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    THE REVISIONIST DEBAE

    1896-898

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    Contts

    face pae

    Introducon 1Berei' Er Creer Berei' vei 6The Reviii Pii efe The Al fr e Left 9Te ur Ceree er 26The Nue he Debe 2

    Besein as Ohdox Mri 38 e [= Berei]: w Yur Clur

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    ceii ee et, 28 ber 189 73

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    Preface

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    Intduin

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    as an oc ecacy

    ee he ce ccpt he cpri s e cnee gie te pr heir grugig uppr.

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    B i ie Berei h bece ufficietl cpicuu

    prt cii trct e tei f th plice He herfr fe Swizerl hee h k p ecrtr rl Hcberg wel upprer f he pr I w i tge th he reEngl ntDng becm b i w cut ciceMr4 Hi e cmmite e hi ciu citiwih Hchberg mbrre I the utu f 879, Hcbergpubihe ricle (nul) criiciig he pr fr ingbgh ditr ief b lietig the burgeiie relig

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    trdt

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    ee b ll y mee publc, fucve; b t peve cl Demct fm be elece, vul, t he ech, lm fem f peech ch ebe Th me h he py cul m pulcpece e my, pve h cfe elf cy lme e f plmey cve Bu he uble h plmey y Bmck Gmy h Jkely ccmph yh emely eembl fumel che ec

    he ech ee, ee, cce b eulfche, u he p f he ech elf ee vey ecI cul , f ce, m he veme, cu fcelel up I fct, pbe , by k p lmey k, Scl Demc ul mpy help he uh vey yem hey ee uppe pJ

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    Maism nd ocia moacy

    of ilis soiey nd s e ee of he ogoisie s inevile is f iself ol no ensre e viory of e roleriA socialst soiey od o d o h o p·lis syse nd o ois is e Soi Deori Pryold ve o seie polii oer nd se i o ild soiey of

    e fre. n e nie i s e y of e ry o do ever gh see s ms o s m d; rvnirsnes Engels rge is dy reqired e y ke nie in e rlienry roess for only in is y oe ry inrese is srn rog is riniles nd ovel vve E sho doed pm y o sn end in self s ens o n end ie err iiin onger revolionry sreg And i s o is inril lienry iviy u be uer i y o oh9

    s een sggese is do of efu rlienryns o revolionry ens s n e o n ideologiloe on e sologil nd piia sresses eeere Gm oks' p poso h m m

    Ti y ine e bee ee g i i ue aveeen e inenion i sol e noe e oliy oeravge ree i al ae ee ms o s o so o o o h odrsn raa wii e par prvig ba on h ear old nie nd i s gly for his reson i ee ine a par p O orse u n ol a evo pm mo disled e oon yrr revluoar aar rue e ea parany iviy nd ssllens u in e oliy iuld n e rele er re Opp r wn p ws o v d s of fndng i o feUe Bre aa s eir e Sk

    Te nriss ere orivel esy o del i n 10 eere pa eree a We eee eir o os prepss o s nd Whm Hssen 1 1 ove o rve o o inensiy is gn gins ery lersi rnsin genery onsiered se of ie ore oss i nris gion old no be opee o12 Wh o Dmos rsg oy of s gi s a o esy e nriss o resen eselves s only enine revoliory oosiion o reressive governen Bernsen resoned s e osion are b ely selling o rs

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    Introductin

    crie e rletri r, d t er r rx rxi ik lrl vie

    d rd r difl rl il Decrc die eg ere, rll g cle re vle d irc f rler vi gel

    e r , e w clle "il tt t r tl iig efdtll evlir cv f r Bri, e wle, l t lig i er wver tld dete el r revlir rce it r r de r i g eve r if iclt t it lrd w, t crdgl vru tt rg e Sk r rel er ir crl.1 I

    w e Brtei or cit dr t e get ideedec wt xlcil reiig t riie te icil r r g t rflect crre rolc

    Hever, e colced rt f Beri' w wite rgt gt te Llle i r rt iT ie w r fr te rgre f ocil lel w Brc gr i 88 Llle ee rg vte f t ocili d ll wer re d u rc gre eig e i rig direct Fr· Mrx gel, vr, v w o e qti t w, e o, crdil rcle fter e eii f e rlert e ceve te retrt t culd e ceved ore te, gget cl o e cl crcer f xitg cil oliicl rr Beie, e f cl ietive wc el lw ite t wle Scil Dert it e r rltr i xd e rg rve e cto f rg l, l re refor wc ig, e , "rege wer f e gvrt gt ole. vew icle tiic igt gi te er ove rl e il dcoic li f te o ti w rce wt Brc il wlfr lic dg t d el erefrergd e r dt tce rige it

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    6 Ma an oca ]emocc

    t l tdig liti gitt th t gg tt t th mitke t tt hi ct hvi th i i ce mlti bt h thi ch il l t d h hd

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    i Bmk mm bc c lct th hg fc f 3 d lt th tl m th hl mili t gid tf t

    th ct dd t lt ht itid it ctl t bt th mb f tgd dd t l. h 1 Bm ctd hbl b dig th Si thiti t cl d th Soalemokat. Bti fidg himf m perona non ratat t i d t th aemkra th hmI th t th tbc fd b th Scil t dtm th lt 10 th d h

    mll t tht t It kbl iI f t (thgh f t) it md th th lgi t i It fctv dihd th at hh Bc h d f t d th KiWlhm hd l t t tm th thd h d t h t d t th hgdtlt lt f tt f hm h Ka vd li iti th th i c B t

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    Intrut 7

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    8 rxs nd Dorc

    His approach o he modere o reform elme h pywas or cumc. H w o dey aoced wh p by Vom d oer o broade e eeco uppo hepay b odiing h prograe o atrc h pan voe e

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    rduig i inpndne or be trayng t pnle a o oooh w a dco o duyA o h w py cpa owr, xbiy abou e

    a meaue o  r abo h ends, nd ah ha B a ced h w h aged, a dagh om e a ma o a ed, prlmm mgh beud o Bu hough hi woud ae o bwhd, d o m h h pary oud e o uou

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    h rego of th ooar r o a ple of . eondpoc wa mjo depaure om Br e poo,

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    ntrodutn 9

    wth h oc o coroms !28 n th nt, th art conrncn h auun o 893 c o connu bocotng th ctons.

    Engls hsl was bgnnng to ha oubts about Brnstns arcs owr, h oct not so ch to tr contnt as to thr

    mng a h on Brnstn, h suggst, ha lost touch withth mass an was ronouncng on a nr of sss wth thscholars n srgar for m a lac.9 was a rctcomn. Bnsn was n bcong ncrasngly acamic hs approach. s hostlt towars octrnar raicals was broaning nto a gnral sli for all th slogans an crtains of thpary actst. was mor than r incln to s th ln oftruth on oth ss of th ustion an hs oltcal uttrans wr

    ncrngl coch n th languag of scholarl cauton Brnstnas, ut sply, lopng hs ctcal snsilts an gnnngto uston hs own ws.

    Whn, n Engls nall pblsh th thr olm oas Ctl Bstn wrot a srs of artcls xplanng thwo o rars of eue ei though h conclu h srswth th connt claraton that thr coul now no out thatsocas was snc, t was ar that h ha foun th work

    sappontng.30 Egls scr h arics as y confs tol Vctor r, lar o h ustran ocial Docrats, that rn-stn was sfng o nasthna, was grossly orwor anha not gn hs nough t3 Whatr th rth o t atr, wa proa also th cas that Brnstn ha ho or aconcg ruaton o th crtcss lll at arxs conocs th margnists, an ha not on t. rnstn not tacth prob ctl utl a w ars latr, an whn h , t was

    o argu ha ahogh h margnalsts h a cas, thr was no ralcontracton wn thr thor an tha o arx.3

    hat atun a wnr, Brnstn sttl so o s ots. bca connc that th nou tnnc o catas to tatsl art as aanc b an al tnn to pl isl togthr. rs o cartls, th xtnson o th crt sst, an th ralmrong ans tansport an comncaion al sv to c th llhoo an th sr of conoic crss. oror,

    orgos socit ws bcong ncrasngl comlx, an ths coulony ha h ct o mnshng cass antagoniss. n, anas a whol, ws not bcong concntrat nto fwr an largrunts, th classs show ltl sgn o clnng n nrs,an h works, om comng rc to a comon ll osr, wr rosrng an cong incrasngl frnta. n

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    sot, t oud b o ustio o aitalsm olasi t o-sal utu

    Bst v dd tat capitalism mit, som da, su atmial isis, but ow saw tis tualt as so utai ad

    mot a osibi ta it od av o bai o omuatoo at ol s so, t ds o obtis o at atiitod av to b oud los to om, ad, o Bst, tsds w t os t at was i at, ad usi, am xtso o oula ts ad t matial advamt o to as I ot wods, t taditoal au ad atatis o t at w to otiu, but t w to b movdo t oxt i a volutoa stat

    tai tis vi, Bs ws o us as a o soitat t auotis b issu stidt outoa dlaatos H as, as ut i, "toui o t oudatios oMaism, o s advoa o ima om itl ddt lass aat o aitaist soit aalism, o Max, stdo oa o o ss ouos otaiat, d as was utmatl o oom o omomis,t oud b o dua o au tasitio om atalism to

    sosm Roms of d d at om o aaist xotato, u t ould v aiv taboton o aiais xloitato as su o tat su oms asds alid tss as Bst was om o do was to dat a vouon szu o ow was ssa, ad to d tisas o d ass a o ais sot Bs aossd t idoloa diid saati volutoa aisom doai sosm

    Bnsis ts a to am tat ad b sdd b lbl ol imat ad ad ad, as t ut t, omo w ma ou ls stas3 Bst msl dd t a was not, sad so asil ud bs iomt owv, did ad ad as t most ad-va o wod, ad dd o s ad tma o mas uu was ua stu t wa is stasn ad atd t soiast movmt as a

    mat atan vadt o oma oiis ad smd to tt oua ssu ald tou dmoasutons ad ad oms w w ot just wdo-dssi but ad ad t v atu o sot nlad, atlast, t aitaist sstm was b modiid, ad it was bi modid i t do o soaism stuato s, admitd,

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    Introduci

    ath dt may, ut vn h th cto o 1890 haougt aout a sgncat sht th aac o ptca powad a th coomc css o th 188s cdd, so dd th kloodo a outoay uphava. Bst may ot hav as mps·soa as hs ctcs suggst, ut t s a costat at o potcal sty that h too th pvang coomc ad poca ccumstacs as th psppostos ( Vaussezg) o ay statgthsg that h dd. n th 1890 th ccumstacs hd chang so, to dd s oca poson3

    as as agd that h ha com a Faa] s ctanlytu tat h pd th Faas to H. M Hyman ad h Socamocatc dato (SDF), ad e dd no stt to gg tatma Socasts had a ot a om th wo.3 dd, o thv o pocy th was tt o choos tw Faasm and thposto Bs was dopg. How, Bns aays pacda gat mphass o th mpotac o mocatc sttutos, ahs asc hosophca otato as t. h Faas ooga sag) n th phosophcal tadton o Btsh Uttaasm, whas Bst was mo at hom wth th phosophada o th G oKatans. H was patcualy mpssdy th ok o . A ag, ad ug th Rvsost at h assoatd hms th ac to at movmt.3But was o mo a Katan tha h was a Faa. Th act s that, hs wd ad cctc adg, Bst ound much o hch happod ut othg to whch h coud usvdy comm hm-s. s covso dd ot com om a oo o om ay oth o o was t a sddn nt occasod y somstg pc t was a gadua chag whch passd uotcy vyo cdng Bstn hms ut Novm 896 hst Bot Bax gav th Rvsost Dat ts st mpts yaocg that Bst had ucocousy casd to a ocaDmocat 0

    The Resons Poson Defned

    lot Bax was o o th ast sh covts to Maxsm.

    88 ad pushd an sastc acon

    Ma as pat o ass cad Lds f Mde Thh.41 Ma hms wasdghtd, spcaJ as th ac had appa tm to g amas o ppes o s w d t ast s o lgs lkd Ba, at th svatos. n tt to Bnst( 8 ) , h dscd hm as a goo ow ad add that h was

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    Mrxm nd ol Dy

    "vry ere, rpy em psp u suer rm "c d s ck f experece p mers 2 e rue

    s Bx s suec srms, he ms rus es de h s me me we opsd anddrdde se es s prepred ere suc ecceces,u e B ce re cse ssed ydmn de DF res nes ced

    e c e DF s e y ed Mrs pry E eey ged s sscesn uppr s res smpe e d, e e

    usk ssed Mx dm d n p ps sge ps Mrxs rgsns d redeed se pe f ecm he s. , 4 yd d he F hd, he hgh, he erm ecve rg, u er ccs ere suc s esure ese jeve ere eve ed c, s fr s es cee, e "Mr prcpe d Mrs prce

    Wh els ded Bese d Kauk cntine te e d d s supprer u Bx pused m�us rc, e Merls cep f sry Ksk srepreseed Mrs er d s reu sed crmus res c rmed e pes f Neu r e es p eh ms Mee, epeme,Berse eeed dms k, Te Ecm f c pse; d, Ocer, he ed s

    ceus sss f Bxs ews ie ques m d e d, fc,ece e e re rer he qure e pmg e s css s eer e sud espuse ece s depedece Rs uxemu eed sees es ug ey sud d e sse sr e d cerece e ecd e eend f The se s smes se ree s

    dscuss t me f vs eees epg e ec dede ee e sued e ee, d quee seqe dsrces e f f h h. T e wods sse usess, d m resus ere pssed e scss e resu e s ques s e ese declred suppr r e u um es expresse spy rke "sufe uder e e mr e espsms ed up s wrk

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    e to oge for the ovtro o ito s , 48 ort t ete og e o c bo o or w ew gou

    Howeer te Poish quetn w oon ecipe by ets thMdl t August, trorst ctvity by Armni os Turky prookd w ws to be th greet f th Am mce Noncoformt oi o i Brtin s outrge d te Brt govrnmt cnse nterveng u s o prre o cule Rusi coope As Ru coorio s o fortcomg og w oe. ce gi, h ocls wre ble tfo td ot cog y ucce o o tc,o embg od t bt mmedty fo erelfmbrold i cotoversy wit ibkcht4 Te SF sd rolutio mmoig t worker to mrc serl ireco toc d i Btin ublihe his rtcl GermSocil mocrcy n t urs robe wc te test- ec o furtig ot oly Belor B t coe th foremo t po m) bt o Vctor r:

    gcc o ee t y ot o c t o iertiol situto e prncile upon icht smt bed prile tt t oet ofoclt policy ould be t dcmet of "cilito follod e t m t ir lvel of civilitiot e rs, Soclt ougt to port t Armei I lofollo tt ws rog to sst svg brbr i tirgg gt cooo by t gre ce to o

    op dc o ito w ot oy rretbe t o, t e bicil d te t of t ocilt moeme w ot tore i u o u tt it occre it t brutlty pol52

    plid tt t wol poi of cololm w to gv cptm l o lf b epdg th ol mrkt, d tt, i objct of ocit polcy to te te colp ofl m, t o ocli o re coom t

    pe t mg t prtr, oere, t o Oom pir oud ivtbl r i cotit pt ito o o world mre d rovid cpitlm witom o h lboroom i dl d oilit hould hreo to pr t om ppg, d t me tt y oldoppo e librio of rmei 5

    di b t o pitio old hdly v bgrr ted "mor co t ctm

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    14 Marxism and Socal Deoacy

    dard that bth wre "aluty anithtc to i tn b cntrat tugh f mdrn cviain a nldng thcapta and cia withu bng dncal with thr. In hicrq Bax had rncay accsd Bnt f eng a e-ag rc etwen catas and calm and havng thu"st g t uta jt th vn. I wa a t ha ca vy c th ark A Bnstein saw cia wa ncraing cing in cnt with th vr ini r catn n whh i wa i ad and ciai waemrgin o ch s the anthess caita i tranforan it a gr ad m c m cn hwa h wd a n in ch cai cd en a hh ain and n of caia

    ntn hi dd nt th ma in h Hgan trsBut h had bc cnvncd at th nc ia wride wh h orl nd lel ppl d civilisatinnd at bjc h ca mveme wa ach h p-v inan nc n a darmnt comc, soc and ca This wa a fiabl tak, and ita a cndrd w d g ab It wawh h n nd tha n ann 896 rnt ga tpubh h e o tcl N ud he had ng Pbm Scai.

    Th rs s cnssd iv atc gnning wh n ntd Gna Obvan n Utan and Ecctcm htan d as w a anthng acvd t voay c wa b t antd wh cata

    and as th w; by cc Bee unr thevins aga dvd htca ndrinnn which hacad (a t nj) wh h Faban thgh cctia n nsn' v tr tan an t w t ejce n av o cntc casm th ana and tmatie n-ndd ah oeed by Ma and Egls. aac a h ad n uch n vdnc n cn ca rau b a n na h Pogssve Revew, lkd a t mgh

    t a54Bntn' sn a wa n ac a anatn ] n "Coe n nd akn th Poess eew. i sn aud a nds wc e coo ndand w an cd dud n tndd t dv nt n n d wih a lc cnrland anagnt. n t th hand h rvn g d and

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    o aifaon f ia n o o i a i a ou a al o pa of olli an oo fo pia pi oflou. d i o x o ogo o du a gl a of ig fo nua goo ad i ou u opg up fo pa p In o pa a pu pi ood i ioi aioip i on o

    a a i Bin o o pa andi x o ail a in lag p o pod i l oooao fi Sa of Idua

    op an o ap oon ofiu a k pa a i ag opa aouig fo iaing a of go aioalpodu ai ooi d oiou ad Bi dido ap o u aio o f ouaiingndn auion a aga onudig a andu a a o a p fo pub oip aa i x ail "T op of giulua iu

    o i gl d i pupo o H al o a oug giuua popuion a iddil o of d d o guu ouag n l a n of popo i o lou goig au oip ofgiuua la og o id diiu a i o a a o uppo "oo op poo gan d onio of nd i 5

    Wing a i p Bn u ougog O anu g o aa oi "Wa Max al aug a p o ix a ou of ling Bi a ao puding ilf A o ll Bl "I o a oud o go o dl o p oo oa a g o f fool pon o x i i i a poi o

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    o f o x o ( a a l o o po ng Bau po oig 5 o o e a Bn k a a u o g ax. T aail oil a Poliial gifa of pa ad u o log a o pa5 n Bi k

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    l th ustion o th ratinship btwn h iniviual an thsta.

    ciaist ppsitin t h tat wa h aru ustii inoar asth stat rv a h intrn o a rl wih th pa orac th a a bn r rponiv t h nso th comon pp an as to hat xtnt casin to rprnt anarro lass intrt Th rsut wa that sialis pratis an insti·tins r bin tabish ciaist princpl wr ninprssn n h aw an th ara o apitalist ativit was bnu b ovrnn intrvnton crac in sort was pav

    n th wa to iasm This hwvr i not man that th statou "withr awa Vast trrtor with tmin popuaons anmpicat ntria nmis rqur cntral plannin anth rul o a pprsin an xpoitatin iht ca ith thtruph as but th n or aminisratin wu prsist

    his last pnt sipl rtat a vi that ns himsl ha prpun n vra cans0 owvr thi amiiar this rstn unaiar aptn nls ha a w hav alra r

    ar au that plitics a ltimatl ovrn b irrcnciabl nlit o a intrt n rntin's articl his assuptionha bn utl ropp an rpla b a ntion o docraticpitc a prvn a ramr withn whih aptaist anlaburr ol rni ah thr a qual an arrv at a musvivnd ti wa n lnr a matr calcuatn th tats warar t was a r scurin h rihts o iniviualsa prtin thr maral wlar withu unrminin tir n

    pnn r rntin th vrriin prob o scialis wat prvt h sr z th orn stat rom subrin thnvual an nin moratc ntr irct participatr a wa t th qtin t ii ntriatn ptia powr miht provi a solution

    Apart r atiul avurab rviw b nra Schmidt6

    rntn' Prbl Siaism attrat littl noi urin thatntr 896-7) rntn i in in hmsl na in ontro

    vrs bu nt on an attr arisn rom his sris sin wasrarab rtin ha qutin th vr assupions n whicpar pl a upps to b bas but non ras th alart i tru tha th ia orati Part was sl a broa churthat ms br ha lttl r no intrst in thortical ustionsan tha vn pross arxsts tnd na in crav ntrprtaions o h mastr's trin6 n othr wors rntin'srs was praps not as t tct baus hr was no tab

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    sh orthooxy by whih it ou b asur. Nonthss nsha bn aborin or yars to o it th party not ony to a sp

    i poiy but aso to th nr thory whih a that poiy tsariar siiia a rnsti was wiy apt as s'sinttua an poi tia sussor autsy at ast sho ha not that sothin ha happn ut h i not

    hn nasins i bin to mont it was in onntion with aumbr o artis on arios as o th worinass onthh nt b pb h atn of 1 897. h irtas an arti on hi abour ith whih rstin inaurat a

    son sris o artis unr th han Probms o Soiaist th n o st an intrnatia onrn on worrs' prottion ha bn in Zrih an on o its rsotions nompusory hooin or a hirn nr tn rnstinthoht at ronaon as nr oo paoy nooo soia poiy an h ustr an array o aunts an authoriti inin arx) to supprt his as Th arti rw short but point ripost ro th itors o Jus64

    Two month atr rnstin pay th i's aoat aain with riw arti on Sipio Sih Cw Psyhgy MssCr65 n or rnstin s onrn wth th prob o in-iiuas osin thr ora autooy in th ast iprsona otiitis o morn inustria so but hr h was partiuary intrst in th phnonon o rots an ass onstrations b rr th arti as ry bous an atsy atr wrot that tas in this arti that h rst nti rnstns aniosiy to

    ars any rotionary mont hatsor6 rnstin smin to b bnin or bwars to aomoat buroisopinion an or any th suspiin was to b onir by rt's rars on th rat ninrin stri in itain

    n th sur o 8, th raton o ninrin poyrsha ar a oot oloin tris or an hthor ay in Lonon ants. hn th aaat Soty o nnrsa a nationa stri th pyrs sttl own to a tria o

    strth. Thy won Atr thirty ws th n rturn to wor onry unourab trs. Th onst arous onsirab intrstm ra Soiaists an rsti as odo orrsondto was p th no. owar th n o h st ht totr his ousions in a o twopart art ntit Thonit in th n ish ninrn nustry Th point at issuh aru was not th suria o th union but rathr how h o oi it shou ha in trinin th aairs o th nustry at

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    th ha h issu la th amiliar problm hat whil mchanisaio impv poi a s ru pris na iso at th ost o mns obs hs h obs cat a ilmma

    or to n obs b rsstn mhanisato pa t o i nvous postion o mn to stan n th a o pross an tpubi oo nstn i not ptn that thr wr an a answrs but th it o hs rars was cla Prorss shoul no bimp or sa rer vn an t pbic ooa priorit ov rl sctional ntrsts

    h was nothn patcuarl shocin about mot o nstin'smar ax an ns ha n bn happ about tra unon

    oics ich tn to ru th pac an human cost o capitalistopmn8 an nstn stctus wou hav bn ptcontnt with axt otn ha plac thm in th ontxto a oa oon ta s or not o nact t a cla that h wa ritisin th union not o bncountvolutonar b o onin aains s taioa a a po n t ub o A th a a assoaths valus wh th poton o th mplos toth wit s

    wann aant "ovspii notions o th lass strul)oul onl oubt a to hth h was tul spain as asonsiou ntv o th voutona otarat

    b o on a ou70 owv th irtation cau brntin nnn t atis was soon to b as b tho tat oo anotr atic h pubsh n Janur at nb o a viv is a th rnstn on thubt o oonaism n an a ubish in N ; h labo

    a red s ation ht ntn ha abanon "th inal oa o th soialistovmnt n n t atsta ni app oai ntnt ntn l t two substantal atil un th han Th t o ocial mocac an th Socvouton,72 rt a n th man an lcit olmcalmoiton o poton n th con howv nsin rtot an v on th natu an ppos o th

    oial ovnt t in t th irs manisto o Rvsion

    nt b tt h how a onntaton n not ocin at th pa voutonarnhusiats cla; an n hms ha awn attntion to hstabsin s o mo mncaions oin instnsovsas crts n rust t t s tu that ns ha aso sa

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    t ech o hese elements conceed hn t the nucleus o oe volen uure cres but ernste ould see no compellneson o rer hs s he onl pobbe development. ndeed

    so r s he s onene w o pp w o generl economic collpse. Ad s ernstei ded s ust sell o n suc crisis ol eocric governne ol bnble ee o nroduce socsm o to eser clsm Cuhton e horns o hs emm ocl eorc ould lib bedestroed On he oher hn oc emocrts oul onl bndon her revolutionr drems nd be ther mns to he ssmmediel he the ould see h ere ere excellent pros

    pecs or the pieceme relison o socism b norml polcens. ernsen summe up hs posto n to eul senences n m th I ve exrorinrl litle eeing or or nerestn h s sll ered he n go o socsm.' hs golever m e s nohing to e but he movemen s everting.74 Tis eclrtion hor. t d enstein'sposon n h inll eed he ricl le to ht sgon on.

    T Assaul rom L

    us h ever ondere heer none red hs sd nlerned ournl e response to ensei's elron st hveessure hm The erm rdic press s n n upror. TheF ssmm uere ensens siscs the ernsg doubed eher he d ever been genune rcl

    the bs Tgw er h he h copeel ssee poin n i o rcles n he Lpg s rnehri epore he iing o ersein's elrtion onereer e h bnoned scieni socsm n ccused m oopinsm. Vws reed more cuiousl. I reported hternsen h si n hen reree h e hd use "expressonshch c ol ive rise o misundersing. 7 enhile reutions o ersein pile up on us's es. n s cue ro

    s h nounce th snce te ee l bse on msunerstnin he oul publs none o hem. e ou oevergve eor x he rh o repl x vle hmsel o ts rghh hs usul ce compeence bu the e his rce ppered n signicnce i h hve s overshoed b nporn ses f icles peng i he hssh ArbZug

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    e eor of e Sahsh b-ug a u beenken over by Parvu (= lexnder Helnd e xiou

    to nreae te nfuence of i aer enein roouncemengve m e ooruni Lte Jnury e ubed a artice"Socal volo a Cal olcy h he enfed eue being eer ocilim a o be cieve by efom o byevoluton medaely folloed by e fr n eieof elve artce ue geneal eadng "erten Ovoo ocalm Parvu mn obecve a o efute enencoetn a eve f mo ci occue emany a no

    re for ocialm. i clm a Prvu agud be on a comete mireag of te fact n artcular ernein a underemte bo te cocetraton of ca n te roleraaon ofe mae ermny S fr fom beng unre for ociam teeconomc n ocil conition of Germany a no uc teintroducio of ocm ould be comaravely ey nd ouve te uor or at et te quiecence of te vt maority ofGrmans.

    Prvu uoe h ce ih mive of il iformtion Hoeve the ignfcnce of rgumen ly ot omch n te oin e coed on mter of eail a te enerllgon hch hee oit ee mean o utrte enen ened o h orgoten ta he elao reveed eofic tatc ee ure form an abtrc a tt ucte gave et n incomlee cture of e relaon t cuy oine ougeo oce tttc might rove uefu ma

    tei for oci l an economc nli bu only if the ee neree fom te o of oc an economc reiy ernein nhor h fe ito the ra of ormam He d mitken heaerce for te rety he form fo e content

    So fa as Pavus was coee the charge f fmalsm a vin-cte b he olo hic erein ubihed ws eay err Here erne ough o exain ht e ad relyment b i tateme on the movemen n he fin go He h

    sad, o ee o e tha e mveme ha goa Hehd merely ate to ert hat the nl go a no e reltion o o a bu the mlementtio of oca  "Ad e iie i quetion a he rncile of cooero[Genossechalchkeit]" h ice ene cotiue couot be imemente t oce It ievib a mtter of minggrual roge or hi reon te goal o the movemeou be unertoo not a ecfic futue eve o ae of affars

    but a nie ta gude n informe e aly ctvtie o te

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    n

    moveet ete teefe offeed to efoulte tteet foo "e movemet eveytg to me becue t be tgo tn tef ,80

    y tu dectg oltcl cto te ytoy me enttoof geel ncle te t te uut of tc futeobjectve ee effect cottg ngel d lwy deuced eo mey tt of eg oltcl cto eteed by t fom te t by t cotet om xot of ve t w ttout to vetg te elto beween tougt elty vu w uck to g te ot

    ot ely e decbe ete ology g to tety e of deoogy ee ede tt te bue ly te el old d fe by ugg ete t t goun nd fgt lke m He te eued to te t okock ece off ete oto by towg ledg tcet t

    On 0 ebuy Kod cmt evened t ubtnt tcle Vwas.82 Oce g e eoed ete oto

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    on o rle gge e e een oenh o eve oom fo inerreion Hoever e nty iolern one o e re enen h iten ing e ne oe te ee mgne of e ror ovoke b erion on "e fnl go ken Kky confience Hi reon o bme enen e of mn e eggee beoe e n ncern of melf ning o o e ly or of e ry e n

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    pi b bwn i dp d Br i d P r yi rpc ryw n y wr ryi p ry piic r I prd pch iid did b-jc t h ry ch d i ppy riarge hr hr c jst d r rvd rt prty pr hic d iy mpb pr r cn d i i hr wpagmaiss, and as such hy d a pn p ( y d i) qin ry vru prcic i vru idi dd wa qi w qi dir ccp piic civi

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    Sory atrward Roa Luur d ou poin Tany hv h aud a nohin piia oiaiaou h idia praial oiv o pa Th oiv i par hard wi a vari o o roup andpai ha av h i pialy oiai harar wa h

    a ha h a ad h o i ina oa " onu opoiia ow T onpon o poia av a oninud dpndn on onpion o apiai oiy a "auin inou onadiin wih wi uia nia an poon a oap a whh oin w wi pla h rol o yndiho liuida a anu opan

    13

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    n py id iv nd i n nriulrly nvinin vr in ridiuin Brnn' rninin prur izur r d ivn prin llin r n idi rd upriin Vr

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    i ivl ndd db n Ri lin I ny

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    rs i t ilitry por o a, o sggs ta ayo pitist soity od ovro dr pitaist rl, or r

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    I provd a ois t omprsiv rairaio o maipois Brs ad propodd i is vros arils. B ims mad no ot xpt o say disgd i Brsis positio. Katsy also disagrd d s, ast, prpr tosy so. ost o is s as ord it tral iss, t

    possiiity o a ooltiory rod o soiais. aptd pa trasitio rom pitalis to soiaism i possil gad. ar sl ad od as m. B srssdat i as oy a possiiity ad a ppid oly o EgldEgad, sid, s i may importa rsps i, d itsors o opmt o ot t s prgg tat o yotr oty Gay o o s oloig a ors oldivialy ad o votiory atasrop. risis, sid,

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    tety years later, te pay ially spit, t soe o e axistsivig o to orm te oist Pat 25

    estei isel eve let te pat, atog e as at tiesder severe pressre to do so. ay i e as aloed toret to Gemay ad, ot log ateads, e as eeted as aSoal Deoat depty to te Reihstag oever, ile e aitaied ad eve ieased is reptatio as a teois, e as eei a positio to ield eal poe iti te party. ost o tose oelomed Bernsteis ies did so ot bease tey ere oiedRv te sa isiois as edig spport to

    postios tey ad already adopted idepedetly Some ere siplypragatists o regarded teoy, ad partilarly arxist teoy, asa eletoral liaily; oters ated o roade te lass ase o tepaty b igig i te peasatry ad te petty orgeoisie; yet oters ee patroti Geras as e as Soialsts ad ere teeoreasy ot te patys oppostio to litaris ad oloiaismestei ad sometig or all o te, bt teir iteletal rootsad poitial oimets lay elseee e Revisiosts ee e

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    Egs, sort, s o dot s to t vot tr o thtrsito rom cptism to socism, d md t cr tht isdvoccy o prmtry ctvity s to drstood s "rvoltory tctcs prsd rtrc o rvotiory nds.So h rsti dcrd tht, or Egls, "tctcs sd o trsmio o ctstrop hv hd tr dy, s, tsimply, rog.

    It s ot sy to s ho rst cod hv rrvd t so rmr

    l misprhsio, t prt o t xpto mst ty h drstood th rltoship t ds d ms. I srpy to Prvs, hd sid tht h rgrdd th go or d ot movmt s i, not tr vt or stt o irs, t tst pricipls y hich th diy titis o t momt rgovrd is t tht t ds o th ovmt r dirctyimlctd i its ctvitis, so tht ds d ms cod ot sprtd. h o mpid th otr s, or rsti, viot or

    g cts imd commitmt to rvotiory ds, d, vic vrs,pcl rmtry ctiviy impi commitmt to rormt th rmor o t l Giv ths vi, t md xctss to rg tht sinc Egs d dvoctd t tctics o strctgty, mst hv dod s rvotory sprtios. Adt lso md ss to rg tht sic th prty hd i ct doptdt tctics o glty, it ogt to "d t corg to mcpt

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    is rom oor prsooy d m up md o ppr s ody, dmocrc sos pry o rorm 2

    ovr, Els oo r dir v o osp

    b ms d ds, d s drc s rood c srd rom dr ssmpos bo ord ivd r rs ssumd dmy sb ord c oc civiy cod b drsood rms o oors or imm pics, Es ssmd ord rv bycss coic d mov xorby ords rvouory pv sc ord, polc cvy cod o b drsood srlovrd bvor, or r rs r sspdd nr

    m len lee Ec s coc od br ss d cd circmscs, d ccs i r corrco dy m com icorrc x o xd po orEs o, rvouiory sr o por, d s v o s, rr a o y s o rs or prcps, ics r o b dvsd

    For Els, , rosp b ms d ds scssriy oos o d cod o b rrd rom

    ms s rs smd o i, d c ccs ror dd o mpy y c sry c, s Ro xmbrrd, ccs cosdrd msvs d o prur crcror siicc y r ry r rorms or rvoo-ry y drvd r rcr s rorms or rvoory romr pc i cox o r sry or r, s or Es, orm crcr o y pocl c s rrv s s co, is cls oro, mrd, d s css oro

    s drmd by s ron o o. 1 33 drcs b Brs d s oppos o sc m

    rs s rosp b ms d ds d o bcd o orm s s co drvd rom c ddo s olics s dmy mr o css colic isr vr dd r r sss sociy, or ir rss csd u, or im, css dircs r scol sor s y rovdd bss or oc dscrmo

    csss oyd sm cv d oc ris, r rno cocs o rs cold o, i d, rsovd Frrmor, ri's doubs cocri bor ory o vud d im o sspc xpoo m b o mor cd r o cpism d ro drioi bo ror d bourosi md , is v,impossbl o ay r css d sil, db rs

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    6 Mrxm nd ol Demory

    O o o is, a a classs dd av a como s maac ad rrac o cvsd ay o i sor,cass coc ig a ac o li i dd o, or Brs

    occy tra lac assgd to y arx. ac s a, i Brs's vi o ord, coc o

    css ad rad a o cv socty, ad a cv sociyas o a assocaio o idvdas as o a cmmn accac o rai ricis vr gav a cosv lis os rcis i s car a y ncldd t rcis ooraio coorao, idvida sosy, ad saciy oma li. s rcis, lt, old o did i y

    arcr sado cv socy act, ty srvd as asdard y i a s articar sadoins cod jddad aso as a yadsi ch dgr o civsaio achvdy a cil socy cod masd rogrss or Brsti, ma gradal modimt o s ricis i ic li, ad orcarr o ogrss as Socia Dmorac as li Liras Socia Dmoats r rard to s s riclsyod ao ods o caiasm o hir ogica coclsio

    i a soiaist ordr o soci. 35Bsi ar at v a advad cv ce h a

    Gra Btai ma ndividas srd varyig dgrs o ijscad drivation. t iota osidaio as o t socialass to t ogd t t mmrsi o a civ sociad vl o ogrss ic ta ivi soci ad aad, or ons to nsidatios ddd dg o rdo ad rosit i as ossi o tm o njoy As rsi sa it t irstas o oia Doa as o ight or dmoca adis ma iooaio o a os ito civil socity as and a iins Tis t ad almos aivd i most ot indstiaisd od and it s stag o t sod tas o at i as o s t oiia o ic t go odmoa ad ad in its ands to s tat a ors got asa n maria and siia nits o an advad indstraivisation n is a t ih o doa od ad o rm o soiais

    t sod a no ta Brnstins sadot as o damta ait t as ar a om o soiais ic drits isiation o oad tadiio o iy radais o c Bn's v a aong a ordisgisd oiaists ogd sod aso ar o Brnst a to isoiv atr o t dat in i as

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    ad H r rousy dud i oppo w ocils d for ths coud oly ha y srd s commmt to cr baic prcpls d r wrk for m u

    m obc mly bli of a oc socy. urr tw h hrfor d to b cocrd w cc dr t probl s Brs sw i w t s oppo do maiai a pocy d b or y s ywr r ht t codtos for cro of ocii ocydd o xis udr cptls d wold o r u fr prolai rolto. Brs accpd a i w d bcorrc i th w cr tdcs of cplm w ot

    y dc d wh workr r ysmatcay xcud romy acti partcpto cl soci Howr is poi ws thsic th ipora dlopnts d tak plc o thdmocratitio of boro octy d ths t th rolutoar actcs f rlr is wr o lor appropr o far Brtin co ld s h oy raon h oppots rfud o k ipon h th dot h mpy wod o cwkard fct uily scinifc spri bcu y prfrrd

    cofortabl crtt of otmodd doctri h posibliyha t mh b aru from aumpto at wr rdclly diffrt fro i ow s r o a occrrd o im

    So w a coclud tha Bri w ot ri Mrx wadocatin comptly dffr o of w Ad h Risioisbat wa o a dp btwn bically imdd pop; twas a confroion bt h rrstais of wo commsu-rt doloi

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    1

    Bernstein a Orthodox Marxit

    LEOShow Your Colours!Szadmkat, Ar 1 8 2

    o a art u a Soa Demora notn an be more amang tan the at of lomat oneamnt No more tan everbefoe, an here oe tan anwhere ee, toe o fgt fr teworer' e nee to remeber te wthwo h

    No ore than ever efoe! For no te uorte o etabeexotatve oet ae tn to vert the worer wth al oblanent fom te one an on wa to urue ter nteetTe ae tn to roeat tem t a n o rome Teae tng to ve tem t n of ntrue ere onl onea to rutate ter effort, an tat : S lu

    ere oe tn anwere ele! Fo a lon te no, German aenjoe a too jutfe a reutaton a te rae of Ptnm ooter naton h a toner enen to avo b me an erouonft, o a eater omuon to avo fan eat t oenee an ere telf ntea n ome onro von an exetthe wole wo an ore bee to aut telf aorgl If tewor oe not jt, an f te true Phtne ten fn meunomforta t o wt realt, e ma beome qute ro for awhle, bt e ll not relnh ream worl Intea, e ee tofll the a wt a ne luon, an ette own aan to areeabe habt of arean

    In reent me, we ave a a eamle n the leral Phtneth h an toou teo, t o the ohenzoen,an, artulr, t of te "lberal rown Prne

    an to oalt ataton, Pltn a hterto been onne to te boeoe, an l attet to ntroe thee rtfelfeeton nto the ran of te aonou roetarat fale

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    Benen a Otdx Maxt

    oty a ha away bn nppd n t bd W ndony a th ngy wth w dgat Bb kt (ak)ot an Otto Ottnn a t th at offa oa t ong

    otha 1877), opod ttmpt to war down o tn pogam to a th Phtn 3

    oay wn oat agtaton o xtaonay ar anwn thank to t gny La or oa n anya oftn fo to angag fo t ro o onang ttoght t ang y mh ga ank to t natonalwan mnton abo many op a aay gown ato o xng th thogt oty that ty a aanty bo naab of tatng pany wat thy tnk an atthy f o b rght W dw attnton t t ano maadyaly th ya th a of t Rag bat on aof g4 Bt n toay an n oal a of o ary attat w t fn t omn nond tn th opon to ny for t bnft of t o an t hn tngwh a n fat th n of o omnt.

    h to t t nty an ofn whh bodr on tay. t not th pol tat w y na of th kn t t maof th po W o nt onrt t Ptn w t ownpot to b Phn. A a t harat a not an n batt bt d wth opton

    at a a a not naonab Anyon wo w noto annot ak ot n a ann bfttng th gny of o paty wo to k oth ht. t anyon wo pak or wt aa b of o aty t to ay wat a to ay uambiguously o ta n an fo a an ntan m W pt to ak no bon what abot t natr o or paty.n hot to w u!

    h a nt ny n th Rhtag an daato bfo � ot of a t a n a a to any pbononnt an mot notaby to o lton at

    rgar ononnt a w ay ag nwpapa a tatnt of th kn by oma Gee, wh nlaanty d

    o ot of raaly fool a nt Gr th foowng tt fow Yok a pzg t wa r ntnd fo po p

    "N ok Marh. a Gee a to ha that ythng gong an that th ay fo tng th bow a bn fh na a bng trbt a bfo and o otdn th a way. ( foow a ntn wh w ot) h btof l o J S

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    Maxm a ca mcacy

    As w said, som sort o ool, or th lttr s so lums that nobod nowadas woud b tan in b suh a tri

    Gisr idiatl snt tis lttr to th oli or niris t bad into its oriins, obviol t th sol intntion o triin uths dinitars hat is hi aair, and no busnss o ours But hisaomann lttr is vr uh ou busnss It inluds th olloin aa

    "Ti lttr was snt to m ro Nw Yor b th ndirt routtial o ommuniations or thi ros v Lzi n t urrntinor tat o si It sndr an onl b on o thos cmpb

    subjts who ou thmslv artl as va a ca b abratin owi unobtanab roos o c a a v b Gma a a Gaca mcacy k b ab c a caap"

    W r admt that w would not hav td u anuaro a omrad o suh lon tandin A man suh as Gisr, whoatr all ha ull omand o th Grman lanua should nvrud an rustan broadast ronounmnts wh ar so ob

    viosl on to misintrrtaton W anno so that Girould stand b th ras "ridiulos untrt that a rvolution ibrwin n Grman, i tout about t ar or w rlblv that a rvoluton is brwn in Gran, and vrtuall vrissu o th zama ontains vidn uortin suh avw Our ntir art rora s basd uon it I is onl xrssd in nmrous alts and shs b our most minntomra Th ul ilmnt o narl all th basi dmands o ou art

    rsuos routionar ans in xistn onditons and, unlss hav t out t dands rl as wndowdrssin, w mustndd start ith t ation that a rvoluon is n at brnin Gran

    Prhas Gisr intndd th "ridiulous ntruth to al rathror or wholl, to th words that Gran Soal Dora isin to brin abot h a atatroh t w annot arovi hras in that as ithr W sil do not s t oint o suh

    airation o rit tinin n th ontra w thin tat tar ntrrodtiv A a art rsutd and harassd and, urthro, as th art o t orssd and loitd, w hav in allonsn no rounds whavr or brn about a rvoutionar atastroh i it wr at all in or or to do so And nsoar asthis lis in our owr, insoar a w an hastn th rvolution in itsolita and oa at, t s n our onon t dut and untono our ar to do so And w s absoltl no rason to dn tis

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    Bstn a Ortoox Marxst 4

    n pont of fct th lttr om or uotd ov mtonsthr o hs spcts s prsupposs ruh whch s

    dd rclous tht our prty ctully ws to cat th rvoluton or gs tht t cn drn th pcs y o ts occurrnc I our opon t ws tis suggsto whch should hv nrfut o only for th f of th poc ut so for th fto our on cors Such st ould hv clrd trsth our prty ut Gsrs ttt c oly sow confuso nour rns And why Bcus h s not dhd o th pcplow your coours!

    W tod lcto lfs n todys corrsponc oVrdn crds wll n proo of th hr tht u c do hs r spt populr cndt n dly vourlmood og th populto our comrds n Brn hv surd consdrl stc dspt o cas o h ct tht hypt th to of thr lf so t6 Ad rghly so! I todysvor gog o rs vot o Sct h wl wt o owwhy!

    A h shold n ust no hy Ohrs th ctos hvo vlu or us whtvr Forutly w can cor th hs vws hrty nors y h ovrhlmn ory of or corsnd spclly y tr ho ou ovnt s of clldb n ibknct Ths mn r o cous proscut tth ont prcsly cus o t bold lngu o thr lctonlflts; nd thy wll hv to o to pson for But thy hv t th onour of our pty Ty hv s fs prty lrs st

    good xpl to th sssW hv for s th ll or hch Lct ws sntncdlst w to two oths prsot W c hn of no ttrwy to conclud our rtcl th to rng crtn psss fro thslflt to th ttton of our cords

    t  ns s followsTo th otrs of stadtrsdn and dstrictMy pry cords you costuncy hv doptd m s cn

    dt or t cog Rchsg lctons nd hv lt t y utyo ccp hr chocT Atsoclst w prvts fro xplng y pro

    gr op plc tg so spng to you trouhths lft not sy gt dl sc y prcpls sr wll non ocl ocrt f you lc shll toth st of y owldg nd lty fht n th chst for yourtrsts d for th ntrsts o t popl s whol!

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    4 Marim and ocial emocrcy

    s So ocr depoe preent order o thn ntate and ociety sk to bng bout n extenive ocil andpoliticl oaniion. othn s chv b rors hch r

    rstct to econdy iue h root o th vl hch ls us ustb ricted Supports o th psnt o ho r untgnst us s to preere ths vls ht s th nc btnus n ou oponnts o htv pty strp

    "O cous thy oo hv vrous cl curs hch thy con to you but on closr nspcton ll o ths pov orhlssttl n n por n can only be helpe by little men' ando men' b th eole , or, stt ctor

    ons n short th prvl n th suppots ho cuntly oong th lttl n' sho by hr socl poston lon thtth cus s not tht o th lttl n poo n hs s lso pnt n th rs thy suggst hch rvl th complete inbility o pov th lot o th poo n or to coprh hspght n t cuss

    On tonl cotrol p odctio nd t totalit o okncniton on a cooerative bi ony ytetc mintenance and

    urthernc of indutry nd gricultur by the tt cn lberte therer ave the atin n pevent the impoverihent of them."

    Th ollos bllnt ctu o Bsc's conoc polcyhrupo h contus

    ot rn gns rc Bsck's stt socls'h Grn os or hos vots h s nlng no ull llht to thnk o such bt The in  le act tht rince Bmck

    the achitect o the ntiocialit a i enou   to condemn ineBimrck tat ocialim n y br hs unrlyng otv tooce the woer under the ouble yoke o economic nd oliticlervitude No r or l lo hsl to b cv bysc rk g7 r nts r or o ours otc th but h ill br n n th motive n im bhnh

    As lctn pogr thr th ollo th ost lr poits

    of ou prty rogr n intenfied or Fo xplThe boltion o militrim nd th introduction a eole'

    mliti! No scl nc orc th xstnc o hch s ncoptbl th pc n brty but vy ctzn solir n vry solr ct

    ht s y pog

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    Bnin a Otoo Marit 4

    "M st ror grts tht ght or ths progrmmth ll th srosss d strgth I possss

    Ayo ho pprovs t anyon wo a  ra t nity

    of a brak wit t run y shol gv m hs vot o

    ctor of ts yr!Thus LchtSuly th vots h rcvd for ths progrmm r vry

    spct orth or thn ny nubr o vots chv by obusco o htvr So o g comrds Whvr o rsyor vocs th m o or prty o your coou

    h stc o or prty dpds o t!

    EOSom d e Se

    Soziamokrat cmr 88

    I hs ook Woman in at t rn an t Futu om-rd B dors t dvlod Egs tht th stt llco rdt w clss rul d th rchy of prodcto

    com to d Archsts hv h ths t th vtl cm-our cocsso to thr o supror sdom owvr crtSoclsts hv mch dspls d hv proocd t lto cs cofso W mst cofss tht Egls col cs ortr cofso og th kd t h os wth thsdftos sys otrtor to th Sy sppt of th wor Vokziun o 2 Dcm

    W l lv s th qusto o whtr t s th fcto of or

    ltrtr to mfctr ogms for th md to rptprrotfsho or whthr t s ot rthr to stmut npndnttoght t tch popl ho to th As fr s th mttr t ss scocrd th cs s or v pctly cr oth Egs Bl h prss thmslvs so gosly on th rton socls d th stt tht v t dd annotsdrstd f oy thy ll t th trol to rd corrcty

    t s hr rst wht Egls hs to sy

    hs pmpt Soiai Utoian and Sintifi td fororrs h ss o pg 2:Whst th cptlst mo of prodcto mor d mor com

    pty trsforms t rt morty of th popto to protr-s t crts t powr whc r pty of ts o dstructos orc to ccoplsh ths routo hst t orcs o mor d

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    4 Marxis and cial ocracy

    oe e anoaon o e a mean o oduion, aleadyoaled, ino ae poey, o el e ay o aoming eolon proltariat sizs political powr and turnst ans o production into stt proprty. Bu n dong ,

    abolhe iel a oleaa, aboe a la diinion and laanagoni, abolhe alo e ae a ae Socey hu a, baedpon a anagonim, ad need o e ae Ta , o an oganaon o e ala cla a pro tpor e exloingla, an oganiaion o e pupoe o eenn any neeeneom o e exing condion o poducion, ad, eeoe, epeialy, o he upoe o obly keeng e exploedae in e ondion o opeion oeonding o he gen

    ode o oduion (laey, edom, wagelabou) Te ae ae oal eeenae o oiey a a ole, e gaeng o iogee no a ible embodien Bu a i only n o a a a e ae o a la i iel epeened, o e e eng,ociey a a wole: in anien ime, e ae o aeonng iien; n e ide ge, he edal lod n o own ime, e ougeoe Wen a la beoe e eal epeenaie o e oleo oey, ende iel unneeary oon a ee no longe

    any oca ca o be el n ubjeon; a oon a ca le, and einddual ggle o exiene baed pon ou een anacy inpoduion, wi he colliion and exee aiing o ee, aeemoed, nong oe emain o be eeed, and a ea eeie oce, a ae, i no longe neceay e i a by ue oich he ae ealy coniue e e eeenaie o e oleo ociey he aking poeon o e mean o odon in enae o ocey , a e ame e, i la indeenden ac a

    a ae Sae neeene n oial elaion beome, n one domanafe anohe, peuo, and hen die o o el e goeneno peon i eplaced by e adiniaon o ing, and by econdc o ocee o oduion e ae no aoed' Itdis out i ge he eaue o e alue o e phae a eeae,' oh a o i jiabe ue a ie by agiao, an a o limae cienifc inficency and alo o e dean o e ocaed anaci o e aolion o e ae ou o hand8

    Could anyhng e leae han ha? hee any oom o undeaning y anyone ho wns o neand? Only lll andnabi y o hink o, nidenay, eiden in aple meaeaong anah cou ead hee enene a a onceon oanahy

    Tee ae, hoee, oe Soa ho egad e ae a oe

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    Brnstin as rtoo arist 45

    hng eenal ho, lke he onbuo enoned aboe, ay ahe ae i no onee (angible) bu oeng aba (a one), ho ee n i only he eeenaon o a union ndidual,o he "aoiaon o all Bu, n ac, e ae ighing, no orsbu all oo aal tin  s e ae ggling, no ih he ae a anage hh haun he d o ean Ideal, bu ih he aea i ha oe ino being hoally and a onon u in raite do no kno hy M Ludg on de Mak, a he oibuoall iel, lie in e Yok and no in he Mak, bu e ayaume ha a a a oo onee ae and no an aba onehih ade hi ooun n eoy unooable In ay ae,e an ind any peole n e Yok ho hae ad h an exeiene; and een oe ee n he gea ee ebl o he nedSae, e an obee a eo o enghen he oeeign oego and n hand ih aem a epeon in he inee o alique o eloie a an ay),0 in he inee o eoke a ih he Soiali), o n he inee o ibeily (ah oe o he emeane moeen and ohe idio o ailk)

    I hee ae no moe la nee o oe beaue hee ae nooe lae, i hee nong oe o ue beaue he equaly o all ha been delaed he ba o oial lie, hen hy hae aae? Why ae a ae ang and ung deee in he nae ooiey i he oal aae o eono elaion i neally aknoledged? Why hae a ae hen aea and goenen oany knd hae beoe unable

    hen Engel da aenon o he scntfic inadeuay o heae, "a ee eole ae (he aknoledge ha ue i oaionally uied o aitatinal upoe), e an only agee ihm Wha doe a eople' ae mean? ae in hih he peoleule Bu ho ae he people? The oaliy o all izen "I a one ohe eople oo, ad Bak n h ellknon eply hen MLake oke n he eihag on poula igh nd eeyoneele ll lkeie ane he eion aodng o he oial la oih he belong he bougeo ll inallibly nlde Bleihdeand up2 aong he eople; he pey bogeoi hink anly o end, he alo and he gloe, a he eole; and he okehink o he a, npopeied mae Beae he onep, eole, o olex, he od ued o all kind o humbug,poliical, lieay, e I i a exellen dee o myiiaion beaue all dinion ae elided n i

    Ou pay, hoee, m ei in bngng ou hee dnion

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    4 arxsm an ocal mocrac

    w e geae lay u epae la d, dgue e We a eey ad ug e d "peple ly beaue exee e ae gee bu eee

    be we wl aay ee e e ee exeS, e pupe aga, e ae, "a ee pele' ae(rr olksstaat) ay ee a a lal ae e eay ae baed e (Gwaltsstaat) Bu a ee ebe u a gal, ly beaue e ee pele' ae de eely eee Sal kg de eee atall Ou gal a fr socalst soct.

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    ae, e ave oundeed, a e ad o, on la aae o ean e nae o a ae o affa o undaenal n onradn revou naue

    So no deluon abou ou nal gal bu o make ee aboue oad o goal

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    ozaokrat June 84

    Engand, aadgm Mustrand o e odern aal odeo roduon, a e a e e moerland (Muttran) andone could u a e a e aradg, o moden eonom aoaon Suored b e nnae ougne o e Engl eole andb England' unque ndual deveopen, ooerave eea oduer' ooperave ared a greaer gnane erean n an oe oun. Noneee, e ave aled o ul eexeaon and oe o er gre ounder, e ommun and

    lano ort Own er noduon a o ave beenone o e anonal meau o a oleel omun oganaon o oe, bu e ndvdu oopeave (akng e ord"nvdual a e ane o "a o "onenng e oal) oved unequal o e ask.

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    he o e a neceay ean o aniion o "he aoiion o pope in and and capia a deand hi a he oe o ode n 28 pl 6 oed th cnra cor" o hi ie "I

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    e can ee Laale egaded poduce coopeaie a eingaicay o econday ipoance, a eing eely a ean o eend iz to orans t works as an ndpndnt cass. e iein hi ie had no ye coe o ing orad hi ea ai

    I i no pa o ou peen opc o dicu ee o no hehogh i ikely ha e ian ae ould ee gan e edeanded

    O concen i ae o eaih ha aale

    ( ) did no adee uncondiionay o e deice o poduce coeaie ih ae ced and2) aned unde al cicance o peen hee poduce co-

    oeaie o dieing aciiy ino peyogeoi cannele eeaedy expeed iel ey ongy indeed on i a

    e "ha apaing aey oke i e eouce o ke and he aide o enepene a e pu i in hi pnpy. 9

    "o ake a pioopca aiude o SchuzeDelizc' nluencead yu ae part g u only paly e oe pa lie in ea daage he ha done in mascuatn e oke an I aaaid ha i i hi ich i peail h e in e aoeenoned ee o odeu

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    nd hee hae een coeponding poiical change e ougoiie p ay a uie dieen ole in eany oday and ocoe ha i aid o eany applie ao o ia in paiculahe ae indiidua ho eaded e goenen en i ill he

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    ldng prsonty n th stt tody nd h stl rtns hs Junkrsh fudl nthussms. ovr h nos tht nnot fghtth ntr borgos, nd so h hs md hs pc th th bst

    orgnsd nd mor nflntl scton of t, . th th bg ndustrsts, th ron n col brons th cotton mgnts tc t s trntrsts, tr shs hch prv n th stt.

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    ovr, th orkng clss hs lso dvopd durng thstnty yrs Wht Lssl dd not dr proclm t th t hsno bn bsorb nto th boosr of h grt mss of Grn ors th ncssty of th xproprton of th cptlst

    css, t ncssi f ulc apprpriatin f t ans f prductin f puic cntrl f prductinA rsolut orrs prty s no n opn combt th th ho of

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    ton n be nseted y estlshng proders oopertes on thesis o odys opette oey

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    f poers oopetie were not estlhd on sle siient to ns the nh of ndstry onerned h enson se hh exees the sope of prodes oopertes thenthey ol s vrun ther thn nsh t

    n prtie howeer e den for proer oopertes thste re noys ens soethng h orse f t s not l-te s t s n or ptys progre in sh y s to renderthe onteporry ste bl of ssng t for retiory e-rents he proers oopertes re to be reted for nsry n ire Otl su sl s rgsn r rss l rs fr 22 ten t llostely nte sh experents tshe on ny sler sleers ooetes wth stte ret old t present prodehe reslt fere by Lsslle een ore thn the Shzn ssoin o he ol ul the orkers hey wo be en o rrun the worers' oeent rless to the pi-ist ss n t est seess for the orkng ss tey ht per-hps st few ndl orers bt only f they relnqsheteir onons n srfed the nterests of ther feloorers

    oy hen the ste hs beoe ore thn eer before teen of the rt xlv nrss, there n be no rther obt to h onton ner hh t ol offer ts d or w to eee ts ontro

    o o les n n the pst Sol Deory s the representtie of orkers interests pts dens o he stte s denste nerenton on behlf of the proletrns s the defeneless of th opette strggle Bt Soil Deory es ts de sh y th ther pleentton old neessrlybenef th hole ss n not st fe perhps selet eleentso ti s rse in this spirit te sppot for sol refor sot ony o n