,ANO!R ,CRITIQUE ( ,9SURRECTIONALISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,TRANSLATOR'S ,=EWORD 

,?IS TEXT IS LESS SO A G5]AL CRITIQUE ( 9SURRECTIONALI/ ME?ODOLOGY OR IDEAS ?AN A CRITIQUE ( H[ A SPECIFIC 9SURRECTIONALISM1 ?AT :I* HAS DEVELOP$ 9 ,B>CELONA 9 ! LA/ EI<TE5 YE>S1 HAS PLAY$ \T 9 PRACTICE4 ,IT PROBLEMATIZES A SET ( PRACTICES & ATTITUDES ?AT IT SEES 9 ! SELF- PROCLAIM$ 9SURRECTIONALI/ MILIEU !RE1 FROM >ROGANCE TO BAD SECURITY TO AN 9COMPLETE UND]/&+ ( REPRESSION4 ,AT TIMES IT BROAD5S TO CRITIQUE 9SURRECTIONALISMS ( O!R PLACES OR MORE G5]AL ASPECTS ( ! T5D5CY4 

,UNLIKE O!R CRITIQUES ( 9SURRECTIONALISM1 ?IS ONE DOESN'T COME FROM ! LEFT4 ,IT DOESN'T SEEK TO PACIFY RESI/ANCE OR MANAGE /RUGGLE1 NOR DO ITS AU?ORS BELIEVE 9 ! PRES]VATION ( PRODUCTIVE WORK ) A SELF-MANAG$ FACE4 ,IT ALSO DOESN'T PRET5D TO BE UNIV]SAL4 ,= !SE REASONS ,I ?\<T IT WAS WOR? TRANSLAT+ = AN ,5GLI%- SPEAK+ AUDI5CE4 ,!RE >E C]TA9LY GREAT DISP>ITIES BETWE5 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU & PRACTICE 9 ,B>CELONA & ?OSE ( ! ,ANGLO WORLD1 NOT ! LEA/ ( :I* IS ?AT !RE IS F> MORE AN>*I/ ACTIVITY & A F> GREAT] NUMB] ( AN>*I/S 9 ,B>CELONA ?AN 9 ANY ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ CITY4 

,SOME ( ! CRITIQUES & PROPOSALS >E !RE=E LESS READILY APPLICABLE TO O!R PLACES4 ,H[EV]1 IT'S IMPORTANT TO %>E EXP]I5CES1 LESSONS1 & P]SPECTIVES ACROSS CULTURES & MILIEUS4 ,:E!R ONE JUDGES AN IDEA OR CRITIQUE TO BE MISPLAC$ OR DES]V$1 APPLICABLE OR NOT1 )\T AN EX*ANGE ( P]SPECTIVES IT IS H>D TO BE WELL-9=M$1 CRITICAL1 & DYNAMIC4 ,P]SONALLY1 ,I /ILL F9D ! T]M 09SURRECTIONAL0 WOR? HOLD+ ONTO & ID5TIFY ) ! T5D5CY4 ,LIV+ 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 :]E !RE IS COMP>ATIVELY LITTLE /REET CONFLICT OR SUBV]SIVE ACTIVITY1 PACIFICATION & RECUP]ATION >E CONT9U+ FULL /EAM AHEAD1 & MANY CURR5TS ?AT CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/ >E 9 !MSELVES RECUP]ATIVE1 ?IS QUALIFI] SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO USE1 :5 IT REF]S TO A COH]5T & WELL-?\<T-\T SET ( IDEAS & ME?ODS RA!R ?AN SIMPLY A PO/URE OR SUBCULTURE4 ,I ALSO ?9K ! F\NDATIONAL IDEAS & CRITIQUES ( ! T5D5CY HAVE MORE DEP? ?AN ! AU?ORS MAY SEE 9 ! PRACTICE 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,AS !Y SAY BEL[1 !RE >E MULTIPLE 9SURRECTIONALISMS4 

,ADDITIONALLY1 :ILE IT L>GELY FULFILLS ITS GOAL ( COMRADELY CRITIQUE1 AT TIMES ! TEXT /RAYS T[>DS A D]OGATORY TONE1 OV]G5]ALIZATION1 & P]HAPS MISPLAC$ BLAME4 ,!SE 9/ANCES DON'T FUR!R ! MEAN+FUL DIALOGUE IT SEEKS4 ,H[EV]1 ! TEXT PO9TS MANY S\ND CRITIQUES AT AN IMP]FECT MILIEU4 ,! P>TIAL UND]/&+ ( ANTI-REPRESSIVE PRACTICE1 ! PROBLEMS ( >ROGANCE & CALL\SNESS1 ! DANG]\S LACK ( GOOD SECURITY PRECAUTIONS1 ! EASE ) :I* MANY 9SURRECTIONALI/S FALL 9TO !ORETICAL VAGU5ESS1 EXTREME RHETORIC1 & PO/URE--!SE ?+S AMONG O!RS M]IT S]I\S RE?9K+ ( APPROA*ES & PRACTICES4 ,NOT BE+ 9TIMATELY ACQUA9T$ ) ! /ATE ( AN>*I/ /RUGGLE 9 ,B>CELONA1 ,I HAVE TO BASE A LOT ON ! WORD ( ! AU?ORS RA!R ?AN MY [N EXP]I5CE1 BUT CLE>LY MU* ( :AT IS WRITT5 APPLIES BEYOND ONE CITY1 & ?AT TO ME IS :AT MAKES IT USEFUL 9 O!R PLACES4 ,I ?9K ONE W\LD BE H>D-PRESS$ TO D5Y ! PRES5CE ( SOME ( !SE PROBLEMS & ! OB/ACLES !Y POSE TO SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 

,I HOPE ?AT ! DISSEM9ATION ( ?IS TEXT WILL BE A SMALL /EP T[>DS GREAT] CRITICAL ?9K+ 9 \R AN>*I/ TRAJECTORIES & 9CREAS$1 MEAN+FUL COMMUNICATION ACROSS BORD]S & EXP]I5CES4 

,NOVEMB] #bad 

,ANO!R ,CRITIQUE ( ,9SURRECTIONALISM 

7,JANU>Y - ,FEBRU>Y #b#a#d1 ,B>CELONA7 

,UNLIKE ! O!R CRITIQUES444 

,9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 SEV]AL CRITIQUES ( 9SURRECTIONALISM HAVE APPE>$4 ,9 ,CA/ELLANO .<#a.> 1 ! MO/ WELL KN[N W\LD BE 0,AN>QUISMO PR(ESIONAL Y DES>ME TEORICO0 .<0,PR(ESSIONAL AN>*ISM & !ORETICAL DIS>MAM5T0.> WRITT5 BY ,MIQUEL ,AMOROS1 & 0,CRITICA A LA IDEOLOGIA 9SURRECCIONALI/A0 .<,CRITIQUE ( ! 9SURRECTIONALI/ IDEOLOGY.> WRITT5 BY ,PROLET>IOS ,9T]NACIONALI/AS4 ,BO? TEXTS HAVE GOOD P>TS & H>MFUL PO9TS-->ROGANCE & POLEMICAL D\BLESPEAK 9 ! FIR/ & ! SIMPLI/IC1 MILL5>IAN & MESSIANIC FIGURE ( ! PROLET>IAT 9 ! SECOND4 ,IT IS 9T]E/+ TO UND]SCORE ?AT BO?1 9 CRITIQU+ 9SURRECTIONALISM1 CONFUSE IT ) ,ITALIAN 9SURRECTIONALISM4 ,9 ORD] TO CRITIQUE IT !Y FOCUS NOT ON ! ACTS ACCOMPLI%$ BUT RA!R EXCLUSIVELY ON ! WORDS WRITT54 ,FUR!RMORE1 !Y FOCUS ALMO/ ONLY ON ! WORDS ( ONE ,ALFR$O ,BONANNO1 OLD COMRADE1 9DEFATIGABLE SUPPORT] ( 9SURRECTIONALISM1 YES1 BUT 9 ! 5D1 JU/ ONE AMONG MANY & ONE :OSE WORK HAD NOT EV5 BE5 WELL SPREAD 9 ,CA/ELLANO 9 ! MOM5T 9 :I* AN EXPLICITLY 9SURRECTIONALI/ CURR5T WAS LAUN*$ 9 ! ,IB]IAN ,P59SULA4 

,CONTR>Y TO ! SUPPOSITIONS ( ?OSE AU?ORS1 9SURRECTIONALISM IS MULTIPLE4 ,ONE CAN SPEAK ( AN 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ! ,SPANI% /ATE ?AT WAS BORN ) ! BANK ROBB]S .<#b.> ( ,CORDOBA & ) ! EXCISION ( SOME ! ,C,N,T'S MO/ RADICAL SECTORS1 PR9CIPALLY ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,Y\?4 

,ONE CAN ALSO SPEAK ( A ,*ILEAN 9SURRECTIONALISM ?AT COMES FROM ! SELF-CRITIQUE ( SECTORS ( ! ,M>XI/-,L59I/ GU]RILLA1 PLUS ! COMBATANT Y\? ?AT CONT9U$ /RUGGL+ AGA9/ DEMOCRACY4 

,AN 9SURRECTIONALISM EXI/S 9 ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN CONTEXT ?AT HAS AS ITS MAJOR 9FLU5CES ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN1 ,WOLFI ,L&/REI*]1 ,AT ,DAGG]S ,DRAWN1 TO A LESS] EXT5T ! WORK ( ,BONANNO & TO A GREAT] EXT5T ! EXP]I5CES ( ECOLOGICAL & 9DIG5\S /RUGGLES4 

,9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ,GREECE1 IF SU* A CURR5T CAN BE SPOK5 ( 9 SU* A DI/9CT MILIEU1 TAKES MU* MORE 9FLU5CE FROM ! ,SITUATIONI/S ?AN FROM ,BONANNO4 

,ONE CAN ALSO SPEAK ( 9SURRECTIONAL CURR5TS ( ! PA/ EV5 ?\< !Y DON'T HAVE A DIRECT CONT9UITY TO ! PRES5T1 SU* AS ! ,SPANI% ,F,A,I 7,IB]IAN1 NOT ,9=MAL7 UNTIL '#c#d1 OR AT LEA/ SEV]AL GR\PS BELONG+ TO IT1 SECTORS ( ,>G5T9IAN AN>*ISM 9 ! SAME EPO*1 OR GR\PS LIKE ,BLACK ,BANN] 9 ,RUSSIA AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! #b? C5TURY4 

,ITALIAN 9SURRECTIONALISM W\LD BE A V]Y IMPORTANT EXAMPLE TO /UDY1 H[EV] ALL ! CRITIQUES ( IT1 AT LEA/ 9 ,CA/ELLANO1 HAVE BE5 DIRECT$ AT ITS /&-91 ,BONANNO4 ,BECAUSE ( ?IS WE DON'T HAVE ANY HI/ORICAL ANALYSIS ( ! =TUNE ( ! 9SURRECTIONALI/ CURR5T 9 ! ,ITALIAN /ATE4 

,WE W\LD >GUE ?AT 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ,ITALY WAS 9 ! 5D A FAILURE4 ,A V]Y USEFUL FAILURE BECAUSE ( ITS TEA*+S & V]Y IMPORTANT 9 \R HI/ORY ( COMBAT AGA9/ ! ,/ATE1 BUT A FAILURE NONE!LESS4 ,ITS UTILITY COMES FROM ! COLLECTIVE LESSONS & EXP]I5CES ( DEFEAT ?AT W]E ACQUIR$ ?ANKS TO C\RAGE1 & NOT FROM ! COLLECTIVE EXP]I5CES ( VICTORY OR ADVANCEM5T ?AT W]E WON ?ANKS TO LUCID !ORY APPLI$ WELL4 

,?AT IS NOT TO SAY ?AT ! MORE PACIFI/ OR LEFTI/ CURR5TS 9 ,ITALY W]E RI<T1 BECAUSE !Y W]5'T1 NOR ?AT ! CRITIQUES ?AT 9SURRECTIONALI/S MADE ( ! MILIEU W]E NOT CORRECT1 :I* !Y W]E4 ,BUT AGA9/ AN 5EMY AS P[]FUL AS ! ,/ATE IT IS NOT 5\< TO BE CORRECT4 ,WE CAN ONLY PREVAIL BY MAK+ A CON/ANT ASSESSM5T ( \R EF=TS1 L9ES ( ATTACK & POSITIONS ( DEF5SE1 & IMPLEM5T+ ! NECESS>Y *ANGES4 

,& ?IS HAS NOT BE5 DONE 9 ,B>CELONA4 

,AL?\< A HI/ORICAL ANALYSIS ( 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ! ,SPANI% /ATE 9 ! LA/ #ag YE>S W\LD BE ( GREAT 9T]E/1 ?IS TEXT WILL NOT DO ?AT4 7,ON ?IS NOTE1 WE RECOMM5D 0,LA ,EPIDEMIA DE ,RABIA0 .<0,! ,EPIDEMIC ( ,RAGE0.> BY ,LOS ,TIGRES DE ,SUTULL5A47 ,?IS CRITIQUE WILL BE BAS$ 9 ! DE$S1 ! /RATEGIES1 ! ACTIONS1 & ! CURR5T POSITIONS ?AT C\LD *>ACT]IZE ! 9SURRECTIONALI/ CURR5T 9 ,B>CELONA AT ?IS MOM5T4 

,IT WILL NOT BE BAS$ ON ! WORK ( DI/ANT & SOMETIMES UNCONNECT$ AU?ORS BECAUSE 9SURRECTIONALISM H]E HAS NEV] BE5 BAS$ 9 PHILOSOPHY1 ALWAYS 9 ! /REETS4 ,& AL?\< READ+ & IDEAS >E 9DISP5SABLE = AN>*I/S--& ?IS HAS BE5 SIGNIFICANTLY LACK+ FROM 9SURRECTIONALISM H]E--! AN>*I/ CRITIQUE MU/ ALWAYS BE 9 RELATION TO ! /RUGGLE1 BECAUSE \R EXP]I5CE COMES FROM ! /REET1 & TO ! /REET1 ITS FRUITS MU/ RETURN4 

,TO BEG91 ! QUE/ION CAN BE ASK$3 ,:AT IS 9SURRECTIONALISM8 ,IT W\LD NOT BE SO EASY TO GIVE A CLE> ANSW]4 ,BETWE5 #aiif & #bc ! LABEL ( 9SURRECTIONALI/ MADE MORE S5SE1 AL?\< IT WAS NOT MORE PRECISE1 BECAUSE 9 ,B>CELONA !ORETICAL CL>ITY HAS ALWAYS BE5 LACK+ EV5 MORE ?AN 9 ,ITALY4 ,WE USE ! LABEL BECAUSE IT D5OTES A PRACTICE ?AT EXI/S1 EV5 ?\< IT DOES NOT HAVE !ORETICAL COHESION4 ,IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CURR5TLY DEF9E IT BECAUSE IT EXI/S AS A RESPONSE TO A SITUATION ?AT NO LONG] EXI/S 9 ! ,SPANI% /ATE4 ,MOREOV]1 IT IS 9FLU5C$ BY A L>GE P>TICIPATION ( NON-,SPANI% PEOPLE1 LIKE SOME ( ! PRES5T AU?ORS :OSE 9SURRECTIONALISM REFLECTS ! HI/ORICAL EXP]I5CE ( O!R PLACES & :O HAVE1 TO A GREAT] OR LESS] EXT5T1 ADAPT$ !IR PRACTICE TO ! CURR5T SITUATION 9 ! ,IB]IAN ,P59SULA 7OR SOME :O HAVE NOT ADAPT$ ANY?+1 UND]/&+ ?AT 9 =MS ( /RUGGLE !RE EXI/ ET]NAL & IMMOVABLE TRU?S74 

,GIV5 ?AT 9SURRECTIONALISM IS NOT A PRECISELY DEF9$ & DELIMIT$ CURR5T & ?AT WE >E NOT GO+ TO REF] TO CONCRETE TEXTS1 IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT ?IS CRITIQUE C\LD BECOME TOO BROAD & ?AT PEOPLE :O DON'T REPRODUCE ! ]RORS ?AT WE CRITIQUE H]E1 OR REPRODUCE SOME ]RORS BUT NOT O!RS1 C\LD BE 9APPROPRIATELY FAULT$4 ,WE LEAVE IT TO EA* 9DIVIDUAL TO DECIDE IF ! CRITIQUES DESCRIBE !M OR NOT4 ,9 ! 5D IT IS ! RESPONSIBILITY ( ALL TO IMPROVE ! PRACTICES ( \R MILIEU4 ,?IS IS PRECISELY ! PO9T ( ! TEXT4 

,AL?\< WE CRITICIZE SOME1 WE S5D A /RONG SALUTE TO ALL ! COMRADES ) ! C\RAGE TO CONT9UE ATTACK+ ! ,/ATE & TO ALL ?OSE :O D$ICATE !MSELVES TO ! /RUGGLE1 9 :ATEV] =M ?AT MAY BE4 

,AN APPALL+ ASSESSM5T 

,AFT] MU* CONSID]ATION1 WE HAVE NO O!R OPTION BUT TO MAKE A DEVA/AT+ CRITIQUE ( :AT IS CURR5TLY 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT ! GREAT] P>T ( ! 9SU .<#c.> COMRADES1 IF !Y DO NOT V]BALLY AGREE ) \R CRITIQUE1 CAN ONLY D5Y IT \T ( PURE PRIDE4 ,WE 9SI/ ?AT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO >RIVE AT A POSITIVE ASSESSM5T ( ALL ?AT IS LIV$ 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,9 ! :OLE CITY !RE >E NOT 5\< BRU%ES TO PA9T A PRETTY PICTURE ( ! 9SURRECTIONALI/ PRACTICE 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S4 

,IT IS BECAUSE ( ?IS ?AT1 ULTIMATELY1 WE F9D \RSELVES OBLIGAT$ TO SAY L\DLY ?AT 9SURRECTIONALISM HAS BECOME HOMOLOG\S ) CIVILITY .<#d.> 4 ,AL?\< ITS 9T5TIONS >E TOTALLY OPPOSITE TO ?OSE ( ! GOOD CITIZ51 ITS EFFECT IS NONE O!R ?AN ! MA9T5ANCE ( SOCIAL CONTROL4 

,IMPORTANT BUT 9SUFFICI5T CONTRIBUTIONS 

,BE=E CONT9U+1 IT'S NECESS>Y TO CL>IFY ?AT 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ITS MOM5T BR\<T SEV]AL V]Y IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO ! AN>*I/ /RUGGLE 9 ,B>CELONA1 BUT !SE CONTRIBUTIONS >E GRADUALLY DIM9I%+4 ,! RUPTURE ) ! PACIFI$ & BUREAUCRATIZ$ ,C,N,T ( ! '#iS1 ! CONSI/5T POSITION ( TOTAL OPPOSITION TO ! PRISONS & SUPPORT TO PRISON]S1 ! RECOV]Y ( ! KN[L$GE & DET]M9ATION NECESS>Y TO ATTACK ! ,/ATE--ALL >E V]Y IMPORTANT ELEM5TS ?AT RADICALIZ$ ! AN>*I/ MILIEU 9 ,B>CELONA & BEYOND1 ) M>K$ EFFECTS ?AT P]SI/ TO ?IS DAY4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT )\T ?AT 9SURRECTIONALI/ BREAK ( ! '#iS1 AN>*ISM 9 ,SPA9 W\LD ALREADY HAVE BE5 TRANSMUT$ 9TO ANO!R LAPS$ & RECUP]AT$ SECT4 ,! CONTRIBUTIONS ( ! 9SURRECTIONALI/S HAVE 9FLU5C$ ALL ! O!R SECTORS ( ! /RUGGLE 7!RE >E EV5 SECTIONS ( ! ,C,N,T ?AT HAVE 9T]NALIZ$ SOME ( ! 9SURRECTIONALI/S' CRITIQUES & ONCE AGA9 DEF5D A VISION ( CONFLICTUAL /RUGGLE74 ,9 P>T ?ANKS TO ITS E>LY SUCCESSES1 N[ IT DOES NOT EX]T AS MU* RADICALIZ+ 9FLU5CE2 9 SOME WAY IT HAS COMPLET$ ITS WORK & G5]ALIZ$ ! GOOD ?+S IT HAD4 ,BL9D TO ! LIMIT AGA9/ :I* IT HAS BE5 CRA%+ = YE>S1 IT CONT9UES 9 A PO/URE ( FROZ5 DEFIANCE4 ,9 G5]AL IT HAS NOT POSITION$ ITSELF 9 RELATION TO ! CURR5T CONFIGURATION ( SOCIAL CONTROL4 

,ITS !ORETICAL 9FLU5CE HAS BE5 M9OR4 ,AL?\< ITS CRITIQUES ( PACIFICATION & COM=T W]E CORRECT1 ITS SOCIAL ANALYSIS--= EXAMPLE ! CRITIQUES ( WORK OR ( ORGANIZATION--WAS FAIRLY WEAK4 ,BUT :AT IS MO/ IMPORTANT IS ?AT ITS PRACTICE RAPIDLY REA*$ A LIMIT & ?IS LIMIT NEV] CAME TO BE UND]/OOD4 ,AFT] ! REPRESSION--SUCCESSFUL = ! ,/ATE--( #b#c1 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ,B>CELONA HAD NO EXCUSE NOT TO LAUN* A SELF-CRITIQUE & FUNDAM5TAL TRANS=MATION1 BUT FROM !N ON ONLY F\ND ITSELF AT A /&/ILL 9 ALREADY *OS5 /ANCES & *ANGES T[>DS ! WORSE4 

,! MAJOR CONTRIBUTION ?AT 9SURRECTIONALISM C\LD /ILL BR+ TO ,B>CELONA'S AN>*I/ MILIEU TODAY1 BE+ AN ANTI-9TELLECTUAL 9SURRECTIONALISM & AS SU* )\T !ORETICAL CONTRIBUTIONS1 W\LD BE ! COLLECTIVE 9CREASE ( /REET =CE1 9TRODUC+ NEW TACTICS & EXT5D+ !M TO EV]YONE :O TAKES ! /REETS4 ,BUT IT WILL NOT BR+ !SE DUE TO ITS >ROGANCE1 COMMUNICATIVE 9CAPACITY1 SELF-ISOLATION1 ATTA*M5T TO MI/AK5 /RATEGIES1 & LACK ( !ORETICAL CL>ITY AB\T ! WORLD 9 :I* WE LIVE4 

,JAILS ( !IR [N CON/RUCTION 

,WE BELIEVE ?AT 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ,ITALY HAD AN IMPORTANT CRITIQUE ( RECUP]ATION1 BUT FELL %ORT ) ITS CRITIQUE ( REPRESSION4 ,)\T A D\BT1 ?IS IS ! CASE 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,! PR9CIPAL %ORTCOM+S ( 9SURRECTIONALISM1 = US1 >E NOT ! FACT ?AT ,BONANNO SAYS CONTRADICTORY ?+S FROM ONE DECADE TO ! NEXT 7HIS PR9CIPAL S9 ACCORD+ TO ,AMOROS7 OR ! FACT ?AT 9SURRECTIONALI/S SAY ?AT ! /RUCTURE ( CLASS SOCIETY HAS *ANG$ 7IT HAS *ANG$1 SOME?+ ?AT DOESN'T DIM9I% ! CONT9UITY ( A FUNDAM5TAL REALITY ( EXPLOITATION74 ,RA!R1 ITS PR9CIPAL %ORTCOM+S HAVE BE5 ?AT IT HAS NEV] UND]/OOD :AT REPRESSION IS1 H[ IT FUNCTIONS1 & H[ TO OV]COME IT4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y IT HAS T5D$ TO FUNCTION 9 A MANN] ?AT ONLY FACILITAT$ REPRESSION1 PR9CIPALLY ?R\< SELF-ISOLATION4 

,ONE CAUSE ( 9SURRECTIONALI/ SELF-ISOLATION IS ! >ROGANCE ?AT MANY 9SUS 9SI/ ON EXPRESS+ T[>DS O!R PEOPLE4 ,A ,GREEK COMRADE1 MAK+ A DEF5SE ( ?AT >ROGANCE1 EXPLA9S TO US ?AT1 ORIG9ALLY1 0>ROGANT0 REF]R$ TO ! PO/URE ( ! W>RIOR :O CONFRONTS A MU* MORE P[]FUL 5EMY4 ,AS SU*1 >ROGANCE IS NECESS>Y = ! D>+ ONES :O CONFRONT ! ,/ATE4 ,UP TO H]E WE'RE 9 AGREEM5T4 ,BUT IT HAS BE5 A HI/ORICAL ]ROR ( 9SURRECTIONALISM NOT TO UND]/& :O ITS 5EMIES W]E & :O W]E POSSIBLE ACCOMPLICES4 

,AN AW>5ESS ( H[ ! :OLE SOCIETY IS /RUCTUR$ TO FACILITATE SOCIAL CONTROL HAS DIRECT$ ! 9SURRECTIONALI/S 9 ,B>CELONA ) A MORE NIHILI/ *>ACT] TO DEF9E ALL ( SOCIETY AS ! 5EMY &1 9 SO DO+1 ASSUR+ !IR [N SELF-ISOLATION4 ,!RE >E ?OSE NIHILI/S :O DEF9E 0SOCIETY0 AS 09/ITUTIONALIZ$ SOCIETY40 ,IT SEEMS TO US LITTLE MORE ?AN A WORD GAME TO BE ABLE TO UTT] SLOGANS AS EXTREME1 APPALL+1 & COCKY AS 0WE WANT TO DE/ROY SOCIETY40 ,BECAUSE ( ! ETYMOLOGY ( ! WORD 0SOCIETY10 ! HI/ORICAL NON-UNIV]SALITY ( ! MASSIFI$ 9/ITUTIONS & =MS ?AT >E :AT ! NIHILI/S REALLY WANT TO DE/ROY1 & ! LACK ( ANO!R T]M TO SIGNIFY A HUMAN COLLECTIVITY B\ND SOMEH[ BY DI/9CT TYPES ( COMMUNICATION1 IT SEEMS MU* MORE S5SIBLE TO RECLAIM ! T]M 0SOCIETY0 AS SOME?+ NEUTRAL ?AT CAN BE HI]>*ICAL & 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ OR NOT4 ,TO SIGNIFY ?AT :I* ! NIHILI/S WANT TO DE/ROY JU/ AS MU* AS WE DO1 ! T]MS 0NATION10 0CITIZ5RY10 0! PUBLIC10 0SOCIAL CLASSES10 0MASS SOCIETY10 OR 0SOCIETY ( ! SPECTACLE0 C\LD BE US$4 

,NOR DO WE WANT TO REJECT MISAN?ROPY1 BUT ! GAME ( FAULT+ SOCIETY AS ! 5EMY IS CONFUS+ ! 9/ITUTIONS & APP>ATUSES ?AT /RUCTURE SOCIETY ) ! PEOPLE ?AT COMPOSE IT1 ?AT IS1 CONFUS+ ! PRISON ) ! PRISON]S4 ,& AL?\< C]TA9LY NO JAIL FUNCTIONS )\T ! P>TICIPATION ( ! JAIL$1 BLAM+ !M = !IR CONDITION W\LD BE A GREAT /UPIDITY4 

,! TRU? IS ?AT ! ONLY IMM$IATE OPTION ?AT EA* 9DIVIDUAL HAS TO D5Y ! AU?ORITY ( ! ,/ATE IS SUICIDE4 ,ANY ACT ( RESI/ANCE CONDUCTS ONE TO A HI<] DEGREE ( CONTROL1 FROM NORMAL CITIZ5 TO SURVEILL$ SUBV]SIVE1 FROM !RE TO COMMON PRISON] & FROM !RE TO PRISON] 9 MAXIMUM SECURITY ISOLATION :]E ! POSSIBILITY ( C\NT]ATTACK+ DOESN'T EXI/1 ONLY ( TY+ UP ONE'S %OELACES OR B$%EETS & EXIT+ ! GAME4 ,9 ! 5D1 A PRISON )\T PRISON]S DOESN'T FUNCTION1 ! SAME AS A ,/ATE )\T SUBJECTS DOESN'T EXI/4 

,APPROA*$ ON AN 9DIVIDUAL LEVEL1 ! ONLY REVOLUTION>Y ACT IS SUICIDE 7BETT] TAK+ SOME ( ! BA/>DS \T ) US74 ,BECAUSE1 DOES IT S]I\SLY SEEM JU/IFIABLE TO US TO DI/+UI% \RSELVES FROM ! RE/1 FROM ! 0CITIZ5 %EEP10 = ! SIMPLE FACT ?AT SOMETIMES WE BREAK ?+S8 ,\R POSSIBLE P>TICIPATION 9 ACTS ( SABOTAGE--EV5 IF !SE >E ! MO/ RADICAL1 = EXAMPLE PLAC+ LITTLE CAMP+-GAS BOMBS--DOESN'T NEGATE ! FACT ?AT 9 ALL ! O!R MOM5TS ( \R LIVES WE >E COLLABORAT+ ) \R [N DOM9ATION4 

,FOLL[+ ?IS APPROA* TO ITS ABSURD CONCLUSION1 WE W\LD HAVE TO EXPLA9 ?AT ! ONLY COH]5T AN>*I/ IS ! DEAD AN>*I/4 ,SOME DO BELIEVE ?IS1 P]HAPS UNCONSCI\SLY ) !IR M>TYR COMPLEXES2 !Y ALSO WANT TO BE DEAD & COH]5T AN>*I/S4 ,BUT ?IS DEAD-5D DEM&S ?AT WE RE?9K ! />T+ PO9T4 ,9 ?IS CASE1 ! FUNDAM5TAL SUPPOSITION IS ?AT ( 9DIVIDUAL LIB]ATION4 

,IT'S AN IDEA ?AT HAS ITS LOGIC4 ,TODAY1 EA* ONE ( US BEG9S ISOLAT$1 ALONE4 ,WE DON'T HAVE READY-MADE COMRADES & ACCOMPLICES JU/ BY BELONG+ TO ! WORK+ CLASS1 LIKE IT C\LD HAVE BE5 9 PA/ ]AS4 ,TO SET =? ON A /RUGGLE 9 !SE CONDITIONS REQUIRES GREAT C\RAGE4 0,! SECRET IS TO REALLY BEG940 ,FUR!RMORE1 \R =EBE>S' CONCEPTION ( MASS POLITICS IS CLE>LY ]RONE\S4 ,! IDEA ( MASSES IS AU?ORIT>IAN & DE/9$ TO FAILURE4 ,A MASS ) A S+UL> ?\<T CAN'T ?9K & /RUGGLE AS IS NECESS>Y4 ,:AT GOOD >E A MILLION 0AN>*I/S0 ) ,C,N,T C>DS IF ! :OLE MASS CAN BE DIV]T$ T[>DS RE=MISM BY A H&FUL ( UP/>TS & PETTY POLITICIANS8 ,MASSIFICATION /UPEFIES4 ,IT DOESN'T CREATE A REVOLUTION>Y =CE 9 SPITE ( ALL ! MILLIONS ?AT IT MI<T UNITE4 

,IT TURNS \T ?AT ALMO/ EV]Y ]RONE\S IDEA RE/S ON FALSE DI*OTOMIES4 ,9SURRECTIONALISM IS JU/IFI$ BY SEV]AL4 ,NOT ONLY MASS /RUGGLE & 9DIVIDUAL /RUGGLE EXI/4 ,WE BET ON ! FOLL[+ VISION3 LIB]ATION IS A COLLECTIVE PROCESS LIV$ & DEF9$ 9 AN 9DIVIDUAL MANN]4 ,WE >E SOCIAL BE+S & FRE$OM ONLY MAKES S5SE COLLECTIVELY4 ,IT MU/ BE 9 COMMON1 BECAUSE ,I CANNOT HAVE A FULL LIFE )\T RELAT+ ) O!RS & BECAUSE NO ONE IS FREE :ILE SOME >E NOT4 ,BUT FRE$OM DOESN'T COME FROM AN IDEOLOGY1 IT >ISES NEI!R FROM DEMOCRATIC EQUALITY NOR FROM A CLASS 9T]E/ ?AT IS SUPPOS$LY SUFFICI5T = ALL4 ,NO ASSEMBLY CONC$ES US FRE$OM4 ,EA* ONE ( US DEF9ES \R [N FRE$OM & EA* ONE LIVES ! /RUGGLE 9 A DI/9CT MANN]1 ) DI/9CT NECESSITIES & DESIRES4 ,LOS+ FE> IS AN IMPORTANT /EP T[>DS LIB]ATION1 & )\T FE> Y\ WILL NEV] BE ANYONE'S SLAVE1 BUT BE+ A FUGITIVE IS NOT ! SAME AS LIV+ 9 FRE$OM4 ,?IS IS NOT AB\T GRADUALISM1 AN ALI5ATION BETWE5 MEANS & 5DS1 NOR HOP+ = A UTOPIA TO COME4 ,EA* MOM5T ( /RUGGLE HAS TO BASE ITSELF 9 ?IS CONCEPT ( FRE$OM3 WE *OOSE \R [N PA?1 BUT SE>*+ = AN EXPANSIVE NETWORK ( SUBV]SIVE RELATIONS1 AS MU* ) PEOPLE 9VOLV$ 9 A /RUGGLE V]Y SIMIL> TO \RS AS ) PEOPLE :O RESI/ 9 O!R WAYS4 ,AS 9DIVIDUALS1 WE *OOSE TO BE FREE & TO FI<T AGA9/ P[]1 BUT NOT M]ELY 9 ORD] TO LIVE A /AGNANT & IMPOT5T ANTAGONISM--WE ACTUALLY WANT TO DE/ROY ! ,/ATE4 ,ONE P>T ( \R /RUGGLE = ! DE/RUCTION ( ! ,/ATE IS ! RECLAMATION ( LO/ COLLECTIVITY4 ,! DI*OTOMY BETWE5 GRADUALISM & /AGNATION 7SO-CALL$ 0TOTAL NEGATION07 IS FALSE4 ,IT DOESN'T CORRESPOND TO \R VISION ( /RUGGLE4 

,:5 WE LOSE A BIT ( \R >ROGANCE1 WE WILL SEE ?AT IT'S 9DISP5SABLE TO LOOK = COMPLICITIES--NOT JU/ ( F\R FRI5DS :O CAN GO \T 9 ! NI<T & BREAK W9D[S ) US1 BUT COMPLICITIES = ALL MOM5TS ( LIFE & RESI/ANCE4 ,AFF9ITY GR\PS >E NOT 5\<1 NOT EV5 CLOSE4 ,WE >E TALK+ AB\T RECON/ITUT+ ALL ( SOCIETY1 NOT AS A GRADUALI/ /RATEGY TO REA* A FUTURE FRE$OM1 BUT AS A WAY ( PROJECT+ \R DESIRES = FRE$OM T[>DS TOMORR[ & AS A WAY ( BEG9N+ TO LIVE & /RUGGLE RI<T N[4 ,:5 WE LOSE A BIT ( \R >ROGANCE1 WE'LL SEE ?AT \R SMALL SABOTAGES DON'T EXEMPT US FROM ! CRITICISMS AGA9/ COLLABORAT+ ) DOM9ATION2 !Y DON'T DI/+UI% US FROM O!RS4 ,WE WILL SEE ?AT !RE >E MANY =MS ( RESI/ANCE1 & WE WILL NEV] BE CONSCI\S ( ALL ( !M1 NOR WILL WE KN[ ALL ! PEOPLE :O P>TAKE 9 !M4 ,DOES IT SEEM A CO9CID5CE ?AT ALMO/ ALL ! PEOPLE 9 \R MILIEU COME FROM ! SAME ECONOMIC /RATA1 HAVE ! SAME SK9 COLOR1 SPEAK ! SAME LANGUAGE & >E MORE OR LESS ! SAME AGE8 7,C]TA9LY1 MANY >E IMMIGRANTS BUT FROM A V]Y %ORT LI/ ( C\NTRIES1 ALL CULTURALLY SIMIL> TO ,SPA974 ,W\LD WE BE SO NAIVE AS TO BELIEVE ?AT ?IS IS BECAUSE ALL /RUGGL+ PEOPLE %>E !SE DEMOGRAPHIC *>ACT]I/ICS8 ,TO ASSUME ?AT WE >E ! ONLY ONES /RUGGL+ IS TO PREV5T SUBV]SIVE CONTACT ) O!RS & 5CLOSE \RSELVES 9 A SUP]FICIAL IDEA ( /RUGGLE4 

,YES1 !RE >E C]TA9 ?+S ?AT WE DO BETT] ?AN ANYONE1 BUT !RE'S A LOT ( KN[L$GE ?AT WE LACK & ?AT O!R PEOPLE RESI/+ AU?ORITY DO MU* BETT] ?AN US--PEOPLE WE DON'T EV5 KN[1 OR O!RWISE1 :OM WE W\LD HAVE KN[N BUT WROTE (F AS RE=MI/S OR HIPPIES4 ,RECOGNIZ+ ?AT !RE >E =MS ( /RUGGLE ?AT DON'T TAKE PLACE ?R\< DEMON/RATIONS OR CLAIM$ ACTS ( SABOTAGE IS A FIR/ /EP T[>DS UND]/&+ ?AT ! 9SURRECTIONALI/ VISION ( /RUGGLE IS P>TIAL1 ?AT WE NE$ TO EVALUATE O!R =MS ( P>TICIPATION 9 /RUGGLE1 OP5 \RSELVES UP TO O!R TYPES ( PEOPLE1 & WEAVE WIDE NETWORKS ( COMPLICITY & SOLID>ITY1 NOT ?R\< AFF9ITY 7!SE WE ALREADY HAVE1 AL?\< WE C\LD WORK ON !M MORE7 BUT ?R\< DIFF]5CE4 

,?IS W\LD BE A REAL /EP \TSIDE ( SELF-ISOLATION & T[>DS A /RONG & AN>*IC /RUGGLE1 ) NEI!R MASSES NOR C5TRALIZATION4 ,BUT WE W\LD ALSO HAVE TO TRANS=M ! VIEW ( REPRESSION & ANTI-REPRESSIVE PRACTICE4 

,9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ,B>CELONA HAS NOT BE5 CAPABLE ( UND]/&+ :AT REPRESSION IS1 H[ IT FUNCTIONS1 & H[ TO RESPOND TO IT4 ,9 G5]AL1 ! 9SURRECTIONALI/ ANALYSIS ( REPRESSION HAS BE5 ?AT ( A BL[ OR A S]IES ( BL[S ?AT SEEK TO PUNI% ! MO/ COMBATIVE SECTOR & DISC\RAGE FUTURE ATTACKS4 ,TO ?IS VISION CORRESPONDS ! FOLL[+ PRACTICE ( RESPONSE3 KN[+ ! LI/ ( C\RT CASES1 DEF5D+ ! FRE$OM ( ?OSE *>G$1 & C\NT]ATTACK+ 9 ORD] TO DEMON/RATE ?AT ! REPRESSION HAS MANAG$ TO S[ NEI!R FE> NOR P>ALYZES4 ,OR TO SUMM>IZE3 9 ! FACE ( REPRESSION1 CONT9UE ATTACK+4 ,& :Y NOT8 ,TO WAT] D[N COMBATIV5ESS BECAUSE !RE HAVE BE5 CONSEQU5CES IS A DISGRACEFUL ]ROR1 & ONE COMMITT$ BY ! ,ORGANIZATION .<#e.> & ITS ,LIB]T>IAN ,MOVEM5T SEV]AL TIMES DUR+ ! #b? C5TURY4 

,BUT REPRESSION IS MU* MORE ?AN A BL[4 ,IT =MS P>T ( A :OLE PROCESS ( SOCIAL 5G9E]+ ?AT SEEKS TO TRANS=M ! SOCIAL T]RA9 TO FACILITATE TOTAL SURVEILLANCE & RE/RICT ! POSSIBILITIES ( /RUGGLE4 ,! REPRESSIVE P>T ( ! PROCESS TRIES ABOVE ALL TO ISOLATE A SUBV]SIVE SECTOR FROM SOCIETY4 ,9SURRECTIONALI/S1 9 G5]AL1 HAVE FACILITAT$ !IR [N ISOLATION1 & MOREOV] ) AN AIR ( SUP]IORITY & SCORN AT BE+ ! ONLY ONES TO EXPRESS SOLID>ITY1 )9 A SITUATION PRODUC$ AS MU* BY !M AS BY ! ,/ATE1 DESIGN$ PRECISELY TO 5SURE !Y >E ALONE 9 !IR RESPONSE4 ,MAK+ PO/]S ) A C]TA9 ES!TIC & LANGUAGE1 9VIT+ SOME & NOT O!RS1 VEILS ( SECRECY1 D[NPLAY+ OR OMITT+ ! REPRESSION SUFF]$ BY O!RS1 NOT RESPECT+ ! LIMITS ( O!RS3 ALL !SE ELEM5TS FUNCTION TO 5SURE ?AT :5 ! 9SURRECTIONALI/S REQUE/ SOLID>ITY1 ONLY !IR CLOSE/ FRI5DS COME4 ,LAT]1 !Y GRUMBLE AB\T ?IS AS EVID5CE ?AT NO ONE ELSE C>ES AB\T SOLID>ITY3 IT IS A PA!TIC CASE ( SELF-FULFILL+ PROPHECY4 

,REPRESSION FUNCTIONS LIKE ?IS3 BE=E ANY >RE/S1 !RE EXI/S A CONT9UAL CAMPAIGN BY ! ,/ATE TO CONV]T EV]YONE 9TO CIVIL SNIT*ES1 9DIVIDUALI/IC .<#f.> 1 UNSOLID>I/IC PEOPLE .<#g.> 1 & SUP]FICIAL MORONS4 ,?IS IS A*IEV$ ?R\< ADV]TIS+1 ,T,V %[S1 MOVIES 7BE+ ?AT WE >E SOCIAL & SYMBOLIC BE+S1 N>RATIVES >E EXTREMELY 9FLU5TIAL ON HUMAN BE+S71 CONSUM]ISM1 LAWS1 ECONOMIC COMPETITION1 N>COTIC APP>ATUSES LIKE ,TWITT] & CELLPHONES1 ETC4 ,B]LUSCONI1 9 ,ITALY1 DIRECT$ ! P]FECT EXAMPLE ( SU* SOCIAL RE/RUCTUR+3 BE=E 5T]+ POLITICS1 HE CONSOLIDAT$ A M$IA P[] ?AT PURSU$ ?IS TRANS=MATION ( VALUES 9 ,ITALIAN SOCIETY 9 ORD] TO 0TAKE ! WAT] AWAY FROM ! FI%40 ,FROM A SOLID>I/IC & COMBATIVE SOCIETY ?AT SUPPORT$ ! =CEFUL /RUGGLES ( ! #fS & #gS--/RUGGLES SUBDU$ ONLY ?ANKS TO ! 5SEMBLE =M$ BY ! COMPROMIS+ NATURE ( ! RE=MI/ COMMUNI/S1 ! VANGU>DISM ( ! RADICAL COMMUNI/S & A GOOD APPLICATION ( /ATE T]RORISM--A SUP]FICIAL1 CONSUM]I/ SOCIETY EM]G$ 9 ! #bS ?AT DIDN'T C>E AB\T ! TOTALIT>IAN PRACTICES ?AT ! ,/ATE US$ TO REPRESS AN>*I/S2 AN>*I/S ?AT REMA9$ ALONE & AS SU* W]E EXTREMELY EASY TO REPRESS4 

,IF ! PEOPLE ) ! MO/ RADICAL CRITIQUES DON'T 9T]V5E TO SABOTAGE ?IS PROCESS ( SOCIAL 5G9E]+1 SPREAD+ C\NT]-N>RATIVES & CON/RUCT+ MAT]IAL BASES CAPABLE ( SUPPORT+ ANO!R WAY ( EXI/+1 EV]YONE WILL HAVE JU/ TWO OPTIONS3 EI!R BECOME SUP]FICIAL IDIOTS 9 ORD] NOT TO REMA9 ISOLAT$1 OR BECOME R>ITIES ?AT BELONG TO ONE OR ANO!R URBAN TRIBE 7ONE ( :I* C\LD BE ! AN>*I/S74 ,N[ )\T ! OB/ACLE ( AN OPAQUE & SOLID>I/IC SOCIETY1 ! ,/ATE CAN RATIFY & APPLY NEW LAWS ?AT FACILITATE REPRESSION4 ,& IF TO ! RADICALS IT SEEMS RE=MI/ TO /RUGGLE AGA9/ NEW LAWS OR IF !Y SIMPLY DON'T 9=M !MSELVES ( ! ,/ATE'S MANEUV]S1 ! ,/ATE WILL HAVE IT EV5 EASI]4 

,N[ ! MOM5T ( REPRESSION HAS >RIV$1 AFT] TWO /EPS ?AT ! 9SURRECTIONALI/S IGNORE 7:O CONSID] /&+ ALONE 9 CONFRONT+ REPRESSION A M]E %[ ( !IR BRAV]Y & ! C[>DICE ( O!RS--A BIT MYOPIC74 ,! ,/ATE DEALS \T ! REPRESSIVE BL[ & OBS]VES ! RESULTS4 ,F> FROM BE+ ! ONLY ONES REPRESS$ 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 AN>*I/S %>E ?IS HONOR ) 9DEP5DI/AS .<#h.> 1 ,MUSLIMS1 IMMIGRANTS1 ,ROMA PEOPLE1 & MANY MORE SECTORS ( SOCIETY4 ,EA* BL[ PLAYS A DI/9CT NOTE AS IF ONE W]E DEAL+ ) A MUSICAL 9/RUM5T4 ,AFT] A BL[1 !Y SEE :O IS AGITAT$1 :O'S MOV+1 LIKE A VIBRAT+ GUIT> /R+4 ,9 DO+ SO1 ! ,/ATE CAN TRACE AFF9ITIES1 MEASURE ! /R5G? ( SUPPORT ( EA* BA/ION ( RESI/ANCE & FILL 9 !IR MAP ( GOV]N$ SOCIETY ) MORE DETAIL1 TAK+ AWAY EV5 MORE ( ITS OPACITY 9 ! 9T]E/ ( FACILITAT+ FUTURE 9CURSIONS ON A T]RITORY PREVI\SLY HO/ILE & TODAY DOCILE4 ,! EFFECT ( ?IS CONT9U\S /ATE C>TOGRAPHY OP]ATION IS ?AT ( 9CREAS+LY CONTROLL+ SOCIETY ?R\< ! ISOLATION ( ANY SUBV]SION4 

,?IS ISOLATION OP]ATION %\LD BE ( GREAT DIFFICULTY = ! ,/ATE1 GIV5 ?AT ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMY NE$S SOCIETY TO BE 9CREAS+LY MORE 9TEGRAT$ & CONNECT$ 7ONLY 9 A C]TA9 WAY1 CLE>LY71 & GIV5 ?AT GOV]NANCE ALWAYS PROVOKES RESI/ANCE & HI/ORICALLY SOCIETIES HAVE BE5 HO/ILE TO /ATES4 ,H[ SAD1 !N1 ?AT 9SURRECTIONALISM HAS *OS5 TO UND]/& SOCIETY AS A HO/ILE T]RA9 :5 IT IS EXACTLY ?IS BEHAVIOR ?AT HELPS ! ,/ATE ISOLATE IT4 ,! MOM5T ?AT SOCIETY IS OPAQUE TO ! AN>*I/S & TRANSP>5T TO ! ,/ATE1 IT IS NE$LESS TO TALK ( /RUGGLE--WE WILL HAVE ALREADY LO/ DEF9ITIVELY4 

,) EA* REPRESSIVE BL[1 ! ,/ATE CAN 9T5SIFY ! ISOLATION ( SUBV]SIVE PEOPLE1 QU>ANT9+ ! >RE/$1 TIR+ \T !IR IMM$IATE CIRCLE1 SIGNAL+ TO O!RS ?AT !Y >E DANG]\S 7OR AT LEA/ /RANGE & UNDESIRABLE7 & PREP>+ ! T]RA9 = ! NEXT WAVE ( SOCIAL RE/RUCTUR+4 

,! PR9CIPAL RESPONSE ( AN>*I/S 9 ! FACE ( REPRESSION %\LD BE SUBV]T+ ISOLATION & OV]COM+ ! 5CLOSURE CON/ITUT$ BY ! POLICE & M$IA OP]ATION4 ,C\NT]-ATTACK+ IS IMPORTANT1 & ATTACKS 9 !SE SITUATIONS CAN ONLY BE REALIZ$ ) CLOSE COMRADES1 BUT ! C\NT]-ATTACK DOESN'T DEBILITATE ! REPRESSIVE OP]ATION & SOMETIMES MAKES MORE REPRESSION FALL ON COMRADES ?AN !Y CAN TAKE4 ,GETT+ CAU<T 9 ! NECESSITY ( C\NT]-ATTACK+ AS ! ONLY RESPONSE TO REPRESSION LEADS TO A MILIT>IZATION ( ! CONFLICT 9 :I* ALL IS R$UC$ TO TACTICAL QUE/IONS & AN>*I/ IDEAS CANNOT FL\RI%4 

,MORE IMPORTANT IS TO LOOK = COMPLICITIES & SUPPORT \TSIDE ( ! NUCLEUS ?AT'S BE5 HIT4 ,! SUPPORT ?AT COMES FROM PEOPLE ) :OM WE %>E NEI!R A TI<T AFF9ITY NOR ! SAME =M ( /RUGGLE WILL NOT BE EQUAL TO ! SUPPORT ?AT COMES FROM O!R COMBATIVE AN>*I/S1 BUT WE HAVE TO LE>N TO APPRECIATE IT4 ,:5 SUBV]SIVE NETWORKS >E WID] IS :5 WE WILL HAVE MORE POSSIBILITIES ( RESI/ANCE & ! ,/ATE WILL BE MORE RE/RICT$ 9 ITS ATTEMPT TO REPRESS4 

,LET'S SPEAK 9 CONCRETE T]MS4 ,LET'S SAY ?AT ! 9SU RESPONSE TO A BL[ CAN BR+ TOGE!R A COMBATIVE ANTI-REPRESSION DEMO ( #b PEOPLE4 ,= ! MOM5T1 ) SO MU* SUPPORT1 ! IMM$IATE NECESSITIES ( ! >RE/$ CAN BE COV]$3 LEGAL FEES1 LETT]S & VISITS1 ETC4 ,LAT]1 O!R PEOPLE PROBABLY WILL NOT JO9 !SE #b4 ,:Y8 ,= MANY REASONS4 ,BECAUSE ( ! >ROGANCE & SECRECY PR$OM9ANT AMONG !SE #b4 ,BECAUSE ( ! DANG] ( GO+ 9TO A GR\P ?AT HAS BE5 R$UC$ 9 SIZE & IS D$ICAT$ TO ! C\NT]-ATTACK4 ,& IT'S NOT ?AT O!RS >E C[>DS1 BUT RA!R ?AT PEOPLE DON'T PUT !MSELVES 9 DANG]\S SITUATIONS--& FUR!RMORE1 ) PEOPLE :O >E NOT V]Y KN[N OR CLOSE TO !M--IF !Y DON'T UND]/& :AT IT HAS TO DO ) !M4 ,& IT'S TRUE1 !Y %\LD KN[ ?AT REPRESSION AGA9/ SOME IS A BL[ AGA9/ ! FRE$OM ( ALL4 ,!Y %\LD KN[ ?AT Y\ HAVE TO SUPPORT ?OSE :O ATTACK4 ,!Y %\LD KN[ ?AT Y\ HAVE TO /& BY ?OSE ?AT ! ,/ATE M>KS AS ! WOR/4 ,BUT ONE CAN UND]/& :Y !Y'RE NOT !RE4 ,TO BEG9 )1 ONE IS NOT BORN RADICAL4 ,! M$IA >E ALWAYS S[+ PASSIVITY & CIVILITY & IT IS ESS5TIAL TO DISSEM9ATE \R [N IDEAS4 ,FUR!RMORE1 IT'S NOT ?AT ! 9SURRECTIONALI/S >E 9 G5]AL ! BE/ EXAMPLE ( SOLID>ITY )\T LIMITS4 ,(T5 !Y ACT AS IF !SE W]E ONLY !IR PRISON]S2 !RE >E COMPETITIONS TO %[ :O IS CLOSE/ TO ! H]OIC PRISON]S & ?AT CREATES DYNAMICS ( SECRECY & 9=MATION CONTROL1 & NEI!R IS IT ?AT MANY 9SURRECTIONALI/S >E SE5 9 ! SUPPORT DEMOS = >RE/EES FROM O!R CIRCLES4 

,ONE CAN NOTE ?AT MANY MORE PEOPLE W5T \T TO ! /REET TO SUPPORT ! AN>*I/S :O P>TICIPAT$ 9 SPACES ( BROAD /RUGGLE ?AT W]E ( OBVI\S IMPORTANCE TO MANY O!R PEOPLE1 LIKE ! ?REE ?\S& ?AT SPONTANE\SLY W5T \T TO TAKE ! ,RAMBLAS AFT] ! >RE/S 9 ! ,P>LIAM5T CASE4 .<#i.> 

,SO1 ! SITUATION WON'T EXP& BEYOND !SE #b PEOPLE4 ,! ,/ATE SOON KN[S :O ALMO/ EV]YONE IS4 ,!Y HAVE SEP>AT$ & REVEAL$ !MSELVES1 & N[ !Y >E CONTROLL$4 ,9 ! BE/ ( CASES1 !Y CONT9UE TAK+ ! /REETS1 CAU<T 9 ! ONLY =M ( SOLID>ITY !Y KN[ & RECOGNIZE4 ,! #b >E R$UC$ TO #a BECAUSE ( ! 9CREASE 9 RISK4 ,!Y WILL BURN A L>GE NUMB] ( BANKS1 9 !IR DEMOS OR 9 NOCTURNAL ATTACKS1 BUT ! ,/ATE KN[S MORE OR LESS :O !Y >E4 ,!RE >E NEW >RE/S4 ,N[ !RE ISN'T SUFFICI5T 5]GY TO WRITE LETT]S OR VISIT EV]YONE FREQU5TLY4 ,! >RE/$ REMA9 ISOLAT$ & UPON GETT+ \T ( JAIL1 MANY >E BURN$ \T & GIVE UP !IR 9VOLVEM5T ) ! /RUGGLE & ) O!R COMRADES4 ,WE ALL LOSE !IR EXP]I5CE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 FEW PEOPLE BEYOND ! AN>*I/ MILIEU F9D \T AB\T ALL ?IS BECAUSE ! ATTACKS >E CL&E/9E & ! DEMOS >E SURR\ND$ BY POLICE4 ,IF !Y NOTICE1 !Y SEE SOME?+ EXT]NAL TO !M & !Y W\LDN'T EV5 KN[ H[ TO 9VOLVE !MSELVES3 WAYS ( P>TICIPAT+ = PEOPLE :O F9D !MSELVES ON ! \TSIDE >E NOT APP>5T4 ,! PSY*OLOGICAL DI/ANCE BETWE5 ! AN>*I/S & O!R PEOPLE 9CREASES & DEPRESSION G5]ALIZES 9 ! MILIEU 7MORE IGNOR$ EVID5CE ( ! COLLECTIVE NATURE ( FRE$OM3 ! MORE SEP>AT$ WE >E FROM O!R HUMAN BE+S1 ! MORE DEJECT$ & HOPELESS WE BECOME74 

,IT MU/ BE SAID ?AT !RE >E O!R FACTORS4 ,! CRITIQUES >E TRUE ?AT SAY ?AT !RE'S A FE> ( REPRESSION 9 ! LIB]T>IAN MILIEU & ?IS FE> TAKES HOLD ( MANY COMRADES1 ?AT MANY PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE ( *EAP EXCUSES TO DISASSOCIATE !MSELVES FROM ! EXHAU/+ TASKS ( SOLID>ITY1 ?AT MANY PEOPLE /OP P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! ANTI-REPRESSION ASSEMBLIES BECAUSE QUITT+ IS EASI] ?AN CONT9U+4 ,TO BLAME 9SURRECTIONALI/ PRACTICES = ! FAILURE ( SOLID>ITY W\LD BE TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( AN 9S9C]E SELF-VICTIMIZATION4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 TO BLAME ! O!RS )\T RECOGNIZ+ ! SELF-ISOLATION ( 9SURRECTIONALI/ PRACTICE W\LD BE AN ACT ( SANCTIMONI\SNESS ?AT EXAGG]ATES ! PURITY ( SOLID>ITY AMONG ! 9SUS &1 EV5 MORE S]I\S1 5CLOSES 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ! DEAD-5D :]E IT HAS SP5T A DECADE ROTT+1 REFUS+ ! POSSIBILITY ( GETT+ \T4 

,N[ LET'S IMAG9E ! RESULTS ( ANO!R RESPONSE TO REPRESSION4 ,:5 ! BL[ COMES D[N1 ! COMRADES *OOSE TO COMMUNICATE1 TO ! MO/ PEOPLE POSSIBLE1 :Y ?IS CASE ( REPRESSION & ! /RUGGLE ?AT IT HAS HIT >E IMPORTANT4 ,!Y WIDELY 9VITE PEOPLE TO P>TICIPATE & !Y RESPECT O!R =MS ( P>TICIPATION4 #a OR SO PEOPLE COME4 ,! NUMB] ISN'T IMPORTANT BUT RA!R ! FACT ?AT SUPPORT IS BE+ GA9$ AMONG PEOPLE :O W\LDN'T HAVE F\ND \T AB\T IT 7ONLY ON ,T,V7 & ?AT !SE PEOPLE >E BR++ !MSELVES CLOS] TO1 9 SOME MANN]1 AN ILLEGAL & AN>*IC =M ( /RUGGLE ?AT WAS HIT BY ! ,/ATE4 ,9 O!R MOM5TS1 HI< VISIBILITY C\NT]-ATTACKS >E C>RI$ \T1 ?\<T \T TO W9 EMPA?Y = ?OSE :O ATTACK & AGA9/ ! REPRESSORS4 ,)9 ! ANTI-REPRESSION DEMOS1 A SEGM5T UPS ! LEVEL ( SABOTAGE & COMBATIV5ESS1 BUT ALWAYS ) RESPECT TO O!RS1 = EXAMPLE ALWAYS C>RY+ \T !IR ACTIONS FROM ! BACK ( ! DEMO1 JU/ PA/ ! DEMO1 OR SIMPLY DO+ ALL ( IT CALMLY & S5SIBLY4 

,9 ?IS CASE1 9 ! %ORT-T]M !RE MI<T NOT BE AS MANY ATTACKS1 BUT 9 ! MIDDLE-T]M !RE C\LD BE MORE4 ,EV5 MORE IMPORTANT IS ! FACT ?AT ! COMRADES HAVE OV]COME ! REPRESSIVE 5CLOSURE ?AT ! ,/ATE HAS ]ECT$4 ,! POLICE HAVE A MU* H>D] TIME FIGUR+ \T :O IS DO+ ! ILLEGAL ACTIONS & IT'S EV5 MORE DIFFICULT TO ISOLATE & REPRESS !M4 ,MANY MORE PEOPLE >E F9D+ \T AB\T ! REPRESSION & SUPPORT+ A COMBATIVE & AN>*IC /RUGGLE3 WAYS ( P>TICIPAT+ >E BE+ CREAT$ ?AT DON'T REQUIRE BE+ ON ! FRONT L9E4 ,?IS ISN'T AB\T A BIG1 EMPTY1 & 9]T MASS1 BUT RA!R A MULTIFACET$ MILIEU ?AT SUPPORTS COMBATIV5ESS 9 A WAY ?AT'S DIFFICULT = ! ,/ATE TO MONITOR & UND]/&4 

,WE'RE NOT FALL+ 9TO M5TAL MA/URBATION3 !RE WILL ALSO BE MANY :O REFUSE TO P>TICIPATE BECAUSE ! ILLEGAL ACTIONS ( :I* ! >RE/$ COMRADES >E ACCUS$ SEEM BAD TO !M4 ,Y\ CAN EXHAU/ Y\RSELF WORK+ TO 9=M & BR+ \T A HUNDR$ ?\S& PEOPLE & ONLY #d OR #d COME4 ,BUT IT'S OK4 ,WE WILL KN[ :O IS REALLY 9 SOLID>ITY & :O'S NOT IF WE WORK AT IT 9/EAD ( ASSUM+ ! REASON PEOPLE >5'T !RE4 ,& ( ! HUNDR$ ?\S&1 WE WILL KN[ ) MORE PRECISION UP TO :AT PO9T !Y >E APA!TIC IF WE LOOK = !IR COMPLICITY & SUPPORT1 AT LEA/ SYMBOLIC4 ,MOREOV]1 WE WILL NOT HAVE WA/$ \R TIME 9 9=M+ !M ( ! REPRESSION SIMPLY BECAUSE !Y DON'T %[ UP AT ! SOLID>ITY ACTIONS4 ,WE DON'T DO IT PR9CIPALLY TO CONV9CE !M BUT RA!R SO ?AT A REVOLUTION>Y P]SPECTIVE REA*ES !M1 NOT JU/ ?AT ( ! ,T,V4 ,?AT O!R PEOPLE POSITION !MSELVES 9 RELATION TO \R /RUGGLE1 AL?\< 9 AN APA!TIC & ANTAGONI/IC WAY1 & NOT 9 RELATION TO SOCIAL PEACE & ! SOCIAL CATEGORIES EMITT$ BY ! ,T,V1 IS ALREADY AN A*IEVEM5T4 ,& ) !SE #d OR #d MORE :O COME1 !RE WILL BE MORE CONFLICTS BECAUSE !Y WILL NOT HAVE ! SAME IDEAS OR EXP]I5CES ( /RUGGLE4 ,AS LIB]AL AS !Y MAY BE1 ! CONFLICT ?AT >ISES IS GOOD4 ,IT'S ?IS CONFLICT ?AT ]ODES LIB]ALISM4 

,AS A BRIEF EXAMPLE1 IMP]FECT BUT HI/ORICAL1 WE CAN LOOK AT ! SOLID>ITY CAMPAIGN = ,AMADEU ,CASELLAS4 ,MU* MORE /R5G? WAS G5]AT$1 ) A HI< LEVEL ( ATTACK1 BY CREAT+ AN 5VIRONM5T ( /RUGGLE ) A MULTIPLICITY ( =MS ( P>TICIPATION & SUPPORT4 ,CLE>LY1 !RE W]E CONFLICTS ) MORE LEFTI/ ELEM5TS BUT ?IS HAS TO BE ASSUM$ - WE'RE NOT SAY+ TO ACCEPT IT BUT RA!R TO CRITICIZE IT :ILE WE PROMOTE ANO!R VISION ( /RUGGLE4 

,C\NT]+ ! CRIM9ALIZ+ N>RATIVES ( ! PRESS4 ,9T]V5+ AGA9/ ! ,/ATE'S SOCIAL 5G9E]+ CAMPAIGN & AGA9/ ! NEW REPRESSIVE LAWS4 ,WID5+ \R CONNECTIONS & LOOK+ = ! WIDE/ SUPPORT POSSIBLE :5 REPRESSION T\*ES US4 ,JU/IFY+--NOT 9 ! EYES ( ! ,/ATE BUT RA!R 9 ! EYES ( \R NEI<BORS--?AT !RE >E PEOPLE /RUGGL+ 9 ?IS OR ?AT MANN]1 & W9N+ SUPPORT = ! /RUGGLE4 7,IT CAN BE SAID ?AT NEI<BORS >E (T5 CIVIC-M9D$ & UNSOLID>I/IC4 ,?IS IS TRUE4 ,! NEI<BORHOOD IS ONE MORE 9/ITUTION ( SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,SO >E LAWY]S1 BUT FAC+ REPRESSION1 9SUS >E ACCU/OM$ TO MA9TA9+ CONTACT ) LAWY]S :O >E ONLY P>TIAL COMRADES4 ,9 A REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT W\LDN'T IT BE MORE USEFUL TO LOOK = A SOLID>I/IC NEI<BORHOOD ?AN A SOLID>I/IC JUDICIAL SY/EM87 ,!SE >E NECESS>Y RESPONSES TO REPRESSION4 ,& ! SAME WAY ?AT ! 9SURRECTIONALI/S SAY1 ) REASON1 ?AT 9 ! FACE ( REPRESSION ONE MU/ CONT9UE ATTACK+1 WE SAY ?AT 9 EV]Y MOM5T IT IS NECESS>Y TO DEVELOP A MODE ( /RUGGLE ?AT ANALYZES & OV]COMES ISOLATION1 UND]/&+ ?IS AS ONE ( ! MO/ POT5T =CES ( CAPITALISM4 ,= AN>*I/S1 OV]COM+ 5CLOSURE ISN'T A M]E RESPONSE TO REPRESSION BUT HAS TO BE SECOND NATURE4 ,C\NT]-ATTACK+ IS ALSO IMPORTANT1 BUT ! ATTACKS HAVE TO RESPOND TO !IR [N LOGIC1 NOT A BL9D NECESSITY TO DO = ! SAKE ( DO+4 

,IT'S EASY TO ATTACK1 BUT TO ATTACK WELL8 

,AS AN>*I/S WE 9SI/ ?AT ! ATTACK HAS MULTIPLE LOGICS4 ,IT IS NOT M]ELY AB\T A MILIT>Y 9T5TION ( DE/ROY+ ! 5EMY4 ,IF ?AT W]E ITS AIM1 ! 5DS W\LD JU/IFY :ATEV] MEANS2 /RATEGY W\LD DEM& ( US A GRADUALI/ VISION ( /RUGGLE--( ACCUMULATION ( =CES--& AN IDEA ( PO/PON$ LIB]TY--?AT ( FIR/ W9N+ ! W> & AFT]W>DS1 ! REVOLUTION4 ,!RE'S NO PLACE = AN>*I/ IDEAS 9 SU* AN APPROA*4 ,IF ! ONLY PURPOSE ( ! ATTACK IS TO DE/ROY ! 5EMY1 EI!R A TRADITIONAL /RATEGY--?AT IS TO SAY1 ,MA*IAVELLIAN & GRADUALI/--IS POS$1 OR AN IMM$IATI/ /RATEGY--?AT ( /RIK+ ) ALL ( ! =CES AVAILABLE 9 ! MOM5T 9DEP5D5TLY ( :E!R IT WILL S]VE = SOME?+4 ,AS MU* AS 9SURRECTIONALI/S PROMOTE A NON-GRADUALI/ APPROA*1 BUT RA!R ONE ( H]E & N[1 IT WILL BE NO?+ MORE ?AN AN 9F]IOR MILIT>Y /RATEGY1 DE/9$ TO FAILURE4 ,! NEXT LOGICAL /EP = ! COMRADES ATTA*$ TO ?IS CONCEPTION ( /RUGGLE IS R5\NC+ ! HOPE ( W9N+ & ! IDEA ( REVOLUTION ITSELF 7A /EP ?AT MANY NIHILI/S & EGOI/S TAKE74 ,9 ! NAME ( A BADLY CONCEIV$ AN>*ISM1 !Y D5Y ! POSSIBILITY ( REALIZ+ AN>*Y4 

,= US1 ! ATTACK IS IMPORTANT PRECISELY BECAUSE IT GIVES A TRANS=MATIVE S5SE TO ALL ! O!R ACTIONS WE C>RY \T--ACTIONS ?AT ! MAJORITY ( 9SUS OV]LOOK & ACTIONS ?AT DISSID5TS :O GIVE SOLE FOCUS TO ! CREATIVE P>T ( ! /RUGGLE ALSO BETRAY4 ,!RE IS NO CREATIVE ACT ?AT CAPITALISM IS NOT CAPABLE ( RECUP]AT+ IF IT ISN'T L9K$ TO ACTIONS ( NEGATION & DE/RUCTION4 ,9 ORD] TO CRITIQUE 9SURRECCTIONALISM1 WE TURN TO ! GREAT 9SURRECTO ,BAKUN9 :O SAID ?AT 0! PASSION = DE/RUCTION IS A CREATIVE PASSION40 ,9 ?9K+ AB\T DE/RUCTION ONLY AS DE/RUCTION1 9SURRECTIONALI/S WA/E ALL ITS P[]4 ,ATTACKS %9E ) BEAUTY BECAUSE !Y CON/ITUTE ! DE/RUCTION ( SOME?+ UGLY1 SOME?+ ?AT OPPRESSES US1 & BECAUSE !Y OP5 A CRACK = ! CREATION ( SOME?+ NEW1 SOME?+ \RS4 ,WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK TO ! CREATION ( NEW SOCIAL RELATIONS1 AN>*IC RELATIONS4 

,& UNLIKE MASS-MOVEM5T AN>*I/S1 WE 9SI/ ?AT ! ATTACK IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HEALS US2 IT ALL[S US TO BECOME PEOPLE AGA94 ,ITS B5EFIT AT ! 9DIVIDUAL LEVEL IS 9DISP5SABLE1 BECAUSE WEAK & SICK PEOPLE CAN'T CON/ITUTE A /RONG /RUGGLE4 ,BUT ?IS CANNOT BE ! F9AL MOTIVE = ! ATTACK BECAUSE HEAL+ \RSELVES1 BECOM+ PEOPLE AGA91 ALSO HAPP5S ?R\< ! COLLECTIVE1 ! RECOV]Y ( RELATION%IPS ( COMMUNITY4 ,ATTACK+ TO SATISFY \R ANXIETIES IS GOOD1 BUT CANNOT 9 ITSELF BE CONSID]$ AS /RUGGLE1 MU* LESS IF IT GOES MASK$ 9 VA+LORI\S & UNREALI/IC RHETORIC SPEAK+ ( W> AGA9/ ! ,/ATE4 

,ATTACKS ALSO CAUSE ECONOMIC DAMAGE TO \R 5EMIES OR DAMAGE ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ESS5TIAL TO ! ECONOMY & SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,DE/RUCTION ALONE CANNOT 5D CAPITALISM4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 A SOCIAL RELATION%IP CAN'T BE DE/ROY$1 ONLY TRANS=M$4 ,ON ! O!R1 WE WILL PROBABLY NEV] BE /RONG 5\< TO EX]T ! ADEQUATE LEVEL ( DE/RUCTION4 ,9 ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>1 ! CAPITALI/ P[]S UNLEA%$ A LEVEL ( DE/RUCTION ?AT SURPASSES US COMPLETELY1 R$UC+ ! CITIES ( ,EUROPE & ,ASIA TO A%ES1 & 9 ! 5D ! :OLE GAME WAS PR(ITABLE = CAPITALISM4 

,AS SU*1 ! ATTACK AS A MEASURE ( MAT]IAL DE/RUCTION ALWAYS REQUIRES A /RATEGIC APPROA*4 ,CAN ! T>GET ( ! ATTACK CONC$E SOME?+ TO US1 LIKE A BUS9ESS ?AT'S ACCUS+ COMRADES ( DAMAGES & C\LD RESC9D ITS ACCUSATION8 ,IS IT A MOM5T ( MORE G5]ALIZ$ REVOLT1 & 9FRA/RUCTURAL SABOTAGE C\LD BREAK ) NORMALITY & IMP$E SOCIAL CONTROL8 

,ANO!R MEAN+ ( ATTACK IS SYMBOLIC4 ,HUMAN BE+S >E SOCIAL & SYMBOLIC CREATURES4 ,SYMBOLS >E V]Y IMPORTANT = US4 ,NEI!R ! ,/ATE NOR ! /RUGGLE CAN BE ?\<T AB\T )\T TURN+ TO SYMBOLS ?AT COMMUNICATE NORMS & !IR SUBV]SION4 ,?AT AN ATTACK IS SYMBOLIC DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM ITS IMPORTANCE4 ,BUT WE %\LD ?9K H>D AB\T ! SYMBOLISM4 ,AN ATTACK BECOMES A SYMBOL ( \R /R5G? OR ( ! FRAGILITY ( ! SOCIAL PEACE4 ,IT CAN M>K AN 5EMY OR VISIBILIZE \R RAGE4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ IS NOT ! LEVEL ( DAMAGE ?AT IS CAUS$1 BUT ITS VISIBILITY--?AT ! EFFECTS >E VISIBLE ! DAY AFT] OR ?AT O!R PEOPLE SEE ! ATTACK 9 ! MOM5T IT IS C>RI$ \T4 ,AN ATTACK ) A LETT] BOMB1 :I* ONLY ! POLICE & ! H&FUL ( COMRADES ?AT READ ! AN>*I/ WEB PAGE :]E ! COMMUNIQUE IS PUBLI%$ F9D \T AB\T1 HAS MU* LESS SYMBOLIC /R5G? 7& ECONOMIC AS WELL1 PROBABLY7 ?AN AN ATTACK AT MIDDAY ) SL$GEHAMM]S4 

,AN ATTACK ) A BOMB OR ) FIRE--MORE-SO ! FIR/ BUT ALWAYS DEP5D+ ON H[ ! ACTION IS C>RI$ \T--CAN COMMUNICATE TO O!RS ?AT ! AU?ORS ( ! ATTACK DON'T C>E IF A ?IRD P>TY 5DS UP HURT AS COLLAT]AL DAMAGE4 ,WE UND]SCORE3 IT TOTALLY DEP5DS ON ! LEVEL ( PRECAUTION1 S5SE1 & CALM ) :I* ! ATTACK IS PREP>$ & C>RI$ \T4 ,AN ATTACK ) EXPLOSIVES ALSO COMMUNICATES TO SOCIETY A MAT]IAL DI/ANCE BETWE5 ! AU?ORS ( ! ATTACK & O!RS4 ,ANYONE CAN BREAK A W9D[ ) A HAMM] OR SET FIRE TO A DUMP/] BUT SOMEONE :O MAKES & PLACES BOMBS HAS NECESS>ILY GONE ?R\< A PROCESS ( SPECIALIZATION4 ,IT MU/ BE ASK$3 ,IS ?IS ! MESSAGE ?AT !Y WANT TO S5D8 ,BUT ALL TOO (T51 AT LEA/ ACCORD+ TO ! PO/URES 9 ! COMMUNIQUES PUBLI%$ AFT]W>DS1 ! AU?ORS >E ONLY ?9K+ ( S5D+ A MESSAGE TO ,FA!R ,/ATE1 A GE/URE ?AT IS FAIRLY USELESS1 NOT V]Y /RATEGIC ACCORD+ TO AN>*I/ CRIT]IA1 & TOPP$ (F ) >OMAS ( FRU/RAT$ ADOLESC5CE4 

,CLE>LY IT'S NECESS>Y TO LE>N NEW TE*NIQUES & RECOV] PRACTICES ( SABOTAGE & WEAPONS ( /RUGGLE1 BUT ! 9SURRECTIONALI/S :O PLACE BOMBS AT ! PEAK ( A TACTICAL SCALE1 9 SPITE ( ! FACT ?AT IT'S (T5 AN 9F]IOR =M ( ATTACK+1 AVOID /RATEGIC ASSESSM5TS4 ,IF FROM ! />T1 BOMB+S >E ! COOLE/--OR 0MO/ RADICAL10 US+ DISGUIS$ LANGUAGE )\T ANY REVOLUTION>Y CRIT]IA 7MAYBE ! ,MUSLIM CAPITALI/S ( ,AL ,QA$A >E ! MO/ RADICAL CURR5T ( ANTI-COLONIAL /RUGGLE TODAY87--ACTIONS1 & ANYONE :O CRITIQUES !M IS WRITT5 (F AS A C[>D OR RE=MI/1 AN 5VIRONM5T IS CREAT$ 9 :I* IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ASSESS :E!R A CONCRETE ACTION CONTRIBUTES SOME?+ TO ! /RUGGLE4 ,AN EV5 SADD] REALITY CONSID]+ ?AT ?IS TACTIC 9 P>TICUL> 5TAILS ! GREATE/ POSSIBILITIES ( TRAG$Y IF IT'S POORLY ?\<T-\T4 

,LA/LY1 ATTACKS CAN G5]ALIZE4 ,REPRODUC$ BY \TSIDE PEOPLE1 ATTACKS CON/ITUTE A WAY ( GR[+ 9 =CE )\T CREAT+ AN AU?ORIT>IAN P>TY1 NOR ADOPT+ A QUANTITATIVE LOGIC ( /RUGGLE1 NOR WAIT+ = A /R5G? ?AT IS ALWAYS /ILL-TO-COME BE=E />T+ TO ATTACK4 ,AS SU* IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONCEIVE ATTACKS 9 A WAY ?AT !Y >E EASY TO REPRODUCE4 ,! ,GREEK COMRADES HAVE HAD PROBABLY ! MO/ SUCCESS 9 ?IS MATT]1 & ! /RATEGIC LESSONS EXTRACT$ FROM !RE HAVE BE5 APPLI$ 9 O!R MU* MORE PACIFI$ C\NTRIES ) SIMIL> RESULTS--AL?\< ON A SMALL] SCALE1 CLE>LY--DEMON/RAT+ !IR EFFICACY4 ,9 ,GREECE IT WAS A PROCESS ( MANY YE>S & ( CON/ANT P>TICIPATION 9 SOCIAL /RUGGLES4 ,SOMETIMES ! COMRADES =M$ BLOCS 9 DEMON/RATIONS1 ) !IR [N BANN]S & !IR [N PROPAG&A TO GA9 AN AN>*I/ VISIBILITY1 & O!R TIMES !Y ATTACK$ FROM ! MASS1 BEAT RIOT COPS ) /ICKS1 OR ?REW TRA%1 ROCKS1 OR MOLOTOVS1 ACCORD+ TO ! /R5G? ( ! MOM5T4 ,!RE IS AN IMPORTANT CONSID]ATION3 A SOCIAL 9TUITION OR A S5SITIVITY T[>DS ! RECEPTIVITY OR MOOD ( ! O!R PEOPLE4 ,! CONFRONTATIONS W]E C>RI$ \T )\T FE> ( CREAT+ CONFLICT OR BE+ ! BAD GUYS1 BUT CALCULAT$ NOT TO EXCE$ ! TOL]ANCE ( O!R PEOPLE BY CREAT+ A SITUATION SO \T-(-/EP ?AT EV]YONE 5DS UP FLEE+4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 TO REMA9 9 CONFLICT & NOT 5D UP ALONE3 A V]Y IMPORTANT T5SION ?AT ! 9SURRECTIONALI/S ( ,B>CELONA HAV5'T ID5TIFI$4 ,AN IMPORTANT ELEM5T ( ?IS T5SION IS KN[+ & ACCEPT+ ?AT !RE >E MOM5TS 9 :I* IT'S BE/ SIMPLY TO BE !RE & NOT TO ATTACK4 

,P>ALLEL TO ! L9E ( CONFLICTIVE P>TICIPATION 9 ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS IS ! L9E ( AUTONOM\S ATTACK3 ?AT ( *OOS+ ONE'S [N MOM5TS TO COME TOGE!R1 C>RY \T AN ATTACK & DISAPPE>4 ,(T51 SU* ATTACKS 9 ,GREECE TOOK PLACE 9 ! FULL LI<T ( DAY1 ) FIFTY MASK$ PEOPLE DE/ROY+ BANKS & LUXURY /ORES 9 FIVE M9UTES & DISP]S+ RI<T AFT]4 ,! ACT ( DO+ IT 9 ! DAY MAKES !SE 9TO HI<-VISIBILITY ATTACKS ?AT EASILY 5T] 9TO ! CONSCI\SNESS ( O!RS4 ,& MANY HAD A SOCIAL *>ACT]1 = EXAMPLE ! LOOT+ ( SUP]M>KETS & SUBSEQU5T R$I/RIBUTION ( ! /OL5 FOOD4 ,BE+ ! BAD GUYS = MANY YE>S CREAT$ A SITUATION 9 :I* !RE W]E COMMON CONFLICTUAL EV5TS 9 SOCIETY & 9 A C]TA9 MOM5T1 HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE APPROPRIAT$ !M AS !IR [N WEAPONS TO EXPRESS !IR RAGE AGA9/ ! SY/EM4 ,!Y G5]ALIZ$4 

,A FEW PO9TS REMA9 TO UND]SCORE4 ,?IS 9SURRECTIONAL EXP]I5CE HAS LITTLE TO DO ) ! TRAJECTORY ( CL&E/9E GR\PS ?AT SUBSEQU5TLY BECAME ! SYMBOL ( ! AN>*I/ /RUGGLE 9 ,GREECE4 ,CL&E/9ITY (F]S O!R POSSIBILITIES BUT IT DID NOT PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 ! G5]ALIZATION ( ATTACKS4 ,9 FACT1 A L>GE PORTION ( 9SURRECTIONALI/ COMRADES 9 ,GREECE /RONGLY CRITIQU$ ,REVOLUTION>Y ,/RUGGLE :5 !Y %OT SEV]AL POLICE 9 ,A!NS AT ! 5D ( ,DECEMB] #bh & ! BEG9N+ ( ,JANU>Y #b#i4 ,!IR CRITIQUE WAS NOT AGA9/ VIOL5CE BUT RA!R EMPHASIZ$ ?AT DUR+ ! PREVI\S MON? ! :OLE SOCIETY WAS EX]CIS+ A HI< LEVEL ( VIOL5CE AGA9/ ! POLICE & ! ATTACK ) SUBMA*9E GUNS--WEAPONS ?AT V]Y FEW PEOPLE HAD )9 REA*--C\LD ONLY PR(ESSIONALIZE & LIMIT ! /RUGGLE4 

,CL&E/9ITY CAN P]MIT ! REALIZATION ( MORE COMPLEX & DANG]\S ATTACKS1 OR SIMPLE SURVIVAL 9 CASES ( EXTREME REPRESSION1 BUT 9 ,GREECE & 9 WID] REVOLUTION>Y HI/ORY IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 A FAILURE 9 T]MS ( G5]ALIZATION ( /RUGGLE4 ,IT CAN'T BE ANY O!R WAY1 GIV5 ?AT CL&E/9ITY IS A TYPE ( SELF-ISOLATION4 ,F> FROM BE+ GLORIFI$ IT %\LD BE RES]V$ = CASES ( NECESSITY4 

,ANO!R IMPORTANT PO9T IS ?AT AL?\< 9SURRECTION1 & AS SU* ! A=EM5TION$ ACTIONS1 W]E TRANS=MATIVE1 NEI!R AN>*I/ IDEAS NOR NEW SOCIAL RELATIONS TOOK ROOT4 ,& AL?\< ! 9SURRECTION CREAT$ A /R5G? NECESS>Y = W9N+ AGA9/ ! POLICE 9 ! /REETS & CALL+ 9TO QUE/ION ! CAPACITY ( ! >MY TO SUPPRESS IT1 AN>*I/S DIDN'T HAVE PLANS = GO+ FUR!R1 SO ?AT ! 9SURRECTION /AGNAT$ ) ! DE/RUCTION ( BANKS & POLICE /ATIONS--! USUAL AN>*I/ T>GETS1 %[+ A LACK ( CAPACITY = ADAPTATION TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! SITUATION & GO = IT ALL4 

,IF WE SPEAK ( ! G5]ALIZATION ( ATTACKS1 WE %\LD PUT AN ID5TICAL EMPHASIS ON ! G5]ALIZATION ( AN>*I/ IDEAS & ! PROJECTS ?AT ALL[ US TO PUT AN>*IC RELATIONS 9TO PRACTICE4 ,! 9SURRECTIONS ( ! LA/ DECADE HAVE MADE IT CLE> ?AT ATTACKS ALONE >E NOT 5\<4 ,BUT AS ! SITUATION IS1 IT'S UNLIKELY ?AT 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ,B>CELONA WILL MANAGE TO G5]ALIZE COMBATIVITY4 ,ATTACKS WILL NOT EXT5D IF !Y >E POORLY EXECUT$4 ,WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE MORE S5SE1 ADMIT ?AT !RE >E MOM5TS TO ATTACK & MOM5TS TO JU/ BE1 RECOGNIZE & DEVELOP ! SOCIAL ASPECT ( ATTACKS & OV]ALL TO C>E WELL = COMRADES 9/EAD ( TALK+ %IT OR H>M+ \R [N ?R\< %ODDY PRACTICE4 

,9 SPITE ( IT ALL1 IT'S LIKELY ?AT ATTACKS WILL EXT5D 9 ! YE>S TO COME4 ,BUT IT WILL BE ?ANKS TO ! CRISIS1 )\T A GOOD DEP? ( IDEAS1 BAS$ 9 ANXIETY OV] ! CURR5T PREC>ITY & NOT 9 ! REJECTION ( ! SY/EM 9 ITS TOTALITY4 ,!RE WILL BE 9SURRECTIONALI/S :O CLAIM ?IS AS A TRIUMPH ( !IR PRACTICES1 BUT ?IS WILL BE NO?+ MORE ?AN AN IRRESPONSIBLE OPPORTUNISM4 ,)\T TRANS=M+ AN>*I/ PRACTICES WELL1 ! =MS ( REBELLION ?AT >E S[N TODAY WILL DISAPPE> ) ! CRISIS4 

,! BAD PRACTICES ( SECURITY 

,?IS W\LD BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO SAY A C\PLE ?+S AB\T SECURITY4 ,?IS DOES NOT APPLY TO ! 9SURRECTIONALI/S :O HAVE WELL WORK$-\T SECURITY PRACTICES BECAUSE--CLE>LY--!Y DO IT WELL & DON'T TALK AB\T IT4 ,BUT !RE >E SOME :O HAVE DISGRACEFULLY C>ELESS PRACTICES4 ,& IF ! *AMPIONS ( ATTACK DON'T KN[ GOOD TE*NIQUES = ORGANIZ+ !IR ATTACKS WELL & DISCREETLY1 :O WILL8 

,WE'RE TALK+ AB\T BR++ CELLPHONES TO MEET+S 7%[+ ! ,/ATE :O HAS GOTT5 TOGE!R ) :OM71 BR++ CELLPHONES & TURN+ !M ALL (F AT ! MOM5T ( ! MEET+ 7%[+ :O WAS !RE & ?AT ILLEGAL ?+S W]E BE+ TALK$ AB\T71 C>RY+ CELLPHONES ) ! BATT]Y \T DUR+ ACTIONS 7IF IT'S AN ACTION ?AT ! ,/ATE IS GO+ TO F9D \T AB\T1 IT GIVES !M A LI/ ( SUSPECTS--ALL ! PEOPLE ) !IR CELLPHONE TURN$ (F DUR+ A C]TA9 P]IOD ( TIME74 ,IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE DEAL+ ) PEOPLE :O CAN'T LEAVE IT 9 ! H\SE BECAUSE !Y DON'T KN[ H[ TO WALK ?R\< ! /REETS )\T IT4 

,TO CONT9UE3 MEET+ TO PLAN ACTIONS 9 SOCIAL C5T]S1 A!NIUMS .<#a.> 1 OR KN[N SQUATS 7H&+ OV] ! DETAILS ( ! MEET+ DIRECTLY TO ! POLICE71 SAY+ ?+S 9 A QUIET VOICE OR TURN+ UP ! RADIO DUR+ A MEET+ 7MAK+ IT MORE DIFFICULT = ONE'S [N COMRADES TO HE>1 BUT NOT ! POLICE1 :OSE MICS >E BETT] ?AN HUMAN HE>+71 EXPRESS+ 9 WORDS :AT ANO!R COMRADE IS TRY+ TO EXPRESS ) GE/URES OR WRITT5 ON PAP]1 AS IF !Y W]E *ILDR5 :O >E JU/ LE>N+ TO READ & HAVE TO SAY EV]Y WRITT5 L9E ?AT PASSES BE=E !IR EYES \T L\D 7H&+ OV] ! MO/ DANG]\S DETAILS DIRECTLY TO ! POLICE71 NOT CRITICIZ+ COMRADES :5 !Y DO !SE ?+S 7CREAT+ A CULTURE ( SUP]FICIAL PLEASANTRY ?AT'S ABOVE ALL PLEASANT TO ! POLICE71 & ASSUM+ ! FACT ?AT !Y HAV5'T BE5 >RE/$ MEANS ?AT ! POLICE W]5'T LI/5+ 7BELIEV+ 9 A VISION ( REPRESSIVE PRACTICES ?AT /OPP$ APPLY+ 9 ! N9ETE5? C5TURY74 

,WE CAN TALK AB\T SECURITY 9 /REET SITUATIONS AS WELL3 9 ! AGE ( MASS RECORD+1 MASK+ )\T *ANG+ ! \TSIDE LAY] ( CLO?+1 OR MASK+ & UNMASK+ ALL ! TIME ACCORD+ TO ! LEVEL ( DANG] ?AT Y\ FEEL 9 ! MOM5T1 DOESN'T DO MU*4 ,AIM %\LD BE PRACTIC$ BE=E ! DEMON/RATION & IF SOMEONE'S AIM IS SO BAD ?AT !Y'RE MORE LIKELY TO HIT A P$E/RIAN OR ANO!R DEMON/RATOR1 !Y %\LDN'T ?R[ DANG]\S ?+S 79/EAD !Y CAN C>RY A BACKPACK2 NOT EV]YONE CAN BE ,RAMBO74 ,IF SOMEONE GETS SO N]V\S 9 *AOTIC SITUATIONS ?AT !Y GET TUNNEL VISION1 DON'T SEE !IR SURR\ND+S1 DON'T KN[ H[ TO BREA! DEEP & CALM D[N1 & >E CAPABLE ( BREAK+ W9D[S ONE MET] AWAY FROM F\R-YE>-OLD KIDS OR1 :O KN[S1 KNOCK+ OV] AN OLD P]SON 9 A :EEL*AIR1 SURELY !Y %\LD C>RY ! BANN] OR A SPRAY CAN 9/EAD ( A HAMM] & !IR CLOSE/ FRI5DS & COMRADES %\LD BE ! FIR/ ONES TO TELL !M SO4 ,HAV+ TO REPEAT SU* BASIC ?+S AT ?IS /AGE 9 ! GAME IS DISGRACEFUL4 

,& !SE %ORTCOM+S >5'T ! FAULT ( 9SUS4 ,!Y'RE G5]ALIZ$ 9 ! MILIEU4 ,BUT WE MU/ ASK \RSELVES1 IF ! 9SUS HAV5'T IMPROV$ !SE PRACTICES1 :AT IS IT !Y'VE BE5 DO+8 ,WE %\LD GO FUR!R3 DEVELOP+ TACTICS AGA9/ SURVEILLANCE1 ?AT 9CLUDE PRACTIC+ WAYS ( AVOID+ TAILS GO+ TO C]TA9 MEET+S OR EMPLOY+ ME?ODS = DETECT+ OR NEUTRALIZ+ MORE DISCREET & 9VASIVE MICROPHONES1 LIKE ?OSE PLANT$ BY ! ,ITALIAN POLICE 9 ! BACKPACKS & %OES ( COMRADES1 T5 YE>S AGO N[4 

,A VAGUE CRITIQUE 

,! ,IB]IAN 9SURRECTIONALISM ( ! '#iS >OSE ) A/UTE CRITIQUES ( ! /AGNATION1 BUREAUCRATIZATION1 PACIFICATION1 LACK ( SOLID>ITY1 & WORK]ISM ( ! LIB]T>IAN SPH]E DOM9AT$ BY ! ,C,N,T ( ?AT TIME4 ,AMONG C]TA9 GR\PS ?AT REJECTION EVOLV$ T[>DS O!R MORE DEVELOP$ CURR5TS1 9CLUD+ AN ANTI-CIVILIZATION 5VIRONM5TALISM1 SEV]AL RADICAL FEM9ISMS1 A PESSIMI/ NIHILISM 7DI/9CT FROM ! REVOLUTION>Y NIHILISM (1 = EXAMPLE1 ! ,C,C,F71 SEV]AL SECTS ( DILUT$ & LIB]T>IAN ,M>XISM1 A CURR5T ?AT %[S SIGNS ( ! BEG9N+S ( A DEEP CRITIQUE ( COLONIALISM1 A HYBRID ACTIVISM BETWE5 PROGRESSIVISM & 9SURRECTIONALISM 7P>T ( :I* HAS ! DILUT$ ,M>XISM ( ! ,TIQQUNI/S7 & EV5 SOME GR\PS ( ! ,C,N,T UPDAT$ ) 9SURRECTIONAL CRITIQUES4 ,IT HASN'T ALWAYS BE5 A FRUITFUL PA? JU/ BECAUSE IT'S BE5 AN EVOLUTION4 ,! IMPORTANT ?+ IS ?AT !SE CURR5TS TURN$ ! PAGE AFT] TAK+ ! NECESS>Y PO/URE ( REJECTION T[>DS ! HEGEMONY ( A LONG-\TDAT$ VISION ( AN>*ISM 7AL?\< SOME TURN$ ! PAGE BACK1 SEE 0A HYBRID ACTIVISM44407 TO ADVANCE !IR [N LOGICS ( /RUGGLE4 

,BUT SOME REMA9$ 9 ?IS PO/URE ( REJECTION1 ADVANC+ A MORE PURE 9SURRECTIONALISM1 $IT+ ANO!R BOOK ( ! NOTES FROM ONE ( ,ALFR$O ,BONANNO'S CONF]5CES1 PUTT+ ON MORE ANTI-PRISON DAYS1 PUBLI%+ ANO!R P]IODICAL REM>KABLE MORE = ITS ES!TIC & TONE ?AN = ITS CONT5T--9 FACT ! WORDS FADE %ORTLY AFT] BE+ READ1 LEAV+ BEH9D ONLY A VAPOR ( CONDEMNATION444 

,WE'RE NOT TALK+ H]E AB\T P>TICUL> PEOPLE1 OR EV5 A P>TICUL> CURR5T1 BUT RA!R ! FACT ?AT 9 ?IS WAY A TYPE ( IDEOLOGICAL HAMM] WAS CREAT$ & IT HAS BE5 ?IS HAMM]1 ! DESIRE TO MANAGE IT OR ! FE> ( BE+ HIT BY IT1 ?AT HAS KEPT ALL ! DI/9CT CURR5TS 9 ! SEGM5T$ & DISP]S$ LIB]T>IAN MILIEU M9IMALLY UNIT$4 ,& IT'S ?IS HAMM]1 ?IS PURE 9SURRECTIONALISM1 ?AT HAS ALWAYS SUFF]$ FROM A VAGUE CRITIQUE1 9 SO CON/ITUT+ MORE AN OB/ACLE TO ! /RUGGLE ?AN AN IMPULSE T[>DS ALWAYS BETT] PRACTICES & IDEAS4 

,WE CAN />T ) ITS CRITIQUE ( WORK1 SE5 9 WRIT+S LIKE 0,D[N ) WORK0 & 9 ! PROPOSALS & %ORTCOM+S ( P]IODICALS LIKE ,ANTISI/EMA4 ,CRITIQUES ( ! WORK]ISM ( (FICIAL AN>*ISM & ! EXTOLL+ ( ! WORK+ CLASS & ITS MASS ORGANIZATIONS1 ( ! GOAL ( PRODUCTIVE BUT SELF- MANAG$ WORK & ( AN 9DU/RIAL ORGANIZATION SUPPOS$LY = \R [N GOOD1 W]E NE$$4 ,SO WAS ! EXPLORATION ( EGOI/1 FEM9I/1 SITUATIONI/1 ECOLOGICAL1 & ANTI-COLONIAL IDEAS ON ! CONCEPTS ( WORK1 PRODUCTION1 DISCIPL9E1 9DOL5CE1 PLEASURE1 DUTY1 DESIRE1 & NECESSITY4 ,BUT 9SURRECTIONALISM SIMPLY ?REW ITSELF TO ! O!R 5D ( ! SAME POOL :]E ! WORK]I/S W]E SWIMM+1 9 SO AVOID+ ! COMPLEX QUE/IONS ON H[ TO SURVIVE 9SIDE CAPITALISM1 H[ TO /RUGGLE 9 ! WORKPLACE :ILE 9TRODUC+ A CRITIQUE ( WORK1 H[ TO RELATE TO UNION ORGANIZATIONS & H[ TO REPLACE COMMODIFI$ RELATION%IPS4 ,9 ALL ?IS !ORETICAL EVASION1 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ,B>CELONA WAS /RONGLY SUBSIDIZ$ BY ! SQUATT] MOVEM5T & ! RELATIVE AUTONOMY ! ,/ATE ALL[$ IT \T ( A /RATEGY ( PACIFICATION & EXHAU/ION TO AVOID MORE CONFLICTS LIKE ! ONE PROVOK$ BY ! EVICTION ( ! ,C9E ,PR9CESA 9 '#i#f4 ,5ME%$ 9 SQUATT+1 9SURRECTIONALISM DIDN'T HAVE TO CONC]N ITSELF ) ! PROBLEMATICS ( WORK4 ,IT C\LD HAVE DONE MORE TO REPLACE COMMODIFI$ RELATION%IPS1 DEEP5+ & DEF5D+ ! C$$ AUTONOMY & 9 SO DO+1 OP5+ A NEW L9E ( ATTACK AGA9/ ! ,/ATE1 BUT NO MORE ?AN ! M9IMUM WAS DONE1 ,IB]IAN 9SURRECTIONALISM BE+ A FROZ5 PO/URE ( REJECTION & NOT A DYNAMIC PRACTICE ( LIB]ATION4 

,ITS CRITIQUE ( ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO BE5 VAGUE4 ,WE DON'T BELIEVE ?AT IT'S A SIMPLE QUE/ION ( =MALITY OR 9=MALITY1 BUT RA!R ( A WORLDVIEW1 ( ! SOCIAL RELATIONS AT ! CRUX ( IT1 ( ! S+UL>ITY OR R$UNDANCY ( ORGANIZATIONS & ! UNIFICATION OR FRAGM5TATION ( ! AN>*I/ MILIEU 7S+UL>ITY & UNIFICATION BE+ ON ! ROAD TO AU?ORIT>IANISM1 R$UNDANCY & FRAGM5TATION CON/ITUT+ A CREATIVE1 LIB]T>IAN1 & 9TELLIG5T *AOS ?AT CAN 9CLUDE =MAL ORGANIZATIONS )\T ! DANG] ?AT !SE TAKE CONTROL ( ! MILIEU74 ,NEV]!LESS1 ,IB]IAN 9SURRECTIONALISM HAS WAG]$ ON 9=MALITY & WE CAN CRITIQUE IT )9 ITS [N LOGIC4 ,IMMOBILIZ$ BY ! PO/URE ( CL&E/9ITY & SECRECY & F9I%$ (F BY LAZ9ESS1 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ,B>CELONA HASN'T LEFT ANY LEGACY ( EFFECTIVE 9=MAL COORD9ATION4 ,NEI!R HAS IT MADE ANY ADVANCE 9 ! PRACTICE ( DEEP5+ AFF9ITY1 9/EAD ALL[+ IT TO BECOME A FACILE SOCIAL CLUB4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IT HASN'T EV5 MANAG$ TO A*IEVE ITS V]Y UNAMBITI\S ORGANIZATIONAL PROPOSAL4 ,! FACT ?AT MANY EX-9SUS HAVE COME TO EXP]IM5T ) & EV5 GET 9VOLV$ 9 PROJECTS ( =MAL ORGANIZATION DEMON/RATES A FAILURE--NOT ! DEFEAT ( 9=MALITY & ! TRIUMPH ( =MAL ORGANIZATION1 BUT ! FAILURE TO REALIZE ANY WORK$-\T PROPOSAL ( 9=MALITY ?AT CAN COMPETE ) ! =MAL ORGANIZATIONS ON A HI/ORICAL RA!R ?AN AB/RACT LEVEL1 ADVANC+ AN>*I/ !ORY ) NEW EXP]I5CES4 

,!RE=E1 9SURRECTIONALI/S HAVE REALLY CONTRIBUT$ LITTLE TO DISMANTL+ ALL ! MY?S ( ! =MAL ORGANIZATION & ITS SUPPOS$ ADVANTAGES4 ,IT'S IRONIC ?AT ?IS WORK ( HI/ORICAL >GUM5TATION HAS BE5 REALIZ$ ABOVE ALL BY PEOPLE LIKE ,MIQUEL ,AMOROS & ,AGU/I ,GUILLAMON .<#a#a.>1 :O1 AS MU* AS WE DISAGREE ) !IR CRITIQUE ( 9SURRECTIONALISM1 HAVE DONE MU* TO REVEAL ! RE=MI/ ROLE ( ! ,C,N,T 9 PA/ ]AS4 ,AS TO DEF9+ ! 5EMY1 9SURRECTIONALISM HAS DONE NO?+ MORE ?AN 5TR5* ITSELF 9 VAGU5ESS4 ,IS IT ?AT !Y DON'T UND]/& ?AT 0WE DON'T WANT TO *ANGE ! WORLD1 WE WANT TO DE/ROY IT0 DOESN'T MEAN ANY?+8 ,?AT IT'S ONLY A POSE8 

,!RE >E DI/9CT WAYS ( DEF9+ ! WORLD4 ,ALL ! COMMON DEF9ITIONS UND]/& IT AS SOME?+ LIKE ! PLANET1 ! ,E>?1 ! UNIV]SE1 0ALL ?AT CAN BE SE510 OR AS A M9IMUM ! 5SEMBLE ( HUMAN LIFE4 ,9 ALL !SE CASES1 IF ?AT IS :AT 9SURRECTIONALISM WANTS TO DE/ROY1 IT'S WA/+ ITS TIME 9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU4 ,IT %\LD IMM$IATELY JO9 UP ) ! RI<T W+ ( ! CAPITALI/S & FI<T ! W> AGA9/ GRE5 CAPITALISM4 ,?AT IS ! ONLY POSSIBILITY IT W\LD HAVE TO REALIZE ! DE/RUCTION ( ! WORLD4 

,OR MAYBE ) 0WE WANT TO DE/ROY ! WORLD0 !Y REF] TO A C]TA9 CON/RUCTION ( 0! WORLD0 OR 0HUMANITY0 ACCORD+ TO A ,F\CAULDIAN CRITIQUE8 ,OK1 WELL BETWE5 ALL ( ! 9SURRECTIONALI/ LIT]ATURE & ACTION ?AT WE'VE SE5 ALONG ! L5G? & WID? ( ! ,SPANI% /ATE WE'VE NEV] NOTIC$ AN ANALYSIS ( ! /RUCTURAL IMMAN5CE ( P[] NOR H[ IT SUPPORTS ITSELF 9 DISC\RSE & 9 AN 9/ITUTIONALITY ) A CONCRETE HI/ORICAL ORIG94 

,OR MAYBE IT DOESN'T WANT TO DE/ROY ! WORLD1 BUT RA!R GA9 P[] FROM A PSEUDO-RADICAL APPE>ANCE & BE ABLE TO CONDEMN EV]Y?+ FROM A ,MT4 ,OLYMPUS ( PURITY8 ,IT'S NOTABLE ?AT H]E IT'S AB\T AN EXTREME ATTITUDE1 A POSE ( CON/ANT RAGE & NOT A RADICAL CRITIQUE4 ,TO LEAVE ?IS SUP]FICIALITY & ADVANCE IDEAS ?AT M]IT SU* A NAME1 !Y W\LD HAVE TO ID5TIFY :AT ( ALL ! EXI/5T !Y WANT TO SAVE & :AT EXACTLY IT IS ?AT !Y WANT TO DE/ROY4 

,BUT ?AT W\LDN'T BE 9 ! 9T]E/ ( 9SURRECTIONALISM4 ,TO ADMIT ?AT !RE >E SOME EXI/+ ?+S ?AT !Y DON'T WANT TO DE/ROY ISN'T AS COOL4 ,AT LEA/ 9 ,B>CELONA IT REFUSES TO BECOME A DEEP PRACTICE4 ,IT W\LD RA!R BE ! HAMM] 9 A P>ALYZ$ MILIEU1 A M]E PO/URE4 ,IRONICALLY1 ?IS HAS ATTA*$ IT TO A WELL-DISGUIS$ PACIFISM4 ,REFUS+ TO DEF9E WELL :AT IS ITS 5EMY & :AT IT REALLY WANTS1 FREEZ+ ITSELF 9 IMPOT5T TANTRUMS AGA9/ AN AB/RACT & UNT\*ABLE 0EV]Y?+10 IT IS CAPABLE ( DE/ROY+ LITTLE BEYOND W9D[S4 

,TO CONCLUDE ?IS PORTRAIT ( ITS !ORETICAL VAGU5ESS1 WE M5TION ! SE>* = A REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT4 ,IT'S CURI\S H[ ! 9SURRECTIONALI/S HIT ! M>K 9 REJECT+ ! DOGMATIC OV]SIMPLIFICATION ( ,M>XISM-,L59ISM & ITS REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT1 ?AT ESS5TIALIZ$ DEMOGRAPHIC CATEGORY ?AT ! VANGU>D HAS TO ID5TIFY & DIRECT T[>DS REVOLUTION1 BUT LAT]1 !Y SUFF] FROM A LACK ( ALLIES & />T ! SE>* = A NEW REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT4 ,9 ! BEG9N+ IT WAS PRISON]S1 :OM !Y GLORIFI$ & TRI$ TO ORGANIZE1 RADICALIZE1 & FOLL[ ALL AT ! SAME TIME4 ,! GREAT DISAPPO9TM5T FROM ! FAILURE ( :AT IS N[ /IGMATIZ$ AS 0PRISON]ISM0 DEMON/RATES ! FACT ?AT IT WAS NOT AB\T A S9C]E SOLID>ITY ) PRISON]S1 UND]/OOD AS COMPLEX & IMP]FECT PEOPLE LIKE US1 :O SOMETIMES /RUGGL$ & SOMETIMES GAVE 91 & C\LD BE RADICALS OR REACTION>IES1 COMRADES OR FAKES4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT WAS AN IDEOLOGICAL OP]ATION ( LIONIZ+ A SOCIAL SECTOR SUFFICI5TLY DEMONIZ$ TO BE ABLE TO DI/+UI% !MSELVES FROM ! POPULI/S :O ONLY PRAIS$ WORK]S1 ! MIDDLE CLASS OR ORD9>Y PEOPLE1 & !N SADDL+ ?IS ROMANTICIZ$ SECTOR ) ! DUTY ( DE/ROY+ ! ,/ATE4 

,EV5 ! NEW CURR5TS 9 ,B>CELONA ?AT CALL !MSELVES NIHILI/S OR 9DIVIDUALI/S--! LATT] )\T KN[+ OR C>+ ?AT 9DIVIDUALISM HAS ALWAYS REJECT$ ! CONCEPT ( A REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT--HAVE JO9$ ! GAME1 BETT+ ON ! 0CRIM9AL Y\?40 7,TO CL>IFY1 WE'RE NOT REF]R+ H]E TO ! NIHILI/ CURR5T ?AT'S BE5 PREA*+ 9 ! 9SU MILIEU = QUITE A FEW YE>S1 BUT TO ! NEW EXPRESSIONS ( IT74 ,IF !Y BELIEVE ?AT AMONG ! CRIM9AL Y\? !RE >5'T ALSO NORMS ( CON=MITY1 OPPRESSION BY ! COLLECTIVE T[>DS ! 9DIVIDUAL1 NEW & CREATIVE =MS ( /UPEFACTION1 POSSIBLE COMRADES & 5EMIES LIKE 9 ANY SOCIAL SECTOR 7M9US A FEW CON/ITUT$ PURELY ( 5EMIES71 IT'S BECAUSE !Y DON'T ACTUALLY KN[ ANY4 ,ANY AB/RACTION ( A MULTITUDE OR COLLECTIVITY IS AN ACT ( VIOL5CE4 ,:ILE SOME TYPES ( VIOL5CE >E USEFUL1 VIOL5CE T[>DS A COLLECTIVITY ?AT 9 !ORY IS COMPOS$ ( ALLIES OR AFF9ES .<#a#b.> IS A WAY ( CON/ITUT+ AU?ORIT>IANISM4 

,CATEGORIES >E CRUDE IMPRECISIONS ?AT TRAMPLE OV] ! *AOTIC NATURE ( ?+S4 ,IF WE USE !M KN[+ ?AT !Y >E CONV5I5T LIES1 IT'S OK4 ,?AT'S LANGUAGE4 ,BUT IF WE REQUIRE \R CATEGORIES TO BE> ! WEI<T ( DOGMA1 IT'S AN AFFRONT AGA9/ ! LIB]TY ( ! CATEGORIZ$ BE+S & ! BEG9N+ ( A W> AGA9/ NATURE4 ,9 SE>*+ = A REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT1 ! NEW NIHILISMS & 9DIVIDUALISMS )9 9SURRECTIONALISM LOSE ! BE/ !ORETICAL CONTRIBUTION ?AT NIHILISM & EGOISM BR\<T4 

,TI$ & TI$ WELL .<#a#c.> 

,AS A WAY ( PRES]V+ !IR EVID5T %ORTCOM+S1 MANY 9SU COMRADES EX]CISE A TYPE ( BULLY+ T[>DS O!RS1 ALWAYS WAV+ ! FLAG ( ! BRAVE & ! M>TYRS1 9S9UAT+ ?AT !Y >E ! ONLY ONES :O TRULY /RUGGLE OR AT LEA/ ?OSE :O /RUGGLE 9 A MORE 0RADICAL0 MANN] 7CONFUS+ ?IS ) 0RISKY07 & WRIT+ (F EV]YONE :O DIFF]S FROM !M AS C[>DLY1 SOLD-\T1 & 9COH]5T1 OR AT A M9IMUM1 LESS IMPORTANT4 ,! FUNCTION ( ?IS BULLY+ IS TO MAKE ALL COMRADES ( A MORE UNCONTROLLABLE *>ACT] TOE !IR L9E OR AT LEA/ NOT MAKE AN OP5 CRITIQUE ( !M \T ( FE> ( BE+ CALL$ 9TO QUE/ION4 ,& ! COMRADES D$ICAT$ TO ! /RUGGLE BUT ( A LESS COMBATIVE *>ACT] >E SIL5C$ BE=EH&1 BECAUSE ! ONLY CRIT]ION ?AT 9SURRECTIONALISM RECOGNIZES IS ! ZEAL TO ATTACK H]E & N[ & 9 ! MO/ SYMBOLICALLY H>D-HITT+ WAY POSSIBLE 79 PLACE ( H>D-HITT+ ON AN ECONOMIC1 /RATEGIC1 TACTICAL1 OR SOCIAL LEVEL1 ETC474 

,TAK+ ?IS NOT-SO-DISCREET /ANCE1 !Y'RE LEFT ) ! FAME ( ! 5SEMBLE ( AN>*I/ ATTACKS C>RI$ \T AGA9/ ! ,/ATE1 AL?\< MANY ( !SE ACTIONS >E C>RI$ \T BY COMRADES :O %>E LITTLE ) ! 9SURRECTIONALI/ L9E4 ,BUT ?IS MONOPOLY ON ATTACKS CAN'T BE DISPUT$ )\T RISK+ ACKN[L$G+ P>TICIPATION 9 ILLEGAL ACTS4 ,?IS IS H[ ! PEOPLE ) ! LEA/ DISCREET /ANCE SEIZE ! PRIVILEGE ( SPEAK+ 9 ! NAME ( ! :OLE AN>*I/ (F5SIVE4 

,9 ,B>CELONA1 AT LEA/ 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 ?IS PROBLEM HAS BE5 SMOO!D \T A BIT4 ,C]TA9 SECTORS HAVE LE>N$ TO RELATE A LITTLE BETT] ) O!R PEOPLE 7P]HAPS1 IRONICALLY1 ?ANKS TO ! EXP]I5CES ( #a#e,M .<#a#d.> 7 :ILE O!RS HAVE ISOLAT$ !MSELVES4 ,BUT ?IS *ANGE HASN'T BE5 5\< TO ]ASE A DYNAMIC ?AT WAS CREAT$ OV] YE>S4 ,9 P>T BECAUSE MANY COMRADES ( O!R T5D5CIES OPT = SUP]FICIAL PLEASANTRY1 GOSSIP1 & BACK-/ABB+ & 9 SO DO+ CON/RUCT SPECT]S ( ! BAD 9SURRECTIONALI/ :]EV] !Y IMAG9E ?AT SOMEONE C\LD HAVE A CRITICISM ( !M4 ,& 9 P>T BECAUSE WE DON'T /OP BOMB>D+ \RSELVES ) ! SANCTIMONI\SNESS ( 9SURRECTIONALI/ COMRADES 9 O!R C\NTRIES1 ?R\< ! READ+ ( COMMUNIQUES ON ! 9T]NET OR ! $IT+ ( TEXTS4 ,! >ROGANCE ?AT COMES TO US FROM O!R CONTEXTS CONT9UES RE9=C+ ! FIGURE ( ! RU?LESS 9SURRECTIONALI/ ) HIS HAMM]4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 IT'S NOT FAIR TO ! 9SURRECTIONALI/S :O HAVE IMPROV$ !IR PRACTICE 9 ?IS REG>D4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 NEI!R HAVE !Y RECTIFI$ NOR DO !Y CRITIQUE ! SAD >ROGANCE ( !IR C\NT]P>TS 9 O!R C\NTRIES1 IF NOT (T5 GLORIFY+ IT4 

,9 DO+ SO !Y CAN ALSO B5EFIT FROM !IR IDEOLOGICAL HAMM] )\T DO+ ! DIRTY WORK ( MI/REAT+ O!R COMRADES4 ,F> BEYOND ,B>CELONA1 ! EAS9ESS ( BULLY+ 9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU 9DICATES AN 9T]NALIZ$ PATRI>*AL DYNAMIC4 ,PROLET>IAN VIOL5CE--UND]/OOD AS SELF-DEF5SE1 SABOTAGE1 & ATTACK AGA9/ ALL ?AT OPPRESSES US--BELONGS TO EV]YONE1 & AS SU* WE COMPLETELY REJECT ! ESS5TIALI/ >GUM5T ?AT VIOL5T /RUGGLE IS PATRI>*AL 9 ITSELF4 ,EV5 SO1 AT LEA/ A P>T ( ! 9SURRECTIONALI/ CURR5T HAS 9DE$ FALL5 9TO MAK+ A FETI% ( VIOL5CE1 AN ACT ?AT GOES H& 9 H& ) ! REPRODUCTION ( PATRI>*AL CULTURE4 ,FUR!RMORE1 MANY ( !SE COMRADES UND]VALUE OR 9VISIBILIZE O!R WAYS ( P>TICIPAT+ 9 /RUGGLE1 :I* C\LD BE CLEAN+ SOCIAL C5T]S1 COOK+ = POPUL> MEALS1 WRIT+ PRISON]S1 SUPPORT+ BURN$ \T OR TRAUMATIZ$ COMRADES1 TRANSMITT+ COLLECTIVE EXP]I5CE & HI/ORICAL MEMORY1 CONNECT+ DI/9CT G5]ATIONS 9 /RUGGLE1 DEVELOP+ A HEAL?Y1 CRITICAL & C>EFUL COMMUNICATION BETWE5 COMRADES1 SPREAD+ A LIB]T>IAN CULTURE1 RECOV]+ USEFUL KN[L$GE = ! SELF-ORGANIZATION ( LIFE1 & MANY MORE ?+S4 

,BUT ALL ?AT ISN'T BREAK+ OR BURN+ IS ALMO/ NOT TALK$ AB\T & NEV] PRAIS$4 ,ACTS ( DE/RUCTION >E 9DISP5SABLE1 IT'S CLE>1 BUT 9 !MSELVES !Y DON'T =M A REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE4 ,! COMRADES 9 ,GREECE BURN$ ALMO/ ALL ! BANKS & POLICE /ATIONS 9 ! C\NTRY & IT WASN'T 5\<4 ,! COMRADES 9 ,EGYPT EX]CIS$ AN EQUAL OR GREAT] LEVEL ( VIOL5CE AGA9/ ! ,/ATE1 BUT A FEW YE>S LAT] IT'S BE5 %[N ?AT A L>GE P>T ( ! SUPPOS$ COMRADES ( /RUGGLE 7NOT ! AN>*I/S BUT ! O!RS ?AT W5T \T 9TO ! /REETS7 >E REPRODUC+ 9SURRECTIONALI/ TACTICS 9 ONE MOM5T & ! NEXT !Y CAN DEMON/RATE 9 FAVOR ( A MILIT>Y GOV]NM5T OR GANG RAPE COMRADES 9 ! SUPPOS$LY LIB]AT$ PLAZA4 ,:Y %\LD WE HAVE TO REPEAT ! SAME ]RORS :5 O!RS HAVE ALREADY %[N US1 ?R\< !IR BRAV]Y & ! ADVANC$ /ATE ( !IR /RUGGLE1 ?AT ! PA? WE FOLL[ BECOMES A DEAD-5D8 

,IT'S NOT 5\< TO SPEAK ( ATTACKS4 ,IT HAS BE5 MORE ?AN CONFIRM$ ?AT CAPITALISM CAN'T BE DE/ROY$ ) VIOL5CE ALONE4 ,BUT :OEV] MAKES ?IS ASS]TION EXPOSES !MSELVES TO ! 9SURRECTIONALI/ CRITIQUE ?AT ONE IS WEAK OR IS TRY+ TO PACIFY ! /RUGGLE4 ,IT'S LIKE A GAME PLAY$ BY MA*O ADOLESC5TS :O FACE (F ) AN IMM95T DANG] !Y CAN'T TURN AWAY FROM = FE> ( BE+ CALL$ C[>DS OR FAGOTS4 ,& 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ,B>CELONA DOESN'T EV5 TALK AB\T PATRI>*Y1 AS ?\< IT HAD NO IMPORTANCE 9 A /RUGGLE AGA9/ ALL AU?ORITY4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT A L>GE P>T ( 9SU COMRADES IGNORE ! 9DISP5SABILITY ( PATRI>*Y TO ! ADVANCEM5T & MA9T5ANCE ( ! ,/ATE & CAPITALISM 7AS IF ITS [N =MS ( OPPRESSION W]5'T 5\< ( A REASON TO FI<T AGA9/ IT74 

,!IR /RUGGLE SUFF]S FROM ?IS LACK ( CRITIQUE ( PATRI>*Y4 ,DYNAMICS ( COMMUNICATION >E PRODUC$ ?AT OB/RUCT SELF-CRITIQUE & SOLID>I/IC SUPPORT & C>E T[>DS O!RS2 COMPETITION1 SECT>IANISM1 & %IT-TALK+ T[>DS O!R SIDES 9 ORD] TO ALWAYS BE ! BE/ >E FACILITAT$2 IT /AYS TRAPP$ 9 DEAD-5DS \T ( PURE PRIDE1 & IT T5DS T[>DS A P>TIAL /RUGGLE ?AT DOESN'T ID5TIFY AN IMPORTANT S\RCE ( OPPRESSION 9 \R SOCIETY4 ,LACK+ ?IS CRITIQUE1 !Y >E MORE CAPABLE ( REPRODUC+ PATRI>*AL HI]>*IES & ! CORRESPOND+ ABUSES1 A REALITY ?AT H>MS COMRADES 9 /RUGGLE & ?AT WEAK5S ! :OLE MILIEU4 

,! LACK ( ANALYSIS ON ! IMPORTANCE ( PATRI>*Y & ITS HI/ORICAL RELATION ) ! ,/ATE & CAPITALISM ISN'T SURPRIS+ EI!R1 GIV5 ?AT 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ,B>CELONA1 ) IMPORTANT EXCEPTIONS1 HAS T5D$ T[>DS *EAP IDEAS & AN ANTI-9TELLECTUALISM ?AT NOT ONLY REJECTS ACADEMIC 9T]V5TIONS 9 ! T]RA9 ( /RUGGLE 7AN IMPORTANT POSITION7 BUT ALSO !ORY1 DEEP5+ ( IDEAS1 & READ+ BEYOND ! HI/ORIES ( H]OIC BATTLES F\<T BY PA/ M>TYRS4 ,9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S A C]TA9 P]IODICAL HAS 9DE$ PUBLI%$ MORE ?OR\< >TICLES ?AN ! USUAL ONES1 BUT 9 G5]AL 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ,B>CELONA HASN'T PROMOT$ !ORETICAL & ANALYTICAL DEVELOPM5T4 

,P]HAPS ! WOR/ ( ALL ( ?IS IS ?AT 9SURRECTIONALISM 9 ,B>CELONA EXPRESSES ITSELF 9 AN >ROGANT TONE ?AT OB/RUCTS COMMUNICATION1 SELF-CRITIQUE1 DEBATE1 ! EXT5SION ( SOLID>ITY1 ! SE>* = NEW COMPLICITIES1 PROPAG&A--9 ! 5D1 /RUGGLE ITSELF4 ,AT TIMES IT GIVES ! IMPRESSION ( BE+ SOME K9D ( HYBRID BETWE5 ,NAPOLEON & ,*RI/1 C>RY+ \T ITS CRUSADE SO ALONE1 A FEW PEOPLE1 !M AGA9/ ! WORLD BECAUSE EV]YONE ELSE IS SO WRET*$1 & !Y1 POOR !M1 HAVE HUMBLY DECID$ NOT TO RETREAT4 

,EV5 WORSE :5 AS AN>*I/S WE HAVE V]Y LITTLE TO BE PR\D (4 ,IT'S ONE ?+ TO BE >ROGANT :5 ONE IS W9N+ 7& EV5 SO IT CAN BE 9OPPORTUNE74 ,>ROGANCE )9 MIS]Y IS SOME?+ ELSE4 

,9 CONCLUSION444 

,WE SEE ?AT 9SURRECTIONALISM1 SU* AS IT HAS BE5 PUT 9TO PRACTICE1 N[ HAS LITTLE TO (F]4 ,ITS MO/ IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION1 ! COMBATIVE ATTITUDE1 IS \T ( ITS H&S4 ,9 ! DEMON/RATIONS & ! /RIKES1 IF ! CLIMATE FAVORS IT1 IT'S NOT JU/ A REVOLUTION>Y M9ORITY ?R[+ ROCKS & BURN+ BANKS1 BUT MANY MORE4 

,& ! ATTACKS 9 MOM5TS ( PEACE1 ! NI<TTIME & DAYTIME SABOTAGES1 = SOME TIME N[ HAVE NOT BELONG$ TO ANY CONCRETE 0SECTOR10 AS MU* AS SOME 9SUS W\LD LIKE TO BELIEVE ?AT !Y >E ! ONLY ONES ON ! FRONT L9E4 

,SADLY1 ! ONLY WAY \T = 9SURRECTIONALISM )9 ITS [N LOGIC IS TO GA9 A SYMBOLIC SUP]IORITY ?R\< MORE D>+ ACTIONS--BUT NOT NECESS>ILY MORE DE/RUCTIVE1 NEI!R ON AN ECONOMIC LEVEL NOR ON ! LEVEL ( A SOCIAL RUPTURE ?AT AN ACTION C\LD POT5TIALLY PROVOKE4 ,GIV5 !IR REJECTION ( ! SOCIAL1 !IR CONVICTION TO LEAVE RELATION%IPS ( OB$I5CE & SPECTACUL>ITY 9TACT1 !Y DON'T LOOK = COMPLICITIES OR CONFLICTIVITY 9 ! /REET1 TURN+ 9/EAD TO !IR PREF]R$ T]RA9 ( CL&E/9ITY &1 AS SU*1 PR(ESSIONALIZATION ( ACTIONS4 

,WE'VE ALREADY SE5 :]E ?IS PA? LEADS4 ,) A PR(ESSIONALISM ?AT IS SLOPPY--! NORM 9 ,SPA9 /ILL TO ?IS DAY--IT LEADS TO QUICK REPRESSION )\T A /R5G!N+ ( ! /RUGGLE BUT RA!R ITS EXHAU/ION4 ,& ) A WELL WORK$-\T PR(ESSIONALISM1 IT GOES ?R\< A PROCESS ( SEV]AL YE>S ( SPECTACLE & SELF-ISOLATION ( ! /RUGGLE BE=E REPRESSION PUTS AN 5D TO ! TRAJECTORY4 

,IT'S NOT A QUE/ION ( ! TACTICS *OS5 BUT ! APPROA* ?AT GIVES !M LIFE4 ,!RE >E CASES 9 :I* ACTIONS W]E 9DE$ BAS$ ON A /RATEGIC & WELL ?\<T-\T APPROA*1 TRULY RADICAL 9 T]MS ( H[ TO %>P5 ! /RUGGLE1 BUT WE GET ! FEEL+ ?AT MORE (T5 ! PLAN RESPOND$ TO ! SPECTACUL> & VANGU>DI/ TRAJECTORY ?AT WE JU/ \TL9$4 

,WE PR$ICT ?AT !RE WILL BE ?OSE :O RESPOND TO ?IS CRITIQUE SAY+ ?AT WE'RE ADVANC+ A PACIFY+ POSITION2 ?AT WE'RE ATTACK+ ! ONLY SECTOR ?AT'S REALLY /RUGGL+4 ,!SE WILL BE ! CAWS ( ?OSE :OM REASON+ HAS AB&ON$4 ,!Y WILL CONFUSE ! WORDS WRITT5 H]E ) SURR5D] & ! AU?ORS ) C[>DS1 :5 WE HAVE ALWAYS /RUGGL$ BY !IR SIDE1 WE HAVE LO/ COMRADES1 WE HAVE LIV$ ?R\< REPRESSION & WE CONT9U$ =W>DS1 BUT WE 9SI/ ON SE>*+ = ! RADICAL PA? NOT 9 FROZ5 PO/URES BUT 9 SELF-CRITIQUE & EXP]I5CE1 SO AS NOT TO REPEAT ! SAME FAILURES YE> AFT] YE>4 

,F9ALLY1 WE ASK =GIV5ESS FROM ! COMRADES :O ID5TIFY ) 9SURRECTIONALISM :O DON'T SEE !MSELVES REFLECT$ 9 ! CRITIQUES ?AT WE PRES5T H]E & :O HAVE F\ND 9 9SURRECTIONALISM SOME?+ ?AT HAS N\RI%$ !M 9 !IR /RUGGLE1 SOME?+ ?AT WE W]E 9CAPABLE ( SEE+4 

,9 SOLID>ITY1 

SOME AN>*I/S FROM ,B>CELONA 

,EPILOGUE TO ! SECOND $ITION 

,WE N[ REALIZE ) CURIOSITY ?AT 9 ! FIR/ $ITION1 9 SPEAK+ ( ! MULTIPLICITY ( 9SURRECTIONALISMS1 WE NEGLECT$ ! ,FR5* COMRADES4 ,AL?\< WE >E SOME:AT UNAW>E ( ! SITUATION ( \R ,GALLIC NEI<BORS--AP>T FROM ! *RONICLE ( CASES ( REPRESSION ?AT C]TA9LY MAKES IT OV] ! BORD]--?R\< ! L5S ( US OAFS :O DON'T SPEAK V]Y GOOD ,FR5*1 IT SEEMS ?AT ! MO/ LUCID VOICE ( ,FR5* 9SURRECTIONALISM W\LD BE ! MAGAZ9E ,A ,CORPS ,P]DU1 AN 9FREQU5T COLLECTION ( TEXTS ) A NOTABLE !ORETICAL & HI/ORICAL BASE1 DEFTLY TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,CA/ELLANO4 

,! LA/ NUMB]1 NO4 #c1 IS BY F> ! BE/1 EASILY SURPASS+ ANY NATIVELY-PRODUC$ 9SURRECTIONALI/ TEXT 9 ,CA/ELLANO 7( :I* P]HAPS ONLY 0,AFIL&O NUE/RAS VIDAS0 .<0,%>P5+ \R LIVES0.> & 0,ABAJO EL TRABAJO0 .<,D[N ) WORK.> DES]VE TO BE PRES]V$ BY HI/ORY1 & NOT SO MU* = !IR QUALITY 9 ITSELF AS = !IR RELATION TO ! /RUGGLES ( ! TIME74 ,9 QUALITY WE C\LD COMP>E IT ) ,AT ,DAGG]S ,DRAWN 7A TEXT SO LUCID ?AT EV5 ,PROLET>IOS ,9T]NACIONALI/AS ADMITT$ !IR RESPECT = IT74 ,IF ?IS IS A POETIC SKET* ( ! GUIDEL9ES & SPIRIT ( 9SURRECTION 79 ONE *APT] MAK+ AN 9EXPLICIT YET V]Y DIRECT CRITIQUE ( ! 9=MALISM ( ,BONANNO71 NO4 #c IS A WELL-GR\ND$1 DETAIL$ ANALYSIS ( SEV]AL CONCRETE REVOLTS ( ! PA/ DECADE1 FROM ,>G5T9A TO ,GREECE4 ,IF SOMETIMES 9SURRECTIONALISM CAN BE ACCUS$ ( BE+ A M]E PO/URE1 9 ! PAGES ( ,A ,CORPS ,P]DU IT IS CLE>LY A CONFLICTUAL PROJECTUALITY4 

,BAS+ \RSELVES CLE>LY 9 A V]Y RESPECTFUL ASSESSM5T T[>DS ! WORK ( !SE COMRADES1 WE WANT TO 5T] 9TO TWO PO9TS ( DISCREPANCY ?AT--AL?\< ( LESS] IMPORTANCE )9 ! WORK ITSELF--= US >E KEY ]RORS ( 9SURRECTIONALISM1 AS MU* H]E AS 9 O!R P>TS4 ,! FIR/ DEALS ) ?AT MATT] SO C5TRAL TO 9SURRECTIONALISM3 AFF9ITY4 ,9 ! MAGAZ9E1 ON PAGE #b#f1 !Y >GUE ! (T-REPEAT$ DOGMA3 0,AFF9ITY T5DS T[>DS A QUALITY ( RELATIONS BETWE5 COMRADES40 

,WE 9SI/ ?AT ?IS >GUM5T IS FALSE & ?AT ! HI/ORY ( \R /RUGGLES AS MU* AS ! DAILY PRACTICE CONFIRM ?AT IT'S FALSE4 ,AFF9ITY ONLY BR+S ONE TO A /ALEMATE4 ,IT'S PRECISELY ! ATTEMPTS TO C>RY SOLID>ITY BEYOND AFF9ITY ?AT GIVE RELATION%IPS ( AFF9ITY ! POSSIBILITY TO GR[ & MATURE4 ,! SAME AS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO CREATE AN ALT]NATIVE FRE$OM 9SIDE ( CAPITALISM1 AFF9ITY CURR5TLY ISN'T CAPABLE ( SU/A9+ US4 ,SOON] OR LAT]1 WE WILL ALSO ROT 9SIDE ( \R 9=MAL GR\PS4 ,WE'LL >RIVE AT SUP]FICIAL OR BANAL RIFTS OR E/RANGEM5TS 7NOT AS ABSURD AS ! RIFTS ( ! =MAL F$]ATIONS1 BUT EQUALLY TRAGIC74 ,9SIDE ( CAPITALISM1 EV5 FRI5D%IP WILL LET US D[N4 ,IT'S A GREAT DISAPPO9TM5T ?AT AFT] SO MANY YE>S1 ,M$IT]RANEAN 9SURRECTIONALISMS HAV5'T GONE FUR!R ?AN AFF9ITY4 ,WE KN[ ?AT AFF9ITY HAS FAIL$ MANY MORE COMRADES4 ,IT C\LD BE ?AT ! M]E WORD 9 ITSELF IS ! LA/ TRUE FRI5D ( ! DISP]S$ & ISOLAT$ 9SURRECTIONALI/S4 

,! O!R PO9T HAS TO DO ) IMAG9ATION4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT F9ALLY1 ! COMRADES ( ,A ,CORPS ,P]DU >E RECTIFY+ ! GREAT ]ROR ( 9SURRECTIONALISM1 ?AT ( OMITT+1 IGNOR+1 OR UND]VALU+ ! IMPORTANCE ( IMAG9ATION & VISIONS ( O!R WORLDS1 A C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y T5D5CY ?AT ! NIHILI/S HAVE P]FECT$1 CONV]T+ !IR ET]NAL PRES5T 9TO DOGMA4 ,) A GOOD BASE 9 CLASSICAL AN>*ISM 7COMPLETE ) QUOTES FROM ,BAKUN9 & ,VOL971 ?OSE ( ,A ,CORPS ,P]DU WRITE3 0,:AT HAS *ANG$ 9 ! P>ADISES ( M]*&ISE ( ,WE/]N DEMOCRACY IS NOT JU/ ! DEGREE ( ALI5ATION .<444.>1 BUT RA!R ABOVE ALL ! DIFFICULTY ( IMAG9+ A DIFF]5T WORLD40 7P4 #d#e74 

,BUT LAT] !Y AB&ON ?IS !ME TO AMBIGUITY1 UND]RAT+ 0! DREAM ( ANO!R WORLD0 7P4 #d#g74 0,! ONLY 'POSITIVE' PROJECTS N[ SEEM TO BE MORE ON ! SIDE ( REACTION10 !Y SAY4 ,!Y DON'T BO!R TO NAME OR ANALYZE !SE PROJECTS1 NOR DO !Y GO BEYOND 9DICAT+ ! NECESSITY ( 0WORK+ 9 ! BOSOM ( ! NEGATIVE ) A VIEW T[>DS MA9TA9+ & %>+ \R DREAMS0 7P4 #d#h74 ,!Y DON'T GO 9TO DEP? AB\T !SE DREAMS1 AS ,MALATE/A1 ,BAKUN91 ,VOL9 & O!RS !Y QUOTE (T5 DID4 ,!Y DISCUSS ! LACK ( VISIONS ( O!R WORLDS & ! RELATION%IP ( ?IS LACK AS MU* ) CAPITALISM AS ) \R 9CAPACITY TO DIRECT 9SURRECTIONS T[>DS REVOLUTION4 ,& !N !Y /OP TALK+ AB\T ?IS !ME4 ,!Y DON'T DO ANY?+ TO CORRECT :AT WE 9SI/--& !Y SEEM TO RECOGNIZE--IS ONE ( ! MO/ KEY WEAKNESSES ( \R /RUGGLE1 BUT 9/EAD CLOSE (F ! MATT] ) A C]TA9 IRONY ?AT LEAVES ! DOOR OP5 = A QUICK ESCAPE TO 9SURRECTIONALISM'S TYPICAL SCORN & !Y /AY !RE 9 ! HALLWAY ) !IR >MS CROSS$4 ,!Y %[ A PA? ?AT1 IF !Y & WE >E CORRECT1 WILL HAVE TO BE TAK5 DECISIVELY1 BUT !N !Y DON'T TAKE ANO!R /EP2 MOREOV] !Y DON'T MAKE IT CLE> TO ! READ] :E!R !Y VALUE OR LOOK D[N ON SU* A PA?4 

,I SUSPECT ?AT ! REASON IS ?AT !IR IDEOLOGY MAKES IT DIFFICULT = !M TO TALK AB\T SOME?+ ?AT ISN'T DE/RUCTION1 SOME?+ ?AT FUR!RMORE W\LD HAVE SU* *ILDI% OR MY/IFI$ NAMES AS 0IMAG9ATION0 OR 0VISION40 ,IF ?IS IS SO1 !N ?IS IS 9DE$ AN 9SURRECTIONALISM ?AT'S A M]E PO/URE & NOT A CONFLICTUAL PROJECT4 ,A SAD MATT]1 GIV5 ?AT ! CAPITALI/ W> AGA9/ ! IMAG9ATION IS ALREADY REA*+ ITS F9ALE & MO/ COMRADES HAV5'T EV5 RAIS$ !IR >MS TO DEF5D !MSELVES4 

,ANNEX3 ,AN ORGANIZATIONAL PROPOSAL 

,IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO US TO ADD A VISION ( POSSIBLE ORGANIZATION ?AT WE C\LD TAKE AS AN>*I/S MOTIVAT$ TO DO SO 9 ! CURR5T CONTEXT 9 ,CATALONIA4 ,!SE >E SOME REFLECTIONS = A DEBATE ?AT'S N[ ALREADY 9 MOTION4 ,WE UND]/& ?AT ?IS TEXT WILL BE SPREAD BEYOND ,CATALONIA--BECAUSE ( ?IS WE HAVE WRITT5 IT 9 ,CA/ELLANO--BUT WE ?9K ?AT ! PRES5T ORGANIZATIONAL PROPOSAL C\LD GIVE MORE CONT5T TO \R CRITIQUES & EXT5D ! SAME REFLECTION TO O!R PLACES4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 IT TURNS \T ?AT MANY COMRADES 9 ,CATALONIA HAV5'T TAK5 A SUFFICI5T LESSON FROM ! FAILURES ( ! ,C,N,T & ORGANIZ$ AN>*ISM 9 ! ]A ( '#c#d-'#c#f & DUR+ ! ,TRANSITION & ! FOLL[+ DECADE4 ,!Y P]SI/ 9 AN ILLUSORY VISION ( ! /R5G? & SOCIAL 9FLU5CE ( A BIG =MAL ORGANIZATION4 

,WE FE> ?AT WE :O BELIEVE ?AT '#c#f WAS ! SADDE/ YE> 9 ! HI/ORY ( AN>*ISM >E A M9ORITY4 ,! YE> 9 :I* ! EXI/5CE WAS REVEAL$ ( AN>*I/ LEAD]S :O W\LD COLLABORATE ) ! ,/ATE & ITS :OLE REPRESSIVE APP>ATUS1 :O W\LD SUPPORT ! COMMUNI/S & ! B\RGEOISIE AGA9/ ANY REVOLUTION>Y /EPS & EV5 W\LD BE COMPLICIT 9 ! EXPANSION ( A PRISON APP>ATUS 7?AT LAT] W\LD BE US$ AGA9/ !MSELVES71 ALL ! WAY UP TO ! EXECUTION BY FIR+ SQUAD ( AN>*I/ EXPROPRIATORS4 ,ALSO DUR+ ! ,TRANSITION & ! '#hS ! ,C,N,T GIFT$ HI/ORY ) ! SAME LESSON AS ,L59ISM3 ?AT A BUREAUCRACY IS ALWAYS AU?ORIT>IAN & AS SU* NEV] ANTI-CAPITALI/4 

,FAC+ ! DANG]\S ZEAL ( HAV+ A F$]ATION = ITS [N SAKE1 & ! CONT9U\S FAILURE ( 9SURRECTIONALI/ 9=MALITY1 WE PROPOSE ! FOLL[+3 

--,A ,CATALAN AN>*I/ 5C\NT] EV]Y ?REE OR SIX MON?S1 9 :I* 9=MATION IS %>$ AB\T PROJECTS & CAMPAIGNS1 TIES & FRI5D%IPS >E E/ABLI%$ BETWE5 COLLECTIVES & 9DIVIDUALS1 A CONSCI\SNESS ( COLLECTIVE /R5G? IS G5]AT$ & AS SU* ! S5SATION ( DAILY ISOLATION IS NEUTRALIZ$1 & DISCUSSIONS >E ORGANIZ$1 NOT TO >RIVE AT AGREEM5TS BUT TO FOM5T A HET]OG5E\S DEEP5+ ( IDEAS4 

--,COORD9AT+ SPACES .<#a#e.> = CONCRETE MATT]S1 NEV] AB/RACT OR IDEOLOGICAL4 ,WE DON'T COORD9ATE AN>*ISM OR BE+ AN>*I/S1 BUT SPECIFIC TASKS4 ,WE PROPOSE ?REE3 

#a7 ONE = ANTI-REPRESSIVE COLLECTIVES & PRISON] SUPPORT1 TO %>E RES\RCES1 5SURE ?AT NO *>G$ OR 9C>C]AT$ COMRADE IS =GOTT5 & OCCASIONALLY TO CALL MOBILIZATIONS AGA9/ ! 5SEMBLE ( REPRESSION2 

#b7 ANO!R = %>+ PROPAG&A & FACILITAT+ BIG PR9T+ RUNS ( PO/]S & PAMPHLETS 9 ORD] NOT TO DUPLICATE TASKS & TO R$UCE EXP5SES2 

#c7 A ?IRD = 9FRA/RUCTURE PROJECTS1 TO E/ABLI% TIES BETWE5 !M & FACILITATE ! DIRECT DI/RIBUTION ( GOODS & RES\RCES1 TO ECONOMIZE ON TASKS 9/EAD ( DUPLICAT+ !M1 TO FACILITATE ! CREATION ( NEW 9FRA/RUCTURE PROJECTS %>+ EXP]I5CES1 TO MA9TA9 A COLLECTIVE & COMBATIVE =CE CAPABLE ( RESI/+ ! CAPITALI/ DYNAMIC ?AT ISOLATES1 RECUP]ATES1 & PACIFIES CON/RUCTIVE PROJECTS1 & TO WEAVE MAT]IAL NETWORKS ?AT FOM5T A PRACTICE ( MUTUAL AID BEYOND ! AB/RACT4 ,) COORD9AT+ GR\PS BAS$ 9 SU* CONCRETE TASKS1 ! ET]NAL PROBLEM ( ! ORGANIZATION ( FICTITI\S COLLECTIVES1 ! F$]ATION ?AT EXI/S ON PAP] & NOT 9 REALITY1 C\LD BE AVOID$4 

--,= ! COMRADES :O YE>N = A F$]ATION1 ! ,C,N,T /ILL EXI/S4 ,!Y CAN JO9 IT & PUT !IR H&S TO WORK TO PROVE IF IT'S /ILL POSSIBLE TODAY TO C>RY \T A =MAL /RUGGLE 9 ! SPH]E ( WORK ?AT ISN'T RAPIDLY RECUP]AT$4 ,IF IT GOES WELL = !M1 !Y WILL QUICKLY BE %OCK$ BY ! BUREAUCRATIC OR RE=MI/ SECTORS )9 ! ,ORGANIZATION & !Y CAN RECON/ITUTE !IR SACR$ ,F$]ATION TO COMBAT !M4 

--,?AT NO ONE F\NDS AN ORGANIZATION BELIEV+ ?AT 9 DO+ SO MORE REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY WILL APPE>4 ,!RE'S NO?+ MORE PA!TIC ?AT AN ORGANIZATION COMPOS$ ( COMRADES ?AT HAVE NEI!R !IR [N PROJECTS NOR !IR [N PROJECTUALITY & >E LOOK+ = A COLLECTIVE =CE ?AT !Y LACK4 

.<#a.> 7,TRANS7 ,CA/ELLANO MEANS ,SPANI%4 ,! WORD IS US$ 9 ,SPA9 BECAUSE !RE >E SEV]AL O!R WIDELY SPOK5 REGIONAL LANGUAGES1 SU* AS ,CATALAN1 :I* IS ! PRIM>Y LANGUAGE ( ,B>CELONA & ! RE/ ( ,CATALONIA4 ,I'VE KEPT ! ORIG9AL BECAUSE 9 ,B>CELONA IT'S A RELEVANT DI/9CTION4 

.<#b.> 7,TRANS7 ,?IS WAS A MILE/ONE 9 ! REC5T HI/ORY ( AN>*ISM 9 ,SPA94 ,9 ,DECEMB] #a#i#i#f1 F\R COMRADES--?REE ,ITALIANS & ONE ,>G5T9IAN--W]E >RE/$ AFT] A BANK ROBB]Y 9 ,CORDOBA1 ,SPA91 9 :I* TWO COPS 5D$ UP KILL$4 ,= A :ILE !IR AN>*I/ AFFILIATIONS W]E UNKN[N1 BUT :5 IT BECAME APP>5T1 ! MAJORITY ( ! ,C,N,T DI/ANC$ ITSELF FROM !M1 GO+ SO F> AS TO SAY ?AT !Y W]E NOT REAL AN>*I/S & DID NOT DES]VE AN>*I/ SUPPORT4 ,LA ,EPIDEMIA DE ,RABIA 5 ,ESPANA GOES 9TO ?IS 9 DETAIL2 ,I'M NOT AW>E ( A TEXT 9 ,5GLI% BUT ONE PROBABLY EXI/S4 

.<#c.> 7,TRANS7 ,! ,SPANI% WORD 09SU0 IS R\<LY TRANSLATABLE TO 09SURRECTO0 9 ! ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ CONTEXT1 H[EV] BO? >E US$ & IT'S EASILY UND]/&ABLE TO ,5GLI% SPEAK]S SO ,I'VE KEPT IT4 ,IT'S SIMPLY A %ORT5+1 NOT A PEJORATIVE1 & IS US$ BY 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/S TO REF] TO !MSELVES1 AS WELL AS BY O!R PEOPLE4 

.<#d.> 7,TRANS7 ,! ,SPANI% WORD IS 0CIVISMO10 ( :I* 0CIVIC-ISM0 IS A MORE AWKW>D BUT MAYBE TRU] TRANSLATION4 

.<#e.> 7,TRANS7 0,! ,ORGANIZATION0 IS A COMMON WAY ( REF]R+ TO ! ,C,N,T 9 ,SPA94 

.<#f.> ,WE DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE ?IS CAPITALI/ 9DIVIDUALISM1 :I* IS NOT AN IDEOLOGY BUT RA!R AN ATTITUDE ( ATOMIZ$ PEOPLE1 ) ! 9DIVIDUALISM ?AT COMES FROM ,/IRN] & CON/ITUTES A V]Y VALID CRITIQUE ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,= ! SECOND1 0EGOISM0 SEEMS MORE PRECISE TO US4 

.<#g.> 7,TRANS7 ,AN AWKW>D ATTEMPT TO WORK >\ND ! ,SPANI% 09SOLID>IOS30 0PEOPLE :O >E UNSOLID>I/IC0 

.<#h.> 7,TRANS7 ,PEOPLE /RUGGL+ = ,CATALAN 9DEP5D5CE 

.<#i.> 7,TRANS7 ,! ,RAMBLAS IS A WIDE1 V]Y T\RI/Y AV5UE 9 C5TRAL ,B>CELONA4 ,! ,P>LIAM5T CASE REF]S TO R\<LY A DOZ5 COMRADES :O W]E >RE/$ AT A BIG DEMON/RATION \TSIDE ,P>LIAM5T = ALLEG$LY SPITT+ ON POLITICIANS 

.<#a.> 7,TRANS7 ,A!NIUMS 7AT5EOS 9 ! ORIG9AL1 = AT5EO LIB]T>IO1 0LIB]T>IAN A!NIUM07 >E A TYPE ( SOCIAL C5T] 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,!Y CAN BE DI/+UI%$ FROM SOME O!R SOCIAL C5T]S1 MANY ( :I* >E MORE ,D,I,Y FOCUS$1 9 BE+ MORE FOCUS$ >\ND $UCATIONAL_/DISCUSSION-TYPE EV5TS1 & (T5 MORE CONSCI\SLY_/CONFLICTUALLY AN>*I/ SPACES4 

.<#a#a.> 7,TRANS7 ,TWO OLD] ,SPANI% AN>*I/ AU?ORS :O HAVE ACTIVELY CRITICIZ$ ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y ROLE ( ! ,C,N,T 9 '#c#f4 ,!Y >E V]Y MU* NOT 9SURRECTIONALI/S & FAVOR A MORE LEFTI/--EV5 ALMO/ ,TROTSKYITE--VISION ( /RUGGLE4#c#c 

.<#a#b.> 7,TRANS7 ,?IS IS 9DE$ AN ,5GLI% WORD4 ,IT MEANS SOMEONE ) :OM ONE HAS AFF9ITY4 

.<#a#c.> 7,TRANS7 ,?IS IS A REF]5CE TO A QUOTE FROM ! ,FRANCO REGIME ?AT SOCIETY WAS WELL UND] CONTROL AS IT APPROA*$ ! TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY4 ,! ,SPANI% IS 0,ATADO Y BI5 ATADO40 

.<#a#d.> 7,TRANS7 ,! PLAZA OCCUPATION MOVEM5T ?AT SPREAD ACROSS ,SPA9 BEG9N+ ,MAY #a#e1 #baa & LEAD+ TO AN 9T5SE CYCLE ( PROTE/S1 OCCUPATIONS1 & SELF-ORGANIZATION VIA ASSEMBLIES4 ,9SPIRATIONAL TO ,OCCUPY 9 ! ,U,S4 

.<#a#e.> 7,TRANS7 ,! ,SPANI% WORD IS COORD9ADORA1 LIT]ALLY 0COORD9ATOR10 BUT 9 ?IS CASE NOT 9 ! S5SE ( A P]SON :O COORD9ATES - RA!R1 A SEMI-=MAL GA!R+ SPACE = DIV]SE GR\PS TO %>E 9=MATION & AID+ 9 ! MAK+ ( COORD9AT$ OR COMMON1 BUT NOT NECESS>ILY UNIFI$1 DECISIONS4 

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