,*APT] #i ,KILL ! ,K+6 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,C>NE ,ROSS ,TEXT 3 #i4 ,KILL ! ,K+6 ,*ESS MAY BE USELESS AS A METAPHOR = 9T]NATIONAL RELATIONS BUT IT C>RIES ONE V]Y IMPORTANT LESSON4 ,! ONLY PO9T ( ! GAME IS TO TAKE ! OPPON5T'S K+4 ,ALL O!R MOVES1 & ELEGANT PLAYS ) BI%OP OR PAWNS1 >E BUT PRELIM9>Y TO ?IS OBJECT4 ,DO NOT BE SATISFI$ ) PROCESS1 BUT ONLY ) RESULTS4 ,A CAMPAIGN TO 5D G5OCIDE1 RI*LY ADORN$ ) EXP5SIVE VIDEO & GLAM\R\S CELEBRITIES1 IS WOR? NO?+ IF IT DOESN'T SAVE A S+LE LIFE4 ,DON'T CAMPAIGN = O!RS TO P]=M ! ACTION REQUIR$ TO A*IEVE *ANGE3 ,DO IT Y\RSELF4 ,S5D+ A TEXT MESSAGE OR SIGN+ AN ,9T]NET PETITION IS LIKELY TO A*IEVE NO?+1 GIV5 ?AT SO LITTLE W5T 9TO IT4 ,! MEASURE ( ANY POLITICAL ACTION IS NOT H[ MANY HITS Y\ GET ON ! CAMPAIGN WEBSITE1 H[ MANY FOLL[]S Y\ MAY HAVE ON ,TWITT]1 OR SUPPORT]S ON Y\R ,FACEBOOK PAGE4 ,! MEASURE IS EFFECTS 9 ! REAL WORLD ON ! ?+ Y\ >E TRY+ TO *ANGE3 ,>E !RE FEW] NUCLE> WEAPONS1 HAS ! DICTATOR BE5 OV]?R[N1 IS ONE *ILD SAV$ FROM />VATION8 ,ALEX&] ! ,GREAT ALWAYS AIM$ HIS =CES AT HIS 5EMY'S /RONGE/ PO9T4 ,:5 ?AT FELL1 ! 5EMY COLLAPS$4 ,KILL ! ,K+6 ,9DIVIDUALLY1 !SE PR9CIPLES >E UNEXCEPTIONABLE4 ,:O CAN OBJECT TO NONVIOL5T1 /EP-BY-/EP ACTION1 NEGOTIAT$ ) ?OSE AFFECT$1 & DESIGN$ TO ADDRESS ?OSE MO/ SUFF]+8 ,BUT TAK5 TOGE!R1 !SE PR9CIPLES 9 FACT AM\NT TO A RADICALLY DIFF]5T =M ( POLITICAL ACTION FROM ! CONTEMPOR>Y CULTURAL MODEL1 :I* SEEMS BY CONTRA/ TO AM\NT TO V]Y LITTLE3 ,VOTE = ! GOV]NM5T1 MAYBE CAMPAIGN A LITTLE TO ASK O!RS TO DO ?+S Y\ WANT1 &1 IF Y\'RE DIRECTLY CONC]N$1 P]HAPS LOBBY GOV]NM5T4 ,! PR9CIPLES SUGGE/$ ABOVE (F] A RA!R MORE VIGOR\S1 DIRECT$ BUT ABOVE ALL EFFECTIVE1 EV5 TRANS=MATIVE1 C\RSE ( ACTION4 ,?IS IS P]HAPS :Y !RE IS SU* E/ABLI%M5T HO/ILITY TO !SE ME?ODS1 & 9DE$ TO ! WORD 0AN>*ISM10 9CLUD+ ! V]Y PEACEFUL & COLLABORATIVE =M PROPOS$ H]E3 ,! EMPLOYM5T ( !SE ME?ODS WILL ACTUALLY *ANGE ?+S1 9CLUD+ BY *ANG+ ! WAY ?AT ?+S *ANGE4 ,?OSE :O B5EFIT FROM ! CURR5T /ATUS QUO DON'T WANT Y\ TO KN[ ?AT4 ,ONE P]SON FOLL[+ !SE PR9CIPLES WILL NOT CAUSE A GLOBAL REVOLUTION1 ?\< IT MAY REVOLUTIONIZE !IR [N LIVES4 ,BUT ! ACTION ( ONE MAY /IMULATE O!RS4 ,& IF MANY ADOPT !SE PR9CIPLES1 A REVOLUTION1 A LEAD]LESS REVOLUTION1 WILL EV5TUALLY BECOME MANIFE/4 #i4 ,CONCLUSION3 ,A ,VISION ( ! ,HUMAN ,9 ,TOL/OY'S ,W> & ,PEACE1 SOME ( ! GREATE/ SC5ES >E ?OSE DEPICT+ ! BATTLES ( ! ,FRANCO-,RUSSIAN W>S4 ,CANNONBALLS FROM ,NAPOLEON'S >TILL]Y :IZ OV]HEAD1 CAVALRY HORSES RE> & FL>E AT FUSILLADES ( MUSKET FIRE1 M5 QUIV] ) FE> & R$ FL[S !IR BLOOD4 ,9 ONE SC5E DUR+ ! ,BATTLE ( ,AU/]LITZ1 ! ,RUSSIAN TROOPS >E TAK5 BY SURPRISE BY ADVANC+ ,FR5* COLUMNS ?AT SUDD5LY EM]GE FROM ! 5GULF+ FOG4 ,AS ! ,FR5* FIRE SCATT]S !M1 ! ,RUSSIAN FRONT COLLAPSES & M5 FLEE 9 DIS>RAY4 ,WEEP+ ) ANG] & %AME AS HE CONTEMPLATES IMM95T DEFEAT1 ,PR9CE ,&REW PICKS UP A /&>D ?AT A RETREAT+ (FIC] HAS LET FALL4 ,HE$LESS ( ! DANG] & ! BULLETS CRACK+ ALL >\ND HIM1 HE GIVES A CRY 0PI]C+ AS A *ILD'S0 & RUNS =W>D4.<#a#e#e.> ,HIS S+UL> ACTION IS 5\< TO RALLY ! DISORD]$ 9FANTRYM5 >\ND HIM4 ,SUDD5LY1 ONE SOLDI] MOVES1 & !N ANO!R1 & SOON ! :OLE BATTALION RUNS =W>D %\T+ 0,HURRAH60 & OV]TAKES HIM4 ,SURR\ND$ BY *>G+ TROOPS1 ,PR9CE ,&REW RUNS =W>D1 N[ JU/ TW5TY PACES FROM ! ,FR5* GUNS1 SO CLOSE ?AT HE SEES ! FE> & ANG] ON ! GUNN]S' FACES4 ,PR9CE ,&REW IS /RUCK D[N2 O!RS SEIZE ! FLAG TO MA9TA9 ! ADVANCE4 ,! BATTLE IS1 H[EV]1 LO/4 ,LAT]1 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 N[ CAPTUR$1 LIES GRAVELY W\ND$ 9 A ,FR5* DRESS+ /ATION4 ,NAPOLEON VISITS ! 9JUR$ ,RUSSIANS4 ,CLOSE TO DEA?1 ,PR9CE ,&REW IS UNMOV$ BY ! SIE ( ! MICROCOSMIC ACTIONS UPON :I* PIVOTS VICTORY OR DEFEAT4 ,!SE ACTIONS >E NOT ! FUNCTION ( ! DECISIONS ( G5]ALS OR EMP]ORS2 !Y >E ! CONT+5T DECISIONS ( 9DIVIDUAL (FIC]S & SOLDI]S1 LIKE ! C\RAGE\S IF ULTIMATELY FUTILE *>GE ( ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,9 AN E>LI] *APT]1 ! ,BATTLE ( ,S*ONGRAB]N IS TURN$ BY ! DECISION ( ONE MAN1 ,TIMOKH91 TO *>GE ! ,FR5* L9ES1 >M$ ONLY ) A SWORD4 ,SU* ACTIONS1 ALMO/ R&OM 9 APPE>ANCE1 >E = ,TOL/OY :AT MATT]S1 NOT GR& /RATEGY OR GREAT M54 ,9 HIS SEM9AL ESSAY 0,! ,H$GEHOG & ! ,FOX10 ,ISAIAH ,B]L9 ANALYZ$ ,TOL/OY'S VIEW ( HI/ORY4 ,W> & ,PEACE1 ACCORD+ TO ,B]L91 ILLU/RATES ,TOL/OY'S SKEPTICISM ( AN ACC\NT ?AT SUGGE/$ ?AT EV5TS W]E UND] ! CONTROL ( LEAD]S1 /ATES OR GOV]NM5TS4 ,SU* HI/ORY1 ,TOL/OY BELIEV$1 ACC\NT$ = NOT MORE ?AN 4#a P]C5T ( HUMAN AFFAIRS2 IT WAS1 MOREOV]1 BASICALLY FALSE4 ,AT ,AU/]LITZ1 ! ,RUSSIAN CZ> & HIS G5]ALS >E DESCRIB$ /&+ ON A HILLTOP OBS]V+ !IR TROOPS DESC5D 9TO ! ?ICK FOG 5VELOP+ ! VALLEY B5EA? !M4 ,IT IS A FIGURATIVE ILLU/RATION ( !IR TRUE KN[L$GE1 ,TOL/OY SUGGE/S4 ,! *IEF ,RUSSIAN G5]AL1 ,KUTUZOV1 5JOYS H]OIC /ATURE 9 ,RUSSIAN HI/ORY1 BUT ,TOL/OY PORTRAYS HIM GROAN+ HELPLESSLY AS HIS TROOPS >E ATTACK$ BY SURPRISE4 ,ONLY ,PR9CE ,&REW IS DECISIVE 9 RESPONSE TO ! EM]G+ CATA/ROPHE1 & HIS RESPONSE IS NOT TO ISSUE ORD]S BUT TO SEIZE ! FALL5 FLAG & ADVANCE4 ,9 ,TOL/OY'S DESCRIPTIONS1 REAL LIFE WAS F> TOO COMPLEX & CONT+5T TO BE CONTROLL$ BY ?OSE AT ! SUMMIT ( ! PYRAMID4 ,9 FACT1 !Y C\LD NOT BE EXPECT$ TO UND]/& IT AT ALL1 BECAUSE !Y W]E NOT P>T ( IT OR CLOSE 5\< TO WITNESS IT4 ,?OSE :O CLAIM$ SU* UND]/&+ W]E EI!R NAIVE OR W]E CLAIM+ KN[L$GE = SOME O!R PURPOSE--TO WIELD P[]1 = 9/ANCE4 ,9 FACT1 AS ,W> & ,PEACE %[S1 IT IS ?OSE AT ! BASE ( ! PYRAMID :O MAKE HI/ORY1 EV5 IF !Y DO NOT KN[ IT4 ,?IS *IMES ) \R [N 9TUITION4 ,BATTLES >E AS LIFE3 ! /RANGE & 9CON/ANT MIX ( CIRCUM/ANCE1 R&OM EV5TS & \R [N VOLITION4 ,EA* IS CRUCIAL2 NONE IS SEP>ABLE4 ,! AB/RACTION FROM ?IS MIX 9TO A L9E>1 POLI%$ N>RATIVE IS 9H]5TLY FALSE4 ,EQUALLY FALSE IS ANY CLAIM ?AT HUMAN ACTION IS DRIV5 BY A S+UL> MOTIVE1 SU* AS ! REQUIREM5T TO 0MAXIMIZE UTILITY10 AS SOME ECONOMI/S W\LD CLAIM4 ,UND] SCRUT9Y1 ANY EV5T1 H[EV] GREAT OR SMALL1 IS REVEAL$ AS A FANTA/IC & HUGELY COMPLEX MIX ( 9FLU5CE & CAUSATION1 SOME 9CONSEQU5TIAL1 SOME CRUCIAL4 ,!RE IS NO BASE1 NO BOTTOM TO !SE CAUSES & EFFECTS1 ALL >E CONT+5T UPON O!RS4 ,TOL/OY'S HO/ILITY WAS DIRECT$ AGA9/ ?OSE :O PRET5D$ ?AT HI/ORY WAS ( GREAT M5 & !IR DECISIONS1 A DEPICTION HE BELIEV$ FUNDAM5TALLY 9ACCURATE & DI%ONE/4 ,BUT IT IS NOT ONLY HI/ORIANS :O MU/ R$UCE4 ,GOV]NM5TS TOO >E REQUIR$ TO AGGREGATE ! WORLD'S 9CR$IBLE COMPLEXITY 9TO SIMPLE TRU?S1 TO TAKE ! BILLIONS ( ACTIONS & WI%ES ( !IR POPULATIONS & CLAIM ?AT !Y CAN BE AGGREGAT$4 ,?IS ADDUCES NO MALIGN PURPOSE TO GOV]NM5TS2 !Y HAVE NO ALT]NATIVE BUT TO R$UCE 9 ?IS WAY4 ,!Y >E REQUIR$ TO DO SO 9 ORD] TO CLAIM ?AT !Y UND]/&1 9 ORD] ?AT !Y CAN PRODUCE POLICIES & DECISIONS ?AT (F] TO >BITRATE ! COMPLEXITY4 0,! ,H$GEHOG & ! ,FOX0 IS CELEBRAT$ AS A SUP]B ANALYSIS ( ,TOL/OY'S WRIT+ & HI/ORICAL VIEWS4 ,ODDLY1 H[EV]1 ,B]L9 DOES NOT EXPLORE H[ ,TOL/OY'S WRIT+1 & ! VIEW ( HI/ORY 9TR9SIC 9 IT1 9=M$ ! WRIT]'S POLITICS1 9/EAD CONC5TRAT+ ON ! MORE MY/ICAL ASPECTS ( ,TOL/OY'S ?\*I/4 ,TOL/OY BELIEV$ ?AT IT WAS ?OSE AT ! BASE ( ! PYRAMID--! FOOT SOLDI]S ON ! BATTLEFIELDS ( ,BOROD9O OR ,AU/]LITZ--:O 9 FACT MADE HI/ORY4 ,! 0GREAT M50 & G5]ALS :O CLAIM$ TO UND]/& IT HAD NOT A CLUE4 ,= ,TOL/OY1 IT WAS IRONIC ?AT HI/ORIANS LOOK$ TO ! G5]ALS & LEAD]S = ! DECISIONS ?AT DET]M9$ HI/ORY1 RA!R ?AN ! 9FANTRY4 ,MORE IRONIC /ILL WAS ?AT ! 9FANTRYM5 DID SO TOO4 ,! DOM9AT+ ?\Y CLUES TO ! NECESS>Y REM$IES TODAY4 ,COMMUNISM (F]$ A SPURI\S EQUALITY AT ! SACRIFICE ( 9DIVIDUAL LIB]TY4 ,CAPITALISM (F]S LIB]TY AT ! EXP5SE ( SOCIAL JU/ICE1 H>MONY & ?AT ESS5TIAL S5SE ( 9DIVIDUAL OR %>$ MEAN+4 ,BUT BO? LEFT & RIE NOT SEP>AT$ FROM ONE ANO!R1 ?AT COMMUNITY EMBRACES & SUCCORS ALL1 OPPOS+ 9JU/ICE1 9EQUALITY & A M]ELY SELFI% & ULTIMATELY DIVISIVE 9DIVIDUALISM4 ,WE >E ALL BETT] (F TOGE!R4 ,BUT BO? ! ECONOMIC !ORY UND]LY+ CAPITALISM & COMMUNI/ OR?ODOXY (F] A V]Y LIMIT$ & ULTIMATELY NEGATIVE VIEW ( ! HUMAN4 ,9 NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMIC !ORY1 IT IS CLAIM$ )\T EVID5CE ?AT PEOPLE >E BASICALLY SELF-SEEK+1 ?AT !Y WANT ABOVE ALL ! SATISFACTION ( !IR MAT]IAL DESIRES4 ,! ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE ( MANK9D IS ECONOMIC GR[?1 & ?AT IS MAXIMIZ$ ONLY ?R\< RAW1 & LIDS ( ?IS SY/EM >E SPREAD UNEV5LY1 ?AT IS A NECESS>Y PRICE4 ,O!RS ON ! PLANET >E TO BE REG>D$ AS EI!R CU/OM]S1 COMPETITORS OR FACTORS ( PRODUCTION4 ,EFFECTS UPON ! PLANET ITSELF >E M]E 0EXT]NALITIES0 TO ! MODEL1 ) NO RECKON+ ( ! CO/--AT LEA/ = N[4 ,NO:]E 9 ?IS ANALYSIS APPE> FACTORS SU* AS HUMAN COOP]ATION1 LOVE1 TRU/1 COMPASSION OR HATR$1 CURIOSITY OR BEAUTY4 ,NO:]E APPE>S ! CONCEPT ( MEAN+4 ,:AT CANNOT BE MEASUR$ IS IGNOR$4 ,BUT ! TR\BLE IS ?AT ONCE \R BASIC NE$S = %ELT] & FOOD HAVE BE5 MET1 SU* FACTORS MAY BE ! MO/ IMPORTANT ( ALL4 ,9 ,M>XI/ !ORY1 ! PROLET>IAT %\LD EV5TUALLY BE FRE$ ( ALL BURD5S1 9CLUD+ ( GOV]NM5T4 ,BUT 9 PRACTICE1 ALL COMMUNI/ SY/EMS RAPIDLY E/ABLI%$ & MA9TA9$ HUGE BUREAUCRACIES1 ) !IR PRIVILEG$ ELITES1 TO 9/RUCT ! PEOPLE ON !IR BE/ 9T]E/S4 ,NEV] W]E !Y TO BE ASK$ :AT !SE MI*I/S ( ! ,SPANI% REPUBLIC1 OR ! ,BOL%EVIKS ( ! ,KRON/ADT REBELLION 9 #a#i#b#a1 ! ,COMMUNI/S %[$ !IR TRUE COLORS4 ,COMMUNISM C\LD NEV] MEAN FRE$OM FROM AU?ORITY4 ,?AT REVOLUTION W\LD NEV] BE P]MITT$4 ,! PEOPLE W]E NOT TO BE TRU/$4 ,! ME?ODS DISCUSS$ H]E 9/EAD IMPLY A DIFF]5T VIEW ( MANK9D4 ,?AT PEOPLE CAN BE TRU/$ SUCCESSFULLY TO MANAGE !IR [N AFFAIRS1 TO NEGOTIATE ) ONE ANO!R1 TO REGULATE !IR [N SOCIETIES FROM ! BOTTOM UP--BY MORAL RULES1 RA!R ?AN CO]CION & PUNI%M5T4 ,?AT !RE IS MORE AVAILABLE ?AN ! UGL9ESS1 CONFLICT & EMPT9ESS ( CONTEMPOR>Y SOCIETY4 ,CYNICS WILL >GUE ?AT SU* TRU/ IS MISPLAC$1 & ?AT CONFLICT IS 9EVITABLE4 ,BUT ! EVID5CE FROM ! FEW OCCASIONS :5 PEOPLE HAVE BE5 GIV5 TRUE AG5CY OV] !IR AFFAIRS SUGGE/S RA!R ! OPPOSITE3 RESPECT1 CONS5SUS1 OR AT WOR/ AN ACCEPTANCE ( DIFF]5CE4 ,IF ALL AU?ORITY DISAPPE>$ TODAY1 \R CURR5T CONDITION ( MI/RU/ & FE> W\LD GU>ANTEE ! 0W> ( ALL AGA9/ ALL40 ,BUT ! PRACTICES (F]$ H]E W\LD1 ) TIME1 BUILD TRU/ ANEW4 ,IT EV5 MAY BE BUILT 9TO SOME?+ NEV] EXP]I5C$ BE=E1 SOME?+ EXTRAORD9>Y & BEAUTIFUL--A NEW SOCIETY1 GOV]N$ BY ITSELF4 ,! PREP>ATION ( ?IS BOOK HAS CONCLUD$ JU/ AS SOME?+ EXTRAORD9>Y HAS BEGUN4 ,9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 MASS PROTE/S HAVE DRIV5 DICTATORS FROM P[] 9 ,TUNISIA & ,EGYPT4 ,9 ,LIBYA1 AN UPRIS+1 ) \TSIDE MILIT>Y SUPPORT1 HAS DEPOS$ ! REPRESSIVE ,GADHAFI REGIME4 ,& 9 ,AM]ICA & ,EUROPE1 MASS POPUL> PROTE/ HAS BROK5 \T AGA9/ ! 9JU/ICE ( ! CURR5T POLITICAL & ECONOMIC SY/EM4 ,! ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET MOVEM5T MAY CURR5TLY COMPRISE ONLY A FEW ?\S& PEOPLE1 BUT IT SEEMS TO REPRES5T A MU* WID] DISILLUSIONM5T & ANG] ) ! /ATUS QUO4 ,AS ,I WRITE !SE WORDS1 ! PROTE/S HAVE SPREAD ACROSS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,WE/]N ,EUROPE4 ,!RE IS A :IFF ( REVOLUTION 9 ! AIR--& NOT ONLY 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 ,WE HAVE P]HAPS >RIV$ AT ONE ( ?OSE MOM5TS ( HI/ORY :]E FUNDAM5TAL *ANGE BECOMES POSSIBLE1 AS PEOPLE AWAK5 TO ! PR(\ND 9JU/ICES1 BUT ALSO 9CAPABILITY1 ( ! CURR5T DISP5SATION4 ,9 AN E*O ( ,?OMAS ,KUHN'S !ORY ( P>ADIGM %IFTS 9 SCI5TIFIC BELIEF1 ! OLD P>ADIGM ( POLITICS & ECONOMICS IS APPE>+ MORE & MORE 9ADEQUATE4 ,A NEW P>ADIGM CRIES \T TO EM]GE4 ,AS ?IS BOOK HAS >GU$1 PROTE/ ALONE IS UNLIKELY TO BE SUFFICI5T :5 ! POLITICAL SY/EM1 AL?\< O/5SIBLY DEMOCRATIC1 HAS BE5 CO-OPT$ BY ! RI* & ! P[]FUL4 ,IT IS IMPLAUSIBLE TO EXPECT SU* A SY/EM TO DELIV]1 = 9/ANCE1 NECESS>Y BANK+ RE=M1 :5 BANK+ ,C,E,OS 5JOY F> GREAT] ACCESS TO ! POLITICAL SY/EM ?AN ORD9>Y VOT]S4 ,JU/ READ ! NEWSPAP]S4 ,9/EAD1 A NEW SY/EM NE$S TO BE CREAT$4 ,:AT ?AT SY/EM %\LD CONSI/ ( HAS BE5 LAID \T 9 ?IS BOOK4 ,AT ,ZUCCOTTI ,P>K 9 D[NT[N ,MANHATTAN1 :]E ! ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET PROTE/S >E C5T]$1 SOME ( ! ATTRIBUTES ( A NEW SY/EM >E ALREADY EVID5T4 ,9/EAD ( A HI]>*Y1 DECISIONS AMONG ! PROTE/]S >E MADE BY CONS5SUS4 ,EV]YONE :O WANTS TO GETS A *ANCE TO SPEAK4 ,EA* NIE NO LEAD]S1 BUT IT IS ORGANIZ$4 ,&1 AMAZ+LY1 EV]YONE RESPECTS ! COMMON RULES4 ,:5 ONE SPEAKS1 NOBODY 9T]RUPTS4 ,?\< ! POLICE HAVE BANN$ BULLHORNS & MICROPHONES1 ACROSS ! SQU>E O!R PEOPLE E*O ! WORDS ( ! SPEAK] SO ?AT EV]YONE ( ! HUNDR$S PRES5T CAN LI/54 ,P>ADOXICALLY1 ?IS HAS HAD ! EFFECT ( B9D+ ! GR\P MORE CLOSELY TOGE!R4 ,EV5 ! ACT ( ONE P]SON SPEAK+ IS N[1 ?ANKS TO ! 0HUMAN MIKE0 MORE 9VOLV+4 ,A/ONI%+LY1 IT FEELS LIKE AN 9TIMATE CONV]SATION1 BUT AMONG HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE4 ,BUT ! DRAWBACKS ( ?IS =M ( PROTE/ >E ALSO EVID5T4 ,!RE IS NO LI/ ( DEM&S4 ,NO ONE CLAIMS TO SPEAK = ALL ! PROTE/]S1 SO !RE IS NO S+LE COMMON MESSAGE SAVE1 P]HAPS1 0,5\<60 ,?IS HAS CONF\ND$ MANY COMM5TATORS & J\RNALI/S1 ACCU/OM$ P]HAPS TO MORE DIRECT$ & TRADITIONAL =MS ( PROTE/4 ,:AT DO Y\ WANT8 !Y ASK4 ,BUT IF ONE W\LD-BE LEAD] W]E TO /& UP ) A MANIFE/O1 O!RS W\LD SURELY PROTE/ ?AT NO ONE HAS ! RID ONE MAN EXCLAIM1 ) SOME PASSION1 0,I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO SPEAK = ME60 ,A MORE SUCC9CT PLEA = DIRECT 9VOLVEM5T 9 POLITICS & \R FUTURE C\LD H>DLY BE SPOK54 ,BUT = SU* PROTE/S TO AM\NT TO ANY?+1 *ANGE MU/ BE 9SPIR$ ?AT CAN BE TRANSMITT$ ACROSS ! SY/EM1 & NOT CONF9$ TO A FEW ?\S& IDEALI/S ON ! /REETS4 ,IT MU/ BE *ANGE ?AT ANYONE1 ) A WILL1 CAN UND]TAKE4 ,:AT MITN]S7 CAN BE BO? COMPETITIVE BUT ALSO FAIR1 & MORE FULFILL+ = ALL 9VOLV$4 ,!Y CAN H>DWIRE JU/ICE AS P>T ( !IR CON/RUCTION--= 9/ANCE1 BY DECL>+ A COMMITM5T ?AT ! HITN]1 !Y CAN CREATE AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T CULTURE ( ! WORKPLACE1 :]E EV]YONE HAS A VOICE--& A /AKE--9 SUCCESS1 9 CONTRA/ TO ! LAT5T ANTAGONISM BETWE5 HIITY,N,Y,C4ORG1 A WEBSITE ?AT LI/S ! MANY BUS9ESSES ?AT PROMOTE VALUES--SU/A9ABILITY1 ECONOMIC JU/ICE--O!R ?AN M]E PR(IT4 ,ALREADY1 ! SITE COV]S A VA/ RANGE ( GOODS & S]VICES1 FROM FOOD BASICS TO F9ANCIAL S]VICES4 ,IT CAN BE DONE1 BUT IT 9VOLVES A *OICE4 ,O!R *ANGES >E POSSIBLE TOO1 ?\< NONE WILL COME AB\T BY ! NATURAL =CES ( ! M>KET--OR BY GOV]NM5T LEGISLATION4 ,H[ MIDY8 ,9 ,CANADA1 ! ?IRD L>GE/ NATIONAL BANK IS A CR$IT UNION4 ,ILLU/RAT+ ! /RANGLEHOLD ( ! PR(IT-SEEK+ BANKS ON ,WA%+TON1 SU* A NATIONAL BANK IS ALL BUT IMPOSSIBLE 9 ! ,U4,S41 SU* >E ! OB/ACLES 9 F$]AL LEGISLATION1 ! RESULT ( 9T5SIVE & :OLLY SELF-9T]E/$ LOBBY+ BY ! COMM]CIAL BANKS4 ,BUT IT IS NOT IMPLAUSIBLE TO IMAG9E A COOP]ATIVELY [N$ BANK ?AT IS NOT ONLY NATIONAL1 BUT 9T]NATIONAL1 & ABLE TO REAP ! ECONOMIES ( SCALE CURR5TLY 5JOY$ ONLY BY ! BIG PRIVATE BANKS4 ,CYNICS WILL SNIGG] AT ! IDEALISM ( SU* A V5TURE1 BUT ! CYNIC1 AS ,OSC> ,WILDE ONCE OBS]V$1 KN[S ONLY ! PRICE ( EV]Y?+1 NOT ITS VALUE4 ,NO ONE PRET5DS ?AT ! *ALL5GE IS EASY1 BUT TO IMAG9E IT IS A />T4 ,IT IS ! SAME /ORY ) POLITICS OR1 TO PUT IT MORE ACCURATELY1 ! ME?OD ( DECID+ \R FUTURE4 ,IT IS H>D TO F9D ANYONE 9 ,AM]ICA :O /ILL BELIEVES 9 ! CURR5T POLITICAL SY/EM4 ,9DE$1 EV5 POLITICIANS MU/ ATTACK 0POLITICS AS USUAL0 9 ORD] TO /& A *ANCE ( BE+ ELECT$4 ,YET H]E TOO1 !RE IS WIDESPREAD CYNICISM ?AT ANY IMPROVEM5T IS POSSIBLE4 ,! PROBLEM SEEMS JU/ TOO BIG4 ,WE %RUG & SI< ) DEEP5+ DESPAIR1 BUT NO?+ IS DONE TO *ANGE IT4 ,TAK+ CONTROL ( \R AFFAIRS MU/ />T ) DO+ JU/ ?AT4 ,! NECESS>Y *ANGE WILL NOT COME FROM ABOVE1 H[EV] MU* WE WI% = IT4 ,! HABIT ( TAK+ A FULL P>T 9 DECISIONS AB\T ! ?+S ?AT MATT] TO US MU/ />T SMALL1 LIKE ! P>TICIPATORY DECISION-MAK+ AT ,ZUCCOTTI ,P>K4 ,AT ! S*OOLS \R *ILDR5 ATT5D1 P>5TS & TEA*]S CAN =M COLLECTIVE GR\PS TO DEBATE ! S*OOL'S BUS9ESS4 ,:ATEV] ! RULES ( ! S*OOL1 ?OSE ?AT RUN IT1 9CLUD+ ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES1 MU/ PAY HE$ ,! SAME CAN BE DONE AT O!R LOCAL 9/ITUTIONS1 9CLUD+ HOSPITALS OR P>KS4 ,P>TICIPATION--& GOV]NM5T ( \R [N AFFAIRS--/>TS TO BECOME HABITUAL & ! NORM4 ,LOCAL RESID5TS CAN COME TOGE!R TO DEBATE LOCAL CONC]NS1 FROM MUGG+S TO TREE-PLANT+4 ,?IS IS H[ SELF-GOV]NM5T CAN BEG94 ,& ?IS IS KEY4 ,AT NO PO9T DOES ?IS BOOK PROPOSE VIOL5T REVOLUTION1 OR ! OV]?R[ ( ! EXI/+ SY/EM1 OR 9DE$ ANY?+ ILLEGAL EXCEPT P]HAPS 9 RESI/+ ! MO/ VICI\S REPRESSION4 ,?IS IS A REVOLUTION ?AT CAN1 & P]HAPS %\LD1 COME AB\T GRADUALLY1 *ANG+ M9DS & CU/OMS DAY BY DAY4 ,IT IS A REVOLUTION ?AT WILL COME AB\T ?R\< SMALL ACTIONS1 />T+ ) A FEW1 BUT !N SPREAD+ TO ! MANY1 A REVOLUTION ?AT WILL COME AB\T ?R\< DEMON/RAT+ ! VALUE ( ?IS NEW WAY ( DO+ ?+S--%[1 DON'T TELL--& NEI!R =C+ O!RS NOR LECTUR+ !M1 & LEA/ ( ALL RAMM+ *ANGE D[N UNYIELD+ ?ROATS4 ,GRADUALLY !N1 & BY =CE ( EXAMPLE1 SELF-GOV]NM5T ( ! MANY BY ! MANY CAN BECOME ! NORM4 ,NETWORKS ( COOP]ATION WILL EM]GE1 RE9=C+ POSITIVE *ANGE ELSE:]E4 ,BORD]S NE$ NOT BE AN OB/ACLE4 ,9 A HIE >GUABLY LESS & LESS RELEVANT4 ,! MO/ EFFECTIVE 9T]NATIONAL NETWORKS ( ! TW5TY-FIR/ C5TURY HAVE BE5 T]RORI/S & CRIM9AL SYNDICATES4 ,!Y HAVE ALREADY RECOGNIZ$ & EXPLOIT$ ! TRUE NATURE ( ! WORLD TODAY4 ,WE MU/ REPLACE !M ) BETT] & MORE P[]FUL BONDS ( MUTUAL COOP]ATION1 UNTRAMMEL$ BY >*AIC B\ND>IES4 ,ULTIMATELY1 SU* BONDS (F] A GREAT] /ABILITY ?AN ! FRAGILE IF LOGICAL-SEEM+ >*ITECTURE ( /ATE-BAS$ 9T]ACTION1 :I* IS 9 FACT SECUR$ UPON V]Y UNC]TA9 F\NDATIONS3 ! FALSE CALCULUS ( A /ATE'S 09T]E/S40 ,9/EAD1 !SE W\LD BE DEEP] & BROAD] FL[S ( COLLABORATION1 COMPRIS+ ! REAL & 5ACT$ 9T]E/S & IDEALS ( PEOPLES COOP]AT+1 5 MASSE4 ,9DE$1 ! FAILURE ( ! /ATE-BAS$ SY/EM 9 MANAG+ \R MO/ WORRY+ PROBLEMS--ECONOMIC VOLATILITY1 CLIMATE *ANGE--9DICATES ?AT ! SY/EM ITSELF MAY N[ BE ! PROBLEM1 = IT IS MORE P]PETUAT+ ?IS 9/ABILITY ?AN SOLV+ IT4 ,AGA91 ?IS IS NOT TO PROPOSE ! 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