FL[ FROM ! CONCRETE CONDITIONS :I* WILL CONFRONT ! REVOLUTION AT ! />T4 

,= 9/ANCE1 ! ,REVOLUTION MI<T ONLY />T 9 ONE C\NTRY1 OR 9 ONE GR\P ( C\NTRIES4 ,AS A RESULT1 IT W\LD HAVE TO SU/A9 PRESSURES ( A V]Y DIFF]5T K9D & DURATION4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 H[EV] SWIFT ! 9T]NATIONAL SPREAD ( ! REVOLUTION1 A C\NTRY'S 9T]NAL DEVELOPM5T WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 ALL[+ ! PR9CIPLES ( SOCIALISM TO BE APPLI$4 ,= EXAMPLE1 AGRICULTURE MI<T CREATE IMPORTANT PROBLEMS 9 ,FRANCE1 BUT NOT 9 ! ,U,S,A OR ,GREAT ,BRITA9 7:]E ! MA9 PROBLEM W\LD BE ?AT ( ! EXTREME DEP5D5CE ( ! C\NTRY ON FOOD IMPORTS74 ,9 ! C\RSE ( \R ANALYSIS1 WE HAVE CONSID]$ SEV]AL PROBLEMS ( ?IS K9D & HOPE TO HAVE %[N ?AT SOLUTIONS T5D+ 9 A SOCIALI/ DIRECTION EXI/$ 9 EA* CASE4 

,WE HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO CONSID] ! SPECIAL PROBLEMS :I* W\LD >ISE IF ! REVOLUTION REMA9$ ISOLAT$ 9 ONE C\NTRY = A LONG TIME - & WE CAN H>DLY DO IT H]E4 ,BUT1 WE HOPE TO HAVE %[N ?AT IT IS WRONG TO ?9K ?AT ! PROBLEMS >IS+ FROM SU* AN ISOLATION >E 9SOLUBLE1 ?AT AN ISOLAT$ WORK]S' P[] MU/ DIE H]OICALLY OR DEG5]ATE1 OR ?AT IT CAN AT ! MO/ 0HOLD ON0 :ILE WAIT+4 ,! ONLY WAY TO 0HOLD ON0 IS TO />T BUILD+ SOCIALISM1 O!RWISE DEG5]ATION HAS ALREADY SET 91 & ! REASON = 0HOLD+ ON0 IS NO?+4 ,= WORK]S' P[]1 ! BUILD+ ( SOCIALISM FROM ! V]Y FIR/ DAY IS NOT ONLY POSSIBLE1 IT IS IMP]ATIVE4 ,IF IT DOESN'T TAKE PLACE1 ! P[] HELD HAS ALREADY CEAS$ TO BE WORK]S' P[]4.<#c#f.> 

,! PROGRAM WE HAVE \TL9$ IS A PROGRAM = ! PRES5T1 CAPABLE ( BE+ REALIZ$ 9 ANY REASONABLY 9DU/RIALIZ$ C\NTRY4 ,IT DESCRIBES ! /EPS - OR ! SPIRIT GUID+ ! /EPS - :I* ! ,C\NCILS WILL HAVE TO TAKE FROM ! V]Y FIR/ WEEKS ( !IR P[]1 & ?IS1 :E!R ?IS P[] HAS SPREAD TO SEV]AL C\NTRIES OR IS CONF9$ TO ONE4 ,P]HAPS1 IF WE W]E TALK+ AB\T ,ALBANIA1 !RE W\LD BE LITTLE WE C\LD DO4 ,BUT1 IF TOMORR[ 9 ,FRANCE1 OR 9 ,BRITA91 OR EV5 9 ,POL& 7AS YE/]DAY 9 ,HUNG>Y71 ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS EM]G$ )\T HAV+ TO FACE A =EIGN MILIT>Y 9VASION1 !Y C\LD ONLY3 

F$]ATE 9TO A ,C5TRAL ,ASSEMBLY & DECL>E !MSELVES ! ONLY P[] 9 ! L&2 

PROCE$ TO >M ! WORK+ CLASS & ORD] ! DISSOLUTION ( ! POLICE & ( ! /&+ >MY2 

PROCLAIM ! EXPROPRIATION ( ! CAPITALI/S1 ! DISMISSAL ( ALL MANAG]S1 & ! TAK+ OV] ( ! MANAGEM5T ( ALL FACTORIES BY ! WORK]S !MSELVES ORGANIZ$ 9TO ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS2 

PROCLAIM ! ABOLITION ( WORK NORMS & 9/ITUTE FULL EQUALITY ( WAGES & SAL>IES2 

5C\RAGE O!R CATEGORIES ( WORK]S TO =M ,C\NCILS & TO TAKE 9TO !IR [N H&S ! MANAGEM5T ( !IR RESPECTIVE 5T]PRISES2 

ASK1 9 P>TICUL>1 ! WORK]S 9 GOV]NM5T DEP>TM5TS TO =M ,C\NCILS TO PROCLAIM ! TRANS=MATION ( !SE /ATE BODIES 9TO 5T]PRISES MANAG$ BY ?OSE :O WORK 9 !M2 

5C\RAGE ! PEASANTS & O!R SELF-EMPLOY$ SECTIONS ( ! POPULATION TO GR\P !MSELVES 9TO ,C\NCILS & TO S5D !IR REPRES5TATIVES TO A ,C5TRAL ,ASSEMBLY2 

PROCE$ TO ORGANIZE A 0PLAN FACTORY0 & PROMPTLY SUBMIT A PROVISIONAL ECONOMIC PLAN = DISCUSSION BY ! LOCAL ,C\NCILS2 

CALL ON ! WORK]S ( O!R C\NTRIES & EXPLA9 TO !M ! CONT5T & MEAN+ ( !SE MEASURES4 

,ALL ?IS W\LD BE IMM$IATELY NECESS>Y4 ,&1 IT W\LD CONTA9 ALL ?AT IS ESS5TIAL TO ! BUILD+ ( SOCIALISM4 

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