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,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] 

,AU?OR 3 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE 

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#i ,SECT>IANISM & ,UNITY 

  

,ONCE A SLOGAN BECOMES POPUL>1 IT IS APPROPRIAT$ = G5]AL USE ?\< IT MAY BE GIV5 VA/LY DIFF]5T MEAN+S4 ,TO AN \TSID] FROM ANY MOVEM5T1 !RE MU/ SEEM TO BE A PROLIF]ATION ( SECTS SAY+ OR GO+ R\ND MU* ! SAME ?+4 ,?IS IS SAID ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ( \R TIMES4 ,IT WAS EQUALLY VALID ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION4 ,EV5 9 ! WAKE ( ! ,RE=MATION CAME ! DIV]SE SECT>IANISM ( ! ,PROTE/ANT REVOLUTION>IES1 :5 SOME ( ! APPROA*ES TO SPIRITUAL PROBLEMS W]E MADE :I* >E N[ APPLI$ TO SOCIAL ONES4 ,!RE WAS1 TOO1 A REFLECTION ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE FOLL[+ ECONOMIC *ANGES4 

,BUT ! T]M 0SECT>IANISM0 IS NOT A REPROA*4 ,! ,BRITI% REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T HAS PROCE$$ FROM SECT>IANISM4 ,ALL ITS A*IEVEM5TS HAVE BE5 UND] SECT>IAN BANN]S4 ,UNITY IS /R5G?1 BUT EXPRESS+ OPPOSITE PO9TS ( VIEW )9 ONE ORGANIZATION IS ONLY CA%BOX UNITY :I* GIVES CA%BOX /R5G?4 ,! SAV+ ON OV]HEAD EXP5SES HAS NO?+ TO DO ) AN ADV5TURE ( ! M9D OR A DET]M9ATION ( WILL4 

,ECONOMIC *ANGES CAN ONLY COME AB\T AS A RESULT ( UNITY AT ! PLACES ( WORK4 ,WORK]S' C\NCILS1 UNIT$ ) O!RS1 9DU/RY BY 9DU/RY1 & LOCALITY BY LOCALITY1 >E ! BASIS ( A REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T & ALSO ( A *ANGEOV] 9 ! SY/EM4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE N[ 0TO BUILD ! NEW SOCIETY )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( ! OLD01 BY ! CREATION ( UNITS 9 9DU/RY2 LOCALIZ$ ASSOCIATIONS = MUTUAL AID & PROTECTION2 COOP]ATIVE 5DEAVORS & EV5 CLUBS ( COMMON 9T]E/4 ,A LIV+ COMMUNE CONSI/S ( ALL FACETS ( HUMAN 9T]E/4 ,A UNIT$1 LOCAL COMMUNE CAN BYPASS ! ,/ATE & IGNORE LAWS IMPOS$ UPON IT ?AT IT DOES NOT WI% TO OBS]VE1 UNLESS ! AU?ORITIES USE =CE4 ,& A COMMUNE ACTIVE 9 COORD9AT+ WORK]S' C\NCILS1 T5ANTS' ASSOCIATIONS & MANY O!R ACTION GR\PS1 W\LD BE ! FALLBACK UNIT 9 ANY CREATION ( A FREE SOCIETY4 ,IT CIRCUMV5TS ! NE$ = ! ,/ATE & ?US NEGATES AU?ORITY4 ,IT MAKES IT POSSIBLE = ! ,/ATE TO BE ABOLI%$4 

,IT IS NOT SUPPOS$ ?AT SU* A MOVEM5T C\LD BE COMPOS$ 5TIRELY ( CONSCI\S LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION>IES4 ,?IS W\LD NOT BE 5VISAG$ BY ! 0SECT>IAN0 BUT ! V]Y PEOPLE :O W\LD SAY !Y >E AGA9/ SECT>IANISM W\LD PRESUME ?AT IT %\LD BE SO4 ,IT IS ACCEPT$ ?AT )9 ANY WORK]S' C\NCIL OR LOCAL COMMUNE ?AT MI<T N[ BE CREAT$1 !RE W\LD BE MANY POLITICAL TR5DS & IDEAS1 9CLUD+ AU?ORIT>IAN ONES4 ,?AT 9 ITSELF DOES NOT MAKE ! MOVEM5T LESS LIB]T>IAN OR LESS REVOLUTION>Y4 ,A FREE SOCIETY IS ONE 9 :I* REPRESSIVE 9/ITUTIONS >E ABOLI%$4 ,AS !Y >E !RE TO 5SURE ECONOMIC DOM9ATION1 ! 5D ( ONE MEANS ! 5D ( ! O!R4 

,! FUNDAM5TAL MI/AKE ?AT LO/ ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION WAS ALL[+ P>TIES TO BE REPRES5T$ )9 ! C\NCILS BY 9DIVIDUAL DELEGATES4 ,! SOVIETS DID NOT CONSI/ ( 0DELEGATES ( WORK]S1 SOLDI]S & PEASANTS01 AS WAS AT FIR/ PRESUM$2 BUT ( P>TIES4 ,ORATORS LIKE ,L59 & ,TROTSKY W]E C]TA9LY NOT WORK]S OR SOLDI]S1 F> LESS PEASANTS4 ,!Y BECAME LEAD]S ( ! C\NCILS BY VIRTUE ( BE+ LEAD]S ( !IR P>TY4 ,!IR RISE TO P[] WAS ?R\< YE>S ( P>TY 9TRIGUE4 ,AS J\RNALI/S 7IF ?AT W]E !IR PR(ESSION7 !Y HAD A SLIM *ANCE ( REPRES5T+ ! PR9TWORK]S' SOVIETS4 ,AS LEAD]S ( !IR P>TY1 !Y W]E PROM95T FIGURES -- BIG FI% 9 A SMALL POND4 

,IT W\LD NOT MATT] ?AT DELEGATES TO COMMITTEES W]E1 \TSIDE ! COMMITTEE1 MEMB]S ( POLITICAL P>TIES OR RELIGI\S BODIES4 ,EXP]I5CE %[S ?AT ?OSE POLITICALLY COMMITT$ WILL C]TA9LY =M ASSOCIATIONS \TSIDE 9DU/RIAL OR T5ANTS' COMMITTEES :I* WILL GIVE !M ASSI/ANCE 9 !IR WORK 9SIDE4 ,A /RIKE COMMITTEE WILL GLADLY TAKE HELP FROM AN \TSIDE BODY4 ,IT TAKES IT LESS GLADLY :5 ! \TSIDE BODY1 US+ ! MAGIC WORDS 0AD HOC0 & 0LIAISON01 WANTS TO TAKE OV] CONTROL4 

,/ILL LESS DOES IT MATT] :5 ONE GOES PA/ ! /AGE ( HAV+ DELEGAT$ COMMITTEES1 & ADOPTS ! PR9CIPLE ( ! MASS-MEET+4 ,BUT S9CE1 EV5 SO1 !RE WILL BE ?IS TYPE ( PROPAG&A ) :I* TO CONT5D1 ! AN>*I/ -- ACCEPT+ ?AT REAL UNITY IS ON ! SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FIELD -- WILL F9D IT NECESS>Y TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS LIB]T>IAN VIEWS TO C\NT] ! AU?ORIT>IAN VIEWS4 ,= ?IS HE NE$S HIS \TSIDE SUPPORT1 TOO4 ,SOME =M ( SECT>IAN ORGANIZATION BECOMES 9EVITABLE4 

,= ?OSE ) EXP]I5CE ONLY ( AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZATION IT APPE>S ?AT ORGANIZATION CAN ONLY BE TOTALIT>IAN OR DEMOCRATIC1 & ?AT ?OSE :O DISBELIEVE 9 GOV]NM5T MU/ BY ?AT TOK5 DISBELIEVE 9 ORGANIZATION AT ALL4 ,?AT IS NOT SO1 BUT IT MAY BE ADMITT$ ?AT TO ! REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/1 !RE IS NO PURPOSE AS SU* 9 =M+ A NUM]ICALLY /RONG1 F9ANCIALLY S\ND OR EV5 POLITICALLY EFFECTIVE AMORPH\S BODY4 ,)9 :AT IS VAGUELY ?\<T ( AS ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T1 !RE MAY BE V>I\S TR5DS1 ?\< MANY >E 9V5T$ = ! PURPOSE ( DISCUSSION4 ,AMORPH\S UNITY HAS AN ATTRACTION = ! AMORPH\S J\RNAL OR ! AMORPH\S GR\P+1 :I* SPAWNS FREELY4 ,IT MAY GR[ >\ND ! LEAD] )\T A FOLL[+1 :O P]HAPS HAS BE5 ELECT$ BY ! ,PRESS OR ,T,V TO AN EM95CE HE HAS NOT YET ATTA9$1 BUT MAY WELL DO SO 0BY UNITY04 ,IT IS NOT ?R\< UNIT$ FRONTS ( SU* A K9D ?AT ONE CAN *ANGE ! ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ( SOCIETY4 

,IT HAS BECOME RECOGNIZ$ AS A DANG] )9 ANY REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ?AT IT MAY EMULATE ! RELIGI\S SECTS1 9 ?AT A 0WELL-KN[N P]SON0 MAY LAY D[N :AT MAY WELL BE AN EXCELL5T PROGRAM = REVOLUTION1 TO SU* AN EXT5T ?AT HE WILL BE WOR%IP$ YE>S AFT] HIS DEA?4 ,! RELIC ( HIS FOLL[]S WILL GR\P !MSELVES 9 SMALL P>TIES 9 HIS REMEMBRANCE1 & BE ABSOLV$ FROM ANY NECESSITY TO FOLL[ ! PROGRAM4 ,OR ! REVOLUTION>Y HIMSELF1 BECAUSE ( HIS [N PROGRAM1 PO/PONES ANY REVOLUTION>Y ACTION ?AT FALLS %ORT2 9 SU* AN EV5T1 IT IS JU/ AS MU* A MEANS ( ADAPT+ ONESELF TO ! SY/EM AS ! BELIEF 9 RE=MS OR ! ADAPTATION TO C>E]ISM4 ,OR1 ECONOMIC ACTION BE+ ?\<T ( AS ! ONLY =M ( DIRECT ACTION1 ! REVOLUTION>Y 5T]S ! TRADE UNION MOVEM5T & IS IMM]S$4 ,ALT]NATIVELY1 HE SEES !RE >E O!R =MS ( DIRECT ACTION1 BUT CUTS HIMSELF (F COMPLETELY FROM 9DU/RY4 

,! TASK ( ! REVOLUTION>Y IS RESI/ANCE TO OPPRESSION1 EV5 IF ! RESI/ANCE IS ?AT ( ONE P]SON ALONE4 ,IT IS NOT ! IDEALIZATION ( AIMS4 ,IT IS ABSURD TO SPEAK ( AN>*ISM AS A DOCTR9E ( LOVE1 NONVIOL5CE1 EV5 ( FRE$OM4 ,?IS IS A DESCRIPTION ( SOCIETY AT :I* WE >E AIM+1 BUT WE CANNOT PR(ESS A MONOPOLY 9 SU* IDEAS4 ,WE CAN ONLY SAY ?AT AN AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIETY MAKES !M IMPOSSIBLE & EV5 S\ND UNDESIRABLE TO ?OSE BRA9WA%$ BY ! ,/ATE4 ,! ASS]TION ( !SE IDEAS AS HI< IDEALS BUT DEVOID ( PRACTICALITY = LACK ( ECONOMIC *ANGE 9 SOCIETY1 OR US$ AS A CRIT]ION BY :I* TO RE=M PRES5T 9/ITUTIONS1 WE HAVE H]E DESCRIB$ AS MILITANT LIB]ALISM 7AS OPPOS$ TO P>LIAM5T>Y LIB]ALISM74 ,?\<T ( AS PHILOSOPHIC AN>*ISM1 IT CAN BECOME TR5DY4 ,BUT ! ALT]NATIVE IS NOT OSSIFICATION4 ,9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,AN>*I/ ,CONF]5CE AT ,C>R>A 7#a#i#f#h7 ! POSSIBILITY ( A TRADITIONALIZ$ OSSIFI$ REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T BECAME CLE>4 

,! PRESS TRI$ TO EXPLA9 ! DIVISION !RE 9 T]MS ( 0Y\?0 V]SUS 0AGE01 & ?IS IS AN IMPOS$ PREJUDICE ( ! MASS M$IA :I* C\LD HAVE CONFUS$ ! ISSUE4 ,IDEAS HELD TOO LONG )\T ACTION BECOME IDEALS4 ,IDEALS MAY 9SPIRE4 ,BUT !Y CAN ALSO BE KEPT TOO LONG 9 ! FRIDGE4 

,REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/ IDEALS1 )\T ! ACTION ?AT GOES ) !M1 DEG5]ATE TO AN 5DLESS SALES CAMPAIGN = LIT]ATURE OR A P]PETUAL $UCATION CLASS 79 :I* 0! WORK]S0 >E 0$UCAT$ TO ! LEVEL ( ! P>TY CONSCI\SNESS0 & IT IS NOT EV5 NOTIC$ ?AT ! /&>D ( ! LATT] HAS BECOME L[] ?AN ?AT ( ! =M].<#a#f.>74 ,P>TIES BECOME MONUM5TS TO DEAD LEAD]S4 ,H[EV] MILITANT ! E>LY PROMISE ( PROGRAMS1 ! RUMP ?AT REMA9S :5 !SE HAVE BE5 PO/PON$ -- SIMPLY BECAUSE IT HAS NOT DEG5]AT$ 9TO RE=MISM -- CANNOT ( ITS NATURE BE MILITANT4 ,! PR(ESSION ( AN>*I/ IDEALS IS NO GU>ANTEE AGA9/ ?IS4 ,OSSIFI$ REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS1 ?\< !Y MAY OBJECT TO ! DESCRIPTION ( 0P>TY01 BECOME DEAD POLITICAL P>TIES4 ,SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5TS MAY BECOME L>GE1 & !RE=E BE COMPELL$1 9 ORD] TO S]VE !IR MEMB]S1 TO B>GA9 ) CAPITALISM4 ,AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS MAY FALL 9TO BUREAUCRACY 9 AN 5DEAVOR TO PRES]VE PROP]TY AGA9/ \TSIDE TAKEOV]4 ,AN OSSIFI$ F$]ATION IS ONLY A MEMORIAL TO PA/ ACTIVITY1 & ?IS PROV$ AT ,C>R>A TO BE ! CASE ) MANY ( ?OSE REPRES5T$1 9 P>TICUL> ?OSE PRES]V+1 9 EXILE1 A PA/ HI/ORIC ROLE4 

,IT SEEMS 7AT ANY RATE1 TO ! WRIT]S ( ?IS BOOK7 ?AT ! ALT]NATIVE IS SECT>IANISM4 ,EV5 A MOVEM5T BAS$ UPON ACTIVITY CAN BECOME OSSIFI$ 9 ! FUTURE4 ,UNITY ) O!R ORGANIZATIONS IS TO DILUTE REVOLUTION1 NOT TO FO/] IT4 ,! HOLD+ ( IDEALS 9 ! AB/RACT IS AN 9T]E/+ PHILOSOPHICAL EX]CISE4 ,APPLY+ !M TO CURR5T SOCIAL PROBLEMS IS A *IM]A4 ,TO MAKE AN ORGANIZATION ACTIVE OR EV5 EFFECTIVE IS ( LITTLE ULTIMATE USE1 S9CE IT T5DS TO COMPROMISE1 OSSIFY OR VANI%4 ,! /RUGGLE ?AT C\NTS IS ?AT :I* HELPS TO BUILD UP A NEW SOCIETY1 & ?IS CAN ONLY BE AID$ BY ! REVOLUTION>Y 9DIVIDUAL OR GR\P :I* P]SI/5TLY PUTS =W>D ITS PROPAG&A BY WORD & DE$4 ,BY \R SECT>IANISM WE MAY AT PRES5T BE DIVID$ FROM ! RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,BUT O!RWISE WE >E P>T ( ! WORLD4 ,WE DO NOT ACCEPT ! ABSURD CONT5TION ( ,TROTSKYISM ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO JO9 ! ,LABOR ,P>TY 9 ORD] TO 0BE 90 AMONG ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,! LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION>Y CANNOT HAVE ANY?+ TO DO ) P>TY POLITICAL ORGANIZATION4.<#a#g.> ,IT CAN ONLY BE A VANTAGE PLACE = P[]1 OR A MEMORIAL TO PA/ BATTLES1 OR A SPIRITUAL <ETTO4 ,IT IS SUBJECT TO ! PITFALLS ( BUREAUCRACY OR ?OSE ( TAKEOV]4 ,DEMOCRATIC CONTROL IS NO SAFEGU>D1 = ?\< MAJORITY DECISION IS ACCEPT$ AS AN EXP$I5T WAY ( DO+ BUS9ESS1 9 PRACTICE ! 9TAKE IS CONTROLL$ SO ?AT ! MAJORITY WILL BE 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! DECISIONS TO BE TAK54.<#a#h.> 

,:AT PASS (F AS REVOLUTION>Y ISSUES1 !RE=E1 HAVE SELDOM ANY RELEVANCE TO REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS4 ,9 DEG5]AT$ ,PROTE/ANTISM1 *UR*ES & *APELS >E F\ND$ :I* BECOME NEW SECTS1 & >ISE SOMETIMES M]ELY \T ( QU>RELS AS TO :OSE H& %\LD BE 9 ! CA%BOX1 OR P]SONAL DIFF]5CES UPON ! MANN] 9 :I* BUS9ESS %\LD BE CONDUCT$1 QUITE AS MU* AS OV] DOCTR9AL DISPUTES4 ,! PATT]N CAN REPEAT ITSELF POLITICALLY4 ,BUT IT HAS NO?+ :ATEV] TO DO ) BUILD+ A NEW SOCIETY4 

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