Post by francis on Sept 21, 2004 12:02:40 GMT
"For us it is a question of crushing fascism once and for all. Yes and in spite of government.
No government in the world fights fascism to the death.When the bourgeoisie sees power slipping from its grasp it has recourse to fascism to maintain itself. The liberal government of Spain could have rendered the fascist Government powerless long ago. Instead it temporised and compromised and dallied. Even now at this moment there are men in this government who want to go easy with the rebels. You can never tell, you know,- the present government might yet need these rebellious forces to crush the workers movement...........
I do not expect any help for a libertarian revolution from any government in the world. Maybe the conflicting interests in the various imperialisms might have some influence on our struggle . That is quite possible.Franco is doing his best to drag Europe in to the conflict. He will not hesitate to pitch Germany in against us. But we expect no help, not even from our government in the last analysis.
(Pierre Van Paasen interjects: 'you will be sitting on a pile of ruins if you are victorious,.
We have always lived in slums and holes in the wall. We will know how to accomodate ouselves for a time. For you must not forget, we can also build. It is we who built those palaces and cities here in Spain and America and everywhere. We,the workers , can build others to take their place. And better ones.We are not in the least afraid of ruins. There is not the slightest doubt about that. The bourgoisie might blast and ruin its own world before it leaves the stage of history.We carry a new world, here in our hearts. That world is growing this minute."
Buenaventure Durruti, an anarchist militant , in an interview with
Pierre van Paasen. (Toronto Star,) Sept, 1936 . During the Spanish Revolution.
Durrutti died just after this fighting fascism.
No government in the world fights fascism to the death.When the bourgeoisie sees power slipping from its grasp it has recourse to fascism to maintain itself. The liberal government of Spain could have rendered the fascist Government powerless long ago. Instead it temporised and compromised and dallied. Even now at this moment there are men in this government who want to go easy with the rebels. You can never tell, you know,- the present government might yet need these rebellious forces to crush the workers movement...........
I do not expect any help for a libertarian revolution from any government in the world. Maybe the conflicting interests in the various imperialisms might have some influence on our struggle . That is quite possible.Franco is doing his best to drag Europe in to the conflict. He will not hesitate to pitch Germany in against us. But we expect no help, not even from our government in the last analysis.
(Pierre Van Paasen interjects: 'you will be sitting on a pile of ruins if you are victorious,.
We have always lived in slums and holes in the wall. We will know how to accomodate ouselves for a time. For you must not forget, we can also build. It is we who built those palaces and cities here in Spain and America and everywhere. We,the workers , can build others to take their place. And better ones.We are not in the least afraid of ruins. There is not the slightest doubt about that. The bourgoisie might blast and ruin its own world before it leaves the stage of history.We carry a new world, here in our hearts. That world is growing this minute."
Buenaventure Durruti, an anarchist militant , in an interview with
Pierre van Paasen. (Toronto Star,) Sept, 1936 . During the Spanish Revolution.
Durrutti died just after this fighting fascism.
