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,?ANKS TO MY P>TN]S1 & TO ANOK1 AUTUMN LEAF CASCADE1 5KIDU1 +RATE1 RICE BOY1 & TAIG>UN1 ALL LONG-T]M & ?\<TFUL CONTRIBUTORS TO AN>*Y#a#a4ORG4 ,?ANKS ALSO TO ! O!RS ON ?AT SITE 79CLUD+ MANY ANONYM\S QUE/IONN]S74 ,I TRULY APPRECIATE GETT+ TO HAVE PROVOCATIVE CONV]SATIONS AB\T ?+S ,I C>E AB\T ) PEOPLE :O ,I DON'T EV5 KN[4 

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,9TRODUCTION 

,AN>*Y IS MANY ?+S TO DIFF]5T PEOPLE3 A VISION1 A PLAN1 A CONV]SATION1 A PROCESS4 ,IT IS MY VIEW 7CONSI/5T ) A :OLE RAFT ( CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/S1 FROM ,ALFR$O ,M4 ,BONANNO TO ,VOLTAIR9E DE ,CLEYRE"9 & BEYOND7 ?AT AN>*Y IS BE/ UND]/OOD1 & IS MO/ HELPFUL1 AS A T5SION1 A QUE/ION1 A REJECTION4 ,?IS TEXT OP]ATES FROM ?AT PREMISE4 

,?IS BOOK IS COMPOS$ ( QUE/IONS1 ANSW]S1 & COMM5TS 7SOMETIMES LI<TLY $IT$7 TAK5 FROM A WEBSITE CALL$ AN>*Y#a#a4ORG1 9 :I* V>I\S AN>*I/S ANSW] QUE/IONS POS$ BY !MSELVES & O!RS4 ,?IS V>IETY ( VOICES 7! ANSW]S & COMM5TS DISAGREE ) EA* O!R AS (T5 AS AGREE7 IS 9TEGRAL TO ANY AN>*I/ PROJECT ?AT ,I WANT TO BE A P>T (4 ,!RE >E MANY MORE QUE/IONS !RE ?AN C\LD REASONABLY FIT 9TO A BOOK1 SO GO1 READ1 ASK1 & >GUE4 

,WE WELCOME Y\R 5GAGEM5T ) !SE IDEAS1 & LOOK =W>D TO HE>+ Y\R VOICE 9 ! FUTURE4 

,H[ DO PEOPLE H]E FEEL AB\T ! USE ( ?IS SITE'S QUE/IONS & ANSW]S 9 A BOOK8 

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,I ?9K ?AT MU* ( :AT HAS BE5 EXPLOR$ ON ?IS WEBSITE W\LD BE A WELCOME C\NT]-P]SPECTIVE TO ! SIMIL> PUBLICATION ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,F,A,Q1 :I* HAS NEV] ADDRESS$ P]SPECTIVES BEYOND ?OSE ( ! AU?OR7S7 9 A REALLY HONE/ & BALANC$ WAY4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 SOME V]Y ?\<TFUL ?+S PO/$ H]E1 & IT W\LD BE COOL TO SEE !M PUT 9TO SOME SORT ( PR9T$ COLLECTION1 :I*1 9 MY OP9ION1 IS EASI] TO DIGE/ = BEG9N]S1 AS IT IS PRES5T$ 9 A MORE L9E> FA%ION4 

,ONE ( ! P>TICUL> /R5G?S ( US+ ?IS SORT ( SITE AS A JUMP+ (F PLACE IS ?AT MANY DIFF]5T P]SPECTIVES MI<T BE REPRES5T$4 ,?\< ?IS LEADS ME TO WOND] :O DET]M9ES :I* ANSW]S >E DEEM$ SUITABLE = PR9T1 & :AT ! PROCESS OR CRIT]IA = ?AT W\LD BE4 

,O!R ISSUES ,I C\LD SEE COM+ UP W\LD BE P>TICUL> PO/]S NOT WANT+ !IR ANSW]S 9CLUD$ 9 BOOK =M1 OR NOT WANT+ TO HAVE !M BE ATTRIBUT$ TO !M 9 PR9T1 ?\< IT DOESN'T MAKE MU* S5SE TO BE CONC]N$ AB\T ?AT IF Y\'VE CREAT$ A PR(ILE = ?IS SITE1 :I* IS F> EASI] TO COME ACROSS AT R&OM ?AN A BOOK4 ,MAYBE A FEW ( ! REGUL> PO/]S HAVE EXPRESS$ ?\<TS ?AT MI<T LEAD !M TO WANT+ TO DEF5D !IR 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY1 BUT FUCK ?AT4 

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,+RATE IS RI<T ?AT IT MI<T BE USEFUL TO HAVE A BOOK ?AT ADDRESSES P]SPECTIVES ?AT ,A,F,A,Q DOES NOT1 & ,I ?9K ?AT !RE HAVE BE5 SOME PRETTY GOOD_/9T]E/+ QUE/IONS & ANSW]S ON ?IS SITE4 

,MY FAVORITE ASPECT ( ?IS SITE IS ?AT !RE >E USUALLY SEV]AL ANSW]S TO EA* QUE/ION & ?IS1 ,I ?9K1 IS P>T ( :AT MAKES IT SUP]IOR TO ,A,F,A,Q4 ,I SUPPOSE ?AT C\LD BE REPLICAT$ 9 A BOOK BUT ON ! FACE ( IT IT SEEMS LIKE SOME?+ ! 9T]NET IS PRETTY WELL SUIT$ =3 ,I READ ! ANSW]S REALLY DIFF]5TLY ?AN ,I W\LD IF !Y W]E 9 A BOOK SIMPLY BECAUSE ( MY AW>5ESS ?AT ANYONE CAN CONTE/ EV]Y?+ ?AT'S BE+ SAID1 & :ATEV] WE SAY WILL HAVE JU/ AS MU* WEI<T AS ! ORIG9AL CLAIMS4 ,EV5 IF Y\ READ A BOOK REALLY CRITICALLY & TAKE NOTES & WRITE RESPONSE PAP]S & /UFF1 IT'S NOT ! SAME ?+4 

,ANO!R ?+ IS ?AT ,I DON'T WRITE ?AT C>EFULLY H]E1 & ,I ?9K ?AT IS TRUE = MO/ PEOPLE4 ,I W\LDN'T REALLY FEEL COM=TABLE SEE+ ANY?+ ,I'VE WRITT5 H]E 9 A BOOK BECAUSE ,I DON'T FEEL ! PROSE IS V]Y GOOD4 ,ONE WAY >\ND ?IS MI<T BE TO /EAL IDEAS BUT NOT USE ANYONE'S EXACT PHRAS+S8 

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,I ?9K A BOOK ( 9FO FROM H]E US+ ! =MAT ( ,AN>*Y ,WORKS 7BAS$ ON Q@&A UND] SECTION HEAD]S SU* AS 0DECISIONS0 OR 0ECONOMY07 C\LD DO WELL ) A GOOD $ITOR :O ATTEMPT$ TO 9CLUDE DIV]SE P]SPECTIVES1 BUT IT W\LD MAKE A REALLY UNOR?ODOX & P]HAPS 9COH]5T BOOK4 ,IT W\LD HAVE AN ADVANTAGE 9 DIV]SITY & A DISADVANTAGE 9 ! CONSI/5CY4 ,I'M F9E ) ?AT ?\<4 

,MO/ ( MY PO/S >E MEANT AS />T+ PLACES = A L>G] COLLECTION ( MORE COMPLET$ WRIT+S BUT FEEL FREE TO USE :ATEV] Y\ WANT4 

,EXTREMELY ,BRIEF ,HI/ORY 

79CLUD+ SOME NAMES ?AT Y\ CAN RESE>* IF SO 9CL9$7 

,AN>*ISM WAS 9ITIALLY CO9$ AS A T]M BY ,PR\DHON4 ,IT BECAME MORE DEF9$ & S]I\S AFT] ,BAKUN9 LEFT ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK+ ,M5'S ,ASSOCIATION BECAUSE ( DISAGREEM5TS ON 7AMONG O!R ?+S7 :E!R ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT 7A WORK]-CONTROLL$ /ATE7 W\LD WI!R AWAY 7,M>X'S CLAIM71 OR BE JU/ ANO!R TACTIC = PEOPLE TO MA9TA9 A HI]>*Y4 

,CLASSICAL AN>*I/S--,MIKAEL ,BAKUN91 ,PYOTR ,KROPOTK91 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN1 ,VOLTAIR9E DE ,CLEYRE1 ETC--T5D$ TO BE PRO-SCI5CE 7S9CE !Y W]E REBELL+ AGA9/ DOM9ATION BY ! *RI/IAN *UR*74 ,!Y ALSO T5D$ TO BE PRO-COMMUNISM 7COMMUNISM WAS ! GOAL ( REVOLUTION1 & W\LD BE A UTOPIC TIME :5 WORK]S W\LD HAVE P[] & DET]M9E !IR [N PRODUCTION1 :5 !RE W\LD BE NO BOSSES1 :5 PEOPLE W\LD BE TAK5 C>E ( REG>DLESS ( H[ MU* MONEY !Y HAD74 ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 AN>*I/S & COMMUNI/S ( ?IS ]A WAS PRIM>ILY ?AT A7 AN>*I/S DID NOT BELIEVE ?AT ECONOMICS WAS ! ONLY WAY ?AT PEOPLE W]E 9FLU5C$ 7AN>*I/S HAVE ALMO/ ALWAYS LOOK$ AT PSY*OLOGY1 CULTURE1 $UCATION1 ETC1 AS WAYS ?AT WE >E SOCIALIZ$ & CO]C$--NOT JU/ WORK71 B7 ?AT AN>*I/S DID NOT BELIEVE 9 CREAT+ A /ATE TO GET RID ( /ATES4 7,! AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE ON /ATES-9-=MATION HAS BE5 VALIDAT$ BY ! HI/ORY ( COMMUNI/S KILL+ =M] AN>*I/ ALLIES1 9CLUD+ 9 ,KRON/ADT & 9 ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>47 

,CONTEMPOR>Y ) ,M>X & ,BAKUN9 !RE WAS ALSO ,MAX ,/IRN]1 :O NEV] CALL$ HIMSELF AN AN>*I/ BUT :O HAS BE5 CLAIM$ BY AN AN>*I/ T5D5CY BECAUSE HIS POLEMIC 7BADLY TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,5GLI% AS ,! ,EGO & ,ITS ,[N7 REJECTS ! IDEA ?AT ANY ( US %\LD SACRIFICE \RSELVES TO ANY?+4 ,HE HELD ?AT CAUSES 7LIKE ,LIB]TY1 ,FRE$OM1 EV5 ,AN>*Y7 >E 0SPOOKS0 7IE AB/RACTIONS ?AT ONLY S]VE TO ALI5ATE US FROM \R [N LIVES & SELVES74 ,SOME ( ! MO/ 9SPIRATIONAL AN>*I/S W]E HEAVILY 9FLU5C$ BY EGOISM1 9CLUD+ ,R5ZO ,NOVATORE & ,ALFR$O ,BONANNO4 ,AN>*I/S 9FLU5C$ BY ,NIETZS*E &_/OR ,/IRN] 7EGOI/S1 PO/-LEFT AN>*I/S1 & PO/-AN>*I/S >E ! ?REE MA9 T5D5CIES SO 9FLU5C$7 REJECT ! IDEA ?AT WORK]S >E ! GR\P ?AT WILL CREATE A REVOLUTION1 ?AT WORK 7AS IT IS CURR5TLY UND]/OOD1 IE AS TASKS ?AT Y\ GET PAID =1 BUT ) NO IMM$IATE B5EFIT = Y\R LIFE OR Y\R FRI5DS' LIVES7 W\LD EV5 CONT9UE TO EXI/ 9 ! WORLD WE WANT1 OR ?AT REVOLUTION AS A DISCRETE EV5T IS SOME?+ ?AT WE CAN1 OR WANT TO1 AIM =4 

,MORE REC5TLY1 ! ,SITUATIONI/S1 A RADICAL GR\P BAS$ 9 ! >T SC5E 9 ! #fS1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ,P>IS1 CREAT$ A NEW WAVE ( MORE CRITICAL1 CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/ ?9K+2 A WAVE ?AT IS CONT9U$ TODAY 9 GR\PS LIKE ,TIQQUN 9 ,FRANCE & BY UNNAM$ W9D[-SMA%]S & NEWSPAP]-BOX PLACEM5T 5G9E]S EV]Y:]E4 

,QUE/IONS 

,:Y >E !RE SO MANY DEF9ITIONS ( AN>*Y8 

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,!RE IS NO S+LE F\NDATIONAL VOICE = AN>*I/ ?\<T 7& SOME ( ! MO/ 9FLU5TIAL ?9K]S SAID SOME APP>5TLY CONFLICT+ ?+S1 LIKE ,BAKUN971 SO !RE IS A LOT ( FLEXIBILITY LEFT = PEOPLE TO F9D & FOCUS ON ! P]SON1 OR ! IDEAS1 ?AT MO/ APPEAL TO !M4 ,?IS IS AID$ BY ! E?IC ?AT AN>*I/S PROMOTE PEOPLE F9D+ !IR [N ANSW]S1 SO ?AT DEC5TRALIZATION & A MILLION DIFF]5T TRAJECTORIES >E BO? DESIRABLE & 9EVITABLE4 

,?IS LEADS TO PEOPLE CALL+ !MSELVES AN>*I/S :O DISAGREE 9T5SELY 7& SOMETIMES WIDELY7 ) EA* O!R1 & TO AN 9H]5T WEAKNESS ( ! LABEL 0AN>*I/0 7S9CE CALL+ ONE'S SELF ?AT DOESN'T MEAN ?AT ANYONE CAN MAKE ASSUMPTIONS AB\T :AT ONE ?9KS72 ?IS MAKES ! LABEL NOT AS P]NICI\S AS O!R LABELS 7:I* 9 G5]AL ACT TO HIDE DIFF]5CES AS MU* OR MORE ?AN TO REVEAL SIMIL>ITIES74 

,:AT >E ! MA9 ?READS ( AN>*I/ ?9K+8 

,:AT DO !Y DISAGREE ) EA* O!R AB\T8 

,:AT DO !Y AGREE ON8 

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,H]E'S H[ ,I BREAK D[N :AT ,I CONSID] ! MA9 TR5DS 9 AN ,9TRO TO ,AN>*ISM TALK ,I DO4 

,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNISM 

,AN>*I/ COMMUNISM PROPOSES ?AT ! FREE/ =M ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION W\LD BE A SOCIETY COMPOS$ ( SELF-MANAG+ COMMUNES ) COLLECTIVE USE ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 ORGANIZ$ DEMOCRATICALLY & US+ CONS5US DECISION-MAK+1 & RELAT$ TO O!R COMMUNES ?R\< F$]ATION4 ,9 AN>*I/ COMMUNISM !RE W\LD BE NO MONEY BUT EV]YONE W\LD HAVE FREE ACCESS TO ! RES\RCES & SURPLUS ( ! COMMUNE4 ,AN>*I/ COMMUNISM IS ?US SAID TO OP]ATE ON A GIFT ECONOMY4 

,COLLECTIVISM 

,COLLECTIVI/ AN>*ISM IS SIMIL> TO AN>*I/ COMMUNISM1 EXCEPT = ! FACT ?AT 9 COLLECTIVISM WORK]S W\LD BE COMP5SAT$ = !IR WORK ON ! BASIS ( ! AM\NT ( TIME !Y CONTRIBUT$ TO PRODUCTION1 RA!R ?AN GOODS BE+ DI/RIBUT$ 0ACCORD+ TO NE$0 AS 9 AN>*O-COMMUNISM4 ,SOME COLLECTIVI/ AN>*I/S DO NOT OPPOSE ! USE ( CURR5CY4 ,SOME SUPPORT WORK]S BE+ PAID BAS$ ON ! AM\NT ( TIME !Y CONTRIBUT$ TO PRODUCTION4 ,!SE SAL>IES W\LD BE US$ TO PUR*ASE COMMODITIES 9 A COMMUNAL M>KET4 

,AN>*O-SYNDICALISM 

,SYNDICALISM FOCUSES ON RADICAL TRADE UNIONS AS A POT5TIAL =CE = REVOLUTION>Y SOCIAL *ANGE1 SEEK+ TO REPLACE CAPITALISM & ! /ATE ) A NEW SOCIETY ?AT IS DEMOCRATICALLY SELF-MANAG$ BY ! WORK]S4 ,IMPORTANT PR9CIPLES 9CLUDE WORK]S' SOLID>ITY1 DIRECT ACTION 7SU* AS G5]AL /RIKES & WORKPLACE RECUP]ATIONS7 & WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T4 ,SYNDICALISM IS SOMETIMES SE5 AS SIMPLY A SPECIFIC /RATEGIC FOCUS )9 COMMUNI/ OR COLLECTIVI/ AN>*ISM AS OPPOS$ TO A DI/9CT TYPE ( AN>*ISM 9 ITSELF4 

,9SURRECTION>Y ,AN>*ISM 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ,9SURRECTION>Y ,AN>*ISM OPPOSES =MAL ORGANIZATIONS SU* AS LABOR UNIONS & F$]ATIONS ?AT >E BAS$ ON A POLITICAL PROGRAM & P]IODIC CONGRESSES4 ,9/EAD1 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/S SUPPORT 9=MAL ORGANIZATION & SMALL AFF9ITY GR\P-BAS$ ORGANIZATION4 ,9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/S PUT VALUE 9 ATTACK1 P]MAN5T CLASS CONFLICT1 & A REFUSAL TO NEGOTIATE OR COMPROMISE ) CLASS 5EMIES4 

,CONTEMPOR>Y 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*ISM MO/ (T5 9H]ITS ! VIEWS & TACTICS ( ANTI-ORGANIZATIONALI/ AN>*O-COMMUNISM4 

,AN>*A-FEM9ISM 

,AN>*A-FEM9ISM IS A =M ( AN>*ISM ?AT SYN!SIZES RADICAL FEM9ISM & AN>*ISM & VIEWS PATRI>*Y 7MALE DOM9ATION OV] WOM57 AS ONE ( ! 7OR !7 PRIM>Y DOM9ATIONS4 ,AN>*A-FEM9ISM WAS 9SPIR$ 9 ! LATE #a#i? C5TURY BY ! WRIT+S ( E>LY FEM9I/ AN>*I/S SU* AS ,LUCY ,P>SONS1 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN & ,VOLTAIR9E DE ,CLEYRE4 ,AN>*A-FEM9I/S1 LIKE O!R RADICAL FEM9I/S1 CRITICIZE & ADVOCATE ! ABOLITION ( TRADITIONAL CONCEPTIONS ( FAMILY1 $UCATION & G5D] ROLES & BELIEVE ?AT ! FEM9I/ /RUGGLE AGA9/ SEXISM & PATRI>*Y IS AN ESS5TIAL COMPON5T ( ! AN>*I/ /RUGGLE4 ,SUSAN ,BR[N PUT IT3 0AS AN>*ISM IS A POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY ?AT OPPOSES ALL RELATION%IPS ( P[]1 IT IS 9H]5TLY FEM9I/04 

,GRE5 ,AN>*ISM 

,GRE5 AN>*ISM 7OR ECO-AN>*ISM7 IS A S*OOL ( ?\<T )9 AN>*ISM ?AT PUTS AN EMPHASIS ON 5VIRONM5TAL ISSUES4 ,GRE5 AN>*I/S (T5 CRITICIZE ! MA9 CURR5TS ( AN>*ISM = !IR FOCUS & DEBATES AB\T POLITICS & ECONOMICS 9/EAD ( A FOCUS ON ECOSY/EMS4 

,AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM 

,AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM IS AN AN>*I/ CRITIQUE ( ! ORIG9S & PROGRESS ( CIVILIZATION4 ,ACCORD+ TO AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM1 ! %IFT FROM HUNT]-GA!R] TO AGRICULTURAL SUBSI/5CE GAVE RISE TO SOCIAL /RATIFICATION1 CO]CION1 & ALI5ATION4 ,AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S ADVOCATE A RETURN TO NON-CIVILIZ$ WAYS ( LIFE ?R\< DE9DU/RIALIZATION1 ABOLITION ( ! DIVISION ( LABOR OR SPECIALIZATION1 & AB&ONM5T ( L>GE-SCALE ORGANIZATION TE*NOLOGIES4 ,!RE >E O!R NON-AN>*I/ =MS ( PRIMITIVISM1 & NOT ALL PRIMITIVI/S PO9T TO ! SAME PH5OM5ON AS ! S\RCE ( MOD]N1 CIVILIZ$ PROBLEMS4 

,PRIMITIVISM IS SEEM AS EXTREME BY SOME AN>*I/S1 BUT IT DOES PROVIDE A USEFUL C\NT]BALANCE TO ! *E]FUL ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION OPTIMISM EXPRESS$ BY ! LATE #a#i? & E>LY #b? ,C5TURY AN>*I/S LIKE ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 ?AT TE*NOLOGY & TE*NOLOGICAL PROGRESS >E 9H]5TLY LIB]ATORY & %\LD BE PURSU$ BY AN>*I/S 9 A PO/-REVOLUTION>Y SOCIETY4 

,SYN!SISM_/,AN>*ISM )\T ,ADJECTIVES_/,TYPE #c ,AN>*ISM 

,AN>*ISM )\T ADJECTIVES IS AN ATTITUDE ?AT TOL]ATES ! COEXI/5CE ( DIFF]5T AN>*I/ S*OOLS4 ,IT EMPHASIZES H>MONY BETWE5 V>I\S AN>*I/ FACTIONS & ATTEMPTS TO UNITE !M >\ND !IR %>$ ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN BELIEFS4 ,RUDOLF ,ROCK] SAID ?AT ! DIFF]5T TYPES ( AN>*ISM PRES5T$ 0ONLY DIFF]5T ME?ODS ( ECONOMY1 ! PRACTICAL POSSIBILITIES ( :I* HAVE YET TO BE TE/$1 & ?AT ! FIR/ OBJECTIVE IS TO SECURE ! P]SONAL & SOCIAL FRE$OM ( M5 NO MATT] UPON :I* ECONOMICS BASIS ?IS IS TO BE ACCOMPLI%$40 

,IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE ?AT A L>GE NUMB] ( SELF-DEF9$ AN>*I/S MI<T USE MORE ?AN ONE ( !SE LABELS TO DESCRIBE !MSELVES DEP5D+ ON :AT !Y W]E DO+ OR :AT K9DS ( GR\P /RUCTURES !Y F9D !MSELVES OP]AT+ 93 SOME AN>*I/S PREF] DURABLE1 /RUCTUR$ GR\PS :]E MEMB]S COMMIT TO C]TA9 IDEOLOGICAL & TACTICAL PR9CIPLES2 O!RS PREF] MORE FLEXIBLE1 SMALL-SCALE AFF9ITY GR\PS ?AT COME & GO AS NE$$4 ,(T51 MEMB]S ( !SE LATT] GR\PS EXPRESS CONC]NS AB\T H[ =MAL ORGANIZATION CAN T5D T[>DS BUREAUCRACY & ! P]PETUATION ( ! LIFE ( ! GR\P = ITS [N SAKE4 ,!RE >E A NUMB] ( O!R TYPES ( SO-CALL$ AN>*ISM ?AT >E PROBLEMATIC4 ,P]HAPS ! WOR/ ( !SE IS AN>*O-CAPITALISM--AN OXY-MORONIC VIEW /EMM+ FROM ! BELIEF EXPRESS$ BY SOME1 ?AT P]SONAL FRE$OM 5TAILS BE+ FREE TO COMPETE 9 A CAPITALI/-TYPE M>KET4 

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& 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*ISM3 ! IDEA ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL IS ! REAL BASE = ALL DECISIONS 7AL?\< SOCIETY TRIES TO HIDE ?AT FACT71 & ?AT SOCIETY 7AS UND]/OOD ?R\< LAW1 $UCATION1 MORALITY1 RELIGION1 IDEOLOGY1 ETC7 HAS EI!R LITTLE USE OR NO USE 7EXCEPT AS A H9DRANCE TO ! DESIRES ( 9DIVIDUALS74 ,9DIVIDUALI/S DE-EMPHASIZE ! IMPORTANCE ( REVOLUTION 7AS A S+LE EV5T ?AT RADICALLY *ANGES EV]Y?+ = ! BETT]71 S9CE REVOLUTIONS T5D TO JU/ 9/ALL NEW LEAD]S1 & RECOMM5D SL[1 EXP]I5TIALLY BAS$ *ANGE 9/EAD4 ,?IS COV]S WIDE T]RITORY1 & MANY 9DIVIDUALI/S DISAGREE ) EA* O!R4 

,ALSO1 PO/-LEFT AN>*Y & PO/-AN>*Y HAVE REAL SIMIL>ITIES1 S9CE BO? >E UPDAT+ CLASSICAL AN>*I/ ?9K+ US+ ! WORK ( PHILOSOPH]S LIKE ,/IRN]1 ,NIETZS*E1 ! ,FRANKFURT ,S*OOL1 ETC4 

,IS !RE AN AN>*I/ DEF9ITION ( CLASS8 

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,I HAVE BROK5 ?IS D[N BY DIFF]5T IDEAS ON ?IS QUE/ION AMONG AN>*I/S1 S9CE !Y >E MANY4 

,MANY AN>*I/S ACCEPT ,M>X'S ANALYSIS ( !  CLASSES 9TO :I* SOCIETY IS SEP>AT$ 7EV5 IF !Y >GUE ?AT CLASS COMPOSITION HAS %IFT$ S9CE !N7 AS BE+ BAS$ ON RELATIONS TO ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION2 !Y ACCEPT ! >GUM5T = ! PROLET>IAT AS REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT1 & SO ON4 ,?IS SEEMS TO BE ! PR$OM9ANT DEF9ITION1 BUT ONLY :5 ONE LOOKS AT ! MO/ (FICIAL AN>*I/S 7:O >E ACTUALLY A M9ORITY ( AN>*I/S74 

,MANY AN>*I/S ACCEPT ! SOCIOLOGICAL DEF9ITION ( CLASS1 EV5 IF !Y ALSO ACCEPT ! ,M>XI/ DEF9ITION4 ,?IS DEF9ITION ( CLASS IS ! /ANCE ( MO/ ( ! GOV]NM5T 7ITS 9/ITUTIONS1 ECONOMI/S1 ! $UCATIONAL SY/EM1 ETC74 ,IT IS ! IDEA ( /RATIFICATION ON ! BASIS ( RELATIVE 9COME1 COMPLETELY IGNOR+ ! RELATIONS TO MEANS ( PRODUCTION 7:I* ACCORD+ TO ,M>XI/S >E ! BASIS = ! COMMON CLASS 9T]E/S ( PEOPLE :O E>N VA/LY DIFF]5T 9COMES1 & ANTAGONISMS BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS :O E>N RELATIVELY SIMIL> 9COMES74 ,?IS IDEA ( CLASS IS PROBLEMATIC TO MO/ ,M>XI/S & MANY AN>*I/S BECAUSE IT TURNS ! PROLET>IAT AGA9/ ITSELF & PRODUCES A FALSE UND]/&+ ( ! WAY CAPITALISM FUNCTIONS4 ,BUT = BETT] OR WORSE MANY AN>*I/S >E V]Y 9FLU5C$ BY ?IS DEF9ITION ( CLASS4 

,!RE >E SOME NEW & 9T]E/+ DEF9ITIONS OR 9T]PRETATIONS ( CLASS 7! DEVELOP]S ( !SE BE+ MO/LY MORE ,M>XI/ ?AN AN>*I/73 

,JACQUES ,CAMATTE1 COM+ FROM A ,M>XI/ BACKGR\ND1 >GUES ?AT ! CLASS DI/9CTION IS DIFFUS$ 9 LATE CAPITALISM ?R\< ! TOTAL DOME/ICATION ( HUMANS & ! E/ABLI%M5T ( A CAPITALI/ HUMAN COMMUNITY4 ,?IS DOES NOT MEAN !RE >E NOT CLASSES1 BUT !IR CONFLICT IS PACIFI$ & !IR RELATIONS >E %IFT$4 ,! RELEVANT CONFLICT 7IF ANY7 COMES TO BE BETWE5 HUMANS & CAPITAL OR 9DIVIDUALS & !IR [N DOME/ICATION1 RA!R ?AN BETWE5 PROLET>IAT & B\RGEOISIE4 

,! ,9VISIBLE ,COMMITTEE HAS SAID SOME?+ SIMIL> TO ,CAMATTE BUT DIFF]5T4 ,ONE WAY !Y PUT IT IS ! CONFLICT IS N[ BETWE5 ?OSE :O REFUSE WORK & ?OSE :O WANT TO WORK4 

,! PROLET>IAT DEF9$ AS ! DISPOSSESS$4 ,?IS IS ! ORIG9AL DEF9ITION ( ! T]M & IT IS !RE 9 ,M>X BUT !RE'S A %IFT 9 SIGNIFICANCE FROM ! 9DU/RIAL PROLET>IAT 7:I* 9 ,M>X'S CONTEXT WAS ! POSITION MO/ =M] PEASANTS DISPOSSESS$ ( !IR L& F\ND !MSELVES 97 TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT ! CONTEXT 9 0PO/-9DU/RIAL0 SOCIETIES :]E SURPLUS POPULATIONS HAVE BECOME MU* L>G] S9CE TE*NOLOGICAL PROGRESS GRADUALLY DISPLACES ! NE$ = HUMAN LABOR4 

,MANY AN>*I/S ACCEPT ! ,M>XI/ DEF9ITION ( CLASS BUT NOT ! C5TRALITY ( ITS IMPORTANCE4 

,SOME AN>*I/S >E NOT REVOLUTION>IES4 ,%OCK+ ,I KN[1 BUT DEF9ITELY TRUE4 

,9 SUM1 AN>*I/S >E TOO DIV]SE 9 ECONOMIC ?\<T TO BE PIGEONHOL$ 9 ?IS1 & = ! MO/ P>T HAVE NOT DEVELOP$ ECONOMIC !ORY 9DEP5D5T ( ,M>XISM1 EV5 IF !Y FEEL FREE 7A V]Y COMMON T5D5CY = AN>*I/S7 TO ADAPT1 REJECT1 9T]SECT1 PLAY )1 OR DIM9I% ! IMPORTANCE ( :AT !Y'VE 9H]IT$ FROM ! OLD MAN4 ,C\LD ANY AN>*I/ DEF9ITION ( CLASS BE DEVELOP$ ?AT ESCAPES 5TIRELY FROM ,M>XISM 7ESPECIALLY AS ?IS1 :ATEV] FAULTS IT MAY HAVE1 IS BAS$ ON REAL SITUATIONS ?AT P]SI/ TODAY EV5 IF 9 DIFF]5T =MS78 ,I D\BT IT--EXCEPT1 ( C\RSE1 9 ! V]Y C\RSE ( ! ABOLITION ( ! CLASS SOCIETY ?AT ,M>X SET HIMSELF TO DESCRIB+4 ,TO ACTUALLY REALIZE ?IS ABOLITION 9 PRACTICE SO ?AT NEW RELATIONS CAN FL\RI% IS1 ( C\RSE1 A WOR?:ILE TASK :I* G5]ATIONS ( AN>*I/S HAVE /RIV5 =--MU* MORE SO1 ,I W\LD >GUE1 ?AN ,M>XI/S AS A :OLE4 

,ALL ELSE BE+ EQUAL1 ISN'T VIOL5CE 9H]5TLY ANTI!TICAL TO AN>*Y8 

,G5]ALLY ?+S >5'T EQUAL BUT IF !Y W]E444 ,DOESN'T VIOL5CE BY ONE P]SON AGA9/ AN EQUAL IMPLY P[]-OV] !M & ?US A BASIC K9D ( HI]>*ICAL RELATION%IP8 

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,VIOL5CE IS A PRETTY LOAD$ WORD4 ,! VIOL5CE ( ME PUN*+ Y\ 9 ! NOSE IS DIFF]5T FROM ! VIOL5CE ( DROPP+ A BOMB ON A VILLAGE OR />V+ AN 5TIRE CATEGORY ( HUMANS4 ,ONE ( ?OSE VIOL5CES IS NOT ANTI!TICAL TO AN>*Y4 ,! O!R CLE>LY IS4 ,! FAMILY ( IDEAS & ACTIVITIES IMPLI$ BY ! T]M 0VIOL5CE0 MAKES IT UNUSABLE DUR+ MO/ CONV]SATIONS ?AT AN>*I/S W\LD WANT TO HAVE AB\T A BETT] WORLD1 OR AB\T AN>*I/ IDEAS4 

,REG>D+ ! VIOL5CE ( PUN*+ EA* O!R 9 ! NOSE1 ! 9/9CT TO DO SO IS A PRETTY /RONG ONE4 ,P]HAPS EV5 A FUNDAM5TAL ONE4 ,IF 7OR S9CE7 ?AT IS ! CASE !N VIOL5CE IS P>T ( BE+ A P]SON4 ,! DESIRE = VIOL5CE1 ! BELIEF ?AT 0SOME?+0 IS SOLV$ ) 9T]P]SONAL VIOL5CE1 IS PROBABLY P>T ( ! HUMAN PROJECT4 ,IF VIOL5CE IS HUMAN ,& ! DESIRE TO LIVE )\T CO]CION & 0P[] OV]0 IS HUMAN !N ! ONLY ?+ ?AT IS ANTI!TICAL TO HUMANS IS HUMANS4 ,:I* IS PROBABLY A FAIR ASSESSM5T ( \R CURR5T CONDITION4 

,ONE LA/ NOTE4 BOLO'BOLO HAS A NICE SECTION AB\T CONFLICT 9 A DIFF]5T WORLD ?AT MAY BE WOR? QUOT+3 

YAKA3 ,EV]Y IBU 79DIVIDUAL7 CAN *ALL5GE ANY O!R IBU OR A L>G] COMMUNITY TO A DUEL1 ACCORD+ TO ?OSE RULES4 

,IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO AGREE TO T]MS BY :I* CONFLICT IS HUMAN SCALE &1 P]HAPS1 9CLUDES CONS5SUAL VIOL5CE4 ,SCALE IS A HUGE FACTOR 9 !SE QUE/IONS4 

,H[ DO AN>*I/S DEF9E VIOL5CE8 

DOT 

,VIOL5CE IS PHYSICAL 7SOMETIMES EMOTIONAL7 PA9 9FLICT$ ON A LIV+ BE+ 7OR BE+S74 

,PROP]TY DE/RUCTION IS USUALLY NOT CONSID]$ VIOL5CE4 

,SOME PEOPLE SEE A GRAY >EA :5 PROP]TY DE/RUCTION IS COMMITT$ AGA9/ PEOPLE :O >E POOR 7MORE POOR ?AN USUAL871 ,AS ?IS C\LD BE CONSID]$ BAD = PEOPLE'S HEAL? 7POV]TY IS ! BIGGE/ HEAL? RISK1 AS WE ALL KN[74 

,?IS DEF9ITION 7VIOL5CE IS ONLY AGA9/ LIV+ BE+S7 IS OK AS F> AS IT GOES1 BUT TO ME IT SEEMS TO HAVE HUMANI/ ROOTS1 :I* I DISAGREE )4 ,BUT P]HAPS ?AT IS ! BEG9N+ ( ANO!R QUE/ION4 

,SOME AN>*I/S DEF9E :AT AN>*I/S 7& O!R MILITANTS7 DO AS SELF DEF5SE1 VS ! VIOL5CE ( \R DAILY LIVES 9FLICT$ BY ! /ATE & CAPITALISM4 

,:]E DO AN>*I/S PLACE SCI5TI/S 9 SOCIETY8 

,IT OCCURR$ TO ME ?AT SCI5TI/S DON'T FIT WELL 9TO ! PROLET>IAN OR B\RGEOISIE CLASSES--BECAUSE !Y DON'T [N ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,FUR!RMORE SCI5TI/S DON'T REALLY PRODUCE ANY?+ EXCEPT 9=MATION1 SO >E !Y P>T ( ! S]VICE SECTOR8 ,I SUPPOSE :AT ,I AM ASK+ IS3 S9CE SCI5TI/S TAKE HI<LY TE*NICAL EQUIPM5T & TURN IT 9TO DATA & !ORIES1 H[ DO Y\ 5VISION SCI5TI/S & SCI5TIFIC COMMUNITIES WORK+ 9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4 

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,IF ,I UND]/& ! MA9 ?RU/ ( Y\R QUE/ION1 Y\ WANT TO KN[ H[ AN>*I/ CLASS ANALYSIS CATEGORIZES SCI5TI/S4 ,!RE ISN'T A S+LE ANSW]4 ,MANY AN>*I/S W\LD TAKE A M>XIAN CLASS ANALYSIS1 9 :I* SCI5TI/S W\LD PROBABLY BE CONSID]$ PETIT-B\RGEOIS4 ,H[EV]1 AN>*I/S >E (T5 CRITICAL ( MANY ASPECTS ( M>XI/ !ORY1 9CLUD+ ITS CLASS ANALYSIS4 ,Y\R EXAMPLE ( SCI5TI/S IS ONE EXAMPLE ?AT 9 MANY CASES !RE >E ECONOMIC CLASSES ?AT EXI/ TODAY ?AT DO NOT EASILY FIT 9TO ! B\RGEOIS-PROLET>IAT MODEL4 

,9/EAD ( RELY+ ON AN UND]/&+ ( CLASS ?AT IS A C5TURY & A HALF-OLD1 MANY AN>*I/S ANALYZE DIFF]5T ECONOMIC CLASSES 9 T]MS ( H[ !Y HELP TO REPRODUCE ! /ATE & CAPITAL4 ,SCI5TIFIC PURSUITS >E USUALLY FUND$ BY ! 9/ITUTIONS WE HATE SU* AS MILIT>IES OR PH>MACEUTICAL COMPANIES1 & AS SU* S]VE ! 9T]E/S ( /ATE & CAPITAL4 ,SOME AN>*I/S1 ESPECIALLY ANIMAL LIB]ATIONI/S1 DIRECTLY 9T]V5E AGA9/ SCI5TIFIC ACTIVITY4 

,I WILL CONC$E ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT ACTIVITIES WE CALL SCI5CE C\LD EXI/ 9 HYPO!TICAL AN>*I/ SOCIETIES4 ,SOME AN>*I/S HAVE CONJECTUR$ :AT SCI5CE MI<T BE LIKE 9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4 ,ONE CONCEPTION IS ?AT SCI5TI/S W\LD CEASE TO EXI/ AS A DI/9CT CLASS AS SCI5TIFIC KN[L$GE & EQUIPM5T BECOME ! DOMA9 ( ALL PEOPLE4 ,KROPOTK9 WAS A BIOLOGI/1 & A LOT ( CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/ IDEAS AB\T SCI5CE ORIG9ATE ) HIM4 ,H[EV]1 CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/S >E (T5 F> MORE CRITICAL ( SCI5CE ?AN \R #a#i? C5TURY =BE>S4 ,I FALL 9TO ?IS CAMP4 ,I HOPE ?AT CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/S :O >E 0PRO-SCI5CE0 AT LEA/ TAKE !SE CRITICAL P]SPECTIVES 9TO ACC\NT4 

,:AT AB\T TE*NOLOGY8 

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,SOME ( ! ANSW]S TO ! QUE/ION ON SCI5TI/S IS ALSO APPROPRIATE H]E4 

,SOME AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT TE*NOLOGY IS !ORETICALLY NEUTRAL1 & ?AT APPROPRIATE SOCIETIES WILL DEVELOP APPROPRIATE TE*NOLOGY4 ?IS DEF9ITION ( TE*NOLOGY IS BASICALLY NO DIFF]5T FROM ?AT = TOOLS 7?+S ?AT PEOPLE USE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS74 

,O!R PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ MANY GRE5 AN>*I/S 7& ALL PRIMITIVI/S7 SEE TE*NOLOGY AS ONE ( ! WAYS ( =MULAT+ ! PROBLEMS ?AT TE*NOLOGY IS !N SUPPOS$ TO SOLVE444 IE !RE IS A DEEP] PHILOSOPHICAL *ALL5GE TO ! CULTURE1 A RECIPROCITY BETWE5 ?+S & PROCESSES & PEOPLE444 

7,?AT SAID1 I AM OBVI\SLY BIAS$ T[>DS ! LATT] POSITION4 SO P]HAPS SOMEONE :O IS NOT WILL ALSO HAVE A GO AT ANSW]+ ?IS47 

,:AT IS WRONG ) ! CONCEPT ( RI<TS8 

,DO RI<TS ALWAYS & EV]Y:]E FL[ FROM ! /ATE8 ,DON'T SOME RI<TS 7IDEALLY7 PROTECT ONE FROM ! /ATE8 ,HUMAN RI<TS AS OPPOS$ TO LEGAL RI<TS SAY8 ,ISN'T IT ,O,K TO HAVE SOME BASIC /&>DS = \R TREATM5T ( ONE ANO!R & CAN'T ?AT BE TOTALLY 9DEP5D5T ( ! CONCEPT ( ! /ATE8 ,&1 F9ALLY1 CAN'T NEW RI<TS TAKE POLITICAL_/SOCIAL SPACE AWAY FROM ! /ATE & CAPITAL8 ,= EXAMPLE W\LDN'T ! CONCEPT ( H\S+ AS A BASIC HUMAN RI<T TAKE SOME SPACE AWAY FROM ! IDEA ?AT PROP]TY RI<TS %\LD BE PRIM>Y & =M ! F\NDATION ( ! SOCIAL ORD]8 

,CAN ! CONCEPT ( DESIRE REPLACE ! CONCEPT ( RI<TS8 ,:AT >E ! IMPLICATIONS ( ?IS8 ,IF IT DOESN'T REPLACE ?IS CONCEPT :AT >E SOME ( ! CONSEQU5CES ( ELIM9AT+ A DISC\RSE ( RI<TS8 ,H[ DOES ONE TALK AB\T ! IMPORTANCE ( PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO BASIC RES\RCES OR ! IMPORTANCE ( ELIM9AT+ TORTURE 7= EXAMPLE7 \TSIDE ( ?IS DISC\RSE4 

ANK 

,RI<TS ALWAYS COME FROM ! /ATE4 ,! IDEA ?AT RI<TS %\LD BE WRITT5 9TO LAW WAS DEVELOP$ :5 PEOPLE W]E SO PISS$ AB\T GETT+ /EPP$ ON & RUL$ OV] BY SOV]EIGN P[]S ?AT ! GOV]NM5TS HAD TO DO SOME?+4 ,SO !Y MADE A TREM5D\S %IFT 9TO A SY/EM ( POLITICS CALL$ LIB]ALISM 7NOT ! SAME AS LIB]ALISM AS 9 LIB]AL VS4 CONS]VATIVE OR LIB]AL VS4 MAOI/7 9 :I* ! LAW RECOGNIZES ! RI<TS ( CITIZ5S4 ,!SE LAWS S]VE TO NOT ONLY CONV9CE CITIZ5S ?AT !Y >5'T GO+ TO BE /EPP$ ON AS H>D BUT ALSO TO 5SURE ?AT PEOPLE WILL APPEAL = RECOGNITION ( !IR RI<TS TO ! /ATE OR = A *ANGE 9 ! RI<TS WRITT5 9 LAW1 RA!R ?AN REVOLT :5 !Y HAVE GRIEVANCES4 ,IT IS A REM>KABLY SUCCESSFUL SY/EM1 9 :I* REVOLT N[ T5DS TO HAPP5 ONLY :5 ! SY/EM IS CLE>LY FUCK+ PEOPLE OV] & CLE>LY NOT GO+ TO *ANGE ITSELF4 ,EV5 !N1 REVOLT CAN BE SETTL$ BY IMPLEM5T+ SOME L>G] SY/EMATIC *ANGE OR HAV+ A REVOLUTION>Y GOV]NM5T TAKE OV]4 

,AN>*I/S DO NOT WANT PROTECTION FROM ! /ATE4 ,OR1 TO PUT IT ANO!R WAY1 A TRULY AN>*I/ LIFE GU>ANTEES ?AT ONE WILL NOT BE PROMIS$ PROTECTION BY ! /ATE1 & 9/EAD PUNI%$ BY IT4 ,! /ATE (F]S PROTECTION TO 7C]TA9 NORMAL1 DEC5T1 LAW-ABID+1 GOOD1 PRODUCTIVE1 ETC7 CITIZ5S 9 EX*ANGE = !IR PRES]VATION1 REPRODUCTION1 & RE=MATION ( ! /ATUS QUO4 

,AN ALT]NATIVE UND]/&+ W\LD BE ?AT RI<TS >E FIR/ & =EMO/ 9H]5T TO \R BE+ HUMAN1 & ONLY SECONDLY IS ?IS 'REAL' HUMAN ESS5CE RECOGNIZ$ BY ! /ATE4 ,I W\LD REJECT ?IS BECAUSE NO ONE CAN PO9T TO ! EXI/5CE ( !SE ESS5TIAL RI<TS EXCEPT 9 ! WRIT+S ( LAW 7:E!R 9T]NATIONAL OR NATIONAL74 ,!RE ISN'T AN 9H]5T HUMAN ESS5CE1 OR IF !RE IS IT W\LD BE A HI<LY P>ADOXICAL1 5IGMATIC 0?+04 ,TO APPEAL 7TO ! /ATE7 = ! E/ABLI%M5T ( GREAT] RI<TS DOES NOT 0TAKE AWAY SPACE0 FROM ! /ATE4 ,IT W\LD SEEM ?AT ONLY REVOLT CAN ACTUALLY WR5* SPACES FROM /ATE CONTROL1 BUT EV5 !N1 /ATE-=MS MANAGE TO CREEP 9 ?R\< ! BACK DOOR 7! IMPLEM5TATION ( SELF-MANAGEM5T AMONG ! 9SURG5TS74 

,AS = ALT]NATIVE DISC\RSE1 ,I DON'T SEE ! NE$ = ONE4 ,= ANYONE TO ACTUALLY A*IEVE ! ESS5CE ( :AT Y\ >E TALK+ AB\T--TO LIVE FREE ( ! DOM9ATION ( /ATE & CAPITAL 9 !IR LIVES--!Y W\LD HAVE TO LIVE FI<T+ AGA9/ DOM9ATION & NOT APPEAL TO IT TO RECOGNIZE ! IMPORTANCE ( !IR NE$S OR H[ CRUEL TORTURE IS4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 !Y W\LD HAVE TO BECOME A NON-SUBJECT4 ,& ONLY SUBJECTS CAN HAVE RI<TS4 

,AN>*Y VS4 ,AN>*ISM8 

,IS !RE A DIFF]5CE8 ,IF SO1 :AT'S ! DIFF]5CE8 ,CAN SOMEONE ADH]E TO AN>*Y BUT NOT AN>*ISM1 & VICE V]SA8 

MDB 

,V]Y SIMPLY1 0AN>*Y0 IS DESCRIPTIVE ( A HUMAN BE+1 OR A GR\P ( HUMANS1 :O LIVE )\T HI]>*Y 7SOCIAL CONTROL @& P[]74 ,A WAY ( LIFE MO/ CONDUCIVE TO *OICES ON BEHALF ( LIFE ITSELF4 ,BEYOND ?AT1 ,I DON'T BELIEVE IT C\LD REALLY BE SAID TO HAVE ANY CRY/ALL9E *>ACT] TO :AT IT IS OR C\LD BE4 

,AN>*ISM IS A DI/9CT >RAY ( POLITICAL IDEAS1 IDEOLOGIES1 LIT]ATURE1 & JU/ G5]ALLY 9TELLECTUAL OR PRACTICAL PURSUITS COMPOS$ BY A DIV]SE MILIEU1 AS WELL AS TRADITION1 ( PEOPLE :O OPPOSE HI]>*Y ON PR9CIPLE & HAVE L>GELY GIV5 !MSELVES ! TASK ( EXP\ND+1 ILLU/RAT+1 AS WELL AS DEMON/RAT+ ! VALUES 7NAMELY AN>*Y7 ?AT RESULT FROM ?OSE PR9CIPLES4 ,AN>*ISM EXI/S 9 A WORLD :]E IT IS TRULY UNWELCOME & ?IS DIVORCES AN>*ISM FROM EV5 ! HORIZON ( ANY?+ LIKE A WAY ( LIFE IT 5VISIONS ITSELF AS BELONG+ TO4 ,& SO AN>*ISM IS ALSO DEF9ITELY A CONCEIT :I* (T5 BETRAYS ITSELF AS SU*4 

,9 ! 9T]E/ ( RELAT+ ! SITE'S CONT5T BACK TO ITSELF ,I'LL REF] TO ANO!R ANSW] GIV5 TO A SIMIL> QUE/ION3 

0,AN>*ISM IS A POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY ?AT ASPIRES TO A WORLD )\T ! ,/ATE & )\T EX*ANGE RELATIONS .<RELATIONS DOM9AT$ BY ! M>KET & ECONOMIC VALUE.>4 ,IT IS BO? ! NEGATIVE IDEA ?AT !RE IS A LAUNDRY LI/ ( IDEAS1 PRACTICES1 & VALUES 9 \R CURR5T SOCIETY TO BE AGA9/ & ! POSITIVE IDEA ?AT :AT IS MO/ 0US0 AB\T US 7AS LIV+ CREATURES7 %\LD BE FREE TO PURSUE ITS [N 5DS )\T CO]CION OR CON/RA9T4 

,AN>*ISM IS ALSO A V>IABLE4 ,IT MEANS MANY DIFF]5T ?+S TO DIFF]5T PEOPLE4 ,?IS OP5 NATURE S]VES AS A C\NT]-PO9T TO IDEAS ?AT >E CONNECT$ TO SPECIFIC ?9K]S OR TRADITIONS 9 ?AT1 :ILE !RE IS A TRADITION1 & !RE >E IMPORTANT ?9K]S1 !RE IS ALSO A LOT ( ROOM = Y\ TO WRITE Y\R [N PAGE TO ! /ORY4 ,TO APPLY ! V>IABLE TO Y\R [N LIFE4 

,AN>*ISM IS ALSO A CON/RA9T4 ,= MANY1 IF NOT MO/1 AN>*I/S !RE IS A C5TRAL CONCEPT ?AT ! 5DS DO -- NOT -- JU/IFY ! MEANS1 OR PUT MORE G5TLY1 ?AT AN AN>*I/ PRACTICE MU/ EMB$ ! VALUES & IDEAS ( A FUTURE AN>*I/ SOCIETY4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT AN>*I/S >E (T5 BROK5 9TO P>TS4 ,ONE P>T ACTS AGA9/ ! CON/RA9TS ( ?IS WORLD4 ,! O!R P>T CON/RA9S !MSELVES BY AN E?ICAL RUL] ! CALIBRATION ( :I* IS 9 A =EIGN UNIT40 

,H[ DO Y\ RESPOND TO PEOPLE :O ?9K ?AT ,SOMALIAN SOCIETY IS 0AN>*Y08 

LAW 

,! PROBLEM IS ?AT TE*NICALLY !Y >E CORRECT2 ,SOMALIA HAS BE5 )\T A FUNCTION+ GOV]NM5T & /ATE = OV] A DECADE4 

,ONE RESPONSE TO ?AT OBS]VATION IS ?AT !RE >E NO AN>*I/S 9 ,SOMALIA 7AT LEA/ NONE ?AT WE'VE HE>D AB\T71 & ?AT ! /ATE !RE WAS DELIB]ATELY DE/ROY$ NOT BY AN>*I/S1 BUT BY ! ,U,S MILIT>Y1 & ! ,U,S MILIT>Y IS NEI!R A HUMANIT>IAN NOR A PROGRESSIVE \TFIT4 

,AN>*I/S & O!R ANTI-/ATE RADICALS W\LD HAVE DE/ROY$ ! ,SOMALI /ATE 9 ORD] TO LIB]ATE ! ,SOMALIS FROM GOV]NM5T1 ALL ! :ILE 5C\RAG+ ,SOMALIS TO REMEMB] H[ TO GO AB\T ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES TO FULFILL !IR [N NE$S \TSIDE ! REALM ( CAPITALISM & /ATECRAFT4 

,! DE/RUCTION ( GOV]NM5T 9 A SITUATION :]E CLASS DOM9ATION /ILL EXI/S MEANS ! NAK$LY OPPRESSIVE RULE ( ! MO/ P[]FUL CLASS )\T ANY PRET5SE TO LEGITIMATE AU?ORITY 7LIKE P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACY OR SOME?+ SIMIL>LY GO(Y73 9 O!R WORDS 0W>LORDS0 & 0PIRATES40 ,! DE/RUCTION ( GOV]NM5TS & /ATES NE$S TO 9CLUDE ! DE/RUCTION ( ALL 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ HI]>*IES 7CLASS-BAS$1 G5D]-BAS$1 E?NICITY-BAS$1 ETC7--O!RWISE ALL Y\ GET IS ! BRUTAL *AOS SE5 9 ,SOMALIA1 P>TS ( ,HAITI1 P>TS ( ,AF<ANI/AN444 

,:AT >E ! ADVANTAGES ( AN>*Y = A SOCIETY OV] ANY =M ( GOV]NM5T8 

DOT 

,GOV]NM5TS >E ALL AB\T REPRES5TATION--!Y CLAIM TO WORK 9 ! NAME (1 & TO ! B5EFIT (1 ! PEOPLE !Y GOV]N4 ,ASIDE FROM ! MAJORITY ( ! TIME :5 ?AT IS A LIE 7IE :5 ! GOV]NM5T IS MOTIVAT$ BY CORRUPTION1 9COMPET5CE1 CONFLICT+ AG5DAS1 ETC71 EV5 9 ! BE/ CASE SC5>IOS1 :AT REPRES5TATION DOES IS TO D5Y & PROHIBIT PEOPLE'S AG5CY1 \R WILL+NESS & CAPACITY TO ACT = \RSELVES1 BAS$ ON \R [N UND]/&+ ( :AT IS ! RI<T ?+ TO DO1 & :51 & TO OR ) :OM1 ETC4 

,! SITUATION 9 ,L\ISIANA ) ,HURRICANE ,KATR9A IS A CLASSIC CASE 9 PO9T4 ,POLICE & MILIT>Y DID NOT ACT 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! HURRICANE SURVIVORS1 & TRI$ TO /OP PEOPLE FROM HELP+ EA* O!R4 

,:Y DOES CAPITALISM RELY ON ! ,/ATE8 

API 

,BECAUSE1 BE+ BAS$ AN AN ACCUMULATION ( CAPITAL 7IE WEAL?7 9TO ! H&S ( A FEW PEOPLE AT ! EXP5SE ( ! RE/1 IT REQUIRES ! ACCUMULATION ( P[] 9TO ! H&S ( A FEW PEOPLE OP]AT+ ?R\< A SY/EM ( 9/ITUTIONS ( DOM9ATION 9 ORD] TO PROTECT ! ACCUMULATION ( WEAL?4 ,?IS SY/EM ( 9/ITUTIONS ( DOM9ATION IS :AT CON/ITUTES ! /ATE1 & )\T IT1 ! ACCUMULATION ( CAPITAL NECESS>Y TO CAPITALISM W\LD BE IMPLAUSIBLE1 IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE1 SIMPLY BECAUSE PEOPLE W\LDN'T BE ?AT LIKELY TO PUT UP ) IT4 

,H[ CAN PRIVATE PROP]TY BE ABOLI%$ )\T ANY AU?ORITY TO ABOLI% IT )8 

ANK 

,ONE SIMPLE ANSW]3 PRIVATE PROP]TY CANNOT BE MA9TA9$ )\T AU?ORITY TO MA9TA9 IT1 BECAUSE PEOPLE W\LD IMM$IATELY APPROPRIATE :AT !Y NE$1 & ! =CE ( LAW1 POLICE1 ETC W\LD NOT BE !RE TO /OP !M4 ,IT IS ?R\< !SE =MS ( /ATE P[] ?AT [N]S >E CURR5TLY ABLE TO COMBAT ACTIVITIES SU* AS !FT1 SQUATT+_/TRESPASS+1 ETC1 !REBY KEEP+ !SE ACTIVITIES RELATIVELY 9 *ECK1 IE MA9TA9+ !IR PROP]TY4 

,( C\RSE !RE >E PRIVATELY-[N$ SECURITY =CES1 POLICE1 >MIES1 PRISONS1 ETC4 0,AN>*O0-CAPITALI/S FEEL 5TITL$ TO CALL !MSELVES SU* BECAUSE !Y DON'T CONSID] !SE TO BE =MS ( GOV]NM5T4 7,!Y ALSO HAVE A FUNNY DEF9ITION ( CAPITALISM47 ,TO MY M9D !SE EXAMPLES JU/ DEMON/RATE A DIFF]5T =M ( GOV]NM5TAL P[] 9 :I* IT IS MORE TRANSP>5T ?AT ! RI* HAVE HIR$ M]C5>IES 7A CONDITION SOME:AT OBSCUR$ BY ! LIB]AL =M ( GOV]NM5T74 

,PRIVATE PROP]TY ITSELF FUNCTIONS AS A =M ( AU?ORITY 9 ?AT !RE IS AN AU?ORITY HELD OV] 9DIVIDUALS BY ! SANCTITY ( PROP]TY4 ,9 ?IS APPROA*1 ONE MI<T VIEW ! =MS TAK5 BY SOCIETY TO 5=CE PROP]TY AS A SOCIAL_/MAT]IAL ACTUATION ( ?IS IDEOLOGICAL SY/EM4 ,?IS HELPS EXPLA9 ! EXI/5CE ( ! MORAL SY/EMS 9 :I* PEOPLE BELIEVE IT IS WRONG TO 9FR+E ON PROP]TY RI<TS & SO ON--:AT WE EXP]I5CE IS NOT SIMPLY A WORLD FULL ( PRIVATE PROP]TY ?AT WE CANNOT ACCESS BECAUSE IT IS PROTECT$ BY >M$ GU>DS 7AS SOME AN>*I/S PORTRAY IT74 ,?IS IS TRUE1 BUT IT IS ALSO A WORLD 9 :I* MO/ PEOPLE TRULY BELIEVE 9 ! EXI/+ SY/EM & 9 A :OLE LOT ( UNQUE/ION$ AB/RACTIONS :I* !Y HOLD TO BE IRREPROA*ABLE1 & )\T !SE BELIEFS ! >M$ GU>DS W\LD BE NO?+4 

,AS = H[ PRIVATE PROP]TY CAN BE ABOLI%$3 ,! #a/ P>AGRAPH MI<T MAKE IT SEEMS AS IF ! ABOLITION ( ! /ATE W\LD NECESS>ILY LEAD TO ! ABOLITION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY ?R\< APPROPRIATION4 ,H[EV]1 JU/ AS AN>*I/S REJECT ! IDEA ( US+ AU?ORIT>IAN MEASURES TO ABOLI% PRIVATE PROP]TY1 WE ALSO REJECT ! IDEA ?AT :AT WE WANT IS SIMPLY A MATT] ( ABOLI%+ ! GOV]NM5T1 ?AT 0EV]Y?+ ELSE0 WILL FOLL[ FROM !RE4 ,AN>*I/S >E1 AFT] ALL1 OPPOS$ TO ALL =MS ( AU?ORITY1 & G5]ALLY DO NOT BELIEVE 9 CONFRONT+ !M 9 SEP>ATION FROM ONE ANO!R4 ,MO/ AN>*I/S W\LD PROBABLY AGREE ?AT PRIVATE PROP]TY CAN BE ABOLI%$ ?R\< ! 9SURRECTION ( SELF-ACTUALIZ$ 9DIVIDUALS & COLLECTIVITIES ?AT ORGANIZE )\T AU?ORITY BETWE5 EA* O!R NOR BETWE5 !MSELVES & ANY HI<] P[]S 7/ATE1 GOD1 PROP]TY1 ETC7 TO FREE !IR LIVES FROM ! SY/EMS ?AT HAVE DOM9AT$ !M4 ,?IS EF=T ( MAK+ \R LIVES \R [N 7( APPROPRIAT+ !M7 IS FROM A C]TA9 VIEWPO9T ! ABOLITION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 AL?\< IT MAY BE MU* MORE AS WELL4 ,IT MAY 9VOLVE A LOT ( WILLP[]1 BUT BY NO MEANS REQUIRES AU?ORITY--9 FACT1 ,I'D >GUE ?AT AU?ORITY AS ,I DEF9E IT CAN ONLY BE A FETT] TO ?IS EF=T4 

,:AT DOES ,NIETZS*E HAVE TO DO ) AN>*ISM8 

,I HAVE SE5 AN>*I/S TALK AB\T ,NIETZS*E1 & !RE SEEMS TO BE A NEW FAD ( AN>*O-NIHLISM4 ,YET ,NIETZS*E HIMSELF SPOKE QUITE NEGATIVELY AB\T AN>*I/S1 & MANY ( HIS IDEAS SEEM QUITE C\NT] TO AN>*ISM 7AS PRACTIC$ 9 ! ,U,S74 ,SO :AT DOES ,NIETZS*E'S NIHILISM HAVE 9 COMMON ) AN>*ISM1 & :AT DOES HE HAVE TO (F] AN>*I/ PRACTICE8 

KD 

,FIR/3 ,NIETZS*E & NIHILISM444 ,NIETZS*E'S POSITIONS ON NIHILISM W]E COMPLEX1 & IT C\LD BE >GU$ ?AT HE WAS A NIHILI/1 OR AT LEA/ AIM$ TO BE ONE4 

,NIETZS*E SAW NIHILISM AS ! MO/ EXTREME =M ( PESSIMISM1 SOME?+ ?AT COMES FROM WE>9ESS & AN ALI5ATION FROM VALUES4 ,:5 ONE CAN RECOGNIZE ! EXI/+ VALUE SY/EMS AS MEAN+LESS & EMPTY1 & NOT REPLACE IT ) ANY?+1 !Y BECOME NIHILI/IC4 ,HE SAW NIHILISM AS BO? POSITIVE & NEGATIVE1 AS 0444ONE ( ! GREATE/ CRISES1 A MOM5T ( ! DEEPE/ SELF-REFLECTION ( HUMANITY4 ,:E!R MAN RECOV]S FROM IT1 :E!R HE BECOMES MA/] ( ?IS CRISIS1 IS A QUE/ION ( HIS /R5G?60 

,I ?9K ?AT IT IS HELPFUL TO FIR/ PO9T \T ! TWO DIFF]5T TYPES ( NIHILISM Y\ F9D 9 HIS WORKS1 PASSIVE NIHILISM & ACTIVE NIHILISM4 ,! PASSIVE NIHILI/ IS ! ONE :O C\LD NOT RECOV] FROM ?IS CRISIS4 ,IT IS A /ATE 9 :I* A P]SON1 HAV+ RECOGNIZ$ ?AT ALL EXT]NAL VALUES >E EMPTY1 ) NO TRUE AU?ORITY1 BEG9S TO F9D !IR [N 9T]NAL VALUES MEAN+LESS1 GIV+ UP !IR [N AU?ORITY4 ,) ALL S5SE ( AU?ORITY GONE ONE GIVES 9 TO ! SPIRIT ( HOPELESSNESS & FATALISM1 RIDD+ !MSELVES ( ALL RESPONSIBILITY4 ,!Y )DRAW FROM ! WORLD1 GIVE UP4 

,BUT IT IS POSSIBLE 7,NIETZS*E >GUES ?AT IT IS 5TIRELY DESIRABLE7 ?AT ?IS RECOGNITION ( EXT]NAL VALUE SY/EMS AS MEAN+LESS CAN GIVE WAY TO A S5SE ( REBELLI\SNESS & /R5G?4 ,?IS ACTIVE NIHILI/ SEEKS TO DE/ROY ANY & ALL REMA9+ TRACES ( AN EMPTY VALUE SY/EM4 ,! /R5G? ( ONE'S WILL IS TE/$ BY :E!R OR NOT IT CAN RECOGNIZE ALL VALUE SY/EMS AS EMPTY & MEAN+LESS1 YET ADMIT ?AT !SE LIES >ISE \T ( ! EGO & S]VE A PURPOSE2 :E!R ONE CAN RECOGNIZE ?AT VALUE IS NECESS>Y = LIFE :ILE D5Y+ ! EXI/5CE ( ANY UNIV]SAL TRU?4 

,NIETZS*E SAW ?IS NIHILISM AS A MEANS TO A*IEV+ AN 5D1 NOT AN 5D 9 & ( ITSELF4 ,IT IS SIMPLY ONE /EP 9 ! REVALUATION ( VALUES4 ,NIHILISM IS NECESS>Y TO DE/ROY :AT EXI/S N[ 9 ORD] TO CREATE A PLACE 9 :I* ! EGO_/! WILL CAN TRULY TAKE P[] & ASS]T ITSELF FULLY4 

,AS AN>*I/S WE >E FI<T+ TO RID \RSELVES ( ! EXI/+ VALUE SY/EMS 7! CAPITALI/ VALUES ( 0MONEY ABOVE ALL01 ! ,*RI/IAN VALUES ( 0SELF-SACRIFICE1 & GOD ABOVE ALL01 ETC71 & MANY ( US ALREADY FEEL ?AT ALI5ATION FROM !SE VALUES4 ,:AT WE CAN TAKE FROM HIS ACTIVE NIHILISM IS ! DECON/RUCTIVE NATURE ?AT GIVES WAY TO CON/RUCTION1 A DE/RUCTION ?AT /R5G!NS & EMP[]S4 ,! REALIZATION ?AT WE NE$ NOT ONLY DE/ROY :AT EXI/S1 BUT TRANSC5D IT4 ,NIETZS*E CALLS AN>*I/S 7& ,*RI/IANS7 \T ON !IR APP>5T 9ABILITY TO DO ?IS3 0,!RE IS A P]FECT LIK5ESS BETWE5 ,*RI/IAN & AN>*I/3 !IR OBJECT1 !IR 9/9CT1 PO9TS ONLY T[>D DE/RUCTION4444 BO? >E DECAD5TS2 BO? >E 9CAPABLE ( ANY ACT ?AT IS NOT DIS9TEGRAT+1 POISON\S1 DEG5]AT+1 BLOOD SUCK+2 BO? HAVE AN 9/9CT ( MORTAL HATR$ ( EV]Y?+ ?AT /&S UP1 & IS GREAT1 & HAS DURABILITY1 & PROMISES LIFE A FUTURE40 ,H[EV]1 ,I DON'T ?9K ?AT ?IS IS P]MAN5T4 

,SECOND3 ,:AT AN>*I/S CAN LE>N FROM ,NIETZS*E'S REJECTION ( SLAVE MORALITY4 

,AN>*I/S >E SOME ( ! /RONGE/ ADH]5TS TO ! SLAVE MORALITY2 ,NIETZS*E EV5 SAID SO \TRI<T4 ,\R :OLE \TLOOK ON LIFE1 ! WAY 9 :I* WE FUNCTION )9 ?IS WORLD IS BAS$ UPON REACTION1 RES5TM5T4 ,WE VIEW PEOPLE_/EV5TS_/ETC ?R\< ! EYE ( 0GOOD VS EVIL04 ,WE LOOK = ?AT :I* IS 0EVIL0 7CAPITALISM1 POLICE1 ETC7 & DEF9E ANY?+ ?AT ISN'T ?AT AS 0GOOD04 ,WE DO NOT SP5D MU* TIME FOCUS+ ON ?AT :I* IS 0GOOD01 BUT >E OBSESS$ ) ! 0EVIL01 WE REVOLVE \R IDEALS_/PROJECTS_/LIVES >\ND IT4 ,H[ IS ! ,U,S AN>*I/ IDEA ( 0EVIL0 MU* DIFF]5T ?AN ,*RI/IAN S9 OR DEVIL2 H[ DIFF]5T IS ! AN>*I/S' 5D ( CAPITALISM FROM ! ,*RI/IAN APOCALYPSE1 AN>*I/ IDEALS FROM HEAV58 ,WE HAVE BECOME ! P]FECT 7PITIFUL7 DISCIPLES ( \R [N SLAVE MORALITY4 

,& :ILE ,NIETZS*E >GUES ?AT ALL MORALITY IS SOME?+ TO BE DE/ROY$1 IF AN>*I/S >E GO+ TO HAVE A MORALITY WE W\LD HAVE SOME?+ TO LE>N FROM ! MA/] MORALITY4 ,MAYBE WE W\LD GET SOME:]E CON/RUCTIVE ) \R IDEAS IF WE BEGAN FOCUS+ ON :AT WAS 0GOOD0 = US1 :AT BETT]$ US1 \R PROJECTS1 \R AIMS IS C]TA9LY MORE PRODUCTIVE ?AT FOCUS+ ON :AT IS NOT \R 5EMIES1 LABEL+ ALL ?AT IS OPPOS$ TO \R 5EMIES AS 0GOOD01 SP5D+ \R TIME DISSECT+ 0EVIL01 LE>N+ AB\T 0EVIL0 9 ORD] TO LE>N :AT IS NOT EVIL1 TO BETT] UND]/& H[ WE CAN BE NOT 0EVIL04 ,BUT WE C\LD /RIVE TO GO BEYOND MORALITY 5TIRELY444 

,I ?9K ?AT ,NIETZS*E'S CRITIQUES ( AN>*ISM CAN BE TAK5 AS CON/RUCTIVE CRITICISM1 & CAN BE LE>N$ FROM4 ,I DO NOT KN[ MU* AB\T AN>*O-NIHILISM1 BUT ,I HOPE ?AT IT DOES NOT FALL 9TO ! PIT ( PASSIVITY4 

FNK 

,I APPRECIATE MO/ ( ?IS RESPONSE1 ,K,D1 BUT ?IS H]E GOT MY GOAT3 

,AN>*I/S >E SOME ( ! /RONGE/ ADH]5TS TO ! SLAVE MORALITY1 ,NIETZS*E EV5 SAID SO \TRI<T4 ,\R :OLE \TLOOK ON LIFE1 ! WAY 9 :I* WE FUNCTION )9 ?IS WORLD IS BAS$ UPON REACTION1 RES5TM5T4 ,WE VIEW PEOPLE_/EV5TS_/ETC ?R\< ! EYE ( 0GOOD VS EVIL04 

,W[4 FIR/ ( ALL1 Y\ S\ND LIKE Y\ >E SPEAK+ = 7ALL7 AN>*I/S4 ,!N1 AS P>T ( ?AT1 Y\ /ATE ?AT 7ALL7 AN>*I/S SEE ?+S ?R\< A MORALI/IC L5S ( 'GOOD VS EVIL'4 ,& ,I ?\<T MORALS W]E A CONCEPT PLAC$ ABOVE ONESELF1 :I* ONE MU/ 7OR AT LEA/ %\LD7 DEF] TO4 ,! V]Y ANTI!SIS ( :AT AN>*Y MEANS TO ME4 

,MAYBE ,I MISUND]/OOD SOME?+4 

KD 

,Y\'RE RI<T1 ,I MAKE SOME SWEEP+ G5]ALIZATIONS 9 ?AT ANSW]4 ,I DID LUMP ALL AN>*I/S 9TO ?AT CATEGORY4 

,I KN[ ?AT MANY 9DIVIDUAL AN>*I/S ACTIVELY DO1 OR AIM TO1 SEE ! WORLD ?R\< A L5S FREE ( SU* MORALITY4 ,I F9D ?IS TO BE TOTALLY DESIRABLE & ,I APPRECIATE ?AT Y\ >E AMONG ?OSE4 

,H[EV]1 'AN>*ISM' AS BO? AN 'ISM' & A CULTURE DOES HAVE A MORALITY1 & A /RONG ONE AT ?AT4 

,>E !RE ANY CRITIQUES ( CAPITAL ?AT EMPHASIZE ! 9DIVIDUAL8 

,IT W\LD BE NICE TO HAVE MORE FAMILI>ITY ) SU* CRITIQUES TO BE ABLE TO EASILY DISP5SE ) ANTI-CAPITALISM "7 COLLECTIVISM >GUM5TS4 

ICT 

,EUROPEAN 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*ISM T5DS TO BE HI<LY 9FLU5C$ BY SEMI->I/OCRATIC LIB]T>IAN ?9K]S SU* AS ,FRI$RI* ,NIETZS*E & ,MAX ,/IRN]4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT CAUSES ?AT ?OSE ?9K]S >E = IS 9DIVIDUAL AU!NTICITY & S9C]ITY4 ,SO ?IS IS :Y = EXAMPLE ,NIETZS*E HAS BE5 9FLU5TIAL 9 SOME?+ LIKE ! M>XI/ ,FRANKFURT ,S*OOL4 

,! ,FRANKFURT ,S*OOL MI<T BASE SOME ( ITS ECONOMICS 9 M>XISM 7MA9LY ! CRITIQUE ( ! COMMODITY =M7 BUT IT IS NOT H>D TO F9D 9 IT HI<LY 9DIVIDUALI/IC CITATIONS RELEVANT TO \R CONSUM] SOCIETY SU* AS ?IS3 

,! MAN ) LEISURE HAS TO ACCEPT :AT ! CULTURE MANUFACTUR]S (F] HIM4 ,KANT'S =MALISM /ILL EXPECT$ A CONTRIBUTION FROM ! 9DIVIDUAL1 :O WAS ?\<T TO RELATE ! V>I$ EXP]I5CES ( ! S5SES TO FUNDAM5TAL CONCEPTS2 BUT 9DU/RY ROBS ! 9DIVIDUAL ( HIS FUNCTION4 ,ITS PRIME S]VICE TO ! CU/OM] IS TO DO HIS S*EMATIZ+ = HIM444,!RE IS NO?+ LEFT = ! CONSUM] TO CLASSIFY4 

,ADORNO & ,HORKHEIM]4 

,! DIALECTIC ( ! 5LI<T5M5T4 

,& ANO!R3 

,9 ! CULTURE 9DU/RY ! 9DIVIDUAL IS AN ILLUSION NOT M]ELY BECAUSE ( ! /&>IZATION ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,HE IS TOL]AT$ ONLY SO LONG AS HIS COMPLETE ID5TIFICATION ) ! G5]ALITY IS UNQUE/ION$4 .<IBID.> 

,MY ?\<T IS ?AT AS COMM]CIALISM ADVANCES1 ! M$IOCRITY & ! HOMOG5IZ+ GR[S4 ,EV5 9 SMALL NON-CAPITALI/ M>KETS SU* AS >TISAN M>KETS ONE HAS ! CON/RA9T ON P]SONALITY & REAL EMOTIONS ?AT 5TAILS HAV+ TO SELL 9 ORD] TO MAKE 5\< = SURVIVAL4 ,! FAM\S PHRASE 0! CU/OM] IS ALLWAYS RI<T0 %[S ?IS4 ,N[ AS WE 5T] ! CAPITALI/ M>KET SPACE ! PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE HAS TO SELL H]SELF_/HIMSELF1 DRESS A C]TA9 WAY 9 ORD] TO SELL AN IMAGE4 ,AT ! TOP ( ALL ?IS WE HAVE ! M>KET+ TE*NOLOGUES :O HAVE TO LE>N SOME =M ( PSY*OLOGY 9 ORD] TO LE>N ! >T ( SELL+ ?+S NO MATT] IF !Y LIKE SOME?+ OR AGREE ) SOME?+ AS LONG AS ! PAY IS GOOD4 

,AS F> AS AN>*ISM SPECIFICALLY A GOOD ESSAY ON !SE !MES IS 0,! ,S\L ( ,MAN 9 ,SOCIALISM0 BY ,OSC> ,WILDE4 ,9 IT HE PUTS =W>D ?IS K9D ( VIEW3 

,) ! ABOLITION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 !N1 WE %ALL HAVE TRUE1 BEAUTIFUL1 HEAL?Y ,9DIVIDUALISM4 ,NOBODY WILL WA/E HIS LIFE 9 ACCUMULAT+ ?+S1 & ! SYMBOLS = ?+S4 ,ONE WILL LIVE4 ,TO LIVE IS ! R>E/ ?+ 9 ! WORLD4 ,MO/ PEOPLE EXI/1 ?AT IS ALL4 

,ITALIAN ,9DIVIDUALI/ 9SURRECTIONI/ ,R5ZO ,NOVATORE ADMIR$ ,WILDE HI<LY & SO W5T AS F> AS TO PUT HIM 9 HIS P]SONAL LI/ ( GREAT 9DIVIDUALS3 

,9DIVIDUALISM IS ITS [N 5D4 ,M9DS ATROPHI$ BY 7,H]B]T7 ,SP5C]'S POSITIVISM /ILL GO ON BELIEV+ ?AT !Y >E 9DIVIDUALI/S )\T NOTIC+ ?AT !IR V5]AT$ TEA*] IS ! ULTIMATE ANTI-9DIVIDUALI/1 S9CE HE IS NO?+ MORE ?AN A RADICAL MONI/1 &1 AS SU*1 ! PASSIONATE LOV] ( UNITY & ! SWORN 5EMY ( P>TICUL>ITY444,BUT NOT BECAUSE HE HAS UND]/OOD ! ANTI-COLLECTIVI/1 ANTI-SOCIAL S+UL>ITIES CAPABLE ( HI<] ACTIVITIES ( ! SPIRIT1 ( EMOTION & ( H]OIC & UN9HIBIT$ /R5G?4 ,HE HATES ! /ATE1 BUT DOES NOT P5ETRATE OR UND]/& ! MY/]I\S1 >I/OCRATIC1 VAGABOND1 REBEL 9DIVIDUAL6 

,& FROM ?IS PO9T ( VIEW1 ,I DON'T KN[ :Y ?AT FLABBY *>LATAN1 ?AT FAIL$ AN?ROPOLOGI/1 BLOAT$ MORE & MORE ) ! SOCIOLOGY ( ,D>W91 ,COMTE1 ,SP5C] & ,M>X1 :O HAS SPREAD FIL? OV] ! GIANTS ( ,>T & ,?\<T LIKE ,NIETZS*E1 ,/IRN]1 ,IBS51 ,WILDE1 ,ZOLA1 ,HUYSMAN1 ,V]LA9E1 ,MALL>ME1 ETC41 ?AT *>LATAN CALL$ ,MAX ,NORDAU2 ,I REPEAT1 ,I CANNOT EXPLA9 TO MYSELF :Y HE HASN'T ALSO BE5 CALL$ AN ,9DIVIDUALI/444 S9CE1 LIKE ,SP5C]1 ,NORDAU ALSO FI<TS ! /ATE4 

,SO IT IS CLE> !RE >E /RONG REASONS :Y 9DIVIDUALI/S HAVE BE5 AGA9TS M>KETS & ( C\RSE !IR MORE TOTALIT>IAN =M1 CAPITALISM4 ,I ?9K ALSO ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL DELV$ 9 AN IMPORTANT WAY 9 ALL ( ?IS4 ,9 A BOOK ( ,MI*EL ,ONFRAY CALL$ 0,LA SCULPTURE DE SOI3 LA MORALE ES!TIQUE0 7! SCULPTURE ( ONESELF7 BRIEFLY 9 SOME P>T HE F9DS A RELATION%IP ) SOME IMPORTANT ASPECTS ( ,/IRN] PHILOSOPHY ) :AT ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL SPOKE AB\T4 

,:5 7IF EV]7 IS CO]CION AN APPROPRIATE *OICE = AN AN>*I/8 

,9 AN IDEAL WORLD1 P]SUASION & DISCUSSION W\LD SETTLE ALL ?+S1 BUT MY IDEAL WORLD HAS NO ROOM = T5 H\R CONS5SUS MEET+ MORE ?AN MAYBE ONCE P] LIFETIME4 ,LUMP ?AT ) ! FACT ?AT MY IDEAL WORLD IS ONE ( MANY1 & !Y DON'T ALL FIT TOGE!R LIKE A NICE JIGSAW PUZZLE ( AN>*YL&4 

,IF WE >E ASSUM+ ?AT ! DIRTY GRIT ( ! REAL WORLD 9 ! H]E & N[ WILL BE PRES5T 9 :ATEV] O!R REALITIES WE CREATE 7MEAN+ ?AT !Y >E NON-UTOPIC71 :]E DOES CO]CION COME 9 TO PLAY8 ,AT :AT PO9T DOES IT CROSS ! L9E 9 TO DOM9ATION8 

DOT 

,I'M NOT SURE ?AT ,I W\LDN'T PUT DISCUSSION \TSIDE ( ! CATEGORY ( CO]CION4 ,DEP5DS ON ! SITUATION4 

,! L9E BETWE5 P]SUASION & CO]CION IS A LOT MURKI] ?AN IT SEEMS TO BE1 ONCE ONE />TS QUE/ION+ ?+S LIKE :Y SOME PEOPLE'S SKILL SETS >E MORE HI<LY VALU$ ?AN O!RS 7TALK+ OV] FI/-FI<T+1 = EXAMPLE74 ,I HAVE SE5 PL5TY ( V]BAL >GUM5TS F9I%$ :]E ONE P]SON WAS JU/ MORE /UBBORN ?AN ! O!R1 NOT ?AT EI!R HAD BE5 CONV9C$ 7OR CONV9C+7444 

,TO ME1 AS A WORK+ PREMISE1 DOM9ATION IS A QUE/ION ( SCALE & REIFICATION4 ,IF ONE P]SON ALWAYS >GUES CIRCLES >\ND ME )\T TAK+ MY CONC]NS 9TO ACC\NT & ,I DON'T WANT TO OR CAN'T BEAT !M UP1 !N ,I WILL JU/ TRY TO AVOID !M1 OR HAVE SOMEONE ELSE DEAL ) !M4 ,IF ,I CANNOT DO ?AT BECAUSE !RE IS A :OLE APP>ATUS 9 PLACE 7LIKE ! POLICE1 TO BE SIMPLI/IC71 !N ,I ?9K ?AT CAN BE CALL$ DOM9ATION1 ESPECIALLY IF ! APP>ATUS IS ALWAYS COMPOS$ ( ! SAME PEOPLE1 OR ! SAME K9D ( PEOPLE 7:ATEV] 0K9D0 MI<T MEAN 9 A GIV5 SITUATION74 

,$IT3 TO BE CLE>]--,I ?9K #a H\R MEET+S >E ABSOLUTELY CO]CIVE4 ,Y\ HAVE TO CONT9UE TALK+ TO PEOPLE 9 A SPECIFIC =MAT 7MEET+ PROC$URES7 9 ORD] TO MAKE DECISIONS ?AT IMPACT Y\R LIFE8 ,OR RISK HAV+ ?+S COME UP ?AT EFFECT Y\ )\T HAV+ ANY 9PUT8 ,NO4 

,DOES AN>*Y MEAN ?AT ,I CAN'T TRY TO CO]CE PEOPLE OR ONLY ?AT !Y'RE FREE TO WALK AWAY IF ,I DO8 

+ 

,AN>*Y MEANS Y\ >E WELCOME TO TRY TO CO]CE PEOPLE1 IF ?AT IS :AT Y\ *OOSE TO DO4 ,IT ALSO MEANS ?OSE PEOPLE >E WELCOME TO WALK AWAY )\T PAY+ Y\ ANY M9D1 OR1 %\LD Y\ BE 9SI/5T 9 Y\R ATTEMPTS TO CO]CE1 TO PUN* Y\ 9 ! ?ROAT & !N GO ON !IR WAY4 

,IT MI<T BE UNPOPUL> TO TRY TO OP5LY CO]CE O!RS 9TO ACT+ AGA9/ !IR WILL1 BUT ?AT DOESN'T MEAN ?AT PEOPLE WILL SUDD5LY ALL /OP DO+ SO1 OR ?AT !RE WILL BE SOME LAW PROHIBIT+ CO]CION4 ,RA!R1 IF WE BELIEVE ! AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 CO]CION W\LD BE C\NT]$ ) %AM+ AB\T SU* BEHAVIOR ?R\< ?+S LIKE MILD NE$L+ & TEAS+1 S>CASM1 ETC4 ,TO :IT1 CO]CION W\LD LIKELY BE C\NT]$ ) CO]CION4 ,PROBLEM8 ,NO1 NOT NECESS>ILY4 ,! ISSUE IS ONE ( P[]4 ,AN>*Y IS A DELICATE BALANCE ( SOCIETAL NE$S & 9DIVIDUAL WANTS1 & ( 9DIVIDUAL NE$S & SOCIETAL WANTS4 ,IDEALLY ?+S W\LD BE SETTL$ BY P]SUASION AS OPPOS$ TO CO]CION1 BUT ?AT IS TALK+ AB\T IDEALS1 :I* HOLD V]Y LITTLE :5 DEAL+ 9 REAL LIVES & DESIRES4 

,P]HAPS AS A C\NT] >GUM5T1 ,I W\LD ASK1 :Y ATTEMPT TO CO]CE AS OPPOS$ TO P]SUADE8 ,!RE >E TIMES :]E BO? >E APPROPRIATE1 9 MY M9D1 BUT ,I W\LD MU* RA!R CREATE A NEW QUE/ION ?AN AU?ORITATIVELY CIRCUMSCRIBE ?AT EXPLORATION4 

,:Y >E AN>*I/S AGA9/ HI]>*Y8 

,:Y EXACTLY IS HI]>*Y BAD8 

DOT 

,TO ! EXT5T ?AT HI]>*Y IS BAD 7!RE IS A QUE/ION ( SEMANTICS H]E--SEE BEL[71 IT'S BECAUSE IT 5C\RAGES 7OR =CES7 PEOPLE 9TO SITUATIONS :]E !Y FEEL 7OR >E7 NOT RESPONSIBLE = !IR [N LIVES & ACTIONS4 ,! MILIT>Y IS FULL ( EXTREME EXAMPLES ( PEOPLE DO+ ?+S ?AT RU9 ! RE/ ( !IR LIVES BECAUSE !Y W]E ORD]$ TO 7NOT JU/ BY !IR COMM&+ (FIC]1 BUT BY AN 5TIRE SOCIAL SY/EM ?AT A7 TELLS !M !Y %\LD BE ORD]$1 & B7 =CES !M 9TO SITUATIONS LIKE ! MILIT>Y TO BE ABLE TO SURVIVE74 

,SOME PEOPLE DON'T PUT ! ISSUE 9 HI]>*Y1 BUT 9 DOM9ATION1 & >GUE ?AT SOME AM\NT ( HI]>*Y IS NOT A PROBLEM1 AS LONG AS IT'S NOT 9/ITUTIONALIZ$444 ,LIKE1 IT'S OK IF PEOPLE PAY MORE ATT5TION TO Y\ :5 REG>D+ SOME?+ ?AT Y\'RE KN[N TO BE GOOD AT4 ,! PROBLEM1 = EXAMPLE1 COMES :5 Y\ GET TO />T MAK+ PEOPLE DO ?+S4 

,I ?9K ! VALID CRITIQUE ?AT PEOPLE BR+ TO ?IS QUES- TION IS ?AT ( RELATION%IP1 & ! IDEA ?AT WE >E ALL 9 SOME K9D ( HI]>*ICAL RELATION%IP ALL ! TIME 7A LA ,F\CAULT71 ?AT P[] FL[S BETWE5 PEOPLE ALL ! TIME1 & ?AT TO RESI/ HI]>*Y IS TO RESI/ RELATION%IPS444 ,SO ! ISSUE BECOMES ONE ( CONTEXT & DEGREE1 RA!R ?AN SIMPLY A B9>Y ONE4 

LAW 

,IF ,I MAY1 ,I W\LD ALT] Y\R QUE/ION TO READ3 ,:Y IS HI]>*Y CONSID]$ TO BE DETRIM5TAL TO ! POSITIVE PR9CIPLES ( AN>*ISM LIKE MUTUAL AID1 DIRECT ACTION1 & VOLUNT>Y COOP]ATION8 ,) A SIMPLE UND]/&+ ( :AT ?OSE PR9CIPLES >E & :AT !Y LOOK LIKE1 ! QUE/ION ALMO/ ANSW]S ITSELF4 

,I W\LD :OLEHE>T$LY AGREE ) DOT ?AT IT'S A QUE/ION ( ! 9/ITUTIONALIZATION ( HI]>*Y RA!R ?AN HI]>*Y ITSELF ?AT IS ! PROBLEM1 SO A BETT] WAY ( DISCUSS+ ?IS ISSUE IS TO CALL ! PROBLEM DOM9ATION--OR IF Y\'RE FEEL+ PHILOSOPHICAL1 CALL IT ,H]RS*AFT1 BECAUSE ALL ! REALLY HEAVY PHILOSOPHICAL %IT S\NDS ESPECIALLY HEAVY 9 ,G]MAN4 

ALC 

,I IMAG9E A 0HI]>*Y0 9 A SIMPLIFI$ S5SE AS A PYRAMID :]E EA* 9DIVIDUAL EXI/S AS A BLOCK 9 ! /RUCTURE3 ! CLOS] Y\R BLOCK'S POSITION TO ! TOP1 ! LESS PRESSURE Y\ FEEL UPON Y\RSELF & ! MORE PRESSURE Y\ PUT ON O!RS4 ,! PRESSURE SYMBOLIZES AU?ORITY4 ,SO ?IS HI<LY UNEQUAL DI/RIBUTION ( =CE PR$ICTABLY BRE$S 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ PRIVILEGE1 5VY1 & COMPETITION = DOM9ANCE1 AT B>E M9IMUM BECAUSE ( A WANT TO ESCAPE ! PRESSURE4 ,IT SEEMS LIKE ! PRIVILEGE & 5VY1 

,N[1 BEYOND JU/ 9T5TIONS1 & ! WAY ?AT P[] CORRUPTS1 WE CAN EMPHASIZE ! CONSEQU5CES ( /RUCTURES ( HI]>*ICAL CONTROL1 H[ !Y CREATE 9C5TIVES T[>D EXPLOITATION & OB/ACLES T[>D ACC\NTABILITY1 & H[ SU* SY/EMS BY DEF9ITION 5TAIL F9ITE POSITIONS ( SUP]IOR PRIVILEGE & 9F]IOR CLASSES HELD 9 SUBORD9ATION4 ,P[] HI]>*IES MEAN ?AT ?OSE MO/ ALL[$ TO *ANGE ! /ATUS QUO HAVE ! MO/ 9VE/M5T 9 PRES]V+ IT--!IR P[]1 PRE/IGE1 PR(IT1 ETC4 RELY UPON ! DISEMP[]$ NOT TAK+ BACK !IR USURP$ 9ITIATIVE4 ,(T5TIMES EV5 ! MILDE/ MANAG]IALISM SN[BALLS AWAY FROM ACC\NTABILITY & T[>D AU?ORIT>IANISM ?R\< 0EM]G5CY0 JU/IFICATIONS ?AT NEV] ROLL BACK4 

,SY/EMS ?AT ALL[ = & EMPHASIZE ! ROLE ( HI]>*ICAL P[] HAVE TOTALIT>IAN T5D5CIES4 ,!Y HAVE PYRAMIDAL /RUCTURES1 /ACK$ RANKS1 C5TRALIZ$ P[]1 V]TICAL ORGANIZATION4 ,!IR (FICIALS GIVE COMM&S SUPPORT$ BY ?REATS4 ,?IS CREATES A DELICATE /ABILITY ?R\< A %>$ FE> ( REPRESSION4 

,9 ?IS SPIRIT1 !IR DECISION-MAK+ T5DS TO UTILIZE MASSIVE RE/RICTION & CO]CION1 REPRES5TATION1 ASSIMILATION1 & MANIPULATION BY =CE OR BY FRAUD4 

,!Y DEVELOP IMP]SONAL BUREAUCRACY1 /&>DIZA-TION1 & CON=MITY4 ,BUT O!R & CONTR>Y TYPES ( RELATIONS & ORGANIZ+ EXI/1 SU* AS COLLABORATIVE SELF-DET]M9ATION BETWE5 PE]S1 ! K9D ?AT AN>*I/S PROPOSE4 

,P[] HI]>*IES UND]M9E COMMUNICATION4 ,HAG-B>D'S ,LAW %[S ?AT 9 A TRULY PYRAMIDAL /RUCTURE1 :]E AU?ORITY FIGURES CREATE ORD] ?R\< ?REATS1 SUBORD9ATES T5D TO TELL !IR SUP]IORS M]ELY :AT HI]>*Y ! SUP]IORS WANT TO HE>4 ,?IS FILT]+ MULTIPLIES TO ! DEGREE ( V]TICALITY1 BY EA* LEVEL ( M$IATION 9 ?AT /RUCTURE4 ,?OSE AT ! TOP !RE=E LOSE CONNECTION FROM ! REALITY BEL[ !M4 ,! 7MIS79=MATION ! AU?ORITIES RECEIVE APPEALS TO !IR CONFIRMATION BIAS 7! ?+S !Y WANT TO HE>71 RESULT+ 9 MISGUID$ 9T5TIONS CLOAK$ 9 TRU?1 %IELD$ BY MI/AK5 CONFID5CE1 & >M$ ) MONOPOLY1 ALL[+ = NO OPPOSITION4 ,& SO1 BECAUSE ( ! ONE-WAY DECISION-MAK+ & ! FILT]$ AW>5ESS1 IF ?OSE AT ! TOP ( ! PYRAMID ACTUALLY MADE A DELIB]ATE ATTEMPT TO REPRES5T ! SUBORD9ATES1 !Y W\LD T5D T[>D A MISREPRES5TATION MADE 9VISIBLE TO !MSELVES4 

,IF PEOPLE POSSESS ! CRITICAL ?9K+ & *>ACT] ASSESSM5T SKILLS TO RECOGNIZE 9 AN AU?ORITY ! WAYS TO LEAD COMPET5T1 B5EVOL5T LIVES1 :Y MU/ WE HAVE TO DELEGATE ?IS CAPACITY \TSIDE ( \RSELVES8 ,:Y DO WE NE$ !M TO RUN \R LIVES IF WE CAN TELL H[ \R LIVES %\LD BE RUN8 ,& H[EV] WILL ! DISEMP[]$ F9D FRE$OM1 IF 9 EA* 9/ANCE :]E AU?ORIT>IANS ACT ON BEHALF ( ! DISEMP[]$1 TO %APE OR %IELD OR CRU% !M1 ! WILL ( ! DISEMP[]$ CONT9UALLY ATROPHIES FROM LACK ( EX]CISE8 ,H[ ELSE WILL ! DISEMP[]$ F9D FRE$OM1 IF NOT 9 SEIZ+ ! DIRECTION ( !IR [N LIVES1 ! V]Y ACT ?AT ! AU?ORIT>IANS D5Y !M8 ,/RATIFICATION ( P[] ONLY EXAC]BATES ! PR$ICAM5T4 ,WE ALONE EXP]I5CE ! PECULI> CIRCUM/ANCES ( \R SITUATION4 ,WE ALONE BE> ! HI/ORY ( \R ASPIRATIONS & SORR[S1 \R PASSIONS & ECC5TRICITIES1 \R CAPACITIES & LIMITATIONS4 

,\R LIV$ EXP]I5CE GRANTS US MORE QUALIFICATION AT DET]M9+ \R PA? ?AN ANY SPECULAT+ MANAG] C\LD EV] DREAM (4 ,FUR!R EMP[]$ BY COLLABORATION ) ONE'S PE]S1 PEOPLE CAN EXP]I5CE AU!NTIC FRE$OM1 & NOT ! SAD F>CE ( BEGG+ ?OSE 9 P[] = M]CY4 

,PEOPLE MAY VOLUNT>ILY SEEK = !MSELVES A LEAD] TO GUIDE !M1 BUT :5 !Y D5Y O!RS ! ABILITY TO LIVE AUTONOM\SLY1 IT RESULTS 9 NO?+ BUT TYRANNY1 NO MATT] H[ MANY SMILY FACES ! TYRANNY HIDES BEH9D4 ,?OSE ( US :O BY CONSCI5CE REFUSE SY/EMS ( HI]>*ICAL P[] WILL NOT VOLUNT>ILY *OOSE HI]>*Y TO OPT-9 & CANNOT OPT-\T )\T SEV]E PUNI%M5T4 ,?OSE 9 P[] PROMISE US ! WORLD BUT BY DESIGN !Y MU/ KEEP \R LIVES \T ( \R [N H&S1 & REG>DLESS ( :E!R OR NOT !Y MAKE DECISIONS ,I W\LD 5DORSE--:I* !Y DON'T--,I F9D ! ME?OD IRRECONCILABLE ) MY CONSCI5CE & MY ASPIRATIONS4 ,& ?AT IS ! 9EQUALITY & ! ABUSIV5ESS ( ! 0P[]0 ,I REF] TO1 ?AT IS ! ME*ANICS 9TR9SIC TO HI]>*AL ORD]4 

,:AT MAKES SOMEONE AN AN>*I/8 

,IF AN>*I/S DISAGREE ) EA* O!R SO MU*1 H[ DO Y\ TELL :O IS ONE1 & :O ISN'T8 

RBY 

,REJECTION ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE 7AMONG O!R ?+S -- BUT ! CORE PO9TS >E BE+ AGA9/ POLITICAL & ECONOMIC HI]>*IES74 

,AS LONG AS !RE'S AGREEM5T ON ?OSE TWO PO9TS1 !RE'S AN>*ISM4 

FRZ 

,SOME ( ?OSE O!R ?+S TO CONSID] FRZ >E WORK & CIVILIZATION4 

RBY 

,YEP6 ,& OPPOSITION TO =MS (1 AH1 0SOCIAL DOM9ATION0 ,I GUESS Y\ C\LD SAY--9/ITUTIONAL & 9DIVIDUAL RACISM1 SEXISM1 HET]OSEXISM1 ET CET]A444 

,BUT ,I ?9K !SE ?+S COME AS V]Y SLI<TLY SECOND>Y TO CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,IF AN AN>*I/ HAPP5S TO BE K9D ( A SEXI/ D\*E1 !Y W\LDN'T NECESS>ILY BE CALL$ 0NOT AN AN>*I/0 BUT MAYBE 0NOT AN AN>*I/ ,I W\LD LIKE TO BE >\ND04 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IF SOMEONE W]E TO DEF5D ! NECESSITY OR DESIRABILITY ( SOME LEVEL ( CAPITALISM OR /ATEHOOD1 !N PEOPLE W\LD PROBABLY BE PRETTY QUICK TO SAY ?AT ?AT P]SON IS NOT AN AN>*I/ AT ALL4 

ANK 

,! FOLL[+ TE/ IS REM>KABLY ACCURATE3 

,DOES ! P]SON 9 QUE/ION CONSID] HIM OR H]SELF TO BE AN AN>*I/8 

,IF ! P]SON 9 QUE/ION 5C\NT]S ANO!R R&OMLY-SELECT$ AN>*I/1 IS ! LATT] LIKELY TO WANT TO ATTACK ! =M] IF !Y HAVE A FAIRLY COMPREH5SIVE KN[L$GE ( !IR IDEAS & ACTIONS8 

,IF ! ANSW]S >E 0YES0 TO #a & 0NO0 TO #b1 ! P]SON 9 QUE/ION IS AN AN>*I/4 ,O!RWISE1 !Y >E NOT4 

,:AT'S ! G5]AL ATTITUDE AN>*I/S HAVE ( NEI<BORHOOD_/COMMUNITY WAT* ORGANIZATIONS8 

,9 MY EXP]I5CE1 NEI<BORHOOD WAT* PROGRAMS >E REALLY NO?+ MORE ?AN N>CS1 (F-DUTY POLICE1 SUP]IORITY-COMPLEX-RIDD5 PEOPLE ?AT TRY TO BE POLICE1 & !N ! OCCA-SIONAL P]SON :O JU/ WANTS TO MAKE SURE NO ONE IS BE+ H>M$4 ,IT'S ?IS LA/ GR\P ( PEOPLE ?AT GIVE ME HOPE = WAT*ES1 & ,I ?9K COMMUNITY WAT*ES CAN FIT NICELY ) AN>*ISM2 IT'S VOLUNTE]1 !RE >E DIFF]5T WAT*]S EV]Y NI<T 7OR WEEK OR :ATEV]71 & NO ONE HAS AU?ORITY OV] O!RS4 ,! ,HI<WAY ,HELP]S 9 ,I[A & O!R /ATES >E SLI<TLY REM9ISC5T ( ?IS ORGANIZATION 7VOLUNTE]S DRIVE >\ND ! HI<WAYS 9 TRUCKS ) C>-REPAIR EQUIPM5T & HELP ANYONE 9 NE$1 FREE ( *>GE74 ,I CAN EASILY SEE SOME AN>*I/ SOCIETIES HAV+ SU* ORGANIZATIONS 7PEOPLE PATROLL+ TO MAKE SURE NO ONE IS H>M+ ANO!R OR BE+ H>M$71 & ,I HAVE HE>D ,*RI/IANIA HAS SIMIL> COORD9A-TION AMONG RESID5TS1 AL?\< ,I CAN'T CONFIRM ?IS4 

,BUT ) 9CID5TS LIKE ?AT ( ! REC5T ,TRAYVON ,M>T9 %OOT+ & MANY O!RS LIKE IT1 !RE'S LEGITIMATE CONC]N REG>D+ !SE WAT*ES4 

,ON TOP ( ! ORIG9AL QUE/ION1 :AT DO ALL ( Y\ ?9K8 

BLQ 

,DON'T =GET--A NEI<BORHOOD MI<T NE$ A FIRE WAT*1 A M$ICAL WAT*1 A KIDDY WAT*444 A G>D5 WAT* 9 FREEZ+ WEA!R IF FOLKS >E AWAY444 !RE >E A LOT ( NEGATIVE CONNOTA-TIONS BECAUSE ( ! WAY IT GETS US$4 ,?AT DOESN'T KEEP US FROM US+ IT = CON/RUCTIVE PURPOSES444 

,OLD FOLK HASN'T BE5 SE5 9 A FEW DAYS8 ,DID S_/HE FALL D[N & GET HURT8 

RBY 

,I MEAN1 AS ( RI<T N[1 ! T]M 0NEI<BORHOOD WAT*0 C>RIES A LOT ( BAGGAGE--USUALLY ?AT ( PROP]TY [N]S1 MIDDLE-CLASS PR(ESSIONALS1 & SMALL 5TREPR5EURS B&+ TOGE!R TO KEEP C]TA9 ELEM5TS \T ( !IR NEI<BORHOOD4 ,?IS USUALLY TRANSLATES TO H>ASS+ POOR PEOPLE1 Y\NG PEOPLE1 & PEOPLE ( COLOR 7& ESPECIALLY COMB9ATIONS ( ! ?REE74 

,BUT ! ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURE IS PL5TY AN>*I/IC 9 !ORY1 SURE4 ,IT'S NON-HI]>*ICAL & BAS$ ON MUTUAL AID4 ,! PROBLEM IS ! CONTEXT 9 :I* IT OCCURS4 

,TO CL>IFY1 :5 ,I SAY ?AT 0! ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURE IS PL5TY AN>*I/IC01 ,I MEAN IT 9 ! S5SE ?AT Y\ C\LD USE A SIMIL> ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURE = WILDLY DIFF]5T ?+S1 SU* AS ! ONES ILLU/RAT$ 9 ,ASK]'S COMM5T--,COP,WAT*1 COMMUNITY DEF5SE VIGILANTES COMMITTEES1 EM]G5CY RESPONSE NETWORKS1 ETC4 

,! ,NEI<BORHOOD ,WAT*1 AS IT EXI/S TODAY1 IS OBVI\SLY TOTALLY 9COMPATIBLE ) ANY K9D ( AN>*I/ SOCIETY OR ORGANIZ+1 BUT ?AT MU* %\LD BE OBVI\S S9CE !Y'RE BASICALLY AMATEUR COPS4 

ASR 

,TO (F] AN ALT]NATIVE ANSW]3 ,I CAN'T REALLY IMAG9E H[ A NEI<BORHOOD ASR WAT* C\LD EV] BE ANY?+ BUT A ?REAT TO US1 MU* LESS A HELPFUL ASPECT ( AN 'AN>*I/ SOCIETY4' ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT EV5 IF ! =M A NEI<BORHOOD WAT* TOOK W]E TOTALLY 9CLUSIVE1 P>-TICIPATORY1 & :ATEV]1 ?AT W\LDN'T MATT]4 ,!RE >E PL5TY ( ORGANIZATIONS ?AT WORK LIKE ?AT1 7ROT>Y CLUBS1 ALCOHOLICS ANONYM\S1 EV5 SOME WORKPLACES7 BUT ,I W\LD NEV] ?9K TO L9K ?OSE ORGANIZATIONS TO ! AN>*I/ PROJECT4 ,9 EA* CASE !IR PURPOSE IS OPPOS$ TO M9E OR AT LEA/ UNRELAT$4 

,AS F> AS ,I CAN TELL1 ! PURPOSE ( A NEI<BORHOOD WAT* IS SURVEILLANCE3 !Y TRY TO MAKE SURE ?AT ANY CRIME ?AT OCCURS 9 A C]TA9 >EA IS OBS]V$1 SO ?AT IT WILL BE EASI] = ! POLICE TO DEAL ) IT4 ,! ASSUMPTION IS ?AT ! NEI<BORHOOD WAT* SOMEH[ HAS ! ABILITY TO DET]M9E :AT BEHAVIORS >E APPROPRIATE )9 A C]TA9 >EA 7A SIDE NOTE3 :AT ! FUCK IS A NEI<BORHOOD874 

,9 A SITUATION :]E !RE >E POLICE AVAILABLE1 PEOPLE :O DO ?IS >E /RAI<T UP SNIT*ES4 ,9 A SITUATION )\T POLICE1 ,I GUESS !Y W\LD SIMPLY BE NOSY ASS-HOLES4 ,I C]TA9LY CAN'T ?9K ( ANY /ATELESS GR\P ,I HAVE READ AB\T :]E PEOPLE ?\<T ?AT ONE ( !IR BIGGE/ PROBLEMS IS ?AT PEOPLE >E COMMITT+ CRIMES )\T BE+ OBS]V$4 

,TO COMPLICATE ?IS1 ,I CAN ?9K ( SOME SITUATIONS :]E WE MI<T WANT TO ORGANIZE 9 A SOME:AT ANALOG\S WAY1 GIV5 ! REALITY ?AT RI<T N[ WE LIVE 9 A WORLD ) LOTS ( 5EMIES4 ,= 9/ANCE1 COPWAT*1 NEI<BORHOOD DEF5SE COMMITTEES1 B>RICADES--?+S ?AT MI<T HELP US KEEP POLICE \T ( PLACES444 

,>E AN>*I/S EGALIT>IANS8 

,I READ 9 AN AN>*I/ #aa TYPE PAMPHLET ?AT AN>*I/S >E EGALIT>IANS :O SEEK ! CREATION 79 A LONG T]M & IMM$IATE S5SE7 ( EGALIT>IAN SOCIAL RELATION%IPS & EQUALITY BETWE5 PEOPLE4 ,& YET 9 O!R PLACES1 ,I HAVE READ CRITIQUES ( 0EQUALITY0 AS AN AB/RACT+1 LIMIT+1 & QUANTIFY+ VIEW ( HUMANITY TI$ TO LIB]ALISM & CAPITALISM4 ,I UND]/& AN>*ISM TO BE A CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM & LIB]ALISM4 

+ 

,EGALIT>IANISM & EQUALITY >E NOT NECESS>ILY ! SAME ?+S 9 ! WAY Y\R >E BR+-+ !M UP4 ,EGALIT>IANISM AS AN>*I/S USE IT NORMALLY REF]S TO SOCIAL RELATIONS LACK+ CO]CIVE OR RIGIDLY HI]>*ICAL /RUCTURES4 

,(T5 TIMES :5 AN>*I/S CRITIQUE CONCEPTS ( EQUALITY1 !Y >E REF]R+ TO LEGAL DEF9ITIONS ( EQUALITY--AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS1 /ATE CONTROLL$ R$I/RIBUTION ( ! WEAL?1 & SO =?4 ,(T5 TIMES EQUALITY AS US$ 9 CONTEMPOR>Y NOR? AM]ICAN POLITICS IS EI!R A CODE WORD = FUR!R /ATE CONTROL OR ELSE IS SO DETA*$ ( ANY REAL MEAN+ 7PAY ATT5TION1 IF Y\ CAN /OMA* IT1 TO H[ CAMPAIGN+ POLITICIANS DISCUSS EQUALITY = EXAMPLES74 

,! CRITIQUE ( EQUALITY ALSO EXT5DS TO IDEAS ?AT WE %\LD ALL HAVE EXACTLY ! SAME SOCIAL /&+1 :I* IS BO? IMPOSSIBLE & NOT REALLY DESIRABLE4 ,WE >E NOT ALL EQUAL1 BUT P]HAPS WE CAN AIM TO LIVE 9 WAYS :]E WE DON'T DOM9ATE EA* O!R4 

DOT 

,I W\LD JU/ LIKE TO ADD TO +RATE'S ANSW] ?AT :ILE WE C\LD OP]ATE ON ! UND]/&+ ?AT ! AN>*I/S :O PROMOTE 0EGALIT>IAN RELATION%IPS0 & 0EQUALITY0 >E JU/ US+ ! WORDS 9 A GOOD WAY 7USUALLY UND] ! RATIONALE ?AT !Y WANT TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE :O DON'T ?9K AB\T ! NUANCES ?AT +RATE EXPLA9S71 IT IS ALSO REASONABLE TO BE SUSPICI\S ( PEOPLE :O IGNORE ! PROBLEMS ( WORDS & CONCEPTS ?AT >E APPEAL+ 9 A REPRESSIVE SOCIETY1 & TO CONSID] ?OSE PEOPLE DEMAGOGUES4 

,I ?9K ?AT P]HAPS ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ ?AT AN>*I/S DO IS TO 5C\RAGE A DEEP QUE/ION+ ( ! ?+S ?AT PEOPLE TAKE = GRANT$1 ESPECIALLY ?+S ?AT PEOPLE ?9K ( POSITIVELY1 LIKE EQUALITY1 LOVE1 FRE$OM1 ETC4 

,PEOPLE :O PLAY ON ?OSE ASSUMPTIONS >E USUALLY TRY+ TO MANIPULATE PEOPLE1 EV5_/ESPECIALLY = 0!IR [N GOOD40 

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,I UND]/& EGALIT>IANISM AS EI!R 

7A7 NO ONE HAS A PRIVILEGE ?AT EV]YONE ELSE DOESN'T ALSO HAVE1 

7B7 EV]YONE HAS DIRECT ACCESS TO :AT !Y NE$1 

7C7 EV]YONE HAS DIRECT 9PUT 9 DECISIONS ?AT AFFECT !M1 

7D7 DIV]SITY EXI/S )\T P[] HI]>*IES & EXPLOITATION ( LABOR4 

,AN?ROPOLOGI/S DI/+UI% BETWE5 EGALIT>IAN SOCIETIES1 RANK$ SOCIETIES1 & CLASS-BAS$ SOCIETIES1 & ,I F9D !SE DI/9CTIONS USEFUL4 ,I DON'T LIKE ! T]M 0EQUALITY0 BECAUSE TO ME IT CAN TOO EASILY BECOME A VEHICLE = AU?ORIT>IAN CON=MITY4 

,TWO TEXTS ,I F9D USEFUL H]E >E 0,EGALIT>IAN ,SOCIETIES0 BY ,JAMES ,WOODBURN1 & 0,H[ ,HUNT]-GA!R]S ,MA9TA9$ ,!IR ,EGALIT>IAN ,WAYS0 BY ,PET] ,GRAY1 EQUALITY BO? AVAILABLE ONL9E4 

,! WIKIP$IA 5TRY = 0EGALIT>IANISM0 M5TIONS ONE DEF9ITION AS 0A SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY ADVOCAT+ ! REMOVAL ( ECONOMIC 9EQUALITIES AMONG PEOPLE OR ! DEC5TRALIZATION ( P[]01 SO WE CAN SEE OBVI\S P>ALLELS TO AN>*ISM4 

,:AT DO AN>*I/S MEAN BY 0EQUALITY08 

,USUALLY :5 ,I HE> PEOPLE UTT] ?IS T]M OR SEE IT ON BANN]S ,I UND]/& IT TO MEAN EQUALITY ( LEGAL RI<TS4 ,?IS /RUGGLE IS RE=MI/ BY AN>*I/ /&>DS1 AS WE OPPOSE ! /ATE'S LAWS1 EQUAL OR NOT4 ,ALSO1 IS ?IS :AT ! ,CIRCLE ,E SYMBOL IS SUPPOS$ TO MEAN8 

NNN 

,!RE >E TWO BROADLY DIV]G5T T5D5CIES 9 AN>*I/ UND]/&+S ( EQUALITY4 ,9 ! FIR/ P]SPECTIVE ASSOCIAT$ ) CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*ISM1 EQUALITY IS ! UTOPIAN FANTASY 5D-/ATE ?AT RESULTS FROM ! GLORI\S REVOLUTION4 ,)\T EQUALITY1 REVOLUTION HAS NO UTOPIAN DREAM TO PURSUE1 NO RAISON D'ETRE4 ,:5 ! /ATE & CAPITAL >E BANI%$ TO HI/ORY ALL PEOPLE WILL MAGICALLY BE EQUAL 9 ! ABS5CE ( POLITICAL & ECONOMIC HI]>*IES & OPPRESSIONS4 ,WE WILL ?RIVE ON ! FANTA/IC B\NTY ?AT UTOPIAN DREAMS BE/[ UPON US4 

,= O!R AN>*I/S ! 9SI/5CE ON EQUALITY IS A DEPLORABLE BELIEF 9 ! WEAKNESS ( HUMANS1 ! DRIVE TO LEVEL EV]Y?+ & EV]YONE TO PROTECT US FROM \RSELVES & ! WORLD1 TO H$GE AGA9/ RISK4 ,IT IS AN AB/RACTION ?AT WILL OCCUPY ! VACANT SEAT ( ! /ATE1 5SUR+ FRE$OM FROM H>MS4 ,IT IS AN AB&ONM5T & A BETRAYAL ( \R GREATE/ ABILITIES & DREAMS4 ,IT IS SETTL+ = SAFETY & REPETITION 9 ! PLACE ( \R PASSIONS1 \R GREATNESS1 \R 9-DOMITABLE SPIRITS1 & A REAL & DANG]\S WORLD4 ,EQUALITY IS ! EXALTATION ( ! H]D :]E EV]YONE /&S ON ! SAME GR\ND & :]E NO ONE /RAYS F> FROM A DULL & UNEXCEPTIONAL PACK4 

,:AT'S ! DEAL ) FEM9ISM & AN>*Y8 

,:AT'S ! CORRELATION BETWE5 ! TWO8 ,I'VE HE>D SOME A-FEM9I/S SAY ALL AN>*I/S >E 7OR %\LD BE7 FEM9I/S4 ,IS PATRI>*Y REALLY ?AT PREVAL5T OR ?AT BIG ( A PROBLEM8 

,FEM9ISM JU/ SEEMS LIKE A :9Y WAY ( SAY+ WOM5 NE$ TO BE TREAT$ EQUALLY1 YET DIFF]5TLY & EV5 BETT] ?AN M54 

DOT 

,FIR/--?IS QUE/ION SEEMS TO BE TROLL+1 BO? 9 ITS LANGUAGE & 9 ITS CONT5T4 ,BUT S9CE ?IS TOPIC HASN'T BE5 FLE%$ \T H]E MU*1 ,I WILL CONT9UE ON ! PREMISE ( GOOD FAI?4 ,?IS ANSW] IS NOT GO+ TO BE A TOME1 SO IT DOESN'T GO 9TO SUFFICI5T DETAIL AB\T ! COMPLEXITIES >\ND G5D] VS SEX1 ETC444 

,PATRI>*Y IS 9 FACT ?AT BIG ( A PROBLEM4 ,WOM5 7& WOM5-ID5TIFI$ PEOPLE1 :I* 9CLUDES TONS ( PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ 5TIRELY /RAI<T M5 9 C]TA9 CONTEXTS7 >E /ILL ATTACK$ AS WOM51 PAID SIGNIFICANTLY LESS !N M5 = ! SAME TYPE ( WORK1 DEVALU$ 9 MANY LEVELS ( SOCIETY 7POLITICS1 ETC71 IGNOR$1 TRIVIALIZ$1 ETC4 

,?AT IS JU/ ON ! B>E SURFACE LEVEL4 ,IF Y\ CONSID] PATRI>*Y TO BE ! ?+ ?AT KEEPS US LOCK$ 9 A G5D] B9>Y1 :I* MANY FEM9I/S 7& AN>*I/S7 DO1 !N ! FACT ?AT MO/ ( US DON'T GET TO HAVE ! K9DS ( RELATION%IPS ?AT WE WANT1 OR BE ! PEOPLE WE WANT TO BE1 REG>DLESS ( \R G5D]_/SEX1 IS BAS$ ON PATRI>*Y4 

,!RE >E AT LEA/ AS MANY K9DS ( FEM9I/S AS !RE >E ( AN>*I/S 7PROBABLY MORE74 

,S9CE ON ONE LEVEL FEM9I/S >E SAY+ ?AT ! /&>D WAY ( DO+ ?+S IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE ( 9H]IT$ & RECREAT$ HI]>*IES ?AT DON'T ALL[ PEOPLE \R FULL EXPRESSION1 !N YES1 FEM9ISM & AN>*Y CAN BE SE5 AS 9TIMATELY RELAT$4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 SOME FEM9I/S JU/ WANT MORE WOM5 9 GOV]NM5T1 SO ?OSE FEM9I/S HAVE NO?+ 9 COMMON ) AN>*I/S4 

,CALL+ FEM9I/S :9Y MAKES ME WANT TO HIT Y\ 9 ! FACE4 

,:ILE ID5TITY POLITICS 7! IDEA ?AT A P>TICUL> ID5TITY IS A FUNDAM5TAL ISSUE ?AT IS WOR? ORGANIZ+ >\ND--& CAN BE ORGANIZ$ >\ND7 HAS A LOT ( PROBLEMS & WEAKNESSES1 IT IS ONE ( ! EASIE/ WAYS TO 7/>T TO7 LOOK AT MANY ( ! 9EQUITIES ( ! SY/EM WE LIVE 94 ,MANY PEOPLE GET TO ?AT /AGE & MAKE A HOME !RE1 REPLICAT+ P[] TRIPS ?AT MIR-ROR 7AS 9 REV]SE-IMAGE7 ! DYNAMICS 9 ! L>G] SOCIETY4 ,?OSE PEOPLE >E P>TICUL>LY PRONE TO CONTRADICTIONS 9 :AT !Y >E ASK+ = 7TREAT ME ! SAME & TREAT ME DIFF]5TLY74 ,BUT SOMETIMES :AT APPE>S TO BE A CONTRADICTION IS ACTUALLY SOMEONE TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT ! DIFF]5T CONTEXTS ( WOM5 & M54 ,= EXAMPLE1 :AT SELF DEF5SE LOOKS LIKE = WOM5 VS :AT IT LOOKS LIKE = M5 CAN BE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFF]5T1 S9CE WOM5 & M5 >E MO/LY SOCIALIZ$ ) DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ UND]/&+S ( PHYSICAL VIOL5CE4 

FNK 

0IF Y\ CONSID] PATRI>*Y TO BE ! ?+ ?AT KEEPS US LOCK$ 9 G5D] B9>Y4440 

,I SEE MO/ FEM9I/ RESPONSES TO PATRI>*Y AS ABSOLUTELY P]PETUAT+ ! 0G5D]0 B9>Y1 JU/ AS PATRI>*Y DOES4 ,SOME MI<T SEE ?AT AS 9H]5TLY WRAPP$ UP 9 ! BOOGEYMAN ( FEM9ISM PATRI>*Y1 :]E EV]Y?+ ?AT 0RESULTS0 FROM PATRI>*Y IS SOMEH[ EXPLA9ABLE 7OR EV5 JUS-TIFIABLE7 AS SU*4 ,I SEE ?AT P]SPECTIVE AS A F>-TOO-EASY AVOIDANCE ( ! COMPLEXITIES ( P[] DYNAMICS 9 EV]Y RELATION%IP4 

,?IS RAISES A FEW RELAT$ QUE/IONS 9 MY HEAD4 ,>E PATRI>*Y & FEM9ISM1 BY DEF9ITION1 MANIFE/ATIONS ( B9>Y ?9K+8 

,IS FEM9ISM M]ELY A RESPONSE TO PATRI>*Y8 ,OR IS IT A SEP>ATELY EXI/+ CONCEPT_/IDEOLOGY1 ?AT W\LD_/C\LD EXI/ EV5 )\T PATRI>*Y8 ,ONE ?AT IS NOT REALLY AB\T G5D]1 OR RACE1 OR CLASS1 444 ,OR P]HAPS IS ! SAME CONCEPT_/IDEOLOGY8 

,ONE F9AL ?\<T ON ! ORIG9AL QUE/ION4 ,PATRI>*Y IS1 AT SOME LEVEL1 AN 9/ITUTION 7AT LEA/ IT IS SE5 ?AT WAY BY MANY74 ,ANY AN>*I/ ,I C>E TO HANG ) IS AGA9/ ALL 9/ITUTIONS 7:I* >E 9H]5TLY CONTROLL+ & HOMOG5IZ+74 ,A FEM9I/ :O IS AGA9/ PATRI>*Y BUT NOT AGA9/ O!R 9/ITUTIONS 7WORK_/CAPITALISM1 GOV]NM5T2 !SE SEEM TO BE ! CONTEXTS )9 :I* PATRI>*AL BEHAVIOR IS MEASUR$1 AT LEA/ ON ! BROAD SCALE71 IS REALLY NO DIFF]5T FROM ! COMMUNI/ :O IS AGA9/ ONE 9/ITUTION 7CAPITALISM7 BUT NOT ! RE/ 79CLUD+1 BUT NOT LIMIT$ TO1 ! /ATE1 9DU/RIALISM1 ETC74 ,JU/ MY #bC4 

DOT 

0,I SEE MO/ FEM9I/ RESPONSES TO PATRI>*Y AS ABSOLUTELY P]PETUAT+ ! 0G5D]0 B9>Y0 

,SURE4 & MO/ AN>*I/S MA9TA9 FUCK$ UP PATT]NS ( BEHAVIOR ?AT CONTRADICT :AT AN>*Y IS TOO4 ,NOT TRY+ TO MAKE AN EXACT CORRELATION OR ANY?+1 & ,I HANG ) AN>*I/S NOT FEM9I/S = EXACTLY ! REASONS ?AT Y\ M5TION1 BUT IT IS TRUE ?AT V]Y FEW PEOPLE PU% ! ?+S ?AT !Y BELIEVE 91 9 ! DIRECTIONS ?AT SEEM APPROPRIATE 7&_/OR OBVI\S7 TO ME4 

,:AT >E SOME AN>*I/ CRITIQUES ( HUMANISM8 

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,HUMANISM FACILITATES ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE4 

,BELIEF 9 ! RI<T ( HUMAN SUPREMACY OV] ALL O!R SPECIES 7:E!R EXPLICITLY = DOM9ATION OR UND] ! GUISE ( /EW>D%IP7 HAS BR\<T US TO ! BR9K ( AN ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE ?AT WILL LEAD TO A WORLD ( POLLUT$ WA/EL&S & DE/ROY MO/ SPECIES ON ,E>?1 9CLUD+ ! HUMAN SPECIES4 ,DIVORC-+ \RSELVES FROM VALUES ( ALIV5ESS1 WILDNESS1 & REG5]ATION HAS A*IEV$ DISA/R\S CONSEQU5CES = ! MAJORITY ( ! HUMAN SPECIES AS WELL AS ALL O!R SPECIES ON ,E>? & ALL KN[N HABITATS4 

,HUMANISM FUR!RS ALI5ATION4 

,BELIEF 9 HUMAN SEP>ATION FROM 0NATURE0 HAS =C$ HUMANISM US 9TO A ROLES ?AT FO/] NEUROSES & MADNESS2 AN ALI5AT$ EXI/5CE 9FLICTS 9CREAS+ PSY*OLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL H>M TO WE :O LIVE & MORE & MORE 9 A /]ILE1 DEAD5$1 ME*ANICAL1 SYMBOLIC WORLD ( CONTROL4 

,HUMANISM BELIEVES 9 SPECIESI/ ,DOM9ION4 

,! SOCIAL CON/RUCT ( PROP]TY >ISES FROM A HUMANI/ P]SPECTIVE ?AT TREATS O!R SPECIES & L&BASES ONLY AS UTILIT>IAN TO C]TA9 HUMANS RA!R ?AN POSSESS+ EV5 ! MO/ RUDIM5T>Y LEVELS ( 9TR9SIC WOR? 7SPIRITUALITY71 SELF-[N]%IP 7PHILOSOPHY71 CONSID]ATION = ECOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTION 7FUNCTIONALISM71 OR BELIEF ?AT !Y HAVE NO SUP]IOR OR SUBORD9ATE VALUE 7NIHILISM_/EGOISM74 

,HUMANISM RATIONALIZES ABUSE4 

,TO DO ?IS HUMANI/S >BITR>ILY ELEVATE SOME MEASURE 7EG 9TELLECT1 RATIONALITY1 TOOL USE7 OR CONT5T 7EG S\L1 N]V\S SY/EM7 TO JU/IFY AU?ORIT>IAN BEHAVIOR T[>D ANYONE CLASSIFI$ AS EXT]NAL4 ,SU* CRIT]IA *ANGE TO RATIONALIZE ! DESIRE = AU?ORIT>IAN BEHAVIOR AS DESIR$4 ,HUMANISM MAKES EXCUSES & RATIONALIZATIONS = HUMAN BEHAVIORS T[>D O!R SPECIES 7SLAV]Y1 EXT]M9ATION7 ?AT HUMANI/S W\LD NEV] CONC$E TO O!R 5TITIES 7E4G4 ALI5S OR MA-*9ES7 ) GREAT] ( EV5 ! AGRE$-UPON MEASURES OR CONT5TS4 ,IT'S AN ID5TITY DEF5SE SY/EM1 NOT A MORAL TRU?4 

,HUMANISM SPEAKS ! ,MY? ( ,PROGRESS4 

,HUMANI/S ALMO/ ALWAYS BELIEVE 9 ! ,MY? ( ,PROGRESS1 ! BELIEF ?AT ! /ATE ( HUMANITY IS ALWAYS POSITIVELY IMPROV+ SOCIALLY OR TE*NOLOGICALLY 9 A /RAI<T1 =W>D1 UNIDIRECTIONAL L9E T[>D UTOPIA1 OR AT LEA/ CLAIM ?IS PATT]N HAS OCCUR$ SO F> ) ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,NEOLI?IC ,REVOLUTION4 ,HUMANI/S BELIEVE ?AT NO O!R SPECIES DOES ?IS1 ?AT HUMANS >E ! SUBJECT & CONSCI\SNESS ( ! COSMOS1 & !RE=E EV]YONE & EV]Y?+ ELSE IS AN RES\RCE TO EXPLOIT4 

,HUMANISM ACTS AS ! MOD]N RELIGI\S AU?ORITY4 

,HUMANISM REPLACES ,GOD AT ! ?RONE ( AU?ORITY ) A P>TICUL> & UNQUE/ION$ IMAGE ( ! HUMAN SPECIES 7! RATIONAL1 PRODUCTIVE MAN71 & CREATES A NEW CL]ICAL CLASS ( SCI5TI/S1 TE*NICIANS1 BUREAUCRATS1 & O!RS ?AT M$IATE & DIVVY \T ,PROGRESS4 

,HUMANISM HAS RACI/1 COLONIALI/ MY?OLOGY & HI/ORY4 

,HUMANISM HAS CON/RUCT$ MY?S ( AN EXT]NAL 5VIRONM5T & DEMONIZES A CONCEPT ( NATURE ?AT IT P]CEIVES AS HO/ILE TO HUMAN AIMS4 

,HUMANISM !RE=E HAS EASILY ACCOMMODAT$ RACISM1 AS IT IS ANTI-NATURE & !RE=E TO SOME EXT5T ANTI-ANY-E?NICITY-?AT-RESEMBLES-NATURE1 SU* AS SAVAGES1 WIT*ES1 B>B>IANS1 CAVEM51 ,9DIANS1 ,NEGROES1 & SUPPORT$ ?OSE :O EMBODY A /RUGGLE AGA9/ NATURE1 SU* AS PILGRIMS1 PIONE]S1 M\NTA9 M51 ,VICTORIAN-]A MASCUL9E HET]O MALES1 ,WE/]N SCI5TI/S1 :O JU/ HAPP5$ TO ALSO BE ! COLONIZ]S4 

,HUMANISM HATES WILDNESS4 

,HUMANI/S USUALLY LOVE ! FEATURES ( URBAN SOCIETY ?AT BIOTICALLY CLEANSE L&SCAPES TO REPLACE !M ) MONUM5TS TO ! GREATNESS ( ,MAN & & TE/AM5TS TO ! GLORY ( ,9DU/RY1 >TIFACTS ( REPRESSION4 

,HUMANISM HATES ALIV5ESS4 

,HUMANI/S USUALLY POSSES AN 9T5SE ATTA*M5T TO MASS SOCIETY & TE*NOPHILIA & DRAWD[N ( NON-R5EWABLES1 & FALSE NOTIONS ?AT 0,EV]Y?+ IS NATURAL0 OR 0,?AT :I* IS NATURAL IS SUBORD9ATE01 & 0,TE*NOLOGY IS NEUTRAL04 ,ON A SPECTRUM ( 7A7 ALL LIFE-=MS & L&BASES HAVE VALUE1 TO 7B7 ONLY HUMANS & !IR SETTLEM5TS & >TIFACTS & SYMBOLS HAVE VALUE1 TO 7C7 ONLY 9DU/RIAL TE*NOLOGY HAS VALUE1 HUMANI/S >E A LOT CLOS] TO 7C7 ?AN !Y'D LIKE TO ADMIT1 & HAVE JU/IFI$ OR RATIONALIZ$ ! ]ADICATION OR SUBJUGATION ( 0BACKW>D0 PEOPLES & 5TIRE SPECIES OR HABITATS = 9CREAS+ TE*NICAL COMPLEXITY 7SEE3 ,M>XI/S1 TRAN%UMANI/S74 ,= ! MO/ P>T1 HUMANI/S TODAY CAN MORE EASILY COME TO T]MS ) HAV+ NO MORE TRADITIONAL 9DIG5\S PEOPLE ON ,E>?1 NO MORE MIGRATORY SONGBIRDS ON ,E>?1 NO MORE OLD GR[? =E/S ON ,E>?1 ?AN HAV+ NO MORE COM-PUT]S ON ,E>?4 

,HUMANISM 9H]ITS IGNORANCE @& >ROGANCE4 

,HUMANI/ RHETORICIANS !RE=E (T5 JU/ CLOAK COLONIALISM & DOM9ION1 TAK+ !M = GRANT$ OR AP-PLAUD+ !M )\T GIV+ ROOM TO RADICAL CRITIQUES ( !IR ORIG9S1 HI/ORIES1 & TRAJECTORIES1 & 9 FACT SUPPRESS+ DISSID5TS HI/ORICALLY4 

,HUMANISM ACTS AS ANO!R CONCEPT ( SACRIFICE = CONTROL4 

,/IRN]3 ,H[ IS IT ) MANK9D1 :OSE CAUSE WE >E TO MAKE \R [N8 ,IS ITS CAUSE ?AT ( ANO!R1 & DOES MANK9D S]VE A HI<] CAUSE8 ,NO1 MANK9D LOOKS ONLY AT ITSELF1 MANK9D WILL PROMOTE ! 9T]E/S ( MANK9D ONLY1 MANK9D IS ITS [N CAUSE4 ,?AT IT MAY DEVELOP1 IT CAUSES NATIONS & 9DIVIDUALS TO WE> !MSELVES \T 9 ITS S]VICE1 &1 :5 !Y HAVE ACCOMPLI%$ :AT MANK9D NE$S1 IT ?R[S !M ON ! DUNG-HEAP ( HI/ORY 9 GRATITUDE4 

,HUMANISM HAS A COLD HE>T4 

,SOME AN>*I/S HAVE TR\BLE CONF9+ \R OP- HUMANISM POSITION TO SLAV]Y & EXT]M9ATION TO JU/ #a 9 #h1#g1 SPECIES1 DUR+ A MASS EXT9CTION NO LESS4 

,/ANCE ON EGOISM 7RATIONAL_/E?ICAL7 VS4 ALTRUISM8 

,DO Y\ ?9K ALTRUISM IS POSSIBLE8 ,IF IT'S NOT1 & EV]Y?+ EV]YBODY DOES REVOLVES >\ND SELF-9T]E/ 7I4E4 :AT !Y WILL GET \T ( IT71 !N :Y NOT *OOSE ,AYN ,R&'S ,OBJECTIVISM 7,I FUCK+ HATE IT & H] ) A BURN+ PASSION7 & LAISSEZ-FAIRE CAPITALISM 7EQUALLY HAT$78 ,AS ACCORD+ TO EGOI/ ?\<T1 IT'S UNE?ICAL_/IMMORAL TO PUT O!RS BE=E ! SELF4 ,! WAY IT IS >GU$ SEEMS TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DISPROVE OR EV5 D5Y4 ,?\<TS ON ?IS8 

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,Y\R QUE/ION ISN'T TAK+ 9TO AN ACC\NT O!R EGOISMS ?AT EXI/1 ESPECIALLY ,/IRN]'S EGOISM1 :I* IS QUITE DIFF]5T ?AT ,R&'S4 ,Y\ >E RI<T TO SAY ?AT ,R&'S /ANCE WAS ?AT IT IS UNE?ICAL_/IMMORAL TO BE ALTRUI/IC OR DO ANY?+ ALTRUI/IC1 BUT E?ICS & MORALITY W\LD BE ( NO CONC]N TO ,/IRN] 9 DECID+ :AT SORT ( ACTION TO TAKE4 ,SO ,/IRN]'S /ANCE W\LD BE ?AT ONE C\LD DO SOME?+ ALTRUI/IC IF !Y WANT$ TO1 OR !Y C\LD DO SOME?+ NON-ALTRUI/IC 9/EAD1 IT ALL COMES D[N TO :AT ?AT 9DIVIDUAL DECIDES TO DO & ?IS DECISION IS MADE ) NO CONSID]ATION ( :AT IS CONSID]$ 0GOOD0 OR 0BAD01 0,MORAL0OR 0IMMORAL01 0E?ICAL0 OR 0UNE?ICAL01 ETC4 

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,LET'S LEAVE ASIDE PHILOSOPHY = A MOM5T & GO TO ! BEHAVIOR ( ANIMALS & HUMANS4 ,SCI5CE HAVE %[N ?AT ANIMALS & HUMANS BO? 5GAGE 9 W> & COLLABORATE4 

,PET] ,KROPOTK9 9 HIS BOOK 0,MUTUAL ,AID3 ,A FACTOR ( ,EVOLUTION0 %[$ ?AT ! NOT SO VISIBLE SIDE ( SUCCESS 9 SPECIES SURVIVAL IS COLLABORATION 9SIDE ! SPECIES AGA9/ O!RS OR 9 M]E SELF-SURVIVAL4 

,EGOISM CAN BE SAID TO BE ! DIRECT LOGICAL L+UI/IC OPPOSITE ( ALTRUISM YET LIKE EV]Y B9>Y OP]ATION IT IS NOT ?AT SIMPLE4 ,MAX ,/IRN] HIMSELF SAID3 0,:O1 !N1 IS 0SELF-SACRIFIC+80.<,LIT]ALLY1 0SACRIFIC+02 ! ,G]MAN WORD HAS NOT ! PREFIX 0SELF40.> ,9 ! FULL S5SE1 SURELY1 HE :O V5TURES EV]Y?+ ELSE = ONE ?+1 ONE OBJECT1 ONE WILL1 ONE PASSION4 ,IS NOT ! LOV] SELF-SACRIFIC+ :O =SAKES FA!R & MO!R1 5DURES ALL DANG]S & PRIVATIONS1 TO REA* HIS GOAL8 ,OR ! AMBITI\S MAN1 :O (F]S UP ALL HIS DESIRES1 WI%ES1 & SATISFACTIONS TO ! S+LE PASSION1 OR ! AV>ICI\S MAN :O D5IES HIMSELF EV]Y?+ TO GA!R TREASURES1 OR ! PLEASURE-SEEK]1 ETC48 ,HE IS RUL$ BY A PASSION TO :I* HE BR+S ! RE/ AS SACRIFICES4 

,& >E !SE SELF-SACRIFIC+ PEOPLE P]*ANCE NOT SELFI%1 NOT EGOI/8 ,AS !Y HAVE ONLY ONE RUL+ PASSION1 SO !Y PROVIDE = ONLY ONE SATISFACTION1 BUT = ?IS ! MORE /R5U\SLY1 !Y >E :OLLY ABSORB$ 9 IT4 ,!IR 5TIRE ACTIVITY IS EGOI/IC1 BUT IT IS A ONE-SID$1 UNOP5$1 N>R[ EGOISM2 IT IS POSSESS$NESS40 

,SO ONE CAN BE EGOI/IC & ALSO BE ALTRUI/IC AT ! SAME TIME IF ?IS ?+S \TSIDE ME IS ( MY LOVE OR DESIRE4 ,IT IS CLE> 0EGOISM0 & 0SELF 9T]E/0 IS 9VOLV$ H]E BUT ( C\RSE IT IS ALSO ALTRUI/IC4 ,& SO = EXAMPLE GIFT ECONOMIES 7HTTP3_/_/54WIKIP$IA4ORG_/WIKI_/,GIFT.-ECONOMY7 C\LD BE SUP]FICIALLY ID5TIFI$ & MO/LY ALTRUI/IC RELATION%IPS BUT ?IS IS NOT EXACTLY ! CASE4 ,AN>*I/ ANTROPOLOGI/ ,DAVID ,GRAEB] :5 SPEAK+ AB\T FR5* ANTROPOLOGI/ ,M>CEL ,MAUSS SAYS3 

,9/EAD1 :AT AN?ROPOLOGI/S W]E DISCOV]+ W]E SOCIETIES :]E ECONOMIC LIFE WAS BAS$ ON UTT]LY DIFF]5T PR9CIPLES1 & MO/ OBJECTS MOV$ BACK & =? AS GIFTS & ALMO/ EV]Y?+ WE W\LD CALL 'ECONOMIC' BEHAVIOR WAS BAS$ ON A PRET5SE ( PURE G5]OSITY & A REFUSAL TO CALCULATE EXACTLY :O HAD GIV5 :AT TO :OM4 ,SU* 'GIFT ECONOMIES' C\LD ON OCCASION BECOME HI<LY COMPETITIVE1 BUT :5 !Y DID IT WAS 9 EXACTLY ! OPPOSITE WAY FROM \R [N3 ,9/EAD ( VY+ TO SEE :O C\LD ACCUMULATE ! MO/1 ! W9N]S W]E ! ONES :O MANAG$ TO GIVE ! MO/ AWAY4 ,9 SOME NOTORI\S CASES1 SU* AS ! ,KWAKIUTL ( ,BRITI% ,COLUMBIA1 ?IS C\LD LEAD TO DRAMATIC CONTE/S ( LIB]ALITY1 :]E AMBITI\S *IEFS W\LD TRY TO \TDO ONE ANO!R BY DI/RIBUT+ ?\S&S ( SILV] BRACE-LETS1 ,HUDSON ,BAY BLANKETS OR ,S+] SEW+ MA-*9ES1 & EV5 BY DE/ROY+ WEAL? S9K+ FAM\S HEIRLOOMS 9 ! OCEAN1 OR SETT+ HUGE PILES ( WEAL? ON FIRE & D>+ !IR RIVALS TO DO ! SAME444,9 GIFT ECONOMIES1 ,MAUSS >GU$1 EX*ANGES DO NOT HAVE ! IMP]SONAL QUALITIES ( ! CAPITALI/ M>KETPLACE3 ,9 FACT1 EV5 :5 OBJECTS ( GREAT VALUE *ANGE H&S1 :AT REALLY EGOISM_/ALTRUISM MATT]S IS ! RELATIONS BETWE5 ! PEOPLE2 EX*ANGE IS AB\T CREAT+ FRI5D%IPS1 OR WORK+ \T RIVALRIES1 OR OBLIGATIONS1 & ONLY 9CID5TALLY AB\T MOV+ >\ND VALUABLE GOODS4 ,AS A RESULT EV]Y?+ BECOMES P]SONALLY *>G$1 EV5 PROP]TY3 ,9 GIFT ECONOMIES1 ! MO/ FAM\S OBJECTS ( WEAL? HEIRLOOM NECKLACES1 WEAPONS1 FEA!R CLOAKS ALWAYS SEEM TO DEVELOP P]SONALITIES ( !IR [N4 

,DAVID ,GRAEB]4 0,GIVE ,IT ,AWAY0 

,SO GIFT ECONOMIES 9CLUDE MOTIVATIONS ?AT DON'T APPE> \T ( SOME?+ SIMIL> TO 0*RI/IAN LOVE0 BUT ( O!R 0EGOI/IC0 T5D5CIES SU* AS ! DESIRE ( PRE/IGE & RECOGNITION AS WELL AS KEEP+ GOOD RELATIONS ) ?OSE :O CAN HELP ME 9 ! FUTURE4 

,HAKIM ,BEY ?US E/ABLI%ES ?IS BRIDGE 9 ?IS WAY3 

,! ESS5CE ( ! P>TY3 FACE-TO-FACE1 A GR\P ( HUMANS SYN]GIZE !IR EF=TS TO REALIZE MUTUAL DESIRES1 :E!R = GOOD FOOD & *E]1 DANCE1 CONV]SATION1 ! >TS ( LIFE2 P]HAPS EV5 = ]OTIC PLEASURE1 OR TO CREATE A COMMUNAL >TWORK1 OR TO ATTA9 ! V]Y TRANSPORT ( BLISS--9 %ORT1 A 'UNION ( EGOI/S' 7AS ,/IRN] PUT IT7 9 ITS SIMPLE/ =M--OR ELSE1 9 ,KROPOTK9'S T]MS1 A BASIC BIOLOGICAL DRIVE TO 'MUTUAL AID4' 7,H]E WE %\LD ALSO M5TION ,BATAILLE'S 'ECONOMY ( EXCESS' & HIS !ORY ( POTLAT* CULTURE47 

,SO A UNION ( EGOI/S IS A =M ( MUTUAL AID4 ,MUTUAL ,AID IS NOT ! SAME AS 0*RI/IAN LOVE04 ,MUTUAL AID IS SOME?+ DONE 9 ! SELF-9T]E/ ( BO? SIDES4 

SQU 

,I AM NOT SATISFI$ ) ! P>ADOXICAL ASSUMPTIONS ( SUBJECTIVITY ?AT SUPPORT ! CONCEPT ( ALTRUISM4 ,BUT1 ,I AM ALSO NOT SATISFI$ ) A CON/RA9$ CONCEPT ( SUBJECTIVITY_/SELF_/EGO_/0,I0 7FROM N[ ON JU/ 0EGO074 ,?IS IS ALL TI$ UP 9 ! WAY ?AT ,I UND]/& SUBJECTIVITY TO BEG9 )4 

,?AT :AT WE RECOGNIZE AS ! EGO IS AN EXPRESSION ( COMPLICAT$ COGNITIVE PROCESSES :I* MAKE IT POSSIBLE = ! B\ND>IES ( EGO TO FLUCTUATE3 ?AT ! EGO IS CAPABLE ( ID5TIFY+ )1 APPROPRIAT+1 CONNECT+1 OR O!RWISE EXP&+ TO 9CLUDE O!R M9DS1 BODIES1 OBJECTS1 & IMAGES4 ,FROM ! /UDIES 9 DEVELOPM5TAL PSY*OLOGY ?AT ,I'VE READ1 IT APPE>S ?AT ! EGO %R9KS ?R\< DEVELOPM5T AS !ORY ( M9D DEVELOPS1 AS A S5SE ( SELF REC$ES FROM AN UNDIFF]5TIAT$ ID5TIFICATION ) ALL ?AT IS P]CEIV$4 ,& FROM O!R /UDIES ( SUBJECTIVITY ! EGO APPE>S CAPABLE ( R$EF9+ ITS B\ND>IES TO V>I\S EXT5TS3 :E!R AS A TRANSC5D5TAL EXP]I5CE1 A PSY*OTIC BREAK1 CONSUMMATE LOVE 7SOMETIMES71 EMPA?Y1 &_/OR LESS P[]FUL EXP]I5CES ( ID5TIFICATION ) O!RS4 

,SO1 IF ! EGO IS MORE ( ?IS SORT ( CONCEPT1 !N EGOISM IS ALSO LESS B\ND4 ,IF MY S5SE ( SELF CAN EGOISM_/ALTRUISM EXP& TO 9CLUDE Y\ 7OR AT ! V]Y LEA/1 MY SELF-IMAGE & ! IMAGE ( Y\ >E 9TRICATELY B\ND UP ) EA* O!R71 !N MY BEHAVIOR IS NO LONG] T[>DS Y\444 BUT T[>DS MYSELF4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 IF MY S5SE ( SELF DOESN'T EXP& TO 9CLUDE Y\ & ,I REG>D Y\ AS AN O!R1 ,I W\LD 5T] 9TO A SELF-O!R RELATION%IP & BE MORE OR LESS CONSID]-ATE4 ,I C\LD REASON ?AT MY SELF-9T]E/S 9CLUDE ! HAPP9ESS ( ?OSE >\ND ME & W9D UP ) AN '5LI<T5$ SELF-9T]E/' OR ,I C\LD REASON ?AT IT'S BETT] TO BE CALL\S$ T[>DS ! CONDITIONS ( O!RS & W9D UP ) A E?IC LIKE ,AYN ,R&'S4 

,IF ! EGO IS FAIRLY AMORPH\S & AN E?ICS ROOT$ 9 A /ATIC EGO IS EMBRAC$1 IS ?AT BE+ TRUE TO ! EGO8 ,EV5 WORSE1 IF ! EGO IS ! EXPRESSION ( MORE FUNDAM5TAL PSY*OLOGICAL PATT]NS ?AT USE IT = !IR UNKN[N FULFILLM5T444 IS IT REALLY ! EGO ?AT CAN BE ! GR\NDS = AN E?ICS8 ,:AT IF EGO & 5VIRONM5T >E SO 9TRICATELY 5TANGL$ ?AT IT W\LD MAKE MORE S5SE TO COMPREH5D !M AS %ADES ( A COMMON EXP]I5CE & NOT ACTUALLY SEP>ATE BE+S8 

,:Y NOT *OOSE ,AYN ,R&'S ,OBJECTIVISM8 ,:O ! FUCK WANTS TO LIVE 9 A WORLD FILL$ ) MIS]ABLE PEOPLE8 

,:Y PUT O!RS BE=E ! SELF8 ,9T]DEP5D5CE444 MY EXI/5CE DEP5DS UPON SOME O!RS TO SU* AN EXT5T ?AT !RE IS NO CLEAN CUT 9 \R RECIPROCAL RELATIONS4 

,IS ALTRUISM POSSIBLE8 ,ONLY TO ! EXT5T ?AT IT 9CLUDES ! EGO1 EV5 IF ?AT 9CLUSION IS ?R\< SOME SORT ( ID5TIFICATION4 

,IS !RE A 0SOCIAL0 & 0ANTI-SOCIAL0 AN>*ISM8 ,:AT >E ! DI/9CTIONS8 

,:AT >E ! MA9 IDEAS1 TEXTS1 GR\PS ?AT EMBODY !SE AN>*ISM7S78 ,IS !RE A MIDDLE GR\ND BETWE5 ! TWO8 

ICT 

,I ?9K SOCIAL AN>*ISM HAS TO BE SE5 AS A POSITION PUTT+ =W>D A SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ALT]NATIVE TO ! CURR5T SOCIETAL =MS4 

,& SO IT GIVES A COLLECTIVE ANSW] & IT IS ASSOCIAT$ ) AN>*O-SYNDICALISM1 BAKUN9I/ COLLECTIVISM & AN>*O-COMMUNISM4 ,AS F> AS 0ANTI-SOCIAL0 AN>*ISM1 ?AT HAS NOT BE5 AN IMPORTANT T]M )9 AN>*I/ DISC\RSE AL?\< ,I HAVE READ IT 9 9SURRECTIONI/ & 9DIVIDUALI/ TEXTS BUT IT WASN'T A C5TRAL T]M :]E ,I READ IT4 

,A FALSE DI*OTOMY 9 A S5SE4 ,EV5 EGOI/ AN>*I/S ADDRESS SOCIETY & O!R PEOPLE SO IT IS NOT A 0,ROB9SON ,CRUSOE0 DREAM & !RE HAVE BE5 MANY 9DIVIDUALI/S :O HAVE P>TICIPAT$ 9 AN>*I/ TRADE UNIONS & L>GE ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATIONS SU* AS FRANCOPHONE ,F$]ATION ,AN>*I/E & SPANI% & ITALIAN ,F,A,IS4 

,ON ! O!R H& ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 WROTE A BOOK CALL$ ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM & ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM3 ,AN ,UNBRIDGEABLE ,*ASM1 :I* ACCUS$ EV]Y?+ ?AT DIDN'T GO ALONG ) HIS P>TICUL> VIEW ( 0SOCIAL AN>*ISM0 AS BE+ 0B\RGEOIS04 ,! WORD 0SOCIAL AN>*ISM0 WAS PROPOS$ BY ! MORE M>XI/ LIKE AN>*I/S :O WANT$ TO E/ABLI% AN IMPORTANT DIFF]5CE BETWE5 !IR 0CLASS /RUGGLE01 PLAT=MI/ & ECONOMICI/IC APPROA* & ! MORE 0LIFE/YLE0 &_/OR HUMANI/IC APPROA* ( 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/S SU* AS ,EMILE ,>M& OR ! \TLAW 0VIOL5T0 FRAME ( M9D ( ! ILLEGALI/S & PROPAG&A BY ! DE$ 9SURRECTIONI/S4 ,BECAUSE ( ?IS ,SEBA/I5 ,FAURE & ,VOL9E PROPOS$ PLURALI/IC & AN>*ISM )\T ADJECTIVES 0SYN!SIS AN>*ISM0 AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL ALT]NATIVE 9 :I* AN>*O-COMMUNI/S1 AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S1 & 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/S C\LD COLLABORATE & FIT 94 ,IT SEEMS TO ME SYN!SIS AN>*ISM 9 A WAY TO GO BEYOND ! BAD EFFECTS ( ! DI*OTOMY 0SOCIAL0 & 09DIVIDUALI/0 & SO L>GE PLURALI/IC SYN!SIS F$]ATIONS EXI/ UNTIL TODAY 9 M$IT]RANEAN C\NTRIES BUT ALSO ANTI-ORGANIZATIONALI/ 9SURRECTIONALI/S & 9DIVIDUALI/S & ON ! O!R H& CUASI-M>XI/ PLAT=MI/ ORGANIZATIONS4 

,I ?9K PHILOSOPHICALLY ! BE/ MIDDLE GR\ND ?AT ,I HAVE READ IS ?AT ( ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN4 ,%E WAS AN ADMIR] ( BO? ,NIETZS*E & ,/IRN] & ALSO AN AN>*O-COMMUNI/4 ,I ?9K ?AT CAN BE CALL$ 0EGOI/ COMMUNISM0 & !SE AN>*I/S FROM ,SAN ,FRANCISCO WROTE A :OLE L5G?Y BOOK3 ,! ,RI<T ,TO ,BE ,GRE$Y3 ,!SES ON ,! ,PRACTICAL ,NECESSITY ( ,DEM&+ ,EV]Y?+ BY ,= ,\RSELVES4 

,BONTEMPS WAS A ,FR5* 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/ :O WROTE ON A CONCEPT C5TRAL TO HIM1 0SOCIAL 9DIVIDUALISM01 BUT ,I DON'T ?9K ANY?+ BY HIM HAS YET BE5 TRANSLAT$4 ,HE WAS A HUMANI/IC 9DIVIDUALI/ & SO SOCIAL 9DIVIDUALISM MO/ LIKELY HAS TO DO ) ! 9DIVIDUALI/ SIDE ( HUMANISM BUT ALSO ) ! 0ALTRUI/IC0 SIDE ( HUMANISM :I* ADVOCATES FRI5D%IP & EMPA?Y T[>DS O!RS :ILE RETA9+ 9DIVIDUAL AUTONOMY & FRE$OM ( ASSOCIATION ) ?OSE MORE LIKE ONESELF4 

,9 ! 5D ! PROBLEM H]E IS ! VAGU5ESS ( ! WORDS 0SOCIAL0 & 0ANTI-SOCIAL04 0,ANTI-SOCIAL0 S\NDS 9T]E/+ 9 A ROMANTIC OR POETIC S5SE BUT = CONCEPTUAL CL>ITY IT IS TOO UNCLE>4 ,! WORD 0SOCIAL0 CAN MAKE ONE ?9K BO? ( 0SOCIETY0 & ( 0SOCIALIZ+04 0,SOCIETY0 CAN BE A LOCAL SOCIETY1 A SOCIETY ( A C\NTRY OR /ATE4 ,GLOBALIZATION PROPAG&I/S EV5 TALK ( 0GLOBAL SOCIETY04 ,ON ! O!R H& 0SOCIALIZ+0 CAN MEAN TALK+ ) JU/ ONE P]SON & SO MISAN?ROPICS OR EGOI/S BY JU/ TALK+ ) ANO!R SIMIL> TYPE ( P]SON >E ALREADY SOCIALIZ+4 

ANK 

,JOSEPH ,DEJACQUE1 ONE ( ! FIR/ 9DIVIDUALS TO CREATE 9 !ORY & 9 PRACTICE ! SPLIT ?AT W\LD =M BETWE5 ! AN>*I/S & ! /ATE SOCIALI/S_/COMMUNI/S1 WROTE 0,LET'S MAKE W> ON SOCIETY0 9 ! E>LY #a#hS4 ,:ILE HE ATTACK$ /ATI/S & EV5 ! AN>*I/ ,PR\DHON ON ! BASIS ( QUE/IONS ( P]SONAL LIB]TY1 HE SAW ! IDEAL 5VIRONM5T = 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM BE+ A COMMUNI/ SOCIETY4 

,MAX ,/IRN]1 :O DECRI$ ! 7HUMANI/7 COMMUNI/ CAUSE BECAUSE IT PUTS ! GREAT] GOOD ( SOCIETY 9 ! PLACE ( ,GOD'S CAUSE AS ! DOM9ANT IDEOLOGY1 AN IDEOLOGY OPPOS$ TO 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM & 9SURRECTION1 WAS 9VOLV$ 9 =M+ A MILK COOP]ATIVE4 ,9T]E/+LY 5\<1 ?IS WAS ! ONLY PROJECT HE IS KN[N = ASIDE FROM HIS WRIT+4 

,R5ZO ,NOVATORE1 POSSIBLY ! MO/ EXTREMELY ANTI-SOCIAL AN>*I/ ,I CAN ?9K ( :O WROTE MU*1 AT ONE PO9T DECL>$ TO HIS AN>*O-COMMUNI/ COMRADES ?AT HE W\LD FI<T ALONGSIDE !M 9 ! DE/RUCTION ( ! EXI/+ SOCIETY1 & ?AT :5 !Y E/ABLI%$ !IR NEW COMMUNI/ SOCIETY HE W\LD FI<T TO DE/ROY ?AT ONE AS WELL4 

,! CURR5T SOCIAL VS4 ANTI-SOCIAL DEBATE 9 AN>*ISM IS 9 MANY WAYS REM9ISC5T ( & REF]S TO ?IS HI/ORY1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME IT IS UNIQUE4 ,! CONSCI\SLY ANTI-SOCIAL T5D5CY IS PROBABLY /RONGE/ AMONG 9SURG5TS 9 ,*ILI1 :]E ONE CAN SEE ?AT PHRASE AS WELL AS RELAT$ T]MS OP5LY EMBRAC$ 9 TEXT AFT] TEXT4 ,OR ONE C\LD PO9T TO V>I\S 9DIVIDUALS 9FLU5C$ BY ,T$ ,KACZYNSKI'S !ORY & PRACTICE1 :I* IS HI<LY ANTI-SOCIAL & IS C5TRALLY AB\T A CRITIQUE ( MOD]N SOCIETY & P>TICUL>LY LEFTISM 7& IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFF]5T FROM 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*ISM1 OP]AT+ ON A DIFF]5T PLANE74 ,BUT P]HAPS ! MO/ 9T5SE EPISODE 9 ?IS DEBATE HAPP5$ REC5TLY 9 ! WAKE ( ! ,M>F9 ,BANK FIREBOMB+ 9 ,A!NS1 ,GREECE ON ,MAY #e1 #ba 79 :I* ?REE WORK]S DI$ FROM A FIRE />T$ BY AN>*I/S DUR+ MASSIVE DEMON/RATIONS74 ,:ILE ,I'M NOT FAMILI> ) ALL ( ! DEBATE S9CE IT OCCURR$ 9 ,GREEK & LITTLE HAS BE5 TRANSLAT$ TO ,5GLI%1 IT SEEMS ?AT MANY AN>*I/S BLAM$ ! DEA?S ON :AT !Y DESCRIB$ AS ANTI-SOCIAL ELEM5TS 9 ! MILIEU4 ,!SE ELEM5TS W]E DEF9$ 9 T]MS ?AT WILL PROBABLY S\ND FAMILI> TO MANY ( US3 AB&ON+ MU* ( ! AN>*I/ TRADITION1 !Y REJECT$ ! IDEA ( ! REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL ( ! MASSES & RA!R ?AN PLAC+ SOLE BLAME UPON ! B\RGEOIS CLASS1 *OSE 9/EAD TO DIRECT !IR CRITIQUE AT ! LEAD]S AS WELL AS ! MASSES :OSE SUBMISSION GIVES ! LEAD]S !IR P[]4 ,!Y ALSO REJECT$ ! IDEOLOGY ( ! OPPRESS$'S LIB]ATION FROM !IR OPPRESSION ?R\< !IR POSITION AS ! OPPRESS$ & ITS SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 7REM9ISC5T H]E ( ,NIETZS*E AMONG O!RS74 ,?IS CONTEMPT = ! WORK]S1 SOME >GU$1 L$ A FEW AN>*I/S TO NOT BE CONC]N$ AB\T :E!R !IR ACTIONS W\LD CAUSE ! DEA? ( BANK WORK]S4 

,I WILL GO \T ON A LIMB & SAY ?AT ,I DON'T BUY ?IS ATTEMPT TO E/ABLI% A FIRM CONNECTION BETWE5 ANTI-SOCIAL IDEAS & ! ACTIONS ( ! >SONI/S1 ESPECIALLY :5 ! AN>*I/S MAK+ ?IS >GUM5T CLE>LY HAVE A D\BLE AG5DA3 TO DI/ANCE !MSELVES FROM ! >SONI/S TO CLE> !IR [N FEEL+S ( GUILT :ILE PROMOT+ !IR [N IDEOLOGY ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION 9 HOPES ( DO+ AWAY ) A PLAGUE ?AT !Y W]E BY ALL ACC\NTS ALREADY V]Y 9T]E/$ 9 /OMP+ \T OR AT LEA/ CONTROLL+4 7,DUR+ ! ,DE-CEMB] #bh 9SURRECTION1 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/S :O HAD SET PL5TY A FIRE 9 !IR DAY W]E TRY+ TO DIRECT ! Y\NG]1 MORE WILD 9SURG5TS TO NOT BURN C]TA9 BUILD+S SU* AS LOCAL BUS9ESSES47 ,= ! MO/ P>T1 IT DOESN'T SEEM ?AT ANY ( ! AN>*I/S 9 ! 0ANTI-SOCIAL T5D5CY0 9 ,GREECE 7IT'S UNCLE> TO ME1 BY ! WAY1 :E!R ! ANTI-SOCIALS *OSE ?IS T]M TO EXPLA9 !IR DIFF]5CES ) ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION>IES OR :E!R SOME *OSE TO EMBRACE ! T]M ?AT ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION>IES ?REW AT !M7 ACT$ V]Y DIFF]5TLY 9 PRACTICE FROM 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/S1 AT LEA/ NOT TO ! PO9T ( ATTACK+ ANYONE :O IS NOT A COP1 POLITICIAN1 BOSS1 ETC4 ,BUT ,I'VE HE>D IT CLAIM$ ?AT A C\PLE ( ACTIONS DI/+UI% !MSELVES1 SO ,I WILL EXAM9E !M4 ,! FIR/ WAS AN ACTION BY A LITTLE-KN[N GR\P :O HIJACK$ A COMMUT] TRA91 =C$ EV]YONE (F IT1 & SET IT ON FIRE4 ,!IR COMMUNIQUE PO9T$ \T ?AT ! WORK]S' DAILY ACTIVITY IS :AT REPRODUCES ! SY/EM !Y >E AGA9/1 & ?AT ?IS ACTION WAS TO D5Y ! WORK]S !IR DAILY COMMUTE4 ,NO ONE WAS HURT1 & IT SEEMS BY ALL ACC\NTS AN EXEMPL>Y ACTION1 ) EV5 ! SOCIAL AN>*I/S ONLY OBJECT+ TO !IR RHETORIC & NOT TO ! ACTION ITSELF4 ,! O!R WAS AN ACTION ( ! ,CONSPIRACY ( ,CELLS ( ,FIRE1 :O PLAC$ A BOMB 9 AN >EA :]E ! RUL+ P>TY LEAD] WAS GIV+ A SPEE* DUR+ ! CAMPAIGN SEASON4 ,! COMMUNIQUE DECL>ES ?AT !IR HATR$ & CONTEMPT WAS NOT ONLY = ! POLITICIAN BUT ALSO = ! MASSES :O W5T TO HE> HIM SPEAK4 ,H[EV]1 !IR 9T5TION WAS NOT TO HURT ANYONE1 & !Y CALL$ 9 A BOMB ?REAT TO =CE ! EVACUATION ( ! >EA & PREV5T ! SPEE* FROM TAK+ PLACE4 ,! >EA WAS EVACUAT$ & NO ONE WAS HURT4 ,COMP>E !SE ) ,M>IO ,BUDA'S BOMB+ ( ,WALL ,/REET444 

,I ?9K IT WAS EASI] 9 ! #a#hS 9TO ! E>LY #a#iS TO HAVE FAI? 9 ! MOVEM5TS ( ! OPPRESS$ TO LIB]ATE !MSELVES FROM !IR OPPRESSION4 #aifh WAS ANO!R GLIMPSE ( POSSIBILITY4 ,ONE MI<T >GUE ?AT ! REC5T WAVE ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS %\LD PUT ! DEBATE TO RE/ AGA9 7IT REA*$ ITS PEAK BE=E ! ,>AB ,SPR+1 9 A TIME ( UNPREC$5T$ SOCIAL PEACE71 S9CE SOCIAL REVOLUTION SEEMS LIKE A REAL POSSIBILITY4 ,BUT A DIFF]5T WAY ( LOOK+ AT IT IS ?AT ALL ! SOCIAL REVOLUTIONS ( ! PA/ HAVE 5D$ 9 EV]YONE GO+ BACK TO WORK = ! CONT9UATION ( ! CAPITALI/ SOCIETY 9 :I* WE F9D \RSELVES TODAY2 ?AT WE %\LD HAVE NO FAI? 9 ?IS WAVE1 :I* IS /EADILY %[+ ITSELF TO ACCOMPLI% NOT AN>*Y BUT ONLY NEW DEMOCRATIC REGIMES & O!R =MS ( RECUP]ATION2 & ?AT ! V]Y =M ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION IS A =M WE %\LD REJECT 9 FAVOR ( ANTI-SOCIAL 9SURRECTION4 ,DRAW+ ON ,/IRN] OR ,NOVATORE H]E WE MI<T REA* ! CONCLUSION ?AT ! SE$ ALWAYS PLANT$ 9 ! HE>T ( ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 :I* CAUS$ NEW >RANGEM5TS TO BE =M$1 :I* L$ TO ! COMMUNI/ DICTATOR%IPS 9 ,RUSSIA & ,*9A & ELSE:]E2 ! REASON :Y ! WORK]S W5T BACK TO WORK AT ! 5D ( ,MAY #aifh WAS ! 9SURG5TS' ADH]5CE TO A HI<] CAUSE & !IR NE$ TO ACT AS A MASS RA!R ?AN EMB>K+ ON ! MORE DANG]\S PA? ( AN EGOI/1 ICONOCLA/IC 9SURRECTION4 

,= ! MO/ P>T1 AN>*ISM HAS TAK5 A MIDDLE GR\ND ON ONE 9T]PRETATION ( ?IS QUE/ION4 ,?AT IS3 AN>*I/S >E ( C\RSE AGA9/ ! EXI/+ SOCIETY1 SO WE >E ANTI-SOCIAL1 BUT MO/ AN>*I/S BELIEVE 9 CREAT+ A NEW AN>*I/ SOCIETY1 SO !Y >E ALSO SOCIAL4 ,?IS IS ! #a/ LAY] ( ! MIDDLE GR\ND1 & IT DOESN'T 9T]E/ ME4 ,! #bND LAY] >ISES FROM ! DEBATE BETWE5 ! 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/S 7ESPECIALLY AS 9SPIR$ BY ,/IRN]7 :O >E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 A NEW SOCIETY1 & ! AN>*O-COMMUNI/S1 :O >E4 ,9 ?IS1 !RE IS ANO!R MIDDLE GR\ND :I* 9CLUDES ! ,GALLEANI/S1 ! :OLE 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/ APPROA*1 & SOME \TLI]S SU* AS ,VOLTA-R9E DE ,CLEYRE4 ,I'VE DISCUSS$ ?IS 9 ! PA/4 ,?IS MIDDLE GR\ND IS 9T]E/+ TO ME4 ,BUT ,I ?9K ! WAY 9 :I* IT UND]/&S ITSELF AS A MIDDLE GR\ND IS A PROBLEM4 ,:Y8 ,BECAUSE AL?\< IT IS ILLUM9AT-$ BY ! UND]/&+ ( ! 9TIMATE L9K BETWE5 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM & SOCIAL LIB]ATION1 & ?IS L9K CANNOT BE UND]/OOD AS MUTUAL1 NEV]!LESS IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 ! CASE HI/ORICALLY & PRES5TLY ?AT ! CAUSE ( SOCIAL LIB]ATION HAS BE5 WIELD$ AS A TOOL TO PU% ! 9DIVIDUAL BACK 9TO L9E1 ON A DAILY LEVEL & DUR+ 9SURRECTION4 ,IT IS = ?IS REASON ?AT ,I WILL SAY ?AT ,I AM ON ! SIDE ( ! ANTI-SOCIAL :5 ,I SEE !SE COME 9TO CONFLICT4 ,BECAUSE 9DIVIDUAL 9SURRECTION & SOCIAL 9SURRECTION CAN MUTUALLY FE$ EA* O!R1 BUT )\T 9DIVIDUAL 9SURRECTION1 SOCIAL 9SURRECTION C\LD NOT BE1 S9CE IT IS ! 9SURRECTION ( MANY 9DIVIDUALS TOGE!R1 NOT AS A MASS1 BUT AS 9DIVIDUALS ON A COMMON TRAJECTORY4 ,& :5 ! 0COMMON CAUSE0 ( !SE 9DIVIDUALS RE>S ITS HEAD--! LIB]ATION ( ! PEOPLE1 ( ! MASSES1 ( ! PROLET>IAT1 ( ! CLASS1 ( ! NATION1 ETC--IT DOES SO TO SQUA% 9SURRECTION & TURN IT 9TO ! NEW 7OR OLD7 SOCIAL ORD]4 

,I AM AGA9/ SOCIAL AN>*ISM1 NOT BECAUSE ,I DO NOT AGREE ) ! PREMISE ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL'S FRE$OM IS MO/ POSSIBLE 9 A WORLD :]E ALL >E FREE1 BUT RA!R BECAUSE SOCIAL AN>*ISM IS A =CE ?AT USES ! >GUM5T 0ONE CANNOT BE FREE :ILE ANO!R IS 9 *A9S0 TO TURN >\ND & SAY TO ! REBELS 0H[ D>E Y\ TRY TO BE FREE :ILE ANO!R IS 9 *A9S860 ,AS IF ONE NE$$ ! APPROVAL ( ! MASSES 9 ORD] TO EMB>K ON A PROCESS ( LIB]ATION1 AS IF :AT WE NE$ IS MORE GUILT6 ,IT IS A PA!TIC WAY TO TRY TO SMOO? \T ONE'S [N 9SECURITIES AB\T BE+ W$D$ TO ONE'S SOCIAL POSITION4 ,RA!R ?AN SEE+ ANO!R'S REBELLION AS A FUEL TO ONE'S [N1 ! SOCIAL AN>*I/ PROTE/S1 0,BUT ,I AM OPPRESS$ & SO MANY O!RS >E OPPRESS$1 SO Y\ MU/ BE OPPRESS$ ) US6 ,Y\ MU/ BE P>T ( \R FI<T+ ( \R OPPRESSION TOGE!R60 

,!RE IS NOT 5\< 9SURRECTION 9 ! WORLD4 ,EA* 5C\NT] ,I HAVE ) AN 9SURG5T BL[S SOME AIR 9TO MY [N FIRE4 ,PLATITUDES & P&]+1 ATTEMPTS TO HELP ME1 ! 9SI/5CE ?AT ONLY BY S]V+ O!RS CAN ,I MAKE ! WORLD A BETT] PLACE3 !SE >E SOME ( ! WET BLANKETS TOSS$ ON TOP ( ! HEAV+ MASS ?AT ?IS WORLD ?R[S ON MY FLAME4 ,FOCUS ON 9SURRECTION4 

,?IS DOES NOT MEAN SWIMM+ ALONG ) ! MASSES4 

,BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN Y\ WILL BE ALONE4 

TGN 

,YES1 !RE IS PRO-SOCIAL & ANTI-SOCIAL AN>*ISM4 ,Y\ CAN SEE ! PRO-SOCIAL 9 ! :9Y LIB]AL-AN>*I/ 0BUILD A MOVEM5T10 SUPPORT '! COMMUNITY1' MAKE-FRI5DS-)-Y\R-NEI<BORS T5D5CIES4 ,!SE T5D5CIES (T5 SEE ! ROLE ( AN>*ISM AS SUPPORT+ ,! ,SOCIAL & KEEP+ IT FUNCTION+ 9 A WAY V]Y SIMIL> TO H[ IT IS FUNCTION+ N[4 

,PRO-SOCIAL T5D5CIES EXI/ 9 O!R POLITICAL MOVEM5TS 9 MORE P>ADOXICAL WAYS1 BUT MO/ POSI-AN>*I/S JU/ HAVE BAD IDEAS AB\T H[ REVOLUTION HAPP5S & (T5 CRITICIZE OR %IT TALK RIOTS1 REVOLTS1 & REBELLIONS = NOT HAV+ AN EXPLICIT PRO-SOCIAL *>ACT]I/IC OR >TICULATION4 ,!Y ALSO D[NPLAY OR DI/ANCE !MSELVES FROM =MS ( REVOLUTION>Y VIOL5CE SU* AS KIDNAPP+ BOSSES OR MURD]+ RACI/ UNION BOSSES & C[ORK]S4 

,MO/ POSI-AN>*I/S >E NOT EXPLICIT AB\T :E!R !IR POSITION IS *OS5 /RATEGICALLY = ! REV41 MORALLY1 OR 9 AN EF=T TO PROTECT !IR [N COM=T4 

,ANTI-SOCIAL AN>*I/S DO NOT CONC]N !MSELVES ) ! CONT9U$ FUNCTION+ ( ! SOCIAL4 ,WE SEE ALL 9T]RUPTIONS ( SOCIETY AS IMM$IATELY CONNECT$ TO 9T]RUPTIONS ( CAPITALISM4 ,ANTI-SOCIAL AN>*I/S >E NOT CONC]N$ ) PRES]V+ ! REIGN+ MORAL ORD] ?AT P]MEATES & GIVES COHESION TO ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,REVOLUTION>Y ACTS WILL BE FE>$ & HAT$ BY ALL REASONABLE MEMB]S ( SOCIETY1 & ?AT IS NO DISC\RAGEM5T4 ,WE SEE SOCIETY AS A ?+ ) AN 9SIDE & AN \TSIDE1 A C5T] & A P]IPH]Y1 & WE WANT ! P]IPH]Y TO COME CRA%+ D[N ON ! C5T] TO MAKE ITS ORD] & FUNCTION IMPOSSIBLE4 ,WE WANT SOCIETY AS SU* TO BE DE/ROY$ & WE WANT ! WORLD AFT] TO BE COMPLETELY UNRECOGNIZABLE FROM ?IS ONE4 

,FIRE TO ! ,PRISONS & ,V5GEANCE >E BO? ANTISOCIAL TEXTS1 ,V5GEANCE IS AN>*I/1 & ,FTT,P IS PRO-AN>*I/4 ,EV]Y?+ ,BA% ,BACK6 EV] WROTE WAS ANTI-SOCIAL AS >E MO/ 9SURRECTION>Y TEXTS1 9CLUD+ ! CONTEMPOR>Y 9SURRECTION>Y TRANS FEM9ISM CURR5T ?AT IS BASICALLY ! ONLY 9SPIR+ CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/ WRIT+4 

,I'LL LET ! PRO-SOCIAL PEOPLE DEF9E !MSELVES SOME-:]E AWAY FROM MY PETTY1 BITT]1 %IT TALK+4 

ANK 

,I ?9K LABEL+ ,FTT,P1 ,B,B61 & ,V5GEANCE AS ANTI-SOCIAL HORRIBLY CONFUSES ?+S4 ,B,B6 & ,FTT,P HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW PEOPLE ) DIFF]5T IDEAS WRITE UND] !IR UMBRELLAS4 ,V5GEANCE'S CONCEPTION ( AN>*ISM IS #a#a.0 CLASS-BAS$1 & IS ,5,T,I,R,E,L,Y AB\T 0BUILD A MOVEM5T1 SUPPORT ! COMMUNITY1 MAKE FRI5DS ) Y\R NEI<BORS02 IT IS ONE ( ! MO/ SOCIAL AN>*I/ PUBLICATIONS ,I'VE EV] 5C\NT]$4 

,! ONLY WAY 9 :I* !SE C\LD ALL BE CALL$ ANTI-SOCIAL IS ?AT !Y'RE OPPOS$ TO ! EXI/+ CLASS SOCIETY1 BUT ?IS IS TRUE ( ALL AN>*I/S1 MAK+ IT COMPLETELY USELESS AS A DI/9CTION4 

,?IS IS :Y ! SOCIAL VS4 ANTI-SOCIAL DEBATE HAS TO BE AB\T :AT ONE ?9KS ( SOCIETY NOT ONLY AS IT EXI/S BUT AS IT MI<T IDEALLY EXI/ 7COMMUNI/_/AN>*I/ SOCIETY71 & :E!R ONE'S 7REVOLUTION>Y7 MEANS & 5DS >E SOCIAL 9 NATURE4 

,ALSO ! REC5T 9SURRECTION>Y TRANSFEM9I/ WRIT+S1 MA9LY SEEM+LY BAS$ ON ! >GUM5T CON/RUCT+ A REVOLUTION>Y CLASS ( PEOPLE ON ! BASIS ( !IR BODIES BE+ UNABLE TO PRODUCE *ILDR51 >E SOME ( ! LEA/ 9SPIR+ ,I'VE 5C\NT]$ 9 MY 5TIRE LIFE4 

,:AT HAPP5S :5 AN>*I/S FUNDAM5TALLY DISAGREE8 

ALC 

,DEP5D+ ON ! CIRCUM/ANCES1 AN>*I/S EXPRESS DISAGREEM5T OR DISS5T BY3 

SEP>ATION BY TIME 70TAK+ TURNS07 

SEP>ATION BY SPACE 70VOT+ ) ! FEET07 

DECISION BY GAME ( LUCK 

)DRAW+ P>TICIPATION 

)HOLD+ SUPPORT 

AD HOC DISCUSSION 

=MAL DEBATE 

>BITRATION BY MUTUALLY AGRE$ UPON #cRD P>TIES 

>BITRATION BY COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY 

>BITRATION BY AD HOC PE] C\NCIL 

IMM$IATE RECALL ( DELEGAT$ ROLES OR TASKS 

DISRUPTION_/HECKL+ 

RIDICULE_/MOCK]Y 

ATTACK+ REPUTATION 

DISRUPTION_/OB/RUCTION 

%UNN+ 

CONS5SUAL DUELS 

FEUD+ @& PRANKS 

BANI%M5T 

PROP]TY DE/RUCTION 

COMBAT 

,:AT IS WRONG ) 9DEP5D5T J\RNALI/S 9 ! EYES ( AN>*I/S8 

,I HAVE NOTIC$ ?AT BO? ,T & ,S >E GETT+ HEAT FROM AN>*I/S LATELY AB\T LIVE /REAM+ PROTE/S4 ,!Y >E FREELY & OP5LY DOCUM5T+ ! EV5TS ?AT >E HAPP5+1 & ,I SEE ?IS AS A GOOD ?+ :5 COMP>$ TO ! MA9 /REAM M$IA4 ,CAN Y\ $UCATE ME ON ! ISSUES ?AT AN>*I/S HAVE ) LIVE /REAM]S SU* AS ,T & ,S8 

,BY ! WAY1 ,I CREAT$ ?IS LOGO & ,I ?9K IT APTLY PORTRAYS ONE ( ! MO/ HELPFUL ROLES ?AT LIVE /REAM]S HAVE TO PLAY AT PROTE/S4 ,!Y KEEP ! P[]S ?AT BE RESPONSIBLE = !IR ACTIONS4 

  

DOT 

,! LOGO ALMO/ ANSW]S ! QUE/ION4 

A4 ,RECORD+ PEOPLE'S ACTIONS IS MORE LIKELY TO BE USEFUL TO \R 5EMIES ?AN IT IS TO US1 :E!R = ! PURPOSES ( SURVEILLANCE1 CRIM9AL *>GES1 MAK+ IT MORE CONFUS+ :O IS DO+ :AT 7H[ DOES ONE TELL AN 09DEP5D5T J\RNALI/0 FROM A COR-PORATE ONE871 ETC4 

B4 ,RECORD+ PEOPLE'S ACTIONS IS P>T ( MAK+ ACTIONS SPECTACUL> 7REIFY+ !M1 MAK+ !M AB/RACT & SEP>ATE FROM PEOPLE'S LIVES74 

C4 ,! IDEA ?AT !SE RECORD+S >E HELPFUL 9 SOME K9D ( 0PROTECT+ \RSELVES0 OR 0GR[+ \R NUMB]S0 WAY RELIES ON ! EXTREMELY LIMIT$ NOTION ?AT MORE 9=MATION IS :AT IS REQUIR$ TO MAKE PEOPLE FREE OR ACTIVE1 OR ?AT ! ,/ATE C>ES V]Y MU* :5 IT IS RECORD$ DO+ HE9\S ?+S4 ,AS AN EXAMPLE1 :ILE IT IS TRUE ?AT HAV+ AN ,IRAQI-W> VET--:O WAS TAILOR-MADE TO BE A PO/]BOY 7:ITE1 SLI<T ( BUILD1 UN?REAT5+ LOOK+1 ETC7--BE ATTACK$ ON NATIONAL TV DID GALVANIZE PEOPLE1 IT IS 5TIRELY OP5 TO QUE/ION H[ RELEVANT ?AT GALVANIZ+ WAS4 ,& ?AT WAS PRETTY MU* ! BE/ POSSIBLE SC5>IO = PUBLIC RESPONSE444 

,?IS C4 RESPONSE BASICALLY LOOPS BACK TO A4 79SUFFICI5T GOOD = ! BAD 9VOLV$74 

5K 

,EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL HAS !IR [N UNIQUE BIASES4 ,?IS IS AS TRUE ( J\RNALI/S AS ANYONE ELSE4 ,(T5 ) 9DY J\RNALI/S !SE P]SPECTIVES FALL 9 L9E ) SOME MASSIFI$ POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS4 ,!RE >E QUITE A FEW LIB]AL-CUM-SOCIALI/1 GRASSROOTS-Y J\RNALI/S = :OM ! LEGITI-MACY ( ! /ATE NEV] COMES 9TO QUE/ION4 ,!IR COV]AGE ( EV5TS CAN EASILY COLLAPSE SOME VA/ & UNB\ND$ EV5TS & MOVEM5TS 9TO DIGE/-IBLE1 NON-?REAT+ ACTIVISM4 ,= A REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE COMP>E ! DIV]SITY ( VIEWS ( ,EGYPTIANS & ,TUNISIANS FROM A YE> AGO TO ! RE=MI/ FRAM+ US$ BY 0ALT]NATIVE0 M$IA4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,DEMOCRACY ,N[6 AS MU* AS ,FOX ,NEWS1 ! MOVEM5T WAS PRO-DEMOCRACY RA!R ?AN ! MORE OBVI\S CONCLUSION ?AT IT WAS AT BASE ANTI-,MUB>AK_/,B5 ,ALI4 

,SURELY ! MOVEM5T BUREAUCRATS & DEMOCRACY ACTIVI/S W]E !RE 9 ! FIR/ DAYS1 BUT !Y W]E NOT NECESS>ILY REPRES5TATIVE ( ! MOVEM5T AS A :OLE4 ,WE MU/ REMA9 AW>E ?AT 9DY J\RNALI/S MAY BE DO+ ! /ATE'S WORK2 RECUP]AT+ RADICAL ACTIONS BY IMPOS+ N>RATIVES 9 :I* SU* EV5TS >E *ANNEL$ 9TO B5IGN RE=MISM4 

,I ?9K IT IS HELPFUL TO DI/+UI% ! AMATEUR1 0CITIZ50 7EW7 J\RNALI/S FROM PR(ESSIONAL1 09DEP5D5T0 J\RNALI/S J\RNALI/S4 0,CITIZ50 J\RNALI/S CAN BE QUITE A BIT WID] 9 !IR P]SPECTIVES ?AN ?OSE = :OM IT IS A JOB4 ,!IR BIASES MI<T ALSO BE A LOT MORE OBVI\S4 

,MAYBE !RE'S /ILL SOME 9DY J\RNALI/S \T !RE P]PETUAT+ ! *>ADE ( OBJECTIVITY4 ,?IS %\LD AN UN=GIVABLE S9 ( J\RNALISM BY N[4 ,! ONES MO/ 9SI/5T AB\T OBJECTIVITY >E USUALLY ! ONES ) ! BIGGE/ AX TO GR9D4 

DOT 

,?IS IS A BETT] WAY TO TALK AB\T :AT ,I T\*$ ON ) 0H[ CAN Y\ TELL :O IS 9DEP5D5T01 BUT TO BE CLE>1 ,I'M NOT ANY MORE 9T]E/$ 9 NONPR(ESSIONAL J\RNALI/S ?AN 9 PAID ONES4 ,MO/LY1 9T5TIONS >E IRRELEVANT TO ! H>M CAUS$4 

,H[ CAN ,I BE AN EFFECTIVE LEAD] 79 A NON-HI]>*ICAL1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN S5SE78 

,AS AN ADDITIONAL QUE/ION1 DOES ANYBODY KN[ :E!R !RE'S BE5 ANY WRIT+ DONE ON ! SUBJECT8 ,IF SO1 L9KS8 

,OBVI\SLY1 WE AS AN>*I/S OPPOSE LEAD]%IP 9 ! =M ( AU?ORITY & HI]>*IES4 ,H[EV]1 ,I'VE READ SOME ?+S REM>K+ ON ! ORGANIC EM]G5CE ( 0LEAD]S0 9 AN>*I/ GR\PS1 9 ! =M ( PEOPLE :O >E ! MO/ EXP]I5C$1 ! MO/ CONFID5T1 &_/OR ! MO/ CAPABLE ( TAK+ ACTION4 

,I'VE ALSO SE5 PROPOS$ SOME?+ AK9 TO 0IF Y\ MU/ TAKE ! ROLE ( A LEAD]1 DO SO ONLY = AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO %>E Y\R KN[L$GE & EXP]I5CE ) ?OSE >\ND Y\04 ,A LEAD] :O 5C\RAGES O!RS TO KNOCK H] (F H] P$E/AL1 SO TO SPEAK4 

,BASICALLY1 :AT ,I'VE RUN 9TO IS ?AT A L>GE PORTION ( MY FRI5DS >E EI!R 9TO AN>*ISM OR CONSID] !MSELVES AN>*I/S 7AFT] BE+ EXPOS$ TO IT1 ?R\< HANG+ >\ND ME71 BUT DON'T HAVE ! KN[L$GE_/EXP]I5CE_/9ITIATIVE TO BE CONFID5T 9 WORK+ ON PROJECTS4 ,I REALLY WANT TO %>E :AT ,I'VE GOT1 BUT HONE/LY ,I DON'T HAVE A LOT ( EXP]I5CE ) 0LEAD]%IP0 & 9/ILL+ CONFID5CE & 9SPIR+ ACTION4 ,MAYBE ?IS IS SOME?+ TOTALLY \T ( MY H&S & IT'S JU/ A MATT] ( WAIT+ = !M TO F9D !IR [N 9ITIATIVE & DESIRE TO ACT1 BUT ,I REALLY FEEL LIKE :AT ,I'VE DONE ?US F> IS EQUIVAL5T TO SAY+1 0,H]E'S :AT AN>*ISM IS--IF Y\ AGREE ) IT1 COOL4 ,WE %\LD DO SOME?+ AB\T IT40 ,& ?AT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE 5\<4 

ALC 

,TIME = AN EPIC RESPONSE2 ?ANKS = GIV+ ME AN 9C5TIVE TO WRITE IT \T4 

,CONCEPTS3 

,A4 ,GUIDE3 A LEAD] :O P]SUADES BY EXAMPLE & SUGGE/ION1 BAS$ ON EXP]I5CE OR 9=M$ SPECULATION 7EXPRESS$ AS SU*74 ,PRACTICES VOLUNT>Y RELATION%IPS4 ,LEGITIMATE4 

,B4 ,MA/]3 A LEAD] :O MANIPULATES ?R\< DURESS OR DECEIT1 BAS$ ON EXP]I5CE OR MIS9=M$ SPECULATION 7(T5 CONCEAL$74 ,PRACTICES CO]CIVE RELATION%IPS4 ,ILLEGITIMATE4 

,9 MY OP9ION1 LEGITIMATE LEAD]%IP REQUIRES AT LEA/ #ac CONDITIONS3 

,ACTIVE ,*OICE 

FOLL[]S ACTIVELY & VOLUNT>ILY DECIDE !IR ROLES ) 9=M$ CONS5T1 CON/ANTLY REEVALUATE 

,AN>*I/IC ,SKEPTICISM 

! BURD5 ( JU/IFICATION RE/S ON GUIDES RA!R ?AN FOLL[]S 

,CONTEXTUAL ,M]IT 

GUIDES PR(ICI5T 9 A SPECIFIC CONTEXT 

,EGALIT>IAN ,9TEGRITY 

ABS5CE ( =CE & FRAUD 9 9T]ACTIONS 

,EGALIT>IAN ,PURPOSE 

NO COMP5SATION REQUE/$ BEYOND EF=T EX-P5D$ OR DIRECT NE$2 GUIDES & FOLL[]S LIVE 9 ! SAME MAT]IAL CONDITIONS 

,EMP[]+ ,TRAJECTORY 

CONCRETE PROCESSES = EMP[]+ FOLL[]S1 %>+ 9=MATION OR MAT]IALS1 ROTAT+ ROLES1 DEC5TRALIZ+ AG5CY1 & R5D]+ FUR!R GUIDANCE UNNECESS>Y 

,F9ITE ,DURATION 

GUIDANCE DURATION DIRECTLY L9K$ TO MUTUALLY-AGRE$ UPON GOAL7S7 

,IMM$IATE ,RECALL 

! FOLL[]S' ABILITY TO IMM$IATELY REVOKE /ATUS ( GUIDE7S7 

,RADICAL ,ACC\NTABILITY 

GUIDES R$RESS =CE1 FRAUD1 FAILURE 

,RADICAL ,TRANSP>5CY 

HONE/ & EMP[]+ EXPLANATIONS ( GUIDES' LOGIC & AIMS 

,RESPONSIBLE ,TEA*+ 

GUIDES WANT RESPONSIBILITY TO FOLL[]S RA!R ?AN P[] OV] !M 

,SOCIAL ,LEVEL+ 

! FOLL[]S ?W>T GUIDES' S5SES ( 5TITLEM5T1 >ROGANCE1 @& CONTEMPT 

,/AKEHOLD] ,ACCESSIBILITY 

! 9CLUSION ( ALL P>TIES DES]V+ AG5CY1 BAS$ ON EXPRESS$ OR IMPLI$ NE$ 

,G5TLY1 %E GRASPS H] T5D] LOV]'S UNPRACTIC$ *EEK4 

,!Y BRU% FACES1 T\* LIPS4 ,%E GUIDES ) H] AFFECTION1 5C\RAG+ LE>N+ 9 ! MO/ COMPASSIONATE ( WAYS4 ,AS !IR 9TIMACY GR[S1 !Y REA* A BALANCE TOGE!R1 H] 9EXP]I5C$ P>TN] BECOMES A COMPET5T LOV]4 ,& EV5 ) ALL ( H] PRACTICE1 %E C\LD NOT HELP BUT HAVE H] [N LE>N+ /IMULAT$4 ,N[ !Y WALK !IR PA? H&-9-H&2 NEI!R GUIDES1 NEI!R FOLL[S4 

,HE REMEMB]S HIS E>LY Y\?1 :5 HIS ELD]S TAU<T HIM TO WALK 9 ! =E/ & GA!R HIS N\RI%M5T4 ,HE REMEMB]S !IR CONFID5CE1 HIS APPREH5SION1 AS HE FIR/ /EPP$ 9TO ! BU%1 N]V\S1 ) !M4 ,BUT N[ HE (T5 WALKS UND] ! PALE LI<T ( ! MOON1 FET*+ ! ACORNS1 ) ONLY HIS MEMORIES KEEP+ HIM COMPANY4 

,SOON HE WILL TEA* HIS LITTLE ONES TO BECOME SONS ( ! LEAD]%IP OAKS1 ! CYCLE />T+ AFRE%4 

"9"9,LEAD]%IP W\LD EM]GE NATURALLY AMONG ! MEMB]S ( A SOCIETY1 V]Y MU* AS IT DOES AMONG *ILDR51 & CONF9E ITSELF TO TAK+ 9ITIATIVES ONLY :5 9DIVIDUAL ONES >E IMPRACTICAL4 ,! FOLL[]S %\LD BE ! ONES TO DECIDE :OM !Y WILL FOLL[ & %\LD BE FREE TO *ANGE LEAD]S AS SUITS !IR CONV5I5CE4 ,9 A CONT9UUM CULTURE LIKE ?AT ( ! ,YEQUANA1 ! FUNCTION+ ( LEAD]S IS M9IMAL & IT IS POSSIBLE = ANY 9DIVIDUAL TO DECIDE NOT TO ACT ON ! LEAD]'S DECISION IF HE PREF]S444"9 

-,JEAN ,LI$L(F1 ,! ,CONT9UUM ,CONCEPT 

,IMMUNIZATION TO ,AU?ORIT>IANISM 

,IF WE WANT TO LIVE )\T RUL]S1 WE NE$ EMP[]M5T TO IMMUNIZE US FROM ! ?REAT ( AU?ORIT>IAN RELATION%IPS & DEFEAT ! POT5TIAL PITFALLS ( LEAD]%IP44 ,9 ORD] = ?AT TO HAPP51 WE NE$ TO UND]/& ! PSY*OLOGY ( P]CEPTION & PREJUDICE1 CREATIVITY1 9TELLIG5CE1 LE>N+1 LOGIC & FALLACIES1 9TUITION1 CRITICAL ?9K+1 >GUM5TATION1 PROBLEM-SOLV+1 PLANN+1 SY/EMS ANALYSIS1 & RISK MANAGEM5T4 ,?OSE ( US :O KN[ !SE ?+S 7SU* AS MYSELF7 W\LD DO WELL TO ACT AS GUIDES & %>E \R KN[L$GE4 ,SO H]E GOES 

PSY*OLOGY 

7SELF-ACTUALIZATION PROCESSES2 COGNITIVE BIASES2 PSY*OLOGICAL HEURI/ICS7 

PREJUDICE 

7COGNITIVE1 AFFECTIVE1 & BEHAVIORAL PREJUDICES7 

CREATIVITY 

7IMAG9ATION2 9SPIRATION2 9TUITION7 

9CREAS+ 9TELLIG5CE 

70SEEK NOVELTY2 *ALL5GE Y\RSELF2 ?9K CREATIVELY2 DO ?+S ! H>D WAY2 NETWORK07 

9CREAS+ LE>N+ 

7WORK+ MEMORY2 ATT5TION7 

LOGIC 

7=MAL VS 9=MAL2 9DUCTIVE VS D$UCTIVE7 

REASON 

7LOGIC7 VS 9TUITION 79/9CTS1 ASSOCIATIONS7 

LOGICAL FALLACIES 

7SE>*3 0,CRITICAL ,?9K+ AS AN ,AN>*I/ ,WEAPON07 

AW>5ESS ( DIS9=MATION TE*NIQUES 

CRITICAL ?9K+ 

AS 0! PROCESS ( PURPOSEFUL1 SELF-REGULATORY JUDG-M5T1 :I* USES REASON$ CONSID]ATION TO EVID5CE1 CONTEXT1 CONCEPTUALIZATIONS1 ME?ODS1 & CRIT]IA40 

CRITICAL ?9K+ COMPON5TS 

7SKEPTICISM2 LOGIC2 CL>ITY2 CR$IBILITY2 ACCURACY2 PRECISION2 RELEVANCE2 DEP?2 BREAD?2 SIGNIFICANCE2 FAIR-NESS7 

CRITICAL ?9K+ REQUIREM5TS 

0FALSIFIABILITY1 LOGIC1 COMPREH5SIV5ESS1 HONE/Y1 REPLICABILITY1 SUFFICI5CY0 

0HUMILITY1 9TEGRITY1 C\RAGE1 AUTONOMY0 

0FOLL[ ?R\<1 OP5-M9D$NESS1 =ESI<T1 ATT5TION1 9QUISITIV5ESS1 ?OR\<NESS1 FAIR-M9D$NESS0 

WILL+NESS TO CRITICIZE ONESELF 

0,CRITICAL ?9K+ CL>IFIES GOALS1 EXAM9ES ASSUMPTIONS1 DISC]NS HIDD5 VALUES1 EVALUATES EVID5CE1 ACCOMPLI%ES ACTIONS1 & ASSESSES CONCLUSIONS40 

>GUM5T MAPP+ 

7CONT5TIONS1 PREMISES1 CO-PREMISES1 OBJECTIONS1 REBUTTALS1 LEMMAS7 

PROBLEM-SOLV+ 7TE*NIQUES @& ME?ODOLOGIES2 BRA9/ORM+2 COLLABORATION2 NETWORK+7 

LAT]AL ?9K+ 7IDEA-G5]AT+ TOOLS2 ALT]+ FOCUS2 SELECTION2 APPLICATION7 

PLANN+ PR9CIPLES 7,PSY,BLOG GOAL HACKS3 /OP FANTASIZ+2 />T COMMITT+2 />T />T+2 VISUALIZE PROCESS NOT \TCOME2 AVOID ! :AT-!-HELL-EFFECT2 SIDE/EP PROCRA/9ATION2 %IFT+ TASK-OR-GOAL FOCUS2 REJECT ROBOTIC BEHAVIOR2 FOCUS ON ! AIM NOT ! GOAL2 KN[ :5 TO /OP2 IF-!N PLANS2 V]BAL-IZATION @& VISUALIZATION ( PROCESSES2 CONTRA/ POSITIVE FANTASY_/9DULG+ ) NEGATIVE REALITY_/DWELL+7 

PLANN+ ME?ODOLOGIES 7,/,O,P1 ,O,O,D,A LOOPS2 ,S,W,O,T ANALYSIS2 ,P,D,C,A CYCLES2 FL[ *>TS7 

WORK+ BACKW>DS 7GOAL2 /RATEGY2 TACTICS2 TIME-FRAMES2 DEADL9ES2 REVIEW7 

SY/EMS ANALYSIS 7COMPLEXITY2 EM]G5CE2 FRAGIL-ITY_/RESILI5CE2 SY/EMPUNKTS2 S*W]PUNKTS7 

RISK MANAGEM5T 7RISKS2 ?REATS2 VULN]ABILITY2 MITIGATION7 

,T,L2,D,R-,SKEPTICAL ( ,GUIDES1 ,HO/ILE TO ,MA/]S1 ,DELIB]ATE AS ,FUCK1 ,DE/ROY ,P[] ,?R\< ,COLLECTIVE ,SELF-,EMP[]M5T1 ,TELL ,EV]YONE4 

DOT 

,TWO MORE ?+S444 

,ONE TEXT ?AT WAS 9T]E/+ TO ME 7DESPITE H] REPUTATION7 WAS ,/>HAWK'S BOOK ON GR\P DYNAMICS & /RUCTURE 7,TRU? OR ,D>E74 ,IT 5C\RAG$ ME TO ?9K AB\T ! DIFF]5T ROLES ?AT PEOPLE PLAY1 H[ !Y CAN BE PLAY$ WELL1 & H[ MANY 7ALL87 ( !M HAVE A PLACE 9 A HAPPY GR\P4 

,:I* LEADS TO ! PO9T ?AT BE+ A LEAD] 7GOOD OR BAD7 REQUIRES P>TICIPATION FROM ! GR\P4 ,TO SOME EXT5T WE ALL >E AT ! M]CY ( \R FRI5DS & CONTEXT 7IE P>T ( ! PROBLEM ) H[ WE VIEW LEAD]S IS ! IDEA ?AT 0A GOOD LEAD] CAN OV]COME ?+S ON !IR [N074 ,I HAVE BE5 9 MANY A GR\P ?AT DEFUZ$ A P[] PLAY1 MADE A COMM5T 9TO A JOKE 7OR REFUS$ A JOKE & MADE IT 9TO A COMM5T71 ETC )\T EV5 NOTIC+ :AT WAS HAPP5+4 ,:5 ! TOPIC ( LEAD]S >ISES1 ! CONTEXT ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL OP]ATES )9 IS NOT GIV5 5\< CR$IT = LEAD]%IP :AT HAPP5S4 

,! EXAMPLE GIV5 BY ! QUE/ION SEEMS TO BE ONE ( COMMITM5T1 ?AT PEOPLE >E AFRAID OR UNWILL+ TO ACT 7:I* CAN BE = A NUMB] ( DIFF]5T REASONS71 & ,I ?9K ?AT SOMETIMES LEAD]S >E M]ELY ! PEOPLE :O >E WILL+ TO DO SOME?+ EV5 IF IT MEANS !Y MI<T BE WRONG 7OR BE SE5 AS WRONG74 

,H[ DO AN>*I/S FEEL AB\T WORK]-[N$ BUS9ESSES8 

,:5 ,I SAY 0WORK]-[N$ BUS9ESSES01 ,I'M TALK+ ALONG ! L9ES ( WORK]S DEMOCRATICALLY & COLLECTIVELY [N+1 MAK+ DECISIONS =1 & OBVI\SLY WORK+ ! BUS9ESS 9 A NON-HI]>*ICAL MANN]4 ,I'VE SE5 A LOT ( AN>*I/-FRI5DLY PR9T+ %OPS & BOOK /ORES RUN ?IS WAY1 ALONG ) BAK]IES1 BICYCLE %OPS1 & EV5 SOME SMALL RE/AURANTS4 

DOT 

,H>DASS ANSW]3 ?IS AN>*I/ FEELS NO WAY AT ALL AB\T WORK]-[N$ BUS9ESSES4 

,!RE >E SOME BUS9ESSES & FIELDS ?AT >E MORE FUN TO WORK 94 ,!RE >E SOME BUS9ESSES ?AT TEA* SKILLS ?AT >E MORE USEFUL 9 ! RE/ ( MY LIFE4 

,!RE >E SOME BUS9ESSES 7OR JOBS7 ?AT 9TRODUCE ME TO PEOPLE :OM ,I AM MORE LIKELY TO 5JOY4 

,BUT NONE ( ?AT HAS ANY?+ TO DO ) AN>*Y OR CAPITALISM444 ONLY ) RE=M4 

,NOT SO H>DASS ANSW]3 BE+ ABLE TO LIVE \R LIVES MORE ! WAY WE WANT TO 7TIME (F TO FUCK %IT UP1 CONNECT+ ) PEOPLE :O BECOME GOOD P>TS ( \R LIVES1 5\< MONEY TO WORK %ORT H\RS1 ETC7 IS A GOOD ?+1 & MAY HELP MAKE *ANG+ ! WORLD MORE DO-ABLE4 

,BACK TO H>DASS3 OR IT MI<T NOT4 

,& ! REALITY ( !SE K9DS ( MORE-PLEASURABLE JOBS T5DS TO BE ?AT !Y PAY LESS MONEY & REQUIRE MORE TIME1 MORE COMMITM5T1 & MORE 5]GY444 VS WORK+ A JOB ?AT ONE DOESN'T C>E AB\T & CAN H5CE EXPLOIT FULLY4 

,>E AN>*I/S BY DEF9ITION ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN8 

,IF !RE IS A BROAD ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN POLITICAL T5D5CY >E AN>*I/S1 BY DEF9ITION1 A P>T ( IT8 

NNN 

,CONCEPTUALLY1 IF WE />T FROM ! NOTION ?AT AU?ORIT>IANS VALUE AU?ORITY1 ORD]1 &_/OR RULE OV] FRE$OM1 ?AT AU?ORIT>IANS VALUE OB$I5CE OV] AUTONOMY1 !N AN>*I/S >E ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN BY DEF9ITION1 NO MATT] IF ! AU?ORIT>IAN MANIFE/$ IS A P]SON1 POLICY1 OR PRACTICE4 

,IT IS EASY TO PO9T TO SOME?+ ?AT TRAMPLES ! WILLS ( PEOPLE & OPPOSE IT4 ,BUT OPPOS+ ! BAD GUY1 ! BOSS1 ! DICTATOR IS EASY & NOT V]Y DEEP4 ,IF ?IS IS ! EXT5T ( ! ANALYSIS ( AU?ORIT>IANISM1 ?AT IT PICKS (F P>TICUL> PEOPLE OR PROGRAMS1 BUT LEAVES 9TACT ! /RUCTURES ?AT !Y PLUG 9TO !N ?IS EASY TYPE ( ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN /ANCE IS BEL[ ! AN>*I/ B>4 

,:AT IS ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 0REVOLUTION0 & 09SURRECTION08 

ANK 

,/IRN] WROTE3 

"9"9,REVOLUTION & 9SURRECTION MU/ NOT BE LOOK$ UPON AS SYNONYM\S4 ,! =M] CONSI/S 9 AN OV]TURN+ ( CONDITIONS1 ( ! E/ABLI%$ CONDITION OR /ATUS1 ! ,/ATE OR SOCIETY1 & IS ACCORD+LY A POLITICAL OR SOCIAL ACT2 ! LATT] HAS 9DE$ = ITS UNAVOIDABLE CONSEQU5CE A TRANS=MATION ( CIRCUM/ANCES1 YET DOES NOT />T FROM IT BUT FROM M5'S DISCONT5T ) !MSELVES1 IS NOT AN >M$ RIS+1 BUT A RIS+ ( 9DIVIDUALS1 A GETT+ UP1 )\T REG>D TO ! >RANGEM5TS ?AT SPR+ FROM IT4 ,! ,REVOLUTION AIM$ AT NEW >RANGEM5TS2 9SURRECTION LEADS US NO LONG] TO LET \RSELVES BE >RANG$1 BUT TO >RANGE \RSELVES1 & SETS NO GLITT]+ HOPES ON 09/ITUTIONS40 ,IT IS NOT A FI<T AGA9/ ! E/ABLI%$1 S9CE1 IF IT PROSP]S1 ! E/ABLI%$ COLLAPSES ( ITSELF2 IT IS ONLY A WORK+ =? ( ME \T ( ! E/ABLI%$4 ,IF ,I LEAVE ! E/ABLI%$1 IT IS DEAD & PASSES 9TO DECAY4 ,N[1 AS MY OBJECT IS NOT ! OV]?R[ ( AN E/ABLI%$ ORD] BUT MY ELEVATION ABOVE IT1 MY PURPOSE & DE$ >E NOT A POLITICAL OR SOCIAL BUT 7AS DIRECT$ T[>D MYSELF & MY [NNESS ALONE7 AN EGOI/IC PURPOSE & DE$4"9 

,I WRITE3 ,9SURRECTION DOES NOT HAVE TO MEAN ! UPRIS+ ( A S+LE EGO1 IT CAN BE ! SIMULTANE\S UPRIS+ ( MANY 9DIVIDUALS TOGE!R4 ,IT DIFF]S FROM REVOLUTION1 H[EV]1 9 ?AT IT IS SIMPLY UPRIS+4 ,REVOLUTION MAY 0FOLL[0 AN 9SURRECTION 9 REE/ABLI%+ A NEW ORD]4 ,MO/ REVOLUTION>IES W\LD SAY ?AT AN 9SURRECTION IS NECESS>Y TO ! PROCESS1 BUT IS NOT ALL ( ! PROCESS4 

,9 ! ,M>XI/ S5SE1 REVOLUTION IS ! TOTAL OV]?R[ ( AN ECONOMIC-POLITICAL SY/EM & ITS REPLACEM5T ) ANO!R ONE--! MO/ ACCESSIBLE EXAMPLE BE+ ! B\RGEOIS REVOLUTION :I* OV]?REW FEUDALISM & PRODUC$ CAPITALISM4 ,SO FROM A ,M>XI/ P]SPECTIVE WE HAVE NO EXAMPLES ( A FULL PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION 7YET71 ONLY V>I\S PROLET>IAN 9SURRECTIONS 7! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE1 ETC71 :I* HAVE BE5 PUT D[N1 OR COOPT$ = EXAMPLE BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,O!RS W\LD SAY ?AT ! PROBLEM ISN'T ?AT 0WE HAV5'T GONE F> 5\<0 TO FULL REVOLUTION ?R\< 9SURRECTION1 BUT ?AT WE >E ON ! SIDE ( 9SURRECTION ITSELF BECAUSE ?AT IS :]E AN>*Y OR COMMUNISM 0LIVE10 :ILE REVOLUTION IS ITSELF A COOPTATION ( 9SURRECTION 7SEE ,/IRN]74 

,:AT IS 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*ISM8 

"9"9,!SE DAYS EV]Y TIME ,I 5C\NT] 09SURRECTION>Y AN>*ISM0 IT JU/ SEEMS LIKE PLA9 AN>*ISM TO ME4 ,NO?+ /ICKS \T AB\T IT ?AT W\LD MAKE ?IS TAXONOMY APPROPRIATE4 ,MAYBE ITS EFFECTS HAVE REALLY BECOME ?AT UBIQUIT\S8"9 

DOT 

,!RE IS A PRETTY GOOD ?READ AB\T ?IS QUE/ION1 FROM #a_/#b#a#a ON AN>*I/NEWS4ORG4 ,IT />TS \T ) A LONG /ATEM5T AB\T :AT 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*Y IS AGA9/ 7CAPITALISM1 GOV]NM5T1 CULTURAL /&>DS LIKE ! NUCLE> FAMILY1 :I* IS :]E ! 9T]PRETATION COMES 91 ( C\RSE71 & H[ ! PO/]7S7 CANNOT SAY :AT !Y >E = UNLESS Y\ >E WORK+ ) !M 7?IS SEEMS FAIRLY REPRES5TATIVE1 ! PO9T BE+ ?AT :AT ONE IS = CANNOT BE SPOK5 ( )\T BE+ CO-OPT$_/MISUND]/OOD7444 ,H]E IS A GOOD BIT3 

,I,A MO/LY RESPONDS TO ! CONTEXT ( AN ORGANIZ$ LEFT 9 P[] & >M$ /RUGGLE 9 ,ITALY 9 ! LATE #gS & #hS4 ,AS IT IS A !ORETICAL & /RATEGIC RESPONSE TO ?IS CONTEXT1 ! ,F,A,I OR O!R T5D5CIES & AN>*I/S BE=E ?IS C\LD NOT BE CONSID]$ 09SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/4 

7,SO1 ?IS DRAWS A DI/9CTION BETWE5 9SURRECTION>Y TACTICS1 :I* >E OLD1 & 09SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/0 :I* />TS AT A SPECIFIC TIME @& PLACE74 

,?IS ?READ ALSO MAKES CLE> ?AT I@a HAS MORE 9 COMMON ) ILLEGALISM ?AN ) O!R K9DS ( AN>*I/ ?\<T1 & ?AT !RE IS A CONFLICT BETWE5 IT & AN>*O-SYNDICALISM4 ,TO ME ?IS IS :]E CURR5T RHETORIC MUDDIES ! WAT]S1 S9CE GR\PS LIKE MODE/O AN>*O CLAIM BO? LABELS4 

ANK 

,9SURRECTION>Y AN>*ISM IS DI/+UI%$ FROM 0PLA9 AN>*ISM0 ON QUE/IONS ( APPROA* MORE SO ?AN ON :AT ONE IS = & AGA9/4 

,I,A IS ?US ASSOCIAT$ ) ! CRITIQUE ( =MAL ORGANIZATION1 PRACTICES ( 9=MAL ORGANIZATION1 ATTACK1 P]MAN5T CONFLICT1 ILLEGALISM1 & O!R MATT]S ?AT >E PRIM>ILY PRACTICAL RA!R ?AN IDEOLOGICAL4 

,BUT B5EA? ?IS ?RU/ >E TWO CLE> IDEAS--ONE DEAL+ ) TIME & ANO!R ) RELATION%IPS--?AT >E BO? REFUSALS ( M$IATION4 ,FIR/LY1 ,I,A IS *>ACT]IZ$ BY ! REJECTION ( A FUTURE REVOLUTION 7WAIT+ = IT OR MAK+ PROGRESS T[>D IT72 9/EAD1 9SURRECTION IS SE5 AS SOME?+ TO BE IMM$IATELY PRACTIC$4 ,SECONDLY1 ,I,A REJECTS ! BODIES ?AT M$IATE ! SPACES BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS & ORGANIZES !M 9 MASS REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY4 

,! DI/9CTION WAS FIR/ EXPRESS$ BY ,/IRN]1 :OSE IDEAS HAVE BE5 5ORM\SLY 9FLU5TIAL TO ALL ( ! WELL-KN[N 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/S3 

 ,REVOLUTION & 9SURRECTION MU/ NOT BE LOOK$ UPON AS SYNONYM\S4 ,! =M] CONSI/S 9 AN OV]TURN+ ( CONDITIONS1 ( ! E/ABLI%$ CONDITION OR /ATUS1 ! ,/ATE OR SOCIETY1 & IS ACCORD+LY A POLITICAL OR SOCIAL ACT2 ! LATT] HAS 9DE$ = ITS UNAVOIDABLE CONSEQU5CE A TRANS=MATION ( CIRCUM/ANCES1 YET DOES NOT />T FROM IT BUT FROM M5'S DISCONT5T ) !MSELVES1 IS NOT AN >M$ RIS+1 BUT A RIS+ ( 9DIVIDUALS1 A GETT+ UP1 )\T REG>D TO ! >RANGEM5TS ?AT SPR+ FROM IT4 ,! ,REVOLUTION AIM$ AT NEW >RANGEM5TS2 9SURRECTION LEADS US NO LONG] TO LET \RSELVES BE >RANG$1 BUT TO >RANGE \RSELVES1 & SETS NO GLITT]+ HOPES ON 09/ITUTIONS40 ,IT IS NOT A FI<T AGA9/ ! E/ABLI%$1 S9CE1 IF IT PROSP]S1 ! E/ABLI%$ COLLAPSES ( ITSELF2 IT IS ONLY A WORK+ =? ( ME \T ( ! E/ABLI%$4 ,IF ,I LEAVE ! E/ABLI%$1 IT IS DEAD & PASSES 9TO DECAY4 ,N[1 AS MY OBJECT IS NOT ! OV]?R[ ( AN E/ABLI%$ ORD] BUT MY ELEVATION ABOVE IT1 MY PURPOSE & DE$ >E NOT A POLITICAL OR SOCIAL BUT 7AS DIRECT$ T[>D MYSELF & MY [NNESS ALONE7 AN EGOI/IC PURPOSE & DE$4 

,IS CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*Y DIFF]5T FROM 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*Y8 

"9"9,H[8 ,IF !Y'RE NOT DIFF]5T1 !N :Y >E !Y CALL$ DIFF]5T ?+S8"9 

LAW 

,DIFF]5T ANALYSIS1 DIFF]5T TACTICS1 DIFF]5T APPROA*ES4 ,BUT ! PROBLEM IS ?AT ?OSE :O RAIL AGA9/ 09SURRECTION>Y0 AN>*I/S ALMO/ ALWAYS USE A /RAWMAN >GUM5T4 ,! 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/S ,I KN[ DO NOT IGNORE1 DISMISS1 OR O!RWISE DISREG>D A CLASS ANALYSIS ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,?OSE :O REF] TO !MSELVES AS 0CLASS /RUGGLE0 AN>*I/S >E ALMO/ ALWAYS US+ ?AT T]M9OLOGY AS A %ORT-CUT WAY ( DESCRIB+ !IR /RATEGIES & TACTICS4 ,MORE SPECIFICALLY IT APPE>S ?AT !Y DO NOT REJECT LABOR UNIONS AS LOCATIONS = REVOLUTION>Y 9T]V5TION1 :]EAS MO/ O!R AN>*I/S 7& NOT JU/ ! CRAZ$ 9SURRECTION>IES7 DO4 ,P]HAPS ! MA9 DI/9CTION IS MANIFE/ >\ND ! ORGANIZATIONAL QUE/ION2 CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/S T5D TO FAVOR =MAL MEMB]%IP-BAS$ CADRE ORGANIZATIONS1 :ILE 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/S REJECT !M 9 FAVOR ( NETWORKS & 9=MAL ONES4 

,:AT IS SOCIAL W>8 

,I SEE SOCIAL W> AS A REACTION TO ! FOCUS ON CLASS W> BY C]TA9 SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS ( POLITICAL PEOPLE4 ,CLASS W> T5DS TO EMPHASIZE RIGID DI/9CTIONS BETWE5 CLASSES ?AT DON'T MAKE S5SE ANYMORE 7IF !Y EV] DID71 & A M>XI/_/ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ?AT DOESN'T ADDRESS MANY O!R CAUSES & EFFECTS ( HI]>*Y4 ,SO SOCIAL W> EMPHASIZES BO? ?AT WE >E ALL P>TICIPANTS 9 ?IS W> 79/EAD ( JU/ ! WORK+ CLASS-AS-REVOLUTION>Y-AG5T71 & ?AT WE >E AT W> ) SOCIETY1 & ?AT SOCIETY IS AT W> ) ITSELF4 

,?AT DEF9ITELY LEADS TO AN AMORPH\SNESS ?AT COMMUNI/S ESPECIALLY 7IT SEEMS7 DON'T LIKE TO DEAL )1 BUT TO ME SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO ! BLURRY L9ES & %IFT+ GR\ND ?AT WE DEAL ) ALL ! TIME4 

"9"9,REJECT+ ! LOGIC ( SOCIAL PEACE1 WE 9/EAD ASS]T A DIFF]5T RATIONALE3 SOCIAL W>4 ,SOCIAL W> IS \R WAY ( >TICULAT+ ! CONFLICT ( CLASS W>1 BUT BEYOND ! LIMITATIONS ( CLASS4 ,RA!R ?AN A WORK+ CLASS SEEK+ TO AFFIRM \RSELVES 9 \R 5DLESS CONFLICT ) CAPITAL1 WE DESIRE 9/EAD TO ABOLI% ! CLASS RELATION & ALL O!R RELATIONS ?AT REPRODUCE ?IS SOCIAL ORD]4 ,SOCIAL W> IS ! DISCRETE & ONGO+ /RUGGLE ?AT RUNS ?R\< & NEGOTIATES \R LIV$ EXP]I5CE4 ,AS AG5TS ( *AOS1 WE SEEK TO EXPOSE ?IS /RUGGLE1 TO MAKE IT OV]T4 ,! ISSUE IS NOT VIOL5CE OR NONVIOL5CE4 ,:AT'S AT ISSUE 9 !SE =AYS AGA9/ CAPITAL IS RA!R ! SOCIAL PEACE & ITS NEGATION4 ,TO QUOTE A COMRADE H]E 9 ,OAKL&3"9 

"9"9,W9D[S >E %ATT]$ :5 WE DO NO?+1 SO ( C\RSE W9D[S WILL BE %ATT]$ :5 WE DO SOME?+2 BLOOD IS %$ :5 WE DO NO?+1 SO ( C\RSE BLOOD WILL BE %$ :5 WE DO SOME?+4"9 

"9"9,SOCIAL W> IS ?IS PROCESS ( DO+ SOME?+4 ,IT IS \R CONC]T$ EF=T TO RUPTURE ! EV]-PRES5T DEADL9ESS ( ! SOCIAL PEACE4"9 

,OCCUPY ,EV]Y?+ 

SAB 

SOCIAL W>3 ,! N>RATIVE ( 0CLASS /RUGGLE0 DEVELOP$ BEYOND CLASS TO 9CLUDE ! COMPLEXITIES & MULTIPLICITIES ( ALL SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,SOCIAL W> IS CONFLICT )9 ALL HI]>*ICAL SOCIAL RELATIONS4 

,SOCIAL W> MEANS SOCIETY AGA9/ ! /ATE4 

,! ABOVE IS FROM A FEW S\RCES1 & ,I ?9K IS A LOT MORE ON T>GET ?AN :AT DOT ELUDES TO4 ,! :OLE 0W> ON SOCIETY0 BIT IS TOTALLY /RANGE TO ME4 ,MORE LIKE MO/ ( SOCIETY AGA9/ A T9Y ELITE ?AT CONTROL /ATE & CAPITAL4 

DOT 

,JU/ TO CL>IFY--:ILE !RE IS A PIECE ( ! 0MO/ ( SOCIETY AGA9/ A T9Y ELITE0 ?AT MAKES S5SE 7HAV+ A DEF9$ 5EMY IS ONE IMPORTANT P]SPECTIVE71 ,O,N,L,Y PAY+ ATT5TION TO ?AT IGNORES ?AT WE >E ALL P>T ( ! SOCIETY ?AT WE >E FI<T+4 ,P[]_/HI]>*Y_/AU?ORIT>IANISM DOESN'T JU/ EXI/ 9 SOME EXT]NAL =M1 9 SOME EASILY ID5TIFI$ O!R 7! T9Y ELITE72 IT IS 9 ALL ( US4 IT IS ,WE7,T,M7 7ALSO KN[N AS ,! ,MASSES7 :O CONT9UE TO ACCEPT ! FUCK$ UP SITUATION WE >E 91 ,WE :O HAVE NOT RIS5 UP & CA/ (F ! *A9S4 ,! ONLY WAY TO MAKE S5SE ( ?AT PASSIVITY 7AS F> AS ,I CAN TELL7 IS TO UND]/& ?AT WE >E ALL IMPLICAT$1 EV5 ! PEOPLE :O SEEM TO HAVE ! MO/ TO GA9 FROM A REVOLUTION4 ,SOCIETY1 = LACK ( A BETT] WORD4 

,LIB]AL OR ,CONS]VATIVE8 

"9"9,I AM TRY+ TO UND]/& ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 LEFT VS RI<T W+ POLITICS4 ,AN>*ISM IS LEFT BUT FROM :AT ,I READ1 LEFT W+ IS MORE LIB]AL :ILE RI<T W+ IS CONS]VATIVE4 ,ALSO1 IT SEEMS ?AT ,LIB]ALS PROMOTE MORE GOV]NM5T & ALSO ADVOCATE DISCRIM9ATION4"9 

"9"9,SO1 :Y IS ,AN>*ISM CONSID]$ LEFT & ( ! TWO1 IS IT MORE LIB]AL OR CONS]VATIVE BY NATURE8 ,I'M NEW TO POLITICS 9 G5]AL & W\LD LOVE ANY ANSW]S4 ,TO ME1 LIB]AL & CONS]VATIVE >E JU/ WORDS ?AT KEEP GETT+ *ANG$ ALONG ) ,AM]ICA'S SOCIETY1 BUT ,I'M WOND]+ H[1 SPECIFICALLY1 ,AN>*ISM FALLS T[>DS ! LEFT1 :I* IS M>K$ MORE 0,LIB]AL04 ,ANY HELP W\LD BE AWESOME6"9 

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,I US$ TO BELIEVE AN>*I/S W]E RI<T-W+ = ?IS V]Y REASON1 & !RE=E LOOK$ UPON !M ! SAME AS ,I DO NEO-CONS4 

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,?IS PRETTY NIFTY SITE REJECTS ! ONE-AXIS 0,LEFT-TO-,RI<T0 POLITICAL SPECTRUM 9 FAVOR ( A TWO-AXIS K9D ( *>T4 ,! ,X-AXIS IS ! 'ECONOMIC' SPECTRUM1 ) COLLECTIVISM_/COMMUNISM ON ! LEFT & NEO-LIB]ALISM_/FREE-M>KET LIB]T>IANISM ON ! RI<T4 ,ON ! ,Y-AXIS1 ! TOP IS AU?ORIT>IANISM_/FASCISM & ! BOTTOM IS LIB]T>IANISM_/AN>*ISM4 ,OBVI\SLY IT'S NOT P]FECT1 BUT ,I ?9K IT'S A HELL ( A LOT BETT] ?AN ! USUAL N>R[ DEPICTION ( ! SPECTRUM4 

,SOME PEOPLE 7PROBABLY MO/ PEOPLE7 CONSID] AN>*I/S TO BE P>T ( ! LEFT BECAUSE AN>*I/S HAVE FREQU5TLY 7ESPECIALLY HI/ORICALLY7 CALL$ !MSELVES 0AN>*O-COMMUNI/S0 7REF]R+ TO ! DESIRE = COMMUNISM -- A /ATE-FREE SOCIETY1 )\T ! 9T]IM /AGES USUALLY 9SI/$ ON BY PEOPLE :O CALL !MSELVES JU/ 0COMMUNI/S074 ,COMMUNI/S & AN>*I/S >E BO? CONSID]$ TO BE P>T ( ! LEFT BECAUSE ( A FOCUS ON H[ ! /ATE & CONTEXT 9FLU5CES 9DIVIDUALS4 ,IRONICALLY1 CONS]VATIVES USUALLY FOCUS MORE ON 9DIVIDUAL WILL P[] & RESPONSIBILITY 7:I*1 9 A SOCIETY ?AT IS SET UP TO BE UNEQUAL1 ABSOLVES 9/ITUTIONS ( RESPONSIBILITY44474 

,BUT !RE IS DEF9ITELY A SIGNIFICANT SEGM5T ( AN>*I/S :O CALL !MSELVES NEI!R RI<T NOR LEFT4 

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,OKAY1 BUT ,AN>*ISM IS LIB]AL 9 ?AT IT PROMOTES ,SOCIALISM BUT ,CONS]VATIVE 9 ITS ANTI-/ATE T5D5CIES8 ,JU/ SEEMS TO BE SO MANY CONTRADICTIONS ) ?IS4 

,ALSO1 BE+ ?AT ,CONS]VATIVES >E = MORE 9DIVIDUALITY1 W\LD ,AN>*O-9DIVIDUALISM BE CONSID]$ RI<T W+8 ,FROM :AT ,I READ1 BO? ,SOCIAL & ,9DIVIDUAL ,AN>*ISM >E OPPOS$ TO CAPITALISM1 MAK+ IT MORE LEFT W+8 

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,AN>*I/S >E NOT PROMOT+ SOCIALISM AS SOCIALISM IS CURR5TLY UND]/OOD4 ,?AT IS1 SOCIALISM IS N[ ASSOCIAT$ 7LIKE COMMUNISM7 ) ! /ATES ?AT HAVE CALL$ !MSELVES SOCIALI/ & COMMUNI/1 & AN>*I/S DON'T PROMOTE /ATES OR TRANSITIONS ?AT GO ?R\< /ATES4 

,IT'S CLE>] TO SAY ?AT AN>*ISM IS NEI!R LIB]AL NOR CONS]VATIVE1 S9CE BO? LIB]ALISM & CONS]VATISM >E LABELS = GR\PS ( PEOPLE 7AS WELL AS LABELS = COLLECTIONS ( IDEAS71 ) :I* AN>*I/S USUALLY HAVE LITTLE 9 COMMON4 ,ALL AN>*I/S >E AGA9/ CAPITALISM1 IT IS ONE ( ! FUNDAM5TALS ( AN>*ISM4 7,PEOPLE :O CALL !MSELVES AN>*O-CAPITALI/S >E BASICALLY PLAY+ WORD GAMES47 ,& YES1 AN>*O-9DIVIDUALISM HAS BE5 ATTACK$ BY LEFTI/S AS BE+ RI<T-W+ 9 ITS EFFECTS IF NOT 9 9T5TION4 

,WE >E AGA9/ CAPITALISM1 BUT ?AT DOES NOT MAKE US LEFT-W+4 ,MO/ PEOPLE ON ! LEFT W\LDN'T SAY ?AT !Y'RE AGA9/ CAPITALISM AT ALL1 JU/ ?AT !Y WANT A K9D]1 G5TL] CAPITALISM4 

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,! WORD 0LIB]AL0 IS RELAT$ TO ! WORD 0LIB]TY0 & WAS ORIG9ALLY US$ TO MEAN G5]\S OR UNRE/RA9$4 ,9 MOD]N POLITICAL P>LANCE1 IT HAS COME TO MEAN MANY ?+S1 BUT IT USUALLY IMPLIES PROGRESSIVISM2 ! PROMOTION ( *ANGE4 ,! WORD 0CONS]VATIVE0 COMES FROM ! WORD 0CONS]VE0 & SUGGE/S MA9T5ANCE & PRES]VATION4 ,?IS WORD TOO HAS BE5 BA/>DIZ$1 B5T = PROPAG&I/IC PURPOSES1 BUT IT /ILL IMPLIES REV]5CE = ! OLD WAYS4 ,?US1 LIB]AL POLITICIANS ADVOCATE RE=M & DEVELOPM5T :ILE CONS]VATIVE ONES CALL = A RETURN TO TRADITIONAL VALUES4 

,9 ! S5SE ?AT AN>*I/S REJECT SO-CALL$ TRADITIONAL VALUES1 & 9 ! S5SE ?AT !Y AGITATE = A NEW SOCIETY ?AT IS RADICALLY DIFF]5T FROM ! NORM1 !Y >E LEFTI/S4 ,FUR!R1 MANY PEOPLE TODAY CONSID] M>XI/ MOVEM5TS TO BE A PRODUCT ( ! LEFT & CAPITALI/ PROTRACTORS A P>T ( ! RI<T4 ,SO1 S9CE MANY AN>*I/S >E SOCIALI/S1 COMMUNI/S1 ETC2 AN>*Y--ESPECIALLY ,EUROPEAN AN>*Y--IS (T5 PLAC$ )9 ! LEFTI/ MILIEU4 

,:AT IS PO/-LEFT AN>*ISM8 

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,PO/-LEFT AN>*Y HAS DEVELOP$ ?\<T 9 #f MA9 >EAS3 

,! ,LEFT 

CRITIQU+ ! ,LEFT AS NEBUL\S1 ANA*RONI/IC1 DI/RACT+1 A FAILURE1 & AT KEY PO9TS A C\NT]PRODUCTIVE =CE HI/ORICALLY 70! LEFT-W+ ( CAPITAL07 

CRITIQU+ ,LEFTI/ ACTIVI/S = POLITICAL C>E]ISM1 

CELEBRITY CULTURE1 SELF-RI<TE\SNESS1 PRIVILEG$ VANGU>DISM1 & M>TYRDOM 

CRITIQU+ ! T5D5CY ( ,LEFTI/S TO 9SULATE !MSELVES 9 ACADEMIA1 SC5ES1 & CLIQUES :ILE ALSO ATTEMPT+ TO OPPORTUNI/ICALLY MANAGE /RUGGLES 

,IDEOLOGY 

A ,/IRN]-ESQUE CRITIQUE ( DOGMA & IDEOLOGICAL ?9K+ AS A DI/9CT PH5OM5ON 9 FAVOR ( 0CRITICAL SELF-!ORY0 AT 9DIVIDUAL & COMMUNAL LEVELS 

,MORALITY 

A MORAL NIHILI/ CRITIQUE ( MORALITY_/REIFI$ VALUES_/MORALISM 

,ORGANIZATIONALISM 

CRITIQU+ P]MAN5T1 =MAL1 MASS1 M$IAT$1 RIGID1 GR[?-FOCUS$ MODES ( ORGANIZATION 9 FAVOR ( TEMPOR>Y1 9=MAL1 DIRECT1 SPONTANE\S1 9TIMATE =MS ( RELATION 

CRITIQU+ ,LEFTI/ ORGANIZATIONAL PATT]NS' T5D5CIES T[>D MANAG]IALISM1 R$UCTIONISM1 PR(ESSIONALISM1 SUB/ITUTIONISM1 & IDEOLOGY 

CRITIQU+ ! T5D5CIES ( UNIONS & ,LEFTI/ ORGANIZATIONS TO MIMIC POLITICAL P>TIES1 ACT+ AS RACKETE]S_/M$IATORS1 ) CADRE-BAS$ HI]>*IES ( !ORETICIAN @& MILITANT OR 9TELLECTUAL @& GRUNT1 DEFAILT+ T[>D 9/ITUTIONALIZATION1 & RITUALIZ+ A MEET+-VOT+-RECRUIT+-M>*+ PATT]N 

,ID5TITY ,POLITICS 

CRITIQU+ ID5TITY POLITICS 9S(> AS IT PRES]VES VICTIMIZATION-5ABL$ ID5TITIES & SOCIAL ROLES 7I4E4 AFFIRM+ RA!R ?AN NEGAT+ G5D]1 CLASS1 ETC47 & 9FLICTS GUILT-9DUC$ P>ALYZES1 AMONG O!RS 

CRITIQU+ S+LE-ISSUE CAMPAIGNS OR ORI5TATIONS 

,VALUES 

MOV+ BEYOND AN>*,I,S,M AS A /ATIC HI/ORICAL PRAXIS 9TO AN>*,Y AS A LIV+ PRAXIS 

FOCUS+ ON DAILY LIFE & ! 9T]SECTIONALITY !RE( RA!R ?AN DIALECTICS _/ TOTALIZ+ N>RATIVES 7EXCEPT AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S T5D T[>D EPI/EMOLOGY7 

EMPHASIZ+ P]SONAL AUTONOMY & A REJECTION ( WORK 7AS =C$ LABOR1 ALI5AT$ LABOR1 WORKPLACE-C5TRICITY7 

CRITIQU+ ,5LI<T5M5T NOTIONS ( ,C>TESIAN DUALITIES1 RATIONALISM1 HUMANISM1 DEMOCRACY1 UTOPIA1 ETC4 

CRITIQU+ 9DU/RIAL NOTIONS ( MASS SOCIETY1 PRODUCTION1 PRODUCTIVITY1 EFFICI5CY1 0,PROGRESS01 TE*NOPHILIA1 CIVILIZATION 7ESP4 9 ANTI-CIVILIZATION T5D5CIES7 

,:O DO PO/-,LEFTI/S ORGANIZE OR TAKE ACTION )8 

,I KN[ ?AT PO/-,LEFTI/S >E NOT AN>*O-CAPITALI/S1 SO OBVI\SLY RI<T W+]S >E \T ( ! QUE/ION4 ,BUT MO/ PEOPLE :O >E NOT ,REPUBLICANS OR ,LIB]T>IANS >E EI!R LIB]ALS :O VOTE = ! ,DEMOCRATS1 OR >E SOME V>IETY ( ,LEFTI/S 7,SOCIALI/S1 ,COMMUNI/S1 ETC74 

,SEEMS !RE IS A V]Y LIMIT$ POOL ( PEOPLE PO/-,LEFTI/S CAN WORK ) IF !Y REFUSE TO WORK ) ,LEFTI/S4 ,SURELY !Y DON'T ORGANIZE ) APA!TIC OR APOLITICAL PEOPLE ONLY8 

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,IT W\LD DEP5D ON ! SITUATION4 ,I AM SURE O!RS WILL HAVE MU* TO SAY AB\T ?IS1 MU* ( IT ?AT WILL CONFLICT ) ME1 BUT MY TAKE IS ?AT PO/-LEFT AN>*I/S ORGANIZE ON A TEMPOR>Y BASIS ) ?OSE !Y HAVE AFF9ITY ) 9 ORD] TO A*IEVE P>TICUL> GOALS4 

,I DON'T MEAN SU* A BROAD ANSW] AS A COP-\T1 BUT RA!R TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 ! TRADITIONAL LEFTI/ MODEL ( ORGANIZ+ 7BUILD+ 9/ITUTIONS1 FRONTS1 & 9FRA/RUCTURE ) ! GOAL ( FUR!R+ 0! REVOLUTION071 & ?AT ( ! PL@a P]SPECTIVE 7F9D+ AFF9ITIES ?AT WORK = A P]IOD1 & LETT+ ?OSE GO :5 !Y DON'T74 ,IT ISN'T A MATT] ( NEV] WORK+ ) PEOPLE :O ID5TIFY ) ! LEFT1 BUT ( ALWAYS REMA9+ AP>T FROM ! LEFT1 ( REFUS+ TO BE ASSIMILAT$ 9 TO A MASS = ! GOOD ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,:I* T5DS TO PISS (F LEFTIES4 

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,NO PO/-LEFT AN>*I/ ,I KN[ CATEGORICALLY REFUSES TO WORK ) ,LEFTI/S1 WE JU/ PREF] TO NOT OP]ATE 9 ! MODES WE ASSOCIATE ) ! ,LEFT4 ,MAYBE SOME ( US DISASSOCIATE ) EV]YONE :O ID5TIFIES AS ,LEFT OR ,RI<T1 BUT ,I D\BT ?AT EXI/S AS A COMMON PATT]N4 

,I TALK ) OP5-M9D$ PEOPLE1 & DECON/RUCT ! IDEOLOGIES ( CLOSE-M9D$ PEOPLE4 ,I ASSOCIATE ) GRE5 AN>*I/S1 LUDDITES1 @& Z]O-WORK ADVOCATES @& PRODUCTIVE PLAY PROMOT]S1 FAMILY1 FRI5DS1 PEOPLE :O 5GAGE 9 DIRECT ACTION1 SOLID>ITY UNIONI/S1 UNEMPLOY$ PEOPLE1 /UD5TS1 DOME/IC & MIGRANT LABOR]S1 FE/IVAL GO]S1 EV5T ATT5DEES1 /RANG]S1 TRAVEL]S1 Y\?1 ONLOOK]S444,I CAN F9D AT LEA/ SOME COMMON GR\ND = 9T]ACTION ) MO/ AN>*I/S & PO9T \T MY [N OV]LAPS ) PEOPLE :O DO NOT CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/S1 5\< TO F9D RESONANCE ) !M4 ,I VOLUNTE] ) Y\? & ?AT GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO 5GAGE 9 AN 9TRODUCTORY DISCUSSION AB\T DIFF]5T P]SPECTIVES4 

,AS A PL@a ,I DIFF] 9 !ORY1 ORI5TATION1 @& /RATEGY FROM ! ,LEFT1 BUT PEOPLE :O ID5TIFY ) ! ,LEFT DO NOT NECESS>ILY AUTOMATICALLY REFUSE MY PREF]R$ ME?ODS ( ASSOCIATION 7IMP]MAN5T1 DIRECT1 SPONTANE\S1 9TIMATE1 MO/LY BUT NOT ALWAYS 9=MAL7 NOR EMBODY ! CELEBRITY MANAG]IALISM ,I LOA!4 ,EV5 IF SOMEONE 5DORSES BUREAUCRATIC UNIONS OR POLITICAL P>TIES ?AT USUALLY DOESN'T PREV5T !M FROM RELAT+ \TSIDE ( ?OSE4 ,I TYPICALLY 0ORGANIZE0 ) PEOPLE TO ! EXT5T ?AT WE %>E AN AFF9ITY1 MO/LY 9ITIAT$ BY ME 9T]JECT+ SOME?+ CRITICAL ( ! /ATUS QUO1 LEAD+ TO A SE>* = %>$ EXP]I5CES 7EG DISLIK+ HAV+ A BOSS1 FEEL+ P[]LESS71 & COMMON VALUES 7EG SELF-DET]M9ATION1 P>TN]%IP71 REF9+ A MUTUAL CRITIQUE TO \R SITUATION1 & F9ALLY CULM9AT+ 9 SOME SORT ( PROPOSITION = ACTION FOLL[$ BY REVIEW4 

,T,L2,D,R3 ,PO/-LEFT AN>*I/S ,I KN[ T5D TO ORGANIZE ) :OMEV] IT MAKES S5SE TO DO SO ) AT ! TIME = AS LONG AS IT MAKES S5SE1 & 9VOLVE \RSELVES 9 9T5TIONAL EXPLORATIONS ( AFF9ITY ?AT ALL[ = DIV]G5CE1 CONFLICT1 & DISASSOCIATION4 

,ACCORD+ TO PO/-LEFTI/S1 :AT DEF9ES ! LEFT8 

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OLD & RIGID =MS ( ORGANIZATION 

SPECIALIZATION ( ROLES1 BO? )9 ORGANIZAIONS & BETWE5 RADICALS & ! MASSES7,T,M7 

REPRES5TATION 

IDEOLOGICAL ?9K+ 

CATEGORIZATION ( 7OR P]PETUAT+ ! CATEGORIZATION (7 PEOPLE 9TO /ATE-SPONSOR$ ID5TITIES 7G5D]1 SK9 COLOR1 RELIGION1 ETC7 

VALORIZATION ( WORK 

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,I AGREE ) DOT1 BUT ,I ?9K SOME BASICS NE$ TO BE EXAM9$ EV5 BE=E H] LI/4 

,! ,LEFT IS USUALLY CONSID]$ BY MO/ 7SYMPA!TIC7 COMM5TATORS TO HAVE SOME?+ TO DO ) A CRITICISM ( 7! WOR/ EXCESSES (7 CAPITALISM--NATURALLY DEP5D+ ON H[ WE UND]/& CAPITALISM4 ,! ,LEFT IS (T5 !RE=E EQUAT$ ) A G5]IC ,SOCIALISM4 ,WE HAVE TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT ,SOCIALISM IS 9T]NALLY 9COH]5T 5\< TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE SU* DIV]SE IDEAS AS ,MAOISM1 RI<T-W+ 7ANTI-,M>XI/1 ANTI-REVOLUTION>Y7 ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY1 REVOLUTION>Y 7OR RE=MI/7 ,M>XISM1 ! LEFT W+ ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY 7,KUC9I*71 & SOME TYPES ( AN>*ISM 7,N,E,F,A,C1 SYNDICALI/S1 PRO-DEMOCRACY FOLKS LIKE ,MIL/E974 ,:AT !Y ALL %>E IS A DESIRE TO USE &_/OR TAKE OV] MO/ ( ! FUNCTIONS ( ! /ATE 9 WAYS ?AT AMELIORATE ?OSE A=EM5TION$ EXCESSES4 ,9 ?IS WAY !Y REMA9 )9 ! AU?ORIT>IAN SY/EM COMMON TO ALL O!R =MS ( T9K]+ ) 9/ITUTIONS ( HI]>*Y & DOM9ATION4 

,! REASON PO/-LEFT @aS DISLIKE ,LEFTI/ CATEGORIES & /RATEGIES IS ?AT WE 7IF ,I MAY SPEAK = O!RS = ! MOM5T7 F9D ?OSE CATEGORIES & /RATEGIES TO BE HI/ORICAL FAILURES2 WE JUDGE !M FAILURES NOT JU/ BECAUSE /UPID PEOPLE W]E DO+ !M1 BUT BECAUSE ( ! 9H]5T PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS ) !M4 ,SO A RIGID ORGANIZATIONAL =M LIKE A POLITICAL P>TY 7PO9T A7 IS A PROBLEM NOT BECAUSE ( ITS P>TICUL> PROGRAM OR PLAT=M OR 9T]NAL DECISION-MAK+ PROCESS1 BUT BECAUSE IT IS ORGANIZ$ AS A SUPPOS$LY REPRES5TATIVE BODY 7PO9T C7 ?AT REQUIRES A DIVISION ( LABOR 7PO9T B74 

,IDEOLOGICAL ?9K+ 7PO9T D7 IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT USES BACKW>DS LOGIC4 ,IDEOLOGI/S BEG9 FROM SOLUTIONS OR ANSW]S & ONLY LAT] =MULATE QUE/IONS--?AT JU/ BY CO9CID5CE HAPP5 TO PO9T PRECISELY TO ?OSE SOLUTIONS OR ANSW]S4 ,! QUE/IONS >E ONLY QUE/IONS 9 A TE*NICAL S5SE BECAUSE !Y BE+ ) ,:Y ,:AT ,:]E ,:O ,:I* ,:5 ,H[1 BUT !Y HAVE ! 7DESIR$_/EXPECT$7 ANSW]S EMB$D$ 9 !M4 ,MO/ ,LEFTI/ QUE/IONS >E ,H[ /ATEM5TS RA!R ?AN ,:Y QUE/IONS4 ,9 ?IS WAY !Y REMA9 9 L9E ) ALL O!R =MS ( AU?ORIT>IAN OR HI]>*ICAL ME?ODS ( SO-CALL$ DISCUSSION4 

,BECAUSE MO/ =MS ( ,LEFTISM BEG9 AS A REACTION TO ! UGLY ASPECTS ( CAPITALISM1 !Y ALL %>E /RATEGIES = CURTAIL+ ITS EXCESSES4 ,ONE WAY TO BEG9 ?AT PROCESS IS TO VALORIZE NOT JU/ WORK 7PO9T F7 BUT WORK]S AS WORK]S1 AS ?OSE :OSE LABOR & EF=T PRODUCES ! WEAL? ?AT IS EXPROPRIAT$ 7BY PROVID+ WORK]S ) A WAGE L[] ?AN ! VALUE ( ! GOODS & S]VICES !IR LABOR GOES TO PRODUCE7 BY ?OSE :O [N ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION 7:E!R CAPITALI/S OR ! /ATE74 ,:E!R WORK]S >E CONCEIV$ ( AS ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SUBJECT ( ,HI/ORY OR JU/ POOR SLOBS :O DON'T GET 5\< PAY &_/OR B5EFITS1 !Y >E ELEVAT$ AS ! PRIM>Y OBJECT 7OR AG5T7 ( SALVATION4 

,ALL LEFTI/ /RATEGIES >E PR$ICAT$ ON A R$I/RIBUTION ( WEAL?1 :I* MEANS ?AT !Y ALL WI% TO MA9TA9 ME?ODS ( CALIBRAT+ VALUE 9 LABOR1 9 COMMODITIES1 & 9 EX*ANGE4 ,?IS IS ECONOMY1 & ALONG ) RETOOL$ ME*ANISMS ( /ATECRAFT 7:E!R 5%R9$ AS GOV]NM5T OR ! VOLUNT>ISM SO BELOV$ ( ,N,G,OS71 C]TA9LY IS A DEC5T WAY ( UND]/&+ ! PRIM>Y PROBLEMS ASSOCIAT$ ) ,LEFTISM4 ,IT HAS BE5 PO9T$ \T BY ! LEFT-AN>*I/ CRITICS ( PO/-LEFT @a ?AT !SE >E BASIC AN>*I/ CRITICISMS ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE & AU?ORIT>IANISM 9 G5]AL4 ,FAIR 5\<2 NOT MANY PO/-LEFT @aS TRUMPET !IR ANALYZES AS P>TICUL>LY NEW OR GR\ND-BREAK+4 ,BUT ONE ( ! NEGLECT$ PO9TS ( PO/-LEFT @a IS ?AT WE >E CRITICS ( FALSE OPPOSITION TO CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,:]E ,LEFTI/S 7& MANY LEFT AN>*I/S FALL 9TO ?IS CATEGORY7 WANT TO IMPROVE ! LIVES ( WORK]S1 PO/-LEFT @aS WI% TO ABOLI% WORK 7AS A CO]CIVE & SEP>ATE SPH]E ( USEFUL 5DEAVOR72 :]E ,LEFTI/S WI% TO EXPROPRIATE ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION TO TURN !M TO SOCIAL USE RA!R ?AN AS G5]ATORS ( PR(IT1 PO/-LEFT @aS WI% TO ABOLI% ECONOMY1 & AT ! V]Y LEA/ FACILITATE A L>GE-SCALE DISCUSSION ( :I* TE*NOLOGIES TO MA9TA9 :ILE DE/ROY+ ! ONES ?AT MO/ FOLKS DON'T WANT OR NE$2 :]E ,LEFTI/S WANT TO DEVELOP OR EXT5D PROTECTIONS OR COMP5SATIONS = CATEGORIES ( PEOPLE :O HAVE BE5 HI/ORICALLY OPPRESS$1 PO/-LEFT @aS WI% TO ABOLI% ! IDEOLOGY ( VICTIMIZATION 7PO9T E74 

,NATURALLY !RE A TON ( QUE/IONS ?AT >ISE FROM ?IS BRIEF OV]VIEW1 BUT ?AT'S AS IT %\LD BE4 ,= ME ! MO/ 9T]E/+ ASPECT ( ID5TIFY+ ) PO/-LEFT @a IS ?AT WE ACTUALLY YE>N = MORE QUE/IONS ?AN ANSW]S2 ) ANY LUCK1 ?AT'S ALSO A WAY ( /E]+ CLE> ( IDEOLOGY4 

,>E ACTUAL AN>*I/S SOCIALI/S8 

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,TO GET TO ! HE>T ( Y\R QUE/ION3 DEP5DS H[ Y\ DEF9E_/UND]/& 0SOCIALISM0 7& 0AN>*ISM0 = ?AT MATT]74 ,IF SOCIALISM IS *>ACT]IZ$ BY A G5]IC OPPOSITION TO CAPITALISM1 !N SURE1 AN>*I/S >E SOCIALI/S4 ,IF SOCIALISM MEANS ?AT ! /ATE CONTROLS ! PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION ( GOODS & S]VICES1 !N NO1 AN>*I/S >E NOT SOCIALI/S4 ,IF SOCIALISM MEANS ?AT PEOPLE :O HAVE NO DIRECT ACCESS TO OR CONTROL ( ! MEANS ( SURVIVAL )\T WORK+ OR GETT+ ECONOMIC SUPPORT FROM ! /ATE WILL GET TO HAVE ?AT ACCESS & CONTROL1 !N SURE1 AN>*I/S >E SOCIALI/S4 ,IF SOCIALISM MEANS ?AT HI]>*ICAL 9/ITUTIONS ?AT FO/] A DIVISION ( LABOR WILL CONT9UE UND] ! CONTROL & DIRECTION ( ! BE/ & BRI<TE/1 !N NO1 AN>*I/S >E NOT SOCIALI/S4 

,AS IS ! CASE ) MANY ( ! QUE/IONS BE+ POS$1 !RE >E AT LEA/ TWO OR ?REE MORE QUE/IONS ?AT NE$ TO BE ASK$ BE=E A PROP] ANSW] IS ATTEMPT$1 LET ALONE AGRE$ UPON4 

,H[ DO AN>*I/S DEF9E 0ID5TITY POLITICS08 

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,I DEF9E ID5TITY POLITICS MO/LY NEGATIVELY--IE1 ,I ?9K ?AT MO/ PEOPLE :O USE ID5TITY TO MEAN SOME?+1 T5D TO DRA/ICALLY SIMPLIFY & OV]-G5]ALIZE :AT IT MEANS 9 A P]SON'S 7&_/OR A PEOPLE'S7 LIFE 7:ATEV] 0IT0 MI<T BE--USUALLY RACE1 CLASS1 SEX1 SEXUAL PREF]5CE1 PHYSICAL ABILITY1 ETC74 ,SO ,I GET V]Y W>Y :5 PEOPLE TALK AB\T ID5TITY4 ,ALSO ,I ?9K PEOPLE TALK AB\T ID5TITY 7OR USE ID5TITY-COD$ LANGUAGE7 AS A WAY TO ID5TIFY !MSELVES & EA* O!R AS BELONG+ TO A P>TICUL> GR\P 7WE >E ! PEOPLE :O USE !SE WORDS & BY DO+ SO 9DICATE ?AT WE C>E AB\T ! FOLL[+ ?+S 9 ! CORRECT MANN]4447 

,?AT SAID1 ,I DO ?9K ?AT SOCIALLY CREAT$_/UND]/OOD M>K]S DO MEAN SOME?+4 ,I DO ?9K ?AT BE+ POOR1 RI*1 P>APLEGIC1 QUE]1 ABLE-BODI$1 BR[N-HAIR$1 BALD+ 7ETC7 MEANS "9SOME"9?+4 ,I JU/ DON'T ?9K ?AT PEOPLE KN[ :AT IT MEANS1 OR HAVE FIGUR$ \T A GOOD WAY TO ?9K AB\T :AT IT MEANS1 MU* LESS TO TALK AB\T :AT IT MEANS4 

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,ANSW]S TO ?IS QUE/ION WILL BE DET]M9$ BY :AT AN>*I/S MEAN BY 0POLITICS0 :I* IS A WEI<TY QUE/ION UNTO ITSELF4 ,SOME ANSW]S TO ?AT HAVE BE5 ATTEMPT$ ON ?IS SITE4 ,TO FOCUS ON ! ID5TITY PORTION ( ! T]M3 ,LIKE DOT1 ,I T5D TO USE ! PHRASE AS %OR?& = C]TA9 UNFAVORABLE APPROA*ES4 ,!SE APPROA*ES T5D TO FOCUS ON A P>TICUL> ID5TITY GR\P TO ! 7NE>7 EXCLUSION ( O!R SUBJECTS = ANALYSIS1 !ORY1 & PRACTICE4 ,! EPITOME ( ID5TITY POLITICAL ANALYSIS VIEWS A SPECIFIC =M ( OPPRESSION AS ! MA9 OPPRESSION FROM :I* ALL O!RS /EM4 ,IT !N BECOMES H>D TO >RIVE AT COH]5T ANALYSIS ( O!R =MS ( OPPRESSION4 ,EV5 MU* ( ECONOMIC ANALYSIS CAN TURN 9TO ID5TITY POLITICS 9 ! =M ( FETI%IZATION ( WORK]S4 

,( C\RSE1 ID5TITY IS IMPORTANT4 ,FIR/ ( ALL BECAUSE IT IS SOCIALLY 5=C$4 ,SECOND BECAUSE IT IS (T5 9T]NALIZ$4 ,= ! =ESEEABLE FUTURE PEOPLE WILL CONT9UE TO DI/+UI% !MSELVES BAS$ ON ALL SORTS ( ID5TITY COMPON5TS1 & \R SOCIAL EXP]I5CE WILL ?US BE 9=M$ BY VA/ CATEGORIES ( WILDLY DIV]SE 9DIVIDUALS4 ,!RE IS USEFUL 9=MATION TO BE GLEAN$ FROM ! !ORIZATION AB\T DIFF]5T ID5TITY GR\PS TO :I* PEOPLE ASSIGN !MSELVES OR >E ASSIGN$ BY O!RS4 ,!RE >E T5S ( ?\S&S ( YE>S ( HI/ORY BAS$ ON ID5TITY CONCEPTS LIKE ,WOMAN OR ,SLAVE OR ,DEVIANT4 ,EV5 IF IT IS DESIRABLE TO MOVE AWAY FROM US+ SU* /OCK CATEGORIES = ! 9DIVIDUALS ?AT COMPOSE SOCIETY1 !SE CONCEPTS >E HI<LY EMB$D$ 9 ! CULTURE & >E !RE=E IMPORTANT T\*/ONES 9 ANY GOOD ANALYSIS4 

,IT IS :5 WE SUBMIT TO ESS5TIALI/ ?9K+ AB\T !SE GR\PS ?AT WE LIMIT ! POT5TIAL = \R [N ID5TITY-CREATION4 ,= MY :OLE LIFE ,I HAVE TAK5 IT = GRANT$ ?AT BECAUSE ,I HAVE C]TA9 SEX *>ACT]IS-TICS1 ,I AM A MAN4 ,EV]YONE ,I HAVE EV] 5C\NT]$ HAS TREAT$ ME LIKE A MAN 7OR BOY71 & YET !RE HAS ALWAYS BE5 SOME NAGG+ D\BT4 ,IT IS ONLY REC5TLY ?AT ,I AM ABLE TO EXPRESS ?AT1 ?\< ,I AM EASILY CATEGORIZABLE BIOLOGICALLY1 ?AT ,I HAVE NO AFF9ITY TO ANY G5D] ID5TITY4 ,?\< ,I N[ UND]/& ?IS1 ,I AM /ILL /UCK 9 A SOCIETY ?AT WANTS TO PIGEON-HOLE ME 9 ! MALE G5D]4 ,?IS IS JU/ AS DISCONC]T+ COM+ FROM LEFTI/ FEM9I/S AS FROM AGGRESSIVE M54 

,SO AS AN ALT]NATIVE TO ! EXTREMES ( ID5TITY POLITICS & ATTEMPT$ ID5TITY-BL9DNESS ,I TRY TO UND]/& PEOPLES' [N SELF-ID5TITY CON/RUCTIONS4 

,TO CL>IFY A BIT1 ,I F9D ?AT ID5TITY DISC\RSE IS (T5 9T]E/+ & WOR?:ILE4 ,AS AN EXAMPLE2 ,I KN[ A TW9 :O HAS DEVELOP$ !IR [N UNIQUE DISC\RSE AB\T ! PREJUDICES & /]EOTYPES ( 0S+LETS0 T[>D 0MULTIPLES04 ,!Y HAVE ACTUALLY BE5 ASK$ SU* ?+S AS 0,H[ DO Y\ KN[ :I* ONE Y\ >E806 

,IT'S ! SUBSUMATION ( ALL O!R DISC\RSES AB\T OPPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR TO ONE P>TICUL> ID5TITY DISC\RSE ?AT ,I W\LD DISDA9FULLY CALL 0ID5TITY POLITICS04 

,:AT IS CONS5SUS & H[ IS ITS USE OPPOS$ TO HI]>*Y8 

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,CONS5SUS MEANS FULL AGREEM5T REA*$ BETWE5 ALL P]SONS )9 A GR\P OR SET4 

,! T]M IS US$ BY AN>*I/S AS WELL AS MANY O!RS TO REF] TO 9T]NAL DECISION-MAK+ PROCESSES 9 :I* FULL AGREEM5T IS REQUIR$ 9 DECISIONS ?AT 7SIGNIFICANTLY7 AFFECT O!RS 9 ! GR\P OR >E MADE 9 ! NAME ( ! :OLE GR\P4 

,G5]ALLY IT IS UND]/OOD ?AT 9DIVIDUALS & AFF9ITIES ALWAYS HAVE ! P[] TO ACT AUTONOM\SLY1 & ?AT CONS5SUS IS NE$$ ONLY TO CLAIM ! APPROVAL ( A L>G] BODY OR MAKE DECISIONS ?AT AFFECT O!RS 9 ! BODY4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 H[EV]1 CONS5SUS PRACTICE (T5 F9DS 9DIVIDUALS & AFF9ITIES ACT+ SUBS]VI5T TO ! L>G] GR\P & UNNECESS>ILY REQUE/+ APPROVAL = 9SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS OR = DECISIONS ?AT W\LD BETT] BE DONE AUTONOM\SLY4 ,9DIVIDUALS ALSO (T5 =GET ?AT IF !Y WANT SOME?+ TO HAPP5 !Y MAY HAVE TO DO IT !MSELVES4 7,A GR\P CANNOT DO ANY?+ UNLESS 9DIVIDUALS )9 IT TAKE 9ITIATIVE74 ,A COMMON >GUM5T = :Y US+ CONS5SUS PROCESS OPPOSES HI]>*Y IS SOME?+ RESEMBL+3 0,IT ALL[S US TO MAKE DECISIONS 9 ! PROCESS ( FI<T+ AGA9/ SY/EMS ( HI]>*Y :ILE ALSO NOT MAK+ ?OSE DECISIONS HI]>*ICALLY40 

,BUT ! WORD 0HI]>*Y0 ORIG9ALLY REF]S NOT TO AU?ORITIES HAV+ P[] ( DECISION-MAK+1 BUT RA!R TO SPIRITUAL BE+S HOLD+ A SACR$ P[] 7( CLOS5ESS TO ,GOD74 ,?IS MEAN+ WAS TRANSPOS$ TO ! ,CA?OLIC HI]>*Y 7MADE UP ( P]SONS SUPPOS$LY HAV+ SACR$ P[]71 & ?IS TRANSPOSITION GAVE HI]>*Y AN EMBODI$ & SY/EMATIC =CE4 ,FOLL[+ ?IS1 IT C\LD BE >GU$ ?AT HI]>*Y ORIG9ATES 9 ! P[] ?AT IDEAS HAVE :5 HELD ABOVE US AS SACR$1 & ?AT ?IS P[] CAN TAKE ON A SOCIAL & MAT]IAL =M4 7,?IS W\LD BE TOO LONG ( A DIV]G5CE TO GO 9TO DEP? ON H]E1 BUT Y\ C\LD REF] TO ,MAX ,/IRN] = MORE ON ! TOPIC47 ,P]HAPS1 !N1 ! ISSUES ,I DESCRIB$ ABOVE CONC]N+ CONS5SUS1 SU* AS ! 9ABILITY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL OR AFF9ITY TO FEEL ABLE TO ACT AUTONOM\SLY FROM ! CONS5SUS-MAK+ GR\P1 >E RELAT$ TO A K9D ( HI]>*Y 9 :I* ! SACR$NESS ( CONS5SUS CAN HAVE A P[] OV] ! WILL ( EA* 9DIVIDUAL :O'S P>T ( ! :OLE4 

,O!RS WILL PO9T TO ISSUES ( SOCIAL /ATUS1 ID5TITY POLITICS1 ETC AS 0! HIDD5 HI]>*IES )9 CONS5SUS40 ,!SE CLAIMS MAY BE TRUE BUT (T5 ! APPROA* SEEKS TO R$UCE EV]YONE TO A L[E/ COMMON D5OM9ATOR1 EQUALITY1 9 :I* EV]YONE IS 9(F5SIVE1 & WALK+ ON ! EGG%ELLS ( !IR SO-CALL$ PRIVILEGES1 :I* C]TA9LY IS NO WAY TO LIVE FREELY MU* LESS CON/ITUTE A =CE TO DE/ROY ! IMM5SE 9/ITUTIONAL /RUCTURES ( HI]>*Y ?AT >E ?IS SOCIETY4 

,:Y DON'T AN>*I/S VOTE8 

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,AN AN>*I/ HAS A L>G] VIEW ( ! WORLD ?AN ITS POLITICAL SY/EMS & POLITICIANS ALL[ =4 ,WE MU/ KEEP AHOLD ( ?AT P]SPECTIVE & IT IS NOT A SIMPLE TASK2 WE >E CON/ANTLY BOMB>D$ ) ! SIMPLI/IC MESSAGES & WORLD VIEWS CONVEY$ BY COMM]CIALISM & POLITICS4 ,TO EFFECTIVELY VOTE1 ONE MU/ 5GAGE ) ! DYNAMICS & >GUM5TS ?AT >E BE+ VOT$ UPON & ?IS WILL NECESS>ILY N>R[ ONE'S P]SPECTIVE4 ,IT IS NOT ?AT ! ACT ( VOT+ 9 A VACUUM IS BAD OR DE/RUCTIVE1 9 FACT IT JU/ DOESN'T MATT]4 ,BUT 5GAG+ 9 ! LIB]AL_/CONS]VATIVE BANT] R5D]S ONE RELATIVELY ?\<TLESS4 

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,!RE HAVE BE5 MANY >GUM5TS MADE AGA9/ VOT+ ?AT DES]VE TO BE LI/$3 H]E >E ?REE444 

,WE DON'T BELIEVE 9 REPRES5TATION4 ,EV5 DIRECT DEMOCRACY IS ONLY ONE POSSIBILITY 7& AN OV]LYVALORIZ$ ONE7 AMONG MANY WAYS TO RESOLVE CONFLICT OR MAKE DECISIONS 9 A GR\P1 & IS BAS$ ON COMPETITION 9/EAD ( ON F9D+ ! BE/ OPTION4 

,! ACT ( VOT+ 9 ! CURR5T SY/EM DOES NO?+ BUT VALIDATE FALSE *OICES & CONFIRM \R [N P[]LESSNESS OV] A SY/EM ?AT IS CORRUPT AT ITS CORE4 

,S9CE ! SY/EM ITSELF IS ! PROBLEM1 EV5 9 ! CASE ( ! PURE S\L :O MI<T SOMEH[ F9D !MSELVES 9 A POSITION ( P[] 7AS IF ! PROCESS ( GETT+ 9TO (FICE ITSELF IS NOT ONE ( COMPROMISE & P[]-BROK]+71 ?IS P]SON WILL BE =C$ TO WORK ! SY/EM OR NEV] GET ANY?+ DONE4 ,9EVITABLY1 CAMPAIGN PROMISES ?AT S\ND LOVELY WILL EI!R NOT HAPP51 OR WILL HAPP5 9 WAYS ?AT LEAD TO WORSE RESULTS4 

ALC 

,! WORD 0VOT+01 S9CE IT 9CLUDES BO? ELECTORAL POLITICS & SIGNIFY+ ONE'S PREF]5CE = A C]TA9 RESOLUTION1 SEEMS RA!R VAGUE4 ,ETYMOLOGICALLY IT COMES FROM 0A V[ TO DO SOME?+01 EV5 MORE VAGUE4 

,REASONS ,I W\LDN'T VOTE 7MO/LY 9 ELECTIONS73 

,FUTILITY4 ,TRY+ TO ELECT A RUL] 9 ANY SY/EM COMPET5T 5\< TO GA9 A MONOPOLY PROBABLY W\LD NOT FUNDAM5TALLY *ALL5GE ?AT SY/EM4 

,DI/RACTION4 ,I W\LD NOT DESIRE TO EMP[] AN ELITE AT ! EXP5SE ( EV]YDAY PEOPLE4 ,EMP[]+ ONE SECTOR ( A POPULATION AT ! EXP5SE ( EV]YONE ELSE W\LD ONLY AT BE/ DI/RACT ME FROM ACTUALIZ+ AN>*IC RELATION%IPS OR DEMOLI%+ HI]>*ICAL ONES4 ,EXAMPLE3 GU]RILLA G>D5+1 ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS1 & ,BLACK ,PAN!R FOOD DI/RIBUTION (F] USEFUL EXAMPLES ( AUTONOMY FROM ! WELF>E /ATE4 

,9SUFFICI5CY4 ,I CAN UND]/&1 & FEEL =1 PEOPLE VOT+ 9 ELECTIONS \T ( A P]SPECTIVE ( SELF-PRES]VATION1 OR AGA9/ !IR [N 5SLAVEM5T4 ,= EXAMPLE1 A WOMYN TRY+ TO ELECT A POLITICIAN :O OPPOSES ! CRIM9ALIZATION ( ABORTION1 OR A MAN TRY+ TO ELECT A POLITICIAN ?AT OPPOSES MILIT>Y CONSCRIPTION4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 B&AIDS DO NOT CURE DISEASES1 & %UFFL+ A DECK OR *ANG+ ! DECK'S PLAY]S DOES NOT *ANGE ! C>DS4 

,COMPETITION4 ,REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY_/>I/OCRACY 9/ITUTIONALIZES COMPET+ FACTIONS1 ) ALL ( ! PITFALLS ( POLITICS 9 PLACE4 

,BUREAUCRACY4 ,MASS ORGANIZATIONS T5D T[>DS SLUGGI%NESS1 & O!R H9DRANCES4 ,MORE FUTILITY4 ,EV5 IF ,I VOT$ = SOMEONE TO 9TRODUCE SY/EMIC 9/ABILITY 9 FUR!RANCE ( REVOLUTION>Y CONDITIONS1 ?AT ONE VOTE W\LD /ILL C\NT AS MU* AS A DROP 9 AN OCEAN ) TODAY'S POPULATION SIZES & ! NOTION ( 0ONE P]SON1 ONE VOTE04 

,9COMPATIBILITY4 ,REPRES5TATION RELIES ON R$UCTION & SUB/ITUTION1 & ALWAYS DIM9I%ES ! REPRES5T$4 ,BY NECESSITY POLITICAL REPRES5TATION FILT]S \T ASPECTS & EXP]I5CES1 ESPECIALLY :5 POLITICS REMOVES REPRES5TATIVES FROM ! COMMUNITY_/ CONTEXT !Y SUPPOS$LY REPRES5T4 

,9CONSI/5CY4 ,I W\LD NOT WILL+LY COMPROMISE C]TA9 CONVICTIONS1 NAMELY1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,SO :5 W\LD ,I VOTE8 ,IF IT SEEM$ EFFECTIVE1 EMP[]+1 SUFFICI5T1 NON-OPPRESSIVE1 NON-EXPLOITATIVE1 DIRECT1 COMPATIBLE1 & CONSI/5T ) MY PR9CIPLES1 ,I W\LD4 ,I W\LD VOTE TO ABOLI% A LAW IF ,I FELT MY S+LE VOTE HAD A *ANCE ( *ANG+ ! \TCOME4 ,I W\LD PROBABLY ALSO VOTE UND] DURESS4 ,& ,I VOTE 9 CONS5SUS DECISIONS1 =MALLY & 9=MALLY1 QUITE (T54 

,IS ! ACADEMY A GOOD PLACE = AN>*I/S8 

DOT 

,I WAS JU/ LI/5+ TO A PHILOSOPHY PR(ESSOR TALK AB\T FE> 7MO/LY 9 ! CONTEXT ( FE> AS A TOOL ( POLITICIANS7 & HE M5TION$ ?AT :ILE ONE W\LD ?9K ?AT UNIV]SITIES >E A PLACE :]E FE> IS LESS ( AN ISSUE1 PR(ESSORS 7HE 9CLUD$ HIMSELF7 W]E SOME ( ! MO/ TIMID PEOPLE HE'S EV] SP5T TIME )4 7,HE W5T ON TO SAY ?AT ! ACADEMY IS A PLACE :]E PEOPLE >E ALWAYS WAT*+1 ALWAYS COMPET+1 & ALWAYS ?REAT5$ BY :AT CAN BE TAK5 AWAY--OR NOT GIV5 9 ! FIR/ PLACE47 ,PR(ESSORS >E PEOPLE :O HAVE %[N ?AT !Y >E WILL+ TO ABIDE BY ! RULES SET UP TO CONTA9 & RE/RICT CREATIVITY 7TO COLOR 9SIDE ! L9ES74 

,! ACADEMY IS LIKE POLITICS 9 ! S5SE ?AT PEOPLE :O >E AN>*I/S OR AN>*I/-FRI5DLY >E FREQU5TLY TEMPT$ TO COMB9E !IR AN>*I/ IDEAS ) GETT+ A JOB1 OR WORK+ )9 ! SY/EM4 ,BUT ! ACADEMY IS A DEEPLY HI]>*ICAL & AU?ORIT>IAN SY/EM1 ONE ?AT IS DESIGN$ TO CO-OPT NEW IDEAS & 9TEGRATE !M 9TO FIR/ ! ACADEMY & !N ! L>G] SOCIETY 7CAPITALISM RUNS ON $GY NEW ?+S TO SELL TO PEOPLE :O >E DISSATISFI$1 & SU/A9S ITSELF P>TLY BY 9TEGRAT+ NEW BEHAVIORS & IDEAS 9/EAD ( RESI/+ !M74 

,UNIV]SITIES OP]ATE AS A7 SCRE5S TO W9N[ \T UNCONTROLLABLES1 B7 TRA9+ CAMPS = ACCEPTABLE ?9K+1 C7 ?9K TANKS = CORPORATIONS & /ATI/S 7?9K AB\T ! VA/ AM\NT ( 9=MATION ?AT EXI/S 9 ALL ?OSE !SES & PROJECTS & :O ACTUALLY USES ?AT 9=MATION74 

,I HAVE NO PROBLEM ) PEOPLE :O VIEW S*OOL AS A JOB4 ,I KN[ ONE PR(ESSOR ) POLITICS ,I TRU/ 7:O JU/ GOT LAID (F1 BTW71 :O VIEWS IT AS EXACTLY ?AT4 ,MY ISSUE IS :5 AN>*I/S OR /UD5TS-9T]E/$-9-AN>*Y EXTOLL ! VIRTUES ( ACADEMIA AS ! JOB TO HAVE1 AS A VALUABLE ORGANIZ+ POSITION1 AS A WAY TO MAKE *ANGE4 ,& ) H[ AN>*I/S_//UD5TS-9T]E/$-9-AN>*Y 7REG>DLESS ( !IR MOTIVATIONS & ! PURITY ( !IR DESIRES7 BO? FE$ 9=MATION 9TO ! SY/EM ?AT IS AGA9/ US 7TO ! EXT5T ?AT AN>*Y 9=MS !IR /UDIES71 & FREQU5TLY USE ! AN>*I/ SC5E AS FODD] = !IR PR(ESSIONAL LIVES4 

,H[ HAVE ! ,SITUATIONI/S 9FLU5C$ CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*ISM8 

A6 

,! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 ESPECIALLY !SIS #i#a-#i#d ( ,DEBORD'S ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE1 =MULAT$ ! CLE>E/ AN>*I/ CRITIQUE ( AN>*ISM 9 ! #a#i#fS4 ,?IS CRITIQUE REPRES5TS = MANY AN>*I/S 7SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/S :O HAVE S9CE DECL>$ AN>*ISM TO BE DI/9CT FROM ! LEFTI/ H]ITAGE ( ,COMMUNISM1 ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY1 & ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM7 ! BEG9N+ ( A NEW ]A = AN>*I/ ?9K+ & PRACTICE4 

,! 9SPIRATION = ?IS ?9K+ CAN BE SE5 9 ! CRITIQUE ( WORK @& ! LEFT 7,BOB ,BLACK @& ,AN>*Y3 A ,J\RNAL ( ,DESIRE ,>M$71 AN ONGO+ DIALOGUE ) AN>*I/S & SO-CALL$ PO/-SITUATIONI/S S9CE ! #a#i#gS1 & ! CULTURAL 9FLU5CE ?AT ! ,S,I HAD VIS-A-VIS PUNK ROCK & BOHEMIAN C\NT]-CULTURE EV] S9CE4 ,H]E IS A SUMM>Y ( ! CRITIQUE ( AN>*I/S 9 ,DEBORD'S ,SO,S4 

#a7 ,BAKUN9 CRITIQU$ ,M>X = DECL>+ ?AT A /ATELESS SOCIETY MU/ PASS ?R\< A 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 :ILE 9 PRACTICE P>TICIPAT+ 9 A CONSPIRATORIAL GR\P ?AT ACT$ \TSIDE1 & ABOVE1 ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL4 

,?IS IS ADDRESS$ 9 MOD]N AN>*I/ PRACTICE BY A DEM& = TRANSP>5CY 9 ALL ASPECTS ( ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES & AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE AN>*I/ PRACTICE BE 9DI/+UI%ABLE FROM AN>*I/ GOALS4 

#b7 ,! IDEOLOGY ( PURE FRE$OM 7,DEBORD'S T]M = AN>*I/ POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY71 FLATT5S ! DIFFICULTIES ( POLITICAL /RUGGLES 9 REALITY :ILE DEM&+ ! ALL-5COMPASS+ GOAL ( ! TOTAL NEGATION ( ! CURR5T ORD]4 ,BO? MY/ICAL & DOCTR9AIRE1 AN>*I/S HAVE REMA9$ EMBLEMATIC ( ! S\L ( /RUGGLE & ITS IMPOSSIBILITY4 

,?IS CRITIQUE IS IGNOR$ OR ADDRESS$ BY DIFF]5T AN->*I/ T5D5CIES 9 DIFF]5T WAYS4 ,! MO/ CLE> 5GAGEM5T ( IT IS ! ,ITALIAN AN>*I/ ANALYSIS FROM ! #a#i#gS ?AT HAS RESULT$ 9 ! SIMPLE PRACTICE ( ,9SURRECTION>Y ,AN>*ISM4 

#c7 ,CONS5SUS & UNANIMITY 9 AN>*I/ PRACTICE 7ESPECIALLY 9 ! ,SPA9 ,REVOLUTION7 HAS BE5 A /RATEGIC FAILURE4 ,?IS CRITIQUE HAS BE5 CONTE/$ BY AN>*I/ PRACTICE & SUCCESS 9 NON-REVOLUTION>Y MOM5TS LIKE ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 ALCOHOLICS ANONYM\S1 & ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T4 ,! CRITIQUE ( AN>*I/S AS 0SPECIALI/S ( FRE$OM0 /ILL R+S TRUE4 

#d7 ,AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT REVOLUTION IS IMMAN5T4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME & DOES NOT REQUIRE A P>TICUL> HI/ORICAL PROCESS TO UNFOLD4 ,?IS FAI? MEANS ?AT !RE IS NOT AN>*I/ CL>ITY >\ND H[ TO EXT5D P>TIAL VICTORIES4 ,?IS CRITIQUE /ILL HOLDS TRUE & CAN BE SE5 AS REC5TLY AS ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T4 

,I'M CONC]N$ AB\T H[ WE'LL HELP ?OSE ( US :O NE$ LONG T]M C>E1 LIKE DISABL$ PEOPLE OR ! M5TALLY ILL4 

DOT 

,ONE >GUM5T IS ?AT PEOPLE WILL HAVE MORE TIME1 5]GY1 & CAPACITY TO C>E = O!R PEOPLE BECAUSE !Y WILL NOT BE SUBSUM$ BY CAPITALI/ CONC]NS 7MAK+ 5\< MONEY TO SURVIVE !MSELVES71 & WILL BE AW>E ( !IR [N CAPACITY TO C>E = O!R PEOPLE 79/EAD ( ?9K+ ?AT !Y >E NOT SKILL$ 5\<1 OR NOT ALL[$ TO1 TAKE C>E ( PEOPLE74 

,ANO!R >GUM5T IS ?AT !RE WILL BE FEW] 9/ANCES ( DISABILITY & M5TAL ILLNESS BECAUSE ! HUMAN WORLD WILL MAKE MORE S5SE4 

,ANO!R >GUM5T IS ?AT IT'S NOT AWESOME N[1 SO *ANGES >E UNLIKELY TO MAKE ?+S WORSE1 EV5 IF !Y DON'T MAKE !M TONS BETT]4 

,W\LD AN AN>*I/ BOOK/ORE CL]K CALL ! COPS IF ! BOOK/ORE WAS BE+ ROBB$ AT GUNPO9T8 

"9"9,IMAG9E Y\ >E WORK+ AT AN AN>*I/ BOOK/ORE4 ,Y\ >E SEAT$ AT ! TILL4 ,Y\ >E OLD & WEAK1 & BELIEVE ?AT Y\R IDEOLOGY IS SOME SORT ( %IELD4 ,A Y\NG MAN 9 A SKI MASK WALKS 9 & PULLS \T AN SEMI AUTOMATIC H&GUN4 ,! MAN ASKS = ! MONEY 9 ! TILL1 & ALL ! MONEY ?AT Y\ HAVE 9 Y\R POCKETS4 ,! MAN BEATS Y\ S5SELESS4 ,! MAN TAKES ! MONEY & RUNS AWAY4"9 

"9"9,W\LD Y\ CALL ! POLICE TO REPORT ! ROBB]Y8 ,W\LD Y\ P>TICIPATE 9 ! ROBB]Y 9VE/IGATION8"9 

"9"9,IF A SUSPECT WAS CAPTUR$ & ! PROSECUTOR FIL$ A COMPLA9T AGA9/ ! SUSPECT W\LD Y\ ATT5D ! PRELIM9>Y EXAM9ATION TO TE/IFY8 ,W\LD Y\ TE/IFY AT ! TRIAL8 ,W\LD Y\ SUBJECT Y\RSELF TO ! C\RT-P[] ( ! SUBPO5A8"9 

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,! ANSW] IS EI!R COMPLETELY OBVI\S1 OR UNKN[ABLE 7WELL1 ACTUALLY BO?74 

,! /RAI<T ANSW] TO Y\R QUE/ION IS NO1 ! AN>*I/ W\LD NOT CALL ! COPS1 NOR P>TICIPATE 9 ! LEGAL 9VE/IGATION 9 ANY WAY1 BECAUSE ! AN>*I/ P>T IS PRETTY /RAI<T=W>D4 

,! ACTUAL ANSW] IS ?AT AN>*I/S LIVE 9 ! WORLD1 & HAVE MULTIPLE MOTIVATIONS 7FREQU5TLY CONFLICT+7 AS DOES EV]Y O!R GR\P 7& 9DIVIDUAL74 ,SO ! CL]K P>T C\LD POT5TIALLY \TWEI< ! AN>*I/ P>T1 OR ! SC>$ P]SON P>T C\LD POT5TIALLY \TWEI< ! AN>*I/ P>T1 AT LEA/ 9 ?AT MOM5T1 OR = ?IS SITUATION4 

,! QUE/ION ASSUMES NOT ONLY ?AT ! CL]K IS FRAIL 7H5CE PRESUMABLY UNABLE TO FI<T BACK--AL?\< !RE IS NO?+ TO KEEP SU* A P]SON FROM HAV+ WEAPONS ( H] [N71 & ?AT ! CL]K DOES NOT KN[ ! ROBB]1 & ?AT ! CL]K IS ALONE 7)\T SOCIAL RES\RCES TO DO SOME?+ AB\T ! ROBB]74 ,!SE >E ALL FAIR ASSUMPTIONS GIV5 ! REALITY ( LIFE TODAY1 BUT DES]VE ALSO TO BE CALL$ 9TO QUE/ION1 S9CE ALL ( ?OSE PIECES ( ! QUE/ION >E ONES ?AT AN>*I/S WANT TO DO SOME?+ AB\T1 NOT JU/ ! P>T AB\T :AT HAPP5S :5 SOMEONE HURTS SOMEONE ELSE4 

,H[ C\LD PEOPLE 9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY BE PROTECT$ FROM VIOL5CE1 AGGRESSION1 & ABUSE8 

"9"9,CLE>LY ! POLICE & O!R GOV]NM5T AG5CIES P]=M FUNCTIONS ?AT >E DIRECTLY L9K$ TO ! MA9T5ANCE ( ! POLITICAL /ATUS QUO4 ,ON ?IS BASIS1 !Y MU/ BE *ALL5G$4 ,H[EV]1 ! MAJORITY ( US W\LD FEEL COMPELL$ TO CALL ! POLICE %\LD WE BE UND] ATTACK4 ,H[ MAY AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY RECONCILE ?IS NE$ = PROTECTION1 ) ! NE$ = LIB]TY & FRE$OM FROM AU?ORITY8"9 

/R 

,CALL+ ! POLICE DOES NOT NOT ALWAYS BR+ AB\T 0PROTECTION04 ,PROTECTION VS LIB]TY & FRE$OM FROM AU?ORITY1 MAY BE MORE CLOSELY L9K$ !N WE >E O!RWISE LEAD TO BELIEVE4 ,IT C\LD BE ?AT P]HAPS !SE 0NE$0 NO RECONCILIATION :ATSOEV]4 

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,MANY PEOPLE--NOT JU/ AN>*I/S--DO NOT CALL ! POLICE :5 !Y >E ?REAT5$4 ,! PROTECTION ! POLICE 7CLAIM TO7 (F] IS PRETTY SPECIFIC & EXTREMELY LIMIT$4 

,! FACT ?AT SOME PEOPLE /ILL DON'T ?9K !Y HAVE ANY O!R REC\RSE HAS AS MU* TO DO ) ! FACT ?AT POLICE >E SE5 TO BE ! ONLY LEGITIMATE US]S-(-=CE 9 ?IS SOCIETY1 AS IT DOES ) ACTUALLY PROTECT+ \RSELVES4 ,POLICE1 = A V>IETY ( REASONS 7NOT ALL ( !M EV5 9 !IR CONTROL71 ALSO T5D TO ESCALATE CONFLICTS RA!R ?AN ACTUALLY RESOLVE ANY?+4 ,ONE ( ! BASICS ( AN>*I/ ?\<T IS DIRECT ACTION1 :I* MEANS ?AT WE H&LE ?+S \RSELVES4 ,H&L+ ?+S CAN MEAN A WIDE V>IETY ( ?+S1 FROM VIOL5CE TO M$IATION 7OR ALL ( ! ABOVE71 & C\LD 9CLUDE V>I\S NUMB]S ( PEOPLE 7IE -- 0US0 IS CONTEXTUAL74 

,:AT W\LD WE DO AB\T VIOL5T PEOPLE :O >E ALREADY 9 PRISON8 

"9"9,I KN[ WE CAN HELP TEA* ! NEXT G5]ATION & ALL ?AT /UFF BUT :AT DO WE DO AB\T ! RAPI/S & MURD]]S :O >E ALREADY 9 JAIL8 ,IF WE W]E TO TOPPLE ! /ATE TOMORR[ ALL ?OSE PEOPLE DO NOT JU/ DISAPPE>4"9 

DOT 

,:O IS WE8 ,:AT IS VIOL5CE8 ,H[ >E Y\ PICTUR+ ! /ATE GETT+ TOPPL$8 ,SURELY !SE >E ALL CRUCIAL P>TS ( ! QUE/ION8 

,I CAN'T FIGURE \T H[ Y\R QUE/ION MAKES S5SE \TSIDE ( A CLASSIC REVOLUTION>Y SC5>IO 7SUDD5LY WETM HAVE ! P[] TO DECIDE H[ TO PUNI% BAD PEOPLE1 BUT !Y'RE /ILL DEF9$ AS BAD BY ! SAME CON/RUCTS ?AT SOME ( US >E FI<T+ AGA9/74 ,PUT ANO!R WAY1 ! PEOPLE :O HAVE ! VIOL5CE DONE AGA9/ !M 7& !IR FRI5DS & FAMILY7 W\LD PRESUMABLY BE ! PEOPLE :O W\LD DECIDE :AT TO DO--& MAYBE ?IS W\LD 9CLUDE ! FRI5DS & FAMILY ( ! P]SON :O DONE WRONG1 & MAYBE ! WRONG-DO] AS WELL1 DEP5D+ ON ! SITUATION4 

,OR MAYBE1 NO ONE W\LD DECIDE ANY?+4 ,MAYBE PEOPLE W\LD JU/ MOVE AWAY1 LIKE !Y DO N[1 &_/OR GET O/RACIZ$ BY SOME FOLKS & NOT BY O!RS444,I EXPECT !RE W\LD BE A LOT ( DIFF]5T WAYS TO DEAL ) MESS$ UP BEHAVIOR1 & ALL ( !M W\LD WORK 9 SOME WAYS & NOT WORK 9 O!RS4 

,IT S\NDS LIKE Y\'RE ASSUM+ A LOT ( ?+S W\LD /AY ! SAME--LIKE SOCIETY-AS-A-GR\P-(-PEOPLE-:O->E-FUNDAM5TALLY-E/RANG$-FROM-EA*-O!R & :O-HAVE-&-USE-!-P[]-TO-CONTROL-O!R-PEOPLE'S-LIVES4 

,I REJECT ?AT4 

,WE OP5 UP ! PRISONS & />T OV] ) EV]YONE4 ,SOME FUCK$ UP %IT WILL HAPP51 NO D\BT4 ,BUT ! REVOLUTION 7:ATEV] ?AT MEANS7 IS NOT AB\T NOT-HAV+-FUCK$-UP-%IT-HAPP54 ,IT'S AB\T *ANG+ ! RANGE1 ! LEVEL1 ! SCOPE ( ! FUCK$ UP %IT ?AT HAPP5S4 

MTA 

,I LOVE ! WAY DOT SAYS IT4 0WE OP5 UP ! PRISONS & />T OV] ) EV]YONE0 BUT 9 MY OP9ION ?OSE :O DISAGREE ) AN>*Y WILL PROBABLY />T A GR\P--SIMIL> TO POLICE--:O W\LD 0GET RID0 ( ! CRIM9ALS4 NOT BECAUSE !Y W\LD BE PAID 9 ANY WAY BUT BECAUSE !Y FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO 0GET RID (0 ! CRIM9ALS4 

KD 

,ONE ( ! MANY FRU/RAT+ ASPECTS ( ! JUDICIAL SY/EM1 = ME1 IS ! ACCEPTANCE ( ! IDEA ?AT WE CAN'T DECIDE :AT IS RI<T OR WRONG = \RSELVES2 ?AT SOMEONE WE HAVE NO CONNECTION TO1 :O KN[S NO?+ ( US OR \R SITUATION1 IS ALL[$ TO DECIDE :E!R OR NOT WE HAVE BE5 WRONG$ BY ANO!R & !N MAKE A DECISION AB\T ! FATE ( ?AT P]SON4 ,IS IT SO CRAZY TO ?9K ?AT WE C\LD EMP[] \RSELVES TO TAKE BACK ?AT AU?ORITY 9 \R [N LIVES & COMMUNITIES8 

,EXAMPLE 7NOT ! BE/1 BUT !RE REALLY NEV] IS A P]FECT EXAMPLE74 ,IF SOMEONE BREAKS 9TO MY HOME1 ,I DON'T DESIRE TO CALL A /RANG] 7! POLICE7 TO MAKE !M :ISK ! P]SON (F1 SO ?AT ANO!R /RANG] 7! JUDGE_/JURY7 CAN DECID$ :E!R OR NOT !Y W]E REALLY 9 MY HOME & :E!R OR NOT ?AT WAS OKAY4 ,I %\LD BE ABLE TO CONFRONT !M AT ?AT MOM5T1 9 ?AT PLACE4 ,9 ! TIME IT W\LD TAKE TO CALL ! POLICE1 ONE C\LD 9/EAD CALL FRI5DS & NEI<BORS IF !Y FELT !Y NE$$ SOMEONE ELSE 9VOLV$4 

,:5 Y\ GET 9TO MORE S]I\S MATT]S1 LIKE 9/ANCES ( SEXUAL ASSAULT OR MURD]1 ?+S WILL ALWAYS BE TRICKY4 ,BUT ! CURR5T 0JU/ICE0 SY/EM HAS PROV5 ?AT IT IS 9EFFECTIVE AT BO? ID5TIFY+ ! CORRECT P]PETRATOR1 & /OPP+ !M FROM DO+ SOME?+ AGA9 7EXCEPT 9 CASES ( LIFELONG IMPRISONM5T_/ DEA?74 ,:OSE TO SAY ?AT ! PEOPLE DIRECTLY 9VOLV$ C\LDN'T DO A BETT] JOB OR F9D+ \T :O DID IT & F9D+ A CORRECT SOLUTION4 ,&1 :ILE ,I DO RECOGNIZE ! PROBLEMATIC ASPECTS ( 0VIGILANTE JU/ICE01 ,I P]SONALLY F9D NO FAULT 9 PHYSICALLY CONFRONT+ SOMEONE :O HAS H>M$ Y\ OR TELL+ !M ?AT !Y MU/ LEAVE T[N4 ,BUT !RE IS ALSO ROOM = TALK+ ?R\< ?+S1 UND]/&+ A SITUATION1 LE>N+ FROM \R MI/AKES1 & MOV+ ON 9 WAYS DEEM$ APPROPRIATE BY ?OSE DIRECTLY 9VOLV$4 

,& WE MU/ RECOGNIZE ! CAUSE ( MO/ CRIME4 ,P]SONALLY1 ,I DON'T BELEIVE ?AT PEOPLE >E BORN MURD]]S OR RAPI/S4 ,SOCIETY1 ! CONDITIONS ( !IR LIVES 7ESPECIALLY AS *ILDR571 & A V>IETY ( O!R FACTORS AFFECT :AT DECISIONS PEOPLE MAKE4 ,SO1 WE MU/ TAKE A LOOK AT ! CAUSES ( VIOL5CE 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,! DISEMP[]M5T ?AT COMES FROM ECONOMIC1 RACIAL1 CLASS BAS$1 ETC OPPRESSION ?AT MAY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LA% \T & SEEK P[] OV] ANO!R4 ,! OBSESSION ) P[] ?AT ?IS SOCIETY TRIES TO =CE-FE$ US ?AT CAUSES ?OSE ) P[] TO DESIRE MORE AT ANY CO/4 ,! MESSAGE ?AT EMP[]M5T OR P[] OV] >E BO? P[]--& !RE=E 9T]*ANGEABLE1 EQUAL1 & NECESS>Y TO \R WELL-BE+4 

,I APOLOGIZE IF ?IS S\NDS VAGUE OR 9TANGIBLE1 BUT ! ABOLITION ( PRISONS IS F> MORE COMPLICAT$ ?AN ! SIMPLE DE/RUCTION ( A FEW WALLS4 ,WE C\LD RID \RSELVES ( PRISONS TOMORR[1 BUT WE W\LD F9D ?AT PEOPLE W\LD SIMPLY REPLACE !M4 ,SAME GOES = POLICE2 WE C\LD KILL ALL COPS1 BUT NEW COPS1 EV5 IF UND] A DIFF]5T NAME1 W\LD POP UP EV]Y:]E ,AS LONG AS !RE IS A NE$ = SU* 9/ITUTIONS1 !Y WILL CONT9UE TO EXI/4 ,WE NE$ TO *ANGE ! WAY WE VIEW \RSELVES1 EA* O!R1 \R COMMUNITIES1 \R RELATIONS1 ETC4 ,WE MU/ RID \RSELVES ( A NE$ = PRISONS4 

,FIR/ & =EMO/ WE NE$ TO EMP[] \RSELVES1 \R FRI5DS1 \R COMMUNITIES1 TO TAKE BACK ?AT CONTROL1 TO RECOGNIZE ?AT WE DON'T NE$ ! M$IATION ( /RANG]S TO DECIDE :AT IS GOOD OR BAD1 RI<T OR WRONG = US4 

,F9ALLY3 

,! QUE/ION ITSELF IS MILDLY ABSURD4 ,! PRISON SY/EM ISN'T SOME?+ ?AT CAN BE DONE AWAY ) OV]NI<T4 ,AS LONG AS WE HAVE SY/EM :]E !RE >E 0CRIM9ALS0 !RE WILL BE JAILS1 SO ?AT QUE/ION K9DA PUTS ! C>T BE=E ! HORSE4 

,SECONDLY1 WE %\LDN'T DO ANY?+ TO_/) !M4 ,:AT OPTIONS DO WE HAVE8 ,IT W\LD BE RIDICUL\S TO RE-9C>C]ATE !M 9 AN 0AN>*I/ PRISON01 PUT !M ?R\< 0ACC\NTABILITY PROCESSES0 OR EXILE !M FROM COMMUNITIES !Y >5'T A P>T (4 ,I W\LD >GUE ?AT WE SIMPLY LET !M BE4 ,MO/ PEOPLE 9 JAIL JU/ WANT TO GET \T & GET ON ) !IR LIVES4 ,?OSE :O CONT9UE TO CAUSE H>M WILL BE DEALT ) BY ?OSE IT RELATES TO1 BUT ,I W\LD SPECULATE ?AT ?IS W\LD BE A SMALL M9ORITY ( CASES4 

,H[ W\LD AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY DEAL ) CRIMES LIKE RAPE OR S]IAL MURD]8 

,I'M P]SONALLY AN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/2 BUT1 ?IS IS SOME?+ ?AT P]PLEXES ME (T54 ,I DON'T SEE H[ A MUTUALI/IC SOCIETY C\LD 9T]N PEOPLE1 )\T /ATE BACK+4 

,& Y\ H>DLY WANT PRIVATE POLICE1 LIKE ! C\< AN>*O-CAPITALI/S4 

LAW 

,!RE >E SO MANY CL>IFY+ QUE/IONS_/ OBJECTIONS REQUIR$ BY Y\R CASUAL /ATEM5T444 ,= AN AN>*I/ TO USE A T]M LIKE 0CRIME0 IS AUTOMATICALLY A PROBLEM2 SU* A CONCEPT IS MEAN+LESS 9 A CONTEXT :]E DEVIANT 7NON-NORMATIVE7 BEHAVIOR IS DEALT ) BY ! AFFECT$ 9DIVIDUALS MAK+ UP A COMMUNITY_/COMMUNE_/AFF9ITY GR\P 7OR :ATEV] O!R MEAN+FUL LEVEL ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION Y\ LIKE74 ,?AT'S COMMONLY CALL$ ,DIRECT ,ACTION4 0,CRIME0 IS A LEGAL CATEGORY1 REQUIR+ AN 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ SY/EM ( ALLEG$LY NEUTRAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION TO TAKE ! PLACE ( :AT ! /ATI/S SEE AS !IR PURVIEW ALONE3 RETALIATION1 RETRIBUTION1 V5GEANCE 7! PRET5SE TO REHABILITATION %\LD BE1 BY N[1 COMPLETELY DISCR$IT$74 ,?IS USUALLY TAKES ! =M ( >RE/1 TRIAL1 & 9C>C]ATION4 ,9 %ORT1 PUNI%M5T = BEHAV+ \TSIDE ! P>AMET]S DECID$ BY ?OSE :O RUN ! ,/ATE4 ,BY TAK+ ! RESPONSE TO DEVIANCE \T ( ! H&S ( ?OSE DIRECTLY AFFECT$1 ! LEGAL AU?ORITIES >E M]ELY DELEGITIMIZ+ 7& MAK+ IT A CRIME67 ! AUTONOMY & COHESION ( ANY MEAN+FUL LEVEL ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION4 

,:AT W\LD HAPP5 9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY TO DEAL ) RAPE & MURD] W\LD PROBABLY LOOK A LOT LIKE :AT HAPP5S 9 O!R NON-/ATI/ CULTURES :5 SOMEONE DOES SOME?+ P>TICUL>LY NA/Y3 ! SURVIVOR1 ! FAMILY & FRI5DS DECIDE H[ TO PROCE$1 :E!R IT'S ONE OR MORE ( ! FOLL[+4 ,PUBLIC %AM+ OR BEAT+2 CONC]N C\PL$ ) COMPASSION & C>E2 EXPULSION2 EXECUTION--& A MILLION O!R POSSIBILITIES 9 BETWE54 ,ALL OPTIONS >E ON ! TABLE1 UNLIKE :AT HAPP5S 9 /ATI/ CULTURES1 :]E ! AU?ORITIES DECIDE ! PUNI%M5T 9 A %AM NEUTRALITY = ! GOOD ( 0! PEOPLE40 

POSSIBLE READ+ LI/ 79 NO ORD]7 

,AN>*Y ,ALIVE6 - ,URI ,GORDON 

,AN EXAM9ATION ( CONTE/$ ISSUES BETWE5 & AMONG AN>*I/S4 ,! QUE/IONS ( ,VIOL5CE1 ,P[]1 ,TE*NOLOGY1 & ,NATIONALISM >E EA* GIV5 !IR [N *APT]S4 

,AN>*Y ,WORKS - ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,A CROSS-CULTURAL EXAM9ATION ( H[ AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES HAVE WORK$1 :E!R ! PRACTITION]S CALL$ !MSELVES AN>*I/S OR NOT4 

,RECIPES = ,DISA/] - ,CRIME?,9C4 

,BIG & SMALL1 LEGAL & IL-1 #fb RECIPES ?AT RUN ! GAMUT FROM DUMSPT]-DIV+ TO BANN] DROPS1 OP5 RELATION%IPS TO LOCK+ D[N /REETS1 MONKEYWR5*+ TO COALITION BUILD+4 

,AN>*Y AFT] ,LEFTISM - ,BOB ,BLACK 

,BLACK'S RESPONSE TO ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9'S ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM4 ,BLACK ACCUSES ,BOOK*9 ( BE+ A CLOSET$ AU?ORIT>IAN1 CITY-/ATI/ & ,M>XI/ ) A P5*ANT = HI< TE* & ! ,A!NIAN POLIS4 ,BLACK DEF5DS :AT HE CALLS HET]ODOX OR PO/-LEFTI/ AN>*ISM1 A K9D ( ANTI-WORK1 9DIVIDUALI/1 & MOD]ATELY PRIMITIVI/ =M ( AN>*ISM4 

,! ,AN>*I/ ,T5SION - ,ALFR$O ,M4 ,BONANNO 

,ONE ( ! MO/ 9FLU5TIAL 7ALONG ) ,>M$ ,JOY & ,AT ,DAGG]S ,DRAWN7 ( ! 9SURRECTION>Y WRIT+S4 ,*ALL5GES AN>*I/S TO RESI/ DOGMA & EASY ANSW]S4 

ANY?+ WRITT5 BY ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN 7,AGA9/ 7,HIS7,/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN W\LD BE A GOOD />T7 

,TO BE HEAL?Y & SANE WE NE$ TO BE GR\ND$ 9 A MORE DIRECT RELATION%IP ) NATURE & ) O!R PEOPLE 9 COMPREH5SIBLE1 FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNITIES4 ,LEVIA?ANIC CIVILIZATION DE/ROYS !SE BASIC RELATION%IPS -- H5CE ! PA?OLOGY ( ! MOD]N ]A4 ,?IS BOOK COV]S ALL ?IS4 ,IT'S DEEP1 IT'S ALLEGORICAL1 IT'S LIKE NO?+ Y\'VE EV] READ BE=E4 

BOLO'BOLO - P4M4 

,A SKET* ( H[ A FUTURE AN>*I/ SOCIETY C\LD WORK1 ! ONLY UTOPIA ) 5\< DIV]SITY TO DES]VE ! NAME AN>*I/4 

,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE - ,GUY ,DEBORD 

,ONE ( ! MA9 TEXTS ( ! ,SITUATIONI/S1 EXPLA9+ 79 APHORISMS7 ! CONCEPT ( ! ,SPECTACLE AS ! DEF9+ IMPETUS ( WE/]N CULTURE1 ONE ?AT IS1 ?R\< CONSUMPTION1 CONT9UALLY SE>*+ = MEAN+4 

SOME PEOPLE_/GR\PS M5TION$ 

,BONANNO1 ,ALFR$O ,M4 

7#a#i#c#g-7 ,A MA9 !ORI/ ( CONTEMPOR>Y 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*ISM :O WROTE ESSAYS SU* AS ,>M$ ,JOY 7= :I* HE WAS IMPRISON$ = #ah MON?S BY ! ,ITALIAN GOV]NM5T71 ,! ,AN>*I/ ,T5SION & O!RS2 AN $ITOR ( ,AN>*ISMO ,$ITIONS & MANY O!R PUBLICATIONS1 ONLY SOME ( :I* HAVE BE5 TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,5GLI%4 ,HE HAS BE5 9VOLV$ 9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T = OV] ?IRTY YE>S4 

,BAKUN91 ,MIKHAIL 

7#a#h#a#d-#a#h#g#f7 ,A WELL-KN[N ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>Y & PHILOSOPH]1 !ORI/ ( COLLECTIVI/ AN>*ISM4 ,HE HAS ALSO (T5 BE5 CALL$ ! FA!R ( AN>*I/ !ORY 9 G5]AL4 ,DESPITE 7OR BECAUSE (7 CRIM9AL /ATUS1 ,BAKUN9 GA9$ GREAT 9FLU5CE ) ! Y\? 9 ,RUSSIA & ALL ( ,EUROPE4 ,HE WAS 9VOLV$ 9 ! 9SURRECTION 9 ,LYON1 :I* =E%AD[$ ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE4 

,9 #a#h#f#h1 ,BAKUN9 JO9$ ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK+ ,M5'S ,ASSOCIATION1 A F$]ATION ( TRADE UNION ORGANIZATIONS ) SECTIONS 9 MO/ ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES4 ,! #ahgb ,HAGUE ,CONGRESS WAS DOM9AT$ BY A /RUGGLE BETWE5 ,M>X & HIS FOLL[]S :O >GU$ = P>LIAM5T>Y ELECTORAL P>TICIPATION & A FACTION >\ND ,BAKUN9 :O OPPOS$ IT4 ,BAKUN9'S FACTION LO/ ! VOTE1 & HE WAS EV5TUALLY EXPELL$ = MA9TA9+ A SECRET ORGANIZATION )9 ! 9T]NATIONAL4 ,! AN>*I/S 9SI/$ ! CONGRESS WAS RIGG$1 & SO HELD !IR [N CONF]5CE ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL 9 ,SWITZ]L&4 ,FROM #ahg TO #a#h#g#f1 HE WROTE MU* ( HIS SEM9AL WORK SU* AS ,/ATISM & ,AN>*Y & ,GOD & ! ,/ATE4 

,CAMATTE1 ,JACQUES 

,A ,FR5* WRIT]1 ONCE A ,M>XI/ !ORETICIAN & MEMB] ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,AFT] COLLECT+ & PUBLI%+ A GREAT AM\NT ( HI/ORICAL DOCUM5TS FROM LEFT COMMUNI/ CURR5TS1 & ANALYZ+ ! MO/ REC5TLY DISCOV]$ WRIT+S ( ,M>X1 9 ! E>LY #gS ,CAMATTE AB&ON$ ! ,M>XI/ P]SPECTIVE4 ,HE DECID$ 9/EAD ?AT CAPITALISM HAD SUCCE$$ 9 %AP+ HUMANITY TO ITS PR(IT1 & ?AT EV]Y K9D ( 0REVOLUTION0 WAS ?US IMPOSSIBLE2 ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS WAS NO?+ MORE ?AN AN ASPECT ( CAPITAL1 UNABLE TO SUP]S$E ITS SITUATION2 ?AT ANY FUTURE REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T W\LD BASICALLY CONSI/ ( A /RUGGLE BETWE5 HUMANITY & CAPITAL ITSELF1 RA!R ?AN BETWE5 CLASSES2 & ?AT CAPITAL HAS BECOME TOTALIT>IAN 9 /RUCTURE1 LEAV+ NO:]E & NO-ONE \TSIDE ITS DOME/ICAT+ 9FLU5CE4 ,?IS PESSIMISM AB\T REVOLUTION>Y P]SPECTIVE IS ACCOMPANI$ BY ! IDEA ?AT WE CAN 0LEAVE ! WORLD0 & LIVE CLOS] TO NATURE1 & /OP H>M+ *ILDR5 & DI/ORT+ !IR NATURALLY SANE SPIRIT4 

,DUPONT1 ,MONSIEUR @& ,FR]E 

,MONSIEUR ,DUPONT IS A DUO ( EX-ACTIVI/ COMMUNI/S 9 ! ,U,K1 :O WROTE ,NIHILI/ ,COMMUNISM1 9 :I* !Y POSIT ! IRRELEVANCE ( MO/ ( ! AGITATIONAL ACTIVITIES ( PEOPLE :O WANT F\NDATIONAL POLITICAL & SOCIAL *ANGE1 P>TLY BECAUSE !SE 0PRO-REVOLUTION>IES0 >E 9CULCAT$ BY ! SAME SOCIETY ?AT !Y >E *ALL5G+1 & P>TLY BECAUSE DRAMATIC SOCIAL *ANGE1 IF IT COMES AT ALL 7:I* IT IS LIKELY NOT TO71 WILL ONLY COME FROM 0! ESS5TIAL PROLET>IAT01 :I* >E ! WORK]S :O CONTROL ?+S ?AT ! SY/EM ABSOLUTELY RELIES ON 7P[]1 TRANSPORTATION1 ETC74 ,FR]E ,DUPONT1 AU?OR ( SPECIES BE+1 IS ONE ( ! TWO4 

,B]KMAN1 ,ALEX&] 

7#a#h#g-#a#i#c#f7 AN AN>*I/ KN[N = HIS POLITICAL ACTIVISM & WRIT+1 A LEAD+ MEMB] ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! E>LY #b? C5TURY4 

,SOON AFT] HIS >RIVAL 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY1 ,B]KMAN BECAME AN AN>*I/ ?R\< HIS 9VOLVEM5T ) GR\PS ?AT HAD =M$ TO CAMPAIGN TO FREE ! M5 CONVICT$ ( ! #ahhf ,HAYM>KET BOMB+4 ,HE CAME UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ,JOHANN ,MO/1 ! BE/-KN[N AN>*I/ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 & AN ADVOCATE ( PROPAG&A ( ! DE$--ATT5TAT1 OR VIOL5CE C>RI$ \T TO 5C\RAGE ! MASSES TO REVOLT4 

,HE ATTEMPT$ TO ASSASS9ATE BUS9ESSMAN ,H5RY ,CLAY ,FRICK AS AN ACT ( PROPAG&A ( ! DE$4 ,FRICK SURVIV$ ! ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE1 & ,B]KMAN S]V$ #ad YE>S 9 PRISON4 ,HIS EXP]I5CE 9 PRISON WAS ! BASIS = HIS FIR/ BOOK1 ,PRISON ,MEMOIRS ( AN ,AN>*I/4 

,B]KMAN VOIC$ HIS OPPOSITION TO ! ,SOVIET USE ( VIOL5CE & ! REPRESSION ( 9DEP5D5T VOICES 9 HIS #aibe BOOK1 ,! ,BOL%EVIK ,MY?4 

,:ILE LIV+ 9 ,FRANCE1 ,B]KMAN CONT9U$ HIS WORK 9 SUPPORT ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 PRODUC+ ! CLASSIC EXPOSITION ( AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES1 ,N[ & ,AFT]3 ,! ,A,B,C ( ,COMMUNI/ ,AN>*ISM4 ,SUFF]+ FROM ILL HEAL?1 ,B]KMAN COMMITT$ SUICIDE 9 #a#i#c#f4 

DE ,CLEYRE1 ,VOLTAIR9E 

7#a#h#f#f-#a#i#a#b7 ,A PROLIFIC ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ WRIT] & SPEAK]1 %E OPPOS$ ! /ATE1 M>RIAGE1 & ! DOM9ATION ( RELIGION 9 SEXUALITY & WOM5'S LIVES4 ,%E BEGAN H] ACTIVI/ C>E] 9 ! FREE?\<T MOVEM5T4 ,H] POLITICAL P]SPECTIVE %IFT$ ?R\<\T H] LIFE1 EV5TUALLY LEAD+ H] TO BECOME AN \TSPOK5 PROPON5T ( 0AN>*ISM )\T ADJECTIVES40 

,= SEV]AL YE>S %E ASSOCIAT$ PRIM>ILY ) ! ,AM]ICAN 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/ MILIEU4 ,EV5TUALLY1 H[EV]1 %E REJECT$ 9DIVIDUALISM4 

0,SOCIALISM & ,COMMUNISM BO? DEM& A DEGREE ( JO9T EF=T & ADM9I/RATION :I* W\LD BEGET MORE REGULATION ?AN IS :OLLY CONSI/5T ) IDEAL ,AN>*ISM2 ,9DIVIDUALISM & ,MUTUALISM1 RE/+ UPON PROP]TY1 9VOLVE A DEVELOPM5T ( ! PRIVATE POLICEMAN NOT AT ALL COMPATIBLE ) MY NOTION ( FRE$OM40,9/EAD1 %E BECAME ONE ( ! MO/ PROM95T ADVOCATES ( AN>*ISM )\T ADJECTIVES4 ,9 ,! ,MAK+ ( AN ,AN>*I/1 %E WROTE1 0,I NO LONG] LABEL MYSELF O!RWISE ?AN AS ',AN>*I/' SIMPLY04 

,DEBORD1 ,GUY 

7#a#i#c#a-#a#i#i#d7 ,A ,FR5* ,M>XI/ !ORI/1 WRIT]1 FILMMAK]1 MEMB] ( ! ,LETT]I/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 F\ND] ( A ,LETT]I/ FACTION1 & F\ND+ MEMB] ( ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL 7,S,I74 ,HE WAS ALSO BRIEFLY A MEMB] ( ,SOCIALISME \ ,B>B>IE 7A ,FR5*-BAS$ RADICAL LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ GR\P ( ! PO/-,WORLD ,W> ,I,I P]IOD74 

,DEBORD JO9$ ! ,LETT]I/ ,9T]NATIONAL :5 HE WAS #a#i4 ,A S*ISM BIR!D SEV]AL FACTIONS ( ,LETT]I/S1 ONE ( :I* WAS DECID$LY L$ BY ,DEBORD4 ,9 ! #a#i#fS1 ,DEBORD L$ ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL GR\P1 :I* 9FLU5C$ ! ,P>IS ,UPRIS+ ( #a#i#f#h4 ,SOME CONSID] HIS BOOK ,! ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE TO BE A CATALY/ = ! UPRIS+4 

,F,A,I 

,! ,F$]ACION ,AN>QUI/A ,IB]ICA 7,F,A,I1 ,IB]IAN ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION7 IS A ,SPANI% ORGANIZATION ( AN>*I/ 7AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ & AN>*I/-COMMUNI/7 MILITANTS 9SIDE ! ,CONF$]ACION ,NACIONAL DEL ,TRABAJO 7,C,N,T7 AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ UNION4 ,IT IS (T5 ABBREVIAT$ AS ,C,N,T-,F,A,I BECAUSE ( ! CLOSE RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! TWO ORGANIZATIONS4 ,! ,F,A,I PUBLI%ES ! P]IODICAL ,TI]RA Y ,LIB]TAD4 ,IT WAS F\ND$ 9 ,VAL5CIA 9 #aibg TO CAMPAIGN = KEEP+ ! ,C,N,T ON AN AN>*I/ PA?4 ,IT VIEW$ ! ,C,N,T AS HAV+ BECOME A M$IATOR BETWE5 LABOR & CAPITAL1 RA!R ?AN REPRES5TATIVE ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,GOLDMAN1 ,EMMA 

7#a#h#f#i -#a#i#d7 ,AN AN>*I/ KN[N = H] POLITICAL ACTIVISM1 WRIT+1 & SPEE*ES1 %E PLAY$ A PIVOTAL ROLE 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( AN>*I/ POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA & ,EUROPE 9 ! FIR/ HALF ( ! #b? C5TURY4 ,ATTRACT$ TO AN>*ISM AFT] ! ,HAYM>KET AFFAIR1 %E BECAME A WRIT] & A R5[N$ LECTUR] ON AN>*I/ PHILOSOPHY1 WOM5'S RI<TS1 & SOCIAL ISSUES1 ATTRACT+ CR[DS ( ?\S&S4 ,9 #a#i#f1 ,GOLDMAN F\ND$ ! AN>*I/ J\RNAL  ,MO!R ,E>? 4 

,H] WRIT+ & LECTURES SPANN$ A WIDE V>IETY ( ISSUES1 9CLUD+ PRISONS1 A!ISM1 FRE$OM ( SPEE*1 MILIT>ISM1 CAPITALISM1 M>RIAGE1 FREE LOVE1 HOMOSEXUALITY1 & APPRECIATION ( ,NIETZS*E4 ,AL?\< %E DI/ANC$ H]SELF FROM FIR/-WAVE FEM9ISM & ITS EF=TS T[>D WOM5'S SUFFRAGE1 %E DEVELOP$ NEW WAYS ( 9CORPORAT+ G5D] POLITICS 9TO AN>*ISM4 

,AFT] ! \TBREAK ( ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 %E TRAVEL$ TO ,SPA9 TO SUPPORT ! AN>*I/ REVOLUTION !RE4 ,%E DI$ 9 ,TORONTO ON ,MAY #a#d1 #a#i#d1 AG$ #g4 

,! ,9VISIBLE ,COMMITTEE 

,AN ANONYM\S GR\P ( ,FR5* 9TELLECTUALS NAM$ AS ! AU?ORS ( ,! ,COM+ ,9SURRECTION1 A CALL TO >MS ALONG ! L9ES ( ! ,SITUATIONI/S4 

,KROPOTK91 ,PYOTR 

7#a#h#d#b-#a#i#b#a7 ,A ,RUSSIAN PR9CE1 ZOOLOGI/1 EVOLUTION>Y !ORI/1 PHILOSOPH]1 SCI5TI/1 PACIFI/1 REVOLUTION>Y1 ECONOMI/1 ACTIVI/1 GEOGRAPH]1 WRIT]1 & ONE ( ! WORLD'S =EMO/ AN>*O-COMMUNI/S4 

,KROPOTK9 ADVOCAT$ A COMMUNI/ SOCIETY FREE FROM C5TRAL GOV]NM5T & BAS$ ON VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATIONS BE-TWE5 WORK]S4 ,HE WROTE MANY BOOKS1 PAMPHLETS & >TICLES1 ! MO/ PROM95T BE+  ,! ,CONQUE/ ( ,BREAD & ,FIELDS1  ,FACTORIES & ,WORK%OPS1 & HIS PR9CIPAL SCI5TIFIC (F]+1  ,MUTUAL ,AID3 ,A ,FACTOR ( ,EVOLUTION4 ,HE ALSO CONTRIBUT$ ! >TICLE ON AN>*ISM TO ! ,5CYCLOPA$IA ,BRITANNICA ,ELEV5? ,$ITION4 

,MUTUAL ,AID PROVID$ AN ALT]NATIVE VIEW ON HUMAN SURVIVAL TO ! CLAIMS ( 9T]P]SONAL COMPETITION & NATURAL HI]>*Y PR(F]$ AT ! TIME BY SOME 0SOCIAL ,D>W9I/S04 ,HE >GU$ 0?AT IT WAS AN EVOLUTION>Y EMPHASIS ON COOP]ATION 9/EAD ( COMPETITION 9 ! ,D>W9IAN S5SE ?AT MADE = ! SUCCESS ( SPECIES1 9CLUD+ ! HUMAN40 

,NIETZS*E1 ,FREIDRI* 

7#a#h#d#d-#a#i7 WAS A ,G]MAN PHILOSOPH]1 POET1 CULTURAL CRITIC & CLASSICAL PHILOLOGI/4 ,HE WROTE CRITICAL TEXTS ON RELIGION1 MORALITY1 CONTEMPOR>Y CULTURE1 PHILOSOPHY & SCI5CE1 DISPLAY+ A FONDNESS = METAPHOR1 IRONY & APHORISM4 

,NIETZS*E'S 9FLU5CE REMA9S SUB/ANTIAL )9 & BEYOND PHILOSOPHY1 NOTABLY 9 EXI/5TIALISM1 NIHILISM1 & PO/MOD]NISM4 ,HIS /YLE & RADICAL QUE/ION+ ( ! VALUE & OBJECTIVITY ( TRU? HAVE RESULT$ 9 MU* COMM5T>Y & 9T]PRETATION1 MO/LY 9 ! CONT95TAL TRADITION4 ,HIS KEY IDEAS 9CLUDE ! DEA? ( ,GOD1 ! ,UB]M5S*1 ! ET]NAL RECURR5CE1 ! ,APOLLONIAN & ,DIONYSIAN DI*OTOMY1 P]SPECTIVISM1 & ! WILL TO P[]4 ,C5TRAL TO HIS PHILOSOPHY IS ! IDEA ( 0LIFE-AFFIRMATION01 :I* 9VOLVES AN HONE/ QUE/ION+ ( ALL DOCTR9ES ?AT DRA9 LIFE'S EXPANSIVE 5]GIES1 H[EV] SOCIALLY PREVAL5T & RADICAL ?OSE VIEWS MI<T BE4 

,NOVATORE1 ,R5ZO 

,! P5 NAME ( ,ABELE ,RIZI]I ,F]R>I 7#a#h#i-#a#i#b#b71 ,ITALIAN 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/1 ILLEGALI/1 & ANTI-FASCI/ POET1 PHILOSOPH]1 & MILITANT1 N[ MO/LY KN[N = HIS BOOK 7PO/HUM\SLY PUBLI%$71 ,T[>D ! ,CREATIVE ,NO?+ 7,V]SO IL NULLA CREATORE74 

,HE DISCOV]$ ,]RICO ,MALATE/A1 ,PET] ,KROPOTK91 ,H5RIK ,IBS5 & ,FRI$RI* ,NIETZS*E1 & ESPECIALLY ,MAX ,/IRN]4 ,FROM #aih ON HE EMBRAC$ 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*ISM4 ,9 #a#i#a1 HE WAS *>G$ ) ! BURN+ ( A LOCAL *UR* & SP5T ?REE MON?S 9 PRISON1 BUT HIS P>TICIPATION 9 ! FIRE WAS NEV] PROV$4 ,A YE> LAT]1 HE W5T ON ! LAM BECAUSE ! POLICE WANT$ HIM = !FT & ROBB]Y4 

,AS ! ,GREAT ,W> APPROA*$ HE DES]T$ HIS REGIM5T ON ,APRIL #b#f1 #aiah & WAS S5T5C$ TO DEA? BY A MILIT>Y TRIBUNAL4 ,HE LEFT HIS VILLAGE & FL$1 PROPAGAT+ ! DES]TION FROM ! ,>MY & ! >M$ UPRIS+ AGA9/ ! /ATE4 ,BY ! E>LY #a#i#bS ,ITALY WAS AB\T TO BE TAK5 OV] BY ,FASCISM4 ,HE DECID$ TO GO UND]GR\ND & 9 #aibb HE JO9$ ! GANG ( ! FAM\S ROBB] ( AN>*I/ 9SPIRATION3 ,SANTE ,POLLA/RO1 & WAS KILL$ 9 A %OOT-\T4 

,P]LMAN1 ,FR$Y 

7#a#i#c#d-#a#i#h#e7 WAS AN AU?OR1 PUBLI%] & ACTIVI/4 ,HIS MO/ POPUL> WORK1 ! BOOK ,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN61 DETAILS ! RISE ( /ATE DOM9ATION ) A RETELL+ ( HI/ORY ?R\< ! ,HOBBESIAN METAPHOR ( ! ,LEVIA?AN4 ,! BOOK REMA9S A MAJOR S\RCE ( 9SPIRATION = ANTI-CIVILIZATION P]SPECTIVES 9 CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*ISM4 ,HIS WORK BO? AS AN AU?OR & PUBLI%] HAS BE5 V]Y 9FLU5TIAL ON MOD]N AN>*I/ ?\<T4 

,PR\DHON1 ,PI]RE-,JOSEPH 

7#a#h#i-#a#h#f#e7 WAS A ,FR5* POLITICIAN1 MUTUALI/ PHILOSOPH]1 ECONOMI/1 & SOCIALI/4 ,HE WAS A MEMB] ( ! ,FR5* ,P>LIAM5T1 & HE WAS ! FIR/ P]SON TO CALL HIMSELF AN 0AN>*I/04 ,HE IS CONSID]$ AMONG ! MO/ 9FLU5TIAL !ORI/S & ORGANIZ]S ( AN>*ISM4 ,AFT] ! EV5TS ( #ahdh HE BEGAN TO CALL HIMSELF A F$]ALI/4 

,TIQQUN 

,! NAME ( A ,FR5* PHILOSOPHICAL J\RNAL1 F\ND$ 9 #aiii ) AN AIM TO 0RECREATE ! CONDITIONS ( ANO!R COMMUNITY40 ,IT WAS CREAT$ BY V>I\S WRIT]S & DISSOLV$ 9 #ba FOLL[+ ! ATTACKS ( ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 #b#a4 ,TIQQUN IS ALSO1 MORE G5]ALLY1 ! NAME ( ! PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT :I* /EMS FROM !SE TEXTS1 & IS (T5 US$ 9 A BROAD S5SE TO NAME ! MANY PUBLICATIONS CONTA9+ ! J\RNAL'S TEXTS1 9 ORD] TO DESIGNATE 0A PO9T ( SPIRIT FROM :I* !SE WRIT+S COME40 

,SITUATIONI/S 

,! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL 7,S,I7 WAS AN 9T]NATIONALI/ GR\P ( REVOLUTION>IES BAS$ MA9LY 9 ,EUROPE4 ,IT WAS F\ND$ 9 #aieg & REA*$ ITS PEAK ( 9FLU5CE 9 ! G5]AL /RIKE ( ,MAY #aifh 9 ,FRANCE4 

,) IDEAS ROOT$ 9 ,M>XISM & ! #b? C5TURY ,EUROPEAN >TI/IC AVANT-G>DES1 !Y ADVOCAT$ EXP]I5CES ( LIFE ALT]NATIVE TO ?OSE ALL[$ BY ADVANC$ CAPITALISM1 = ! FULFILLM5T ( HUMAN DESIRES4 ,!Y SUGGE/$ & EXP]IM5T$ ) ! CON/RUCTION ( 0SITUATIONS10 :I* W]E 5VIRONM5TS FAVORABLE = ! FULFILLM5T ( SU* DESIRES4 ,!IR !ORETICAL WORK PEAK$ ) ! HI<LY 9FLU5TIAL BOOK ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE4 ,! ,S,I WAS DISSOLV$ 9 #a#i#g#b4 

! ,FRANKFURT ,S*OOL 

,A S*OOL ( NEO-,M>XI/ 9T]DISCIPL9>Y SOCIAL !ORY1 9ITIALLY CONSI/+ ( DISSID5T ,M>XI/S :O BELIEV$ ?AT SOME ( ,M>X'S FOLL[]S P>ROT$ A N>R[ SELECTION ( ,M>X'S IDEAS1 USUALLY 9 DEF5SE ( OR?ODOX ,COMMUNI/ P>TIES4 ,MANY ( ! ,FRANKFURT ,S*OOL !ORI/S BELIEV$ ?AT TRADITIONAL ,M>XI/ !ORY C\LD NOT ADEQUATELY EXPLA9 ! TURBUL5T & UNEXPECT$ DEVELOPM5T ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETIES 9 ! #b? C5TURY4 ,CRITICAL ( BO? CAPITALISM & ,SOVIET SOCIALISM1 !IR WRIT+S PO9T$ TO ! POSSIBILITY ( AN ALT]NATIVE PA? TO SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T4 

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