,SOME ,REM>KS ON ,P>LIAM5T>ISM ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK ,TEXT 3 ,PUBLI%$3 ,LEFT1 NO4 #a#d#i4 ,MAY #a#i#e4 ,PAGES #d#i-#e#c4 ,TRANSCRIPTION_/,M>KUP3 ,MICAH ,MU]1 #b#a#g4 ,$ITORIAL ,NOTE4 -- ,! ,$ITORIAL ,BO>D ( 0,LEFT0 IS DEEPLY HONOR$ AT BE+ P]MITT$ TO PUBLI% ?IS >TICLE BY ,DR4 ,PANNEKOEK1 ! VET]AN ,DUT* ,LIB]T>IAN ,SOCIALI/ &1 BEYOND QUE/ION1 ONE ( ! GREATE/ LIV+ ,SOCIALI/ ?9K]S & S*OL>S4 -- ,$ITOR1 0,LEFT40 ,I ,9 ! SECOND HALF ( ! #a#i? C5TURY ! OP9ION SPREAD WIDELY AMONG ! WORK]S ?AT SOCIALISM CAN & MU/ BE WON BY A P>LIAM5T>Y CONQUE/ ( POLITICAL P[]2 & IT SEEM$ WELL ON ! WAY4 ,9 ! #b? C5TURY DISAPPO9TM5T BR\TIES ROSE TO P[] BUT DET]IORAT$ 9TO AG5CIES ( CAPITALISM4 ,MANY ( ! MO/ S9C]E MILITANT GR\PS LO/ CONFID5CE 9 P>LIAM5T>Y ACTION1 & ! MASSES /& ALO(1 9DIFF]5T4 ,:AT CAN BE ! REASON8 ,SOCIALI/ PROPAG&A CAN CLE>LY DEMON/RATE ! ADVANTAGES ( SOCIALI/ ORD] ABOVE CAPITALI/ DISORD] & EXPLOITATION4 ,! WORK+ MASSES CON/ITUTE ! MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION1 & !Y HAVE ! BALLOT4 ,AS SOON AS !Y SEE ! NECESSITY ( SOCIALISM !Y CAN BY !IR VOTE E/ABLI% A MAJORITY 9 ,P>LIAM5T ?AT 9/ALLS A SOCIALI/ ,GOV]NM5T4 ,ACTS ( ,P>LIAM5T & MEASURES ( ! ,GOV]NM5T CAN !N BR+ AB\T ! NECESS>Y *ANGES 9 SOCIAL /RUCTURE4 ,?US ! WORK+ CLASS WILL HAVE WON MA/]Y OV] SOCIETY1 WILL HAVE GA9$ SOCIALISM )\T ANY?+ ( A VIOL5T REVOLUTION4 ,IT IS QUITE EASY4 ,?AT IS JU/ ! DIFFICULTY4 ,IT IS TOO EASY4 ,IF 9 ATTACK+ A /RONG =TRESS Y\ F9D ! GATE OP51 9VIT+ Y\ TO 5T]1 Y\ SUSPECT TRAPS1 OR AT LEA/ Y\ KN[ ?AT ! REAL FI1 ( ! UTMO/ EX]TION1 ( /UBBORN FIGUM5T4 ,! WORK+ CLASS /&S OV] AGA9/ A FOE MORE P[]FUL ?AN EV] WAS ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,! B\RGEOISIE IS NOT SIMPLY MA/] BECAUSE IT HAS ! MAJORITY 9 ,P>LIAM5T4 ,! 5TIRE FABRIC ( POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS1 ( ADM9I/RATION & BUREAUCRACY1 ( HI<] & L[] (FICIALS1 IS 9 ITS H&S4 ,! PRACTICE ( ! PRES5T ,GOV]NM5T IS HIE ABLE TO FOLL[ !IR [N OLD WAYS 9 POLICY 9DEP5D5T ( ,P>LIAM5T4 ,?\< ,/ATE P[] IS ITS MI?1 ( ! 5TIRE PRODUCTION APP>ATUS ON :I* ! WORK+ PEOPLE IS DEP5D5T = LIFE4 ,ITS SPIRITUAL P[] CONSI/S 9 ?AT ITS MODE ( ?9K+1 ! MIDDLE-CLASS WORLD VIEW1 DOM9ATES ! M9D ( ! MASSES1 :O BY TRADITION1 BY $UCATION1 BY ! PRESS1 BY LIT]ATURE & >T1 BY FILM & BROADCA/+1 9 A CONT9UAL EFFECTIVE PROPAG&A1 >E KEPT 9 SPIRITUAL DEP5D5CE4 ,TO VANQUI% ?IS ALL-EMBRAC+ P[] ! WORK+ CLASS HAS TO DEVELOP A SUP]IOR P[]4 ,?R\< ! GR[? ( CAPITALISM ITSELF IT EV] MORE CON/ITUTES ! MAJORITY ( ! PEOPLE4 ,S9CE ! DECL9E ( SMALL TRADE IT HOLDS ! MO/ IMPORTANT FUNCTION 9 SOCIETY2 ON ITS PRODUCTIVE WORK1 ITS H&L+ ( ! PRODUCTIVE APP>ATUS1 DEP5DS ! LIFE ( SOCIETY4 ,BY ! V]Y PRACTICE ( WORK & LIFE IT LE>NS CLASS-CONSCI\SNESS2 ! KN[L$GE ( ! REAL *>ACT] ( CAPITALI/ EXPLOITATION1 ?US ACQUIR$1 UND]M9ES ! MIDDLE-CLASS IDEAS & TEA*+S4 ,?R\< ! PRACTICE ( ITS UNCEAS+ 5=C$ FIITY1 ! DEVOTION TO COMMON CLASS 9T]E/S1 ?AT MAKES ! SEP>ATE 9DIVIDUALS 9TO A SOLID UNBREAKABLE BLOCK ABLE TO )/& & AT LA/ TO BREAK ! P[] ( ! FOE4 ,! BELIEF ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS CAN W9 MA/]Y BY P>LIAM5T>Y MAJORITY MEANS ?AT IT IS SUFFICI5T IF ONLY ONE ( ITS FACTORS ( P[] IS US$1 NAMELY ! L>GE NUMB]1 POSSESS+ ONLY A FIR/ TRACE ( CLASS-CONSCI\SNESS4 ,BUT MORE ?AN NUMB] C\NTS SOCIAL IMPORTANCE4 ,A MAJORITY CLASS )\T AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION 9 SOCIAL ECONOMY CANNOT W9 A RUL+ PLACE1 CANNOT EV5 KEEP IT :5 IT HAD IT BE=E2 ?US ! PROLET>IAN CLASS 9 ANCI5T ,ROME4 ,! SOCIAL IMPORTANCE ( ! MOD]N PROLET>IAN CLASS IS ! *IEF W>RANT ?AT IT WILL BE ABLE TO W92 & ?IS IS 5TIRELY LEFT \T ( PLAY 9 ! ELECTION ( A P>LIAM5T4 ,9 ITS MO/ DIRECT CO]CIVE =CE IT COMES =W>D 9 A POLITICAL /RIKE1 SU* AS 9 #ahic 9 ,BELGIUM1 BY :I* UNIV]SAL SUFFRAGE WAS CONQU]$ FROM AN UNWILL+-RUL+ CLASS4 ,MOREOV]1 9 ! VOT+ = A SOCIALI/ C&IDATE CLASS-CONSCI\SNESS IS NE$$ 9 ITS MO/ PRIMITIVE =M ONLY1 NOT 9 ITS NECESS>Y1 MORE DEVELOP$ *>ACT] ( BROAD KN[L$GE AMONG ! WORK]S AB\T SOCIAL /RUCTURE1 9VOLV+ !IR CAPABILITY ( MANAG+ !IR [N WORK1 SOCIAL PRODUCTION4 ,:AT =MS !IR SPECIAL CLASS-*>ACT]1 :AT CON/ITUTES ! *IEF /R5G? ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 !IR /RONG UNITY- & COMMUNITY-FEEL+1 ! MO/ ESS5TIAL CONDITION = DEFEAT+ ! P[] ( B\RGEOISIE & ,/ATE1 REMA9S 5TIRELY UNUS$4 ,! CONQUE/ ( MA/]Y & FRE$OM BY ! WORK+ CLASS WILL BE A H>D & DIFFICULT FID%IPS1 ITS DANG]S1 9 DEFEAT & VICTORY1 ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS MU/ ACQUIRE ?OSE QUALITIES ?AT MAKE IT /RONG & CAPABLE = SELF-RULE1 = RUL+ SOCIETY4 ,CAN SIMPLY PUTT+ SECRETLY A NAME 9TO A BALLOT-BOX BE CALL$ A FID%IPS1 :AT DANG]S DOES IT IMPOSE8 ,P>LIAM5T>Y ELECTIONS MAY AF=D SOME PROPAG&A 9CREAS+ SOCIAL KN[L$GE1 & MAY AWAK5 CONFID5CE2 ?AT IS ALL4 ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY 9 ITS GREAT TIME SUCCE$$ 9 COMB9+ ?IS ) A BROAD ORGANIZATION & 9/RUCTION ( ! MASSES2 BUT ! REAL =CE TO )/& CAPITALI/ & ,/ATE P[] WAS LACK+2 SO IT HAD TO SUBMIT :5 CALL$ UP = W>1 & AFT] ?AT ! DECL9E W5T ON4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! AB/RACT DOCTR9E ( P>LIAM5T>ISM A SOCIALI/ MAJORITY 9 ,P>LIAM5T C\LD BE ELECT$ BY MASSES SUBMISSIVE1 IGNORANT1 & SELFI%1 AS !Y W]E 9 ! FIR/ RISE ( CAPITALISM4 ,PRACTICALLY1 TO BE SURE1 ?IS DOES NOT HAPP52 ON ! REV]SE IT MIK CAN BE SUMM>IZ$3 9 P>LIAM5T>Y ACTION ! LEA/ ESS5TIAL ONLY ( ! P[] FACTORS ( ! WORK+ CLASS >E US$4 ,I,I ,SOCIALISM OR COMMUNISM1 9 !IR ORIG9AL S5SE1 MEANS ?AT ! WORK]S TAKE !IR LOT 5TIRELY 9 !IR [N H&S4 ,9 ! CONCEPTION ( P>LIAM5T>Y CONQUE/ ( P[] !Y PUT !IR LOT 9TO ! H&S ( A P>LIAM5T & A GOV]NM5T2 !SE HAVE TO TRANS=M SOCIETY & ABOLI% CAPITALISM BY MEANS ( P>LIAM5T>Y ACTS & GOV]NM5TAL REGULATIONS4 ,P>LIAM5T & ,GOV]NM5T DO ! ESS5TIAL WORK2 ! WORK]S AFT] HAV+ VOT$ PLAY A MO/LY PASSIVE ROLE4 ,?AT IS ! REASON :Y NO QUALITIES W]E NE$$ 9 ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,! CONQUE/ ( P[] C\LD LOOK SO EASY BECAUSE IT IS NO CONQUE/ AT ALL3 NEW BETT] RUL]S HAVE REPLAC$ ! OLD BAD RUL]S4 ,! WORK]S >E NO MA/]S ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION2 PRODUCTION IS ORGANIZ$ & REGULAT$ BY ! ,/ATE1 ! COMMUNITY AS IT IS CALL$1 I4E41 9 REALITY BY ! ,/ATE ORGANS1 ! (FICIALS2 ! WORK]S CAN EX]T !IR 9FLU5CE ONLY 9DIRECTLY4 ,?OSE :O DO ! ESS5TIAL WORK1 NE$S COMM& ! WORK4 ,SO ! \TCOME ( A P>LIAM5T>Y CONQUE/ CANNOT BE O!R ?AN ,/ATE-SOCIALISM1 BAS$ ON PUBLIC [N]%IP ( ! PRODUCTION APP>ATUS4 ,/ATE ORGANS & (FICIALS PRACTICALLY HAV+ ! DIRECTION1 ! DISPOSAL OV] PRODUCTION1 OV] ! PRODUCT1 OV] ITS DI/RIBUTION BETWE5 WORK]S1 (FICIALS1 REP>ATION FUNDS1 ETC41 BY NECESSITY DEVELOP 9TO A NEW RUL+ & EXPLOIT+ CLASS4 ,! CONCEPTION ( P>LIAM5T>Y CONQUE/ ( SOCIALISM WAS NATURAL1 & CAME UP BY NECESSITY1 9 ! #a#i? C5TURY :5 ! WORK+ CLASS WAS A P[]LESS MASS ( SUFF]]S4 ,! ONLY WAY TO LIB]ATE !M FROM EXPLOITATION & TO ANNIHILATE CAPITALISM UND] SU* CONDITIONS WAS ! LEGISLATIVE ACTION ( ,/ATE P[] 9 ! H&S ( CLE>-SIRAY ( LEAD]S1 9TELLECTUALS1 POLITICIANS1 & REVOLUTIONI/S1 BACK$ BY ! HO/ ( FOLL[]S & ADH]5TS4 ,! DECL9E1 AFT]W>DS1 ( SOCIAL DEMOCRACY1 VISIBLE 9 SOCIALI/ & COMMUNI/ P>TIES /&+ OR GOV]N+ = ONE OR ANO!R =M ( CAPITALISM1 9DICATES ?AT ?IS CONCEPTION N[ IS OBSOLETE4 ,! WORK+ CLASS IS 5T]+ 9TO ANO!R P]IOD ( ITS FIALYZ+ EFFECT ON ! EX]TION ( !IR [N =CES4 ,!Y HAVE TO FACE ! H>D BUT PROMIS+ TRU? ?AT !Y HAVE TO DO IT ALL !MSELVES1 ALONE4 ,/ATE P[]1 ,GOV]NM5T1 :5 ORGANIZ+ & DIRECT+ PRODUCTION1 DOES IT BY COMM&1 FROM ABOVE4 ,! WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZ+ & DIRECT+ PRODUCTION1 I4E41 !IR [N WORK1 ! CONT5TS ( !IR LIFE1 DOES IT FROM BEL[1 BY MEANS ( MUTUAL UND]/&+1 BAS$ ON COMMUNITY FEEL+4 ,= ?IS PURPOSE !Y HAVE TO BUILD UP A SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ( PRODUCTION EXPRESS+ & ASC]TA9+ ! SELF-ACTION ( MANK9D 9 ITS PRODUCTIVE WORK1 DIFF]5T1 H5CE1 FROM POLITICAL ORGANS EMBODY+ =EIGN COMM&4 ,SU* AN ORGANIZATION ( SELF-ACTION COMPLETELY UND] CONTROL ( ! WORK]S1 IS USUALLY D5OT$ BY ! NAME ( C\NCIL ORGANIZATION4 ,9 ! FUTURE FILIAM5T -- ! G5U9E 9/RUM5T ( ! MIDDLE CLASS -- AS AN 9/RUM5T ( ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK+ CLASS4 ,EV5 :5 9 A C\NTRY ) SO MILIAM5T>Y TRADITIONS AS ,5GL&1 9 ! TURMOIL ( HEAVY SOCIAL CONTE/S P>LIAM5TS >E ELECT$ ) G5U9E SOCIALI/ MAJORITIES1 ! ESS5TIAL WORK ( NEW ORGANIZATION MU/ BE DONE 9 ! %OPS BY ! WORK]S !MSELVES4 ,! TRANS=MATION ( SOCIETY CANNOT BE ACCOMPLI%$ BY DECREES FROM ABOVE2 IT CONSI/S 9 ! E/ABLI%M5T ( NEW WORK+ CONDITIONS1 ( NEW MUTUAL RELATIONS 9 ! 5T]PRISES1 ! UNITS ( PRACTICAL LIFE4 ,9 ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION ! F>M]S HAD ALREADY TAK5 ! L& & BURN$ ! FEUDAL TITLES1 ! URBAN CITIZ5S HAD ALREADY TAK5 ADM9I/RATION & JURISDICTION 9 !N [N H&S BE=E LEGISLATION =MULAT$ & 5ACT$ ! NEW CONDITIONS4 ,\R SECOND REM>K MAY BE SUMM>IZ$3 P>LIAM5T>ISM CANNOT BR+ FRE$OM & MA/]Y TO ! WORK+ CLASS1 BUT ONLY NEW MA/]S 9/EAD ( ! OLD ONES4 ,I,I,I ,:IL/ ON ! P>LIAM5T>Y FIELD 9 ALL C\NTRIES ! P>TIES >E FIE 9VOLV$ 9 A HEAVY FIATUS HAS GREATLY BE5 DE/ROY$ BY WORLD W>4 ,TO REBUILD IT CAPITALISM HAS TO SP5D MORE ( ! TOTAL SOCIAL LABOR ON ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 LESS ON ! >TICLES ( CONSUMPTION2 ?IS MEANS1 S9CE ! =M] >E ! PROP]TY ( ! CAPITALI/S1 ?AT !IR %>E 9 ! TOTAL PRODUCT MU/ 9CREASE1 ! %>E ( ! WORK+ CLASS HAS TO DIM9I%4 ,?IS IS ! MEAN+ ( 0RECON/RUCTION40 ,?US1 ALL P[]S ( CAPITALISM >E PUT TO WORK TO 9T5SIFY ! EXPLOITATION1 TO PRESS D[N ! /&>D ( LIV+1 TO HURRY UP ! TEMPO ( ! WORK1 TO SQUEEZE LABOR P[] TO ! UTMO/4 ,S9CE ! S+LE CAPITALI/S >E NOT ABLE TO DO ?AT SUFFICI5TLY !IR COMMON ORGAN1 ! ,/ATE1 SUPPLIES ITS PHYSICAL & MORAL P[] T[>DS ?IS NOBLE AIM ( SAV+ ! CAPITALI/ WORLD4 ,SO ! WORK]S HAVE TO RESI/ 9 AN EMBITT]$ /RUGGLE2 !Y >E FITIES4 ,!Y BREAK =? 9 SPONTANE\S WILD /RIKES1 EV] AGA91 BECAUSE EV]Y JU/ WON 9CREASE ( NOM9AL WAGE LAGS BEH9D ! RIS+ CO/S ( LIV+4 ,9 !SE /RIKES !Y /& S+LE-H&$1 OV] AGA9/ AN 5TIRE HO/ILE WORLD4 ,H]E !Y CAN ONLY HAVE SUCCESS BY DEVELOP+ ?OSE MORAL & SPIRITUAL QUALITIES3 BOLDNESS1 SOLID>ITY1 DEVOTION1 5DURANCE1 ?AT ONCE WILL 5ABLE !M TO W9 FRE$OM4 ,:]EAS 9 ALL ITS O!R ACTIONS ! WORK+ CLASS ACTS 9 ! ROLE ( FOLL[]S DIRECT$ & L$ BY O!RS1 9 ! WILD /RIKES WE SEE !M RESUME !IR [N LIB]TY ( ACTION1 DIRECT !IR ACTION !MSELVES4 ,?AT MEANS A FUNDAM5TAL JUMP =W>D4 ,BUT !SE ACTIONS AS YET >E TOO LIMIT$ TO BR+ IMPORTANT RESULTS4 ,!Y >E SPONTANE\S \TBUR/S AGA9/ UNBE>ABLE CONDITIONS1 BUT !Y >E LACK+ 9 CONSCI\SNESS ( WID] SCOPES4 ,AS SEP>ATE LITTLE SQUADS ! /RIK+ GR\PS >E DEFEAT$ ONE BY ONE4 ,ONCE ?IS CONSCI\SNESS >ISES & ! /RIKES GR[ 9TO A MASS *>ACT] !Y >E BY NECESSITY DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! ,/ATE ORGANS AS !IR MO/ P[]FUL & DIRECT FOE4 ,! CON/RA9+ P[] ( ! ,/ATE TRY+ TO CRU% !M HAS TO BE ATTACK$ & DEFEAT$ 9 MASS-ACTIONS BY ! SUP]IOR FIRMLY WELD$ P[] ( ! UNIT$ WORK+ CLASS4 ,?IS IS ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ! /RIKE MOVEM5TS FL>+ UP AGA9 & AGA9 9 DIFF]5T C\NTRIES4 ,!Y %\LD BE ATT5TIVELY FOLL[$1 /UDI$ & SUPPORT$ BY EV]Y SOCIALI/4 ,WE CANNOT DET]M9E 9 ADVANCE :AT =MS ( ACTION WILL BE S]VICEABLE 9 FUTURE2 ! CREATIVE P[] ( A FIE 5G5D]$ ?AT WILL =M ! BASIC CONDITIONS ( ! 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