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,PEOPLE 3
,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS
,TEXT 3
,ONE ( ! MORE ANNOY+ ?+S AB\T \R NORMS ( DISC\RSE IS ?AT WE T5D TO COLLAPSE \R TALK ( ! FUTURE 9TO S+UL> PR$ICTIONS RA!R ?AN >RAYS ( DIFF]5T POSSIBILITIES EA* ) DIFF]5T PROBABILITIES4 ,IT'S EASI] TO PRET5D LIKE WE EA* HAVE ONE S+UL> FUTURE ?AT WE'RE BETT+ ON4 ,WE MORE OR LESS COMMIT TO ?AT S+LE POSSIBILITY & O!RS ASSUME WE'RE FULLY COMMITT$ TO ?AT FUTURE4 ,SU* SIMPLIFICATION MAKES CASUAL DISCUSSION MORE TRACTABLE4 ,BUT IT CREATES DI/ORT$ 9C5TIVES4 ,SOME TRY TO FOCUS ON SOME K9D ( M$IAN AMONG ! POSSIBILITIES1 SOME VAGUE C5TRAL CLU/]4 ,YET ?IS 9 TURN SUPPRESSES ! V>IANCE & ! DANG]S ON ! $GE4 ,SO !N Y\ GET A SECOND T5D5CY ( PEOPLE :O FOCUS ON ! EXTREME POSSIBILITIES1 USUALLY HI
IABLE UNCONSID]$1 AN $GE-CASE GLOSS$ OV]1 OR AN ASSUM$ CONTEXT EXCE$$4
,\R POLITICAL TE*NOCRATS1 ) !IR /UDI\S C5TRISM1 W]E JU/ A/\ND+LY WRONG AB\T ! ELECTION ( A FASCI/ OV] ! WORLD'S MO/ P[]FUL C\NTRY4 ,NOT JU/ WRONG AB\T ! F9AL ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE C\NT1 BUT WRONG EV]Y /EP ( ! WAY4 ,& N[ ! 5TIRE WORLD IS RAPIDLY RECONFIGUR+ ITSELF AT AN ACCEL]AT+ PACE4 ,MANY NORMAL FOLKS >E CL++ ON1 TRY+ TO UPDATE \R WELL-WORN MODELS ( REALITY ) A FEW /UDI\S *ANGES ( V>IABLES4 ,WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO TRACE ! WAYS ! *ANGES PROPAGATE1 SO WE'RE LEFT ) QUICK C>TOONI% CLAIMS4 ,FRANTIC ATTEMPTS TO F5CE 9 UNRULY ANOMALY 9 \R REALITY & DU/ \RSELVES (F4 ,WE WANT SOME K9D ( CLE> PR$ICTIVE MAP1 ) A T\* ( ! FAMILI>1 SOME K9D ( B\NDS ON ! POSSIBLE1 EV5 IF IT LOOKS DIRE4 ,LIKE A 0,BU% ,ADM9I/RATION ON /]OIDS0 OR A 0,B]LUSCONI ) NUKES04
,I'M H]E TO KICK S& 9 Y\R FACE & TELL Y\ ?AT WE DON'T HAVE GOOD JU/IFICATIONS = SU* CLEAN TALES ( B\ND$ V>IANCE4 ,\R MODELS >E BROK54 ,OR P]HAPS BETT] PHRAS$1 \R NORMS >E BROK54 ,& WE'VE ACTUALLY NO IDEA H[ DEEP ! BREAK GOES1 NOR ANY GOOD MAP ( H[ IT FRACTURES4 ,AL?\< C]TA9LY MANY HAVE BE5 PROPOS$4 ,I W\LD LOVE IT IF !RE JU/ IS ,ONE ,BIG ,REASON ,TRUMP ,WON ,! ,ELECTION4 ,OR EV5 JU/ FIVE ( !M4 ,SOME ISOLATABLE PROBLEMS WE C\LD *EW ON4 ,I W\LD ( C\RSE LOVE IT IF ! ,TRUMP PRESID5CY IS M]ELY A BUMBL+ DEPORTATION & TORTURE FE/ FILL$ ) :ITE SUPREMACI/ M>*ES & RESI/ANCE NO GREAT] ?AN SOME ,DEMOCRATIC :9+1 AN MILDLY OPPOSITIONAL M$IA ?AT NORMALIZES HIM & A C\PLE MON?S ( FECKLESS PROTE/S 9VOLV+ T5S ( ?\S&S 9 BIG CITIES4 ,BUT LET'S HOLD UP & EXAM9E :Y ?AT 7HORRIBLE7 PICTURE SEEMS SO COM=T+4 ,IT GIVES US -- ON SOME LEVEL -- A NICE FEEL+ BECAUSE ! DAMAGE TO \R MODEL ( ! WORLD IS LIMIT$1 CONF9$4 ,IT'S LIKE H[ PEOPLE SAID 0SURE1 ,TRUMP WILL W9 ! ,REPUBLICAN NOM9ATION1 & ISN'T ?AT HORRIBLE1 BUT OBVI\SLY HE WON'T W9 ! PRESID5CY40
,9/EAD LET'S LOOK AT ?+S FROM A DIFF]5T ANGLE1 ONE ?AT GIVES HIS CREW ! B5EFIT ( ! D\BT :5 IT COMES TO !IR COMPET5CY3
,DONALD ,TRUMP IS AN AU?ORIT>IAN1 WE CAN ALL AGREE ON ?AT4 ,HE PROCLAIMS IT AT EV]Y OPPORTUNITY4 ,HE'S SELECT$ SOME ( ! MO/ RIDICUL\SLY H>DL9E AU?ORIT>IANS = HIS ADM9I/RATION4 ,HIS VANGU>D >E \TRIATUS FILL$ TO ! BRIM ) RELATIVELY CLE>-EY$ *AMPIONS ( /ATE P[]1 *AF+ AT ! LIMITS & EMB>RASSM5TS FOI/$ ON !M BY ,OBAMA'S 9F9ITESIMAL CONSCI5CE & AN UNRULY EXPANSE ( ACTIVI/Y PROGRESSIVES @& LIB]T>IANS ) ! SMUG GALL TO DEM& ANY SORT ( CON/RA9T ON ! ,N,S,A OR :O COPS CAN MURD] ) IMPUNITY4 ,!SE FUNCTION>IES & BADGE-WE>+ ?UGS >E LIFELONG ,HOBBESIANS = :OM AN 9CREASE 9 AU?ORIT>IANISM OR TOTALIT>IANISM IS ALWAYS1 9TUITIVELY1 OBVI\SLY1 PREF]ABLE TO ! RISKS ( FRE$OM4
,!SE PEOPLE >E ?OR\E NOT COMPLETE IDIOTS4 ,& UNLIKE A LIB]AL OR EV5 Y\R AV]AGE ELECT$ CONS]VATIVE1 !Y >E NOT FETT]$ ) DELUSIONAL IDEALS AB\T ! NATURE ( ! /ATE OR SOME K9D ( COM=T+ BALANCE ?AT CAN BE /RUCK BETWE5 FRE$OM & P[]4 ,!Y >E SELF-AW>E AU?ORIT>IANS4 ,) A COMPET5T LAY ( ! L&4 ,& F> MORE UNMOOR$ FROM EXI/+ POLITICAL NORMS & PRESSURES ?AN EV5 ,NIXON WAS4
,SO ASK Y\RSELF1 :AT PA? W\LD Y\ TAKE IF Y\ W]E PASSABLY SM>T & Y\R EXPLICIT GOAL WAS AU?ORIT>IANISM8
,AGA91 ,I'M NOT SAY+ ?IS IS H[ ?+S WILL MO/ LIKELY PLAY \T4 ,9 PRACTICE ,TRUMP'S PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY BE CON/RA9$ BY ! 9COMPET5CE ( AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURES & !IR [N P]SONALITIES4 ,!RE WILL 9EVITABLY BE /O*A/IC BUMPS FROM \R MESSY WORLD ?AT !Y RESPOND POORLY TO1 & SOME ( ,TRUMP'S TEAM MIIAN ASPIRATIONS4 ,BUT IT IS NEV]!LESS USEFUL TO PLOT ! FUTURE FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( A COMPET5T ADV]S>Y ) ! VALUES OR GOALS ?AT ! ,TRUMP FASCI/S HAVE EXPLICITLY DECL>$4
,?AT FUTURE IS GRIM4
,!RE WILL BE ( C\RSE )9 ! FIR/ TWO YE>S MASS RAIDS1 DET5TION CAMPS & DEPORTATIONS4 ,GO+ PLACES EV5 ,OBAMA NEV] HAD ! CAPACITY OR ! /OMA* =4 ,& ! :OLE PO9T IS ?AT TO DO ?IS REQUIRES BUILD+ ! /ATE'S REPRESSIVE 9FRA/RUCTURE TO ! PO9T :]E IT BECOMES 9VULN]ABLE4 ,9 ?IS FUTURE !Y KEEP A TIRATIVE LEA% ON !IR BASE ?R\< SY/EMIC DEMAGOG]Y & ?IS 9EVITABLY 9VOLVES SCAPEGOAT+ & BUILD+ UP WORRIES AB\T DOME/IC 5EMIES1 :AT ) ALL ! PROTE/S & ALT]CATIONS ?AT NATURALLY FOLL[4 ,:]E CONFLICT & RESI/ANCE >ISE !Y PROVIDE ! JU/IFICATION = FUR!R REPRESSION1 AS WELL AS FRO?+ UP ! BASE & SL[LY CALL\S+ !M ) TRIBAL FE>4 ,H[EV] :]E PHYSICAL RESI/ANCE DO NOT >ISE ! /ATE'S AU?ORIT>IANISM M>*ES ALONG FA/]1 HAPPILY *>G+ AHEAD TO ! PO9T :]E RESI/ANCE BECOMES ALL BUT IMPOSSIBLE4 ,9 MANY RESPECTS ! COPS DON'T EV5 NE$ AN EXPLICIT NOD FROM ,TRUMP'S JU/ICE DEP>TM5T1 !Y KN[ !Y'VE BE5 GIV5 ! GO-AHEAD1 ?AT !Y'LL HAVE HIS BACK+ 9 :ATEV] %IT !Y />T4 ,! D>K] CORN]S ( ,N,S,A GET !IR LONG/&+ WI%LI/S AS EV]Y S]I\S ?REAT TO ! /ATE'S OMNIPOT5CE IS EXPLICITLY DEMOLI%$4 ,SIGNAL & ,RISEUP >E %UT D[N FIR/4 ,GR\PS LIKE ! ,E,F,F & ,A,C,L,U >E JU/ SWAMP$ 9TO IRRELEVANCE4 ,J\RNALI/S >E PLAC$ UND] CON/ANT SIEGE ( LAWSUITS1 CRIM9AL *>GES & AGGRESSIVE TAX AUDITS4 ,RAIDS ON SOME HACK]S 9 O!R C\NTRIES HAPP51 A FEW 9DIVIDUALS HOLD+ D[N CRITICAL 9FRA/RUCTURE >E BLACKSITE'D4 ,! M$IA BUBBLES ISOLATE ! \TRAGE4 ,SILICON VALLEY TRIES TO FID4 ,FEW TE* BILLIONAIRES >E WILL+ TO NOT JU/ LOSE EV]Y?+ BUT GO TO PRISON4
,! AN>*I/S1 :O KNEW WE'D BE FIR/ ON ! *OPP+ BLOCK1 GET SUPPRESS$ 5 MASSE4 ,! O/5SIBLE JU/IFICATION -- 9S(> AS ANY IS BO!R$ ) -- BE+ \R V]Y PREP>ATIONS = SU* SUPPRESSION4 ,C]TA9LY WE'LL FACE RAIDS & REPRESSION UND] ANY ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION1 BUT 9 ?IS TIMEL9E WE GET R\ND$ UP = HAV+ ANY IDEOLOGICAL CONNECTION TO AN>*ISM4 ,! COPS F9ALLY GET ! LONG-DELAY$ EC/ATIC JOY ( CAV+ \R SKULLS 9 AT PROTE/S1 !N -- AS WE BROADLY OBJECT -- !Y GET TO CONFRONT \R 5TIRE COMMUNITIES4 ,RAIDS ( DOZ5S ( H\SES P] CITY1 *>GES ?AT BOIL D[N TO OPPOS+ ! EXI/5CE ( ! /ATE1 HAV+ URG$ RESI/ANCE1 OR SPEAK+ \T AGA9/ NAZIS 7BE+ ANTI-NAZI WILL ( C\RSE BE LABEL$ A HATE CRIME74 ,!Y FILL ! PRISONS RA!R ?AN ! CAMPS ) US1 & !N LET ! SK9HEAD GANGS ON ! 9SIDE :ITTLE ! H]D TO PREV5T US FROM ORGANIZ+4
,! BROAD] LIB]T>IAN1 LEFTI/1 & SOCIAL JU/ICE CIRCLES ( ! 9T]NET REACT ) %OCK & HORROR1 BUT UNLIKE US HAV5'T REALLY BUILT ! 9FRA/RUCTURE = S]I\S RESI/ANCE4 ,AN 9ABILITY TO SEE :AT CAN BE DONE NEXT REIGNS4 ,SURVEILLANCE BECOMES ALL-5COMPASS+ & CREATES A BACKGR\ND ( T]ROR4 ,LAWS AGA9/ S$ITION_/TREASON_/T]RORISM & AGGRESSIVE ,BIG ,DATA PROJECTS :ITTLE ! MO/ EFFECTIVE DISS5T]S FROM SOCIAL M$IA & MAKE EV]YONE SPEAK 9 VAGUE & WAT]$ D[N WAYS1 UNC]TA9 ( :AT WILL ACTUALLY BR+ D[N ! HAMM]4
,N[ OBVI\SLY ! MAJORITY ( ! ,U,S POPULACE IS 0LIB]AL0 9 ! S5SE ( SUBSCRIB+ TO ! CIVICS CLASS IDEOLOGY ?AT JU/IFIES \R /ATE1 H[EV] JU/ AS OBVI\SLY = MO/ LIB]ALS !IR IDEALS >E A CONV5I5T DRAPE TO HIDE FROM !MSELVES JU/ H[ SP9ELESS !Y REALLY >E4 ,!RE >E FEW IF ANY REAL UNCROSSABLE L9ES = MOD]N LIB]ALS PA/ :I* PO9T !Y'LL TAKE UP >MS OR COMMIT TO S]I\S REVOLT4 ,EV5 ?OSE LIB]ALS KN[N AS 0CONS]VATIVES0 :O GO ON AB\T ! CON/ITUTION >E OBVI\SLY MORE LIKELY TO BE US+ IT AS A TRIBAL APPLAUSE L9E ?AN SOME ACTUAL P]SONAL IDEAL4 ,NEV],TRUMP REPUBLICANS WILL KEEP NOBLY TWEET+ AB\T ! 9JU/ICE ( ?+S1 ! RACISM ( ! REPRESSION1 NEV] ONCE FIT$ 9CANTATION4 ,A K9D ( ROTE N>RATIVE PEOPLE TELL !MSELVES4 ,?OSE TRULY ) ! IDEALS & COMMITM5T ( YE OLD REVOLUTION>Y LIB]ALS & REPUBLICANS >E FEW & F> BETWE54 ,A R\ND+ ]ROR B>ELY ADD+ TO ! NUMB]S ( LEFTI/S & LIB]T>IANS 9CL9$ TO REVOLT4 ,& AGA9 9 ! FACE ( MASS RAIDS1 IMPRISONM5T1 & BIG-DATA SURVEILLANCE TE*NOLOGIES1 !Y WILL BE UTT]LY ADRIFT1 9CAPABLE ( FIGUR+ \T ,:AT ,CAN ,BE ,DONE4
,C]TA9LY SOME RIIANS & TEA P>TY TYPES WILL EV5TUALLY REALIZE ! POT IS BOIL+ OV] UND] !IR [N BOY1 BUT BY ?AT PO9T !Y & !IR COMMUNITIES WILL HAVE BE5 WORK$ 9TO SU* A =? AGA9/ !IR 5EMIES1 ! LEFTI/S1 ! GLOBALI/S1 ! MUSLIMS1 ETC1 ?AT !Y'LL HESITATE AB\T ACTUALLY SWIT*+ OV] TO DEF5D !M4 ,& ( C\RSE IF Y\'RE DEEP 9 ,R$ ,TRIBE1 IT DOESN'T MATT] H[ DEEPLY Y\'VE RATIONALIZ$ EV]Y?+ UP UNTIL ?IS PO9T UND] IDEALS ( FRE$OM OR :ATEV]1 ! CO/ ( BREAK+ ) EV]YONE >\ND Y\ WILL BE TOO HI<4 ,AT BE/ SOME ( !SE FOLKS WILL JU/ QUIET D[N4 ,TYPICAL SIGNAL+ LIKE 0WELL ,I DON'T LIKE ,PRESID5T ,TRUMP'S CAMPS EI!R1 BUT ,I'M ALSO NOT ON ! SIDE ( ! RACI/ BLACK T]RORI/S ?AT >E \T TO KILL ALL ! :ITE PEOPLE1 & ANYWAY !SE MASSIVE CAMPS HAVE CREAT$ LOTS ( JOBS40
,AT SOME PO9T1 EI!R ?R\< NATIONAL EM]G5CY1 OR 9T]NATIONAL AGREEM5T BETWE5 ! NEW 9T]NATIONAL ORD] ( AU?ORIT>IAN REGIMES1 ! 9T]NET IS NATIONALIZ$4 ,POSSIBLY :ITELI/$1 SO ?AT IT BECOMES F> MORE ( A CONT5T-DELIV]Y NETWORK ?AN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK4 ,C]TA9LY MO/ NET-LIB]ATION TE*NOLOGIES >E F+]PR9T$ & FILT]$ ?R\< ,DEEP ,PACKET ,9SPECTION4 ,S5D A ,P,G,P EMAIL1 IT'S NEV] DELIV]$ & Y\ GET A ,S,W,A,T TEAM AT Y\R DOOR4 ,WOR/ CASE ! CONFLICT & ! 9SURG5T WORK ( RADICALIZ$ TE*IES PU%ES ?+S TO ! PO9T :]E ! /ATE EFFECTIVELY %UTS (F ! 9T]NET4 ,?IS IS PLAUSIBLE IF ECONOMIC COLLAPSE HAS ALREADY OCCURR$ 7AS A CONSEQU5CE ( DUMB%IT FASCI/ REGIME & M]CANTILI/ ECONOMICS7 SO !RE'S NOT MU* TO BE LO/ COMP>$ TO ! PRESS+ ?REAT ! 9T]NET POSES TO ORD]4
,)\T ! 9T]NET ! POPULACE IS SUDD5LY ATOMIZ$ & ISOLAT$4 ,Y\ DON'T KN[ Y\R NEIE OBJECTIVELY BETT]7 SO Y\ HAVE A H>D TIME ORGANIZ+ ) !M4 ,Y\'VE ALL GR[N US$ TO 9T]NEC9E & PHILOSOPHICAL DIFF]5TIATIONS ?AT MAKE COLLABORATION 9 MEATSPACE =BIDD+1 & ?OSE RESI/ANCE GR\PS ?AT >E CAPABLE ( P[]+ ?R\< SU* ISSUES ONLY DO SO ?R\< !IR [N AU?ORIT>IANISM4
,! REGIME ( C\RSE TRIES TO MANAGE T OR :ATEV] IT IS !Y DO1 & GRUMBLE1 BUT NOT RISE UP4 ,A GOOD HIP/]_/LUMP5 BASE = ! FASCI/ ELITES TO DRAW !IR SEX WORK]S1 >TI/S1 & DRUGGI/S FROM4 ,EV5TUALLY GLOBAL W>M+ DEMOLI%ES ! COA/AL CITIES & !IR COSMOPOLITAN POPULATIONS DISP]S$ AS BEGG>S4 ,PROBLEM SOLV$4
,9 ! RE/ ( ! WORLD GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICTS BREAK \T1 BECAUSE ( C\RSE !Y DO1 & HI/ORY RESETTLES 9TO ITS MORE CONV5TIONAL PATT]NS ?AT ! GLOBALIZATION ]A 9T]RUPT$4 ,!RE >E SOME IDEOLOGICAL DIFF]5CES BETWE5 NATION/ATE ACTORS1 BUT ! PREVAIL+ IDEOLOGIES >E MORE LIKE ,?IELIAN TE*NOCRACY V]SUS 0NATIONAL-AN>*ISM0 V]SUS NATIONAL SOCIALI/ V]SUS CUT?ROAT CRIMELORD OLIG>*Y4 ,LIB]TY DEVELOPS FUR!R T]RIBLE ASSOCIATIONS1 AT LEA/ :]E IT'S NOT RE*ANNEL$ & RE-DEF9$ 9TO AU?ORIT>IAN CONCEPTS LIKE 0FRE$OM TO BE Y\R E?NIC ID5TITY UNPETURB$ BY O!RS0 OR 0FRE$OM FROM /RESS AS WELL AS SUB/ANTIVE 5GAGEM5T ) ! WORLD0 OR ,GIULIANI'S 0FRE$OM MEANS FOLL[+ AU?ORITY0 OR 0FRE$OM ( EXIT0 79 A WORLD ( NO?+ BUT AU?ORIT>IAN REGIMES & /EEP 9D5TUR+ CO/S TO CITIZ5%IP74
,!RE >E ALWAYS SOME REFUGES -- OR REFUSES AS IT W]E -- BUT SU* ,CASABLANCAS OR ,SWITZ]L&S >E >E *OK$ (F BY ! 9T]NATIONAL ORD]1 RAID$ OR CRIPPL$ BY GEOPOLITICAL TREATIES &_/OR EXT]NALLY FUND$ 9/ABILITY_/CRIME4 ,9 ?IS FUTURE ! AU?ORIT>IANS >E SM>T1 SO UNLIKE 9 ,W,W,I,I !Y CONSI/5TLY PRIORITIZE SUPPRESS+ & CONTROLL+ !IR [N POPULACES ABOVE FI4 ,CLIMATE *ANGE & ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE LEAD TO MASS HUMAN DIE (F 9 POOR] C\NTRIES 9 A WAY ?AT 5ABLES ! GREAT P[]S TO COMPETE 9 ! MID/ ( !IR DEA? & BLOOD%$ )\T TURN+ TO \TRI W>4 7,WELL AT LEA/ )\T ALL ?AT MANY NUKES US$47 ,! 9/ABILITY FUELS ! P>ADIGM ( BORD]S & NATIONALISM 9 A /ABLE POSITIVE FE$BACK LOOP4
,AGA9 ,RUSSIA IS A GREAT EXAMPLE ( ?IS FUTURE VISION4 ,A RESIGN$ POPULACE ?AT JU/ SEES FASCISM & CUT?ROAT Z]O-SUM GEOPOLITICAL OR ECONOMIC CONFLICT AS ,H[ ,! ,WORLD ,WORKS4 ,TITT]+ DISBELIEV+LY AT ! ABSURD /UPIDITY ( ?OSE 5?RALL$ BY E?ICAL MOTIVATIONS OR A CULTURE ( FRE$OM4 ,PATRI>*Y & RACISM IS JU/ ,! ,GAME4 ,& ?OSE ?AT PLAY IT POORLY PLAY IT POORLY1 NO?+ MORE NE$ BE SAID AB\T !M4
,MO/ EV]Y?+ WE'VE EV] DISCUSS$1 9SIK PA? ( COMP\ND+ FASCISM IS TO EMPHASIZE ?AT IT IS A DI/9CT & CONC]N+ POSSIBILITY4 ,& (T5 TIMES NOT PREP>+ = A POSSIBILITY MAKES IT MORE LIKELY4 ,SO H[ DO WE D]AIL ?IS FUTURE8
,WELL !RE >E OBVI\S SPECIFICS4 ,BUILD /RONG 9-P]SON MUTUAL AID NETWORKS4 ,GET MILLIONS ( PEOPLE ADEPT 9 NET SECURITY & ) CLE> PLANS 9 !IR HEADS = :AT TO DO 9 WORSE CASE SITUATIONS4 ,BUILD BETT] CRYPTO_/WEB 9FRA/RUCTURE & F9ALLY F9I% ,PO/,APOCALYPTIC TOOLS TO MAKE BOOT/RAPP+ COMMUNICATIONS 9 A PO/-9T]NET ]A MORE FEASIBLE & WIDELY DI/RIBUTE !M TO MILLIONS4 ,=CE ?OSE POLITICIANS & APP>AT*IKS SUPPOS$LY 9 ! OPPOSITION TO HOLD AN ABSOLUTE L9E1 AS IF IT W]E LIFE & DEA? 7BECAUSE IT IS74 ,MAKE !M MORE AFRAID ( BE+ LABEL$ A COLLABORATOR ?AN BE+ ?R[N 9 PRISON BY ! REGIME4 ,CONFRONT LIB]ALS1 LEFTI/S1 LIB]T>IANS & CONS]VATIVES & GET !M TO P]SONALLY WRITE D[N :AT !IR UNCROSSABLE L9ES >E & !N HOLD !MSELVES ACC\NTABLE4 ,CON/ANTLY REM9D EV]YONE ?AT POPUL> OP9ION ISN'T MAGIC & WON'T MEAN A DAMN ?+ 9 ! ABS5CE ( ACTUAL SOCIAL & TE*NOLOGICAL 9FRA/RUCTURE CAPABLE ( MOBILIZ+ IT4 ,=CE EV]YONE TO PAY ATT5TION TO :AT LEVEL ( P[]1 :AT POLICE EQUIPM5T1 :AT ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURES1 :AT MOBILIZ$ BODIES1 ETC1 W\LD 5ABLE ! /ATE TO NOT GIVE A DAMN AB\T :E!R ! MAJORITY ( ! POPULACE SUPPORTS IT OR CONSID]S IT LEGITIMATE4 ,SIMULTANE\SLY FOCUS ON RADICALIZ+ & BUILD+ NETWORKS CAPABLE ( SURVIV+ \TRIRATIVES & MESSAG+1 BECAUSE WE S9C]ELY WON'T W9 AN ACTUAL 0,LET'S ,IMPRISON ,ALL ,! ,DISS5T0 SITUATION )\T AT LEA/ SOME ( ! >M$ =CES & MILITIAS HAV+ A CRISIS ( CONSCI5CE & REBELL+ AGA9/ ! ,R$ ,TRIBE4 ,WE NE$ MEANS ( SORT+ ?R\< & /RUCTUR+ ! RAW NOISE ( ALL ! HUNDR$S ( AUDACI\S ATTACKS AGA9/ LIB]TY ?AT MI\ND ! WORLD :]E ! IDEALS ( LIB]TY & EMPA?Y >E W9N+4 ,WE NE$ FALLBACK C\NTRIES1 HOMEBASES1 DISS5T+ ISL&S4 ,& WE NE$ !M TO BE /RONG 5\< TO WEA!R TRADE W>S & ! APOCALYPTIC POSSIBILITY ( FULL-BL[N COLLUSION BETWE5 ,RUSSIA1 ! ,U,S1 & ,*9A AGA9/ !IR [N POPULACES & ! WORLD AT L>GE4
,BUT WE C\LD SIT H]E & WRITE \T PRESCRIPTIONS = DAYS4 ,IT'S MORE USEFUL TO HAVE SOME G5]AL AB/RACT GUID+ LILY V]Y /RONG RESONANCE ) HUMAN NATURE4
,OH YES SURE1 WE'VE ALWAYS LIV$ 9 AN AU?ORIT>IAN NIE DY/OPIA1 JU/ READ SOME ,*OMSKY & REALIZE ! BLOOD%$1 IMP]IALISM1 RACISM1 & COLONIALISM 7TO LI/ BUT A FEW ?+S7 \R SEEM+LY NORMAL WORLD HAS BE5 BUILT UPON4 ,BUT LET'S NOT KID \RSELVES4 ,! SPACE ( 0,MU* ,WORSE ,DY/OPIAS0 IS /ILL V]Y L>GE4 ,HELL IT C\LD GET EV5 WORSE ?AN ! PICTURE ,I JU/ PA9T$4 ,WE'RE NOT ALL SLAVES WE>+ EXPLOSIVE METAL COLL>S1 )\T EV5 ! SLIV+ 9 ! POISON\S RUBBLE1 /RIPP$ ( KN[L$GE & =EV] B>R$ BY ! DECAY ( AVAILABLE RES\RCES FROM ANY ASPIRATIONS HI<] ?AN MUD4
,! WORLD C\LD BE WORSE ?AN IT IS4
,BUT IT ISN'T4
,:Y HAVE \TRIIANS & ALL !IR REFRE%+LY SIMPLE VISIONS FAIL$8 ,!Y'VE FAIL$ BECAUSE AU?ORIT>IANISM IS RIGID4 ,IT'S BAD AT ADAPT+ ITSELF4 ,IT'S BAD AT 9QUIR+ 9 RADICAL1 DANG]\S1 OR MEMETICALLY-RISKY WAYS4 ,& IT'S BAD AT PROCESS+ BASIC 9=MATION 9 ITS EV]Y MOTION ?R\< ! WORLD4
,MOD]N FASCI/S HAVE ADOPT$ A HUGE >RAY ( PAT*ES TO TRY TO FIX ! MO/ GRIEV\S RIGIDITIES ( ! OLD ,W,W,I,I ]A REGIMES -- FROM ! DEC5TRALIZATION FETI% ( FASCI/ TRIBALI/S TO A/ROTURF$ SW>MS ( 9T]NET TROLLS -- & ! ALT-RITIFICIAL SIMPLICITY4
,!SE >E REASSUR+ TO LIMIT$ HUMAN BRA9S FAC+ A COMP\ND+ SOCIAL S+UL>ITY ( FLUID COMPLEXITY 9 CULTURE & KN[L$GE4 ,& IT IS UND]/&ABLE ?AT 9 CONJUNCTION ) DEMOCRACY & A GREAT RECESSION ) P]MAN5T JOB LOSS WE'D EV5TUALLY SEE A REVOLT AGA9/ GLOBALISM1 AGA9/ EV]Y?+ ! 9T]NET & MOD]N CULTURE REPRES5TS1 AGA9/ EV]Y COMPLEXIFY+ & NUANC+ PROCESS ON E>?4 ,BUT AT ! 5D ( ! DAY SIMPLE APPROA*ES >E ULTIMATELY NOT W9N+ APPROA*ES4
,FASCISM TELLS OV]LY SIMPLE /ORIES AB\T G5D]1 AB\T RACE1 AB\T POLITICAL P[]1 AB\T HUMAN DESIRE1 AB\T ECONOMICS4 ,DONALD ,TRUMP'S MU*-MOCK$ MYOPIA :]E !RE >E ONLY 0W9N]S0 & 0LOS]S0 IS ACTUALLY AN SUCC9CT /ATEM5T ( ! PYS*OSIS ( P[]4 ,FASCISM IS 9FAM\S = ITS LONG/&+ UNTR\BL$ EMBRACE ( PO/MOD]N IDEOLOGICAL 9COH]5CE1 BUT ?IS %\LD NOT BE READ AS A MATT] ( 9TELLECTUAL COMPLEXITY4 ,RA!R ?IS MIASMA ( O/5SIBLY CONTRADICTORY POLITICS IS PRECISELY EVID5CE ( FASCISM'S 9SUL> /UPIDITY4 ,IF P[] IS ALL ?AT MATT]S !N ! PHILOSOPHICAL /UFF IS JU/ A GAME ( RHETORIC4 ,FASCISM IS BUILT ON AN EMBRACE ( ! CATACLYSMICALLY /UPID1 ! ANTI-9TELLECTUAL TURN ( NIHILISM4
,!RE CAN BE NO PHILOSOPH] ,DONALD ,TRUMPS1 AS ,SCOTT ,ALEX&] ONCE WROTE4 ,& :ILE ! BRUTE ?UG 9 ! LOCK] ROOM MAY ?9K ?IS A GOOD ?+ -- ?AT PHILOSOPHIZ+ IS NAUY COMPLEXITY & WA/EFUL SP9N+1 DETAT*$ FROM ! REAL /UFF ?AT MATT]S 9 ! IMM$IATE -- IT'S ! PHILOSOPH]S :O ALWAYS SEEM TO W9 9 ! LONG RUN4
,FASCISM IS BAD AT SCI5CE & LOVE4 ,IT'S NOT GE>$ T[>DS RADICAL 9QUIRY1 T[>DS F]RET+ AFT] UND]LY+ TRU?4 ,DISCIPL9$ 5G9E]+ IT CAN DO1 BUT DEEP 9SILY ! SOCIOPA?IC FRAME ( M9D GRASPS PEOPLE FUNCTIONALLY1 IT BUILDS V]Y GOOD PR$ICTIVE MAPS 9 MO/ CASES1 BUT IT IS BAD AT RECOGNIZ+ OR BUILD+ (F ( !IR SPONTANEITY & AG5CY4
,9CAPABLE ( TRULY RECOGNIZ+ OR CAPITALIZ+ ON POSITIVE SUM GAMES1 BECAUSE ! IDEOLOGY ( P[] COLLAPSES EV]Y?+ D[N TO W9N]S & LOS]S4 ,BUT IT'S NOT JU/ A MEMETIC ECOSY/EM ALL]GIC TO MUTUAL FL\RI%+1 IT'S A MATT] ( NOT BE+ ABLE TO GROK OR LEV]AGE ! B5EFITS ( LOVE4 ,TRUE UND]/&+ ( ONE ANO!R -- 9TELLECTUAL DILIG5CE & BLURR$ SELFHOOD ?R\< COMPASSION -- 5ABLES 9CR$IBLY HI< B&WID? COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION4 ,TOGE!R WE HAVE COGNITIVE DEP?S !Y WILL NEV] KN[4 ,EV5 9 ! ROMANTIC CONTEXT EGALIT>IAN LOVE PROVIDES A RES]VOIR ( /R5G? TO \R SOCIALLY-ANXI\S MONKEY BRA9S !Y CAN ONLY IMITATE ) ! MO/ =C$ >RANGEM5TS1 & IMPLICITLY ?REAT-BACK$ LIES4 ,! PALE SIMULCRA ( LOVE !Y CON/RUCT = !MSELVES IS BO? BRITTLE & CO/LY 9 ITS UPKEEP4
,MEAN:ILE !RE'S ! ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS4 ,AU?ORIT>IANISM IS JU/ 9CR$IBLY 9EFFICI5T1 BO? !ORETICALLY & EMPIRICALLY4 ,9CAPABLE ( TRANSMITT+ ACCURATE 9=MATION & GETT+ ?+S DONE4 ,! MU* VAUNT$ MY? ( TRA9S RUNN+ ON TIME OBSCURES ! FACT ?AT ALL FASCI/ & AU?ORIT>IAN GOV]NM5TS W]E PLAGU$ BY FAILURE4 ,9S(> AS FASCI/ REGIMES EV] UNLEA% ANY ECONOMIC WEAL? IT'S USUALLY BY BREAK+ ?R\< EXI/+ CON/RA9TS -- ! ,V]SAILLES TREATY1 = EXAMPLE1 OR ! COLONIAL L& S*EME 9 ,RHODESIA4 ,!SE SUDD5 BUR/S ( WEAL? FADE ( C\RSE & ! 9T]NAL ECONOMIC 9EFFICI5CIES ( ! REGIME BECOME PRESS+1 USUALLY MOTIVAT+ CONQUE/ TO KEEP FUND+ ?+S4 ,!RE >E A FEW PLACES 9 ! ,U,S ,TRUMP C\LD FREE UP WEAL? OR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY BY PUN*+ ?R\< EXI/+ B>RI]S1 BUT !SE WILL RUN \T4 ,& LET'S NOT PRET5D ?AT A TRADE W> OR R5EGOTIAT+ FREE TRADE DEALS WILL PICK UP MU* WEAL? = ,TRUMP4 ,!RE >E SOME PLACES HE C\LD ?R[ MEAT BACK TO HIS BASE1 BUT GIV5 TE*NOLOGICAL REALITIES WE'RE REALLY NOT GETT+ NET JOBS BACK UNLESS !Y'RE ECONOMICALLY >TIFICIAL CON/RUCTS DESIGN$ TO PUT A FIG LEAF OV] A H&\T4
,N[ !RE >E ALT]NATIVE AU?ORIT>IAN APPROA*ES TO ! 9DU/RIAL CORPORATE /ATE ?AT TRADE !IR WAY TO SOME SPECIFIC EFFICI5CIES4 ,! ,RW&A MODEL1 = EXAMPLE1 ( DEC5TRALIZ$ RADIO DEMAGOG]Y & !N LETT+ Y\R LI/5]S DO ! MA*ET+ ( !IR NEID TO TRANSMIT 9=MATION BACK UP FROM ! MOBLIZ$ MASSES4 ,SO A TILY MOD]N NAZIS LOVE TALK+ AB\T A RETURN TO ,DUNB>-SCALE TRIBES4 ,BUT SU* 0NATIONAL AN>*ISM0 SACRIFICES EV]Y?+ P[]FUL & LIB]ATORY AB\T GLOBALISM4 ,EV5 IF SU* M9I-REI*S F$]ATE !Y'RE /ILL GONNA GET ABSOLUTELY TR\NC$ BY ?OSE COMMUNITIES :OSE SOCIAL GRAPHS >E LESS CLU/]$1 :]E 9DIVIDUALS >E CAPABLE ( BUILD+ !IR [N CONNECTIONS \T ( A WID] >RAY ( 9DIVIDUALS ?AN SOME TRIBE4 ,GRANT$1 9 \R PRES5T CONTEXT ?IS B5EFIT IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AS IMM$IATELY VISIBLE S9CE MO/ ( !SE ,SMALL ,T[N ,NAZIS HAVE ALREADY TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( COMPUTATIONAL EFFICI5CIES ( GLOBALISM VIA ! 9ITIAL PROCESS ( BUILD+ !IR TRIBES FROM GEOGRAPHICALLY /REWN LIKEM9DS4 ,BUT /ILL ON ANY FUR!R TIMESCALE ! ORGANIZATIONAL =M ( TRIBALISM IS LAUY4
,P>T ( ! REASON WE'RE SO WEAK RIE 9SIS HAVE SE5 US RACE TO PICK ! BE/ POSSIBLE FRI5DS & ALLIES1 ! PEOPLE :O MO/ GET IT1 :O WE ?9K >E MO/ ON ! SAME PAGE AS US1 MO/ DEMON/RABLY C>+ AB\T O!RS & DILIG5T 9 !IR 9VE/IGATION 9TO ! COMPLEX DYNAMICS ( OPPRESSION4 ,NATURALLY 9 ?IS WILD RU% ( PROGRESS WE'VE CLU/]$1 BE5 EXCLUSION>Y1 S\Y FAILURE MODE4 ,& IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO ISOLATE ANY SORT ACTIONS OR BEHAVIORS 9 ?IS EXPLOSION AS UNIV]SALLY NEGATIVE4 ,!RE >E ABSOLUTELY VALID CONTEXTS = O/RACISM & ! LIKE4 ,IT'S TOTALLY UND]/&ABLE :Y WE'RE %ATT]$ 9TO A MILLION BRI/L+ %>DS1 & FALSE UNITY W\LD BE A ?\S& TIMES WORSE & MORE DANG]\SLY EMP[]+ ( AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,BUT WE >E AT SU* A SITUATION ULTIMATELY NOT BECAUSE WE'RE ALL OPPORTUNI/IC KNIFE-WIELD+ SOCIOPA?S BUT BECAUSE ( \R COMPASSION1 \R EMPA?Y1 \R DRIVE TO UND]/& & TO CONFRONT P[] DYNAMICS ALL ! WAY4 ,D[N TO ! MO/ SUBTLE MICROAGGRESSION4 ,:ILE IT HAS US AT EA* O!RS' ?ROATS RIITY ?AT FASCI/S >E ALMO/ 5TIRELY B>R$ FROM4 ,WE'VE GOT TO LEV]AGE ! CONNECTIVE HONE/Y & COLLABORATIVE COMPETITION ( GLOBAL M>KETS1 EV5 JU/ \R FURTIVE BLACK M>KETS1 5DLESSLY SLIPP+ PA/ !IR FRACTAL WALLS4 ,& WE'VE GOT TO APPLY \R +5UITY TO BUILD TOOLS ?AT PULL ! RUG \T FROM UND]NEA? !M4 ,WE LAUN*$ ?IS W> WE TODAY CALL ! ,9T]NET1 WE FIR$ ! 9ITIAL B>RAGE ( CYPH]PUNK ASPIRATIONS ?AT %OOK ! ,N,S,A & ! WORLD'S P[]S TO !IR KNEES4 ,IT'S TIME TO GO ON ! (F5SIVE AGA91 TO /OP MONKEYPAT*+ DEF5SIVELY & /EP UP \R AUDACITY AGA91 TO TRULY REA* BEYOND ! SCOPE ( :AT ! ,N,S,A CAN SEE OR IS CAPABLE ( YET CONSID]+ A ?REAT4
,SURE WE NE$ TO MOBILIZE1 TO BUILD MUTUAL AID NETWORKS1 GET GUNS & TOOLS1 BUILD ACTIVI/ & COMMUNITY 9FRA/RUCTURE1 PREP>E = ! WOR/1 BUT WE'VE ALSO GOT TO LEV]AGE ! ?+S WE HAVE ?AT !Y WILL NEV] HAVE4 ,WE'VE GOT TO \T MEME !M1 \T CULTURE !M1 \T EMPA?Y !M1 & \T SCI5CE !M4
,!Y CAN TRY TO TAKE \R GLOBAL NETWORK AWAY FROM US1 TRY TO DIM9I% ! SCOPE ( ! COMPLEXITY WE CAN BR+ TO BE> AGA9/ !M1 BUT WE /ILL HAVE IT = A :ILE & SO IT'S TIME TO LEV]AGE IT LIKE NEV] BE=E4 ,! _/POL_/ NAZIS >E NOT ! 9T]NET NATIVES H]E1 WE >E4 ,WE [N ?IS :OLE FUCK+ ?+1 WE BUILT ! GLEAM+ FUTURE H]E1 9 ! %ELL ( !IR DRE>Y WORLD4 ,! SIMPLE M9DS ( REACTION>IES1 HO/ILE TO EV]Y?+ COMPLEX & RI* AB\T IT1 CAN ONLY SURVIVE 9 ! F> FLUNG \TDAT$ CORN]S ( ! WEB4 ,!Y >E NOT ! MAJORITY1 WE >E4 ,!Y >E ! FLOTSOM1 ! FAILURES 9CAPABLE ( KEEP+ UP1 :O HAVE RUN HOME TO GR&MA & GR&PA TO MAKE AM]ICA 9ANELY SIMPLE AGA94
,9 #aiif ?AT GREAT AU?ORIT>IAN ,BILL ,CL9TON SIGN$ ! ,TELECOM 0,RE=M0 ,ACT ( #a#i#i#f1 PASS$ 9 ! ,S5ATE ) ONLY FIVE DISS5T+ VOTES1 MAK+ IT ILLEGAL TO SAY 0FUCK0 ONL9E1 PUNI%ABLE BY A @s#b#e1 F9E4 ,ON ?AT DAY MANY ( US SAID 0,WELL1 FUCK !M40 ,WE GAVE UP ON !IR WORLD4 ,WE GAVE UP PLAY+ !IR GAMES & TURN$ AWAY TO BUILD A NEW WORLD4 ,?AT WORLD IS BLOSSOM+ TODAY4 ,IT IS ! WORLD ! FASCI/S >E FURI\S AB\T1 ! REASON !Y >E RIS+ AS ONE1 9 A DESP]ATE EF=T TO /OMP IT ALL \T4 ,A WORLD 9F9ITE 9 G5D]1 COLOR & SOLID>ITY4 ,A WORLD UNBELIEVABLY RI* 9 >T & SCI5CE4 ,& :ILE ! D9OSAURS MAY FIE NOT AFRAID ( *AOS4 ,WE >E ! FUCK+ *AOS4
,WE'VE GOT TO TURN 9TO ! TEEM+ *URN+ COMPLEX CULTURE WE'VE BUILT ) ONE ANO!R ONL9E1 :]E WE'VE ACCEL]AT$ ALL ! PROCESSES ( SOCIAL EVOLUTION1 & MAKE IT AN ACID CAPABLE ( EAT+ !M ALIVE4 ,NO RETREAT1 NO APOLOGIES1 ONLY ACCEL]ATION4 ,MORE SCI5CE1 MORE HYP] META & ATT5TIVE CULTURE ?AT ! LOCAL ,F,O,X NEWS AT #aa CAN'T EXPLA94 ,FUCK ELECTIONS ANYWAY4 ,FUCK DEMOCRACY & FUCK ! V]Y PREMISE ?AT #f MILLION IDIOTS GET TO HAVE ANY SAY OV] US4
,& SPEAK+ ( SCI5CE ALONG ! WAY WE'VE GOT TO D\BLE D[N ON C>BON-NEGATIVE TE*NOLOGIES1 ,G,M,O FOODS TO KILL FACTORY F>M+ & REPLACE MEAT1 A/]OID M9+ TO %UTT] ALL M9ES ON E>?1 ETC4 ,BECAUSE :ILE NOT EV]Y SOCIAL PROBLEM HAS A TE*NOLOGICAL SOLUTION ?AT %\LDN'T MAKE US AFRAID ( LOOK+ = ?OSE SITUATIONS :]E !RE IS ONE4 ,! FACT IS N[ !RE'S NO LONG] ANY POLITICAL HOPE ( DEAL+ ) GLOBAL W>M+4 ,! GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION TOO IMPOSSIBLE1 GLOBAL REVOLUTION /ILL DECADES AWAY AT BE/4 ,SO IT'S ON US TO SAVE ! WORLD1 BECAUSE ! FASCI/S WON'T &1 9DE$1 CAN'T4 ,WE CAN :9E AB\T H[ UNFAIR IT IS1 OR H[ MU* MORE SATISFY+ IT W\LD BE TO %AKE EV]YONE TO AW>5ESS ( !IR E?ICAL OBLIGATIONS RA!R ?AN SLID+ BETT] PRODUCTS 9TO !IR GROC]Y BASKETS4 ,BUT WE'RE H]OES1 NOT :9]S4 ,WE'VE GOT A WORLD TO SAVE4 ,LET'S JU/ GET ON IT4
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