,POLITICAL ,NAIVETE 
OR :AT >E WE TO DO AB\T ,MAOISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,>AGORN6 

,TEXT 3 

,ONE ( ! REASONS ?AT AN>*ISM HAS BECOME A POPUL> POLITICAL P]SPECTIVE IS BECAUSE 9 MANY CONTEXTS 7= 9/ANCE MASS MOBILIZATIONS OR BROAD DIRECT ACTION CAMPAIGNS7 WE SEEM OP51 FRI5DLY1 & NONSECT>IAN4 ,?IS IS 9 GREAT CONTRA/ TO VISIBLE 7& VISIBLY7 ,M>XI/ OR ,LEFTI/ ORGANIZATIONS1 :I* EI!R SEEM LIKE NEWSPAP]-SELL+ ROBOTS OR ANCI5T ?ORNY CREATURES 5TIRELY \T ( T\* ) ! AMBIVAL5CE ( ! MOD]N POLITICAL ATMOSPH]E4 ,AN>*I/S SEEM TO GET ?AT AMBIVAL5CE & CONTE/ IT ) HOPE & 5?USIASM RA!R ?AN F+]-WAGG+4 

,! PUBLIC FACE ( AN>*ISM T5DS T[>DS APPROA*ABILITY & Y\?3 KIDS BE+ PEPP]-SPRAY$1 ! G5]AL ASSEMBLIES ( ! OCCUPY MOVEM5T1 & DRUM CIRCLES4 ,!SE >E ! IMAGES ( ! PA/ FIVE YE>S ?AT /& 9 CONTRA/ TO ! IMAGE ( AN>*I/S AS A?LETIC BLACK CLAD W9D[ BREAK]S4 ,BO? >E TRUE 7OR AS TRUE AS AN IMAGE CAN BE7 & BO? DEMON/RATE :Y A CRITICISM ( AN>*I/S CONT9UES TO BE ?AT 7EV5 AT \R BE/7 WE >E POLITICALLY NAIVE4 

,( C\RSE V]Y FEW W9D[ BREAK]S BELIEVE ?AT BREAK+ W9D[S MEANS MU* BEYOND ! SCOPE ( AN 9SURANCE =M OR A JANITORIAL TASK1 BUT ?AT IS BESIDE ! PO9T4 ,:AT MATT]S IS ?AT ! POLITICS ( NO DEM&S MAKES ! IMPOSSIBLE TASK ( 9TELLIG5T POLITICAL DISC\RSE 9 ,AM]ICA EV5 MORE COMPLICAT$ 7BY ASSUM+ ?AT DISC\RSE IS A ,PYHRRIC ACT74 ,TO PUT ! ISSUE DIFF]5TLY1 ! DIALECTICAL B9>Y ( BO? 5GAG+ 9 ! SOCIAL1 DIALOGIC1 COMPROMIS+ ACT ( PUBLIC POLITICS :ILE ASS]T+ ?AT !RE IS NO REQUE/ ( ?OSE-9-P[] WOR? /AT+ OR COMPROMIS+ ON ISN'T POSSIBLE4 ,IT IS CAKE-&-EAT-IT ?9K+ ?AT IS EXACTLY :Y ,AN>*I/S MU/ DO :AT ,AN>*I/ MU/ DO.<#a.>4 

,?IS REJECTION ( H[ ! GAME IS PLAY$ :ILE P>TICIPAT+ 9 IT HASN'T %[N ITSELF TO BE A LONG T]M /RATEGY- IMPOSSIBLE NEV] IS4 ,= LESSONS ON PLAY+ ! GAME WE HAVE TO TURN TO ! W9N]S ( POLITICS & REVOLUTION3 NEOLIB]ALI/S1 SURE1 BUT ALSO /ATI/ ,M>XI/S1 REACTION>IES 7FROM RACI/ POPULI/S TO NATIONALI/ ,KN[ ,NO?+S OR !IR DESC5DANTS 9 ! ,TEA ,P>TY71 & :AT REMNANTS EXI/ ( ! OLD & NEW ,LEFT4 ,JU/ TO MAKE ! PO9T CRY/AL CLE> ,I'LL RE/ATE IT4 ,ON ! ONE H& Y\ HAVE ! RIDICUL\S NON- OR EV5 ANTI-/RATEGY ( AN>*I/ POLITICAL !AT] ?AT CANNOT A*IEVE ! IMPOSSIBLE GOAL ( EV]Y?+ = EV]YBODY =EV]4 ,ON ! O!R H& Y\ HAVE REALPOLITIK3 ! PRAGMATIC APPLICATION ( P[] 9 ! POLITICAL SPH]E4 ,?IS SIMPLI/IC DUALISM IS :Y MO/ 9TELLIG5T PEOPLE AB&ON POLITICS ALTOGE!R & RETREAT TO ,N,I,M,B,YISM 7AT BE/7 OR ! QUIET SOLITUDE ( SCREAM+ AT A TELEVISION SCRE5 AS ! ONLY EXPRESSION ( 5GAGEM5T ) ! \TSIDE WORLD4 

,9 ?IS LI<T1 A DISCUSSION AB\T MAOISM MI<T SEEM \TRAGE\S & IT IS6 ,MAOISM ISN'T A RELEVANT POLITICAL T5D5CY OR MOVEM5T 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,IT ISN'T LEAD+ GU]RILLA =CES 9 ! HILLS1 IT HAS NO LEAD]S-9-WAIT+ JU/ \TSIDE ! BORD] 7UNLESS Y\ C\NT ,AVAKIAN :I* Y\ %\LD 9 NO WAY DO71 BUT IT ISN'T FUR!R FROM ! MA9/REAM ( ,AM]ICAN POLITICAL ?\<T ?AN ,AN>*ISM IS 7AN>*I/ BIG T5T POPULI/S TO ! CONTR>Y7 & IS >GUABLY MU* CLOS] 79 AN (T5 CIT$ EXAMPLE1 ! MAYOR ( ,OAKL&1 ,JEAN ,QUAN1 IS A =M] ,MAOI/74 ,MORE PO9T$LY1 ,MAOISM & ,AN>*ISM HAVE BE5 CROSS-POLL9AT+ = DECADES4 ,\R TASK H]E IS TO %9E A LI<T ON ?AT HI/ORY & *ALL5GE :AT B5EFITS AN>*I/S HAVE G>N]$ FROM ?IS LITTLE-DISCUSS$ POLL9ATION4 

,A DEF5SE ( AN>*ISM 

,ONE MAY PAUSE H]E TO CONSID] ! GOAL ( DEF5D+ AN>*ISM AGA9/ ,MAOISM 7OR ANY O!R IDEOLOGY ( ! LEFT74 ,:Y BO!R8 ,ISN'T AN>*ISM EXACTLY AS IRRELEVANT AS !SE O!R #a#i? C5TURY IDEAS8 ,YES & NO4 ,IF Y\ >E TALK+ AB\T ! FI<TS )9 ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL AB\T :AT =M ! REVOLUTION>Y P>TY WILL TAKE 7SECRET OR PUBLIC71 OR ! COMPOSITION ( ! MO/ ADVANC$ WORK+ CLASS GR\PS 7CRAFTSM5 OR FACTORY71 ?AN YES1 ABSOLUTELY4 ,EV5 IF Y\ >E TALK+ AB\T ! 9TEGRAT$ P>TISANS ( ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 !N ! T]M HAS DECL9$ 9TO ! M]ELY HI/ORICAL4 ,( 9T]E/ P]HAPS1 PRIM>ILY BECAUSE ( ! OPTIMISM & F]OCITY ( IT'S P>TISANS1 BUT REALLY A DEMON/RATION ( A GOOD LIB]AL UNIV]SITY $UCATION & NOT MU* ELSE4 

,IF1 ON ! O!R H&1 AN>*ISM IS ! T]M US$ TO DESCRIBE AN OP5-5D$ !ORY ?AT WILL NOT1 CANNOT1 BE SET 9 /ONE UNTIL ! DAY ( DAYS1 BECAUSE IT ISN'T NAM$ AFT] A MAN1 BECAUSE IT IS NAM$ AFT] NEGATION1 BECAUSE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE1 !N NO4 ,9 ITS HO/ILE NEGATIVE AN>*ISM IS A WELL SUIT$ EXPRESSION ( \R TIME4 

,AS AN>*ISM IS ! !ORY ?AT WE >E ! ONES :O DIRECTLY 5GAGE ) LIFE1 NOT REPRES5TATIVES 7:E!R POLITICIANS1 ,N,G,OS1 OR COMMUNITY LEAD]S71 NOT SY/EMS ( CONTROL 7/ATI/ICAL1 BUREAUCRATIC1 OR FUNCTIONAL71 & NOT SPECIALI/S 9 FRE$OM 7AU?ORS1 ETC71 !N WE EMBRACE IT4 ,WE D\BLY EMBRACE IT IF SOMEH[ ?IS 5GAGEM5T ) LIFE ALSO MEANS ! ABSOLUTE DE/RUCTION ( ! SY/EM-AS-IT-IS BUT WE KN[ ?AT ?IS DE/RUCTION-:E!R CALL$ REVOLUTION1 EVOLUTION1 OR COMMUNIZATION-IS NOT GU>ANTE$ OR EV5 LIKELY 9 \R LIFETIME4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT \R !ORY 9T]FACES ) ! REALITY ( POLITICS & O!R PEOPLE EV]Y DAY BUT )\T ! BURD5 ( ! CORRECT REVOLUTION>Y IDEOLOGY ?AT HAS 9 NO WAY BE5 MORE SUCCESSFUL ?AN AN>*ISM1 JU/ MORE BLOODY4 

,A LITTLE HI/ORY 

,I'LL LEAVE IT TO O!RS TO DO AN ACCURATE & DEEP REVIEW ( ! HI/ORY ( ,MAOISM 9 ! ,U,S S9CE ! 5D ( ! ,VIETNAM ,W> & H[ IT HAS MELT$ 9TO ! FIRMAM5T ( ,CULTURAL ,/UDIES PROGRAMS & ! C\NT]-CULTURAL LEFT 7BY WAY ( ,REFUSE & ,RESI/1 ,NO ,BUS9ESS ,AS ,USUAL1 ! ,OCTOB] #bb ,COALITION ,AGA9/ ,POLICE ,BRUTALITY1 ,NOT ,9 ,\R ,NAME1 ! ,WORLD ,CAN'T ,WAIT1 ETC74 ,MY TASK IS TO %[ ?AT !RE IS A WEAVE ( RELATION%IPS RA!R ?AN TO MAKE SOME?+ FUNCTIONAL \T ( ?AT WEAVE4 ,9 ! ,BAY ,>EA ! VIGOR ( ,MAOISM AS A VIABLE POLITICAL IDEOLOGY IS 5TIRELY DUE TO TWO FACTORS3 ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY & ! ,R,C,P4 

,:ILE ! DEP? ( ,MAOI/ POLITICS 9 ! ,B,P,P IS L>GELY LOCK$ UP 9 UNREPORT$ MEET+S & ALLEGATIONS ?AT ! ,B,P,P DID A BANG UP BUS9ESS SELL+ ,LITTLE ,R$ ,BOOKS 9 ! LATE #fS1 ! ,MAOI/ TRAPP+S ( ! ,B,P,P >5'T 9 QUE/ION4 ,WE HAVE TO CONT5D ) ! ,B,P,P 7A RELATIVELY SMALL & HI/ORICAL GR\P7 CURR5TLY ALMO/ 5TIRELY BECAUSE ( !IR REPRES5TATION 9 MOVIES & VISUAL M$IA4 ,! ,B,P,P CONT9UE TO BE AMONG ! MO/ CIT$ PR$ECESSORS ( MOD]N POLITICAL MOVEM5TS4 ,WE ALL HAVE AN IMAGE SE>$ 9TO \R M9D ( \RSELVES1 AS RADICALS1 5GAG+ ) ! /RAI<T WORLD 7:E!R 9 ! HALLS ( ! ,LEGISLATURE OR ! /REETS ( \R T[NS7 WE>+ VISUALLY /RIK+ ATTIRE1 ) WEAPONS OV] \R %\LD]S4 ,OBVI\SLY ! DIRECT ACTION WORK 7FROM NEI<BORHOOD >M$ DEF5SE TO FE$+ & S*OOL+ ! KIDS7 ( ! ,B,P,P IS BEYOND REPROA* 7IF ! HI/ORY ( SU* IS TO BE BELIEV$7 BUT ?IS IS AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T TOPIC ?AN ! IDEAS ( ,! ,P>TY P] SE OR ! /ORIES ( ! H]OES ( ! ,B,P,P4 ,?IS IS ! /ORY ( GRASSROOTS ORGANIZ+ BY ANY O!R NAME2 ?IS NAME JU/ HAS A SOLID MY?OLOGY SURR\ND+ IT4 

,IT IS WOR? M5TION+ ?AT ,I DON'T 9 FACT HAVE /RONG FEEL+S AB\T ! ,B,P,P4 ,! SOCIAL & POLITICAL ATMOSPH]E ?AT !Y D]IVE FROM >E SO 5TIRELY DIFF]5T ?AN \RS ?AT ,I AM 9 NO WAY QUALIFI$ TO MAKE CATEGORICAL /ATEM5TS AB\T !M4 ,!Y >E A HI/ORICAL >TIFACT ?AT CAN BE1 & IS1 DEBAT$ AS SU*1 BUT BY-&-L>GE ?IS DEBATE ISN'T AN AN>*I/ ONE 7EI!R 9 NAME1 S5TIM5T1 OR ES!TIC74 ,= MANY PEOPLE1 RECOGNIZ+ ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ! ,B,P,P 7AS 9 ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! P]CEIV$ WORK ( ! ,B,P,P & ! WORK ( RADICAL POLITICS TODAY7 IS A NECESS>Y P>T ( POLITICAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,RECOGNIZ+ ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! WORK ( ! ,B,P,P 9 ! #fS & \R WORK TODAY IS H[ WE DET]M9E \R [N PROJECT1 & ?AT HAS NO?+ TO DO ) POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES4 

,! ,R,C,P CAN BE MORE CLEANLY DEALT )4 ,NO CAVEATS NE$ APPLY TO ?IS HACK ORGANIZATION ?AT %\LD BE UTT]LY REVIL$ BY ANY AN>*I/4 ,MOREOV] ! CONCEPT ?AT BUILD+ UP ! !ORY OR P]SONALITY ( ,BOB ,AVAKIAN 7HTTP3_/_/54WIKIP$IA4ORG_/WIKI_/,REVOLUTION>Y.-,COMMUNI/.-,P>TY1.-,U,S,A_?,ACTIVITIES7 AS IMPORTANT1 REVOLUTION>Y1 OR EV5 NOTABLE IS 5TIRELY PREPO/]\S 4 

,?AT SAID1 ! PRACTICE ( REBR&+ ONESELF1 ( SP9N+ UP FRONT GR\PS AS QUICKLY AS NEW S+LE ISSUES COME TO ! =E1 IS OBVI\SLY A SM>T & P]NICI\S IDEA4 ,IT ALL[S A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION TO CONTROL ITS MESSAG+1 GAT+ NEW MEMB]S ?R\< SPECIFIC 9T]E/S RA!R ?AN ?R\< AN 5TIRE1 DECADES-LONG POLITICAL PROGRAM4 ,IT PROVIDES A WAY TO %[ RA!R ?AN TO TALK 7:I* IS A SIGNIFICANT AN>*I/ WEAKNESS74 ,IT BUILDS RELATION%IPS ?R\< 0COMMON /RUGGLE0 RA!R ?AN ?R\< DEBATE1 CO]CION1 OR BR[-BEAT+4 ,:ILE ! RESULT IS /ILL ! SAME1 ?IS MULTI-=M & LAY]$ APPROA* TO 9CULCAT+ NEW MEMB]S IS P]SUASIVE & CONFUS+1 EXACTLY ! GOAL ( GR\PS ?AT DO IT4 

,M5TION+ !SE TWO GR\PS ISN'T 9T5D$ TO SAY ?AT ! 9FLU5CE ( ,MAOI/ IDEAS1 OR ?OSE ( O!R HI/ORICAL POLITICAL TRADITIONS1 CAN BE CON/RA9$ BY !SE TWO DATA PO9TS4 ,MOD]N ,MAOI/ ?\<T HAS BECOME MU* MORE DIFFUSE ?AN EI!R ( !SE HI/ORIC REF]5CE PO9TS W\LD LEAD ONE TO BELIEVE4 ,WE'LL GET 9TO EXAMPLES LAT] BUT :5 PEOPLE US$ TO USE T]MS LIKE ,IMP]IALISM1 ,REVOLUTION1 & ! ,P>TY1 !Y N[ USE T]MS LIKE G5TRIFICATION1 9SURRECTION1 & ORGANIZATION3 S(T]1 LESS DISAGREEABLE T]MS ?AT REFLECT \R TIME4 ,! PO9T IS ?AT POLITICAL APPROA*ES HAVE EVOLV$ FROM SPECIFIC TIMES & PLACES1 & ?AT TO UND]/& ?AT G5EALOGY IS NECESS>Y TO DEF5D \RSELVES FROM TAK+ !SE APPROA*ES AT FACE VALUE4 

,A LITTLE AB\T IDEAS 

,! REASON ?AT AN>*I/S %\LD /UDY & REFLECT ON ,MAOISM1 9 P>TICUL>1 IS BECAUSE 79 ! WORDS ( ,M,I,M1 AN ,R,C,P SPLIT ?AT DISSOLV$ A FEW YE>S AGO7 0,MAOISM & REAL AN>*ISM HAVE ! SAME LONG-RUN GOALS40 7,AVAKIAN HAS SAID SIMIL> ?+S 9 HIS CRITIQUES ( AN>*ISM74 ,M,I,M 7& O!R EXPLICIT ,MAOI/S7 BELIEVE ?AT ! ONLY FUNDAM5TAL DIFF]5CE BETWE5 !IR P]SPECTIVE & ?AT ( AN>*I/S IS ?AT ,MAOI/S HAVE A PLAN TO IMPLEM5T ?IS %>$ GOAL1 SO !IR REVOLUTION>Y PROGRAM IS AU!NTIC RA!R ?AN AN>*I/S' EXPRESSION ( B\RGEOIS IDEOLOGY4 ,RI<T IDEAS "4 LEAD]%IP "7 REVOLUTION>Y MORAL AU?ORITY8 

,WE LIVE 9 A PO/-P>TY ]A1 :]E ! TRADITIONAL LEFT-:E!R ( UNIONS OR ALPHABET GR\PS-HAS L>GELY DISAPPE>$1 & ! T]RA9 ( AN>*I/IC POLITICAL DISC\RSE CANNOT BE DISMISS$ ) ! TYPICAL AN>*I/ WAVE ( ! H& & A DECRY AGA9/ 0AU?ORIT>IANISM40 ,BY & L>GE1 EV]YONE 7ACTIVI/S1 ,OCCUPY1 ORGANIZ]S7 IS WILL+ TO SAY !Y >E ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,! RUB IS TO DESCRIBE EXACTLY :AT ?AT MEANS4 

,! MO/ COMMON PLACE :]E ?IS DISCUSSION IS HAPP5+ C\LDN'T BE OLD]1 OR MORE HI/ORICAL4 ,IT SURR\NDS ! CONCEPT ( ! ,NATIONAL ,QUE/ION & H[ ONE OR ANO!R P]SPECTIVE HAS A SOLUTION TO IT4 ,?IS CONCEPT HAS ITS ORIG9 9 ,/AL9'S WORK+ DEF9ITION ( A NATION3 0A HI/ORICALLY CON/ITUT$1 /ABLE COMMUNITY ( PEOPLE1 =M$ ON ! BASIS ( A COMMON LANGUAGE1 T]RITORY1 ECONOMIC LIFE1 & PSY*OLOGICAL MAKE-UP1 MANIFE/$ 9 A COMMON CULTURE40 ,! ,MAOI/ REVISION 9CLUDES AN ADD5DUM ?AT 09T]NAL COLONIES0 ( NATIONS1 EXI/ )9 ! BELLY ( C\NTRIES LIKE ! ,U,S 7OR 9 ! R+S ( ,FR5* CITIES74 ,9 EI!R CASE ! ,NATIONAL ,QUE/ION IS A WAY TO FRAME ! ISSUE ( H[ TO ORGANIZE ! %OCK TROOPS ( ! NEXT SOCIAL UNRE/ & H[ TO >TICULATE ! PROGRAM ( :AT ! FI<T IS AB\T4 

,9 A USEFUL REC5T EX*ANGE AB\T ?IS BETWE5 TWO ,MAOI/ GR\PS 7! ,FIRE ,NEXT ,TIME ,COMMITTEE & ,SIGNALFIRE71 H]E IS A SUMM>Y FROM ,SIGNALFIRE3 

,TO SUM UP \R /ANCE444IT IS SUFFICI5T TO SAY ONE /EP =W>D1 TWO /EPS BACK4 ,9 ATTEMPT+ TO DEAL ) ! REAL PROBLEMATIC ( ! 'PEOPLE ( COLOR' DISC\RSE & ID5TITY POLITICS1 IT SEEKS TO E/ABLI% AN ANALYSIS ( RACE C\PL$ ) AN ANALYSIS ( CLASS4 ,9 DO+ SO1 RA!R ?AN PRODUC+ AN ADEQUATE CRITIQUE & SUB/ANTIVE CLASS ANALYSIS1 ! AU?OR SIMPLY GIVES US G5]ALITIES :I* 9T]ROGAT$ AT A BASIC LEVEL >E SUP]FICIAL & USELESS 9 SATISFY+ ! NE$ = A REAL CLASS ANALYSIS ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 

,RA!R ?AN SEEK+ TRU? FROM FACTS1 IT TELESCOPES ! P>TICUL>ITY ( EXP]I5CES 9TO UNIV]SALITIES1& SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE AN ANALYSIS ( CLASS ?AT ACTUALLY CORRESPONDS ) ! EXI/+ CLASS /RUCTURE4 ,IT HAS RA!R 5GAG$ 9 ANO!R SORT ( 0ID5TITY POLITICS0 ( A ,BR[N_/,YELL[ GUILT TYPE 9 RELATION%IP TO ,BLACK OPPRESSION1 C5T]+ IT AS A FULCRUM = ! >TICULATION ( :ITE SUPREMACI/ IDEOLOGY & CLASS /RUCTURE4 

,OBVI\SLY ! ,NATIONAL ,QUE/ION /ILL LOOMS L>GE = ,MAOI/S & ?IS T]M9OLOGY %\LD BE FAMILI> TO ANYONE :O IS ACTIVE 9 BIG CITY RADICAL POLITICS4 ,UND]/&+ !SE TWO P>AGRAPHS IS SUFFICI5T TO FUNCTION WELL 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA POLITICAL SC5E4 

,TO DRAW ! L9KAGE BETWE5 ,MAOSEQUE APPROA*ES & AN>*I/ ?9K+ WE %\LD TALK A LITTLE BIT AB\T ,IMP]IALISM1 ,COLONIALISM1 & ,G5TRIFICATION4 ,OBVI\SLY1 ACCORD+ TO A DICTION>Y DEF9ITION1 !SE ?REE ?+S OCCUR4 ,COLONIALISM LEADS TO ,IMP]IALISM 7OR IS IT ! O!R WAY >\ND7 & FROM )9 ,EMPIRE ! %IFT+ ( ! ECONOMIC L&SCAPE TAKES ON A SIMIL> *>ACT] ?AT IS DESCRIB$ AS ,G5TRIFICATION4 ,!SE >E DESCRIPTIVE T]MS TO ! ECONOMIC1 POLITICAL1 & SOCIAL *>ACT] ( :]E WE LIVE & H[ WE GOT H]E4 

,:AT !Y >E NOT >E VECTORS4 ,!Y DON'T TRACE A L9E FROM SOME HI/ORICAL MOM5T 7= EXAMPLE1 ( PRIMITIVE PURITY7 ON ?R\< \R CURR5T HORROR%[ 9TO A DY/OPIA_/UTOPIA4 ,DESCRIPTORS >E (T5 CONFUS$ = CAUSES & ?IS IS NO:]E MORE CLE> ?AN FROM POLITICAL P]SPECTIVES ?AT ,HAVE ,ANSW]S1 ANSW]S ?AT CAN BE >GU$ =1 ?AT >E BELIEV$ TO BE ONLY CAPABLE ( W9N+ IF O!RS >E CONV9C$1 & F9ALLY1 ONES ?AT CREATE A LOGICAL :OLE1 SOME?+ COH]5T 7AS IF ?IS WORLD IS COH]5T74 

,:ILE MANY AN>*I/S >E CONV9C$ BY ?IS LOGICAL PROC$URAL ?9K+1 ANYONE :O IS OPPOS$ TO AU?ORIT>IANISM %\LD BREAK ) ?IS TRAJECTORY :5 IT COMES TO A HI/ORY ( ,IMP]IALISM OR ,COLONIALISM 7OR EV5 G5TRIFICATION7 ?AT DOESN'T SEE ! /ATE AS A NECESS>Y P>T ( ! G5EALOGY4 ,A MONOPOLY ON VIOL5CE IS 5TIRELY NECESS>Y TO 9VADE1 CONTROL1 & G5OCIDE A PEOPLE4 ,IT IS ONLY TO ! EXT5T TO :I* CAPITALISM HAS TAK5 ON ?IS MONOPOLY 7IF IT HAS7 ?AT IT HAS TAK5 C5T] /AGE AS ! VILLA9 = COMMUNI/S & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS4 

,= AN>*I/S !SE QUE/IONS >E MU* SIMPL]4 ,AS SOON AS MONOPOLI/IC IMPULSES >E DISCOV]$ ! HACKLES ( MO/ AN>*I/S >E RAIS$4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT P>TY DISCIPL9E OR EV5 TOE+ AN IDEOLOGICAL L9E T5DS TO BE IMPOSSIBLE 9 MO/ AN>*I/ CIRCLES4 ,IF Y\ ACCEPT ! ,L59I/_/,BLANQUI/ 7VANGU>D_/SMALL CADRE7 MODEL ( REVOLUTION !N AN>*I/S MAKE POOR CADRE 7BUT SO DOES EV]YONE ELSE674 

,RACE 

,:]E DOES ?IS LEAVE US 9 T]MS ( ! MO/ ,AM]ICAN ( ALL QUE/IONS3 :AT AB\T RACE8 ,H[ IS IT SEP>ABLE & 9SEP>ABLE FROM ! ,NATIONAL ,QUE/ION AS FRAM$ BY ,COMMUNI/S 9 G5]AL1 & ,MAOI/S 9 P>TICUL>8 ,SIMPLY PUT1 IT LEAVES US NO:]E4 ,! HI/ORY ( RACISM G5]ALLY1 & SLAV]Y1 ,JIM ,CR[1 SEGREGATION1 ETC 9 P>TICUL>1 IS AN 9TEGRAT$ P>T ( ! /ORY ( ,IMP]IAL ,AM]ICA4 ,AS RESID5TS1 & AS VICTIMS1 ( ?AT PLACE WE %\LD FEEL OBLIGAT$ TO UND]/& ?AT /ORY BUT WE HAVE NO P[] TO *ANGE IT4 ,REVOLUTION>Y ASPIRATIONS TO ! CONTR>Y WE CANNOT MANAGE1 DICTATE1 OR SMA% \R WAY \T ( IT1 BUT WE ALSO DON'T HAVE TO [N IT4 

,PRIVILEGE !ORY PLACES AG5CY ON ?OSE :O HAVE PRIVILEGE4 ,IF ONE IS DET]M9$ TO HOLD TOGE!R A PLURALI/ DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY ?IS K9D ( ?9K+ IS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y BUT :AT IF Y\ DON'T8 ,:AT IF Y\ >E HO/ILE TO ! CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ?AT HOLDS TOGE!R A SOCIETY ( #c MILLION PEOPLE 7:I* Y\ CAN DO EV5 :ILE RECOGNIZ+ ?AT ?IS FRAMEWORK IS ! /RUCTURE ?AT SOCIETY ITSELF IS BUILT ON78 

,RESPECT+ ! SELF-DET]M9ATION ( A GR\P ( PEOPLE1 FROM AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE1 %\LD LOOK A LOT LESS LIKE LI/5+ TO ! LEAD]S OR ELD]S ( A GR\P Y\ >5'T A P>T (1 ?AN LIKE F9D+ COMMON CAUSE AGA9/ ?OSE ?AT CON/RA9 SELF-DET]M9ATION 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,PRIM>ILY ?IS IS ! /ATE BUT IT'S ALSO ! ECONOMIC RELATION%IPS ?AT SUBJUGATE ALL ( US4 ,RESPECT DOESN'T MEAN FRI5D%IP OR AGREE+4 ,IT MEANS RECOGNITION1 B\ND>IES1 & QUALIFI$ SOLID>ITY4 

,ONE COMMON HO/ILITY ,I HAVE T[>DS MANY AN>*I/S IS ! G5]AL ATTITUDE ,I F9D ?AT AN>*I/S T5D TO BE = GOOD ?+S & AGA9/ BAD ?+S4 ,IT IS A K9D ( MODIFI$ K9D]G>T5 ATTITUDE ?AT MAKES SURE EV]YONE SEES EA* O!R = ! GOOD-9T5TION$ BEAUTIFUL SN[FLAKES ?AT !Y >E1 RA!R ?AN DO+ MU* ) ALL ?AT 9T5TION & BEAUTY4 ,AT ITS WOR/1 ?IS ATTITUDE MAKES DISCUSSIONS AB\T P]SONAL1 EMOTIONAL ISSUES 9TOL]ABLE1 BECAUSE EV]YBODY HAS TO DEMON/RATE TO EV]YBODY ELSE ?AT !Y1 9 FACT1 >E P>AGONS ( MULTI-RACIAL PURITY4 ,BUT 9 FACT1 EV]YBODY1 )\T EXCEPTION1 >E BIGOT$1 PREJUDIC$1 CLOSE-M9D$ IDIOTS4 ,GETT+ ?IS ESS5TIAL TRU? \T E>LY ALL[S ! EV5TUAL NAME-CALL+ ( RACI/1 SEXI/1 TRANSPHOBE1 KYRI>*IE/ TO BE FRAM$ APPROPRIATELY4 

,WE >E AGA9/ BAD ?+S1 !RE=E WE >E ALSO AGA9/ \RSELVES4 

,! ,WISDOM ( ,FOOLS 

,AS LONG AS AN>*I/S DO NOT 9=M \RSELVES AB\T ! MYRIAD ( =CES ?AT SEEK TO 9T5TIONALLY CONFUSE !IR PROJECT = AN AN>*I/ ONE1 WE WILL CONT9UE TO BE FOOL$ BY !M4 ,MORE PROBLEMATICALLY1 & OV] A LONG 5\< TIMEL9E1 ?IS CONFUSION BECOMES REALITY4 0,ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN0 BECOMES A S(T WAY TO OBSCURE ?AT Y\ >E A ,MAOI/ :OSE 0REVOLUTION>Y PROGRAM0 IS :AT MAKES Y\ A TRUE ANTI-ANTIAU?ORIT>IAN4 0,ANTI-,IMP]IALI/0 BECOMES A WAY TO DESCRIBE HO/ILITY TO ,AM]ICAN =EIGN POLICY & NOT AN ADH]5T ( ! ?REE WORLDS !ORY ( ,MAOISM4 0,DECOLONIZATION0 BECOMES CODE = AN URBAN ASPIRATION = AN IMPOSSIBLE CULTURE 9/EAD ( A PROBLEMATIC T]M RELAT+ TO EV]Y?+ FROM NATIVE RESI/ANCE TO RES\RCE EXTRACTION1 ! DISMANTL+ ( OLD] ,EMPIRES1 OR A PROJECT ( ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS4 

,P]HAPS IT IS TOO LATE1 AT LEA/ 9 ! ,U,S1 AT LEA/ = MY LIFETIME4 ,WE >E A CULTURE ?AT HAS AB&ON$ NOT JU/ READ+ BUT CRITICAL ?9K+ ON ! :OLE4 ,WAT*+ LANGUAGE MORPH 9TO ITS OPPOSITE US$ TO BE SOME?+ ASSOCIAT$ ) ! TOTALIT>IANISM ( ! ,U,S,S,R OR ,NEWSPEAK ( ,ORWELL'S FICTIONAL UNIV]SE4 ,DEBORD'S SPECTACLE UPDAT$ ?IS DIALECTICAL P]V]SION BY DEMON/RAT+ H[ CAPITALISM HAS BUTTRESS$ ! MONOPOLY ( VIOL5CE ?AT US$ TO BE A PR]EQUISITE = ?IS VIOL5CE TO LANGUAGE4 ,\R MEME-TA/IC1 UTT]LY SUP]FICIAL 5GAGEM5T ) EV5 POLITICAL QUE/IONS LIKE H[ TO LIVE1 H[ TO DO IT TOGE!R1 & :O AM ,I 9 RELATION%IP TO O!RS1 SEEMS TO %[ ?AT PO9T+ TO ,MAOI/S AS A POLITICAL PROBLEM IS AB\T AS USEFUL AS TALK+ AB\T ALI5S & PYRAMID P[]4 ,AN>*Y AS CONFLICT ) ! EXI/+ ORD]1 BO? /ATE & CAPITAL & ALSO ! ITS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK1 IS AN 9F9ITE 5DEAVOR4 

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