1:09:00
We are on the eve
of a general strike.
1:09:04
That is why we decided
to send Juan to Madrid...
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with precise orders
and instructions.
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The mass movement must be organized
and given a single goal.
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That goal is the general strike.
1:09:18
The requisite conditions exist
and we must act now.
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A date had to be set
and we have set it.
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The strike is called for April 30th...
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with nationwide demonstrations
on May 1st.
1:09:32
Carlos disagrees with the decision
to call a general strike.
1:09:35
He says we must bear in mind
the realities of the situation.
1:09:38
But what does "realities
of the situation" really mean?
1:09:42
That we should allow the political
situation to come to a head on its own?
1:09:45
That's mere opportunism,
pure and simple!
1:09:48
I never said we should just let things
develop spontaneously.
1:09:51
You never said we should just let things
develop spontaneously.
1:09:55
You merely question certain forms
of action under certain conditions.
1:09:59
A general strike is not
the sole form of struggle...
1:10:01
an inevitable finale.
1:10:04
Lenin voiced criticisms
of a general strike...
1:10:06
insofar as it tends to preclude
other forms of struggle.
1:10:14
If you wish to discuss Lenin,
then we'll discuss Lenin.
1:10:17
You accuse us of voluntarism,
but Lenin proved precisely that...
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a dose of voluntarism, of revolutionary
subjectivism, is indispensable.
1:10:25
Your criticism is purely negative.
1:10:28
What are you really proposing?
1:10:30
Criticism is always negative
at first.
1:10:34
You try to make yourself
understood...
1:10:36
to explain it's not the idea of
a general strike you're criticizing...
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but merely the specific situation
to which it's being applied.
1:10:41
You oppose the call
for a general strike on April 30th...
1:10:44
because the required conditions
are absent.
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Another failure may discourage
the masses from this form of action.
1:10:50
You oppose deciding
from a position of exile...
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a plan of action
and its date of execution in Spain.
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We cannot be proxies for workers
in Bilbao, Barcelona, Madrid...
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or decide for them.