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,KAUTSKY3 ! MASS /RIKE IS 9COMPATIBLE ) ,G]MANY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG 

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,WE HAVE BRIEFLY EXAM9$ ! FACTUAL BASIS ( ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY'S NEWE/ !ORY ON ,RUSSIA & ,WE/]N ,EUROPE4 ,BUT ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ AB\T ?IS LATE/ CREATION IS ITS G5]AL T5D5CY1 :I* RUNS ON TO CON/RUCT AN ABSOLUTE CONTRADICTION BETWE5 REVOLUTION>Y ,RUSSIA & P>LIAM5T>Y 0,WE/]N ,EUROPE10 & SETS D[N ! PROM95T ROLE PLAY$ BY ! POLITICAL MASS /RIKE 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION AS A PRODUCT ( ,RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC & POLITICAL BACKW>DNESS4 

,BUT H]E ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY F9DS HIMSELF 9 ! DISAGREEABLE POSITION ( HAV+ PROV$ MU* TOO MU*4 ,9 ?IS CASE1 SOME:AT LESS W\LD HAVE BE5 DECID$LY MORE4 

,ABOVE ALL1 ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY HAS NOT NOTIC$ ?AT HIS CURR5T !ORY DE/ROYS HIS E>LI] !ORY ( ! 0/RATEGY ( ATTRITION40 ,AT ! C5T] ( ! 0/RATEGY ( ATTRITION0 /&S AN ALLUSION TO ! COM+ ,REI*/AG ELECTIONS4 ,MY 9EXCUSABLE ]ROR LAY 9 ?IS3 ,I HELD ?AT ! MASS /RIKE WAS ALREADY CALL$ = 9 ! PRES5T /RUGGLE = ,PRUSSIAN VOT+ RI<TS1 :ILE ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY DECL>$ ?AT \R OV]:ELM+ VICTORY-TO-COME 9 NEXT YE>'S ,REI*/AG ELECTIONS W\LD CREATE ! 05TIRELY NEW SITUATION0 :I* MI<T MAKE ! MASS /RIKE NECESS>Y & APPROPRIATE4 ,BUT N[ ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY HAS DEMON/RAT$ ) ALL DESIRABLE CL>ITY ?AT CONDITIONS = A P]IOD ( POLITICAL MASS /RIKES 9 ,G]MANY - 9DE$1 9 ALL ( ,WE/]N ,EUROPE - >E LACK+ AFT] ALL4 0,BECAUSE ( ! HALF-C5TURY OLD SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T1 ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION & POLITICAL FRE$OM10 EV5 SIMPLE DEMON/RATION MASS /RIKES ( ! EXT5T & MOM5TUM ( ! ,RUSSIAN ONES HAVE BECOME ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE4 

,YET IF ?IS IS SO1 !N PROSPECTS = ! MASS /RIKE AFT] ,REI*/AG ELECTIONS SEEM FAIRLY PROBLEMATIC4 ,IT IS CLE> ?AT ALL ! CONDITIONS :I* MAKE ! MASS /RIKE ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE 9 ,G]MANY - ! /RONGE/ CONTEMPOR>Y GOV]NM5T & ITS GLITT]+ PRE/IGE1 ! SLAVI% OB$I5CE ( ! /ATE EMPLOYES1 ! UN%AKABLE OPPOS+ MI<T ( ! C>TELS1 ! POLITICAL ISOLATION ( ! PROLET>IAT - ?AT ALL ?IS WILL NOT SUDD5LY DISAPPE> AFT] NEXT YE>4 ,IF ! REASONS :I* SPEAK AGA9/ ! POLITICAL MASS /RIKE NO LONG] LIE 9 ! SITUATION ( ! MOM5T1 AS ! 0/RATEGY ( ATTRITION0 W\LD HAVE IT1 BUT 9 ! DIRECT RESULTS ( 0HALF A C5TURY ( SOCIALI/ 5LI<T5M5T & POLITICAL1 FRE$OM10 9 ! HI<LY DEVELOP$ LEVEL ( 0,WE/]N ,EUROPE'S0 ECONOMIC & POLITICAL LIFE - !N PO/PONEM5T ( EXPECTATIONS = A MASS /RIKE UNTIL ! YE> AFT] ! ,REI*/AG ELECTIONS TURNS \T TO BE NO MORE ?AN A MODE/ FIG LEAF COV]+ ! 0/RATEGY ( ATTRITION'S0 ONLY REAL CONT5T3 ! COMM5DATION ( ,REI*/AG ELECTIONS4 ,9 MY FIR/ REPLY ,I TRI$ TO %[ ?AT 9 REALITY ! 0/RATEGY ( ATTRITION0 AM\NT$ TO 0,NO?+-,BUT-,P>LIAM5T>IANISM40 ,N[ ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY HIMSELF CONFIRMS ?IS 9 ELABORAT+ HIS !ORIES4 

,YET MORE4 ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY HAS1 TO BE SURE PO/PON$ ! GREAT MASS ACTION UNTIL AFT] ! ,REI*/AG ELECTIONS3 BUT AT ! SAME TIME HE MU/ ADMIT ?AT 9 ! PRES5T SITUATION1 ! POLITICAL MASS /RIKE C\LD BECOME NECESS>Y 0AT ANY MOM5T0 - = 0NEV] 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! ,G]MAN ,REI* W]E ! SOCIAL1 POLITICAL1 & 9T]NATIONAL CONTRADICTIONS UND] SU* T5SION AS N[40.<,K4 ,KAUTSKY1 ,:AT ,N[81 ,NEUE ,ZEIT ,X,X,V,I,I,I1 #b 7#a#e ,APRIL #a#i#a71 P4#h4.> ,BUT IF 9 G5]AL ! SOCIAL CONDITIONS & HI/ORIC RIP5ESS ( 0,WE/]N ,EUROPE10 & SPECIFICALLY ( ,G]MANY1 MAKE A MASS /RIKE ACTION IMPOSSIBLE N[1 H[ CAN SU* AN ACTION SUDD5LY 0AT ANY MOM5T0 BE SET 9 MOTION8 ,A BRUTAL PROVOCATION BY ! POLICE1 A MASSACRE AT A DEMON/RATION C\LD GREATLY HEI<T5 ! MASSES' AGITATION & %>P5 ! SITUATION3 YET IT OBVI\SLY C\LD NOT BE ?AT 0GREAT OCCASION0 :I* W\LD ABRUPTLY OV]TURN ! 5TIRE ECONOMIC & POLITICAL /RUCTURE ( ,G]MANY4 

,BUT ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY HAS PROV$ YET ANO!R SUP]FLU\S ?+4 ,IF ! G5]AL ECONOMIC & POLITICAL CONDITIONS 9 ,G]MANY >E SU* AS TO MAKE A MASS /RIKE ACTION LIKE ! ,RUSSIAN ONE IMPOSSIBLE1 & IF ! EXT5SION :I* ! MASS /RIKE UND]W5T 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION IS ! SPECIFIC PRODUCT ( ,RUSSIAN BACKW>DNESS1 !N NOT ONLY IS ! USE ( ! MASS /RIKE 9 ! ,PRUSSIAN VOT+ RI<TS /RUGGLE CALL$ 9TO QUE/ION1 BUT ! ,J5A RESOLUTION AS WELL4 ,UNTIL N[1 ! RESOLUTION ( ! ,J5A P>TY CONV5TION .<( #a#i#e.> WAS REG>D$ BO? H]E & ABROAD AS SU* A HI<LY SIGNIFICANT ANN\NCEM5T BECAUSE IT (FICIALLY BORR[$ ! MASS /RIKE FROM ! >S5AL ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 & 9CORPORAT$ IT AMONG ! TACTICS ( ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY AS A MEANS ( POLITICAL /RUGGLE4 ,ADMITT$LY ?IS RESOLUTION WAS =MALLY SO COMPOS$1 & BY MANY EXCLUSIVELY 9T]PRET$ SO ?AT ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY SEEM$ TO DECL>E IT W\LD ONLY TURN TO ! MASS /RIKE 9 CASE ( AN ATTACK ON ,REI*/AG VOT+ RI<TS4 ,BUT ONCE1 9 ANY CASE1 ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY DID NOT BELONG TO ?OSE =MALI/S2 9DE$1 9 #aid HE EMPHATICALLY WROTE3 

,IF WE LE>N ONE ?+ FROM ! ,BELGIAN EXAMPLE1 IT IS ?AT IT W\LD BE A FATAL ]ROR = US 9 ,G]MANY TO COMMIT \RSELVES TO A SPECIFIC TIME = PROCLAIM+ ! POLITICAL /RIKE - = EXAMPLE1 9 ! EV5T ( AN ATTACK ON ! PRES5T ,REI*/AG VOT+ RI<TS4 .<,REVOLUTION>IES ,EV]Y:]E1 ,NEUE ,ZEIT ,X,X,I,I1 #a1 P4#g#c#f4 ,R,L'S EMPHASIS.> 

,! *IEF SIGNIFICANCE1 ! ESS5TIAL CONT5T ( ! ,J5A RESOLUTION LAY NOT 9 ?IS =MALI/IC 0COMMITM5T1 0 BUT 9 ! FACT ( ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY'S PR9CIPL$ ACCEPTANCE ( ! LESSONS & EXAMPLE ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,IT WAS ! SPIRIT ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION :I* RUL$ ! CONV5TION ( \R P>TY 9 ,J5A4 ,& N[ :5 ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY DIRECTLY D]IVES ! ROLE ( ! MASS /RIKE 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION FROM ,RUSSIAN BACKW>DNESS1 !REBY CON/RUCT+ A CONTRADICTION BETWE5 REVOLUTION>Y ,RUSSIA & P>LIAM5T>Y 0,WE/]N ,EUROPE02 :5 HE EMPHATICALLY W>NS AGA9/ ! EXAMPLES & ME?ODS ( REVOLUTION - YES :5 BY IMPLICATION EV5 ! PROLET>IAT'S DEFEAT ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION IS DEBIT$ 9 HIS ACC\NT TO ! GR&IOSE MASS /RIKE ACTION1 ?R\< :I* ! PROLET>IAT 0MU/ EV5TUALLY BE EXHAU/$0 - 9 %ORT1 :5 ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY DECL>ES PO9T-BLANK 0BUT BE ?AT AS IT MAY1 ! S*EMA ( ! ,RUSSIAN MASS /RIKE BE=E & DUR+ ! REVOLUTION DOES NOT FIT ,G]MAN CONDITIONS03 !N FROM ?IS /&PO9T IT SEEMS AN 9CR$IBLE BLUND]1 ?AT ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY (FICIALLY BORR[$ ! MASS /RIKE DIRECTLY FROM ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION AS A NEW MEANS ( /RUGGLE4 ,AT BOTTOM1 ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY'S CURR5T !ORY IS A FRI<TFULLY FUNDAM5TAL REVISION ( ! ,J5A RESOLUTION4 

,TO JU/IFY HIS 9DIVIDUAL1 COCKEY$ /& 9 ! LA/ ,PRUSSIAN VOT+ RI<TS CAMPAIGN1 ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY /EP-BY-/EP SELLS \T ! LESSONS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION - ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT EXT5SION & 5RI*M5T ( PROLET>IAN TACTICS 9 ! LA/ DECADE4 

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