,AGA9/ ,IDEOLOGY8 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,FROM NOTES PREP>$ = A PANEL DISCUSSION AT ! #ba ,BABYLONIA FE/IVAL.<#a.> 9 ,A!NS1 ,GREECE1 AT :I* A ,CRIME?,9C4 AG5T WAS 9VIT$ TO SPEAK AB\T 0,! ,5D ( ,IDEOLOGY & ! ,FUTURE ,EV5TS0 ,:ILE RELIGI\S FUNDAM5TALISM IS /ILL A P[]FUL =CE1 IDEOLOGY SEEMS TO BE ON ! WANE AS A MOTOR ( SECUL> REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY4 ,! DAYS >E LONG PA/ :5 GR\PS LIKE ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY C\LD COMM& MILLIONS ( ADH]5TS WORLDWIDE4 ,%\LD AN>*I/S CELEBRATE ?IS DECL9E1 POSITION+ \RSELVES ATOP ! CRA%+ WAVE ( HI/ORY8 ,IS IDEOLOGY ITSELF ! PROBLEM8 ,BUT :AT W\LD IT MEAN TO BE AGA9/ IDEOLOGY8 ,TO GET TO ! BOTTOM ( ?IS1 WE HAVE TO UND]/& PRECISELY :AT WE MEAN BY ! T]M4 ,!SE WAT]S HAVE BE5 MUDDI$ BY C\NTLESS ,M>XI/S BE=E US4 ,M>X 9SI/$ ?AT IDEOLOGY IS DET]M9$ BY :O CONTROLS ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 & FUNCTIONS TO BL9D ! PROLET>IAT TO !IR [N EXPLOITATION4 ,BUT ISN'T ,M>XISM ! IDEOLOGY P> EXCELL5CE1 ?AT HAS BL9D$ UNTOLD MILLIONS8 ,& H[ C\LD CLASS-BAS$ RELATIONS ( PRODUCTION SUFFICE TO EXPLA9 ITS PROLIF]ATION ?R\<\T ! #b? C5TURY8 ,IF SOME ( ,M>X'S DISCIPLES HAVE ATTEMPT$ TO UPDATE HIS ANALYZES TO KEEP UP ) A WORLD ?AT HAS NEV] BORNE \T HIS PR$ICTIONS1 WE %\LD BE AS SUSPICI\S ( !M AS WE >E ( ALL IDEOLOGUES4 ,IT'S EASY TO SEE ! PITFALLS ( IDEOLOGY :5 WE EXAM9E ! DOGMATISM ( \R 5EMIES4 ,BUT UNLESS IDEOLOGY IS SIMPLY :AT WE CALL ! IDEAS ( ?OSE ) :OM WE DISAGREE1 WE %\LD BE ABLE TO CRITIQUE IT 9 \RSELVES AS WELL4 ,BUT ,:AT ,IS ,IDEOLOGY1 ,ANYWAY8 ,! NATURE ( IDEOLOGY REMA9S AN 5IGMA = CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/S3 WE KN[ WE'RE AGA9/ IT1 BUT WE CAN'T P9 D[N :AT IT IS4 ,\R [N COLLECTIVE HAS /RUGGL$ ) ?IS = A DECADE & A HALF4 ,E>LY ON1 9 ,DAYS ( ,W>1 ,NIIZ$ 9 SLOGANS SU* AS 0,DO Y\ HAVE IDEAS1 OR DO IDEAS HAVE Y\80 ,9 RETROSPECT1 ?AT =MULATION PRESUM$ A DI/9CTION BETWE5 ONESELF & ONE'S IDEAS1 AS IF !RE W]E AN ESS5TIAL SELF ?AT PREC$ES IDEOLOGICAL CON/RUCTION4 ,LAT]1 9 ,EXPECT ,RESI/ANCE 1 WE TRI$ ANO!R APPROA*3 0,:5 WE WANT TO REBEL AGA9/ ! LIMITS A CULTURE IMPOSES1 WE CALL IT 'IDEOLOGY' 444BUT WE CANNOT ESCAPE CULTURE ITSELF -- WE C>RY IT ) US AS WE FLEE40 ,?IS IS MORE CIRCUMSPECT1 BUT IT DOESN'T 9DICATE H[ WE MIE LITTLE BETT]4 ,9T]VIEW$ BY ,VOID ,NETWORK .<#b.> = ! NEWSPAP] ,BABYLONIA WWW4BABYLONIA4GR1 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] (FH&$LY DEF9ES IDEOLOGY AS 0! IDEA ?AT ONE NE$S TO E/ABLI% A GLOBAL ANALYSIS BE=E TAK+ ACTION 7:I* 9EVITABLY LEADS TO ! ASSUMPTION ?AT AN 9TELLECTUAL VANGU>D MU/ NECESS>ILY PLAY A LEAD]%IP ROLE 9 ANY POPUL> POLITICAL MOVEM5T740 ,?IS /RIKES US AS TOO SPECIFIC4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 9 HIS ,TRAITE DE ,SAVOIR-,VIV] A L',USAGE DES ,JEUNES ,G5]ATIONS 7,! ,REVOLUTION ( ,EV]Y-,DAY ,LIFE71 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM NUMB]S 09DIVIDUALISM1 ALCOHOLISM1 COLLECTIVISM1 ACTIVISM0 AMONG ! RANGE ( POSSIBLE IDEOLOGIES4 ,ANY DEF9ITION ?AT 5COMPASSES ALL !SE IS SURELY TOO BROAD4 ,RESORT+ TO ! DICTION>Y1 WE F9D ?AT IDEOLOGY IS 0,A SY/EM ( IDEAS & IDEALS1 ESPECIALLY ONE ?AT =MS ! BASIS ( ECONOMIC OR POLITICAL !ORY & POLICY40 ,BY ?AT DEF9ITION1 IT APPE>S DIFFICULT TO \TL9E AN AN>*I/ OPPOSITION TO IDEOLOGY3 IF WE DECL>E \RSELVES AGA9/ SY/EMS ( IDEAS & IDEALS1 H[ CAN WE MA9TA9 A CRITIQUE ( HI]>*Y & OPPRESSION8 ,WORSE YET1 ON :AT GR\ND C\LD WE OPPOSE SU* SY/EMS1 )\T SUBSCRIB+ TO SU* A SY/EM \RSELVES8 ,SO LET US APPROA* ! SUBJECT FROM ANO!R DIRECTION1 BROA*+ POSSIBILITIES RA!R ?AN *>T+ T]RITORY1 9 HOPES ( MAK+ PROGRESS )\T DEVIS+ AN IDEOLOGICAL BLUEPR9T = RESI/+ IDEOLOGY4 ,:AT ,C\LD ,IT ,MEAN TO ,OPPOSE ,IDEOLOGY8 ,IF ! HALLM>K ( IDEOLOGY IS ?AT IT BEG9S FROM AN ANSW] OR A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK & ATTEMPTS TO WORK BACKW>D FROM !RE1 !N ONE WAY TO RESI/ IDEOLOGY IS TO />T FROM QUE/IONS RA!R ?AN ANSW]S4 ,?AT IS TO SAY -- :5 WE 9T]V5E 9 SOCIAL CONFLICTS1 DO+ SO 9 ORD] TO ASS]T QUE/IONS RA!R ?AN CONCLUSIONS4 ,:AT IS IT ?AT BR+S TOGE!R & DEF9ES A MOVEM5T1 IF NOT QUE/IONS8 ,ANSW]S CAN ALI5ATE OR /UPEFY1 BUT QUE/IONS S$UCE4 ,ONCE 5AMOR$ ( A QUE/ION1 PEOPLE WILL FI*ISM IS ITSELF USEFUL NOT BECAUSE IT IS AN ANSW]1 BUT BECAUSE IT IS A QUE/ION -- BECAUSE IT IS MORE EFFECTIVE ?AN O!R T]MS 7FRE$OM1 COMMUNITY1 COMMUNISM7 AT RAIS+ ! QUE/IONS WE WI% TO ASK4 ,:AT DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE )\T HI]>*Y1 OR TO /RUGGLE AGA9/ IT8 ,?IS S+LE WORD (F]S 5DLESS PO9TS ( DEP>TURE1 5DLESS MY/]IES4 ,P]HAPS ! AN>*I/ /RUGGLE IS AN ATTEMPT TO 5ACT A CONCRETE PROGRAM1 TO REA* A =E*OS5 DE/9ATION -- ?IS IS ! IDEOLOGICAL WAY ( CONCEIV+ \R PROJECT4 ,BUT P]HAPS ?IS UTOPIA IS UNREA*ABLE1 & ITS REAL SIGNIFICANCE IS AS A MOTIVAT+ =CE TO 5ABLE US TO LIVE DIFF]5TLY TODAY4 ,IF ?IS IS ! TRUE VALUE ( UTOPIAN PROGRAMS1 !N ! LESS ATTA9ABLE !Y >E ! BETT]4 ,BUT :AT ELSE C\LD IT MEAN TO RESI/ IDEOLOGY8 ,P]HAPS IT MEANS REJECT+ ! ,PLATONIC CONCEPTION ( KN[L$GE1 9 :I* IT REF]S TO SOME 0TRUE REALITY0 MORE ESS5TIAL ?AN LIV$ EXP]I5CE4 ,?OSE :O SP5D A GREAT DEAL ( TIME /UDY+ & CON/RUCT+ !ORY (T5 MI/AKE !IR AB/RACTIONS = REAL-WORLD PH5OM5A1 :5 9 FACT !Y >E ONLY G5]ALIZATIONS D]IV$ FROM 9DIVIDUAL EXP]I5CES4 ,VALU+ ! IRR$UCIBLE 9F9ITY ( \R [N LIVES OV] ! 9]T PRESCRIPTIONS ( ! DEAD1 & KN[+ BETT] ?AN TO BELIEVE \RSELVES 9FALLIBLE1 WE %\LD FRAME \R IDEAS AS HYPO!SES RA!R ?AN UNIV]SAL PR9CIPLES4 ,HYPO!SES CAN BE TE/$1 REF9$1 & TE/$ AGA91 ON AN ONGO+ BASIS4 ,9 ?IS LI*ISM ITSELF IS ONLY A BROAD G5]ALIZATION1 A HYPO!SIS ?AT LIFE IS MORE FULFILL+ )\T HI]>*Y4 ,P]HAPS RESI/+ IDEOLOGY MEANS CEAS+ TO REG>D \R IDEAS AS POSSESS+ MEAN+ AP>T FROM ! WAYS WE >E ABLE TO PUT !M 9TO PRACTICE4 ,DUR+ PEAKS ( /RUGGLE1 PEOPLE T5D TO FOCUS ON PRACTICAL QUE/IONS1 & !ORY TAKES FLE% 9 DAY-TO-DAY ACTIONS2 DUR+ PLATEAUS ( DEFEAT1 !ORY T5DS TO BECOME SEP>ATE FROM ACTIVITY1 A SPECIALIZ$ SPH]E UNTO ITSELF4 ,9 A VACUUM1 ! ELABORATION ( !ORY CAN BECOME A SURROGATE ACTIVITY1 COMP5SAT+ = ALL ONE IS NOT DO+1 ACCU/OM+ ONE TO ?9K+ RA!R ?AN DO+ -- AS IF ! TWO C\LD BE DISCONNECT$6 ,?US IDEOLOGIES BECOME EXT5SIONS ( ! EGOS ( ?OSE :O SUBSCRIBE TO !M1 :O PIT !M AGA9/ EA* O!R LIKE RIVALS AT A DOGFIY DI/9CTIONS & ASSESSM5TS4 ,RA!R ?AN TAK+ POSITIONS = OR AGA9/ BROAD CATEGORIES -- 0/UD5T ORGANIZ+10 0RE=MISM10 0VIOL5CE10 EV5 0IDEOLOGY0 -- WE C\LD SEE EA* ( !SE AS COMPOS$ ( CONFLICT+ CURR5TS & T5D5CIES4 ,9 ?IS VIEW1 ! ROLE ( !ORY IS NOT TO 5DORSE OR CONDEMN1 BUT TO /UDY ?IS NUANC$ 9T]PLAY ( =CES 9 ORD] TO 9=M /RATEGIC ACTION4 ,CAN WE IMAG9E RESI/+ IDEOLOGY 9 MORE CONCRETE T]MS -- = EXAMPLE1 :5 IT COMES TO ORGANIZ+ & \TREA*8 ,P]HAPS IT MEANS NOT POSITION+ \RSELVES 9 AN IDEOLOGICALLY DEF9$ CAMP1 BUT FOCUS+ ON DE/ABILIZ+ ! EXI/+ SOCIAL T]RA93 CREAT+ NEW CONNECTIONS & CIRCULAT+ SUBV]SIVE 5]GY RA!R ?AN TO ATTEMPT+ TO HOLD T]RITORY4 ,AN>*I/S :O TAKE ?IS APPROA* DIRECT !IR ATT5TION \T ( ! AN>*I/ COMMUNITY1 APPROA*+ PEOPLE 9 O!R COMMUNITIES RA!R ?AN DEBAT+ DETAILS ) ?OSE :O %>E A COMMON !ORETICAL LANGUAGE4 ,WE C]TA9LY CAN'T EXPECT O!RS TO LEAVE !IR COM=T ZONES IF WE WILL NOT LEAVE \RS4 ,A COROLL>Y ( ?IS IS ?AT ?OSE 9 ! MID/ ( TRANS=MATION >E ! REAL EXP]TS ON SOCIAL *ANGE1 NOT C>E] RADICALS :O CAME TO RE/ 9 ONE POSITION DECADES AGO4 ,IF ?IS IS SO1 ! LATT] %\LD FOLL[ !IR LEAD1 NOT ! O!R WAY >\ND4 ,& OBVI\SLY1 RESI/+ IDEOLOGY MEANS RECONSID]+ HABITUAL /RATEGIES & TACTICS1 CON/ANTLY *ALL5G+ \RSELVES & \R CONCEPTIONS1 NOT BE+ TOO 5*ANT$ ) ! S\ND ( \R [N VOICES4 ,& ,9/EAD ( ,IDEOLOGY8 ,( C\RSE1 A COMPLETE DISAV[AL ( IDEOLOGY IS UNT5ABLE -- ! V]Y IDEA PRESUPPOSES SOME SORT ( 0SY/EM ( IDEAS & IDEALS40 ,IDEOLOGY IS NOT SOME?+ WE CAN ESCAPE OR BANI%2 AT BE/1 WE CAN MA9TA9 A HEAL?Y SUSPICION ( \R [N4 ,PRET5SIONS ( BE+ COMPLETELY AGA9/ OR \TSIDE IDEOLOGY CAN BE DANG]\S1 FIR/ BECAUSE !Y CREATE ! ILLUSION ?AT ONE HAS NO NE$ = SU* SUSPICION4 ,9SI/+ ?AT EV]YONE ELSE IS A DELUD$ IDEOLOGUE IS A GOOD 9DICATION ?AT Y\ >E ONE Y\RSELF1 :E!R Y\'RE A H>D-L9E ,M>XI/ OR A SELF-PROCLAIM$ APOLITICAL NIHILI/4 ,?OSE :O PR(ESS TO REJECT IDEOLOGY 5TIRELY (T5 5D UP GLORIFY+ C]TA9 ACTIVITIES 9 PLACE ( POLITICAL COMMITM5TS -- = EXAMPLE1 V&ALISM & VIOL5CE AGA9/ AU?ORITY FIGURES4 ,BUT DIVORC$ FROM ANY POLITICAL PROGRAM1 !RE IS NO GU>ANTEE ?AT !SE WILL HAVE LIB]AT+ CONSEQU5CES2 ONLY ?OSE :O GREW UP F> FROM ,KOSOVO & ,PALE/9E C\LD CONFLATE ALL SU* ACTIVITY ) RESI/ANCE TO HI]>*Y4 ,MO/ ( ?OSE :O AFFECT ?IS PO/URE >E 9VE/$ 9 SOME K9D ( POLITICAL VALUES1 :E!R OR NOT !Y ADMIT IT4 ,GR&IOSE RHETORIC AB\T ! UNKN[N 7OR 0DE/ROY+ ! WORLD07 NOT)/&+1 WE CAN ONLY GR\ND RESI/ANCE TO ! EXI/5T 9 :AT WE KN[4 ,IF ! UNKN[N ALONE 7OR PURE DE/RUCTION7 W]E \R ONLY OBJECTIVE1 H[ W\LD WE KN[ :]E TO />T8 ,IT IS BETT] TO ADMIT TO ! IDEAS & IDEALS ?AT %APE \R DECISIONS4 ,IDEOLOGIES -- OR %\LD WE SAY1 IDEAS1 IDEALS1 VALUES1 MEAN+S -- >E SOCIALLY PRODUC$4 ,FROM ! MOM5T ( \R BIR?1 !Y CON/RUCT US & WE CON/RUCT & RECON/RUCT !M4 ,?IS IS ! 9ESCAPABLE FABRIC ( \R EXI/5CE AS SOCIAL BE+S4 ,AN>*ISM PROPOSES ?AT WE C\LD P>TICIPATE 9 ?IS PROCESS 9T5TIONALLY1 COLLECTIVELY PRODUC+ VALUE & MEAN+ & ?US \RSELVES4 ,! ESS5CE ( SELF-DET]M9ATION IS NOT SIMPLY ! ABILITY TO MAKE *OICES = ONESELF1 BUT TO MAKE ONESELF 9 ! PROCESS4 ,W9N+ ?IS P[] IS A MU* GREAT] UND]TAK+ ?AN ANY S+LE BATTLE ?AT C\LD BE F\S TO P]PETUATE ITSELF )\T IDEOLOGY3 IT GIVES ! IMPRESSION ?AT IT DOES NOT NE$ PEOPLE TO BELIEVE 9 IT SO LONG AS !Y HAVE TO P>TICIPATE 9 IT TO SURVIVE4 ,YET LET US NOT =GET ?AT MILLIONS ( PEOPLE 9 ! SO-CALL$ ,NEW ,WORLD & ELSE:]E *OSE TO FIDLESS ( ! CONV5I5CES ,WE/]N ,CIVILIZATION (F]$4 ,! 0MAT]IAL NE$S0 ?AT DRIVE ?IS SY/EM >E /ILL SOCIALLY PRODUC$3 ONE HAS TO HAVE 9T]NALIZ$ A C]TA9 AM\NT ( MAT]IALISM 9 ! 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