,CRACKD[N ,9 ,SPA9 ,WAVE ( ,>RE/S ,SWEEPS ,B>CELONA ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS ,TEXT 3 ,! MESSAGE W5T \T TO A ?\S& PHONES ON ,MONDAY MORN+1 ! #cRD ( ,OCTOB]3 ! FIR/ ( ! >RE/S FROM ! ,P>LIAM5T BLOCKADE HAD TAK5 PLACE4 ,F\R UND]COV]S SNAT*$ HIM UP AS HE LEFT HIS H\SE4 ,A PROTE/ WAS CALL$ = ! SAME DAY1 AT #g O'CLOCK 9 ! EV5+1 ,PLACA ,CATALUNYA4 ,TWO MORE >RE/S SOON FOLL[$4 ,! NEWS QUICKLY SPREAD VIA TELEPHONE1 9T]NET1 & WORD ( M\?4 ,SEV]AL MEET+S >E CALL$ TO %>E 9=MATION & ORGANIZE ! RESPONSE4 ,BY ! TIME PEOPLE />T$ GA!R+ 9 ! HUNDR$S = ! PROTE/1 A F\R? >RE/ HAD OCCURR$4 ,BACK 9 ,JUNE1 ! POPUL> RAGE ?AT HAS BE5 GR[+ 9 ,B>CELONA1 9 T&EM ) O!R P>TS ( ! WORLD1 COALESC$ ONCE AGA9 AS #b1 PEOPLE BLOCKAD$ ! ,CATALAN ,P>LIAM5T 9 AN ATTEMPT TO PREV5T ! PASSAGE ( ! LATE/ AU/]ITY LAWS4 ,!SE LAWS CANNOT ACCURATELY BE CALL$ CUTBACKS1 = 9 ADDITION TO SLA%+ HEAL?C>E & $UCATION1 !Y AUGM5T ! RANKS & >S5AL ( ! POLICE & CONT9UE ! URBANIZATION PROJECTS ?AT TAILOR ! CITY TO ! NE$S ( T\RISM & SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,?IS WAS NOT ! FIR/ R\ND ( RE=MS TO HIT ,CATALUNYA1 & 9 FACT ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY WAS ALREADY VOT$ \T ( P[] = 9AUGURAT+ ! CRISIS MEASURES1 SO N[ IT'S ! CONS]VATIVES' TURN TO CONT9UE ! SAME POLICIES4 ,HALF ( ! PEOPLE NEV] VOT$ = ANY ( !M1 & AN 9CREAS+ NUMB] ( !SE HAVE BE5 TAK+ TO ! /REETS TO W9 BACK CONTROL OV] !IR LIVES 9 AN ESCALAT+ S]IES ( /RIKES1 PROTE/S1 OCCUPATIONS1 & POPUL> ASSEMBLIES ?AT HAVE SPREAD ACROSS ! ,SPANI% /ATE4 ,! M$IA & ! ACADEMICS HAVE REF]R$ TO ?IS PH5OM5ON AS ! MOVEM5T ( 09DIGNADOS10 ! 0,REAL ,DEMOCRACY ,N[0 MOVEM5T1 OR ! #a#e,M MOVEM5T1 BUT 9 REALITY ! FEEL+ ON ! /REET IS 9CREAS+LY CLOS] TO RAGE ?AN TO SIMPLE 9DIGNATION2 ITS POLITICS >E MU* MORE HET]OG5E\S & 9 L>GE P>T MORE ANTICAPITALI/ ?AN A N>R[1 NAIVE CALL = A 0REAL0 DEMOCRACY1 :ATEV] ?AT MEANS2 & ! ACTIVITY ASCRIB$ TO IT PR$ATES ! #a#e,M--OR #a#e? ( ,MAY--PLAZA OCCUPATIONS4 ,?READS ( ! ONGO+ DEFIANCE RUN CONT9U\SLY BACK ?R\< ! JOYFUL ,MAYDAY RIOTS 9 ! WEAL?Y NEIRIA1 ! ,JANU>Y #bg G5]AL /RIKE ?AT WAS CALL$ ONLY BY AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ & F>-LEFT M9ORITY UNIONS1 9 AN UNPREC$5T$ MOVE DEMON/RAT+ A NEW BOLDNESS1 ! ,SEPTEMB] #bi G5]AL /RIKE ?AT REA*$ MASSIVE PROPORTIONS ON A C\NTRYWIDE LEVEL & 9 ,B>CELONA ]UPT$ 9 A DAYLONG 9SURRECTION1 :I* ITSELF EVOK$ REF]5CES TO & DREW ON EXP]I5CES FROM AN 5TIRE HI/ORY ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ DICTATOR%IP & AGA9/ ! DEMOCRACY ?AT REPLAC$ IT1 A /RUGGLE ?AT NOT EV]YONE HAS =GOTT54 ,ON ,JUNE #a#e1 = ! FIR/ TIME 9 MU* TOO LONG1 POLITICIANS REMEMB]$ ! TA/E ( FE> AS PEOPLE BLOCK$ !IR PA? & H>ANGU$ !M1 ASSAIL$ !M ) 9SULTS1 SPAT ON !M1 ?REW TRA%1 & 9 AT LEA/ ONE CASE1 ATTACK$ !M ) SPRAYPA9T4 ,MANY LAWMAK]S HAD TO BE FL[N 9 BY HELICOPT]1 & ONLY 9 ! FACE ( UND5IABLE PUBLIC OPPOSITION & ) ! HELP ( AN >MY ( RIOT POLICE W]E !Y ABLE TO PASS ! RE=MS4 ,= AT LEA/ ONE DAY1 ! LIES ( DEMOCRACY W]E PUT 9 !IR PLACE1 & ! CURTA9 MASK+ ! REALITY ( SOCIAL W> WAS P>T$4 ,PEOPLE :O P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! BLOCKADE1 :O GOT TO REAP JU/ A BRIEF MOM5T ( REV5GE AGA9/ ! WEAL?Y1 HYPOCRITICAL POLITICIANS :O >E 9T5T ON TAK+ EV]Y?+1 W5T HOME ?AT DAY ) A G5]AL FEEL+ ( JUBILATION4 ,ALL ?AT *ANG$ AS SOON AS !Y TUN$ BACK 9 TO ! (FICIAL REALITY1 & *ECK$ \T ! NEWS ! NEXT DAY4 ,9 ! /ATELESS1 COMMUNAL MAJORITY ( HUMAN HI/ORY1 %AME PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION 9 UPHOLD+ COMMUNITY NORMS1 BAS$ G5]ALLY ON IDEAS ( MUTUAL AID4 ,! P]SON :O DID NOT %>E1 ! BULLY & W\LD-BE AU?ORIT>IAN W]E %AM$ & PREV5T$ FROM SPREAD+ SOCIAL RELATIONS BAS$ 9 COMPETITION OR DOM9ATION4 ,9 A PO/MOD]N1 M$IA-DRIV5 WORLD1 %AME IS 9/RUM5TALIZ$ BY ! MASS M$IA & US$ TO UPHOLD ! RELATIONS & VALUES ?AT B5EFIT ! [N]S ( SOCIETY4 ,PACIFISM1 AS IT HAS >IS5 9 ! ,REAL ,DEMOCRACY ,N[ MOVEM5T1 IS LITTLE MORE ?AN AN UNCRITICAL RELIANCE ON ! M$IA ( ! RUL+ CLASS & A REPRODUCTION ( ! %AME & VALUES !Y 9CULCATE4 ,PEOPLE :O HAD BE5 P>TICIPAT+ 9 SOCIAL /RUGGLES H]E = YE>S W]E SURPRIS$1 9 ,MAY & ,JUNE1 TO SUDD5LY F9D ?AT O!R PROTE/]S W\LD ?R[ !MSELVES 9 FRONT ( BANKS TO PROTECT !M FROM V&ALISM1 OR 9 FRONT ( RIOT COPS TO PROTECT !M FROM 9SULTS & ! ?R[+ ( TRA%4 ,EVID5TLY1 BREAK+ ! W9D[S ( A BANK OR FIE RESPONSIBLE =4 ,BY ,JULY1 AFT] NEWCOM]S HAD HAD TO FACE (F ) POLICE TO DEF5D OCCUPATIONS OR BLOCK ! EVICTION ( NEIIES H]E :O HAVE F\E1 & ?OSE :O BROADCA/ ! NEWS & HAD PRIVATE HEAL?C>E4 ,PEOPLE BEGAN TO BACKP$AL1 TO D5Y :AT WAS BE+ SIGNAL$ AS %AMEFUL1 9 A WORD1 TO BETRAY !MSELVES4 ,! POLICE TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! BOOM 9 VIDEO FOOTAGE AT PROTE/S & ! DISSOLUTION ( ! L9E BETWE5 J\RNALI/S & PROTE/]S1 ) ! PROLIF]ATION ( ALT]NATIVE M$IA4 ,!Y GA!R$ & SEIZ$ ALL ! FOOTAGE !Y NE$$1 & BEGAN ID5TIFY+ SUSPECTS4 ,! M$IA CRI$ \T AB\T IMP5D+ >RE/S4 ,BUT CURI\SLY1 ! >RE/S NEV] CAME4 ,ON 9SPECTION1 ! POLICE /RATEGY IS TRI$ & TRUE3 MAKE ! PEOPLE POLICE !MSELVES4 ,AS LONG AS ! TWO PRIM>Y +R$I5TS--PACIFISM & S5SITIVITY TO ! M$IA--EXI/ 9 ABUNDANCE1 ! MOBILIZATION ( %AME & FE> BY ! PRESS WILL DIVIDE A MOVEM5T & R$IRECT IT T[>DS DIALOGUE1 LEAD+ IT /RAIRE/S MIDLY & OPPORTUNI/IC4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 IT CAME AS A %OCK :5 ! POLICE BEGAN !IR WAVE ( >RE/S 9 E>LY ,OCTOB]1 NE>LY F\R MON?S LAT]4 ,BUT ! UND]LY+ MOTIVES SOON CAME TO LIRE/S DID NOT COME FROM ! ,CATALAN POLICE1 BUT FROM HI<] UP--ALL ! WAY FROM ,MADRID1 9 FACT4 ,9 RESPONSE TO ! SUPPOS$ 9ACTION ( ! ,CATALAN AU?ORITIES1 ,MANOS ,LIMPIAS--A FASCI/ ORGANIZATION--BR\RE/ ALL TW5TY-TWO PEOPLE !Y HAD ID5TIFI$ 9 FOOTAGE1 *>G+ !M ) V>I\S (F5SES UND] ! /ATUTE COV]+ 0ASSAULTS ON DEMOCRACY40 ,POSSIBLE S5T5CES RANGE FROM SIX MON?S TO EIS 9 PRISON4 ,CURI\SLY1 ?IS SEEMS TO BE ! FIR/ USE ( ! LAW PROTECT+ DEMOCRACY1 :I* WAS PASS$ AFT] AN ATTEMPT$ MILIT>Y C\P 9 #a#i#h#a4 ,YET ANO!R EXAMPLE ( PROGRESSIVE LAWS US$ = POLITICAL REPRESSION1 LIKE HATE CRIME LAWS US$ 9 ! ,U,S AGA9/ ?OSE PROTE/+ ! POLICE OR HOMOPHOBIC *UR*ES4 ,BY ! SECOND DAY1 T5 PEOPLE HAD BE5 >RE/$4 ,9 EA* CASE1 !Y W]E TAK5 TO A FACILITY ON ! \TSKIRTS ( T[N1 NE> ! IMMIGRANT PRISON1 BOOK$1 & GIV5 A CITATION TO APPE> AT C\RT 9 ,MADRID4 ,LAWY]S 9 ,MADRID SOON GOT ! LI/ ( ALL TW5TY-TWO SUSPECTS1 & ?OSE :OM POLICE HAD NOT YET BE5 ABLE TO LOCATE W5T TO ! ,B>CELONA C\RTS TO SEE IF !Y C\LD GET !IR CITATION )\T BE+ >RE/$4 ,!Y W]E /ONEWALL$1 & AFT] H\RS ( WAIT+1 W5T D[N/AIRS TO A CAFE4 ,SUDD5LY1 RIOT POLICE SURR\ND$ ! CAFE & >RE/$ ! O!R PEOPLE ON ! LI/4 ,LIKE ALL ! O!RS1 !Y W]E SUBJECT$ TO BIOMETRIC PHOTOS1 TO BE ADD$ TO POLICE DATABASES = AUTOMATIC & REMOTE FACIAL RECOGNITION4 ,AS ! >RE/S BECAME KN[N1 A PATT]N QUICKLY EM]G$4 ,:]EAS ! M$IA HAD PREVI\SLY TRUMPET$ ! C]TA9TY ?AT PROTE/ 0LEAD]S0 & ?OSE 9VOLV$ 9 CONV5+ ! ,P>LIAM5T BLOCKADE W\LD BE *>G$ 9 ADDITION TO ! WOR/ ( ! TR\BLEMAK]S1 ALL ( ?OSE >RE/$ W]E PEOPLE FROM ! GRASSROOTS1 ACT+ \TSIDE ( ANY ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK1 & NE>LY ALL ( !M W]E AN>*I/S4 ,BUT BECAUSE ! >RE/S HAD BE5 IMPOS$ BY HI<] AU?ORITIES & HAD NOT BE5 IMM$IATELY ACCOMPANI$ BY ANY ,P,R ACTION ON ! GR\ND1 ! M$IA DID NOT HAVE ANY /RONG DIRECTIONS FROM POLICE REG>D+ H[ TO REPORT ON ! OCCURR5CES1 & !Y FUMBL$ & DID !IR BE/ TO EXPLA9 ! >RE/S1 9 !IR TYPICALLY CL\DY1 SOPHOMORIC1 & PR(ESSIONAL WAY4 ,AS SU*1 ! DETA9EES W]E LABEL$ AS MEMB]S ( ! MOVEM5T ( 9DIGNADOS1 RA!R ?AN BE+ S+L$ \T AS 0BAD PROTE/]S0 & 0ANTISI/EMA40 7,GIV5 ?AT AN>*ISM HAS NOT BE5 ]AS$ FROM ,SPANI% HI/ORY1 ! M$IA CANNOT USE 0AN>*I/0 AS A DEPOLITICIZ$1 PEJORATIVE1 & SC>Y T]M2 ?US !Y 9V5T$ ! LABEL 0ANTISI/EMA0 OR 0ANTI-SY/EM0 TO REF] TO PEOPLE :O REJECT DIALOGUE ) ! POLITICAL SY/EM1 ?\< ! CONNOTATION IS OV]:ELM+LY ONE ( REBELS )\T A CAUSE74 ,NOT ONLY W]E ! POLICE & M$IA CAURY+ \T & JU/IFY+ ! >RE/S1 :AT'S MORE1 ! SITUATION WAS /ACK$ AGA9/ !M4 ,RADICALS >E H>D] TO ISOLATE 9 TODAY'S POLITICAL CLIMATE1 AT LEA/ 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,)9 ! NEI*I/S & O!R RADICALS :O W]E ONCE EASY TO ISOLATE N[ =M AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( NEW NETWORKS ( NEIITY4 ,! ,OCTOB] REPRESSION HAS DEEP5$ ! PRACTICE ( SOLID>ITY AMONG A WID] GR\P ( PEOPLE4 ,! ?\S&S :O HAVE TAK5 TO ! /REETS TO PROTE/ AU/]ITY MEASURES >E RETURN+ TO ! /REETS \T ( A %>$ LOYALTY & A GR[+ AW>5ESS ( ! ME*ANISMS ( SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,AT ,MONDAY'S SPONTANE\S PROTE/1 CALL$ ! SAME DAY AS ! >RE/S BEGAN1 NE>LY ONE ?\S& PEOPLE GA!R$ 9 ,PLACA ,CATALUNYA & !N M>*$ D[N ,LAS ,RAMBLAS1 ,B>CELONA'S PR9CIPAL COMM]CIAL /REET & T\RI/ ATTRACTION4 ,?AT NITICIPANT & SPECTATOR1 W]E YELL$ AT3 0HAV5'T Y\ LE>N$ ANY?+8 ,TW5TY-TWO PEOPLE >E FAC+ PRISON BECAUSE ( Y\R PHOTOGRAPHS60 ,?REE DAYS LAT]1 ANO!R PROTE/ WAS HELD4 ,?IS TIME1 P]HAPS #c PEOPLE %[$ UP1 SOME ( !M HAV+ M>*$ ALL ! WAY FROM !IR NEIE IS MURD]60 0,NO ONE REPRES5TS US60 0,POLITICIANS GO TO HELL60 0,NOT ONE /EP BACK6 ,AGA9/ REPRESSION1 DIRECT ACTION60 0,! COPS KILL & TORTURE60 0,! M$IA AIM1 ! POLICE %OOT60 0,WE W]E ALL AT ,P>LIAM5T60 ,& MY P]SONAL FAVORITE1 0,LET'S BURN D[N ,P>LIAM5T60 ,MU/APHA1 A ,SAH>AN IMMIGRANT :O WAS KILL$ BY COPS 9 A NE>BY T[N JU/ A %ORT TIME E>LI]1 WAS ALSO REMEMB]$ 9 MANY ( ! *ANTS4 ,PEOPLE W]E DRAW+ CONNECTIONS BETWE5 ! POLITICAL SY/EM1 ! ECONOMIC SY/EM1 & ! REPRESSION1 & CALL+ = UNM$IAT$ ACTION4 ,ONLY TWICE DID ,I HE> SOMEONE S+ \T ! OLD1 LEFTI/ FAVORITE ?AT US$ TO PR$OM9ATE AT PROTE/S3 0,!Y CALL ?IS DEMOCRACY BUT IT'S NOT10 BUT EV]Y TIME ! RADICAL REFRA9 ( 0,YES IT IS60 >OSE 9 RESPONSE1 L\D] ?AN ! ORIG9AL *ORUS4 ,F9ALLY1 ! M>* >RIV$ AT ! ,9T]IOR ,M9I/RY1 :]E COPS W]E BOO$ & 9SULT$1 & KEPT ON !IR TOES ) A L\D FIRECRACK]4 ,AT ONE PO9T1 AN ALT]NATIVE J\RNALI/ FILM+ 9SIDE ! CR[D WAS PHYSICALLY EJECT$4 ,HE CLAIM$ ?AT BY FILM+ :AT ! POLICE MIS4 ,!RE'S ALREADY ONE P]SON 9 ,B>CELONA 9 PRISON = DEF5D+ HIMSELF AGA9/ A COP1 >RE/$ & CONVICT$ ) ! HELP ( A J\RNALI/'S FOOTAGE1 & N[ !RE >E TW5TY-TWO MORE PEOPLE FAC+ PRISON4 ,MEAN:ILE1 = ALL ! BU/$ HEADS1 ALL ! CASES ( TORTURE1 ALL ! KILL+S1 & ALL ! 9DEP5D5T J\RNALI/S ON ! SC5E ) CAM]AS ROLL+1 !RE ISN'T A S+LE COP DO+ TIME4 ,PEOPLE >E />T+ TO WAKE UP4 ,:AT HAS ALWAYS BE5 OBVI\S IS />T+ TO BECOME VISIBLE4 ,TW5TY-TWO PEOPLE HAVE TO TRAVEL TO ,MADRID TO GO TO C\RT ?IS ,TUESDAY = DO+ :AT MO/ ( US DREAM AB\T4 ,! POLITICIANS :O GOT SPIT ON1 & ! BANK]S /&+ BEH9D !M1 >E HOP+ TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE \T ( ?OSE TW5TY-TWO4 ,BUT = US1 ! ASSAULT ON P[] !Y /& ACCUS$ ( IS AN EXAMPLE ( BRAV]Y1 AN EXAMPLE ( TRU?1 AN EXAMPLE ( HOPE4 ,?OSE 9 P[] :O WANT TO LOCK !M 9 A CAGE = YE>S JU/ = *ALL5G+ !IR AU?ORITY >E LOS+ !IR HOLD ON US4 ,?OSE :O FAVOR DIALOGUE ) ! P[]FUL HAVE LO/ !IR CR$IBILITY4 ,?OSE :O FE> TO ATTACK !M HAVE LO/ !IR RELEVANCE4 ,:5 ?\S&S ( PEOPLE H]E & 9 O!R CITIES >\ND ! WORLD TOOK UP ! CALL ONCE MORE = 0REVOLUTION0 & = 0FRE$OM10 GOV]NM5TS1 SPECTATORS1 & OPPORTUNI/S EXPECT$ ?IS W\LD EXHAU/ ITSELF 9 ! SAME OLD RE=MS4 ,BUT !RE'S A GR[+ NUMB] ( US :O MEAN :AT WE SAY4 ,:5 ALL ! 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