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,?REE YE>S AGO A SMALL SC&AL TOOK PLACE :5 ! ,GREEK GR\P ,T,G,T,P PUBLI%$ 9 AN OP5 LETT] ?AT ! CO-F\ND] ( ,AUFHEB51 ,JOHN ,DRURY #a 1 LEAD WORK%OPS = ! POLICE & MILIT>Y & IS KN[N AS A 0PROVID] ( IDEAS0 9 !SE CIRCLES4 ,!SE WORK%OPS TOOK P>T )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( HIS ACADEMIC C>E] RESE>*+ ,CR[D ,CONTROL1 MASS PANICS & RESCUE OP]ATIONS4 ,TOGE!R ) HIS CLOSE/ COLLEAGUES ,/OTT & ,REI*] HE HAS DEVELOP$ ! ,ELABORAT$ ,SOCIAL ,ID5TITY ,MODEL 7,E,S,I,M74 ,! SOCIAL PSY*OLOGI/ ,/OTT IS R5[N$ TO BE ONE ( ! GLOBALLY LEAD+ EXP]TS = PROTE/S & VIOL5T UPRIS+S4 ,E,S,I,M CLAIMS ?AT A 'MOB' ACTS ACCORD+ TO C]TA9 PATT]NS3 PEOPLE 9 A CR[D HAVE 9DIVIDUAL ?\<TS & EMOTIONS1 SO :5 ! CR[D IS ATTACK$ 9DIFF]5TLY BY ! POLICE1 PEOPLE ACT 9 SOLID>ITY ) EA* O!R & RESI/ TOGE!R4 ,!RE=E ,E,S,I,M ADVICES ?AT ! POLICE %\LD PROCE$ 9 A MULTI-LEVEL$ APPROA* & EXTRACT '9DIVIDUAL P]PETRATORS' FROM ! CR[D4 ,US+ SU* K9D ( ME?ODS1 ,/OTT COORD9AT$ SECURITY PREP>ATIONS = ! ,EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CUP 9 ,POL& & ,UKRA9E 9 #b#a#b4 7= MORE DETAILS SEE BO? OP5 LETT]S BY ,T,P,T,G7.<#a.> 

,AUFHEB5 IS A GR\P FROM ,BRI<TON1 :I* PUBLI%ES ONE ( ! FEW COLLECTIVELY PRODUC$ MAGAZ9ES ( ! RADICAL LEFT 9 ,5GL&4 ,! MAGAZ9E CONSI/S ( MA9LY LONG >TICLES TACKL+ FUNDAM5TAL QUE/IONS 7:AT WAS ! ,SOVIET ,UNION1 DECAD5CE !ORY1 0,GRE5 ,NEW ,CAPITALISM0 ETC474 ,!Y (T5 DEAL ) SIMIL> SUBJECTS AS US 7!ORY ( ! OIL R5T1 CRITICISM ( ,NEGRI'S AUTONOMI/ M>XISM1 DEBATE AB\T ,BEV]LY ,SILV]'S BOOK74 ,WE HAVE TRANSLAT$ SOME ( !IR >TICLES 7#b#a/ C5TURY ,9TIFADA1 CRITICISM ( ! COMMONS !SIS BY ,MASSIMO DE ,ANGELIS1 ,DOLE ,AUTONOMY7 & HAVE CRITICIZ$ !M AT C]TA9 PO9TS 7E4G4 9 WILDCAT #h#i1 0,! OIL R5T1 ,RIC>DIANS AMONG !MSELVES074 ,WE %>E SIMIL> POSITIONS :5 IT COMES TO ! ISSUES ( WORK+-TIME R$UCTIONS & GU>ANTE$ 9COME4 ,DUR+ ! 5D ( ! #iS WE 9ITIAT$ A CLOS] COLLABORATION ) ,AUFHEB5 & O!R COLLECTIVES 9 ,EUROPE1 :I* ULTIMATELY FAIL$4 

,!RE=E ! REVELATION AB\T ,JOHN ,DRURY CAME AS QUITE A %OCK - :I* 9 ITSELF W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 A REASON TO WRITE 9 ,WILDCAT AB\T IT4 ,BUT ! WAY ! DEBATE AB\T ?IS CASE WAS LEAD )9 ! LEFT-COMMUNI/ SC5E 9 ,EUROPE HAS 9ITIALLY LEFT US SPEE*LESS4 ,MO/ ( ! PEOPLE %OOK IT (F 70LET'S MOVE ON07 OR ATTACK$ ?OSE :O HAD MADE !SE SC&AL\S FACTS PUBLIC4 

,! CURR5T MOVEM5TS OP5 A PUBLIC SPACE AGA9 TO DEBATE 'G5]AL 9T]E/S'4 ,BUT ! FACT ?AT MANY P>TICIPANTS ( !SE MOVEM5TS DON'T CRITICIZE !IR [N SOCIAL SITUATION1 BUT RA!R IDEOLOGIZE IT 70WE >E ALL PREC>I\S07 R5D] !SE MOVEM5TS TOO?LESS4 ,?IS IS RELAT$ TO ! FACT ?AT ALL !SE MOVEM5TS HAVE 'TWO S\LS'3 ONE P>T ( ! MOVEM5T IS Y\NG & HAS =MALLY HI< QUALIFICATIONS1 :]EAS ! O!R P>T IS =MALLY LESS QUALIFI$ & 9 ! LONG RUN 'DEC\PL$' FROM SOCIAL PROGRESS4 ,DUR+ ! CRISIS1 ! CONDITIONS )9 ! MOVEM5T REG>D+ ! 9DIVIDUAL 'PR(ESSIONAL *OICE' & REG>D+ :AT ,I AM WILL+ TO SWALL[ AT WORK HAVE ]OD$ DRAMATICALLY4 ,AS A RESULT ( ! CASUALIZATION ( WORK RELATIONS1 ! 9T]E/ 9 A 'PR(ESSION' & 9 A PR(ESSIONAL C>E] HAS 9CREAS$ 5ORM\SLY4 ,(T5 PEOPLE !N CL+ ON TO JOBS AL?\< !Y DEEPLY HATE !M4 

,AS LONG AS \R HI<E/-P]=M+ Y\? /ILL SEES !IR *ANCES 9 ! HI<E/-PAID JOBS 9 ! F9ANCE 9DU/RY1 WE DON'T HAVE TO FE> A REVOLUTION1 ! ,F9ANCIAL ,TIMES ,G]MANY COMM5T$ AT ! BEG9N+ ( #bab - BUT AT ! SAME TIME PO9T$ \T ?AT DECREAS+ WAGES C\LD 0LEAD TO 9VE/M5T BANK]S LOOK+ VOLUNT>ILY = MORE S5SIBLE TASKS1 EV5 :5 !Y >E NOT ACTUALLY MADE R$UNDANT4 ,AMONG ! ,H>V>D GRADUATES1 ,WALL ,/REET LO/ ITS MOBILIZ+ EFFECT AS E>LY AS #b#a#a40 7,F,T,D7 ,P]HAPS REVELATIONS ( ! ROLE ( ! ,G]MAN SECRET S]VICE DUR+ ! ,N,S,U SC&AL .<#b.> & ! DEBATE FOLL[+ ,SN[D5'S ,N,S,A-LEAKS WILL LEAD TO A PROCESS ( RE-?9K+ EV5 AMONG PROGRAMM]S & ! HACK] SC5E4 ,AT LEA/ C]TA9 PR(ESSIONAL C>E]S >E N[ DEBAT$ & SC&ALIZ$ PUBLICLY3 

,ONE EXAMPLE IS ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET-ACTIVI/ ,JU/9E ,TUNNEY1 ONE ( ! MORE FAM\S PEOPLE 9 ,ZUCCOTTI ,P>K1 :O1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 SET UP ! WEBSITE 0,OCCUPY,WALL,/4ORG0 UND] ! SLOGAN 0,! ONLY SOLUTION IS ,WORLD,REVOLUTION04 ,AFT] ! 5D ( ! MOVEM5T %E TOOK A JOB AS A S(TW>E DEVELOP] = ,GOOGLE1 DECL>$ PUBLICLY ?AT ! ,GOOGLE ,C,E,O ,]IC ,S*MIDT %\LD BECOME ,U,S-PRESID5T & SAID ?9KS LIKE 0,I ?9K ,GOOGLE IS ACTUALLY DO+ ?+S ?AT >E MAK+ ! WORLD A BETT] PLACE0 & 0EV5 ?\< !Y OP]ATE )9 A CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 !Y /ILL DO ! MO/ GOOD ?R\<\T ! WORLD0 ,:5 ,GOOGLE'S ROLE 9 ! CURR5T SURVEILLANCE SC&AL WAS CRITICIZ$ %E RETORTS 0,I AM ALWAYS SURPRIS$ TO SEE AS TO :AT EXT5T PEOPLE DI/ORT REALITY 9 ORD] TO D5\NCE A COMPANY :I* (F]S EV]Y?+ = FREE04 ,ALSO POLITICALLY %E N[ >GUES AGA9/ ! MOVEM5T & ATTACKS LEFT-W+]S LIKE ,DAVID ,GRAEB] OR RANTS AGA9/ SOCIAL WELF>E ON ,TWITT] - H]E %E MI<T NOT EV5 HAVE HAD TO *ANGE H] PREVI\S OP9ION4 ,H] PROPOSAL TO PAY PEOPLE = GO+ ON DEMON/RATIONS F9DS SUPPORT E4G4 BY ,MICAH ,:ITE1 A =M] $ITOR ( ,AD,BU/]S1 :O N[ WORKS = A 'SOCIAL MOVEM5T CONSULT+' COMPANY4 

,! SCI5TIFIC WORK ON CRYPTOGRAPHY IS AS LITTLE 'NEUTRAL' AS RESE>* ON CR[D CONTROL4 ,& :OEV] PRES5TS !IR SOCIOLOGICAL !SIS ON PANELS ORGANIZ$ BY ! SECRET S]VICE .<,V]FASSUNGSS*UTZ3 ,F$]AL ,(FICE = ! ,PROTECTION ( ! ,CON/ITUTION.> CANNOT AT O!R OCCASIONS PREA* 'NO GRASS+ TO ! COPS' AT !IR ANTIFA EV5TS4 ,P>ADOXICALLY1 9 P>TS ( ! RADICAL LEFT !SE TYPES ( D\BLE-/&>DS EXI/ BECAUSE ONE'S [N WAGE WORK IS NOT OP5LY DEBAT$4 ,! 'OPPOSITION TO ! /ATE' !N BECOMES IDEOLOGY OR ATTITUDE - & EXPRESSES ITSELF 'PRACTICALLY' ONLY ON ! OCCASIONAL DEMON/RATION4 

,MOVEM5TS ONLY GA!R =CE ONCE !Y MAKE ! 'PRIVATE' PUBLIC4 ,AN IMPORTANT /EP 9 POLITICAL GR\PS IS TO DISCUSS ! E>N+ & SP5D+ ( MONEY TOGE!R4 ,BUT EV5 ) ! APPROVAL ( ! GR\P C]TA9 BORD]S CANNOT BE CROSS$4 ,! COOP]ATION ) ,N,A,T,O1 POLICE OR SECRET S]VICES SURELY BELONGS TO ?IS CATEGORY4 ,A WIDE & PUBLIC DEBATE IS !RE=E NECESS>Y4 ,?IS DEBATE WILL T\* UPON MORE OR LESS EV]Y QUE/ION - FROM ONE'S [N REPRODUCTION1 TO =MS ( ORGANIZATION1 REVOLUTION>Y MORAL TO ':AT REVOLUTION ACTUALLY IS'4 ,?IS IS :Y WE WANT TO />T A SMALL S]IES ( >TICLES 9 ORD] TO 5C\RAGE Y\ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! DEBATE3 ,:AT ROLE DO ,I PLAY )9 ! CAPITALI/ DIVISION ( LABOR8 ,:AT >E ! CO/S ,I HAVE TO PAY = A PR(ESSIONAL C>E]8 ,CAN ,I MOVE >\ND ON ! LABOR M>KET 9 ANY O!R =M BUT 9DIVIDUALLY8 ,! FOLL[+ IS MEANT AS AN 9TRODUCTION = ! DEBATE4 

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,AUFHEB5 W]E D\BLY AFFECT$ BY ! REVELATION4 ,ALONGSIDE ! AID+ ( ORGANS ( REPRESSION1 ,J,D WAS CAU<T HAV+ FRI5DLY & COOP]ATIVE DEAL+S ) RE=MI/ COLLEAGUES - ,AUFHEB5 HAD ALWAYS KE5LY CA/IGAT$ O!R LEFT-W+]S ) F> FEW] RE=MI/ AFF9ITIES4 ,AUFHEB5 REACT$ IMM$IATELY - !Y HAD TO OBVI\SLY NOT ?9K = LONG AB\T IT1 AS WELL AS NOT *ANGE !IR POLITICAL & !ORETICAL ASSUMPTIONS4 ,!Y SAW NO?+ WRONG ) ! FACT ?AT !IR COMRADE WAS MAK+ HIS C>E] 9 A '/ATE-SECURITY L9K$ SCI5CE' 7,H>TMUT ,RUBN]74 ,9/EAD1 !Y G5]\SLY EXPLA9$ TO !IR CRITICS H[ 'ACADEMIA' WORKS3 0,! 'BLUE LI<T S]VICES' WORK CLOSELY TOGE!R2 & SO TALK+ AB\T EM]G5CIES MEANS PROBABLY TALK+ TO COPS AS WELL AS ! O!RS4 ,HIS ,UNIV]SITY 5C\RAG$ ?IS1 & IT W\LD HAVE LOOK$ ODD TO REFUSE TO COMMUNICATE ) ! COPS4 ,SO HE ACCEPT$ ?IS AS A SMALL CO/ ( ! OV]ALL JOB ( RESE>* WORK404 ,!Y *EEKILY MADE !IR CRITICS \T TO BE ACT+ LIKE A POLICE /ATE BECAUSE !Y HAD MADE ! NAME ( ! COLLECTIVE'S MEMB] PUBLIC4 7,NEV]!LESS WE'VE DECID$ TO USE ! NAME AS WELL1 IF ,JOHN ,DRURY MAKES NO SECRET ( HIS POLITICAL ORIG9S TO 'BLUE-LI<T COLLEAGUES'1 !N ! LEFT SC5E CAN KN[ AB\T HIS ACADEMIC A*IEVEM5TS74 

,9 ! 5SU+ CONFRONTATION1 ,J,D WAS DEF5D$1 ALSO FROM PEOPLE :O W]E POLITICALLY CLOSE TO ,AUFHEB54 ,H]E1 !RE >E DEEP COMMONALITIES AMONG PEOPLE ON ! 'RADICAL LEFT'1 :O SEE !MSELVES AS RADICAL BUT MEAN:ILE EXPLICITLY ADVOCATE ! DEPOLITICIZATION ( !IR [N REPRODUCTION3 H[ ,I E>N MY LIV+1 H[ ,I SP5D 'MY' MONEY - ?AT'S NOBODIES BUS9ESS6 ,TO CONFRONT EA* O!R 9 %>P IDEOLOGICAL CLA%ES IS ONE ?+1 TO %>E ! SAME SOCIAL BEHAVIOR 'MODES ( BEHAVIOR' IS ANO!R4 ,FOOD COMES FIR/1 !N MORALS4 ,A LEFT ?AT CAN NO LONG] IMAG9E A REVOLUTION1 LOOK = MAT]IAL SECURITY & SOCIAL RECOGNITION 9 !IR WAG$ WORK - H[ ELSE IS IS SUPPOS$ TO GO ANY O!R WAY 9 CAPITALISM8 

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,IT IS PROBLEMATIC ?AT ! LEFT-W+ SC5E ITSELF HAS BECOME AN 9SCRUTABLE MIX ( POLITICAL PROJECTS & S\RCES ( 9COME4 ,SELF-EMPLOY$ PEOPLE DO CONTRACT WORK = LEFTI/ PUBLI%+ H\SES2 LEFT-W+ MAGAZ9ES (F] PAID JOBS2 MANY ( !SE JOBS Y\ ONLY GET IF Y\ HAVE ! RI<T POLITICAL CONNECTIONS444 ?IS GOES AS F> AS SELF-EMPLOY$ ACTIVI/S1 :O PROTE/ AGA9/ NUCLE> P[]1 BANKS OR G5E-TE*NOLOGY = PAY2 PAID BY PEOPLE :O LACK ! TIME = PROTE/+ !MSELVES4 ,ONCE ! B\ND>IES BETWE5 POLITICAL 5GAGEM5T & E>N+ MONEY BECOME BLURRY IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 :AT PEOPLE ACTUALLY ?9K & :AT !Y PROPAGATE = PR(ESSIONAL REASONS4 

,9 ! ,U,K ?IS TYPE ( EMPLOYM5T IS CALL$ 'MOVEM5T JOBS' & COMP>$ TO ,G]MANY ?IS T5D5CY IS MORE WIDESPREAD4 ,MANY PEOPLE ( ! 'RADICAL LEFT' WORK AS ORGANIZ]S = TRADE UNIONS OR AS LECTUR]S AT ! UNIV]SITY4 ,A QUOTE FROM A COMRADE 9 ,LONDON3 0,:5 ,I ATT5D MEET+S TO 'SUPPORT CLEAN+ WORK]S' HALF ( ! MEET+ CONSI/S ( PEOPLE BECAUSE !Y >E JU/ AB\T TO WRITE A FREELANCE >TICLE AB\T ! TOPIC OR BECAUSE !Y DO A ,P,H,D ON 'MIGRATION & AFFECTIVE LABOR' - OR BECAUSE !Y HAVE A JOB OR FUNCTION )9 ! UNION & >E !RE=E REQUIR$ TO P>TICIPATE4 ,LAT] ON 9 ! PUB ?IS S*IZOPHR5IA CONT9UES 70DO Y\ KN[ :AT1 ,I JU/ HAVE TO F9I% ?IS >TICLE = ! ,GU>DIAN1 ?IS !N WILL GIVE ME MORE TIME TO WRITE MORE RADICAL /UFF0 ETC474 

,S9CE ! ,H>TZ-RE=M .<#c.> 1 ! LEFT 9 ,G]MANY HAS CAU<T UP :5 IT COMES TO 'MOVEM5T JOBS' - S9CE ! ONSET ( ! GLOBAL CRISIS !RE IS LIT]ALLY A BOOM ( !SE TYPES ( JOB RELATIONS4 ,NE>LY HALF ( ! =M] RADICAL LEFT WILL N[ BE DEP5D5T ON POLITICAL P>TY FUND+ 7MA9LY FROM ! ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG ,F\NDATION ( ! ',P>TEI DIE ,L9KE'7 OR ON DO+ PR(ESSIONAL 'TRA9+ AGA9/ RACISM' AT S*OOLS1 OR 'HUMAN-RI<TS ORI5T$ *ILDR5 & Y\? WORK'1 & SO ON4 

,! MANY =M] ACTIVI/S ( ! RADICAL LEFT :O N[ WORK AS 'ORGANIZ]S' 9 ! TRADE UNIONS >E AN EXAMPLE = ! FACT ?AT BY & L>GE DO+ SU* JOBS DOESN'T GU>ANTEE AN ASC5T UP ! SOCIAL LADD]4 ,WE HAVE WRITT5 AB\T ! WORK+ CONDITIONS ( 'ORGANIZ]S' 9 DETAIL 9 WILDCAT NO4#g#h & NO4#h4 ,9 ADDITION WE REF] TO ! >TICLE ',LEFT CO-MANAGEM5T - ,CRITICAL REM>KS ON IDEOLOGY & PRACTICE ( UNION ORGANIZ+'1 BY ,B]G]_/,MEY]1 PUBLI%$ 9 #baa 9 ! AN?OLOGY ',ORGANIZATION & ,CRITIQUE'4 ,REF]R+ TO ! EXAMPLE ( ! =M] RADICAL-LEFT REFUGEE ACTIVI/ ,FRANZISKA ,BRUD]1 ,B]G]_/,MEY] PO9T \T ! DIFFICULT CONSEQU5CES ( SU* A PR(ESSIONAL *OICE3 ! 'LEAD-ORGANIZ]' WAS S5T 0BY H] EMPLOY] V]4DI .<S]VICE UNION.>1 ( ALL POSSIBLE BRAN*ES1 TO ORGANIZE ! SECURITY SECTOR04 7FOOTNOTE P4#b#f#a7 ,& AL?\< ! UNION CAMPAIGN WAS OBVI\SLY NOT AB\T 0AN EMANCIPATORY QUE/ION+ ( ! SELF-DEF5SIVE 9T]E/S ( PRIVATE PROP]TY [N]S & /ATE 9/ITUTIONS0 NOR AB\T 0AN ORGANIZ+ ( ?OSE :O >E LOCK$ UP OR EXCLUD$ & :O >E CONTROLL$ & DETA9$ BY ! SECURITY GU>DS01 ,BRUD] WAS QUOT$ 9 ! TRADE UNION J\RNAL ,MITBE/IMMUNG #a#b_/#b#g ?AT 0TRADE UNIONISM HAS TO BE FUN04 ,B]G]_/,MEY] RI<TLY PO9T \T 0! DANG]1 ?AT CAMPAIGNS = ! 'ORGANIZ+ ( ! UNORGANIZABLE' F9ALLY TURN \T TO BE VEHICLES = ! C>E] ASPIRATIONS ( LEFT ORGANIZ]S04 7P4#b#f#e7 ,:I* IS NO CONTRADICTION1 GIV5 ! FACT ?AT 0! EXPLICIT SELF-POSITION+ AS ?9K-TANKS = ! TRADE UNION LEAD]%IP C\LD TURN \T TO BE ! ACADEMIC V]SION ( ! 'SELF-ORGANIZATION ( ! .<SELF-PROCLAIM$.> PREC>I\S'01 ( :I* !RE IS A LOT ( TALK )9 ! LEFT4 7P4#b#d#h7 

,NOT ONLY TRADE UNIONS & COMPANIES >E 9T]E/$ 9 ! MANAGEM5T SKILLS ( ACTIVI/S2 HAV+ A LEFT BACKGR\ND & CONTACTS TO SOCIAL MOVEM5TS >E SE5 AS AN ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION = C]TA9 JOBS4 ,?IS IS :Y ,DR4 ,J,D HAD NO PROBLEM TO EXPLA9 HIS POLITICAL DEVELOPM5T 9 A SCI5TIFIC MAGAZ9E .<#d.> 3 

70,:AT CRITICAL PSY*OLOGY CAN7'T7 DO = ! 'ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOVEM5T'07 0,AS SU*1 WE .<CRITICAL PSY*OLOGI/S.> APPE> TO HAVE ! BE/ ( BO? WORLDS2 WE CAN SATISFY SOME ( \R [N NE$S AS CRITICAL PEOPLE 7& BE TRUE TO \R CONSCI5CE7 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME MAK+ \R LIV+ AS PSY*OLOGI/S - EV5 P]HAPS GETT+ A DEC5T C>E] \T ( IT40 

,! 0PR(ESSIONALIZATION ( \R M$IA WORK0 .<#e.> 1 CAMPAIGN WORK & ! :OLE SOCIAL-P$AGOGIC CIVIL-SOCIETY BLABB] IS JU/ ! O!R SIDE ( ! CO9 ( SU* C>E]S - 9 ! 5D ! TRA9$ KN[L$GE HAS TO BE MADE USE ( SOMEH[6 ,! 0,CA/] ,S*OTT]N0-CAMPAIGN W\LD HAVE BE5 ! OPTIMAL FIELDWORK GR\ND = ,J,D6 .<#f.> 

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,! LEFT MOVEM5T AS A :OLE PAYS A HI< PRICE = SU* K9D ( 9DIVIDUAL C>E]S1 ! NEGATIVE REP]CUSSIONS ON ! 'SOCIO-POLITICAL FABRIC0 >E GRAVE4 ,! POLITICAL LEFT IS NOT EXT]NAL TO ! PROCESS ( ! EXTREME 9CREASE ( SOCIAL 9EQUALITY 9 SOCIETY2 COMP>$ TO ! RE/ ( SOCIETY DUR+ ! LA/ YE>S ! 9COME GAP )9 ! LEFT WILL HAVE WID5$ EV5 MORE4 ,9DIVIDUAL C>E]S ON ONE SIDE1 9CREAS+ PRESSURE & ATOMIZATION ON ! O!R SIDE PU%ES MORE PEOPLE T[>DS 9DIVIDUALLY FEA!R+ !IR [N NE/S4 ,! TURN T[>DS ',REALPOLITIK' 9 ! RADICAL LEFT 9 ! FIR/ HALF ( ! #a#i#iS WAS 5=C$ BY PEOPLE ) AN 9TELLECTUAL & F9ALLY SOCIAL SELF-9T]E/ 9 ! 7IMPROV$_/RE=M$7 CONT9UATION ( ! SOCIAL DIVISION ( LABOR 7E4G4 ,JOA*IM ,HIRS* PROPAGAT$ 9 HIS 0,! ,NATIONAL ,COMPETITIVE ,/ATE0 9 #aiie 0REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS >E IMPOSSIBLE074 ,TODAY LEFT CONGRESSES >E ORGANIZ$ LIKE UNIV]SITY LECTURES1 LEFT SPEAK & ACADEMIC J>GON HAVE BECOME 9DISC]NIBLE4 ,& PEOPLE LIKE ,ROL& ,RO? COLLABORATE ) ! /ATE 9TELLIG5CE S]VICE - SEE 9 MORE DETAIL ! BOOK 0,GEGN]BE/IMMUNG0 .<#g.> 4 

,:ILE MORE & MORE PEOPLE TURN !IR BACK ON ! /ATE 7SEE = EXAMPLE ! FALL+ ELECTION TURN\T71 ! =M]LY RADICAL LEFT HAS MOV$ T[>DS IT & AT V>I\S PO9TS IT WASN'T POSSIBLE ANYMORE TO DI/+UI% ! LEFT FROM /ATE 9/ITUTIONS4 ,! LEFT DOESN'T KN[ !IR 5EMIES ANYMORE2 ! /ATE SECURITY ADM9I/RATIONS BECOME 9CREAS+LY P[]FUL 9 ,G]MANY1 MO/ ( ALL ! 9TELLIG5CE S]VICE .<,V]FASSUNGSS*UTZ.> - & ! =M]LY RADICAL LEFT %>E PANELS ) REPRES5TATIVES ( !SE 9/ITUTIONS OR HAVE !IR ANTI-RACI/ PAMPHLETS F9ANC$ BY IT - EV5 AFT] ! UNCOV]+ ( ! ,N,S,U6 

,IT W\LD BE WOR? SOME SEP>ATE RESE>* TO SEE H[ MANY =M]LY LEFT ACTIVI/S GLOBALLY CONTRIBUTE ON BEHALF ( ,EUROPEAN & ,U,S-,AM]ICAN F\NDATIONS TO ! FACT ?AT MOVEM5TS ( UPHEAVAL SU* AS 9 ,EGYPT >E NOT GETT+ \T ( CONTROL1 ?AT !Y ORI5T !MSELVES T[>DS CIVIL-SOCIETY_/DEMOCRATIC VALUES & DON'T RADICALIZE !MSELVES ?R\< SOCIAL CONFLICTS4 ,ALSO1 A HI/ORICAL ANALYSIS ( H[ ! DECL9E ( MOVEM5TS RESULT 9 9/ITUTIONALIZATION1 BUT H[ ?IS 9/ITUTIONALIZATION WAS ALREADY PRES5T AS 'T5D5CIES ( PR(ESSIONALIZATION' DUR+ ! MOVEM5T ITSELF1 C\LD HELP US PROGRESS 9 ?IS NECESS>Y DEBATE2 E4G4 SOME RESE>* 9TO ! COMPOSITION ( ! ,FIR/ & ! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL W\LD BE 9T]E/+ 7>TISANAL WORK]S' CLUBS VS4 LEAD]%IP ( 5G9E]S & LAWY]S1 :O DECL>$ BETT] /ATE PLANN+ TO BE !IR MA9 AIM74 

,! ASSUMPTION ?AT BY WORK+ )9 ! 9/ITUTIONS Y\ C\LD SIPHON (F RES\RCES OR MONEY :ILE HAV+ TO GIVE LITTLE BACK 9 RETURN IS AS FALSE AS ,AUFHEB5'S OP9ION1 ?AT WORK+ )9 ! 7ACADEMIC7 9/ITUTIONS IS NECESS>Y = REVOLUTION>Y !ORY PRODUCTION4 0,H[EV]1 IT IS A MATT] ( FACT ?AT A L>GE P>T ( !ORETICAL ,M>XI/ PRODUCTION HAS 9 REC5T TIMES COME \T FROM UND] ! G5]\S W+S ( ACADEMIA4 ,AFT] ALL1 = A Y\NG RADICAL /UD5T :O HAS BE5 9VOLV$ 9 /RUGGLES & G5U9ELY BELIEVES 9 COMMUNISM1 A UNIV]SITY C>E] IS IDEAL - IT W\LD PROVIDE ! POSSIBILITY ( ATTACK+ ! SY/EM & BE PAID BY ! SY/EM ITSELF TO DO SO40 ,AUFHEB5 IS WELL AW>E ( ! PROBLEMATIC RELATION BETWE5 'REVOLUTION>Y !ORY' & ! ACADEMIC APP>ATUS3 0,BUT ?IS SEP>ATION ( HUMAN ACTIVITY1 :I* IS A REAL SEP>ATION1 CANNOT COME )\T CONCRETE CONSEQU5CES4 ,BY SUBMITT+ ITSELF )9 ! SCOPE ( UNIV]SITY RESE>*1 ! ACTIVITY ( ?9K+ WAS NECESS>ILY R$EF9$ AS A SPECIALI/ ACTIVITY1 DONE )9 ! REQUIREM5TS & P>AMET]S ( ! ACADEMIC WORLD4 ,H[EV] G5U9E ! AU?ORS' 9N] FEEL+S >E1 ?IS CONCRETE AIM WILL 9EVITABLY AFFECT BO? ! =M & ! CONT5T ( !IR WORK40 .<#h.> 

,BUT !Y POSE ! PROBLEM 9 A WAY 70,! V]Y FACT ( BELONG+ TO ! EXPLOIT$ CLASS GIVES US LESS TIME TO MAKE !ORY ?AN ! TIME GIV5 TO ?OSE BELONG+ TO ! B\RGEOISIE407 :I* AFFIRMS ! 7AT ?AT PO9T NOT YET PUBLICLY KN[N7 DECISION ( ,J,D4 ,!IR P]SPECTIVE BE=E & AFT] ! 'SC&AL' IS COH]5T - ,?IS IS ! REALLY DI/URB+ FACT & =CES US TO RECONSID] LEFT-COMMUNI/ !ORY PRODUCTION ( REC5T YE>S4 ,CYNICAL COMM5T+ ON LEFT ',REALPOLITIK' & !IR PR(ESSIONALIZ$ CAMPAIGNS HAS BECOME ! RAISON-D'ETRE ( GR\PS LIKE ,AUFHEB54 ,AUFHEB5 MA/]S SKILLFULLY ! %>P CRITIQUE ( COLLECTIVE EF=TS \T ( ! (F )\T EV] HAV+ TO PUT !MSELVES 9TO ! SPOTLI<T ( CONSID]ATION4 ,!IR CRITICISM ISOLATES & DIVIDES - SIMIL> TO :AT A SUCCESSFUL POLICE /RATEGY HAS TO LOOK LIKE ACCORD+ TO ,E,S,I,M4 7,9 H9DSI<T !IR CRITICISM ( ! CALL C5T] 9QUIRY ( ,KOL9KO - CLAIM+ ?AT 9QUIRY IS A 0FUNCTIONALI/IC RELATION BETWE5 MILITANTS & WORK]S0- 9 :I* !Y PORTRAY !MSELVES AS CRITICAL ,BOHEME-?9K]S1 :O >E NEI!R MILITANT 7WANT TO '9T]V5E'7 NOR SEE 'BE+ WORK]' AS A POT5TIAL />T+-PO9T ( POLITICAL ACTIVITY1 SEEMS ALMO/ ALLEGORICAL4 

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,S]GIO ,BOLOGNA ONCE SAID ?AT IF Y\ HAD TO SUMM>IZE ! REVOLUTION>Y CONT5T ( ! MOVEM5TS ( #aifh & AFT] 9 ONE S5T5CE1 IT W\LD BE ! CRITIQUE ( ! PR(ESSION1 ! CRITIQUE ( ! CAPITALI/ DIVISION ( LABOR4 ,PEOPLE :O TOOK P>T 9 ! MOVEM5TS DUR+ ! 5D ( ! #a#i#fS1 E>LY #a#i#gS KNEW ?AT !Y W\LD HAVE TO *ANGE !MSELVES )9 ! REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS & CRITICIZE !IR POSITION 9 SOCIETY4 ,!Y W]E NOT ABLE TO JU/ />T FROM !IR '9T]E/S'4 ,9/EAD !Y RADICALLY CRITICIZ$ ! TOTALITY ( ! CAPITALI/ DIVISION ( LABOR 7SCI5CE1 S*OOL1 FACTORY1 FAMILY1 PRISON44474 ,?IS REVOLUTION>Y IMPETUS HAS GOTT5 LO/ TODAY - BUT IT'S C]TA9 ?AT IT WILL REEM]GE & GR[ )9 FUTURE REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS4 

,N[ADAYS IT IS FA%IONABLE TO SNIGG] AB\T PEOPLE :O DECID$ 'TO GO 9TO ! FACTORIES' BACK !N444 - ! WIDELY MA9TA9$ LIE ?AT ALL REVOLUTION>Y /UD5TS HAD LEFT ! FACTORY AGA9 AFT] A FEW WEEKS & MADE A C>E] DEMON/RATES ?AT ?IS PA/ /ILL RAISES QUE/IONS & ASPIRATIONS :I* HAVE TO BE F\<T AGA9/ IF ONE WANTS TO MAKE PEACE ) ! EXI/+ SOCIAL RELATIONS4 7,FROM TODAY'S P]SPECTIVE ! IDEA TO WORK 9 A BIGG] WORKPLACE HAS A TOTALLY DIFF]5T ATTRACTION1 GIV5 ?AT JOBS T5D TO BECOME MORE ISOLAT$4 ,AT UNIV]SITY1 9 ! WEB-DESIGN COMPANIES & SIMIL> JOBS Y\ (T5 HAVE ONLY FEW WORK-MATES2 OR Y\ WORK COMPLETELY ON Y\R [N AS A FREELANC] OR O!R =MS ( 7FALSE7 SELF-EMPLOYM5T1 OR DUR+ WRIT+ Y\R ,PH,D4 ,9 SU* JOBS IT IS PRETTY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO GET SOME?+ GO+ COLLECTIVELY47 

,! REV]5CE = EXP]TS )9 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 7!ORY EXP]TS1 ORGANIZ]S1 LAWY]S7 IS ALSO RELAT$ TO 'TE*NICAL' *ANGES4 ,) AN 9CREASE 9 ! POL>IZATION ( ! SOCIAL DIVISION ( LABOR & 9T5SIFI$ CONTROL ( LABOR ! GAP BETWE5 ! 9TELLIG5CE ( ! COLLECTIVE WORK] 7AS AN ANTAGONI/IC SUBJECT7 & ! SPECIAL KN[L$GE 7AS SCI5TI/S OR 'HI<-SKILL$' PR(ESSIONS7 WID5S4 ,A COLLECTIVE ( ME*ANICS WAS ABLE TO UND]/& & ANTICIPATE ! WORK ( 5G9E]S 7(T5 5G9E]S M]ELY APPROPRIAT$ !IR '9V5TIONS'74 ,TODAY WE >E (T5 CONFRONT$ ) /RIKES ( 7MIGRANT7 WORK]S :O ON !IR [N >E NOT ABLE TO MAKE USE ( !IR PRODUCTIVE P[]1 GIV5 ?AT MA*9E OP]ATORS & TE*NICIANS >E ABLE TO RUN PRODUCTION )\T !M 7BECAUSE ! TRA9+ P]IOD ( NEWLY HIR$ WORK]S W\LD BE SUFFICI5TLY %ORT74 

,TRADE UNION ORGANIZ+ ADDRESSES !SE V]Y 'LEAD]S'1 E4G4 BRAN* SUP]VISORS 9 RETAIL ETC44 0,ORGANIZ]S FOCUS ON ! 'ALPHA-7FE7MALES' )9 A CIRCLE ( WORK]S1 9DEP5D5TLY FROM !IR POLITICAL POSITIONS1 & !REBY FO/] ! 9T]NAL HI]>*IES & T5D5CIES ( EXCLUSION )9 WORK-PLACES0 7,B]G]_/,MEY]1 P4#b#f#h74 ,EMANCIPATORY MOVEM5TS HAVE TO ATTACK SU* HI]>*IES & TRY TO 9V]T !M4 

,CRITIQUE ( ! CAPITALI/ DIVISION ( LABOR ALSO HAS TO BE A CRITIQUE ( ! CONT5T ( CAPITALI/ SCI5CE2 NOT ONLY ( ! SOCIAL SCI5CE1 BUT ALSO NATURAL & 5G9E]+ SCI5CE4 ,! CRITIQUE W\LD HAVE TO UNVEIL H[ ! 'GODS ) OR )\T TIES' CANNOT DEVELOP !IR KN[L$GE SEP>ATE FROM ! SOCIAL COOP]ATION ( LABOR - ONCE IT CONC]NS IDEOLOGY 7! B5EFITS ( G5E-TE*NOLOGY7 OR IS ( SIGNIFICANT DANG] 7NUCLE> TE*NOLOGY7 OR IS SIMPLY AIM$ AGA9/ US 7MILIT>Y1 COPS1 9TELLIG5CE S]VICES74 ,IT WAS CORRECT ?AT ,T,P,T,G 9 !IR OP5 LETT] DID NOT CRITICIZE ! DISCIPL9E 'CR[D CONTROL' AS ACADEMICS ) A C\NT]-EXP]TIZE1 BUT ?AT !Y CRITICIZ$ ! CONT5T ( IT AS A POLITICAL GR\P4 

,F9ALLY B9 ! 'PREC>ITY-IDEOLOGIES'6 ,NO ONE HAS EV] PROMIS$ ?AT 9 CAPITALISM EV]YONE WILL GET A POSITION & 9COME ACCORD+ TO !IR QUALIFICATIONS6 ,FULFILLM5T 9 Y\R WORK & PR(ESSION HAS ALWAYS BE5 A PRIVILEGE ( ! MIDDLE-CLASSES4 ,:OEV] SEES A GU>ANTE$_/P]MAN5T JOB ACCORD+ TO ONE'S UNIV]SITY GRADUATION AS !IR SPECIAL & 9DIVIDUAL RI<T1 RA!R ?AN CRITICIZES ! CAPITALI/ RAT-RACE BEH9D SU* PROMISES & DIVISIVE /RUCTURES1 AFFIRMS CAPITALI/ COMPETITION4 ,9/EAD ( COMPLA9+ AB\T A LACK ( PR(ESSIONAL PROSPECTS1 ! 'OV]QUALIFI$ PREC>I\S' %\LD RA!R CRITICIZE ! CAPITALI/ SOCIAL RELATIONS >\ND !M6 

,Y\ CANNOT SIMPLY PROCE$ 9 A PR(ESSIONAL C>E] & BE 'REVOLUTION>Y' 9 Y\R FREE-TIME4 ,WE NE$ \R [N /RUCTURES AS A MAT]IAL ALT]NATIVE TO ! 'PR(ESSION'2 WE NE$ COMMONLY ORGANIZ$ LIV+ >RANGEM5TS1 COLLECTIVES & 7SOCIAL7 C5T]S :I* W\LD ALL[ AS A DIFF]5T WAY TO APPROA* 'WORK'3 TO KICK A %IT-JOB IF NECESS>Y2 TO WORK = A L[-WAGE1 BECAUSE ! JOB IS POLITICALLY 9T]E/+2 TO /IR UP A WORK-PLACE COLLECTIVELY4 ,9/EAD ( 'PR(ESSIONALIZATION' & ,REALPOLITIK WE HAVE TO ADVANCE ! MOVEM5T ?R\< A CONT9U\S 9T]NATIONAL EX*ANGE4 

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.<#b.> ,N,S,U3 ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,UND]GR\ND2 ,AFT] SEV]AL MURD]S ( ,TURKI% MIGRANTS BY A FASCI/ T]ROR-CELL ,N,S,U BETWE5 #b & #bf IT BECAME KN[N ?AT MO/ MEMB]S ( ! ,N,S,U W]E PAID = BY ! 9TELLIG5CE S]VICE2 ! HOME M9I/RY KNEW AB\T ! CLOSE 9T]TW9EM5T BETWE5 FASCI/ >M$ GR\PS & 9TELLIG5CE & TRI$ TO HU% ?+S UP BY ALL MEANS NECESS>Y4 ,?IS DID NOT PREV5T =M]LY RADICAL LEFT ACTIVI/S TO 'WORK TOGE!R' ) REPRES5TATIVES ( ! /ATE 9TELLIG5CE 'AGA9/ ! RI<T-W+ ?REAT'2 

.<#c.> ,! ,H>TZ-RE=M SLA%$ ! DOLE1 :I* WAS CONNECT$ TO ! LAS/ SAL>Y TO A M9IMAL WAGE & =C$ A LOT ( WORK]S 9 L[-PAID JOBS4 

.<#d.> ,JOHN ,DRURY3 ,:AT CRITICAL PSY*OLOGY CAN7'T7 DO = ! 'ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOVEM5T' 9 ,ANNUAL ,REVIEW ( ,CRITICAL ,PSY*OLOGY #c3 ,ANTI-,CAPITALISM 

.<#e.> ,9 ,G]MAN ON QUE/ION 'PROLET>IAN PUBLIC SPH]E' VS4 'PR(ESSIONAL M$IA WORK'3 ,WIE MA*5 WIR'S (F5TLI*81 ,WILDCAT ,NR4 #ha 

.<#f.> ,9 #ba DUR+ ! PROTE/S AGA9/ NUCLE>-WA/E RAIL TRANSPORT NE> ,GORLEB5 ! POLITICAL DISA/] ( PROTE/ MANAGEM5T BY 'PR(ESSIONAL LEFT CAMPAIGN]S' BECAME APP>5T4 ,:ILE 'RADICAL LEFT SPOKESP]SONS' ON ON SIDE MOBILIZ$ PROTE/]S 9TO 'SYMBOLIC MILITANCY' >\ND ! RAILTRACKS1 !Y AT ! SAME TIME HAD COME TO AGREEM5TS ) ! POLICE4 ,= !IR M$IA CAMPAIGNS !Y NE$$ SOME SORT ( 'MOVEM5T EV5T' 7CR[D7 & 9 ORD] TO BE ACCEPT$ AS 'POLITICAL PLAY]S' !Y HAD TO CONTA9 IT AT ! SAME TIME1 E4G4 ?R\< DIPLOMACY ) ! COPS 7CONTROL74 ,V>I\S GR\PS CRITICIZ$ 9 H9DSI<T ?AT ?IS 'D\BLE-PLAY' LEAD TO UNNECESS>Y >RE/S & VICTIMIZATION4 

.<#g.> ,GEGN]BE/IMMUNG "7 0,5EMY ,ID5TIFIKATION03 ,A =M] LEFT-W+] ,ROL& ,RO? PUBLI%$ ! BOOK 0,DIE SOZIAL5 ,BEWEGUNG5 9 ,DEUTS*L& SEIT #a#i#d#e0 .<,! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9 ,G]MANY S9CE #a#i#d#e.>1 ASK+ NOT ONLY HIS EX-COMRADES FROM ! RADICAL LEFT TO P>TICIPATE1 BUT )\T !IR KN[L$GE ALSO COLLABORAT$ ) MEMB]S ( ! 9TELLIG5CE S]VICE.<,V]FASSUNGSS*UTZ.>1 :O CONTRIBUT$ >TICLES AB\T ! 'RADICAL RI<T-W+ MOVEM5T'2 ?IS IS ONE ( SEV]AL REC5T EXAMPLES :]E 'LEFT-W+ ANTIFASCI/S' WORK TOGE!R ON 'DEMOCRATIC PLAT=MS' ) REPRES5TATIVES ( 'DEEP' /ATE 9/ITUTIONS 

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