,LEFT & ,RI<T 
,A ,NON-,EUCLIDEAN ,P]SPECTIVE 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ROB]T ,ANTON ,WILSON 

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,\R E/EEM$ $ITOR1 ,BOB ,BANN]1 HAS 9VIT$ ME TO CONTRIBUTE AN >TICLE ON :E!R MY POLITICS >E 0LEFT0 OR 0RI<T10 EVID5TLY BECAUSE SOME FLATL&]S 9SI/ ON CLASSIFY+ ME AS ,LEFTI/ & O!RS1 EQUALLY ,EUCLIDEAN1 >GUE ?AT ,I AM OBVI\SLY SOME V>IETY ( ,RI<TI/4 

,NATURALLY1 ?IS DEBATE 9TRIGUES ME4 ,! ,POET PRAY$ ?AT SOME P[] 0W\LD ! GIFTIE GIE US TO SEE \RSELVES AS O!RS SEE US02 BUT EV]Y PUBLI%$ WRIT] HAS ?AT DUBI\S PRIVILEGE4 ,I HAVE BE5 CALL$ A 0SEXI/0 7BY ,>L5E ,MEY]S7 & A 0MALE FEM9I/ 444 A SIMP]+ PUSSY-:IPP$ WIMP0 7BY ,L4,A4 ,ROLL9S71 0ONE ( ! MAJOR ?9K]S ( ! MOD]N AGE0 7BY ,B>B>A ,M>X ,HUBB>D7 & 0/UPID0 7BY ,&REA ,*AFL9 ,ANTON(F71 A 0G5IUS0 7BY ,S,\,N,D,S1 ,LONDON7 & 0M5TALLY D]ANG$0 7BY ,*>LES ,PLATT71 A 0MY/IC0 & 0*>LATAN0 7BY ! ,BAY ,>EA ,SKEPTICS7 & A 0MAT]IALI/0 7BY AN ANONYM\S G5T 9 ,SEATTLE :O ALSO HIT ME ) A PIE72 ONE ( MY BOOKS HAS EV5 BE5 CALL$ 0! MO/ SCI5TIFIC ( ALL SCI5CE-FICTION NOVELS0 7BY ,NEW ,SCI5TI/ PHYSICS $ITOR ,JOHN ,GRIBBON7 & 0RANT+ & RAV+0 7BY ,NEAL ,WILGUS74 ,I AM ALSO FREQU5TLY CALL$ A 0,SATANI/0 9 SOME AMUS+1 ILLIT]ATE & USUALLY ANONYM\S CRANK LETT]S FROM ,PROTE/ANT ,FUNDAM5TALI/S4 

,I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE ?AT ,I AM 9DE$ LIKE A VISITOR FROM NON-,EUCLIDEAN DIM5SIONS :OSE \TL9ES >E P]PLEX+ TO ! ,EUCLIDEAN 9HABITANTS ( V>I\S DOGMATIC ,FLATL&S4 ,OR ELSE1 ,LI*T5/E9 WAS RI<T :5 HE SAID A BOOK 0IS A MIRROR4 ,:5 A MONKEY LOOKS 91 NO PHILOSOPH] LOOKS \T40 ,( C\RSE1 WE >E LIV+ 9 CURV$ SPACE 7AS NOT$ BY ,E9/E972 ?AT %\LD W>N US ?AT ,EUCLIDEAN METAPHORS >E ALWAYS MISLEAD+4 ,SCI5CE HAS ALSO DISCOV]$ ?AT ! ,UNIV]SE CAN C\NT ABOVE TWO1 :I* %\LD MAKE US LE]Y ( EI!R_/OR *OICES4 ,!RE >E EI<T -- C\NT 'EM1 EI<T -- !ORIES OR MODELS 9 QUANTUM ME*ANICS1 ALL ( :I* USE ! SAME EQUATIONS BUT HAVE RADICALLY DIFF]5T PHILOSOPHICAL MEAN+S2 PHYSICI/S HAVE ACCEPT$ ! MULTI-MODEL APPROA* 7OR 0MODEL AGNO/ICISM07 = OV] #f YE>S N[4 ,9 MOD]N MA!MATICS & LOGIC1 9 ADDITION TO ! TWO-VALU$ 7YES_/NO7 LOGIC ( ,>I/OTLE & ,BOOLE1 !RE >E SEV]AL ?REE-VALU$ LOGICS 7E4G4 ! YES1 NO & MAYBE ,QUANTUM ,LOGIC ( VON ,NEUMANN2 ! YES1 NO & PO ( PSY*OLOGI/ ,$W>D DE ,BONO2 ETC471 AT LEA/ ONE F\R-VALU$ LOGIC 7! TRUE1 FALSE1 9DET]M9ATE & MEAN+LESS ( ,RAPOPORT71 & AN 9F9ITE-VALU$ LOGIC 7,KORZYBSKI74 ,I MYSELF HAVE PRES5T$ A MULTI-VALU$ LOGIC 9 MY NEUROSCI5CE SEM9>S2 ! B>E BONES ( ?IS SY/EM WILL BE F\ND 9 MY BOOK1 ,! ,NEW ,9QUISITION4 ,TWO-VALU$ ,EUCLIDEAN *OICES -- LEFT OR RI<T ( AN IMAG9>Y L9E -- DO NOT SEEM V]Y 0REAL0 TO ME1 9 COMP>ISON TO ! V]SATILITY ( MOD]N SCI5CE & MA!MATICS4 

,ACTUALLY1 IT WAS ONCE EASY TO CLASSIFY ME 9 SIMPLE ,EUCLIDEAN TOPOLOGY4 ,TO P>APHRASE A REC5T >TICLE BY ! BRILLIANT ,MI*AEL ,HOY .<,CRITIQUE _?#a#i_/ #b.>1 ,I HAD A ,CORRECT ,ANSW] ,MA*9E 9/ALL$ 9 MY BRA9 :5 ,I WAS QUITE Y\NG4 ,IT WAS A RI<T-W+ ,CORRECT ,ANSW] ,MA*9E 9 G5]AL & ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC 9 P>TICUL>4 ,IT WAS 9/ALL$ BY NUNS :O W]E V]Y GOOD AT CREAT+ SU* MA*9ES & IMPLANT+ !M 9 HELPLESS *ILDR54 ,BY ! TIME ,I GOT \T ( GRAMM> S*OOL1 9 #a#i#d#e1 ,I HAD ! ,CORRECT ,ANSW] = EV]Y?+1 & IT WAS ! ,CORRECT ,ANSW] ?AT Y\ WILL N[ADAYS /ILL HE> FROM1 SAY1 ,WILLIAM ,BUCKLEY1 ,JR4 

,:5 ,I MOV$ ON TO ,BROOKLYN ,TE*NICAL ,HI< ,S*OOL1 ,I 5C\NT]$ MANY BRI<T1 LIKABLE KIDS :O W]E NOT ,CA?OLICS & NOT AT ALL RI<T-W+ 9 ANY RESPECT4 ,!Y NATURALLY ANG]$ ME AT FIR/4 7,?AT IS ! FUNCTION ( ,CORRECT ,ANSW] ,MA*9ES3 TO MAKE Y\ HAVE AN ADR5AL9E RU%1 9/EAD ( A NEW ?\<T1 :5 CONFRONT$ ) DIFF]5T OP9IONS47 ,BUT !SE BRI<T1 NON-,CA?OLIC KIDS -- ,PROTE/ANTS1 ,JEWS1 AGNO/ICS1 EV5 A!I/S -- FASC9AT$ ME 9 SOME WAYS4 ,! RESULT WAS ?AT ,I />T$ READ+ ALL ! AU?ORS ! NUNS HAD W>N$ ME AGA9/ -- ESPECIALLY ,D>W91 ,TOM ,PA9E1 ,+]SOLL1 ,M5CK5 & ,NIETZS*E4 

,I F\ND MYSELF FLOAT+ 9 A VOID ( 9C]TITUDE1 A S5SATION ?AT WAS UNFAMILI> & !RE=E UNCOM=TABLE4 ,I RETREAT$ BACK TO ROBOTISM BY ELECT+ TO 9/ALL A NEW ,CORRECT ,ANSW] ,MA*9E 9 MY BRA94 ,?IS HAPP5$ TO BE A ,TROTSKYI/ ,CORRECT ,ANSW] ,MA*9E1 PROVID$ BY ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,Y\? ,P>TY4 ,I PICK$ ?IS ,MA*9E1 ,I ?9K1 BECAUSE ! ALT]NATIVE ,CORRECT ,ANSW] ,MA*9ES !N AVAILABLE W]E LESS 0,PAPI/0 7AU?ORIT>IAN7 & !RE=E LESS COM=TABLE TO MY ADOLESC5T M9D1 /ILL B5T \T ( %APE BY ! GOOD NUNS4 

7,:Y WAS ,I IMMUNE TO ,/AL9ISM -- AN EQUALLY ,PAPI/ SECUL> RELIGION8 ,I ?9K ! ANSW] WAS MY Y\?4 ,! ONLY ,/AL9I/S LEFT 9 ! ,U4,S4 BY ! LATE '#dS W]E ALL MIDDLE-AG$ & 0CRY/ALLIZ$0 AS ,GURDJIEFF W\LD SAY4 ,?OSE ( US :O W]E Y\NG] C\LD CLE>LY SEE ?AT ,/AL9ISM WAS NOT MU* DIFF]5T FROM ,HITL]ISM4 ,! ,TROTSKYI/ ALT]NATIVE ALL[$ ME TO FEEL 0RADICAL0 & MOD]N1 )\T BECOM+ AN IDIOT BY D5Y+ ! TOTALIT>IANISM ( ! ,U,S,S,R1 & IT LET ME HAVE A M>TYR$ R$EEM] AGA9 A ,I HAD 9 MY ,CA?OLIC *ILDHOOD47 

,AFT] AB\T A YE>1 ! ,TROTSKYI/ ,CORRECT ,ANSW] ,MA*9E BEGAN TO SEEM A NUISANCE4 ,I />T$ TO SUSPECT ?AT ! ,TROTSKYI/S W]E SOME SECUL> CLONE ( ! ,VATICAN1 :E!R !Y KNEW IT OR NOT1 & ?AT ! DOGMA ( ,PAPAL 9FALLIBILITY WAS NO :IT MORE ABSURD ?AN ! ,TROTSKYI/ SUBMISSION TO ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE4 ,I DECID$ ?AT ,I HAD LEFT ONE DOGMATIC ,*UR* & JO9$ ANO!R4 ,I EV5 SUSPECT$ ?AT IF ,TROTSKY HAD MANAG$ TO HOLD ON TO P[]1 HE MI<T HAVE BE5 AS DICTATORIAL AS ,/AL94 

,ACTUALLY1 :AT IRRITAT$ ME MO/ AB\T ! ,TROTS 7& N[ SEEMS MO/ AMUS+7 IS ?AT ,I ALREADY HAD SOME T5D5CY T[>D 9DIVIDUALISM1 OR CRANK9ESS1 OR ,H]ESY2 ,I SOMETIMES DISPUT$ ! ,P>TY ,L9E4 ,?IS ALWAYS RESULT$ 9 MY BE+ D5\NC$ = 0B\RGEOISIE T5D5CIES40 ,?AT WAS IRRITAT+ !N & AMUS+ N[ BECAUSE ,I WAS ACTUALLY ! ONLY MEMB] ( ?AT ,TROT CELL :O DID NOT COME FROM A MIDDLE-CLASS BACKGR\ND4 ,I CAME FROM A WORK+ CLASS FAMILY & WAS ! ONLY G5U9E 0PROLET>IAN0 9 ! :OLE ,M>XI/ KAFFEKLAT*4 

,AT ! AGE ( #a#h1 !N1 ,I RETURN$ TO ! VOID ( 9C]TITUDE4 ,IT BEGAN TO SEEM ALMO/ COM=TABLE !RE1 & ,I BEGAN TO REJOICE 9 MY AGNO/ICISM4 ,IT MADE ME FEEL SUP]IOR TO ! DOGMATI/S ( ALL TYPES1 & ADOLESC5TS LOVE TO FEEL SUP]IOR TO EV]YBODY 7ESPECIALLY !IR P>5TS -- OR HAVE Y\ NOTIC$ ?AT874 ,>\ND ! SAME TIME AS MY ,TROTSKYI/ P]IOD1 ,I BEGAN TO READ ! FIR/ ,REVISIONI/ HI/ORIANS1 :OM ,I HAD BE5 W>N$ AB\T BY MY HI< S*OOL SOCIAL SCI5CE TEA*]S1 9 GRAVE & AWFUL TONES1 AS IF !SE M5 HAD KILL$ A CAT 9 ! SACRI/Y4 ,MY TEA*]S W]E TOO ,LIB]AL TO TELL ME ,I W\LD GO TO ,HELL = READ+ SU* BOOKS 7AS ! NUNS HAD TOLD ME AB\T ,D>W91 = 9/ANCE71 BUT !Y MADE IT CLE> ?AT ! ,REVISIONI/S W]E ,EVIL1 ,AWFUL1 ,UNSPEAKABLE & PROBABLY SOME =M ( ,PAWNS ( ! ,DEVIL4 

,I RECOGNIZ$ ! TE*NIQUE ( ?\<T CONTROL AGA91 SO ,I READ ALL ! ,REVISIONI/S ,I C\LD F9D4 ,!Y CONV9C$ ME ?AT ! ,NEW ,DEAL ,LIB]ALS HAD DELIB]ATELY LI$ & MANIPULAT$ ! ,U4,S4 9TO ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I & W]E /ILL LY+ AB\T :AT !Y DID AFT] ! W> WAS OV]4 7,9 FACT1 !Y >E /ILL LY+ AB\T IT TODAY47 

,! ,REVISIONI/ :O IMPRESS$ ME MO/ WAS ,H>RY ,ELM] ,B>NES1 A CLASSIC ,LIB]AL :O WAS A BIT ( A ,M>XI/ 79 ME?ODOLOGY7 -- I4E41 9 HIS WAY ( LOOK+ = ECONOMIC FACTORS BEH9D POLITICAL ACTIONS4 ,I WAS AMUS$ & DISGU/$ BY ! ATTEMPT ( ! ,NEW ,DEAL GANG TO SME> ,PR(ESSOR ,B>NES AS A RI<T-W+ REACTION>Y4 ,B>NES1 9 FACT1 WAS AN ADVOCATE ( PROGRESSIVE IDEAS 9 $UCATION1 ECONOMICS1 POLITICS1 CRIM9OLOGY1 SOCIOLOGY & AN?ROPOLOGY ALL HIS LIFE BUT ! ,NEW ,DEAL ,P>TY ,L9E HAD SME>$ HIM SO ?OR\<LY ?AT SOME PEOPLE HAVE HE>D ( HIM ONLY AS SOME CRANKY CRITIC ( ,ROOSEVELT & ASSUME HE WAS A ,TAFT ,REPUBLICAN OR EV5 A PRO-,NAZI4 ,9 FACT ,B>NES SUPPORT$ MO/ ( ! ,NEW ,DEAL'S DOME/IC POLICIES1 & DISS5T$ FROM ,LIB]AL ,DOGMA ONLY 9 OPPOS+ ! SPREAD ( ,AM]ICAN ADV5TURISM & MILIT>ISM ALL OV] ! WORLD4 

,*>LES ,BE>D1 ANO!R GREAT HI/ORIAN ( CLASSIC ,LIB]AL PR9CIPLES1 AGRE$ ?AT ,ROOSEVELT DELIB]ATELY LI$ TO US 9 ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I & WAS SME>$ 9 ! SAME WAY AS ,PR(ESSOR ,B>NES4 ,?IS DID NOT 5C\RAGE ME TO HAVE ,FAI? 9 ANY ,P>TY ,L9E1 EV5 IF IT CALL$ ITSELF ! MOD]N1 LIB]AL1 5LI<T5$ ,P>TY ,L9E4 

7,I HAVE NEV] BE5 CONV9C$ BY ! ,HOLOCAU/ ,REVISIONI/S1 H[EV]1 SIMPLY BECAUSE ,I HAVE MET A GREAT MANY ,HOLOCAU/ EYE-WITNESSES1 OR ALLEG$ EYEWITNESSES1 9 ! PA/ #d YE>S4 ,MO/ ( !SE PEOPLE ,I SEEM+LY MET BY ACCID5T1 9 BO? ,EUROPE & ,AM]ICA4 ,A CONSPIRACY ?AT HAS ?AT MANY LI>S PLANT$ 9 ?AT MANY PLACES -- OR HAS ALWAYS PAID SU* SPECIAL ATT5TION TO ME ?AT IT PLAC$ !SE LI>S :]E ,I W\LD MEET !M -- IS A CONSPIRACY TOO OMNIPOT5T & OMNIPRES5T1 & !RE=E TOO METAPHYSICAL1 = ME TO TAKE S]I\SLY4 ,A CONSPIRACY SO ,GODLIKE 9 ITS P[]S C\LD1 9 PR9CIPLE1 DECEIVE US AB\T ANY?+ & EV]Y?+1 & ,I WOND] :Y ! ,HOLOCAU/ ,REVISIONI/S /ILL BELIEVE ?AT ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I OCCURR$1 OR ?AT ANY ( PA/ HI/ORY EV] HAPP5$47 

,I REA*$ #b & BECAME AN EMPLOYEE 7I4E4 A ROBOT7 9 ! ,MC,C>?Y ,]A & ! ,EIS5H[] YE>S2 MY AGNO/ICISM BECAME MORE TOTAL & SO DID MY SUSPICION ?AT POLITICS IS A C>NIVAL OR BUNKUM 7AS ,M5CK5 ONCE SAID74 ,IT SEEM$ OBVI\S TO ME ?AT1 :ILE ,S5ATOR ,JOE WAS A LI> ( /ELL> MAGNITUDE1 A LOT ( ! ,LIB]ALS W]E LY+ !IR HEADS (F1 TOO1 9 ATTEMPTS TO HIDE !IR PREVI\S FONDNESS = ,/AL9ISM4 ,?AT WAS SOME?+ ,I1 AS A =M] ,TROTSKYI/1 KNEW AB\T BY EXP]I5CE4 ,9 BON TON ,EA/ ,COA/ 9TELLECTUAL CIRCLES1 BE=E ,MC,C>?Y1 ,/AL9ISM WAS MU* MORE 0P]MISSIBLE0 ?AN ,TROTSKYISM2 IT WAS ALMO/ *IC4 ,IF ,I /ILL REG>D ! ,MC,C>?Y WIT*-HUNT ( ! #a#i#eS AS ABOM9ABLE1 ,I ALSO REMEMB] ?AT SOME ( ! VICTIMS HAD 5GAG$ 9 SIMIL> WIT*-HUNTS AGA9/ ! ,TROTSKYI/S 9 ! E>LY #a#i#dS4 

,IT IS PROBABLY IMPOSSIBLE = A SOCIAL MAMMAL TO BE TOTALLY 0APOLITICAL40 ,EV5 IF ,I WAS ALL]GIC TO ,CORRECT ,ANSW] ,MA*9ES1 MY M9D KEPT SE>*+ = SOME G5]AL SOCIAL IDEAS ?AT ,I C\LD TAKE MORE OR LESS S]I\SLY4 ,= A :ILE ,I DROPP$ 9 & \T ( COLLEGES & 9 & \T ( JOBS & SE>*$ E>NE/LY = SOME PRAGMATIC MOCKUP ( 0TRU?0 )\T A ,CORRECT ,ANSW] ,MA*9E ATTA*$4 ,& YET BO? ,LEFT & ,RI<T CONT9U$ TO APPE> 9TELLECTUALLY BANKRUPT TO ME4 

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,COM+ FROM A WORK+ CLASS FAMILY1 ,I C\LD NEV] HAVE MU* SYMPA?Y = ! K9D ( ,CONS]VATISM Y\ F9D 9 ,AM]ICA 9 ?IS C5TURY4 7,I DO HAVE A C]TA9 FONDNESS = ! CLASSIC ,LIB]AL ,CONS]VATIVES ( ! #a#h? ,C5TURY1 ESPECIALLY ,$MUND ,BURKE & ,JOHN ,ADAMS47 ,AFT] ,I M>RI$ & HAD *ILDR5 TO SUPPORT1 ! ABOM9ATIONS ( ! ,CAPITALI/ SY/EM & ! WORMLIKE IGNOM9Y ( ! EMPLOYEE ROLE BEGAN TO SEEM LIKE PRISONS TO ME2 ,I WAS A POOR C&IDATE = ! ,CONS]VATIVE CAUSE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! ,F,D,R ,LIB]ALS1 ,I WAS CONV9C$1 HAD LI$ AB\T ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I2 !Y FIR/ SME>$ & !N BLACKLI/$ ! HI/ORIANS :O TOLD ! TRU?2 & !Y HAD JUMP$ ON ! ,COLD ,W> B&WAGON ) <\LI% GLEES4 

,I WAS ANTI-W> BY 0TEMP]AM5T0 7:ATEV] ?AT MEANS -- E>LY IMPR9TS OR CONDITION+8 ,G5ES8 ,I DON'T KN[ ! EXACT CAUSE ( SU* A DEEP-SEAT$ & LIFE-LONG BIAS74 ,M>XI/ DOGMA SEEM$ AS /UPID TO ME AS ,CA?OLIC DOGMA & AS MURD]\S AS ,HITL]ISM4 ,I N[ ?\<T ( MYSELF AS AN AGNO/IC ON PR9CIPLE4 ,I WAS NOT GO+ TO JO9 ANY MORE 0*UR*ES0 OR SUBMIT TO ANYBODY'S DAMN$ ,P>TY ,L9E4 

,MY AGNO/ICISM WAS ALSO 9T5SIFI$ BY SU* 9FLU5CES AS FUR!R READ+ ( ,NIETZS*E2 EXI/5TIALISM2 PH5OM5OLOGY2 ,G5]AL ,SEMANTICS2 & OP]ATIONAL LOGIC4 ,!RE HAVE REMA9$ MAJOR 9FLU5CES ON ME & ,I WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS AB\T EA*4 

,NIETZS*E'S PHILOSOPHY ( ! ,SUP]MAN DID NOT TURN ME ON 9 Y\?2 COM+ FROM ! PROLET>IAN1 ,I C\LD NOT SEE MYSELF AS ONE ( HIS >I/OCRATIC ,UB]M5S*54 ,ON ! O!R H&1 HIS CRITICISM ( LANGUAGE1 & ( ! METAPHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS )9 LANGUAGES1 MADE A P[]FUL IMPRESSION ON ME2 ,I /ILL RE-READ ONE OR TWO ( HIS BOOKS EV]Y YE>1 & GET NEW SEMANTIC 9SI<TS ( !M4 ,HE IS1 AS HE BRAGG$1 A H>D NUT TO DIGE/ ALL AT ONCE4 

,EXI/5TIALISM DID NOT CONV]T ME BACK TO ,M>XISM 7AS IT DID TO ,S>TRE72 IT M]ELY MAGNIFI$ MY ,NIETZS*EAN DI/RU/ ( CAPITALIZ$ N\NS & O!R AB/RACTIONS1 & /R5G!N$ MY PREF]5CES = S5SORY-S5SUAL 70EXI/5TIAL07 -- MODES ( P]CEPTION-CONCEPTION4 ,! PH5OM5OLOGI/S -- ESPECIALLY ,HUSS]L & ! WILD MAN ( ! BUN*1 ,*>LES ,=T -- 5C\RAG$ MY T5D5CY TO SUSPECT ALL G5]AL !ORIES 7RELIGI\S1 PHILOSOPHICAL1 EV5 SCI5TIFIC7 & TO REG>D HUMAN S5SE EXP]I5CE AS ! PRIM>Y DATUM4 

,MY POLEMICS AGA9/ ,MAT]IALI/ ,FUNDAM5TALISM 9 ,! ,NEW ,9QUISITION & ! ,>I/OTELIAN MY/IQUE ( 0NATURAL LAW0 7%>$ BY ,?OMI/S & SOME ,LIB]T>IANS7 9 MY ,NATURAL ,LAW2 OR1 ,DON'T ,PUT A ,RUBB] ,ON ,Y\R ,WILLY >E BO? BAS$ ON ?IS EXI/5TIALI/-PH5OM5OLOGI/ *OICE ?AT ,I WILL 0BELIEVE0 9 HUMAN EXP]I5CE1 ) ALL ITS MUDDLE & UNC]TA9TY1 MORE ?AN ,I WILL EV] 0BELIEVE0 9 CAPITALIZ$ ,AB/RACTIONS & 0G5]AL PR9CIPLES40 

,G5]AL ,SEMANTICS1 AS =MULAT$ BY ,KORZYBSKI1 9CREAS$ ?IS ANTI-METAPHYSICAL BIAS 9 ME4 ,KORZYBSKI ALSO /RESS$ ?AT ! BE/ S5SORY DATA 7AS REVEAL$ BY 9/RUM5TS ?AT REF9E ! S5SES7 9DICATES ?AT WE LIVE 9 A NON-,>I/OTELIAN1 NON-,EUCLIDEAN & NON-,NEWTONIAN CONT9UUM4 ,I HAVE PRACTIC$ = #c YE>S ! EX]CISES ,KORZYBSKI RECOMM5DS TO BREAK D[N ,>I/OTELIAN-,EUCLIDEAN-,NEWTONIAN IDEAS BURI$ 9 \R DAILY SPEE* & RETRA9 MYSELF TO P]CEIVE 9 WAYS COMPATIBLE ) :AT \R 9/RUM5TS 9DICATE AB\T ACTUALITY4 

,DUE TO ,KORZYBSKI'S NEUROL+UI/IC TRA9+ DEVICES1 IT IS N[ 0NATURAL0 = ME TO ?9K BEYOND EI!R_/OR LOGIC1 TO P]CEIVE ! UNITY ( OBS]V]_/OBS]V$1 TO REG>D 0OBJECTS0 AS HUMAN 9V5TIONS AB/RACT$ FROM A HOLI/IC CONT9UUM4 ,MANY PHYSICI/S ?9K ,I HAVE /UDI$ MORE PHYSICS ?AN ,I ACTUALLY HAVE2 ,I M]ELY NEUROLOGICALLY 9T]NALIZ$ ! PHYSICS ?AT ,I DO KN[4 

,OP]ATIONAL LOGIC 7AS =MULAT$ BY ! ,AM]ICAN PHYSICI/ ,P]CY ,BRIDGMAN & RECREAT$ BY ! ,DANI% PHYSICI/ ,NEILS ,BOHR AS ! ,COP5HAG5 ,9T]PRETATION ( SCI5CE7 WAS ! APPROA* TO MOD]N SCI5CE ?AT APPEAL$ TO ME 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! ABOVE WORK+ PR9CIPLES4 ,! ,BRIDGMAN-,BOHR APPROA* REJECTS AS 0MEAN+LESS0 ANY /ATEM5TS ?AT DO NOT REF] TO CONCRETE EXP]I5CES ( HUMAN BE+S4 7,BRIDGMAN WAS 9FLU5C$ BY ,PRAGMATISM1 ,BOHR BY ,EXI/5TIALISM47 ,OP]ATIONALISM ALSO REG>DS ALL PROPOS$ 0LAWS0 ONLY AS MAPS OR MODELS ?AT >E USEFUL = A C]TA9 TIME4 ,?US1 ,OP]ATIONALISM IS ! ONE 0PHILOSOPHY ( SCI5CE0 ?AT W>NS US1 LIKE ,NIETZS*E & ,HUSS]L1 ONLY TO USE MODELS :]E !Y'RE USEFUL & NEV] TO ELEVATE !M 9TO ,IDOLS OR DOGMAS4 

,AL?\< ,I DISLIKE LABELS1 IF ,I HAD TO LABEL MY ATTITUDE ,I W\LD ACCORD+LY SETTLE = EXI/5TIALI/-PH5OM5OLOGI/-OP]ATIONALI/1 AS LONG AS NO ONE ( ?OSE ?REE T]MS IS GIV5 MORE PROM95CE ?AN ! O!R TWO4 

,9 ! LATE '#eS1 ,I BEGAN TO READ WIDELY 9 ECONOMIC 0SCI5CE0 7OR SPECULATION7 AGA91 A SUBJECT ?AT HAD BOR$ ! BEJESUS \T ( ME S9CE ,I OV]?REW ! ,M>XI/ ,MA*9E 9 MY BRA9 T5 YE>S E>LI]4 ,I BECAME FASC9AT$ ) A NUMB] ( ALT]NATIVES -- OR 0EXCLUD$ MIDDLES0 -- ?AT TRANSC5D ! HACKNEY$ DEBATE BETWE5 MONOPOLY ,CAPITALISM & TOTALIT>IAN ,SOCIALISM4 ,MY FAVORITE AMONG !SE ALT]NATIVES WAS1 & TO SOME EXT5T /ILL IS1 ! 9DIVIDUALI/-MUTUALI/ AN>*ISM ( ,PR\DHON1 ,JOSIAH ,W>R51 ,S4,P4 ,&REWS1 ,LYS&] ,SPOON] & ,B5JAM9 ,TUCK]4 ,I DO NOT HAVE A REAL ,FAI? ?AT ?IS SY/EM W\LD WORK \T AS WELL 9 PRACTICE AS IT S\NDS 9 !ORY1 BUT AS !ORY IT /ILL SEEMS TO ME ONE ( ! BE/ IDEAS ,I EV] 5C\NT]$4 

,?IS =M ( AN>*ISM IS CALL$ 09DIVIDUALI/0 BECAUSE IT REG>DS ! ABSOLUTE LIB]TY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL AS A SUPREME GOAL TO BE ATTA9$2 IT IS CALL$ 0MUTUALI/0 BECAUSE IT BELIEVES SU* LIB]TY CAN ONLY BE ATTA9$ BY A SY/EM ( MUTUAL CONS5T1 BAS$ ON CONTRACTS ?AT >E TO ! ADVANTAGE ( ALL4 ,9 ?IS ,UTOPIA1 FREE COMPETITION & FREE COOP]ATION >E BO? 5C\RAG$2 IT IS ASSUM$ P]SONS & GR\PS WILL DECIDE TO COMPETE OR TO COOP]ATE BAS$ ON ! CONCRETE SPECIFICS ( EA* CASE4 7,?IS APPEALS TO MY 0EXI/5TIALISM0 AGA91 Y\ SEE47 

,L& MONOPOLIES >E DISC\RAG$ 9 9DIVIDUALI/-MUTUALI/ AN>*ISM BY ABOLI%+ ,/ATE LAWS GRANT+ [N]%IP TO ?OSE :O NEI!R OCCUPY NOR USE ! L&2 0[N]%IP10 IT IS PR$ICT$1 WILL !N ONLY BE CONTRACTUALLY RECOGNIZ$ :]E ! 0[N]0 ACTUALLY OCCUPIES & US$ ! L&1 BUT NOT :]E HE *>GES 0R5T0 TO OCCUPY OR USE IT4 ,! MONOPOLY ON CURR5CY1 GRANT$ BY ! ,/ATE1 IS ALSO ABOLI%$1 & ANY COMMUNE1 GR\P1 SYNDICATE1 ETC41 CAN ISSUE ITS [N COMPET+ CURR5CY2 IT IS CLAIM$ ?AT ?IS WILL DRIVE 9T]E/ D[N TO APPROXIMATELY Z]O4 ,) R5T AT Z]O & 9T]E/ NE> Z]O1 IT IS >GU$ ?AT ! ALLEG$ GOAL ( SOCIALISM 7ABOLITION ( EXPLOITATION7 WILL BE A*IEV$ BY FREE CONTRACT1 )\T CO]CION OR TOTALIT>IAN ,/ATISM4 ,?AT IS1 ! 9DIVIDUALI/-MUTUALI/ MODEL >GUES ?AT ! L& & MONEY MONOPOLIES >E ! 0BUGG] FACTORS0 ?AT PREV5T ,FREE ,5T]PRISE FROM PRODUC+ ! M>VEL\S RESULTS EXPECT$ BY ,ADAM ,SMI?4 ,) L& & MONEY MONOPOLIES ABOLI%$1 IT IS PR$ICT$ ?AT COMPETITION 7:]E !RE IS NO EXI/5TIAL MOTIVE = COOP]ATION7 & COOP]ATION 7:]E ?IS IS RECOGNIZ$ AS BE+ TO ! ADVANTAGE ( ALL7 WILL PREV5T O!R MONOPOLIES FROM >IS+4 

,S9CE MONOPOLIZ$ POLICE =CES >E NOTORI\SLY GRAFT-RIDD5 & UND]LIE ! P[] ( ! /ATE TO BULLY & CO]CE1 COMPET+ PROTECTION SY/EMS WILL BE AVAILABLE 9 AN 9DIVIDUALI/-MUTUALI/ SY/EM1 ,Y\ WON'T HAVE TO PAY 0TAXES0 TO SUPPORT A ,PROTECTION ,RACKET ?AT IS ACTUALLY OPPRESS+ RA!R ?AN PROTECT+ Y\4 ,Y\ WILL ONLY PAY DUES1 :]E Y\ ?9K IT PRUD5T1 TO PROTECTION AG5CIES ?AT ACTUAL P]=M A S]VICE Y\ WANT & NE$4 ,9 G5]AL1 EV]Y COMMUNE OR SYNDICATE WILL MAKE ITS [N RULES ( ! GAME1 BUT ! MUTUALI/-9DIVIDUALI/ TRADITION HOLDS ?AT1 BY EXP]I5CE1 MO/ COMMUNES WILL *OOSE ! SY/EMS ?AT MAXIMIZE LIB]TY & M9IMIZE CO]CION4 

,BE+ W>Y ( ,CORRECT ,ANSW] ,MA*9ES1 ,I ALSO /UDI$ & HAVE GIV5 MU* S]I\S CONSID]ATION TO O!R 0,UTOPIAN0 SOCIO-ECONOMIC !ORIES4 ,I AM /ILL FOND ( ! SY/EM ( ,H5RY ,GEORGE 79 :I* NO R5T IS ALL[$1 BUT FREE 5T]PRISE IS O!RWISE PRES]V$72 BUT ,I ALSO LIKE ! IDEAS ( ,SILVIO ,GESELL 7:O W\LD ALSO ABOLI% R5T & ALL TAXES BUT ONE -- A DEMMURAGE TAX ON CURR5CY1 :I* %\LD !ORETICALLY ABOLI% 9T]E/ BY A DIFF]5T GIMMICK ?AN ! COMPET+ CURR5CIES ( ! MUTUALI/S47 

,I ALSO SEE POSSIBLE M]IT 9 ! ECONOMICS ( ,C4,H4 ,D\GLAS1 :O 9V5T$ ! ,NATIONAL ,DIVID5D -- LATELY REEM]G5T1 SOME:AT MUTAT$1 AS ,!OBOLD'S ,GU>ANTE$ ,ANNUAL ,WAGE &_/OR ,FRI$MAN'S ,NEGATIVE ,9COME ,TAX4 ,& ,I AM 9TRIGU$ BY ! PROPOSAL ( ,POPE ,LEO ,X,I,I,I ?AT WORK]S %\LD [N ! MAJORITY ( /OCK 9 !IR COMPANIES4 

,MO/ 9T]E/+ ( REC5T ,UTOPIAS TO ME IS ?AT ( ,BUCKM9/] ,FULL] 9 :I* MONEY IS ABOLI%$1 & COMPUT]S MANAGE ! ECONOMY1 PROGRAMM$ ) A PRIME DIRECTIVE TO ADVANTAGE ALL )\T DISADVANTAG+ ANY -- ! SAME GOAL S\<T BY ! MUTUALI/ SY/EM ( BAS+ SOCIETY 5TIRELY ON NEGOTIAT$ CONTRACT4 

,S9CE ,I DON'T HAVE ! ,CORRECT ,ANSW]1 ,I DON'T KN[ :I* ( !SE SY/EMS W\LD WORK BE/ 9 PRACTICE4 ,I W\LD LIKE TO SEE !M ALL TRI$ 9 DIFF]5T PLACES1 JU/ TO SEE :AT W\LD HAPP54 7,?IS MULTIPLE ,UTOPIA SY/EM WAS ALSO SUGGE/$ BY ,SILVIO ,GESELL1 :O WAS NOT CONV9C$ HE HAD A ,CORRECT ,ANSW] ,MA*9E2 ?AT'S ANO!R REASON ,I LIKE ,GESELL47 ,MY [N BIAS OR HOPE OR PREJUDICE IS ?AT 9DIVIDUALI/-MUTUALI/ AN>*ISM ) SOME HELP FROM ,BUCKY ,FULL]'S COMPUT]S W\LD WORK BE/ ( ALL1 BUT ,I /ILL LACK ! ,FAI? TO PROCLAIM ?AT AS DOGMA4 

,!RE IS ONE PR9CIPLE 7OR PREJUDICE7 :I* MAKES AN>*I/ & LIB]T>IAN ALT]NATIVES ATTRACTIVE TO ME :]E ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM IS TOTALLY REPUGNANT TO MY G5ES-OR-IMPR9TS4 ,I AM COMMITT$ TO ! MAXIMIZATION ( ! FRE$OM ( ! 9DIVIDUAL & ! M9IMIZATION ( CO]CION4 ,I DO NOT CLAIM ?IS GOAL IS DEM&$ BY SOME <O/LY OR METAPHYSICAL 0,NATURAL ,LAW10 BUT M]ELY ?AT IT IS ! GOAL ?AT ,I1 P]SONALLY1 HAVE *OS5 -- 9 ! ,EXI/5TIALI/ S5SE ( *OICE4 7,9 MORE OCCULT LANGUAGE1 SU* A GOAL IS MY ,TRUE ,WILL47 ,EV]Y?+ ,I WRITE1 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R1 IS 9T5D$ TO UND]M9E ! METAPHYSICAL & L+UI/IC SY/EMS :I* SEEM TO JU/IFY SOME ,AU?ORITIES 9 LIMIT+ ! FRE$OM ( ! HUMAN M9D OR 9 9ITIAT+ CO]CION AGA9/ ! NON-CO]CIVE4 

444& !N CAME :AT ,*>LES ,SLACK CALLS 0! MADNESS ( ! SIXTIES40 ,I WAS AN E>LY1 & 5?USIA/IC1 EXP]IM5T] ) ,L,S,D1 PEYOTE1 MAGIC MU%ROOMS & ANY O!R COMP\ND ?AT MUTAT$ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,! RESULT WAS ?AT ,I BECAME EV5 MORE AGNO/IC BUT LESS SUP]IOR AB\T IT4 ,:AT PSY*$ELICS TAU<T ME WAS ?AT1 JU/ AS !ORIES & IDEOLOGIES 7MAPS & MODELS7 >E HUMAN CREATIONS1 NOT DIV9E REVELATIONS1 EV]Y P]CEPTUAL GRID OR EXI/5TIAL REALITY-TUNNEL IS ALSO A HUMAN CREATION -- A WORK ( >T1 CONSCI\SLY OR UNCONSCI\SLY $IT$ & ORGANIZ$ BY ! 9DIVIDUAL BRA94 

,I BEGAN S]I\S /UDY ( O!R CONSCI\SNESS-ALT]+ SY/EMS1 9CLUD+ TE*NIQUES ( YOGA1 ,Z51 ,SUFISM & ,KABBALAH4 ,I1 ALAS1 BECAME A 0MY/IC0 ( SOME SORT1 AL?\< /ILL )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( EXI/5TIALISM-PH5OM5OLOGY-OP]ATIONALISM4 ,BUT1 !N1 ,BUDDHISM -- ! ORGANIZ$ MY/IC MOVEM5T ,I F9D LEA/ OBJECTIONABLE -- IS ALSO EXI/5TIALI/1 PH5OM5OLOGI/ & OP]ATIONALI/4444 

,NIETZS*E'S CONCEPT ( ! ,SUP]HUMAN HAS AT LA/ BECOME MEAN+FUL = ME1 AL?\< NOT 9 ! ELITI/ =M 9 :I* HE LEFT IT4 ,I N[ ?9K EVOLUTION IS CONT9U+ & EV5 ACCEL]AT+3 ! HUMAN BRA9 IS EVOLV+ TO A /ATE ?AT SEEMS ,SUP]HUMAN COMP>$ TO \R PREVI\S HI/ORY ( DOME/ICAT$ PRIMATEHOOD4 ,MY FAVORITE SCI5CE IS NEUROSCI5CE1 & ,I AM 5DLESSLY FASC9AT$ BY EV]Y NEW TOOL OR TE*NIQUE ?AT BREAKS D[N ROBOT CIRCUITS 9 \R BRA9S 7,CORRECT ,ANSW] ,MA*9ES7 & SPURS CREATIVITY1 HI<] 9TELLIG5CE1 EXP&$ CONSCI\SNESS1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 BROAD] COMPASSION4 

,I SEE NO REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT ONLY AN ELITE IS CAPABLE ( ?IS EVOLUTION>Y LEAP =W>D1 ESPECIALLY AS ! NEW TOOLS & TRA9+ TE*NIQUES >E BECOM+ MORE SIMPLE4 ,9 NEUROSCI5CE AS 9 ALL TE*NOLOGY1 WE SEEM TO FOLL[ ,BUCKY ,FULL]'S RULE ?AT EA* BREAK?R\< ALL[S US TO DO MORE WORK ) LESS EF=T & TO CREATE MORE WEAL? \T ( LESS RAW MATT]4 

,ONCE ,I BROKE LOOSE FROM ! EMPLOYEE ROLE & BECAME SELF-SUPPORT+ AS A WRIT]1 ! 0HORRORS ( CAPITALISM0 SEEM$ LESS <\LI% TO ME1 S9CE ,I NO LONG] HAD TO FACE !M EV]Y DAY4 ,I BECAME PHILOSOPHICAL1 LIKE ALL P]SONS FREE ( ACUTE SUFF]+4 ,I PREF] TO LIVE 9 ,EUROPE RA!R ?AN PAY TAXES TO BUILD MORE ( ,MR4 ,REAGAN'S GODDAMN NUCLE> MISSILES1 BUT ,I 5JOY VISIT+ ! ,U4,S4 REGUL>LY = 9TELLECTUAL /IMULATION4444 

,I AGREE PASSIONATELY ) ,MAURICE ,NICOLL 7A PHYSICIAN :O MA/]$ BO? ,JUNGIAN & ,GURDJIEFFIAN SY/EMS7 :O WROTE ?AT ! MAJOR PURPOSE ( 0WORK ON CONSCI\SNESS0 IS TO 0DECREASE ! AM\NT ( VIOL5CE 9 ! WORLD40 ,! MA9 DIFF]5CE BETWE5 \R WORLD & ,SWIFT'S IS ?AT :ILE WE HAVE /OPP$ KILL+ EA* O!R OV] RELIGI\S DIFF]5CES 7\TSIDE ! ,NE> ,EA/ & ,NOR!RN ,IREL&71 WE HAVE DEVELOP$ AN 9SANE PASSION = KILL+ EA* O!R OV] IDEOLOGICAL DIFF]5CES4 ,I REG>D ,ORGANIZ$ ,IDEOLOGY ) ! SAME HORROR ?AT ,VOLTAIRE HAD = ,ORGANIZ$ ,RELIGION4 

,CONCRETELY1 ,I AM 9DE$ A ,MALE ,FEM9I/1 AS ,L4,A4 ,ROLL9S CLAIM$ 7AL?\< SEE+ MYSELF (T5 ON ,T,V1 ,I D5Y ?AT ,I SIMP]2 ,I DON'T EV5 SWI%72 LIKE ALL LIB]T>IANS1 ,I OPPOSE VICTIMLESS CRIME LAWS1 ALL DRUG CONTROL LAWS1 & ALL =MS ( C5SOR%IP 7:E!R BY \TRI<T REACTION>IES OR ,REVOLUTION>Y ,COMMITTEES OR ,RADICAL ,FEM9I/S74 

,I PASSIONATELY HATE VIOL5CE1 BUT AM NOT A ,DOGMATIC ,PACIFI/1 S9CE ,I DON'T HAVE ,JOAN ,BAEZ'S ,CORRECT ,ANSW] ,MA*9E 9 MY HEAD4 ,I KN[ ,I W\LD KILL AN >M$ AGGRESSOR1 9 A CONCRETE CRISIS SITUATION :]E ?AT WAS ! ONLY DEF5SE ( ! SPECIFIC LIVES ( SPECIFIC 9DIVIDUALS ,I LOVE1 AL?\< ,I W\LD NEV] KILL A P]SON OR EMPLOY EV5 M9OR VIOL5CE1 OR PHYSICAL CO]CION1 ON BEHALF ( CAPITALIZ$ ,AB/RACTIONS OR ,GOV]NM5TS 7:O >E ALL DAMN$ LI>S47 ,ALL !SE >E MATT]S ( ,EXI/5TIAL ,*OICE ON MY P>T1 & NOT DOGMAS REVEAL$ TO ME BY SOME GOD OR SOME PHILOSOPH]-PRIE/ ( ,NATURAL ,LAW4 

,I PREF] ! V>I\S ,UTOPIAN SY/EMS ,I HAVE M5TION$ TO ! ,CONS]VATIVE POSITION ?AT HUMANITY IS 9CORRIGIBLE & ,I ALSO ?9K ?AT IF NONE ( !SE ,UTOPIAN SC5>IOS >E WORKABLE1 SOME SY/EM WILL EV5TUALLY >RIVE BETT] ?AN ANY WE HAVE EV] KN[N4 ,I %>E ! ,JEFF]SONIAN 70,LIB]AL087 VISION ?AT ! HUMAN M9D CAN EXCE$ ALL PREVI\S LIMITS 9 A SOCIETY :]E FRE$OM ( ?\<T IS ! NORM RA!R ?AN A R>E EXCEPTION4 

,DOES ALL ( ?IS MAKE ME A ,LEFTI/ OR A ,RI<TI/8 ,I LEAVE ?AT = ! ,EUCLIDEANS TO DECIDE4 ,IF ,I HAD TO SUMM>IZE MY SOCIAL CR$O 9 ! BRIEFE/ POSSIBLE SPACE1 ,I W\LD QUOTE ,ALEX&] ,POPE'S ,ESSAY ,ON ,MAN3 

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