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,! ,ALT]NATIVE3 ,POSSIBILITIES = ,REVOLUTION>Y ,ACTIVISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! ,ALT]NATIVE3 ,POSSIBILITIES = ,REVOLUTION>Y ,ACTIVISM 

,I HAVE MADE A NUMB] ( =CEFUL1 EV5 VITRIOLIC1 >GUM5TS AGA9/ NONVIOL5T ACTIVISM1 & ,I HAVE NOT DILUT$ !SE >GUM5TS4 ,MY GOAL HAS BE5 TO EMPHASIZE CRITICISMS TOO (T5 SIL5C$1 9 ORD] TO DEF5E/RATE ! /RANGLEHOLD PACIFISM HAS OV] ! MOVEM5T'S DISC\RSE -- A /RANGLEHOLD EX]T+ SU* A MONOPOLY OV] PUTATIVE MORALITY & /RATEGIC_/TACTICAL ANALYSIS 9 MANY CIRCLES AS TO PRECLUDE EV5 ! ACKN[L$GM5T ( A FEASIBLE ALT]NATIVE4 ,W\LD-BE REVOLUTION>IES NE$ TO REALIZE ?AT PACIFISM IS SO VAPID & C\NT]PRODUCTIVE ?AT AN ALT]NATIVE IS IMP]ATIVE4 ,ONLY !N CAN WE WEI< ! DIFF]5T PA?S ( /RUGGLE FAIRLY -- &1 ,I HOPE1 9 A MORE PLURALI/IC1 DEC5TRALIZ$ MANN] AS WELL -- RA!R ?AN ATTEMPT+ TO 5=CE A P>TY L9E OR ! S+LE CORRECT REVOLUTION>Y PROGRAM4 

,MY >GUM5T IS NOT ?AT ALL PACIFI/S >E APOLOGI/S & SELL\TS )\T R$EEM+ M]IT OR A PLACE 9 A REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 ,MANY PACIFI/S >E WELL-MEAN+ W\LD-BE REVOLUTION>IES :O HAVE SIMPLY BE5 UNABLE TO MOVE PA/ !IR CULTURAL CONDITION+1 :I* PROGRAMS !M 9/9CTIVELY TO REACT TO ASSAULTS ON1 ! ,GODLIKE /ATE AS ! HI<E/ CRIME & TREASON4 ,A H&FUL ( PACIFI/S HAVE %[N SU* A SU/A9$ COMMITM5T TO REVOLUTION & 9CURR$ SU* RISKS & SACRIFICES ?AT !Y >E ABOVE ! CRITICISMS TYPICALLY DES]V$ BY PACIFI/S1 & EV5 POSE A *ALL5GE TO ! FUNCTION+ ( ! /ATUS QUO1 P>TICUL>LY :5 !IR MORALS DO NOT PREV5T !M FROM WORK+ 9 SOLID>ITY ) NON-PACIFI/ REVOLUTION>IES4.<#b#b#e.> ,! PO9T IS ?AT PACIFISM AS IDEOLOGY1 ) PRET5SIONS BEYOND A P]SONAL PRACTICE1 9CORRIGIBLY S]VES /ATE 9T]E/S & IS HOPELESSLY WRAPP$ UP PSY*OLOGICALLY ) ! CONTROL S*EMA ( ! PATRI>*Y & :ITE SUPREMACY4 

,N[ ?AT ,I HAVE DEMON/RAT$ ! NE$ TO REPLACE A NONVIOL5T REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICE1 ,I WANT TO ELABORATE ON :AT WE MI<T REPLACE IT )1 AS NUM]\S NON-PACIFI/ =MS ( REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE CONTA9 !IR [N T]M9AL FLAWS4 ,9 DEBATE1 PACIFI/S TYPICALLY G5]ALIZE SOME BROAD FAULTS ( A FEW EXEMPLIFI$ HI/ORICAL REVOLUTIONS1 AVOID ANY DETAIL$ ANALYSIS1 & RE/ !IR CASE4 ,BUT RA!R ?AN SAY1 = 9/ANCE1 0,SEE1 ! VIOL5T ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION L$ TO ANO!R VIOL5T & AU?ORIT>IAN GOV]NM5T1 !RE=E VIOL5CE IS 9FECTI\S10.<#b#b#f.> IT W\LD HELP TO PO9T \T ?AT ALL ! ,L59I/S WANT$ WAS AN AU?ORIT>IAN1 R$-PA9T$ CAPITALI/ /ATE ) !M AT ! HEAD1 & 9 !IR [N T]MS !Y W]E QUITE SUCCESSFUL4.<#b#b#g.> ,WE C\LD ALSO PO9T \T ! CONTEMPORANE\S AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>IES 9 S\!RN ,UKRA9E1 :O CONSI/5TLY REFUS$ P[] &1 = YE>S1 LIB]AT$ HUGE >EAS FROM ! ,G]MANS1 ! ANTI-,SEMITIC NATIONALI/S1 ! ,:ITES1 & ! ,R$S -- BUT DID NOT IMPOSE !IR WILL ON ?OSE !Y LIB]AT$1 :OM !Y 5C\RAG$ TO SELF-ORGANIZE4.<#b#b#h.> ,FUR!R LEAV+ ASIDE PACIFISM'S MY/IFY+1 SWEEP+ ANALYSIS1 IT MI<T DO WELL TO DIRTY \R H&S 9 ! HI/ORICAL DETAILS & ANALYZE DEGREES ( VIOL5CE1 P]HAPS BY %[+ ?AT 9 T]MS ( /RUCTURAL DEPRAVITY & /ATE REPRESSION1 ,CA/RO'S ,CUBA1 ! PRODUCT ( A VIOL5T REVOLUTION1 IS >GUABLY LESS VIOL5T ?AN ,BATI/A'S ,CUBA4 ,H[EV]1 !RE >E ALREADY 5\< APOLOGI/S = ,CA/RO AS TO DIS9CL9E ME FROM EXP5D+ MY 5]GIES 9 SU* A MANN]4 

,! COMMON ELEM5T ( ALL ( !SE AU?ORIT>IAN REVOLUTIONS IS !IR HI]>*ICAL =M ( ORGANIZATION4 ,! AU?ORIT>IANISM ( ! ,U,S,S,R OR ,PEOPLE'S ,REPUBLIC ( ,*9A WAS NOT A MY/ICAL C>RYOV] FROM ! VIOL5CE !Y US$1 BUT A DIRECT FUNCTION ( ! HI]>*IES TO :I* !Y W]E ALWAYS W$4 ,IT IS VAGUE1 MEAN+LESS1 & ULTIMATELY UNTRUE TO SAY ?AT VIOL5CE ALWAYS PRODUCES C]TA9 PSY*OLOGICAL PATT]NS & SOCIAL RELATION%IPS4 ,HI]>*Y1 H[EV]1 IS 9SEP>ABLE FROM PSY*OLOGICAL PATT]NS & SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ( DOM9ATION4 ,9 FACT1 MO/ ( ! VIOL5CE 9 SOCIETY ?AT IS UN>GUABLY WRONG /EMS FROM CO]CIVE HI]>*IES4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! CONCEPT ( HI]>*Y HAS MO/ ( ! ANALYTICAL & MORAL PRECISION ?AT ! CONCEPT ( VIOL5CE LACKS4 ,!RE=E1 TO TRULY SUCCE$1 A LIB]ATION /RUGGLE MU/ USE ANY MEANS NECESS>Y ?AT >E CONSI/5T ) BUILD+ A WORLD FREE ( CO]CIVE HI]>*IES4 

,?IS ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANISM MU/ BE REFLECT$ 9 BO? ! ORGANIZATION & ! E?OS ( A LIB]ATION MOVEM5T4 ,ORGANIZATIONALLY1 P[] MU/ BE DEC5TRALIZ$ -- ?IS MEANS NO POLITICAL P>TIES OR BUREAUCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS4 ,P[] %\LD BE LOCAT$ AS MU* AS POSSIBLE 9 ! GRASSROOTS -- ) 9DIVIDUALS & 9 GR\PS WORK+ )9 A COMMUNITY4 ,BECAUSE GRASSROOTS & COMMUNITY GR\PS >E CONF9$ BY REAL-LIFE CONDITIONS & HAVE CON/ANT CONTACT ) PEOPLE \TSIDE ! MOVEM5T1 IDEOLOGY T5DS TO FL[ UPW>D1 CONC5TRAT+ 9 0NATIONAL COMMITTEES0 & O!R C5TRALIZ$ LEVELS ( ORGANIZATION 7:I* BR+ TOGE!R LIKE-M9D$ PEOPLE /EEP$ 9 AB/RACTION & REMOV$ FROM CONTACT ) MO/ O!R FOLK'S EV]YDAY REALITIES74 ,FEW ?+S HAVE MORE POT5TIAL = AU?ORIT>IANISM ?AN A P[]FUL IDEOLOGY4 ,!RE=E1 AS MU* AUTONOMY & DECISION-MAK+ P[] AS POSSIBLE MU/ REMA9 AT ! GRASSROOTS4 ,:5 LOCAL GR\PS DO NE$ TO F$]ATE OR O!RWISE COORD9ATE OV] A WID] GEOGRAPHIC >EA -- & ! DIFFICULTY ( ?IS /RUGGLE WILL REQUIRE COORD9ATION1 DISCIPL9E1 POOL+ ( RES\RCES1 & COMMON /RATEGY -- :ATEV] ORGANIZATION >ISES %\LD 5SURE ?AT LOCAL GR\PS DO NOT LOSE !IR AUTONOMY & ?AT :ATEV] HI<] LEVELS ( ORGANIZATION >E CREAT$ 7SU* AS ! REGIONAL OR NATIONAL COMMITTEES ( A F$]ATION7 >E WEAK1 TEMPOR>Y1 FREQU5TLY REPLAC$1 RECALLABLE1 & ALWAYS DEP5D5T ON RATIFICATION BY ! LOCAL GR\PS4 ,O!RWISE1 ?OSE :O FILL ! HI<] LEVELS ( ORGANIZATION >E LIKELY TO DEVELOP A BUREAUCRATIC M9DSET1 & ! ORGANIZATION IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP 9T]E/S ( ITS [N1 :I* WILL SOON DIV]GE FROM ! 9T]E/S ( ! MOVEM5T4 

,ADDITIONALLY1 NO ORGANIZATION %\LD MONOPOLIZE ! MOVEM5T4 ,ORGANIZATIONS %\LD NOT BE EMPIRES2 !Y %\LD BE TEMPOR>Y TOOLS ?AT OV]LAP1 PROLIF]ATE1 & DIE \T :5 !Y >E NO LONG] NE$$4 ,A MOVEM5T WILL BE HEAL?I] & H>D] TO CO-OPT IF !RE IS A DIV]SITY ( GR\PS FILL+ DIFF]5T NI*ES & PURSU+ SIMIL> PURPOSES1.<#b#b#i.> & !SE GR\PS WILL BE LESS PRONE TO 9FI<T+ IF PEOPLE )9 ! MOVEM5T T5D TO BELONG TO MULTIPLE GR\PS RA!R ?AN GIV+ !IR LOYALTY TO A S+LE GR\P4 

,! CULTURE1 OR E?OS1 ( ! LIB]ATION MOVEM5T IS ALSO VITAL4 ,NONCO]CIVE /RUCTURES >E EASILY SUBV]T$ IF ! CULTURE & DESIRES ( ! PEOPLE OP]AT+ ?OSE /RUCTURES DRAW !M T[>D O!R 5DS4 ,= />T]S1 A CULTURE ( LIB]ATION MU/ FAVOR PLURALISM OV] MONOPOLY4 ,9 T]MS ( /RUGGLE1 ?IS MEANS WE MU/ AB&ON ! IDEA ?AT !RE IS ONLY ONE RI<T WAY1 ?AT WE MU/ GET EV]YONE TO SIGN ON TO ! SAME PLAT=M OR JO9 ! SAME ORGANIZATION4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! /RUGGLE WILL B5EFIT FROM A PLURALITY ( /RATEGIES ATTACK+ ! /ATE FROM DIFF]5T ANGLES4 ,?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT EV]YONE %\LD WORK ALONE OR AT CROSS-PURPOSES4 ,WE NE$ TO COORD9ATE & UNIFY AS MU* AS POSSIBLE TO 9CREASE \R COLLECTIVE /R5G?1 BUT WE %\LD ALSO RECONSID] H[ MU* UNI=MITY IS ACTUALLY POSSIBLE4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET EV]YONE TO AGREE ?AT ONE /RATEGY = /RUGGLE IS ! BE/1 & 9DE$ ?IS CONT5TION IS PROBABLY WRONG4 ,AFT] ALL1 DIFF]5T PEOPLE HAVE DIFF]5T /R5G?S & EXP]I5CES & FACE DIFF]5T ASPECTS ( OPPRESSION3 IT ONLY MAKES S5SE ?AT !RE %\LD BE DIFF]5T PA?S ( /RUGGLE ON :I* WE FI<T SIMULTANE\SLY T[>D LIB]ATION4 ,! AU?ORIT>IAN MONO!ISM 9H]5T 9 ,WE/]N CIVILIZATION W\LD LEAD US TO VIEW !SE O!R PA?S AS UN9TELLIG5T DET\RS1 AS COMPETITION -- WE MI<T EV5 TRY TO REPRESS !SE O!R T5D5CIES )9 ! MOVEM5T4 ,ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANISM REQUIRES ?AT WE AB&ON ?IS M9DSET1 RECOGNIZE ! 9EVITABILITY ( DIFF]5CES1 & ?9K ( PEOPLE :O DEVIATE FROM US AS ALLIES4 ,AFT] ALL1 WE >E NOT TRY+ TO IMPOSE ONE NEW1 UTOPIAN SOCIETY ON EV]YBODY AFT] ! REVOLUTION2 ! GOAL IS TO DE/ROY C5TRALIZ$ P[] /RUCTURES SO EA* COMMUNITY HAS ! AUTONOMY TO ORGANIZE ITSELF 9 ! WAY ?AT ALL ITS MEMB]S COLLECTIVELY DECIDE WILL BE/ 5ABLE !M TO MEET !IR NE$S1 :ILE ALSO JO9+ OR LEAV+ FREE ASSOCIATIONS ( MUTUAL AID ) COMMUNITIES >\ND !M4.<#b#c.> ,EV]YONE HAS AN 9NATE POT5TIAL = FRE$OM & SELF-ORGANIZATION2 !RE=E1 IF WE ID5TIFY AS AN>*I/S1 \R JOB IS NOT TO CONV]T EV]YONE ELSE TO AN>*ISM1 BUT TO USE \R P]SPECTIVES & COLLECTIVE EXP]I5CES TO GU>D AGA9/ ! CO-OPTATION EF=TS ( ! 9/ITUTIONAL ,LEFT & TO PROVIDE MODELS = AUTONOM\S SOCIAL RELATION%IPS & SELF-ORGANIZATION 9 CULTURES :]E NONE CURR5TLY EXI/4 

,!RE IS ALSO ! QUE/ION ( LEAD]%IP 9 AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN /RUGGLE4 ,! TRADITIONAL IDEA ( LEAD]%IP1 AS AN 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ OR CO]CIVE ROLE1 AS HOLD+ P[] OV] PEOPLE1 IS HI]>*ICAL & 9HIBITIVE ( PEOPLE'S GR[?4 ,BUT IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT PEOPLE >E NOT EQUAL 9 T]MS ( ABILITIES1 ?AT ?IS REVOLUTION WILL TAKE A TREM5D\S AM\NT ( EXP]TIZE1 & ?AT SM>T1 NON-EGOTI/ICAL PEOPLE WILL VOLUNT>ILY PLACE SOMEONE ) MORE EXP]TIZE ?AN O!RS 9 A POSITION ( NON-CO]CIVE & TEMPOR>Y LEAD]%IP4 ,! APPROA* ( AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN E?OS T[>D LEAD]%IP IS ?AT P[] NE$S TO BE CON/ANTLY R$I/RIBUT$ \TW>DS4 ,IT IS ! RESPONSIBILITY ( PEOPLE :O F9D !MSELVES 9 POSITIONS ( LEAD]%IP TO L5D !IR TAL5TS TO ! MOVEM5T :ILE SPREAD+ !IR LEAD]%IP >\ND1 TEA*+ O!R PEOPLE RA!R ?AN HOLD+ ON TO !IR EXP]TIZE AS A =M ( P[]4 

,ADDITIONALLY1 AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN E?OS FAVORS FI<T+ UNCOMPROMIS+LY AGA9/ OPPRESSION1 BUT OPPOSES CRU%+ ?OSE :O HAVE BE5 DEFEAT$2 IT FAVORS RECONCILIATION OV] PUNI%M5T4 

,) !SE /RUCTURES & CULTURE1 A LIB]ATION MOVEM5T HAS A BETT] *ANCE ( SUCCE$+ )\T CREAT+ A NEW AU?ORIT>IAN SY/EM4 ,!RE WILL ALWAYS BE A T5SION BETWE5 BE+ EFFECTIVE & BE+ LIB]AT+1 & 9 ! COMPLEXITY ( /RUGGLE !RE IS PL5TY ( GRAY SPACE1 BUT IT HELPS TO SEE CULTIVAT+ AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN PRACTICE AS A CON/ANT BATTLE BETWE5 TWO REQUIREM5TS 7EFFICI5CY & FRE$OM7 ?AT >E CONFLICT+ BUT NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE4 ,! PACIFI/ VISION ( /RUGGLE1 BAS$ ON A POL> DI*OTOMY BETWE5 VIOL5CE & NONVIOL5CE1 IS UNREALI/IC & SELF-DEFEAT+4 

,MORE CONCRETELY1 IT IS H>D TO G5]ALIZE H[ A LIB]ATION MOVEM5T US+ A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS %\LD CONDUCT ITS /RUGGLE4 ,SPECIFIC GR\PS NE$ TO DECIDE ?AT = !MSELVES BAS$ ON ! CONDITIONS !Y FACE -- NOT BAS$ ON ! PRESCRIPTIONS ( SOME IDEOLOGY4 ,9 ALL LIKELIHOOD1 ?\<1 AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN LIB]ATION MOVEM5T W\LD NE$ TO EMPHASIZE BUILD+ AN AUTONOM\S CULTURE ?AT CAN RESI/ ! M9D CONTROL ( ! CORPORATE M$IA & A F\NDATION ( SOCIAL C5T]S1 FREE S*OOLS1 FREE CL9ICS1 COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE1 & O!R /RUCTURES ?AT CAN SUPPORT COMMUNITIES 9 RESI/ANCE4 ,WE/]NIZ$ PEOPLE ALSO NE$ TO DEVELOP COLLECTIVE SOCIAL RELATION%IPS4 ,= ?OSE GR[+ UP 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,NOR?1 BE+ AN AN>*I/ PROVIDES NO EXCEPTION TO BE+ IMBU$ ) 9DIVIDUALI/IC1 PUNI%M5T- & PRIVILEGE-BAS$ =MS ( SOCIAL 9T]ACTIONS4 ,WE NE$ TO EMPLOY WORK+ MODELS ( RE/ORATIVE OR TRANS=MATIVE JU/ICE SO ?AT WE TRULY DON'T NE$ POLICE OR PRISONS4 ,AS LONG AS WE >E DEP5D5T ON ! /ATE1 WE WILL NEV] OV]?R[ IT4 

,READ]S MAY NOTICE ?AT SOME ( ! MAJOR 9ITIAL REQUIREM5TS ( A LIB]ATION MOVEM5T DO NOT 9CLUDE 0VIOL5T0 ACTIONS4 ,I HOPE ?AT BY N[ WE CAN AB&ON ! DI*OTOMY BETWE5 VIOL5CE & NONVIOL5CE ALTOGE!R4 ,! USE ( VIOL5CE IS NOT A /AGE 9 ! /RUGGLE ?AT WE MU/ WORK T[>D & PASS ?R\< 9 ORD] TO W94 ,IT DOES NOT HELP TO ISOLATE VIOL5CE4 ,RA!R1 WE MU/ BE AW>E ( C]TA9 TYPES ( REPRESSION WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO FACE1 C]TA9 TACTICS WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO USE4 ,AT EV]Y /AGE 9 ! /RUGGLE WE MU/ CULTIVATE A MILITANT SPIRIT4 ,\R SOCIAL C5T]S %\LD HONOR MILITANT ACTIVI/S 9 PRISON1 OR ?OSE KILL$ BY ! /ATE2 \R FREE S*OOLS %\LD TEA* SELF-DEF5SE & ! HI/ORY ( /RUGGLE4 ,IF WE WAIT TO BR+ 9 MILITANCY UNTIL ! /ATE HAS 9CREAS$ REPRESSION TO ! LEVEL ?AT IT IS BLATANTLY OBVI\S ?AT !Y HAVE DECL>$ W> ON US1 IT WILL BE TOO LATE4 ,CULTIVAT+ MILITANCY %\LD GO H& 9 H& ) PREP>ATION & \TREA*4 

,IT IS DANG]\S TO BECOME TOTALLY CUT (F FROM A MA9/REAM REALITY BY RU%+ 9TO TACTICS ?AT NO ONE ELSE CAN UND]/&1 MU* LESS SUPPORT4 ,PEOPLE :O ACT PREMATURELY & CUT !MSELVES (F FROM POPUL> SUPPORT WILL BE EASY = ! GOV]NM5T TO PICK (F4.<#b#c#a.> ,?AT SAID1 WE CANNOT LET \R ACTIONS BE DET]M9$ BY :AT IS ACCEPTABLE 9 ! MA9/REAM4 ,! OP9IONS ( ! MA9/REAM >E CONDITION$ BY ! /ATE2 P&]+ TO ! MA9/REAM IS P&]+ TO ! /ATE4 ,RA!R1 WE MU/ WORK TO ESCALATE MILITANCY1 TO $UCATE ?R\< EXEMPL>Y ACTIONS1 & TO 9CREASE ! LEVEL ( MILITANCY ACCEPTABLE 7TO AT LEA/ SEGM5TS ( ! POPULATION WE HAVE ID5TIFI$ AS POT5TIAL SUPPORT]S74 ,RADICALS FROM A PRIVILEG$ BACKGR\ND HAVE ! MO/ WORK TO DO 9 ?IS REG>D BECAUSE !SE COMMUNITIES HAVE ! MO/ CONS]VATIVE REACTIONS TO MILITANT TACTICS4 ,PRIVILEG$ RADICALS SEEM TO BE MORE LIKELY TO ASK1 0,:AT W\LD SOCIETY ?9K80 AS AN EXCUSE = !IR PASSIVITY4 

,9CREAS+ ! ACCEPTANCE ( MILITANT TACTICS IS NOT EASY WORK1 WE MU/ GRADUALLY BR+ PEOPLE TO ACCEPT MORE MILITANT =MS ( /RUGGLE4 ,IF ! ONLY *OICE WE CAN GIVE IS BETWE5 BOMB ?R[+ & VOT+1 ALMO/ ALL ( \R POT5TIAL ALLIES WILL *OOSE VOT+4 ,& ?\< MORE CULTURAL CONDITION+ MU/ BE OV]COME BE=E PEOPLE CAN ACCEPT & PRACTICE MORE DANG]\S1 DEADLY TACTICS1 SU* TACTICS CANNOT BE PLAC$ AT ! TOP ( SOME HI]>*Y4 ,FETI%IZ+ VIOL5CE NEI!R IMPROVES A MOVEM5T'S EFFECTIV5ESS NOR PRES]VES ITS ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN QUALITIES4 

,BECAUSE ( ! NATURE ( ! /ATE1 ANY /RUGGLE = LIB]ATION WILL PROBABLY EV5TUALLY BECOME AN >M$ /RUGGLE4 ,9 FACT1 A GOOD MANY PEOPLES >E 5GAG$ 9 >M$ /RUGGLE TO LIB]ATE !MSELVES RI<T N[1 9CLUD+ ! ,IRAQIS1 ! ,PALE/9IANS1 ! ,IJAW 9 ,NIG]IA1 SOME 9DIG5\S NATIONS 9 ,S\? ,AM]ICA & ,PAPUA ,NEW ,GU9EA1 &1 TO A LESS] EXT5T1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN GR\PS 9 ,GREECE1 ,ITALY1 & ELSE:]E4 ,AS ,I WRITE ?IS S5T5CE1 9DIG5\S ACTIVI/S1 AN>*I/S1 & UNIONI/S >M$ ) JU/ BRICKS & CLUBS >E HOLD+ ! B>RICADES 9 ,OAXACA AGA9/ AN IMP5D+ MILIT>Y ASSAULT4 ,SEV]AL ( !M HAVE ALREADY BE5 KILL$1 &1 AS ! MILIT>Y /RIKES AGA9 & AGA91 !Y MU/ DECIDE :E!R TO ESCALATE TACTICS TO IMPROVE !IR CAPABILITY = SELF-DEF5SE1 AT ! RISK ( GRAV] CONSEQU5CES4 ,I WON'T SAY ?AT >M$ /RUGGLE IS AN IDEOLOGICAL NECESSITY1 BUT = MANY PEOPLE 9 MANY PLACES IT DOES BECOME A NECESSITY TO OV]?R[1 OR SIMPLY DEF5D AGA9/1 ! /ATE4 ,IT W\LD BE WOND]FUL IF MO/ PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE TO GO ?R\< A PROCESS ( >M$ /RUGGLE TO LIB]ATE !MSELVES1 &1 GIV5 ! EXT5T TO :I* ECONOMIES & GOV]NM5TS >E 9TEGRAT$ GLOBALLY !SE DAYS1 A GOOD MANY GOV]NM5TS MI<T EASILY COLLAPSE IF !Y W]E ALREADY WEAK5$ BY SPREAD+ WAVES ( GLOBAL REVOLT4 ,BUT SOME PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO EXP]I5CE >M$ /RUGGLE1 SOME HAVE TO EV5 N[1 & IT W\LD BE UN=GIVABLE IF \R /RATEGY = REVOLUTION BANK$ ON ! C]TA9TY ?AT O!R PEOPLE WILL DIE 9 BLOODY CONFLICTS :ILE WE REMA9 SAFE4 

,WE MU/ REALI/ICALLY ACCEPT ?AT REVOLUTION IS A SOCIAL W>1 NOT BECAUSE WE LIKE W>1 BUT BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE ?AT ! /ATUS QUO IS A L[-9T5SITY W> & *ALL5G+ ! /ATE RESULTS 9 AN 9T5SIFICATION ( ?AT W>F>E4 ,WE MU/ ALSO ACCEPT ?AT REVOLUTION NECESSITATES 9T]P]SONAL CONFLICT BECAUSE C]TA9 CLASSES ( PEOPLE >E EMPLOY$ TO DEF5D ! C5TRALIZ+ 9/ITUTIONS WE MU/ DE/ROY4 ,PEOPLE :O CONT9UE TO DEHUMANIZE !MSELVES AS AG5TS ( LAW & ORD] MU/ BE DEFEAT$ BY :ATEV] MEANS NECESS>Y UNTIL !Y CAN NO LONG] PREV5T PEOPLE'S AUTONOM\S REALIZATION ( !IR NE$S4 ,I HOPE ?AT DUR+ ?IS PROCESS WE CAN BUILD A CULTURE ( RESPECT = \R 5EMIES 7A NUMB] ( NON-,WE/]N CULTURES HAVE %[N IT IS 9DE$ POSSIBLE TO RESPECT A P]SON OR ANIMAL Y\ MU/ KILL71 :I* WILL HELP TO PREV5T PURGES OR A NEW AU?ORITY :5 ! PRES5T /ATE HAS BE5 DEFEAT$4 ,= EXAMPLE1 IT C\LD BE SE5 AS ACCEPTABLE TO KILL A MORE P[]FUL 5EMY 7= 9/ANCE1 SOMEONE :O MU/ BE T>GET$ CL&E/9ELY = FE> ( /ATE REPRISAL71 UNFAVORABLE TO KILL SOMEONE :O IS EQUALLY P[]FUL 7SU* ?AT IT W\LD ONLY BE SE5 AS JU/IFI$ BY ONE'S PE]S 9 PIT*$ CIRCUM/ANCES & SELF-DEF5SE71 & D[NRI<T IMMORAL & SCORNFUL TO KILL SOMEONE WEAK] 7= 9/ANCE1 SOMEONE ALREADY DEFEAT$74 

,WE CAN SUCCE$ AT FEASIBLE REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVISM BY /RIV+ T[>D UNDILUT$1 LONG-T]M GOALS1 BUT WE MU/ NOT =GET %ORT-T]M VICTORIES4 ,9 ! MEANTIME1 PEOPLE NE$ TO SURVIVE & BE N\RI%$4 ,& WE MU/ RECOGNIZE ?AT VIOL5T /RUGGLE AGA9/ AN EXTREMELY P[]FUL 5EMY 9 :I* LONG-T]M VICTORY MAY SEEM IMPOSSIBLE CAN LEAD TO SMALL %ORT-T]M VICTORIES4 ,LOS+ FI<TS CAN BE BETT] ?AN NOT FI<T+ AT ALL2 FI<T+ EMP[]S PEOPLE & TEA*ES US ?AT WE CAN FI<T4 ,REF]R+ TO ! DEFEAT AT ! ,BATTLE ( ,BLAIR ,M\NTA9 DUR+ ! #aiba ,M9E ,W> 9 ,WE/ ,VIRG9IA1 FILMMAK] ,JOHN ,SAYLES WRITES1 0! PSY*OLOGICAL VICTORY ( ?OSE VIOL5T DAYS MAY HAVE BE5 MORE IMPORTANT4 ,:5 A COLONIZ$ PEOPLE LE>N !Y CAN FI<T BACK TOGE!R1 LIFE CAN NEV] AGA9 BE SO COM=TABLE = !IR EXPLOIT]S40.<#b#c#b.> 

,) 5\< BOLD1 EMP[]+ RESI/ANCE1 WE CAN MOVE BEYOND SMALL VICTORIES TO A*IEVE A LA/+ VICTORY AGA9/ ! /ATE1 ! PATRI>*Y1 CAPITALISM1 & :ITE SUPREMACY4 ,REVOLUTION IS IMP]ATIVE1 & REVOLUTION NECESSITATES /RUGGLE4 ,!RE >E MANY EFFECTIVE =MS ( /RUGGLE1 & SOME ( !SE ME?ODS CAN LEAD TO ! WORLDS WE DREAM (4 ,TO F9D ONE ( ! RI<T PA?S1 WE MU/ OBS]VE1 ASSESS1 CRITICIZE1 COMMUNICATE1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 LE>N BY DO+4 

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