,9TRODUCTION TO ! ,APOCALYPSE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

0,! SLOGAN ',REVOLUTION OR ,DEA?6' IS NO LONG] ! LYRICAL EXPRESSION ( CONSCI\SNESS 9 REVOLT3 RA!R1 IT IS ! LA/ WORD ( ! SCI5TIFIC ?\<T ( \R C5TURY4 ,IT APPLIES TO ! P]ILS FAC+ ! SPECIES AS TO ! 9ABILITY ( 9DIVIDUALS TO BELONG 9 A SOCIETY :]E IT IS WELLKN[N ?AT ! SUICIDE RATE IS ON ! 9CREASE4  ,! EXP]TS HAD TO ADMIT1 RELUCTANTLY1 ?AT DUR+ ,MAY #aifh 9 ,FRANCE IT FELL TO ALMO/ NIL4 ,?AT SPR+ ALSO V\*SAF$ US A CLE> SKY1 & IT DID SO EF=TLESSLY1 BECAUSE A FEW C>S W]E BURNT & ! %ORTAGE ( PETROL PREV5T$ O!RS FROM POLLUT+ ! AIR4 ,:5 IT RA9S1 :]E !RE >E CL\DS ( SMOG OV] ,P>IS1 LET US NEV] =GET ?AT IT IS ! GOV]NM5T'S FAULT4  ,ALI5AT$ PRODUCTION MAKES ! SMOG4 ,REVOLUTION MAKES ! SUN%9E40 

-- ,GUY ,DEBORD1 ,A ,SICK ,PLANET 7#a#i#g#a7 

,ALL ( US SECRETLY DESIRE = ?IS WORLD TO 5D4  ,! FUTURE LA/S =EV]4  ,OR AT LEA/1 IT US$ TO4 ,! GR& ILLUSION ( ,WE/]N CIVILIZATION HAS ALWAYS BE5 ! MY? ( PROGRESS1 NAMELY ?AT ! FL[ ( HI/ORY W\LD B5EFIC5TLY EXT5D 9TO AN 9F9ITE FUTURE4 ,TO \R P>5TS1 CIVILIZATION (F]$ H\SES 9 ! SUBURBS1 COMPUT]S1 & AUTOMOBILES4 ,& CIVILIZATION DELIV]$4 ,TO ! *ILDR5 ( !SE WORK]S1 CIVILIZATION (F]$ LIFE ON ! MOON1 >TIFICIAL 9TELLIG5CE1 5DLESS PEACE4 ,ALL ( :I* HAVE FAIL$ TO EM]GE4 ,:ILE \R P>5TS CL+ TO ! BELIEF ?AT SOM$AY ! MORTGAGE WILL BE REPAID & !Y CAN RETIRE 9 HAPP9ESS1 !IR LO/ *ILDR5 KN[ ?IS IS A LIE4 ,?IS WORLD (F]S NO?+ TO US3 NO MEAN+FUL WORK1 NO RE/1 NO FUTURE -- ONLY FE>4 ,OV] & OV] AGA91 WE F9D \RSELVES CONDITION$ LIKE RATS BY ! IMAGES ( NOT JU/ \R [N DEA?1 BUT ( TOTAL DE/RUCTION4 ,FROM ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T] TO ! ALI5 9VASION1 FROM ! SPECT] ( NUCLE> W> TO ! HOLE 9 ! OZONE LAY] -- & N[ ! MELT+ GLACI]S -- !SE IMAGES +RA9 !MSELVES 9 \R V]Y BE+4 ,!SE IMAGES >E NO?+ MORE ?AN MOD]N PROJECTIONS ( ! DEEP-SET FANTASY ( ALL RELIGIONS3 ! APOCALYPSE4 

,TODAY1 CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE IS ! IMAGE ( ! APOCALYPSE4  ,NO?+ HAS ESCAP$ ! T\* ( HUMANITY1 FROM ! DEEPE/ OCEANS TO ! ATMOSPH]E ITSELF4 ,!RE IS LITTLE D\BT ?AT C>BON EMISSIONS CAUS$ BY HUMAN ACTIVITY MAY BR+ AB\T ! 5D ( ! WORLD AS WE KN[ IT4 ,IT'S JU/ A MATT] ( LI/5+ TO ! TICK+ ( ! DOOMSDAY CLOCK AS IT C\NTS D[N TO A CLIMACTIC APOCALYPSE4 ,NEV] BE=E 9 RECORD$ HI/ORY HAS ! QUE/ION ( ! E>?'S SURVIVAL BE5 SO />KLY POS$1 & NEV] BE=E HAS SU* NEWS BE5 GREET$ ) SU* 9DIFF]5CE4 

,:AT IS TO BE DONE 9 ! FACE ( A CRISIS SO L>GE IT DW>FS ! IMAG9ATION8 ,WE >E LEFT ) NO?+ BUT A S5SE ( IMP5D+ DOOM1 A /RANGE DEPRESSION ?AT KEEPS US OSCILLAT+ BETWE5 HY/]ICAL H$ONISM & SAD LONEL9ESS1 & 9 ! 5D BO? RESPONSES >E M]ELY ! TWO FACES ( ! SELFSAME DESPAIR4 ,?OSE SELF-APPO9T$ TO 0SAVE0 US FROM ?IS CRISIS -- ! GOV]NM5TS1 SCI5TI/S1 ACTIVI/S -- SEEM 9CAPABLE ( ANY?+ BUT SLOGANE]+3 CLEAN DEVELOPM5T1 C>BON M>KETS1 SU/A9ABLE DEVELOPM5T1 CLIMATE JU/ICE1 ECOLOGICAL REP>ATIONS1 GRE5 CAPITALISM4 ,WE KN[ 9 \R HE>T ( HE>TS ?AT !SE FANTASIES GIVE ANY S5SIBLE P]SON AS MU* COLD COM=T AS A /IFF DR9K4 ,CONFRONT$ ) ! REAL POSSIBILITY ( ! APOCALYPSE1 ! WORLD BECOMES 9V]T$3 TO CONT9UE AS IF EV]Y?+ IS NORMAL 9 ! PRES5T MOM5T IS ! MO/ REF9$ ACT ( NIHILISM4 

,?IS G5]ALIZ$ DELIRIUM1 =M]LY CONF9$ TO ONLY A H&FUL ( ACTIVI/S1 HAS SPREAD OV] ! LA/ FEW YE>S TO ! POPULATION AT L>GE1 & EV5 ! /ATE SEEMS A S9C]E BELIEV] 9 CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,OBS]VE ! REACTION ( ! NATION-/ATES :O1 :ILE 9 5DLESS SUMMITS TO 0SOLVE0 ! CLIMATE CRISIS1 SU* AS ! ,C,O,P#a#e1 CONT9UE TO BUILD AIRPORT AFT] AIRPORT1 HI<WAY AFT] HI<WAY1 GIV+ 9DU/RIES ! REMIT TO EMIT EV]-MORE C>BON4 ,! NATION-/ATES CONT9UE TO ACT AS IF EV]Y?+ IS NORMAL1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME LY+ ?R\< !IR GRITT$ TEE? ?AT 0WE >E SOLV+ ! CLIMATE CRISIS40 ,NO-ONE TODAY1 EV5 ! *ILDR51 BELIEVE !M4 ,!IR SUMMITS & PL$GES >E M]E FIDDL+ :ILE ,ROME BURNS4 ,! ABSURD PLOTS HAT*$ BY SCI5TI/S TO AV]T ?IS COM+ APOCALYPSE1 FROM PUTT+ MIRRORS 9TO SPACE TO PUMP+ WAT] FROM ! BOTTOM ( ! OCEAN1 HAVE ONLY ! VIRTUE ( BE+ AT LEA/ MILDLY 5T]TA9+4 ,!RE IS A DI/9CT AIR ( MADNESS AB\T \R RUL]S1 A MADNESS ?AT REM9DS US ONLY TOO MU* ( ! MON>*S ( ! ANCI5 REGIME %ORTLY BE=E !IR BEHEAD+4 ,YET1 :AT CAN A S+LE P]SON DO8 ,! DESPAIR FELT :5 CONFRONT$ BY ! REALITY ( CLIMATE *ANGE IS AN HONE/ APPRAISAL ( A DISA/] :]E !RE IS NO EASY ESCAPE4  ,LET US HOLD ?IS DESPAIR CLOSE1 LET IT NURTURE US4 ,HONE/Y IS ALWAYS ! BE/ POLICY = SURVIVAL4 

,! ,APOCALYPSE IS UPON ,US 

0,WILD1 D>K TIMES >E RUMBL+ T[>D US1 & ! PROPHET :O WI%ES TO WRITE A NEW APOCALYPSE WILL HAVE TO 9V5T 5TIRELY NEW BEA/S1 & BEA/S SO T]RIBLE ?AT ! ANCI5T ANIMAL SYMBOLS ( ,/4 ,JOHN WILL SEEM LIKE COO+ DOVES & CUPIDS 9 COMP>ISON40 

-- ,HE9RI* ,HE9E1 ,LUTETIA2 OR1 ,P>IS 7#a#h#d#b7 

,! APOCALYPSE IS ABOVE ALL A RELATION%IP ?AT WE HAVE TO \R TIME4  ,! APOCALYPSE IS ALWAYS A S+UL> EV5T 9 ! FUTURE1 SO ?AT :ILE !RE IS A S5SE ( IMP5D+ DOOM1 !RE IS ALSO /RANGE RELIEF 9 ?AT ?+S CAN GO ON EXACTLY AS !Y >E N[1 P]HAPS 9DEF9ITELY4 ,TWO M9OR V>IATIONS EXI/3 ,EI!R ?AT ?IS WORLD WILL BE REPLAC$ ) A NEW WORLD1 %9Y & P]FECT1 OR ?AT IT WILL JU/ 5D SIMPLICIT]1 ) NO?+ AT ALL TO FOLL[4 ,REG>DLESS1 ALL APOCALYPTIC ?9K+ HOLDS ?AT ?IS PRES5T WORLD WILL AT SOME PO9T BE UTT]LY DE/ROY$4 ,SO !RE IS NO REASON TO C>E = ?IS WORLD1 TO PRES]VE IT1 TO SU/A9 IT4 

,!RE >E TWO CONTRADICTORY ATTITUDES ONE CAN TAKE TO A WORLD :OSE DAYS >E NUMB]$4 ,! FIR/ IS TO CONT9UE A /EADY C\RSE T[>DS ! APOCALYPSE1 TO BR+ IT ON ) A C]TA9 GLEE4 ,9 A WORLD )\T A FUTURE1 ONE CAN ABUSE ?IS PLANET )\T EV5 A ! SLI<TE/ H9T ( GUILT4  ,?IS VISION ( ! APOCALYPSE JU/IFIES ! EXPLOITATION ( EV]-MORE C>BON BY ! OIL B>ONS & COAL LORDS TO MA9TA9 ! PRES5T =M ( LIFE1 & MAKE A QUICK BUCK ( PR(IT 9 ! PROCESS4 ,IT IS PRECISELY ?IS MADNESS ?AT ?R[S ! ,*RI/IAN APOCALYPTIC CULTS 9TO B$ ) ) !SE FOSSIL-FUEL MAGNATES4 ,! SECOND ATTITUDE IS TO DO EV]Y?+ POSSIBLE TO DELAY ! COM+ APOCALYPSE4 ,9 ?IS CASE1 ! /ATE IS ! ONLY POSSIBLE SAVIOR ?AT CAN PREV5T ! APOCALYPSE1 IF NOT 9DEF9ITELY1 AT LEA/ = A FEW MORE YE>S4 ,JU/ AS ANY ATROCITY W\LD BE JU/IFI$ BY PREV5T+ ! RETURN ( ! ,ANTI*RI/1 SO ! /ATE MU/ RE/RUCTURE ! LIVES ( ITS CITIZ5S 9 ORD] TO PREV5T ! APOCALYPSE4 ,APOCALYPTIC TIME !N PLACES ANY POSSIBILITY ( *ANGE F> 9TO ! DI/ANT FUTURE1 TAK+ ALL AG5CY FROM \R LIVES & GIV+ IT TO SOME SUP]NATURAL OR SCI5TIFIC EV5T1 SO NEGAT+ ! POSSIBILITY ( AN ALL-TOO-HUMAN REVOLUTION 9 ! PRES5T4 

,! APOCALYPSE MAY BE ALL TOO REAL4 ,IF SCI5CE IS ! NEW RELIGION1 !N ! PRES5T EQUIVAL5T ( PROPHETS W\LD BE SCI5TI/S1 & CLIMATE *ANGE IS !IR SECUL> APOCALYPSE4 ,IT IS TEMPT+ !N TO DISMISS CLIMATE *ANGE AS M]E RHETORIC1 SOME SORT ( COLLECTIVE DELUSION P]HAPS PROPAGAT$ = NEF>I\S PURPOSES4 ,YET SCI5CE HAS ONE SUPPOS$ CRUCIAL ADVANTAGE OV] RELIGION2 SCI5CE CONSI/S ( HYPO!SES ?AT MAY BE TE/$1 PROV$ TRUE OR FALSE1 SO ?AT SCI5CE CONSI/S ( AN ALWAYS LIMIT$ & YET CON/ANTLY GR[+ APPROXIMATION ( REALITY4 ,EV5 9 ?IS ]A :]E MY/ICISM IS F> MORE POPUL> ?AN SCI5CE 7M]ELY COMP>E ! RELATIVE NUMB] ( BOOKS ON PHYSICS SOLD AS COMP>$ TO ?OSE ON A/ROLOGY 9 ANY BOOK/ORE71 !RE IS A LURK+ SUSPICION ?AT SCI5CE ACTUALLY DOES MATT]4 ,ITS HYPO!SES HAVE RESULT$ 9 EV]Y?+ FROM ! CURE TO MAL>IA TO UNMANN$ DRONES 9 ,AF<ANI/AN4 ,SO !RE IS A CAUSE = CONC]N :5 SCI5TI/S !MSELVES BEG9 TO SPEAK ( ! APOCALYPSE LIKE MAD PROPHETS4 ,! NEW HOBBY ( SCI5CE IS PR$ICT+ LIKE BEAN-C\NT]S H[ MANY YE>S WE HAVE LEFT3 ,FIFTY1 TW5TY1 T51 FIVE4  ,& AS LONG AS ! APOCALYPSE IS NOT HAPP5+ RI<T N[1 WE SMILE & %RUG1 & CONT9UE \R DAILY LIVES4 

,ALL SIGNS 9DICATE ?AT ! APOCALYPSE IS UND]WAY RI<T AT ?IS MOM5T1 NOT AN EV5T 9 SOME DI/ANT FUTURE4 ,! SUDD5 REALITY ( ! APOCALYPSE IS NOT TO BE D\BT$ BY ANYONE :O HAS ANY PROTRACT$ CONNECTION TO ! PLANET1 FROM G>D5]S TO NOMADS4 ,ONLY 9 ! COCOON-LIKE & CONCRETE METROPOLIS1 :]E ANY CONNECTION TO ! VA/ >RAY ( NONHUMAN LIFE HAS BE5 SUND]$ LONG AGO1 CAN ANYONE FAIL TO NOTICE ?AT ! 0NATURAL0 WORLD IS 9 A /ATE ( ADVANC$ DE/RUCTION4 ,\R SOCIETY CLAIM$ TO BE POSSESS$ ( MIRACUL\S P[]S4 ,!SE MIRACLES HAVE BECOME P]V]SE4 ,! FI% HAVE LEFT ! SEAS3 SOON ! ,NOR? ,SEA WILL BE DEVOID ( COD1 AS ! W>M+ OCEANS DEVA/ATE ! PLANKTON :I* >E !IR MA9 FOOD S\RCE4 ,F]TILE L& BECOMES DES]T3 ! EMPTY+ ( ! VA/ ,OGALLALA AQUIF]1 ! TREM5D\S HEAT WAVES 9 ,FRANCE1 ! FIRES 9 ,GREECE4 ,TO DREAM ( MILK & HONEY 9 ?IS AGE IS ABSURD2 ! HONEY BEES HAVE DISAPPE>$1 LEAV+ !IR HIVES EMPTY & ?REAT5+ ! REPRODUCTION ( EV5 ! FL[]S4 ,EV5 \R BREA/-MILK IS FULL ( TOX9S4 ,\R ANCE/ORS W\LD BE %OCK$ BEYOND BELIEF ?AT IT TOOK SO LITTLE TIME TO MAKE ! WORLD NOT ONLY UNBE>ABLE1 BUT UN9HABITABLE4 

,= ?OSE :O CAN REMEMB] ?AT \R PLANET LIVES NOT ONLY 9 POLITICAL HI/ORY BUT 9 GEOLOGICAL TIME1 A WAVE ( MASSIVE EXT9CTION HAS COMM5C$1 APTLY NAM$ ! 0AN?ROPOC5E0 EXT9CTION EV5T4 ,NE>LY HALF ( ALL SPECIES MAY BE GONE )9 ! COM+ DECADES4 ,P]HAPS !RE9 LIES ! S\RCE ( A VAGUE FEEL+ ( GUILT & AN 9ABILITY TO EV5 APPRECIATE O!R SPECIES EXCEPT AS C>TOONS OR 9 CAGES8 ,! ONLY COMP>ABLE EXT9CTION EV5T 9 FOSSIL RECORDS IS ! ,P]MIAN-,TRIASSIC EXT9CTION EV5T ( NE>LY TWO-HUNDR$ & FIFTY MILLION YE>S AGO1 9 :I* NE>LY ALL SEA LIFE DI$ & ?REE-QU>T]S ( ANIMALS ON L&4 ,! CAUSE ( ! E>LI] 0,GREAT ,DY+0 ( ! ,P]MIAN ,TRIASSIC EXT9CTION EV5T IS ALMO/ C]TA9LY GLOBAL W>M+ ( BETWE5 #e & #f DEGREES4  ,GREAT VOLCANIC ]UPTIONS 9 ,SIB]IA RELEAS$ HUGE AM\NTS ( C>BON DIOXIDE & O!R GRE5H\SE-GASES 9TO ! AIR1 RESULT+ 9 A W>M+ ?AT L$ TO ! RELEASE ( ! EV5 MORE DANG]\S ME?ANE TRAPP$ 9 ICE -- A GAS TW5TY TIMES MORE POT5T ?AN C>BON DIOXIDE4 ,?IS WIP$ \T ALMO/ ALL LIFE 9 ! OCEANS & NE>LY ALL LIFE ON L&4 ,!RE IS P]PETUAL FE> ?AT WE WILL SOON 5C\NT] POSITIVE FE$BACK CYCLES1 EV5TS LIKE ! DE/RUCTION ( ! ,BRAZILIAN & ,AFRICAN RA9=E/S ?AT WILL CAUSE AN 9EXORABLE SKYROCKET+ ( C>BON EMISSIONS1 MAK+ CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE 9EVITABLE4 ,DUE TO CLIMATE *ANGE1 ALREADY WE >E SEE+ EVID5CE ?AT ! P]MAFRO/ 9 ,SIB]IA IS MELT+ 9 AN >EA ! SIZE ( ,FRANCE & ,G]MANY COMB9$1 & BILLIONS ( TONS ( ME?ANE MAY SOON BE RELEAS$3 A 0TIPP+ PO9T0 /RAI<T 9TO EXT9CTION4 

,!RE IS )\T A D\BT SOME?+ RELIGI\S TO !SE CONVICTIONS1 ) REPORTS ON MELT+ GLACI]S BE+ ! EQUIVAL5T TO FI]Y S]MONS & C>BON (FSETT+ BE+ NO?+ MORE ?AN 9DULG5CES4 ,! APOCALYPSE IS AT ?IS HI/ORICAL MOM5T A V]Y REAL EXT9CTION EV5T2 IT IS A P>TICUL> BIOLOGICAL EXT9CTION EV5T CONJO9$ ) :AT CAN ONLY BE T]M$ A RELIGI\S UND]/&+ ( TIME1 AN APOCALYPTIC VISION ?AT WAS LONG HELD 9 *ECK BY ! ,5LI<T5M5T4 ,TO SEP>ATE !SE TWO DI/9CT PH5OM5A1 WE CAN CALL ! REAL WAVE ( EXT9CTIONS CAUS$ BY EXTREME ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION ! 0BIOCRISIS01 :ILE WE %\LD RES]VE ! 0APOCALYPSE0 = ! IMAG9$ POSSIBILITY ( ! 5D ( ! WORLD4  ,! BIOCRISIS IS ! TRUE 9 ! MOM5T ( ! APOCALYPTIC FALSE4 ,) SCI5CE ITSELF TURN$ FROM ! SECUL> SAVIOR TO ! CREATOR ( ! ATOM BOMB1 ! HOPE = A BRI<T TOMORR[ IS OBJECTIVELY 9SANE4 ,ALL WE CAN HOPE = IS SOME DEF9ITE 05D0 TO ! SITUATION4 

,EV]YONE KN[S ! TASK ( \R G5]ATION IS ! OV]?R[ ( ! EXI/+ ORD]1 YET LIKE ! E>LY ,*RI/IANS DESCRIB+ ! 5D ( FEUDALISM 9 RELIGI\S RA!R ?AN POLITICAL LANGUAGE1 \R G5]ATION IS UNABLE TO EXPRESS ! OBVI\S NECESSITY ( REVOLUTION 9 ANY MORE ?AN ! SCI5TIFIC LANGUAGE ( CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,! CLOSE/ P>ALLEL TO \R ]A IS !N ! ,PEASANT ,W>S ( ! LATE MIDDLE AGES1 :]E ! PEASANT 9SURRECTIONI/S PHRAS$ :AT WAS FUNDAM5TALLY ! DESIRE = A SOCIAL REVOLUTION 9 RELIGI\S T]MS4 ,P]HAPS !N IT IS NOT )\T A S5SE ( IRONY ?AT A 0CLIMATE CAMP0 TO R$UCE C>BON EMISSIONS SEIZ$ ,BLACKHEA?1 :]E C5TURIES E>LI] ,WAT ,TYL] & AN 9SURRECTION>Y >MY ( PEASANTS NE>LY OV]?REW ! ,5GLI% MON>*Y3 ! FIR/ ( MOD]N FAIL$ REVOLUTIONS4 ,AS ,5GELS NOT$1 IT W\LD TAKE C5TURIES = A REVOLUTION>Y LANGUAGE TO BE CREAT$ ?AT C\LD PHRASE ! /RUGGLE ( BEGG>-K+S & H]ETIC PRIE/S LIKE ,?OMAS ,MUNTZ] = 0OMNIA E/ COMMUNIA01 = EV]Y?+ TO BE HELD 9 COMMON1 TO BE PHRAS$ 9 A WAY ?AT C\LD BE UND]/OOD )\T ,GOD4 ,! FIR/ /EP 9 OV]?R[+ ! PRES5T ORD] IS NO DIFF]5T3 TO =MULATE A NEW POLITICAL LANGUAGE ( 9SURRECTION FROM ! SCI5TIFIC LANGUAGE ( CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE4 

,( ,M>KETS & ,C>BON ,M>KETS 

0,IT SEEMS TO BE EASI] = US TODAY TO IMAG9E ! ?OR\<GO+ DET]IORATION ( ! E>? & ( NATURE ?AN ! BREAKD[N ( LATE CAPITALISM2 P]HAPS ?AT IS DUE TO SOME WEAKNESS 9 \R IMAG9ATIONS40 

-- ,FR$RIC ,JAMESON1 ,! ,SE$S ( ,TIME 7#a#i#i#d7 

,! APOCALYPSE IS NOT HAPP5+ 9 ! FUTURE1 IT IS HAPP5+ N[4  ,IT IS NOT ! RESULT ( \R P]SONAL S9S & IT IS NOT ! 0COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY ( HUMANITY04 ,CLIMATE *ANGE 7OR ,GOD1 OR :ATEV]7 WILL NOT BR+ AB\T ! APOCALYPSE4 ,! APOCALYPSE BEGAN ) ! ADV5T ( \R CURR5T =M ( LIFE BAS$ ON 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION4 ,IT IS EASY TO ASSUME ?AT !RE IS NO ALT]NATIVE TO ?IS =M ( LIFE1 ?AT ! WAY WE LIVE 9 ?IS PRES5T MOM5T IS SIMPLY A REFLECTION ( ! WAY ?+S >E4 ,IMPLICIT 9 ?IS COMMON-S5SE IS ! NOT-SO-HIDD5 ASSUMPTION ?AT ! PRES5T WILL EXT5D 9DEF9ITELY 9TO ! FUTURE1 :I* BO? PROVIDES A MEASURE ( COM=T AS WELL AS ! FEEL+ ( IMPRISONM5T4  ,9 TIMES ( CRISIS1 A SPACE ( FRE$OM RETURNS1 & ! POSSIBILITY ( A RUPTURE ) ! PRES5T OP5S4 ,HI/ORY1 LONG BANI%$ TO DRE>Y S*OLA/IC BOOKS1 RETURNS TO US FRE% & ALIVE4 ,TO PU% AWAY ?AT :I* IS CLOSE/ TO US1 \R V]Y =M ( LIFE1 & SEE IT OBJECTIVELY -- ?IS MI<T SEEM IMPOSSIBLE4 ,YET IT IS NOT3 ! FIR/ /EP IS TO GIVE \R =M ( LIFE A NAME1 TO ID5TIFY IT AS SOME?+ F9ITE 9 TIME & SPACE1 SO CAPABLE ( 5D+4 ,?IS P]PETUAL PRES5T ?AT HAS ITS ONLY FAVOR BE+ ! C]TA9TY ( ITS [N DE/RUCTION HAS A NAME3 CAPITALISM4  ,CAPITALISM IS BAS$ ON AN EQUATION SO SIMPLE A *ILD C\LD UND]/& IT3 TE*NOLOGY PLUS HUMAN LABOR PLUS NATURAL RES\RCES CREATES COMMODITIES4 ,!SE COMMODITIES CAN BE EI!R MORE TE*NOLOGY = PRODUCTION -- O!RWISE KN[N AS CAPITAL -- OR COMMODITIES = CONSUMPTION4 ,! IRON LAW ( VALUE /ATES ?AT EV]Y?+ MAY BECOME A COMMODITY TO BE EX*ANG$ = SOME VALUE1 & VALUE IS 9C>NAT$ AS MONET>Y PRICE4 ,COMMODITIES >E EX*ANG$ NOT TO FULFILL HUMAN NE$S1 BUT TO ACCUMULATE MORE VALUE4 ,! FL[ ( COMMODITIES PRODUCES FL[S ( C>BON AS A TRIVIAL SIDE-EFFECT ( 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION1 & H5CE ! DE/RUCTION ( \R 5TIRE ECOSY/EM IS BUILT 9TO ! LOGIC ( CAPITALISM4 ,! CON/ANTLY DECREAS+ T]M 9 \R EQUATION IS ! F9ITE 0NATURAL0 RES\RCES ( \R PLANET1 :I* TAK5 TO !IR WILD ASYMPTOTIC 5D SPELLS ! REAL POSSIBLE EXT9CTION ( ! VA/ MAJORITY ( CURR5TLYEXI/+ =MS ( LIFE4 

,CAPITALISM IS A RELATION%IP BAS$ ON =CE & CLASS DIVISION4 ,= CAPITALISM TO CONT9UE ! VA/ MAJORITY ( HUMANITY MU/ SELL \R TIME PRODUC+ MORE WEAL? = ! CAPITALI/ B\RGEOISIE4 ,! VA/ MAJORITY ( HUMANITY HAS NO OPTION BUT TO SELL ITS LABOR UPON ! M>KET 9 RETURN = COMMODITIES TO HELP !M SURVIVE4 ,! PROLET>IAT1 ! 0WORK+-CLASS0 9 ITS BROADE/ S5SE1 9CLUDES ! VA/ AM\NTS ( EXCLUD$ & UNEMPLOY$ 7:O /& AS A RES]VE >MY ( LABOR7 ?AT >E NOT NECESS>ILY ACTUALLY AT WORK1 & SO CONSI/S ( EV]YONE :O HAVE NO?+ EXCEPT !IR TIME TO SELL4 ,! B\RGEOISIE1 ALSO CALL$ CAPITALI/S OR [N+ CLASSES1 >E ?OSE ?AT [N ! CAPITAL4 

,CAPITALISM T5DS TO GO H&-9-H& ) PRIVATE PROP]TY1 AS ALL ( !SE COMMODITIES1 RES\RCES & CAPITAL >E PRIVATE PROP]TY1 [N$ BY AN 9DIVIDUAL1 CORPORATION1 OR EV5 ! /ATE4 ,! 9ESCAPABLE LOGIC ( CAPITALISM IS !N TO COLONIZE EV]Y SPH]E ( LIFE1 ASSIGN+ ?AT :I* WAS HELD 9 COMMON BO? A PRIVATE [N] & VALUE4 ,?IS D\BLE OP]ATION MU/ TAKE PLACE SO ?AT ?IS NEWLY VALU$ COMMODITY CAN BE EX*ANG$ ON ! M>KET 9 ORD] TO PRODUCE MORE PR(IT = ITS [N]1 & H5CE1 EXP& VALUE & CAPITALISM4 ,AS CAPITALISM HAS N[ 5COMPASS$ ! 5TIRE GLOBE1 IT NE$S NEW K9DS ( COMMODITIES4  ,EV5 ! MO/ IMMAT]IAL COMPON5TS ( LIFE -- FROM \R G5ES TO \R FUTURE 7VIA 9SURANCE7 -- CAN BE GIV5 A PRICE4 ,!RE SEEMS TO BE POSSIBLY 9F9ITE COMMODITIES2 !SE >E SO-CALL$ 0IMMAT]IAL0 COMMODITIES 9 ! =M ( CODE1 EMOTIONS1 & KN[L$GE ITSELF4 ,! 9CONV5I5T TRU? IS ?AT EV5 ! MO/ IMMAT]IAL ( COMMODITIES SU* AS ! ,9T]NET OR 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY RE/S UPON A FIRMLY MAT]IAL F\NDATION1 CURR5TLY ! F\NDATION ( OIL-BAS$ PRODUCTS SU* AS FOOD1 PLA/IC1 COMPUT]S4 

,CLIMATE *ANGE IS JU/ SYMPTOMATIC ( CAPITALISM REA*+ ! LIMITS ( ITS EXPANSION 9 ! WORLD ( NATURAL RES\RCES ?AT EVOLV$ BE=E CAPITALISM4 ,IT IS !N FITT+ ?AT A TOTALIZ+ CRISIS LIKE CLIMATE *ANGE ACCOMPANIES A TOTALIZ+ SY/EM ( PRODUCTION LIKE CAPITALISM4 ,C>BON EMISSIONS >E ! BYPRODUCT ( CAPITALISM JU/ AS DEFECATION IS ! BYPRODUCT ( HUMANS EAT+1 AS FOSSIL-FUEL 9T5SIVE 5]GIES >E ! PRIM>Y S\RCE ( *EAP 5]GY ?AT CAPITALISM H>NESSES = PRODUCTION4 ,YET EV5 /OPP+ C>BON EMISSIONS W\LD NOT HALT ! TOTALIZ+ BIOCRISIS BR\<T ON BY CAPITALISM4 

,C>BON EMISSIONS & CLIMATE *ANGE >E A M]E SYMPTOM ( ! ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION CAUS$ BY CAPITALISM4 ,TAK5 AS AN ISOLAT$ ISSUE 9-&-(-ITSELF1 CLIMATE *ANGE IS LUDICR\S4 ,EV5 IF BURN+ FOSSIL FUELS DIDN'T CAUSE CLIMATE *ANGE1 IT W\LD /ILL BE CANC]\S TO HUMANS1 POLLUTE ! OCEAN & ATMOSPH]E1 FUEL+ DEA?-DEAL+ AUTOMOBILES & MISSILES1 CREAT+ ! RAW MAT]IALS ( EV]Y?+ FROM DISPOSABLE PLA/IC BAGS TO USELESS TOYS4 ,JU/ AS CUTT+ D[N ! =E/ R$UCES ! PLANET'S ABILITY TO /ORE C>BON1 IT ALSO DE/ROYS UNC\NTABLE SPECIES1 RIPP+ ASUND] 9DIG5\S =MS ( LIFE & EVICT+ !M FROM !IR HOMES1 & DE/ROY+ EV5 ! POSSIBILITY ( ! JOY MANY HUMANS GET FROM BE+ \TSIDE4 ,:ILE A 0GRE50 Z]O-C>BON CAPITALISM MAY BE POSSIBLE1 IF IMPLAUSIBLE1 EV5 A Z]O-C>BON CAPITALISM 9EXORABLY TRANS=MS LIV+ NATURAL RES\RCES 9TO DEAD CAPITAL4 ,IF IT'S NOT PRODUCTION ( C>BON1 IT WILL BE ! DE/RUCTION ( WAT]1 ( ! SOIL1 ( LIVES ( ! POOR1 ALL SACRIFIC$ TO ! RAV5\S APPETITE ( CAPITAL = ! PRODUCTION ( COMMODITIES1 EV5 IF IT MEANS ! 5D ( ! REPRODUCTION ( LIFE4 ,CAPITALISM IS ! ORIG9 ( ! BIOCRISIS1 ! LA/ & F9AL CRISIS ( CAPITALISM4 

,! LOGIC ( CRISIS IS ! LOGIC ( CAPITALISM1 & CAPITALISM HAS BE5 9 A /ATE ( CRISIS = DECADES AL?\< IT HAS ONLY BECOME SELF-EVID5T 9 ! F9ANCIAL CRISIS ( #b#h4 ,BY F> ! MO/ PRODUCTIVE SOCIAL SY/EM ! WORLD HAS EV] SE51 CAPITALISM OV]-PRODUCES1 LEAD+ TO AN OV]-ACCUMULATION ( CAPITAL4 ,9 ANY SOCIAL SY/EM %AP$ >\ND ! SURVIVAL ( HUMANITY & ! WORLD1 ?IS W\LD BE VIEW$ AS A MIRACLE3 ! HUNGRY C\LD BE F$1 ! HOMELESS H\S$1 & ! CREATIVITY ( HUMANITY UNFETT]$ BY M]E MAT]IAL CONC]NS4 ,YET BY ! P]V]SE LOGIC ( CAPITAL1 ?IS OV]-PRODUCTIVITY IS A CRISIS3 IT IS 9CREAS+LY H>D] TO MAKE A PR(IT :5 MORE & MORE COMMODITIES >E MADE *EAP] & *EAP]1 & WORK]S >E PAID LESS & LESS4 

,! ONLY WAY \T ( CRISIS IS ?R\< EI!R A W> ?AT DE/ROYS CAPITAL -- ! ,WORLD ,W>S BE+ ! OBVI\S SOLUTION TO ! ,GREAT ,DEPRESSION -- OR BY SOME ACT ( BLACK MAGIC TO 9V5T A NEW M>KET ( COMMODITIES4  ,AS TOTAL W> IS VIEW$ AS SUICIDAL 9 ! NUCLE> ]A1 ! GIANT LIE ( DEBT & F9ANCIAL M>KETS W]E CREAT$ TO SAVE CAPITAL FROM CRISIS 9 ! #a#i#gS & #a#i#hS4 ,) ! LABOR MOVEM5T DE/ROY$ BY ,?AT*] & ,REAGAN -- A PROCESS GLOBALIZ$ ?R\< ! ,I,M,F1 ! ,W,T,O1 & ! O!R 9/RUM5TS ( NEOLIB]AL CAPITALISM -- ! SOCIAL PEACE ?AT FOLL[$ ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I WAS T]M9AT$4 ,! ,LEFT REACT$ 9 MORALI/IC HORROR1 BUT ONLY /OOD M\? AGAPE AS ! SOCIAL SOLID>ITY ( ! WORK]'S WORLD WAS DE/ROY$1 REPLAC$ ) PREC>ITY & ! CULT ( SELF-9T]E/$ 9DIVIDUALISM4 ,! REPLACEM5T = ! WAGE WAS DEBT -- MONEY ONE C\LD SP5D1 BUT ?AT HAD TO PAID BACK1 LIT]ALLY B9D+ ! ONCE-REBELLI\S POOR TO ! 9F9ITE CONT9UATION ( CAPITALISM4 ,DEBT IS ! P]FECT COMMODITY1 & ! FUTURE ITSELF BECAME ! NEW M>KET2 ! F9ANCIAL M>KET WAS BORN1 U%]+ 9 ! ]A ( PO/MOD]NISM4 ,IT IS 9TO ?IS WORLD ?AT WE >E BORN1 A WORLD ( SKYSCRAP]S & MON/R\S MEGA-MALLS1 :OSE T[]+ GLASS EXT]IORS %[ ?AT ?IS WORLD WAS NOT BUILT = HUMANS1 BUT = ! MON/R\S & 9HUMAN SUBJECTIVITY ( CAPITAL4 ,EV5 ) A MAP1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO GET LO/ 9 METROPOLIS4  ,& ! OPTION ( W> HAS NOT BE5 TAK5 (F ! TABLE4 ,F> FROM IT1 ! PO/MOD]N WORLD IS A WORLD ( CONT9UAL POLICE OP]ATIONS4 ,9/EAD ( A PURELY MILIT>Y W>1 A SOCIAL W> ?AT 5COMPASSES ALL ( DAILY LIFE IS WAG$ AGA9/ ! POPULATION3 W>S AGA9/ DRUGS1 AGA9/ IMMIGRATION1 AGA9/ POLITICAL DISS5T1 AGA9/ 0T]RORISM40 ,POLITICIANS CAN MOVE FROM ! W> ON T]RORISM TO ! W> AGA9/ CLIMATE *ANGE )\T SKIPP+ A BEAT4 

,AS ! SPACE ( ! WORLD WAS B\ND TI<T] TO F9ANCIAL CAPITAL VIA ! SPECTACUL> TE*NOLOGY ( CYB]NETIC NETWORKS1 ALL S5SE ( ! PA/ EVAPORAT$ 9TO AN EV]-PRES5T N[ ( 9/ANT SATISFACTION4 ,AS NO-ONE KN[S H[ TO ACTUALLY VALUE DEBT1 A WILD CORNUCOPIA ( HI<LY PR(ITABLE MEASURES >OSE3 M>KETS = RISK1 D]IVATIVES1 COLLAT]ALIZ$ DEBT OBLIGATIONS1 CR$IT DEFAULT SWAPS4 ,! VALUE ( ! F9ANCIAL SY/EM GREW TO AN A/\ND+ F\R TIMES ! REAL PRODUCTIVITY ( CAPITAL4  ,FUR!RMORE1 ! V]Y CONCEPT ( DEBT HAS AS ITS IMPLICIT PROMISE ?AT ! FUTURE MU/ BE AN ET]NALLY FROZ5 V]SION ( ! PRES5T1 AS DEBT IS A CLAIM ON ! MAT]IALIZATION ( FUTURE PR(ITS4 ,AS IT BECAME EVID5T ?AT ! POOR C\LD NEV] PAY BACK SU* MASSIVE DEBTS1 ! AGE ( F9ANCIAL CAPITALISM & ITS SECRET RELIGION ( ! FREE-M>KET 5D$4  ,NO-ONE BELIEV$ 9 ! BANKS & !Y COLLAPS$1 JU/ AS ! PAGAN TEMPLES ( ANCI5T ,GREECE FELL 9TO RU9S :5 NO-ONE BELIEV$ 9 ,ZEUS ANY LONG]4 ,! BANKS !MSELVES DID NOT EV5 KN[ H[ MU* MONEY WAS WOR?1 & NO-ONE TRU/$ ! /ATE TO FIX ?IS CRISIS ( VALUE4  ,! ,BRITI% ,*ANCELLOR SAID ?AT IT WAS 0HIS WORD0 ?AT ! SAV+S ( PEOPLE W\LD BE PROTECT$1 BUT !RE W]E LONG L9ES \TSIDE ! BANKS NONE!LESS4 ,H[ C\LD ANYONE TRU/ ! GOV]NM5T ?AT HAD CLAIM$ !RE W]E WEAPONS ( MASS DE/RUCTION 9 ,IRAQ8 

,ONLY AN EV5T ( NE>LY DIV9E PROPORTIONS CAN RESURRECT ! BELIEF 9 CAPITAL & ! /ATE1 & LUCKILY !RE IS A MIRACLE3 ! ADV5T ( CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,FROM ,GRE5PEACE TO ,OBAMA1 ! SOLUTION EV]YONE T\TS TO CLIMATE *ANGE IS1 UNSURPRIS+LY1 ! EXPANSION ( CAPITALISM 9TO ! V]Y ATMOSPH]E VIA C>BON TRAD+4 ,BY GOV]NM5T DECREE AT SUMMITS LIKE ! ,C,O,P PROCESS ( ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS1 C>BON IS ASSIGN$ A MONET>Y VALUE1 & !N EX*ANG+ C>BON ON A M>KET1 C>BON EMISSIONS >E SUPPOS$ TO DECREASE4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS CONTRADICTS ALL PA/ EXP]I5CE & ! AXIOMS ( CAPITALISM ITSELF4 ,! CREATION ( YET ANO!R M>KET WILL UND\BT$LY LEAD TO MORE CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION1 & SO ACCEL]ATE ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION4 ,:ILE CAPITALISM HAS FIGUR$ \T H[ TO ASSIGN VALUES TO SIMPLE MAT]IAL NECESSITIES LIKE %OES & COAL1 ! PRICE ( C>BON WILL SIMPLY BE MADE \T ( ?9 AIR4  ,! RESEMBLANCES TO ! PRIC+ ( 0RISK0 ON F9ANCIAL M>KETS TO ! PRIC+ ( C>BON ON C>BON M>KETS >E ALMO/ ALL-TOO-CLE>4 ,SU* 9ABILITY TO ASSIGN ADEQUATE VALUE IS A RECIPE = A BOOM ( RAMPANT FRAUD & SPECULATION1 FOLL[$ BY A RES\ND+ CRA%4 ,A C>BON M>KET IS JU/ LIKE ! F9ANCIAL M>KET1 AS ! FAILURE ( ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION'S ,EMISSION ,TRAD+ ,SY/EM1 LAT] A P>T ( ! ,KYOTO ,PROTOCOL1 HAS ALREADY DEMON/RAT$ 9 SPADES4 ,C>BON M>KETS REQUIRE MORE PRODUCTION1 & SO MORE C>BON1 :I* 9 TURN SIGNS ! COLLECTIVE DEA? S5T5CE ( ! BIOCRISIS4 ,H[ DOES ONE ASSIGN A PRICE = C>BON8 ,H[ CAN ONE GIVE ! CONT9U$ EXI/5CE ( HUMAN LIFE AS WE KN[ IT A MONET>Y VALUE8 ,! M>KET DEM&S SU* QUE/IONS BE ANSW]$4 ,TO BURN A C> DEAL]%IP TO ! GR\ND IS MORE ECOLOGICALLY SU/A9ABLE ?AN C>BON TRAD+2 IT IS PRECISELY ! CREATION & FL[ ( COMMODITIES ?AT ?REAT5S ! FUTURE ( LIFE ON ?IS PLANET4 

,SABOTAGE ! ,C>BON ,FL[S 

0,= YE>S1 DECADES1 WE HAVE PLEAD$ & PETITION$ ?OSE 9 P[]1 ?OSE RESPONSIBLE = 9JU/ICE1 G5OCIDE & ECOCIDE4 ,?IS PLEAD+ HAS GONE UNANSW]$4 ,IT IS TIME TO USE ACTIONS ?AT CAN NOT BE IGNOR$40 

-- ,JEFF 0,FREE0 ,LU]S1 ,ON ,SABOTAGE 7#b#a7 

,F> 9TO ! HORIZON1 ! COAL MOVES 5DLESSLY D[N ! CONVEYOR BELT1 FROM OP5-CA/ COAL M9E TO ! SMOKE-/ACKS ( ! P[] PLANT4  ,9 ,GL5TAGG>T SUDD5LY !RE IS A BREAK1 A RUPTURE1 SOME?+ ALMO/ UNHE>D (3 SABOTAGE4 ,! BELT HAS BE5 CUT2 ! COAL TUMBLES TO ! GR\ND4 ,SABOTAGE IS ! ELEM5T>Y =M ( RESI/ANCE TO CAPITALISM4  ,& SO1 SABOTAGE IS SIMULTANE\SLY ! ELEM5T>Y =M ( PREV5T+ CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE4 

,SABOTAGE IS A G5]ALIZ$ PH5OM5ON4 ,EV]YONE IS DO+ IT4 ,:O DOESN'T HATE !IR JOB8 ,AS CAPITALISM TRIES TO SQUEEZE EV] MORE PRODUCTIVITY \T ( PEOPLE1 WORK]S !MSELVES ATTEMPT TO SELF-MANAGE1 P]HAPS BY READ+ 0#g ,HABITS ( ,HI<LY ,EFFECTIVE ,PEOPLE0 OR O!R SELF-HELP BOOKS1 BLAM+ !MSELVES = !IR P]SI/5T DEPRESSION4  ,MORE (T5 WORK]S GO 9SANE1 & IF WEAL?Y WILL 5D UP 9 PSY*IATRI/ (FICES444 & IF NOT1 HOMELESS ON ! /REET4 ,NO ONE CAN WORK ALL ! TIME UNLESS !Y SOMEH[ SELF-MANAGE !MSELVES 9TO BECOM+ P>T & P>CEL ( CAPITAL ITSELF4 ,9 RESPONSE TO ! FRANTIC PACE ( CAPITALISM1 !RE IS ! PROLIF]ATION ( EV]YDAY RESI/ANCE TO CAPITALI/ PRODUCTIVITY4 ,?IS CAN TAKE TWO =MS3 ,FIR/1 ?AT ( 9DIVIDUAL 'ACTS' ( RESI/ANCE OR SURVIVAL1 TAK+ SICK DAYS FROM WORK1 SLEEP+ 91 /EAL+1 FAKE B5EFIT CLAIMS1 ! SABOTAGE ( EQUIPM5T4 ,! SECOND =M1 ?AT ( COLLECTIVE ACTION ?R\< /RIKES OR OCCUPATIONS IS MORE DANG]\S TO CAPITALISMS MA9T5ANCE4 ,AS SU* ! /ATE & ! CAPITALI/ [N+ CLASS HAVE DEVELOP$ TACTICS TO DEAL ) SU* ?REATS4 ,!SE CAN TAKE =MS RANG+ FROM ! POLICE CLUB TO ! SCAB UNION (FICIAL4 

,A LIMIT$ & CONTROLL$ AM\NT ( SABOTAGE IS ! GREASE BEH9D ! :EELS ( ! CAPITALI/ MA*9E4 ,A SMALL AM\NT ( /OL5 TIME = 0TOBACCO BREAKS0 IS TOL]AT$1 AS IS ! USE ( COMPUT]S = *ECK+ P]SONAL E-MAIL & PLAY+ VIDEO GAMES 9 (FICES4 ,!SE ACTIVITIES >E NOT CLAMP$ D[N EI!R BECAUSE !Y >E NOT NOTIC$1 OR BECAUSE TRULY WISE MANAG]S REALIZE ?IS SMALL AM\NT ( SABOTAGE IS NECESS>Y TO PREV5T ! WORK+-CLASS FROM GO+ 9SANE AT WORK4 ,TO GIVE ! WORK] AT LEA/ SOME M9OR LEVEL ( AUTONOMY IS NECESS>Y = ! SMOO? OP]ATION ( ! 5TIRE MA*9E4 ,TO (F-LOAD COAL FROM A TRA9 TO ! P[]-PLANT ON A CONVEYOR BELT1 ! WORK] MU/ ACTIVELY 9VOLVE HIMSELF 9 MAK+ C]TA9 ?AT ! COAL IS (F-LOAD$ AT A UNI=M SPE$1 TO P]SONALLY DEAL ) ANY DISRUPTIONS & IRREGUL>ITIES 9 A WAY ?AT A M]E ROBOT W\LD BE 9CAPABLE ( DO+4 ,IF = SOME REASON ! TRA9 IS LATE1 ! WORK] CAN WAIT PATI5TLY4 ,IF ! CONVEYOR BELT /OPS1 ! WORK] CAN ALSO /OP & 9VE/IGATE ! REASON4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS AUTONOMY CAN ALWAYS BE US$ AGA9/ CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION ITSELF4 ,FROM ?IS POT5TIAL IS ! LONG TRADITION ( WORK] SABOTAGE ?AT HAS ALWAYS BE5 ! SC\RGE ( CAPITALISM4 ,= EXAMPLE1 WORK]S 9 ! ,U,S,A ONCE PUT EMPTY BE] CANS 9SIDE ! HOLL[ SPACES ( AUTOMOBILE DOORS1 SO ?AT AS SOON AS !Y HIT ! HI<WAY ! C>S MADE NOISES1 =C+ ! RECALL ( ?\S&S ( VEHICLES & A TREM5D\S LOSS ( PR(IT4 ,?IS IS :AT A SMALL ACT AT ! HE>T ( PRODUCTION CAN DO4 ,IMAG9E :AT SMALL ACTS AT ! S5SITIVE HE>T ( ! C>BON-EMITT+ 9FRA/RUCTURE C\LD DO4 

,SABOTAGE IS ANY ACT ?AT DE/ROYS ! REPRODUCTION ( CAPITALISM4 ,! 9DIVIDUAL AS WORK] IS ! BASIC UNIT ( ! REPRODUCTION ( CAPITALISM & ?IS WORK] CAN MUTATE \T ( ! CONF9ES ( CAPITALISM1 9TO SOME?+ 5TIRELY NEW1 A POT5TIAL SABOTEUR1 A ,LUDDITE = ! TW5TY-FIR/ C5TURY4 ,ONE CAN EV5 CONSID] DROPP+ \T ( S*OOL OR A C>E] -- & !RE=E WA/+ ! CONSID]ABLE 09VE/M5T0 MADE 9 A P]SON BY SOCIETY -- TO BE A =M ( LIFE-SABOTAGE4 ,EV5 G5]ALIZ$ DEPRESSION WILL LEAD TO SABOTAGE1 AS ONE BECOMES A 0BAD0 EMPLOYEE OR SIMPLY FAILS TO TURN UP TO WORK4 ,! PROBLEM IS NOT ! LACK ( SMALL ACTS ( SABOTAGE4 ,! PROBLEM IS TO 9CREASE !IR 9T5SITY & ORGANIZATION TO A PO9T :]E ! FL[S ( COMMODITIES -- & SO C>BON -- >E BLOCK$4 ,?IS WILL REQUIRE A NEW K9D ( MASS SABOTAGE1 A NEW K9D ( /RIKE3 ! HUMAN /RIKE4 

,!RE IS A CON/ANT T5SION BETWE5 PROTE/ & SABOTAGE ?AT GOES UND] ! T]M 0DIRECT ACTION40 ,! !SIS ( ! PROTE/ IS ALWAYS ?AT IF 0! MASSES0 W]E ONLY TOLD BY PLAC>D-WAV+ ACTIVI/S AB\T ! DISA/R\S /ATE ( ! WORLD1 !N !Y W\LD RISE UP & =CE ?+S TO *ANGE4 ,H[EV]1 PEOPLE \TSIDE 0ACTIVISM0 ALREADY REALIZE ! DIRE /ATE ( AFFAIRS4 ,MO/ PEOPLE F9D IT EASI] TO PU% IT \T ( !IR M9DS RA!R ?AN M>* 9 5DLESS CIRCLES ) SIGNS1 CORRECTLY REALIZ+ ?AT PROTE/ IS AN 9EFFECTIVE TACTIC4 ,PROTE/ M]ELY ASKS ! P[]S ?AT BE ( CAPITAL & ! /ATE TO POLITELY /OP4 ,MILLIONS TRI$ ?IS TO /OP ! ,IRAQ ,W> 9 #b#c1 TO NO EFFECT4 

,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 PROTE/ & SABOTAGE COMES D[N TO ! FOLL[+ MAXIM3 ,! PO9T IS NOT TO ASK = SOME?+ TO /OP1 BUT TO MAKE IT /OP4 ,9 ?IS VE91 A MOVEM5T T[>DS 0DIRECT ACTION0 EM]GES4  ,?IS MOTTO ( 0DIRECT ACTION0 9 T]MS ( CLIMATE *ANGE HAS MO/LY BE5 TAK5 UP BY ! ,CLIMATE ,CAMP MOVEM5T ORIG9AT+ FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,K+DOM4 ,! CLIMATE CAMPS1 :ILE EFFECTIVE AT RAIS+ AW>5ESS ( DIFF]5T =MS ( LIFE1 HAVE PROV$ TO BE 9EFFECTIVE !MSELVES AT ACTUALLY HALT+ C>BON-9T5SIVE 9FRA/RUCTURE VIA DIRECT ACTION4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT !IR SPECTACUL> 9FLU5CE VIA ! M$IA HAS NOT HAD AN EFFECT1 = SURELY IT HAS BE5 ONE ( ! FACTORS ?AT PREV5T$ A ?IRD RUNWAY AT ,HEA?R[ AIRPORT FROM BE+ BUILT1 OR A NEW COAL-BURN+ P[] PLANT AT ,K+SNOR? NOT TO BE CON/RUCT$4 ,TO BE CLE>1 ! CLIMATE CAMPS HAVE FAIL$ AT ! TASK ( /OPP+ ! FL[S ( C>BON VIA DIRECT ACTION )\T M$IATION4 ,AT BE/1 ! WORK]S !MSELVES %UT D[N ! 9FRA/RUCTURE = ! ANN\NC$ DAY ( ACTION4 ,%UTT+ D[N A COAL-BURN+ PLANT H]E1 /OPP+ AN AIRPORT EXPANSION !RE1 HALT+ SOME C>BON EMISSIONS = A DAY3 !SE >E ALL CONCESSIONS ! /ATE WILL MORE ?AN HAPPILY GIVE AS LONG AS OV]ALL ! FL[S ( C>BON & COMMODITIES >E NOT ?REAT5$4 ,EV5TUALLY1 ANY /RATEGY BAS$ ON M$IA MANIPULATION WILL REA* ITS LIMITS4 ,TO %UT D[N EV]Y COAL-BURN+ P[]-PLANT1 :ILE NECESS>Y TO HALT CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE1 W\LD BE A CATA/ROPHE = ! ECONOMY4 ,! FAILURES ( MASS DIRECT ACTION BY ! CLIMATE CAMPS HAVE A SILV] L9+1 = A TRULY SUCCESSFUL DIRECT ACTION ON C>BON-9T5SIVE 9FRA/RUCTURE LIKE ! ,HEA?R[ AIRPORT 9 ,LONDON OR ! ,K+SNOR? COAL-BURN+ P[] PLANT 9 ,K5T W\LD BR+ D[N AN IRON FI/ ( REPRESSION F> GREAT] ?AN ANY YET SE5 BY PROTE/4 ,! /ATE F9DS ?AT AN ATTEMPT TO %UT D[N 9FRA/RUCTURE CRITICAL TO ! MA9T5ANCE ( GLOBAL CAPITALISM1 LIKE P[]-PLANTS & AIRPORTS1 IS ( F> MORE DANG] TO CAPITALISM ?AN /REET P>TIES & SUMMIT MOBILIZATIONS4 ,! IRONY ( ! SITUATION IS ?AT DESPITE ! FACT ?AT ! PROTE/S AGA9/ CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE >E PRIM>ILY SYMBOLIC1 TO HALT CLIMATE *ANGE IS F> FROM SYMBOLIC4 

,! QUE/ION IS NOT :AT TO DO1 BUT H[4 ,:ILE !SE CAMPS & MASS PROTE/S >E USEFUL AS $UCATIONAL BATTLE-GR\NDS1 !Y CAN NOT 9 G5]AL SUCCE$ 9 HALT+ ! FL[S ( C>BON DIRECTLY4 ,AS ! POLICE RAID ON ! ,K+SNOR? CAMP %[$1 ! T]RITORY ( ! CLIMATE CAMPS ALMO/ ALWAYS PUTS DIRECT ACTION AT A DISADVANTAGE4 ,IT IS JU/ DIFFICULT TO M\NT A SUCCESSFUL MASS DIRECT ACTION 9 A FIELD1 ISOLAT$ 9 ! MIDDLE ( NO:]E1 SURR\ND$ BY POLICE & CAM]AS1 ) ONLY A FEW RA!R OBVI\S T>GETS NE>BY4 ,! CLIMATE CAMPS SUFF]$ FROM 0PICTURE?9K+40  ,BE+ UNABLE TO GRASP ! TOTALITY ( CAPITALISM AS ! S\RCE ( CLIMATE *ANGE1 CLIMATE CAMPS RESORT TO ONLY CONCRETE T>GETS ?AT >E OBVI\SLY EMITT+ C>BON1 LEAD+ TO ! LIKELY RE-CUP]ATION ( !SE DIRECT ACTIONS BY GRE5 CAPITALISM4 ,CREATIVITY %\LD BE CALL$ =1 AS COAL-BURN+ FACTORIES ) L>GE SMOKE /ACKS & AIRPLANES ) HUGE COMBU/ION 5G9ES >E NOT ! ONLY S\RCE ( C>BON EMISSIONS4  ,C>BON EMISSIONS >E ! BYPRODUCT ( ! V]Y FL[S ( GLOBAL CAPITAL ITSELF & ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( ! /ATE ?AT MA9TA9S IT1 & !SE FL[S CAN BE BLOCKAD$1 /OPP$1 & %UT D[N4 ,TO /OP POLLUTION 9 AN ]A 9 :I* ! 5TIRE WORLD HAS BECOME A FACTORY1 ALL ONE HAS TO DO IS TO *OOSE A DATE & A T>GET1 :]E ! SITUATION IS TO ! ADVANTAGE4 

,! *OICE ( T>GETS (T5 COMES D[N TO :AT RESONATES & :AT ONE CAN GET AWAY )4 ,! ACTUAL ME?ODS 9CLUDE ANY?+ CONSID]$ SUITABLE1 & VIOL5CE NEV] NE$ BE EMPLOY$2 BO? BLOCKADES & SABOTAGE ( 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION >E /RANGELY NONVIOL5T4 ,:IL/ ANY ATTEMPTS TO ACTUALLY /ORM ! COAL-BURN+ P[]-PLANTS ( ,K+SNOR? & ,DRAX TO 0%UT !M D[N0 FAIL$1 A TRA9-L9E HOLD+ COAL WAS BLOCK$ BY AN ACT ( CIVIL DISOB$I5CE 9 #b#h4 ,IF ! PROTE/]S 9 ! ,U,K C\LD LE>N FROM ! DECADES-OLD MOVEM5T ( ! ANTI-,CA/] AUTONOM5 9 ,G]MANY1 !N !Y W\LD REALIZE ! MULTITUDES ( WAYS TO P>ALYZE A TRA9 FULL ( COAL ?AT DOES NOT EV5 9VOLVE >RE/S4 ,! MO/ SUCCESSFUL SABOTAGES DO NOT ONLY DIRECTLY & )\T M$IATION HALT PRODUCTION1 BUT *OSE T>GETS ?AT PROVOKE POPUL> SYMPA?Y4 ,!SE T>GETS NE$ NO COMMUNIQUE3 BY !IR V]Y NATURE1 !Y >E IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE4 ,! SABOTAGE ( COAL TRANSF] L9ES 9 ,GL5TAGG>T C>RI$ \T AT ! ,SCOTTI% ,CLIMATE ,CAMP S]VES AS A PRIME EXAMPLE4 ,= YE>S1 ! DEVA/AT$ M9+ COMMUNITY ( ,D\GLAS HAD BE5 FI<T+ ! CREATION ( ANO!R /RIP-M9E4 ,CLIMATE 0ACTIVI/S0 SET UP A TREE-SIT 9 ORD] TO PREV5T ! EXPANSION ( /RIP-M9+1 & W]E GIV5 FOOD & SUPPORT BY ! LOCALS4 ,EV5 ! POLICE W]E SYMPA!TIC4 ,:5 IT WAS REALIZ$ ?AT KILOMET]S UPON KILOMET]S ( CONVEY BELTS TRANSPORT+ COAL ACROSS ,SCOTL& C\LD BE EASILY DE/ROY$ ) A S+LE CUT1 !Y W]E4 ,:]E DECADES ( PROTE/ HAD FAIL$1 A S+LE ACT ( SABOTAGE HAD SUCCE$$1 ALBEIT MOM5T>ILY4 

,TO BLOCK ! FL[S1 SABOTAGE MU/ MOVE FROM MOM5TS TO SU/A9$ DURATION4 ,SABOTAGE AT ! HE>T ( PRODUCTION ) ! COMPLICITY ( ! WORK]S !MSELVES C\LD RETURN4 ,LOOK AT ! WIDESPREAD /RIKES1 BOSSNAPP+S1 & ?REAT5$ EXPLOSIONS BY WORK]S 9 ,FRANCE TODAY1 :]E !Y DO NOT WANT TO RETURN TO WORK1 TO BE A WORK]1 BUT WANT IMM$IATE ABOLITION ( !IR [N ROLE )9 CAPITAL1 :I* !Y CONCRETELY SEE AS POSSIBLE VIA L>GE PAY-(FS4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 WAT* H[ ! ANTIGLOBALISATION & RADICAL ECOLOGICAL MOVEM5TS HAVE TRANS=M$ 9TO A MOVEM5T TO /OP CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,IMAG9E IF !SE TWO T5D5CIES COMB9$1 AS !Y CAME CLOSE TO AT ! ,VE/AS OCCUPATION4 ,:O ELSE KN[S H[ TO HALT ! FL[S BETT] ?AN ! WORK]S !MSELVES8  ,A MILLION PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS C\LD NOT HALT ! ,IRAQ ,W>1 BUT ! DOCKWORK]S C\LD EASILY HALT >M %IPM5TS4 

,! SPREAD ( SABOTAGE AS AN (F5SIVE 9 ! G5]ALIZ$ SOCIAL W> IS ! MO/ PROMIS+ T]RA9 ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM4 ,! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE MAY NOT %[ UP TO A DEMON/RATION1 BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN ?AT !Y >E 9S5SIBLE TO ! DIZZY+ SOCIAL & ECONOMIC DIS9TEGRATION ( CAPITAL2 !IR CYNICISM ONLY PROVES ONLY !Y >E BETT] TACTICIANS ?AN ! SELF-DESCRIB$ ACTIVI/S4 ,YET 9 A FUTURE ( DECL9+ NATURAL RES\RCES & CRISIS1 9CREAS+LY L>GE SWA!S ( ! POPULATION WILL WANT A WAY \T4 ,)\T A D\BT1 ?OSE :O FI<T TODAY WILL BE ! *ILDR5 ( ! LA/ G5]ATION TO TRULY BELIEVE 9 CAPITALISM4  ,= ! Y\? TODAY HAVE NO HOPE4 ,IF A FEW DY+ OLD M5 WANT TO BR+ APOCALYPSE1 !IR *ILDR5 MU/ BR+ ON ! 9SURRECTION4  ,P]HAPS !IR *ILDR5 WILL MEET AT NI<T COV]$ 9 BLACK MASKS4 ,OR P]HAPS !SE NEW-BORN SABOTEURS WILL OP]ATE 9 BROAD DAYLI<T1 FLI<T ATT5DANTS & CON/RUCTION WORK]S1 /UD5TS & B>I/AS1 JUNIOR ACC\NTANTS & EV5444! POLICE4 ,! QUE/ION IS NO LONG] ONE ( !ORY1 BUT ( PRACTICE3 ,H[ TO BLOCKADE ! FL[S ( CAPITALISM AS TO HALT ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION & HUMAN EXPLOITATION8 ,IT MAY 5D ) G5]ALIZ$ SOCIAL W>1 BUT IT BEG9S ) GR\PS ( FRI5DS4 ,H& 9 H&1 B&S ( FRI5DS CAN CO-ORD9ATE TO HALT ! FL[ ( COMMODITIES & C>BON4 ,FLEX+ !IR MUSCLES1 P]HAPS JU/ FIR/ = AN H\R4 ,!N A DAY4 ,!N A MON?4 ,! GOAL3 =EV]4 

,AFT] ! COAL-L9E IS SABOTAG$ 9 ,GL5TAGG>T1 ! LOCALS FROM ! T[N ( ,D\GLAS :O HAVE BE5 RESI/+ ! OP5-CA/ COAL M9E VISIT$ ! ,SCOTTI% ,CLIMATE ,CAMP4 ,! VILLAG]S WANT$ TO EXPRESS !IR CONC]N4  ,! COAL IS N[ MOV$ ON TRUCKS ?R\< !IR VILLAGE ILLEGALLY4 ,YET S9CE :5 HAS CAPITALISM EV] C>$ = LEGALITY :5 PR(IT IS AT /AKE8 ,! VILLAG]S W]E WORRI$ ?AT ! M$IA W\LD PA9T !M ALL AS SABOTEURS & SO PUT BACK !IR /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! OP5-CA/ COAL M9E4 ,P]HAPS ! SABOTAGE W5T TOO F>4 ,! REALITY ( ! MATT] IS OBVI\S4 ,! SABOTAGE DID NOT GO F> 5\<4 

,! ,SPECTACLE ( ,GRE5 ,CAPITALISM 

0,AS LONG AS !RE IS ,MAN & ,5VIRONM5T1 ! POLICE WILL BE !RE BETWE5 !M40 

-- ,ANONYM\S1 ,! ,COM+ ,9SURRECTION 7#b#f7 

,IT MU/ BE AN ALMO/ RELIGI\S =CE !N ?AT KEEPS PEOPLE 5?RALL$ TO CAPITALISM4 ,DEBORD CALLS ?IS =CE ! 0SPECTACLE0 -- ! ADV]TISEM5TS1 TELEVISION1 BLOGS1 WEB-SITES1 VIDEO-GAMES -- ?AT IS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! COLLECTION ( IMAGES ?AT S]VE AS ! REVEAL$ RELIGION ( CAPITAL4 ,S>TE REM>K$ ?AT HE HAD NEV] SE5 P]FECTION UNTIL HE HAD SE5 A MOVIE4 ,! WORLD ( ADV]TISEM5TS IS TO US AS C5TRAL AS ! WORLD ( ,*RI/ & HIS ANGELS WAS TO \R M$IEVAL ANCE/ORS4 ,! SPECTACLE IS :5 ! RELATION%IPS BETWE5 HUMANS BECOME M$IAT$ NOT JU/ ?R\< COMMODITIES1 BUT IMAGES PRODUC$ BY CAPITAL4 ,AS CAPITAL OV]-ACCUMULATES TO EV] MORE ABSURD HEI<TS1 9 ! SE>* = MORE M>KETS1 CAPITAL COLONIZES ! V]Y SOCIAL LIFE ( HUMANS4 ,CAPITALISM IS TO COLONIZE ! TOTALITY ( \R SOCIAL LIFE PRECISELY TO ! EXT5T IT IS ABLE TO CAPITALIZE ANY O!R =M ( LIFE4 ,ONE /EP ( ?IS COLONIZATION WAS DEPRIV+ ! MULTITUDE ( !IR TRADITIONAL =M ( LIFE 9 ORD] TO PUT !M TO WORK 9 FACTORIES4 ,YET SOMEH[1 AFT] WORK1 WORK]S REJOIC$ &1 %$D+ !IR WORK-DAY CLO!S1 BECAME HUMAN AGA93 PLAY+ MUSIC 9 ! B>1 DREAM+ 9 ! P>K1 LAY+ 9 EA* O!R'S >MS4 ,9 ORD] TO EXTRACT P]PETUALLY MORE PR(IT1 !RE BECAME EV]-LONG] H\RS & EV]MORE P]FECT$ ASSEMBLY L9ES1 ) A GLOBAL DIVISION ( LABOR ?AT UND]M9ES TRADITIONAL FACTORY ORGANIZ+4 ,H[EV]1 EV5TUALLY A LIMIT IS REA*$ 9 CLASSICAL CAPITALISM4 

,TO CONT9UE ! PRODUCTION ( 5DLESS COMMODITIES1 CAPITALISM MU/ COLONIZE ALL ( HUMAN TIME & CULTURE4 ,A NEW & T]RIBLE PRISON ( ! IMAG9ATION IS IMPOS$ UPON PEOPLE VIA ! P]FECT IMAGE ( ! COMMODITY1 TRANSMITT$ ELECTRICALLY >\ND ! WORLD VIA ! MASS M$IA4 ,!SE IMAGES ( COMMODITIES DIRECT \R COLLECTIVE HUMAN ACTIVITY1 SO ?AT \R RELATION%IPS BECOME COMMODITIES !MSELVES1 ! SICK5+ APPE>ANCE ( SOCIAL CAPITAL4 ,?IS GLOBAL COLLECTION ( DISJO9T$ IMAGES ( COMMODITIES & SUP]-/>S !N BECOMES ! AB/RACT UNITY ?AT B9DS ! FRAGM5T$ HUMANITY TOGE!R1 MASK+ ! V]Y REAL DIVISIONS ( P[] & WEAL?4 

,= DECADES1 CAPITALISM PRODUC$ ONLY ! SPECTACLE ( ITS [N P]FECTIBILITY 9 ! =M ( SEXY Y\NG PEOPLE CONSUM+ %9Y NEW ?+S ET]NALLY1 BUT ALWAYS LEAV+ \T ! IMAGES ( ITS [N WA/E4  ,ALL ! OBVI\S CAUSES & RESULTS ( CAPITALISM W]E >TFULLY HIDD51 FROM ! MILLIONS ( P\NDS ( PLA/IC 9 ! OCEANS TO ! 5DLESS ACRES ( =E/S R$UC$ TO /UMPS4 ,AS ! PROCESS ( NATURAL RES\RCE EXTRACTION CAN NOT CONT9UE 9F9ITELY ON A F9ITE PLANET )\T SOME PHYSICAL SIDE-EFFECTS ?AT WILL EV5TUALLY WAKE EV5 ! MO/ HYPNOTIZ$ ( WORK]S FROM !IR SPECTACUL> SLUMB]1 ! SPECTACLE CAN NO LONG] PRES5T ITSELF AS IMAGES ( HEAV5 ON E>?4 ,! HAPP9ESS PROMIS$ BY COMMODITIES IS TRANS=M$ 9TO T]ROR4 ,! DREAM ( CAPITAL BECOMES ITS NI<TM>E3 ! IMAGE ( ! APOCALYPSE4 

,9 ! ]A ( ! APOCALYPSE1 ! SPECTACLE MU/ 9V]T ITSELF4 ,9 ! ANALYSIS ( ,DEBORD1 ! SPECTACLE AS A COLLECTION ( IMAGES WAS ! SUMMIT ( 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM1 ! SYMBOL ( ITS TOTAL P[]4 ,AS A NEW & V]Y MAT]IAL RECONFIGURATION ( CAPITALISM IS 9 ORD]1 ! FIR/ /EP IS ! TRANS=MATION ( ! IMAGES ( ! SPECTACLE4 ,IMAGES ( ! APOCALYPSE >E 5DLESSLY REPEAT$ 9 MOVIES />R+ ,AL ,GORE1 9 ! PLEAS ( SCI5TI/S1 & ! LA/ ( POL> BE>S HANG+ DESP]ATELY ONTO ! F9AL MELT+ ICEB]G4 ,:5 PRODUC$ BY CAPITALISM1 !SE IMAGES >E NOT 9NOC5T REFLECTIONS ( REALITY1 BUT 9/EAD SIGNAL A CONSCI\S MANIPULATION ( \R 9N] LIVES 9 ORD] TO MAKE US WILL+ SLAVES TO ! TRANS=MATION ( LATE CAPITALISM 9TO GRE5 CAPITALISM1 EV5 IF DUE TO ! BIOCRISIS SOME MEASURE ( AL>MISM IS JU/IFI$4 ,GRE5 CAPITALISM IS M]ELY A SPECTACUL> =M ( CAPITALISM ?AT D5IES ITS [N ROLE 9 ! CONSUMPTION ( NATURAL RES\RCES4 ,! IMAGE ( GRE5 CAPITALISM AS A LATT]-DAY TE*NOLOGICAL MESSIAH ?AT MU/ RESCUE A P[]LESS HUMANITY FROM ! APOCALYPSE PRODUCES AGA9 ONLY AN UNREAL UNITY ?AT MASKS ! REAL DIVISIONS BETWE5 ?OSE :O B5EFIT & ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! WORLD ?AT SUFF]S FROM ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION4 

,A ,GRE5PEACE AD 9 ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES SAID1 0,IT WASN'T ! ,EXXON ,VALDEZ CAPTA9'S DRIV+ ?AT CAUS$ ! ,ALASKAN OIL SPILL4 ,IT WAS Y\RS40  ,ANY DESIRE = A G5U9ELY SOCIAL REVOLUTION IS TRANSF]R$ TO ! ASCETIC SELF-MANAGEM5T ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1 ! C>E ( ! SELF4 ,REMEMB] ?AT SELF-MANAGEM5T IS /ILL NO?+ MORE ?AN MANAGEM5T1 ) A T+E ( SELF-RI<TE\S PURITANISM4 ,ONLY ! RI<TE\S WILL BE SAV$1 & Y\R 9DIVIDUAL C>BON EMISSIONS >E A P]FECT WAY ( MEASUR+ Y\R S9S4 ,GOOGLE HAS EV5 COMM5C$ ! PRODUCTION ( DEVICES TO ALL[ SELF-MANAGEM5T ( P]SONAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION &1 NO D\BT SOON1 C>BON EMISSIONS4 ,TRUE SALVATION IS N[ BE+ 0C>BON NEUTRAL0 OR MORE 0REALI/ICALLY0 A #e.0 C>BON R$UCTION1 A #f#e.0 R$UCTION1 AN #h#e.0 R$UCTION4 ,!SE GOALS EMPLOY ALL ! FANATICISM ( FAD DIETS & FLAGELLATION4 ,( C\RSE1 ?IS P]FECTLY ALI5AT$ SOLUTION TO CLIMATE *ANGE IGNORES ! OBVI\S CONTRADICTION ?AT A S+LE 9DIVIDUAL R$UC+ !IR P]SONAL C>BON EMISSIONS HAS LITTLE TO NO EFFECT4 ,= EXAMPLE1 UNPLUGG+ Y\R PHONE *>G] ONLY R$UCES Y\R P]SONAL 5]GY CONSUMPTION BY ONE-HUNDR$? ( ONE P]C5T AT MO/4 ,A MORE S9I/] AG5DA IS AT WORK4 ,! WORLD'S POPULATION IS SO VA/1 SO HUGE1 ?AT IT IS EV5 9CONCEIVABLE TO IMAG9E POLIC+ ?IS MULTITUDE1 TO CO]CE !M 9TO GRE5 CAPITALISM4 ,! NEW SLAVES MU/ 5T] 9TO GRE5 CAPITALISM WILL+LY1 & MU/ POLICE !MSELVES1 CLEANS+ !MSELVES ( ALL IMPURE ?\<TS ( COMMUNISM & VIOL5CE2 !SE ?\<TS >E TAK5 TO BE ! RESULT ( SOME NEURO*EMICAL DISORD]1 OR *ILDHOOD TRAUMA4 

,GRE5 CAPITALISM MU/ REFUSE TO ADMIT1 UND] ALL CIRCUM/ANCES1 ?AT \R MODE ( PRODUCTION IS RESPONSIBLE = C>BON EMISSIONS1 S9CE FROM ?AT T]RIBLE HYPO!SIS W\LD COME ! OBVI\S CONCLUSION ?AT SU* AN $IFICE MU/ BE OV]?R[N1 & ?AT ?OSE :O B5EFIT FROM IT1 ! PLANET>Y B\RGEOISIE1 >E ?OSE :O HAVE TRULY CAUS$ ! CATA/ROPHE ( CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,!Y TRY TO ESCAPE BY PLAC+ ! BLAME ON A 'COLLECTIVE' HUMANITY :O HAVE H>NESS$ 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION = !IR 'COMMON' NE$S AT ! EXP5SE ( ! 5VIRONM5T1 IGNOR+ ! HI/ORICAL REALITY ?AT CLIMATE *ANGE IS BE+ PRECIPITAT$ NOT BY HUMANITY AS A :OLE1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( :I* WAS DRAGG$ KICK+ & SCREAM+ 9TO ! FACTORIES & SWEAT-%OPS1 BUT BY CAPITALISM1 M>RI$ AS IT IS TO 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION4 ,9DE$1 C>BON EMISSIONS & CLIMATE *ANGE MORE ?AN CLE>LY REVEAL :AT CAN ONLY BE CALL$ A CLASS DIVIDE3 ! C>BON EMISSIONS ( A JET-SETT+ BUS9ESSMAN FROM EI!R ,BRITA9 OR ,QAT> \T/RIP ?OSE ( ! ?\S&S ( UNEMPLOY$1 FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TO ,GUATEMALA1 ?AT HAVE BE5 EXCLUD$ FROM ! PLANET>Y B\RGEOISIE1 OR ?OSE WORK]S 5SLAV$ BY ! SELF-SAME PLANET>Y B\RGEOISIE 9 ! VA/ FACTORIES 9 ,*9A & ,BRAZIL4 ,:IL/ ! SOCIAL PEACE ( ! LA/ FIFTY YE>S 9 ,EUROPE & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES SEEM$ TO MAKE ! DIVISION BETWE5 CLASSES DISAPPE>1 SO ?AT ! WORK+-CLASS ?\<T ITSELF A P>T ( ! B\RGEOISIE 7= EXAMPLE1 BY P>TAK+ 9 ! F9ANCIAL M>KETS7 & ! B\RGEOISIE SIMPLY PRET5D$ IT DID NOT EXI/1 9 AN ]A ( DECL9+ NATURAL RES\RCES IT W\LD BE SURPRIS+ NOT TO SEE A RETURN ( CLASS HATR$4 ,UNLESS1 ( C\RSE1 GRE5 CAPITALISM CAN VIA ! IMAGE ( ! APOCALYPSE CONV9CE EV]YONE ?AT 0WE'RE ALL 9 IT TOGE!R04 

,NEV] IS CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION ITSELF TO BE QUE/ION$2 F> FROM IT1 A :OLE NEW M>KET ( GRE5 COMMODITIES IS PRODUC$ = A PR(IT4  ,EV]Y?+ FROM ELECTRIC C>S TO 0FAIR TRADE & C>BON-NEUTRAL0 LATTES1 :OSE PRODUCTION ONLY WORS5S ! REAL CRISIS ( NATURAL RES\RCES :IL/ /ROK+ ! EGOS ( A NEW GRE5 B\RGEOISIE :O CAN AF=D SU* PRECI\S GRE5 PRODUCTS AS ! RE/ ( ! WORLD DESC5DS 9TO FOOD RIOTS4 ,GRE5 RE/AURANTS1 GRE5 AIRPORTS1 GRE5 BANKS1 SOON 5\< !RE WILL BE LEAD-FREE GRE5 BULLETS & GRE5 TORTURE *AMB]S4  ,CLIMATE *ANGE ONLY PRODUCES A :OLE NEW R\ND ( PR(IT = EV]YONE FROM PR(ESSIONAL ACTIVI/S FROM ,GRE5PEACE1 CLIMATE *ANGE SCI5TI/S1 GRE5-WA%+ ADV]TIS+ COMPANIES1 & N[ ! V]Y /ATE ITSELF4 ,) EV]Y PROPHESY ( ! COM+ APOCALYPSE1 !RE IS A R+ AT ! CA% REGI/] BY GRE5 CAPITALISM4 ,GRE5 CAPITALISM 9/ITUTIONALIZES ! APOCALYPSE RA!R ?AN ESCAP+ IT4 ,?OSE :O W\LD CALL TO ! /ATE TO F9D A SOLUTION1 SOLUTIONS :I* W\LD 9CLUDE FUR!R TAXATION ON ! WORK+ CLASS & POOR 9 ! =M ( C>BON CR$ITS & O!R MEASURES ( GRE5 AU/]ITY1 WILL ONLY LEAD TO 9CREAS$ /ATE CONTROL OV] \R EV]YDAY LIVES4 ,!SE CALLS WILL ONLY BE US$ TO CONSOLIDATE /ATE P[] & SECURE ! PR(ITABILITY ( CAPITAL :E!R ! TE*NOLOGIES IT EMPLOYS >E 'GRE5' OR NOT4 ,IT IS RIDICUL\S TO BEG = ! 'CAPITALI/ MANAGEM5T' ( A CRISIS ?AT CAPITALISM ITSELF CREAT$4 

,! SOLUTIONS ( GRE5 CAPITALISM1 :5 9SPECT$ UND] ! LI<T ( SCI5CE1 >E SCI5CE FICTION4 ,SU/A9ABLE 5]GY JU/ DOESN'T ADD UP4 ,TO GIVE ! /&>D ( LIV+ ( ! PLANET>Y B\RGEOISIE TO ! RE/ ( ! WORLD IS MA!MATICALLY IMPOSSIBLE ON 0SU/A9ABLE 5]GY10 AS ANYONE ) A BASIC KN[L$GE ( >I?METIC CAN DET]M9E4 ,EV5 IF ALL ( ,AFRICA WAS COV]$ 9 BI(UEL-PRODUC+ PLANTS LIKE JATROPHA1 WE W\LD ONLY COV] A ?IRD ( \R CURR5T OIL CONSUMPTION4 ,?IS IS EV5 )\T CONSID]+ ?AT BI(UELS TRANS=M DESP]ATELY NE$$ L& = GR[+ FOOD 9TO L& = PRODUC+ BI(UELS4 ,W9D1 GEO!RMAL1 TIDAL 5]GY1 EV5 IF EXPLOIT$ TO !IR MAXIMUM VIA CURR5TLY NON-EXI/5T GLOBAL FACILITIES1 CAN NOT EV5 COV] A ?IRD ( CURR5T CONSUMPTION4 ,TO R$UCE C>BON EMISSIONS BY PLANT+ TREES W\LD REQUIRE NATION-/ATE SIZ$ TREE PLANTATIONS -- :I* >E IMPOSSIBLE GIV5 POPULATION CON/RA9TS4 ,! BOTTOM-L9E IS CLE>3 SU/A9ABLE 5]GY REQUIRES BO? MASSIVE SOL> F>MS 9 O!R PEOPLE'S DES]TS &1 EV5 !N1 IT W\LD REQUIRE ! RE/>T+ ( NUCLE> P[]4 ,! OBVI\S MOTOR ( ANY 0C>BON-FREE0 ECONOMY WILL BE URANIUM4 

,OR JU/ KEEP M9+ & BURN+ COAL4 ,LUCKILY = ?OSE AFRAID ( /RIKES1 M9ES = COAL CAN BE RE-OP5$1 YET )\T WORK]S4 ,M\NTA9TOP REMOVAL -- DE/ROY+ M\NTA9S OLD] ?AN HUMANITY BY %E] EXPLOSIVES ?AT LEAVE ONLY A LUN> L&SCAPE BEH9D 9 ORD] TO RETRIEVE COAL -- IS ACCEL]AT+1 REPLAC+ ! TRADITIONAL M9+ COMMUNITIES1 & !IR WORLD4 ,COMPLETE FABRICATIONS LIKE 0C>BON CAPTURE0 7O!RWISE KN[N AS ! EM95TLY P>ADOXICAL 0CLEAN COAL07 WILL BE ! GRE5 H]R+S DANGL$ 9 FRONT ( ! POPULATION AS ! USE ( FOSSIL-FUELS ACCEL]ATES4 ,C>BON CAPTURE REQUIRES A CONSID]ABLE AM\NT ( 5]GY PRODUC$1 TO P[] ! TE*NOLOGY TO CAPTURE ! C>BON2 :]E IS ?AT 5]GY SUPPOS$ TO COME FROM8 ,WE EMIT C>BON SO WE EV5TUALLY EMIT LESS4 ,WE DE/ROY ! PLANET 9 ORD] TO SAVE IT4 ,! REIGN ( ! GRE5 SPECTACLE TURNS ?IS P>ADOX 9TO GOSPEL4 

,GRE5 CAPITALISM IS GRE5 COLONIALISM1 ALBEIT MORE CONFUS$ AS ! DI/9CTIONS BETWE5 ! ,GLOBAL ,NOR? & ! ,GLOBAL ,S\? DISSOLVE AS :AT ! COLONIAL ,BRITI% CALL$ ! 0COLOR$ EMPIRES0 ( ,9DIA & ,*9A TODAY COMPETE DIRECTLY ) ! TRADITIONAL COLONIAL ,WE/ = NATURAL RES\RCES4 ,*9A IS BUY+ TREM5D\S SWA!S ( ,AFRICA & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES CREAT+ MILIT>Y BASES NE> EV]Y BA/ION ( OIL1 :IL/ PLANS HAVE />T$ = MASSIVE SOL> PANEL F>MS 9 ,NOR!RN ,AFRICA TO %IP ELECTRICITY /RAI<T TO ,EUROPE4 ,GRE5 CAPITALISM IS NO?+ BUT A /RANGELY PO/MOD]N 'GRE5' COLONIALISM4 ,! REASON = ?IS GAME IS NOT JU/ A LACK ( 5]GY S\RCES1 AS !RE IS NO %ORTAGE ( COAL & ! EV] 9CREAS+ PROSPECTS ( OIL %ORTAGE4 ,! REASON IS MU* MORE DEADLY1 = CLIMATE *ANGE IS EXPECT$ TO LEAD TO A %>P DECL9E 9 FOOD PRODUCTION AS ! WORLD POPULATION GR[S TO NE>LY N9E BILLION4  ,FOLL[ ! MONEY3 ! L>GE 9VE/M5TS ( GRE5 CAPITALISM >E TO CON/RUCT NEW BORD] =TIFICATIONS -- ! PRES5T DAY ( EQUIVAL5T ( ,HADRIAN'S ,WALL -- TO /OP ! FL[ ( CLIMATE REFUGEES1 :OSE NUMB]S >E SURE TO M\NT4 ,WE DON'T NE$ A CLIMATOLOGI/ TO TELL US :I* WAY ! W9D IS BL[+4 

,?IS NEW ]A ( CAPITALISM WILL NOT BE H]ALD$ BY A MILIT>Y W>1 BUT BY A G5]ALIZ$ L[-9T5SITY CONFLICT ?AT 5COMPASSES ! TOTALITY ( LIFE3 ! GLOBAL SOCIAL W>4 ,9CREAS$ POLICE VIOL5CE1 CON/ANT SURVEILLANCE1 ,R,F,I,D *IPS1 & BIOMETRIC ID5TITY C>DS >E TACTICAL OP]ATIONS 9 A W> ( CAPITAL AGA9/ 0! 5EMY )910 EV] SO EASILY EXEMPLIFI$ BY AN>*I/S1 UNEMPLOY$ Y\?1 & IMMIGRANTS4 ,AS ?IS SOCIAL W> BECOMES EV] MORE MUNDANE1 CLIMATE *ANGE WILL =CE W>TIME MEASURES UPON EV]Y CITIZ54 ,C>BON EMISSIONS LIMITS & TRAD+ WILL BE EXCUSES = NEW AU/]ITY MEASURES TO 9FLICT UPON ! POOR4 ,GRE5 TE*NOLOGY WILL MA9TA9 ! B\RGEOISIE =M ( LIFE EV5 9SIDE ! MO/ PRIVILEG$ ( C\NTRIES1 :IL/ ! RE/ ( ! WORLD MU/ BE LEFT TO />VE TO DEA?4 ,EV]Y METROPOLIS WILL BE DIVID$ 9TO A 0,GRE5 ,ZONE0 = ! PLANET>Y ECO-B\RGEOISIE & VA/ SWA!S ( EXCLUSION = ! NEW PROLET>IAT4 ,! CONTRA/ BETWE5 ! CAFES \TSIDE ,NOT] ,DAME & ! EXCLUD$ BANLIEUS IS NOT ! EXCEPTION1 ?IS CONTRA/ IS ! F\NDATION = ! MODEL CITY ( ! FUTURE1 & 9 ?IS REG>D1 ! RIOTS 9 ,P>IS 9 #be >E ! MO/ NORMAL ( RESPONSES TO ?IS NEW URBANISM4 ,!SE RIOTS W]E ONLY A SNEAK PREVIEW ( ! FUTURE1 = ! FIR/ EFFECTS ( CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE WILL BE FOOD RIOTS & MASS MIGRATIONS AS ! WAT]S RISE & ! DES]TS CREEP IRREV]SIBLY 9TO >ABLE L&4 ,ONLY ! MO/ MASSIVE ( PSY*OLOGICAL & SPECTACUL> OP]ATIONS1 GRE5 CAPITALISM1 CAN SAVE CAPITALISM FROM ?IS CRISIS ( ITS [N MAK+4 ,IF Y\ DON'T WANT TO ASSI/ 9 ! SPECTACLE ( ! 5D ( ! WORLD1 Y\ MU/ WORK T[>D 5D+ ! WORLD ( ! SPECTACLE4 

0,H[ TRUE ?AT ! MO/ 'PRACTICAL' PEOPLE >E (T5 ! MO/ NAIVE UTOPIANS60 

-- ,5RICO ,MALATE/A1 ,! AN>*I/S 9 ! PRES5T TIME 7#a#i#c7 

,9 ORD] ,= ,! MA*9]Y ( ?IS 5VISION$ GRE5 CAPITALISM TO WORK1 IT IS VITAL ?AT EV]YONE ACTIVELY P>TICIPATE 9 G5]ALIZ$ SELF-MANAGEM5T 9 ORD] TO 0/OP C>BON EMISSIONS04 ,:O %\LD WE BLAME = C>BON EMISSIONS8 ,! CORPORATION ?AT MAKES !M8  ,! NATION ?AT ! CORPORATION IS 98 ,A MODE ( TRANSPORT BETWE5 C\NTRIES8 ,ITS CONSUM]S8 ,IT'S OBVI\S3 9 SPITE ( ! SPECTACLE ( GRE5 CAPITALISM1 ! TOTALITY ( ! CIRCUIT ( CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION MU/ BE HALT$ TO /OP CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,UTOPIAN PLANS ?AT SKET* 9 DETAIL PRECISELY H[ A C>BON M>KET CAN RESULT 9 A L[-C>BON WORLD1 FROM ,KYOTO#b TO 0,CONTRACTION & ,CONV]G5CE01 NEV] CONFRONT ! SELF-EVID5T TRU? ?AT !IR PLANS ONLY REQUIRE MORE ?AN EV] AN ALL-P[]FUL /ATE4 ,A /ATE WE CAN BELIEVE 94 ,! /ATE USES ! RHETORIC ( 0DEMOCRACY0 TO JU/IFY ITS EXI/5CE1 = DEMOCRACY D5IES ! V]Y REAL CLASS T5SIONS -- T5SIONS ?AT WILL BE EXASP]AT$ BY CLIMATE *ANG$ -- 9DUC$ FOOD RIOTS4 

,ACTIVI/S :O CALL = A MORE 0DEMOCRATIC0 ME*ANISM = CON/RA9+ C>BON EMISSIONS S]VE M]ELY AS ! VANGU>D ( CAPITALISM ITSELF4  ,:IL/ 9 ! ]A ( NEO-LIB]ALISM ! CALL = DEMOCRACY MAY HAVE BE5 ! MO/ RADICAL ( GE/URES1 9 ! ]A ( CLIMATE *ANGE ! DEM& = DEMOCRATIC SELF-MANAGEM5T IS ! NEW IDEOLOGY ( CAPITAL1 AS CAPITALISM REALIZES ! ONLY WAY TO PREV5T AN 9CREAS+LY OBVI\S CLASS CONFLICT IS TO HAVE EV]YONE BELIEVE ?AT 0WE >E ALL 9 IT TOGE!R40 

,H[ OLD-FA%ION$ ! DEM&S ( ! ALT]-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T APPE> 9 ?IS NEW ]A1 JU/ AS ! R$ FLAG ITSELF APPE>$ HOPELESSLY \T ( DATE 9 #a#i#i#i4 0,LESS COAL1 MORE DEMOCRACY60 !SE MO/ CONS]VATIVE ( REVOLUTION>IES BEG4 ,IF ONLY ! 9DIG5\S PEOPLE W]E REPRES5T$6  ,! WOM56 ,! POOR6 ,LET US PRET5D ?AT EV]YONE C\LD 0HAVE !IR VOICES HE>D0 9 ! MO/ MASSIVE ( SUMMITS4 ,) NO MAT]IAL =CE TO COMPEL AN ACTUAL *ANGE 9 \R =M ( LIFE1 EV5 ! MO/ WELL- 9T5TION$ WILL F9D !MSELVES ACCOMPLICES TO ! NEXT R\ND ( GRE5 CAPITALI/ RE/RUCTUR+4 

,DO NOT =GET ?AT ! 9/ITUTIONS ( NEOLIB]AL CAPITALISM W]E MORE ?AN HAPPY TO GIVE ! ,N,G,OS & 0DEVELOP+ WORLD0 A SEAT AT ! TABLE ( ! ,WORLD ,BANK4 ,?IS IS PRECISELY H[ ! RADICAL DEMOCRATS ( ! ALT]-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T W]E DEFEAT$4 ,! ,G#h IS DEAD1 LONG LIVE ! ,G#b6 ,A FEW MORE PEOPLE ( COLOR AT ! TABLE >5'T GO+ TO HALT ! M>* T[>DS GRE5 CAPITALISM1 LET ALONE HALT ! BIOCRISIS4 ,B>ACK ,OBAMA1 ,GORDON ,BR[N1 ,BONO1 ,BILL ,GATES & ALL ! RE/ W\LD BE MORE ?AN HAPPY TO SIT D[N & HAVE A LATTE ) ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ! 0,GLOBAL ,S\?0 AS LONG AS !Y CAN GET A GOOD PHOTO-%OOT & BE QUOT$ 9 ! NEWSPAP] AS SAY+ 0,I FEEL Y\R PA904 

,DUR+ A FOOD CRISIS1 ONE DOES NOT SIT AT ! TABLE & BEG = ! CRUMBS FROM ! PLATES ( ! RI*4 ,DEM& NO?+4 ,9/EAD1 OCCUPY EV]Y?+ & BLOCKADE ! FL[S6 ,=GET ! ,N,G,OS :O 0REPRES5T0 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?1 !Y >E BASICALLY 9 A JET-SETT+ ELITE ( PR(ESSIONAL 0REPRES5TATIVES0 ?AT EXI/ TO BALM ! S\L ( CAPITALISM1 & SO TO S(T5 ! V]Y REAL COLONIZATION ( ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?4 ,A F> BETT] REPRES5TATIVE W\LD BE ! PEOPLE FROM ,PAPUA ,NEW ,GU9EA1 :O :5 DELIV]$ M$ICAL SUPPLIES BY ,BRITI% ACTIVI/S1 ASK$ 9/EAD = GUNS4 

,TO DECL>E ONESELF TO BE AGA9/ DEMOCRACY IS AK9 TO DECL>+ ONESELF FIT = A M5TAL ASYLUM EV5 9 ! MO/ 0RADICAL0 ( SOCIAL CIRCLES1 DESPITE ! FACT ?AT ! PRIM>Y OB/ACLE TO A SOCIAL REVOLUTION AGA9/ CAPITALISM IS REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY ITSELF4 ,HI/ORICALLY1 SOCIAL REVOLUTION IS IGNIT$ VIA ! GA!R$ 9T5SITY ( A M9ORITY ?AT TAKES ACTION 9TO !IR [N H&S1 NOT WAIT+ = A VOTE OR CONS5SUS4 ,FROM ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE TO ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 ALMO/ EV]Y REVOLUTION HAS ONLY HAD ONE \T ( A HUNDR$ PEOPLE ON ! /REETS1 ) ,TEHRAN 9 #aigi HAV+ ONE 9 T5 PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS4 ,ONE DOES NOT WAIT = P]MISSION TO ACT4  ,ONE ACTS1 ) ?OSE :O >E WILL+1 & !N IF ! ACT IS TAK5 AT ! RI<T TIME1 ! ACTION MAY !N G5]ALIZE4 ,HI/ORICALLY1 WAIT+ = A VOTE HAS BE5 ! 5EMY ( REVOLUTION3 ,DE,GAULLE DEFEAT$ ! UNRE/ 9 ,MAY #aifh BY CALL+ = AN ELECTION4 

,IT IS NOT BY ACCID5T ?AT DEMOCRACY & CAPITALISM HAVE S9CE !IR HI/ORICAL 9CEPTION BE5 JO9$ AT ! HIP1 DECL>$ BY ,FUKUYAMA TO BE ! BE/ ( ALL POSSIBLE FLAVORS ( GOV]NANCE4 ,:ILE IT C]TA9 ?AT CAPITALISM CAN CONT9UE UND] MANY POSSIBLE GOV]NM5TAL =MS1 ,*9ESE AU?ORIT>IANISM & ! FAD$ REMNANTS ( ,EUROPEAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY LEAP TO M9D1 ?IS IS NOT TO D5Y !RE IS A C]TA9 ATTA*M5T ( CAPITALISM TO REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY4 ,CAPITALISM & DEMOCRACY MIRROR )9 EA* O!R ! SAME AB/RACT LAW ( VALUE3 DEMOCRACY IS ! GREAT EQUALIZ] ( POLITICS 9 :I* EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL IS ! SAME1 JU/ AS ! M>KET IS ! GREAT EQUALIZ] ON :I* EV]Y COMMODITY IS ! SAME4 ,JU/ AS EV]Y ABSURD ?+ FROM PLA/IC BAUBLES TO C>BON CAN BE B\<T & SOLD ON ! M>KET1 EV]Y POSSIBLE MUNDANE ISSUE CAN BE VOT$ = & RATIFI$1 FROM ! PLACEM5T ( TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO :AT PROPORTION ( C>BON /ATES WILL BE ALL[$ TO EMIT4 ,W\LD A VOTE ON ! COLLECTIVE DE/RUCTION ( VA/ SWA!S ( HUMANITY SOMEH[ JU/IFY IT8  ,CAPITALISM R$UCES ALL ?+S -- EV5 IMAG9>Y & 9VISIBLE ?+S -- TO ! SAME AB/RACT =M ( ! COMMODITY1 ) AN [N] & A PRICE4  ,DEMOCRACY DOES ! EXACT SAME OP]ATION ON ! POLITICAL SPH]E1 AS IT R$UCES ALL ( US TO AB/RACT 9DIVIDUALS ) ! ABILITY TO EXPRESS \R 0OP9ION0 ?R\< VOT+4 ,EV5 CONS5SUS CAN DEVOLVE FROM ! CREATION ( NEW COLLECTIVE ?\<TS 9 COMMON 9TO M]E PROCESS1 AN EXTREME =M ( DEMOCRATIC VOT+ :]E EV]YONE IS COMPELL$ TO AGREE4  ,CAPITALISM & DEMOCRACY PRET5D TO SEP>ATE ! SPH]E ( POLITICS FROM ?AT ( ECONOMY -- & BO? ?OSE SPH]ES FROM ! RE/ ( LIFE4  ,SO1 :AT %\LD ONE EXPECT ( 5DLESS MEET+S1 PL5UMS1 SUMMITS1 PROTOCOLS1 VOT+8 ,NO?+4 ,ONE CANNOT EXPECT A DEMOCRATIC VOTE1 EV5 9 ! MID/ ( ! MO/ DEMOCRATIC & 9CLUSIVE ( SUMMITS1 TO 5D CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,ONE MI<T AS WELL BELIEVE 9 FAIRY TALES3 ,:I* IS AFT] ALL1 ALL DEMOCRACY IS4 

,CALLS = 0CLIMATE JU/ICE0 IGNORES ! ROOT ( ! PROBLEM IF ITS DEM&S >E MADE 9 T]MS ( 'RI<TS' GRANT$ TO 9DIVIDUALS VIA ! /ATE4 ,! CONCEPT ( CLIMATE JU/ICE ADVOCAT$ BY ,N,G,OS & ACTIVI/S HAS LITTLE TO DO ) ! IRREV]SIBLE HI/ORICAL TRAG$Y VISIT$ UPON VA/ SWA!S ( ! WORLD BY ,WE/]N COLONISALISM1 :I* NO 0TE*NOLOGY TRANSF]0 7! =C+ ( GIANT C5TRALIZ$ 5]GY PRODUCTION7 OR 0ECOLOGICAL REP>ATIONS0 7PRET5D+ ! CO/ ( COLONIALISM CAN BE GIV5 A MONET>Y PRICE7 CAN POSSIBLY R$EEM4 ,ON ITS CURR5T T]RA91 0JU/ TRANSITION0 CONC]NS ITSELF SOLELY ) 5SUR+ ?AT PROLET>IANS REMA9 PROLET>IANS1 SWAPP+ ! C>BON FACTORY FLOOR ( ! PRES5T = ! W9DMILL F>M ( ! FUTURE4 ,BY FAIL+ TO ADDRESS BY :OSE AG5CY A MEAN+FUL 0JU/ TRANSITION0 WILL BE A*IEV$1 0JU/ TRANSITION0 ACTIVI/S ONLY HELP TO MA9TA9 ! MANAGEM5T ( WORK & PRODUCTION4 ,MOREOV] IT PO/PONES ! 9EVITABLE CONCLUSION2 NAMELY ?AT WE >E ALL FUCK$ BY ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION AT ?IS V]Y MOM5T & !RE'S NO ROOM ANYMORE = SU* PLEASANT ILLUSIONS AS JU/ICE1 JU/ AS !RE IS NO ROOM = B\RGEOISIE COM=T4 ,! REALITY ( ! SITUATION IS ?AT VA/ SWA!S ( WORK+-CLASS ,AM]ICANS & ,WE/]N ,EUROPEANS WILL HAVE TO MAKE DO ) ! SAME MAT]IAL RES\RCES ( ,AFRICANS4 ,! /ATE MAKES EMPTY PROMISES ( 0CLEAN DEVELOPM5T0 & EV5 0CLIMATE JU/ICE0 KN[+ TRUE & WELL ! REALITY ( ! NI<TM>I% POLITICS ( SC>CE RES\RCES ! WORLD IS 5T]+4 ,:AT IS NE$$ IS NOT ! MY/IFICATION ( SOCIAL JU/ICE1 BUT A REALIZATION ( \R POSITION )9 ! GLOBAL SOCIAL W>4 ,NOT ! QUE/ION ( JU/ICE1 BUT ( V5GEANCE4 

,A MILLION TRICKS -- ANY?+ & EV]Y?+ EXCEPT ! ABOLI%M5T ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE -- WILL BE PLAY$ TO DELAY ! 9EVITABLE 9SURRECTION4 ,:AT IF ! WORK]S C\LD DECIDE DEMOCRATICALLY :AT TO PRODUCE1 & :AT TO CONSUME1 ADH]+ TO ! MO/ /RICT ( C>BON-SETT+ PR9CIPLES8 ,?IS P>ADISE ( ! RADICAL DEMOCRATS1 :O SO LOV$ ,>G5T9A1 W\LD NOT SOLVE ANY?+4 ,ONE NE$S ONLY TO LOOK AT ! NETWORK ( 0ECOLOGICAL CO-OP]ATIVES0 ?AT >E N[ JU/ S\LLESS CORPORATE 5T]PRISES4 ,AS WITNESS$ BY CO-OP]ATIVES LIKE ,MONDRAGON1 ! COOP]ATIVE TODAY IS ! MO/ ADVANC$ =M ( SELF-MANG$ 5SLAVEM5T1 AS ! WORK] IS SUPPOS$ TO ID5TIFY ) ! COOP]ATIVE MORE ?AN ) ! RE/ ( ! WORK+-CLASS4 ,:5 EV]YONE BECOMES A LITTLE BIT ( A MANAG]1 H[ CAN ONE NOT HAVE SOME SYMPA?Y = ! BOSS1 :O IS JU/ ANO!R WORK] 9 ! SAME COOP]ATIVE8 0,H[ C\LD Y\ GO ON /RIKE8 ,DON'T UNIONIZE1 DON'T REBEL4 ,IF Y\ HAVE ANY PROBLEMS Y\ CAN JU/ TALK TO ME4 ,AFT] ALL1 ,I'M NOT REALLY ! BOSS1 ,I'M JU/ ANO!R HUMAN BE+40 ,ONE CANNOT EXPECT CAPITALISM1 EV5 CO-OP]ATIVELY MANAG$1 TO PRODUCE ANY?+ O!R ?AN ECOLOGICAL DEVA/ATION1 AS ! ACCUMULATION ( DEAD CAPITAL FROM ! LIV+ WORLD IS BUILT 9TO ITS DYNAMICS4 ,9 A WORLD ( EV]-RIS+ UNEMPLOYM5T :]E IT IS PRODUCTION ITSELF ?AT IS CAUS+ ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION1 IT IS IS ! CONCEPT ( WORK ?AT IS ITSELF SUP]FLU\S4 

,! BE/ WE CAN HOPE = IS ANO!R S5TIM5TAL $UCATION4 ,EV5 ! MO/ RADICAL DEMOCRATS MU/ SEE !IR HOPES DA%$1 AS CAPITALISM BETRAYS !M AGA9 & AGA94 ,DEFEAT$ PROTE/ AFT] DEFEAT$ PROTE/1 USELESS TREATY AFT] USELESS TREATY1 P]HAPS AT SOME PO9T EV5 ACTIVI/S WILL SURR5D] HOPE ?AT CAPITALISM & ! /ATE CAN 0CURE0 CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,! POOR1 ! WORK+-CLASS1 ! 9DIG5\S & O!RS KN[ ! ILLUSION ( DEVELOPM5T1 SU/A9ABLE OR O!RWISE1 IS GONE4 ,! ONLY OPTION -- AS PIONE]$ BY ! WORK]S 9 ,BANGLADE% :O BURNT D[N !IR FACTORIES TO ! Y\? 9 ,FRANCE :O BURNT D[N !IR LIBR>IES -- IS ! DE/RUCTION ( !IR ID5TITY AS WORK]S UND] CAPITALISM4 ,TO WANT ABSOLUTELY NO?+ FROM CAPITAL & ! /ATE EXCEPT ITS ABOLITION BY \R [N H&S4 ,A Z]O-C>BON WORLD IS POSSIBLE1 BUT NOT AN AU?ORIT>IAN NI<TM>E IMPOS$ FROM ABOVE BY 0DEMOCRATIC0 CAPITALISM1 BUT ONE CREAT$ & SELF-ORGANIZ$ FROM BEL[4 ,WE DO NOT HAVE =TY YE>S = ?IS S5TIM5TAL $UCATION1 = AS A SPECIES WE >E RUNN+ \T ( TIME TO HALT ! BIOCRISIS4 ,IF POSSIBLE1 ?IS S5TIM5TAL $UCATION MU/ BE ACCEL]AT$4 ,! MANAG]S & >*ITECTS ( ! MOVEM5T1 ! ,N,G,OS & ALL ( CIVIL SOCIETY1 ! MORALI/IC SOCIAL DEMOCRATS MASQU]AD+ AS AN>*I/S1 >E ONLY ! EXP]IM5TAL GR\ND = ! /ATE TO P]FECT ITS ME?ODS ( GOV]NANCE4 ,! PO9T IS NOT TO P]FECT ! ,/ATE4 ,! PO9T IS TO DE/ROY IT4 

,ECOLOGICAL ,FASCISM 

0,WE HAVE MODIFI$ \R 5VIRONM5T SO RADICALLY ?AT WE MU/ N[ MODIFY \RSELVES TO EXI/ 9 ?IS NEW 5VIRONM5T40 

-- ,NORB]T ,WI5]1 ! ,HUMAN ,USE ( ,HUMAN ,BE+S 7#a#i#e#d7 

,O!R WORLDS >E POSSIBLE1 IT'S JU/ ?AT SOME >E WORSE4 ,FASCISM 9 ! LOGICAL ESCAPE R\TE ( CAPITALISM 9 CRISIS3 ! P]FECTION ( ! /ATE4 ,! CYCLE ( CRISIS LEAD+ TO FASCISM IS AS FOLL[S3 ! 9T]NAL DYNAMICS ( CAPITALISM1 BAS$ ON SELFI% 9T]E/ & PR(IT1 CANNOT LEAD TO AN OV]COM+ ( ! CRISIS ( OV]-ACCUMULATION2 ONLY A MASSIVE REVOLUTION 9 ! MODE ( PRODUCTION & SOCIAL RELATION%IPS PO9TS A WAY \T4 ,! V]Y SAME CONDITIONS ?AT C\LD BRE$ A SOCIAL REVOLUTION AGA9/ CAPITALISM IS ALSO ! BRE$+ GR\ND ( FASCISM4 

,FASCISM IS ! MOD]NIZ+ SAVIOR ( CAPITALISM :5 IT 5T]S CRISIS4  ,DO NOT =GET ?AT IT WAS ,HITL] :O BUILT ! HI<WAYS1 ! FACTORIES1 & EV5 NORMALIZ$ ! ALPHABET :5 ! LATE-=M+ ,G]MAN NATION-/ATE WAS LAGG+ BEH9D ! RE/ ( ,EUROPE 9 T]MS ( MOD]NIZATION4  ,FASCISM DID :AT ! B\RGEOISIE1 LEFT TO !IR [N DEVICES1 W]E 9CAPABLE ( DO+1 NAMELY TO DOM9ATE ! MO/ RESI/ANT =MS ( SOCIETY & ORGANIZE !M 9TO A NEW UNITY4 ,LIKE POLITICIANS TODAY1 FASCI/S CYNICALLY PROMISE EV]Y?+ TO EV]YONE1 EV5 IF IT 5TAILS CONTRADICTIONS3 & SO ACTUALLY RESONATE ) PEOPLE1 BUT DIRECT !M 9 ! LONG-T]M 9T]E/S ( CAPITALISM4 ,9 RESPONSE TO CLIMATE *ANGE1 A NEW K9D ( ECO-FASCISM IS ALMO/ SURE TO >ISE1 EI!R AS CAPITALISM FAILS TO RE=M ITSELF 9TO GRE5 CAPITALISM OR :5 ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 FASCISM & CAPITALISM DISAPPE>4 ,RI<T-W+ ZEALOTS HAVE A MOM5T ( TRU? :5 !Y DECL>E ?AT !Y DON'T LIKE ! NEW 0GRE50 GOV]NM5T ?AT WILL PREV5T !M FROM BURN+ FIRES 9 !IR [N BACKY>D4 ,GIV5 ?AT C>BON M>KETS >E ONLY GO+ TO 9CREASE C>BON EMISSIONS1 ! PURPORT$ SOLUTION TO CLIMATE *ANGE 9 ! =M ( /RICT C>BON EMISSION R$UCTIONS W\LD REQUIRE NO?+ LESS ?AN AN AU?ORIT>IAN /ATE ) CONTROL OV] EV]Y FACET ( LIFE4 ,9 ! NAME ( 0SAV+ ! PLANET10 WE WILL SUBMIT \RSELVES TO JO9 ! NEW COLLECTIVITY ( ! /ATE 9 ! =M ( ECO-FASCISM4 

,ECO-FASCISM IS ONLY ! POSSIBILITY ( A MOVEM5T TO COME1 SO WE CAN ONLY (F] A SKET* ( ITS SE$S 9 ! PRES5T RA!R ?AN A P]FECT DESCRIPTION4 ,/ILL1 ! SIGNS >E H>D TO IGNORE4 ,GEORGE ,MONBIOT1 AN 9FLU5TIAL ,BRITI% J\RNALI/1 TOLD HIS DEVOT$ FANS ?AT TO /OP GLOBAL W>M+1 WE MU/ RIOT = AU/]ITY4 ,NEV] HAS ! NEW =M ( EC(ASCISM BE5 MORE CLE>4 ,FASCISM IS ! COPY+ ( REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION TO ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION & ECO-FASCISM WILL BE NO EXCEPTION4 ,! TRANS=MATION ( FASCISM TO NATIONAL SOCIALISM WAS AN IDEOLOGICAL OP]ATION4 ,! NATIONAL SOCIALI/S ADOPT$ ! TE*NIQUES ( REVOLUTION>Y COMMUNISM SU* AS ! MASS MEET+S1 ! /REET FI<T+1 & A DESIRE = COLLECTIVITY4 ,! ME?ODOLOGY ( COMMUNISM WAS P]V]T$ AWAY FROM ITS GOALS ( A NEW ,9T]NATIONALE 9TO ! S]VICE ( ! 0PEOPLE0 -- ! ,VOLK -- & ! ,L&4 ,!RE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT ECO-FASCISM WILL BE ANY DIFF]5T1 AL?\< ! S\RCES ( ITS NEW =M ( ORGANIZATION WILL BE AN>*ISM1 NOT COMMUNISM4 ,= A SUP]FICIAL EXAMPLE1 NOTICE ?AT 9 ,G]MANY & ,BULG>IA1 ! FASCI/S HAVE ADOPT$ ! DRESS & EV5 ! TACTICS ( ! AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,BLOC4 ,H[EV]1 A LESS SUP]FICIAL EXAMPLE IS MORE IMPORTANT3 AN>*I/ SUB-CULTURES HAVE BE5 ! VANGU>D ( TAK+ FULL RESPONSIBILITY ( P]SONAL CONSUMPTION1 ( 0PUNI%+0 !MSELVES = DR9K+ ,COLA1 EAT+ MEAT1 US+ ! 0WRONG0 WORDS4 ,IT IS !N NO WOND] ?AT SOME ( ! AN>*I/ SUB-CULTURES W]E ! FIR/ TO FALL VICTIM TO ! SPECTACLE ( SELF-MANAGEM5T 9 ! NAME ( 0SAV+ ! 5VIRONM5T40 ,! 9DIVIDUALI/ MORALISM ( AN>*ISM CAN EASILY BE TRANS=M$ TO ECO-FASCISM4 ,!SE ME?ODS ( SELF-CONTROL1 N[ /RICTLY 5=C$ AS AU/]ITY MEASURES1 WILL BECOME ! FIR/ PHASE ( ECO-FASCISM1 & ?IS MORALISM WILL JU/IFY ANY REPRESSION AGA9/ SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,! M>K+ ( ?OSE :O CONSUME PRODUCTS NOT EXP5SIVE 5\< TO BE C]TIFI$ AS SU/A9ABLE1 ?OSE :O DON'T TRULY BELIEVE1 ?OSE :O OV]SP5D C>BON CR$ITS1 ?OSE :O DEFY =C$ AU/]ITY MEASURES1 COMB9$ ) SPY+ ON NEI<BORS1 MILIT>IZ$ BORD]S1 CAMPS = CLIMATE REFUGEES444?IS IS ! NI<TM>E ( ! BEG9N+S ( ECO-FASCISM4 ,MONBIOT & ! RE/ ( ! PLANET>Y B\RGEOISIE 9 !IR PLEASANT ECO-VILLAGES %\LD GIVE EA* O!R A TOA/ -- OV] ORGANIC W9E GR[N 9 ,CORNWALL -- AS NONE ( ?IS WILL DI/URB !IR EV]-SO-P]FECT GRE5 ZONE4 ,!IR RECUP]ATION ( AN>*ISM IS ALMO/ TOO P]FECT4 

,CAPITALISM FRAGM5TS \R LIVES 9TO A MILLION LITTLE PIECES1 & FASCISM (F]S TO RE-ASSEMBLE !M 9TO A NEW K9D ( COLLECTIVITY4 ,FASCISM (F]S TO LET US ABOLI% \RSELVES AS 9DIVIDUALS 9 ORD] = ! SUPPOS$ GREAT] GOOD ( ! SPECIES1 ! GR\P1 ! NATION444YET 9 REALITY1 IT ONLY 5SLAVES US TO ! DOM9ATION ( A SMALL CLIQUE1 A LEAD]1 A PROPHET4 ,GIV5 ! WIDESPREAD FE> ?AT ANY CRISIS CAUSES1 FASCISM TAKES ADVANTAGE ( PEOPLE'S DESIRE TO SURVIVE BY (F]+ TO DOM9ATE !M TO ASSURE !IR SURVIVAL4 ,H[ IS ?AT WE DESIRE \R [N DOM9ATION8 ,FE> & ! ATTRACTION TO P[]4 ,!RE IS SOME?+ /RANGELY COM=T+1 & EV5 ]OTIC1 9 ! SUBMISSION ( ONE'S SELF TO A COLLECTIVITY4  ,UNLIKE AN>*ISM1 9/EAD ( CREAT+ COLLECTIVITIES BAS$ ON FREE ASSOCIATION & MUTUAL AID ?AT BEG9 ) ! RELATION%IPS BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS1 FASCISM CREATES ?IS NEW COLLECTIVE =M ( LIFE BAS$ ON ! AB/RACT DOM9ATION ( A S+LE 9DIVIDUAL1 ?US ! PROP5SITY ( FASCISM = FIGURES LIKE ,HITL] & ,MUSSOL9I4 ,UNWILL+ TO *ANGE ! FUNDAM5TAL SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ( DOM9ATION1 FASCISM BLAMES CONCRETE GR\PS ( 9DIVIDUALS4 ,SO ! FASCI/S P]SONIFY CAPITALISM 9 P>TICUL> 9DIVIDUALS OR E?NIC GR\PS1 ) ! CONSPIRACY !ORY ( ! ,JEWI% BANK]S BE+ ! IDEAL TEMPLATE1 & ECO-FASCI/S WILL APPLY ?IS P]SONIFICATION AGA9/ ?OSE :O ?AT VIOLATE AU/]ITY MEASURES4  ,UN=TUNATELY1 ) ! TOTAL COLLAPSE ( \R SOCIAL LIFE AT ! H&S ( ! SPECTACLE1 ?IS 0PICTURE-?9K+0 IS ALL-TOO-EASY TO UND]/&4 ,9 ?IS NEW ]A ( DW9DL+ NATURAL RES\RCES1 IMMIGRANTS >E LIKELY TO BE ! FIR/ TO SUFF]4 

,TO ! SURPRISE ( MANY1 ! BEAT+ HE>T ( FASCISM HAS ALWAYS BE5 ECOLOGY4 ,! DREAM ( A GRE5 & FECUND AGR>IAN WORLD1 A DREAM FOOLI%LY ?R[N \T BY COMMUNISM & KEPT ALIVE BY AN>*ISM1 IS GIV5 AS ! CONNECTION BETWE5 BLOOD & SOIL4 ,IT FULFILLS ! NE$ = AN AHI/ORICAL & TRANSC5D5TAL ESS5CE UPON :I* ! AB/RACT UNITY ( ECO-FASCISM CAN BE BUILT2 NAMELY ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 PEOPLE & ! L&4 ,ECOLOGY AS A SCI5CE WAS DEF9$ BY ITS F\ND]1 ! BIOLOGI/ ,]N/ ,HAECKEL1 AS 0! TOTAL SCI5CE ( ! CONNECTIONS ( ! ORGANISM TO ! SURR\ND+ EXT]NAL WORLD40 ,9 A MIS9T]PRETATION ( ,D>W91 ,HAECKEL BELIEV$ ?AT ! SAME 0LAWS0 ( ,SOCIAL ,D>W9ISM PREVAIL$ ?R\<\T BO? ! NATURAL WORLD & SOCIAL LIFE1 ONLY ! /RONGE/ -- BE !Y 9DIVIDUALS OR NATIONS -- W\LD SURVIVE1 & SO HE BECAME A PROPON5T ( RACIAL PURITY1 JO9+ ! ,?ULE ,SOCIETY4 ,FROM ! DOCTR9E ( ! ,?ULE ,SOCIETY1 ,HITL] =MULAT$ ! F\NDATION ( AN IDEOLOGY = NATIONAL SOCIALISM1 SO ?AT ,NAZISM WAS TO BE A 0POLITICALLY APPLI$ BIOLOGY0 TO RETURN HUMANITY 9TO H>MONY ) ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,BY OPPOS+ A PURE ECOLOGICAL IDEAL TO ! METROPOLITAN ANOMIE ( CAPITAL1 CLASSICALLY FASCI/S W]E ! FIR/ :O EFFECTIVELY M]G$ ECOLOGY & POLITICS4 ,! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! ,PEOPLE & ! ,L& MU/ BE CLEANS$ & R5EW$1 & 9 ?IS CONTEXT CLEANS+ MEANS ! MURD] ( ?OSE \TSIDE ! FASCI/ COLLECTIVITY4 ,?IS W\LD FIT ALL-TOO-EASILY 9TO ! BORD] REGIMES BE+ PUT 9 PLACE ACROSS ! WORLD4 ,YET EV5 MORE DI/URB+ FUTURE SC5>IOS >E BE+ DREAM$ UP TODAY BY ?OSE LIKE ,KA>LO ,L9KOLA -- :O1 SPEAK+ AGA9/ FREE-M>KET CAPITALISM & UNLIMIT$ GR[? 9 HIS AW>D-W9N+ BOOK 0,CAN ,LIFE ,PREVAIL80 BELIEVES ?AT TO SURVIVE ! BIOCRISIS1 HUMANITY MU/ BE =C$ FROM ! CITY & 9TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION4 ,TREES MU/ BE PLANT$1 ALL AIRPLANES GR\ND$1 CON/RUCTION /OPP$4 ,:ILE !SE MAY NOT SEEM TO BE SU* T]RIBLE DEM&S1 ,L9KOLA ADDS ?AT *ILDR5 :O >E DEEM$ UNFIT %\LD BE KILL$4 

,FASCISM IS ! TE*NOPHILIAC IDEOLOGY ( ! APOCALYPSE4 ,! VISIONS ( A GRE5 & H>MONI\S FUTURE ?AT S]VE AS ! K]NEL ( FASCISM >E TO BE REALIZ$ 9 ! DI/ANT & NEV]-QUITE->RIV+ FUTURE4 ,ALL ! P[] ( TE*NOLOGY DEVELOP$ UND] CAPITALISM %\LD BE H>NESS$ N[ AT :ATEV] ! CO/ 9 DEA?4 ,ECO-FASCISM IS APOCALYPTIC 9S(> AS IT MU/ DE/ROY ! CURR5T WORLD 9 ! H]E-&-N[ 9 ORD] TO RE/ORE IT TO ITS P]FECT CONDITION 9 SOME 9F9ITELY DEF]R$ FUTURE4  ,?IS EXPLA9S ! SEEM+ S*IZOPHR5IA ( FASCISM1 ! CONTRA/ BETWE5 ! SMOKE/ACKS ( ! CONC5TRATION CAMPS & DICTATES ( ,NAZI ,G]MANY TO COMM5CE NATION-WIDE ORGANIC F>M+4 ,9DE$1 AN UND]LY+ LOGIC CONNECTS ! P]FECTIONI/ ECOLOGY ( ! ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/S ) !IR ATTEMPT TO ELIM9ATE1 LIKE ANY PRODUCTIVE F>M]1 :AT !Y CONSID]$ TO BE UNPRODUCTIVE4 ,AS ! APOCALYPSE IS 9 ! FUTURE1 ALL MANN] ( TE*NIQUES CAN BE DEPLOY$ TODAY TO BR+ AB\T ! ?\S&-YE> REIGN ( ! NEW HEAV5 ON ! NEW E>?4 ,UNLIKE ?OSE PURI/S = :I* ! 5DS & MEANS MU/ BE COMPATIBLE1 EC(ASCI/S >E MORE ?AN HAPPY TO EMPLOY A MASS-BAS$ MOVEM5T & HI< TE*NOLOGY TO REALIZE !IR /ATE ( PRIMORDIAL GRE5 VIRTUE4 ,9 ! ]A ( GLOBAL CLIMATE *ANGE1 ?IS COMB9ATION WILL BE EV5 MORE TEMPT+1 AS ECO-FASCI/S WILL ALSO PLAY TO ! TE*NOPHILIA ( CAPITALISM1 S9CE ECO-FASCISM WILL BE MORE ?AN WILL+ TO USE :ATEV] TE*NOLOGY CAN BE US$ TO PRES]VE SURVIVAL ( ! L& & PEOPLE4 ,MORE ?AN TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM1 ECO-FASCI/S WILL BE ABLE TO PUT =W>D AN ALT]NATIVE TO CAPITALISM ?AT CONNECTS P]SONAL SURVIVAL TO ! PROMISE ( A RE/OR$ ECOSY/EM DUE TO TE*NOLOGY4 

,! COM+ FASCISM WILL NOT BE ON ?AT WE NECESS>ILY RECOGNIZE & WILL NOT EV5 NECESS>ILY BE NATIONALI/4 ,!RE IS A COMMON MISUND]/&+ ( FASCISM1 NAMELY ?AT SOMEH[ FASCISM IS ONLY AB\T ! PURIFICATION ( RACES & NATIONS4 ,! MURD] ( ! 0=EIGN ELEM5T0 ( ! UN9TEGRAT$ ,ROMA FITS ! MOLD ( CLASSICAL RACISM ALL TOO WELL1 BUT SOME?+ MORE HAPP5$ ) ! DE/RUCTION EV5 ( ! COMPLETELY 9TEGRAT$ SIX MILLION ,EUROPEAN ,JEWS 9 ! ,HOLOCAU/4  ,FASCISM AS AN EXTREME CASE ( RACISM OR NATIONALISM IS A MY?1 & ! REALITY IS MU* MORE COMPLICAT$4 ,! SELECTION ( ,JEWS & ,ROMA = EXT]M9ATION WAS ONLY ! BEG9N+4 ,9CLUD+ ! SELECTION ( COMMUNI/S1 AN>*I/S1 QUE]S1 ! DISABL$ & PRISON]S ( W>1 ! VICTIMS ( ! ,HOLOCAU/ MORE ?AN D\BLE4 ,! TRUE NATURE ( FASCISM IS !N REVEAL$ BY ! F9AL LAW -- ! ,GEME9S*AFTSFREMD5GESETZ -- ?AT ,HITL] PASS$ ON ! #a/ ( ,JANU>Y ( #a#i#d#e1 BUT NEV] IMPLEM5T$4  ,9 ?IS LAW1 ! SELECTION BEGUN BY ! ,HOLOCAU/ WAS NEV] TO 5D4  ,NEXT ! WEAK1 ! MORALLY DISSOLUTE1 ?OSE 9SUFFICI5TLY P>T ( ! FASCI/ SOCIETY 444 ALL W]E TO BE KILL$4 ,?IS SELECTION W\LD 9CLUDE ANYONE :OSE BEHAVIOR WAS LESS ?AN P]FECTLY ALIGN$ ) ! 5VISION$ P]FECT FASCI/ SOCIETY1 & ?IS SELECTION WAS TO TAKE PLACE 9F9ITELY & EV] MORE /R+5TLY 9TO ! FUTURE4 ,?OSE 0=EIGN TO ! COMMUNITY0 W]E ?OSE :O 0HAVE BE5 UNABLE TO %[ P]SONALITY & LIFE/YLE1 ESPECIALLY BECAUSE ( AN EXCEPTIONAL DEFECT ( REASON OR *>ACT]1 ?AT MEET ) ! M9IMUM REQUIREM5TS ( ! NATIONAL COMMUNITY01 9CLUD+ ?OSE :O 0FROM IDL5ESS OR DEBAU*]Y LEAD A WOR?LESS1 UNECONOMICAL1 OR DISORD]LY LIFE1 & ?US ANO!R ( ! PUBLIC BURD5 OR RISK444OR HAVE AN 9CL9ATION TO BEG1 TO LOAF+1 !FTS1 FRAUDS OR O!R NON-S]I\S (F5SES0 & ESPECIALLY ?OSE :O 0FROM 9TOL]ANCE OR BELLIG]5CE P]SI/5TLY DI/URB ! PEACE ( ! PUBLIC40 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! ,HOLOCAU/ M]ELY SPREADS1 & ANYONE :O DOESN'T FIT 9 TO ! ECOLOGICAL FANTASY MU/ BE ELIM9AT$4 ,! P>ALLEL TO ! FATE ( ! EXCLUD$ UND] A REGIME ( CLIMATE POLITICS C\LD NOT BE MORE OBVI\S4 

,! FIR/ /EP ( ! FASCI/ PROGRAM IS TO RECORD EV]Y?+4 ,?AT :I* ! /ATE CANNOT LOCATE1 CANNOT JO9 ITS P]FECT COMMUNITY -- OR MU/ BE KILL$ = BE+ \TSIDE ( IT4 ,! ORIG9 ( ?IS PECULI> MADNESS MAY LIE 9 ! IDEA ( ! ,BOOK ( ,JUDGM5T1 9 :I* ! S9S ( EV]Y P]SON >E RECORD$ TO DET]M9E !IR DE/9Y AFT] ! APOCALYPSE4 ,:5 ?IS VISION MAT]IALIZ$ AS ! APTLY-NAM$ ,DOMESDAY BOOK 9 M$IEVAL ,5GL&1 IT IS NO WOND] ?AT ! PEASANTRY BELIEV$ ?AT ITS COMPLETION W\LD H]ALD ! DOOMSDAY ITSELF4 ,! LATT]-DAY DESC5DANTS ( ! ,DOMESDAY BOOK >E ! VA/ COMPUT]IZ$ DATABASES ( TODAY1 & IT IS =GOTT5 ?AT ! ,NAZI DICTATOR%IP />T$ ! /OCKTAK+ ( 9DIVIDUALS TO BE ELIM9AT$ ) ! CON/RUCTION GIANT FILES4 ,?AT ! /ATE %\LD SOON BE ABLE TO MEASURE ! ECOLOGICAL VIRTUE ( ITS CITIZ5S MAY ONLY BE A /EP T[>DS ! D>K SIDE ( A REGIME ( G5REALIS$ SELF-MANAGEM5T1 9 :I* EV]YONE IS EXPECT$ TO EI!R BECOME A PURE & MODEL CITIZ5 OR DIE TRY+4 ,= ?OSE ) LONG MEMORIES1 IT IS NOT )\T A S5SE ( DI/URBANCE ?AT ONE HE>S ! GRE5 CAPITALI/S TALK+ AB\T 9CREAS+LY PUNI%+ ?OSE :O EMIT MORE C>BON ?AN IS ALL[$4  ,! LOGIC ( FASCISM IS ! LOGIC ( ! 0P]FECTION0 ( ! HUMAN 9 A 0H>MONI\S & ECOLOGICAL0 COMMUNITY4 ,! COM+ ECO-FASCISM WILL REPRES5T ! COMPLETION ( ! PROJECT ?AT ! FASCI/S FAIL$ TO COMPLETE ) ! ,GEME9S*AFTSFREMD5GESETZ3 ! REBUILD+ ( ! HUMAN 9 ! 9T]E/S ( CAPITAL BY ! UNHOLY M>RIAGE ( ECOLOGY & CYB]NETICS4 

,COMMUNIZATION 

0,! ,HASSIDIM TELL A /ORY AB\T ! WORLD TO COME ?AT SAYS EV]Y?+ !RE WILL BE JU/ AS IT IS H]E4 ,JU/ AS \R ROOM IS N[1 SO IT WILL BE 9 ! WORLD TO COME2 :]E \R BABY SLEEPS N[1 !RE TOO IT WILL SLEEP 9 ! O!R WORLD4 ,& ! CLO!S WE WE> 9 ?IS WORLD1 ?OSE TOO WE WILL WE> !RE4 ,EV]Y?+ WILL BE AS IT IS N[ JU/1 JU/ A LITTLE DIFF]5T40 

-- ,WALT] ,B5JAM9 

,! COM+ ( A NEW =M ( LIFE IS IMAG9$ TO BE AN APOCALYPTIC EV5T TO ?OSE :O DESIRE ! CONT9UATION ( CAPITALISM4 ,IT IS ! IMAGE ( ! APOCALYPSE ?AT HOLDS US BACK FROM ! OBVI\S3 ! ONLY WAY TO OV]COME CLIMATE *ANGE IS NOT Z]O-C>BON T[NS1 NOT GRE5 TE*NOLOGY1 NOT SU/A9ABLE DEVELOPM5T1 NOT C>BON TRAD+1 NOT ECO-FASCISM1 BUT ANO!R =M ( LIFE4 ,A SOCIAL REVOLUTION IS PRECISELY ! REV]SE ( ! APOCALYPSE1 = 9 ! CREATION ( A NEW =M ( LIFE IS ! POSSIBILITY ( ! SURVIVAL 9 ! MO/ ADV]SE ( CONDITIONS4 

,A '=M ( LIFE' IS ! TOTALITY ( H[ LIFE RELATES TO ! WORLD1 ! UNC\NTABLE CONCRETE ADAPTATIONS TO A WORLD ?AT ALL[ A =M ( LIFE TO REPRODUCE4 ,EVOLUTION>Y PRESSURES -- NATURAL SELECTION -- =CE *ANGES 9 =MS ( LIFE1 AS SOME P>TICUL> ADAPTATIONS ALL[ SUCCESSFUL REPRODUCTION1 :ILE O!RS CAUSE EXT9CTION4 ,! ADAPTATIONS ?AT ALL[ REPRODUCTION TO CONT9UE 9 ! SELFSAME MANN] = A P]IOD ( TIME >E EVOLUTION>Y /ABLE /RATEGIES4 ,CAPITALISM WAS ONCE A SUCCESSFUL EVOLUTION>Y /RATEGY = AT LEA/ SOME PORTION ( HUMANITY1 BUT AS AS CLIMATE *ANGE ABOLI%ES ! V]Y CONDITIONS ?AT CAPITALISM WAS CREAT$ UND]1 NAMELY AN UN5D+ ,NEW ,WORLD ( 9F9ITE NATURAL RES\RCES1 SOME?+ HAS TO BREAK4 ,! POSSIBILITY ( A CRISIS ?AT =CES A *ANGE 9 A =M ( LIFE IS NOT UNIQUE TO HUMANITY4 ,EV5 RABBITS FACE EXT9CTION :5 !Y CONSUME ALL ! $IBLE FOOD 9 !IR HABITATS4 ,NOR IS AN EXT9CTION-LEVEL CRISIS UNIQUE TO ?IS MOM5T 9 HI/ORY1 AS ! DE/RUCTION ( =E/S BY HUMANS ON ,EA/] ,ISL& L$ TO AN 9ABILITY TO GR[ FOOD & BUILD CANOES NE$$ TO FI%4 ,BY ! V]DICT ( EVOLUTION1 CREAT+ A WORLD ?AT IS UNFIT = ! SURVIVAL ( Y\R [N *ILDR5 -- Y\R [N G5ES -- IS 9SANE4 ,AN ADULT LION DOES NOT GO \T ONTO ! ,SAVANNAH & MURD] ALL ! GAZELLES = FOOD1 & SO LEAVE NO?+ BUT BONES = ITS CUBS4 ,?IS IS PRECISELY :AT CAPITALISM IS 9 ! PROCESS ( DO+3 CLIMATE *ANGE IS MAK+ ! WORLD UN9HABITABLE = *ILDR54 

,LIFE CAN NOT BE R$UC$ TO FACTS1 TO A SIMPLE SET ( P]MAN5T & ESS5TIAL 0HUMAN0 *>ACT]I/ICS4 ,! PRIM>Y EVOLUTION>Y ADVANTAGE ( HUMANITY IS ?AT ! SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ?AT PROVIDE ! FOOD1 CLO?+1 & %ELT] NECESS>Y = REPRODUCTION CAN BE RECONFIGUR$ 5DLESSLY & *ANG$ IMM$IATELY1 RA!R ?AN HELD HO/AGE TO ! SL[ M>* ( NATURAL SELECTION4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS CLIMATE *ANGE ?REAT5S TO RADICALLY ALT] \R PLANET 9 DECADES1 RA!R ?AN MILL5NIA4 ,SELF-DESCRIB$ CAPITALI/S MIS9T]PRET EVOLUTION AS A 5DLESS W> ( 9DIVIDUALS AGA9/ 9DIVIDUALS1 ) ! FITTE/ -- OR WEAL?IE/ -- SURVIV+4 ,FASCI/S FUR!R MIS9T]PRET EVOLUTION AS ! W> ( GR\PS AGA9/ GR\PS1 ) ! CULL+ ( ! WEAK BE+ SOMEH[ = ! GOOD ( ! GR\P OR EV5 SPECIES4 ,H[EV]1 EVOLUTION IS BL9D1 )\T ANY MORAL BIAS = EI!R 9DIVIDUALS OR GR\PS3 ! ONLY CRIT]IA = EVOLUTION>Y SUCCESS IS G5ETIC REPRODUCTION4 ,! AN>*I/ HYPO!SIS ?AT CAN !N BE PUT =W>D IS ?AT A NEW /RATEGY = ORGANIZ+ \R SOCIAL RELATION%IPS IS NECESS>Y1 A /RATEGY BAS$ ON COOP]ATION4 ,?IS IS NOT AS F>-FET*$ AS IT SEEMS1 = ?IS IS ! V]Y /RATEGY EMPLOY$ SUCCESSFULLY BY ! CELLS ?AT COLLECTIVELY CREATE \R BODY4 ,FROM ! FLY+ ( BIRDS 9 FLOCKS TO ! COOP]ATION ( PLANTS ) ! FUNGUS ?AT HELPS !M ABSORB NUTRI5TS FROM ! SOIL1 ,KROPOTK9 WAS RI<T3 COOP]ATION CAN MEAN SURVIVAL AS EASILY AS COMPETITION4 ,9 A WORLD ( SC>CE RES\RCES1 ?IS IS PRECISELY ! =M ( LIFE ?AT WE WILL LIKELY FL\RI%4 ,COMMUNIZATION IS ! PROCESS ( ?IS NEW =M ( LIFE COM+ TO BE4 

,COMMUNIZATION MEANS ! 5D ( CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION1 ! 5D ( PRIVATE PROP]TY & MONET>Y EX*ANGE1 & ! DE/RUCTION ( SEP>ATE SPH]ES ( WORK & POLITICS FROM LIFE4 ,H[EV]1 COMMUNIZATION DOES NOT MEAN ! APOCALYPTIC DE/RUCTION ( CAPITAL4 ,:ILE SELF-DECL>$ 0PRIMITIVI/S0 MORALI/ICALLY DECRY ?AT ALL TE*NOLOGY MU/ BE DE/ROY$1 IT W\LD BE A MI/AKE TO WANT TO RETURN TO NUTS & B]RIES3 ESPECIALLY AS ! ,E>? IS SO DAMAG$ BY CAPITALISM AT ?IS PO9T ?AT IT'S H>D TO BELIEVE !RE'S 5\< NUTS & B]RIES LEFT TO GO >\ND4 ,A RETURN TO ! 0PRIMITIVE0 ?AT W\LD HAPP5 AS A RESULT ( AN 9DU/RIAL COLLAPSE IS NO?+ BUT A P>TICUL>LY JUV5ILE LONG+ = ! APOCALYPSE1 ONE ?AT DOES NOT TAKE ! POSSIBILITY ( ECO-FASCISM S]I\SLY4 ,CAPITAL 9-&-(-ITSELF -- ! TE*NOLOGY1 ! 5G9ES1 ! SILICON *IPS1 ! CONVEYOR-BELTS -- IS BY ITSELF H>MLESS1 AL?\< ONE W\LD F9D IT H>D TO IMAG9E A =M ( LIFE SO DRE>Y ?AT IT W\LD CREATE ! MA*9]Y ( AN 9DU/RIAL FACTORY BESIDES CAPITALISM4 ,:AT MAKES MA*9ES 0CAPITAL0 IS !IR USE = PRODUC+ PR(IT 9 ! CIRCUIT ( CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION4 ,! SAME GOES = A WORK]2 A WORK] IS NOT A WORK] :5 %E IS AT HOME FROM ! FACTORY1 ! (FICE1 ! FA/-FOOD JO9T4  ,:5 NOT AT WORK1 :5 ! WORK] IS A MO!R1 A FRI5D1 A COMRADE1 A JOKE/]1 A LOV]4 ,IT IS ONLY :5 ! POT5TIAL ( HUMANS IS AIM$ AT ! ACCUMULATION ( PR(IT 7:I* CAN BE DONE AS EASILY BY WAT*+ TELEVISION AS WORK+ 9 ! FACTORY71 ?AT !Y BECOME HUMAN CAPITAL1 AS PUT BLUNTLY BY LATT]-DAY ECONOMI/S4 ,! QUE/ION IS !N NOT H[ TO DE/ROY ?+S1 BUT TO DISPEL A C]TA9 WAY ( VIEW+ ! WORLD4 

,:AT IF WE DID NOT VIEW REVOLUTION AS ! 5D ( ?+S 9 AN MOM5T ( TOTAL DE/RUCTION8 ,:AT IF 9/EAD1 WE VIEW$ REVOLUTION AS A LITTLE %IFT1 AS A *ANGE 9 VIEW+ ! WORLD )\T ! LOGIC ( CAPITALISM8  ,9/EAD ( WAIT+ = ! 5D ( ! WORLD1 ?IS LITTLE %IFT C\LD HAPP5 LIT]ALLY OV]NI<T1 & EV]Y?+ W\LD REMA9 ! SAME1 BUT A LITTLE DIFF]5T4 ,:ILE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO POSITIVELY PR$ICT )\T FALL+ 9TO UTOPIAN DAYDREAMS1 WE CAN IMAG9E ! NEGATION ( ?IS WORLD4  ,! DAY AFT] ! REVOLUTION1 WE W\LD WAKE UP 9 \R SAME CLO?+1 \R SAME %OES1 9 ! >MS ( \R SAME LOV]S4 ,YET1 SOME?+ W\LD BE DIFF]5T4 ,HUMANS W\LD SEE ! WALLS ( SEP>ATION BETWE5 !M DISPEL4 ,UND] CAPITALISM1 PEOPLE RELATE TO COMMODITIES LIKE PEOPLE & TREAT !IR RELATION%IPS TO PEOPLE LIKE COMMODITIES4 ,ONCE ?IS LITTLE %IFT HAD PASS$1 \R RELATION%IPS W\LD BECOME IMM$IATELY SOCIAL1 & WE W\LD BE FREE TO PURSUE :ATEV] \R RELATION%IPS DEM&$ ( US4 ,OBJECTS W\LD NO LONG] BE /RIPP$ ( !IR HI/ORY & CONTEXT 9 ORD] TO BE GIV5 SOME M>KET VALUE1 BUT UND]/OOD AS EMB$D$ 9 ! NO-LONG]-HIDD5 SOCIAL RELATION%IPS1 EXI/+ TO BE ABSOLUTELY %>$ BETWE5 FRI5DS4 ,! SAME (FICES & FACTORIES W\LD /ILL BE !RE1 BUT NO ONE W\LD HAVE TO GO TO WORK 9 ! MORN+4 ,! TE*NOLOGY !RE9 W\LD NO LONG] BE ALI5 TO HUMAN NE$S1 BUT C\LD BE RESURRECT$ 9 NEW & MORE CREATIVE WAYS TO S]VE HUMAN SURVIVAL & NEW =MS ( LIFE4 ,?IS WORLD CREAT$ BY HUMAN LABOR W\LD APPE> TO US AGA9 AS BEAUTIFUL4 ,FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR ABILITY1 TO EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR NE$4 

,COMMUNIZATION W\LD 5D CLIMATE *ANGE FROM ! BOTTOM-UP RA!R !N BE+ DIRECT$ BY ! /ATE & CAPITAL1 :O W\LD ONLY CYNICALLY MANIPULATE ! ISSUE ( CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE TO RE/RUCTURE LABOR & ?US CONT9UE !IR DOM9ATION4 ,9 DIRECT CONTRA/ TO ! IMPLAUSIBLE C>BON M>KETS & TE*NOLOGICAL FANTASIES3 COMMUNIZATION 5DS CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE BY ! MO/ DIRECT ( ME?ODS3 ! 5D ( ! ECONOMY4 ,! ONLY C\NTRIES ?AT FULFILL$ !IR ,KYOTO LIMITS ON C>BON EMISSIONS W]E PRECISELY ?OSE C\NTRIES :OSE ECONOMIES COLLAPS$3 ,ROMANIA & ,UKRA9E4 ,! KEY DIFF]5CE IS ?AT COMMUNIZATION COLLAPSES ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMY ON PURPOSE BY HUMANITY ITSELF1 A CONTROLL$ DEMOLITION ?AT MAXIMIZES ! SURVIVAL ( ?OSE EXCLUD$ BY CAPITALISM & ! MANIFOLD NON-HUMAN =MS ( LIFE4 ,:AT APPE>S TO BE A ONLY A LITTLE %IFT W\LD BE ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! SURVIVAL ( \R WORLD & ! C]TA9TY ( ITS DE/RUCTION BY EXCESSIVE WORK4 

,CAPITALISM IS ONLY ! LATE/ 9C>NATION ( MORE FUNDAM5TAL FRAM+ ( ! WORLD ?AT F> PRE-DATES CAPITALISM4 ,! ALI5ATION ( HUMANITY FROM ! COMMODITIES WE CREATE IS ONLY SYMPTOMATIC ( ! L>G] ALI5ATION ( HUMANITY FROM \R PLANET4 ,IT IS ?IS V]Y SEP>ATION ?AT ALL[S US TO CONCEIVE ( \R PLANET AS AN 05VIRONM5T0 FULL ( 0NATURAL RES\RCES10 ) O!R SPECIES ?AT CAN BE DE/ROY$ ON A :IM4 ,?IS FRAM+ ( ! WORLD MU/ BE OBLIT]AT$1 SO ?AT FUTURE G5]ATIONS CAN BE C>EFULLY ATTUN$ TO ! FL[S NOT ONLY ( C>BON1 BUT ( ! WORLD ( LIFE \TSIDE HUMANITY & \R PLA/IC TOYS4 ,IT IS EXACTLY ?IS S5SIBILITY ?AT \R WORLD NE$S1 ! SORT ( S5SIBILITY MANY ,EUROPEANS IMAG9E ! 9DIG5\S TRIBES ( ! RE/ ( ! WORLD AS POSSESS+1 AL?\< REMEMB] ?AT ! B>B>IANS ( ,EUROPE W]E AT ONE PO9T 9DIG5\S BE=E BECOM+ 0,EUROPEANS04 ,ABLE TO PROGNO/ICATE FROM MOVEM5T ( CL\DS & SLI<T %IFTS 9 TEMP]ATURE ! COM+ WEA!R1 ABLE TO DET]M9E ! HEAL? ( ! SOIL BY FEEL+ = WORMS3 ALL ( ?IS 9CALCULABLE KN[L$GE ?AT HAS NE>LY BE5 OBLI]AT$ BY CAPITAL MU/ BE RE-LE>N$4 ,TE*NIQUES LIKE P]MACULTURE & BIOM$IATION1 PIONE]$ ONLY = ! PLANET>Y B\RGEOISIE1 C\LD BE APPLI$ = ! GOOD ( ALL4 ,CONTRA ! ALL-TOO-EASY SOLUTIONS POS$ BY GRE5 CAPITALISM1 ?IS NEW =M ( LIFE W\LD PRES5T A NEW EVOLUTION>ILY /ABLE /RATEGY ABLE TO NOT ONLY COPE1 BUT FL\RI%1 9 ! WORLD AS ALT]$ BY CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,AS HAS BE5 SAID1 MORE ?AN \R HOLIDAY HABITS MU/ *ANGE TO SU/A9 ! WORLD TO COME4 

,! APOCALYPSE IS NOT UNIQUE TO CAPITALISM OR ,*RI/IANITY3 ,M>X 9 HIS MO/ DRE>Y MOM5TS GAVE US ONLY A SECUL> LANGUAGE = ! APOCALYPSE1 HOLD+ (F 0! REVOLUTION0 UNTIL ! TIME IS RI<T4 ,!RE WAS ALWAYS SOME?+ ( A PROPHET AB\T ,M>X1 & HIS BE>D DOES NOT HELP TO DISPEL ! SUSPICIONS4 ,! COMMUNISM ( ,M>X WAS ALWAYS 9F9ITELY DEF]R$1 JU/IFY+ ! HORRORS ( ! ,GULAG1 ! BLOOD/A9$ ,*9ESE FACTORIES1 & ! RU9S ( ,EA/]N ,EUROPE1 & SO ! POSSIBILITY ( A NEW =M ( LIFE BECAME ITSELF ?\<T ( AS IMPOSSIBLE1 A M]E SOCIOPA?IC IDEOLOGY4 ,WE >E AGA9/ COMMUNISM AS POLITICAL IDEOLOGY1 & = = ! IMM$IACY ( COMMUNIZATION 9 \R LIVES AT ?IS MOM5T4 

,F> FROM A DI/ANT FUTURE APOCALYPTIC REVOLUTION1 COMMUNIZATION BEG9S :5EV] HUMANS SOCIALIZE MAT]IAL CONDITIONS4 ,?IS GOES BEYOND SU* CONSCI\SLY EXPLICIT ANTI-CAPITALI/ PROJECTS LIKE TEMPOR>Y AUTONOM\S ZONES1 BUT 9TO MU* ( EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,:5 Y\ GIVE ( Y\RSELF SELFLESSLY1 %>E FOOD ) FRI5DS1 NURTURE A *ILD1 LOSE Y\RSELF 9 A LOV]1 FACE ! RISK ( >RE/ OR DEA? 9 DEF5SE ( Y\R HOME1 & EV5 PRES5T ALL ( Y\RSELF TO ANO!R 9 CONV]SATION3 )\T A D\BT1 ! MAJORITY ( HUMAN LIFE IS REAL-EXI/+ COMMUNIZATION4 ,IT IS PRECISELY ?IS EV]YDAY SOLID>ITY ?AT ALL[S ! POOR TO SURVIVE ON AS LITTLE AS A DOLL> A DAY1 A TASK ?AT W\LD APPE> LOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE IF ! SURVIVAL ( ! POOR W]E NOT SO EMPIRICALLY SELF-EVID5T4 

,COMMUNIZATION TAKES ?IS MAT]IAL SOLID>ITY & PROPELS IT AS A NEW EVOLUTION>Y /RATEGY = ! PLANET1 BAS$ ON ! DEM& = ! RELEASE ( ! POSSIBILITIES TO =M COLLECTIVITIES BAS$ ON \R COMMON DESIRE TO SURVIVE4 ,F> FROM ! =C$ COLLECTIVIZATIONS ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION OR EV5 ! SOCIAL FACTORY ( CAPITALISM 7:]E WE >E =C$ TO CIRCULATE CON/ANTLY FROM JOB TO JOB & TO WORK ) ALL SORTS ( PEOPLE ) :OM WE W\LD NEV] O!RWISE ASSOCIATE71 COMMUNIZATION IS BAS$ ON ANCI5T AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES ( FREE ASSOCIATION & MUTUAL AID4  ,!RE=E1 COMMUNIZATION W\LD ALSO BE ! RI<T TO )DRAW FROM ?IS CIRCULATION DEP5D+ ON Y\R MOOD & CIRCUM/ANCE1 :ILE !RE SIMULTANE\SLY BE+ AT ANY TIME ! POSSIBILITY TO 9CREASE Y\R 9T5SITY BY COMB9+ ) O!RS4 ,BY BRU%+ ASIDE ! M$IATION ( CAPITAL & ! /ATE1 SELF-ORGANIZ$ =MS ( LIFE CAN EM]GE ?AT >E ATTUN$ TO !IR WORLD & SO CAN SOLVE ITS ACTUAL EVOLUTION>Y PROBLEMS4 

,EV5 IF COMMUNIZATION BEG9S 9 EV]YDAY LIFE ON ! M>G9S ( CAPITAL1 TO SUCCE$ COMMUNIZATION MU/ BECOME AN EXPLICITLY 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT )9 & AGA9/ ! TOTALITY ( CAPITAL4 ,?AT ?IS %\LD HAPP5 IMM$IATELY IS \R EVOLUTION>Y IMP]ATIVE1 = ) EV]Y PASS+ MOM5T1 FUR!R IRREVOCABLE DAMAGE IS DONE BY CAPITAL ?AT WILL MAKE ! TASK ( FUTURE G5]ATIONS EV5 MORE DIFFICULT4 ,IT W\LD BE A TRAG$Y ON ! LEVEL ( ! SPECIES IF WE BEGAN TO COMMUNIZE1 BUT ! PROCESS />T$ TOO LATE TO HALT A 0TIPP+ PO9T0 9 CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,WE MU/ TOL]ATE NO FEEBLE HALF-MEASURES2 UNLESS COMMUNIZATION CAUSES AN EXPLICIT REVOLUTION1 COMMUNIZATION ITSELF REA*ES A LIMIT & LOSES ITS REVOLUTION>Y MOM5TUM1 FOSSILIZ+ 9TO SOME SORT ( SOCIAL DEMOCRACY OR ECO-FASCISM AFT] A MOM5T>Y BREAK+ \T ( REVOLUTION>Y FEV]1 :I* W\LD HAVE ! SAME DEADLY RESULT AS ! ! CONT9UATION ( ! CAPITALI/ PRES5T4 ,?US ! P>ADOX IS ?AT COMMUNIZATION MU/ BEG9 N[ UND] ! MO/ LOCAL ( CONDITIONS ) NONE O!R ?AN \R [N ACTIVITY1 & YET IT CAN ONLY SUCCE$ ULTIMATELY BY =C+ ! TOTALITY ( CAPITALISM TO CRUMBLE1 SO ?AT ! TREM5D\S TASK ( A REVOLUTION 9 \R SOCIAL RELATION%IPS TAKES PLACE NOT ON ! LEVEL ( SPECTACUL> ILLUSION1 BUT 9 MAT]IAL REALITY4  ,ONLY A SOCIAL REVOLUTION WILL SUCCESSFULLY /E] US ?R\< AN ]A :]E WE MU/ CONFRONT A SPECIES-LEVEL CRISIS ON A GLOBAL SCALE4 ,WE AS A SPECIES N[ HAVE \R BACK AGA9/ ! WALL DUE TO CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE4  ,COMP>$ TO EC(ASCISM & GRE5 CAPITALISM1 COMMUNIZATION IS ! LEA/ BLOODY ( PA?S TO BR+ AN 5D TO ?IS SITUATION4 

,DESPITE ! AN?ROPOLOGICAL EVID5CE ?AT HUMANS LIV$ = MILL5IA )\T CAPITAL OR EV5 /ATES1 SOME W\LD SAY ! PROJECT ( COMMUNIZATION IS UNREALI/IC & FANTA/ICAL4 ,P]HAPS4 ,! ONLY PHILOSOPHY :I* CAN BE RESPONSIBLY PRACTIC$ 9 ! FACE ( DESPAIR IS ! ATTEMPT TO CONTEMPLATE ALL ?+S AS !Y W\LD PRES5T !MSELVES FROM ! /&PO9T ( REVOLUTION4 ,COMMUNIZATION IS ! ANTIDOTE TO ! APOCALYPSE4 

,! ,>T ( ,9SURRECTION 

0,! SOCIAL REVOLUTION 44 WILL NOT 4444 PUT UP ITS SWORD BE=E IT HAS DE/ROY$ EV]Y /ATE 4444 ACROSS ! :OLE CIVILIZ$ WORLD40 

-- ,MI*AEL ,BAKUN91 ,! ,PROGRAM ( ! ,BRO!RHOOD 7#a#h#f#e7 

,9 ORD] TO PREV5T CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE1 ! EVOLUTION>Y IMP]ATIVE ( \R ]A IS TO DE/ROY ! /ATE4 ,! LIE ( CAPITALISM1 GRE5 OR O!RWISE1 HAS 9 ! LA/ DET]M9+ 9/ANCE ! %E] MAT]IAL =CE -- ! >MY1 ! POLICE1 ! BELIEF ( ! PEOPLE -- ( ! /ATE4 ,NE>LY =GOTT5 & LONG =BIDD5 QUE/IONS RETURN UNBIDD5 TO ! TABLE ( HI/ORY3 ! QUE/ION ( 9SURRECTION1 ! >T ( ! DE/RUCTION ( ! /ATE4 ,9SURRECTION IS ALWAYS AN OP5 QUE/ION RA!R ?AN A PLAN4  ,:5 ! QUE/ION IS ANSW]$1 IT IS ANSW]$ NOT 9 !ORY BUT 9 ! PRACTICE ( ?OSE ?AT TAKE A SELF-CONSCI\S /& AGA9/ ! /ATE ITSELF4  ,9SURRECTION IS ! ANSW] TO ! AN>*I/ HYPO!SIS ?AT WE CAN LIVE )\T ! /ATE4 

,IT WAS FA%IONABLE DUR+ ! HEI<T ( ! NEO-LIB]AL ]A TO SAY ?AT ! /ATE WAS IRRELEVANT1 YET TODAY TO SPEAK ( DE/ROY+ CAPITALISM )\T ! DE/RUCTION ( ! /ATE IS TO SPEAK ONLY ( FASCISM4 ,DUR+ ! F9ANCIAL CRISIS1 ! /ATE'S ABILITY TO CREATE UNTOLD SUMS ( MONEY FROM NO?+NESS HAS PROV$ ?AT1 F> FROM IRRELEVANT1 ! ,/ATE IS ! F9AL GU>ANTOR ( CAPITALISM1 ! GR& MAGICIAN BEH9D ! CURTA9 ( VALUE4  ,:ILE REVOLUTION>IES HAVE 5DLESS PAGES ( ANALYSIS ( CAPITALISM1 ON ! MORE TOPICAL SUBJECT ( ! DE/RUCTION ( ! /ATE WE B>ELY KN[ MORE ?AN A FEW SLOGANS4 ,AS WAS WITNESS$ BY ! MON/ROSITIES ( 0REAL EXI/+ SOCIALISM0 GIV5 BY ,L59 & ,/AL91 ,M>X FAILS COMPLETELY TO PROVIDE A !ORY ( ! DE/RUCTION ( ! /ATE4 ,! C5TRAL QUE/ION ( AN>*ISM HAS NEV] BE5 ANSW]$ SATISFACTORILY3 ,H[ TO DE/ROY ! /ATE8 ,IT IS NONE O!R ?AN ?IS G5]ATION ?AT MU/ ELABORATE AN ANSW] IF A NEW =M ( LIFE IS TO >ISE ?AT NO LONG] NE$S A /ATE4 

,?IS IS NOT AN EASY QUE/ION TO ANSW]4 ,! /ATE SEEKS ABOVE ALL TO PRES]VE ITSELF1 EV5 AS =MS ( LIFE LIKE CAPITALISM COME & GO4 ,!RE IS )\T A D\BT SOME?+ TIMELESS AB\T ! /ATE3 ! /ATUES ( ,GREEK GODS1 ! ,LAT9 5GRAV+S1 ! IMP]I\S T[]S4 ,ALL NATION-/ATES1 FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TO ,D5M>K1 ACT AS IF !Y W]E NEW IMAGES ( ,ROME1 & !IR DECOR REVEALS !IR T]RIBLE CONT9UITY4  ,!RE9 LIES ! KEY TO ! MY/IQUE ( ! /ATE2 IF ! KEY TO CAPITAL IS ! FL[ ( COMMODITIES1 ! KEY TO ! /ATE IS ! FL[ ( BELIEF4 

,! /ATE IS A MASSIVE MA*9E BAS$ ON ! BELIEF ( ITS [N NECESSITY1 ! GREATE/ ( HYPNOTI/ 9 :OSE PRES5CE ALMO/ ALL FAIL TO ACT 9 !IR [N SELF-9T]E/4 ,TAKE1 = EXAMPLE1 POLICEM54 ,:ILE ! POLITICIANS >E USUALLY 9CR$IBLY WEAL?Y 9DIVIDUALS :O MOVE FROM A ROLE )9 ! CORPORATION TO ! /ATE ) EASE1 >E NOT POLICEM5 (T5 *ILDR5 ( ! POOR1 ACT+ AGA9/ !IR [N CLASS 9T]E/8 ,:AT MASSIVE IDEOLOGICAL BRA9-WA%+ GOES ON ?AT MAKES ! POLICE1 ! SECRET S]VICES1 ! BUREAUCRATS1 & EV]Y O!R HUMAN APP5DAGE ( ! /ATE MA*9E OP]ATE AGA9/ !IR [N 9T]E/S & EV5 ! SURVIVAL ( ! PLANET8 ,EV5 REVOLUTION>IES WILL RALLY >\ND ! /ATE 9 A P]IOD ( CRISIS4 ,TO TAKE AN EXAMPLE ?AT IS ONLY SUP]FICIALLY DIFF]5T FROM ?AT ( ! POLICE1 ,MONBIOT & A MILLION O!R ACTIVI/S & ,N,G,OS PLEA = US TO RETURN TO ! WAIT+ >MS ( ! /ATE1 CLAIM+ ?AT ONLY ! /ATE CAN SAVE US FROM CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,! SAME T9-MAN :I* UPHOLDS ! 5TIRE SOCIAL ORD] ?AT CREAT$ CLIMATE *ANGE WILL HAVE A *ANGE ( HE>T4 ,IT'S MORE SAD ?AN RETURN+ TO AN ABUSIVE LOV]4 

,MONBIOT & O!R LIB]ALS ASK US TO IGNORE ! OBVI\S3 ! CONDITIONS = A NEW ]A ( 9SURRECTION HAVE NEV] BE5 BETT]2 ! PLANET RESEMBLES NO?+ MORE ?AN A GLOBALIZ$ V]SION ( E>LY #a#i? C5TURY CAPITALISM1 ) A MASSIVE UNORGANIZ$ WORK+-CLASS BE+ UPROOT$ FROM !IR PREVI\S PRE-CAPITALI/ =MS ( LIFE1 BUT ! KEY DIFF]5CE BE+ ?IS TIME IT IS ! 5D ( CAPITALISM RA!R ?AN ! BEG9N+4  ,) ! ALMO/ COMPLETE ELIM9ATION ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! #a#i#cS & ! DISA/] ( ,/AL9 DE/ROY+ ! ULTRA-LEFT COMMUNI/ MOVEM5T 9 ITS V]Y 9FANCY1 ?OSE :O /& AGA9/ ! CAPITALI/ =M ( LIFE F9D !MSELVES />T+ FROM LIT]ALLY ALMO/ NO?+4 ,?US ! REVIVAL ( CONSPIRACIES1 SECRET SOCIETIES1 B&S ( FRI5DS1 GANGS1 & ! T5D] %OOTS ( NEW 9T]NATIONALS4 ,BE=E ! ATTEMPT$ 9SURRECTION ( ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE1 OV] SIX-HUNDR$ SECRET SOCIETIES FL\RI%$ 9 ! BELLY ( ! BEA/4 ,H[ MANY GANGS TODAY EXI/ 9 ! HE>T ( EV]Y METROPOLIS8 

,ONE DOES NOT NE$ GUNS & VIOL5CE = 9SURRECTION TO BEG91 AL?\< ONE W\LD BE FOOLI% TO BELIEVE ?AT ANY 9SURRECTION WILL HAPP5 )\T VIOL5CE4 ,A C]TA9 COM=T ) VIOL5CE IS NECESS>Y4  ,/ILL1 ! /ATE IS F> MORE ?AN A CAPITOL OR AN >MY4 ,! PA? ( MILIT>ISM IS A GAME 9 :I* IT IS MANIFE/LY IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT ! /ATE4 ,A REVIVAL ( ! >M$ /RUGGLE MU/ BE AVOID$ AT ALL CO/S1 AS A DIRECT ATTACK ON 9/ITUTIONS LIKE ! /ATE IS NO LONG] NECESS>Y4 ,9 A WORLD 9 :I* P[] HAS BECOME DEC5TRALIZ$1 IT IS M]ELY NECESS>Y TO BLOCK ! FL[S 9DIRECTLY4 ,:ILE ! ,BANK ( ,5GL& OR EV5 ! HEADQU>T]S ( ,EXXON CAN BE GU>D$ LIKE ! ,W9T] ,PALACE1 ! DIFFUSE T5TACLES ( PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION >E EV]Y:]E4 ,! /ATE IS ULTIMATELY JU/ ANO!R 9/ITUTION1 ALBEIT ONE ?AT IS F> MORE ANCI5T1 WILY1 & DANG]\S ?AN ! O!RS2 YET ITS FL[S CAN ALSO BE BLOCK$4  ,! PRIM>Y FL[ ?AT MA9TA9S ! /ATE IS ! BELIEF 9 ! /ATE ITSELF4  ,ONE BLOCKS ! BELIEF 9 ! /ATE BY %[+ ?AT LIFE )\T A /ATE IS POSSIBLE1 & !N VIA ! IMM$IACY ( COMMUNISM %[+ ?AT SU* LIFE IS BETT] ?AN LIFE )9 CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,OR1 AT LEA/1 ?AT SU* A LIFE IS MORE LIKELY TO LEAD TO ! SURVIVAL ( Y\R *ILDR54 ,AS ! /ATE & CAPITAL 5T] 9TO IRREV]SIBLE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS1 ! SPACES = SU* A SOCIAL REVOLUTION BLOOM A ?\S&FOLD4 

,:IL/ ?R\<\T HI/ORY ! /ATE HAS BE5 DE/ROY$ BY M>AUD+ B>B>IAN HORDES1 )9 REC5T HI/ORY ! /ATE HAS BE5 DE/ROY$ BY AN 9SURRECTION ( ITS [N PEOPLE4 ,! EXAMPLE P> EXCELL5CE ( ?IS WAS ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE1 :]E ORD9>Y WORK]S OV]?REW ! GOV]NM5T4 ,AFT] ONLY SEV5TY-TWO DAYS1 ! K+ RE-GA!R$ HIS >MY 9 ,V]SAILLES & !N MASSACR$ ! ,COMMUNE4 ,! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE %[$ ?AT A NEW =M ( LIFE WAS POSSIBLE IF ! /ATE WAS DE/ROY$1 BUT IT LACK$ ! MEANS TO DEF5D ITSELF4 ,! QUE/ION !N ?AT FAC$ REVOLUTION>IES WAS H[ TO SURVIVE ! 9EVITABLE C\NT]-REVOLUTION & TO ?IS 5D ! ,BOL%EVIKS BUILT !IR ,P>TY1 :I* NOT ONLY SEIZ$ P[] BUT HELD (F ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y >MIES ( ALL ( ,EUROPE4  ,H[EV]1 ! 0REVOLUTION>Y0 ,P>TY ]ECT$ ONLY A NEW /ATE1 RA!R ?AN DE/ROY+ ! /ATE ITSELF1 & EV5TUALLY TURN$ ITS WEAPONS AGA9/ ! MO/ COMMITT$ ( REVOLUTION>IES AT ,KRON/ADT1 & !N C\NTLESS O!RS4 ,ONLY AN ACADEMIC W\LD WOND] :Y NO-ONE BELIEVES ! COMMUNI/ HYPO!SIS TODAY4 ,! LESSON ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION IS ALL TOO CLE>4 ,:AT IS NE$$ IS NOT ONLY ! DE/RUCTION ( ! ,/ATE1 BUT A REVOLUTION 9 \R SOCIAL RELATION%IPS4 ,PREVI\S !ORI/S ASSUM$ ?IS HAPP5$ AFT] ! REVOLUTION>Y DE/RUCTION ( ! /ATE APP>ATUS4  ,GLIMPSES ( ?IS NEW =M ( LIFE RETURN AGA9 & AGA91 FROM ,P>IS 9 #aifh TO ,OAXACA 9 #b#f1 FROM ,ITALY 9 #aigg TO ,GREECE 9 #b#h4 ,! QUE/ION ( 9SURRECTION BECOMES D\BLE3 ,NOT ONLY H[ TO DE/ROY ! /ATE1 BUT H[ TO PREV5T ITS RETURN8 

,! ANSW] TO ?IS QUE/ION IS TO CREATE ! NEW SOCIAL RELATION%IPS AT ! SAME TIME AS ! 9SURRECTION1 VIA ! CONCRETE PRACTICE ( COMMUNIZATION3 ?IS IS \R POSITION )9 SOCIAL W>4 ,:ILE ?IS POSITION BEG9S AS LITTLE %IFT1 IT MU/ MATURE 9TO A PRACTICE = ! SURVIVAL & SELF-DEF5SE ( ! WORK+-CLASS & ! EXCLUD$4 ,! QUE/ION ( SURVIVAL DEVELOPS AS ! 9T5SITIES ( ! BLOCKADES GR[ & CAPITAL & ! /ATE 5T] 9TO FUR!R CRISIS4 ,AFT] ALL1 TO %UT D[N ! FL[ ( C>BON AT ?IS /AGE W\LD MEAN TO HALT ELECTRICITY = ! WORLD1 & SO W\LD DOOM MANY TO PREMATURE DEA?4 ,) EV]Y FL[ BLOCK$ BY 9SURRECTION1 9 ORD] = ! VICTORY NOT BE US$ = ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION1 ! SPACE ?AT OP5S MU/ BE IMM$IATELY COMMUNIZ$ OR DE/ROY$4 ,TO BLOCK ! FL[S TO ! EXT5T ?AT 5ABLES ! CREATION ( A NEW =M ( LIFE 9 ! SPACES OP5$4 ,& WE DO NOT NE$ TO PLAN !SE NEW =MS ( LIFE D[N TO ! MO/ ( ABSURD ( DETAILS3 ,ANY GR& PLAN LIKE ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS & P>TICIPATORY ECONOMICS >E JU/ ! MOD]N-DAY IDIOTIC BRE?R5 ( ,F\RI] & ,/4 ,SIMON4 ,! !ORIES ( ANY SELF-PR(ESS$ EXP]T ALWAYS TRAILS BEH9D ! LIV+ MOVEM5T ( ORD9>Y PEOPLE1 S9CE ! NEW =M ( LIFE >ISES 9 ! C\RSE ( CONCRETE 9SURRECTION4  ,! WORD 0COMMUNISM0 & 0COMMUNIZATION0 BO? COME FROM ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE1 :]E ! ORD9>Y WORK]S & UNEMPLOY$ %[$ ?AT !Y C\LD1 AGA9/ ! BETS ( REVOLUTION>Y A/ROLOGI/S LIKE ,M>X1 BEG9 A NEW =M ( LIFE3 TURN+ *UR*ES 9TO UNIV]SITIES1 SEIZ+ FOOD1 >M+ !MSELVES1 ORGANIZ+ ASSEMBLIES4 ,:AT IS ! EQUIVAL5T TODAY8 ,FROM ! COMMUNAL KIT*5S TO SQUATS & EV5 SELF-ORGANIZ$ HOSPITALS1 WE CAN CAT* GLIMPSES ( COMMUNIZATION 9 CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/ PROJECTS4 ,H[EV]1 WE CAN LE>N MORE AB\T ! POSSIBILITIES & %E] SCALE ( COMMUNIZATION IF WE LOOK \TSIDE ( SELF-ID5TIFI$ AN>*I/S TO ! WID] WORLD ( ! WORK+-CLASS & EXCLUD$4 ,EV]Y:]E1 EV5 9 ! MO/ 9HOSPITABLE CLIMATES1 PEOPLE HAVE MANAG$ TO F9D OR GR[ FOOD SUCCESSFULLY4 ,FROM MASSIVE *ANTY T[NS TO SO-CALL$ FAIL$ /ATES 7& :5 IS A /ATE A SUCCESS871 ! POOR ( ! WORLD HAVE A MILLION EXAMPLES IF ONLY WE OP5 \R EYES4 

,! RIOT ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC IS ! P]FECT EXAMPLE ( ! DIALECTIC BETWE5 COMMUNIZATION & 9SURRECTION 9 ACTION4 ,9 ! MOM5T ( 9SURRECTION1 ?+S ?AT W]E GIV5 A M>KET VALUE >E IMM$IATELY RE-APPROPRIAT$ & US$2 ! FOOD 9 ! %OPP+ M>KET BECOMES FREE1 ! GLASS ?AT SEP>ATES US FROM COMMODITIES WE DESIRE IS BROK54  ,ALL ?AT :I* WAS ONCE CONSID]$ =EIGN & ALI51 ! DEBRIS ( CON/RUCTION & DUMP/]S SUDD5LY COME BACK TO LIFE AS B>RICADES1 APPROPRIAT$ TO FULFILL ! V]Y REAL NE$ = SELF-DEF5SE4 ,NO-ONE IS AFRAID EXCEPT ! COPS & P]HAPS /&-BY]S :O FAIL TO JO9 OR UND]/&4 ,IDEALLY1 EV]Y?+ ?AT IS ATTACK$ IS PRECISELY ?OSE 9/ITUTIONS ?AT NO-ONE NE$S3 BANKS & F9ANCE CAPITAL1 CORPORATE HI<-/REET %OPS FULL ( OV]PRIC$ CLO?+ & JEWEL]Y1 FA/-FOOD JO9TS SELL+ POISON MASQU]AD+ AS FOOD4 ,! WORLD IS BETT] (F ) !SE 9/ITUTIONS 9 A%ES4 ,! ACT ( EXPROPRIATION IS PRES5T 9 ! MOM5T ( 9SURRECTION3 ,EV]Y?+ ?AT WE CANNOT /EAL WE WILL BURN4 ,AFT] WE HAVE BURN$ EV]Y?+ WE C\LD NOT /EAL1 WE >E FREE TO PURSUE ! SURVIVAL ( \R SPECIES1 ) ALL ( ! IMM5SE KN[L$GE1 TE*NOLOGY1 & P[] ( HUMANITY AT \R COLLECTIVE DISPOSAL TO 5SURE \R SURVIVAL4 ,)\T A D\BT ONE ( ! FIR/ ACTS W\LD BE ! PLANT+ ( G>D5S1 ! SOIL 5RI*$ NOT BY PETRO*EMICALS BUT BY ! A%ES ( ALL ! ?+S WE DO NOT NE$4 

,= AN 9SURRECTION TO G5]ALIZE1 IT MU/ BE OP5 SO ?AT ANYONE CAN JO9 91 FROM ! Y\? DRESS$ 9 BLACK TO ! ELD]LY & *ILDR54 ,O!RWISE1 ! 9SURRECTION WILL REA* A LIMIT & FAIL4 ,! 9SURRECTION %\LD ALSO MAKE S5SE1 ) TELL+ EXAMPLES BE+ ! DEF5SE ( ! AUTONOM\S SPACES LIKE ,UNGDOMHUSET 9 #bf 9 ,D5M>K OR ! FI<T BACK AGA9/ POLICE VIOL5CE 9 ,GREECE 9 #b#h4  ,SOME WILL SAY ?AT 9SURRECTION BR+S VIOL5CE1 & ?IS WILL T]RIFY EXACTLY ?OSE :O >E NE$$ TO P>TICIPATE4 ,YET IS NOT ! WORLD TODAY OV]FL[+ ) VIOL5CE8 ,JU/ ASK ANYONE :OSE FAMILY WAS KILL$ BY AN UNMANN$ DRONE 9 ,AF<ANI/AN1 OR :O LO/ A FRI5D TO ! POLICE1 OR TO RAPE )9 !IR [N HOMES4 ,PEOPLE KN[ ! WORLD IS VIOL5T4  ,! REVOLUTION>Y QUE/ION IS H[ TO HALT ?IS VIOL5CE ?AT IS 9FLICT$ UPON ! WORLD BY /ATE & CAPITAL4 ,AS OPPOS$ TO ! >M$ /RUGGLE1 AN 9SURRECTION IS BAS$ ON ACTIONS ?AT EV]YONE ) A MODICUM ( FITNESS FEELS ?AT !Y C\LD DO1 AS LONG AS !IR C\RAGE HOLDS3 /ORM+ (FICES1 ?R[+ TE> GAS CANI/] BACK AT POLICE1 MASS SEIZURES ( FOOD & O!R SUPPLIES FROM CAPITALISM1 BUILD+ B>RICADES4 ,\TSIDE ( ! DEF5SE ( AUTONOM\S SPACE !RE >E 5DLESS ROLES = ALL SORTS1 FROM C>E & HEAL+1 TO LE>N+ & PRES]V+ ! KN[L$GE NE$$1 KEEP+ ! AUTONOM\S SPACE ALIVE4 ,AT SOME PO9T1 ! LIMIT ( ! 9SURRECTION IS REA*$ :]E ! /ATE FEELS LIKE IT MU/ /OP ! 9SURRECTION4 ,! >MY WILL BE CALL$ \T TO %OOT !IR [N PEOPLE4  ,LET US NOT PRET5D ?IS W\LD NOT HAVE HAPP5$ 9 ,FRANCE 9 #aifh OR ,GREECE 9 #bh HAD ! 9SURRECTION G5]ALIZ$ & ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( PRODUCTION HAD BE5 DE/ROY$ & SEIZ$4 ,:5 ! >MY REFUSE TO %OOT UPON !IR [N FAMILIES & FRI5DS1 :5 !Y MUT9Y & JO9 ! 9SURRECTION1 ! MAT]IAL =CE ( ! /ATE COLLAPSES LIKE ! H\SE ( C>DS IT ALWAYS WAS4 ,:ILE SOME ( ! MAT]IAL CONDITIONS ( 9SURRECTION HAVE *ANG$ S9CE ! TURN ( ! C5TURY1 WE %\LD NOT BL9D \RSELVES ?AT REVOLUTIONS 9 ! /REET EI!R W9 OR FAIL DUE TO ! 9SURRECTION SPREAD+ 9TO ! >MY ITSELF4 

,! QUE/ION ( 9SURRECTION TRANS=MS FROM A QUE/ION ( ! DE/RUCTION ( ! /ATE 9TO ! QUE/ION ( BUILD+ A NEW WORLD )\T CAPITAL & ! /ATE4 ,H[ TO SU/A9 ! 9SURRECTION8  ,! ANSW] IS EXQUISITELY SIMPLE3 ASK ! PEOPLE !MSELVES4 ,ASK NUCLE> P[] PLANT WORK]S H[ TO %UT D[N ! PLANT4 ,ASK NURSES H[ ! HOSPITALS CAN CONT9UE TO RUN 9 A SITUATION ( SC>CITY ( PH>MACEUTICALS4 ,ASK ! IMMIGRANTS EMPLOY$ AS SLAVE LABOR BY L>GE F>MS H[ !Y W\LD RUN !IR F>MS COMMUNALLY4 ,ASK ! >MY H[ !Y C\LD HAVE AN 9SURRECTION AGA9/ !IR (FIC]S4 ,! KN[L$GE NE$$ = COMMUNIZATION IS ALREADY 9 EV]YONE'S HEADS4 ,! ONLY TASK !N IS TO PUT ! QUE/ION ( 9SURRECTION ON EV]YONE'S LIPS4 ,ASK+ ! QUE/ION ( H[ TO SURVIVE )\T ! /ATE1 & !N OP5+ ! SPACE ?R\< 9SURRECTION SO ?AT PEOPLE CAN PUT !IR ANSW]S 9TO PRACTICE1 ?IS IS ! AB/RACT ME?ODOLOGY ( BLOCK+ ! FL[S ( BELIEF 9 ! /ATE4 ,! TASK ( REVOLUTION>IES IS TO MAKE IT OBVI\S ?AT ! BELIEF 9 ANY /ATE IS UNNECESS>Y4 ,?AT 9/EAD1 PEOPLE CAN BELIEVE 9 !MSELVES4 ,FROM ?IS1 ACTION FOLL[S1 ! AB/RACT ME?ODOLOGY ( ! 9SURRECTION>Y 9QUIRY BECOMES REAL1 & ! SOCIAL W> IS WON BY LIFE RA!R ?AN CAPITAL4 

,! 9SURRECTION & ! APOCALYPSE >E ( DIFF]5T ORD]S1 & NO:]E IS ?IS CONTRA/ MORE APP>5T ?AN 9 ! C5TRAL DEF9+ MOM5T ( ! RELIGI\S IMAG9ATION3 ! CRUCIFIXION4 ,JESUS ,*RI/1 ! SON ( ,GOD1 WAS ! ORIG9AL PROPHET ( ! APOCALYPSE4 ,BELIEV+ ?AT ! APOCALYPSE W\LD COME TO PASS 9 HIS LIFETIME1 AS HE WAS CRUCIFI$ HE CRI$ ?AT HIS ,GOD HAD AB&ON$ HIM1 ?AT ! APOCALYPSE HAD NOT YET COME TO PASS4 ,!RE WAS ANO!R LESS]-KN[N ,JESUS1 ,JESUS ,B>RABAS4  ,B>ABBAS1 NOT ! SON ( ,GOD BUT ! SON ( A MORTAL FA!R1 WAS NONE O!R ?AN AN IMPRISON$ 9SURRECTIONI/4 ,UNLIKE ,JESUS ,*RI/1 ,JESUS ,B>ABBAS DID NOT WAIT VA9LY = ! DE/RUCTION ( ?IS WORLD1 BUT 9/EAD DESIR$ TO GIVE ?IS WORLD A R5EW$ LEASE ON LIFE ?R\< REVOLUTION4 ,:5 ,PONTIUS ,PILATE GAVE ! PEOPLE A *OICE ( :O TO FREE FROM DEA?1 ! PEOPLE DID NOT *OSE ! APOCALYPSE1 BUT 9/EAD *OSE 9SURRECTION4 0,GIVE US ,B>ABBAS60 ,P]HAPS IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ TODAY ?AT ! CONTEMPOR>Y ,5GLI% V]SION ( ! ,BIBLE CALLS ,B>RABAS A T]RORI/4 ,NEV] =GET ?AT :5 GIV5 ! *OICE BETWE5 APOCALYPSE & 9SURRECTION1 ! PEOPLE *OSE 9SURRECTION4 

,REVELATIONS 

,! CITIES ( ,EUROPE >E LITT]$ ) ! RU9S ( AQU$UCTS & ,ROMAN TRIUMPHS1 & 9 ! FUTURE \R *ILDR5 WILL LOOK UPON ! RU9S ( \R HI<WAYS & SKYSCRAP]S ) A SIMIL> MIXTURE ( AWE & DISDA94 ,EV]Y EMPIRE HAS ALWAYS BELIEV$ ?AT IT C\LD LA/ =EV]1 & FROM ! ?\S&-YE> ,REI* TO ! SELF-DESCRIB$ 05D ( HI/ORY0 ( LIB]AL DEMOCRACY & GLOBAL CAPITALISM1 ALWAYS ! RESULT HAS BE5 ! SAME4 ,9 ! ]A ( GLOBALIZATION1 ! ,ZAPATI/AS TOOK C5T] /AGE = A WORLD ( DIGNITY & HUMANITY & AGA9/ NEOLIB]ALISM4 ,!Y 9VIT$ ?\S&S TO P>TICIPATE 9 !IR WORLD -- ,LA ,REALIDAD -- 9 ! \TSKIRTS ( ! JUNGLE4 ,!RE IS NO D\BT ?AT ?AT REVOLUTION>IES ( ! WORLD GA9$ F> MORE FROM !IR EXP]IM5TS 9 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY & SELF-ORGANIZATION ?AN ! ,ZAPATI/AS DID FROM ?OSE F>AWAY REVOLUTION>IES4 ,TIMES *ANGE4 ,& ! QUE/ION ( DEMOCRACY & RI<TS BR\<T UP 9 ! ]A ( GLOBALIZATION CAN ONLY BE US$ AGA9/ ?OSE :O FI<T = G5U9E REVOLUTION4 ,& JU/ AS ! ,ROMANS BY VIRTUE ( OV]-9T5SIVE F>M+ TURN$ ! BREADBASKET ( ,NOR? ,AFRICA 9TO A DES]T1 ! NEW ,ROMANS RETURN TO MAKE A NEW K9D ( F>M FROM ! DES]T4 ,A MILLION ACRES ( SOL> PANELS ACROSS ! ,SAH>A IS NE$$ 9 ORD] TO FE$ ! HUNG] ( ,EUROPE = ELECTRICITY4 ,EV]Y \NCE ( URANIUM B5EA? ! ,SAH>A MU/ BE M9$1 EV5 IF !RE IS NOT 5\< URANIUM 9 ALL ( ! WORLD TO FUEL ! NEW NUCLE> /ATIONS ?AT >E PLANN$ TO BE BUILT4 ,!RE IS ONLY ONE GLIT* 9 !IR MA/] PLAN3 ! DES]T IS NOT EMPTY4 ,! DES]T IS FULL ( LIFE4 

,PEOPLE LIVE -- FL\RI% -- 9 ! DES]T4 ,IF ! ,ZAPATI/AS W]E ! CONCEPTUAL FIGURES ( RESI/ANCE 9 ! ]A ( GLOBALIZATION1 RESI/ANCE TO ?IS ]A IS BE/ EMBODI$ BY ! ,TU>EG4 ,!SE NOMADS1 PR\D ,AFRICANS ?AT >E IMPOSSIBLY ELEGANT DRAP$ 9 !IR BLUE ROBES1 LIVE !IR LIVES CRISS-CROSS+ ! DES]T4 ,:5 ,QADDAFI TRI$ TO TURN !M 9TO A M]E MILIT>Y APP5DAGE ( ,LIBYA1 GIV+ !M TRA9+ 9 >MS & HIS LITTLE ,GRE5 BOOK1 ALL ! ,TU>EG TOOK AWAY WAS JAZZ4 ,AL?\< IT BECOMES 9CREAS+LY DIFFICULT = !IR *ILDR5 TO CONT9UE TO LIVE !IR LIVES )\T FLEE+ TO REFUGE1 SOME /ILL LIVE 9 ! DES]T1 AS !Y HAVE = MILL5NIA4 ,! ,TU>EG KN[ ?AT !IR F9AL CONFLICT IS ON ! HORIZON4  ,! ,SAH>A DES]T ITSELF MU/ BE COLONIZ$ BY ! ,EMPIRE ?AT WI%ES TO H>NESS ! P[] ( ! SUN & ! POISON\S URANIUM ?AT LIES F> B5EA? !IR DES]T HOME4 ,AGA91 IT IS ,EMPIRE V]SUS ! NOMADS4  ,! ATTITUDE ( ! ,TU>EG ?AT %\LD BE HELD UP AS AN EXAMPLE TO REVOLUTION>IES 9 ?IS NEW ]A ?AT IS /RANGELY LIKE ! OLD3 WE DO NOT NE$ SOLID>ITY1 *>ITY-WORK ( ACTIVISM4 ,ALL EMPIRES FALL1 & ?IS EMPIRE IS NO EXCEPTION4 ,& WE %ALL REMA94 

,!RE IS NO COM+ APOCALYPSE TO BE CAUS$ BY CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,WE >E LIV+ 9 ! MID/ ( ! APOCALYPSE TODAY4 ,EXT9CTION IS NOT 9 ! FUTURE4 ,WE LIVE 9 ! MID/ ( ! GREATE/ ]A ( MASS EXT9CTION S9CE ! ,P]MIAN-,TRIASSIC EXT9CTION EV5T1 AN EXT9CTION EV5T CAUS$ BY CAPITALISM4 ,APOCALYPTIC ?9K+ ITSELF IS ! DIRECT RESULT ( \R [N ALI5ATION FROM TIME UND] CAPITALISM1 = IT /RIPS AWAY O!R POSSIBLE RELATION%IPS TO TIME & R$UCES !M TO ! L9E> TIME ( ! ,=DI/ FACTORY4 ,O!R =MS ( RELAT+ TO TIME EXI/ ( C\RSE2 M]ELY LOOK AT ! CYCLES ( ! MOON1 ! SOCIETY ( ! SEASONS1 ! MOVEM5TS ( ! />S4 ,TRAPP$ )9 ! CONCEPTUAL PRISON-H\SE ( ! APOCALYPSE1 Y\ CAN'T SAY AT ANY MOM5T Y\ WANT SOME?+ COMPLETELY DIFF]5T4  ,YET EV]Y MOM5T 9 HI/ORY YE>NS TO BE 9SURRECTION>Y4 ,H[EV]1 MAK+ ! 9SURRECTION G5]ALIZE & SUCCE$ IS A QUE/ION NOT ONLY ( \R SUBJECTIVE DESIRE TO OV]?R[ CAPITAL & ! /ATE1 BUT ALSO ( OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS 9 :I* SU* AN OV]?R[ ( ! EXI/+ ORD] MAKES S5SE TO PEOPLE 9 T]MS ( !IR SURVIVAL & ! SURVIVAL ( !IR *ILDR54 ,) CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE1 ! OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS HAVE NEV] BE5 BETT]4 

,?IS IS ! DIALECTIC ( ! PRES5T MOM5T3 ,CLIMATE *ANGE IS SIMULTANE\SLY BO? ! BE/ & WOR/ ?+ ?AT HAS EV] HAPP5$ TO HUMANITY4 ,= ALL ! 5DLESS *ATT] ( CRISIS1 !RE IS LITTLE COMPREH5SION ( :AT A TRUE CRISIS ON ! LEVEL ( ! PLANET LOOKS LIKE4 ,TO BO? ! CAPITALI/S & ANTI-CAPITALI/S1 A CRISIS IS A CRISIS 9 ! M>KET1 A W>1 A PLAGUE4 ,!SE >E ALL RELATIVELY M9OR CRISES COMP>$ TO CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE1 A BIOCRISIS ?AT MAY ?REAT5 ! CONT9U$ EXI/5CE ( MO/ LIFE ON ! PLANET UND] CURR5T CONDITIONS4 ,! GLOBAL SOCIAL W> ( LIFE V]SUS DEAD CAPITAL HAS COMM5C$1 & !RE IS NO NEUTRALITY4 ,ONE MU/ TAKE A POSITION1 TO EI!R SIDE ) ! CONT9U$ EXI/5CE ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE444OR TO BE UNIFI$ 9 ! NECESSITY ( ITS DE/RUCTION4 ,! APOCALYPSE IS ONLY ! RELIGI\S GRASP+ ( ! V]Y REAL POSSIBILITY ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION 9 A WORLD ?AT HAS LO/ ! V]Y LANGUAGE TO EXPRESS REVOLUTION1 A G5U9E IF CONTORT$ REFLECTION ( ! EVOLUTION>Y NECESSITY = 9SURRECTION4 

,!RE IS A SECRET MEAN+ TO ! APOCALYPSE4 ,IT IS NOT ! 5D ( TIME1 BUT ! 5D ( ?IS P>TICUL> TIME4 ,NOT ! 5D ( ! WORLD1 BUT ! 5D ( ?IS P>TICUL> WORLD4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! 5D ( CAPITAL & ! /ATE4 ,BY PROJECT+ ! APOCALYPSE 9TO ! FUTURE1 ALL HUMAN AG5CY 9 ! PRES5T BECOMES FROZ5 & LO/4 ,YET ?IS 5TIRE UND]/&+ ( TIME AS A COM+ APOCALYPSE IS A M]E FANTA/IC 9V5TION4 ,) A LITTLE %IFT1 AG5CY RETURNS TO ! PRES5T4 ,HI/ORY IS R$EEM$4  ,! PEASANT REVOLTS1 ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE1 ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 ,KRON/ADT1 ! ,SEM9OLES1 ! ,PAN!RS1 AUTONOMIA1 ! ANTIGLOBALISATION MOVEM5T1 SUDD5LY TRANS=M FROM A LITANY ( FAILURES TO PA/ MOM5TS ?AT W]E BUILD+ PRECISELY TO ?IS PRES5T MOM5T4  ,! FUTURE TRANS=MS FROM A BLEAK NO?+NESS TO ONE RI* 9 POSSIBILITY1 :]E ANY MOM5T CAN OP5 ! DOOR TO 9SURRECTION4  ,9 ! PRES5T1 EV]Y BREA! IS 9FUS$ ) A NEW K9D ( 9T5SITY4  ,A C]TA9 QUICK5+ ( ! BLOOD ?AT WAS LONG ?\<T DISAPPE>$ FROM HUMANITY RETURNS1 A CL>ITY ( PURPOSE ?AT IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO ?OSE :OSE LIFE IS GIV5 NOT TO WAIT+ = ! APOCALYPSE1 BUT TO ! SURVIVAL ( LIFE4 ,F> MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ! !ORETICAL POSSIBILITY ( REVOLUTION1 REVOLUTION>IES APPE>1 AS DOES A K9D ( R$EMPTION ?AT LIES NOT 9 ! FUTURE1 BUT 9 ! H]E-&-N[4 

"9 "9 "9 "9 "9 

,TAKE ,ONE4 ,! ,PRESID5T ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 H& 9 H& ) ! ,PREMI] ( ,*9A1 WALK \T ONTO ! /AGE TO ANN\NCE ! CRAFT+ ( A NEW C>BON M>KET ?AT WILL SAVE HUMANITY4 ,! TE>S >E LIT]ALLY /REAM+ FROM ! ,PRIME ,M9I/] ( ,BRITA9'S FACE1 RU9+ HIS MAKE-UP = ! CAM]AS4  0,WE DID IT6 ,WE DID IT60 HE YELLS1 ! J[LS >\ND HIS NECK CONVULS+1 HIS EYES FI]Y ) :AT C\LD ONLY APPE> TO BE DIV9E F]VOR4 ,ON CUE1 ! LI<TS CUT TO ! AUDI5CE4 ,A P]FECTLY SELECT$ & PHOTOG5IC CR[D1 C>EFULLY MIX$ TO 9CLUDE PEOPLE ( ALL RACES 7IDEALLY 9 SOME:AT KITS*Y YET EXQUISITELY TAILOR$ 0E?NIC0 CLO?+71 RISE UP & BEG9 APPLAUD+1 JU/ AS ! TELEPROMPT] 9 FRONT ( !M TELLS !M TO4 ,! /OCK-M>KET GOES UP4 

,TAKE TWO4,! /AGE SEEMS /RANGELY EMPTY ) ! TELL+ ABS5CE ( ! MO/ P[]FUL M5 9 ! WORLD4 ,ONLY ! ,PRIME ,M9I/] ( ,BRITA9 REMA9S1 & D\RLY RIS+ TO ! PODIUM1 WIP+ :AT CAN ONLY BE TE> FROM HIS EYE1 HIS VOICE QUAV]S1 YET RETA9S A C]TA9 S5SE ( MORAL C]TITUDE4  0,TODAY1 :ILE WE HAVE NO B9D+ TREATY1 WE HAVE AGRE$ ON IMPORTANT MILE/ONES1 & WE MU/ NOT %IRK \R HI/ORICAL RESPONSIBILITIES DESPITE :AT APPE> TO BE 9SURM\NTABLE DIFFICULTIES4440 ,! CAM]A FLIPS TO PICTURES ( :AT'S \TSIDE1 PROTE/]S 9 BLACK MASKS DE/ROY+ ?+S 9 :AT APPE>S TO BE AT R&OM1 PEOPLE 9 COLORFUL CLO?+ BLOCKAD+ DELEGATES1 & QUICKLY ! PUNDITS BEG9 BLAM+ !SE TR\BLE-MAK]S = ! FAILURE ( !  SUMMIT4 ,! /OCK-M>KET GOES UP4 

,\TSIDE ! CONF]5CE C5T]1 NO?+ HAS *ANG$4  ,! SAME CLO?+ LIES UPON \R B>E MATTRESS & \R *ILD /ILL SLEEPS S\NDLY NE>BY4 ,WE PUT ON ! SAME %OES ?AT WE PUT ON YE/]DAY4 ,& YET1 SOME?+ HAS IRREVOCABLY %IFT$4 ,IT'S LIKE ANY O!R MORN+1 EXCEPT ! POLICE L9E ! /REETS4 ,NO-ONE EV5 BO!RS TO WAT* ! ,PRIME ,M9I/] RUN ?R\< HIS SCRIPTS1 S9CE EV]YONE KN[S ONE ( US WILL BE %OT TODAY4 ,?IS MORN+1 C(FEE ISN'T EV5 NECESS>Y4 ,AS WE OP5 \R DOOR1 \R NEI<BORS HAVE ALREADY ASSEMBL$4 ,! SUN %9ES4 

,SOCIAL ,W> ,NOT ,CLIMATE ,*AOS 

,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,JANU>Y #b#i1 #bba 3 ,9TRODUCTION TO ! ,APOCALYPSE -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #g1 #bbb 3 ,9TRODUCTION TO ! ,APOCALYPSE -- ,UPDAT$4 

 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3  
HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/