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,! NEW YE> BREAKS ON A TURBUL5T WORLD4 ,9CREAS+LY SUP]FLU\S1 WE P\R 9TO ! S]VICE 9DU/RY--GREAS+ ! :EELS = CONSUMPTION RA!R ?AN PRODUC+ ANY?+ ( LA/+ VALUE--OR SCAV5GE AT ! M>G9S4 ,=C$ TO BE EV] MORE FLEXIBLE & MOBILE1 COMPET+ AGA9/ EV]-BROAD5+ SWA?S ( ! POPULATION = EV] MORE PREC>I\S JOBS1 WE >5'T JU/ ATOMIZ$1 WE'VE BECOME PLASMA--A %APELESS1 REACTIVE MASS 9 :I* EV5 ! MO/ ELEM5T>Y BONDS HAVE BE5 BROK54 

,?IS DOESN'T SIGNIFY ! TRIUMPH ( CAPITALISM1 BUT A NEW PHASE ( UNC]TA9TY = ! SY/EM AS WELL AS ITS SUBJECTS4 ,TODAY1 EV5 LIB]ALS ACKN[L$GE ?AT #i#i.0 ( ! POPULATION HAS LITTLE /AKE 9 P]PETUAT+ ! /ATUS QUO4 ,YET ONLY ! MO/ DOCTR9AIRE ,M>XI/S /ILL BELIEVE HI/ORY WILL DELIV] US TO UTOPIA3 MAQUILADORAS ON ! MOON SEEM EQUALLY LIKELY4 ,! CURR5T TURMOIL SIMPLY AF=DS US A W9D[ ( OPPORTUNITY1 A W9D[ ) NO GU>ANTEES4 ,IF WE FAIL TO SEIZE IT1 ! SY/EM WILL /ABILIZE ONCE MORE1 AS IT HAS 9 EV]Y PREVI\S CRISIS3 & ?IS TIME WE CAN BE SURE ! /ABILIZ+ ME*ANISM WILL NOT BE ! C>ROT1 BUT ! /ICK4 

,TO SUMM>IZE AN E>LI] ANALYSIS3 :5 IT'S EASI] TO OV]?R[ GOV]NM5TS ?AN TO RE=M !M1 WE %\LDN'T BASE \R /RATEGIES ON 9CREM5TAL VICTORIES1 BUT POPUL>IZE WAYS ( FI<T+ ?AT CREATE NEW SOCIAL BODIES4 ,AS PEOPLE LOSE !IR PREVI\S POSITIONS 9 SOCIETY1 TRADITIONAL /RUGGLES WILL COLLAPSE1 BUT ! DIS5FRAN*IZ$ WILL P\R 9TO EV]Y /RUGGLE ?AT CREATES NEW COMMONS4 ,YET !SE COMMONS CAN ONLY SURVIVE AS LONG AS !Y SPREAD3 WE CAN ONLY DEF5D \RSELVES (F5SIVELY4 

,!SE HYPO!SES W]E BORNE \T ?R\<\T #b#a#a1 FROM ! SO-CALL$ ,>AB ,SPR+ TO ! FALL ( ! OCCUPATIONS4 ,H]E >E SOME ( ! FACTORS WE EXPECT TO %APE ! CONTEXT ( /RUGGLE 9 #b#a#b4 

,NOT ! ,C>ROT1 BUT ! ,/ICK 

,9 ! ECONOMIC CRISIS1 POLIC+ & PRIVATE SECURITY >E ONE ( ! ONLY REMA9+ GR[? 9DU/RIES4 ,! FI]CE & APP>5TLY COORD9AT$ POLICE REPRESSION ( OCCUPATIONS %\LD COME AS NO SURPRISE 9 A NATION :]E NE>LY TWO & A HALF MILLION >E 9C>C]AT$ & POLICE KILL HUNDR$S EV]Y YE>4 ,?AT VIOL5CE IS ONLY GO+ TO 9T5SIFY4 ,!RE'S NO O!R WAY TO KEEP ! SUP]FLU\S POPULATION UND] CONTROL1 ESPECIALLY AS WE GET UNRULY4 

,WE %\LD BRACE \RSELVES = 9CREAS+ LEVELS ( =CE--P]HAPS BEYOND ANY?+ WE CAN IMAG9E--& C\NT]+ !SE 9 ! /REETS WILL BE ESS5TIAL TO ! NEXT PHASE ( RESI/ANCE4 ,BUT ! /RATEGY ( ! /ICK MEANS MORE ?AN TE> GAS & ,S,W,A,T TEAM RAIDS4 ,! AU?ORITIES CAN'T UTILIZE =CE )\T PROVOK+ GREAT] UNRE/ UNLESS !Y DELEGITIMIZE ! T>GETS & BREAK UP ALL SOCIAL CONFIGURATIONS ?AT C\LD FI<T BACK4 ,DEMONIZ+ 9SURG5TS 9 ! M$IA1 DRIV+ W$GES BETWE5 & )9 SOCIAL BODIES1 & BUY+ (F POT5TIAL ALLIES >E ALL ESS5TIAL /EPS 9 ?IS /RATEGY4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 IMPLICIT (F]S ( IMMUNITY TO COOP]ATIVE ELEM5TS 9 POPUL> MOVEM5TS >E FUNCTIONALLY ID5TICAL TO POLICE VIOL5CE1 AS !Y PREP>E ! GR\ND = IT4 ,PROTE/]S :O SEEK TO DI/+UI% !MSELVES FROM ! IRRATIONAL & UNRULY >E ACCEPT+ COMPLICITY 9 EV]Y?+ ?AT IS DONE TO ! LATT]4.<#a.> 

,WE CAN ALREADY SEE H[ ?IS HAS PLAY$ \T 9 V>I\S P>TS ( ! WORLD OV] ! PA/ YE>4 ,9 ,EGYPT1 A WIDESPREAD POPUL> REVOLT OBTA9$ ITS ORIG9AL OBJECT1 BUT FRAGM5T$ AFT]W>DS AS SOME CONT9U$ FI<T+ = LIB]ATION :ILE O!RS AB&ON$ !M TO ! BULLETS ( ! MILIT>Y4 ,9 ! ,U,K1 ! DISCONNECTION BETWE5 PROTE/ MOVEM5TS & ! SUFF]+ UND]CLASS MEANT ?AT ! 9EVITABLE REVOLT ( ! LATT] TOOK AN ANTISOCIAL =M1 LIMIT+ ITS SCOPE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ,OCCUPY ,OAKL& HAS BE5 ABLE TO CONT9UE ESCALAT+ PRECISELY BECAUSE AN>*I/S & O!R ANGRY POOR PEOPLE W]E NEV] SUCCESSFULLY M>G9ALIZ$4 

,! ,CYCLE ( ,FALSE ,HOPE 

,F\R YE>S AGO1 SAVVY Y\NG PEOPLE EAG] TO *ANGE ! WORLD L9$ UP BEH9D A POLITICIAN'S PROMISE ( 0,HOPE40 ,9 #b#a#a1 MANY ( ! SAME PEOPLE TOOK TO ! /REET2 ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T WAS A LOGICAL NEXT /EP = ! ,OBAMA ,G5]ATION ONCE ELECTORAL POLITICS FAIL$ !M4 ,WE CAN EXPECT ?IS CYCLE ( HOPE & DISILLUSIONM5T TO CONT9UE N[ ?AT ! OCCUPI]S' ATTEMPT AT AUTONOM\S DIRECT DEMOCRACY HAS BE5 CRU%$ BY =CE4 ,FAI? 9 LEAD]S WAS ! FIR/ TO GO2 FAI? 9 NONVIOL5CE MI<T BE NEXT4 

,9 A TIME ( WIDESPREAD ANXIETY & DISCONT5T1 IT'S TEMPT+ TO ?R[ ONE'S WEI<T BEH9D ANYONE :O (F]S TO FIX ! ECONOMY & ! SOCIAL ILLS ?AT SUPPOS$LY CAUS$ ITS DECL9E4 ,:5 ONE PROMISE 9EVITABLY FAILS1 ! NEXT R\ND ( PROPOSALS T5DS TO BE MORE EXTREME4 ,9 ! COM+ YE>S1 !RE WILL BE MORE MILITANCY ACROSS ! POLITICAL SPECTRUM & MORE WILL+NESS TO ACT \TSIDE ! E/ABLI%$ 9/ITUTIONS4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 DIRECT ACTION DOES NOT ALWAYS S]VE LIB]AT+ 5DS4 ,! CRUCIAL BATTLE RI<T N[ IS NOT BETWE5 ILLEGALISM & LAW & ORD]1 BUT BETWE5 COMPET+ VISIONS ( UPHEAVAL--& \R MO/ DANG]\S 5EMIES MAY NOT BE BUREAUCRATS OR EXECUTIVES4 ,ONE ( \R TASKS AS AN>*I/S IS TO UNMASK W\LD-BE LEAD]S & !IR FALSE PROMISES--! PI$ PIP]S ( PIPE DREAMS4 ,?IS IS NOT = ! FA9T ( HE>T3 AN>*I/S :O LACK$ ! METTLE TO TAKE AN UNPOPUL> /& :5 ,OBAMA WAS ELECT$ WILL BE H>D-PRESS$ TO TAKE ON APP>5TLY HORIZONTAL SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ?AT ULTIMATELY FUNCTION TO /ABILIZE CAPITALISM4 

,AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES >E CAT*+ ON ?R\<\T SOCIETY1 WELL BEYOND ! PLAZA OCCUPATIONS4 ,FROM ! RI<T WE HE> ?AT 0EV]Y TEA P>TI] IS A TEA P>TY LEAD]10 & AT LEA/ SOME PEOPLE TAKE ?IS RHETORIC S]I\SLY4 ,= N[1 ?IS TR5D SEEMS SIMPLY TO BE FO/]+ AN EXTRA-P>LIAM5T>Y V]SION ( TWO-P>TY POLITICS1 ) LITTLE S]I\S OPPOSITION TO CAPITALISM ON EI!R SIDE4 ,BUT EV]Y MOM5T ( DISILLUSIONM5T CAN ALSO BE A MOM5T ( TRANS=MATION4 ,WE MAY F9D /RANGE B$FELL[S 9 #b#a#b4 

,! ,TAM+ ( ! ,TE*NOLOGICAL ,FRONTI]8 

0,NOT ! C>ROT1 BUT ! /ICK03 WE PICTURE SECURITY GU>DS ) ACTUAL NI<T/ICKS1 BUT ?IS CLAMPD[N WILL ALSO OCCUR ON ! NEWE/ T]RA9 ( /RUGGLE1 DIGITAL COMMUNICATION4 ,! SAME TE*NOLOGY ?AT HELP$ CAPITALI/S \TFLANK ! RESI/ANCE ( ! #a#i#fS HAS PRODUC$ NEW =MS ( REVOLT1 FROM FILE-%>+ TO VIRAL RIOTS4 ,)\T ! ADVANCE 5DORSEM5T ( ,ANONYM\S1 = EXAMPLE1 ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET MI<T NEV] HAVE GOTT5 (F ! GR\ND4 ,WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE A WORLDWIDE AU?ORIT>IAN BACKLA% AGA9/ ! 9T]NET-SPREAD & TWITT]-SAVVY REVOLTS ( #b#a#a4 

,MU* ( ?IS CLAMPD[N WILL TAKE ! =M ( DIRECT SURVEILLANCE & C5SOR%IP4 ,WE TAKE = GRANT$ ?AT ?OSE >E *IEFLY EMPLOY$ 9 PLACES LIKE ,SYRIA & ,TUNISIA2 9 FACT1 MO/ ( ! C5SOR%IP TE*NOLOGY ?OSE GOV]NM5TS USE COMES FROM ,SILICON ,VALLEY--& WAS FIR/ APPLI$ RI<T H]E 9 ! ,U,S4.<#b.> ,S9CE EV5 ! SLI<TE/ 9T]NET C5SOR%IP PRESUPPOSES EFFECTIVE & EXHAU/IVE SURVEILLANCE1 IT IS A SMALL /EP FROM REGULATION TO LOCKD[N4 

,YET NOT ALL DIGITAL REPRESSION IS AS HEAVY-H&$ AS ! FIREWALL >\ND ,*9A4 ,?9K 9/EAD ( ! DIGITAL =5SICS UTILIZ$ BY POLICE 9 ! ,U,K TO FOLL[ UP ON LA/ SUMM]'S RIOTS4 ,ALONGSIDE ?IS K9D ( SURGICAL T>GET+1 WE CAN EXPECT YET SUBTL] EF=TS TO DELEGITIMIZE RESI/ANCE & GUIDE DISC\RSE AWAY FROM ANY?+ ?AT C\LD PROVE DISRUPTIVE4 ,! ATT5TION ECONOMY ( ,FACEBOOK & ,Y\TUBE IS IDEAL = BO? APPROA*ES4 

,! CURR5T /RUGGLES OV] DIGITAL PRIVACY & 0FREE SPEE*0 >E NOT JU/ A MATT] ( CIVIL LIB]TIES2 !Y WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONSEQU5CES = ! NEXT PHASE ( /RUGGLE 9 ! /REETS4 ,! MORE DIFFICULT IT BECOMES TO SPEAK FREELY & SAFELY ONL9E1 ! MORE SPECIALIZ$ ! ROLE ( CIRCULAT+ 9=MATION WILL BE1 & ! MORE DIFFICULT IT WILL BECOME TO COORD9ATE REVOLT SPONTANE\SLY4 ,! RESULT+ P[] IMBALANCES MAY FIGURE /RONGLY 9 ! COOPTION & NEUTRALIZATION ( /RUGGLES3 9 SOME PLAZA OCCUPATIONS1 ! DISPROPORTIONATE P[] ( ! M$IA WORK+ GR\P HAS ALREADY BE5 A RECURR+ PROBLEM4 ,IF ! CLAMPD[N SUCCE$S1 ?IS WILL ONLY GET WORSE4 

,KEEP+ UP ! ,FI<T 

,( C\RSE1 \R BE/ DEF5SE AGA9/ ! AU?ORITIES UTILIZ+ ALL ! 9TELLIG5CE !Y GA!R IS NOT PROP] COMPUT] SECURITY1 BUT ?RIV+ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,:5 PEOPLE >E US$ TO ACT+ TOGE!R & DISCONT5T IS SIMM]+1 ! P[]FUL >E AFRAID TO PROVOKE A /ORM !Y CAN'T CONTROL4 ,AGA91 ! BE/ DEF5SE IS A GOOD (F5SE4 

,AS DIFF]5T GR\PS COMPETE = [N]%IP ( ! /RUGGLE1 WE %\LD BE ESPECIALLY SUSPICI\S ( EV]Y ATTEMPT TO MANAGE ! =MS REVOLT TAKES4 ,! DO-IT-Y\RSELF E?IC ?AT SEEM$ REVOLUTION>Y 9 ! #a#i#iS ULTIMATELY HELP$ SOLVE ! CRISIS ( ! PREVI\S =M ( CAPITALISM1 PREP>+ ATOMIZ$ 9DIVIDUALS TO SELF-MANAGE \R 9TEGRATION 9TO ! ECONOMY2 SELF-MANAG+ ! TAM+ ( \R [N REBELLIONS MAY WELL BE ! NEXT PHASE ( ?IS PROGRAM4 ,! NONPR(IT PO/-9DU/RIAL COMPLEX IS A FAMILI> EXAMPLE ( ?IS3 IT IS ESS5TIALLY A RETURN TO FEUDALISM1 9 :I* ! P[]FUL DOLE \T JU/ 5\< RES\RCES TO ! WELL-MEAN+ TO KEEP ! POPULATION QUIET4 ,WE EXPECT TO SEE SOME NEW EXAMPLES AS SOCIAL CONFLICT CONT9UES4 ,SOME ( ! BE/ MANAG]S MI<T BE IMPRESSIVELY MILITANT4 

,TODAY ! QUE/ION ISN'T :E!R !RE WILL BE RESI/ANCE--WE NO LONG] NE$ TO BUY PLANE TICKETS OV]SEAS TO GET A TA/E ( IT--BUT :AT SOCIAL =MS WILL *>ACT]IZE IT1 :AT PREC$5TS IT WILL SET4 ,WE'LL PROBABLY SEE HET]OG5E\S ZONES LIKE ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET OP5 UP REPEAT$LY OV] ! COM+ YE>S1 EA* TIME DRAW+ 9 NEW SECTORS ( ! POPULATION ) DIV]SE P]SPECTIVES & AG5DAS4 ,!SE SPACES WILL 9EVITABLY RUPTURE AS ! ELEM5TS ?AT CON/ITUT$ !M =M NEW CONFIGURATIONS & NEW FAULT L9ES EM]GE4 ,\R GOAL %\LD NOT BE TO PRES]VE !SE = !IR [N SAKE1 !N1 BUT RA!R TO MAKE SURE ! RI<T RUPTURES OCCUR4 

,ALONGSIDE ATTEMPT+ TO 9T5SIFY EXPLICITLY POLITICAL MOVEM5TS SU* AS ! PLAZA OCCUPATIONS1 WE %\LD ALSO FIGURE \T :AT ROLE TO PLAY 9 ! VIOL5T CLA%ES WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE MORE FREQU5TLY4 ,EV5 AFT] A REM>KABLE WAVE ( ANTI-AU/]ITY PROTE/S1 AN>*I/S 9 ,LONDON SEEM$ UNPREP>$ = LA/ ,AUGU/'S ,TOTT5HAM RIOTS4 ,WE NE$ TO BE ABLE TO ACT SWIFTLY & DECISIVELY 9 SU* MOM5TS4 ,WE PROBABLY WON'T SUCCE$ 9 IMPOS+ \R [N POLITICAL AG5DA ON !M2 EV5 IF WE C\LD1 IT MI<T PUT US 9 ! RANKS ( ! MANAG]S & PROTE/ M>%ALS4 ,:AT WE CAN DO IS DEMON/RATE 9 PRACTICE H[ DIFF]5T =MS ( REVOLT >E RELEVANT TO EA* O!R1 & HELP TO L9K !M TOGE!R4 ,LOOT]S NE$ HACK]S1 & HACK]S NE$ LOOT]S TOO4 

,A ,CRISIS ( ,LEGITIMACY 

,:ATEV] !IR RESULTS1 PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS >E A RITUAL = RE9=C+ ! LEGITIMACY ( ! GOV]NM5T & ITS POLITICAL PROCESS4 ,9 #b#a#b1 ?IS LEGITIMACY IS 9 QUE/ION TO AN UNUSUAL EXT5T4 ,! POPUL> RHETORIC ( AUTONOMY & P>TICIPATION IS ! FLIPSIDE ( A GR[+ SKEPTICISM T[>DS \R RUL]S4 

,RI<T N[ ?IS SKEPTICISM IS MO/LY EXPRESS$ 9 ! LANGUAGE ( CORRUPTION & MISMANAGEM5T2 PEOPLE D\BT ! LEGITIMACY ( ?IS GOV]NM5T1 BUT P]HAPS NOT ( GOV]NM5T ITSELF4 ,= ! RUL+ CLASS1 HOLD+ ?AT L9E WILL BE ! TOP PRIORITY ?IS YE>4 ,\R PRIORITY WILL BE ! OPPOSITE4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 WE'LL BE FAC+ \R [N CRISES4 ,W\LD-BE LEAD]S HAVE ALWAYS US$ DISC\RSES ( LEGITIMACY TO ISOLATE !IR FOES--VIOL5CE V]SUS NONVIOL5CE1 LOCALS V]SUS \TSIDE AGITATORS1 GOAL-ORI5T$ DISCIPL9E V]SUS UNPRODUCTIVE *AOS4 ,AS ! FALSE PROMISES BECOME MORE EXTREME1 SO WILL ! RECRIM9ATIONS4 ,P&]+ TO !IR DISC\RSE RE9=CES !IR ADVANTAGE1 BUT DECL>+ \RSELVES ON ! SIDE ( ! ILLEGITIMATE IS NOT 5\< TO UND]M9E ! =CE ( LEGITIMACY ITSELF4 ,H[ WE NAVIGATE ?IS COMPLEX PROBLEM WILL DET]M9E \R ABILITY TO L9K DIFF]5T SOCIAL BODIES 9 REVOLT4 

,NO MATT] :AT1 WE CANNOT SIT BACK & LET ! CYCLE ( HOPE & DISILLUSIONM5T RUN ITS C\RSE1 H[EV] CO/LY ?OSE :O PR(IT (F ( FALSE HOPE MAKE IT TO 9T]V5E4 ,NO?+ WE SAY IS CR$IBLE IF WE FAIL TO PROVIDE EXAMPLES ( ACTION TO ?OSE :O >E READY TO ACT4 ,AN ESCALAT+ CYCLE ( CONFLICT PRODUCES A GR[+ APP>ATUS ( CONTROL4 ,IF WE WAIT UNTIL EV]Y SOLUTION EXCEPT AN>*Y HAS BE5 TRI$1 IT WILL BE TOO LATE4 

.<#a.> ,?IS PROCESS IS P>TICUL>LY 9SIDI\S 9 ?AT ?OSE :O >E (F]$ IMMUNITY (T5 EXP]I5CE ?IS AS A VICTORY = ! MOVEM5T--9CLUSION 9 ! POLITICAL PROCESS1 = EXAMPLE1 OR AT LEA/ UNPREC$5T$ DIALOGUE ) ! P[]FUL4 ,! COMPLICIT MAY NOT EV5 KN[ !Y'RE P>T ( A PEACE TREATY ?AT R5D]S O!RS MORE VULN]ABLE4 ,A GREAT P>T ( COMPLICITY IS IGNORANCE--IF Y\ DON'T NOTICE PEOPLE SUFF]+1 Y\'VE PROBABLY ALREADY BE5 B\<T4 

.<#b.> ,MU* ( ?IS TE*NOLOGY WAS ORIG9ALLY DEVELOP$ TO MAXIMIZE :ITE-COLL> PRODUCTIVITY AT ,U,S CORPORATIONS2 ! ?IRD WORLD DICTATOR%IP M>KET DIDN'T REALLY OP5 UP UNTIL ! 9ITIAL DEVELOPM5T CO/S HAD BE5 COV]$4 ,JU/ AS IT WAS EASI] = ,*9A TO 9DU/RIALIZE AFT] ,EUROPE HAD1 ONCE C5SOR%IP TE*NOLOGY IS DEVELOP$ IT BECOMES MORE & MORE AF=DABLE--?IS IS ANO!R ASPECT ( H[ POLIC+ IS ONE ( TODAY'S GR[? 9DU/RIES4 ,RHETORIC AB\T FRE$OM ASIDE1 ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T W\LD NEV] 9CONV5I5CE ! C5SOR%IP 9DU/RY2 ! LATT] IS 9TR9SIC TO ,U,S NATIONAL SECURITY1 9 ?AT ?R\< !SE COMPANIES ! ,U,S HAS A BACKDOOR 9TO ! SECURITY PRACTICES & 9=MATION FL[ ( EV]Y C\NTRY EMPLOY+ !M WORLDWIDE4 ,?AT IS TO SAY--TO MA9TA9 ITS IMP]IAL POSITION1 ! ,U,S HAS TO REMA9 AT ! =EFRONT ( FREE M>KET SOLUTIONS = REPRESSION4 ,?IS IS AN 9T]E/+ EXAMPLE ( H[ ECONOMIC PRACTICES >E 9EXTRICABLE FROM ! POLITICAL =MS ?AT V\*SAFE !M1 & VICE V]SA4 

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