,CONTRIBUTION TO ! ,RUPTURE 9 ,PROGRESS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,! FOLL[+ TEXT APPE>$ YE/]DAY ON ! ,FR5* PLAT=M LUNDIMAT92 !Y DESCRIBE IT AS ! BE/ SOCIOLOGICAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS TO DATE ON ! YELL[ VE/ MOVEM5T4 ,AL?\< WE >E NO MORE OPTIMI/IC AB\T ! 0NON-IDEOLOGICAL0 *>ACT] ( ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! YELL[ VE/ PH5OM5ON ?AN WE >E AB\T ! ANTIQUAT$ ME?ODS ( ORGANIZATION IT SUPPLANT$1 ! MOVEM5T ITSELF HAS BECOME A BATTLEGR\ND TO DET]M9E :AT =M ! NEXT WAVE ( OPPOSITION TO NEOLIB]AL AU/]ITY WILL ASSUME--& NO ONE CAN AF=D TO /& ASIDE4 ,?IS TEXT CONCLUDES ) A COOL-HEAD$ APPRAISAL ( ! RISKS & POSSIBILITIES BE=E ! GILETS JAUNES & ALL :O WILL FOLL[ 9 !IR WAKE4 

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0,BEAUTIFUL AS AN IMPURE 9SURRECTION0 

7GRAFFITI SE5 ON A BUILD+ FACADE ON ! ,*AMPS-,ELYSEES7 

,DECOMPOSITIONS 

,EV5 IF IT SOON PROVES FRAGILE1 = N[1 ONE ( ! PR9CIPLE M]ITS ( ! CURR5T MOBILIZATION IS TO HAVE S5T ! RHETORIC & ! TACTICAL REP]TOIRE ( ! LEFT MOVEM5TS ( ! PA/ C5TURY TO ! ,GREV9 ,MUSEUM.<#a.>--ALL :ILE DEM&+ MORE JU/ICE & EQUALITY & )\T REPRODUC+ ! ANTI-TAX RHETORIC ( ! PO/W> RI<T & EXTREME-RI<T4 ,AFT] ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS SIGNIFI$ 9 ,FRANCE BY ,MACRON'S ELECTION1 WE SEE ! COLLAPSE ( ! COMMUNI/S1 ! 797S\MIS1.<#b.> ! LEFTI/S1 AN>*I/S1 MEMB]S ( ! 0ULTRA-LEFT10 & O!R CLASS /RUGGLE PR(ESSIONALS OR SPOKESPEOPLE ( RADICAL *IC3 & A MAJORITY ( !M1 AFT] SNE]+ OR HOLD+ !IR NOSES1 >E RUNN+ AT FULL SPE$ AFT] ! MOVEM5T ) !IR FACTIONS1 UNIONS1 P>TIES1 M$IA COV]AGE1 & BLOG PO/S4 ,WELCOME TO ! RE>GU>D6 

,! DELAY IS OBVI\S1 ! PROTE/ IS FUN]EAL4 ,EV]YONE CAN =ESEE ! CALLS1 $ITORIALS1 MOTIONS1 PETITIONS1 ! R\TE FROM ,PLACE DE LA ,REPUBLIQUE TO ,BA/ILLE ANN\NC$ BY ! PREFECTURE1 !IR PROTE/ M>%ALS & !IR BLACK BLOC1 ! COMMITTEES COORD9AT+ & NEGOTIAT+ BETWE5 REPRES5TATIVES & RUL]S1 ! LITTLE !AT] ( REPRES5TATIV5ESS BETWE5 ! LEAD]S OR DELEGATES & ! 0BASE10 TAK+ ! FLOOR ?R\< ! PRESS OR 9 G5]AL ASSEMBLIES4 ,9 %ORT1 ! F9AL RU9S ( ! WELF>E /ATE1 OR RA!R1 ( ITS =MS ( PROTE/1 HAVE GONE UP 9 SMOKE2 !Y >E NOT ONLY USELESS1 BUT ABOVE ALL OBSOLETE & PA!TIC1 ! T]MS ( A COMPLETELY DEAD LANGUAGE ?AT MAY /ILL BE SPOK5 = A LONG TIME BY ! <O/S ?AT COME TO HAUNT !M4 ,ONE CAN ALWAYS C\NT ON BUREAUCRATS1 PR(ESSIONALS1 OR TRA9EES1 & ON ! >MY ( ORGANIC 9TELLECTUALS ( EMPT9ESS1 TO PLAY ! V5TRILOQUI/1 TO PLAY ! GR& GAME ( ! ,P>TY1 TO IMAG9E !MSELVES ONCE MORE 9 ! AVANT-G>DE ( A MOVEM5T1 = :I* !Y >E 9 REALITY JU/ SAD /REET SWEEP]S BR++ UP ! RE>4 

,H]E !Y >E PROPOS+ WAT*WORDS1 SOON TO BE CON/ITUTIONS1 5ACT+ RULES ( GOOD COLLECTIVE CONDUCT1 EXHORT+ ! 9V]SION ( ! P[] /RUGGLE1 RAMBL+ ON LE>N$LY AB\T ! PRE-REVOLUTION>Y *>ACT]I/ICS ( ! SITUATION1 9FILTRAT+ PROTE/S & MEET+S1 CALL+ = ! CONV]G5CE ( /RUGGLES444 ,!SE PRACTICES1 !SE SPEE*ES W]E ALREADY HOLL[ 9CANTATIONS LA/ YE> DUR+ ! MOVEM5TS ( ! RAILWAY WORK]S & ! /UD5TS--!Y >E HOLL[] ?AN EV] TODAY4 ,= ! NOVELTY1 ! T5ACITY ( ! FIR/ SUCCESSES ( ! 0YELL[ VE/S0 CRUELLY ILLUM9ATE ! S]IES ( ALMO/ SY/EMATIC DEFEATS ?AT HAVE TAK5 PLACE OV] ! PA/ SEV]AL YE>S 9 ,FRANCE & ! G5]AL DECOMPOSITION 9TO :I* ALL ! CURR5TS ( ! LEFT1 SO PR\D ( !IR H]ITAGE & S+UL>ITY & ALWAYS SO /UPIDLY H]OIC 9 !IR PO/UR+1 HAVE SUNK LITTLE BY LITTLE OV] HALF A C5TURY4 ,F> FROM BE+ AN OB/ACLE1 IT'S PRECISELY ! MU*-DISP>AG$ IDEOLOGICAL IMPURITY ( ! MOVEM5T ?AT HAS 5ABL$ IT TO SPREAD & R5D]$ OBSOLETE ALL ! UNIFY+ VOLUNT>ISMS ( SPECIALIZ$ ORGANIZATIONS & ACTIVI/S4 ,TO ! PR(ESSIONALS ( ! LEFTI/ ORD] & ! 9SURRECTION>Y DIS-ORD]1 ! MOVEM5T ( 0YELL[ VE/S0 ONLY (F]S AN 9VITATION TO TRAVEL1 TO A P>TICIPATION ?AT WILL F9ALLY BE FREE ( ! E/ABLI%$ COLLECTIVITIES1 LIKE SO MANY IDEOLOGICAL & MAT]IAL WEI<TS ( ! PA/4 

,TURN+ ,PO9T 

,! MOBILIZATION UND]WAY HAS NO NE$ ( BE+ 9FLAT$--OR RA!R1 COMPET$ )1 IF ONE KN[S H[ TO READ BETWE5 ! L9ES ( ! DEPOS$ LITTLE *IEFS' REVAN*I/ DECL>ATIONS--BY EXI/+ OR P>ALLEL MOVEM5TS4 ,9 ! R\NDAB\TS & 9 ! /REETS1 BY BLOCKADE OR BY RIOT1 IT IS ALREADY BR++ TOGE!R =CES ?AT >E HET]OG5E\S1 POLITICALLY DIV]SE1 OR EV5 OPPOS$ 7?\< (T5 SOCIOLOGICALLY CLOSE7 TO 5C\NT] & TO CLA%4 ,9/EAD ( US+ PREEXI/+ IDEAS OR %>$ CLASS CONSCI\SNESS OR EV5 VIDEOS & MESSAGES EX*ANG$ ON SOCIAL NETWORKS1 ! MOVEM5T CL+S TO LOCAL SOCIABILITY1 OLD & COMMONPLACE1 TO 9T]ACTIONS \TSIDE ( ! WORKPLACE1 9 ! CAFES1 GR\PS1 SPORTS CLUBS1 BUILD+S1 NEI<BORHOODS4 ,BECAUSE ! RELIGI\S *>ACT] ( PROGRESSIVE IDEOLOGY1 ) ITS HACKNEY$ MY?S & EMPTY RITUALS1 IS COMPLETELY =EIGN TO !M1 ! 0YELL[ VE/S0 DON'T APPE> 9 ! FIR/ TWO WEEKS ( ! MOVEM5T TO C>RY ASSURANCES OR PAT 9T]PRETATIONS ( !IR COMMON MIS]Y4 ,) SUPPL5ESS & ADAPTATION1 AT ! RISK ( DIVISION & DISSOLUTION1 !Y TAKE TO ! /REETS1 ADVANCE ON CROSSROADS & TOLLBOO?S )\T PREJUDICE1 )\T IMPOS$ C]TITUDE1 FREE ( ! PA?OLOGICAL 9TELLECTUALISM & IDEALISM ( ! LEFT & ( LEFTI/S & !IR FANTASY ( ! PROLET>IAT1 ! HI/ORICAL SUBJECT & ! UNIV]SAL CLASS4 

,! MOVEM5T IS SITUAT$ AT ! TURN+ PO9T BETWE5 TWO P]IODS ( CAPITALISM & ! MODES ( GOV]NM5T ASSOCIAT$ ) !M4 ,9 ITS CONT5T MORE ?AN 9 ITS =M1 IT BE>S ! M>KS ( ! PA/1 BUT LEAVES GLIMPSES ( A POSSIBLE FUTURE ( /RUGGLES OR UPRIS+S4 ,! CRITIQUE ( ! TAX1 ! DEM& = R$I/RIBUTION1 ! CORRECTION ( 9EQUALITIES--ALL !SE >E ADDRESS$ TO A REGULATORY /ATE ?AT HAS L>GELY DISAPPE>$4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! MOVEM5T WANTS LESS TAX & MORE /ATE4 ,IT ONLY ATTACKS ! /ATE TO ! EXT5T TO :I* IT HAS )DRAWN FROM ! URBAN & SEMI-RURAL ZONES4 ,& ?\< UNTIL REC5TLY ! ISSUE WAS A QUE/ION ( PUR*AS+ P[]1 ?AT WAS ! CASE ONLY AS A CONSEQU5CE ( IGNOR+ ! SAL>IES ?AT = ! MO/ P>T DET]M9E ! G5]AL LEVEL ( PUR*AS+ P[] EV5 MORE ?AN TAXATION DOES4 ,A REM>KABLE TRAIT ( ! CURR5T P]IOD IS ?AT NO ONE 9 ! GOV]NM5T HAS ?\<T ( BLAM+ ! BOSSES = !IR WAGE POLICIES4 ,?IS TACTICALLY 9COMPREH5SIBLE RE/RICTION ( FOCUS DEMON/RATES BETT] ?AN ANY DISC\RSE :AT 9T]E/S ! LEAD+ POLITICIANS ( ! CURR5T REGIME S]VE1 EV5 AT !IR [N P]IL4 

,S9CE IT DEFIES ! P>TIES & EXPRESSES ITSELF \TSIDE ( UNIONS--& EV51 AT ! BEG9N+1 AGA9/ !M--! MOVEM5T ALSO CONFRONTS ! 5TIRE SY/EM ( REPRES5TATION ( 9T]E/S ?AT DATES FROM ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> & FROM ! ,FIF? ,REPUBLIC3 A SET ( ME*ANISMS ( DELEGATION ATTA*$ TO ! ,KEYNESIAN ADM9I/RATION ( CAPITALISM4 ,9 ?US DISMISS+ ! LEFT & LEFTI/S TO ANCI5T TRADITION1 OR BETT]1 TO =MALDEHYDE1 ! 0YELL[ VE/S0 COMPLETE = SOME ! DEM&S = AUTONOMY ?AT HAVE BE5 EXPRESS$ S9CE ,MAY #a#i#f#h4 ,BUT = ! SAME REASON1 !Y >E ALSO 9 H>MONY ) ! PROGRAM ( DE/RUCTION ( UNION ORGANIZATIONS & DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS ?AT HAS BE5 IMPLEM5T$ UND] ADVANC$ CAPITALISM S9CE ! #a#i#gS4 ,OR RA!R1 !Y >E ITS IRR$UCIBLE REMA9D]1 ! EM]G5CE ( :I* SOME HAD PROPHESI$4 ,KEYNESIAN1 LIB]T>IAN1 & NEOLIB]AL BY TURNS1 OR ALL AT ONCE1 ! MOVEM5T BR+S ) IT1 9 ITS RELATION%IP TO ! /ATE1 ! ECONOMY1 & HI/ORY1 ! /IGMATA ( !SE DY+ POLITICAL IDEAS & ! AMBIVAL5CES ( \R TIME4 

,NEV]!LESS1 ! MOVEM5T PROPOSES1 ALBEIT 9 A /ILL P>ADOXICAL =M1 ! FIR/ MASS POLITICIZATION ( ! ECOLOGICAL QUE/ION 9 ,FRANCE4 ,?IS IS :Y ONE W\LD BE WRONG TO RELATE ! MOBILIZATION ONLY TO ! CONDITIONS ( CLASS1 /ATUS1 & PR(ESSION1 & TO CREATE AN OV]SIMPLIFI$ OPPOSITION BETWE5 ! PROBLEMS ( ! 5D ( ! MON? & ! QUE/ION ( ! 5D ( ! WORLD4 ,?IS OLD REFLEX IS ALSO A REMNANT ( ! OLD REGIME ( REGULATION & PROTE/4 ,9 ! MOVEM5T ( ! 0YELL[ VE/S10 LABOR IS NOT ! EPIC5T] ANY MORE ?AN PUR*AS+ P[] REALLY IS4 ,:AT ! MOVEM5T PROTE/S1 BEYOND ECOLOGICAL 9JU/ICES 7! RI* DE/ROY MU* MORE ( ! PLANET ?AN ! POOR1 EV5 :ILE EAT+ ORGANIC & SORT+ !IR TRA%1 BUT ! POOR >E ! ONES :O MU/ BE> ! CO/S ( ! 0ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION071 IS ABOVE ALL ! 5ORM\S DIFF]5CES ?AT EXI/ 9 RELATION TO CIRCULATION1 :I* HAVE H>DLY BE5 POLITICIZ$ UNTIL N[4 ,RA!R ?AN EXPRESS+ ITSELF 9 ! NAME ( A SOCIAL POSITION1 9 ?IS S5SE ! MOVEM5T MAKES MOBILITY 7& ITS DIFF]5T REGIMES3 CON/RA9$ OR *OS51 DIFFUSE OR CONC5TRAT$7 ! PR9CIPAL FOCUS ( ! MOBILIZATIONS1 &1 9 BLOCK+ TRAFFIC1 ! C>D9AL 9/RUM5T ( ! CONFLICT4 

,! ,?REE ,VE/S 

,ON ! LEVEL ( CONCRETE MOBILIZATION1 ! *IEF QUALITY ( ! MOVEM5T WILL HAVE BE5 TO HAVE 9V5T$ A NEW TACTIC & A NEW DRAMATURGY ( ! SOCIAL /RUGGLE4 ,WEAK MEANS1 P]FECTLY PUT 9TO PLAY1 WILL HAVE SUFFIC$ TO CREATE A LEVEL ( CRISIS ?AT HAS R>ELY BE5 ATTA9$ POLITICALLY 9 ,FRANCE OV] ! PA/ SEV]AL DECADES4 ,! LOGIC ( NUMB]S & CONV]G5CE1 :I* WAS P>T & P>CEL ( ! MOBILIZATIONS ( ! ,KEYNESIAN P]IOD1 IS NO LONG] ! DECISIVE FACTOR3 NO MORE NE$ TO C\NT ON HI< S*OOL & COLLEGE /UD5TS1 ON ! UNEMPLOY$ & ! RETIR$1 ON !IR AVAILABILITY & ON !IR TIME2 NOR TO SEEK A C5TRAL1 M$IATIZ$1 ,P>ISIAN RESONANCE *AMB] TO GIVE ! MOVEM5T ITS /R5G? & LEGITIMACY4 ,! UNIQUE COMB9ATION ( A PROLIF]ATION ( SMALL GR\P+S 9 ! SPACES )\T SPONTANE\S POLITICAL LIFE = HALF A C5TURY2 ( ! PRACTICE ( BLOCKADES2 & ( ! OBVI\S1 NATURAL1 ANCE/RAL REC\RSE TO ! RIOT1 REA*+ TO ! V]Y HE>TS ( ! LOCAL1 REGIONAL1 & NATIONAL URBAN C5T]S1 HAS SUPPLANT$1 AT LEA/ TEMPOR>ILY1 ! REP]TOIRE ( ! /RIKE ) ITS IMPOS+ & WELL-E/ABLI%$ FIGURE4 

,BEYOND ?IS COMMON TRAIT1 ?REE PRACTICAL & TACTICAL T5D5CIES CURR5TLY APPE> TO DIVIDE ! MOVEM5T & DET]M9E ITS FUTURE4 ,! FIR/ IS ELECTORALI/ 9 ITS HE>T1 0CITIZ5I/0 9 ITS FR+ES4 ,IT ALREADY CALLS = ! =MATION ( A BR& NEW POLITICAL MOVEM5T1 = ! CON/ITUTION ( C&IDACIES = ! NEXT ,EUROPEAN ELECTIONS1 & IT NO D\BT DREAMS ( A DE/9Y COMP>ABLE TO ?AT ( ! ,FIVE ,/> ,MOVEM5T 9 ,ITALY1 OR ,PODEMOS 9 ,SPA91 OR ! ,TEA ,P>TY 9 ! ,U,S4 ,?IS IS A MATT] ( WEI<+ 9 ON ! EXI/+ POLITICAL GAME VIA REPRES5TATIVES :OSE SOCIAL *>ACT]I/ICS >E AS SIMIL> AS POSSIBLE TO ! *>ACT]I/ICS ( !IR CON/ITU5TS4 ,! MO/ RADICAL ONES 9 ?IS CAMP >E NOT SATISFI$ ) ! CURR5T POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS & DEM& ?AT !SE BE COMPLETELY TRANS=M$ IMM$IATELY3 !Y WANT !IR REF]5DUM OR !IR 0,NUIT DEB\T01.<#c.> BUT 9 ! GIANT SOCC] /ADIUMS :]E !Y IMAG9E A NEW DELIB]ATIVE DEMOCRACY WILL BE 9V5T$ & PUT 9TO PRACTICE4 

,A SECOND POL>ITY )9 ! MOVEM5T IS OP5LY 9 FAVOR ( NEGOTIATION4 ,IT EXPRESS$ ITSELF 9 ! PRESS LA/ ,SUNDAY BY CALL+ = DISCUSSIONS ) ! GOV]NM5T & BY ACCEPT+1 BE=E RETRACT+1 ITS 9VITATIONS4 ,A MORE OR LESS REBELLI\S FRACTION ( ! P>LIAM5T>Y REPRES5TATIVES & POLITICIANS ( ! MAJORITY RESPOND$1 ) REPRES5TATIVES ( ! OPPOSITION1 ! UNIONS1 & ! HEADS OR SECONDS-9-COMM& ( ! P>TY1 BY CALL+ = A *ANGE 9 C\RSE3 COMPLETE TRANS=MATIONS ( ! ,E/ATES ,G5]AL .<LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES.>1 TAXATION1 ECOLOGY1 9EQUALITIES1 & O!R BURN+ SUBJECTS4 ,?IS POLE DOM9AT$ ! DEBATES 9 ! ?IRD WEEK1 BUT IT IS QUITE CONTE/$ 9SIDE ! MOVEM5T1 :I* DOESN'T SEE H[ A NEW ,GR5ELLE ,ACCORDS1.<#d.> A =TIORI )\T UNIONS OR LEGITIMATE REPRES5TATIVES & PROBABLY DILUT$ ) TIME1 C\LD POSSIBLY ADDRESS ! RAGE4 ,AFT] A FALSE />T1 ! GOV]NM5T'S PR9CIPAL ADVANTAGE IS N[ ! TIME ( YE>2 !Y HOPE TO DR[N ! OPPOSITION 9 5D-(-!-YE> P>TIES & MAKE ! DISCUSSION LA/ SEV]AL MON?S4 ,WE KN[ AS WELL ?AT1 9 O!R CIRCUM/ANCES1 ! ,E/ATES ,G5]AL C\LD NOT DRESS ! W\NDS4 

,! ?IRD CORE ( ! MOVEM5T IS DEGAGI/E 7OPPOSITIONAL7 &1 AT ITS M>G9S1 9SURRECTION>Y OR EV5 REVOLUTION>Y4 ,IT EXPRESS$ ITSELF ?IS WEEK5D 9 ,P>IS & 9 ! PREFECTURES1 DEM&+ ! IMM$IATE RESIGNATION ( ,MACRON )\T ANY O!R PROGRAM4 ,IT OBTA9$ RESULTS ?AT >E UNPREC$5T$ = SEV]AL DECADES 9 ,FRANCE BY REA*+ ! RI* NEI<BORHOODS WE/ ( ! CAPITAL & RESPOND+ TO ! =CES ( ORD] ) AN UNHE>D-( 5?USIASM DESPITE ! POLICE REPRESSION1 ! NUM]\S VICTIMS ( VIOL5CE1 H&S RIPP$ (F1 FACES BATT]$4 ,A FEW /ATI/ICS (F] AN IDEA ( ! VIOL5CE UND]WAY3 ON ,DECEMB] #a1 ! POLICE %OT AS MANY GR5ADES 9 ,P>IS AS !Y HAD 9 ,FRANCE ?R\<\T ! 5TIRETY ( #bag 7,LIB]ATION1 ,DECEMB] #c1 #b#a#h74 ,IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT ! V]Y ACUTE *>ACT] ( !SE CONFRONTATIONS HAS BE51 9 P>T1 ! PRODUCT ( A GOV]NM5TAL CALCULATION AIM+ TO DISQUALIFY ! RIOT\S FRACTIONS ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,?IS /RATEGY FAIL$ LA/ WEEK4 ,IT HAS BE5 ! OBJECT ( MASS PROPAG&A ONCE AGA9 ?IS WEEK4 ,:ATEV] HAPP5S1 ! BE/ PROSPECTS ( ?IS SEGM5T ( ! MOVEM5T >E REM9ISC5T ( ! ,>AB REVOLTS ( #b#a#a1 :5 A V]Y HET]OG5E\S POLITICAL MOBILIZATION BR\<T D[N SEV]AL AU?ORIT>IAN REGIMES1 BUT )\T SUCCE$+ 9 GO+ FUR!R & AFFIRM+ A REVOLUTION>Y POSITIVITY4 

,?IS PORTRAIT W\LDN'T BE COMPLETE )\T RECALL+ ?AT ! NEO-FASCI/ POSSIBILITY SPANS ! ?REE CAMPS ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,! EXTREME RI<T IS PRES5T 9 ALL ( !M4 ,! ID5TIT>IAN & AU?ORIT>IAN T5SION IS ALSO A POSSIBLE SC5>IO = ALL ( ! T5D5CIES3 9 ALLIANCE ) 7LIKE 9 ,ITALY7 OR BY ABSORPTION 9TO ! ELECTORALI/S2 BY DISGU/ OR ITS C\NT]P>T1 IF ! NEGOTIATORS W9 ! DAY2 BY BACKLA% OR C\NT]-REVOLUTION1 IF ! PUTS*I/S ( ! LEFT OR ! 9SURG5TS TRIUMPH4 ,! EXTREME RI<T 9 AMBU%6 ,ALL ! GOOD SPIRITS >E DEMORALIZ$4 ,WILL ?AT BE 5\< TO T>NI% ! MOVEM5T8 ,9 REALITY1 ! NEO-FASCI/ POSSIBILITY HAS BE5 PRES5T 9 ,FRANCE S9CE ,MACRON'S ELECTION3 IT IS ITS NECESS>Y D\BLE & ! MO/ PROBABLE CONSEQU5CE4 ,! EM]G5CE ( ! EXTREME RI<T IS OCCURR+ EV]Y:]E TODAY AS ! LOGICAL CONSEQU5CE ( MA9TA9+ ! NEOLIB]AL ECONOMIC ORD] & POLICE /ATE 9 CONJUNCTION ) SOCIAL CRISIS1 WITNESS$ BY ! AU?ORIT>IAN TURN 9 MANY C\NTRIES S9CE #b#h4 ,! EXI/5CE ( ?IS DANG] IS NOT UPLIFT+1 BUT IT IS ! OBVI\S PRO( ?AT WE >E AT A CROSSROADS 9 ,FRANCE1 9 ,EUROPE1 & BEYOND4 ,9 CRITICAL TIMES1 HI/ORY IS ALWAYS UNC]TA9 & MOLT52 ! PURI/S & ! HYGI5I/S ( ! M9D & ( POLITICS >E AT A LOSS4 ,IF !Y >E NOT YET ILLIB]AL1 ! 0YELL[ VE/S0 >E ALREADY ANTI-LIB]AL4 ,BUT :O CAN SAY :E!R !Y WI% = NEW LIB]TIES8 

,WEAK ,L9KS 

,BY ?IS MEASURE1 ! 9SURRECTIONAL RIOT AM\NTS TO NO?+1 EV5 IF ! ONES ?AT TOOK PLACE ,NOVEMB] #bd & ,DECEMB] #a 9 ,P>IS & 9 SOME CITIES 9 ! PROV9CES W]E ( HI/ORICAL SCOPE4 ,WE SOMETIMES =GET ?AT ! ,FR5* HAVE VIOL5TLY RIS5 UP1 MO/ (T5 AGA9/ TAXES & ! CONC5TRATION ( P[]S1 = NE>LY F\R C5TURIES4 ,OV] ! LA/ HUNDR$ YE>S1 TOL]ANCE = DE/RUCTION & /REET VIOL5CE HAD CONSID]ABLY WEAK5$4 ,H[EV]1 S9CE #baf & ! NEW1 FRAGILE UND]/&+ BETWE5 ! 0BLACK BLOC0 & ASSEMBLIES1 ! DEMONIZATION ( RIOTS HAS REC$$4 ,?IS TR5D HAS BE5 RE9=C$ OV] ! PA/ FEW DAYS BY ORD9>Y CITIZ5S' 5C\NT]S ) EXAC]BAT$ POLICE BRUTALITY4 ,A TACTICAL C\RSE ( ACTION C\LD TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ?IS1 P]HAPS PROVISIONALLY1 9 ORD] TO W9 ! HE>T ( ! MOVEM5T & %>P5 ! PRECISION ) :I* IT AIMS AT T>GETS4 

,! /ORM+ ( ! ,PALACE DE LA ,REPUBLIC WILL NOT TAKE PLACE4 ,= ! MOM5T1 !RE >E /ILL MANY ME*ANISMS 9 RES]VE ) :I* TO DEFUZE ! SITUATION3 ! DISMISSAL ( ! GOV]NM5T1 ! DECL>ATION ( A /ATE ( EM]G5CY1 ! >MY1 ET CET]A4 ,LET US F9I% M\RN+ ALL LEFTISM3 REVOLUTION ITSELF1 UND]/OOD AS EV5T1 IS NO LONG] A NECESSITY1 NOR EV5 AN ABSOLUTE HORIZON4 ,H5CE=?1 ! BATTLE CAN ONLY TAKE PLACE CONT9U\SLY3 ?AT IS TO SAY1 BY ATTACK+1 ACCORD+ TO PRIORITY1 ! WEAKE/ P>TS ( ! /RATEGIC SY/EMS ( ! PRESID+ P[]4 ,! M$IA & POLICE1 TO BEG9 )4 

,! M$IA >E EFFECTIVELY DIVID$ ON ?IS MOVEM5T4 ,SOME M$IA SUPPORT ! ANTI-TAX POSITION ( ! 0YELL[ VE/S0 TO 9CREASE ! CLASS 9T]E/S ( !IR [N]S1 ALL :ILE FE>+ POPUL> VIOL5CE4 ,O!R M$IA1 IDEOLOGICALLY CLOS] TO ! GOV]NM5T1 9 SOCIAL AFF9ITY ) ! FIGURE ?AT ,MACRON EMBODIES1 >E NONE!LESS HELD TO ACC\NT BY !IR CONSUM]S1 :O SUPPORT ! 0YELL[ VE/S0 EV5 IF !Y >5'T P>TICIPAT+4 ,9 A FLUID SITUATION1 REPRES5TATION IS ONE ( ! DECISIVE >MS ( W>4 ,H[EV]1 SOCIAL NETWORKS & V>I\S PROTE/ SITES ONLY P>TIALLY CORRECT ! MONOPOLI/IC T5D5CY ( TRADITIONAL AUDIOVISUAL M$IA :5 !Y !MSELVES >E NOT WON OV] BY %AMELESS C\NT]-TRU?S4 ,WE LIKE TO IMAG9E A P>T ( ! 0YELL[ VE/S0 9T]F]+ AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ) ONE OR SEV]AL RADIO & TELEVISION /ATIONS1 NATIONAL ONES IF POSSIBLE1 ASSOCIAT+ ) DEFECT+ J\RNALI/S1 ?US 5ABL+ ! HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5TS UND]WAY TO APPE> MORE CLE>LY4 ,AT ! V]Y LEA/1 WE MU/ IMM$IATELY EXP& ! 9/RUM5TS ( C\NT]-9=MATION ?AT WE ALREADY HAVE4 

,! POLICE PRES5CE IS P>ADOXICALLY ! O!R WEAK L9K 9 ! PRESID+ SY/EM4 ,IT'S A US$ UP1 OV]EXPLOIT$ MA*9E1 FULL ( RU/Y P>TS & WEAPONS1 & :OSE HUMAN COGS EXP]I5CE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS V]Y CLOSE TO ?OSE ( ! 0YELL[ VE/S40 ,?IS PROXIMITY C\LD SUCCE$ 9 DIVID+ ! RANKS ( ! POLICE1 !IR UNIONS1 IF !Y >E PU%$ :]E !IR PA9S HAVE ACCUMULAT$1 S(T5+ ! BASE4 ,! TASK SEEMS R\<1 DIFFICULT1 P]HAPS IMPOSSIBLE1 BUT NO UPRIS+ OCCURS )\T AT LEA/ A P>TIAL REV]SAL ( ! REPRESSIVE APP>ATUS4 ,TEMPORALITY IS TI<T4 ,WE CAN'T BE SURE ?AT ?IS ,SATURDAY1 ! PLAN DECID$ BY ! ,9T]IOR ,M9I/] WILL NOT BE MORE 9SIDI\S1 AVOID+ FRONTAL CONFLICTS 9 FAVOR ( T>GET$ >RE/S--9 ! ,G]MAN MANN]1 AS IT W]E--9 ORD] TO CONTA9 ! T5SION TO ! PO9T ( BREA?LESSNESS4 ,BUT WILL ?AT WORK :5 A MASS RADICALIZATION HAS TAK5 PLACE OV] ! LA/ TWO WEEKS AGA9/ ! ORD9>Y PRACTICES ( ! POLICE8 ,AT ,PAU ON ,DECEMB] #a1 ! ,C,R,S .<RIOT POLICE.> TOOK (F !IR HELMETS 9 FRONT ( ! PROTE/]S4 ,DIDN'T A UNION 7,VIGI7 ALREADY CALL = AN UNLIMIT$ /RIKE AFT] ,SATURDAY8 ,O!R UNIONS ( CIVIL S]VANTS 7TEA*]S1 FIRE & RESCUE DEP>TM5TS1 ! 5TIRETY ( PUBLIC S]VICES7 HAVE =MULAT$ SIMIL> CALLS = ! NEXT FEW DAYS & NEXT WEEK4 ,! /ATE APP>ATUS IS FISSUR+ SL[LY4 

,AIM WELL1 BUT ALSO P]SI/1 ABOVE ALL4 ,P>IS IS A RIOT1 BUT ,P>IS IS ALSO A TRAP4 ,A SPECTACUL> %[CASE4 ,! SCALE ( ! MOVEM5T IS LOCAL4 ,WE HOPE IT WILL REMA9 LOCAL & MULTIPLY ITS PO9TS ( EXI/5CE AS WELL AS ! MEET+S HELD !RE4 ,! G5]ALIZATION ( ! P]SPECTIVE ( LOCAL 0POPUL>0 ASSEMBLIES1 LIKE AT ,SA9T-,NAZ>E OR AT ,COMM]CY1 ?AT >E ABLE TO DRAW TOGE!R O!R GR\PS BEYOND ! ALREADY MOBILIZ$ 0YELL[ VE/S10 W\LD HEAD 9 ?IS DIRECTION4 ,?IS W\LD TAKE RES\RCES1 5]GY1 =CE1 MUTUAL AID4 ,FUNDS = BLOCKADES C\LD BE ORGANIZ$--9CLUD+ MAT]IAL RES\RCES & EV5 ONL9E FUNDRAIS+4 ,POLITICALLY1 ! ROLE ( SUPPORTIVE ASSOCIATIONS & EV5 ( SYMPA!TIC LOCAL ELECT$ (FICIALS IS YET TO BE DET]M9$1 LIKE ?AT ( ! TURN+ ( ! NEW YE>4 

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