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,HI/ORY ,AS ,BROK5 ,EVOLUTION 

  

,HUMAN CIVILIZATION IS ABORT$ :5 COMMODITY CIVILIZATION IS BORN4 

,A SUCCESSION ( W>S1 G5OCIDES1 & MASSACRES1 ADORN$ BY ?REE PYRAMIDS & T5 CA!DRALS -- Y\'D HAVE TO BE PRETTY BITT] & CYNICAL TO D>E TO CALL ?IS 0! HI/ORY ( HUMANITY04 ,! MAGIC ,FLUTE1 ! C9EMA1 ! REFRIG]ATOR1 ORGAN TRANSPLANTS4 ,:AT !Y CONSID] TO BE 0GOOD S5SE0 CONSI/S 9 PUTT+ EV5 A L[] PRICE ON MILLIONS ( SACRIFIC$ EXI/5CES ?AN !Y PUT ON ! CO9S & M$ALLIONS !Y HAVE !IR FACES 5GRAV$ ON ! BACKS (4 ,NONE!LESS1 H[ CAN ANYONE REALLY SAY ANYMORE ) A /RAI<T FACE ?AT PROGRESS NE$S HOLOCAU/S1 ! 5G9E]+ ( UN=TUNATES1 ! BLOODI$ GASOL9E1 ! MON?LY SAL>IES ( A DAILY \NCE ( FRE% MEAT1 :5 !IR MORAL & F9ANCIAL VALUES >E FL\ND]+1 :5 !IR PATRI>*AL AU?ORITY IS D[N AT ! HEELS1 :5 A BREA? ( DEA? IS CONTAM9AT+ ! =E/S1 ! OCEANS1 ! FIELDS ( GRA9 & EV5 ! AIR !Y BREA!8 

,!IR HEAV5S >E EMPTY1 !IR BELIEFS DRI$ UP1 !IR PRIDE 9 TE>S1 !IR CIVILIZATION 9 RU9S4 ,H[EV]1 !Y P]SI/1 ) A CU/OM>Y 9]TIA1 9 FALL+ TO !IR KNEES FAI?LESSLY & GLORIFY+ UNHAPP9ESS1 GNAW$ AT BY !IR DESIRES UND] ! PRESSURE ( WORK & ( ECONOMIZ+ ON !MSELVES = ! SAKE ( A DES]T$ FUTURE4 

,9 ! DAYS :5 !Y ?REW !MSELVES 9TO ! CONQUE/ ( ! E>?1 SOME?+ CONQU]$ !M1 & LEFT !IR VITAL 5]GIES & SPACES CORRUPT$ 9 A UNIV]SAL CORRUPTION4 

,!Y HAVE EXHAU/$ ! NAME & CONCEPT ( ,GOD1 ,NATURE1 ,FATE -- :I* SYMBOLIZ$ = SU* A LONG TIME ! ONLY OBJECT ( !IR SALUTES & ( !IR P]DITION4 ,I HAVE ALREADY SAID ?AT ! ONLY ?+ !Y HAD LEFT1 TO JU/IFY A DE/9Y SO CONTR>Y TO !IR HOPES1 WAS TO 9VOKE 0ECONOMIC NECESSITY0 ULTIMA RATIO4 ,& SO ! CIRCLE ( A SPOIL$ CIVILIZATION CLOSES >\ND !IR />T+ PO9T & !IR F9I%+ L9E1 9TO :I* ! ECONOMY HAS SIMULTANE\SLY EMB$D$ !IR BIR? & DEA?4 

,LIKE ! 9FANT ABORT$ 9 ! ADULT1 ! PROMISE ( A HUMAN EVOLUTION S9KS & SUFFOCATES 9 A M]CANTILE HI/ORY :]E9 M5 PRODUCE1 9 ! =M ( P[] & PR(IT1 A WEAL? ?AT DEHUMANIZES !M4 

,! HELPLESSNESS ( TAK+ ONLY ! LA/ P5NIES ( PRE/IGE & M>KETABILITY FROM O!RS & FROM !MSELVES LEAVES !M ) !IR 9FANCY & !IR HI/ORY WEI<+ D[N !IR \T/RET*$ >MS4 ,! QUE/ION IS :E!R !Y WILL 5D UP UNDO+ !MSELVES ALONG ) ! HI/ORY ?AT UNDOES !M1 OR 9/EAD IF !Y WILL 9V5T !MSELVES A NEW *ILDHOOD & REMAKE !MSELVES4 

,! ,ORIG9S ( ,COMMODITY ,CIVILIZATION 

  

,!Y HAVE PILLAG$ ! RI*ES ?AT NATURE (F]$ !M FREELY1 IMPOV]I%+ ! E>? = ! PR(IT ( ! HEAV5S4 

,UP TILL N[ NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 DI/URB$ AB\T ! DELIB]ATE IMPO/URE !RE WAS 9 ID5TIFY+ AS ! ONLY POSSIBLE =M ( HUMAN CIVILIZATION A CIVILIZATION F\ND$ ON AGRICULTURE & COMM]CE4 ,H[EV]1 ! DIV]SITY ( !IR MY?S DOESN'T MANAGE TO MAKE A MY/]Y \T ( ! FUNDAM5TAL DISSONANCE1 ! PI]C+ S\ND ( :I* DISRUPTS !IR SYMPHONY ( PRAISES4 ,>E !Y ! ONLY ONES >\ND :O'RE TALK+ AB\T A NEW AGE 9 ! WORLD1 :I* !Y !MSELVES ILLU/RATE ! DECL9E (8 ,DO !Y NOT EVOKE1 AT ! ORIG9 ( !IR ]A1 A FALL1 A DEG5]ATION1 ! MISADV5TURES ( A C\PLE *AS$ \T ( ! P>ADISE ( 5JOYM5TS & CONDEMN$ TO GIVE BIR? 9 PA9 TO A RACE DEVOT$ TO ! DAMNATION ( WORK8 

,HAV+ 9V5T$ A CIVILIZATION :]E LIV+ WELL WASN'T REALLY POSSIBLE1 !Y HAD NO SCRUPLES AB\T PO/ULAT+ ?AT !RE WAS NO O!R K9D ( HUMAN LIFE POSSIBLE1 EXCEPT 9 ! UNC]TA9 MEMORY ( LEG5DS4 ,:5 !Y MADE !IR DISCOV]Y ( SAVAGE PEOPLE -- ?AT IS1 PEOPLE )\T FIRE>MS & BANK+ 9/ITUTIONS -- !Y W]E CONFRONT$ ) !IR [N PA/1 & ) ! CURIOSITY ( EXPLOR+ IT1 & !Y IMM$IATELY IMAG9$ ! 0SAVAGES0 TO BE 0PRE-ADAMITES0 ) ! FEATURES ( ANIMALS H[L+1 WOLF+ D[N FOOD 9 CAV]N\S HOVELS1 & ONLY DI/+UI%$ FROM BEA/S BY ! FACT ?AT !Y KILL$ ) SPE>S4 

,AT :AT MOM5T DID !Y S5SE ?AT PALEOLI?IC CIVILIZATIONS ORD]$ !MSELVES ACCORD+ TO MODES ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ?AT W]E RADICALLY DIFF]5T FROM ?OSE ( COMMODITY-SOCIETIES8 ,NOT UNTIL ! 5D ( ! #b? C5TURY1 AT ! SAME TIME ?AT !Y F9ALLY DISCOV]$ ! SPECIFICITY ( *ILDHOOD1 ! FRE5ESS ( NATURAL 5]GIES1 & SU/A9ABLE 5]GY S\RCES4 

,! ,NEOLI?IC ,REVOLUTION 

  

,:AT HAS BE5 CALL$ ! 0,NEOLI?IC REVOLUTION0 M>KS ! PASSAGE ( NOMADIC HUNT]-GA!R]S TO A S$5T>Y F>M+ EXI/5CE4 ,AFT] A MODE ( SUBSI/5CE 9 SYMBIOSIS ) NATURE CAME A SY/EM ( SOCIAL RELATIONS DET]M9$ BY ! APPROPRIATION ( A T]RITORY1 ! CULTIVATION ( ! E>? & ! EX*ANGE ( PRODUCTS OR COMMODITIES4 

,SOME NEW /UDIES HAVE BE5 MADE :I* CORRECT ! SIMIAN REPRES5TATION1 :I*1 UNTIL A %ORT :ILE AGO1 JU/IFI$ M5 9 ! FACE ( HI/ORY4 ,:5 ! SPOTLI<TS DIM1 :AT'S BEH9D ! SC5ES IS CL>IFI$4 ,! CIVILIZATION ( ECONOMY HAD TO DR9K D[N ! LA/ BACKWA% ( BANKRUPTCY & P[]LESSNESS 9 ORD] TO REVISE ! OP9ION ?AT HELD ?AT ! ]RANT COMMUNITIES ( ! ,PALEOLI?IC W]E ! R\< DRAFT :]E91 9 A SORT ( *ILDLIKE WAY1 ! ]A ( AGRICULTURE1 COMM]CE & 9DU/RY W]E SKET*$ \T4 ,A ,NEOLI?IC MOD]NITY1 9 A WAY4 

,! ,PR$OM9ANCE ( ,WOMAN 

  

,IT ISN'T SU* AN EXTREME PRESUMPTION TO CONJECTURE ?AT BETWE5 #ce & #ae ,B,C,E !RE EXI/$ CIVILIZATIONS 9 :I* HUMAN BE+S1 9 ! SE>* = A HUMAN DE/9Y1 TRI$ TO EMANCIPATE !MSELVES FROM ! ANIMAL K+DOM1 FROM ! =CE-RELATIONS ?AT PR$OM9AT$ !RE & SPREAD FE> 9 ! WAKE ( PR$ATION4 

,! EXAM9ATION ( C]TA9 SITES GIVES US A H9T ?AT M5 & WOM5 ONCE LIV$ TOGE!R NOT 9 A HI]>*ICAL RELATION BUT 9 DI/9CT & COMPLEM5T>Y GR\PS4 ,M5 DEVOT$ !MSELVES TO HUNT+1 FI%+1 ETC41 & WOM5 GA!R$ $IBLE PLANTS4 ,:AT EXEMPT$ WOM5 FROM KILL+ GAME WAS NOT1 AS PATRI>*Y W\LD HAVE US BELIEVE1 SOME CON/ITUTIONAL WEAKNESS ( !IR SEX1 BUT RA!R IT WAS PROBABLY AN ANALOGICAL 9COMPATIBILITY3 WOM5'S M5/RUAL BLOOD WAS P>T ( A CYCLE ( FECUNDITY2 IT /OPS FL[+ TO PREP>E LIFE -- :]EAS ! BLOOD ( BEA/S OR ( A W\ND$ HUNT] FL[S AS A H>B+] ( DEA?4 

0,EV]Y?+ IS WOMANLY 9 :AT ONE LOVES40 ,!RE IS NO EPO* :]E9 FEM99ITY HAS GOTT5 BACK ! PRIVILEGES ( LOVE -- NOT AS WOMAN-OBJECT1 MADE MALE OR MADE TO REPRODUCE -- ?AT DID NOT CO9CIDE ) A C]TA9 FAVOR BE+ ACCORD$ 9 ! SAME EPO* TO ! HUMAN1 BY A CIVILIZATION ?AT H>DLY LAVI%ES ANY LOVE AT ALL4 

,AT ! S\RCE ( ! G5]AL DISCR$IT+ ( WOM5 & ( !SE RESURG5CES :]E9 H] P[] IS REVEAL$1 IS !RE NOT ! ORIG9AL CLA% ( TWO UNIV]SES1 ! ONE FULL ( ! SIGNS ( FEM99E OMNIPRES5CE1 & ! O!R PROPAGAT+1 FROM ITS F>M+ ROOTS TO ITS 9DU/RIAL & BUREAUCRATIC EXCRESC5CE1 ! AGGRESSIVE PHALLIC-WOR%IP ( ITS MONOLI?S1 ITS DUNGEONS1 ITS CA!DRALS & ITS =TIFI$ T[]S ( CONCRETE8 

,ORIG9AL ,SYMBIOSIS 

  

,A C]TA9 HI/ORY BEG9S 9 ! ,NEOLI?IC4 ,IT'S ! HI/ORY ( ! COMMODITY1 ( M5 :O D5Y !IR HUMANITY BY PRODUC+4 ,IT'S ! HI/ORY ( SEP>ATION BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS & SOCIETY1 BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS & !MSELVES4 

,ABOVE & BEYOND IT >E REGIONS 9TO :I* ONLY HYPO!SES REA*1 BUT FROM :5CE REIGN1 AT ! V]Y LEA/1 ! OBVI\S FACT ! ECONOMY IS NOT DOM9ANT & DOM9AT+ !RE1 ANY MORE ?AN IS ! P>TICUL> IRRADIATION TO :I* IT SUBMITS OP9IONS1 MORALS1 & BEHAVIORS4 

,! GA!R+ CIVILIZATIONS DIDN'T DEVELOP ?R\< ! EXPLOITATION ( NATURE1 BUT ?R\< A SYMBIOSIS ) IT1 JU/ LIKE ! 9FANT 9 ! BELLY ( ITS MO!R4 ,!Y DO NOT CLA% LIKE ANTAGONI/IC CLASSES2 RA!R1 EVOLUTION REMA9$ ESS5TIALLY NATURAL 9 !M1 & DID NOT DEP>T FROM A UNITY :]E9 ! FUNDAM5TAL CON/ITU5TS ( LIFE W]E CONS]V$ & TRANS=M$ 9 A P]PETUAL BECOM+3 ! M9]AL1 ! VEGETABLE1 ! ANIMAL1 & ! HUMAN4 

,IF ! WALL$-9 PICTURE ?AT'S PA9T$ ( ! ,PALEOLI?IC EASILY EVOKES HALF-ANIMAL1 HALF-HUMAN HYBRIDS1 DOESN'T IT AT LEA/ EXPRESS A FEEL+ ( FUSION :5 FIR/ SE51 A RELIGI\S FEEL+ -- DOESN'T IT FEEL LIKE A M]E REPRES5TATION ( :AT TIES TOGE!R ! DI/9CT & 9SEP>ABLE ELEM5TS ( LIV+8 ,& ?IS 9 ! S5SE ?AT RELIGION IS ! ABSOLUTE 9V]SION (4 

,HUMANITY T5DS TO EMANCIPATE ITSELF FROM ! MANY REIGNS IT IS ISSU$ FROM )\T !RE BE+ ANY REAL RUPTURE1 SEP>ATION1 OR REJECTION ( !M 9 ?AT4 ,ITS EVOLUTION PROCE$S BY MEANS ( CONT9UITY & BY LEAPS & B\NDS1 PO/ULAT+ A TRANSC5D5CE T[>DS A NEW & AUTONOM\S SPECIES1 CONSCI5CE ( ITS DIV]SITY & ( ITS UNIT>Y ACCORD ) ! LIV+4 

,! GYNE-PHALLIC FIGUR9ES1 EMB$D+ 9 AN EGALIT>IAN C\PL+ ! FEM99E & ! MASCUL9E1 9 A 0#f#i0 POSITION1 LET US RECKON ) A MODE ( SYMBIOTIC CONSCI\SNESS ?R\< :I* A :OLE SOCIETY AFFIRM$ ITSELF TO BE SIMULTANE\SLY SUP]IOR TO & FAI?FUL TO ITS ORIG9AL ANIMALISM4 

,IS IT A FANTA/IC PRESUMPTION TO S5SE1 9 PRE-ECONOMIC CIVILIZATIONS1 ! REALITY ( A COMMUNICATION E/ABLI%+ ITSELF BETWE5 BE+S1 ?+S1 & NATURAL PH5OM5A1 LESS ACCORD+ TO AN 9TELLECTUAL PROCESS ?AN TO AN ANALOGICAL APPREH5SION1 BY A GLOBAL 9TELLIG5CE /ILL ATTA*$ TO ITS S5SITIVE & S5SUAL ROOTS8 

,NO?+ CAN BE DISCOV]$ 9 ! PA/ BESIDES MEAN+S DRIV5 BY ! PRES5T1 :I* HAVE COME TO MATURITY AT ! HE>T ( AN 9DIVIDUAL HI/ORY4 ,I DO NOT ATTRIBUTE TO CO9CID5CE ! FACT ?AT1 AT ! 5D ( A CIVILIZATION ?AT D5IGRAT$ & OV]:ELM$ !M ) PROHIBITIONS1 NEW ALLIANCES BETWE5 M51 WOM51 ! ANIMAL1 ! VEGETATIVE1 ! CELLUL>1 & ! CRY/ALL9E HAVE MANIFE/$ !MSELVES4 

,?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO EFFICI5TLY ADDRESS ONESELF TO 9FANTS 9 !IR MO!RS' BELLIES1 TO BABIES A FEW DAYS OLD1 TO WILD ANIMALS1 OR TO PLANTS1 IS P>T ( AN EXP]I5TIAL REALITY :I* BR+S TO LI<T ! P]SI/5CE1 9 A RESIDUAL /ATE1 ( A NATURAL COMMUNICATION :I* ! 0PRIMITIVES0 PRACTIC$1 & :I* HID1 ) ! RATIONALITY ( SCORN1 ! P]EMPTORY V]BS1 ! LUCRATIVE %ORTCUT1 ! MILIT>Y & TELEGRAPHIC /YLE ( BUS9ESS1 & ECONOMIZ$ LANGUAGE4 

,NATURAL ,MAN & ,ECONOMIC ,MAN 

  

,EV]Y?+ LEADS US TO ?9K ?AT A BE+ ?AT LIVES ACCORD+ TO NATURE & KN[S NO BORD]S ASIDE FROM ! LIMITS ( ITS :IM BEHAVES 9 NO WAY LIKE A LABOR]1 TRANS=M$ 9TO A PRODUC] ( MAT]IAL & SPIRITUAL RI*ES1 CONDEMN$ TO REMA9 )9 ! F5CES >\ND A FIELD1 A VILLAGE1 A T[N1 A ,/ATE4 

,GLEAN]S ( PLANTS & GAME1 MAK+ FREE USE ( NATURAL RES\RCES1 NOT = A CALCULAT$ PR(IT BUT = !IR 5JOYM5T ALONE1 D\BTLESS HAD1 9 !IR MORALS1 !IR M5TALITY1 & !IR PSY*OSOMATIC TEXTURE1 ONLY V]Y FEW TRAITS 9 COMMON ) ! PEASANT F>M]1 HELD TO ! EXPLOITATION ( AN E>? :I* IS AS HO/ILE T[>DS HIM AS >E ?OSE :O TAKE PR(IT & TITLE TO PROP]TY FROM HIS LABOR4 ,IT IS H[EV] FROM ?IS PEASANT PRODUC]1 EXPLOIT] & EXPLOIT$1 ?AT !Y HAVE EXTRACT$ ! ESS5CE ( HUMANITY2 & !Y HAVE DONE SO TO SU* AN EXT5T ?AT EV5 9 !IR P>OXYSMS ( IMAG9ATIVE FRE$OM1 9 !IR UTOPIAS1 !IR POETIC WORKS1 !IR FICTION1 *IM]ICAL SCI5CES1 ETC41 !Y HAVE NEV] -- ) ! EXCEPTIONS ( ,LA ,BOETIE1 ,HOLD]L91 & ,F\RI] -- CONCEIV$ ( A SOCIETY ?AT W\LDN'T BE *A9$ TO W>1 MONEY1 & P[]4 

,NATURAL ,FRE5ESS 

  

,! HUNT]-GA!R]S >E ! *ILDR5 ( ! E>?4 ,!Y TRAVEL ITS EXPANSES1 GA!R+ EV]Y:]E :AT IT (F]S !M4 ,!SE >E NOT ! CONQU]ORS ?AT LOOT & PILLAGE ! E>?1 & !N SUCCUMB 9 ! DES]TS ?AT !IR RAPACITY PROPAGATES4 ,NO MA/]1 NO PRIE/1 NO W>RIOR PROPS HIMSELF UP AMONG !M TO APPROPRIATE = HIMSELF ! GOODS !Y'VE COLLECT$4 

,FROM T]RE/RIAL MANNA FL[S =? AN IMM$IATE SATISFACTION -- FOOD1 CLO?+1 CON/RUCTION MAT]IALS1 TE*NIQUES -- A SATISFACTION ?AT COMES NEI!R ?R\< MONEY NOR EX*ANGE NOR ! TYRANNY ( A BOSS2 IT IS A SATISFACTION ! CONSI/5T PRES5CE ( :I* DET]M9ES ANALOGICALLY A =M ( COMMUNITY RELATION%IP1 A WAY ( BE+1 A LANGUAGE SIMULTANE\SLY RATIONAL & EMOTIONAL1 A BODY ( SIGNS & SYMBOLS1 5GRAV$ & SCULPT$1 :I* ALONE C\LD QUALIFY AS RELIGI\S ! MANIACAL1 ABUSIVE ATTRIBUTION TO ! GODS ( :AT BELONGS TO PEOPLE4 

,RELIGION IS ,BORN AT ! ,SAME ,TIME ,AS ! ,CITY ,/ATE 

  

,JU/ LIKE !Y'VE ONLY BE5 ABLE1 = A LONG TIME1 TO SEE 9 *ILDR5 AN E>LY SKET* ( ADULTS1 !Y'VE LABEL$ A :OLE ]A ( HUMAN EVOLUTION -- SOME =TY TO FIFTY ?\S& YE>S -- ! 0,PALEOLI?IC01 OR P]IOD ( ! OLD /ONE1 & HAVE QUALIFI$ IT AS A M]E /EP ON A ROAD T[>DS ! MOD]N ]A ( ! 0NEW /ONE01 ! 0,NEOLI?IC40 ,& !Y SPEAK ( ,PALEOLI?IC RELIGION AS IF A BELIEF 9 CELE/IAL PHANTOMS W]E 9H]5T 9 HUMAN NATURE1 PROGRESS+ 9 ORD] TO ELEVATE !MSELVES ONE DAY TO P]FECTION 9 ,*RI/IANITY1 ,ISLAM1 ,JUDAISM1 OR ,BUDDHISM4 

,?IS WAS A CRUDE CONFUSION ( NOMADS LIV+ 9 LIB]TY ) SLAVES LIV+ ON A PLOT ( L&1 SEEK+ \T1 9 ! SPIRITUAL TYRANNY ( ! HEAV5S1 A CONSOLATION = ! MAT]IAL TYRANNY ( !IR PE]S4 ,& WAS IT NOT A RESULT ( AGRICULTURE & COMM]CE1 9/ALL$ BY ! 0NEOLI?IC REVOLUTION01 ?AT ! V]M9 K+S & PRIE/S APPE>$8 ,WASN'T IT >\ND ?AT TIME ?AT ! E>?1 /RIPP$ ( ITS C>NAL SUB/ANCE1 WAS SUBLIMAT$ 9TO A MO!R-GODDESS :O ,URANUS1 CELE/IAL LORD1 MALE & FECUND1 RAP$ & IMPREGNAT$ BY ! WORK ( M58 

,!RE WAS1 PROP]LY SPEAK+1 NO RELIGION BE=E ! ,NEOLI?IC REVOLUTION1 BUT !RE WAS1 9 ! ORIG9AL S5SE ( ! T]M1 A UNIT>Y RELATION%IP BETWE5 ALL ! V>I\S MANIFE/ATIONS ( LIFE1 AN ANALOGICAL1 OMNIPRES5T COMPREH5SION1 AN ID5TITY ( ! MICROCOSMIC & ! MACROCOSMIC1 ( :AT IS ABOVE & :AT IS BEL[1 ( :AT IS 9T]IOR & :AT IS EXT]IOR4 

,! SEP>ATION FROM ! SELF & ! O!RS HAD NOT YET DE/ROY$ ?\<T & ! LIV+ 9 A SICKLY DUALITY4 ,! 9FANT HAS NO O!R HEAV5 BESIDES ITS MO!R'S BELLY1 ! NATURAL BE+ KN[S NO O!R REALITY BESIDES NATURE4 ,! HORNS ON ,LASCAUX'S OX DEPICT ! DIFF]5T PHASES ( ! MOON4 ,!Y SIGNIFY ?AT ! E>? C>RIES \T ! MOVEM5T ( ! HEAV5S ) ! SAME SOLICITUDE ?AT IT H>BORS ! RHY?M ( ! SEASONS )4 

,:Y REFUSE TO ADMIT ?AT ! ]RANT POPULATIONS ( ! ,PALEOLI?IC HAD A CONSCI\SNESS ( A LIV+ & FECUND E>? :]E91 FROM BIR? TO DEA?1 ! ADV5TURE ( 9DIVIDUAL DE/9Y1 R5EW$ EA* DAY1 C>VES \T ITS PA?8 ,DO ! 9H]ITORS ( ! ,NEOLI?IC1 BEYOND A HI/ORY :I* WAS LESS !IR HI/ORY ?AN IT WAS ! HI/ORY ( !IR ALI5ATION1 DO !Y NOT TODAY DISCOV] ! P]MAN5T DESIRE TO LIVE H]E1 N[1 & =EV]1 AT ! BREA/ ( A NATURE AT LA/ ONCE AGA9 9SEP>ABLY HUMAN & E>?LY8 

,! ,$5 ( ! ,HE>T 

  

,HAVE ,I MADE USE ( COLORS TOO IDYLLIC TO BE TRUE TO PA9T ! AGES :I* CONDEMN$ TO ! D>KNESS ! TOR*ES ( 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY8 ,IT WASN'T ME ?AT CELEBRAT$ !M ) !SE NAMES1 0,$510 ! 0GOLD5 AGE01 ! 0F]TILE CRESC5T01 DESCRIB$ AS PLACES :]E ABUNDANCE1 FRE5ESS1 & H>MONY REIGN$ AMONG ANIMALS & HUMANS4 ,! M5 ( ECONOMY >E ! ONES :O >E RESPONSIBLE = SU* P>ADISIACAL VISIONS1 ?OSE :O TAKE SU* PRIDE1 ) ROGUE VOICES1 9 !IR WORK1 !IR RELIGION1 !IR FAMILY1 !IR ,/ATE1 !IR MONEY1 & !IR TE*NICAL PROGRESS4 

,! ,ANIMALNESS TO ,BE ,TRANSC5D$ 

  

,COMMODITY CIVILIZATION DOES NOT GU>ANTEE ! TRANSC5D5CE ( ANIMALNESS 9 ! HUMAN1 IT JU/ COLLECTIVIZES IT BY REPRESS+ IT & FIX+ A PRICE ON ITS CA?>SIS4 

,!RE IS EV]Y REASON TO ?9K ?AT AT ! HE>T ( ! W&]+ PALEOLI?IC POPULATIONS !RE WAS A P]PETUATION1 TO A GOOD EXT5T1 ( ! BEHAVIORS ( H]DS & FLOCKS ( ! V>I\S ANIMAL SPECIES4 ,AURIGNAC1 ,MADELA9E1 ,PE* ,M]LE CAVE -- !SE W]E NOT E>?LY P>ADISES1 BUT FIELDS ( EVOLUTION1 SOMETIMES REGRESSIVE1 SOMETIMES PROGRESSIVE1 ON ! PA? ( HUMAN DEVELOPM5T4 ,C]TA9 COMMUNITIES /ILL OBEY$ ! ATAVI/IC BRUTALITY ( ! PR$ATOR1 & O!RS DISCOV]$ NEW =MS ( ASSOCIATION1 F\ND$ ON ! REF9EM5T ( PRIM>Y NE$S4 

,9]TIA PLAYS 9 FAVOR ( ANIMALNESS4 ,LET US RECOGNIZE ?AT ?IS QUE/ = SUBSI/5CE ?R\< GA!R+1 HUNT+ & FI%+ CAME MORE FROM ! ADAPTIVE FACULTY ( ANIMALS ?AN FROM SOME APTITUDE = MODIFY+ ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,NOMADISM PUTS ITS [N LIMITS ON ITS FRE$OM -- ! SEASONAL DISPLACEM5T ( ! H]DS RUL$ ! BALLET ( W&]+S1 OBLIG+ ! HUNT]S TO FOLL[ ! IT9]>Y ( ! MIGRATIONS 9 ORD] TO PROVIDE !MSELVES ) GAME2 ! MOBILITY ( ! 5CAMPM5TS WAS DET]M9$ 9 TURN AS WELL BY ! G]M9ATION P]IODS1 ! V>IETY ( SOILS :]E9 $IBLE PLANTS GREW1 & ! MATURATION ( FRUITS4 

,ADD TO ?AT ! CLIMACTIC CAPRICES1 ! P]IODS ( 9CLEM5T WEA!R1 LI<TN+ /ORMS1 SUDD5 FLOODS1 SICKNESSES1 ACCID5TS1 DEA?1 & SO MANY O!R UN=TUNATE ?+S CRUELLY 9SCRIB$ 9TO A DE/9Y ?AT SEEMS MORE RESIGN$ TO SUFF] NATURE'S 9CONV5I5CES & TRAG$IES ?AN RESOLV$ TO 5G9E] ITS MA/]Y1 ATT5UAT+ ITS EFFECTS OR TURN+ ! 9CONV5I5CES 9TO ADVANTAGES4 

,AH1 BUT ! ABETTORS ( ! ECONOMY1 ! HO>D+ FANATICS1 ! PROGRAMM]S ( FUTURE COM=T1 W]E !Y ANY MORE SAFE & PROTECT$ FROM FAM9E1 FROM RIGOR\S W9T]S1 FROM FLOODS1 FROM EPIDEMICS1 FROM ! CATACLYSMS1 FROM MIS]Y PASS$ D[N FROM C5TURY TO C5TURY8 ,!Y SURE LOOK /UPID1 DEPLOR+ ! LAM5TABLE FATE ( ! 0CAVE-M504 ,FALL TO Y\R KNEES & PRAY1 !N1 O GOOD PEOPLE1 TO ! LI<TN+ RODS1 TO REFRIG]ATORS1 TO AIR CONDITION$ HOTEL ROOMS1 & DON'T =GET TO 9CLUDE 9 Y\R PRAISES ! W>S1 ! G5OCIDES1 ! REVOLUTIONS & ! REPRESSIONS1 ALL SO NECESS>Y TO KEEP US %ELT]$ FROM ! /ORM1 FROM ! BLAZ+ HEAT6 

,IF WE ASSIGN A BIR?DAY TO COMMODITY CIVILIZATION1 & SAY IT WAS AB\T #g YE>S BE=E ! EXHIBITIONI/ ( ,GOLGO?A1 BE=E ! =TIFI$ VILLAGE ( ,J]I*O1 !N IT'S BE5 >\ND = AB\T #i YE>S1 & 9 ! LA/ TWO C5TURIES IT'S GONE ?R\< A FR5ETIC SN[BALL+ ( ECONOMIC PROGRESS4 ,! P]IOD PREC$+ IT COV]S A P]IOD FIVE TIMES LONG]1 & IT W\LD BE SURPRIS+ IF ! HUMAN COMMUNITY HAD ALWAYS LIV$ 9 ! IGNORANCE :I* ! SPIRIT ( CIVILIZATION HAS VEIL$ IT ) = SO LONG1 & HADN'T GONE D[N MANY V>I$ PA?S ( EVOLUTION1 MANY CONFLU5CES ( EXP]I5CE4 

,P]HAPS H]E & !RE A TRANSC5D+ ( ADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS WAS UND]TAK53 ! CREATION ( NATURAL CONDITIONS PROP] = ! 5C\RAGEM5T ( ! SELF-5JOYM5T )\T :I* !RE IS NO REAL HUMAN PROGRESS4 ,ALONGSIDE HORDES ( HUNT]-GA!R]S1 DOM9AT$ BY ANIMAL WORRIES AB\T SURVIVAL1 W]E BORN EMBRYONIC MANIFE/ATIONS ( A SOCIETY :]E9 SOLID>ITY WAS NOT AT ALL A RESULT ( A CONJUNCTION ( PRIVATE 9T]E/S BUT RA!R WAS ! RESULT ( A H>MONY ( PASSIONS CIRCL+ >\ND A PASSIONATE LOVE = LIFE4 

,! HE>T /ILL C>RIES A MEMORY ( ?OSE HI< PLATEAUS :]E ! BE/ ( HUMAN S5TIM5TS ONCE HAD SUMM] GRAZ+ L&1 BE=E COMMODITY CIVILIZATION EXCLUD$ !M FROM ! MAPS1 M>K+ !M 0T]RA 9COGNITA04 ,& IS IT NOT ! REMNANTS ( ?AT MEMORY ?AT P>TICIPATES ! MO/ 9 ?AT SECRET EXALTATION :I*1 9 SPITE ( ! M]CANTILE LAW ( EX*ANGE & SACRIFICE1 L5DS SU* A SOV]EIGN P[] TO LOVE1 K9DNESS1 HOSPITALITY1 G5]OSITY1 AFFECTION1 ! SPONTANE\S SURG+ =? ( GIFT1 TO ! 9EXHAU/IBLE =CE ( FRE5ESS8 

,PRIMITIVE ,CREATIVITY 

  

,ASSUR$LY1 ! >T ( ADAPT+ ONESELF TO ! CONDITIONS DICTAT$ BY NATURE PO/ULATES A K9D ( RESIGNATION1 & AT LEA/ A C]TA9 PASSIVITY4 ,IT'S ONLY 9 APPE>ANCES ?\<4 ,H[ CAN ONE D5Y ?AT 9 ! +5UITY ( FI%+1 HUNT+1 GA!R+1 ( PA9T$ & 5GRAV$ MESSAGES1 !RE EXI/S A WILL TO SOLICIT NATURAL ABUNDANCE BY WAY ( ! FACULTY ( CREATION8 ,ANALOGICALLY SPEAK+1 ! Y\NG *ILD EXTRACTS GOOD DEAL ( LE>N+ 9 ?AT WAY1 FROM ! SURR\ND+S ITS ADV5TURE LEADS IT ?R\<1 FOLL[+ A ?READ ( S5SATIONS :I* IS SOMETIMES FAVORABLE & SOMETIMES UNFAVORABLE1 & PU%+ ITSELF TO GA9 MORE KN[L$GE !REFROM4 

,! IDEA ?AT Y\ CAN HAVE ALL K9DS ( C]EALS1 FI%1 & MEAT1 TOTALLY PREP>$ & READY TO EAT1 JU/ FALL+ 9TO Y\R M\?1 IS A S>CA/IC & CONTEMPLATIVE VISION ( SATIETY1 A C>ICATURE :I* IS MADE USE ( TO JU/IFY ! BRUTAL RAPE & EXPLOITATION ( NATURE BY WORK4 ,:AT'S REALLY AT /AKE IS NO MORE ?AN ! G5IUS ( CREAT+ ABUNDANCE1 MULTIPLY+ NATURAL RES\RCES1 P]FECT+ USAGE1 & 9CREAS+ PLEASURE4 

,! ECOLOGICAL CURR5TS1 BORN 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S ( ! #a#i? C5TURY1 COMMITT$ ! ]ROR ( DISSOCIAT+1 9 ! PURE/ ECONOMI/ TRADITION1 ! M>KET-VALORIZ+ ( ! SU/A9ABLE 5]GIES ( ! E>? -- WAT]1 SOIL1 ! FIRES ( ! SUN1 ! W9D1 ! TIDES1 ! LUN> MIRROR EFFECT1 COMPO/ -- & ! EXIG5CIES ( AN 9DIVIDUAL AL*EMY :]E9 DE/9Y OP]ATES BY TRANSMUT+ PATI5TLY ! MAT]IA PRIMA ( ! HUMAN1 BY C>V+ FROM ! CRUD5ESS ( ANIMAL IMPULSE ! CRY/AL ( REF9$ DESIRES4 ,SU* AN 9OPPORTUNE 9COH]5CE CONDEMNS IT TO BE+ NO?+ BUT ANO!R IDEOLOGY AMONG ! RE/1 DOOM$ TO ! SAME FAD+ ( BELIEF4 

,! SIGNS PO9T$1 H[EV]1 TO ! FACT ?AT TO OPPOSE ! NATURAL 5]GIES TO ! 5]GIES ( DEA?1 :I* >E SPREAD+ OV] ! E>? ! %R\D ( *EMICAL & NUCLE> POLLUTION1 MADE NO S5SE \TSIDE ( A VA/] PROJECT :I* W\LD BE ATTA*$ TO ! RECONCILIATION ( HUMAN NATURE & E>?LY NATURE1 9 ORD] TO CREATE A :OLE WORLD ONLY TO 5JOY IT ORGA/ICALLY4 

,! SIMULTANE\S EM]G5CE ( ECOLOGICAL CONTE/ATION & ( ! WOM5'S & *ILDR5'S LIB]ATION MOVEM5T1 :I* M>K$ ! 5D ( A MILL5>IAN DOM9ATION1 WAS DES]V+ ( MORE ATT5TION4 

,WOMAN & ,CIVILIZATION 

  

,WOMAN IS AT ! C5T] ( ! WORLD WE MU/ CREATE4 ,A CIVILIZATION'S VALUE ISN'T MEASUR$ BY ! BRILLIANCE ( ITS >T1 ( ITS RI*ES1 ( ITS MORALITY1 NOR ( ITS TE*NOLOGY1 BUT BY ! CONSID]ATION IT ACCORDS TO WOMAN4 ,9 EV]Y PLACE :]E HUMANIT>IAN CONC]NS HAVE WON \T OV] ! RIGOR ( LAWS1 WOMAN HAS OCCUPI$ A PREPOND]ANT POSITION4 ,IS %E SCORN$1 HUMILIAT$1 5SLAV$8 ,! DEGREE TO :I* %E IS HUMBL$ IS ! DEGREE ( IGNOBILITY ( ! SOCIETY ?AT TREATS H] LIKE AN OBJECT4 

,W\LD ANYONE BE SURPRIS$ TO DISCOV] ?AT WOM5 W]E OMNIPRES5T 9 ! CIVILIZATIONS ( ! LATE ,PALEOLI?IC8 ,! WOM5 *OSE ! $IBLE PLANTS1 SAV$ FAVORABLE SE$S1 & TOOK C>E ( ! E>? SO IT W\LD PROVIDE FOOD1 DR9K1 CLO?+1 CON/RUCTION MAT]IALS1 WRIT+ TOOLS4 ,LIKE ! *ILD WOMAN C>RIES )9 H]1 H] CREATIVE NATURE (F]S UP TO HUMANITY ! GOODS ?AT E>?LY NATURE DISP5S$ CONFUS$LY 9 A *AOTIC BL5D ( ! B5EFICIAL & ! TOXIC1 BY SELECT+ & IMPROV+ ?OSE GOODS4 

,! MAJORITY ( ! GRAPHIC REPRES5TATIONS %[ H] AS BO? N\RI%+ MO!R & AS SEXUAL BE+ ) ! 5TIC+ PUBIC TRIANGLE4 ,%E IS ! A?ANOR 9 :I* ! MAT]IA PRIMA ( DESIRES BUBBLES UP1 OP5+ ! POSSIBILITY ( SUCCESSIVE TRANS=MATIONS4 ,9 H]1 ! ,GREAT ,WORK TAKES PLACE -- :I* ! WORK ( ! MALES = SO LONG HAS =BIDD54 

,H] HUMAN & FECUND NATURE CAUS$ TO AVOID HUNT+1 A BE/IAL ACTIVITY :]E9 ! SPE> -- & LAT]1 ! GUN -- EXT5D$ & P]FECT$ ! PR$ATOR'S CLAW & JAW4 ,! TOTAL OPPOSITE ( ! BRUTE /ILL *A9$ TO ! CYCLES ( DEA?1 %E 9AUGURATES A CYCLE ( LIFE ?AT %E H]SELF CREATES4 ,SU* IS ! REALITY :I* WILL 9V]T PATRI>*AL CIVILIZATION1 ) ITS LIE C>RI$ TO P]FECTION BY ,*RI/IANITY3 ?AT ! IDEAL WOMAN IS A VIRG91 ABUS$ & KNOCK$ UP BY A ,GOD TO GIVE BIR? TO A MAN :O W\LD TEA* M5 ! VIRTUE ( DY+ UNTO !MSELVES4 

,WOMAN 9C>NATES ! NATURAL FRE5ESS ( ! LIV+4 ,%E IS ! ABUNDANCE ?AT (F]S ITSELF4 ,9 ! SAME WAY AS H] 5JOYM5T IS AT ! SAME TIME GIV5 & SOLICIT$ 9 ! GAME ( C>ESSES1 %E DELIV]S H]SELF OV] TO LOVE1 :I* TAKES H] TO EV5 MORE P]FECT 5JOYM5TS4 

,9 H]1 & 9 ! PASSIONAL RELATION ?AT %E R5EWS1 A NEW /YLE AFFIRMS ITSELF ?AT SUPPLANTS LITTLE BY LITTLE ! TRADITION ( RAPE1 ( ! CONQUE/ ( ! E>? & ( ! SELF4 ,A UNIV]SAL WOMB IS =M$ 9 H] IMAGE1 TO FE$1 BY MEANS ( ! RES\RCES ( A NATURE AT LA/ HUMANIZ$1 A HUMANITY ?AT LAYS 9 WAIT ONLY = ! PLEASURE ( BE+ BORN & REBORN 5DLESSLY4 

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