,BR&ON ,D>BY ,IS ,\R ,FAULT ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS ,TEXT 3 ,LET'S TALK AB\T ,BR&ON ,D>BY4 ,BR&ON ,D>BY WAS AN ACTIVI/ ROCK/> :O TOOK OV] ONE ( ! MO/ VISIBLE PROJECTS 9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU4 ,BR&ON ,D>BY WAS FLIPP$ BY ! COPS4 ,&1 AS ( ,MONDAY1 IT'S SAFE TO SAY ?AT ,BR&ON ,D>BY 5D$ UP PUTT+ TWO PEOPLE BEH9D B>S4 ,NO S5SE 9 DRESS+ IT UP4 ,BEYOND EV5 ! JAIL TIME1 9 ! REALM ( P]CEPTION-BO? PUBLIC & 9T]NAL-?IS WAS A GREAT LOSS = US4 ,= A MILLION REASONS WE %\LDN'T BE 9 ! CONDITION :]E WE HAVE ACTIVI/ ROCK/>S1 & WE %\LDN'T BE 9 ! CONDITION :]E \R RANK & FILE >E IGNORANT & %ALL[ 5\< TO CRACK4 ,BUT WE >E4 ,BR&ON ,D>BY'S 9CLUSION )9 ! ,AN>*I/ MILIEU WAS ALWAYS EXTREMELY PROBLEMATIC & 9DICATIVE ( A WIDESPREAD & LONG/&+ CRISIS PO9T 9 ! MOVEM5T4 ,BECAUSE3 #a4 ,D>BY EXHIBIT$ PROM95T 9DICATIONS ( P[] PSY*OSES 9 HIS DAY-TO-DAY ACTIONS4 #b4 ,D>BY'S POLITICAL & E?ICAL /ANCES W]E LOGICALLY UNGR\ND$4 ,IT'S CLE> ?AT ,D>BY WAS NEV] AN ALTOGE!R GREAT P]SON1 BUT AT ! 5D ( ! DAY IT IS WE :O >E RESPONSIBLE = ! CLU/]FUCK ?AT HE'S BECOME4 ,BLAM+ OR HATEMONG]+ ,D>BY IS AS USELESS AS BLAM+ OR HATEMONG]+ AN 9ANIMATE OBJECT OR A LIB]AL4 ,D>BY WAS NOT SOMEONE :O TURN$ AWAY FROM ! LIBY WAS ONE ( ! GREAT MANY )9 \R RANKS :O HAVE NEV] ACTUALLY SE5 IT4 ,I'M NOT P>TICUL>LY HAPPY AB\T US+ ! REVELATION ( AN 9=MANT 9 \R RANKS TO OP5 AN 9T]NAL TIRADE ON ! /ATE ( ! MOVEM5T1 BUT FEEL OBLIG$ GIV5 ! SORT ( LANGUAGE ?AT'S BE5 B\NC+ >\ND ! SC5E S9CE4 ,:5EV] SOME?+ MOM5T\S HAPP5S 9 \R LITTLE WORLD EV]YONE /RUGGLES TO USE IT AS PRO( OR JU/IFICATION ( !IR EXI/+ OP9IONS4 ,& YES1 WE %\LD HAVE PRACTIC$ BETT] SECURITY CULTURE1 WE %\LD HAVE AT LEA/ ADDRESS$ -- 9 SOME WAY -- ,D>BY'S P[]GAM+4 ,BUT :AT'S UNIQUE AB\T ,BR&ON ,D>BY'S CASE COMP>$ TO ! USUAL PLANT$ 9=MANTS & UND]COV]S WE DEAL ) IS ?AT :ILE ?OSE APPROA*ES W\LD HAVE HELP$ LIMIT ! DAMAGE1 NEI!R ( !M W\LD HAVE /OPP$ IT \TRIBY WAS ALREADY AMONG \R RANKS1 ALREADY EMB$D$ 9 CIRCLES ( TRU/ :5 HE JUMP$ %IP4 ,AMID ALL ! BELL[+ AB\T BUILD+ A ?REAT5+ GANG/]-LIKE CULTURE ( 0/IT*ES = SNIT*ES0 & MORE COG5T -- IF /ILL UN=TUNATE -- CALLS = RETREAT BEH9D WALLS ( P]SONAL TRU/1 EV]Y S+LE VOICE ,I'VE HE>D HAS SPOK5 ) UNISON ON ! FUTILITY ( ADDRESS+ ! PROBLEM ITSELF4 0,!RE WILL ALWAYS BE ,BR&ON ,D>BYS0 BEG9 A MILLION =UM PO/S & Z9E FEATURES4 ,NO4 ,NO1 !RE DON'T HAVE TO BE4 ,& ! V]Y FACT ?AT SO MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE ?IS AN OCCASION UNPREV5TABLE1 PO9TS TO A PR(\ND CRISIS DEVELOP+ 9 \R MOVEM5T4 ,BR&ON ,D>BY & HIS /ILL HIDD5 BRE?R5 >E ! CONSEQU5CE ( A CULTURE ?AT HAS AB&ON$ 9TELLECTUAL VIGILANCE & LEFT US POORLY 9OCULAT$ AGA9/ ! SORT ( LAUBY & MOTIVAT$ HIM TO SEEK \T COLLABORATION ) ! /ATE4 ,REMEMB] ?AT WE'RE RIGUM5T ON E?ICS4 ,! V]Y IDEA IS PREPO/]\S4 ,WE'VE NO?+ TO FE> FROM DEEP] EXAM9ATION ( ANY ISSUE2 IT CAN ONLY MAKE US QUICK] & MORE AGILE4 ,!RE'S NEV] ANY DANG] 9 *ALL5G+ \R [N IDEAS BECAUSE IT'S \R B\NDLESS VIGILANCE 9 \R SE>* ?AT DIFF]5TIATES US FROM ! /ATI/S4 ,= US !RE IS NO?+ TO BE LO/ & MU* TO BE GA9$ 9 ADOPT+ AS 9/9CT ! HABIT ( QUE/ION+ \R [N ?\GUABLY REA*$ ! PO9T :]E LITTLE 9 \R RANKS IS SO DESPIS$ & FREQU5TLY SPOK5 AGA9/ ?AN ! PRACTICE ( ?9K+ ?+S ?\<4 ,WE >E NOT A MOVEM5T ( ?OSE DAMNABLE \TDAT$ GEEKY AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S1 AFT]ALL1 ) !IR 5DLESS PRATTL+ ON AB\T UNSEXY ?+S LIKE !ORY4 ,NO1 ! AN>*I/S ( TODAY1 WE'RE ALL AB\T GETT+ ?+S DONE4 ,!ORY 9S(> ONLY AS IT DIRECTLY RELATES TO PRACTICE4 ,OBVI\SLY IT'S ALRI+ \RSELVES AP>T 9 ! PROCESS ( GETT+ %IT DONE -- BUT CON/ANTLY EXPLOR+ \R [N LOGIC8 ACTIVE PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS8 VALU+ CONSI/5CY1 COH]5CY & G5]AL ROOT$NESS8 444TALK AB\T Y\R IRRELEVANT CIRCLE-J]KS4 ,WE'VE CREAT$ A SITUATION :]E VAGUE1 NEBUL\S EMOTIONAL MOTIVATIONS >E VALORIZ$ :ILE VIGILANT EXAM9ATION IS FR[N$ UPON4 ,:]E A PRIDEFUL OR M]ITOCRATIC FOCUS ON 'GETT+ ?+S DONE' HAS TRUMP$ ACTUAL 5GAGEM5T4 ,NOT ONLY DOES ?IS CREATE TICK+ TIMEBOMBS LIKE ,D>BY1 IT ACTIVELY RECRUITS !M4 ,A L>GE SWA? ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T HAS BE5 SET UP AS AN ANCILL>Y TO LIB]ALISM4 ,FOLKS MOVE FROM LIB]AL ACTIVISM1 TO GETT+ P>TICUL>LY \TRAG$ AB\T A GIV5 9JU/ICE OR TWO 7OLD GR[? LOGG+1 WORK+ CLASS EXPLOITATION1 BORD] 5=CEM5T1 QUE] ASSIMILATION1 ?UGGI% POLICE444 ETC71 :I* DRIVES !M 9TO SOCIAL CIRCLES ?AT SLOGANI/ICALLY *AMPION !IR WID] SET ( PREEXI/+ POLITICAL OP9IONS 9 A MORE MILITANT FA%ION4 ,AT ONE PO9T !IR GRIEVANCES AGA9/ !IR [N GOV]NM5T PILE UP TO ! PO9T :]E !Y /OP SEE+ ! /ATE AS A TOOL1 ALLY OR >5A4 ,!RE'S A LITTLE 0OH1 HEY0 MOM5T :5 !Y REALIZE !Y NO LONG] SUPPORT ! /ATE1 FIGURE !Y MU/ F9ALLY BE 0AN>*I/S0 LIKE EV]YONE >\ND !M1 & !N ?AT'S ?AT4 ,! PROBLEM ) ?IS TRANS=MATION IS ?AT IT'S GOV]N$ BY NEBUL\S EMOTIONAL & SOCIAL TR5DS4 ,NEW >GUM5TS >E SEIZ$ UPON :5 (F]$ BECAUSE !Y SEEM LIKE AN UPP+ ( ! ANTI1 A DEEP5+ ( !IR EXI/+ POLITICAL ID5TITY & A /R5G!N+ ( !IR RESOLVE4 ,! EXTREMITY ( ! REASON+ 7& ASSOCIAT$ ACTION7 !Y 5C\NT] IS AUDACI\S & EXHIL>AT+1 & TO TOP IT ALL (F IT MAKES S5SE4 ,BUT ! CONTEXT 9 :I* !Y PICK UP & ADOPT !SE >GUM5TS IS ONE ( PASSIVE 9TEGRATION RA!R ?AN AGGRESSIVE 5GAGEM5T4 ,FOLKS BECOME 5TR5*$ 9 A SOCIAL POSITION & 5GAG$ 9 ACTIONS ?AT CON/ANTLY RE9=CE !IR EMOTIONAL COMMITM5T1 BUT REMA9 POORLY IMMUNIZ$ ) HABITS ( DIRECT LOGIC & ANALYSIS4 ,EMOTIONAL LOYALTY CAN DEFLECT ! OCCASIONAL APP>5T EMPIRICAL C\NT]-EXAMPLE1 & !Y CAN %UT \T P>TICUL>LY SUCCESSFUL CRITIQUES = A :ILE1 BUT 9 ! LONG T]M !SE AT ! V]Y LEA/ CREATE AN UNHEAL?Y T5SION1 & AT WOR/ PRESCRIBE AN 9EVITABLE BREAK4 ,S9CE HIS PR\D DECL>ATION ( PROACTIVE COMPLICITY 9 ! /ATE'S PROSECUTION ( C]TA9 ACTIVI/S ,D>BY HAS PRES5T$ A V>IETY ( JU/IFICATIONS = HIS ACTIONS4 ,AL?\< EXCLUD$ FROM ! ACTIVI/ COMMUNITY & DEMONIZ$ BY ! BROAD] AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 ,D>BY HAS NEV]!LESS WORK$ QUITE DILIG5TLY TO MAKE HIS REASON+ HE>D4 ,IT'S AN 9T]E/+ SITUATION BECAUSE EV5 IF HIS 9T5TIONS >E LESS ?AN NOBLE1 ,D>BY MU/ /ILL ASSUME HIS >GUM5TS >E POT5T4 ,& ?AT'S EXACTLY ! PROBLEM4 ,BECAUSE EV]Y JU/IFICATION HE'S MADE TO 9 ! PUBLIC PRESS HAS BE5 LAUY TO SOME MY?S1 'GETT+ %IT DONE' IS NOT ! 5DALL ( \R ACTIVISM4 ,WE'RE NOT AN>*I/S BECAUSE 9 TODAY'S CONTEXT AN ANTAGONI/IC POSITION T[>D POLITICAL P[] IS P>TICUL>LY EFFECTIVE AT GETT+ COMMUNITY C5T]S BUILT OR AID DI/RIBUT$ OR OLD GR[? =E/S PROTECT$4 ,WE'RE CALL$ AN>*I/S BECAUSE WE BELIEVE ! ,/ATE TO BE EVIL4 ,BECAUSE WE BELIEVE P[] IS IMMORAL4 ,WE'RE AN>*I/S NOT BECAUSE WE WANT TO R$UCE ! AM\NT ( M]CURY 9JECT$ 9TO PUPPIES1 BUT BECAUSE WE WANT TO ABOLI% ! MO!RFUCK+ /ATE4 ,WE'RE AN>*I/S BECAUSE \R GOAL IS TO ABOLI% ALL P[] RELATIONS4 ,EV]Y?+ ELSE IS A MEANS TO ?AT 5D4 ,NOT VICE V]SA4 ,AN>*ISM ISN'T H>DCORE-ACTIVI/-SC5E TRAPP+S4 ,IT ISN'T A 0WAY ( DO+ ?+S02 A TOOL OR COMMODITY ON ! M>KET ?AT MI*Y ,I,S ! DESIRE4 ,WE WANT SOME?+ ?AT A C5TRALIZ$ P[] /RUCTURE BY ITS V]Y NATURE CAN'T GIVE US3 ,LIB]TY4 ,( C\RSE WORK+ ) ! ,GOV]NM5T WILL GET A HOMELESS %ELT] BUILT FA/] ?AN WORK+ 9 OP5 DEFIANCE ( ITS ZON+ RE/RICTIONS4 ,& SOMETIMES ?AT'S NE$$4 ,BUT SOMETIMES IT'S FA/] TO SIMPLY OCCUPY AN AB&ON$ BUILD+4 ,& SOMETIMES1 :5 Y\ DO FIE NOT EXACTLY ! SAME ?+ AS 5DS4 ,POLITICAL DEMOCRACY SUPPRESSES FREE SPEE* BY ALL[+1 EV5 5C\RAG+ PEOPLE TO VOTE ON :AT O!RS >E ALL[$ TO SAY4 ,\R GOV]NM5T HAS ALWAYS \TLAW$ ! TRANSMISSION ( 9=MATION ?AT MIE NOT CAFE DISCUSSIONS OR ROADSIDE PROTE/S4 ,! DISCUSSION IS ?AT ( G5]ALS & GOONS MEET+ TO GLOAT & %[CASE !IR PLANS TO SUPPRESS ALL ( US4 ,BY !IR ADVOCATES' [N ADMISSION1 COMPLETELY NONVIOL5T =MS ( RESI/ANCE ONLY WORK 9 A M$IUM :]E ! 9=MATION REG>D+ SU* ACTS CAN BE TRANSMITT$ & RECEIV$4 ,BUT JU/ H[ MIE TO TAKE ! 0CONSEQU5CES08 ,I MEAN ,:AT4 ,!4 ,FUCK4 ,! IDEA ?AT ACQUIESC+ TO A GOV]NM5T'S REV5GE IS 0TAK+ RESPONSIBILITY = ONE'S ACTIONS0 IS UTT]LY DISGU/+4 ,& 9SULT+ -- JU/ 9SULT+ -- 9 ITS FLAGRANT LACK ( ?\E CRITICAL COMPON5TS ( ANY FREE & JU/ SOCIETY4 ,BUT ?IS ISN'T ONE4 ,HID+ \R FACES IS A UTILIT>IAN DECISION1 & A TRICKY ONE TO BE SURE1 BUT WE DON'T LIVE 9 A FREE M>KETPLACE ( IDEAS & REPUTATIONS4 ,AGA91 VOIC+ \R BELIEFS AS AN>*I/S IS LEGALLY CLASSIFI$ AS ,TREASON4 ,WE CAN BE FUCK+ EXECUT$ = PR9T+ A Z9E4 ,!RE >E1 ( C\RSE1 VALID CONC]NS TO BE HAD :5 IT COMES TO UNILAT]ALLY DECID+ TO UP ! ANTE 9 A SITUATION ( COLLECTIVE CONFRONTATION4 ,?AT'S AN ISSUE ( CONS5T1 & ALSO ( BROAD] /RATEGY4 ,EV]YONE AGREES ?AT BR++ A /ACK ( PRE-MADE MOLOTOVS TO ! ,R,N,C WAS SKET*Y4 ,/4 ,PAUL IS NOT ,!SSALONIKI4 ,BUT OBVI\SLY !RE W]E PL5TY ( WAYS TO /OP ,CR[D] & ,MC,KAY ?AT DIDN'T 9VOLVE PROACTIVELY SEEK+ TO AID ONE ( ! MO/ VIOL5T1 HI]>*ICAL & REPRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! WORLD1 ! /ATE4 ,D>BY'S DECISION WAS ABHORR5T4 ,IT WAS ALSO REALLY FUCK+ /UPID4 ,?AT HE HASN'T EV5 BATT$ AN EYELID1 MAK+ ! ABOVE PO9TS S9C]ELY1 AGA9 & AGA91 TO ANYONE :O W\LD LI/51 SIGNALS MORE ?AN ANY?+ ELSE ?AT WE NE$ TO %APE UP ! WAY ?AT WE AS A MOVEM5T1 AS A CULTURE1 APPROA* REASON & LOGIC4 ,MOREOV] IT DIRECTLY *ALL5GES :AT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY TAK5 AWAY AS ! LESSON4 ,WE >E NOT GO+ TO SOLVE ! PROBLEM ( 9=MANTS1 TRAITORS & COPS BY DRAW+ L9ES1 FALL+ BACK ON LIMIT$ CIRCLES ( TRU/ & CLAMM+ UP4 ,BE+ ABLE TO %UT PEOPLE & IDEAS \T IS NOT ! DEF9ITION ( W9N+1 IT'S ! DEF9ITION ( RETREAT4 ,= GOD'S SAKE1 5\< ( ?IS 9ANE 0BRUTE ACTION OV] 9QUISITIVE ANALYSIS0 FRATBOY BULL%IT4 ,WE NE$ TO GR[ UP4 ,BE+ ABLE TO RATTLE (F A LAUNDRY LI/ ( 9VECTIVE BUILDS 5]GY BUT (F]S NO RE/ORATIVE FOCUS 9 ! FACE ( COMPLEXITIES4 ,DEPRECIAT+ M5TAL EXPLORATIONS ?AT DON'T IMM$IATELY LEAD TO ACTIONABLE PROSCRIPTIONS IS SUICIDAL4 ,IT'S \R RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE & MA9TA9 A CULTURE ( ?9K+ ?+S ?R\<4 ,ONE :]E DISC\RSE ON EV]Y TOPIC IS NOT ONLY ACCEPTABLE1 BUT /&>D F>E4 ,:]E *ALL5G+ \RSELVES 9TELLECTUALLY IS NOT D]ID$ AS MA/URBATION1 BUT AS ! CRITICAL COMPON5T ( \R W> ON P[]4 ,BE+ DIS9CL9$ TO TAKE ACTION IS NOT SOME PASSIVE *>ACT] TRAIT1 BUT AN >GUM5T1 H[EV] CLOAK$ & SUBCONSCI\S1 ?AT CAN & %\LD BE OP5LY *ALL5G$4 ,RA!R ?AN DRAW+ L9ES & SELECT+ AS COMRADES ?OSE ?AT HAPP5 TO BE CORRECTLY MOTIVAT$1 WE %\LD UNCEAS+LY 5DEAVOR TO CREATE !M4 ,& YET \R MOVEM5T IS WRAPP$ UP 9 RETREAT4 ,PROGRESSIVE 9SUL>ITY & DIS5GAGEM5T ONLY BROK5 BY MILD SPURTS ( SEMI-9SPIRATIONAL ACTIONS4 ,PROPAG&A ?R\< ! DE$ HAS BECOME AN EXCUSE TO BE #a7 9CR$IBLY BAD AT PROPAG&A & #b7 9CR$IBLY BAD AT DE$4 ,& Y\ KN[ :AT8 ,LET ME TELL Y\1 AFT] A DECADE'S CLOSE EXP]I5CE ) !M1 ,COPS & ,9=MANTS >5'T ! ONES :O DON'T DO ANY?+4 ,!Y'RE ! ONES :O CAN'T GIVE Y\ A GOOD REASON AS TO :Y !Y'RE DO+ IT4 ,!Y REV]T TO EMOTIONAL APPEALS & MAKE NEBUL\S /ATEM5TS1 BUT BRI/LE ) DISCOM=T & F9ALLY HO/ILITY :5 A CONV]SATION TURNS TO !IR RATIONALES4 ,BECAUSE EMOTION IS EASY TO FAKE :ILE EV5 ! MO/ PSY*OPA?IC ( /ATE ACTORS HAS TO JU/IFY !IR [N ACTIONS TO !MSELVES4 ,?AT REALM ( LOGIC IS1 BY NECESSITY1 A NO-GO ZONE4 ,IT MU/ REMA9 !IR SAFE SPACE4 ,SOME?+ !Y CAN DEP5D ON1 UNFETT]$ BY S]I\S D\BTS4 ,H[ %ALL[1 H[ MEAN+LESS MU/ HAVE BE5 ,BR&ON ,D>BY'S ORIG9AL 9T]PRETATION ( ,AN>*ISM ?AT HE C\LD C>VE \T A SECRET M5TAL SPACE 9 RESPONSE ) IDEAS AS BRITTLE & PREPO/]\S AS ! ONES ABOVE8 ,?AT'S \R CRIME4 ,WE LET ?AT HAPP54 ,9 ! 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