,AGA9/ ,KAMIKAZE ,CAPITALISM 
,OIL1 ,CLIMATE ,*ANGE & ! ,FR5* REF9]Y BLOCKADES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ,SATURDAY1 #a#f? ,OCTOB] #b#a1 SOME #e ACTIVI/S GA!R$ AT CONV]G5CE PO9TS ACROSS ,LONDON1 KN[+ ONLY ?AT !Y W]E AB\T TO EMB>K ON A DIRECT ACTION CALL$ ,CRUDE ,AWAK5+1 AIM$ AGA9/ ! ECOLOGICAL DEVA/ATION ( ! GLOBAL OIL 9DU/RY1 BUT ) NO CLE> IDEA ( :AT !Y W]E AB\T TO DO4 ,! PLAN WAS QUITE A CLEV] ONE4 ,ORGANIZ]S HAD DROPP$ H9TS !Y W]E 9T5D+ TO HIT T>GETS 9 ,LONDON ITSELF1 BUT 9/EAD1 P>TICIPANTS--:O HAD BE5 TOLD ONLY TO BR+ FULL-*>G$ METRO C>DS1 LUN*1 & \TDOOR CLO?+--W]E L$ 9 BRIGADES TO A COMMUT] TRA9 = ,ESSEX4 ,AT ONE /OP1 BAGS FULL ( :ITE *EMICAL JUMPSUITS M>K$ ) SKELETONS & DOLL>S1 GE>1 & LOCK-BOXES MY/]I\SLY APPE>$2 %ORTLY !REAFT]1 HA/ILY APPO9T$ SPOKESPEOPLE 9 EA* C>RIAGE RECEIV$ WORD ( ! DAY'S REAL PLAN3 TO BLOCKADE ! ACCESS ROAD TO ! GIANT ,CORYTON REF9]Y NE> ,/AN=D-LE-,HOPE - ! ROAD OV] :I* #h.0 ( ALL OIL CONSUM$ 9 ,LONDON FL[S4 ,AN AFF9ITY GR\P ( AB\T A DOZ5 WOM5 W]E ALREADY LOCK$ D[N TO VANS NE> ! REF9]Y'S GATE & HAD TURN$ BACK SEV]AL TANK]S2 WE W]E GO+ TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE = ! POLICE TO OV]:ELM & >RE/ !M4 

,IT WAS AN +5I\S FE9T1 & BRILLIANTLY EFFECTIVE4 ,BE=E LONG WE W]E /REAM+ ACROSS FIELDS C>RY+ ?IRTE5 GIANT BAMBOO TRIPODS1 CONFUS$ METROPOLITAN POLICE 9 T[4 ,HA/ILY ASSEMBL$ SQUADS ( LOCAL COPS FIR/ SEEM$ 9T5T ON PROVOK+ A VIOL5T CONFRONTATION--SEIZ+ ONE ( \R TRIPODS1 ATTEMPT+ TO BREAK \R L9ES :5 WE BEGAN TO SET !M UP ON ! HI<WAY--BUT ! MOM5T IT BECAME CLE> ?AT WE W]E NOT GO+ TO YIELD1 & BATONS W\LD HAVE TO BE EMPLOY$1 SOMEONE MU/ HAVE GIV5 AN ORD] TO PULL BACK4 ,WE CAN ONLY SPECULATE AB\T :AT MY/]I\S ALGORI?M ! HI<]-UPS APPLY 9 SU* SITUATIONS LIKE ?AT --\R NUMB]S1 !IR NUMB]S1 ! DANG] ( EMB>RASS+ PUBLICITY1 ! L>G] POLITICAL CLIMATE--BUT ! RESULT WAS TO H& US ! FIELD2 \R TRIPODS /OOD1 A RELIEF P>TY BACK$ UP ! ORIG9AL LOCKD[N2 & NO FUR!R TANK]S MOV$ OV] ! ACCESS ROAD--A ROAD ?AT ON AN AV]AGE DAY C>RIES SOME SEV5 HUNDR$ TANK]S1 HAUL+ #c#g#e1 GALLONS ( OIL--= ! NEXT FIVE H\RS4 ,9/EAD1 ! ACCESS ROAD BECAME A P>TY3 ) MUSIC1 CL[NS1 FOOTBALLS1 LOCAL KIDS ON BICYCLES1 A *ORUS L9E ( ,VICTORIAN ZOMBIE /ILT-DANC]S1 Y>N WEBS1 *ALK POEMS1 P]IODIC LITTLE SPOKESC\NCILS--MA9LY1 TO DECIDE AT EXACTLY :AT PO9T WE W\LD DECL>E VICTORY & LEAVE4 

,IT WAS NICE TO W9 ONE = A *ANGE4 ,FAC+ A WORLD :]E SECURITY =CES--FROM ,M9NEAPOLIS TO ,/RASB\RG--SEEM TO HAVE SETTL$ ON AN 9T5TIONAL /RATEGY ( TRY+ TO 5SURE1 AS A MATT] ( PR9CIPLE1 ?AT NO ACTIVI/ %\LD EV] LEAVE ! FIELD ( A MAJOR CONFRONTATION ) A S5SE ( ELATION OR ACCOMPLI%M5T 7& (T51 ?AT AS MANY AS POSSIBLE %\LD LEAVE PR(\NDLY TRAUMATIZ$71 A CLE> TACTICAL VICTORY IS NO?+ TO SNEEZE AT4 ,BUT AT ! SAME TIME1 !RE WAS A C]TA9 OM9\S FEEL TO ! :OLE AFFAIR3 ONE :I* MADE ! OV]ALL ES!TIC1 ) ITS MAD SCI5TI/ FROCKS & ANIMAT$ CORPSES1 ODDLY APPROPRIATE4 

,! ,CORYTON BLOCKADE WAS 9SPIR$ BY A CALL FROM 9DIG5\S GR\PS 9 ,S\? ,AM]ICA1 TI$ TO ! ,CLIMATE ,JU/ICE ,ACTION NETWORK1 A NEW GLOBAL NETWORK CREAT$ 9 ! LEAD-UP TO ! ACTIONS 9 ,COP5HAG5 9 ,DECEMB] #b#i--= A K9D ( ANTI-,COLUMBUS DAY1 9 HONOR & DEF5SE ( ! E>?4 ,YET IT WAS C>RI$ \T 9 ! %AD[ ( A MU*-ANTICIPAT$ ANN\NCEM5T1 ON ! #b?1 F\R DAYS LAT]1 ( SAVAGE ,TORY CUTS TO ! TATT]$ REMA9S ( ! ,BRITI% WELF>E /ATE1 FROM B5EFITS TO $UCATION1 ?REAT5+ TO ?R[ HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S 9TO UNEMPLOYM5T1 & ?\S&S ALREADY UNEMPLOY$ 9TO DE/ITUTION--! L>GE/ SU* CUTS S9CE BE=E ! ,GREAT ,DEPRESSION4 ,! GREAT QUE/ION ON EV]YONE'S M9D WAS1 W\LD !RE BE A CATACLYSMIC REACTION8 ,EV5 WORSE1 WAS !RE ANY POSSIBILITY !RE MI<T NOT BE8 ,9 ,FRANCE IT HAD ALREADY BEGUN4 ,FR5* ,CLIMATE ,CAMP HAD LONG BE5 PLANN+ A SIMIL> BLOCKADE AT ! ,TOTAL REF9]Y ACROSS ! *ANNEL 9 ,LE ,HAVRE2 :5 !Y >RIV$ ON ! #a#f?1 !Y DISCOV]$ ! REF9]Y ALREADY OCCUPI$ BY ITS WORK]S AS P>T ( A NATIONWIDE P5SION DISPUTE ?AT HAD ALREADY %UT D[N #af ( ,FRANCES #ag OIL REF9]IES4 ,! POLICE REACTION WAS REVEAL+4 ,AS SOON AS ! 5VIRONM5TAL ACTIVI/S APPE>$1 ! POLICE LEAP$ 9TO ACTION1 =C+ ! /RIK]S BACK 9TO ! REF9]Y & E/ABLI%+ A CORDON 9 AN EF=T TO 5SURE ?AT UND] NO CONDITIONS %\LD ! ACTIVI/S BE ABLE TO BREAK ?R\< & SPEAK ) ! PETROLEUM WORK]S 7AFT] H\RS ( EF=TS1 A FEW1 ON BICYCLES1 DID EV5TUALLY MANAGE TO BREAK ?R\<47 

0,5VIRONM5TAL JU/ICE WON'T HAPP5 )\T SOCIAL JU/ICE10 REM>K$ ONE ( ! ,FR5* ,CLIMATE ,CAMP]S AFT]W>DS4 0,?OSE :O EXPLOIT WORK]S1 ?REAT5 !IR RI<TS1 & ?OSE :O >E DE/ROY+ ! PLANET1 >E ! SAME PEOPLE40 ,TRUE 5\<4 0,WE NE$ TO MOVE T[>DS A SOCIETY & 5]GY TRANSITION & TO DO IT COOP]ATIVELY ) ! WORK]S ( ?IS SECTOR4 ,! WORK]S ?AT >E CURR5TLY BLOCKAD+ !IR PLANTS HAVE A CRUCIAL P[] 9TO !IR H&S2 EV]Y LIT] ( OIL ?AT IS LEFT 9 ! GR\ND ?ANKS TO !M HELPS SAV+ HUMAN LIVES BY PREV5T+ CLIMATE CATA/ROPHES40 

,ON ! SURFACE ?IS MI<T SEEM /RIK+LY NAIVE4 ,DO WE REALLY EXPECT WORK]S 9 ! PETROLEUM 9DU/RY TO JO9 US 9 A /RUGGLE TO ELIM9ATE ! PETROLEUM 9DU/RY8 ,TO /RIKE = !IR RI<T NOT TO BE PETROLEUM WORK]S8 ,BUT 9 REALITY1 IT'S NOT NAIVE AT ALL4 ,9 FACT ?AT'S PRECISELY :AT !Y W]E /RIK+ =4 ,!Y W]E MOBILIZ+ AGA9/ RE=MS AIM$ TO MOVE UP !IR RETIREM5T AGE FROM #f TO #f#b--?AT IS1 = !IR RI<T NOT TO HAVE TO BE PETROLEUM WORK]S ONE DAY LONG] ?AN !Y HAD TO4 

,UNEMPLOYM5T IS NOT ALWAYS A BAD ?+4 ,IT'S SOME?+ TO REMEMB] :5 WE POND] H[ TO AVOID FALL+ 9TO ! SAME OLD REACTIVE TRAP WE ALWAYS DO :5 MOBILIZ+ >\ND JOBS & 9DU/RY--& ?US1 F9D \RSELVES ATTEMPT+ TO SAVE ! V]Y GLOBAL WORK MA*9E ?AT'S ?REAT5+ TO DE/ROY ! PLANET4 ,!RE'S A REASON ! POLICE W]E SO DET]M9$ TO PREV5T ANY CONV]SATION BETWE5 5VIRONM5TALI/S & /RIK]S4 ,AS ,FR5* WORK]S HAVE %[N US REPEAT$LY 9 REC5T YE>S1 WE HAVE ALLIES :]E WE MI<T NOT SUSPECT WE HAVE !M4 

,ONE ( ! GREAT IRONIES ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY IS ?AT EV]Y:]E1 A POLITICALLY MOBILIZ$ WORK+ CLASS--:5EV] !Y DID W9 A MODICUM ( POLITICAL P[]--DID SO UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( A BUREAUCRATIC CLASS D$ICAT+ TO A PRODUCTIVI/ E?OS ?AT MO/ ( !M DID NOT %>E4 ,BACK 91 SAY1 #a#h#h1 OR EV5 #a#i#b#e1 ! *IEF DI/9CTION BETWE5 AN>*I/ & SOCIALI/ UNIONS WAS ?AT ! LATT] W]E ALWAYS DEM&+ HI<] WAGES1 ! =M]1 LESS H\RS ( WORK4 ,! SOCIALI/ LEAD]%IP EMBRAC$ ! IDEAL ( 9F9ITE GR[? & CONSUM] UTOPIA (F]$ BY !IR B\RGEOIS 5EMIES2 !Y SIMPLY WI%$ 0! WORK]S0 TO MANAGE IT !MSELVES2 AN>*I/S1 9 CONTRA/1 WANT$ TIME 9 :I* TO LIVE1 TO PURSUE =MS ( VALUE CAPITALI/S C\LD NOT EV5 DREAM (4 ,YET :]E DID ANTI-CAPITALI/ REVOLUTIONS HAPP58 ,AS WE ALL KN[ FROM ! GREAT ,M>X-,BAKUN9 CONTROV]SY1 IT WAS ! AN>*I/ CON/ITU5CIES ?AT ACTUALLY ROSE UP3 :E!R 9 ,SPA91 ,RUSSIA1 ,*9A1 ,NIC>AGUA1 OR ,MOZAMBIQUE4 ,YET EV]Y TIME !Y DID SO1 !Y 5D$ UP UND] ! ADM9I/RATION ( SOCIALI/ BUREAUCRATS :O EMBRAC$ ?AT E?OS ( PRODUCTIVISM1 ?AT UTOPIA ( OV]-BURD5$ %ELVES & CONSUM] PL5TY1 EV5 ?\< ?IS WAS ! LA/ ?+ !Y W\LD EV] HAVE BE5 ABLE TO PROVIDE4 ,! IRONY BECAME ?AT ! SOCIAL B5EFITS ! ,SOVIET ,UNION & SIMIL> REGIMES ACTUALLY W]E ABLE TO PROVIDE--MORE TIME1 S9CE WORK DISCIPL9E BECOMES A COMPLETELY DIFF]5T ?+ :5 ONE EFFECTIVELY CANNOT BE FIR$ FROM ONE'S JOB--W]E PRECISELY ! ONES !Y C\LDN'T ACKN[L$GE2 IT HAS TO BE REF]R$ TO AS 0! PROBLEM ( ABS5TEEISM01 /&+ 9 ! WAY ( AN IMPOSSIBLE FUTURE FULL ( %OES & CONSUM] ELECTRONICS4 ,BUT IF Y\ ?9K AB\T IT1 EV5 H]E1 IT'S NOT 5TIRELY DIFF]5T4 ,TRADE UNIONI/S FEEL OBLIG$ TO ADOPT B\RGEOIS T]MS--9 :I* PRODUCTIVITY & LABOR DISCIPL9E >E ABSOLUTE VALUES--& ACT AS IF ! FRE$OM TO L\NGE AB\T ON A CON/RUCTION SITES IS NOT A H>D-WON RI<T BUT ACTUALLY A PROBLEM4 ,GRANT$1 IT W\LD BE MU* BETT] TO SIMPLY WORK F\R H\RS A DAY ?AN DO F\R H\RS WOR? ( WORK 9 EI<T 7& BETT] /ILL TO /RIVE TO DISSOLVE ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 WORK & PLAY 5TIRELY71 BUT SURELY ?IS IS BETT] ?AN NO?+4 ,! WORLD NE$S LESS WORK4 

,ALL ?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT !RE >E NOT PL5TY ( WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE :O >E JU/LY PR\D ( :AT !Y MAKE & DO1 JU/ ?AT IT IS ! P]V]SITY ( CAPITALISM 7/ATE CAPITALISM 9CLUD$7 ?AT ?IS V]Y DESIRE IS US$ AGA9/ US1 & WE KN[ IT4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! GREAT P>ADOX ( WORK+ CLASS LIFE IS ?AT :ILE WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE & WORK+ CLASS S5SIBILITIES >E RESPONSIBLE = ALMO/ EV]Y?+ ( R$EEM+ VALUE 9 MOD]N LIFE--FROM %I% KEBAB TO ROCK'N'ROLL TO PUBLIC LIBR>IES 7& HONE/LY1 DO ! ADM9I/RATIVE1 0MIDDLE0 CLASSES EV] REALLY CREATE ANY?+87 !Y >E CREATIVE PRECISELY :5 !Y >E NOT WORK+--?AT IS1 9 ?AT DOMA9 ( :I* CULTURAL !ORI/S SO OBNOXI\SLY REF] TO AS 0CONSUMPTION40 ,:I* ( C\RSE MAKES IT POSSIBLE = ! ADM9I/RATIVE CLASSES 7AMONG :OM ,I C\NT CAPITALI/S7 TO SIMULTANE\SLY DISMISS !IR CREATIVITY1 /EAL IT1 & SELL IT BACK TO !M4 

,! QUE/ION IS H[ TO BREAK ! ASSUMPTION ?AT 5GAG+ 9 H>D WORK--& BY EXT5SION1 DUTIFULLY OBEY+ ORD]S--IS SOMEH[ AN 9TR9SICALLY MORAL 5T]PRISE4 ,?IS IS AN IDEA ?AT1 ADMITT$LY1 HAS EV5 AFFECT$ L>GE SECTIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,= ANYONE TRULY 9T]E/$ 9 HUMAN LIB]ATION1 ?IS IS ! MO/ P]NICI\S QUE/ION4 ,9 PUBLIC DEBATE1 ONE ( ! FEW ?+S EV]YONE SEEMS TO HAVE TO AGREE ) IS ?AT ONLY ?OSE WILL+ TO WORK--OR EV5 MORE1 ONLY ?OSE WILL+ TO SUBMIT !MSELVES TO WELL-NI< 9SANE DEGREES ( LABOR DISCIPL9E--C\LD POSSIBLY BE MORALLY DES]V+ ( ANY?+--?AT NOT JU/ WORK1 WORK ( ! SORT CONSID]$ VALUABLE BY F9ANCIAL M>KETS--IS ! ONLY LEGITIMATE MORAL JU/IFICATION = REW>DS ( ANY SORT4 ,?IS IS NOT AN ECONOMIC >GUM5T4 ,IT'S A MORAL ONE4 ,IT'S PRETTY OBVI\S ?AT !RE >E MANY CIRCUM/ANCES :]E1 EV5 FROM ! ECONOMI/S' P]SPECTIVE1 TOO MU* WORK & TOO MU* LABOR DISCIPL9E IS 5TIRELY C\NT]PRODUCTIVE4 ,YET EV]Y TIME !RE IS A CRISIS1 ! ANSW] ON ALL SIDES IS ALWAYS ! SAME3 PEOPLE NE$ TO WORK MORE6 ,!RE'S SOMEONE \T !RE WORK+ LESS ?AN !Y C\LD BE--H&ICAPP$ PEOPLE :O >E NOT QUITE AS H&ICAPP$ AS !Y'RE MAK+ !MSELVES \T TO BE1 ,FR5* OIL WORK]S :O GET TO RETIRE BE=E !IR S\LS & BODIES >E 5TIRELY DE/ROY$1 >T /UD5TS1 LAZY PORT]S1 B5EFIT *EATS--& SOMEH[1 ?IS MU/ BE :AT'S RU9+ ?+S = EV]YONE4 

,I MI<T ADD ?AT ?IS MORALI/IC OBSESSION ) WORK IS V]Y MU* 9 KEEP+ ) ! SPIRIT ( NEOLIB]ALISM ITSELF1 9CREAS+LY REVEAL$1 9 !SE ITS LATT] DAYS1 AS V]Y MU* A MORAL 5T]PRISE4 ,OR ,I ?9K AT ?IS PO9T WE CAN EV5 BE A BIT MORE SPECIFIC4 ,NEOLIB]ALISM HAS ALWAYS BE5 A =M ( CAPITALISM ?AT PLACES POLITICAL CONSID]ATIONS AHEAD ( ECONOMIC ONES4 ,H[ ELSE CAN WE UND]/& ! FACT ?AT ,NEOLIB]ALS HAVE MANAG$ TO CONV9CE EV]YONE 9 ! WORLD ?AT ECONOMIC GR[? & MAT]IAL PROSP]ITY >E ! ONLY ?+ ?AT MATT]$1 EV5 AS1 UND] ITS EGIS REAL GLOBAL GR[? RATES COLLAPS$1 S9K+ TO P]HAPS A ?IRD ( :AT !Y HAD BE5 UND] E>LI]1 /ATE-DRIV51 SOCIAL-WELF>E ORI5T$ =MS ( DEVELOPM5T1 & HUGE PROPORTIONS ( ! WORLD'S POPULATION SANK 9TO POV]TY4 ,OR ?AT F9ANCIAL ELITES W]E ! ONLY PEOPLE CAPABLE ( MEASUR+ ! VALUE ( ANY?+1 EV5 AS IT PROPAGAT$ AN ECONOMIC CULTURE SO IRRESPONSIBLE ?AT IT ALL[$ ?OSE ELITES TO BR+ ! 5TIRE F9ANCIAL >*ITECTURE ( ! GLOBAL ECONOMY TUMBL+ ON TOP ( !M BECAUSE ( !IR UTT] 9ABILITY TO ASSESS ! VALUE ( ANY?+--EV5 !IR [N F9ANCIAL 9/RUM5TS4 ,ONCE ONE COTTONS ONTO IT1 ! PATT]N BECOMES UNMI/AKABLE4 ,:5EV] !RE IS A *OICE BETWE5 ! POLITICAL GOAL ( UND]CUTT+ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS--ESPECIALLY1 BY CONV9C+ EV]YONE !RE IS NO VIABLE ALT]NATIVE TO ! CAPITALI/ ORD]-& ACTUALLY RUNN+ A VIABLE CAPITALI/ ORD]1 NEOLIB]ALISM MEANS ALWAYS *OOS+ ! FIR/4 ,PREC>ITY IS NOT REALLY AN ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE WAY ( ORGANIZ+ LABOR4 ,IT'S A /UNN+LY EFFECTIVE WAY ( DEMOBILIZ+ LABOR4 ,CON/ANTLY 9CREAS+ ! TOTAL AM\NT ( TIME PEOPLE >E WORK+ IS NOT V]Y ECONOMICALLY EFFICI5T EI!R 7EV5 IF WE DON'T CONSID] ! LONG-T]M ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS72 BUT !RE'S NO BETT] WAY TO 5SURE PEOPLE >E NOT ?9K+ AB\T ALT]NATIVE WAYS TO ORGANIZE SOCIETY1 OR FI<T+ TO BR+ !M AB\T1 ?AN TO KEEP !M WORK+ ALL ! TIME4 ,AS A RESULT1 WE >E LEFT 9 ! BIZ>RE SITUATION :]E ALMO/ NO ONE BELIEVES ?AT CAPITALISM IS REALLY A VIABLE SY/EM ANY MORE1 BUT NEI!R CAN !Y EV5 BEG9 TO IMAG9E A DIFF]5T ONE4 ,! W> AGA9/ ! IMAG9ATION IS ! ONLY ONE ! CAPITALI/S SEEM TO HAVE DEF9ITIVELY WON4 

,IT ONLY MAKES S5SE1 !N1 ?AT ! FIR/ REACTION TO ! CRA% ( #b#h1 :I* REVEAL$ ! F9ANCI]S SO REC5TLY HELD UP AS ! MO/ BRILLIANT ECONOMIC M9DS 9 HI/ORY TO BE UTT]LY1 DISA/R\SLY 9EPT AT ! ONE ?+ !Y W]E SUPPOS$ TO BE BE/ AT-- CALCULAT+ VALUE-WAS NOT1 AS MO/ ACTIVI/S 7MYSELF 9CLUD$7 HAD PR$ICT$1 A RU% T[>DS ,GRE5 ,CAPITALISM--?AT IS1 AN ECONOMIC RESPONSE--BUT A POLITICAL ONE4 ,?IS IS ! REAL MEAN+ ( ! BUDGET CUTS4 ,ANY COMPET5T ECONOMI/ KN[S :AT HAPP5S :5 Y\ SLA% ! BUDGET 9 ! MIDDLE ( D[NTURN4 ,IT CAN ONLY MAKE ?+S WORSE4 ,SU* A POLICY ONLY MAKES S5SE AS A VIOL5T ATTACK ON ANY?+ ?AT EV5 LOOKS LIKE IT MI<T POSSIBLY PROVIDE AN ALT]NATIVE WAY TO ?9K AB\T VALUE1 FROM PUBLIC WELF>E TO ! CONTEMPLATION ( >T OR PHILOSOPHY 7OR AT LEA/1 ! CONTEMPLATION ( >T OR PHILOSOPHY = ANY REASON O!R ?AN MAK+ MONEY74 ,= ! MOM5T1 AT LEA/1 MO/ CAPITALI/S >E NO LONG] EV5 ?9K+ AB\T CAPITALISM'S LONG-T]M VIABILITY4 

,IT IS T]RIFY+1 TO BE SURE1 TO UND]/& ?AT ONE IS FAC+ A POT5TIALLY SUICIDAL 5EMY4 ,BUT AT LEA/ IT CL>IFIES ! SITUATION4 ,& YES1 IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE ?AT 9 TIME1 ! CAPITALI/S WILL PICK !MSELVES UP1 GA!R !IR WITS1 /OP BICK]+ & BEG9 TO DO :AT !Y ALWAYS DO3 BEG9 PILF]+ ! MO/ USEFUL IDEAS FROM ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS RANG$ AGA9/ !M 7MUTUAL AID1 DEC5TRALIZATION1 SU/A9ABILITY7 SO AS TO TURN !M 9TO SOME?+ EXPLOITATIVE & HORRIBLE4 ,9 ! LONG T]M1 IF !RE IS TO BE A LONG T]M ANYWAY1 !Y'RE PRETTY MU* GO+ TO HAVE TO4 ,BUT 9 ! MEANTIME1 WE REALLY >E FAC+ A K9D ( KAMIKAZE CAPITALISM--A CAPITALI/ ORD] ?AT WILL NOT HESITATE TO DE/ROY ITSELF IF ?AT'S :AT IT TAKES TO DE/ROY ITS 5EMIES 7US74 ,IF NO?+ ELSE IT DOES HELP US UND]/& :AT WE'RE FI<T+ =3 AT ?IS MOM5T1 ABSOLUTELY EV]Y?+4 

,?IS MAKES IT ALL ! MORE CRITICAL TO FIGURE \T A WAY TO SNAP ! PRODUCTIVI/ B>GA91 IF WE MI<T CALL IT ?AT--?AT IT IS BO? AN ECOLOGICAL & A POLITICAL IMP]ATIVE TO BR+ AB\T ?AT MEET+ ?AT ! POLICE 9 ,LE ,HAVRE W]E SO DET]M9$ TO PREV5T4 ,!RE >E A LOT ( ?READS TO BE UNTANGL$ H]E1 & ANY NUMB] ( P]NICI\S ILLUSIONS ?AT NE$ TO BE EXPOS$4 ,I WILL 5D ) ONLY ONE4 ,:AT IS ! REAL RELATION BETWE5 ALL ?AT MONEY ?AT'S SUPPOS$LY 9 SU* %ORT SUPPLY1 NECESSITAT+ ! SLA%+ ( BUDGETS & ABROGATION ( P5SION AGREEM5TS1 & ! ECOLOGICAL DEVA/ATION ( \R PETROLEUM-BAS$ 5]GY SY/EM8 ,ASIDE FROM ! OBVI\S ONE3 ?AT DEBT IS ! MA9 MEANS ( DRIV+ ! GLOBAL WORK MA*9E1 :I* REQUIRES ! 5DLESS ESCALATION ( 5]GY CONSUMPTION 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,9 FACT1 IT'S QUITE SIMPLE4 ,WE >E LOOK+ AT A K9D ( CONCEPTUAL BACK-FLIP4 ,OIL1 AFT] ALL1 IS A LIMIT$ RES\RCE4 ,!RE IS ONLY SO MU* ( IT4 ,MONEY IS NOT4 ,A CO9 OR BILL IS REALLY NO?+ BUT AN ,I,\1 A PROMISE2 ! ONLY LIMIT TO H[ MU* WE CAN PRODUCE IS H[ MU* WE >E WILL+ TO PROMISE ONE ANO!R4 ,YET UND] CONTEMPOR>Y CAPITALISM1 WE ACT AS IF IT'S JU/ ! OPPOSITE4 ,MONEY IS TREAT$ AS IF IT W]E OIL1 A LIMIT$ RES\RCE1 !RE'S ONLY SO MU* ( IT2 ! RESULT IS TO GIVE C5TRAL BANK]S ! P[] TO 5=CE ECONOMIC POLICIES ?AT DEM& EV] MORE WORK1 EV] 9CREAS+ PRODUCTION1 9 SU* A WAY ?AT WE 5D UP TREAT+ OIL AS IF IT W]E MONEY3 AS AN UNLIMIT$ RES\RCE1 SOME?+ ?AT CAN BE FREELY SP5T TO P[] ECONOMIC EXPANSION1 AT R\<LY #c-#e.0 A YE>1 =EV]4 ,! MOM5T WE COME TO T]MS ) ! REALITY1 ?AT WE >E NOT DEAL+ ) ABSOLUTE CON/RA9TS BUT M]ELY PROMISES1 WE CAN NO LONG] SAY 0BUT !RE JU/ ISN'T ANY MONEY0--! REAL QUE/ION IS :O [ES :AT TO :OM1 :AT SORT ( PROMISES >E WOR? KEEP+1 :I* >E ABSOLUTE--A GOV]NM5T'S PROMISE TO REPAY ITS CR$ITORS AT A PR$ET]M9$ RATE ( 9T]E/1 OR ! PROMISE ?AT IT'S WORK]S CAN /OP WORK+ AT A C]TA9 AGE1 OR \R PROMISE TO FUTURE G5]ATIONS TO LEAVE !M ) A PLANET CAPABLE ( HUMAN HABITATION4 ,SUDD5LY ! MORALITY SEEMS V]Y DIFF]5T2 &1 LIKE ! ,FR5* 5VIRONM5TALI/S1 WE DISCOV] \RSELVES ) FRI5DS WE DIDN'T KN[ WE HAD4 

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