,*APT] #f ,AN>*ISM1 ,P[]1 & ,GOV]NM5T ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 ,TEXT 3 ,AN>*ISM1 ,P[]1 & ,GOV]NM5T ,TODAY1 :5 AN>*ISM HAS BECOME LE MOT DU JOR 9 RADICAL CIRCLES1 ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 A SOCIETY BAS$ ON AN>*Y & ONE BAS$ ON ! PR9CIPLES ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY %\LD BE CLE>LY DI/+UI%$4 ,!RE=E1 JU/ AS ELSE:]E ,I HAVE DI/+UI%$ BETWE5 POLITICS & /ATECRAFT1 ,I MU/ N[ ALSO PO9T \T ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 GOV]NM5TS & /ATES4 ,ALL AN>*I/S1 & 9DE$ MO/ LEFT LIB]T>IANS1 DISMISS EV]Y GOV]NM5T AS A /ATE4 ,! FACT IS ?AT NO SOCIETY CAN EXI/ )\T AN ORD]LY WAY ( ADM9I/]+ ITSELF1 :I* NECESS>ILY IMPLIES ADM9I/RATION OR REGULATION ( SOME K9D4 ,NOT ,EV]Y ,GOV]NM5T IS A ,/ATE ,ALL /ATES >E GOV]NM5TS1 BUT NOT ALL GOV]NM5TS >E /ATES4 ,A GOV]NM5T IS A SET ( ORGANIZ$ & RESPONSIBLE 9/ITUTIONS ?AT >E M9IMALLY AN ACTIVE SY/EM ( SOCIAL & ECONOMIC ADM9I/RATION4 ,!Y H&LE ! PROBLEMS ( LIV+ 9 AN ORD]LY FA%ION4 ,A GOV]NM5T MAY BE A DICTATOR%IP2 IT MAY BE A MON>*Y OR A REPUBLICAN /ATE2 BUT IT MAY ALSO BE A LIB]T>IAN =MATION ( SOME K9D4 ,BUT )\T A RUDIM5T>Y BODY ( 9/ITUTIONS TO SORT \T ! RIY1 = HUMAN BE+S TO GOV]N !MSELVES 9 CIVILIZ$ & RATIONAL 9/ITUTIONS4 ,9 FACT1 9/ITUTIONS AS SU* >E NECESS>Y = SOCIAL ORGANIZATION4 ,SOCIAL REVOLUTION>IES HAVE TRADITIONALLY S\E EQUITABLY 9 ! MAT]IAL MEANS ( LIFE - !N CLE>LY DEF9ABLE ADM9I/RATIVE 9/ITUTIONS HAVE TO BE E/ABLI%$ ?AT NOT ONLY MAKE !M WORKABLE BUT ALSO CON/RA9 IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOR4 ,9 %ORT1 =MS ( AU?ORITY HAVE TO BE CREAT$ ?AT >E MEANT NOT TO EXPLOIT OR OPPRESS HUMAN BE+S1 BUT RA!R TO 5SURE ?AT SOME HUMAN BE+S >E NOT EXPLOIT$ OR OPPRESS$ BY O!RS & TO 5SURE ! MEANS = ACQUIR+ ! GOOD LIFE4 ,SU* 9/ITUTIONS MU/ EXI/ 9 A SOCIETY1 EV5 A LIB]T>IAN ONE4 ,!IR ABS5CE W\LD LEAD TO A PREVAL5CE ( *AOS1 DISORD]1 9/ABILITY1 & DISEQUILIBRIUM - NONE ( :I* NECESS>ILY HAS REVOLUTION>Y OR LIB]ATORY IMPLICATIONS4 ,?AT REVOLUTIONS PRODUCE 9/ABILITY DOES NOT MEAN ?AT 9/ABILITY IS SOMEH[ A DESIRABLE CONDITION OR ?AT IT MU/ PRODUCE A LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION4 ,IF 0AN>*Y IS ! HI*I/S HAVE SAID1 !N IT IS ALSO ! HIE NOT /ATES8 ,TRIBAL C\NCILS1 T[N MEET+S1 WORK]S' COMMITTEES1 SOVIETS 79 ! ORIG9AL S5SE ( ! WORD71 POPUL> ASSEMBLIES & ! LIKE >E GOV]NM5TS1 & NO AM\NT ( JUGGL+ ) WORDS CAN CONCEAL ?AT FACT4 ,!Y >E ORGANIZ$ 9/ITUTIONS ?AT S]VE G5]ALIZ$ HUMAN NE$S1 SU* AS ?OSE ( A REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT OR PEASANTRY1 9 A LIB]T>IAN FA%ION4 ,! 5D ?AT A GOV]NM5T S]VES1 NO LESS ?AN ITS /RUCTURE1 IS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( ITS NATURE & DEF9ITION4 ,A /ATE1 BY CONTRA/1 IS A GOV]NM5T ?AT IS ORGANIZ$ TO S]VE ! 9T]E/S ( A PRIVILEG$ & (T5 PROP]TI$ CLASS AT ! EXP5SE ( ! MAJORITY4 ,?IS HI/ORIC RISE ( ! /ATE TRANS=M$ GOV]NANCE 9TO A MALIGNANT =CE = SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,:5 A GOV]NM5T BECOMES A /ATE - ?AT IS1 A CO]CIVE ME*ANISM = P]PETUAT+ CLASS RULE = EXPLOITATIVE PURPOSES - IT 9V>IABLY ACQUIRES DIFF]5T 9/ITUTIONAL *>ACT]I/ICS4 ,FIR/1 ITS MEMB]S >E PR(ESSIONALIZ$ TO ONE DEGREE OR ANO!R1 9 ORD] TO SEP>ATE !M FROM ! MASS ( ! POPULATION & !REBY IMP>T TO !M AN EXTRAORD9>Y /ATUS1 :I* 9 TURN R5D]S !M ! FULL-TIME PROTECTORS ( A RUL+ CLASS4 ,SECOND1 ! /ATE1 AID$ BY MILIT>Y & POLICE FUNCTION>IES1 5JOYS A MONOPOLY OV] ! MEANS ( VIOL5CE4 ,! MEMB]S ( A /ATE'S >MIES & POLICE MAY BE DRAWN FROM ! V]Y CLASSES !Y >E ORGANIZ$ TO CO]CE - ?AT IS IRRELEVANT2 ONCE !Y >E SEP>AT$ FROM ! POPULATION AT L>GE1 UNI=M$1 RIGOR\SLY TRA9$1 DISCIPL9$1 & PLAC$ 9 AN EXPLICIT *A9 ( COMM&1 !Y CEASE TO BELONG TO ANY CLASS & BECOME PR(ESSIONAL M5 & WOM5 ( VIOL5CE :O >E AT ! S]VICE ( ?OSE :O COMM& !M4 ,! *A9 ( COMM& B9DS !M TOGE!R & PLACES !M AT ! DISPOSAL ( !IR COMM&]S4 ,! T5D5CY ( AN>*I/S TO CLASSIFY ALL GOV]NM5TS AS /ATES IS A MIS*IEV\S DI/ORTION 7JU/ AS ! T5D5CY ( AN>*I/S TO ID5TIFY CON/ITUTIONS & LAWS AS SU* ) /ATISM V]GES ON ! ABSURD74 ,BO? T5D5CIES >E ! PRODUCT ( A RADICAL EGO-ORI5TATION ?AT D5IES ! NE$ = ANY CON/RA9TS - 9DE$1 ?AT UN?9K+LY SEES ALL CON/RA9TS AS EVIL4 ,?IS ISSUE IS BY NO MEANS AN IDLE DISCUSSION4 ,IT PLAY$ A PIVOTAL ROLE DUR+ ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION ( #a#i#c#f-#c#g1 A HI/ORY ?AT EV5 HAS PR(\ND IMPLICATIONS = ! FUTURE ( LEFT LIB]T>IAN !ORY & PRACTICE4 ,LIB]T>IAN ,GOV]NM5T 9 ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SPA9 ,9 ! LATE N9ETE5? & E>LY TW5TIE? C5TURY1 ,SPA9 WAS ! MO/ IMPORTANT LOCUS ( WORLDWIDE AN>*O-SYNDICALISM4 ,H]E1 UNIQUELY1 AN>*I/S & SYNDICALI/S CONJO9TLY DEVELOP$ A MASS MOVEM5T ?AT P]SI/$ = AT LEA/ TWO G5]ATIONS4 ,! ,NATIONAL ,CONF$]ATION ( ,LABOR 7,C,N,T71 =M$ 9 #aia 9 ,B>CELONA1 WAS BY ! MID-#a#i#cS ! L>GE/ AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ UNION 9 ! WORLD4 ,IT WAS A /RONG & VITAL =CE1 P>TICUL>LY ON ! EA/]N COA/ ( ,SPA94 ,DESPITE OR P]HAPS BECAUSE ( ITS BREAD?1 ! ,C,N,T WAS BAS$ ON AT LEA/ TWO DI/9CT IDEOLOGIES ?AT W]E FREQU5TLY 9 T5SION ) EA* O!R4 ,! FIR/1 SYNDICALISM1 WAS P]HAPS ! MO/ HIIAN IDEOLOGIES4 ,SYNDICALISM EMPHASIZ$ DISCIPL9E & UNITY1 & ITS HI< REG>D = ! IMPORTANCE ( ORGANIZ+ ! EXPLOIT$ CLASSES C\LD SURPASS EV5 ?AT ( SOCIALISM4 ,SYNDICALI/S W\LD HAVE AGRE$ /RONGLY ) ! WORDS ( ,JOE ,HILL AS HE FAC$ A FIR+ SQUAD 9 ,UTAH3 0,DON'T M\RN - ORGANIZE60 ,= !IR P>T1 AN>*I/S HI/ORICALLY DI/RU/$ ORGANIZATION4 ,LEAD+ FIGURES ( ,SPANI% AN>*ISM SU* AS ,ANSELMO ,LOR5ZO & ,F$]ICO ,URALES VIEW$ ! =MATION ( ! ,C,N,T ) DEEP SUSPICION1 IF NOT \TRI*I/ ,F$]ATION 7,F,A,I71 :O 9 FACT W]E TRUE TO !IR AN>*I/ PRECEPTS1 & ! SYNDICALI/S WAS DIFFICULT2 FRACTI\S DISPUTES (T5 %R$D$ ! ,C,N,T &1 9 ! E>LY #a#i#cS1 L$ TO AN \TRI ,! \TBREAK ( ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION 9 #aicf CREAT$ A DECISIVE CRISIS ?AT TE/$ ! V]Y 9TEGRITY ( ! ,C,N,T4 ,9 ! PROCESS1 IT *ALL5G$ AN>*ISM TO DEAL ) ! S]I\S QUE/ION ( ACQUIR+ & HOLD+ P[]4 ,ON ,JULY #b#a1 #a#i#c#f1 ! WORK]S ( ,CATALONIA & ESPECIALLY ITS CAPITAL1 ,B>CELONA1 DEFEAT$ ! REBEL =CES ( ,G5]AL ,FRANCISCO ,FRANCO & !REBY GA9$ CONTROL OV] ONE ( ,SPA9'S L>GE/ & MO/ 9DU/RIALIZ$ PROV9CES1 9CLUD+ MANY IMPORTANT CITIES ALONG ! ,M$IT]RANEAN COA/ & A CONSID]ABLE AGR>IAN >EA4 ,9 ! FACE ( ! CONFLICT1 ! ,CATALAN /ATE 9/ITUTIONS EI!R FL\ND]$ HELPLESSLY OR DISSOLV$4 ,SOME?+ UNPREC$5T$ 9 MOD]N HI/ORY !N TOOK PLACE3 AN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5T F\ND ITSELF 9 A POSITION ( P[]4 ,P>TLY AS ! RESULT ( AN 9DIG5\S LIB]T>IAN TRADITION & P>TLY AS A RESULT ( ! 9FLU5CE EX]CIS$ BY ! ,C,N,T1 ,SPA9'S MASS REVOLUTION>Y-SYNDICALI/ TRADE UNION WAS POSSESS$ ( ! AU?ORITY TO CREATE A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY & ! 9/ITUTIONS TO /RUCTURE IT4 ,! ,C,N,T MEMB]%IP PROCE$$ TO CREATE A DAZZL+ S]IES ( LIB]T>IAN 9/ITUTIONS4 ,9 ! CITIES IT ORGANIZ$ A HUGE NETWORK ( DEF5SE1 NEIT ( ! AGR>IAN POPULATION7 TOOK OV] & COLLECTIVIZ$ ! L&4 ,CATALONIA & ITS POPULATION W]E PROTECT$ AGA9/ A POSSIBLE C\NT]ATTACK BY A REVOLUTION>Y MILITIA1 :I*1 NOT)/&+ ITS (T5 >*AIC WEAPONS1 WAS SUFFICI5TLY WELL >M$ TO HAVE DEFEAT$ ! REBEL >MY & POLICE =CE4 ,?IS COMMITTEE SY/EM ASSUM$ CONTROL OV] ! ECONOMIC & POLITICAL LIFE ( EA/]N COA/AL ,SPA9 & P>TS ( ! P59SULA'S 9T]IOR4 ,IT CONTROLL$ NE>LY EV]Y ASPECT ( SOCIAL LIFE 9 ,B>CELONA1 FROM ! FE$+ ( ! CITY'S POPULATION TO ITS SAFETY4 ,! COMMITTEE /RUCTURE HAD NOT BE5 CREAT$ BY AN ELITE GR\P1 SU* AS ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT DECID$LY EM]G$1 UND] ! GUIDANCE ( ,C,N,T MILITANTS1 FROM ! WORK]S & PEASANTS ( ,CATALONIA !MSELVES - TO ! SURPRISE & EV5 ! PAT5T UNEASE ( MO/ ( ! ,C,N,T'S REGIONAL & NATIONAL LEAD]S1 :O SEEM$ TO BE UNN]V$ & ?R[N (F BALANCE BY ! RAPID TEMPO ( REVOLUTION>Y EV5TS4 ,NOT)/&+ !IR REPUTATION = 9DISCIPL9E1 ! MAJORITY ( ,C,N,T MEMB]S1 OR C5ETI/AS1 W]E LIB]T>IAN SYNDICALI/S RA!R ?AN AN>*I/S2 !Y W]E /RONGLY COMMITT$ TO A WELL-/RUCTUR$1 DEMOCRATIC1 DISCIPL9$1 & COORD9AT$ ORGANIZATION4 ,9 ,JULY #aicf !Y ACT$1 (T5 ON !IR [N 9ITIATIVE1 TO CREATE !SE C\NCILS1 COMMITTEES1 & ASSEMBLIES1 BREAK+ ?R\< ALL PR$ET]M9$ IDEOLOGIES )9 ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 ,! RESULT WAS ?AT !Y %ATT]$ ! B\RGEOIS /ATE-MA*9E & CREAT$ A RADICALLY NEW GOV]NM5T OR POLITY 9 :I* !Y !MSELVES EX]CIS$ DIRECT CONTROL OV] PUBLIC & ECONOMIC AFFAIRS ?R\< 9/ITUTIONS ( !IR [N MAK+4 ,= SEV]AL MON?S ! ,C,N,T'S GRASSROOTS PROLET>IAN & PEASANT MILITANTS PROVID$ R>E EXAMPLES ( ! USE ( F$]ATIVE PR9CIPLES ( ECONOMIC CONTROL1 9 CONTRA/ TO PRIVATE OR /ATI/ ME?ODS1 TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE PRODUCTION 9 ! CITIES & ! C\NTRYSIDE4 ,PUT BLUNTLY1 !Y TOOK P[] BY DE/ROY+ ! OLD 9/ITUTIONS & CREAT+ RADICALLY NEW ONES :OSE =M & SUB/ANCE GAVE ! MASSES ! RI ,:AT !Y CREAT$ WAS A LIB]T>IAN GOV]NM5T1 ONE ?AT CON/ITUT$ ! AU!NTIC P[] 9 ! EXPANSIVE >EAS 9 :I* !Y EXI/$4.<#c#c.> ,! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ WORK]S CLE>LY DESIR$ TO PREV5T ! LIB]ALS & CONS]VATIVES :O HAD RUN ! (FICIAL ,SPANI% /ATE 7& UND] :OSE COV] ! >MY REBELS HAD PLOTT$ & EXECUT$ !IR REBELLION7 FROM RETURN+ TO P[]4 ,! COMMITTEE /RUCTURE 9/ITUTIONALLY EMBODI$ ! DESIRE ( MO/ WORK]S 9 ! L>GE >EA :]E IT WAS E/ABLI%$ TO TAKE OV] SOCIETY & MANAGE IT 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! OPPRESS$2 9 FACT1 9 ! 9T]E/S ( HUMANITY AS A :OLE4 ,NEV] WAS AN>*O-SYNDICALISM 9 A MORE FAVORABLE POSITION 9 ITS HI/ORY TO DECL>E LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM1 !IR /AT$ SOCIAL GOAL4 ,MANY ( ! COMMITTEES W]E EAG] TO BELIEVE ?AT ! ,C,N,T W\LD IDEOLOGICALLY LEGITIMATE !IR EXI/5CE & PROVIDE !M ) ! GUIDANCE NE$$ TO A*IEVE A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY4 ,!Y !RE=E TURN$ TO ,C,N,T - OR RA!R TO ! UNION'S 09FLU5TIAL MILITANTS0 7AS ,C,N,T LEAD]S W]E EUPHEMI/ICALLY CALL$7 - TO COORD9ATE ! NEW 9/ITUTIONS 9TO AN EFFECTIVE GOV]NM5T4 ,! ,D[NFALL ( ,SPANI% ,AN>*ISM ,! /RUCTURE ! ,CATALAN WORK]S & PEASANTS HAD CREAT$ 9 FACT /OOD AT ODDS ) ! 9DIVIDUALISM EMPHASIZ$ BY AN>*ISM4 ,9 ?IS SITUATION1 ! AN>*I/ IDEOLOGY EMBRAC$ BY ! ,C,N,T LEAD]%IP GAVE !M NO TOOLS TO FUNCTION APPROPRIATELY4 ,AFT] ALL1 PURE AN>*ISM HAS NO?+ TO DO ) GOV]NM5T - 9DE$ IT REJECTS GOV]NM5T1 EV5 LIB]T>IAN1 POPUL> GOV]NM5T1 ON ! BASIS ?AT ALL GOV]NM5TS >E 9H]5TLY /ATES4 ,NONE!LESS1 ALMO/ AS A MATT] ( C\RSE1 ! ,C,N,T MEMB]%IP GAVE ITS UNION LEAD]%IP ! AU?ORITY TO ORGANIZE A REVOLUTION>Y GOV]NM5T & PROVIDE IT ) POLITICAL DIRECTION4 ,AFT] ALL1 = YE>S ! ,C,N,T HAD CONT9U\SLY PROPAGAT$ REVOLUTIONS & UPRIS+S2 9 ! E>LY #a#i#cS IT HAD TAK5 UP >MS AGA9 & AGA91 )\T ! LEA/ PROSPECT ( ACTUALLY BE+ ABLE TO *ANGE ,SPANI% SOCIETY4 ,N[ 9 #a#i#c#f1 AS ITS MEMB]%IP LOOK$ TO IT = COORD9ATION1 ! ,C,N,T LEAD]%IP C\LD F9ALLY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SOCIETY4 ,:AT DID IT DO8 ,APP>5TLY IT /OOD >\ND ) A PUZZL$ LOOK1 AS IF ORPHAN$ BY ! V]Y SUCCESS ( ITS WORK+-CLASS MEMB]S 9 A*IEV+ ! GOALS EMB$D$ 9 ITS RHETORIC4 ,?IS CONFUSION WAS NOT ! RESULT ( A FAILURE ( N]VE2 IT /EMM$ FROM A FAILURE ( ! ,C,N,T'S !ORETICAL 9SIY WORKS HAD CREAT$1 & ?AT N[ RAN A V]Y L>GE P>T ( ,SPA91 BORE SOME RESEMBLANCE TO ?AT P]5NIAL NIE ?AT HAUNT$ ! AN>*I/ TRADITION FROM ITS 9CEPTION3 A /ATE4 ,ON ,JULY #b#c1 A M]E TWO DAYS AFT] ! WORK]S' VICTORY OV] ! ,FRANCOI/ UPRIS+1 A ,CATALAN REGIONAL PL5UM ( ! ,C,N,T CONV5$ 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,H]E ! ,C,N,T LEAD]%IP W\LD DECIDE :AT TO DO ) ! P[] ?AT ! WORK]S & PEASANTS HAD F\EA ( ,SPA9 ?AT WAS N[ UND] ! UNION'S DE FACTO CONTROL4 ,IT C\LD HAVE DECL>$ LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM & ! 5D ( ! OLD POLITICAL & SOCIAL ORD]4 ,IT C\LD HAVE CREAT$ A 0,B>CELONA ,COMMUNE10 ONE ?AT MIIS ,COMMUNE0 BUT W\LD HAVE BE5 F> MORE MEMORABLE & 9SPIR+ TO LAT] G5]ATIONS4 ,A FEW DELEGATES FROM ! MILITANT ,BAJO DE ,LLOBREGAT REGION 7ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ! CITY71 & ! ,C,N,T MILITANT ,JUAN ,G>CIA ,OLIV]1 F]V5TLY DEM&$ ?AT ! PL5UM DO JU/ ?IS3 CLAIM ! P[] IT ALREADY POSSESS$ & PROCLAIM LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM4 ,BUT TO ! A/ONI%M5T ( !SE MILITANTS1 ! PL5UM'S MEMB]S F\ND !MSELVES RELUCTANT TO TAKE ?IS DECISIVE MEASURE4 ,F$]ICA ,MONTS5Y & ! >GUM5TS ( ,DIEGO ,ABAD DE ,SANTILLAN 7TWO ,C,N,T LEAD]S7 URG$ ! PL5UM NOT TO TAKE ?IS MOVE1 D5\NC+ IT AS A 0,BOL%EVIK SEIZURE ( P[]40 ,!IR ORATORY PREVAIL$4 ,BETRAY+ ! HI/ORIC TRU/ ( ITS CLASS1 ! ,C,N,T PL5>Y 9/EAD VOT$ TO E/ABLI% A COALITION GOV]NM5T ALONG ) ALL ! O!R P>TIES 9 ,B>CELONA ?AT HAD OPPOS$ ! MILIT>Y REBELLION4 ,?IS NEW BODY1 CALL$ ! ,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,MILITIA ,COMMITTEE1 9CLUD$ ! B\RGEOIS LIB]ALS & ! ,/AL9I/S4 ,9 EFFECT1 ! ,C,N,T LEAD]%IP SURR5D]$ ITS [N P[] BY 5T]+ 9TO ?IS 0,PEOPLE'S ,FRONT0 /YLE GOV]NM5T4 ,9CR$IBLY1 ALL !SE P>TIES & UNIONS W]E GRANT$ REPRES5TATION ON ! BASIS ( P>ITY1 NOT 9 PROPORTION TO !IR MEMB]%IPS1 :I* W\LD HAVE C]TA9LY PROVID$ ! ,C,N,T ) A COMM&+ MAJORITY ON ! COMMITTEE4 ,! MONUM5TAL NATURE ( ?IS ]ROR %\LD BE FULLY APPRECIAT$ BECAUSE IT REVEALS ALL ?AT IS 9T]NALLY CONTRADICTORY AB\T AN>*I/ IDEOLOGY4 ,BY MI/AK+ A WORK]S' GOV]NM5T = A /ATE1 ! ,C,N,T LEAD]%IP REJECT$ POLITICAL P[] 9 ,CATALONIA AT A TIME :5 IT WAS ACTUALLY 9 !IR H&S4 ,9 EFFECT1 ! ,C,N,T TURN$ ! P[] ?AT ! WORK]S' COMMITTEES HAD VE/$ 9 !IR H&S OV] TO A NEW /ATE - & EV5TUALLY1 A FEW MON?S LAT]1 TO ! B\RGEOIS ,G5]ALIDAD ITSELF4 ,! ,C,N,T REMA9$ 0PURE0 IDEOLOGICALLY1 BUT ONLY BY ACT+ AS A CONDUIT TO TRANS=M WORK]S' P[] 9TO CAPITALI/S' P[]4 ,?AT IS1 ! PL5UM DID NOT ELIM9ATE P[] AS SU*2 IT M]ELY TRANSF]R$ IT TO ITS TREA*]\S 0ALLIES40 ,9 TAK+ ITS ACTION1 ! ,C,N,T REVEAL$ ?AT :ILE IT C\LD MILITANTLY PROTE/ ! ABUSES ( CAPITALISM1 IT LACK$ ANY !ORETICAL & ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO REPLACE IT4 ,IT WAS 9CAPABLE ( DI/+UI%+ BETWE5 A WORK]- PEASANT GOV]NM5T ?AT ! MASSES HAD CREAT$ FROM BEL[ & A CAPITALI/ /ATE 7OR1 EV5 MORE PA!TICALLY1 A ,/AL9I/-TYPE DICTATOR%IP7 C>EFULLY CONTRIV$ BY ! B\RGEOISIE FROM ABOVE4 ,BY EXPRESSLY REJECT+ ! TAK+ ( ! P[] AS 0/ATI/10 EV5 0,BOL%EVI/IC0 & 0DICTATORIAL10 IT P]MITT$ ! B\RGEOISIE TO OCCUPY ! P[] >5A4 ,?IS 5SUR$ ! ACTUAL TRANSF] ( P[] AWAY FROM ! WORK]S & PEASANTS & 9TO ! H&S ( ! B\RGEOISIE & ! ,/AL9I/S1 :O !N PROCE$$ TO CONSOLIDATE !IR P[] & EV5TUALLY US$ IT TO DE/ROY ! WORK]S' & PEASANTS' GOV]NM5T4 ,ADD+ 9SULT TO 9JURY1 ! ,C,N,T SOON JO9$ ! ,G5]ALIDAD1 & ! P[] ( ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S & PEASANTS ?US PASS$ TO ! B\RGEOIS /ATE4 ,:Y DID ! ,C,N,T LEAD]%IP DECIDE TO TRANSF] ITS P[] TO ! ,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,MILITIA ,COMMITTEE8 ,DIEGO ,ABAD DE ,SANTILLAN1 :O WAS ONE ( ! PR9CIPAL >*ITECTS ( ?IS CURI\S POLICY1 LAT] >TICULAT$ ! TWI/$ LOGIC3 ,WE C\LD HAVE REMA9$ ALONE1 IMPOS$ \R ABSOLUTE WILL1 DECL>$ ! ,G5]ALIDAD NULL & VOID1 & IMPOS$ ! TRUE P[] ( ! PEOPLE 9 ITS PLACE1 BUT WE DID NOT BELIEVE 9 DICTATOR%IP :5 IT WAS BE+ EX]CIS$ AGA9/ US1 & WE DID NOT WANT IT :5 WE C\LD HAVE EX]CIS$ IT \RSELVES ONLY AT ! EXP5SE ( O!RS4 ,! ,G5]ALIDAD W\LD REMA9 9 =CE ) ,PRESID5T ,COMPANYS AT ITS HEAD1 & ! POPUL> =CES W\LD ORGANIZE !MSELVES 9TO MILITIAS TO C>RY ON ! /RUGGLE = ! LIB]ATION ( ,SPA94.<#c#d.> ,?IS /ATEM5T1 REIT]AT$ 9 DIFF]5T WAYS BY NE>LY ALL ! LEAD+ FIGURES ( ! ,C,N,T1 COMB9ES \TRIY WORK]S &1 P]HAPS1 A SUB/ANTIAL NUMB] ( ! 5LIGE ANTI- ,/AL9I/ ,M>XI/ P>TY 9 ! PROV9CE1 W\LD HAVE ACTIVELY SUPPORT$ A WORK]S' GOV]NM5T4 ,EV5 ! ,/AL9I/ LEAD]%IP ( ! ,P,S,U,C & ,U,G,T 7BO? ( :I* W]E QUITE SMALL 9 #a#i#c#f7 W\LD MO/ LIKELY HAVE BE5 UNABLE TO PREV5T A MAJORITY ( !IR MEMB]S FROM SUPPORT+ WORK]S' P[] 9 ,CATALONIA4 ,NOR W\LD A WORK]S' GOV]NM5T HAVE HAD TO BE A 0DICTATOR%IP0 9 ANY USUAL S5SE ( ! T]M4 ,IT C\LD HAVE BE5 QUITE DEMOCRATIC1 9DE$ LIB]T>IAN1 & /ILL FUNCTION$ 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! WORK+ CLASS & O!R OPPRESS$ /RATA4 ,/RUCTUR$ FROM ! BOTTOM UP1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 A POPUL> P[] OR GOV]NM5T ?AT C\LD HAVE ALL[$ A FREE PRESS1 FREE EXPRESSION1 & PUBLIC CRITICISM4 ,EV5 ! MIDDLE-CLASS PRESS1 PROVID$ ?AT IT DID NOT 9CITE PEOPLE TO >M$ REBELLION AGA9/ ! NEW WORK]S' REGIME1 MIIAN COMMUNI/ REGION FROM A CIVIL LIB]TIES' /&PO9T4 ,BUT ?IS WAS NOT TO BE4 ,! ,C,N,T'S 09FLU5TIAL MILITANTS0 W]E W$D$ TO A PSEUDO-!ORY ?AT P]CEIV$ NO DI/9CTION BETWE5 A GOV]NM5T & A /ATE4 ,!Y W]E BL9D TO ! FACT ?AT NO B\RGEOIS GOV]NM5T SU* AS ! ,G5]ALIDAD W\LD P]MIT ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5T TO EX]CISE EFFECTIVE P[] ONCE E>LY REVOLUTION>Y 5?USIASM AMONG ! MASSES WAN$4 ,?US ! ,C,N,T'S %REWD OPPON5TS C\LD LEAD ! 09FLU5TIAL MILITANTS0 BY ! NOSE1 /EP BY /EP1 9TO ! CLUT*ES ( ! /ATE APP>ATUS4 ,ACTUALLY1 9 ! 9T]V5+ YE>1 ! ,C,N,T LEAD]S DISCOV]$ ?AT !IR REJECTION ( P[] = ! ,CATALAN PROLET>IAT & PEASANTRY DID NOT 9CLUDE A REJECTION ( P[] = !MSELVES AS 9DIVIDUALS4 ,F\R ,C,N,T-,F,A,I LEAD]S ACTUALLY AGRE$ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! B\RGEOIS /ATE 9 ,MADRID1 AS CAB9ET M9I/]S4 ,BUT FIR/1 ) A RA!R ADOLESC5T CONC]N = =M RA!R ?AN CONT5T1 !Y TRI$ TO GET ! PRIME M9I/]1 ,L>GO ,CABALL]O1 TO *ANGE ! /ATE'S NAME FROM ?AT ( A CAB9ET TO A 0,DEF5SE ,C\NCIL40 ,CABALL]O1 A HUMORLESS OLD SOCIAL DEMOCRAT1 SIMPLY TOLD ! ,C,N,T TO GO TO HELL - :]EUPON ! F\R AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S1 :O W]E NEV] NOTORI\S = !IR !ORETICAL 9SI4 ,?US DID AN>*O-SYNDICALISM FOLL[ ! UNREL5T+ LOGIC ( EV5TS TO ! $GE ( ! POLITICAL CLIFF - & IGNOM9I\SLY JUMP (F1 BY ITS PRES5CE LEGITIMAT+ A /ATE ?AT IT WAS COMMITT$ TO OPPOSE4 ,NE$LESS TO EMPHASIZE1 ! OLD RUL+ CLASSES 9 ,CATALONIA1 ! ,C,N,T'S CAPITALI/ & PETTY-B\RGEOIS OPPON5TS1 CELEBRAT$ IT ALL4 ,AID$ BY ! ,/AL9I/S1 !Y EXHIBIT$ NO QUALMS 9 ACCEPT+ ! P[] ?AT ! AN>*I/S HAD DONAT$ TO !M4 ,9EVITABLY1 !Y US$ ! P[] ! WORK]S HAD WON TO CON/ITUTE !IR [N /ATE & SY/EMATICALLY DEMOLI% ALL ! /RATEGIC GA9S ! WORK]S HAD MADE4 ,9 ! AUTUMN ( #a#i#c#f1 ! NEWLY REEMP[]$ P>TIES SET \T TO DISMANTLE ! WORK]S' GOV]NM5T 9 ! REGION4 ,UND] ! CIRCUM/ANCES1 ?AT PROCESS OP5$ ! DOOR TO AN AU?ORIT>IAN ,/AL9I/ REGIME4 ,9DE$1 ! REBORN ,CATALAN /ATE1 9 ORD] TO EVISC]ATE ! P[] ( ! ,C,N,T WORK]S1 SOON BECAME A VIOL5TLY C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y 9/RUM5T ( ! B\RGEOISIE & ! ,/AL9I/S4 ,SY/EMATICALLY & ) >M$ =CE1 IT SWEPT AWAY ! COMMITTEE SY/EM1 IT RE/OR$ ! OLD POLICE =CES 7UND] NEW NAMES71 & IT SO ABRIDG$ WORK]S' CONTROL & MANAGEM5T ( ! FACTORIES ?AT !IR ROLE = ! RE/ ( ! CIVIL W> WAS 9EFFECTIVE4 ,EV5TUALLY1 IT HUNT$ D[N1 >RE/$1 & (T5 EXECUT$ MILITANT ,C,N,T & ,P,\,M MEMB]S4 ,IT F9ALLY BOOT$ ! ,C,N,T \T ( ! ,CATALAN GOV]NM5T1 & ! ,/AL9I/S HAD A FREE H& TO FUR!R EFFACE ! REVOLUTION & H\ND ITS SUPPORT]S4 ,RA!R ?AN REFUSE ! POLITICAL & ECONOMIC P[] ?AT ITS [N MEMB]S HAD (F]$ TO IT1 ! ,C,N,T PL5UM %\LD HAVE ACCEPT$ IT & LEGITIMAT$ & APPROV$ ! NEW 9/ITUTIONS !Y HAD ALREADY CREAT$4 ,9/EAD1 ! T5SION BETWE5 METAPHORICAL CLAIMS & PA9FUL REALITIES F9ALLY BECAME 9TOL]ABLE1 & 9 ,MAY #aicg RESOLUTE ,C,N,T WORK]S 9 ,B>CELONA W]E DRAWN 9TO OP5 BATTLE ) ! REVIV$ ,CATALAN /ATE 9 A BRIEF BUT BLOODY W> )9 ! CIVIL W>4 ,F9ALLY ! B\RGEOIS /ATE SUPPRESS$ ! LA/ MAJOR UPRIS+ ( ! SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5T1 BUT*]+ HUNDR$S IF NOT ?\S&S ( ,C,N,T MILITANTS4 ,H[ MANY W]E KILL$ WILL NEV] BE KN[N1 BUT WE DO KN[ ?AT BE=E IT WAS OV]1 ! 9T]NALLY CONTRADICTORY IDEOLOGY CALL$ AN>*O-SYNDICALISM LO/ ! GREAT] P>T ( ! FOLL[+ IT HAD POSSESS$ 9 ! SUMM] ( #a#i#c#f4 ,ADDRESS+ ,P[] ,PURE AN>*ISM SEEKS ABOVE ALL ! EMANCIPATION ( 9DIVIDUAL P]SONALITY FROM ALL E?ICAL1 POLITICAL1 & SOCIAL CON/RA9TS4 ,9 SO DO+1 IT FAILS TO ADDRESS ! CONCRETE ISSUE ( P[] ?AT CONFRONTS ALL REVOLUTION>IES 9 A P]IOD ( SOCIAL UPHEAVAL4 ,RA!R ?AN ADDRESS H[ ! PEOPLE1 ORGANIZ$ 9TO CONF$]AT$ POPUL> ASSEMBLIES1 MIIAN SOCIETY1 AN>*I/S HAVE TRADITIONALLY CONCEIV$ ( P[] AS A MALIGNANT EVIL ?AT MU/ BE DE/ROY$4 ,PR\DHON1 = EXAMPLE1 ONCE /AT$ ?AT HE W\LD DIVIDE & SUBDIVIDE P[] UNTIL1 9 EFFECT1 IT CEAS$ TO EXI/4 ,PR\DHON MAY WELL HAVE 9T5D$ ?AT GOV]NM5T %\LD BE R$UC$ TO A M9IMAL 5TITY1 BUT HIS /ATEM5T P]PETUATES ! ILLUSION ?AT P[] CAN ACTUALLY CEASE TO EXI/4 ,SPA9 REVEAL$ ! 9ABILITY ( ?IS ANTI-9TELLECTUAL1 ANTI-!ORETICAL1 & EGO-ORI5T$ IDEOLOGY 7H[EV] S9C]E & RADICAL ITS ADH]5TS7 TO COPE ) ! COMPELL+ ISSUES ( P[] & SOCIAL RECON/ITUTION4 ,HAV+ /AG$ NO LESS ?AN ?REE 9SURRECTIONS 9 #a#i#c#c1 ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/S & !IR SYNDICALI/ ALLIES SEEM NEV] TO HAVE ASK$ !MSELVES :AT !Y W\LD DO IF !Y ACTUALLY SUCCE$$ 9 OV]?R[+ ! REPUBLIC4 ,AS A MATT] ( SELF-DEF9+ DOGMA1 AN>*ISM ES*EWS ! CREATION ( 9/ITUTIONAL P[]4 ,BUT 9 ,SPA9 AN>*I/S C\LD NOT TOL]ATE EV5 AN 5TITY ?AT HAD SPRUNG FROM ITS [N LO9S3 ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S' COMMITTEES4 ,TO /& AT ! HEAD ( !SE COMMITTEES & SIMPLY TAKE CONTROL OV] ,CATALONIA & O!R >EAS W\LD HAVE VIOLAT$ A SELF-DEF9+ PR9CIPLE1 BUT ONE ?AT ASSUR$ AN>*ISM'S 9EFFECTUALITY 9 A REVOLUTION>Y P]IOD4 ,P[] ALWAYS EXI/S1 & IT MU/ ALWAYS BE 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ - :E!R 9 DEMOCRATIC =MS LIKE POPUL> ASSEMBLIES1 COMMITTEES1 & C\NCILS1 OR P]NICI\SLY1 9 *IEFDOMS1 >I/OCRACIES1 MON>*IES1 REPUBLICS1 DICTATOR%IPS1 & TOTALIT>IAN REGIMES4 ,TO SUGGE/ ?AT P[] CAN BE ABOLI%$1 & ?AT 0EV]YONE0 MAY COME TO FEEL 0P]SONALLY EMP[]$10 IS TO PLAY ) PSY*OLOGICAL FALLACIES ?AT HAVE 9 ! PA/ L$ MORE ?AN ONE LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T TO COME TO GRIEF4 ,CONFUSION OV] ! NATURE ( POPUL> P[] CONTRIBUT$ TO POPUL> DISEMP[]M5T1 & TO ! DISEMP[]M5T ( POPUL> 9/ITUTIONS SU* AS ! SECTIONAL ASSEMBLIES ( #a#g#i#d1 ! REVOLUTION>Y CLUBS ( #a#h#d#h1 ! NEI*I/ - IS NOT :E!R P[] IS BE+ EX]CIS$ BUT H[4 ,TO >GUE ?AT SOCIAL P[] AS SU* IS SOMEH[ WRONG OR 0EVIL0 IS FALLACI\S4 ,:AT C\NTS IS :E!R IT BELONGS TO ! PEOPLE1 & BY :AT K9D ( 9/ITUTIONS IS IT BE+ EX]CIS$4 ,COMMUNALISM1 TO TAKE ONE EXAMPLE1 SEEKS AS ,I HAVE >GU$ TO TRANSF] P[] FROM ! /ATE TO ORGANIZ$ CONF$]ATIONS ( POPUL> ASSEMBLIES4 ,! ,SPANI% AN>*I/ EXP]I5CE CANNOT BE JUDG$ AS AN ANOMAL\S EV5T1 POSSIBLE ONLY ON AN ISOLAT$ P59SULA S\? ( ! ,PYR5EES4 ,IF WE >E TO LE>N ANY?+ FROM ?IS CRUCIAL ]ROR BY ! ,C,N,T LEAD]%IP1 IT IS ?AT P[] IS ALWAYS A FEATURE ( SOCIAL & POLITICAL LIFE4 ,! REAL QUE/ION ?AT EV]Y REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T FACES IS NOT :E!R P[] HAS BE5 ELIM9AT$1 BUT :]E IT IS LOCAT$3 9 9/ITUTIONS ?AT S]VE ! 9T]E/S ( OPPRESSIVE CLASSES & /RATA1 OR 9 ?OSE ?AT S]VE ! OPPRESS$2 WILL IT RE/ 9 ! H&S ( AN ELITE OR 9 ! H&S ( ! PEOPLE8 ,?AT :I* IS 0PURE0 EXI/S ONLY )9 ! CONF9ES ( ! LABORATORY & ! WORK+S ( ! HUMAN BRA94 ,9 ! REAL WORLD1 :]E REAL PEOPLE1 ANIMALS1 & PLANTS LIVE1 IMPURITY IS UNAVOIDABLE2 ANY DEVELOPM5T1 *ANGE1 OR DIALECTIC YIELDS NEW ELEM5TS & PH5OM5A ?AT 9/ANTLY ADULT]ATE A SEEM+LY PURE PROCESS4 ,MANY ( ! />K DICTUMS HI/ORICALLY POS$ BY ! ,LEFT HAVE BE5 %[N TO BELIE ! AU!NTICITY ( ! REAL WORLD1 YIELD+ FALSE RESULTS = SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS4 ,DUR+ ! CLASSICAL P]IOD ( SOCIALISM MANY ,M>XI/S BELIEV$ IT 9EVITABLE ?AT SOCIALISM W\LD BE A*IEV$2 SIMIL>LY1 MANY AN>*I/S BELIEVE IT 9EVITABLE ?AT FRE$OM CAN EM]GE )\T BE+ CONDITION$ BY NECESSITY4 ,UNLESS ?OSE ( US ON ! LIB]T>IAN LEFT >E TO ACCEPT ! ABSURD NOTION ( A DECIVILIZ$ 0AUTONOM\S 9DIVIDUAL10 WE MU/ CONC$E ?AT SOCIETY CANNOT EXI/ )\T ORGANIZ$ 9/ITUTIONS ?AT ABRIDGE PURE AUTONOMY BY SITUAT+ ! 9DIVIDUAL )9 CONTEXTUAL LIMITATIONS4 ,P[] ?AT IS NOT PLAC$ SECURELY 9 ! H&S ( ! MASSES MU/ 9EVITABLY FALL 9TO ! H&S ( !IR OPPRESSORS4 ,!RE IS NO CLOSET 9 :I* IT CAN BE TUCK$ AWAY1 NO BEWIT*+ RITUAL ?AT CAN MAKE IT EVAPORATE1 NO SUP]HUMAN REALM :]E IT CAN BE PLAC$ 9 RES]VE - & NO SIMPLI/IC IDEOLOGY CAN MAKE IT DISAPPE>4 ,SELF-/YL$ RADICALS MAY TRY TO IGNORE ! PROBLEM ( P[]1 AS ! ,C,N,T LEAD]S DID 9 ,JULY #a#i#c#f1 BUT IT WILL REMA9 HIDD5 AT EV]Y MEET+1 LIE CONCEAL$ 9 PUBLIC ACTIVITIES1 & APPE> & REAPPE> AT EV]Y RALLY4 ,SOCIAL REVOLUTION>IES1 F> FROM REMOV+ ! PROBLEM ( P[] FROM !IR FIELD ( VISION1 MU/ ADDRESS ! PROBLEM ( H[ TO GIVE P[] A CONCRETE 9/ITUTIONAL EMANCIPATORY =M4 ,TO BE SIL5T ) RESPECT TO ?IS QUE/ION1 & TO HIDE BEH9D SUP]ANNUAT$ IDEOLOGIES ?AT >E IRRELEVANT TO ! PRES5T OV]HEAT$ CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T1 IS M]ELY TO PLAY AT REVOLUTION1 EV5 TO MOCK ! MEMORY ( ! C\NTLESS MILITANTS :O HAVE GIV5 !IR ALL TO A*IEVE IT4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b1 #bba 3 ,*APT] #f -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #a#f1 #bbb 3 ,*APT] #f -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/