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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,HAKIM ,BEY 

,TEXT 3 

,P>T #a3 ,9T]VIEW ) ,HAKIM ,BEY 

.<,A LONG] V]SION APPE>S AS A PREFACE TO ! ,G]MAN TRANSLATION ( ,IMM$IATISM.> 

#a ,JULY #a#i#i#f1 

,NEW ,YORK -- ,VI5NA 

7BY PHONE7 

,Q3 .<,! FIR/ QUE/IONS CONC]N ! BOOK ,IMM$IATISM 7A4K4A4 ,RADIO ,S]MONETTES7 & READ]S' RESPONSE TO IT.>3 

,A3 ,( C\RSE IT'S MEANT AS A DISCUSSION ( :AT PEOPLE DO RA!R ?AN :AT PEOPLE %\LD DO4 ,I'M NOT 9T]E/$ 9 PREA*+1 & ,I DON'T ?9K MYSELF A GURU 9 ANY S5SE4 ,MORE ?AN ?AT1 9 ?IS P>TICUL> BOOK ,I REALLY MEANT TO DESCRIBE :AT ,I CONSID]$ TO BE ! REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL ( EV]YDAY LIFE1 TO PUT IT 9 ,SITUATIONI/ T]MS4 ,! RESPONSE HAS BE5 PRETTY GOOD -- ,I MEAN ,I DON'T GET HUNDR$S ( LETT]S OR ANY?+1 BUT ,I DO GET LOTS ( LETT]S1 & ,I DO GET LOTS ( RESPONSE -- & IT SEEMS TO /RIKE A *ORD ESPECIALLY ) PEOPLE 9 ! >TS1 :I* IS :O IT WAS MEANT = REALLY4 ,I MEAN1 :5 ,I SAY PEOPLE 9 ! >TS ?AT C\LD BE ANYBODY1 NOT JU/ PR(ESSIONAL >TI/S2 IT C\LD BE ANYONE :O FEELS A NECESSITY = CREATIVE ACTION 9 !IR LIFE4 ,MY IDEA WAS TO DEF9E A SPACE :I* ,I FEEL EXI/S 7ANYWAY71 ?AT'S A PRIVATE1 EV5 SECRET SPACE1 IF Y\ LIKE444 CL&E/9E444 9 :I* ! :OLE PROBLEM ( COMMODIFICATION1 ! BUY+ & SELL+ ( >T1 ! TURN+ ( >T 9TO A COMMODITY & ! USE ( >T TO SELL COMMODITIES1 :I* IS SORT ( A CURSE TO ! MOD]N >TI/1 IS AVOID$1 JU/ PLA9 AVOID$2 JU/ A )DRAWAL FROM ?AT WORLD & A REAFFIRMATION ( A CREATIVE P[] 9 EV]YDAY LIFE1 \TSIDE ! LIFE ( COMMODITY1 ! LIFE ( ! M>KET4 ,AFT] ALL1 ?IS IS :Y ALL >TI/S >E >TI/S1 ?IS IS :Y ONE BECOMES AN >TI/ -- NOT TO SELL Y\R S\L TO ! COMPANY /ORE BUT TO CREATE4 

,Q3  ,IS !RE A LOT ( M$IA 9T]E/ 9 :AT Y\ DO8 -- BECAUSE SOMEH[ ! ,DISAPPE>+ ,ONE C\LD ATTRACT LOTS ( ATT5TION1 & ! ONE :O PLACES A CRITIQUE C\LD BECOME HIMSELF V]Y 9T]E/+ = ! M$IA4 ,H[ W\LD ?AT CIRCLE WORK = Y\8 

,A3 ,Y\'RE ABSOLUTELY RI<T1 BUT IT HAS NOT REALLY WORK$ ?AT WAY4 ,IT'S TRUE ?AT ,T,A,Z .<0,! ,TEMPOR>Y ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONE0.> WAS P>T ( A BOOK :I* CAUS$ A LITTLE BIT ( A /IR 9 UND]GR\ND CIRCLES OR :ATEV]1 !RE WAS SOME PUBLICITY 9VOLV$ 9 ?IS1 BUT 9 ! FIR/ PLACE ,I DON'T SEEK PUBLICITY = MYSELF -- ,I'M NOT 9T]E/$ 9 E/ABLI%+ SOME SORT ( P]SONALITY CULT4 ,I REALLY W\LD LIKE TO BE 9VISIBLE4 ,ACTUALLY1 IT WAS PROBABLY A MI/AKE TO USE AN EXOTIC NAME TO WRITE ?IS MAT]IAL4 ,IT DOES ACTUALLY DRAW CURIOSITY & ATT5TION 9/EAD ( JU/ BE+ ACCEPT$ AS A PSEUDONYM4 ,SO !RE WAS A LITTLE BIT ( M$IA ATT5TION BUT NOT V]Y MU*1 & ONE REASON = ?AT IS ?AT 9 ,AM]ICA NO?+ REA*ES ! M$IA UNLESS IT'S COMMODIFICATION4 ,?IS IS ALL ! M$IA IS 9T]E/$ 91 SOME?+ :I* CAN SELL PRODUCTS4 ,& !RE'S NO PRODUCT TO BE SOLD H]E O!R ?AN A SMALL *EAP BOOK OR TWO4 ,9 ,EUROPE ?+S >E SLI<TLY DIFF]5T1 !RE IS P]HAPS ONE MAY SAY A REMNANT ( A PUBLIC 9TELLIG5TSIA -- :I* WE DON'T HAVE H]E4 ,WE REALLY DO NOT HAVE ?AT H]E4 ,WE HAVE SOME FAM\S WRIT]S1 :O GET PUBLI%$ 9 ALL ! J\RNALS1 & !N WE HAVE MASSES ( PEOPLE :O >E PROBABLY F> MORE 9TELLIG5T1 F> MORE CREATIVE1 BUT :O >E NOT SE5 9 ! M$IA & !RE=E >E NOT SE5 TO EXI/ -- SOMETIMES EV5 9 !IR [N EYES1 & ?IS IS :Y ,I'M WRIT+ A BOOK LIKE ,IMM$IATISM3 TO EMPHASIZE TO ! >TI/ & ! CREATIVE PEOPLE ?AT !Y DO EXI/1 !Y %\LD EXI/ 9 !IR [N EYES1 SO :AT !Y DO IS IMPORTANT1 EV5 POLITICALLY IMPORTANT2 EV5 ?\< IT HAPP5S \TSIDE ! MASS M$IA 9 A S5SE IS A BLESS+1 NOT A CURSE4 ,?+S >E SLI<TLY DIFF]5T 9 ,EUROPE P]HAPS = !SE REASONS1 BUT 9 ,AM]ICA !RE'S BE5 V]Y LITTLE CROSSOV] BETWE5 MY WORLD & ! WORLD ( M$IA -- & :5 ,I SAY ?AT ,I DON'T EV5 MEAN MAGAZ9ES & NEWSPAP]S4 ,I'M NOT EV5 TALK+ AB\T TELEVISION & ADV]TIS+ ?AT >E REALLY MASS M$IA4 ,I'M TALK+ JU/ AB\T LOCAL NEWSPAP]S4 ,!Y'RE JU/ NOT 9T]E/$4 ,!RE'S NO 9T]E/ 9 POLITICAL RADICALISM 9 9TELLECTUAL CIRCLES 9 ,AM]ICA1 & ,I ?9K IT W\LD BE FAIR TO SAY ?AT -- NO 9T]E/ :ATSOEV]4 

,Q3  ,9 Y\R TEXT1 Y\ M5TION$ A C]TA9 PSY*IC M>TIAL >T & ! RETURN ( ! ,PALEOLI?IC 9 ! S5SE ( A PSY*IC TE*NOLOGY :I* WE =GOT4 ,CAN Y\ EXPLA9 ?AT8 

,A3 ,WELL1 ,I'M REALLY NOT TRY+ TO BE SO MY/]I\S OR TO IMPLY ?AT !RE'S A SECRET >T :I* ,I KN[ & :I* ,I'M NOT %>+4 ,:Y ,I CALL$ IT A SECRET M>TIAL >T IS ?AT IT'S SIMPLY SECRET BECAUSE IT'S IGNOR$ OR =GOTT54 ,:AT ,I MEAN TO SAY IS ?AT LIV+ 9 ! BODY1 BE+ AW>E ( ! POSITIVITY ( ! MAT]IAL BODILY PR9CIPLE 7TO QUOTE ,BAKHT97 IS 9 FACT A =M ( RESI/ANCE1 A M>TIAL >T1 IF Y\ WILL4 ,9 A WORLD :]E ! BODY IS SO DEGRAD$1 SO DE-EMPHASIZ$ ON ! ONE H& BY ! EMPIRE ( ! IMAGE & ON ! O!R H& :]E ! BODY IS DEGRAD$ BY A K9D ( OBSESSIVE N>CISSISM1 A?LETICS1 FA%ION1 & HEAL?1 ?AT SOME:]E 9 BETWE5 !SE EXTREMES TO ME IS ! ORD9>Y BODY :I*1 AS ! ,Z5 MA/]S W\LD SAY1 IS ! ,Z5 BODY1 TO REPHRASE ! SAY+ ?AT ! ORD9>Y M9D IS ! ,Z5 M9D4 ,TO BE CONSCI\S & AW>E ( ?IS IS ALREADY TO TAKE A /ANCE ( RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ! OBLIT]ATION ( ! BODY 9 M$IA OR ! PSEUDO-APO!OSIS ( ! BODY 9 MOD]N SPORTS1 OR FA/ FOOD OR ALL ?IS K9D ( DEGRADATION ( ! BODY :I* OCCURS ALONG ) ITS ]ASURE4 ,SO :AT W\LD ?AT >T BE ,I DON'T KN[ EXACTLY1 ,I ?9K IT W\LD BE DIFF]5T = EA* P]SON MAYBE1 & C]TA9LY 9VOLVE A K9D ( PHYSICAL CREATIVITY ?AT ,I DISCUSS 9 ! ESSAYS4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ,I HAV5'T GOT IT D[N TO A SCI5CE YET ?AT C\LD BE TAU<T 9 DOJOS & Y\ GET A BLACK BELT 9 IT4 ,IT HASN'T OCCURR$ YET1 AL?\< P]HAPS SOME G5IUS WILL COME ALONG & 9V5T IT4 

,Q3  ,DO Y\ GET MANY 9VITATIONS TO P>TIES ?AT >E /RANGE = Y\ OR REALLY COME AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE ( :O ID5TIFIES ) Y\R /UFF8 ,CAN Y\ GIVE EXAMPLES8 

,A3 ,I'LL JU/ GIVE Y\ ONE EXAMPLE4 ,I WAS 9VIT$ BY A C]EMONIAL MAGICIAN :O LIVES 9 A M$IEVAL CA/LE 9 ! S\? ( ,FRANCE TO COME & SEE HIS MUSEUM ( OCCULT >T4 ,& ?IS WAS SIMPLY AS A RESULT ( READ+ MY WORK & CORRESPOND+ ) ME = A :ILE4 ,IT WAS GREAT4 ,I WON'T GIVE HIS ADDRESS1 ?\<4 

,Q3  ,!RE'S A LOT ( FRANK NON-PESSIMISM 9 :AT Y\ WRITE1 & !RE'S ONE *APT] 9 Y\R BOOK AB\T LAU<T] AS EI!R A WEAPON OR M$IC9E4 ,I WAS WOND]+ :O ! PEOPLE :O W\LD COMMUNICATE ?IS SORT ( HEAL+ LAU<T] MI<T BE8 

,A3 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 !RE'S AN EXI/5TIAL *OICE 9VOLV$ H]E4 ,I'VE ALWAYS ?\<T ?AT LIT]ATURE %\LD BE 5T]TA9+ AS WELL AS 9/RUCTIVE -- A V]Y OLD-FA%ION$ IDEA BUT ONE ?AT ,I ADH]E TO4 ,:5 ,I SET \T TO WRITE 9 ?IS WAY -- P>TICUL>LY 9 ?IS WAY1 A POLITICAL WAY1 IF Y\ WANT TO CALL IT ?AT -- ,I 9T5D TO MAKE A DONATION1 TO TRY TO GIVE SOME?+4 ,!RE DOESN'T SEEM TO ME TO BE ANY PO9T 9 GIV+ MORE MIS]Y OR EXAC]BAT+ UNHAPP9ESS ?R\< SOME K9D ( HYP]-9TELLECTUAL1 PYROTE*NICAL WRIT+ AB\T UNHAPP9ESS & ! %IT ?AT WE ALL F9D \RSELVES 94 ,?AT'S BE5 DONE PL5TY4 ,I ?9K FIR/ ( ALL ?AT IT DOESN'T NE$ TO BE DONE ANY MORE & SECOND ( ALL !RE'S A K9D ( REACTION>Y ASPECT TO IT :I* IS ?AT ! EMPHASIZ+ ( MIS]Y )\T ANY ANTI-PESSIMISM1 AS Y\ PUT IT1 W\LD BE SIMPLY S$UCTION 9TO 9ACTIVITY & POLITICAL DESPAIR4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 TO DO POLITICS AT ALL ON ANY LEVEL1 ESPECIALLY ON A REVOLUTION>Y OR ON AN 9SURRECTION>Y LEVEL1 !RE HAS TO BE SOME ANTI-PESSIMISM -- ,I WON'T SAY OPTIMISM BECAUSE ?AT S\NDS SO FATU\S1 FUTILE2 BUT ANTI-PESSIMISM IS A NICE PHRASE4 ,& !RE'S A DELIB]ATE ATTEMPT AT ?AT 9 ! WRIT+4 ,!N AGA9 IT'S A MATT] ( MY P]SONALITY1 ,I GUESS1 9CL9$ T[>DS ! NOTION ( ! HEAL+ LAU< TO SOME EXT5T4 ,WE HAVE AN AN>*I/ ?9K] 9 ,AM]ICA1 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN1 :O WROTE AN ESSAY AGA9/ HUMOR :I* MAYBE IS ONE ( ! ?+S ,I WAS REACT+ AGA9/4 ,EV5 IF IRONY IS C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y :I* ,I ?9K IT MI<T BE TO A C]TA9 EXT5T ,I DON'T SEE ANY WAY 9 :I* Y\ C\LD SAY ?AT LAU<T] ITSELF IS C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y4 ,?IS DOESN'T MAKE ANY S5SE TO ME UNLESS Y\ MEAN TO GET RID ( LANGUAGE & ?\<T ALTOGE!R1 :I* IS JU/ ANO!R =M ( NIHILISM4 ,SO AS LONG AS Y\'RE GO+ TO ACCEPT CULTURE ON SOME LEVEL Y\'RE C]TA9LY GO+ TO HAVE TO ACCEPT HUMOR4 ,& AS LONG AS Y\'RE GO+ TO HAVE TO ACCEPT HUMOR Y\ MI<T AS WELL SEE HUMOR AS POT5TIALLY REVOLUTION>Y4 .<444.> 

,I'M ACTUALLY NOT \T TO RAISE A LOT ( LAU<S4 ,HUMOR CAN 9DE$ BECOME C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y IF IT'S SIMPLY EXALT$ \T ( ALL PROPORTION & MADE 9TO ! PURPOSE OR C5T] ( ONE'S >T4 ,WELL1 ?IS C\LD P]HAPS BE CONSID]$ FRIVOLITY4 ,AGA91 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT IT'S P>T ( ?AT NATURAL M>TIAL >T ( ! ORD9>Y M9D & BODY1 IT'S JU/ SOME?+ ?AT IS1 & !RE=E %\LD BE CELEBRAT$ AS P>T ( EXI/5CE4 

,Q3  ,PALIMPSE/4 

,A3 ,! :OLE IDEA BEH9D PALIMPSE/ WAS TO GET OV] ! FETI% ( ! S+LE ORIG9AL PHILOSOPHY1 ! ORIG9 ( S+LE PHILOSOPHIES OR ! PHILOSOPHY ( S+LE ORIG9S4 ,I DON'T ?9K ?AT WE %\LD ?R[ ! IDEA ( ORIG9S \T ! W9D[1 AS = EXAMPLE IS DONE 9 C]TA9 PO/-/RUCTURALI/ ?9K]S1 OR 9DE$ REALLY ACROSS ! BO>D 9 MOD]N SCI5TIFIC DISC\RSE4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ORIG9S >E MY?OLOGICAL1 & COMP>ATIVE MY?OLOGY /ILL HAS A GREAT DEAL TO TEA* US1 OBVI\SLY4 ,WE /ILL LIVE 9 A WORLD :I* G5]ATES MY?OLOGY1 EV5 ?\< PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT4 ,SO ORIG9S >E IMPORTANT1 :E!R = POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE REASONS1 & MY IDEA ( ! PALIMPSE/ WAS ?AT IT 9SCRIBES ORIG9S UPON ORIG9S1 & EV]Y ORIG9 ?AT IS POT5TIALLY 9T]E/+ %\LD BE ADD$ TO ! TEXT1 & AL?\< ,I DON'T LIT]ALLY WRITE ON TOP ( WRIT+ -- AL?\< IT MI<T BE AN 9T]E/+ EXP]IM5T -- ,I DO SORT ( 5C\RAGE ! READ]S TO TRY TO /ACK !SE ORIG9S OR CONCEPTUAL ELEM5TS UP 9 !IR M9DS AS !Y READ1 & TRY TO 5T]TA9 !M SIMULTANE\SLY4 ,AS ! ,R$ ,QUE5 TOLD ,ALICE 9 ,WOND]L&1 Y\ HAVE TO 5T]TA9 SIX IMPOSSIBLE IDEAS BE=E BREAKFA/4 ,?IS SEEM TO ME TO BE ! BE/ WAY TO READ4 ,SO !RE'S ?AT1 BUT !N ON ! O!R H& !RE'S SPONTANEITY1 !RE'S IMPROVIZATION1 !RE'S ! \TFL[ ( ! MOM5T1 & SO ON1 ALL ( :I* >E V]Y IMPORTANT4 ,BUT Y\ KN[1 ,I GREW UP 9 AN ]A :5 IMPROVIZATION REALLY TOOK OV] AVANTG>DE >T1 ESPECIALLY !AT] & MUSIC & SO =?1 & ,I DON'T ?9K ! RESULTS W]E ALWAYS V]Y POSITIVE4 ,:5 Y\ IMPROVISE 9 A P]=MANCE SITUATION & Y\'RE NOT ON1 Y\'RE NOT BRILLIANT1 ! RESULTS >E TOTALLY DISA/R\S1 :]EAS AT LEA/ IF Y\ HAD A PLAN1 IF Y\ HAD SOME K9D ( /RUCTURE ?AT Y\'RE WORK+ ) TO BEG9 )1 Y\ C\LD AT LEA/ TURN IT 9TO A DEC5T P]=MANCE ?AT W\LD DEC5TLY 5T]TA9 EV]YBODY4 ,SO ,I T5D TO /E] CLE> ( IMPROVIZATION AS A PR9CIPLE1 UNLESS IT'S CONNECT$ TO REALLY EXALT$ CONSCI\SNESS 9 SOME DEP>TM5T OR ANO!R4 ,P]HAPS P]SONALLY ,I T5D MORE T[>DS ! PALIMPSE/ ?AN TO IMPROVIZATION4 ,I W\LDN'T NECESS>ILY WANT TO SEP>ATE !M AS A BODY-M9D SPLIT4 

,NOISE MI<T EV5 BE A BETT] CONCEPT ?AN IMPROVIZATION4 

7,C4 ,LOIDL73 ,S9CE ,I HAD ! GOOD =TUNE TO MEET Y\ EV]Y N[ & !N1 ,I WOND] :AT Y\R M9D IS RI<T N[ DWELL+ ON4 ,Y\ ALWAYS SEEM TO BE QUITE A BIT AHEAD ( Y\R PUBLICATIONS4 

7,H4 ,BEY73 ,I'M GLAD Y\ ASK$4 ,IT'S BE5 OV] T5 YE>S S9CE ,T,A,Z WAS WRITT5 & AB\T FIVE YE>S S9CE ,I WORK$ ON ?OSE ESSAYS ON IMM$IATISM & ,I ?9K QUITE A LOT HAS *ANG$4 ,I'M JU/ N[ WORK+ ON AN ESSAY 0,MILL5NIUM0 TO TRY TO UPDATE SOME ( MY ?9K+4 ,BASICALLY1 ,I'VE REC5TLY COME TO FEEL ?AT ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,COMMUNI/ WORLD BETWE5 #aihi & #aiia REALLY M>KS ! 5D ( ! C5TURY1 SO TO SPEAK4 ,( C\RSE1 !SE >E >TIFICIAL DIVISIONS 9 HI/ORY1 BUT IT /ILL MAKES A K9D ( CONV5I5T WAY ( ?9K+ ( IT4 ,& IT'S REALLY TAK5 ME FIVE YE>S P]SONALLY TO FIGURE \T ! IMPLICATIONS ( ?AT = MY [N ?9K+4 ,& ! WAY ,I W\LD EXPRESS IT N[ IS ?AT 9 ,T,A,Z & ! ,RADIO ,S]MONETTES ,I WAS REALLY PROPOS+ A ?IRD POSITION1 A POSITION ?AT WAS NEI!R ,CAPITALISM NOR ,COMMUNISM4 ,?IS IS BASICALLY1 Y\ C\LD SAY1 SOME?+ ?AT ALL ,AN>*I/ PHILOSOPHY DOES4 ,9 ?IS P]IOD ,I WAS TELL+ IT 9 MY [N WAY4 ,IT'S A NEI!R_/NOR POSITION4 ,IT'S A ?IRD POSITION4 ,N[1 H[EV]1 :5 Y\ COME TO ?9K AB\T IT1 !RE >E NOT TWO WORLDS ANY MORE OR TWO POSSIBILITIES OR TWO CONT5D+ OPPOS+ =CES4 ,!RE IS 9 FACT ONLY ONE WORLD1 & ?AT'S ! WORLD ( GLOBAL CAPITAL4 ,! WORLD ORD]1 ! WORLD M>KET1 TOO-LATE CAPITALISM1 :ATEV] Y\ WANNA CALL IT1 IS N[ ALONE & TRIUMPHANT4 ,IT'S DET]M9$LY TRIUMPHANT4 ,IT KN[S IT'S ! W9N] AL?\< REALLY IT'S ONLY ! W9N] BY DEFAULT1 ,I ?9K4 ,& IT T5DS TO TRANS=M ! WORLD 9 ITS IMAGE4 ,& ?AT IMAGE1 ( C\RSE1 IS A MONOCULTURE BAS$ ON ,HOLLYWOOD1 ON ,DISNEY1 ON COMMODITIES1 ON ! DE/RUCTION ( ! 5VIRONM5T 9 EV]Y S5SE1 FROM TREES TO IMAG9ATIONS1 & ! TURN+ ( ALL ?AT 9TO COMMODITY1 ! TURN+ ( ALL ?AT 9TO MONEY & ! TURN+ ( MONEY ITSELF 9TO A GNO/IC PHANTOMLIKE EXP]I5CE :I* EXI/S \TSIDE ! WORLD SOME:]E 9 A MY/]I\S SPH]E ( ITS [N :]E MONEY CIRCULATES1 NEV] DESC5DS1 NEV] REA*ES Y\ & ME4 ,SO :AT WE'RE LOOK+ AT IS ONE S+LE WORLD4 ,OBVI\SLY ?IS ONE S+LE WORLD IS NOT GO+ TO GO )\T ITS REVOLUTION1 IT'S NOT GO+ TO GO )\T ITS OPPOSITION1 ,& 9 FACT IT'S >\ND ! WORD REVOLUTION ?AT MY ?\<TS >E CIRCULAT+ N[1 BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT AN>*I/S & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS 9 G5]AL CAN NO LONG] OCCUPY ?IS ?IRD POSITION2 BECAUSE H[ CAN Y\ OCCUPY A ?IRD POSITION :5 !RE IS NO LONG] A SECOND POSITION8 ,WE CAN'T TALK AB\T ! ,?IRD ,WORLD ANY MORE = ! ONE REASON ?AT !RE'S NO SECOND WORLD4 ,SO EV5 ?IS ?IRD WORLD AS IT US$ TO BE IS N[ SIMPLY JU/ ! SLUMS ( ! ONE WORLD4 ,IT'S JU/ ! NO-GO ZONE ( ?AT ONE S+LE UNIFI$ WORLD ( ,CAPITAL4 ,OBVI\SLY ! COMMUNI/S >E NOT GO+ TO /EP BACK 9TO ! POSITION ( OPPOSITION4 ,POLITICAL ,COMMUNISM HAS COMPLETELY %OT ITS LOAD1 IT'S MADE ITSELF LOOK BAD1 TA/E BAD 9 ! M\? ( HI/ORY4 ,NO-ONE IS CALL+ ON AU?ORIT>IAN ,M>XISM TO /EP BACK 9TO ?IS POSITION ( OPPOSITION4 ,SO :]E IS ?IS OPPOSITION SUPPOS$ TO COME FROM8 ,9 MY M9D1 FIR/ ( ALL1 ?IS IMPLIES ?AT IF WE'RE NO LONG] TRY+ TO OCCUPY A ?IRD POSITION \TSIDE ( ?IS DI*OTOMY1 !N ,W,E >E ! OPPOSITION4 ,:E!R WE KN[ IT OR LIKE IT OR NOT1 WE >E ! OPPOSITION4 ,N[1 :O IS WE8 ,= ME ! IMPORTANT ?+ IS ! REALIZATION ?AT ,I HAVE A NEW RELATION TO ! WORD REVOLUTION1 :]EAS BE=E ,I WAS 9CL9$ TO LOOK ON IT AS A HI/ORICAL PHANTOM1 AS 9 FACT ! LIE TOLD BY ,COMMUNISM AS OPPOS$ TO ! LIE TOLD BY ,CAPITALISM4 ,& :]EAS BE=E ,I WAS EXTREMELY DI/RU/FUL ( ! LEFTI/ DOGMA ( REVOLUTION AS OPPOS$ TO ! UPRIS+ OR ! 9SURRECTION1 ,I W\LD N[ SAY ?AT HI/ORY =CES ME ONCE AGA9 TO HAVE TO CONSID] ! IDEA ( REVOLUTION & ( MYSELF AS REVOLUTION>Y & ( MY !ORY AS REVOLUTION>Y !ORY1 BECAUSE ! OPPOSITION TO ! ONE WORLD IS ALREADY QUITE REAL4 ,!RE IS NO WAY 9 :I* ?IS TRIUMPH ( CAPITAL CAN REALLY @& TRULY BE A MONOLI?IC TRIUMPH EXCLUD+ ALL DIFF]5CE FROM ! WORLD 9 ! NAME ( ITS SAM5ESS4 ,& IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE ! REVOLUTION>Y =CE 9 ! S+LE WORLD ( SAM5ESS HAS TO BE DIFF]5CE3 REVOLUTION>Y DIFF]5CE4 ,& AT ! SAME TIME S9CE ! S+LE WORLD IS 9VOLV$1 S9CE ! ONE WORLD ( CAPITAL IS ! WORLD ( SEP>ATION1 ( ALI5ATION1 ?AT ALONG ) REVOLUTION>Y DIFF]5CE IT ALSO HAS TO BE REVOLUTION>Y PRES5CE 7US$ TO BE CALL$ SOLID>ITY1 AL?\< ?IS IS A WORD ?AT PRES5TS SOME DIFFICULTIES2 ,I'D PREF] SIMPLY ! WORD 0PRES5CE0 AS OPPOS$ TO SEP>ATION OR ABS5CE47 ,SO1 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT ! REVOLUTION ( ! PRES5T IS A REVOLUTION = DIFF]5CE & = PRES5CE4 ,IT'S OPPOS$ TO SAM5ESS & SEP>ATION4 ,& AS ,I LOOK >\ND ! WORLD TO SEE :]E !RE MI<T BE >IS+ A NATURAL MILITANT ORGANIZATIONAL =M ?AT SPEAKS TO ?IS CONDITION1 ! ONE %9+ EXAMPLE ?AT ,I MI<T BE ABLE TO COME UP ) W\LD BE ! ,ZAPATI/AS 9 ,MEXICO1 DEF5D+ !IR RI<T TO BE DIFF]5T1 ESS5TIALLY4 ,!Y WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE 9 PEACE TO BE ,MAYAN ,9DIANS1 BUT !Y'RE NOT =C+ ANYBODY ELSE TO BECOME ,MAYAN ,9DIANS4 ,!Y'RE NOT EV5 SUGGE/+ IT4 ,!Y >E DIFF]5T1 BUT !Y'RE 9 SOLID>ITY ) ALL ?OSE PEOPLE >\ND ! WORLD :O HAVE COME TO SUPPORT !M1 BECAUSE !IR MESSAGE IS V]Y NEW1 IT'S V]Y FRE% & IT ATTRACTS A LOT ( PEOPLE3 ! IDEA ?AT ONE CAN BE DIFF]5T & REVOLUTION>Y1 ?AT ONE CAN FI<T = SOCIAL JU/ICE )\T ! %AD[ ( ,MOSC[ CONT9UALLY POISON+ EV]Y ACTION1 ETC4 ,?IS IS SOME?+ NEW 9 ! WORLD4 ,! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES CALL$ IT ! FIR/ PO/MOD]N REVOLUTION1 :I* WAS SIMPLY !IR SNE]+ IRONICAL WAY ( TRY+ TO DISMISS IT1 BUT 9 FACT :5 Y\ ?9K AB\T IT1 IT IS ! FIR/ REVOLUTION ( ! #b#a/ C5TURY 9 ! T]MS ?AT ,I BEGAN )1 SAY+ ?AT WE'RE ALREADY AT ! BEG9N+ ( A NEW C5TURY1 WE'RE ALREADY IF Y\ LIKE AT ! BEG9N+ ( A MILL5NIUM4 ,& ,I EXPECT TO SEE MANY1 MANY MORE PH5OM5A SU* AS ! ,ZAPATI/AS4 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT ,BOSNIA POT5TIALLY C\LD HAVE BE5 SU* A PH5OM5ON1 NOT 9 ! S5SE ( AN E?NIC P>TICUL>ITY LIKE ! ,MAYANS1 BUT 9 ! S5SE ( A PLURALI/IC P>TICUL>ITY3 A SMALL SOCIETY :]E PEOPLE W]E DIFF]5T BUT WANT$ TO LIVE TOGE!R 9 PEACE4 ,& ?IS WAS SE5 TO BE P]HAPS EV5 MORE DANG]\S ?AN ! ,ZAPATI/A MODEL1 :I* IS :Y 9 MY VIEW IT WAS DE/ROY$4 ,IT'S POSSIBLE ?AT ,BOSNIA MAY NEV] BE ABLE TO RECREATE ITSELF AGA9 9 ! UTOPIAN WAY ?AT IT DREAM$ ( 9 #a#i#i#a4 ,BUT ?AT MOM5T WAS !RE1 & ,I ?9K IT HAS GREAT SIGNIFICANCE = US4 ,SO1 ?IS TO ME IS ! L9E ( ! FUTURE4 ,I ?9K WE HAVE TO RECONSID] ALL \R PRIORITIES1 WE HAVE TO REALIZE ?AT MILITANCY IS ONCE AGA9 A V]Y IMPORTANT CONCEPT4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT ,I HAVE ANY PLAN ( M>*4 ,I DON'T KN[ :AT >MIES TO JO9 & AM ALWAYS SUSPICI\S ( JO9+ ANY >MY4 ,BUT ?+S HAVE DEF9ITELY *ANG$4 ,I'M EMB>RASS$ ?AT IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO FIGURE IT \T4 ,I DON'T ?9K MANY PEOPLE HAVE REALLY CAU<T ON TO ?IS YET4 ,9 FACT1 ! FACT ?AT WE /ILL USE WORDS LIKE 0,?IRD ,WORLD0 MEANS ?AT ! POPUL> LANGUAGE HAS NOT REALIZ$ :AT HAPP5$ 9 #a#i#h#i-#a#i#i#a4 ,SO1 ! FIR/ GOAL IS SIMPLY TO TRY TO RAISE CONSCI\SNESS AB\T ?IS & ?AT'S :AT ,I HOPE TO DO 9 ! NE> FUTURE4 

7,D4 ,5D]73 ,DO Y\ SEE ANY TANGIBLE EFFECTS ( ?IS LACK ( OPPOSITION 9 ! ,U,S,A8 

7,H4 ,BEY73 ,OH YES1 ABSOLUTELY4 ,! MO/ TANGIBLE ?+1 & ,I ?9K REALLY ! ?+ :I* GAVE ME ! CLUE TO ?9K AB\T ?IS1 IS PRECISELY A PSY*IC CONDITION4 ,ONE C\LD PO9T TO LOTS ( ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL FACTORS1 BUT ABOVE ALL ,I FEEL A PSY*IC MALAISE ?AT IS SOME?+ QUITE NEW1 &1 WELL1 A FEW YE>S AGO ,I BEGAN NOTIC+ 9 PUBLIC SPEAK+ ?AT !RE WAS A GREAT DEAL LESS RESPONSE ON ! P>T ( AUDI5CES4 ,Y\ W\LD GET AUDI5CES ?AT W\LD SIT !RE QUITE PASSIVELY LOOK+ AT Y\ AS IF Y\ W]E ON TELEVISION4 ,& IF QUE/IONS CAME1 !Y W]E V]Y LIKELY TO BE QUE/IONS SU* AS 0,TELL US :AT TO DO04 ,Y\ KN[ :5 PEOPLE ASK Y\ ?IS SORT ( QUE/ION !Y HAVE NO 9T5TION ( ACTUALLY TAK+ Y\R ADVICE4 ,:AT !Y'RE DO+ TO TRY+ TO FILL UP SOME HOLE 9 !MSELVES4 ,SO ,I ?\<T1 FIR/ ( ALL IT'S JU/ ! 9FLU5CE ( ,T,V ?AT'S BE5 >\ND S9CE #aidg OR :ATEV]1 BUT !N ,I REALIZ$ ?AT ?AT'S NOT A SUFFICI5T EXPLANATION = ?IS K9D ( /RANGE PASSIVITY4 ,& ,I BEGAN HE>+ AB\T IT FROM O!R PEOPLE :O >E 9VOLV$ 9 PUBLIC SPEAK+ & !N F9ALLY ,I READ A :OLE SECTION AB\T IT 9 ,NOAM ,*OMSKY'S LATE/ BOOK4 ,HE HAS EXACTLY ! SAME EXP]I5CE ( AUDI5CES1 & ALL ( !SE EXP]I5CES BEG9 >\ND #a#i#h#i1 #a#i#i#a4 ,:AT ,I ?9K HAS HAPP5$ TO US IS NOT JU/ ,T,V4 ,T,V IS JU/ A SYMPTOM4 ,SO1 :AT'S HAPP5+ IS A K9D ( COGNITIVE COLLAPSE >\ND ?IS S+LE WORLD4 ,:5 PEOPLE NO LONG] FEEL A POSSIBILITY 9 ! WORLD1 A POSSIBILITY ( ANO!R POSITION1 !N !Y BECOME CONSCI\SLY OPPOS$ TO ! ONE4 ,& CONSCI\S OPPOSITION IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT 9 AN ATMOSPH]E ?AT'S COMPLETELY POISON$ BY M$IA SU* ?AT NO OPPOSITIONAL VOICE IS EV] REALLY HE>D4 ,UNLESS Y\ Y\RSELF MAKE ! EF=T TO GET D[N TO ! ALT]NATIVE M$IA1 :]E ?AT VOICE IS /ILL FEEBLY SPEAK+1 !N Y\'RE LEFT SIMPLY 9 ?IS ONE WORLD ( SAM5ESS & SEP>ATION4 ,SAM5ESS -- EV]Y?+ IS ! SAME2 SEP>ATION -- EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL IS SEP>AT$ FROM EV]Y O!R 9DIVIDUAL2 COMPLETE ALI5ATION1 COMPLETE UNITY4 ,& ,I ?9K ?AT ON ! UNCONSCI\S LEVEL1 ON ! LEVEL ( IMAGES1 ON ! MY?OLOGICAL LEVEL1 ON ! RELIGI\S LEVEL IF Y\ WANNA PUT IF ?AT WAY1 ?IS IS :AT'S HAPP5+1 ESPECIALLY 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK ( O!R PLACES TO ! SAME DEGREE4 ,I'VE TRAVEL$ 9 O!R C\NTRIES1 BUT ONE NEV] HAS ! S5SE ( O!R C\NTRIES ! WAY ONE HAS ! S5SE ( ONE'S [N C\NTRY4 ,BUT ,I W\LD IMAG9E ?AT IT'S A WORLD-WIDE PH5OM5ON -- ?IS K9D ( CAPITULATION TO ! MONO-CULTURE ON ! DEEPE/ PSY*IC LEVEL4 ,SO1 YEAH1 IT WAS 9 FACT ?IS SIGN :I* BEGAN TO BO!R ME TO ! PO9T :]E ,I HAD TO ?9K MY WAY ?R\< ?IS PROBLEM ( ! ONE WORLD1 ! TWO WORLDS1 ! ?REE WORLDS & ! REVOLUTION>Y WORLD4 ,BY NO MEANS HAVE ,I F9I%$ ?9K+ AB\T IT1 BUT ,I REC5TLY HAD ?IS -- TO ME -- ?IS BREAK?R\< AB\T ! WORD 0REVOLUTION04 ,SO ,I SEE ?AT AS ! ONLY WAY TO BREAK ?R\< ?IS P>TICUL> WALL ( GLASS1 ?IS SCRE51 YEAH1 TO BREAK ?R\< ! SCRE54 

,C4,L43 ,S\NDS LIKE A CONCLUSION ALMO/4 

,H4,B43 ,WELL1 IF Y\ WI%4 

,C4,L43 ,NO1 NOT ?AT ,I WI%444 ,:5 Y\ TALK AB\T ONE OR TWO OR ?REE OR OPPOSITION & SO ON1 ,I GET TOTALLY CONTR>Y IMAGES TO ?AT 9 MY HEAD1 BECAUSE ,EUROPE RI<T N[ & ! FUR!R Y\ GO ,EA/ 9 ! ,OLD ,WORLD ,EUROPE1 Y\ SEE H[ IT ALL HAS COLLAPS$ 9TO LITTLE1 ALMO/ TRIBAL1 V]Y *AUV9I/IC 5TITIES ( PEOPLE TRY+ FRANTICALLY TO SURVIVE -- ! MAFIA IS ! V]Y MODEL -- FROM ?AT PO9T ( VIEW & ALSO FROM Y\R TALK+ AB\T ,TOO-,LATE ,CAPITALISM1 ,I'D LIKE TO HAVE AN IMAGE ( Y\RS = H[ ,EUROPE AS ! ,E,C OR ,E,U1 :I* WE'RE SITT+ RI<T 9SIDE ( RI<T N[1 PRES5TS ITSELF FROM OV] !RE4 

,H4,B43 ,WELL1 OBVI\SLY1 ESPECIALLY FROM ! BREAKD[N ( ,COMMUNISM Y\'RE GO+ TO GET ?IS SMA%+ UP 9TO MANY LITTLE PIECES4 ,BUT IT'S MORE ?AN ?AT4 ,WE HAVE TO REALIZE ?AT DIFF]5CE IS ! ORGANIC REVOLUTION>Y RESPONSE TO SAM5ESS & ALL ( !SE SPL9T] SOCIETIES ?AT Y\ SPEAK ( CONSCI\SLY OR UNCONSCI\SLY >E REVOLUTION>Y4 ,N[1 9 ! CASE ( ! ,ZAPATI/AS OR ! ,BOSNIANS1 LET'S SAY1 ?IS IS A POSITIVE K9D ( REVOLUTION ?AT WE C\LD SUPPORT P]HAPS4 ,9 ! CASE ( ! ,S]BIANS1 IT'S SOME?+ ELSE4 ,IT'S A CONS]VATIVE REVOLUTION1 P]HAPS EV5 A FASCI/IC REVOLUTION4 ,IT'S NOT REALLY 0NATIONALISM01 IT'S A =M ( E?NIC IMP]IALISM4 ,! PO9T IS ?AT PEOPLE >E GO+ TO BE EMPHASIZ+ DIFF]5CE4 ,LOOK AT IT ?IS WAY3 ,IF Y\ HAVE Y\R [N CULTURE1 LET'S SAY IT W\LD BE ,BOSNIAN ,MUSLIM OR ,F9NI% OR ,CELTIC OR ,A%ANTI OR SOME TRIBAL CULTURE -- ?IS IS GO+ TO BECOME MORE & MORE PRECI\S TO Y\ AS A S\RCE & A SITE ( DIFF]5CE4 ,?IS IS :]E ! DIFF]5CE IS = Y\4 ,IT'S 9 LANGUAGE1 IT'S 9 CUIS9E1 IT'S 9 >T1 IT'S 9 ALL ( !SE ?+S4 ,! DIFF]5CE IS ?AT DIFF]5CE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE HEGEMONI/IC OR FASCI/IC4 ,& ?IS IS GO+ TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT = ! OLD LEFTI/S TO REALIZE1 BECAUSE ! OLD LEFT ITSELF HAD AN IDEAL ( A S+LE WORLD CULTURE -- SECUL>1 RATIONALI/IC1 Y\ KN[1 TOTALLY ILLUM9$1 NO %AD[S1 9DU/RY1 PROLET>IAT1 =W>D 9TO ! FUTURE1 BASICALLY EXTREMELY HEGEMONI/IC T[>DS DIFF]5CES4 ,YES1 !Y HAD !IR LITTLE ,UZBEKI FOLK-DANC]S1 BUT ?IS IS SIMPLY A SPECTACLE ( DIFF]5CE1 IT'S NOT TRUE DIFF]5CE4 ,& WE HAVE ! SAME ?+3 WE HAVE #f *ANNELS -- *OOSE ONE6 ,!RE'S A *ANNEL = EV]YBODY4 ,IS ?IS DIFF]5CE8 ,NO4 ,?IS IS NOT REALLY DIFF]5CE4 ,?IS IS JU/ SAM5ESS DISGUIS$ AS DIFF]5CE4 ,BUT TRUE ORGANIC 9TEGRAL DIFF]5CE IS REVOLUTION>Y1 N[4 ,IT HAS TO BE1 BECAUSE IT'S OPPOS$ TO ! S+LE WORLD1 ! MONO-WORLD1 ! MONO-CULTURE ( CAPITAL4 ,SO1 WE HAVE TO *OOSE & WE HAVE TO 9FLU5CE O!R PEOPLE'S *OICES TO GO = AN ANTI-HEGEMONI/IC P>TICUL>ITY RA!R ?AN A HEGEMONI/IC P>TICUL>ITY4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 TAKE ! ,ZAPATI/AS AGA9 AS A MODEL H]E4 ,AS ,I SAID1 !Y >E NOT ASK+ O!R PEOPLE TO BECOME ,MAYAN ,9DIANS4 ,!Y >E SIMPLY SAY+1 0,?IS IS \R DIFF]5CE4 ,?IS IS REVOLUTION>Y = US4 ,WE >E DEF5D+ IT40 ,SO IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT :AT'S HAPP5+ 9 ,EUROPE ON ! ONE H& IS ?IS %ATT]+ 9TO ALL ( !SE FRAGM5TS1 :I* IS A SITUATION :]E POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 Y\ HAVE ?+S LIKE ! ,E,E,U1 :I* IS SIMPLY1 9 MY M9D1 SYMPTOMATIC ( CAPITALI/ MONO-CULTURE4 ,SO ,I GUESS ?AT W\LD MEAN1 AL?\< ,I W\LD HAVE TO ?9K AB\T ?IS V]Y C>EFULLY1 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT A REVOLUTION>Y /ANCE 9 ,EUROPE W\LD BE ANTI-,E,E,U4 ,I ?9K IT W\LD HAVE TO BE1 BECAUSE ! ?+ ?AT WE HAVE TO PRES]VE IS AN ECOLOGY1 Y\ KN[4 ,AN ECOLOGY ( M9D & BODY IMPLIES DIFF]5CE4 ,IT IMPLIES DIFF]5CE 9 A /ATE ( BALANCE -- BALANCE :I* CAN EV5 9CLUDE CONFLICT4 ,IF Y\ LOOK AT TRIBAL SOCIETIES1 !Y >E NOT NECESS>ILY PEACEFUL SOCIETIES4 ,BUT ! IDEA ( W> TO ! EXT9CTION ( ALL 9DIVIDUAL DESIRE -- ?IS IS ! MONOPOLY ( TRIUMPHANT CAPITAL4 ,& ,I ?9K ?AT IT BEHOOVES US -- WE HAVE TO RE?9K \R POSITION IF WE CONSID] \RSELVES AS LEFTI/S ( SOME SORT OR P>T ( ! LEFTI/ TRADITION 9 SOME WAY4 ,WE HAVE TO REALLY S]I\SLY RE-?9K \R VIEW ( :AT REVOLUTION>Y DIFF]5CE IS1 :AT IT REALLY C\LD BE4 ,SO1 ?IS TO ME IS ALL 9EVITABLE4 ,:AT'S GO+ ON 9 ,EA/]N ,EUROPE IS 9EVITABLE & IS POT5TIALLY REVOLUTION>Y4 ,IF IT GETS BOGG$ D[N 9TO CONS]VATIVE REVOLUTION & NEO-FASCISM1 ?IS W\LD BE ! GREAT TRAG$Y ( ! #b#a/ C5TURY1 BUT ,I DON'T ?9K IT'S /RICTLY SPEAK+ NECESS>Y4 ,!RE IS SU* A ?+ AS REVOLUTION>Y P>TICUL>ITY4 ,& AS F> AS ,EA/]N ,EUROPE GOES1 ,I W\LD M5TION NOT ONLY ,BOSNIA AS A FAILURE1 BUT MAYBE SOME O!R SMALL 5CLAVES AS POSSIBLE SUCCESSES1 Y\ KN[4 ,! AN>*I/S 9 ,LJUBLJANA1 !Y SEEM TO BE DO+ QUITE 9T]E/+ ?+S4 ,IT'S A SMALL 5\< C\NTRY :]E !Y C\LD HAVE SOME REAL 9FLU5CE4 ,SO1 9T]E/+ TIMES AHEAD1 NOT D\BT AB\T IT4 

,C4,L43 ,YEAH4 ,I WI% ,I C\LD %>E Y\R \TLOOK ON ?AT4 

,H4,B43 ,GO AHEAD & >GUE ) ME1 BECAUSE -- 

,C4,L43 ,NO1 NO4 ,:AT ,I SAW MU* MORE WAS ! LATT] P>T ( :AT Y\ SAID -- ! CONS]VATIVE CAPITALI/ REVIVAL 9 ALL ?OSE C\NTRIES LIKE ,LI?UANIA & ,ROMANIA & SO ON4 ,!RE WAS SORT ( A RESI/ANCE SPIRIT !RE1 :ILE !RE W]E ?OSE AU?ORIT>IAN GOV]NM5TS4 ,& N[ ?AT ?OSE COLLAPS$1 IT'S LIKE ! ,DOLL> IS ! MA9 AU?ORITY = EV]YONE & IT'S EV]YONE AGA9/ EV]YONE1 & IT'S V]Y H>D TO SEE ANY?+ REVOLUTION>Y 9 ?AT4 ,EXCEPT ?AT IT LOOKS LIKE SOME?+ V]Y SELF-DEFEAT+4 

,H4,B43 ,I AGREE ) Y\1 BUT ,EA/]N ,EUROPE IS ! IDEOLOGICAL BATTLEGR\ND :]E CAPITAL WANTS TO P>ADE ITS TRIUMPH1 :]E CAPITAL IS DET]M9$ TO CONV]T EV]YBODY4 ,& ( C\RSE1 !RE'S NO D\BT AB\T IT ?AT SIXTY YE>S ( ,COMMUNISM MADE EV]YBODY EXTREMELY EXHAU/$4 

,C4,L43 ,& LEFT !M BACKW>DS ALSO M5TALLY4 ,PEOPLE HAVE JU/ BE5 DEPRIV$ ( ALL SORTS ( 9=MATION4 

,H4,B43 ,I KN[ EXHAU/ION1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME :5 ,I MEET BRI<T PEOPLE FROM ,EA/]N ,EUROPE1 Y\NG 9TELLECTUALS1 PUNKS1 AN>*I/S & SO =?1 ,I GET ! FEEL+ ( A K9D ( FRE%NESS ( APPROA* ?AT'S LACK+ 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPEANS & ,AM]ICANS2 BECAUSE !Y W]E \T ( ! LOOP = SO LONG1 BECAUSE !RE IS A C]TA9 P]HAPS EV5 NAIVETE BAS$ ON 7LAU<T]7 IGNORANCE4 ,?IS CAN BE TURN$ 9TO A K9D ( /R5G?1 TOO1 9 A P>ADOXICAL WAY4 ,I MEAN1 AT CONF]5CES ?AT ,I W5T TO LA/ YE> 9 ,EUROPE :I* MO/LY CONC]N$ ! ,9T]NET & COMMUNICATION !ORY1 ALWAYS )\T EXCEPTION ! MO/ 9T]E/+ PEOPLE W]E FROM ,EA/]N ,EUROPE4 ,!Y HAD ! MO/ TO SAY1 !Y HAD ! MO/ 5]GY1 ! MO/ CREATIVE IDEAS ETC4 ETC4 ETC4 ,SO ,I DON'T ?9K IT'S A TOTALLY GRIM & HOPELESS SITUATION4 ,I ?9K ?AT ! P[] ( 9T]NATIONAL CAPITAL IS V]Y MU* FOCUS$ ON ?AT P>T ( ! WORLD RI<T N[4 ,SO1 RESI/ANCE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT4 ,I ?9K ?AT IT'S A TOP PRIORITY = ,AM]ICANS & ,WE/]N ,EUROPEANS TO %[ EV]Y K9D ( SUPPORT = RESI/ANCE 9 ,EA/]N ,EUROPE4 ,:E!R IT'S GO+ TO WORK OR NOT1 :O KN[S1 Y\ KN[4 ,BUT :AT ELSE HAVE WE GOT TO DO8 

,DAVID ,5D] 

,JACK ,HAUS] 

,*RI/IAN ,LOIDL 

,P>T #b3 ,MILL5NIUM 

,*APT] #a3 ,J,I,H,A,D 

,:5 TWO SET \T TO D9E OR DUEL TOGE!R A ?IRD APPE>S -- T]TIUM QIUD1 P>ASITE1 WITNESS1 PROPHET1 ESCAPEE4 .<SEE ,M4,S]RES1 ,H]MES4.> 

,FIVE YE>S AGO IT /ILL REMA9$ POSSIBLE TO OCCUPY A ?IRD POSITION 9 ! WORLD1 A NEI!R_/NOR ( REFUSAL OR SLYNESS1 A REALM \TSIDE ! DIALECTIC -- EV5 A SPACE ( )DRAWAL2 -- DISAPPE>ANCE AS WILL TO P[]4 

,BUT N[ !RE IS ONLY ONE WORLD -- TRIUMPHANT 05D ( ,HI/ORY01 5D ( ! UNBE>ABLE PA9 ( IMAG9ATION -- ACTUALLY AN APO!OSIS ( CYB]NETIC ,SOCIAL ,D>W9ISM4 ,MONEY DECREES ITSELF A LAW ( ,NATURE1 & DEM&S ABSOLUTE LIB]TY4 ,COMPLETELY SPIRITUALIZ$1 FRE$ FROM ITS \TWORN BODY 7M]E PRODUCTION71 CIRCULAT+ T[>D 9F9ITY @& 9/ANTANEITY 9 A GNO/IC NUMISPH]E F> ABOVE ,E>?1 MONEY ALONE WILL DEF9E CONSCI\SNESS4 ,! #b? C5TURY 5D$ FIVE YE>S AGO2 ?IS IS ! MILL5NIUM4 ,:]E !RE IS NO SECOND1 NO OPPOSITION1 !RE CAN BE NO ?IRD1 NO NEI!R_/NOR4 ,SO ! *OICE REMA9S3 -- EI!R WE ACCEPT \RSELVES AS ! 0LA/ HUMANS01 OR ELSE WE ACCEPT \RSELVES AS ! OPPOSITION4 7,EI!R AUTOMONOTONY -- OR AUTONOMY47 ,ALL POSITIONS ( )DRAWAL MU/ BE RE-CONSID]$ FROM A PO9T ( VIEW BAS$ ON NEW /RATEGIC DEM&S4 ,9 A S5SE1 WE'RE CORN]$4 ,AS ! OLDTIME IDEOLOGUES W\LD HAVE SAID1 \R SITUATION IS 0OBJECTIVELY PRE-REVOLUTION>Y0 AGA94 ,BEYOND ! TEMPOR>Y AUTONOM\S ZONE1 BEYOND ! 9SURRECTION1 !RE IS ! NECESS>Y REVOLUTION -- ! 0JIHAD40 

,*APT] #b3 ,S,A,M,5,E,S,S 

#b#a/ C5TURY MONEY IS A *AOS -- :ILE #b? C5TURY IDEOLOGY WAS M]ELY AN 5TROPY4 ,BO? B\RGEOIS @& ANTI-B\RGEOIS ?\<T PROPOS$ A S+LE WORLD -- UNIFI$ 9 CONSCI\SNESS BY SCI5CE -- BUT MONEY ALONE WILL ACTUALLY A*IEVE ?AT WORLD4 

,MONEY IS NOT MIGRATORY1 = ! NOMAD MOVES FROM PLACE TO PLACE :ILE MONEY MOVES FROM TIME TO TIME1 OBLIT]AT+ SPACE4 ,MONEY IS NOT A RHIZOME BUT A *AOS1 AN 9T]DIM5SIONALITY1 9ORGANIC BUT REPRODUCTIVE .<9F9ITE REGRESSIVE BIFURCATION.> -- ! SEXUALITY ( ! DEAD4 

0,CAPITAL10 !N1 MU/ BE CONSID]$ A 0/RANGE ATTRACTOR40 ,P]HAPS ! V]Y MA!MATICS ( ?IS MONEY 70\T ( CONTROL07 C\LD ALREADY BE TRAC$ 9 SU* ESOT]IC WEBS AS ,S,W,I,F,T1 ! PRIVATE 9T]NET = BANKS & >BITRAGE H\SES1 :]E A TRILLION DOLL>S A DAY DISPORTS ITSELF 9 CYB]SPACE 7& LESS ?AN #e.0 ( IT REF]S EV5 OBLIQUELY TO ACTUAL PRODUCTION74 

,! ONE WORLD CAN DEAL ) 0*AOS10 BUT IT R$UCES ALL TRUE COMPLEXITY TO SAM5ESS @& SEP>ATION4 ,CONSCI\SNESS ITSELF 05T]S 9TO REPRES5TATION02 LIV$ EXP]I5CE :I* DEM&S PRES5CE MU/ BE D5I$ LE/ IT ?REAT5 TO CON/ITUTE ANO!R WORLD BEYOND 5CLOSURE4 ,9 A HEAV5 ( IMAG]Y !RE P]SI/S ONLY ! AFT]LIFE ( ! SCRE51 ! GNO/IC />GATE1 ! GLASS ( DISEMBODIM5T4 ,9F9ITELY ! SAME )9 AN 9F9ITY ( 5CLOSURES2 9F9ITELY CONNECT$ YET 9F9ITELY ALONE4 ,IMMEASURABLE ID5TITY ( DESIRE1 IMMEASURABLE DI/ANCE ( REALIZATION4 

,*APT] #c3 ,M,A,N,A,G,E,M,5,T ,( ,D,E,S,I,R,E,S 

,! ONE WORLD CANNOT PACKAGE PLEASURE ITSELF BUT ONLY ITS IMAGE2 MALIGN H]METICISM1 A K9D ( B>AKA 9 REV]SE1 ! EV5T HORIZON OR T]M9AL ( DESIRE4 ,! 0SPIRITUALITY ( PLEASURE0 LIES PRECISELY 9 A PRES5CE ?AT CANNOT BE REPRES5T$ )\T DISAPPE>+2 -- 9EXPRESSIBLE1 UNIMPEA*ABLE1 POSSIBLE ONLY 9 ?AT 0ECONOMY ( ! GIFT0 ?AT ALWAYS EXI/S 7OR IS ALWAYS RE-9V5T$7 B5EA? ! OR?ODOXY & P>ALYZES ( EX*ANGE4 ,DESIRE IS DEF9$ H]E AS MOVEM5T ALONG SU* A TRAJECTORY -- NOT AS ! IT* ?AT MONEY CAN SCRAT*4 

,RADICAL !ORY HAS REC5TLY DEVELOP$ A PROBLEMATIC ( DESIRE BAS$ ON ! P]CEPTION ?AT ,CAPITAL IS CONC]N$ ) DESIRE & ABLE TO SATISFY IT4 ,DESIRE !RE=E IS SELFI% & REACTION>Y4 ,BUT ,B5JAM9 HAS ALREADY %[N ?AT ,CAPITAL'S CONC]N IS PRECISELY NOT TO SATISFY DESIRE 7I4E4 TO PROVIDE PLEASURE7 BUT TO EXAC]BATE LONG+ ?R\< ! DEVICE ( ! 0UTOPIAN TRACE0 7! METAPHYSICAL %5ANIGANS ( ! COMMODITY1 TO P>APHRASE ,M>X74 ,TO SAY ?AT CAPITAL LIB]ATES DESIRE IS A SEMANTIC ABSURDITY BAS$ ON A 0MI/RANSLATION03 -- ,CAPITAL LIB]ATES ITSELF BY 5SLAV+ DESIRE4 ,F\RI] CLAIM$ ?AT ! TWELVE ,PASSIONS -- UNREPRESS$ -- CON/ITUTE ! ONLY POSSIBLE BASIS = SOCIAL ,H>MONY4 ,WE MAY NOT FOLL[ HIS NUM]OLOGY1 BUT WE CAT* HIS DRIFT4 

,AGA9/ ! NEGATIVE H]METISM ( ! ONE WORLD & ITS %AM C>NALITY1 OPPOSITION PROPOSES A GNOSIS ( ITS [N1 A DIALOGICS ( PRES5CE1 ! PLEASURE ( OV]COM+ ! REPRES5TATION ( PLEASURE -- A K9D ( T\*/ONE4 ,NOT C5SOR%IP1 NOT MANAGEM5T ( ! IMAGE1 BUT ! REV]SE -- ! LIB]ATION ( ! IMAG9ATION FROM ! EMPIRE ( ! IMAGE1 FROM ITS OV]BE>+ OMNIPRES5CE & S+UL>ITY4 ,! IMAGE ALONE IS TA/ELESS1 LIKE A BIO9DU/RIAL TOMATO OR PE> -- ODORLESS AS CIVILIZATION ITSELF1 \R 0SOCIETY ( SAFETY01 \R CULTURE ( M]E SURVIVAL4 ,\RS IS P>TLY A /RUGGLE AGA9/ COLONIAL HE>+ @& IMP]IAL GAZE1 & = SMELL1 T\*1 TA/E -- & = ! 0?IRD EYE04 

,IF DESIRE HAS DISAPPE>$ 9TO ITS REPRES5TATIONS !N IT MU/ BE RESCU$4 ,SIL5CE @& SECRECY >E DEM&$1 EV5 A VEIL+ ( ! IMAGE -- ULTIMATELY A RE5*ANTM5T ( ! =BIDD54 ,ONLY AN ]OS ?AT MOVES T[>D ESCAPE FROM 5CLOSURE )9 ! BANALITY ( ! IMAGE 7& H]E1 CONSCI\SNESS SC>CELY MATT]S7 CAN H>MONIZE ) ! ES!TIC ( ! JIHAD2 :E!R IT BE EXPRESS$ 9 CONV5TIONAL OR UNCONV5TIONAL ROLES OR ACTS SEEMS ALMO/ IRRELEVANT4 

,SEXUALITY ITSELF CAN BE CONSID]$ 5!OG5IC -- LIKE ! 0SACR$ PLANTS01 IT CAN PROVIDE NOT ONLY COGNITIVE /RUCTURE BUT ALSO IMAG9AL CONT5T4 ,! FE/AL = US IS AT LEA/ A 0S]I\S JOKE0 .<AN OLD DEF9ITION ( AL*EMY.> IF NOT A RITUAL NECESSITY4 0,5LI<T5M5T0 IS ALSO A MAT]IAL BODILY PR9CIPLE -- & \R SECRET IS ?AT \R PROJECT NE$ NOT BE BUILT EXCLUSIVELY ON ,NIETZS*E'S NO?+4 

,*APT] #d3 ,G,R,E,5 ,%,A,D,E 

,WILD7]7NESS /&S = ?IS V]Y IRR$UCIBILITY ( DESIRE4 ,! ELIM9ATION ( ! NON-HUMAN 9VOKES ! ELIM9ATION ( ! HUMAN2 CULTURE CAN ONLY BE DEF9$ 9 RELATION TO :AT IT IS NOT4 ,H]E9 LIES ! PR(UNDITY ( PAGANISM2 9 ,ISLAM1 GRE5 IS A H]ALDIC COLOR BECAUSE 0WAT]1 GRE5]Y @& A BEAUTIFUL FACE0 7AS ! ,PROPHET SAID7 >E ONTOLOGICALLY PRIVILEG$ 9 EXP]I5CE -- & >E 9 FACT ! BASIS ( ! ESOT]IC REJECTION ( SAM5ESS @& SEP>ATION -- ! DIV9E AS DIFF]5CE1 IMMAN5T @& IMM$IATE -- NOT ONLY 9 0,NATURE0 BUT EV5 9 ! G>D5 OR CITY AS SPONTANE\S ORGANIC CRY/ALLIZATION ( LIFE'S DESIRE = ITSELF4 ,P]HAPS ALL 0REAL0 WILD]NESS HAS BE5 DISAPPE>$ 9TO A C>TOMANTIC MANAGEM5T ( DESIRES -- AFT] ALL1 ! ONE WORLD KN[S NO O!R -- BUT IF SO1 !N ITS SPECT] HAUNTS ?AT WORLD4 ,IT CAN BE CALL$ BACK2 IT CAN BE RE/OR$4 

,IF ,NATURE IS DE-NATUR$ 9 M$IATION'S MURD]\S MUSEOLOGICAL GAZE & IF 0EV]Y?+0 IS M$IAT$ 7EV5 0DIRECT S5SORY P]CEPTION071 !N H[ CAN WE SPEAK ( RE/ORATION OR ( 0IMM$IACY08 ,FIR/1 BECAUSE 79 ANO!R MANN] ( SPEAK+7 NOT EV]Y?+ HAS 05T]$ 9TO REPRES5TATION04 ,! CLAIM ( ! ONE WORLD TO ITS ON5ESS IS ( C\RSE SPURI\S -- !RE P]SI/S BY DEF9ITION AN \TSIDE TO EV]Y 5CLOSURE 9 REPRES5TATION2 NOT TO M5TION A LIM9ALITY >\ND EV]Y BORD]1 AN >EA ( AMBIGUITY4 ,ON5ESS REPRES5TS ITSELF AS 9VULN]ABLE -- BUT ITS WEAKNESS IS REVEAL$ PRECISELY 9 ! MOM5T ( \R P]CEPTION ?AT IT IS NOT REFLECT$ 9 LIV$ EXP]I5CE2 IT %[S ITSELF 9 DISLOCATION1 HOLL[NESS1 BOR$OM1 IMMIS]ATION -- ?IS MOM5T MI<T CON/ITUTE ! 0R5D+ ( ! VEIL0 ?AT W\LD ALL[ A GLIMPSE ( ! FUTURE1 OR AT LEA/ ( \R DESIRE = ! FUTURE4 

,SECOND3 WE CAN SPEAK H]E ( RE/ORATION BECAUSE NOT EV5 EV]Y REPRES5TATION SUBSUM$ OR PRODUC$ )9 ! 5CLOSURE ( ON5ESS CAN BE CONSID]$ EFFECTIVE 9 ! S]VICE ( REPRESSION4 ,LANGUAGE ITSELF IS HAUNT$ BY ! 7SOMETIMES UN9T5TIONAL7 POETICS ( ITS [N SELF-OV]COM+1 BY ! SUBV]SIVE1 ! 0]RUPTION ( ! M>VEL\S04 ,LIFE SEEMS TO CONSPIRE ) ?IS \TSID5ESS1 SU* ?AT EV5 REPRES5TATION F9ALLY ESCAPES REPRES5TATION4 

,*APT] #e3 ,C,A,% 

,GRE5 IS MADE TO SYMBOLIZE ! DAMN$ F]TILITY ( MONEY1 ITS CONTRANATURAL FECUNDITY -- ! AL*EMY ( EXPROPRIATION1 ! 9F9ITE WEI<T ( ! PRIVILEG$ @& ,MASONIC GAZE4 ,9 TRANSC5D+ ITS [N TEXTUALITY IT BECOMES PURE REPRES5TATION2 FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+ H[EV]1 FROM ! FIR/ CLAY TOK5S OR CO9S ( ELECTRUM1 MONEY WAS ALREADY NO?+ BUT DEBT1 NO?+ BUT ABS5CE4 

,MONEY 0ITSELF0 RETA9S A C]TA9 9NOC5CE AS A SIMPLE M$IUM ( EX*ANGE -- 0POOR0 MONEY1 SO TO SPEAK1 /RIPP$ ( 9T]E/ 9 %E] CIRCULATION4 ,AT ?IS LEVEL MONEY MI<T PLAY ITS ROLE EV5 9 ! TEMPOR>Y AUTONOM\S ZONE2 9 RELATION TO ! JIHAD H[EV] MONEY REMA9S & MU/ BE CONSID]$ UND] ! SIGN ( ,CAPITAL AS ! MEASURE ( EXPROPRIATION & ! BASIC MY!ME ( SEP>ATION4 

,& AS MONEY TRANSC5DS ITS TEXTUALITY 9 VIRTUALITY1 9T]E/ CAN BE EXTRACT$ FROM EA* TRANSACTION1 EA* DI/URBANCE ( ! E!R2 -- 0POOR0 MONEY GIVES WAY TO 0PURE0 MONEY4 ,:O B5EFITS8 

,! GLOBAL MA*9]Y WILL NEV] FALL RIPELY 9TO ! H&S ( ! 9SURG5T MASSES1 NOR WILL ITS S+LE ,EYE PASS TO ! PEOPLE 7AS IF TO ONE ( ?REE BL9D ,FATES72 !RE WILL BE NO TRANSITION1 SMOO? OR BUMPY1 BETWE5 ,CAPITALISM @& SOME ECONOMIC UTOPIA1 SOME MIRACUL\S SALVATION = ! UNIFI$ CONSCI\SNESS ( PO/ ,5LI<T5M5T RATIONALISM @& UNIV]SAL CULTURE 7) COZY CORN]S = ECC5TRIC SURVIVALS @& T\RI/IC BLISS7 -- NO ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY TAK+ OV] ! CONTROLS 9 ! NAME ( ! PEOPLE4 ,! 0MONEY-P[]0 7AS ! OLD AGR>IANS CALL$ IT7 IS NOT 9 ! P[] ( AN ELITE 7WE!R CONSPIRATORIAL OR SOCIOLOGICAL7 -- RA!R ! ELITE IS 9 ! P[] ( MONEY1 LIKE ! HIR$ HUMAN LACKEYS ( SOME SCI-FI ,A,I 5TITY 9 CYB]SPACE4 ,MONEY-P[] IS ! GLOBAL MA*9]Y -- IT CAN ONLY BE DISMANTL$1 NOT 9H]IT$4 ,WILL SOME SORT ( !ORETICAL LIMIT APPE> 9 ! NUMISPH]E1 SO ?AT ! BUBBLE BUR/S 0ON ITS [N0 AS IT W]E8 ,IS ,CAPITALISM HEAD$ = ! LA/ R\ND-UP @& F9AL CRISIS TO 5D ALL CRISES1 OR WILL IT F9D A WAY TO DEAL ) @& EV5 PR(IT BY ANY 0LIMITS TO GR[?0 OR *AOTIC P]TURBATIONS )9 ITS CLOS$ ATMOSPH]E ( SUFFOCATION8 .<,/AY ,TUN$4.> ,9 ANY CASE 7TO EVOKE ,GU/AV ,L&AU]7 !RE IS NO 0HI/ORICAL 9EVITABITLITY0 AB\T A REVOLUTION REBORN 9 ! V]Y MOM5T ( ,CAPITAL'S TRIUMPHANT CLOSURE ( ! DIALECTIC4 

.<,9 ONE S5SE ,CAPITALISM SEEMS TO BECOME 09EVITABLE0 9 ! 9V5TION ( SC>CITY -- ! FIR/ MOM5T ( EXPROPRIATION4 ,BUT :]E PRECISELY IS ?IS MOM5T TO BE LOCAT$8 ,AGRICULTURE IS A GREAT LONG-DRAWN-\T CRISIS -- BUT MANY HORTICULTURAL-TRIBAL SOCIETIES REMA9 AS /AUN*LY NON-AU?ORIT>IAN @& GIFT-ORI5T$ AS ! PURE/ HUNT]_/GA!R]S4 ,ANCI5T HI]>*IC /ATES 7,SUM]1 ,EGYPT1 ,%ANG ,*9A1 ETC47 & EV5 FEUDALISM /ILL RETA9 ECONOMIES ( RECIPROCITY @& R$I/RIBUTION2 -- ! ,M>KET1 AS 0PR$ICT$0 BY ,CLASSICAL ,ECONOMICS1 SIMPLY FAILS TO APPE> 7SEE ,K>L ,POLYANI74 ,MOREOV]1 EV]Y ?REAT ( ITS EM]G5CE IS MET ) PRESCI5T RESI/ANCE 7AS ,CLA/RES MI<T HAVE PR$ICT$73 -- SEP>ATION @& EXPROPRIATION NEV] GO UNCONTE/$1 & ?US NEV] APPE> 9 !IR ABSOLUTE =M4 ,!RE EXITS 9 FACT NO NATURAL LAW ( CIRCULATION @& EX*ANGE1 NO HI/ORICAL FATALITY1 NO DE/9$ ATOMICITY ( ! SOCIAL1 & NO UNIFI$ WORLD ( REPRES5TATION4 ,CAPITALISM EXI/S -- BUT NOT ALONE2 REVOLUTION IS ITS O!R4 ,& VISE V]SA4.> 

,!RE IS NEV] A CORRECT MOM5T = DECL>+ ONESELF 9 A /ATE ( REBELLION4 ,P]5NIAL H]ETICS1 WE HAVE ALREADY MADE \R *OICES -- AS IF 9 SOME PREVI\S 9C>NATION1 OR 9 SOME MY?IC TIME \T ( TIME1 AS IF EV]Y?+ RE?9KS ITSELF 9 US OR )\T US1 & REFUSAL W]E A K9D ( TEPID PRE-DEA?1 A RESIGNATION 9 MORBIDITY4 ,!RE IS = US NO RETURN TO 9NOC5CE 9 ! EC/ASY ( #f *ANNELS1 SOME DAT+ BACK TO ! SO-CALL$ 0,FALL ( ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE0 OR EV5 ! E>LY ,NEOLI?IC4 ,! V]Y FIR/ EM]G5CES ( SEP>ATION 9 ! E>LIE/ =MS ( MONEY @& ! ,/ATE CRE/$ = US A TRADITION N[ SOME #a1 YE>S OLD -- ULTIMATELY IT DOESN'T MATT] :E!R 0?IS IS ! CRISIS0 OR NOT4 ,WE W\LD /ILL *OOSE4 

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,! M$IA ( SAM5ESS @& SEP>ATION REPRES5T ! ONE WORLD 9 ITS MO/ RELIGI\S =M -- ! /RUCTUR+ ( ! SOCIAL 9 IMAGES4 ,M]E CONSCI\SNESS ( ?IS PROCESS CANNOT OV]COME IT -- OPPOSITION MU/ ALSO TAKE A RELIGI\S =M 9 A RE5*ANTM5T ( C\NT]-IMAG]Y2 H]E ONE MI<T SPEAK ( A RATIONALISM ( ! M>VEL\S4 ,! ONLY WAY TO EVADE M]E REACTION 7& ?US SUBSUMPTION 9TO ! IMAGE7 W\LD SEEM TO LIE 9 0SACRALIZ+0 \R /RUGGLE AGA9/ SAM5ESS @& SEP>ATION2 -- BUT ONLY FAILURE C\LD 9DUCE US TO ACCEPT ! T]M 0,ROMANTICISM0 AS CRITIQUE 7OR PRAISE7 ( \R PROPOSAL4 

,FIVE YE>S AGO ! M$IA ( SAM5ESS @& SEP>ATION ATTA9$ MU* ! SAME FRE$OM @& AUTONOMY AS ! M$IUM ( MONEY ITSELF4 ,?US !Y %IFT$ !IR EMPHASIS FROM M]E SURPRESSION TO REALIZATION & TO ! 09T]DISCIPL9>Y0 B\ND>Y-BREAK+ AMALGAMATION ( ALL MODES ( REPRES5TATION 7FROM $UCATION TO ADV]TIS+7 9TO A S+LE 0POLYSEMIC0 CATA/ROPHE ( =M3 -- ! BODY SLUMP$ BE=E ! SCRE51 ALL CORPOREALITY R$UC$ TO A D>KNESS GIV5 %APE ONLY BY LI<T FROM ! GNO/IC PL]OMA1 ?AT REALM ( TRANSC5D5CE FROM :I* BODIES >E EXIL$3 -- ! HEAV5 ( GLASS4 

,! OLD ,DUALISM HAS IMPLOD$ 9TO A TOTALIZ$ TOPOLOGY DEF9$ BY ! GNOSEOGRAPHIC GEOSOPHY ( MONEY & ITS LESS-?AN-ONE DIM5SIONALITY4 ,! 0MIRROR ( PRODUCTION0 HAS BE5 SUP]S$$ BY A COMPLETE TRANSP>ANCY1 ! V]TIGO ( T]ROR4 ,L&1 LABOR1 NATURE1 SELF ITSELF1 LIFE ITSELF1 & EV5 DEA? CAN BE RE-9V5T$ AS ! BASIS ( ALL EX*ANGE -- EV]Y?+ IS MONEY4 

.<,NOTE3 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 !SE G5]ALIZATIONS DO NOT CONC]N ! REALITY1 BUT RA!R ! IDEOLOGY ( GLOBAL ,CAPITAL 7! IDEOLOGY ( ! 0PO/-IDEOLOGICAL0 CON7 -- ! 9TOXICAT$ PRON\NCEM5TS ( AN 09=MATION ECONOMY0 -- ! *>ADE ( 0D]EGULATION0 7H[ CAN ONE SPEAK ( REVOLUTION :5 ,CAPITAL HAS ALREADY BROK5 ALL ! RULES87 ,( C\RSE ,CAPITAL HAS NOT REALLY TRANSC5D$ PRODUCTION1 BUT M]ELY RESITUAT$ IT -- SOME:]E NE> ! REALM ( CEMET]Y MANAGEM5T OR WA/E DISPOSAL4 ,CAPITAL WANTS EC/ASY1 NOT ,TAYLORISM2 IT LONGS = PURITY1 = DISEMBODIM5T4.> 

,EC/ATIC M$IATION F9ALLY BLOCKS EXPRESSION AT ! ROOT1 AS = EXAMPLE 9 ! BIOTE*NOLOGICAL PROS!SIS OR 9DIFF]5TIATION ( BODY @& SCRE54 ,MOCK NUPTIALS ( ,]OS @& ,?ANATOS3 -- T]M9AL 5CLOSURE4 ,! 0GREAT] JIHAD0 ( C\RSE IS DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! SEP>AT$ SELF -- AGA9/ SUFFOCATION ( ! TRUE SELF ?AT MU/ EXPRESS 0ITS LORD01 ITS DEEPE/ MEAN+4 ,BUT ! 0LESS] JIHAD0 IS NO LESS VITAL OR IMBU$ ) B>AKA3 -- ! ASSAULT ON ! SCRE54 

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,ANY P>ADOXICAL REAPPE>ANCE ( MORALITY H]E WILL NATURALLY BEG9 ON ! RU9S ( OR?ODOXY -- & PIT* NO?+ MORE P]MAN5T !RE ?AN ! BLACK T5TS ( ,IBN ,KHALDUN'S B$\94 ,& YET SOON] OR LAT] JIHAD 7/RUGGLE7 LEADS BACK 7VIA TA'WIL OR H]M5EUTIC EXEGESIS7 TO %>IAH OR LAW4 ,BUT %>IAH ALSO MEANS PA?1 OR WAY -- IT IS ALREADY ! 0OP5 ROAD0 ( ! AIMLESS W&]]4 ,VALUES >ISE FROM IMAG9ATION1 I4E4 FROM MOTION4 0,:]E ! GODS HAVE /OPP$0 -- ?IS IS ! REAL4 ,BUT ! GODS MOVE ON2 !Y MOVE1 LIKE LI<T ON WAT] 9 ,P9D>'S ,ODES4 

,! ATT5TAT IS NOT IMMORAL BUT SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,! MESSAGE ( 0T]RORISM0 IS ?AT !RE'S NO !RE !RE2 ONLY ! CYB]GNO/IC HI/ORY-DUMP ( %E] EMPT9ESS & ANGUI% -- LIMIT$ LIABILITY AS A COSMIC PR9CIPLE4 ,ONE MI<T CONSID] A MORALITY 7P]HAPS EV5 AN 0IMAG9AL MORALITY07 ( VIOL5CE AGA9/ IDEAS @& 9/ITUTIONS -- BUT ! LANGUAGE LACKS T]MS = SU* A =M & ?US DOOMS MILITANCY TO AN 9DI/9CTION ( FOCUS1 EV5 A DEFICIT ( ATT5TION4 ,9 ANY CASE IT'S NOT M]ELY A QUE/ION ( ONE'S 0SPIRITUAL /ATE0 BUT ( AN ACTUAL AUTO-RE/RUCTUR+ ( COGNITION -- NOT A /ATE BUT A 0/ATION0 9 ,SUFI T]MS4 ,TO BORR[ A PHRASE FROM ,ISMAILISM1 ?IS IS \R V]SION ( ! ,DA'WA AL ,QADIMI OR ! ,ANCI5T ,PROPAG&A -- OLD BECAUSE IT IS NEV] QUITE FULLY BORN4 

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,!RE'S NO?+ ( FUTURITY LEFT TO ! CONCEPT ( UTOPIA4 0,HOPE AGA9/ HOPE02 NO REAL *OICE IS 9VOLV$4 ,PRES5CE REMA9S IMPURE -- ONLY ABS5CE ASSUMES ! CRY/ALL9E SKELETAL =M ( P]FECT ET]NITY4 ,A MORAL JUDGM5T IF Y\ LIKE3 9TOL]ANCE = :AT OPPOSES ! JIHAD -- BUT NO MORE D&YISM1 NO MORE BRITTLE @& ELABORATE CON/RUCTIONS ( ! SELF4 

,DIFF]5CE AS ID5TITY CON/ITUTES A MODE ( EXPRESSION AS WELL AS A MODE ( VOLITION2 !RE EXI/S A TAO ( ?IS PROCESS1 A SPONTANE\S ORD]+ RA!R ?AN AN IMP]IALI/ ,C>TESIAN GAZE4 ,?IS MODE ( EXPRESSION AS IT P]TA9S TO CULTURE 7! 0SELF-MADE0 ASPECT ( ! SOCIAL7 EI!R SETS UP AN AMPLIFICATORY RESONANCE ) 0,NATURE0 & IS ?US CAPABLE ( *ANG+ ! WORLD-AS-CONS5SUS OR ELSE IT IS M]E CRIM9AL /UPIDITY4 

,H]E AGA9 0M]E0 CONSCI\SNESS SC>CELY MATT]S2 H5CE !RE EM]GES = US AN EMPHASIS ON NON-ORD9>Y /ATES ?AT OV]COME ! DI*OTOMY ( SELF-REFLECTIVE AUTO-9TELLECTION 9 CONC5TRAT$ ATT5TIV5ESS & 9 0SKILL04 ,! SELF-CLOSURE ( ES!TIC OR M5TAL ISOLATION D5IES ! FACT ?AT EV]Y PLEASURE IS AN EXPANSION1 ?AT RECIPROCITY IS NON-PR$ATORY EXPANSIV5ESS4 ,IF REVOLT AS EXPRESSION RESPONDS TO SAM5ESS @& SEP>ATION SIMULTANE\SLY1 IT CON/ITUTES BY DEF9ITION A MOVEM5T T[>D DIFF]5CE @& PRES5CE -- & AS ! OLD PHR5OLOGI/S SAID1 T[>D 0COMMUNICATIV5ESS04 ,?AT IS NEI!R M]E 0COMMUNICATION0 -- SUBJECT TO ! DRAG ( M$IATION @& DISCORPOREALIZATION -- NOR EC/ATIC 0COMMUNION0 7 A T]M :I* SMACKS ( ! EXAC]BAT$ AU?ORIT>IANISM ( AN 5=C$ PRES5CE7 -- BUT RA!R A CONVIVIAL CONNECTIVITY -- AN ]OS ( ! SOCIAL4 

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,PR\DHONIAN F$]ALISM BAS$ ON NON-HEGEMONIC P>TICUL>ITIES 9 A 0NOMADOLOGICAL0 OR RHIZOMATIC MUTUALITY ( SYN]GI/IC SOLID>ITIES -- ?IS IS \R REVOLUTION>Y /RUCTURE4 7,! V]Y DRYNESS ( ! T]MS ITSELF SUGGE/S ! NE$ = AN 9FUSION ( LIFE 9TO ! !ORYSCAPE67 ,PO/-,5LI<T5M5T IDEOLOGY WILL EXP]I5CE QUEAS9ESS AT ! NOTION ( ! REVOLUTION>Y IMPLICATIONS ( A RELIGION OR WAY ( LIFE ALWAYS ALREADY OPPOS$ TO ! MONOCULTURE ( SAM5ESS @& SEP>ATION4 ,CONTEMPOR>Y REACTION WILL BLAN* AT ! IDEA ( 9T]P]MEABILITY1 ! POROSITY ( SOLID>ITY1 CONVIVIALITY @& PRES5CE AS ! COMPLEM5T>ITY @& H>MONI\S RESONANCE ( 0REVOLUTION>Y DIFF]5CE04 

,TO TAKE ,ISLAM AS AN EXAMPLE -- ! HYP]OR?ODOX @& ! ULEMOCRACY CANNOT SO EASILY R$UCE IT TO A HEGEMONI/IC_/UNIV]SALI/IC IDEOLOGY AS TO RULE \T DIV]G5T =MS ( 0SACR$ POLITICS0 9=M$ BY ,SUFISM .<E4G4 ! ,NAQSB&IS.>1 RADICAL ,%IISM .<E4G4 ,ALI ,%>IATI.>1 ,ISMAILISM1 ,ISLAMIC ,HUMANISM1 ! 0,GRE5 ,PA?0 ( ,COL4 ,QADAFI 7P>T NEO-,SUFISM1 P>T AN>*O-SYNDICALISM71 OR EV5 ! COSMOPOLITAN ,ISLAM ( ,BOSNIA4 .<,NOTE3 WE M5TION !SE ELEM5TS NOT TO CONDONE !M NECESS>ILY1 BUT TO 9DICATE ?AT ,ISLAM IS NOT A MONOLI? ( 0FUNDAM5TALSM04.> 

,TRADITIONS ( TOL]ANCE1 VOLUNT>YISM1 EGALIT>IANISM1 CONC]N = SOCIAL JU/ICE1 CRITIQUE ( 0USURY01 MY/ICAL UTOPIANISM -- ETC4 -- CAN =M ! CON/ELLATIONS ( A NEW PROPAG&A )9 ,ISLAM1 UN%AKABLY OPPOS$ TO ! COGNITIVE COLONIALISM ( ! NUMISPH]E1 ORI5T$ TO 0EMPIRICAL FRE$OMS0 RA!R ?AN IDEOLOGY1 CRITICAL ( REPRESSION )9 ,ISLAM1 BUT COMMITT$ TO ITS CREATIVITY1 RETIC5CE1 9T]IORITY1 MILITANCE1 @& /YLE4 ,ISLAM'S CONC]N ) POLLUTION ( ! IMAG9ATION1 :I* MANIFE/S 9 A LIT]AL VEIL+ ( ! IMAGE1 CON/ITUTES A P[]FUL /RATEGIC REALIZATION = ! JIHAD2 -- ?AT :I* IS VEIL$ IS NOT ABS5T OR 9VISIBLE1 S9CE ! VEIL IS A SIGN ( ITS PRES5CE1 ITS IMAG9AL REALITY1 ITS P[]4 ,?AT :I* IS VEIL$ IS UNSE54 

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,TRIBAL SOCIETIES1 LEFT TO !IR [N DEVICES1 WAGE W> 9 A MANN] NOT SO MU* HEGEMONI/IC AS ADV5TURI/IC -- & AS ,P4,CLA/RES PO9T$ \T1 SU* HORIZONTAL W>F>E 7LIKE O!R 0PRIMITIVE0 CU/OMS7 ACTUALLY MILITATES AGA9/ ! EM]G5CE ( 0! ,/ATE0 & ITS V]TICALITY3 -- VIOL5CE AS A =M ( RESI/ANCE AGA9/ SEP>ATION1 :I* IS ALWAYS FELT BY ! TRIBE AS A DANG]\S OR 0EVIL0 POSSIBILITY -- VIOL5CE AS A =M ( ! P]5NIAL FISSIPATION OR BREAK UP @& R$I/RIBUTION ( P[]4 

,! JIHAD IS NOT MEANT TO BE A RETURN ( ?IS =M ( VIOL5CE BUT A DIALECTICAL REALIZATION ( ITS REPRESS$ CONT5T4 ,?IS PR9CIPLE ALL[S = A COALESC5CE ( V>IEGAT$ DIFF]5CES NOT JU/ AS A UTOPIAN CON/RUCT BUT AS A /RATEGIC BUNDL+ -- AS A 0W> MA*9E04 

,GU/AV ,L&AU] MAKES CLE> ?AT SU* GR\P+S CAN !MSELVES BE CONSID]$ BO? HORIZONTALLY 7OR 0F$]ALLY07 & V]TICALLY -- NOT AS CATEGORICAL 5TIFICATIONS1 ?AT IS1 BUT AS VOLK1 PEOPLES1 0NATIONS0 9 ! ,NATIVE-AM]ICAN S5SE ( ! T]M4 ,?IS CONCEPT WAS LOOT$ BY BASE REACTION & DI/ORT$ 9TO HEGEMONISM ( ! WOR/ SORT1 BUT IT TOO CAN BE RESCU$ 7AN 0ADV5TURE0 9 ITSELF74 .<,WE NE$ TO RE-READ ,PR\DON1 ,M>X1 ,NIETZS*E1 ,L&AU]1 ,F\RI]1 ,B5JAM91 ,BAKHT91 ! ,I,W,W1 ETC4 -- ! WAY ! ,E,Z,L,N RE-READS ,ZAPATA6.> 

,L&AU] ALSO PO9T$ \T ?AT ! ,/ATE IS 9 P>T AN 9N] RELATION1 & NOT AN ABSOLUTE4 ,9ASMU* AS P[] %IFTS FROM ! NATIONAL MAP TO 0PURE0 ,CAPITAL1 ! \T] ,/ATE BECOMES 9CREAS+LY IRRELEVANT AS A FOCUS ( OPPOSITION4 0,NEUTRALITY0 IS NOT AN OPTION3 -- EI!R A ZONE IS P>T ( ! ONE WORLD1 OR IT 5T]S OPPOSITION4 ,IF ! OPPOSITION ZONE CO9CIDES ) C]TA9 POLITICAL 5TITIES1 !N ! REVOLUTION MAY HAVE TO CONSID] POLITICAL ALLIANCES4 ,! GREAT] JIHAD -- AGA9/ ! 9N] RELATION ( P[] -- REMA9S ALWAYS ! SAME2 BUT ! LESS] JIHAD1 AGA9/ ! \T] RELATION1 CON/ANTLY *ANGES %APE4 

.<,NOTE3 ,EV]Y?+ H+ES ON ! P]CEPTION ?AT TWO =CES -- AUTONOMY @& F$]ATION -- >E NOT OPPOS$ BUT COMPLEM5T>Y OR EV5 COMPLICIT2 IF ?IS IS P>ADOX1 !N IT IS P>ADOX ?AT MU/ BE LIV$4 ,E?NIC CLEANS+ @& VIOL5T *AUV9ISM >E TO BE OPPOS$ FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( F$]ALISM @& SOLID>ITY BECAUSE ! HEGEMONISM ( SU* REACTION SIMPLY REPRODUCES ! HEGEMONISM 7! CRUELTY7 ( ! ONE WORLD @& EV5 AUGM5TS IT4 ,& AU!NTIC 7NON-HEGEMONIC7 DIFF]5CE MU/ BE DEF5D$ BECAUSE 7OR 9ASMU* AS7 IT CANNOT OR 0%\LD NOT0 BE OBLIT]AT$ BY ! ,MOLO* ( CAPITALI/ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,AUTONOMY )\T F$]ALISM IS AT BE/ IMPLAUSIBLE1 AT WOR/ REACTION>Y -- BUT F$]ALISM )\T AUTONOMY SIMPLY ?REAT5S ! ONE VALUE ?AT UNITES ! JIHAD -- SELF-DET]M9ATION OR 0EMPIRICAL FRE$OM04.> 

,= ! /RATEGIC COALESC5CE1 COMPLEXITY IS NOT JU/ AN ES!TIC BUT A NECESSITY1 A COGNITIVE MAQUIS OR ZONE ( RESI/ANCE1 A REALM ( AMBIGUITY :]E ! UPRIS+ MU/ F9D ITS ECONOMY1 ITS HE>TL&S4 ,EV]Y 0NATION0 :E!R SELF-=M$ OR TRADITIONAL1 & EV]Y GR\P :I* MOVES HORIZONTALLY )9 OR ACROSS ?IS MILIEU -- C\NCILS1 COMMITTEES1 UNIONS1 FE/IVALS -- 9DE$1 EV]Y 0SOV]EIGN 9DIVIDUAL0 -- MAY CONSID] F$]ATION ON ! BASIS ( AN AD-HOC ANTI-HEGEMONIC FRONT AGA9/ ! SELF-PROCLAIM$ TOTALITY ( SAM5ESS @& SEP>ATION1 & = A WORLD ( DIFF]5CE & PRES5CE4 

,FROM A C]TA9 VIEWPO9T ! =CE ( PRES5CE OR SOLID>ITY >ISES FROM ! REALITY ( 0CLASS0 -- AL?\< IF WE ADOPT ?AT T]M WE MU/ CONSID] ! VA/ REALIGNM5TS & KALEIDOSCOPIC %IFTS ( MEAN+ ?AT HAVE UNPACK$ @& ASSEMBL$ IT ANEW1 /RIPP$ IT ( ITS #a#i? C5TURY ACC\T]M5TS1 ITS ONE-WORLD TELOS @& MONOCULTURAL AE%ETIC -- ITS SCI5TISM1 ITS DIS5*ANTM5TS1 @& ITS FATALITY4 ,IT'S NOT JU/ A QUE/ION ( ! 0PROLET>IANIZATION ( ! ZONES01 BUT ( ! SEAMLESS & 0NATURAL0 SUPPRESSION ( AUTONOM\S CONSCI\SNESS 7& H]E1 CONSCI\SNESS DOES MATT]74 

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,?US ! 0WORLD TO BE SAV$0 BY ! JIHAD CONSI/S NOT ONLY ( ?AT ,NATURE :I* CANNOT SUFF] F9AL 5CLOSURE )\T ! FATAL E/RANGEM5T ( CONSCI\SNESS ITSELF FROM ALL 0ORIG9AL 9TIMACY01 BUT ALSO ! SPACE ( CULTURE1 ( AU!NTIC BECOM+3 -- ,TI]RA Y ,LIB]TAD4 ,AGRICULTURE MAY BE CONSID]$ AS A TRAGIC ,FALL FROM NATURAL HUMAN ECONOMY -- 7GA!R+1 HUNT+1 RECIPROCITY7 -- & EV5 AS A CATA/ROPHIC %IFT 9 COGNITION ITSELF4 ,BUT TO 5T]TA9 ! NOTION ( ITS ABOLITION 9VOLVES A CRYPTO-MAL?USIAN OR EV5 BIOPHOBIC NIHILISM SUSPICI\SLY AK9 TO ,GNO/IC SUICIDE4 ,! MORALITY ( SUB/RUCTION IS ALREADY A MORALITY ( RESCUE 7& VISE-V]SA72 ! K]NEL ( ! NEW SOCIETY IS ALWAYS ALREADY =M+ )9 ! %ELL ( ! OLD4 ,:ATEV] ! ONE WORLD SEEKS TO DE/ROY OR D5IGRATE TAKES ON = US ! UNMI/AKABLE AURA ( ORGANIC LIFE2 -- ?IS APPLIES TO ! :OLE PANOPLY ( \R PRES5T 0LATE /ONE AGE01 EV5 ITS ,F\RI]I/ REF9EM5TS1 EV5 ITS SURREALI/ URBANISM 7EV5 0,CIVILIZATION0 MI<T BE CONSID]$ A 0GOOD IDEA0 IF IT C\LD BE RELEAS$ FROM ITS [N PR$ATORY DET]M9ISM71 -- ?IS DEF9ES \R CONS]VATISM4 ,?US DESPITE EV]Y?+1 DESPITE ! TITANIC DEPR$ATIONS ( ,CAPITAL'S >TIFICIAL 9TELLIG5CE1 ! 0WORLD TO BE SAV$0 SOMETIMES SEEMS TO DIFF] FROM 0?IS0 WORLD ONLY BY A HAIR'S-BREAD? ( SATORI4 ,BUT IT IS 5TIRELY FROM ?IS CRACK ?AT \R RADICAL OPPOSITION EM]GES4 ,! MILL5NIUM IS ALWAYS ! OP5+ ( A PRES5T MOM5T -- BUT IT IS ALSO ALWAYS ! 5D+ ( A WORLD4 

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,! JI/ ( ! JIHAD3 :5 OPPRESSION TAKES ! SIMULTANE\S @& EV5 P>ADOXICAL =M ( SAM5ESS @& SEP>ATION1 !N RESI/ANCE OR OPPOSITION LOGICALLY PROPOSES DIFF]5CE @& PRES5CE -- A REVOLUTION>Y P>ADOX4 ,! RHIZOMATIC SEGM5T>Y SOCIETY ( ID5TITY ?AT PRECIPITATES FROM ?IS SUP]-SATURAT$ LOGIC ( RESI/ANCE CAN BE CONTEMPLAT$ FROM ANY ANGLE1 V]TICAL OR HORIZONTAL1 DIA*RONIC OR SYN*RONIC1 E?NIC OR ES!TIC -- )9 ! ONE NECESS>Y REVOLUTION>Y ANTI-HEGEMONIC PR9CIPLE ( PRES5CE4 

,\R PRES5T /ATE ( FLATT5$ & IRRITABLE 9ATT5TIV5ESS CAN ONLY BE COMP>$ TO SOME ESOT]IC M$IEVAL S9 LIKE SPIRITUAL SLO? OR EXI/5TIAL =GETFULNESS2 \R FIR/ PLEASURE WILL BE TO IMAG9E = \RSELVES A PROPAG&A POT5T AS ! GNO/IC 0,CALL01 AN ES!TIC ( REP5TANCE-@&-CONV]SION OR 0SELF-OV]COM+01 A ,SORELIAN MY?OS -- A ,MILL5NIUM4 

,! BL9D PANOPTICON ( ,CAPITAL REMA9S1 AFT] ALL1 MO/ VULN]ABLE 9 ! REALM ( 0MAGIC0 -- ! MANIPULATION ( IMAGES TO CONTROL EV5TS1 H]METIC 0ACTION AT A DI/ANCE04 ,IF ! TONG PROVIDES A POSSIBLE =M = ! NEW PROPAG&A ( ! DE$1 !N IT MU/ BE CONFESS$ ?AT M]E ES!TIC )DRAWAL 7DISAPPE>ANCE AS WILL TO P[]7 CANNOT PROVIDE SUFFICI5T HEAT TO HAT* ! EGG ( ITS SECRECY4 ,ALL ?AT WAS ONCE T]TIUM QUID IS N[ 7OR SOON WILL BE7 5GAG$ EI!R 9 CAPITULATION OR 9 OPPOSITION1 AS CONFLAGRATION1 AS UPRIS+ AGA9/ ! MANAGEM5T ( DESIRE @& IMAG9ATION )9 ! 5GLOB$ 5CLOSURE ( ! ONE WORLD4 

,BUT 9 A PRE-REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION ! TACTICAL ADVANTAGE ( CL&E/9ITY1 ( ! UNSE5 7! LANGUAGE ( ! HE>T71 ALREADY RE/ORES TO ES!TICS ITS REVOLUTION>Y C5TRALITY4 ,! >T ( ! UNSE5 ESCAPES ABSORPTION 9TO ! IMAGE-BAS$ 0DISC\RSE ( ! TOTALITY0 -- & ?US1 ALONE ( ALL POSSIBLE =MS1 /ILL HOLDS \T ! MILL5NIAL PROMISE ( >T1 ! *ANG+ ( ! WORLD4 

.<,NOTE3 ! T]M 0>T0 IS BE+ US$ H]E 9 TWO DIFF]5T S5SES3 -- ! FIR/ S5SE IS P]HAPS ,ROMANTIC 9 ?AT IT ADRESSES ! DILEMMA ( ! >TI/ P] SE @& ! PROBLEM ( ! 0AVANT-G>DE04 ,BUT ! SECOND S5SE AIMS TO DISSOLVE ! :OLE QUE/ION ( >T'S SEP]AT5ESS 9 A PRACTICUM ?AT IS 0NORMAL0 @& ?AT 9T]SECTS 79DE$ ALMO/ CO9CIDES7 ) ! REALM ( LIV$ EXP]I5CE4 ,! ORD9>Y @& ! EXTRAORD9>Y >E NO LONG] OPPOS$ H]E1 @& >E P]HAPS EV5 9 COLLUSION1 OR 9 A DANCE ( FUZ$ DEL9EATIONS4 ,A CRUDE TRUISM3 -- ! MOM5T ( ! WELL-MADE IS ! V]Y FABRIC ( LIFE ITSELF1 ( LIFE'S SATURATION ) ITSELF2 IT IS 9 ! S5SE ?AT TRADITIONAL CULTURES C\LD SEE NO DI/9CTION BETWE5 LIFE @& >T4 ,IF WE W]E TO SPEAK ( 0POLITICAL >T01 IT C\LD ONLY BE 9 ! S5SE ( AN 9VE/IGATION ( ! FACT ?AT = US ,CAPITAL DEF9ES ITSELF 9 ! CONTEXT ( A SPLIT BETWE5 !SE ?+S ?AT 0CANNOT0 BE SEP>AT$4 ,BUT ?IS IS A PROBLEM = EV]Y 0WORK]01 @& NOT JU/ = ! 0CULTURAL WORK]0 -- @& SO 9 ?IS S5SE1 >T BEG9S TO APPROA* AN >EA ( ID5TITY ) 0REVOLUTION>Y ACTION04.> 

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,LESS ?AN A DECADE AGO IT WAS /ILL POSSIBLE TO ?9K ( ! 05EMY0 AS ! ,PLANET>Y ,WORK ,MA*9E1 OR ! ,SPECTACLE -- @& !RE=E TO ?9K ( RESI/ANCE UND] ! RUBRIC ( )DRAWAL OR EV5 ESCAPE4 ,NO GREAT MY/]I\S VEIL SEP>AT$ US FROM \R WILL TO IMAG9E O!R =MS ( PRODUCTION1 LUDIC @& AUTONOM\S1 OR O!R =M ( REPRES5TATION1 AU!NTIC @& PLEASURABLE4 ,! OBVI\S GOAL WAS TO =M 7OR SU/A97 ALT]NATIVE NUCLEI BAS$ ON ! IMPLEM5TATION ( SU* =MS1 DEPLOY+ RESI/ANCE AS A TACTIC 9 DEF5SE ( !SE ZONES 7:E!R TEMPOR>Y OR P]MAN5T74 ,9 AIKIDO !RE'S NO SU* ?+ AS (F5SE -- ONE SIMPLY REMOVES ONESELF FROM ! =CE ( AN ATTACK1 :]EUPON ! ATTACK]'S =CE TURNS AGA9/ ITSELF @& DEFEATS ITSELF4 ,CAPITALISM ACTUALLY LO/ SOME GR\ND TO !SE TACTICS1 9 P>T BECAUSE IT WAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO 0?IRD =CE0 /RATEGIES1 & 9 P>T BECAUSE AS AN IDEOLOGY IT REMA9$ UNABLE TO DEAL ) ITS [N 9N] CONTRADICTIONS 70DEMOCRACY0 = EXAMPLE74 

,N[ ! SITUATION HAS *ANG$4 ,CAPITALISM IS FRE$ ( ITS [N IDEOLOGICAL >MOR+ @& NE$ NO LONG] CONC$E SPACE TO ANY 0?IRD =CE04 ,AL?\< ! F\ND] ( AIKIDO C\LD DODGE BULLETS1 NO ONE CAN /& ASIDE FROM ! ONSLAU<T ( A P[] ?AT OCCUPIES ! :OLE EXT5T ( TACTICAL SPACE4 ,ESCAPISM IS POSSIBLE = ! 0?IRD GUE/1 ! P>ASITE01 BUT NOT = ! SOLE OPPON5T4 ,CAPITALISM IS N[ AT LIB]TY TO DECL>E W> @& DEAL DIRECTLY AS 5EMIES ) ALL =M] 0ALT]NATIVES0 79CLUD+ 0DEMOCRACY074 ,9 ?IS S5SE WE HAVE NOT *OS5 \RSELVES AS OPPOSITION -- WE HAVE BE5 *OS54 

,9 K5DO IT IS SAID ?AT !RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS A DEF5SIVE MOVE1 OR RA!R ?AT ! ONLY DEF5SE IS A GOOD (F5SE4 ,! ATTACK] H[EV] HAS ! DISADVANTAGE 7IMBALANCE7 AS 9 AIKIDO3 -- SO :AT TO DO8 ,A P>ADOX3 :5 ATTACK$1 /RIKE FIR/4 ,CLE>LY \R 0ALT]NATIVES0 >E NO LONG] M]ELY 9T]E/+ OPTIONS1 BUT LIFE-OR-DEA? /RATEGIC POSITIONS4 ,H[EV]1 REVOLUTION IS NOT A K5DO MAT* -- NOR A MORALITY PLAY4 ,IT W\LD SEEM ?AT \R TACTICS WILL BE DEF9$ NOT SO MU* BY HI/ORY AS BY \R DET]M9ATION TO REMA9 )9 HI/ORY -- NOT BY 0SURVIVAL0 BUT BY P]SI/5CE4 

,! 0,:AT ,IS ,TO ,BE ,DONE80 QUE/ION MU/ N[ BE BEGG$ = TWO REASONS3 -- FIR/1 !RE ALREADY EXI/S ?\S&S ( ORGANIZATIONS WORK+ ABOVE-GR\ND = DE FACTO REVOLUTION>Y GOALS 7OR AT LEA/ = GOOD CAUSES7 -- BUT NO ORGANIZ+ MY?1 NO PROPAG&A1 NO TRANS=MATIVE 0REVOLUTION>Y CONSCI\SNESS0 CAPABLE ( TRANSC5D+ SEP>ATION AS RE=MI/ 9/ITUTIONALIZATION @& IDEOLOGICAL SCL]OSIS .<0FRAN*IS+ ! ISSUES0.>4 ,SECOND1 MO/ 0ILLEGALISM0 IS FRU/RAT+LY DOOM$ TO C\NT]PRODUCTIVITY @& RECUP]ATION = PRECISELY ! SAME REASON -- NO CONSCI\SNESS1 OR RA!R1 NO METANOIA1 NO UNFRAGM5T$ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,9 SU* A SITUATION NO COALESC5CE SEEMS FEASIBLE1 & ! JIHAD IS FAC$ FIR/ @& =EMO/ BY ! BRUTALLY !ORETICAL NE$ TO COMPREH5D @& >TICULATE ITS [N HI/ORICITY4 ,TO SPEAK N[ ( A 0PRE-REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION0 SMACKS ( ! IRONY ?AT SU* T]MS MU/ 9EVITABLY 9VOKE 7HI/ORY AS 0NI<TM>E07 -- ,:AT SIGNS HAVE >IS51 @& ON :AT HORIZON8 

,H]E IT %\LD BE RECALL$ ?AT 0PROPAG&A ( ! DE$0 WAS ORIG9ALLY 9T5D$ TO 9CLUDE 0GOOD WORKS0 AS WELL AS VIOL5T ONES2 ! TEMPOR>Y AUTONOM\S ZONE ?US RETA9S ITS VALUE NOT ONLY = ITS [N SAKE BUT AS A HI/ORICIZATION ( LIV$ EXP]I5CE1 P]HAPS EV5 A MODE ( PROPAG&A-9-ACTION4 ,! UPRIS+ C\LD !N BE SE5 AS ! PROPOSAL ( A 0P]MAN5T AUTONOM\S ZONE02 & ! COALESC5CE ( MANY SU* GR\PS W\LD MAKE UP ! =M ( ! 0MILL5NIUM04 ,H]E EV5 0)DRAWAL0 C\LD HAVE VALUE AS A TACTIC -- PROVID$ IT W]E COORD9AT$ @& PRACTIC$ MILITANTLY ON A MASS SCALE -- 0REVOLUTION>Y PEACE04 

,! V]Y EXPRESSION ( SU* A S*EME REVEALS AT ONCE H[ DI/ANT WE REMA9 FROM ANY REALIZATION4 ,:ILE WE W\LD LIKE TO 9DULGE A CRUDE EXIT5TIALI/ P5*ANT = 0ACTION01 OR AT LEA/ = SOME SORT ( 0ANTI-PESSIMISM01 ANY DISCUSSION ( REAL TACTICS AT ?IS PO9T MI<T WELL PROVE FATALLY 7OR LUDICR\SLY7 PREMATURE4 ,BESIDES1 0,:AT %\LD ,I DO80 IS P]HAPS ! MO/ M$IAT$ ( QUE/IONS1 ! ONE GU>ANTE$ TO MAKE ANY ANSW] IMPOSSIBLE4 

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,SU* IS \R D5SITY ?AT IT'S TAK5 FIVE YE>S TO FIGURE ?IS \T4 ,EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS ONCE A 0?IRD PA?0 MU/ BE RE-?\<T 9 ! LI<T ( ONE FACT3 -- ONE WORLD FACES US1 NOT TWO4 ,IF RESI/ANCE HAS COLLAPS$ 9TO BICK]+ NO/ALGISM 7#a#i#f#h HAS BECOME AS 0TRAGIC0 = US AS EV]Y O!R FAILURE7 -- IF LEFTI/ BIT*9ESS @& FASCI/ P>TICUL>ISM HOLD SU* AN ALLURE = EXHAU/$ RADICALS ETC4 -- !N IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE FAIL$ TO >TICULATE ?IS ONE FACT EV5 TO \RSELVES3 -- ?AT BY PROCLAIM+ ITSELF ABSOLUTE & BY CON/RUCT+ A WORLD ON ?AT PROCLAMATION1 ,CAPITAL HAS CALL$ BACK 9TO BE+ ITS OLD NEMESIS 7SO DISGRAC$ BY ! #b? C5TURY1 SO DEAD1 SO DULL7 CALL$ IT BACK 9TO A :OLE NEW 9C>NATION -- AS ! LA/ DIT* DEF5SE ( ALL ?AT CANNOT BE 5GLOB$ -- CALL$ BACK ! REVOLUTION1 ! JIHAD4 

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,KILD>E IS FLAT -- SO NO MATT] :]E Y\ GO Y\ CAN SEE ! ELECTRIC L9ES P>AD+ ACROSS ! L&SCAPE LIKE ,HOLLYWOOD ,M>TIANS4 ,PATRICK IS /AY+ AT 0,BI%OP'S ,C\RT0 :I* DESPITE ! NAME TURNS \T TO BE A DANK1 ?REE-ROOM COTTAGE & AN OLD C[%$ LITT]$ ) >TWORKS BY ,HIL>IUS & O!RS 9CLUD+ SEV]AL PIECES MADE \T ( RU/Y F>M IMPLEM5TS & SLABS ( PEAT CUT FROM LOCAL BOG4 ,AFT] TEA 9 ! W9DSWEPT MUDDY F>MY>D1 WE SET \T TO F9D ,/4 ,PATRICK'S ,*UR* & ,WELL1 NOT F> AWAY 9 ANO!R F>MY>D NEXT TO A METAL B>N & SURR\ND$ BY C[S & C[%IT -- ?IRTE5? C5TURY OR E>LI]1 ,ROMANESQUE ) A T\* ( ,GO?IC 7OR ,EGYPTIAN87 9 ! PO9T$ >* ( ! W9D[S -- RE/OR$ 9 ! #a#i#eS BUT =GOTT5 & OV]GR[N ) IVY & COBWEBS -- ! >*ITECTURE 5=CES HUMILITY S9CE ONE MU/ /OOP TO 5T] AS 9 ,Z5 TEA-H\SES4 ,\R FRI5DS ,JAMES & ,SEAN HAVE DECID$ TO SPRUCE IT UP1 CON/RUCT AN ALT> & HANG A BRASS BELL 9 ! BELFRY1 !N SEE H[ LONG IT TAKES = ANYONE TO NOTICE4 ,WE WALK ALONG ! ROAD OCCASIONALLY CR++ 9TO ! WILDFL[]S1 TO DODGE ! FA/ C>S ( BIG F>M]S1 !N DUCK 9TO ! H$GE ( BLACKB]RY V9ES FULL ( LATE FL[]S & E>LY FRUIT4 ,! ,WELL DOESN'T APPE> TO BE LI/$ 9 ANY NATIONAL ,REGI/] -- P]HAPS NO ONE VISITS IT ANYMORE4 ,LIKE O!R SPR+S ,I'VE SE5 9 ,IREL&1 IT FEELS LIKE A SAPPHIRE SET 9 AN EM]ALD SET 9 JADE1 SET 9 A DRUID'S H& -- WE CIRCLE IT ?RICE SUNWISE !N DR9K -- C>S >E :IZZ+ BY NOT TW5TY PACES AWAY -- ,SEAN REC5TLY SAW A SPIRIT H]E & LEFT A PORTRAIT ( IT LIKE A LIFE-MASK 9 PLA/] NEXT TO ! ,WELL ON A SLAB ( /ONE4 

,ACCORD+ TO ! #a#c? C5TURY ,&ALUSIAN ,SUFI ,IBN ,>ABI !RE EXI/ 0DELICATE T5UITIES0 ?AT /RET* BETWE5 HEAV5 & E>? LIKE ,JACOBS-LADD]S -- & ! 0MEAN+S0 :I* DESC5D ALONG !SE T5UITIES >E LIKE ANGELS4 ,I BELIEVE HE ACTUALLY SAW ! T5UITIES AS NE>LY-TRANSP>5T RIBB&S ( LI<T1 /R&S ( AURORA BOREALIS PULS+ ) LUM9\S NODES LIKE />S FALL+ ?R\< GAUZE CURTA9S4 ,!RE'S NO NE$ TO LIMIT ?IS P]CEPTION EI!R BY !OLOGICAL OR PSY*OLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS -- = ! NAIVE REALI/ ANY EXP]I5CE HAS AS MU* A PRIOR CLAIM TO ONTOLOGICAL AU!NTICITY AS ANY O!R EXP]I5CE -- A SPIRIT IS SE5 OR A MEAN+ DESC5DS 9 ! SAME MANN] ?AT A S(T RA9 IS SE5 & DESC5DS4 ,BUT H[ NAIVE CAN WE BE8 ,NEV] M9D -- ! MO/ ADVANC$ SCI5CE OR AB/RUSE !OLOGY LEADS US 9 BEWILD]M5T BACK TO ! SAME CRUDE EXI/5TIALI/ PROPOSAL3 S9CE IT APPE>S1 IT MI<T AS WELL BE REAL4 ,SO -- IF ! MEAN+ ?AT APPE>S 9 ! T5UITY IS REAL1 IT CAN BE TRAC$ BACK TO ITS S\RCE :I* IS REAL -- OR REAL 5\< = \R PRES5T PURPOSES -- & ?IS TRAC+-BACK IS CALL$ 7BY ! ,ISMAILI GNO/ICS7 TA'WIL1 OR 0,9T]PRETATION40 ,! PSY*OLOGI/ W\LD SAY ! KN[L$GE ?AT >ISES 9 ?IS OP]ATION COMES FROM 9SIDE -- ! !OLOGIAN W\LD SAY IT COMES FROM \TSIDE -- BUT = US BO? EXPLANATIONS HAVE LO/ P[] TO BEGUILE4 ,AS AN AL*EMICAL PROCESS1 9T]PRETATION TRANSPIRES 9 A SPACE BO? 9SIDE_/\TSIDE & NEI!R SIMULTANE\SLY2 AS 0H]M5EUTIC EXEGESIS0 79 ,H5RY ,CORB9'S PHRASE7 IT BELONGS TO AN 9-BETWE5 OR I/HMUS CALL$ ,MUNDUS ,IMAG9ALIS1 :]E IMAGES APPE> AS AUTONOM\S1 OR :]E DREAMS =ETELL ! TRU?4 ,9 ONE S5SE NEI!R REAL NOR UNREAL1 9 ANO!R S5SE1 P]FECTLY CAPABLE ( APPE>+ TO US AS SPIRIT1 ! WORLD ( IMAG9ATION ACTS AS IF IT W]E ! S\RCE ( SIGNIFICANCES1 LOCATION ( P]SONAE1 BREA? ( ! WORLD4 ,SCI5CE & RELIGION MI<T UNITE TO CALL ?IS DELUSION -- BUT = US IT IS RA!R A MATT] ( %E] DESP]ATION4 ,! TWO-DIM5SIONALITY ( DUEL+ EPI/EMOLOGIES1 DI*OTOMIES1 SEMANTIC TRAPS1 BAD FAI?S -- FUCK SCI5CE & RELIGION -- WE %\LD DEM& A RATIONALISM ( ! M>VEL\S -- AN 5D TO ! VIOL5CE ( ! EXPLANATION4 

,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 9DIVIDUALS & GR\PS BE> ! RESPONSIBILITY ( MAK+ CONTACT ) !IR [N ANGELS -- EV5 ! MY/IC GURUS HAS MISL$ US H]E1 S9CE !Y /& BETWE5 US & \R [N AW>5ESS & PRET5D TO AN AU?ORITY ?AT R$UCES US TO SUBJECTS -- OR RA!R TO OBJECTS -- OBJECTS ( SOMEONE ELSE'S 9T]PRETATION4 ,IT SEEMS WE CANNOT ESCAPE ! IMPUTATION ( AN OLD H]ESY H]E -- BAS$ ON ! PRESUMPTION ?AT EV]YONE AT EV]Y MOM5T KN[S PRECISELY :AT'S GO+ ON & :AT TO DO -- IF ONLY !Y CAN BREAK FREE ( NE$1 OPPRESSION1 & ! SUFFOCATION ( FALSE CONSCI\SNESS -- & ESCAPE ! SC>CITY BY :I* AU?ORITY MEASURES ITS WEAL? & ITS P[] AGA9/ US4 ,ABOVE ALL -- ! SC>CITY ( 9T]PRETATION4 

,! MO/ P]NICI\S P[] ( 9T]PRETATION BELONGS N[ TO ,CAPITAL ITSELF1 :I* CLAIMS TO BE FREE ( ALL DUALITIES1 ALL O!RNESS -- 9 A T]M9AL 0OBSC5E EC/ASY0 ( UNIT$ & FLATT5$ CONSCI\SNESS -- A UNIV]SALIZATION ( MONEY 9 CONCEPTUAL SPACE1 F> REMOV$ & TRANSC5D$ ABOVE ALL M]E FIL?Y PRODUCTION1 A K9D ( NUMISPH]E OR HEAV5LY WEA!R ( PURE MONEY -- & 9 GLOBAL DEBT1 EV]Y?+'S DEBT TO NO?+1 LIKE A BLACK HOLE ON ! EV5T HORIZON1 SUCK+ UP EV]Y LA/ P>TICLE ( LI<T 9 AN EMPT9ESS BEYOND HI/ORY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! 0NATURAL LAW0 ( ?IS TOTAL LIB]ATION ( MONEY1 NO?+ -- NOT EV5 AIR1 WAT]1 OR DIRT -- IS TO BE EXP]I5C$ DIRECTLY BY ! AUTONOM\S SELF OR GR\P2 EV]Y?+ MU/ BE M$IAT$ BY MONEY ITSELF1 :I* 9T5DS TO /& BETWE5 CONSCI\SNESS & PRODUCTION AS AN ABSOLUTE FILT]1 SIFT+ \T EV]Y LA/ TRACE ( AU!NTICITY & *>G+ = IT -- TAX+ REALITY ITSELF -- AS AN ULTIMATE P[] BEYOND EV5 AU?ORITY OR LAW4 ,ABOVE ALL1 ,CAPITAL 9T5DS TO ACQUIRE A MONOPOLY ON 9T]PRETATION4 

,WALT] ,B5JAM9 HAS ELUCIDAT$ ! PROCESS :]EBY ! COMMODITY IS IMBU$ ) A 0UTOPIAN TRACE0 -- ?AT IS1 BY ! IMAGE ( A PROMISE3 ?AT ?IS OBJECT-=-SALE CONTA9S A K9D ( FUTURITY OR NO-PLACE-PLACE :]E Y\R CONSCI\SNESS WILL ONCE MORE BE VALID1 Y\R EXP]I5CE REAL4 ,IF ! PRODUCT W]E NOT SO ADV]TIS$1 Y\ W\LD NOT BUY IT -- BUT IF ! PRODUCT DELIV]$ ITS PROMISE1 Y\ W\LD /OP BUY+ O!R PRODUCTS -- :Y GO ON SP5D+ MONEY ONCE REALIZATION IS ATTA9$8 -- & ?US CAUSE ! COLLAPSE ( ,CAPITALISM4 ,MONEY CAN ONLY CIRCULATE FREELY 9 A REALM ( CONT9UAL DISAPPO9TM5T -- ! REPRODUCTION ( SC>CITY IS ! PRODUCTION ( WEAL?4 ,I AM ONLY RI* IF O!RS >E POOR -- BUT MONEY ITSELF HAS NO O!R 5D OR GOAL ?AN ! TOTAL POV]TY ( EV]Y?+ ?AT IS NOT 0! ,M>KET40 ,HAV+ LONG AGO CAPITALIZ$ ALL MAT]IAL BE+1 ! P[] ( SC>CITY HAS HAD NO *OICE BUT TO COMMODIFY ! IMAGE 7& ! IMAG9ATION7 AS WELL -- ON ! PRESUMPTION ?AT ?IS IS AN EV]-EXP&+ M>KET4 ,AW>5ESS MU/ BE PRIVATIZ$ -- ?\<T MU/ BE APPROPRIAT$1 ADULT]AT$1 ALI5AT$1 PACKAG$1 LABEL$1 ADV]TIS$ & SOLD BACK TO CONSCI\SNESS4 ,ALL CREATIVITY MU/ BE PRIC$1 & EV5 ! V]Y PROCESS ( RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ?IS EXPROPRIATION MU/ BE TURN$ TO PR(IT 70,BE A REBEL -- BUY A ,TOYOTA60 -- OR 0,IMAGE IS NO?+1 TA/E IS EV]Y?+0 AS A SLOGAN = SOME CRAPPY S(TDR9K74 ,ALL 9=MATIONAL M$IA FROM $UCATION TO ADV]TIS+ >E D$ICAT$ TO DETA*+ ! IMAGE FROM ANY MOOR+ 9 EXP]I5C$ LIFE1 FLOAT+ IT FREE1 & REMAT]IALIZ+ IT 9 COMMODIFICATION4 ,WORK1 CONSUME1 DIE4 

,T\RISM IS P]FECT ,CAPITALISM3 ! CONSUMPTION ( ! IMAGE ( ! WORLD AS IT REALLY IS -- ! *IEF GOODS ON SALE 9CLUDE GEOGRAPHY 7! 9SCRIPTION ( SIGNIFICANCE 9 ! L&SCAPE7 & HI/ORIOGRAPHY 7! 9SCRIPTION ( MEAN+ 9 ! CULTURESCAPE74 ,BUT ! ULTIMATE IMAGE IS ?AT ( ! 0BLESS+0 OR B>AKA 9H]5T 9 ! OBJECT ( ! T\RI/'S GAZE4 ,! POSSIBLE MOM5T ( REALIZATION IS PACKAG$1 PRE-9T]PRET$ BY (FICIAL EXP]TS1 TRANS=M$ 9TO A S]IES ( VIEWS1 DI/ANC$ FROM ! DIRECT S5SES 7T\*1 TA/E1 SMELL72 SPACE IS OV]:ELM$ BY TIME1 /RATIFI$1 SEP>AT$1 P>CEL$ ON A GRID ( P]MISSIBLE EXPECTATION2 BECOM+ IS R5D]$ 9TO ! RIGID DIGITALIZATIONS ( RECORD+ DEVICES1 BANI%$ FROM MEMORY1 & EMBALM$ 9TO A C\NT]FEIT ( PURE BE+4 ,SO-CALL$ PRIMITIVES W\LD SAY ?AT S\L IS BE+ /OL5 H]E1 ?AT MEAN+ ITSELF HAS 5T]$ A FIELD ( DECAY1 A SORT ( BEAM EMANAT+ FROM AN EVIL EYE OR WI!R$ SELF EAT5 BY 5VY ( ALL SIGNIFICANCE4 ,! PROBLEM LIES NOT 9 ! CONT5T ( ! T\RI/'S EXP]I5CE -- ONE CAN IMAG9E T\RS BAS$ ON IDEAS WE MI<T CONSID] QUITE CORRECT OR EV5 BEAUTIFUL -- ! PROBLEM IS 9H]5T 9 ! CONTA9]1 9 ! V]Y FACT ( 9T]PRETATION1 9 ! /RUCTURE ( A 0DIALOGUE0 ?AT EXCLUDES ALL RESPONSE1 RESONANCE1 OR RESI/ANCE4 ,C]TA9 K9DS ( TRAVEL -- NOMADISM1 PILGRIMAGE -- RETURN MEAN+ TO ! L&SCAPE4 ,O!R K9DS -- W>1 T\RISM -- CAN ONLY TAKE IT AWAY4 ,RECIPROCITY REA*ES A VANI%+ PO9T 9 SU* PATT]NS ( DEPR$ATION4 ,EV5 ! MO/ SUBTLE PROPAG&A ( ! ,/ATE NEV] APPROA*$ ?IS ULTIMATE $GE -- AFT] ALL1 IT ALWAYS EVOK$ ITS [N OPPOSITION -- :ILE T\RISM REPRES5TS ! 5D ( ALL DIALECTIC -- S9CE ! ONLY NEGATIVE GE/URE IT EVOKES IS T]RORISM1 :I* IS ITS [N SUPPRESS$ CONT5T1 IT'S 0EVIL TW904 ,! T\RI/1 S$UC$ BY ! UTOPIAN TRACE 9 ITS MO/ POIGNANT ASPECT -- ! IMAGE ( DIFF]5CE -- BECOMES A MOLECULE ( POLLUTION1 BE>S ! VIRUS ( SAM5ESS1 & ! BURD5 ( DISAPPO9TM5T1 9TO A WORLD ?AT ONCE LIV$ = ITSELF4 

,! ROLE ( ! >TI/ 9 ,CAPITALISM CAN BE COMP>$ ) ?AT ( ! T\R-GUIDE3 -- 9T]PRET] ( EXP]I5CE = CONSUMPTION ON ! MO/ ELITE LEVEL1 AG5T ( RECUP]ATION = SOCIETY'S MO/ EXQUISITE LONG+ OR DEEPE/ RES5TM5TS2 -- & EV5 A T\R-GUIDE MAY BE S9C]E4 ,BUT ! COMP>ISON MI<T PROVE 9VIDI\S -- 9ASMU* AS ! >TI/'S 9T5TION IS TO ADD MEAN+ TO ! SUM TOTAL ( EXP]I5CE1 NOT TO SUBTRACT OR AB/RACT IT4 ,! GE/URE >T MAKES PRESUPPOSES ! GE/URE ( RECIPROCITY1 ( PRES5CE4 ,?IS MOVEM5T IS 9T]RUPT$ BY ! ESS5TIALLY NON-HUMAN 9T]V5TION ( ,CAPITAL1 ! EXAC]BAT$ M$IATION ( A P[] ?AT CAN ONLY GR[ BY CREAT+ SC>CITY & SEP>ATION4 ,:AT IF ALL ! >TI/S1 POETS1 S*OL>S & MUSICIANS ( ,IREL& W]E 9VIT$ TO TRANS=M ! C\NTRY'S NEW ,9T]PRETIVE ,C5T]S 9 !IR [N IMAGE8 ,:O C>ES :AT EXALT$ ES!TIC LAYS CLAIM TO ! TRIUMPH ( 9T]PRETATION SO LONG AS ! RESULT IS ALWAYS ! SUPPRESSION ( \R [N CREATIVITY8 ,9 ,JAVA1 ,I HE>D ?AT 0,EV]YONE MU/ BE AN >TI/0 -- & 9DE$ EV]YONE ALREADY IS AN >TI/ TO ! EXT5T ?AT ALL LIV$ EXP]I5CE IS A CO-CREATION ( SELF & O!R3 -- PRODUCTION ?AT IS ALSO PLAY -- & ABOVE ALL1 ! PRODUCTION ( MEAN+4 ,WE DO NOT NE$ ! >TI/ TO LIVE = US1 BUT SIMPLY TO BE \R FACILITATOR1 \R COMPANION1 P>T ( \R CIRCLE ( RECIPROCITY -- & AS = >T1 IF !RE EXI/S ANY WAY = IT TO AVOID BE+ 5GLOB$1 WE CAN SEE IT ONLY AS A =M ( OPPOSITION TO ! ,ONE ,BIG ,WORLD ( UNIFI$ REPRES5TATION4 ,SU* >T REFUSES TO BECOME P>T ( ! ,GR& ,UNIFI$ ,!ORY ( ! 5D ( PHYSICS OR HI/ORY OR ! M9IMUM WAGE OR ANY?+ ELSE4 ,!RE'S NO?+ 0VIRTUAL0 AB\T IT -- & IT'S NOT HEAD$ = A CONDITION ( 0DISAPPE>ANCE10 :I* W\LD SIMPLY AM\NT TO DEFEAT4 ,I BELIEVE MOD]N >T AS RESI/ANCE IS HEAD$ = ! CONDITION ( ! ,UNSE54 ,?AT :I* IS REAL BUT NOT SE5 HAS ! P[] ( ! OCCULT1 ( ! IMAG9ATION1 ( ! ]OTIC -- LIKE ,SEAN'S SPIRIT-MASK AT ,PATRICK'S ,WELL1 IT GIVES BACK MEAN+ TO ! L&SCAPE -- IT ABIDES UNNOTIC$ UNTIL SOMEONE P]HAPS TAKES IT AS A FREE GIFT -- BY ITS V]Y EXI/5CE IT *ALL5GES ! WORLD ( ! COMMODIFI$ IMAGE & *ANGES 7H[EV] SLI<TLY7 ! %APE ( CONS5SUS REALITY4 ,EV5 AT ITS MO/ HIDD5 & SECRET1 IT EX]CISES A MAGNETIC EFFECT1 BR+S AB\T SUBTLE %IFTS & RE-ALIGNM5TS -- & AT LEA/ 9 !ORY1 IT GIVES UP M]ELY TALK+ AB\T ! WORLD 9 ORD] TO *ANGE IT4 ,IS ?IS P]HAPS H[EV] COV]TLY AN AU?ORIT>IAN ACT8 ,NO1 NOT IF IT W]E A %>+ ( MEAN+1 AN OP5+ 9TO ! FIELD ( 0DELICATE T5UITIES04 ,:AT IF IT W]E R5D]$ COMPLETELY 9VISIBLE8 ,!N P]HAPS WE MI<T SPEAK ( ! PRES5CE ( SPIRITS1 ( A NECESS>Y RE-5*ANTM5T TOO T5U\S = ! IMP]IAL HEAV9ESS ( ! EYE -- & ( A NECESS>Y CL&E/9ITY4 ,& :AT IF IT W]E TO RE-APPE> SOMETIME AS %E] OPPOSITION TO ! UNBREA?+ VIRTUALITY ( A WORLD :I* IS ALWAYS DEF]R$1 ALWAYS SOMEPLACE ELSE1 ALWAYS FATAL8 

,?AT EV5+ WE DRIVE BACK TO ,DUBL9 9 ! LONG SUMM] LI<T PA/ MEGALI?IC M\NDS1 TRAVEL]S' 5CAMPM5TS1 & ! CRUMBL+ #a#h? C5TURY FOLLIES & ZIGGURATS ( MAD ,ASC5DANCY LORDS -- PA/ ,/4 ,PATRICK'S ,HOSPITAL1 :I* ,DEAN ,SWIFT LEFT 9 HIS WILL 0TO ! LUNATICKS ( ,IREL&0 -- SITES ?AT HAVE P]HAPS NOT YET BE5 ABSORB$ 9TO ! NEW WORLD ( ,EURO-MONEY1 GOLF1 & ! ,NATIONAL ,H]ITAGE4 ,JU/ BE=E NI<TFALL1 WE'RE 9 ,DUN ,LAO<AIRE NE> ! ,M>TELLO T[]1 LOOK+ \T AT A HEAVY & NO/ALGIC VIEW ( ! OCEAN UND] GRAY CL\DS4 ,! FRONT G>D5S ( ! SE$Y ,VICTORIAN SEASIDE VILLAS >E ADORN$ ) ONE ( MY FAVORITE ,IRI% PLANTS1 MY/]I\S & RA!R %ABBY PALMTREES ?AT EVOKE = ME A SECRET ,MOORI% PA/1 A MEMORY ( ,B>B>Y CORSAIRS1 OR ( MONKS FROM ,EGYPT & ,SPA94 ,A ,CELTIC CROSS WAS ONCE DISCOV]$ 9 ,IREL& 5GRAV$ ) ! ,>ABIC PHRASE 0,BISMILLAH10 ! OP5+ ( ! ,KORAN4 ,!SE PALMTREES W]E PROBABLY 9TRODUC$ BY SOME TURN-(-!-C5TURY HORTICULTURALI/ ) A TA/E = ! EXOTIC1 BUT = ME !Y /& = ,IREL&'S 0HIDD5 ,AFRICAN S\L40 ,A S(T D>K RA9 BEG9S TO FALL4 ,OR ?AT AT LEA/ IS MY 9T]PRETATION4 

,DUBL91 ,AUG4 #b#c1 #aiif 

,P>T #d3 ,RELIGION & ,REVOLUTION 

,REAL MONEY @& HI]>*IC RELIGION APPE> TO HAVE >IS5 9 ! SAME MY/]I\S MOM5T SOMETIME BETWE5 ! E>LY ,NEOLI?IC & ! ?IRD MILL5NIUM ,B,C 9 ,SUM] OR ,EGYPT2 :I* CAME FIR/1 ! *ICK5 OR ! EGG8 ,WAS ONE A RESPONSE TO ! O!R OR IS ONE AN ASPECT ( ! O!R8 

,NO D\BT ?AT MONEY POSSESSES A DEEPLY RELIGI\S IMPLICATION S9CE FROM ! V]Y MOM5T ( ITS APPE>ANCE IT BEG9S TO /RIVE = ! CONDITION ( ! SPIRIT -- TO REMOVE ITSELF FROM ! WORLD ( BODIES1 TO TRANSC5D MAT]IALITY1 TO BECOME ! ONE TRUE EFFICACI\S SYMBOL4 ,) ! 9V5TION ( WRIT+ >\ND #ca ,B,C MONEY AS WE KN[ IT EM]GES FROM A COMPLICAT$ SY/EM ( CLAY TOK5S OR C\NT]S REPRES5T+ MAT]IAL GOODS @& TAKES ! =M ( WRITT5 BILLS ( CR$IT IMPRESS$ ON CLAY TABLETS2 ALMO/ )\T EXCEPTION !SE 0*ECKS0 SEEM TO CONC]N DEBTS [$ TO ! ,/ATE ,TEMPLE1 @& 9 !ORY C\LD HAVE BE5 US$ 9 AN EXT5D$ SY/EM ( EX*ANGE AS CR$IT-NOTES 0M9T$0 BY ! !OCRACY4 ,CO9S DID NOT APPE> UNTIL >\ND #g ,B,C 9 ,GREEK ,ASIA ,M9OR2 !Y W]E MADE ( ELECTRUM 7GOLD & SILV]7 NOT BECAUSE !SE METALS HAD COMMODITY VALUE BUT BECAUSE !Y W]E SACR$ -- ,SUN @& ,MOON2 ! RATIO ( VALUE BETWE5 !M HAS ALWAYS HOV]$ >\ND #a#d3#a NOT BECAUSE ! E>? CONTA9S #ad TIMES AS MU* SILV] AS GOLD BUT BECAUSE ! ,MOON TAKES #ad 0SUNS0 TO GR[ FROM D>K TO FULL4 ,CO9S MAY HAVE ORIG9AT$ AS TEMPLE TOK5S SYMBOLIZ+ A WOR%IP]'S DUE %>E ( ! SACRIFICE -- HOLY S\V5IRS1 :I* C\LD LAT] BE TRAD$ = GOODS BECAUSE !Y HAD 0MANA01 NOT USE-VALUE4 7,?IS FUNCTION MAY HAVE ORIG9AT$ 9 ! ,/ONE ,AGE TRADE 9 0C]EMONIAL0 /ONE AX-HEADS US$ 9 POTLA*-LIKE DI/RIBUTION RITES47 ,UNLIKE ,MESOPOTAMIAN CR$IT-NOTES1 CO9S W]E 9SCRIB$ ) SACR$ IMAGES @& W]E SE5 AS LIM9AL OBJECTS1 NODAL PO9TS BETWE5 QUOTIDIAN REALITY @& ! WORLD ( ! SPIRITS 7?IS ACC\NTS = ! CU/OM ( B5D+ CO9S TO 0SPIRITUALIZE0 !M & ?R[+ !M 9TO WELLS1 :I* >E ! 0EYES0 ( ! O!RWORLD47 ,DEBT ITSELF -- ! TRUE CONT5T ( ALL MONEY -- IS A HI<LY 0SPIRITUAL0 CONCEPT4 ,AS TRIBUTE 7PRIMITIVE DEBT7 IT EXEMPLIFIES CAPITULATION TO A 0LEGITIMATE P[]0 ( EXPROPRIATION MASK$ 9 RELIGI\S IDEOLOGY -- BUT AS 0REAL DEBT0 IT ATTA9S ! UNIQUELY SPIRITUAL ABILITY TO REPRODUCE ITSELF AS IF IT W]E AN ORGANIC BE+4 ,EV5 N[ IT REMA9S ! ONLY 0DEAD0 SUB/ANCE 9 ALL ! WORLD TO POSSESS ?IS P[] -- 0MONEY BEGETS MONEY04 ,AT ?IS PO9T MONEY BEG9S TO TAKE ON A P>ODIC ASPECT VIS-A-VIS RELIGION -- IT SEEMS ?AT MONEY WANTS TO RIVAL GOD1 TO BECOME IMMAN5T SPIRIT 9 ! =M ( PURE METAPHYSICALITY :I* NEV]!LESS 0RULES ! WORLD04 ,RELIGION MU/ TAKE NOTE ( ?IS BLASPHEM\S NATURE 9 MONEY & CONDEMN IT AS CONTRA NATURAM4 ,MONEY @& RELIGION 5T] OPPOSITION -- ONE CANNOT S]VE ,GOD @& ,MAMMON SIMULTANE\SLY4 ,BUT SO LONG AS RELIGION CONT9UES TO P]=M AS ! IDEOLOGY ( SEP>ATION 7! HI]>*IC ,/ATE1 EXPROPRIATION1 ETC47 IT CAN NEV] REALLY COME TO GRIPS ) ! MONEY-PROBLEM4 ,OV] @& OV] AGA9 RE=M]S >ISE )9 RELIGION TO *ASE ! MONEYL5D]S FROM ! TEMPLE1 @& ALWAYS !Y RETURN -- 9 FACT (T5 5\< ! MONEYL5D]S BECOME ! ,TEMPLE4 7,IT'S C]TA9LY NO ACCID5T ?AT BANKS = ALONG TIME AP$ ! =MS ( RELIGI\S >*ITECTURE47 ,ACCORD+ TO ,WEB] IT WAS ,CALV9 :O F9ALLY RESOLV$ ! ISSUE ) HIS !OLOGICAL JU/IFICATION = 0USURY0 -- BUT ?IS SC>CELY DOES CR$IT TO ! REAL ,PROTE/ANTS1 LIKE ! ,RANT]S @& ,DIGG]S1 :O PROPOS$ ?AT RELIGION %\LD ONCE @& = ALL 5T] 9TO TOTAL OPPOSITION TO MONEY -- !REBY LAUN*+ ! ,MILL5NIUM4 ,IT SEEMS MORE LIKELY ?AT ! ,5LI<T5M5T %\LD TAKE CR$IT = RESOLV+ ! PROBLEM -- BY JETTISON+ RELIGION AS ! IDEOLOGY ( ! RUL+ CLASS @& REPLAC+ IT ) RATIONALISM 7@& 0,CLASSICAL ,ECONOMICS074 ,?IS =MULA H[EV] W\LD FAIL TO DO JU/ICE TO ?OSE REAL ILLUM9ATI :O PROPOS$ ! DISMANTL+ ( ALL IDEOLOGIES ( P[] @& AU?ORITY -- NOR W\LD IT HELP TO EXPLA9 :Y 0(FICIAL0 RELIGION FAIL$ TO REALIZE ITS POT5TIAL AS OPPOSITION AT ?IS PO9T1 @& 9/EAD W5T ON PROVID+ MORAL SUPPORT = BO? ,/ATE @& ,CAPITAL4 

,UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ,ROMANTICISM H[EV] !RE >OSE -- BO? 9SIDE @& \TSIDE ( 0(FICIAL0 RELIGION -- A GR[+ S5SE ( SPIRITUALITY AS AN ALT]NATIVE TO ! OPPRESSIVE ASPECTS ( ,LIB]ALISM @& ITS 9TELLECTUAL_/>TI/IC ALLIES4 ,ON ! ONE H& ?IS S5SE L$ TO A CONS]VATIVE-REVOLUTION>Y =M ( ROMANTIC REACTION 7E4G4 ,NOVALIS7 -- BUT ON ! O!R H& IT ALSO F$ 9TO ! OLD H]ETICAL TRADITION 7:I* ALSO BEGAN ) ! 0RISE ( ,CIVILIZATION0 AS A MOVEM5T ( RESI/ANCE TO ! !OCRACY ( EXPROPRIATION7 -- & F\ND ITSELF 9 A /RANGE NEW ALLIANCE ) RATIONALI/ RADICALISM 7! NASC5T 0LEFT072 ,WILLIAM ,BLAKE1 = EXAMPLE1 OR ! 0,BLASPHEM+ ,*APELS0 ( ,SP5CE @& HIS FOLL[]S1 REPRES5T ?IS TR5D4 ,! MEET+ ( SPIRITUALITY @& RESI/ANCE IS NOT SOME SURREALI/ EV5T OR ANOMALY TO BE SMOO!D \T OR RATIONALIZ$ BY 0,HI/ORY0 -- IT OCCUPIES A POSITION AT ! V]Y ROOT ( RADICALISM2 -- & DESPITE ! MILITANT A!ISM ( ,M>X OR ,BAKUN9 7ITSELF A K9D ( MUTAT$ MY/ICISM OR 0H]ESY071 ! SPIRITUAL /ILL REMA9S 9EXTRICABLY 9VOLV$ ) ! 0,GOOD ,OLD ,CAUSE0 IT HELP$ CREATE4 

,SOME YE>S AGO ,REGIS ,DEBRAY WROTE AN >TICLE PO9T+ \T ?AT DESPITE ! CONFIDANT PR$ICTIONS ( #a#i? C5TURY MAT]IALISM1 RELIGION HAD /ILL P]V]SELY FAIL$ TO GO AWAY -- & ?AT P]HAPS IT WAS TIME = ! ,REVOLUTION TO COME TO T]MS ) ?IS MY/]I\S P]SI/5CE4 ,COM+ FROM A ,CA?OLIC CULTURE ,DEBRAY WAS 9T]E/$ 9 0,LIB]ATION ,!OLOGY01 ITSELF A PROJECTION ( ! OLD QUASI-H]ESY ( ! 0,POOR0 ,FRANCISCANS @& ! RECURR5T R$ISCOV]Y ( 0,BIBLE COMMUNISM04 ,HAD HE CONSID]$ ,PROTE/ANT CULTURE HE MI<T HAVE REMEMB]$ ! #a#g? C5TURY1 @& LOOK$ = ITS TRUE 9H]ITANCE2 IF ,MUSLIM HE C\LD HAVE EVOK$ ! RADICALISM ( ! ,%IITES OR ,ISMAILIS1 OR ! ANTI-COLONIALISM ( ! #a#i? C5TURY 0NEO-,SUFIS04 ,EV]Y RELIGION HAS CALL$ =? ITS [N 9N] ANTI!SIS OV] @& OV] AGA92 EV]Y RELIGION HAS CONSID]$ ! IMPLICATIONS ( MORAL OPPOSITION TO P[]2 EV]Y TRADITION CONTA9S A VOCABUL>Y ( RESI/ANCE AS WELL AS CAPITULATION TO OPPRESSION4 ,SPEAK+ BROADLY ONE MI<T SAY ?AT UP UNTIL N[ ?IS 0C\NT]-TRADITION0 -- :I* IS BO? 9SIDE @& \TSIDE RELIGION -- HAS COMPRIS$ A 0SUPPRESS$ CONT5T04 ,DEBRAY'S QUE/ION CONC]N$ ITS POT5TIAL = REALIZATION4 ,LIB]ATION ,!OLOGY LO/ MO/ ( ITS SUPPORT )9 ! *UR* :5 IT C\LD NO LONG] S]VE ITS FUNCTION AS RIVAL 7OR ACCOMPLICE7 ( ,SOVIET ,COMMUNISM2 @& IT C\LD NO LONG] S]VE ?IS FUNCTION BECAUSE ,COMMUNISM COLLAPS$4 ,BUT SOME ,LIB]ATION !OLOGIANS PROV$ TO BE S9C]E -- & /ILL !Y P]SI/ 7AS 9 ,MEXICO72 MOREOV]1 AN 5TIRE SUBM]G$ @& RELAT$ T5D5CY )9 ,CA?OLICISM1 EXEMPLIFI$ 9 ! ALMO/ ,S*OLA/IC AN>*ISM ( AN ,IVAN ,ILLI*1 L+]S 9 ! BACKGR\ND4 ,SIMIL> T5D5CIES C\LD BE ID5TIFI$ )9 ,OR?ODOXY 7E4G4 ,BAKUN971 ,PROTE/ANTISM1 ,JUDAISM1 ,ISLAM1 & 79 A SOME:AT DIFF]5T S5SE7 ,BUDDHISM2 MOREOV]1 MO/ 0SURVIV+0 9DIG5\S =MS ( SPIRITUALITY 7E4G4 ,%AMANISM7 OR ! ,AFRO-AM]ICAN SYNCRETISMS CAN F9D COMMON CAUSE ) V>I\S RADICAL TR5DS 9 ! 0MAJOR0 RELIGIONS ON SU* ISSUES AS ! 5VIRONM5T1 @& ! MORALITY ( ANTI-,CAPITALISM4 ,DESPITE ELEM5TS ( ROMANTIC REACTION1 V>I\S ,NEW ,AGE @& PO/-,NEW-,AGE MOVEM5TS CAN ALSO BE ASSOCIAT$ ) ?IS R\< CATEGORY4 

,9 A PREVI\S ESSAY WE HAVE \TL9$ REASONS = BELIEV+ ?AT ! COLLAPSE ( ,COMMUNISM IMPLIES ! TRIUMPH ( ITS S+LE OPPON5T1 ,CAPITALISM2 ?AT ACCORD+ TO NEO-LIB]AL GLOBAL PROPAG&A ONLY ONE WORLD N[ EXI/S2 @& ?AT ?IS POLITICAL SITUATION HAS GRAVE IMPLICATIONS = A !ORY ( MONEY AS ! VIRTUAL DEITY 7AUTONOM\S1 SPIRITUALIZ$1 @& ALL-P[]FUL7 ( ! S+LE UNIV]SE ( MEAN+4 ,UND] !SE CONDITIONS EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS ONCE A ?IRD POSSIBILITY 7NEUTRALITY1 )DRAWAL1 C\NT]-CULTURE1 ! 0,?IRD ,WORLD01 ETC47 N[ MU/ F9D ITSELF 9 A NEW SITUATION4 ,!RE IS NO LONG] ANY 0SECOND0 -- H[ CAN !RE BE A 0?IRD08 ,! 0ALT]NATIVES0 HAVE N>R[$ CATA/ROPHICALLY4 ,! ,ONE ,WORLD IS N[ 9 A POSITION TO CRU% EV]Y?+ :I* ONCE ESCAP$ ITS EC/ATIC EMBRACE -- ?ANKS TO ! UN=TUNATE DI/RACTION ( WAG+ AN ESS5TIALLY ECONOMIC W> AGA9/ ! ,EVIL ,EMPIRE4 ,!RE IS NO MORE ?IRD WAY1 NO MORE NEI!R_/NOR4 ,EV]Y?+ ?AT IS DIFF]5T WILL N[ BE SUBSUM$ 9TO ! SAM5ESS ( ! ,ONE ,WORLD -- OR ELSE WILL DISCOV] ITSELF 9 OPPOSITION TO ?AT WORLD4 ,TAK+ ?IS !SIS AS GIV51 WE MU/ N[ ASK :]E RELIGION WILL LOCATE ITSELF ON ?IS NEW MAP ( 0ZONES0 ( CAPITULATION @& RESI/ANCE4 ,IF 0REVOLUTION0 HAS BE5 FRE$ ( ! 9CUBUS ( ,SOVIET OPPRESSION & IS N[ ONCE AGA9 A VALID CONCEPT1 >E WE F9ALLY 9 A POSITION TO (F] A T5TATIVE ANSW] TO ,DEBRAY'S QUE/ION8 

,TAK+ 0RELIGION0 AS A :OLE1 9CLUD+ EV5 ?OSE =MS SU* AS %AMANISM ?AT BELONG TO ,SOCIETY RA!R ?AN ! ,/ATE 79 T]MS ( ,CLA/RES'S AN?ROPOLOGY72 9CLUD+ POLY!ISMS1 MONO!ISMS1 @& NON-!ISMS2 9CLUD+ MY/ICISMS @& H]ESIES AS WELL AS OR?ODOXIES1 0RE=M$0 *UR*ES1 @& 0NEW RELIGIONS0 -- OBVI\SLY ! SUBJECT UND] CONSID]ATION LACKS DEF9ITION1 BORD]S1 COH]5CE2 @& IT CANNOT BE QUE/ION$ BECAUSE IT W\LD ONLY G5]ATE A BABEL ( RESPONSES RA!R ?AN AN ANSW]4 ,BUT 0RELIGION0 DOES REF] TO SOME?+ -- CALL IT A C]TA9 RANGE ( COLORS 9 ! SPECTRUM ( HUMAN BECOM+ -- @& AS SU* IT MI<T BE CONSID]$ 7AT LEA/ PRO TEM7 AS A VALID DIALOGIC 5TITY @& AS A !ORIZABLE SUBJECT4 ,9 ! TRIUMPHANT MOVEM5T ( ,CAPITAL -- 9 ITS PROCESSUAL MOM5T SO TO SPEAK -- ALL RELIGION CAN ONLY BE VIEW$ AS NULLITY1 I4E4 AS A COMMODITY TO BE PACKAG$ @& SOLD1 AN ASSET TO BE /RIPP$1 OR AN OPPOSITION TO BE ELIM9AT$4 ,ANY IDEA 7OR IDEOLOGY7 ?AT CANNOT BE SUBSUM$ 9TO CAPITAL'S 0,5D ( ,HI/ORY0 MU/ BE DOOM$4 ,?IS 9CLUDES BO? REACTION @& RESI/ANCE -- @& IT MO/ C]TA9LY 9CLUDES ! NON-SEP>ATIVE 0RE-L9K+0 7RELIGIO7 ( CONSCI\SNESS ) 0SPIRIT0 AS UNM$IAT$ IMAG9AL SELF-DET]M9ATION @& VALUE-CREATION -- ! ORIG9AL GOAL ( ALL RITUAL @& WOR%IP4 ,RELIGION 9 O!R WORDS HAS LO/ ALL CONNECTION ) WORLDLY P[] BECAUSE ?AT P[] HAS MIGRAT$ (F-WORLD -- IT HAS AB&ON$ EV5 ! ,/ATE @& A*IEV$ ! PURITY ( APO!OSIS1 LIKE ! ,GOD ?AT 0AB&ON$ ,AN?ONY0 9 ,CAVAFY'S POEM4 ,! FEW ,/ATES 7MO/LY ,ISLAMIC7 :]E9 RELIGION HOLDS P[] >E LOCAT$ PRECISELY )9 ! EV]-%R9K+ REGION ( NATIONAL OPPOSITION TO ,CAPITAL -- 7?US PROVID+ !M ) SU* POT5TIAL /RANGE B$FELL[S AS ,CUBA674 ,LIKE ALL O!R 0?IRD POSSIBILITIES0 RELIGION IS FAC$ ) A NEW DI*OTOMY3 TOTAL CAPITULATION1 OR ELSE REVOLT4 ,?US ! 0REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL0 ( RELIGION CLE>LY APPE>S -- AL?\< IT REMA9S UNCLE> :E!R RESI/ANCE MI<T TAKE ! =M ( REACTION OR RADICALISM -- OR 9DE$ :E!R RELIGION IS NOT ALREADY DEFEAT$ -- :E!R ITS REFUSAL TO GO AWAY IS ?AT ( AN 5EMY1 OR A <O/4 

,9 ,RUSSIA @& ,S]BIA ! ,OR?ODOX ,*UR* APPE>S TO HAVE ?R[N 9 ITS LOT ) REACTION AGA9/ ! ,NEW ,WORLD ,ORD] @& ?US F\ND NEW FELL[%IP ) ITS OLD ,BOL%EVIK OPPRESSORS1 ,9 ,*E*NYA ! ,NAQ%B&I ,SUFI ,ORD] CONT9UES ITS C5TURIES-OLD /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,RUSSIAN IMP]IALISM4 ,9 ,*IAPAS !RE'S A /RANGE ALLIANCE ( ,MAYAN 0PAGANS0 @& RADICAL ,CA?OLICS4 ,C]TA9 FACTIONS ( ,AM]ICAN ,PROTE/ANTISM HAVE BE5 DRIV5 TO ! PO9T ( P>ANOIA @& >M$ RESI/ANCE 7BUT EV5 P>ANOIDS HAVE SOME REAL 5EMIES72 :ILE ,NATIVE-AM]ICAN SPIRITUALITY UND]GOES A SMALL BUT MIRACUL\S REVIVAL -- NOT A ,<O/ ,%IRT UPRIS+ ?IS TIME1 BUT A REASON$ @& PR(\ND /& AGA9/ ! HEGEMONY ( ,CAPITAL'S MONOCULTURE4 ,! ,DALAI ,LAMA SOMETIMES APPE>S AS ! ONE 0WORLD LEAD]0 CAPABLE ( SPEAK+ TRU? BO? TO ! REMNANTS ( ! ,COMMUNI/ OPPRESSION @& ! =CES ( ,CAPITALI/ 9HUMANITY2 A 0,FREE ,TIBET0 MI<T PROVIDE SOME K9D ( FOCUS = AN 09T]FAI?0 BLOC ( SMALL NATIONS @& RELIGI\S GR\PS ALLI$ AGA9/ ! TRANSC5D5TAL SOCIAL D>W9ISM ( ! CONS5SUS4 ,>CTIC %AMANISM MAY REEM]GE AS AN 0IDEOLOGY0 = ! SELF-DET]M9ATION ( C]TA9 NEW ,SIB]IAN REPUBLICS -- & SOME ,NEW ,RELIGIONS 7SU* AS ,WE/]N NEO-PAGANISM OR ! PSY*$ELIC CULTS7 ALSO BELONG BY DEF9ITION OR DEFAULT TO ! POLE ( OPPOSITION4 

,ISLAM HAS SE5 ITSELF AS ! 5EMY ( IMP]IAL ,*RI/IANITY @& ,EUROPEAN IMP]IALISM ALMO/ FROM ! MOM5T ( ITS 9CEPTION4 ,DUR+ ! #b? C5TURY IT FUNCTION$ AS A 0?IRD WAY0 AGA9/ BO? ,COMMUNISM @& ,CAPITALISM1 @& 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! NEW ,ONE ,WORLD IT N[ CON/ITUTES BY DEF9ITION ONE ( ! V]Y FEW EXI/+ MASS MOVEM5TS :I* CANNOT BE 5GLOB$ 9TO ! UNITY ( ANY W\LD-BE ,CONS5SUS4 ,UN=TUNATELY ! SPE>HEAD ( RESI/ANCE -- 0FUNDAM5TALISM0 -- T5DS TO R$UCE ! COMPLEXITY ( ,ISLAM 9TO AN >TIFICIALLY COH]5T IDEOLOGY -- 0,ISLAMISM0 -- :I* CLE>LY FAILS TO SPEAK TO ! NORMAL HUMAN DESIRE = DIFF]5CE @& COMPLEXITY4 ,FUNDAM5TALISM HAS ALREADY FAIL$ TO CONC]N ITSELF ) 0EMPIRICAL FRE$OMS0 :I* MU/ CON/ITUTE ! M9IMAL DEM&S ( ! NEW RESI/ANCE2 = EXAMPLE1 ITS CRITIQUE ( 0USURY0 IS OBVI\SLY AN 9ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO ! MA*9ATIONS ( ! ,I,M,F @& ,WORLD ,BANK4 ,! 0GATES ( ,9T]PRETATION0 ( ! ,%>IAH MU/ BE RE-OP5$ -- NOT SLAMM$ %UT =EV] -- & A FULLY-REALIZ$ ALT]NATIVE TO ,CAPITALISM MU/ EM]GE FROM )9 ! TRADITION4 ,:ATEV] ONE MAY ?9K ( ! ,LIBYAN ,REVOLUTION ( #aifi IT HAS AT LEA/ ! VIRTUE ( AN ATTEMPT TO FUZE ! AN>*O-SYNDICALISM ( '#f#h ) ! NEO-,SUFI EGALIT>IANISM ( ! ,NOR? ,AFRICAN ,ORD]S1 @& TO CREATE A REVOLUTION>Y ,ISLAM -- SOME?+ SIMIL> C\LD BE SAID ( ,ALI ,%>IATI'S 0,%IITE SOCIALISM0 9 ,IRAN1 :I* WAS CRU%$ BY ! ULEMOCRACY BE=E IT C\LD CRY/ALLIZE 9TO A COH]5T MOVEM5T4 ,! PO9T IS ?AT ,ISLAM CANNOT BE DISMISS$ AS ! PURITAN MONOLI? PORTRAY$ 9 ! ,CAPITALI/ M$IA4 ,IF A G5U9E ANTI-,CAPITALI/ COALITION IS TO APPE> 9 ! WORLD IT CANNOT HAPP5 )\T ,ISLAM4 ,! GOAL ( ALL !ORY CAPABLE ( ANY SYMPA?Y ) ,ISLAM1 ,I BELIEVE1 IS N[ TO 5C\RAGE ITS RADICAL @& EGALIT>IAN TRADITIONS @& TO SUB/RUCT ITS REACTION>Y @& AU?ORIT>IAN MODES ( DISC\RSE4 ,)9 ,ISLAM !RE P]SI/ SU* MY?IC FIGURES AS ! 0,GRE5 ,PROPHET0 & HIDD5 GUIDE ( ! MY/ICS1 AL-,KHEZR1 :O C\LD EASILY BECOME A K9D ( PATRON SA9T ( ,ISLAMIC 5VIRONM5TALISM2 :ILE HI/ORY (F]S SU* MODELS AS ! GREAT ,ALG]IAN ,SUFI FRE$OM-FI<T] ,EMIR ,ABDUL ,QADIR1 :OSE LA/ ACT 79 EXILE 9 ,DAMASCUS7 WAS TO PROTECT ,SYRIAN ,*RI/IANS AGA9/ ! BIGOTRY ( ! ULEMA4 ,FROM \TSIDE ,ISLAM !RE EXI/S ! POT5TIAL = 09T]FAI?0 MOVEM5TS CONC]N$ ) IDEALS ( PEACE1 TOL]ATION1 @& RESI/ANCE TO ! VIOL5CE ( PO/-SECUL> PO/-RATIONALI/ 0NEO-LIB]ALISM0 @& ITS ALLIES4 ,9 EFFECT1 !N1 ! 0REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL0 ( ,ISLAM IS NOT YET REALIZ$ -- BUT IT IS REAL4 

,S9CE ,*RI/IANITY IS ! RELIGION ?AT 0GAVE BIR?0 79 ,WEB]IAN T]MS7 TO ,CAPITALISM1 ITS POSITION 9 RELATION TO ! PRES5T APO!OSIS ( ,CAPITALISM IS NECESS>ILY MORE PROBLEMATIC ?AN ,ISLAM'S4 ,= C5TURIES ,*RI/IANITY HAS BE5 DRAW+ 9 ON ITSELF @& CON/RUCT+ A K9D ( MAKE-BELIEVE WORLD ( ITS [N1 :]E9 SOME SEMBLANCE ( ! SOCIAL MI<T P]SI/ 7IF ONLY ON ,SUNDAYS7 -- EV5 :ILE IT MA9TA9$ ! COZY ILLUSION ( SOME RELATION TO P[]4 ,AS AN ALLY ( ,CAPITAL 7) ITS SEEM+ B5IGN 9DIFF]5CE TO ! HYPO!SIS ( FAI?7 AGA9/ 0,GODLESS ,COMMUNISM01 ,*RI/IANITY C\LD PRES]VE ! ILLUSION ( P[] -- AT LEA/ UNTIL FIVE YE>S AGO4 ,N[ ,CAPITALISM NO LONG] NE$S ,*RI/IANITY @& ! SOCIAL SUPPORT IT 5JOY$ WILL SOON EVAPORATE4 ,ALREADY ! ,QUE5 ( ,5GL& HAS HAD TO CONSID] /EPP+ D[N AS ! HEAD ( ! ,ANGLICAN ,*UR* -- @& %E IS UNLIKELY TO BE REPLAC$ BY ! ,C,E,O ( SOME VA/ 9T]NATIONAL ZAIBATSU6 ,MONEY IS GOD -- ,GOD IS REALLY DEAD AT LA/2 ,CAPITALISM HAS REALIZ$ A HIDE\S P>ODY ( ! ,5LI<T5M5T IDEAL4 ,BUT ,JESUS IS A DY+-@&-RESURRECT+ GOD -- ONE MI<T SAY HE'S BE5 ?R\< ALL ?IS BE=E4 ,EV5 ,NIETZS*E SIGN$ HIS LA/ 09SANE0 LETT] AS 0,DIONYSUS @& ! ,CRUCIFI$ ,ONE02 9 ! 5D IT IS P]HAPS ONLY RELIGION ?AT CAN 0OV]COME0 RELIGION4 ,)9 ,*RI/IANITY A MYRIAD T5D5CIES APPE> 7OR HAVE P]SI/$ S9CE ! #a#g? C5TURY1 LIKE ! ,QUAK]S7 SEEK+ TO REVIVE ?AT RADICAL MESSIAH :O CLEANS$ ! ,TEMPLE @& PROMIS$ ! ,K+DOM TO ! POOR4 ,9 ,AM]ICA = 9/ANCE IT W\LD SEEM IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAG9E A REALLY SUCCESSFUL MASS MOVEM5T AGA9/ ,CAPITALISM 7SOME =M ( 0PROGRESSIVE POPULISM07 )\T ! P>TICIPATION ( ! *UR*ES4 ,AGA9 ! !ORETICAL TASK BEG9S TO CL>IFY ITSELF2 ONE NE$ NOT PROPOSE SOME VULG> K9D ( 05TRYISM0 9TO ORGANIZ$ ,*RI/IANITY TO RADICALIZE IT BY CONSPIRACY FROM )94 ,RA!R ! GOAL W\LD BE TO 5C\RAGE ! S9C]E @& WIDESPREAD POT5TIAL = ,*RI/IAN RADICALISM EI!R FROM )9 AS AN HONE/ BELIEV] 7H[EV] 0EXI/5TIALI/0 ! FAI?67 OR AS AN HONE/ SYMPA?IZ] FROM ! \TSIDE4 

,TO TE/ ?IS !ORIZ+ TAKE AN EXAMPLE -- SAY ,IREL& 7:]E ,I HAPP5 TO BE WRIT+ ?IS74 ,GIV5 ?AT ,IREL&'S 0,PROBLEMS0 >ISE L>GELY FROM SECT>IANISM1 CLE>LY ONE MU/ TAKE AN ANTI-CL]ICAL /ANCE2 9 FACT A!ISM W\LD BE AT LEA/ EMOTIONALLY APPROPRIATE4 ,BUT ! 9H]5T AMBIGUITY ( RELIGION 9 ,IRI% HI/ORY %\LD BE REMEMB]$3 -- !RE W]E MOM5TS :5 ,CA?OLIC PRIE/S @& LAITY SUPPORT$ RESI/ANCE OR REVOLUTION1 @& !RE W]E MOM5TS :5 ,PROTE/ANT M9I/]S @& LAITY SUPPORT$ RESI/ANCE OR REVOLUTION4 ,! HI]>*IES ( ! *UR*ES HAVE G5]ALLY PROV5 !MSELVES REACTION>Y -- BUT HI]>*Y IS NOT ! SAME ?+ AS RELIGION4 ,ON ! ,PROTE/ANT SIDE WE HAVE ,WOLFE ,TONE @& ! ,UNIT$ ,IRI%M5 -- A REVOLUTION>Y 09T]FAI?0 MOVEM5T4 ,EV5 TODAY 9 ,NOR!RN ,IREL& SU* POSSIBILITIES >E NOT DEAD2 ANTI-SECT>IANISM IS NOT JU/ A SOCIALI/ IDEAL BUT ALSO A ,*RI/IAN IDEAL4 ,ON ! ,CA?OLIC SIDE444 A FEW YE>S AGO ,I MET A RADICAL PRIE/ AT A PAGAN FE/IVAL 9 ! ,>AN ,ISL&S1 A FRI5D ( ,IVAN ,ILLI*4 ,:5 ,I ASK$ HIM1 0,:AT EXACTLY IS Y\R RELATION TO ,ROME80 HE ANSW]$1 0,ROME8 ,ROME IS ! 5EMY40 ,ROME HAS LO/ ITS /RANGLEHOLD ON ,IREL& 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 BR\<T D[N BY ANTI-PURITAN REVOLT @& 9T]NAL SC&AL4 ,IT W\LD BE 9CORRECT TO SAY ?AT ! ,*UR*'S P[] HAS %IFT$ TO ! ,/ATE1 UNLESS WE ALSO ADD ?AT ! GOV]NM5T'S P[] HAS %IFT$ TO ,EUROPE1 @& ,EUROPE'S P[] HAS %IFT$ TO 9T]NATIONAL CAPITAL4 ,! MEAN+ ( ,CA?OLICISM 9 ,IREL& IS UP = GRABS4 ,OV] ! NEXT FEW YE>S WE MI<T EXPECT TO SEE BO? 9SIDE @& \TSIDE ! ,*UR* A K9D ( REVIVAL ( 0,CELTIC ,*RI/IANITY0 -- DEVOT$ TO RESI/ANCE AGA9/ POLLUTION ( ! 5VIRONM5T BO? PHYSICAL @& IMAG9AL1 @& !RE=E COMMITT$ TO ANTI-,CAPITALI/ /RUGGLE4 ,:E!R ?IS TR5D W\LD LEAD TO AN OP5 BREAK ) ,ROME & ! =MATION ( AN 9DEP5D5T *UR* -- :O KN[S8 ,C]TA9LY ! TR5D WILL 9CLUDE OR AT LEA/ 9FLU5CE ,PROTE/ANTISM AS WELL4 ,SU* A BROAD-BAS$ MOVEM5T MI<T EASILY F9D ITS NATURAL POLITICAL EXPRESSION 9 SOCIALISM OR EV5 9 AN>*O-SOCIALISM1 @& W\LD S]VE A P>TICUL>LY USEFUL FUNCTION AS A =CE AGA9/ SECT>IANISM @& ! RULE ( ! CL]ISY4 ,?US EV5 9 ,IREL& IT W\LD SEEM ?AT RELIGION MAY HAVE A REVOLUTION>Y FUTURE4 

,I EXPECT !SE IDEAS WILL MEET ) V]Y LITTLE ACCEPTANCE )9 TRADITIONALLY A!I/ AN>*ISM OR ! REMNANTS ( 0DIALECTICAL MAT]IALISM04 ,5LI<T5M5T RADICALISM HAS LONG REFUS$ TO RECOGNIZE ANY BUT REMOTE HI/ORICAL ROOTS )9 RELIGI\S RADICALISM4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! ,REVOLUTION ?REW \T ! BABY 70NON-ORD9>Y CONSCI\SNESS07 ALONG ) ! BA?WAT] ( ! ,9QUISITION OR ( PURITAN REPRESSION4 ,DESPITE ,SOREL'S 9SI/5CE ?AT ! ,REVOLUTION NE$$ A 0MY?01 IT PREF]R$ TO BANK EV]Y?+ ON 0PURE REASON0 9/EAD4 ,BUT SPIRITUAL AN>*ISM @& COMMUNISM 7LIKE RELIGION ITSELF7 HAVE FAIL$ TO GO AWAY4 ,9DE$1 BY BECOM+ AN ANTI-,RELIGION1 RADICALISM HAD REC\RSE TO A K9D ( MY/ICISM ( ITS [N1 COMPLETE ) RITUAL1 SYMBOLISM1 @& MORALITY4 ,BAKUN9'S REM>K AB\T ,GOD -- ?AT IF HE EXI/$ WE W\LD HAVE TO KILL HIM -- W\LD AFT] ALL PASS = ! PURE/ OR?ODOXY )9 ,Z5 ,BUDDHISM6 ,! PSY*$ELIC MOVEM5T1 :I* (F]$ A K9D ( 0SCI5TIFIC0 7OR AT LEA/ EXP]I5TIAL 7 V]IFICATION ( NON-ORD9>Y CONSCI\SNESS1 L$ TO A DEGREE ( RAPPRO*EM5T BETWE5 SPIRITUALITY @& RADICAL POLITICS -- @& ! TRAJECTORY ( ?IS MOVEM5T MAY HAVE ONLY BEGUN4 ,IF RELIGION HAS 0ALWAYS0 ACT$ TO 5?RALL$ ! M9D OR TO REPRODUCE ! IDEOLOGY ( ! RUL+ CLASS1 IT HAS ALSO 0ALWAYS0 9VOLV$ SOME =M ( 5!OG5ESIS 70BIR? ( ! GOD )907 OR LIB]ATION ( CONSCI\SNESS2 SOME =M ( UTOPIAN PROPOSAL OR PROMISE ( 0HEAV5 ON E>?02 & SOME =M ( MILITANT @& POSITIVE ACTION = 0SOCIAL JU/ICE0 AS ,GOD'S PLAN = ! CREATION4 ,%AMANISM IS A =M ( 0RELIGION0 ?AT 7AS ,CLA/RES %[$7 ACTUALLY 9/ITUTIONALIZES SPIRITUALITY AGA9/ ! EM]G5CE ( HI]>*Y @& SEP>ATION -- @& ALL RELIGIONS POSSESS AT LEA/ A %AMANIC TRACE4 

,EV]Y RELIGION CAN PO9T TO A RADICAL TRADITION ( SOME SORT4 ,TAOISM ONCE PRODUC$ ! ,YELL[ ,TURBANS -- OR = ?AT MATT] ! ,TONGS ?AT COLLABORAT$ ) AN>*ISM 9 ! #aiaa REVOLUTION4 ,JUDAISM PRODUC$ ! 0AN>*O-ZIONISM0 ( ,M>T9 ,BUB] @& ,G]%OLM ,S*OLEM 7DEEPLY 9FLU5C$ BY ,GU/AV ,L&AU] @& O!R AN>*I/S ( #a#i#a#i71 :I* F\ND ITS MO/ ELOQU5T @& P>ADOXICAL VOICE 9 ,WALT] ,B5JAM94 ,H9DUISM GAVE BIR? TO ! ULTRA-RADICAL ,B5GALI ,T]RORI/ ,P>TY -- @& ALSO TO ,M4 ,G&HI1 ! MOD]N WORLD'S ONLY SUCCESSFUL !ORI/ ( NONVIOL5T REVOLUTION4 ,OBVI\SLY AN>*ISM @& COMMUNISM WILL NEV] COME TO T]MS ) RELIGION ON QUE/IONS ( AU?ORITY @& PROP]TY2 @& P]HAPS ONE MI<T SAY ?AT 0AFT] ! ,REVOLUTION0 SU* QUE/IONS WILL REMA9 TO BE RESOLV$4 ,BUT IT SEEMS CLE> ?AT )\T RELIGION !RE WILL BE NO RADICAL REVOLUTION2 ! ,OLD ,LEFT @& ! 7OLD7 ,NEW ,LEFT CAN SC>CELY FI<T IT ALONE4 ,! ALT]NATIVE TO AN ALLIANCE N[ IS TO WAT* :ILE ,REACTION CO-OPTS ! =CE ( RELIGION @& LAUN*ES A REVOLUTION )\T US4 ,LIKE IT OR NOT1 SOME SORT ( PREEMPTIVE /RATEGY IS REQUIR$4 ,RESI/ANCE DEM&S A VOCABUL>Y 9 :I* \R COMMON CAUSE CAN BE DISCUSS$2 H5CE !SE SKET*Y PROPOSALS4 

,EV5 ASSUM+ WE C\LD CLASSIFY ALL ! ABOVE UND] ! RUBRIC ( ADMIRABLE S5TIM5TS1 WE W\LD /ILL F9D \RSELVES F> FROM ANY OBVI\S PROGRAM ( ACTION4 ,RELIGION IS NOT GO+ TO 0SAVE0 US 9 ?IS S5SE 7P]HAPS ! REV]SE IS TRUE67 -- 9 ANY CASE RELIGION IS FAC$ ) ! SAME P]PLEXITY AS ANY O!R =M] 0?IRD POSITION01 9CLUD+ ALL =MS ( RADICAL NON-AU?ORIT>IANISM @& ANTI-,CAPITALISM4 ,! NEW TOTALITY @& ITS M$IA APPE> SO P]VASIVE AS TO =E-DOOM ALL PROGRAMS ( REVOLUTION>Y CONT5T1 S9CE EV]Y 0MESSAGE0 IS EQUALLY SUBJECT TO SUBSUMPTION 9 ! 0M$IUM0 ?AT IS ,CAPITAL ITSELF4 ,( C\RSE ! SITUATION IS HOPELESS -- BUT ONLY /UPIDITY W\LD TAKE ?IS AS REASON = DESPAIR1 OR = ! T]M9AL BOR$OM ( DEFEAT4 ,HOPE AGA9/ HOPE -- ,BLO*'S REVOLUTION>Y HOPE -- BELONGS TO A 0UTOPIA0 ?AT IS NEV] :OLLY ABS5T EV5 :5 IT IS LEA/ PRES5T2 @& IT BELONGS AS WELL TO A RELIGI\S SPH]E 9 :I* HOPELESSNESS IS ! F9AL S9 AGA9/ ! HOLY SPIRIT3 -- ! BETRAYAL ( ! DIV9E )9 -- ! FAILURE TO BECOME HUMAN4 0,K>MIC DUTY0 9 ! S5SE ( ! ,BHAGAVAD ,GITA -- OR 9 ! S5SE ( 0REVOLUTION>Y DUTY0 -- IS NOT SOME?+ IMPOS$ BY ,NATURE1 LIKE GRAVITY1 OR DEA?4 ,IT IS A FREE GIFT ( ! SPIRIT -- ONE CAN ACCEPT OR REFUSE IT -- @& BO? POSITIONS >E P]IL\S4 ,TO REFUSE IS TO RUN ! RISK ( DY+ )\T HAV+ LIV$4 ,TO ACCEPT IS AN EV5 MORE DANG]\S BUT F> MORE 9T]E/+ POSSIBILITY4 ,A V]SION ( ,PASCAL'S ,WAG] -- NOT ON ! IMMORTALITY ( ! S\L ?IS TIME1 BUT SIMPLY ON ITS %E] EXI/5CE4 

,TO USE RELIGI\S METAPHOR 7:I* WE'VE TRI$ SO F> TO AVOID7 ! MILL5NIUM BEGAN FIVE YE>S BE=E ! 5D ( ! C5TURY1 :5 ,ONE ,WORLD CAME 9TO BE+ @& BANI%$ ALL DUALITY4 ,FROM ! ,JUDAO-,*RI/IANO-,ISLAMIC P]SPECTIVE H[EV] ?IS IS ! FALSE MILL5NIUM ( ! 0,ANTI-,*RI/02 :I* TURNS \T NOT TO BE A 0P]SON0 7EXCEPT 9 ! WORLD ( ,>*ETYPES P]HAPS7 BUT AN IMP]SONAL 5TITY1 A =CE CONTRA NATURAM -- 5TROPY DISGUIS$ AS LIFE4 ,9 ?IS VIEW ! REIGN ( 9IQUITY MU/ @& WILL BE *ALL5G$ 9 ! TRUE MILL5NIUM1 ! ADV5T ( ! MESSIAH4 ,BUT ! MESSIAH IS ALSO NOT A S+LE P]SON 9 ! WORLD -- RA!R1 IT IS A COLLECTIVITY 9 :I* EA* 9DIVIDUALITY IS REALIZ$ @& ?US 7AGA9 METAPHORICALLY OR IMAG9ALLY7 IMMORTALIZ$4 ,! 0PEOPLE-AS-MESSIAH0 DO NOT 5T] 9TO ! HOMOG5\S SAM5ESS NOR ! 9F]NAL SEP>ATION ( 5TROPIC ,CAPITALISM1 BUT 9TO ! DIFF]5CE @& PRES5CE ( REVOLUTION -- ! /RUGGLE1 ! 0HOLY W>04 ,ON ?IS BASIS ALONE CAN WE BEG9 TO WORK ON A !ORY ( RECONCILIATION BETWE5 ! POSITIVE =CES ( RELIGION @& ! CAUSE ( RESI/ANCE4 ,:AT WE >E (F]$ H]E IS SIMPLY ! BEG9N+ ( ! BEG9N+4 

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,P>T #e3 ,NOTE ON ,NATIONALISM 

,VIEW$ AS ! QU9TESS5TIALIZATION ( HI]>*Y @& SEP>ATION1 ! ,/ATE CAN REPLICATE ITSELF ON ANY LEVEL ( EXP]I5CE -- FROM ! 9DIVIDUAL PSY*E TO ! LAWS ( NATIONS4 ,& YET SOCIETY CAN EXI/ 9 !ORY )\T ! ,/ATE -- @& DID SO 9 FACT = NE>LY A MILLION YE>S1 #i#i.0 ( ! TIME SPAN ( ! HUMAN SPECIES1 ?ANKS TO ! P]SI/5CE ( CU/OMS @& 9/ITUTIONS -- & MY!MES -- ?AT APPE> TO HAVE BE5 DESIGN$ = JU/ ?IS PURPOSE1 I4E4 ! SUPPRESSION ( ! ,/ATE @& REALIZATION ( ! ,SOCIAL4 ,W> ITSELF CAN BE ONE ( !SE 9/ITUTIONS ( 0,SOCIETY AGA9/ ! ,/ATE01 S9CE 79 ITS 0PRIMITIVE0 =M7 IT ACTS TO DISP]SE P[] @& WEAL? RA!R ?AN CONC5TRATE IT4 ,ON ANO!R LEVEL WE MI<T SAY ?AT %AMANISM ALSO T5DS T[>D C5TRIFUGALITY ( P[] 9 ITS EMPHASIS ON DIRECT EXP]I5CE RA!R ?AN M]E SYMBOLIZATION 7I4E4 ! %AMAN MU/ 0REALLY0 HEAL ! PATI5T1 ! M$IUM MU/ 0REALLY0 BE POSSESS$1 O!RWISE !IR PRE/IGE EVAPORATES3 -- 9 SOME TRIBES %AMANIC FAILURE WAS PUNI%ABLE BY EXILE OR DEA?74 ,! PROTO-,/ATE !N MU/ EM]GE 9 ! MOM5T ( BREAKD[N ( C5TRIFUGAL =CE 9 W> @& RELIGION4 ,*ANGES 9 ECONOMIC /RUCTURE APPE> TO FOLL[ UPON ?IS BREAKD[N RA!R ?AN CAUSE IT4 .<,NOTE3 ,! 0BREAKD[N0 ITSELF MAY HAVE HAD ECONOMIC CAUSES BUT WE CANNOT P]CEIVE !M -- C]TA9LY OV]POPULATION & CLIMATIC *ANGE >E 9ADEQUATE 0EXPLANATIONS06.> ,= 9/ANCE1 ! REPLACEM5T ( HUNT+_/GA!R+ BY AGRICULTURE FAIL$ TO PRODUCE ! PROTO-,/ATE4 ,WE CANNOT EV5 BLAME ! ,/ATE ON SPECIALIZATION ( LABOR1 S9CE WE >E P]FECTLY CAPABLE ( IMAG9+ 7) ,F\RI]7 A ,/ATE-LESS ,SOCIETY BAS$ ON FAIRLY COMPLEX ECONOMICS4 ,! ,/ATE SEEMS ALMO/ SUI G5]IS -- ITS BIR? IS %R\D$ 9 A C]TA9 MY/]Y4 ,SOME?+ W5T WRONG SOME:]E -- ! OLD MY?S 7BAS$ ON RECIPROCITY @& R$I/RIBUTION7 COLLAPS$ BE=E ! P[] ( A NEW 0/ORY0 BAS$ ON SEP>ATION @& ACCUMULATION4 ,! PRECISE 9/ANT IS LO/1 AL?\< ! TRUE ,/ATE LUR*ES 9TO >*AEOLOGICAL VIEW SOMETIME >\ND ! #d? TO #cRD MILL5NIUM 9 ,SUM] @& ,EGYPT4 ,9 BO? CASES ! REALMS ( W> @& RELIGION SEEM TO HAVE COALESC$ TO PRODUCE FIGURATIVE @& LIT]AL PYRAMID-/RUCTURES IMPOSSIBLE TO CONCEIVE )\T TRIBUTE @& SLAV]Y4 ,! C5TRIFUGALITY ( ! SOCIAL IS GRADUALLY SUPPLANT$ BY ! C5TRIPETALITY ( P[] @& WEAL? TILL A CRISIS PO9T IS REA*$ 9 ! CATA/ROPHIC EM]G5CE ( A 0PRIE/-K+0 @& A NASC5T BUREAUCRACY -- ! 9FALLIBLE SIGNS ( ! TRUE ,/ATE4 

,! ESS5CE ( ! ,/ATE IS F\ND 9 SYMBOLIZATION AS M$IATION1 @& 9 M$IATION AS ALI5ATION4 ,!SE AB/RACTIONS D5OTE A BRUTAL REALITY3 -- ,! APPE>ANCE ( ,HI/ORY'S ,BOO!EL4 ,SEP>ATION @& EXPROPRIATION MU/ BE ACCOMPLI%$ SIMULTANE\SLY ON BO? ! SYMBOLIC @& ACTUAL PLANE4 ,SYMBOLS MU/ BE MADE TO DO ! 0WORK0 ( ACCUMULATION -- ! ,/ATE CANNOT EXP5D ITS 5]GY 9 RE-CREAT+ ITSELF 9 EV]Y MOM5T4 ,WRIT+ = 9/ANCE TE*NOLOGIZES SYMBOLIZATION TO ! PO9T :]E P[] CAN 0ACT AT A DI/ANCE0 -- H5CE ! 0MAGIC0 ( WRIT+1 ITS ,H]METIC ORIG9 -- BUT WRIT+ ITSELF MAY HAVE BE5 9V5T$ 9 ORD] TO IMPLEM5T AN EV5 MORE BASIC =M ( SYMBOLIZATION -- I4E4 MONEY4 

,LET'S EXAM9E ! HYPO!SIS ?AT ! ,/ATE IS IMPOSSIBLE )\T MONEY AS SYMBOLIC EX*ANGE4 ,EV5 ! MO/ PRIMITIVE K+ 7AS OPPOS$ TO 0ELD]0 OR 0*IEFTA907 CAN ONLY BE DEF9$ BY ! CREATION ( SC>CITY @& ! ACCUMULATION ( WEAL? -- @& ?IS D\BLE PROCESS CAN ONLY BE REPRODUC$ 9 SYMBOLIZATION4 ,G5]ALLY ?IS MEANS ?AT ! K+ IS SOMEH[ 0SACR$0 @& ?US 9 HIMSELF 7OR H]SELF7 SYMBOLIZES ! V]Y MOTION ( 5]GY 9 OR BETWE5 SURPLUS @& SC>CITY4 ,BUT ?IS MOTION MU/ BE IMP$$ IF ! 5]GY-TRANSF] CAN ONLY TAKE CRUDE MAT]IAL =M 7ACTUAL C[S OR J>S ( :EAT ETC474 ,! ESS5TIAL EX*ANGE ( PROTECTION-=-WEAL? ?AT DEF9ES ! TRUE ,/ATE MU/ BE SYMBOLIZ$ 9 ORD] TO TRANSC5D :AT MI<T BE CALL$ ! 9H]5T EGALIT>IANISM ( ! MAT]IAL1 ITS RECALCITRANCE1 ITS NATURAL RESI/ANCE TO ACCUMULATION4 0,PROTECTION0 MOREOV] HAS NO OV]T MAT]IAL BASE1 :]EAS WEAL? DOES -- H5CE ! ,/ATE WILL BE AT A DISADVANTAGE 9 ! EX*ANGE UNLESS IT CAN PRES5T ITS P[] 9 SYMBOLIC 7NON-MAT]IAL7 =M -- AS NO?+ = SOME?+4 

,IF H[EV] ! ,/ATE REMA9S IMPOSSIBLE )\T MONEY 7EV5 9 ITS MO/ UNEXPECT$ OR EXOTIC OR PRIMITIVE =M71 MONEY SEEMS TO BE QUITE POSSIBLE )\T ! ,/ATE4 ,\R BE/ EVID5CE = ?IS COMES NOT ONLY FROM ! ,PA/ BUT ALSO -- SO TO SPEAK -- FROM ! ,FUTURE4 

,9 ! PA/ WE CAN DISC]N MONEY 9 ! SYMBOLIC EX*ANGE @& SOCIAL CON/RUCTION ( ! SACRIFICE4 ,:5 ! TRIBE GR[S BEYOND ! PO9T :]E IT CAN RE-CREATE ITSELF 9 ! %>+ ( A SACRIFICIAL ANIMAL1 = 9/ANCE1 WE MI<T SURMISE ?AT ONE'S 0DUE %>E0 C\LD BE SYMBOLIZ$ BY SOME TOK54 ,ONCE ! 0SPIRITUAL CONT5T0 ( !SE TOK5S IS TRANSF]R$ TO AN ECONOMIC SPH]E \TSIDE ! SACRIFICE 7AS = EXAMPLE 9 ! ,LYDIAN TEMPLE-CO9S ( ! #g? C5TURY ,B,C7 ! EXI/5CE ( ! TOK5S W\LD !N FACILITATE ! 0CREATION ( SC>CITY0 BY SYMBOLIZ+ ! ACCUMULATION ( WEAL?4 ,?US MONEY W\LD PREC$E ! ,/ATE4 ,IF WE WI% TO PU% ! ORIG9 ( MONEY EV5 F>!R BACK 9TO ! PA/1 WE C\LD EXAM9E ! MY/]I\S CLAY TOK5S ?AT APPE>$ 9 ! ,NEOLI?IC 0,NE> ,EA/0 >\ND ! #g? MILL5NIUM ,B,C1 APP>5TLY AS C\NT]S = COMMODITIES4 ,REAL GOODS ?AT >E PRES5T ONLY 9 SYMBOLIC =M ALREADY EXPRESS ! POSSIBILITY ( SC>CITY -- @& 9 FACT !SE CLAY C\NT]S ALMO/ C]TA9LY /& = DEBT4 ,:5 ! SYMBOLIC C\NT]S !MSELVES >E !N SYMBOLIZ$ BY WRIT+ -- A CONCEPT ?AT APPE>S AT A V]Y PRECISE MOM5T DATABLE TO AB\T #ca ,B,C 9 ! CITY ( ,URUK -- WE CAN SPEAK NOT ONLY ( MONEY BUT ( BANK+3 ! C5TRALIZATION ( DEBT AT ! RELIGIO-POLITICAL FOCUS ( P[]1 ! ,TEMPLE4 ,?US1 TO PUT IT CRUDELY1 MONEY EXI/S = #d YE>S BE=E IT MUTATES 9TO A =M ?AT MAKES POSSIBLE ! EM]G5CE ( ! TRUE ,/ATE4 

,IF WE LOOK TO ! FUTURE -- I4E4 TO ! 0LOGIC0 ( ! PRES5T -- WE CAN SEE EV5 MORE CLE>LY ?AT MONEY EXI/S BEYOND ! ,/ATE4 ,9 A SITUATION :]E MONEY IS 0FREE0 TO MOVE ACROSS BORD]S 9 DEFIANCE ( ALL POLITICAL ECONOMY1 AS 9 0NEO-LIB]AL0 FREE-M>KET 9T]NATIONALISM1 ! ,/ATE CAN F9D ITSELF AB&ON$ BY MONEY1 @& RE-DEF9$ AS A ZONE ( SC>CITY RA!R ?AN WEAL?4 ,! ,/ATE REMA9S BY DEF9ITION MIR$ 9 PRODUCTION1 :ILE MONEY ATTA9S ! TRANSC5D5CE ( PURE SYMBOLIZATION4 ,9 ! LA/ FIVE YE>S MONEY HAS A*IEV$ ALMO/ ABSOLUTE LIFT(F1 S9CE MORE ?AN #i.0 ( ALL MONEY N[ REF]S TO NO?+ 9 ! SPH]E ( PRODUCTION1 NOT EV5 TO ! DIRTY \TMOD$ SYMBOLIC TOK5S CALL$ 0CA%0 -- AL?\< ! 5TIRE PRODUCTIVE WORLD REMA9S UTT]LY 9 ! P[] ( MONEY1 SU* ?AT SC>CELY A TOMATO CAN BE GR[N @& EAT5 )\T ! M$IATION ( SYMBOLIC EX*ANGE4 

,P>ACELSUS ONCE TOLD A PETTY ,G]MAN K+1 0,Y\R ,MAJE/Y IS ! TRUE AL*EMI/1 NOT ME 7A M]E PUFF]76 ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y HAS ONLY TO EMP[] A BANK ) A MONOPOLY TO CO9 MONEY1 & !N BORR[ IT4 ,?US Y\ WILL CREATE SOME?+ \T ( NO?+1 A F> MORE PUISSANT ACT ?AN MAK+ LEAD 9TO GOLD60 ,! JOKE H]E IS ?AT ! K+ WAS NOT ! REAL AL*EMI/4 ,! LOCUS ( ! MAGICAL ACT LAY 9 ! BANK NOT ! C\RT4 ,:5 ALL ?RONES 9 ! WORLD W]E HOPELESSLY 9 DEBT TO !IR [N SELF-CREAT$ C5TRAL BANKS1 ! FOCUS ( P[] %IFT$4 ,:5 GOV]NM5TS RESIGN !IR ANCI5T ROLE ( PROTECTION1 MONEY BREAKS FREE AT LA/ -- GOV]NM5TS CAN N[ PROVIDE ONLY NO?+ = NO?+ -- !IR P[] IS %ATT]$4 ,!IR P[] HAS MIGRAT$ 9TO ! AL*EMICAL SPH]E ( PURE SYMBOLIZATION4 

,?US MONEY @& ! ,/ATE HAVE NEV] -- AT ANY PO9T -- BE5 EXACTLY ID5TICAL1 OR EV5 NECESS>ILY 9 ALLIANCE4 ,LIKE ! P>ADOXICAL RELATION ( MONEY @& RELIGION1 MONEY @& ! ,/ATE >E SOMETIMES 9 CONSPIRACY1 SOMETIMES 9 COMPETITION1 OCCASIONALLY EV5 AT W>4 ,GOD @& ,MOLO*1 ,MAMMON @& ,MOLO* -- ! 9TRICACIES ( !IR COSMIC DANCE MI<T BE REVEAL$ 9 ! LEG5D ( ! ,TEMPL>S -- OR ! ,I,M,F6 ,MONEY @& ! ,/ATE 7@& RELIGION7 DO NOT POSSESS ! SIMPLE P>ADOXICALITY ( ! ANCI5T RIDDLE AB\T *ICK5 @& EGG1 BUT A F> MORE COMPLEX RELATION2 ! QUE/ION AB\T CAUSE @& EFFECT IS ! WRONG QUE/ION4 

,MONEY1 ! ,/ATE1 @& RELIGION3 -- ALL >E P[]S ( OPPRESSION1 BUT NOT ! SAME P[] ( OPPRESSION4 ,9 FACT1 :5 DEPLOY$ AGA9/ EA* O!R1 !Y CAN ACT AS P[]S ( LIB]ATION4 ,MONEY 0BUYS FRE$OM0 = EXAMPLE2 ! POPULI/ ,/ATE CAN SUPPRESS ! BANKS1 ?US FREE+ ITS CITIZ5S FROM 0MONEY-P[]02 & RELIGION HAS BE5 KN[N TO DEPLOY ITS 0HI<] MORALITY0 AGA9/ BO? ECONOMIC @& POLITICAL 9JU/ICE4 

,MOREOV]1 ! ,/ATE DOES NOT APPE> ALL AT ONCE 9 ITS 0ABSOLUTE0 =M4 ,IF 0PRIMITIVE0 SOCIETIES POSSESS 9/ITUTIONS :I* SUCCESSFULLY PREV5T ! EM]G5CE ( ! ,/ATE1 NEV]!LESS ! EM]G5CE ( ! ,/ATE CANNOT ]ASE !SE 9/ITUTIONS ALL AT ONCE4 ,! 0E>LY0 ,/ATE MU/ /ILL CO-EXI/ ) 0CU/OMS @& RI<TS0 ?AT 5ABLE ,SOCIETY TO RESI/ ITS P[]4 ,9 ANCI5T ,IREL& = EXAMPLE ! K+%IP HAD TO DEP5D ON 7& (T5 CONT5D )7 SEMI-9DEP5D5T W>RIOR B&S1 ! FIANNA1 :OSE LIVES W]E DEVOT$ TO S\RCES ( P[] 7RAID+7 & WEAL? 7HUNT+7 ?AT REMA9$ ESS5TIALLY \TSIDE ! CONTROL ( ! ,/ATE4 ,! AN?ROPOLOGY ( 0,SOCIETY AGA9/ ! ,/ATE0 CAN BE EXT5D$ TO A SOCIOLOGY ( HI/ORICAL ,/ATE SY/EMS "9SU* AS 0FEUDALISM07 :]E SOME POT5T 9/ITUTIONS @& MY!MES WORK AGA9/ ! TOTAL ACCUMULATION ( P[] -- USUALLY AT ! CO/ ( VIOL5CE4 ,MOREOV]1 AS ,K>L ,POLYANI NOT$1 MONEY IS ALSO HELD 9 *ECK 9 0PRE-MOD]N0 CULTURES1 NOT JU/ 9 0PRIMITIVE0 SOCIETIES 7:]E MONEY SIMPLY FAILS TO APPE>71 BUT ALSO 9 QUITE COMPLEX ,/ATE SY/EMS4 0,CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS0 SU* AS ,MESOPOTAMIA1 ,GREECE1 ,MESOAM]ICA1 ,EGYPT @& EV5 ,ROME RETA9$ /RUCTURES ( R$I/RIBUTION ( WEAL? TO SOME EXT5T -- IF ONLY AS PANEM ET CIRC5SES2 NO ONE C\LD HAVE CONCEIV$ ( A 0FREE0 M>KET 9 SU* CIRCUM/ANCE1 S9CE ITS OBVI\S 9HUMANITY W\LD HAVE VIOLAT$ EV]Y SURVIV+ PR9CIPLE ( RECIPROCITY -- NOT TO M5TION RELIGI\S LAW4 ,IT WAS LEFT TO \R GLORI\S MOD]N ]A TO CONCEIVE ( ! ,/ATE AS ABSOLUTE P[]1 @& MONEY AS 0FREE0 ( ALL SOCIAL RE/RA9T4 ,! RESULT MI<T BE CALL$ ! ,CAPITAL ,/ATE3 ! P[] ( MONEY W$D$ TO ! P[] ( W>4 ,ULTIMATELY1 ONCE ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,COMMUNISM WAS WON1 IT W\LD BE LOGICAL TO EXPECT A LA/ @& F9AL /RUGGLE BETWE5 ,CAPITAL @& ! ,/ATE = P[] PURE @& SUPREME4 ,9/EAD ! ,MOLO*IAN ,/ATE APPE>S TO KN[ ?AT IT WAS ALREADY SECRETLY BEAT5 LONG AGO 7ALL ?RONES HOPELESSLY 9 DEBT4447 @& HAS CAPITULAT$ )\T A :IMP] TO ! TRIUMPH ( ,MAMMON4 ,) A FEW EXCEPTIONS ! NATIONS >E N[ FALL+ ALL OV] !MSELVES 9 !IR EAG]NESS TO 0PRIVATIZE0 EV]Y?+ FROM HEAL? TO PRISONS TO AIR @& WAT] TO CONSCI\SNESS ITSELF4 0,PROTECTION0 -- ! ONLY REAL EXCUSE = ! ,/ATE'S EXI/5CE -- EVAPORATES 9 EV]Y SPH]E ( GOV]NM5T'S 9FLU5CE1 FROM T>IFFS TO 0HUMAN RI<TS04 ,! ,/ATE SEEMS SOMEH[ TO BELIEVE IT CAN R5\NCE NOT ONLY ITS VE/IGIAL P[] OV] MONEY BUT EV5 ITS BASIC FUNCTIONS1 @& YET SURVIVE AS AN ELECT$ OCCUPY+ >MY6 ,EV5 ! ,U,S1 :I* BOA/S ( ITSELF AS ! LA/ @& F9AL 0SUP]P[]01 F\ND ITSELF 9 ! V]Y MOM5T ( ITS APOCALYPTIC VICTORY R$UC$ TO A M]C5>Y =CE AT ! BIDD+ ( 9T]NATIONAL ,CAPITAL -- BLU/]+ BU%-LEAGUE BULLY BOA/+ ( ITS CRUSADE TO OV]?R[ A 0,HITL]0 ( ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 BUT CAPABLE ONLY ( S]V+ ! 9T]E/S ( OIL C>TELS @& BANKS4 ,NATIONAL BORD]S MU/ SURVIVE SO ?AT POLITICAL HIREL+S CAN DIV]T TAXES TO 0CORPORATE WELF>E02 @& SO ?AT HUGE PR(ITS CAN BE MADE ON >BITRAGE @& CURR5CY EX*ANGE2 @& SO ?AT LABOR CAN BE DISCIPL9$ BY 0MIGRATORY0 CAPITAL4 ,O!RWISE ! ,/ATE RETA9S NO REAL FUNCTION -- EV]Y?+ ELSE IS EMPTY C]EMONY1 @& ! %E] T]RORISM ( ! 0W> ON CRIME0 7I4E4 ! ,/ATE'S PO/-,SPECTACUL> W> ON ITS [N POOR & DIFF]5T74 ,?AT*] @& ,REAGAN =ETOLD ) TRUE PRESCI5CE :AT GOV]NM5T %\LD @& W\LD DO ONCE IT HAD FULFILL$ ITS LA/ HI/ORICAL GOAL -- ! OV]?R[ ( ! ,EVIL ,EMPIRE4 ,GOV]NM5T W\LD VOLUNT>ILY DISMANTLE ITSELF 7AT ! 0PEOPLE'S0 BIDD+ ( C\RSE7 @& GRACEFULLY SUBMIT TO ! REAL ,HEGELIAN ABSOLUTE3 -- MONEY4 

,( C\RSE TO SPEAK ( ! 05D ( ,HI/ORY0 :5 !RE HAS BE5 NO 5D+ 7= EXAMPLE7 ( WRIT+ -- NOR = ?AT MATT] ( MAT]IAL PRODUCTION -- IS M]ELY A =M ( 9SANITY -- P]HAPS EV5 A T]M9AL =M6 ,LIKE RELIGION1 ! ,/ATE HAS SIMPLY FAIL$ TO 0GO AWAY0 -- 9 FACT1 9 A BIZ>RE EXT5SION ( ! !SIS ( 0,SOCIETY AGA9/ ! ,/ATE01 WE CAN EV5 RE-IMAG9E ! ,/ATE AS 9 9/ITUTIONAL TYPE ( 0CU/OM @& RI<T0 :I* ,SOCIETY CAN WIELD 7P>ADOXICALLY7 AGA9/ AN EV5 MORE 0F9AL0 %APE ( P[] -- ?AT ( 0PURE ,CAPITALISM04 ,?IS IS AN UNCOM=TABLE ?\<T = A GOOD AN>*I/2 WE'VE ALWAYS T5D$ TO VIEW ! ,/ATE AS ! 5EMY1 @& CAPITALISM AS ONE ( ITS ASPECTS OR 0ACCID5TS04 ,! IDEAL OPPOSITE ( ! AN>* IS ! MON>*4 .<,9 FACT !RE W]E SOME AMUS+ @& FUTILE ATTEMPTS 9 F9-DE-SIECLE ,FRANCE TO =GE L9KS BETWE5 AN>*ISM @& MON>*ISM AGA9/ ! COMMON 5EMY1 ! FAD+ ILLUSION ( 0DEMOCRACY0 -- @& ! EM]G+ REALITY ( ,CAPITALISM4.> ,9 ?IS S5SE WE MAY HAVE BE5 \T-?\<T BY SYNDICALISM @& BY 0C\NCIL-COMMUNISM01 :I* AT LEA/ DEVELOP$ MORE MATURE ECONOMIC CRITIQUES ( P[]4 ,LIKE ! LEFT 9 G5]AL H[EV] AN>*ISM COLLAPS$ 9 #aihi 7A GR[+ ,NOR?-AM]ICAN MOVEM5T = EXAMPLE SUDD5LY IMPLOD$7 9 ALL LIKELIHOOD BECAUSE AT ?AT MOM5T \R 5EMY ! ,/ATE ALSO SECRETLY COLLAPS$4 ,9 ORD] TO MOVE 9TO ! GAP LEFT BY ! DEFEAT ( ,COMMUNISM WE NE$$ A CRITIQUE ( ,CAPITALISM AS ! S+LE P[] 9 A UNIFI$ WORLD4 ,\R C>EFUL @& SOPHI/ICAT$ CRITIQUE ( A WORLD DIVID$ 9TO TWO =MS ( ,/ATE_/ECONOMIC P[] WAS R5D]$ SUDD5LY IRRELEVANT4 ,9 AN ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY ?IS LACK1 ,I BELIEVE WE NE$ A NEW !ORY ( 0NATIONALISM0 AS WELL AS A NEW !ORY ( ,CAPITALISM 7& 9DE$ A NEW !ORY ( RELIGION AS WELL74 ,SO F> ! ONLY 9T]E/+ MODEL = ?IS IS ! ,E,Z,L,N 9 ,MEXICO -- 7IT'S GRATIFY+ TO SEE ,ZAPATI/A SLOGANS SCRAWL$ ALL OV] ,DUBL967 -- @& IT W\LD BE WOR? ANALYZ+ !IR !ORY-@&-PRAXIS = 9SPIRATION4 ,! ,E,Z,L,N IS ! FIR/ REVOLUTION>Y =CE TO DEF9E ITSELF 9 OPPOSITION TO 0GLOBAL NEO-LIB]ALISM02 IT HAS DONE SO )\T AID OR 9FLU5CE FROM ! 0,9T]NATIONALE0 BECAUSE IT APPE>$ 9 ! V]Y SAME MOM5T ?AT 0,MOSC[0 DISAPPE>$4 ,IT HAS RECEIV$ ! SUPPORT ( ! REMNANTS ( ,LIB]ATION ,!OLOGY AS WELL AS ! SECRET C\NCILS ( ,MAYAN %AMANS @& TRADITIONAL ELD]S4 ,9 ! ,NATIVE-AM]ICAN S5SE ( ! WORD IT IS A 0NATIONALI/0 MOVEM5T1 @& YET IT D]IVES ITS POLITICAL 9SPIRATION FROM ,ZAPATA1 ,VILLA1 @& ,FLORES ,MAGON 7I4E41 TWO AGR>IAN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S @& ONE AN>*O-COMMUNI/74 ,IT IS CONC]N$ ) 0EMPIRICAL FRE$OMS0 RA!R ?AN PURI/ IDEOLOGY4 .<,AS ,QADDAFI SAYS1 0,9 NE$1 FRE$OM REMA9S LAT5T04.> ,NO WOND] ! ,N,Y,TIMES CALL$ ,*IAPAS ! FIR/ 0PO/-MOD]N0 REVOLUTION2 9 FACT1 IT IS ! FIR/ REVOLUTION ( ! #b#a/ C5TURY4 

,JAMES ,CONNOLLY1 ONE ( ! F\ND]S ( ! ,I,W,W1 DEVELOP$ 9 ,IREL& A !ORY ?AT SOCIALISM @& NATIONALISM W]E P>TS ( ONE @& ! SAME CAUSE -- @& = ?IS !ORY HE SUFF]$ M>TYRDOM 9 #a#i#a#f4 ,FROM ONE PO9T ( VIEW ,CONNOLLY'S !ORY MI<T LEAD T[>D 0,NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM0 ON ! ,RI<T -- BUT FROM ANO!R PO9T ( VIEW IT LEADS TO 0?IRD WOLD NATIONALISM0 ON ! ,LEFT4 ,N[ ?AT BO? !SE MOVEM5TS >E DEAD IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE MORE CLE>LY H[ ,CONNOLLY'S !ORY ALSO FITS ) AN>*I/ @& SYNDICALI/ IDEAS ( HIS [N P]IOD1 SU* AS ! LEFT VOLKISM ( ,GU/AV ,L&AU] OR ! 0,G5]AL ,/RIKE0 ( ,SOREL4 ,!SE IDEAS 9 TURN CAN BE TRAC$ BACK TO ,PR\DHON'S WRIT+S ON MUTUALISM @& 0AN>*O-F$]ALISM04 .<,! QU>REL BETWE5 ,M>X @& ,PR\DHON WAS = MORE UN=TUNATE = HI/ORY ?AN ,M>X'S MU* NOISI] @& MORE FAM\S QU>REL ) ,BAKUN94.> ,9ASMU* AS WE MI<T PROPOSE A 0NEO-PR\DHONIAN0 9T]PRETATION ( ! ,ZAPATI/A UPRIS+1 !RE=E1 ,CONNOLLY'S IDEAS MAY TAKE ON A NEW RELEVANCE = US .<& ?US P]HAPS IT'S NOT SURPRIS+ IF ! ,E,Z,L,N SP>KS A RESPONSE FROM ! ,IRI% LEFT6.>4 ,NATIONALISM TODAY IS HEAD$ = A COLLISION ) ,CAPITALISM1 = ! SIMPLE REASON ?AT ! NATION P] SE HAS BE5 R$EF9$ BY ,CAPITAL AS A ZONE ( DEPLETION4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! NATION CAN EI!R CAPITULATE TO ,CAPITALISM OR ELSE RESI/ IT -- NO ?IRD WAY1 NO 0NEUTRALITY0 REMA9S POSSIBLE4 ,! QUE/ION FAC+ ! NATION AS ZONE ( RESI/ANCE IS :E!R TO LAUN* ITS REVOLT FROM ! ,RI<T 7AS 0HEGEMONIC P>TICUL>ITY07 OR FROM ! LEFT 7AS 0NON-HEGEMONIC P>TICUL>ITY074 ,NOT ALL NATIONS >E ZONES ( RESI/ANCE1 @& NOT ALL ZONES ( RESI/ANCE >E NATIONS4 ,BUT :]EV] ! TWO CO9CIDE TO SOME EXT5T ! *OICE BECOMES NOT ONLY AN E?ICAL BUT ALSO A POLITICAL PROCESS4 

,DUR+ ! ,AM]ICAN ,CIVIL ,W> ! AN>*I/ ,LYS&] ,SPOON] REFUS$ TO SUPPORT EI!R SIDE -- ! ,S\? BECAUSE IT WAS GUILTY ( *ATTEL-SLAV]Y1 ! ,NOR? BECAUSE IT WAS GUILTY ( WAGE-SLAV]Y -- @& MOREOV] BECAUSE IT D5I$ ! RI<T TO SEC$E1 & OBVI\S S9E QUA NON ( ANY G5U9ELY FREE F$]ATION4 ,9 ?IS S5SE ( ! T]M1 NATIONALISM MU/ ALWAYS BE OPPOS$ BECAUSE IT IS HEGEMONIC -- @& SECESSION MU/ ALWAYS BE SUPPORT$ 9ASMU* AS IT IS ANTI-HEGEMONIC4 ,?AT IS1 IT CAN ONLY BE SUPPORT$ TO ! EXT5T ?AT IT DOES NOT SEEK P[] AT ! EXP5SE ( O!RS' MIS]Y4 ,NO ,/ATE CAN EV] A*IEVE ?IS IDEAL -- BUT SOME 0NATIONAL /RUGGLES0 CAN BE CONSID]$ OBJECTIVELY REVOLUTION>Y PROVID$ !Y MEET BASIC M9IMAL REQUIREM5TS -- I4E4 ?AT !Y BE BO? NON-HEGEMONIC @& ANTI-,CAPITALI/4 ,9 ! 0,NEW ,WORLD0 SU* MOVEM5TS MI<T P]HAPS 9CLUDE ! ,HAWAIIAN SECESSION MOVEM5T1 ,PU]TO ,RICAN 9DEP5D5CE1 MAXIMUM AUTONOMY = ,NATIVE-AM]ICAN 0NATIONS01 ! ,E,Z,L,N1 @& AT LEA/ 9 !ORY ! BIOREGIONALI/ MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S -- & IT W\LD PROBABLY EXCLUDE 7) SOME REGRETS7 SU* MOVEM5TS AS ,QUEBEC NATIONALISM1 @& ! MILITIA MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S4 ,9 ,EA/]N ,EUROPE WE MI<T SEE POT5TIAL 9 SU* /ATES AS ,SLOV5IA1 ,BOSNIA1 ,MAC$ONIA1 ! ,UKRA9E -- BUT NOT 9 ,S]BIA NOR 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,9 ! 0,MID-,EA/0 ONE CANNOT HELP SUPPORT+ ,*E*NYA @& ! ,KURDS4 ,9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE ! ,E,U MU/ BE OPPOS$1 @& ! SMALL] NATIONS MO/ LIKELY TO BE CRU%$ BY ! WEI<T ( ,EUROTRA% @& ,EURODOLL>S %\LD BE 5C\RAG$ TO /AY \T ( ! ,UNION OR TO OPPOSE IT FROM )94 ,?IS 9CLUDES ! ,ATLANTIC LITTORAL FROM ,MOROCCO 7:]E ,B]B] RESI/ANCE @& ,SAH>AN 9DEP5D5CE HAVE \R SYMPA?Y7 TO ,IREL&1 ,D5M>K1 P]HAPS1 ,SC&9AVIA1 ! ,BALTICS1 @& ,F9L&4 ,CELTIC SECESSIONISM %\LD BE 5C\RAG$ 9 ,SCOTL&1 ,WALES1 ,BRITTANY1 @& ,MAN2 ?IS W\LD ADD A /RONG SOCIALI/ @& GRE5 T9T TO ANY POSSIBLE COALITION ( SMALL ,ATLANTIC ,/ATES4 ,9 ,NOR!RN ,IREL& ! BE/ POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO ! 0,TR\BLES0 MI<T BE AN 9DEP5D5T ,UL/] BAS$ ON SOCIALI/ ANTI-SECT>IAN SOLID>ITY -- A DREAM P]HAPS BUT F> MORE 9T]E/+ ?AN 0,PEACE0 AT ANY PRICE -- @& A FREE REVOLUTION>Y ,UL/] W\LD NO D\BT RELEASE AN UNBELIEVABLE BUR/ ( 5]GY 9TO ! ANTI-,CAPITALI/ MOVEM5T -- DESPITE ITS SIZE ,UL/] W\LD EM]GE AS A LEAD] ( ANY SU* MOVEM5T -- IT W\LD POSSESS TREM5D\S MORAL PRE/IGE4 

,S9CE WE'RE 9DULG+ 9 DREAMS LET'S IMAG9E ?AT AN ANTI-,COMMUNI/_/ANTI-,CAPITALI/ MOVEM5T EM]GES 9 ,E4 ,EUROPE1 @& ALLIES ITSELF ) NEW MOVEM5TS )9 ,ISLAM1 NO LONG] 0FUNDAM5TALI/0 @& HEGEMONI/IC BUT DEF9ITELY ANTI-,CAPITALI/ @& OPPOS$ TO 0,ONE ,WORLD0 CULTURE4 ,9 TURN AN ALLIANCE IS MADE ) ! ANTI-CAPITALI/ ANTI-0,EUROPE0 /ATES ( ! ,ATLANTIC LITTORAL -- @& SIMULTANE\SLY )9 ALL !SE C\NTRIES REVOLUTION>Y =CES >E AT WORK = SOCIAL @& ECONOMIC JU/ICE1 5VIRONM5TAL ACTIVISM1 ANTI-HEGEMONIC SOLID>ITY1 @& 0REVOLUTION>Y DIFF]5CE04 ,N,G,OS @& RELIGI\S GR\PS L5D !IR LOGI/ICAL SUPPORT TO ! /RUGGLE4 ,MEAN:ILE WE CAN IMAG9E ,CAPITALISM 9 CRISIS = ANY ( A MYRIAD REASONS1 FROM BANK-COLLAPSE TO 5VIRONM5TAL CATA/ROPHE4 ,SUDD5LY ! RADICAL POPULI/ CRITIQUE ( 0NEO-LIB]ALISM0 BEG9S TO COH]E = MILLIONS ( WORK]S1 F>M]S1 TRIBAL PEOPLES1 X-CLASS DROP-\TS @& >TI/S1 H]ETICS1 @& EV5 0PETIT-B\RGEOIS0 %OPKEEP]S @& PR(ESSIONALS444 

4440,AFT] ! ,REVOLUTION0 ( C\RSE ALL NATIONALI/ =MS W\LD HAVE TO BE C>EFULLY RECONSID]$4 ,! GOAL ( 0NEO-,PR\DHONIAN F$]ALISM0 W\LD BE ! RECOGNITION ( FRE$OM AT EV]Y PO9T ( ORGANIZATION 9 ! RHIZOME1 NO MATT] H[ SMALL -- EV5 TO A S+LE 9DIVIDUAL1 OR ANY T9Y GR\P ( 0SECESSIONI/S04 ,NO D\BT !SE FRE$OMS W\LD HAVE TO BE 5SUR$ ?R\< CON/ANT /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! 0NATURAL0 T5D5CIES TO GRE$ @& P[]-HUNG] 9H]5T )9 EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL @& EV]Y COLLECTIVITY4 ,BUT ?AT'S A MATT] = ! FUTURE4 ,9 ! PRES5T WE >E FAC$ ) ! MONUM5TAL TASK ( CON/RUCT+ AN ANTI-,CAPITALI/ RESI/ANCE MOVEM5T \T ( ! %ATT]$ REMNANTS ( RADICALISM1 SOME GLUE1 SOME TISSUE PAP]1 @& SOME HOT RHETORIC4 ,WE CAN NO LONG] AF=D ! LUXURY ( IGNOR+ POLITICS4 ,?IS DOES NOT MEAN ,I'M AB\T TO RU9 A P]FECT AN>*I/ RECORD @& VOTE = ! FIR/ TIME -- S9CE 9 MY C\NTRY VOT+ MEANS NO?+ @& GA9S ONE NO?+1 NOT EV5 @s#e OR A FREE DR9K 7AS 9 ! OLD DAYS ( ,TAMMANY ,HALL74 ,I MEAN POLITICS 9 ! ,CLAUSWITZIAN S5SE4 ,& W> MAKES = /RANGE B$FELL[S -- EV5 = UNEXPECT$ COMRADES @& ALLIES4 ,I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE ?AT REVOLUTION C\LD BE A NONVIOL5T 0W> = PEACE0 -- BUT LIKE A GOOD SC\T1 ONE %\LD BE PREP>$4 

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