,DIAGNO/IC ( ! ,FUTURE 
,BETWE5 ! ,CRISIS ( ,DEMOCRACY & ! ,CRISIS ( ,CAPITALISM3 ,A ,=ECA/ 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,TEXT 3 

,DIAGNO/IC ( ! ,FUTURE 

,IT IS NO SECRET ?AT BO? DEMOCRACY & CAPITALISM >E 9 CRISIS4 ,= MORE ?AN HALF A C5TURY1 /ATE PLANN]S & !IR PUNDITS ONLY HAD TO JU/IFY DEMOCRACY AS 0BETT] ?AN 7/ATE7 COMMUNISM40 ,= ! #a#i#iS & MO/ ( ! 'S1 !Y DIDN'T HAVE TO (F] ANY JU/IFICATION AT ALL4 ,DEMOCRACY WAS ! ONLY POSSIBILITY IMAG9ABLE1 ! TELEOLOGICAL DE/9Y ( ALL HUMANK9D4 

,TODAY1 ?AT IS NO LONG] ! CASE4 ,ON ! WORLD /AGE1 DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS ( 9T]/ATE COOP]ATION >E 9 %AMBLES1 & ! EM]G5CE ( NEW ALLIANCES & NEW PO/URES SUGGE/S ?AT AN ALT]NATIVE IS BEG9N+ TO COALESCE4 ,AT ! LEVEL ( SPECIFIC NATION-/ATES1 ! C5TRAL GR\ND ?AT ALL[$ = A BROAD SOCIAL CONS5SUS = MANY DECADES HAS ALL BUT ]OD$4 ,!RE >E GR[+ MOVEM5TS ON ! RI<T TO RE=MULATE ! SOCIAL CONTRACT--&1 AT ! F>!/ FR+ES1 TO DO AWAY ) DEMOCRACY 5TIRELY--:ILE ! LEFT IS PREP>+ A GR\NDSWELL TO R5EW DEMOCRACY & SMOO? \T ITS CONTRADICTIONS BY R5EW+ ! DREAM ( UNIV]SAL 9CLUSION & EQUALITY4 ,BO? ( !SE MOVEM5TS SUGGE/ ?AT DEMOCRACY AS IT CURR5TLY EXI/S CANNOT CONT9UE4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ! GLOBAL F9ANCIAL CRISIS ( #bh HAS NOT BE5 RESOLV$1 BUT SIMPLY /AV$ (F ?R\< ! MASSIVE PRIVATIZATION ( PUBLIC RES\RCES & ! CREATION ( NEW1 EV5 L>G] F9ANCIAL BUBBLES TO TEMPOR>ILY ABSORB EXCESS CAPITAL4 ,CAPITALISM DESP]ATELY NE$S A NEW T]RITORY TO :I* TO EXP&4 ,:ATEV] /RATEGY CAPITALI/S ADOPT WILL NE$ TO (F] AN EXPON5TIAL GR[? 9 PR(ITABLE 9VE/M5T OPPORTUNITIES & A SOLUTION TO ! MASS UNEMPLOYM5T ?AT C\LD AFFLICT MORE ?AN HALF ! GLOBAL LABOR =CE AS ,>TIFICIAL ,9TELLIG5CE & ROBOTIZATION R5D]S !M R$UNDANT4 

,!SE TWO CRISES >E 9TIMATELY CONNECT$4 ,CAPITALI/S WILL SUPPORT ! GOV]NM5TAL MODELS ?AT PROTECT !IR 9T]E/S1 :]EAS ONLY ! ,/ATE CAN OP5 NEW T]RITORIES = CAPITAL ACCUMULATION & QUELL ! RESI/ANCE ?AT ALWAYS >ISES4 ,PULL+ AT ! SEAMS EXPOS$ 9 ?IS 9T]/ICE1 WE CAN BEG9 TO CONDUCT A DIAGNO/IC ( ! FUTURE ?AT ?OSE 9 P[] >E BUSILY ASSEMBL+ 9 AN ATTEMPT TO BURY ! DIV]G5T & EMANCIPATORY POSSIBILITIES ?AT LAY BE=E US4 ,IF WE DO NO?+1 ?IS ,MA*9E WE >E FI<T+ WILL CORRECT ITS MALFUNCTIONS4 ,IF WE ANALYZE ?OSE MALFUNCTIONS & ! SOLUTIONS BE+ PROPOS$1 WE CAN ACT MORE 9TELLIG5TLY4 ,CRISIS (F]S US AN OPPORTUNITY = A REVOLUTION ?AT C\LD ABOLI% ! ,/ATE & CAPITALISM1 BUT ONLY IF WE UND]/& H[ DOM9ATION IS EVOLV+ & SET \T TO BLOCK ITS ADVANCE1 RA!R ?AN PAV+ ! WAY = NEW =MS ( DOM9ATION AS SO MANY REVOLUTION>IES HAVE DONE 9 ! PA/4 

,TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS1 WE WILL EXAM9E ! >*ITECTURE ( ! CURR5T WORLD SY/EM & P9PO9T :AT EXACTLY 9 ?IS WORLD SY/EM IS FAIL+4 ,! DIAGNO/IC WILL TEASE \T :AT CAPITALISM NE$S TO GET \T ( ! PRES5T CRISIS & :AT PROPOSALS (F] IT ! MO/ PROMIS+ HORIZON1 FOCUS+ ON ! POSSIBILITY ( A BIOECONOMIC EXPANSION4 ,9 P>ALLEL1 WE WILL ANALYZE ! CRISIS ( DEMOCRACY1 BO? AT ! LEVEL ( ! NATION-/ATE & ! LEVEL ( 9T]/ATE1 GLOBAL COOP]ATION1 COMP>+ ! PROSPECTS ( FASCI/1 PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATIC1 HYBRID1 & TE*NOCRATIC SOLUTIONS TO RE/ORE SOCIAL PEACE & SATISFY ! NE$S ( CAPITALI/S4 ,)9 ?IS DISCUSSION1 WE WILL LOOK AT CLIMATE *ANGE1 UND]/&+ IT AS A L9*P9 ?AT CONDITIONS ! GOV]NM5TAL & ECONOMIC CRISES & ALSO SUGGE/S--OR EV5 REQUIRES--A SYN!SIS 9 ! RESPONSES TO ?OSE TWO CRISES4 ,F9ALLY1 WE WILL ADDRESS :AT ALL ?IS MEANS = US & \R POSSIBILITIES = ACTION4 

,! ,E?NO-,/ATE 

,ON ,JULY #b1 #b#a#h1 ) ! SIGN+ ( ! 0,JEWI% NATION-/ATE0 LAW1 ,ISRAEL BECAME ! FIR/ EXPLICIT E?NO-/ATE4 ,LIKUD'S ACTIONS1 & ! REACTION>Y COALITION !Y REPRES5T1 ?R[ 9TO %>P RELIEF ! ONGO+ CRISIS ( DEMOCRACY4 

,AN E?NO-/ATE IS A REC5T RE=MULATION ( ! SOV]EIGN NATION-/ATE1 ?AT FUNDAM5TAL ELEM5T ( ! LIB]AL WORLD ORD] FROM ! #afdh ,TREATY ( ,WE/PHALIA UNTIL TODAY4 ,E?NOS & NATION HAVE ! SAME MEAN+--! =M] FROM A ,GREEK ROOT1 ! LATT] FROM A ,LAT9 ROOT--SO ! DIFF]5CE IS CONTEXTUAL4 ,FROM #afdh TO #a#g#h#i1 ! NATION-/ATE EVOLV$ 9TO ITS PRES5TLY UND]/OOD =M AS AN 9/ITUTIONAL COMPLEX ?AT PURPORTS TO GIVE POLITICAL EXPRESSION TO A NATION VIA ! ME*ANISM ( REPRES5TATION1 AS MODULAT$ BY ! ,5LI<T5M5T WORLDVIEW & VALUES ( LEGAL EQUALITY & UNIV]SAL RI<TS4 

,A REACTION>Y DEP>TURE FROM ?IS N[ DU/Y MODEL1 ! E?NO-/ATE IS A REVISION ( ! ,5LI<T5M5T WORLDVIEW BAS$ ON #b#a/ C5TURY UND]/&+S ( ! OLD POLITICAL T]MS4 ,9 ! #a#g? C5TURY1 NONE ( ! ,WE/]N NATIONS EXI/$ AS SU*2 !Y W]E /ILL C>V+ !MSELVES \T ( MYRIAD L+UI/IC & CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS & 9V5T+ ! SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS ?AT C\LD ASSEMBLE ! CULTURAL GRAVITY NE$$ TO =CE DISP>ATE PEOPLES 9TO A COMMON 9T]CLASS ID5TITY4 ,! MO/ /ABLE PROTO-NATION AT ! TIME1 ! ,BRITI%1 WAS /ILL A HI]>*ICAL ALLIANCE ( SEV]AL NATIONS4 ,! CREATORS ( ! NATION-/ATE 7OR 9T]/ATE7 SY/EM1 ?OSE WE W\LD ANA*RONI/ICALLY REF] TO AS ! ,DUT*1 W]E KN[N AS ! ,UNIT$ ,PROV9CES OR ! ,L[ ,C\NTRIES1 & :AT UNITY !Y HAD WAS BAS$ MORE ON %>$ OPPOSITION TO ! IMP]IAL P[] ( ,HAPSBURG ,SPA9 ?AN TO %>$ NATIONAL ID5TITY4 ,!Y DID NOT HAVE A %>$ LANGUAGE OR A %>$ RELIGION4 

,ORIG9ALLY1 ,WE/PHALIAN SOV]EIGNTY WAS A SY/EM ( SEGREGATION & M9ORITY RI<TS3 /RONG BORD]S W]E DRAWN BETWE5 POLITICAL 5TITIES1 5D+ ! PAT*WORK FEUDAL SY/EM 9 :I* MO/ L& WAS 9ALI5ABLE & HAD MULTIPLE [N]S & US]S4 ,S9CE FEUDAL RUL]S HAD POSSESSIONS 9 MULTIPLE C\NTRIES1 NO C\NTRY WAS SUBJECT TO A UNI=M POLITICAL HI]>*Y4 ,WE/PHALIA CEM5T$ SU* HI]>*IES1 CULM9AT+ 9 A SUPREME RUL] 9 EA* L&1 & E/ABLI%+ ! RELIGION ( ! RUL]S AS ! RELIGION ( ! L&4 ,H[EV]1 MEMB]S ( RELIGI\S M9ORITIES /ILL HAD ! RI<T TO PRACTICE 9 PRIVATE AS LONG AS !Y W]E ,CA?OLICS1 ,LU!RANS1 OR ,CALV9I/S 7AS ONLY ! ,UNIT$ ,PROV9CES PRACTIC$ A RELIGI\S TOL]ANCE BROAD 5\< TO 9CLUDE ,ANABAPTI/S & ,JEWS74 ,9 ITS 9*OATE PHASE1 ?IS SY/EM US$ RELIGI\S ID5TITY TO P]=M ! SEGREGAT+ FUNCTION ! NATION W\LD LAT] PLAY4 

,AS !RE WAS YET NO SCI5CE ( ! NATION1 ! DIFF]5T /RATEGIES ( NATION-BUILD+ ?AT >OSE OV] ! NEXT TWO C5TURIES W]E 9ITIALLY CONSID]$ EQUALLY VALID3 ! MELT+ POT ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! ,5LI<T5M5T COLONIALISM ( ,FRANCE1 ! SCI5TIFIC ESS5TIALISM ) :I* ! LEAD+ ?9K]S ( ACADEMIA & GOV]NM5T ACROSS ! ,WE/]N WORLD ATTEMPT$ TO FIX E?NICITY AS A BIOLOGICAL REALITY4 

,! #b#a/ C5TURY REACTION>Y MALCONT5TS ( ! LIB]AL WORLD ORD] APPEAL TO AN \TDAT$ SCI5TIFIC ESS5TIALISM TO CONTE/ ! PO/MOD]N & TRAN%UMANI/ EVOLUTIONS ( ! NATION CONCEPT4 ,!SE MORE ADAPTABLE IDEOLOGICAL DEVICES PAIR ! 9CREAS+ GLOBAL 9TEGRATION ( CAPITALISM ) A PHILOSOPHICAL 9TEGRATION ( HUMANK9D4 ,! PO/MOD]NI/S UNCLO!D ! BRUTE ME*ANISMS ( NATION-BUILD+ TO PORTRAY AN ALI5AT$ SAM5ESS ?AT PUTATIVELY CUTS ACROSS CONT95TS1 :ILE ! TRAN%UMANI/S ADAPT LIB]AL VALUES TO A CULT ( ! BIO-MA*9E1 9 :I* ! SUPPOS$ DIFF]5CES BETWE5 HUMAN COMMUNITIES BECOME IRRATIONAL & AN UPDAT$1 PROGRESSIVE V]SION ( ,WE/]N CULTURE IS PROPOS$ AS ! NEW UNIV]SAL4 

,OPPOS+ !SE PSY*O-ECONOMIC 9NOVATIONS1 ! REACTION>Y PROPON5TS ( ! E?NO-/ATE USE ONE FUNDAM5TAL PILL> ( MOD]NITY AGA9/ ANO!R1 CONJUR+ UP A NOTION ( NATIONALITY ?AT IS SIMULTANE\SLY #a#i? & #b#a/ C5TURY1 REVIV+ ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ ELEM5TS ?AT W]E ALWAYS PRES5T 9 ,5LI<T5M5T ?9K+1 & JETTISON+ :AT HAD BE5 ! 9TEGRALLY 9T]CONNECT$ ELEM5T ( DEMOCRATIC EQUALITY4 

,9 O!R WORDS1 TODAY'S E?NO-/ATE ISN'T JU/ A RE=MULATION ( ! CLASSIC NATION-/ATE3 ! E?NO-/ATE EM]GES FROM \T ! O!R SIDE ( DEMOCRACY1 ATTEMPT+ A BREAK ) ! OLD ,5LI<T5M5T SYN!SIS4 ,YET1 AT ! SAME TIME1 ! NEW =MULATION DEM&S ! E?NO-/ATE FULFILL ! ANCI5T PUTATIVE PURPOSE ( ! NATION-/ATE3 TO TAKE C>E ( A PEOPLE & GIVE !M POLITICAL EXPRESSION4 ,! PROPON5TS ( ! E?NO-/ATE JUDGE ?IS TASK TO BE MORE IMPORTANT ?AN :AT = C5TURIES HAD BE5 SE5 AS 9SEP>ABLE1 CONCOMITANT FUNCTIONS )9 ,WE/]N ?9K+3 ! GU>ANTEE ( EQUAL RI<TS & DEMOCRATIC P>TICIPATION4 

,IF WE LOOK AT IT CLE>LY1 WE SEE ?AT ! E?NO-/ATE IS A REACTION>Y RESPONSE TO A CRISIS ( DEMOCRACY & ! NATION-/ATE ?AT IS1 IF NOT G5]AL1 C]TA9LY GLOBAL4 ,NOT+ ! FIR/ CLUE ?AT C\LD 5ABLE US TO ID5TIFY BROAD] PATT]NS1 LET US RECALL ?AT IT WAS ! P>A-9/ITUTIONAL LEFT ( ! ALT]-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T ?AT FIR/ S\ND$ ! CRISIS ( ! NATION-/ATE & CALL$ ON ! ,/ATE--AS IT /ILL PA!TICALLY CALLS--TO FULFILL ITS DUTY & TAKE C>E ( ITS PEOPLE4 

,! ,ISRAELI /ATE HAS REVEAL$ ITS WILL+NESS TO BREAK ) DEMOCRATIC EQUALITY 9 ORD] TO CON/RUCT A NEW SYN!SIS BY LEGISLAT+ NON-EQUAL RI<TS--EXPLICITLY D5Y+ ,>ABS1 ,MUSLIMS1 & O!R NON-,JEWS ! RI<T TO SELF-DET]M9ATION OR ! RI<T TO L& & H\S+1 & SPECIFICALLY /RIK+ EV5 A SYMBOLIC COMMITM5T TO DEMOCRACY FROM ! LANGUAGE ( ! NEW LAW4 

,! ,WORLD ,SY/EM 

,! P]IOD BETWE5 ,WORLD ,W> ,I & ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I REPRES5T$ AN 9T]REGNUM DUR+ :I* ! ,U,K F\<T TO RETA9 ITS DOM9ANCE 9 AN EXPIR+ WORLD SY/EM1 :ILE ,G]MANY & ! ,U,S VI$ = ! ROLE ( >*ITECT ( A NEW WORLD SY/EM 7AFT] ! ,U,S,S,R QUICKLY AB&ON$ ITS MEAG] ATTEMPTS AT A GLOBAL TRANS=MATION74 ,AS ,GIOVANNI ,>RI<I >GUES1 ! #aibi CRA% M>K$ ! T]M9AL CRISIS ( ! ,BRITI% SY/EM4 ,S9CE ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I1 ! ,U,S HAS 5G9E]$ & L$ A WORLD SY/EM ( ECONOMIC ACCUMULATION & 9T]/ATE COOP]ATION4 ,! O/5SIBLE *AMPION ( DECOLONIZATION1 ITSELF A NATION ( =M] COLONIES ?AT WON !IR 9DEP5D5CE1 ! ,U,S WON ! P>TICIPATION ( PRACTICALLY ! 5TIRE WORLD POPULATION 9 ITS SY/EM BY CREAT+ ! ,U,N & GIV+ ALL ! NEW NATION-/ATES A SEAT AT ! TABLE4 ,?R\< ! ,BRETTON ,WOODS ,9/ITUTIONS--! ,9T]NATIONAL ,MONET>Y ,FUND & LAT] ! ,G,A,T,T-CUM-,W,T,O--! ,U,S IMPROV$ ON ! E>LI] ,BRITI% SY/EM & 9T5SIFI$ GLOBAL P>TICIPATION 9 ! CAPITALI/ REGIME BY CREAT+ A FAIR SET ( RULES BAS$ ON ! IDEOLOGY ( FREE TRADE4 ,! RULES W]E FAIR 9S(> AS !Y W]E SUPPOS$ TO BE ! SAME = EV]YONE1 9 CONTRA/ TO ! E>LI] COLONIAL SY/EM ?AT WAS EXPLICITLY BAS$ ON SUPREMACY & MILIT>Y MI<T--! SORT ( NAK$ PRACTICES ?AT HAD BE5 NECESS>Y TO BRUTALLY =CE ! WORLD'S POPULATION 9TO A CAPITALI/ ECONOMY4 ,& ! RULES W]E ATTRACTIVE TO ! DOM9ANT PLAY]S BECAUSE !Y REMOV$ ! OB/ACLES TO CAPITAL ACCUMULAT+ MORE CAPITAL1 SO ?OSE :O HAD ! MO/ W\LD PR(IT ! MO/4 ,)9 ?IS DIABOLICAL >RANGEM5T1 ! ,U,S MA9TA9$ MILIT>Y SUP]IORITY--! ONE ELEM5T NO ONE TALK$ AB\T EQUALIZ+--?R\< ! ,NOR? ,ATLANTIC ,TREATY ,ORGANIZATION4 

,IT MI<T HAVE BE5 AN IRONCLAD /RUCTURE1 BUT P[] IS FIR/ & =EMO/ A BELIEF SY/EM1 & ! P[] ( /UPIDITY IS SU* ?AT NO?+ 9 ! WORLD IS FOOLPRO(4 ,WE %\LD NEV] EXPECT ! ,/ATE TO BE ABOVE ! EFFECTS ( /UPIDITY2 ON MULTIPLE LEVELS1 ! ,/ATE IS ! 9/ITUTIONALIZATION ( HUMAN /UPIDITY4 ,REAL WISDOM NEV] NE$$ A ,/ATE4 

,) SU* EXCEPTIONAL P[]1 ! ,U,S RUL+ CLASS FELT ?AT !Y W]E ABOVE !IR [N RULES4 ,IT WAS ! ,U,S1 & ESPECIALLY ITS REACTION>IES1 ?AT SABOTAG$ ! ,U,N1 ! ,W,T,O1 & ,N,A,T,O4 ,( ! ?REE1 ! HAM/R++ ( ! ,U,N WAS ! MO/ COOP]ATIVE V5TURE1 9VOLV+ ,DEMOCRATS & ,REPUBLICANS 9 NE> EQUAL MEASURE1 ?\< ! ,DEMOCRATS DID A BETT] JOB ( MAK+ ! ,U,N FEEL APPRECIAT$ EV5 AS !Y PREV5T$ IT FROM C>RY+ \T ITS MISSION 9 ,VIETNAM1 ,EL ,SALVADOR1 ,NIC>AGUA1 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 & ABOVE ALL1 ,ISRAEL4 

,IT IS FITT+ ?AT ! NEW SYN!SIS ?AT C\LD S\ND ! DEA? KNELL = ! ,U,S WORLD SY/EM %\LD F9D ITS FIR/ MANIFE/ATION 9 ,ISRAEL1 ITS MO/ CO/LY ALLY & 9OPPORTUNE B5EFICI>Y4 ,MORE ?AN ANY O!R BLOODY CLI5T /ATE1 IT WAS ,ISRAEL'S AGGRESSIVE USE ( ,U,S SUPPORT ?AT TURN$ ! ,U,N 9TO A PAP] TIG] 9CAPABLE ( ADDRESS+ ! MO/ FLAGRANT 9JU/ICES 9 ! WORLD4 ,NOR WAS ?IS A NECESS>Y PRICE TO PAY 9 ORD] TO A*IEVE ,MA*IAVELLIAN GEOPOLITICAL 9T]E/S 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 ,SAUDI ,>ABIA1 ,EGYPT1 & O!R ,>ABIC /ATES HAVE PROV5 MORE RELIABLE ALLIES1 ) MORE NATURAL RES\RCES1 ?AN T9Y1 BELLIG]5T1 DE/ABILIZ+ ,ISRAEL4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT ?IS DISA/R\S ALLIANCE IS LESS ! RESULT ( /RATEGIC ?9K+ ?AN ( :ITE SUPREMACI/ & ,*RI/IAN ?9K+--! ID5TIFICATION ( ! ,U,S POLITICAL CLASS ) A ,JUDEO-,*RI/IAN CULTURE4 ,ISRAELI :ITE SUPREMACY IS MU* MORE DEVELOP$ ?AN ,SAUDI :ITE SUPREMACY4 ,NOT ?R\< ANY FAULT ( ! ,SAUDIS1 :O DON'T HOLD BACK 9 ABUS+ & EXPLOIT+ !IR [N RACIALIZ$ UND]CLASSES1 BUT BECAUSE1 A ?\S& YE>S AFT] ! ,CRUSADES1 ,WE/]N]S /ILL VIEW ,>ABS & ,MUSLIMS AS A ?REAT4 

,GRANT$1 ) MORE MILIT>Y AID P] CAPITA ?AN ANY O!R C\NTRY 9 ! WORLD 7& ! HI<E/ MILIT>Y EXP5DITURES P] SQU>E KILOMET]71 ,ISRAEL HAS BE5 HI<LY USEFUL TO ,N,A,T,O AS A MILIT>Y LABORATORY DEVELOP+ TE*NIQUES NOT ONLY = 9T]/ATE W>F>E BUT ALSO 9TRA-/ATE W>F>E ( ! K9D MO/ RELEVANT TO ! LIKES ( ! ,U,S1 ! ,U,K1 & ,FRANCE3 GAT$ COMMUNITIES DEF5D+ !MSELVES AGA9/ RACIALIZ$ <ETTOS4 ,BUT O!R C\NTRIES C\LD HAVE ALSO S]V$ ?AT ROLE 9 A WAY ?AT DIDN'T DE/ABILIZE A GEOPOLITICAL HOTSPOT4 

,WORLD SY/EMS ALWAYS FLUCTUATE & EV5TUALLY COME TO AN 5D4 ,! PATT]NS ( !SE *ANGES >E USEFUL >EAS ( /UDY4 ,UP UNTIL N[1 SUCCESSIVE WORLD SY/EMS HAVE %[N AN ALT]NATION BETWE5 EXPANSION & 9T5SIFICATION4 ,! ,DUT*-L$ CYCLE ( ACCUMULATION REPRES5T$ AN 9T5SIFICATION ( MODES ( COLONIAL EXPLOITATION4 ,?AT EXPLOITATION HAD ALREADY BE5 SPREAD ?R\<\T ! ,9DIAN ,OCEAN & AS F> AS ,S\? ,AM]ICA BY ! ,PORTUGUESE & ! ,CA/ILLIAN-,G5OVESE P>TN]%IP1 BUT ! ,DUT* P]FECT$ ! SCOR*$ E>? 5G9E]+ ( NEW ECONOMIES & NEW SOCIETIES4 

,! ,BRITI%-L$ CYCLE ( ACCUMULATION REPRES5T$ A GEOGRAPHICAL EXPANSION ?AT SAW COLONIALISM 7/ILL US+ :AT W]E L>GELY ,DUT* ECONOMIC & POLITICAL MODELS7 ABSORB EV]Y LA/ CORN] ( ! GLOBE4 ,& ! ,U,S-L$ CYCLE ( ACCUMULATION REPRES5T$ AN 9T5SIFICATION ( CAPITALI/ & 9T]/ATE RELATIONS ?AT HAD OBTA9$ UND] ! PREVI\S CYCLE1 AS COLONIES LIB]AT$ !MSELVES1 POLITICALLY1 9 ORD] TO P>TICIPATE MORE FULLY 9 ,WE/]N CAPITALISM & GLOBAL DEMOCRATIC /RUCTURES4 

,! ACCEL]AT+ PACE ( !SE *ANGES SUGGE/S ?AT WE >E DUE = A NEW CYCLE ( ACCUMULATION4 ,>RI<I HYPO!SIZ$ ?AT ! #aigc PETROLEUM CRISIS WAS ! SIGNAL CRISIS ( ! ,U,S CYCLE1 SIGNAL+ ! SWIT* FROM 9DU/RIAL TO F9ANCIAL EXPANSION & ?US ! 9FLAT+ ( A MASSIVE BUBBLE1 :I* %\LD MAKE ! #bh RECESSION ! T]M9AL CRISIS4 ,! APP>5T 5D ( ,U,S HEGEMONY1 :I* FUTURE HI/ORIANS MAY DATE TO #bah UNLESS #bb BR+S EXTREME *ANGES1 SUGGE/S WE MAY ALREADY BE 9 ! 9T]REGNUM4 ,SIGNS ( ?IS 9CLUDE ,PALE/9E'S DECL>ATION1 AFT] ! ,U,S EMBASSY MOVE TO ,J]USALEM1 ?AT !RE WAS NO PLACE = ! ,U,S 9 FUTURE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS2 DECL>ATIONS ?AT ! ,E,U IS PREP>$ TO MAKE DO )\T CLOSE COOP]ATION FROM ! ,U,S2 ! EXP&+ ROLE ( ,*9A 9 GEOPOLITICS ?R\< ! ,BELT & ,ROAD ,9ITIATIVE2 ! LAUN*+ ( ! ,TRANSPACIFIC ,P>TN]%IP--! L>GE/ FREE TRADE >EA 9 ! WORLD--)\T ! ,U,S2 & F9ALLY ! DIPLOMATIC 5D RUN ?AT ,NOR? ,KOREA P]=M$ >\ND ! ,U,S1 ?R\< BILAT]AL NEGOTIATIONS ) ,S\? ,KOREA & ,*9A1 & !N NEGOTIATIONS ) ! ,U,S 9 :I* ! LATT] HAD NO LEV]AGE1 EFFECTIVELY DE/ROY+ ! MO/ EFFECTIVE 9T]NATIONAL CONS5SUS & EMB>GO ON ! ,NOR? ?AT ! ,U,S HAD EV] OR*E/RAT$4 

,DEMOCRACY1 AS ! IDEOLOGY UND]P9N+ ! ,U,S-L$ WORLD SY/EM1 IS 9 CRISIS BECAUSE ,U,S HEGEMONY IS 9 CRISIS1 & IT IS ALSO 9 CRISIS BECAUSE IT IS FAIL+ TO DELIV] ! POLITICAL EXPRESSION ?AT WILL SUFFICE TO KEEP WORLD POPULATIONS 9TEGRAT$ 9TO A S+LE ECONOMIC & 9T]/ATE SY/EM1 FROM ,GREECE TO ,HUNG>Y TO ,MYANM>4 

,! REACTION>Y COALITION ?AT WAS CREAT$ BY ,NETANYAHU--NOT BY ,TRUMP--DOES NOT REPRES5T ! ONLY WAY =W>D FROM LIB]AL DEMOCRACY4 ,BUT ! FACT ?AT AN IMPORTANT /ATE1 FOLL[$ BY A GR[+ BODY ( O!RS1 IS BREAK+ AP>T AN OLD & HALL[$ SYN!SIS--TURN+ ! NATION-/ATE AGA9/ UNIV]SAL EQUALITY--IS 9CONTROV]TIBLE EVID5CE ?AT ! WORLD SY/EM ?AT HAS GOV]N$ US UP UNTIL N[ IS FALL+ AP>T4 

,! ,REACTION>Y ,RI<T 

,AS POLITICAL LABELS1 LEFT & RI<T REF] ORIG9ALLY TO ! LEFT & RI<T B5*ES ( ! ,E/ATES ,G5]AL AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 ) DIFF]5T POLITICAL T5D5CIES CLU/]+ TOGE!R 9 DIFF]5T R[S4 ,PROP]LY SPEAK+1 AN>*I/S HAVE NEV] BELONG$ TO ! LEFT1 UNLESS WE C\NT ?OSE %AMEFUL MOM5TS :5 A P>T ( ! MOVEM5T JO9$ ! ,BOL%EVIKS 9 ,RUSSIA OR ! ,REPUBLICAN GOV]NM5T 9 ,SPA94 ,RA!R ?AN EXEMPL>S ( EFFECTIVE AN>*I/ ACTION1 !SE W]E M$IOCRE OPPORTUNI/S & POSSIBILI/S :O W]E UNABLE TO TEMP] ! AU?ORIT>IAN T5D5CIES ( !IR ]/:ILE ALLIES NOR EV5 TO SAVE !IR [N SORRY HIDES4 

,NONE!LESS1 AN>*I/S HAVE ALWAYS P>TICIPAT$ 9 REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS & BE5 /AUN* 5EMIES TO REACTION>Y MOVEM5TS1 & AS SU* WE HAVE (T5 F\ND A GREAT DEAL ( AFF9ITY ) ! BASE--NOT 9 ! LEAD]%IP--( ! LEFT-W+ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,! V]Y FIR/ AN>*I/S TO TAKE ?AT NAME W]E ?OSE 5RAGES ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION :O W]E TOO IRRESPONSIBLE TO JO9 ! ,JACOB9S & ,GIROND9S 9 !IR P[] POLITICS1 SORDID ALLIANCES1 /IFL+ BUREAUCRACIES1 & MASSACRES ( ! PEASANTS ON BEHALF ( ! B\RGEOISIE4 

,9 ?IS HI/ORICAL FRAM+1 ! RI<T IS C]TA9LY ! MO/ REPUGNANT >M ( GOV]NM5T1 BUT NOT NECESS>ILY ! MO/ DANG]\S = ! PEOPLE AT ! BOTTOM4 ,9 ! CASE ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 YES1 ! PEASANTS W]E />V+ UND] ! MON>*Y1 BUT !Y W]E MASSACR$ BY ! ,JACOB9S1 & EV5TUALLY /RIPP$ ( ! COMMONS =EV] BY V>I\S BR&S ( PROGRESSIVE LIB]ALS4 

,( ALL ! T5D5CIES ( P[]1 ! REACTION>Y RI<T HAS BE5 ! LEA/ P]SPICACI\S 9 ANTICIPAT+ ! *ANG+ W9DS ( =TUNE4 ,EV]Y PROGRESSIVE *ANGE 9 ! ORGANIZATION ( GLOBAL CAPITALISM & ! 9T]/ATE SY/EM HAS TAK5 MU* MORE FROM ! ,LEFT ?AN FROM ! ,RI<T1 BUT ?IS DOES NOT MEAN ! RI<T IS IRRELEVANT4 ,IT IS NOT =W>D ?9K+1 IT CAN EV5 BE DESCRIB$ AS ! P>T ( ! RUL+ CLASS ?AT DOESN'T HAVE ANY GOOD IDEAS1 BUT ! CONFLICTS ?AT ! RI<T HAS PU%$ PA/ ! SOCIAL BOIL+ PO9T TIME & AGA9 G5]ALLY %APE1 IF NEGATIVELY1 ! REGIME TO COME4 ,! FUTURE HAS R>ELY BELONG$ TO ! ,NAPOLEONS & ! ,HITL]S1 BUT !Y HAVE LEFT !IR BLOODY M>K1 DECIMAT+ ! UND]CLASSES & ! SOCIAL /RUGGLES ( !IR TIMES4 ,& :5 ! LEFT HAS BE5 MO/ SUCCESSFUL AT 5G9E]+ NEW1 MORE EFFECTIVE REGIMES ( DOM9ATION & EXPLOITATION1 IT HAS BE5 BY CO-OPT+ ! SURVIVAL RESPONSES ( ! UND]CLASSES & SMO!R+ ! MO/ RADICAL ELEM5TS 9 PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCES ?AT SEEM$ TO BE NECESS>Y AT ! TIME TO 5SURE SURVIVAL 9 ! FACE ( RI<T-W+ ASSAULTS4 

,IF ! ,FUTURE IS A ,MA*9E = B5D+ UNKN[N \TCOMES 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ?OSE :O DOM9ATE A SOCIETY1 ?IS 9T]PLAY BETWE5 ,RI<T & ,LEFT HAS LONG BE5 ONE ( ITS PR9CIPAL 5G9ES4 

,A HI/ORICAL ANALYSIS MAKES IT CLE> ?AT *ANGES TO MODELS ( GOV]NM5T & EXPLOITATION DO NOT OCCUR 9 ONE C\NTRY ALONE1 BUT RA!R ALWAYS 9 RESPONSE TO DYNAMICS ?AT HAVE BE5 GLOBAL = C5TURIES N[4 

,! SAME IS TRUE ( A NEW IT]ATION ( ! REACTION>Y RI<T ?AT ACROSS ! C5T] ( ! EXPIR+ WORLD SY/EM--! ANA*RONI/IC ,WE/--HAS F\ND COMMON GR\ND 9 >TICULAT+ ! E?NO-/ATE PROGRAM4 ,?OSE :O FOLL[ TR5DS 9 NEO-FASCISM HAVE TRAC$ ! 9T]NATIONAL REA* ( ?IS IDEA1 BUT !Y HAVE SELDOM 5UNCIAT$ ! PRIME ROLE OCCUPI$ BY ! ,ISRAELI ,RI<T1 AN OMISSION ?AT IS NO LONG] T5ABLE S9CE ! NEW LAW ( ,JULY #b4 ,! BL9D SPOT REG>D+ ,ISRAEL WAS IDEOLOGICALLY 9SCRIB$1 GIV5 ! WEI<T ! ,G]MAN ,LEFT--9FLU5C$ BY ! PRO-,ISRAEL ANTI-,DEUTS* IDEOLOGY--HAS HAD 9 ! >TICULATION ( CONTEMPOR>Y ANTI-FASCISM4 ,BUT MORE ON ?AT LAT]4 

,NETANYAHU'S ,LIKUD P>TY IS ! LEAD] ( A NEW COALITION ?AT 9CLUDES ,HUNG>Y UND] ,ORBAN1 GOV]N+ S9CE #b#a1 ,POL&1 FIRMLY RI<T-W+ S9CE #b#a#e1 & ! NEW F>-RI<T COALITION ?AT GOV]NS ,AU/RIA S9CE LATE #b#a#g4 

,?IS POLITICAL ALLIANCE CONCLUDES ONE ( ! MO/ /]ILE DEBATES ( ! #b? C5TURY1 ! ONE REG>D+ ,ZIONISM1 9 :I* ITS MANY ,JEWI% CRITICS 7SU* AS ,>5DT1 ,*OMSKY1 & ,F9KEL/E97 W]E DELEGITIMIZ$ ) ?AT CONTRIV$ C>ICATURE1 0! SELF-HAT+ ,JEW40 ,N[ ?AT ! DEF5D]S ( ,ZIONISM NO LONG] SEEK TO JU/IFY !IR RACI/ PROJECT 9 DEMOCRATIC T]MS1 IT IS ALSO BECOM+ CLE> ?AT IT IS ! ,ISRAELI ,RI<T1 NOT ! ,JEWI% ,LEFT1 ?AT HAS A POLITICALLY EXP$I5T TOL]ANCE = ANTI-,SEMITISM4 ,ORBAN HAS NOT ONLY MADE ANTI-,SEMITIC COMM5TS AB\T ,GEORGE ,SOROS1 HE & HIS BASE REGUL>LY HONOR ! ,NAZI COLLABORATORS ?AT US$ TO RULE ,HUNG>Y2 ,POL&'S RI<T-W+ GOV]NM5T REC5TLY MADE ,HOLOCAU/ D5IAL OBLIGATORY1 CRIM9ALIZ+ ANY M5TION ( ! FACT ( ,POL&'S COMPLICITY ) ! ,HOLOCAU/2 & ,AU/RIAN ,*ANCELLOR ,KURZ'S JUNIOR COALITION P>TN] IS ! NEO-FASCI/ ,FRE$OM ,P>TY1 :I* HAS TON$ D[N !IR ANTI-,SEMITIC RHETORIC )\T *ANG+ !IR UND]LY+ VIEWS4 

,IT MAKES %ORT-T]M /RATEGIC S5SE = ,ISRAEL TO ATTEMPT TO DE/ABILIZE ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION & ! SO-CALL$ 9T]NATIONAL COMMUNITY AT L>GE1 BECAUSE MANY )9 BO? ALLIANCES REG>D ,ISRAEL AS A P>IAH = ITS FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS ( 9T]NATIONAL ACCORDS4 ,BY BREAK+ ?AT CONS5SUS1 ,ISRAEL OP5S UP MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD BILAT]AL ALLIANCES & RE9TEGRATE 9TO GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS4 ,ON ANO!R LEVEL1 H[EV]1 ?IS /RATEGY SURELY RUNS C\NT] TO !IR MO/ BASIC 9T]E/S4 ,BY DRIV+ \T ! 5TIRETY ( ! ,ISRAELI LEFT 9 :AT HAS BECOME A MAJOR DIASPORA1 ! RI<T DEPRIVES ! ,ISRAELI /ATE ( ! POSSIBILITY ( A FUTURE DEMOCRATIC REJUV5ATION :5 ?+S GET BAD1 AS !Y 9EVITABLY WILL4 ,BY %[+ NO REG>D = ,PALE/9IAN LIFE1 !Y MAKE IT 9CREAS+LY UNREALI/IC ?AT !Y C\LD EXPECT ANY M]CY FROM !IR NEI<BORS ! MOM5T ,U,S MILIT>Y AID--NOT ONLY TO ,ISRAEL BUT ALSO TO ,SAUDI ,>ABIA & ,EGYPT--NO LONG] AF=DS AN EFFECTIVE %IELD4 

,A CLE>HEAD$ ,ISRAELI RUL+ CLASS W\LD HAVE MADE CONCESSIONS1 PRET5D$ TO RESPECT ! 9T]NATIONAL ORD]1 & ADAPT$ ITS 9TR9SIC :ITE SUPREMACY ! WAY ! ,U,S RUL+ CLASS RE=MULAT$ ITS [N 9TR9SIC :ITE SUPREMACY 9 ! #a#i#fS & '#gS TO RE/ORE ITS T>NI%$ LEGITIMACY4 ,AS M5TION$ BE=E1 ! REACTION>Y RI<T FREQU5TLY FAILS TO PRIORITIZE A LUCID UND]/&+ ( ITS [N LONG-T]M 9T]E/S OV] ! TURBID IDEOLOGIES ) :I* !Y JU/IFY ! 9EQUALITIES & UN/ABLE CONTRADICTIONS !Y IMPOSE4 

,! ,NAZIS EFFECTIVELY COMMITT$ SUICIDE BY ?9K+ !Y C\LD RE/ORE ,G]MANY AS A COLONIAL P[] ?R\< MILIT>Y EXPANSION1 NOT ONLY AGA9/ ,BRITA9 & ITS ALLIES BUT ALSO AGA9/ ! ,U,S,S,R4 ,& ! X5OPHOBIC RI<T TODAY HAS WEAK5$ ! ,U,S & ,EUROPE ECONOMICALLY 9 LEAPS & B\NDS4 ,! CUTT+-$GE ECONOMY REQUIRES GLOBAL 9TELLECTUAL RECRUITM5T1 & !RE=E RELATIVELY OP5 IMMIGRATION REGIMES1 :I* IS :Y ,SILICON ,VALLEY FIRMS HAVE BE5 VOCIF]\SLY PRO-IMMIGRANT & ANTI-,TRUMP4 ,M]KEL'S DECISION TO WELCOME ,SYRIAN REFUGEES WAS IMM$IATELY PREC$$ BY AN ANN\NCEM5T FROM ! L>GE/ ASSOCIATION ( ,G]MANY EMPLOY]S ?AT ! NATIONAL ECONOMY FAC$ A %ORTFALL ( MILLIONS ( SKILL$ LABOR]S4 ,M]KEL NEV] MADE ANY MOVE TO RESCUE ,SYRIA'S L[] CLASSES FROM ! REFUGEE CAMPS 9 ,TURKEY :]E !Y ROTT$2 H] 5TIRE PROGRAM WAS TO REGULATE ! 5TRY ( ! COLLEGE-$UCAT$1 MIDDLE-CLASS ,SYRIANS :O C\LD AF=D ! SEV]AL ?\S& EURO J\RNEY 9TO ! ,E,U4 

,! F> RI<T HAS ABSOLUTELY NO ANSW] = ?IS BRA9 CRUN*1 :I* CURR5TLY ?REAT5S ! /RONG ADVANTAGE ?AT ,EUROPE & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA HAVE 9 ! HI< TE* SECTOR OV] ,*9A AS ! EM]G+ DOM9ANT WORLD ECONOMIC P[]4 ,?R\< NATIONALI/ TRADE W>S & POPULI/IC MANEUV]S LIKE ,BREXIT1 !Y >E ACTUALLY HURT+ !IR HOME ECONOMIES4 ,BY S[+ DISS5SION 9 :AT HAD BE5 ROBU/ C5T]S ( NEOLIB]AL CONS5SUS--,N,A,F,T,A & ! ,E,U--!Y >E DAMAG+ ! V]Y CONFID5CE TO :I* 9VE/ORS SY/EMATICALLY PEG ECONOMIC GR[?4 

,REACTION>IES >E PRODUCTS ( !IR TIMES4 ,!Y >E RESPOND+ TO AN UNRAVEL+ DEMOCRATIC CONS5SUS--9 SOME WAYS ANTICIPAT+ IT & 9 O!R WAYS HA/5+ IT--& PROPOS+ NEW SYN!SES4 ,AS REACTION>IES1 !Y >E WILL+ TO GO TO GREAT L5G?S TO %OCK ! SY/EM 9 ORD] TO RE/ORE ! ELITI/ VALUES !Y *AMPION2 (T51 ! %OCKS ?AT !Y PROVIDE GALVANIZE A FAIL+ WORLD SY/EM TO PROMOTE A NEW ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN 9 ORD] TO EXIT ! P]IOD ( SY/EMIC *AOS1 :5 MO/ ACTORS /ILL HAVE NOT ACCEPT$ ?AT ! OLD REGIME IS OBSOLETE4 ,! PROBLEM = REACTION>IES IS ?AT ! NEW ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN IS R>ELY MODEL$ ON ! SYN!SIS !Y PROPOSE4 

,9 O!R WORDS1 ! RISE ( ! E?NO-/ATE MODEL WILL UND\BT$LY PLAY A ROLE 9 DE/ABILIZ+ ! NEOLIB]AL CONS5SUS & ?REAT5 ! EXI/+ CONFIGURATIONS ( P[]1 BUT ! PROBABILITY ( IT REPRES5T+ ! NEW ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL = ! FUTURE IS SMALL4 

,PROSPECT+ ! ,FUTURE 

,! ,FUTURE IS ALSO A DISCURSIVE MA*9E1 BUILD+ ! N>RATIVE ?AT DRAWS COH]5CE \T ( A *AOS ( CONFLICT+ EV5TS1 REFRAM+ ALL1 HI<LI<T+ SOME1 & MISDIRECT+ AWAY FROM O!RS4 ,AS A L>GELY POLITICAL /RATEGY1 ?IS MA*9E MOBILIZES IMM5SE /ATE 5]GIES TO PRODUCE DESIR$ \TCOMES1 BUT ! FLUID HORIZON ( :AT IS TE*NO-SOCIALLY POSSIBLE CON/ITUTES A PRIM>Y LIMITATION4 ,AT ! MOM5T ( CL>ITY 9 :I* ! NEW N>RATIVE IS DISCOV]$1 !RE IS A POLITICAL ID5TIFICATION ( A C]TA9 DEVELOPM5T AS A /RATEGIC BREAK?R\<4 ,AT ?IS MOM5T1 ! 5T]PRISE ACCEL]ATES TO ! PIT* ( A %>$ CAMPAIGN1 UNIT+ PLANN]S & CAPITALI/S 9 A RACE =W>D4 ,BUT BE=E ?AT MOM5T1 9 ! 9*OATE PHASE1 TE* COMPANIES & RESE>* AG5CIES CA/ AB\T ! D>K5$ FRONTI]S LIKE A SLIME MOLD1 FEEL+ \T UNTAPP$ POSSIBILITIES ?AT REGI/] AS 0PR(ITABLE40 ,! LEITMOTIF ( ?IS PHASE IS ! ADMIR$ 9TUITION ( ! V5TURE CAPITALI/4 ,9VE/M5T 9 AN UNC]TA9 FUTURE ?AT HAS NOT YET BE5 SUBJECT$ TO SCI5TIFIC CONTROL MU/ BE HAZ>D$ BL9DLY1 LIKE A GAMBL]'S WAG]S1 RA!R ?AN EVALUAT$ SY/EMATICALLY1 AS 9 ! CALCULATIONS ( ! CAS9O [N]4 

,9 ?IS SITUATION1 VA/LY DIFF]5T IDEAS ( PR(IT >E SUBJECT$ TO ! SAME1 /UPEFY+ METRIC4 ,A CAS9O IS BURN+4 ,PUTT+ D[N ! *IPS = ANO!R R\ND ( POK] MI<T BE MORE PR(ITABLE ?AN PUTT+ \T ! FIRE4 ,! CAPITALI/ CLASS IS EXHIBIT+ JU/ ?IS SAME RANGE ( BEHAVIORS ON ! CUSP ( ! 5D ( ! CURR5T CYCLE ( ACCUMULATION4 

,PRACTICALLY ALL ! ,U,S CAPITALI/S BESIDES ! /EEL COMPANIES >E GETT+ HURT BY ! T>IFF W>1 BUT !Y TOOK HOME HUNDR$S ( MILLIONS 9 TAX CUTS & !Y >E SALIVAT+ OV] ! POSSIBILITIES OP5$ BY ! REPEAL ( 5VIRONM5TAL REGULATIONS4 ,SILICON ,VALLEY CAPITALI/S RECOGNIZ$ ?AT ,TRUMP'S ANTI-IMMIGRATION POLICIES W]E A BAD BUS9ESS /RATEGY1 BUT !IR PROTE/S HAVE DI$ D[N4 ,AFT] ALL1 GOV]NM5TS DON'T JU/ RE/RICT OR 5ABLE ACCESS TO M>KETS1 AS LIB]AL PHILOSOPHY HOLDS4 ,!Y ALSO CREATE M>KETS4 ,MICROS(T1 ,GOOGLE1 ,AMAZON1 & ,ACC5TURE HAVE BE5 DIPP+ !IR F+]S 9TO LUCRATIVE ,I,C,E & ,P5TAGON CONTRACTS1 SUPPLY+ ! PR(ITABLE BORD] REGIME4 ,TRUMP'S PROGRAM IS A CLE> LESSON ?AT CAPITALI/S DON'T SIMPLY DICTATE GOV]NM5T AG5DAS4 ,! ,/ATE IS NE$$ TO TAME SOCIAL T]RA9 = ECONOMIC EXPANSION1 BUT /ATES ALSO COMM& SO MANY RES\RCES ?AT !Y CAN GET CAPITALI/S TO 9VE/ 9 >EAS ?AT CONTRADICT !IR LONG- & MID-RANGE 9T]E/S4 

,CAPITALI/S DON'T KN[ ! FUTURE4 ,POLL+ !IR PR$ICTIONS CAN BE USEFUL1 BUT AT BE/ IT GETS US 9TO ! HEADS ( PEOPLE :O >E EXP]TS AT TURN+ A PR(IT BUT BL9D$ BY !IR IDEOLOGY TO SU* AN EXT5T ?AT !Y FAIL TO SEE ! CONTRADICTORY NATURE ( CAPITALISM4 

,ON ! :OLE1 :AT WE CAN SEE FROM !IR BEHAVIOR IS AN 9CREASE 9 SY/EMIC 9/ABILITY4 

,! ,U,S IS /ILL HOME TO ! L>GE/ OR SECOND L>GE/ M>KET 9 ! WORLD1 DEP5D+ ON H[ Y\ MEASURE IT2 H[EV]1 ! TYPICAL ,U,S 9VE/OR N[ KEEPS #d.0 OR EV5 #e.0 ( !IR PORTFOLIO 9 =EIGN /OCKS1 BETWE5 TWO & F\R TIMES ! RATE 9 ! #a#i#hS4 ,9 #bag ALONE1 ! TOTAL AM\NT ( ,U,S MONEY 9VE/$ OV]SEAS GREW BY #g4#f.0 7@s#d#b#g BILLION71 MO/LY GO+ TO ,EUROPE1 9CLUD+ @s#f#c BILLION ( 9VE/M5T 9 ,SWISS CORPORATIONS 7PLUS @s#a#f#h BILLION1 NOT C\NT$ AS 9VE/M5T1 DEPOSIT$ 9 ,SWISS BANK ACC\NTS71 ) EV5 MORE GO+ TO ,IREL&4 ,=EIGN DIRECT 9VE/M5T 9 ! ,U,S TOOK A NOS$IVE 9 #b#a#g1 DROPP+ #c#f.04 

,! ULTRA-RI* >E ALSO 9VE/+ 9 LUXURY DOOMSDAY BUNK]S1 PAY+ HUNDR$S ( MILLIONS ( DOLL>S = REFURBI%$ MILIT>Y FACILITIES OR MISSILE SILOS 9 ,EUROPE & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 EQUIPP$ TO SUPPORT LIFE = A YE> OR MORE ) AUTONOM\S AIR1 WAT]1 & P[] SY/EMS1 9 ADDITION TO SWIMM+ POOLS1 B[L+ ALLIES1 & C9EMAS4 ,SALES ( HI<-5D BUNK]S BY ONE MAJOR COMPANY W5T UP #g.0 FROM #bae TO #b#a#f1 & CONT9U$ TO RISE AFT] ! PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS4 

,TO ADD TO ! BAD NEWS1 EXP]TS 9 ,>TIFICIAL ,9TELLIG5CE1 9CLUD+ MANY ( ! V]Y PEOPLE :O PR(IT (F ,A,I DEVELOPM5T1 >E W>N+ ?AT )9 T5 TO TW5TY YE>S1 ,A,I C\LD CAUSE MASSIVE UNEMPLOYM5T AS ROBOTS & COMPUT] PROGRAMS REPLACE MANUFACTUR+1 CL]ICAL1 MANAG]IAL1 RETAIL1 & DELIV]Y JOBS4 ,( ! #e L>GE/ JOB CATEGORIES 9 ! ,U,S1 ONLY #bg >E NOT SIGNIFICANTLY ?REAT5$ ) REPLACEM5T BY ,A,I4 ,( ! TOP #a#e1 ONLY ?REE >E NOT ?REAT5$3 NURSES1 WAIT]S1 & P]SONAL C>E AIDS4 ,RETAIL SALESP]SON1 :I* SITS 9 ! NUMB] ONE SPOT1 ) #d1#f#b1#e EMPLOY$ 9 #b#a#f1 IS PROJECT$ TO DECL9E CONSID]ABLY AS ONL9E SALES CONT9UE TO GR[4 ,AT ! PHYSICAL /ORES ?AT WILL REMA9 DUE TO WIDELY HELD PREF]5CES = PUR*AS+ C]TA9 PRODUCTS 9 P]SON1 RETAIL /AFF WILL P]SI/ EV5 AFT] !Y >E NO LONG] TE*NOLOGICALLY NECESS>Y1 AS !IR PRIM>Y PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A HUMAN T\* TO 5C\RAGE SALES1 UNLIKE CA%I]S 7! NUMB] TWO POSITION AT ?REE & A HALF MILLION7 :O WILL CONT9UE TO BE REPLAC$ BY MA*9ES4 

,9 FACT1 MO/ ( ! JOB CATEGORIES ?AT WILL NOT BE REPLAC$ BY MA*9ES >E PROTECT$ NOT BY TE*NOLOGICAL LIMITS BUT BY CULTURAL LIMITS4 ,\R SOCIETY W\LD HAVE TO UND]GO A HUGE %IFT 9 VALUES TO P]MIT LAWY]S 7NO4 #d#d7 OR ELEM5T>Y S*OOL TEA*]S 7NO4 #b#b7 TO BE REPLAC$ BY ROBOTS4 ,TAKE ! EXAMPLE ( WAIT]S1 ! FA/E/ GR[+ JOB CATEGORY4 ,AT NO PO9T 9 HI/ORY HAS ! JOB BE5 TE*NOLOGICALLY NECESS>Y4 ,BUT HAV+ A P]SON :OSE JOB IS TO WAIT1 TO BE ON CALL TO C>RY Y\R FOOD FROM ! KIT*5 TO Y\R TABLE1 CREATES AN EXP]I5CE ?AT PEOPLE ) MEANS HAVE LONG BE5 WILL+ TO PAY =4 

,?\< ! WOR/ EFFECTS ( ,A,I & ROBOTIZATION HAVE YET TO BE FELT 7\TSIDE ( MANUFACTUR+1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS1 & PO/AL S]VICES71 UND]EMPLOYM5T IS ALREADY HI<1 ) MORE & MORE PEOPLE /RUGGL+ TO MAKE 5DS MEET4 ,! RATES ( ACTUAL UNEMPLOYM5T 9 ! ,U,S >E SAID TO BE HI/ORICALLY L[1 BUT ?AT IS L>GELY BECAUSE GR[+ NUMB]S ( PEOPLE )\T JOBS >E NO LONG] BE+ C\NT$ AS P>T ( ! WORK=CE4 

,U,S CR$IT C>D DEBT HAS REA*$ @s#a TRILLION & 9T]E/ RATES >E ONLY RIS+1 SIGNIFICANTLY FA/] ?AN WAGES1 9 FACT4 ,?IS IS L>GELY BECAUSE ,TRUMP'S MAJOR TAX GIVEAWAY =C$ ! ,F$ TO RAISE RATES TO PREV5T RUNAWAY 9FLATION4 ,! PROPORTION ( DEBT S]VICE PAYM5TS TO DISPOSABLE 9COME P] H\SEHOLD HAS REC5TLY RETURN$ TO ! HI< LEVELS SE5 JU/ BE=E ! #bh ,GREAT ,RECESSION2 9 SIMPLE LANGUAGE1 PEOPLE HAVE TO SP5D A L>G] %>E ( !IR MONEY PAY+ (F !IR DEBTS4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! ECONOMIC /IMULUS PROVID$ BY ,TRUMP'S TAX CUTS IS EXPECT$ TO RUN \T BY #b#b4 ,SAUDI ,>ABIA'S ,5]GY ,M9I/] HAS ALSO W>N$ ?AT BY #b#b1 9CREAS+ DEM& = OIL WILL \T/RIP FALL+ SUPPLIES UNLESS !RE IS A MAJOR 9FLUX ( 9VE/M5TS TO TAP NEW SUPPLIES4 ,& OIL PRICES HAVE ALREADY BE5 GO+ UP1 :I* T5DS TO 9CREASE ! PRICES ( ALL O!R CONSUM] GOODS4 

,SPEAK+ ( OIL1 ! 9DU/RY HAS L>GELY DECID$ ?AT A C>BON-EMISSIONS TAX IS ACCEPTABLE4 ,EV5 SOME ,REPUBLICANS HAVE PROPOS$ SU* A TAX4 ,BUS9ESSES W\LD HAVE TO PAY @s#b#d P] TON = ! RI<T TO EMIT ,C,O#b1 & ?AT SUM ( MONEY W\LD GO AS A PAY\T TO POOR] H\SEHOLDS & TO UPGRADE TRANSPORTATION 9FRA/RUCTURE4 ,! CAT* 9 ?IS PROPOSAL IS ?AT ! GOV]NM5T W\LD LOOS5 EMISSIONS REGULATIONS1 SO COMPANIES C\LD BASICALLY DO :ATEV] !Y WANT TO ! ATMOSPH]E AS LONG AS !Y PAY = IT1 & !Y W\LD BE %IELD$ FROM ! K9D ( CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY ?AT HAS BE5 BR\<T D[N ON ! TOBACCO 9DU/RY & EV5 ON ,MONSANTO4 ,ALL ?IS 9DICATES ?AT 5]GY COMPANIES WANT 9C5TIVES TO DEVELOP ALT]NATIVE 5]GIES1 !Y EXPECT OIL PRICES TO KEEP RIS+1 & !Y FE> A BACKLA% WILL =CE !M TO PAY DAMAGES4 

,CORPORATE DEBT IS AT A NEW HI<4 ,! VALUE ( CORPORATE BONDS \T/&+ ROSE FROM #a#f.0 ( ,U,S ,G,D,P 9 #bg TO #b#e.0 9 #b#a#g4 ,!RE IS EV5 MORE CORPORATE BORR[+ GO+ ON 9 EM]G+ M>KETS1 & MORE RISKY LOANS4 ,AS LONG AS 9T]E/ RATES >E L[1 MO/ CORPORATIONS WILL BE ABLE TO CONT9UE ?IS PRACTICE1 BUT IF 9T]E/ RATES GO UP1 AS !Y >E EXPECT$ TO 9 ORD] TO KEEP 9FLATION 9 *ECK1 ?IS C\LD CAUSE A CASCADE ( DEFAULTS--! POPP+ ( ! BUBBLE--ESPECIALLY IF IT CO9CIDES ) ! SL[D[N 9 ! GLOBAL ECONOMY EXPECT$ TO BEG9 BETWE5 #bb & #b#b#b4 ,9T]E/ RATES GO UP AS BUS9ESS GOES D[N3 COMPANIES CAN'T PAY ALL !IR DEBTS1 OR TAKE \T NEW LOANS TO PAY (F ! OLD ONES4 

,?IS IS NOT JU/ A ,U,S PROBLEM4 ,?\< ,9DIAN & ESPECIALLY ,*9ESE ECONOMIC GR[? HAVE BE5 A/RONOMIC1 ,*9A IS SL[+ D[N & BEG9N+ TO %[ SIGNS ?AT IT MI<T FACE A /OCK M>KET CRA%1 & ,9DIA IS RUNN+ 9TO ! K9D ( CURR5CY PROBLEMS ?AT C\LD SOON PUT A /OP TO ITS GR[?4 

,BY ITS V]Y NATURE1 CAPITALISM CREATES BUBBLES & SETS ITSELF REPEAT$LY ON ! C\RSE ( F9ANCIAL COLLAPSE4 ,H[EV]1 !SE COLLAPSES CAN BE V]Y DIFFICULT TO PR$ICT4 ,ONE ( ! BE/ RETROSPECTIVE MODELS TO DATE PROVID+ A LONG VIEW ( !SE CYCLES ( ACCUMULATION1 WORK$ \T BY WORLD SY/EMS !ORI/ ,GIOVANNI ,>RI<I1 IS ALREADY LAGG+ 9 ITS PR$ICTIONS4 ,>RI<I *>T$ AN EXPON5TIAL ACCEL]ATION 9 ! FREQU5CY ( PA/ CRISES3 AS CAPITALISM GR[S EXPON5TIALLY1 CAPITAL ACCUMULATES & COLLAPSES MORE & MORE RAPIDLY4 ,H[EV]1 = HIS MODEL TO MA9TA9 ITS GEOMETRIC ACCURACY1 ! #bh ,GREAT ,RECESSION %\LD HAVE BE5 ! T]M9AL CRISIS ( ! ,AM]ICAN CYCLE ( ACCUMULATION4 ,AL?\< ACCORD+ TO SOME MEASURES1 ?AT RECESSION HAS JU/ BE5 /AV$ (F & NOT FULLY SURPASS$1 ! APP>5T RECOV]Y /ILL BREAKS ! PATT]N ( PA/ TRANSITIONS FROM ONE CYCLE TO ANO!R4 

,P>T ( ?IS CAN BE EXPLA9$ BY CAPITALISM'S GR[+ 9TELLIG5CE & 9/ITUTIONAL COMPLEXITY1 NAMELY1 9 ! GR[+ ROLE ( /ATE PLANN+ 9 ! ECONOMY & 9CREAS+LY ROBU/ & CON/ANT /ATE ECONOMIC 9T]V5TIONS4 ,?IS REFUTES NEO-,M>XI/S :O SEIZE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO ANN\NCE ! OBSOLESC5CE ( ! ,/ATE1 NO MATT] H[ MANY TIMES !Y >E %[N TO BE WRONG4 

,F,D,R'S ,NEW ,DEAL1 A MAJOR 9VE/M5T ( GOV]NM5T MONEY 9TO PUBLIC WORKS 9 ORD] TO G5]ATE JOBS1 5ABL$ ! ,U,S TO EXIT ! ,GREAT ,DEPRESSION AHEAD ( ITS ,EUROPEAN CONTEMPOR>IES1 POSITION+ IT TO BE ! ECONOMIC SAVIOR ( W>-TORN ,EUROPE & ,ASIA & H5CE ! >*ITECT ( ! NEXT CYCLE ( ACCUMULATION4 ,MASSIVE GOV]NM5T SP5D+ AS A CON/ANT ECONOMIC /IMULUS HAS BE5 A HALLM>K ( ! ,AM]ICAN SY/EM1 TI$ TO ! ,F$]AL ,RES]VE & A GLOBAL NETWORK ( C5TRAL BANKS & MONET>Y 9/ITUTIONS ?AT KEEP 9FLATION )9 ACCEPTABLE B\ND>IES & BAIL \T PRIVATE BANKS OR SMALL] GOV]NM5TS ?AT FAIL4 

,P>ADOXICALLY1 ?IS 5TIRE REGIME ( ECONOMIC /ABILITY IS BAS$ ON DEBT4 ,TO KEEP CAPITALISM FROM FALL+ AP>T1 ! ,U,S & A GREAT MANY O!R /ATES SY/EMATICALLY SP5D F> MORE MONEY ?AN !Y ACTUALLY HAVE4 ,! ,U,S DEFICIT--! AM\NT IT SP5DS EV]Y YE> BEYOND ITS ACTUAL E>N+S--IS N[ MORE ?AN @s#a TRILLION1 & TOTAL DEBT IS N[ @s#b#a TRILLION1 L>G] ?AN ! ,G,D,P 7! TOTAL PRODUCTION ( ! ,U,S ECONOMY74 ,! GOV]NM5T WILL PAY HUNDR$S ( BILLIONS ( DOLL>S 9 9T]E/ TO ITS CR$ITORS ?IS YE>4 

,H[EV]1 ! SY/EM IS NOT AS VOLATILE AS IT SEEMS4 ,FROM A CAPITALI/ PO9T ( VIEW1 IT'S QUITE WELL ORGANIZ$ 7AL?\<1 9 CONTRADICTION TO FREE M>KET IDEOLOGY1 5TIRELY DEP5D5T ON ! ,/ATE74 ,AB\T A ?IRD ( ! DEBT IS [$ TO O!R GOV]NM5TAL AG5CIES1 PRIM>ILY ,SOCIAL ,SECURITY4 ,?IS PRACTICE ( A GOV]NM5T BORR[+ FROM ITSELF /ABILIZES A HUGE *UNK ( ! DEBT BY KEEP+ IT \T ( ! H&S ( PRIVATE CR$ITORS :O MI<T CA% 9 BONDS OR /OP MAK+ LOANS4 ,IT ALSO GIVES ?OSE CAPITALI/S AN ASSURANCE3 IF ! ,U,S DEFAULTS ON ITS DEBT1 IT CAN *OOSE TO FIR/ DEFAULT ON ! DEBT [$ TO ITS [N ORD9>Y CITIZ5S1 SO ! ONES :O SUFF] >E OLD RETIREES1 NOT 9VE/ORS4 ,?IS IS SIMIL> TO :AT W5T D[N 9 ,PU]TO ,RICO REC5TLY4 

,AB\T A QU>T] ( ! DEBT IS HELD BY MUTUAL FUNDS1 BANKS1 9SURANCE COMPANIES1 & O!R PRIVATE 9VE/ORS1 & OV] A ?IRD IS HELD BY =EIGN GOV]NM5TS1 PRIM>ILY ,*9A & ,JAPAN4 ,BO? ! PRIVATE & ! =EIGN /ATE 9VE/ORS BUY ,U,S GOV]NM5T DEBT BECAUSE IT'S CONSID]$ A SURE BET4 ,ANYONE ) A LOT ( CA% ON H& PROBABLY WANTS TO PUT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION ( ?AT CA% 9TO A SAFE 9VE/M5T ?AT WILL CONT9U\SLY BR+ MODE/ BUT SURE-FIRE 9T]E/ PAYM5TS4 ,BUT ?AT ACTUALLY SPEAKS V]Y LITTLE TO ! MA!MATICS ( ?IS WAG]4 ,NO ONE CAN EXPLA9 H[ ! ,U,S W\LD EV] BE ABLE TO PAY (F ITS DEBT )\T MASSIVELY DEVALU+ ITS CURR5CY & ?US DE/ROY+ ! GLOBAL ECONOMY4 ,& ! MORE ! DEBT GR[S1 ! MORE ! 9T]E/ GR[S1 UNTIL ! PO9T :5 ! 9T]E/ PAYM5TS DUE EXCE$ ! CAPACITY ( ! ,U,S BUDGET TO PAY !M4 

,BASICALLY1 ! FAVORABLE RAT+ ( ,U,S DEBT ONLY MEANS ?AT )9 ! CURR5T GLOBAL ECONOMIC SY/EM1 9VE/ORS CANNOT IMAG9E ! ,U,S NOT BE+ ABLE TO PAY 9T]E/ ON ITS DEBTS4 ,BUT ! ONLY WAY TO AVOID A DEFAULT IS IF 9VE/ORS & =EIGN GOV]NM5TS KEEP L5D+ ! ,U,S 9CREAS+ AM\NTS ( MONEY =EV]4 ,& BO? ,*9A & ,JAPAN 7! TWO L>GE/ L5D]S7 HAVE SL[$ D[N 9 !IR PUR*ASE ( ,U,S DEBT1 :]EAS ,RUSSIA REC5TLY DUMP$ ITS RELATIVELY M9OR %>E ( ,U,S DEBT :OLESALE4 

,CAPITALI/ CRISIS IS (T5 CONNECT$ TO W>F>E1 AS NATION-/ATES FI<T = CONTROL ( ! GLOBAL SY/EM4 ,W>F>E IS ALSO USEFUL TO CAPITALISM BECAUSE IT DE/ROYS A HUGE AM\NT ( EXCESS VALUE1 WIP+ ! SLATE CLEAN = NEW 9VE/M5TS4 ,?IS IS BASICALLY A WAY ( SAV+ CAPITALISM FROM ITSELF4 ,! ECONOMIC SY/EM IS CON/ANTLY G5]AT+ AN EXPON5TIALLY GR[+ QUANTITY ( CAPITAL1 UNTIL IT HAS MORE ?AN IT CAN 9VE/4 ,?IS ABUNDANCE--& IT IS NOT A HUMAN ABUNDANCE1 BUT A PURELY MA!MATICAL ABUNDANCE1 AS PEOPLE >E /ILL />V+ EV5 9 !SE ,GOLD5 ,AGES--?REAT5S TO DE/ROY ! CUMULATIVE VALUE ( ALL CAPITAL4 ,SO A P>T ( IT IS DE/ROY$ ?R\< W>F>E1 ?OSE :O BET ON ! LOS+ SIDE >E REMOV$ FROM PLAY1 & ! O!RS CONT9UE ! GAME4 

,H[EV]1 S9CE ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I1 !RE HAS BE5 NO DIRECT W>F>E BETWE5 MAJOR P[]S1 9 L>GE P>T BECAUSE ( ! PR9CIPLE ( ,MUTUAL ,ASSUR$ ,DE/RUCTION 9TRODUC$ BY NUCLE> WEAPONRY4 ,! TE*NOLOGICAL PROGRESS ( W>F>E HAS \T/RIPP$ ITS USEFULNESS AS A POLITICAL TOOL1 EXCEPT AT ! SCALE ( SMALL] PROXY W>S4 

,9 A DEBT-BAS$ ECONOMY1 ?\<1 IT IS POSSIBLE TO DE/ROY A TREM5D\S AM\NT ( EXCESS VALUE )\T W>F>E4 ,WIP+ ! ,U,S DEBT CLEAN W\LD HURT ! ,JAPANESE & ,*9ESE GOV]NM5TS & H5CE !IR ECONOMIES1 IT W\LD WRECK MANY A BANK & MUTUAL FUND1 & IT W\LD LEAVE MO/ ( ! ,U,S WORK+ CLASS )\T HEAL? C>E OR RETIREM5T B5EFITS4 

,9 ?AT CASE1 B>R+ REVOLUTION1 A ROBU/ ECONOMY CAPABLE ( A HI< DEGREE ( 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION & LIQUID CAPITAL = ! NECESS>Y 9VE/M5TS & LOANS W\LD PICK UP ! PIECES1 />T+ A NEW CYCLE ( ACCUMULATION4 ,! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION OR ,*9A MI<T BE 9 SU* A POSITION4 ,! =M]1 BECAUSE ITS POLICY ( NO-DEFICIT SP5D+ GIVES IT A MEASURE ( PROTECTION & MI<T SET IT AP>T AS A MODEL ( RESPONSIBLE ECONOMICS %\LD ! ,U,S MODEL COLLAPSE CATA/ROPHICALLY2 ! LATT] BECAUSE ( ITS GREAT] GOV]NM5TAL ABILITY TO ADJU/ ! 5TIRE ECONOMY 9 A TE*NOCRATIC WAY1 & ITS MASSIVE 9DU/RIAL CAPABILITIES4 

,DEP5D+ ON H[ GREAT ! POLITICAL *AOS ( ! COLLAPSE & ON !IR ABILITY TO PROJECT MILIT>Y =CE1 ! NEW GLOBAL LEAD]S W\LD EI!R REPAIR & REBUILD :ATEV] 9/ITUTIONAL ELEM5TS ( ! PRES5T SY/EM !Y F\ND MO/ USEFUL TO !IR /RATEGIC PLANS1 SU* AS ! ,W,T,O OR ! ,U,N1 OR--IF ! CONFLICTS HAD GR[N 9TO DEF9ITIVE RUPTURES ) ! OLD >*ITECTURE--!Y W\LD NE$ TO AMASS ! POLITICAL 9FLU5CE TO BR+ 5\< PLAY]S TO ! TABLE TO BUILD A NEW COMPLEX ( GLOBAL 9/ITUTIONS4 

,!RE'S ONE PROBLEM H]E4 ,= CAPITALISM TO CONT9UE1 ! NEW CYCLE ( ACCUMULATION FOLL[+ ! NEXT COLLAPSE WILL HAVE TO BE EXPON5TIALLY GREAT] ?AN ! ONE ?AT CAME BE=E IT4 ,?AT SEEMS TO BE ONE ( ! LEA/ V>IABLE FEATURES ( ! HI/ORICAL MODEL 9 PLAY4 ,BY ITS V]Y NATURE1 ! AM\NT ( CAPITAL TO BE 9VE/$ IS ALWAYS GR[+4 ,?IS EXPLA9S ! HI/ORICAL V>IATION BETWE5 P]IODS ( GEOGRAPHICAL EXPANSION1 :5 NEW T]RITORIES >E BR\<T 9 CONTACT ) CAPITALISM ?R\< A BASIC RELATION%IP BE/ *>ACT]IZ$ AS PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION UND] SOME K9D ( COLONIAL CONTROL1 & P]IODS ( 9T5SIFICATION1 :5 ! 9HABITANTS ( ! ZONES COLONIZ$ 9 ! PRIOR P]IOD >E MORE FULLY 9TEGRAT$ & REPRODUC$ AS CAPITALI/ SUBJECTS1 NOT JU/ 5GAG+ 9 =C$ LABOR TO PRODUCE RAW MAT]IALS = F>AWAY M>KETS & BUY+ UP A SMALL PORTION ( EXCESS PRODUCTION FROM ! METROPOLIS1 BUT LIV+1 BREA?+1 & EAT+ CAPITALISM1 BECOM+ CAPITALI/S & WAGE WORK]S 9 !IR [N RI<T4 

,! 0,AM]ICAN C5TURY0 SAW ! 9T5SIFICATION ( ! CAPITALI/ RELATION%IP )9 ! 5TIRETY ( T]RITORY BR\<T UND] ! CONTROL ( CAPITAL DUR+ ! ,BRITI% CYCLE1 :I* WAS BASICALLY ! :OLE WORLD4 ,!RE IS NO O!R T]RE/RIAL GEOGRAPHY = A FUTURE CYCLE ( ACCUMULATION TO EXP& TO4 ,SURE1 ! ,9DIAN ECONOMY IS /ILL GR[+1 & ,*9ESE /ATE CAPITALI/S >E GO+ ?R\< ,AFRICA1 ,OCEANIA1 & ! ,C>IBBEAN1 5GAG+ 9 ! K9D ( PR$ATORY L5D+ TO ACQUIRE 9FRA/RUCTURE ?AT ! ,WORLD ,BANK PIONE]$ 9 ! #a#i#gS & '#hS1 :ILE ,GOOGLE & A C\PLE O!R COMPANIES >E MAK+ TEPID 9ROADS 9TO ,AFRICA TO 5C\RAGE A FUNCTIONAL HI<-TE* ECONOMY !RE4 ,BUT !SE SO-CALL$ UND]DEVELOP$ POPULATIONS >E SMALL]1 NOT L>G]1 ?AN ! POPULATIONS ( ,NOR? & ,S\? ,AM]ICA1 ,EUROPE1 ,ASIA1 & ,AU/RALIA1 :]E CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T IS REA*+ A SATURATION PO9T4 ,TO SIMPLIFY GROSSLY1 ! NEXT T]RA9 = CAPITALI/ EXPANSION W\LD HAVE TO BE L>G] TO ACCOMMODATE ANO!R CYCLE4 

,?IS CONUNDRUM IS :AT L$ TO ! PR$ICTION 9 0,A ,WAG] ON ! ,FUTURE0 & 0,EXTRAT]RE/RIAL ,EXPLOITATION0 ?AT ! NEXT T]RITORY = CAPITALI/ EXPANSION WAS (FPLANET1 ON ! MOON1 ! A/]OID BELT1 & EV5TUALLY1 ,M>S4 ,MANY ( ! SM>TE/ CAPITALI/S TODAY >E 5GAG+ 9 S]I\S 9VE/M5T & DESIGN TO MAKE ?AT POSSIBLE4 ,BUT WE CAN ?ANK \R LUCKY />S H]E ON ,E>? ?AT OV] ! LA/ TWO YE>S1 !Y HAVE NOT BE5 MAK+ ADVANCEM5TS FA/ 5\< TO SAVE CAPITALISM FROM ITS IMP5D+ COLLAPSE4 

,SPACE,X'S REUSABLE ROCKETS & DRONE RECOV]Y SY/EM PROVIDE ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT PIECES = A POT5TIAL EXTRAT]RE/RIAL CYCLE ( ACCUMULATION--*EAP ACCESS TO SPACE--BUT NONE ( ! NEXT PIECES HAVE COME 9TO PLACE YET4 ,?OSE W\LD 9CLUDE A LUXURY PASS5G] S]VICE 9TO ORBITAL SPACE & EV5TUALLY TO ! MOON1 :I* W\LD NEV] CON/ITUTE A MAJOR 9DU/RY 9 ITS [N RI<T BUT W\LD HELP 9JECT CA% FL[S AT A CRITICAL /AGE 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( LONG]-DI/ANCE CAPABILITIES1 AS WELL AS SELL+ ! MEGA-RI* ON ! DESIRABILITY ( SPACE 9 ORD] TO W9 MORE F9ANC+4 ,! SECOND1 MORE IMPORTANT PIECE IS A/]OID & LUN> M9+4 ,JAPAN & ,N,A,S,A >E CURR5TLY 9 ! PROCESS ( L&+ ROBOTIC PROBES ON A/]OIDS TO C>RY \T ! *EMICAL ANALYSIS ?AT WILL FACILITATE FUTURE PROSPECT+1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 BUT ?OSE PROBES >5'T DUE BACK UNTIL #bb & #b#b#c1 RESPECTIVELY1 & !RE >E /ILL O!R MISS+ /EPS BE=E COMM]CIAL M9+ C\LD BEG94 ,)\T ?OSE O!R PIECES1 *EAP] ROCKETS ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO ! PR(ITABILITY ( A FULLY GEOC5TRIC ECONOMIC ACTIVITY1 ! LAUN*+ ( EV] MORE SATELLITES4 

,!RE IS1 H[EV]1 ANO!R POSSIBLE DIRECTION = CAPITALI/ EXPANSION4 ,AS ,RI*>D ,FEYNMAN SAID PRESCI5TLY 9 #a#i#e#i1 0!RE'S PL5TY ( ROOM AT ! BOTTOM40 

,BIOECONOMIC ,EXPANSION 

,! SEV5 BILLION HUMAN BE+S ON ! PLANET IS A SMALL FLOCK IF EV]Y LIFE =M & EV]Y =M ( LIFE CAN BE PLUGG$ 9TO CAPITALISM4 ,!RE'S NO REASON A NEW PRODUCTIVE EXPANSION ( CAPITALISM HAS TO BE GEOGRAPHIC1 S9CE CAPITALISM WORKS 9 A SPACE ( FL[S1 MANAG+ RELATIONS1 & NOT 9 A SPACE ( PLACES1 MANAG+ SQU>E KILOMET]S4 

,A BIOECONOMIC EXPANSION W\LD CON/ITUTE ! 9VASION ( CAPITALISM 9TO ! PROCESSES ?R\< :I* LIFE ITSELF IS PRODUC$ & REPRODUC$4 ,! PREC$5TS = ?IS ACTIVITY >E IMPORTANT1 = !Y REPRES5T ! FIR/ 9CURSIONS1 BUT !Y HAVE NOT YET BE5 DEVELOP$ TO ! PO9T ?AT !Y C\LD IGNITE A NEW CYCLE ( ACCUMULATION4 ,SU* PREC$5TS 9CLUDE1 9 ! PRODUCTION ( ORGANIC LIFE1 G5ETIC 5G9E]+1 & 9 ! REPRODUCTION ( HUMAN LIFE1 SOCIAL NETWORK TE*NOLOGIES4 ,! =M] HAVE ALL[$ A FEW COMPANIES TO MAKE A LOT ( MONEY1 BUT !Y HAVE NOT BE5 T]RIBLY EFFECTIVE1 & /ILL FALL F> %ORT ( !IR POT5TIAL TO *ANGE \R RELATION%IP ) FOOD PRODUCTION1 DISEASE1 & O!R >EAS ( 9T]V5TION4 ,! LATT] HAVE PRODUC$ MASS /UPEFACTION & EXPON5TIALLY IMPROV$ TE*NIQUES ( SOCIAL CONTROL1 BUT !Y >E /ILL MEASUR$ 9 ! ADV]TIS+ DOLL>S !Y G5]ATE = ! SALE ( REAL COMMODITIES1 A QUAT]N>Y SECTOR RA!R ?AN AN ECONOMY 9 ITS [N RI<T4 

,A BIOECONOMIC EXPANSION W\LD 9VOLVE PR(IT+ ON ! PLANET>Y PROCESSES ?AT1 ONCE PLUGG$ 9TO A CAPITALI/ LOGIC1 C\LD BE ANALYZ$ AS 0REPRODUCTIVE02 ! BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES ?AT >E CON/ANTLY EXPLOIT$ ?R\< PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION BUT HAVE /ILL NOT SUBMITT$ TO A CAPITALI/ >*ITECTURE2 ! ORGANIC *EMICAL PROCESSES ?AT CON/ITUTE ! CON/ANT UNFOLD+ ( LIFE2 & ! SOCIAL PROCESSES GR\P$ UND] ! HEAD+ ( 0FREE TIME0 ?AT UNTIL N[ HAVE ONLY BE5 CLUMSILY EXPLOIT$ BY CONSUM]ISM4 ,! RUDIM5T>Y BEG9N+S ( PR(IT MODELS T>GET+ ! FIR/ ?REE CAN BE F\ND 9 C>BON TRAD+1 F]TILITY TREATM5TS1 & G5E !RAPY1 RESPECTIVELY4 

,OV] ! NEXT TWO DECADES1 !SE SECTORS MI<T EXP& 9 ! FOLL[+ WAYS3 

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,! DEPLOYM5T ( ORBITAL REFLECTORS OR O!R DEVICES TO DECREASE & !N F9E-TUNE ! AM\NT ( SOL> RADIATION ?AT REA*ES ! PLANET4 ,TOGE!R ) AN 9CREASE 9 C>BON CAPTURE TE*NOLOGIES1 ?IS C\LD 5ABLE ! BUS9ESS-ORI5T$ ME*ANICAL CONTROL ( ! CLIMATE1 NOT AS A BIOSPH]E )9 :I* ! ECONOMY TAKES PLACE1 BUT AS YET ANO!R REALM ( ECONOMIC CONSID]ATIONS4 

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,! USE ( CLON+ TO PREV5T ! EXT9CTION ( ECONOMICALLY USEFUL SPECIES4 ,TOGE!R ) A TOTAL 9V5TORY ( BIODIV]SITY REGULAT$ BY ,A,I ?AT CAN DEPLOY DRONES & G5ETICALLY COD$ NANOBOTS CAPABLE ( ID5TIFY+ & DE/ROY+ MEMB]S ( T>GET SPECIES1 ?IS C\LD !ORETICALLY ALL[ = TOTAL RATIONAL CONTROL ( ALL ECOSY/EMS1 ) ! P>AMET]S & OBJECTIVES SET BY :ATEV] CONSORTIUM ( COMPANIES & GOV]NM5TS [N ! TE*NOLOGY & OV]SEE ! PROC$URES4 

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,! ASSEMBLAGE ( MADE-TO-ORD] NANOMAT]IALS & ! USE ( G5ETICALLY MODIFI$ ANIMAL_/FACTORIES TO PRODUCE COMPLEX ORGANIC COMP\NDS4 ,?IS W\LD DO AWAY ) ! CONCEPT ( 0NATURAL RES\RCES0 BY TURN+ PRIME MAT]IALS 9TO AN 9DU/RIAL PRODUCT UNB\ND BY NATURAL LIMITS4 

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,! DEVELOPM5T ( NANOM$IC9E & G5E !RAPY TO FUR!R WRE/ HUMAN LIFE AWAY FROM ! VAG>IES ( DEA? & DISEASE1 :I* NEGATIVELY IMPACT HUMAN PRODUCTIVITY4 ,DEA? ESPECIALLY IS A PROBLEM1 AS IT ALL[S PEOPLE TO ESCAPE DOM9ATION P]MAN5TLY4 

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,A %IFT AWAY FROM OP5 FIELD MONOCULTURE TO A DEC5TRALIZ$ TOTAL CONTROL MODEL ( AGRICULTURE BAS$ 9 GRE5H\SE PRODUCTION & HYDROPONICS1 9 :I* FOOD PRODUCTION TAKES PLACE 9 AN 5G9E]$ 5VIRONM5T ?AT IS TOTALLY CONTROLL$ ACCORD+ TO LI<T1 HEAT1 ATMOSPH]E1 WAT]1 & NUTRI5TS1 BREAK+ ) ,GRE5 ,REVOLUTION AGRICULTURE ?AT ATTEMPT$ TO C>RY \T FOOD PRODUCTION BY 9DU/RIALLY MODIFY+ ! NATURAL 5VIRONM5T4 ,DEC5TRALIZ$ AGRICULTURE W\LD BE MORE 5]GY EFFICI5T1 R$UC+ DEP5D5CE ON LONG-DI/ANCE TRANSPORTATION & HEAVY MA*9]Y1 & IT W\LD TEMPOR>ILY ALL[ = AN 9CREASE 9 EMPLOYM5T & 9VE/M5T AS AGRICULTURAL L&--#d.0 ( ! PLANET'S SURFACE--IS R$ESIGN$ & ALSO POT5TIALLY RE9TEGRAT$ ) URBAN SPACE4 

,! CAPITALIZATION ( SOCIAL PROCESSES CAN PROGRESS ?R\< ! EXPANSION ( !RAPEUTIC1 LEISURE1 SEXO-AFFECTIVE1 RECREATIONAL1 & 5T]TA9M5T ECONOMIES & ! ALGORI?MIC SURVEILLANCE & ORGANIZATION ( ?OSE ECONOMIES4 ,?IS W\LD 5TAIL ! TOTAL CONQUE/ & ABOLITION ( ?AT P>TIAL VICTORY WON ?R\< C5TURIES ( LABOR /RUGGLES1 0FREE TIME40 

,ONCE UPON A TIME1 CAPITALI/S W]E ONLY ABLE TO APPRECIATE ! PRODUCTIVE VALUE ( !IR UND]L+S1 :OM !Y VIEW$ EI!R AS SLAVES OR MA*9]Y1 DEP5D+ ON H[ PROGRESSIVE !Y W]E4 ,! RESI/ANCE ( ?OSE EXPLOIT$ CLASSES FAIL$ TO ABOLI% ?IS RELATION%IP1 BUT IT DID SUCCE$ 9 W9N+ SOME BREA?+ ROOM4 ,! A*IEVEM5T ( HI<] WAGES WAS ABOVE ALL ! ATTA9+ ( 0FREE TIME40 ,WORK]S DIDN'T WANT HI<] WAGES = ! SAME #a#b- OR #a#d-H\R DAYS2 !Y LEFT ?AT = ! PR(ESSIONAL CLASSES1 LIKE LAWY]S & DOCTORS1 :OSE S5SE ( SELF-WOR? D]IVES 5TIRELY FROM !IR VALUE TO ! M>KET4 ,!Y WANT$ TO BE ABLE TO MEET !IR NE$S MORE EASILY 9 ORD] TO RETA9 A P>T ( !IR LIVES = !IR [N 5JOYM5T4 ,! OPPOSITION BETWE5 LIFE & LABOR C\LD NOT BE MORE CLE>4 

,CAPITALISM CAN BROOK NO AUTONOMY1 NO LIB]AT$ SPACE1 BUT NEI!R C\LD IT OV]COME ! RESI/ANCE ( ! EXPLOIT$4 ,= A C5TURY1 ITS /RATEGIC 5GAGEM5T ) FREE TIME WAS TO PRODUCE ALT]NATIVE COMM]CIAL ACTIVITIES TO CAPITALIZE ON ! *OICES PEOPLE MADE :ILE NOT AT WORK4 ,FREE TIME WAS /ILL FREE1 BUT IF CAPITALI/S & /ATE PLANN]S C\LD IMPOV]I% ! IMAG9ATION & ! SOCIAL L&SCAPE TO ! PO9T ?AT PEOPLE W]E MORE LIKELY TO *OOSE CONSUM] ACTIVITIES OV] NON-MONET>Y =MS ( PLAY & RELAXATION1 !Y W\LD REMA9 TI$ 9TO CAPITALI/ RELATIONS 9 A WAY ?AT CREAT$ >TIFICIAL DEM&S1 ?US SU/A9+ NEW PRODUCTIVE SECTORS4 

,PUBLIC GRE5S & COMMONS W]E PAV$ OV]1 P>TY POLITICS & /ATE REPRESSION L$ TO ! WANE ( WORK]S' C5T]S1 SIDEWALKS & PLAZAS W]E ABSORB$ AS RE/AURANT T]RACES1 ! S(A 9 FRONT ( ! RADIO OR TELEVISION REPLAC$ ! FRONT /OOP OR ! *AIRS & B5*ES PLAC$ DIRECTLY 9 ! /REET1 COMMUNAL SPACES ( SEW+ & WA%+ W]E REPLAC$ BY MA*9ES1 SPORTS W]E PR(ESSIONALIZ$ & COMM]CIALIZ$1 B>S REPLAC$ DR9K+ 9 ! WOODS OR 9 ! P>KS1 WALKS 9 ! M\NTA9S GAVE WAY TO SPECIALIZ$ SPORTS DEP5D5T ON ! ACQUISITION ( EXP5SIVE GE>1 PLA/IC & LAT] ELECTRONIC MON/ROSITIES ECLIPS$ ! SIMPLE1 IMAG9ATIVE1 & PHYSICALLY 5GAG+ WOOD5 TOYS ?AT UNCLES W\LD C>VE = !IR NEPHEWS & NIECES & ! M]E /ICKS ?AT *ILDR5 W\LD PICK UP (F ! GR\ND & TURN 9TO A MILLION DIFF]5T ?+S DEP5D+ ON !IR IMAG9$ & SELF-DEF9$ NE$S4 

,CAPITALI/ 9CURSIONS 9TO FREE TIME NECESSITAT$ ADV]TIS+1 :I* TOOK ! =M ( AN 9CREAS+LY AGGRESSIVE1 UBIQUIT\S CALL = ATT5TION1 A DI/RACTION FROM ! NON-MONETIZ$ POSSIBILITIES )9 ! T]RA9 ( FREE TIME1 SUBJECT TO DIM9I%+ RETURNS AS ADV]TIS+'S T>GETS BECAME 9CREAS+LY HO/ILE1 CYNICAL1 SOPHI/ICAT$1 SATURAT$1 OR SELF-ABSORB$4 ,! DECREAS+ EFFECTIV5ESS ( ADV]TIS+ REVEALS ?AT FREE TIME /ILL PROVID$ PEOPLE A *OICE1 & ?\< CAPITALI/S OV]:ELM+LY WON ?AT COMPETITION AGA9/ UNM$IAT$ NATURE1 IMAG9ATION1 & SOCIABILITY 7H]E MY AUTOMATIC DICTION>Y JUMPS 9 ) A SQUIGGLY R$ L9E TO TELL ME ?AT 0UNM$IAT$0 IS NOT A WORD7--& ! CONSUM] ECONOMY HAS BE5 IMM5SELY PR(ITABLE & ONLY BECOMES MORE SO AS TIME GOES ON--! EFFECTIV5ESS ( ADV]TIS+ NOT)/&+1 ?OSE 9 P[] PREF] ?AT WE DO NOT GET ANY K9D ( MEAN+FUL *OICE AT ALL4 

,SO BE IT3 9 ! NEW ECONOMY !RE IS NO MORE DI/9CTION BETWE5 LABOR TIME & FREE TIME OR EV5 PRODUC] TIME & CONSUM] TIME2 RA!R1 ALL LIV$ TIME IS ABSORB$ 9TO A UNIFI$ CAPITALI/ LOGIC LEAD+ TO A QUALITATIVE ADVANCE 9 ! PRODUCTION ( SUBJECTIVITIES4 ,S9CE ! ADV5T ( ! CELL PHONE1 WORK]S >E ALWAYS ON CALL1 BUT ! SOCIAL TE*NOLOGIES ?AT HAVE BE5 9AUGURAT$ MORE REC5TLY OR WAIT JU/ OV] ! HORIZON MEAN ?AT ! 5TIRETY ( \R LIV$ TIME IS SUBJECT TO SURVEILLANCE1 COMM]CIALIZATION1 & EXPLOITATION4 ,:]EAS BE=E1 9=MATION ON CONSUM]S C\LD BE SOLD TO ADV]TIZ]S :O C\LD MAKE MONEY CONV9C+ PEOPLE TO BUY MAT]IAL PRODUCTS1 ) ! 5TIRE ECONOMIC *A9 DEP5D5T ON ! SALE ( A MANUFACTUR$ GOOD AT ! 5D ( ! DAY1 WE HAVE SE5 A QUALITATIVE LEAP 9 :I* DATA HAS BECOME A RES\RCE ) 9TR9SIC VALUE 7?9K BITCO971 & 9 ORD] TO RETA9 \R /ATUS AS SOCIAL BE+S1 WE HAVE TO TURN ALL \R PROCESSES ( SOCIABILITY OV] TO ! DIGITAL APP>ATUSES ?AT M9E \R ACTIVITY TO PRODUCE DATA4 

,BE=E1 Y\ C\LD /ILL BE A SOCIABLE HUMAN IF Y\ PLAY$ SOCC] 9 ! P>K1 9VIT$ PEOPLE OV] = A B>BECUE1 OR W5T CAMP+ 9 ! WOODS RA!R ?AN BUY+ TICKETS TO ! GAME1 MEET+ AT A B>1 OR GO+ BUNGEE JUMP+4 ,TODAY1 Y\ >E A SOCIAL P>IAH AS WELL AS UNEMPLOYABLE IF Y\ HAVE NO SM>TPHONE1 NO ,FACEBOOK OR ,9/AGRAM1 NO ,G,P,S1 & DON'T USE :ATEV] ?AT /UPID APP IS ?AT 5ABLES Y\ TO 9VITE PEOPLE TO EV5TS4 

,!RE IS NO LONG] ! POSSIBILITY ( SP5D+ FREE TIME 9 ! WOODS AS A NONCOMM]CIAL ACTIVITY :5 Y\R MOVEM5TS !RE >E TRACK$ ON ,G,P,S1 ALL[+ ! RELEVANT 5TITIES TO ATTA* A VALUE TO NATURAL P>KS OR S*EME AB\T H[ TO FILL ?AT COMM]CIAL SPACE4 

,NIXON TOOK US (F ! GOLD /&>D TO ALL[ F9ANCIAL EXPANSION TO PROCE$ UN*ECK$4 ,TO REGA9 /ABILITY1 CAPITALISM MAY WELL AN*OR ECONOMIC VALUE 9 DATA--9 ONE =M ( BIT ECONOMY OR ANO!R4 

,! SOCIAL ECONOMY WILL NE$ TO GR[ CONSID]ABLY IF IT IS TO 5ABLE A NEW CYCLE ( CAPITALI/ ACCUMULATION1 & ?\< GETT+ 9T]NET ACCESS & SM>TPHONES TO A GLOBAL MAJORITY IS C]TA9LY A NECESS>Y PRECONDITION1 ?AT 9 ITSELF WON'T BE 5\< TO CON/ITUTE AN 9DU/RIAL EXPANSION4 ,REMEMB] ?AT ! ,U,S ECONOMIC EXPANSION ( ! PO/W> ]A WAS BAS$ L>GELY ON EV]YONE GETT+ A C>1 & EV]YONE 9 ! MIDDLE CLASS A H\SE 9 ! SUBURBS4 ,9 COMP>ISON TO H\SES & C>S1 PHONES >E RA!R *EAP PIECES ( EQUIPM5T TO CON/ITUTE ! BACKBONE ( AN 9DU/RIAL EXPANSION1 GIV5 ?AT EA* CYCLE NE$S TO BE EXPON5TIALLY GREAT] ?AN ! 9DU/RIAL & F9ANCIAL EXPANSION 9 ! CYCLE ?AT PREC$$ IT4 

,ROOM = GR[? 9 ! SOCIAL ECONOMY WILL HAVE TO 9CLUDE A FUR!R 9TEGRATION ( SURVEILLANCE ( PEOPLE'S VITAL ACTIVITY & EXPLOITATION ( !IR PRODUCTIVE POT5TIAL1 SO ?AT SURVEILLANCE IS NOT LIMIT$ TO SPOTT+ CRIM9AL BEHAVIOR OR ID5TIFY+ :I* PRODUCTS TO ADV]TISE1 BUT CON/ANTLY CAPTURES ALL ACTIVITY )9 AN ECONOMIC LOGIC1 ?US 9VIT+ PEOPLE TO EXPRESS !MSELVES OR CONTRIBUTE !IR CREATIVITY TO ! ADORNM5T ( VIRTUAL & SOCIAL SPACES--ALL[+ EV]YONE TO BE AN 9FLU5C] 9 SOME WAY4 ,IT W\LD ALSO 9CLUDE ! ASC5SION ( CR[DS\RC+ TO A DOM9ANT PRODUCTIVE MODEL1 TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( TOTAL CONNECTIVITY TO TREAT ! POPULATION AS A P]MAN5TLY AVAILABLE LABOR POOL READY TO D$ICATE ITSELF TO SOLV+ SOME PROBLEM OR ANO!R1 (T5 )\T ANY PAY 9 RETURN4 ,!RE W\LD ALSO BE AN EXPON5TIAL GR[? ( !RAPEUTIC1 LEISURE1 SEXO-AFFECTIVE1 RECREATIONAL1 GA/RONOMIC1 TRAVEL1 M$ICAL1 DESIGN1 & 5T]TA9M5T ECONOMIES 9TO A M]G$ QUALITY-(-LIFE ECONOMY CAPABLE ( G5]AT+ ! HUNDR$S ( MILLIONS ( EMPLOYM5T PR(ILES ?AT WILL REPLACE ! ONES ,A,I & ROBOTIZATION WILL MAKE OBSOLETE 9 MANUFACTUR+1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS1 RETAIL1 DESIGN & >*ITECTURE1 JANITORIAL & HYGI5E WORK1 & EV5TUALLY TRANSPORTATION & DELIV]Y1 CL]ICAL1 ACC\NT+1 & SECRET>IAL SECTORS1 SUP]VISORY & MANAGEM5T POSITIONS ACROSS SECTORS1 CON/RUCTION1 SURVEILLANCE1 & SECURITY4 

,! QUALITY-(-LIFE SECTOR W\LD MAKE UP = ! MIS]Y & ALI5ATION ( CAPITALI/ LIFE ?R\< A TOTALLY 5G9E]$ SOCIABILITY4 ,EV]YONE W\LD BE 9 SOME K9D ( !RAPY1 & ! UPP]-MIDDLE-CLASS & HI<] W\LD HAVE EMOTIONAL & PHYSICAL !RAPI/S1 P]SONAL TRA9]S1 & DIET>Y CONSULTANTS2 !Y W\LD EAT \T F> MORE (T5 ?AN COOK AT HOME1 & !IR LIVES W\LD L>GELY REVOLVE >\ND LEISURE ACTIVITIES4 ,! PREC>I\S W\LD WORK NOT ONLY 9 RE/AURANTS & SALES BUT ALSO 9 AN EXP&+ SEX-WORK 9DU/RY DI/+UI%$ FROM O!R =MS ( EMPLOYM5T BY 9CREAS+LY BLURRY BORD]S1 OR ELSE AS YOGA 9/RUCTORS1 GUIDES = EXTREME SPORTS & ADV5TURE T\RISM1 OR ASSI/ANTS OR FILL] *>ACT]S = COMM]CIALIZ$ ,L,>,P+1 PA9TBALL1 & SIMIL> GAMES4 ,DESIGN]S & PROGRAMM]S W\LD MAKE UP A L>GE & HI<LY REMUN]AT$ SEGM5T ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 L[] ONLY ?AN EXECUTIVES & CAPITALI/S1 & FOLL[$ 9 TURN BY PR(ESSIONALS LIKE LAWY]S1 DOCTORS1 TE*NOCRATS1 & PR(ESSORS1 !N COPS1 !N NURSES & O!R !RAPI/S ) A WIDE RANGE ( RESPONSIBILITIES & PAY GRADES1 !N PREC>I\S BUT WELL PAID 0CREATIVES10 !N ! REMA9+ BLUE COLL> PR(ESSIONS LIKE C>P5T]S & REPAIR WORK]S :O DEAL 9 SITUATIONS TOO V>IABLE = ,A,I TO H&LE1 !N TEA*]S1 & !N ! BULK ( ! PREC>I\S 9 ! QUALITY-(-LIFE ECONOMY4 

,:AT AB\T ,M>S8 

,9CID5TALLY1 ! TE*NOLOGICAL SECTORS--PLANET>Y1 BIOLOGICAL1 *EMICAL1 & SOCIAL--?AT W\LD NE$ TO ADVANCE TO OP5 UP ! T]RITORY = ANO!R 9DU/RIAL EXPANSION >E ! SAME SECTORS ?AT W\LD NE$ TO ADVANCE TO 5ABLE A SUBSEQU5T EXTRAT]RE/RIAL EXPANSION ( CAPITALISM & ! EFFECTIVE COLONIZATION ( \T] SPACE4 ,A MAJOR FEATURE ( !SE TE*NOLOGIES1 9 CONTRA/ ) ! *IEF TE*NIQUES ( PRODUCTION & ACCUMULATION ?AT *>ACT]IZE ! CYCLE ?AT IS N[ 5D+1 IS !IR DEC5TRALIZATION4 ,LIKEWISE1 ! COLONIZATION ( ,M>S1 TO TAKE ONE EXAMPLE1 W\LD REQUIRE SMALL-SCALE1 DEC5TRALIZ$ TE*NOLOGY4 ,!Y CAN'T FLY OV] L>GE 9DU/RIAL COMP\NDS2 ! MISSION W\LD ONLY BE FEASIBLE ) NANOBOTS1 #c,D PR9T]S1 & SELF-REPLICAT+ MA*9]Y4 ,MADE-TO-ORD] NANOMAT]IALS W\LD BE CRUCIAL = CON/RUCTIONS ABLE TO )/& EXTREME 5VIRONM5TS1 & CLON+ COMB9$ ) GRE5H\SE AGRICULTURE 9 TOTALLY CONTA9$1 CONTROLL$ 5VIRONM5TS W\LD BE NECESS>Y TO JUMP/>T FOOD PRODUCTION & BIOSPH]E PRODUCTION4 ,:AT'S MORE1 EFFECTIVE T]RA=M+ W\LD BE UN?9KABLE IF ! ,/ATE DID NOT ALREADY HAVE EXP]I5CE ) EFFECTIVE CLIMATE CONTROL H]E ON ,E>?4 

,AS = ! SOCIAL TE*NOLOGIES1 !Y MI<T WELL BE ! L9*P94 ,DEC5TRALIZ$ TE*NOLOGY1 SU* AS W\LD BE NECESS>Y 9 EXTRAT]RE/RIAL COLONIZATION1 CAN AID POLITICAL DEC5TRALIZATION4 ,ANY CAPITALI/ V5TURES1 SCI5TIFIC ASSOCIATIONS1 & /ATE AG5CIES ?AT ONE DAY COLLABORATE TO COLONIZE ,M>S OR ANO!R CELE/IAL BODY WILL UND\BT$LY ADDRESS1 ALONG ) A ?\S& O!R MATT]S ( TE*NIQUE1 ! QUE/ION ( H[ TO KEEP CONTROL ( ! COLONIES4 ,EX]T+ MILIT>Y & BUREAUCRATIC LEV]AGE ON A POPULATION ?AT IS LOCAT$ ONE OR SEV]AL MON?S ( TRAVEL TIME AWAY IS NO EASY FEAT4 ,FIVE HUNDR$ YE>S AGO1 ,EUROPEAN COLONIZ]S ACCOMPLI%$ ?IS ?R\< ! SOCIAL TE*NOLOGIES ( ,*RI/IANITY & :IT5ESS1 ?\< NOT )\T A FEW MAJOR MUT9IES & DEFECTIONS4 

,AGA91 IT MAKES MORE S5SE TO ANALYZE ! SITUATION ?R\< ! OPTIC ( SOCIAL CONTROL ?AN ! OPTIC ( CAPITAL ACCUMULATION4 ,CAPITALISM HAS LONG FAVOR$ F> MORE 9EFFICI5T1 C5TRALIZ$ TE*NIQUES ( 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION BECAUSE ! ,/ATE LACK$ ! TE*NIQUES TO MA9TA9 CONTROL OV] A DIFFUSE PRODUCTION4 ,RA!R ?AN ! M]E ORGANIZ+ COMMITTEE ( ,CAPITAL1 ! ,/ATE SUP]S$ES & 5COMPASSES ,CAPITAL1 = T]RITORY EFFECTIVELY DISCIPL9$ BY ! ,/ATE IS ! ONLY T]RITORY 9 :I* CAPITALISM CAN FUNCTION4 ,?US1 ! DIFFUSE CONTROL 5ABL$ BY NEW SOCIAL TE*NOLOGIES 7?AT 9T]NET ( ?+S 9 :I* WE >E ! PRIM>Y ?+S7 IS A VITAL COMPON5T ( EXTRAT]RE/RIAL COLONIZATION4 

,! ,NECESSITY ( ,CLIMATE ,*ANGE 

,! REC5T TREMORS 9 ! ,TURKI% ECONOMY1 :I* ALMO/ S5T ! ,E,U TANK+1 MAKE IT CLE> ?AT :AT ECONOMIC GR[? IS /ILL TAK+ PLACE TODAY CONT9UES TO BE BAS$ ON AN UNSU/A9ABLE F9ANCIAL ACCUMULATION4 ,EUROPEAN BANKS HAVE NO:]E 9 ,EUROPE TO 9VE/ ALL !IR E>N+S1 SO !Y FUND A HUGE WAVE ( CON/RUCTION 9 ,TURKEY1 :ILE ,TURKI% COMPANIES GR[ BY BORR[+ DOLL>S1 TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( ! L[ 9T]E/ RATE4 ,9 ! %ORT-T]M1 FREE MONEY4 ,BUT AS ! ,U,S 9T]E/ RATE CLIMBS1 ! VALUE ( ! ,TURKI% LIRA PLUMMETS1 & S9CE ! LOCAL ECONOMY HAD NEV] DEM&$ ! CON/RUCTION BOOM 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 IT DIDN'T HAVE ! MEANS TO PAY BACK ALL ! LOANS4 ,/OCKS 9 ALL ( ,EUROPE'S MAJOR BANKS DROPP$4 ,IT C\LD HAVE BE5 ! BEG9N+ ( ! BIG CRA%4 ,BUT ,QAT> /EPP$ 9 ) A @s#a#e BILLION LOAN = ,TURKEY1 AGA9 %[+ ! IMPORTANCE ( POLITICS3 ONE ( ,TRUMP'S FIR/ DIPLOMATIC MOVES 9 ! REGION HAD BE5 TO BUDDY UP TO ,SAUDI ,>ABIA & GIVE FULL SUPPORT TO ! ,K+DOM'S O/RACISM ( ,QAT>4 ,!N ,TRUMP GOT 9 A SPAT ) ,TURKEY & TRI$ TO S9K ITS ECONOMY1 SO ,QAT> /EPP$ 9 TO SAVE IT1 = ! TIME BE+4 ,M]KEL1 ALSO REC5TLY %AFT$ BY ! ,U,S1 TRI$ TO NORMALIZE RELATIONS ) ,TURKEY :5 %E HAD BE5 ONE ( ITS PRIM>Y CRITICS4 

,!RE >E SIMIL> CON/RUCTION BUBBLES 9 ,BRAZIL1 9 ,*9A1 9 ,S+APORE4 ,! NEXT CRISIS C\LD />T ANY:]E1 BUT IT WILL ALMO/ C]TA9LY SPREAD EV]Y:]E4 

,IF A BIOECONOMIC EXPANSION IS ! MO/ VIABLE WAY = CAPITALISM TO AVOID ITS CONTRADICTIONS & CONT9UE ITS MAD RAMPAGE1 :AT POLITICAL /RATEGIES W\LD 5ABLE ?AT EXPANSION TO TAKE PLACE8 ,SOME ( ! TE*NOLOGICAL *ANGES DESCRIB$ ABOVE >E ALREADY HAPP5+1 BUT MANY KEY ELEM5TS REQUIRE SU* A DRA/IC *ANGE ?AT /RATEGIC /ATE PLANN+ ON A GLOBAL SCALE W\LD BE NECESS>Y4 ,?IS IS NOT A GOOD OM5 = CAPITALISM1 S9CE ! GLOBAL 9/ITUTIONS = 9T]/ATE COOP]ATION >E 9 %AMBLES1 ?ANKS 9 L>GE P>T TO EXTREME-RI<T FIGURES FROM ,NETANYAHU TO ,PUT9 TO ,TRUMP4 

,9 ! 5D1 ! ,W> ON ,T]ROR FAIL$ TO RALLY ! WORLD P[]S TO CREATE A NEW ]A ( GLOBAL COOP]ATION4 ,BECAUSE IT BORR[$ TOO MU* ( ! Z]O-SUM ,ORI5TALISM ( ! ,COLD ,W>1 IT ONLY L$ TO ! ]OSION ( ! GLOBAL POLITICAL /RUCTURES ?AT MA9TA9$ ,U,S HEGEMONY4 

,CURR5TLY1 ! ONLY VIABLE PLAT=M FROM :I* TO LAUN* A NEW PROJECT ( 9T]/ATE COOP]ATION CAPABLE ( DEPLOY+ & MANAG+ ! *ANGES ?AT A BIOECONOMIC EXPANSION ( CAPITALISM W\LD REQUIRE CAN BE F\ND 9 ! RESPONSE TO CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,CLIMATE *ANGE PROVIDES A N>RATIVE ( UNIFI$ GLOBAL 9T]E/S4 ,ANY POLITICAL P[] ?AT ACTS 9 ! NAME ( ADDRESS+ CLIMATE *ANGE CAN ACT 9 ! NAME ( ALL HUMANITY3 ?IS (F]S ! POSSIBILITY TO E/ABLI% A HEGEMONIC PROJECT1 ! SAME WAY ?AT ! N>RATIVE ( DEMOCRACY & HUMAN RI<TS UND]GIRD$ A HEGEMONIC PROJECT AFT] ! HORRORS ( ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I4 ,POLITICAL /RUCTURES = 9T]/ATE COORD9ATION & GLOBAL 9T]V5TION W\LD BE JU/IFI$ AS HOLI/IC MEASURES NECESS>Y TO SAVE ! 5TIRE BIOSPH]E1 & !Y C\LD ALSO HAVE A JU/IFIABLY TE*NOCRATIC *>ACT]1 GIV5 ?AT ! M$IA HAVE SUCCESSFULLY FRAM$ CLIMATE *ANGE AS A SCI5TIFIC RA!R ?AN ECONOMIC OR SPIRITUAL ISSUE4 

,! MAJOR WEAKNESS ( ! ,U,S SY/EM WAS ?AT ! ,U,N1 AS ! SAFEGU>D ( HUMAN & /ATE RI<TS1 C\LD DO LITTLE MORE ?AN PROTE/1 :]EAS ! ,I,M,F & ,W,T,O1 SANCTION$ TO C>RY \T TE*NOCRATIC 9T]V5TIONS TO SAFEGU>D ! ECONOMIC ORD]1 HAD A CLE>LY M]C5>Y *>ACT]1 PITT+ CAPITALISM AGA9/ HUMAN RI<TS :5 UND] LIB]AL DEMOCRACY1 ! TWO W]E SUPPOS$ TO F9D !IR SYN!SIS4 ,UND] A REGIME DRIV5 BY ! EXIG5CIES ( RESPOND+ TO CLIMATE *ANGE1 ROBU/ TE*NOCRATIC 9T]V5TIONS & ! SAFEGU>D+ ( COMMON 9T]E/S W\LD F9D !IR P]FECT SYN!SIS4 ,AS LONG AS CLIMATE *ANGE IS TREAT$ AS A PURELY SCI5TIFIC ISSUE1 ANY RESPONSES WILL HAVE TO BE COMPATIBLE ) ! PREEXI/+ SOCIAL RELATIONS1 FUND+ S\RCES1 & REGULATORY ME*ANISMS ?R\< :I* !Y >E TO BE C>RI$ \T4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 A TE*NOCRATIC APPROA* TO CLIMATE *ANGE W\LD NOT ?REAT5 CAPITALISM4 

,BUT CAPITALI/S !MSELVES >E 9CAPABLE ( BUILD+ ! PLAT=M UP TO A*IEVE ! K9D ( SY/EMIC *ANGE !Y NE$4 ,9VE/M5T 9 R5EWABLE 5]GY FELL BY #g.0 9 #b#a#g4 ,! VOLATILITY ( ! M>KET WILL NEV] PRODUCE ! RES\RCES NECESS>Y = A PHASE %IFT 9 5]GY TE*NOLOGIES4 ,LIB]AL CAPITALISM W\LD LEAVE US FE/]+--OR RA!R1 BOIL+--9 A FOSSIL FUEL ECONOMY4 ,A RAPID %IFT TO A CLIMATE *ANGE ECONOMY WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE )\T MO/ MAJOR GOV]NM5TS 9TRODUC+ HUGE POLICY %IFTS & LEGALLY M&AT+ 9VE/M5T 9 ALT]NATIVE 5]GIES & 5VIRONM5TAL PROTECTION MEASURES AS A SIGNIFICANT P>T ( !IR TOTAL BUDGETS1 ON P> ) HEAL? C>E OR MILIT>Y SP5D+4 

,CAPITALISM FACES A GREAT NE$ = /RATEGIC *ANGE1 = A GOV]NM5TAL M&ATE CAPABLE ( R$IRECT+ SOCIAL RES\RCES ON A COORD9AT$1 MASSIVE SCALE4 ,?IS IS :]E ! QUE/ION ( DIFF]5T GOV]NM5TAL MODELS BECOMES EXTREMELY IMPORTANT1 AS C]TA9 TYPES ( GOV]NM5T >E BETT] SUIT$ TO MAKE SU* A %IFT ?AN O!RS1 & SOME POLITICAL T5D5CIES >E WELL POSITION$ TO SEIZE ! PLAT=M ( CLIMATE *ANGE1 :]EAS O!RS >E 9CAPABLE4 

,FASCISM1 ,HI/ORICALLY 

,UP UNTIL N[1 9 M5TION+ ! LIKES ( ,NETANYAHU OR ,TRUMP ,I HAVE SPOK5 ( ! REACTION>Y OR F> RI<T4 ,!RE >E ?OSE :O FAVOR EMOTIVE HYP]BOLE TO HI/ORICAL CL>ITY1 & CLASSIFY ! 5TIRETY ( ?IS REACTION>Y MOVEM5T AS 0FASCI/40 ,IF ,I DISPUTE ?IS T]M9OLOGY1 IT'S NOT BECAUSE ,I 5JOY SEMANTIC SQUABBLES1 BUT BECAUSE SOMETIMES1 WORDS MATT]4 ,9 ?IS CASE1 !ORETICAL PRECISION IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT1 BECAUSE !RE IS A LONG/&+ T5SION BETWE5 DICTATORIAL & DEMOCRATIC MODES ( /ATE P[]4 

,9 ! DICTATORIAL MODE1 ONE PORTION ( ! RUL+ CLASS USES MILIT>Y MEANS TO IMPOSE !IR /RATEGIC PROPOSALS ON ! RE/ ( ! RUL+ CLASS & ON SOCIETY AT L>GE4 ,!Y DO ?IS BY RELY+ ON A /RONG MILIT>Y APP>ATUS OR BY MOBILIZ+ A P>T ( ! L[] CLASSES AGA9/ A P]CEIV$ 9T]NAL 5EMY--USUALLY1 !Y DO BO?4 ,!Y MAY TAKE ?IS C\RSE BECAUSE !Y FEEL ?AT ! P[] /RUCTURES !Y RELY ON >E BE+ ?REAT5$ 9 A WAY ?AT ! RE/ ( ! RUL+ CLASS DOES NOT APPRECIATE1 OR BECAUSE ( A CULTURAL CONFLICT ?AT LEADS !M TO SEE ! RE/ ( ! RUL+ CLASS AS 5EMIES RA!R ?AN AS PE]S1 OR BECAUSE !Y DO NOT HAVE ! NECESS>Y CONTROL OV] ! L[] CLASSES TO G5]ATE A SOCIAL CONS5SUS4 

,9 ! DEMOCRATIC MODE1 ! RUL+ CLASS DEBATE /RATEGIC PROPOSALS & TRY TO W9 VOLUNT>Y P>TICIPATION 9 !IR /RATEGY1 & ?US A K9D ( CONS5SUS1 FROM AS MU* ( SOCIETY AS POSSIBLE4 ,:ILE !Y MAY 5GAGE 9 BITT] FI<TS AGA9/ !IR RIVALS1 !Y DO NOT D5Y RIVALS ! RI<T TO EXI/1 NOR DO !Y ATTEMPT TO DE/ROY ! ME*ANISMS ?AT 5ABLE DEBATE & P>TICIPATORY DECISION-MAK+4 ,AT V>I\S PO9TS 9 HI/ORY1 RUL+ CLASSES HAVE RECOGNIZ$ ! ADVANTAGES ( ! DEMOCRATIC MODE4 ,IT 5ABLES !M TO RECUP]ATE REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS & CO-OPT POPUL> VALUES SO ?AT !Y NOT ONLY PROTECT !MSELVES FROM !IR [N UND]CLASSES BUT 5LI/ ?OSE UND]CLASSES TO HELP MANAGE ! PROCESSES ( EXPLOITATION4 ,IT 5ABLES !M TO C>RY \T 9TELLIG5T & P]IODIC READJU/M5TS TO RUL+ /RATEGIES1 MAK+ ! /ATE APP>ATUS CONT9U\SLY /RONG] & MORE SCI5TIFIC4 ,& IT CREATES A POSITIVE-SUM GAME ?AT PRIORITIZES ! MUTUAL 5RI*M5T ( ALL ! PROP]TY-[N+ MEMB]S ( SOCIETY 9/EAD ( NEGATIVE-SUM 9FI<T+4 

,/ATES HI/ORICALLY TOGGLE BETWE5 DICTATORIAL & DEMOCRATIC MODES1 DEP5D+ ON CIRCUM/ANCES2 H[EV]1 /ATES >E ONLY ABLE TO MAKE ! *ANGE AT ! DROP ( A HAT IF !Y HAVE NOT BUILT UP A HUGE PSY*O-SOCIAL COMPLEX TRA9+ PEOPLE TO ID5TIFY ) !IR DICTATOR OR ) !IR DEMOCRACY4 ,USUALLY1 ! /RONG] A /ATE1 ! /RONG] ! IDEOLOGICAL SCAFFOLD+ ?AT ACCOMPANIES & JU/IFIES ! DICTATORIAL OR DEMOCRATIC MODE2 & !RE=E1 ! MORE /ABLE ! MODE1 ! GREAT] ! CRISIS IT W\LD TAKE TO =CE A *ANGE 9 MODE4 

,MAK+ A CLE> DI/9CTION BETWE5 !SE TWO MODES IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE ( H[ ! EXP]I5CE ( BE+ GOV]N$ *ANGES FROM ONE MODE TO ! O!R4 

,FASCISM IS A SPECIFIC POLITICAL MOVEM5T ?AT >OSE 9 ! #a#i#bS 9 ,ITALY1 9SPIR+ SIMIL> POLITICAL MOVEM5TS ?AT TOOK P[] 9 A DOZ5 O!R C\NTRIES1 EA* A V>IATION ON ! ORIG9AL MODEL4 ,?IS MODEL NEV] HAD TIME TO HOMOG5IZE ITSELF BECAUSE FASCISM WAS DEFEAT$ BY ! DEMOCRATIC & ! SOCIALI/ /ATES1 ! =M] ( :I* W5T ON TO 5G9E] ! NEW WORLD SY/EM4 

,SOME AN>*I/S 9 ! PA/1 LIKE ,VOL9E1 US$ A BROAD] DEF9ITION ( FASCISM 9 ORD] TO CRITICIZE ! ,SOVIET ,UNION4 ,!Y DID SO BECAUSE FASCISM WAS ! DOM9ANT EVIL ( ! DAY1 & BECAUSE IT WAS POLITICALLY EXP$I5T TO USE ! LABEL MORE WIDELY4 ,NONE!LESS1 !Y DID NOT HAVE TO 5GAGE 9 \TRI<T 9TELLECTUAL DI%ONE/Y 9 ORD] TO BROAD5 ?IS LABEL1 ! WAY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY DID BY DESCRIB+ ! ,G]MAN ,SOCIALI/S AS 0SOCIAL-FASCI/S0 9 ORD] TO JU/IFY !IR [N COLLABORATION ) ! ,NAZI ,P>TY 9 ! E>LY #a#i#cS4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE !RE W]E ORGANIC RELATIONS BETWE5 LEFT & RI<T AU?ORIT>IANISM AT ! TIME4 ,! ,ITALIAN FASCI/S L$ BY ,MUSSOL9I L>GELY CAME \T ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY & IMPROV$ UPON ! SOCIALI/ TACTIC ( MOBILIZ+ AN OB$I5T MASS MOVEM5T TO CONQU] /ATE P[]1 & ! ,NAZI POLICE /ATE DIRECTLY MODEL$ ITSELF ON ITS ,SOVIET C\NT]P>T1 NOT TO M5TION ! AFF9ITY VISIBLE 9 ! ,NAZI-,SOVIET ,NON-,AGGRESSION ,PACT OR ! EFFECTIVE CONSPIRACY BETWE5 ! ,K,P,D & ! ,NAZIS TO SABOTAGE ,G]MAN DEMOCRACY4 

,! BROAD] DEF9ITION US$ BY ,VOL9E & A FEW CONTEMPOR>IES /ILL 5JOY$ A BASIC PRECISION BECAUSE IT DI/+UI%$ BETWE5 DICTATORIAL & DEMOCRATIC MODES ( P[]4 ,VOL9E WAS NO LOV] ( DEMOCRACY1 BUT HE KNEW ?AT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MAKE A BASIC DI/9CTION BETWE5 SU* DIFF]5T MODES4 ,?US1 ! JU/IFICATION = DEF9+ ! ,U,S,S,R AS 0FASCI/0 WAS ITS SUPPRESSION ( FREE SPEE*1 FREE PRESS1 & ELECTIONS--9 A WORD1 ITS CON/ITUTION AS A DICTATOR%IP4 

,TODAY'S SOCIAL CRITICS = :OM ,TRUMP & ,MAY REPRES5T 0FASCISM0 MAKE NO SU* DI/9CTION4 ,ON ! :OLE1 !Y ALSO REFUSE TO DEF9E FASCISM4 ,9/EAD1 !Y SOMETIMES >GUE ?AT S9CE C]TA9 HI/ORIANS HAVE BE5 EV5 MORE /RICT 9 !IR DEF9ITION--DISPUT+ :E!R ! ,NAZIS OR ,FALANGI/S ALSO QUALIFY AS FASCI/S--!Y >E JU/IFI$ 9 GO+ TO ! OPPOSITE EXTREME & BE+ LAX 9 !IR DEF9ITION TO ! PO9T ( MAK+ NO DI/9CTION BETWE5 FASCI/ & DEMOCRATIC MODES ( :ITE SUPREMACY4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 !Y PRES5T DIRE W>N+S ?AT FASCISM C\LD RETURN 9 COMPLETELY DIFF]5T HI/ORICAL CIRCUM/ANCES BECAUSE !RE W]E PEOPLE 9 ! #a#i#cS :O DIDN'T BELIEVE IT C\LD HAPP5 7BO? ( !SE NON->GUM5TS >E FROM 0,YES1 ,TRUMP ,DOES ,REPRES5T ,FASCISM074 ,OR !Y (F] ELEM5TS ( A DEF9ITION ?AT C\LD BE APPLI$ TO PRACTICALLY ANY /ATE1 CIT+ *>ACT]I/ICS LIKE 0SELECTIVE POPULISM1 NATIONALISM1 RACISM1 TRADITIONALISM1 ! DEPLOYM5T ( ,NEWSPEAK & DISREG>D = REASON$ DEBATE0--NEV] M9D ?AT !SE >E ALL 0FEATURES %>$ BY EV]Y S+LE =M ( F>-RI<T POLITICS 7& 9 FACT1 ,NEWSPEAK IS ORIG9ALLY A FEATURE ( ,/AL9ISM70 AS ,I PO9T$ \T 9 AN E>LI] CRITIQUE4 

,OR !Y MANUFACTURE ! APPE>ANCE ( D\BLE /&>DS OR COMMON-S5SE >GUM5TS1 LIKE ,MC,K5ZIE ,W>K3 0,IT'S CURI\S ?AT ! POLITICAL CATEGORIES ( LIB]AL1 CONS]VATIVE & SO =? >E TREAT$ AS TRANS-HI/ORICAL1 BUT Y\ >E NOT SUPPOS$ TO USE ! CATEGORY ( FASCISM \TSIDE ( A SPECIFIC HI/ORICAL CONTEXT444 ,BUT MAYBE WE %\LD TREAT IT NOT AS ! EXCEPTION BUT ! NORM4 ,:AT NE$S EXPLA9+ IS NOT FASCISM BUT ITS ABS5CE40 

,?IS RHETORICAL CONUNDRUM IS EASY TO ANSW]4 ,LIB]ALISM IS A FUNDAM5TAL PLANK ( MOD]NITY4 ,WE /ILL LIVE 9 ! ECONOMIC & POLITICAL SY/EM CREAT$ BY LIB]ALISM1 !RE=E ! T]M9OLOGY ( LIB]ALISM IS /ILL RELEVANT1 /ILL HI/ORICAL4 ,APPLY+ 0LIB]AL0 & 0CONS]VATIVE0 TO ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES OR E>LY ,HAN ,*9A1 ?AT W\LD BE 0TRANS-HI/ORICAL40 

,ON ! CONTR>Y1 FASCISM LO/4 ,IT NEV] CREAT$ A WORLD SY/EM1 & ! CONDITIONS IT >OSE 9 RESPONSE TO NO LONG] P]TA94 ,!RE HAVE BE5 DOZ5S ( V>IANTS TO AU?ORIT>IAN POLITICS & :ITE SUPREMACI/ IDEOLOGY1 MO/ ( !M MUTUALLY OPPOS$ OR 9CONSI/5T4 ,TO JU/IFY 5LI/+ 0FASCISM0 AS A CAT*-ALL CATEGORY1 SOMEONE W\LD NE$ TO MAKE A POSITIVE >GUM5T AS TO :Y ?AT GIVES US !ORETICAL TOOLS WE W\LDN'T O!RWISE HAVE4 ,AS F> AS ,I CAN SEE1 ?AT >GUM5T HASN'T YET BE5 MADE4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT ! REASON PEOPLE TALK AB\T FASCISM AS AN IMP5D+ PRES5T DANG] IS BECAUSE IT S\NDS SC>Y & IT MAKES !M S\ND IMPORTANT4 ,Y\ DON'T GET ! SAME REACTION TALK+ AB\T 0AN 9CREAS+LY BRUTAL DEMOCRACY0 EV5 ?\< DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5TS >E RESPONSIBLE = A L>GE %>E ( ! BLOODIE/ G5OCIDES 9 WORLD HI/ORY 79CLUD+ ! ANNIHILATION OR DECIMATION ( HUNDR$S ( 9DIG5\S NATIONS BY DEMOCRATIC SETTL] /ATES 9CLUD+ ! ,U,S1 ,AU/RALIA1 ,CANADA1 ,*ILI1 & ,>G5T9A2 MASS MURD] C>RI$ \T BY DEMOCRATIC P[]S LIKE ! ,U,K1 ,BELGIUM1 ! ,NE!RL&S1 & ,FRANCE 9 ,9DIA1 ,CONGO1 ,9DONESIA1 ,ALG]IA1 ,VIETNAM1 & O!R COLONIES2 & G5OCIDES C>RI$ \T BY PO/-COLONIAL DEMOCRACIES LIKE ,COLOMBIA & ,MYANM>74 ,MO/ PEOPLE DON'T KN[ ?AT1 BECAUSE SO MU* WEI<T IS GIV5 TO ! MISDE$S ( DICTATORIAL REGIMES 4 ,DEMOCRACY'S CRIMES >E COV]$ UP4 ,AN>*I/S %\LD KN[ BETT]1 BUT AN 9CREAS+ NUMB] HAVE BE5 *OOS+ POLITICAL EXP$I5CY OV] 9TELLECTUAL HONE/Y & ! H>D TASK ( %>+ ! TRU?S NO ONE ELSE WANTS TO T\*4 

,CRITICIZ+ ?IS !ORETICAL SLOPP9ESS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE \R ANALYSIS ( HI/ORY IS VITALLY IMPORTANT4 ,HI/ORICAL AMNESIA IS ONE ( ! GREATE/ RECURR+ IMP$IM5TS TO REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS4 

,H]E'S A WORK+ DEF9ITION ( FASCISM FROM AN E>LI] >TICLE3 

0,FASCISM IS NOT JU/ ANY EXTREME RI<T-W+ POSITION4 ,IT IS A COMPLEX PH5OM5ON ?AT MOBILIZES A POPUL> MOVEM5T UND] ! HI]>*ICAL DIRECTION ( A POLITICAL P>TY & CULTIVATES P>ALLEL LOYALTY /RUCTURES 9 ! POLICE & MILIT>Y1 TO CONQU] P[] EI!R ?R\< DEMOCRATIC OR MILIT>Y MEANS2 SUBSEQU5TLY ABOLI%ES ELECTORAL PROC$URES TO GU>ANTEE A S+LE P>TY CONT9UITY2 CREATES A NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT ) ! DOME/IC WORK+ CLASS1 ON ! ONE H& U%]+ 9 A HI<] /&>D ( LIV+ ?AN :AT C\LD BE A*IEV$ UND] LIB]AL CAPITALISM & ON ! O!R H& PROTECT+ ! CAPITALI/S ) A NEW SOCIAL PEACE2 & ELIM9ATES ! 9T]NAL 5EMIES :OM IT HAD BLAM$ = ! DE/ABILIZATION ( ! PRIOR REGIME40 

,! ABOLITION ( A FREE ELECTORAL SY/EM IS KEY4 ,) FREE ELECTIONS1 NO DICTATOR%IP2 )\T DICTATOR%IP1 NO FASCISM4 ,MULTI-P>TY FASCISM ) A FREE CAPITALI/ PRESS IS A MEAN+LESS CONTRADICTION ?AT /RIPS LANGUAGE ( ANY PRECISION OR USEFULNESS 9 FAVOR ( AMP$-UP DEMAGOG]Y NOT UNLIKE ! /YLE PREF]R$ BY POPULI/S ( ALL /RIPES1 FROM ,TRUMP TO ACTUAL FASCI/S4 

,! PRES5CE ( A HI]>*ICALLY ORGANIZ$ P>AMILIT>Y =CE IS ALSO KEY TO BREAK ! DEMOCRATIC SY/EM ( *ECKS & BALANCES & TO BACK UP ! AUTOCRATIC CREATION ( A NEW LEGALITY DUR+ ! TRANSITION P]IOD4 ,9 HI/ORICAL FASCISM1 SU* BLACK%IRTS OR /ORMTROOP]S W]E VITAL 9 ! V]Y FIR/ YE>S1 ONLY TO BE WEAK5$ OR EV5 SUPPRESS$ AFT] A NEW FASCI/ LEGALITY HAD BE5 SUFFICI5TLY 9/ITUT$4 

,AMI DU ,RADICAL W>NS ( 0BLACK%IRT ORGANIZATIONS 9 EV]Y /ATE10 BUT ?IS IS AN EXAGG]ATION4 ,! ,ALT-,RI<T 9 ! ,U,S IS MURD]\S2 D5Y+ !M A PLAT=M & KICK+ !M (F ! /REETS HAS ABSOLUTELY BE5 ! RI<T ?+ TO DO4 ,BUT !SE RAG-TAG GR\PS ( 9T]NET W>RIORS & BASEM5T TROLLS >E PEANUTS NEXT TO ! HI/ORICAL BLACK%IRTS OR ! ,K,K,K DUR+ ,RECON/RUCTION4 ,!Y HAVE NO UNIFI$ LEAD]%IP1 NO EXT5SIVE MILIT>Y /RUCTURE1.<#a.> NO DISCIPL9E1 & A RELATIVELY SMALL BODY C\NT4 ,! A=EM5TION$ P>AMILIT>IES W]E 5GAG$ 9 OP5 CIVIL W>F>E4 ,! DEA? TOLLS W]E 9 ! ?\S&S & T5S ( ?\S&S4 ,IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE ?IS1 BECAUSE IT IS ONE ?+ = AN>*I/S TO BE ABLE TO DEFEAT A SCATT]$1 M>G9ALIZ$ ,ALT-,RI<T4 ,IT W\LD BE QUITE ANO!R ?+ TO GO UP AGA9/ AN ACTUAL BLACK%IRT ORGANIZATION4 

,! DIFF]5T ORGANIZATIONAL /YLE IS ALSO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT4 ,IF !RE W]E AN ACTUAL HI]>*ICALLY ORGANIZ$ P>AMILIT>Y ORGANIZATION FOLL[+ A POLITICAL P>TY ) A FASCI/ 7ANTI-DEMOCRATIC7 PROGRAM1 ?AT W\LD SPEAK VOLUMES TO ! WEAKNESS ( ! GOV]NM5T & ! ANXIETIES ( ! CAPITALI/ CLASS WILL+ TO P]MIT SU* A VIOLATION ( !IR [N NORMS4 ,?OSE CONDITIONS SIMPLY DO NOT EXI/ N[1 & ANYONE :O FAILS TO RECOGNIZE ?AT IS TILT+ AT W9DMILLS4 ,SECONDLY1 ! ACTUAL ORGANIZATIONAL PATT]N ( ! EXTREME RI<T 9 ! ,U,S IS FULLY CONSI/5T ) ! DIFFUSE MODE ( P>AMILIT>Y VIOL5CE ?AT EXI/S UND] DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5TS4 ,CONFUS+ ONE ) ! O!R GIVES A PASS TO DEMOCRATIC :ITE SUPREMACY1 & CON/ITUTES A MAJOR /RATEGIC ]ROR4 

,!RE HAS BE5 AN ACTUAL NEO-FASCI/ P>TY 9 REC5T YE>S1 ) A FASCI/ PROGRAM AIM$ AT SEIZ+ P[]1 & BUILD+ UP A P>AMILIT>Y =CE ) NON-DEMOCRATIC LOYALTIES 9 ! POLICE & MILIT>Y4 ,GOLD5 ,DAWN1 9 ,GREECE4 ,REMEMB] :AT HAPP5$ TO !M8 ,!Y W]E C]TA9LY WEAK5$ BY AN>*I/ DIRECT ACTIONS1 BUT IT WAS ! DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T ( ,GREECE ?AT %UT !M D[N1 FROM ONE DAY TO ! NEXT1 AFT] !Y EXCE$$ !IR M&ATE BY KILL+ >TI/S & ATTACK+ J\RNALI/S RA!R ?AN JU/ KILL+ IMMIGRANTS & 9JUR+ AN>*I/S4 

,BE=E & AFT] ! PROSECUTIONS T>GET+ !IR LEAD]%IP1 ,GOLD5 ,DAWN HAS US$ SIMIL> RHETORIC TO ! ,AF,D 9 ,G]MANY & O!R F> RI<T P>TIES4 ,! KEY DIFF]5CES W]E !IR P>AMILIT>Y /RUCTURE1 !IR CONT9U$ EMBRACE ( ,NAZI ES!TICS EV5 AFT] !Y CAME 9TO ! M$IA SPOTLI<T1 & !IR CONT9U$ PROJECTION ( A PUTS*I/ /RATEGY UNIT$ >\ND A ,FUHR]-FIGURE4 ,F> RI<T P>TIES USE ! M$IA SPOTLI<T TO MAKE NATIONALISM & X5OPHOBIA PALATABLE4 ,! ,AF,D1 = EXAMPLE1 CELEBRAT$ H[ ! ,*RI/IAN ,DEMOCRATS HAVE BE5 ADOPT+ IMMIGRATION-RELAT$ ELEM5TS ( !IR PLAT=M4 ,GOLD5 ,DAWN1 ON ! O!R H&1 BROADCA/S ITS DICTATORIAL 9T5TIONS4 ,?IS IS SOME?+ ?AT 9 ! ,U,S1 ONLY ! MO/ EXTREME SECTORS ( ! F> RI<T WILL DO1 :]EAS ANY GR\P ?AT WANTS TO C\RT ! ,REPUBLICAN ,P>TY OR WEAL?Y DONORS D[NPLAYS ,NAZI ES!TICS & FOCUSES ON GETT+ SPECIFIC POLITICAL PROGRAMS ADOPT$ )9 ! DEMOCRATIC SY/EM4 ,AS = P>AMILIT>Y =CES1 UND] A DEMOCRACY1 !SE %\LD BE H&L$ BY 9TELLIG5CE AG5CIES1 RA!R ?AN WORK+ DIRECTLY = A POLITICAL P>TY4 ,:ILE ?IS DI/9CTION IS SOMETIMES BE+ BLURR$ 9 SPECIFIC 9/ANCES UND] ! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION1 ) IMPLICATIONS ?AT >E BO? FRI<T5+ & DANG]\S1 WE /ILL CAN'T SPEAK ( ANY?+ CLOSE TO A UNIFI$ FASCI/ MOVEM5T ) P>AMILIT>IES UND] ! DIRECT CONTROL ( A MAJOR POLITICAL P>TY4 

,S9CE ! TRIUMPH ( ! DEMOCRATIC CAPITALI/ P[]S AT ! 5D ( ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I1 FASCISM HAS BE5 TAM$ & PUT ON A LEA% AS A PET MON/]1 LOCK$ UP )9 ! DEMOCRATIC TOOLBOX4 ,FASCI/S 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,NOR? >E US$ TO PU% ACCEPTABLE DISC\RSE TO ! RI<T1 TO ATTACK & 9TIMIDATE ! SOCIALLY M>G9ALIZ$1 TO MANUFACTURE T5SION OR POLITICAL CRISES--BUT !Y >E NEV] LET (F ! LEA%4 ,FASCI/S :O ACT LIKE !RE IS NO LEA% 5D UP 9 C\RT1 LIKE ! LEAD]S ( ,GOLD5 ,DAWN & ! SURVIV+ MEMB]S ( A ,G]MAN NEO-,NAZI CELL :O HAD CLOSE CONTACTS ) ! ,G]MAN 9TELLIG5CE S]VICES BUT 5D$ UP KILL+ A COP AFT] :AT ,I IMAG9E WAS VIEW$ BY !IR H&L]S AS A SUCCESSFUL RUN MURD]+ IMMIGRANTS4 

,9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?1 ! EQUATION IS A LITTLE DIFF]5T1 PRIM>ILY BECAUSE ! DEMOCRATIC WORLD SY/EM HAS ALWAYS P]MITT$ DICTATOR%IPS 9 PO/-COLONIAL SOCIETIES4 ,?IS WAS 9 FACT ! NORM ?R\<\T ! ,COLD ,W>1 DUR+ :I* DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T WAS A M>K ( PRIVILEGE & ADVANCEM5T RA!R ?AN A UNIV]SAL GU>ANTEE4 ,DICTATOR%IP IS P>TICUL>LY COMPATIBLE ) ECONOMIES BAS$ PRIM>ILY ON RES\RCE EXTRACTION SU* AS M9+1 PETROLEUM1 AGRICULTURE1 & =E/RY4 ,:5 CAPITALISM TAKES ! =M ( NAK$ PLUND]1 !RE ISN'T MU* NE$ TO CULTIVATE ! VALUES ( CITIZ5%IP4 ,DEMOCRATIZATION T5DS TO ACCOMPANY GREAT] & MORE COMPLEX 9VE/M5T AS WELL AS LOCAL CYCLES ( ACCUMULATION--?\< IF DEMOCRACY FAILS TO E/ABLI% SOCIAL PEACE1 DICTATOR%IP CAN REAPPE> QUICKLY4 ,/ILL1 S9CE ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I1 MO/ DICTATOR%IPS HAVE NOT POSITION$ !MSELVES AS OPPON5TS ( ! DEMOCRATIC WORLD ORD] BUT RA!R AS ITS ALLIES4 ,FOLL[+ CUES FROM ! ,U,S1 !Y TOOK UP ! CRUSADE AGA9/ ,COMMUNISM )\T SITUAT+ !MSELVES AS ! HEIRS ( FASCISM4 ,9CID5TALLY1 ?IS WAS ! EXACT SAME IDEOLOGICAL MIDDLE GR\ND ?AT LIB]AL DEMOCRACY OCCUPI$ 9 ! #a#i#cS & '#dS4 

,ALEX&] ,REID ,ROSS'S ,AGA9/ ! ,FASCI/ ,CREEP IS ONE ( ! MO/ EXT5SIVE ATTEMPTS TO MAP FASCISM HI/ORICALLY & !ORETICALLY4 ,! BOOK *>TS ! EVOLUTION ( ! PHILOSOPHIES & ! ?9K]S :O W\LD EV5TUALLY GO ON TO =M FASCI/ MOVEM5TS 9 ,ITALY & ELSE:]E4 ,! RESE>* IS EXT5SIVE & 9T]E/+1 BUT ! FRAM+ SUFF]S FROM A MI/AKE ?AT MAKES ! WORK ALL BUT USELESS FROM A !ORETICAL P]SPECTIVE3 IT TAKES FASCISM S]I\SLY AS A PHILOSOPHICAL MOVEM5T4 ,NEI!R ,MUSSOL9I1 NOR ,HITL]1 NOR ,FRANCO1 NOR ,CODREANU1 NOR ANY ( ! O!R FASCI/ LEAD]S W]E COH]5T ?9K]S4 ,!Y W]E EFFECTIVE POPULI/S1 :I* MEANS !Y MIX$ & MAT*$ ANY PATT]N ( CLAIMS1 PHILOSOPHIES1 & WORLDVIEWS ?AT W\LD MOTIVATE !IR BASE4 ,?IS IS :Y FASCI/S W]E SIMULTANE\SLY ,*RI/IAN1 PAGAN1 & A!I/2 BOHEMIAN & ES!TIC2 CAPITALI/ & SOCIALI/2 SCI5TI/IC & MY/ICAL2 RATIONALI/ & IRRATIONALI/4 ,?IS PSEUDO-9TELLECTUAL ASPECT HAS BE5 A FUNDAM5TAL *>ACT]I/IC ( ! EXTREME RI<T ?R\<\T ! #b? C5TURY & UP TO ! PRES5T DAY4 ,IT'S ONE MORE REASON :Y IT MAKES NO S5SE TO 5GAGE ) !M ON ! LEVEL ( REASON$ DEBATE1 BECAUSE !Y WILL SAY ANY?+ ?AT PROVOKES ! K9D ( REACTION !Y WANT TO PROVOKE4 

,IT'S SILLY TO TRACE FASCISM BACK TO ,NIETZS*E & ,SOREL UNLESS ONE HAS AN AX TO GR9D4 ,ON A /RUCTURAL & ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL1 FASCISM BORR[$ IMM5SELY FROM ! LEFT1 P>TICUL>LY FROM SYNDICALISM & ! SOCIALI/ & COMMUNI/ P>TIES4 ,YET ! PHILOSOPHICAL G5EALOGI/S ( FASCISM ALWAYS ATTEMPT TO TIE IT TO ! MORE M>G9ALIZ$ ELEM5TS ( ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOVEM5TS2 NIHILI/S1 NATURALI/S1 & 9DIVIDUALI/S >E COMMON :IPP+ BOYS4 ,?IS IS NOT P>TICUL>LY USEFUL = UND]/&+ FASCISM2 RA!R1 IT IS A ME*ANISM BY :I* LEFTI/S CLEAN H\SE & FUR!R M>G9ALIZE !IR MORE RADICAL CRITICS4 

,A USEFUL HI/ORICAL ANALYSIS ( FASCISM W\LD BE L>GELY ECONOMIC1 POS+ ! QUE/ION3 AT :AT PO9T DO CAPITALI/S BEG9 TO SUPPORT FASCI/ MOVEM5TS8 ,! MOM5T :5 ,G]MANY'S 9DU/RIAL & MILIT>Y E/ABLI%M5T DECID$ TO SUPPORT ! ,NAZIS WAS BEYOND ANY D\BT A WAT]%$ 9 ! EVOLUTION ( A SMALL GR\P ( VIOL5T W+NUTS 9TO A HUGE P>TY CAPABLE ( TAK+ OV] ! C\NTRY4 ,MILIT>Y & CAPITALI/ SUPPORT ALSO PLAY$ A DECISIVE ROLE 9 *ANG+ ,NAZI IDEOLOGY & TON+ D[N MANY ( ! MORE ESOT]IC1 ANTI-E/ABLI%M5T BELIEFS ?AT ,ROSS SP5T SO MU* TIME RESE>*+4 

,)\T ! ECONOMIC SUPPORT ( CAPITALI/S1 !RE IS NO FASCISM4 ,AN>*I/S %\LD BE PAY+ MORE ATT5TION TO :AT KEY CAPITALI/S >E SAY+ AB\T H[ TO RESPOND TO ! ONGO+ CRISIS & LESS TIME ON ,ALT-,RI<T MESSAGE BO>DS4 ,?IS IS A QUE/ION ( PRIORITIES1 NOT A CRITICISM ( ! LATT] ACTIVITY4 ,! ,ALT-,RI<T HAD PRACTICALLY NO CAPITALI/ SUPPORT BESIDES ! ,M]C] FAMILY1 MID-RANGE CAPITALI/S AT BE/1 & :5 ! SPLIT W5T D[N BETWE5 ,TRUMP & ,BANNON1 !Y CLE>LY *OSE ,TRUMP 7HI<LI<T+ ?AT !RE >E REAL DISCREPANCIES BETWE5 DEMOCRATIC :ITE SUPREMACY & FASCI/ :ITE SUPREMACY1 AS ,I PREVI\SLY >GU$1 & AS ! AU?OR ( 0,YES60 DISPUT$ BY DESCRIB+ ,TRUMP & ,BANNON AS 0BOSOM BUDDIES0 EI<T MON?S BE=E !IR FALL+ \T74 ,!RE >E PRACTICALLY NO CAPITALI/S ON A WORLD SCALE :O >E LOOK+ T[>DS SOME K9D ( FASCISM TO SOLVE !IR PROBLEMS4 ,& WE W\LD KN[ IF !Y W]E4 ,9 ! #a#i#cS1 ,=D1 ,DUPONT1 & O!R LEAD+ CAPITALI/S OP5LY EXPRESS$ !IR ADMIRATION = ,MUSSOL9I & PUBLICLY ORGANIZ$ GR\PS 9T5D$ TO MIRROR ! BLACK%IRTS4 ,SOME ( !M ALSO MADE CONTACTS ) ! MILIT>Y TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE C\P4 

,ALL ! EVID5CE TODAY SUGGE/S ?AT CAPITALI/S APPRECIATE ,TRUMP = ! %ORT-T]M TAX BREAK HE HAS GIV5 !M1 FE> HIS TRADE W>S & DISAPPROVE ( MO/ ( HIS MID-RANGE /RATEGIES 7OR :AT PASS = /RATEGIES 9 ! ,TRUMP CAMP71 & BREA! A SI< ( RELIEF :5EV] HE PUTS DI/ANCE BETWE5 HIMSELF & ! F> RI<T4 ,CAPITALI/S WILL DEAL ) ,TRUMP AS LONG AS HE HAS HIS LITTLE H&S ON ! LEV]S4 ,!Y DON'T C>E AB\T ,BANNON4 ,9 ,EUROPE1 9VE/ORS HAVE TREMBL$ AT EA* VICTORY ( ! F> RI<T1 FROM ,BREXIT TO ! APPO9TM5T ( ,SALV9I 9 ,ITALY4 

,! /RONG] ! CAPITALI/1 ! WEAK] ! COMMITM5T TO ONE POLITICAL VISION OR ANO!R4 ,CAPITALI/S >E FAM\S = PR(IT+ UND] COMPLETELY DIFF]5T K9DS ( GOV]NM5T4 ,!Y'LL MAKE %ORT-T]M PR(IT (F A GOV]NM5T ?AT IS COMMITT+ POLITICAL SUICIDE1 & LONG-T]M PR(IT (F A GOV]NM5T 5ACT+ A MORE 9TELLIG5T /RATEGY4 ,:AT !Y WILL NOT DO IS SABOTAGE A WORLD SY/EM ?AT GRANTS !M /ABILITY1 5C\RAGE SUICIDAL /RATEGIES 9 C\NTRIES !Y DEP5D ON1 OR EMB>K ON POLITICAL CRUSADES ?AT SACRIFICE PR(IT1 9CREASE 9/ABILITY1 & PUT UP OB/ACLES TO GLOBAL F9ANCE & TRADE4 

,CURI\SLY1 9 ! #a#i#cS1 ! ECONOMICS W]E (T5 BROADLY SIMIL> BETWE5 DEMOCRATIC & FASCI/ ,NEW ,DEALS1 BO? ( !M C5T]+ ON AMBITI\S GOV]NM5T PROGRAMS TO BOO/ EMPLOYM5T4 ,?IS %[S H[1 REG>DLESS ( POLITICAL POLICY1 CAPITALI/S T5D TO FACE ! SAME NE$S SIMULTANE\SLY ON A GLOBAL SCALE1 & ?AT !Y CAN A*IEVE ! SAME BROAD ECONOMIC PROGRAM ) A V>IETY ( POLITICAL MODELS4 ,! TRIUMPHANT DEMOCRATS CONV9C$ 9T]NATIONAL CAPITALI/S TO 9VE/ 9 ,AM]ICAN DEFICIT SP5D+1 :]EAS ! FASCI/S DISA/R\SLY TRI$ TO GO TO W> ) EV]YONE TO /EAL ! RES\RCES !Y W\LD NE$ TO FUND SIMIL>LY HEAVY SP5D+4 ,?IS WAS CLE>LY A NEGATIVE-SUM GAME1 & IT WORK$ \T POORLY = ?OSE :O BET TOO HEAVILY ON ,G]MAN =TUNES4 ,G]MAN CAPITALI/S1 H[EV]1 W]E BLOCK$ FROM COLONIAL M>KETS BY ! ,5GLI% & ,FR5* TRIUMPH 9 ,WORLD ,W> ,I1 SO !Y HAD LITTLE *OICE4 

,H[ MANY PEOPLE :O CRY 0FASCISM60 TODAY HAVE ASK$ !MSELVES IF ! SITUATION TODAY IS ANALOG\S8 ,! ANSW] IS EASY3 IT'S NOT4 ,NOR IS !RE AN ECONOMIC NE$ = W>F>E BETWE5 MAJOR P[]S AS !RE WAS 9 ! #a#i#cS4 ,! ,MUTUAL ,ASSUR$ ,DE/RUCTION ( NUCLE> W> REMOVES ! ECONOMIC B5EFITS ?AT CONV5TIONAL W>F>E PROVIDES1 CONT9U+ ,COLD ,W> POLITICS MEAN ?AT MILIT>Y SP5D+ IS CON/ANTLY AT W>TIME LEVELS1 & ! MULTIPLE ONGO+ W>S LEFT OV] FROM ! ,W> ON ,T]ROR PROVIDE ALL ! NE$$ /IMULUS = MILIT>Y PRODUCTION4 

,DEMOCRATIC ,:ITE ,SUPREMACY 

,PEOPLE NE$ TO GET IT \T ( !IR HEADS ?AT DEMOCRACY IS A GOOD ?+4 ,REAL DEMOCRACY DOES NOT PRECLUDE SLAV]Y4 ,REAL DEMOCRACY MEANS CAPITALISM4 ,REAL DEMOCRACY MEANS PATRI>*Y & MILIT>ISM4 ,DEMOCRACY HAS ALWAYS 9VOLV$ !SE ?+S4 ,!RE IS NO ACCURATE HI/ORY ( DEMOCRACY ?AT CAN FURNI% US AN EXAMPLE TO ! CONTR>Y4 

,WE HAVE SE51 TRAGICALLY1 H[ DANG]\S FASCI/S 9 ! /REET CAN BE4 ,BUT ,U,S HI/ORY IS FULL ( REM9D]S ( H[ :ITE SUPREMACI/S CAN SUPPORT DEMOCRACY 9/EAD ( FASCISM 9 ORD] TO GET AWAY ) MURD] ON A MU* MORE SY/EMATIC SCALE4 ,SIMIL> 9 SOME WAYS TO ! ,TEA ,P>TY MOVEM5T1 ! ,K,K,K WAS BORN 9 P>T TO PROTECT ,AM]ICAN DEMOCRACY--:ITE SUPREMACI/ S9CE ITS ORIG9S--FROM *ANGES ?AT W]E UNDESIRABLE TO WEAL?Y :ITES4 ,!Y MOBILIZ$ TO KEEP BLACK PEOPLE FROM VOT+1 TO KEEP BLACK PEOPLE FROM COMMUNALIZ+ L& SEIZ$ FROM PLANTATION [N]S 7& 9 ?IS !Y W]E AID$ BY ! ,UNION >MY71 & TO ATTACK :ITE POLITICIANS ATTEMPT+ TO *ANGE ! HI/ORICAL ,S\!RN CLASS RELATION%IP4 ,!Y TRI$ TO 9FLU5CE ELECTIONS VIA A V>IETY ( MEANS 79CLUD+ T]RORISM 9 ! CASE ( ! ,KLAN & M$IA 9 ! CASE ( ! ,TEA ,P>TY71 BUT !Y ALSO LEGITIMIZ$ ! ELECTORAL SY/EM1 RA!R ?AN PLANN+ TO SEIZE CONTROL & ABOLI% IT4 

,GO+ BACK TO ! E>LIE/ /ATES1 ALL =MS ( GOV]NM5T >E BAS$ ON A COMB9ATION ( 9CLUSIVE & EXCLUSIVE ME*ANISMS4 ,DEMOCRACY PREA*ES UNIV]SAL RI<TS & !RE=E 9CLUSION1 BUT IT ALSO P]MITS ! /ATE TO DET]M9E :O IS A CITIZ5 & !RE=E :O OBTA9S FULL RI<TS4 ,IT PRESCRIBES C]TA9 MODES ( BE+ HUMAN & PRACTICES G5OCIDE & COLONIZATION AGA9/ ?OSE :O PRACTICE O!R WAYS ( BE+ HUMAN4 ,DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5TS HAVE NEV] CONC$$ HUMAN RI<TS TO SOCIETIES ?AT DO NOT ACCEPT PROP]TY [N]%IP OR COMPULSORY LABOR 7WAGE OR SLAVE74 ,CONS]VATIVES T5D TO BE MORE EXCLUSIVE & PROGRESSIVES TO BE MORE 9CLUSIVE1 BUT BO? HAVE BE5 RESPONSIBLE = W>S ( EXT]M9ATION AGA9/ =MS ( LIFE ?AT DO NOT UPHOLD :ITE SUPREMACI/1 PATRI>*AL ,5LI<T5M5T VALUES REG>D+ :AT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN4 

,?IS IS :Y ! DIFFUSE MODEL = :ITE SUPREMACY 9 ,U,S HI/ORY1 SO DIFF]5T FROM FASCISM'S C5TRALIZ$ MODEL1 IS SO CRUCIAL4 ,ROXANNE ,DUNB>-,ORTIZ WRITES AB\T A SIMIL> PATT]N :5 DESCRIB+ ,AM]ICA'S 0WAY ( W>10 BAS$ ON TOTAL W>F>E & EXT]M9ATION C>RI$ \T BY VOLUNTE] MILITIAS ( SETTL] RANG]S4 ,?IS IS NOT A CASE ( RACI/ BRUTALITY ?AT HAS TO BE ORGANIZ$ BY A VANGU>D P>TY2 RA!R1 IT IS A %>$ EXPECTATION PLAC$ ON ALL :ITE PEOPLE4 ,AS SU*1 IT TRANSC5DS P>TIES & FL\RI%ES 9 A DEMOCRATIC SY/EM4 

,! CRISIS ( :IT5ESS ?AT ,TRUMP EFFECTIVELY TAPP$ 9TO /EMS FROM A DEEPLY ROOT$ FE> ?AT ! HI/ORIC P>AMILIT>Y ROLE ( :ITES IS BECOM+ OBSOLETE4 ,?IS IS A VISC]AL 9SECURITY ?AT :ITES' LONG/&+ ROLE AS PROTAGONI/S HAS FAD$4 ,9 ,U,S HI/ORY1 ?AT ROLE HAS ALWAYS BE5 9 SUPPORT ( ,AM]ICAN DEMOCRACY1 VIOL5TLY ATTACK+ ! 5EMIES ( ! NATION BUT ALSO DEF9+ :AT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN & TO DES]VE RI<TS4 ,?IS =M ( :ITE SUPREMACY EV5 EXI/S )9 ! LEFT ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 AS A PRESUM$ RI<T TO DEF9E ACCEPTABLE RESI/ANCE BY BE+ ! PROTAGONI/S ( O!R PEOPLE'S /RUGGLES1 :E!R AS ! BE/[]S ( FRE$OM 7& CAPITALI/ PROP]TY RELATIONS7 9 ! ,CIVIL ,W> & ,RECON/RUCTION1 OR AS 0:ITE ALLIES0 9 ! ,CIVIL ,RI<TS MOVEM5T & TO ! PRES5T DAY4 

,:IT5ESS WAS DEVELOP$ PRECISELY = COLONIAL SITUATIONS 9 :I* CAPITALISM REQUIR$ DEC5TRALIZ$ ECONOMIC ACTIVITY & WAS LIMIT$ 9 ITS ABILITY TO C5TRALIZE POLITICAL CONTROL3 9 O!R WORDS1 ! SETTL] /ATE4 ,NOT ONLY IS A DEC5TRALIZ$1 DEMOCRATIC :ITE SUPREMACY MORE EFFECTIVE 9 A SETTL] /ATE1 A DICTATORIAL OR FASCI/IC IT]ATION ( :ITE SUPREMACY 9 SU* CIRCUM/ANCES IS HI<LY DANG]\S TO /ATE P[]4 ,FASCISM REQUIRES ! SUPPRESSION ( PRIVILEG$ ELEM5TS ( SOCIETY :O DO NOT TOE ! P>TY L9E4 ,9 A SETTL] /ATE1 ?AT W\LD =CE PROGRESSIVE MEMB]S ( ! SETTL] CA/E 7:ITES7 9TO ALLIANCES ( SELF-DEF5SE ) L[] RANK$ ELEM5TS ( ! COLONIAL OR NEOCOLONIAL WORK=CE 7PEOPLE ( COLOR71 ?REAT5+ ! V]Y P[] DYNAMIC ?AT GIVES ! /ATE LIFE4 ,CONSID] H[ 9 C\NTRIES OCCUPI$ BY ! ,NAZIS1 PROGRESSIVE PR(ESSIONALS & WEAL?Y FAMILIES 5T]$ 9TO ALLIANCES ) ,JEWS & WORK+-CLASS ANTI-CAPITALI/S TO FI<T ! REGIME1 TEMPOR>ILY MOD]AT+ !IR ANTI-,SEMITISM & CLASSISM4 ,9 FACT1 ! P>TISAN MOVEM5T WAS SO BROAD & P[]FUL AS TO BE ABLE TO DEFEAT ! ,NAZIS MILIT>ILY 9 SEV]AL REGIONS1 & TO CON/ANTLY ?W>T !M ?R\<\T MU* ( ! RE/ ( ,EUROPE4 

,9 !IR 9CEPTION1 SETTL] /ATES T5D TO EX]CISE A DEC5TRALIZ$ :ITE SUPREMACY BECAUSE ! 5TIRE PO9T IS TO GET ALL PEOPLE :O >E CLASSIFI$ AS :ITE TO REPRODUCE IT VOLUNT>ILY4 ,AS !Y MATURE1 SETTL] /ATES PREF] A DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION TO ALL[ PROGRESSIVES & CONS]VATIVES TO EA* 5ACT :ITE SUPREMACY 9 !IR [N WAYS4 ,IT IS PROBABLY NO CO9CID5CE ?AT :AT WAS P]HAPS ! L>GE/ IT]ATION ( FASCISM 9 A SETTL] /ATE1 ,P]ONISM 9 ,>G5T9A1 P]MITT$ BO? RI<T- & LEFT-W+ V>IANTS & DID NOT EMPHASIZE RACIAL PURITY AS HEAVILY AS ALL O!R FASCI/ MOVEM5TS1 ?US ALL[+ ,>G5T9IAN :ITE SUPREMACY TO BE REPRODUC$ 9 A DIFFUSE WAY1 NOT SUBJECT TO ! C5TRALIZATION ( ! NEW /ATE MODEL4 

,C]TA9LY1 A L>GE P>T ( ! EXTREME RI<T 9 ! ,U,S >E NEO-FASCI/S BY ANY MEASURE4 ,!Y WANT TO TRANS=M ! ,U,S 9TO A :ITE E?NO-/ATE & A DICTATOR%IP4 ,& TRADITIONALLY DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS ( ! EXTREME RI<T HAVE NOT HESITAT$ TO WORK 9 COALITIONS ) !SE NEO-FASCI/S4 ,?IS REPRES5TS ! IDEOLOGICAL 9COH]5CE *>ACT]I/IC ( ! EXTREME RI<T1 AN EXASP]ATION ) ! ,REPUBLICAN P>TY & ! DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS ?AT US$ TO UPHOLD A MORE VISIBLY :ITE SUPREMACI/ ORD]1 & 9 AT LEA/ SOME CASES1 ! WILL+NESS ( C5TRI/ ELEM5TS TO MAKE USE ( EXTREME ELEM5TS 9 ! /REET1 ?\< !Y UND]/& ! EXTREME ELEM5TS HAVE LITTLE *ANCE ( VICTORY & PLAN TO AB&ON !M :5 ! ALLIANCE IS NO LONG] CONV5I5T4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ELEM5TS ( ! F> RI<T ?AT DON'T ACTUALLY SEEK TO OV]?R[ ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T & SET UP A DICTATOR%IP >E EI!R CONFUS$ AB\T ! IDEOLOGICAL DIFF]5CES BETWE5 !MSELVES & O!R ELEM5TS1 EXCIT$ BY ! NEW 5]GY & M$IA ATT5TION ! FASCI/ ELEM5TS BR+1 AS WELL AS !IR RUPTURI/ DISC\RSE1 OR ELSE !Y SIMPLY SEE ! CONV5I5CE ( GETT+ MORE =CES TOGE!R 9 ! /REETS & HAV+ ORGANIZATIONS TO ! RI<T ( !M PU% ! B\NDS ( ACCEPTABLE POLITICS SO !IR [N POSITIONS WILL SEEM MORE MOD]ATE4 

,IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT ! HI/ORICALLY DEMOCRATIC EXTREME RI<T 9 ! ,U,S C\LD BECOME MAJORITY FASCI/ 9 ! LONG T]M1 ?\< ?IS W\LD FUR!R DI/ANCE IT FROM ! 9/ITUTIONS IT AIMS TO 9FLU5CE4 ,!RE IS1 H[EV]1 ! VIEW ?AT CAPITALI/S WILL SUDD5LY *ANGE !IR POLITICS :5 AN ECONOMIC CRISIS OCCURS4 ,AMI DU ,RADICAL CLAIMS ?AT FASCISM HI/ORICALLY IS A RESPONSE TO ECONOMIC CRISIS4 ,?IS IS ]RONE\S4.<#b.> 

,! PROTOTYPES & FIR/ EXPRESSIONS ( ORGANIZ$ FASCISM 9 ,ITALY & ,G]MANY W]E RESPONSES TO POLITICAL CRISES ?AT PREC$$ ! MAJOR ECONOMIC CRISES3 ! ,BI5NIO ,ROSSO & FACTORY OCCUPATIONS 9 ,ITALY1 & ! V>I\S COMMUNES OR WORK]S' REPUBLICS SMA%$ BY ! ,FREIKORPS 9 ,G]MANY4 7,( C\RSE1 HI< UNEMPLOYM5T >RIV$ ) ! 5D ( ,WORLD ,W> ,I1 BUT IT WAS ! EXPLICITLY REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION ?AT MOTIVAT$ ! BLACK%IRTS & ! ,FREIKORPS TO ACTION74 ,FASCI/ MOVEM5TS W]E ALREADY WELL DEVELOP$1 & ALREADY 9 CONTROL 9 ,ITALY1 :5 ! ECONOMIC COLLAPSE ( #aibi OCCURR$4 ,5GL&1 ,FRANCE1 & ! ,U,S SUFF]$ ! SAME ECONOMIC CRISIS BUT DID NOT VE] 9TO FASCISM2 9 FACT1 TWO ( !M MOV$ LEFT1 BECAUSE BO? ! NATURE ( ! POLITICAL CRISES !Y FAC$ 1 & ! LOCAL LONG-T]M /RATEGIES ( POLITICAL CONTROL W]E DIFF]5T4 ,CAPITALI/S 9 C\NTRIES ) HEMM$ 9 GEOPOLITICAL PROSPECTS BEGAN SUPPORT+ FASCI/ MOVEM5TS 9 RESPONSE TO A POLITICAL CRISIS1 :]EAS ! ECONOMIC MEASURES !Y SUPPORT$ W]E BROADLY SIMIL> TO ?OSE ( DEMOCRATIC /ATES4 

,9 ! PRES5T CASE1 ! NEW IT]ATIONS ( :AT SOME >E SLOPPILY CALL+ FASCISM ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY PREC$$ ! ECONOMIC CRISIS ( #b#h4 

,! CRUCIBLE = ! REACTION>Y RI<T 9 ! ,U,S WAS ! DECL>ATION ( ! 0,CULTURE ,W>S0 9 ! #a#i#gS4 ,ABOVE ALL1 ?IS WAS A CALL = 9VE/M5T 9 A RI<T-W+ IDEOLOGICAL R5AISSANCE4 ,AFT] ! PROGRESSIVE *ANGES ( ,CIVIL ,RI<TS & ! ,GREAT ,SOCIETY1 ! RI<T W+ WAS /RUCTURALLY P[]FUL BUT CULTURALLY MORIBUND1 REPRES5T$ BY SU* EMB>RASS+ CAVEM5 AS ! ,JOHN ,BIR* ,SOCIETY & ! ,K,K,K4 ,RA!R ?AN PO9T+ \T A /RATEGIC DIRECTION--!Y HAD NONE1 & ! VISIONLESS ,NIXON & UNABA%$LY ,MA*IAVELLIAN ,KISS+] ILLU/RATE !IR BANKRUPTCY--!Y ID5TIFI$ A /RATEGIC WEAKNESS & GOT TO WORK BUILD+ !IR [N M$IA1 CULTURAL NETWORKS1 ?9K TANKS1 & O!R /RUCTURES ?AT W\LD HELP =MULATE AN IDEOLOGY >\ND :I* TO BUILD A NEW POLITICAL CONS5SUS4 ,EVID5TLY1 !Y EV5 HAD ! SUPPORT ( A GOOD MANY ,L59I/S TURN$ NEOCONS :O W]E TURN$ (F BY ! ID5TITY POLITICS ( ! ,NEW ,LEFT & UND]/OOD ! TE*NIQUES = REA*+ \T TO ! :ITE WORK+ CLASS 79 ! ,U,K1 !RE'S A SIMIL> TR5D ( =M] ,TROTS TURN$ F>-RI<T1 PRO-BUS9ESS TALK+ HEADS74 ,!IR GREAT LABOR WAS NOT DIRECT$ AT 9CREAS+ ,U,S GEOPOLITICAL P[] OR IMPROV+ ! EFFICI5T MANAGEM5T ( CAPITALISM1 BUT RA!R BAS$ ON 9TELLECTUAL DI%ONE/Y1 PREJUDICE1 & FE>-MONG]+4 ,!IR PRIORITY WAS TO RESCUE C]TA9 ELITI/ VALUES ?AT !Y ID5TIFI$ ) ,AM]ICAN HI/ORY & P[]1 RA!R ?AN MAK+ A LUCID1 /RATEGIC DI/9CTION BETWE5 9T]E/S & VALUES--A COMMON ]ROR ON ! RI<T4 ,BUT ! TROPES !Y =MULAT$ W]E QUICKLY EXPORT$ & BECAME AN 9CREAS+LY 9T]NATIONAL IDEOLOGY4 

,! ,CULTURE ,W>S SUCCE$$ = A TIME 9 DRIV+ DEBATE TO ! RI<T1 BUT ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION1 FEM9I/1 & ANTI-RACI/ MOVEM5TS ULTIMATELY MANAG$ TO SLAU<T] ALL ! RI<T'S SACR$ C[S1 EV5 AS ! LEFT SUCCE$$ 9 9/ITUTIONALIZ+ ?OSE MOVEM5TS & LIMIT+ !IR SUBV]SIVE P[]4 ,9 ! 5D1 ! ,CULTURE ,W>S LEFT 5TR5*$1 9TRACTABLE M9ORITIES 9 ! ,U,S & SOME ,EUROPEAN & ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN C\NTRIES1 ALL BUT 9CAPABLE ( POLITICAL DIALOGUE & 9TELLIG5T GOV]NANCE /RATEGIES4 ,!Y CONTRIBUTE TO ! CRISIS ( DEMOCRACY1 BUT !Y DO NOT PO9T A WAY \T4 

,SOME >GUE ?AT NEO-FASCI/S NE$ NOT OV]?R[ ! GOV]NM5T IF !Y CAN CREATE A ONE-P>TY SY/EM )9 A DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T4 ,NETANYAHU'S ,ISRAEL1 ,]DOGAN'S ,TURKEY1 & ,ORBAN'S ,HUNG>Y PROVIDE A POT5TIAL MODEL H]E1 ?\< DESCRIB+ A ,JEWI% GOV]NM5T AS ! >*ITECT ( A NEW BR& ( FASCISM IS A RISKY MANEUV] = PEOPLE NOT 5TIRELY SURE AB\T !IR WORD *OICE4 ,IT IS H>D TO F9D O!R EXAMPLES ( DEMOCRATIC RI<T-W+ GOV]NM5TS ?AT HAVE HELD ONTO P[] = JU/ EI<T OR N9E YE>S--NOT AN UNUSUAL TIME = A P>TY TO /AY 9 P[] 9 A MULTI-P>TY SY/EM--SO EV5 ) ?IS MEAG] LI/ ( EXAMPLES1 IT'S UNCLE> :E!R ! IDEA ( A ONE-P>TY SY/EM )9 DEMOCRACY ISN'T JU/ AN EXAGG]ATION4 ,! FACT ?AT SOME CLAIM ! ONE-P>TY SY/EM HAS ALREADY >RIV$ 9 ! ,U,S DUE TO ! ,REPUBLICANS' TEMPOR>Y MAJORITY %[S H[ !Y HAVE TURN$ PANIC & IMPATI5CE 9TO ANALYTICAL VALUES4 

,IT ALSO %[S TOL]ANCE = A FUNDAM5TALLY DEMOCRATIC VALUE SY/EM4 ,BY W>N+ ( ! DANG]S ( FALL+ 9TO A ONE-P>TY SY/EM1 !Y IMPLICITLY ID5TIFY ! VICTORY ( ! SECOND P>TY1 ! ,DEMOCRATS1 AS BANI%+ ! ?REAT1 A VICTORY = ANTIFASCISM4 ,?IS LAYS ! GR\NDWORK = A DEMOCRATIC REVIVAL4 

,BUT LET'S TAKE ! ?REAT AT FACE VALUE3 ! ADVANTAGE ( SU* A MODEL IS ?AT ! EXTREME RI<T NE$ NOT OV]?R[ ! GOV]NM5T OR PROVOKE A DE/ABILIZ+ RUPTURE4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 C5TRALIZ+ ALL ! 9/ITUTIONS & MANUFACTUR+ A P]MAN5T MAJORITY IS PROBABLY EASI] TODAY ?AN LAUN*+ SOME K9D ( C\P4 ,! DISADVANTAGE IS ?AT A ONE-P>TY SY/EM MISSES \T ON NE>LY ALL ! ADVANTAGES ( DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T1 SU* AS ! RECUP]ATION ( DISS5T1 /RATEGIC C\RSE CORRECTION1 & ! 9/ITUTIONALIZATION ( POLITICAL *ANGE & R5EWAL4 ,NETANYAHU1 ,]DOGAN1 & ,ORBAN HAVE ALL MANUFACTUR$ FAIRLY /ABLE MAJORITIES1 :I* !Y HAVE BOL/]$ ?R\< ! REC5T 0NATION-/ATE0 LAW1 ! CON/ITUTIONAL REF]5DUM1 & ! RE/RICTION ON ,N,G,OS1 RESPECTIVELY4 ,BUT NONE ( !SE /ATES PROVIDES A MODEL ?AT IS EASILY EXPORTABLE TO MAJOR C\NTRIES1 NEI!R >E !Y PROV+ TO BE ECONOMICALLY EFFECTIVE MODELS4 ,NETANYAHU'S POLICIES HAVE L$ TO ! L>GE-SCALE EXODUS ( PROGRESSIVE ,JEWS1 CREAT+ ! K9D ( CULTURAL /RAITJACKET ?AT IS NOT USUALLY ASSOCIAT$ ) ECONOMIC GR[? & 9NOVATION4 ,! CON/RUCTION ( HIS MAJORITY COMES AT ! CO/ ( ,ISRAEL'S FUTURE1 A CALCULATION ?AT WAS ONLY POSSIBLE 9 AN 5CLAVE /ATE ?AT SEES GEOPOLITICS 9 PRIM>ILY MILIT>Y T]MS4 ,A SIMIL> SITUATION P]TA9S 9 ,TURKEY1 :]E CIVIL W> IS A DEF9+ ASPECT ( DOME/IC POLITICS2 ,]DOGAN'S IRON-FI/$ CON/RUCTION ( A MAJORITY HAS PLAY$ A SIGNIFICANT ROLE 9 ! DE/RUCTION ( ! ,TURKI% ECONOMY1 ALI5AT+ ! C\NTRY FROM MULTIPLE POSSIBLE TRAD+ P>TN]S 9CLUD+ ! ,E,U4 ,AS = ,HUNG>Y1 :]E ,ORBAN HAS CON/RUCT$ HIS MAJORITY ON ! BACKS ( A FAM\SLY X5OPHOBIC RURAL POPULATION1 ! 5TR5*$ RI<T HAS ONLY LIMIT$ RELEVANCE ON ! ,EUROPEAN SCALE1 C]TA9LY AS AN EXAMPLE ( ! DIFFICULTIES ( CULTURAL 9TEGRATION1 POSSIBLY AS AN >GUM5T = GREAT] TE*NOCRATIC AU?ORIT>IANISM1 BUT NOT AS A MODEL TO FOLL[4 ,FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( ,E,U ADM9I/RATORS & ,EUROPEAN CAPITALI/S1 ,HUNG>Y IS A TR\BLESOME LOS] /ATE NOT 9 A POSITION TO GIVE ADVICE TO ANYONE4 

,AS = ! ,U,S & ! ,U,K1 !RE IS NO SOLID RI<T-W+ MAJORITY1 & LITTLE POSSIBILITY ?AT ! POLICIES ( ,TRUMP & ,MAY M>K A P]MAN5T *ANGE 9 ! POLITICAL & ECONOMIC DIRECTION ( !SE TWO C\NTRIES4 ,BUT IF ! PROCLAIM]S ( A FASCI/ ?REAT >E CONV9C$ ?AT WE'RE ON ! PA? TO A ONE-P>TY SY/EM1 LET'S CALL IT A BET4 ,!Y WILL MO/ LIKELY BE PROV5 WRONG AS SOON AS #b#b1 BUT = !IR DIRE W>N+S TO HAVE ANY SUB/ANCE1 WE'D NE$ TO SEE ?IS NEW /YLE ( POLITICS /AY AT ! HELM = AT LEA/ ?REE T]MS1 ) EFFECTIVE C5TRALIZATION BETWE5 ! EXECUTIVE1 ! LEGISLATURE1 & ! JUDICI>Y1 & 9CREAS+ RI<T-W+ CONTROL OV] ! M$IA4 ,! AL>MI/S WILL BE PROV5 RI<T IF ,TRUMP CAN H& (F P[] TO A SUCCESSOR 9 #b#b#d1 OR IF HE IS ABLE TO ABOLI% ! CON/ITUTIONAL T]M LIMIT & W9 A ?IRD T]M4 ,?AT'S PROBABLY NOT GO+ TO HAPP53 ! PRES5T SW+ TO ! RI<T WILL BE FOLL[$ BY A SW+ TO ! LEFT1 9 ! 5DLESS1 /UPEFY+ P5DULUM ( DEMOCRACY4 

,DEMOCRATIC ,R5EWAL 

,9 T]MS ( LONGEVITY1 ! MO/ SUCCESSFUL FASCI/ C\NTRY WAS ,FRANCO'S ,SPA94 ,LA/+ FROM #aicf TO #a#i#g#f1 IT \TLIV$ ITS MORE BELLIG]5T CORELIGIONI/S BY DECADES1 PRIM>ILY BECAUSE IT C\LD K[T[ TO A DEMOCRATIC WORLD SY/EM--9 FACT1 ,FRANCO RECEIV$ COV]T AID FROM ,BRITA9 FROM ! V]Y FIR/ MOM5TS ( ! C\P4 ,! /ORY ( ! ,SPANI% TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY IS ( ! UTMO/ IMPORTANCE TO AN>*I/S1 NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT TOOK PLACE 9 ! MID/ ( ONE ( ! L>GE/ WILDCAT /RIKE MOVEM5TS 9 WORLD HI/ORY1 BUT BECAUSE IT WAS ! FASCI/S !MSELVES :O 9ITIAT$ ! ,TRANSITION1 UND]/&+ ?AT UND] A DEMOCRATIC CAPITALI/ GOV]NM5T1 !Y C\LD PR(IT MORE & CREATE A MORE /ABLE1 P[]FUL GOV]N+ /RUCTURE4 ,MORE SO ?AN ,U,S & ,SOVIET VICTORIES 9 ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I1 ?IS EPISODE ILLU/RATES ! CONCLUSIVE SUBORD9ATION ( FASCISM TO DEMOCRACY4 ,:5 FASCI/S !MSELVES REALIZE ?AT !Y CAN A*IEVE !IR GOALS BETT] UND] ! AUSPICES ( !IR OLD NEMESIS1 DEMOCRACY1 FASCISM AS A GOV]N+ MODEL CEASES TO BE RELEVANT4.<#c.> 

,! ,TRANSITION IS ALSO A CASE /UDY 9 H[ FE> ( OR UNIFI$ OPPOSITION TO ! O/5SIBLE EXCEPTIONALITY ( FASCISM HAS SY/EMATICALLY BE5 US$ BY ! RUL+ CLASS TO /R5G!N CAPITALISM4 ,9 ,SPA91 ! DEMOCRATIC R5EWAL ( ! #a#i#gS & '#hS SUCCE$$ 9 9/ITUTIONALIZ+ OR REPRESS+ V]Y P[]FUL ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOVEM5TS4 ,BY DROPP+ !IR ,FALANGI/ REGALIA & JO9+ LIB]ALS1 SOCIALI/S1 & COMMUNI/S UND] ! EGIS ( DEMOCRACY1 ! FASCI/S ( ,SPA9 W]E ABLE TO CREATE ! CONDITIONS = CAPITALISM TO GR[ MORE /EADILY4 

,SIMIL> FACTORS W]E AT WORK 9 ! CONCLUSIONS ( ! MILIT>Y DICTATOR%IPS ( ,BRAZIL1 ,>G5T9A1 ,*ILI1 ,BOLIVIA1 & MO/ REC5TLY1 ,MYANM>4.<#d.> 

,AN ANTI-FASCI/ DEMOCRATIC R5EWAL IS JU/ A V>IATION ON ! 7C\NT]7REVOLUTION>Y MODEL ?AT DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5TS HAVE US$ S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( MOD]NITY3 

APPEAL TO ! L[] CLASSES AGA9/ A COMMON 5EMY 79ITIALLY1 ! >I/OCRACY & ! ,*UR*72 

BUILD ON AMBIGU\S %>$ PR9CIPLES LIKE RI<TS & EQUALITY ?AT SEEM TO BE BETT] ?AN ! VALUES ( ! OLD SY/EM2 

LEAVE \T ! VALUES ( ! L[E/ CLASSES SU* AS DEF5SE ( ! COMMONS & NONREPRES5TATIONAL SELF-ORGANIZATION1 ON ! GR\NDS ?AT !SE >E ANTI-MOD]N OR W\LD 0ALI5ATE0 ! B\RGEOISIE :O >E 9 FACT LEAD+ ! 5TIRE COALITION2 

USE ! L[] CLASSES AS CANNON FODD] & !IR MORE RADICAL ELEM5TS AS A BOOGEYMAN TO SC>E MOD]ATES AMONG ! CURR5T P[]-HOLD]S 9 ORD] TO *ASE !M TO ! NEGOTIAT+ TABLE2 

AT ! NEGOTIAT+ TABLE1 9CLUDE REPRES5TATIVES ( ! =MAL 9/ITUTIONAL /RUCTURES--?OSE ?AT >E ABLE TO PRODUCE REPRES5TATIVES & A DISCIPL9$1 OB$I5T MEMB]%IP--:ILE EXCLUD+ ! RADICALS & ! MASSES4 

,?R\<\T ! LIB]AL REVOLUTIONS ( ! #a#h? & #a#i? C5TURIES1 ?R\<\T ! ANTICOLONIAL /RUGGLES ( ! #b? C5TURY1 ?IS SAME MODEL HAS BE5 US$ TIME & TIME AGA9 TO DEFUZE RADICAL MOVEM5TS ?AT ?REAT5$ TO DE/ROY ! 5TIRE CAPITALI/ & 9T]/ATE ORD]1 9 ORD] TO 9/ITUTIONALIZE A P>T ( ! REBELS & REPRESS ! O!RS1 5ABLE CAPITALI/S & SCI5TIFIC MANAG]S TO WRE/ CONTROL ( GOV]NM5T AWAY FROM MORE >*AIC P[]-HOLD]S1 & CREATE A /ATE ?AT WAS MORE ROBU/1 MORE 9 CONTROL ( ITS POPULATIONS1 & ABLE TO 5G9E] ! CIRCUM/ANCES = CAPITALI/ ACCUMULATION4 ,WE HAVE BE5 DEFEAT$ BY ?IS SAME MODEL SO MANY TIMES1 WE %\LD GET AN \TL9E ( IT TATTOO$ ON \R =EHEADS SO WE SEE IT :5EV] WE LOOK 9 ! MIRROR4 

,! SIGNS >E ABUNDANT ?AT MO/ ( ! ,U,S ELITE--ESPECIALLY ! MO/ 9TELLIG5T SECTORS-->E GE>+ UP = A MAJOR DEMOCRATIC R5EWAL1 US+ FE> ( ,TRUMPIAN AU?ORIT>IANISM AS A MOBILIZ+ TACTIC4 

,BE=E ,TRUMP1 ,U,S DEMOCRACY WAS ALREADY FAC+ A CRISIS1 AS W]E MULTIPLE O!R LIB]AL DEMOCRACIES ACROSS ! WORLD4 ,9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! CRISIS /RUCK RI<T TO ! HE>T ( ! C\NTRY'S FUNDAM5TAL BASIS AS A SETTL] /ATE4 ,HUGE CR[DS W]E =CIBLY REJECT+ ! RI<T ( ! POLICE TO MURD] RACIALIZ$ PEOPLE1 & ! RI<T ( EXTRACTION COMPANIES CONNECT$ TO ! GOV]NM5T TO EXPLOIT OR CONTAM9ATE NATIVE L&4 ,! EXP]I5CES ( BLACK & 9DIG5\S PEOPLE W]E AT ! =EFRONT 9 BO? ( !SE /RUGGLES1 YET AT ! SAME TIME RACIAL N>RATIVES W]E NOT EFFECTIVELY US$ TO DIVIDE PEOPLE & PREV5T CROSS-RACIAL SOLID>ITY1?\< PROGRESSIVES CONNECT$ TO ,N,G,OS1 *UR*ES1 & ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY C]TA9LY TRI$4 

,) ! ELECTION ( ,TRUMP & ! TEMPOR>Y RISE ( ! EXTREME RI<T1 ! N>RATIVE HAS %IFT$ DRA/ICALLY4 ,! POLICE >E NO LONG] 9 ! SPOTLI<T1 & ?\< !Y HAVE NOT DONE A GOOD JOB PLAY+ ! ROLE ( NEUTRAL PEACEKEEP]S PREV5T+ SKIRMI%ES BETWE5 ,NAZIS & ,ANTIFA1 ! CRITICS !Y N[ FACE EMPHASIZE ?AT !Y %\LD BE PLAY+ ?AT ROLE1 :]EAS 9 ! DAYS ( ,F]GUSON1 ! PR9CIPLE DEM& WAS ?AT !Y %\LD JU/ UP & DIE4 

,! NEW N>RATIVE PORTRAYS A CORRUPT1 RI<T-W+ GOV]NM5T ) UNSAVORY TIES TO EXTREME-RI<T GR\PS--A GOV]NM5T ?AT BADG]S ! PRESS1 COLLUDES ) >*-5EMY ,RUSSIA1 GOES EASY ON DICTATORS1 & ATTACKS FREE TRADE4 

,?IS N>RATIVE IS IDEAL = ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY4 ,! OBVI\S SOLUTION IS TO FAVOR MORE RIGOR\S LEGAL OV]SI<T ( CAMPAIGN F9ANC+ & LOBBY+1 CELEBRATE ! M$IA1 5C\RAGE AN 9DEP5D5T JUDICI>Y1 PROTECT ,N,A,T,O1 ,N,A,F,T,A1 ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION & 0\R0 O!R ALLIANCES1 CONDONE GREAT] C5SOR%IP ON ,TWITT]1 ,FACEBOOK1 & SIMIL> PLAT=MS1 & BUCKLE D[N = A NEW ,COLD ,W> AGA9/ ,RUSSIA4 ,IT IS NO CO9CID5CE ?AT AFT] AN 9SPIR+ & SUBV]SIVE ALBEIT BRIEF SPATE ( AIRPORT OCCUPATIONS AT ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( ,TRUMP'S T]M1 ! MAJOR PROTAGONI/S ( ! ANTI-,TRUMP RESI/ANCE HAVE BE5 JUDGES1 ! ,F,B,I1 ! ,C,I,A1 LEAD]S LIKE ,TRUDEAU1 ,M]KEL1 & ,MACRON1 0HONORABLE0 POLITICIANS LIKE ,MC,CA91 ,HOLLYWOOD />S1 & C5TRI/ M$IA SU* AS ,C,N,N & ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES4 

,! NEW SOCIAL CONFLICT BR+S TOGE!R A BROAD LEFT TO FI<T A DANG]\S RI<T 9 A WAY ?AT DOES NOT QUE/ION ANY FUNDAM5TAL ASPECT ( ! /ATE4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! NEW T]RA9 IS %AP$ 9 SU* A WAY AS TO FUNNEL \R EF=TS T[>DS ! R5EWAL ( ! /ATE4 

,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT ! ONLY CRITICAL POSITION IS ON ! SIDEL9ES4 ,QUITE ! CONTR>Y4 ,! REC5T TOPPL+ ( ! ,SIL5T ,SAM MONUM5T 9 ,*APEL ,HILL IS ONE ( SEV]AL EXAMPLES ( PEOPLE ACT+ BRAVELY & 9TELLIG5TLY 9 DIFFICULT CIRCUM/ANCES TO SIMULTANE\SLY DEFEAT ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ RI<T & ALSO SUBV]T ! PACIFICATION ( ! 9/ITUTIONAL LEFT4 ,! C\NT]PO9T IS ?AT ! SPECT] ( ,TRUMP & ! F> RI<T MAKE IT EV5 EASI] TO =M RELATION%IPS ( SOLID>ITY ) MORE PEOPLE1 & TO SPREAD PRACTICES ( SELF-DEF5SE & DIRECT ACTION1 9 MANY MORE SITUATIONS ?AN ! ANTI-POLICE REBELLIONS ?AT W]E SPREAD+ BE=E ,TRUMP4 

,! PROBLEM IS1 !SE NEW ALLIANCES >E MU* MORE VULN]ABLE TO BE+ TAK5 OV] OR NEUTRALIZ$ BY ID5TITY POLITICIANS1 ! AU?ORIT>IAN LEFT1 & P>TY ACTIVI/S4 

,IT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY EASI] :5 MANY AN>*I/S & ANTI-FASCI/S ADOPT ESS5TIALLY ,POPUL> ,FRONT POLITICS & DO ! DISCURSIVE WORK ( ,DEMOCRATS4 ,9 ?IS VE91 WE HAVE ,AMI DU ,RADICAL W>N+ ( A 0CORRUPT JUDICIAL SY/EM10 !Y & O!RS ADVOCAT+ 0HUMAN RI<TS10 & ,PORTL& ANTI-FASCI/S DEM&+ ?AT ! POLICE RECEIVE BETT] TRA9+4 

,:5EV] WE P>TICIPATE 9 BROADLY LEFTI/ SPACES1 SU* DISC\RSES AB\ND4 ,IT COMES ) ! T]RITORY1 & 9S(> AS ?OSE DISC\RSES >E BEYOND \R CONTROL1 ! ONLY QUE/ION = US IS H[ TO EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO !M1 PO9T+ \T !IR FLAWS )\T BE+ BOSSY OR UNFEEL+4 ,BUT :5 WE REPRODUCE ?OSE DISC\RSES 9 ORD] TO FIT 91 OR BECAUSE WE HAVE BECOME SO SC>$ ( ! RI<T ?AT WE BEG9 TO SUPPORT ! PROJECTS ( ! LEFT1 WE >E DIGG+ \R [N GRAVES4 ,IT IS VITAL TO >TICULATE SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/ POSITIONS ) REG>D TO SOCIAL CONFLICT RA!R ?AN FLOCK+ TO L[E/-COMMON-D5OM9ATOR /ANCES1 PRECISELY BECAUSE ?OSE /ANCES >E =MULAT$ TO FAVOR ! 9T]E/S ( SOCIAL CONTROL--9 ! LONG RUN1 ?OSE /ANCES DO NOT NEGATE :ITE SUPREMACY4 

,W>N+S ( APPROA*+ TYRANNY & FASCISM AB\ND 9 ! C5T] LEFT4 ,:AT DOES IT MEAN :5 A GOOD P>T ( ! CONT5T ON AN AN>*I/ WEBSITE IS R$UNDANT TO POSITIONS PUBLI%$ ON ,C,N,N & 9 ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES8 ,EXAMPLES 9CLUDE ,JEFFREY ,SA*S WRIT+ = ,C,N,N AB\T H[ WE >E GO+ D[N ! PA? TO TYRANNY1 OR ! REC5T BE/SELL]S1 ,ON ,TYRANNY1 BY ,TIMO?Y ,SNYD]1 ,MALCOLM ,NANCE'S ,! ,PLOT TO ,DE/ROY ,DEMOCRACY1 & ,MADELE9E ,ALBRI<T'S ,FASCISM3 ,A ,W>N+4 ,LEAD+ CORPORATIONS >E ALSO PIT*+ 91 LIKE ,MICROS(T ) ITS NEW 0,DEF5D+ ,DEMOCRACY0 PROGRAM4 

,!RE IS A COMMON P]CEPTION ( ,DEMOCRATS AS POLITICAL BUNGL]S1 & !Y DIDN'T GET ?AT REPUTATION = NO?+4 ,YET !Y HAVE F> MORE 9FLU5CE 9 ! /REETS ?AN WE MI<T LIKE TO ADMIT1 ESPECIALLY VIS-A-VIS AN>*I/S4 ,9 #b#h1 ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY PROV$ ?AT IT C\LD MANAGE A L>GE1 GRASSROOTS /REET MOVEM5T ?AT TEMPOR>ILY SIL5C$ MORE CRITICAL EF=TS & FUNNEL$ A MASSIVE AM\NT ( ACTIVI/ EF=TS 9TO AN ELECTION CAMPAIGN4 ,! ,WOM5'S ,M>*ES %[$ !Y HAVE NOT =GOTT5 H[ TO TURN POPUL> ANXIETIES 9TO ELECTORAL BASE-BUILD+4 ,! ,M>* = ,\R ,LIVES SAW !M CREAT+ A MOVEM5T 9 A MU* %ORT] TIME FRAME1 MOBILIZ+ HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( HI< S*OOL KIDS :O WILL BE ( VOT+ AGE 9 #b#b4 

,& AT !IR MO/ CYNICAL1 ! ,DEMOCRATS US$ ! MOVEM5T AGA9/ *ILD SEP>ATION TO %[ ?AT !Y C\LD COOPT A MOVEM5T ) POT5TIALLY RADICAL IMPLICATIONS & USE IT TO PROTECT ! V]Y BORD] REGIME IT HAD />T$ \T OPPOS+4 ,! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! BREAK+ UP ( IMMIGRANT FAMILIES & ! IMPRISONM5T ( ! *ILDR5 ( UNDOCUM5T$ P>5TS W]E ORGANIZ$ 9 P>T BY ,N,G,OS ?AT RECEIVE GOV]NM5T MONEY TO ADM9I/] IMMIGRANT DET5TION C5T]S4 ,! RESULT WAS ?AT LOCK+ UP FAMILIES TOGE!R WAS PRES5T$ AS A VICTORY1 ! HATR$ ( BORD]S WAS REPLAC$ ) A HATR$ ( ,I,C,E & ,TRUMP 7REMEMB] ?AT ,I,C,E CAN BE REPLAC$ BY O!R AG5CIES71 & EV]YONE =GOT ?AT IMMIGRANT *ILDR5 W]E ALSO LOCK$ UP UND] ,OBAMA4 ,9 FACT1 C\RTS HAD TO =CE ! ,OBAMA ADM9I/RATION TO /OP 9DEF9ITELY LOCK+ UP FAMILIES ( ASYLUM SEEK]S--TOGE!R--9 0WIDESPREAD DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS0 9 ORD] TO DET] O!R ASYLUM SEEK]S1 BASICALLY A SORT ( LI<T T]RORISM DESIGN$ TO PREV5T ACCESS TO :AT UND] ! DEMOCRATIC ORD] IS SUPPOS$ TO BE A BASIC HUMAN RI<T4 ,& :ILE ! ,OBAMA ADM9I/RATION ONLY 0OCCASIONALLY0 SEP>AT$ *ILDR5 FROM !IR P>5TS AT ! BORD]1 EV]Y ONE ( ! MORE ?AN #b4#e MILLION PEOPLE ,OBAMA DEPORT$ LEFT *ILDR5 OR O!R LOV$ ONES BEH9D4 

,BORD]S SEP>ATE FAMILIES4 ,?AT'S :AT !Y DO4 ,& ?OSE :O SUPPORT BORD]S--:I* IS TO SAY1 ?OSE :O SUPPORT /ATES & ELECTIONS & ALL ! O!R ?+S ?AT GO ALONG ) !M--CAN EI!R DEHUMANIZE IMMIGRANTS1 OR !Y CAN CELEBRATE HUMANE WAYS ( IMPRISON+ !M & BREAK+ UP !IR FAMILIES4 

,9 ! RUN-UP TO ! ,NOVEMB] #bah ELECTIONS1 WE WILL ALL BE TOLD WE >E MON/]S IF WE DO NOT VOTE TO SUPPORT MORE HUMANE BORD]S1 MORE HUMANE POLICE KILL+S1 MORE HUMANE W>S1 & ! /&>D NEOLIB]AL TRADE AGREEM5TS & POLITICAL ALLIANCES4 ,?IS PROCESS WILL BE /EPP$ UP SEV]AL SCALES ( MAGNITUDE = ! #bb ELECTION CAMPAIGN1 :I* />TS ?IS ,NOVEMB] #g4 ,! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY WILL BE SP5D+ MILLIONS ( DOLL>S TO TAKE OV] OR SIL5CE ! BROAD LEFT COALITIONS BUILT UP OV] ! LA/ TWO YE>S ( ANTI-FASCI/ & PRO-IMMIGRANT ORGANIZ+4 ,PEOPLE :O MA9TA9 CRITICAL POSITIONS WILL BE CALL$ CRIM9ALS1 RACI/S1 :ATEV] IT TAKES4 ,! ,N,G,O ACTIVI/S :O %>E SPACES ) US HAVE LE>N$ \R LANGUAGE & !Y KN[ H[ TO NEUTRALIZE US ALMO/ AS WELL AS ! ,F,B,I NEUTRALIZ$ ,PAN!RS 9 ! #a#i#fS & '#gS4 

,MEAN:ILE1 T5S ( MILLIONS ( Y\NG & NOT-SO-Y\NG ,AM]ICANS WILL P9 !IR HOPES ON A PROGRESSIVE REBIR?4 ,Y\NG IMMIGRANT GIRLS WILL DREAM ( /UDY+ TO BE LAWY]S & JUDGES 9 ! 0C\RTS ( ! CONQU]OR10 TO BORR[ A PHRASE FROM ?AT HI/ORIC *IEF JU/ICE1 ,JOHN ,M>%ALL4 ,HI< S*OOL RADICALS WILL /YLE !MSELVES SOCIALI/S & GO SO F> AS TO ADVOCATE EXP&$ GOV]NM5T HEAL? C>E PROGRAMS & FREE UNIV]SITY TUITIONS4 ,!Y WILL ALL1 )\T SAY+ SO1 CONSPIRE TO MAKE ,AM]ICA GREAT AGA94 

,TO A*IEVE ?IS R5EWAL1 ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY WILL HAVE TO BROK] SOME K9D ( WORKABLE CONS5SUS BETWE5 ITS C5TRI/ & PROGRESSIVE BRAN*ES4 ,! PROGRESSIVES :O WON PRIM>IES WILL HAVE TO %[ !Y CAN W9 SEATS 9 ,NOVEMB] #b#a#h2 B>R+ ?AT & A MAJOR IMPROVEM5T ON ! GRASSROOTS MA*9E ?AT FAIL$ TO W9 ,B]NIE ,S&]S ! NOM9ATION 9 #b#a#f1 ! #bb C&IDATE WILL REPRES5T ! C5TRI/ FACTION4 ,9 #b#a#f1 ! ,DEMOCRATIC PRIM>IES W]E BASICALLY A REF]5DUM ON :O WAS BE/ CONNECT$ TO ! P>TY MA*9E1 RA!R ?AN :O HAD A BETT] *ANCE ( BEAT+ ! ,REPUBLICANS4 ,IF ,DEMOCRATS >E EQUALLY /UPID1 & DON'T PRIORITIZE CRIT]IA RELAT$ TO ! ABILITY TO W91 !Y MI<T LOSE TWO UNLOSABLE ELECTIONS 9 A R[4 ,IF !Y WISE UP1 !Y'LL NOM9ATE SOMEONE *>ISMATIC :O IS CAPABLE ( MAK+ SIGNIFICANT NODS TO ! PROGRESSIVE AG5DAS ?AT WILL MOTIVATE AN ACTIVI/ BASE4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL IF WE LOOK AT TWO FACTORS3 ! /RONG LEFT-W+ TILT ( Y\NG] AGE GR\PS1 & ! EV5 /RONG] DECL9E 9 Y\NG VOT] TURN\T4 ,BY FAVOR+ VISIONLESS C5TRI/ C&IDATES ?AT DISC\RAGE PROGRESSIVE VOT]S1 ,DEMOCRATS >E COMMITT+ POLITICAL SUICIDE1 US+ A PRO-C5T] >I?METIC ?AT NO LONG] APPLIES TO ! CURR5T SOCIAL REALITY4 

,! ,DEMOCRATS WILL GET SOME EXTRA HELP1 MAYBE EV5 MAK+ !M /UPIDITY-PRO( ! WAY ,TRUMP WISELY MADE HIMSELF CONTROV]SY-PRO(1 IF ! ECONOMY />TS TO TANK BE=E ,NOVEMB] #b#b4 ,!Y WILL HAVE TO WORK H>D TO NOT W9 9 #b#b1 & IF !Y DO1 !Y WILL IMM$IATELY EMB>K ON AN AGGRESSIVE TURN>\ND ( ,U,S POLICY4 ,AN 5D TO T>IFFS1 CLOS] RELATIONS ) ! ,E,U1 A RETURN TO ! TOO-LITTLE TOO-LATE ,P>IS ,AGREEM5T1 A /& AGA9/ ,RUSSIAN 9FLU5CE 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 A ?AW ) ,IRAN1 A LESS BELLIG]5T POLICY ( ,*9A-CONTA9M5T1 & HYPOCRITICAL ATTEMPTS TO BROADCA/ AN 9SPIR+ & COH]5T PROSELYTISM ( DEMOCRACY4 ,ON ! HOME FRONT1 IF CONGRESSIONAL MAJORITIES ALL[1 !Y WILL SEEK A HEAL?C>E RE=M--EI!R %OR+ UP ,OBAMAC>E OR IMPLEM5T+ SOME?+ ?AT ACTUALLY MAKES S5SE--& L>GE-SCALE LEGALIZATION ( IMMIGRANTS C\PL$ ) A FUR!R /R5G!N+ ( ! BORD] & DEPORTATION MA*9]Y4 

,ABOVE ALL1 !Y WILL SELL A DREAM ( AN 9CLUSIVE PATRIOTISM1 A VISION ?AT MA9/REAM M$IA \TLETS >E ALREADY TRY+ TO P$DLE4 ,WE >E REM9D$ H]E ( ! ,S,Y,R,I,Z,A GOV]NM5T 9 ,GREECE1 ! MO/ PROGRESSIVE 9 ALL ( ,EUROPE ?AT1 ASIDE FROM 9/ITUT+ ! H>%E/ AU/]ITY MEASURES1 ALSO WON ! DI/9CTION ( BE+ EV5 MORE MILIT>I/ ?AN !IR CONS]VATIVE PR$ECESSORS4 

,OV] TIME1 ,DEMOCRATIC CON/ITU5CIES >E LIKELY TO CONT9UE %IFT+ 9 FAVOR ( ! PROGRESSIVE FACTION1 :O MAY FIELD A PROGRESSIVE C&IDATE BY #b#b#h4 ,( C\RSE1 IF ! ECONOMIC COLLAPSE IS AS BAD AS IT HAS ! POT5TIAL TO BE1 ALL !IR POLICIES WILL REVOLVE >\ND & BE CON/RA9$ BY IT & ! CONCOMITANT GEOPOLITICAL TURMOIL4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ,TRUMP'S PHANTOM 9FRA-MAJORITY WILL CONT9UE TO WANE4 ,! AGE GR\PS HE WON />T AT #f#e1 SO MORE ( !M WILL BE DY+ (F EV]Y YE>1 & UNLESS PROGRESSIVES SUDD5LY />T LOS+ ! ,CULTURE ,W>1 !Y WON'T BE RAPIDLY REPL5I%$4 ,= SOME TIME1 ?\<1 !Y WILL FATALLY DIVIDE ,REPUBLICAN CON/ITU5CIES1 =C+ ?AT P>TY 9TO ! BALANC+ ACT ( HAV+ TO APPEASE TWO POL>IZ$ FACTIONS1 NEI!R ( :I* WILL BE T]RIBLY MOTIVAT$ TO SUPPORT ! O!R 9 ELECTIONS 7ESPECIALLY N[ ?AT ! MOTIVATOR ( ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT MAJORITY NO LONG] APPLIES74 

,IF SOMEH[ ! ,REPUBLICANS W9 9 #b#b1 EI!R !Y RE9 BACK 9 7E4G41 REPLAC+ AN IMPEA*$ ,TRUMP ) ,P5CE71 OR !Y WILL CEM5T !IR DE/RUCTION ( ,U,S POLITICAL HEGEMONY & ECONOMIC DOM9ANCE4 ,TRUMP'S PROGRAM1 SU* AS IT IS1 IS NOT 0REVAN*I/0 AS SOME HYP]BOLIC ANTIFASCI/S HAVE CLAIM$2 RA!R ?AN TRY+ TO RECOV] ,AM]ICA'S DOM9ANT PLACE 9 ! WORLD IT IS 9 FACT DE/ROY+ IT4 ,9 AN ECONOMICALLY DEPRESS$1 GEOPOLITICALLY HAS-BE5 ,U,S 9 ! ALT]NATE FUTURE 9 :I* ,TRUMPI/ ,REPUBLICANS KEEP W9N+1 WE MI<T IMAG9E ! CONDITIONS = MORE FASCI/ MOVEM5TS1 BUT :AT W\LD ALL ! SUPREMELY P[]FUL ,U,S CAPITALI/S BE DO+ 9 ALL ! 9T]V5+ YE>S AS !Y WAT* !IR =TUNES WILLFULLY FLU%$ D[N ! DRA9S8 ,!Y W\LD BE DO+ EV]Y?+ !Y C\LD TO PREV5T IT1 AS !Y ALREADY HAVE />T$ DO+1 ) MANY ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT ,U,S CORPORATIONS REPEAT$LY SPEAK+ \T AGA9/ ,TRUMP POLICIES4 ,AGA91 ?IS CONTRADICTS ! SIMPLI/IC ANTI-FASCI/ ASS]TION ?AT ECONOMIC RECESSION EQUALS MORE FASCISM4 ,IT'S MU* MORE COMPLICAT$ ?AN ?AT3 SOMETIMES1 ECONOMIC CRISES PU% CAPITALI/S TO SUPPORT MORE DEMOCRACY1 NOT LESS1 AS HAPP5$ 9 ,SPA9 9 ! #a#i#gS & AS IS HAPP5+ TODAY4 

,! QUE/ION = AN>*I/S1 !N1 FAC$ ) A RESURG5T RI<T & ! EV5 GREAT] POSSIBILITY ( A TRIUMPHANT LEFT1 IS3 :AT >E ! POSITIONS ?AT CUT TO ! HE>T ( ! PROBLEM1 NO MATT] :O IS 9 P[]1 :ILE ALSO SPEAK+ TO ! SPECIFIC DETAILS ( H[ P[] IS TRAMPL+ PEOPLE D[N8 

,IT IS NOT ?AT H>D TO CONCEIVE ( A WAY TO OPPOSE /ATE P[] & RACI/ VIOL5CE ?AT LEAVES US READY1 PRIM$1 & ON \R FEET NO MATT] :O W9S 9 ,NOVEMB]1 & MANY AN>*I/S >E DO+ JU/ ?AT4 ,AS AN>*I/S1 WE WILL ALWAYS FI<T AGA9/ BORD]S1 AGA9/ RACISM1 AGA9/ POLICE1 AGA9/ MISOGYNY & TRANSPHOBIA1 & ?US WE WILL ALWAYS BE ON ! FRONTL9ES AGA9/ ANY RI<T-W+ RESURG5CE4 ,BUT >E NOT BORD]S1 POLICE1 ! CONT9UATION ( COLONIAL 9/ITUTIONS1 & ! REGULATION ( G5D] & FAMILIES ALSO A FUNDAM5TAL P>T ( ! PROGRESSIVE PROJECT8 

,! PR9CIPAL HYPOCRISY ( PROGRESSIVES CAN (T5 BE F\ND 9 !IR TACIT SUPPORT = REPRESSION1 ?AT UNBROK5 *A9 ?AT CONNECTS ! MO/ VICI\S FASCI/ ) ! MO/ HUMANI/IC LEFTY4 ,?AT'S :Y IT MAKES S5SE = AN>*I/S TO HI<LI<T ! PRISON]S' /RIKE & TO BR+ ! QUE/ION ( SOLID>ITY ) DETA9EES FROM ANTI-PIPEL9E /RUGGLES & PRISON]S FROM ANTI-POLICE UPRIS+S 9TO ! HE>T ( ANY COALITION ) ! LEFT4 ,IF !Y WANT TO PROTECT ! 5VIRONM5T1 WILL !Y SUPPORT ,M>IUS ,MASON & ,JOSEPH ,DIBEE8 ,IF !Y ?9K BUILD+ EV] MORE OIL & GAS PIPEL9ES AT ?IS ADVANC$ /AGE ( GLOBAL W>M+ IS UNCONSCIONABLE1 WILL !Y /& ) ,WAT] ,PROTECTORS8 ,IF !Y LOA! POLICE RACISM1 WILL !Y SUPPORT ! PEOPLE /ILL LOCK$ UP AFT] UPRIS+S 9 ,F]GUSON1 ,BALTIMORE1 ,OAKL& & ELSE:]E1 PRIM>ILY BLACK PEOPLE FI<T+ BACK ON ! FRONTL9ES AGA9/ POLICE VIOL5CE8 

,SU* AN EMPHASIS WILL SEP>ATE ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY OP]ATIVES FROM S9C]E ACTIVI/S 9 ! 5VIRONM5TAL1 IMMIGRANT SOLID>ITY1 & ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] MOVEM5TS4 ,IT WILL ALSO *ALL5GE ! ILLUSION ?AT NEW POLITICIANS WILL SOLVE !SE PROBLEMS1 & SPREAD SUPPORT = ! TACTICS ( DIRECT ACTION & COLLECTIVE SELF-DEF5SE4 

,DEMOCRATIC OR ,TE*NOCRATIC ,SOCIALISM 

,NO?+ LA/S =EV]1 & ?\< DEMOCRATIC /RATEGIES ( GOV]NANCE & EXPLOITATION MI<T BE ! GREATE/ PRES5T DANG] TODAY1 ?AT DOESN'T MEAN ! SAME WILL BE TRUE TOMORR[4 ,DEMOCRACY AS A GOV]NM5TAL PRACTICE 9CAPABLE ( REALIZ+ ITS IDEALS IS 9 CRISIS DOME/ICALLY 9 ! ,U,S & MANY O!R C\NTRIES1 BUT DEMOCRACY AS A /RUCTURE = 9T]/ATE COOP]ATION & CAPITAL ACCUMULATION IS ALSO FAC+ A CRISIS AT ! GLOBAL LEVEL4 

,DUE TO ITS DOME/IC CRISIS1 DEMOCRACY IS FAIL+ TO CAPTURE ! ASPIRATIONS ( ITS SUBJECTS4 ,! K9DS ( EQUALITY IT GU>ANTEES >E MO/LY EI!R IRRELEVANT OR P]NICI\S1 & ! B5EFITS DECREASE ! FUR!R D[N ! SOCIAL LADD] Y\ GO4 ,DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T HAS FAIL$ TO DELIV] JU/ SOCIETIES & FAIL$ TO COV] UP ! WID5+ GAP BETWE5 ! HAVES & ! HAVE-NOTS4 ,IT HAS 5D$ UP AS ANO!R >I/OCRATIC SY/EM1 NO BETT] ?AN ! ONES IT REPLAC$4 

,?IS MEANS ?AT DEMOCRACY IS LOS+ ITS 9NOVATIVE ABILITY TO RECUP]ATE RESI/ANCE4 ,BUT UNTIL R\<LY #b#h1 NEOLIB]AL ELITES B>ELY C>$ AB\T RESI/ANCE4 ,!Y ?\<T ?AT !Y HAD SO DEFEAT$ & BURI$ REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIALS ?AT !Y HAD NO NE$ TO PRET5D1 NO NE$ TO TOSS ! CR[D ANY PEANUTS4 ,AS ! #a#i#iS & #bS DRAGG$ ON1 !Y BECAME 9CREAS+LY BLATANT 9 !IR CRUSADE TO CONC5TRATE WEAL? 9 FEW] & FEW] H&S :ILE DESPOIL+ ! 5VIRONM5T & M>G9ALIZ+ EV] L>G] PORTIONS ( ! POPULATION4 ,N[ ?AT !Y HAVE REVEAL$ !IR TRUE FACE1 IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME = PEOPLE TO =GET BE=E !Y CAN USE !IR SIR5 SONG AGA91 & ?IS LACK ( TRU/ 9 PUBLIC 9/ITUTIONS COMES AT A BAD TIME = ! ONCE HEGEMONIC ,N,A,T,O C\NTRIES & !IR ALLIES4 

,?IS UND]SCORES :Y IT IS SO FRU/RAT+LY MYOPIC :5 RADICALS HELP TO RE/ORE ! S$UCTIVE VALUE ( DEMOCRACY BY TALK+ AB\T :AT 0REAL DEMOCRACY0 %\LD LOOK LIKE3 IT'S LIKE ! /ORY ( ! 5G9E] 9 ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION :OSE LIFE WAS SP>$ AT ! LA/ MOM5T :5 ! GUILLOT9E JAMM$--UNTIL HE LOOK$ UP & SAID1 0,I ?9K ,I SEE Y\R PROBLEM40 

,IF ! GLOBAL CRISIS ( ! DEMOCRATIC ORD] CULM9ATES BE=E ! S$UCTIVE VALUE ( DEMOCRACY IS R5EW$1 IT WILL BE ?AT MU* H>D] = !M TO PREV5T REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS FROM GR[+ 9TO REAL ?REATS4 ,?IS SECOND CRISIS REVOLVES >\ND ! ONGO+ BREAKD[N ( 9T]/ATE POLITICAL ME*ANISMS ?AT >E DECREAS+LY ABLE TO M$IATE CONFLICTS1 & ! IMP5D+ ECONOMIC COLLAPSE ?AT ?REAT5S TO CLOSE ! BUFFET AT :I* MO/ ( ! WORLD'S /ATES HAVE BE5 5GORG+ !MSELVES1 WILL+ TO COOP]ATE BECAUSE !Y ALL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES = ECONOMIC GR[?4 

,! MANY & GR[+ PROBLEMS ( ! ,U,S-5G9E]$ GLOBAL SY/EM HAVE 9DE$ L$ MANY /ATE & M>KET PLANN]S TO TALK AB\T TWEAK+ ! CURR5T DEMOCRATIC SY/EM4 ,DIFF]5T PROPOSALS = SOLV+ DEMOCRACY'S DOME/IC CRISIS 9CLUDE %IFTS TO MORE DELIB]ATIVE OR P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRACY1 TO DIGITAL OR E-DEMOCRACY1 AS A WAY TO RECOV] MASS CIVIC P>TICIPATION2 TO RE-L9K SOCIO-ECONOMIC ) POLITICAL EQUALITY2 & TO *ECK ! ACCUMULATIVE P[] ( ! ELITE4 ,?IS CURR5T HAS DECID$LY LITTLE LEV]AGE ON POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS & POLICY MAK]S4 ,ONCE ADVOCAT$ BY ! WIDELY READ BUT POORLY CONNECT$ IDEALI/S ( POLITICAL SCI5CE1 IT HAS S9CE MIGRAT$ TO ! /REET1 & IT IS N[ MO/LY >TICULAT$ BY PEOPLE 9 ! TE* SECTOR :O ?9K !IR NEW GADGETS CAN REVOLUTIONIZE GOV]NM5T--UNCRITICALLY ASSUM+ ?AT ! BAD \TCOMES ( GOV]NM5T HAVE BE5 ! RESULTS ( TE*NOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS--& BY PROGRESSIVE P>TIES 9 ,EUROPE & ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 MO/LY ) 9FLU5CE AT ! MUNICIPAL LEVEL4 

,MO/ POLITICALLY CONNECT$ RESE>*]S & ?9K TANKS TAKE ! OPPOSITE APPROA*3 MASS CIVIC P>TICIPATION IS AN UNREALI/IC OR UNDESIRABLE GOAL1 ) MANY EV5 BLAM+ ! PLEBS = DEMOCRACY'S D[NW>D SPIRAL4 ,ONE C\NT]-PROPOSAL D\BLES D[N ON REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY & SOLVES ! CRISIS ?R\< CONSULTATION ) 0M9I-PUBLICS0 ?AT REPLACE MASS CIVIC P>TICIPATION1 NO LONG] A REALI/IC GOAL ACCORD+ TO PROPON5TS1 AS AN 9/ITUTIONAL *ECK ON ELITE P[]4 ,O!RS SPEAK ( ! NE$ = MORE PR(ESSIONALISM & /RUCTURALLY IMPROV$ 9T]M$I>IES 7POLITICAL P>TIES & 9T]E/ GR\PS71 A SORT ( HYBRID BETWE5 DEMOCRACY & MORE PR(ESSIONALIZ$ REPRES5TATIONAL POLITICS4 ,BUT BECAUSE ! FIR/ CRISIS IS EV]Y BIT AS MU* AB\T P]CEPTION AS AB\T \TCOMES1 IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT /UFF$ %IRT RESE>*]S ) AN +RA9$ DI/RU/ ( ! PUBLIC WILL KN[ H[ TO SOLVE IT1 REG>DLESS ( ! QUALITY ( !IR DATA4 

,H[EV]1 !RE IS NO REASON !SE TWO CURR5TS CANNOT BE COMB9$3 MORE POPUL> REF]5DUMS & DIGITAL POLLS AT ! MUNICIPAL SCALE2 MORE PR(ESSIONALIZATION1 TE*NOCRATIC EVALUATIONS1 & /RUCTURAL IMPROVEM5T ( POLITICAL P>TIES AT ! C\NTRY-WIDE SCALE4 ,! =M] W\LD IMPROVE PUBLIC CONFID5CE & FEEL+S ( EMP[]M5T1 ! LATT] W\LD DECREASE 9COMPET5CE & PREV5T SUDD5 DISA/R\S POPULI/ %IFTS 9 POLICY4 ,! GREATE/ OB/ACLE TO SU* /RATEGIC *ANGES IS ! POLITICAL CULTURE1 ! 9/ITUTIONAL 9]TIA ( A COMPLEX SY/EM ?AT HAS ALREADY BE5 9 PLACE = MANY DECADES4 ,LOOK AT ! PRACTICAL IMPOSSIBILITY ( GO+ BEYOND A TWO-P>TY SY/EM 9 ! ,U,S1 & CONSID] ?AT 9 MO/ C\NTRIES1 ANY *ANGE TO ! /RUCTURE ( POLITICAL P>TIES & O!R 9T]M$I>IES1 BEYOND M]E CAMPAIGN F9ANCE RE=M 7ALREADY IMPLEM5T$ 9 MANY DEMOCRACIES71 W\LD REQUIRE H>D-TO-A*IEVE CON/ITUTIONAL RE=MS4 

,AS = ! SECOND CRISIS1 !RE SEEMS TO BE MU* LESS DEBATE4 ,WE/]N F9ANCIAL J\RNALS EV9CE A NE> COMPLETE CONS5SUS ON ! NE$ TO REJECT ECONOMIC NATIONALISM & RE/ORE 0! RULES-GOV]N$ MULTILAT]AL TRAD+ ORD] ?AT ! ,U,S ITSELF CREAT$40 ,! ONLY VOICES 9 FAVOR ( ECONOMIC NATIONALISM >E ?OSE ( SOME ECOLOGI/S ) LITTLE POLITICAL CL\T2 ! LEFTOV]S ( LEFT ,P]ONI/ ANTI-GLOBALISM 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 LONG ECLIPS$ BY 5DOG5\S CURR5TS ( NEOLIB]ALISM FOLL[+ ! CUES ( ,LULA & COMPANY2 & SOME REACTION>Y POLITICIANS 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,NOR? :O UND]/& NO?+ AB\T ECONOMICS & ONLY CAME TO P[] BECAUSE !Y W]E FIR/ 9 L9E TO APPLY ADVANCES 9 DATA ANALYTICS ?AT MORE C5TRI/ POLITICIANS1 SURE ( !IR VICTORIES1 HADN'T TURN$ TO YET4.<#e.> ,! CORPORATE ELITE UNI=MLY SEE ECONOMIC NATIONALISM AS A RISK--A BAD ?+--& >E CURR5TLY HO/+ A CONV]SATION ON H[ 0MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATIONS HAVE TO OV]COME ! PROTECTIONI/ S5TIM5TS AMONG CONSUM]S & GOV]NM5T REGULATORS & RE9V5T !IR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MODELS40 

,!RE IS JU/ ONE IMPORTANT EXCEPTION TO ?IS CONS5SUS1 & ACTUALLY ! ONLY REAL ALT]NATIVE BE+ PROPOS$ TO ! CURR5T DEMOCRATIC ORD]3 TE*NOCRACY1 :I* IS SOMETIMES ID5TIFI$ ) A =M ( ECONOMIC NATIONALISM UNRELAT$ TO ?AT PROPOS$ BY ! LIKES ( ,BANNON4 

,! ,*9ESE /ATE IS ! *IEF MODEL & PROPON5T ( SU* A SY/EM1 ?\< !RE HAVE ALSO BE5 FRANK DISCUSSIONS ( SU* A MODEL 9 ! ,WE/4 ,! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION CON/ITUTES A HYBRID BETWE5 A TE*NOCRATIC & DEMOCRATIC MODEL1 ?\< IT CANNOT ADVOCATE SU* HYBRIDIZATION1 BECAUSE TO ACKN[L$GE A GAP BETWE5 DEMOCRACY & TE*NOCRACY W\LD CONTRADICT ! ,E,U'S FUNDAM5TAL ID5TITY4 

,A TE*NOCRATIC SY/EM LEAVES POLICY DECISIONS TO APPO9T$ EXP]TS :O CLIMB ! RANKS1 O/5SIBLY BAS$ ON P]=MANCE2 APPO9TM5TS >E C>RI$ \T BY ! 9/ITUTION ITSELF1 AS 9 A UNIV]SITY1 NOT BY CONSULTATION ) ! PUBLIC4 ,MO/ LEAD+ MEMB]S ( ! ,*9ESE ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 = EXAMPLE1 >E 5G9E]S & O!R SCI5TI/S4 ,H[EV]1 IT W\LD BE NAIVE TO IGNORE ?AT !Y >E FIR/ & =EMO/ POLITICIANS4 ,!Y SIMPLY HAVE TO RESPOND TO 9T]NAL P[] DYNAMICS RA!R ?AN FOCUS+ ON P]=M+ = ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 

,9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! ALL-IMPORTANT ,F$]AL ,RES]VE RUNS TE*NOCRATICALLY1 AL?\< IT IS SUBORD9AT$ TO DEMOCRATIC LEAD]%IP4 ,! TE*NOCRATIC ELEM5TS ( ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION1 SU* AS ! ,EUROPEAN ,C5TRAL ,BANK1 5JOY F> MORE POLICY-MAK+ P[]1 & >E (T5 ABLE TO DICTATE T]MS TO ! DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5TS ( MEMB] /ATES4 ,H[EV]1 ! ,E,U HAS BE5 C>EFUL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! OLD LIB]AL DI/9CTION BETWE5 POLITICS & ECONOMICS3 BY RELEGAT+ TE*NOCRACY TO A PUTATIVELY ECONOMIC SPH]E1 ! ,E,U MA9TA9S ITS OBLIGATORY COMMITM5T TO DEMOCRACY4 

,ONE ( ! *IEF WEAKNESSES ( ,WE/]N DEMOCRACY ?AT A TE*NOCRATIC SY/EM CAN %ORE UP IS ! T5D5CY T[>DS SUDD51 IRRATIONAL POLICY %IFTS ?AT CORRESPOND TO A POPULI/ ATTEMPT TO SEIZE P[]4 ,SOMEONE LIKE ,TRUMP CAN MAKE A CLAIM BAS$ ON MIS9=MATION ?AT NONE!LESS RESONATES ) ! LIV$ EXP]I5CES ( A P>T ( ! ELECTORATE--= EXAMPLE1 ,N,A,F,T,A DID HURT A GREAT MANY PEOPLE1 BUT ! REASONS ?AT IT DID1 & ! EFFECTS ( HIS PROPOS$ ALT]NATIVE1 >E QUITE DIFF]5T ?AN :AT ,TRUMP CLAIM$4 ,9 GOV]NM5T1 ! S9E QUA NON = IMPLEM5T+ ONE'S PROGRAM IS TO GA9 CONTROL OV] ! 9/RUM5TS ( P[]4 ,UND] A DEMOCRATIC SY/EM1 W9N+ CONTROL OV] ?OSE 9/RUM5TS IS DEP5D5T ON SUCCESSFULLY APPEAL+ TO A MAJORITY ( ! ELECTORATE ?R\< ! ELITI/ FILT]S ( ! CORPORATE M$IA & CAMPAIGN F9ANCE4 ,= A LONG TIME1 P>TIES A*IEV$ ?IS BY DI/+UI%+ BETWE5 POPUL> & PR(ESSIONAL DISC\RSES4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 !Y REGUL>LY LI$ TO ! MASSES AB\T :AT !Y W]E GO+ TO ACTUALLY DO1 CONTRIBUT+ YE> AFT] YE> TO ! CRISIS ( DEMOCRACY4 ,POPULI/S LIKE ,TRUMP SIGNAL$ ?AT !Y W\LD BREAK ) ?IS PATT]N BY BREAK+ ALL ! O!R RULES ( RESPECTABLE POLITICS4 ,! PROBLEM 7FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( ! ,/ATE7 IS ?AT SU* A /RATEGY IS EFFECTIVE AT W9N+ A VOTE BUT NOT EFFECTIVE AT PURSU+ ! 9T]E/S ( ! 9/ITUTIONS ( GOV]NM5T4 

,TE*NOCRATIC SY/EMS SOLVE ?IS PROBLEM BY REMOV+ ! IRRELEVANT FE$BACK LOOP ( ! ELECTORATE1 BAS+ ACCESS TO P[] DIRECTLY ON ! P]=MANCE ( ! /RATEGIES ?AT WILL AMPLIFY P[]4 ,9 DO+ SO1 TE*NOCRATS ALSO !ORETICALLY PROTECT !MSELVES FROM ! RISK ( BAD LEAD]S4 ,/UPID1 *>ISMATIC LEAD]S >E A HALLM>K ( DEMOCRACY1 BUT ! DANG] !Y PRES5T TO ! SY/EM IS NEUTRALIZ$ BY ! 9TELLIG5T1 UN*>ISMATIC ADVIS]S :O KEEP !M ON A TI<T LEA%4 ,GEORGE ,W4 ,BU% & ,RONALD ,REAGAN W]E P]FECT1 FUNCTION+ EXAMPLES ( ?IS MODEL4 ,9 BREAK+ ! LEA%1 ,TRUMP DEMON/RAT$ ?AT IT IS NOT A /RONG /RUCTURAL FEATURE ( DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T1 & ?US A POT5TIAL WEAK PO9T4 

,ANO!R ADVANTAGE ( TE*NOCRATIC SY/EMS IS !IR ABILITY TO C5TRALIZE 9T]E/S4 ,9 ANY DEMOCRATIC SY/EM1 !RE >E MANY COMPET+ 9T]E/S ?AT MAKE CONS5SUS DIFFICULT2 ?IS CAN LEAD TO 5TR5*$1 POL>IZ$1 P>TISAN POLITICS4 ,DUR+ ! ,GOLD5 ,AGE ( DEMOCRACY1 !RE WAS ELITE CONS5SUS ON ! FUNDAM5TAL /RATEGIES ( GOV]NANCE4 ,N[ WE >E 9CREAS+LY SEE+ A DIV]G5CE ( ELITE 9T]E/S & ! 9COMPATIBILITY ( DIFF]5T GOV]N+ /RATEGIES4 ,A TE*NOCRATIC SY/EM USES ! MASSIVE P[] ( ! /ATE NOT TO CREATE A T]RA9 9 :I* CAPITALI/S CAN PROSP]1 BUT TO /RATEGICALLY ORD] ! OP]ATIONS ( CAPITAL 9 A CONV]G5T TRAJECTORY4 ,9 REC5T YE>S1 ! ,*9ESE /ATE HAS BE5 >RE/+1 IMPRISON+1 & DISAPPE>+ BILLIONAIRES IT ACCUSES ( CORRUPTION1 :I* MEANS ACT+ \TSIDE ! ,P>TY'S CONTROL OV] ! M>KET1 5GAG+ 9 ALT]NATE OR AUTONOM\S M>KET PLANN+4 

,ON ! GEOPOLITICAL /AGE1 ! ,*9ESE TE*NOCRATIC MODEL HAS A C]TA9 ADVANTAGE4 ,C\NTRY AFT] C\NTRY & COMPANY AFT] COMPANY HAVE B[$ TO ,BEIJ+'S DEM&S & /OPP$ RECOGNIZ+ ,TAIWAN AS AN 9DEP5D5T C\NTRY4 ,NOT ONLY IS ,*9A A MAJOR ECONOMY1 IT HAS A GREAT] ABILITY TO LEV]AGE ACCESS TO ?AT ECONOMY = POLITICAL PURPOSES1 COMB9+ GREAT] C5TRALIZATION ) A /REAML9$ /RATEGIC APPROA* ?AT REPUDIATES ! DIVISION ( POLITICS & ECONOMICS4 

,H[EV]1 !RE IS A GREAT DEAL ( MY? >\ND TE*NOCRATIC GOV]NANCE4 ,Y\ CAN'T HAVE A PURELY 0SCI5TIFIC0 GOV]NM5T BECAUSE 0OBJECTIVE 9T]E/S0 IS A CONTRADICTION 9 T]MS4 ,BA] EMPIRICISM CANNOT RECOGNIZE SOME?+ AS SUBJECTIVE AS 9T]E/S2 ?IS IS :Y SCI5TIFIC BODIES HAVE TO FABRICATE DISCREET IDEOLOGIES MASQU]AD+ AS NEUTRAL PRES5TATIONS ( FACT1 S9CE !RE IS NO HUMAN ACTIVITY1 & C]TA9LY NO COORD9AT$ RESE>* & DEVELOPM5T1 )\T 9T]E/S4 ,YET GOV]NM5TS >E NO?+ )\T 9T]E/S4 ,!Y >E1 AT !IR MO/ RUDIM5T>Y1 ! CONC5TRATION ( A GREAT DEAL ( RES\RCES1 P[]1 & CAPACITY = VIOL5CE ) ! PURPOSE ( FULFILL+ ! 9T]E/S ( A SPECIFIC GR\P ( PEOPLE4 ,! RELATION%IP BECOMES MORE COMPLEX AS GOV]NM5TS BECOME MORE COMPLEX1 ) DIFF]5T TYPES ( PEOPLE DEVELOP+ DIFF]5T 9T]E/S ) REG>D TO ! GOV]NM5T & ) 9/ITUTIONS PRODUC+ SUBJECTIVITIES & !RE=E MOLD+ PEOPLE'S P]CEPTIONS ( !IR 9T]E/S1 BUT ! C5TRALITY ( 9T]E/S REMA9S1 AS DOES ! FACT ?AT HI]>*ICAL P[] BL9DS PEOPLE TO EV]Y?+ \TSIDE ( A V]Y N>R[ REALITY1 & SU* 9S5SITIVITY COMB9$ ) SU* GREAT P[] IS A SURE RECIPE = UNPREC$5T$ /UPIDITY4 

,ONE EXAMPLE ( ?IS IS ! ,?REE ,GORGES ,DAM1 P]HAPS ! GREATE/ CON/RUCTION FEAT ( ! #b? ,C5TURY1 & C]TA9LY A SYMBOL ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY'S ABILITY TO C>RY \T /RATEGIC PLANN+ ?AT SACRIFICES LOCAL 9T]E/S = A P]CEIV$ GREAT] GOOD4 ,BUT ! DAM HAS CAUS$ SO MANY DEMOGRAPHIC1 5VIRONM5TAL1 & GEOLOGICAL PROBLEMS ?AT !Y MAY \TWEI< ! B5EFITS 9 5]GY PRODUCTION4 ,! MAJOR MOTIVATION = BUILD+ ! DAM WAS PROBABLY HUBRIS--! /ATE BASK+ 9 ITS TE*NOCRATIC P[]--MORE ?AN A MEASUR$ E/IMATION ?AT ! DAM W\LD BE WOR? IT4 

,P[] POLITICS MAY ALSO PLAY A ROLE 9 ,*9A'S L5D+ CRISIS4 ,SMALL] BUS9ESSES HAVE A H>D TIME SECUR+ LOANS FROM ,*9A'S E/ABLI%$ BANK+ SY/EM1 :I* HAS TRADITIONALLY FAVOR$ /ATE-[N$ COMPANIES & L>GE OR POLITICALLY CONNECT$ FIRMS1 SO !SE BUS9ESSES TURN$ TO NEW] PE]-TO-PE] L5D+ PLAT=MS1 MANY ( :I* W]E %UT D[N BY ! GOV]NM5T OR O!RWISE COLLAPS$1 CAUS+ A HUGE LOSS ( SAV+S4 ,! PROBLEM TAKES ON ADDITIONAL DIM5SIONS :5 ONE CONSID]S H[ IMPORTANT NEW BUS9ESSES HAVE BE5 9 ! ,U,S ECONOMY 9 ! PA/ C\PLE DECADES3 ?9K ,APPLE1 ,GOOGLE1 ,AMAZON1 ,FACEBOOK4 ,>GUABLY1 IT IS ONLY !SE COMPANIES ?AT ALL[ ! ,U,S TO MA9TA9 ITS TOP SPOT 9 ! WORLD ECONOMY4 ,& :ILE TE* />TUPS LIKE ,DIDI & ,ALIBABA HAVE BE5 IMPORTANT TO ,*9ESE ECONOMIC GR[?1 & HAVE ALSO SUCCE$$ 9 CLIMB+ ! RANKS TO RECEIVE VITAL /ATE SUPPORT1 !Y HAVE NOT YET DEMON/RAT$ ! CAPACITY = CUTT+-$GE 9NOVATION ?AT W\LD BE REQUIR$ ( A GLOBAL LEAD]4 ,P]HAPS !Y CAN BE MORE ACCURATELY P]CEIV$ AS COPIES ( E/ABLI%$ ,WE/]N FIRMS ?AT W]E ABLE TO RECEIVE F9ANC+ ONLY AFT] !IR ,WE/]N ANALOGS HAD DEMON/RAT$ ! IMPORTANCE ( SU* COMPANIES4 ,IF ?IS IS ACCURATE1 IT DOESN'T BODE WELL = ! ABILITY ( ,*9ESE /ATE-CAPITALISM TO CREATE A CLIMATE ?AT WILL FAVOR MORE CUTT+-$GE 9NOVATION ?AN ,WE/]N CAPITALI/ /ATES4 

,! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION IS ALSO EXP]I5C+ PROBLEMS DUE TO TE*NOCRATIC MANAGEM5T4 ,ASIDE FROM ! TEMPOR>Y REBELLIONS CAUS$ BY ! HEAVY-H&$NESS ( ! ,C5TRAL ,BANK1 ! ,E,U'S NUMB] ONE EXI/5TIAL ?REAT RI<T N[ CAN BE TRAC$ TO ! ,DUBL9 ,REGULATION1 AN E>LY ,E,U AGREEM5T1 SUBJECT TO LITTLE SCRUT9Y AT ! TIME ( ITS SIGN+1 ?AT /IPULATES ?AT MIGRANTS CAN BE DEPORT$ BACK TO ! FIR/ ,E,U C\NTRY !Y 5T]$4 ,! CORE ,E,U /ATES 7,G]MANY1 ,U,K1 ,FRANCE1 ,B5ELUX7 HABITUALLY BULLY ! POOR] /ATES1 PROTECT+ !IR KEY 9DU/RIES :ILE DICTAT+ :I* 9DU/RIES POOR] MEMB]S HAVE TO EXP& OR AB&ON4 ,& :ILE ! ,M$IT]RANEAN C\NTRIES W]E ABLE TO TOL]ATE BE+ TURN$ 9TO DEBT COLONIES & T\RI/ HELLHOLES1 !Y HAVE NOT BE5 SO TOL]ANT ( ! IMMIGRATION POLICY1 :I* ALSO GIVES LEAD]S A SCAPEGOAT = ! FIR/ TWO PROBLEMS4 ,! ,E,U'S IMMIGRATION POLICY IS AN OBVI\S DUMP+ ON ,GREECE1 ,ITALY1 & ,SPA91 & TO A LESS] EXT5T ,POL& & O!R BORD] /ATES4 ,!SE >E ! C\NTRIES ?AT CAN LEA/ AF=D A GREAT] BURD5 TO !IR SOCIAL S]VICES1 AS ,G]MANY SIPHONS (F BETT] $UCAT$ IMMIGRANTS & %UNTS ! POOR] ONES BACK TO ! BORD] /ATES4 ,?IS POLICY HAS BE5 ! MAJOR CAUSE ( ALL ! RI<T-W+ ?REATS TO ! ,E,U'S 9TEGRITY4 ,?\< IT IS ! PRODUCT ( TE*NOCRATIC PLANN]S1 IT REFLECTS ! SAME >ROGANCE ?AT ACCOMPANIES ALL P[] POLITICS4 

,!RE IS ALSO ! QUE/ION ( RESI/ANCE4 ,! ,*9ESE GOV]NM5T IS MAK+ ! BET ?AT IT HAS ! TE*NOLOGICAL & MILIT>Y P[] TO QUA% ALL RESI/ANCE MOVEM5TS1 P]MAN5TLY4 ,IF IT IS WRONG1 IT RISKS TOTAL POLITICAL COLLAPSE & REVOLUTION4 ,DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5TS 5JOY A GREAT] FLEXIBILITY1 BECAUSE !Y CAN DEFLECT DISSID5T MOVEM5TS T[>DS SEEK+ RE=M1 :I* REJUV5ATES ! SY/EM1 RA!R ?AN =C+ !M TO %UT UP OR BL[ UP4 ,EUROPEAN DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS HAVE PROV5 ?AT ?IS PRESSURE-VALVE ME*ANISM /ILL WORKS1 ) PROGRESSIVE P>TIES =E/ALL+ ! GR[? ( REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS 9 ,GREECE1 ,SPA91 & ,FRANCE4 ,!N !RE IS ! PROBLEM ( CONT9UITY4 ,BY CONC5TRAT+ SO MU* P[] 9 ! P]SON ( ,XI ,J9P+1 ! ,*9ESE /ATE SETS ITSELF UP = ! AGE-OLD PROBLEM ( SUCCESSION2 H[ TO EV5TUALLY H& (F P[] TO AN EQUALLY CAPABLE LEAD]4 

,SO ! TE*NOCRATIC MODEL IS NOT CLE>LY SUP]IOR4 ,EV5 IF IT W]E1 ,WE/]N P[]S W\LD HAVE A H>D TIME ACCEPT+ IT 9 MORE ?AN HYBRID =M4 ,?IS COMES D[N TO :ITE SUPREMACY & ITS C5TRALITY TO ! ,WE/]N P>ADIGM4 ,DEMOCRACY PLAYS A FUNDAM5TAL ROLE 9 :ITE SUPREMACI/ MY?OLOGY & ! IMPLICIT CLAIMS ( :ITE PROGRESSIVES TO SUP]IORITY4 ,BAS+ ! MY?ICAL ROOTS ( DEMOCRACY 9 ANCI5T ,GREECE1 :ITES CAN ?9K ( !MSELVES AS ! F\ND]S ( CIVILIZATION & ?US APT TUTORS TO ! RE/ ( ! WORLD'S SOCIETIES4 ,ORI5TALI/ P>ANOIAS >E BAS$ ON ! ASSOCIATION ( ,EA/]N CIVILIZATIONS ) AUTOCRACY & DESPOTISM4 ,! ,WE/]N S5SE ( SELF-WOR? COLLAPSES )\T ?AT OPPOSITION4 

,9 FACT1 ! ,*9ESE /ATE MAKES PL5TY ( CLAIMS TO DEMOCRACY1 JU/ICE1 EQUALITY1 & ! COMMON GOOD1 EV]Y BIT AS VALID AS ! CLAIMS MADE BY ,WE/]N /ATES4 ,BUT !SE CLAIMS >E VALIDAT$ )9 A P>ADIGM ?AT IS DIFF]5T FROM ! ONE ,WE/]N ELITES USE TO JU/IFY !IR [N IMP]FECTIONS4 ,*9ESE DEMOCRACY DRAWS 9 R\<LY EQUAL P>TS FROM ,L59ISM & A ,CONFUCIAN SCI5CE ( /ATECRAFT4 ,9 ?IS MODEL1 ! ,C,P CONSULTS M9ORITY P>TIES & 9T]E/ GR\PS BE=E DRAFT+ A CONS5SUS POSITION DEEM$ TO BE 9 ! G5]AL 9T]E/4 ,?IS CONCEPTION DOESN'T TRANSLATE WELL 9TO A ,WE/]N LIB]AL P>ADIGM4 ,WE/]N RUL+ CLASSES CANNOT BE CONV9C$ BY SU* A MODEL2 !Y FEEL ?REAT5$ BY ! PROSPECT ( ,*9ESE DOM9ANCE1 EV5 AS !Y BELIEVE 9 !IR [N HYPOCRISY4 

,! COMPETITION BETWE5 ,N,A,T,O & ,*9A IS 9CREAS+LY TAK+ ON !SE CULTURAL OV]TONES4 ,BUT AS GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICTS BETWE5 ! ,U,S1 ,RUSSIA1 & ,*9A CONT9UE TO ]ODE EXI/+ 9T]/ATE 9/ITUTIONS1 ! CURR5T SPATS MI<T COME TO REPRES5T A GREAT] %IFT T[>DS A CONFRONTATION BETWE5 DIFF]5T MODELS ( GOV]NANCE ON A WORLD SCALE4 

,! A=EM5TION$ TR5D1 9 :I* MULTIPLE C\NTRIES HAVE *ANG$ !IR DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS FROM ,TAIWAN TO ,*9A1 HAS A SIGNIFICANCE ?AT EXT5DS BEYOND ! FATE ( ! ISL& =M]LY KN[N AS ,=MOSA4 ,MANY ( ! C\NTRIES ?AT HAVE FALL5 9 L9E ) ,BEIJ+'S DEM&S >E SMALL ,C>IBBEAN & ,C5TRAL ,AM]ICAN C\NTRIES HI/ORICALLY AN*OR$ TO ! ,U,S4 ,! FACT ?AT !Y >E BACK+ AWAY FROM ,U,S ALLY ,TAIWAN ALSO SYMBOLIZES A C]TA9 COOL+ ( !IR RELATION%IP ) ! ,U,S ITSELF4 ,9 ! EM]G+ SY/EM1 !Y HAVE ALT]NATIVES1 & !SE ALT]NATIVES ]ODE ,U,S DOM9ANCE1 NOT JU/ 9 ,C5TRAL ,AM]ICA BUT ALSO 9 A NUMB] ( GEOPOLITICAL HOTSPOTS4 ,AS ,TURKEY'S ,]DOGAN SAID 9 RESPONSE TO ! USUAL ATTEMPTS BY ! ,U,S TO /RONG->M =EIGN POLICY1 0,BE=E IT IS TOO LATE1 ,WA%+TON MU/ GIVE UP ! MISGUID$ NOTION ?AT \R RELATION%IP CAN BE ASYMMETRICAL & COME TO T]MS ) ! FACT ?AT ,TURKEY HAS ALT]NATIVES40 

,SAUDI ,>ABIA HAS %[N ! SAME AW>5ESS ( A NEW GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION BY EXPELL+ ,CANADA'S AMBASSADOR & SUSP5D+ TRADE DEALS AFT] A R\T9E HUMAN RI<TS CRITICISM1 ! TYPICAL HYPOCRITICAL REBUKE ,WE/]N C\NTRIES HAVE ALWAYS DOL$ \T BE=E C>RY+ ON ) BUS9ESS-AS-USUAL4 ,! ,SAUDI CR[N'S MURD] ( DISSID5T J\RNALI/ ,KHA%OGGI & ! RESPONSE ( ,WE/]N GOV]NM5TS ALSO %[ ?AT ! RULES >E BE+ REWRITT54 ,SOME PLAY]S >E TRY+ TO *ANGE !IR PR]OGATIVES1 :ILE O!RS >E PU%+ BACK4 ,! ROLE ?AT ! ,TURKI% /ATE IS PLAY+1 A/UTELY MILK+ ! CONTROV]SY = ITS [N B5EFIT1 ILLU/RATES H[ EV]Y?+ IS UP = GRABS 9 ?IS SITUATION3 EV]Y ALLIANCE & EV]Y C\NTRY CAN IMPROVE ITS /&+1 OR LOSE IT4 

,*9A'S VOCIF]\S CRITICISMS ( ,SW$I% RACISM1 AFT] ! RELATIVELY M9OR HUMILIATION ( A SMALL GR\P ( ,*9ESE T\RI/S1 >E LIKEWISE SIGNIFICANT4 ,! CRITICISM IS VALID1 BUT ITS ACTUAL CONT5T IS IRRELEVANT 9S(> AS ! ,*9ESE /ATE C\LD HAVE BE5 MAK+ SIMIL> CRITICISMS ( F> MORE S]I\S ATTACKS AGA9/ ,*9ESE TRAVEL]S & IMMIGRANTS ACROSS ! ,WE/ = WELL OV] A HUNDR$ YE>S4 ,:AT HAS *ANG$ IS ?AT A /ATE FROM ! GLOBAL ,S\? IS N[ *ALL5G+ ! ,WE/'S MORAL HI< GR\ND1 /RIK+ AT ! V]Y HE>T ( SELF-SATISFI$ ,SC&9AVIA1 & IT IS PAIR+ ?AT CRITIQUE ) AN ECONOMIC ?REAT3 ! ,*9ESE /ATE COMB9$ ITS REBUKE ) A W>N+ ADVIS+ ITS CITIZ5S AGA9/ T\RISM 9 ,SW$51 & !RE HAVE ALSO BE5 CAMPAIGNS = ! BOYCOTT ( ,SW$I% PRODUCTS4 

,IF ! ,*9ESE /ATE W]E TO BECOME ! >*ITECT ( A NEW GLOBAL CYCLE ( ACCUMULATION1 IT W\LD NE$ A SY/EM = GOV]N+ 9T]/ATE RELATIONS COMPATIBLE ) ITS TE*NOCRATIC MODEL = ! /ATE REGULATION ( DOME/IC CAPITALISM4 ,ALL 9DICATIONS SUGGE/ IT W\LD SEEK GLOBAL /ABILITY BY EXPLICITLY PUTT+ /ATE RI<TS OV] ANY O!R K9D4 ,?IS W\LD MEAN ?AT IF ,TURKEY WANT$ TO BULLDOZE ALL ( ,BAKUR1 IF ,SAUDI ,>ABIA WANT$ TO VIRTUALLY 5?RALL$ ITS DOME/IC WORK]S1 IF ,*9A WANT$ TO IMPRISON A MILLION ,UI<URS 9 CONC5TRATION CAMPS1 ?AT W\LD BE !IR PR]OGATIVE1 & NO ONE ELSE'S BUS9ESS4 ,?IS IS A POT5TIALLY EFFECTIVE /RATEGY = CREAT+ MORE GOODWILL & UNIMP$$ ECONOMIC COOP]ATION BETWE5 /ATES1 ) ORGANIZ$ MILIT>Y MI<T AS ! BASIS = RI<T4 ,IT ALSO DOES NOT %OCK US ?AT SU* A PHILOSOPHY COMES \T ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 :I* LONG AGO EMBRAC$ ! ,JACOB9 IDEA ?AT 5DS JU/IFY MEANS4 

,! ,C,I,A HAS BE5 9T]V5+ 9 PUBLIC DISC\RSE TO W>N ! WORLD ?AT ,*9A WANTS TO REPLACE ! ,U,S AS GLOBAL SUP]P[]4 ,TO MAKE ?IS SEEM LIKE A BAD ?+1 !Y HAVE TO SUGGE/ ?AT ! WORLD IS BETT] (F AS A ,U,S PROTECTORATE ?AN AS A ,*9ESE PROTECTORATE4 ,ACCORD+ TO ONE AG5T1 0,I TOO AM OPTIMI/IC ?AT 9 ! BATTLE = NORMS & RULES & /&>DS ( BEHAVIOR1 ?AT ! LIB]AL NATIONAL ORD] IS /RONG] ?AN ! REPRESSIVE /&>DS ?AT ! ,*9ESE PROMULGATE4 ,I'M CONFID5T O!RS WON'T WANT TO SUBSCRIBE TO ?AT40 

,TRANSP>5TLY1 ! ,U,S NE$S TO CONV9CE ! WORLD ?AT ! DEMOCRATIC MODEL CAN PROVIDE A BETT] 9T]/ATE SY/EM4 ,BUT DESPITE MORE ?AN A C5TURY ( ,WE/]N PROPAG&A1 ?IS IS A H>D SELL4 ,NOT ONLY >E POPULI/S LIKE ,TRUMP WILLFULLY FLAUNT+ ! WEAKNESSES ( ! DEMOCRATIC SY/EM & UND]M9+ ,WE/]N ALLIANCES AT !IR MO/ CRITICAL MOM5T S9CE #a#i#d--EV5 AT ITS /RONGE/1 DEMOCRACY HAS DELIV]$ DISAPPO9T+ RESULTS4 ,! ,U,S IS FAM\S = SY/EMIC RACISM & 9JU/ICE4 ,) EV]Y ,BRIXTON & ,TOTT5HAM1 ! ,U,K %[S IT'S 9 ! SAME %APE1 & ! GR[+ WAVE ( F>-RI<T MOVEM5TS ?R\<\T ,EUROPE %[S ?AT LIB]AL DEMOCRACIES FROM ,SW$5 TO ,ITALY W]E NEV] LESS RACI/ ?AN ! ,U,S1 AS !Y LIK$ TO BELIEVE4 ,! MOM5T ?AT PEOPLE ( COLOR GA9$ VISIBILITY 9 !SE SOCIETIES1 SUPPOS$LY 5LI<T5$ CITIZ5S RAN 9TO ! >MS ( X5OPHOBIC1 F>-RI<T P>TIES4 ,EV5 ! ,G]MAN F> LEFT HAS BEGUN ADOPT+ OP5LY ANTI-IMMIGRANT POSITIONS4 

,9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?1 :]E ,WE/]N P[]S HAVE LONG PREA*$ DEMOCRACY AS A PANACEA EV5 AS !Y CONT9UE TO SUPPORT MILIT>Y DICTATOR%IPS1 ! RESULTS ( DEMOCRACY HAVE BE5 DISAPPO9T+4 ,ACROSS ,S\? ,AM]ICA1 DEMOCRATIC GOV]NANCE HAS ONLY MADE MANIFE/ ! UND]LY+ SOCIAL POL>IZATION CAUS$ BY CAPITALISM & NEOCOLONIALISM1 & BR\<T BACK ! LEVELS ( 9/ABILITY ?AT REQUIR$ MILIT>Y DICTATOR%IPS 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4.<#f.> ,9 ,MYANM>1 LONG ! CAUSE CELEBRE ( DEMOCRATS & PACIFI/S1 !IR ,NOBEL ,PRIZE-W9N+ ,/ATE ,C\NSELOR WASN'T 9 P[] = MORE ?AN A YE> BE=E H] GOV]NM5T />T$ C>RY+ \T G5OCIDE AGA9/ ! ,ROH+YA & P]SECUT+ DISSID5T J\RNALI/S4 ,BUT :AT DEMOCRACY HASN'T EV] C>RI$ \T A LITTLE G5OCIDE1 AMIRI<T8 

,ELSE:]E1 ! MORAL SUP]IORITY ,WE/]N M$IA & GOV]NM5T 9/ITUTIONS HAVE BE5 TRY+ TO BUILD UP AGA9/ ! P]CEIV$ ,*9ESE ?REAT HAS BE5 EQUALLY HOLL[4 ,9 RESPONSE TO GR[+ ECONOMIC COMPETITION 9 ,AFRICA1 LONG RES]V$ AS ,EUROPE'S 0BACKY>D10 >TICLE AFT] >TICLE HAS APPE>$ BEMOAN+ ,*9A'S PRACTICE ( PR$ATORY L5D+1 UNLOAD+ *EAP LOANS = L>GELY UNNECESS>Y 9FRA/RUCTURE ON POOR C\NTRIES 9 ,AFRICA & ! RE/ ( ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?1 & !N APPROPRIAT+ !IR 5TIRE PUBLIC SECTOR1 !IR RES\RCES1 & !IR FUTURE E>N+S :5 !Y CAN'T PAY BACK ! DEBTS4 

,! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES DESCRIBES ,*9ESE DEBT BONDAGE 9 ,MALAYSIA & LAUDS ! LOCAL GOV]NM5T = SUPPOS$LY /&+ UP TO ! PRACTICE4 ,!Y GO SO F> AS TO SPEAK ( 0A NEW V]SION ( COLONIALISM40 ,!RE'S NO?+ 9ACCURATE AB\T ?IS3 !RE HAS ONLY BE5 ONE C5TURY \T ( ! LA/ TW5TY 7#a#h#c#i-#a#i#d#i7 :5 ,*9A WASN'T AN ACTIVE COLONIAL OR IMP]IAL P[] ) ITS [N BR& ( E?NIC SUP]IORITY4 ,COLONIALISM HAS TAK5 MANY =MS 9 ADDITION TO ! P>TICUL> RACE P>ADIGM ?AT EVOLV$ 9 ! ,TRIANGUL> ,TRADE ( ! ,ATLANTIC4 ,A TRULY GLOBAL ANTI-COLONIAL PRACTICE CANNOT BE LIMIT$ TO A ,EUROC5TRIC UND]/&+ ( RACE OR A SIMPLI/IC OPPOSITION ?AT PLACES ALL :ITES ON ONE SIDE & ALL PEOPLE ( COLOR HOMOG5E\SLY ON ! O!R4 

,:AT IS 9 FACT 9ACCURATE AB\T ! H&-WR++ ( ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES IS ?AT ?IS 0NEW V]SION ( COLONIALISM0 WAS DEVELOP$ BY ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 9 ! DECADES IMM$IATELY AFT] ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I4 ,ANYONE FAMILI> ) ! CRITIQUES ( ! ANTI- & ALT]-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T KN[S ?AT IT WAS ! ,BRETTON ,WOODS 9/ITUTIONS CREAT$ 9 ! ,U,S ?AT PIONE]$ ! PRACTICE ( DEBT BONDAGE & APPROPRIATION ( PUBLIC 9FRA/RUCTURE4 ,! CORPORATE M$IA IS APP>5TLY HOP+ EV]YONE HAS =GOTT5 AB\T ?OSE CRITIQUES BY N[4 

,IF ?IS TOO-LATE1 TOO-HOLL[ CONC]N IS ! BE/ ?AT ! PROPON5TS ( ,WE/]N DEMOCRACY CAN :IP UP1 ! CONTE/ IS LO/ ALREADY4 ,IT W\LD TAKE A MAJOR OV]HAUL TO RESCUE ! CURR5T 9/ITUTIONS ( 9T]/ATE COOP]ATION & CREATE ! POSSIBILITY = ANO!R ,AM]ICAN ,C5TURY1 OR AT LEA/ A ,U,S-,EUROPEAN ONE4 ,IT W\LD MEAN TURN+ ! ,U,N 9TO AN ORGANIZATION ?AT HAD TO BE TAK5 S]I\SLY1 AN ORGANIZATION ?AT C\LD ISOLATE C\NTRIES ?AT DID NOT RESPECT ! COMMON LEGAL FRAMEWORK4 ,TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS1 ! ,U,S W\LD HAVE TO 5D ITS ROLE AS ! PR9CIPAL SABOTEUR ( ! ,U,N & MAKE UNMI/AKABLE GE/URES LIKE 5D+ MILIT>Y AID TO ,ISRAEL4 

,/ATE PLANN]S W\LD ONLY TAKE SU* DRA/IC /EPS IF !Y CAME TO BELIEVE ?AT AN IMP>TIAL RESPECT = HUMAN RI<TS W\LD BE ESS5TIAL = BUS9ESS & GREAT] 9T]NATIONAL COOP]ATION4 ,& 9 ! #b#a/ C5TURY1 A MEAN+FUL RESPECT = HUMAN RI<TS W\LD HAVE TO TAKE ECOLOGICAL CONSID]ATIONS 9TO ACC\NT1 ALBEIT FROM AN AN?ROPOC5TRIC P]SPECTIVE4 ,?IS MEANS NO?+ %ORT ( AN 9T5SIVE /ATE 9T]V5TION 9TO ECONOMIC PROCESSES TO CURTAIL ! *AS+ ( %ORT-T]M 9T]E/S & TAKE ON ! HUMANIT>IAN MANAGEM5T ( CLIMATE & ALL O!R GEOBIOLOGICAL SY/EMS4 ,& S9CE SU* AN 9T]V5TION W\LD BE 9SEP>ABLE FROM ! QUE/ION ( TE*NOLOGY1 & !RE=E ,A,I1 /ATE PLANN]S W\LD HAVE TO EASE DEMOCRACY'S CONTRADICTION BETWE5 POLITICAL EQUALITY & ECONOMIC 9EQUALITY BY 9TRODUC+ SOCIALISM 9 ! =M ( UNIV]SAL BASIC 9COME4 ,ALL )9 ! NEXT DECADE OR TWO4 

,9 O!R WORDS1 ,WE/]N GOV]NM5TS W\LD NE$ TO UND]GO A DRA/IC P>ADIGM %IFT 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO CONT9UE %AP+ ! WORLD SY/EM4 ,! *ALL5GE IS PROBABLY TOO GREAT = !M4 ,! FEW VISION>Y PROGRESSIVES :O CAN SEE :AT NE$S TO BE DONE >E *A9$1 BY ! V]Y LOGIC ( DEMOCRACY1 TO ! DEAD WEI<T ( ! C5T]4 ,IT DOES NOT HELP ?+S ?AT ,*9A HAS TAK5 OV] FROM ,EUROPE AS ! UNDISPUT$ WORLD LEAD] 9 ! PRODUCTION ( SOL> CELLS & O!R R5EWABLE 5]GIES4 7#g#e.0 ( SOL> PANELS WORLDWIDE >E EI!R MADE 9 ,*9A OR BY ,*9ESE COMPANIES 9 9DU/RIAL NEO-COLONIES 9 ,S\!A/ ,ASIA2 ?IS IS ?ANKS TO AN AGGRESSIVE GOV]NM5T CAMPAIGN PU%+ /ATE-[N$ BANKS TO 9VE/47 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! ,U,S IS HEAD$ = ANO!R OIL GLUT1 OP5+ UNTAPP$ DEPOSITS 9 ! ,P]MIAN ,BAS9 9 ,TEXAS1 DESCRIB$ AS BE+ EV5 L>G] ?AN ,SAUDI ,>ABIA'S OILFIELDS4 

,9 O!R WORDS1 WE CAN ALMO/ WRITE ! EULOGY = ! ,U,S-5G9E]$ GLOBAL SY/EM4 ,BUT :AT COMES NEXT ISN'T CLE>4 ,*9A ITSELF IS HEAD$ TO ECONOMIC DISA/]4 ,ITS /OCK M>KET IS %AK+1 & ! C\NTRY HAS MASSIVE DEBT1 ESPECIALLY ITS MAJOR COMPANIES4 ,*9A AVOID$ ! RECESSION ( #bh ) A HUGE >TIFICIAL /IMULUS CAMPAIGN4 ,N[ ,P>TY LEAD]S >E PU%+ = A CLAMPD[N ON RISKI] L5D+1 BUT ?IS IS LEAD+ TO A SC>CITY ( CR$IT ?AT IS CAUS+ ECONOMIC GR[? TO SL[4 ,TAKE ! EXAMPLE ( ,AU/RALIA1 CELEBRAT$ BECAUSE ! C\NTRY HASN'T HAD A TE*NICAL RECESSION 9 #bg YE>S3 ?IS HAS ALSO BE5 9 P>T BECAUSE ( MAJOR GOV]NM5T SP5D+4 ,BUT H\SEHOLDS >E SLIPP+ MORE & MORE 9TO DEBT & !RE=E SP5D+ LESS1 !RE=E CAUS+ A SL[D[N 9 DOME/IC SP5D+1 & ,AU/RALIA'S MA9 TRADE P>TN] IS ,*9A1 :]E ! WEAK5+ ( ! YUAN WILL ALSO HURT ! ABILITY ( ,*9ESE CONSUM]S TO BUY IMPORT$ GOODS SU* AS ?OSE COM+ FROM ,AU/RALIA4 ,) ! ECONOMIC SL[D[NS 9 ,TURKEY & ,BRAZIL1 :]E OV]-9VE/M5T BUBBLES >E ALSO READY TO POP1 ,*9A IS ! LA/ /RONG PLAY] /&+4 ,IF IT FALLS1 ! ECONOMIC CRA% WILL PROBABLY BE GLOBAL1 & PROBABLY MU* WORSE ?AN #b#h4 ,ALL ! CONTRADICTIONS ( CAPITALISM >E CONV]G+ RI<T N[4 

,TO PROP UP ! ECONOMY1 ,*9A IS FOLL[+ A SIMIL> PA? TO ! ,U,S3 CUTT+ TAXES1 SP5D+ MORE ON 9FRA/RUCTURE1 & *ANG+ ! RULES SO ?AT COMM]CIAL L5D]S CAN PUT \T A GREAT] AM\NT ( MONEY 9 LOANS 9 COMP>ISON TO !IR ACTUAL DEPOSITS4 

,! POSSIBILITY ?AT ,*9A MI<T BECOME ! >*ITECT ( A NEW GLOBAL SY/EM IS NOT BAS$ ON ECONOMIC GR[? OR MILIT>Y P[]4 ,IT DOESN'T HAVE TO W9 A W> AGA9/ ! ,U,S1 SO LONG AS IT HAS MILIT>Y AUTONOMY 9 ITS [N CORN] ( ! WORLD2 ALL PREVI\S GLOBAL >*ITECTS WON DEF5SIVE W>S AGA9/ ! E>LI] GLOBAL LEAD] DECADES BE=E ASC5D+ TO ! ROLE !MSELVES1 & ,*9A ALREADY DID ?IS 9 ! ,KOREAN ,W>4 ,RA!R1 IT W\LD HAVE TO MAKE ITSELF ! C5T] = ! ORGANIZATION ( GLOBAL CAPITALISM4 

,! CRITICAL QUE/ION MI<T BE1 :AT C\NTRY MO/ EFFECTIVELY PULLS ITSELF \T ( ! ECONOMIC CRISIS & OP5S NEW DIRECTIONS & NEW /RATEGIES = ! EXPANSION ( CAPITALISM8 ,& SECONDLY1 :AT WILL ?OSE /RATEGIES BE8 

,& ! ,AN>*I/S8 

,ONE ( ! FEW C]TA9 ?+S IS ?AT NO ONE ALIVE TODAY HAS WITNESS$ SU* A LEVEL ( GLOBAL UNC]TA9TY4 ,A BROK5 SY/EM MAY CONT9UE PUTT]+ ALONG = ANO!R TWO OR EV5 ?REE DECADES1 WREAK+ HAVOC4 ,A PROGRESSIVE REBIR? MI<T RESCUE ?AT SY/EM ?R\< DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM1 ECO-5G9E]+1 & TRAN%UMANISM4 ,A COALITION ( O!R /ATES MI<T 9AUGURATE A MORE TE*NOCRATIC ORD] ( GREAT /ATES ON ! BASIS ( 9/ITUTIONS & SOCIAL CONTRACTS YET TO BE >TICULAT$4 

,NONE ( !SE POSSIBILITIES1 ( C\RSE1 CONTA9 ! HORIZON ( FRE$OM1 WELL-BE+1 & ! HEAL+ ( ! PLANET4 ,ALL ( !M SUPPOSE ! SURVIVAL ( ! ,/ATE4 ,I HAVE NOT SPOK5 ( AN>*I/S 9 ! PREC$+ CONSID]ATIONS BECAUSE WE >E LOS+ \R ABILITY TO MANIFE/ AS A SOCIAL =CE 9 ! *ANG+ CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,WE HAVE NOT SUCCE$$ 9 RESI/+ TE*NOLOGICAL CONV5I5CE1 OV]COM+ ! V>I\S ADDICTIONS CAPITALISM 9/ILLS 9 US1 AB&ON+ ! PURITAN HABITS ?AT PASS = POLITICS1 SPREAD+ REVOLUTION>Y IMAG9>IES1 OR COMMUNALIZ+ DAILY LIFE4 ,\R ABILITY TO RIOT WAS 5\< TO *ANGE ! SOCIAL DISC\RSE & OP5 A FEW NEW POSSIBILITIES = SOCIAL MOVEM5TS OV] ! LA/ TWO DECADES4 ,IF ! SY/EM DOES NOT REPAIR ITSELF QUICKLY1 H[EV]1 \R COMBATIVE SKILLS MAY BECOME 9SUFFICI5T & 9VISIBLE BESIDE ! F> GREAT] CONFLICTS ?AT WILL EM]GE4 ,! SKILL ?AT MAY BE MO/ IMPORTANT1 & ?AT SEEMS TO BE MO/ LACK+1 IS ! CAPACITY TO TURN SURVIVAL 9TO A COMMUNAL CONC]N4 ,SADLY1 MO/ PEOPLE SEEM TO BE FALL+ \T ! O!R SIDE ( 9DIVIDUALISM 9TO ! MO/ EXTREME =MS ( ALI5ATION4 

,ALL ( ?IS CAN *ANGE1 ( C\RSE4 ,9 ! MEANTIME1 IT MAKES MORE S5SE TO SPEAK ( :AT LIFE MI<T BE LIKE = US 9 ! COM+ YE>S ( SY/EMIC DISORD]4 ,WE /ILL HAVE ! ABILITY TO SPREAD NEW IDEAS AT ! SOCIAL SCALE1 TO PLAY ! ROLE ( SOCIETY'S CONSCI5CE4 ,CAPITALISM HAS LITTLE LEGITIMACY LEFT2 WE MU/ DRIVE ! F9AL NAILS 9 ITS C(F9 BE=E IT DEVELOPS A NEW N>RATIVE TO JU/IFY ITS 9SATIABLE EXPANSION4 

,TO BE ABLE TO DO SO1 WE HAVE TO DEVELOP AN ACUTE AW>5ESS ( ! ESCAPE R\TES /ILL OP5 = ?OSE :O W\LD PRES]VE & R5EW CAPITALISM1 & UND]M9E !M BE=E !Y CAN BE RE9=C$ & TURN$ 9TO LOAD-BE>+ ELEM5TS ( ! NEXT GLOBAL N>RATIVE /RUCTURE4 ,M]E CRITIQUES ( POV]TY1 9EQUALITY1 & ECOCIDE >E NOT 5\<4 ,DIVORC$ FROM AN AN>*I/ /RATEGY1 EA* ( !SE L9ES ( PROTE/ WILL ONLY HELP TO LUBRICATE ! TRACKS ( A SPECIFIC L9E ( ESCAPE FROM ! PRES5T CONTRADICTIONS 9TO A CAPITALI/ FUTURE4 

,ONCE NEOLIB]ALISM EXPIRES & A SIGNIFICANT QUANTITY ( GLOBAL VALUE IS DE/ROY$ BY CASCAD+ DEBT DEFAULTS OR W>F>E1 SOME?+ LIKE UNIV]SAL BASIC 9COME WILL LIKELY BECOME AN ATTRACTIVE /RATEGY = RE9TEGRATION4 ,IT C\LD RE9TEGRATE ! POOR & M>G9ALIZ$1 PROVIDE A NEW POOL = GOV]NM5T-BACK$ L5D+1 & (F] A SOLUTION TO ,A,I-EXAC]BAT$ MASS UNEMPLOYM5T4 ,:AT'S MORE1 V]SIONS ( ,U,B,I >E P]FECTLY COMPATIBLE ) BO? A PROGRESSIVE1 REG5]ATIVE POLITICS1 & A RI<T-W+1 X5OPHOBIC POLITICS ?AT W\LD ATTA* SU* B5EFITS TO CITIZ5%IP4 ,U,B,I 9/EAD ( WELF>E CAN BE JU/IFI$ ) BO? ! RHETORIC ( SOCIAL JU/ICE & ! RHETORIC ( CURTAIL+ GOV]NM5T BUREAUCRACY4 ,SU* BIP>TISAN%IP 9CREASES ! POSSIBILITIES = A NEW CONS5SUS POLITICS4 ,CORPORATE PROPON5TS ( ,U,B,I--& !SE >E ON ! RISE--CAN MAKE USE ( ANTI-CAPITALI/ CRITIQUES ( POV]TY & 9EQUALITY TO URGE GOV]NM5TS TO 9VE/ 9 ! V]Y =MS ( SOCIAL F9ANC+ & 5G9E]+ ?AT WILL EASE ! PROBLEMS CAUS$ BY ?OSE SAME CORPORATIONS & MA9TA9 A VIABLE CONSUM] BASE ?AT WILL CONT9UE TO BUY !IR PRODUCTS4 

,CRITIQUES ( 9EQUALITY CAN BE MO/ EASILY ANSW]$ ) PROMISES ( GREAT] P>TICIPATION3 ! A=EM5TION$ DEMOCRATIC R5EWAL4 ,AS F> AS CRITIQUES ( 9EQUALITY RELATE TO G5D]1 RACE1 & O!R AXES ( OPPRESSION TI$ TO MANY ( ! SOCIAL CONFLICTS ?AT UND]M9E DEMOCRATIC PEACE1 EQUALITY FEM9ISM & EQUALITY ANTI-RACISM HAVE ALREADY TRIUMPH$4 ,! =M] HAS MODIFI$ DOM9ANT CONCEPTIONS ( G5D]1 RE9=C+ B9>IES BUT EMP[]+ PEOPLE TO UND]/& G5D] AS YET ANO!R CONSUM] *OICE ( SELF-EXPRESSION4 ,!Y >E ON ! WAY TO FULLY 9TEGRAT+ ALL ID5TITIES )9 A PATRI>*AL1 :ITE SUPREMACI/ MODE4 ,BY NOM9ALLY REJECT+ ! EX]CISES ( P>AMILIT>Y P[] ?AT HAVE HI/ORICALLY BE5 NECESS>Y TO MA9TA9 SOCIAL HI]>*IES 7E4G41 RAPE1 LYN*+S71 !Y CAN F9ALLY %>E \T ! BEHAVIORS & PRIVILEGES PREVI\SLY RES]V$ = HET]OSEXUAL :ITE M54 ,9 PRACTICE1 EQUALITY MEANS ?AT EV]YONE GETS TO ACT LIKE ! NORMATIVE :ITE MALE1 ONCE ?AT NORMATIVE SUBJECT IS DEMOBILIZ$ & ITS P>AMILIT>Y FUNCTIONS >E REABSORB$ BY PR(ESSIONAL BODIES LIKE ! POLICE1 ! M$ICAL E/ABLI%M5T1 ADV]TIS+ AG5CIES1 & SO ON4 

,SU* A PRACTICE ( EQUALITY NEUTRALIZES ! ?REAT ?AT FEM9I/ & ANTI-COLONIAL MOVEM5TS HAVE POS$ TO CAPITALISM & ! ,/ATE4 ,! ONLY WAY \T ( ?IS IS TO RELATE NON-NORMATIVE BODIES ) PRACTICES ?AT >E 9H]5TLY SUBV]SIVE1 RA!R ?AN ) ID5TITY LABELS ?AT CAN BE RECUP]AT$ 7ESS5TIALISM74 ,WE DON'T CRITICIZE ! ,/ATE BECAUSE !RE >E NOT 5\< WOM5 LEAD+ IT1 BUT BECAUSE IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 PATRI>*AL2 NOT BECAUSE ITS LEAD]S >E RACI/S1 BUT BECAUSE ! ,/ATE ITSELF IS A COLONIAL IMPOSITION1 & COLONIALISM WILL BE ALIVE 9 ONE =M OR ANO!R UNTIL ! ,/ATE IS ABOLI%$4 ,SU* A VIEW REQUIRES PUTT+ MORE EMPHASIS ON HI/ORICAL CONT9UITIES ( OPPRESSION RA!R ?AN TOK5I/IC 9DICATORS ( OPPRESSION 9 ! PRES5T MOM5T4 

,AS F> AS CRITIQUES ( ECOCIDE >E CONC]N$1 CAPITALISM V]Y MU* NE$S TO />T TAK+ C>E ( ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,CLE>LY1 WE MU/ FOCUS ON CONTE/+ :AT ?AT MEANS RA!R ?AN FOCUS+ ON ! REACTION>IES :O /ILL DON'T AGREE ) SOME V]SION ( ?IS S5TIM5T4 ,CAPITALI/ CONC]NS = ! 5VIRONM5T WILL NECESS>ILY 9VOLVE MANAG+ & 5G9E]+ NATURE4 ,ANTI-CAPITALI/ CONC]N = ! 5VIRONM5T IS MEAN+LESS UNLESS IT IS ECOC5TRIC & ANTI-COLONIAL4 

,:AT IS BE+ DONE TO ! PLANET IS AN ATROCITY4 ,?OSE RESPONSIBLE %\LD BE /RIPP$ ( ALL SOCIAL P[] & MADE TO ANSW] = ! HUNDR$S ( MILLIONS ( DEA?S & EXT9CTIONS !Y HAVE CAUS$2 ABOVE ALL1 !Y CANNOT BE TRU/$ ) SOLV+ ! PROBLEM !Y >E PR(IT+ FROM4 ,! ROOT ( ! PROBLEM IS NOT FOSSIL FUEL1 BUT ! LONG/&+ IDEA ?AT ! PLANET--9DE$1 ! 5TIRE UNIV]SE--EXI/S = HUMAN CONSUMPTION4 ,UNLESS WE CAN A*IEVE A P>ADIGM %IFT & =EGR\ND ! IDEA ?AT \R PURPOSE IS TO HELP TAKE C>E ( ! E>? & BE A RESPECTFUL P>T ( A COMMUNITY ( LIFE1 !RE IS NO HOPE = SAV+ WILD NATURE1 LIB]AT+ HUMANITY1 OR 5D+ CAPITALISM4 

,TE*NOLOGY SITS AT ! CROSSROADS ( ALL ( ! ESCAPE R\TES FROM ECOLOGICAL CRISIS ?AT LAY OP5 BE=E CAPITALISM4 ,TE*NOLOGY IS NOT A LI/ ( 9V5TIONS4 ,RA!R1 IT IS ! REPRODUCTION ( HUMAN SOCIETY AS SE5 ?R\< A TE*NICAL L5S3 ! H[ ( SOCIAL REPRODUCTION4 ,EV]Y?+ AB\T H[ HUMANS RELATE TO ! RE/ ( ! PLANET & H[ WE /RUCTURE \R 9T]NAL RELATIONS IS MODULAT$ BY \R TE*NOLOGY4 ,RA!R ?AN WAD+ 9TO ! TYPICALLY IDIOTIC FRAM+ ( ! DEBATE--TE*MOLOGY1 GOOD OR :ACK8--WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON H[ TE*NOLOGY AS IT EXI/S 9 GLOBAL SOCIETY FUNCTIONS AS AN ALL-OR-NO?+ JUGG]NAUT4 ,! ONE DEBATE REG>D+ TE*NOLOGY ?AT WE CANNOT LOSE1 & ?AT IS LEFT \T ( ! DOM9ANT FRAM+1 ADDRESSES ! AU?ORIT>IAN NATURE ( TE*NOLOGY AS IT EXI/S TODAY4 ,IT IS PRES5T$ AS A CONSUM] *OICE1 BUT EA* NEW ADVANCEM5T BECOMES OBLIGATORY )9 A MATT] ( YE>S4 ,WE >E =C$ TO ADOPT IT OR BECOME TOTALLY EXCLUD$4 ,EA* NEW ADVANCEM5T REWRITES SOCIAL RELATIONS1 PROGRESSIVELY ROBB+ US ( CONTROL OV] \R LIVES & GIV+ CONTROL TO ! GOV]NM5TS ?AT SURVEIL US & ! CORPORATIONS ?AT EXPLOIT US4 ,?IS LOSS ( CONTROL IS DIRECTLY RELAT$ TO ! DE/RUCTION ( ! 5VIRONM5T4 

,WE >E 9CREAS+LY BE+ SOLD A TRAN%UMANI/ N>RATIVE 9 :I* NATURE & ! BODY >E PRES5T$ AS LIMITATIONS TO BE OV]COME4 ,?IS IS ! SAME OLD ,5LI<T5M5T IDEOLOGY ?AT AN>*I/S HAVE FALL5 = TIME & AGA91 & IT RE/S UPON A HATR$ ( ! NATURAL WORLD & AN IMPLICIT BELIEF 9 7,WE/]N7 HUMAN SUPREMACY & UNFETT]$ 5TITLEM5T4 ,IT IS ALSO BE+ 9CREAS+LY US$ TO MAKE ! CAPITALI/ FUTURE 5TIC+ & ATTRACTIVE1 AT A TIME :5 ONE ( ! PRIM>Y ?REATS TO CAPITALISM IS ?AT MANY PEOPLE DO NOT SEE ?+S IMPROV+4 ,IF AN>*I/S CANNOT RECOV] \R IMAG9ATION1 IF WE CANNOT TALK AB\T ! POSSIBILITY ( A JOYFUL EXI/5CE1 NOT ONLY 9 FLEET+ MOM5TS ( NEGATION BUT ALSO 9 ! K9D ( SOCIETY WE C\LD CREATE1 9 H[ WE C\LD RELATE TO ONE ANO!R & TO ! PLANET1 !N ,I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY *ANCE ( *ANG+ :AT HAPP5S NEXT4 

,! SY/EM IS 5T]+ A P]IOD ( *AOS4 ,SOCIAL PILL>S LONG ?\<T TO BE /ABLE >E TREMBL+4 ,?OSE :O [N & GOV]N ?IS WORLD >E LOOK+ = WAYS TO HOLD ONTO P[]1 OR TO USE ! CRISIS TO GET AN $GE ON !IR OPPON5TS4 ,! /RUCTURES !Y HAVE LONG BUILT UP >E ON A COLLISION C\RSE & !Y CANNOT AGREE :AT CORRECTION TO MAKE1 BUT !Y'LL BE DAMN$ IF !Y LET US (F ?IS SUICIDAL RIDE4 ,!Y MAY (F] US JOBS1 ORGANIC FOOD1 & TRIPS TO ! MOON2 !Y MAY T]RORIZE US 9TO SUBMISSION4 

,IT IS A FRI<T5+ MOM5T & ! /AKES >E HI<4 ,?OSE 9 P[] >E NOT 9 CONTROL4 ,!Y DON'T KN[ :AT'S GO+ TO HAPP5 NEXT1 !IR 9T]E/S >E DIV]G+1 & !Y HAV5'T AGRE$ ON A CLE> PLAN4 ,NONE!LESS1 !Y'LL ?R[ EV]Y?+ !Y'VE GOT 9TO HOLD+ ONTO P[]4 ,MEAN:ILE1 !IR FAIL+S >E ON DISPLAY = EV]YONE TO SEE1 & UNC]TA9TY IS 9 ! AIR4 ,IT IS A MOM5T ?AT REQUIRES QUALITATIVELY MORE FROM US3 COMMUNAL PRACTICES ( SOLID>ITY ?AT CAN SCALE UP FROM AFF9ITY GR\PS TO NEI<BORHOODS TO SOCIETY AS A :OLE2 VISIONS ( :AT WE C\LD DO IF WE W]E 9 CONTROL ( \R [N LIVES1 & PLANS = H[ TO GET !RE2 & PRACTICES ( SELF-DEF5SE & SABOTAGE ?AT CAN 5ABLE US TO /AY ON \R FEET & PREV5T ?OSE 9 P[] FROM GETT+ AWAY ) MURD] AGA9 & AGA94 

,?IS IS A TALL ORD]4 ,BY ALL RI<TS1 WE %\LDN'T EV5 BE ON ! /AGE ANYMORE4 ,CAPITALISM HAS 9VAD$ EV]Y CORN] ( \R LIVES1 TURN+ US AGA9/ \RSELVES4 ,! P[] ( ! ,/ATE HAS GR[N EXPON5TIALLY & !Y HAVE DEFEAT$ US SO MANY TIMES BE=E4 ,NONE!LESS1 !IR SY/EM IS FAIL+ ONCE AGA94 ,ON BO? ! LEFT & ! RI<T1 !Y WILL LOOK = SOLUTIONS4 ,!Y WILL TRY TO RECRUIT US OR SIL5CE US1 UNITE US OR DIVIDE US--BUT NO MATT] :AT1 !Y WANT TO MAKE SURE ?AT :AT HAPP5S NEXT ISN'T UP TO US4 

,?IS IS ! ,FUTURE1 A MA*9E BUSY PRODUC+ A NEW V]SION ( ! SAME OLD DOM9ATION 9 ORD] TO BURY ALL ! UNMAPP$ POSSIBILITIES SUGGE/$ BY ! SY/EM'S DECAY4 ,WE CAN DE/ROY ?AT ,FUTURE & REGA9 \R LIVES1 BEG9N+ ! LONG TASK ( TURN+ ! PRES5T WA/EL& 9TO A G>D5--OR WE CAN SUCCUMB TO IT4 

.<#a.> ,9 CASE ANYONE IS 9CL9$ TO CITE ! PSEUDO-MILIT>Y /RUCTURE ( SOME MILITIA GR\PS1 !Y %\LD FIR/ COMP>E IT TO ! EXT5SIVE *A9 ( COMM& ?AT CONNECT$ HI/ORICAL FASCI/ MOVEM5TS TO ! ACTUAL MILIT>Y OR A FASCI/ POLITICAL P>TY4 

.<#b.> ,IT IS ALSO AN EMB>RASS+ >GUM5T TO MAKE = SOMEONE :O CLAIMS FASCISM IS MAK+ A RESURG5CE1 GIV5 ?AT TWO ( ! MAJOR MODELS = ANTI-DEMOCRATIC AU?ORIT>IAN /ATES TODAY--,ISRAEL & ,TURKEY--MADE ! %IFT DUR+ P]IODS ( ECONOMIC GR[?4 ,EV51 AHEM1 ,TRUMP1 WAS ELECT$ AMID A BACKDROP ( ECONOMIC GR[?1 BUT IT SEEMS ?AT AT LEA/ SOME ANTI-FASCI/S FELL = ! IMPLICITLY :ITE SUPREMACI/ M$IA FABLE ?AT 9CREAS+LY IMPOV]I%$ 0WORK+ CLASS :ITES0 W]E BEH9D ! ,TRUMP VICTORY4 

.<#c.> ,! LEG5D GOES ?AT ,EIS5H[] ASK$ ,FRANCO :AT /RUCTURE HE HAD PUT 9 PLACE TO MAKE SURE ?AT ,SPA9 W\LDN'T DESC5D AGA9 9TO *AOS1 TO :I* ,FRANCO REPLI$1 0! MIDDLE CLASS40 

.<#d.> ,?\< ?IS /RAYS FROM ! TOPIC AT H&1 WE HAVE TO APPLAUD ,MYANM> AS ANO!R TRIUMPH = NONVIOL5CE4 ,I WOND] IF ,G5E ,%>P IS GO+ TO VISIT ,ROH+YA8 

.<#e.> ,DATA ANALYTICS US$ BY COMPANIES CONNECT$ TO REACTION>Y MEGA-DONOR ,ROB]T ,M]C] W]E 9/RUM5TAL 9 BO? ,TRUMP'S VICTORY & ! ,BREXIT REF]5DUM W91 BO? ( :I* HAD BE5 REJECT$ BY TRADITIONAL M$IA1 OP9ION CAMPAIGNS1 & PR$ICTIVE METRICS4 

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