,BRITTLE ,UTOPIAS 

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,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

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,9 ! ,I/ANBUL ( ! ,OTTOMAN ,EMPIRE !RE WAS A PALACE ) SEEM+LY 5DLESS CORRIDORS2 :]E ?OSE \TSIDE HAD LITTLE IDEA :AT HAPP5$ 9SIDE & ?OSE 9 ONE DEP>TM5T DIDN'T KN[ :AT HAPP5$ 9 ! O!R4  ,AT LEA/ ?AT'S H[ IT WAS 9 ! IMAG9ATION ( ,ISMAIL ,KAD>E1 ! ,ALBANIAN NOVELI/ :O WROTE ,! ,PALACE ( ,DREAMS4 ,9 HIS NOVEL1 ! PROTAGONI/ IS GIV5 A JOB AS A DREAM READ]4  ,HE IS S5T TO A ROOM ?AT HE HAS DIFFICULTY F9D+1 & TOLD TO READ ! DREAMS ( O!RS1 SORT+ !M 9TO ?OSE ?AT >E ( NO 9T]E/1 & ?AT NE$ TO BE 9VE/IGAT$ FUR!R3 ?OSE ?AT C\LD BE PROPHESIES ( EV5TS ?AT WILL BE ?REAT5+ TO ! /ATE4  ,PEOPLE ?R\<\T ! EMPIRE SUBMITT$ WRITT5 ACC\NTS ( !IR DREAMS TO LOCAL (FICES 9 HOPE ?AT !IR DREAMS W\LD BE SELECT$1 S5T TO ,I/ANBUL1 & LAT] PROV5 TO BE PROPHETIC4  ,LITTLE DID !Y KN[ ?AT SOME DREAMS W\LD BE LABEL$ AS EXPOS+ ?REATS TO ! /ATE & ?AT ?IS DIDN'T BODE WELL = ! DREAM]S4  ,KAD>E KNEW :AT WE ALSO KN[3 ?AT DREAMS HAVE ! POT5TIAL TO ?REAT5 ! /RUCTURES ( P[]4 

,)\T DREAMS1 VISIONS ?AT REA* BEYOND ! DEA? M>*ES ( ?IS SOCIETY1W>1 9DU/RY1 POLLUTION1 BOR$OM1 WE CANNOT DE/ROY ?AT :I* TRIES TO DOOM US TO A PASSIVE YET /RESSFUL AMBULANT NUMBNESS4  ,I RECOGNIZE ! /5* ( ROTT+ FLE%1 BUT ,I'M NOT SURE H[ TO FRE%5 ! AIR4  ,BUT IS IT NECESS>Y = US TO CONCEIVE ( A DETAIL$ PLAN ( ! WORLD ?AT WE WILL BUILD 9 ! PLACE ( ! PUTREFY+ CORPSE8 ,OR IS IT MORE NECESS>Y TO FIR/ P]=M ! CREMATION RITES8  ,IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO KN[ :I* PA? TO TAKE AWAY FROM ?IS SOCIAL ORD] ?AN TO BE C]TA9 :AT ONE WILL DO UPON >RIV+ AT ! 5D ( IT4 

,9  ,! ,CONQUE/ ( ,BREAD1 ,KROPOTK9 LAID \T A DETAIL$ ACC\NT ( H[1 AT ?AT TIME1 COMMUNISM C\LD BE A*IEV$ )\T GOV]NM5T4  ,HE EV5 9CLUD$ /ATI/ICS ( PRODUCTION LEVELS4 ,!SE >E LONG \T DAT$ ( C\RSE1 BUT ,I DON'T ?9K ?AT HIS VISION WAS MEANT TO BE A /RICT MODEL = COMMUNISM EV5 AT ! TIME ?AT HE WROTE IT1 = 9 HE SAME TEXT HE SAID3 0,N[ ALL HI/ORY1 ALL ! EXP]I5CE ( ! HUMAN RACE & ALL SOCIAL PSY*OLOGY1 UNITE 9 %[+ ?AT ! BE/ & FAIRE/ WAY IS TO TRU/ ! DECISION TO ?OSE :OM IT CONC]NS MO/ NE>LY4  ,IT IS !Y ALONE :O CAN CONSID] & ALL[ = ! HUNDR$ & ONE DETAILS :I* MU/ NECESS>ILY BE OV]LOOK$ 9 ANY M]ELY (FICIAL R$I/RIBUTION40 7,KROPOTK91 ,! ,CONQUE/ ( ,BREAD P4 #i#d7  ,:5 WE DRAW UPON ! UTOPIAN DREAMS ( O!RS WE MU/ BE C>EFUL NOT TO /ICK TO N>R[ M9D$ IMITATIONS ( DREAMS ?AT >E BORN FROM O!R SITUATIONS1 ON ! O!R H& DREAMS ?AT COME FROM DRA/ICALLY DIFF]5T SITUATIONS AT TIMES IGNITE A SP>K ( 9SPIRATION ?AT ALL[S ONE TO APPROA* ! PRES5T SITUATION 9 A DYNAMIC WAY4  ,SOME DREAMS >E SUPPLE & RESONATE ) ! EV] R5EW$ PRES5T1 O!RS BECOME FOSSILIZ$1 !Y >E SO DRY & BRITTLE ?AT !Y CRACK & %ATT] TO PIECES :5 !Y TRY TO MOVE FROM ! DREAM 9TO REALITY4 

,SOME UTOPIAS >E VISIONS ( PLACES 9 :I* HUMANS CAN BE TRULY PRES5T1 PLACES ?AT LACK ! EV] PROLIF]AT+ =MS ( M$IATION ( ?IS SOCIETY4  ,O!RS >E NON-PLACES1 !SE >E DREAMS ?AT >E OLD EV5 IF JU/ CONCEIV$ ( ?\< !Y DON'T CRACK1 !Y >E TOO UNIFI$1 TOO PRI/9E4  ,E?NIC CLEANS+1 ,COMMUNISM ) A BIG ,C1  ! NATION1 PURE CAPITALISM1 !SE UTOPIAS CAN NEV] BE FULLY BR\<T 9TO PRACTICE1 BUT ?AT IS NOT ! PROBLEM4  ,! PROBLEM IS ?AT !RE >E P[]FUL /RUCTURES :I* TRY TO BR+ !SE GR&-PLANS 9TO BE+1 TO ! LETT] & ) SCI5TIFIC PRECISION4  ,I DON'T WANT TO LIVE 9 A NON-PLACE :]E SOCIAL PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLV$ ) MA!MATICAL =MULAS & HUMAN BE+S BECOME ,XS & ,YS4  ,SOCIAL RELATIONS >E UNSOLVABLE1 WE CAN ONLY APPE> TO SOLVE !M BY TEMPOR>ILY =C+ !M 9TO A RELATIVELY /ATIC POSITION1 AT ! CO/ ( GREAT HUMAN MIS]Y4  ,AN>*Y CANNOT BE A GREAT LEAP =W>D4  ,AN>*Y IS NOT A NON-PLACE :]E HUMAN BE+S MU/ B5D TO FIT A MOLD4 

,SOME DREAMS CREATE PEOPLE ?AT >E 9SCRIB$ UPON LIKE A SCRAT*$ RECORD1 !Y GO >\ND 9 CIRCLES ALWAYS RETURN+ TO ! SAME PO9T4 ,CRACK$ DREAMS FALL 9TO ! ACTUAL WORLD 9 PIECES1 BITE SIZ$ EASILY DIGE/IBLE BITS1 LIKE A SITUATIONI/ SLOGAN 9 A COMPUT] AD4  ,CRACK$ DREAMS BECOME ! MOTOR ( A HI/ORY ?AT PRODUCES ONLY NOVELTY & NO?+ NEW4  ,! FRU/RAT$ DREAMS ( ONE G5]ATION >E REFLECT$ BACK AT SOCIETY 9 ! SLOGANS ( ! /ATUS QUO ( ! NEXT4  ,!SE REFLECTIONS >E DI/ORTIONS1 TWI/$ MOCK]IES ( ! DREAMS ( ?OSE :O IT*$ TO BLA/ \T ( HI/ORY 9TO AN UTT]LY O!R UTOPIA4 

,! DI/ORT$ REFLECTIONS ( UNREALIZ$ DREAMS 9SPIRE REACTION4  ,UNREALIZ$ DESIRES CAUSE FRU/RATION2 :5 BLOCK$ FROM ACTION PEOPLE BECOME REACTIVE4  ,!Y REACT TO ! LIMIT$ *OICES ?AT >E REL5TLESSLY ?RU/ UPON !M1 AN 5DLESS /R+ ( LESS] EVILS4  ,WE HAVE ALL EXP]I5C$ UNREALIZ$ DESIRES ?AT HAVE BECOME RES5TM5T4  ,CRACK$ DREAMS >E EV] RECYCL$ BY  RES5TM5T1 BY !IR LACK ( REALIZATION & \R 9CAPACITY TO ACT1 BY A SOCIETY :I* LIMITS \R ACTIONS SO SEV]ELY ?AT WE >E (T5 LEFT TO M]ELY REACT TO ITS REPRESSIVE ME*ANISMS4 

,!RE >E ?OSE :O DISDA9 ALL TALK ( DE/RUCTION1 :O HOLD ?AT CREATION IS ! ESS5CE ( ACTION1 ?AT DE/RUCTION IS ! ANTI!SIS ( ANY ACCOMPLI%M5T OR SOCIAL *ANGE4  ,BUT CREATION & DE/RUCTION >E TW9$ PROCESSES LIKE LIFE & DEA?4 ,MOD]N SCI5CE DESCRIBES 5]GY AS BE+ NEI!R CREAT$ OR DE/ROY$ BUT M]ELY TRANS=M$4  ,TRANS=MATION IS SIMULTANE\S CREATION & DE/RUCTION1 = ONE /ATE TO BE CREAT$ ANO!R MU/ BE DE/ROY$4 ,H9DU MY?OLOGY DESCRIBES ,%IVA AS A CREATOR & DE/ROY]4  ,IT SEEMS LOGICAL TO ME ?AT !Y %\LD ATTRIBUTE BO? FUNCTIONS TO ONE GOD4.<#a.>  ,SO H[ IS IT ?AT SO MANY ( ?OSE :O CALL = SOCIAL *ANGE ABOVE ALL ELSE %R9K AWAY FROM ! V]Y IDEA ( DE/RUCTION1 AS IF A NEW SOCIAL REALITY CAN BE CREAT$ )\T DE/ROY+ ! /ATE-CAPITAL LEVIA?AN8  ,IT IS 9T]E/+ TO LOOK AT :AT K9DS ( ACTIVITIES MANY ( !SE PEOPLE HOLD UP AS BE+ CREATIVE DE$S4  ,!RE >E ! PROGRESSIVES :O ?9K ?AT IT IS IMPORTANT TO WORK )9 ! SY/EM1 TO VOTE1 TO BE A GOOD CITIZ54  ,!SE PEOPLE >E (T5 V]Y BUSY RE-CREAT+ ! PRES5T SOCIAL ORD]4  ,BUSY WORK IS ELEVAT$ TO A HI< DE$ BY ?OSE :O VALUE REACTION OV] ACTION4  ,UNABLE TO ACT WILLFULLY1 LEFT ) ,PEPSI *ALL5GE LIKE OPTIONS1 ONE BECOMES FRU/RAT$ BUT IS COMP5SAT$ BY A L>GE QUANTITY ( POSSIBLE REACTIONS1 ! BUSY WORK ( WRIT+ LETT]S TO CONGRESSM51 GO+ TO DEMON/RATIONS1 FIL+ LAWSUITS4  ,! FRU/RAT$ DESIRE TO ACT BECOMES ANSW]+ AN OP9ION POLL ON A NEWS %[4  ,/& UP & BE C\NT$1 BUT :AT DOES ALL ?IS C\NT+ ADD UP TO8 

,?IS M5TALITY ALSO SURFACES AMONG RADICALS4  ,MISCELLANE\S =MS ( BUSY WORK1 ATT5D+ MEET+S1 CIRCULAT+ PAMPHLETS1 RUNN+ ! LOCAL RADICAL 9FO%OP >E CONSID]$ NECESS>ILY SUP]IOR TO ALL =MS ( SABOTAGE BECAUSE !SE >E VIEW$ AS CON/RUCTIVE TASKS1 :ILE SABOTAGE IS VIEW$ AS DE/RUCTIVE4  ,:ILE SOME ( :AT IS HELD UP AS CREATIVE1 ! CREATION ( PLACES TO MEET1 DISCUSSIONS & PUBLICATIONS & FLI]S ?AT OP5 COMMUNICATION1 >E IMPORTANT P>TS ( ANY SOCIAL /RUGGLE1 O!RS >E BUT #aa TYPES ( BUSYWORK ?AT ONLY S]VE TO REPRODUCE ! PRES5T SOCIAL RELATIONS4  ,?OSE ?AT BROKE W9D[S 9 ,SEATTLE1 ! ,E,L,F1 NEOLUDDITES & O!R SABOTEURS1 !Y DON'T DO ANY?+ BUT BREAK ?+S4  ,MEAN:ILE BACK AT ! COLLECTIVE1 ! SAME P]SON :O MAKES SU* ACCUSATIONS IS SPLITT+ HAIRS TO A*IEVE A CONS5SUS DECISION AB\T H[ TO SET UP A FUND-RAIS]4  ,A BRICK ?R\< ! W9D[ ( ,NIKET[N1 A FIREBOMB 9 ! ,G,O,P HEADQU>T]S1 !SE ACTS ( DE/RUCTION CREATE MORE ?AN ! BRILLIANT CASCADE ( GLASS %>DS OR SP>KS1 MORE ?AN ! JOYS ( R$ECORAT+ ?AT :I* WE ABHOR4  ,BEH9D ! B>RICADES & 9 ! DEAD ( NI<T SOME?+ ELSE IS BORN1 \R [N ACTIVE P[]S BURN AS BRI<TLY AS ,VAIL1 :5 PRIVATE PROP]TY IS NO LONG] PRIVATE NOR PROP]TY WE HAVE CREAT$ NEW RELATIONS ) EA* O!R & TO ! SPACES ?AT WE HAVE BE5 LOCK$ \T ( = SO LONG4 

,9 ?IS NECROPHILIC SOCIETY1 REACTIVE BUSY WORK BE>S MANY /ILL BIR?S AMID ! SMOKE/ACKS & CONCRETE4 

,! FRU/RAT$ DESIRE = *ANGE PRODUCES ! NOVELTY ( SEASONAL FA%IONS1 ,W9D[S #ie #ih #b1 !SE ?+S >E QUALITATIVELY SIMIL> TO !IR PREVI\S V]SIONS4 ,W9D[S #b IS ONLY QUANTITATIVELY DIFF]5T ?AN PREVI\S V]SIONS4 ,H[ MANY BYTES DO Y\ HAVE 9 Y\R H>D DRIVE8  ,NOVELTY IS 9COMP>ABLE ) ! R5EWAL ( LIFE1 ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 A MO!R & A DAU<T]1 A GRE5 %OOT & A SE$4  ,! R5EWAL ( LIFE 9 FUNDAM5TALLY CONNECT$ TO DEA?4  ,?IS SOCIETY DRA9S A LITTLE LIFE FROM US EV]Y DAY 9 ! SAME WAY ?AT IT HIDES DEA?4  ,JOY\S CRIES ON ! SUBWAY >E AB\T AS R>E AS A DEAD BODY ON ! ROAD4  ,A FRI5D ( M9E CAME TO VISIT ME 9 ,*9A FROM ! ,U,S1 HE WAS %OCK$ TO SEE ALL ( ?OSE LITTLE ANIMALS 9 CAGES WAIT+ TO BE SLAU<T]$4  ,HE HAD EAT5 MEAT = #c YE>S BE=E ?AT )\T BE+ P>TICUL>LY BO!R$ BY ! IDEA4  ,9 ! RI*] C\NTRIES1 ?\< WE BREA! 9 CANC]\S FUMES1 DEA? IS HIDD5 AWAY1 WIP$ CLEAN4  ,:]E DEA? IS PACK$ 9 ,/YR(OAM1 ONE HAS TO WOND] :AT K9D ( LIFE CAN BE LIV$4  ,CREATION :I* DOESN'T 9CLUDE A LITTLE DEA? ISN'T P>T ( LIFE1 IT IS 9/EAD ! CLONELIKE REPRODUCTION ( ! SAME4  ,! CYCLES ( S(TW>E & FA%ION & O!R CLONES BORN FROM BUSYWORK ESCAPE DEA? & W]E !RE=E NEV] P>T ( LIFE4  ,\R /RUGGLE %\LD BE A CREATIVE DE/RUCTION1 NOT ! REPRODUCTION ( LIV+ DEA?4 

,WE DO NOT WI% TO BECOME AG5TS ( ! REPRODUCTION ( ! SAME4  ,WE DREAM ( O!R WAYS ( RELAT+1 ( A UTOPIA ?AT IS A REAL LIV+ DY+ ROTT+ BREA?+ PLACE1 A UTOPIA ( PROCESS NOT A BRITTLE NON-PLACE4  ,WE WI% TO BLA/ \T ( ?IS HI/ORY1 A HI/ORY ( REACTION4  ,H9DU MY?OLOGY CONCEIVES ( CREATION & DE/RUCTION AS PAIR$ PROCESSES1 LIFE COM+ ) DEA?4  ,IT ALSO 5VISION$ ?AT ?IS AGE IS P>T ( ! KALI YUGA1 ! BLACK AGE1 ! LA/ AGE1 ! C[ IS ON H] LA/ LEG & :5 ! KALI YUGA 5DS %E WILL BE LEGLESS4 ,! C[ WILL GO SPLAT1 ! WORLD WILL 5D4  ,MAYBE ! ANCI5T ,H9DU S*OL>S SAW IT ?IS WAY BECAUSE S9CE CREATION & DE/RUCTION >E PAIR$1 ! WORLD IS A PROCESS ( CON/ANT TRANS=MATION1 !RE CAN BE NO SOCIAL ORD] ?AT IS ET]NAL1 IT TOO MU/ EV5TUALLY DIE4  ,MAYBE !N IT IS NOT ! REALI/S :O SEE ?+S MO/ CLE>LY1 S9CE !IR VISION IS TRAPP$ 9 ! PRES5T1 BUT ?OSE DREAM] UTOPIANS :O KN[ ?AT ?IS SOCIETY C\LD NOT POSSIBLY BE P]MAN5T1 ?OSE :O >E TRY+ TO KICK AT ! C['S LA/ LEG4 

  

.<#a.> ,I USE ?IS EXAMPLE TO ILLU/RATE A PO9T4  ,I DO NOT 9T5D TO GLORIFY ,H9DUISM ITSELF1 :I* IS =CE ( OPPRESSION 9 ,9DIA TODAY2 ! CA/E SY/EM BE+ JU/ ! MO/ OBVI\S EXAMPLE4  ,:5 ,I WAS 9 ,9DIA ,I NOTIC$ ?AT MANY WE/]N TRAVEL]S ROMANTICIZ$ ,H9DUISM )\T TAK+ EV5 A SECOND TO LOOK AT ITS EFFECTS1 EV5 :5 !Y BRUTALLY />$ !M 9 ! FACE4 

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