,LONG ,T]M ,RESI/ANCE 
,FI<T+ ,TRUMP & ,LIB]AL ,CO-OPTION 

,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,SO F>1 ! ONLY ?+ ?AT HAS MITIGAT$ ! HORRIFY+ OP5+ SALVOS ( ,TRUMP'S PRESID5CY--( C\RSE ! FIR/ PRESID5T TO FOLL[ ?R\< ON HIS CAMPAIGN PROMISES HAD TO BE ?IS ONE--HAS BE5 ! WIDESPREAD POPUL> RESI/ANCE AGA9/ HIS DEPORTATION ORD]S1 ,MUSLIM BANS1 PIPEL9E PROJECTS1 & MIS9=MATION CAMPAIGNS4 ,RESI/ANCE 9 & ( ITSELF IS A BEAUTIFUL ?+ BECAUSE IT %[S ?AT PEOPLE >E /ILL ALIVE1 !Y /ILL CONSID] !MSELVES A P>T ( !IR 5VIRONM5T2 ON ! O!R H&1 RESI/ANCE IS BY NO MEANS A SYNONYM = *ANGE4 ,! ,/ATE HAS LONG KN[N H[ TO MANAGE RESI/ANCE1 & H[ TO FACTOR IT 9 AS ONE MORE CO/ ( ITS POLICIES4 ,= ?AT REASON1 RA!R ?AN BE+ SELF-CONGRATULATORY :5 WE RESI/1 WE %\LD 5C\RAGE ONE ANO!R TO UND]/& JU/ :AT IT IS WE >E FI<T+ BACK AGA9/1 :AT IT W\LD TAKE TO DEFEAT IT1 & H[ \R ACTIONS MEASURE UP TO ! REQUIREM5TS ( ! SITUATION4 

,:AT ,IS ,TRUMP8 

,DONALD ,TRUMP IS ! PRIVILEG$ SON ( A WEAL?Y FAMILY1 A M$IOCRE REAL E/ATE MAGNATE1 AN EFFECTIVE BR&]1 A SUCCESSFUL TELEVISION P]SONALITY1 A S]IAL SEXUAL ASSAULT]1 AN UNAPOLOGETIC RACI/1 & AN EGOMANIAC4 ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 HIM & MO/ O!R WORLD LEAD]S1 PA/ & PRES5T1 IS ! SPECIFIC SECTOR HIS P]SONAL WEAL? D]IVES FROM1 HIS /9T AS A ,T,V P]SONALITY1 & ! OP5NESS ) :I* HE EXPRESSES HIS OP9IONS4 ,B5JAM9 ,NETANYAHU1 = EXAMPLE1 :O HAS LONG BE5 VIEW$ AS A LEGITIMATE LEAD]1 IS EV]Y BIT AS RACI/ & REACTION>Y4 ,IF ,TRUMP W]E JU/ A MAN1 HE W\LD BE ! TYPE ( P]SON Y\ W\LD TRY AT ALL CO/S TO AVOID4 ,! REASON WE CAN'T AVOID HIM1 ! REASON HE HAS BECOME A PROBLEM = ! 5TIRE WORLD1 & NOT JU/ A DISGRACE = HIS FAMILY & NEI<BORS1 IS ?AT HE SITS AT ! HELM ( A COMPLEX SET ( P[]FUL 9/ITUTIONS4 ,:AT WE NE$ TO UND]/&1 !N1 IS ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ,TRUMP & !SE 9/ITUTIONS4 

,W>N+ ,BELLS 

,! FACT ?AT A ,TRUMP PRESID5CY FEELS SO DANG]\S1 NOT JU/ P]SONALLY BUT = ALL SOCIETY1 %\LD CAUSE SOME W>N+ BELLS TO GO (F4 ,ASSUM+ MY READ]S >E NOT WEAL?Y :ITE BUS9ESSM51 WE >E ALL AT RISK UND] A ,TRUMP PRESID5CY4 ,! RISKS V>Y1 & SOME PEOPLE RISK MU* MORE1 BUT PRISON S5T5CES1 DEPORTATIONS1 HATE CRIMES1 SEXUAL ASSAULT1 QUE] BA%+S1 POLICE %OOT+S1 POLLUTION1 CLIMATE *ANGE1 & POLITICAL REPRESSION >E A ?REAT = ALL BUT ! MO/ PRIVILEG$4 ,H[EV]1 ?OSE ?REATS HAVE BE5 !RE = A LONG TIME4 ,UND] PA/ PRESID5CIES1 WE HAD TO DEAL ) A PRISON S5T5CE1 ! DEPORTATION ( A LOV$ ONE1 A POLICE BEAT+1 CANC]1 AS A /RICTLY P]SONAL PROBLEM1 GETT+ SOME SUPPORT FROM \R SOCIAL CIRCLES IF WE W]E LUCKY1 :ILE ! ,T,V CONT9U$ TO PROJECT IMAGES ( A HAPPY1 EQUITABLE SOCIETY4 

,N[1 ! M$IA >E ,TRUMP'S MO/ PROM95T CRITICS4 ,:Y8 ,BECAUSE = ! FIR/ TIME 9 AGES1 ! ELITE >E S]I\SLY DIVID$ ON IMPORTANT QUE/IONS ( POLICY4 ,TRUMP IS NOT AN ANTI-E/ABLI%M5T FIGURE4 ,RA!R1 ! E/ABLI%M5T NO LONG] 5T]TA9S A FUNDAM5TAL CONS5SUS1 AS !Y DID 9 ! DAYS ( ,BRETTON ,WOODS1 ! ,NOR? ,ATLANTIC ,TREATY1 & ! ,F$]AL ,RES]VE ,ACT4 ,! ]OSION ( CONS5SUS IS ALSO VISIBLE 9 O!R ONCE /ABLE ,WE/]N DEMOCRACIES1 SIGNAL+ A POSSIBLE *ANGE ( ]A1 & AT ! LEA/ A S]I\S CRISIS 9 H[ CAPITALISM FUNCTIONS4 

,! FACT ?AT ALL ! IMPORTANT NEWSPAP]S & ALL ! MAJOR TELEVISION /ATIONS EXCEPT = ,FOX >E FULLY OR P>TIALLY CRITICAL ( ,TRUMP TELLS US ?AT MANY CAPITALI/S NOT ONLY DISLIKE HIM1 !Y FEEL ?REAT5$ BY HIM4 ,YET ! WAY ! M$IA FUNCTION HAS UND]GONE A REM>KABLE *ANGE4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME 9 MEMORY1 ! ,U,S M$IA >E PLAY+ ! ROLE ( FACT-*ECK]S4 ,JU/ #ae YE>S AGO :5 ,PRESID5T ,G4,W4 ,BU% WAS PREP>+ ! 9VASION ( ,IRAQ1 ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES & ALL ! MAJOR TELEVISION NETWORKS FREELY BROADCA/ ,P5TAGON PROPAG&A EV5 ?\< ALL ! BASIC ALLEGATIONS JU/IFY+ ! W> W]E EASILY DEBUNK$4 

,! ROLE ( M$IA HAS BE5 TO E/ABLI% P>AMET]S1 DECID+ :I* C&IDATES W]E FR+E & :I* C&IDATES W]E S]I\S CONT5D]S1 & !N TO EVALUATE H[ WELL ! S]I\S C&IDATES SOLD !IR IDEAS1 RA!R ?AN EVALUAT+ ! IDEAS !MSELVES4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE NONE ( ! IDEAS UND] DEBATE ?REAT5$ !M2 !Y ALL FELL )9 ! P>AMET]S ( ELITE CONS5SUS4 

,! ROLE ( M$IA 9 PREVI\S ELECTIONS HAS BE5 TO E/ABLI% P>AMET]S1 DECID+ :I* C&IDATES W]E FR+E & :I* C&IDATES W]E S]I\S CONT5D]S1 & !N TO EVALUATE H[ WELL ! S]I\S C&IDATES SOLD !IR IDEAS1 RA!R ?AN EVALUAT+ ! IDEAS !MSELVES4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE NONE ( ! IDEAS UND] DEBATE ?REAT5$ !M2 !Y ALL FELL )9 ! P>AMET]S ( ELITE CONS5SUS4 ,9 T]MS ( PUBLIC POLICY1 ! M$IA ROLE HAS BE5 TO SUMM>IZE ! PROPOSALS ( ALL POLITICIANS & 9/ITUTIONS !Y DEEM TO BE LEGITIMATE1 CA/+ ALL ! OPTIONS AS EQUALLY VALID1 & DIFF]5CES AS M]E QUE/IONS ( OP9ION4 ,DEFTLY CREAT+ A W> ( POSITIONS & APPE>ANCES1 !Y >E ABLE TO 5C\RAGE DEBATE )\T 5C\RAG+ CRITICAL ANALYSIS OR 9TELLECTUAL 9DEP5D5CE4 ,!RE IS NOT ONE (FICIAL VIEW1 AS 9 A CLASSICAL DICTATOR%IP1 BUT !RE IS AN (FICIAL RANGE ( VIEWS4 ,BY CREAT+ A VISIBLE DEBATE )9 9VISIBLE M>G9S1 ! M$IA COV] UP ! PROPOSALS = SOCIETY ( ANY NON-/ATE ACTORS4 ,UND] !IR WAT*1 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ) 9CISIVE CRITIQUES & BOLD IDEAS >E CA/ AS MUTE 9DICATORS ( DISCONT5T SEEK+ ONLY TO PRESSURE ! (FICIAL POLICYMAK]S4 ,9 BLATANT DISREG>D ( REALITY1 J\RNALI/S FOLL[ A PLAYBOOK 9 :I* ELOQU5T & 9TELLIG5T SOCIAL MOVEM5TS MU/ BE =CIBLY RECA/ AS CONFUS$1 ANGRY1 OR SIMPLY DISSID5T MASSES :O OPPOSE EXI/+ POLICY )\T EV] EMBODY+ ANO!R WAY ( DO+ ?+S4 

0,:AT DO !Y WANT80 ! J\RNALI/ ASKS1 %AK+ HIS HEAD MORALI/ICALLY AS ! CAM]A %[S A BROAD %OT ( A PROTE/+ MASS4 ,! AUDI5CE1 WAT*+ A PLAY 9 :I* ! DISSID5TS HAVE NO SPEAK+ P>TS1 CAN ONLY CONCLUDE ?AT !Y DO NOT KN[4 ,! J\RNALI/ HAS NOT EXPLICITLY PUT ?IS IDEA 9 ! AUDI5CE MEMB]S' HEADS1 BUT BY EFFECTIVELY DIRECT+ !IR GAZE & PREV5T+ HORIZONTAL COMMUNICATION1 HE HAS LEFT !M ) NO O!R POSSIBLE CONCLUSIONS4 

,! ,OBSOLESC5CE ( ! ,MASS ,M$IA 

,M$IA ME?ODS RANGE FROM SUBTLE DEMOCRATIC MISDIRECTION TO ! SORT ( EXTREME MANIPULATION WE ASSOCIATE ) A ,/AL9I/ REGIME1 BUT FACT-*ECK+ HAS NEV] BE5 A P>T ( !IR TOOLBOX4 ,TRUMP IS NO MORE A LI> & MANIPULATOR ?AN ,BU% WAS 7DOES ANYONE REMEMB] 0FUZZY MA?0871 & 9 COMP>ISON ) ,OBAMA HE IS SIMPLY MORE CLUMSY & CATEGORICAL4 ,IF ! M$IA >E %[+ HIM TO BE DI%ONE/1 IT IS NOT ONLY BECAUSE MANY CAPITALI/S DISAGREE ) HIM1 BUT BECAUSE ! PRESS AS AN 9/ITUTION IS UND] ?REAT4 ,I AM UNAW>E ( ANY O!R TIME 9 MOD]N HI/ORY :5 A POLITICIAN WON A MAJOR ELECTION DESPITE /RONGLY UNFAVORABLE COV]AGE 9 AN OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY ( NEWSPAP]S & ,T,V NETWORKS4 ,?IS IS A WAT]%$ EV5T4 ,FACEBOOK & ,TWITT] >E N[ MORE P[]FUL ?AN ,C,N,N & ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES4 ,?IS %IFT IS P>T ( ! BROAD] PH5OM5ON ( ! DEC5TRALIZATION ( CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION4 ,OP9ION PRODUCTION IS ALSO BE+ DEC5TRALIZ$1 & !RE IS NO GO+ BACK4 ,FROM ! DAYS ( CONS5SUAL FACTS & ONE C5TRAL >5A = ALL IMPORTANT SOCIAL DEBATES1 WE >E 5T]+ 9TO A WORLD ( PLURALISM1 9 :I* ANY ID5TITY IS LEGITIMATE1 & ANY DEMOGRAPHIC DES]VES ITS [N CONSUM] NI*ES & NEWS SITES1 EV5 ,L,G,B,T FOLKS1 EV5 AN>*I/S1 EV5 NEO-FASCI/S 7SORRY1 0ALT]NATIVE0 RI<T-W+]S74 ,!SE DIFF]5T NI*ES NEV] HAVE TO 5T] 9TO DEBATE1 ! ALT]NATIVE FACTS ?AT SUPPORT !IR VIEWS NEV] HAVE TO BE QUE/ION$4 ,! ONLY RELEVANT CONC]NS >E H[ MANY ADV]TIS+ DOLL>S !Y CAN G5]ATE1 & H[ MANY VOTES !Y CAN MU/]4 ,?IS IS ONE ( ! DEA? KNELLS ( MASS SOCIETY4 

! CLIMATE 9 :I* WE >E FI<T+ AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T1 & ! SPECTACLE ?R\< :I* \R MOVEM5TS WILL BE BROADCA/ BACK TO US1 IS A REACTION>Y ONE 9FUS$ BY LIB]AL VALUES & APPEALS TO PROTECT ! OLD WAY ( LIFE4 

,! MASS M$IA MI<T P]I%1 OR !Y MI<T ADAPT BY US+ !IR SUP]IOR RES\RCES TO C5TRALIZE NODES ( OP9ION PRODUCTION )9 ! NEW1 9DIVIDUALIZ$1 DE-MASSIFI$ NETWORKS4 ,ALL ,TWITT] ACC\NTS >E CREAT$ EQUAL1 BUT !Y QUICKLY CON=M TO ! DRA/IC 9FLU5CE-9EQUALITY ?AT M>KS ! SOCIAL M$IA L&SCAPE4 ,! RELATIVE DEC5TRALIZATION ( CAPITALISM IS 9 PRECISE T]MS A MOVE T[>DS POLYC5TRALIZATION ) MORE EFFECTIVE EXPLOITATION ( & 9TEGRATION 9TO SPECIFIC T]RA9S4 ,IT IS NOT A MOVE T[>DS ANY TRUE ANTI-HI]>*ICAL HORIZONTALISM4 

,EI!R WAY1 ! M$IA AS !Y CURR5TLY EXI/ >E ?REAT5$1 & ! GREAT] P>T ( !IR REJECTION ( ,TRUMP REFLECTS 9/ITUTIONAL SELF-9T]E/ RA!R ?AN ! SELF-9T]E/S ( ! CAPITALI/S :O [N ! M$IA4 7,AS WE %ALL SEE1 CAPITALI/S >E DIVID$ REG>D+ ,TRUMP1 BUT !RE IS NO CLE> MAJORITY AGA9/ HIM4 7 ,GIV5 ?AT ! M$IA >E LEAV+ HAPPY TIMES BEH9D & 5T]+ 9TO UNC]TA9 WAT]S1 !Y >E REFLEXIVELY *AMPION+ ! TRADITIONAL VALUES ASSOCIAT$ ) ! OLD SY/EM3 DEMOCRACY1 EQUALITY1 & DIPLOMACY4 

,9 O!R WORDS1 ! CLIMATE 9 :I* WE >E FI<T+ AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T1 & ! SPECTACLE ?R\< :I* \R MOVEM5TS WILL BE BROADCA/ BACK TO US1 IS A REACTION>Y ONE 9FUS$ BY LIB]AL VALUES & APPEALS TO PROTECT ! OLD WAY ( LIFE4 ,WE'LL GET BACK TO ?IS OBS]VATION 9 ! NEXT SECTION4 

,TRUMP & ! ,CAPITALI/S 

,AT ! RISK ( OV]SIMPLIFY+1 EV]Y GOV]NM5T ADM9I/RATION CAN BE SAID TO REPRES5T CAPITALI/ 9T]E/S4 ,)9 ?IS FRAMEWORK1 ! SUBSEQU5T QUE/IONS CONC]N :AT ?OSE 9T]E/S >E1 :E!R CAPITALI/S >E UNIFI$1 DIV]G5T1 OR ANTAGONI/IC 9 !IR 9T]E/S1 & :I* SET ( 9T]E/S WILL BE DEF5D$ BY ! GOV]NM5T4 ,:AT IS LEFT \T BY ! ABOVE-M5TION$ FRAMEWORK IS ! FACT ! /ATE 9T]E/ ( SOCIAL CONTROL IS PRIOR TO & SUP]S$ES CAPITALI/ 9T]E/S1 & ?AT ! ,/ATE SY/EMATICALLY R$EF9ES :AT CAPITALISM IS CAPABLE (4 

,A PROM95T *>ACT]I/IC ( ! WORLD TODAY1 :I* ,TRUMP BY NO MEANS CREAT$1 IS ?AT ! NEOLIB]AL CONS5SUS HAS 5D$ & CAPITALI/ 9T]E/S >E DIV]G5T4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! POLITICAL /RATEGIES ?AT SEEK TO PROTECT !SE 9T]E/S HAVE BECOME ANTAGONI/IC WELL BEYOND ! CON/ANT 9T]-CAPITALI/ COMPETITION BY :I* DIFF]5T ACTORS SEEK TO W9 A BIGG] PIECE ( ! PIE4 ,N[1 FUNDAM5TAL QUE/IONS AB\T H[ ! PIE IS TO BE BAK$ & S]V$ >E 9 DISPUTE4 

,GIV5 ! LACK ( UNITY AMONG CAPITALI/S1 IT IS NO SURPRISE ?AT ,TRUMP 5JOYS MIX$ SUPPORT FROM ! [N+ CLASS4 ,SOME HAVE REC5TLY SUGGE/$ ?AT ,TRUMP'S PRESID5CY REPRES5TS 0A VICTORY = ?OSE SECTORS ( CAPITAL WOR/ AT VALORIZ+ !MSELVES40 ,NOT SURPRIS+LY1 >TICLES EXPRESS+ SU* A VIEW >E %ORT ON EXAMPLES1 BECAUSE ! >GUM5T IS OV]LY SIMPLI/IC1 AS ALL POSITIONS T5D TO BE ?AT PRES5T POLITICS AS ! M]E MANIFE/ATION ( ! NE$S ( ,CAPITAL4 ,TO BE PRECISE1 ,TRUMP HAS SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FROM ! MANUFACTUR+1 DEF5SE1 5]GY1 REAL E/ATE1 & F9ANCE SECTORS1 SOME ( :I* >E FAC+ A VALORIZATION CRISIS1 O!RS ( :I* >E NOT4 ,!SE >E COMPANIES ) A RELATIVELY /ABLE PLACE 9 ! ECONOMY1 L$ BY EXTREMELY WEAL?Y PEOPLE :O TRU/ ?AT ! D]EGULATION ,TRUMP *AMPIONS WILL MAKE !IR LIVES EASI] & !IR =TUNES GREAT]4 ,!IR POSITION AS CORN]/ONES ( ! LEAD+ WORLD ECONOMY1 :I* !Y HAVE HELD = DECADES1 MAKES !M FEEL IMMUNE TO ! RIS+ 9SECURITY4 ,! GLOBAL SCALE ( !IR CU/OM] BASE & OP]ATIONS WILL HELP !M WEA!R ANY TRADE W>S ?AT ,TRUMP PROVOKES4 ,& MANY ( !M DON'T HAVE TO BE T]RIBLY WORRI$ AB\T T>IFFS & IMMIGRATION BANS BECAUSE ! A=EM5TION$ DEC5TRALIZATION ( CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION MEANS !Y HAVE BE5 />T+ TO RELOCATE MANUFACTUR+ CLOS] TO !IR CONSUM]S4 ,EV5 BE=E ! ELECTIONS1 SOME ( !SE COMPANIES W]E EXP&+ !IR PRODUCTION )9 ! ,U,S1 CUTT+ !IR LABOR CO/S BEL[ EV5 ! SWEAT%OP LEVEL BY ROBOTICIZ+ 5TIRE FACTORIES4 ,S9CE ,TRUMP HAS BE5 L\DLY BLAM+ IMMIGRANTS & TAK+ ! FOCUS (F NEW TE*NOLOGIES1 !Y KN[ !Y WILL GET A FREE PASS FROM POPUL> ANG] OV] ! NEW =MS ( EXPLOITATION !Y >E US+4 

,TO BE CLE>1 ?\< !SE CAPITALI/S SUPPORT ,TRUMP1 !Y DID NOT 5G9E] ! ,TRUMP VICTORY4 ,!Y SIMPLY KNEW ?AT !Y C\LD ?RIVE REG>DLESS ( :E!R ,TRUMP OR ,CL9TON WON4 ,! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION IS TRY+ TO PROTECT CAPITALI/ 9T]E/S1 BUT IT DID NOT >ISE TO MEET CAPITALI/ NE$S4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT >OSE BY TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( A SPECIFIC POLITICAL CRISIS & BY APPEAL+ TO ! MO/ DECAD5T ( ! SELF-9T]E/S )9 ! ,U,S CAPITALI/ CLASS4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IT IS MORE AN ACTOR ?AN A PRODUCT4 

,?IS BECOMES CLE> :5 WE EXAM9E ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION & ! CAPITALI/ SECTOR ?AT OPPOSES HIM MO/ FI]CELY3 ! TE* SECTOR1 ! VANGU>D ( ! NEW ECONOMY 7LEAV+ ASIDE ! RETAIL SECTOR1 9 :I* HE HAS PROVOK$ A DEAL ( 9SECURITY OV] ! POSSIBILITY ( PRICE HIKES CAUS$ BY PUNITIVE T>IFFS74 ,IT IS NO MI/AKE ?AT ( ALL ! ,SILICON ,VALLEY LEAD]S1 ! ONLY ONE :O SUPPORTS ,TRUMP IS ! ,C,E,O ( ! MO/ P$E/RIAN1 ! LEA/ 9NOVATIVE ( ALL ! 9T]NET AGE P[]H\SES3 ,PET] ,?IEL ( ,PAY,PAL4 ,! CORPORATE >*ITECTS ( ! NEW ECONOMY1 LIKE ,GOOGLE1 ,APPLE1 & ,FACEBOOK1 MAY BE ! ONLY HOPE = CAPITALISM TO SURVIVE ! ECOLOGICAL & F9ANCIAL CRISES IT HAS CREAT$4 ,ECONOMIC GR[? BAS$ ON FOSSIL FUELS & MANUFACTURE1 FOLL[$ BY F9ANCIAL BUBBLES1 HAS HAD A ?REE HUNDR$ YE> RUN & IT MI<T BE MEET+ ITS GEOLOGICAL LIMITS4 ,( ALL ! CAPITALI/S1 ONLY ?OSE ( ! ,I,T SECTOR >E IDEAT+ GAME-*ANG+ TRANS=MATIONS TO ?IS DYNAMIC1 & DEVELOP+ ! TE*NOLOGIES TO MAKE !M FEASIBLE1 FROM E!REAL PRODUCTION TO ,A,I TO EXTRAT]RE/RIAL EXPLOITATION4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ,A,I & ROBOTICS ?REAT5 ! SOCIAL CONTRACT BY UND]M9+ ! HI/ORIC PO9T ( UNITY BETWE5 ! CAPITALI/ LOGIC ( ACCUMULATION & ! /ATI/ LOGIC ( SOCIAL CONTROL3 CONTROL PEOPLE & PR(IT (F ( !M BY PUTT+ !M TO WORK4 ,ANY SOLUTION TO ?AT CRISIS W\LD REQUIRE BOLD 9T]V5TIONS BY ! ,/ATE APPROA*+ SOME K9D ( UTOPIAN YET CORPORATE SOCIALISM 7A PR$ICTION ?AT WAS ALREADY MADE 9 #b#i1 ?AT SOCIALISM W\LD NOT RESULT FROM ! DEVELOPM5T ( PRODUCTIVE CAPACITIES1 AS ,M>X =ETOLD1 BUT RA!R REPRESSIVE CAPACITIES1 ONCE ! ,/ATE HAD ! TE*NIQUES TO SURVEIL & CONTROL ?OSE :O W]E NO LONG] KEPT 9 L9E BY ! ?REAT ( HUNG]74 

,A CORPORATE SOCIALISM C\LD 9CLUDE UNIV]SAL WAGES1 ! COLONIZATION ( \T] SPACE1 & ! EXPANSION ( ! S]VICE ECONOMY BEYOND ANY?+ PREVI\SLY IMAG9$4 ,TO SAVE CAPITALISM & TO AV]T ! DISA/]S ( ITS [N MAK+1 ! ,SILICON ,VALLEY VANGU>D DOESN'T ONLY NE$ ! PRESID5T'S E>1 !Y NE$ ALL ! RES\RCES1 ! REGULATORY ASSI/ANCE1 & ! PLANN+ CAPACITIES ?AT ! ,/ATE HAS AT ITS DISPOSAL4 ,& RI<T AT ?IS JUNCTURE1 ! NEW PRESID5T REBUFFS ! ,I,T P[]H\SES & BEG9S IMPOS+ POLICIES ?AT DIRECTLY H>M !M1 SUPPORT$ BY ! PILL>S ( ! TRADITIONAL ECONOMY :O CONT9UE DO+ BUS9ESS LIKE IT'S ! #b? C5TURY4 ,?IS ONLY GOES TO %[ ?AT P[] IS AS BL9D AS ?OSE :O WIELD IT4 

,9 MY M9D1 ! KEY PO9TS ( ?IS OV]VIEW >E ?AT ,TRUMP IS NEGLECT+ ! 9T]E/S ( :AT IS /RATEGICALLY--BUT NOT F9ANCIALLY--! MO/ IMPORTANT CAPITALI/ SECTOR1 BUT HE IS VIGOR\SLY DEF5D+ ! 9T]E/S ( ALL ! CAPITALI/ SECTORS ?AT W]E IMPORTANT BACK 9 ! '#gS & '#hS :5 HE WAS =M+ HIS WORLDVIEW & HIS BUS9ESS PRACTICES4 ,GIV5 ?AT ! =M] & LATT] SECTORS CURR5TLY HAVE DIV]G5T BUT NOT ANTAGONI/IC 9T]E/S1 ,TRUMP'S EFFECTIV5ESS & HIS ABILITY TO W9 REELECTION DEP5D ON :E!R HE RE%APES HIS AG5DA TO CAT] TO BO? SETS ( 9T]E/S4 ,?IS C\LD MEAN LIMIT+ X5OPHOBIA TO POOR IMMIGRANTS & EXEMPT+ 9T]NATIONAL ,I,T RECRUITS 7:I* RELIES ON ! LIB]AL1 0COLORBL9D0 RECIPE = RACISM71 5C\RAG+ GRE5 CAPITALISM ALONGSIDE ! C>BON ECONOMY 7REQUIR+ A MORE AMBIGU\S =M ( CLIMATE D5IAL71 SUBSIDIZ+ AUTONOM\S 7ROBOTIC7 MANUFACTUR+ )9 ! ,U,S1 & AGGRESSIVELY PROMOT+ SPACE EXPLORATION & GOV]NM5T SUPPORT = ! SOCIAL DEPLOYM5T ( TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATIONS ?AT >E NOT CURR5TLY ON HIS RAD>4 ,SILICON ,VALLEY1 = !IR P>T1 WILL HAVE TO USE TRADITIONAL LOBBY+ & ALSO TO 9/RUM5TALIZE SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9 ORD] TO =CE ,TRUMP TO TRANS=M HIS AG5DA 9 ! A=EM5TION$ WAYS4 

,! O!R ?+ ,TRUMP WILL NE$ TO DO TO RETA9 SUPPORT IS TO A*IEVE RESULTS FROM HIS RISKY /RATEGY ( BILAT]AL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS4 ,:ILE ,TRUMP IS DEP>T+ %>PLY FROM ! NEOLIB]AL DREAM ( ! WORLD AS ONE L>GE FREE TRADE >EA1 HE IS BY NO MEANS AGA9/ FREE TRADE4 ,TO UND]/& ?AT1 WE NE$ TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT FREE TRADE IS NO MORE FREE ?AN ! FREE M>KET4 ,IT IS SIMPLY A EUPHEMISM = A HI<LY REGULAT$ >RANGEM5T DESIGN$ TO 9CREASE TRADE VOLUME4 ,?IS CAN BE A*IEV$ ?R\< ! MULTILAT]AL AGREEM5TS LIKE ,N,A,F,T,A & ,T,T,I,P & ! GLOBAL 9/ITUTIONS LIKE ! ,W,T,O ?AT W]E HALLM>KS ( NEOLIB]AL POLITICS1 OR IT CAN A*IEV$ ?R\< ! BILAT]AL TRADE AGREEM5TS ?AT ,TRUMP IS PROMOT+4 ,9 !ORY1 ! =M] REQUIRE ?AT EV]YONE FOLL[ ! SAME SET ( RULES 7?\< ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION1 = EXAMPLE1 ASSIGN$ V]Y SPECIFIC ECONOMIC ROLES TO DIFF]5T MEMB] /ATES1 ALL[+ CORE MEMB]S TO PROTECT 9DU/RIES ?AT P]IPH]AL MEMB]S W]E =C$ TO DE-SUBSIDIZE74 ,?IS MEANS ?AT ! RULES WILL REFLECT ! 9T]E/S ( ! MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATIONS ?AT OP]ATE ?R\<\T ! 5TIRETY ( ! ECONOMIC >EA4 ,9 ! PA/1 ?OSE 9T]E/S W]E SYNONYM\S ) ! 9T]E/S ( ! ,U,S & ITS ,N,A,T,O ALLIES1 S9CE ALL ! MULT9ATIONALS ( NOTE W]E ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN OR ,WE/]N ,EUROPEAN4 ,BUT OV] TIME1 ! B5EFITS BEGAN TO G5]ALIZE TO ! CAPITALI/S ( ALL C\NTRIES4 

,A SECOND TIPP+ PO9T AWAY FROM NEOLIB]ALISM IS POLITICAL 9 NATURE4 ,NEOLIB]ALISM WAS DOOM$ BY ! 9/ITUTIONAL PRIMACY ( /ATE P[] OV] F9ANCIAL P[]4 ,A GLOBALIZ$ ECONOMY NE$S A GLOBAL /ATE TO REGULATE IT1 BUT P[]-HOLD]S >E /ILL FIRMLY NATIONAL4 ,!IR WORLDVIEWS & 9T]E/S >E DEVELOP$ AT ! NATIONAL LEVEL1 & NE>LY ALL !IR 9/ITUTIONAL H&LES P]TA9 TO NATION-/ATES4 ,9 A %ORTSI<T$ MANEUV] TO MA9TA9 !IR [N *AUV9I/IC SUPREMACY1 ,U,S CONS]VATIVES GUTT$ ! ,U,N--! POT5TIAL WORLD GOV]NM5T--& !RE=E SABOTAG$ ! V]Y WORLD ORD] !Y PUT 9 MOTION AFT] ,W,W,I,I4 

,:ILE ALL O!R POLITICIANS W]E 9CL9$ TO ADH]E TO A NEOLIB]AL /RATEGY ?AT IMM5SELY B5EFIT$ ! ,U,S BUT ALL[$ ,U,S SUPREMACY TO SL[LY SLIP AWAY1 ,TRUMP IS MAK+ A GAMBLE4 ,! ,U,S IS NO LONG] ! NUMB] ONE GLOBAL PRODUC]1 BUT IT IS /ILL ! L>GE/ CONSUM]1 MEAN+ IT HAS A UNIQUE B>GA9+ POSITION3 EV]Y C\NTRY WANTS ACCESS TO ! ,U,S M>KET4 ,IF ,TRUMP CAN 5C\RAGE 0FREE TRADE0 ?AT PRIVILEGES ,U,S 9T]E/S1 HE CAN MA9TA9 ! ,U,S POSITION AS GLOBAL ECONOMIC LEAD] & MAYBE EV5 RECOV] ! NUMB] ONE MANUFACTUR+ SPOT 7NOT BY SAV+ FACTORY JOBS1 ( C\RSE1 BUT BY SUBSIDIZ+ AN EXPANSION ( ROBOTIC LABOR74 ,IF HIS MULTIPLE HI<-/AKES GAMES ( *ICK5 FAIL1 HE WILL CAUSE ! ,U,S ECONOMY TO TANK1 HA/5 ! IMM95T EM]G5CE ( ,*9A AS GLOBAL ECONOMIC LEAD]1 & LOSE REELECTION4 

,TRUMP & ,GOV]NM5T 

,TRUMP'S RELATION%IP ) ! DEMOCRATIC TRADITIONS ( ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T IS ROCKY1 TO SAY ! LEA/1 BUT ALLEGATIONS ?AT HIS ADM9I/RATION IS FASCI/ OR EV5 ?AT IT IS PREP>+ A C\P CAN PREV5T US FROM P]CEIV+ ! PRECISE RELATION%IP BETWE5 ,TRUMP & ! EXI/+ 9/ITUTIONS4 ,)\T A D\BT1 HE HAS FREQU5TLY BREA*$ DEMOCRATIC ETIQUETTE & HIS HEAVY-H&$1 L>GELY NOVICE ADM9I/RATION HAS MADE MORE ?AN A FEW EMB>RASS+ FUMBLES :ILE IMPLEM5T+ POLICY4 ,BUT SU* FRICTION IS H>DLY REPRES5TATIVE ( A MAJOR /RUCTURAL %IFT4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 DISRESPECT+ DEMOCRATIC CONV5TIONS CAN UND]M9E ! CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS ?AT CON/ITUTE ONE IMPORTANT LAY] ( DEF5SE AGA9/ AU?ORIT>IAN C\PS OR FASCI/ MOVEM5TS4 ,H[EV]1 NEI!R ,TRUMP'S AU?ORIT>IAN *>ACT] NOR EV5 HIS 9T5TIONS 7OR ?OSE ( HIS *IEF ADVIS]1 ,/EVE ,BANNON7 >E SUFFICI5T TO DRAG AN 5TIRE C\NTRY 9TO FASCISM4 ,= A GOV]NM5T TO *ANGE ITS FUNDAM5TAL /RUCTURES1 A :OLE HO/ ( /RUCTURAL & SOCIETAL ELEM5TS NE$ TO BE 9 PLACE4 ,AS IT TURNS \T1 NONE ( ?OSE ELEM5TS >E CURR5TLY PRES5T4 ,!RE IS NO RI<T-W+ SOCIAL MOVEM5T ABLE TO =CE A CRISIS ( DEMOCRACY4 ,NO SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL P>TY & NO SIGNIFICANT P]C5TAGE ( ,U,S CAPITALI/S >E ADVOCAT+ = AN 5D TO DEMOCRACY4 ,9 ! ,U,S & 9 ,EUROPE1 !RE IS LESS COOP]ATION & DIALOGUE BETWE5 POLITICAL P>TIES1 BUT RUL+ P>TIES >E /ILL ABLE TO KEEP GOV]NM5T FUNCTION+ EV5 :5 !Y LACK A MAJORITY 7& 9 P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACIES ) NO T5ABLE MAJORITY & A P>TIALLY DYSFUNCTIONAL GOV]NM5T1 LIKE ,SPA91 NEO-FASCI/ OR O!R ANTI-DEMOCRATIC P>TIES HAVE Z]O PRES5CE74 ,& ! EXECUTIVE BRAN* IS NOT AMASS+ ! P[] NECESS>Y TO OV]RIDE ! O!R BRAN*ES4 ,TRUMP MI<T 9SULT 9DEP5D5T JUDGES1 BUT :5 !Y FOIL HIM1 HIS RESPONSE IS TO WRITE NEW EXECUTIVE ORD]S ?AT PASS LEGAL MU/] RA!R ?AN TRY+ TO SUSP5D ! JUDICI>Y4 

,TRUMP HAS CREAT$ A RA!R UNPREC$5T$ CONFLICT ) ! 9TELLIG5CE AG5CIES1 LEAD+ TO A P>TIAL BREAKD[N 9 COMMUNICATION4 ,H[EV]1 !Y >E DUK+ IT \T ) ! /AUN*LY DEMOCRATIC WEAPONS ( APPO9TM5TS1 RESIGNATIONS1 & SN>KY COMM5TS TO ! PRESS4 ,& BESIDES1 A BAD RELATION%IP ) ! 9TELLIG5CE AG5CIES IS H>DLY ! HALLM>K ( A FASCI/ DICTATOR4 

,TRUMP'S APPROA* TO GOV]NM5T RESPECTS A FUNDAM5TALLY DEMOCRATIC PROCESS1 BUT USES AGGRESSIVE MEASURES TO TRY TO SWAY IT1 :I* IS SOME?+ ALL PA/ ,REPUBLICAN ADM9I/RATIONS HAVE DONE S9CE ,NIXON4 ,9 HIS CASE1 HE IS EMP[]+ ! MO/ RI<T-W+ ELEM5TS ALREADY 9 GOV]NM5T BY NORMALIZ+ PREVI\SLY UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIORS1 :ILE BULLY+ ANY GOV]NM5T FUNCTION>IES :O DO NOT 5?USIA/ICALLY SUPPORT HIS AG5DA4 

,TO />T )1 HE HAS ! FANATICAL AID ( ! POLICE4 ,HIS SLOPPILY AU?OR$ ,MUSLIM ,BAN--AMBIGU\S1 OV]REA*+1 ILL-PREP>$--W\LD HAVE BE5 MEEKLY & HESITANTLY 5=C$ W]E IT NOT = ! EAG] & ACTIVE COMPLIANCE ( ! BORD] POLICE1 MANY ( :OM REFUS$ TO RELAX !IR GU>D & RELEASE !IR AIRPORT PRISON]S EV5 AFT] ! FIR/ JUDICIAL /AYS W]E ANN\NC$4 ,MORE REC5TLY1 /ATE & LOCAL POLICE HAVE BE5 BURN+ ! MIDNI<T OIL TO C>RY \T MASSIVE DEPORTATION RAIDS1 N[ ?AT !Y CAN BE DEPUTIZ$ BY ,I,C,E AGA94 ,IT DOESN'T TAKE A P]CEPTIVE WIT TO SEE H[ HAPPY !Y >E TO BE GIV5 OP5LY RACI/1 X5OPHOBIC CRUSADES4 ,EV]Y COP IS BO? A BUREAUCRAT & A VIGILANTE4 ,!IR TRUE *>ACT] %9ES ?R\< :5 WE SEE :I* TASKS !Y C>RY \T ) BOR$ APA?Y & :I* TASKS !Y FULFILL ) SADI/IC P]FECTIONISM4 

,! POLICE >E A CON/ANT 9 DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY4 ,IT'S ! SAME M]C5>Y CLASS1 :E!R ! GOV]NM5T IS LEFT-W+ OR RI<T-W+4 ,! OPPORTUNI/IC BUS9ESS ELITE1 ! FICKLE POLITICIANS1 ! FANCY ?9K]S1 !Y CAN BE =GIV5 = TRY+ \T PROGRESSIVE /RATEGIES OR CONS]VATIVE /RATEGIES = SOCIAL CONTROL1 BUT !Y ALL NE$ ! SAME RACI/1 SADI/IC1 PATRIOTIC1 9HUMAN POLICE MANN+ ! WALL1 PROTECT+ ! BALANCE ( P[] & KEEP+ ! DISPOSSESS$ UND] ! BOOT HEEL ( AU?ORIT>IANISM4 

,?\< ! POLICE CAME RUNN+ TO HIM1 ,TRUMP HAD ALMO/ AS EASY A TIME ) ! ,REPUBLICANS4 ,:ILE !Y W]E CAMPAIGN+ = REELECTION1 ! E/ABLI%M5T ,REPUBLICANS CRITICIZ$ HIM = HIS OP5 RACISM1 SEXISM1 & 9SULTS TO ! MILIT>Y & ,C,I,A4 ,N[ ?AT HE IS 9 (FICE1 ,REPUBLICANS HAVE CLOS$ RANKS BEH9D HIM1 GIV+ HIM AN UN9T]RUPT$ S]IES ( ,CONGRESSIONAL VICTORIES & %[+ ?AT :ITE SUPREMACY & RAPE CULTURE W]E ALREADY 9SIDE ! GOV]NM5T LONG BE=E ,TRUMP1 !Y JU/ US$ A MORE POLITE VOCABUL>Y4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ,TRUMP HAS *ANG$ HIS POSITION ON NE>LY EV]Y ISSUE :]E HE LACK$ P>TY SUPPORT4 ,HIS DEVIANCE ON ,N,A,T,O & ,TAIWAN >E FAD+ D[N ! MEMORY HOLE1 =GOTT5 AMID FRE%] CONTROV]SIES4 ,& HE IS ALSO WORK+ ) CONGRESSIONAL ,REPUBLICANS TO DISMANTLE ! ,AF=DABLE ,C>E ,ACT4 ,HE IS %[+ HE KN[S H[ TO PLAY POLITICS1 & ! ROLE HE IS CREAT+ = HIMSELF AT ! HEAD ( ! P>TY1 ?\< HE OSCILLATES BETWE5 SELF-IMPORTANT ASS & EFFECTIVE NEGOTIATOR1 BE>S LITTLE 9 COMMON ) ! TOTALIT>IAN FIGURE ( A ,FUHR]4 

,! ,DEMOCRATS1 = !IR P>T1 >E PULL+ TOGE!R AS AN OPPOSITION P>TY4 ,S9CE ! ,REPUBLICANS HAVE AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY1 !IR ONLY HOPE IS TO PLAY ! ROLE ( ! DEF5D]S ( DEMOCRACY1 CAPITALIZE ON PROTE/ MOVEM5TS LIKE ,OBAMA DID 9 #b#h1 & ATTEMPT TO MAKE GA9S 9 ! ,H\SE & ,S5ATE 9 #b#a#h4 

,SIGNIFICANTLY1 ! ,DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE TO BEAT ,TRUMP 9 ! /REETS & 9 SOCIAL M$IA BE=E !Y CAN BEAT HIM 9 ELECTIONS4 ,!Y NE$ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS TO %AME & DEMOBILIZE HIS BASE1 TO /A9 HIS *>ISMA1 & TO MOBILIZE AN ANTI-,TRUMP DEMOGRAPHIC ?AT DOES NOT MAKE RADICAL CRITIQUES ( ! SY/EM4 ,= ! NEXT TWO TO F\R YE>S1 ! ,DEMOCRATS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BLOCK HIM ) 9/ITUTIONAL MEASURES UNLESS HE COMMITS MORE SECURITY-RELAT$ BLUND]S LIKE ! ONE ?AT DIVID$ HIS [N ADM9I/RATION1 ANG]$ FELL[ ,REPUBLICANS1 & BR\<T D[N =M] ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ,ADVIS] ,MI*AEL ,FLYNN4 ,9 LESS ?AN ONE MON? AS PRESID5T1 ,TRUMP HAS DONE ?+S F> WORSE1 FROM ! /&PO9T ( A GOV]NM5T E?ICI/1 ?AN ! DIRTY DEAL+S ?AT =C$ ,RI*>D ,NIXON \T ( (FICE4 ,HIS IMPUNITY %[S ?AT NEW /&>DS >E 9 PLACE4 ,E?ICS >E N[ MEASUR$ ) EXCLUSIVELY P>TISAN Y>D/ICKS1 ANO!R RESULT ( ! POLYC5TRALIZATION ( MASS SOCIETY4 

,9 CONCLUSION1 EV5 AT HIS MO/ CONFLICTUAL1 ,TRUMP IS E/ABLI%+ A FIRMLY DEMOCRATIC RELATION%IP ) GOV]NM5T4 ,NONE!LESS1 HE IS FLAUNT+ A GREAT DEAL ( DEMOCRATIC ETIQUETTE1 :I* WILL HAVE ONE ( TWO RESULTS3 EI!R ! 9/ITUTIONS RESPOND1 RESULT+ 9 A /R5G!N+ ( DEMOCRACY1 A TRIUMPH ( SUPPOS$LY GOOD GOV]NM5T1 :I* WILL BE POSSIBLE ONLY IF SOME 9 HIS [N P>TY TURN AGA9/ HIM2 OR A GRADUAL ]OSION ( DEMOCRATIC NORMS1 :I* W\LD WEAK5 GOV]NM5T 9 ! %ORT-T]M BUT W\LD OP5 ! DOOR TO ! TRANS=MATION OR REPLACEM5T ( DEMOCRATIC /RUCTURES 9 ! MID-T]M4 ,NEI!R ( !SE \TCOMES BODE WELL = AN>*I/S OR ANYONE ELSE /RUGGL+ = FRE$OM1 REQUIR+ \R CONSCI\S & 9T5TIONAL 9T]V5TION4 

,:I* ,WAY1 ! ,RESI/ANCE8 

,KEY ELEM5TS ( ! CONFLICT BETWE5 ! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION & ! EXI/+ P[] /RUCTURES MOLD ! T]RA9 9 :I* RESI/ANCE TAKES PLACE4 ,CRITICAL1 EXI/5TIALLY ?REAT5$ MASS M$IA MEANS ?AT ANTI-GOV]NM5T RESI/ANCE 9 ! ,TRUMP ]A WILL BE MORE VISIBLE1 BUT ALSO ?AT ! M$IA WILL BE MORE EMB$D$1 CON/ANTLY MODULAT+ MOVEM5T DISC\RSES4 ,!Y WILL 9FUSE ! MOVEM5T ) CONS]VATIVE VALUES1 9 ?IS CASE1 A DEF5SE ( DEMOCRACY & DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS AGA9/ ! UP/>T POLITICIAN4 ,! SPECTACUL> H]OES ( ! MOVEM5T WILL BE 9DEP5D5T JUDGES1 *>ISMATIC ,DEMOCRATS1 & ! OCCASIONAL BLACK PA/OR OR IMMIGRANT MO!R :OM ! M$IA TURN 9TO TEMPOR>Y CELEBRITIES1 PROVID$ !Y SAY ! ?+S ! M$IA WANT PEOPLE TO HE>4 ,! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 PREP>+ = A REB\ND1 WILL TREAT ! MOVEM5T AS A SPR+BO>D & AN ELECTORAL BASE4 ,LEFT-W+ ,N,G,OS1 AWA% ) NEW FUND+1 WILL FLOOD ! MOVEM5T ) MONEY1 FUR!R CO-OPT+ ITS AG5DA4 ,& ! TITANS ( ! TE* ECONOMY1 ALONG ) ! PLAT=MS !Y CONTROL 7,GOOGLE1 ,FACEBOOK1 ,TWITT]44471 WILL GIVE AN ES!TICALLY HIP1 MA9/REAM LEGITIMACY TO ! VALUES ?AT UPHOLD !IR 9T]E/S4 

,! SPECTACUL> H]OES ( ! MOVEM5T WILL BE 9DEP5D5T JUDGES1 *>ISMATIC ,DEMOCRATS1 & ! OCCASIONAL BLACK PA/OR OR IMMIGRANT MO!R :OM ! M$IA TURN 9TO TEMPOR>Y CELEBRITIES1 PROVID$ !Y SAY ! ?+S ! M$IA WANT PEOPLE TO HE>4 

,PROTE/+ ,TRUMP WILL BE ! NEW NORMAL1 & WE WILL HAVE MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE TO ! /REETS & BLOCK ! MA*9ATIONS ( P[]1 BUT = EV]Y NEW ALLY OR COMRADE1 !RE WILL A :OLE >RAY ( NONPR(IT F9ANC+1 M$IA SPOKESPEOPLE1 GOV]NM5T-FRI5DLY DEM&S1 RE=MI/ N>RATIVES1 & PEACE POLICE TO R$IRECT \R /RUGGLES T[>DS ! REJUV5ATION ( /ATE P[]4 

,:AT IS ,ANTI-FASCISM8 

,9 MY M9D1 ANTI-FASCI/S--OR AN>*I/S OP]AT+ )9 AN ANTI-FASCI/ FRAMEWORK-->E ACCOMPLI%+ A NUMB] ( VITAL ?+S 9 ! FI<T AGA9/ ,TRUMP4 ,!Y TOOK HIM S]I\SLY FROM ! BEG9N+1 %[+ ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 HATE SPEE* & AN 9CREASE 9 RACI/1 ,ISLAMOPHOBIC1 & HOMOPHOBIC ATTACKS2 !Y >E CONV9C+ PEOPLE ( ! LEGITIMACY ( SELF-DEF5SE AGA9/ FASCI/S2 !Y >E CRITICIZ+ ! WAY ! PR9CIPLE ( FREE SPEE* IS US$ TO PROTECT FASCI/ ORGANIZ+2 & !Y >E %UTT+ D[N NEO-FASCI/ & O!R :ITE SUPREMACI/ EV5TS4 

,! EXTREME ,RI<T IS DANG]\S4 ,IT IS A ?REAT TO ! LIVES & WELL-BE+ ( IMMIGRANTS1 QUE] & TRANS PEOPLE1 PEOPLE ( COLOR1 NON-,*RI/IANS1 ,NATIVE PEOPLES1 & ?OSE :O /RUGGLE = FRE$OM2 !RE=E1 WE NE$ TO MAKE SURE ?AT IT DOES NOT GR[4 ,ALL ( US >E AFFECT$1 EI!R DIRECTLY1 OR BECAUSE LOV$ ONES OR ?OSE WE >E 9 SOLID>ITY ) >E T>GET$4 

,H[EV]1 NOT EV]Y?+ ON ! EXTREME ,RI<T IS NEO-FASCI/1 & EV]Y ?REAT REQUIRES ! MO/ ADEQUATE RESPONSE4 ,TO SPEAK BLUNTLY1 FASCISM AT ! ,/ATE LEVEL HAS NEV] BE5 A REAL ?REAT 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ) ! P>TIAL EXCEPTION ( ! #a#i#c#c-#c#d BUS9ESS PLOT1 A HALF-BAK$ PLAN BY A SMALL YET IMPORTANT GR\P ( 9DU/RIALI/S ?AT NEV] MADE IT PA/ ! CONCEPTUAL /AGES4 ,:]EV] !RE IS A S+LE NEO-NAZI OR BORD] VIGILANTE UNAFRAID TO TAKE ACTION1 M>G9AL PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS >E AT RISK1 BUT ! WAY P[] FUNCTIONS 9 ! ,U,S1 MAJOR1 GLOBAL-LEVEL TRANS=MATIONS W\LD HAVE TO TAKE PLACE BE=E FASCISM W]E CONCEIVABLE H]E AS A SY/EM ( GOV]NM5T4 

,BECAUSE ! ,U,S IS A SETTL] /ATE1 :ITE SUPREMACY HAS PLAY$ ITS P>AMILIT>Y FUNCTION 9 A DIFFUSE1 RA!R ?AN A C5TRALIZ$ WAY1 M>K+ A KEY1 FUNDAM5TAL DIFF]5CE ) ! FASCI/ MODEL4 ,! CITIZ51 9 ! ,U,S MODEL1 IS CALL$ ON TO ACT AS A VIGILANTE1 TAK+ ! 9ITIATIVE TO CLE> ! =E/S1 DRA9 ! SWAMPS1 TAME ! FRONTI]1 PROTECT ! BORD]1 & KEEP ! SLAVES UND] ET]NAL VIGILANCE4 ,!Y >E NOT A /ORMTROOP] AWAIT+ ORD]S4 ,! CITIZ5 IS AN 9CLUSIVE1 ALBEIT ELITI/1 FIGURE4 ,HE DOES NOT HAVE TO %[ PURITY GO+ BACK ?REE G5]ATIONS1 BUT RA!R A ZEAL\S LOYALTY TO ! CULTURAL VALUES ( HIS CIVILIZATION4 ,!RE=E1 HE HAS A COLONIZ+1 CIVILIZ+ MISSION TO BR+ O!RS 9TO ! FOLD4 ,DEMOCRACY1 :I* HAS ALWAYS BE5 A MILIT>I/IC SLAVE SY/EM EFFECTIVE AT MANAG+ COMM]CIAL EMPIRES1 IS ! IDEAL =M ( GOV]NM5T = ! SETTL] IT]ATION ( :ITE SUPREMACY4 

,! CULTURE ( ?IS MODEL IS *>ITABLE3 IT (F]S ITSELF AS A GIFT1 A =M ( PROGRESS1 TO ! RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,HITL]1 = EXAMPLE1 W\LD NEV] HAVE SPOK5 ( ! 0:ITE MAN'S BURD510 ?AT DISC\RSE ?AT UNIT$ ! MORE SUBTLE1 PROGRESSIVE :ITE SUPREMACI/S ( ! ,U,K & ,U,S4 ,A C5TRAL ELEM5T ( ! MODEL IS CULTURAL CONT9UITY1 ! PRET5SION ( BE+ AN ANCI5T & WISE CULTURE /RET*+ ALL ! WAY BACK TO ,ANCI5T ,GREECE4 ,ONCE AGA91 /ABLE DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T ?AT AVOIDS ANY OV]T C\PS IS ! MO/ SUIT$ TO SATISFY+ ! MODEL4 

,?OSE :O CALL ,TRUMP FASCI/ FAIL TO DEF9E :AT IS FASCI/ AB\T HIM4 ,A /&>D EXAMPLE COMES FROM ,NATA%A ,L5N>D'S PIECE 9 ,! ,NATION1 9 :I* %E PO9TS TO 0FEATURES LIKE SELECTIVE POPULISM1 NATIONALISM1 RACISM1 TRADITIONALISM1 ! DEPLOYM5T ( ,NEWSPEAK & DISREG>D = REASON$ DEBATE04 ,ALL ( !SE >E FEATURES %>$ BY EV]Y S+LE =M ( F>-RI<T POLITICS 7& 9 FACT1 ,NEWSPEAK IS ORIG9ALLY A FEATURE ( ,/AL9ISM74 ,!RE IS NO?+ SPECIFICALLY FASCI/ AB\T ?IS LI/4 

,I W\LD (F] ! FOLL[+ DEF9ITION FROM AN E>LI] >TICLE PUBLI%$ BY ,CRIME?,9C3 

,FASCISM IS NOT JU/ ANY EXTREME RI<T-W+ POSITION4 ,IT IS A COMPLEX PH5OM5ON ?AT MOBILIZES A POPUL> MOVEM5T UND] ! HI]>*ICAL DIRECTION ( A POLITICAL P>TY & CULTIVATES P>ALLEL LOYALTY /RUCTURES 9 ! POLICE & MILIT>Y1 TO CONQU] P[] EI!R ?R\< DEMOCRATIC OR MILIT>Y MEANS2 SUBSEQU5TLY ABOLI%ES ELECTORAL PROC$URES TO GU>ANTEE A S+LE P>TY CONT9UITY2 CREATES A NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT ) ! DOME/IC WORK+ CLASS1 ON ! ONE H& U%]+ 9 A HI<] /&>D ( LIV+ ?AN :AT C\LD BE A*IEV$ UND] LIB]AL CAPITALISM & ON ! O!R H& PROTECT+ ! CAPITALI/S ) A NEW SOCIAL PEACE2 & ELIM9ATES ! 9T]NAL 5EMIES :OM IT HAD BLAM$ = ! DE/ABILIZATION ( ! PRIOR REGIME4 

,WE C\LD ALSO ADD A T5D5CY TO GO TO W> TO CONQU] A L>G] COLONIAL BASE ) :I* TO PAY BACK ! MASSIVE 9VE/M5T ?AT F9ANCES ! NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT4 

,S9CE !IR DEFEAT 9 ,W,W,I,I1 FASCI/S HAVE HAD A LIMIT$ ?\< DANG]\S ROLE AS /REET ?UGS4 ,!Y HELP WEAK5 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & T]RORIZE M>G9ALIZ$ POPULATIONS1 BUT !Y HAVE NOT HAD A REAL *ANCE ( GA9+ 9/ITUTIONAL P[]4 ,! FEW TIMES ?AT !Y HAVE GOTT5 TOO /RONG & 5T]TA9$ 9/ITUTIONAL AMBITIONS1 !IR GOV]NM5TS HAVE KNOCK$ !M D[N & PUT !M BACK 9 !IR PLACES1 POLI%+ !IR DEMOCRATIC CR$5TIALS 9 ! PROCESS4 

,& :AT1 SPECIFICALLY1 IS ANTI-FASCISM8 ,AT ! RISK ( SEEM+ P$ANTIC1 ,I ?9K IT IS NECESS>Y TO REVIEW ! HI/ORY & TRACE SOME PATT]NS ?AT CONT9UE TO ?IS DAY4 ,( C\RSE1 !RE HAVE BE5 DIFF]5T /RA9S ( ANTI-FASCISM4 ,! /RUGGLE 9 ,ITALY 9 ! '#bS1 OR 9 DIFF]5T WORK+ CLASS NEI<BORHOODS 9 ! ,U,K & ,G]MANY 9 ! '#hS1 PRODUC$ MANY VALUABLE EXP]I5CES ?AT WE %\LD CELEBRATE & PASS ON4 ,BUT ! MO/ HI/ORICALLY PROM95T MODEL ( ANTI-FASCISM IS ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT1 PROPOS$ BY ,/AL9 & APPLI$ ) DISA/R\S RESULTS EV]Y:]E FROM ,G]MANY TO ,SPA94 ,9 ! E>LY '#cS1 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY HAD BE5 SECRETLY WORK+ H& 9 H& ) ! ,NAZIS TO DE/ROY ! SOCIAL DEMOCRATS UNTIL ! ,NAZIS1 TO ! ,COMMIES' SURPRISE1 GA9$ P[]4 ,REV]S+ GE>S1 !Y DRAFT$ ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT /RATEGY TO UNIFY ! 5TIRE ,LEFT1 UND] !IR LEAD]%IP1 TO CONFRONT ! FASCI/ ?REAT1 :I* !Y N[ REALIZ$ HAD BECOME A GEOPOLITICAL DANG] TO ! ,SOVIET ,UNION4 ,! ACTUAL EFFECT WAS MORE TO CONTROL SOCIALI/S1 AN>*I/S1 & DISSID5T COMMUNI/S ?AN TO BEAT ! FASCI/S4 ,9 ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 IT WAS ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT ?AT KILL$ ! REVOLUTION1 LONG BE=E ,FRANCO SWEPT 9TO ,CATALONIA & ,>AGON4 ,/AL9 WAS HAPPY ) ! RESULTS3 BY PROLONG+ ! CONFLICT1 HE EV5TUALLY SECUR$ A NON-AGGRESSION PACT ) ,HITL]1 & 9 ! MEANTIME HE HAD LIQUIDAT$ ! AN>*I/S & ,TROTSKYI/S4 

,! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 PREP>+ = A REB\ND1 WILL TREAT ! MOVEM5T AS A SPR+BO>D & AN ELECTORAL BASE4 ,LEFT-W+ ,N,G,OS1 AWA% ) NEW FUND+1 WILL FLOOD ! MOVEM5T ) MONEY1 FUR!R CO-OPT+ ITS AG5DA4 

,?IS IS NOT ANCI5T HI/ORY1 BUT A MODEL ?AT P]SI/S TODAY4 ,EUROPE'S REMA9+ ,/AL9I/S CAN BE F\ND 9 ANTI-FASCI/ =MATIONS4 ,ANTI-FASCI/S EV5 RISK$ !IR LIVES 9 A CONFLICT BETWE5 TWO REACTION>Y /ATES1 TRAVEL+ TO EA/]N ,UKRA9E TO TAKE P>T 9 :AT !Y IMAG9$ WAS A /RUGGLE AGA9/ FASCISM1 DUP$ BY ! FACT ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN GOV]NM5T1 AS A PO9T ( PATRIOTIC MY?OLOGY1 CONSID]S ITSELF TO BE ANTI-FASCI/4 

,ANTI-FASCISM IS SPECIFICALLY AN 9T]CLASS ALLIANCE 7UNIFY+ WORK]S ) ! B\RGEOISIE7 DESIGN$ TO PROTECT DEMOCRATIC GOV]NANCE4 ,:5 AN>*I/S & O!R ANTI-CAPITALI/S TAKE P>T 9 ANTI-FASCI/ =MATIONS1 !Y SY/EMATICALLY TONE D[N !IR DEEP CRITICISMS ( CAPITALISM & GOV]NM5T TO FOCUS !IR CRITIQUES AGA9/ ! AB]RATIONS ?AT >E UNIQUE TO FASCI/S4 ,?IS WAS ! CASE :5 ! ,C,N,T TOOK P>T 9 ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT GOV]NM5T DUR+ ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 & IT CONT9UES TO BE ! CASE ON A SMALL] SCALE TODAY4 ,9 ,G]MANY1 ANTI-FASCISM IS ! DOM9ANT LOGIC ( ! 5TIRE 0RADICAL ,LEFT40 ,!RE1 IT IS A KEY ELEM5T 9 PRES]V+ ,G]MAN EXCEPTIONALISM 7A TRAIT ?AT ! ,RI<T & ,LEFT 9 ,G]MANY %>E71 REPRODUC+ A POLITICAL TRADITION BAS$ PRIM>ILY ON %AME1 CELEBRAT+ V>I\S /ATE MODELS--FROM ! ,U,S,S,R TO ,ISRAEL--& PROTECT+ ! ,/ATE FROM FUNDAM5TAL CRITIQUES4 

,EV]Y:]E ,I HAVE SE5 AN>*I/S BECOME CONV9C$ ( ! URG5CY ( ! FASCI/ ?REAT & JO9 ANTI-FASCI/ =MATIONS1 !Y CEASE TO MAKE SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/ CRITICISMS ( FASCISM 7?AT IT IS ULTIMATELY A TOOL ( ! SAME ELITE ?AT PR(ITS UND] DEMOCRACY1 & A MORE OBVI\S MANIFE/ATION ( ! SAME :ITE SUPREMACY ?AT 9FUSES ALL ( SOCIETY71 9 ORD] TO JO9 9 A *ORUS ( LEFTI/1 PROGRESSIVE DISC\RSES ?AT DEMONIZE FASCI/S AS A UNIQUE EVIL & IMPLICITLY OR EXPLICITLY CELEBRATE ! VALUES ( DEMOCRACY4 

,:Y RADICALS 9 ! ,U,S W\LD IMPORT A DECONTEXTUALIZ$ POLITICAL MODEL FROM ,EUROPE1 EV5 ) ! SAME ES!TIC & ! ,G]MAN MONIK] 0ANTIFA01 ELUDES ME4 ,TACTICAL IMPORTS LIKE ! ,BLACK ,BLOC HAVE C]TA9LY WORK$ 9 ! PA/1 BUT AT LEA/ AN>*I/S UND]/OOD ! PURPOSE ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC1 & IT QUICKLY PROV$ TO BE ADAPTABLE TO ! ,U,S CONTEXT4 ,:AT AB\T ANTI-FASCISM AS AN IMPORT8 ,IT SEEMS A /RANGE FIT4 ,WE ALREADY HAD AN ADAPT$ V]SION ( ?IS MODEL1 9 ! =M ( ,>,A1 ,ANTI-,RACI/ ,ACTION4 ,BUT SURE1 ONE S\NDS A LOT T\<] FI<T+ FASCI/S ?AN FI<T+ M]E RACI/S1 SO AT ! FIR/ OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM ?AT \R 5EMIES >E 9DE$ FULL-BL[N FASCI/S1 IT SEEMS 9EVITABLE ?AT AT LEA/ 9 C]TA9 CIRCLES1 ,>,A W\LD GIVE WAY TO ,A,F,A4 

,IT IS ADMITT$LY /RANGE TO BE CRITIQU+ ! URG5CY ?AT HAS GRIPP$ ,U,S SOCIETY4 ,F9ALLY1 PEOPLE >E ACTUALLY FEEL+ SOME?+1 & :AT'S MORE1 !Y'RE TAK+ TO ! /REETS TO /OP ! GOV]NM5T 9 :AT SO REC5TLY WAS A SOCIETY DEF9$ BY APA?Y & ATOMIZATION4 ,H[EV]1 ANTI-FASCISM OP]ATES ON URG5CY 9 A SPECIAL WAY ?AT WE %\LD AT LEA/ BE AW>E (4 

,FASCI/ JURISPRUD5CE--& TO A L>GE EXT5T ITS SOCIAL ORGANIZATION--WORKS ON ! PR9CIPLE ( A /ATE ( EXCEPTION4 ,9 FACT1 ?IS WAS ONE ( ! MA9 CONTRIBUTIONS ?AT FASCISM MADE TO ! PO/W> DEMOCRACIES1 ALONGSIDE ROCKET SCI5TI/S & SECURITY APP>ATUSES 9 ,ITALY & ,GREECE4 ,DEMOCRACY TOOK ! /ATE ( EXCEPTION1 NOT AS A G5]AL LEGAL PR9CIPLE BUT AS AN EXCEPTIONAL ONE1 & WORK$ IT 9TO ITS ANTI-T]RORISM POLICIES AS A WAY TO CONTROL SUBV]SIVES1 FIR/ 9 ,G]MANY & ,SPA91 LAT] 9 ! ,U,S4 

,EXCEPTIONALISM UND] DEMOCRACY PROVES TO WORK BO? WAYS4 ,:ATEV] ?REAT5S IT IS P]CEIV$ TO BE A DANG] ( UNIQUE PROPORTIONS1 BO? 9 ! EYES ( RUL]S & SUBJECTS4 ,EV5 PEOPLE :O >E SUPPOS$LY CRITICAL ( DEMOCRACY SEE FASCISM AS SOME?+ 9F9ITELY WORSE1 MOM5T>ILY =GETT+ ?AT FASCISM IS CURR5TLY A TOOL ( DEMOCRACY & EV5 9 ITS HEYDAY1 FROM #a#i#b#b-#a#i#d#e1 FASCISM WAS A TOOL ( ! SAME CLASS ( PEOPLE :O ELSE:]E W]E US+ DEMOCRACY TO PURSUE !IR 9T]E/S4 ,BY PORTRAY+ FASCISM AS EXCEPTIONAL1 ! DEF5D]S ( DEMOCRACY CAN OBSCURE ! ROOT ( ! PROBLEM4 

,MANY ANTI-FASCI/S UNWITT+LY REPRODUCE ! SAME DYNAMIC4 ,! DEFAULT MOOD ( ANTI-FASCISM IS ALWAYS URG5CY4 ,& :ILE IT'S IMPORTANT TO NEV] FALL 9TO ! COMPLAC5CY & APPEASEM5T ?AT DEF9$ #a#i#cS ,EUROPE--*ALL5G+ FASCI/S' 0FREE SPEE*0 IS A GREAT EXAMPLE ( LE>N+ FROM ! PA/--WILD EXAGG]ATIONS DON'T HELP US4 ,= ! PA/ T5 YE>S1 ,I HAVE SE5 ANTI-FASCI/S TOTALLY CONV9C$ ?AT ,RUSSIA1 !N ,GREECE1 !N ,SPA9 W]E ON ! V]GE ( FASCI/ DICTATOR%IPS1 & 9 ! PROCESS ( SCRAMBL+ TO MEET ! ?REAT1 !Y HAVE =GOTT5 AB\T MANY O!R VITAL =MS ( ORGANIZ+ & /RUGGLE4 ,& N[1 SOME PEOPLE 9 ! ,U,S >E S]I\SLY PR$ICT+ ?AT ,TRUMP IS PREP>+ A C\P4 ,NOT ONLY HAVE !Y PROV5 TO TOTALLY MISUND]/& H[ P[] FUNCTIONS1 !Y HAVE HELP$ ?OSE 9 P[] COV] UP ! FACT ?AT ! DICTATOR%IP IS ALREADY H]E4 ,IT IS NOT A POLITICAL DICTATOR%IP1 BECAUSE IT DOES NOT NE$ TO BE4 ,IT IS ! DICTATOR%IP ( ,CAPITAL1 ( PROGRESS1 ( TE*NOLOGY1 ROOT$ 9TO ! FABRIC ( SOCIETY SO DEEPLY ?AT WE CAN MAKE ALL ! FREE *OICES WE WANT & WE'LL /ILL NEV] BREAK FREE4 

,ANO!R POT5TIAL PROBLEM ) ! ANTIFA MODEL IS ?AT IT PUTS A DISPROPORTIONATE FOCUS ON COMBAT+ C]TA9 K9DS ( /REET ?UGS1 C]TA9 K9DS ( 9TELLECTUALS1 & C]TA9 K9DS ( POLITICIANS1 )\T ANY COMMUNAL1 LIB]AT+ PRACTICES OR PROPOSALS = SOCIETY4 ,NOT ONLY DOES ?IS LEAD TO AN 9COMPLETE UND]/&+ ( P[]1 AS M5TION$1 IT ALSO 9EXORABLY LEADS TO A ?UG M5TALITY4 ,FI<T+ RACI/S & HOMOPHOBES IS PSY*OLOGICALLY EMANCIPAT+1 IT MAKES US HEAL?I] & WIS] AS HUMAN BE+S1 & IT ALSO RESPONDS TO \R COLLECTIVE NE$S ( SELF-DEF5SE & SURVIVAL4 ,BUT IF IT IS \R NUMB] ONE PRIORITY & EV5 A S\RCE ( \R ID5TITY1 WE WILL EV5TUALLY BECOME1 AT LEA/ A LITTLE BIT1 LIKE ?AT :I* WE >E FI<T+4 ,C]TA9LY NOT ) EV]Y ANTI-FASCI/1 BUT UND\BT$LY 9 EV]Y MAJOR ANTI-FASCI/ SC5E1 A P>T ( ?OSE 9VOLV$ BECOME JU/ ANO!R GANG1 FREQU5TLY REPRODUC+ MA*O1 SEXI/1 & HOMOPHOBIC BEHAVIORS 7BECAUSE ! FASCI/S >E ! REAL PROBLEM1 & EV]Y O!R /RUGGLE IS SECOND>Y71 & MORE ?AN A FEW TIMES !Y HAVE ATTACK$ O!R PEOPLE 9 /RUGGLE 7FEM9I/S OR AN>*I/S71 (T5 = ! MO/ TRIFL+ ( MOTIVES4 ,?IS (T5 GETS LEFT \T ( ! ROMANTIC HI/ORIES ( ANTI-FASCISM1 BUT IT IS A V]Y REAL DYNAMIC4 

,ULTIMATELY1 ANTI-FASCISM CAN S]VE AS AN ADR5AL9E FIX1 SIMIL> TO ! H>M R$UCTION CAMPAIGNS ?AT MANY ACTIVI/S HAVE D$ICAT$ !MSELVES TO 9 ! PA/ DECADES4 ,9 BO? CASES1 ! NE$ IS 9DISPUTABLE & ! 9T5TIONS >E IMPECCABLE1 BUT 9 TIME1 A PRACTICE >ISES ?AT IS TOXIC 9 ITS SELF-RI<TE\SNESS & BL9D 9 ! WAY IT REFUSES TO ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES4 

,IF WE >E FI<T+ = FRE$OM1 WE DON'T NE$ TO ID5TIFY SPECIFICALLY AS ANTI-FASCI/S4 ,ANYONE :O OPPOSES :ITE SUPREMACY1 CAPITALISM1 PATRI>*Y1 & ! ,/ATE1 WILL FI<T AGA9/ FASCISM1 BECAUSE IT *AMPIONS ALL ( !SE =MS ( OPPRESSION4 ,)\T A D\BT1 ?\<1 ANTI-FASCISM IS ! BIG NEW TR5D4 ,WE C]TA9LY WON'T *ANGE ?AT BY D5\NC+ IT AS IDEOLOGICALLY ]RONE\S4 ,?AT W\LD ONLY HA/5 ! EM]G5CE ( ITS UGLIE/ ASPECTS1 ?OSE ?AT ?RIVE 9 SECT>IANISM & ?AT ACCUSE ANY CRITICS ( BE+ SECRETLY 9 LEAGUE ) ! FASCI/S1 AS ! ,/AL9I/S DID TO ! AN>*I/S 9 ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> & AS ! ID5TITY POLITICIANS ( ! ,LEFT LE>N$ H[ TO DO1 9 MOD]N =M1 9 ! TOXIC 5VIRONM5T ( COLLEGE CAMPUS ACTIVISM4 ,BECAUSE WE HATE :ITE SUPREMACI/S & HOMOPHOBES1 & RECOGNIZE ! DANG] !Y REPRES5T1 WE WILL NOT /OP FI<T+ !M4 ,BUT WE CAN USE A MORE CONSCI5TI\S LANGUAGE1 & A DEEP]1 MORE HI/ORICAL ANALYSIS 9 ! C\RSE ( ?AT FI<T4 ,WE CAN %>E O!R ME?ODS & O!R CRITIQUES ( P[] ) ?OSE :O = ! MOM5T 5T]TA9 A GUT ID5TIFICATION ) ANTI-FASCISM4 

,! NE$ TO SURPASS ! LIMITATIONS ( ANTI-FASCISM MAY WELL BE ONE ( ! DEF9+ FEATURES ( ?IS HI/ORICAL MOM5T4 ,IF WE OPPOSE ,TRUMP AS A POT5TIAL FASCI/1 AT BE/ WE WILL PRESSURE HIM TO /AY )9 ! B\NDS ( DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T1 BUT !SE >E MORE ?AN SUFFICI5T = HIM TO C>RY \T HIS PROGRAM4 ,:AT'S MORE1 WE WILL MISS ! OPPORTUNITY TO EXPOSE ! CONT9UITY ) :I* GOV]NM5TS OPPRESS PEOPLE1 & WE WILL PLAY 9TO ! H&S ( ! ,DEMOCRATS1 MAK+ IT EASI] = !M TO CONT9UE ?IS MADNESS 9 MORE 9TELLIG5T WAYS AFT] ! NEXT ELECTIONS4 

,OBVI\SLY1 NONE ( US KN[ ! FUTURE1 & NO?+ APPE>S ON E>? ?AT DOES NOT EV5TUALLY DISAPPE>4 ,DEMOCRACY WILL NOT LA/ =EV]4 ,SO LET'S 5T]TA9 = A MOM5T ! SC5>IO ?AT IT WILL COME TO AN 5D 9 ! NEXT DECADE4 ,A CRISIS ( SOCIAL CONTROL C\LD C]TA9LY SPELL ! 5D ( DEMOCRACY4 ,:ILE ITS SPECIFIC /RATEGIES *ANGE OV] TIME1 ! ,/ATE P]SI/S1 & ITS FUNDAM5TAL LOGIC IS ?AT ( SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,:I!R WILL IT GO8 

,I F9D IT H>D TO BELIEVE ?AT ! MODEL = 9/ITUTIONAL EVOLUTION WILL BE ! FASCI/ DICTATOR%IPS ( ! #b? C5TURY = TWO REASONS3 ONE TE*NOLOGICAL & ! O!R SY/EMIC4 ,9 ! AGE ( NANOTE*NOLOGY & ! 9T]NET ( ?+S1 DICTATOR%IP IS NOT POLITICAL1 IT IS MAT]IAL4 ,:AT'S MORE1 9 ! P5DULUM ( PROGRESS & POPUL> RESI/ANCE1 5TIRE POPULATIONS DO ACTUALLY BECOME 9OCULAT$ AGA9/ C]TA9 /RATEGIES ( /ATE P[]4 ,9DIVIDUAL 9/ITUTIONS T5D TO HAMM] D[N RESI/ANCE1 BUT SY/EMS1 AS !Y EVOLVE1 SEEK \T ! PA? ( LEA/ RESI/ANCE1 & !IR MOVEM5TS >E GUID$ BY ! M5TALITIES ( ALL !IR MEMB]S4 ,! FIGURE ( ! DICTATOR HAS A BAD REP4 ,?\< WE HAVE NOT SUCCE$$ 9 REVOLUTION1 WE HAVE AT LEA/ SUCCE$$ 9 RESCU+ COMMON S5SE FROM ! AU?ORIT>IAN IDEOLOGIES ( ! PA/ MILL5NIA2 A VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE >E ONCE AGA9 DI/RU/FUL ( ANYONE ) A GREAT DEAL ( P[]4 ,ANY SY/EM ?AT *OOSES A POLITICAL /RATEGY ( DICTATOR%IP WILL FACE A LEGITIMACY CRISIS FROM DAY ONE4 

,?\< ! IDEOLOGICAL H>DCORE ( ! ,ALT ,RI<T IS NEOREACTION>Y1 :I* IS TO SAY !Y SUPPORT A DICTATOR1 ,I ?9K ! EVOLUTION>Y USEFULNESS ( A POPULI/ /RONGMAN LIKE ,TRUMP IS 9 %AK+ UP A DECAY+ SY/EM & =C+ EXP]TS TO >TICULATE ! CRISIS ( DEMOCRACY4 ,HE HIMSELF IS NOT A MODEL = ! WAY =W>D4 ,! MODEL WILL BE TE*NOCRATIC /ATES LIKE ,*9A ?AT >E WEA!R+ ! ECONOMIC CRISIS BETT] ?AN ! ,U,S1 & PROV+ TO BE POLITICALLY MORE /ABLE4 ,! BIG QUE/ION1 !N1 IS :E!R A CRISIS ( SOCIAL CONTROL WILL ALSO BECOME A FACTOR3 WILL POPUL> UPRIS+S ?REAT5 P[]8 ,9 ?AT CASE1 :I* ME?OD IS MORE EFFECTIVE AT CONTROLL+ !M - AU?ORIT>IAN LIQUIDATION OR DEMOCRATIC RECUP]ATION8 ,IF ! LATT]1 ONE-/ATE ,*9A WILL FAIL AS A POT5TIAL MODEL1 & ! ,WE/ WILL HAVE ! OPPORTUNITY TO DRAW ON ITS [N TE*NOCRATIC TRADITIONS4 ,IMAG9E A MULTI-P>TY DEMOCRACY 9 :I* POLITICIANS RECOMM5D POLICY GUIDEL9ES BAS$ ON ELECTORAL M&ATE1 BUT IT IS ! TE*NOCRATS 9 ,C5TRAL ,BANKS & RELAT$ 9/ITUTIONS 7GOV]N+ EV]Y?+ FROM 5VIRONM5TAL PROTECTION TO G5D] RELATIONS TO ! BORD]S7 ?AT DRAFT & IMPLEM5T ! ACTUAL POLICIES4 ,AS ,>TIFICIAL ,9TELLIG5CE COMES TO PLAY AN 9CREAS+ ROLE1 FIR/ 9 /OCK EX*ANGES & CURR5CY M>KETS1 LAT] 9 PUBLIC HEAL?1 5VIRONM5TAL PROTECTION1 TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION1 IMMIGRATION METRICS1 & SO ON1 SOCIETY WILL LE>N TO ACCEPT ! FIGURE ( ! NEUTRAL1 P]FECT$1 TRU/WOR?Y TE*NOCRAT4 

,! FIGURE ( ! DICTATOR HAS BE5 DELEGITIMIZ$1 9 P>T ?ANKS TO \R /RUGGLES4 ,A SIDE EFFECT IS ?AT WE HAVE TRA9$ \RSELVES TO BE EV] ON ! DEF5SE AGA9/ DICTATORS1 AT A HI/ORICAL MOM5T :5 SU* A TOOL IS BECOM+ OBSOLETE4 ,9 \R /RUGGLES WE HAVE COMMUNICAT$ A REJECTION ( POLITICIANS1 & POPUL> SKEPTICISM HAS GONE UP4 ,IRONICALLY1 SOMEONE :O WASN'T PREVI\SLY A POLITICIAN WON ! ELECTIONS4 ,WE ALSO HAVE ! P[] TO DELEGITIMIZE ! FIGURE ( ! TE*NOCRAT1 ! ,/ATE ITSELF1 & ! TE*NOLOGY ?AT MAKES IT POSSIBLE4 ,BUT ONLY IF WE RECOGNIZE ! ?REAT1 COMMUNICATE IT F> & WIDE1 & PUT \R BODIES ON ! L9E FI<T+ AGA9/ IT4 ,SEEK+ L[E/-COMMON-D5OM9ATOR ALLIANCES & ONLY CRITICIZ+ ! ASPECTS ( CAPITALISM & ! ,/ATE ?AT >E EASIE/ TO HATE IS ! PA? ( LEA/ RESI/ANCE1 BUT 9 A REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE1 TAK+ ! EASY WAY \T MEANS DIGG+ Y\R [N GRAVE4 

,:5 ,DEMOCRACY IS ! ,PROBLEM 

,ALREADY1 ,TRUMP IS CAUS+ ,OBAMA TO GO D[N 9 POPUL> MEMORY AS A F>-LEFT PROGRESSIVE & NOT A C5TRI/ :O DEPORT$ MILLIONS & KILL$ HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S 9 W>S 9 ,AF<ANI/AN1 ,IRAQ1 ,SYRIA1 ,LIBYA1 & ELSE:]E4 ,SURE1 ,TRUMP IS WORSE ?AN ,OBAMA 9 A LOT ( WAYS1 BUT ! :OLE PO9T IS ?AT WE %\LD NEV] HAVE TO MAKE A *OICE BETWE5 DIFF]5T FLAVORS ( MURD] & OPPRESSION4 ,FI<T+ AGA9/ ,TRUMP IS A CYNICAL WA/E ( TIME IF IT HELPS US =GET ?AT ,TRUMP IS JU/ ! VISIBLE FACE ( A MURD]\S SY/EM4 ,& )9 ?IS SY/EM1 ,RI<T & ,LEFT WORK TOGE!R MORE ?AN ANYONE WANTS TO ADMIT4 

,! ,TEA ,P>TY & ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T1 9 MAK+ CLAIMS TO A TRUE1 REG5]AT$ DEMOCRACY1 W]E AT TIMES SAY+ ! SAME ?+4 ,LEAV+ ASIDE ! V]SIONS 7LIKE ,OCCUPY ,OAKL&7 ?AT W]E MORE AN>*I/IC & CRITICAL ( DEMOCRACY1 ! *IEF DIFF]5CE WAS ?AT ,OCCUPY WAS PREFIGURATIVE RA!R ?AN PASSIVE4 ,!Y DIDN'T DEM& *ANGE1 !Y PUT IT 9 PRACTICE4 ,BUT :5 ! C5TRALIZ$ ASSEMBLIES 9EVITABLY FAIL$1 A CONSEQU5CE ( ! IDEOLOGICAL FALLACY ( BELIEV+ !RE EXI/S A DIFF]5CE BETWE5 REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY & TRUE OR DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 ALL ?AT REMA9S IS A REJECTION ( E/ABLI%M5T POLITICS & AN 9>TICULATE DEM& = R5OVATION4 

,! LEFTI/ 7AS OPPOS$ TO AN>*I/ OR 9DIG5\S7 PORTION ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T MADE A SIMIL> ]ROR4 ,RA!R ?AN SPREAD+ DEEP CRITIQUES ( CAPITALISM & ! ,/ATE1 EV]YONE FROM PROGRESSIVES TO ,NEGRI/S TO ANTI-IMP]IALI/S FOCUS$ !IR ATTACKS ON NEOLIB]ALISM4 ,?IS WAS A WAY = UNREP5TANT ,M>XI/S TO AVOID COM+ TO T]MS ) HI/ORICAL ]RORS1 = ,N,G,OS TO MAKE FUNDRAIS+ APPEALS )\T S\ND+ LIKE ,M>XI/S1 & = ELITI/S FROM ! ,GLOBAL ,S\? TO PLAY ! ROLE ( VICTIM1 CA/+ CAPITALISM AS A PURELY ,U,S OR ,EUROPEAN PH5OM5ON4 ,A *IEF P>T ( ?IS N>RATIVE WAS H[ NEOLIB]ALISM VIOLAT$ ! SOV]EIGNTY ( POOR C\NTRIES ?R\< UNFAIR TRADE DEALS4 ,?IS RHETORIC IS N[ COM+ BACK TO BITE ! ,LEFT 9 ! ASS1 ) ! ELECTION ( A NEW CROP ( WORLD LEAD]S :O >E PRO-CAPITALI/ BUT NOT NEOLIB]AL4 ,9 A GREAT] IRONY1 ! PROTECTIONI/ DISC\RSE ( ! ,LEFT ACTUALLY BECOMES MORE EFFECTIVE :5 PAIR$ ) ! X5OPHOBIC DISC\RSE ( ! ,RI<T4 ,9 ! M$IA1 0ANTI-GLOBALIZATION0 N[ MEANS ,ALT-,RI<T4 ,SO MANY YE>S ( MOBILIZATIONS1 ,SOCIAL ,=UMS1 & MAK+ PUPPETS1 D[N ! DRA94 

,LA/ BUT NOT LEA/1 ! ,LEFT PAVES ! WAY = RI<T-W+ VICTORIES BY SY/EMATICALLY MAK+ PROMISES IT HAS NO ABILITY TO KEEP4 ,:5 ,S,Y,R,I,Z,A1 9 ,GREECE1 BECOMES ! ADM9I/RATOR ( ! H>%E/ AU/]ITY MEASURES 9 ,EUROPE1 OR :5 ,OBAMA PRESIDES OV] ! GREATE/ MASS DEPORTATIONS 9 ,U,S HI/ORY1 ! SUPPRESSION ( ! REVOLTS AGA9/ POLICE %OOT+S1 & AN 9CREASE 9 ! WEAL? GAP BETWE5 BLACKS & :ITES1 IT IS NO SURPRISE ?AT *>ISMATIC1 HOPE-EXPLOIT+ LEFT-W+ VICTORIES >E USUALLY FOLL[$ BY SW+S TO ! ,RI<T4 

,A CRITIQUE ( ! ,LEFT IS SO IMPORTANT1 :5 ! OBVI\S ?REAT IS ! EXTREME ,RI<T1 BECAUSE ! ,LEFT IS N[ TAK+ TO ! /REETS1 & ! P[]FUL 9/ITUTIONS WE ALREADY M5TION$--! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 ! MASS M$IA1 ,SILICON ,VALLEY--WILL BE DO+ EV]Y?+ !Y CAN TO 9/RUM5TALIZE & MANIPULATE ! MOVEM5T WE >E TAK+ P>T 94 

,A CRITIQUE ( ! ,LEFT IS SO IMPORTANT1 :5 ! OBVI\S ?REAT IS ! EXTREME ,RI<T1 BECAUSE ! ,LEFT IS N[ TAK+ TO ! /REETS1 & ! P[]FUL 9/ITUTIONS WE ALREADY M5TION$--! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 ! MASS M$IA1 ,SILICON ,VALLEY--WILL BE DO+ EV]Y?+ !Y CAN TO 9/RUM5TALIZE & MANIPULATE ! MOVEM5T WE >E TAK+ P>T 94 

,! M$IA WANT TO MAKE SURE NO ONE *ALL5GES !IR MONOPOLY ON ! PRODUCTION ( FACTS & ! MANAGEM5T ( DEBATES4 ,! ,DEMOCRATS WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T USE ?IS MOVEM5T TO SPREAD PRACTICES ( SELF-ORGANIZATION & AUTONOMY1 NOR REVEAL !IR COMPLICITY ) OPPRESSION :5 ! ELECTIONS COME R\ND4 ,SILICON ,VALLEY WANTS TO MAKE SURE WE FOCUS ON ! IMMIGRANTS :O >E USEFUL TO ! ECONOMY--& !RE=E CONT9UE TO VIEW !M AS RES\RCES RA!R ?AN PEOPLE--& ?AT WE DON'T SPREAD CRITIQUES AB\T H[ ! TE*NOLOGIES !Y >E DEVELOP+ H>M US & MAY WELL PROVIDE ! FRAMEWORK = ! TOTALIT>IANISM ( ! FUTURE4 ,& NONE ( !M WANT US TO *ALL5GE ! ,/ATE1 CAPITALISM1 & :ITE SUPREMACY AT A FUNDAM5TAL LEVEL4 

,AT EV]Y /EP ( ! WAY1 WE NE$ TO BE ?9K+ H[ TO DISAPPO9T !M4 

,9 A NUT%ELL1 ! COMB9ATION ( ! SELF-ORGANIZATION ( DAILY LIFE ) AN UNCOMPROMIS+ ATTACK ON P[] IS ! H>DE/ TO REPRESS OR RECUP]ATE4 ,RA!R ?AN SIMPLY TALK+ AB\T :AT'S WRONG ) ! CURR5T SY/EM OR MAK+ BROAD SUGGE/IONS = A BETT] WORLD1 WE NE$ TO PUT AN>*Y 9TO PRACTICE BY LIB]AT+ \R VITAL NE$S FROM ! M>KET & FULFILL+ !M 9 COMMUNAL WAYS4 ,?IS WILL HELP US SURVIVE 9 /RUGGLE1 SUPPORT 9T]G5]ATIONAL COMMUNITIES ( RESI/ANCE1 DEVELOP A GREAT] !ORETICAL MATURITY444 & TO P>APHRASE A ,MAPU*E COMRADE1 WE CAN'T SABOTAGE ! ,/ATE'S 9FRA/RUCTURES IF WE DEP5D ON !M4 

,!SE CON/RUCTIVE PROJECTS WILL BE H>D] = CAPITALISM TO RECUP]ATE 7?9K ALT]NATIVE BUS9ESSES1 CO-OPS1 ORGANIC F>MS7 IF !Y >E 9EXTRICABLY TI$ TO A PRACTICE ( CRITICISM & ATTACK AGA9/ P[] ON ! DEEPE/ LEVELS1 BLOCKAD+ AIRPORTS1 OP5+ BORD]S1 SUPPORT+ PRISON]S1 GO+ ON /RIKE1 SABOTAG+ NEW TE*NOLOGIES1 FI<T+ RACI/S 7?OSE ) HOODS & ?OSE ) BADGES71 /OPP+ PIPEL9ES1 & DELEGITIMIZ+ AU?ORITY 9 \R DAILY LIVES4 

,SU* A COMB9ATION CON/ITUTES A S9C]E RESPONSE TO ! DANG]S WE FACE1 DUR+ & AFT] A ,TRUMP PRESID5CY1 & IT ALSO GIVES US ! *ANCE TO CREATE \R [N LONG-T]M SOLUTIONS1 RA!R ?AN BE+ EXTRAS 9 SOMEONE ELSE'S PLAY4 

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