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,AU?OR 3 ,>AGORN6 

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,P>T ,I4 ,AN>*I/ ,/RATEGY3 ,A ,RE9TRODUCTION 

,:Y >E WE CONC]N$ ) AN>*I/ /RATEGY8 

,IF /RATEGY IS ! PROCESS ( HAV+ PRIORITIES & SUBSEQU5TLY ACT+ ON ?OSE PRIORITIES !N AN AN>*I/ /RATEGY NAMES A DISCREET OBJECTIVE 79 ?IS CASE ! E/ABLI%M5T ( AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY UPON ! DE/RUCTION ( A CAPITALI/ & /ATI/ ONE7 & SACRIFICES O!R PRIORITIES 9 ! PURSUIT ( ?AT GOAL4 ,AN AN>*I/ /RATEGY IS NOT A /RATEGY AB\T H[ TO MAKE A CAPITALI/ OR /ATI/ SOCIETY LESS AU?ORIT>IAN OR SPECTACUL>4 ,IT ASSUMES ?AT WE CANNOT HAVE AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY :ILE ! /ATE OR CAPITALISM CONT9UES TO REIGN4 

,WE >E NOT = MORE FRE$OM4 ,MORE FRE$OM IS GIV5 TO ! SLAVE :5 HIS *A9S >E L5G!N$4 ,WE >E = ! ABOLITION ( ! *A91 SO WE >E = FRE$OM1 NOT MORE FRE$OM4 ,FRE$OM MEANS ! ABS5CE ( ALL *A9S1 ! ABS5CE ( LIMITS & ALL ?AT 5SUES FROM SU* A /ATEM5T4 7,BONANNO ,! ,AN>*I/ ,T5SION7 

,IT IS IMPORTANT TO 9=M \R DISCUSSIONS AB\T /RATEGY 9 A CLE> VISION AB\T :AT EXACTLY \R /RATEGIC GOALS >E4 ,IF WE >E 9COH]5T ON ?IS PO9T \R EF=TS WILL SUFF]4 

,AN AN>*I/ /RATEGY DIFF]S FROM A MILIT>Y /RATEGY4 ,MILIT>Y /RATEGY IS ! CONDUCT ( W>F>E4 ,W>F>E IS A P>TICUL> TE*NOLOGICAL APPLICATION ( VIOL5CE FROM /ATES1 OR /ATI/ BODIES1 UPON PEOPLE2 SOMETIMES CITIZ5S ( RIVAL /ATES1 SOMETIMES PEOPLE 9 ! WAY1 & SOMETIMES 9 ! NAME ( DEF5D+ ! V]Y PEOPLE IT VIOLATES4 ,IT DIFF]S FROM O!R =MS ( CONFLICT ?AT C\LD & HAVE OCCURR$ 9 O!R CONTEXTS 7ECONOMIC1 POLITICAL1 & TE*NOLOGICAL74 ,AN AN>*I/ /RATEGY %\LD UND]/& MORE AB\T MILIT>Y /RATEGY ?AN JU/ ! TACTICS ( ! ,SI]RA ,MAE/RA GU]RILLAS1 ! MOVEM5TS ( ! >MOR$ COLUMNS AGA9/ ,ROMMEL1 OR ! ,MIAMI ,MODEL -- :ILE REFUS+ TO CONFUSE ! M$IUM ( W>F>E ) /RATEGIC GOALS4 

,SOCIAL *ANGE DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR DUE TO W>F>E1 OR VIOL5CE1 OR ! ?REAT ( EI!R4 ,SOCIAL *ANGE 7?R\<\T ! PA/ #a1 YE>S ( HUMAN HI/ORY7 CAN BE G5]ALLY UND]/OOD AS HAPP5+ ?R\< A7 CONQUE/1 B7 DECL9E1 C7 ! P[] ( IDEAS1 D7 ECONOMICS1 E7 ! *ANG+ ( ! GU>D1 OR F7 REVOLUTION4 ,REVOLUTION IS ! MO/ REC5T ADDITION TO ?IS LI/ & DOESN'T HAVE NE>LY ! CURR5CY ?AT ?OSE ( US :O W]E RAIS$ TO BELIEVE 9 SOCIAL *ANGE ?R\< DIRECT ACTION1 PROTE/1 & PETITION BELIEVE ?AT IT DOES4 

,BECAUSE ( ! SEMIOTIC COD+ ( ! T]M 0SOCIAL *ANGE0 )9 RADICAL OR REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS 7EMB$D+ A MEAN+ ( SU* SOCIAL *ANGE AS BE+ COMPOS$ ( 5TIRELY1 OR PRIM>ILY1 POSITIVE *>ACT]I/ICS71 EXAM9ATION ( H[ SOCIETIES 7! V>I\S =MATIONS ( HUMANS ?R\<\T HI/ORY7 HAVE *ANG$ BECOMES COMPLICAT$4 ,*ANGE IS NOT NECESS>ILY POSITIVE4 ,ESPECIALLY FROM A HI/ORICAL P]SPECTIVE IT IS PROBABLY MORE ACCURATE TO UND]/& H[ MO/ SOCIETIES HAVE *ANG$1 AS BE+ 5TIRELY NEGATIVE4 ,IF WE REF] TO ! ,EURASIAN EXPORTATION ( VALUES1 SY/EMS1 & TE*NICS UPON ! RE/ ( ! WORLD WE >E NOT REF]R+ TO *OICES MADE BY ! PEOPLE ( ,OCEANIA1 ! ,AM]ICAS1 OR ,SUB-,SAH>AN ,AFRICA 9 AN EGALIT>IAN1 OR EV5 WELL-9=M$1 FA%ION4 ,WE >E TALK+ AB\T IMPOSITION1 W>F>E1 G5OCIDE1 & HUMAN BIGOTRY 9 ! MO/ PURE =MS EV] RUN RAMPANT4 ,WE CALL ?IS SOCIAL *ANGE BECAUSE IT IS1 NOT BECAUSE IT IS GOOD4 

,:Y DO WE USE WORDS LIKE GOOD1 OR BAD1 9 RELATION TO PH5OM5A LIKE SOCIAL *ANGE8 ,DO WE UND]/& ! TRANS=MATION ( SOCIETY FROM ! DRUDG]Y ( \R 9DU/RIAL PROLET>IAN =EBE>S TO ! HAPPY COMMUN>DS WE W\LD LIKE TO BECOME AS HAPP5+ ?R\< AN EVOLUTION>Y1 OR /AGG]$1 PROCESS ( GOOD ?+S HAPP5+8 ,IF WE UND]/& HI/ORY1 :E!R /RICTLY MAT]IALI/IC1 SOCIOLOGICAL1 OR MY?OLOGICAL1 AS BE+ A S]IES ( BAD EV5TS = GOOD PEOPLE & VICTORIES = BAD PEOPLE1 >E WE LIMIT+ \R [N ABILITY TO ACCRUE 9=MATION ?AT MI<T ACTUALLY ALL[ US TO MAKE MORE SUCCESSFUL /RATEGIC *OICES ?AN SC>+ (F ! COPS = #ab H\RS 9 P>TS ( ,SEATTLE8 ,DOES \R 9ABILITY TO /OP MORALLY COD+ ?+S LIMIT \R ABILITY TO MAKE MORE 9T]E/+ *OICES8 

,:Y AM ,I 9T]E/$ 9 AN>*I/ /RATEGY8 ,BECAUSE ,I W\LD LIKE TO BE TRULY FREE4 ,I W\LD LIKE TO BE FREE ( R5T & WORK & %ITTY MICROSCOPIC SECT>IAN POLITICS4 ,I W\LD LIKE TO SL[ D[N & LE>N MORE AB\T TREES & WALK+ & MANY ( ! PEOPLE ,I BL[ BY \T ( IMPATI5CE4 ,I HAVE !SE DESIRES 9 SU* ABUNDANCE ?AT ,I *OOSE TO DEVOTE MY LIMIT$ ABILITIES & POT5TIAL TO UND]/&+ H[ ?+S ?AT ,I ABHOR WORK & ?+S ?AT ,I LOVE ?RIVE4 ,AN AN>*I/ /RATEGY IS ! BODY ( IDEAS AB\T H[ ?+S 7SOCIETIES1 PEOPLE1 /RUCTURES7 HAVE *ANG$1 H[ PEOPLE HAVE *ANG$ !M1 & ! PRACTICE ( BE+ ?AT *ANGE4 

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,WILL WE NE$ AN >MY8 

,5\< ( ! PRELIM9>IES -- LET'S GET D[N TO BRASS TACKS4 ,:5EV] ! QUE/ION ( A TOTAL SOCIAL TRANS=MATION IS RAIS$1 ! ACCOMPANY+ CONC]NS MULTIPLY DUR+ EV]Y BREA? TAK5 9 RESPONSE4 ,AN>*I/S HAVE1 BY & L>GE1 REJECT$ TRADITIONAL MODELS ( ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION A LA ,FRANCE EV5 AS !Y HAVE NOT REJECT$ ! IMAG]Y ( ! /ORM+ ( ! 7METAPHORICAL7 ,BA/ILLE4 ,! QUE/ION FIR/ & =EMO/ W\LD BE H[ EXACTLY W\LD WE DEAL ) ! MILIT>Y MI<T ?AT CURR5TLY EXI/S8 ,DO AN>*I/S NE$ TO RAISE AN >MY TO /& AGA9/ ! MILIT>Y MI<T ( TODAY8 

,MEANS & ,5DS 

,MANY1 IF NOT MO/1 AN>*I/S FEEL COM=TABLE RESPOND+ TO ! MORE G5]AL QUE/ION ( :E!R ! 5DS JU/IFY ! MEANS BY /AT+ UNEQUIVOCALLY ?AT !Y DO NOT4 ,S9CE1 GIV5 ?IS /ATEM5T1 MO/ SC5>IOS ( CONTE/ATION AGA9/ =CES ( REPRESSION >E GO+ TO BE UND] CONDITIONS ( T5SION IT IS SAFE TO ASSUME ?AT MANY ( !M WILL BE UND] T]MS UN-AN>*I/IC4 ,IF ! 5DS DO NOT JU/IFY ! MEANS & ! MEANS >E EVALUAT$ AS ! ME*ANISMS BY :I* CONFLICT W\LD BE WAG$1 ?IS >GUM5T DOES NOT ALL[ = VIGOR\S CONFLICT4 ,W>1 BY ANY DEF9ITION BUT ! MO/ TORTUR$1 IS NOT AN>*I/4 ,PUT ANO!R WAY1 Y\ CANNOT MAKE REVOLUTION & KEEP Y\R H&S CLEAN4 ,RADICAL SOCIAL TRANS=MATION IS1 JU/ AB\T1 ! MO/ AU?ORIT>IAN ACTION EV] UND]TAK54 ,IT IS PRETTY H>D TO MAKE AN AN>*I/ CASE TO ! CONTR>Y4 

,! TWO POPUL> APPROA*ES TODAY TO ?IS QUE/ION H$GE SOME:AT AGA9/ ?IS QUE/ION4 ,! ,MASS ,MOVEM5T MODEL IMPLIES ?AT ! RADICAL TRANS=MATION ( SOCIETY ?R\< M9ORITY ACTION ( SCALE 7:E!R IT BE LABOR GR\PS OR ! DISPOSSESS$7 W\LD MITIGATE ! AU?ORIT>IAN REALITY ( IMPOS+ SOCIAL TRANS=MATION ON A DOCILE POPULATION4 ,9 PRACTICE ?IS MODEL USES ! LANGUAGE ( DEMOCRACY1 & 9T]NALLY DEMOCRATIC 7ALSO (T5 REPRES5TATIVE7 /RUCTURES1 TO CLOAK ITS OPPOSITIONAL & POLITICAL 7AS 9 P>TISAN7 NATURE4 ,IF !RE W]E A ,MASS ,MOVEM5T ON ! SCALE ( EV5 ! ,AM]ICAN RESI/ANCE TO ! ,VIETNAM ,W> \R G5]ATION W\LD SEE !SE ?+S 9 PRACTICE4 ,9/EAD WE WAT* OR P>TICIPATE AS ACTIVI/S ATTEMPT TO BUILD A MOVEM5T1 ) GREAT] CONC]N TO ITS EFFICACY 9-?IS-WORLD & ITS SIZE ?AN 9 ITS POT5TIAL /RUCTURAL & POLITICAL CON/RA9TS4 

,! PEOPLE US+ ! 9SURRECTION>Y MODEL >GUE ?AT ! DECISION TO MAKE A RADICAL BREAK WILL HAPP5 9 A TIME ( CRISIS & ?AT \R TASK IS TO 5C\RAGE ! CONDITIONS ( ?IS CRISIS4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 !Y 5C\RAGE1 ?IS CORRESPONDS WELL ) AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES LIKE DIRECT ACTION1 RESI/+ ! /ATE1 & 0ACTION )\T MEASURE40 ,IF ! ACTION ?AT AN>*I/S TAKE ALREADY CORRESPONDS TO \R DESIRE1 !N ! FACT ?AT IT MAY NOT RESULT 9 A RADICAL BREAK IS ( LITTLE CONSEQU5CE4 ,! AU?ORIT>IAN ASPECTS ( ?IS BREAK WILL BE %>$ ) EV]YONE :O P>TICIPATES ON ! DAY-(-DAYS & !RE=E DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXAM9$ TODAY4 

,! MEANS & 5DS QUE/ION 7& P>TICUL>LY ! WAY WE ANSW] IT7 PREV5TS US FROM ASK+ ! H>D QUE/IONS AB\T :E!R WE >E BE+ HONE/ ) \RSELVES AB\T EI!R ! IMPLICATIONS ( \R P]SONAL & POLITICAL PRACTICE OR ! CONSEQU5CES ( ?OSE ACTIONS 9TO ! FUTURE4 

,POSSIBLY ! QUE/ION ( AN AN>*I/ >MY %\LD BE APPROA*$ 9 REF]5CE TO A FEW LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION>Y MOM5TS4 ,! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION WAS NOT WON ) AN >MY2 ! ,BOL%EVIKS FILL$ A P[] VACUUM CREAT$ BY ! H&L+ ( ! ,G]MAN W> & MIS/EPS ( ! ,PROVISIONAL ,GOV]NM5T4 ,! >MY WAS ONLY NE$$ TO DEF5D ! REVOLUTION4 ,! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> WAS NOT F\<T BY A SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/ >MY BUT A COALITION ( ,AN>*I/S1 ,COMMUNI/S1 & ,DEMOCRATS4 ,! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE WAS 9SPIR$ BY ! MILITIAS & REBELL+ >MY TROOPS BUT NOT BY =CE ( >MS AGA9/ ! POPULATION AS MU* AS REACTION TO ! FAILURE ( ! ,FRANCO-,PRUSSIAN ,W>4 

,IF !RE IS A LESSON TO DRAW H]E IT IS NOT SO MU* ?AT !RE IS ! NE$ = AN AN>*I/ >MY BUT A NE$ TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE ) MEMB]S ( ! MILIT>Y :5 MORALE IS L[4 ,IF ! NEW FILM ,SIR6 ,NO ,SIR6 REM9DS US ( ANY?+ IT IS ?AT MEMB]S ( ! MILIT>Y >E NOT UN?9K+ AUTOMATONS4 ,?IS %\LD BE P>TICUL>LY CLE> AFT] HE>+ ! /ORIES ( ! LATE/ ,GULF ,W> :5 T5S ( ?\S&S ( ,RES]VE SOLDI]S GAVE UP !IR DAILY LIVES4 ,AS WE HAVE =GOTT5 ! /ORY ( ! REBELLION )9 ! ,>MY 9 ,VIETNAM WE WILL NOT HE> ! /ORY ( ! PEOPLE :O HAVE REJECT$ !IR ORD]S TO BE /ATION$ 9 ,IRAQ4 

,EV5 IF WE W]E TO REJECT ! BASIC CANON ( MOD]N AN>*I/S ?AT ! 5DS DO NOT JU/IFY ! MEANS WE /ILL W\LD NOT ADVOCATE = AN AN>*I/ >MY4 ,SOCIAL /RUGGLES ( ! PA/ HAVE NOT REQUIR$ SU* >TIFICIAL CONTRIVANCES1 ! EXPOSURE TO ! =CES ( REPRESSION ?AT SU* AN EF=T W\LD CAUSE W\LD BE 9CR$IBLE1 & ! P>ADIGM ( SOCIAL CONFLICT ?AT SU* A QUE/ION EMB$S IS >*AIC4 ,:5 /RUGGLE 5SUES NEXT IT WILL NOT LOOK ANY?+ LIKE R$COATS L9+ UP AGA9/ BLUECOATS4 ,IT WILL LIKELY NOT LOOK LIKE MILITIAS HOLD+ ! L9E AGA9/ ! =CES ( C\NT]-REVOLUTION4 ,IT WILL LIKELY BE A TOTAL SURPRISE4 

,NEXT TIME WE >E GO+ TO DEVELOP MORE ( ! CONSEQU5CES ( ! MEANS-&-5DS CONUNDRUM4 ,:AT USE IS TALK+ AB\T /RATEGY IF WE >E NOT WILL+ TO ACT 9 ! WORLD8 ,CAN WE /& /ILL ON A MOV+ TRA98 

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,I WANT TO APOLOGIZE = ! T]M9OLOGY ,I AM AB\T TO USE4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT ?IS 9=MATION1 ON ! MILIT>I/IC APPROA* TO PROBLEM SOLV+1 IS IMPORTANT 9=MATION = ?OSE :O >E SE5 AS ! PROBLEMS4 ,9 UND]/&+ ?IS APPROA* ,I HAVE US$ MILIT>I/IC LANGUAGE ?AT CONV]TS HUMANS & GR\PS 9TO UNITS1 SQUADS1 & PLATOONS4 ,?IS LANGUAGE IS P> = ! C\RSE GIV5 !IR 9T5TIONS BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO DRAW A CLE> DI/9CTION BETWE5 !IR M5TALITY1 \R $UCATION1 & H[ WE W\LD WANT TO APPLY ?IS KN[L$GE4 ,I /RONGLY DISC\RAGE US+ !IR T]MS & ME?ODOLOGY 9 CONTEXTS ?AT WE *OOSE TO 9VOLVE \RSELVES )4 ,NAM+ IS P[]4 

,AT ! ,\R ,LIVES ,AHEAD CONF]5CE ?IS SUMM] ,I ATT5D$ AN 9T]E/+ WORK%OP ON ,CR[D ,CONTROL @& ,/REET ,TACTICS L$ BY AN EX-,NATIONAL ,GU>DSMAN :O HAD BE5 ?R\< SEV]AL SESSIONS ( 7ANTI7 PROTE/ TRA9+4 ,?IS P]SON L$ ! ROOM FULL ( PEOPLE ?R\< EX]CISES ?AT 9CLUD$ M>*+1 BATON H&L+1 =MATIONS1 & AN 9TRODUCTION TO CR[D CONTROL4 ,IT WAS 9T]E/+ TO SEE ! REACTIONS ( ! ATT5DEES TO ?IS $UCATION1 TO GUESS AT :AT TRA9EES EXP]I5CE DUR+ SIMIL> SITUATIONS 9 ! ,GU>D1 & SEE H[ ! ATT5DEES TRANS=M$ ?R\< ! PROCESS ( ! TE*NIQUES TAU<T 9 ! WORK%OP4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 ! /RATEGIC IMPLICATIONS ( ?IS WORK%OP DEM& REFLECTION4 

,:AT WAS NOT SURPRIS+1 GIV5 ! CONTEXT ( #a7 VIDEO GAME CULTURE1 #b7 ! ATT5DANCE ( SEV]AL BOYS >\ND ! AGE ( #a#f-#b & #c7 ! PRES5CE ( SECTIONS ( ,P,V,C PIPE S]V+ AS METAPHORICAL BATONS1 WAS ! LEVEL ( HORSEPLAY1 PHALLIC & WEAPONIZ$4 ,MORE SURPRIS+ WAS EXACTLY H[ QUICKLY ! GR\P ( BATON-WIELD+ HUMANS TURN$ 9TO A SC>Y1 SEEM+LY TRA9$1 GR\P ( CR[D-CONTROLL+ AUTOMATONS4 ,AS AN OBS]V] ,I C\LD FEEL ! T]ROR ( H[ EASY IT W\LD BE = !SE PEOPLE TO HURT ME1 H[ IT W\LD BE POSSIBLE = !M TO DO IT )\T COMPASSION 7AS ,I WAS NOT P>T ( ! GR\P71 & H[ ATTRACTIVE BE+ ON ! O!R SIDE ( ?IS L9E WAS = ! P>TICIPANTS4 

,!SE W]E NOT BAD PEOPLE4 ,!Y W]E GO(Y1 Y\NG1 ACTIVI/ TYPES :O WANT$ TO UND]/& ! SPECIFICS ( H[ !Y >E T]RORIZ$ BY >MOR$ ?UGS :5 !Y GO TO PROTE/ EV5TS4 ,H[EV]1 ! LOGIC ( =MATIONS & BATONS WAS F> MORE P[]FUL ?AN ! 9T5TIONS ( ! PEOPLE :O P>TICIPAT$ 9 ?AT TRA9+4 ,! FEEL+ ( PU%+ O!R PEOPLE >\ND1 & HAV+ GR\P APPROVAL TO DO IT1 TO HAVE ! /ICK 9/EAD ( M]ELY BE+ RI<T1 WAS ! LESSON4 

,I HAVE NO D\BT ?AT ! MAJORITY ( ! PEOPLE :O W5T ?R\< ?IS TRA9+ & EXP]I5C$ ?IS WILL NOT BECOME COPS OR AUTOMATONS BUT WILL REMEMB] ! P[] ( SIMPLE TE*NIQUES 9 CONTROLL+ PEOPLE4 ,A LOT ( TIME & 5]GY IS SP5T BY SOCIAL SCI5TI/S & MILIT>Y FUNCTIONALI/S TO COME UP ) !SE TE*NIQUES & !Y USE SEV]AL METRICS TO DET]M9E SUCCESS4 ,>E ! TE*NIQUES ACTUALLY USABLE TO A*IEVE !IR PRIM>Y GOAL8 ,DO !Y A*IEVE !IR SECOND>Y GOALS8 ,>E ! TE*NIQUES TRA9ABLE8 

,REG>D+ CR[D CONTROL !RE CAN BE SEV]AL PRIM>Y GOALS3 CONTA9M5T1 DISP]SAL1 & IMMOBILIZATION4 ,! TRA9+ ?AT ! ,N,G USES 7AS DEMON/RAT$ 9 ! WORK%OP CIT$ ABOVE7 FOCUSES ON =MATIONS1 BATON CONTROL1 & TE*NOLOGY TO ACCOMPLI% !IR PRIM>Y GOAL4 ,!Y >E LESS 9T]E/$ 9 IMMOBILIZATION 7& CAPTURE7 ?AN A POLICE =CE W\LD BE4 ,SECOND>Y GOALS 9CLUDE MA9TA9+ UNIT MORALE1 DEMON/RATION ( =CE1 & MOBILITY4 ,! IMPLICATION ( ! QUE/ION ( MORALE IS ( MU* MORE CONC]N ) ! ,N,G ?AN ) ! POLICE BECAUSE ( !IR VOLUNT>Y RA!R ?AN PR(ESSIONAL /ATUS & ! LIMITATIONS ( !IR TRA9+4 ,F9ALLY1 & RELAT$ TO ! FIR/ TWO ISSUES1 IS ! IDEA ?AT :ILE C]TA9 TE*NIQUES MAY BE MORE EFFECTIVE AT TACTICAL CONTA9M5T & DISP]SAL1 !IR TRA9+ & IMPLEM5TATION REQUIRE PR(ESSIONALISM ?AT DOESN'T EXI/ 9 ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D4 

,! BULK ( ! TRA9+ 9 ! WORK%OP REFLECT$ :AT W\LD BE NECESS>Y 9 AN ,N,G UNIT4 ,! =MATION TRA9+ WAS SIMPLE BUT DI/ILL$ ! BASIC =MATION TYPES 9 A BRIEF P]IOD ( TIME4 ,! L9E =MATION IS ! CLASSIC CR[D CONTROL =MATION ) ! UNIT1 A SQUAD ( EI<T1 FAC+ ! CR[D 9 A S+LE FILE L9E ) SQUAD LEAD]S 9 A REC$$ L9E4 ,?REE SQUADS 79 ! CONTEXT ( ,N,G7 COMPRISE A PLATOON4 

,! COLUMN =MATION IS US$ TO MOVE A UNIT FROM ONE PO9T TO ANO!R4 ,O!R =MATIONS 7! W$GE OR SQU>E7 W]E ALSO TAU<T BUT !IR USE1 9 A MOD]N CONTEXT1 IS RELAT$ MORE TO TEAM BUILD+ & HI]>*ICAL SELF-ID5TIFICATION ?AN TO PRACTICAL PURSUITS4 ,! BATON TRA9+ WAS SIMIL>LY SIMPLE & BOIL$ D[N TO TWO ACTIONS1 US+ ! BATON TO PU% A CR[D & US+ ! BATON TO HOLD & %APE ! L9E =MATION4 ,S9CE ! GOAL ( ! PRES5TATION1 & ! TRA9+ G5]ALLY1 IS TO HOLD ! L9E RA!R ?AN TO BEAT A CR[D 7WE WILL GET 9TO ! REASONS = ?IS 9 A M9UTE7 BATON USE IS A /RATEGIC RA!R ?AN A TACTICAL CONSID]ATION4 ,IT IS MORE IMPORTANT ?AT EV]YONE IS DO+ ! SAME ?+ RA!R ?AN ANYONE BE+ P>TICUL>LY PR(ICI5T -- NEV] M9D SKILL$ -- 9 BATON USE4 

,?IS TRA9+ IS M>K$LY DIFF]5T FROM POLICE TRA9+ 9 A NUMB] ( REG>DS4 ,POLICE HAVE A PRIM>Y GOAL ( IMMOBILIZATION LEAD+ TO PROSECUTION1 :I* MEANS ?AT EV5 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! TRADITIONAL L9E =MATION !Y HAVE ADDITIONAL OP]ATIONAL =CES ?AN ! CORRESPOND+ ,N,G UNIT 7AL?\< IT IS POSSIBLE TO IMAG9E ,N,G UNITS US+ !SE SPECIAL UNITS 9 MANY SITUATIONS74 ,! L9EBACK]S 7:AT WE USUALLY REF] TO AS ! SNAT* SQUAD7 HAVE MOBILITY BEH9D & 9 FRONT ( ! L9E & USE CUES TO T>GET & IMMOBILIZE MEMB]S 7USUALLY P]CEIV$ LEAD]S7 ( A CR[D4 ,!Y USUALLY DO NOT DRESS 9 UNI=M BUT >E KN[N TO WE> EI!R SOME SORT ( M>K] 79CLUD+ VISIBLE BADGES1 >MB&S1 HATS1 ETC7 OR USE H& SIGNALS TO PASS ?R\< CONTROL L9ES4 ,MANY CR[D CONTROL SITUATIONS 9CLUDE SEV]AL K9DS ( GR5ADI]S US+ A V>IETY ( TYPES ( PROJECTILE WEAPONS AGA9/ CR[DS4 ,!SE 9CLUDE1 BUT >E NOT LIMIT$ TO1 TE> GAS CANI/]S1 PROJECTILE RUBB] BATONS1 RUBB] BULLETS1 BEANBAGS1 WOOD5 D[ELS1 TE> GAS PROJECTILES 7FIR$ FROM PA9T BALL GUNS ) ! SAME =M FACTOR71 & WAT] CANNONS4 

,AN >TICLE FROM ! ,F,B,I 9=MS AB\T POLICE 9NOVATION 9 CR[D CONTROL OV] ! PA/ DECADE4 0,RIOT ,RESPONSE3 ,AN ,9NOVATIVE ,APPROA*0 7#a#i#i#g7 DI/ILLS ! LESSONS ( ! ,L,A RIOTS 9TO A FEW SIMPLE LESSONS4 ,?IS IS A LESSON Y\ WILL NOT SEE APPLI$ 9 AN ,N,G CONTEXT BUT ONLY 9 ONE :]E ! UNITS >E HI<LY TRA9$4 ,:]EAS ! TRADITIONAL L9E =MATION 7! ,SKIRMI% ,L9E7 HAS MADE S5SE 9 A V>IETY ( CONTEXTS1 IT DE-EMPHASIZES MOBILITY & FLEXIBILITY 9 ! 9T]E/ ( CONTA9M5T & DISP]SAL4 ,! ,F,B,I PROPOSES ! ,AUGM5T$ ,SKIRMI% ,L9E1 :]E SQUAD-LEVEL UNITS CAN ACT SEMI-AUTONOM\SLY 7!Y >E /ILL DIRECT$ BY A PLATOON LEAD]71 !REBY ALL[+ = A GREAT] DEGREE ( GRANUL>ITY 9 A*IEV+ PRIM>Y GOALS4 ,! SECOND PROPOSAL IS ! CREATION ( ,T,A,N,G,O 7,TACTICALLY ,AGGRESSIVE & ,NECESS>Y ,GAMBIT ( ,OPTIONS7 SQUADS4 ,! ,T,A,N,G,O SQUAD IS ESS5TIALLY A HI< TE* SNAT* SQUAD ?AT WAITS BEH9D POLICE L9ES UNTIL DEPLOY$ AGA9/ SO-CALL$ AGGRESSIVE T>GETS4 0,! ,TANGO ,TEAM CAN BR+ TO BE> ! 5TIRE SPECTRUM ( USE-(-=CE OPTIONS FROM COMM& PRES5CE ?R\< DEADLY =CE -- 9 A CONTROLL$1 SELF-CONTA9$ PACKAGE40 

,DEVELOP+ AN UND]/&+ ( ! M5TALITY & TACTICS ( /ATE-SPONSOR$ GR\PS /&S ON ITS [N AS A WOR?:ILE ACTIVITY = ANTI-/ATI/S4 ,! /ATE'S RELIANCE ON SIMPLE OBJECTIVES & TE*NIQUES TO ACCOMPLI% COMPLICAT$ TASKS IS A TE/AM5T TO ! AM\NT ( HUMAN1 9TELLECTUAL EF=T ?AT IS PUT 9TO !SE PROBLEMS4 ,! AB&ONM5T BY ! PLANN]S & P>TICIPANTS 9 !SE ACTIVITIES ( !IR [N 9DIVIDUALITY & CRITICAL ?\<T IS BUT ONE HORRIBLE CONSEQU5CE4 ,ANO!R IS ! COMPLEX & SCI5TIFIC EXAM9ATION ( :AT WORKS TO DI/URB1 T]RIFY1 & ISOLATE 9DIVIDUALS1 DONE BY ! PLANN+ CLASS & IMPLEM5T$ BY ! P>TICIPANT CLASS4 ,!SE PROCESSES ( SOCIAL AB&ONM5T & SOCIAL QUANTIFICATION >E TWO ME*ANISMS ?AT AN>*I/S CAN AVOID 9 !IR [N PRACTICE & 9 !IR UND]/&+ ( H[ TO 5GAGE ) EA* O!R4 ,RECOGNIZ+ !SE TRAITS 9 ! /ATE'S BEHAVIOR CAN ALL[ SOME =EW>N+ ( ! SPECIFICS ( !IR 9T5TIONS4 ,DEVELOP+ IDEAS ON H[ TO FOIL !SE PROCESSES %\LD CONT9UE TO 9SPIRE \R ACTIVITY4 

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,BO>D GAMES >E IMM5SELY POPUL> 9 ,G]MANY :]E SOME REC5T GAMES >E A G5RE UNTO !MSELVES4 ,G]MAN-/YLE BO>D GAMES COMB9E ?\<TFUL PLAY1 SOME /RATEGIC ELEM5TS1 & 5\< R&OMNESS TO MAKE GAMES COMPETITIVE = DIFF]5T LEVELS ( PLAY]S4 ,!Y USUALLY DO NOT 9CLUDE ELEM5TS LIKE PLAY] ELIM9ATION OR COMPLICAT$ CALCULATIONS4 ,!Y T5D T[>D !MES RA!R ?AN AB/RACTION 7?9K ,RISK RA!R ?AN ,*ESS74 ,:ILE SOME ( !SE GAMES HAVE BECOME POPUL> 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! ,G]MAN FAMILY SITT+ AT ! D9N] TABLE PLAY+ A BO>D GAME & AN ,AM]ICAN FAMILY :OSE ONLY TIME TOGE!R IS SP5T WAT*+ TELEVISION SPEAKS VOLUMES AB\T ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! TWO SOCIETIES4 

,AN 9T]E/+ *>ACT]I/IC ( ,G]MAN ,GAMES 7,G,G7 IS ! EXPLOITATION ( DIFF]5T K9DS ( GAME PROCESSES1 :I* MAKES A GAME MORE PLAYABLE = MORE TYPES ( PLAY]S -- IF NOT MORE SATISFY+4 ,COMPETITIVE PLAY]S1 NEW PLAY]S1 & CASUAL GAM]S CAN ALL 5JOY ,G]MAN-/YLE BO>D GAMES4 

,REC5TLY ,I WAS AT ! HOME ( A C[ORK]1 :]E WE PLAY$ A HI<LY MODIFI$ V]SION ( ,SETTL]S ( ,CATAAN1 ! MO/ POPUL> ,G,G 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 ,!SE H\SE RULES S(T5$ MO/ ( ! H>D ELEM5TS ( ! GAME 7NAMELY ! ELEM5TS ?AT >E COMPETITIVE & AGGRESSIVE7 TO MAKE ! GAME MORE PLEASANT = SOME ( ! PLAY]S4 ,! RESULT IS ?AT ! NUMB] ( WAYS TO W9 ! GAME W]E DRA/ICALLY R$UC$1 MORE TIME WAS SP5T SETT+ UP ! PIECES 7! TE*NICS ( ! GAME7 ?AN ACTUALLY PLAY+ IT1 & ! LIFESPAN ( ! GAME 7! AM\NT ( TIME IT W\LD TAKE TO GR[ BOR$ ( IT7 WAS GREATLY R$UC$4 ,\R HO/S DID NOT REALIZE ?AT IT IS ! COMPLEXITY-?R\<-SIMPLICITY ( ,SETTL]S ( ,CATAAN ?AT MAKES IT APPEAL+1 RA!R ?AN ! H>D OR S(T ELEM5TS ( ! GAME4 ,!SE H\SE RULES APP>5TLY WORK$ = MY HO/S BUT MADE ! GAME1 ON ! :OLE1 LESS 5GAG+ TO ME & ! O!R NON-H\SE PLAY]S4 

,ON ! FLIPSIDE ( ?IS K9D ( PLAY1 A SMALL CIRCLE ( US >\ND T[N HAVE TAK5 TO PLAY+ ,SETTL]S ( ,CATAAN ) SOME REGUL>ITY4 ,\R GAMES >E1 TO PUT IT G5TLY1 R\<4 ,R\< 5\< ?AT PEOPLE :O >E TURN$ (F BY COMPETITIVE 5VIRONM5TS /E] CLE> ( \R GAMES ALTOGE!R & ONLY A FEW TYPES ( P]SONALITIES /ICK ) ! PLAY+4 ,! PLAY ITSELF IS AN ODD COMB9ATION ( PSY*OLOGICAL CONFLICT1 H>% LAU<T]1 & ! DIFF]5T P]SONALITIES4 ,ALONG ) ! BOORI% ALPHA MALES 7AMONG :OM ,I C\NT MYSELF7 >E ! PRE-PO/AL UPTI<T :ITE PEOPLE1 & ! PEOPLE :O PLAY TO LOSE4 ,! GAM+ BECOMES A MICROCOSM ( ! POLITICAL UNIV]SE MO/ ( US HAVE A DESIRE TO ESCAPE4 

,?OSE :O REFUSE TO PLAY WRITE (F ! :OLE PRACTICE AS MORE-(-!-SAME & :ILE !Y >E RI<T1 !IR ANALYSIS RAISES A QUE/ION4 ,H[ DO WE BREAK PATT]NS1 SOCIALIZE1 OR 5GAGE 9 ANY PROJECT1 IF WE DON'T DO IT ) ! FULL KN[L$GE ( :O WE >E WORK+ )8 ,H[ DO !Y DEAL ) PRESSURE8 ,H[ DO !Y W9 & H[ DO !Y LOSE8 

,:AT IF1 9/EAD ( JUDG+ ! M]ITS ( AN ACTIVITY 7LIKE A BO>D GAME7 ON ITS POLITICAL PALATABILITY OR H[ AN>*I/ IT IS1 WE EVALUATE GAMES ON CRIT]IA LIKE RULE IMPLEM5TATION1 EFFECTIVE SYMBOLISM1 & RELATION TO LIFE \TSIDE ! GAME8 ,RA!R ?AN FOCUS ON ! CORRECTNESS ( A P]SPECTIVE OR H[ IT WILL PLAY TO ! ,L[E/ ,COMMON ,D5OM9ATOR1 WE C\LD FOCUS ON SY/EMIC FLEXIBILITY4 ,= EXAMPLE1 IF \R GOAL IS TO HAVE A PLEASANT EV5+1 WE FIR/ HAVE TO PROVIDE = *ATTY & COMPETITIVE PEOPLE2 SECOND1 PROVIDE 5\< /RUCTURE TO GIVE \R EV5+ A BEG9N+1 MIDDLE & AN 5D2 ?IRD1 ALL[ 5\< FLUIDITY = EV]YONE TO FEEL 9CLUD$ 9 EA* P>T ( ! EV5+ & ! GAME4 

,W>F>E HAS H]ET(ORE 5TAIL$ ! /RATEGIC PLACEM5T ( MAT]IAL & ACTORS4 ,RESOLUTION 9V>IABLY REFLECT$ ! AM\NT ( MAT]IAL PLAC$1 POSITIONAL SUP]IORITY1 &_/OR ! K9D ( VIOL5CE 9FLICT$ BY ! ACTORS4 ,! MAJOR CONFLICTS ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY W]E ( ?IS TYPE2 ONE BRUTAL VIOL5T MA*9E PRESS+ AGA9/ ANO!R -- GR9D+ PEOPLE 9 BETWE54 

,! TW5TY-FIR/ C5TURY 7ESPECIALLY IF Y\ />T ! #b#a/ C5TURY IMM$IATELY AT ! FALL ( ! ,B]L9 ,WALL7 HOLDS ! POSSIBILITY ( TRANS=M+ 7A7SOCIAL VIOL5CE BEYOND ALL RECOGNITION4 ,!RE WILL /ILL BE T]ROR RA9+ FROM ! SKY 7AT LEA/ UNTIL ! FUEL RUNS \T7 BUT ! LIKELIHOOD ( ANO!R CONFLICT :]E RIVAL FACTIONS PLACE NE>LY ID5TICAL MILIT>Y UNITS ON A BATTLEFIELD TO SLUG IT \T = A HILL OR A CITY SEEMS AS QUA9T AS L9+ UP R$COATS 9 ! CITY SQU>E4 ,IT C\LD /ILL HAPP51 BUT ! PA/ #b YE>S DOESN'T LEAD ONE TO BELIEVE IT WILL4 

,BIR?RATES1 NEW HOLY W>S 7! ,F$AYE5 VS4 ! ,NEO-,CONS71 FOOD RIOTS1 FUEL RIOTS1 & SUICIDE BOMB+ COMPRISE MOD]N ELEM5TS TO CONFLICTS 9 ?IS EPO*4 ,!Y >5'T ICONS ?AT CAN BE PLAC$ ON A BATTLEFIELD BY DIS9T]E/$ G5]ALS4 ,!SE >E NOT VECTORS ) ONE DIM5SION4 ,!Y >E M>K]S TO A CONFLICT 9 A MULTI-DIM5SIONAL UNIV]SE4 ,!Y REPRES5T =CES ?AT COMB9E IDEOLOGY & P[] 9 SU* MEASURE AS TO DEFY 7PO/7MOD]NI/ CATEGORIZATION4 

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,AN>*ISM HAS BECOME BO? MORE LIKE A GAME & MORE LIKE NONTRADITIONAL W>F>E S9CE ! TW5TIE? C5TURY CAME TO A CLOSE4 ,ON ! ONE H& ! GOALS ( AN>*ISM HAVE BECOME AS V>I$ AS LIFE 9 SOCIETY4 ,NO LONG] >E AN>*I/S *A9$ TO ! ROLE ( LEFTI/ P>TISANS1 GIV]S-(-*>ITY1 M>TYRS1 OR VILLA9S4 ,AN>*I/S CAN BE BOOK SELL]S1 ACADEMICS1 C>P5T]S1 & A ?\S& O!R ?+S4 ,AN>*ISM1 AS A GOAL & A PRACTICE1 IS SOME?+ ?AT BR+S JOY TO ! PRACTITION]S OR IS A HABIT TO BE %UNN$4 ,AN>*I/S >E EI!R PEOPLE WE 5JOY PLAY+ ) OR !Y %\LD RETURN TO ! GRAY4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ! ME?ODS BY :I* ,CAPITALISM & ! ,/ATE WILL BE DEFEAT$ 79 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA AT LEA/7 WILL NOT LOOK LIKE ORGANIZ+ ! WORKPLACE1 SELL+ NEWSPAP]S1 OR *ANT+ ! NAME ( \R FE>LESS LEAD]4 ,IT WILL PROBABLY NOT LOOK LIKE BLACK MASKS & BROK5 W9D[S EI!R1 BUT IT IS LIKELY !RE WILL BE BO?4 ,IT IS LIKELY ?AT IF A NE>-TOTAL TRANS=MATION IS TO HAPP51 IT WILL BE BY ,N,T,W 7NONTRADITIONAL W>F>E74 ,IT WILL BE BECAUSE ( RIOT+1 ,I,$S 7IMPROVIS$ EXPLOSIVE DEVICES71 & UN-MAPPABLE VIOL5CE 9 ! BELLY ( ! BEA/4 ,IT IS LIKELY TO LOOK LIKE ATTACK-BY-ALL-MEANS4 ,IT WILL LOOK LIKE RAIS+ *ILDR5 )\T ASPIRATIONS T[>D ! COLONI/S1 & )\T HOPE4 ,IT WILL1 IF IT IS TO OCCUR1 LOOK LIKE ! LA/ GASPS ( A CULTURAL REGIME ?AT HAS RUN ITS C\RSE4 

,\R PLAY TODAY SPEAKS1 )\T COMPREH5SION1 TO ?IS FUTURE4 ,KN[+ ! FUTILITY ( RUNN+ 9TO PLANT$ PIKES1 WE RESIGN \RSELVES TO ?IS PLAY4 ,BUT PIKES >E NO?+ BUT METAL-CAPP$ /AVES4 

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