,FI<T+ 9 ! ,NEW ,T]RA9 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,T5 YE>S AGO WE PUBLI%$ ,DAYS ( ,W>1 ,NI<TS ( ,LOVE1 ONE ( ! MO/ 9FLU5TIAL AN>*I/ BOOKS ( ! TURN ( ! C5TURY4 ,TREM5D\S TE*NOLOGICAL & CULTURAL %IFTS HAVE OCCURR$ S9CE !N4 ,ON REFLECTION1 IT SEEMS ?AT MANY ( ! 9CID5TAL *ANGES RADICALS W]E CALL+ = HAVE TAK5 PLACE1 BUT NONE ( ! FUNDAM5TAL TRANS=MATIONS4 ,WE CAN LE>N A LOT FROM /UDY+ H[ ?IS HAPP5$ & :AT IS DIFF]5T AB\T TODAY'S CONTEXT4 

,T[>DS ?AT 5D1 WE PRES5T ! FOLL[+ ANALYSIS1 ! PRODUCT ( MON?S ( DISCUSSION4 ,WE HOPE ?AT ?IS WILL 9SPIRE FUR!R ANALYSIS & /RATEGIZ+1 & WE 9VITE Y\ TO %>E Y\R FE$BACK ) US4 

,OV]TURE3 ,! ,MORE ,?+S ,*ANGE444 

,ONCE1 ! BASIC BUILD+ BLOCK ( PATRI>*Y WAS ! NUCLE> FAMILY1 & CALL+ = ITS ABOLITION WAS A RADICAL DEM&4 ,N[ FAMILIES >E 9CREAS+LY FRAGM5T$--YET HAS ?IS FUNDAM5TALLY EXP&$ WOM5'S P[] OR *ILDR5'S AUTONOMY8 

,ONCE1 ! MA9/REAM M$IA CONSI/$ ( ONLY A FEW TELEVISION & RADIO *ANNELS4 ,!SE HAVE NOT ONLY MULTIPLI$ 9TO 9F9ITY BUT >E BE+ SUPPLANT$ BY =MS ( M$IA SU* AS ,FACEBOOK1 ,Y\TUBE1 & ,TWITT]4 ,BUT HAS ?IS DONE AWAY ) PASSIVE CONSUMPTION8 ,& H[ MU* MORE CONTROL OV] !SE =MATS DO US]S REALLY HAVE1 /RUCTURALLY SPEAK+8 

,ONCE1 MOVIES REPRES5T$ ! EPITOME ( A SOCIETY BAS$ ON SPECTATOR%IP2 TODAY1 VIDEO GAMES LET US /> 9 \R [N %OOT-'EM-UP EPICS1 & ! VIDEO GAME 9DU/RY DOES AS MU* BUS9ESS AS ,HOLLYWOOD4 ,9 AN AUDI5CE WAT*+ A MOVIE1 EV]YONE IS ALONE2 ! MO/ Y\ CAN DO IS BOO IF ! /ORYL9E \TRAGES Y\4 ,9 ! NEW VIDEO GAMES1 ON ! O!R H&1 Y\ CAN 9T]ACT ) VIRTUAL V]SIONS ( O!R PLAY]S 9 REAL TIME4 ,BUT IS ?IS GREAT] FRE$OM8 ,IS IT MORE TOGE!RNESS8 

,ONCE1 ONE C\LD SPEAK ( A SOCIAL & CULTURAL MA9/REAM1 & SUBCULTURE ITSELF SEEM$ SUBV]SIVE4 ,N[ 0DIV]SITY0 IS AT A PREMIUM = \R RUL]S1 & SUBCULTURE IS AN ESS5TIAL MOTOR ( CONSUM] SOCIETY3 ! MORE ID5TITIES1 ! MORE M>KETS4 

,ONCE1 PEOPLE GREW UP 9 ! SAME COMMUNITY AS !IR P>5TS & GR&P>5TS1 & TRAVEL C\LD BE CONSID]$ A DE/ABILIZ+ =CE 9T]RUPT+ /ATIC SOCIAL & CULTURAL CONFIGURATIONS4 ,TODAY LIFE IS *>ACT]IZ$ BY CON/ANT MOVEM5T AS PEOPLE /RUGGLE TO KEEP UP ) ! DEM&S ( ! M>KET2 9 PLACE ( REPRESSIVE CONFIGURATIONS1 WE HAVE P]MAN5T TRANSI5CE1 UNIV]SAL ATOMIZATION4 

,ONCE1 LABOR]S /AY$ AT ONE WORKPLACE = YE>S OR DECADES1 DEVELOP+ ! SOCIAL TIES & COMMON REF]5CE PO9TS ?AT MADE OLD-FA%ION$ UNIONS POSSIBLE4 ,TODAY1 EMPLOYM5T IS 9CREAS+LY TEMPOR>Y & PREC>I\S1 AS MORE & MORE WORK]S %IFT FROM FACTORIES & UNIONS TO S]VICE 9DU/RY & COMPULSORY FLEXIBILITY4 

,ONCE1 WAGE LABOR WAS A DI/9CT SPH]E ( LIFE1 & IT WAS EASY TO RECOGNIZE & REBEL AGA9/ ! WAYS \R PRODUCTIVE POT5TIAL WAS EXPLOIT$4 ,N[ EV]Y ASPECT ( EXI/5CE IS BECOM+ 0WORK10 9 ! S5SE ( ACTIVITY ?AT PRODUCES VALUE 9 ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMY3 GLANC+ AT ONE'S EMAIL ACC\NT1 ONE 9CREASES ! CAPITAL ( ?OSE :O SELL ADV]TISEM5TS4 ,9 PLACE ( DI/9CT SPECIALIZ$ ROLES 9 ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMY1 WE 9CREAS+LY SEE FLEXIBLE1 COLLECTIVE PRODUCTION ( CAPITAL1 MU* ( :I* GOES UNPAID4 

,ONCE1 ! WORLD WAS FULL ( DICTATOR%IPS 9 :I* P[] WAS CLE>LY WIELD$ FROM ABOVE & C\LD BE CONTE/$ AS SU*4 ,N[ !SE >E GIV+ WAY TO DEMOCRACIES ?AT SEEM TO 9CLUDE MORE PEOPLE 9 ! POLITICAL PROCESS1 ?US LEGITIMIZ+ ! REPRESSIVE P[]S ( ! /ATE4 

,ONCE1 ! ESS5TIAL UNIT ( /ATE P[] WAS ! NATION1 & NATIONS COMPET$ AMONG !MSELVES TO ASS]T !IR 9DIVIDUAL 9T]E/S4 ,9 ! ]A ( CAPITALI/ GLOBALIZATION1 ! 9T]E/S ( /ATE P[] TRANSC5D NATIONAL B\ND>IES1 & ! DOM9ANT MODE ( CONFLICT IS NOT W> BUT POLIC+4 ,?IS IS OCCASIONALLY EMPLOY$ AGA9/ ROGUE NATIONS1 BUT CONT9U\SLY IMPLEM5T$ AGA9/ PEOPLE4 

,ONCE1 ONE C\LD DRAW L9ES1 H[EV] >BITR>Y1 BETWE5 ! SO-CALL$ ,FIR/ ,WORLD & ,?IRD ,WORLD4 ,TODAY ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD & ! ,?IRD ,WORLD COEXI/ 9 EV]Y METROPOLIS1 & :ITE SUPREMACY IS ADM9I/]$ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES BY AN ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN PRESID5T4 

,FI<T+ 9 ! ,NEW ,T]RA9 

,AT ! TURN ( ! C5TURY1 WE C\LD ONLY IMAG9E AN>*ISM AS A DES]TION FROM AN ALL-P[]FUL SOCIAL ORD]4 

,T5 YE>S AGO1 AS />RY-EY$ Y\NG MANIACS1 WE PUBLI%$ ,DAYS ( ,W>1 ,NI<TS ( ,LOVE1 UNEXPECT$LY ONE ( ! BE/-SELL+ AN>*I/ BOOKS ( ! FOLL[+ DECADE4.<#a.> ,AL?\< CONTROV]SIAL AT ! TIME1 9 RETROSPECT IT WAS FAIRLY REPRES5TATIVE ( :AT MANY AN>*I/S W]E CALL+ =3 IMM$IACY1 DEC5TRALIZATION1 DO-IT-Y\RSELF RESI/ANCE TO CAPITALISM4 ,WE ADD$ SOME MORE PROVOCATIVE ELEM5TS3 ANONYMITY1 PLAGI>ISM1 CRIME1 H$ONISM1 ! REFUSAL ( WORK1 ! DELEGITIMIZATION ( HI/ORY 9 FAVOR ( MY?1 ! IDEA ?AT REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE C\LD BE A ROMANTIC ADV5TURE4 

,\R APPROA* WAS %AP$ BY A SPECIFIC HI/ORICAL CONTEXT4 ,! ,SOVIET BLOC HAD REC5TLY COLLAPS$ & ! IMP5D+ POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC1 & ECOLOGICAL CRISES HAD YET TO COME 9TO VIEW2 CAPITALI/ TRIUMPHALISM WAS AT ITS PEAK4 ,WE FOCUS$ ON UND]M9+ MIDDLE CLASS VALUES BECAUSE !Y SEEM$ TO DEF9E EV]YONE'S ASPIRATIONS2 WE PRES5T$ AN>*I/ /RUGGLE AS AN 9DIVIDUAL PROJECT BECAUSE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO IMAG9E ANY?+ ELSE4 ,AS ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T GA!R$ MOM5TUM 9 ! ,U,S & GAVE WAY TO ! ANTI-W> MOVEM5T1 WE CAME TO CONCEPTUALIZE /RUGGLE MORE COLLECTIVELY1 ?\< /ILL AS ORIG9AT+ FROM A P]SONAL DECISION TO OPPOSE A FIRMLY ROOT$ /ATUS QUO4 

,TODAY1 MU* ( :AT WE PROCLAIM$ HAS BECOME PASSE4 ,AS CAPITALISM HAS %IFT$ 9TO A /ATE ( P]PETUAL CRISIS & TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATIONS HAVE P5ETRAT$ DEEP] 9TO EV]Y ASPECT ( LIFE1 9/ABILITY1 DEC5TRALIZATION1 & ANONYMITY HAVE COME TO *>ACT]IZE \R SOCIETY )\T BR++ ! WORLD ( \R DREAMS ANY CLOS]4 

,RADICALS (T5 ?9K !Y >E \T 9 A WA/EL&1 DISCONNECT$ FROM SOCIETY1 :5 9 FACT !Y >E ITS CUTT+ $GE--?\< NOT NECESS>ILY MOV+ T[>DS ! GOALS !Y ESP\SE4 ,AS WE LAT] >GU$ 9 ,ROLL+ ,?UND] _?#e1 RESI/ANCE IS ! MOTOR ( HI/ORY3 IT DRIVES SOCIAL1 POLITICAL1 & TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5TS1 =C+ ! PREVAIL+ ORD] TO 9NOVATE CON/ANTLY 9 ORD] TO \TFLANK OR ABSORB OPPOSITION4 ,?US WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO TREM5D\S TRANS=MATIONS )\T EV] A*IEV+ \R OBJECT4 

,?IS IS NOT TO CR$IT RADICALS ) ! AG5CY TO DET]M9E WORLD EV5TS1 SO MU* AS TO ASS]T ?AT WE (T5 F9D \RSELVES UNCONSCI\SLY ON !IR CUSP4 ,MEASUR$ AGA9/ ! 9F9ITIES ( HI/ORY1 ALL AG5CY IS 9F9ITESIMAL--BUT ! V]Y NOTION ( POLITICAL !ORY PRESUMES ?AT IT IS /ILL POSSIBLE TO UTILIZE ?IS AG5CY MEAN+FULLY4 

,:5 WE /RATEGIZE = 9DIVIDUAL CAMPAIGNS1 WE HAVE TO TAKE C>E NOT TO MAKE DEM&S ?AT CAN BE DEFUZ$ BY P>TIAL RE=MS1 LE/ \R OPPRESSORS NEUTRALIZE US BY SIMPLY GRANT+ !M4 ,SOME EXAMPLES ( EASILY CO-OPT$ RADICAL PROGRAMS >E SO OBVI\S ?AT IT IS PRACTICALLY VULG> TO PO9T !M \T3 BICYCLE FETI%ISM1 0SU/A9ABLE0 TE*NOLOGY1 0BUY+ LOCAL0 & O!R =MS ( E?ICAL CONSUM]ISM1 VOLUNTE] WORK ?AT MITIGATES ! SUFF]+ CAUS$ BY GLOBAL CAPITALISM )\T *ALL5G+ ITS ROOTS4 

,BUT ?IS PH5OM5ON CAN ALSO OCCUR ON A /RUCTURAL LEVEL4 ,WE %\LD LOOK AT ! WAYS WE HAVE CALL$ = BROAD SOCIAL *ANGE ?AT C\LD TAKE PLACE )\T %AK+ ! F\NDATIONS ( CAPITALISM & HI]>*Y--SO ?AT NEXT TIME \R EF=TS CAN TAKE US ALL ! WAY4 

,TODAY IT MU/ BECOME A L9E ( FLI<T \T ( A COLLAPS+ WORLD4 

,NOT ,WORK+--,DID ,IT ,WORK8 

,! DEF9+ PROVOCATION ( \R E>LY YE>S WAS TO TAKE LIT]ALLY ! ,SITUATIONI/S' DICTUM ,N,E,V,] ,W,O,R,K4 ,A FEW ( US DECID$ TO TE/ \T ON \R [N SK9 :E!R ?IS WAS ACTUALLY POSSIBLE4 ,?IS BIT ( BRAVADO %[$ ALL ! G5IUS ( UNTUTOR$ Y\?1 & ALL ! P]ILS4 ,?\< C\NTLESS O!RS HAD TRODD5 ?IS ROAD BE=E1 = US IT WAS AS IF WE W]E ! FIR/ PRIMATES TO BE %OT 9TO SPACE4 ,9 ANY CASE1 WE W]E DO+ SOME?+1 TAK+ ! DREAM ( REVOLUTION S]I\SLY AS A PROJECT ONE MI<T 9ITIATE 9 ONE'S [N LIFE IMM$IATELY1 )--AS WE US$ TO SAY--AN >I/OCRATIC DISDA9 = CONSEQU5CES4 

,IT'S TEMPT+ TO BRU% ?IS (F AS M]E P]=MANCE >T4 ,YET WE HAVE TO UND]/& IT AS AN E>LY ATTEMPT TO ANSW] ! QUE/ION ?AT /ILL FACES W\LD-BE REVOLUTION>IES 9 ! ,U,S & ,WE/]N ,EUROPE3 ,:AT C\LD 9T]RUPT \R OB$I5CE8 ,CONTEMPOR>Y 9SURRECTIONI/S >E ATTEMPT+ TO ASK ?IS SAME QUE/ION N[1 ?\< ! ANSW]S MANY ( !M (F] >E EQUALLY LIMIT$4 ,BY !MSELVES1 NEI!R VOLUNT>Y UNEMPLOYM5T NOR GRATUIT\S V&ALISM SEEM TO BE CAPABLE ( J]K+ SOCIETY 9TO A REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION4.<#b.> ,DESPITE EV]Y?+1 WE /& BY \R 9ITIAL HUN* ?AT IT WILL TAKE A NEW WAY ( LIV+ TO BR+ AB\T SU* A SITUATION2 IT'S NOT JU/ A MATT] ( PUTT+ 9 5\< H\RS AT ! SAME OLD TASKS4 ,! ESS5TIAL FABRIC ( \R SOCIETY--! CURTA9 ?AT /&S BETWE5 US & ANO!R WORLD--IS ABOVE ALL ! GOOD BEHAVIOR ( EXPLOIT$ & EXCLUD$ ALIKE4 

,)9 A DECADE1 HI/ORY R5D]$ \R EXP]IM5T OBSOLETE1 P]V]SELY GRANT+ \R DEM& = AN UNEMPLOYABLE CLASS4 ,U,S UNEMPLOYM5T RATES1 ALLEG$ TO BE AT #d.0 9 ! YE> #b1 HAD CLIMB$ TO #a.0 BY ! 5D ( #b#i--ONLY C\NT+ PEOPLE KN[N TO BE ACTIVELY LOOK+ = WORK4 ,! EXCESS ( CONSUM] SOCIETY ONCE (F]$ DROP\TS A C]TA9 M>G9 ( ]ROR2 ! ECONOMIC CRISIS ]OD$ ?IS & GAVE A DECID$LY 9VOLUNT>Y FLAVOR TO JOBLESSNESS4 

,IT TURNS \T CAPITALISM HAS NO MORE USE = US ?AN WE HAVE = IT4 ,?IS DOESN'T JU/ GO = AN>*I/ DROP\TS1 BUT = MILLIONS ( WORK]S 9 ! ,U,S4 ,DESPITE ! ECONOMIC CRISIS1 MAJOR CORPORATIONS >E CURR5TLY REPORT+ 5ORM\S E>N+S--BUT 9/EAD ( US+ ?IS 9COME TO HIRE MORE EMPLOYES1 !Y'RE 9VE/+ 9 =EIGN M>KETS1 PUR*AS+ NEW TE*NOLOGY TO R$UCE !IR NE$ = EMPLOYES1 & PAY+ \T DIVID5DS TO /OCKHOLD]S4 ,:AT'S GOOD = ,G5]AL ,MOTORS IS NOT GOOD = ! C\NTRY AFT] ALL2.<#c.> ! MO/ PR(ITABLE COMPANIES 9 ! ,U,S RI<T N[ >E %IFT+ BO? PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION TO 0DEVELOP+ M>KETS0 OV]SEAS4 

,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 DROP\T CULTURE LOOKS A BIT LIKE A VOLUNT>Y AU/]ITY PROGRAM2 IT'S CONV5I5T = ! WEAL?Y IF WE REJECT CONSUM] MAT]IALISM1 S9CE !RE'S NOT 5\< TO GO >\ND ANYWAY4 ,9 ! LATE #b? C5TURY1 :5 ! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE ID5TIFI$ ) !IR JOBS1 REFUS+ TO PURSUE EMPLOYM5T AS SELF-REALIZATION EXPRESS$ A REJECTION ( CAPITALI/ VALUES4 ,N[ ]RATIC EMPLOYM5T & ID5TIFICATION ) ONE'S LEISURE ACTIVITIES RA!R ?AN ONE'S C>E] PA? HAVE BE5 NORMALIZ$ AS AN ECONOMIC POSITION RA!R ?AN A POLITICAL ONE4 

,CAPITALISM IS ALSO 9CORPORAT+ \R ASS]TION ?AT PEOPLE %\LD ACT ACCORD+ TO !IR CONSCI5CES 9/EAD ( = A WAGE4 ,9 AN ECONOMY FULL ( OPPORTUNITIES TO SELL ONE'S LABOR1 IT MAKES S5SE TO EMPHASIZE ! IMPORTANCE ( O!R MOTIVATIONS = ACTIVITY2 9 A PREC>I\S ECONOMY1 BE+ WILL+ TO WORK = FREE HAS DIFF]5T IMPLICATIONS4 ,! /ATE 9CREAS+LY RELIES ON ! SAME DO-IT-Y\RSELF E?IC ?AT ONCE ANIMAT$ ! PUNK UND]GR\ND TO (FSET ! DELET]I\S EFFECTS ( CAPITALISM4 ,IT IS *EAP] TO LET 5VIRONM5TALI/S VOLUNTE] TO CLEAN UP ! ,B,P OIL SPILL ?AN TO PAY EMPLOYES TO DO ?IS1 = EXAMPLE4 ,! SAME GOES = ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS IF IT IS TREAT$ AS A *>ITY PROGRAM RA!R ?AN A WAY ( E/ABLI%+ SUBV]SIVE FL[S ( RES\RCES & CAM>AD]IE4 

,TODAY ! *ALL5GE IS NOT TO P]SUADE PEOPLE TO REFUSE TO SELL !IR LABOR1 BUT TO DEMON/RATE H[ A R$UNDANT CLASS CAN SURVIVE & RESI/4 ,UNEMPLOYM5T WE HAVE 9 ABUNDANCE--WE NE$ TO 9T]RUPT ! PROCESSES ?AT PRODUCE POV]TY4 

,NEW ,TE*NOLOGIES1 ,\TMOD$ ,/RATEGIES 

,9 ! SECOND HALF ( ! #b? C5TURY1 RADICALS BAS$ !MSELVES 9 SUBCULTURAL 5CLAVES FROM :I* TO LAUN* ASSAULTS ON MA9/REAM SOCIETY4 ,! CALL = CONFRONTATIONAL UNEMPLOYM5T PRESUM$ A CONTEXT ( EXI/+ C\NT]CULTURAL SPACES 9 :I* PEOPLE C\LD 9VE/ !MSELVES 9 SOME?+ ELSE4 

,! CULTURAL L&SCAPE IS DIFF]5T TODAY2 SUBCULTURE ITSELF SEEMS TO FUNCTION DIFF]5TLY4 ,?ANKS TO NEW COMMUNICATIONS TE*NOLOGY1 IT DEVELOPS & SPREADS MU* FA/]1 & IS REPLAC$ JU/ AS QUICKLY4 ,PUNK ROCK1 = EXAMPLE1 IS NO LONG] A SECRET SOCIETY 9TO :I* HI< S*OOL /UD5TS >E 9ITIAT$ BY CLASSMATES' MIX TAPES4 ,IT IS /ILL G5]AT$ BY ! P>TICIPANTS1 BUT N[ AS A CONSUM] M>KET M$IAT$ VIA IMP]SONAL V5UES SU* AS MESSAGE BO>DS & D[NLOAD+4 ,IT'S NO SURPRISE IF PEOPLE >E LESS P]SONALLY 9VE/$ 9 IT3 AS EASILY AS !Y DISCOV]$ IT1 !Y CAN MOVE ON TO SOME?+ ELSE4 ,9 A WORLD COMPOS$ ( 9=MATION1 SUBCULTURE NO LONG] APPE>S TO BE \TSIDE SOCIETY1 9DICAT+ A POSSIBLE L9E ( ESCAPE1 BUT RA!R ONE ( MANY ZONES )9 IT1 A M]E MATT] ( TA/E4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ! 9T]NET HAS TRANS=M$ ANONYMITY FROM ! PROV9CE ( CRIM9ALS & AN>*I/S 9TO A FEATURE ( EV]YDAY COMMUNICATION4 ,YET UNEXPECT$LY1 IT ALSO FIXES POLITICAL ID5TITIES & POSITIONS 9 PLACE ACCORD+ TO A NEW LOGIC4 ,! L&SCAPE ( POLITICAL DISC\RSE IS MAPP$ 9 ADVANCE BY ,U,R,LS2 IT'S DIFFICULT TO PRODUCE A MY?OLOGY ( COLLECTIVE P[] & TRANS=MATION :5 EV]Y /ATEM5T IS ALREADY LOCAT$ 9 A KN[N CON/ELLATION4 ,A PO/] ON A WALL C\LD HAVE BE5 PUT UP BY ANYONE2 IT SEEMS TO 9DICATE A G5]AL S5TIM5T1 EV5 IF IT ONLY REPRES5TS ONE P]SON'S IDEAS4 ,A /ATEM5T ON A WEBSITE1 ON ! O!R H&1 APPE>S 9 A WORLD P]MAN5TLY SEGREGAT$ 9TO IDEOLOGICAL <ETTOS4 ,! MY? ( ,CRIME?,9C4 AS A DEC5TRALIZ$ UND]GR\ND ANYONE C\LD P>TICIPATE 9 9SPIR$ A GREAT DEAL ( ACTIVITY UNTIL ! TOPOGRAPHY ( ! 9T]NET SL[LY CONC5TRAT$ ATT5TION ON A S+LE WEBPAGE4 

,?US ! 9T]NET HAS SIMULTANE\SLY FULFILL$ & R5D]$ OBSOLETE ! POT5TIAL WE SAW 9 SUBCULTURE & ANONYMITY4 ,ONE C\LD SAY ! SAME ( \R ADVOCACY ( PLAGI>ISM2 A DECADE AGO WE ?\<T WE W]E TAK+ AN EXTREME POSITION AGA9/ AU?OR%IP & 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY :5 9 FACT WE W]E B>ELY AHEAD ( ! CURVE4 ,! WEEKS WE SP5T COMB+ LIBR>IES = IMAGES TO REUSE =E%AD[$ A WORLD 9 :I* PRACTICALLY EV]YONE DOES ! SAME ?+ ) ,GOOGLE ,IMAGE ,SE>* = !IR BLOGS4 ,CONV5TIONAL NOTIONS ( AU?OR%IP >E BE+ SUP]S$$ BY NEW =MS ( PRODUCTION1 SU* AS CR[DS\RC+1 ?AT PO9T TO A POSSIBLE FUTURE 9 :I* FREE VOLUNTE] LABOR WILL BE A MAJOR P>T ( ! ECONOMY--AS A P>T ( CAPITALISM RA!R ?AN AN OPPOSITION TO IT4 

,H]E WE >RIVE AT ONE ( ! MO/ P]NICI\S WAYS \R WI%ES HAVE BE5 GRANT$ 9 =M RA!R ?AN CONT5T4 ,FREE DI/RIBUTION1 ONCE ?\<T TO DEMON/RATE A RADICAL ALT]NATIVE TO CAPITALI/ MODELS1 IS N[ TAK5 = GRANT$ 9 A SOCIETY 9 :I* ! MEANS ( MAT]IAL PRODUCTION >E /ILL HELD HO/AGE BY CAPITALI/S4.<#d.> ,ELECTRONIC =MATS L5D !MSELVES TO FREE DI/RIBUTION ( 9=MATION2 ?IS =CES ?OSE :O PRODUCE MAT]IAL =MATS SU* AS NEWSPAP]S TO GIVE !M AWAY1 TOO1 OR GO \T ( BUS9ESS--TO BE REPLAC$ BY BLOGG]S HAPPY TO WORK = FREE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 FOOD1 H\S+1 & O!R NECESSITIES--NOT TO M5TION ! H>DW>E REQUIR$ TO ACCESS ELECTRONIC =MATS-->E AS EXP5SIVE AS EV]4 ,?IS SITUATION (F]S A C]TA9 AM\NT ( ACCESS TO ! DISPOSSESS$ :ILE B5EFIT+ ?OSE :O ALREADY CONTROL VA/ RES\RCES2 IT IS P]FECT = AN ]A ( HI< UNEMPLOYM5T 9 :I* IT WILL BE NECESS>Y TO PLACATE ! JOBLESS & MAKE USE ( !M4 ,IT IMPLIES A FUTURE 9 :I* A WEAL?Y ELITE WILL USE FREE LABOR FROM A VA/ BODY ( PREC>I\S & UNEMPLOY$ WORK]S TO MA9TA9 ITS P[] & !IR DEP5D5CE4 

,?IS IS ALL ! MORE GRUESOME 9 ?AT ?IS FREE LABOR WILL BE ABSOLUTELY VOLUNT>Y1 & WILL APPE> TO B5EFIT ! G5]AL PUBLIC RA!R ?AN ! ELITE4 

,P]HAPS ! C5TRAL CONTRADICTION ( \R AGE IS ?AT ! NEW TE*NOLOGIES & SOCIAL =MS HORIZONTALIZE PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION ( 9=MATION1 YET MAKE US MORE DEP5D5T ON CORPORATE PRODUCTS4 

,DEC5TRALIZ+ ,HI]>*Y3 ,P>TICIPATION AS ,SUBJUGATION 

,AT ! CLOSE ( ! #a#i#iS1 AN>*I/S *AMPION$ P>TICIPATION1 DEC5TRALIZATION1 & 9DIVIDUAL AG5CY4 ,BUILD+ ON \R EXP]I5CES 9 ! DO-IT-Y\RSELF UND]GR\ND1 WE HELP$ POPUL>IZE ! VIRAL MODEL1 9 :I* A =MAT DEVELOP$ 9 ONE CONTEXT C\LD BE REPRODUC$ WORLDWIDE4 ,EXEMPLIFI$ BY PROGRAMS LIKE ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS & TACTICS SU* AS ! ,BLACK ,BLOC1 ?IS HELP$ SPREAD A P>TICUL> ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN CULTURE FROM ,NEW ,YORK TO ,NEW ,ZEAL&4 

,AT ! TIME1 WE W]E RESPOND+ BO? TO ! LIMITATIONS ( ! PREVI\S C5TURY'S POLITICAL & TE*NOLOGICAL MODELS & TO EM]G+ OPPORTUNITIES TO TRANSC5D !M4 ,?IS PUT US NE> ! =EFRONT ( 9NOVATIONS ?AT RE%AP$ CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,T,X,TMOB1 ! ,S,M,S TEXT MESSAG+ PROGRAM DEVELOP$ BY ! ,9/ITUTE = ,APPLI$ ,AUTONOMY = PROTE/S AT ! ,DEMOCRATIC & ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TIONS1 S]V$ AS A MODEL = ,TWITT]4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ONE CAN 9T]PRET ! NETWORKS ( ! 9T]NATIONAL DO-IT-Y\RSELF UND]GR\ND1 =MALIZ$ 9 GUIDEBOOKS LIKE ,BOOK ,Y\R ,[N ,FUCK+ ,LIFE1 AS =]UNN]S ( ,MYSPACE & ,FACEBOOK4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! VIRAL MODEL IS N[ BE/ KN[N = VIRAL M>KET+4 

,SO CONSUM] CULTURE HAS CAU<T UP TO US1 9TEGRAT+ \R ESCAPE ATTEMPT 9TO ! MA9T5ANCE ( ! SPECTACLE WE REJECT$ & (F]+ EV]YONE ELSE ! OPPORTUNITY TO 0ESCAPE0 AS WELL4 ,BOR$ BY UNIDIRECTIONAL NETWORK TELEVISION PROGRAMM+1 ! MOD]N CONSUM] CAN DO H] [N PROGRAMM+1 ALBEIT /ILL AT A PHYSICAL & EMOTIONAL DI/ANCE FROM H] FELL[ VIEW]S4 ,\R LONG+S = MORE AG5CY & P>TICIPATION HAVE BE5 GRANT$1 BUT 9SIDE A FRAMEWORK /ILL FUNDAM5TALLY DET]M9$ BY CAPITALISM4 ,! DEM& ?AT EV]YONE BECOME A SUBJECT RA!R ?AN AN OBJECT HAS BE5 REALIZ$3 N[ WE >E ! SUBJECTS ADM9I/]+ \R [N ALI5ATION1 FULFILL+ ! ,SITUATIONI/ DICTUM ?AT ! SPECTACLE IS NOT JU/ ! WORLD ( APPE>ANCES BUT RA!R ! SOCIAL SY/EM 9 :I* HUMAN BE+S ONLY 9T]ACT AS !IR PRESCRIB$ ROLES4.<#e.> 

,EV5 FASCI/S >E TRY+ TO GET 9 ON DEC5TRALIZATION & AUTONOMY4 ,9 ,EUROPE1 0,AUTONOM\S ,NATIONALI/S0 HAVE APPROPRIAT$ RADICAL ES!TICS & =MATS1 UTILIZ+ ANTICAPITALI/ RHETORIC & BLACK BLOC TACTICS4 ,?IS IS NOT SIMPLY A MATT] ( \R 5EMIES ATTEMPT+ TO DISGUISE !MSELVES AS US1 ?\< IT C]TA9LY MUDDIES ! WAT]S3 IT ALSO 9DICATES AN IDEOLOGICAL SPLIT 9 FASCI/ CIRCLES AS ! Y\NG] G5]ATION ATTEMPTS TO UPDATE ITS ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS = ! #b#a/ C5TURY4 ,FASCI/S 9 ! ,U,S & ELSE:]E >E 5GAG$ 9 ! SAME PROJECT UND] ! P>ADOXICAL BANN] ( 0,NATIONAL ,AN>*ISM02 IF !Y SUCCE$ 9 P]SUAD+ ! G5]AL PUBLIC ?AT AN>*ISM IS A =M ( FASCISM1 \R PROSPECTS WILL BE BLEAK 9DE$4 

,:AT DOES IT MEAN IF FASCI/S1 ! =EMO/ PROPON5TS ( HI]>*Y1 CAN EMPLOY ! DEC5TRALIZ$ /RUCTURES WE PIONE]$8 ,! #b? C5TURY TAU<T US ! CONSEQU5CES ( US+ HI]>*ICAL MEANS TO PURSUE SUPPOS$LY NON-HI]>*ICAL 5DS4 ,! #b#a/ C5TURY MAY %[ US H[ SUPPOS$LY NON-HI]>*ICAL MEANS CAN PRODUCE HI]>*ICAL 5DS4 

,EXTRAPOLAT+ FROM !SE DEVELOPM5TS & O!RS1 WE MI<T HYPO!SIZE ?AT WE >E MOV+ T[>DS A SITUATION 9 :I* ! F\NDATION ( HI]>*ICAL SOCIETY WILL NOT BE P]MAN5T C5TRALIZATION ( P[]1 BUT ! /&>DIZATION ( C]TA9 DISEMP[]+ =MS ( SOCIALIZ+1 DECISION-MAK+1 & VALUES4 ,!SE APPE> TO SPREAD SPONTANE\SLY1 ?\< 9 FACT !Y ONLY APPE> DESIRABLE BECAUSE ( :AT IS ABS5T 9 ! SOCIAL CONTEXT IMPOS$ ON US4 

,BUT--DEC5TRALIZ$ HI]>*IES8 ,?IS S\NDS LIKE A ,Z5 KOAN4 ,HI]>*Y IS ! CONC5TRATION ( P[] 9 ! H&S ( A FEW4 ,H[ CAN IT BE DEC5TRALIZ$8 

,TO MAKE S5SE ( ?IS1 LET'S GO BACK TO ,F\CAULT'S CONCEPTION ( ! PANOPTICON4 ,J]EMY ,B5?AM DESIGN$ ! PANOPTICON AS A MODEL TO MAKE PRISONS & WORKPLACES MORE EFFICI5T2 IT IS A CIRCUL> BUILD+ 9 :I* ALL ! ROOMS OP5 9W>D ON A C\RTY>D1 SO AS TO BE VIEW$ FROM A C5TRAL OBS]VATION T[]4 ,! 9MATES CANNOT SEE :AT GOES ON 9 ! T[]1 BUT !Y KN[ !Y MAY BE UND] OBS]VATION FROM IT AT ANY GIV5 MOM5T1 SO !Y EV5TUALLY 9T]NALIZE ?IS SURVEILLANCE & CONTROL4 ,9 A WORD1 P[] SEES )\T LOOK+1 :ILE ! OBS]V$ LOOK )\T SEE+4 

,9 ! PANOPTICON1 P[] IS ALREADY BAS$ 9 ! P]IPH]Y RA!R ?AN ! C5T]1 9 ?AT CONTROL IS *IEFLY MA9TA9$ BY ! 9MATES !MSELVES4.<#f.> ,WORK]S COMPETE TO BE CAPITALI/S RA!R ?AN E/ABLI%+ COMMON CAUSE AS A CLASS2 FASCI/S 5=CE OPPRESSIVE RELATION%IPS AUTONOM\SLY1 )\T /ATE OV]SI<T4 ,DOM9ATION IS NOT IMPOS$ FROM ABOVE BUT IS A FUNCTION ( P>TICIPATION ITSELF4 

,SIMPLY TO P>TICIPATE 9 SOCIETY1 WE MU/ ACCEPT ! M$IATION ( /RUCTURES DET]M9$ BY =CES \TSIDE \R CONTROL4 ,= EXAMPLE1 \R FRI5D%IPS 9CREAS+LY PASS ?R\< ,FACEBOOK1 CELLUL> PHONES1 & O!R TE*NOLOGIES ?AT MAP \R ACTIVITIES & RELATION%IPS = CORPORATIONS AS WELL AS GOV]NM5T 9TELLIG5CE2 !SE =MATS ALSO %APE ! CONT5T ( ! FRI5D%IPS !MSELVES4 ,! SAME GOES = \R ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES3 9 PLACE ( SIMPLE POV]TY WE HAVE LOANS & CR$IT RAT+S--WE >E NOT A CLASS )\T PROP]TY1 BUT A CLASS DRIV5 BY DEBT4 ,& ONCE AGA91 ALL ?IS APPE>S VOLUNT>Y1 OR EV5 AS 0PROGRESS40 

,:AT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO RESI/ 9 ?IS CONTEXT8 ,EV]Y?+ SEEM$ SO MU* EASI] 9 #aiag :5 PROLET>IANS WORLDWIDE DREAM$ ( /ORM+ ! ,W9T] ,PALACE4 ,TWO G5]ATIONS LAT]1 ! EQUIVAL5T SEEM$ TO BE TAK+ OV] ! HEADQU>T]S ( NETWORK TELEVISION2 ?IS FANTASY REAPPE>$ 9 A ,HOLLYWOOD ACTION MOVIE AS REC5TLY AS #b#e4 ,N[1 IT'S 9CREAS+LY OBVI\S ?AT GLOBAL CAPITALISM HAS NO C5T]1 NO HE>T ?R\< :I* TO DRIVE A /AKE4 

,9 FACT1 ?IS DEVELOPM5T IS A BOON TO AN>*I/S1 9 ?AT IT CLOSES ! WAY TO TOP-D[N =MS ( /RUGGLE4 ,!RE >E NO %ORTCUTS N[1 & NO JU/IFICATIONS = TAK+ !M--!RE WILL BE NO MORE 0PROVISIONAL0 DICTATOR%IPS4 ,! AU?ORIT>IAN REVOLUTIONS ( ! #b? C5TURY >E BEH9D US = GOOD2 IF REVOLT IS TO BREAK \T1 AN>*I/ PRACTICES WILL HAVE TO SPREAD4 

,SOME HAVE >GU$ ?AT 9 ! ABS5CE ( A C5T]1 :5 ! A=EM5TION$ VIRUS IS MU* MORE DANG]\S ?AN ! FRONTAL ASSAULT1 ! TASK IS NOT SO MU* TO PICK ! CORRECT T>GET AS TO POPUL>IZE A NEW WAY ( FI<T+4 ,IF ?IS HAS NOT YET OCCURR$1 MAYBE IT IS SIMPLY BECAUSE AN>*I/S HAVE YET TO DEVELOP AN APPROA* ?AT /RIKES O!RS AS PRACTICAL4 ,:5 WE DEMON/RATE CONCRETE SOLUTIONS TO ! PROBLEMS POS$ BY ! CAPITALI/ DISA/]1 P]HAPS !SE WILL CAT* ON4 

,BUT ?IS IS TRICKY4 ,SU* SOLUTIONS HAVE TO RESONATE BEYOND ANY P>TICUL> SUBCULTURE 9 AN ]A 9 :I* EV]Y 9NOVATION 9/ANTLY G5]ATES & IS CONTA9$ BY SUBCULTURE4 ,!Y MU/ SOMEH[ REFUSE & 9T]RUPT ! =MS ( P>TICIPATION ESS5TIAL TO ! MA9T5ANCE ( ORD]1 BO? ! ONES PR$ICAT$ ON 9TEGRATION & ! ONES PR$ICAT$ ON M>G9ALITY4 ,!Y HAVE TO PROVIDE = PEOPLE'S IMM$IATE NE$S :ILE GIV+ RISE TO 9SURG5T DESIRES LEAD+ ELSE:]E4 ,& IF WE ADVANCE SOLUTIONS ?AT TURN \T NOT TO ADDRESS ! ROOT CAUSES ( \R PROBLEMS--AS WE DID A DECADE AGO--WE WILL ONLY 9OCULATE ! RUL+ ORD] AGA9/ ?IS G5]ATION'S RESI/ANCE4 

,:5 IT COMES TO CONTAGI\S SOLUTIONS1 P]HAPS ! ,GREEK RIOTS ( #bh DUR+ :I* ALL ! BANKS W]E BURN$ W]E LESS SIGNIFICANT ?AN ! DAY-TO-DAY PRACTICES 9 ,GREECE ( OCCUPY+ BUILD+S1 SEIZ+ & R$I/RIBUT+ FOOD1 & GA!R+ PUBLICLY \TSIDE ! LOGIC ( COMM]CE4 ,OR P]HAPS ! RIOTS W]E EQUALLY SIGNIFICANT3 NOT JU/ AS A MAT]IAL ATTACK ON ! 5EMY BUT AS A FE/IVAL AFFIRM+ A RADICALLY DIFF]5T WAY ( BE+4 

,DE/ABILIZATION ( ,SOCIETY3 ,D\BLE OR ,NO?+ 

,9 ! #a#i#iS1 CAPITALISM APPE>$ EM95TLY /ABLE1 IF NOT UNASSAILABLE4 ,AN>*I/S FANTASIZ$ AB\T RIOTS1 CATA/ROPHES1 & 9DU/RIAL COLLAPSE PRECISELY BECAUSE !SE SEEM$ IMPOSSIBLE--& BECAUSE1 9 !IR ABS5CE1 IT APPE>$ ?AT !Y C\LD ONLY BE A GOOD ?+4 

,ALL ?AT *ANG$ />T+ 9 ,SEPTEMB] #b#a4 ,A DECADE LAT]1 CRISES & CATA/ROPHES >E ALL TOO FAMILI>4 ,! NOTION ?AT ! WORLD IS COM+ TO AN 5D IS PRACTICALLY BANAL2 :O HASN'T READ A REPORT AB\T GLOBAL W>M+ & %RUGG$8 ,! CAPITALI/ EMPIRE IS OBVI\SLY OV]EXT5D$ & FEW /ILL BELIEVE IT IS GO+ TO LA/ =EV]4 ,= N[1 H[EV]1 IT SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE !SE CATA/ROPHES TO CONSOLIDATE CONTROL1 PASS+ ON ! CO/S TO ! OPPRESS$4.<#g.> 

,AS GLOBALIZATION 9T5SIFIES ! DI/ANCE BETWE5 CLASSES1 SOME ( ! DISP>ITIES BETWE5 NATIONS SEEM TO BE LEVEL+ \T4 ,SOCIAL SUPPORT /RUCTURES 9 ,EUROPE & ! ,U,S >E BE+ DISMANTL$ JU/ AS ECONOMIC GR[? %IFTS TO ,*9A & ,9DIA2 ,NATIONAL ,GU>DSM5 :O S]V$ 9 ,IRAQ >E BE+ DEPLOY$ 9 ! ,U,S TO MA9TA9 ORD] DUR+ SUMMIT PROTE/S & NATURAL DISA/]S4 ,?IS IS CONSI/5T ) ! G5]AL TR5D AWAY FROM /ATIC1 SPATIALIZ$ HI]>*IES T[>DS DYNAMIC1 DEC5TRALIZ$ MEANS ( MA9TA9+ 9EQUALITIES4 ,9 ?IS NEW CONTEXT1 #b? C5TURY NOTIONS AB\T PRIVILEGE & ID5TITY >E 9CREAS+LY SIMPLI/IC4 

,\R 5EMIES TO ! ,RI<T HAVE ALREADY MOBILIZ$ !IR REACTION TO ! ]A ( GLOBALIZATION & DEC5TRALIZATION4 ,WE CAN SEE ?IS FROM ! ,TEA ,P>TY 9 ! ,U,S TO NATIONALI/ MOVEM5TS ?R\<\T ,EUROPE & RELIGI\S FUNDAM5TALISM WORLDWIDE4 ,:ILE ,WE/]N ,EUROPE HAS AGGLOM]AT$ 9TO ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION1 ,EA/]N ,EUROPE HAS BE5 ,BALKANIZ$ 9TO DOZ5S ( NATION-/ATES TEEM+ ) FASCI/S EAG] TO CAPITALIZE ON POPUL> DISCONT5T4 ,RELIGI\S FUNDAM5TALISM IS A COMP>ATIVELY REC5T PH5OM5ON 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 HAV+ TAK5 HOLD 9 ! WAKE ( FAIL$ SECUL> 0NATIONAL LIB]ATION0 MOVEM5TS AS AN EXAGG]AT$ REACTION TO ,WE/]N CULTURAL IMP]IALISM4 ,IF WE P]MIT PROPON5TS ( HI]>*Y TO MONOPOLIZE OPPOSITION TO ! PREVAIL+ ORD]1 AN>*I/S WILL SIMPLY DISAPPE> FROM ! /AGE ( HI/ORY4 

,O!RS >E ALREADY DISAPPE>+ FROM ?IS /AGE4 ,AS ! MIDDLE CLASS ]ODES 9 ,EUROPE1.<#h.> TRADITIONAL ,LEFT P>TIES >E DY+ \T ) IT1 & F> ,RI<T P>TIES >E TAK+ ALL ! GR\ND !Y LOSE4 

,IF ! ,LEFT CONT9UES TO REC$E 9TO EXT9CTION1 AN>*ISM WILL BE ! ONLY GAME LEFT 9 T[N = RADICALS4.<#i.> ,?IS WILL OP5 A SPACE 9 :I* WE CAN MAKE \R CASE TO ALL :O HAVE LO/ FAI? 9 POLITICAL P>TIES4 ,BUT >E WE PREP>$ TO FI<T IT \T ) GLOBAL CAPITALISM ON \R [N1 )\T ALLIES8 ,ESCALAT+ CONFLICT IS A GAMBLE3 AS SOON AS WE ATTRACT ! ATT5TION ( ! /ATE1 WE HAVE TO PLAY D\BLE OR NO?+1 ATTEMPT+ TO MOBILIZE 5\< POPUL> SUPPORT TO \TFLANK ! 9EVITABLE C\NT]ATTACK4 ,EV]Y RIOT HAS TO BE FOLL[$ BY AN EV5 BROAD] \TREA* CAMPAIGN1 NOT A RETREAT 9TO ! %AD[S--A TALL ORD] 9 ! FACE ( BACKLA% & REPRESSION4 

,P]HAPS IT W\LD BE BETT] IF HI/ORY W]E MOV+ SL[LY 5\< ?AT WE HAD TIME TO BUILD UP A MASSIVE POPUL> MOVEM5T4 ,UN=TUNATELY WE MAY NOT HAVE A *OICE 9 ! MATT]4 ,READY OR NOT1 ! 9/ABILITY WE WI%$ = IS H]E2 WE WILL EI!R *ANGE ! WORLD OR P]I% ) IT4 

,SO IT IS HI< TIME TO DISP5SE ) /RATEGIES F\ND$ ON ! /ASIS ( ! /ATUS QUO4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 CRISIS KEEPS ONE LOCK$ 9 A P]PETUAL PRES5T1 REACT+ TO CON/ANT /IMULI RA!R ?AN ACT+ /RATEGICALLY4 ,AT \R CURR5T CAPACITY1 WE CAN DO LITTLE TO MITIGATE ! EFFECTS ( CAPITALI/ CATA/ROPHES4 ,\R JOB IS RA!R TO SET (F *A9 REACTIONS ( REVOLT2 WE %\LD EVALUATE EV]Y?+ WE UND]TAKE 9 ?IS LI<T4 

,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 IT IS MORE IMPORTANT ?AN EV] NOT TO SEE \RSELVES AS ! PROTAGONI/S ( 9SURRECTION4 ,! CURR5TLY EXI/+ SOCIAL BODY ( AN>*I/S 9 ! ,U,S IS NUM]\S 5\< TO CATALYZE SOCIAL UPHEAVALS1 BUT NOT NE>LY NUM]\S 5\< TO C>RY !M \T4 ,AS A COMRADE FROM ,VOID ,NETWORK NEV] TIRES ( EMPHASIZ+1 0,WE DON'T MAKE ! 9SURRECTION4 ,WE DO SOME ORGANIZ+2 EV]YONE MAKES ! 9SURRECTION40 

,?IS WILL DEM& A LOT FROM EA* ( US4 ,T5 ?\S& AN>*I/S WILL+ TO GO TO ! SAME L5G?S AS ,5RIC ,DURAN1 ! PATRON SA9T ( DEBT DEFAULT]S1 C\LD CON/ITUTE A REAL =CE1 SEIZ+ RES\RCES ) :I* TO E/ABLI% ALT]NATIVE 9FRA/RUCTURES & SETT+ A PUBLIC EXAMPLE ( DISOB$I5CE ?AT C\LD SPREAD F> & WIDE4.<#a.> ,?AT W\LD BR+ 0DROPP+ \T0 UP TO DATE = ! NEW ]A4 ,IT'S T]RIFY+ TO IMAG9E GO+ TO SU* L5G?S--BUT 9 A COLLAPS+ WORLD1 T]ROR WAITS AHEAD :E!R WE *OOSE IT OR NOT4 

,EV]YONE :O HAS P>TICIPAT$ 9 A BLACK BLOC KN[S IT'S SAFE/ 9 ! FRONT4 ,D\BLE OR NO?+4 

,CONCLUSION3 ,=BIDD5 ,PLEASURES 

,BUT 5\< AB\T /RATEGY4 ,!RE WAS ONE DEM& 9 ,DAYS ( ,W>1 ,NI<TS ( ,LOVE ?AT C\LD NOT BE REALIZ$ 9 ANY =M UND] CAPITALISM3 ! IDEA ?AT UNM$IAT$ LIFE C\LD BECOME 9T5SE & JOY\S4 ,WE EXPRESS$ ?IS 9 \R CONCEPTION ( RESI/ANCE AS A ROMANTIC ADV5TURE CAPABLE ( FULFILL+ ALL ! DESIRES PRODUC$ BUT NEV] CONSUMMAT$ BY CONSUM] SOCIETY4 ,DESPITE ALL ! TRIBULATION & HE>TBREAK ( ! PA/ DECADE1 ?IS *ALL5GE /ILL L+]S LIKE HOPE AT ! BOTTOM ( ,P&ORA'S BOX4 

,WE /ILL /& BY ?IS DEM&4 ,WE DON'T RESI/ SIMPLY \T ( DUTY OR HABIT OR ?IR/ = V5GEANCE1 BUT BECAUSE WE WANT TO LIVE FULLY1 TO MAKE ! MO/ ( \R LIMITLESS POT5TIAL4 ,WE >E AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>IES BECAUSE IT SEEMS !RE IS NO WAY TO F9D \T :AT ?AT MEANS )\T AT LEA/ A LITTLE FI<T+4 

,AS MANY H>D%IPS AS IT MAY 5TAIL1 \R /RUGGLE IS A PURSUIT ( JOY--TO BE MORE PRECISE1 IT IS A WAY ( G5]AT+ NEW =MS ( JOY4 ,IF WE LOSE SI<T ( ?IS1 NO ONE ELSE WILL JO9 US1 NOR %\LD !Y4 ,5JOY+ \RSELVES IS NOT SIMPLY SOME?+ WE MU/ DO TO BE /RATEGIC1 TO W9 RECRUITS2 IT IS AN 9FALLIBLE 9DICATION ( :E!R OR NOT WE HAVE ANY?+ TO (F]4 

,AS AU/]ITY BECOMES ! WAT*WORD ( \R RUL]S1 ! PLEASURES AVAILABLE ON ! M>KET WILL BE 9CREAS+LY ]SATZ4 ,! TURN TO VIRTUAL REALITY IS PRACTICALLY AN ADMISSION ?AT REAL LIFE IS NOT--CANNOT BE--FULFILL+4 ,WE %\LD PROVE O!RWISE1 DISCOV]+ =BIDD5 PLEASURES ?AT PO9T ! WAY TO ANO!R WORLD4 

,IRONICALLY1 T5 YE>S AGO ?IS ONE S5SIBLE DEM& WAS ! MO/ CONTROV]SIAL ASPECT ( \R PROGRAM4 ,NO?+ MAKES PEOPLE MORE DEF5SIVE ?AN ! SUGGE/ION ?AT !Y CAN & %\LD 5JOY !MSELVES3 ?IS TRIGG]S ALL !IR %AME AT !IR FAILURES TO DO SO1 ALL !IR RES5TM5T T[>DS ?OSE !Y FEEL MU/ BE MONOPOLIZ+ PLEASURE1 & A GREAT DEAL ( L+]+ ,PURITANISM BESIDES4 

,9 ,FRAGM5TS ( AN ,AN>*I/ ,AN?ROPOLOGY1 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] SPECULATES ?AT 

,IF ONE WI%ES TO 9SPIRE E?NIC HATR$1 ! EASIE/ WAY TO DO SO IS TO CONC5TRATE ON ! BIZ>RE1 P]V]SE WAYS 9 :I* ! O!R GR\P IS ASSUM$ TO PURSUE PLEASURE4 ,IF ONE WI%ES TO EMPHASIZE COMMONALITY1 ! EASIE/ WAY IS TO PO9T \T ?AT !Y ALSO FEEL PA94 

,?IS =MULA IS TRAGICALLY FAMILI> TO ANYONE :O HAS WITNESS$ RADICALS C>ICATUR+ EA* O!R4 ,DECL>+ ?AT Y\ HAVE EXP]I5C$ HEAV5LY PLEASURE--ESPECIALLY 9 SOME?+ ?AT ACTUALLY VIOLATES ! REGIME ( CONTROL1 SU* AS %OPLIFT+ OR FI<T+ POLICE--IS AN 9VITATION = O!RS TO HEAP SCORN UPON Y\4 ,& P]HAPS ?IS =MULA ALSO EXPLA9S :Y AN>*I/S CAN COME TOGE!R :5 ! /ATE MURD]S ,BRAD ,WILL OR ,ALEXIS ,GRIGOROP\LOS BUT CANNOT SET ASIDE \R DIFF]5CES TO FI<T EQUALLY FI]CELY = ! LIV+4 

,DEA? MOBILIZES US1 CATALYZES US4 ,! REM9D] ( \R [N MORTALITY LIB]ATES US1 5ABL+ US TO ACT )\T FE>--= NO?+ IS MORE T]RIFY+ ?AN ! POSSIBILITY ?AT WE C\LD LIVE \T \R DREAMS1 ?AT SOME?+ IS TRULY AT /AKE 9 \R LIVES4 ,IF ONLY WE KNEW ?AT ! WORLD W]E 5D+1 WE W\LD F9ALLY BE ABLE TO RISK EV]Y?+--NOT JU/ BECAUSE WE W\LD HAVE NO?+ TO LOSE1 BUT BECAUSE WE W\LD NO LONG] HAVE ANY?+ TO W94 

,BUT IF WE WANT TO BE AN>*I/S1 WE >E GO+ TO HAVE TO EMBRACE ! POSSIBILITY ?AT \R DREAMS CAN COME TRUE--& FI<T ACCORD+LY4 ,WE >E GO+ TO HAVE TO *OOSE LIFE OV] DEA? = ONCE1 PLEASURE OV] PA94 ,WE >E GO+ TO HAVE TO BEG94 

.<#a.> ,AT ! TIME1 WE HAD NO IDEA ! BOOK W\LD REA* ANYONE AT ALL4 ,A FI]CE >GUM5T TOOK PLACE %ORTLY BE=E IT W5T TO PR9T OV] :E!R TO PR9T #a OR #ae COPIES1 :I* CONCLUD$ ) ONE ,CRIME?,9C4 AG5T DECL>+ ?AT HE W\LD PAY = ! EXTRA #e COPIES HIMSELF & GIVE !M AWAY4 ,9/EAD1 WE W5T ?R\< F\RTE5 PR9T+S OV] ! NEXT T5 YE>S2 AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 WELL OV] #e#e1 PR9T COPIES >E 9 CIRCULATION1 NOT C\NT+ ! V>I\S TRANSLATIONS4 

.<#b.> ,TO BE FAIR1 ! 9SURRECTIONI/ MANTRA ( ATTACK IS MORE UP TO DATE ?AN \R BOYCOTT ( WAGE LABOR4 ,! LATT] PRESUM$ ?AT ! ECONOMY REQUIRES \R P>TICIPATION2 ! =M] ACCEPTS ?AT IT DOES NOT1 & FOCUSES ON 9T]RUPT+ IT BY O!R MEANS4 

.<#c.> ,?IS IS EV5 MORE /ICK+ 9 LI<T ( ! FACT ?AT ,G5]AL ,MOTORS IS N[ PR$OM9ANTLY [N$ BY ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T 

.<#d.> ,9 ! MID-#a#i#iS1 ! MO/ RADICAL DO-IT-Y\RSELF B&S FANTASIZ$ AB\T BE+ ABLE TO GIVE AWAY !IR RECORDS AS A POLITICAL /ATEM5T2 N[ EV]Y B& PRACTICALLY HAS TO GIVE AWAY !IR MUSIC JU/ TO GET />T$4 ,:ILE IT APPE>S AT FIR/ GLANCE ?AT MUSIC IS BE+ DECOMMODIFI$1 9 FACT MUSICIANS >E BE+ COMPELL$ TO PROVIDE FREE LABOR ?AT RE9=CES CONSUM] DEP5D5CE ON NEW COMMODITIES SU* AS COMPUT]S & SM>TPHONES4 ,B5EFIT RECORDS US$ TO BE ABLE TO RAISE SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES ( MONEY = POLITICAL PRISON]S & O!R CAUSES \TSIDE ! LOGIC ( ! EX*ANGE ECONOMY2 TODAY ?IS IS MU* MORE DIFFICULT4 ,?US FREE DI/RIBUTION CAN S]VE TO CONC5TRATE CAPITAL 9 ! H&S ( CAPITALI/S1 UND]CUTT+ ! RESI/ANCE /RATEGIES ( ! PREVI\S G5]ATION4 

.<#e.> 0,! SPECTACLE IS NOT A COLLECTION ( IMAGES2 IT IS A SOCIAL RELATION BETWE5 PEOPLE ?AT IS M$IAT$ BY IMAGES40 -,GUY ,DEBORD1 ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE 

.<#f.> ,! 9MATE ( ! PANOPTICON 0ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY = ! CON/RA9TS ( P[]2 HE MAKES !M PLAY SPONTANE\SLY UPON HIMSELF2 HE 9SCRIBES 9 HIMSELF ! P[] RELATION 9 :I* HE SIMULTANE\SLY PLAYS BO? ROLES2 HE BECOMES ! PR9CIPLE ( HIS [N SUBJECTION40 -,MI*EL ,F\CAULT1 ,DISCIPL9E & ,PUNI% 

.<#g.> ,LET US NOT =GET ?AT FROM #aide TO #aihi CAPITALISM ?RIV$ BY EXPLOIT+ ANO!R ONGO+ CATA/ROPHE1 ! ,COLD ,W>1 9 :I* A S]IES ( CONFLICTS & CRISES ?REAT5$ TO 5D 9 NUCLE> ,>MAG$DON4 ,9/ABILITY & ! SPECT] ( ! 5D ( ! WORLD CAN BE V]Y USEFUL TO \R RUL]S4 ,WE CAN IMAG9E A FUTURE 9 :I* ! REPRESSIVE MEASURES NECESS>Y TO MA9TA9 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM >E JU/IFI$ ON ECOLOGICAL GR\NDS ! SAME WAY ?AT A G5]ATION AGO ! REPRESSIVE MEASURES NECESS>Y TO MA9TA9 ! DEMOCRACY ( ! M>KET W]E JU/IFI$ AS PROTECT+ FRE$OM4 

.<#h.> ,CONTR>Y TO ITS MY?OLOGY1 ! ,LEFT EXI/S TO DEF5D ! 9T]E/S ( ! MIDDLE CLASS1 NOT ! POOR4 ,! WELF>E PROGRAMS ( SOCIAL DEMOCRACY W]E E/ABLI%$ TO APPEASE ! OPPRESS$ 9/EAD ( GRANT+ !M AN EQUAL SAY 9 SOCIETY4 ,LIKEWISE1 0SU/A9ABLE0 CAPITALISM--TELL+LY1 ! LATE/ CAUSE TO RE9VIGORATE ! ,LEFT--IS MORE AB\T SU/A9+ CAPITALISM ?AN SU/A9+ LIFE ON E>?4 

.<#i.> ,( C\RSE1 IF AN>*I/S BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE1 WE WILL PROBABLY SEE ,LEFTI/ ORGANIZ+ REVIVE1 9 P>T AS A MEANS ( CO-OPT+ RESI/ANCE4 

.<#a.> ,N[ ?AT ,GOD IS DEAD1 P]HAPS WE CAN DISBELIEVE DEBT \T ( EXI/5CE--OR EV5 MONEY1 IF 5\< ( US TREAT IT AS A FICTION4 

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