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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,BY DEF9ITION NO CONSI/5TLY ANTI-/ATI/ LIB]T>IAN BELIEVES ?AT GOV]NM5T PROP]TY IS LEGITIMATE4 ,! /ATE1 BY ITS V]Y NATURE1 CANNOT BE MEAN+FULLY CONS5T$ TO2 ITS CLAIMS TO [N]%IP >E ! CLAIMS ( A RANT+ MADMAN >M$ TO ! TEE? & SOAK$ 9 BLOOD4 

,IT IS ALSO BROADLY RECOGNIZ$ ?AT1 BECAUSE ! /ATE IS AGGRESSION AT ITS V]Y CORE1 MANY ACTS AGA9/ IT >E JU/IFI$ AS DEF5SE4 ,SOME TAKE ?IS TO MEAN ?AT ASSASS9AT+ SAY ! 5TIRE ,NEW ,YORK ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T W\LD NOT ONLY BE JU/IFI$ BUT VALOR\S4 ,YET H[EV] REPUGNANT & P]HAPS IRR$EEMABLE POLICE >E !Y >E 9 SOME MEAN+FUL1 IF REMOTE1 S5SE HUMAN BE+S ) AG5CY4 ,KILL+ AN AG5T1 AN 9DIVIDUAL M9D1 UNQUE/IONABLY CON/ITUTES VIOL5CE1 REG>DLESS ( :E!R ONE CLAIMS IT'S JU/IFI$4 7,DISCLAIM]3 ,?IS >TICLE WILL USE 0JU/IFI$0 9 A BROAD MORAL S5SE1 AVOID+ CONTEXTUAL >GUM5TS AB\T /RATEGIC OPTIMALITY1 PUBLIC RELATIONS1 ETC4 ,! QUE/ION ( :E!R SOME?+ IS 0JU/IFI$0 %\LD NOT BE TAK5 AS EQUIVAL5T TO A CALL TO DO IT47 

,! MORE ?ORNY QUE/ION H[EV] IS :E!R ! DE/RUCTION ( /ATE PROP]TY CON/ITUTES VIOL5CE4 ,EV]YONE ) A CONSCI5CE -- ?AT IS TO SAY ALL AN>*I/S -- W\LD AGREE ?AT BREAK+ POLICE W9D[S1 CUTT+ BORD] F5CES1 P\R+ FAKE BLOOD ON DRAFT RECORDS >E G5]ALLY JU/IFI$ OR MORALLY P]MISSIBLE ACTS4 ,BUT ?AT DOES NOT REMOTELY RESOLVE :E!R OR NOT !Y CON/ITUTE 0VIOL5T0 ACTS4 ,VIOL5CE IS FREQU5TLY SE5 AS JU/IFIABLE 9 DEF5SE1 & ! /ATE IS 9H]5TLY AN AGGRESSOR4 

,MO/ AN>*O-PACIFI/S ?AT ,I'VE KN[N1 9CLUD+ /AUN* ,QUAK]S & TRA9]S ( NONVIOL5T ACTIVISM1 DO NOT CLASSIFY !SE AS VIOL5CE4 ,9DE$ ! PHILOSOPHICAL 9DI/+UI%ABILITY BETWE5 ! DE/RUCTION ( DRAFT RECORDS & ! DE/RUCTION ( POLICE W9D[S IS ! CANONICAL EXAMPLE ALWAYS GIV5 TO EMPHASIZE JU/ H[ W>P$ & >BITR>Y \R 9/9CTIVE & SOCIALIZ$ NOTIONS ( VIOL5CE >E4 ,! EMPHASIS = MO/ ( !SE PACIFI/S IS H[ ATT5UAT$ PHYSICAL PROP]TY CAN BECOME FROM ACTUAL HUMAN BODIES & AG5TS4 ,TO BREAK SOMEONE'S :EEL*AIR IS CLE>LY TO DO VIOL5CE TO !M1 BUT ?OSE ( A MORE COMMUNI/ B5T CAN BE SE5 AS EXTREME SKEPTICS REG>D+ CLAIMS ( BODILY OR AG5TIAL CONT9UITY BEYOND ! MO/ IMM$IATE PHYSICAL AUGM5TATIONS4 ,Y\R :EEL*AIR MI<T BE AN EXT5SION ( Y\R BODY1 9 !IR M9DS1 BUT Y\R C>1 H\SE1 OR FACTORY1 W\LDN'T BE4 ,:]E PEOPLE P]SONALLY DRAW ! L9E IS USUALLY A PRODUCT ( !IR 5VIRONM5T2 IF Y\ CAN'T IMAG9E EV] BE+ RI* 5\< TO [N A C> OR A H\SE !N ! IDEA ( S]I\SLY SEE+ SU* POSSESSIONS AS AN EXT5SION ( Y\RSELF & Y\R AG5CY IS PREPO/]\S4 ,?IS LEADS TO A K9D ( IMM$IATISM -- ! MO/ EXTREME V>IANTS ( :I* CLASSIFY JU/ AB\T ANY DI/ANCE FROM Y\R ACTIVE P]SONAL USE AS 0AB&ONM5T40 ,& SU* LIMIT$ NOTIONS ( PROP]TY ( C\RSE LEAVES COMMUNI/S EXTREMELY UNPREP>$ = AN EGALIT>IAN WORLD ( PL5TY BUT NOT YET PO/-SC>CITY1 :]E WORK+ ON A PROJECT L>G] ?AN Y\R IMM$IATE P]SON ISN'T 9H]5TLY AN ACT ( PILF]+ FROM ! POOR4 

,AS A PROPON5T ( TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T & AUGM5TATION ,I DEF5D F> MORE EXPANSIVE NOTIONS ( PROP]TY4 ,! PROJECTS ?AT WE UND]TAKE CAN & %\LD EXT5D F> 9TO ! WORLD1 RIVULETS ( AG5TIAL ACTION FL[+ \T 9 COMPLEX WAYS BEYOND \R IMM$IATE BIOLOGICAL BODIES1 & !IR 9TEGRITY FROM DISRUPTION IS ( E?ICAL IMPORTANCE4 ,:ILE ! ASSIGNM5T ( PROP]TY TITLES 9 SOCIETY IS A COMPLEX SUBJECT1 A MAJOR MOTIVATION BEH9D PROP]TY IS TO RESPECT ! RAMIFICATIONS ( BODILY AUTONOMY4 

,?US :Y MO/ LIB]T>IANS ASS]T ?AT VIOLATIONS ( PROP]TY CON/ITUTE VIOL5CE4 ,:ILE OBVI\SLY DIFF]5T 9 SEV]ITY1 TO BREAK SOMEONE'S W9D[ IS ?US SE5 AS 9 ! SAME CATEGORY AS BREAK+ SOMEONE'S BONES4 ,&1 AGA91 !RE IS SOME SUB/ANCE TO ?IS4 ,BREAK+ SOMEONE'S CRUT*ES IS SURELY ON P> ) DIRECT PHYSICAL ASSAULT4 ,TO DE/ROY1 /EAL OR JU/ 9T]F]E ) SOMEONE'S LIVELIHOOD OR TOOLS NECESS>Y TO SURVIVE IS A />K & IMPORTANT VIOLATION4 ,IF Y\ RAN UP TO A POOR P]SON'S HOME & BU/$ 9 !IR W9D[S Y\'D BE CONSIGN+ !M TO COLD NI<TS4 ,?AT'S V]Y CLE>LY VIOL5CE4 

,( C\RSE BY ! TIME Y\ GET TO CORPORATE /OREFRONT W9D[S ! NOTION ( BODILY EXT5SION HAS BROK5 D[N QUITE A BIT4 ,PUTT+ ASIDE :E!R IT'S EV5 MEAN+FUL TO SPEAK ( /OCKHOLD]S COLLECTIVELY 0[N+0 SOME?+1 AT BE/ ! H>M IS M>G9AL & DIFFUSE ACROSS MULTIPLE 9DIVIDUALS1 AK9 TO ! ACT ( POLLUT+4 ,& YET LIB]T>IANS ALMO/ ACROSS ! BO>D RETA9 A V]Y /RONG 9TUITION ?AT BREAK+ CORPORATE /OREFRONT W9D[S CON/ITUTES VIOL5CE & !Y CLAIM ?IS IS BECAUSE IT'S A VIOLATION ( SOMEONE'S PROP]TY TITLE4 ,FAIR 5\<4 

,BUT ONCE Y\ AB/RACT ! DEF9ITION ( VIOL5CE 9 T]MS ( PROP]TY TITLES Y\'RE SUDD5LY LEFT ) ! ISSUE ( :I* TITLES4 

,IF Y\ ASK MO/ LIB]T>IANS :E!R BREAK+ A POLICE W9D[ CON/ITUTES VIOL5CE !Y WILL CLAIM ?AT IT DOES4 ,BROADLY JU/IFI$ VIOL5CE -- AL?\< SOME WILL QUIBBLE OV] IDEAL /RATEGIES ( \TREA* & RESI/ANCE -- BUT VIOL5CE NONE!LESS4 

,:ILE LIB]T>IANS >E TO BE COMM5D$ = RECOGNIZ+ ?AT PHYSICAL RESI/ANCE IS JU/IFI$ AGA9/ ! /ATE1 !IR CATEGORIZATION ( BREAK+ POLICE W9D[S1 CUTT+ BORD] F5CES1 & P\R+ FAKE BLOOD ON DRAFT RECORDS AS 0VIOL5T0 DIRECTLY IMPLIES AN ACCEPTANCE ( ! /ATE'S CLAIMS ( [N]%IP4 

,!RE >E AN 9F9ITE NUMB] ( 9VALID PROP]TY CLAIMS4 ,I CAN CLAIM TO [N ! :OLE WORLD1 BUT IF Y\ KICK A ROCK :ILE CLIMB+ ,M\NT ,EV]E/ ?AT CLE>LY W\LDN'T CON/ITUTE VIOL5CE4 ,ANYONE CAN CLAIM ANY?+ AB\T ! ALLOCATION ( PROP]TY TITLES4 ,9 FACT DIFF]5T 9DIVIDUALS TYPICALLY HAVE DIFF]5T REGI/RIES OR L$G]S 9 !IR HEAD ( PROP]TY TITLES !Y CONSID] LEGITIMATE4 

,! FACT ?AT MANY PEOPLE DEF] 9 SOME S5SE TO ! >BITR>Y REGI/RY ( PROP]TY TITLES ?AT ! /ATE RECOGNIZES & 5=CES AT GUNPO9T IS H>DLY A CASE = ?US ALL[+ ! /ATE TO DEF9E :AT CON/ITUTES VIOL5CE 7OR LEGITIMATE PROP]TY74 

,EV5 IF Y\ CONSID] VIOL5CE & PROP]TY NEUTRAL T]MS :OSE RELEVANCE TO E?ICAL EVALUATIONS IS /RONGLY CONT+5T 7MU* AS 'KILL+' IS NEUTRAL 9 COMP>ISON TO 'MURD]'7 !RE'S /ILL LITTLE REASON TO SURR5D] ?OSE CONCEPTS OR T]MS TO SOME?+ AS >BITR>Y & CONT5TLESS AS 0:ATEV] ! /ATE SAYS04 

,! LA/ REFUGE A P]SON C\LD TURN TO IS OBJECTIVE !ORIES ( VALUE -- CLAIM+ ?AT BREAK+ A POLICE W9D[1 CUTT+ A BORD] F5CE1 OR P\R+ BLOOD OV] DRAFT RECORDS CON/ITUTES VIOL5CE BECAUSE ?IS DE/ROYS ! OBJECTIVE VALUE ( ! OBJECTS AT H&1 EV5 IF !IR [N]%IP IS UND] DISPUTE4 ,BUT ( C\RSE VALUE ISN'T OBJECTIVE4 ,ONE P]SON'S 0USEFUL F5CE0 IS ANO!R P]SON'S 0WOR?LESS OB/ACLE40 ,JU/ BECAUSE ! /ATE P\R$ MILLIONS ( DOLL>S 9TO BUILD+ A MUD PIE ON ! BORD] DOESN'T MAKE ?AT MUD PIE MORE USEFUL ?AN A DIFF]5T DI/RIBUTION ( MUD MI<T BE4 ,! W9D[1 ! F5CE1 ! DRAFT RECORDS US$ BY ! /ATE >E NOT VALUABLE 9 & ( !MSELVES1 BUT ONLY 9 !IR RELATION TO O!R PEOPLE1 & !Y CLE>LY >E F> MORE USEFUL -- OR ?AT IS TO SAY VALUABLE -- 0DE/ROY$0 ?AN MA9TA9$4 ,SURE IT MI<T BE 9 SOME LIMIT$ S5SE MORE OPTIMAL = SOMEONE TO UND] ! COV] ( NI<T 9TREPIDLY UN9/ALL ! W9D[ PANES ( A POLICE /ATION & GIFT !M 9TACT TO LIT]ALLY ANYONE ELSE ) A USE = W9D[S 9 SOME G5]IC FUNGIBLE S5SE1 BUT !RE'S F> LESS RISK TO HUMAN LIFE 9VOLV$ 9 QUICKLY BREAK+ !M 9/EAD4 

,CLE>LY AS /ATE PROP]TY IS BO? ILLEGITIMATE & F> REMOV$ FROM ANYONE'S EXT5D$ S5SE ( BODY1 DE/RUCTION OR 0RE>RANGEM5T0 ( /ATE PROP]TY CANNOT 9 ANY SANE S5SE BE CONSID]$ 0VIOL5CE40 

,SO :Y DO SO MANY O/5SIBLY ANTI-/ATE LIB]T>IANS 9/9CTIVELY & REPEAT$LY DEF9E & REF] TO SU* AS VIOL5CE8 ,EV5 :5 !Y ADMIT ?AT SU* IS JU/IFI$8 

,I ?9K ?IS ISSUE ILLU/RATES ! DEEP & SY/EMATIC BIAS T[>DS ! /ATUS QUO 9 LIB]T>IAN POLITICS4 ,P>TICUL>LY ! CO]CIVELY 5=C$ /ATUS QUO 9 PROP]TY ASSIGNM5T4 ,LIB]T>IANS MAY 7RI<TFULLY7 OBJECT TO COMMUNI/ OBSESSIONS ) IMM$IATE POSSESSION1 BUT :5 IT COMES TO ! PROP]TY CLAIMS ( ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! WORLD'S WEAL?1 CLAIMS DEEPLY & 9EXTRICABLY DEP5D5T UPON C5TURIES ( SY/EMATIC & SWEEP+ IMP]IALISM1 SLAV]Y1 G5OCIDE1 5CLOSURES1 !FT1 ETC1 LIB]T>IANS DESP]ATELY WANT TO AVOID ! CONCLUSION ?AT ALMO/ NO TITLE RECOGNIZ$ TODAY BY ! RUL+ LEGAL SY/EM IS RI<TFULLY CLAIM$4 

,MANY YE>S AGO ,I SAV$ A ,S\? ,AFRICAN ANCAP FROM AN ESCALAT+ >GUM5T 9 AN ANTIFASCI/ B> 9 ,B]L94 ,OV] ! FOLL[+ DAYS WE TALK$ AT L5G? AB\T PROP]TY !ORY & ! MYRIAD ME*ANISMS ( /ATE SUBSIDY -- ULTIMATELY ,I QUIZZ$ HIM ON ! ROOTS ( HIS [N FAMILY'S UPP] MIDDLE-CLASS WEAL?4 ,MON?S LAT] HE EMAIL$ ME1 CONC$+ ?AT HIS WEAL? WAS 9DE$ CLE>LY ! PRODUCT ( /ATE VIOL5CE & BY BASIC ANCAP !ORY HE [$ IT TO ! VICTIMS ( AP>!ID & /ATE T]ROR1 OR AT LEA/ SAID VICTIMS HAD NO SUB/ANTIVE REASON TO RESPECT HIS CLAIMS4 ,BUT HIS RESPONSE WASN'T TO EMBRACE F> MORE /R5U\S E?ICAL COMMITM5TS OR OBLIGATIONS UPON HIS LIFE1 OR EV5 9 ANY WAY TO SEEK TO APPLY HIS PRIVILEGE & ILL-GOTT5-GA9S TO S]I\SLY HELP O!RS4 ,NO1 HIS RESPONSE WAS TO BECOME A LIB]AL4 ,TO EXPLICITLY GIVE UP ON POLITICAL RADICALISM & EMBRACE A S$ATE MIDDLE-CLASS POLITIC1 TO MAKE PEACE ) ! /ATE'S BRUTALITY & ASSUAGE HIS RESIDUAL GUILT ) WELF>E SY/EMS HE KNEW DAMN WELL AVOID$ REAL SOLUTIONS 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 ! CURR5T ORD]4 

,:ILE !RE >E S9C]E LIB]T>IAN RADICALS :O >E WILL+ TO BITE BULLETS & CONC$E ECONOMIC PRIVILEGE -- JU/ AS !RE >E POOR LIB]T>IANS :O SEE ! VALUE ( M>KETS & CONS5SUAL ECONOMIC COLLABORATION DESPITE HAV+ BE5 P]SONALLY ROBB$ BY SY/EMATIC OPPRESSION 9 \R SUPPOS$LY 0FREE M>KET0 -- !RE NEV]!LESS REMA9S 9 LIB]T>IANISM AS A MOVEM5T AN OV]:ELM+ BIAS T[>DS ! S$5T>Y VALUES ( ! UPP] MIDDLE CLASS4 ,! CONCLUSIONS ( ANY CONSI/5T LIB]T>IAN !ORY >E 9T5SELY RADICAL1 & YET LIB]T>IANISM AS A MOVEM5T IS 9T5SELY DEVOT$ BY DEFAULT TO ! /ATUS QUO1 AT BE/ DRAGG$ KICK+ & SCREAM+ TO :AT FEW RADICAL DEVIATIONS !Y F9ALLY ACCEPT4 ,!RE IS A REASON ?AT ! PUBLIC IMAGE ( LIB]T>IANISM IS 0,REPUBLICAN :O REL5T$ TO LEGALIZ+ WE$04 ,LIB]T>IANS TREASURE !IR V>I\S ICONOCLASMS1 BUT FROM ! VANTAGEPO9T ( A FULL-BL[N AN>*I/ !Y USUALLY COLLECT !M /+ILY1 EA* 9 RELATIVE ISOLATION4 ,& ?IS LEADS TO A SY/EMIC BIAS T[>DS ! /ATUS QUO4 

,:5 SU* A BIAS IS 5DEMIC TO A MOVEM5T IT BECOMES P>T ( ! *>ACT] ( ! MOVEM5T -- REG>DLESS ITS O/5SIBLE IDEOLOGICAL PLANKS -- & SAID BIAS BECOMES P>T ( H[ ! MOVEM5T RECRUITS4 ,DESPITE D5UNCIATIONS & EXPRESSIONS ( HORROR FROM PROM95T LIB]T>IAN ACADEMICS OR LEAD+ FIGURES AT ! 9FE/ATION ( RI<T-W+ & 9DE$ \TRI<T FASCI/ T5D5CIES )9 LIB]T>IAN RANKS ! MOVEM5T'S ASSOCIATION ) CONS]VATISM IS NO CO9CID5CE1 BUT SOME?+ /RUCTURALLY RE9=C$ BY A CULTURE ( CLUT*+ TO ! /ATUS QUO4 ,?IS IS EXACTLY CONS]VATISM3 BELIEV+ ! EXI/+ >RANGEM5T ( ?+S TO BE A GOOD DEFAULT1 A ?+ BE/ LEFT L>GELY ALONE RA!R ?AN OV]TURN$ = RADICALLY NEW ALT]NATIVES4 

,A SKEPTICISM OR RETIC5CE TO NORM-P]TURB+ CONCLUSIONS CAN 9 SOME CASES BE A VALOR\S HEURI/IC1 ! WORLD IS A COMPLEX PLACE & IF WE IMM$IATELY LEAP$ 9TO ACTION 9 RESPONSE TO EV]Y REMOTELY P]SUASIVE >GUM5T WE W\LD NO D\BT QUICKLY REPLICATE HORRORS4 ,VIGILANCE IS ALWAYS CALL$ =4 ,BUT VIGILANCE MU/ GO BO? WAYS1 NOT M]ELY SKEPTICISM ( NEW ASS]TIONS OR SY/EMIC EVALUATION ( \R /RATEGIES & TACTICS1 BUT AGGRESSIVE1 CRITICAL 9QUIRY 9TO EV]Y ASPECT ( ! EXI/+ ORD] & ! PASSIVE ASSUMPTIONS1 HABITS1 & CONTEXT ?AT WE SWIM 94 ,BECAUSE WE >E ALL ( US SWIMM+ 9 BLOOD4 ,\R WORLD IS DR[N+ 9 IT -- REAL DIRECT 9>GUABLE VIOL5CE UPON PEOPLE'S BODIES4 ,& H[EV] PLACID ?+S MAY FEEL 9 A COLLEGE LIBR>Y 9 A MIDDLE-CLASS SUBURB1 WE >E NOT REMOV$ FROM IT4 ,IT SOAKS US TOO4 

,SURE1 MO/ MAY GET ! ISSUE ( LEGITIMACY CORRECT1 & ?AT IS BY F> ! MORE IMPORTANT TOPIC4 ,BUT ?IS CONFUSION OV] H[ TO APPLY ! T]M 0VIOL5CE0 IS DEEPLY ILLU/RATIVE4 ,! 9/9CTIV5ESS BY :I* LIB]T>IANS PRIVILEGE ! PROP]TY TITLES RECOGNIZ$ BY ! /ATE AS ! DEFAULT P]SPECTIVE IS1 FRANKLY1 A/ONI%+ & >RE/+4 ,IF ANO!R KID /EALS Y\R BIKE & Y\ PICK IT UP AB&ON$ FROM !IR FRONT Y>D 9 NO PRODUCTIVE DEF9ITION ( ! T]M HAVE Y\ COMMITT$ 0VIOL5CE0 TO !M1 H[EV] L\DLY !Y MAY DECL>E ! BIKE !IRS4 

,:5 ,PALE/9IAN PROTE/]S DAMAGE AN ,ISRAELI BORD] F5CE1 9 NO REMOTELY HUMANE S5SE >E !Y COMMITT+ 0VIOL5CE40 

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