,G5D] ,NIHILISM 
,AN ,ANTI-,MANIFE/O 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALYSON ,ESCALANTE 

,TEXT 3 

,9TRODUCTION 

,WE >E AT AN IMPASSE4 ,! CURR5T POLITICS ( TRANS LIB]ATION HAVE /AK$ !IR CLAIMS ON A R$EMPTIVE UND]/&+ ( ID5TITY4 ,:E!R ?R\< A DOCTOR OR PSY*OLOGI/'S DIAGNOSIS1 OR ?R\< A P]SONAL SELF AFFIRMATION 9 ! =M ( A SOCIAL UTT]ANCE1 WE HAVE COME TO BELIEVE ?AT !RE IS SOME 9T]NAL TRU? TO G5D] ?AT WE MU/ DIV9E4 

,AN 5DLESS SET ( POSITIVE POLITICAL PROJECTS HAVE M>K$ ! ROAD WE CURR5TLY TRAVEL2 AN 9F9ITE SET ( PRON\NS1 PRIDE FLAGS1 & LABELS4 ,! CURR5T MOVEM5T )9 TRANS POLITICS HAS S\<T TO TRY TO BROAD5 G5D] CATEGORIES1 9 ! HOPE ?AT WE CAN ALLEVIATE !IR H>M4 ,?IS IS NAIVE4 

,JUDI? ,BUTL] REF]S TO G5D] AS1 0! APP>ATUS BY :I* ! PRODUCTION & NORMALIZATION ( MASCUL9E & FEM99E TAKE PLACE ALONG ) ! 9T]/ITIAL =MS ( HORMONAL1 *ROMOSOMAL1 PSY*IC1 & P]=MATIVE ?AT G5D] ASSUMES40 ,IF ! CURR5T LIB]AL POLITICS ( \R TRANS COMRADES & SIBL+S >E ROOT$ 9 TRY+ TO EXP& ! SOCIAL DIM5SIONS CREAT$ BY ?IS APP>ATUS1 \R WORK IS A DEM& TO SEE IT BURN$ TO ! GR\ND4 

,WE >E RADICALS :O HAVE HAD 5\< ) ATTEMPTS TO SALVAGE G5D]4 ,WE DO NOT BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE IT WORK = US4 ,WE LOOK AT ! TRANSMISOGYNY WE HAVE FAC$ 9 \R [N LIVES1 ! G5D]$ VIOL5CE ?AT \R COMRADES1 BO? TRANS & CIS HAVE FAC$1 & WE REALIZE ?AT ! APP>ATUS ITSELF MAKES SU* VIOL5CE 9EVITABLE4 ,WE HAVE HAD 5\<4 

,WE >E NOT LOOK+ TO CREATE A BETT] SY/EM1 = WE >E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 POSITIVE POLITICS AT ALL4 ,ALL WE DEM& 9 ! PRES5T IS A REL5TLESS ATTACK ON G5D] & ! MODES ( SOCIAL MEAN+ & 9TELLIGIBILITY IT CREATES4 

,AT ! CORE ( ?IS ,G5D] ,NIHILISM LIES SEV]AL PR9CIPLES ?AT WILL BE EXPLOR$ 9 DETAIL H]E3 ,ANTIHUMANISM AS F\NDATION & CORN]/ONE1 G5D] ABOLITION AS A DEM&1 & RADICAL NEGATIVITY AS ME?OD4 

,ANTIHUMANISM 

,ANTIHUMANISM IS A CORN]/ONE :I* HOLDS G5D] NIHILI/ ANALYSIS TOGE!R4 ,IT IS ! PO9T FROM :I* WE BEG9 TO UND]/& \R PRES5T SITUATION2 IT IS CRUCIAL4 ,BY ANTIHUMANISM1 WE MEAN A REJECTION ( ESS5TIALISM4 ,!RE IS NO ESS5TIAL HUMAN4 ,!RE IS NO HUMAN NATURE4 ,!RE IS NO TRANSC5D5T SELF4 ,TO BE A SUBJECT IS NOT TO %>E 9 COMMON A METAPHYSICAL /ATE ( BE+ 7ONTOLOGY7 ) O!R SUBJECTS4 

,! SELF1 ! SUBJECT IS A PRODUCT ( P[]4 ,! 0,I0 9 0,I AM A MAN0 OR 0,I AM A WOMAN0 IS NOT AN 0,I0 :I* TRANSC5DS ?OSE /ATEM5TS4 ,?OSE /ATEM5TS DO NOT REVEAL A TRU? AB\T ! 0,I10 RA!R !Y CON/ITUTE ! 0,I40 ,MAN & ,WOMAN DO NOT EXI/ AS LABELS = C]TA9 METAPHYSICAL OR ESS5TIAL CATEGORIES ( BE+1 !Y >E RA!R DISCURSIVE1 SOCIAL1 & L+UI/IC SYMBOLS :I* >E HI/ORICALLY CONT+5T4 ,!Y EVOLVE & *ANGE OV] TIME2 !IR IMPLICATIONS HAVE ALWAYS BE5 DET]M9$ BY P[]4 

,:O WE >E1 ! V]Y CORE ( \R BE+1 MI<T P]HAPS NOT BE F\ND 9 ! CATEGORICAL REALM ( BE+ AT ALL4 ,! SELF IS A CONV]G5CE ( P[] & DISC\RSES4 ,EV]Y WORD Y\ USE TO DEF9E Y\RSELF1 EV]Y CATEGORY ( ID5TITY )9 :I* Y\ F9D Y\RSELF PLACE1 IS ! RESULT ( A HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T ( P[]4 ,G5D]1 RACE1 SEXUALITY1 & EV]Y O!R NORMATIVE CATEGORY IS NOT REF]5C+ A TRU? AB\T ! BODY ( ! SUBJECT OR AB\T ! S\L ( ! SUBJECT4 ,!SE CATEGORIES CON/RUCT ! SUBJECT & ! SELF4 ,!RE IS NO /ATIC SELF1 NO CONSI/5T 0,I01 NO HI/ORY TRANSC5D+ SUBJECT4 ,WE CAN ONLY REF] TO A SELF ) ! LANGUAGE GIV5 TO US1 & ?AT LANGUAGE HAS RADICALLY FLUCTUAT$ ?R\<\T HI/ORY1 & CONT9UES TO FLUCTUATE 9 \R DAY TO DAY LIFE4 

,WE >E NO?+ BUT ! CONV]G5CE ( MANY DIFF]5T DISC\RSES & LANGUAGES :I* >E UTT]LY BEYOND \R CONTROL1 YET WE EXP]I5CE ! S5SATION ( AG5CY4 ,WE NAVIGATE !SE DISC\RSES1 OCCASIONALLY SUBV]T+1 ALWAYS SURVIV+4 ,! ABILITY TO NAVIGATE DOES NOT 9DICATE A METAPHYSICAL SELF :I* ACTS UPON A S5SE ( AG5CY1 IT ONLY 9DICATES ?AT !RE IS SYMBOLIC & DISCURSIVE LOOS5ESS SURR\ND+ \R CON/ITUTION4 

,WE ?US UND]/& G5D] ?R\< !SE T]MS4 ,WE SEE G5D] AS A SPECIFIC SET ( DISC\RSES EMBODI$ 9 M$IC9E1 PSY*IATRY1 ! SOCIAL SCI5CES1 RELIGION1 & \R DAILY 9T]ACTIONS ) O!RS4 ,WE DO NOT SEE G5D] AS A FEATURE ( \R 0TRUE SELVES10 BUT AS A :OLE ORD] ( MEAN+ & 9TELLIGIBILITY :I* WE F9D \RSELVES OP]AT+ 94 ,WE DO NOT LOOK AT G5D] AS A ?+ :I* A /ABLE SELF CAN BE SAID TO POSSESS4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y WE SAY ?AT G5D] IS DONE & P>TICIPAT$ 91 & ?AT ?IS DO+ IS A CREATIVE ACT BY :I* ! SELF IS CON/RUCT$ & GIV5 SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE & MEAN+4 

,\R RADICALISM CANNOT /OP H]E1 WE FUR!R /ATE ?AT HI/ORICAL EVID5CE CAN BE PROVID$ TO %[ ?AT G5D] OP]ATES 9 SU* A MANN]4 ,! WORK ( MANY DECOLONIAL FEM9I/S HAS BE5 9FLU5TIAL 9 DEMON/RAT+ ! WAYS ?AT WE/]N G5D] CATEGORIES W]E VIOL5TLY =C$ ONTO 9DIG5\S SOCIETIES1 & H[ ?IS REQUIR$ A COMPLETE L+UI/IC & DISCURSIVE %IFT4 ,COLONIALISM PRODUC$ NEW G5D] CATEGORIES1 & ) !M NEW VIOL5T MEANS ( RE9=C+ A C]TA9 SET ( G5D]$ NORMS4 ,! VISUAL & CULTURAL ASPECTS ( MASCUL9ITY & FEM99ITY HAVE *ANG$ OV] ! C5TURIES4 ,!RE IS NO /ATIC G5D]4 

,!RE IS A PRACTICAL COMPON5T TO ALL ( ?IS4 ,! QUE/ION ( HUMANISM VS ANTIHUMANISM IS ! QUE/ION UPON :I* ! DEBATE BETWE5 LIB]AL FEM9ISM & NIHILI/ G5D] ABOLITIONISM WILL BE BAS$4 

,! LIB]AL FEM9I/ SAYS 0,I AM A WOMAN0 & BY ?AT MEANS ?AT !Y >E SPIRITUALLY1 ONTOLOGICALLY1 METAPHYSICALLY1 G5ETICALLY1 OR ANY O!R MODES ( 0ESS5TIALLY0 A WOMAN4 

,! G5D] NIHILI/ SAYS 0,I AM A WOMAN0 & MEANS ?AT !Y >E LOCAT$ )9 A C]TA9 POSITION 9 A MATRIX ( P[] :I* CON/ITUTES !M AS SU*4 

,! LIB]AL FEM9I/ IS NOT AW>E ( ! WAYS P[] CREATES G5D]1 & ?US CL+S TO G5D] AS A MEANS ( LEGITIMIZ+ !MSELVES 9 ! EYES ( P[]4 ,!Y RELY ON TRY+ TO USE V>I\S SY/EMS ( KN[L$GE 7G5ETIC SCI5CES1 METAPHYSICAL CLAIMS AB\T ! S\L1 KANTIAN ONTOLOGY7 9 ORD] TO PROVE TO P[] !Y CAN OP]ATE )9 IT4 

,! G5D] NIHILI/1 ! G5D] ABOLITIONI/1 LOOKS AT ! SY/EM ( G5D] ITSELF & SEE'S ! VIOL5CE AT ITS CORE4 ,WE SAY NO TO A POSITIVE EMBRACE ( G5D]4 ,WE WANT TO SEE IT GONE4 ,WE KN[ APPEAL+ TO ! CURR5T =MULATIONS ( P[] IS ALWAYS A LIB]AL TRAP4 ,WE REFUSE TO LEGITIMIZE \RSELVES4 

,IT IS IMP]ATIVE ?AT ?IS BE UND]/OOD4 ,ANTIHUMANISM DOES NOT D5Y ! LIV$ EXP]I5CE ( MANY ( \R TRANS SIBL+S :O HAVE HAD AN EXP]I5CE ( G5D] S9CE A Y\NG AGE4 ,RA!R WE ACKN[L$GE ?AT SU* AN EXP]I5CE ( G5D] WAS ALWAYS ALREADY DET]M9$ ?R\< ! T]MS ( P[]4 ,WE LOOK TO \R [N *ILDHOOD EXP]I5CES4 ,WE SEE ?AT EV5 9 ! TRANSGRESSIVE /ATEM5T ( 0,WE >E WOM50 :]E9 WE D5Y ! CATEGORY P[] HAS IMPOS$ ONTO \R BODIES1 WE SPEAK ! LANGUAGE ( G5D]4 ,WE REF]5CE AN IDEA ( 0WOMAN0 :I* DOES NOT EXI/ )9 US AS A /ABLE TRU?1 BUT REF]5CES ! DISC\RSES BY :I* WE >E CON/ITUT$4 

,?US WE AFFIRM ?AT !RE IS NO TRUE SELF ?AT CAN BE DIV9$ PRIOR TO DISC\RSE1 PRIOR TO 5C\NT]S ) O!RS1 PRIOR TO ! M$IATION ( ! SYMBOLIC4 ,WE >E PRODUCTS ( P[]1 SO :AT >E WE TO DO8 ,SO WE 5D \R EXPLORATION ( ANTIHUMANISM ) A RETURN TO ! WORDS ( ,BUTL]3 

0,MY AG5CY DOES NOT CONSI/ 9 D5Y+ ?IS CONDITION ( MY CON/ITUTION4 ,IF ,I HAVE ANY AG5CY1 IT IS OP5$ UP BY ! FACT ?AT ,I AM CON/ITUT$ BY A SOCIAL WORLD ,I NEV] *OSE4 ,?AT MY AG5CY IS RIV5 ) P>ADOX DOES NOT MEAN IT IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,IT MEANS ONLY ?AT P>ADOX IS ! CONDITION ( ITS POSSIBILITY40 

,G5D] ,ABOLITION 

,IF WE ACCEPT ?AT G5D] IS NOT TO BE F\ND )9 \RSELVES AS A TRANSC5D5T TRU?1 BUT RA!R EXI/S \TSIDE US 9 ! REALM ( DISC\RSE1 :AT >E WE TO /RIVE =8 ,TO SAY G5D] IS DISCURSIVE IS TO SAY ?AT G5D] OCCURS NOT AS A METAPHYSICAL TRU? )9 ! SUBJECT1 BUT OCCURS AS A MEANS ( M$IAT+ SOCIAL 9T]ACTION4 ,G5D] IS A FRAME1 A SUBSET ( LANGUAGE1 & SET ( SYMBOLS & SIGNS1 COMMUNICAT$ BETWE5 US1 CON/RUCT+ US & BE+ RECON/RUCT$ BY US CON/ANTLY4 

,?US ! APP>ATUS ( G5D] OP]ATES CYCLICALLY2 AS WE >E CON/ITUT$ ?R\< IT1 SO TOO DO \R DAILY ACTIONS1 RITUALS1 NORMS1 & P]=MANCES RECON/ITUTE IT4 ,IT IS ?IS REALIZATION :I* ALL[S = A MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! CYCLE ITSELF TO MANIFE/4 ,SU* A MOVEM5T MU/ UND]/& ! DEEPLY P5ETRATIVE & P]VASIVE NATURE ( ! APP>ATUS4 ,NORMALIZATION HAS AN 9SIDI\S WAY ( NATURALIZ+1 ACC\NT+ =1 & SUBSUM+ RESI/ANCE4 

,AT ?IS PO9T IT BECOMES TEMPT+ TO EMBRACE A C]TA9 LIB]AL POLITICS ( EXPANSION4 ,C\NTLESS !ORI/S & ACTIVI/S HAVE LAID /AKE TO ! CLAIM ?AT \R EXP]I5CE ( TRANSG5D] EMBODIM5T MI<T BE ABLE TO POSE A ?REAT TO ! PROCESS ( NORMALIZATION ?AT IS G5D]4 ,WE HAVE HE>D ! SUGGE/ION ?AT NON-B9>Y ID5TITY1 TRANS ID5TITY1 & QUE] ID5TITY MI<T BE ABLE TO CREATE A SUBV]SION ( G5D]4 ,?IS CANNOT BE ! CASE4 

,9 /AK+ \R CLAIM ON ID5TITY LABELS ( NON-B9>Y1 WE F9D \RSELVES ALWAYS AGA9 CAU<T BACK 9 ! REALM ( G5D]4 ,TO TAKE ON ID5TITY 9 A REJECTION ( ! G5D] B9>Y IS /ILL TO ACCEPT ! B9>Y AS A PO9T ( REF]5CE4 ,9 ! RESI/ANCE TO IT1 ONE ONLY RECON/RUCTS ! NORMATIVE /ATUS ( ! B9>Y4 ,NORMS HAVE ALREADY ACC\NT$ = DISS5T2 !Y LAY ! FRAMEWORKS & LANGUAGES ?R\< :I* DISS5T CAN BE EXPRESS$4 ,IT IS NOT M]ELY ?AT \R V]BAL DISS5T OCCURS 9 ! LANGUAGE ( G5D]1 BUT ?AT ! ACTIONS WE TAKE TO SUBV]T G5D] 9 DRESS & AFFECT >E !MSELVES ONLY SUBV]SIVE ?R\< !IR REF]5CE TO ! NORM4 

,IF AN ID5TITY POLITICS ( NON-B9>Y ID5TITY CANNOT LIB]ATE US1 IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT A QUE] OR TRANS ID5TITY POLITICS (F]S US NO HOPE4 ,BO? FALL 9TO ! SAME TRAP ( REF]5C+ ! NORM BY TRY+ TO 0DO0 G5D] DIFF]5TLY4 ,! V]Y BASIS ( SU* POLITICS IS GR\ND$ 9 ! LOGIC ( ID5TITY1 :I* IS ITSELF A PRODUCT ( MOD]N & CONTEMPOR>Y DISC\RSES ( P[]4 ,AS WE HAVE ALREADY %[N QUITE ?OR\<LY1 !RE CAN BE NO /ABLE ID5TITY :I* WE CAN REF]5CE4 ,?US ANY APPEAL TO A REVOLUTION>Y OR EMANCIPATORY ID5TITY IS ONLY AN APPEAL TO C]TA9 DISC\RSES4 ,9 ?IS CASE1 ?AT DISC\RSE IS G5D]4 

,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT ?OSE :O ID5TIFY AS TRANS1 QUE]1 OR NON-B9>Y >E AT FAULT = G5D]4 ,?IS IS ! MI/AKE ( ! TRADITIONAL RADICAL FEM9I/ APPROA*4 ,WE REPUDIATE SU* CLAIMS1 AS !Y M]ELY ATTACK ?OSE MO/ HURT BY G5D]4 ,EV5 IF DEVIATION FROM ! NORM IS ALWAYS ACC\NT$ = & NEUTRALIZ$1 IT SURE AS HELL IS /ILL PUNI%$4 ,! QUE]1 ! TRANS1 ! NON-B9>Y BODY IS /ILL ! SITE ( MASSIVE VIOL5CE4 ,\R SIBL+S & COMRADES /ILL >E MURD]$ ALL >\ND US1 /ILL LIVE 9 POV]TY1 /ILL LIVE 9 ! %AD[S4 ,WE DO NOT D5\NCE !M1 = ?AT W\LD BE TO D5\NCE \RSELVES4 ,9/EAD WE CALL = AN HONE/ DISCUSSION AB\T ! LIMITS ( \R POLITICS & A DEM& = A NEW WAY =W>D4 

,) ?IS ATTITUDE AT ! =EFRONT1 IT IS NOT M]ELY C]TA9 =MULATIONS ( ID5TITY POLITICS :I* WE SEEK TO COMBAT1 BUT ! NE$ = ID5TITY ALTOGE!R4 ,\R CLAIM IS ?AT ! EV] EXP&+ LI/ ( P]SONAL PREF]R$ PRON\NS1 ! GR[+ & EV] MORE NUANC$ LABELS = V>I\S EXPRESSIONS ( SEXUALITY & G5D]1 & ! ATTEMPT TO CON/RUCT NEW ID5TITY CATEGORIES MORE BROADLY IS NOT WOR? ! EF=T4 

,IF WE HAVE %[N ?AT ID5TITY IS NOT A TRU? BUT A SOCIAL & DISCURSIVE CON/RUCTION1 WE CAN !N REALIZE ?AT ! CREATION ( !SE NEW ID5TITIES IS NOT ! SUDD5 DISCOV]Y ( PREVI\SLY UNKN[N LIV$ EXP]I5CE1 BUT RA!R ! CREATION ( NEW T]MS UPON :I* WE CAN BE CON/ITUT$4 ,ALL WE DO :5 WE EXP& G5D] CATEGORIES IS TO CREATE NEW MORE NUANC$ *ANNELS ?R\< :I* P[] CAN OP]ATE4 ,WE DO NOT LIB]ATE \RSELVES1 WE 5SN>E \RSELVES 9 C\NTLESS & EV5 MORE NUANC$ & P[]FUL NORMS4 ,EA* ONE A NEW *A94 

,TO USE ?IS T]M9OLOGY IS NOT HYP]BOLIC2 ! VIOL5CE ( G5D] CANNOT BE OV]E/IMAT$4 ,EA* TRANS WOMAN MURD]$1 EA* 9T]SEX 9FANT CO]CIVELY OP]AT$ ON1 EA* QUE] KID ?R[N ONTO ! /REETS IS A VICTIM ( G5D]4 ,! DEVIANCE FROM ! NORM IS ALWAYS PUNI%$4 ,EV5 ?\< G5D] HAS ACC\NT$ = DEVIATION1 IT /ILL PUNI%ES IT4 ,EXPANSIONS ( NORMS IS AN EXPANSION ( DEVIANCE2 IT IS AN EXPANSION ( WAYS WE CAN FALL \TSIDE A DISCURSIVE IDEAL4 ,9F9ITE G5D] ID5TITIES CREATE 9F9ITE NEW SPACES ( DEVIATION :I* WILL BE VIOL5TLY PUNI%$4 ,G5D] MU/ PUNI% DEVIANCE1 ?US G5D] MU/ GO4 

,& ?US WE >RIVE AT ! NE$ = ! ABOLITION ( G5D]4 ,IF ALL ( \R ATTEMPTS AT POSITIVE PROJECTS ( EXPANSION HAVE FALL5 %ORT & ONLY SN>$ US 9 A NEW SET ( TRAPS1 !N !RE MU/ BE ANO!R APPROA*4 ,?AT ! EXPANSION ( G5D] HAS FAIL$1 DOES NOT IMPLY ?AT CONTRACTION W\LD S]VE \R PURPOSES4 ,SU* AN IMPULSE IS PURELY REACTION>Y & MU/ BE DONE AWAY )4 

,! REACTION>Y RADICAL FEM9I/ SEES G5D] ABOLITION AS SU* A CONTRACTION4 ,= !M1 WE MU/ ABOLI% G5D] SO ?AT SEX 7! PHYSICAL *>ACT]I/ICS ( ! BODY7 CAN BE A /ABLE MAT]IAL BASIS UPON :I* WE CAN BE GR\P$4 ,WE REJECT ?IS :OLE HE>T$LY4 ,SEX ITSELF IS GR\ND$ 9 DISCURSIVE GR\P+S1 GIV5 AN AU?ORITY ?R\< M$IC9E1 & VIOL5TLY IMPOS$ ONTO ! BODIES ( 9T]SEX 9DIVIDUALS4 ,WE DECRY ?IS VIOL5CE4 

,NO1 A RETURN TO A SIMPL] & SMALL] UND]/&+ ( G5D] 7EV5 IF SUPPOS$LY MAT]IAL CONCEPTION7 WILL NOT DO4 ,IT IS ! V]Y NORMATIVE GR\P+ ( BODIES 9 ! FIR/ PLACE :I* WE PU% BACK AGA9/4 ,NEI!R CONTRACTION NOR EXPANSION WILL SAVE US4 ,\R ONLY PA? IS ?AT ( DE/RUCTION4 

,RADICAL ,NEGATIVITY 

,AT ! HE>T ( \R G5D] ABOLITION IS A NEGATIVITY4 ,WE SEEK NOT TO ABOLI% G5D] SO ?AT A TRUE SELF CAN BE RETURN$ TO2 !RE IS NO SU* SELF4 ,IT IS NOT AS ?\< ! ABOLITION ( G5D] WILL FREE US TO EXI/ AS TRUE OR G5U9E SELVES1 FRE$ FROM C]TA9 NORMS4 ,SU* A CONCLUSION W\LD BE AT ODDS ) ! 5TIRETY ( \R ANTIHUMANI/ CLAIMS4 ,& ?US WE MU/ TAKE A LEAP 9TO ! VOID4 

,A MOM5T ( LUCID CL>ITY IS REQUIR$ H]E4 ,IF :AT WE >E IS A PRODUCT ( DISC\RSES ( P[]1 & WE SEEK TO ABOLI% & DE/ROY ?OSE DISC\RSES1 WE >E TAK+ ! GREATE/ RISK POSSIBLE4 ,WE >E DIV+ 9TO AN UNKN[N4 ,! V]Y T]MS1 SYMBOLS1 IDEAS1 & REALITIES BY :I* WE HAVE BE5 %AP$ & CREAT$ WILL BURN 9 FLAMES1 & WE CANNOT KN[ OR PR$ICT :AT WE WILL BE :5 WE COME \T ! O!R SIDE4 

,?IS IS :Y WE MU/ EMBRACE AN ATTITUDE ( RADICAL NEGATIVITY4 ,ALL ! PREVI\S ATTEMPTS AT POSITIVE & EXPANSIONI/ G5D] POLITICS HAVE FAIL$ US4 ,WE MU/ CEASE TO PRESUME A KN[L$GE ( :AT LIB]ATION OR EMANCIPATION MI<T LOOK LIKE1 = ?OSE IDEAS >E !MSELVES GR\ND$ UPON AN IDEA ( ! SELF :I* CANNOT /& UP TO SCRUT9Y2 IT IS AN IDEA :I* = ! LONGE/ TIME HAS BE5 US$ TO LIMIT \R HORIZONS4 ,ONLY PURE REJECTION1 ! MOVE AWAY FROM ANY SORT ( KN[ABLE OR 9TELLIGIBLE FUTURE CAN ALL[ US ! POSSIBILITY = A FUTURE AT ALL4 

,:ILE ?IS RISK IS A P[]FUL ONE1 IT IS NECESS>Y4 ,YET 9 PLUNG+ 9TO ! UNKN[N1 WE 5T] ! WAT]S ( UN9TELLIGIBILITY4 ,!SE WAT]S >E NOT )\T !IR DANG]S2 & !RE IS A REAL POSSIBILITY = A RADICAL LOSS SELF4 ,! V]Y T]MS BY :I* WE RECOGNIZE EA* O!R MAY BE DISSOLV$4 ,BUT !RE IS NO O!R WAY \T ( ?IS DILEMMA4 ,WE >E DAILY BE+ ATTACK$ BY A PROCESS ( NORMALIZATION ?AT CODES US AS DEVIANT4 ,IF WE DO NOT LOSE \RSELVES 9 ! MOVEM5T ( NEGATIVITY1 WE WILL BE DE/ROY$ BY ! /ATUS QUO4 ,WE HAVE ONLY ONE OPTION1 RISKS BE DAMN$4 

,?IS P[]FULLY CAPTURES ! PR$ICAM5T ?AT WE >E 9 AT ?IS MOM5T4 ,:ILE ! RISK ( EMBRAC+ NEGATIVITY IS HI<1 WE KN[ ! ALT]NATIVE WILL DE/ROY US4 ,IF WE LOSE \RSELVES 9 ! PROCESS1 WE HAVE M]ELY SUFF]$ ! SAME FATE WE W\LD HAVE O!RWISE4 ,?US IT IS ) RECKLESS AB&ON ?AT WE REFUSE TO PO/ULATE AB\T :AT A FUTURE MI<T HOLD1 & :AT WE MI<T BE )9 ?AT FUTURE4 ,A REJECTION ( MEAN+1 A REJECTION ( KN[N POSSIBILITY1 A REJECTION ( BE+ ITSELF4 ,NIHILISM4 ,?AT IS \R /ANCE & ME?OD4 

,REL5TLESS CRITIQUE ( POSITIVE G5D] POLITICS IS ?US A />T+ PO9T1 BUT ONE :I* MU/ OCCUR CAUTI\SLY4 ,= IF WE >E TO CRITICIZE !IR [N NORMATIVE UND]P9N+S 9 FAVOR ( AN ALT]NATIVE1 WE ONLY FALL PREY ONCE AGA9 TO ! NEUTRALIZ+ P[] ( NORMALIZATION4 ,?US WE ANSW] ! DEM& = A CLE>LY /AT$ ALT]NATIVE & = A PROGRAM ( ACTIONS TO BE TAK5 ) A RESOLUTE 0NO40 ,! DAYS ( MANIFE/OS & PLAT=MS >E OV]4 ,! NEGATION ( ALL ?+S1 \RSELVES 9CLUD$1 IS ! ONLY MEANS ?R\< :I* WE WILL EV] BE ABLE TO GA9 ANY?+ 

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