,A ,NON-,EUROPEAN ,AN>*ISM #bg ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,>AGORN6 ,TEXT 3 ,! /ORY ( ! PEOPLE :O HAVE NOT WRITT5 ! HI/ORY BOOKS1 :O HAVE NOT BUILT EMPIRES1 & :O HAVE NOT ASPIR$ TO LORD OV] O!RS IS \R HI/ORY4 ,TO SOME EXT5T1 ! NATURE ( !SE TIMES IS ?AT = ?IS TALE TO BE TOLD1 EA* ( US HAVE TO MAKE A COMMITM5T TO IT1 TO BO? WRITE1 SPEAK & LE>N AB\T ! CREVICES & %AD[S 9 :I* ! 0W9N]S0 DID NOT 9VADE1 & 9 :I* WE LIVE4 ,?IS /ORY ( SURVIVAL1 ( JU/ GETT+ BY1 IS ! /ORY ( ! LIFE ( ! VA/ 7AS 9 OV] #i.07 MAJORITY ( ! PEOPLE ?R\<\T TIME1 ?R\<\T MOD]N CIVILIZATION4 ,SURVIVAL IS ! ONLY POSSIBILITY :5 P>TICIPATION MEANS :AT IT DOES TODAY4 ,:ILE ?IS TEXT CITES ,EUROPE AS ! ULTIMATE EXPRESSION ( ! SUCCESSES ?AT REFLECT \R LOSS1 IT IS NOT SOLELY ,EUROPE'S LEGACY4 ,SIMIL> 7IF NOT AS GR&7 TALES ( 9VASION1 COLONIZATION1 & G5OCIDE CAN BE TOLD ( O!R CULTURES4 ,! DIFF]5CE IS ?AT !Y >E NOT ! 9H]ITORS ( ! WORLD SY/EM TODAY4 ,EUROPE IS4 ,MILIT>ISM1 ,CAPITALISM1 ,/ATECRAFT & !IR CONSEQU5CES 9 ,RACISM1 ,G5OCIDE1 & ,TOTAL ,W> CAN ALL BE PLAC$ ON ,EUROPE'S DOOR/OP4 ,?IS DOESN'T MEAN ?AT !RE >E NOT ,EUROPEANS :O RESI/ ?IS TRADITION1 ?IS PRACTICE1 BUT IF ! WORLD HAS A PROBLEM1 OR A SET ( PROBLEMS1 IT CAN BE TRAC$ TO ORIG9S4 ,IT IS NOT 5\< TO EKE \T EXAMPLES ( !SE PROBLEMS 9 O!R PLACES AS AN ESCAPE FROM ! CONSEQU5CES ( ORIG94 ,9 AN ALT]NATE UNIV]SE IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT WE C\LD BE RAIL+ AGA9/ ! TYRANNY ( ! ,OTTOMAN ,EMPIRE4 ,!RE IS A NE$ AT ?IS TIME TO DECL>E AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN T5D5CY ?AT BO? RESPECTS ITS ORIG9S & FIY ANSW] TO POLITICAL & SOCIAL LIFE4 ,IT IS ! TIME TO CONNECT ! REALITIES ( \R COLONIAL HI/ORY1 L& RELATIONS1 & POLITICS TO ! CONCLUSIONS ( BO? ITS REBELS & \R ELD]S4 ,FROM ! ,IRI% TO ! ,MAKAH1 ! ,KURDS TO ! ,MBUTI1 ! URBAN ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN TO ! SETTL$ ,ROM A /ORY CAN BE TOLD \TSIDE ( ,WE/]N ,CIVILIZATION4 ,A NON-,EUROPEAN ,AN>*ISM IS ! POLITIC ( ?AT /ORY SET )9 ! CONTEXT ( A RESI/ANCE TO IT4 ,:AT IS ,EUROPE ,:5 ,I SPEAK ( ,EUROPEANS OR M5TAL ,EUROPEANS ,I'M NOT ALL[+ = FALSE DI/9CTIONS4 ,I'M NOT SAY+ ?AT ON ! ONE H& !RE >E ! BYPRODUCTS ( A FEW ?\S& YE>S ( G5OCIDAL1 REACTION>Y ,EUROPEAN 9TELLECTUAL DEVELOPM5T :I* IS BAD1 & ON ! O!R H& !RE IS SOME NEW REVOLUTION>Y DEVELOPM5T :I* IS GOOD4 ,I'M REF]R+ H]E TO ! SO-CALL$ !ORIES ( ,M>XISM & AN>*ISM & 0LEFTISM0 9 G5]AL4 ,I DON'T BELIEVE !IR !ORIES CAN BE SEP>AT$ FROM ! RE/ ( ! ,EUROPEAN 9TELLECTUAL TRADITION4 ,IT'S REALLY JU/ ! SAME OLD SONG444 -- ,RUSSEL ,MEANS1 ,! ,SAME ,OLD ,SONG ,EUROPE IS AN UNUSUAL CONT95T = A V>IETY ( REASONS4 ,NOT ! LEA/ ( :I* IS ?AT !RE >E AS MANY PEOPLE LIV+ \TSIDE ( ! CONT95T AS LIVE )9 ITS B\ND>IES4 ,HI/ORY1 AT LEA/ AS TAU$ TO ! HI/ORY ( EV]Y O!R CONT95T COMB9$1 W\LD /ILL LOOM AS 5TIRELY DOM9ANT 9 ! M9DS & CULTURE ( ! ,U,S & ,CANADA4 ,IT IS SAFE TO CALL ! MA9/REAM ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN CULTURE ,EUROPEAN4 ,Y\ CAN CONSID] ! L>GE/ L&MASS ( ,OCEANIA AS ,EUROPEAN ALSO1 :I* DEMON/RATES ?AT IT IS A DI/9CTIVE TR5D ( ,EUROPE TO EXPORT ITSELF ?R\<\T ! GLOBE4 ,?IS EXPANSIONI/ PH5OM5ON HAS A HI/ORICAL CONTEXT ?AT IS WOR? EXAM9+4 ,EUROPE IS NOT :]E ! RISE ( ,CIVILIZATION OCCURR$4 ,IT APPE>S TO HAVE BEGUN 9 ! VALLEY BETWE5 ! ,TIGRIS & ,EUPHRATES RIV]S1 ,MESOPOTAMIA4 ,DOZ5S1 IF NOT HUNDR$S1 ( SOCIETIES ?RIV$ 9 ?IS VALLEY OV] #c YE>S4 ,! BE/ KN[N ( !SE SOCIETIES >E ! ,SUM]IAN1 ,BABYLONIAN1 ,HITTITE & ,PHO5ICIAN SOCIETIES4 ,!Y >E BE/ KN[ = ! TE*NICS !Y PROVID$ FUTURE SOCIETIES :I* 9CLUDE MY?OLOGY 7,SUM]IA71 ! ,CODE ( ,HAMMURABI 7,BABYLON71 IRON 7,HITTITES71 & ! ALPHABET 7,PHO5ICIANS74 ,>\ND ! SAME TIME A VA/ & VIBRANT SOCIETY >OSE >\ND ! RIV] ,NILE1 CALL$ ,EGYPT4 ,?IS ,AFRICAN SOCIETY EXI/$ = SEV]AL ?\S& YE>S 9 ONE =M OR ANO!R1 & PRESAG$ MOD]N GOV]NM5T4 ,!SE TWO REGIONS ALONG ) ,*9A COMPRISE ! VA/ MAJORITY ( \R UND]/&+ ( ANCI5T SOCIETY4 ,! =MATION ( MASS SOCIETY ON ! ,EUROPEAN CONT95T IS CLE>] & MORE REC5T4 ,! >C ( ! ,GREEK ,EMPIRE 7#a#b -- #c ,B,C,E7 9CLUDES ! =MATION ( JU/ AB\T ALL ! 9TELLECTUAL TRAJECTORIES PURSU$ OV] ! PA/ ?REE MILL5NIA 9CLUD+ ,>T1 ,SCI5CE1 ,POLITICS 7ESPECIALLY ! =M ( ,DEMOCRACY & ! ,REPUBLIC71 & ,PHILOSOPHY4 ,?IS LEADS US TO ,ROME1 ! MO/ DEMON/RABLE F\NDATION ( MOD]N ,EUROPE4 ,WE %ALL CONT9UE TO FOCUS ON ,ROME'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO ! CIVILIZATION WE CURR5TLY LIVE 94 ,NOTABLE 9 MOD]N LIFE IS ! ,ROMAN DEVELOPM5T ( URBAN 9FRA/RUCTURE & ! RESULT+ EXPECTATIONS ?AT ! CITIZ5RY ( EMPIRE HAVE HAD TO IT4 ,! DELIV]Y ( POTABLE WAT]1 SEWAGE1 WELL MA9TA9$ ROADS1 & ! CON/RUCTION ( L>GE BUILD+S HAVE ALL BECOME EXPECTATIONS ( CIVILIZ$1 URBAN LIFE4 ,! ORGANIZATION ( A DISCIPL9$ & /&+ >MY ?AT WAG$ TOTAL W> HAS DEF9$ EV]Y EMPIRE & QUASI-EMPIRE S9CE4 ,! ,FALL ( ,ROME C\LD HAVE POSSIBLY LEAD TO A HIDD5 REVOLUTION>Y TIME ON ! ,EUROPEAN CONT95T4 ,! P]IOD =M]LY REF]R$ TO AS ! ,D>K ,AGES WAS NOTABLE = NOT SUFF]+ UND] ! YOKE ( ,EMPIRE & = NOT HAV+ A GREAT DEAL ( HI/ORY WRITT5 AB\T IT4 ,! HI/ORIES ?AT WE DO HAVE ACCESS TO TELL ( A SET ( CULTURES ?AT CLOSELY RESEMBL$ ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN M\ND-BUILD]S4 ,:AT IS EASILY KN[N IS ?AT ,FEUDALISM1 & EV5TUALLY ,MON>*IES BEGAN TO CONSOLIDATE ! L& & CULTURES ( ,EUROPE4 ,! =M ( ?IS CONSOLIDATION CAN BE SE5 TODAY 9 ! =MATION ( ! ,UNIT$ ,K+DOM1 ,FRANCE1 & ,G]MANY4 ,! ,RISE ( ,*RI/IANITY SP>K$ MU* ( ?IS CREATION ( ! ,/ATE1 BUT MORE PO9T$LY WAS RESPONSIBLE =1 9 ! NAME ( ! ,CRUSADES1 ELIM9AT+ ! BULK ( ! HUNDR$S ( CULTURES ?AT EXI/$ UP TO ?AT PO9T ON ! CONT95T4 ,?IS IS ACTUALLY :]E ,ROME1 9 H9DSIISON4 ,IF A DEFEAT$ SOCIETY PAID !IR TAX1 !Y C\LD L>GELY PRACTICE !IR [N CULTURAL BELIEFS4 ,?IS *ANG$ ) ! =MATION ( ! ,*RI/IAN /ATE4 ,AFT] ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES & ! RISE ( ,*RI/IANITY COMES ! ,RE=MATION & !N ,HUMANISM4 ,!SE *ANGES TO ! SIMPLICITY ( ! ONE ,*UR*1 ONE /ATE MODEL ( ,EUROPE HE>K5 TO ! TE*NIQUES US$ N[ TO MODIFY CONS]VATIVE & SOCIALLY BACKW>D ELEM5TS 9 ! MOD]N IDEOLOGICAL MATRIX4 ,! ,RE=MATION ALL[$1 EV5TUALLY1 ,*RI/IANITY TO BE DEF9$ F> MORE BROADLY ?AN JU/ ALLEGIANCE TO A SPECIFIC 9/ITUTION1 BUT TO A SET ( ORGANIZATIONS & 9T]PRETATIONS ( SPIRITUALITY4 ,?IS ALL[$ = A SPECIFICALLY ,EUROPEAN 7& NOT LOCAL7 CULTURAL EXPRESSION ?AT CROSS$ NATIONAL BORD]S1 & C>RI$ CURR5CY WELL 9TO ! MOD]N ]A4 ,HUMANISM IS1 SIMPLY PUT1 ! PRIORITY ( HUMAN CONC]NS OV] ANY O!R4 ,HUMANISM L$ TO ! SPECIFIC =MATION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL AS SOCIAL *>ACT]1 ! 5TIRE >5A ( SOCIAL SCI5CES1 & TO A GREAT DEGREE TO ! =MATION ( ! CREATION ( MOD]N SCI5CE AS A CONQUE/ ( NATURE4 ,W> ,! PRIM>Y TE*NOLOGY ?AT ,EUROPE HAS EXCELL$ AT1 BEYOND ALL O!RS1 IS W>F>E4 ,?IS IS NOT TO >GUE ?AT >M$ CONFLICT DID NOT EXI/ BEYOND ! CONT95T1 BUT ! =M IT HAS TAK5 9 ,EUROPE HAS BE5 QUALITATIVELY DIFF]5T4 ,IT IS ONLY 9 ,EUROPE1 ) ! RISE ( ! PRACTICE & !ORY ( 'TOTAL W>' ?AT MU* ( ,EUROPEAN EXPANSIONI/ HI/ORY CAN BE UND]/OOD4 ,IT IS ONLY ?R\< UND]/&+ ! CULTURAL TRADITION ( TOTAL W> ?AT ONE CAN UND]/& ! HORRORS ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY 9 ,EUROPE & ABROAD4 ,:ILE ,! ,>T ( ,W> & ,A ,BOOK ( ,FIVE ,R+S CONC]N ! TE*NIQUES ( ! BATTLEFIELD1 !Y DID NOT RELATE W> TO A P>TICUL>LY FUNCTIONALI/ WORLDVIEW4 ,W> WAS NOT AN APPLICATION ( IMP]IALI/ P[] AS MU* AS ! PRACTICE ( A C]TA9 CLASS ( CITIZ5RY AMONG !MSELVES4 ,MILIT>Y /RATEGY WAS AS CONNECT$ TO ! SPIRITUAL UND]/&+ ( BE+ A W>RIOR AS IT WAS TO PLAC+ M5 9 P[]4 ,! #a#h? C5TURY TRANS=M$ /AID CODIFICATION ( MILIT>Y PR9CIPLES 9TO A SCI5TIFIC PRACTICE ?AT REMA9S TODAY4 ,AS OPPOS$ TO ! G5]AL \TL9ES ( RELATION%IPS BETWE5 MILIT>Y & CIVIC LEAD]S GIV5 9 ! ANCI5T TEXTS1 MOD]N MILIT>Y /RATEGI/S1 ESPECIALLY ,CLAUSEWITZ1 W]E SPECIFIC4 ,TOTAL W> IS MILIT>Y CONFLICT 9 :I* ! CONT5D]S >E WILL+ TO MAKE ANY SACRIFICE 9 LIVES & O!R RES\RCES TO OBTA9 A COMPLETE VICTORY4 ,LIMIT$ W> IS SIMIL> TO TOTAL W>1 BUT DOES ATT5D TO POLITICAL1 SOCIAL & ECONOMIC CONC]NS4 ,! =MATION ( ! DIFF]5TIATION BETWE5 TOTAL & LIMIT$ W> GAVE TEXTURE TO ! BEHAVIOR ( ! ,EUROPEANS ?AT COLONIZ$ ! ,NEW ,WORLD1 ,AFRICA1 & 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ ! ,CRUSADES4 ,! QUE/ION IS WOR? REVISIT+1 :AT IS ,EUROPE8 ,EUROPE IS ! HI/ORY ( HUNDR$S ( CULTURES BE+ CRU%$4 ,EUROPE IS A DISP>ATE SET ( PEOPLE :O BO? 9FR+E ON O!RS' SOV]EIGNTY ?R\<\T ! WORLD & CONT9UE TO BE BESET UPON 7,N,A,T,O1 ,SLOVAKIA1 ,S]BIA1 ,E,U74 ,EUROPE IS ! B5EFACTOR ( A SET ( IDEAS--ECONOMIC1 MILIT>Y1 RELIGI\S & SECUL>--?AT HAVE DOM9AT$ ! 5TIRE PLANET4 ,IF ,EUROPE IS EV]Y:]E1 ON EV]Y NEWSCA/1 EV]Y BILLBO>D1 EV]Y ?OR\E1 !N :AT IS NOT-,EUROPE8 ,ON ONE LEVEL NOT-,EUROPE >E ALL ! PEOPLE 9 ! PROCESS ( BE+ ,EUROPEANIZ$1 ALL ! PEOPLE BE+ 9TRODUC$ TO MOD]N CONV5I5CES1 LIKE MICR[AVE OV5S1 COCA-COLA1 & CRUISE MISSILES4 ,MANY ( !SE PEOPLE LOOK =W>D TO ! *ANGE 9 !IR TRADITIONAL1 CONS]VATIVE SOCIETY4 ,MANY RESI/1 UND]/&+ ! CONSEQU5CES ?AT ,WE/]N VALUES1 P[]1 & MONEY WILL BR+ TO !M4 ,ON ANO!R LEVEL NOT-,EUROPE IS ! VITAL CULTURAL TAPE/RY ( ! ,F\R? WORLD4 ,9DIG5\S PEOPLE EXI/ ?R\<\T ! GLOBE1 & RESI/+ OR NOT !Y COMPRISE SETS ( P]SPECTIVES & HI/ORIES ?AT >E DI/9CTIVE & UNIQUE4 ,!Y COMPROMISE MU* ( ! MO/ RESI/ANT ASPECTS TO ! GLOBAL ORD]4 ,NOT BECAUSE !Y >E NOT POOR1 BUT BECAUSE !Y UND]/& ! POV]TY ( ANO!R CULTURES4 ,F9ALLY NOT-,EUROPE C\LD BE ! SIL5T B5EFACTORS & VICTIMS ( MOD]N SOCIETY4 ,IT IS A =EGONE CONCLUSION ?AT MOD]N SOCIETY IS COMPRIS$ ( A VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE :O CANNOT EX]T POLITICAL P[]1 >E NOT WEAL?Y1 & MAY WI% TO RESI/ ! WAY ?+S >E4 ,) ITS COMB9ATION ( 5GAG+ TOPICAL PROPAG&A1 CURSORY & SELF-S]V+ HI/ORICAL $UCATION1 & G5]AL ECONOMIC SATISFACTION IT BECOMES EASY TO LOSE TRACK ( !SE PEOPLE4 ,!Y DO EXI/ & !IR V]Y ANONYMITY IS ! POLITICAL 5G9E BEH9D EV]Y POPUL> & REACTION>Y MOVEM5T OV] ! PA/ #b YE>S4 ,:AT IS ,EUROPEAN ,AN>*ISM8 ,:ILE ! SEMANTICS ( AN>*Y 7?AT IS1 0)\T RUL]07 C\LD ILLUM9ATE FUTURE DISCUSSION1 ANY TYPE ( ANALYSIS ( ! POT5TIAL ( AN>*ISM HAS TO GRAPPLE ) ! IDEOLOGY ?AT IT IS4 ,?IS IDEOLOGY IS3 ,A HI/ORY ( ICONIC FIGURES4 ,A SET ( 9CREAS+LY RADICAL IDEAS AB\T SOCIAL TRANS=MATION4 ,A PRACTICE ?AT HAS ONLY BE5 UNI=M 9 ITS REJECTION BY ?OSE 9 P[]4 ,UND]/&+ ! REP]CUSSIONS ( ! USE ( LANGUAGE1 ! HI/ORY 7BROADLY DEF9$7 & ! CULTURE ( ! AN>*I/ TRADITION WILL HELP US UND]/& ! QUALITIES ?AT AN>*ISM HAS ?AT >E WOR? RECLAIM+4 ,! CLE>E/ ORIG9 ( AN>*ISM 9 ! WE/]N TRADITION LIES 9 ANCI5T ,GREECE & ! >GUM5T ( ,Z5O 7! ,/OIC7 = A SOCIETY RUL$ BY ! SOV]EIGNTY ( ! MORAL LAW ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,:ILE NOT SPECIFICALLY AN AN>*I/ POSITION1 ,Z5O S]VES AS A PRACTICAL C\NT]-PO9T TO ! IDEAL NATION ( ,PLATO'S ,REPUBLIC2 ! F\NDATION = ! NATION-BUILD+ ?AT HAS OCCURR$ S9CE4 ,9 ! MOD]N1 PO/-,5LI*ISM CAME FROM ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 7#a#g#i#c74.<#a.> ,HE >GU$ ?AT GOV]NM5T IS UNNECESS>Y & H>MFUL TO ! CONDUCT ( HUMAN AFFAIRS4 ,HE ALSO BELIEV$ ?AT SOCIETY C\LD BE TRANS=M$ 9TO A WORLD ( JU/ICE & EQUALITY ?R\< $UCATION & PROPAG&A1 & NOT ?R\< SPECIFIC POLITICAL /RUGGLE4 ,HIS 9FLU5CE ( AN>*ISM AS A S*OOL ( ?\*ISM LIV$ 9 ! SECOND HALF ( ! #a#i? C5TURY & 9CLUD$ ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN91 ,PET] ,KROPOTK91 ,PI]RE ,PR\DHON & ,MAX ,/IRN]4 ,!Y /& AS ! C5TRAL FIGURES 9 MOD]N AN>*I/ ACTIVISM1 AN>*O-COMMUNISM1 MUTUALISM1 & 9DIVIDUALISM RESPECTIVELY4 ,9 ! TW5TIE? C5TURY SU* FIGURES AS ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 KN[N = H] ADVOCACY ( CONTRACEPTION & FREE LOVE2 ,SACCO & ,VANZETTI1 KN[N AS AN>*I/ M>TYRS KILL$ BY ! /ATE2 & ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO1 :O F\MIES 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 9=M A CONCEPTION ( AN>*ISM AS M>TYRDOM & ACTIVISM4 ,! PREC$+ P>AGRAPH IS AN ATTEMPT TO SCURRY PA/ ! MY?OLOGY ( ! AN>*I/4 ,NOT BECAUSE ( ANY REJECTION ( !SE MY?OLOGIES1 AS !Y >E SOME ( ! MO/ HUMAN /ORIES ?AT CAN BE TOLD 9 ! FACE ( !IR OPPOSITION1 BUT BECAUSE UND]/&+ ?AT !RE >E DEEP] /ORIES ( ACTUAL HUMAN /RUGGLE & 9SPIRATION IS :AT AN OBS]VATION ( 9DIVIDUAL AN>*I/S %\LD PROVIDE US4 ,IT IS NOT AS A RESULT ( GLAM\R\S REBELS ?AT ! AN>*I/ TRADITION BREA!S LIFE 9TO HUMAN EXP]I5CE TODAY4 ,!IR /ORIES EXEMPLIFY ! TRADITION )\T OBSCUR+ EA* ( \R P>TS 9 IT4 ,:ILE ! ORIG9S ( ,AN>*ISM SEEM MO/ 9T]E/$ 9 ! SCI5CE ( /ATECRAFT1 AN>*ISM HAS S9CE EVOLV$ 9TO A CRITICISM ( TE*NOLOGY1 RELIGION1 CAPITALISM1 & ! /ATE4 ,?IS EVOLUTION HAPP5$ BECAUSE ! PR9CIPLES ?AT W\LD LEAD ONE TO CONCLUDE ?AT ! /ATE WAS OPPRESSIVE NATURALLY L$ TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT ?OSE SAME SY/EMS ALSO EXI/ 9 O!R >5AS ( ! HUMAN EXP]I5CE4 ,:AT >E !SE PR9CIPLES8 ,VANEIGEM HAS DESCRIB$ !M SO4.<#b.> 0,AL?\< EA* ( US />TS ALONG ! PA? AS A :OLE1 LIV+ BE+1 9T5D+ TO RETURN JU/ AS WE W]E :5 WE LEFT (F1 WE BECAME COMPLETELY LO/ 9 A MAZE ( WA/$ TIME1 SO ?AT :AT RETURNS IS ONLY A CORPSE ( \R BE+1 MUMMIFI$ 9 ITS MEMORIES4 ,! /RIV+ ( HUMANITY AFT] SURVIVAL IS A SAGA ( *ILDHOOD B>T]$ AWAY = DECREPITUDE40 ,VANEIGEM'S *OICE ( METAPHORS & ! PR9CIPLE ( A 0FIR/ MAN0 RUNS ?R\< MO/ LIB]T>IAN LIT]ATURE4 ,BAKUN9 9 ,GOD & ! ,/ATE.<#c.> EXEMPLIFIES ! PR9CIPLE ( CONTR>9ESS4 0,! ABOLITION ( ! ,*UR* & ! ,/ATE MU/ BE ! FIR/ & 9DISP5SABLE CONDITION ( ! TRUE LIB]ATION ( SOCIETY2 ONLY AFT] ?IS CAN SOCIETY BE ORGANIZ$ 9 ANO!R MANN]1 BUT NOT FROM ! TOP D[NW>D & ACCORD+ TO SOME IDEAL PLAN1 DREAM$ UP BY A FEW SAGES & S*OL>S1 & C]TA9LY NOT BY DECREES ISSU$ BY SOME DICTATORIAL P[] OR EV5 BY A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECT$ BY UNIV]SAL SUFFRAGE4 ,AS ,I HAVE ALREADY %[N1 SU* A SY/EM W\LD LEAD 9EVITABLY TO ! CREATION ( A NEW /ATE1 & CONSEQU5TLY TO ! =MATION ( A GOV]NM5TAL >I/OCRACY1 ?AT IS TO SAY A :OLE CLASS ( 9DIVIDUALS HAV+ NO?+ 9 COMMON ) ! MASS ( ! PEOPLE1 :I* W\LD IMM$IATELY BEG9 TO EXPLOIT & SUBDUE ?AT PEOPLE 9 ! NAME ( ! COMMONWEAL? OR 9 ORD] TO SAVE ! ,/ATE40 ,F9ALLY1 ! PR9CIPLE ( COOP]ATION 7OV] COMPETITION7 AS >TICULAT$ BY ,PYOTR ,KROPOTK94.<#d.> 0,MUTUAL AID IS AS MU* A LAW ( ANIMAL LIFE AS MUTUAL /RUGGLE444AS A FACTOR ( EVOLUTION1 IT MO/ PROBABLY HAS A F> GREAT] IMPORTANCE1 9ASMU* AS IT FAVORS ! DEVELOPM5T ( SU* HABITS & *>ACT]S AS 9SURE ! MA9T5ANCE & FUR!R DEVELOPM5T ( ! SPECIES1 TOGE!R ) ! GREATE/ AM\NT ( WELF>E & 5JOYM5T ( LIFE = ! 9DIVIDUAL1 ) ! LEA/ WA/E ( 5]GY40 ,:ILE NOT AU?ORITATIVE1 MO/ MOD]N 9C>NATIONS ( ,AN>*ISM D]IVE FROM & 9CLUDE !SE PR9CIPLES4 ,! APPLICATION & DEP? HAS *ANG$1 BUT ! IDEA ?AT PEOPLE W]E ONCE FREE1 CAN BE AGA91 & CAN DO IT E?ICALLY IS A USEFUL DEF9ITION ( AN>*I/ 9T5TION4 ,9 PRACTICE ?IS LABOR ( SOCIAL TRANS=MATION IS CONNECT$ TO POLITICAL ACTIVISM4 ,(T5 ?IS HAPP5S )9 L>G] HI/ORICAL MOVEM5TS1 FREQU5TLY AS ! ACTION ( DET]M9$ 9DIVIDUALS TO TRANS=M REALITY1 & MO/ (T5 AS ! REJECTION ( ALI5AT$ PEOPLE REFUS+ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! SOCIAL & POLITICAL APP>ATUS4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 A V>IETY ( MOVEM5TS ?AT HAVE HAD AN >TICULAT$ AN>*I/IC QUALITY4 ,! ,FREE ,SPIRIT MOVEM5T ( ! #a#c? & #a#d? C5TURY 7SCATT]$ ?R\<\T ! ,EUROPEAN ,CONT95T71 9SPIR$ A FEMALE MEMB] TO SAY 0,I HAVE CREAT$ ALL ?+S4 ,I CREAT$ MORE ?AN ,GOD4 ,IT IS MY H& ?AT SUPPORTS ,HEAV5 & ,E>?4 ,)\T ME NO?+ EXI/S40 ,! ,DIGG]S ( ! #a#g? C5TURY ,5GL& ATTEMPT$ TO USE PUBLIC L&S = LIV+ ON1 & W]E SUBSEQU5TLY BURN$ \T ( !IR HOMES4 ,! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE LIB]AT$ ! CITY = #gc DAYS BE=E ! >MY RETOOK ! CITY & SLAUDS4 ,AN>*I/IC SOVIETS PROVID$ A BACKBONE TO ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION BE=E !Y W]E CO-OPT$ BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS 9 ! NAME ( ! PEOPLE4 ,! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD1 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 W]E A LABOR UNION ?AT ATTEMPT$ TO UNITE ! WORK]S 9TO ',ONE ,BIG ,UNION' AGA9/ CAPITALISM AS A :OLE & HAD SOME SUCCESSES 9 E>LY TW5TIE? C5TURY ,AM]ICA BE=E MANY ( !IR LEAD]S W]E JAIL$ OR %IPP$ TO ! ,SOVIET ,UNION4 ,! 'PROPAG&I/S BY ! DE$' SUCCESSFULLY MURD]$ LEAD]S ( ,FRANCE 7,C>NOT1 #a#h#i#d71 ,AU/RIA 7,ELISABE?1 #a#h#i#h7 & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 7,MC,K9LEY1 #a#i#a74 ,MILLIONS ( PEOPLE COLLECTIVIZ$ !IR L& & WORKPLACES 9 ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> 7#a#i#c#f -- #a#i#c#g7 ONLY TO BE DEFEAT$ BY !IR [N COMPROMISES & ! FASCI/S 7BUT ESPECIALLY ! FASCI/S74 ,F9ALLY1 9 \R P>ADE ( AN>*I/IC MOM5TS1 >E ! EV5TS ( ,MAY '#f#h 9 ,FRANCE :]E A COALITION ( /UD5TS & WORK]S BR\LY A MON?4 ,) ! GR& HI/ORICAL /AGE 9 PLACE1 ! ACTUAL HI/ORY ( PRACTIC$ AN>*Y HAS HAPP5$ ON A MU* SMALL] SCALE4 ,:E!R IT HAS BE5 )9 ! LEFT C\NT]-CULTURAL SPACE 7LIV+ >RANGEM5TS1 SMALL COOP]ATIVES71 ! SELF-HELP MOVEM5T 7ALCOHOLICS ANONYM\S1 ETC471 OR Y\? C\NT]-CULTURE1 ! PR9CIPLES ( LIV+ E?ICALLY1 )\T HI]>*IES 7& ! PEOPLE :O LOVE !M71 9 COOP]ATION ) O!R PEOPLE1 & 9 OPPOSITION TO AU?ORITY IS A MAJOR P>T ( \R HUMAN EXP]I5CE4 ,:AT IS ,NON-,EUROPEAN ,AN>*ISM8 ,IT IS NOT 5\< TO TAKE EV]Y?+ ?AT HAS BE5 /AT$ SO F> AB\T AN>*ISM & ,EUROPE & !RE=E CALL \R WORK DONE4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 A NON-,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM IS NOT ON ! RAD> ( MO/ PEOPLE4 ,MO/ 'PEOPLE ( COLOR'1 EV5 )9 ! ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN SPH]E1 TAKE MORE ( !IR POLITICAL C5T] ( GRAVITY FROM ! RIE ?+S ?AT WE CAN DI/ILL FROM :AT WE HAVE COV]$4 ,EUROPE IS A LOCATION1 A SYMBOL1 AN OPPRESSOR1 A HI/ORY & WAY TO UND]/& \R CURR5T CONDITION4 ,IT IS A C5T] ( GRAVITY :I* PEOPLE 9VOLV$ ) SOCIAL *ANGE F9D V]Y H>D TO ESCAPE4 ,!RE >E ASPECTS ( ! TRADITIONAL ,AN>*I/ CANON ?AT >E WOR? HOLD+ ON TO4 ,! =MATION ( A NON-,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM IS UNT5ABLE4 ,! T]M BESPEAKS A G5]AL MOVEM5T :5 ! GOAL IS AN 9F9ITE S]IES ( DISP>ATE MOVEM5TS4 ,A NON-,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM IS ! ?UMBNAIL SKET* ( :AT C\LD BE AN ,AFRICAN AN>*ISM1 A ,MAQUILADORA AN>*ISM1 A ,PLA9S ,9DIAN AN>*ISM1 AN 9N]-CITY BRE$ AN>*ISM1 ET AL4 ,A CATEGORY %\LD EXI/ = EV]Y SELF-DET]M9$ GR\P ( PEOPLE TO =M !IR [N 9T]PRETATION ( A NON-,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM4 ,! PR9CIPLE IS ?AT IF ,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM C\LD BE %IFT$ ONTO ! %\LD]S ( ! PEOPLE LIV+ \TSIDE ! BURD5 ( ! ,EUROPEAN SY/EM ?AN IT C\LD BE BORNE F> MORE EASILY4 ,IT C\LD BE C>RI$ MORE 'AN>*I/ICALLY' ?AN :5 SAFE-GU>D$ BY ! CURR5T GR\P ( COSMOPOLITAN MAT]IALI/S4 ,:AT1 !N1 >E ! ASPECTS ( AN>*ISM ?AT >E WOR? CLAIM+1 :AT >E ! PR9CIPLES ( A NON-,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM1 :AT W\LD ! PRACTICE ( A NON-,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM LOOK LIKE & :AT W\LD A NON-,EUROPEAN AN>*I/ TAKE ON MOD]N PROBLEMS LOOK LIKE8 ,EVALUAT+ AN>*ISM )9 ! CONTEXT ( ITS HI/ORY AS A POLITICAL MOVEM5T1 ITS CURR5T PRES5TATION AS A SOCIAL & POLITICAL MOVEM5T & :AT IT HAS TO (F] TO A NON-,EUROPEAN P]SPECTIVE HAS ITS COMPLICATIONS4 ,RESPECT+ ! TRADITION IS NOT 5\< = MANY ( ITS FOLL[]S1 !Y ALSO REQUIRE ADH]5CE TO !IR P>TICUL> DEF9ITION4 ,IF Y\ DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO ! SYNDICALI/ APPROA* TO ! QUE/ION ( UNIONS OR ! COMMUNI/ APPROA* TO ! QUE/ION ( ECONOMY OR ! 9DIVIDUALI/ APPROA* TO ! QUE/ION ( ORGANIZATION & P]SONAL FRE$OM Y\ >E SURE TO HE> ( IT4 ,!SE ISSUES HAVE IMPORTANCE 9 ?IS WORLD1 BETWE5 ! ADH]5TS TO ONE T5D5CY OR ANO!R1 BUT >E NOT P>TICUL>LY 9T]E/+ = ?OSE ( US \TSIDE ?IS CANON4 ,) ALL RESPECT DUE TO ITS HI/ORY1 & A CLE> SID TO MY [N BIASES REG>D+ MOD]N AN>*ISM1 ! ASPECTS ( AN>*ISM ?AT >E RELEVANT TO A NON-,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM >E ITS P]SPECTIVES REG>D+ DEC5TRALIZATION1 MUTUAL AID1 P[]1 CULTURAL BIAS1 S+LE SOLUTIONS TO POLITICAL QUE/IONS1 & REJECTION ( AU?ORITY4 ,A NON-,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM W\LD MO/ LIKELY CONC]N ITSELF ) DIFF]5T SETS ( PRIORITIES ?AN MOD]N AN>*ISM DOES4 ,IT W\LD LOOK TO ITS TRADITIONS TO RESOLVE 'ORGANIZATIONAL' QUE/IONS4 ,IT W\LD APPROA* /RATEGIC QUE/IONS REG>D+ SOCIAL *ANGE ALONGSIDE QUE/IONS ( CULTURAL H]ITAGE & TRADITIONAL \TLOOKS4 ,CONC]NS ( RECRUITM5T1 PROPAG&A1 & MOTIVATION W\LD LOOK V]Y DIFF]5T TO A NON-,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM4 ,TO SPEAK TO ONE POSSIBLE EXAMPLE444 ,A WOODL& NATIVE AN>*ISM C\LD EVADE ! LIFE-WAYS ( ! CITY DWELL]1 OPT+ 9/EAD = V]Y FEW FIX$ LOCATIONS OV] ! C\RSE ( A YE> & A G5]ALLY SEASONAL LIFE/YLE4 ,ORGANIZATION C\LD LOOK LIKE A S]IES ( CONS5SUS DECISION-MAK+ GR\PS CONC]N$ ) DIFF]+ ELEM5TS ( DAILY LIFE4 ,POLITICS W\LD BE CONC]N$ ) QUE/IONS ( FOOD ACQUISITION1 5GAGEM5T ) \TSID]S1 TRAVEL1 & CONFLICT NEGOTIATION4 ,?IS C\LD ONLY BE POSSIBLE 9 ANO!R WORLD4 ,:AT C\LD A NON-,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM LOOK LIKE 9 ?IS WORLD8 ,H[ C\LD ! FRACTUR+ ( AN ALREADY M9USCULE POLITICAL T5D5CY ALONG CULTURAL L9ES IMPROVE IT8 ,A PRIM>Y CONC]N TO MO/ PEOPLE :O CRITICIZE ! ,EURO-C5TRIC ASPECTS ( AN>*ISM IS ITS T5D5CY NOT TO HIE RI*I/S CAN DO AB\T IT4 ,! RESIGNATION ( AN>*I/S TO RELY ON :AT >E FUNDAM5TALLY LIB]AL NOTIONS ( REPRES5TATION SPEAKS = ITSELF4 ,NOT ONLY IS IT NOT P>TICUL>LY SUCCESSFUL AT ATTRACT+ PEOPLE FROM O!R CULTURES1 IT EMB$S RES5TM5T AT ! AU?ORIT>IAN1 >BITR>Y1 & 'POLITICALLY CORRECT' ASS]TION ( EQUALITY BAS$ ON DEMOGRAPHICS4 ,IF ! =M ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION W]E ALONG CULTURAL L9ES !SE PROBLEMS W\LD NOT EXI/4 ,! PROBLEMS W\LD BE DIFF]5T1 BUT W\LD NOT DEFAULT TO SOLUTIONS ?AT CONTA9 DEFEAT4 ,L>G] SOCIAL ORGANIZATION1 AS 9 BETWE5 DISP]SE GR\PS1 CAN BEG9 TO BE CONCEPTUALIZ$ ALONG A MULTITUDE ( TRADITIONS & NOT JU/ ! ,EUROPEAN ONE4 ,/RUGGLE AGA9/ ! CURR5T POLITICAL =MS W\LD REFLECT A F> MORE COMPLEX LEVEL ( P>TICIPATION ?AT WE C\LD ONLY HOPE W\LD HAVE MORE 9T]E/+ RESULTS4 .<#a.> ,POLITICAL ,JU/ICE & ,ITS ,9FLU5CE ON ,MORALS & ,HAPP9ESS1 BY ,WILLIAM ,GODW94 .<#b.> ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT1 BY ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM4 .<#c.> ,GOD & ! ,/ATE1 BY ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN94 .<#d.> ,MUTUAL ,AID1 BY ,PYOTR ,KROPOTK94 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #bf 3 ,A ,NON-,EUROPEAN ,AN>*ISM -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,APRIL #b#h1 #bb 3 ,A ,NON-,EUROPEAN ,AN>*ISM -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #d1 #bbb 3 ,A ,NON-,EUROPEAN ,AN>*ISM -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/