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Revolutionary Federalism [machine translation]
Federalisme revolutionary is opposed to centralism, based on the initiative and
independence of the individual or organization members. While centralism actually curb
criticism, initiative and independence, and grounded in blind obedience. ---- Federalism
revolutionary discussed here is a practical recommendation to develop a revolutionary
movement which is able to lead to socialism. ---- Practice m etode r evolutionary ----
Federalism as an alternative to the authoritarian form opens greater opportunities for
egalitarianism, the elimination of social hierarchy and class, as well as a more equitable
distribution. This form is built on the principle of voluntary and collectivity as a main
tenet of socialism. On this basis, federalism into actual recommendations to overcome
centralism virus that has been acute.
As a revolutionary alternative, federalism encourages the development of voluntary
association in which everyone, or community-based organization equivalent in control and
decision making. With so federalism is a picture of a post-state society in the socialist
revolution. This form is the antithesis of capitalism and authoritarianism, in which
groups and communities take control in the determination of his life.
I need to underline that the revolutionary organization has a specific character. In order
not to get caught up in political jargon alone, federalism must be the foundation of the
struggle for socialism. Of course by looking at the extent to which the practice of
federalism realize the function and character of the organization to expand the autonomy
and participation, build the criticism and initiative from below.
This is the basic essence of the revolutionary federalism as against centralism negation.
For that task of revolutionary organizations expand and mengkonkritkan social order intended.
Centralism s sa p enyakit a kut
Centralism is a deadly virus that paralyzes creativity egalitarianism and proletarian.
Centralism in essence a tendency to build a new bureaucracy. Then the movement of social
struggle that the central suspect. With the characters centralized, all claims for the
socialist goal becomes look fake. Legitimacy of the state and the state actually
rejuvenate otoritarianismenya character. Many social naive fighters for failing to
understand the internal logic of the state. As the slogan "centralism is adopting tactics
and revolutionary strategy," which sounds ridiculous.
Inability to understand the nature of the centralized proven to make the history of the
revolution ended up with a miserable failure. Russian revolution of 1917 is an example of
the paralysis of the process of social emancipation for repelling the soviets and
committees of workers in the workplace. Another error is not immediately abolish state
power. The Bolsheviks also then exploit the trust of the workers and peasants, and
reorganize back the bourgeois state according to the current state. Under state control,
creativity deadly Bolshevik revolutionary masses by strangling the free system of soviets
and committees at the workplace level actually is a prelude to the construction of a
society without a state.
Rosa Luxemburg, the socialist assassinated by Freikorps- supported by the German Ministry
of Defense at the time, Gustav Noske - ever recorded on the dangers of centralism.
According to Luxemburg, centralism would kill the spontaneity and instinct true
revolutionary proletariat.
Another would be acute disease diagnosis centralism is opening the way for an illegal
authority. This authority will destroy equality and harmony in organizational structure,
so centralism enabled. No difference with capitalism, centralism was rooted in
authoritarianism.
With so revolutionary federalism as a commitment to build socialism intact, with the
general principle of non-bureaucratic and decentralized, giving an opportunity for the
growth of labor organizations and people's organizations is revolutionary.
Praxis f ederalisme in m asyarakat
Revolutionary federalism rests on the aim to develop the whole tactics were effective and
distribute power and freedom evenly. This praxis asserts that a socialist society is a
control-proletarian against his socialist revolution. Through a federation of
revolutionary socialism can be realized with spare him from the empty rhetoric that
manipulates the dictatorship of the proletariat with bourgeois leadership of the party, as
well as the crippling organizational autonomy of workers and the people at large.
Examples of the application of the principles and revolutionary form of federalism we can
find from the experience of the student movement in Chile. Bastian Fernandez, one of the
radical activist who was involved in the student movement of Chile, said that the extent
of participation in the movement can not be separated from the tradition of federalism
that has been growing in the country since the 1920s. Federation has been effective as a
tool for the student movement and the labor movement in improving the level of
participation and participants embrace the broader movement. Student federation, for
Fernandez is, "a form of organization where decisions are taken on the bases, and has a
complex organization in which the existing federations from the bottom up."
Another example can be seen in the Zapatista movement in Mesksiko; a global network of
independent media Indymedia which covers 45 countries; and indigenous peoples in various
parts of the world. These forms give an idea of the effectiveness of federalism revolutionary.
While in the archipelago, Java Samin community in colonial times was mentioned as an
example of the application of this model. In his book M o hammam a d, Marx and Marhaen,
Jeanne S. Mintz called the uprising Samin as communism-natural or communism-religious.
While Cipto Mangunkusumo without hesitation labeling people as communist-utopian Samin.
Samin people refused to pay taxes, do not contribute energy to the state, against the
order of the colonial-style agrarian and respect the collective and individual
independence. His movements were organized without centralized leadership, but through
customary councils reach Blora, Bojonegoro, Pati, Rembang, Holy, Madison, Sragen, Grobogan
and the largest in Tapelan. Resistance to the colonial government shows, once again, the
effectiveness of the principle of revolutionary federation, rather than a centralized
practices.
The images above provide lessons that nobility of soul to build a socialist society in our
land is concerned how focused we win socialism. At our feet, the tactics and strategy of
revolutionary direction only comes from the desire of exploration and widespread
revolutionary praxis. In efforts overthrow capitalism and build socialism, there are many
opportunities that can be achieved in around us. Revolutionary Federalism is one of the
many that! []
The author is a member of the Association of Freedom
Final notes:
[1] Freikorps (free crops) is a German paramilitary unit which existed since the 18th
century until the early 20th century.
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