Anton Pannekoek (January 2, 1873 - April 28, 1960) on Individual and Revolution(published by RevoltSource) |
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Dutch Astronomer, Philosopher, Marxist Theorist, and Socialist Revolutionary
: A Dutch astronomer, philosopher, Marxist theorist, and socialist revolutionary. He was one of the main theorists of council communism (Dutch: radencommunisme). Pannekoek studied mathematics and physics in Leiden from 1891. Even before he went to college he was interested in astronomy and studied the Milky Way and variability of Polaris. He published his first article, On the Necessity of Further Researches on the Milky Way, as a student. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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“Intellectuals, who are wont to reduce the social struggle to the most abstract and simple formulas, are inclined to underrate the tremendous scope of the social transformation before us. They think how easy it would be to put the right name into the ballot box. They forget what deep inner revolution must take place in the working masses; what amount of clear insight, of solidarity, of perseverance and courage, of proud fighting spirit is needed to vanquish the immense physical and spiritual power of capitalism.”
Source: "The Failure of the Working Class," by Anton Pannekoek, 1946, Transcribed: by David Walters/Greg Adargo, December, 2001; Source: Kurasje Council Communist Archives.
"The Failure of the Working Class," by Anton Pannekoek, 1946, Transcribed: by David Walters/Greg Adargo, December, 2001; Source: Kurasje Council Communist Archives.
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