,MY ,AN>*ISM ,PROBLEM 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

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,AN>*ISM HAS ALWAYS BE5 PROBLEMATIC = ME4 ,IT HELP$ ME TO >RIVE AT AN UNCONDITIONALLY ANTI-/ATI/1 ANTI-CAPITALI/ P]SPECTIVE BY ! MID-#a#i#g'S1 & YET MY FIR/ PUBLIC /ATEM5T FROM ?AT P]SPECTIVE EXPLA9$ :Y ,I DID NOT ID5TIFY ) AN>*ISM4 ,BY DICTION>Y DEF9ITION1 ,I AM AN AN>*I/1 BUT ! DICTION>Y IS ONLY ! BEG9N+ ( WISDOM4 ,IT CANNOT BE/[ COH]5CE :]E CONTRADICTIONS AB\ND OR R$UCE DIFF]5CES TO A UNITY BY CALL+ !M BY ! SAME NAME4 

,ONCE AN IDEA IS LAUN*$ 9TO HI/ORY IT TAKES MORE & MORE ( ITS MEAN+ FROM ITS EXP]I5CE4 ,REVIVALI/ CALLS TO RETURN TO FIR/ PR9CIPLES PROVE ! PO9T1 = !Y >E HI/ORY TOO4 ,& JU/ AS NO ,PROTE/ANT SECT HAS EV] REALLY RECREAT$ ! PRIMITIVE ,*UR*1 NO SUBSEQU5T AN>*I/ FUNDAM5TALISM EV] DID OR C\LD RE5ACT PURE AN>*ISM ON ,BAKUN9I/1 ,KROPOTK9I/ OR ANY O!R MODELS4 ,ANY?+ :I* HAS 5T]$ IMPORTANTLY 9TO ! PRACTICE ( ! AN>*I/S HAS A PLACE 9 ! AN>*I/ PH5OM5ON-9-PROCESS1 :E!R OR NOT IT IS LOGICALLY D$UCIBLE FROM ! IDEA OR EV5 CONTRADICTS IT4 ,SABOTAGE1 VEGET>IANISM1 ASSASS9ATION1 PACIFISM1 FREE LOVE1 COOP]ATIVES & /RIKES >E ALL ASPECTS ( AN>*ISM :I* !IR AN>*I/ DETRACTORS TRY TO DISMISS AS UN-AN>*I/4 

,TO CALL Y\RSELF AN AN>*I/ IS TO 9VITE ID5TIFICATION ) AN UNPR$ICTABLE >RAY ( ASSOCIATIONS1 AN 5SEMBLE :I* IS UNLIKELY TO MEAN ! SAME ?+ TO ANY TWO PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ ANY TWO AN>*I/S4 7,! MO/ PR$ICTABLE IS ! LEA/ ACCURATE3 ! BOMB-?R[]4 ,BUT AN>*I/S HAVE ?R[N BOMBS & SOME /ILL DO47 

,! TR\BLE ) AN>*I/S IS ?AT !Y ?9K !Y HAVE AGRE$ ON :AT !Y ALL OPPOSE -- ! /ATE -- :]EAS ALL !Y HAVE AGRE$ ON IS :AT TO CALL IT4 ,Y\ C\LD MAKE A GOOD CASE ?AT ! GREATE/ AN>*I/S W]E NO?+ ( ! SORT4 ,GODW9 WANT$ ! /ATE TO WI!R AWAY1 BUT GRADUALLY1 & NOT BE=E ! PROGRESS ( 5LI<T5M5T PREP>$ PEOPLE TO DO )\T IT4 ,:I* SEEMS TO LEGITIMATE REALLY EXI/+ /ATISM & CULM9ATE 9 ! BANALITY ?AT IF ?+S W]E DIFF]5T !Y W\LD NOT BE ! SAME4 ,PR\DHON1 :O S]V$ 9 ! ,FR5* NATIONAL LEGISLATURE1 9 ! 5D >RIV$ AT A !ORY ( 0F$]ALISM0 :I* IS NO?+ BUT ! DEVOLUTION ( MO/ /ATE P[] ON LOCAL GOV]NM5TS4 ,KROPOTK9'S FREE COMMUNES MAY NOT BE NATION-/ATES BUT !Y SURE S\ND LIKE CITY-/ATES4 ,C]TA9LY NO HI/ORIAN W\LD REG>D AS ANY?+ BUT LUDICR\S ,KROPOTK9'S CLAIM ?AT M$IEVAL CITIES W]E AN>*I/4 

,IF SOME ( ! GREATE/ AN>*I/S1 UPON 9SPECTION1 APPE> TO FALL SOME:AT %ORT ( CONSI/5CY ON EV5 ! DEF9+ PR9CIPLE ( AN>*ISM ITSELF -- ! ABOLITION ( ! /ATE -- IT IS NOT TOO SURPRIS+ IF SOME ( ! LESS] LI<TS >E LIKEWISE DIM BULBS4 ,! ,ONE ,BIG ,UNION ( ! SYNDICALI/S1 :O ALSO UPHOLD ! DUTY TO WORK1 IS ONE BIG /ATE TO EV]YBODY ELSE1 & TOTALIT>IAN TO BOOT4 ,SOME 0AN>*A0-FEM9I/S >E BOOK-BURN]S4 ,DEAN ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 ESP\SES ?IRD-P>TY POLITICS & MUNICIPAL /ATISM1 E]ILY P>ALLEL TO ! BORD]L9E FASCI/ MILITIA_/,POSSE ,COMITATUS MOVEM5T :I* W\LD ABOLI% ALL GOV]NM5T ABOVE ! C\NTY LEVEL4 ,& ,BAKUN9'S 09VISIBLE GOV]NM5T0 ( AN>*I/ MILITANTS IS1 AT BE/1 A POOR *OICE ( WORDS1 ESPECIALLY ON ! LIPS ( A ,FREEMASON4 

,AN>*I/S >E AT ODDS OV] WORK1 9DU/RIALISM1 UNIONISM1 URBANISM1 SCI5CE1 SEXUAL FRE$OM1 RELIGION & MU* MORE :I* IS MORE IMPORTANT1 ESPECIALLY :5 TAK5 TOGE!R1 ?AN ANY?+ ?AT UNITES !M4 ,EA* ( ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ANNUAL 0GA!R+S0 ( #a#i#h#f-#a#i#h#i1 ! FIR/ TIME MO/ ( !SE AN>*I/S DEALT ) ONE ANO!R FACE TO FACE1 RESULT$ 9 A HEMORRHAGE ( ! DISILLUSION$4 ,NOBODY C>ES TO HO/ ! NEXT ONE1 AL?\< SOME REGIONAL GA!R+S HAVE GONE (F FAIRLY WELL4 

,BUT DESPITE ! DEMOGOGUES1 DOCTR9AIRES & DIMWITS1 A PORTION ( ! AN>*I/ PRESS HAS LET 9 SOME AIR1 NOT ALL ( IT HOT AIR2 & OXYG5 IS ANTISEPTIC4 ,AN>*I/ OR1 BETT]1 AN>*I/IC M>G9ALS HAVE (T5 KN[N :AT TO TAKE & :AT TO LEAVE4 ,A FAMILY ( UNOR?ODOXIES ,I'VE CALL$ 0,TYPE #c0 OR 0,WATSONIAN0 AN>*ISM HAS MADE MAJOR 9ROADS 9TO ! TRADITIONALI/S 9 REC5T YE>S4 ,TYPE #c'S1 ! CATEGORY ( ! UNCLASSIFIABLES1 5RI* !IR AN>*ISM 7OR :ATEV] IT IS7 ) BORR[+S FROM NEO-PRIMITIVISM 7OR ELSE NEO-FUTURISM671 SURREALISM1 SITUATIONISM1 ! JOKE RELIGIONS 7,DISCORDIAN1 ,MOORI% ,SCI5CE1 ,SUB,G5IUS71 PUNK CULTURE1 DOPE CULTURE1 BE] CULTURE & ,BEAT CULTURE4 ,SEV]AL YE>S AGO ! \TNUMB]$ WORK]I/S LAUN*$ A HATE CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ,TYPE #c'S AMONG O!RS -- LUMP$ OR ,I %\LD SAY LUMP5$ TOGE!R BY ! MORONIC EPI!T 0NEO-9DIVIDUALI/04 ,WE >E SOCIAL P>ASITES1 MY/ICS1 KIDDY-DIDDL]S & JU/ G5]ALLY AMORAL SAVAGES4 ,YEAH1 BUT !Y >E COLLEGE BOYS 9 DESIGN] H>DHATS4 

,! AN>*I/S 444 CAN'T LIVE ) !M1 CAN'T LIVE )\T !M4 ,AS ,I ONCE 9=M$ ,DEMOLITION ,D]BY1 AN>*I/S MAY MAKE L\SY COMRADES BUT !Y'RE EXCELL5T CU/OM]S4 ,9 #aihe ,I WAS SO DISGU/$ ) ! LOT ( !M ?AT ,I BROKE (F ALL TIES4 ,OV] ! YE>S ?AT BECAME MEAN+LESS1 S9CE EXACTLY :AT WAS 0AN>*I/0 5\< TO BOYCOTT GOT BLURRY4 ,N[ ,I PROCE$ ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS4 

,?IS *APT]1 LIKE ! NEXT1 IS A ROGUES' GALL]Y4 ,= SOME ( ?OSE AN>*I/S ,I RESPECT1 LIKE ,$ ,LAWR5CE & ,HAKIM ,BEY1 ,I HAVE %[N MY E/EEM 9 O!R *APT]S4 ,MEAN:ILE ,I RESUME ! WRE/LE ) T]M9OLOGY4 ,AM ,I AN AN>*I/ OR NOT8 ,LIKE ,F]AL ,FAUN & O!RS1 ,I HAVE %UFFL$ BY C\NT]POS+ 0AN>*Y0 & 0AN>*ISM04 ,EV5 IF ! DI/9CTION CAT*ES ON1 :AT TO CALL ! RESPECTIVE P>TIES8 ,?IS IS :AT ,I SUGGE/4 ,LET ! AN>*Y-I/S CALL !MSELVES AN>*S1 A WORD :OSE FIR/ KN[N APPE>ANCE -- 9 ,MILTON'S ,P>ADISE ,LO/6 -- ANT$ATES AN>*I/ BY N9E YE>S4 ,IT'S BETT] BECAUSE1 LIKE ! CORRESPOND+ DI/9CTION ( MON>* FROM MON>*I/1 IT DESIGNATES NOT :AT WE BELIEVE BUT :AT WE >E1 9S(> AS \R P[] P]MITS3 P[]S UNTO \RSELVES4 

,TOO (T5 HAVE ! AN>*I/S LECTUR$ ME TO %UN 0FEUDS0 & 09-FI<T+0 ! BETT] TO FI<T 0! REAL 5EMY10 BY :I* !Y MEAN SOME CONV5I5TLY REMOTE AB/RACTION SU* AS CAPITALISM OR ! /ATE4 ,M[ IT'S >ROGANT = PEOPLE :O SAY ,I'M >ROGANT TO TELL ME !Y'RE BETT] AT SPOTT+ MY REAL 5EMIES ?AN ,I AM4 ,9 ITS MO/ S$UCTIVE =M -- ! FLATT]+ SUGGE/ION ?AT MY 5EMIES >E UNWOR?Y ( ME -- ,I HAVE REFUT$ ! >GUM5T BY ! WAY ,I PRAISE ,JOHN ,CRAW=D 7*APT] SIX74 ,I MI<T DISMISS ! /&>D1 CRUD] V]SION AS A CYNICAL SELF-S]V+ PLOY TO ESCAPE MY CRITICISMS BY MISDIRECT+ !M4 ,?\< (F]$1 OCCASIONALLY1 9 GOOD FAI?1 IT'S RUBBI%4 

,! ,LONE ,RANG] & ,TONTO >E SURR\ND$ BY ,9DIANS4 ,! ,RANG] SAYS1 0,IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE HAD IT1 OLD FRI5D40 ,TONTO SAYS1 0,:AT Y\ MEAN WE1 PALEFACE80 

0,! REAL 5EMY0 IS ! TOTALITY ( PHYSICAL & M5TAL CON/RA9TS BY :I* CAPITAL1 OR CLASS SOCIETY1 OR /ATISM1 OR ! SOCIETY ( ! SPECTACLE EXPROPRIATES EV]YDAY LIFE1 ! TIME ( \R LIVES4 ,! REAL 5EMY IS NOT AN OBJECT AP>T FROM LIFE4 ,IT IS ! ORGANIZATION ( LIFE BY P[]S DETA*$ FROM IT & TURN$ AGA9/ IT4 ,! APP>ATUS1 NOT ITS P]SONNEL1 IS ! REAL 5EMY4 ,BUT IT IS BY & ?R\< ! APP>AT*IKS & EV]YONE ELSE P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! SY/EM ?AT DOM9ATION & DECEPTION >E MADE MANIFE/4 ,! TOTALITY IS ! ORGANIZATION ( ALL AGA9/ EA* & EA* AGA9/ ALL4 ,IT 9CLUDES ALL ! POLICEM51 ALL ! SOCIAL WORK]S1 ALL ! (FICE WORK]S1 ALL ! NUNS1 ALL ! OP-$ COLUMNI/S1 ALL ! DRUG K+P9S FROM ,M$ELL9 TO ,UPJOHN1 ALL ! SYNDICALI/S & ALL ! SITUATIONI/S4 

,?IS ISN'T RHETORIC TO ME2 IT 9=MS MY *OICES4 ,IT IMPLIES ?AT ,I CAN EXPECT TO F9D AU?ORIT>IAN ACTIONS1 OP9IONS & P]SONALITIES AMONG AN>*I/S AS ELSE:]E4 0,COMRADES0 >E NOT MY COMRADES -- NOR AM ,I1 AT MY WOR/1 MY [N COMRADE -- 9S(> AS !Y OR ,I BEHAVE LIKE 0! REAL 5EMY04 ,!RE IS NO REAL 5EMY AP>T FROM HUMAN AG5CY4 

,& :AT BETT] PLACE = AU?ORIT>IANS TO NE/ ?AN AMONG AN>*I/S :O >E SO EASILY TAK5 9 BY LABELS1 SO EASILY DAZZL$ BY SLICK PRODUCTION VALUES1 & SO EASILY CONFUS$ BY ! FACTS8 ,AL?\< IT IS ONLY AN IDEAL TYPE1 ! AU?ORIT>IAN P]SONALITY IS ALL BUT COMPLETELY REALIZ$ 9 AN>*I/S LIKE ,JON ,BEKK51 ,MI*AEL ,KOLH(F1 ,*AZ ,BUFE1 ,F]D ,WOODWOR? & ,*RIS ,GUND]SON AS 9 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS LIKE ,CAITL9 ,MANN+1 ,*RIS ,C>LSSON1 ,ADAM ,CORN=D & ,BILL ,BR[N4 7,ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN1 :AT A /ORY ?AT WORD C\LD TELL2 AS ,BILL ,KNOTT PUT IT1 0,IF ONLY M\?WA% C\LD TALK047 

,IF AN>*I/S >E CAPABLE ( AU?ORIT>IAN ATTITUDES & IDEOLOGICAL 9COH]5CE1 ,I %\LD NO MORE HAIL ONE AS A COMRADE1 SI<T UNSE51 ?AN ,I W\LD A /ATE TROOP] OR US$-C> DEAL]4 ,! LABEL IS NOT A W>RANTY4 ,AN IMPORTANT REASON = MY #aihe DISCLAIM] ( AN>*ISM WAS TO =E/ALL ANY CLAIMS ON MY LOYALTY OR = EXEMPTION FROM CRITICISM ON ! BASIS ?AT 0WE0 >E ON ! SAME SIDE4 ,A REAL COMRADE W\LD WELCOME CRITIQUE4 

,TALK ( MY 0FEUDS0 IS USUALLY FOOLI%NESS4 ,:ILE !RE IS NO ULTIMATE SEP>ATION ( P]SONAL FROM POLITICAL1 ESPECIALLY IF Y\ >E AS POLITICAL A P]SON AS ,I AM1 PR$OM9ANTLY P]SONAL QU>RELS F9D NO PLACE 9 ?IS BOOK4 ,AN >GUM5T DOES NOT BECOME A FEUD JU/ BECAUSE ,I TAKE IT PA/ ! MUTUAL MONOLOGUE /AGE OR ! O!R GUY />TS CALL+ ME NAMES4 ,IDEOLOGUES :O LACK ! ABILITY OR MATURITY TO DEF5D !IR OP9IONS 9 DEP? %\LD KEEP !M TO !MSELVES1 ESPECIALLY IF !Y PUBLI% MAGAZ9ES4 

,I'VE BE5 ACCUS$ ( OV]KILL = ! FOLL[+ ATT5TATS AGA9/ AN>*I/ PUBLI%]S ,F]D ,WOODWOR? & 0,SPID] ,RA9B[04 ,IT'S A CLOSE CALL4 ,SPID] ,RA9B[ DID DRY UP & BL[ AWAY1 BUT !RE'S ONE BORN EV]Y M9UTE4 ,WOODWOR? :EEZES ALONG1 = ?AT :I* NEV] REALLY LIV$ CAN NEV] REALLY DIE3 ,I EXCAVATE ! MUMMY & HIS MUMM]Y4 ,! PROP] MEASURE ( ! VALUE ( MY WORDS IS NOT ! /ATURE ( MY SUBJECTS4 ,!Y DON'T HAVE TO BE IMPORTANT TO BE USEFUL = A *ANGE4 

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