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,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

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,LEAV+ ! TW5TIE? C5TURY1 LEFTISM ( EV]Y /RIPE IS 9 DIS>RAY & DEFEAT -- AN>*O-LEFTISM 9CLUD$4 ,& ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9'S ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY IS C]TA9LY NO EXCEPTION TO ?IS TR5D4 

,BOOK*91 ONE ( ! BE/ KN[N ( CONTEMPOR>Y ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/S1 HAS SP5T MU* ( HIS LIFE /AK+ \T HIS [N P]SONAL ECO-AN>*I/ IDEOLOGICAL T]RITORY UND] ! BANN]S ( ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY & ,LIB]T>IAN ,MUNICIPALISM4 ,HE IS ! AU?OR ( A /EADY /REAM ( BOOKS FROM ! SIXTIES TO ! PRES5T1 9CLUD+ HIS CLASSIC COLLECTION ( ESSAYS TITL$ ,PO/-,SC>CITY ,AN>*ISM PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#g#a1 HIS EXCELL5T VOLUME ON ! HI/ORY ( ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/ MOVEM5T WRITT5 9 ! SEV5TIES1 & HIS FAIL$ ATTEMPT 9 ! EI<TIES AT CON/RUCT+ A PHILOSOPHICAL MAGNUM OPUS 9 ,! ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM4 

,BOOK*9 HAS NEV] BE5 CONT5T ) M]ELY CON/RUCT+ ONE MORE RADICAL IDEOLOGY 9 COMPETITION ) ALL ! O!RS4 ,HIS DREAM HAS ALWAYS BE5 TO LEAD A COH]5T LEFT-W+ ECOLOGICAL RADICAL GR\P+ 9TO A S]I\S CONTE/ ) ! P[]S ?AT BE4 ,H[EV]1 HIS ATTEMPTS AT CON/RUCT+ SU* A GR\P+ 7FROM ! ,AN>*OS J\RNAL GR\P 9 ! ,NEW ,YORK ( ! SIXTIES TO ! REC5T ,LEFT ,GRE5 ,NETWORK )9 ! ,GRE5S MILIEU7 HAVE NEV] MET ) MU* SUCCESS4 

,9 HIS LATE/ BOOK1 ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM1 ,BOOK*9 AIMS TO P9 ! BLAME = HIS LIFETIME ( FRU/RATION 7DESPITE HIS DECADES ( VALIANT EF=T67 ON AN EVIL ANTI-SOCIALI/ CONSPIRACY :I* HAS SUBV]T$ HIS DREAMS AT EV]Y TURN3 ! DREAD$ SPECT] ( 0,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM40 ,= ,BOOK*91 LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM IS A CONTEMPOR>Y MANIFE/ATION ( ! 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/ CURR5TS :I* HAVE ALWAYS B$EVIL$ ! WORLD AN>*I/ MOVEM5T PROP]4 ,! FACT ?AT ! AN>*I/ 0MOVEM5T0 ITSELF HAS ALWAYS BE5 MORE ( A POLYMORPH\S 9SURRECTION>Y MILIEU 5COMPASS+ EV]Y?+ FROM AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S1 AN>*O-COMMUNI/S & AN>*O-FUTURI/S TO AN>*I/ FEM9I/S1 AN>*I/ PRIMITIVI/S & AN>*O-SITUATIONI/S DOESN'T REALLY MATT] TO HIM4 ,! IMPORTANT ?+ IS ?AT HE HAS F9ALLY BE5 ABLE TO NAME ! ANTI-ORGANIZATIONAL CABAL :I* OPPOSES HIM & TO EXPLA9 ! ESOT]IC L9KS BETWE5 ITS (T5 SEEM+LY UNRELAT$ OR EV5 MUTUALLY CONTRADICTORY EF=TS6 

,5T] ,BOB ,BLACK4 

,N[ A LOT ( PEOPLE DON'T LIKE ,BOB ,BLACK4 ,MANY AN>*I/S W\LD BE AL>M$ IF HE MOV$ 9 NEXT DOOR4 ,ANYONE ) GOOD S5SE W\LD PROBABLY BE UPSET IF HE />T$ DAT+ H] Y\NG] SI/]4 ,MO/ EV]YONE IS LOA! TO PROVOKE HIS ANG] OR FACE IT HEAD ON4 

,& NOT )\T REASON4 ,BOB MAY BE A BRILLIANT CRITIC & HIL>I\S WIT1 BUT HE'S NOT A NICE GUY4 ,HIS 9FAM\S REPUTATION ISN'T BUILT ON FAIR PLAY OR GOOD SPORTSMAN%IP4 

,MAYBE ?IS IS :Y ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9'S LATE/ RANT1 ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM3 ,AN ,UNBRIDGEABLE ,*ASM1 NEV] CRITICIZES ,BOB ,BLACK DIRECTLY4 ,9 FACT IT NEV] SO MU* AS M5TIONS ,BOB'S NAME4 ,EV5 ?\< IT'S OBVI\S FROM ! BOOK'S CONT5TS ?AT BY ALL RI<TS ,BOB %\LD HAVE RECEIV$ ! SAME TYPE ( ATTEMPT$ 7?\< ULTIMATELY FEEBLE7 ?RA%+ ,BOOK*9 RES]V$ = ,GEORGE ,BRAD=D1 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN1 ,HAKIM ,BEY1 ET AL4 

,OBVI\SLY1 ,MURRAY KN[S BETT] ?AN TO *ALL5GE ,BOB TO A DUEL1 EV5 A RHETORICAL ONE4 ,BUT ?AT HASN'T /OPP$ ,BOB1 9 AN UN*>ACT]I/ICALLY G5]\S SPIRIT1 FROM GIV+ ,BOOK*9 HIS DUE ANYWAY4 

,BOB'S DEF5SE ( AN>*Y 9 ,AN>*Y AFT] ,LEFTISM ISN'T MEANT TO EXPRESS SOLID>ITY ) ?OSE T>GET$ 9 ! LATE/ ATTACKS FRAM$ BY ,BOOK*9'S PIDG9 DIALECTICS4 ,NOR IS ,BOB REALLY 9T]E/$ 9 RESCU+ AN>*I/ IDEOLOGY FROM ITSELF4 ,HE JU/ WANTS TO SET ! RECORD /RAI<T BY CLE>+ AWAY WORSE ?AN USELESS POLEMICS4 ,DEF5D+ ! POT5TIAL = AN>*Y IS M]ELY AN UNPLEASANT TASK ( M5IAL ANTI-IDEOLOGICAL LABOR ?AT ,BOB HAS P]=M$ BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE VOLUNTE]$ TO WA% !SE P>TICUL> DIRTY DI%ES1 .<#a.> :ILE HE WANTS TO GET ON ) COOK+ ANO!R MEAL4 

,BUT ?AT'S BY NO MEANS ALL ?AT'S GO+ ON H]E4 ,DISPOS+ ( ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9'S IDEOLOGICAL & RHETORICAL RUBBI% GIVES ,BOB ! *ANCE TO DEVELOP ! GR\NDS = A MORE G5]AL ATTACK ON ! REMA9+ VE/IGES ( LEFTISM :ILE HE'S AT IT4 ,CLEAN+ H\SE ( LEFTISM IS A MU* BIGG] TASK ?AN DEAL+ ) ONE MAN'S LEFTI/ C>E]4 ,SO 9 ONE S5SE1 BY DRAW+ ATT5TION TO HIS 9EFFECTUAL POLEMIC1 ,BOOK*9 HAS MADE HIMSELF AN EXCUSE = ! BEG9N+ ( A MU* L>G] PROCESS ( CRITIQUE1 A PROCESS ?AT WILL UND\BT$LY CONT9UE TO UNFOLD ) 9CREAS+ MILITANCE 9TO ! COM+ C5TURY4 ,IT WILL REQUIRE AW>5ESS & EF=T FROM ALL ( US TO F9I% ?IS TASK1 BUT IT WILL BE DONE4 

,BOB'S D\BLE CRITIQUE 9 ,AN>*Y AFT] ,LEFTISM ONLY GA9S 9CISIV5ESS FROM ! ATTITUDE ( LUMP5 NOBLESSE OBLIGE HE HAS ADOPT$ = HIS TASK4 ,RA!R ?AN LETT+ HIS [N SORDID PA/ 7& PRES5T7 GET 9 ! WAY1 ! LACK ( ANY REV5GE MOTIVE 7SEEM+LY ,BOB'S FAVORITE MUSE7 ALL[S HIM TO UNLEA% HIS P5 ) JU/ AS MU* WIT1 BUT ) FEW] R$ H]R+S1 OBSCURE PUT-D[NS & TORTUR$ SELF-JU/IFICATIONS ?AN EV]4 ,! RESULT IS A MODE/ FEA/ MADE UP ( CONSI/5TLY 5T]TA9+ PROSE1 AN IMMAN5T CRITIQUE ( A W\LD-BE EM95T SOCIAL CRITIC1 & ONE MORE NAIL 9 ! C(F9 ( OBSOLETE LEFTISM1 AN>*I/-/YLE4 

,Y\ MI<T NOT WANT TO 9VITE ,BOB 9TO Y\R H\SE4 ,I C]TA9LY W\LDN'T4 ,BUT AT LEA/ ?ANK HIM = DO+ ! DI%ES4 ,& LET'S GET ON ) ! NEXT FEA/6 

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