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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT GOES )\T SAY+ ?AT ! ,S,W,P >E COCK-A-HOOP OV] ,GALL[AY BE+ ELECT$ TO ,P>LIAM5T ON ! ,RESPECT TICKET4 ,?AT HE DID SO ONLY BY BE+ P>A*UT$ 9TO AN ,EA/ ,LONDON CONSI/5CY ) A L>GE ,MUSLIM COMMUNITY IS COMM5T$ UPON LESS4 ,SADLY1 ,GALL[AY'S PREVI\S CON/ITU5T'S 9 ,GLASG[ DID NOT HAVE ! *ANCE TO PASS JUDGM5T ON !IR 0REPRES5TATIVE0 -- = ! OBVI\S REASON ?AT HE W\LD NOT HAVE WON !RE4 ,AS SU*1 ANY CLAIM ?AT ,RESPECT HAS BROK5 ! MOLD ( ,BRITI% LEFT-W+ POLITICS >E /ILL MOOT 9 ! EXTREME4 

,S,W,P LEAD] ,ALEX ,CALL9ICOS ANALYSIS ( ! G5]AL ELECTION BETRAYS ! LIMITATIONS ( ANY VICTORY CELEBRATIONS4 70,! G5]AL ELECTION WAS A BITT] BL[ = ,BLAIRISM01 ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK] #a#i#e#b1 #ba ,MAY #b#e74 ,HE CORRECTLY NOTES ?AT 0( !MSELVES1 ELECTIONS DON'T *ANGE ANY?+0 BE=E P>APHRAS+ ,5GELS ) ! COMM5T ?AT 0!Y ACT AS A B>OMET] ( ! DEEP] SOCIAL =CES AT WORK40 ,AS SU*1 0! ,BRITI% G5]AL ELECTION 444 DID M>K A SIGNIFICANT /AGE 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! POLITICS 9 ,BRITA940 

,?IS WAS = TWO REASONS4 ,FIR/LY1 IT 0DEMON/RAT$ BEYOND ANY D\BT ?AT WE HAVE MOV$ 9TO A MULTI-P>TY SY/EM40 ,SECONDLY1 9 AN ATTEMPT TO BUILD UP ,RESPECT'S LESS ?AN GLORI\S OV]ALL RESULT1 HE >GUES ?AT 0UND] PREVI\S ,LABOR GOV]NM5TS :5 SUPPORT]S BECAME DISILLUSION$ !Y /AY$ AT HOME OR SWIT*$ TO ! ,TORIES4 ,BUT ?IS TIME ! ,LABOR VOTE FRAGM5T$ LEFTW>DS40 ,HE QUOTES ,K5 ,LIV+/ONE3 0,9 ! CAPITAL1 = EV]Y VOTE ,LABOR LO/ TO ! ,TORY RI<T1 IT LO/ ALMO/ FIVE TO ITS LEFT -- ,LIB]AL ,DEMOCRATS1 ,RESPECT & ! ,GRE5S40 

,?OSE :O W]E UND] ! IMPRESSION ?AT ! ,S,W,P CONSID]$ ! ,LIB,DEMS AS A RI<T-W+ P>TY >E OBVI\SLY MI/AK54 ,CAN WE EXPECT A CALL = 0,VOTE ,LIB,DEM )\T ILLUSIONS0 TO BE APPE>+ SOON8 ,D\BTFUL1 AL?\< LOGICALLY !Y %\LD BE CONSID]+ IT -- ,RESPECT >E NOT 9 A POSITION TO /& EV]Y:]E YET4 ,BUT A CALL TO VOTE = ! ,LIB,DEMS OR ,GRE5S IS NOT ON ! C>DS1 EV5 IF ! LATT] >E MORE PROGRESSIVE ?AN ,RESPECT4 ,P]HAPS IT IS A CASE ( ! ,LIB,DEMS BE+ P]CEIV$ AS BE+ MORE LEFTW+8 ,GIV5 ?AT \R COMRADE >GUES ?AT ! 0RESULTS ALSO PORT5D A GR[+ CRISIS ( LEGITIMACY = ! ,BRITI% POLITICAL SY/EM0 & ?AT ! 0FIR/ PA/ ! PO/ SY/EM ALWAYS UNFAIRLY REW>DS ! L>GE/ P>TIES1 BUT ! RESULTS BECOME P>TICUL>LY >BITR>Y :5 !IR %>E ( ! VOTE IS RELATIVELY SMALL0 CAN WE EXPECT ! ,S,W,P TO N[ COME \T1 LIKE ! ,LIB,DEMS1 9 FAVOR ( ,PROPORTIONAL ,REPRES5TATION8 

,ANY ANALYSIS ( ELECTION T5D5CIES MU/ TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ?AT ! RESULT WAS SKEW$ BY ! FACT ?AT ! ,TORIES W]E EV5 MORE PRO-W> ?AN ,NEW ,LABOR & ,H[>D'S CAMPAIGN AIM$ TO %ORE UP !IR CORE VOTE AGA9/ ,U,K,I,P & ,V]ITAS RA!R ?AN APPEAL TO ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 ,BLAIR ASS]T+ ?AT HE 0GOT A M&ATE TO GOV]N ?IS C\NTRY AGA9444 ! PEOPLE HAVE MADE IT V]Y CLE> - !Y WANT TO C>RY ON ) ,LABOR & NOT GO BACK TO ! ,TORY YE>S0 WAS H>DLY A R++ 5DORSEM5T1 BUT IT DOES EXPRESS A REALITY ( ! ELECTION4 ,IT SIMPLY SAYS ?AT MO/ PEOPLE ?9K ! ,TORIES W\LD BE WORSE4 ,AS AN EXAMPLE ( A G5]AL DRIFT TO ! 0LEFT0 7H[EV] DEF9$71 ! RESULT IS TOO E>LY TO SAY4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ?IS 0FRAGM5TATION0 TO ! LEFT DOES NOT EXPRESS AN ACTUAL 9CREASE 9 CLASS MILITANCY :]E IT C\NTS1 9 ! =M ( DIRECT ACTION4 

,ALEX GOES ON TO >GUE ?AT 0FROM A LONG] T]M P]SPECTIVE1 ! ELECTION M>K$ A DECISIVE /EP 9 ! DECL9E ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY AS ! DOM9ANT =CE ON ! LEFT ( ,BRITI% POLITICS4 ,IT CONFIRM$ :AT HAS LONG BE5 EVID5T - ?AT ,BLAIR IS NOT ! SAVIOR BUT ! GRAV$IGG] ( ,LABORISM40 ,P]HAPS1 BUT ,BLAIRISM HAS SECUR$ ANO!R F\R YE>S ( ,LABOR RULE & MU* ( ! OPPOSITION TO ,LABOR FOCUS$ >\ND HIM AS A P]SON 7?ANKS1 9 P>T1 TO ! ,S,W,P ITSELF74 ,IF ,LABOR GOT RID ( ,BLAIR BE=E ! NEXT ELECTION !N ! DECL9E ( ,LABOR MAY /AGG] \T A FEW YE>S MORE4 ,GIV5 H[ ! ,S,W,P HAVE P]SONIFI$ ! ISSUES ONTO ,BLAIR1 A SITUATION CAN EASILY >ISE ( ,BLAIRISM )\T ,BLAIR &1 P>TICUL>LY IF ! ,TORIES >E AS REPULSIVE AS LA/ ELECTION1 A CONT9UATION ( (FICE 7ECONOMIC WOES DEP5D5T74 

,NOT+ ?AT ,LABOR 0WON #ee P]C5T ( ! SEATS 9 ! H\SE ( COMMONS ) ! SUPPORT ( JU/ #bb P]C5T ( ! ,BRITI% ELECTORATE0 HE NOTES ?AT 0?IS MAY HAVE IMPORTANT POLITICAL CONSEQU5CES4 ,IT MEANS ?AT ,BLAIR'S CLAIMS TO HAVE A DEMOCRATIC M&ATE TO =CE HIS POLICIES ?R\< P>LIAM5T R+ V]Y HOLL[40 ,LA/ ELECTION ,BLAIR RECEIV$ JU/ #b#e.0 SUPPORT 7TO PUT !SE FIGURES 9 CONTEXT1 ?IS YE>'S RESULT WAS ! L[E/ FIGURE ,LABOR HAS RECEIV$ AT ANY PO/W> ELECTION AP>T FROM #aihc :5 ! FIGURE WAS #b4#f.074 ,H[ DOES A DROP ( #c.0 HAVE 0IMPORTANT POLITICAL CONSEQU5CES08 ,BLAIR NEV] HAD A 0DEMOCRATIC M&ATE0 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,9DE$1 NO REC5T GOV]NM5T HAS EV] HAD MORE ?AN #e.0 ( ! VOTE4 ,?AT PEOPLE CONSID] \R SY/EM AS DEMOCRATIC IS PRECISELY ! K9D ( ILLUSION :I* RADICALS /&+ 9 ELECTIONS HAS HELP$ BOL/]4 ,! REAL ISSUE IS ?AT EV5 ! MO/ DEMOCRATICALLY ELECT$ GOV]NM5T IS /ILL UNDEMOCRATIC AS IT GIVES P[] TO A FEW POLITICIANS 7& NECESS>ILY A /ATE BUREAUCRACY7 RA!R ?AN ! PEOPLE4 

,RA!R ?AN WOND] H[ SU* DISCONT5T CAN BE TURN$ 9TO REAL PEOPLE P[]1 ,ALEX 7BE+ A MEMB] ( A POLITICAL P>TY :I* N[ NE$S VOTES7 POND]S 0! CRITICAL QUE/ION10 NAMELY 0:I* POLITICAL =CE WILL B5EFIT FROM ?IS VULN]ABILITY40 ,LIKE ,BLAIR1 HE RAISES ! ,TORY BOGEY MAN SAY+ ?AT JU/ BECAUSE !Y 0FAIL$ ?IS TIME 444 ?AT DOESN'T MEAN !Y CAN BE DISC\NT$ =EV]40 ,BUT HOPE IS AT H&1 0IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LIKE ?IS4 ,9 ,MAY #b#e1 ! P5DULUM FAIL$ TO SW+ BACK TO ! ,TORIES4 ,IT SWUNG LEFT 9/EAD4 ,?IS CAN HAPP5 AGA940 

,SADLY1 HE FOCUSES ON ELECTIONS & P>TIES RA!R ?AN DISCUSS+ H[ TO 9CREASE CLASS AUTONOMY OR MILITANCY4 ,?IS IS TO BE EXPECT$1 GIV5 ! ROLE ( ! P>TY 9 ,L59I/ !ORY & ! NATURAL ROLE ( ELECTIONE]+ ON PLAC+ ! FOCUS ONTO LEAD]S & P>TIES RA!R ?AN ON WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE !MSELVES4 ,! ,LIB]AL ,DEMOCRATS1 HE >GUES1 0>E UNLIKELY TO BE ! MA9 B5EFICI>Y ( ANY SU* SW+ LEFT0 AS ! ACTIONS ( ! P>TY LEAD]%IP 0SUGGE/S ?AT !IR NEXT MOVE WILL BE RI<TW>DS 9 ORD] TO W9 OV] ,TORY VOT]S40 ,P]HAPS1 BUT SU* IS ! LOGIC ( ELECTIONE]+4 ,?IS 0LEAVES ,RESPECT V]Y WELL PLAC$ AS ! MA9 *ALL5G] TO ! LEFT ( ,LABOR40 ,HE QUOTES ! 0LEAD+ ELECTION EXP]T ,JOHN ,CURTICE0 AS FOLL[S3 0,AP>T FROM ,GEORGE ,GALL[AY'S SUCCESS1 C&IDATES ( ! ANTI-W> ,RESPECT P>TY WON #f4#i P]C5T ( ! VOTE1 EASILY ! BE/ P]=MANCE BY A F>-LEFT P>TY 9 ,BRITI% ELECTORAL HI/ORY40 

,NOT ?AT ,RESPECT IS 0F>-LEFT10 ( C\RSE4 ,?AT IS ONE ( ITS PROBLEMS & A FATAL FLAW 9 ! ,S,W,P'S ANALYSIS4 ,:ILE ,ALEX TRIES TO PORTRAY ,RESPECT'S VICTORY AS A ONE = ! REVOLUTION1 ! OBVI\S FACT IS ?AT IT WAS A VICTORY 7AT BE/7 = W>M$ OV] SOCIAL DEMOCRACY4 ,A CLE> SOCIALI/ PLAT=M WAS EXPLICITLY ES*EW$ BY ! ,S,W,P LEAD]%IP 9 ORD] TO GA9 AS MU* SUPPORT 7I4E4 VOTES7 AS POSSIBLE4 ,AS SU*1 ! VOTE = ,RESPECT WAS A VICTORY = 7AT BE/7 OLD ,LABOR VALUES1 NOT ANY NEW =M ( SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,& AS ! AIM ( ELECTIONE]+ IS TO BOL/] ?AT VISION1 ANY VICTORY = ,RESPECT DOES NOT MEAN PROGRESS = G5U9E SOCIALI/ IDEAS4 ,QUITE ! REV]SE1 AS !Y >E 7YET AGA97 L9K$ ) RE=MI/ IDEOLOGY & C5TRALIZ$ P>TY LEAD]%IPS ACT+ = PEOPLE4 

,\R COMRADE NOTES ?AT PEOPLE LIKE ,>?UR ,SC>GILL1 ,TONY ,B5N & ,K5 ,LIV+/ONE 0W]E ATTACK$ :5 !Y W]E A ?REAT0 AS !Y EXPRESS$ ! P[] ( ! LEFT4 ,( C\RSE1 HE PLACES ,GALL[AY 9 ?AT COMPANY3 0,GALL[AY'S VICTORY 9 ,BE?NAL ,GRE5 @& ,B[ SYMBOLIZES ! P[] ( ! NEW LEFT ?AT CAME \T ( ! ANTI-W> MOVEM5T40 ,NO1 ,GALL[AY'S VICTORY REPRES5TS A SPECIFIC SET ( CIRCUM/ANCES :I* WILL BE H>D PRESS$ TO REPEAT ELSE:]E4 ,HIS CAMPAIGN]S PORTRAY$ HIM AS A DEF5D] ( ,MUSLIMS4 ,HE HIMSELF DID NO?+ TO CONTRADICT ?IS :ILE >GU+ ?AT ! ,LABOR ,P>TY LEFT HIM1 NOT VICE V]SA4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 HE /OOD ON AN OLD-FA%ION$ ,LABOR PLAT=M & VALUES &1 AS SU*1 :ILE A BREAK FROM ! ,LABOR ,P>TY IT IS H>DLY A BREAK ) ,LABORISM4 

,MOREOV]1 ! ATTEMPTS TO GET ! ANTI-W> MOVEM5T 9TO ! BALLOT BOX IS A SIGN NOT ( ITS /R5G?1 BUT ( ITS WEAKNESS4 ,LIKE M>*+ FROM ,A TO ,B1 VOT+ WILL NOT /OP W>4 ,ONLY DIRECT ACTION CAN4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 RA!R ?AN EXPRESS ! 0P[]0 ( ! MOVEM5T1 ,GALL[AY'S ELECTION %[S ITS WEAKNESS4 ,IT IS DEP5D5T ON O!RS TO ACT = IT AS IT IS 9 NO POSITION TO ACT = ITSELF4 

,LOOK+ AT ! 7NON-,GALL[AY7 ,RESPECT RESULT1 ! ,S,W,P HAS LITTLE TO BE HAPPY AB\T4 ,IF WE IGNORE ?OSE >EAS ) A L>GE ,MUSLIM COMMUNITY1 !N ,RESPECT'S P]=MANCE IS ! USUAL -#b.0 0F>-LEFT0 P>TIES USUALLY GET4 ,( ,RESPECT'S #bf C&IDATES1 #f CAME AT ! BOTTOM ( ! POLL & ANO!R #i CAME NE> ! BOTTOM 7) ! USUAL LESS ?AN #a OR #b P]C5TAGE1 9 ! MA974 ,F\R1 H[EV]1 GOT BETWE5 #e.0 & #a.01 TWO MORE ?AN #a#e.01 TWO MORE ?AN #b.0 & ,GALL[AY ON OV] #c#e.04 ,! QUE/ION IS1 ( C\RSE1 :E!R ,R,E,S,P,E,C,T CAN GE!R VOTES \TSIDE ( >EAS ) L>GE ,MUSLIM COMMUNITIES4 ,ON !SE RESULTS1 ! ANSW] MAY WELL BE NO EV5 ) !SE >EAS AS A BASE4 

,CALL9ICOS IMPLICITLY ACKN[L$GES ?IS ISSUE BY NOT+ 0,RESPECT HAS TO BROAD5 \T GEOGRAPHICALLY0 & 0BEYOND ! W> TO TAKE UP ALL ! ISSUES ?AT AFFECT WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE 9 ,BRITA940 ,ONE >EA ( EXPANSION C\LD BE 9TO ,SCOTL&4 ,CURR5TLY ! ,S,W,P >E P>T ( ! ,SCOTTI% ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY 7,S,S,P71 :OSE VOTE IMPLOD$4 ,!Y GOT >\ND #f.0 ( ! VOTE !Y GOT 9 #ba 7A DROP ( #a4#b.0 FROM #c4#a.0 TO #a4#i.0 ( ! VOTE74 ,?IS IS1 9 P>T1 EXPLA9$ BY ! ,S,S,P BE+ WRACK$ BY 9T]NAL PROBLEMS & LOOK+ 9W>DS = A YE>4 ,H[EV]1 WILL ! ,S,W,P HI]>*Y TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ?IS & DECIDE ?AT IT IS TIME TO LAUN* ,RESPECT NOR? ( ! BORD] BAS$ ON !IR 0SUCCESS0 D[N S\?8 ,P]HAPS -- !Y HAVE NO?+ TO LOSE AS ! ,S,W,P FACTION 9 ! ,S,S,P IS H>DLY POPUL> TO BEG9 ) & SPLITT+ ! P>TY WILL H>DLY LOOSE !M FRI5DS4 ,! KEY ISSUE WILL BE :E!R ! ,S,W,P LEAD]%IP CAN ?9K ,RESPECT C\LD SURVIVE 9 ,SCOTL& )\T ! ,S,S,P4 

,CALL9ICOS /ATES1 SOME:AT 9CR$UL\SLY1 ?AT 0A LEFT ?AT ALWAYS LOSES CAN BE PATRONIZ$ & DISMISS$4 ,A LEFT ?AT W9S IS A LOT SC>I]40 ,:I* IS1 ( C\RSE1 H[ ,K9NOCK'S RE=MS & ,BLAIRISM W]E SOLD TO ! ,LABOR ,P>TY MEMB]%IP4 ,:AT WAS ! PO9T 9 BE+ RI<T IF ! ,TORIES WON ELECTIONS8 ,F> BETT]1 SURELY1 TO ADJU/ Y\R POLICIES & W9 ?AN TO BE ON ! M>G9S8 ,& SO ! /EADY SLOG TO ! RI<T1 ALL 9 ! NAME ( W9N+4 ,CAN WE EXPECT A SIMIL> PROCESS ) ! ,S,W,P & ,RESPECT8 

,OBVI\SLY1 AS ! PROCESS HAS ALREADY />T$4 ,KEY SOCIALI/ PR9CIPLES HAVE BE5 CASE ASIDE TO SECURE ?AT ,RESPECT CAN ATTRACT SUPPORT4 ,GIV5 ?AT ,RESPECT DOES WELL 9 >EAS ) L>GE ,MUSLIM COMMUNITIES & IT EXPLICITLY SEES ITSELF AS A POPUL> FRONT BETWE5 !SE & 0! LEFT01 ?IS MEANS ?AT ITS PROGRAM & POLICIES >E TI$ TO ! ,MOSQUE HI]>*IES4 ,GO TOO F> TO ! LEFT & SUPPORT C\LD DISAPPE>4 ,AS SU*1 CAN ,RESPECT )/& ! CONTRADICTORY =CES )9 IT8 ,:AT WILL ! ,S,W,P HI]>*Y BE PREP>$ TO SC>IFICE TO 5SURE ?AT IT 0W9S08 ,IF HI/ORY IS ANY?+ TO GO BY1 QUITE A LOT4 

,N[ ! TASK ( ! ,S,W,P IS TO BROAD5 ,RESPECT'S SCOPE & 0BECOME FI<T]S = SOCIAL JU/ICE RI<T ACROSS ! BO>D1 (F]+ PEOPLE HOPE 9 ! FI<T = A BETT] WORLD40 ,GIV5 ! RELATIVE SUCCESSES ( ! LA/ ELECTION1 ! ,S,W,P'S TURN T[>DS BUILD+ A RE=MI/ ELECTORAL FRONT WILL CONT9UE4 ,WE HAVE BE5 H]E BE=E4 ,ONE HUNDR$ YE>S AGO1 ! /&>D ,M>XI/ L9E WAS ?AT WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE %\LD USE 0POLITICAL ACTION0 TO CREATE SOCIALISM4 ,?AT SPECIFIC TACTIC QUICKLY PROV$ ,BAKUN9 RI<T4 ,! ,M>XI/ SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC P>TIES QUICKLY BECAME RE=MI/ & BUREAUCRATIC1 DO+ LITTLE MORE ?AN M\? SOCIALI/ RHETORIC4 ,EV5TUALLY ! RHETORIC MAT*$ ! REALITY BUT NOT BE=E SIDEL9+ ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T AWAY FROM CON/RUCTIVE SELF-ACTIVITY 9 ! WORKPLACE & COMMUNITY4 ,TODAY1 ! ,S,W,P IS REPEAT+ ! PROCESS BUT ) ONE KEY DIFF]5CE3 ! ELECTORAL P>TY IT HAS F\ND$ MAKES NO ATTEMPT TO PROCLAIM ITSELF REVOLUTION>Y OR EV5 SOCIALI/4 

,AS TODAY1 MANY G5U9E SOCIALI/S SAW ?R\< ! F>CE :I* ELECTIONE]+ HAD TURN$ SOCIALISM 9TO4 ,!SE PEOPLE TURN$ T[>DS AN>*I/ POLITICS ( DIRECT ACTION1 SOLID>ITY & WORKPLACE & COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION4 ,ONE SU* P]SON WAS ,TOM ,MANN4 ,ORIG9ALLY A SOCIALI/1 HE EMBRAC$ SYNDICALISM & BECAME IT'S MO/ FAM\S & 9FLU5TIAL ADVOCATE 9 ,BRITA94 ,AS SU*1 :ILE IT MAY SEEM 9CR$UL\S ?AT SOMEONE C\LD DISCUSS HIM & FAIL TO M5TION HIS SYNDICALI/ P]IOD1 ?IS IS PRECISELY :AT ! ,S,W,P DID 7,KEI? ,FLETT1 0,AN ATTEMPT TO W9 ! MAJORITY ( WORK]S10 ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK] #a#i#e#b1 #ba ,MAY #b#e74 

,DISCUSS+ ,MANN 9 ! CONTEXT ( HIS BE+ PRESID5T ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY'S 0,NATIONAL ,M9ORITY ,MOVEM5T0 7,N,M,M7 FROM #aibd TO #a#i#b#i1 !Y PRES5T A SUMM>Y ( HIS LIFE4 ,:ILE NOT+ HIS MEMB]%IP ( 0,BRITA9'S FIR/ ,M>XI/ P>TY1 ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION 7,S,D,F70 & WELL AS ! BE+ G5]AL SECRET>Y ( ! ,9DEP5D5T ,LABOR ,P>TY1 !Y FAIL TO M5TION H[ HIS EXP]I5CES AS A TRADE UNION ACTIVI/ & MEMB] ( !SE P>TIES TURN$ HIM 9TO A SYNDICALI/4 

,! PAP] DOES M5TION ?AT 0HE SP5T ! YE>S FROM #a#i#a-#a ORGANIZ+ 9 ,NEW ,ZEAL& & ,AU/RALIA4 ,RETURN+ TO ,BRITA9 HE TOOK A LEAD+ ROLE 9 ! HUGE WAVE ( 9DU/RIAL AGITATION ?AT SWEPT ,BRITA9 9 ! P]IOD #a#i#a-#a#d40 ,YES1 BUT AS P>T ( AN 9FLU5TIAL & GR[+ SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5T6 ,& AS A DIRECT RESULT ( ?OSE EXP]I5CES1 ,MANN TURN$ AWAY FROM POLITICAL P>TIES & ELECTIONE]+ 9 FAVOR ( A DIRECT ACTION BAS$ SYNDICALISM4 ,IT IS USEFUL TO QUOTE HIS #aiaa RESIGNATION LETT] FROM ! ,M>XI/ ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY3 

0,I F9D MYSELF NOT 9 AGREEM5T ) ! IMPORTANT MATT] ( ,P>LIAM5T>Y ACTION4 ,MY EXP]I5CES HAVE DRIV5 ME MORE & MORE 9TO ! NON-,P>LIAM5T>Y POSITION 444 ,AFT] ! MO/ C>EFUL REFLECTION ,I AM DRIV5 TO ! BELIEF ?AT ! REAL REASON :Y ! TRADE UNIONI/ MOVEM5T ( ?IS C\NTRY IS 9 SU* A DEPLORABLE /ATE ( 9EFFICI5CY IS TO BE F\ND 9 FICTITI\S IMPORTANCE :I* ! WORK]S HAVE BE5 5C\RAG$ TO ATTA* TO ,P>LIAM5T>Y ACTION 444 ,I F9D NE>LY ALL ! S]I\S-M9D$ Y\NG M5 9 ! LABOR & SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T HAVE !IR M9DS C5T]$ UPON OBTA9+ SOME POSITION 9 PUBLIC LIFE SU* AS LOCAL1 MUNICIPAL OR C\NTY C\NCILOR%IP 444 OR ASPIR+ TO BECOME AN ,M,P 444 ,I AM DRIV5 TO ! BELIEF ?AT ?IS IS 5TIRELY WRONG 444 ?AT ECONOMIC LIB]TY WILL NEV] BE REALIZ$ BY SU* MEANS4 ,SO ,I DECL>E 9 FAVOR ( ,DIRECT ,9DU/RIAL ,ORGANIZATION1 NOT AS A MEANS BUT AS ,! MEANS :]EBY ! WORK]S CAN ULTIMATELY OV]?R[ ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM & BECOME ! ACTUAL CONTROLL]S ( !IR 9DU/RIAL & SOCIAL DE/9Y40 

,A YE> LAT]1 HE DECL>$ ?AT 0POLITICAL ACTION IS ( NO USE :ATSOEV]0 & *>G$ HIMSELF ) FOOLI%NESS 9 ! PA/ = LOOK+ TO P>LIAM5T = LABOR'S EMANCIPATION4 ,SO IT CAN BE SAFELY SUGGE/$ ?AT ,MANN W\LD HAVE BE5 EV5 LESS IMPRESS$ ) ,RESPECT & ,CALL9ICOS'S /RESS ON ! NE$ TO 0W90 ELECTORAL BATTLES4 

,AS SU*1 :ILE ! PAP] DOES NOTE ?AT ,MANN 0WAS ! MO/ RESPECT$ TRADE UNION MILITANT ( ! E>LY #a#i#bS0 & EV5 M5TIONS ?AT HIS 0RECORD ( ALMO/ UNP>ALLEL$ MILITANCY & ACTIVITY0 IT SIMPLY IGNORES ! ACTUAL IDEAS :I* PRODUC$ ?IS RESPECT & H[ HE *ANG$ !M AS A RESULT ( HIS ACTIVITY4 ,?OSE ASPECTS ( HIS LIFE :I* FAIL TO FIT 9TO ! ,L59I/ S*EMA >E SIMPLY PUT D[N ! MEMORY HOLE4 

,?IS 9 SPITE ( ! ACTUAL SUCCESS ( SYNDICALI/ ACTIVITISM 9 PRODUC+ NE> REVOLUTION>Y /RIKES ACROSS ! C\NTRY4 ,IF ! FIR/ WORLD W> HAD NOT 9T]V5$1 ?IS *ANCES >E ?AT A S]I\S CRISIS W\LD HAVE 5GULF$ ! C\NTRY4 ,IRONICALLY = ! ,S,W,P1 ! RUL+ CLASS QUITE RI<TLY SAW ELECTIONE]+ AS A MEANS ( SOLV+ ! ?REAT ( DIRECT ACTION 7,LLOYD ,GEORGE KNEW ! SCORE1 /AT+ ?AT ! P>LIAM5T>Y SOCIALI/S W]E 0! BE/ POLICEM5 = ! ,SYNDICALI/S074 ,AT ! V]Y LEA/1 IF SYNDICALI/ IDEAS HAD REMA9$ 9FLU5TIAL AFT] ! W> ! #aibf ,G5]AL ,/RIKE W\LD HAVE TAK5 ON A MORE RADICAL FLAVOR4 ,9/EAD WE HAD ! ,C,P CALL+ = 0ALL P[] TO ! ,G5]AL ,C\NCIL06 ,AS ! SYNDICALI/S KNEW FROM BITT] EXP]I5CE1 ! PROBLEM ) ! TRADE UNIONS WAS ?AT ! BUREAUCRATS ALREADY HELD F> TOO MU* P[] OV] ! UNION MEMB]%IP RA!R ?AN NOT 5\<4 

,! PAP] DOES QUOTE FROM ,N,M,M MOVEM5T'S F\ND+ DOCUM5T1 9DICAT+ ?AT IT WAS P>T ( ,MOSC['S ,R$ ,9T]NATIONAL ( ,LABOR ,UNIONS 7,R,I,L,U74 ,?IS 0WAS A REM9D] ?AT :ILE ! ,N,M,M WAS BAS$ ON ! EXP]I5CE ( ACTIVI/S LIKE ,MANN1 IT WAS ALSO P>T ( A WID] TR5D BAS$ ON ! POLITICS ?AT CAME \T ( ! #aiag ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION40 ,:I* IS TRUE1 9 A WAY4 ,! AIM ( ! ,BOL%EVIK'S ,R,I,L,U WAS TO FO/] ,RUSSIAN 9SPIR$ TACTICS ONTO ! WORLD LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,AS SU*1 ! PREVI\S EXP]I5CES ( ACTIVI/S LIKE ,MANN W]E REJECT$ 9 FAVOR ( ! POLICIES :I* HAD APP>5TLY SUCCE$$ 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,?US ! SYNDICALI/ IDEAS :I* ,MANN1 LIKE O!RS1 HAD DEVELOP$ FROM HIS [N EXP]I5CES ( ! CLASS W> 9 DEVELOP$ CAPITALI/ NATIONS W]E TO BE SIMPLY IGNOR$ 9 FAVOR ( POLICIES DEVELOP$ 9 A DIFF]5T SOCIAL 5VIRONM5T & SKEW$ 9 FAVOR ( ! NE$S ( ,RUSSIAN /ATE CAPITALISM & ITS RUL+ ELITE4 

,SADLY1 ,MANN 7LIKE SO MANY RADICALS7 DID SO4 ,AS WELL AS REJECT+ HIS [N !ORIES 9 LI<T ( ,L59I/ 0SUCCESS10 HE ALSO REFUS$ TO DEF5D ! ,RUSSIAN SOCIALI/S1 SYNDICALI/S & AN>*I/S ALONG ) ! ORD9>Y WORK]S & PEASANTS :O FAC$ ,BOL%EVIK REPRESSION4 ,HE REFUS$ TO TAKE HIS OLD COMRADE ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN'S POSITION ( SID+ ) ! WORK+ CLASS AGA9/ ! BOSS CLASS 7REG>DLESS ( ! FLAG IT WAV$71 PREF]R+ 9/EAD TO BOTTLE UP HIS MISGIV+S & KEEP QUIET AB\T ! REPRESSIVE NATURE ( ,L59ISM4 ,?IS LOYALTY TO ! 0REVOLUTION0 7I4E4 ! ,BOL%EVIK P>TY :I* MONOPOLIZ$ & KILL$ ! REAL REVOLUTION7 SAW ! PROMISE ( SOCIALISM POISON$ BY ITS ASSOCIATION ) FIR/ ,L59I/ & !N ,/AL9I/ TYRANNY4 

,?IS REVIS$ V]SION ( HI/ORY WAS NOT LIMIT$ TO ,MANN4 ,!Y DID ! SAME 9 ! NEXT ISSUE 7,KEI? ,FLETT1 0,A,J ,COOK - MILITANT M9] :O L$ ! WORK]S' /RUGGLE01 ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK] #a#i#e#c1 #bh ,MAY #b#e74 ,DISCUSS+ ,A,J ,COOK1 ! WELL KN[N M9]S' LEAD]1 ! PAP] NOTES ?AT HE 0BECAME FAMILI> ) ! IDEAS ( ! ,M9]S' ,UN(FICIAL ,RE=M ,COMMITTEE ,MOVEM5T0 :I* 0PRODUC$ A PAMPHLET1 ,! ,M9]S' ,NEXT ,/EP1 9 #aiab :I* >GU$ ?AT ! LEFT NE$$ TO ORGANIZE FROM BEL[ TO GA9 CONTROL ( ! LEAD]%IP ( ! UNION40 

,?IS IS ! FAM\S SYNDICALI/ DOCUM5T :I* >GU$ = SELF-MANAG$ UNIONS1 NOT = 0CONTROL0 OV] A HI]>*ICAL LEAD]%IP4 ,RA!R ?AN ASK = BETT] LEAD]S OR JU/ MORE ACC\NTABILITY1 ! PAMPHLET CALL$ = ! WORKPLACE MEET+ TO BECOME ! REAL S\RCE ( P[] 9 ! UNION4 ,! UNION WAS TO BE RUN FROM ! BOTTOM-UP1 ) ! 0LEAD]%IP0 TURN$ 9TO ! M&AT$ DELEGATES ( ! MEMB]%IP4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 SU* IDEAS >E ANA!MA TO ,L59ISM :I* SEES ! NE$ = /RONG LEAD]S )9 A CLE> HI]>*ICAL & C5TRALIZ$ BODY TO TELL ! UNIONS :AT TO DO4 ,! PAMPHLET PRES5T$ A LIB]T>IAN VISION ( SOCIALISM AT ODDS ) ,L59I/ OR ,LABORITE REALITY 7MO/ OBVI\SLY1 WORK]S' CONTROL ( 9DU/RY RA!R ?AN NATIONALIZATION74 

,! >TICLE /ATES ?AT ! 0GR[? ( A MILITANT CURR5T AMONG M9]S CAN BE SE5 AGA9/ ! BACKGR\ND ( ,! ,M9]S' ,NEXT ,/EP1 ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W> & ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION40 ,:I* CONV5I5TLY =GETS TO M5TION ! SYNDICALI/ REVOLT & ! ORGANIZ$ ATTEMPTS BY TRADE UNIONI/S TO BREAK AWAY FROM ! ELECTIONE]+ ( ! (FICIAL LABOR MOVEM5T & ! V>I\S ,M>XI/ SECTS 9TO A DIRECT ACTION BAS$ REVOLUTION>Y UNION MOVEM5T4 ,9 SO DO+ !Y TURN$ TO ! IDEAS FIR/ APPLI$ BY ! LIB]T>IAN W+ ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 >\ND ,BAKUN91 & SUBSEQU5TLY APPLI$ BY AN>*I/S 9 ! ,FR5* ,LABOR MOVEM5T 9 ! #a#h#iS3 REVOLUTION>Y UNIONISM4 

,! AIM ( ?IS AGITATION WAS FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T TO ?AT ( ! 0,NATIONAL ,M9ORITY ,MOVEM5T0 !SE >TICLES >E AN ASSESSM5T (4 ,ITS AIM WAS TO BOL/] ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY RA!R ?AN BOL/] WORK]S' AUTONOMY BY CREAT+ A LABOR MOVEM5T RUN BY & = ITS MEMB]S 7& ANY SUBSEQU5T ,S,W,P FRONT WILL DO ! SAME74 ,! >TICLE POND]S :E!R 0W\LD HE HAVE DONE BETT] IF HE.<,COOK.> HAD REMA9$ A MEMB] ( ! ,C,P80 ,H>DLY1 GIV5 ! NEGATIVE IMPACT ( ,BOL%EVISM 9 ! WORLD LABOR MOVEM5T4 

,9 ,BRITA91 ?IS IMPACT DE/ROY$ ! SYNDICALI/ REVOLT & ! POT5TIAL ( CREAT+ A LA/+ LIB]T>IAN 9FLU5CE 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,LOOK+ AT ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION ?R\< ROSE-T9T$ GLASSES1 !Y RU%$ HEAD LONG TO EMBRACE A LEFT :I* HAD WON4 ,AS ! PAP] NOTES1 0,COOK1 LIKE ! E>LY ,C,P LEAD]S !MSELVES1 WAS ! PRODUCT ( ! MILITANT WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T >\ND ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>40 ,! IDEAS ?AT PRODUC$ ?AT MILITANCY GO UNM5TION$1 WRITT5 \T ( HI/ORY4 ,RA!R ?AN BUILD UPON !IR [N EXP]I5CES1 !SE LEAD]S REJECT$ !M & 9/EAD FOLL[$ BL9DLY ,L59'S EXP]I5CES ( WORK+ 9 A NE>-FEUDAL1 BACKW>D1 ABSOLUTI/ REGIME4 

,! QUE/ION IS1 :E!R TODAY'S RADICALS WILL DO ! SAME4 ,H[ MANY TIMES WILL ! SAME PA? BE TREAD$ BE=E PEOPLE REALIZE IT TAKES !M AWAY FROM !IR DE/9ATION 7SOCIALISM7 RA!R ?AN T[>DS IT8 ,SADLY1 FROM ! LOOKS ( IT1 SOME TIME TO COME4 

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