,CURI\S 0,ANTI-,AU?ORIT>IAN0 ,DEF9ITIONS & ,DIVIDES 

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,AU?OR 3 ,BRUCE ,E4 ,LEV9E 

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,= MO/ ( US--EXCEPT+ POSSIBLY ,MUSSOL9I1 ,TRUMP1 & O!R BULLY BOA/]S--! WORD AU?ORIT>IAN IS A PEJORATIVE4 ,9 CONTRA/1 MANY ( US WANT TO DEF9E \RSELVES & \R H]OES AS ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS1 & ?IS HAS RESULT$ 9 SOME CURI\S DEF9ITIONS ( ?AT T]M4 

,! ,AM]ICAN ,H]ITAGE ,DICTION>Y DEF9ES AU?ORIT>IANISM AS 0*>ACT]IZ$ BY OR FAVOR+ ABSOLUTE OB$I5CE TO AU?ORITY 4 4 4 RELAT+ TO OR EXPECT+ UNQUE/ION+ OB$I5CE40 ,AU?ORIT>IANS ) P[] DEM& UNQUE/ION+ OB$I5CE FROM ?OSE ) L[] RANK2 & AU?ORIT>IAN SUBORD9ATES COMPLY ) ALL DEM&S ( AU?ORITIES4 ,LYNDON ,JOHNSON1 PROCLAIM+ HIS REQUIREM5TS = AN APPO9TEE1 FAM\SLY /AT$3 0,I WANT HIM TO KISS MY ASS 9 ,MACY'S W9D[ AT HI< NOON & TELL ME IT SMELLS LIKE ROSES40 ,BY DEF9ITION1 BO? ,JOHNSON & HIS ASS-KISS]S W]E AU?ORIT>IANS4 

,DICTION>IES R\T9ELY DEF9E ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN AS SIMPLY BE+ OPPOS$ TO AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,MORE SPECIFICALLY1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS REJECT--NOT ONLY = !MSELVES BUT ALSO = O!RS--AN UNQUE/ION+ OB$I5CE TO AU?ORITY1 AS !Y QUE/ION ! LEGITIMACY ( AN AU?ORITY & RESI/ ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITIES1 NO MATT] IF SU* AU?ORITIES >E TEA*]S1 P>5TS1 OR GOV]NM5TS4 

,QUE/ION+ ! LEGITIMACY ( AU?ORITIES 7E4G41 BAS$ ON !IR COMPET5CE1 HONE/Y1 9TEGRITY1 & TRU/WOR?9ESS71 & (F]+ DISS5T 7E4G41 WRIT+ A CRITICAL >TICLE OR ATT5D+ A DEMON/RATION7 IS NOT ! SAME AS NONCOMPLIANCE 7E4G41 ,$W>D ,SN[D5'S LEAK+ EVID5CE ( ! ,U4,S4 GOV]NM5T'S MASS W>RANTLESS SURVEILLANCE & BE+ *>G$ ) VIOLAT+ ! ,ESPIONAGE ,ACT74 ,HI/ORY TELLS US--& ,MILGRAM'S /UDIES VALIDAT$--?AT :ILE QUE/ION+ & DISS5T IS NOT UNCOMMON1 FEW ( US ACTUALLY REFUSE TO COMPLY ) ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITY1 :I* IS :Y SOCIETY IS DOM9AT$ BY ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITIES4 

,DESPITE H[ FEW ( US >E 9 FACT G5U9E ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS :O REFUSE TO COMPLY ) ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITY1 BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE DEEM ! T]M A POSITIVE ONE1 MANY PEOPLE WANT TO SEE !MSELVES & !IR H]OES AS ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS--RESULT+ 9 SOME CURI\S IDEAS AB\T ! T]M ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN4 

,ABSURDLY1 SOME ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S TELL ME ?AT !Y & !IR H]O >E ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS4 ,TRUMP ADMIR]S SEE ,TRUMP AS RIS+ TO P[] *ALL5G+ ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITIES2 H[EV]1 !Y NEGLECT ! CRUCIAL REALITY ?AT ,TRUMP DEM&S UNQUE/ION+ OB$I5CE TO HIM :I*1 BY DEF9ITION1 MAKES HIM AN AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,TRUMP'S FAI?FUL ALSO NEGLECT ! REALITY ?AT ,TRUMP HIMSELF SEES HIS SUPPORT]S AS AU?ORIT>IANS :O UNQUE/ION+LY FOLL[ HIM1 AS HE FAM\SLY /AT$1 0,I C\LD /& 9 ! MIDDLE ( #e? ,AV5UE & %OOT SOMEBODY & ,I W\LDN'T LOSE VOT]S40 

,IT IS NOT JU/ ,TRUMP DEVOTEES :O HAVE SOME CURI\S IDEAS AB\T ! T]M ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,S9CE = MANY PEOPLE1 IT IS A DESIRABLE TRAIT1 SOME GR\PS--9CLUD+ SOME AN>*I/S--CLAIM ?AT !Y ALONE >E ! ONLY TRUE ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS4 ,SU* CLAIMS ( EXCLUSIVITY CAN DIM9I% ! M+L+ ( ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN SUBCULTURES--RESULT+ 9 LESS OPPORTUNITY = DIV]SE ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS TO DEBATE1 GR[1 BOND1 & HAVE FUN 7MORE LAT] ON ?IS74 

,!RE >E DIFF]5T K9DS ( NONCOMPLIANCE1 & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN IS NOT SYNONYM\S ) NONCOMPLIANT4 ,9 ! #aicb MOVIE ,HORSE ,FEA!RS1 ! NONCOMPLIANT ,PR(ESSOR ,WAG/AFF1 PLAY$ BY ,GR\*O ,M>X1 IS OPPOSITIONAL--NOT ANTI- AU?ORIT>IAN--:5 HE S+S3 0,Y\R PROPOSITION MAY BE GOOD1 BUT LET'S HAVE ONE ?+ UND]/OOD1 :ATEV] IT IS1 ,I'M AGA9/ IT40 

,OPPOSITIONAL IS DEF9$ AS ! ACTIONS ( OPPOS+1 RESI/+1 DEFY+1 &_/OR COMBAT+4 ,BE=E BECOM+ AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN1 MANY Y\NG PEOPLE >E (T5 FIR/ SIMPLY OPPOSITIONAL2 AS BE=E !Y PRIDE !MSELVES ON DI/+UI%+ LEGITIMATE FROM ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITY1 !Y CAN PRIDE !MSELVES ON !IR NONCOMPLIANCE4 ,?US1 = ?OSE ( US :O >E CONC]N$ BY ! DE>? ( ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS1 IT IS ESPECIALLY TR\BL+ ?AT BE+ OPPOSITIONAL & DEFIANT HAS BE5 PA?OLOGIZ$ BY ! ,AM]ICAN ,PSY*IATRIC ,ASSOCIATION AS A M5TAL DISORD] CALL$ 0OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORD]40 ,?IS PSY*OPA?OLOGIZ+ & RESULT+ 0TREATM5T0 MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT = Y\NG PEOPLE'S PRIDEFUL OPPOSITIONAL NONCOMPLIANCE TO MATURE 9TO ! VITAL SOCIETAL CONTRIBUTION ( DISC]N+ AN AU?ORITY'S LEGITIMACY1 & RESI/+ ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITY4 

,CONTR>IAN IS ALSO NOT SYNONYM\S ) ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,A CONTR>IAN REJECTS POPUL> OP9IONS & GOES AGA9/ CURR5T PRACTICES1 :ILE AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN RESI/S ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITIES4 

,ANTI-AU?ORITY IS ALSO NOT SYNONYM\S ) ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,ANTI-AU?ORITY MEANS OPPOS+ ALL AU?ORITY2 :ILE ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN MEANS OPPOS+ AU?ORIT>IANS1 AU?ORIT>IANISM1 & ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITY4 

,AN ICONIC AN>*I/ PO/] READS1 0,FUCK ,AU?ORITY10 :I* FEELS GOOD = MANY PEOPLE :O >E OPPRESS$ BY AU?ORITIES TO SAY4 ,H[EV]1 = ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS1 IT IS NOT NECESS>ILY 0,FUCK ,AU?ORITY0 BUT ALWAYS3 0,FUCK ,UNJU/ ,AU?ORITY10 0,FUCK ,/UPID ,AU?ORITY10 & C]TA9LY 0,FUCK ,ILLEGITIMATE ,AU?ORITY40 

,AMONG AN>*I/S1 !RE >E DIV]SE VIEWS AB\T ! LEGITIMACY ( AU?ORITY4 ,MY BOOK AB\T ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS1 ,RESI/+ ,ILLEGITIMATE ,AU?ORITY1 IS PUBLI%$ BY ,A,K ,PRESS1 AN AN>*I/ COLLECTIVE1 & SO IT HAS BE5 READ BY MANY SELF-ID5TIFI$ AN>*I/S4 ,SOME AN>*I/S >E UPSET BY ! IDEA ( TAK+ ANY AU?ORITY S]I\SLY2 H[EV] ?IS DOES NOT UPSET AN>*I/S :O >E FAMILI> ) ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9 7#a#h#a#d-#a#h#g#f71 ONE ( ! MO/ FAM\S AN>*I/S 9 WORLD HI/ORY4 

,BAKUN9 WROTE3 0,DOES IT FOLL[ ?AT ,I REJECT ALL AU?ORITY8 ,F> FROM ME SU* A ?\<T4 ,9 ! MATT] ( BOOTS1 ,I REF] TO ! AU?ORITY ( ! BOOTMAK]4 4 4 4 ,BUT ,I ALL[ NEI!R ! BOOTMAK] NOR ! >*ITECT NOR ! SAVANT TO IMPOSE HIS AU?ORITY UPON ME4 ,I LI/5 TO !M FREELY & ) ALL ! RESPECT M]IT$ BY !IR 9TELLIG5CE1 !IR *>ACT]1 !IR KN[L$GE1 RES]V+ ALWAYS MY 9CONTE/ABLE RI<T ( CRITICISM & C5SURE40 

,:ILE ,BAKUN9 REJECTS ALL IMPOS$ AU?ORITY1 HE RECOGNIZES ! LEGITIMACY ( ! AU?ORITATIVE4 ,AU?ORITATIVE HAS A V]Y DIFF]5T DICTION>Y MEAN+ ?AN AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,AU?ORITATIVE MEANS BE+ ACCURATE1 TRUE1 RELIABLE1 VALID1 & ?US TRU/WOR?Y4 ,H[EV]1 SOME AN>*I/S SEE A D[NSIDE TO GIV+ AN EXP]T1 EV5 AN AU?ORITATIVE ONE1 ANY AU?ORITY4 ,AN>*I/ ?9K] ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 7#a#g#e#f-#a#h#c#f7 BELIEV$ IT WAS A BAD IDEA TO PLACE ONE'S CONFID5CE 9 ! SUP]IOR KN[L$GE ( O!RS & TO RELY ON !M1 AS ?IS CAN WEAK5 \R [N CAPACITY TO ?9K1 REASON1 & MAKE JUDGM5TS1 & ?US DISEMP[] US4 

,P]HAPS ! MO/ WELL-KN[N MOD]N ,AM]ICAN SELF-ID5TIFI$ AN>*I/ IS ,NOAM ,*OMSKY4 ,= ,*OMSKY1 EV]Y =M ( AU?ORITY HAS TO 0PROVE ?AT IT'S JU/IFI$--IT HAS NO PRIOR JU/IFICATION40 ,*OMSKY GIVES AN EXAMPLE ( JU/IFI$ AU?ORITY3 0,:5 Y\ /OP Y\R FIVE-YE>-OLD KID FROM TRY+ TO CROSS ! /REET1 ?AT'S AN AU?ORIT>IAN SITUATION3 IT'S GOT TO BE JU/IFI$4 ,WELL1 9 ?AT CASE1 ,I ?9K Y\ CAN GIVE A JU/IFICATION40 ,H[EV]1 = ,*OMSKY1 0,MO/ ( ! TIME !SE AU?ORITY /RUCTURES HAVE NO MORAL JU/IFICATION 4 4 4 !Y >E JU/ !RE 9 ORD] TO PRES]VE C]TA9 /RUCTURES ( P[] & DOM9ATION40 

,AN>*ISM IS DEF9$ BY ! ,M]RIAM-,WEB/] ,DICTION>Y AS3 0A POLITICAL !ORY HOLD+ ALL =MS ( GOV]NM5TAL AU?ORITY TO BE UNNECESS>Y & UNDESIRABLE & ADVOCAT+ A SOCIETY BAS$ ON VOLUNT>Y COOP]ATION & FREE ASSOCIATIONS ( 9DIVIDUAL GR\PS40 ,AMONG AN>*I/S1 !RE IS NO MONOLI?IC VIEW ( AN>*ISM ?\< !RE IS G5]ALLY AGREEM5T ?AT ! /ATE IS AN ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITY4 

,!RE >E ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS1 H[EV]1 :O >E NOT ANTI-/ATE4 ,?OMAS ,PA9E & ,RALPH ,NAD] >E TWO ( ! MO/ CELEBRAT$ & MALIGN$ ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS 9 ,U4,S4 HI/ORY4 ,PA9E WAS 9ITIALLY CELEBRAT$ = REFUS+ TO COMPLY ) ,GREAT ,BRITA9 & LAT] MALIGN$ = REFUS+ TO COMPLY ) ,*RI/IANITY2 & ,NAD] WAS 9ITIALLY CELEBRAT$ = REFUS+ TO BE 9TIMIDAT$ BY ,G5]AL ,MOTORS & LAT] MALIGN$ = REFUS+ TO BE 9TIMIDAT$ BY ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY4 ,BUT BO? ,PA9E 7:O HELP$ CREATE & P]HAPS EV5 CO9$ ! NAME 0,UNIT$ ,/ATES07 & ,NAD] 7RESPONSIBLE = ! CREATION ( LIFE-SAV+ GOV]NM5TAL REGULATORY AG5CIES7 >E NOT AN>*I/S4 

,YET1 ,I HAVE DISCOV]$ ?AT SOME SELF-ID5TIFI$ AN>*I/S PROCLAIM ?AT ONE CANNOT BE AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN IF ONE IS NOT AN AN>*I/4 ,A LEAD+ AN>*I/ PUBLICATION1 ,FIF? ,E/ATE1 :I* HAD PREVI\SLY PUBLI%$ >TICLES ( M9E1 REC5TLY TOLD ME ?AT TO BE AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN ONE MU/ BE AN AN>*I/1 & !Y REJECT$ AN >TICLE ( M9E 9 :I* ,I DISCUSS$ ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN DIV]SITY ) RESPECT TO TEMP]AM5T1 DEVELOPM5T1 & IDEOLOGY4 

,9 ?AT REJECT$ >TICLE1 ,I DISCUSS$ AN>*I/ ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN = VIRTUALLY H] 5TIRE LIFE :O FIR/ RESI/$ ! AU?ORITY ( H] FA!R & TEA*]S1 !N H] FIR/ AN>*I/ M5TOR1 ! POLICE1 ! ,U4,S4 GOV]NM5T1 & LAT]1 ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,NEXT1 ,I DISCUSS$ ,$W>D ,SN[D5 :O HAD 5LI/$ 9 ! ,U4,S4 ,>MY TO FI<T 9 ,IRAQ & !N WORK$ = ! ,C5TRAL ,9TELLIG5CE ,AG5CY & ITS CONTRACTORS BUT !N BECAME AL>M$ BY ! ,U4,S4 GOV]NM5TS' VIOLATIONS ( ,AM]ICANS' CON/ITUTIONAL RI<TS & REFUS$ TO COMPLY ) ! ,U4,S4 GOV]NM5T4 ,& ,I DISCUSS$ ,MALCOLM ,X :O E>LI] 9 HIS LIFE WAS AN ANTI-AU?ORITY CRIM9AL1 !N BECAME DUTIFULLY AU?ORIT>IAN )9 AN AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZATION1 BUT ULTIMATELY BECAME AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN :O SACRIFIC$ HIS LIFE *ALL5G+ ! AU?ORITY ( ! PR$ATORY LEAD] ( ! ,NATION ( ,ISLAM1 REJECT+ ! ,N,O,I'S DECREE AGA9/ POLITICAL P>TICIPATION1 & %ORTLY BE=E HIS ASSASS9ATION1 ADOPT+ AN ANTI-IMP]IALI/ & ANTI-CAPITALI/ POLITICAL PROGRAM4 

,FIF? ,E/ATE REJECT$ MY >TICLE =1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 ! 9CLUSION ( NON-AN>*I/S ,$W>D ,SN[D5 & ,MALCOLM ,X1 9=M+ ME ?AT 9 ,FIF? ,E/ATE'S USAGE1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN IS A SYNONYM = AN>*I/1 & SO 0NEI!R ,SN[D5 NOR ,MALCOLM ,X CAN BE TRULY CONSID]$ ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN40 

,! IDEA ?AT ANYONE :O IS NOT AN AN>*I/ IS NOT AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN IS NOT ONLY 9CORRECT ) RESPECT TO ! DICTION>Y1 BUT IT /OPS DIALOGUE ) ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS :O >E NOT AN>*I/S4 ,IT'S MY EXP]I5CE ?AT MANY ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS HAVE BE5 PROPAG&IZ$ TO 9CORRECTLY VIEW AN>*ISM AS NO?+ BUT A BELIEF 9 VIOL5CE & *AOS2 H[EV]1 IF !SE PEOPLE FEEL ?AT !IR ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANISM IS RESPECT$1 !Y WILL DIALOGUE1 LE>N TRU?S AB\T AN>*ISM1 & BE MORE OP5 TO IT4 

,GIV5 ! SUBJECTIVE NATURE ( ILLEGITIMACY1 !RE WILL ALWAYS BE DIV]SITY & DEBATE AMONG ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS4 ,:ILE ,FIF? ,E/ATE ACCEPT$ MY 9CLUSION ( ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 SOME CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/S >E TR\BL$ BY ,GOLDMAN'S ADMIRATION = ,FRI$RI* ,NIETZS*E1 :O %E T]M$ AS AN 0HONOR>Y AN>*I/0 DESPITE ,NIETZS*E'S ACTUALLY MOCK+ AN>*I/S4 ,:ILE SOME AN>*I/S TODAY >E APPALL$ BY ,NIETZS*E'S MISOGYNI/ & ELITI/ CRACKS1 ,GOLDMAN RECOGNIZ$ ?AT ,NIETZS*E CONCURR$ ) AN>*I/S' CONTEMPT = ! /ATE1 NATIONALISM1 & ,*RI/IANITY1 & ?AT HE PASSIONATELY *AMPION$ AN>*I/S' DESIRE = A NEW HUMAN ABS5T ( EI!R A MA/] OR SLAVE M5TALITY4 

,CLAIMS ( ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN EXCLUSIVITY 9HIBIT ! EX*ANGE ( IDEAS & PREV5T DIV]SE ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN SUBCULTURES FROM ! K9D ( M+L+ :I*1 A C5TURY AGO1 CREAT$ PLEASURABLE 0SC5ES40 ,9 ! #a#h#hS & #a#h#iS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 IF Y\ W]E AN ALI5AT$ ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN1 Y\ C\LD GO TO ! ,L[] ,EA/ ,SIDE 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY & HANG \T AT PLACES SU* AS ,SA*'S ,CAFE ON ,SUFFOLK ,/REET OR ,JU/US ,S*WAB'S BASEM5T TAV]N ON ,FIR/ ,/REET :I* CALL$ ITSELF A 0GA!R+ PLACE = ALL BOLD1 JOYFUL1 FRE$OM-LOV+ SPIRITS40 

,AMONG PATRONS FIR/ 5T]+ !SE ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN HAV5S1 SOME MAY HAVE 9ITIALLY ID5TIFI$ ONLY !IR P>5TS1 TEA*]S1 OR BOSSES AS ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITIES1 NOT YET CONSID]+ ?AT CAPITALISM & ! /ATE W]E ALSO ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITIES OPPRESS+ !M4 ,BUT 9 !SE GA!R+ PLACES1 !Y MET DIV]SE ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS4 ,!Y W]E EXPOS$ TO NEW IDEAS4 ,!Y >GU$ & RECONSID]$ BELIEFS4 ,!Y MADE FRI5DS & MAYBE EV5 LOV]S4 ,ALL ?IS HAPP5$ TO ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN & MANY O!RS :O CREAT$ A RI* SOCIAL NETWORK = !MSELVES ?AT MITIGAT$ SOME ( ! PA9 ( BE+ AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 

,9 #ai :5 ,JU/US ,S*WAB DI$1 #b1 M\RN]S FOLL[$ ! HE>SE D[N ,SECOND ,AV5UE4 ,:ILE MANY ( ,S*WAB'S M\RN]S W]E AN>*I/S1 MANY O!RS W]E SIMPLY ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS ) 0BOLD1 JOYFUL1 FRE$OM-LOV+ SPIRITS40 

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