,BLACK ,SE$3 ,ISSUE #e 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DOT ,MATRIX 

,TEXT 3 

,9TRODUCTION 

,P]HAPS Y\ ?\<T WE W]E GONE8 ,TWO YE>S FEELS LIKE AN ET]NITY 9 !SE FA/-TOO-FA/ TIMES :5 EPIC CONFLICTS HAVE A FULL >C OV] A WEEK5D1 #ad *>ACT]S CREATES VOLUMES ( COMM5T>Y & OP9ION1 A DAY SEEMS LIKE =EV] :5 Y\ >E REFRE%+ A SCRE5 OV] & OV]4 ,?IS PROJECT IS ! OPPOSITE ( ?IS SPIRIT4 ,H]E9 WE HOPE TO %>E !MES ?AT >E FULL] 9 SCOPE1 ?AT M]IT REFLECTION & CONTEMPLATION4 ,WE 9T5D TO PLANT SE$S & TO C>E = !M AS !Y FL[]1 MATURE1 & DECAY4 ,! HALF LIVES ( \R PLEASURES1 CONC]NS1 & CONFLICTS %\LD BE MEASUR$ 9 DECADES & NOT 9 ! BL9K ( SOMEONES EYES OR EV5 ! L5G? ( TIME ! AV]AGE RADICAL /AYS ACTIVE4 

,WELCOME TO ISSUE FIVE ( ,BLACK ,SE$4 ,IF Y\ HAVE NOT SE5 OR HE>D ( US BE=E LET US 9TRODUCE \RSELVES4 ,WE >E A SMALL COLLECTIVE ( GRE5 AN>*I/S :O PUBLI% A PAP]-ONLY 7OR AT LEA/ PAP] FIR/7 PUBLICATION 9T5D$ TO BROAD5 & 9T5SIFY \R P]SPECTIVES4 ,WE DIFF] FROM GRE5 AN>*I/ POSITIONS ?AT PREC$E US BECAUSE WE HAVE A DEEP CONC]N AB\T POSITIVE POLITICAL PROGRAMS 7H[EV] !Y >E DRESS$ UP71 ! ABILITY ( \R PEOPLE TO A*IEVE !M1 & ! EFFICACY ( A REVOLUTION>Y M9DSET 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,PO9T$LY1 WE FEEL AS ?\< ! ACADEMIC >TS 7AN?ROPOLOGY FIR/ AMONG !M7 >E TOO MIR$ 9 ! GANTLET ( :AT IT TAKES TO BECOME A PRACTITION] TO TAKE S]I\SLY4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT WE >5'T WILL+ TO LE>N AB\T PEOPLE1 ! PA/1 OR :ATEV] BUT ?AT ! CITATION ( S\RCES1 & ! O!R+ ( PEOPLE OR !IR SUP]IOR LIFEWAYS IS NOT H[ WE BELIEVE A GRE5 AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE BEG9S4 ,BUT IT DOES BEG91 MO/LY BY CONV]SATIONS ) EA* O!R1 ) PEOPLE :O MAY ALSO BE AN>*I/S BUT DON'T USE ! T]M4 ,\R EXP]I5CE IS ?AT ?OSE :O >E MO/ LIKELY TO %>E \R ATTITUDE T[>DS AN E>? FIR/1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN1 & ANTI-IDEOLOGICAL P]SPECTIVE >E PEOPLE :O >E ALSO 9DIG5\S4 ,9DIG5EITY IS A CONFUS+ SME> ( BODIES1 PRACTICES1 & CONV]SATIONS ?AT WE KN[ WILL CONT9UE TO 9=M ,BLACK ,SE$4 

,?IS ISSUE DWELLS ON !SE BUILD+ BLOCKS4 ,NEW $ITOR ,RAMON & ,I WRITE NEW MANIFE/OS CONTEMPLAT+ :AT IT MEANS TO BE A GRE5 AN>*I/ 9 ?IS PO/-MANIFE/O AGE1 :AT IT MEANS TO HAVE AN APPROA* ?AT PRIORITIZES PAC+ & CONTEMPLATION RA!R ?AN ONE ( BE+ 9 SU* A HURRY ALL ! TIME4 ,( HAV+ BIG PLANS ?AT ALWAYS FALL ?R\< UNNOTIC$4 

,?IS ISSUE ALSO IS CONC]N$ ) ! IMMIS]ATION ( DAILY LIFE4 ,H[ DID WE GET H]E8 ,H[ >E WE RIS+ ABOVE ! M$IOCRITY ( \R TIMES8 ,>E WE8 ,BLACK ,SE$ IS QUITE CONC]N$ AB\T ! SMALL ?+S ?AT REFLECT ! CYCLICAL WAY ( ! WORLD4 

,:AT DOES IT MEAN ?AT ! WORLD IS COM+ TO AN 5D1 =EV]8 ,P]HAPS MO/ IMPORTANTLY :AT IS ! ROLE ( VIOL5CE 9 \R MOVEM5T 7C\<7 TODAY & 9 ! U%]+ ( A NEW ONE8 ,AN>*I/S HAVE ALWAYS BE5 ! P>TY ( IMAG9ATION BUT ALSO ( MORALITY4 ,VIOL5CE CUTS ?R\< BO? ( !SE GORDIAN KNOTS BUT TO :AT 5D8 ,!SE >E ! QUE/IONS ?AT ,BLACK ,SE$ ISSUE FIVE ATTEMPTS TO ANSW]4 

,BLACK ,SE$--,AN ,OLD ,GRE5 ,AN>*Y BY ,>AGORN6 

,! ORIG9AL IDEA ( ,BLACK ,SE$ WAS TO BE A SPIRITUAL SUCCESSOR TO ! MAGAZ9E ,GRE5 ,AN>*Y 7\T ( ,EUG5E1 ,O,R1 #b#a-#b#h71 TAK+ FROM IT AN ATTITUDE1 AN ANTI-CIVILIZATION TYPE ( TOTAL CRITIQUE1 & ! LEGACY ( A GRE5 AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE4 ,:ILE ,I W\LD /ILL MA9TA9 ?AT \R PROJECT LAY 9 ! SAME HI/ORICAL VE9 AS ,GRE5 ,AN>*Y1 ! ONLY $ITOR ( ,G,A LIV+ 9 A CITY HAS MADE IT V]Y CLE> HE DOES NOT APPRECIATE ! DIRECTION ,BLACK ,SE$ HAS TAK54 7,! O!RS1 LIV+ \TSIDE ! CITY1 HAVE BE5 PRIVATELY 5C\RAG+ ( ?IS PROJECT7 ,?IS PROVIDES SOME SPACE4 ,UP UNTIL N[ WE HAVE ATTEMPT$ 79 \R WAY7 TO BE RESPECTFUL AB\T H[ WE TREAT$ ! LEGACY WE SAW \RSELVES )94 ,BUT IF WE >E PUBLICLY DECL>$ \TSIDE ( ?AT TRADITION !N LET'S MAKE A CLEAN BREAK4 ,LET US BE =EV] DONE ) ! RHETORIC & EMPTY PROMISES ( ! SO CALL$ 0ANTI-CIVILIZATION J\RNAL ( !ORY & ACTION40 ,LET US LEAVE GR&FA!R ,Z]ZAN TO HIS MEALY- M\!D MUTT]+S AB\T ! /ATE ( ! ,N,Y ,TIMES EV]Y ,TUESDAY NI<T1 & LEAVE HIS PROTEGE TO ! DU/Y HI/ORIES ( :ITE-MAN AN?ROPOLOGY & BOR+ SECT>IAN :ITTL+ PROJECTS4 ,LET US CONSID] A NEW GRE5 AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE 9 ITS GR&EUR RA!R ?AN ITS FAILURES4 

,IF WE RE/>T A /ORY AB\T :AT ,GRE5 ,AN>*ISM WAS WE C\LD BEG9 ) ! WRIT+ ( ,ELISEE ,RECLUS & HIS GR& ,UNIV]SAL ,GEOGRAPHY & TELL A BALANC$ /ORY ?AT PASSES ?R\< ! BROAD] ECOLOGY MOVEM5T1 ! HI/ORY ( A ,GREAT ,AN>*ISM ?AT DI$ 9 ,CATALAN1 ! ?\<TS ( ,MURRAY ,BOOK*91 & 5DS ) ,GR&FA!R ,Z]ZAN & ! CATA/ROPHE ( PO/-PRE-COLLAPSE CIVILIZATION4 ,?IS IS A F9E /ORY & OBVI\SLY WE KN[ IT EXI/S BUT \R WORK IS SOME:]E ELSE4 

,= US GRE5 AN>*ISM PR$ATES ! T]M & IS A WAY TO TALK AB\T \R POLITICS 7AN>*I/3 NO /ATE1 NO EX*ANGE RELATION%IPS1 & A VIGOR\S CRITIQUE ( DAILY LIFE7 & \R SPIRITUAL LIFE 7GRE53 E>?-BAS$1 CONC]N$ ) CYCLES NOT PROGRESS1 NOT MORAL74 ,= US GRE5 AN>*ISM DOES NOT BEG9 ) A SET ( BE>D$ ,EUROPEAN M5 BUT 9 ! CONDITIONS ( ,TURTLE ,ISL& 7,NOR? ,AM]ICA74 ,! TURTLE 7,HA-NU-NAH7 IS ! E>?1 & IS \R LIFE4 ,A GRE5 P]SPECTIVE WOR? ITS NAME BEG9S ) ! /ORY ( H[ HUMANS CAME TO ?IS PLACE4 ,A PLACE ?AT WAS DO+ JU/ F9E )\T US4 ,IT BEG9S ) ! /ORIES ?AT COMPOS$ A SOCIAL REALITY ?AT WAS DISRUPT$ BY VISITORS :O HAVE LONG \T/AY$ !IR WELCOME4 ,BLACK ,SE$ HOPES TO BE A PLACE :]E ?OSE /ORIES >E REMEMB]$ & %>$4 

,A GRE5 AN>*ISM SET ?USLY 9 CLAY IS AB\T ! DIRECT EXP]I5CE ( HE>+ A /ORY1 ( BE+ P>T ( ! CONT9U+ /ORY4 ,IT PREF]S ! FACE-TO-FACE & ! IMM$IATE4 ,IT DOES NOT PROCESS ITS RELATION%IP TO SMALL ?+S 7LIKE ! :OLE ( NATURE7 ?R\< ! SPECIALIZ$ J>GON SETS ( ! ,WE/]N METAPHYSICAL PROJECT4 ,NOT BIOLOGY OR BOTANY4 ,NOT AN?ROPOLOGY OR SOCIOLOGY4 ,NOT A HI/ORY OR HI/ORIZATION ( REAL LIV+ PEOPLE4 ,IT CAN 9CLUDE ! /ORIES ( ?OSE W>RIORS 5GAG$ 9 ! 9F9ITE W> AGA9/ ! ,GREAT ,BLACK ,SNAKE ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE1 ( COLONIZATION & G5OCIDE4 ,IT CAN ALSO 9CLUDE ! /ORIES ( \R LIVES H]E ON ?IS ,E>? N[4 ,?OSE ( US :O LIVE 9 ! %AD[S ( ! ,GRAY & ! ,BLACK 7CITIES1 ASPHALT1 & CONCRETE71 :O ROOT AB\T 9 ! WE$S & (FAL ( ! %IT-CITY1 :O SURVIVE4 

,?IS NEW OLD ,GRE5 ,AN>*ISM1 ?IS ELD] GOD ( MANY ORIG9S1 IS AB\T SURVIVAL 9 A WORLD-NOT-(-\R-CREATION1 H[ TO FACE ITS 5D1 & H[ WE W\LD REWRITE ITS /ORY IF WE W]E TO />T OV]4 ,TO BE CLE>1 !SE >E ?REE APPROA*ES TO A BODY ( IDEAS WE >E CALL+ ,GRE5 ,AN>*ISM BUT WE >E ONLY US+ ?AT T]M TO BE G5]\S AB\T \R [N ORIG9S 7& NOT BECAUSE WE ?9K !Y >E ! BE/ OR MO/ ACCURATE T]MS TO DESCRIBE :AT WE >E TALK+ AB\T74 ,9 PO9T ( FACT ?IS NEW OLD ,GRE5 ,AN>*ISM WILL BE UNRECOGNIZABLE TO O!RS :O HAVE US$ & COPYRI<T$ ! T]M4 ,IT ATTEMPTS A BASE 9 & ORI5TATION T[>DS ,TURTLE ,ISL& 7& NOT ,YMIR1 ,GAIA1 ,YGGDRASIL1 EI<T PILL>S1 BHU1 ETC7 & ACKN[L$GES ITS METIS OR AMALGAMAT$ *>ACT]I/ICS4 ,?IS IS NOT AN EX]CISE 9 A NEW GEOGRAPHICAL PURITANISM BUT 9 HOLD+ A POSITION 9 A WORLD ?AT SEEMS TO HAVE ACCEPT$ A K9D ( PO/MOD]N PA/I*E ?AT LEAVES \T EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL EXP]I5CE4 

,A ,NEW ,/ORY 

,! />T ( \R /ORY1 SADLY1 IS ONE ( A %IP ( ,SPANI>DS L&+ NE>BY & RAIS+ HOLY HELL4 ,NOT ONLY DID !Y RAPE1 SLAU<T]1 & 5?RALL$ EV]Y?+_/EV]YONE !Y SAW4 :I* WAS /RANGE & AWFUL BUT !Y !N 5CAMP$ & />T$ DRAW+ L9ES >\ND \R HOMES & HUNT+ GR\NDS4 ,!SE L9ES W]E V]Y IMPORTANT TO !M & W]E 9 FACT ! SECOND >M ( !IR /RANGE RELIGION ( DEA?4 ,DEA? & PROP]TY 7EV5TUALLY KN[N AS ,CAPITALISM7 W]E !IR BELIEFS1 :I* >E IMPOSSIBLE TO RECONCILE ) \R LIVES3 LIVES ?AT >E NOT AB/RACT1 >E NOT FILL$ ) PROCLAMATIONS ( V5GEFUL GODS & GEOGRAPHIES1 >E LIV$ 9 ! H]E & N[4 

,SO WE *OSE A DIFF]5T OPTION4 ,WE SAW !SE FRAGILE LITTLE BOATS = :AT !Y W]E & WE SUNK !M4 ,IT WAS A TRAG$Y TO SEE ! METAL-CLAD 9DIVIDUALS S9K TO ! BOTTOM ( ! SEA BUT WE SAV$ ! RE/4 ,WE SAV$ ?OSE :OSE LOT 9 LIFE WAS ! PULL ( AN O> & TO S]VE !SE :O ORD]$ BOATS >\ND ,TURTLE ,ISL& TO RAPE & 5?RALL$4 ,WE SAV$ ! PEOPLE & LET ! METAL %OD1 TE*NOLOGICALLY ADVANC$1 & CIVILIZ$ DIE4 ,!SE 5SLAV$ TRAVEL]S BECAME P>T ( :O WE W]E & NOT TRANSMITT]S ( !IR /RANGE & =EIGN VIRUS4 ,!Y BECAME US4 

,AS ! YE>S W5T BY ! PH5OM5ON ( !SE BOATS & O!RS LIKE !M BECAME MORE & MORE COMMON4 ,AS A RESULT WE HAD TO 9CREASE ! COMMUNICATION WE HAD ) ! PEOPLES ( O!R ISL&S & ( ,TURTLE ,ISL& MORE G5]ALLY4 ,?IS 9CREAS$ TRAVEL-AS-A-=M-(-LIFE4 ,?IS MEANT ?AT \R RELATIVELY /ABLE SOCIAL CIRCUM/ANCES BECAME MORE COMPLEX AS WE HAD TO ACCOMMODATE A TYPE ( SELF-DEF5SE ?AT ALSO 9CLUD$ A BIT MORE ( A1 D>E WE SAY1 WORLDLY COMPON5T4 

,TO DEF5D AGA9/ ! NEW ?REAT1 :I* WE LAT] ID5TIFI$ AS ,EUROPEAN1 WE HAD TO F9D A WAY TO DEF5D AGA9/ !IR 9CURSIONS4 ,WE DID ?IS BY NETWORK4 

,( C\RSE NETWORK+ WASN'T NEW TO US4 ,! %IFT+ RELATIONS MO/ ( US HAD TO ! P>TICUL> PIECE ( ,TURTLE ,ISL& WE 9HABIT$ WAS A /ORY ( EBBS & FL[S1 ( TRIBAL AFFILIATION & DISAFFILIATION1 ( RHIZOMATIC RELATIONS4 ,! DIFF]5CE WAS ?AT RA!R ?AN DEF5SE FROM PEOPLE WE N[ HAD TO DEF5D AGA9/ NOT-PEOPLE1 AGA9/ IDEOLOGY MADE MAT]IAL1 AGA9/ LITTLE BOATS ?AT CAME A LONG WAY TO DE/ROY US4 ,DEF5D+ AGA9/ ! AB/RACT WAS NEW TO US4 

,AS ! YE>S W5T BY ! NATURE ( ,TURTLE ,ISL& BEGAN TO *ANGE1 9 SOME WAYS GOOD & 9 SOME WAYS BAD4 ,\R BORD]S1 ESPECIALLY ! ,EA/]N ,COA/L9E1 BECAME H>D5$ BY PEOPLE :O BECAME FASC9AT$ BY CONFLICT & ! COMPOSITION ( NOT-PEOPLE4 ,!IR NEI<BORS BEGAN TO TAKE AN 9T]E/ 9 HEAL+ RITUALS & H[ TO TALK PEOPLE D[N FROM A W> FOOT+4 ,O!RS BEGAN TO HE> !SE /ORIES & SOME S5T !IR Y\? EA/ TO LE>N :AT ?IS NEW COMPOSITION ( W> 7A4K4A4 ,CLAUSEWITZIAN W>1 ,TOTAL ,W>1 9HUMAN W>7 WAS4 ,?IS IDEA DID NOT SPREAD4 

,:AT SPREAD WAS ! IDEA ?AT SOME?+ LIKE COMMUNICATION HAD TO HAPP5 BETWE5 PEOPLE4 ,?IS REQUIR$ AN EXAM9ATION 9TO :AT NODAL RELATION%IPS C\LD LOOK LIKE4 ,?IS REQUIR$ TRIBES & NATIONS TO =MALIZE BEYOND :AT WAS EV] ANTICIPAT$4 

,SPIRITUAL LIFE1 A4K4A4 LIFE1 WAS ALSO *ANG$ BY ?IS NEW ]A4 ,! CONSEQU5CE ( DR[N+ !SE LITTLE BOATS & S9K+ METAL-CLAD M5 WAS A GREAT SORR[ & OBLIGATION TO ! SPIRITS4 ,EQUIVAL5T CONTRITION = EA* ACT ( VIOL5CE HAD TO BE BORNE BY ! PEOPLE :O COMMITT$ IT4 ,! SPIRITS DEM&$ ?IS MU* & IT WAS IMPORTANT ?AT W>RIORS NOT LE>N TO LOVE VIOL5CE AS ! METAL-CLAD DID4 ,) EV]Y >RIVAL & REPULSION WAS A MON? ( C]EMONY & CLEANS+4 ,! RITES HAD TO BE OBS]V$ O!RWISE ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 W> & ! P]=MANCE ( W> 7IE BRAV]Y BY O!R MEANS7 C\LD GET CONFUS$4 

,ECONOMIC LIFE1 A4K4A4 EX*ANGE1 WAS ALSO TRANS=M$4 ,) ! S9K+ ( LITTLE BOATS CAME ! RECLAMATION ( :AT ITEMS EXI/$ ON ?OSE BOATS4 ,?R\< ?IS ME*ANISM ! PEOPLE ( ,TURTLE ,ISL& LE>N$ AB\T METAL =G+1 ! EXI/5CE ( HORSES 7LONG S9CE ?\<T DISAPPE>$71 BOOKS1 & MORE4 ,/RIPP$ ( WEAPONIZATION1 !SE ITEMS BECAME CURIOSITIES & TOPICS ( LONG CONV]SATIONS 9TO ! NI<T4 ,! ,EA/ ,COA/ PEOPLE BECAME C5TRAL TO NEW SETS ( CONV]SATIONS AB\T :AT IT C\LD LOOK LIKE TO BE PEOPLE & :AT !Y HAD TO (F] ,! ,PEOPLE4 ,?IS *ANG$ ! MOTIVATION = 9CREAS$ NETWORK+ & TRAVEL & CROSS-POLL9ATION BY COMPLICAT+ SELF-DEF5SE ) NEW K9DS ( RELATION%IPS BAS$ ON 9T]E/ 9 NEW IDEAS4 

,OV] TIME ,TURTLE ,ISL& BECAME LESS ISOLAT$4 ,IT WAS NO LONG] POSSIBLE TO DE/ROY #e NATIONS BY PICK+ !M (F ONE BY ONE4 ,! P[] ( ! LITTLE BOATS DECREAS$1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT AT SOME PO9T !SE BOATS W]E ALL[$ TO DOCK & MAKE !IR 9DIVIDUAT$ CASES = DIALOGUE & SURVIVAL4 ,! PEOPLE ( ,TURTLE ,ISL& BECAME MEMB]S ( ! WORLD RA!R ?AN SUBJECTS ( IT4 ,! HI/ORY ( ,EUROPE %RANK TO ! SIZE ( APPROPRIATE LIMITS & !IR ATTEMPTS AT COLONIZATION4 ,! HI/ORY ( ,TURTLE ,ISL& BECAME ONE ( E/ABLI%+ CLE> B\ND>IES :ILE MA9TA9+ A HEAL?Y CURIOSITY ?AT WAS1 & IS1 CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE4 

,A ,FUTURE ,*ANGE 

,! DAY AFT] ! REVOLUTION 7,A,T,R7 WE WILL SIT & MEET ) \R NEI<BORS & EXPLA9 \R PLAN4 ,?IS PLAN IS L>GELY DESCRIB$ 9 ! LITTLE BOOK BOLO BOLO BUT LET'S GET D[N TO BRASS TACKS4 ,FIR/ /EP1 \R BLOCK4 ,IT CONTA9S AB\T #c H\SEHOLDS OR AB\T #ge PEOPLE4 ,IF OPTIMAL BOLO SIZE IS >\ND #e1 ?AT W\LD BE AB\T SEV5 CITY BLOCKS4 ,\R SUP]BLOCK 7B\ND$ BY MAJOR /REETS7 IS AB\T #hX#a#d OR AB\T #ae BOLOS 9 SIZE4 ,B]KELEY AS A CITY IS AB\T #a#b1 SO R\<LY #b-#b#b BOLOS 9 SIZE4 ,OAKL&1 ,C,A 7\R NEI<BOR TO ! IMM$IATE S\?7 IS AB\T #c4#e TIMES \R SIZE & ,I IMAG9E ?AT OV] TIME ! BLURR+ ( \R BOLO'BOLO W\LD DIS9TEGRATE ! HI/ORICAL L9E BETWE5 ! CITIES 7:I* WAS ONLY A HUNDR$ & =TY YE>S OLD ANYWAY74 

,9 ! BOOK !RE IS A GREAT DEAL ( EMPHASIS ON C\NT]-CULTURAL CONT9UITY AS ! GLUE ?AT HOLDS TOGE!R A BOLO4 ,9 \R HYPO!TICAL ,A,T,R SC5>IO1 ON ! O!R H&1 HUMAN GEOGRAPHICAL HAPP5/ANCE AT ! 5D ( PROP]TY RELATIONS W\LD BE ?AT GLUE4 ,P]HAPS OV] TIME & G5]ATIONS !RE C\LD BE A RISE ( LESBOLOS1 AL*OLOBOLOS1 & ! MYRIAD ( ?\<T EXP]IM5TS FROM ! BOOK-- BUT = ?IS EX]CISE ! DIFFICULTY ?AT W\LD RISE FROM ?IS TRANS=M+ 9TO OV] #b DIFF]5T BOLOS IS 5\< ( A /RET*4 ,PLUS IT W\LD ONLY BE A SMALL P>T ( :AT ! 5D ( ,SPECTACLE W\LD 9FLICT EV]Y:]E AT ONCE4 

,A C5TRAL P>T ( ! DEF9ITION ( A BOLO 7A GR\P ( AB\T #e IBU :O LIVE & DEP5D ON EA* O!R7 IS ! IDEA ?AT IT W\LD NECESS>ILY BE MAT]IALLY 9DEP5D5T4 ,! 5D ( EX*ANGE RELATIONS MEANS AN 5D TO TRAD+ PAP]1 CR$IT1 & CO9 = FOOD4 ,?IS MEANS WE HAVE AN IMM$IATE URG5T PROBLEM TO ADDRESS1 TOGE!R4 ,OBVI\SLY 9 P>ALLEL >E ALL ! PROBLEMS ( CONV]T+ SEV5 BLOCKS' WOR? ( =M]-CONSUM]S 9TO IBU 79DIVIDUALS7 & KANA 7H\SEHOLDS74 ,CLE>LY \R AN>*ISM DIRECTS MU* ( ?IS CONV]SATION 9 ?AT WE W\LD PREF] TO DE/ROY ORGANIZATION1 LEAD]S1 & BUREAUCRACY 7& ?OSE :O 5JOY !SE ?+S7 BUT GETT+ D[N TO IT 7PLANT+ 9 ?IS CASE7 W\LD BE RA!R IMPORTANT4 

,LOGI/ICS FIR/4 ,IF SEV5 BLOCKS ( #c H\SEHOLDS CAN BE *OPP$ UP IT'D PROBABLY LOOK LIKE #c TIMES #a_/#a#f ( AN ACRE OR #ad ACRES PLUS ALL ! >EA CURR5TLY COV]$ BY AUTOMOBILE DETRITUS 7#b#e.074 ,ONE BOLO 9 ! =M] CITY ( ,B]KELEY W\LD PROBABLY HAVE >\ND #a#h-#b ACRES ( L& TO /RUCTURE 7= KODU3 AGRICULTURE1 SIBI3 CRAFT1 & PALI3 5]GY74 ,?IS MEANS ! FIR/ ORD] ( BUS9ESS 7IF Y\ CAN P>DON ! T]M7 IS DECID+ :OSE HOME GETS TAK5 D[N1 H[ TO TE> \T ! CONCRETE ETC1 & H[ TO BUILD ! REMA9+ GANO 7HOMES7 9TO /RUCTURES ?AT WILL WORK = #eI% SOCIALLY-BROK5 BUT SOCIALLY-NE$Y IBU4 ,A RELAT$ TOPIC IS ?AT WE WILL NE$ AT LEA/ #e-#g#e ACRES TO FE$ EV]YONE 7:I* IS A FIR/ PR9CIPLE ( BOLO'BOLO7 & AS ,B]KELEY IS ONLY AB\T #ah SQU>E MILES WE HAVE TO DO SOME MA?4 

,TWO HUNDR$ BOLO EQUALS ! L& NE$ ( AT LEA/ #a1 ACRES4 ,EI<TE5 SQU>E MILES IS #a#a1#e#b ACRES SO !RE IS A S]I\S P9* !RE4 ,?IS IS A UTOPIAN EX]CISE FROM ! WORD GO BUT IF WE >E GO+ TO BE FRANK AB\T ?IS GRE5 AN>*I/ BOLO'BOLO EX]CISE WE PROBABLY HAVE TO COMM&E] ! HILLS ABOVE ,B]KELEY 7:I* >E L>GELY EMPTY &_/OR FILL$ ) TRAILS1 UNIV]SITY RESE>* LABS1 RES]VOIRS1 & ! B\RGEOISIE74 ,?IS REQUIRES SOME?+ LIKE A TRAM OR A L[ -P[] WAY TO GET PEOPLE UP TO F>ML& = A PORTION ( !IR DAY_/LIVES4 ,MORE ?\<T AB\T ?IS IS NECESS>Y BUT P]HAPS ! PROBLEMS WILL FADE AS ! NE$ = #f"4 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BL[ AWAY FROM ! ,BAY ,>EA ALONG ) CAPITALISM4 

,! OPPOSITE PROBLEM IS POSSIBLE ?\<4 ,WE LIKELY HAVE AT LEA/ SEV5 G5]ATIONS ( GLOBAL W>M+ & O!R NA/Y PROBLEMS ASSOCIAT$ ) PETROLEUM CULTURE COM+ & ! ,BAY HAS A NATURALLY TEMP]ATE CLIMATE1 IS NE> A NATURAL ,BAY1 ! ,OCEAN1 & SOME REASONABLY-SIZ$ NATURAL PRES]VES ?AT >E DESIRABLE ALONG SEV]AL METRICS4 ,IT C\LD BE ?AT RA!R ?AN GETT+ \T ( DODGE1 MANY PEOPLE WILL WANT TO COME H]E FROM ! TOXIC AGRI-B[L ( ! ,C5TRAL ,VALLEY1 ! SCOR*+ HILLS & VALLEYS ( ,S\!RN ,CALI=NIA1 OR :AT C\LD V]Y WELL BE ! RACI/ BOLOS ( F> ,NOR!RN ,CALI=NIA & ,OREGON4 ,EV5 AN IMPOSSIBLE UTOPIA ISN'T IMMUNE TO IDIOTS4 

,! PROJECT ( TE>+ D[N & REBUILD+ ! BOLO 9TO ! %APE ?AT MAKES S5SE = #e W\LD BE AN ESPECIALLY FUN & 9T]E/+ ONE4 ,I HAVE (T5 ?\<T ?AT ! /RUCTURAL LIMITATION BR\<T AB\T BY HUMANS 79 ,TURTLE ,ISL&7 MO/LY LIV+ 9 S+LE FAMILY DWELL+S IS ONE ( ! UND]-APPRECIAT$ SITES ( ABUSE1 LIMITATIONS1 & TOXICITY4 ,I'VE NEV] BE5 A FAN ( ! NUCLE> FAMILY MODEL ?AT NECESSITATES ! S+LE FAMILY DWELL+ & ,I LOVE ! IDEA ( :AT TRANS=M+ IT C\LD LOOK LIKE4 ,DORMS = 7NE>LY7 EV]YONE FROM #a#c-#c2 YURTS = HONEYMOON P]IODS2 MULTI-FAMILY 5VIRONM5TS ) *ICK5S & DOGS4 ,! IDEAS >E LIMITLESS & C\LD BE FLUID IF WE USE MAT]IALS MORE LOCAL ?AN /ICKS1 PRESSBO>D1 & NAILS4 

,SIMIL>LY !RE >E QUE/IONS ?AT COME UP >\ND :AT \R SIBI 7WORK1 CRAFT1 9DU/RY7 C\LD LOOK LIKE4 ,OBVI\SLY AT ! PO9T ( ,A,T,R WE W\LD /ILL F9D USE = WOOD CRAFT+1 %E>+ & REF9+ WOOL1 & O!R OV]LAPP+ NE$S RELAT$ TO HUMAN-L&-ANIMAL HUSB&RY1 BUT 9 ! CATEGORY ( SIBI >E ALSO CONV]SATIONS LIKE 0WILL WE KEEP NETWORK$ COMPUT] TE*NOLOGIES >\ND80 OR 0DO ! G5ETIC LABS HAVE TO GO80 OR 0WILL ! UNIV]SITY HAVE TO BURN 5TIRELY OR %\LD SOME ( IT BE SAV$80 ,!SE QUE/IONS WILL BE C5TRAL1 ALONGSIDE H[ WE DO IT 7:AT ORGANIZATION LOOKS LIKE :5 IT IS NO LONG] TOP D[N71 H[ WE WILL SURVIVE1 & :AT WILL BE ! NEW PR9CIPLES 7SILA7 ( \R NEW1 FANTA/IC1 ,A,T,R WORLD4 

,EV5 9 ?IS SMALL DRIFT T[>DS TALK+ AB\T A GRE5 AN>*I/ FUTURE WORLD1 Y\ CAN SEE ! BIASES & PROBLEMS4 ,I1 9 FACT1 COME AT A DESIRE = GRE5 AN>*Y FROM C\NT]CULTURE & AN>*Y4 ,I DO NOT HAVE ANY ( ! TRADITIONAL BAGGAGE ( FAMILY1 JOB1 OR AN ID5TITY WRAPP$ UP 9 ?IS WORLD4 ,I HAVE EV]Y?+ TO GA9 BY DE/ROY+ :]E WE HAVE COME FROM & ACCEPT+ ,A,T,R AS MY NEW HOME4 ,I HAVE BE5 R[+ = ! BULK ( MY ADULT LIFE :5 ,I HAV5'T BE5 HID+ 5TIRELY FROM BOATS & M5 WRAPP$ 9 METAL4 ,:5 ,I DREAM ( A FUTURE IT DOESN'T 9CLUDE !M4 

,?IS 9FLECTION ON GRE5 AN>*ISM ALSO 9CLUDES IDEAS ?AT WE >E ALLEG$LY AGA9/4 ,9 ?IS ,A,T,R WE CAN IMAG9E ! W9DMILLS & LONG T[N HALL MEET+S ( ,BOOK*94 ,WE CAN IMAG9E A LOCAL SET ( BOLO HO/+ A TRAVEL+ HUNT]-GA!R] BOLO & LOS+ SOME ( \R PEOPLE TO ! P]SUASION ( !IR LIFEWAY4 ,I CAN EV5 IMAG9E LIV+ NEXT DOOR TO A BOLO ?AT PRIM>ILY BELIEVES 9 !IR [N ID5TITY AS LABOR]S :O >E NOT AS FASC9AT$ ) ! :OLE SELF-SUFFICI5CY LIFE ( \R BOLO4 ,I CAN IMAG9E DESIR+ CONTRADICTIONS TO ALL ?IS NICE1 DE/RUCTIVE1 FUTURE ,A,T,R ?9K+4 

,SURVIVAL 

,!RE IS NO HAPPY /ORY AB\T H[ WE MOVE FROM H]E TO !RE4 ,IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GET !RE FROM H]E4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT WE DO NOT SP5D \R TIME PRACTICALLY PLANN+ ON TRANSITIONS FROM ?IS LIFE1 FROM ?IS WORLD1 TO ANO!R4 ,9/EAD WE SP5D \R DAILY LIVES ON SURVIVAL1 ON COP+ ) ! DEMONS ( ,CAPITAL & ,/ATE4 ,WE WAIT = PAY*ECKS1 DEAL ) COMMUTES1 & !N SIT AT WORK WAIT+ = ! APOCALYPSE1 OR JU/ AB\T ANY?+ ELSE1 TO /AVE (F BOR$OM4 ,WE PICK FI<TS & FLIRTS BECAUSE ! 9TELLECTUAL 5]GY = EI!R IS AB\T ALL ?AT WE HAVE4 ,WE >E NOT \R BE/ SELVES 9 ! %AD[ ( SPECTACUL> BOR$OM1 WE >E 9 FACT JU/ LIKE EV]YONE ELSE4 

,AS SELF-DESCRIB$ GRE5 AN>*I/S1 REVOLUTION>IES1 OR :ATEV]1 WE DO NOT HAVE UNIQUE RES\RCES TO MAKE \R DREAMS A REALITY4 ,?OSE :O SEEM TO HAVE !SE RES\RCES ALSO SEEM 9CAPABLE ( DREAM+ BEYOND !IR [N PLEASURES & CONS]VATIVE IMPULSES4 

,?IS IS SO TRUE ?AT IT SEEMS NAIVE TO BELIEVE ?AT IF WE OR \R FRI5DS HAD ! P[] TO *ANGE ! WORLD ?AT ANY ( US W\LD MAKE DIFF]5T *OICES4 ,I FEEL /RONGLY ?AT \R MO/ POLITICAL ( FR5EMIES W\LD MAKE EXACTLY ! SAME *OICES ?AT ,I DESPISE FROM 5EMIES1 AS EVID5C$ BY ! NAME CALL+1 BULLY+1 & %UNN+ !Y P]=M T[>DS ANYONE :O DISAGREES ) !M4 ,!IR FUTURE W\LD BE A NI<TM>E = ANYONE :O DOESN'T SUBSCRIBE TO LEFTI/ US-!M SIMPLIFICATION4 

,! ,BLACK ,SE$ PROJECT1 IF WE >E BRAVE 5\< TO /ATE IT \T L\D1 IS TO F9D A WAY TO HOLD !SE IDEAS =W>D4 ,WE >E ! MONKS ( ?IS ]A1 ILLUM9AT+ ON %EETS ( VELLUM ! HIDD5 TRU?S ( ?IS WORLD4 ,P[] S$UCES1 NOT CORRUPTS4 ,!RE IS NO GOOD OR EVIL 9 ?IS WORLD BUT A LOT ( M$IOCRITY4 ,! WORLD WE WALK ON IS MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ! WORK WE DO4 ,RELATION%IPS >E BETT] ?AN IDEOLOGIES4 ,WE ATTACK \T ( LOVE & NOT POLITICS4 ,ACTIVISM IS ! 5EMY ( AN>*Y4 ,\R 5EMIES %\LD BE IGNOR$ & NOT 5GAG$ )4 

,IF WE >E LUCKY1 A FUTURE G5]ATION ( PEOPLE WILL COME :O LOVE ! IDEA ( WILD NATURE1 COMPLEXITY1 & H]ESY & :O HAVE ! P[] TO 9FLICT !SE IDEAS UPON ! IDIOTS & POLITICIANS ( ! WORLD4 ,!Y WILL KN[ :AT \R ILLUM9ATIONS PORTRAY & WILL NOT JUDGE US = ! FACT ?AT WE HAVE SETTL$ = SURVIVAL 9 ?IS %ITTY WORLD & DID NOT 9/EAD *OOSE ! QUICK] 5D ( TAK+ ON EV]Y?+1 EV]Y:]E AT ONCE4 

,:AT ,DOES ,GRE5 ,AN>*Y ,MEAN ,TODAY8 BY ,RAMON ,ELANI 

,COMPO/1 NOT PO/HUMAN4 

@9,DONNA ,H>AWAY 

,EVOK+ ! SPIRIT ( ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN1 LET US SAY ?AT !RE IS WILD JOY LEFT TO BE HAD BY ?OSE :O CONT9UE TO DANCE ! CIRCLE DANCE4 ,GRE5 AN>*Y1 AS A FRAMEWORK = ?9K+1 SEE+1 WRIT+1 ACT+1 LIV+1 IS & REMA9S 9SPIR+ TO MANY :O DESIRE A WORLD ( PASSION1 FRE$OM1 & WILDNESS4 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 H[EV]1 IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO REFRAME & RE?9K 9 ORD] = A P>TICUL> SET ( IDEAS TO FEEL DYNAMIC & ALIVE4 

,9 ?IS ESSAY WE PRES5T A VISION = :AT GRE5 AN>*Y MEANS TODAY4 ,FIR/1 WE REJECT ! DUALISM ?AT DEF9ES AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM4 ,! WORLD IS F> MORE COMPLEX ?AN R$UC+ EV]Y?+ TO CIVILIZATION OR HUNT+ & GA!R+4 ,SECOND1 WE REMA9 CONSCI\S & SKEPTICAL ( ! ,WE/]N1 ACADEMIC 9/ITUTION ( AN?ROPOLOGY & ITS 9H]ITANCE ( COLONIALISM1 RACISM1 & EUROC5TRISM4 ,?IRD1 WE ACKN[L$GE ! IMPORTANCE ( COM+ TO T]MS ) ECO-EXTREMISM & 5GAG+ ) ! IDEAS 9 A MEAN+FUL WAY1 REG>DLESS ( :E!R WE AGREE ) EV]Y ASPECT ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,F\R?1 WE REVISIT SOME ( ! SACR$ CONCEPTS ( GRE5 AN>*Y & QUE/ION :E!R !Y REMA9 MEAN+FUL 9 TODAY'S WORLD4 ,FIF?1 WE ATTEMPT TO REIGNITE 9T]E/ 9 \R HI/ORY BY RE5GAG+ ) SOME ( ! F\NDATIONAL DOCUM5TS ( GRE5 AN>*Y4 ,SIX?1 WE 9SI/ ?AT SOPHI/ICAT$ CRITICAL ANALYSIS IS NOT ! SAME ?+ AS PO/MOD]NI/ OBFUSCATION4 ,! SOLUTION TO A VALUELESS1 AB/RACT1 !ORETICAL DISC\RSE CANNOT BE R$UCTIVE1 ONE-DIM5SIONAL1 ESS5TIALISM4 ,F9ALLY1 WE MU/ UND]/& ?AT ! WORLD IS DIFF]5T ?AN IT WAS TW5TY YE>S AGO4 ,GLOBAL W>M+ & CLIMATE CATA/ROPHE >E NO LONG] M>G9AL IDEAS4 ,AS GRE5 AN>*I/S WE MU/ DECIDE :AT ?AT MEANS TO US4 ,WE >E NO LONG] CRY+ 9 ! WILD]NESS4 

,BLACK ,SE$ WAS F\ND$ ) ! NOTION ( MA9TA9+ SOME S5SE ( CONT9UITY ) ,GRE5 ,AN>*Y MAGAZ9E AS WELL AS PU%+ =W>D & BEYOND1 HONOR+ ! PA/ & RECOGNIZ+ \R DEBT TO ?OSE :O CAME BE=E US1 BUT ALSO COMMITT$ TO VITALITY & GR[?4 ,FROM ! />T ,BLACK ,SE$ WAS V]Y EXPLICIT 9 ?IS REG>D1 ESPECIALLY 9 T]MS ( ITS GR\ND+ 9 ! LIV$ EXP]I5CE ( ?OSE /RUGGL+ TO UND]/& ! WORLD AS WELL AS ! 9DIG5\S VOICES1 :I* HAVE NOT BE5 /AMP$ \T & SIL5C$ DESPITE C5TURIES ( ATTEMPTS TO DO SO4 ,BLACK ,SE$ REM9D$ US ?AT 9DIG5\S PEOPLE >E /ILL H]E & !Y >E /ILL FI<T+4 ,& EV5 MORE1 IT =C$ US TO CONFRONT ! WORLD NOT M]ELY 9 ! REALM ( AB/RACT !ORIES BUT AS A LIV$ REALITY4 

,?US WE CONT9UE TO *>T A NEW DIRECTION = GRE5 AN>*Y4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT ! IDEAS DES]VE BETT] ?AN !Y HAVE LATELY RECEIV$4 ,:5 !RE IS NO?+ NEW TO SAY1 CONV]SATION BECOMES /ALE & DEVOLVES 9TO N>R[-M9D$ BICK]+4 ,REGRETFULLY1 ?IS IS EXACTLY :AT HAS BE5 HAPP5+ OV] ! LA/ DECADE OR SO4 ,F> TOO (T5 GRE5 AN>*I/ DISCUSSION DEVOLVES 9TO DOGMATIC FEUDS & P]SONAL GRUDGES4 ,IF PEOPLE >E NOT 9SPIR$1 IF !Y >E HAV+ BOR+ CONV]SATIONS1 ! HORIZON = LIFE & ACTION LIKEWISE APPE>S BL& & LACKLU/]4 ,IF ! CONV]SATION IS SO N>R[ ?AT IT IS ONLY CAPABLE ( PROMOT+ A SELECT FEW AU?ORIZ$ AV5UES = ACTION !N PEOPLE WILL BE EASILY DISC\RAG$4 ,WE KN[ !RE >E OPPORTUNITIES = MEAN+FUL 5GAGEM5T \T !RE4 ,IT IS LIKEWISE V]Y CLE> ?AT C]TA9 WAYS ( ?9K+1 DISCUSS+1 & ACT+ HAVE REA*$ A PO9T :]E !Y CAN GO NO FUR!R4 ,P>T ( ! PROBLEM HAS BE5 ! T]MS ( ! DISC\RSE4 

,?IS IS :]E ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 GRE5 AN>*Y & AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM IS RELEVANT4 ,9 ! CASE ( ! LATT]1 !RE IS AN UN=TUNATE T5D5CY TO R$UCE ! WORLD1 9 ITS VA/NESS & COMPLEXITY1 TO A ,MANI*EAN B9>Y4 ,!RE IS ONLY CIVILIZATION & NOT-CIVILIZATION4 ,?IS CRITIQUE IS SO TOTALIZ+ ?AT IT LEAVES V]Y LITTLE ROOM = NUANC$ ?9K+ OR JOYFUL ACTION4 ,PALEOLI?IC-OR-BU/ IS NOT A COMPELL+ BATTLE CRY4 ,! ONE ?+ ?AT A TOTALIZ+ CRITIQUE IS GOOD = IS DOGMATISM4 ,IF1 AS GRE5 AN>*I/S1 WE DISMISS AGRICULTURE1 TE*NOLOGY1 CITIES1 OR ANY K9D ( M$IAT$ EXP]I5CE OR SYMBOLIC CULTURE1 WE SIMPLY WON'T HAVE MU* LEFT TO DO4 ,& WE WILL HAVE TO WRITE (F ! EXP]I5CES ( ! VA/ MAJORITY ( HUMAN COMMUNITIES ?AT HAVE EXI/$ = ! LA/ SEV]AL ?\S& YE>S4 

,9 ILLU/RAT+ ! NEW K9D ( VISION ?AT WE >E PROMOT+ H]E1 LET US ?9K ( ,DONNA ,H>AWAY1 ADMITT$LY A SURPRIS+ *OICE4 ,9 H] CURR5T WORK1 ,H>AWAY URGES US TO MAKE K9 & COMPO/4 ,?IS IS TO SAY1 WE HAVE TO D]IVE \R /R5G? FROM ! CONFLU5CE ( =CES1 EXP]I5CES1 & SUB/ANCES ?AT SURR\ND US & OCCUR )9 US4 ,BY DO+ SO WE CAN F9D \R K9%IP ) FUNGUS1 T]MITES1 JELLYFI%4 ,WE CAN LE>N TO LIVE LIKE MOSS & BE C\S9S TO ! WOLVES ONCE AGA94 ,USE EV]Y?+6 IS ! CR$O ( ! COMPO/I/4 ,WE >E NOT 9 ! POSITION TO LOOK BACK OV] ?\S&S ( YE>S ( HUMAN COMMUNITIES & BLI!LY DISREG>D EV]Y?+ ?AT DOES NOT FIT A PRESCRIPTIVE VISION4 ,IF ! EXP]I5CES ( A P>TICUL> COMMUNITY TEA* US SOME?+ IMPORTANT AB\T H[ TO NEGOTIATE A PLACE = FRE$OM & WILDNESS 9 ! WORLD1 WE WILL NOT IGNORE !M BECAUSE !Y >E AGRICULTURI/S4 

,CIVILIZATION IS SU* A BROAD T]M ?AT C>RIES SO MANY DIFF]5T K9DS ( MEAN+S TO DIFF]5T PEOPLE4 ,IT CAN ONLY EV] BE A MASSIVE CAT*-ALL LABEL ?AT WE USE = CONV5I5CE4 ,WE CANNOT TREAT IT AS A SCI5TIFIC1 OBJECTIVE FACT4 ,CIVILIZATION IS IMPRECISE1 BO? L+UI/ICALLY & 9 REALITY4 

,9 ?IS DEVA/AT$ WORLD WE >E COMPELL$ TO MUDDLE ?R\< RU9S & FRAGM5TS4 ,!RE MAY NOT BE A HOLY GRAIL BURI$ B5EA? ! RUBBLE BUT WE HAVE MU* TO WORK ) IF WE LOOK4 ,DOES ! MOD]N APPROPRIATION ( NOR!RN PAGANISM BY RACI/S & NATIONALI/S MEAN ?AT !RE IS NO VALUE TO BE F\ND 9 ! $DAS & ! SAGAS1 = 9/ANCE8 ,?AT IS A LAZY CONCLUSION1 JU/ AS IT IS LAZY TO D5\NCE 9DIG5\S CULTURES BECAUSE !Y PRACTIC$ SOME V]SION ( SOME?+ HI/ORIANS HAVE CALL$ 0SLAV]Y10 :ILE ! CULTURES ?AT 9=M$ ! WORLDVIEW ( ?OSE V]Y HI/ORIANS & AN?ROPOLOGI/S W]E RESPONSIBLE = L>GELY WIP+ \T ?OSE 9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES & IMPOS+ A BRUTAL GLOBAL SY/EM ( COLONIALISM & 9DU/RIALISM4 ,AGA91 IF ! ONLY POSITIVE VISION ( UNCIVILIZ$ LIFE IS RE/RICT$ TO COMMUNITIES ?AT MEET SPECIFIC CRIT]IA E/ABLI%$ BY A H&FUL ( AU?ORS1 !N WE >E LEFT ) V]Y LITTLE4 

,AS ,H>AWAY SAYS 0WE NE$ /ORIES 7& !ORIES7 ?AT >E JU/ BIG 5\< TO GA!R UP ! COMPLEXITIES & KEEP ! $GES OP5 & GRE$Y = SURPRIS+ NEW & OLD CONNECTIONS0 

,! SOLUTION TO A FRACTUR$ WORLD CANNOT BE A RIGID & UNB5D+ DUALISM4 ,DONNA ,H>AWAY IS AGA9 USEFUL H]E VIA ! CONCEPT %E IS BE/ KN[N =1 ! CYBORG4 ,:ILE GRE5 AN>*I/ READ]S MAY IMM$IATELY BRI/LE AT ! USE ( T]M ?AT IS SYNONYM\S ) TE*NOLOGY1 DEHUMANIZATION1 & MILIT>ISM1 IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE ! SUBTLETIES ( ,H>AWAY'S CONCEPTION ( ?IS FIGURE4 ,= ,H>AWAY1 HUMANITY HAS ALWAYS BE5 CYBORGIAN4 ,TO TAKE IT FUR!R1 ALL LIFE BE>S CYBORG FEATURES4 ,:5 A BE> USES A /ICK TO DRAW ANTS \T ( A HOLL[ TREE1 IT IS ABSORB+ SOME?+ ALI5 & EXT]NAL 9TO ITS [N COMPOSITION4 ,LIFE IS A COALESC5CE ( DIFF]5CES & DI/9CTIONS4 ,:AT DOES ?IS MEAN8 ,SIMPLY PUT1 WE >E NEV] ONLY :AT WE >E4 ,! CYBORG EXEMPLIFIES HYBRIDITY AS A CONDITION4 

,AS LIV+1 BREA?+1 EAT+1 %ITT+1 FUCK+ ?+S1 WE >E CON/ANTLY ABSORB+ & 9TEGRAT+ ! O!R 9TO \RSELVES4 ,AS HOME TO MILLIONS ( MICROBES & BACT]IA1 AS ! PRIM>Y TRANSPORTATION SY/EM = C\NTLESS SPECIES ( VIRUSES1 WE >E & HAVE ALWAYS BE5 MU* LESS ?AN COMPLETELY HUMAN4 ,ANCI5T PEOPLE UND]/OOD ?AT EAT+ ! FLE% ( AN ANIMAL MEANT 9CORPORAT+ P>T ( ITS SPIRIT 9TO !MSELVES4 ,?IS MODEL = LIFE & ! WORLD1 AS WE %ALL SEE1 C>RIES ) IT RADICAL POT5TIALITIES = BE+4 ,WE >E NOT :O WE ?9K WE >E4 ,WE >E1 EA* ( US1 A MULTITUDE ( ?+S ?AT EXPLODE 9 9F9ITE DIRECTIONS & DRAW US CON/ANTLY \T ( ! BORD]S ( \R BE+ & P5ETRATE BEYOND4 ,WE >E A P>T ( ! MULTIPLICITY ?AT WE CONFRONT4 

,:AT DOES ?IS HAVE TO DO ) GRE5 AN>*Y8 ,9 #aigi ! $ITORS ( ,FIF? ,E/ATE WROTE3 0,LET US ANTICIPATE ! CRITICS :O W\LD ACCUSE US ( WANT+ TO GO 'BACK TO ! CAVES' OR ( M]E PO/UR+ ON \R P>T--I4E41 5JOY+ ! COM=TS ( CIVILIZATION ALL ! :ILE BE+ ITS H>DIE/ CRITICS4 ,WE >E NOT POS+ ! ,/ONE ,AGE AS A MODEL = \R ,UTOPIA1 NOR >E WE SUGGE/+ A RETURN TO GA!R+ & HUNT+ AS A MEANS = \R LIVELIHOOD0 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! GRE5 AN>*I/ VISION HAS ALWAYS BE5 A HYBRID ONE4 ,IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 A POSITION ?AT IS BAS$ ON RESPOND+ TO ! CRISIS ( TE*NO-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY1 AS WELL AS LOOK+ AT CONTEMPOR>Y 9DIG5\S CULTURES & COMMUNITIES ( ! PA/4 ,! WORLD WE LIVE 91 AS TRAUMATIZ$ & HORRIFIC AS IT IS1 IS REAL4 ,WE >E NOT CREATURES ( ! ,PALEOLI?IC1 :O1 BY ! WAY1 W]E !MSELVES V]Y LIKELY NOT 5TIRELY :AT WE ASSUME !Y W]E4 ,WE /&1 H]E & N[1 AGA9/ ! DOM9ATION ( ! TE*NO-9DU/RIAL WORLD EV5 :ILE WE >E PRODUCTS ( ?AT WORLD & 9ESCAPABLY 9FLU5C$ BY IT4 ,WE >E /RANGE1 MIS%AP5 ?+S4 ,P>TLY ?IS1 & P>TLY ?AT4 ,& WE ALWAYS W]E4 ,\R *ALL5GE & \R JOY IS BORN FROM ?IS4 ,TO ALWAYS BE CREAT+1 DISMANTL+4 ,! CYCLES ( DECAY & GR[?4 ,!RE IS NO UR-MOM5T4 ,! SYMBOL HAS ALWAYS DWELT )9 US4 ,\R CLAWS & TUSKS >E MADE = MANY PURPOSES4 

,BUT WE >E ALSO OBLIG$ TO HE$ ! OM9\S :ISP]S 9 ! D>KNESS4 ,!RE IS A D>K] %ADE ( GRE5 ?AT RUNS ?R\< GRE5 AN>*Y1 :I* WE WILL NOT %Y AWAY FROM4 ,IT IS A BLOODY VE9 ?AT TRACKS ?R\< GRISLY PAGAN RITES1 ! COSMIC 9HUMANISM ( ,ROB9SON ,JEFF]S1 ! SAVAGE VIOL5CE ( ! PRIMITIVE W>RIOR1 & ! S]5E DETA*M5T ( ! DAOI/ RECLUSES4 ,:AT !SE /R&S WEAVE TOGE!R IS A VISION ( ! WORLD 9 :I* HUMANITY DOES NOT SIT UPON A ?RONE4 ,WE 9SI/ ?AT ! WORLD WAS NOT MADE = MAN & AS SU* ! CONC]NS ( HUMANITY & HUMAN SOCIETY >E NOT ( PRIM>Y IMPORTANCE4 ,FOLL[+ ,JEFF]S1 WE MU/ TRY TO DE-C5T] \R ?\<TS & \R ACTIONS FROM ! M]ELY HUMAN P]SPECTIVE4 

,AS ! WRIT]S ( ! ,D>K ,M\NTA9 MANIFE/O PUT IT1 0,HUMANS >E NOT ! PO9T & PURPOSE ( ! PLANET4 ,\R >T WILL BEG9 ) ! ATTEMPT TO /EP \TSIDE ! HUMAN BUBBLE4 ,BY C>EFUL ATT5TION1 WE WILL RE5GAGE ) ! NON-HUMAN WORLD40 ,AS GRE5 AN>*I/S WE MU/ BE S5SITIVE TO :AT IT MEANS 0TO /EP \TSIDE ! HUMAN BUBBLE40 ,A VISION ( A WORLD ( SPONTANEITY1 JOY1 & DESIRE1 ?AT BOLDLY ASS]TS A COSMIC :OL5ESS BEYOND HUMAN VALUES WILL NOT RESEMBLE ! K9DS ( LEFTI/ UTOPIAN VISIONS ?AT WE >E ACCU/OM$ TO4 ,9 HIS F\NDATIONAL 0,PRIMITIVI/ ,PRIM]0 ,JOHN ,MOORE WRITES 0,POLITICS1 '! >T & SCI5CE ( GOV]NM5T' IS NOT P>T ( ! PRIMITIVI/ PROJECT2 ONLY A POLITICS ( DESIRE1 PLEASURE1 MUTUALITY1 & RADICAL FRE$OM0 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! EMPHASIS H]E MOVES AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL REALMS ( SOCIAL JU/ICE4 ,GRE5 AN>*Y IS NOT AB\T ADVOCAT+ = EGALIT>IAN POLITICS4 

,?IS BR+S US TO ANO!R PO9T1 :I* WAS ALWAYS C5TRAL TO ,BLACK ,SE$ & ,GRE5 ,AN>*Y1 ! ROLE ( AN?ROPOLOGY4 ,:ILE IT IS C]TA9LY TRUE ?AT WE RELY ON AN?ROPOLOGICAL & E?NOGRAPHIC WORKS TO GIVE US A PICTURE ( H[ MANY 9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES LIV$1 AS GRE5 AN>*I/S1 WE CANNOT IGNORE ! RACISM & COLONIALISM ?AT 9SPIR$ & MADE POSSIBLE MU* ( ?AT WORK4 ,FUR!RMORE1 WE ABSOLUTELY CANNOT PUT =W>D A VISION = A WAY ( LIFE ?AT DEP5DS 5TIRELY ON ! TRU? OR ACCURACY ( !SE HI/ORICALLY-SITUAT$ AN?ROPOLOGICAL /UDIES4 ,IF WE PUT AN?ROPOLOGY =W>D AS \R MA9 EVID5CE = BE+ GRE5 AN>*I/S1 ?AT MEANS WE >E ACCEPT+ A :OLE S]IES ( ASSUMPTIONS BAS$ 9 FANTASIES ( CULTURAL SUP]IORITY1 HEGEMONY1 & SCI5TIFIC OBJECTIVITY1 SOME ( ! V]Y PILL>S ( CIVILIZATION ?AT WE OPPOSE4 ,AN?ROPOLOGICAL WORKS >E TAK5 S]I\SLY BECAUSE !Y >E ACADEMIC & SCI5TIFIC4 ,WAYS ( KN[+ ?AT \R ANCE/ORS HAVE RELI$ ON = MILL5NIA >E DISMISS$ BECAUSE !Y >E MY/ICAL OR SUP]/ITI\S4 ,?IS IS AN IMBALANCE ?AT NE$S TO BE CORRECT$ )9 GRE5 AN>*Y4 ,IF WE >GUE & FI<T AGA9/ TOTALIZ+ SY/EMIC ?9K+ BUT UNCRITICALLY FALL BACK ON AN?ROPOLOGY AS ! F\NDATION ( \R POSITION1 !N WE HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM4 

,AS A COROLL>Y TO ?IS1 ! ROLE ( ! PRIMITIVE OR 9DIG5\S !MSELVES )9 GRE5 AN>*Y MU/ BE CONSID]$4 ,TOO (T5 !RE IS A T5D5CY TO R$UCE TRADITIONAL PEOPLES & COMMUNITIES 9TO /ATIC1 ONE-DIM5SIONAL FIGURES TO BE BL9DLY OR SUP]FICIALLY EMULAT$1 RA!R ?AN RECOGNIZ+ !M AS DYNAMIC1 EVOLV+ CULTURES ) !IR [N HI/ORIES & /ORIES1 :I* HAVE !IR [N S5SE ( H[ !Y FIT 9TO ! L>G] WORLD4 ,AGA91 TO CORRECT ?IS W\LD MEAN BE+ WILL+ TO *ALL5GE ! VALUES & TRUISMS ?AT WE >E (T5 UNAW>E ( & 5GAG+ ) TRADITIONAL COMMUNITIES 9 ! WORLD TODAY RA!R ?AN LOS+ \RSELVES 9 DAYDREAMS & FANTASIES ( A LONG-=GOTT5 WORLD1 ONE ?AT BE>S LITTLE OR NO RESEMBLANCE TO ! REALITY WE & ! COMMUNITIES WE CLAIM TO ADMIRE ACTUALLY 9HABIT4 

,AS WE HAVE SAID1 IF GRE5 AN>*Y DOES NOT /AY 5GAG$ & CONNECT$ TO ! WORLD IT WILL BECOME 9CREAS+LY TONE-DEAF & MEAN+LESS1 IT WILL BECOME NO?+ MORE ?AN A P>ODY2 LIKE >GUM5TS AB\T :I* =MS ( SOCIAL M$IA >E ACCEPTABLE & :I* >E NOT4 ,?US1 PICK+ UP :]E ,BLACK ,SE$ #d LEFT (F1 WE MU/ CONSID] ! QUE/ION ( GRE5 AN>*Y & ITS RELATION TO NIHILISM & ECO-EXTREMISM4 ,?IS HAS BECOME AN EXTREMELY DIVISIVE ISSUE OV] ! LA/ SEV]AL YE>S4 ,CONCURR5TLY WE HAVE ALSO SE5 A DRAMATIC 9T5SIFICATION ( TE*NO-UTOPIANISM ON ! LEFT & A WORRY+ GR[? 9 A K9D ( HYBRID LEFTI/ VISION ( AN>*Y ?AT 5?USIA/ICALLY EMBRACES TE*NOLOGY & UTT]LY DISMISSES A NONHUMAN PLANET>Y P]SPECTIVE4 

,! BOTTOM L9E IS ?AT !RE >E NO EASY ANSW]S4 ,BLACK ,SE$ WANTS TO REMA9 ) ! TR\BLE & CONT9UE TO PU% ?R\< IMPORTANT ISSUES ?AT *ALL5GE US TO \R CORE4 ,AS WE ACKN[L$G$ 9 ,BLACK ,SE$ #c1 !RE >E LIKELY TO BE PO9TS ( DISAGREEM5T BETWE5 SOME GRE5 AN>*I/S & SOME NIHILI/S4 ,!SE DISAGREEM5TS >E NOT 9SIGNIFICANT BUT !Y ALSO DO NOT NECESSITATE ! K9D ( HO/ILITY & DISMISSIV5ESS ?AT HAVE *>ACT]IZ$ MU* ( ! 9T]ACTION BETWE5 ! TWO P]SPECTIVES4 ,! K9D ( 5]GY & =CE ?AT REC5T ECO-EXTREMI/S HAVE %[N BO? 9 !IR WORDS & ACTION CLE>LY DEMON/RATE :AT HAS BE5 LACK+ 9 A LOT ( GRE5 AN>*Y OV] ! LA/ SEV]AL YE>S4 ,REG>DLESS ( :AT 9DIVIDUAL AN>*I/S FEEL AB\T 9DISCRIM9ATE VIOL5CE1 NIHILI/ ECO-EXTREMISM HAS TAPP$ 9TO A CURR5T ?AT RESONATES ) MANY 9 ! BROAD] GRE5 AN>*I/ COMMUNITY4 ,AGA91 IF WE F9D AN IDEA OR A TYPE ( ACTION *ALL5G+1 WE BELIEVE WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO DIG 9TO ?AT DISCOM=T & TO 5GAGE ) IT1 REG>DLESS ( :E!R WE 5D UP AGREE+ ) IT OR NOT4 ,NEW PA?S CAN BE *>T$1 NEW =MULATIONS1 NEW C\RSES ( ACTION1 NEW /ORIES CAN BE TOLD4 ,IF1 H[EV]1 \R RESI/ANCE TURNS \T TO ONLY BE A VE/IGIAL =M ( LEFTI/ HUMANISM !N WE HAVE TO CONSID] O!R OPTIONS4 

,NIHILI/ ECO-EXTREMISM IS ALSO NOT ! ONLY O!R CONTEMPOR>Y /R& ?AT CAN BE WOV5 9TO A BROAD] GRE5 AN>*I/ CRITIQUE4 ,WE %\LD BE OP5 TO EXP&+ \R S5SE ( :AT GRE5 AN>*Y CAN MEAN1 RA!R ?AN BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY DOGMATIC & MYOPIC4 

,LET US ASK TOGE!R1 CAN AN IDEA OR AN ACTION ONLY WORK )9 A GRE5 AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE IF IT CON=MS TO A FIX$ DEF9ITION ( :AT AN>*ISM MEANS8 ,IF ! BROAD CONC]NS & COMMITM5TS >E CONSI/5T1 IF !RE IS EV5 A M>G9AL PO9T ( CONV]G5CE ?AT MAY GIVE RISE TO 9SPIRATION & CREATIVITY1 CAN WE REALLY AF=D TO DISMISS IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FIT 9TO \R [N CON/RUCT$ ID5TITIES8 ,!RE IS NO?+ FREE AB\T ?AT4 ,! DOM9ANT =M ( AN>*ISM ?AT ONE SEES1 UN=TUNATELY1 APPE>S TO HAVE NO?+ :ATSOEV] TO DO ) FRE$OM4 

,SOMETIMES LOOK+ =W>D & REMA9+ 5GAG$ ) ! PRES5T REQUIRES A REEVALUATION ( ! PA/4 ,REVISIT+ ! HI/ORY ( GRE5 AN>*Y MAY ALSO HELP US REORI5T1 REFOCUS1 & REVITALIZE \RSELVES4 ,ONCE AGA91 FROM HIS 0,PRIMI- TIVI/ ,PRIM]0 ,JOHN ,MOORE3 

,/RICTLY SPEAK+1 !RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM OR AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S4 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN1 A MAJOR VOICE 9 ?IS CURR5T1 ONCE SAID1 0,! ONLY -I/ NAME ,I RESPOND TO IS CELLI/40 ,9DIVIDUALS ASSOCIAT$ ) ?IS CURR5T DO NOT WI% TO BE ADH]5TS ( AN IDEOLOGY1 M]ELY PEOPLE :O SEEK TO BECOME FREE 9DIVIDUALS 9 FREE COMMUNITIES 9 H>MONY ) ONE ANO!R & ) ! BIOSPH]E1 & MAY !RE=E REFUSE TO BE LIMIT$ BY ! T]M 'AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/' OR ANY O!R IDEOLOGICAL TAGG+4 ,AT BE/1 !N1 AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM IS A CONV5I5T LABEL US$ TO *>ACT]IZE DIV]SE 9DIVIDUALS ) A COMMON PROJECT3 ! ABOLITION ( ALL P[] RELATIONS-- E4G41 /RUCTURES ( CONTROL1 CO]CION1 DOM9ATION1 & EXPLOITATION--& ! CREATION ( A =M ( COMMUNITY ?AT EXCLUDES ALL SU* RELATIONS4 

,& FROM ! 0,BACK TO ,BASICS0 S]IES ( PAMPHLETS PUT \T BY ,GRE5 ,AN>*Y MAGAZ9E3 

,ORIG9>Y CONSID]ATIONS HAVE TO DO ) H[ HUMAN LIFE US$ TO BE1 ) :O WE HAVE BE5 &1 9 SOME FA%ION1 MAY BE AGA94 ,SU* 9VE/IGATIONS GIVE US ?+S TO LOOK AT1 TO REFLECT UPON2 NOT AS A S\RCE ( AN IDEOLOGY TO IMPOSE1 NOT SOME ',H[ ,IT ,MU/ ,BE' DOGMA4 ,9 ?IS UNPREC$5T$ & FE>FUL TIME1 ! QUE/ION ( PRACTICE IS OP54 ,9 FACT1 MAYBE ONE ?+ MANY CAN AGREE ON IS ?AT SOME?+ NEW IS NE$$4 ,IT SEEMS TO US ?AT EXAM9+ ! BEG9N+S ( ?IS ONGO+ DISA/] IS A WOR?Y EX]CISE4 ,DO WE NOT NE$ ALL ! HELP WE CAN GET8 

,AT ?IS PO9T1 BO? ( !SE PASSAGES W]E WRITT5 MORE ?AN A DECADE AGO4 ,A NUMB] ( 9T]E/+ ISSUES >E PRES5T H]E4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 WE CAN SEE ?AT EV5 9 ITS E>LY DAYS GRE5 AN>*Y WAS CONC]N$ AB\T ! SAME PITFALLS ?AT WE ADDRESS H]E4 ,NAMELY1 ?AT WE RECOGNIZE ! NE$ TO PREV5T GRE5 AN>*Y FROM BECOM+ DOGMATIC1 IDEOLOGICAL1 & PRESCRIPTIVE4 ,WE W\LD DO WELL TO KEEP 9 M9D ,JOHN ,MOORE'S WORDS1 :5 HE WRITES 0,AT BE/1 !N1 AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM IS A CONV5I5T LABEL US$ TO *>ACT]IZE DIV]SE 9DIVIDUALS0 ,AS TIME GOES ON1 ! DIV]SITY ( ! IDEAS & 9DIVIDUALS :O ADOPT ?IS LABEL SEEMS TO BE FAD+4 ,IT APPE>S TO HAVE BECOME MORE ( A GR\P AFFILIATION & DOGMA4 ,! PEOPLE :O >E COM=TABLE ) ! T]M RESEMBLE EA* O!R MORE & MORE 7Y\NG DISAFFECT$ :ITE MALES7 & !IR IDEAS BECOME LESS & LESS DI/+UI%ABLE4 

,9 ! PASSAGE FROM 0,BACK TO ,BASICS0 WE SEE ! FAMILI> CALL = SOME?+ NEW1 ?\< IT /ILL REMA9S UNCLE> :AT IS NEW4 ,WE CAN ALSO SEE 9 ! PASSAGES ABOVE A REIT]ATION ( ! CALL TO USE EV]Y?+ AVAILABLE TO US 9 SEEK+ TO DEVELOP RESPONSES TO ! WORLD >\ND US4 ,JOHN ,MOORE FELT ?AT AMONG NEW C\RSES = ACTION WAS ! CREATION ( 

COMMUNITIES ( RESI/ANCE--MICROCOSMS 7AS MU* AS !Y CAN BE7 ( ! FUTURE TO COME--BO? 9 CITIES & \TSIDE4 ,!SE NE$ TO ACT AS BASES = ACTION 7P>TICUL>LY DIRECT ACTION71 BUT ALSO AS SITES = ! CREATION ( NEW WAYS ( ?9K+1 BEHAV+1 COMMUNICAT+1 BE+1 & SO ON1 AS WELL AS NEW SETS ( E?ICS--9 %ORT1 A :OLE NEW LIB]ATORY CULTURE4 ,!Y NE$ TO BECOME PLACES :]E PEOPLE CAN DISCOV] !IR TRUE DESIRES & PLEASURES1 & ?R\< ! GOOD OLD AN>*I/ IDEA ( ! EXEMPL>Y DE$1 %[ O!RS BY EXAMPLE ?AT ALT]NATIVE WAYS ( LIFE >E POSSIBLE4 

,IT HAS BE5 DECADES S9CE ,MOORE WROTE !SE WORDS & IT IS NOT CLE> ?AT MANY SU* COMMUNITIES HAVE BE5 ATTEMPT$4 

,ANO!R PO9T1 :I* HAS BE5 DISCUSS$ 9 PREVI\S ISSUES ( ,BLACK ,SE$1 IS ?AT !RE SEEMS TO BE A GR[+ LACK ( 9T]E/ 9 ACTION AMONG GRE5 AN>*I/S4 ,9 ITS E>LY YE>S GRE5 AN>*Y WAS L>GELY DEF9$ BY ITS COMMITM5T TO MILITANT DIRECT ACTION3 ANIMAL LIB]ATION1 BLACK BLOC TACTICS1 >SON1 SABOTAGE1 ETC4 ,?IS RAISES ! QUE/ION1 HAS ! PRIMITIVI/ PROJECT FAIL$ BECAUSE IT'S BE5 DIFFICULT = ANYONE TO DO MU* MORE ?AN ATT5D PRIMITIVE SKILLS WORK%OPS & FANTASIZE AB\T HOME/EAD+8 ,PRIMITIVE SKILLS & HOME/EAD+ >E1 ( C\RSE1 WOND]FUL & MAY BE DESIRABLE TO MANY4 ,BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO CLAIM ?AT !SE *OICES HAVE ANY RELEVANCE BEYOND ONE'S [N P]SONAL LIFE/YLE2 !Y SIMPLY DO NOT ?REAT5 TE*NO-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY4 ,AGA91 !RE IS A RELATION%IP BETWE5 H[ WE ?9K & H[ WE ACT4 ,AS WE HAVE SAID1 NEW WAYS ( ?9K+1 TALK+1 & DREAM+ CAN LEAD TO NEW WAYS ( ACT+ & LIV+4 

,9 REC5T YE>S AN OV]:ELM+ AM\NT ( GRE5 AN>*I/ WRIT+S & DISCUSSIONS HAVE C5T]$ >\ND DOME/ICATION & REWILD+4 ,:5 ,GRE5 ,AN>*Y MAGAZ9E PUT \T !IR 0,BACK TO ,BASICS0 S]IES1 = 9/ANCE1 ! PAMPHLET ON REWILD+ WAS TWICE AS LONG AS ANY ( ! O!RS4 ,IF WE >E S]I\S AB\T AVOID+ ! LAPSE 9TO AN 9CREAS+LY 9SUL>1 M>G9AL1 DOGMATIC1 & \T ( T\* SIDE%[1 LET US NOT HOLD ANY IDEA ABOVE CRITIQUE4 

,LET'S BE S]I\S AB\T ASK+ \RSELVES IF IDEAS1 EV5 F\NDATIONAL ONES1 >E /ILL PLAY+ ! K9D ( 9SPIRATION & GALVANIZ+ ROLE !Y ONCE DID4 ,AS ! ANCI5TS ASK1 DOES ?IS GR[ CORN OR NOT8 ,IS REWILD+1 A CONCEPT ULTIMATELY BORN FROM ! DISC\RSE ( WILDLIFE CONS]VATION 7CONS]V$ BY :OM & = :OM871 REALLY AN IDEA & PA? ( ACTION ?AT *ALL5GES TE*NO-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY8 ,P]HAPS ! ANSW] WILL BE AN AFFIRMATIVE YES4 ,BUT IF ?AT'S ! CASE1 LET'S REALLY GET 9TO IT )\T RELY+ ON ! FACT ?AT = ! PA/ TW5TY YE>S EV]YONE HAS BE5 TREAT+ ! QUE/ION AS SETTL$4 

,IT ALSO SEEMS ?AT GRE5 AN>*I/S NE$ TO BE M9DFUL ( ! WAYS ?AT !SE F\NDATIONAL IDEAS & CORE ASSUMPTIONS 9T]ACT ) NOTIONS ( PURITY ?AT >E ULTIMATELY 9DI/+UI%ABLE FROM RELIGI\S IDEAS ?AT >E SO (T5 MOCK$ & D]ID$ 9 GRE5 AN>*I/ CIRCLES4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY1 H[EV]1 ?AT !RE IS ANY?+ WRONG ) ACCEPT+ ! SPIRITUAL OR RELIGI\S IMPLICATIONS ( GRE5 AN>*Y4 ,! OLD AN>*I/ MAXIM 0,NO ,GOD1 ,NO ,MA/]S0 MAY NE$ TO BE REVIS$4 

,:AT'S WRONG ) REWILD+1 OR LE>N+ PRIMITIVE SKILLS8 ,ABSOLUTELY NO?+4 ,= ?AT MATT]1 !RE IS NO?+ WRONG ) HOME/EAD+1 HUNT+1 GO+ (F ! GRID1 OR ANY O!R K9D ( LIFE/YLE *OICE4 ,!SE >E ALL GREAT ?+S4 ,! PO9T IS ?AT !Y DO NOT ?REAT5 OR *ALL5GE CIVILIZATION OR TE*NO-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY4 ,AS GRE5 AN>*I/S1 WE NE$ TO MAKE SURE ?AT WE MAKE SPACE = ACTION & IDEAS ?AT DO ?REAT5 OR WORSE4 ,WE NE$ TO /& ) ?OSE :O ACT1 EV5 IF WE AS 9DIVIDUALS *OOSE NOT TO4 ,?IS IS NOT MEANT TO BE READ AS AN ATTEMPT TO *A/ISE4 ,\R HOPE H]E IS TO OP5 AN EXCIT+ NEW *APT] = GRE5 AN>*Y1 ONE ?AT IS BOLD1 ALIVE1 & DYNAMIC4 ,ONE ?AT SEES POSSIBILITIES = JOY1 RADICAL FRE$OM1 & PR(\ND K9%IP ) ! WORLD4 

,WE WILL NOT PREV5T ! CATA/ROPHE FROM COM+4 ,IT IS H]E4 ,IT HAS BE5 H]E1 LONG BE=E WE ACKN[L$G$ OR NAM$ IT4 ,WE NE$ A =M ( CRITIQUE & ACTION ?AT IS FLEXIBLE1 HONE/1 & SOPHI/ICAT$ TO KEEP UP ) ! WORLD4 ,TO 5D BY MAK+ K9 ) ,/>HAWK & EC(EM9ISM1 WE CONCLUDE ) A POEM3 

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,SCI5CE IS ,CAPITAL BY DOT MATRIX 

7NEW & IMPROV$ V]SION7 

 ,ATOMIZATION 3 TO TREAT AS MADE UP ( MANY DISCRETE UNITS 

 ,EMPIRICISM 3 ! !ORY ?AT ALL KN[L$GE IS D]IV$ FROM S5SE-EXP]I5CE 

 ,EXP]IM5TATION 3 ! PROCESS ( TE/+ V>I\S IDEAS1 ME?ODS1 OR ACTIVITIES TO SEE :AT EFFECT !Y HAVE 

 ,RATIONALIZE 3 TO BR+ 9TO ACCORD ) REASON OR CAUSE SOME?+ TO SEEM REASONABLE3 SU* AS 7A7 TO SUB/ITUTE A NATURAL = A SUP]NATURAL EXPLANATION ( A MY? 7B7 TO ATTRIBUTE ACTIONS TO RATIONAL & CR$ITABLE MOTIVES 

 ,CAUSALITY 3 ! RELATION BETWE5 CAUSES & EFFECTS 

 ,ME?ODOLOGICAL NATURALISM 3 AN ESS5TIAL ASPECT ( ! ME?ODOLOGY ( SCI5CE1 ! /UDY ( ! NATURAL UNIV]SE4 ,IF ONE BELIEVES ?AT NATURAL LAWS & !ORIES BAS$ ON !M WILL NOT SUFFICE TO SOLVE ! PROBLEMS ATTACK$ BY SCI5TI/S-- ?AT SUP]NATURAL & ?US NONSCI5TIFIC PR9CIPLES MU/ BE 9VOK$ FROM TIME TO TIME--!N ONE CANNOT HAVE ! CONFID5CE 9 SCI5TIFIC ME?ODOLOGY ?AT IS PR]EQUISITE TO DO+ SCI5CE4 

,REVOLUTION CAN NO LONG] BE TAK5 TO MEAN JU/ ! DE/RUCTION ( ALL ?AT IS OLD & CONS]VATIVE1 BECAUSE CAPITAL HAS ACCOMPLI%$ ?IS ITSELF4 ,RA!R IT WILL APPE> AS A RETURN TO SOME?+ 7A REVOLUTION 9 ! MA!MATICAL S5SE ( ! T]M71 A RETURN TO COMMUNITY ?\< NOT 9 ANY =M ?AT HAS EXI/$ PREVI\SLY4 ,REVOLUTION WILL MAKE ITSELF FELT 9 ! DE/RUCTION ( ALL ?AT IS MO/ 0MOD]N0 & 0PROGRESSIVE0 BECAUSE SCI5CE IS CAPITAL4 

@9 ,JACQUES ,CAMATTE 

,SCI5CE IS A SY/EM ( KN[L$GE ACQUISITION BAS$ ON EMPIRICISM1 EXP]IM5TATION1 ATOMIZATION1 RATIONALIZ+1 CAUSALITY1 & ME?ODOLOGICAL NATURALISM & ?AT IS AIM$ AT F9D+ ! TRU?4 ,!ORIES-- PR$ICTIVE HYPO!SES-->E ! BASIC UNIT ( KN[L$GE 9 ?IS SY/EM4 ,SCI5CE ALSO REF]S TO ! BODIES ( KN[L$GE /EMM+ FROM ?IS RESE>*4 

,MO/ SCI5TI/S FEEL ?AT SCI5TIFIC 9VE/IGATION MU/ ADH]E TO ! SCI5TIFIC ME?OD1 A PROCESS = EVALUAT+ EMPIRICAL KN[L$GE UND] ! WORK+ ASSUMPTION ( ME?ODOLOGICAL MAT]IALISM 7:I* EXPLA9S OBS]VABLE EV5TS 9 NATURE BY NATURAL CAUSES )\T ASSUM+ ! EXI/5CE OR NONEXI/5CE OR ! SUP]NATURAL74 ,P>TICUL> SPECIALIZ$ /UDIES ?AT MAKE USE ( EMPIRICAL ME?ODS >E (T5 REF]R$ TO AS SCI5CES AS WELL4 

,CONV]SATIONS AB\T SCI5CE GET COMPLICAT$ S9CE ! WORD REF]S TO DI/9CT YET CONNECT$ ?+S4 ,= EXAMPLE1 PHYSICS IS A SCI5CE 7A FIELD ( SPECIALIZ$ /UDIES7 ?AT IS NOT ALWAYS SCI5TIFIC 7ACCORD+ TO ! ABOVE DEF9ITION71 S9CE QUANTUM PHYSICS MOVES AWAY FROM ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 OBS]V] & OBS]V$ ?AT IS FUNDAM5TAL TO EXP]IM5TATION4 ,H[EV]1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT PHYSICI/S REJECT ! IMPLICATIONS ( ?AT MOV+ AWAY1 PHYSICS CONT9UES 9 ! TRAJECTORY ?AT SCI5CE 7AS A WAY ( ?9K+7 HAS E/ABLI%$4 

,AS ! MOD]N PROBLEM-SOLV+ TE*NIQUE1 IT BEHOOVES AN>*I/S TO BE SKEPTICAL ( SCI5CE4 ,SCI5CE IS SO WIDELY ACCEPT$ ?AT = MANY PEOPLE IT HAS 9 FACT BECOME SYNONYM\S ) PROBLEM SOLV+4 ,EV5 PEOPLE :O >E CRITICAL ( MO/ O!R ASPECTS ( ! CULTURE WE LIVE 91 F9D !MSELVES REV]T+ TO SCI5CE :5 PU%$ TO DEF5D !IR IDEAS1 E4G4 ANTI-CIVILIZATION AN>*I/S :O REF] TO BIOLOGY :5 ATTEMPT+ TO CONV9CE AB\T AN OPTIMAL DIET1 OR TO AN?ROPOLOGY TO PROVE ! SUP]IORITY ( !IR BLUEPR9T = FUTURE SOCIETIES4 

,( ! V>I\S WAYS TO CRITIQUE SCI5CE1 ! MO/ FUNDAM5TAL ADDRESSES ! SCI5TIFIC ME?OD1 :I* EMPHASIZES A7 REPRODUCIBILITY1 B7 CAUSALITY 7?AT A ?+ OR EV5T CAUSES ANO!R ?+ OR EV5T71 & C7 ! RELEVANCE ( ?+S 7MAT]IAL REALITY7 OV] ALL ELSE--MORE ACCURATELY1 IT EMPHASIZES A SPECIFIC P]SPECTIVE ON MAT]IAL REALITY1 ! ONLY P]SPECTIVE ?AT SCI5CE RECOGNIZES AS VALID1 ONE )1 = EXAMPLE1 9ACTIVE OBJECTS ACT$ UPON BY ACTIVE AG5TS4 ,ONE PROBLEM ) ! SCI5TIFIC MODEL IS H[ IT MA9TA9S & RELIES ON A P]SPECTIVE ( ! WORLD AS A FROZ5 7/ATIC7 PLACE4 ,ALSO PROBLEMATIC IS ! IDEA ?AT EV]Y?+ CAN BE BROK5 D[N 9TO DISCRETE1 QUANTIFIABLE P>TS1 ?AT ! :OLE IS NEV] MORE ?AN ! SUM ( ITS P>TS4 ,UND]LY+ BO? ( !SE P]SPECTIVES IS ! PREMISE ?AT ! BE/ OR ONLY WAY TO KN[ ! WORLD IS TO DI/ANCE \RSELVES FROM IT1 TO BE \TSIDE ( IT2 ?AT ?IS DI/ANCE ALL[S US TO USE ! WORLD2 ?AT USE IS1 9 FACT1 ! APPROPRIATE RELATION%IP TO HAVE TO ! WORLD4 

,ON A PRACTICAL LEVEL !RE IS ! UND]/&+ ?AT SCI5TI/S >E OP]AT+ )9 A SY/EM ?AT IS BAS$ AS MU* 7IF NOT MORE7 ON HI]>*Y & FUND+ AS IT IS ON PAY+ ATT5TION TO :AT IS ACTUALLY GO+ ON >\ND US4 ,!RE >E MULTIPLE ACC\NTS 7EV5 FROM CONV5TIONAL S\RCES7 %[+ ?AT :O IS FUND+ A /UDY HAS A SUB/ANTIVE IMPACT ON :AT ! /UDY DISCOV]S1 FROM TOBACCO'S IMPACT ON HEAL? TO ! POSSIBILITY ( RE/RICT+ ! SPREAD ( G5ETICALLY MODIFI$ ORGANISMS1 BUT !SE EXAMPLES >E M]ELY ! MO/ OBVI\S4 

,! MORE SUBTLE ONES HAVE TO DO ) H[ WE ASK QUE/IONS 70:5 DID Y\ /OP BEAT+ Y\R *ILD8071 :O WE ASK QUE/IONS ( 7RELAT$ TO ! QUE/ION]'S ACCESS1 BIASES1 LANGUAGE1 ETC471 :AT QUE/IONS WE ?9K TO ASK1 & H[ WE UND]/& ! ANSW]S WE GET1 AS WELL AS :AT META-9T]E/S ! QUE/IONS S]VE 7H[ >E ! ASSUMPTIONS ( ?IS CULTURE F$ &_/OR *ALL5G$ BY :O ASKS1 & H[ & ( :OM !SE QUE/IONS GET ASK$874 ,IF SCI5TI/S >E SEEK+ TO DISCOV] OR DEF9E TRU?-AS-A-/ATIC1 H[ DOES ?AT SE>* ITSELF EFFECT ! WORLD8 

,WE/]N $UCATION PR$ISPOSES US TO ?9K ( KN[L$GE 9 T]MS ( FACTUAL 9=MATION1 9=MATION ?AT CAN BE /RUCTUR$ & PASS$ ON ?R\< BOOKS1 LECTURES1 & PROGRAMM$ C\RSES4 ,KN[L$GE IS SOME?+ ?AT CAN BE ACQUIR$ & ACCUMULAT$1 RA!R LIKE /OCKS & BONDS4 ,BY CONTRA/1 )9 ! ,9DIG5\S WORLD ! ACT ( COM+ TO KN[ SOME?+ 9VOLVES A P]SONAL TRANS=MATION4 ,! KN[] & ! KN[N >E 9DISSOLUBLY L9K$ & *ANG$ 9 A FUNDAM5TAL WAY4 ,COM+ TO KN[ ,9DIG5\S .<WAYS ( KN[+.> CAN NEV] BE R$UC$ TO A CATALOG ( FACTS OR A DATA BASE 9 A SUP]COMPUT]2 = IT IS A DYNAMICAL & LIV+ PROCESS1 AN ASPECT ( ! EV]-*ANG+1 EV]-R5EW+ PROCESSES ( NATURE4 

,& ON A PHILOSOPHICAL LEVEL1 KN[L$GE IS CREAT$ FROM F\NDATIONS ?AT LIMIT & CON/RUCT IT 9 SPECIFIC WAYS4 ,:ILE ON ONE H& SCI5CE IS A RESPONSE TO ! SUP]/ITION & HI]>*Y ASSOCIAT$ ) RELIGION1 IT ALSO CONT9UES *RI/IANITY'S !ME ( A PURE AB/RACT & UNIV]SAL TRU?1 SEP>ATE FROM ! SLUDGE ( EV]YDAY LIFE1 ) SCI5TI/S & DOCTORS 9 ! POSITION ( CL]GY ?AT IS1 PEOPLE :O KN[ MORE AB\T US ?AN WE DO4 ,SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE 9 SCI5CE 7AS SOME?+ !Y DON'T UND]/& ?AT CAN SOLVE !IR PROBLEMS7 9 WAYS SIMIL> TO H[ O!RS BELIEVE 9 GOD4 ,SOME PEOPLE CITE SCI5TIFIC REF]5CES ! WAY ?AT O!R PEOPLE CITE SCRIPTURE4 

,TRADITIONALLY1 SCI5CE POSITS A NEUTRAL OBJECTIVE OBS]V]1 A FANTA/ICAL BE+ TO COMP>E TO ANY ANGEL OR DEMON3 ?IS NEUTRAL OBS]V] HAS NO 9T]E/ O!R ?AN TRU?1 :I* COMES FROM 9=MATION--9=MATION ?AT CAN BE TRU/$ BECAUSE IT IS F\ND 9SIDE ( LABORATORIES OR O!R MANAG$ LOCATIONS1 ) C>EFULLY ID5TIFI$ V>IABLES & C>EFULLY MA9TA9$ CONTROL SETS4 ,! MY/IFICATION ( ?IS AWESOME OBS]V] IS ONLY MAGNIFI$1 NOT AMELIORAT$1 BY ! ADDITION ( PE] REVIEW1 9 :I* A BODY ( KN[L$GEABLE COLLEAGUES EXAM9E ! EXP]IM5TS & DATA TO V]IFY !IR VALIDITY4 ,ADD$ TO ! /ORIES ( PE] REVIEW BE+ COMPROMIS$ EV5 FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( PROSCI5CE PEOPLE1 WE N[ HAVE 9=MATION AB\T RESE>*]S WRIT+ !IR [N POSITIVE REVIEWS & SUBMITT+ !M FROM CATFI% ACC\NTS4 ,CURR5TLY PEOPLE WRIT+ AB\T SCI5CE & SCI5TI/S MI<T ADMIT ?AT EV]YONE HAS BIASES1 BUT TREAT ?OSE PR$ILECTIONS1 ASSOCIATIONS1 & ASSUMPTIONS AS IF !Y'RE %ALL[1 EASILY RECOGNIZ$1 &--ONCE RECOGNIZ$--EASY TO WORK >\ND4 

,SCI5CE EXEMPLIFIES ?IS CULTURE'S T5D5CY TO SPECIALIZE1 & CONSEQU5TLY TO CREATE EXP]TS1 PEOPLE :O KN[ EV]Y LITTLE ?+ AB\T SPECIFIC BITS1 BUT NOT H[ ?OSE BITS 9T]ACT ) O!R ?+S--CLE>LY A RESULT ( ?9K+ ?AT IS ?+-BAS$ 7VS4 = EXAMPLE1 RELATION%IP-BAS$74 ,SO = 9/ANCE1 PRACTITION]S ( ALLOPA?IC M$IC9E PRESCRIBE MULTIPLE M$ICATIONS TO PEOPLE1 FREQU5TLY )\T HAV+ ANY IDEA AB\T H[ !SE SPECIFIC DRUGS WILL 9T]ACT ) EA* O!R1 MU* LESS ANY IDEA AB\T H[ A P]SON'S FEEL+S OR O!R LIFE EXP]I5CES >E RELAT$ TO !IR PHYSICAL HEAL?4 

,9 ,! ,ORIG9S ( ,AU?ORIT>IANISM1 ,HANNAH ,>5DT USES ! WORD SCI5TISM TO EXPRESS ! LOGICAL EXT5SION ( SCI5TIFIC ?9K+1 :I* MAKES O!RWISE IMPOSSIBLE MORAL OR E?ICAL QUE/IONS 7SU* AS1 0,CAN SOMEONE BE WOR?LESS8 ,& IF SO1 CAN ?AT P]SON BE EU?ANIZ$807 EASILY RESOLVABLE4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! 9HUMAN ASPECTS ( TOTALIT>IAN /ATES >E RELAT$ TO ! RELIANCE ( ?OSE /ATES ON SCI5CE AS ! ULTIMATE >BIT] ( VALUE3 9DE$1 ! IDEA ?AT EV]Y?+ MU/ BE ( MEASURABLE VALUE IS P>T ( ! SCI5TIFIC P>ADIGM4 ,9 ?IS WAY SCI5CE TAKES ON A ROLE ?AT RELIGION HAS PLAY$ 9 PREVI\S TIMES1 ?AT ( A /ATE-SANCTION$ MORALITY4 

,FRAGM5TS ON ,:Y ,AN?ROPOLOGY ,CAN'T ,BE ,AN>*I/ 

,BY DEF9ITION1 AN?ROPOLOGI/S SCI5TIFICALLY /UDY GR\PS ( PEOPLE--RELATION- %IPS1 CU/OMS1 BEHAVIORS1 & SOCIAL PATT]NS4 7,! 0SCI5TIFICALLY0 IS :AT SEP>ATES AN?ROPOLOGI/S FROM SAY >TI/S1 COM$IANS444 OR JU/ CURI\S PEOPLE47 

,! HI/ORY ( AN?ROPOLOGY IS ( CIVILIZ$ M5 & ! OCCASIONAL WOMAN GO+ TO CULTURES =EIGN TO !M & REPORT+ BACK AB\T !SE CULTURES TO !IR AUDI5CE1 9CLUD+ !IR FUND]S4 ,AS SCI5TI/S--) ALL ! QUANTIFY+ & RATIONALI/ IMPLICATIONS ( ?AT WORD--AN?ROPOLOGI/S >E RESPONSIBLE = 9T]PRET+ PRIMITIVE_/,O!R PEOPLES TO ! MA9/REAM4 ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT AN?ROPOLOGI/S >E M$IATORS BETWE5 ! CIVILIZ$ & ! B>B>IC1 !Y >E ALSO P>T ( A CULTURAL TRAJECTORY ?AT 9CLUDES MISSION>IES1 :O HI/ORICALLY HAVE (T5 BE5 ! FIR/ OR SECOND WAVE ( A SO- CALL$ CIVILIZ+ 9FLU5CE4 

,AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 AS WELL AS O!R SOCIAL SCI5TI/S1 EXT5D ! REALM ( SCI5CE BY MAK+ PEOPLE'S HOMES 9TO LABORATORIES1 BY PRESUM+ ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE & APPROPRIATE TO 5GAGE OBJECTIVELY ) PEOPLE 9 CULTURES V]Y DIFF]5T FROM !IR [N 7OR EV5 PEOPLE FROM !IR [N CULTURE71 = ! PURPOSE ( DI/ILL+ ! MO/ MEAN+FUL 9=MATION4 ,&1 AS ) ALL SCI5CES1 :AT IS CONSID]$ MO/ MEAN+FUL IS P>T ( AN ONGO+ DEBATE 7) MANY UNEXPLOR$ & UNQUE/ION$ ASSUMPTIONS71 A DEBATE ULTIMATELY FRAM$ BY FUND]S--FROM PRIVATE GRANTORS TO UNIV]SITIES4 ,:Y DO PEOPLE GET PAID TO /UDY PEOPLE8 ,:AT DO ! FUND]S GET = !IR MONEY8 ,!Y GET 9CREAS$ M>KETS 79 ! =M ( ! /UDI$71 9CREAS$ CONTROL ( EXI/+ M>KETS 7MORE 9=MATION AB\T :AT MOTIVATES PEOPLE--?US H[ TO SELL MORE EFFECTIVELY71 & MORE PRODUCTS 7FROM T\RISM TO BOOKS TO DRUGS74 

,AS A DISCIPL9E1 AN?ROPOLOGY IS COMPELL+ = A NUMB] ( MO/LY OBVI\S REASONS1 9CLUD+ ?AT IT PROVIDES A MORE HOLI/IC VIEW ( PEOPLE ?AN ! VIEWS FROM ECONOMICS1 POLITICAL SCI5CE1 SOCIOLOGY1 ETC4 ,MORE SIGNIFICANTLY1 IT PROVIDES EVID5CE ?AT \R OPTIONS AS A SPECIES >E MORE V>I$ ?AN WE >E TAU<T TO BELIEVE4 ,BECAUSE AN?ROPOLOGY PROVIDES PEOPLE 7:O BECOME AN?ROPOLOGI/S7 ) A FUND$ WAY TO DO 9T]E/+ ?+S & HAVE 9T]E/+ CONV]SATIONS1 & ! K9D ( PEOPLE :O WANT TO F9D \T AB\T O!R CULTURES CAN BE 9TRIGU+ PEOPLE1 IT IS TEMPT+ TO CONFLATE ! PEOPLE1 & !IR EXP]I5CES1 ) AN?ROPOLOGY ITSELF4 ,! EXP]I5CE ( LIV+ AMONG PEOPLE :O DEMON/RATE REALLY DIFF]5T LIFE WAYS CAN ALSO BE DEEPLY 5RI*+ = ! 9DIVIDUALS 9VOLV$4 ,!RE CAN EV5 BE BOOKS WRITT5 ?AT >E ILLUM9AT+ = READ]S :O >E F> AWAY4 ,BUT ! IMPACT ( ?OSE EXP]I5CES IS AT BE/ A SAFETY VALVE = A /ULTIFY+ HEGEMONIC SOCIETY4 ,AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 9 O!R WORDS1 CAN HAVE ONLY GOOD 9T5TIONS1 CAN C>E DEEPLY = ! PEOPLE !Y'RE /UDY+1 & CAN PRODUCE ?+S ?AT IMP]IALI/-CULTUR$ PEOPLE LE>N A LOT FROM1 BUT ! B5EFITS >E F> OV]%AD[$ BY ! NEGATIVE CONSEQU5CES4 

,! /UDY ( PEOPLE SCI5TIFICALLY1 ! CREATION ( EXP]TS1 ! CONTEXT ( MEET+ & LE>N+ AB\T PEOPLE = ! ULTIMATE B5EFIT ( CORPORATIONS & 9CREAS$ HEGEMONY1 IS 9H]5TLY SKEW$ & MANIPULATIVE1 NO MATT] ! 9T5TIONS OR 9TEGRITY ( ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$4 

,9 0,AN?ROPOLOGI/S & ,O!R ,FRI5DS10 E/EEM$ ,AM]ICAN ,9DIAN WRIT] ,V9E ,DELORIA ,JR4 REFUTES ! POSSIBILITY ( EXPLOR+ PEOPLE 9 A VACUUM4 ,HE DESCRIBES ! RECIPROCAL CREATION ?AT HAPP5S BETWE5 AG5TS ( M$IATION 79 ?IS CASE1 AN?ROPOLOGI/S7 & ! M$IAT$ 79 ?IS CASE1 ,9DIANS74 ,DELORIA EXAM9ES H[ ! AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 BY HAV+ CLE> IDEAS AB\T 0:AT ,9DIANS DO0 7IE1 :O IS ,AU!NTIC7 & BY ATT5D+ ONLY TO ?OSE ,9DIANS :O >E WILL+ TO ACT ! WAY !Y'RE SUPPOS$ TO1 5C\RAGE ?OSE ,9DIANS TO CONT9UE ACT+ 9 SO-CALL$ AU!NTIC WAYS1 :I* !N RE9=CES ! AN?ROPOLOGI/S 9 !IR DEF9ITIONS & EXPECTATIONS4 ,?IS CREATES A SELF-P]PETUAT+ CYCLE--A CLOS$ LOOP 9 :I* PEOPLE FROM TWO GR\PS CREATE & SUPPORT MUTUAL JUDGM5TS 7:I* !Y TAKE AS FACT74 ,TWO ( !SE JUDGM5TS >E 0REAL ,9DIANS DO SPECIFIC K9DS ( RITUALS0 & 0REAL AN?ROPOLOGI/S >E EXP]TS 9 ! CULTURE ?AT !Y /UDY40 ,IT IS ! V]Y PREMISE ( PURITY1 ( A /ATIC ID5TITY 7A PREMISE REQUIR$ BY SCI5CE7 & ONE ?AT CAN BE RECOGNIZ$ BY \TSIDE OBS]V]S1 ?AT IS SO FALSIFY+ TO EXP]I5CE & SO LIMIT+ TO ! SORT ( 9=MATION ?AT /UDI]S CAN GA!R AB\T ! /UDI$4 7,?IS MODEL ( KN[L$GE CREATES A SIMIL> DYNAMIC BETWE5 ACTIVI/S & ! T>GETS ( !IR ACTIVISM--LEAD+ PEOPLE TO EMBRACE CONCEPTS LIKE 0REAL WOM510 0! REAL WORK+ CLASS10 & 0REAL WILDNESS407 ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT AN ACTIVI/ IS 9T]ACT+--9 !ORY OR PRACTICE--) AB/RACTIONS RA!R ?AN ) ACTUAL RELATION%IPS1 TO ?AT EXT5T ACTIVI/S BECOME 9VE/$ 9 MA9TA9+ ! DI/ANCE BETWE5 !MSELVES & :AT--OR :OMEV] !Y >E ATTEMPT+ TO SAVE4 ,& 9T]ACTION ) AB/RACTIONS 7VS4 RELATION%IPS7 IS :AT IS REQUIR$ = ?+S LIKE FUND+ & S*OOL CR$IT2 IT IS :AT MAKES A WORK SCI5TIFIC4 

,AN?ROPOLOGI/S WILL ALWAYS EMPHASIZE ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! /UDI$ & ! /UDI]4 ,?IS T5D5CY IS ALSO DEMON/RAT$ BY ALL PEOPLE :O WANT 7= REASONS ( MONEY OR /ATUS1 OR BO?7 TO BE EXP]TS ON ANO!R GR\P ( PEOPLE & IT USUALLY MEANS REIFY+ ! /UDI$1 ATTEMPT+ TO KEEP !M DI/9CT1 PURE1 ,AU!NTIC4 

,9 ,FRAGM5TS ( AN ,AN>*I/ ,AN?ROPOLOGY1 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 5C\RAGES US TO 0BREAK D[N ! WALL0 BETWE5 CULTURES /UDI$ BY AN?ROPOLOGI/S 7CULTURES FREQU5TLY DESCRIB$ BY WORDS LIKE 0PRIMITIVE0 & 0K9-BAS$07 & MOD]N SOCIETIES4 ,HE POSITS ?IS WALL AS ! BELIEF ?AT SOME 9H]5T1 ESS5TIAL %IFT OCCURR$ TO CREATE MOD]N CULTURES AS FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T FROM PREVI\S CULTURES4 ,HE SUGGE/S ?AT IT IS MU* MORE 9T]E/+ & RELEVANT TO LOOK AT ! WAYS ?AT WE >E ! SAME AS ! PEOPLE BE+ /UDI$4 ,:ILE HIS PO9T AB\T ! USEFULNESS ( ! WALL IS UNASSAILABLE1 ! MORE SIGNIFICANT PO9T IS ?AT CREAT+ & MA9TA9+ ?IS WALL IS EXACTLY :AT AN?ROPOLOGY IS =4 ,AS ,GRAEB] HIMSELF NOTES1 IT'S AN?ROPOLOGY :5 PEOPLE >E TALK+ AB\T 0PRIMITIVES10 BUT SOCIOLOGY1 POLITICAL SCI5CE1 ECONOMICS1 >*ITECTURE1 PSY*OLOGY1 ETC4 :5 TALK+ AB\T PEOPLE LIKE ! /UDI]S4 

,SCI5CE 9SI/S ?AT WE DI/ANCE \R- SELVES--BO? AS GR\PS & AS 9DIVIDUALS--FROM ! RE/ ( ! WORLD1 SO AS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY /UDY & ULTIMATELY USE IT4 ,! SOCIAL ROLE ( AN?ROPOLOGI/S IS ?AT P>TICUL> CATEGORY ( DI/ANC+ ?AT 9VOLVES CULTURES ?AT >E DIFF]5T ALONG SPECIFICALLY ?OSE 0PRIMITIVE0 & 0K9-BAS$0 L9ES4 

,:ILE MAJOR P>ADIGMS 7LIKE SCI5CE1 LIKE AN?ROPOLOGY7 WILL ALWAYS HAVE (F%OOTS ?AT GR[ 9 TANG5TIAL DIRECTIONS 7= EXAMPLE PHYSICS1 AS ALREADY /AT$1 & SOME ( ! NEW] EMPHASES 9 AN?ROPOLOGY--MOV+ AWAY FROM ! EXOTIC1 BECOM+ MORE & MORE LIKE SOCIOLOGY71 !SE BRAN*ES GR[ ONLY TO ! EXT5T ?AT !Y >E USEFUL TO ! MA9 BODY4 ,IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT 9T]E/+ PEOPLE WILL WANT TO TE/ ! LIMITS ( ! TRADITION2 TO ! EXT5T ?AT !SE PEOPLE EXPECT1 & WORK =1 RECOGNITION )9 ! FIELD1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT !Y >E JUDG$ BY /&>DS SET )9 ! FIELD1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT !IR WORK IS US$ BY CORPORATIONS--!N !Y >E P>T ( ! SCI5TIFIC TRAJECTORY ) ALL ?AT IMPLIES4 ,AN?ROPOLOGY 9 P>TICUL> HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT %IFTS1 ON ! ONE H& DE-EMPHASIZ+ /UDIES ( PEOPLE F> FROM WE/]N ,EUROPEAN CULTURE1 & ON ANO!R1 DEAL+ ) REAL WORLD EV5TS LIKE W>S 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 ,?IS SEEMS TO BE A RESPONSE TO A *ANG+1 9CREAS+LY MONO-CULTURE WORLD1 9CLUD+ 9CREAS+ ALI5ATION FROM EA* O!R & \RSELVES1 BUT P]HAPS ?AT IS A TOPIC = A DIFF]5T ESSAY4 ,AT ANY RATE1 ,I W\LD >GUE ?AT ?IS MEANS ?AT AN?ROPOLOGY BECOMES LESS & LESS AN?ROPOLOGY1 & MORE SOME?+ ELSE2 ?AT AS !RE BECOME FEW] & FEW] OPTIONS = AN EXOTIC1 UNTAM$ ,O!R 9 ! WORLD1 !N ! ,O!RS MU/ BE F\ND CLOS] TO HOME1 ) DEVELOP+ RAMIFICATIONS4 7,!RE'S AN >GUM5T1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT ?IS IS ONE ?READ 9 ! 9CREASE 9 ! E?NOC5TRIC1 RACI/ VIOL5CE ?AT BECOMES 9CREAS+LY VISIBLE !SE DAYS47 

,REG>DLESS1 IT REMA9S TRUE ?AT ! ONLY REASON TO /AY DI/ANT FROM ! ,O!R1 ! :OLE PURPOSE ( AN ,O!R1 IS = CONTROL & MANIPULATION ( BO? ! ,O!R & ! ,SAME4 ,PUT EXTREMELY SIMPLY1 ,O!RS >E EASI] TO KILL 7H[EV] ?AT KILL+ MI<T LOOK 9 DIFF]5T CIRCUM/ANCES71 & ! EASI] !Y >E TO KILL1 ! MORE BO? SIDES ( ! ,SAME_/ ,O!R SPLIT >E PRESSUR$ TO CON=M4 

,AN?ROPOLOGY1 LIKE ! O!R SCI5CES1 IS USEFUL TO ! /ATUS QUO 9 ITS ABILITY TO MAKE ! /UDI$ 9TO OBJECTS ?AT CAN BE MANIPULAT$ & CONSUM$ BY ! CURR5T SY/EM1 & 9 ITS ABILITY TO 9CREASE CONTROL OV] ! /UDI]S4 

,MURD] ( ! ,CIVILIZ$ BY ,MALLORY ,WUORNOS 

0,! ,9DIANS :O ROSE UP AGA9/ ! ,NEW ,5GL& COLONIES 9 #afge HAD BE5 EXPOS$ TO ! M]CILESS CONCEPTS ( ,EUROPEAN TOTAL W>F>E & HAD ! IMPROV$ TE*NOLOGY & TACTICS TO 9FLICT HEAVY LOSSES ON ! :ITE POPULACE4 ,9 !IR DESP]ATE ATTEMPT TO SAVE !IR CULTURE & TO TAKE BACK !IR L&S1 ! ,9DIANS AB&ON$ MO/ ( ! SELF-IMPOS$ RE/RA9TS ?AT HAD LIMIT$ ! DEA? & DE/RUCTION 9 !IR TRADITIONAL PATT]NS ( W>F>E40 

-,PATRICK ,MALORE1 ,! ,SKULK+ ,WAY ( ,W> 

0',MAN1' :ATEV] PEOPLE ?9K ( HIM1 IS NEV] ANY?+ MORE ?AN A TEMPOR>Y B\RGEOIS COMPROMISE40 

-,H]MAN ,HESSE1 ,/EPP5WOLF 

0,! LESS] ! MOTIVE1 ! BETT] ! MURD]40 

-,ANSW] ,ME6 ,MOTTO 

,!RE IS A NEV]-5D+ DEBATE AMONG AN>*I/S ( ! LEFT REG>D+ :AT CON/ITUTES VIOL5CE1 :AT REVOLUTION>Y VIOL5CE IS ACCEPTABLE1 & :E!R OR NOT IT WILL MOTIVATE ! WORK+ CLASS TO RISE AGA9/ ITS OPPRESSORS4 ,NO:]E 9 !SE BANAL CONV]SATIONS DO PEOPLE TAKE ! POSITION ?AT 9T]P]SONAL VIOL5CE IS 9EVITABLE1 OR EV5 DESIRABLE1 AS IT IS P>T ( \R NATURE4 ,IT PUTS 9TO QUE/ION SOCIAL PROJECTS AIM$ AT BETT]+ ! WORLD4 ,! ,HOMO ,SAPI5 HAS ALWAYS BE5 A BAD LOT1 !RE IS NO D5Y+ ?AT4 ,! E>LIE/ SKULLS DUG UP HAVE %[N EVID5CE ( BLUNT =CE TRAUMA4 ,EV5 IF EV]Y P]SON ON E>? 7CURR5TLY OV] #g BILLION PEOPLE7 HAD ALL \R NE$S MET1 WE W\LD /ILL F9D REASONS TO BLUDGEON ONE ANO!R4 ,!RE IS NO RESCU+ HUMANITY FROM ITSELF4 ,ILLUSIONS ( A PEACEFUL & SAFE WORLD COME AT A HUGE PRICE4 ,Y\ M]ELY NE$ TO LOOK AT ! PROSP]ITY & PEACE 7MISLABEL$ FRE$OM7 ( ! ,WE/1 COMP>$ TO ! CON/ANT BATTLE = SURVIVAL 9 EXPLOIT$ C\NTRIES4 

,MY OBSESSION ) CRUELTY AMONG HUMANS BEGAN AT A Y\NG AGE4 ,I GREW UP 9 A ,EUROPEAN C\NTRY ) A MU* LONG] HI/ORY ( EMPIRE BUILD+ ?AN ! ,U,S1 BUT ( C\RSE ?AT BRUTALITY WAS NOT 9 \R S*OOL'S CURRICULUM 7:I* C5T]$ >\ND RELIGI\S /UDIES74 ,I W\LDN'T LE>N AB\T :AT EMPIRES & COLONIZATION MEANT UNTIL ,I WAS MU* OLD]4 ,:AT WAS ET*$ 9 MY M9D W]E ! 5DLESS HORRORS ( ! ,MON>*Y1 SADI/IC ME?ODS ( TORTURE1 H[ TO 9/ILL FE> ( ALL MANN]S ( DEVIANCE1 & ! EQUALLY CRUEL ME?ODS ( EXECUTION 7:I* ATTRACT$ HUGE CR[DS TO SEE ! GORY SPECTACLES ( BE-HEAD+S1 HANG+S1 &--MO/ HORRIFIC ( ALL--! BURN+S74 ,ALONG ) !SE NI<TM>I% TALES CAME /ORIES ( ! MIS]Y ( PEASANT LIFE & ! DISEASES ?AT SPREAD QUICKLY 9 CITIES ?AT GREW MORE & MORE POPULAT$ & FIL?Y4 ,I WAS FASC9AT$ BY ! BLACK PLAGUE & O!R DISEASES ?AT CAME ) 9DU/RIALIZATION4 ,ALONG ) !SE GRUESOME HI/ORY LESSONS CAME ! IMPLICATION ?AT \R SOCIETY HAS PROGRESS$1 MAT]IALLY & SPIRITUALLY4 ,& AGA91 NO M5TION ( ! BRUTAL SUBJUGATION ( & ROBB]Y FROM PEOPLE 9 F> AWAY L&S4 

,MO/ AN>*I/S BELIEVE MON/]S >E A PRODUCT ( SOCIETY1 RA!R ?AN A UNIQUELY HUMAN PROBLEM ?AT NO UTOPIA1 NO MATT] H[ WELL PREFIGUR$1 C\LD EV] BANI%4 ,AN>*I/S %Y AWAY FROM BE+ CALL$ T]RORI/S :5 WE %\LD BE ACCEPT+ ?AT LABEL ) OP5 >MS4 ,9/ILL+ FE> 9 Y\R 5EMIES :5 !Y >E MU* BIGG] & MORE P[]FUL IS AN AGE-OLD MILIT>Y TACTIC = A REASON4 ,BUT LATELY !RE HAS BE5 A REACTION AGA9/ ANY NOTION ( 9DIVIDUAL P[] & ! 9COMPREH5SIBLE VIOL5CE IT CAN SOMETIMES TAKE ! =M (4 0,$GELORD0 IS N[ A COMMON D5IGRATION BY LEFTI/S & O!RS :O DESIRE A SOCIAL REVOLUTION = ?OSE :O TALK AB\T ! HUMAN IMPULSE T[>DS VIOL5CE & CRUELTY & :AT ?AT MEANS = ?OSE :O BELIEVE 9 A SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,9 ! WORDS ( AU?OR ,*RI/IAN ,FU*S1 0! EXCLUSION ( KILL]S FROM HUMANITY MAKES \R WORLD A PHONY PLANET :]E EV]Y S]I\S DISCUSSION ( VIOL5CE IS REPRESS$40 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE 9 TIMES :]E !RE IS A REAL FE> ( T]RORISM & P[]-HUNGRY AU?ORIT>IANS4 

0,WE >E ALL MURD]]S TO A GREAT] OR LESS] EXT5T40 

-,OCTAVE ,MIRBEAU 

,WE LIVE 9 A WORLD SATURAT$ BY VIOL5CE1 BUT = MO/ PEOPLE IT IS DI/ANT & M$IAT$4 ,DESPITE ALL ! EVID5CE TO ! CONTR>Y--LIVE-/REAM$ SUICIDES & MURD]S ON SOCIAL M$IA1 POLICE KILL+S %OT ON BODY CAM]AS OR CIVILIAN CELL PHONES1 OR ! V>I\S ACTS ( ANTI-SOCIAL VIOL5CE EXP]I5C$ 9 ! CITIES & T[NS--! CIVILIZ$ WANT TO D5Y ?AT !Y !MSELVES >E CAPABLE ( CRUELTY4 ,?OSE :O DO VIOL5CE >E ! B>B>IAN O!RS1 BEYOND ! GATES1 ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! TRACKS4 ,MO/ ( ! PHYSICAL VIOL5CE 9FLICT$ ON PEOPLE WON'T BE SE5 OR FELT BY ?OSE LIV+ 9 PROSP]ITY 7B>R+ A NATURAL DISA/] OR PA9FUL DEA?71 :O >E AS REMOV$ FROM ?IS VIOL5CE AS ! DRONE OP]ATOR SITT+ SAFELY 9 A CONTA9] 9 ,NEVADA4 ,IT'S AS 9VISIBLE TO !M AS ! CANC] GR[+ 9 A *ILD'S LUNG FROM ! *OK+ 9DU/RIAL SMOG 9 F> AWAY PLACES & AS ! VIOL5CE P]PETRAT$ )9 A /ONE'S ?R[ ( ,HOLLYWOOD AGA9/ ?OSE ON ,SKID ,R[ 7TO ?OSE :O NEV] HAVE A NE$ TO GO !RE74 

,LIKE AL*EMI/S1 AN>*I/S ?9K !Y CAN TURN %IT 9TO GOLD IF ONLY 5\< PEOPLE WILL RISE UP4 ,! PEOPLE WILL REVOLT & BR+ ON ! SOCIALI/ UTOPIA4 ,AN>*I/S MI<T 5VISION ?IS MAGICAL LEAP HAPP5+ ?R\< VIOL5T ACTIONS BUT ! NITTY GRITTY ( POLITICAL VIOL5CE ISN'T CLE>4 ,H[ WILL PEOPLE BE T>GET$8 ,:O WILL BE UP AGA9/ ! WALL8 ,H[ DO Y\ ELIM9ATE A GLOBAL CAPITALI/ SY/EM ?AT SO MANY HUMANS N[ RELY UPON TO EKE \T A MIS]LY EXI/5CE1 )\T 9CREAS+ SUFF]+8 ,W\LD ANYBODY BE CAPABLE ( DROPP+ ! BLADE ( ! GUILLOT9E 9 ?IS AGE8 ,IT'S V]Y MESSY4 ,?OSE :O TAKE ! W> AGA9/ SOCIETY S]I\SLY WILL BE D5\NC$ BY ! V]Y SAME PEOPLE :O BELIEVE 9 ! OV]?R[ ( ! RUL+ CLASSES1 AS IF A SPIRITUAL AWAK5+ WILL BR+ AB\T !IR NEW WORLD4 ,REMEMB]1 UTOPIAN ATTEMPTS HAVE NOTORI\SLY HAD EFFECTS OPPOS$ TO :AT !IR DREAM]S 5VISION$4 

,! BELIEF ?AT HUMANS >E 9H]5TLY PEACEFUL CREATURES1 5LI<T5$ ?R\< \R REASON4 IS /ILL A TI<TLY-HELD BELIEF1 EV5 = AN>*I/S4 ,!RE >E F> TOO MANY :O W\LD HAVE US ALSO =GET ?OSE :O BOMB$1 ASSASS9AT$1 & PLUND]$ UNTIL !IR DEA?S4 ,A COMMON QUE/ION AMONG REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S IS1 :Y >E AN>*I/S SO WEAK8 ,DESPITE ! REVOLUTION>Y PLATITUDES GLORIFY+ VIOL5CE AGA9/ ! RUL+ CLASS1 ! COPS1 ! /ATE1 FASCI/S1 & EV]Y O!R =M \R 5EMIES CAN TAKE1 ! ?REATS R+ HOLL[ = ALL BUT A FEW4 ,PO9T+ \T ! BRUTALITY ?AT W\LD BE NECESS>Y TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS TASK IS NOT MA*O PO/UR+1 IT IS AN OBS]VATION ( ! FAILURES & EXCESSES ( REVOLUTIONS4 ,?IS IS :Y ! ACTIONS ( ! LONE WOLF WILL ALWAYS1 DESPITE !IR VIL5ESS1 BE IMPORTANT3 !Y >5'T WAIT+ = A CRITICAL MASS ( 0P[] FROM BEL[40 ,!Y TAKE P[] 9 !IR [N H&S4 ,SOMETIMES ?IS LOOKS V]Y UGLY BUT AT ITS CORE IS ALWAYS A DESIRE = FRE$OM4 

,LIKE A LION 9 A ZOO1 \R FRE$OM ONLY EXT5DS TO A CONCRETE F5CE1 MAK+ :ATEV] SMALL PAT* ( GRASS %E HAS TO /RET* \T ON SEEM EV5 MORE PITIFUL4 ,BE+ WILD & FREE 9 ! MID/ ( MASS SOCIETY LOOKS MORE LIKE ATTACK+ ANY?+ & EV]Y?+ 9 ! MO/ VICI\S WAY POSSIBLE4 ,TO SEEK FRE$OM MEANS MAK+ PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ \RSELVES1 UNCOM=TABLE ?R\< ATTACK+ LONG-HELD BELIEFS1 SU* AS ?OSE TELL+ US WE DES]VE TO BE SAFE & ?AT HUMAN LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ANY?+ ELSE4 

,:AT ,I CALL ECOLOGICALLY-MOTIVAT$ MURD] IS MORE LIKELY TO BE EQUAT$ ) FASCI/ IDEOLOGY 7! VOLKIS* MOVEM5T HAS BE5 RESE>*$ EXT5SIVELY7 ?AN >E 0LONE WOLVES0 :O HAVE NO CLE> IDEOLOGY TO EXPLA9 !IR DI/URB+ ACTIONS4 ,!SE LON]S CAN ONLY BE DEG5]ATES4 ,SOCIETY1 9CLUD+ MANY AN>*I/S1 W\LD RA!R =GET ITS DEMONS1 BUT LATELY IT SEEMS ?AT PESSIMISM C\LD BE MAK+ A COMEBACK1 MU* TO ! *AGR9 ( ?OSE DO+ POSITIVE SOCIAL WORK4 ,FEW ACCEPT ?OSE EXI/+ ON ! FR+ES :O >E LIKELY TO BE MORE APOLITICAL & MORALLY OBJECTIONABLE TO A MAJORITY ( PEOPLE1 BUT :OSE ACTIONS REV]B]ATE ?R\< SOCIETY 9 A P[]FUL WAY4 

,CRUEL & VIOL5T PEOPLE :O TRANSGRESS CIVILIZ$ B\ND>IES1 SU* AS ! RULES ( W>1 >E NOT M>KETABLE TO ! MASSES1 MAK+ !M IRRELEVANT TO ANYONE :O WANTS TO BR& AN>*ISM AS A CURE- ALL = SOCIETY'S ILLS4 ,!RE IS A NOTION ?AT ! VICI\SNESS ( SOCIETY IS A SIDE EFFECT ( CIVILIZATION1 RA!R ?AN SOME?+ 9NATE 9 HUMANS4 ,?OSE :O WANT TO KEEP AN>*Y PALATABLE TO BROAD] SOCIETY QUICKLY DI/ANCE !MSELVES FROM ACTS ( SAVAG]Y1 & SEV]ELY COMPROMISE AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES 7= EXAMPLE WORK+ ) NATIONALI/S74 ,YET IT TAKES SAVAG]Y TO SUCCESSFULLY ATTACK A MU* L>G] & /RONG] =CE1 TO 9/ILL FE>4 & TO BECOME (F5SIVE RA!R ?AN REACTIVE4 ,LIKE ,GEORGE ,BATAILLE1 ,I ALSO BELIEVE WE NE$ A ?\<T :I* DOES NOT FALL AP>T 9 ! FACE ( HORROR4 

,ONE ( ! ONLY ,AMAZONIAN TRIBES TO SUCCESSFULLY FI<T (F ! ,SPANI>DS KNEW !Y HAD TO MAT* ! F]OCITY ( ! 9VAD]S4 ,& MAT* !M !Y DID1 BY US+ ! ,SPANI>DS' [N TORTUR\S ME?OD ( EXECUTION4 ,9 ! JUNGLE ! ,%U> W]E US$ TO MOV+ TO AVOID CONFLICT1 BUT A MAN NAM$ ,QUIRRUBA HAD A BETT] IDEA4 ,HE GA9$ FOLL[]S :O SWORE SECRECY & ORD]$ !M TO SEEK \T AS MU* GOLD AS POSSIBLE4 

,:5 ! ,GOV]NOR ( ,LOGRONO >RIV$ 9 !IR >EA1 !Y /EAL?ILY APPROA*$ AT MIDNI<T4 ,ONE ACC\NT REPORTS ?AT AN >MY ( OV] #b1 ,%U> SURR\ND$ & CONQU]$ ! SETTLEM5T1 SLAU<T]+ ! ,SPANI>DS 9 !IR HOMES BE=E !Y C\LD COME TOGE!R4 ,QUIRRUBA 5T]$ ) TROOPS C>RY+ ! GOLD !Y HAD AMASS$ & ! TOOLS NE$$ TO MELT IT D[N4 ,AFT] EV]YBODY BESIDES ! ,GOV]NOR HAD BE5 KILL$1 !Y TOLD HIM TO PREP>E TO RECEIVE ! TAX HE HAD PREP>$3 

0,!Y /RIPP$ HIM COMPLETELY NAK$1 TI$ HIS H&S & FEET2 & :ILE SOME AMUS$ !MSELVES ) HIM1 DELIV]+ A ?\S& CA/IGATIONS & JE/S1 ! O!RS SET UP A L>GE =GE 9 ! C\RTY>D1 :]E !Y MELT$ ! GOLD4 ,:5 IT WAS READY 9 ! CRUCIBLES1 !Y OP5$ HIS M\? ) A BONE1 SAY+ ?AT !Y WANT$ TO SEE IF = ONCE HE HAD 5\< GOLD4 ,!Y P\R$ IT LITTLE BY LITTLE1 & !N =C$ IT D[N ) ANO!R BONE2 & BUR/+ HIS B[ELS ) ! TORTURE1 !Y ALL RAIS$ A CLAMOR & LAU<T]40 

,IT W\LD BE AMAZ+ TO SEE E>? %OV$ D[N ! ?ROATS ( M9+ EXECUTIVES1 OR HOT OIL P\R$ D[N ! GULLETS ( OIL EXECUTIVES1 GIV+ !M ONLY A SMALL TA/E ( ! EXCRUCIAT+ PA9 !Y HAVE CAUS$ SO MANY O!RS4 ,UN=TUNATELY WE DON'T LIVE 9 ! TIME OR ! WORLD ( ! ,%U>'S FI]C5ESS4 ,WE >E TAU<T FROM AN E>LY AGE NOT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS ) VIOL5CE 7UNLESS1 ( C\RSE1 Y\ >E A NATION71 & HI/ORY LIKES TO PORTRAY ALL 0SOCIAL PROGRESS0 AS A MORE OR LESS PEACEFUL EXPANSION ( ! 5LI<T5$ CIVILIZATION ( ! ,WE/4 ,BUT !RE >E /ILL ,QUIRRUBAS' 9 ! WORLD :O DISREG>D ! RULES ( 5GAGEM5T & FI<T ON !IR [N T]MS4 

,JOHN ,L9LEY ,FRAZI] WAS A TYPICAL MIDDLE-CLASS ,AM]ICAN 9 ! LATE #a#i#fS4 ,HE HAD A WIFE & GOOD SOLID WORK AS A ME*ANIC UNTIL HE DISCOV]$ DRUGS & ! HIPPIE SUBCULTURE4 ,ALONG ) HIS NEW LIFE/YLE1 HE ALSO GOT 9T]E/$ 9 ECOLOGY4 ,SUDD5LY1 ON ORD]S FROM ! ,ALMI<TY1 ! ME*ANIC /OPP$ DRIV+ & QUIT HIS JOB1 EXPLA9+ ?AT HE W\LD NO LONG] CONTRIBUTE TO ! DEA? CYCLE ( ! PLANET4 ,AS Y\ CAN IMAG9E1 HIS NEW F\ND LOVE ( ,NATURE PUT A /RA9 ON HIS M>RIAGE4 ,HE LEFT HIS WIFE & MOV$ TO A HIPPIE COMMUNE1 :]E HE PROCE$$ TO SC>E ! FUCK \T ( HIS FELL[ HIPPIES4 ,!Y SAW HIM AS P>ANOID & VOLATILE1 SOME?+ ?AT1 PO/-,MANSON1 MO/ 9 ! C\NT]CULTURE W]E DESP]ATELY TRY+ TO DI/ANCE !MSELVES FROM4 ,W&]+ FROM COMMUNE TO COMMUNE ,FRAZI] BEGAN LIV+ :AT ONE >TICLE DESCRIB$ AS ! LIFE/YLE ( AN ,AQU>IAN ,AGE H]MIT1 & MOV$ 9TO A SIX-FOOT-SQU>E %ACK 9 ! WOODS1 7PR$AT+ BY DECADES ,T$ ,KACZYNSKI'S SIMIL> RETREAT FROM SOCIETY7 NOT F> FROM A PROM95T OPH?ALMOLOGI/1 ,DR4 ,VICTOR ,OHTA4 

,DR4 ,OHTA HAD ALSO NOT +RATIAT$ HIMSELF ) ! LOCAL HIPPIE MILIEU4 ,HE FLAUNT$ HIS WEAL?3 A ,ROLLS ,ROYCE & A ,L9COLN ,CONT95TAL1 EXP5SIVE CLO!S & JEWELRY1 SONS 5LI/$ 9 ! BE/ PRIVATE S*OOLS1 AN OPUL5T MANSION DESIGN$ BY A /UD5T ( ,FRANK ,LLOYD ,WRI<T4 

,ON ! #a#i? ( ,OCTOB]1 #a#i#g1 IT BURN$ TO ! GR\ND4 

,AS ! FIREFI<T]S MADE !IR WAY UP ! TWO DIRT ROADS LEAD+ TO ! PROP]TY1 !Y F\ND BO? BLOCK$ BY ,OHTA'S VEHICLES4 ,AFT] !Y HAD CLE>$ ! OB/ACLES & REA*$ ! H\SE !Y MADE A HORRIFY+ DISCOV]Y3 FLOAT+ 9 ! SWIMM+ POOL W]E ! BODIES ( ,DR4 ,OHTA1 HIS WIFE1 & !IR TWO SONS1 AG$ & #a#b4 ,! DOCTOR'S SECRET>Y 7A WIFE & MO!R ( TWO H]SELF7 & ! FAMILY CAT W]E NOT SP>$ EI!R4 ,!Y HAD ALL BE5 %OT EXECUTION /YLE1 ONE BULLET EA*1 ) ! EXCEPTION ( ! ,DOCTOR1 :O RECEIV$ F\R4 

,FRAZI] HAD 5T]$ ! MANSION & F\ND ,DR4 ,OHTA'S WIFE ,VIRG9IA ALONE4 ,HOLD+ H] AT GUNPO9T ) H] [N 4#c#h1 HE B\ND H] ) ONE ( H] COLORFUL SC>VES & WAIT$4 ,ONE BY ONE ! RE/ ( ! FAMILY ALONG ) ,OHTA'S SECRET>Y W]E TAK5 HO/AGE & B\ND ) ! SAME LUXURI\S SC>VES4 ,MOV+ !M \TSIDE NEXT TO ! POOL1 ! DOCTOR WAS GIV5 AN ULTIMATUM3 BURN Y\R H\SE TO ! GR\ND & R5\NCE Y\R MAT]IALISM1 OR DIE4 ,! DOCTOR C\LDN'T P>T ) HIS WORLDLY GOODS1 & LIKE AN AV5G] = ! =E/ ?AT HAD ONCE LIV$ :]E HE WAS /&+1 ,FRAZI] EXECUT$ !M ALL & TOSS$ !M 9 ! POOL4 ,9 ! MID/ ( ! BLOODY C>NAGE1 ,FRAZI] SAT D[N AT ! DOCTOR'S TYPEWRIT] BE=E LI<T+ ! MANSION ABLAZE4 ,! NOTE W\LD BE F\ND UND] ! W9D%IELD WIP] ( ONE ( ! C>S4 

0,HALL[E51 #a#i#g4 ,TODAY ,WORLD ,W> WILL BEG91 AS BR\<T TO Y\ BY ! ,PEOPLE ( ! ,FREE ,UNIV]SE4 ,FROM ?IS DAY =W>D1 ANYONE &_/OR EV]YONE OR COMPANY ( P]SONS :O MISUSES ! NATURAL 5VIRONM5T OR DE/ROYS SAME WILL SUFF] ! P5ALTY ( DEA? BY ! ,PEOPLE ( ! ,FREE ,UNIV]SE4 ,I & MY COMRADES FROM ?IS DAY =? WILL FI<T UNTIL DEA? OR FRE$OM AGA9/ ANYONE :O DOES NOT SUPPORT NATURAL LIFE ON ?IS PLANET4 ,MAT]IALISM MU/ DIE1 OR ,MANK9D WILL /OP40 

-,KNI<T ( ,W&S1 ,KNI<T ( ,CUPS1 ,NI<T .<SIC.> ( ,P5TACLES & ,KNI<T ( ,SWORDS4 

,9 ! 5D IT WAS ! LOCAL HIPPIES :O SQUEAL$ ON ,FRAZI]1 :O--EV5 :ILE LOCK$ UP--CONT9U$ TO MAKE PEOPLE UNEASY1 %[+ UP TO C\RT ) HALF HIS HAIR1 HALF HIS BE>D1 & ONE EYEBR[ %AV$ (F4 ,DESPITE HIS ODD BEHAVIOR & BIZ>RE CRIME1 HE WAS DECL>$ COMPET5T TO /& TRIAL & RECEIV$ ! DEA? P5ALTY4 ,AFT] ,CALI=NIA PUT ITS EXECUTIONS ON HOLD1 HIS S5T5CE WAS COMMUT$ TO LIFE 9 PRISON4 ,HE WAS F\ND HANG+ 9 HIS CELL ON ,AUGU/ #a#c1 #b#i4 

,A MORE CONTEMPOR>Y ECOLOGICAL MURD]] IS ,ADAM ,LANZA4 ,I KN[ ?AT TO EV5 M5TION HIM IS A C>D9AL S9 AMONG MORALLY RI<TE\S AN>*I/S4 ,HE IS ! P]SON :O KILL$ MULTIPLE PEOPLE1 MO/ ( !M *ILDR51 AT HIS =M] ELEM5T>Y S*OOL4 ,ON ,DECEMB] #a1 #baa HE WROTE ON A =UM HE FREQU5T$3 0,I %\LD CALL 9 ON ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN'S RADIO PROGRAM AB\T ,TRAVIS4 ,I'M REALLY SURPRIS$ ?AT ,I HAV5'T BE5 ABLE TO F9D ANY?+ HE'S WRITT5 OR SAID AB\T ! 9CID5T1 CONSID]+ H[ (T5 HE BR+S UP R&OM ACTS ( VIOL5CE4 ,IT SEEMS LIKE ,TRAVIS W\LD BE A PO/]-*IMP ( HIS PHILOSOPHY40 .<ADD$ EMPHASIS.> ,9 HIS CALL TO ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN'S WEEKLY RADIO %[1 ,ADAM ,LANZA1 :O ,Z]ZAN DESCRIB$ AS BE+ V]Y >TICULATE1 DISCUSS$ ! EFFECT DOME/ICATION HAD ON ,TRAVIS ! ,*IMP1 :O AFT] RIPP+ A WOMAN'S FACE (F 9 #bi W5T ON A VIOL5T RAMPAGE ?AT ONLY 5D$ AFT] ! POLICE UNLOAD$ !IR FIRE P[] ON HIM3 

0,TRAVIS WASN'T AN UNTAM$ MON/] AT ALL4 ,UM1 HE WASN'T JU/ FEIGN+ DOME/ICATION1 HE WAS CIVILIZ$4 ,UM1 HE WAS ABLE TO 9TEGRATE 9TO SOCIETY1 HE WAS A *IMP ACTOR :5 HE WAS Y\NG]1 & HIS [N] DROVE HIM >\ND ! CITY FREQU5TLY 9 ASSOCIATION ) H] T[+ BUS9ESS1 :]E HE MET MANY DIFF]5T PEOPLE1 & GOT ALONG ) EV]YONE4 ,IF ,TRAVIS HAD BE5 SOME NA/Y MON/] ALL HIS LIFE1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 WIDELY REPORT$1 BUT TO ! CONTR>Y1 IT SEEMS LIKE EV]YONE :O KNEW HIM SAID H[ %OCK$ !Y W]E ?AT ,TRAVIS HAD BE5 SO SAVAGE1 BECAUSE !Y KNEW HIM AS A SWEET *ILD4 ,& !RE W]E TWO ISOLAT$ 9CID5TS E>LY 9 HIS LIFE :5 HE ACT$ AGGRESSIVELY1 BUT SUMM>IZ+ !M W\LD TAKE TOO LONG1 SO BASICALLY ,I'LL JU/ SAY ?AT HE DIDN'T ACT REALLY ANY DIFF]5TLY ?AN A HUMAN *ILD W\LD1 & ! PEOPLE :O W\LD USE ?AT AS AN 9DICTM5T AGA9/ HAV+ *IMPS LIVE AS HUMANS DO W\LDN'T APPLY ! SAME ?+ TO HUMANS1 SO IT'S JU/ K9D ( IRRELEVANT40 

,A YE> LAT]1 ,LANZA'S CRIME S5T %OCK WAVES ?R\< ! NATION4 ,Z]ZAN HAD LITTLE TO SAY AB\T ! 9CID5T4 ,IT WAS ( C\RSE PORTRAY$ AS ANO!R TRAG$Y ( CIVILIZATION1 & NOT AS A NATURAL RESPONSE TO AN UNNATURAL WAY ( EXI/+ 9 ! WORLD4 ,LIKE ,TRAVIS1 WE W]E RAIS$ TO BE SOME?+ WE >E NOT4 ,ALSO LIKE ,TRAVIS1 SOME HUMANS ESCAPE ! WORLD ( ! CIVILIZ$ ?R\< ACTS ( UNCONTROLLABLE VIOL5CE4 

,HE LEFT NO MANIFE/OS & HAS BE5 ESS5TIALLY ]AS$1 PROBABLY DUE TO HIS IMMORALITY4 ,:ILE ,Z]ZAN SAID LITTLE TO NO?+ AB\T ! NATURE ( ! %OOT+1 SOCIETY 79CLUD+ AN>*I/S67 AS USUAL 9 !IR DESP]ATE SE>* = ANSW]S Z]O$ 9 ON ! EASILY DIGE/IBLE EXPLANATIONS ( ACCESS TO GUNS & M5TAL HEAL? C>E4 ,:5 TRAG$IES OCCUR1 ! LIB]AL MASK ( MANY AN>*I/S' POLITICS REVEALS ITSELF AS !Y ALSO CRY = ! SAFETY ( ANSW]S4 ,LANZA HAD DEMON/RAT$ HIS 9T]E/ 9 ANTI-CIV IDEAS1 NOT ONLY WRE/L+ ) ! IDEAS1 BUT PUTT+ ?OSE ?\<TS 9TO T]RIBLE ACTION1 YET PEOPLE /ILL SEEM MY/IFI$ AS TO :Y ANYBODY W\LD DO :AT HE DID4 

,PEOPLE :O C>$ TO READ :AT HE WROTE1 KNEW EXACTLY :]E ,ADAM WAS COM+ FROM :5 HE OP5$ FIRE 9 ?AT CLASSROOM4 ,HE C\LDN'T HAVE BE5 ANY CLE>] AB\T HIS MOTIVATION4 ,HE WAS ! EMBODIM5T ( ,TRAVIS ! ,*IMP1 ,TYKE ! ,ELEPHANT1 & O!R BEA/S :O VICI\SLY CA/ (F !IR %ACKLES1 !IR VIOL5T REBELLION 5D+ ) !IR [N DEA?S4 ,LIKE SKIRMI%ES 9 W>S LONG =GOTT51 !RE IS MASS CULTURAL AMNESIA SURR\ND+ !SE ACTS ( HO/ILITY T[>D ! CIVILIZ$4 ,! T[N ( ! ELEM5T>Y S*OOL DE/ROY$ ! S*OOL 7BUILD+ A NEW ONE OV] IT71 & ALSO RAZ$ ! H\SE ?AT ,LANZA HAD GR[N UP 94 ,APP>5TLY UNSAVORY PEOPLE HAD BEGUN %[+ UP AT ! SITE4 ,P]HAPS SOME ( ?OSE PEOPLE LI/5$ TO ,Z]ZAN'S %[ & W]E MAK+ A PILGRIMAGE TO PAY !IR RESPECTS4 ,! ]ASURE ( ,LANZA EXT5DS TO HIS ,WIKIP$IA PAGE1 :I* R$IRECTS TO ! ,S&Y ,HOOK ,ELEM5T>Y ,S*OOL ,%OOT+ PAGE4 ,?IS IS TRUE ( P]SONAL WIKIS = MANY O!R S*OOL %OOT]S AS WELL4 

,ATTACK+ 9NOC5TS IS 9CR$IBLY TABOO4 ,EV5 TO ADMIT Y\ UND]/&1 MU* LESS >E SYMPA!TIC TO1 ! ACTIONS ( PEOPLE LIKE ,FRAZI] OR ,LANZA1 WILL CAUSE Y\ TO BE %UNN$4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE :5 ! TABOO AGA9/ ! KILL+ ( *ILDR5 IS TRANSGRESS$4 ,EV]Y?+ MU/ BE PALATABLE TO ! MASSES4 ,NO?+ IS MORE SACR$ TO ! MASSES ?AN *ILDR51 :O REPRES5T HOPE = ! FUTURE ( ! HUMAN RACE4 ,BUT ?AT FUTURE WILL NO D\BT BE AS HORRIFIC 9 ITS BANALITY AS ! WORLD N[4 ,AN >TICLE 9 ,NEWSWEEK SUMM>IZ$ ,ADAM'S MOTIVATIONS 7ADD+ ( C\RSE ?AT ?IS WAY ( ?9K+ IS D]ANG$73 

0*ILDR5 W]E 9DOCTR9AT$ FROM A V]Y Y\NG AGE TO BECOME P>T ( A SICK MA*9E ?AT WAS SELF-P]PETUAT+4 ,!Y W]E MANIPULAT$ TO LIVE UNHEAL?Y LIVES4 ,9 ,ADAM'S D]ANG$ WORLD-VIEW1 !Y W]E ALREADY DOOM$ TO LIVE 9 A JOYLESS WORLD ?AT W\LD USE & ABUSE !M4 ,BY KILL+ !M1 HE'D BE SAV+ !M FROM ! HELL HE WAS 5DUR+40 

,BO? ,FRAZI] & ,LANZA'S MESSAGES W]E CLE> TO ?OSE :O UND]/&1 BUT MY/IFI$ EV]YONE ELSE3 HUMANS HAVE1 TO !IR DETRIM5T1 COMPLETELY REMOV$ !MSELVES FROM NATURE & ?R\< ! WAYS ( CIVILIZATION WE HAVE ALL BE5 IMPRISON$4 ,FRAZI]'S FURY CAME FROM A TRANSC5D5T MOM5T :]E HE SAW ! OBSC5ITY ( MAT]IALISM ?AT WE >E B\ND TO :ILE ,LANZA SAW H[ WE >E %AP$ FROM BIR? TO ACCEPT ?IS FATE & 5JOY BE+ CAG$4 ,LIKE W>RIORS BE=E !M !Y REFUS$ TO SEE HUMANS AS MORE VALUABLE ?AN O!R LIFE ON E>? & HAD NO MORAL QUALMS AB\T EXT+UI%+ LIVES NO MATT] H[ Y\NG & 9NOC5T4 ,9 FACT1 !Y MAY BE SE5 AS HAV+ ACT$ FROM A PLACE ( K9DNESS1 AS SUGGE/$ BY ,ADAM ,LANZA'S V]Y P]SONAL KILL+ ( HIS MO!R BE=E HE LEFT = ! S*OOL4 ,9 HIS M9D HE WASN'T D]ANG$2 HE HAD BE5 PAC+ HIS CAGE HIS :OLE LIFE1 UNTIL HE C\LD PACE NO MORE4 ,!N HE P\NC$4 ,WE >E ALL CAPABLE ( NURTUR+ & COMPASSION1 BUT WE >E ALSO CAPABLE ( ! MO/ HORRIFIC BRUTALITY1 GIV5 ! RI<T CONDITIONS4 ,!SE 9/ANCES ( CRUELTY1 :E!R FROM LONG AGO OR 9 \R LIFETIME1 %\LDN'T BE SWEPT UND] ! RUG4 ,!Y >E NOT HORRIBLE ABOM9ATIONS ?AT WE MU/ DO EV]Y?+ TO =GET4 ,!Y >E HUMAN RESPONSES1 MAYBE ONE ( ! LA/ MEAN+FUL HUMAN ACTIONS WE CAN OBS]VE1 :I* IS P]HAPS :AT T]RIFIES PEOPLE SO MU*4 ,AS ,FU*S OBS]VES1 0,DEEP D[N 9 EV]Y ONE ( US !RE IS A RU?LESS PRIMAL KILL] 9SIDE4 ,P]HAPS ?IS IS ! FUNDAM5TAL TRU? FROM :I* ALL C5SORS1 MORALI/S & 9VET]ATE OPTIMI/S FLEE 9 PANIC40 ,LET US NOT FLEE 9 PANIC FROM \R [N IMPULSES1 BUT LE>N FROM !M & COME FACE TO FACE ) SOCIETY1 ITS W>TS & ALL4 

,SMILES ON ! ,TILES BY ,JACK ,DIDDLY 

0,F,U,C,K6660 ,! PRIMAL & ANGUI%$ CRY EMANAT$ FROM ! REFRIG]ATORS 9 APPLIANCES1 FOLL[$ BY A L\D ?UD4 ,IT WAS JU/ ,BRAD AGA9444,BRAD RESEMBL$ ,GEORGE ,W5DT FROM ! 0,DA ,BE>S60 '#iS ,S,N,L SKET*4 ,HE WAS FROM ,*ICAGO1 & ( C\RSE A DIEH>D ,CUBS & ,BE>S FAN4 ,HE'D WORK$ AT ,S-,M>T = ALMO/ T5 YE>S1 & HAD 9CREAS+LY BEGUN TO UNRAVEL4 ,HE'D GO (F 9TO ! R[S ( FRIDGES TO V5T1 SOMETIMES P\ND+ !M ) HIS MEATY FI/S4 

,I DIDN'T HOLD ANY ( ?IS AGA9/ HIM4 ,I KNEW H[ HE FELT4 ,I WAS A REFUGEE FROM BACK EA/4 ,I'D MOV$ TO ! WE/ COA/ SEV]AL YE>S BE=E1 MO/LY 9 A VA9 ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE POLITICALLY MOTIVAT$ H>ASSM5T4 ,I'D GOTT5 9VOLV$ 9 AN>*ISM ?R\< PUNK ROCK4 ,EXPOSURE TO B&S LIKE ,CRASS & ,MILLIONS ( ,DEAD ,COPS HAD MOLD$ MY WORLDVIEW4 ,! EV5TS AFT] #i_/#a#a HAD MOTIVAT$ ME TO BECOME MORE POLITICALLY ACTIVE4 ,I HAD HOOK$ UP ) A NETWORK ( ,AN>*O-,COMMUNI/S1 A ,PLAT=MI/ F$]ATION44,I WAS ALSO ACTIVE 9 ANTIFASCI/ ACTIVISM4 ,I WAS DO+ PRISON] SUPPORT = A ,PALE/9IAN DETA9EE4 ,HE WAS LOCK$ UP )\T *>GES 9 ! HY/]IA FOLL[+ ! ATTACKS 9 ,NEW ,YORK & ,D,C4 ,I'D GR[N UP 9 ! SUBURBS ( ,BALTIMORE1 BUT HAD GONE TO COLLEGE 9 A SMALL T[N 9 ,P5NSYLVANIA &1 UNTIL ,I MOV$ WE/1 ,I HAD NEV] LEFT4 ,IT WAS A RI<T W+ T[N ?AT DIDN'T APPRECIATE ! PRES5CE ( AGITATORS 9 !IR MID/4 ,MY NAME HAD APPE>$ 9 ! LOCAL M$IA MORE ?AN A FEW TIMES BECAUSE ( AN ANTI-,I,C,E DEMO WE'D PLANN$4 

,MY M5TAL HEAL?1 :I* WAS NEV] GREAT TO BEG9 )1 HAD TAK5 A TURN = ! WORSE 9 ,OCTOB] ( #b#e4 ,I HAD BROK5 (F ) MO/ ( ! ANCOMS BY !N4 ,!Y'D HAD ONE ( !IR CONF]5CES 9 ,BALTIMORE ?AT SUMM]1 & ,I'D COMPLETELY BL[N IT (F4 ,I HAD SUFF]$ ?R\< ONE 9 ,PHILLY1 & ?AT WAS 5\<4 ,IT WAS EXCRUCIAT+4 ,OV] #ab H\RS ( >GU+ & QUIBBL+ OV] WORK]I/ M9UTIA & !ORY1 & ?AT WAS ONLY DAY ONE444 ,I'D SAT !RE & 5DUR$ IT TO BE A TEAM PLAY]4 ,I'D GOTT5 SOME CALLS FROM ,PHILLY ANTIFA AB\T ?IS OR ?AT BONEHEAD %[ ?AT WAS SUPPOS$LY HAPP5+1 BUT HAD LET !M ALL GO TO VOICEMAIL & NEV] RESPOND$4 ,PEOPLE HAD />T$ WALK+ BY MY H\SE AT NI<T & YELL+ PR(ANITY & ABUSE4 ,!Y W]E KICK+ OV] MY G>BAGE CANS1 FOLL[+ ME >\ND ON FOOT & AS ,I DROVE ?R\< T[N4 ,A SADI/IC WOMAN HAD BE5 BR\<T 9 TO ! CORPORATE BOOK/ORE :]E ,I WORK$ = ! SOLE PURPOSE ( DRIV+ ME \T4 ,I'D BE5 TALK+ TO SOME ( MY C[ORK]S AB\T ATTEMPT+ TO UNIONIZE ?R\< ,I,W,W & ,U,F,C,W4 ,SOMEONE HAD RATT$ ME \T TO MANAGEM5T4 ,ALL ( !SE FACTORS COMB9$ TO ZAP MY ALREADY HI<LY NEUROTIC BRA94 ,I'D LET MY APPE>ANCE & HYGI5E GO 7MORE ?AN NORMAL74 

,I EV5TUALLY HAD A MASSIVE N]V\S BREAKD[N4 ,I WAS %AK+4 ,I C\LDN'T SLEEP4 ,AFT] QUITT+ MY JOB AT ! BOOK/ORE1 ,I WAS PAC+ BACK & =? ?R\< ! H\SE4 ,I 5D$ UP ADMITT+ MYSELF 9TO ! PSY* W>D AT ! HOSPITAL 9 T[N4 

,AS ,I WAS BE+ ADMITT$1 ,I HAD TO L+] 9 A HALLWAY :]E !Y HAD CELLS = PSY*IATRIC HOLDS BR\<T 9 BY ! COPS4 ,I WAIT$ BY ONE CELL :]E ! OCCUPANT HAD SME>$ HIS FECES ALL OV] ! W9D[4 ,I F\ND MO/ ( ! /AFF TO BE CALL\S & UNC>+4 ,I TRI$ TO PA!TICALLY ESCAPE FROM ! LESS SECURE UNIT & WAS PUT 9 A HI<] SECURITY W+ ) MORE *RONIC & S]I\S 7M5TAL7 CASES4 ,:5 ,I FIR/ 5T]$ ! DAY ROOM !RE1 ,I WAS GREET$ AMIABLY BY A ,HISPANIC *AP :O /UCK \T HIS MITT = ME TO %AKE4 ,I IMM$IATELY REGRETT$ ?IS :5 ,I FELT A /ICKY FILM ON HIS PALM & F+]S4 ,I LAT] SAW HIM SKULK+ >\ND ! UNIT ) HIS H&S JAMM$ D[N HIS PANTS4 ,I WAS TOLD ?AT HE'D BE5 ADMITT$ = *RONIC MA/URBATION1 TO ! PO9T :]E IT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE = HIM TO HOLD D[N A JOB & FUNCTION 9 SOCIETY4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ,I WA%$ MY H&S V]Y ?OR\<LY4 ,I WAS LAT] BR\<T 9TO A ROOM ) A SEV]E WOMAN ) A ,FR5* ACC5T1 SPECTACLES1 & H] HAIR 9 A BUN4 ,%E LOOK$ AB\T #f4 ,%E 9T]ROGAT$ ME = A:ILE AB\T MY POLITICAL VIEWS & O!R ?+S4 ,:5 ,I WAS BE+ TRANSF]R$ TO ANO!R >EA1 ,I GLANC$ AT A CLIPBO>D ) MY *>T ON IT4 ,!RE WAS A NOTE ON !RE FROM ?IS WOMAN ?ANK+ ! HOSPITAL /AFF = ALL[+ H] TO 9T]VIEW ME4 ,AT ! TIME1 ,I ?\<T %E WAS PROBABLY FROM ,HOMEL& ,SECURITY4 ,%E /AT$ ?AT ,I DISPLAY$ 0HOMICIDAL IDEATION40 ,NEWS TO ME444 ,AFT] !SE PRELIM9>IES1 ,I WAS PLAC$ 9 ! W>D ) ! O!R PATI5TS4 ,ONE TE5AGE GIRL WAS 9 = H] ?IRD OR F\R? SUICIDE ATTEMPT4 ,A MIDDLE-AG$ MAN :O LOOK$ LIKE HE'D LI/5 EXCLUSIVELY TO CLASSIC ROCK & VOTE ,REPUBLICAN WAS !RE ) A B&AGE ON HIS H&4 ,HE HAD PUN*$ ?R\< ! W9D%IELD ( HIS C> 9 A FIT ( RAGE AFT] HIS WIFE HAD LEFT HIM4 ,A Y\NG BLACK TE5 WAS 9 A :EEL*AIR4 ,I F\ND \T ?AT %E HAD %OT H] BOYFRI5D4 ,IT WAS 9 ! PAP] ?AT ANO!R PATI5T READ AL\D :ILE %E WEPT S(TLY4 ,! MO/ 9T]E/+ ( ! LOT TO ME WAS ONE ( MY ROOMMATES4 ,CAN'T REMEMB] HIS NAME1 BUT HE LOOK$ TO BE 9 HIS LATE #dS4 ,:ILE ! RE/ ( US WORE /REET CLO!S1 HE WORE A HOSPITAL G[N EV]Y DAY4 ,HE WAS BE>D$ ) LONG] HAIR4 ,HE DIDN'T SAY MU*1 & HE USUALLY SAT 9 ! COMMON >EA & WAT*$ ,T,V ALL DAY4 ,WE HAD A HALL MEET+ ) ONE ( ! %R9KS1 & HE ASK$ US :AT WE'D LIKE TO DO IF & :5 WE GOT \T4 ,HIS RESPONSE WAS3 0,TAKE (F60 ,I F\ND \T ?AT HE'D BE5 9 & \T ( ! /ATE HOSPITALS MANY TIMES1 & WAS AWAIT+ TRANSF] BACK !RE4 ,I (T5 SNORE4 ,ONE NI<T ,I AWOKE = SOME REASON1 & HE WAS QUIETLY *ANT+ 0,KIIILLLL ,JAACCCKK04 

,HE WAS UNHAPPY AB\T MY SNOR+4 ,HE REPEAT$ ?IS A FEW TIMES4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ,I DIDN'T SLEEP V]Y WELL AFT] ?AT444 

,A FEW YE>S ELAPS$1 & ,I HAD LEFT ,JESS1 MY P>TN] 79 CRIME71 & HAD MET & M>RI$ ,KIM 9 A :IRLW9D ROMANCE4 ,H] BRO!R LIV$ 9 ! ,NOR?WE/ ) HIS WIFE1 & ?R\< A S]IES ( PHONE CALLS & LETT]S1 WE HAD DECID$ TO MAKE ! TREK ACROSS ! C\NTRY1 P>TIALLY 9 A VA9 ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE MY ONGO+ P]SECUTION4 ,A ,C,O,9,T,E,L,P,R,O- /YLE SME> CAMPAIGN HAD BEGUN 9 E>NE/ 9 LATE #b#e1 & HAD MADE ?+S RA!R DIFFICULT = ME 9 ?AT BACKWAT] T[N ( #e14 ,I HAD NO WAY ( KN[+ ?AT ! SAME SLIMEBALLS1 FULLY AW>E ( MY 9T5TION TO RELOCATE1 HAD ALREADY 9ITIAT$ SIMIL> CORNY TRICKS :]E WE W]E MOV+ TO4 ,WE >RIV$ 9 ,OCTOB] ( '#h1 & ?+S DIDN'T GO WELL4 ,H] BRO!R & SI/]-9-LAW W]E 9TOL]ABLE4 ,WE W]E /AY+ ON !IR C\* 9 AN EXP5SIVE TR5DY FLAT4 ,!Y F\<T CON/ANTLY1 & BO? LO/ !IR RELATIVELY HI<-PAY+ JOBS NOT LONG AFT] WE >RIV$4 ,WE 5DUR$ F\R MON?S ( HELL LIV+ ) !M & DESP]ATELY LOOK+ = ANY JOB4 ,I F9ALLY TRI$ A TEMP AG5CY1 & GOT PLAC$ 9 A POSITION AT A C>PET CLEAN+ BUS9ESS4 ,I DROVE >\ND ALL DAY 9 A VAN ) A BORN-AGA9 ,*RI/IAN :O WAS 9 HIS E>LY FIFTIES4 ,I SCREW$ A FEW ?+S UP1 AS ,IM WONT TO DO4 ,I DIDN'T HOOK ! HOSES UP CORRECTLY4 ,I ACCID5TALLY TRACK$ SOME DIRT FROM MY BOOTS ON A RI* LADY'S :ITE C>PET4 ,9 A SURREAL MOM5T1 MY C[ORK] GOT RA!R HEAT$1 ANGRILY D5\NC+ ME BECAUSE ,I SAID ,I LIK$ ! ,PHANTOM ,M5ACE ,/> ,W>S FILM4 0,J>-,J> ,B9KS0 WAS RACI/1 Y\ SEE4 ,AFT] ?AT DISA/]1 ,I 5T]$ A NEW LEVEL ( HELL AS A CANVASS]4 ,\T ( EXTREME DESP]ATION1 ,I BECAME ONE ( ?OSE ANNOY+ IDIOTS :O /& ON /REET CORN]S & H>ASS HAPLESS P$E/RIANS = DONATIONS4 ,MY CAUSE WAS ! ,CALI=NIA GAY M>RIAGE 9ITIATIVE4 ,A C[ORK] & ,I /OOD \TSIDE ( A YUPPIE GROC]Y /ORE ALL DAY & PE/]$ %OPP]S = MONEY4 ,IF Y\ DIDN'T MAKE Y\R QUOTA MORE ?AN A FEW DAYS 9 A R[1 Y\ W]E V]Y SWEETLY & K9DLY ASK$ TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES ELSE:]E1 & PLEASE DON'T LET ! DOOR %UT H>D ON Y\R WAY \T44,!RE WAS A CORE GR\P ( DIE H>DS :O HAD SOMEH[ LA/$ !RE QUITE A :ILE4 ,I F\ND \T LAT] ?AT !Y HAD BE5 FABRICAT+ CR$IT C>D NUMB]S & DONATIONS SOMEH[4 ,!Y ALL W]E EV5TUALLY PURG$ AS ,I HAD BE54 ,! SMILEY-HAPPY-*E]FUL COORD9ATOR TOLD ME 0,?IS JOB'S NOT = EV]YONE40 ,MY WIFE & ,I APPLI$ AT FA/ FOOD PLACES1 ANY?+4 ,WE W\ND UP HITT+ ! %OPP+ MALL :5 ,BURG] ,K+ & ,POPEYE'S ,*ICK5 SNUBB$ US4 ,I SUBMITT$ A RESUME TO A PLACE 9 ! FOOD C\RT CALL$ ,HOT ,DOG ON A ,/ICK4 ,Y\ HAD TO WE> ?IS GO(Y MULTI-COLOR$ UNI=M & HAT1 JU/ A BIT LESS RIDICUL\S ?AN ,JUDGE ,RE9HOLD'S 9 ,FA/ ,TIMES AT ,RIDGEMONT ,HI<4 

,I TURN$ \T NOT TO BE ,HOT-,DOG-ON-A ,/ICK MAT]IAL4 ,I TOLD MYSELF ,I WAS OV]QUALIFI$4 ,! SITUATION ) ! 9-LAWS HAD HIT CRITICAL MASS4 ,KIM & ,I POND]$ \R OPTIONS4 ,?IS :OLE WE/ COA/ ADV5TURE HAD TURN$ 9TO A NI<TM>E4 ,H] #ba ,NISSAN ,ALTIMA WAS 9 !IR G>AGE4 ,WE S]I\SLY CONSID]$ GETT+ 91 PUTT+ ON \R ,SUP]TRAMP GREATE/ HITS ,C,D1 TURN+ ON ! 5G9E1 & GO+ TO SLEEP4 ,ANO!R PLAN WAS TO MAKE \R WAY D[N TO ,>IZONA TO L9K UP ) H] O!R BRO!R1 ,B54 ,HE WORK$ = ! ,R5AISSANCE ,FAIRE & TRAVEL$ >\ND ! C\NTRY YE>-R\ND4 ,WE HAD SOLD ! C> 9 ! 9T]IM1 & ONE DAY WE /RUCK \T S\? = ,A,Z1 ON FOOT4 ,I HAD ONE ( ?OSE BIG BACKPACKS Y\ SEE ON OOGLES4 ,WE HAD H] LITTLE T]RI] ,TYSON ) US4 ,IT WAS A NICE DAY1 & ! WALK WAS PLEASANT AT FIR/4 ,WE W\ND UP FOLL[+ ! RIV]1 !N AN UNUS$ RAIL L9E4 ,WE CAME TO A BRIDGE & ?\<TS ( 0,/& ,BY ,ME0 CAME TO ME AS ,I LOOK$ AT ! PRECIPIT\S DROP IF WE %\LD SLIP OR TRIP4 ,!RE WAS NO RAIL+ OR ANY?+ TO /OP US IF WE W]E TO FALL4 ,IT WAS ONLY A BIT WID] ?AN ! TRACK4 ,I HAD MY WIFE GO FIR/1 SO ,I C\LD GRAB H] OR ! DOG IF ANY?+ %\LD OCCUR4 ,BE=E WE GOT HALFWAY ACROSS1 %E HAD />T$ CRAWL+ ON ALL F\RS & WAS HY/]ICALLY CRY+4 ,I DON'T KN[ :AT WE W\LD'VE DONE IF A TRA9 HAD SUDD5LY COME R\ND ! B5D4 ,WELL1 WE W\LD'VE DI$4 ,AFT] ?AT WOND]FUL EXP]I5CE1 WE CAME UPON A RAIL TUNNEL ?R\< A L>GE HILL4 ,IT WAS ?IS L>GE BLACK HOLE4 ,AL>M BELLS W5T (F 9 MY BRA9 AS WE /OOD !RE 9 T]ROR4 ,IT WAS EI!R GO ?R\< IT OR RETREAT BACK OV] ! HELL BRIDGE444 ,I FI%$ A FLA% LI<T \T ( MY PACK1 & IT FLICK]$ AS ,I FLIPP$ IT ON4 ,WE CAUTI\SLY 5T]$ & SAW EVID5CE ( PA/ HUMAN HABITATION VIA ! DIM FLA%LI<T BULB4 ,GRAFFITI 70,J,I,M,M,Y',S ,A ,F,A,G,E,T071 %OPP+ C>TS1 PLA/IC ,/EEL ,RES]VE #d BOTTLES1 HUMAN FECES1 EMPTY CANS ( ,SPA<ETTI-,OS4 ,I HOP$ & PRAY$ ) EV]Y ATOM ( MY BE+ ?AT ANY 9HABITANTS W]5'T /ILL HOME4 ,EV]Y HORROR MOVIE ,I'D EV] SE5 CAME FLOOD+ BACK TO ME4 ,! W9D ?R\< ! TUNNEL1 DRIPP+ WAT]1 & \R [N FOOT/EPS W]E ALL WE HE>D AS WE MADE \R WAY ?R\< ?IS SEEM+LY 5DLESS BLACK VOID4 ,KIM WAS GRIPP+ MY RI<T >M SO TI<TLY ?AT ,I />T$ TO LOSE FEEL+ 9 MY H&4 ,HALFWAY ?R\<1 WE SAW A MATTRESS ) :AT LOOK$ LIKE A L>GE POOL ( BR[N DRI$ BLOOD ON IT4 ,MY WIFE HAD H] FACE TI<TLY PRESS$ TO MY *E/ BY !N4 ,ONE SOLACE WAS ?AT ,TYSON SEEM$ UNCONC]N$4 ,I ?\<T ?AT HE'D NOTICE ANY DANG]S BE=E WE DID4 ,F9ALLY1 AFT] TW5TY M9UTES OR SO ( :ITE-KNUCKL+ IT1 WE CAME \T 9TO ! GLORI\S LI<T4 ,WE DANC$1 LAU<$1 & HOOT$1 9 CELEBRATION ( NOT BE+ MURD]$ 9 SOME HIDE\S WAY4 ,AFT] WALK+ MO/ ( ! DAY1 WE'D ONLY MADE IT TO ! SUBURBS S\? ( T[N4 ,AFT] SP5D+ ! NI<T %IV]+ 9 ! WOODS1 WE %AMEFULLY NEGOTIAT$ A RETURN TRIP TO H] BRO!R'S ?R\< ,KIM'S MOM4 ,?AT SAME DAY1 ,I GOT A CALL4 ,I HAD GOTT5 A JOB444 

,I GOT A CALL FROM ,M>Y1 ! ,S-,M>T ,H,R P]SON4 ,C\LD ,I COME 9 TO FILL \T SOME PAP]WORK & DO MY DRUG SCRE58 ,I HAD GOTT5 SOME ,NIAC9 PILLS FROM ,TIMO?Y 7NOT ,TIM71 MY BRO!R- 9-LAW4 ,MY 9-LAWS & WIFE SMOK$ WE$ #b#d_/#g1 SO IT WAS DIFFICULT = ME NOT TO4 ,IT FELT ALMO/ RUDE TO DECL9E4 ,! NIAC9 PILLS W]E T]RIBLE1 BUT SUPPOS$LY CLEAN$ UP Y\R UR9E BE=E TE/+4 #a M9UTES AFT] +E/ION1 Y\R FACE W\LD TURN BRI<T CRIMSON & Y\'D HAVE S]I\S HOT FLA%ES4 ,SWEAT W\LD OOZE FROM Y\R PORES1 & ,I SUPPOSE ?IS IS H[ IT WORK$4 ,I PASS$ ! TE/444 ,I HAD TO GO TWICE BECAUSE ANO!R IDIOT1 ,JUDY1 S5T ME ON AN EXT5D$ BUS RIDE TO ! TE/+ FACILITY )\T ! PROP] DOCUM5TS4 

,I'VE BE5 AT ,S-,M>T = SEV]AL YE>S N[1 & HAVE HAD SOME TRULY HELLI% EXP]I5CES1 ( C\RSE4 ,A BIG P>T ( MY JOB IS GETT+ CU/OM]S TO SIGN UP = \R ,CITIGR\P ,MA/],C>D1 ) #b#e.0 9T]E/ RATE4 ,I GET BETWE5 @s#b TO @s#d P] APPLICATION4 ,MY FIR/ FEW MON?S 91 ,I HAD A V]Y L>GE GUY 9 HIS TW5TIES SIGN UP4 ,HE GOT APPROV$1 !N SUDD5LY BECAME UNH+$4 ,AS AN 9C5TIVE = APPLY+ & GETT+ APPROV$1 ! CU/OM] GETS @s#a#e (F ( !IR FIR/ PUR*ASE ) ! C>D4 ,I EXPLA9$ ?IS TO ! CRET91 BUT HE />T$ BABBL+ AB\T H[ ,I 0LI$ TO0 HIM4 ,HE BELL[$ AT ME1 0,Y\'RE RET>D$6 ,Y\'RE A N]D60 ,I LOOK$ UP AT HIM 7HE WAS AB\T #f'#d71 & CALMLY SAID1 0,! ONLY P]SON BE+ RET>D$ RI<T N[1 IS ,Y,\40 ,?IS REALLY SET HIM (F1 & HE />T$ FOLL[+ ME OV] TO ,HOME ,ELECTRONICS4 ,HE W\ND UP BE+ EJECT$ BY SECURITY4 ,IT'S AMAZ+ ,I HAV5'T BE5 FIR$ YET4 ,I HAVE A T5D5CY TO ACT \T :5 FEEL+ BOR$ OR PUT UPON4 ,I'VE ASK$ \T CU/OM]S AT WORK4 ,I TOLD ANO!R GUY TO %OVE A %OP VAC UP HIS ASS4 ,HE PROMPTLY RAN OV] & TRI$ TO GET ME FIR$4 ,I'VE COME 9TO WORK COMPLETELY /ON$ &_/OR DRUNK4 ,ONE ( MY PREVI\S SUP]VISORS1 :OSE DAD WAS A /ATE PIG1 ATTEMPT$ TO GET ME T]M9AT$ BECAUSE ,I 0SMELL$ LIKE M>IJUANA0 & ,I HAD PHYSICALLY ?REAT5$ A P>TICUL>LY ODI\S C[ORK] 9 FRONT ( ! /ORE4 ,I'VE BE5 SOB] N[ = OV] #c MON?S4 

,I GREW UP 9 A B\RGEOIS 5VIRONM5T4 ,W5T TO PRIVATE ,CA?OLIC S*OOLS = SEV]AL YE>S UNTIL ,I WAS ASK$ TO LEAVE 9 MIDDLE S*OOL4 ,GREW UP 9 A BIG H\SE ) A SWIMM+ POOL 9 :ITE-FLI<T RURAL ,M>YL&4 ,S9CE ! E>LY '#iS1 ,I'VE BE5 ON MY [N4 ,I FAIL$ \T ( COLLEGE 9 '#i#c4 ,I'VE WORK$ AS A DAY LABOR]1 JANITOR1 FACTORY WORK]1 NI<T /OCK BOY 9 A GROC]Y1 W>EH\SE DRONE1 Y\ NAME IT4 ,ALL ( ! ANCOMS & COMMUNI/S :O FETI%IZE ! WORK+ CLASS OR WORK]S MAKE ME LAU<4 ,MY EXP]I5CE ) ! WORK+ CLASS HAS BE5 F> FROM ROMANTIC4 ,I'VE WORK$ ) SOME REALLY COOL & *ILL FOLKS1 BUT MANY 7OR MO/7 HAVE BE5 A BUN* ( SNIT*ES & WORMS :O W\LD SELL ME 7OR Y\7 \T AT ! FIR/ OPPORTUNITY4 ,!IR WORLDVIEW7S7 >E & W]E PRETTY HORRIFY+ TOO4 ,I HAD A R$NECK :O WORK$ AT ! GROC]Y /ORE FEEL ! NE$ TO TELL ME--UNPROMPT$--ON ! FIR/ DAY ?AT HE 0HAT$ ,A,L,L NIGG]S0 & WANT$ TO 0?R[ !M 9 A HUGE HOLE & COV] IT UP40 ,A WOMAN AT ! BOX PLANT WANT$ TO 0NUKE ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/0 & 0KILL ALL ,MUSLIMS40 ,I C\LD GO ON & ON4 

,WE HAVE !SE IDIOTIC MORN+ PEP RALLIES BE=E ! /ORE OP5S4 ,!Y ALT]NATELY PRAISE & *A/ISE US = \R P]=MANCE4 ,!Y W]E =C+ US TO RECITE :AT ,I W\LD CALL A 0CULT *ANT0 AT ! />T4 ,! MANAG] W\LD SAY1 0,:Y >E WE H]E880 ,& WE W\LD BLEAT 9 RESPONSE1 0,TO S]VE1 DELI<T1 & 5GAGE \R MEMB]S :ILE !Y %OP !IR WAY40 ,I W\LD REFUSE TO SAY IT1 & EV5 />T$ US+ MY H& AS A PUPPET1 MY F+]S SIL5TLY M\?+ ! WORDS 9 LIEU ( SPEAK+ !M4 ,WE HAD A /ORE MANAG] FROM ,G]MANY ?REE OR F\R YE>S AGO4 ,%E W\LD YELL1 0,VY AW VEE HE]860 ,%E'D GET REALLY EXCIT$1 PO9T H] F+] 9 ! AIR1 & SAY1 0,Y\ MU/ ,W,[ ! MEMB]60 ,BUT IT W\LD COME \T 3 0,Y\ MU/ ,V,[ ZE MEMBA60 ,I MOCK$ H] REL5TLESSLY BEH9D H] BACK1 ) SIEG HEILS & NAZI REF]5CES1 ( C\RSE1 & ,I'M PRETTY SURE MY C[ORK]S TOLD H]4 ,I MADE ! MI/AKE ( FRI5D+ SOME ( !M ON ,FACEBOOK1 BUT SOON HAD TO BLOCK !M :5 ,I DISCOV]$ !Y W]E %[+ OR =W>D+ SOME ( MY MORE COLORFUL PO/S TO MANAGEM5T4 ,\R CURR5T /ORE MANAG]1 ,MELISSA1 IS ,MRS ,P]KY ,PANTS4 ,%E TALKS 9 ?IS 0,VALLEY ,GIRL0 SPEAK4 ,%E S\NDS SORTA LIKE ,WILL ,SMI?'S SI/] ON ,FRE% ,PR9CE ( ,BEL ,AIR4 ,%E 9TRODUC$ H]SELF ON ! FIR/ DAY AS A 0P]FECTIONI/0 :O DOESN'T 0TOL]ATE FAILURE40 ,WE GR9N$ AT EA* O!R BECAUSE WE ALL KNEW %E WAS 9 = A V]Y R\< RIDE4 ,%E !N PROCE$$ TO 9=M US ?AT H] HUSB& WAS A COP4 0,I ,L,O,V,E ! POLICE60 ,I FELT MY SPH9CT] 9VOLUNT>ILY TI<T5 & A ?9 %E5 ( P]SPIRATION />T ON MY UPP] LIP4 

,S-,M>T HAS BE5 >\ND S9CE ! LATE N9ETE5? C5TURY4 ,) SO MANY CONSUM]S %OPP+ ON ,AMAZON & O!R ONL9E RETAIL]S1 TRADITIONAL 0BRICK- &-MORT>0 /ORES >5'T F>+ SO WELL4 ,S-,M>T HAS BE5 EXP]I5C+ :AT'S REF]R$ TO AS 0CORPORATE FAILURE40 ,!Y'RE HEMORRHAG+ MONEY4 ,RECORD+ LOSSES EV]Y YE> 9 ! MILLIONS4 ,!IR ,C,E,O IS A =M] H$GE FUND GUY :O HAS BE5 SY/EMATICALLY DISMANTL+ & SELL+ (F ! COMPANY'S ASSETS4 ,HE'S BE5 CLOS+ LESS PR(ITABLE /ORES & SELL+ ! BUILD+S4 ,S-,M>T'S TOOL L9E WAS SOLD A FEW MON?S AGO4 ,MY /ORE WAS FEATUR$ 9 ! LOCAL PAP] AS ONE SLAT$ TO CLOSE LA/ ,DECEMB]4 ,WE'RE /ILL OP51 BUT ! /ORE LOOKS LIKE %IT & /AFF+_/H\RS HAVE BE5 CUT TO RIDICUL\S LEVELS4 ,SOMETIMES IT JU/ ME = H\RS ALONE ON MY FLOOR1 ATTEMPT+ TO RUN APPLIANCES & H>DW>E1 ! PHONE CON/ANTLY R++1 CU/OM]S WALK+ \T 9 A HUFF4 ,WE ELIM9AT$ \R ELECTRONICS DEP>TM5T4 ,ONE HAPPY DEVELOPM5T IS ?AT RI<T N[1 WE HAVE NO 0LOSS PREV5TION0 OR /ORE DETECTIVES4 ,!Y W\LD CAT* %OPLIFT]S1 JUNKIES1 TWEAK]S1 & JU/ POOR FOLKS4 ,I'D (T5 SEE COPS TAK+ SOME POOR SLOB \T 9 H&CUFFS4 ,!Y MO/LY WAT*$ US1 & !RE >E CAM]AS ALL OV] ! SALES FLOOR & /ORE4 ,!Y W\LD RAT US \T = ANY TRIVIAL ?+4 ,MANAGEM5T GOES 9 ! CAM]A ROOM TO SPY ON US OR *ECK ! VIDEO FROM E>LI] 9 ! DAY TO NAIL US = SOME?+ OR O!R4 ,I (T5 SEE & HAVE WITNESS$ KLEPTOMANIACS GO+ D[N ! ESCALATOR ) TOOL SETS1 DRILLS1 EV5 BICYCLES1 & PRET5D NOT TO NOTICE4 ,WE HAVE ONE SECURITY CL[N 9 \R /ORE :O FLOATS BETWE5 TWO LOCATIONS & IS LIKE A B& AID ON A SEV]$ LIMB4 ,! O!R DAY1 HE RAN UP/AIRS & %\TS1 0,DID Y\ SEE TWO BLACK GUYS COME UP H]E860 ,!RE'S BE5 SO MU* ?IEV]Y S9CE !Y CUT ,L,P1 ?AT :OLE WALLS >E ALMO/ EMPTY 9 ! TOOL >EA4 ,I SEE ! SAME SPE$ FREAKS ) SORES ALL OV] !IR FACES COME UP/AIRS TWO OR ?REE TIMES A DAY TO PILF] A TOOL OR HEADPHONES4 ,ALL WE CAN DO IS LAU< AB\T :AT A JOKE \R /ORE & ?IS COMPANY IS4 ,IT DES]VES TO GO UND]1 = ! %ITTY PAY & B5EFITS1 & ! WAY !Y TREAT !IR EMPLOYES4 ,!Y TOOK AWAY \R MEAG] EMPLOYEE DISC\NT 9 ,JANU>Y4 ,I GET EMAILS FROM CORPORATE & 0,$DIE10 ! ,C,E,O4 ,!Y TALK AB\T ,S-,M>T'S 0TRANS=MATION40 ,A P>TICUL>LY AMUS+ REC5T EMAIL DISCUSS$ H[ !Y'D MADE ! 0T\< DECISION0 TO LAY (F #ac WORK]S 9 !IR ,MIDWE/ CORPORATE (FICES4 ,MORALE IS AT AN ALL-TIME L[ 9 \R /ORE4 ,MELISSA /ILL TROTS \T 9 ! MORN+ & GIVES H] MOTIVATIONAL SPIEL4 0,SMILES ON ! TILES TODAY1 GUYS6 ,I WANNA SEE SMILES ON ! TILES60 

,! ,BONES ( ,MAYUK BY ,S-KW'ETU'8 

,! BONES ( ,MAYUK1 ! GRIZZLY1 LAY /REWN AMONG ! BONES ( ! =E/ ?AT ONCE HAD BE5 H] HOME1 ! SAME =E/ :]E1 NOT LONG AGO1 A SMALL GR\P ( PEOPLE 79CLUD+ MYSELF7 /OOD UP AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5TS1 ! CORPORATIONS1 ! ,9DIAN ,GOV]NM5T1 & !IR AG5TS ! ,R,C,M,P4 ,WE HAD TRI$ TO PROTECT ?IS =E/ & FAIL$4 

,MAYUK1 LIKE ! TREES ?AT ONCE /OOD H]E1 IS N[ NO MORE1 H] DE/RUCTION IS IRREV]SIBLE1 AS IS ! EFFECTS ( ?IS =E/ & !SE TYPES ( CLE>-CUT LOGG+ PRACTICES1 :I* >E CAUS+ L&SLIDES1 :I* >E DE/ROY+ ! WAT]%$1 :I* IS ELIM9AT+ FI%-SPAWN+ HABITAT ALONG ) ! HABITAT ( SO MANY O!R SPECIES1 9CLUD+ \R [N4 

,PRES5TLY GOV]NM5TS1 CORPORATIONS1 & !IR AG5TS1 >E WORK+ TOGE!R TO DE/ROY ! WAT]1 AIR1 & FOOD1 :I* IS BEYOND FOOLI%4 ,DESPITE ! EVID5CE ?AT ?IS IS \R REALITY1 MANY PEOPLE /ILL >GUE ?AT ?IS IS AN UNALT]ABLE NECESSITY BECAUSE ( ECONOMICS4 ,?OSE PEOPLE FRI<T5 ME AS MU* AS ! COMPLIANT :O *OOSE TO FOLL[1 NEV] ?9K1 & :O >E ALWAYS SIL5T4 

,! /REWN REMA9S ( \R FIRE IS ! ONLY EVID5CE ?AT ?IS IS ! SAME LOCATION :]E A BEAUTIFUL =E/ FULL ( LIFE & COMPLEX ECOSY/EMS ONCE ?RIV$4 ,N[ ?OSE /ONES SIT NEXT TO ONE ( ! F>-TOO-MANY UGLY CLE> CUTS ?AT SC> OCCUPI$ ,NATIVE T]RITORIES4 ,TE*NICALLY ! CLE> CUTT]S LEAVE A FEW TREES /&+ SO !Y CAN D5Y :AT !Y >E DO+3 CLE> CUT LOGG+ 9 =BIDD5 >EAS SO !Y >E LOOPHOLE CLE> CUTS4 ,! TREES ?AT REMA9 /&+ (T5 FALL )\T ! SUPPORT ( ! =E/4 ,! LOGG+ PRACTICES ?AT HAVE BE5 CREAT+ ISSUES ) ! WAT]WAYS1 FI% HABITAT1 & WAT] QUALITY HAVE--DESPITE A GREAT DEAL ( EF=T TO /OP !M--CONT9U$ UNABAT$ S9CE #a#i#f#i4 ,ALMO/ FIFTY YE>S ( /RUGGL+ AGA9/ ! SY/EM = ! BASIC HUMAN RI<T TO CLEAN WAT] HAS ONLY RESULT$ 9 EVID5CE ( A SICKNESS ?AT IMP]SONATES A DEMOCRACY1 & ) NO EFFECTIVE 5VIRONM5TAL L& /EW>D %IP1 MU* LESS ANY CONC]N = ! HEAL? & WELL BE+ ( ! CITIZ5S IT CLAIMS TO PROTECT4 

,ON A CLE> ,DECEMB] DAY A FEW YE>S AGO1 ,I SAT ALONGSIDE MY FAMILY MEMB]S & P>TICIPAT$ 9 A C]EMONY BESIDE ?AT FIRE4 ,\R SPIRITUAL C]EMONY WAS 9T]RUPT$ RUDELY BY AG5TS ( ! CR[N1 ! ,R,C,M,P1 :O T5D TO %[ UP :5 A CORPORATION IS PAY+ = A CIVIL ORD] BUT REFUSE TO ACT :5EV] A P]SON IS BE+ SUBJECT$ TO CRIM9AL ACTIVITY1 VIOL5CE1 OR ABUSE4 ,WE W]5'T SURPRIS$2 ! FACT ?AT !Y HAD LONG PLANN$ TO LOG ?AT >EA WAS NOT UNKN[N & ! COMMUNITY HAD BE5 RALLY+ AGA9/ ! LOGG+ = HALF A C5TURY TO NO AVAIL4 

,SADLY ! FACT IS MO/ IF NOT ALL ( ! PEOPLE :O RELY ON !SE RES\RCES TO SURVIVE DO REALIZE ! HORRIBLE SITUATION !Y FACE BUT >E COMPLETELY FLUMMOX$1 OR SO !Y CLAIM1 :5 IT COMES TO :AT TO DO AB\T IT4 ,!Y ATTEMPT TO WORK )9 ! SY/EM BELIEV+ ?AT ! SY/EMS HAVE BE5 PUT 9TO PLACE TO PREV5T & PROTECT !M & EV5TUALLY ALL !Y DISCOV] IS ?AT !IR SY/EMS >E SIMPLY CONVOLUT$ & PO9TLESS4 ,! E/ABLI%$ 5VIRONM5TALI/S FAIL BECAUSE !Y REFUSE TO ACKN[L$GE COLONIALISM1 OR ! G5OCIDE !Y TOO WILL+LY P>TICIPATE 94 ,!Y DO NOT UND]/& ?AT !Y HAVE NO TREATIES H]E1 YET >E WILL+ TO PROMOTE ! RI<TS ( ! CORPORATION OV] ! RI<TS ( ! PEOPLE1 :I* IS H[ ,BRITI% ,COLUMBIA CAME TO BE2 !Y BELIEVE A CR[N TRADE MONOPOLY TRUMPS ! RI<TS ( ! EXI/+ NATIONS4 ,:AT !Y FAIL TO UND]/& IS ?AT !Y TO HAVE NO RI<TS & !Y >E ! ONES :O WILL SUFF] ! CONSEQU5CES1 NOT ! CORPORATIONS4 

,MORATORIUMS1 LAW SUITS1 PETITIONS1 & BR++ UP ! ISSUE AT ! LEGISLATURE ALL HAVE HAD NO IMPACT2 !Y CONT9UE TO SELL \R TIMB]1 \R M9]ALS1 \R FI%1 \R WAT]1 & EV5 \R L& DESPITE ! FACT ?AT \R L& IS UNC$$ & NO TREATY EXI/S BETWE5 \R ,NATION & ! =EIGN ONE DE/ROY+ \R T]RITORIES4 ,!Y CONT9UE TO APPLY ,EUROPEAN NAMES TO \R T]RITORIES1 WAT]WAYS1 L&S1 & PEOPLES :ILE BLATANTLY D5Y+ ?AT :ITE SUPREMACY IS ! UND]LY+ PROBLEM4 ,ANY?+ & EV]Y?+ IS BE+ SOLD (F TO ANY & ALL COM]S )\T ANY CONSULTATION ) ! COMMUNITIES1 NATIVE OR NON-1 & ?IS IS JU/ H[ IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 S9CE COLONIZATION4 ,NO?+ HAS *ANG$1 WE HAVE JU/ AS FEW RI<TS AS ,MAYUK & ! RE/ ( ! LIFE ?AT HAS LONG BE5 P>T ( \R T]RITORY4 

,BE=E ! ,R,C,M,P >RIV$ ?AT ,DECEMB] DAY !RE W]E MANY UNHAPPY PEOPLE 9 ! >EA1 SOME W]E MEMB]S ( LOCAL 5VIRONM5TAL ORGANIZATIONS :O HAVE LONG F\<T ?IS ISSUE4 ,MO/ SIMPLY REPRES5T$ !MSELVES4 ,MO/ W\LD ?9K ?AT DIFF]5T PEOPLE ALL BE+ ?REAT5$ 9 A SIMIL> MANN] W\LD S]VE TO BRIDGE ! GAP & GIVE US ! OPPORTUNITY TO HEAL & MOVE =W>D TOGE!R TO POSITIVE SOLUTIONS1 BUT ?AT IS NOT :AT IS HAPP5+ H]E4 ,SOLID>ITY IS NOT HAPP5+ & EQUALITY IS NO:]E TO BE SE54 

,AFT] ! ,R,C,M,P >RIV$ MO/ ( ! HOME-[N+ NON-NATIVE 5VIRONM5TALI/S OV] ! AGE ( ?IRTY--:I* WAS ! MAJORITY ( ! GR\P--RAN (F & HID 9 ! =E/1 & ! PR(ESSIONAL1 FUND-RAIS+1 GRANT-COLLECT+ 5VIRONM5TALI/S L$ ! WAY4 ,!Y LEFT ELD]S1 DISABL$1 & Y\? TO F5D = \RSELVES4 ,?IS HAPP5$ BECAUSE OLD] ,CANADIANS >E NOT WELL $UCAT$ AS TO !IR CIVIL RI<TS & RI<T TO PROTE/2 !Y ALSO MI/AK5LY BELIEVE ?AT AN >RE/ ON A CIVIL 9JUNCTION WILL RESULT 9 HAV+ A CRIM9AL RECORD1 LOS+ !IR JOBS1 & ALL SU* O!R NONS5SE4 ,BASICALLY !Y FE> ! ECONOMIC IMPACT BECAUSE !Y >E HUMAN BE+S UND] COMPLETE MONET>Y CONTROL4 

,?OSE ( US LEFT1 9CLUD+ A SEV5TY N9E YE> OLD ELD]1 W]E \TNUMB]$ BY ! ,R,C,M,P4 ,! POLICE >E (T5 PR$ATORY 9 NATURE1 !Y >E OPPORTUNI/S1 & ,I DID WITNESS SOME VIOL5CE DUE TO !IR 9VOLVEM5T4 ,AN OLD] RESID5TIAL S*OOL SURVIVOR WAS BRUTALIZ$1 AS W]E MO/ ( ! Y\?4 ,I WITNESS$ ONE SLI<T Y\NG MAN BE+ TORN RI<T \T ( HIS %OES BY ?UG COPS4 

,ONCE ! ,R,C,M,P HAD ! Y\NG PEOPLE TAK5 AWAY1 !IR S5IOR (FIC] CAME TO ! SACR$ FIRE :]E ONLY NATIVE WOM5 SAT & POLITELY ADDRESS$ ! ELD] ,XWU'P'A'LI* ASK+ H] TO LEAVE ! SITE4 ,%E LOOK$ HIM DIRECTLY 9 ! EYES & RESPOND$1 0,Y\ KN[ ,I CAN'T DO ?AT40 & SO BEGAN A /ALEMATE ?AT WAS V]Y LONG--& ,I IMAG9E V]Y EXP5SIVE CONSID]+ H[ MANY (FIC]S W]E PRES5T4 ,! (FIC]S CEAS$ !IR >RE/S & SIMPLY /OOD 9 ! COLD WAIT+ = 9/RUCTION1 ! LOGG+ OP]ATOR WAS PRES5T AS WELL1 WAIT+4 ,! C]EMONY CONT9U$1 ! NEGOTIATIONS CONT9U$ LONG 9TO ! DAY4 ,?IS IS A RI<T BY TRADITION & IT IS ALSO A RI<T ,CANADA HAS GIV5 US & IS SUPPOS$ TO RESPECT1 BUT DOES NOT4 

,:5 !Y REMOV$ ,XWU'P'A'LI* FROM ! M\NTA9 LAT] ?AT DAY !Y >RIV$ TO F9D A L>GE CR[D \TSIDE ! /ATION PROTE/+ AGA9/ ! %AMEFUL ACT ( REMOV+ AN 9DIG5\S ELD] & RESPECT$ MEMB] ( !IR COMMUNITY FROM H] [N L&4 ,! POLICE W]E PRETTY UNEASY AB\T :AT !Y HAD JU/ DONE1 ! TRU? IS !Y >E NOT WELL-LOV$ AT ! BE/ ( TIMES1 NOT BY ANY RATIONAL PEOPLE AT LEA/4 

,LAT] 9 ! DAY SOME ( US W]E RELEAS$ BUT KEPT UND] POLICE SURVEILLANCE4 ,?IS CIVIL ORD] WAS V]Y EXP5SIVE & A WA/E ( 5]GY3 TAIL+ OCTOG5>IAN VOLUNTE]S ON !IR WAY TO !IR KNITT+ = ! HOMELESS GR\P4 ,!SE RES\RCES W\LD BETT] S]VE BY PROTECT+ US FROM DANG]\S PEOPLE :O CAUSE H>M 9 ! COMMUNITY4 ,POLIC+ IS A NOVEL CONCEPT1 BUT H]E IT IS ONLY A CONCEPT4 ,?IS IS A CORPORATE SY/EM ?AT FE>S REP]CUSSIONS = ! CONDITIONS IT CREATES1 :I* IS MIS]Y & NO?+ MORE4 

,NOT LONG AFT] 9 OCCUPI$ ,VANC\V] A JUDGE F\ND 9 \R FAVOR & ! POLICE HAD TO BACK (F4 ,AT ! TRIAL ! CR[D 9 ! C\RTROOM REFUS$ TO /& = ! JUDGE :O REPRES5T$ ! QUE51 BUT DID /& = ! ELD]S :O CAME TO DEF5D ! L& DEF5D]S4 ,NO LOCAL JU/ICES W\LD SIGN ?IS ORD]1 BUT !Y F9ALLY F\ND ONE 9 A PLACE CALL$ ,V]NON1 :I* IS A CONSID]ABLE DI/ANCE FROM H]E4 ,! ACCOMMODAT+ JU/ICE :O W\LD SIGN AN ORD] ?AT VIOLAT$ NATIVE & CITIZ5S RI<TS ALSO ACT$ AGA9/ ! ,SECWEPEMC PEOPLE :5 !IR UNC$$ L& WAS BE+ DEVELOP$ DUR+ ! #bd ,SUN ,PEAKS ,RESORT PROTE/1 AGA9 ON UNC$$ 9DIG5\S T]RITORY4 

,PRES5TLY !RE IS ANO!R BLOCKADE1 IT HAS BE5 ACTIVE = A MON?1 & ONCE AGA9 IT IS BE+ MANN$ PRIM>ILY BY ELD]S & DIS5*ANT$ Y\? :O HAVE VOLUNT>ILY COME TO /& = ! NATIVE ELD]S4 ,! Y\? MAKE CAMPS AT ! BLOCKADE & LIVE ON SITE1 \T DOORS1 9 ! COLD & WET1 ONLY COM+ (F ! M\NTA9 TO GET SUPPLIES OR = WORK4 ,NEI!R !Y NOR ! ELD]S >E PR(ESSIONAL 5VIRONM5TALI/S1 :O >E HOME [N]S & V]Y COM=TABLE ALL[+ ! MO/ M>G9ALIZ$ PEOPLE TO PUT !MSELVES AT RISK ON !IR BEHALF4 

,:AT ,I AM WITNESS+ IS ! DEEP DIVIDE BETWE5 Y\NG] & OLD] ,CANADIANS4 ,! Y\? >E F> MORE AW>E1 !Y UND]/& ?AT IT IS AB\T RACISM & COLONIALISM2 !Y >E ALSO M>G9ALIZ$ PEOPLE1 UNLIKE !IR P>5TS4 ,! Y\? ( TODAY >E AW>E ?AT !IR C\NTRY IS ECONOMICALLY & MORALLY BANKRUPT & !Y HAVE BE5 CONDEMN$ AS CORPORATE SLAVES 9 RETAIL & S]VICE 9DU/RIES1 E>N+ LESS ?AN !Y NE$ = ! ESS5TIALS ( LIFE4 ,SO F> !RE HAS BE5 NO 9JUNCTION AGA9/ ?IS BLOCKADE1 ! LA/ COMPANY BACK$ D[N & WE HOPE ?IS ONE WILL CONSID] ! RISK & EXP5SE ( PURSU+ LEGAL ACTIONS NOT VIABLE AT ?IS TIME--?IS IS HI<LY LIKELY ) ! ECONOMIC REALITIES AS !Y >E4 ,WE MAY BE =TUNATE 5\< TO AVOID ANO!R CONFRONTATION ) ! ,R,C,M,P4 

,! LOGG+ HAS CREAT$ ONGO+ L& SLIDES1 & ALSO IS ONE CAUSE ( DROPP+ WAT] LEVELS4 ,AT ?IS PO9T ! SALMON CANNOT RETURN TO SPAWN4 ,! O!R CAUSE IS ?AT !RE >E SIMPLY TOO MANY PEOPLE US+ TOO MU* WAT] FROM ! SAME S\RCE ?AT ! SALMON USE TO SPAWN4 

,ILLEGAL L& DEVELOPM5T HAS HAD A CATA/ROPHIC EFFECT4 ,! POPULATIONS GREW CONSID]ABLY :5 ! ECONOMY WAS AT ITS PEAK 9 ! MID #bS1 BE=E ! COLLAPSE 9 #b#h4 ,?AT POPULATION GR[? 9SPIR$ MORE DEVELOPM5T ?AN ! WAT] SUPPLY C\LD POSSIBLY ACCOMMODATE4 ,COMB9$ ) ! *ANGES 9 WEA!R PATT]NS--LESS SN[ 9 W9T] ALONG ) LONG & V]Y DRY HOT SUMM]S--! COA/AL REGION IS N[ EXP]I5C+ S]I\S WAT] %ORTAGES4 ,JU/ AS ! ECONOMIES COLLAPS$ 9 #b#h1 ! ,CANADIAN H\S+ BUBBLE 9FLAT$1 ! VALUE ( HOMES H]E 9CREAS$ SEV5 P]C5T1 :I* RESULT$ 9 A T5 P]C5T MORE REV5UE GO+ 9TO GOV]NM5T C(F]S4 ,?IS 9CREASE 9 PROP]TY VALUE1 AL?\< CREAT$ BY DISREPUTABLE BANK+ TYPES1 ALSO 9SPIR$ MANY %ADY CORPORATE TYPES TO BEG9 ACQUIR+1 LOGG+1 & DEVELOP+ MORE & MORE L& 9CLUD+ ! WAT]%$2 IT IS ALL ON ! DEVELOPM5T BLOCK4 ,! T>GET CONSUM] = ?IS HI<LY PRIC$ REAL E/ATE--9 A COMMUNITY :]E CLEAN DR9K+ WAT] IS NOT AVAILABLE & EV]Y?+ ELSE IS 9 %ORT SUPPLY-->E RETIR+ ,CANADIAN S5IORS4 ,MO/LY !SE CONSUM]S HAVE FAIL$ TO MAT]IALIZE1 H[EV] ! DEVELOPM5T PLANS--MU* LIKE ! PLANS = PIPEL9ES & FRACK+--CONT9UE UNABAT$4 

,G>BAGE & O!R ITEMS PEOPLE NO LONG] HAVE A USE = (T5 F9D !IR WAY 9TO ! CREEKS1 /REAMS1 & RIV]S4 ,:ILE WALK+ ! DRY CREEK B$ :]E ! SALMON US$ TO SPAWN ,I F\ND AN AUTOMOBILE ?AT HAD LA9 !RE = YE>S4 ,NOT ?AT F> FROM ?AT SPOT A CONTRACTOR HAS ?R[N CONTAM9AT$ MAT]IALS1 ASBE/OS1 & ALL ( ! GOV]NM5T PAP]WORK1 NEXT TO ! WAT]%$4 ,FUR!R D[N ! ROAD !RE IS A C\* 9 A /REAM4 ,BASICALLY Y\ CANNOT TURN >\ND )\T F9D+ MORE ILLEGAL DUMP+4 ,! SMELL ( MOTOR OIL IS NOT UNCOMMON BECAUSE ?AT IS H[ IT IS DISPOS$ >\ND H]E4 ,! RESID5TS ( ! COA/ >E DO+ JU/ AS MU* TO %IT ON !IR [N PLATES AS ! GOV]NM5T & 9DU/RY2 !Y HAVE ! SAME CONTEMPT = ! ,MO!R ,E>? & O!R LIFE =MS AS !Y HAVE T[>DS NATIVE PEOPLE4 ,P]SONALLY :5 ,I AM ON ! COA/ ,I DO NOT DR9K ! TAP WAT]--ACTUALLY ,I DO NOT TRU/ IT ANY:]E4 

,CANADIANS HAVE LONG BEGRUDG$ ! 0SPECIAL B5EFITS0 ?AT NATIVE PEOPLE RECEIVE4 ,MO/ ( ! VIOL5CE1 HO/ILITY1 & RACISM WE 5DURE IS FROM 5VY OV] FICTIONAL B5EFITS1 ?+S ?AT NATIVE PEOPLE DO NOT ACTUALLY RECEIVE4 ,WE >E F> LESS DISCRIM9ATORY ON \R OCCUPI$ T]RITORIES ?AN ! SETTL]S :O LIVE 9 ! NICE H\SES 9 ! NICE NEI<BORHOODS1 YET !Y >E %>+ ! SAME REZ WAT] AS ! NATIVES :O LIVE 9 A %I?OLE <ETTO ?AT SITS BETWE5 ! P[] L9ES & ! OP5 PIT M9E4 ,MANY O!R SETTL]S ON O!R T]RITORIES >E BEG9N+ TO EXP]I5CE ! SAME SPECIAL B5EFITS AS ! 9DIG5\S PEOPLE3 POOR WAT]1 POV]TY1 9ADEQUATE HEAL? C>E4 

,SO AT LONG LA/ WE WILL SOON HAVE EQUALITY & !Y WILL NO LONG] FEEL SO EXCLUD$4 ,:AT CAN ONE EXPECT :5 EV5 = SU* HORR5D\S CRIMES AS ! ONES AT ! RESID5TIAL S*OOLS1 NO EF=T IS PUT T[>DS PROSECUT+ ! (F5D]S1 MANY ( :OM REMA9 AT L>GE 9 \R COMMUNITIES TODAY4 ,WE CANNOT EXPECT JU/ICE OR CONC]N1 ?AT IS = SURE4 

,! FACT IS !RE IS MORE ?AN ADEQUATE WAT]1 IT FALLS FROM ! SKIES REGUL>LY4 ,H[EV]1 EV5 9 ?IS DIRE SITUATION ,I SEE NO EVID5CE ( RA9 WAT] COLLECTION4 ,EV5 ?\< ! SALMON CAN NO LONG] RETURN ,I HAVE F\ND NO EVID5CE ?AT ! DEP>TM5T ( FI%]IES HAS HAD ANY 9VOLVEM5T AT ANY PO9T DUR+ ! =TY SEV5 YE> PROBLEM11,! PEOPLE :O RELY ON FI%+ = !IR LIV+ HAVE SE5 NO EVID5CE EI!R4 ,EV5 ?\< ! SALMON CANNOT RETURN1 ! PEOPLE :O FUNDRAISE ON BEHALF ( ! SALMON :O SPAWN 9 ?AT CREEK CONT9UE TO GA!R MONEY4 ,NEV] DO ,I HE> A WORD AB\T ! ILLEGAL DUMP+1 NOR DO ,I SEE MU* EF=T TO CLEAN IT UP4 ,I AM PRETTY SURE PETRO-DOLL>S >E NOT $IBLE1 DR9KABLE1 OR BREA?ABLE1 H[EV] !Y SEEM TO BE ! ONLY ?+ MO/ PEOPLE >E CONC]N$ AB\T1 EV5 PEOPLE 9 ! 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5T4 

,!RE >E FUNDAM5TAL SY/EMS 9 PLACE ?AT PR$ATE ANY ?AT HUMAN SOCIETIES HAVE CREAT$4 ,!SE SY/EMS CANNOT BE IGNOR$ 9 FAVOR ( FANTASIES WE HAVE BE5 FOOLI%LY CREAT+4 ,\R EXI/5CE RELIES ON !SE SY/EMS CONT9U+ TO PROVIDE US ) ! ELEM5TS WE ALL NE$ TO SURVIVE1 CLEAN AIR1 WAT]1 & FOOD4 ,!SE ?+S >E 9 V]Y LIMIT$ SUPPLY & IT IS ! RESPONSIBILITY ( EA* & EV]Y ONE ( US TO PROTECT & CONS]VE \R PRECI\S RES\RCES4 ,FAILURE TO DO SO IS AN ACT ( SUICIDE4 

,MY ,M9D ,BEL[ ?IS ,BEAUTIFUL ,C\NTRY3 ,TALSETAN ,BRO!RS ,%>E ,!IR ,/ORIES ( ,L& ,DEF5SE & ,9DIG5IZ+ 

,9T]VIEW]3 ,GOAT 

,?IS CONV]SATION WAS RECORD$ 9 ! REC5TLY CON/RUCT$ ,HEAL+ ,C5T] AT ! ,UNI/'OT'5 ,CAMP4 ,= ! PA/ #f YE>S1 ! ,UNI/'OT'5 CLAN ( ! ,WET'SUWET'5 ,NATION HAVE BE5 OCCUPY+ !IR TRADITIONAL T]RITORY & PREV5T+ GOV]NM5T & 9DU/RY FROM 5T]+ ! L& TO BUILD PIPEL9ES ?AT W\LD TRANSPORT T> S&S & FRACK$ GAS TO ! GLOBAL M>KET4 ,! ,UNI/'OT'5 ,CAMP HAS S]V$ AS A SITE ( 9SPIRATION :]E L& DEF5D]S FROM DISP>ATE REGIONS CAN MEET1 NETWORK1 PLAN1 LE>N FROM ! ,UNI/'OT'5 /RATEGY1 SEEK WISDOM1 & HEAL4 

,DAYS AT CAMP >E SP5T T5D+ ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( ! SITE1 BE+ ) ! RIV] ?AT HAS BE5 PROTECT$ AS A RESULT ( ! IMAG9ATION & RESPONSIBILITIES ASSUM$ BY ! ,UNI/'OT'51 CONV]S+1 COOK+1 & LAU<+4 ,NI<TS >E SP5T B5EA? ! />S1 HUDDL$ >\ND A FIRE ) FELL[ COMRADES1 %>+ /ORIES1 PLANN+1 & LAU<+4 ,:ILE ,I WAS AT ! CAMP ?IS W9T] ,I MET ,I%KADI & ,LO 'OKS1 ,TATSETAN ,BRO!RS :O >E REGUL> OCCUPI]S & VISITORS ( ,UNI/'OT'51 & :OSE T]RITORY IS #d H\RS DRIVE NOR? FROM !RE4 ,!Y HAD /OPP$ OV] AT CAMP 5 R\TE TO !IR L&4 ,ONE NI<T AS SOME ( US W]E DR9K+ TEA & EAT+ SNACKS1 !Y BEGAN TO %>E /ORIES AB\T !IR HOME1 !IR LANGUAGE1 & !IR WORK DEF5D+ !IR T]RITORIES FROM 9DU/RY4 ,SEV]AL ( US /AY$ UP LATE 9TO ! NI<T ) ! BRO!RS1 RIVET$ BY !IR /ORIES & !IR P>TICUL> CAD5CE AS A DUO4 ,:AT IS PR9T$ BEL[ COMES L>GELY FROM :AT !Y %>$ ?AT NI<T4 ,?IS CONV]SATION WAS MADE POSSIBLE 9 P>T BY ! UNIQUE SPACE CREAT$ BY ! ,UNI/'OT'5 :]E 9DIG5\S & SETTL] RADICALS CAN 5C\NT] EA* O!R & %>E !IR /ORIES4 

0,I ,LIKE ,DEVIL03 ,POP ,CULTURE1 ,PUNK1 ! ,*UR*1 & ,S*OOL ON ! ,ISKUT ,RES]VATION 

,I%KADI GREW UP COLONIZ$ ON ,ISKUT ,9DIAN ,RES]VATION ,NO4 #f1 9 SO-CALL$ ,NOR?WE/]N ,BRITI% ,COLUMBIA1 9 ,TAHLTAN T]RITORY4 ,HE HAS BE5 9VOLV$ 9 DIRECT ACTION & BLOCKADES 9 DEF5SE ( HIS PEOPLE'S T]RITORY = OV] #a YE>S4 ,HE IS PURSU+ ! RECLAMATION ( HIS 9DIG5\S ID5TITY4 

TO'OKS WAS BORN 9 A HOSPITAL \TSIDE ( ,TAHLTAN T]RITORY4 ,HE GREW UP PURSU+ GUIDANCE & WISDOM FROM HIS ELD]S1 ESPECIALLY HIS GR&MA & GR&PA4 ,9 HIS SP>E TIME HE IS CRAFT+ A DIABOLICAL S*EME TO DOM9ATE ! WORLD4 ,HE CALLS IT 0,WORLD ,PEACE40 ,I%KADI & TO'OKS >E BRO!RS & !Y >E ! TWO Y\NGE/ SPEAK]S ( ,TAHLTAN 9 ! WORLD1 ( :I* !RE >E CURR5TLY LESS ?AN #c SPEAK]S4 

TO'OKS--TO'OKS U%YE4 ,TLABANE NASDE4 ,TL'ABANOT'9 S9I JA'4 ,MY NAME IS TO'OKS4 ,I AM FROM ,TL'ABANE4 ,& ,I AM ,TL'ABANOT'94 

,I%KADI--,I%KADI U%YE4 ,*'IYONE ES-DATSEHI4 ,TL'ABANOT'9 S9I JA' ,TALSETAN S9I JA'4 ,MY NAME IS ,I%KADI4 ,I AM ,WOLF ,CLAN4 ,I AM ,TL'ABANOT'9 ( ,TATSETAN PEOPLE1 :AT !Y CALL ,TAHLTAN4 ,WE GREW UP 9 A RES]VATION1 9D RES NO4 #f4 ,! ISKUT FIR/ NATIONS4 ,WE W]E CONTA9$ !RE = MO/ ( \R LIVES4 ,PRETTY MU* :AT WE KN[ IS RES LIV+4 ,WE GREW UP ) \R GR&P>5TS :O DIDN'T LET US =GET :AT WE >E4 ,!Y ALWAYS TOLD US1 0DON'T BE :ITE4 ,DON'T =GET :]E Y\ COME FROM40 ,NOT NECESS>ILY SAY+ WE COME FROM ! RES4 ,!Y BR\<T US \T4 ,!Y GAVE US TOOLS TO SURVIVE ON ! T]RITORY1 LIV+ ON ! L&1 & !Y ALSO TAU<T US CULTURE & LANGUAGE4 

T--,= ME ,I HAD A GOOD VOCABUL>Y GR[+ UP1 BUT ,I NEV] C\LD F9D OR UND]/& 0COLONIZATION0 AS A CONCEPT GR[+ UP4 ,LIKE ,I C\LD SEE IT1 BUT ,I C\LDN'T MAKE IT \T4 ,MY :OLE VISION AS A Y\NG BOY WAS TO GR[ UP BACK ON ! L& & TO NOT LIVE 9 MOD]N DAY LIFE4 ,LIV+ \T 9 ! WOODS WAS EXOTIC TO ME1 IT WAS SOME?+ ?AT WE NEV] DID 9 ?OSE DAYS4 ,& IT WAS SOME?+ ,I WANT$ TO PURSUE AS ,I GOT OLD]4 ,& ,I LOOK$ UP TO MY GR&P>5TS BECAUSE !Y >E ! CLOSE/ W9D[ ,I HAVE = ?AT PA?4 ,!Y >E ! ONES :O HELP$ ME ALONG ) ?AT PA? FROM ! BEG9N+4 

,I--,YEAH1 IT ALL HAS TO DO )1 IT CAME 9 /AGES4 ,AS A Y\NG/] ,I HAD NO CLUE AB\T IT4 

,I NEV] REALLY S\<T \T P>TICUL>LY DECOLONIZATION1 ,I NEV] REALLY QUITE UND]/OOD ANY?+4 ,WE GREW UP CONTA9$ 9 A RES1 BUT WE ALSO HAD SMALL 9CREM5TS ( GO+ \T ON ! T]RITORY = DAYS OR WEEKS4 ,!N WE CAME BACK TO ! RES4 ,BUT ,I'VE ALWAYS BE5 LOOK+ = SOME?+4 ,:5 ,I WAS A KID PLAY+ ) MY OLD] BRO!R & \R C\S91 MY OLD] BRO!R W\LD ALWAYS *OOSE TO BE ! GOOD GUY1 & TO'OKS WAS A SIDEKICK1 LIKE HE WAS A SUPPORT+ *>ACT] 9 \R GAMES1 NOT A MA9 *>ACT]1 & ,I WAS ALWAYS ! BAD GUY4 ,SO AS E>LY AS ?AT1 ,I NEV] W5T :AT WAS ! SO-CALL$ 0GOOD PA?40 

T -,YEAH1 \R OLD] BRO!R HAD ACCESS TO A LOT ( MUSIC & WE W\LD LI/5 TO MUSIC HE LI/5$ TO4 ,& ONE ( ! B&S HE LIK$ WAS ,GUNS ,N ,ROSES & AT ?AT PO9T WE %IFT$ FROM ! GOOD SIDE TO ! BAD SIDE4 7LAU<+4447 ,WE NEV] REALLY SAID LIKE1 0,WE >E GONNA BE BAD ALL ! TIME01 BUT IT WAS SOME?+ COOL1 LIKE WE CAN'T BE GOOD ALL ! TIME4 

,I -,!RE WAS SOME?+ ATTRACTIVE AB\T ?AT TO US BECAUSE WE W\LD ALWAYS ASK \R FRI5DS1 & WE W]E JU/ KIDS1 & WE W\LD BE LIKE1 0,DO Y\ LIKE ANGEL OR DEVIL80 ,!Y ALL SAID ANGEL & ME & MY BRO!R W\LD BE LIKE1 0,NO WE LIKE ! DEVIL60 7LAU<+4447 ,?AT APPEAL$ TO US4 ,?AT K9D ( M5TALITY WAS JU/ 9BORN4 

,N[1 REFLECT+ ON IT ?AT WAS P>T ( US TRANSITION+ 9TO :AT !Y CALL 0DECOLONIZATION40 ,& IT ALL />T$ ) POP CULTURE4 ,WE GREW UP ) POP CULTURE4 ,EV]Y?+ AB\T US4 ,LIKE WE CAN RECALL MOVIES & SE$Y MOVIES WE SAW ?AT *ALL5G$ SOCIETY4 ,WE LI/5$ TO MUSIC ?AT WAS ABRASIVE & WAS GOOD & A LOT ( PEOPLE W\LD SAY1 0,Y\ CAN'T DANCE TO IT0 & WE DIDN'T C>E1 IT WAS SOME?+ ELSE4 ,EV5TUALLY1 AS WE GOT OLD]1 9 \R AGE ( SELF-ASSURANCE1 WE W]E /ILL PRETTY COLONIZ$ 9 A S5SE1 MEAN+ ?+S W]E /ILL ,BIBLICAL4 ,9 MY CASE ,I W5T COMPLETELY AGA9/ RELIGION4 ,?AT WAS ! ?+ ,I W5T AGA9/1 & EV]Y?+ AB\T ME WAS LIKE1 ,FUCK ,JESUS & ,FUCK ! ,BIBLE1 & EV]Y?+1 IT WAS A DIFF]5T DI*OTOMY1 9 A S5SE IT WAS DECOLONIZATION1 BUT IT WASN'T T>GET$ AT ANY?+1 IT WAS JU/ BASICALLY AIM+ MY T>GET AT ,*RI/IAN RELIGION4 ,!N ,I CAME UP ) SO MANY DIFF]5T RATIONALES1 LIKE !Y BURNT SO MANY WIT*ES 9 ,EUROPE1 & KILL$ SO MANY PEOPLE 9 ALL !SE PLACES1 BUT ,I HAD NO CLUE :AT !Y HAD DONE TO 9DIG5\S PEOPLE4 ,?AT'S :AT ,I WAS MISS+4 ,BUT ,I /ILL LOOK$ = O!R ?+S 9 ,NIHILISM & ,AN>*ISM & ,SATANISM1 & ALL !SE DIFF]5T ?+S ?AT WASN'T ,*RI/IANITY4 ,BUT BECAUSE WE GREW UP ) ,*RI/IANITY1 ,I W5T AGA9/ IT )9 ! RULES4 

T--,MY ?+ WAS TRY+ NOT TO DO ! SAME ?+ EV]YONE ELSE WAS DO+4 ,I'VE ALWAYS WANT$ TO DO SOME?+ DIFF]5T ?AN EV]YONE ELSE4 ,DUR+ S*OOL1 COLORS ( CLO?+ WAS A BIG ?+4 ,GIRLS HAD !IR [N ?+ ?AT WAS COLORFUL1 & ALL ! COLORS ! GUYS HAD W]E BLACK1 OR :ITE IF Y\ W]E TRY+ TO BE PREPPY4 ,ALL ! COLORS W]E REALLY PLA94 ,! JEANS1 BLACK JEANS1 BLACK OR BLUE JEANS4 ,ALL PR$ICTABLE4 ,I SETTL$ ON GRAY4 ,?AT BECAME SOME?+ ?AT FIT ME3 GRAY4 ,I'VE ALWAYS PREF]R$ SOME?+ 9 ! MIDDLE ( SOME?+4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS ALWAYS M$IUM4 ,LIKE ,I W\LD HAVE M$IUM %IRTS1 M$IUM PANTS1 & GRAY ALWAYS SEEM$ TO BE A COLOR TO /ICK BY BECAUSE IT'S BETWE5 EV]Y?+4 ,9/EAD ( /ICK+ TO ONE SIDE1 ,I OBS]V$ ALL SIDES4 ,:5 ,I WAS Y\NG ,I W\LD ASK MY P>5TS1 0,:Y DO WE HAVE TO GO TO S*OOL80 0,SO Y\ CAN LE>N10 !Y W\LD SAY4 0,:Y DO WE HAVE TO LE>N80 0,TO GET A JOB40 0,:Y DO Y\ NE$ TO GET A JOB80 0,= MONEY40 ,& ,I REMEMB] BE+ A TODDL] ASK+ MY P>5TS ?AT & :5 ,I GOT OLD] ,I W\LD ASK MY TEA*]S & GUIDANCE C\NSELORS ?AT & ! ANSW] WAS ALWAYS ! SAME & ?AT GOES ) EV]YBODY4 ,IT WAS ALL ! SAME4 ,& ,I DIDN'T WANT MY LIFE TO GO 9 ?AT DIRECTION4 ,& BY ! TIME ,I GET TO ! 5D ( HI< S*OOL EV]YONE WAS GRADUAT+- 

,I--,& WE W]E TAK5 BY ?AT :OLE E?OS1 & IT K9D ( />T$ TO *ANGE :5 WE V5TUR$ (F ( EV]YONE ELSE'S MUSIC4 ,& WE W5T 9TO K9D ( A METAL PHASE4 ,?IS WAS LONG BE=E ! 9T]NET1 ?IS WAS UND]GR\ND /UFF4 ,BACK AT HOME1 NO ONE KNEW AB\T BLACK METAL1 DEA? METAL4 ,?IS WAS /RICTLY \R ?+ BECAUSE ONLY WE KNEW AB\T IT1 NO ONE ELSE HAD ?AT4 ,& ! ?+ ?AT WAS COOL AB\T !M & ALL !SE O!R METAL ROCK]S & PUNK ROCK]S WAS ?AT !Y HAD NO JOBS & !Y SAID ,FUCK ! ,SY/EM ,FUCK ,SOCIETY & ,FUCK ,JOBS & WE W]E REALLY TAK5 BY ?AT4 ,& WE W]E KIDS & WE HAT$ ?AT /UFF4 ,WE DIDN'T WANT NO?+ TO DO ) IT4 ,WE HAT$ S*OOL4 ,?AT WAS ANO!R P>T ( \R DECOLONIZATION1 WAS GETT+ AWAY FROM S*OOL4 

T--,YEAH1 :5 WE W]E 9 HI< S*OOL1 WE /RUGGL$ ) M>KS TO PASS1 EV5TUALLY WE BO? GAVE UP- 

,I--,NOT QUITE GIV+ UP1 WE RESI/$444 

T--,WE REVOLT$4 ,I DON'T WANT TO WRITE AN ESSAY ON SOME?+ ,I WASN'T REALLY 9T]E/$ 94 ,IF A TEA*] GAVE ME SOME?+ TO DO1 ,I'M NOT GO+ TO BE 9T]E/$ 9 IT BECAUSE A TEA*] IS TELL+ ME :AT TO DO4 

,I--,EXACTLY4 ,& WE HAT$ :5 PEOPLE TOLD US :AT TO DO4 ,?AT IS ONE ( ! REASONS :Y WE HAT$ ! *UR* & EV]Y?+4 

T--,I REMEMB] \R C\S9 :O HAD A GIRLFRI5D & HE WAS AB\T TO GRADUATE1 & HE TOLD US LAT] ON ?AT HIS GIRLFRI5D SAID1 0,JU/ ?9K AFT] WE GRADUATE WE'LL JU/ BE WORK9' = ! RE/ ( \R LIVES40 ,& HE TOLD US ?AT & WE SAID1 0,FUCK4440 LIKE1 ?AT'S A SC>Y ?\<T6 7LAU<+4447 ,?AT WAS LIKE ! WOR/ ?+ TO DO6 ,I DIDN'T WANT ?AT1 BUT IT WAS LIKE1 WE ALL HAVE TO DO IT4 ,& IF Y\ DON'T GO D[N ?AT ROAD ITS GONNA BE D>K & SAD1 Y\ GONNA BE AN ADDICT1 Y\ GONNA HAVE A BAD LIFE1 Y\ NOT GONNA HAVE GOOD HEAL?1 & Y\ WON'T SU/A9 Y\RSELF & Y\ MO/ LIKELY WILL DIE ( />VATION OR :ATEV]4 

,I--,WE /AY$ TRUE4 ,WE'VE HAD DREAMS ( BECOM+ SOME?+ BIGG]1 BETT]1 NOT BE+ 9 ! SY/EM4 ,BUT EV5TUALLY ! SY/EM WAS ALL >\ND US4 ,LIKE WE WORK$1 ?AT 

WAS ! WOR/ ?+ ,I DID4 ,?AT WAS ! WOR/ ?+ ,I DID1 ,I ?\<T 0,I LOOK /UPID40 ,I FELT /UPID4 ,WE SP5T ! BETT] P>T ( \R YE>S GETT+ PAID PRETTY MU*1 DO+ /UFF 9 ! SY/EM4 ,GIV+ ! GOV]NM5T NUMB]S = NON-9DIG5\S PEOPLE4 ,EV]Y JOB ,I'VE HAD ITS ALWAYS GONE AGA9/ MY PR9CIPLES1 EV]Y ONE ( !M4 ,IT'S PRETTY MU* JU/ GRUNT WORK1 AT ! BOTTOM1 GIV+ DATA1 NUMB]S OR :ATEV]1 IF IT WASN'T MAK+ :ITE PEOPLE RI*1 IT WAS S]V+ :ITE PEOPLE = !IR RECREATION TIMES4 ,IT WAS ALWAYS LIKE ?AT1 ! ONLY WAY WE C\LD GET MONEY IS ?AT WAY4 ,I US$ TO BE EMPLOY$ = ! ,TAHLTAN ,FI%]IES4 ,:5 Y\ ?9K AB\T ! ,TAHLTAN ,FI%]IES Y\ ?9K1 

,! ,TAHLTAN MANAGE !IR [N FI%]IES1 BUT 9 REALITY !Y'RE JU/ EMPLOY+ ,TAHLTAN MEMB]S 9 ?IS FIELD-& WE W]E DO+ PRETTY HI< LEVEL /UFF1 & GETT+ PAID & ALL-COLLECT+ DATA LIKE MEASUREM5TS1 SCALES FROM FI%1 ,D,N,A SAMPLES1 & Y\ C\NT !M4 ,SO ALL ?OSE NUMB]S1 !Y'RE NOT ,TAHLTAN NUMB]S4 ,Y\ GIVE !M TO ! ,DEP>TM5T ( ,FI%]IES & ,OCEANS4 ,?AT'S ,CANADIAN1 ?AT'S A ,CANADIAN ,DEP>TM5T4 ,?IS IS ! REALITY ?AT WE ALL GREW UP ) & ,I DIDN'T LIKE DO+ %IT = ! ,CANADIAN ,GOV]NM5T1 & !RE >E A LOT ( PR9CIPLES ,I BROKE JU/ TO GET PAID4 ,IT W5T FROM ?AT WORK TO HUNT+ GUIDE \TFITT]S & !SE RI* :ITE PEOPLE W\LD COME VISIT \R T]RITORY & !Y PAY ! GUIDE MONEY & !Y TAKE !M \T ON A HUNT TO GET TROPHIES1 ! BIGGE/ MALES ( :ATEV]1 & ME & MY BRO!R W\LD DO ! SAME ?+ & WE W\LD PRETTY MU* MAKE FIRES TO GUIDE ! T\RI/S1 & IT WAS F9E4 ,IT WAS \TSIDE1 IT WAS PHYSICAL WORK1 IT DID US BETT] 9 ! LONG RUN BECAUSE AT ?AT TIME WE W]E /ILL GETT+ PAID BY ! MAN4 ,?AT'S :AT WE HAT$4 ,?IS SY/EM MEANT ! MAN4 ,& NOT JU/ ANY MAN1 IT WAS LIKE ! :ITE MAN1 ! PATRI>*AL MALE4 

T--,IT WASN'T JU/ ! MAN4 ,! IMAGE ( ! MAN WAS A :ITE MAN :O WAS ABOVE ALL4 

,I--,IT WASN'T LIKE A WOMAN4 ,A PATRI>*AL WOMAN IS DIFF]5T ?AN A PATRI>*AL MALE4 ,& AT ! SAME TIME WE DEVELOP$ A CRITIQUE ( ! MA*O MAN1 & WE KN[ !M AS BROS N[4 ,WE W]E HOMOPHOBIC 9 \R TE5AGE YE>S BUT WE GREW \T ( ?AT 9 \R LAT] YE>S4 

T--,WE QUICKLY GREW \T ( ?AT 9 \R E>LY TE5S1 BECAUSE ( \R EXPOSURE TO TELEVISION :I* GAVE US 9SI<T TO :AT WAS HAPP5+ 9 ! WORLD1 LIKE ,WOM5'S ,LIB]ATION1 & ! ACCEPTANCE ( HOMOSEXUALITY & ALL ( ?OSE ?+S1 WE HAD ACCESS4 ,WE UND]/OOD :AT WAS GO+ ON ! WORLD4 ,9 ! LOCATION :]E WE LIV$1 TELEVISION WAS A BIG DEAL4 ,ISKUT HAD MANY *ANNELS :ILE O!R T[NS H>DLY HAD MU* TELEVISION4 ,BECAUSE WE HAD TELEVISION ) MANY *ANNELS WE HAD ACCESS TO LE>N :AT WAS GO+ ON \TSIDE \R WORLD4 

,I--,SO Y\ ADD POP CULTURE1 & ! FACT ?AT TO'OKS & ,I >E TWO LIKE-M9D$ 9DIVIDUALS1 & ANO!R FACTOR IS \R ABILITY TO ?9K1 & ANO!R FACTOR IS \R ABILITY TO CONV]SE ) EA* O!R4 ,SO WE DEVELOP$ A S5SE ( DIFF]5CE & WE W5T AGA9/ EV]Y HOMOPHOBE \T !RE1 & WE W5T AGA9/ ,*RI/IANITY & RELIGION1 & WE EV5 W5T AGA9/ CAPITALISM EV5 ?\< ! JOBS WE DID1 EV]Y JOB WE DID WAS PRETTY MU* CAPITALISM4 ,:5EV] ! MONEY CAME FROM A RI* P]SON ON !IR VACATION1 IT WAS NEV] QUITE 9DIG5\S [N$ MONEY1 & IF IT WAS 9DIG5\S [N$--!Y DIDN'T [N IT4 ,!Y W]E JU/ UND]L+S ( ANO!R P]SON ?AT [N$ IT4 ,?IS WAS US 9 ! SY/EM4 ,WE TRI$ TO MAKE ! SY/EM WORK 9 \R FAVOR & IT NEV] QUITE DID BECAUSE IT WAS EV]Y:]E1 SO \R PA? ( DECOLONIZATION WAS MORE 9T]NAL FROM !N ON1 LIKE 9 \R E>LY #bS- 

,I--,WE HAD TWO *OICES3 WE CAN F9I% S*OOL1 GO \T1 CONT9UE S*OOL1 OR GET A JOB444 T--',DO WELL6' 

,I--BE A P>T ( ! SY/EM1 OR WE CAN /AY BACK1 QUIT S*OOL1 & JU/ LIVE ! COMMON RES LIFE1 WE CAN GO LOOK = BOOTLEG #e DOLL> BOTTLES EV]YDAY1 GO LOOK = SOME JOB DE/ROY+ \R T]RITORY1 GO DO ALL ! DRUGS WE WANT1 & ?AT W\LD BE \R LIFE4 ,& WE DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ANY ( ?OSE R\TES1 ?OSE W]E JU/ LIKE DEAD 5D R\TES TO US1 SO WE DECID$ TO- 

T--,BUT IT SEP>AT$ US FROM ALL ! O!R ?+S WE W]E TI$ TO1 ONCE WE HAD TO GO TO S*OOL ITS K9D ( LIKE Y\'RE TI$ TO DO WORK1 & NOT DO+ :AT WE WANT TO DO4 ,& \R FRI5DS KEPT GO+ ON DO+ !IR [N ?+1 & )9 ! COMMUNITY WE /AY$ AWAY FROM !M4 ,SO WE W]E ISOLAT$ FROM \R FRI5DS 9 \R COMMUNITY BECAUSE \R 9T]E/S W]E DIFF]5T4 ,& SOME ( !M /AY$1 SOME MOV$ ELSE:]E1 & W\LD COME 9 & \T4 

,I--,SOME ( !M >E REALLY ACTIVE MEMB]S ( SOCIETY4 

,TE5AG]S HANG+ ) !IR ,GR&P>5TS3 ,RECONNECT+ ) ,LANGUAGE & ,LIFE 

T--,& :AT WE ALWAYS 5D$ UP DO+ IS JU/ GO+ TO \R GR&P>5TS4 ,WE W\LD ALWAYS PAY VISITS TO \R GR&P>5TS ALL ! TIME4 ,BECAUSE ?AT'S ! ONLY ?+ TO DO4 ,& NOT ONLY ! ONLY ?+ TO DO BUT ! ONLY 9T]E/+ ?+ TO DO4 ,BECAUSE ?AT'S :O WE COME FROM & WE LE>N$ A LOT FROM !M4 ,GR[+ UP1 WE W]E >\ND !M1 SO !Y W]E PEOPLE TO HANG >\ND ) & HELP & !Y TAU<T US A LOT ( ?+S4 ,SO GO+ TO \R GR&P>5TS WAS A REFUGE FROM EV]YDAY LIFE4 

,I--,!RE WAS A PO9T :5 TO'OKS />T$ LE>N+ TO SPEAK ! LANGUAGE & ,I />T$ LAT]1 BUT IT WAS REALLY H>D TO GET \R GR&P>5TS TO TEA* US AT FIR/ BECAUSE ( ! RES]VATION M5TALITY4 ,! ?+ ) ! RES]VATION IS ! COLONIZ]S SEP>AT$ PEOPLE FROM ! L& TO KEEP !M AWAY FROM ! L& & !Y CONTA9$ !M 9 ! RES & US$ ?AT SY/EM TO KEEP !M AWAY FROM ! RES\RCES ?AT W]E ON ! L& ?AT !Y WANT TO EXPLOIT1 & !Y KEPT ! ,9DIANS1 US ,9DIANS1 AWAY FROM ! SETTL]S ?AT CAME TO OCCUPY ! T]RITORY & !N ON TOP ( ?AT !Y CREAT$ LAWS ?AT PROHIBIT$ US FROM BE+ ,9DIAN1 ) ! ,9DIAN ,ACT1 & !N !Y CREAT$ ,RESID5TIAL ,S*OOLS1 & !Y TOOK KIDS AWAY FROM ! COMMUNITY 9TO RESID5TIAL S*OOLS1 & ! REASON ! RESID5TIAL S*OOLS W]E CREAT$ WAS TO KILL ! ,9DIAN 9 ! *ILD4 ,?AT WAS ! PLAN FROM ,JOHN ,A4 ,MC,DONALD1 ! GUY ON ! ,CANADIAN #e DOLL> BILL1 HE DEVELOP$ A LOT ( !SE SY/EMS1 HE WAS A :ITE SUPREMACI/ & HIS :OLE MODEL WAS TO KILL ALL ! ,9DIANS4 ,& !N !SE KIDS W5T TO ! RESID5TIAL S*OOLS & !Y HAD TO HAVE !IR HAIR CUT1 & HAIR IS A BIG DEAL TO 9DIG5\S PEOPLE1 !Y HAD !IR HAIRS CUT TO SUIT ! COLONIAL MOLD4 ,!Y GOTTA LOOK PRES5TABLE1 BE GOOD ,9DIANS1 & !Y TOLD ! KIDS !Y CAN'T SPEAK !IR LANGUAGE1 & IT'S LIKE A NO GOOD LANGUAGE1 A PRIMITIVE LANGUAGE1 !Y 9/ILL$ ?AT IT WAS BAD TO SPEAK ?AT LANGUAGE & ON TOP ( ?AT !Y W]E PREV5T$ FROM S++ !IR SONGS4 ,PRIE/S & TEA*]S & ! :OLE GOV]NM5T REALLY 5=C$ ?IS POLICY4 ,?OSE KIDS GREW UP ?9K+ IT WAS BAD TO BE ,9DIAN & !N1 IF !Y W]E LUCKY1 !Y W\LD GET TO GO BACK HOME1 = ! SUMM]4 ,!IR HOME WAS ON ! RES]VATION1 & ON TOP ( ?AT !Y HAD LAWS RI<T UP UNTIL ! #a#i#dS ?AT SAID ! ,9DIANS C\LDN'T LEAVE ! RES]VATION1 !Y HAD A CURFEW4 ,9 !IR [N HOME !Y W]E TOLD ?AT !Y W]E NOT TO GO \T4 ,SO ! G5]ATIONAL AFFECT ( ,RESID5TIAL ,S*OOLS & ! ,RES]VATION ,SY/EM IS TRAUMATIC N[ADAYS BECAUSE PEOPLE ?9K IT'S JU/ ONLY ! ,RESID5TIAL ,S*OOLS & DAY S*OOLS & SU*4 ,) DAY S*OOLS1 \R UNCLE W\LD TELL A /ORY ?AT ,9DIAN AG5TS1 PRIE/S1 & ,R,C,M,P (FIC]S CAME TO \R GR&PA'S H\SE & SAID1 0,IF Y\ DON'T PUT ?OSE KIDS 9 S*OOL1 WE'RE GONNA >RE/ Y\0 ,UNCLE ,JOHN REMEMB]S ALL HIS SIBL+S RI<T !RE1 & GR&MA WAS TAK+ IT 9 & %E HAD TO TAKE H] KIDS TO S*OOL4 ,?IS WAS FROM :5 \R GREAT GR&FA!R WAS KEEP+ \R GR&FA!R 9 ! TRAP L9ES1 AWAY FROM ! ,RESID5TIAL ,S*OOLS4 ,& SO !Y CAU<T UP ) HIS KIDS1 & !Y W]E MI/REAT$ 9 DAY S*OOL TOO4 ,MY DAD & MOM W\LD TELL US /ORIES4 ,SO Y\'VE GOT ! $UCATION SY/EM !RE ?AT W\LD TELL ! ,9DIANS ?AT !Y W]E BAD1 BUT ! RES]VATION SY/EM ITSELF IS JU/ AS BAD4 ,IT'S KEEP+ ,9DIANS FROM \R T]RITORY TO ! PO9T ?AT :5 WE GO CAMP+1 WE CALL$ IT CAMP+4 ,\R GR&P>5TS NEV] CALL$ IT CAMP+2 IT WAS GO+ TO ,BUCKLEY ,LAKE4 ,IT WAS GO+ TO1 :]EV]4 ,LIKE1 C]TA9 SPOTS ( ! T]RITORY4 ,& 9 \R LANGUAGE1 WE W\LD NEV] LE>N ?AT1 0GO+ CAMP+0 ,! WORD = GO+ CAMP+ C\LD BE LOOSELY TRANSLAT$ AS1 0GO+ TO LIVE !RE1 GO+ TO LAY D[N !RE1 GO+ TO SLEEP !RE0 ,IT'S LIKE ,I'M GONNA LIVE !RE1 ,I'M GONNA /AY !RE4 

T--,!RE'S A :OLE DIFF]5T CONCEPT ( HOME1 & LIV+4 ,HOME IS NOT JU/ A H\SE4 

,9 \R LANGUAGE1 .<HOME.> 9VOLVES ! :OLE T]RITORY1 ?AT'S :AT KEEPS Y\ LIV+4 

,! :OLE T]RITORY PROVIDES ! FOOD Y\ EAT1 ! WAT] Y\ NE$ TO DR9K1 & IF Y\ DON'T TAKE MORE ?AN Y\ NE$ Y\ C\LD SU/A9 Y\RSELF =EV]4 ,LIV+ IS ANO!R ?+4 ,:5 Y\ SAY 0,I LIVE OV] !RE0 9 ,5GLI%1 Y\'RE PO9T+ TO A H\SE :]E Y\ GO TO SLEEP4 ,BUT 9 \R LANGUAGE1 WE SAY ,NASDEH1 :I* MEANS 0,I'M GO+ TO B$01 OR 0,I /AY H]E40 ,BECAUSE \R PEOPLE W]E NOMADIC1 EV]Y NI<T WAS A DIFF]5T PLACE WE /AY$4 ,!Y NEV] /AY$ 9 ONE PLACE YE>-R\ND4 ,EV]Y NI<T IS A DIFF]5T C\NTRY1 ?R\<\T ! :OLE T]RITORY4 ,& SO Y\R NI<TS >E SPREAD \T ?R\< ! :OLE T]RITORY4 ,SO IF Y\ GO TO SAY ',I LIVE OV] !RE' IT TRANSLATES TO 0,I /AY !RE0 LIKE 0,I'M /AY+ ! NI<T4' ,IT'S A NOMADIC LANGUAGE1 FROM A NOMADIC LIFE/YLE4 ,IF Y\ COME 9TO A VILLAGE1 & Y\ MAKE A T5T 9 ONE SPOT1 & !N EV]YONE ELSE HAS !IR T5TS 9 !IR SPOTS1 & Y\ MEET Y\R FRI5D & !Y SAY ,DA DA N&E1 IT MEANS LIKE ',:]E Y\ /AY1' IT MEANS Y\'RE PO9T+ AT A T5T1 0,I /AY OV] !RE1 ,I LIVE OV] !RE0 ',CAUSE IT'S ONLY = A %ORT TIME1 !N Y\'RE GO+ TO HAVE TO MOVE ON4 ,Y\ >E CON/ANTLY MOV+ ON2 Y\ NEV] /AY 9 ONE PLACE4 

,I--,IT'S /ILL ?AT CAPTIVE CURFEW M5TALITY ?AT \R PEOPLE GO ?R\<4 ,! COLONIZ]S PUT EV]Y?+ ON ?AT RES]VATION1 ! FUND+1 ! UNHEAL?Y FOODS1 ALL ! WAT]1 :ATEV]1 IT'S ALL !RE1 ! H\S+1 ! M$ICAL1 ! $UCATION1 ALL ?AT1 IT'S /ILL ?AT WE NE$ IT4 ,WE NE$ ?OSE JOBS4 

,! AID1 SOCIAL /UDIES1 SCI5CE1 ,5GLI%1 MA?4 ,WE NE$ TO SPEAK ,5GLI%1 WE NE$ EV]Y?+ ?AT ! COLONIZ]S SAY1 ?AT'S :AT ! RES]VATION REPRES5TS4 

T--,IT GAVE ALL ( US ! ?+S WE NE$$ TO LIVE1 LIKE $UCATION1 GO TO S*OOL & GET A JOB TO E>N MONEY4 ,EV]Y?+ IS !RE1 & WE LO/ \R KN[L$GE ( H[ TO DO ALL ( ?AT ON \R [N L&4 ,WE LO/ \R M$IC9ES TO HEAL US4 

,I--,IT WASN'T LO/1 IT WAS TAK5 FROM US4 

T--,IT WAS TAK51 & IT HASN'T BE5 PRACTIC$1 SO 9/EAD ( LE>N+ IT \RSELVES WE GO TO A CL9IC BECAUSE IT'S CONV5I5T4 

,I--,& IT'S FREE1 ?AT'S ! :OLE ?+4 ,?AT WORD IS A BIG ?+ 9 ?IS CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,N[ ?AT ,9DIANS GET 0FREE M$ICAL10 0FREE $UCATION40 ,! ,9DIANS GET 0TAX-FREE0 GASOL9E & TOBACCO4 ,& EV]YBODY SAYS1 0,OH W[ IT'S FREE60 YA KN[8 ,REALLY1 ?AT'S JU/ A COLONIAL TOOL TO USE TO KEEP ! ,9DIANS FROM BE+ ,9DIAN4 ,! COLONIZ]S HAVE DONE !IR JOB REALLY WELL1 ! SY/EM IS P]FECT TO TRICK ,9DIANS 9TO ?9K+ LIKE ?AT4 ,?IS IS :AT MAKES US DIFF]5T1 WE CAN RATIONALIZE ?AT1 TO US ?AT IS NOT COOL1 IT'S NOT RI<T1 & ?IS IS :AT MAKES US WANT TO BE DIFF]5T4 ,WE'VE ALWAYS HAD ?AT S5SE ( DO+ SOME?+ ELSE1 NOT FITT+ 9 ) ! /ATUS QUO ( :AT WE W]E SUPPOS$ TO BE DO+4 ,:5 WE LE>N$ \R LANGUAGE1 ?AT WAS A HUGE ?+4 ,?AT OP5$ UP A LOT ( DOORS BECAUSE WE REALIZ$ AFT] SPEAK+ ! LANGUAGE ( \R GR&P>5TS & \R ANCE/ORS1 WE OP5$ UP A :OLE DIFF]5T DOORWAY ( LIFE/YLE & WAY ( LIV+4 ,IT WAS A COMPLETELY DIFF]5T ?+ BECAUSE WE GREW UP :ITE1 ,I'LL SAY ?AT ALL ! TIME1 0:5 ,I US$ TO BE :ITE0 ,BECAUSE ?AT'S :AT COLONIALISM IS1 ?AT'S :AT ! RES]VATION IS1 :AT ! $UCATION IS1 ?AT WAS EV]Y?+ ?AT WE'VE BE5 SPOON-F$ EV] S9CE WE W]E KIDS4 ,?AT'S :AT ?AT IS1 ?AT'S ! AFFECTS ( COLONIZATION4 ,!N Y\'VE GOT TWO *OICES2 GO TO S*OOL & BECOME PRETTY MU* :ITE4 ,:5 WE W]E Y\NG]1 \R ELD]S W\LD SAY1 0,OH ?AT P]SON TURN$ :ITE40 ,MEAN+ ?AT !Y'RE MAK+ MONEY1 !Y'RE RI*1 !Y'RE DO+ WELL 9 SOCIETY1 !Y'RE ! ONES WE W\LD REF] TO N[ AS SELL\TS4 ,!Y COME BACK ALL POMP\S1 !Y COME BACK ALL >ROGANT4 ,OH LOOK1 !Y MADE IT6 ,?AT'S ! ?+1 !Y FE$ (F ( O!R PEOPLE :O LOOK AT !M & SAY1 0,I'M PR\D ( Y\1 ,I LOOK AT Y\ & Y\ MAKE ME PR\D40 ,O!R PEOPLE1 :O HAVE NOT DONE ?AT1 W\LD LOOK UP TO !M AS PR\D1 H>D WORK]S4 ,EV5 PEOPLE :O W\LD GO TO WORK 9 ! M9ES1 & :5 !Y BUY A NEW TRUCK = !MSELVES1 EV]YONE LOOKS TO !M AS HI<] RANK+ 9 \R RES]VATION1 A H>D WORK]4 ,SO HAV+ A BR& NEW TRUCK MEANS Y\'RE A H>D WORK]4 ,& ?AT JU/ %[S H[ F>1 H[ DEEPLY1 ! COLONIAL SITUATION IS1 H[ P]FECT ?AT !Y MADE IT4 ,N[ WE DON'T NE$ ,9DIAN AG5TS TO COME 9TO ! RES]VATION4 ,\R [N PEOPLE CAN COLONIZE \RSELVES TOO4 ,AS WE GREW UP1 HE>+ ! SAME ?+ ) \R FRI5DS1 0,Y\ LOOK TOO ,9DIAN1 Y\'RE ACT+ TOO ,9DIAN40 ,?AT WAS A COMMON ?+4 ,SO ! BIGGE/ ?+ ?AT WE DID WAS />T+ TO LE>N \R LANGUAGE1 & \R GR&P>5TS W]E REALLY WELL V]S$ 9 \R LANGUAGE & ! CULTURE & EV]Y?+4 ,WE W]E LUCKY TO HAVE !M >\ND 'CAUSE !Y C\LD EXPLA9 SPECIFIC WORDS1 SPECIFIC CONCEPTS1 & EV]Y?+4 ,SO WE GOT A GREAT]1 9DEP? LOOK 9TO H[ !Y SEE ! WORLD4 ,& IT OP5$ \R EYES UP1 SPIRITUALLY1 EMOTIONALLY1 & EV]Y?+ LIKE ?AT4 ,IT REALLY HELP$ US HEAL1 REALLY HEAL1 9 A WAY ?AT WAS F> DIFF]5T ?AN ANY SEM9> Y\ C\LD EV] DO4 7LAU<+4447 

T--,NOT ONLY JU/ LE>N+ ! LANGUAGE1 BUT \R GR&P>5TS1 JU/ FROM !IR :OLE LIVES1 :AT !Y GREW UP )1 /AY$ ) !M !IR :OLE LIVES4 ,& :AT !Y WANT$ TO TELL US OR TEA* US1 !Y W\LD TELL US V]Y /]NLY4 ,ONE TIME1 A P]SON HAD PASS$ ON1 & WE DIDN'T KN[ :AT TO ?9K AB\T IT1 SO WE W5T TO VISIT \R GR&P>5TS4 ,\R GR&PA ASK$ US1 

0,Y\ W5T TO SEE ! FAMILY80 

0,WELL1 NO4440 

0,>E Y\ GO+ TO8 ,REG>DLESS ( :AT A P]SON HAS DONE 9 !IR LIFE1 NO MATT] :O IT IS1 Y\ RESPECT !M :5 !Y PASS40 

,HE TOLD US TO GO OV] TO ! FAMILY4 ,:5 WE W5T !RE1 EV]YONE ?ANK$ US = COM+4 ,?AT WAS A GREAT MOVE1 

,I ?\<T ?AT ?+S W]E GONNA BE DIFF]5T BUT IT WASN'T4 ,IT %[$ HI< HONOR ON US1 ( \R PRES5CE BE+ !RE1 ?AT *ANG$ MY ?9K+ ( H[ \R PEOPLE ?\<T AS WELL4 ,I ALWAYS ?\<T ?AT EV]YONE WAS AGA9/ EA* O!R1 BUT :5 WE DID ?AT1 IT *ANG$ !IR ?9K+ ( US1 & \R ?9K+ ( !M AS WELL4 

,! ,]OTIC ,LIFE ( ,/ONES BY ,DOM9IQUE ,GANAWAABI & ,SR5 ,AUBADE 

0,! UNC]TA91 UNSETTL$ CONDITION ( ?IS SCI5CE ( ,CETOLOGY IS 9 ! V]Y VE/IBULE ATTE/$ BY ! FACT1 ?AT 9 SOME QU>T]S IT /ILL REMA9S A MOOT PO9T :E!R A :ALE BE A FI%4 ,9 HIS ,SY/EM ( ,NATURE1 ,A4,D4 #a#g#g#f1 ,L9- NWUS DECL>ES1 ',I H]EBY SEP>ATE ! :ALES FROM ! FI%'0 

,MOBY ,DICK 

,:AT DO /ONES WANT8 ,:AT DO WE MAKE ( !IR 9SI/5T SIL5CE8 ,!RE IS A M>K$ QUALITY ( DIFF]5CE 9 \R EXI/5CE & !IRS BUT /ONES KN[ SOME?+ ( ! UNFULFILL+1 PR$ICTABLE R\T9ES ( DAILY LIFE4 ,= SOME ( US F9D+ MEAN+ MEANS BE+ RECEPTIVE TO ! LANGUAGE ( PHOSPHORESC5T TRAILS LEFT BEL[ ! SURFACE4 ,IF /ONES HAVE DESIRES !Y >E LIKELY TO BE AS RESI/ANT TO BE+ EXPRESS$ 9 WORDS AS \RS >E4 

,9 ,MELVILLE'S NOVEL ! SCI5CE ( CLASSIFY+ :ALES IS %[N 9 AN UNF9I%$ /ATE BECAUSE SCI5TIFIC 9VE/IGATIONS >E ALWAYS 9SUFFICI5T1 CURSORY1 & 9 PROCESS4 ,I%MAEL FEELS ?AT ! /UDY ( CETOLOGY %\LD BE LEFT 9COMPLETE LIKE ! 0,CA!DRAL ( ,COLOGNE40 ,:5 WE ASK AB\T ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ! SEA ALL RIGID SY/EMS WILL EV5TUALLY FAIL US4 ,EV5 AS WE CA/ \R NETS ! :ALE HAS ALREADY EVAD$ CAPTURE4 ,:5 ! P]CEIV$ WORLD IS TORN FROM ! WORLDS ( \R BODIES & \R 9T]SUBJECTIVITY1 WE RISK LOS+ FULL P>TICIPATION 9 IT ALL4 ,BUT1 IF \R PURPOSE MOVES BEYOND DETA*$ 9QUIRY TO ATTUNEM5T ) ! S$IM5T1 WE CAN EMBODY ! WILDLY CIVILIZ$ & PRIMITIVELY SOPHI/ICAT$4 ,WE CAN TAKE HUMAN =M TO BECOME FLORA4 

,DUR+ ! ,PRECAMBRIAN ]A1 A MAJOR UPLIFT OCCURR$ :5 TWO CONT95TS COLLID$4 ,! 9T5SITY ( ! PRESSURE CAUS$ S$IM5T>Y ROCKS TO TURN TO METAMORPHIC ROCKS1 MAGMA TO RISE TO ! E>?'S CRU/ & ! L& TO FOLD1 BREAK & TUMBLE UNTIL IT BECAME ! ,BLACK ,HILLS4 ,VOLCANIC ACTIVITY CONTRIBUT$ TO ! RISE ( ! ,NOR!RN ,HILLS BUT TO ! S\?1 MASSIVE %EETS ( GRANITE 9TRUD$ ! PREEXI/+ B$S ( S$IM5T>Y & METAMORPHIC ROCKS1 9CLUD+ #b BILLION YE> OLD QU>TZITE1 PHONOLITE1 &1 MO/ NOTABLY1 D>K1 B\NTIFUL RHYOLITE4 ,! GRANITIC PEGMATITES ?AT ?RU/ 9TO !IR ELD]S W]E RIPPL$ ?R\< ) CRY/ALS-- QU>TZ1 FELDSP>1 & B]YL4 

,ACCORD+ TO ,LAKOTA /ORYTELL+ :5 ! WORLD WAS CREAT$ EV]Y?+ WAS AT PEACE4 ,EV]Y CREATURE WAS A CONT5T$ VEGET>IAN4 ,AT SOME PO9T ! BISON BEGAN TO ?9K !Y W]E ! /RONGE/ & DECID$ TO KILL ! PEOPLE & EAT !IR MEAT4 ,! HUMANS SAID 0,?AT@>S NOT RI<T WE %\LD HUNT Y\ 9/EAD1 IT'S ONLY FAIR40 ,TO SETTLE ! MATT] A GREAT RACE WAS HELD4 ,DUR+ ! RACE1 TO DECIDE :O C\LD CONSUME :OM1 A TRACK BECAME WORN D[N & CREAT$ ! B\ND>IES ( ,PAHA ,SAPA 7! ,BLACK ,HILLS74 ,WE ALL KN[ :O ! VICTORS W]E4 ,WE WON \R RI<T TO EAT FLE%4 

#a4#h BILLION YE>S ( WAT]Y C>ESSES R$UC$ ?IS JUMBLE ( ANGLES TO ROCKY HILLSIDES & CLA/IC PEBBLES1 S&1 & CLAY1 :I* 9 TURN SOLIDIFI$ 9TO \TLY+ B$S ( S&/ONE1 SPREAD+ ITSELF OV] ! ,DAKOTA =MATION1 ! PRIM>Y ROCK =MATION ( ! >EA1 ALSO S&/ONE1 BUT BORN ( S& FROM DIFF]5T ROCKS4 

0,AS ONE GR\P REPLAC$ ANO!R OV] ! LA/ SEV]AL C5TURIES1 !SE LOCATIONS .<9 ! ,BLACK ,HILLS.> CONT9U$ TO BE RECOGNIZ$ AS SACR$ LOCALES & TO OP]ATE )9 A SY/EM ( E?NO-A/RONOMICAL & MY?OLOGICAL BELIEFS4 ,! FALL+ /> MY? CYCLE CLE>LY ILLU/RATES A BELIEF 9 A DUAL UNIV]SE1 :]E9 /> PEOPLE 9 ! SKY & HUMANS ON E>? OCCUPI$ ANALOG\S & SOMETIMES 9T]*ANGEABLE ROLES0 

,MIRROR ( ,HEAV5 

,= ! ,LAKOTA1 LIKE MANY TRADITIONAL CULTURES1 ! L9E BETWE5 ! E>? & ! SKY IS UNDIFF]5TIAT$ OR EV5 NONEXI/5T4 ,LOOK+ UP AT ! CON/ELLATIONS1 WE CAN /ILL F9D ANY PATT]N WE >E OP5 TO S5S+4 ,WE CAN SEE ONE /> AS DRI$ WILL[ OR A BUFFALO RIB4 ,ONE ?+ CAN CONTA9 A DUALITY OR BE TRI-FOLD4 ,ANIMISM--FROM ,ANIMA4 ! ,LAT9 T]M = LIFE--SIGNALS ! EXI/5CE ( SPIRIT 9 ALL OBJECTS & PH5OM5A4 ,BY ?IS DEF9ITION ! /ONES >E /ILL BREA?+4 ,WE CAN HAVE F]V5T ?REESOMES ) ! CL\DS & M\NTA9S4 ,WE CAN BE P5ETRAT$ BY DE] ANTL]S OR DISSOLVE 9 NEWLY =M+ RIV]S4 

,IF LIFE IS DEF9$ BY DEA?1 REPRODUCTION1 OR MOVEM5T1 AT :AT PO9T DOES A HILL BECOME AN ORGY8 

,LOVE IS OP5 TO 9T]PRETATION LIKE ALL EXP]I5CES4 ,TRY+ TO DEF9E IT ) ! PRECISE USE ( LANGUAGE CAN NEV] GU>ANTEE AN EXACT ANSW]4 ,AS ) ATTEMPTS AT UND]/&+ ! LEVIA?AN ) ,CETOLOGY \R CONCLUSIONS WILL ALWAYS BE 9COMPLETE4 ,! ]OTIC LIFE ( /ONES REMA9S OBSCURE TO ! SCI5TIFIC GAZE4 

,MU* MORE REC5TLY AFT] ! =MATION ( ! ,BLACK ,HILLS1 JU/ #d MILLION YE>S AGO1 ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! SAME L& MASS-- A CRESC5T ( GRANITE M\NTA9S W]E BORN4 ,!Y PU%$ !MSELVES UP ABOVE SEA LEVEL1 AS ! L& BETWE5 !M FELL BEL[ IT1 CREAT+ ! ,COLUMBIA ,BAS94 ,MANY VOLCANOES ]UPT$ 9TO ! BAS91 SPURT+ LAVA OV] & OV] AGA91 FLOOD+ IT ) A ?ICK LAY] ( IGNE\S ROCK-- ! ,COLUMBIA ,PLATEAU4 ,?IS FLOOD ( ROCK SPILL$ ! 9L& SEA \T 9TO A RIV]1 SL[LY P>T+ ! M\NTA9S & DAMP5+ VALLEYS4 

,LOVE TAKES ! =MS ( AGAPE 7,GOD71 PLATONIC 7,FRI5D%IP71 OR ]OS 7,PASSION74 ,O!R TIMES IT IS DESIRE 9 A G5]AL S5SE4 ,FROM PHILOS WE GET PHILOSOPHY1 ! LOVE ( WISDOM OR ( KN[L$GE AS IF !SE >E NECESS>ILY EQUIVAL5T4 ,PHILIA FROM ! GREEK D5OTES FRI5D%IP4 ,9 ?IS S5SE ! USE ( WORDS LIKE P$OPHILIA1 OR 0FRI5D ( BOYS0 C\LD SEEM EUPHEMI/IC4 ,WE KN[ :AT ONE MEANS BY ! CLI*E 0,I LOVE ! SUNSET10 BUT :AT IF !Y 9T5D$ TO SAY 0,I AM UNBE>ABLY >\S$ BY ! ,SUN'S RAYS10 OR 0! OCEAN GETS ME SO WET80 

#* MILLION YE>S LAT]1 ! ,ICE ,AGE BR\<T MASSIVE GLACI]S1 RANG+ 9 HEI<T FROM #e1-#a1 FEET PA/ ! ,OKANOGAN ,VALLEY4 ,?IS DAM ( ICE TRAPP$ ! RIV] *ANNELS1 CAUS+ MORE WAT] TO FLOOD 9TO ! ,COLUMBIA ,BAS94 ,) ! ORIG9AL *ANNEL BURI$ 9 ICE1 ! ,GR& ,C\LEE BEGAN TO =M4 ,H[ ?IS HAPP5$ & ! L5G? ( TIME IT TOOK REMA9S A MY/]Y4 ,SOME GEOLOGI/S BELIEVE A SUCCESSION ( FLOODS C>V$ IT \T1 :ILE O!RS CLAIM ! ,COLUMBIA ,RIV] ITSELF SL[LY ]OD$ IT AWAY FROM ! M\NTA9S 9 ITS SE>* = A NEW PA?4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KN[ = C]TA94 

,! OLD ,CASCADE M\NTA9S ROSE UP FROM ! E>?1 BUT W]E UNABLE TO /OP ! RIV]'S SE>*-- A DEEP RAV9E1 ! ,COLUMBIA ,RIV] GORGE1 WAS =M$4 ,:]EAS ICE CAN HALT ! FL[ ( WAT]1 ROCKS >E DE/9$ TO ACQUIESCE TO IT4 

,9 ,COLVILLE ,9DIAN MY?OLOGY1 ,COYOTE WANT$ TO HELP HIS FRI5D ,K+FI%] :O WASN'T HAV+ MU* LUCK CAT*+ SALMON4 ,F\R SI/]S HAD SET UP A TRAP PREV5T+ ANY BIG FI% FROM SWIMM+ UP ! RIV]4 ,HE *ANG$ 9TO A SMALL WOOD5 B[L & FLOAT$ ON ! WAT] UNTIL HE GOT CAU<T 9 !IR TRAP4 ,! SI/]S LIFT$ ! B[L FROM ! RIV] & US$ IT TO HOLD LEFTOV] FI%4 ,! NEXT MORN+ ! B[L WAS F\ND EMPTY4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 ONE ( ! SI/]S BECAME ANGRY & ?REW A /ONE AT ! WOOD5 VESSEL4 ,ON IMPACT IT TURN$ 9TO A BABY BOY4 ,! SI/]S DECID$ TO KEEP ! *ILD BECAUSE HE W\LD GR[ UP & BE HELPFUL TO !M4 ,:5 ! SI/]S LEFT TO F9D B]RIES ! COYOTE *ANG$ 9TO A MAN & />T$ DIGG+ UP ! DAM !Y HAD CREAT$ TO CAT* FI%4 ,EV] S9CE !N !RE HAVE BE5 NEW ROCKS & RAPIDS 9 ! ,COLUMBIA ,RIV] BAS94 ,COYOTE HAD *ANG$ ITS C\RSE =EV]4 

,>\SAL BY ?UND]/ORMS IS A LITTLE RESE>*$ P>APHILIA4 ,I*?YOPHILIA IS ! SEXUAL ATTRACTION TO FI%4 ,:5 BE>S MA/URBATE !Y (T5 FANTASIZE AB\T 9FLEXIBLE P>K RANG]S OR LU/ AFT] ZOOKEEP]S 9 CAPTIVITY1 MU* LIKE HUMAN PRISON]S IMAG9E GU>DS 9 LEG IRONS1 OR H[ ! B\RGEOISIE PLAY ) ! IDEA ( BE+ POSSESS$ BY S9EWY LUMP5 BEA/S4 ,ECOLOGY IS A LOVE = LIV+ SY/EMS4 ,BUT1 :5 WE SPEAK ( PLEASURE1 SUFF]+ IS NEV] F> FROM \R LIPS4 ,LOVE ALMO/ ALWAYS CONCEALS A WILL TO SACRIFICE4 ,ECO-EXTREMI/S LIKE ,REACCION ,SALVAJE COMMUNICATE ?IS :5 !Y SEEM TO SAY 0,FUCK ! ,WORLD60 

,NE> ! 5D ( ! ,ICE ,AGE1 VOLCANIC CONES =M$ ! HI< ,CASCADES4 ,AS ! ICE DAMS ( ! GLACI]S BEGAN TO ?AW & BREAK AP>T1 LAKES AS F> AS ,MONTANA BROKE FREE & WA%$ OV] ! M\NTA9S & ! ,COLUMBIA ,BAS91 C>RY+ ) !M L>GE B\LD]S & FLOOD+ ! >EA 9 #d FEET ( WAT]1 ICEB]GS1 & S$IM5T4 ,AFT] ! ICE F9ALLY1 FULLY MELT$ & ! FLOODS EBB$1 ! RIV] WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO ITS =M] B$1 BUT ! *ANNEL$ SCAB L&S & L>GE C\LEES REMA91 TORN ?R\< BY CATACLYSM4 

,IT IS SOMETIMES SAID ?AT NIHILI/S >E MA/URBATORS4 ,9/EAD ( GETT+ ON ) ! H>D WORK ( EXI/+ ! UNBELIEV] REVELS 9 AN EMPTY SPACE ?AT ABSOLUTELY NO?+ CAN FILL4 ,NIETZS*E'S DIE LIEBE ZUM LEB5 7! LOVE = LIFE7 IS (F]$ AS FREE ( CONTRADICTION1 BUT :]E IS ! 9/RUM5T ( LOVE LOCAT$ IF NOT ! M9D1 ! FLE%1 OR ! WILL8 ,PHYSICI/ ,]W9 ,S*ROD+] DEF9$ LIFE AS ?AT :I* 0DELAYS ! DECAY 9TO !RMODYNAMICAL EQUILIBRIUM 7DEA?740 ,ONE POPUL> DEF9ITION ( BIOLOGICAL LIFE IS ?AT IT'S A SEXUALLY TRANSMITT$ & 9EVITABLY T]M9AL DISEASE4 ,ORGANIC LIFE IS RESI/ANCE TO DISORD] 7TO ORD]87 9 ! F9AL 9/ANCE4 

,! TRIBAL TRICK/] 9 NATIVE /ORYTELL+ ALSO AFFIRMS LIFE1 BUT ALMO/ ALWAYS :ILE UPSETT+ ! PECULI>ITY ( COMMUNAL /ILLNESS4 ,A /ORY FROM ,GROS ,V5T] MY?OLOGY DESCRIBES H[ ,NIXANT CAME UPON AN ,ELK-SKULL :ILE HE WAS GO+ ALONG 7LIKE HE ALWAYS DOES74 ,HE NOTIC$ SOME :ITE MICE DANC+ 9SIDE4 ,9 SOME V]SIONS TOLD TO AN?ROPOLOGI/S HE WANT$ TO /ICK HIS HEAD 9SIDE SO HE C\LD DANCE ) !M1 9 MANY O!RS HE 9S]T$ SOME?+ ELSE & IT GOT /UCK4 ,HE MAY BE US$ TO *ANG+ 9TO WAT]-MON/]S TO GRAB Y\NG GIRLS BUT SOMETIMES HE GETS CAU<T4 ,SPID] ACTS LIKE HE DOES BECAUSE DEA? IS UNKN[ABLE TO HIM1 ?IS IS NOT ALWAYS ! CASE = US BUT WE CAN /ILL LE>N SOME?+ AB\T AVOID+ ! EMB>RASSM5T ( GETT+ SN>$4 ,! DESIRE TO HAVE O!RS TAKE \R 9CL9ATIONS AS UNIV]SAL IS A WI% TO MAKE FROZ5 ! CON/ANT MOVEM5T 9 ?IS MOM5T PREC$+ ! VOID ( NON-LIFE1 TO TRY TO HU% A SCREAM+ WORLD 9TO SIL5CE4 ,IF ! POLITICAL PESSIMI/ F9DS LOVE PRIVATELY 9 A CL5*$ FI/1 SOCIAL AN>*I/S LIVE TO J]K-(F ON O!R PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS4 ,! 9DIG5\S ]OTICISM ( TRICK/] SEXUALITY LEADS US TO QUE/ION :O & :AT WE %\LD BE DEFIL+4 ,DID ! ,CASCADES & ! ,COLUMBIA ,RIV] CONS5T TO BE B\ND & RAVAG$ BY GLACI]S8 ,>E !Y PR\D TO HAVE SURVIV$ !IR TRAUMATIC PA/ OR ! BEAUTY BORN FROM IT8 

,! ,HO-*UNK TRICK/] SPEAKS AB\T HIS SEXUAL ORGAN 9 ! ?IRD P]SON4 ,HIS P>TS >E MORE LIKE 9DIVIDUAT$ P]SONAS ?AN ! COMPON5TS ( SOME DISCRETE SELF REFLECTIVE CREATURE4 ,TRICK/] IS 5ACT+ A NEW GAME = HUMANS TO PLAY ?AT WE C\LD T5TATIVELY CALL HI]>*Y4 ,9 ! SPACE ( !SE /ORIES ! TRIBE IS BECOM+ A BODY-LIKE =M ?AT CIRCLES T[>DS A H>D5+ UNITY4 ,! TRICKY-ONE ,WAKJUNKAGAS S5SE-(-SELF IS CON/ANTLY FRACTUR$ & HIS BODY IS 9 METAPHYSICAL CONFLICTS ) ITSELF4 ,ALWAYS DRIV5 TO FE$ HIS 9SATIABLE LU/ HE WE>S A /ONE >\ND HIS NECK 9 ORD] TO GET H>D4 ,:5 HIS P5IS IS EV5TUALLY SEV]$ ! PLANTS >R[LEAF1 TOKEWE- HIRA1 PQXE1 POND LILY1 & DOG'S TOO? GR[ FROM HIS PHALLIC ROOT4 ,EGOI/S SOMETIMES GE/URE T[>DS A SELF DEV\R+ URGE TO AN EXP&+ UNION ?AT ! ,HO-,*UNK 0BE+ ( REV]SALS0 MI<T RECOGNIZE4 ,TO BE CLE> WE CAN BECOME CL[NS 9 ?IS WORLD BUT NEV] 9C>NATE ! TRICK/]'S IRREV]5T FLE%4 

,9DIVIDUALIDADES T5DI5DO A LO ,SALVAJE REC5TLY LEFT AN 5VELOPE CONTA9+ AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE ?AT WAS F\ND BY A Y\NG GIRL 9 ,MEXICO ,CITY4 ,!IR COMMUNIQUE EXPRESS$ A DESIRE = EV] GR[+ ATTACKS ON ! SOCIAL FABRIC 9 ALL DIRECTIONS4 0,MAY EXPLOSIVE LOVE LETT]S PROLIF]ATE60 ,! LOVE ( ! UNHUMAN IS A WELCOM$ NOVELTY 9 AN>*I/ SPACES BUT IF WE REALLY WANT TO BE DONE ) HUMANISM1 :Y NOT CONSID] SETT+ ! ANCE/RAL =E/S AFLAME & BL[+ UP ! SACR$ M\NTA9S AS WELL8 

,AL?\< WE 9HABIT ! SAME /REAMS & VALLEYS1 ! DIFF]5T ORIG9 /ORIES WE DRAW FROM HAVE A DEF9+ 9FLU5CE ON H[ WE P]CEIVE \R WORLD & :AT WE >E DRAWN T[>DS4 ,AS COYOTE WE >E ALWAYS />T+ ANEW4 ,:5 WE SEE ! TRICK/] HE IS ALWAYS 9 MID/EP4 ,! CL[N IS A CON/ANT /ATE ( PR$ICAM5T4 ,OMAHA RABBIT ANALLY IMPREGNAT$ ,IKT9IKE :5 !Y BECAME W9KTES 7TWO-SPIRITS7 = A DAY4 ,/ONES TRANS=M ONE ANO!R4 ,CLIFFS TURN TO S$IM5T4 ,AS WE CREATE \R /> MAPS WE PLAY !M \T & BECOME P>T ( !M4 ,WE >E ALWAYS R$RAW+ !M1 BECAUSE ! CON/ELLATIONS >E CON/ANTLY %IFT+4 ,:AT TALES HAVE WE HE>D & :I* WILL WE RETELL8 

,:5 WE DISCOV] AN UNKN[N /> WE MI<T F9D A PA? TO ! =M] WORLD4 

,9 ,MOBY ,DICK1 ! SAVAGE ,QUEEQUEG IS FROM A PLACE ?AT IS NOT ON ANY MAP1 BECAUSE 0TRUE PLACES NEV] >E40 ,MELVILLE'S NATIVE WANTS TO EXP]I5CE MORE FROM CIVILIZ$ SOCIETY ?AN ! TAXONOMY ( CAPTIVE :ALES4 ,! B\ND>IES & BORD]S ( ! ,NEW ,WORLD & ! ,OLD ,WORLD >E DRAWN ONLY BY \R NAVIGATIONAL M>K+S4 ,!Y DO NOT EXI/ ON ANY *>T4 ,HUMANS >E ANIMALS4 ,CETACEA CAN /ILL BE FI%4 ,/ONES CAN FUCK4 ,:5 WE CROSS OCEANS WE CAN BE SAILORS1 BOATS1 :ALES1 OR CURR5TS4 ,9 \R SE>* WILL WE BECOME SALMON :O %ATT] !MSELVES ON CONCRETE DAMS1 OR W>RIORS :O ?R[ \RSELVES FROM ! ,NO*IXTLAN ,ROCK TO CRA% ONTO ! CONQUI/ADORS BEL[1 OR SOME?+ ELSE 5TIRELY8 

,SUGGE/$ READ+3 

,CATACLYSMS ON ! ,COLUMBIA4 ,JOHN ,ELIOT ,ALL5 & ,M>JORIE ,BURNS ) ,SAM ,C4 ,S>G5T 

,LIV+ ,SIDEWAYS3 ,TRICK/]S 9 ,AM]ICAN ,9DIAN ,ORAL ,TRADITIONS4 ,FRAN*OT ,BALL+] 

,MIRROR ( ,HEAV53 ,CROSS-,CULTURAL ,TRANSF]5CE ( ! ,SACR$ ,GEOGRAPHY ( ! ,BLACK ,HILLS4 ,L9EA 

,SUND/ROM 

,TRANSMOTION4 ,G]ALD ,VIZ5OR 

,! ,WAY ( ! ,VIOL5T ,/>S BY ,RAMON ,ELANI 

0,I HATE ! WORD PEACE1 AS ,I HATE HELL40 

-,WILLIAM ,%AKESPE>E 

0,I %ALL TRY TO MAKE PLA9 ! BLOOD9ESS ( KILL+4 ,TOO (T5 ?IS HAS BE5 SLURR$ OV] BY ?OSE :O DEF5D HAWKS4 ,FLE%- EAT+ MAN IS 9 NO WAY SUP]IOR4 ,IT IS SO EASY TO LOVE ! DEAD4 ,! WORD 'PR$ATOR' IS BAGGY ) MISUSE4 ,ALL BIRDS EAT LIV+ FLE% AT SOME TIME 9 !IR LIVES4 ,CONSID] ! COLD-EY$ ?RU%1 ?AT SPR+Y C>NIVORE ( LAWNS1 WORM /ABB]1 BA%] TO DEA? ( SNAILS4 ,WE %\LD NOT S5TIM5TALIZE HIS SONG1 & =GET ! KILL+ ?AT SU/A9S IT40 

@9,J4,A4 ,BAK] 

,AS GRE5 AN>*I/S & AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S1 WE HAVE UTT]LY IDEALIZ$ 9DIG5\S OR SO-CALL$ PRIMITIVE PEOPLE4 ,9 DO+ SO WE HAVE FAIL$ TO UND]/& PRECISELY ! REASON WE %\LD FOLL[ !IR PA?4 ,MO/ DISC\RSE >\ND PRIMITIVE LIFE IS DRAWN FROM WE/]N AN?ROPOLOGY1 ?\< FROM ! CONCLUSIONS MO/ AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S & GRE5 AN>*I/S HAVE DRAWN1 IT IS CLE> ?AT V]Y FEW ( !M HAVE ACTUALLY BO!R$ TO READ ! TEXTS !Y >E REF]R+ TO4 ,EV5 GIV5 ! ,EUROC5TRIC BIAS ( MO/ AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 ?OSE TEXTS PA9T A MU* RI*]1 MORE COMPLEX1 & MORE CONFLICT$ VIEW ( PRIMITIVE LIFE ?AN ONE F9DS 9 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ANTI-CIVILIZATION WRIT+ & DISCUSSION4 

,! MO/ EGREGI\S ASSUMPTION IS ?AT PRIMITIVE LIFE IS SUPPOS$ TO BE HAPPY & EASY4 ,?IS IS1 ( C\RSE1 DRAWN FROM NOTIONS ( PRIMITIVE ABUNDANCE & LEISURE4 ,! FACT1 H[EV]1 ?AT 9DIVIDUALS 9 PRIMITIVE COMMUNITIES ONLY WORK$ = A V]Y SMALL AM\NT ( TIME P] DAY DOES NOT MEAN ?AT !RE W]E NOT O!R DIFFICULTIES & H>D%IPS TO BE FAC$4 ,AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ & GRE5 AN>*I/ WRIT]S SUGGE/ ?AT MOD]N HUMANITY'S NEUROSIS & PA?OLOGY IS 5TIRELY A PRODUCT ( ! ALI5AT+ =CES ( TE*NO-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY4 ,9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES N[ & 9 ! PA/ HAD !IR [N WAYS ( UND]/&+ & ADDRESS+ ANXIETY1 DEPRESSION1 & LONEL9ESS4 ,( C\RSE1 IT IS LIKELY ?AT !Y EXP]I5C$ !SE CONDITIONS DIFF]5TLY ?AN WE DO OR TO A LESS] DEGREE BUT CLE>LY !Y /ILL EXI/ REG>DLESS4 ,TO AVOID ESS5TIALIZ+ PRIMITIVE OR 9DIG5\S LIFEWAYS1 WE MU/ UND]/& ?AT !Y EXP]I5C$ AS BROAD A RANGE ( EMOTIONAL /ATES AS WE DO4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! OLD ASSESSM5T ?AT ANCI5T HUNT] GA!R]S W]E HAPPI] ?AN WE >E IS IRRELEVANT & LIKELY UNTRUE4 ,IT IS IMPORTANT H]E TO ACKN[L$GE ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! T]MS AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM & GRE5 AN>*Y4 ,:ILE GRE5 AN>*Y PRES5TS A WIDE RANGE ( CONCEPTUAL APP>ATUS = CONFRONT+ TE*NO-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY1 ,AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM DOGMATICALLY 9SI/S ON A PRESCRIPTIVE VISION ( NON-CIVILIZ$ LIFE4 ,= AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S1 ! ONLY COMMUNITIES ?AT C\NT >E ONES 9 :I* NO P[] /RUCTURES OR SYMBOLIC CULTURE EXI/ AT ALL4 ,9 ?IS VISION1 S9CE !RE IS NO OPPRESSION ( ANY K9D OR RUPTURE ) ! NON-HUMAN WORLD1 !RE >E NO SOCIAL OR EXI/5TIAL PROBLEMS4 ,IT IS1 ( C\RSE1 UNLIKELY ?AT SU* A COMMUNITY HAS EV] EXI/$4 

,PRIMITIVE LIFE C]TA9LY 9VOLV$ H>D%IP & SUFF]+4 ,CONTR>Y TO MU* RECEIV$ WISDOM1 VIOL5CE WAS UNIV]SAL AMONG PRIMITIVE COMMUNITIES & REMA9S SO 9 ?OSE ?AT P]SI/ TO ?IS DAY4 ,PRIMITIVE LIFE WAS ALSO NOT A LEFTI/ UTOPIA ( P]FECT EGALIT>IANISM4 ,( C\RSE1 ! FACT ?AT PA91 SUFF]+1 TRAUMA1 & TRAG$Y WAS ALWAYS PRES5T DOES NOT MEAN ?AT JOY1 HAPP9ESS1 & PLEASURE W]E NOT ALSO ALWAYS PRES5T4 ,P]HAPS IT IS SO1 AS ,I BELIEVE1 ?AT ! V]Y PRES5CE ( UBIQUIT\S VIOL5CE & /RUGGLE 9T5SIFI$ ! FEEL+S ( HAPP9ESS1 CONT5TM5T1 & SATISFACTION ?AT ANCI5T PEOPLE EXP]I5C$4 ,BUT 9 ! 5D1 ?IS IS NEI!R H]E NOR !RE4 ,! PO9T IS ?AT PRIMITIVE LIFE IS SUP]IOR TO \R [N BECAUSE ITS IMPACT ON ! BIOSPH]E WAS M9IMAL & PEOPLE LIV$ 9 CLOSE CONTACT ) ! NON-HUMAN WORLD2 ?AT IS ! ONLY REASON & ?AT IS SUFFICI5T4 

,PEOPLE :O DO NOT KN[ :AT IT MEANS TO FI<T CANNOT UND]/& VIOL5CE4 ,!Y FE> IT BECAUSE !Y HAVE NEV] EXP]I5C$ IT4 ,ASIDE FROM PO/UR+ & PLAY ACT+1 MO/ AN>*I/S & ACTIVI/S HAVE NEV] EXP]I5C$ VIOL5CE4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY1 ( C\RSE1 ?AT MANY ( !M HAVE NOT BE5 BRUTALIZ$ BY ! POLICE1 ETC4 ,FI<T+ ) AN 5EMY IS NOT ! SAME ?+ AS BE+ RU?LESSLY BEAT5 BY AN ANONYM\S EMPLOYEE :OM Y\ CANNOT /RIKE BACK AGA9/1 OR H>ASS+ RACI/S & IDIOTS 9 ! /REETS4 

,! VIOL5CE ( ! MOB1 ( ! MASSES1 IS A DIFF]5T BEA/ 5TIRELY4 ,IT IS MORE AK9 TO BE+ CRU%$ BY A BL9D /AMP$E ( H]D ANIMALS ?AN ANY?+ ELSE4 ,TRADITIONAL PEOPLE UND]/OOD ! NE$ = RITUAL COMBAT1 = BATTLE 5ACT$ UND] ! /RICTE/ & MO/ SACR$ T]MS3 TO MAKE A SQU>E )9 /AVES ( HAZEL1 TO TIE Y\R /RAP TO A SPE> PLUNG$ 9TO ! DIRT4 

,AMONG ! ANCI5T PEOPLE ( ,SC&9AVIA ! P[] ( ! /ATE WAS WEAK & 9 ! ABS5CE ( A POLICE OR MILIT>Y TO 5=CE ! LAW1 9DIVIDUALS RESORT$ TO RITUAL COMBAT TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS )\T DISRUPT+ ! COMMUNITY AS A :OLE4 ,?IS PRACTICE1 KN[N AS HOLMGANG1 9VOLV$ ! VOLUNT>Y P>TICIPATION ( BO? COMBATANTS & /IPULAT$ ?AT ! S\RCE ( ! CONFLICT MU/ 5D ) ! CONCLUSION ( ! DUEL4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! RULES ( HOLMGANG W]E DESIGN$ TO 5SURE ?AT O!R FAMILY MEMB]S DID NOT GET CAU<T UP 9 ! FEUD4 

,MOREOV]1 HOLMGANG DID NOT REQUIRE ONE ( ! TWO COMBATANTS TO DIE4 ,9 MANY CASES ! DRAW+ ( FIR/ BLOOD WAS CONSID]$ SUFFICI5T TO DET]M9E A VICTOR4 ,UNSURPRIS+LY1 ! PRACTICE ( HOLMGANG WAS \TLAW$ 9 ! E>LY #a#a? C5TURY AS ,*RI/IAN LAW /AMP$ \T PAGAN WAYS ( LIFE & HEGEMONIC P[] GREW 9 ! REGION4 

,EV5 9 SU* CLASSIC WORKS ( AN?ROPOLOGY AS ,/ANLEY ,DIAMOND'S ,9 ,SE>* ( ! ,PRIMITIVE1 WE F9D A PICTURE ( TRADITIONAL LIFE ?AT FULLY EMBRACES VIOL5CE4 ,DIAMOND WRITES1 0! PO9T IS ?AT ! W>S & RITUALS ( PRIMITIVE SOCIETY 7& ! =M] USUALLY HAD ! /YLE ( ! LATT]71 >E QUANTITATIVELY & QUALITATIVELY DI/9CT FROM ! ME*ANIZ$ W>S ( CIVILIZATION40 ,?IS IS TO SAY1 ! TYPE ( VIOL5CE1 ! EXP]I5CE ( ! VIOL5CE1 MAKES AN 5ORM\S DIFF]5CE4 ,AS CRITICS ( CIVILIZATION & TE*NO-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY WE HAVE 9ADEQUATELY ACC\NT$ = ?IS4 ,VIOL5CE & W> >E NOT TO BE FE>$ OR CONDEMN$4 ,IT IS ! NATURE ( ! VIOL5CE ?AT MU/ BE 9T]ROGAT$ & RECONSID]$4 

,! CU/OM ( C\NT+ C\P1 PRACTIC$ BY ! TRIBES ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,PLA9S1 IS AN IMPORTANT HI/ORICAL EXAMPLE TO CITE H]E4 ,TO C\NT C\P MEANS TO DEMON/RATE ONE'S BRAV]Y & C\RAGE BY A*IEV+ A NUMB] ( 9CREAS+LY DIFFICULT FEATS ON ! BATTLEFIELD4 ,AS ,GEORGE ,BIRD ,GR9NELL OBS]V$ AMONG ! ,*EY5NE & ,CR[1 0! BRAVE/ ACT ?AT C\LD BE P]=M$ WAS TO C\NT C\P ON--TO T\* OR /RIKE--A LIV+ UNHURT MAN & TO LEAVE HIM ALIVE0 ,JOE ,M$IC9E ,CR[1 ! LA/ W> *IEF ( ! ,CR[ ,NATION1 A*IEV$ ?IS FEAT A NUMB] ( TIMES AS A SOLDI] DUR+ ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I4 ,AMONG HIS MANY A*IEVEM5TS 9CLUDE DIS>M+ & FI<T+ AN 5EMY (FIC] 9 H&-TO-H& COMBAT1 AS WELL AS /EAL+ #e HORSES FROM A ,G]MAN BATTALION & RID+ (F :ILE S++ ,CR[ W> SONGS4 ,ACCORD+ TO HIS OBITU>Y1 ,M$IC9E ,CR[ FELT W> TO BE 0! F9E/ SPORT 9 ! WORLD40 

,AS ANCI5T PEOPLE UND]/OOD WELL ?R\< !IR W> CULTS & W>RIOR SOCIETIES1 !RE IS TREM5D\S WISDOM & MEAN+ TO BE GA9$ ?R\< VIOL5CE4 ,9 ! FIR/ CASE Y\ LE>N ?AT PA9 IS JU/ ANO!R S5SATION 9 ! BODY1 IT DOES NOT NE$ TO BE FE>$4 ,9 ! SECOND CASE1 TO /& PR\DLY AGA9/ ANO!R1 AN EQUAL1 IS TO TE/ Y\RSELF 9 A WAY ?AT WE HAVE LITTLE ABILITY TO REPLICATE4 ,IT IS A =M ( PHYSICAL RELATION%IP ) ANO!R ?AT IS UNIQUE4 ,Y\ LE>N ?AT Y\ >E /RONG1 ?AT Y\ >E SKILL$4 ,Y\ ALSO LE>N ?AT !RE IS /R5G? 9 ! O!R4 ,?AT SOMETIMES Y\R /R5G? & Y\R SKILL >E 9SUFFICI5T & Y\ /RIVE TO MAKE Y\RSELF /RONG]4 ,Y\ LE>N AB\T ! WORLD1 AB\T ! NATURE ( LIFE1 GR\ND$ 9 ! BODY4 ,MOD]N HUMANITY IS UTT]LY SEP>AT$ FROM ?IS4 ,TO RETURN TO ,DIAMOND3 0W> IS A K9D ( PLAY4 ,NO MATT] :AT ! OCCASION = HO/ILITY1 IT IS P>TICUL>IZ$1 P]SONALIZ$1 RITUALIZ$4 ,CONV]SELY1 CIVILIZATION REPRESSES HO/ILITY 9 ! P>TICUL>1 FAILS TO USE OR /RUCTURE IT1 EV5 D5IES IT40 

,! VIOL5CE ?AT WE EXP]I5CE1 AS MOD]N1 CIVILIZ$ HUMANS1 ?AT WE P]CEIVE >\ND US 9 C\NTLESS WAYS1 BR+S NO?+ BUT TRAUMA4 ,IT IS UTT]LY1 RADICALLY DI/9CT FROM ! VIOL5CE ( ! PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES4 ,IT IS DEP]SONALIZ$1 /]ILE1 & MORE DE/RUCTIVE ON A PREVI\SLY UNIMAG9ABLE SCALE ( MAGNITUDE4 ,9 TE*NO-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY WE EXP]I5CE ! VIOL5CE ( ! POLICE1 ! VIOL5CE ( M5 AGA9/ WOM51 ! DESP]ATE R&OM VIOL5CE ( HUMANS DRIV5 TO MADNESS & HOPELESSNESS1 VIOL5CE AGA9/ M9ORITIES1 VIOL5CE AGA9/ ! POOR1 & MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 NO MATT] :]E WE >E1 ALL >\ND US1 EV]Y S+LE H\R ( EV]Y DAY WE EXP]I5CE UNSPEAKABLE DEGREES ( VIOL5CE AGA9/ ! E>?4 

,MOREOV]1 ! SOLDI] IS NOT ! W>RIOR4 ,! W>RIOR LONGS = MEAN+1 = CONNECTION ) ! COSMOS & HIMSELF4 ,! SOLDI] IS AN AUTOMAT$1 ANONYM\S EMPLOYEE4 ,IT SE>*ES = NO?+4 ,IT KILLS BECAUSE IT HAS BE5 PROGRAMM$ TO KILL4 ,IT HAS NO JOY1 NO SORR[1 NO ?\<T ( :AT IT DOES4 ,:5 SU* EMOTIONS DO OCCUR !Y >E %OV$ DEEP 9TO HIDD5 PLACES 9 ! S\L & :5 !Y BREAK \T !Y CAUSE 9SANITY & HORROR4 ,! VIOL5CE ( ! SOLDI] IS ! VIOL5CE ( ! MA*9E4 ,IT IS A BLOODLESS K9D ( VIOL5CE1 A VIOL5CE ?AT ]ODES ! S\L1 NO MATT] :AT IT DOES TO ! BODY4 ,?OSE PITIFUL BE+S ?AT S]VE AS ! 9/RUM5TS ( ! BRUTALITY ( ! MA*9E UND]/& NO?+1 !Y >E NUMB & 9S5SATE4 ,!Y >E APP5DAGES ( ! ?+ ?AT ANNIHILATES4 ,!Y HAVE NEV] FELT ! *ALL5GE ( FAC+ A FOE :O IS TRA9$ & PREP>$ = !M1 TO BE JO9$ 9 VALOR4 ,!Y EXECUTE4 ,!Y BOMB4 ,!Y MURD]4 ,EXI/5TIALLY1 !Y C\NT = NO?+4 ,!IR LIVES >E NO?+4 

,PEACE IS UND]/OOD AS LITTLE AS BATTLE4 ,PEACE IS NOT SYNONYM\S ) JOY1 NOR ) RI<TE\SNESS1 NOR ) ABUNDANCE4 ,PEACE HAS ONLY EV] BE5 A*IEV$ ?R\< HI/ORY'S GREATE/ ATROCITIES4 ,PEACE HAS ONLY EV] MEANT P[] TO ! VICTOR & MIS]Y & DEGRADATION TO ! VANQUI%$4 ,WE1 9 ! HE>T ( TE*NO-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY1 >E EXP]I5C+ :AT PEACE MEANS4 ,A LIFE DEVOID ( JOY4 ,A /]ILE LIFE4 ,A NON-LIFE4 ,& WORSE /ILL1 IT IS A LIFE MA9TA9$ P]PETUALLY BY ! SLAU<T] ( ?OSE ON ! FR+ES ( \R WORLD4 ,AS ! WORLD-MA*9E CONT9UES TO EXP& \TW>D1 MORE & MORE WILL BE PACIFI$ & BR\<T )9 \R LIFE ( %OPP+ MALLS1 5DLESS HI<WAYS1 OBESITY1 SICKNESS1 DESPAIR4 ,& PEACE WILL REIGN4 ,PEACE1 PEACE1 PEACE4 

,:AT DO WE LONG =8 ,A LIFE ( JOY & PASSION4 ,A LIFE ?AT IS ALIVE1 ?ROBB+ ) BLOOD4 ,A WORLD ?AT PULSES ) VITALITY4 ,DO WE WANT ! ICY PORCELA9 BODIES ( ME*ANIZ$ GODS8 ,OR DO WE WANT LIV+ ANIMAL BODIES ?AT BREAK & HEAL & DECAY & DIE8 ,! LATT] IS ! BODY ?AT IS %AP$ BY VIOL5CE1 BY SUFF]+1 BY H>D%IP4 ,JU/ AS IT IS %AP$ BY JOY1 PLEASURE1 & ROBU/ HEAL?4 ,ANCI5T PEOPLE DID NOT LIVE A LIFE )\T PA94 ,!Y SUFF]$ ACUTELY & !Y EXP]I5C$ JOY ACUTELY4 ,WE EXP]I5CE NEI!R TRULY4 ,:AT W\LD Y\ *OOSE8 ,:O W\LD NOT TRADE ?IS WORLD ( ATOMIC BOMBS1 5VIRONM5TAL ANNIHILATION1 & ME*ANIZ$ DEHUMANIZATION = A WORLD ( PRIMAL W>8 

,BUT LET US BE CLE>3 ! WORLD WE HAVE IS ! WORLD ?AT EXI/S4 ,& WI%+ WILL NOT MAKE IT O!RWISE4 ,MOREOV]1 ! SKILL1 C\RAGE1 & /R5G? ( ! W>RIOR WILL NEV] DEFEAT ! IMP]SONAL ME*ANIZ$ DE/ROY]4 

,9 \R GREATE/ MANIFE/ATIONS & NOBLE/ MOM5TS1 WE >E BEA/S4 ,! MY? ( HUMAN EXCEPTIONALISM HAS POISON$ US TO ! CORE4 ,!RE IS NO?+ WRONG ) BE+ ANIMALS1 9 FACT IT IS A F> GREAT] ?+ ?AN ! FANTASIES ?AT HUMANS TELL !MSELVES AB\T !IR SUPPOS$ SUP]IORITY4 ,ANY?+ GOOD ?AT HAS COME FROM HUMAN ACTION OR ?\<T HAS COME FROM \R ANIMALS NATURE4 ,! EVIL & VIL5ESS WE DO1 CONTR>Y TO RECEIV$ WISDOM1 COMES ! P>T ( US ?AT NO O!R ANIMAL %>ES4 ,TO UND]/& ?IS MEANS TO UND]/& ?AT ! WORLD ( BEA/S 9VOLVES ITS [N K9D ( BRUTALITY4 ,:5 LIONS SLAU<T] HY5A BABIES1 IT IS NOT BECAUSE !Y >E HUNGRY4 ,WE DISLIKE ?IS BECAUSE ( \R HUMAN MORALIZ+4 ,WE EASILY P]CEIVE ?AT 0NATURE1 R$ 9 TOO? & CLAW0 IS NOT ! :OLE /ORY4 ,BUT IT IS AN 9ESCAPABLE P>T ( ! /ORY4 

,! ONLY WAY = HUMANITY TO MAKE ITSELF IMMUNE TO VIOL5CE IS TO ALL[ ! CREATION ( A VA/ AU?ORIT>IAN SY/EM ?AT PROTECTS 9DIVIDUALS FROM P]SONAL VIOL5CE ?R\< ! 5DLESS IMP]SONAL VIOL5CE ( ! /ATE4 ,IF Y\ CAN'T PROTECT Y\RSELF1 Y\ WILL RELY ON SOMEONE ELSE TO PROTECT Y\1 :E!R Y\ REALIZE IT OR NOT1 REG>DLESS ( ! CO/4 ,HUMANITY IS CAPABLE ( RADICALLY LIMIT+ PA9 & SUFF]+4 ,WE CAN LIVE LONG] & LONG]4 ,WE CAN CURE DISEASES4 ,WE CAN CREATE 5LI<T5$ SOCIETIES ) RELATIVELY L[ RATES ( VIOL5CE4 ,ALL ( !SE ?+S COME AT ! CO/ ( ! E>?1 ! ?+S ( ! E>?1 & \R CONNECTION TO ! E>?4 

,POS+ A VISION ( HUMANITY )\T H>D%IP OR SUFF]+ D5IES ! REALITY ( ! WILD WORLD & IT DI/RACTS US FROM :AT IS TRULY IMPORTANT3 NOT ! AVOIDANCE ( PA9 BUT \R UNITY ) ! MYRIAD ?+S & SPIRITS ( ! WORLD4 ,! /R5G? & ! FUTURE ( ! HUMAN RACE LIES ONLY 9 ITS ABILITY TO %[ PROP] REV]5CE TO ! GODS ( ! E>?4 

,! ,CATALOG ( ,HORROR BY ,ABE ,CABR]A 

0,CLIMATE *ANGE SPECIALI/ PR$ICTS HUMAN EXT9CTION 9 #a YE>S0 

0,HUMANITY DRIV+ 'UNPREC$5T$' M>9E EXT9CTION0 

0,>CTIC ICE MELT C\LD TRIGG] UNCONTROLLABLE CLIMATE *ANGE AT GLOBAL LEVEL0 

,ETC4 

,PEOPLE >E NUMB4 ,!Y GET SO MU* BAD NEWS1 ECONOMICALLY1 SOCIALLY1 POLITICALLY1 & 5VIRONM5TALLY1 IT JU/ ROLLS (F ( !M N[4 ,HUMAN BE+S US$ TO BE EQUIPP$ TO H&LE LOTS ( P]SONAL CRISES3 9JURIES1 ANIMAL MAUL+S1 LACK ( FOOD1 TRIBAL_/B& W>F>E444 ,! MO/ SEV]E CRISIS ?AT MOD]N HUMANS 7N[ OV] SEV5 BILLION ( US7 NO LONG] FACE IS ! PA9FULLY HI< 9FANT_/*ILD MORTALITY RATE4 ,9 SOME CULTURES1 *ILDR5 W]5'T EV5 NAM$ UNTIL !Y W]E ( AN AGE :5 !IR *ANCES ( SURVIVAL W]E FAVORABLE4 ,\R H>DW>E IS EQUIPP$ = ?AT SORT ( TRAG$Y3 IT HURTS BUT WE CAN PULL ?R\< IT4 ,BUT ! DEA? ( A PLANET1 ( 5TIRE SPECIES1 REGIONS ( ! ,E>?1 & POT5TIALLY BILLIONS ( PEOPLE8 ,?AT'S PRET]NATURAL1 ?AT'S ! ,KANTIAN SUBLIME4 ,?AT'S ABOVE \R PAY GRADE1 = ! WAGES ( HUMANITY IS ULTIMATELY P]SONAL DEA?4 

,TO ,JESUS1 ?AT PROBLEMATIC PRIMITIVI/ ( FIR/ C5TURY ,PALE/9E1 IS ATTRIBUT$ ! SAY+1 0NO PROPHET IS ACCEPT$ 9 HIS [N C\NTRY40 ,! PROPHETS ( OLD1 LIKE ! CONTEMPOR>Y PROPHETS1 (T5 HAD ONLY BAD NEWS4 ,& NOT JU/ BAD NEWS3 BAD NEWS ?AT CAME D[N TO AN ULTIMATUM3 *ANGE OR ELSE4 ,! PROPHETS ( ! ,HEBREW ,BIBLE 7,ISAIAH1 ,ELIJAH1 ,J]EMIAH1 ,HOSEA1 ETC47 W>N$ ,GOD'S PEOPLE ?AT !Y HAD TO TURN AWAY FROM 9JU/ICE & EMBRACE ! ,LORD'S WAYS4 OR ! ,LORD W\LD /OP FI<T+ !IR BATTLES = !M & !Y W\LD 5D UP CAPTIVES 9 A F>AWAY L&4 ,!IR CITIES W\LD BE LEVEL$1 & !IR WIVES W\LD BE MADE WID[S & !IR *ILDR5 ORPHANS1 & SO ON & SO =?4 ,JU/ LIKE TODAY1 PEOPLE DIDN'T LIKE ! PROPHETS3 SOME W]E /ON$ TO DEA?1 O!RS W]E SAW$ 9 HALF1 O!RS FAC$ GREAT H>D%IP ON ! RUN 9 DES]T PLACES4 

,?AT GREAT 5VOY ( ,GOD 9 ! ,*RI/IAN ,BIBLE1 ,JESUS1 ALSO TAU<T PEOPLE TO TURN FROM !IR WAYS1 & GAVE ! SAME ULTIMATUM4 ,9 ?IS CASE1 ,JESUS W>N$ ( ! ,ROMANS COM+ & DE/ROY+ ,GOD'S TEMPLE1 SACK+ ,J]USALEM1 & CA/+ ,GOD'S PEOPLE ONCE AGA9 TO ! W9DS4 ,! FIR/ FOLL[]S ( ,JESUS AFT] HIS CRUCIFIXION ?\<T ?AT HIS SECOND COM+ WAS JU/ >\ND ! CORN]4 ,?IS EV5 HAD ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS1 AS ,PAUL PROCLAIM$ 9 HIS ,EPI/LE TO ! ,ROMANS3 

0,= ! E>NE/ EXPECTATION ( ! CREATURE WAITE? = ! MANIFE/ATION ( ! SONS ( ,GOD4 ,= ! CREATURE WAS MADE SUBJECT TO VANITY1 NOT WILL+LY1 BUT BY REASON ( HIM :O HA? SUBJECT$ ! SAME 9 HOPE1 ,BECAUSE ! CREATURE ITSELF ALSO %ALL BE DELIV]$ FROM ! BONDAGE ( CORRUPTION 9TO ! GLORI\S LIB]TY ( ! *ILDR5 ( ,GOD4 ,= WE KN[ ?AT ! :OLE CREATION GROANE? & TRAVAILE? 9 PA9 TOGE!R UNTIL N[40 

,! FAM\S LA/ BOOK ( ! ,BIBLE1 ,! ,APOCALYPSE1 %[S ! MEEK MAN ( ,NAZ>E? RETURN+ TO JUDGE ! WICK$ WORLD BY FIRE4 

,BUT ! ES*ATOLOGICAL MESSAGE ( ,JESUS WAS QUICKLY CO-OPT$ TO MAKE IT FRI5DLY TO IMP]IAL AIMS4 ,)9 A FEW C5TURIES1 IT WAS RE-TOOL$ & WEAPOIZ$ TO CREATE ! (FICIAL IDEOLOGY ( ! WEAL?Y & P[]FUL1 ) ILLU/RI\S *UR*ES & 0,JESUS ,*RI/ ,CONQU]S0 5GRAV$ ON BATTLE %IELDS4 ,! COM+ ( ! 5D TIMES ?AT ,JESUS PROCLAIM$ ONLY S]V$ AS A BATT]+ RAM TO CONQU] ! RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,IF ?IS C\LD BE DONE ) ! BOOK & ! ,CROSS1 SO MU* ! BETT]4 ,IF ?AT DIDN'T WORK1 !RE WAS ALWAYS ! SWORD & ! TOR*4 ,! SAME ATTITUDE 7M9US ! CROSS7 WAS TAK5 UP BY SOME UP/>TS FROM ! ,>ABIAN P59SULA 9 ! SEV5? C5TURY :O ALSO WEAPONIZ$ ,GOD'S WORD ( JUDGM5T & M]CY 7= ?OSE :O REP5T7 & :O MADE CONQUE/ A SACR$ DUTY4 

,FA/ =W>D ?R\< ! C5TURIES1 & WE WILL SEE A :OLE LITANY ( NAMES ( ?OSE :O RAIL$ AGA9/ ! WORLDL9ESS ( :AT ,*RI/IANITY HAD BECOME3 ! ,GNO/ICS1 ! ,MANI*EANS1 ! ,BOGOMILS1 ! ,ALBIG5SIANS1 ! ,SPIRITUAL ,FRANCISCANS1 ! ,JANS5I/S1 ! ,DIGG]S1 ! ,PURITANS1 ! ,%AK]S1 ETC4 ETC4 ,9 ! SPIRIT ( ! ORIG9AL PROPHETS1 !SE GR\PS BELIEV$ ?AT ! WORLD WAS EVIL & DOOM$1 & !Y %\T$ !IR MESSAGE FROM ! RO(TOPS4 ,& LIKE ! PROPHETS1 !Y W]E P]SECUT$1 BECAUSE PEOPLE /ILL DIDN'T LIKE HE>+ BAD NEWS4 

,?IS COSMIC 9DIGNATION PASS$ FROM BELIEF 9TO UNBELIEF1 FIR/ NOTABLY ) ,?OMAS ,MAL?US & HIS !ORY ( POPULATION1 & !N1 9 ! POPUL> IMAG9ATION1 TO ,K>L ,M>X & HIS !ORY ( REVOLUTION4 ,A DISPUT$ DOCTR9E )9 ,M>XISM IS ! IMMIS]ATION ( ! PROLET>IAT1 ?AT IS1 AS ! PRODUCTIVE =CES UND] CAPITALISM DEVELOP1 ! CONDITIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS MU/ GR[ WORSE4 ,ALONG ) ?IS IS ! !ORY ( ECONOMIC CRISIS1 :I* LEADS 9EVITABLY TO SOCIAL CONFLICT & W>4 ,SOME ( ! MO/ BRILLIANT M9DS ( !IR TIME W]E 9 & >\ND ! L>GE/ ,M>XI/ P>TY 9 ! WORLD AT ! TURN ( ! #b? C5TURY1 ! ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY4 ,ONE ( ITS MO/ FAM$ PROPHETS1 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG1 ISSU$ A MOD]N V>IATION ( ! ULTIMATUM ( OLD3 0,SOCIALISM OR B>B>ISM60 ,YET ?IS P>TY1 LIKE ! NASC5T ,*RI/IAN *UR* BE=E IT1 R5\NC$ & RETOOL$ ! MESSAGE ( CRISIS & KILL$ ITS [N PROPHETS 79CLUD+ ,LUXEMBURG74 ,9 ! MEANTIME1 FUR!R EA/1 ,RUSSIA W\LD TAKE UP ! BANN] ( ,M>XISM1 FI<T A BLOODY CIVIL W> TO DEF5D IT1 & USE AN IDEOLOGY BAS$ ON SOCIAL COLLAPSE TO CREATE ITS [N BLOODY FUNDAM5TALI/ REGIME4 ,ALL ( ?IS ) ! B5EFIT ( MOD]N MA*9]Y 7TO P>APHRASE ,L591 SAVAG]Y PLUS ELECTRICITY74 

,& WE C\LD GO ON3 FASCISM 9 ,ITALY1 ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM 9 ,G]MANY1 AN>*ISM 9 ,SPA91 ALL ! WAY UP TO ! 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5T & ! MOD]N DAY ,CASS&RAS ( ! SCI5TIFIC COMMUNITY4 ,! PO9T ( BR++ ALL ( ?IS UP IS :AT ,I /AT$ AT ! BEG9N+ ( ?IS ESSAY3 HUMAN BE+S >E ILL-EQUIPP$ TO DEAL ) SOCIAL & 5VIRONM5TAL CRISES4 ,?AT IS :Y COLLAPSE HAPP5S4 ,& CIT+ ALL ( ! HI/ORICAL EXAMPLES %[S ?AT ! PROBLEM1 ALONG ) ! UND]/&+ ( ! PROBLEM1 IS NOT NEW4 ,HUMANS SEEM TO NE$ SOME SORT ( M$IAT+ N>RATIVE OR MY? ?R\< :I* TO VIEW ?IS PROBLEM3 ,GOD1 S91 JUDGM5T1 SCI5CE1 HUMAN NATURE4 JU/ TO NAME A FEW4 ,!SE N>RATIVES ALL[ !M TO GRASP ! PROBLEM1 BUT ?R\< A GLASS1 D>KLY4 ,!Y SMA% PROBLEMS D[N TO A HUMAN SIZE SO ?AT !Y CAN DIGE/ !M1 & EV5 0DO SOME?+0 AB\T !M1 BUT 9 ! PROCESS !Y ALSO DI/ORT !M4 ,AT BE/1 !Y >E WELL-DRAWN MAPS = AN UNRULY & UNEXPLOR$ T]RITORY4 

,! FUNDAM5TAL MISUND]/&+ H]E IS EPI/EMOLOGICAL4 ,H]E ,I MU/ SPELL IT \T CLE>LY LE/ PEOPLE NOT GET ! PO9T3 

,UND]/&+ GIVES ! ILLUSION ( CONTROL4 

,! FUNDAM5TAL DOCTR9E ( ! MOD]N M9D IS ?AT IF ONE HAS ALL ( ! 9=MATION !RE IS TO KN[ AB\T SOME?+1 ONE CAN HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OV] IT4 ,&1 CONV]SELY1 IF ONE ACTS ) UND]/&+1 ! RI<T \TCOME ALWAYS OCCURS4 ,ALL KN[L$GE ?AT DOESN'T GIVE CONTROL1 ?AT DOESN'T %[ H[ TO UTILIZE ONE'S MEANS TO OBTA9 ! BE/ \TCOME1 IS NOT KN[L$GE WOR?Y ( ! NAME4 

,! CATEGORICAL IMP]ATIVE IS SIMPLE 9 ?IS CASE3 GIVE PEOPLE ! 9=MATION1 ALL ! 9=MATION1 & !Y WILL ACT ON IT4 ,?IS IS :AT BIR!D ! ,GRE5 ,MOVEM5T1 AN>*I/ OR NOT4 ,%[ ! PEOPLE H[ MU* ! 5VIRONM5T IS HURT+1 H[ MU* CIVILIZATION HURTS PEOPLE1 H[ AWFUL CIVILIZ$ LIFE IS1 & !Y WILL WAKE UP & OPPOSE IT4 ,IDEOLOGUES CITE TR5DS SU* AS 9CREAS$ RECYCL+1 EMISSIONS REGULATIONS1 ELECTRIC C>S1 & ! LIKE1 AS EXAMPLES ?AT ?IS APPROA* WORKS4 ,JU/ A FEW MORE CAMPAIGNS TO 5LI<T5 & 9=M1 & MAYBE1 JU/ MAYBE1 WE'LL SAVE ! ,E>? & DE/ROY CIVILIZATION4 ,JU/ ONE MORE ISSUE ( ! ,CATALOG ( ,HORRORS WILL F9ALLY GET PEOPLE TO RISE UP1 NEV] M9D ?AT ?IS TACTIC SEEMS TO DATE FROM ! DAWN ( CIVILIZATION ITSELF4 

,I DON'T COMPLETELY BLAME ! AV]AGE P]SON = GO+ AB\T !IR DAY :ILE ! WORLD FALLS DEEP] & DEEP] 9TO 5VIRONM5TAL CRISIS4 ,BUT ,I DON'T LET !M (F ! HOOK EI!R4 ,! LEFTI/ WANTS TO HAVE ?+S BO? WAYS3 HE OR %E WANTS TO PLACE ALL P[] 9 0! ,PEOPLE10 YET BLAME ALL ILLS ON A T9Y M9ORITY ?AT ! ,PEOPLE C\LD EASILY DEFEAT4 ,:I* ONE IS IT !N8 ,C\LD IT BE ?AT PEOPLE >5'T ! KN[L$GE MA*9ES ?AT MOD]N ACTIVISM EXPECTS !M TO BE1 ?AT !Y JU/ WANT TO GET ?R\< ! DAY & NOT BE BO!R$ ) QUE/IONS ABOVE !IR PAYGRADE8 ,C\LD IT BE ?AT NOT EV]YONE CAN BE BITT5 ) ! BUG ( CONC]N = ! ,FUTURE1 ?AT SU* A PREOCCUPATION IS BY NO MEANS UNIV]SAL8 ,C\LD IT BE ?AT EV5 ?OSE :O >E DRIV5 TO MAKE A BETT] ,FUTURE = !IR *ILDR5 HAVE ONLY A DIM & P>TIAL CONCEPTION ( :AT ?AT C\LD POSSIBLY LOOK LIKE8 

,I DO NOT FAULT ?OSE ) ! PROPHETIC IMPULSE1 ?AT ANIMAL HIDE-WE>+ F]AL ?IR/ = JU/ICE ?AT ROAMS >\ND ! $GES ( SOCIETY4 ,I %>E ?IS IMPULSE1 BUT ,I HAVE LONG CEAS$ TO WANT TO PREA* TO PEOPLE TO REP5T & TURN FROM !IR EVIL WAYS4 ,EV5 IF ! PROPHET'S VOICE CRY+ \T 9 ! WILD]NESS IS ONLY CRY+ TO ITSELF1 LET ! VOICE CRY ANYWAY4 ,LET ! PROPHETS RISE UP1 EV5 IF ONLY = V5GEANCE1 AS IT IS WRITT53 

0,TAKE ! PROPHETS ( ,BAAL2 LET NOT ONE ( !M ESCAPE4 ,& !Y TOOK !M3 & ,ELIJAH BR\<T !M D[N TO ! BROOK ,KI%ON1 & SLEW !M !RE40 

,REVOLUTION>Y ,DISSONANCE3 ,:Y ,ECO-,EXTREMISM ,MATT]S = ,?OSE ,:O ,MO/ ,HATE ,IT BY ,BELLAMY ,FITZPATRICK 

0.<444.> WE NO LONG] TAKE ! POSITION ( BE+ 'DEF5D]S' ( WILD NATURE1 NOR ?AT ( 'ANTICIVILIZATION1' 'PRIMITIVI/S1' NOR ANY ( ! O!R T]MS ?AT Y\ HAVE HE>D APPLI$ TO US4 ,WE HAVE POSITION$ \RSELVES AS ! 5EMY ( ! HUMAN BE+ .<444.>0 

@9#b#i? ,COMMUNIQUE ( ,9DIVIDUALI/S ,T5D+ ,T[>D ! ,WILD 

0,LIKE ANY O!R DELUD$1 SOCIOPA?IC TYRANT1 !SE 9DIVIDUALS HAVE DECL>$ !MSELVES ABOVE REPROA*1 CRITIQUE1 REASON1 OR ACC\NTABILITY4 ,!Y HAVE APPO9T$ !MSELVES JUDGE1 JURY1 & EXECUTION] .<444.> ,AS ABSOLUTI/ AU?ORIT>IANS1 .<444.> !Y ?9K & ACT LIKE ! ,/ATE40 

@9,SCOTT ,CAMPBELL1 0,!RE'S ,NO?+ ,AN>*I/ ,AB\T ,ECO-,FASCISM0 

,ONE'S TAKE ON ,ECO-,EXTREMISM--! MILITANT ANTI-SOCIAL & ANTI-TE*NOLOGICAL T5D5CY EMBODI$ BY SU* GR\PS AS ,I,T,S 7USUALLY R5D]$ 9 ,5GLI% AS 0,9DIVIDUALI/S ,T5D+ T[>D ! ,WILD07 & ! N[-DISSOLV$ ,R,S 70,WILD ,REACTION07-- HAS BECOME SOME?+ ( A LITMUS TE/ 9 ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN RADICAL MILIEU4 ,IT IS A SAD SYMPTOM ( ADH]5CE TO ! PRES5T TE*NOLOGICAL 9FRA/RUCTURE ?AT F> TOO MU* !ORETICAL POSITION+--& PO/UR+--TAKES ! =M ( +E/+ A FEW M$IA BITS ON PEOPLE WE HAVE NEV] MET :O >E DO+ ?+S 9 PLACES WE HAVE NEV] BE5 & SUBSEQU5TLY SOLEMNLY ASSIGN+ !M \R SELF-IMPORTANT ?UMBS-UP OR -D[N = ALL TO SEE4 

,\R DISC\RSE & ?9K+ CAN BE MU* MORE SUBTLE ?AN ?IS DUALI/IC TRUMPET+3 :Y NOT ASK1 ,:AT CAN WE LE>N FROM ?IS8 ,H[ DOES ITS PRES5CE REFLECT ON US81 REG>DLESS ( :E!R ONE HAS AFF9ITY OR PROJECTUAL RESONANCE ) IT8 

0,*OOS+ ,SIDES03 ,TO ,CONDEMN ! ,WRONGDO] & ! ,NON-,CONDEMN] ,ALIKE 

,! ,ECO-,EXTREMI/S' 7,E,ES'7 APPROA* ( 09DISCRIM9ATE ATTACK0--?AT IS1 ! COMMITM5T ( VIOL5T ACTIONS ?AT S]I\SLY RISK H>M+ NOT ONLY !IR 9T5D$ T>GET7S7 BUT ALSO ANY PASS]SBY--HAS MADE ! ,E,ES 9FAM\S & BR\<T !M WIDESPREAD CONDEMNATION4 ,UND\BT$LY AMPLIFY+ !IR ODI\SNESS = !IR CRITICS IS ! FREQU5TLY BRAGGADOCIO-FILL$ & MOCK+ RHETORIC ( !IR COMMUNIQUES1 :I* HAVE MORE ?AN ONCE HI<LI<T$ !IR CONTEMPT = HUMANS AT L>GE1 :O >E 9 !IR EYES ALL TO SOME DEGREE COMPLICIT ) ! DE/RUCTION ( :AT !Y T]M 0,WILD ,NATURE04.<#a.> ,9CREAS+LY S9CE !IR 9CEPTION1 ! ,E,ES HAVE MOV$ AWAY FROM !IR BEG9N+S AS A SORT ( FR+E SPL9T] ( ANTI-CIVILIZATION AN>*ISM /ILL 9T]E/$ 9 A PROJECT ( LIB]ATION1 & T[>D A !OLOGICAL_/SPIRITUAL W> ON HUMANITY ?AT !Y ID5TIFY AS AN EXT5SION ( HI/ORICAL 9DIG5\S ,MESOAM]ICAN /RUGGLE AGA9/ COLONIZATION4 ,BEG9N+ 9 #bab & ESPECIALLY 9 ! PA/ FEW YE>S1 !Y HAVE ESP\S$ A JE]+ HO/ILITY TO AN>*I/S & NE>LY ANY AN>*I/ IDEAS1 9CLUD+ NOTIONS ( LIB]ATION & O!RS !Y !MSELVES =M]LY HELD4.<#b.> 

,AT ! TIME ( WRIT+ ?IS PIECE1 ! MO/ REC5T ACTIONS ( SOME ,E,ES HAVE REA*$ !IR MISAN?ROPIC Z5I?3 ! KILL+ ( A HIK+ C\PLE1 SIMPLY BECAUSE !IR PRES5CE 9 0SEMI-VIRG9 NATURE0 WAS AN (F5SE1 & ! KILL+ ( AN 9TOXICAT$ WOMAN ON ! /REET BECAUSE %E WAS1 9 !IR WORDS1 0,ONLY ANO!R MASS ( FLE% MORE1 ONLY ANO!R ACCURS$ HUMAN :O DES]V$ TO DIE40 ,I,T,S1 ! SECT ( ,E,E CLAIM+ RESPONSIBILITY = ! KILL+S1 HAS 9DICAT$ 9 WORD & DE$ A DECISIVE TURN T[>D BE+ ! SELF-/YL$ 5EMIES ( ALL HUMAN BE+S1 :OM !Y SEE AS IRR$EEMABLE & COMP>E TO A VIRUS 9FECT+ ! ,E>?1 WOR?LESS TO ANY?+ BUT ITSELF & FIT ONLY = DE/RUCTION4.<#c.> 

,CORRESPOND+LY1 ! CONDEMNATIONS ( ,E,E BY PROM95T VOICES 9 ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ MILIEUX HAVE UPTICK$1 W&]+ 9TO CONFUSION & 9COH]5CE 9 SOME CASES HI<LI<T$ H]E4 

,?AT SELF-DESCRIB$ 0DIGITAL COMMUNITY C5T]0 ( 0REVOLUTION>Y ?\<T & ACTION0.<#d.> KN[N AS ,IT'S ,GO+ ,D[N REC5TLY RAN AN >TICLE LABEL+ ,E,E AS 0,ECO-,FASCISM0 9 ! TITLE &1 LAT]1 AS UN- ADJECTIVALIZ$ FASCISM 9 ! LA/ S5T5CE ( ! >TICLE4 ,BESIDES !SE TWO M5TIONS1 NO:]E ELSE 9 ! >TICLE IS !RE ANY DISCUSSION ( FASCISM1 ANY DEF9ITION ( IT1 OR ANY EXPLANATION :ATSOEV] ( H[ IT RELATES TO ,E,E4.<#e.> ,IF ! READ] IS TR\BL$ BY :AT SEEMS TO BE SN>L WORDS 9 ! PLACE ( ANALYSIS ON ,I,G,D'S P>T1 !Y >E ASSUR$ ?AT IT IS BE/ NOT TO ?9K AB\T IT TOO H>D1 AS AT ! PIECE'S CLIMAX IT IS PI\SLY DECL>$1 0,IT IS ! PEAK ( COLONIAL1 RACI/ >ROGANCE ?AT ?OSE FROM ! SAFETY ( !IR ,U4,S4 OR ,EUROPEAN HOMES FEEL COM=TABLE DEBAT+ ! F9] PO9TS ( AN IDEOLOGY ?AT AM\NTS TO BR[N PEOPLE KILL+ O!R BR[N PEOPLE40--A BIZ>RE PRESCRIPTION ?AT W\LD MORALLY PRECLUDE ONE FROM ANALYZ+1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 A HUGE SWA! ( ! WORLD'S NATION-/ATES & !IR DISCONT5TS4 ,?R\< IGNORANCE & HUMILITY COMES VIRTUE1 APP>5TLY--& REVOLUTION WORKS ITS WAY 9 !RE SOMEH[1 ,I IMAG9E1 IF WE JU/ REFUSE ?\<T SUFFICI5TLY4 ,CORRESPOND+LY1 !Y CONDEMN ,LITTLE ,BLACK ,C>T1 AMONG O!RS1 = ! PUBLICATION ( ,ATASSA1 A J\RNAL DISCUSS+ ,E,E4 ,ONE IS LEFT TO ASSUME ?AT ,I,G,D !MSELVES >E EXEMPT$ FROM !IR ANA!MA ( 0COLONIAL1 RACI/ >ROGANCE0 :5 !Y REPEAT$LY & EXCIT$LY DISCUSS ! HAPP5+S 9 ,ROJAVA BECAUSE !IR COV]AGE DOES NOT QUITE AM\NT TO 0DEBAT+ ! F9] PO9TS0 ( ! MATT]4 

,9 A SIMIL> VE91 ,AN>*Y ,RADIO HAS FEATUR$ ,E,E AS A T>GET ( ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN'S HABIT ( NE>-WEEKLY D5UNCIATIONS ( 5EMIES1 & HE FULM9AT$ 9 A REC5T EPISODE ?AT 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! PUBLICATION ( ,ATASSA WAS 0A NEW L[0 = ?IS AU?OR & HIS PODCA/+ COHORT4.<#f.> ,& EV5 BE=E ! REC5T KILL+S1 ! SELFDESCRIB$ $ITOR-9-*IEF ( ,BLACK ,& ,GRE5 ,REVIEW PUBLICLY WI%$ DEA? ON ! ,E,ES4.<#g.> ,BO? HAVE FOLL[$ SUIT 9 9EXPLICABLY EMPLOY+ ! 0FASCI/0 EPI!T1 ) SIMIL> 9COH]5CE4 ,9 ACCORDANCE ) ! SLOGAN ( ,IT'S ,GO+ ,D[N1 ! ATMOSPH]E IS CLE>LY ONE ( 0,*OOS+ ,SIDES01 :]E9 ANY?+ %ORT ( OV]T MORAL CONDEMNATION IS SE5 AS 9SIDI\S COMPLICITY4 ,JACCUSE4446 

,NEI!R ,APOPLEXY ,NOR ,*E]LEAD+3 ,ANO!R ,TAKE ON ,ECO-,EXTREMISM 

,:AT IS ]AS$ COMPLETELY AS A POSSIBILITY BY ?IS FR5ETIC B9>Y APPROA* IS TO SIMPLY TRY TO UND]/& ! T5D5CY1 CONTEXTUALIZE :AT IS OCCURR+1 & REFLECT ON H[ ,E,E IS ! (FSPR+ ( EXTANT RADICAL T5D5CIES--9CLUD+1 P]HAPS UNCOM=TABLY1 ONE'S [N4 

,9 SEEM+LY ! MO/ UNPOPUL> POSITION ( ALL1 ,I HAVE NO MORAL OPPOSITION TO POLITICAL VIOL5CE2 9/EAD1 ,I AM DEEPLY DUBI\S AB\T ITS VIABILITY GIV5 ! HI/ORICAL RECORD4 ,REVOLUTIONS HAVE ALWAYS BE5 M]E RECON/ITUTIONS ( CIVILIZATIONS1 & !Y HAVE FAIL$ TO DELIV] 9 EV5 ! MO/ PROMIS+ MOM5TS3 9 ,HAITI 7!N ! COLONY ( ,SA9T-,DOM+UE7 #a#g#i#a1 :5 HUGE NUMB]S ( ,AFRICAN *ATTEL SLAVES ROSE UP AS P>T ( A PAT*WORK REVOLUTION>Y >MY ?AT1 9CR$IBLY1 F\<T (F ! >MIES ( ,5GL&1 ,FRANCE1 & ,SPA91 A VICTORI\S NEW ,HAITIAN REGIME IMM$IATELY BECAME A NEW ELITE ) A NEW ,/ATE & A NEW SLAV]Y.<#h.>2 9 #a#i?-C5TURY ,5GL&1 :5 ! L& & ! V]Y FABRIC ( EXP]I5CE W]E BE+ MUTILAT$ = ! FIR/ TIME BY 9DU/RIALIZATION1 NO WIDESPREAD UPRIS+ MANIFE/$1 DESPITE RUMBL+S ( ONE4.<#i.> ,SIMIL>LY1 ASSASS9ATIONS CAN FELL P>TICUL> FOES AT P>TICUL> MOM5TS2 BUT !Y FAIL TO DAMAGE1 & MAY 9 SOME CASES EV5 /R5G!N1 ! REIFI$ SOCIAL ROLES OCCUPI$ BY !IR T>GETS1 MANY ( :OM >E EASILY REPLAC$4 ,POLITICAL VIOL5CE T5DS T[>D ! CONT9UATION ( POLITICS-AS-USUAL BY O!R MEANS4 

,! ,E,ES1 9 SPITE ( !IR EXTREME ACTIONS1 APPE> TO ESS5TIALLY AGREE ) MY ABOVE ANALYSIS3 !Y HAVE DISMISS$ REVOLUTION 9 ! /RONGE/ T]MS1 &1 DESPITE !IR EF=TS AT ! ASSASS9ATIONS ( SPECIALI/S1 !Y HAVE REPEAT$LY 9SI/$ ON !IR DISBELIEF 9 ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( !IR [N ACTIONS 9 CREAT+ SIGNIFICANT *ANGE 9 ! WORLD4 ,!IR ACTIONS ?US CON/ITUTE AN ODD1 SELF-CONSCI\S P]=MATIVE CONTRADICTION3 IT IS USELESS TO ATTACK1 YET WE SEE NO OPTION BUT TO AT- TACK--WE SEE NO OPTION BUT ! EMBRACE ( VIOL5T FUTILITY4 

,GRANT$1 AN URGE TO DE/ROY IS EM95TLY UND]/&ABLE :5 ONE LOOKS UNFL9*+LY AT \R %>$ WORLD4 ,= MANY1 MU* ( ! TIME1 LIFE SEEMS A WA/EL&4 ,BEAUTIFUL1 9IMITABLE LIFE=MS >E DISAPPE>+ AT A RATE ONE ?\S& TIMES FA/] ?AN AV]AGE1 EA* ONE GONE =EV]4.<#a.> ,FROM AN ECOLOGICAL1 ANTI-HUMANI/ P]SPECTIVE1 ! TRUE/ PROGRESS ( CIVILIZATIONS HAS BE5 !IR 9CREAS$ PACE ( D5UD+ ! BIOSPH]E & !IR R$UCTION ( ! HUMAN BE+ FROM A CREATURE ?AT 9T]FACES ) ! NONHUMAN WORLD AS K9 TO ONE 9CREAS+LY DEP5D5T ON & FAMILI> ONLY ) TE*NOLOGICAL PROS!SES4 ,&1 MO/ PA9FULLY IRONIC ( ALL1 & :I* ! ,E,ES HAVE NEV] TIR$ ( PO9T+ \T1 ?IS CRISIS IS A PRODUCT ( MASS SUBMISSION4 ,9 A COMMUNIQUE1 ! ,E,ES QUOTE APPROV+LY ! WORDS ( AN>*I/ PRISON] ,KEV9 ,G>RIDO3 

0.<4449.> HUMANITY ,I F9D ! MO/ CIVILIZ$ T>GET 7MYSELF 9CLUD$74 ,!SE >E ! ONES CL++ TO PROGRESS & :O DEVOTE !MSELVES TO DE/ROY+ ! UNTAM$1 ALL = ! FIL?Y & DISGU/+ PLA/IC CALL$ MONEY40.<#a#a.> 

,:5 ,I FIR/ READ ! ABOVE PASSAGE1 ,I WAS IMM$IATELY REM9D$ ( SIMIL> S5TIM5TS FROM E>LY #b?-C5TURY 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/S LIKE ,R5ZO ,NOVATORE & ,BRUNO ,FILIPPI1 :O MADE OBVI\S !IR CONTEMPT = :AT !Y SAW AS A VOLUNT>ILY SUBMISSIVE PROLET>IAT4 ,= BO? ! 9DIVIDUALI/S & ! ,E,ES1 !RE IS ! FI]CE/ POSSIBLE REFUSAL TO VICTIMIZE PEOPLE & TO 9/EAD 9SI/ ON SEE+ !M AS COMPLICIT 9 \R CRISIS1 :E!R AS ,>- 5DT'S ,EI*MANNS1 BUREAUCRATS & TE*NICIANS :O >E R\T9ELY REW>D$ = !IR SMALL ROLES 9 UNLEA%+ ! NEXT HORROR ON ! WORLD1 OR SIMPLY AS SLAVES TOO TIR$1 FRAGM5T$1 & UNIMAG9ATIVE TO DO ANY?+ BUT KEEP !IR HEADS D[N & %UFFLE ALONG4 ,! MAJOR DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! TWO IS ?AT = ,NOVATORE1 ,FILIPPI1 & O!RS1 CONTEMPT = ! MAJORITY ( HUMANS & FANTA/ICALLY VIOL5T ACTIONS W]E ADJUNCTS OR +R$I5TS TO A PROJECT ( 9DIVIDUAL & SMALL-GR\P LIB]ATION1 NOT AN 5D 9 !MSELVES4 ,MOREOV]1 ! 9DIVIDUALI/S HAD A FI]CE RESPECT & LOVE = ?OSE :O REFUS$ SUBMISSION & *OSE FRE$OM4 ,BUT = ! ,E,ES1 SU* HATR$ ( MO/ HUMAN BEHAVIOR1 & ITS EXPLOSIVE V5T+1 BECOMES PRAXIS UNTO ITSELF1 SEEM+LY BECAUSE !Y SEE NO O!R OPTIONS & REFUSE ! POSSIBILITY OR DESIRABILITY ( LIB]ATION4 

,9DE$1 ! ?OR\<GO+ ANTICIVILIZATION ANALYSIS.<#a#b.> CAN V]Y EASILY BECOME P>ALYTIC4 ,:AT DOES ONE DO AB\T ! 5ORM\S & FUNDAM5TAL CAUSES ( \R CRISIS--MASS DISPOSSESSION1 AGRICULTURE AS SUBSI/5CE1 & REIFICATION--& :AT DOES ONE FUR!RMORE DO AB\T ! GL>+ FACT ?AT ! VA/ MAJORITY ( CIVILIZATION'S SLAVES >E & ALWAYS HAVE BE5 LEAGUES AWAY FROM %>+ ONE'S ANTICIVILIZATION P]SPECTIVE8 ,9 HOLD+ AN ANTI-CIVILIZATION CRITIQUE1 !RE CAN BE AN OV]:ELM+ FEEL+ ( FAC+ AN 9V9CIBLE1 IMMORTAL1 & AB/RACT 5EMY2 & ?US IT IS ?AT SO MANY ANSW] ,:AT IS TO BE DONE8 BY LAPS+ 9TO A PASSIVE /ANCE ( HOP+ = DELIV]ANCE BY CATA/ROPHE1 OR EV5 9TO ABJECT DEFEATISM4 ,LIV+ DAY AFT] DAY 9 A BLEAK SLAV]Y :ILE BE+ ACUTELY AW>E ( IT 5TAILS AN UNBE>ABLE T5SION1 & IT IS EM95TLY UND]/&ABLE1 H[EV] MI/AK51 ?AT ONE MI<T BREAK ?AT T5SION BY DECL>+ W> ON ! WORLD AT L>GE4 

,AJAJEMA'S ,HOLY ,W>RIORS3 ,ECO-,EXTREMISM AS ,REVOLUTION>Y ,!OLOGY 

,9 DO+ SO N[ AT ! HI<E/ LEVEL--BY MURD]+ SEEM+LY ANY HUMAN & DECL>+ !M CULPABLE & DES]V+ ( SU* A DEA?--! ,E,ES HAVE EFFECTIVELY COMPLET$ !IR A=EM5TION$ SIX-YE> PASSAGE FROM A PRAXIS ( LIB]ATION TO ONE ?OR\<LY P>TAK+ ( !OLOGY1 AS HAS EV5 BE5 OBS]V$ 9 A V]Y DIFF]5T VAL5CE BY ONE ( ! $ITORS ( ,ATASSA4.<#a#c.> ,!IR !OLOGY MANIFE/S 9 AT LEA/ TWO !MES ?AT HAVE BE5 REPEAT$ ACROSS A DIV]SITY ( ,E,E COMMUNIQUES3 ?AT !Y DO NOT AIM TO CONV9CE OR JU/IFY !MSELVES TO ANYONE1 & ?AT !Y HAVE NO HOPE ( SIGNIFICANTLY *ANG+ ! WORLD ?R\< !IR ACTIONS4 

,:ILE ! L>GE VOLUME ( L5G?Y COMMUNIQUES MAKES ! ,E,ES' CLAIM ( BE+ 5TIRELY UN9T]E/$ 9 JU/IFY+ !MSELVES OR CONV9C+ ANYONE RA!R DIFFICULT TO SWALL[ 7AS ,I WILL EXP& UPON 9 A MOM5T71 ! ,E,ES CAN SURELY NOT BE ACCUS$ ( ATTEMPT+ TO POLITICIZE ! EV]YP]SON ) PASSAGES LIKE ?IS ONE3 0,LET IT BE KN[N1 WE HAVE 9VOK$ ! ACCURS$ SPIRIT ( ! ,KAWESQ>1 ,AJAJEMA .<444.> ,IT AWOKE FURI\S & FULL ( HATE = :AT ! MOD]N HUMAN HAS DONE TO ! ,E>? .<444.> ,IT HAS :ISP]$ 9 \R E> ?AT HUMANS DES]VE DEA? = (F5D+ ! WILD ) EV]Y BREA?4 ,WE RESPOND ?AT WE FEEL ! SAME WAY4 .<444.> ,! HYP]-CIVILIZ$ HUMAN RACE IS BEYOND HELP1 IT CANNOT BE SAV$4 ,JOY BUR/S \R HE>TS EA* TIME WILD NATURE MANIFE/S ITSELF AGA9/ CIVILIZATION ) F]OCI\S NATURAL DISA/]S .<444.> ,& IF TOMORR[ WE >E ! ONES :O >E DE/ROY$ BECAUSE ( ! WILD1 KN[ ?AT WE WILL SUCCUMB ) GREAT SATISFACTION40.<#a#d.> 

,DESPITE !IR MANY REF]5CES TO EGOI/ & NIHILI/ /R&S ( AN>*ISM1 9CLUD+ QUITE REC5T ONES CONCURR5T ) ! ABOVE1 ?IS IS PLA9LY A HOLY W>1 NOT A DECON/RUCTION ( CIVILIZATION ?R\< 9DIVIDUAL LIB]ATION4 ,I SEE NO ROOM = A PRAXIS ( 9DIVIDUAL OR SMALL1 9TIMATE GR\P LIB]ATION 9 CONJUNCTION ) SU* AN ASCETIC1 SEMI-SUICIDAL RELIGI\S IMP]ATIVE1 SOME?+ ?AT ! ,E,ES 9 O!R PLACES ACKN[L$GE4 ,9/EAD1 !RE IS A DIV9IZ$ MORAL DEM& = A SELF-SACRIFICIAL /RUGGLE4 ,AT BE/1 ! 9DIVIDUAL MI<T RECEIVE ! SATISFACTION ( P]SONAL V5GEANCE AGA9/ CIVILIZATION1 ITSELF AN AB/RACT MORAL 9DICTM5T ( ! WORLD AT L>GE4 

,MOREOV]1 IT IS ONLY ?R\< MISAN?ROPIC DI/ORTION--MISAN?ROPY ITSELF BE+ A CONVOLUT$ =M ( AN?ROPOC5TRISM1 9 :I* REIFI$ ,HUMANITY TRADES ! ROLE ( ! LONE H]O = ?AT ( ! S+UL> VILLA9--?AT ONE CAN IMAG9E A DEITY ( ,NATURE ANGRILY CALL+ = ! DEA?S ( ALL HUMANS4 ,HUMANS >E P>T ( ! WORLD1 P>T ( ! BIOS1 ONE GR\P ( ORGANISMS AMONG MANY :OSE UNIQU5ESS POSSIBLY LIES MORE 9 ITS UNUSUAL ANXIETY ) ITSELF ?AN 9 ANY?+ ELSE4 ,9S(> AS ONE ACCEPTS ! PALEONTOLOGICAL CONS5SUS1 HUMANS >E NOT ! FIR/ ORGANISMS TO HELP BR+ AB\T A MASS EXT9CTION2 WE MAY REASONABLY SPECULATE ?AT !Y WILL NOT BE ! LA/1 EI!R4 ,! FIR/ & F\R? MASS EXT9CTIONS W]E CAUS$ 9 P>T1 RESPECTIVELY1 BY CYANOBACT]IA1 ! FIR/ PHOTOSYN!TIC ORGANISMS1 & ME?ANE- PRODUC+ BACT]IA4 ,9 TRAGICOMIC IRONY1 ! ?IRD MASS EXT9CTION IS BELIEV$ TO HAVE BE5 CAUS$ 9 L>GE P>T BY CLIMATE *ANGE & EUTROPHICATION CAUS$ BY ! FIR/ TREES1 ?OSE 9DISP5SABLE CREATURES ( ECOLOGICAL ICONOGRAPHY4 

,IF ,NATURE W]E A COH]5T1 CONSCI\S 5TITY1 IT W\LD NOT BE A ,GAIA1 A LOV+ MO!R :O CREATES ALL ( H] *ILDR5 9 A C>EFUL BALANCE & LOVES ALL ( !M2 NOR W\LD IT BE AN ,AJAJEMA1 A PUNI%+ FA!R :O HATES P>TICUL> *ILDR5 = UPSETT+ ?AT ORD]4 ,9/EAD1 IT W\LD BE ,M$EA1 :O CREATES *ILDR5 & LAT] DECIDES TO KILL !M ON A :IM.<#a#e.>2 BETT] YET1 IT W\LD BE A ,BL9D ,IDIOT ,GOD1 :O IS 5ORM\SLY P[]FUL YET NOT EV5 AW>E ( ITSELF OR :AT IT IS DO+4.<#a#f.> 

,WREAK+ HAVOC ON ! BIOSPH]E IS SOME?+ ?AT ODDBALL ORGANISMS DO P]IODICALLY4 ,OBS]V+ ?IS FACT IS NOT TO EXCUSE IT OR SAY ?AT IT IS NOT SOME?+ WOR? RESI/+--9DE$1 ,I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE IT IS WOR? RESI/+--BUT IT IS AN ACT ( PR(\ND SANITY & NECESS>Y CRITIQUE TO RECOGNIZE ?AT HUMANS >E 9CONTROV]TIBLY A P>T ( ! BIOSPH]E NO MATT] :AT WE DO & TO ?US ESCAPE FROM !SE IDEOLOGICAL MORAL ABSOLUTES UPON :I* EV]Y CRACKPOT REVOLUTION>Y S*EME DEP5DS4 ,AS ,I HAVE WRITT5 AT MU* GREAT] L5G? & DEP? ELSE:]E.<#a#g.>1 ! BELIEF 9 ,ABSOLUTES IS ! NECESS>Y BASIS ( SLAVE IDEOLOGIES & HAS NO PLACE 9 ANY ?OR\<GO+ PROJECT ( LIB]ATION4 

,AS = !IR CLAIMS ( NO HOPE1 IT SEEMS PLA9LY TO FOLL[ FROM AN ABSURD MISSION ( KILL+ ALL HUMANS ?AT ONE IS B\ND TO FAIL 7AFT] ALL1 LIKE EV]Y PE/1 !RE >E TOO DAMN MANY & ! FUCK]S BRE$ F> TOO QUICKLY674 ,MOREOV]1 ! DELIB]ATE KILL+ ( SEEM+LY ALMO/ COMPLETELY R&OM P]SONS1 :OM ! ,E,ES IMPLY !Y KN[ NEXT TO NO?+ AB\T1 & :O 9 ALL LIKELIHOOD HAVE LESS COMPLICITY ?AN MANY 9 \R CRISIS1 IS AN ACTION SO OBVI\SLY F> REMOV$ FROM EV5 !IR ]/:ILE GOALS ?AT ONE IS LEFT TO WOND] :E!R ! ,E,ES W]E MORE 9T]E/$ 9 SOME SPIRITUAL ACT ( SELF- ,O!R+ VIA PURPOSELESS MURD] ?AN ANY?+ ELSE4 

,:AT1 !RE=E1 DO ! ,E,ES1 ) !IR SELF-S]I\S DIV9E MISSION1 REALLY WANT ) !IR A=EM5TION$ P]=MATIVE CONTRADICTION ( 9SI/+ BO? UPON ! NECESSITY ( ACTION & ! USELESSNESS ( ACTION8 ,!Y SEEM TO A*IEVE NO?+ QUITE SO MU* AS A MORE SELF-TRANSP>5T1 & A MORE DEPRESS$ & SELF-LOA?+1 =M ( REVOLUTION>Y MILITANCY3 !Y LIVE ASCETICALLY & DANG]\SLY1 !Y P]=M DIRECT ACTIONS & !N PUBLICIZE 9FLAMMATORY COMMUNIQUES1 !Y ASS]T ! NECESSITY ( ACTION & D5\NCE DISS5T]S & CRITICS AS C[>DS & WEAKL+S1 !Y ID5TIFY !MSELVES AS ! 9EVITABLE HI/ORICAL PRODUCT ( A CORRUPT HUMANITY1 !Y DECL>E ! CURR5T HUMAN AS 9SUFFICI5T & FLAW$ & PURSUE A TRANS=MATIVE PRAXIS ( MORAL PURIFICATION ?R\< VIOL5CE--! PRIM>Y DIFF]5CES BETWE5 !M & !IR CRITICS CIT$ ABOVE >E !IR ANTI-HUMANI/ 9DIVIDUALISM1 !IR CURR5CY ( 5RAG$ MISAN?ROPIC DESPAIR 9 PLACE ( DEFIANT UTOPIAN HOPE1 & !IR SELF-TRANSP>5CY AB\T !IR [N !OLOGICAL ANALYSIS4 ,%ORN ( A REVOLUTION1 !Y NONE!LESS DISPLAY ITS TRAPP+S4 

,REVOLUTION>Y ,DISSONANCE3 ,! ,FAILURE ( ,ECO-,EXTREMISM'S ,MO/ ,EAG] ,CRITICS 

,IF1 AS CLAIM$ ABOVE1 IT IS A REM>KABLE TE/AM5T TO ! S$UCTION ( MORALLY DUALI/IC ANALYZES ?AT ! M]E PUBLICATION OR DISCUSSION ( ,E,E TEXTS IS TAK5 AS A *AMPION+ ( !IR POSITION & ACTIONS1 IT IS AN EV5 MORE NOTEWOR?Y 9/ANCE ( IDEOLOGICAL BL9K]+ ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y--& CRYPTO-REVOLUTION>Y.<#a#h.>--CRITICS ( ,E,E CANNOT RECOGNIZE !IR MORBID REFLECTION 9 !IR FOES & CANNOT LE>N FROM !M4 ,= ONE--AS HAS BE5 PO9T$ \T 9 CONSID]ABLE DETAIL 9 ! MU*-MALIGN$ ,ATASSA.<#a#i.>--TO BE ANY K9D ( REVOLUTION>Y IS TO BE = 9DISCRIM9ATE VIOL5CE1 H[EV] CONVOLUT$LY4 

,ONLY ! MO/ GUILELESS ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/--:O SELF-CONSCI\SLY /RIVES TO 9CREASE SOCIAL T5SIONS1 :O *AMPIONS & JO9S 9 RIOTS & RUPTURES1 & :O DREAMS ( CREAT+ UNGOV]NABLE ZONES ?AT BECOME COM- MUNES--CAN BELIEVE ?AT A*IEV+ !IR /AT$ GOALS TO ANY SUB/ANTIVE & LA/+ DEGREE W\LD NOT NECESS>ILY 5TAIL 5ORM\S1 PROTRACT$ VIOL5CE AGA9/ NOT ONLY ,/ATE1 P>AMILIT>Y1 & VOLUNTE] MILITIA =CES1 BUT ALSO HUGE SWA!S ( ! CITIZ5RY :O W\LD BE1 AT BE/1 AMBIVAL5T &1 MORE LIKELY1 T]RIFI$ & OPPOS$ TO SU* A 7CRYPTO-7REVOLUTION4 ,9 SU* A SC5>IO ( !IR DREAMS1 PRECISELY ! SAME EV]YP]SONS :OM ! ,E,ES OP5LY MALIGN & N[ OP5LY KILL W\LD BECOME C\NT]-REVOLUTION>IES ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y1 9SURRECTION>Y1 &_/OR PRIMITIVI/ AN>*I/ W\LD HAVE TO MALIGN & EI!R KILL OR SUBDUE IF !Y W]E NOT TO FALT] 9 !IR IMAG9$ UPRIS+4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 ! ,E,ES >E MORE HONE/ ) !MSELVES & !IR CRITICS ?AN ! 7CRYPTO-7REVOLUTION>IES4 

,FEV]I%LY1 & V]Y PUBLICLY1 CONDEMN+ ,E,E ALL[S !IR CRITICS TO SAFELY BL9D !MSELVES TO ?AT UNCOM=TABLE MORBID REFLECTION4 ,IT IS EASY & POPUL> TO SLAG AS 0SOCIOPA?IC0 PEOPLE :O HAVE KILL$ HIK]S & AN 9TOXICAT$ WOMAN 9 ! NAME ( AN UNFAMILI>1 LONG-DEAD GOD4 ,AFT] ALL1 :AT DOES 9DISCRIM9ATE VIOL5CE LOOK LIKE :5 IT IS UNV>NI%$ BY PEANS TO ! EV]YP]SON & 5SORCELL+ RHETORIC AB\T A PO/-REVOLUTION>Y WORLD8 ,IT LOOKS QUITE UGLY4 ,ONE CAN ?US AVOID ?9K+ TOO CRITICALLY AB\T ONE'S [N C>EFULLY V5E]$ CALLS = RI<TE\S1 REVOLUTION>Y VIOL5CE1 :I* S\ND ALMO/ B5IGN & MORE CLOSELY RESEMBLE ! TRAGICOMIC HI/ORY ( CIVILIZATIONS ) :I* MO/ ( US >E COM=TABLY FAMILI>4 

,TO BE UNABLE TO 5GAGE 9 NUANC$ ANALYSIS ?AT ES*EWS MORAL JUDGM5T 9 FAVOR ( ASK+ :AT ! EM]G5CE ( ,E,E MEANS AB\T \R CURR5T CRISIS--EXI/5TIALLY1 /RATEGICALLY1 & 9 T]MS ( ! RADICAL MILIEUX--& TO UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMN ?OSE :O DO1 IS A SAD COMM5T ON ! CRITICAL CAPACITY ( MU* ( ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN RADICAL MILIEUX4 ,CANN$ DISMISSALS REIGN SUPREME1 AS TOO MANY WILL+LY SURR5D] !IR CRITICAL CAPACITIES 9 FAVOR ( LI/5+ TO1 OR BE+1 COMPET+ !OLOGIANS 5DLESSLY SLAGG+ ONE ANO!R4 

,ANIMALS ,ATTACK6 

,WE %>E ! FOLL[+ EV5TS NOT AS AN ATTEMPT TO SPEAK = \R NON-HUMAN FRI5DS OR ! E>?1 BUT RA!R 9 RECOGNITION ?AT WE >E NOT ALONE4 ,!RE >E ?OSE :O HAVE BE5 AGA9/ CIVILIZATION FROM ! />T4 ,WE %>E !IR PASSION & H[L ALONGSIDE !M 9 RAGE4 ,WE DO NOT AIM TO M]ELY CELEBRATE !SE ACTS ( VIOL5CE & C]TA9LY DO NOT WI% TO CONDEMN !M4 ,:5 0WILD ANIMALS0 ATTACK CAMP]S1 !Y DO SO BECAUSE !IR HOMES & BE+ >E UND] PRESSURE ( ANNIHILATION4 ,!SE /ORIES FUNCTION AS AN ACKN[L$GM5T ( ! ONGO+ W> ( ! CIVILIZ$ V]SUS ! WILD1 SOMETIMES SPECTACUL> & SOMETIMES MUNDANE1 BUT ALWAYS A W>4 

,Y\ ,FUCK ,) ,US444 

,AN ELEPHANT C[ CRU%$ & KILL$ A ,S\? ,AFRICAN BIG-GAME HUNT] 9 ,ZIMBABWE LA/ WEEK1 FALL+ ON HIM AFT] %E WAS %OT4 ,?AT ELEPHANT PICK$ UP ,BO?A ) H] TRUNK1 & ONE ( ! HUNT]S %OT H]1 CAUS+ H] TO COLLAPSE ON TOP ( ,BO?A4 ,! ELEPHANT & ,BO?A W]E BO? KILL$4 

,! ,NEW ,NORMAL 

,A SEV5-YE>-OLD BOY NE$$ HOSPITAL TREATM5T AFT] HE WAS ATTACK$ BY A FLOCK ( AGGRESSIVE SEAGULLS4 ,?OMAS ,WE/ WAS EAT+ A D\<NUT :5 ! FIR/ BIRD KNOCK$ IT FROM HIS H&4 

,IT CLUNG ON TO ! T]RIFI$ LAD AS BLOOD OOZ$ FROM A CUT TO HIS F+]--& F\R O!R GULLS DIV$ 94 

,?OMAS'S DAD1 ,G>Y1 #c#g1 SAID3 0,?OMAS WAS HOLD+ HIS FOOD NORMALLY & ! GULL CAME FROM NO:]E \T ( ! SKY40 

,LIFE ,V]SUS ,DRONES ,TIG]S #a1 ,DRONE  

,A /REAK ( ,SIB]IAN TIG]S 9 ,*9A TURN$ A DRONE 9TO A *EW TOY FOLL[+ AN IMPRESSIVE HUNT & TAK$[N ( ! T9Y AIRCRAFT4 ,AT LEA/ #a CURI\S TIG]S *AS$ AFT] ! DRONE AS IT BUZZ$ >\ND A SN[-COV]$ SANCTU>Y 9 ! ,HEILONGJIANG ,PROV9CE 9 NOR!A/ ,*9A1 ACCORD+ TO /UNN+ VIDEO PO/$ ON ,Y\,TUBE BY ,C,C,T,V"44 ,! VIDEO %[S ! CATS /ALK+ ! MA*9E & ONE QUICK KITTY SUDD5LY P\NC+ ON IT1 S5D+ IT CRA%+ TO ! GR\ND4 ,! TIG] !N *OMPS AT ! MA*9E1 AS O!RS CR[D >\ND1 BE=E BACK+ AWAY :5 IT />TS SMOK+4 

,ZEBRA ATTACK6 ,) ,CR[D 

,! 5RAG$ EQU9E AT ! ,*IMELONG ,SAF>I ,P>K 9 ,GUANGZH\1 ,*9A1 BIT ! MAN1 ID5TIFI$ AS ,LI1 9 ! >M & DRAGG$ HIM ALONG ! GR\ND 9TO BU%ES TO ! HORROR ( T\RI/S4 ,SEV]AL ( HIS COLLEAGUES *AS$ AFT] ! BEA/ TO SAVE ,LI1 :O SUFF]$ ONLY M9OR 9JURIES DUR+ ! TWO-M9UTE ORDEAL4 ,IT WAS UNCLE> :AT PROMPT$ ! ZEBRA TO GO HAYWIRE4 

,TOO ,MU* ,H&L+6 

,TWO ZOO KEEP]S W]E S]I\SLY 9JUR$ AFT] !Y W]E MAUL$ BY A LION !Y W]E PREPP+ = A PHOTO %OOT 9 ,JAPAN1 ACCORD+ TO A NEW REPORT4 ,! C>ETAK]S W]E GIV+ A BA? TO ! #a-YE>-OLD MALE LION 9SIDE A CAGE AT ,%ONAN ,ANIMAL ,PRODUCTION 9 ! ,JAPANESE CITY ( ,N>ITA ON ,MONDAY MORN+ :5 ! BEA/ W5T WILD & ATTACK$ !M1 ! ,DAILY ,MAIL SAID4 ,! FEL9E BEGAN *OMP+ ON ! FACES1 HEADS1 & LEGS ( ! UNID5TIFI$ WORK]S4 ,! VICTIMS SUFF]$ 0SEV]E0 W\NDS BUT W]E CONSCI\S AFT] ! ATTACK1 ,! ,MAIL SAID4 ,! LION TRI$ TO MAKE A BREAK = IT1 BUT HIS *A9S PREV5T$ HIM FROM ESCAP+4 

,ON ! ,LOOSE 

,MORE ?AN #b RESID5TS ( ,RAIGANJ1 ,9DIA1 W]E 9JUR$ :ILE TRY+ TO SUBDUE A WILD LEOP>D ?AT RAN LOOSE 9 !IR T[N4 ,! GIANT CAT WAS EV5TUALLY CAU<T1 BUT ONLY AFT] EVAD+ CAPTURE MULTIPLE TIMES4 

,COME & ,PLAY 

,FOOTAGE %[S A SEA LION GRABB+ A LITTLE GIRL (F A DOCK & PULL+ H] UND]WAT]4 ,! KID WAS FE$+ ! MALE SEA MAMMAL BREAD CRUMBS NE> ! WAT] NE> ,VANC\V]1 ,CANADA1 ON ,SATURDAY1 BUT :5 %E SAT D[N ON ! $GE ( ! JETTY1 ! HUGE CREATURE TRI$ TO MAKE A MEAL \T ( H]--GRABB+ H] DRESS 9 ITS JAWS & DRAGG+ H] 9TO ! WAT]4 

,IT ,ONLY ,CONS5T$ TO A ,PECK 

,AU?ORITIES SAY A ,FLORIDA MAN LEAN$ 9 TO KISS A RATTLESNAKE -- BUT GOT BITT5 9/EAD4 ,NEWS \TLETS REPORT ! UNID5TIFI$ MAN WAS BITT5 ON ! TONGUE ,TUESDAY 9 ! ,BO/WICK >EA & HAD TO BE AIRLIFT$ TO A HOSPITAL1 :]E HE WAS LI/$ 9 CRITICAL CONDITION4 ,W,T,L,V 9 ,JACKSONVILLE QUOT$ A FRI5D ( ! VICTIM AS SAY+ ?AT HE HAD BE5 DR9K+ :ILE H&L+ ! SEEM+LY CALM EA/]N DIAMONDBACK4 ,BUT :5 HE MOV$ T[>D ! REPTILE AS IF TO KISS IT1 ! SNAKE BIT HIM4 

,9FAM\SLY ,BAD ,D5TAL ,C>E 

,AN 9FAM\S PAIR ( LIONS GOBBL$ UP NE>LY ?REE DOZ5 PEOPLE BECAUSE !IR TEE? W]E TOO ROTT5 TO TACKLE ANY?+ BUT 0S(T0 HUMANS1 ACCORD+ TO A /UDY RELEAS$ ,W$NESDAY4 ,! BIG CATS W]E1 AT ONE TIME1 BELIEV$ TO HAVE EAT5 AS MANY AS #ace PEOPLE OV] N9E MON?S 9 #ahih 9 ! ,TSAVO REGION ( ,K5YA1 BE=E !Y W]E %OT DEAD4 ,= YE>S1 ! BEHAVIOR ( ! ,TSAVO LIONS BAFFL$ SCI5TI/S1 :O ASSUM$ ?AT ! ANIMALS RESORT$ TO EAT+ HUMANS--A MEAL NOT USUALLY ON !IR M5U- BECAUSE !Y W]E />V+1 ACCORD+ TO ,SCI5CE4 ,BUT ! NEW /UDY BY ,SCI5TIFIC ,REPORTS %[S ! ,AFRICAN LIONS SUFF]$ FROM S]I\S TOO? DECAY1 & ATE >\ND #ce 0S(T0 HUMANS BECAUSE !Y W]E SIMPLY A MORE CONV5I5T - & LESS PA9FUL--WAY TO 5JOY A MEAL4 ,HEAL?Y LIONS NORMALLY FEA/ ON ANIMALS SU* AS ANTELOPE1 ZEBRA1 & WAT] BUFFALO4 

,ECO-,EXTREMISM OR ,EXT9CTIONISM BY ,JOHN ,JACOBI 

,I HAVE UP UNTIL N[ REG>D$ ECO-EXTREMI/S AS ?OSE ) W>RIOR SPIRITS--PEOPLE :O VALUE ! WILD AS ,I DO1 BUT :O FEEL COMPELL$ TO FI<T 9 RESPONSE TO ! DEGRADATION ( ! WILD4 ,NOT EV]YONE HAS ?IS URGE4 ,JU/ LIKE M5 ( CIVILIZATION CAN *OOSE TO RAISE A FAMILY1 JO9 ! MILIT>Y1 OR RUN = LOCAL GOV]NM5T1 M5 ( SAVAG]Y HAVE MANY DIFF]5T PA?S AVAILABLE TO !M--& ONLY A FEW OPTIONS WILL ALIGN ) !IR G5]AL *>ACT] & DISPOSITION1 /ILL FEW] >E SUIT$ TO !IR CONDITIONS4 ,A S+LE MO!R 9 ! ,U4,S4 MI<T 5GAGE 9 CONS]VATION1 A BA*ELOR 9 ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,REPUBLIC ( ,CONGO MAY SABOTAGE OIL RIGS4 ,NEI!R CAN BE CALL$ ! CALL+ ( ! WILD WILL4 ,!Y >E SIMPLY EXPRESSIONS ( ! SAME SPIRIT4 ,& SOME ( ?OSE EXPRESSIONS >E1 UND]/&ABLY & JU/IFIABLY1 VIOL5T4 

,BUT ECO-EXTREMISM HAS REC5TLY MADE YET ANO!R IDEOLOGICAL TURN1 & ) ! TURN ,I HAVE TO DISPOSE ( MY =M] TOL]ANCE1 AT LEA/ T[>D L>GE FACTIONS ( ! ECO-EXTREMI/ 0T5D5CY40 ,!Y HAVE BECOME EXT9CTIONI/S4 ,!Y >GUE ?AT !Y C>E = ! WILD1 ?AT HUMANK9D WILL 9V>IABLY H>M WILD NATURE1 & ?AT HUMANK9D MU/ !RE=E GO EXT9CT4 ,?IS IS A RIDICUL\S PHILOSOPHY1 & :ILE :AT FOLL[S WILL EXPLA9 ! REASONS :Y1 ,I AM NOT AT ALL ?RILL$ ,I HAVE HAD TO WRITE !M \T4 ,ONLY A SUBSET ( EXT9CTIONISM'S PHILOSOPHICAL =MULATIONS1 USUALLY PESSIMI/IC & NIHILI/IC1 >E PHILOSOPHICALLY 9T]E/+ 7SEE ,BETT] TO ,HAVE ,NEV] ,BE5 BY ,DAVID ,B5A- T>72 BUT ! ECOLOGICAL =MULATION--?AT HUMANS %\LD GO EXT9CT = ! SAKE ( WILD NATURE--IS NEV] GOOD PHILOSOPHY4 ,& EXPLA9+ :Y 5TAILS A LOT ( NITPICKY PHILOSOPHICAL TALK ?AT READ]S >E PROBABLY NOT GO+ TO V]Y MU* 5JOY4 ,NEV]!LESS1 BECAUSE IT IS A RECURR+ PROBLEM EV5 9 ! MA9/REAM ECOLOGICAL MOVEM5TS1 IT IS NECESS>Y1 IT SEEMS1 TO DISALLY MYSELF ) IT4 

,ECO-,EXTREMI/ ,/RATEGY8 

,!RE IS A CAT*1 ?\<4 ,REC5TLY IT HAS BECOME POPUL> TO REF] TO ECO-EXTREMISM AS ?\< IT IS A S+LE1 ALBEIT LOOSE1 IDEOLOGICAL =MULATION4 ,?IS IS PROBABLY NOT ! MO/ ACCURATE WAY TO VIEW ALL ! T]RORISM ?AT HAS GONE UND] ?AT NAME4 ,\R UND]/&+ IS IMPROV$ IF WE =SAKE1 = A MOM5T1 ! LABEL 0ECOEXTREMI/40 ,AT ! BEG9N+1 !RE WAS ONLY ! T]ROR CELL ,9DIVIDUALIDADES ,T5DI5DO A LO ,SALVAJE 7,I,T,S74 ,AS !IR LAT] 9C>NATIONS EXPLA9$1 ! E>LY GR\P CONSI/$ ( 0AN>*I/S1 LIB]ATIONI/S1 & ,KACZYNSKI/S40 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ,I,T,S WAS NOT A REPRES5TATIVE ( A S+LE IDEOLOGY SO MU* AS A GR\P ( PEOPLE ) WIDELY DIV]G5T IDEOLOGIES :O F\ND A COMMON PLACE ( OV]LAP1 A NEXUS = COMMON ACTION4 ,AS ! NETWORK GREW1 & T]ROR CELLS =M$ 9 ,EUROPE & ALL OV] ,S\? ,AM]ICA1 ?IS LOOSE BASIS = AFF9ITY--OR 0COMPLICITY10 AS ECO-EXTREMI/S LIKE TO SAY -- CONT9U$ TO TYPIFY ! T5D5CY4 ,SOME T]ROR CELLS DON'T HAVE A %R$ ( ECOLOGICAL ?\<T AT ALL4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! NIHILI/ T]RORI/S 9 ,ITALY SPEAK 9 9COMPREH5SIBLE POETRY & PROSE AB\T A GREAT EXI/5TIAL ,VOID4 ,&1 AS ,I JU/ PO9T$ \T1 !RE SEEMS TO BE A DIVISION N[ BETWE5 ! ANTI-CIVILIZATION T]ROR CELLS & ! EXT9CTIONI/ T]ROR CELLS4 ,BUT1 DESPITE !IR DIFF]5T IDEOLOGIES1 ! CELLS HAVE F\ND IT USEFUL TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES 9TO A NETWORK ?AT IS UNIFI$ ONLY 9 ITS ABSOLUTE OPPOSITION TO CIVILIZATION1 PROGRESS1 HUMANISM4 ,MORE CONCRETELY1 EA* CELL MU/ AGREE TO ATTACK CITIES1 TE*NO-9DU/RIAL 9FRA/RUCTURE1 & ANY?+1 HUMAN OR NON-HUMAN1 ?AT MAKES PRODUCTION ( !SE T>GETS POSSIBLE4 

,I DO NOT ?9K EV5 ! ECO-EXTREMI/S SEE IT ?IS WAY1 BUT ,I T5D TO 9T]PRET !IR NETWORK AS AN 9C>NATION ( SOME ( ! FE>S T]RORISM ANALY/S EXPRESS$ DUR+ ! HEYDAY ( ! SUP]T]ROR CONTROV]SY4 ,9 %ORT1 ! SUP]T]ROR !ORY IS ! IDEA ?AT RELIGI\S & E?NIC T]RORISM W\LD SUP]S$E ! POLITICAL T]RORISM ( ! #gS1 & ?AT COMB9$ ) ! PROLIF]ATION ( WEAPONS ( MASS DE/RUCTION1 ?IS CREATES A VOLATILE SITUATION3 GR\PS UNBRIDL$ BY ! TYPICAL NORMS ( MORALITY1 9CONSID]ATE ( HUMAN WELF>E 9 ITSELF1 & WILL+ TO WREAK MASSIVE DE/RUCTION ) !IR NEWF\ND P[]4 7,?IS1 ! ANALY/S NOT$1 WAS QUITE DIFF]5T FROM POLITICAL T]RORISM1 :I* SEEM$ TO CAUSE ! LEA/ AM\NT ( H>M = ! MO/ AM\NT ( M$IA ATT5TION47 ,9 MANY WAYS1 ?IS ASPECT ( ! SUP]T]ROR DEBATE WAS & /ILL IS OV]EMPHASIZ$4 

,MORE 9T]E/+1 ANALY/S W>N$ ( A CONV]G5CE ( IDEOLOGICALLY DI/9CT CRIM9AL ORGANIZATIONS1 NETWORKS1 & CELLS4 ,JIHADIS & ,MEXICAN C>TEL GANGS1 = EXAMPLE1 MI<T WORK TOGE!R TO 9FILTRATE ,U4,S4 BORD]S 7& !Y N[ ALMO/ C]TA9LY DO74 ,OR P]HAPS DI/9CT /RA9S ( T]ROR C\LD JO9 UP ) A COMMON 5D 9 M9D1 EV5 IF !Y EXPECT$ TO GO !IR SEP>ATE WAYS LAT]4 ,?IS /RATEGY IS AVAILABLE TO MANY =MS ( E?NIC T]RORISM1 ! ANALY/S NOTE1 BECAUSE UNLIKE ,M>XI/ POLITICAL T]RORISM1 :I* WAS 9H]5TLY 9T]NATIONALI/1 E?NIC T]RORISM USUALLY S\<T AUTONOMY = A SMALL REGION4 

,IF MANY DIFF]5T REGIONS FI<T+ = AUTONOMY F\<T TOGE!R1 !Y C\LD H>M A COMMON 5EMY & CONT9UE TO LET !IR ALLIES RUN !IR REGIONS AS !Y SEE FIT4 

,ECO-EXTREMISM HAS A LOT 9 COMMON ) ! RELIGI\S & E?NIC T]RORISM NOT$ BY ! SUP]T]ROR !ORI/S4 ,MANY /RA9S ( ECOLOGICAL ?\<T HAVE REPEAT$LY BE5 PEGG$ AS RELIGI\S 9 NATURE 7SEE1 E4G41 ! WORK ( ,BRON ,TAYLOR74 ,& :ILE ECOEXTREMI/S HAVE NO CONC]N = COLLECTIVI/ NOTIONS ( E?NICITY & NATION1 SIMPLY REPLACE 0E?NIC GR\P0 ) 09DIVIDUAL0 OR 0SMALL GR\P0 & Y\ HAVE ! SAME /RATEGIC OPPORTUNITY3 MANY DIFF]5T 9DIVIDUALS & SMALL GR\PS FI<T+ = !IR AUTONOMY1 & JO9+ TOGE!R TO /RIKE AT A COMMON 5EMY4 

,NONE ( ?IS S\NDS P>TICUL>LY 9EFFECTIVE TO ME4 ,9DE$1 IT SEEMS LIKE ONE ( ! FEW /RATEGIC OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO AN ECO-T]RORI/ ) ECO-EXTREMI/ BELIEFS4 ,H[EV]1 IT MAKES ! T]MS ( MY CRITIQUE A LITTLE DIFF]5T FROM :AT MI<T BE ASSUM$4 ,I AM NOT CRITIQU+ EV]Y?+ ?AT HAS BE5 CALL$ 0ECO-EXTREMISM40 ,RA!R1 ,I AM CRITIQU+ AN ECOLOGICAL T5D5CY )9 ! SUP]T]ROR NETWORK4 ,& ?IS ,I DO ONLY BECAUSE ,I WANT TO MAKE CLE>1 9 LI<T ( MY E>LI] TOL]ANCE ( ! GR\P1 :]E MY BELIEFS >E & >E NOT SIMIL> TO !IRS4 ,!RE >E TWO POSSIBLE REP]CUSSIONS ( ! DIFF]5CES4 ,IT C\LD BE ?AT ! NON-EXT9CTIONI/ ECOLOGICAL /RA9 ( ECO-EXTREMISM WILL CONT9UE UNABAT$2 ?AT EXT9CTIONISM WAS ONLY ABSORB$ 9TO ! NETWORK JU/ AS ! NIHILI/ ,EUROPEANS W]E4 ,IF ?IS IS ! CASE1 !N MY CRITIQUE ( EXT9CTIONISM IS L>GELY IRRELEVANT TO MY ATTITUDE T[>D ! NETWORK AS A :OLE4 ,I DO NOT HAVE AN OP9ION ONE WAY OR ! O!R 9 REG>DS TO ! ALLIES ! NON- EXT9CTIONI/ ECO-EXTREMI/S DECIDE TO MAKE 9 !IR REACTION>Y BATTLE AGA9/ CIVILIZATION4 ,BUT IF ! NON-EXT9CTIONI/S HAVE 9 FACT CONV]T$ TO EXT9CTIONISM1 !N !RE IS NO LONG] ANY?+ ( VALUE1 TO ME1 9 ! ECO-EXTREMI/ NETWORK4 ,NO ONE !RE W\LD BE ACT+ 9 ! NAME ( VALUES ,I HOLD 9 COMMON4 

,HUMAN ,VALUES OR ,DIV9E ,VALUES8 

,A PROBLEM ) SOME =MS ( ECOLOGICAL EXT9CTIONISM IS ?AT !Y 9CORRECTLY ID5TIFY SOME?+ O!R ?AN ! 9DIVIDUAL AS ! ROOT ( MORAL =CE4 ,IT IS EXACTLY :AT ,JUDEO-,*RI/IANS DO3 ,GOD IS GOOD & HAS GIV5 US A MORAL LAW1 SO TO DO GOOD WE MU/ FOLL[ ! MORAL LAW4 ,REPLACE 0,GOD0 ) 0WILD NATURE0 & Y\ HAVE ECOLOGICAL EXT9CTIONISM4 ,BUT ?IS IS CLE>LY WRONG4 ,!RE IS NO ABSOLUTE MORAL GOOD2 0GOOD0 IS A VAGUE WORD ?AT 9DIVIDUALS ASCRIBE1 NOT GODS4 

,9 O!R WORDS1 ! S\RCE ( HUMAN VALUES IS HUMAN BE+S !MSELVES--!IR NATURES OR !IR WILLS4 ,COLLECTIVE MORAL RULES >E SIMPLY WAYS ( ACC\NT+ = DIFF]5CES 9 MORAL OP9IONS1 = ! SAKE ( COOP]ATION OR CO]CION4 ,& !RE IS NO ABSOLUTE MEASUREM5T ( GOODNESS2 TO EV5 WANT ?AT IS BORNE \T ( WEAKNESS1 A TAU<T MI/RU/ ( ! SELF1 AN 9CULCAT$ DESIRE = ONE'S [N PRES5CE 9 ! WORLD TO BE VALIDAT$ BY SOME HI<] AU?ORITY4 ,NOTE ?AT !RE >E GOOD PHILOSOPHICAL >GUM5TS TO BE HAD ON ?IS TOPIC BUT ?OSE >E = A DIFF]5T ESSAY4 

,NIHILI/ OR ,5VIRONM5TALI/8 

,I C>E = ! WILD4 ,H[ DO ,I ACT ON !SE VALUES 9 ?IS WORLD ( MANY DIFF]5T MOVEM5TS1 T5D5CIES1 IDEOLOGIES1 MORALITIES8 ,!RE IS NO CLE> ANSW]4 ,PA?S =W>D WILL ALWAYS LOOK SOME:AT FOGGY1 & ,I'LL ONLY BE ABLE TO FIGURE ?+S \T BY PLAC+ MY BETS & ACT+4 ,/ILL1 ,I CAN %>P5 MY IMAGE ( ! PA?S BE=E ME BY SIMPLY LOOK+ AT MY SITUATION4 

,SOME ECOLOGICAL EXT9CTIONI/S >GUE ?AT ! SITUATION AS A FUTILE ONE4 ,NO HUMAN WILL EV] /OP H>M+ ! WILD4 ,!RE=E1 IF WE C>E = ! WILD1 WE MU/ MAKE ALL HUMANS GO EXT9CT4 ,IF ?IS IS TRUE1 !N ! ]ADICATION ( MO/ ( HUMANITY MAY V]Y WELL BE LOGICALLY JU/IFI$ 7?\< !RE >E PROBLEMS O!R ?AN LOGIC H]E74 ,BUT ! ]ADICATION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL :O HOLDS ! VALUES CANNOT BE JU/IFI$ ON ! SAME GR\NDS4 ,! WILD IS VALUABLE TO ! 9DIVIDUAL BECAUSE HIS WILL REQUIRES WILDNESS TO FL\RI%--JU/ LIKE IT REQUIRES SOCIAL RELATION%IPS1 FOOD1 ETC4 ,IF HE WANTS TO EXT+UI% HIS [N LIFE1 HE CAN ONLY JU/IFY ?IS DESIRE1 POT5TIALLY1 ) ! REASON+ ( ! PESSIMI/IC & NIHILI/IC PHILOSOPH]S1 :O CLAIM ?AT ! WILL'S DRIVE TO FL\RI% IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SATISFY1 ! CAUSE ( ! DEEP PA9 ( EXI/5CE4 ,BUT ?IS IS NOT 5VIRONM5TALISM1 IT IS PESSIMISM OR NIHILISM4 

,ALL ,HUMANS >E ,BAD OR ,MO/ ,HUMANS >E ,BAD8 

,H[ S]I\SLY1 REALLY1 CAN WE TAKE ! IDEA ?AT NO HUMAN WILL EV] ACT APPROPRIATELY AS A REASON TO BE AGA9/ !IR EXI/5CE8 ,ALL PHILOSOPHIES >E IMP]FECT REPRES5TATIONS ( \R [N BELIEFS4 ,APPLI$1 !SE BELIEFS 9V>IABLY HAVE GRAY >EAS1 EXCEPTIONS1 CAVEATS4 ,NO ONE EV] FULFILLS A MORAL IDEAL4 ,FUR!R1 !RE IS A VA/ AM\NT ( EVID5CE ?AT AT LEA/ SOME PEOPLE C>E V]Y DEEPLY = ! WILD & LIVE 9 WILD CONDITIONS QUITE F9E3 REMA9+ HUNT]_/GA!R]S1 PIRATES1 ETC4 ,ECO-EXTREMI/S !MSELVES RECOGNIZE ?IS4 ,SOME ( !M WRITE3 

444WE KN[ ?AT !RE >E 9DIVIDUALI/S LIKE US SOME:]E 9 ?IS BEAUTIFUL ,E>?1 & WE KN[ ?AT !Y >E V]Y FEW1 !SE ACTS >E AN E*O ?AT COMES TO !M1 :I* P]HAPS 9SPIRES !M TO C>RY \T ATTACKS LIKE US4 

,IF ?IS IS TRUE1 :AT DOES !IR DO !Y MEAN :5 !Y SAY !Y >E AGA9/ ! HUMAN8 ,EI!R !Y HAVE CONTRADICT$ !MSELVES1 *ANG$ !IR M9D1 OR EXPRESS$ !MSELVES BADLY4 ,I CAN DISC]N NO O!R POSSIBILITY4 

,CONC]N$ OR ,UNCONC]N$ ) ,P]SONAL ,WILDNESS8 

,F9ALLY1 ECO-EXTREMI/S SOMETIMES SAY ?AT !Y >E AGA9/ HUMANISM--! BELIEF ?AT ALL HUMANS >E P>T ( A MORAL COMMUNITY1 ?AT !Y %\LD RESPECT EV]Y MEMB] ( ?AT COMMUNITIES' RI<TS & GET ALONG 9 PEACE4 ,!Y >E RI<T ?AT ?IS IDEOLOGY IS ! DOM9ANT ONE ( GLOBAL CIVILIZATION3 PREA*$ BY ! ,U,N1 ,N,G,OS1 UNIV]SITIES1 SOME CORPORATIONS444 

,! ECO-EXTREMI/S SAY ?AT !Y >E AGA9/ ?IS MORALITY BECAUSE IT IMPLIES DISDA9 = ! NATURAL HUMAN4 ,9 ORD] TO 5=CE IT1 Y\ MU/ HAVE CIVILIZATION 9FRA/RUCTURE & Y\ MU/ 9/ILL HUMANI/ VALUES 9TO HUMAN BE+S ?R\< $UCATION1 9DOCTR9ATION1 BRA9WA%+4 ,!RE IS A LOT ( EVID5CE = ?IS VIEW 7SEE1 E4G41 ,! ,CIVILIZ+ ,PROCESS BY ,NORB]T ,ELIAS OR ,CIVILIZATION & ,ITS ,DISCONT5TS BY ,SIGMUND ,FREUD74 

,?IS P]SPECTIVE IMPLIES ?AT ECOEXTREMI/S >E CONC]N$ ) PRES]V+ !IR NATURES AGA9/ ! MODIFICATIONS ( TE*NOLOGICAL SOCIETY1 P]HAPS EV5 RE/OR+ !M TO :ATEV] EXT5T MAY BE POSSIBLE4 

,BUT :5 !Y >GUE = EXT9CTIONISM1 !Y CONTRADICT ALL ?AT4 ,& IF !Y >5'T CONC]N$ ) CONS]V+ & RE/OR+ !IR [N WILDNESS1 ?AT IS1 LIV+ \TSIDE ! B\NDS ( CIVILIZATION TO ! EXT5T POSSIBLE1 !N :AT IS ! PO9T ( DEF5D+ ! WILDNESS ( NON-HUMAN NATURE8 ,I SAY ! WILD IS VALUABLE BECAUSE ,I VALUE IT4 ,:Y DO ECO-EXTREMI/S SAY ?AT ! WILD IS VALUABLE8 ,IF !Y CAN'T COME UP ) ANO!R GOOD JU/IFICATION1 !N !IR REASON+ = EXT9CTIONISM 70HUMANS DE/ROY ! WILD07 NOT ONLY WON'T HAVE ANY =CE--IT CAN'T HAVE ANY =CE4 

,F9AL ,?\<TS 

,ALL ?AT SAID1 ,I AGREE ) ! G5]AL ?RU/ ( ! ECO-EXTREMI/ >GUM5T4 ,VA/ AM\NTS ( HUMANITY1 POSSESS+ NO CONSCI\S MALICE1 >E NEV]!LESS NO BETT] ?AN 5EMIES ( WILD NATURE4 ,!Y WILL NOT GIVE UP !IR COM=TS1 WILL =EV] ACQUIESCE TO HI<] AU?ORITIES LIKE ! /ATE1 ETC4 ,&1 AS WE CAN SEE 9 REGIONS HIT ) NATURAL DISA/]S OR TE*NICAL REGRESSION1 NATURE'S ATTITUDE T[>D !SE PEOPLE IS FI]CE4 ,?OSE :O SAY !Y SUPPORT ?IS RECLAIM+ ( ! L&1 ?IS TRANSITION FROM >TIFICIAL TO WILD] CONDITIONS1 NE$ TO BE ABLE TO TOL]ATE ! F]OCITY1 P]HAPS EV5 BECOME POSSESS$ BY IT !MSELVES4 

,BUT \R DISC\RSE1 IF IT IS TO ACCURATELY ASSESS \R SITUATION1 NE$S TO ACKN[L$GE ! PRES5CE ( A SMALL GR\P ( PEOPLE :O >E WILL+ TO EMBRACE ! WILD4 ,!Y MAY NOT HAVE ! ABILITY TO SURVIVE1 & !Y MAY NOT SURVIVE EV5 ) ! ABILITY1 BUT ?AT IS ! MEAN+ BEH9D ?AT MO/ APPROPRIATE BATTLE CRY1 IS IT NOT8--0LIVE WILD OR DIE60 

,I1 LIKE ! ECO-EXTREMI/S1 SPEAK 9 PUBLIC ONLY TO REA* !SE PEOPLE4 ,I DO NOT TRY TO CONV9CE PEOPLE :O DO NOT ALREADY FEEL ! CALL ( ! WILD TO COME ) ME 9TO ! WILD4 ,MANY PEOPLE >E 9T]E/$ 9 ! IDEAS1 & ,I DON'T M9D TALK+ TO !M AB\T IT1 BUT ,I AM :OLLY AW>E ?AT !IR WAY ( LIFE1 & !IR UNWILL+NESS TO AB&ON IT1 IS PRECISELY :Y ! WILD NATURE ,I C>E AB\T IS BE+ SO ?OR\<LY DE/ROY$4 

,ALL !SE FACTS CAN BE EXPLA9$ )\T REC\RSE TO EXT9CTIONISM4 ,! ECO-EXTREMI/S1 !N1 HAVE TO DECIDE3 DO !Y DO :AT !Y DO BECAUSE !Y HATE ! HUMAN 7= :ATEV] REASON71 OR DO !Y DO :AT !Y DO BECAUSE !Y LOVE ! WILD8 

,ANTI-,SOCIAL ,ATTACK6 

,HURRY UP & BR+ ON Y\R ELECTRIC *AIR ,I WANT TO LEAVE H]E & TAKE A NOSE-DOVE 9TO ! NEXT WORLD JU/ TO SEE IF ?AT ONE IS AS L\SY AS IS ?IS BALL ( MUD & MEANNESS4 ,I AM SORRY = ONLY TWO ?+S4 ,!SE TWO ?+S >E ,I AM SORRY ?AT ,I HAVE MI/REAT$ SOME FEW ANIMALS 9 MY LIFE-TIME & ,I AM SORRY ?AT ,I AM UNABLE TO MURD] ! :OLE DAM$ HUMAN RACE4 

-EXECUT$ KILL] ,C>L ,PANZRAM 

,EV]Y DAY1 EV]Y H\R1 EV]Y M9UTE PEOPLE GET F$ ! FUCK UP ) ! WORLD & LA% \T AT SOCIETY4 ,SOMETIMES FUNNY1 (T5 BRUTAL1 ALWAYS /RANGE4 ,FROM PROP]TY DE/RUCTION TO MURD] & EV]Y?+ 9 BETWE51 H]E >E ! BE/ ( ! WOR/4 

,FACEBOOK ,LIVE3 ,! ,NEW ,FACES ( ,DEA? 

,BACK 9 ! DAYS ( ,V,H,S ! MORBID & CURI\S C\LD F9D ! 9FAM\S ,FACES ( ,DEA? S]IES SITT+ ON ! %ELVES ( !IR LOCAL VIDEO /ORE4 ,) ! ADV5T ( ! 9T]NET A :OLE NEW WORLD OP5$ UP = ! EXPLORATION ( VIOL5CE :]E E>LY WEBSITES LIKE ,ROTT54COM EXPOS$ EV5 MORE PEOPLE TO BO? ! REAL & FANTASY SPECTACLE ( DEA? & SUFF]+4 ,FA/ =W>D TO TODAY & !RE IS A NEW REVOLUTION = ! M$IATION ( PA93 BRUTALITY /REAM$ LIVE RI<T TO Y\R SCRE54 ,( C\RSE ?IS IS NOT :AT IT IS SUPPOS$ TO BE BROADCA/+ & ) EV]Y NI<TM>E /REAM$ ,FACEBOOK HAS TO REM9D EV]YBODY ?AT !SE HORRORS >E UN=TUNATE1 CALL+ ! EV5TS 0EXTREMELY R>E04 ,!SE SO-CALL$ ANOMALIES 9CLUDE ! FOLL[+3 

,9 ,*ICAGO ?\S&S ( PEOPLE WAT*$ AS A S*IZOPHR5IC MAN WAS M5TALLY & PHYSICALLY ABUS$1 EV5 COMMUNICAT+ ) ! TORTUR]S4 

,EA/] ,SUNDAY A #c#g-YE>-OLD *ILDR5'S C\NSELOR 9 ,CLEVEL&1 ,OHIO FILM$ HIMSELF KILL+ A MAN AT R&OM BE=E TURN+ ! GUN ON HIMSELF AFT] AN EXT5SIVE MANHUNT4 

,A #b#a-YE>-OLD ROBB]Y SUSPECT WAS /REAM+ LIVE :5 HE FELL SEV5 /ORIES TO HIS DEA?4 

,A #c#c-YE>-OLD MUSICIAN 9 ,MEMPHIS LIT HIMSELF ON FIRE & RAN 9TO ! B> 9 AN EF=T TO SET HIS EX-GIRLFRI5D ON FIRE4 ,! APPLICATION ( ! FUEL & HIS SELF-IMMOLATION >E CAU<T 9 CLOSEUP ON VIDEO4 

,A #a#b-YE>-OLD FILM$ H] [N HANG+4 

,A MAN 9 ,?AIL& VIDEO-$ HIMSELF HANG+ HIS #a#a-MON?-OLD DAU<T]4 

,BLACK ,JESUS ,HAS ,RIS5 

,A MAN 9 ,FRESNO1 ,CALI=NIA CLAIM+ TO BE 0BLACK ,JESUS0 W5T ON A %OOT+ SPREE KILL+ #d R&OM :ITE DUDES4 ,! COPS US+ !IR BRILLIANT DETECTIVE WORK 7LOOK+ AT SOCIAL M$IA PO/S7 OBS]V$ 0HE DOES NOT LIKE :ITE PEOPLE0 & HAD 0ANTI-GOV]NM5T S5TIM5TS40 

,! ,U,K & ,IREL&'S ,ANTI-,SOCIAL ,M5ACE 

,BO? ,IREL& & ! ,U,K HAVE ALWAYS HAD A MEAN /REAK ) !IR HOOLIGAN SUBCULTURES & REC5TLY A NEW MORAL PANIC HAS >IS5 9 BO? RESPECTIVE C\NTRIES ) NUM]\S T[N'S Y\?S RECEIV+ W>N+S4 ,9 A FEW C\NTIES 9 ,NOR!RN ,WALES1 A DISP]SAL ORD] WAS PUT 9TO PLACE 0FROM #e PM #b#f_/#e TO #e PM #b#i_/#e40 ,ACROSS ! POND 9 ,IREL& POLICE >E CONDUCT+ 0HI<-VISIBILITY PREV5TIVE PATROLS0 9 ,WE/ ,BELFA/ 9 AN EF=T TO /AMP \T ANTI-SOCIAL CRIME4 ,! COMMUNITY REPRES5TATIVES SAY RESID5TS >E 0BE+ TORTUR$ BY Y\?S 9VOLV$ 9 DRUG ACTIVITY1 C> CRIME1 CRIM9AL DAMAGE & /REET CRIME40 ,T\RI/S >E FREQU5TLY ROBB$4 ,( C\RSE IT IS SNIT*ES 9 !IR [N SO-CALL$ COMMUNITIES ?AT HAVE BE5 CALL+ TO MAKE COMPLA9TS1 FE>+ = !IR SAFETY4 

,>SONI/ ,T>GETS ,C>S ,\TSIDE ,*UR* 

,9 ,SAN ,B]N>D9O1 ,CALI=NIA SOMEBODY SET FIRE TO NUM]\S C>S 9 ! P>K+ LOT ( A *UR* BE=E RUNN+ AWAY FROM ! SC5E ( ! CRIME4 ,POLICE HAVE YET TO F9D A SUSPECT OR A MOTIVE4 

,NEI<BOR ,D5IES ,*ILDR5 ,HAPP9ESS 

,VIDEO HAS SURFAC$ ONL9E ( A 0NEI<BORHOOD GR\*0 UNPLUGG+ A B\NCY CA/LE AT A ONE-YE> OLD'S BIR?DAY P>TY4 ,?IS IS ! FEEL GOOD NEWS WE NE$ 9 A TIME LIKE ?IS4 

,%OOT+ ,RAMPAGE 9 ,MISSISSIPPI ,KILLS ,EI<T 

,AFT] A DOME/IC DISPUTE A MAN W5T H\SE TO H\SE KILL+ PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ TWO BOYS & A DEPUTY %]IFF4 ,HE TOLD PRESS 0,I A9'T FIT TO LIVE1 NOT AFT] :AT ,I DONE10 & 0,SOMEBODY CALL$ ! (FIC]1 PEOPLE ?AT DIDN'T EV5 LIVE AT ! H\SE4 ,?AT'S :AT !Y DO4 ,!Y 9T]V5E444 ,!Y CO/ HIM HIS LIFE0 7REF]R+ TO ! ,DEPUTY74 0,MY 9T5TIONS WAS TO HAVE ,GOD KILL ME4 ,I RAN \T ( BULLETS10 HE SAID4 0,SUICIDE BY COP WAS MY 9T5TION40 

,! ,WORLD ,)\T ,=MS BY ,RHYD ,WILD]MU? 

,I SAID TO A FRI5D1 WE SEE ! D>KNESS1 & SOME GO 94 

,IT IS ! ,ABYSS4 

,WE HAVE TO F9D \T :AT IS !RE1 TO F9D \T IF !RE IS MEAN+4 ,& WE SEE ONLY ! ABYSS4 ,& SOME GO MAD4 ,& SOME NEV] RETURN4 ,& SOME-- 

,& SOME1 ,I SAID1 COME BACK WIELD+ LI<T AGA9/ ?AT D>KNESS4 ,SEE+ NO?+1 WE BR+ BACK FIRE1 WE LI<T LAMPS1 C&LES1 TOR*ES4 ,WE HOLD LI<T ?AT ISN'T \RS1 AS H[ ELSE W\LD ANY ELSE SEE8 

,T]ROR (T5 GREETS ! F>-(F GLANCES ON ! FACES ( ?OSE :O RETURN FROM ! ,ABYSS4 ,! LONE W&]]S :O WALK$ BOLDLY 9TO ! D>KNESS PA/ ! B\ND>Y ( FIRE- OR /REET-LI<T1 ! MAD POET1 ! UNC\? H]ETIC1 ! UN%[]$ WIT*3 !IR RECKLESS J\RNEYS >E NOT CELEBRAT$ :5 !Y RETURN4 

,LIKE ! ONES :O WALK AWAY FROM ,OMELAS1' !Y DID NOT KN[ TO :]E !Y W]E GO+1 ONLY SOME:]E NOT-H]E1 NOT ! /REETS FULL ( OPUL5T WEAL? & ! JOY\S CRIES ( LIB]ATION MADE POSSIBLE BY A F\ND+ HORROR4 ,BUT UNLIKE 9 ,LE ,GU9'S /ORY1 ! CITY IS ! WORLD1 & !RE IS NO:]E ELSE TO GO EXCEPT BACK TO ?OSE SAME /REETS1 !IR EYES NO LONG] GL9T+ ) ! %ALL[ LAU<T] ( CIVILIZATION BUT NEV]!LESS LIT ) FIRE4 

,IT IS !IR [N FIRE1 & IT IS A FIRE O!RS >E RI<T TO FE>4 ,IT IS A FIRE ?AT CAN RE=GE ! WORLD4 

,I AM :AT SOME MI<T CALL AN ,EGOI/4 ,I CAN ALSO BE DESCRIB$ AS A ,NIHILI/1 A MY/IC1 AN ESOT]ICI/1 A WIT*1 A ,PAGAN1 AN ,AN>*I/1 & ALSO A ,M>XI/4 ,NONE ( !SE LABELS ACTUALLY MEAN ANY?+-- !Y >E ONLY USEFUL :5 ATTEMPT+ TO SPEAK AS ! LOCALS SPEAK1 TO USE ! PRESCRIB$ LANGUAGE ( ,CAPITOL_/,CAPITAL1 TREAT+ WORDS ?AT /AY ) ! SAME FETI%ISM :I* ,M>X ASCRIBES TO COM- MODITY-QUA_/CUM-CURR5CY4 

,IT IS G5]ALLY EASI] TO LI/ :AT ,I REJECT 7= ?OSE ( Y\ *ECK+-(F BOXES ON M5TAL CLIPBO>DS7 ?AN IT IS TO BEG9 ! LITANY ( :AT ,I EMBRACE4 ,FEW HAVE ! TIME3 !RE >E /ORIES ?AT MU/ BE TOLD = EA* ?+ BE=E !Y CAN BE UND]/OOD1 & SU* N>RATION SEEMS M]E OBFUSCATION TO ?OSE = :OM R$UCTIONISM & ESS5TIALISM 7AS 5DEMIC TO ! ,AM]ICAN 'LEFT' AS IT IS TO ! 'RI<T'7 >E UNCONSCI\S REQUIREM5TS TO GET AT ! 'TRU?4' 

,I WILL TELL Y\ :AT ,I DO NOT LIKE4 ,I DO NOT LIKE RACISM OR RACIALISM2 ,I DO NOT LIKE G5D] OR G5D]ISM4 ,I DO NOT LIKE PROP]TY OR PROPRIETY1 NOR DO ,I LIKE BORD]S & :AT !Y DEF9E4 ,ALSO1 ,CAPITALISM & ,LIB]AL ,DEMOCRACY & ,EMPIRE >E MY LEA/ FAVORITE ?+S 9 ! WORLD1 ALONG ) !IR %AD[1 FASCISM4 

,H]E1 ?\<1 ,I %\LD REM9D Y\3 0FASCISM0 MEANS NO?+ AT ALL4 ,IT IS A WORD 9VOK$ BY PEOPLE OV]COME ) A /RONG URGE TO %ORE UP ! RU9S ( ,EMPIRE BY REC\RSE TO EV5 MORE T5U\S CONCEPTS ) EV5 LESS MAT]IAL BASIS3 ,TRADITION1 ,RACE1 ,G5D]1 ,MORALS1 ! ,NATION4 ,?\< ! WORDS >E M]E S\NDS WE MAKE ) \R ?ROATS OR SYMBOLS PR9T$ ) 9K OR DISPLAY$ ON SCRE5S1 !Y EA* S]VE TO \TL9E VAGUELY 7& BY !IR VAGU5ESS GA9 MORE P[]7 IDEAS :I* NEV]!LESS HAVE GREAT P[] 9 ! REALM ( ! HUMAN SOCIAL4 

,MAX ,/IRN] CALL$ !SE IDEAS 0SPOOKS40 ,O!RS W\LD CALL !SE 'CON/RUCTS4' ,I PREF] TO NAME !M SPECT]S OR ,EGREGORES4 ,!Y >E ALSO ! MY?IC1 & IT'S ! REALM ( ! MY?IC ,I UND]/& BE/1 :I* IS ALSO ! REALM ! FASCI/S >E TRY+ TO TAKE FROM US4 

,SPOOKS ,?AT ,KILL 

,C>L ,JUNG GAVE A SPEE* 9 #aicf 9 :I* HE SUGGE/$ A 0,WOTANIC SPIRIT0 HAD BEGUN TO 9HABIT ! ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/S1 AS IF ! PEOPLE HAD BECOME POSSESS$ BY A GOD3 

0,P]HAPS WE MAY SUM UP ?IS G5]AL PH5OM5ON AS ,]GRIFF5HEIT--A /ATE ( BE+ SEIZ$ OR POSSESS$4 ,! T]M PO/ULATES NOT ONLY AN ,]GRIFF5] 7ONE :O IS SEIZ$7 BUT1 ALSO1 AN ,]GREIF] 7ONE :O SEIZES74 ,WOTAN IS AN ,]GREIF] ( M51 &1 UNLESS ONE WI%ES TO DEIFY ,HITL]--:I* HAS 9DE$ ACTUALLY HAPP5$--HE IS REALLY ! ONLY EXPLANATION40 

,JUNG 9VOKES HIS !ORY ( GODS AS PRE- & UN-CONSCI\S >*ETYPAL DRIVES TO DEF5D HIS !SIS1 BUT LIKE MU* ( ! RE/ ( ,JUNG'S WORK1 IT'S ALWAYS UNCLE> :E!R HE BELIEV$ !RE WAS NOT REALLY A GOD !RE4 ,BUT ,JUNG DOES NOT QUITE MEAN :AT WE G5]ALLY ?9K ( AS A GOD4 ,WOTAN IS A 0BURI$ DRIVE0 )9 ! ,G]MANIC PEOPLE1 ONE :I* ESS5TIALLY HAUNTS ! 'RACE' UNTIL IT BECOMES MANIFE/4 

0,BECAUSE ! BEHAVIOR ( A RACE TAKES ON ITS SPECIFIC *>ACT] FROM ITS UND]LY+ IMAGES1 WE CAN SPEAK ( AN >*ETYPE ',WOTAN4' ,AS AN AUTONOM\S PSY*IC FACTOR1 ,WOTAN PRODUCES EFFECTS 9 ! COLLECTIVE LIFE ( A PEOPLE & !REBY REVEALS HIS [N NATURE4444 ,IT IS ONLY FROM TIME TO TIME ?AT 9DIVIDUALS FALL UND] ! IRRESI/IBLE 9FLU5CE ( ?IS UNCONSCI\S FACTOR40 

,JUNG'S RACIAL ESS5TIALISM H]E IS TRAGIC & PREFIGURES ! BIOLOGICAL & G5ETIC ESS5TIALISM :I* N[ DOM9ATES ,WE/]N ?\<T4 ,H[EV]1 ! CONCEPT ( A MASS POSSESSION BY AN UNCONSCI\S =M FITS 9CR$IBLY WELL ) :AT WE KN[ ( ,NATIONALISM4 

,CONSID] ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T] ATTACKS 9 #ba 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,AFT] ! ATTACKS1 PEOPLE EXP]I5C$ 7& W]E DIAGNOS$ )7 TRAUMA FROM WAT*+ ! EXPLOSIONS ON TELEVISION1 SO MU* SO ?AT SOME 79CLUD+ O!RWISE SANE & CLE>-?9K+ FRI5DS ( M9E7 = A LITTLE :ILE BELIEV$ !Y HAD EI!R BE5 PRES5T AT ! EV5T OR HAD A CLOSE FRI5D OR FAMILY MEMB] )9 ! DE/ROY$ T[]S4 ,WORSE1 MANY O!RWISE VIRUL5TLY ANTI-W> PEOPLE SUDD5LY REGA9$ NATIONAL 'PRIDE1' LIT]ALLY WAV+ FLAGS ) SU* CIVIC DEVOTION ?AT ONE W\LD HAVE ?\<T !IR LIFE DEP5D$ UPON IT4 

,DEVOTION TO ! ,NATION AFT] SU* TRAUMATIC EV5TS (T5 TAKES ON BO? A RELIGI\S QUALITY 7SIMIL> TO ?AT ( EVANGELICAL ,*RI/IANS7 :ILE DISPLAY+ SYMPTOMS ( MASS HY/]IA4 ,! ,NATION APPE>S TO HAUNT ! ACTIONS ( ! 9DIVIDUALS1 MANIFE/+ & REIFY+ ITSELF AS IF BY POSSESSION OR SEIZ+4 

,:AT ,JUNG NOTIC$ REG>D+ ! POSSESSION ( ! ,G]MAN PEOPLE BY 0,WOTAN0 IS ?IS SAME PROCESS4 ,& :ILE ONE NE$ NOT BELIEVE IT WAS ,WOTAN :O POSSESS$ HIS PEOPLE 7,I DO NOT--,I'VE ASK$ ,WOTAN MYSELF71 ,JUNG'S ASS]TION ?AT A MY?IC =CE CAN OP]ATE ON ! PSY*E IS H>DLY A UNIQUE IDEA4 ,! SAME FUNCTION WAS DESCRIB$ BY ,MAX ,/IRN] AS 'SPOOKS1' IDEOLOGICAL & PHILOSOPHICAL =MS :I* EX]T 9FLU5CE :5 !Y >E UNCONSCI\SLY ACCEPT$ AS REALLY-EXI/+4 ,SPOOK1 ,SPECT]1 ,EGREGORE ,JUNG'S !ORY ( >*ETYPES--AS WELL AS ,/IRN]'S !ORY ON ,SPOOKS--MAY HAVE BE5 9FLU5C$ BY AN OCCULT !ORY REG>D+ NE>-DEIFIC SPIRITS KN[N AS EGREGORES4 ,AN EGREGORE 7GREEK = 'WAT*]'7 IS A SPIRIT COMPOS$ ( ! MEMORIES1 KN[L$GE1 P]SONALITY1 & 9T5TIONS ( A GR\P1 :I* EI!R >ISES ORGANICALLY FROM ! ACTIVITIES & 9T]ACTIONS ( ! GR\P OR IS CON/RUCT$ WILLFULLY BY ! GR\P4 

,EGREGORES C\LD BE CALL$ 0GR\P M9DS10 ?\< !Y EXI/ AUTONOM\SLY 7LIKE ,JUNG'S >*ETYPAL ,WOTAN7 & MA9TA9 ! COHESION1 SURVIVAL1 & COLLECTIVE ID5TITY ( A GR\P BEYOND ! 9DIVIDUAL GOALS ( EA* MEMB]4 ,UNLIKE AN >*ETYPE1 AN EGREGORE DOES NOT SPR+ FROM ! UNCONSCI\S_/PRE-CONSCI\S M9D1 BUT RA!R ! MYRIAD ACTIONS & 9T]ACTIONS ( ?OSE )9 94 ,UNLIKE A GOD1 AN EGREGORE IS NOT SOME?+ ONE WOR%IPS OR NECESS>ILY 9VOKES4 ,!Y CAN BE CON/RUCT$1 BUT AFT] !IR CON/RUCTION ! APP>5T LIFE !Y TAKE ON IS MU* MORE COMPLEX ?AN :AT !Y W]E CON/RUCT$ TO BE4 

,A MORE ACCURATE EXPLANATION MAY BE TO SAY ?AT !Y >E REALIZ$2 BR\<T FROM ! REALM ( 9F9ITE POSSIBILITY1 ! WORLD )\T =MS1 9TO ! MORE F9ITE REALM ( SOCIAL EXI/5CE4 ,YET ANO!R !ORY IS ?AT !Y BECOME 9HABIT$ AFT]- !-FACT BY PREEXI/+ SPIRITS1 SIMIL> TO ! WAY MANY ANIMI/IC CULTURES BUILD %R9ES AS H\SES ?AT B5EVOL5T SPIRITS 7OR FAIRIES1 ETC47 WILL WANT TO MOVE 9TO4 

,LIKE ,JUNG'S ,WOTAN & ,/IRN]'S ,SPOOK 7& TO SOME DEGREE ,D]RIDA'S ,SPECT]71 ! ,EGREGORE DESCRIBES ! APP>5T REALNESS ( A ?+ DESPITE ITS DISCONNECTION FROM ! MAT]IAL WORLD4 ,!RE IS NO 0!RE0 !RE1 & YET IT FUNCTIONS ALWAYS AS IF !RE W]E1 MANIFE/+ ITSELF 9 ! ACTIONS ( ?OSE :O LIVE )9 ITS REALM ( 9FLU5CE OR MEAN+4 ,& IT ?US ACTS ALSO AS IF IT W]E A GOD1 MAK+ DEM&S UPON ITS FOLL[]S :O CON/ANTLY 7& (T5 UNCONSCI\SLY7 MANIFE/ ITS EXI/5CE4 

,?IS SAME PROCESS HAS BE5 DESCRIB$ BY O!R MEANS BY PO/-COLONIALI/ !ORI/S4 ,DIPE% ,*AKRAB>TY1 P>TICUL>LY1 PROPOSES 9 HIS 9TRODUCTION TO ,PROV9CIALIZ+ ,EUROPE ?AT IT IS PRECISELY ,EUROPEAN EXCEPTIONALISM ?AT PREV5TS US FROM SEE+ H[ ?OSE ( US 9 ,LIB]AL ,DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES /ILL 09HABIT !SE =MS EV5 AS WE CLASSIFY \RSELVES AS MOD]N OR SECUL>40 ,SIMIL>LY1 ,FRANTZ ,FANON & ,JAMES ,BALDW9 SPEAK TO ! WAY ?AT BELIEF 9 :IT5ESS & ITS PSY*OLOGICAL MANIFE/ATIONS SEEM TO 9HABIT ?OSE :O1 9 ,BALDW9'S WORDS1 0BELIEVE !Y >E :ITE40 

,ONE NE$ NOT NECESS>ILY ACCEPT A SUP]NATURAL EXPLANATION = ! WAY ! MY?IC MANIFE/S AS-IF IT IS REAL 9 ORD] TO COMPREH5D ?IS IDEA4 ,B5$ICT ,&]SON'S =MULATION ( ! ,NATION AS AN 'IMAG9$ COMMUNITY' ALSO PO9TS TO ! SAME MY?IC & ,EGREGORIC FUNCTION+4 ,= HIM1 ! ,NATION IS A MOD]N CON/RUCT$ =M CREAT+ AN 9DEF5SIBLE 7YET FULLY-MANIFE/7 S5SE ( 7FALSE7 HORIZONTAL K9%IP ) COMPLETE /RANG]S1 AS ,&]SON SAYS1 MAK+ 0IT POSSIBLE1 OV] ! PA/ TWO C5TURIES1 = SO MANY MILLIONS ( PEOPLE NOT SO MU* TO KILL AS WILL+ DIE = SU* LIMIT$ IMAG9+S40 

,AM]ICA EXI/S2 YET WE CANNOT PO9T M]ELY TO ! CON/ITUTION ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 NOR TO ITS GOV]NM5T & 9/ITUTIONS1 SOLDI]S & POLITICIANS & POLICE1 & SAY3 ?IS IS ,AM]ICA4 ,AM]ICA EXI/S )9 ! PSY*E ( ,AM]ICANS1 CON/ANTLY REPRODUC$ ?R\< SELF-DESCRIPTION & UNCONSCI\S ACCEPTANCE ( ITS GOALS1 DESIRES1 & 9EVITABILITY4 ,AM]ICA IS AN EGREGORE1 A GOD-=M1 9HABIT+ ! PSY*E ( ITS 9DIVIDUAL CON/ITU5TS1 LIKE ,JUNG'S ,WOTAN3 04 AN AUTONOM\S PSY*IC FACTOR1 444PRODUC.<+.> EFFECTS 9 ! COLLECTIVE LIFE ( A PEOPLE4 0 

,! ,FASCI/S ,KN[ ,:AT ,WE ,PREF] ,TO ,=GET 

,RACE1 ,G5D]1 & ALL O!R ID5TITY CATEGORIES FUNCTION ?IS SAME WAY4 ,GAYS IMAG9E !MSELVES P>T ( A GAY COMMUNITY1 YET !RE IS NO SU* ?+1 ONLY AN IMAG9$ K9%IP ) PEOPLE :O JU/ HAPP5 TO LIKE SEX ) PEOPLE :O HAVE ! SAME G5ITALS AS !MSELVES4 ,A HORRIFIC ATTACK ON PEOPLE :O CALL !MSELVES GAY 7SU* AS ! ,PULSE MASSACRE 9 ,ORL&O7 ?US MANIFE/S 9 9DIVIDUAL GAYS ELSE:]E 7AS WAS ! CASE = MYSELF & MANY ( MY GAY FRI5DS7 AS AN ATTACK ON US AS WELL4 

,WE SEE ?IS EGREGORIC MANIFE/ATION EV5 /RONG] 9 :IT5ESS4 ,:IT5ESS HAS NO MAT]IAL BASIS1 YET IT DOES NOT NE$ ONE TO MANIFE/ ?R\< ! SOCIAL 9T]ACTIONS ( HUMANS4 ,:IT5ESS 'POSSESSES' ! :ITE P]SON1 & APPE>S TO 9HABIT !IR 9T]ACTIONS ) PEOPLE POSSESS$ BY O!R EGREGORIC RACIAL CATEGORIES 7,BLACK1 ETC47 REG>DLESS ( !IR OPPOSITIONAL NATURE4 ,9 FACT1 ! CONFLICT & T5SION BETWE5 EGREGORES ONLY FUR!R REF9ES & 5TR5*ES !IR 9FLU5CE & P[]4 

,NEI!R ! CONS]VATIVE ,RI<T NOR MO/ ( ! LIB]AL OR RADICAL ,LEFT *ALL5GE !SE EGREGORES4 ,9/EAD1 !Y /R5G!N & RE-9VE/ !SE EGREGO- RES ) P[] BY 9SI/+ !Y >E REAL & MEAN+FUL FIELDS ( SOCIAL /RUGGLE 7REG>DLESS ( !IR F9AL GOALS74 ,WE SEE ?IS MO/ TRAGICALLY ON ! ,LEFT1 :I* G5]ALLY ACCEPTS ! CON/RUCT$ NATURE ( ID5TITIES1 YET ALSO 9SI/S ID5TITY IS A VALID 7IF NOT F\NDATIONAL7 FIELD ( POLITICAL /RUGGLE4 

,CONSID] ! PROBLEM ( ,G5D]4 ,MO/ ,LEFTI/S ACCEPT ,JUDI? ,BUTL]'S PROPOSITION ?AT G5D] IS P]=MATIVE1 NOT ESS5TIAL OR BIOLOGICAL 7LIKEWISE ! ,EGOI/ POSITION74 ,YET1 P>TICUL>LY ON ! 0,SOCIAL ,JU/ICE0 ,LEFT1 ESS5TIALISM & A FE> ( /RAY+ TOO F> FROM ,LIB]AL ,DEMOCRATIC =MS CREATES A CONTRADICTORY POSITION1 SE5 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! >GUM5TS >\ND TRANS WOM54 ,ON ! ONE H&1 ,LEFTI/S 9SI/ ,WOMAN IS A CON/RUCT$ CATEGORY1 YET !N ORI5T !IR POLITICS T[>DS ASS]T+ ?AT TRANS WOM5 >E WOM54 ,?AT IS1 ,WOMAN IS CON/RUCT$1 BUT 9 ORD] TO LIB]ATE ANO!R CON/RUCT$ CATEGORY1 !Y 9SI/ TRANS WOM5 7AS CATEGORY7 >E ABSOLUTELY 7ESS5TIALLY7 P>T ( A WOMAN 7AS CATEGORY71 MAK+ BO? CATEGORIES ESS5TIALI/4 ,SIMIL>LY1 MAL5ESS IS A CATEGORY ?AT ! ,LEFT G5]ALLY SEEKS TO MAKE IRRELEVANT1 BUT !N ! ,LEFT R$UCES M5 TO AN ESS5TIAL CATEGORY 9 :I* EV]Y MAN ESS5TIALLY CAUSES EXPLOITATION1 VIOL5CE1 & OPPRESSION 70_?,Y,E,S,A,L,L,M,5074 

,EV5 IF IT W]E ONLY ! ,LEFT ATTEMPT+ TO DEF9E ! B\ND>IES ( !SE EGREGORIC CATEGORIES1 WE W\LD F9D \RSELVES 9 AN 9T]M9ABLE DEADLOCK4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 !RE IS A MU* /RONG] & LESS SELF-CONSCI\S CURR5T :I* ALREADY UND]/&S ! GREAT P[] !SE EGREG- ORES HAVE OV] ! ACTIONS ( HUMANS4 

,A BRIEF GLANCE AT ! ,NAZI PROJECT IS PROBABLY SUFFICI5T = US TO GRASP H[ FASCISM NOT ONLY IS MORE COM=TABLE ) ! EGREGORIC NATURE ( !SE CONCEPTS1 BUT ALSO UND]/&S H[ BE/ TO MANIPULATE !M4 ,NAZI !ORI/S 7SOCIAL1 OCCULT1 LEGAL1 SCI5TIFIC1 ETC47 COBBL$ TOGE!R A NEW MY?IC REALITY = ,G]MANY QUITE QUICKLY4 ,TIBETAN & ,H9DU SPIRITUALITY1 ,NORDIC & ,G]MANIC FOLKLORE1 & G5]AL OCCULT /UDIES AS WELL AS PREVI\SLY OPPOSITIONAL & ANTAGONI/ POLITICAL1 SOCIAL1 & SCI5TIFIC =MS ALL BECAME P>T ( ! EGREGORE ( ,NAZISM1 SEIZ+ ! MY?IC IMAG9ATION ( A 7LIKEWISE MY?IC7 ,NATION4 

,CONSID]3 BE=E ! ,NAZIS1 ! ,>YAN RACE WAS A M]E FR+E SCI5TIFIC !ORY4 ,DUR+ ! ,NAZI ASC5SION1 ! ,>YAN RACE WAS A ?+1 ALIVE1 'SELF-EVID5T4' ,SO1 TOO1 ,G]MANY ITSELF3 SUDD5LY A NATION CREAT$ ONLY ?REE DECADES BE=E >OSE FULLY-=M$ ) AN ANCI5T HI/ORY AS IF IT HAD ALWAYS BE5 !RE4 

,DID ! ,NAZI !ORI/S ACTUALLY BELIEVE !IR [N MY?IC CREATION8 ,OR W]E !Y CONSCI\SLY CREAT+ SOME?+ NEW8 ,IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO KN[4 ,! SAME QUE/ION C\LD BE ASK$ ( ,L59 & ,/AL93 DID !Y REALLY BELIEVE 9 ! EXI/5CE ( ! ,WORK]8 

,OR MORE CONTROV]SIALLY REG>D+ ! ID5TITY POLITICS ( ! ,LEFT3 GAYS DID NOT EXI/ AS A CATEGORY 9 ! #a#h'S1 NOR DID TRANS PEOPLE4 ,:5 ! POLITICAL CATE=Y_/EGREGORIC ID5TITY ( ,GAY & ,TRANS >OSE1 SUDD5LY !Y W]E SELF-EVID5T1 ALIVE1 MEAN+FUL1 & /RANGE/ ( ALL3 'TRUE4' ,DID ?OSE :O CON/RUCT$ GAYNESS & TRANS ID5TITY KN[ !Y W]E MAK+ SOME?+ UP8 ,H[ MANY :O EMBRACE !SE ID5TITIES 7UNLESS !Y'VE REALLY READ ,F\CAULT7 EV5 REALIZE ?AT !Y DO NOT /RET* BACK 9TO PREHI/ORY1 LET ALONE BE=E ! #b? C5TURY8 

,! PO9T H]E IS NOT TO UNRAVEL ! NI<TM>E ( ,LEFT ID5TITY POLITICS1 ONLY TO %[ H[ ,LEFTI/S UNCONSCI\SLY DO ! SAME ?+ ?AT FASCI/S CONSCI\SLY DO4 ,LEFTI/S CON/RUCT ID5TITIES & EGREGORES )\T ANY REF]5CE TO ! MAT]IAL WORLD1 YET !N QUICKLY ACCEPT !M AS IF !Y HAVE ALWAYS EXI/$1 JU/ AS A ,NATIONALI/ EMBRACES ! ,NATION & A ,:ITE ,SUPREMACI/ EMBRACES ! ,:ITE ,RACE4 

,LEFTISM 7& ANTI-FASCISM7 AS IT CURR5TLY EXI/S IS ?US 9SUFFICI5T = COMBAT+ ! MY?IC P[] ( FASCISM UNTIL WE ACKN[L$GE H[ MU* ( ?IS MY?IC1 EGREGORIC P[] WE'VE NOT ONLY C$$ TO FASCI/S1 BUT !N CLUMSILY MIMIC4 

,! ,WORLD ,)\T ,=MS 

,AN ESSAY 9 ,M>* ( #bag BY ,ALEX&] ,REID ,ROSS REC5TLY W>N$ AGA9/ ! DANG] ( FASCI/ 9T]SECTIONS ) 0,PO/-,LEFT1' ,EGOI/1 MY?IC1 & ANTI-CIVILIZATIONAL ?\<T4 ,:AT !SE 0POT5TIAL 9T]SECTIONS0 ) FASCISM ALL HAVE 9 COMMON1 H[EV]1 IS A REJECTION ( ! EGREGORIC SPOOKS OV] :I* ! ,LIB]AL- ,LEFT & FASCI/S >E CURR5TLY W>R+4 ,ALSO1 !Y ALL HAVE AT LEA/ AN APP>5T UND]/&+ ( ! ME*ANISMS BY :I* ! EGREGORIC FUNCTIONS1 & !Y EA* ASS]T ! FRE$OM ( ! 9DIVIDUAL OV] !SE =MS AS A PRIM>Y GOAL4 

,ROSS'S ESSAY SUGGE/S ?AT !SE POSITIONS SEEM CLOSE TO ! BORD] PA/ :I* ALL IS FASCI/4 ,?AT APP>5T PROXIMITY1 ?\<1 IS NOT :AT HE SUSPECTS IT TO BE4 ,RA!R1 ! EXTREME DI/ANCE ( MO/ ,LEFTISM FROM ! MY?IC--& ITS LONG COMPLICITY ) ,LIB]AL ,DEMOCRATIC SECUL> EXCEPTIONALISM--MAKES !SE NON- & ANTI-FASCI/ POSITIONS SEEM 'CLOSE' TO FASCISM4 

,LEFTISM--ESPECIALLY ,AM]ICAN ANTI-FASCISM--HAS BE5 SO LO/ 9 ! WORLD ( ID5TITIES & =MS ?AT IT HAS =GOTT5 ?AT !Y >E ONLY M]ELY ?AT3 =MS4 ,?US1 ANY :O REJECT ! WORLD ( =MS1 OR CREATE NEW ONES1 WILL BE SE5 AS IMM$IATELY SUSPECT4 

,W]E ! CURR5T =MS 7,LIB]AL ,DEMOCRACY1 ,CAPITALISM1 ! ,NATION1 ,G5D]1 ,RACE1 ETC47 WOR? KEEP+ >\ND1 !N ?IS ]ROR W\LD NOT BE SO CATA/ROPHIC4 ,SOME >E C]TA9LY ANTI-FASCI/ ONLY BECAUSE FASCISM ?REAT5S ,LIB]AL ,DEMOCRACY1 & P]HAPS IT IS NO LONG] TRUE TO SAY ?AT ,LEFTISM 7AT LEA/ 9 ITS ,AM]ICAN IT]ATIONS7 IS ANTI-IMP]IALI/ OR ANTI-CAPITALI/ ANY LONG]1 REG>DLESS ( H[ MU* IT CLAIMS O!RWISE4 

,IF1 H[EV]1 WE >E ANTI-FASCI/S BECAUSE WE >E ALSO PRO-SOME?+ ELSE1 SOME?+ BESIDES ! CURR5T EGREGORIC =MS :I* LEAD ONLY TO EXPLOITATION1 OPPRESSION1 & ! DE/RUCTION ( ! E>?1 !N WE MU/ /OP LOOK+ AWAY FROM ! MY?IC P[] WE HAVE C$$ TO ! FASCI/S4 

,WE CAN SEE H[ WE'VE DONE ?IS BY LOOK+ AT ONE ( ! SYMPTOMS ?AT ANTIFASCI/S USE TO DIAGNOSE :E!R SOMEONE IS A FASCI/3 ! ,BLACK ,SUN4 ,?\< PROXIMITY DOESN'T PROVE CAUSATION1 ?IS IS G5]ALLY A GOOD RULE ( ?UMB4 ,H[EV]1 LITTLE TO NO ATT5TION IS EV] GIV5 TO :Y FASCI/S 9VOKE ! ,BLACK ,SUN4 

,! SECRET ( ! ,BLACK ,SUN IS ACTUALLY QUITE SIMPLE1 & IT'S ONE ?AT FASCI/S DO NOT [N4 ,/>E AT ! SUN 9 ! SKY & SOME?+ ODD HAPP5S4 ,IT APPE>S FIR/ TO TURN DEEP R$1 & !N GOES BLACK & />TS TO SP9 AS Y\R RET9A BURNS4 ,IT ALSO SE>S ITSELF AS AN AFT]-IMAGE1 L+]S !RE = H\RS 7IF NOT DAYS71 & CREATES ! P]CEPTION ?AT !RE IS ACTUALLY NO?+ BEH9D ! SUN4 ,IT APPE>S TO GO FLAT AS IT MOVES1 REVEAL+ A DEEP ,ABYSS AS IF ALL LI<T & ALL REALITY IS M]ELY A BLACK HOLE4 

,I DO NOT SUGGE/ EV]Y :ITE BOY & GIRL :O USES AN IMAGE ( ! ,BLACK ,SUN AS !IR I,PHONE BACKGR\ND HAS EXP]I5C$ ! SAME MY/ICAL TRANS=MATION ?AT M$IEVAL AL*EMI/S NAME NIGR$O2 NOR DO ,I ASS]T ?AT IT IS AN ,ABYSSAL TRU? LIMIT$ TO MY/ICAL TRADITIONS OR ,EUROPEAN-D]IV$ ?\<T 7! ,SUFIS & MANY ANIMI/ TRADITIONS DESCRIBE A SIMIL> EXP]I5CE74 ,/ILL1 IT %\LD 9TRIGUE US ?AT 9 AT LEA/ ONE FASCI/ /RA91 A RITE EXI/S :I* 9DUCTS ! 9ITIATE 9TO ! NIHILI/_/SPIRITUAL 0WORLD )\T =MS40 

,FROM ?AT WORLD1 ?R\< SU* AN 9ITIATION1 IT IS EASY TO TRANSC5D SOCIAL RE/RA9TS & 5T] 9TO ! PRE-=MAL REALM ( P]CEPTION4 ,\TSIDE ! CON/RA9TS ( SOCIALLY-CON/RUCT$ ID5TITY & MORALITY1 ANY NEW ?\<T IS POSSIBLE & ANY NEW =M IS ACCEPTABLE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE 'POSSIBLE' & 'ACCEPTABLE' NO LONG] APPLY4 ,MORE SO1 ! EXP]I5CE /R5G!NS ! WILL ( ! 9ITIATE3 ! VISION WAS SURVIV$1 ! M9D 9TACT4 

,?OSE :O'VE /UDI$ & FELT ! 9EBRIAT+ MIX ( MY?IC P[] & 9DOMITABLE WILL EV9C$ BY FASCI/S LIKE ,JACK ,DONOVAN & ! ,WOLVES ( ,V9L& WILL UND]/& MY MEAN+ H]E4 ,DONOVAN HAS BE5 ABLE TO CREATE AN 9TOXICAT+1 EGREGORIC1 MY?IC CONCEPTION ( ! WORLD1 COBBL+ TOGE!R FRAGM5TS ( ! PA/ ) T]RIFY+LY VIOL5T NEW IDEOLOGIES :I* >E PRI/9E 9 !IR COH]5CE4 ,!RE IS RAW1 S$UCTIVE1 VIOL5T P[] H]E ?AT FUNCTIONS ON ! 'PRIMAL' 7PRE-CONSCI\S1 LIBID9AL7 LEVEL AGA9/ :I* ANTI-FASCI/S HAVE NO O!R DEF5SE EXCEPT NO-PLAT=M+4 

,RECLAIM+ ,:AT ,WE'VE ,?R[N ,AWAY 

,IF ,I H]E SEEM FULL ( PRAISE = SOME?+ SO HORRIFY+1 IT IS NOT BECAUSE ,I AM1 BUT BECAUSE Y\ MAY HAVE BECOME SO SEP>AT$ FROM Y\R [N MY?IC P[] ?AT Y\'VE =GOTT5 Y\ CAN %IFT !SE =MS ! SAME WAY ! FASCI/S DO1 EXCEPT T[>DS A MORE AFFIRM+ & FAIR WORLD RA!R ONE ( HI]>*Y & HATR$4 

,I SUSPECT WE %UN ?IS P[] = TWO REASONS4 ,FIR/1 ANYONE RETURN+ FROM ! ,ABYSS ) SU* MY?IC VISIONS1 TRANSC5D+ ! EGREGORES BY :I* ! RE/ ( US >E RUL$1 WILL ALWAYS BE 9ITIALLY M>K$ AS A H]ETIC OR AN \TCA/4 ,ONLY :5 WE F9D O!RS :O HAVE SE5 ! SAME ?+S OR :O F9D MEAN+ 9 !SE NEW DREAMS CAN SU* MY/ICS F9D ACCEPTANCE4 

,! O!R REASON8 ,WE'VE SO LONG AGO C$$ TO O!RS \R P[] TO MAKE ! WORLD ?AT WE >E MORE HAPPY TO LEAVE SU* DELV+S TO ! FASCI/S ?AN REALIZE WE >E COMPLICIT 9 \R [N 5*A9M5T4 

,! WORLD )\T =MS1 :]E WE CAN AGA9 RECLAIM \R P[]1 IS :AT ,/IRN] & ! ,EGOI/S EMBRACE4 ,IT IS ALSO :AT ,BATAILLE S\<T1 AS DID HIS CLOSE FRI5D1 ! ,JEWI% MY/IC ,WALT] ,B5JAM94 ,FROM ?AT WORLD WE SEE BO? ! 9F9ITE POSSIBILITY ( HUMAN LIB]ATION & ! 9F9ITE DELUSIONS UND] :I* WE HAVE = TOO LONG /RUGGL$4 ,IT IS ALSO :]E WE CAN LE>N H[ TO BE ,WALT] ,B5JAM9'S 0REAL /ATE ( EM]G5CY0 :I* WILL EV5TUALLY MAKE FASCISM UNT5ABLE4 

,! ,NATION IS A FALSE ?+ ?AT ONLY HAS P[] BECAUSE WE GIVE IT P[]4 ,G5D]1 RACE1 CLASS1 RELIGION1 MORALS--EV5 ! SELF ITSELF-->E ALL CON/RUCTS4 ,CIVILIZATION IS A SPOOK1 ONE TO :I* WE >E ALWAYS SUBJECT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE !RE IS SU* A ?+ AS CIVILIZATION1 BECAUSE O!R PEOPLE BELIEVE !RE IS SU* A ?+ AS CIVILIZATION1 & BECAUSE ALL ( US FAIL TO REMEMB] ?AT CIVILIZATION IS JU/ AN IDEA 9 \R HEADS ?AT CAUSES US TO COH]E >\ND IT & GIVE IT MORE P[]4 ,?US1 ! FASCI/ :O W>NS ?AT CIVILIZATION IS UND] ?REAT FROM ,ISLAM1 OR TRANS PEOPLE1 OR ,CULTURAL ,M>XISM--AS WELL AS ! ,LIB]AL-,LEFTI/ :O W>NS ?AT CIVILIZATION IS UND] ?REAT FROM FASCISM-- >E BO? /ILL M]ELY FI<T+ = CONTROL OV] ! EGREGORE ( ,CIVILIZATION4 

,ANY ANTI-FASCISM :I* SEEKS TO BREAK NOT ONLY ! P[] ( ! FASCI/S BUT ALSO ! P[] ( ! =MS ! FASCI/S WI% TO CONTROL MU/ FIR/ REFUSE TO ACCEPT ! =MS !MSELVES4 

,RACE1 ,G5D]1 ! ,NATION1 ,CIVILIZATION--!SE >E NOT \R =MS1 !Y >E =MS ?AT 5*A9 US1 !Y DO NOT EXI/ 9 ! WORLD WE WI% TO BUILD1 & WE MU/ /OP PRET5D+ O!RWISE4 ,9/EAD1 WE MU/ MAKE NEW =MS :ILE ALWAYS CONSCI\S ?AT !Y >E ONLY JU/ =MS1 =MS WE CAN *ANGE AT WILL BECAUSE IT IS \R WILL :I* BIR?S !M4 

,WE MU/ ALSO REFUSE TO C$E ! MY?IC--& ! EMBRACE ( ! SELF--TO ! ,FASCI/S4 ,CONTR>Y TO ,ALEX&] ,REID ,ROSS'S W>N+1 ! 'PO/-LEFTI/S' & ! ,EGOI/S & ?OSE :O'VE READ ,BATAILLE1 & ALSO ?OSE :O'VE READ ,BALDW9 OR ,FANON OR ,*AKRAB>TY1 & ESPECIALLY ALL ?OSE :O W\LD D>E WALK PA/ ! =E/'S $GE 9 D>KNESS & F9D !RE NEW TRU?S1 REG>DLESS ! CONSEQU5CES--IT IS TO !M :]E WE MU/ LOOK = ! RITUALS :I* WILL FREE US ALL4 

,IT IS !Y1 & ! MAGICS !Y F9D1 :I* CAN F9ALLY HELP US EXORCIZE FASCISM'S SPECT] FROM \R WORLD4 

,UNCIVILIZ$ ,>TI/S1 ,VIOL5T ,ES!TES BY ,L9N ,O',MABLE 

0,!RE IS MU* MAGICKAL APPEAL 9 AES!TICS ?AT >\SE & 9TRIGUE YET EVADE SO- CALL$ LOGICAL EXPLANATION = !IR APPEAL1 I4E4 SIMPLY F9D+ SOME?+ TO BE BEAUTIFUL1 = NO REASON1 & FROM NO:]E40 

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,CIVILIZATION IS HIDE\S1 & FEW ( ITS FACES >E MORE REPULSIVE ?AN ! CITY4 ,/EEP$ 9 SICK5+ FUMES1 CITIES PRES5T !MSELVES AS NAUSEAT+ CONFLU5CES ( CEM5T & CABLE1 BRUTALI/ FIL?4 ,WALK+ AMID ! SMOG & TRA%1 E>S BATT]$ BY CLAXON & 5G9E-RO>1 ,I AM REPULS$4 ,MY BE+ YE>NS = SOME?+ BETT]1 & MY M9D--DISCONNECT+ FROM MY BODY--W&]S 9 SE>* ( ! V9E- LA%$ L&SCAPES POPULAT+ MY DREAMS4 

,I REJECT ! IDEA ?AT WE \<T NOT FETI%IZE SO-CALL$ NATURE1 ?AT BY IDEALIZ+ IT WE ONLY ALI5ATE \RSELVES FROM IT FUR!R4 ,I'VE SP5T 5\< TIME ) TREES & OCEANSIDES TO KN[ ?AT !Y >E BEAUTIFUL1 TO DEVELOP A FETI%IZ$ ,DREAM ( E>?2 ,I W\LD LIKE LITTLE MORE ?AN TO RECONNECT ) SOIL & RIV] BY LUXURIAT+ 9 ?IS BEAUTIFUL1 DECAD5T REV]IE4 ,IDEALIZATIONS ( NATURE >E 9 SOME WAYS F>CICAL & FANTA/IC1 BUT !Y >E ALSO GATEWAYS TO BE PASS$ ?R\<1 LADD]S TO BE CLIMB$ & !N KICK$ D[N FROM NEW HEI<TS4 ,AS ,I EMBRACE A FALSE DIVISION BETWE5 E>? & HUMAN1 ,I ACKN[L$GE ! DEP?S ( MY ALI5ATION2 9 MY LIFE1 ! DIVORCE ( HUMANITY FROM ITS ABORIG9AL HABITAT HAS BE5 ALL TOO REAL1 & ,I WI% TO DISSOLVE ?IS SPLIT BY WAY ( RAPTUR\S EMBRACE4 ,P]HAPS MY IDEALIZATIONS WILL FADE OR TRANS=M IF ,I AM EV] FULLY SURR\ND$ BY :AT ,I WI% TO BE SURR\ND$ BY 7GROVES1 WAT]1 IVY74 ,SO BE IT4 ,UNTIL ! NI<T COMES :5 ,I F9D MYSELF 5SN>$ BY ! GRE5 ?ICKET1 ,I PROPOSE C5TRALIZ+ ANTI-CIVILIZATION ES!TICS 9 \R LIVES & PROJECTS1 EMBRAC+ A VIOL5CE AGA9/ ! DOM9ATION MA*9E 9=M$ BY ! REL5TLESS PURSUIT ( BEAUTY4 ,DO WE WANT TO BE 5COMPASS$ BY TRA% HEAPS OR ROLL+ MEAD[S8 

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,?IS PIECE REVOLVES >\ND ES!TICS1 SO ,I WANT TO CL>IFY :AT ! WORD MEANS TO ME AL?\< ,I DO NOT HAVE A CLE> DEF9ITION4 ,I USE IT GE/URALLY & MY UND]/&+ ( IT IS COM=TABLY CL\DY AT ! $GES1 AN AMALGAMATION ( V>I\S DEF9ITIONS 5C\NT]$ ?R\<\T LIFE4 ,TO ?9K ( ES!TICS IS1 = ME1 TO ?9K ( CLU/]S ( QUALIA1 9DESCRIBABLE S5SATIONS & S5SUALITY1 GRADI5TS ( BEAUTY & UGL9ESS1 PA?OS1 EXPRESSIV5ESS1 IMPOSSIBLE JUXTAPOSITIONS ( S5SORY IMPRESSIONS1 TRANSC5D5T EXP]I5CES1 :AT PEOPLE TYPICALLY CALL >T1 & MU* MORE--NOT TO M5TION ! PROCESSES ( =M+ JUDG5TS & DRAW+ \T VALUES AB\T ALL ( ! ABOVE4 ,CIVILIZ$ HUMANS LOVE TO FOCUS ON !IR [N PRODUCT-OBJECTS :5 !Y TALK AB\T ES!TICS1 BUT ,I AM ADDITIONALLY 9T]E/$ 9 ! ES!TICS ( ! NON-HUMAN WORLD & ( LIV$ EXP]I5CE ITSELF 79N] & \T]74 

,TO VIEW ! WORLD ?R\< AN ES!TIC L5S MEANS1 ,I ?9K1 TO REF]5CE CON/ELLATIONS ( ?\<TS & VALUES AS WE APPRAISE \R LIV$ EXP]I5CE3 CONT+5T1 P]SONAL METRICS AB\T :AT IS ATTRACTIVE TO US1 :AT ANY GIV5 /IMULI FEELS LIKE & /IRS )9 US4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 ALL ( \R WORLDLY EXP]I5CE UND]GOES SOME K9D ( ES!TIC EVALUATION1 CONSCI\S OR NOT1 & !RE=E ES!TICS 9=M \R 5TIRE WORLDVIEW1 :E!R WE WANT !M TO OR NOT4 ,= ME1 !SE VALUES >E 9EFFABLE & 9EXPLICABLE1 HAV+ EM]G$ FROM ! MY/]I\S PRIMORDIALITY ( LIV+4 ,I CAN NEI!R EXPLA9 NOR EXPEL !M1 YET !Y HAVE CURI\S RESONANCE4 

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,I WAS WORK+ UND] ,WALM>T'S FLUORESC5T LI<T :5 ?IS IDEA FIR/ TOOK HOLD 9 ME4 7,DEP>TM5T /ORES1 LIKE CITIES1 MAY ALSO EPITOMIZE ABRASIVE UGL9ESS47 

,MY GOAL AT WORK WAS ALWAYS TO KEEP ?\<TS FULLY DETA*$ FROM :AT ,I WAS DO+ ) MY BODY1 9 ?IS CASE ?R\< A /EADY DRIP ( PODCA/ AUDIO WIR$ FROM POCKET TO E>4 ,AS ,I %ELV$ ANO!R BOX ( ,GREAT ,VALUE MAC>ONI 7D>K COAL ( CIVILIZATION71 ,FREE ,RADICAL ,RADIO COHO/ ,RYDRA MADE A REM>K ?AT /AY$ ) ME = A LONG TIME--,I'LL QUOTE3 

0,= ME1 ,I REALLY FEEL LIKE AT ITS CORE1 ANTI-CIV 7& ?IS IS GONNA S\ND BAD TO A LOT ( PEOPLE1 BUT ,I DON'T ?9K IT NE$S TO7 CAN BE A PURELY ES!TIC PREF]5CE--,I DON'T NE$ TO 9F] :AT HUMAN NATURE IS1 OR IF !RE'S A RI<T WAY TO LIVE1 OR IF PEOPLE DID SOME?+ = BILLIONS ( YE>S444 ALL ( ?AT /UFF MAY BE TRUE1 IT MAY HAVE HAPP5$-- :O KN[S8 ,I DON'T KN[4 ,I DON'T HAVE ! ANSW]S TO ?OSE QUE/IONS4 ,I CAN SAY ?AT'S LIKELY TRUE4 ,I CAN SAY IT'S LIKELY ?AT = #i#i4#i.0 ( HUMAN HI/ORY1 Y'KN[1 PEOPLE LIV$ A .<C]TA9.> WAY-- BUT ! .<MO/ IMPORTANT.> ?+444 IS JU/ ?AT ,I DON'T FUCK+ LIKE CITIES4 ,I DON'T LIKE ! /RUCTURE >\ND IT1 ,I DON'T LIKE ! FACT ?AT RES\RCE EXTRACTION IS HAPP5+ TO CREATE !SE ?+S1 ,I DON'T LIKE POLLUTION1 ,I LIKE BE+ ABLE TO SWIM 9 ! OCEAN2 ON A PURELY ES!TIC LEVEL1 .<) REG>D TO.> MY PREF]5CES = :AT ,I WANT TO SEE ) MY [N EYES & FEEL & HE> & SMELL1 ,I AM NOT 9T]E/$ 9 CIVILIZATION4 ,IT'S ?AT EASY40.<#b.> 

,?OSE WORDS L+]$1 S$IM5T+4 ,TIME PASS$ & ! CONCEPT ( M\NT+ AN ES!TIC >GUM5T AGA9/ CIVILIZATION BECAME MORE & MORE ALLUR+1 RESONANT4 ,MON?S LAT]1 ,I W\LD BE WALK+ ?R\< ! RA9 9 ,LONDON1 HOLD+ MY BREA? TO AVOID 9HAL+ MOTOR FUMES & />+ D[N ! SIDEWALK1 ?9K+3 ,I DO NOT LIKE ?IS PLACE2 ! UGL9ESS DRA9S ME ( LIFE2 ! ME*ANISMS BY :I* IT OP]ATES >E PR(\NDLY GROTESQUE4 ,I DO NOT WI% TO BE H]E--& FUR!R1 ,I WI% ?IS PLACE W]E 5TIRELY TRANS=M$1 SO ?AT SOME?+ MORE BEAUTIFUL C\LD TAKE ITS PLACE1 SO ?AT GRASSES & OLD FIELDS C\LD GR[ & PROLIF]ATE4 ,I DO NOT ?9K !SE >E UNREASONABLE DESIRES4 

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,9 MY Y\? POLITICS W]E ( LITTLE 9T]E/ TO ME1 SEEM+ ALI51 UGLY1 & \T ( MY H&S4 ,EVAD+ ! POLITICAL1 ,I MU* PREF]R$ TO PLUMB 9N] WORLDS1 UNTIL ! DAY ,I /UMBL$ ONTO ! PROSELYTIZ+ ( ,NOAM ,*OMSKY4 ,I F\ND MYSELF DRAGG$ D[N A RABBIT-HOLE1 SUDD5LY AWAKE TO ! HORRIBLE NATURE ( ?IS WORLD1 SUDD5LY AN>*O-SYNDICALI/1 & SUDD5LY LEAN+ 9TO AN ASCETICISM AS SEV]E AS ?AT ( ! MONKI% ,NOAM HIMSELF4 ,I C\LD H>DLY BR+ MYSELF TO DO ANY?+ >TI/IC :ILE !RE WAS SU* B\NDLESS PA9 >\ND ME--AFT] ALL1 ,I WAS ONE ( ! ONLY ONES :O C\LD DO ANY?+ AB\T IT4 ,I WAS AN ,AN>*I/4 ,ES!TICS W]E (F ( ! TABLE & \T ( ! QUE/ION1 %OV$ 9TO ! CORN] ( MY M5TAL ROOM TO WI!R & CAT* DU/ AS ,I GOT D[N TO ! BUS9ESS ( SAV+ ! WORLD4 

,EV5TUALLY ,I ADOPT$ PO/-LEFT ANTICIVILIZATION !ORY AS MY PRIM>Y L5S ( VIEW+ ! WORLD1 BUT EV5 !N ,RYDRA'S S5TIM5T WAS SOME:AT REVELATORY TO ME AS ,I TOIL$ 9 ?AT ,WALM>T4 ,AN>*IC ANTI-CIVILIZATION ES!TICISM C\LD GO F> 9 RESOLV+ ! T5SION BETWE5 ! ANES!TIZ$ POLITICAL DIR5ESS ,I HAD PREVI\SLY EMBRAC$1 & MY LIFELONG FASC9ATION ) ! BEAUTIFUL4 ,I IMAG9E ?IS MI<T BE TRUE = O!RS4 ,POLITICS >E G5]ALLY QUITE UGLY1 RIFE ) PROTE/S & DUMB SLOGANS1 TACKY SIGNS ON /ICKS1 & S5ATE MEET+S4 ,MOONLI<T1 SUMM]'S W9D1 ! 9F9ITY ( OCEANS1 LEAVES 9 E>LY AUTUMN--,I WILL ORI5T MYSELF T[>DS !SE ?+S1 ES*EW+ D+Y POLITICAL PROCESSES & 5DEAVOR+ TO COLLABORATE ) LIKE-M9D$ O!RS4 ,I DREAM ( LAY+ WA/E TO ME*ANICS ?AT P]PETUATE UGL9ESS SO ?AT ,I MAY BETT] V5]ATE MOSS4 ,TO EMBRACE ?IS MORE DIRECTLY IS ! ASPIRATION ( MY PROPOS$ ES!TICISM4 

,I AM NOT SUGGE/+ AN AB&ONM5T ( POLITICS 5TIRELY4 ,?IS IS P>TIALLY BECAUSE ! WORD IS SLIPP]Y1 BUT ,I ALSO FEEL ?AT ITS :OLESALE REJECTION MAY BE OV]KILL4 7,BETT] TO CANNIBALIZE POLITICS & DISC>D ! ROTT5 FLE%47 ,:AT ,I WANT IS A %IFT 9 FOCUS AWAY FROM ! POLIS & ITS MANIFOLD 9HABITANTS--NOT TO M5TION DEBATES ) ?OSE :O WILL NEV] AGREE ) US--TO ! RAV5\S PURSUIT ( BEAUTY AS AN 5D 9 ITSELF4 ,TO REL9QUI% DESIGNS ( CONTROL SEEMS PRUD5T AS COLLAPSE SEEM+LY SETS 9 & CLIMATE *AOS TAKES HOLD4 ,! WORLD'S CITIES WILL NOT BE SAV$1 & ! SOON] ,LEVIA?AN FALLS ! BETT]2 TO FETI%IZE =E/S & RU9S WILL ONLY S(T5 ! DE/RUCTIVE BL[ ( COLLAPSE1 R5D] IT MORE EC/ATIC4 ,& IF COLLAPSE NEV] COMES1 !N LET US /ILL C>VE \T BEAUTIFUL LIVES = \RSELVES & ?OSE WE LOVE4 

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,CIVILIZ$ PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF HAVE1 TO V>I\S EXT5TS1 PORNIFI$ VIEWS ( ! WORLD4 ,\R S5SES >E DULL$ ON PLASMA TELEVISIONS & POLYGONS1 /]EO SY/EMS & *EESECAKE4 ,H[ CAN AN E>!N LIFE COMPETE ) MOVIE !AT]S1 DEA? METAL1 & ! ,L\V]8 7,=E/S CAN SEEM GRAY & DULL NEXT TO A P]FECTLY MANICUR$ SYN!TIC EXP]I5CE 9 SIXTE5 MILLION COLORS47 ,I DON'T ACTUALLY ?9K E>? CAN COMPETE1 OR1 MORE IMPORTANTLY1 %\LD4 ,= ME1 RECONNECT+ ) A DEEP-SEAT$ 7BUT MALN\RI%$7 APPRECIATION = ! NATURAL WORLD IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT1 GLUTT$ AS ,I HAVE BE5 ON FILM & ! MUSIC ( HI< TE*NOLOGY4 ,I ?9K ! AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S >E RI<T 9 ?AT SO-CALL$ REWILD+ \<T TO BE HI< ON \R TO-DO LI/4 ,= ?OSE :O LOVE >T AS IT IS N[ 7! >T ( MUSIC1 ( PA9T+1 ( COOK+1 ( C9EMATOGRAPHY7 A CRITIQUE ( CIVILIZATION WILL ALWAYS BE DEEPLY & PR(\NDLY CONTRADICTORY4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY WE %\LD /RIVE TO PURITANICALLY PURGE \RSELVES ( CIVILIZ$ FASC9ATIONS 7LET US MORE SIMPLY ACKN[L$GE \R ORIG9S & MOVE ON71 BUT MO/ ( ! >T ,I KN[ & LOVE WAS BUILT ) TOOLS & MAT]IALS ( CIVILIZATION--PILES ( WIR+1 PAP] & 9K1 FOSSIL FUELS1 & GALLONS ( VIBRANT PA9TS4 ,I W\LD LIKE TO EXP& MY SPH]E ( EXP]I5CE \TW>DS & AWAY FROM ALL ( ?AT4 ,?IS T5SION MAY NOT BE FULLY RESOLVABLE1 BUT IT IS WOR? GRAPPL+ )4 ,AT TIMES ,I CONCEPTUALIZE SUCCESS 9 ?IS /RUGGLE AS A RETURN4 

,PORNIFICATION 9VOLVES A CONTRADICTION3 H[ CAN CIVILIZ$ LIFE BE BO? PR(\NDLY UGLY & DISA/R\SLY OV]-/IMULAT+ 9 ITS LU/]8 ,I ?9K ! ANSW] LIES ) SPECIALIZATION1 COMP>TM5TALIZATION1 & SACRIFICE--9 A WORD1 ECONOMICS4 ,>T IS TYPICALLY A PRODUCT DANGL$ 9 FRONT ( US AS A REW>D = WORK4 ,WE DRAG \RSELVES ?R\< GRAY WORLDS ( TOIL & CRAMP$ AP>TM5TS1 HIDE\S LIVES1 9 ORD] TO REVEL 9 DEM>CAT$ ES!TIC EXP]I5CES DELIV]$ VIA ,NETFLIX SUBSCRIPTION & CONC]T HALL1 /]ILIZ$ EPISODES ( CONSUMPTION ) :I* WE HAVE LITTLE 9T]ACTION 7OR1 ALT]NATIVELY1 HI<LY CONTROLL$ & PROGRAMM$ 9T]ACTION74 ,!SE >E L>GELY PASSIVE1 FLAT EXP]I5CES 9 :I* \R ROLE IS SIMPLY ?AT ( A US]1 A SPECTATOR4 ,SOMETIMES IT WORKS & ! >T IS WOND]FUL TO US--,I = ONE DO LOVE SOME >T FEV]I%LY1 AFT] ALL--BUT ! CO/ IS HI<4 ,IF WE CONCEPTUALIZE >T1 9 ITS MANIFOLD IT]ATIONS1 AS ONE ( ! 5DS ( CIVILIZATION ITSELF1 !N CIVILIZATION ITSELF IS ! CO/ ( >T4 ,EV]YONE WORKS 9 ! MA*9E SO ?AT EV]YONE ELSE CAN WORK 9 ! MA*9E1 & CONSUME >T OCCASIONALLY4 ,I AM SIMPLIFY+1 BUT ,I HOPE MY PO9T RESONATES4.<#b#a.> 

,SO WE >E (F]$ !SE ES!TIC EXP]I5CES AS REW>DS = 5DUR+ \R NUMB+1 SLAVI%1 <A/LY LIVES1 BUT !SE EXP]I5CES HAVE A WAY ( WEAK5+ US & 9D5TUR+ US TO ! MA*9E4 ,WE BECOME LIKE ADDICTS & = MANY ( US ! BEAUTY ( SUNLIT M\NTA9S & TOAD/OOL-DAPPL$ PONDS BECOMES H>D] & H>D] TO P]CEIVE OR C>E AB\T4 

,IF PEOPLE >E AFRAID ( DE/ROY+ CIVILIZATION1 P]HAPS ?IS IS AN IMPORTANT P>T ( :Y4 ,WE DO NOT WANT TO GIVE UP ! MUSIC WE LI/5$ TO :5 WE FIR/ HAD SEX1 ! MOVIE ?AT %[$ US A NEW K9D ( BEAUTY1 ! VIDEO GAME ) :I* WE CONNECT TO \R H&FUL ( FRI5DS & ESCAPE ?IS DRAB PLACE4 ,9DE$1 WE RELY ON !SE ?+S SO AS NOT TO BREAK D[N B5EA? ! UGL9ESS ( IT ALL4 ,I %>E ?IS S5TIM5T1 & ,I WILL PROBABLY CL+ TO MY MUSIC COLLECTION UNTIL ! DAY ! P[] GOES \T4 ,BUT IF WE C\LD SOMEH[ ATTA9 \R WILDE/ DREAMS ( OV]?R[+ ?IS AWFUL MA*9E 7OR1 AT LEA/1 ESCAP+ IT71 ,I SUSPECT ?AT WOND]FULLY NEW1 BEAUTIFUL EXP]I5CES MI<T COME P\R+ 94 ,?IS POSSIBILITY IS WOR?Y ( UNCONDITIONAL EXPLORATION4 

,AN UNCIVILIZ$ LIFE C\LD BE FULL ) ADV5TURE & BEAUTY ( A DIFF]5T K9D ?AN WE'VE BE5 MADE ACCU/OM$ TO4 ,?IS IS :AT ,I WANT3 A LIFE ?AT DOES NOT NE$ ! DRUG ( CIVILIZ$ >T TO BE BE>ABLE1 A LIFE ?AT IS 5COMPASS$ BY TREE & V9E & LAKE & MOON1 A LIFE SUFFUS$ ) AMBI5T1 VITALIC BEAUTY4 ,I WANT TO BE ABLE TO JUMP 9TO ! OCEAN ON A :IM1 OR CLIMB A TREE TO WAT* ! SUNSET ON ANY TWILI<T4 ,I WANT TO BA! 9 RIV]S ) LOV+ FRI5DS & =GET MYSELF ON =E/ FLOORS4 ,I WANT TO MAKE POETRY & MUSIC ) :ATEV] ,I CAN1 DRAW ) /ICKS & /ONES1 & LUXURIATE 9 9N] WORLDS ) NO OPPRESSIVE WEI<T BOR+ 9TO ME1 )\T FEEL+ LIKE MY >T IS WOR?LESS AS ANY?+ BUT A PRODUCT4 ,I WANT TO FREE MY IMAG9ATION1 & ,I WANT O!R PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO DO ! SAME1 MO/ ESPECIALLY ?OSE ,I LOVE4 ,FUR!R1 ,I SIMPLY WANT TO BE SURR\ND$ BY LESS ( ! AN?ROPOG5IC3 LESS ?AT IS HUMAN & MORE ?AT IS DIRT1 FUR1 LEAF1 & WAT]4 ,!SE >E WILD DREAMS2 ,I DO NOT EXPECT TO FULLY REALIZE !M1 BUT !Y 9=M MY LIFE AS OBJECTS TO BE /RIV5 =4 ,& TO ME !Y >E ALL WILDLY ES!TIC4 

,I DO NOT REQUIRE ANY SECT TO VALIDATE !SE CONC]NS4 ,:5 ,I AM HONE/ ) MYSELF ,I REALIZE ?AT MY S5SE ( BEAUTY & MY ES!TIC DESIRES >E M9E ALONE1 UNTE!R$ TO 7BUT NOT UNAFFECT$ BY7 IDEOLOGIES & VALUE SY/EMS1 (T5 DEFY+ LOGIC & ! POLITICAL4 ,AS A KNOT ( 9EFFABLE1 IRR$UCIBLE FEEL+S1 MY ES!TICS DEM& NO JU/IFICATION1 9DE$ CANNOT BE JU/IFI$ OR REASON$ )"94 ,! IDIOSYNCRASY ( !SE PASSIONS MAKES !M /RONG1 & ,I USE ?IS /R5G? TO FIRE MY PROJECTS & GUIDE MY LIFE1 SEEK+ ! BEAUTIFUL 9 EV]Y?+ ,I DO1 & FI<T+ TO ]ADICATE ! VIL5ESS HAUNT+ MY LIV$ EXP]I5CE4 

.<"9 NOTE FROM ABOVE3 ,I ?9K !RE >E ?READS TO UNRAVEL 9 ?IS S5TIM5T4 ,AL?\< ,I FEEL /RONGLY AB\T MY ES!TICS1 ,I ALSO FEEL ?AT !Y >E TEMPORAL1 NECESS>ILY CONT+5T1 MUTABLE2 ?IS LEADS ME TO WOND] AB\T O!RS & AB\T ! =MATION PROCESSES ( ES!TIC VALUES4 ,IS IT POSSIBLE TO DISRUPT1 R$IRECT1 TRANS=M ! ES!TIC S5SIBILITIES ( O!RS8 ,TO :AT EXT5T CAN ES!TIC VALUES EM]GE FROM NON-ES!TIC MODES ( VALU+8 ,HAV+ NO SATISFY+ ANSW]1 ,I W\LD LIKE TO SEE SPECULATION & EXP]IM5TATION ATTEMPT ANSW]S TO !SE QUE/IONS4 ,CLE>LY ES!TIC 9CL9ATIONS CAN & DO MORPH--ACCRU+1 DISSOLV+1 FLUCTUAT+1 RE%AP+--BUT :ATEV] EXCITES !SE PROCESSES IS NEBUL\S & USUALLY MET ) A TYPICAL HUMAN RESI/ANCE TO *ANGE4 ,ATTA9+ SOME FOO?OLD 9 UND]/&+ ALL ( ?IS MAY BE B5EFICIAL TO \R PROJECTS1 ,I ?9K1 BUT ,I P]SONALLY D\BT ?AT ,I WILL1 OR CAN1 EV] UND]/& !SE PROCESSES & PROP]TIES 9 !IR 5TIRETY4.> 

,LET US AES!TICIZE RU9S4 ,! UNCIVILIZ$ WORLD C\LD BE A GORGE\S PAT*WORK ( TOPPL$ IVY-LAC$ *APELS & BONFIRES4 ,/>S P\R+ ?R\< A CLE>+ 9 ! SUMM]'S ?ICK CANOPY C\LD BE MORE BEAUTIFUL ?AN ANY PA9T+4 ,LET US DE/ROY D>K FACTORIES & 9SIPID S*OOLS1 F\L %OPP+ MALLS & UNSI<TLY P[] PLANTS1 = ! EVISC]AT$ ICONS ( ?IS ,LEVIA?AN WILL BE TRULY BEAUTIFUL TO BEHOLD4 ,AS WE DI/URB ! SYN!TIC ANTI-SOIL ( ?IS A/ROTURF WORLD1 LET SE$S TAKE HOLD1 LET WE$S GR[1 LET V9ES OV]TAKE1 LET B]RIES FALL & LET NEW HAW?ORNS SWAY4 ,WE NE$ NOT D5Y \R LU/6 ,I SAY WE EMBRACE \R DESIRES1 5SN>$ AS !Y MAY BE 9 ! PURSUIT ( VIRIDIAN EC/ASY1 & BECOME UNCIVILIZ$ >TI/S1 VIOL5T ES!TES4 

,FRI5DS ( M9E HAVE L& :]E !Y >E E/ABLI%+ A =E/ G>D54 ,AFT] A DAY SP5T ) !M1 PLANT+ & WALK+ ?R\< ! WOODS1 ,I HAVE NOTIC$ SOME?+ SPECIAL ?AT HAPP5S :5 ,I CLOSE MY EYES TO GO TO SLEEP4 ,9 ! BLACK E!R1 ,I SEE PLANTS GR[+1 /ALKS BURGEON+1 IVY TWIRL+3 BEAUTIFUL MAGIC ?AT ,I C\LD NOT HAVE ANTICIPAT$1 LIKE SPR\TS POK+ \T FROM SE$S PLANT$ DEEP 9 ! SOIL ( MY M9D4 ,I WOND] :AT ELSE MI<T COME ( A LIFE SUFFUS$ 9 ?AT BEAUTY-- RADIANT1 V]DANT LIFE4 

,RESIL5C+3 ,SOCIAL ,9JU/ICE BY ,JOHN ,CL>K 

,CONT9U$ FROM ,BLACK ,SE$ ISSUE #d 7FULL TEXT 9CLUD$ H]E7 

,A FEW WEEKS AGO1 ,NEW ,ORLEANS W5T ?R\< ! T5-YE> COMMEMORATION ( ! ,HURRICANE ,KATR9A DISA/]4 ,9 FACT1 !RE W]E SEV]AL QUITE DIV]G5T MODES ( COMMEMORATION4 ,AT ONE 5D ( ! SPECTRUM !RE WAS ! ,T5? ,ANNUAL ,KATR9A ,M>* & ,SECOND-L9E1 ! MO/ S]I\S POLITICAL EV5T ( ! DAY1 :I* SPONSOR$ SPEE*ES & P]=MANCES AT ! SITE ( ! LEVEE BREAK 9 ! DEVA/AT$ & /ILL DEPOPULAT$ ,L[] ,N9? ,W>D4 ,IT HAD A SIGNIFICANT TURN\T1 ?\< C]TA9LY UND] A ?\S& P>TICIPANTS4 

,AT ! O!R EXTREME WAS ! ,KREWE ( ,O4,A4,K1 :I* PRACTIC$ A K9D ( 0COMMEMORAT+ BY NOT COMMEMORAT+0 9 ITS ANNUAL ,MID-,SUMM] ,M>DI ,GRAS P>ADE & CELEBRATION4 ,O4,A4,K4 /&S = 0,\TRAGE\S & ,K9KY10 9 ADDITION TO 0,OAK ,/410 ITS />T+ PO9T AT ! ,MAPLE ,LEAF ,B>4 ,! P>ADE1 NOT$ = ITS WILD CO/UMES & ZANY AMBIANCE1 ATTRACT$ P]HAPS #a1 TO ?IS ,C>ROLLTON NEI<BORHOOD EV5T4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! ,TIMES-,PICAYUNE1 ! ,KREWE *OSE ! !ME 0,TIE ,DYE ,ME ,UP10 TO EVOKE ! FAM\S 0,SUMM] ( ,LOVE10 & 0BR+ GOOD VIBES TO ?IS ANNUAL P>ADE40 ,IT ADD$3 0,NO M5TION ( ! ',K' WORD1 PLEASE40 

,MO/ ( ! 0,KATR9A#a0 ACTIVITIES FELL SOME:]E BETWE5 ! TWO EXTREMES1 BUT T5D$ MORE 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! ,KREWE ( ,O4,A4,K41 9 ?AT !Y W]E OV]:ELM+LY 9 A CELEBRATORY MODE4 ,?IS WAS C]TA9LY TRUE ( ! (FICIAL COMMEMORATION ?AT WAS SPONSOR$ BY ! CITY ADM9I/RATION & LOCAL BUS9ESSES4 ,IT FOCUS$ ON RECOV]Y1 ECONOMIC & $UCATIONAL SUCCESSES1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 ! REM>KABLE 0RESILI5CE0 ( ! LOCAL COMMUNITY4 ,IT PRES5T$ AN UPBEAT (FICIAL N>RATIVE ?AT ]AS$ MANY ( ! ONGO+ PROBLEMS & TRAG$IES ( ! CITY1 9 ADDITION TO EFFAC+ MANY ( ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT /RUGGLES & A*IEVEM5TS ( ! COMMUNITY1 :5 !SE DID NOT FIT 9TO ! (FICIAL /ORY4 ,! MAJOR CONC]NS H]E WILL BE ?IS (FICIAL N>RATIVE1 :I* PICTURES ! CITY'S PO/-,KATR9A HI/ORY ?R\< ! DI/ORT+ L5S ( A POLITICS ( DISAV[AL1 & ! MANY REALITIES ?AT ?IS N>RATIVE DISAV[S4 

,:AT !N1 IS 0DISAV[AL80 ,IT IS 9 FACT SOME?+ ?AT IS QUITE COMMON 9 EV]YDAY EXP]I5CE1 & :I* WE HAVE ALL EXP]I5C$ MANY TIMES4 ,WE (T5 FACE TWO PSY*OLOGICAL PROCESSES 9 :I* TRU? IS NEGAT$4 ,ONE ( !SE1 :I* IS CALL$ 0D5IAL10 IS A DEF5SE ME*ANISM 9 :I* ! TRU? CAN NEV] BE CONSCI\SLY RECOGNIZ$ OR SPOK54 ,D5IAL IS SIL5CE4 ,! O!R PROCESS1 :I* IS CALL$ 0DISAV[AL10 IS A DEF5SE ME*ANISM 9 :I* ! TRU? IS AT TIMES RECOGNIZ$ OR SPOK51 BUT IS SY/EMICALLY =GOTT5 OR SIL5C$ AT EV]Y DECISIVE MOM5T1 :5 IT REALLY C\NTS4 ,DISAV[AL IS RE-SIL5CE4 ,! ,HURRICANE ,KATR9A ,T5-,YE> ,ANNIV]S>Y HAS BE5 PRIM>ILY A CELEBRATION ( DISAV[AL & RE-SIL5C+4 

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,MU* ( ?IS RE-SIL5C+ HAS GONE UND] ! BANN] ( 0RESILI5CE40 ,:ILE ?IS T]M HAS BE5 US$ ?R\<\T ! PO/-,KATR9A P]IOD1 IT HAS BECOME A K9D ( WAT*WORD & RALLY+-CRY = ! (FICIAL COMMEMORATION & ! POLITICS ( DISAV[AL ?AT IT EXPRESSES4 ,EV5 BEYOND ITS IDEOLOGICAL USES1 IT IS 9 SOME WAYS A /RANGE T]M TO USE TO DESCRIBE PO/-,KATR9A ,NEW ,ORLEANS4 ,RESILI5CE IS DEF9$ AS3 0,! CAPABILITY ( A /RA9$ BODY TO RECOV] ITS SIZE & %APE0 & 0AN ABILITY TO RECOV] FROM OR ADJU/ EASILY TO MIS=TUNE OR *ANGE40.<#b#b.> 

,NEI!R ( !SE DEF9ITIONS DESCRIBES PO/-,KATR9A ,NEW ,ORLEANS T]RIBLY WELL4 ,AS = ! 0/RA9$ BODY0 P>T1 CONSID] ?IS4 ,IF SOMEONE HAD A S]I\S ACCID5T OR DISEASE & AFT] T5 YE>S IS ALIVE & DO+ TOL]ABLY WELL--EXCEPT AT ONLY ?REE-F\R?S ( HIS OR H] ORIG9AL SIZE--WE W\LDN'T ?9K ( ?AT AS ! MO/ ADMIRABLE ( RECOV]IES4 ,!RE >E ALSO PROBLEMS ) ! 0EASILY0 P>T4 ,H>RY ,%E>] DES]VES MU* CR$IT = DEFY+ ! =CES ( COMPLAC5CY & SELF-SATISFACTION & BOLDLY POPUL>IZ+ ! T]M 0! ,BIG ,UNEASY40.<#b#c.> ,:E!R ,NEW ,ORLEANIANS HAVE FULLY RECOV]$ OR NOT1 ! LA/ T5 YE>S HAVE NOT BE5 P>TICUL>LY 0EASY' = MO/ ( !M4 ,MAYBE !SE LONG YE>S W]5'T SO H>D = ?OSE :O HAVE HAD ! GOOD =TUNE TO BE EXTREMELY WEAL?Y1 DELUSIONAL1 COMATOSE OR DEAD4 ,BUT = A L>GE SEGM5T ( ! RE/1 !Y HAVE BE5 DIFFICULT & EV5 EXCRUCIAT+4 

,BUT ! MAJOR PROBLEM ) ! T]M IS ITS IDEOLOGICAL USE4 ,9 ,PO/-,KATR9A ,NEW ,ORLEANS1 0RESILI5CE0 IS ASSOCIAT$ ) T5D5CIES T[>D REGRESSION & M9DLESS COMPLIANCE4 ,! VOICE ( RESILI5CE SAYS1 0,CONGRATULATIONS1 Y\'RE /ILL H]E6 7,?OSE ( Y\ :O >E /ILL H]E710 & ASKS1 0,H[ AB\T DO+ A SECOND L9E1 OR COOK+ UP SOME GUMBO = ! T\RI/S80 ,IT ASKS1 A BIT MORE DELICATELY1 0,H[ AB\T MAK+ !IR B$S1 CLEAN+ !IR TOILETS1 S]V+ !IR FOOD & DR9KS1 MAYBE EV5 SELL+ !M SOME DRUGS1 & DO+ A SPECIAL DANCE = !M AT ! CLUB40 ,IT URGES1 ABOVE ALL1 0,BE RESILI5T4 ,BE EXACTLY :AT Y\ >E EXPECT$ TO BE40 

,! IDEOLOGY ( RESILI5CE IGNORES ! EXTRAORD9>Y CREATIVE A*IEVEM5TS & VISION>Y ASPIRATIONS ( ,NEW ,ORLEANIANS 9 ! PO/-,KATR9A P]IOD1 & CELEBRATES SURVIVAL1 B>E LIFE4 ,IT FOCUSES 9/EAD ON ! COMMUNITY'S CONT9U$ EXI/5CE AS A SITE = IMPOSITION ( CORPORATE-/ATE HI]>*ICALLY-=MULAT$ DEVELOPM5T PLANS4 ,ALL ! COMPLEM5TS TO ! PEOPLE ( ,NEW ,ORLEANS = BE+ RESILI5T >E A BIT CONDESC5D+ & DEMEAN+4 ,AFT] ALL1 IT'S NOT ! GREATE/ TRIBUTE TO PEOPLE TO COMPLEM5T !M ON !IR ABILITY TO SURVIVE4 0,?ANK Y\ = NOT JU/ GIV+ UP & DY+ 5 MASSE4 ,IF Y\ HAD DONE ?AT W\LD HAVE BE5 SOME:AT ( AN EMB>RASSM5T TO ! GREATE/ C\NTRY 9 ! WORLD40 

,! REAL PO/-,KATR9A /ORY IS NOT A /ORY ( RESILI5CE4 ,MORE ON ?IS LAT]1 BUT IF Y\ WANT TO SEE ! REAL PO/-,KATR9A /ORY1 *ECK \T ! FILM ,BIG ,*>ITY4.<#b#d.> ,IT'S AN ACC\NT ( H]OIC C\RAGE & D$ICATION TO SAV+ LIVES & C>+ = ! COMMUNITY4 ,IT'S A /ORY ( CRIMES AGA9/ HUMANITY ?AT >E SY/EMATICALLY REPRESS$ & =GOTT54 ,IF Y\ WANT TO SEE ! REAL PO/-,KATR9A /ORY 79 ?IS CASE1 ( ! L>G] REGION ( ,S\!A/ ,L\ISIANA71 *ECK \T ! FILM ,MY ,L\ISIANA ,LOVE4.<#b#e.> ,IT'S ! /ORY ( PASSIONATE /RUGGLE = ! BELOV$ COMMUNITY & ! BELOV$ L&4 ,IT'S ANO!R /ORY ( CRIMES AGA9/ HUMANITY1 & ALSO AGA9/ NATURE1 ?AT >E SY/EMATICALLY REPRESS$ & =GOTT54 ,BO? SIDES ( ?IS /ORY1 ! NOBILITY ( /RUGGLE & D$ICATION ON ! ONE H&1 & ! CRIM9ALITY & BETRAYAL ON ! O!R1 >E LO/ 9 ! FOG ( RESILI5CE4 ,!Y >E LO/ 9 ! RESIL5C+ PROCESS4 ,!Y >E LO/ 9 ! ,(FICIAL ,/ORY4 ,IT IS V]SIONS ( ?IS ,(FICIAL ,/ORY ?AT W]E PRES5T$ BY =M] ,PRESID5T ,BU%1 ,PRESID5T ,OBAMA1 & ,MAYOR ,L&RIEU AS P>T ( ! (FICIAL ,KATR9A COMMEMORATION4 

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,ACCORD+ TO ,=M] ,PRESID5T ,GEORGE ,W4 ,BU%'S TYPICALLY BLUNT & NON-NUANC$ JUDGM5T1 0,NEW ,ORLEANS IS BACK1 & BETT] ?AN EV]40 ,9 FACT1 HE IS AMAZ$ BY :AT HAS HAPP5$ 9 ,NEW ,ORLEANS4 ,?IS IS NOT SO A/\ND+1 S9CE HE SPECIALIZES 9 BE+ AMAZ$4 ,HE WAS AMAZ$ BY ! ATROCITIES ( ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 #b#a1 CLAIM+ ?AT 0NOBODY C\LD HAVE PR$ICT$0 ?AT !RE W\LD BE AN ATTACK ON ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T]--?\< AB\T T5 YE>S BE=E !RE HAD BE5 AN ATTACK ON ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T]4 ,H9T6 ,HE WAS AMAZ$ BY ! PO/-,KATR9A FLOOD 9 #b#e1 EXCLAIM+ ?AT NO ONE C\LD HAVE 0ANTICIPAT$ ! BREA* ( ! LEVEES0--?\< SEV]AL EXP]TS ACTUALLY DID1 & IT HAD ALREADY HAPP5$ 9 REC5T MEMORY DUR+ ,HURRICANE ,BETSY4.<#b#f.> ,H9T6 

,SO WE %\LD NOT BE SURPRIS$1 MU* LESS AMAZ$1 BY ,BU%'S REACTION TO ,PO/-,KATR9A ,NEW ,ORLEANS 9 #b#a#e3 0,ISN'T IT AMAZ+80 ,:AT AMAZES HIM IS ?AT 0! /ORM NE>LY DE/ROY$ ,NEW ,ORLEANS & YET1 N[1 ,NEW ,ORLEANS IS ! BEACON = S*OOL RE=M10.<#b#g.> ,BUT :AT ALT]NATIVE UNIV]SE DOES HE 9HABIT8 ,ON ,PLANET ,W1 0! /ORM NE>LY DE/ROY$ ,NEW ,ORLEANS80 ,BUT :AT /ORM8 ,HURRICANE ,KATR9A DIDN'T HIT ,NEW ,ORLEANS & EV5 :AT MISS$ ,NEW ,ORLEANS HAD LO/ MU* ( ITS =CE BY ! TIME ITS W9DS CAME \R WAY4 ,! DISA/] WAS NOT A /ORM1 BUT RA!R FLOOD+ CAUS$ BY CRIM9AL GOV]NM5TAL & CORPORATE NEGLIG5CE4 ,FUR!RMORE1 OV] A QU>T] ( ,NEW ,ORLEANS WAS NOT DAMAG$ AT ALL BY ! /ORM & FLOOD+ & MO/ ( ! RE/ C\LD HAVE RECOV]$ RELATIVELY EASILY GIV5 A REASONABLE LEVEL ( RESPONSE & SUPPORT4.<#b#h.> ,:AT %\LD BE TRULY A/\ND+ IS ?AT ! VICTIMIZ]S ( ! CITY MADE ! RECOV]Y SO DIFFICULT = ! VICTIMS4 ,ALSO1 ,BU% %\LD ALSO NOT BE AMAZ$ BY ! QUASI-PRIVATIZATION ( ! S*OOL SY/EM1 S9CE HIS [N ADM9I/RATION WAS RESPONSIBLE = PROMOT+ EXACTLY ! K9D ( PR$ATORY OPPORTUNISM & DISA/] CAPITALISM ?AT PRODUC$ ?AT SY/EM4 

,DOES ,BU% REMEMB] ANY?+ AB\T :AT ACTUALLY HAPP5$8 ,PLEASE EXCUSE ! FOOLI% QUE/ION4 ,( C\RSE1 HE HAS NO IDEA1 & HE'S C\NT+ ON EV]YONE ELSE TO =GET1 IF !Y EV] KNEW4 ,AS HE TWICE IMPLORES ( HIS LI/5]S1 0,I HOPE Y\ REMEMB] :AT ,I REMEMB]40 ,?IS RECALLS ! DELUSIONAL WIFE-KILL] ,F]D ,MADISON 9 ,LO/ ,HI<WAY1 ,DAVID ,LYN*'S CLASSIC /ORY ( MONUM5TAL =GETFULNESS4 ,AS ,F]D ANN\NCES1 UNCONSCI\SLY DIAGNOS+ HIS DELUSIONAL REWRIT+ ( HI/ORY1 0,I LIKE TO REMEMB] ?+S MY [N WAY40 ,SIMIL>LY1 ,BU%'S VOICE IS ! VOICE ( D5IAL4 ,NEV] EV5 REA*+ ! LEVEL ( RE-SIL5CE1 IT IS JU/ DUMB SIL5CE AB\T ANY?+ ?AT C\NTS4 

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,CURI\SLY1 ! SAME DAY ?AT ,OBAMA VISIT$ ,NEW ,ORLEANS ,I GOT AN EMAIL FROM HIM SAY+1 0,LET ME BE P]FECTLY FRANK -- ,I'M EMAIL+ TO ASK Y\ = @s#e44440.<#b#i.> ,MY FIR/ ?\<T WAS1 0,:Y DON'T Y\ PASS BY SO ,I CAN GIVE Y\ ! @s#e 9 P]SON6 ,?AT W\LD GIVE ME A *ANCE TO BE P]FECTLY FRANK TOO1 & EXPLA9 H[ ?+S 9 PO/-,K>9A ,NEW ,ORLEANS >E NOT QUITE AS ROSY AS Y\'VE BE5 PA9T+ !M TO BE40 ,I WAS AB\T TO S5D ! EMAIL TO ,AIR ,=CE ,ONE1 & !N IT OCCURR$ TO ME ?AT ,OBAMA'S PROBLEM IS NOT REALLY A LACK ( 9=MATION1 AS HIS ,KATR9A SPEE* 9 FACT CONFIRM$4 

,ADMITT$LY1 ,OBAMA'S SPEE* WAS 9F9ITELY BETT] ?AN ! RAMBL+S ( ,BU%1 :OSE UN=TUNATE NATIVE TONGUE IS ,5GLI% ,AS A ,SECOND ,LANGUAGE4 ,OBAMA USUALLY MANAGES TO COMB9E A C]TA9 AM\NT ( 9TELLIG5T & LUCID ANALYSIS 7EV5 IF IT IS (T5 9TELLIG5TLY & LUCIDLY DECEPTIVE7 ) A CALCULAT$ FOLKS9ESS AIM$ AT MITIGAT+ ANY S9S ( EXCESSIVE SOPHI/ICATION & ]UDITION4 

,FOLKS9ESS PREVAIL$ 9 HIS ,KATR9A ANNIV]S>Y ADDRESS1 :I* GETS ! AW>D = MORE CLI*ES P] S5T5CE ?AN ANY SPEE* EV] GIV5 H]E1 & P]HAPS ANY:]E ELSE ON ,PLANET ,E>?4 ,9 JU/ ! FIR/ P>AGRAPH1 HE MANAG$ TO DISPOSE ( MANY ( ! OBLIGATORY LOCAL REF]5CES1 9CLUD+ 0,:]E Y'AT10 0! ,BIG ,EASY10 0! WEA!R 9 ,AUGU/10 0%RIMP PO' BOY10 0,P>KWAY ,BAK]Y & ,TAV]N10 0,REBIR?10 0! ,MAPLE ,LEAF10 0,M>DI ,GRAS10 & 0:AT'S ,C>NIVAL =40 .<#c.> ,=TUNATELY1 SOMEBODY CAU<T HIM BE=E HE TOLD ! CR[D 0JOCKAMO FEE NAANE40 

,BUT ! AG5DA WAS BASICALLY AB\T RE-SIL5C+4 ,OBAMA 5?USIA/ICALLY PROMOT$ ! NEO-LIB]AL CORPORATE CAPITALI/ PROJECT1 9CLUD+ ! QUASI-PRIVATIZATION & DE-DEMOCRATIZATION ( ! LOCAL S*OOLS4 ,HE ACTUALLY CIT$ SOME DAMN+ /ATI/ICS AB\T *ILD POV]TY & ECONOMIC 9EQUALITY 9 ,NEW ,ORLEANS4 ,& HE NOT$ ?AT ! CITY 0HAD BE5 = TOO LONG BE5 PLAGU$ BY /RUCTURAL 9EQUALITIES40 0,HAD BE50 BE=E ,HURRICANE ,KATR9A1 ?AT IS4 

,BUT ?IS BRIEF MOM5T ( QUASI-RECOGNITION WAS LO/ 9 ! DELUGE ( UPBEAT G5]ALIZATION4 ,HE TOLD ! CITY ?AT 0! PROGRESS ?AT Y\ HAVE MADE IS REM>KABLE0 9 A*IEV+1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 A 0MORE JU/ ,NEW ,ORLEANS40 ,9 CASE WE DIDN'T GET HIS PO9T1 HE ADD$1 0,! PROGRESS Y\'VE MADE IS REM>KABLE40 ,SO WE >E TOLD ?AT PO/-,KATR9A ,NEW ,ORLEANS IS NOT ONLY A MODEL ( OPPORTUNITY = 5TREPR5EURS & DEVELOP]S1 AS ! ,*AMB] ( ,COMM]CE WILL 5?USIA/ICALLY 9=M US1 BUT ALSO A MODEL = PROGRESS 9 JU/ICE4 

,OBAMA'S VOICE IS CLE>LY ! VOICE ( DISAV[AL4 ,HE KN[S ! TRU?1 & HE CAN EV5 TELL Y\ ?AT HE KN[S IT4 ,BUT ?IS TRU? IS CONSIGN$ TO FOOTNOTES & ASIDES TO A L>G] IDEOLOGICAL PSEUDO-TRU? ?AT IS TO BE ! FOCUS ( \R ATT5TION4 ,! TRU? IS !RE ONLY TO BE /RATEGICALLY =GOTT54 ,! DOM9ANT DISC\RSE REMA9S ! V]BOSE BUT EMPTY SPEE* ( RE-SIL5C+4 ,SO MU* = LES ,M5TEURS 5 ,*EF4.<#c#a.> 

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,NEXT1 ! LOCAL POLITICAL & CORPORATE E/ABLI%M5T1 L$ BY MAYOR ,MIT* ,L&RIEU1 JO9$ 9 ! CELEBRATION4 ,= ! ANNIV]S>Y1 ,L&RIEU & ,WALM>T1 ALONG ) O!R CORPORATE 5TITIES1 CO-SPONSOR$ A 0,CITYWIDE ,DAY ( ,S]VICE40 ,IT'S UN=TUNATE ?AT ! COMMUNITY C\LDN'T ORGANIZE A L>GE-SCALE VOLUNTE] EF=T ITSELF1 AS IT DID AFT] ,KATR9A1 :5 \R /ATE & CORPORATE MA/]S L>GELY AB&ON$ ! CITY1 EXCEPT AS OPPORTUNITIES = 9C>C]ATION & !N EXPLOITATION EM]G$4 ,! MAYOR'S V]SION ( A 0,DAY ( ,S]VICE0 WAS F\R H\RS ( S]VICE PROJECTS 9 ! MORN+1 FOLL[$ BY AN H\R ( SPEE*ES & CELEBRATION1 & !N A BREAK1 BE=E ?REE MORE H\RS ( SPEE*ES & CELEBRATION4 

,FROM ,L&RIEU'S P]SPECTIVE1 !RE WAS MU* TO CELEBRATE4 ,ON HIS 0,KATR9A #a3 ,RESILI5T ,NEW ,ORLEANS0 WEB SITE HE CLAIMS ?AT ! ,KATR9A DISA/] TURN$ \T TO BE A POSITIVE OPPORTUNITY & AS A RESULT 0,NEW ,ORLEANS HAS TURN$ ITSELF >\ND & HAS BUILT ! CITY ?AT WE %\LD'VE BUILT 9 ! FIR/ TIME40.<#c#b.> ,PRESUMABLY ! CITY HAD TO WAIT #bhg YE>S = ! CURR5T EXP]IM5T 9 NEOLIB]AL SOCIAL 5G9E]+ TO >RIVE4 ,L&RIEU'S BOO/]I% ASSESSM5T ( ,PO/-,KATR9A ,NEW ,ORLEANS CAN BE SUMM$ UP 9 HIS DEPICTION ( IT AS 0,AM]ICA'S BE/ COMEBACK /ORY40 ,9 A BLATANT ATTEMPT TO MISLEAD READ]S1 HE BOA/S ?AT 0! ,NEW ,ORLEANS REGION HAS N[ RETURN$ TO APPROXIMATELY #ie P]C5T ( ITS PRE-,KATR9A POPULATION40.<#c#c.> ,9 FACT1 AS A REC5T REPORT %[S1 0,NEW ,ORLEANS IS N[ AT AB\T #< P]C5T ( ITS POPULATION BE=E ! /ORM0 & ! REC5T GR[? RATE HAS BE5 #a4#d.04.<#c#d.> ,AGGREGAT+ ! POPULATION ) SURR\ND+ P>I%ES IS A TRANSP>5T PLOY TO CONFUSE ! PUBLIC4 

,MANY HAVE NOT COME BACK TO ,NEW ,ORLEANS BECAUSE ( LACK ( OPPORTUNITIES H]E & BECAUSE ! DOM9ANT MODEL ( DEVELOPM5T HAS CREAT$ OB/ACLES TO !IR RETURN4 ,TO MAKE !M DISAPPE> ?R\< FAKE /ATI/ICS IS AN \TRAGE4 ,L&RIEU OBVI\SLY DIDN'T GRASP ! LUDICR\S BUT PA9FUL IRONY ( CALL+ ! PO/-,KATR9A ]A1 9 :I* ALMO/ A QU>T] ( ! POPULATION DID NOT RETURN1 0! BE/ COME-BACK /ORY0 9 ,U4,S4 HI/ORY6 

,L&RIEU'S VOICE IS ! VOICE ( D5IAL1 DECEPTION & DELUSION4 ,LET'S BE EXPLICIT AB\T :AT IS D5I$1 SIL5C$ & RE-SIL5C$4 

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,NEW ,ORLEANS1 ?IS CITY ?AT HAS1 ACCORD+ TO ,OBAMA1 MADE 0REM>KABLE0 /RIDES 9 BECOM+ 0MORE JU/10 IS SECOND ON ! LI/ ( ,U4,S4 CITIES ) ! MO/ EXTREME ECONOMIC 9EQUALITY1 & ! GAP BETWE5 RI* & POOR HAS BE5 9CREAS+4.<#c#e.> ,! LEVEL ( ECONOMIC 9EQUALITY 9 ,NEW ,ORLEANS IS COMP>ABLE TO ! RATE 9 ,ZAMBIA4.<#c#f.> ,IT HAS V]Y HI< LEVELS ( *ILD POV]TY 9 P>TICUL> & WIDESPREAD POV]TY 9 G5]AL4 ,REC5T /UDIES HAVE %[N ?AT #c#i.0 ( *ILDR5 9 ,NEW ,ORLEANS LIVE 9 POV]TY1 :I* IS #a#g.0 ABOVE ! NATIONAL AV]AGE1 & *ILDHOOD POV]TY HAS BE5 9CREAS+ S9CE #b#g4 ,! #b#g.0 POV]TY RATE = FAMILIES IS ALSO V]Y HI< COMP>$ TO O!R ,U4,S4 CITIES & BY HI/ORIC /&>DS = ,NEW ,ORLEANS4 ,! ,JESUIT ,SOCIAL ,RESE>* ,9/ITUTE REC5TLY ISSU$ A REPORT %[+ ! %OCK+LY HI< CO/ ( LIV+ COMP>$ TO 9COME 9 ,L\ISIANA1 BUT ESPECIALLY 9 ! ,NEW ,ORLEANS >EA1 :I* HAS SE5 SKYROCKET+ PROP]TY VALUES & R5TS4.<#c#g.> ,9 ADDITION1 DESPITE H]OIC EF=TS BY LOCAL GR\PS1 HOMELESSNESS HAS REMA9$ A SEV]E PROBLEM 9 ! CITY4 

,WE MU/ NOT =GET ! OV] #a1 CITIZ5S ( ,NEW ,ORLEANS :O HAVE NEV] RETURN$1 MANY BECAUSE ( LACK ( RECOV]Y SUPPORT & ! VA/ PROPORTIONAL 9CREASES 9 CO/ ( LIV+ = POOR & WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE4 ,! REPLACEM5T ( PUBLIC H\S+ BY MIX$-9COME H\S+ ?AT DISPLACES MO/ =M] RESID5TS HAS ALSO CONTRIBUT$ TO A PROCESS ?AT %\LD BE RECOGNIZ$ AS A =M ( E?NIC & ECONOMIC CLEANS+4 ,!RE HAS ALSO BE5 A #e#e.0 DECREASE 9 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION S]VICE AS ( #b#a#e1 & ! BUDGET ( ! ,REGIONAL ,TRANSIT ,AU?ORITY WAS /ILL ALMO/ #d.0 BEL[ ITS PRE-,KATR9A LEVEL 9 #b#a#c4.<#c#h.> ,NEW ,ORLEANS WAS ONCE APPRECIAT$ BY LOCALS & NEWCOM]S = ITS COMB9ATION ( JOIE DE VIV]1 RI* CULTURE1 & MODE/ CO/ ( LIV+1 ESPECIALLY = H\S+4 ,BUT ?IS F9ANCIAL ACCESSIBILITY DISAPPE>$ 9 ! PO/-,KATR9A H\S+ CRISIS & ! DRA/IC CUTBACK 9 AF=DABLE PUBLIC S]VICES4 

,! /RUGGLE OV] H\S+ WAS A CRUCIAL ONE 7& ONE 9 :I* ,I P>TICIPAT$ ACTIVELY = A LONG TIME74 ,H[EV]1 ! MOVEM5T UN=TUNATELY FELL UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( N>R[ LEFTI/ SECT>IANS :O SUFF] FROM FETI%ISM ( ! /ATE4.<#c#i.> ,! RESULT WAS A ONE-SID$ OBSESSION ) ! LESS ?AN #e.0 ( PRE-,KATR9A UNITS ?AT W]E 9 PUBLIC H\S+ & AN ALMO/ COMPLETE NEGLECT = ! HALF ( ALL H\S+ CONSI/+ ( COMM]CIAL R5TAL UNITS1 NOT TO M5TION A LACK ( CONC]N = ! LESS PRIVILEG$ HOME [N]S :O W]E /RUGGL+ DESP]ATELY = JU/ & ADEQUATE COMP5SATION = DAMAGES4 ,ALMO/ #e#b1 ( AB\T #g#i1 S]I\SLY DAMAG$ H\S+ UNITS W]E R5TAL PROP]TY4.<#d.> ,! VOCAL ACTIVI/ FOCUS ON PUBLIC H\S+ DIVID$ ! CITIZ5RY & PLAY$ 9TO ! H&S ( DEVELOP]S & !IR BUREAUCRATIC ALLIES1 :O QUICKLY DEVELOP$ PLANS TO RE5G9E] BO? PUBLIC H\S+ & ! H\S+ M>KET 9 G5]AL = PURPOSES ( PR(ITABLE E?NIC CLEANS+ & G5TRIFICATION4 ,! POSSIBILITY = A BROAD-BAS$ MOVEM5T = H\S+ JU/ICE WAS LO/ & ! RESULT HAS BE5 T5 YE>S ( CONT9U+ 9JU/ICE TO R5T]S 9 P>TICUL>4 

,ANO!R >EA ( ACUTE 9JU/ICE 9 PO/-,KATR9A ,NEW ,ORLEANS HAS BE5 HEAL? C>E4 ,M$ICAL S]VICES COLLAPS$ AFT] ! DISA/]1 HAVE CONT9U$ TO LAG 9 SOME >EAS1 & HAVE REMA9$ 9 A /ATE ( CRISIS 9 O!RS4 ,M5TAL HEAL? C>E & ADDICTION TREATM5T HAVE SUFF]$ ! WOR/4 ,EM]G5CIES RELAT$ TO M5TAL HEAL?1 ALCOHOLISM & DRUG ADDICTION >E ALL MO/ COMMONLY TREAT$ 9 ! SAME MANN]1 BY CONSIGNM5T TO ,ORLEANS ,P>I% ,PRISON4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ONE ( ! GREAT TRAG$IES ( ! NEOLIB]AL RE-5G9E]+ ( ,NEW ,ORLEANS WAS ! FRAUDUL5T CONDEMN+ & CLOS+ ( ,*>ITY ,HOSPITAL & ! DELIB]ATE DE/RUCTION ( A HI/ORIC MID-CITY NEI<BORHOOD = ! SAKE ( LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITIES 9 DEVELOP+ ITS REPLACEM5T4 ,*>ITY C\LD HAVE BE5 RETURN$ TO S]VICE )9 DAYS :5 IT WAS MO/ DESP]ATELY NE$$1 IMM$IATELY AFT] ! DISA/]4 ,! /ORY ( ITS P]MAN5T CLOS+ IS RIFE ) LIES BY ! ,J9DAL ADM9I/RATION1 & 9VOLV$ LIT]AL SABOTAGE ( ! CLOS$ FACILITY 9 AN EF=T TO SECURE ,F,E,M,A FUNDS = A NEW M$ICAL C5T]4 ,! PUBLIC WAS DUP$ \T ( @s#b#h#c MILLION DOLL>S BY DECEPTION & DIS9=MATION ?AT DISGUIS$ ! FACT ?AT ! OLD HOSPITAL C\LD HAVE BE5 SUCCESSFULLY ADAPT$ TO FULFILL CURR5T NE$S4.<#d#a.> ,9 ADDITION1 IT IS LIKELY ?AT MANY LIVES W]E LO/ & A GREAT MANY PEOPLE SUFF]$ NE$LESSLY AS A RESULT ( ?IS CRIM9AL 9JU/ICE4 

,ALL ( !SE 9JU/ICES HAVE BE5 P>T ( ! NEOLIB]AL 5G9E]+ PROCESS ?AT HAS GONE UND] ! RUBRIC ( 0,NEW ,ORLEANS AS A ,B\TIQUE ,CITY40 ,?IS CONCEPT WAS MET ) CONSID]ABLE CONTEMPT 9 ! E>LY DAYS AFT] ,KATR9A1 BUT IT HAS RETURN$ REPEAT$LY ) A V5GEANCE4 ,REC5TLY1 ,SEAN ,CUMM+S1 A PROM95T REAL E/ATE DEVELOP] & ,C,E,O ( ,NEW ,ORLEANS ,BUILD+ ,CORPORATION1 BOA/$ ?AT 0! CITY IS A MAGNET AGA9 = NEW TAL5T & NEW IDEAS1 CO-CREAT+ A NEW ,NEW ,ORLEANS40 ,CUMM+S DIS+5U\SLY EXPLA9$ ?AT 0A B\TIQUE CITY /&S = SOME?+4 ,IT'S ORIG9AL4 ,IT'S AU!NTIC4 ,IT'S ONE-(-A-K9D40.<#d#b.> ,9 FACT1 ?IS ISN'T :AT IT MEANS AT ALL4 ,NEW ,ORLEANS ALREADY /OOD = SOME?+1 WAS ORIG9AL1 WAS AU!NTIC1 & WAS ONE ( A K9D4 ,CREAT+ A 0NEW0 ,NEW ,ORLEANS IS BAS$ ON A QUITE DIFF]5T AG5DA4 ,TO MAKE IT 9TO A 0B\TIQUE CITY0 MEANS ?AT IT WILL BE M>KET$ TO MORE AFFLU5T T\RI/S1 TO NEW RESID5TS FROM ! 5TREPR5EURIAL & TE*NICAL 70,SILICON ,BAY\07 SECTORS 1 & TO WEAL?Y BUY]S LOOK+ = A SECOND OR ?IRD HOME 9 A T[N ) APPROPRIATE 5T]TA9M5T & %OPP+ OPPORTUNITIES4 

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,PO/-,KATR9A ,NEW ,ORLEANS HAS GA9$ CONSID]ABLE NOTORIETY AS ! SITE ( ONE ( ! NATION'S MO/ F>-REA*+ EXP]IM5TS 9 ! DE/RUCTION ( A PUBLIC S*OOL SY/EM & ITS REPLACEM5T ) A NETWORK ( *>T] S*OOLS4 ,&REA ,GABOR1 9 A BRIEF ANALYSIS REC5TLY PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES1 DISCUSSES MANY ( ! PROBLEMS ) *>T] S*OOLS 9 ,NEW ,ORLEANS ?AT CRITICS HAVE LONG F\ND TO PLAGUE SU* S*OOLS EV]Y:]E4.<#d#c.> ,! G5]AL CASE AGA9/ !SE S*OOLS HAS BE5 >GU$ CONV9C+LY1 9DE$ DEVA/AT+LY1 BY ,DIANE ,RAVIT* 9 A S]IES ( >TICLES 9 ! ,NEW ,REVIEW ( ,BOOKS />T+ ) 0,! ,MY? ( ,*>T] ,S*OOLS0 & 9 H] BOOK ,! ,REIGN ( ,]ROR4.<#d#d.> 

,GABOR APPLIES MANY ( !SE SAME >GUM5TS TO ! ,NEW ,ORLEANS CASE4 ,%E NOTES ! DISCRIM9ATORY 7A EUPHEMISM = 0RACI/07 NATURE ( S*OOL RE=M4 ,%E CITES 0GR[+ EVID5CE ?AT ! RE=MS HAVE COME AT ! EXP5SE ( ! CITY'S MO/ DISADVANTAG$ *ILDR51 :O (T5 DISAPPE> FROM S*OOL 5TIRELY &1 ?US1 >E NO LONG] 9CLUD$ 9 ! DATA40 ,EV5 E/ABLI%M5T $UCATION FIGURE ,&RE ,P]RY1 ONE-TIME ,C,E,O ( ! ,CAPITAL ,ONE-,UNIV]SITY ( ,NEW ,ORLEANS ,*>T] ,NETWORK1 ADMITS ?AT 0!RE W]E SOME PRETTY NEF>I\S ?+S DONE 9 ! PURSUIT ( ACADEMIC GA910 9CLUD+ 0SUSP5SIONS1 PU%\TS1 SKIMM+1 C\NSEL+ \T1 & NOT H&L+ SPECIAL NE$S KIDS WELL40 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! CASE = *>T] S*OOLS DEP5D$ 9 P>T ON 9JU/ICES TO ! LESS PRIVILEG$ /UD5TS3 ?OSE :O 9 REALITY HAVE ! GREATE/ NE$S1 & :O1 FROM ! /&PO9T ( JU/ICE1 DES]VE ! MO/ ATT5TION4 

,GABOR PO9TS \T ! QUE/IONABLE NATURE ( CLAIMS = HI< P]=MANCE BY *>T] S*OOLS4 ,%E OBS]VES ?AT /UDIES IGNORE ! FACT ?AT MANY DISADVANTAG$ /UD5TS HAVE BE5 EXCLUD$ FROM HI<-P]=M+ S*OOLS OR FROM S*OOLS 5TIRELY & DO NOT APPE> 9 /ATI/ICS4 ,%E CITES A REC5T /UDY ?AT CONCLUD$ ?AT 0OV] #b#f1 PEOPLE 9 ! METROPOLITAN >EA BETWE5 ! AGES ( #af & #bd >E C\NT$ AS 'DISCONNECT$1' BECAUSE !Y >E NEI!R WORK+ NOR 9 S*OOL40 ,! ,C[5 ,9/ITUTE = ,PUBLIC ,$UCATION ,9ITIATIVES WAS =C$ TO RETRACT1 DUE TO FLAW$ ME?ODOLOGY1 A /UDY ?AT CONCLUD$ ?AT ! RE-5G9E]$ ,NEW ,ORLEANS S*OOL SY/EM HAD 0HI<] GRADUATION RATES & BETT] TE/ SCORES ?AN C\LD BE EXPECT$1 GIV5 ! SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGES ( !IR /UD5TS40.<#d#e.> ,! BIGGE/ 9NOVATION 9TRODUC$ BY *>T] S*OOLS MAY BE ?AT *EAT+ ON TE/S & REPORTS1 A PRACTICE ONCE RE/RICT$ TO NAU<TY /UD5TS1 HAS N[ BECOME (FICIAL POLICY4 

,H[EV]1 ! BIGGE/ FLAW 9 DEF5SES ( *>T] S*OOLS 9 ,NEW ,ORLEANS IS ?AT !Y >E BAS$ ON COMP>ISON ) ! NEGLECT$ & UND]FUND$ PRE-,KATR9A S*OOL SY/EM4 ,!Y DO NOT CONSID] :AT W\LD HAVE BE5 POSSIBLE IF ! SAME K9D ( SUPPORT & RES\RCES ?AT HAVE BE5 LAVI%$ ON *>T] S*OOLS HAD BE5 DEVOT$ TO CREAT+ A JU/1 DEMOCRATIC1 COMMUNITY-CONTROLL$ S*OOL SY/EM ?AT IS D$ICAT$ TO ! WELF>E ( EV]Y /UD5T & EV]Y NEI<BORHOOD 9 ! CITY4 

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,9 ! MID/ ( GLOBAL TURMOIL OV] ?IS ISSUE1 NOT A S+LE POLITICIAN WAS ABLE TO EV5 SPEAK ! WORD 0MIGRANT0 9 RELATION TO \R CITY'S REC5T HI/ORY4 ,AS IS (T5 ! CASE1 ! TRU? IS TOO BIG TO BE NOTIC$4 

,I GREW UP HE>+ ,NEW ,ORLEANS CALL$ 0,! ,GATEWAY TO ! ,AM]ICAS10.<#d#f.> A T]M ?AT WAS POPUL> DUR+ ! LONG T5URE ( ,MAYOR DE,LESSEPS 0,*EP0 ,MORRISON4 ,IT WAS ONLY MU* LAT] ?AT ,I HE>D ! /ORY ( ,UNIT$ ,FRUIT ,COMPANY & ! P>T ( ! HI/ORY ( PLUND] ( ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA ?AT WAS DIRECT$ FROM BO>D ROOMS 9 ,NEW ,ORLEANS4 ,I DISCOV]$ ?AT ,NEW ,ORLEANS WAS A GATEWAY TO ! EXPLOITATION ( ?OSE ,O!R ,AM]ICAS ?AT >E EXCLUD$ FROM ! (FICIAL DEF9ITION ( 0,AM]ICA40.<#d#g.> ,?IS ASPECT ( HI/ORY IS1 H[EV]1 SY/EMATICALLY =GOTT54 

,ANO!R =GOTT5 REALITY IS ! FACT ?AT 9 MANY WAYS1 ,NEW ,ORLEANS1 0! ,QUE5 ,CITY ( ! ,S\?10 IS A NOR!RN CITY4 ,?IS IS TRUE GEOGRAPHICALLY4 ,\R CITY LIES AT ! NOR!RN $GE ( ONE ( \R GREAT BIOREGIONAL PO9TS ( REF]5CE1 ! ,WE/]N ,M$IT]RANEAN ,SEA1 CONSI/+ ( ! ,GULF ( ,MEXICO & ! ,C>IBBEAN4.<#d#h.> ,?IS IS ALSO TRUE CULTURALLY4 ,WE >E A NOR!RN CITY BECAUSE ( \R POSITION AT ! NOR!RN $GE ( ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 ,L\ISIANA WAS = ITS FIR/ #aba YE>S P>T ( ! ,FR5* & ,SPANI% EMPIRES1 & ,NEW ,ORLEANS1 9 P>TICUL>1 HAS NEV] 5TIRELY LO/ ITS ,LAT9 *>ACT]4 ,IT IS BECOM+ MORE ,LAT9 ONCE AGA94 

,?US1 WE MI<T HAVE ?\<T ?AT ! CITY W\LD CELEBRATE ! R5EW$ TIES ) ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA ?AT W]E CREAT$ :5 ,LAT9O & ,LAT9A WORK]S CAME TO REBUILD ! CITY AFT] ! ,KATR9A DISA/]4 ,9 REALITY1 GOV]NM5T & BUS9ESS GAVE AT BE/ AN AMBIGU\S WELCOME TO !SE WORK]S1 EV5 :5 !Y W]E MO/ DESP]ATELY NE$$4 ,! AU?ORITIES !N EI!R AB&ON$ !M1 OR R$IRECT$ !IR ATT5TION TO DISPOS+ ( !M4 ,! LOCAL ADM9I/RATION /ILL GIVES LIP S]VICE TO ! EF=TS ( !SE WORK]S 9 REBUILD+ ! CITY1 AT LEA/ ON C]EMONIAL OCCASIONS4 ,H[EV]1 IT DOES LITTLE TO ADDRESS !IR PROBLEMS1 :ILE CREAT+ ADDITIONAL ONES1 & AT ! SAME TIME FACILITAT+ ATTEMPTS TO EXPEL !M FROM ! CITY4 

,?IS TREATM5T HAS BE5 \TRAGE\SLY UNJU/ & 9TOL]ABLE4 ,= ! PA/ T5 YE>S1 MIGRANT WORK]S & !IR FAMILIES HAVE BE51 & /ILL >E1 SUBJECT TO WAGE !FT1 DANG]\S HEAL? & SAFETY CONDITIONS1 H\S+ DISCRIM9ATION1 POLICE H>ASSM5T1 >BITR>Y >RE/S1 E?NIC PR(IL+1 PR$ATION BY CRIM9ALS1 T]RORIZATION BY AU?ORITIES1 & SUBJECTION TO DEMEAN+ TRACK+ ) ANKLE BRACELETS4 ,9 ! E>LY YE>S AFT] ,HURRICANE ,KATR9A1 :ILE MIGRANTS W]E H>D AT WORK REBUILB+ ! CITY1 !Y W]E COMMONLY CALL$ 0,WALK+ ,A,T,M'S10 S9CE !Y W]E REGUL>LY PREY$ UPON BY ?IEVES & HAD NO REC\RSE TO A LEGAL & P5AL SY/EM ?AT WAS ONLY 9T]E/$ 9 CRIM9ALIZ+ ! VICTIMS4.<#d#i.> ,A REC5T 9T]VIEW ) REPRES5TATIVES ( ! ,CONGRESS ( ,DAY ,LABOR]S 7,CONGRESO DE ,JORNAL]OS7 FROM ,:,I,V RADIO'S ,KATR9A COV]AGE IS AN EXCELL5T 9TRODUCTION TO ! EXP]I5CE ( MIGRANT WORK]S & !IR FAMILIES 9 PO/-,KATR9A ,NEW ,ORLEANS4 .<#e.> 

,WE NE$ TO RE?9K ?AT HI/ORY & BEG9 TO CELEBRATE ,NEW ,ORLEANS AGA9 AS 0! ,GATEWAY TO ! ,AM]ICAS40 ,WE JU/ HAVE TO REMEMB] ONE ?+ ?IS TIME3 ,A GATEWAY OP5S 9 BO? DIRECTIONS4.<#e#a.> 

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,R&OLPH ,B\RNE FAM\SLY PROCLAIM$1 P>APHRAS+ ,HEGEL1 ?AT 0W> IS ! HEAL? ( ! /ATE40 ,:AT IS USUALLY =GOTT5 IS ?AT W> ON ITS [N CITIZ5S IS ! HI<E/ EXPRESSION ( ! /ATE'S HEAL?4 ,AFT] ,KATR9A WE 9 ,NEW ,ORLEANS GOT TO SEE :AT ! /ATE IS LIKE :5 ALL ITS MITIGAT+ QUALITIES COLLAPSE & IT IS R$UC$ TO ITS ESS5TIAL REPRESSIVE NATURE4 ,?IS IS ! 0M9IMAL0--BUT MAXIMALLY BRUTAL--/ATE4 ,! /ATE AS A /ATE ( W> AGA9/ ! PEOPLE4 

,IT IS IMPORTANT ?AT WE REMEMB] ! T]RORI/IC CONDITIONS ?AT PREVAIL$ 9 A CITY ) A P5AL SY/EM 7! /ATE'S ESS5TIAL MOM5T7 & NO LEGAL SY/EM 7! /ATE'S 9ESS5TIAL MOM5T74 ,?IS IS :AT EXI/$ 9 ,NEW ,ORLEANS DUR+ ! PO/-,KATR9A 0/ATE ( EXCEPTION40.<#e#b.> ,?IS P]IOD WAS A /ATE ( 0EXCEPTION10 NOT 9 ! S5SE ?AT IT V>I$ 9 PR9CIPLE FROM ! NORMAL & UNEXCEPTIONAL4 ,IT WAS 0EXCEPTIONAL0 ONLY 9 ! S5SE ?AT ! NORMAL REA*$ A LEVEL ( 9T5SITY ?AT IT MADE IT SO CONSPICU\S ?AT IT C\LD NOT = A C]TA9 P]IOD ( TIME 7BE=E RESIL5C+7 BE IGNOR$4 

,BUT RESIL5C+ HAS FOLL[$4 ,?US1 WE MU/ REMEMB]4 ,WE MU/ NOT =GET ! PRISON]S :O W]E TRAPP$ 9 ,ORLEANS ,P>I% ,PRISON 9 ! RIS+ FLOODWAT]S AFT] ,KATR9A1 OR H]D$ AWAY TO SP5D C\NTLESS H\RS ON OV]PASSES 9 ! HOT SUN4 ,WE MU/ NOT =GET ! HORRORS ( ! MAKE%IFT ,GREYH\ND ,/ATION ,PRISON1 0,GUANTANAMO ON ! ,BAY\10 :]E PRISON]S W]E PUT 9 \TDOOR WIRE CAGES1 MADE TO SLEEP ON CONCRETE FLOORS1 9 OIL & DIESEL FUEL1 :]E !Y W]E H>ASS$ & 9TIMIDAT$1 & CONTROLL$ BY %OOT+S ) BEANBAG R\NDS4 

,WE NE$ TO REMEMB] ! SUBHUMAN CONDITIONS AT ,HUNT ,CORRECTIONAL ,C5T]1 :]E 9MATES FROM ,O,P,P & VICTIMS ( (T5 >BITR>Y MASS >RE/S AFT] ,KATR9A W]E H]D$ TOGE!R 9DISCRIM9ATELY4 ,:]E !Y W]E ?R[N NAK$ 9 B>E CELLS1 SOMETIMES ) H>D5$ CRIM9ALS OR S*IZOPHR5ICS AS CELLMATES4 ,:]E !Y W]E !N GIV5 NO?+ TO WE> BUT JUMPSUITS1 & NO?+ TO READ = OV] A MON?4 ,:]E !Y W]E (T5 KEPT 9 CELLS = TW5TY-F\R H\R A DAY4 ,:]E MATTRESSES W]E TAK5 AWAY EV]Y DAY SO PRISON]S C\LD ONLY SIT OR LIE ON CONCRETE OR METAL4 ,:]E L\D BELLS W]E RUNG EV]Y #ae M9UTES1 EV]Y DAY1 ALL DAY1 9 DISCIPL9>Y TI]S4 ,WE MU/ REMEMB] ! 9TIMIDATION ( CITIZ5S 9TO =C$ LABOR ) ! ?REAT ( BE+ S5T TO ,HUNT4 ,WE NE$ TO REMEMB] ! P]IOD 9 :I* !RE WAS WIDESPREAD POLICE REPRESSION :ILE RACI/ VIGILANTES W]E ALL[$ TO T]RORIZE SOME NEI<BORHOODS4 ,WE MU/ REMEMB] ! P]IOD 9 :I* P[] AS DOM9ATION WAS ALL[$ TO REVEAL ITS TRUE FACE4 ,! P]IOD 9 :I* >*Y REIGN$ SUPREME4 

,F9ALLY1 WE MU/ REMEMB] ONE ( ! MO/ HORRIFY+ ( ! REALITIES ?AT HAVE BE5 SIL5C$1 NOT ONLY 9 ,KATR9A COMMEMORATIONS1 BUT 9 ! EV]YDAY WORLD ( ,BIG ,EASY BUS9ESS AS USUAL4 ,?IS IS ! BRUTAL FACT ?AT ,NEW ,ORLEANS HAS = ALL !SE YE>S BE5 ! WORLD CAPITAL ( 09C>C]ATION10 :I* IS M]ELY A SANITIZ$1 ,LAT9IZ$ T]M = ! CAG+ & TORTURE ( HUMAN BE+S4 ,WE MU/ NOT =GET ?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES LEADS ! WORLD 9 9C>C]ATION1 ?AT ,L\ISIANA LEADS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 9 9C>C]ATION1 & ?AT ,NEW ,ORLEANS LEADS ,L\ISIANA 9 9C>C]ATION4 ,WE MU/ REMEMB] ?AT 9 SOME WAYS 9C>C]ATION 9 ,L\ISIANA HAS BE5 ! CONT9UATION ( SLAV]Y BY O!R MEANS4 ,WE MU/ NEV] =GET ! MURD]\S NATURE ( A C>C]AL SY/EM ?AT DE/ROYS G5]ATIONS & DE/ROYS COMMUNITIES4 ,?IS IS A />K PO/-,KATR9A REALITY ?AT NO POLITICIAN D>ES M5TION OR COMMEMORATE4 

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,BEYOND ALL !SE =MS ( RESIL5C+ LIES ! MO/ EXTREME =M ( PO/-,KATR9A DISAV[AL1 & DISAV[AL REG>D+ ! FATE ( ,NEW ,ORLEANS ITSELF4 ,?IS CONC]NS ! SOCIAL ECOLOGY ( ! CITY 9 RELATION TO 5TR5*$ & ACCEL]AT+ GLOBAL SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL TR5DS4 ,NO MEAN+FUL DISCUSSION ( ! FUTURE ( ,NEW ,ORLEANS CAN AF=D TO IGNORE ! CONT9U+ LOSS ( COA/AL WETL&S1 ! IMPLICATIONS ( ! ACCEL]AT+ RISE 9 SEA LEVEL1 & ! V]Y REAL POSSIBILITY 7& LONG-T]M 9EVITABILITY7 ( A MU* MORE P[]FUL HURRICANE ?AN ,KATR9A HITT+ ,NEW ,ORLEANS DIRECTLY4 ,! SPECT] ( DOOM1 9DE$1 HI<LY LIKELY DOOM1 HANGS OV] ! CITY & IT CANNOT BE EXORCIZ$ BY D5IAL1 BY DISAV[AL1 OR BY ANY AM\NT ( HAPPY TALK BY POLITICIANS & CORPORATE EXECUTIVES4 

,! DEP? ( ECOLOGICAL DISAV[AL WAS HI<LI<T$ 9 A ,KATR9A ANNIV]S>Y SEGM5T ( ! PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAM 0,ON ,PO9T0 ,NEV] DUR+ ! H\R-LONG PROGRAM WAS ! SEV]ITY ( ! GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL CRISIS & ITS IMPLICATIONS = ,NEW ,ORLEANS REALLY EXPLOR$4 ,H[EV]1 ,I WAS /RUCK 9 P>TICUL> BY AN EX*ANGE ) ,DR4 ,PAUL ,KEMP1 A ,COA/AL ,OCEANOGRAPH] & ,GEOLOGI/ AT ,L\ISIANA ,/ATE ,UNIV]SITY4.<#e#c.> ,KEMP IS ONE ( ! MAJOR ADVOCATES ( ,MISSISSIPPI ,RIV] DIV]SION TO CREATE COA/AL WETL&S4 ,PAUL ,KEMP IS A GOOD GUY1 /&+ UP = ! REGION1 &1 9 P>TICUL>1 = ! NE$ TO RE/ORE ! COA/AL WETL&S4 ,BUT ?IS IS :AT MAKES HIS COMM5TS 9 SOME WAYS SO TR\BL+1 S9CE !Y ALSO REFLECT ! L>G] DOM9ANT IDEOLOGY ( DISAV[AL4 

,KEMP DIDN'T TAKE ON DIRECTLY ! DETAILS ( H[ WE >E TO COPE ) SOME?+ BETWE5 ! ?REE FOOT RISE 9 SEA LEVEL COMMONLY ACCEPT$1 & ! T5 FOOT RISE REC5TLY SUGGE/$ BY A TEAM HEAD$ BY ,JAMES ,HANS5 & SIXTE5 COLLEAGUES4.<#e#d.> ,FUR!RMORE1 A RAPID MELT+ & COLLAPSE ( L>GE SEGM5TS ( ! ,GRE5L& OR ,ANT>CTIC ICE %EETS W\LD PRODUCE A MU* MORE RAPID RISE ?AT W\LD BE DEVA/AT+ TO COA/AL >EAS NE> OR BEL[ SEA LEVEL4 ,! MELT+ ( ! ,GRE5L& ICE %EET W\LD PRODUCE A TW5TY-FOOT RISE 9 SEA LEVEL1 :ILE ?AT ( ! ,ANT>CTIC ICE %EET W\LD PRODUCE A SIXTY-FOOT RISE4.<#e#e.> ,MO/ SCI5TI/S BELIEVE ?AT SU* EFFECTS WILL NOT BE SE5 UNTIL 9TO ! NEXT C5TURY4 

,SOMEH[1 FEW ?9K ( A C5TURY AS A COMPREH5SIBLE TIME SPAN ?AT HAS PRACTICAL1 CONCRETE RELEVANCE4 ,EV5 9 RELATION TO A ?REE-HUNDR$ YE> OLD CITY4 ,ONE MI<T LE>N SOME?+ FROM ! ANCI5T ,HEBREWS1 :O POS$ ! POSSIBILITY ?AT 0! 9IQUITY ( ! FA!RS0 MI<T BE 0VISIT$ ON ! *ILDR51 TO ! ?IRD & ! F\R? G5]ATION40.<#e#f.> ,OR FROM ! ,V$IC ,SAGES1 :O 9 ! ,RIG ,V$A SUGGE/$ ?AT 0! OLD] %>ES ! MI/AKE ( ! Y\NG]0.<#e#g.> ,OR FROM ! ,NATIVE ,AM]ICANS1 :O SUGGE/ ?AT WE CONSID] ! EFFECTS ( \R ACTIONS ON ! SEV5? G5]ATION4 ,OR FROM ! ANCI5T ,BUDDHI/ DOCTR9E ( K>MA1 :I*1 9 LIT]AL T]MS1 MEANS TAK+ RESPONSIBILITY = ! WAY 9 :I* ALL ! CAUSES & CONDITIONS 9 :I* WE >E IMPLICAT$ HAVE 5DUR+ CONSEQU5CES4 

,KEMP & O!RS PO9T \T ?AT IF WE CAN REBUILD WETL&S1 TO A C]TA9 DEGREE ! L& WILL RISE ) SEA LEVEL RISE4 ,& IT IS 9DE$ TRUE ?AT 9 MANY WAYS \R COA/AL WETL&S >E MORE ECOLOGICALLY ADAPTABLE ?AN O!R K9DS ( COA/L9E4 ,H[EV]1 SU* RE/ORATIVE APPROA*ES CAN ONLY (F] LONG T]M HOPE IF GLOBAL CLIMATE *ANGE IS ADDRESS$ MU* MORE EFFECTIVELY ?AN NATION-/ATES & CORPORATIONS HAVE DONE OR >E 9DE$ /RUCTURALLY CAPABLE ( DO+4 ,IF ! WOR/ SC5>IOS OCCUR1 AS !Y >E LIKELY TO1 GIV5 ! P]SI/5CE ( ! DOM9ANT GLOBAL ECONOMIC & POLITICAL ORD]1 SU* PROJECTS WILL BE NO MORE ?AN FUTILE GE/URES 9 ! LONG RUN4 

,KEMP CONC$ES ?AT 0,9 A V]Y L>GE /ORM WE >E NOT GO+ TO BE ABLE TO KEEP ALL ! WAT] \T10 BUT EXPLA9$ AFT] EVACUATION !RE WILL BE 0TEAMS0 ?AT WILL 0MAKE SURE ?AT ! PROP]TY WILL BE PROTECT$4 ,! HO/1 ,TOM ,A%BROOK1 ASKS ! 9CISIVE QUE/ION3 0,IS ,NEW ,ORLEANS GO+ TO BE >\ND AS WE GET HI<] SEA LEVELS80 ,BUT ,KEMP EVADES ?IS QUE/ION4 ,9 A CONSPICU\SLY (F-PO9T RESPONSE1 HE EXPLA9S ?AT ! CITY'S 0ORIG9AL DEF5SES0 W]E VEGETATION & ?AT 0! M>%ES & SWAMPS PROVID$ PROTECTION AGA9/ SURGE & WAVES40 ,HE NOTES ?AT 0WE HAVE A BIG RIV] TO WORK )10 IMPLY+ ?AT !SE TRADITIONAL DEF5SES WILL ONCE AGA9 PROTECT ! CITY 9 ! SAME MANN] ?AT !Y ONCE DID1 IF WE WORK DILIG5TLY ON COA/AL RE/ORATION4 

,BUT ! CURR5T ?REATS >E ( A DIFF]5T ORD] FROM ?OSE FAC$ :5 \R 0ORIG9AL DEF5SES0 DID !IR JOB SO WELL4 ,9 #b#b1 ! ,BILL ,MOY]S' ,N[ PROGRAM DID A PIECE ?AT \TL9$ />KLY ! DANG]S TO ,NEW ,ORLEANS POS$ BY :AT HAS LONG BE5 CALL$ 0,! ,BIG ,ONE40.<#e#h.> ,9 ! SEGM5T1 ,EM]G5CY ,MANAG] ,WALT] ,MAE/RI PO9TS \T ?AT A DIRECT HIT FROM A MAJOR HURRICANE ?AT /ALL$ OV] ! CITY C\LD FILL UP ! NATURAL B[L BETWE5 ! LEVEES & PUT TW5TY-TWO FEET ( WAT] EV5 9 ! RELATIVELY HI< GR\ND ( ! ,FR5* ,QU>T]4 ,MAE/RI ALSO REM>KS ?AT :5 HIS (FICE P>TICIPAT$ 9 A MOCK ,HURRICANE EM]G5CY.<#e#i.> & SAW PROJECTIONS ( ! EFFECTS ( A MAJOR HURRICANE1 MODEL /ORM 0,HURRICANE ,DELANEY10 ON ! CITY 0WE *ANG$ ! NAME ( ! /ORM FROM ,DELANEY TO ,K-,Y-,A-,G-,B 444 KISS Y\R ASS GOODBYE 444 BECAUSE ANYBODY :O WAS H]E AS ?AT ,CATEGORY ,FIVE /ORM CAME ACROSS 444 WAS GONE40 

,AN EX*ANGE FROM ! 9T]VIEW IS 9/RUCTIVE4 ,DANIEL ,ZW]DL+ ASKS1 0,DO Y\ ?9K ?AT ! ,PRESID5T ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,CONGRESS UND]/& ?AT PEOPLE LIKE Y\ & ! SCI5TI/S /UDY+ ?IS ?9K ! CITY ( ,NEW ,ORLEANS C\LD V]Y POSSIBLY DISAPPE>80 ,?IS IS BASICALLY ! SAME QUE/ION ?AT ,TOM ,A%BROOKE POS$ ?IRTE5 YE>S LAT]4 ,BUT NOTE ! DIFF]5CE 9 ! ANSW]4 ,WALT] ,MAE/RI REPLIES1 0,I ?9K !Y KN[ ?AT1 ,I ?9K ?AT !Y'VE BE5 TOLD ?AT4 ,I DON'T KN[ ?AT ANYBODY1 ?\<1 PSY*OLOGICALLY1 Y\ KN[ HAS COME TO GRIPS ) ?AT AS -- AS A -- A POT5TIAL REAL SITUATION40 ,!Y KN[1 BUT !Y CANNOT ACT AS IF !Y KN[4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 !Y RESPOND TO ! SITUATION ?R\< DISAV[AL4 

,?IS K9D ( BRUTAL REALISM IS REFRE%+1 & QUITE NECESS>Y1 S9CE \R RESPONSE NE$S TO BE PROPORTIONAL TO ! TRUE MAGNITUDE ( ! PROBLEM1 & WE HAVE COPE ) ! FACT ?AT WE >E NORMALLY UNABLE TO RESPOND 9 ?IS MANN]4 ,! DOCUM5T>Y ALSO 9CLUD$ DISCUSSION ( A PROPOSAL TO BUILD A L>GE WALL >\ND ! OLD] P>TS ( ! CITY ?AT >E ABOVE SEA LEVEL 7MORE OR LESS ! QU>T] ( ! CITY NE>E/ ! RIV] ?AT DIDN'T FLOOD AFT] ,KATR9A71 ) HUGE GATES ?AT W\LD BE CLOS$ 9 TIMES ( HEAVY FLOOD+1 AB&ON+ MO/ ( ! CITY TO DE/RUCTION4 ,?IS RA!R DRAMATIC SC5>IO MAY NOT BE ! CORRECT APPROA*1 BUT AT LEA/ HAS ! M]IT ( TAK+ ! LONG-T]M ?REATS S]I\SLY4 ,TAK+ POSSIBLY CATA/ROPHIC FUTURE SEA LEVEL RISE S]I\SLY W\LD REQUIRE AN EV5 MORE RU?LESS S5SE ( REALITY4 

,!RE IS A FUNDAM5TAL OB/ACLE TO CLE> RECOGNITION ( \R TRUE ECOLOGICAL PR$ICAM5T4 ,IF ONE REALLY GRASPS ! PROBLEM1 ONE IS =C$ TO ADMIT ?AT ! ONLY SANE1 RATIONAL & HUMANE RESPONSE TO SU* A PROBLEM IS TO TAKE ACTION ?AT GETS TO ITS ROOTS4 ,?IS MEANS BECOM+ P>T ( A LOCAL & GLOBAL MOVEM5T TO DE/ROY ! SY/EM ?AT IS PRODUC+ ! CATA/ROPHE4 ,FAC$ ) ?IS CRISIS ( CONSCI5CE & CRISIS ( ACTION1 MO/ :O >E NOT ALREADY LO/ 9 D5IAL WILL SUCCUMB TO ! PA? ( DISAV[AL & TRY /RATEGICALLY TO DISREMEMB] :AT !Y HAVE LE>N$ AB\T ! CRISIS4 ,=TUNATELY = !M1 !IR PA? ( BAD FAI? WILL BE SUPPORT$ AN 5TIRE WORLD ( SY/EMATICALLY DI/ORT$ DISC\RSE & PRACTICE4 

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,! F9AL IMPORTANT ?+ ?AT HAS BE5 D5I$ & DISAV[$1 SIL5C$ & RESIL5C$ IS 9 FACT ! MO/ POSITIVE ?+ ?AT CAME \T ( ! DISA/]4 ,?IS IS ! /ORY ( ! COMMUNITY SELF-DET]M9ATION1 COLLECTIVE CREATIVITY1 MUTUAL AID1 COMPASSION1 & SOLID>ITY ?AT >OSE \T ( ! DEVA/AT$ CITY4 ,?IS /ORY IS P]HAPS TOLD BE/ 9 SCOTT CR['S BOOK ,BLACK ,FLAGS & ,W9DMILLS & 9 ,FRANCISCO ,DI,SANTIS & ,L\,L\ ,LATTA'S ,PO/-,KATR9A ,PORTRAITS4.<#f.> ,IT IS A HI/ORY ?AT IS OBSCUR$1 M9IMIZ$ & EV5 NEGAT$ BY ! IDEOLOGY ( RESILI5CE4 

,RESILI5CE IS 9 ITSELF M]ELY AN OBJECTIVE QUALITY ( A BE+1 USUALLY AN ORGANISM OR AN ECOSY/EM1 &1 BY EXT5SION1 A P]SON OR A COMMUNITY4 ,IT IS NOT A MORAL VIRTUE DES]V+ ( PRAISE1 ?\< IT IS ABSURDLY TREAT$ AS ONE ACCORD+ TO ! RESILI5TI/ IDEOLOGY4 ,! ACTUAL MORAL QUALITIES RELAT$ TO RESILI5CE 9CLUDE DILIG5CE1 P]SEV]ANCE1 D$ICATION1 DET]M9ATION1 & C\RAGE4 ,DILIG5CE OR DET]M9ATION1 :I* IMPLIES /EADFA/NESS & =TITUDE 9 ! FACE ( ADV]SITY1 IS 9 ! ,*RI/IAN TRADITION ONE ( ! 0SEV5 ,HEAV5LY ,VIRTUES0 ?AT >E C\NT]POS$ TO ! 0,SEV5 ,DEADLY ,S9S4 ,SIMIL>LY1 BO? ,ADHIT?ANA OR RESOLUTE DET]M9ATION1 & ,VIRYA OR DILIG5CE1 >E AMONG ! P>AMITAS1 OR 0P]FECTIONS0 9 ,BUDDHI/ E?ICS4 ,& C\RAGE HAS BE5 ONE ( ! C>D9AL VIRTUES S9CE ! TIME ( ! ANCI5T ,GREEK PHILOSOPH]S4 

,A COMMUNITY NE$S A MEASURE ( RESILI5CE M]ELY TO SURVIVE4 ,H[EV]1 IT NE$S RESOLUTE C\RAGE 9 ORD] TO BREAK ! *A9S ( ILLUSION & DOM9ATION SO ?AT IT CAN BECOME FREE & SELF-DET]M9+1 SO ?AT IT CAN FL\RI% & REALIZE ITSELF4 ,! ,KATR9A CATA/ROPHE LOOS5$ ?OSE *A9S = A MOM5T1 & ! SPECTACLE ( ! ABJECT FAILURE ( ! DOM9ANT POLITICAL & ECONOMIC SY/EM1 & ! FL[]+ ( GRASSROOTS MUTUAL AID & SOLID>ITY 9SPIR$ ! BEG9N+S ( A MOVEM5T TO %AKE !M (F 5TIRELY4 

,9 ! WAKE ( ! ,KATR9A DISA/]1 ,COMMON ,GR\ND ,COLLECTIVE VOLUNTE]S TALK$ AB\T 0A CRACK 9 HI/ORY0 OR 0A SY/EM CRACK0 ?AT HAD OP5$ UP1 SO ?AT SOME?+ NEW C\LD EM]GE4 ,A NEW WORLD WAS EM]G+ \T ( ?IS FISSURE 9 ! OLD1 A NEW WORLD BAS$ ON VALUES SU* AS COMMUNITY & SOLID>ITY1 C>E = ONE ANO!R1 & C>E = ! E>?4 ,IF ONE REFLECTS ON !SE BASIC VALUES1 IT IS APP>5T ?IS 0NEW0 WORLD IS 9 MANY WAYS A RETURN TO ! V]Y ANCI5T IDEA ( ! BELOV$ COMMUNITY4.<#f#a.> ,IT IS A RETURN TO ! COMMONS1 A WORLD 9 :I* ALL \R ANCE/ORS ONCE LIV$4 ,JU/ AS ! ,PEOPLES ,HURRICANE ,RELIEF ,FUND & O!RS F\<T 9 ! NAME ( A 0,RI<T ( ,RETURN0 TO ,NEW ,ORLEANS1 WE NE$ TO BE 9SPIR$ BY A 0,RI<T TO ,RETURN0 TO ! FRE$OM ( ! COMMONS4 ,IT WAS ?IS SPIRIT ( ! COMMONS & ! COMMON ?AT 9FLAM$ T5S ( ?\S&S ( 7PRIM>ILY7 Y\NG PEOPLE :O CAME TO ,NEW ,ORLEANS AS VOLUNTE]S1 & SU/A9$ MANY ?\S&S ( LOCAL CITIZ5S :O REFUS$ TO LEAVE OR :O RETURN$ QUICKLY 9 ORD] TO S]VE & TO SAVE !IR [N BELOV$ COMMUNITIES4 

,! IDEOLOGY ( 0RESILI5CE0 IS P>T ( ! PROCESS ( PAV+ OV] ! CRACK1 SIL5C+ ! VOICE ( 9SURG5CY4 ,BUT NOT EV]YONE LOOK$ TO ! ,KATR9A ANNIV]S>Y AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO =GET ?IS HI/ORY4 ,9 ADDITION TO ! ,T5? ,ANNUAL ,KATR9A ,M>* & ,SECOND-L9E.<#f#b.>1 !RE WAS ! ,COMMON ,GR\ND ,COLLECTIVE ,T5 ,YE> ,REUNION.<#f#c.> & ! ,FIF? ,ANNUAL ,S\!RN ,MOVEM5T ,ASSEMBLY4.<#f#d.> ,ALL ( !SE DISSID5T COMMEMORATIONS C>RI$ ON ! SPIRIT ( ! PO/-,KATR9A RADICALISM1 LOOK+ BACK TO A HI/ORY ( GRASSROOTS /RUGGLE & COMMUNAL CREATIVITY & =W>D TO A FUTURE ?AT WILL NOT ONLY REMEMB] BUT ALSO CONT9UE ?AT HI/ORY4 

,ALMO/ T5 YE>S AGO1 REFLECT+ ON ! SC5ES ( PO/-,KATR9A DE/RUCTION & ON ! RECOV]Y COMMUNITIES ?AT W]E ALSO EM]G+ AS COMMUNITIES ( LIB]ATION & SOLID>ITY1 ,I MADE ! FOLL[+ HOPEFUL OBS]VATION3 

0,AT ! SAME TIME ?AT ! /ATE & CORPORATE CAPITALISM HAVE %[N !IR 9EPTITUDE 9 CONFRONT+ \R FUNDAM5TAL SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS1 ! GRASSROOTS RECOV]Y MOVEM5T HAS CONT9U$ TO %[ ITS /R5G?1 ITS EFFECTIV5ESS1 & ITS POSITIVE VISION = ! FUTURE4 ,MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 )9 ?IS L>GE & DIV]SE MOVEM5T1 SOME HAVE BEGUN TO LAY ! F\NDATION = A P>TICIPATORY1 DEMOCRATICALLY SELF-MANAG$ COMMUNITY BAS$ ON MUTUAL AID & SOLID>ITY40.<#f#e.> 

,I TOOK AS ! PRIME EXAMPLE ( ?IS COMMUNIT>IAN CREATIVITY ! WORK ( ! ,COMMON ,GR\ND ,COLLECTIVE1 :I*1 ,I SAID1 

0OP]ATES SEV]AL DI/RIBUTION C5T]S1 TWO M$IA C5T]S1 A WOM5'S C5T]1 A COMMUNITY KIT*51 SEV]AL CL9ICS1 & V>I\S SITES = H\S+ VOLUNTE]S4 ,ITS CURR5T PROJECTS 9CLUDE H\SE GUTT+1 MOLD ABATEM5T1 RO( T>P+1 TREE REMOVAL1 TEMPOR>Y H\S+1 SAFETY & HEAL? TRA9+1 A COMMUNITY NEWSPAP]1 COMMUNITY RADIO1 BIOREM$IATION1 A BIODIESEL PROGRAM1 COMPUT] CLASSES1 *ILDC>E CO-OPS1 WORK] CO-OPS1 LEGAL ASSI/ANCE1 EVICTION DEF5SE1 PRISON] SUPPORT1 AFT]-S*OOL & SUMM] PROGRAMS1 ANTI-RACISM TRA9+1 & WETL&S RE/ORATION WORK40.<#f#f.> 

,FRAGM5TS ( ?IS EM]G+ COMMUNITY ( LIB]ATION & SOLID>ITY HAVE 5DUR$ & SOME HAVE EV5 GR[N & DEVELOP$4 ,TRUE1 ?IS TRANS=MATIVE VISION HAS REMA9$1 AS ( TODAY1 L>GELY UNREALIZ$ 9 ! FACE ( ! =CES ( NORMALIZATION1 COOPTATION & RESIL5C+4 ,YET1 MANY 9 ,NEW ,ORLEANS1 9DE$ A GR[+ NUMB]1 /ILL /RIVE TO REALIZE ?IS VISION1 & SEEK TO LE>N FROM \R TRAUMATIC HI/ORY A WAY BEYOND ! *A9S ( ILLUSION & DOM9ATION TO COMMUNAL FRE$OM4 

,P]HAPS ! SOLUTION TO \R IMPASSE IS SIMPLY A MATT] ( RECOGNIZ+ ! OBVI\S & ACT+ ACCORD+LY4 ,WE NE$ TO ADMIT ?AT ! DISA/] IS P]MAN5T1 & ?AT IT IS ( WORLD-HI/ORICAL1 9DE$1 E>?-HI/ORICAL PROPORTIONS4 ,IT SEEM$ LIKE A MIRACLE ?AT T5 YE>S AGO1 9 ! MID/ ( DEVA/ATION & AB&ONM5T1 T5S ( ?\S&S ( VOLUNTE]S C\LD COME TOGE!R 9 PO/-,KATR9A ,NEW ,ORLEANS 9 A SPIRIT ( COMMUNAL SOLID>ITY4 ,CAN !RE BE A MIRACLE TODAY ?AT IS PROPORTIONAL TO ! MAGNITUDE ( \R *ALL5GE8 ,! ,E>? ITSELF1 ! ,OIKOS1 IS \R ,COMMON ,GR\ND4 ,\R ,TIME 9 ,HI/ORY1 ! ,KAIROS1 IS \R ,COMMON ,GR\ND4 

,9 A S5SE1 ,I MU/ ASK TODAY EXACTLY ! SAME QUE/ION ?AT ,I ASK$ MYSELF & O!RS 9 ! MON?S AFT] ! ,KATR9A DISA/]4 ,9 ! ,SPR+ ( #b#f1 ,I WROTE AN >TICLE ?AT PROB$ ! PSY*OLOGICAL & ONTOLOGICAL DEP?S ( DEVA/ATION1 & POS$ ! POLITICAL1 & ULTIMATELY EXI/5TIAL1 QUE/ION1 0,DO ,Y\ ,KN[ ,:AT ,IT ,MEANS80.<#f#g.> ,?IS IS /ILL ! QUE/ION4 ,WILL WE PUT ! DISA/] BEH9D US1 EV5 AS IT CONT9UES & 9DE$ 9T5SIFIES AT ITS DEEPE/ LEVELS1 OR WILL WE F9ALLY LE>N ITS LESSONS8 ,WILL WE F9ALLY LE>N H[ TO ?9K & ACT3 = \RSELVES1 = ! COMMUNITY1 & = ! ,E>?8 

,! RE/ IS RESIL5CE4 

,! ,PLANET ,ATTACKS6 

,! CONDITION ( ! BIOSPH]E CONT9UES TO ]ODE4 ,HUMAN SOCIETY CONT9UES TO EXP&1 LEAV+ DEVA/ATION 9 ITS WAKE4 ,CLIMATE CRISIS IS NO LONG] A FR+E IDEA & YET ! VA/ MAJORITY ( HUMANITY TURN !IR BACKS ON :AT IT HAS WR\<T4 ,!RE WILL BE NO <O/ FROM ! MA*9E ?AT WILL MAGICALLY RE/ORE :AT HAS BE5 LO/4 ,EXT9CTION IS NOT A METAPHOR4 ,WE WILL NOT RIP \T \R EYES1 LIKE ,O$IPUS 9 HORROR ( :AT HE HAS DONE4 ,WE WILL BE /RONG1 />+ UNBL9K+ 9TO ! ABYSS1 UNTIL WE SEE ! MON/] LOOK+ BACK AT US4 

,AN ,OCEAN ( ,BONES 

,! T]M9AL CONDITION ( ! ,GREAT ,B>RI] ,REEF HAS BE5 WELL-DOCUM5T$4 ,IT IS N[ BECOM+ CLE> ?AT CORAL REEFS ALL OV] ! WORLD >E 9 A SIMIL> /ATE ( COLLAPSE4 ,OV] #g P]C5T ( ! WORLD'S REEFS >E N[ ?REAT5$ DUE TO BLEA*+1 ! PROCESS BY :I* RIS+ OCEAN TEMP]ATURES CAUSE ! PROTECTIVE ALGAE ! COV]S ! REEFS TO DISAPPE>4 ,EXPOS$ & UNPROTECT$1 ! REEFS QUICKLY DIE4 ,!RE IS NO SOLUTION TO ?IS PROBLEM4 ,IT IS NOT CAUS$ BY DIRECT HUMAN 9T]F]5CE1 IT IS NO LONG] A MATT] ( R$UC+ POLLUTION OR C>BON4 ,! PLANET HAS MOV$ 9TO A HOT PHASE & WE HAVE TO CONFRONT :AT ?AT MEANS4 

,SALMON ,BOY ,EATS ! ,/>S 

,HALF ( ! SPECIES ( SALMON 9 ,CALI=NIA >E ON TRACK TO BECOME EXT9CT )9 ! NEXT FIFTY YE>S1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,U,C ,DAVIS ,C5T] = ,WAT]%$ ,SCI5CES4 ,CALI=NIA HAS ONE ( ! MO/ DIV]SE SALMON POPULATIONS 9 ! ,U,S4 ,! FUTURE ( ,CALI=NIA'S SALMON IS L>GELY ?REAT5$ BY ! /ATE'S VA/ WAT] 9FRA/RUCTURE1 REQUIR$ TO SU/A9 ! 5ORM\S HUMAN POPULATION 9 A REGION ) LIMIT$ ACCESS TO WAT]4 ,BECAUSE ( !SE DAMS & LEVEES1 #ie P]C5T ( MIGRATORY SALMON SPECIES >E NO LONG] ABLE TO TRAVEL TO !IR ANCE/RAL SPAWN+ GR\NDS1 :I* !Y HAVE BE5 TRAVEL+ TO = #e MILLION YE>S4 

,DOOMSDAY IS ,NOT ,5\< 

,! ,GLOBAL ,SE$ ,VAULT1 BURI$ DEEP 9SIDE A M\NTA9 ON AN ISL& 9 ! >CTIC CIRCLE1 WAS DESIGN$ TO PROTECT SOME ( ! MO/ VALUABLE FOOD CROP SE$S = HUMAN USE 9 CASE ( MASSIVE GLOBAL DISA/]4 ,! ,VAULT1 :I* OP5$ 9 #b#h1 WAS BUILT TO BE PROTECT$ BY ! DEEP P]MAFRO/ BUT SCI5TI/S >E N[ REPORT+ ?AN /AGG]+LY HI< >CTIC TEMP]ATURES HAVE JEOP>DIZ$ ! PROJECTS SUCCESS BY MELT+ MU* ( ! P]MAFRO/ & FLOOD+ ! VAULT4 ,! CATA/ROPHE1 IT APPE>S1 HAS ALREADY >RIV$4 

,! ,WA/EL& 

,AS ! MA9/REAM NEWS & POLITICIANS CONT9UE TO FAN ! FLAMES ( FE> & P>ANOIA >\ND ,NOR? ,KOREA'S DESIRE TO DEVELOP NUCLE> WEAPONS1 ! ,WE/]N ,HEMISPH]E'S BIGGE/ NUCLE> WA/E SITE AT ,HAN=D 9 ,EA/]N ,WA%+TON IS CURR5TLY LEAK+ HI<LY RADIOACTIVE *EMICALS DUE TO A COLLAPS$ TUNNEL CONTA9+ WA/E FROM ITS PLUTONIUM EXTRACTION PROGRAM4 ,= DECADES (FICIALS HAVE BE5 W>N+ AB\T WEAK5+ 9FRA/RUCTURE AT ,HAN=D1 :I* PRODUC$ ! NUCLE> MAT]IAL US$ 9 ! ATOMIC BOMB DROPP$ ON ,NAGASAKI AT ! 5D ( ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I4 ,! TUNNEL1 :I* COLLAPS$ ON AYE #i?1 CONTA9S SOME ( ! SITE'S MO/ P[]FUL RADIOACTIVE MAT]IAL1 WAS BE+ HELD UP BY ROTT+ WOOD5 BEAMS MORE ?AN #d YE>S OLD4 ,AS IT IS1 DAMAGE FROM ! LEAK TO ! SURR\ND+ >EA APPE>S TO BE M9IMAL1 ?\< (FICIALS HAVE SAID ?AT IF IT HAD HAPP5$ TO BE A W9DY DAY1 RADIOACTIVE P>TICLES W\LD HAVE BE5 BL[N OV] ALL ( ,EA/]N ,WA%+TON4 ,?IS DEMON/RATES H[ PREC>I\S \R POSITION IS1 ALL IT TAKES IS = ! W9D TO BL[ ! WRONG WAY1 & ITS ALL OV]4 

,ME?ANE IS ! NEW ,C,O#b 

,! APPE>ANCE ( HUNDR$S ( MY/]I\S BRI<T BLUE LAKES 9 ,SIB]IA IS A POT5T REM9D] ?AT ,C,O#b MAY NOT BE ! MO/ DANG]\S CONTRIBUTOR TO GLOBAL W>M+ = MU* LONG]4 ,SIB]IAN P]MAFRO/ CURR5TLY KEEPS BILLIONS ( TONS ( ME?ANE1 #c TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE ?AN ,C,O#b AT /OR+ HEAT 9 ! ATMOSPH]E1 LOCK$ UP & FROZ54 ,= YE>S SCI5TI/S HAVE FE>$ ?AT AS GLOBAL TEMP]ATURES RISE1 ! P]MAFRO/ W\LD MELT & RELEASE !SE GASES4 ,!SE BLUE LAKES1 CAUS$ BY ALGAE ATTRACT$ TO ! ME?ANE1 >E EVID5CE ?AT ?IS HAS 9 FACT ALREADY OCCURR$4 

,AN ,5D TO ,HOPE 

,:ILE ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! HUMAN RACE REFUSES TO 5GAGE ) ! IDEA ( CLIMATE CATA/ROPHE 9 ANY MEAN+FUL WAY AT ALL1 EV5 SOME ( ! ATTEMPT$ SOLUTIONS ?AT HAVE BE5 PROPOS$ HAVE N[ BE5 DET]M9$ TO BE 9EFFECTIVE4 ,MORE & MORE SCI5TI/S >E >GU+ ?AT NONE ( ! 0L>GE-SCALE L&-USE & TE*NICAL SOLUTIONS0 ?AT HAVE BE5 PROPOS$ W\LD NOT SUCCE$ 9 MITIGAT+ ! EFFECTS ( CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,= YE>S !RE HAVE BE5 !ORIES ?AT GLOBAL W>M+ C\LD BE AMELIORAT$ BY CON/RUCT+ BIOMASS 5]GY SY/EMS ?AT W\LD SUCK C>BON DIOXIDE \T ( ! ATMOSPH]E4 ,C5TRAL TO ?AT PLAN W\LD BE ! E/ABLI%M5T & MA9T5ANCE ( MASSIVE =E/ PLANTATIONS ?AT W\LD CAPTURE & /ORE ! EXTRA C>BON & C\LD BE LAT] US$ = FUEL 9 FACILITIES ?AT W\LD FILT] \T ! C>BON & /ORE IT DEEP UND]GR\ND4 ,?IS PLAN HAS BE5 PROPOS$ BY ! ,9T]GOV]NM5TAL ,PANEL ON ,CLIMATE ,*ANGE 7,I,P,C,C71 DESPITE ! FACT ?AT SCI5TI/S AGREE ?AT !RE IS NO WAY TO SUCCESSFUL IMPLEM5T SU* A PLAN & ?AT IT IS D\BTFUL ?AT IT W\LD SOLVE ! PROBLEM 9 ANY CASE4 ,! RES\RCES & MAT]IALS REQUIR$ TO PLANT SU* MASSIVE AM\NTS ( TREES W\LD PUT AN 5ORM\S TOLL ON ! ECOSY/EM & )\T ! TE*NOLOGY TO BURN BIOMASS )\T R]ELEAS+ ! C>BON 9TO ! ATMOSPH]E1 :I* CURR5TLY DOES NOT EXI/1 ! PLAN IS MEAN+LESS4 

,FE> ( - ,BLACK ,SNAKE 

,9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES & 5VIRONM5TALI/S1 :O HAVE EXPRESS$ CONC]N OV] ! CON/RUCTION ( ! MASSIVE ,DAKOTA ,ACCESS ,PIPEL9E = YE>S1 HAVE HAD !IR WOR/ FE>S CONFIRM$ AS A LEAK 9 ! PIPEL9E HAS ALREADY BE5 REPORT$ AT A PIPE /ATION 9 ,S\? ,DAKOTA 9 ,APRIL4 ,:ILE ! LEAK WAS MODE/1 CON/RUCTION ( ! PIPEL9E HAS NOT EV5 BE5 COMPLET$ YET & IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO SEE ?IS LEAK AS ! FIR/ ( MANY4 ,ONE ( ! ATTORNEYS FI<T+ AGA9/ ! PIPEL9E /AT$3 0,PIPEL9ES LEAK & !Y SPILL4 ,IT'S JU/ :AT HAPP5S40 ,!RE IS NO SATISFACTION = ! ANTI-,D,A,P,L ACTIVI/S 9 SAY+ ',I TOLD Y\ SO' BUT IT CONFIRMS H[ DIRE ?IS SITUATION IS = ! ,/&+ ,ROCK ,SI\X TRIBE & ! MILLIONS ( PEOPLE :OSE DR9K+ WAT] IS AT RISK4 

,AGA9/ ,SELF-,SUFFICI5CY1 ! ,GIFT BY ,SEV] 

,! ,BLANK ,SLATE 

,GO+ TOE TO TOE ) ! =CES ( LAW & ORD]444 GRAPPL+ ) ! EXHAU/+ NECESSITY ( DE/ROY+ CIVILIZATION444 HUNG]+ = SOME?+ MORE AS ! DIET ( RIOTS & 9SURRECTIONS PROVES TO BE A %R9K+ BUFFET ( DIM9I%+ RETURNS444 SOON] OR LAT]1 ALL ( US POSE TO \RSELVES ! QUE/ION ( OP5+ UP A WILD SPACE1 :]E WE CAN BE N\RI%$ ?R\< A HEAL?Y RELATION%IP ) ! E>?1 CREAT+ A COMMUNITY ?AT MI<T S]VE AS SOME K9D ( ANTI-CIVILIZATION4 

,MAYBE WE REA* ?IS PO9T AFT] YE>S ( BRUIS+ \R KNUCKLES BANG+ ON A BRICK WALL4 ,MAYBE WE COME TO A /RATEGIC ANALYSIS ( ! %ORTCOM+S ( ! BIG SOCIAL REVOLTS >\ND US4 ,MAYBE :5 WE MAKE \R FIR/ CONSCI\S ACTS ( REBELLION1 WE TAKE ONE LOOK AT :AT'S CALL$ 0/RUGGLE10 BAS$ AS IT IS 9 PROTE/S1 ACTS ( PROPAG&A1 & ILLEGAL CONFRONTATION1 & DECIDE IT'S NOT = US4 ,OR MAYBE ! ATTEMPT TO CREATE SOME K9D ( COMMUNITY OR BUILD A MAT]IAL SELF-SUFFICI5CY IS ! FIR/ /EP 9 \R RADICALIZATION1 TO BE FOLL[$ LAT] BY ACTS ( CONFRONTATION & SABOTAGE4 

,?OSE ( US :O DO NOT COME FROM COLONIZ$ COMMUNITIES--OR MORE PRECISELY FROM ?OSE :O W]E COLONIZ$ SO LONG AGO & SO COMPLETELY ?AT WE NO LONG] HAVE ANY LIV+ MEMORY ( IT--(- T5 ADMIRE ! /RUGGLES ( 9DIG5\S PEOPLE4 ,FROM \R \TSID]'S P]SPECTIVE1 :I* IS G5]ALLY EXOTICIZ+ & MAYBE JU/ AS FREQU5TLY ANNOY+1 IT SEEMS ?AT 9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES FI<T+ TO REGA9 !IR L&S & !IR AUTONOM\S EXI/5CE HAVE SOME?+ ?AT WE LACK3 GR\ND TO /& ON1 A C]TA9 RELATION%IP ) ! WORLD1 P]HAPS4 

,IT'S V]Y POSSIBLE ?AT ,I'M WRONG1 BUT :AT IS C]TA91 9 ANY CASE1 IS ?AT WE 0ROOTLESS ONES0 FEEL ?IS ABS5CE1 & IT DEF9ES MU* ( :AT WE DO4 ,WE SUFF] ! PR$ILECTION NOT ONLY = AB/RACTION ?AT IS WIDESPREAD 9 ,WE/]N CULTURE1 BUT ALSO ! MAT]IAL & ! HI/ORICAL NE$ TO />T FROM SCRAT* IF WE AIM TO BREAK ) ! FE/]+ CIVILIZATION ?AT CREAT$ US4 

,! ,BLANK ,SLATE IS AN OLD & P]IL\S MY? 9 \R CULTURE4 ,IT IS ! ,GOD BORN ( A ,WORD1 ! FRE$OM ?AT MEANS BE+ UN5CUMB]$ BY RELATIONS ) ! WORLD1 ! MA!MATICAL EQUALITY FROM :I* GOOD ?+S SUPPOS$LY >ISE4 

,! SUFF]+ CAUS$ BY ! ,BLANK ,SLATE CAN BE SE5 9 ,YE> ,Z]O REVOLUTIONS1#a 9 UTOPIAS F\ND$ ON /OL5 L&1 9 P]FECT IDEAS IMPOS$ AT GUNPO9T4 

,! ,COMMUNITY 

,=M+ FREE COMMUNITIES IS ONE ( ! MO/ COMMON ME?ODS PEOPLE FROM ! ,WE/ USE TO BREAK ) CAPITALISM & CREATE A NEW WORLD4 ,! ,ANABAPTI/S TOOK ?IS PA? TO ESCAPE RELIGI\S DOM9ATION & BREAK ! /RANGLEHOLD ( FEUDALISM & A NASC5T CAPITALISM4 ,! E>LY SOCIALI/S DID IT ) !IR UTOPIAN COMMUNES4 ,JEWI% ANTICAPITALI/S DID IT ) ! KIBBUTZIM4 ,! HIPPIES DID IT ) ! ,BACK- TO-!-,L& MOVEM5T4 ,A V>IETY ( GR\PS1 FROM ,M,O,V,E TO ! ,AUTONOM51 DID IT ) URBAN COMMUNES4 ,ANTICAPITALI/S >E DO+ IT TODAY 9 MANIFE/ATIONS AS DIV]SE AS SQUATT$ VILLAGES 9 ! ,PYR5EES & ! ,ALPS1 OR ,T>NAC 9 ,FRANCE4 ,& !RE IS ALSO ! /EADY /REAM ( RADICAL RETIREM5T TO ! C\NTRYSIDE4 

,SU* A LONG/&+1 MULTIFACET$ TRADITION ( /RUGGLE CANNOT BE LI<TLY DISMISS$1 :ATEV] CRITICISMS WE MI<T HAVE4 ,! FAILURE1 SO F>1 ( ALL !SE MANY ATTEMPTS--TO 0LEAVE CAPITALISM BEH9D0 OR TO S]VE AS A SPR+BO>D = ATTACKS ON ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( DOM9ATION OR TO PLANT A SE$ = A NEW WORLD OR :ATEV] !IR SPECIFIC PRET5SIONS W]E--IS MIRROR$ BY NO?+ LESS ?AN ! FAILURE ( ALL ! O!R ME?ODS WE HAVE TRI$ \T TO LIB]ATE \RSELVES4 ,FAILURE IS \R COMMON H]ITAGE1 SO UBIQUIT\S ?AT IT H>DLY CON/ITUTES A BIG DEAL OR A M>K AGA9/ US4 ,UND]/&+ ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 :AT WE DO & \R FAILURES3 !RE9 LIES ! GEM4 

,! V>I$ ATTEMPTS TO CREATE LIB]AT$ COMMUNITIES CANNOT ALL BE MEASUR$ ) ! SAME RUL]1 BUT ONE FAIL+ ?AT CROPS UP P]VASIVELY 9 \R PRES5T CONTEXT IS WOR? M5TION+4 ,N[ADAYS1 MO/ PEOPLE :O HAVE GR[N UP ) ,WE/]N CULTURAL VALUES DON'T EV5 KN[ :AT A COMMUNITY IS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 IT IS NOT A SUBCULTURE OR A SC5E 7SEE3 0ACTIVI/ COMMUNITY0 OR 0COMMUNITY ACC\NTABILITY PROCESS071 NOR IS IT A REAL E/ATE ZONE OR MUNICIPAL P[] /RUCTURE 7SEE3 0GAT$ COMMUNITY0 OR 0COMMUNITY LEAD]S074 

,IF Y\ WILL NOT />VE TO DEA? )\T ! O!R PEOPLE :O MAKE UP ! GR\P1 IT IS NOT A COMMUNITY4 ,IF Y\ DON'T KN[ EV5 A T5? ( !M S9CE ! DAY EI!R Y\ OR !Y W]E BORN1 IT IS NOT A COMMUNITY4 ,IF Y\ CAN PACK UP & JO9 ANO!R SU* GR\P AS EASILY AS *ANG+ JOBS OR TRANSF]R+ TO A DIFF]5T UNIV]SITY1 IF ! MOVE DOES NOT *ANGE ALL ! T]MS ) :I* Y\ MI<T UND]/& :O Y\ >E 9 ?IS WORLD1 IT IS NOT A COMMUNITY4 

,A COMMUNITY CANNOT BE CREAT$ 9 A S+LE G5]ATION1 & IT CANNOT BE CREAT$ BY AN AFF9ITY GR\P4 ,9 FACT1 Y\ >E NOT SUPPOS$ TO HAVE AFF9ITY ) MO/ ( ! O!R PEOPLE 9 Y\R COMMUNITY4 ,IF Y\ DO NOT HAVE NEI<BORS :O Y\ DESPISE1 IT IS NOT A HEAL?Y COMMUNITY4 ,9 FACT1 IT IS ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( HUMAN BONDS /RONG] ?AN AFF9ITY OR P]SONAL PREF]5CE ?AT MAKE A COMMUNITY4 ,& SU* BONDS WILL MEAN !RE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE :O PREF] TO LIVE AT ! M>G9S4 ,:E!R ! COMMUNITY ALL[S ?IS DI/+UI%ES ! ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN ONE FROM ! AU?ORIT>IAN ONE4 

,A GR\P ( AN>*I/S OR SOCIALI/S OR HIPPIES :O GO (F 9TO ! M\NTA9S TO LIVE TOGE!R WILL 5D UP HAT+ ONE ANO!R4 ,IT IS ! V]Y PRES5CE ( DISAGREEABLE NEI<BORS ?AT TEA*ES US TO APPRECIATE ! PEOPLE WE HAVE AFF9ITY )4 ,AN 0AN>*I/ COMMUNITY0 IS AN ODI\S PROPOSITION4 

,CIRCL$ ,WAGONS 

,TODAY1 ! RURAL COMMUNITY AS AN ANTICAPITALI/ PROJECT IS (T5 MOTIVAT$ BY ! SE>* = SELF-SUFFICI5CY4 ,PEOPLE :O HATE ?IS CIVILIZATION WANT TO RECOV] !IR P[] TO FE$ !MSELVES1 TO HEAL !MSELVES1 TO RELE>N ! SKILLS NECESS>Y = SU/A9+ LIFE4 ,A WOR?Y PROPOSITION1 ON ! FACE ( IT4 

,SELF-SUFFICI5CY MI<T TAKE ON 9DIVIDUALI/IC OR ISOLATIONI/ TONES--AS :5 A S+LE T9Y COMMUNITY TRIES TO MEET ITS [N NE$S--OR IT MI<T CON/ITUTE A MORE COLLECTIVE PROJECT--AS :5 A NETWORK ( COMMUNITIES TRY TO MEET !IR NE$S TOGE!R4 ,IT MAY CONTA9 ! ABSURD BELIEF ?AT WE CAN GET RID ( CAPITALISM BY CREAT+ AN ALT]NATIVE TO IT1 TURN+ \R BACKS ON IT1 OR IT MAY BE A MODE/ ATTEMPT TO LIVE BETT] & MORE DELIB]ATELY AS WE P>TICIPATE 9 MULTIFACET$ /RUGGLES AGA9/ CIVILIZATION4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ! V]Y CON/RUCT ( ! IDEA WILL T5D TO PU% US 9 A DIRECTION ?AT1 EV5 IF IT DOES NOT REPRES5T A FIASCO1 AT ! LEA/ CON/ITUTES A MISS$ OPPORTUNITY4 

,EV]Y C\RSE ( ACTION WE TAKE COMES BACK TO US AS REPRES5TATION1 :5 WE TALK AB\T IT & REFLECT ON IT4 ,?IS REPRES5TATION (T5 EXI/S AS A VISUAL METAPHOR ?AT 9 TURN SUGGE/S A /RATEGY4 

,SELF-SUFFICI5CY IS A CIRCL+ ( ! WAGONS4 ,WE IMAG9E IT AS A BREAK+ (F ( RELATION%IPS1 ! 5D ( A DEP5D5CY1 ! BE>+ ( \R [N WEI<T1 ! CLOS+ ( A CIRCLE4 ,SOME ( !SE VISUAL METAPHORS & ! /RATEGIES !Y 5C\RAGE >E B5IGN1 AN AV]AGE MIX ( ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES4 ,O!RS FE$ DIRECTLY 9TO A PIONE] MA*ISMO4 ,BUT 9 BO? CASES1 !Y HAVE TOO MU* 9 COMMON ) A PURITAN IDEA ( PRODUCTIVITY & 9DEP5D5CE1 & ) ! MY? ( ! ,BLANK ,SLATE4 

,A COMMUNITY BAS$ ON SELF-SUFFICI5CY MI<T GET 0WALL$ 9 TOGE!R10 TRUE TO ! ORIG9AL MEAN+ ( ! T]M 7SEE3 MUNIS74 ,ETYMOLOGY IS NOT DET]M9I/IC1 S9CE MEAN+ IS ALIVE3 CONTEXTUAL1 FLUCTUAT+1 & RES\RCEFUL4 ,9 ?IS CASE1 COMMUNITY'S ETYMOLOGY CAN COME TO US AS A GIFT1 A W>N+ ( :AT MI<T COME TO PASS IF WE >E NOT C>EFUL4 

,WE NEV] BE> \R [N WEI<T1 & TO SPEAK TRU?FULLY1 WE NEV] FE$ \RSELVES4 ,IT IS ! E>? ?AT FE$S US & BE>S US UP4 ,EV]Y?+ WE HAVE ?AT MAKES LIFE POSSIBLE IS ! RESULT ( A GIFT4 

,! ,GIFT 

,:AT WE TRULY NE$ 9 ?IS W> AGA9/ CIVILIZATION1 ?IS W> = \R LIVES1 IS NOT TO BREAK (F RELATION%IPS BUT TO CREATE MORE ABUNDANT RELATION%IPS4 ,WE DO NOT NE$ COMMUNITIES ) PRET5SIONS ( SELF-SUFFICI5CY1 LIV+ (F ! PRODUCT ( !IR [N LABOR1 HACK+ !IR MEANS ( SUBSI/5CE \T ( ! WOMB ( AN 9]T & PASSIVE E>? ) ! SWEAT ( !IR [N BR[4 ,WE NE$ COMMUNITIES ?AT RIDICULE ! V]Y IDEAS ( LABOR & PROP]TY BY REVIV+ RECIPROCITY1 CULTIVAT+ ! GIFT1 & OP5+ \R EYES TO ! WORLDVIEW ?AT !SE PRACTICES CREATE4 

,! E>? GIVES US ! GIFTS WE NE$ TO SURVIVE1 IF WE GO LOOK+ = !M1 & WE CAN GIVE BACK TO ! E>?1 ) \R WA/E1 ) \R LOVE1 & :5 WE DIE ) \R V]Y BODIES4 ,WANT+ TO LIVE RECIPROCALLY IS AN ADMIRABLE PURPOSE1 & A PROJECT ?AT CAN GIVE US /R5G? 9 \R /RUGGLES4 ,9 ORD] TO CULTIVATE !SE GIFTS1 WE WILL HAVE TO RELE>N MANY TRADITIONAL SKILLS ?AT CAPITALISM HAS /OL5 FROM US4 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 ! PRACTICE ( ! GIFT SEEMS EQUAL TO ! PRACTICE ( SELF-SUFFICI5CY4 ,BUT 9/EAD ( A MIS]LY SELF-N\RI%M5T CALCULAT$ TO CLOSE (F DEP5D5CIES1 WE CAN FO/] A RI* WEB ( 9T]DEP5D5CE ?R\< AN ACTIVE G5]OSITY ?AT ]ODES CAPITALI/ SC>CITY & ALI5ATION4 

,:5 Y\ HAVE A G>D51 Y\ HAVE ABUNDANCE4 ,! SAME IS TRUE IF Y\ HAVE A SKILL ?AT 5ABLES Y\ TO P]=M ACTS ( >T & CREATION4 ,! MOM5T Y\ />T TO SELL ?IS ABUNDANCE1 OR TO LIMIT IT 9 ORD] TO DIV]T 5]GY TO MEET ALL Y\R O!R NE$S )9 A CLOS$ CIRCLE1 SC>CITY IS BORN4 

,9/EAD ( A CLOS$ CIRCLE1 ! GIFT IS A SUBV]SIVE 9VITATION TO AB&ON CAPITALISM & ! WORLDVIEW IT 9CULCATES4 ,?IS IS TRUE :E!R ! GIFT IS A BASKET ( TOMATOES FROM Y\R G>D51 MU%ROOMS OR CAL5DULA Y\ HAVE GA!R$1 A DAY SP5T MEASUR+ & CUTT+ DOOR FRAMES = A NEI<BOR'S NEW H\SE1 OR AN AFT]NOON TAK+ C>E ( A FRI5D'S *ILDR54 ,RECIPROCAT+ GIVES US PLEASURE1 & ?R\< ! OP5 CIRCLE ( ! GIFT WE =M AN EXP AN - SIVE WEB ( COMPLICITIES & RELATION%IPS ?R\< :I* WE CAN N\RI% & SUPPORT \RSELVES4 ,RA!R ?AN FLEE+ ! CITIES1 GO+ BACK TO ! L& 9 A MUT9Y DE/9$ TO ISOLATION & FAILURE1 ! PRACTICE ( ! GIFT ALL[S US TO RETURN TO CAPITALISM'S T]RA9--& ALL ! PEOPLE HELD CAPTIVE !RE--) =MS ( ABUNDANCE & %>+ ?AT 5C\RAGE FUR!R /RUGGLE4 

,F9ALLY1 ! FUNDAM5TAL IDEA ( RECIPROCITY & B\NTY IS 9COMPATIBLE ) ! EXPLOITATION ( NATURE1 :]EAS PROJECTS ANIMAT$ BY SELF-SUFFICI5CY (T5 GIVE RISE TO PIONE]+ & PRODUCTIVI/ ATTITUDES4 

,9 ! CITY1 9 ! C\NTRY1 & 9 ! M\NTA9S1 WILD NATURE & /RUGGLE AGA9/ CIVILIZATION >E EV]-PRES5T POSSIBILITIES4 ,9 ?OSE 9EVITABLE MOM5TS :5 WE SEEK SOME RESPITE1 :5 WE TRY TO N\RI% \RSELVES AS A =M ( /RUGGLE1 & :5 WE ATTEMPT TO F9D A NI*E ?AT C\LD ALL[ US TO =M A HEAL?Y P>T ( A WEB ( LIV+ ?+S1 ! WAY WE UND]/& \R GOAL & ! VISION IT FITS 9TO WILL HAVE A GREAT EFFECT ON :AT WE REAP4 

,! %>+ ( GIFTS SEEMS LIKE A SIMPLE GE/URE1 BUT 9 TRU? IT IS A REBELLI\S PRACTICE & A K9D ( RELATION%IP ) ! WORLD ?AT1 IF FOLL[$ TO ITS CONCLUSIONS1 WILL SPELL ! ABOLITION ( PROP]TY1 ! ?R[+ D[N ( WALLS & F5CES1 ! DE/RUCTION ( EV]Y LAW1 & ! LIB]ATION ( EV]Y SLAVE4 ,ALL IT REQUIRES IS ! B\NDLESS D>+1 DESIRE1 & G5]OSITY TO BREAK ) ! ISOLATION1 ! 9SECURITY1 ! MIS]Y1 ! LONEL9ESS1 ! ADDICTION1 & ! FE> ?AT CON/ITUTE \R CULTURE4 

.<#a.> ,ONE AMONG MANY EXAMPLES ( ?IS TONE & CONT5T IS 9 ! PIECE 0,\R RESPONSE IS LIKE AN E>?QUAKE3 ,IT COMES SOON] OR LAT]01 AVAILABLE AT AN>*I/NEWS4ORG4 

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.<#e.> ,?R\< SU* EPI!TIC USAGE1 0FASCISM0 HAS ( C\RSE BE5 ALMO/ 5TIRELY BLEA*$ ( MEAN+2 YET ONE W\LD ?9K ITS MEAN+ IS NOT YET SO EXHAU/$ ?AT IT W\LD /ILL1 AT M9IMUM1 REQUIRE /ATISM1 :I* ,I,T,S1 :ATEV] !IR O!R FAULTS1 >E OBVI\SLY NOT EMBODY+ 9 EI!R ?\<T OR ACTION4 

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.<#b#d.> ,WEBSITE = ,BIG ,*>ITY3 ,! ,DEA? ( ,AM]ICA'S ,OLDE/ ,HOSPITAL2 ONL9E AT HTTP3_/_/WWW4BIG*>ITYFILM4COM_/4 

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.<#c#g.> ,JESUIT ,SOCIAL ,RESE>* ,9/ITUTE1 0,TOO ,MU* = ,TOO ,MANY3 ,:AT DOES IT CO/ FAMILIES TO LIVE 9 ,L\ISIANA80 9 ,JU/,S\? ,QU>T]LY2 ONL9E AT HTTP3_/_/WWW4LOYNO4$U_/JSRI_/TOO-MU*-TOO-MANY4 

.<#c#h.> ,SEE ,RIDE ,NEW ,ORLEANS1 0,! ,/ATE ( ,TRANSIT ,T5 ,YE>S ,AFT] ,KATR9A02 ONL9E AT HTTP3_/_/RID5EWORLEANS4ORG_//ATE-(-TRANSIT-T5-YE>S-AFT]-KATR9A_/4 

.<#c#i.> ,LEG5D>Y ACTIVI/ & C(\ND] ( ,COMMON ,GR\ND ,MALIK ,RAHIM ONCE REPLI$ TO SU* SECT>IANISM 7AT A ,U,S ,F$]ATION ( ,WORK] ,COOP]ATIVES NATIONAL CONF]5CE 9 ,NEW ,ORLEANS7 ?AT ! GOAL MU/ BE ! REPLACEM5T ( SO-CALL$ 0PUBLIC H\S+0 ) DEMOCRATIC1 RESID5T-CONTROLL$ COMMUNITY H\S+4 

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.<#d#b.> ,OSC> ,RAYMUNDO1 0,NEW ,ORLEANS ,REBUILDS ,AS A ,B\TIQUE ,CITY0 ON ,B,B,C ,TRAVEL 7#a#a ,FEBRU>Y #b#a#c72 ONL9E AT HTTP3_/_/WWW4BBC4COM_/TRAVEL_//ORY_/#b#a#c#b#g-NEW-ORLEANS-REBUILDS-AS-A-B\TIQUE-CITY4 

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.<#d#d.> ,SEE ! ,N,Y,R,B'S ,DIANE ,RAVIT* PAGE AT HTTP3_/_/WWW4NYBOOKS4COM_/CONTRIBUTORS_/DIANE-RAVIT*_/ & H] BOOK ,REIGN ( ,]ROR3 ,! ,HOAX ( ! ,PRIVATIZATION ,MOVEM5T & ! ,DANG] TO ,AM]ICA'S ,PUBLIC ,S*OOLS 7,NEW ,YORK3 ,V9TAGE ,BOOKS1 #b#a#d74 

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.<#d#g.> ,SEE ,/EPH5 ,DUPLANTI]1 $4 ,! ,BANANA ,*RONICLES1 AN 5TIRE SPECIAL ISSUE ( ,NEOTROPICA MAGAZ9E DEVOT$ TO ! /ORY ( ! ,UNIT$ ,FRUIT ,COMPANY & ! EXPLOITATION ( ,C5TRAL ,AM]ICA2 ONL9E AT HTTP3_/_/WWW4NEOTROPICA49FO_/4 

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