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,AU?OR 3 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM 

,TEXT 3 

,A MEMB] ( ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL FROM #aifa TO #a#i#g1 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM IS ! AU?OR ( ,TRAITE DE SAVOIR-VIV] A L'USAGE DES JEUNES G5]ATIONS 7,GALLIM>D1 #a#i#f#g71.<#a.> FROM :I* ! MO/ =CEFUL SLOGANS ( ,MAY #fh W]E DRAWN1 & >\ND ?IRTY O!R BOOKS4 ,! MO/ REC5T TO APPE> IS ,L',ETAT N'E/ PLUS RI51 SOYONS T\T 7,RUE DES ,CASCADES1 #b#a#a74.<#b.> 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,CAN Y\ GIVE A BRIEF DEF9ITION ( ! SITUATIONI/S8 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,NO4 ,! LIV+ IS IRR$UCIBLE TO DEF9ITIONS4 ,! VITALITY & RADICALITY ( ! SITUATIONI/S CONT9UES TO DEVELOP BEH9D ! SC5ES ( A SPECTACLE ?AT HAS EV]Y REASON TO KEEP QUIET & CONCEAL ITSELF4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! IDEOLOGICAL RECUP]ATION ?AT ?IS RADICALITY HAS BE5 SUBJECT$ TO HAS EXP]I5C$ A SUP]FICIAL SURGE1 BUT ITS 9T]E/S HAVE NO?+ 9 COMMON ) M9E4 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,:AT DID ! SITUS MEAN :5 !Y SAID ?AT SITUATIONISM DOESN'T EXI/8 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,! SITUATIONI/S W]E ALWAYS HO/ILE TO IDEOLOGIES1 & TO SPEAK ( SITUATIONISM W\LD BE TO PLACE AN IDEOLOGY :]E !RE ISN'T ONE4 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,:Y DID Y\ BREAK ) ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL 9 #a#i#g8 ,9 H9DSI<T1 :AT DO Y\ ?9K ( ,GUY ,DEBORD8 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,I BROKE .<(F.> BECAUSE ! RADICALITY ?AT HAD BE5 ! PRIORITY 9 ,MAY #aifh WAS 9 ! PROCESS ( DISSOLV+ 9TO BUREAUCRATIC BEHAVIOR4 ,EA* MEMB] HAD *OS5 TO PURSUE HIS R\TE ALONE OR TO AB&ON ! PROJECT ( A SELF-MANAG$ SOCIETY4 ,P]HAPS ,DEBORD & ,I FELT MORE COMPLICITY ?AN AFFECTION1 BUT ! SPLIT DOESN'T MATT]6 ,:AT IS S9C]ELY LIV$ IS NEV] LO/4 ,! RE/ IS ONLY ! DREGS ( FUTILITY4 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,:AT'S Y\R TAKE ON ! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,9DIGNANT8.<#c.> 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,IT IS A PUBLIC-SAFETY REACTION AGA9/ ! RESIGNATION & FE> ?AT PROVIDE ! TYRANNY ( CAPITALISM ) ITS BE/ SUPPORTS4 ,BUT 9DIGNATION ISN'T 5\<4 ,IT IS LESS A MATT] ( /RUGGL+ AGA9/ A SY/EM ?AT IS COLLAPS+ ?AN 9 FAVOR ( NEW SOCIAL /RUCTURES F\ND$ UPON DIRECT DEMOCRACY4 ,:ILE ! ,/ATE IS DE/ROY+ PUBLIC S]VICES1 ONLY A SELF-MANAG+ MOVEM5T CAN TAKE *>GE ( ! WELL-BE+ ( EV]YONE4 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,IS UTOPIANISM /ILL ON ! AG5DA8 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,UTOPIANISM8 ,FROM N[ ON1 ?AT'S ! HELL ( ! PA/4 ,WE HAVE ALWAYS BE5 CON/RA9$ TO LIVE 9 A PLACE ?AT IS EV]Y:]E BUT1 9 ?AT PLACE1 WE >E NO:]E4 ,?AT'S ! REALITY ( \R EXILE4 ,IT HAS BE5 IMPOS$ ON US = ?\S&S ( YE>S BY AN ECONOMY F\ND$ ON ! EXPLOITATION ( MAN BY MAN4 ,HUMANI/ IDEOLOGY HAS MADE US BELIEVE ?AT WE >E HUMAN :ILE WE REMA91 = ! MO/ P>T1 R$UC$ TO ! /ATE ( BEA/S :OSE PR$ATORY 9/9CTS >E SATISFI$ BY ! WILL TO P[] & APPROPRIATION4 ,\R 0VEIL ( TE>S0 WAS CONSID]$ ! BE/ POSSIBLE WORLD4 ,C\LD WE HAVE 9V5T$ A WAY ( LIV+ ?AT IS MORE PHANTASMAGORICAL & ABSURD ?AN ! ALL-P[]FUL CRUELTY ( ! GODS1 ! CA/E ( PRIE/S & PR9CES RUL+ 5SLAV$ PEOPLES1 ! OBLIGATION TO WORK ?AT IS SUPPOS$ TO GU>ANTEE JOY & SUB/ANTIATE ! ,/AL9I/ P>ADISE1 ! MILL5>IANI/ ,?IRD ,REI*1 ! ,MAOI/ ,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION1 ! SOCIETY ( WELL-BE+ 7! ,WELF>E /ATE.<#d.>71 ! TOTALIT>IANISM ( MONEY BEYOND :I* !RE IS NEI!R 9DIVIDUAL NOR SOCIAL SAFETY1 .<&.> F9ALLY ! IDEA ?AT SURVIVAL IS EV]Y?+ & LIFE IS NO?+8 ,AGA9/ ?AT UTOPIA1 :I* PASSES = REALITY1 IS OPPOS$ ! ONLY REALITY ?AT MATT]S3 :AT WE TRY TO LIVE BY ASSUR+ \R HAPP9ESS & ?AT ( EV]YONE ELSE4 ,!NCE=?1 WE NO LONG] >E 9 A UTOPIA1 BUT AT ! HE>T ( A MUTATION1 A *ANGE ( CIVILIZATION ?AT TAKES %APE UND] \R EYES & ?AT MANY PEOPLE1 BL9D$ BY ! DOM9ANT OBSCURANTISM1 >E 9CAPABLE ( DISC]N+4 ,BECAUSE ! QUE/ = PR(IT MAKES M5 9TO PR$ATORY1 9S5SITIVE & /UPID BRUTES4 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,EXPLA9 TO US H[ :AT'S FREE .<LA GRATUITE.> IS1 ACCORD+ TO Y\1 ! FIR/ DECISIVE /EP T[>DS ! 5D ( MONEY4 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,MONEY ISN'T SIMPLY BECOM+ DEVALU$ 7.<DIM9I%$.> BUY+-P[] PROVES IT72 IT 9VE/S ITSELF SO SAVAGELY 9 ! BUBBLE ( /OCK-M>KET SPECULATION ?AT IT IS DOOM$ TO IMPLODE4 ,! TORNADO ( %ORT-T]M PR(IT DE/ROYS EV]Y?+ 9 ITS PA?2 IT /]ILIZES ! E>? & H>D5S LIFE SO AS TO EXTRACT USELESS B5EFITS4 ,HUMANELY CONCEIV$1 LIFE IS 9COMPATIBLE ) ! ECONOMY ?AT EXPLOITS MAN & ! E>? = LUCRATIVE 5DS4 ,UNLIKE SURVIVAL1 LIFE GIVES & GIVES ITSELF4 ,:AT'S FREE IS ! ABSOLUTE WEAPON AGA9/ ! DICTATOR%IP ( PR(IT4 ,9 ,GREECE1 A 0,DON'T ,PAY0 MOVEM5T IS DEVELOP+4 ,AT ITS BEG9N+1 ! C>-DRIV]S REFUS$ TOLLS2 !Y HAD ! SUPPORT ( A COLLECTIVE ( LAWY]S :O SU$ ! ,/ATE1 :I* WAS ACCUS$ ( SELL+ ! HI<WAYS TO PRIVATE FIRMS4 ,TODAY IT IS A QUE/ION ( REFUS+ TO PAY = PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION1 ( DEM&+ FREE HEAL? C>E & $UCATION1 ( NO LONG] PAY+ TAXES & DUTIES ?AT S]VE TO BAIL \T ! EMBEZZL$ BANKS & 5RI* ! /OCKHOLD]S4 ,! FI<T = PLEASURE 9 ONESELF & 9 ! WORLD DOESN'T PASS ?R\< MONEY1 BUT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ITS ABSOLUTE EXCLUSION4 

,IT IS ABSURD ?AT A /RIKE OB/RUCTS ! FREE CIRCULATION ( PEOPLE :ILE IT C\LD DECREE FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION1 HEAL? C>E1 & $UCATION4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y ?AT WE UND]/& -- BE=E ! F9ANCIAL CRA% ?AT IS COM+ TAKES PLACE -- ?AT :AT'S FREE IS ! ABSOLUTE WEAPON ( LIFE AGA9/ ! ECONOMY4 ,IT IS NOT A QUE/ION ( BREAK+ M5 BUT BREAK+ ! SY/EM ?AT EXPLOITS !M & ! MA*9ES ?AT MAKE !M PAY4 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,Y\ ADVOCATE CIVIL DISOB$I5CE4 ,:AT DOES IT MEAN TO Y\8 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,IT IS :AT'S GO+ ON 9 ,GREECE1 ,SPA91 ,TUNISIA & ,PORTUGAL4 ,IT IS :AT SUMM>IZES ! TITLE ( ! PAMPHLET ,I WROTE = \R LIB]T>IAN FRI5DS 9 ,!SSALONIKI3 ,! ,/ATE IS ,NO?+2 ,WE ,>E ,EV]Y?+4 ,CIVIL DISOB$I5CE IS NOT AN 5D 9 ITSELF4 ,IT IS ! ROAD T[>DS DIRECT DEMOCRACY & G5]ALIZ$ SELF-MANAGEM5T1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ! CREATION ( CONDITIONS ?AT >E PROPITI\S = 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE HAPP9ESS4 

,! PROJECT ( SELF-MANAGEM5T BEG9S ITS REALIZATION :5 AN ASSEMBLY DECIDES TO IGNORE ! ,/ATE &1 ON ITS [N 9ITIATIVE1 PUTS 9 PLACE ! /RUCTURES ?AT >E CAPABLE ( RESPOND+ TO 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE NE$S4 ,FROM #aicf TO #a#i#c#i1 ! LIB]T>IAN COLLECTIVES ( ,&ALUSIA1 ,>AGON & ,CATALONIA SUCCESSFULLY EXP]IM5T$ ) SELF-MANAG+ SY/EMS4 ,! ,SPANI% ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & ,LI/]'S >MY CRU%$ !M1 OP5+ ! WAY = ,FRANCO'S TROOPS4 

,TO ME1 NO?+ SEEMS MORE IMPORTANT TODAY ?AN ! IMPLEM5TATION ( SELF-MANAG+ COLLECTIVES CAPABLE ( DEVELOP+ !MSELVES :5 ! MONET>Y COLLAPSE MAKES MONEY DISAPPE> &1 ALONG ) IT1 A WAY ( ?9K+ IMPLANT$ 9 \R BEHAVIOR = ?\S&S ( YE>S4 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,Y\ DISAPPROVE ( ! C>C]AL SY/EM1 BUT 9 #a#i#i#f1 FOLL[+ ! ,DUTR\X ,AFFAIR1.<#e.> Y\ P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! 0,:ITE ,M>*0 9 ,BRUSSELS ?AT1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,FR5* PRESS1 DEM&$ GREAT] PROSECUTION ( P$OPHILIAC ACTS4 ,ISN'T ?IS CONTRADICTORY8 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,?IS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE ( AN OBVI\S J\RNALI/IC C\NT]-TRU?4 ,IF ! P>5TS ( ! VICTIMS ( ,DUTR\X HAD DEM&$ ! DEA? P5ALTY = ! ASSASS91 ! CR[D W\LD HAVE AGRE$4 ,?US1 ! OPPOSITE TOOK PLACE4 ,I ADMIRE ! C\RAGE & HUMANITY ( ,G9O & ,C>9E ,RUSSO .<P>5TS ( ONE ( ! VICTIMS.>1 :O >E RESOLUTELY OPPOS$ TO ! DEA? P5ALTY 7!Y HAVE EV5 W>N$ ?AT !Y W\LDN'T ACCEPT IT IF ! MURD]] WAS ELIM9AT$ BY ! O!R PRISON]S1 AS IS ! CU/OM74 ,! 0,:ITE ,M>*0 WAS AN EXTREMELY R>E EXAMPLE ( A POPUL> EMOTION ?AT .<DIRECTLY.> REFUS$ P$OPHILIA & PR$ATORS 9 ! NAME ( HUMANITY1 & NOT 9DIRECTLY ?R\< P5AL REPRESSION4 ,!RE WAS A DIGNITY !RE1 9 CONTRA/ TO ! POPULI/ IGNOM9Y ?AT CONSI/S 9 US+ EMOTION TO PROMOTE BRUTI% REPRESSION1 V5GEANCE4 ,TODAY1 :]E DOES ONE SEE A COLLECTIVE REACTION ?AT D5\NCES ! /RATEGY ( ! SCAPEGOAT1 :I*1 9 ORD] TO PREV5T ! ANG] ( ! CITIZ5S FROM FOCUS+ ON ! RU9\S RACKETE]+ MAFIAS1 S\NDS ! AL>M BELL ( FE> & SECURITY SO AS TO DESIGNATE ! O!R1 ! =EIGN]1 ! 0DIFF]5T0 - ,JEW1 ,>AB1 ,GYPSY1 HOMOSEXUAL OR1 IF NE$ BE1 SIMPLE NEI<BOR - AS A POT5TIAL ?REAT & 5EMY8 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,Y\ HAVE SEV]AL *ILDR54 ,DO Y\ NOT F9D IT CRUEL TO DELIB]ATELY GIVE BIR? TO NEW BE+S 9 ?IS WORLD8 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,I LOA! ! PRO-BIR? POLITICS ?AT1 BY ME*ANICALLY MULTIPLY+ *ILDR51 CONDEMNS !M TO POV]TY1 TO SICKNESS1 TO DISAFFECTION1 & TO MILIT>Y1 SEXUAL & WORK-RELAT$ EXPLOITATION4 ,ONLY RELIGI\S1 IDEOLOGICAL & CRIM9AL .<AFFAIRI/E.> OBSCURANTISM F9DS ?OSE POLITICS TO !IR ADVANTAGE4 ,BUT ,I REFUSE TO ALL[ A ,/ATE OR AN AU?ORITY ( ANY K9D TO IMPOSE ITS UKASES ON ME4 ,EA* P]SON HAS ! RI<T TO HAVE *ILDR5 OR TO NOT HAVE !M4 ,! IMPORTANT ?+ IS ?AT !Y >E WANT$ & 5G5D]$ ) ! CONSCI\SNESS ?AT EV]Y?+ WILL BE DONE TO MAKE !M HAPPY4 ,!RE >E NEW G5]ATIONS - COMPLETELY DIFF]5T FROM ! G5]ATIONS ?AT W]E ! FRUITS ( FAMILIAL AU?ORIT>IANISM1 ! CULT ( PR$ATION1 & RELIGI\S HYPOCRISY - ?AT TODAY >E 9 ! PROCESS ( OPPOS+ ! LIB]TY ( LIV+ ACCORD+ TO !IR DESIRES AGA9/ M>KET TOTALIT>IANISM & ITS POLITICAL YES-M54 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,TELL US AB\T ANIMAL RI<TS .<LA CAUSE ANIMALE.>1 :I* REVOLUTION>Y ?9K]S HAVE NOT TAK5 9TO ACC\NT = A LONG TIME4 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,IT IS LESS A QUE/ION ( ANIMAL RI<TS ?AN A RECONCILIATION ( MAN ) A T]RE/RIAL NATURE ?AT HE HAS EXPLOIT$ = LUCRATIVE PURPOSES UNTIL TODAY4 ,:AT HAS H9D]$ ! EVOLUTION ( MAN T[>DS A V]ITABLE HUMANITY HAS BE5 ! ALI5ATION ( ! BODY PUT TO WORK1 ! EXPLOITATION ( ! LIFE =CE TRANS=M$ 9TO A PRODUCTIVE =CE4 ,\R RESIDUAL ANIMALITY HAS BE5 REPRESS$ 9 ! NAME ( A SPIRIT ?AT IS ONLY ! EMANATION ( A HEAV5LY & TEMPORAL P[] *>G$ ) TAM+ T]RE/RIAL & CORPORAL MATT]4 ,TODAY1 ! ALLIANCE ) NATURAL 5]GIES IS PREP>+ TO SUPPLANT ! PLUND]+ ( VITAL1 PLANET>Y RES\RCES4 ,TO R$ISCOV] \R RELATION%IP ) ! ANIMAL K+DOM IS TO RECONCILE ) ! ANIMAL 9SIDE US2 IT IS TO REF9E IT 9/EAD ( OPPRESS+ IT1 REPRESS+ IT1 & CONDEMN+ IT TO ! CRUELTIES ( BL[+-(F /EAM4 ,\R HUMANIZATION IMPLIES RECOGNIZ+ ! ANIMAL'S RI<T TO BE RESPECT$1 9 ITS SPECIFICITY4 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,9 ,BELGIUM1 VOT+ IS OBLIGATORY1 9 PR9CIPLE AT LEA/4 ,HAVE Y\ EV] VOT$8 ,DO Y\ PAY ! F9ES8 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,I NEV] VOTE4 ,I HAVE NEV] RECEIV$ A F9E4 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,:AT LESSONS CAN BE DRAWN FROM ?IS LONG YE>1 9 :I* ,BELGIUM HAS HAD NO GOV]NM5T8.<#f.> 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,NONE4 ,DUR+ ! LUCRATIVE SLEEP ( ! POLITICIANS - ?OSE #ee GOV]NM5T M9I/]S DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS MAK+ 5DS MEET - ! F9ANCIAL MAFIAS HAVE CONT9U$ TO MAKE LAWS & DO V]Y WELL ) ! YES-M5 AT !IR COMM&4 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,H[ DO Y\ SEE ! ON-GO+ 0REVOLUTIONS0 9 ! ,>AB C\NTRIES8 ,DOES IT SEEM TO Y\ ?AT ,ISLAM IS A ?REAT TO !M8 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,:]E ! SOCIAL C>RIES ! DAY1 RELIGI\S PREOCCUPATIONS FADE4 ,! LIB]TY ?AT IS CURR5TLY GETT+ RID ( SECUL> TYRANNY ISN'T DISPOS$ TO ACCOMMODATE ITSELF TO RELIGI\S TYRANNY4 ,ISLAM WILL TRY TO DEMOCRATIZE ITSELF & WILL EXP]I5CE ! SAME DECL9E AS ,*RI/IANITY4 ,I APPRECIATE ! ,TUNISIAN SLOGAN 0,FRE$OM TO PRAY1 FRE$OM TO DR9K60 

,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ,F9ALLY1 Y\ REMA9 AN IRR$UCIBLE OPTIMI/1 DON'T Y\8 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM3 ,I CAN CONT5T MYSELF ) ,SCUT5AIRE'S =MULA3.<#g.> 0,PESSIMI/S6 ,:AT DID Y\ EXPECT80 ,BUT ,I AM NOT AN OPTIMI/ OR A PESSIMI/4 ,I DON'T GIVE A FUCK AB\T DEF9ITIONS4 ,I WANT TO LIVE BY BEG9N+ AGA9 EA* DAY4 ,IT WILL BE NECESS>Y ?AT ! D5UNCIATION & REFUSAL ( \R 9SUPPORTABLE CONDITIONS YIELD !IR PLACE TO ! WORK+ \T ( A HUMAN SOCIETY ?AT IS AN ABSOLUTE BREAK FROM M>KET SOCIETY4 

.<#a.> ,TRANSLAT$ AS ,! ,REVOLUTION ( ,EV]YDAY ,LIFE 7#a#i#h#c7 BY ,DONALD ,NI*OLSON-,SMI?4 

.<#b.> ,! ,/ATE IS NO LONG] ANY?+1 WE >E EV]Y?+4 ,NOT YET TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,5GLI%4 

.<#c.> ,A S]IES ( SPONTANE\S DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,SPA91 9VOLV+ T5S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE1 />T+ ON #ae ,MAY #b#a#a4 

.<#d.> ,5GLI% 9 ORIG9AL4 

.<#e.> ,M>C ,DUTR\X IS A CURR5TLY IMPRISON$ *ILD MOLE/] & *ILD KILL]4 ,IT TOOK ! ,BELGIAN POLICE & JUDICIAL SY/EM AN EXTRAORD9>ILY LONG TIME TO APPREH5D & PROSECUTE HIM = CRIMES HE COMMITT$ 9 #aiie & #a#i#i#f4 

.<#f.> ,SPLIT 9 TWO GEOGRAPHICALLY & POLITICALLY - ,FL&]S 7,FLEMI% ,NATIONALI/7 & ,WALLONIA 7,SOCIALI/7 - ,BELGIUM HASN'T HAD AN (FICIAL GOV]NM5T S9CE ! P>LIAM5T>Y ELECTIONS ( #ac ,JUNE #b#a4 

.<#g.> ,NOTE BY ,S9E ,M5SUEL3 ! ,BELGIAN WRIT] ,L\IS ,SCUT5AIRE 7#a#i#e-#a#i#h#g7 IS ! AU?OR ( ,MES 9SCRIPTIONS4 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM DEVOT$ A BOOK TO HIM 9 ! 0,POETS ,TODAY0 ,COLLECTION 7,SE<]S1 #a#i#i#a74 

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