,9 ,JANITZIO ,DEA? IS ,NOT ,SC>Y 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AMADEO ,BORDIGA 

,TEXT 3 

,FIR/ ,PUBLI%$3  ,IL ,PROGRAMMA ,COMUNI/A #b#c1 ,DECEMB] #a#i#f#a2 
,TRANSLAT$3 BY ,CONOR ,MURRAY4 

,9 ,MEXICO1 9 A LAKE CALL$ ,PATZCU>O1 !RE IS A LITTLE ISL& CALL$ 
,JANITZIO4 #bce MET]S ABOVE SEA LEVEL A /UNN+ L&SCAPE OP5S UP BE=E 
VISITORS3 TRANQUIL WAT]S1 M\NTA9S1 TORTUR\S SLOPES1 A SKY SO CLOSE Y\ CAN 
ALMO/ T\* IT ) A F+]4 ,DESC5DANTS ( A PR\D RACE1 ! ,T>ASCAN 
,9DIANS DID BATTLE AGA9/ ! ,SPANI% CONQUI/ADORS4 ,!Y W]E BEAT51 & 
!Y ADOPT$ ! ,*RI/IAN RELIGION ( ! 9VAD]3 BUT ! SA9TS :OM !Y 
REV]E HAVE KEPT ! *>ACT] ( ANCI5T DIV9ITIES3 ! ,SUN1 ! ,WAT]1 ! 
,FIRE & ! ,MOON4 ,! ,T>ASCANOS >E SKILL$ 9 LEA!RWORK+ & 
WOODC>V+1 SILV]SMI?+ & WEAV+ WOOL4 ,!Y >E JU/ AS GOOD FI%]M54 
,:5 !Y HAUL 9 !IR NETS 7/RANGE ?+S ?AT LOOK LIKE HUGE BUTT]FLIES7 
!Y >E ALWAYS SW>M+ ) FI%4 ,& AL?\< !Y >E H>D WORK]S 
N[ADAYS1 ! ,T>ASCANS REMA9 V]Y PRIMITIVE4 ,9DE$ !Y CONSID] LIFE A 
TRANSITIONAL /ATE1 A BRIEF MOM5T ?AT WE MU/ PASS ?R\< TO REA* ! 
BLESS+ ( DEA?4 ,DEA? NO LONG] MEANS AN 9EVITABLE DOOM BUT ON ! CONTR>Y 
IS CONSID]$ A GOOD1 ! ONLY GOOD ?+ :OSE VALUE CANNOT BE CALCULAT$4 
,?IS IS :Y ! ,DAY ( ! ,DEAD IS NOT A DAY ( SORR[ = ! 9HABITANTS ( 
,JANITZIO4 ,! P>TY KICKS (F E>LY 9 ! MORN+4 ,! H\SES >E DECORAT$ 
= ! FE/IVAL & ALL ! IMAGES ( ! SA9TS >E DECORAT$ ) LACE & 
PAP] FL[]S4 ,! PORTRAITS ( ! DEAD >E DISPLAY$ & LIT UP ) DOZ5S 
( C&LES4 ,! WOM5 COOK ! FAVORITE MEALS ( !IR DEAD RELATIVES SO !Y 
WILL BE SATISFI$ :5 !Y COME BACK TO SEE ! LIV+4 

,9 ! CEMET]Y BEH9D ! *UR* ! GRAVES >E ALSO DECORAT$1 :I*1 V]Y 
(T51 >E )\T NAMES4 ,!RE >E NO FUN]AL 9SCRIPTIONS 9 ,JANITZIO6 ,BUT 
! DEAD >E NOT =GOTT54 ,! ROAD FROM ! CEMET]Y TO ! VILLAGE IS 
COMPLETELY COV]$ ) FL[] PETALS SO ?AT ! DEAD CAN EASILY F9D !IR 
WAY HOME4 

,! WOM5 ( ,JANITZIO >E BEAUTIFUL ON ! ,DAY ( ! ,DEAD4 ,!Y COMB \T 
!IR LONG D>K BRAIDS & PUT ON SILV] JEWELRY4 ,! CO/UME CONSI/S ( A 
LONG R$ SKIRT1 ) WIDE PLEATS1 FR+$ 9 BLACK4 ,! EMBROID]$ BL\SE 
DISAPPE>S UND] ! REBOZO1 :I* COV]S ! HEAD & %\LD]S1 & \T ( 
:I* (T5 POKES ! LITTLE HEAD ( !IR NEWE/ BORN *ILD4 ,AT MIDNI<T ! 
WOM5 ALL GO TOGE!R TO ! CEMET]Y & KNEEL TO PRAY = !IR DEAD LOV$ 
ONES4 ,!Y LI<T UP ! C&LES1 ! BIGGE/ 9 HONOR ( ! ADULTS & ! 
SMALLE/ = ?OSE :O LEFT ?IS 0VALE ( TE>S0 TOO E>LY4 ,!N 
!Y GIVE !MSELVES UP TO M$ITATION1 :I* LITTLE BY LITTLE TRANSLATES 9TO 
SPEE*4 ,?US BEG9S ! LITANY :I* IS NOT ONE ( SORR[1 BUT :I* EXPRESSES 
! COMMUNION BETWE5 ! LIV+ & ! DEAD4 

,MEAN:ILE ! M5 LEFT 9 ! VILLAGE GA!R TO DR9K NE> ! *UR* :]E 
A BLACK CATAFALQUE HAS BE5 BUILT1 D$ICAT$ TO ! DEAD :O NO LONG] HAVE 
ANYONE TO PRAY = !M4 ,!Y GO BACK HOME AT DAWN1 :ILE !IR WIVES :O HAVE 
KEPT VIGIL ALL NI<T LONG AT ! CEMET]Y GO TO ,MASS HALF-HIDD5 9 !IR 
REBOZOS4 ,?IS IS H[ ! ,DAY ( ! ,DEAD GOES D[N 9 ,JANITZIO4 ,ON ! FACE ( 
! VILLAG]S ONE READS NO SADNESS BUT ONLY ! JOY\S EXPECTATION ( SOMEONE 
AWAIT+ A VISIT FROM !IR NE>E/ & DE>E/4 

"9 "9 "9 

,WE HAVE TAK5 ?IS >TICLE FROM AN ,ITALIAN *ILDR5'S COMIC JU/ AS IT 
IS & UND] ITS [N TITLE4 ,IT IS ONE ( C\NTLESS REHA%ES ( ,U4,S4 
0CULTURAL0 PRODUCTION :I* PASS FROM TABLOID TO TABLOID & FROM 
REVIEW TO REVIEW )\T ! HACKS 9 S]VICE NOTIC+ ANY?+ O!R ?AN ! 
DEGREE ( EFFECT ( EA* PIECE ?AT CIRCULATES4 ,?IS UMPTE5? COPYCAT HAS NOT 
EV5 DREAM$ ( ! DEEP] MEAN+ ?AT ITS DIFFUSION HIDES1 ALBEIT 9 A 
CONV5TIONALLY CON=MI/ GUISE4 

,! NOBLE ,MEXICAN POPULATION1 HAV+ BECOME ,CA?OLIC UND] ! M]CILESS 
T]ROR ( ! ,SPANI% 9VAD]S1 W\LD %[ ?AT !Y HAVE REMA9$ 
0PRIMITIVE0 BY NOT BE+ T]RIFI$ & HORRIFI$ ( DEA?4 

,!SE PEOPLES >E1 H[EV]1 ! HEIRS ( A CIVILIZATION MISUND]/OOD BY 
,*RI/IANS !N & N[ & TRANSMITT$ FROM ANCI5T COMMUNISM4 ,9SIPID MOD]N 
9DIVIDUALISM CAN ONLY BE FLABB]GA/$ BY IT1 ESPECIALLY 9 ?IS DULL TEXT 
:]E WE READ ?AT GRAVES >E UNM>K$ & ?AT DI%ES >E PREP>$ EV5 = 
?OSE DEAD :O NO ONE REMEMB]S4 ,TRUE 0UNKN[N DEAD10 NOT BECAUSE A 
SLUGGI%1 DEMAGOGIC RHETORIC SAYS SO BUT ?R\< ! P[]FUL SIMPLICITY ( A 
LIFE :I* IS ( ! SPECIES & = ! SPECIES1 ET]NAL LIKE NATURE & NOT 
LIKE A /UPID SW>M ( S\LS W&]+ 9 ! 0BEYOND0 = :OSE 
DEVELOPM5T ! EXP]I5CES ( ! DEAD1 ! LIV+1 & ! AS YET UNBORN >E 
VALID1 9 AN HI/ORICAL SEQU5CE :OSE UNFOLD+ IS NOT M\RN+ BUT JOY 9 ALL 
! MOM5TS ( ! MAT]IAL CYCLE4 

,EV5 9 :AT !Y SYMBOLIZE1 !SE CU/OMS >E NOBL] ?AN \RS4 ,= 
EXAMPLE1 !SE WOM5 :O MAKE !MSELVES BEAUTIFUL = ! DEAD & NOT = ! 
RI*E/ ( ! LIV+1 AS 9 \R M]CANTILE SOCIETY1 ?IS SEW] 9 :I* WE >E 
IMM]S$4 

,IF UND] ! GUISE ( ! SQUALID ,CA?OLIC SA9TS ! MO/ ANCI5T =M ( A 
NOT-9HUMAN DIV9ITY1 LIKE ! ,SUN1 CONT9UES TO LIVE1 ?IS BR+S TO M9D :AT 
KN[L$GE WE HAVE -- ALL TOO (T5 A TRAVE/Y6 -- ( ! ,9CAN 
CIVILIZATION ?AT ,M>X ADMIR$4 ,IT IS NOT ?AT !Y W]E PRIMITIVE & 
F]OCI\S 5\< TO SACRIFICE ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL SPECIM5S ( !IR Y\NG TO 
! ,SUN :O CRI$ \T = HUMAN BLOOD1 BUT ?AT SU* A COMMUNITY1 MAGNIFIC5T 
& P[]FULLY 9TUITIVE1 RECOGNIZ$ ! FL[ ( LIFE 9 ?AT SAME 5]GY :I* 
! ,SUN RADIATES ON ! PLANET & :I* FL[S ?R\< ! >T]IES ( A LIV+ 
MAN1 & :I* BECOMES UNITY & LOVE 9 ! :OLE SPECIES1 :I*1 UNTIL IT 
FALLS 9TO ! SUP]/ITION ( AN 9DIVIDUAL S\L ) ITS SANCTIMONI\S 
BALANCE %EET ( GIVE & TAKE1 ! SUP]/RUCTURE ( MONET>Y V5ALITY1 DOES 
NOT FE> DEA? & KN[S P]SONAL DEA? AS NO?+ O!R ?AN A HYMN ( JOY & 
A FECUND CONTRIBUTION TO ! LIFE ( HUMANITY4 

,9 NATURAL & PRIMITIVE COMMUNISM1 EV5 ?\< HUMANITY IS CONCEIV$ )9 
! LIMITS ( ! HORDE1 ! 9DIVIDUAL DOES NOT AIM TO SUBTRACT WEAL? FROM 
HIS BRO!R BUT RA!R IS WILL+ TO BE SACRIFIC$ )\T ! SLI<TE/ FE> 
= ! SURVIVAL ( ! GREAT PHRATRY4.<#a.> ,IDIOTIC CONV5TIONAL WISDOM 
SEES ?IS AS ! T]ROR ( A ,GOD :O MU/ BE PLACAT$ ) BLOOD4 

,9 ! =M ( EX*ANGE1 ( MONEY1 & ( CLASS1 ! SPECIES' S5SE ( 
P]MAN5CE .<P]5NITA.> DISAPPE>S1 & :AT IS IGNOBLE 9 ! 
CONT9U$ EXI/5CE .<P]5NITA.> ( PRIVATE PROP]TY 9CREASES4 
,?IS IS TRANSLAT$ 9TO ! IMMORTALITY ( ! S\L :I* CONTRACTS = 
HAPP9ESS \TSIDE ( NATURE ) ! USUR]-GOD :O RUNS ?IS VILE BANK4 ,9 
!SE SOCIETIES :I* PRET5D TO BE RAIS$ FROM B>B>ISM TO CIVILIZATION WE 
LIVE 9 DREAD ( P]SONAL DEA? & LIE PRO/RATE BE=E MUMMIES1 LIKE ! 
MAUSOLEUM 9 ,MOSC[1 ) ITS 9FAM\S HI/ORY4 

,9 COMMUNISM1 :I* HAS NOT YET HAPP5$ BUT :I* REMA9S A SCI5TIFIC 
C]TA9TY1 ! ID5TITY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL & HIS FATE ) !IR SPECIES IS 
RE-WON1 AFT] DE/ROY+ )9 IT ALL ! LIMITS ( FAMILY1 RACE1 & NATION4 
,?IS VICTORY PUTS AN 5D TO ALL FE> ( P]SONAL DEA? & ) IT EV]Y CULT 
( ! LIV+ & ! DEAD1 SOCIETY BE+ ORGANIZ$ = ! FIR/ TIME >\ND 
WELL-BE+ & JOY & ! R$UCTION ( SORR[1 SUFF]+1 & SACRIFICE TO A 
RATIONAL M9IMUM1 REMOV+ EV]Y MY/]I\S & S9I/] *>ACT] FROM ! 
H>MONI\S C\RSE ( ! SUCCESSION ( G5]ATIONS1 A NATURAL CONDITION ( ! 
PROSP]ITY ( ! SPECIES4 

#a4 ,9 ANCI5T ,GREECE1 A PHRATRY WAS A SOCIAL DIVISION )9 ! ,GREEK SY/EM ( TRIBES4 

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