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,I />T$ ?IS BOOK ) ! FIR/ ,C,L,A,C T\R ?AT PASS$ ?R\< ,NEW ,YORK 9 E>LY #b4 ,LET ME FLA% =W>D AB\T A YE> & TALK AB\T ! SECOND ,C,L,A,C T\R TO DO SO3 ONE HELD PRIOR TO !IR 0,TAKE ! ,CAPITAL0 ACTION 9 ,OTTAWA DUR+ ! #bb ,G#h MEET+S 9 ,KANANASKIS4 

,! AUDI5CE = SU* T\RS T5D$ TO CONSI/ MO/LY ( :ITE AN>*I/S1 BUT ?IS TIME ! ,C,L,A,C PEOPLE MADE A PO9T ( BR++ 9 AT LEA/ ONE SPEAK] FROM A LOCAL COMMUNITY-BAS$ GR\P 9 EA* CITY !Y PASS$ ?R\<4 ,9 ,NEW ,YORK1 ?IS TURN$ \T TO BE AN ORGANIZ] NAM$ ,RANJANIT FROM A RADICAL ,S\? ,ASIAN GR\P CALL$ ,DESIS ,RIS+ ,UP & ,MOV+ 7,D,R,U,M74 ,AT ?AT TIME1 ,D,R,U,M HAD E>N$ 5ORM\S RESPECT 9 ,NEW ,YORK ACTIVI/ CIRCLES = ITS WORK ON IMMIGRATION DET5TION ISSUES--( SPECIAL 9T]E/ !RE 9 ! IMM$IATE WAKE ( ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 :5 HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE ( ,MIDDLE ,EA/]N OR ,S\? ,ASIAN DESC5T HAD BE5 SWEPT UP & EFFECTIVELY DISAPPE>$4 

,! SPEAK]S FROM ,CANADA DESCRIB$ CAMPAIGNS !Y'D BE5 9VOLV$ )1 & TALK$ AB\T ORGANIZ+ DILEMMAS ( ONE SORT OR ANO!R4 ,RANJANIT'S TALK WAS DIFF]5T4 ,IT CONSI/$ MA9LY ( A CONDEMNATION ( 0ACTIVI/ CULTURE40 ,HE HIMSELF1 HE KEPT EMPHASIZ+1 WAS NOT ONLY ( ,9DIAN DESC5T BUT A WORK+-CLASS KID FROM ,QUE5S4 ,HE KNEW SOME?+ AB\T ! COMMUNITIES ) :I* HE WAS WORK+4 ,S9CE ,SEATTLE1 ALL AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 TALK+ AB\T HAS BE5 H[ TO MOVE AWAY FROM 0SUMMIT HOPP+0 TO WORK+ MORE CLOSELY ) COMMUNITIES 9 /RUGGLE4 ,! PROBLEM1 HE EMPHASIZ$1 WAS ?AT !Y HAD DEVELOP$ !IR [N /YLES ( DRESS1 MANN]ISMS1 WAYS ( TALK+1 TA/ES 9 MUSIC & FOOD--A K9D ( HYBRID MI%MA% ( HIPPIE1 PUNK1 & MA9/REAM MIDDLE-CLASS :ITE CULTURE1 ) 9CORPORAT$ *UNKS ( MORE EXOTIC REVOLUTION>Y TRADITIONS--& ?IS MADE IT ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE = !M TO COMMUNICATE ) ANYONE \TSIDE !IR [N LITTLE *>M$ CIRCLE4 ,SOME ELEM5TS ( ?IS ACTIVI/ CULTURE--! REJECTION ( P]SONAL HYGI5E /&>DS1 = 9/ANCE--W]E CONSID]$ D[NRI<T (F5SIVE BY MO/ ( ?OSE ) :OM !Y WI%$ TO =M ALLIANCES4 ,O!RS1 LIKE ! VEGAN DIETS1 MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SIT D[N AT ! TABLE ) ALMO/ ANYONE :O WAS NOT ALREADY AN ACTIVI/4 ,ACTIVI/ CULTURE WAS *OK+ ! PROMISE ( ! MOVEM5T1 & AN>*I/S HAD TO MAKE UP !IR M9D :AT !Y REALLY WANT$ TO DO3 CREATE A 7T9Y1 RELATIVELY PRIVILEG$7 COMMUNITY ( !IR [N1 %[ UP AT ,I,M,F MEET+S & MAKE GR& DECL>ATIONS AB\T ! EVILS ( GLOBAL CAPITALISM1 OR MAKE A S]I\S EF=T TO WORK ) REAL COMMUNITIES :O W]E ACTUALLY BE>+ ! BRUNT ( CAPITALI/ GLOBALIZATION4 

,Y\ CAN'T BE AN AN>*I/ 9 A BIG CITY 9 ,AM]ICA )\T HE>+ SOME V]SION ( ?IS CRITIQUE ON A FAIRLY REGUL> BASIS4 ,9 P>T1 ?IS IS BECAUSE IT'S A CRITIQUE ?AT NE$S TO BE MADE4 ,MU* LIKE ! ,S,D,S ACTIVI/S DESCRIB$ 9 ! LA/ *APT]1 FEW :ITE P>TICIPANTS 9 ! DIRECT ACTION MOVEM5T SEE !MSELVES AS COM+ FROM 0CULTURES02 MO/ SEE !MSELVES SIMPLY AS G5]IC 70UNM>K$07 ,AM]ICANS1 ! K9D :OSE ISSUES & CONC]NS >E TREAT$ AS UNIV]SAL1 EV5 IF AT ! SAME TIME1 !Y FEEL !RE IS SOME?+ AB\T ?AT G5]IC ,AM]ICAN WAY ( LIFE ?AT IS DEEPLY 9HUMAN1 UNSU/A9ABLE1 & WRONG4 ,AS AN>*I/S & REVOLUTION>IES1 !RE=E1 !Y >E FAC$ ) ! SAME DILEMMA3 :E!R TO TRY TO CREATE AN ALT]NATIVE CULTURE ( !IR [N1 OR TO CONC5TRATE ON ALLIANCE WORK1 SUPPORT+ ! /RUGGLES ( ?OSE :O SUFF] MO/ UND] ! EXI/+ SY/EM1 BUT :O >E ALSO WILL+ TO WORK ) !M AS ALLIES4 ,TO PUT IT CRUDELY3 !Y HAVE TO *OOSE BETWE5 :E!R TO FOCUS ON !IR [N ALI5ATION OR O!RS' OPPRESSION4 

,C]TA9LY1 9 REALITY1 ALMO/ EV]YONE 5DS UP DO+ A LITTLE ( BO?4 ,BUT ?IS IS PRECISELY :AT LEADS TO EXACTLY ! CONTRADICTIONS ,RANJANIT WAS PO9T+ TO4 ,! MORE ONE CREATES ONE'S [N1 ALT]NATIVE CULTURE1 ! MORE BIZ>RE & \TL&I% ONE SEEMS TO \TSID]S1 9CLUD+ ?OSE ) :OM ONE O/5SIBLY WI%ES TO ALLY4 ,MANY PEOPLE ( COLOR SEE AN>*I/ CULTURE ITSELF AS A BADGE ( :ITE PRIVILEGE BE+ WAV$ 9 !IR FACES 7AS ONE ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ REM>K$1 9 REG>D TO PUNK /YLES ( DRESS & COMPORTM5T1 0,IF ,I W5T \T ON ! /REET LOOK+ LIKE ?AT ,I'D BE DRAGG$ D[N TO ! COP %OP 9 FIFTE5 M9UTES074 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE TO ASK AN>*I/S TO AB&ON ALL ATTEMPTS TO BUILD AN ALT]NATIVE CULTURE1 TO FALL BACK ON A WAY ( LIFE !Y HATE1 JU/ SO AS NOT TO PUT O!RS (F4 

,BUT CAN ONE REALLY BE AGA9/ A CULTURE8 

,?IS IS ! QUE/ION ,I WANT TO EXPLORE 9 ?IS *APT]4 0,CULTURE0 IS A T]M ) SU* UNIV]SALLY POSITIVE ASSOCIATIONS N[ADAYS1 IT'S ALREADY SLI<TLY ODD TO HE> ?AT ! FACT ?AT C]TA9 PEOPLE HAVE A CULTURE IS TREAT$ AS A PROBLEM4 ,ALL ! MORE SO1 :5 ! CULTURE 9 QUE/ION IS BORN FROM A CONSCI\S EF=T TO CREATE A LESS HI]>*ICAL1 LESS ALI5AT$1 & MORE DEMOCRATIC & ECOLOGICALLY SU/A9ABLE =M ( LIFE--TO CREATE ! K9D ( CULTURE ?AT MI<T BEFIT A G5U9ELY FREE SOCIETY4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME UNRAVEL+ ?IS P>ADOX WILL BR+ US TO ! CORE ( ! FUNDAM5TAL DILEMMAS ( ! AN>*I/ PROJECT4 

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,MO/ (T51 ACTIVI/ CULTURE IS SE5 AS PROBLEMATIC--AS IT WAS = ,RANJANIT--BECAUSE IT IS SE5 AS A =M ( :ITE PRIVILEGE1 & >GUM5TS AB\T ACTIVI/ CULTURE >E FRAM$ 9 T]MS ( RACE4 ,AM]ICA'S RACIAL DIVISIONS HAVE1 ( C\RSE1 BE5 ! SC\RGE ( RADICAL POLITICS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES = C5TURIES4 ,HI/ORICALLY1 !Y HAVE MADE ! MA9T5ANCE ( ONGO+ CLASS-BAS$ ALLIANCES EXTRAORD9>ILY DIFFICULT4 ,>GUM5TS LIKE !SE REGUL>LY RIP DIRECT-ACTION GR\PS AP>T4 

,LET ME CONSID] ONE P>TICUL>LY WELL-DOCUM5T$ EXAMPLE4 ,9 ! #a#i#iS1 ! ,LOVE @& ,RAGE ,F$]ATION 7,FILIPO #a#i#i#c7 DISSOLV$ OV] ISSUES ( :ITE PRIVILEGE4 ,LOVE @& ,RAGE HAD BEGUN AS AN 9ITIATIVE TO CREATE A CONT95TAL AN>*I/ NETWORK >\ND A NEWSPAP] ( ! SAME NAME4 ,9 MANY WAYS IT WAS QUITE SUCCESSFUL4 ,AFT] T5 YE>S1 H[EV]1 !Y F\ND !MSELVES /UBBORNLY UNABLE TO EXP& BEYOND !IR ORIG9AL CORE ( MIDDLE-CLASS :ITE ACTIVI/S OR 9CLUDE SIGNIFICANT NUMB]S ( PEOPLE ( COLOR4.<#b#g.> ,FURI\S >GUM5TS ULTIMATELY BROKE \T OV] ! REASONS = ?IS3 :I* ALSO BECAME !ORETICAL DEBATES AB\T ! NATURE ( :ITE PRIVILEGE & WAYS ( OV]COM+ :ITE SUPREMACY4 

,SOME >GU$ ?AT ! PROBLEM WAS CULTURAL4 ,! VA/ MAJORITY ( :ITE AN>*I/S FIR/ DISCOV]$ AN>*ISM ?R\< PUNK ROCK & ITS ,D,I,Y CULTURE4 ,WALK 9TO A TYPICAL AN>*I/ 9FO%OP1 !Y PO9T$ \T1 & Y\ WILL ALMO/ 9EVITABLY BE GREET$ BY PEOPLE ) GRE5 HAIR & FACIAL PI]C+S4 ,IT DOESN'T MATT] H[ WELCOM+ !Y W]E3 !IR V]Y APPE>ANCE OBVI\SLY LIMIT$ ! APPEAL ( SU* PLACES TO MEMB]S ( ! :ITE WORK+ CLASS1 LET ALONE POOR PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,O!RS >GU$ ?AT ! PROBLEM LAY MU* DEEP]4 ,! ,U,S1 !Y >GU$1 IS A NATION BUILT ON :ITE SUPREMACY1 & :IT5ESS IS NOT A CULTURE4 ,:5 :ITE PEOPLE TALK AB\T !IR CULTURAL H]ITAGE !Y TALK AB\T BE+ ,G]MAN1 OR ,IRI%1 OR ,LI?UANIAN1 BUT NEV] AB\T :IT5ESS4 ,?AT'S BECAUSE :IT5ESS IS A CATEGORY ( PRIVILEGE1 A TACIT AGREEM5T ) O!RS CATEGORIZ$ AS 0:ITE0--FROM HOME LOAN ASSOCIATIONS OR POLICE SUP]9T5D5TS--TO PROVIDE AID & PROTECTION ?AT IS NOT PROVID$ TO ?OSE NOT SO CLASSIFI$4 ,! ONLY WAY TO DE/ROY ! SY/EM ( PRIVILEGE IS TO SUBV]T ! CATEGORY ( :IT5ESS1 SO AS TO ULTIMATELY DE/ROY IT4 

,?IS WAS A POSITION BE+ DEVELOP$ 9 CIRCLES SURR\ND+ ! J\RNAL ,RACE ,TRAITOR1 :I* WAS LAUN*$ >\ND ?IS TIME & AVIDLY READ 9 ACTIVI/ CIRCLES4 ,ITS MOTTO WAS 0,TREASON TO ,:IT5ESS ,IS ,LOYALTY TO ,HUMANITY40 ,?IS WAS A V]Y APPEAL+ NOTION1 BUT ! OBVI\S QUE/ION !N BECAME3 H[ DOES ONE ACTUALLY DO ?AT8 ,H[ DOES ONE BECOME AN EFFECTIVE RACE TRAITOR8 ,:O MI<T BE AN EXAMPLE ( AN EFFECTIVE ROLE MODEL8 ,MANY 9 ,LOVE @& ,RAGE F\ND 9SPIRATION 9 ! EXAMPLE ( ,SUBCOM&ANTE ,M>COS1 ! FAM\S MASK$ SPOKESMAN ( ! ,MEXICAN ,ZAPATI/AS4 ,M>COS WAS ORIG9ALLY A MIDDLE-CLASS ,MEXICAN :O L$ A GR\P ( MO/LY PRIVILEG$ URBAN REVOLUTION>IES TO ORGANIZE 9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES 9 ,*IAPAS &1 AFT] T5 YE>S 9 ! JUNGLE1 CAME TO AB&ON HIS VANGU>DI/ IDEOLOGY 9 ORD] TO BECOME AN AG5T C>RY+ \T DECISIONS MADE BY ! 9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES4 ,9 HIS WILL+NESS TO /EP BACK & ACCEPT ! LEAD]%IP ( OPPRESS$ COMMUNITIES1 HE C\LD BE CONSID]$ AN EXAMPLE ( A G5U9E RACE TRAITOR4 ,BUT ,M>COS1 = HIS P>T1 HAD ! ADVANTAGE ( BE+ ABLE TO ALLY ) 9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES ?AT ALREADY ACT$ V]Y MU* LIKE AN>*I/S1 ) !IR [N /YLE ( CONS5SUS-BAS$ DIRECT DEMOCRACY4 ,:AT DID ?IS MEAN = AN>*I/S 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 :]E MO/ REVOLUTION>Y GR\PS BAS$ 9 COMMUNITIES ( COLOR W]E F> MORE HI]>*ICALLY ORGANIZ$--:]E1 9 FACT1 MANY SAW EMPHASES ON DIRECT DEMOCRACY AS ITSELF A =M ( :ITE PRIVILEGE8 ,W\LD ALL ?IS MEAN HAV+ TO AB&ON ANY IDEA ( BUILD+ A NEW SOCIETY 9 ! %ELL ( ! OLD8 ,OR1 AT LEA/1 ( :ITE AN>*I/S PLAY+ ANY SIGNIFICANT ROLE 9 ! PROCESS ( DO+ SO8 ,)9 A YE> OR TWO1 ,LOVE @& ,RAGE SPLIT 9TO FEUD+ FACTIONS OV] RACIAL ISSUES1 & ! 5TIRE PROJECT ULTIMATELY F\ND]$4 

,SIMIL> DEBATES ]UPT$ 9 ! E>LY DAYS ( ! GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T4 ,9 ?IS CASE ! KICK(F WAS A PIECE CALL$ 0,:]E ,WAS ! ,COLOR 9 ,SEATTLE80 7,M>T9EZ #b71 ?AT SP>K$ CONT9UAL >GUM5TS AB\T ! NATURE ( RACIAL PRIVILEGE1 \TREA* V]SUS ALLIANCE MODELS1 AB\T H[ TO ACCEPT ! LEAD]%IP ( COMMUNITIES ( COLOR1 & AB\T ! /IFL+ EFFECTS ( :ITE GUILT4 ,! OV]:ELM+LY :ITE MAKE-UP ( ! EM]G+ MOVEM5T WAS FELT TO BE A CONT9UAL CRISIS4 ,C]TA9LY ?IS WAS TRUE ( ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK1 ORIG9ALLY F\ND$ TO HELP COORD9ATE ! ACTIONS AGA9/ ! ,I,M,F & ,WORLD ,BANK 9 ,WA%+TON ON ,APRIL #a#f1 #b4 ,D,A,N'S SECOND MAJOR 9ITIATIVE WAS TO HELP ORGANIZE ACTIONS AGA9/ ! ,REPUBLICAN ,CONV5TION 9 ,PHILADELPHIA ?AT SUMM]4 ,9 ORD] TO DO SO1 A GR\P ( ,D,A,N ORGANIZ]S PROPOS$ TO ALLY ) ,S,L,A,M1.<#b#h.> A RADICAL /UD5T GR\P BAS$ AT ,HUNT] ,COLLEGE ) A MU* MORE DIV]SE MEMB]%IP1 & SEV]AL O!R ,P,O,C-BAS$ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,9 ?OSE DAYS 9 ! IMM$IATE WAKE ( ,SEATTLE1 EV]YONE WAS EAG] TO LE>N ,D,A,N'S TACTICS & =MS ( ORGANIZATION1 SO ! LATT] W]E NOT AV]SE2 BUT !Y ALSO 9SI/$ ?AT ! ACTIONS !MSELVES FOCUS ON ! CASE ( ,MUMIA ,ABU-,JAMAL 7! ,BLACK ACTIVI/ & J\RNALI/ !N ON DEA? R[ 9 ,PHILADELPHIA7 & MORE BROADLY ON ! ,U,S ,PRISON ,9DU/RIAL ,COMPLEX1 & RACI/ NATURE ( ! CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM4 ,!SE DEM&S ISOLAT$ A SIGNIFICANT FACTION 9 ,D,A,N :O HAD SE5 ! CONV5TION PROTE/S AS A *ANCE TO MOVE FROM ISSUES ( GLOBAL TRADE TO A BROAD] *ALL5GE TO ! EXI/+ POLITICAL SY/EM AS A :OLE2 TO JUXTAPOSE !IR [N MODEL ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY TO ! K9D ( CORPORATE-DOM9AT$ REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY EMBODI$ BY ! CONV5TIONS4 ,SOME FELT ! TWO W]E RECONCILABLE3 ?AT PRISON & DEA? P5ALTIES ISSUES C\LD BE US$1 ULTIMATELY1 TO RAISE ! SAME BROAD] QUE/IONS4 ,O!RS FELT ! COMPROMISE WAS WOR? ! OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AN ONGO+ ALLIANCE4 ,9 ! 5D1 ! EF=T DID NOT1 9 FACT1 LEAD TO AN ONGO+ ALLIANCE1 & RESULT+ RECRIM9ATIONS CAUS$ QUITE A NUMB] ( ACTIVI/S TO GIVE UP ON ,D,A,N 5TIRELY4 ,H[EV]1! ALLIANCE1 H[EV] TEMPOR>Y1 WAS QUITE HELPFUL 9 DISSEM9AT+ ,D,A,N-LIKE TACTICS & /YLES ( DECISION MAK+1 & EV5 AN>*I/ IDEAS !MSELVES1 9 WID] ACTIVI/ CIRCLES4 ,%ORTLY AFT] ,N,Y,C ,D,A,N EFFECTIVELY DISSOLV$ 9 #b#c1 A NEW 0,AN>*I/ ,PEOPLE ( ,COLOR0 NETWORK 7,A,P,O,C7 WAS 9 ! PROCESS ( TAK+ %APE1 BAS$ ON ALMO/ ID5TICAL ORGANIZATIONAL PR9CIPLES4 

,! E>LY EXP]I5CE ( ,A,P,O,C1 H[EV]1 ALREADY PROVIDES AN EXCELL5T ILLU/RATION ( :Y DIRECT-ACTION-ORI5T$ GR\PS HAD T5D$ TO BE DOM9AT$ BY PEOPLE CLASSIFI$ AS 0:ITE40 ,:5 ?OSE :O LACK :ITE PRIVILEGE BEGAN TO ADOPT SU* POLITICS1 !Y F\ND !Y FAC$ COMPLETELY DIFF]5T LEVELS ( POLICE REPRESSION4 ,AS ONE P>TICUL>LY />TL+ 9CID5T 9 ,BROOKLYN REVEAL$1 ,A,P,O,C C\LDN'T EV5 ?R[ A B5EFIT P>TY 9 !IR [N (FICES )\T HAV+ TO WORRY AB\T LOCAL POLICE SWEEP+ 9 TO BEAT & >RE/ P>TYGO]S TALK+ ON ! /REET4 

,ALL ?IS WAS1 P]HAPS1 PR$ICTABLE4 ,IT IS A NOTORI\S ?+ ?AT DUR+ L>GE-SCALE ACTIONS1 POLICE SEEM TO T>GET PEOPLE ( COLOR = P>TICUL> VIOL5CE4 ,AS A RESULT1 MANY 7NON-AN>*I/7 ,P,O,C ACTIVI/ GR\PS SEE DIRECT ACTION AS ITSELF A =M ( RACIAL PRIVILEGE1 & MADE A GREAT PO9T ( TRY+ TO KEEP ?OSE LIKELY TO 5GAGE 9 MILITANT TACTICS AWAY FROM !IR EV5TS4 ,! %ORT-LIV$ ,LOS ,ANGELES ,D,A,N1 :I* ORGANIZ$ ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,DEMOCRATIC CONV5TION 9 #b1 TOOK ! NE$ TO ALLY ) COMMUNITY GR\PS SO S]I\SLY ?AT !Y REFUS$ TO ALL[ !IR SPACES TO BE US$ = AN>*I/ MEET+S AT ALL1 & EV5 EMPLOY$ M>%ALS TO EXCLUDE ,BLACK ,BLOC AN>*I/S FROM !IR M>*ES4 

,NEW ,YORK ,D,A,N WAS V]Y DIFF]5T4 ,TO ALL 9T5TS & PURPOSES IT WAS ITSELF AN AN>*I/ GR\P4 ,/ILL1 IT QUICKLY F\ND ITSELF 9 TR\BLE = ITS REFUSAL TAKE ! SAME PA? AS ,L,A ,D,A,N4 ,IMM$IATELY AFT] ,A#a#f1 = 9/ANCE1 ,N,Y,C ,D,A,N & AN ALLI$ GR\P--,NEW ,YORK ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS--JO9$ ) SEV]AL ,MEXICAN IMMIGRANT GR\PS TO ORGANIZE A ,MAY ,DAY M>* ?R\< L[] ,MANHATTAN4 ,IT WAS TO BE AN 5TIRELY PEACEFUL--9DE$1 P]MITT$--EV5T1 REPLETE ) MUSICAL B&S & GIANT PUPPETS4 ,/ILL1 AS ! M>*]S FIR/ ASSEMBL$ AT ,UNION ,SQU>E1 A T9Y CLU/] ( P]HAPS SIXTE5 AN>*I/S 9 ,BLACK ,BLOC APPE>$1 SIMPLY 9T5D+ TO %[ ! FLAG1 AS IT W]E1 & E/ABLI% AN OV]TLY AN>*I/ PRES5CE AT ! EV5T4 ,BE=E ! M>* EV5 />T$1 POLICE SWOOP$ 9 & >RE/$ AB\T A DOZ5 ( !M4.<#b#i.> ,! ,MEXICAN ORGANIZ]S W]E \TRAG$1 BUT LESS AT ! POLICE ?AN AT !IR ,D,A,N FELL[ ORGANIZ]S1 ACCUS+ !M ( PUTT+ !IR PEOPLE--MANY ( !M UNDOCUM5T$ WORK]S--AT RISK BY ALL[+ A ,BLACK ,BLOC TO ASSEMBLE TO BEG9 )4 ,!Y SWORE NEV] TO WORK ) ,D,A,N AGA94 

,IT'S PRETTY OBVI\S ?AT :5 POLICE LAUN* PREEMPTIVE /RIKES LIKE ?IS1 FOM5T+ DIVISIONS ( ?IS SORT IS HALF ! PO9T4 ,! ,N,Y,P,D HAS ACTUALLY PROV$ REM>KABLY ADEPT AT PLAY+ ?IS SORT ( GAME1 & HAS 9 FACT MADE A HABIT1 DUR+ P>TICUL>LY S5SITIVE M>*ES ORGANIZ$ BY ,P,O,C GR\PS1 ( NABB+ ONE OR TWO :ITE AN>*I/S ON TRUMP$-UP *>GES4 ,A YE> AFT] ! ,MAY ,DAY ,M>*1 DUR+ A M>* APPEAL+ = CLEM5CY = ,NATIVE ,AM]ICAN ACTIVI/ ,LEON>D ,PELTI] 9 ,DECEMB] #b1 = 9/ANCE1 AN ,N,Y,P,D SNAT* SQUAD SUDD5LY BROKE 9TO ! MIDDLE ( ! M>* TO TACKLE & DRAG AWAY F\R 7UNMASK$7 AN>*I/S4 ,ONE WAS *>G$ ) POSSESSION ( A BATT]Y-OP]AT$ MEGAPHONE )\T A S\ND P]MIT1 ! O!RS ) 0RESI/+ >RE/40 ,?IS WAS A V]Y DELICATE ISSUE1 & EV]YONE WAS MAK+ /R5U\S EF=TS TO AVOID ANY?+ ?AT C\LD BE 9T]PRET$ AS A PROVOCATION3 NONE ( ! AN>*I/S W]E WE>+ MASKS1 ! WOMAN ) ! MEGAPHONE HAD NOT 9 FACT BE5 US+ IT BUT SIMPLY C>RY+ IT FROM ONE P]MITT$ RALLY PO9T TO ANO!R 7& ANYWAY1 AS MANY PO9T$ \T1 !RE'S NO SU* ?+ AS A MOV+ S\ND P]MIT74 ,/ILL1 ! FACT ?AT EV]YONE KNEW ! >RE/S W]E A PRETEXT & CONSCI\SLY 9T5D$ TO S[ DISS5SION DIDN'T REALLY MATT]4 ,AFT]W>DS1 MANY ACTIVI/S :O BAS$ !IR /RATEGY ON BUILD+ ALLIANCES ) ,P,O,C GR\PS 79CLUD+1 9 ?IS CASE1 SEV]AL =M] MEMB]S ( ,LOVE @& ,RAGE1 N[ TURN$ ,MAOI/S7 >GU$ ?AT ! V]Y PRES5CE ( BLACK-CLAD AN>*I/S C\LD ITSELF BE CONSID]$ A PROVOCATION4 ,AS A RESULT1 SU* ACTIVI/S (T5 5D$ UP *ALL5G+ ! V]Y PR9CIPLE ( DIRECT ACTION4 

,:ATEV] ! UND]LY+ REASONS1 ?\<1 !RE'S ONE ?+ ?AT IT'S CRUCIAL TO EMPHASIZE4 ,GR\PS LIKE ,D,A,N W]E L>GELY :ITE4 ,P>TICUL>LY /RIK+ WAS ! ABS5CE ( ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS4 ,= MO/ ( ITS HI/ORY1 ,N,Y,C ,D,A,N HAD A S+LE ,BLACK MEMB]1 9 AN ACTIVE CORE GR\P ( AB\T FIFTY4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY IT WAS ANY?+ LIKE EXCLUSIVELY :ITE4 ,!RE W]E ALWAYS A FAIR NUMB] ( ,LAT9OS 7?\< MORE LIKELY TO BE FROM C\NTRIES LIKE ,BRAZIL OR ,>G5T9A ?AN1 SAY ,MEXICO OR ,PU]TO ,RICO71 & EV5 L>G] NUMB]S ( ACTIVI/S ( ,S\? OR ,EA/ ,ASIAN 7,*9ESE1 ,TAIWANESE1 ,KOREAN7 OR ,MIDDLE ,EA/]N 7,TURKI%1 ,EGYPTIAN1 ,IRANIAN7 DESC5T4 ,/ILL1 !IR NUMB]S ALL PUT TOGE!R R>ELY CAME TO MORE ?AN A ?IRD ( ! ACTIVE MEMB]%IP4 ,AS = ! RE/1 IF !Y HAD ANY SELF-CONSCI\S E?NIC ID5TITY1 IT WAS MO/ LIKELY TO BE ,JEWI% OR ,IRI%4 ,:ILE ,D,A,N WAS C]TA9LY MORE DIV]SE ?AN1 SAY1 E>LY ,S,D,S1 9 A CITY AS DIV]SE AS ,NEW ,YORK1 ?IS WAS CONSID]$ A MATT] ( SC&AL4 

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,I WILL BE RETURN+ TO ! SPECIFICALLY RACIAL ISSUES P]IODICALLY4 ,!Y >E ! BANE ( ALL RADICAL POLITICS 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 ,:AT ,I WANT TO EMPHASIZE H]E IS ?AT !SE DILEMMAS >E NOT SIMPLY EFFECTS ( RACISM4 ,SIMIL> DILEMMAS CROP UP :5EV] ONE HAS A MOVEM5T TRY+ TO COMBAT SITUATIONS ( EXTREME SOCIAL 9EQUALITY4 ,ALWAYS1 ?OSE ON ! BOTTOM1 :O HAVE ! MO/ REASON TO WANT TO *ALL5GE SU* 9EQUALITIES1 WILL ALSO T5D TO HAVE ! MO/ RE/RICT$ RANGE ( WEAPONS AT !IR DISPOSAL ) :I* TO DO SO4 ,9EVITABLY1 ?IS CAUSES 5DLESS MORAL DILEMMAS = ?OSE :OSE PRIVILEGE ACTUALLY ALL[S !M TO REBEL4 

,?IS IS NOT A NEW PH5OM5ON4 ,!RE IS A VA/ LIT]ATURE ON ! SUBJECT4 ,]IC ,WOLF 7#a#i#f#i71 = EXAMPLE1 PO9T$ \T ?AT 9 EV]Y PEASANT REVOLT WE KN[ AB\T1 ! BACKBONE ( GU]RILLA >MIES IS ALWAYS ! MIDDLE PEASANTRY2 S9CE ! POORE/ /RATUM LACKS ! MEANS TO C>RY \T A SU/A9$ 9SURRECTION1 & ! WEAL?IE/ LACKS MOTIVATION4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ,E4 ,P4 ,?OMPSON 7#a#i#g#a7 & O!RS HAVE DEMON/RAT$ ?AT ! MA9/AYS ( ,E>LY ,MOD]N 0BREAD RIOTS0--9 REALITY1 EV5TS V]Y LIKE :AT WE W\LD N[ CALL DIRECT ACTIONS--T5D$ TO HAIL FROM ! MORE PROSP]\S AMONG ! LABOR+ CLASSES3 NEI!R B\RGEOIS NOR PAUP]S1 BUT MEMB]S ( ! RESPECTABLE WORK+ CLASS4 ,9 FACT1 MU* ( ! E>LY LIT]ATURE ON RADICAL MOVEM5TS SEEM$ TO >GUE ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = ! TRULY OPPRESS$ TO BECOME G5U9E REVOLUTION>IES4 ,K>L ,MANNHEIM 7#a#i#b#i1 ALSO ,NORMAN ,COH5 #a#i#e#g71 = EXAMPLE1 >GU$ ?AT NOT ONLY DO ! TRULY OPPRESS$ T5D NOT TO 5GAGE 9 SU/A9$ REVOLT1 !IR MODE ( IMAG9+ SOCIAL ALT]NATIVES T5DS TO BE ABSOLUTE & MILL5>IAN4 ,:ILE ! MIDDLE /RATUM 0WAS DISCIPL9+ ITSELF ?R\< A CONSCI\S SELF-CULTIVATION :I* REG>D$ E?ICS & 9TELLECTUAL CULTURE AS ITS PR9CIPLE SELF-JU/IFICATION0 7#a#i#b#i3#g#c71 & W]E DEVELOP+ RATIONAL UTOPIAS1 ! TRULY M>G9AL T5D$ TO FAVOR A K9D ( EC/ATIC VISION ( SUDD5 & TOTAL RUPTURE4 ,MANNHEIM CALL$ ?IS 0*ILIASM0--0A M5TAL /RUCTURE PECULI> TO OPPRESS$ PEASANTS1 J\RNEYM51 & 9CIPI5T ',LUMP5PROLET>IAT1' .<&.> FANATICALLY EMOTIONAL PREA*]S0 7#a#i#b#i3#b#d74.<#c.> ,H5CE1 :5 ! POORE/ ELEM5TS DID RISE UP1 !Y T5D$ TO DO SO 9 ! NAME ( SOME GREAT MILL5>IAN VISION1 9 ! BELIEF ?AT ! WORLD AS WE KN[ IT W\LD SOON COME TO AN 5D 9 ONE BL[ & EXI/+ HI]>*IES BE SWEPT AWAY4 ,N[1 :ILE FEW N[ADAYS W\LD GIVE MU* CR$5CE TO ! IDEA ?AT ! POOR LIVE 9 AN ET]NAL PRES5T OR >E 9CAPABLE ( LONG-T]M PLANN+1 ,MANNHEIM DOES HAVE SOME?+ ( A PO9T4 ,REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS HAVE ALWAYS T5D$ TO TAKE ON MU* ( !IR TEMP] & DIRECTION FROM ?OSE V]Y 0MIDDLE /RATA40 ,AT ! V]Y LEA/1 !RE HAS ALWAYS BE5 SOME?+ ( A GAP 9 ?IS RESPECT BETWE5 ?OSE :O SUFF]$ ! MO/ 9 AN UNEQUAL SOCIETY & ?OSE MO/ ABLE TO ORGANIZE EFFECTIVE SU/A9$ OPPOSITION4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ?OSE 0MO/ AFFECT$0--AS ! CURR5T ACTIVI/ CAT*PHRASE PUTS IT--BY FEUDAL OR CAPITALI/ /RUCTURES R>ELY1 IF EV]1 ORGANIZ$ OP5LY AGA9/ IT4 ,ONE CAN >GUE1 LIKE ,JIM ,SCOTT 7#a#i#h#e1 #a#i#i#b71 ?AT ! HIDD5 RESI/ANCE ( ! L[LY IS A GREAT UNRECOGNIZ$ =CE 9 WORLD HI/ORY--& SURELY ONE W\LD BE RI<T4 ,BUT R>ELY DOES ?IS RESI/ANCE TAKE ! =M ( OV]T REBELLION4 

,:5 ?OSE DISJUNCTIONS >E SUP]IMPOS$ OV] MORE PR(\ND ASCRIPTIONS ( DIFF]5CE--LIKE RACE1 CULTURE1 E?NICITY--!Y BECOME F> MORE VISIBLE4 ,BUT IT SEEMS TO ME !Y >E ALWAYS GO+ TO BE !RE 9 SOME =M OR ANO!R4 ,!Y >E SIMPLY ONE ( ! 9EVITABLE SIDE EFFECTS ( SOCIAL 9EQUALITY4.<#c#a.> 

,( C\RSE1 9 ! CASE ( ! GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T ONE COMMON POPUL> P]CEPTION IS ?AT WE >E NOT EV5 TALK+ AB\T MEMB]S ( A MIDDLE /RATUM1 BUT AB\T MEMB]S ( ! ELITE4 ,?IS IDEA HAS BECOME SO DEEPLY 5TR5*$1 9 FACT1 ?AT IT HAS BECOME COMMON WISDOM NOT ONLY AMONG CONS]VATIVE COMM5TATORS1 BUT TO SOME DEGREE1 TO ! PUBLIC MORE G5]ALLY4 ,BE=E GO+ ON1 !N1 LET ME BRIEFLY TAKE ON ?IS P]CEPTION3 ONE :I* IS1 ( C\RSE1 A SOCIAL PH5OM5ON 9 ITS [N RI<T4 

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,! /]EOTYPE RUNS SOME?+ LIKE ?IS4 ,! CORE ( ! 0ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T0 IS MADE UP ( RI* OR UPP]-MIDDLE-CLASS TE5AG]S1 0TRU/ FUND BABIES0 :O CAN AF=D TO SP5D !IR LIVES TRAVEL+ FROM SUMMIT TO SUMMIT MAK+ TR\BLE4 ,9 A WAY1 ! ACCUSATION WAS PR$ICTABLE 5\<4 ,RI<T-W+ POPULISM 9 ! ,U,S IS L>GELY BAS$ ON ! ACCUSATION ?AT LIB]ALS >E P>T ( AN UPP]-MIDDLE-CLASS ELITE :OSE VALUES >E DEEPLY ALI5 TO ?AT ( WORK+-CLASS ,AM]ICANS4 ,IT W\LD BE H>DLY SURPRIS+ ?AT1 FAC$ ) LEFTI/ RADICALS1 ! FIR/ 9/9CT ( A RI<T-W+ TALK-RADIO HO/ W\LD BE TO ASSUME ?AT IF LIB]ALS W]E DRAWN FROM ! PROSP]\S1 REVOLUTION>IES W\LD HAVE TO BE DRAWN FROM ! ACTUAL RI*4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IF ONE EXAM9ES ! RECORD1 ONE F9DS ?AT SOME ( ! FIR/ FIGURES TO MAKE SU* CLAIMS--?IS WAS >\ND ! TIME ( ! ,REPUBLICAN & ,DEMOCRATIC CONV5TIONS 9 ! SUMM] ( #b.<#c#b.>--W]E FIGURES ( AU?ORITY 9 ! CITIES EXPECT+ PROTE/S 7= EXAMPLE1 ! MAYOR ( ,L,A & ,PHILADELPHIA POLICE *IEF ,JOHN ,TIMONEY71 9 A TONE ?AT C]TA9LY IMPLI$ ACCESS TO SOME K9D ( ACTUAL SOCIOLOGICAL 9=MATION !Y C\LD NOT POSSIBLY HAVE HAD4 ,!SE W]E 9 FACT ! V]Y POLITICAL FIGURES :O IMM$IATELY AFT]W>DS ORD]$ POLICE TO ATTACK :AT EV5 BY CONV5TIONAL DEF9ITIONS W]E L>GELY NONVIOL5T PROTE/]S4 ,IT C]TA9LY GIVES ONE REASON TO WOND]3 ESPECIALLY1 S9CE SO MANY POLICE 9 ,SEATTLE HAD AT FIR/ BALK$ :5 GIV5 SIMIL> ORD]S4 ,GIV5 ! FACT ?AT A :OLE S]IES ( O!R RUMORS SEEM$ TO MY/]I\SLY APPE> >\ND ! SAME TIME AB\T ACTIVI/S ATTACK+ POLICE ) ACID & UR9E1 ONE CAN ONLY WOND] :E!R ?IS WAS P>T ( A MORE CALCULAT$ CAMPAIGN TO APPEAL TO ! CLASS PREJUDICES ( ! POLICE !MSELVES4 ,! MESSAGE1 AT ! CONV5TIONS & SIMIL> MOBILIZATIONS1 SEEM$ TO BE3 0,DO NOT ?9K ( Y\RSELF AS A WORK+-CLASS GUY BE+ PAID TO PROTECT A BUN* ( BANK]S1 POLITICIANS & TRADE BUREAUCRATS :O HAVE CONTEMPT = Y\2 ?9K ( ?IS1 RA!R1 AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BEAT UP ON !IR SNOTTY *ILDR50--AN UND]/&+ :I* W\LD BE1 = ! POLITICIANS' PURPOSES1 P]FECT1 S9CE !Y ALSO DID NOT WANT ! POLICE TO ACTUALLY MAIM OR KILL ! PROTE/]S4 ,:E!R ?IS SORT ( IMAG]Y EM]GES FROM POLICE 9TELLIG5CE S\RCES--:I* T5D TO DRAW HEAVILY ON RESE>* UNITS FROM PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS & CONS]VATIVE ?9K TANKS1 & (T51 TO REPRODUCE V]Y ODD =MS ( RI<T-W+ PROPAG&A--OR :E!R POLICE W]E ACTUALLY LI/5+ TO CONS]VATIVE RADIO HO/S1 IS1 AT ?IS JUNCTURE1 IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY4.<#c#c.> ,IF NO?+ ELSE1 ACTIVI/S AT MAJOR SUMMITS EV] S9CE HAVE REGUL>LY REPORT$ MORE OR LESS ! SAME ACCUSATIONS ON ! P>T ( POLICE--AS ONE FRI5D SUMM>IZ$ IT TO ME3 0,Y\'RE ALL JU/ A BUN* ( RI* KIDS :O PUT ON MASKS SO Y\R DADDIES CAN'T SEE Y\R FACES ON ! NEWS :5 Y\ GO SMA% ?+S UP1 & !N GO BACK HOME TO Y\R MANSIONS & WAT* IT ALL ON ,T,V & LAU< AT US40 

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,:AT FOLL[S IS NOT BAS$ ON /ATI/ICAL ME?ODOLOGY ( ANY SORT1 BUT HAV+ SP5T OV] SEV5 YE>S N[ AMONG AN>*I/S & O!RS 9VOLV$ 9 DIRECT ACTION & ,I ?9K ,I AM 9 A POSITION TO MAKE SOME 9ITIAL G5]ALIZATIONS4 ,! FIR/ IS ?AT ACTIVI/S FROM TRULY WEAL?Y BACKGR\NDS >E EXCE$+LY R>E4 ,9 T]MS ( ECONOMIC BACKGR\ND1 9 FACT1 AN>*I/S T5D TO BE EXTREMELY DIV]SE4 ,IF !RE'S ANY?+ ?AT DOES SET !M (F FROM ! BULK ( ,AM]ICANS IT IS ?AT !Y >E DISPROPORTIONALLY LIKELY TO HAVE ATT5D$ COLLEGE4 ,MANY1 ( C\RSE1 >E !MSELVES /UD5TS1 BUT ! ACTIVI/ CORE SEEMS TO BE MADE UP ( :AT MI<T EV5 BE CALL$ PO/-/UD5TS3 Y\NG WOM5 & M5 :O HAVE COMPLET$ COLLEGE1 BUT >E /ILL LIV+ SOME?+ LIKE /UD5TS1 AT LEA/ 9S(> AS !Y >E NOT MO/LY 9 REGUL>1 C>E]-ORI5T$ N9E-TO-FIVE JOBS OR *ILD-RE>+ H\SEHOLDS4 

,I %\LD EMPHASIZE :ILE ?IS IS ! CORE1 IT'S C]TA9LY NOT ! OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY4 ,9 ,NEW ,YORK1 = 9/ANCE1 !RE IS N[ AN AN>*I/ MO!RS' GR\P4 ,! AV]AGE MEET+ ( ,N,Y,C ,D,A,N W\LD NORMALLY 9CLUDE HI< S*OOL /UD5TS & RETIREES AS WELL1 ALONG )1 SAY1 =TY-YE>-OLD SQUATT]S1 MANY ( :OM HAD NEV] ATT5D$ AN 9/ITUTION ( HI<] LE>N+4 ,& ,N,Y,C ,D,A,N WAS CONSID]$ BY MANY O!R ACTIVI/S DECID$LY UPSCALE4 ,! CLOS] TO ! SQUATT] SC5E ONE GETS1 ! MORE ONE 5C\NT]S ACTIVI/S )\T =MAL S*OOL+1 & ?IS BECOMES ALMO/ UNIV]SALLY ! CASE :5 ONE GETS TO ! LEVEL ( ! 0TRAVEL]S0--MO/LY TE5S & M5 & WOM5 9 !IR TW5TIES1 RUNAWAYS OR LIV+ LIVES ( VOLUNT>ILY HOMELESSNESS1 MOV+ FROM CITY TO CITY4 ,JU/ AS1 9 ! HEYDAY ( ! ,I,W,W 9 ! E>LY DECADES ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY1 !RE WAS A RI* CULTURE ( HOBOS & HOPP]S ( FREI<T TRA9S1 SO !RE IS /ILL TODAY4 ,& !N AS N[1 MO/ DO CONSID] !MSELVES AN>*I/S4 ,MANY >E ORPHANS1 ESCAPEES1 OR RUNAWAYS ( V]Y MODE/ BACKGR\NDS1 ) LITTLE ACCESS TO $UCATIONAL 9/ITUTIONS1 ?\< MANY >E AVID READ]S1 & MANY V]S$ 9 RADICAL !ORY--9 MY [N EXP]I5CE1 MO/ (T51 SOME V>IATION ON ,FR5* ,SITUATIONISM4 ,:ILE ! 0TRAVEL]S0 MAY BE NUM]ICALLY A RELATIVELY M9OR ELEM5T 9 ! MOVEM5T1 & SOME:AT M>G9AL 7MO/ HATE MEET+S71 !RE >E LIKELY TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE ( !M AT ANY MAJOR MOBILIZATION ?AN ANYONE :O ACTUALLY HAS A TRU/ FUND4 ,!Y >E ALSO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SYMBOLICALLY1 BECAUSE !Y SET A K9D ( ROMANTIC /&>D = AUTONOM\S EXI/5CE--DUMP/]-DIV+ FOOD1 REFUS+ PAID EMPLOYM5T--?AT REPRES5TS ONE POSSIBLE IDEAL = ?OSE WI%+ TO E/ABLI% AN EXI/5CE \TSIDE ! LOGIC ( CAPITALISM4 

,!RE >E ALSO ?OSE :O JO9 SU* A WORLD VOLUNT>ILY3 !Y NORMALLY >E COLLEGE-$UCAT$1 OR SOMETIMES COLLEGE DROP\TS ( A F> MORE EXALT$ SOCIAL CLASS4 ,?IS IS ! SORT ( UNIV]SE CELEBRAT$ 9 POPUL> AN>*I/ BOOKS LIKE ,CRIME?,9C'S NOVEL ,EVASION 7#b#a71 A SEMI-FANTASY ( MIDDLE-CLASS1 :ITE1 PUNK KIDS :O DROP \T TO JO9 ?IS WORLD1 LIV+ (F TRA% & ! LEFT-OV]S ( 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY4.<#c#d.> ,SU* A LIFE CAN REPRES5T A K9D ( VISION ( MORAL PURITY1 A TOTAL REJECTION ( AN 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY SE5 AS AN 5G9E = ! PRODUCTION ( 5ORM\S QUANTITIES ( WA/E4 ,9S(> AS IT IS ASSUM$ TO BE NO LONG] POSSIBLE TO SIMPLY LEAVE ! SY/EM1 TO E/ABLI% AN AUTONOM\S EXI/5CE 9 ! WOODS.<#c#e.>1 ! BE/ ONE CAN DO IS TO LIVE (F ITS FLOTSAM & JETSAM4 ,MANY DUMP/] DIV]S >E QUITE PR\D ( ! FACT ?AT1 DESPITE ! FACT ?AT !Y LIVE (F TRA%1 !Y MANAGE TO MA9TA9 RIGOR\S VEGET>IAN DIETS4 ,MANY Y\NG] AN>*I/S1 ! MORE 0H>DCORE0 SORTS1 FOLL[ SUIT TO V>Y+ DEGREES4 ,9 ,NEW ,YORK1 !RE IS A Y\NG MAN NAM$ ,?ADDEUS :O CLAIMS HE MANAGES TO GET BY ON R\<LY FIVE DOLL>S A MON?1 OCCUPY+ EMPTY BUILD+S UNTIL ! POLICE EXPEL HIM1 DUMP/]-DIV+ FOOD1 & ALL ! :ILE PRODUC+1 ) SOME FRI5DS1 A MON?LY GUIDE TO FREE EV5TS 9 ,NEW ,YORK4 ,?ADDEUS IS A REGUL> ( ! DIRECT ACTION SC5E4 ,HE'S SOME?+ ( AN EXTREME CASE1 & CONSID]$ RA!R A H]OIC FIGURE AS A RESULT1 BUT MANY SEE ?IS AS REALLY 0LIV+ ! LIFE0 9 A WAY ?AT MO/ DO NOT4 ,:ILE FEW RESORT TO1 SAY1 /REET HU/L+ OR !FT1 = ?OSE :O DO !RE IS A /RONG E?IC ( %OPLIFT+1 ?AT 9SI/S ?AT IT IS ONLY LEGITIMATE TO /EAL FROM L>GE CORPORATE \TLETS1 NEV] 0MOM & POP0 /ORES.<#c#f.>7 IF !Y CAN AVOID IT4 ,PRACTICES LIKE DUMP/] DIV+ >E CONSID]$ 5TIRELY ORD9>Y 9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES4 ,9 ! KIT*5 ( ! ,NEW ,YORK (FICES ( ! ,9DEP5D5T ,M$IA ,C5T] 7,I,M,C7 !RE WAS PO/$1 = MANY YE>S1 ! S*$ULE 9DICAT+ AT :AT TIMES LOCAL RE/AURANTS W]E LEGALLY OBLIG$ TO ?R[ AWAY !IR SU%I4 ,ACTIVI/S ON BICYCLES W\LD REGUL>LY MAKE ! R\NDS TO PICK UP PILES ( SU%I ROLLS1 ALL /ILL NEATLY %R9K-WRAPP$ 9 PLA/IC TRAYS & CONTA9]S1 & DEPOSIT !M 9 ! ,I,M,C REFRIG]ATOR4 ,AT ANO!R /OP ONE CAN REGUL>LY F9D P]FECTLY $IBLE BREADROLLS & BAGELS4 ,AS ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS ACTIVI/S (T5 PO9T \T BE=E MAJOR MOBILIZATIONS1 !RE'S ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM SCR\NG+ UP FREE FOOD =1 SAY1 T5 ?\S& PEOPLE 9 A CITY LIKE ,NEW ,YORK1 IF ONE WANTS TO PUT 9 ! EF=T--?\< COM+ UP ) ! UT5SILS CAN (T5 BE MORE DIFFICULT4 

,!RE IS1 ,I %\LD ALSO NOTE1 A C\NT]-DISC\RSE H]E4 ,! MAJORITY ( ACTIVI/S1 :O >E TRY+ TO COME TO SOME K9D ( COMPROMISE ) ! MA9/REAM ECONOMY CAN JU/ AS EASILY DISMISS ! TRAVEL]S & SQUATT]S & DUMP/] DIV]S AS 0CRU/IES10 0CRUDDIES10 0GUTT]-PUNKS0 COA/+ ON !IR :ITE PRIVILEGE1 OR AS MIDDLE-CLASS KIDS PLAY+ AT POV]TY 9 A WAY 9SULT+ TO ! REAL H>D%IPS ( ! HOMELESS OR DISPOSSESS$4.<#c#g.> ,BUT (T5 ! CRITIQUE IS MIX$ ) A SORT ( AMBIVAL5T RESPECT1 TOO4 

,MO/ ACTIVI/S--& AGA91 ,I AM US+ ! T]M 0ACTIVI/0 H]E MA9LY AS A %ORT-H& = 0AN>*I/ OR O!RS 9VOLV$ 9 AN>*I/-9SPIR$ DIRECT ACTION POLITICS0--DO FEEL !Y HAVE TO MAKE SOME COMPROMISE ) ! EXI/+ ECONOMIC ORD]4 ,MO/ FEEL ?AT H[ ONE DOES SO IS V]Y MU* A P]SONAL CALL4 ,IT IS RA!R R>E1 9 MY EXP]I5CE1 TO HE> ! SAME SORT ( ACCUSATIONS ( 0SELL+ \T10 ( COMPROMISE AS TREASON1 ?AT W]E SO COMMON 9 ! #a#i#fS & #a#i#gS4 ,OBVI\SLY1 IF ONE BECAME A PUBLICITY AG5T = ,MONSANTO1 OR A /OCKBROK]1 IT W\LD C]TA9LY BE FELT TO COMPROMISE ONE'S ACTIVI/ CR$5TIALS4 ,BUT IT W\LD HAVE TO BE SOME?+ ALMO/ ?AT EXTREME4.<#c#h.> ,OBVI\SLY1 H]E TOO !RE >E EXCEPTIONS4 ,! MORE H>DCORE ONE'S [N *OICES1 ! MORE LIKELY ONE IS TO WRITE (F ?OSE :O LIVE A MORE COM=TABLE OR COMPROMIS$ /YLE ( LIFE4 

,OLD] ACTIVI/S 7OV] ?IRTY1 OR ESPECIALLY1 OV] =TY7 :O >E MO/ LIKELY TO HAVE FULL-TIME JOBS (T5 WORK 9 9DU/RIES C5T]+ ON ! DISSEM9ATION ( KN[L$GE & IDEAS4 ,9 ! ,NEW ,YORK SC5E ,I KN[ A H&FUL ( WRIT]S & J\RNALI/S1 A L>GE NUMB] ( TEA*]S 7ESPECIALLY GRADE S*OOL ?R\< HI< S*OOL71 LIBR>IANS1 EV5 ONE HI< S*OOL GUIDANCE C\NSELOR1 & MANY TI$ 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R TO ! PR9T+ 9DU/RY 7A V]Y TRADITIONAL RADICAL OCCUPATION74 ,SOME >E !AT] MANAG]S1 PLAYWRI<TS1 *OREOGRAPH]S1 OR O!RWISE ADJAC5T TO ! >TS4 ,A SURPRIS+LY SMALL NUMB]1 9 MY [N EXP]I5CE1 WORK FULL TIME = ,N,G,OS 7AT LEA/ ?IS IS TRUE 9 ! SPECIFICALLY DIRECT ACTION 5D ( ?+S74 ,Y\NG] ACTIVI/S--! MAJORITY1 LIV+ ?AT K9D ( EXT5D$ QUASI-ADOLESC5CE ?AT ,I'VE CALL$ 0PO/-/UD5T0--T5D T[>DS ! SORT ( P>T-TIME JOBS ?AT ALL[ V]Y FLEXIBLE TIMES & H\RS4 ,?IS IS P>TLY BECAUSE ! *ANG+ NATURE ( ! JOB M>KET 9 ! ,U,S HAS MADE FULL-TIME WORK H>D] TO COME BY--MANY 5D UP TEMP+--BUT ALSO BECAUSE FLEXIBILITY IS SO IMPORTANT TO !M4 ,SOME PICK UP A SPECIFIC TRANSLATABLE SKILL3 !Y LE>N B>T5D+ OR WEB DESIGN1 BECOME LI<T+ OR S\ND TE*NICIANS1 ACQUIRE SKILLS 9 CAT]+4 ,ALL >E SKILLS ?AT MAKE IT FAIRLY EASY TO PICK UP WORK = A WEEK OR A MON? & !N MOVE ON4 7,WORK+ AS A MUSICIAN ALSO GIVES FLEXIBILITY1 BUT IT PAYS SO LITTLE ONE REALLY CAN'T SUPPORT ONESELF )\T WORK+ FULL TIME47 ,SOME WORK 9 ACTIVI/-FRI5DLY 5T]PRISES3 MO/ (T5 VEGAN KIT*5S OR HEAL?-FOOD /ORES4 ,O!RS BECOME CIVIL 5G9E]S4.<#c#i.> ,!RE >E ALSO A H&FUL ( FULL-TIME ORGANIZ]S :O WORK = ACTIVI/ GR\PS LIKE ! ,RA9=E/ ,ACTION ,NETWORK1 ,RUCKUS ,SOCIETY1 V>I\S PEACE GR\PS1 OR LABOR UNIONS1 OR NE$LE-EX*ANGE PROGRAMS1 ?\< !SE JOBS PAY NOTORI\SLY LITTLE & ACTIVI/S ( MORE MODE/ MEANS (T5 CAN'T AF=D TO TAKE !M4 ,MANY SU* JOBS PAY NO?+ AT ALL1 BUT ACTIVI/S WILL /ILL DO !M ON A P>T-TIME VOLUNTE] BASIS4 

,9 :AT FOLL[S1 ,I'LL TRY TO \TL9E AN IDEAL-TYPICAL ACTIVI/ LIFE-C\RSE1 G5]ALIZ+ FROM PEOPLE ,I KNEW 9 ,D,A,N1 ,C,L,A,C1 ! ,A,C,C1 ,I,M,C & SIMIL> GR\PS 9 ! ,NOR!A/ >\ND #b-#b#c4 ,DO+ SO IS NECESS>ILY A HYPO!TICAL EX]CISE1 S9CE IT ASSUMES HI/ORY WILL REMA9 CON/ANT 7:I* IS UNLIKELY7 BUT PROJECT+ CURR5T PATT]NS ONE MI<T COME UP ) SOME?+ LIKE ?IS3 

,\R IDEAL-TYPICAL DIRECT ACTIONI/ IS LIKELY TO EI!R BECOME POLITICIZ$ 9 HI< S*OOL1 ESPECIALLY ?R\< ! PUNK SC5E1 OR 9 COLLEGE1 BECOM+ ACTIVE 9 CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS4 ,AFT] EI!R GRADUAT+ OR DROPP+ \T ( COLLEGE1 !Y >E LIKELY TO SP5D ANY:]E BETWE5 ONE & T5 YE>S ( 9T5SE 9VOLVEM5T 9 ACTIVI/ GR\PS4 ,DUR+ ! FIR/ FEW YE>S1 !Y WILL ATT5D MEET+S REGUL>LY1 P]HAPS1 ?REE1 F\R OR FIVE A WEEK 79 ! DAYS RI<T BE=E ACTION1 SOMETIMES F\R OR FIVE A DAY71 USUALLY 9 A V>IETY ( DIFF]5T GR\PS1 :ILE SUPPORT+ !MSELVES ?R\< CASUAL OR P>T-TIME LABOR4 ,?IS FIR/ PHASE IS V]Y 9T5SE & ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE TO SU/A9 CONT9U\SLY4 ,MO/ BREAK IT UP 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ONE MI<T SP5D SIX MON?S DO+ ACTIVI/ WORK 9 ONE'S HOME T[N1 !N SP5D A FEW MON?S 9T5SELY WORK+ = MONEY2 !N1 ONCE ONE HAS SAV$ 5\< = AN AIRPLANE TICKET1 TAKE (F TO SOME DI/ANT LOCALE3 TO HELP SET UP ,I,M,CS 9 ,S\? ,AM]ICA1 DO SOLID>ITY WORK ON ! ,WE/ ,BANK OR ,*IAPAS1 ABSORB ! SQUATT] SC5E 9 ,EUROPE1 OR P>TICIPATE 9 A TREE-SIT4 ,MANY AT ?IS /AGE >E ON ! ROAD >\ND HALF ! TIME4 ,OR ONE MI<T KEEP ONESELF SANE BY OCCASIONALLY PLUNG+ 9TO A COMPLETELY DIFF]5T SORT ( PROJECT--AN >TI/IC ONE1 = EXAMPLE1 AN 9T5SE ROMANCE--ONLY TO REAPPE> A FEW MON?S LAT]4 ,ONE MI<T RUN (F = A FEW MON?S TO WORK ON AN ORGANIC F>M--A HABIT SO COMMON !RE'S ACTUALLY AN ACRONYM = IT3 TO WO( 7,WORK ON AN ,ORGANIC ,F>M74.<#d.> ,?OSE :O CONC5TRATE ALL !IR 5]GIES ON ONE PLACE (T5 T5D TO BURN \T COMPLETELY AFT] A YE> OR TWO1 & QUIT 9 EXASP]ATION2 OR ELSE1 F9D SOME SPECIFIC1 9T]NATIONAL OR COMMUNITY-RELAT$ PROJECT TO CONC5TRATE !IR 5]GIES ON & )DRAW FROM EV]Y?+ ELSE4 ,AS A RESULT1 GR\PS LIKE ,N,Y,C ,D,A,N SOON CAME TO BE MADE UP ( AN ACTIVE CORE & A K9D ( P5UMBRA ( SEMI-RETIR$ ACTIVI/S :O W]E NEV] REALLY SE5 AT MEET+S ANY MORE1 BUT DID (T5 %[ UP AT ACTIONS OR P>TIES1 & :OSE KN[L$GE1 CONTACTS1 & EXP]I5CE W]E AVAILABLE = ?OSE :O /ILL HAD P]SONAL CONTACT ) !M4 

,Y\NG] AN>*I/S :O DON'T LIVE 9 SQUATS--AGA91 ! MAJORITY DON'T--(T5 LIVE 9 COLLECTIVE H\SES OR AP>TM5TS1 FREQU5TLY 9 POOR OR >TSY1 G5TRIFY+ NEI<BORHOODS4 ,SOME LIVE 9 ACTIVI/ SPACES3 !RE W]E SEV]AL PEOPLE LIV+ 9 ! ,NEW ,YORK ,I,M,C DUR+ ! YE>S #b TO #b#c1 & O!RS 9 ,WALK] ,SPACE1 A K9D ( ,I,M,C ADJUNCT ?AT H\S$ A P]=MANCE SPACE & TELEVISION /UDIOS4 ,?OSE PROSP]\S 5\< TO BE ABLE TO AF=D A REASONABLESIZE AP>TM5T (T5 ALL[$ AT LEA/ SOME SPACE 9 ! AP>TM5T TO BE US$ = L>G] COLLECTIVE PURPOSES4 

,EV5TUALLY1 ALMO/ EV]YONE 5DS UP 9 A K9D ( SEMI-RETIREM5T4 ,?OSE :O BECOME PR(ESSIONAL1 PAID ACTIVI/S USUALLY 5D UP 9 A DIFF]5T SOCIAL MILIEU4 ,SOME GO TO GRAD S*OOL3 GRAD /UD5TS TYPICALLY REMA9 9VOLV$ = A FEW YE>S1 !N1 AS !Y BECOME OV]:ELM$ ) WORK & EXP]I5CE ! PRESSURES ( PR(ESSIONALIZATION1 DROP \T ( ACTIVISM 5TIRELY4.<#d#a.> ,O!RS HAVE *ILDR51 OR SETTLE D[N--FREQU5TLY ) NON-ACTIVI/S--OR F9ALLY TAKE ON FULL-TIME1 C>E] EMPLOYM5T4 ,!RE >E1 C]TA9LY1 ?OSE :O MA9TA9 AN ONGO+ PRES5CE NONE!LESS1 BUT ?IS IS TYPICALLY EI!R BECAUSE !Y F9D SOME C>E] ?AT KEEPS !M CLOSE TO ! ACTIVI/ UNIV]SE--BECOME A LABOR LAWY] & /ILL DO LEGAL WORK = AN>*I/S AS WELL1 = EXAMPLE2 OR MANAGE A RADICAL BOOK/ORE2 OR BECAUSE !Y CONT9UE TO LIVE 9 A COLLECTIVE H\SE1 OR SQUAT1 OR 9T5TIONAL COMMUNITY2 OR ELSE1 BECAUSE !Y LE>N H[ TO C>EFULLY LIMIT !IR 9VOLVEM5T TO A S+LE1 MANAGEABLE PROJECT4 ,! LATT] IS DIFFICULT1 S9CE DEM&S ON AN ACTIVI/'S TIME >E POT5TIALLY 9F9ITE4 ,! TRICK TO /AY+ 9VOLV$ OV] ! LONG T]M IS TO F9D A WAY TO RESI/ ! TEMPTATION TO OV]COMMIT4 ,RELATIVELY FEW1 9 MY EXP]I5CE1 SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE TO DO ?IS4 

,ONE'S LAT] ?IRTIES1 OR C]TA9LY =TIES & FIFTIES1 !N1 >E TYPICALLY A P]IOD ( COMPLETE OR NE>-COMPLETE )DRAWAL4 ,BUT IF HI/ORICAL PATT]NS HOLD1 !RE IS1 = A C]TA9 NUMB]1 A P]IOD EV5 LAT] 9 LIFE ( RE5GAGEM5T4 ,AFT] ONE'S *ILDR5 >E 9 COLLEGE1 ONE BREAKS UP ) A LONG-T]M P>TN]1 OR RETIRES1 ONE MI<T V]Y WELL F9D ONESELF DRAWN BACK 9TO ! WORLD ( ACTIVISM AGA91 OCCASIONALLY1 AT LEA/ = A LITTLE :ILE1 ON AS 9T5SE BASIS AS AT ! BEG9N+4 

,I,I7 ,CLASS ,BACKGR\NDS & ,TRAJECTORIES 

  

,I'VE M5TION$ ?AT ! ONLY S5SE 9 :I* ?OSE 9VOLV$ 9 DIRECT ACTION C\LD BE SAID TO BE P>T ( AN ELITE IS $UCATIONAL3 ! L>GE MAJORITY HAVE HAD SOME ACCESS TO HI<] $UCATION1 DESPITE ! FACT ?AT MO/ ,AM]ICANS 7SLI<TLY OV] HALF7 HAVE NOT4 

,O!RWISE1 IF ONE LOOKS AT CLASS BACKGR\NDS & TRAJECTORIES1 ONE 5C\NT]S 5DLESS V>IATION4 ,AGA91 ,I HAVE NOT CONDUCT$ SURVEYS4 ,/ILL1 ,I CAN SAY FROM MY [N P]SONAL EXP]I5CE ?AT 9 ! ,NOR!A/1 ! ACTUAL NUMB] ( ACTIVI/S ) TRU/ FUNDS CAN BE C\NT$ ON ONE H&4 ,!RE >E F> FEW]1 9 FACT1 ?AN1 SAY1 ! NUMB] ( ACTIVI/S :OSE P>5TS >E C>E] MILIT>Y (FIC]S--:I* IS ACTUALLY SURPRIS+LY HI<4 ,BUT WE >E DEAL+ ) RELATIVELY SMALL NUMB]S 9 EI!R CASE4 

,SPEAK+ BROADLY1 IT SEEMS TO ME ACTIVI/ MILIEUS CAN BE/ BE SE5 AS A JUNCTURE1 A K9D ( MEET+ PLACE1 BETWE5 D[NW>DLY MOBILE ELEM5TS ( ! PR(ESSIONAL CLASSES & UPW>DLY MOBILE *ILDR5 ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,! FIR/ CONSI/ ( *ILDR5 ( :ITE-COLL> BACKGR\NDS :O REJECT !IR P>5TS' WAY ( LIFE3 ! DAU<T] ( A TAX ACC\NTANT :O *OOSES TO WORK AS A C>P5T]1 ! DAU<T] ( VET]9>IAN :O *OSE TO LIVE AS A GRAPHIC >TI/1 ! SON ( A MIDDLE MANAG] :O *OOSES TO BECOME A CIVIL 5G9E] OR PR(ESSIONAL ACTIVI/4 ,! O!R CONSI/$ ( *ILDR5 FROM BLUE-COLL> BACKGR\NDS :O GO TO COLLEGE4 

,9 HI/ORICAL T]MS1 BO? CORRESPOND TO A CLASSIC /]EOTYPE4 ,! FIR/ REPRES5TS ! CLASSIC RECRUITM5T BASE = >TI/IC BOHEMIA2 IF NOT *ILDR5 ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 AS !Y W]E (T5 ASSUM$ TO BE 9 #a#h#eS ,P>IS1 :]E ! T]M WAS FIR/ CO9$1 !N *ILDR5 BORN TO MEMB]S ( ADM9I/RATIVE OR PR(ESSIONAL ELITES1 LIV+ 9 VOLUNT>Y POV]TY1 EXP]IM5T+ ) MORE PLEASURABLE1 >TI/IC1 LESS ALI5AT$ =MS ( LIFE4 ,! SECOND REPRES5TS ! CLASSIC /]EOTYPE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?3 *ILDR5 ( ! LABOR+ CLASSES 7WORK]S1 PEASANTS1 SMALL %OP-[N]S EV57 :OSE P>5TS /RIV$ ALL !IR LIFE TO GET !IR SONS OR DAU<T]S 9TO COLLEGE1 OR EV5 :O MANAG$ TO GET !MSELVES B\RGEOIS LEVELS ( $UCATION BY !IR [N EF=TS1 ONLY TO DISCOV] ?AT B\RGEOIS LEVELS ( $UCATION DO NOT ACTUALLY ALL[ 5TRY 9TO ! B\RGEOISIE1 OR (T51 ANY SORT ( REGUL> WORK AT ALL4 ,ONE CAN COMPILE 5DLESS EXAMPLES AMONG ! RANKS ( ! LA/ C5TURY'S REVOLUTION>Y H]OES3 FROM ,MAO 7*ILD ( PEASANTS TURN$ LIBR>IAN71 TO ,FIDEL ,CA/RO 7UNEMPLOY$ LAWY] FROM ,CUBA71 & SO ON4 ,9 FACT1 BO? BOHEMIA & REVOLUTION>Y CIRCLES HAVE HI/ORICALLY T5D$ TO BE A MEET+ PLACE ( BO?4 

,OBVI\SLY ?IS IS A HI<LY S*EMATIZ$ PICTURE4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 IT LEAVES \T SOME SIGNIFICANT GR\PS 5TIRELY3 = EXAMPLE1 ?OSE :O ADOPT$ BOHEMIAN LIFE/YLES BECAUSE !IR P>5TS W]E BOHEMIAN1 OR ! *ILDR5 ( PR(ESSIONAL ACTIVI/S4 ,ONE %\LD NOT UND]E/IMATE ! DEGREE ( SELF-REPRODUCTION 9 SU* SUB-CLASSES4 ,ALSO3 :ILE ! /]EOTYPE ( ! BOHEMIAN AS RI* KID--SECRETLY SUPPORT+ HIS ABS9! HABITS ) MONEY FROM HOME1 EV5TUALLY EI!R TO DIE ( DISSIPATION OR GO BACK TO ! BO>D ( DADDY'S COMPANY--IS /RIK+LY SIMIL> TO ! /]EOTYPE ( ! ACTIVI/ AS TRU/-FUND BABY1 IT IS PROBABLY NO MORE ACCURATE4 ,C]TA9LY !RE HAVE ALWAYS BE5 SCIONS ( ! B\RGEOISIE 9 BO? MILIEUS1 ALL ! MORE 9FLU5TIAL = !IR MONEY1 SOCIAL SKILLS1 & CONNECTIONS4 ,BUT BOHEMIAN MILIEUS ( ! LA/ #ae YE>S NEV] REALLY CONSI/$ PRIM>ILY ( *ILDR5 ( ! UPP]1 OR EV5 PR(ESSIONAL1 CLASSES4 ,AS ,PI]RE ,B\RDIEU 7#a#i#i#c7 HAS REC5TLY %[N1 ! SOCIAL BASE = N9ETE5? C5TURY BOHEMIAN CULTURE 9 ,EUROPE EM]G$1 9 P>T1 ?R\< EXACTLY ! SAME PROCESSES ?AT %AP$ SOCIAL REVOLUTION>IES 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?3 AMONG TAL5T$ *ILDR5 ( PEASANTS1 = EXAMPLE1 :O HAD TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( ,FRANCE'S NEW $UCATIONAL SY/EM1 & !N F\ND !MSELVES EXCLUD$ FROM CONV5TIONAL ELITE CULTURE ANYWAY4 ,:AT'S MORE1 !SE MILIEUS T5D$ TO OV]LAP4 ,BOHEMIA WAS FULL NOT ONLY ( WORK+-CLASS 9TELLECTUALS & SELF-TAU<T ECC5TRICS1 BUT \TRI<T REVOLUTION>IES4 ,! FRI5D%IP BETWE5 ,OSC> ,WILDE & ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 WAS NOT ATYPICAL2 ACTUALLY1 IT C\LD BE TAK5 AS EMBLEMATIC4 ,SIMIL>LY1 REVOLUTION>Y CIRCLES HAVE ALWAYS BE5 FILL$ ) *ILDR5 ( PRIVILEGE :O HAVE REJECT$ !IR NATAL VALUES3 ,K>L ,M>X 7LAWY]'S SON TURN$ P5NILESS J\RNALI/7 BE+ ! >*ETYPICAL EXAMPLE4 ,EV]Y ,MAO HAD HIS ,*\ ,5-LAI1 EV5 ,CA/RO HAD HIS ,*E4 ,! CON/ITUTION ( BO? MILIEUS1 !N1 IS REALLY QUITE SIMIL>4 ,:I* PROBABLY HELPS EXPLA9 :Y >TI/S HAVE FELT SO CONSI/5TLY DRAWN TO REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS4 

,ALL ?IS IS IMPORTANT TO BE> 9 M9D1 ESPECIALLY BECAUSE !RE >E ?OSE :O HAVE CONSI/5TLY TRI$ TO KEEP ! TWO AP>T4 ,9 ! #a#i#iS1 = EXAMPLE1 SOCIAL ECOLOGI/ ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 ?REW D[N ! GANTLET 9 AN ESSAY CALL$ 0,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM3 ,AN ,UNBRIDGEABLE ,DIVIDE10 9 :I* HE >GUES ?AT AN>*I/ !ORY HAS ALWAYS HAD TWO S\RCES3 ! 9DIVIDUALI/ TRADITION TRAC+ BACK TO B\RGEOIS BOHEMIAN FIGURES LIKE ,/IRN]1 & ! SOCIAL AN>*ISM ?AT EM]G$ FROM ! LABOR MOVEM5T1 ) ,PR\DHON1 ,BAKUN91 & ,KROPOTK93 

,H>DLY ANY AN>*O-9DIVIDUALI/S EX]CIS$ AN 9FLU5CE ON ! EM]G+ WORK+ CLASS4 ,!Y EXPRESS$ !IR OPPOSITION 9 UNIQUELY P]SONAL =MS1 ESPECIALLY 9 FI]Y TRACTS1 \TRAGE\S BEHAVIOR1 & AB]RANT LIFE/YLES 9 ! CULTURAL <ETTOES ( F9 DE SIECLE ,NEW ,YORK1 ,P>IS1 & ,LONDON4 ,AS A CR$O1 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*ISM REMA9$ L>GELY A BOHEMIAN LIFE/YLE1 MO/ CONSPICU\S 9 ITS DEM&S = SEXUAL FRE$OM 70FREE LOVE07 & 5AMOR$ ( 9NOVATIONS 9 >T1 BEHAVIOR1 & CLO?+ 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#i#g74 

,EV5 ! BOMB-?R[]S ( ! #a#h#iS1 ASSASS9S ( HEADS ( /ATE1 ,BOOK*9 SUGGE/S1 W]E NOT SOCIAL AN>*I/S 7& IT'S TRUE ?AT !Y ALMO/ NEV] SEEM$ TO BE P>T ( ORGANIZ$ GR\PS71 BUT EXTREME 9DIVIDUALI/S ACT+ \T !IR P]SONAL RAGE4 ,:ILE ,BOOK*9 DOESN'T REALLY PURSUE ! >GUM5T--! >TICLE IS MA9LY A PLAT=M = AN ATTACK ON ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN1 ,BOB ,BLACK1 & ,HAKIM ,BEY--! PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS SEEM TO LEAD 9 MU* ! SAME PLACE AS ,RANJANIT'S3 A REJECTION ( ANY EXI/+ 0ACTIVI/ CULTURE0 AS A PRODUCT ( B\RGEOIS PRIVILEGE1 AS SETT+ ONE AP>T FROM ! G5U9ELY OPPRESS$4 

,! ESSAY AS ONE MI<T IMAG9E HAS DRAWN ALMO/ 5DLESS ATTACKS & MADE ,BOOK*9'S NAME ANA!MA = :OLE SECTIONS ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,9 FACT1 IT SEEMS TO ME ! PREMISE IS SIMPLY WRONG4 ,?IS IS NOT AN UNBRIDGEABLE DIVIDE4 ,!RE WAS NEV] ANY?+ REMOTELY UNBRIDGEABLE AB\T IT4 ,9/EAD1 ,I W\LD >GUE ! MA9 PROBLEM = W\LD-BE REVOLUTION>Y COALITIONS IS ?AT !Y ALWAYS COMB9E ?OSE PRIM>ILY 9 REBELLION AGA9/ ALI5ATION1 & ?OSE PRIM>ILY 9 REBELLION AGA9/ OPPRESSION1 & ?AT ! DILEMMA IS ALWAYS H[ TO SYN!SIZE ! TWO4 

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,ONE ( MY MO/ /RIK+ MEMORIES ( ! ,N,Y,C ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK WAS A V]Y E>LY MEET+ AT :I* WE W]E DISCUSS+ A POT5TIAL FUNDRAIS]4 ,SOMEONE ANN\NC$ !Y HAD BOOK$ A SPACE = A B5EFIT %[ & ASK$ IF ANYONE 9 ! ROOM HAD ANY P>TICUL> SKILLS OR TAL5TS TO CONTRIBUTE4 ,JU/ AB\T EV]Y S+LE H& 9 ! ROOM W5T UP4 ,9 ! 5D1 ! FACILITATOR ASK$ EV]YONE TO GO >\ND 9 A CIRCLE & ANN\NCE :AT !Y C\LD DO3 !RE W]E POETS1 SC5E PA9T]S1 FIRE JUGGL]S1 MEMB]S ( A CAPPELLA S++ GR\PS1 %AD[ DANC]S1 P]=MANCE >TI/S1 FLAM5CO GUIT>I/S1 PUNK S+]S1 MAGICIANS444 ,( =TY-TWO PEOPLE 9 ! ROOM1 IT TURN$ \T !RE W]E PRECISELY FIVE :O C\LD NOT COME UP ) ANY?+ !Y MI<T BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE4 ,IT WAS ALL ! MORE REM>KABLE BECAUSE ,D,A,N--UNLIKE SAY1 ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS1 AN ALLI$ ,NEW ,YORK GR\P--WAS NOT EV5 CONSID]$1 BY ACTIVI/ /&>DS1 A P>TICUL>LY >TSY GR\P4 ,! DIRECT-ACTION SC5E 9 G5]AL IS OV]:ELM+LY DOM9AT$ BY PEOPLE :O W]E ALSO 5GAG$ 9 SOME K9D ( CREATIVE SELF-EXPRESSION4 ,MUSICIANS4 ,PUPPETE]S4 ,DRAMA PEOPLE4 ,C>TOONI/S4 ,>TI/S4 ,MU* ( ?IS C\LD BE SAID TO EM]GE JU/ AS MU* FROM ! ,D,I,Y 7,DO ,IT ,Y\RSELF7 E?OS ( PUNK CULTURE AS ! CRAFTSP]SON-ORI5T$ SMALL-SCALE CREATIVITY ( HIPPIE CULTURE4.<#d#b.> 

,JU/ ONE TELL+ CASE /UDY3 

,GLASS' FA!R IS A POLICEMAN1 H] MO!R AN A]OBICS & YOGA 9/RUCTOR4 ,9 HI< S*OOL %E WAS A PUNK :O MADE H] [N CLO!S1 DESIGN+ ELABORATE CREATIONS FROM CA/(F & DUMP/]-DIV$ CLO?+4 ,%E TELLS ME %E HAS KE5 MEMORIES ( BE+ LAU<$ AT BY ! 0FA%ION PUNKS10 RI* KIDS :O B\<T !IR CLO!S PRE-RIPP$ AT EXP5SIVE B\TIQUES1 & H[ RIDICUL\S !Y W]E1 UNAW>E !Y W]E PROV+ !MSELVES FRAUDS TO ! :OLE SPIRIT ( :AT !Y W]E DO+4 ,%E PUT H]SELF ?R\< COLLEGE L>GELY BY W9N+ WRIT+ CONTE/S4 ,AFT] GRADUAT+ %E WORK$ BRIEFLY = A GLOSSY ECOLOGICAL MAGAZ9E1 LO/ H] JOB :5 ! MAGAZ9E W5T BANKRUPT 7%E WAS NEV] PAID = MO/ ( H] WORK7 & N[1 9 H] MID-TW5TIES1 ALT]NATES BETWE5 B>T5D+ & ACTIVI/ ADV5TURES1 LIV+ 9 SQUATS EV]Y:]E FROM ,CLEVEL& TO ,BU5OS ,AIRES TO ,HONOLULU1 OCCASIONALLY PUBLI%+ PIECES 9 NATIONAL MAGAZ9ES4 ,H] AIM %E SAYS IS TO BUY L& & SP5D AT LEA/ HALF H] TIME ON A COLLECTIVELY MANAG$1 P]MACULTURE F>M4 

,*>ACT]S LIKE ?IS C\LD BE SE51 AS ,I SAY1 AS TRAPP$ 9 A K9D ( SUSP5D$ SOCIAL ADOLESC5CE4 ,AFT] ALL1 9 ,AM]ICA1 EV]YONE 5GAGES 9 CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AS A *ILD 79DE$ ONE IS =C$ TO 9 S*OOL1 FROM F+]-PA9T+ TO S*OOL PLAYS74 ,NORMALLY1 AS ONE LEAVES ADOLESC5CE ONE IS EXPECT$ TO GIVE MO/ ( ?IS UP4 ,ADULTS1 UNLESS !Y >E LUCKY 5\< TO F9D A C>E] 9VOLV+ CREATIVE WORK1 >E EXPECT$ TO EXPRESS !MSELVES L>GELY ?R\< CONSUM]ISM1 OR P]HAPS SOME K9D ( HOBBY--! LATT] ESPECIALLY :5 !Y RETIRE4 ,TO MY M9D1 ?\<1 ?IS HELPS EXPLA9 ONE ( ! GREAT P>ADOXES ( RADICAL POLITICS4 ,ONE MI<T SAY3 ADOLESC5CE IS = MO/ ,AM]ICANS ! /AGE :5 ONE IS SIMULTANE\SLY MO/ ALI5AT$1 & LEA/ ALI5AT$4 ,?IS IS :Y REVOLUTION CAN SOMETIMES BE PICTUR$ AS A F9AL OV]COM+ ( ! ADOLESC5CE ( HUMANITY--! BREAK ) ! PA/ ?AT WILL F9ALLY RESCUE US FROM \R P]5NIAL ALI5AT$ /ATE--OR AS ! DAWN ( A K9D ( ET]NAL ADOLESC5CE1 0! BEG9N+ ( HI/ORY40 ,= MO/ ( US :O >E NOT LIV+ )9 ! CONF9ES ( A CA/E OR GUILD SOCIETY1 ADOLESC5CE IS A P]IOD ( POT5TIAL3 ONE C\LD DO1 OR BE1 ALMO/ ANY?+4 ,MATURITY1 SOCIAL ADUL?OOD1 IS NOT EV5 SO MU* A MATT] ( ACCEPT+ ONE'S P>TICUL> ROLE 7AS SECRET>Y1 SECURITY GU>D1 FUND MANAG]1 ME*ANIC7 BUT EV5 MORE1 ( COM+ TO ACCEPT ALL ?OSE ?+S ?AT ONE IS NEV] GO+ TO BE3 ROCK />1 OLYMPIC SKI JUMP]1 GLOBE-TROTT+ 9VE/IGATE REPORT]1 FIR/ WOMAN PRESID5T1 ETC4 ,IF ONE LOOKS AT ,M>X'S ONE FAM\S 7& NOTORI\SLY M9IMAL7 ATTEMPT TO DEF9E COMMUNISM1 IT'S ALMO/ COMPLETELY DEF9$ >\ND NOT HAV+ TO DO ?IS3 ONE CAN GO FI%+ 9 ! MORN+1 H]D %EEP 9 ! AFT]NOON1 & CRITICIZE OV] D9N]1 ALL )\T EV] BECOM+ A FI%]MAN1 %EPH]D1 OR CRITIC4 ,ONE IS A G5]IC HUMAN1 UNDEF9$ BY ONE'S CURR5T ROLE4 ,9 CONTEMPOR>Y T]MS1 A P]PETUAL ADOLESC5T4 

,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ACTIVI/S >E IMMATURE--UNLESS1 ?AT IS1 ONE ASSUMES MATURITY NECESS>ILY HAS TO BE A MATT] ( R5\NC+ ONE'S CREATIVITY & S5SE ( POSSIBILITY1 & ACCEPT+ A LIFE ( M9D-NUMB+ BOR$OM & DAILY SUBS]VI5CE4 ,NEI!R1 ?\<1 DO ,I F9D IT USEFUL TO SEE ALL ?IS SIMPLY 9 T]MS ( 0RESI/ANCE0--AT LEA/1 9 ! CONV5TIONAL ACADEMIC S5SE ?AT ASSUMES ?AT1 S9CE P[] IS ! ULTIMATE REALITY1 ANY =M ( PRACTICE CAN ONLY BE SE5 AS EI!R REPRODUC+ OR RESI/+ IT4.<#d#c.> ,?IS IS :Y IT SEEMS TO ME MORE USEFUL TO RETURN TO ! ALT]NATIVE 9TELLECTUAL TRADITIONS ?AT ACTIVI/S L>GELY PREF]1 & TO SEE ! OP]ATIVE T]MS H]E AS A BALANCE BETWE5 ! REVOLT AGA9/ ALI5ATION & ! REVOLT AGA9/ OPPRESSION4 

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,! HIPPIES ( ! #a#i#fS1 & !N ! PUNK MOVEM5T ( ! LATE #a#i#gS & #a#i#hS1 HAVE BE5 SE5 AS ! FIR/ MOVEM5TS ( MASS BOHEMIANISM.<#d#d.>3 A BROAD POPUL>IZATON ( ! BOHEMIAN IDEAL ( ! SACRIFICE ( B\RGEOIS COM=TS = ! PURSUIT ( SPONTANEITY1 CREATIVITY1 & PLEASURE4 ,OR ONE MI<T SEE !M AS PO9TS :]E =MS ( BOHEMIANISM !MSELVES TOOK ON ! ASPECT ( MASS MOVEM5TS4 ,!RE IS ( C\RSE AN 5DLESS DEBATE AB\T ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ALL ?IS3 TO :AT DEGREE IS ?IS ALL A =M ( RESI/ANCE 7I4E41 ,HEBDIGE #a#i#g#i71 TO :AT EXT5T >E !SE MOVEM5TS REALLY ! AVANT G>DE ( CONSUM]ISM1 EXPLOR+ DOMA9S ( EXP]I5CE ?AT CAN BE EFFECTIVELY COMMODIFI$ 9 ! NEXT G5]ATION 7,CAMPBELL #a#i#h#g74 ,= ME1 ?\<1 ONE ( ! 9T]E/+ ?+S IS ! DEGREE TO :I* !SE HI/ORICALLY CON/ITUT$ CATEGORIES BECOME1 EFFECTIVELY1 P]MAN5T4 ,!Y >E SE5 AS MODES ( BE+4 ,! S5SE TODAY IS ?AT !RE WILL ALWAYS BE PUNKS & HIPPIES3 

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,BRIEF EXCURSUS ON ! T]MS 0PUNK0 & 0HIPPIE0 

,NO ONE W\LD EV] USE !SE T]MS TO DESCRIBE !MSELVES4 ,I'VE NEV] HE>D ANYONE SAY 0,I AM A PUNK0 OR 0,I AM A HIPPIE40 ,!Y >E T]MS Y\ USE TO DESCRIBE SOMEONE ELSE4 ,9 ,EA/ ,COA/ CIRCLES1 TO CALL SOMEONE A HIPPIE IS ALWAYS TO MAKE FUN ( !M1 AT LEA/ SLI<TLY3 ?IS DESPITE ! FACT ?AT HALF ! TIME1 ! SPEAK] H]SELF MI<T SO BE CONSID]$ FROM ANO!R PO9T ( VIEW--I4E41 ,BROOKE'S COMM5T AB\T ! NEW ,SANTA ,CRUZ *APT] ( ,D,A,N1 0PROBABLY A BUN* ( HIPPIES & DEADHEADS BUT WE LOVE !M ANYWAY40 ,OR3 0:5 Y\'RE PROPOS+ WE ORGANIZE A DRUM CIRCLE1 >E WE TALK+ GOOD DRUMM+1 OR JU/ BAD HIPPIE DRUMM+80 ,! T]M 0PUNK0 9 CONTRA/ IS ALMO/ NEV] PEJORATIVE1 ,IT T5DS TO BE US$ 9 A MORE SIMPLY DESCRIPTIVE FA%ION3 I4E41 0,I'M TALK+ AB\T ,LAURA4 ,Y\ KN[1 ?AT K9D ( PUNKY GIRL ) ! GRE5 HAIR80 

,/ILL1 !RE >E V]Y FEW :O CAN BE EASILY & CLE>LY CATEGORIZ$ AS EI!R ONE OR ! O!R4 ,SOME EXI/4 ,>I/ON ) H] MOHAWK IS PRETTY OBVI\SLY V]Y PUNK2 ,NEALA IS H>D TO SEE AS ANY?+ BUT A HIPPIE 7EV5 IF H] P>TN] IS AB\T AS ,GO? AS ONE CAN BE74 ,BUT !SE >E EXTREME CASES4 ,MO/ >E MORE LIKE1 SAY1 ,W>CRY1 :O WE>S DIRTY HOOD$ SWEAT%IRTS & PAT*ES AS %E >RANGES LEAVES & FL[]S ALL OV] ! ,9DYP5D5T ,M$IA ,C5T] WALLS--AN IDIOSYNCRATIC MIX ( BO?4 

,(T5 ! T]MS >E CONTRA/$ G5]ATIONALLY1 ) ! HIPPIES ALWAYS BE+ ! /ODGY OLD] G5]ATION4 ,BRAD TALKS AB\T ! /RIK+ CONTRA/ BETWE5 ! OLD FA%ION$1 #a#i#fS-/YLE1 HIPPIE =E/ BLOCKADES 9 ,OREGON & ,NOR!RN ,CALI=NIA & ! NEW 5]GY & MILITANT TACTICS 9TRODUC$ :5 ! PUNK KIDS GOT 9VOLV$4 ,?IS COM+ FROM A =E/ ACTIVI/ :O1 ?\< 9/RUM5TAL 9 BR++ ! PUNKS TO ! =E/ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 IS1 BY ,NEW ,YORK /&>DS1 NO?+ IF NOT A HIPPIE4 0,HIPPIE0 9 FACT REGUL>LY BECOMES A SYNONYM = 0PACIFI/10 & 0PUNK0 = 0Y\NG]1 MILITANT AN>*I/40 ,?US1 9 ,SEATTLE :5 SELF-APPO9T$ 0PEACE COPS0 9 SOME CASES PHYSICALLY ASSAULT$ ,BLACK ,BLOC AN>*I/S TO /OP !M FROM BREAK+ W9D[S 7! ,BLACK ,BLOC AN>*I/S REFUS$ TO HIT BACK1 S9CE !Y W]E NONVIOL5T7 IT'S ALMO/ ALWAYS DESCRIB$ AS A CASE ( 0PUNKS GETT+ BEAT5 UP BY HIPPIES40 

,( C\RSE1 !SE >E H>DLY ! ONLY T]MS EVOK$ 7,I AM NOT EV5 5T]+ 9TO ! 9FLU5CE ( ! RAVE SC5E1 = EXAMPLE1 OR RADICAL HIPHOP71 BUT ,I DON'T ?9K IT'S ILLEGITIMATE TO FOCUS ON ! C5TRALITY ( PUNK1 IF ONLY BECAUSE SO MANY ( ! MO/ ACTIVE :ITE AN>*I/S SEEM TO HAVE BE5 DRAWN 9 FROM AN E>LY EXP]I5CE ( ! PUNK SC5E4 

,A LOT HAS BE5 WRITT5 AB\T PUNK AS A SUBCULTURE1 BUT :AT ,I WANT TO EMPHASIZE H]E IS ! ROLE ( PUNK AS A V5UE = ! DISSEM9ATION ( A K9D ( POP ,SITUATIONISM4 ,?IS ,SITUATIONI/ LEGACY IS PROBABLY ! S+LE MO/ IMPORTANT !ORETICAL 9FLU5CE ON CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*ISM 9 ,AM]ICA1 & IT MEANS ?AT--MU* ?\< MANY AN>*I/S >E FAMILI> ) ACADEMIC T]M9OLOGIES--!Y >E US+ A V]Y DIFF]5T !ORETICAL VOCABUL>Y4 

,! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL WAS ORIG9ALLY A GR\P ( RADICAL >TI/S :O1 OV] ! C\RSE ( ! #a#i#eS & #a#i#fS1 TRANS=M$ !MSELVES 9TO A POLITICAL MOVEM5T4 ,ONE CAN SEE !M AS ! CULM9ATION ( A C]TA9 TR5D4 ,FROM AT LEA/ ! TIME ( ! ,DADAI/S & ,FUTURI/S1 AVANT-G>DE >TI/IC MOVEM5TS HAD BEGUN ACT+ LIKE VANGU>DI/ P>TIES1 PUTT+ \T MANIFE/OS1 PURG+ ONE ANO!R1 & ! LIKE4 ,! ,SITUATIONI/S W]E ! FIR/ ?AT MADE ! TRANSITION 5TIRELY1 ULTIMATELY MAK+ NO ORIG9AL >T ( !IR [N AT ALL4 ,AS A GR\P1 !Y BEHAV$ LIKE A K9D ( C>ICATURE S5D-UP ( ,M>XI/ SECT>IANS1 CON/ANTLY PURG+ & CONDEMN+ ONE ANO!R4.<#d#e.> ,GUY ,DEBORD 7#a#i#f#g7 LAID \T AN ELABORATE DIALECTICAL !ORY ( 0! SOCIETY ( ! SPECTACLE10 >GU+ ?AT UND] CAPITALISM1 ! REL5TLESS LOGIC ( ! COMMODITY--:I* R5D]S US PASSIVE CONSUM]S--GRADUALLY EXT5DS ITSELF TO EV]Y ASPECT ( \R EXI/5CE4 ,9 ! 5D1 WE >E R5D]$ A M]E AUDI5CE TO \R [N LIVES4 ,MASS M$IA IS JU/ ONE TE*NOLOGICAL EMBODIM5T ( ?IS PROCESS4 ,! ONLY REM$Y IS TO CREATE 0SITUATIONS10 IMPROVIS$ MOM5TS ( SPONTANE\S1 UNALI5AT$ CREATIVITY1 L>GELY BY TURN+ ASIDE ! IMPOS$ MEAN+S ( ! SPECTACLE1 BREAK+ AP>T ! PIECES & PUTT+ !M TOGE!R 9 SUBV]SIVE WAYS4 7,H5CE ! MO/ 5DUR+LY POPUL> ,SITUATIONI/ PRODUCT1 CALL$ 0,CAN ! ,DIALECTIC ,BREAK ,BRICKS810 (T5 %[N AT FUNDRAIS]S1 IS A ,HONG ,KONG KUNG FU FILM1 RESUBTITL$47 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM 7#a#i#f#g1 #a#i#g#i7 ELABORAT$ A !ORY ( REVOLUTION BUILT >\ND A DE/RUCTION ( ALL RELATIONS BUILT ON ! PR9CIPLE ( EX*ANGE1 ON 0SURVIVAL0 AS OPPOS$ TO 0LIFE10 ) AN (T5 ODD1 JANGLY1 BUT /ILL SOMEH[ EXHIL>AT+1 MIX ( ULTRALEFT ,M>XISM--A GLORIFICATION ( SPONTANE\S WORK]'S C\NCILS & ! 9SURRECTION>Y WILDCAT /RIKE--& ! PURSUIT ( UNM$IAT$ =MS ( PLEASURE1 AN UNLEA%+ ( DESIRE & ! COLLAPSE ( >T 9TO LIFE4 

,!RE'S ACTUALLY A CONCRETE1 G5EALOGICAL CONNECTION BETWE5 PUNK & ,SITUATIONISM4 ,MALCOLM ,MC,L>51 ! ,5GLI% PRODUC] :O EFFECTIVELY 9V5T$ ! ,SEX ,PI/OLS1 & H5CE ! PUNK MOVEM5T1 HAD BE5 9VOLV$ 9 A ,SITUATIONI/ SPL9T] GR\P & ,SEX ,PI/OLS' >TI/ ,JAMIE ,REID US$ ,SITUATIONI/ PR9CIPLES TO DESIGN !IR COV] >T & G5]AL ES!TIC 7,SAVAGE #a#i#i#a74 ,:E!R ,MC,L>5 WAS S]I\S OR NOT 7SOME--E4G41 ,ELLIOT #b#a--CLAIM HE WAS JU/ TALK+ \T ( HIS HAT71 ,SITUATIONI/ PR9CIPLES HAVE BECOME FIRMLY 5SCONC$ 9 ! PUNK PHILOSOPHY--P>TICUL>LY AMONG ! HUNDR$S ( SMALL]1 EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ PUNK B&S ?AT EM]G$ 9 ! #a#i#hS & #a#i#iS 7,CRASS1 ,CONFLICT1 ! ,EXPLOIT$1 ! ,DEAD ,K5N$YS74 ,CAT*Y L9ES FROM ,VANEIGEM 5DLESSLY RECUR 9 SONG LYRICS1 & ,SITUATIONI/ LIT]ATURE IS WIDELY AVAILABLE 9 ANY AN>*I/ 9FO%OP OR BOOK/ORE1 ALONG ) !IR CONTEMPOR>Y1 ,CORNELIUS ,CA/ORIADIS & O!R MEMB]S ( ! ,SOCIALISME \ ,B>B>IE GR\P1 & HI/ORICAL MAT]IAL ON ! ,FR5* NE> REVOLUTION ( '#f#h4 ,NOTABLY MISS+ 9 MO/ SU* BOOK/ORES IS ANY SIGNIFICANT SPACE = MO/ ( :AT 9 ,FRANCE HAS COME TO BE REF]R$ TO AS 0'#f#h ?\<T03 ,DELEUZE1 ,F\CAULT1 OR ,BAUDRILL>D--?OSE AU?ORS SE5 AS REPRES5T+ RADICAL ,FR5* ?\<T 9 ! ACADEMY4 ,ESS5TIALLY1 PUNKS & REVOLUTION>IES >E /ILL READ+ ,FR5* !ORY FROM IMM$IATELY BE=E '#f#h1 ! ACADEMICS >E MA9LY READ+ !ORY FROM IMM$IATELY AFT]W>DS1 MU* ( :I* CONSI/S ( A PROLONG$ REFLECTION ON :AT W5T WRONG1 MO/ (T51 CONCLUD+ ?AT REVOLUTION>Y DREAMS >E IMPOSSIBLE 7,/>R #a#i#i#e74 

,PUNK1 ( C\RSE1 IS DESIGN$ TO BE SOME:AT (F-PUTT+ = ! UN9ITIAT$4 ,?IS MAKES IT DIFFICULT = ! \TSID] TO NOTICE ?AT--DESPITE ! VIOL5T1 ANGRY1 OV]-AMPLIFI$ ES!TIC--IT EFFECTIVELY PLAY$ ! SAME CULTURAL ROLE = :ITE URBAN Y\? ( ! LATE #a#i#gS1 #a#i#hS & #a#i#iS1 AS FOLK MUSIC DID 9 ! #a#i#eS & #a#i#fS--AS A K9D ( /RIPP$ D[N1 ANYONE-CAN-DO-IT MUSIC ( ! PEOPLE4 ,IT ALSO PLAY$ A SIMIL> POLITICAL ROLE4 ,! SPIRIT IS BE/ SUMM$ UP 9 ! LATE #a#i#gS PUNK Z9E CIT$ BY ,DICK ,HEBDIGE 7#a#i#g#i3#a#b#c71 :I* PROVID$ A LITTLE F+] *>T ( ?REE *ORDS & ! CAPTION1 0N[ GO =M A B& & DO IT Y\RSELF40 ,D,I,Y BECAME ! BASIC PUNK CR$O4 ,MAKE Y\R [N FA%ION4 ,=M Y\R [N B&4 ,REFUSE TO BE A CONSUM]4 ,IF POSSIBLE1 BECOME A DUMP/] DIV] & DON'T BUY ANY?+4 ,IF POSSIBLE1 REFUSE WAGE LABOR4 ,DO NOT SUBMIT TO ! LOGIC ( EX*ANGE4 ,REUSE & R$EPLOY FRAGM5TS ( ! SPECTACLE & COMMODITY SY/EM TO FA%ION >TI/IC WEAPONS TO SUBV]T IT4 

,ONE MI<T SAY1 9 FACT1 ?AT !RE >E TWO 9TELLECTUAL /REAMS ?AT EM]G$ FROM ! P]IOD ( ,MAY '#f#h 9 ,FRANCE ?AT >E /ILL ALIVE 9 ! ,U,S & ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ WORLD3 ! PRE-#a#i#f#h REVOLUTION>Y /RA91 KEPT ALIVE 9 Z9ES1 AN>*I/ 9FO%OPS1 & ! ,9T]NET1 & ! PO/-#a#i#f#h /RA91 L>GELY DESPAIR+ ( ! POSSIBILITY ( A MASS-BAS$1 ORGANIZ$ REVOLUTION1 KEPT ALIVE 9 GRADUATE SEM9>S1 ACADEMIC CONF]5CES1 & S*OL>LY J\RNALS4 ,! FIR/ T5DS TO RECOGNIZE CAPITALISM AS AN ALL-5COMPASS+ SYMBOLIC SY/EM ?AT CREATES EXTREME =MS ( HUMAN ALI5ATION1 BUT SEES IT AS POSSIBLE TO REBEL AGA9/ IT 9 ! NAME ( PLEASURE1 DESIRE1 & ! POT5TIAL AUTONOMY ( ! HUMAN SUBJECT4 ,! SECOND T5DS TO SEE ! SY/EM 7:E!R IT IS N[ LABEL$ CAPITALISM1 P[]1 DISC\RSE1 ETC47 AS SO ALL-5COMPASS+ ?AT IT IS CON/ITUTIVE ( ! DESIR+ SUBJECT HIM- OR H]SELF1 R5D]+ ANY CRITIQUE ( ALI5ATION1 OR POSSIBILITY ( A REVOLUTION AGA9/ ! SY/EM ITSELF1 EFFECTIVELY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,AT ! RISK ( $ITORIALIZ+ 7?\< 9 ?IS CONTEXT1 IT W\LD BE DI%ONE/ TO PRET5D ,I C\LD POSSIBLY DO ANY?+ ELSE71 ! SITUATION IS FULL ( 5DLESS IRONIES4 ,! ,SITUATIONI/S >GU$ ?AT ! SY/EM R5D]S US PASSIVE CONSUM]S1 BUT ISSU$ A CALL TO ACTIVELY RESI/4 ,! CURR5T RADICAL ACADEMIC OR?ODOXY SEEMS TO EI!R REJECT EI!R ! FIR/ P>T OR ! SECOND3 ?AT IS1 EI!R IT >GUES ?AT !RE IS NO SY/EM IMPOS$ ON CONSUM]S1 OR ?AT RESI/ANCE IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,! FIR/ HAS LONG BE5 MO/ POPUL>3 S9CE ! E>LY #a#i#hS1 9 FACT1 ANYONE :O MAKES A ,SITUATIONI/-/YLE >GUM5T 9 AN ACADEMIC =UM CAN EXPECT TO BE 9/ANTLY CONDEMN$ AS PURITANICAL & ELITI/ = SUGGE/+ CONSUM]S >E ALL[+ !MSELVES TO BE PASSIVELY MANIPULAT$4 ,RA!R1 CONSUM]S >E CREATIVELY RE9T]PRET+ CONSUM] /YLES1 FA%IONS1 & PRODUCTS 9 ALL SORTS ( SUBV]SIVE WAYS 7E4G41 ,MILL] #a#i#h#g1 #a#i#i#e74 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ORD9>Y FOLKS >E ALREADY PRACTIC+ DET\RNM5T4 

,! GREAT IRONY H]E IS ?AT ?IS EM]G+ OR?ODOXY1 :I* QUICKLY BECAME ! MA9/AY ( CULTURAL /UDIES 7& LAT]1 AN?ROPOLOGY71 IT WAS /RICTLY CONF9$ TO ! ACADEMY4 ,CULTURAL /UDIES TRACTS W]E R>ELY1 IF EV]1 READ BY ! 'ORD9>Y FOLK' 9 QUE/ION1 :ILE ,SITUATIONI/ LIT]ATURE1 :I* BY !SE /&>DS WAS ! MO/ ELITI/ POSITION POSSIBLE1 ACTUALLY DOES HAVE A C]TA9 POPUL> AUDI5CE4 ,! ,REVOLUTION ( ,EV]YDAY ,LIFE 7,VANEIGEM #a#i#f#g71 = EXAMPLE1 IS ALMO/ NEV] ASSIGN$ 9 C\RSES OR CIT$ 9 ACADEMIC TEXTS1 BUT IT'S JU/ AS REGUL>LY READ BY COLLEGE-AGE RADICALS N[ AS IT WAS ?IRTY YE>S AGO4 ,IT ALL RA!R CONFIRMS ?AT1 AS MY FRI5D ,]IC ,LAURS5 ONCE SUGGE/$ TO ME1 ! REASON ,SITUATIONISM CAN'T BE 9TEGRAT$ 9 ! ACADEMY IS SIMPLY BECAUSE 0IT CANNOT BE READ AS ANY?+ BUT A CALL TO ACTION40 ,?IS IS1 ( C\RSE1 PRECISELY :AT MAKES IT SO POPUL> ) ACTIVI/S4 ,SITUATIONISM1 ) ITS TOTAL REJECTION ( ! SY/EM1 ITS CALL = MILITANT >TI/IC 9T]V5TIONS1 ITS FAI? ?AT !SE MI<T ULTIMATELY CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 IS ! P]FECT PHILOSOPHY = AN ACTIVI/ FIR/ DRAWN TO PUNK BY A FEEL+ ( PR(\ND ALI5ATION FROM MASS SOCIETY1 & DET]M9$ TO DO SOME?+ AB\T IT4 

,ANO!R EFFECT ( ?IS RIFT IS ?AT ! ACADEMY HAS1 />T+ ) ! PO/-#a#i#f#h ?9K]S 9 ,FRANCE1 L>GELY JETTISON$ ! IDEA ( 0ALI5ATION40 ,)\T EI!R A UNIFI$ SUBJECT1 OR ANY NOTION ( MORE NATURAL OR AU!NTIC RELATION ( ?AT SUBJECT ) ! WORLD & O!R PEOPLE1 OLD] !ORIES SEEM$ NAIVE & 9DEF5SIBLE4 ,! T]M DISAPPE>$ 9 MU* SOCIAL !ORY4 ,9S(> AS IT WAS RETA9$1 IT WAS 9 C]TA9 BRAN*ES ( SOCIOLOGY :]E ALI5ATION BECAME SOME?+ ?AT C\LD BE /ATI/ICALLY =MALIZ$ & MEASUR$ 9 QUE/IONNAIRES3 LEAD+ QUICKLY TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT ! MO/ ALI5AT$ 7ISOLAT$1 ANGRY7 MEMB]S ( SOCIETY W]E ! MO/ M>G9AL 7UNDOCUM5T$ ALI5S1 = EXAMPLE1 OR MEMB]S ( OPPRESS$ M9ORITIES74 ,P>TLY AS A RESULT1 ALI5ATION HAS COME TO BE SE5 AS ! PSY*OLOGICAL EXP]I5CE ( OPPRESSION3 MOD]N /UDIES ( ! SUBJECT SPEAK ( 0RACIAL ALI5ATION10 0G5D] ALI5ATION10 ALI5ATION BAS$ ON SEXUAL ID5TITY OR POV]TY1 & SO ON 7,S*MIDT @& ,MOODY #a#i#i#d1 ,GEY] @& ,HE9Z #a#i#i#b1 ,GEY] #a#i#i#f74 ,?IS 9 ITSELF HELPS EXPLA9 ! CONT9U+ APPEAL ( '#fS !ORI/S3 EV]Y?+ N[ IS CA/ 9 T]MS ( EXCLUSION FROM MA9/REAM SOCIETY4 ,ALI5ATION IS A MEASURE ( ?IS EXCLUSION4 ,?IS IS1 H[EV]1 ESS5TIALLY A LIB]AL CONCEPTION4 ,! P[] ( ! OLD] VIEW ( ALI5ATION WAS TO 9SI/ ?AT IT IS NOT JU/ A MATT] ( EXCLUSION1 BUT ?AT !RE IS SOME?+ PR(\NDLY1 FUNDAM5TALLY WRONG ) ! MA9/REAM ITSELF4 ,?AT EV5 ! W9N]S >E ULTIMATELY MIS]ABLE1 AT LEA/1 COMP>$ ) :AT !Y C\LD BE 9 A FREE1 EGALIT>IAN SOCIETY4 ,AN>*I/S--AT LEA/1 ?OSE :O CANNOT CLAIM TO COME FROM SOME OPPRESS$ GR\P-->E LEFT ) A VISC]AL FEEL+ ( RAGE & REJECTION AGA9/ A SY/EM ?AT SEEMS BO? ALL-5COMPASS+ & MON/R\S1 & AN (FICIAL 9TELLECTUAL CULTURE :I* CAN (F] NO !ORETICAL EXPLANATION ( :Y !Y %\LD FEEL ?AT WAY4 

,I'VE TAK5 UP SOME ( ! QUE/IONS ELSE:]E4 ,9 AN E>LI] ESSAY ON AN>*ISM 7,GRAEB] #b#c3#c#c#g71 = EXAMPLE1 ,I ASK$ :Y IT WAS ?AT EV5 :5 !RE IS NEXT TO NO O!R CON/ITU5CY = REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS1 ONE /ILL F9DS REVOLUTION>Y >TI/S1 WRIT]S1 & MUSICIANS4 ,MY CONCLUSION3 ?AT !RE MU/ BE SOME K9D ( L9K BETWE5 ! EXP]I5CE ( NON-ALI5AT$ LABOR1 ( IMAG9+ ?+S & !N BR++ !M 9TO BE+1 & ! ABILITY TO IMAG9E SOCIAL ALT]NATIVES4 ,I CONCLUD$ BY SUGGE/+ ?AT REVOLUTION>Y COALITIONS MI<T ALWAYS BE SAID TO RELY ON A K9D ( ALLIANCE BETWE5 SOCIETY'S LEA/ ALI5AT$ & ITS MO/ OPPRESS$ 7& ?AT REVOLUTIONS ACTUALLY HAPP5 :5 !SE TWO CATEGORIES L>GELY CO9CIDE74 ,?IS W\LD1 AT LEA/1 HELP EXPLA9 :Y IT ALMO/ ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE PEASANTS & CRAFTSM5--OR EV5 MORE1 NEWLY PROLET>IANIZ$ =M] PEASANTS & CRAFTSM5--:O ACTUALLY OV]?R[ CAPITALI/ REGIMES1 & NOT ?OSE 9UR$ TO G5]ATIONS ( WAGE LABOR--OR1 ALT]NATELY1 ! O!RWISE PUZZL+ FACT ?AT SO MANY TE5AG]S CAN BE L$ FROM ! EXP]I5CE ( MO%+ 9 PUNK CLUBS TO CONCLUDE ?AT !IR [N FRE$OM IS 9TIMATELY TI$ TO ! FATE ( IMPOV]I%$ ,TZELTAL-SPEAK+ F>M]S 9 ,*IAPAS4 

,/ILL1 ?IS =MULATION REMA9S MORE ?AN A LITTLE CRUDE4 ,PROBABLY1 ! REAL OPPOSITION %\LD BE BETWE5 ?OSE BR\<T TO RADICAL POLITICS 9 A REVOLT AGA9/ ALI5ATION1 & ?OSE :O >E REVOLT+ AGA9/ OPPRESSION4 ,OBVI\SLY1 IT'S NOT AS IF !RE >E MANY = :OM IT IS SIMPLY ONE OR ! O!R4 ,/ILL1 FROM ! ACTIVI/'S P]SPECTIVE1 !RE >E V]Y GOOD REASONS NOT TO AB&ON ! DI/9CTION 5TIRELY4 ,)\T IT1 IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO >GUE ?AT REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE W\LD BE 9 ! 9T]E/ ( EV]YONE1 EV5 ?OSE :O CANNOT BE SAID TO BE 9 ANY WAY OPPRESS$4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ONE W\LD H>DLY WI% TO >GUE ?AT ! DESPAIR ( A WEAL?Y SUBURBAN TE5AG] 9 ! ,U,S1 FAC$ ) A LIFE ( S\LLESS CONSUM]ISM1 HAS QUITE ! SAME MORAL WEI<T AS1 SAY1 ! DESPAIR ( A POOR ,MOZAMBIQUAN TE5AG] SL[LY DY+ ( A PREV5TABLE DISEASE4 ,IT IS PRECISELY ?IS DILEMMA1 ,I ?9K1 ?AT LEADS TO ! 5DLESS T5SIONS & RECRIM9ATIONS ?AT HAUNT ACTIVI/ LIFE4 

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,A SOCIETY ?AT D5IES US EV]Y ADV5TURE MAKES ITS [N ABOLITION ! ONLY POSSIBLE ADV5TURE4  
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,IF ONE SEES CAPITALISM AS A GIGANTIC MEAN+LESS 5G9E ( 5DLESS EXPANSION ?AT R$UCES ! MAJORITY ( ! PLANET'S 9HABITANTS TO HOPELESS POV]TY1 ?AT R$UCES EV5 ITS B5EFICI>IES TO LONELY ISOLAT$ ATOMS DOOM$ BY FE> & 9SECURITY TO LIVES ( M9D-NUMB+ WORK & MEAN+LESS CONSUM]ISM1 EV5 AS IT ?REAT5S ! DE/RUCTION ( ! PLANET--BUT IF AT ! SAME TIME1 ONE DOES NOT WI% TO1 OR DOES NOT BELIEVE IT POSSIBLE TO SIMPLY FLEE ! SY/EM1 BUT RA!R WI%ES TO /AY & FI<T--!N :AT PRECISELY CAN ONE DO8 ,:AT SORT ( SOCIAL RELATIONS IS IT POSSIBLE TO CREATE AMONG ?OSE :O WI% TO MAKE !IR LIVES A REFUSAL ( ! V]Y LOGIC ( CAPITALISM1 EV5 AS !Y NECESS>ILY REMA9 9SIDE IT8 

,! LOGIC ( BOHEMIAN LIFE HAS ALWAYS BE5 AN ATTEMPT TO ANSW] ?IS4 ,IT HAS ALWAYS T5D$ T[>DS BO? ! CULTIVATION ( ADV5TURE1 DANG]1 & EXTREME =MS ( EXP]I5CE1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME1 ( RELATIONS ( MUTUAL AID & TRU/ BETWE5 ?OSE PURSU+ IT--EV51 (T51 ?OSE :O MI<T O!RWISE BE /RANG]S4 ,?IS IS PRECISELY ! S5SIBILITY ONE 5C\NT]S 9 DIRECT ACTIONS TOO4 

,CONSID] AGA9 ! IDEA ( A MO% PIT1 9 :I* DANC]S HURL !MSELVES 9TO ONE ANO!R1 OR /AGE-DOVE 9TO ! CR[D4 ,IT'S A MATT] ( BO? CREAT+ DANG]\S1 EV5 VIOL5T SITUATIONS1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME1 PLAC+ AN ALMO/ BL9D FAI? 9 SURR\ND+ /RANG]S--= HELP & SUPPORT--S9CE1 AFT] ALL1 IF !Y DID NOT CAT* OR BUFF] Y\1 Y\ MI<T WELL 5D UP ) A BROK5 NECK4 ,9 PR9CIPLE1 ! LOGIC ( PLAY AGGRESSION & ULTIMATE TRU/ HAS MU* 9 COMMON ) ! SADOMASO*ISM ?AT IS CON/ANTLY ALLUD$ TO 7?\< R>ELY PRACTIC$7 9 ! PUNK ES!TIC4 ,IT'S ! K9D ( PLEASURE ?AT >ISES FROM ADV5TURE3 EXCITEM5T1 UNPR$ICTABILITY1 FAI?1 & RELIANCE ON ONE'S COMPANIONS--:I* CAN ONLY BE REAL ) ! 5DLESS POSSIBILITY ( BETRAYAL4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ?\<1 IT IS ANY?+ BUT AN E?OS ( MA*ISMO4 ,ONE ?+ ?AT /RUCK ME V]Y QUICKLY 9 BECOM+ 9VOLV$ 9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES WAS ! ACCEPTANCE ( PHYSICAL FRAILTY4 

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,MO/ ACTIVI/S DO NOT SEEM 9CR$IBLY PHYSICALLY FIT--C]TA9LY NOT A?LETES4 ,!Y T5D TO BE WIRY1 OCCASIONALLY FAT1 BUT ALMO/ NEV] MUSCUL>4 0,SCRAWNY VEGANS0 AS ! /]EOTYPE GOES4 7,FAM\S ,L,A NEWSPAP] COMM5T DUR+ ! ,D,N,C PROTE/S 9 #b3 0,!RE W]E TWICE AS MANY POLICE AS DEMON/RATORS2 OR IF Y\ C\NT BY WEI<T1 F\R TIMES AS MANY40 ,SIMIL>LY FROM ! O!R SIDE 9 ! 0AN>*I/ GUIDE TO ,L,A10 PUBLI%$ AT ! SAME TIME3 0! A?LETIC-LOOK+ GUY DRESS$ LIKE A ,HOLLYWOOD V]SION ( A PUNK ROCK] :O'S URG+ Y\ TO ATTACK ! COPS--HE IS A COP40 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ONE WAY TO DETECT AN 9FILTRATOR IS %E] PHYSICAL FITNESS4 ,?IS DESPITE ! FACT ?AT MANY HAVE1 AS ONE MI<T EXPECT1 PL5TY ( \TDOORSY SKILLS & EXP]I5CE1 CLIMB+ TREES & WALLS & ?AT SORT ( ?+4 ,HIPPIES ) !IR HIK+ BOOTS & TRAIL MIXES T5D TO BE MORE FIT ?AN PUNKS3 !Y >E AT LEA/ WIRY & RESILI5T4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY SURPRIS+ AT FIR/ :5 Y\ FIR/ GET TO KN[ ,BLACK ,BLOC KIDS1 :O 9 ! PRESS >E SUPPOS$ TO BE ! 0VIOL5T0 ONES & :O1 EV5 AMONG ACTIVI/S1 HAVE BE5 CALL$ 0! M>9ES ( \R MOVEM5T10 & DISCOV] !Y'RE MO/LY A BUN* ( %Y1 ECTOMORPHIC TE5AG]S4 ,!Y1 ( C\RSE1 >E ALSO ! MO/ LIKELY TO BE VEGANS4 ,I SUSPECT ?IS IS ONE ?+ ?AT MU/ REALLY COMPLICATE RELATIONS ) ! POLICE1 S9CE !Y >E PROBABLY EXACTLY ! K9D ( KIDS ?AT ?OSE GRADE S*OOL KIDS :O W]E LAT] TO BECOME COPS US$ TO BULLY4.<#d#f.> 

,! CURI\S EMPHASIS ON WEAKNESS SEEMS E*O$ BY ! M>K$ CONC]N = PEOPLE ) DISABILITIES & M$ICAL CONDITIONS TAK+ P>T 9 ACTIONS ?AT ,I--LIKE MO/ NEWCOM]S1 ,I ?9K--AT FIR/ F\ND RA!R DISCONC]T+4 ,!RE W]E 5DLESS DISCUSSIONS 9 LEGAL TRA9+S ( :AT TO EXPECT IF >RE/$ & 9 NE$ ( 9SUL91 OR ,A,I,D,S M$ICATION1 OR A HO/ ( O!R CONDITIONS4 0,WILL ! POLICE LET Y\ KEEP Y\R M$IC9E8 ,NO4 ,!Y >E SUPPOS$ TO SUPPLY Y\ ) M$IC9E FROM A POLICE M$IC1 BUT USUALLY DON'T4 ,:AT AB\T HYPOGLYCEMICS80 7,!RE WAS A WIDELY CIRCULAT$ /ORY AB\T A HYPOGLYCEMIC WOMAN AT ,A#a#f :O W5T 9TO A SUG>-FIT & 5D$ UP >RE/$ :5 %E GRABB$ SOMEONE'S CELL PHONE ?9K+ IT WAS H] [N47 ,! OBVI\S FIR/ REACTION1 :I* MO/ NEOPHYTES HAVE TO SUPPRESS1 IS :AT IS A DIABETIC ,A,I,D,S PATI5T EV5 DO+ PUTT+ HIM- OR H]SELF 9 ! WAY ( TE> GAS1 TRUN*EONS1 & >RE/ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE8 ,BUT IT'S A COMB9ATION ( ! OBVI\S DESIRE TO BE MAXIMALLY OP5 )1 ,I SUSPECT1 A COV]T S5SE ?AT1 IF ONE IS 5GAG$ 9 A MORAL CONTE/ ) POLICE1 WEAKNESS CAN BE /R5G?4 ,WE MU/ =CE !M TO BE HUMANIT>IANS6 

,COMB9$ ) ! 5DLESS FOOD TABOOS1 ALL ?IS MAKES = A K9D ( MAZE ( B>RI]S3 SOME PEOPLE >E VEGET>IAN1 SOME >E VEGAN1 O!RS >E ALL]GIC TO NI<T%ADES OR SUFF] FROM 5VIRONM5TAL ILLNESS1 MANY SEEM V]Y CLOSE TO HYPO*ONDRIA ) 5DLESS REAL OR IMAG9>Y AILM5TS4 ,YET !SE SAME PEOPLE (T5 LIVE SOME ( ! MO/ ADV5TUR\S LIVES IMAG9ABLE4 

,!N WE CAN GET 9TO ! PH5OM5OLOGY ( BACKRUBS1 LIKE ! *A9 BACKRUBS 9 ! BREAK FROM FACILITATION TRA9+4 ,HOLD+ H&S OR L9K+ >MS 9 HUMAN *A9S4 ,G5]AL PATT]NS ( T\*+3 ORD9>Y ,AM]ICANS ALMO/ NEV] T\* EA* O!R4 ,AN>*I/S SEEM ESPECIALLY FOND ( HUGS 7?\< SOME1 ,CRU/Y ,CANADIANS FROM ,C,L,A,C HAVE BE5 KN[N TO BEMUS$LY ASK US ,NEW ,YORK]S :E!R WE'VE BE5 CORRUPT$ BY ,CALI=NIA ,/>HAWK TYPES ) ALL ?IS T\*Y-FEELY NONS5SE71 PEOPLE LEAN+ ON EA* O!R1 HOLD+ H&S4 ,FROM V]Y E>LY ON1 AT ! LEGAL TRA9+ 9 ,D,C1 ,I NOTIC$ H[ MU* ( ?IS3 ALL ! TRA9+S 9VOLV$ PHYSICAL CONTACT1 FROM C>RY+ PEOPLE (F LIMP1 TO JU/ SITT+ PRESS$ UP AGA9/ O!RS 9 OV]CR[D$ ROOMS4 

,I WOND] IF ONE REASON = ! T\*Y_/FOOD F9ICKY_/EMBRAC+ WEAKNESS ASPECTS IS ! PROM95CE ( WOM5 9 ! MOVEM5T--?\< ?IS IS SLI<TLY CONFUS+1 S9CE WOM5 >E ALMO/ NEV] A MAJORITY 9 L>GE MEET+S & (T5 MAKE UP AT BE/ A ?IRD ( ! PEOPLE 9 ! ROOM4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 !Y (T5 9CLUDE ! MO/ PROM95T ORGANIZ]S & P>TICIPANTS4 ,IS IT BETT] TO SAY ?AT FEM99E S5SIBILITIES P]VADE1 OR1 ?AT ! /YLE ( 9T]ACTION CONS5SUS PROCESS T5DS TO 5C\RAGE DRAWS ON S5SIBILITIES ?AT HAVE1 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 HI/ORICALLY BE5 ASSOCIAT$ ) ! WAY WOM5 9T]ACT ) ONE ANO!R ?AN ) ! WAY M5 DO2 OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 ) ! WAY M5 9T]ACT ) WOM58 ,IT IS L>GELY1 BUT NOT /RICTLY1 DESEXUALIZ$4 ,(T5 ! FEEL+1 AT LEA/ IF ONE IS NOT P>T ( SOME SEXUAL ID5TITY GR\P1 IS ?AT ONE %\LD ACT 7AT LEA/ 9 PUBLIC7 AS IF SEX IS NOT P>TICUL>LY IMPORTANT1 JU/ ONE POSSIBLE ASPECT ( A MORE G5]AL COMMON PHYSICALITY4 

,OBVI\SLY1 ALL ( ?IS V>IES FROM ONE SUBCULTURE TO ANO!R4 ,= MANY YE>S AT ,A,B,C ,NO ,RIO1 AN AN>*I/ SOCIAL C5T] 9 ! ,L[] ,EA/ ,SIDE1 !RE WAS--ASIDE FROM ! USUAL Z9E MAGAZ9E1 COMPUT]S1 & ! LIKE--A WEI<T ROOM US$ BY MEMB]S ( A GR\P CALL$ ,R,A,%1 ! 0,R$ ,AN>*I/ ,SK9HEADS40 ,BUT SUBCULTURAL GR\PS >E ALWAYS DEF9+ !MSELVES AGA9/ ONE ANO!R4 

,! PLAY ( DESIRE & MUTUAL DEP5D5CE REAPPE>S ON ALL SORTS ( SUBTLE LEVELS4 ,H]E'S AN EXTRACT FROM ! SAME NOTEBOOK1 NOT LONG AFT]3 

,NOTEBOOK EXTRACT1 ,JULY #b 

  
,CIG>ETTES3 

  

,A LOT ( ACTIVI/S SMOKE4 ,MO/ OLD] ONES SEEM TO HAVE SMOK$ AT SOME TIME 9 !IR LIVES4 ,I ALWAYS F\ND IT A BIT 9CONGRU\S1 AT ,A#a#f1 TO SEE ALL !SE IDEALI/IC KIDS BLOCKAD+ ! /REETS ) CIG>ETTES HANG+ \T ( !IR M\?S2 ESPECIALLY1 TE5AGE GIRLS SITT+ >\ND BUMM+ CIG>ETTES FROM EA* O!R4 ,BUT ?IS IS ACTUALLY RA!R APPROPRIATE1 BECAUSE IT CREATES A CON/ANT MOBILIZATION ( FEEL+S ( NE$1 DISCIPL9E1 %>+1 & DESIRE 7! 0COMMUNITY ( ADDICTION10 AS ,I US$ TO CALL IT1 ?AT B9DS ALL SMOK]S74 ,USUALLY = EV]Y ?REE OR F\R ACTIVI/S :O SMOKE1 OR MI<T1 !RE'S ONE :O ACTUALLY HAS A PACK4 ,KEV9 WAS CA/ 9 ?IS ROLE ) ,SCULLY ET AL4 LA/ WEEK4 ,! DI/RIBUTION ( CIG>ETTES1 LI<T+ !M (F O!RS1 ETC41 BECOMES A CON/ANT WILL$ COLLAPSE ( AUTONOMY--ME1 :5 ,I US$ TO SMOKE1 IT WAS A MATT] ( PR9CIPLE NEV] TO ALL[ MYSELF TO BE TRAPP$ 9 A SITUATION :]E ,I'D RUN \T & WASN'T 9 A POSITION TO BUY MORE1 BUT H]E IT'S ! OPPOSITE4 ,ONE IS DEP5D5T ON COMMUNAL GOOD WILL & %>+ = :AT ONE REALLY DESIRES MO/ URG5TLY 9 ! WORLD1 AT LEA/ AT ?AT MOM5T4 

,ESPECIALLY L>GE PROPORTIONS ( VEGANS SMOKE4 

,IT RA!R REM9DS ME ( A /ORY ,I HE>D AB\T ,M>T9 ,LU!R ,K+4 ,HE WAS ACTUALLY A *A9 SMOK]1 BUT WAS CONV9C$ E>LY ON IT W\LD CONVEY ! WRONG LESSON TO ! NATION'S Y\? TO EV] BE SE5 SMOK+ 9 PUBLIC4 ,5DLESS DISCIPL9E1 BUT ) 5DLESS DESIRE LURK+ BEH9D ! PUBLIC FACADE4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 NO ONE SMOKES 9 MEET+S1 OR 9DOORS AT ALL4 ,?US1 ! 5D ( A MEET+ IS USUALLY FOLL[$ BY CLU/]S ( PEOPLE IMM$IATELY RUNN+ \T TO SMOKE1 SITT+ ON ! CONCRETE TO ROLL TOBACCO1 BUMM+ BUTTS FROM ONE ANO!R1 PEOPLE JU/ TAK+ A FEW PUFFS (F SOMEONE ELSE'S OR PASS+ 9DIVIDUAL CIG>ETTES >\ND4 

,O!R DRUGS SEEM TO PLAY A LESS PROM95T ROLE BECAUSE !Y >5'T SO ADDICTIVE4 ,!RE=E1 ! :OLE DYNAMIC ( DESIRE & COMMUNITY DOESN'T 5T] 94 ,MY NOTES 9 ?IS CASE CONT9U$3 

,O!R DRUGS3 

  

,?IS V>IES BY SC5E4 ,POT IS OCCASIONAL1 BUT SURPRIS+LY 9FREQU5T4 ,IT'S US$ R\<LY TO ! DEGREE ONE W\LD EXPECT FROM ANY Y\NG PEOPLE ( ! SAME CLASS OR SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGR\ND4 ,BE] IS QUITE A BIT1 (T5 AT B>S4 ,EC/ASY IS POPUL> AMONG ! RAV] TYPES ) :I* !RE'S A DEF9ITE OV]LAP ) C]TA9 P>TS ( ! ACTIVI/ SC5E4 ,( C\RSE1 DUR+ /REET ACTIONS1 DRUGS >E TOTALLY BAD NEWS & Y\'RE ALWAYS REM9D$ NOT TO BR+ ANY3 0,EV5 IF Y\ DIT* A JO9T ! MOM5T ! COPS APPE>1 SOMEONE'S GO+ TO GET IT P9N$ ON !M40 ,SO BR++ DRUGS TO AN ACTION W\LD BE AN ACT ( TOTAL LACK ( SOLID>ITY4 ,= AN ACTIVI/ TO %[ UP COMPLETELY DRUNK1 OR COMPLETELY /ON$1 AT AN ACTION IS TAK5 AS EI!R A SIGN NO ONE W\LD POSSIBLY WANT TO BE 9 AN AFF9ITY GR\P ) !M OR1 9 MY EXP]I5CE1 MO/ (T51 AS A SIGN ?AT ACTIVI/ 9 QUE/ION IS P]SONALLY FALL+ AP>T & NE$S HELP4 ,AS = DRUG P>ANOIA1 !RE >E ALL SORTS ( LEVELS ( CONTEXT & HI/ORICAL EXP]I5CE3 ,I AM REM9D$ ( ! TIME ,I MADE A BEV]AGE RUN :ILE %[+ A FILM ) SOME =M] ,BLACK ,PAN!RS4 ,:5 ,I SUGGE/$ ,I PICK UP SOME ,COKE1 ONE />TL$ WOMAN IMM$IATELY CORRECT$ ME3 0,PLEASE6 ,SAY ',COCA ,COLA6'0 ,!SE W]E1 OBVI\SLY PEOPLE US$ TO CON/ANT SURVEILLANCE AT A TIME :5 DRUG BU/S COMMONLY L&$ ACTIVI/S 9 JAIL4 ,I'VE NEV] HE>D ANY?+ LIKE ?AT AMONG AN>*I/S N[ADAYS3 P>ANOIA IS DIRECT$ AT O!R ?+S4 ,9 FACT1 AT M9OR EV5TS1 OR /REET P>TY-/YLE ACTIONS ?AT >E HALFWAY TO RAVES ANYWAY1 ATTITUDES T[>DS DRUGS CAN BE V]Y RELAX$4 ,ONE FRI5D TOLD ME A LONG /ORY AB\T BE+ SE>*$ & LOCK$ 9 JAIL OV]NI<T AFT] ! ,R,T,S ,TIMES ,SQU>E EV5T ONLY TO DISCOV]1 AFT] HE GOT \T1 ?AT HE'D =GOTT5 HE'D HAD A JO9T 9 HIS %OE ! :OLE TIME4 ,BUT !SE >E 0,TEMPOR>Y ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONES0 ( A RA!R DIFF]5T SORT4 

,! ONE !ME ?AT RECURS 5DLESSLY 9 ALL ( ?IS IS 0AUTONOMY03 SIMULTANE\SLY ! GREATE/ AN>*I/ VALUE1 & ! GREATE/ DILEMMA4 ,C]TA9 =MS ( AUTONOMY--! ISOLAT$ 9DIVIDUALISM ( MA9/REAM ,AM]ICAN SOCIETY1 ) ITS SOLIT>Y PLEASURES-->E PRECISELY ?AT AGA9/ :I* ONE IS REBELL+4 ,OR1 P]HAPS1 ONE MI<T SAY1 ! QUE/ION IS H[ TO BALANCE AUTONOMY1 SOLID>ITY1 & FRE$OM4 ,CORNELIUS ,CA/ORIADIS 7#a#i#h#g1 #a#i#i#a71 = EXAMPLE1 DEF9$ 0AUTONOMY0 AS ! ABILITY ( A COMMUNITY TO LIVE ONLY UND] RULES !Y HAD !MSELVES COLLECTIVELY CREAT$1 & HAD ! RI<T TO REEXAM9E CON/ANTLY4 ,= MANY AN>*I/S1 FRE$OM APPE>S TO MEAN ! ABILITY TO CREATE NEW COMMUNITIES1 & TIES ( MUTUAL DEP5D5CE1 MORE OR LESS ON ! SPOT1 & TO MOVE BACK & =? BETWE5 !M AS ONE WI%ES4 ,AN ACTION1 A P>TY1 A PICNIC1 A DANCE1 CAN ALL BE TEMPOR>Y AUTONOM\S ZONES :]E DESIRES COALESCE & ! LEAP ( FAI? 9VOLV$ 9 TRU/+ /RANG]S ITSELF BECOMES A L>GE P>T ( ! ADV5TURE--EV5 :5 POLICE >E NOT PRES5T1 :I*1 AS WE %ALL SEE1 IS R>ELY1 S9CE POLICE HAVE A NOTABLE T5D5CY TO %[ UP :5EV] AN>*I/S GET TOGE!R4 ,! DILEMMAS1 ?\<1 BECOME MU* MORE ACUTE :5 ATTEMPTS >E MADE--AS !Y REGUL>LY >E--TO TURN ,T,A,ZS 9TO ,P,A,ZS1 TO MOVE FROM TEMPOR>Y TO MORE P]MAN5T ZONES ( AUTONOMY4 

,9 ! NEXT SECTION !N LET ME TALK A LITTLE AB\T MORE P]MAN5T ACTIVI/ SPACES4 ,AS WE'LL SEE1 !SE >E ALMO/ NEV] QUITE1 5TIRELY1 P]MAN5T4 ,EV]Y SPACE HAS TO BE1 TO SOME DEGREE1 CONQU]$1 & MO/ >E ALMO/ 9/ANTLY BESIEG$4 

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,9 A CITY LIKE ,NEW ,YORK1 AN>*I/ SPACES (T5 HAVE ! QUALITY ( AN >*IPELAGO4 ,C]TA9 NEI<BORHOODS CONTA9 RELATIVELY D5SE CLU/]S ( SQUATS1 COMMUNITY G>D5S1 SOCIAL OR COMMUNITY C5T]S1 RADICAL BOOK/ORES_/9FO%OPS1 & O!R MORE-OR-LESS FRI5DLY 9/ITUTIONS3 CO-OPS1 VEGET>IAN RE/AURANTS1 SECONDH& BIKE %OPS1 AVANT-G>DE !AT]S1 FRI5DLY *UR*ES1 OR EV5 CAF ES & B>S :]E ACTIVI/S >E LIKELY TO BE F\ND HANG+ \T4 

,SOMETIMES !RE'S A C5T] TO !M2 SOMETIMES !Y'RE MORE DIFFUSE4 ,BETWE5 ! BEG9N+ ( #b & ! 5D ( #b#a1 ! HEYDAY ( ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY ,D,A,N1 !RE WAS A V]Y MU* A C5T] = ! ACTIVI/ SC5E 9 ,NEW ,YORK'S ,L[] ,EA/ ,SIDE4 ,?IS WAS A LOCAL COMMUNITY C5T] CALL$ ,*>AS ,EL ,BOHIO1 LOCAT$ 9SIDE A =M] S*OOLH\SE4 ,*>AS ,EL ,BOHIO /OOD AT ! C5T] ( A NEXUS ( 9/ITUTIONS ALMO/ ALL ( :I* HAD BE5 WON BY PROLONG$ COMMUNITY /RUGGLE4 

,! /ORY ( ,*>AS IS QUITE 9T]E/+4 ,TE*NICALLY1 0,*>AS0 WAS ! NAME ( A COMMUNITY GR\P--0,EL ,BOHIO0 REF]R$ TO ! BUILD+4 ,! COMMUNITY GR\P HAD BE5 F\ 

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