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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,IT IS ,DECEMB] #a#g1 #b#a#a4 ,ONE YE> AGO TODAY1 ,MOHAM$ ,B\AZIZI SET HIMSELF ON FIRE 9 RESPONSE TO HIS MI/REATM5T BY ! ,TUNISIAN POLICE1 SETT+ (F A *A9 REACTION WORLDWIDE4 ,LET NO ONE =GET ?AT ! WAVE ( UPRIS+S /ILL SWEEP+ ! GLOBE DID NOT SIMPLY SPR+ FROM ! H>D WORK ( ACTIVI/S1 H[EV] LONG SOME LABOR$ TO PAVE ! WAY4 ,IT DID NOT BEG9 ) PEOPLE SETT+ \T TO BETT] !MSELVES OR ! WORLD4 ,IT BEGAN ) ! ULTIMATE GE/URE ( DESPAIR & SELF-DE/RUCTION4 

,B\AZIZI WAS NOT 5ACT+ A /RATEGY4 ,HE WAS ALONE1 AS ALONE AS A P]SON CAN BE4 ,BY DRAW+ BACK ! CURTA9 FROM 9JU/ICE SO WE C\LD COME TOGE!R TO FI<T IT1 HE GAVE US A PRECI\S GIFT1 BUT A CO/LI] GIFT ?AN WE HAVE ANY RI<T TO RECEIVE4 ,! ,EUROPEAN ,P>LIAM5T AW>D$ HIM ! ,SAKH>OV ,PRIZE PO/HUM\SLY1 BUT HE DI$ KN[+ ONLY ?AT HE HAD ACT$ ON HIS HUMILIATION & RAGE1 TO NO 5D O!R ?AN TO EXPRESS !M4 ,HIS DEA? HANGS 9 ET]NITY AS AN IRREP>ABLE TRAG$Y4 ,WE MI<T SAY ! SAME ( SO MANY O!RS :O HAVE ?R[N AWAY !IR LIVES 9 ! HI/ORY ( REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE4 

,:AT CAN WE LE>N1 !N1 FROM ?IS MAN :O GAVE FREE VEGETABLES TO POOR FAMILIES1 :O HAD TO BUY HIS W>ES ON CR$IT ! WAY MANY ( US MU/1 :O REACT$ AGA9/ ! SAME POLIC+ ?AT IMPOSES 9EQUALITIES 9 ! ,U,S8 ,FIR/1 ?AT MIS]Y IS ! SAME ! WORLD OV] TODAY1 EV5 IF IT ASSUMES DIFF]5T =MS4 ,BUT WE CAN GO FUR!R3 9 ,B\AZIZI'S EXAMPLE1 WE SEE :AT IT TAKES TO GET \T ( H]E1 EV5 IF WE DO NOT WI% TO IGNITE A WORLDWIDE CONFLAGRATION BUT SIMPLY TO *ANGE \R [N LIVES4 

,:AT W\LD LIFE BE LIKE AFT] A REVOLUTION8 ,! DI%WA%] PICTURES A DI%ROOM )\T A BOSS4 ,! R5T] IMAG9ES H]SELF 9 ! SAME LITTLE HOVEL1 R5T-FREE4 ,! %OPP] LOOKS =W>D TO /ORES )\T *ECK\T C\NT]S4 ,WE CAN H>DLY IMAG9E BEYOND ?IS HORIZON--YET SURELY IT W\LD BE EASI] TO *ANGE EV]Y?+ 5TIRELY ?AN TO BUILD A V]SION ( ?IS WORLD 9 :I* ! SAME 9/ITUTIONS & HABITS MAGICALLY CEASE TO BE OPPRESSIVE4 ,:5 :AT WE >E IS 9TR9SICALLY DET]M9$ BY CAPITALISM1 IT'S NOT 5\< TO TRY TO BETT] \RSELVES2 WE HAVE TO CEASE TO BE \RSELVES4 

,9 ! ]A ( PREC>ITY1 ?IS IS CLE>] ?AN EV]4 ,GLOBALIZATION HAS SWEPT ! 5TIRE POPULATION ( ! PLANET 9TO ONE LABOR POOL ?AT COMPETES = ! SAME JOBS2 ME*ANIZATION IS REPLAC+ ?OSE JOBS1 R5D]+ US MORE & MORE DISPOSABLE4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 ?OSE :O SET \T M]ELY TO DEF5D !IR POSITIONS 9 ! ECONOMY >E DOOM$4 ,LOOK AT ! /UD5T MOVEM5T ( #b#i-#b#a1 OR ! PROTE/S 9 ,WISCONS9 LA/ SPR+3 !SE RE>GU>D /RUGGLES TO PRES]VE ! PRIVILEGES ( A P>TICUL> DEMOGRAPHIC C\LD ONLY FAIL4 ,TODAY WE CAN NEI!R F\ND \R /RATEGY ON 9CREM5TAL VICTORIES--WE >E 9 NO MORE ( A POSITION TO W9 !M ?AN \R RUL]S >E TO GRANT !M--NOR ON ! FIX$ ROLES ?AT ONCE GAVE ! G5]AL /RIKE ITS =CE4 ,WE HAVE TO FI<T FROM \R %>$ VULN]ABILITY3 NOT ON ! BASIS ( :AT WE >E1 BUT ( :AT WE WILL NOT BE4 

,! ONLY ?+ ?AT CAN B9D US 9 ?IS IS \R WILL+NESS TO R5\NCE1 TO DEFECT1 TO FI<T--TO ABOLI% ! SY/EM ?AT CREAT$ US4 ,?IS MEANS ALT]+ \R LIVES BEYOND RECOGNITION4 ,!RE >E NO GU>ANTEES 9 ?IS UND]TAK+2 IT TAKES SELF-DE/RUCTIVE AB&ON4 ,WE MU/ NOT CELEBRATE ?IS1 BUT !RE IS NO GETT+ >\ND IT4 

,NO?+ IS MORE T]RIFY+ ?AN DEP>T+ FROM :AT WE KN[4 ,IT MAY TAKE MORE C\RAGE TO DO ?IS )\T KILL+ ONESELF ?AN IT DOES TO LI<T ONESELF ON FIRE4 ,SU* C\RAGE IS EASI] TO F9D 9 COMPANY2 !RE IS SO MU* WE CAN DO TOGE!R ?AT WE CANNOT DO AS 9DIVIDUALS4 ,IF HE HAD BE5 ABLE TO P>TICIPATE 9 A P[]FUL SOCIAL MOVEM5T1 P]HAPS ,B\AZIZI W\LD NEV] HAVE COMMITT$ SUICIDE2 BUT P>ADOXICALLY1 = SU* A ?+ TO BE POSSIBLE1 EA* ( US HAS TO TAKE A /EP ANALOG\S TO ! ONE HE TOOK 9TO ! VOID4 

,WE CANNOT IMAG9E :AT ,B\AZIZI W5T ?R\<1 NOR ! HUNDR$S UPON HUNDR$S ( O!RS :O HAVE LO/ !IR LIVES 9 ! /RUGGLES ?R\<\T ,NOR? ,AFRICA S9CE--ONLY A M9UTE FRACTION ( ! CASUALTIES ( CAPITALISM ?IS PA/ YE>4 ,YET 9 EMBRAC+ DE/RUCTION ON HIS [N T]MS1 HE AT LEA/ OP5$ A PA? TO SOME?+ ELSE4 ,:5 A Y\NG/] HOODS UP = A BLACK BLOC OR A MIDDLE-AG$ SECRET>Y MOVES 9TO AN 5CAMPM5T1 DEP>T+ FROM ALL !Y KN[1 ALL !Y HAVE BE51 !Y CAN HOPE TO DO ! SAME4 

,LET'S MAKE \R DESPAIR 9TO A TRANS=MATIVE =CE4 ,P]HAPS WE CAN GIVE A POSITIVE MEAN+ TO ! SAY+ ?AT IS SO *ILL+ 9 REF]5CE TO ! GIFT ,MOHAM$ ,B\AZIZI GAVE US3 Y\ HAVE TO BE READY TO DIE TO BE READY TO LIVE4  
  

0,! TRANS=M$ SPEAKS ONLY TO REL9QUI%]S4 ,ALL HOLD]S-ON >E /RANGL]S40 -,RA9] ,M>IA ,RILKE  
  

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