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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

,TEXT 3 

,JASON ,MC,QU9N 

,AN>*Y3 ,A ,J\RNAL ( ,DESIRE ,>M$ 

,ALT]NATIVE ,PRESS ,REVIEW 

,9TRODUCTION 

  

,?IS SMALL BOOK IS NO?+ MORE ?AN A CRITIQUE ( ANO!R SMALL BOOK1 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9'S ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM3 ,AN ,UNBRIDGEABLE ,*ASM4 .<#b.> ,HIS CONSI/S ( ! TITLE ESSAY PLUS 0,! ,LEFT ,?AT ,WAS3 ,A ,P]SONAL ,REFLECTION40 ,PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#i#e1 IT WAS AN UNEXPECT$ 9T]V5TION 9 AN 9TRAMURAL DEBATE :I* HAD BE5 GO+ ON = AT LEA/ TW5TY YE>S BETWE5 TRADITIONALI/IC AN>*I/S -- LEFTI/1 WORK]I/1 ORGANIZATIONAL1 & MORALI/ -- & AN EV] MORE DIV]SE 7& AN EV] MORE NUM]\S7 CONT+5T ( AN>*I/S :O HAVE 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R DEP>T$ FROM OR?ODOXY1 AT LEA/ 9 ,BOOK*9'S EYES4 

,BOOK*9 CAU<T A LOT ( US HET]ODOX AN>*I/S BY SURPRISE4 ,MO/ ( US HAVE READ SOME ( ,BOOK*9'S BOOKS & MANY ( US1 MYSELF 9CLUD$1 HAVE LE>N$ FROM !M1 ESPECIALLY ! E>LI] BOOKS FROM ! #a#i#gS4 ,BOOK*9'S SUBSEQU5T & EV]-9T5SIFY+ PREOCCUPATION ) MUNICIPAL POLITICS WE W]E MO/LY 9CL9$ TO IGNORE AS AN IDIOSYNCRASY4 ,HE SEEM$ TO TAKE NO NOTICE ( :AT WE W]E UP TO4 ,HE WAS ABS5T FROM PUBLICATIONS LIKE ! ,FIF? ,E/ATE1 ,POPUL> ,REALITY1 ,FRONT ,L9E1 ,! ,MAT*61 & ,AN>*Y3 ,A ,J\RNAL ( ,DESIRE ,>M$4 ,IT WAS AS IF HE TOOK ! AN>*I/S = GRANT$4 ,!Y DIDN'T KN[ ?AT ,BOOK*9 ?\<T !Y W]E S9K+ SWIFTLY 9TO IDEOLOGICAL & MORAL DECAY4 

,!Y DO N[4 ,BOOK*9 VIEWS-)-AL>M ALMO/ EV]Y NEW T5D5CY 9 AN>*ISM EXCEPT HIS [N SPECIALTY1 ECOLOGY4 ,:AT'S MORE1 ! NEF>I\S NOVELTIES EXHIBIT MALIGN !MATIC AFF9ITIES4 ,NOT ONLY >E !Y P]NICI\S1 !Y >E P]NICI\S 9 ESS5TIALLY ! SAME WAY4 ,!Y REPRES5T A RECRUDESC5CE ( AN OLD H]ESY1 09DIVIDUALISM10 DECK$ \T 9 TR5DY PO/-MOD]NI/ FA%IONS 9 A CONFIGURATION ,BOOK*9 CALLS 0LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM40 ,MU* WORSE ?AN A FALL+-AWAY FROM SOME ASPECTS ( CLASSICAL LEFT-W+ AN>*ISM1 LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM IS 7HE 9SI/S7 FUNDAM5TALLY OPPOS$ TO ! DEF9+ T5ETS ( AN>*ISM4 7,H[ ?IS C\LD HAVE HAPP5$ ON HIS WAT* HE DOES NOT EXPLA947 

,= ,BOOK*91 !N1 LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S >E NOT JU/ ]RANT COMRADES1 !Y >E TRAITORS4 ,AS SU* !Y >E EV5 WORSE ?AN AV[$ OPPON5TS ( AN>*ISM4 ,HE MI/REATS !M ACCORD+LY4 ,HIS J]EMIAD IS D[NRI<T NA/Y4 ,!RE >5'T MANY EPI!TS HE DOESN'T WORK 9 SOME:]E OR ANO!R1 & NEV] M9D IF !Y SOMETIMES CONTRADICT EA* O!R 7= 9/ANCE1 09DIVIDUALISM0 & 0FASCISM0 APPLI$ TO ! SAME PEOPLE74 ,!Y DON'T HAVE TO BE TRUE TO BE EFFECTIVE4 ,BOOK*9 />T$ \T AS A ,/AL9I/1 & IT SURE %[S 9 ! ABUSIVE /YLE & UNSCRUPUL\S CONT5T ( HIS POLEMIC4 ,HE WANTS NO DIALOGUE ) HIS SELF-APPO9T$ 5EMIES1 ONLY !IR IRREP>ABLE DISCR$IT4 

,I GET ! DI/9CT IMPRESSION ?AT ,BOOK*91 AN ELD]LY MAN SAID TO BE 9 ILL HEAL?1 IS CA%+ 9 HIS *IPS AS A PROM95T AN>*I/ !ORI/ & /AK+ ALL HIS 9FLU5CE & REPUTATION ON DEMOLI%+ ALL POSSIBLE ALT]NATIVES TO HIS [N CRE$1 :AT HE CALLS 0SOCIAL AN>*ISM40 ,A P>T+ %OT4 

,HE MISS$ ! T>GET4 ,HE HAD TO MISS ! T>GET1 S9CE !RE IS NONE4 ,!RE'S NO SU* ?+ AS 0LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM40 ,!RE >E ONLY A LOT ( AN>*I/S EXPLOR+ A LOT ( IDEAS -- A LOT ( DIFF]5T IDEAS -- ?AT ,BOOK*9 DISAPPROVES (4 ,IT FOLL[S ?AT ?IS BOOK IS NOT A DEF5SE ( 0LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM40 ,!RE'S NO SU* UNICORN1 SO ,I C\LDN'T DEF5D IT EV5 IF ,I WANT$ TO4 ,! V]Y PHRASE IS ,BOOK*9'S 9V5TION1 MU* AS ,/AL9 9V5T$ A NONS5SE CATEGORY1 ! 0BLOC ( ,RI<TS & ,TROTSKYI/S10 TO COLLECT ALL HIS POLITICAL 5EMIES = !IR MORE CONV5I5T DISPOSAL4 ,AT ! TIME1 ,BOOK*9 BELIEV$ ?IS1 & EV]Y?+ ELSE1 ! ,P>TY TOLD HIM TO BELIEVE4 ,HE HASN'T *ANG$ MU*2 OR1 IF HE DID1 HE'S *ANG$ BACK4 

,IF ,I W]E ONLY TAK+ ,BOOK*9 TO TASK = HIS 9CIVILITY1 ,I'D BE A HYPOCRITE1 = ,I'VE P5N$ PL5TY ( BLUNT CRITIQUES ( V>I\S AN>*I/S & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS4 ,A ,DUT* AN>*I/1 ,SIEBE ,?ISS51 HAS DESCRIB$ ME -- NOT AS A CRITICISM -- AS ! SEV]E/ CRITIC ( CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*ISM 7#a#i#i#f3 #f74 ,MAYBE ,I AM1 AL?\< CRITICISM ( AN>*I/S TAKES UP ONLY A FRACTION ( ! CONT5T ( MY PREVI\S ?REE BOOKS4 ,BUT ,I'VE (T5 BE5 T\< ON AN>*I/S ,I CONSID]$ AU?ORIT>IAN1 DI%ONE/ OR /UPID4 

,(T5 H>% BUT1 ,I LIKE TO ?9K1 R>ELY UNFAIR4 ,SOME PEOPLE1 ESPECIALLY ?OSE ,I'VE CRITICIZ$1 MI/AKE MY BE+ >TICULATE = MY BE+ RUDE1 OR MI/AKE MY NOTIC+ !M = BE+ OBSESS$ ) !M4 ,BE ?AT AS IT MAY1 = ME TO SET MYSELF UP AS ! ,MISS ,MANN]S ( AN>*ISM W\LD NOT BE APPROPRIATE4 ,I DO ?9K ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 NE$S A LESSON 9 MANN]S1 & ,I'M GO+ TO GIVE HIM ONE1 BUT 9CIVILITY IS ! LEA/ ( :AT'S WRONG ) HIS DYSPEPTIC DIATRIBE4 ,IT'S :AT HE SAYS1 F> MORE ?AN H[ HE SAYS IT1 ?AT ,I MEAN TO HAVE DONE )4 

,I AM NOT1 EXCEPT 9CID5TALLY1 DEF5D+ ?OSE :OM ,BOOK*9 T>GETS AS 0LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S40 7,= ! RECORD1 ,I'M NOT ONE ( HIS ID5TIFI$ T>GETS47 ,I AM DEBUNK+ ! V]Y CATEGORY ( LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM AS A CON/RUCT AS MEAN+LESS AS IT IS MALICI\S4 ,& ,I AM COM+ D[N ) CRU%+ =CE ON 0AN UGLY1 /UPID /YLE & SUB/ANCE ( DOCTR9AL H>ANGUE0 7,BLACK #a#i#i#b3 #a#h#i71 ! WOR/ SURVIVAL ( ,BOOK*9'S ORIG9AL ,M>XISM4 ,I'VE DONE IT BE=E &1 FRANKLY1 ,I RA!R RES5T HAV+ TO DO IT AGA94 ,BOOK*9 HAS MADE ! C>D9AL AU?OR'S MI/AKE ( FALL+ = HIS [N JACKET BLURBS4 ,O!RWISE HE C\LD NEV] WRITE SU* A WRET*$ SCRE$ & HOPE TO GET AWAY ) IT4 ,HIS PREVI\S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN>*ISM1 EV5 IF !Y W]E AS EPO*AL AS HE LIKES TO ?9K1 >E NO EXCUSE = ?IS K9D ( GUTT]-GABBLE4 ,HIS SWAN-SONG S\NDS NO?+ BUT S\R NOTES4 ,& S\R GRAPES4 

,:I* IS :Y ,I ?9K !RE'S A PLACE = MY POLEMIC4 ,IF EV5 ! GREAT ,BOOK*9 CAN'T GET AWAY ) TALK+ TRA%1 MAYBE LESS EM95T AN>*I/S WILL BE LESS TEMPT$ TO TALK TRA%4 ,IF EV5 ! QUASI-ACADEMIC ,BOOK*9'S QUASI-S*OL>%IP DOESN'T HOLD UP UND] EV5 MODE/ SCRUT9Y1 MAYBE SOME UNDULY IMPRESSIONABLE AN>*I/S WILL LE>N TO QUE/ION ! AU?ORITY ( FOOTNOTES & JACKET BLURBS4 ,BETT] S*OL>S ?AN ,BOOK*9 LIVE 9 DREAD ( SOMEBODY SOM$AY LOOK+ UP !IR FOOTNOTES4 ,I'LL BE GETT+ >\ND TO SEV]AL ( !M1 TOO4 ,BUT1 WOR/ ?+S FIR/4 

,MO/ PEOPLE WILL TAKE NO 9T]E/ 9 :AT ,BOOK*9 & ,I HAVE TO SAY AB\T AN>*ISM4 ,!SE BOOKS >5'T DE/9$ = ! BE/-SELL] LI/S4 ,EV5 SOME FEEL-GOOD AN>*I/S WILL DISMISS ! RUCKUS AS 09-FI<T+40 ,BUT ON ONE PO9T AT LEA/ ,I ?9K ,BOOK*9 W\LD AGREE ) ME3 9-FI<T+ CAN BE AS IMPORTANT AS \T-FI<T+4 ,9DE$ IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL !M AP>T4 ,! FI<T+ HAS A LOT TO DO ) DET]M9+ :O IS 9 & :O IS \T4 ,BUT ANYBODY :O ?9KS ?AT AN>*ISM IS1 OR MI<T BE1 IMPORTANT %\LD CONSID] ?IS CONTROV]SY IMPORTANT4 ,I ADMIT ,I'M ALMO/ AS VA9 AS ,BOOK*91 BUT MAYBE ,I AM ! 0LIFE/YLE AN>*I/0 TO CALL HIM \T = A %[D[N AT HI< NOON \T AT ! ,CIRCLE-,A ,RAN*4 

,A ?R[BACK TO VULG> ,M>XISM 9 MORE ?AN ONE S5SE1 ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM MAY TURN \T TO BE ! LA/ TRACT ( ITS K9D1 AT LEA/ ! LA/ ONE ) AN>*I/ PRET5SIONS4 ,SOON !RE WILL BE NOBODY LEFT 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA ) ! REQUISITE ,L59I/ BACKGR\ND TO PRACTICE ?IS HI<LY /YLIZ$ G5RE ( DEFAMATION4 ,DEBUNK+ IT MAY ASSI/ AN>*I/S 9 LETT+ GO ( ! LEFTISM !Y HAVE \TGR[N1 SOME ( !M )\T REALIZ+ IT4 ,CLEANS$ ( ITS LEFTI/ RESIDUES1 AN>*Y -- AN>*ISM M9US ,M>XISM -- WILL BE FREE TO GET BETT] AT BE+ :AT IT IS4 

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