““c e , I treat " c o m m u n i s m" as a t a g for s i x featur e s o f o u r c urre n t s e ttin g : 1 . A s pe cific i m ag e o f t h e So v i e t U ni o n a n d i t s c o ll ap s e; 2 . A pre s e n t , i n c re a s ingly p owe 1ful force ; 3 . T h e s o ve r e i g n t y o f t h e p e o p l e ; 4. T h e c ommo n a n d t h e c ommo n s ; 5 . T h e egalit arian a n d u n i ve rs al i s t d e s i re t h a t c uts through t h e c i rc uits and practic e s i n whi c h we are t rapp e d ; 6 . T h e p arty.””
