,AN>*Y ,)\T ,ROAD ,MAPS OR ,ADJECTIVES 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,>AGORN6 

,TEXT 3 

,MO/ T5D5CIES )9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES HAVE A N>R[ CONCEPTION ( :AT EXACTLY MAKES AN AN>*I/1 :AT AN AN>*I/ PROJECT IS1 & :AT ! TRANS=MATION TO AN AN>*I/ WORLD WILL LOOK LIKE4 ,:E!R ,GRE5 OR ,R$1 ,COMMUNI/ OR ,9DIVIDUALI/1 ,ACTIVI/ OR ,CRITICAL1 ,AN>*I/S SP5D AS MU* TIME DEF5D+ !IR [N SPECULATIVE POSITIONS ON !SE COMPLICAT$ ISSUES AS !Y DO LE>N+ :AT O!RS HAVE TO (F] -- ESPECIALLY O!R AN>*I/S4 

,AS A RESULT MANY F9D ?AT !Y W\LD PREF] TO DO !IR PROJECTS1 POLITICAL & SOCIAL1 \TSIDE ( AN>*I/ CIRCLES4 ,EI!R !Y DO NOT ?9K !IR P>TICUL> PROJECT IS 9T]E/+ TO AN>*I/S BUT BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT NONE ! LESS 7AS 9 MO/ PROGRESSIVE ACTIVISM7 OR !Y DO NOT P>TICUL>LY 5JOY ! COMPANY ( AN>*I/S & ! K9D ( T5SION ?AT WORK+ ) AN>*I/S 5TAILS4 ,BO? REASONS >E ALMO/ 5TIRELY ACC\NTABLE TO ! DEEP MI/RU/ AN>*I/S HAVE ( O!R AN>*I/S' PROGRAMS4 

,ONCE UPON A TIME !RE WAS AN AN>*I/ CALL = 0,AN>*ISM )\T ,ADJECTIVES10 REF]R+ TO A DOCTR9E ?AT TOL]AT$ ! CO-EXI/5CE ( DIFF]5T S*OOLS ( AN>*I/ ?\<T4 ,9/EAD ( QUALIFY+ ,AN>*ISM AS COLLECTIVI/1 COMMUNI/1 OR 9DIVIDUALI/1 ,AN>*ISM )\T ,ADJECTIVES REFUS$ TO PRECONCEIVE ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS TO A PO/-REVOLUTION>Y TIME4 ,9/EAD1 ,AN>*ISM )\T ,ADJECTIVES >GU$ ?AT ! ABOLITION ( AU?ORITY1 NOT SQUABBL+ OV] ! FUTURE1 IS ( PRIM>Y IMPORTANCE4 

,TODAY !RE >E AS MANY 7IF NOT MORE7 DIVISIONS AB\T :AT ! ABOLITION ( AU?ORITY %\LD LOOK LIKE1 AS !RE W]E DIVISIONS ON ! QUE/ION ( ! ECONOMIC PROGRAM = ,AFT] ! ,REVOLUTION A HUNDR$ & TW5TY YE>S AGO4 ,AN>*I/ ACTIVI/S 70ORGANIZ]S07 BELIEVE ?AT A P[]-FROM-BEL[ WILL ABOLI% AU?ORITY4 ,CLASS-/RUGGLE AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS WILL 5D ! AU?ORITY ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,COLLAPSI/S BELIEVE ?AT ECONOMIC & 5VIRONM5TAL CONDITIONS WILL 9EVITABLY LEAD TO SOCIAL TRANS=MATION & AN 5D TO AU?ORITY4 

,!N AGA91 MANY AN>*I/S DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT ! ABOLITION ( AU?ORITY IS ( PRIM>Y IMPORTANCE = AN>*I/S AT ALL4 ,!IR >GUM5TS >E ?AT AU?ORITY CANNOT BE SIMPLY UND]/OOD 7IT IS BO? CAPITALISM & ! /ATE & NEI!R ( !SE74 ,?AT AN>*I/S DO NOT HAVE ! 7POLITICAL1 SOCIAL1 PEOPLE OR MAT]IAL7 P[] TO BR+ AB\T ?IS ABOLITION1 & ?AT AU?ORITY HAS TRANS=M$ ITSELF 9TO SOME?+ F> MORE DIFFUSE ?AN ! K+S & MONOPOLI/S ( ! #a#i? C5TURY4 ,IF AU?ORITY CAN BE/ BE UND]/OOD AS A SPECTACLE1 TODAY1 !N IT IS BO? DIFFUSE & CONC5TRAT$4 ,?IS FLEXIBILITY ON ! P>T ( SPECTACUL> SOCIETY HAS RESULT$ 9 ! EF=T = ! ABOLITION ( AU?ORITY 7& ! PRACTICE ( MANY AN>*I/S71 = ITS [N SAKE1 TO BE P]CEIV$ AS UTOPIAN & 7SPECTACUL>LY7 RIDICUL\S4 

,AN>*I/S ( ALL /RIPES AGREE ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y PROGRAMS ( ! PA/ HAVE FALL5 F> %ORT ( ! TOTAL LIB]ATION ( ! OPPRESS$4 ,LEFTI/S BELIEVE ?AT ! PROGRAMS W]E LIKELY TO HAVE BE5 RI<T BUT ?AT ! TIM+ & CONDITIONS W]E WRONG4 ,MANY O!R AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT ! TIME = ,PROGRAMS IS OV]4 ,!SE P]SPECTIVES >E REPRES5T$ 9 ! HI/ORY ( AN>*ISM & >E ! S\RCE ( 5DLESS CONT5TION 9 ! F\ND+ ( & MEET+S ( AN>*I/ GR\PS4 

,HI/ORY %\LD BE US$ TO PROVIDE ! CONTEXT ( !SE DIFF]+ P]SPECTIVES BUT IS1 9/EAD1 SE5 AS PROVID+ EVID5CE = ONE OR ANO!R4 ,9/EAD ( TRY+ TO UND]/& ONE ANO!R1 TO COMMUNICATE1 WE SEEM TO USE ! OPPORTUNITY ( \R LACK ( SUCCESS TO FIX \R POSITIONS & >GUE = DECREAS+ RETURNS4 

,IF AN>*Y DOES NOT HAVE A ROAD MAP !N WE 7AS AN>*I/S7 >E FREE TO WORK TOGE!R4 ,\R PROJECTS MI<T NOT BE ( ! SAME SCALE AS ! G5]AL /RIKE1 OR EV5 ! HALT+ ( BUS9ESS-AS-USUAL 9 A MAJOR METROPOLITAN >EA1 BUT !Y W\LD BE AN>*I/ PROJECTS4 ,AN AN>*Y )\T ROAD MAP OR ADJECTIVES C\LD BE ONE :]E ! CONTEXT ( ! DECISIONS ?AT WE MAKE TOGE!R WILL BE ( \R [N CREATION RA!R ?AN IMPOS$ UPON US4 ,IT C\LD BE AN AN>*Y ( N[ RA!R ?AN ! HOPE ( ANO!R DAY4 ,IT W\LD PLACE ! BURD5 ( E/ABLI%+ TRU/ ON ?OSE :O ACTUALLY HAVE A COMMON POLITICAL GOAL 7! ABOLITION ( ! /ATE & CAPITALISM7 RA!R ?AN ON ?OSE :O HAVE NO GOAL AT ALL OR :OSE GOAL IS ANTI!TICAL TO AN AN>*I/ ONE4 

,AN AN>*Y )\T ROAD MAP OR ADJECTIVES DOES NOT IGNORE DIFF]5CE BUT 9/EAD PLACES IT 9 ! CONTEXT ?AT IT BELONGS 94 ,:5 WE >E FAC$ ) A MOM5T ( EXTREME T5SION1 :5 EV]Y?+ ?AT WE KN[ APPE>S AB\T TO *ANGE1 !N WE MAY *OOSE DIFF]5T =KS 9 ! ROAD4 ,UNTIL ?AT TIME AN>*I/S %\LD APPROA* EA* O!R ) ! NAIVETE ?AT WE APPROA* ! WORLD )4 ,IF WE BELIEVE ?AT ! WORLD CAN *ANGE & C\LD *ANGE 9 A RADICAL DIRECTION FROM ! ONE TRAVEL$ ! PA/ SEV]AL ?\S& YE>S !N WE %\LD HAVE SOME TRU/ 9 O!RS :O DESIRE ! SAME ?+S4 

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