,NECROPHILIC LOGICS & ! REVOLT ( ! IMAG9ATION 

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,A SPLIT BETWE5 ! RATIONAL & IRRATIONAL IS CON/RUCT$ BY EV]Y RATIONAL SY/EM2 EA* RATIONALITY CREATES A CORRESPOND+ IRRATIONALITY1 ?AT :I* DOES NOT FIT 9SIDE ( IT4 ,!RE=E EA* RATIONAL SY/EM HAS 9H]5T LIMITS4 ,TO BREAK \T ( A DOM9ANT RATIONALITY ONE MU/ ALSO BE CAPABLE ( CONCEIV+ ( ?AT :I* LIES BEYOND ! LIMITS ( ?AT SY/EM4 ,RATIONAL SY/EMS CAN BE USEFUL TOOLS BUT !Y CAN ALSO BECOME M5TAL PRISONS4 

,SOME WI% TO REJECT ALL RATIONAL SY/EMS BECAUSE !Y DETE/ SPECIFIC TYPES ( RATIONALITY1 SU* AS CAPITALI/ RATIONALITY4 ,WE LIVE 9 A HI<LY ME*ANIZ$ SOCIETY :]E NE>LY EV]Y?+ HAS BE5 ASCRIB$ A MONET>Y VALUE1 :]E URBAN & RURAL SPACES >E RAVAG$ BY ! NE$S ( CAPITAL :ILE HUMAN BE+S >E LEFT 9 >ID LIFELESS 5VIRONM5TS DR9K+ *EMICAL LAD5 DR9KS 9 CAFES ) SUBDU$ MUSIC4 ,?IS LEADS SOME PEOPLE CRAVE ! IRRATIONAL3 ! *AOTIC4 ,ONE CAN ONLY LI/5 TO MUSAK SO LONG1 BE=E BECOM+ FILL$ ) A DESIRE TO BURN D[N ! PLACES ?AT PLAY FA/ MUSIC SO ?AT WE WILL DR9K \R DR9KS FA/] & LEAVE4 ,BUT IT IS NOT ! IRRATIONAL ?AT CAN SUBV]T CAPITALI/ RATIONALITY1 CAPITALISM ALSO HAS ITS IRRATIONAL SIDE &1 LIKE ALL RATIONAL SY/EMS CAPITAL CREATES ITS [N IRRATIONAL LIMIT4 ,WE CAN F9D A MORE P[]FUL S\RCE ( SUBV]SION 9 \R M9DS' IMAG9ATION ?AN 9 >TIFICIAL SPLITS CREAT$ BY ! RATIONALITIES WE WI% TO DE/ROY4 ,IMAG9ATION CAN %[ US WELL ?\<T \T WAYS BURN D[N ?AT ,/>BUCKS & NOT GET CAU<T4 ,IMAG9ATION BREAKS \T ( HABITUAL & NECROPHILIC LOGICS3 IMAG9ATION IS ANTI-HEGEMONIC4 

,! SURREALI/S EXP]IM5T$ ) IMAG9ATIVE FLI<TS \TSIDE ( NECROPHILIC LOGICS4 ,ALEJO ,C>P5TI] WAS A ,CUBAN NOVELI/ ?AT WAS FRI5DS ) ! ,SURREALI/S :ILE HE LIV$ 9 ,P>IS 9 ! #bS & #cS4 ,HIS WRIT+ REFLECTS A SURREALI/ 9FLU5CE BUT HE F\ND ! SURREAL 9 HI/ORY & EV]YDAY LIFE1 SPECIFICALLY ,AM]ICAN LIFE & HI/ORY4 ,MIGUEL ,ANGEL ,A/URIAS WROTE FANTA/IC V]SIONS ( ,MAYAN MY?S UPON RETURN+ TO ,GUATEMALA FROM ,P>IS4 ,! ,FR5* SURREALI/S & ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN SURREALI/ 9FLU5C$ WRIT]S ATTEMPT$ TO BREAK \T ( 0,WE/]N0 RATIONALITY 9 FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T WAYS4 ,! ,FR5* SURREALI/S EMPHASIZ$ ! IMAG9ATION ( ! SUBCONSCI\S :]EAS ,C>P5TI] & ,A/URIAS SET ! SUBCONSCI\S ASIDE4 ,!SE TWO WRIT]S LOOK$ TO ! 9DIG5\S & ,AFRICAN CULTURES 9 !IR [N C\NTRIES & REGIONS1 TO CULTURAL LOGICS :I* W]E LESS SUBSUM$ BY ! 0,WE/]N0 RATIONALITY ! SURREALI/S SO CRITICIZ$4 ,BO? ,A/URIAS & ,C>P5TI] W]E :ITE1 $UCAT$1 CITY DWELL]S :O W]E LOOK+ AT !SE CULTURES FROM ! \TSIDE & ?US (T5 ROMANTICIZ$ !M4 ,EA* CULTURE'S LOGIC LEAVES OP5+S ?AT O!R CULTURES CLOSE4 ,?IS IS MO/ OBVI\S 9 ! CASE ( MORAL LOGIC2 ONE CULTURE RE/RICTS ?AT :I* ANO!R CONDONES4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS ME?OD ( SUBV]SION IS 9H]5TLY LIMIT$ S9CE IT IS M]ELY REPLAC+ ONE CODE ) ANO!R4 ,!SE TWO WRIT]S LOOK$ TO O!R CULTURES = OP5+S1 = OPPORTUNITIES CLOS$ BY !IR [N CULTURES4 

,C>P5TI] ?\<T ?AT LIFE CONTA9$ REALITIES ?AT W]E MU* MORE %OCK+ ?AN ! DREAMS ( ! SURREALI/S4 ,HE LOOK$ AWAY FROM ! SUBCONSCI\S & F\ND ! M>VEL\S REAL 9 ! CREATIVE *OICES ( HUMAN LIFE4 ,! WAYS 9 :I* ! CONSCI\S IMAG9ATION CAN SUBV]T E/ABLI%$ RATIONALITIES >E MORE WILLFUL & ?US MORE P[]FUL ?AN :AT WE CAN EXTRACT FROM ! SUBCONSCI\S4 

,9 ! NOVEL ,! ,K+DOM ( ?IS ,WORLD ,C>P5TI] TELLS US A /ORY ( ! OV]?R[ ( ! ,FR5* RULE 9 ,HAITI & ITS AFT]MA?4 ,HE W5T TO ! >*IVES 9 ,HAITI TO RESE>* ! NOVEL YET ! /ORY IS WRITT5 ) TRAJECTORIES 9TO ! PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,HE %[S US ! RULE ( ,H5RI-,CRI/OPHE 7AFT] ! REMOVAL ( ! ,FR5*7 AS D]ANG$ YET FOLL[+ POLITICAL LOGIC4 ,HIS ABUSES ( P[] >E P]PETRAT$ BY A D]ANG$ MAN :O IS MAD YET UPHOLDS ! /ATE'S LOGIC ( REPRESSION & EXPLOITATION 5\< TO FUNCTION AS A /ATESMAN4 ,! /ATE1 LIKE CAPITALISM APPE>S TO BE HYP]-RATIONAL BUT IS SOMETIMES T]RIFY+LY IRRATIONAL4 ,C>P5TI]'S CONCEPTION ( ! M>VEL\S REAL *ALL5GES ! SEP>ATION BETWE5 ! REAL & UNREAL AS WELL AS BETWE5 ! RATIONAL & IRRATIONAL4 

,C>P5TI] ALSO USES FI<TS ( M>VEL\S REALISM 9 :I* HUMANS FLY OR TURN 9TO ANIMALS BUT HE BASES ?IS 9 VOODOO BELIEFS1 IT IS 9DI/+UI%ABLE :E!R HE IS SAY+ ?AT A MAN FLEW AWAY :5 HE WAS AB\T TO BE EXECUT$ OR IF PEOPLE M]ELY BELIEV$ ?IS TO BE TRUE4 ,HE !RE=E DESCRIBES ! PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE AS RATIONAL1 AS FITT+ )9 VOODOO'S LOGIC4 ,! PHYSICAL METAMORPHOSES ( ,MACK&AL1 AN 9/IGATOR ( ! 9SURRECTION1 >E ACCEPT$ AS NORMAL BY ! *>ACT]S4 ,! NOVEL IS AB\T ! FIR/ ANTI-COLONIAL 9SURRECTION ?AT OV]?REW ,EUROPEAN RULE 9 ,AM]ICA1 :I* WAS ALSO A G5]ALIZ$ SLAVE REVOLT4 ,! SLAVES F9D ! 9SURRECTION MORE UNBELIEVABLE ?AN HUMANS TURN+ 9TO ANIMALS4 ,VOODOO WAS ALREADY G5]ALLY ACCEPT$ AS HAV+ REAL P[]1 :ILE 9SURRECTION BR\<T :AT WAS PREVI\SLY 9CONCEIVABLE4 ,PROP]TY WAS TEMPOR>ILY EFFECTIVELY ABOLI%$ & :AT HAD BE5 ! SLAVE-[N]S' ASSETS BECAME ! LOOT ( ! SLAVES4 

,AFT] BA?+ !IR >MS 9 ! BLOOD ( ! :ITE MAN1 ! ,NEGROES RAN T[>D ! BIG H\SE1 %\T+ DEA? TO ! MA/]1 TO ! ,GOV]NOR1 TO ,GOD1 & TO ALL ! ,FR5*M5 9 ! WORLD4 ,BUT DRIV5 BY A LONG/&+ ?IR/1 MO/ ( !M RU%$ TO ! CELL> LOOK+ = LIQUOR4 ,PICK BL[S DEMOLI%$ KEGS ( SALT FI%4 ,!IR /AVES SPRUNG1 CASKS BEGAN TO GU% W9E1 R$D5+ ! WOM5'S SKIRTS4 ,SNAT*$ UP ) %\TS & %OVES1 ! DEMIJOHNS ( BR&Y1 ! C>BOYS ( RUM1 W]E SPL9T]$ AGA9/ ! WALL ,LAU<+ & SCUFFL+1 ! ,NEGROES W5T SLID+ ?R\< PICKL$ TOMATOES1 CAP]S1 H]R+ ROE1 & M>JORAM ON ! BRICK FLOOR1 A SLIME ?9N$ BY A /REAM ( RANCID OIL FL[+ FROM A SK9 BAG4 -- ,C>P5TI] ,! ,K+DOM ( ?IS ,WORLD4 

,REVOLT CREATES SITUATIONS ?AT >E AS \TSIDE ( E/ABLI%$ REALITY AS IS MAGIC4 ,REVOLT IS M>VEL\SLY REAL BECAUSE IT DEM&S ! IMPOSSIBLE4 ,ONLY WILL$ IMAG9ATION HAS ! P[] TO CRU% ! CONCEPTIONS & RELATIONS ?AT P]PETUATE ! /ATUS QUO4 

,CAPITALI/ LOGIC IS NECROPHILIC BECAUSE IT R$UCES LIFE ITSELF TO A QUANTITY4 ,?IS LOGIC BR\<T TO ITS EXTREME CONCLUSION W\LD RESULT 9 ! ANNIHILATION ( LIFE ON ?IS PLANET4 ,! CRUDE/ EXAMPLES ( ?IS R$UCTION >E ! SELL+ ( =E/S OR HUMAN ORGANS = A PRICE1 MORE 9SIDI\S IS ! R$UCTION ( TIME TO A MONET>Y VALUE4 ,SELL+ TIME = A NUMB] BR+S LIV+ DEA?4 ,HOMOG5\S TIME BR+S AB/RACTLY EQUIVAL5T MOM5TS2 A FLAT EXPANSE ( SECONDS & M9UTES & H\RS SPREADS \T 9 FRONT ( US4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! CLOCK EV]Y #e3#c#c ,P,M IS ! SAME4 ,! LOGICS ( LAW & MORALITY CREEP !IR WAY 9TO \R HEADS RE/RICT+ & REPRESS+1 BUT RATIONALIZATION IS NEV] TOTAL1 HUMAN DESIRES & ACTIONS P]PETUALLY ELUDE DOME/ICATION & CLASSIFICATION4 ,!RE IS ALWAYS A T5SION BETWE5 DESIRE & ! LOGICS :I* CON/RA9 IT1 :E!R !Y BE ECONOMIC1 POLITICAL OR MORAL4 ,! REVOLT ( ! IMAG9ATION REBELS AGA9/ NECROPHILIC LOGICS AS WELL AS !IR MO/ OBVI\S RESULTS1 SU* AS POLICE & ! /ATE4 

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