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Title: Autonomous Base Nucleus Author: o.v. Language: en Topics: insurrectionist, organization Source: Retrieved on September 1, 2009 from http://www.geocities.com/kk_abacus/insurr2.html Notes: from Insurrection
Mass structures, autonomous base nucleii are the element linking the
specific informal anarchist organisation to social struggles.
The autonomous base nucleus is not an entirely new form of struggle.
Attempts have been made to develop these structures in Italy over the
past ten years. The most notable of these was the Autonomous Movement of
the Turin Railway Workers [1], and the Self-managed leagues against the
cruise missile base in Comiso [2].
We believe the revolutionary struggle is without doubt a mass struggle.
We therefore see the need to build structures capable of organising as
many groups of exploited as possible.
We have always considered the syndicalist perspective critically both
because of its limitations as an instrument, and because of its tragic
historical involution that no anarchist lick of paint can cover up. So
we reached the hypothesis of building autonomous base nuclei lacking the
characteristics of mini-syndicalist structures, having other aims and
organisational relations.
Through these structures an attempt has been made to link the specific
anarchist movement to social struggles. A considerable barrier of
reticence and incomprehension has been met among comrades and this has
been an obstacle in realizing this organisational method. It is in
moments of action that differences emerge among comrades who all agree
in principle with anarchist propaganda, the struggle against the State,
self-management and direct action. When we move into an organisational
phase, however, we must develop a project that is in touch with the
present level of the clash between classes.
We believe that due to profound social transformation it is unthinkable
for one single structure to try to contain all social and economic
struggle within it. In any case, why should the exploited have to enter
and become part of a specific anarchist organisation in order to carry
out their struggle?
A radical change in the way society — exploitation — is being run can
only be achieved by revolution. That is why we are trying to intervene
with an insurrectional project. Struggles of tomorrow will only have a
positive outcome if the relationship between informal specific anarchist
structure and the mass structure of autonomous base nuclei is clarified
and put into effect.
The main aim of the nucleus is not to abolish the State or Capital,
which are practicably unattackable so long as they remain a general
concept. The objective of the nucleus is to fight and attack this State
and this Capital in their smaller and more attainable structures, having
recourse to an insurrectional method.
The autonomous base groups are mass structures and constitute the point
of encounter between the informal anarchist organisation and social
struggles.
The organisation within the nucleus distinguishes itself by the
following characteristics:
the aims that are decided upon, not sporadic occasional interventions);
questions the attack on the chosen objective).
As far as aims are concerned, these are decided upon and realized
through attacks upon the repressive, military and productive structures,
etc. The importance of permanent conflictuality and attack is
fundamental.
These attacks are organised by the nucleii in collaboration with
specific anarchist structures which provide practical and theoretical
support, developing the search for the means required for the action
pointing out the structures and individuals responsible for repression,
and offering a minimum of defense against attempts at political or
ideological recuperation by power or against repression pure and simple.
At first sight the relationship between specific anarchist organization
and autonomous base nucleus might seem contradictory. The specific
structure follows an insurrectional perspective, while the base nuclelii
seem to be in quite another dimension, that of intermediate struggle.
But this struggle only remains such at the beginning. If the analysis on
which the project is based coincides with the interests of the exploited
in the situation in which they find themselves, then an insurrectional
outcome to the struggle is possible. Of course this outcome is not
certain. That cannot be guaranteed by anyone.
This method has been accused of being incomplete and of not taking into
account the fact that an attack against one or more structures always
ends up increasing repression. Comrades can reflect on these
accusations. We think it is never possible to see the outcome of a
struggle in advance. Even a limited struggle can have the most
unexpected consequences. And in any case, the passage from the various
insurrections — limited and circumscribed — to revolution can never be
guaranteed in advance by any procedure. We go forward by trial and
error, and say to whoever has a better method — carry on.
[1] See Workers’ Autonomy (Bratach Dubh)
[2] See Insurrection No. 0