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,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

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,:I!R AN>*ISM8 ,IF ?AT'S ! QUE/ION1 IT IS ONE = :I* ,BOOK*9 HAS NO ANSW]4 ,9 0,! ,LEFT ,?AT ,WAS10 ! APP5DIX TO ,S,A,L,A1 HE REIT]ATES ?AT ! CLASSICAL LEFT IS =EV] DEFUNCT4.<#a#c#g#g.> ,LONG AGO HE ANN\NC$ ?AT 0! TRADITIONAL WORK]S' MOVEM5T WILL NEV] REAPPE>40.<#a#c#g#h.> ,HE DOES NOT DISCUSS ! SOCIAL COMPOSITION ( ! 0MILLIONS ( PEOPLE TODAY0 :O EXP]I5CE 0! S5SE ( P[]LESSNESS0 :I* R5D]S !M 0A POT5TIALLY HUGE BODY ( SUPPORT]S0 ( AN>*ISM4.<#a#c#g#i.> ,:O >E !Y8 ,!Y CANNOT BE B\RGEOIS1 = ! B\RGEOIS >E BY DEF9ITION ! 5EMY4 ,!Y CANNOT BE PROLET>IANS1 = ! PROLET>IAT1 ACCORD+ TO ,BOOK*91 HAS BE5 B\<T (F & B\RGEOISIFI$4 ,!Y CANNOT BE ! UND]CLASS1 ! IDLE POOR1 = !SE >E ! 0LUMP5S0 ,BOOK*9 SAYS >E ACTUAL OR POT5TIAL FASCI/S4.<#a#c#h.> 7,:]EAS 9 #a#i#g1 HE ?\<T LUMP5S W]E ! NEW REVOLUTION>Y CLASS3 0,IF A 'CLASS-BAS$' ANALYSIS IS NE$$ BY ! ,M>XI/ PUNDITS1 IT MAY BE WELL TO REM9D !M ?AT JU/ AS CAPITALISM BEGAN ) A LUMP5 CLASS1 FROM :I* IT CREAT$ ! PROLET>IAT1 SO IT MAY 5D ) A LUMP5 CLASS1 FROM :I* IT MAY CREATE ITS EXECUTION]S40.<#a#c#h#a.>7 ,SO :O'S LEFT = ! LEFT8 

,AFT] REPEAT$LY & T$I\SLY D5\NC+ ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S = !IR P]SONALISM1 9DIVIDUALISM1 N>CISSISM1 MY/ICISM & PSY*OLOGISM1 ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS HIMSELF DEF9ES ! YE>N+ MILLIONS ( POT5TIAL AN>*I/S 9 PURELY P]SONALI/IC1 PSY*OLOGICAL T]MS1 9 T]MS ( !IR 0S5SE ( P[]LESSNESS40 ,>E !Y P[]LESS1 OR DO !Y JU/ ?9K !Y >E8 ,DO !Y NE$ REVOLUTION OR JU/ !RAPY8 ,IF ALL !Y NE$ IS !RAPY1 ! SY/EM IS SURELY CAPABLE ( SUPPLY+ IT 7= A PRICE74 ,AN AW>5ESS ( P[]LESSNESS IS SURELY AS OLD AS ITS REALITY4 ,! SLAVES & PEASANTS ( ANCI5T ,EGYPT & ,MESOPOTAMIA -- & ,A!NS6 -- KNEW !Y W]E P[]LESS1 BUT SU* AW>5ESS MORE (T5 RESULTS 9 RESIGNATION ?AN REVOLUTION4 ,BOOK*9 CANNOT EXPLA9 :Y P[]LESS PEOPLE SOMETIMES REVOLT BUT USUALLY DON'T4 ,= ?AT MATT]1 ,BOOK*9 CAN'T EXPLA9 ANY?+ ELSE EI!R4 

,ACCORD+ TO ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS1 ! 5ORMITIES & ! ECC5TRICITIES ( ! ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S >E 09 NO SMALL MEASURE0 RESPONSIBLE = ! AN>*I/ FAILURE TO RECRUIT & DEPLOY 0A POT5TIALLY HUGE BODY ( SUPPORT]S0 RIPE = REVOLUTION4.<#a#c#h#b.> ,?AT'S AN EXTRAORD9>Y MEASURE ( BLAME TO HEAP UPON AN IMP]CEPTIBLE FRACTION ( ! POPULATION ) NO ACCESS TO ! MA9/REAM M$IA4 ,ABSOLUTELY NO EVID5CE SUPPORTS ! ASS]TION ?AT ANY?+ AN>*I/S ( ANY ORI5TATION HAVE DONE OR NOT DONE 9 REC5T YE>S HAS REPELL$ VA/ NUMB]S ( PEOPLE4 ,!RE IS NO EVID5CE ?AT VA/ NUMB]S ( ,AM]ICANS HAVE YET 5C\NT]$ AN>*ISM 9 ANY =M4 ,BOOK*9 BRAGS ( HAV+ LECTUR$ AT EV]Y MAJOR UNIV]SITY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 :I* PROVID$ HIM =UMS ON A SCALE NO ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S HAVE EV] HAD ACCESS TO4 ,H]E WAS HIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONV]T /RATEGICALLY SITUAT$ CADRES ( ! Y\? 9TELLIG5TSIA TO HIS ADVANC$ IDEOLOGY4 ,H]E HE C\LD HAVE GONE F> T[>D /RANGL+ ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM 9 ! CRADLE4 ,HE MU/ HAVE FAIL$4 ,MORE LIKELY HE NEV] TRI$4 ,HIS P]SONALI/IC C>E]ISM TOOK PRIORITY4 ,IF !SE 0>E ! WOR/ TIMES 9 ! HI/ORY ( AN>*ISM10.<#a#c#h#c.> H[ C\LD ?IS HAVE HAPP5$ ON HIS WAT*8 ,IS IT ACCID5TAL ?AT IT WAS ONLY :5 HIS C>E] WAS OV] ?AT ,BOOK*9 ASSAIL$ ! ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S8 

,ACCORD+ TO ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS1 ?\S&S ( DECAD5T ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S HAVE DISC\RAG$ MANY MILLIONS ( O!R ,AM]ICANS FROM EMBRAC+ AN>*ISM 9 ! ONLY V]SION ,BOOK*9 APPROVES (4 ,:AT DISC\RAG$ MANY MILLIONS ( ,AM]ICANS FROM EMBRAC+ AN>*ISM 9 ! MANY DECADES BE=E ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM CAME ALONG1 HE DOES NOT SAY4 ,DID ! DEFAMATIONS & MA*9ATIONS ( ,L59I/S LIKE HIMSELF HAVE ANY?+ TO DO ) IT8 ,ONE SUSPECTS ?AT AN>*ISM'S UNPOPUL>ITY HAD MORE TO DO ) AN>*ISM ITSELF ?AN ) ANY ( ITS P>TICUL> V]SIONS4 ,AS ,MALATE/A /AT$1 ! PROBLEM IS NOT ! WORD BUT ! ?+1 BECAUSE IT CLA%ES ) LONG-E/ABLI%$ PREJUDICES4.<#a#c#h#d.> ,BOOK*9'S FANTA/IC EXAGG]ATION ( ! 9FLU5CE ( ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S CORRESPONDS TO HIS FANTA/IC EXAGG]ATION ( HIS [N 9FLU5CE4 ,! ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S MU/ POSSESS V]Y P[]FUL JUJU 9 ORD] TO \T%\T ! VOICE ( ,REASON AS IT BOOMS =? SO (T5 & SO ELOQU5TLY FROM ,MURRAY ,BOOK*94 ,! EX-,DIRECTOR'S ACQUA9TANCE ) AN>*I/ HI/ORY IS SO SLI<T ?AT HE'S UNAW>E ?AT ! UNBRIDGEABLE *ASM IS NO?+ NEW4 ,!RE W]E P>TLY CONTRADICTORY1 P>TLY COMPLEM5T>Y POLITICAL & CULTURAL CURR5TS 9 ,FR5* AN>*ISM 9 ! #a#h#iS1 = 9/ANCE4.<#a#c#h#e.> ,! SAME ACCUSATIONS ( AU?ORIT>IANISM & DECAD5CE W]E EX*ANG$ !N AS N[4 ,9VE/IGATION MI<T F9D ?IS TO HAVE BE5 ! USUAL SITUATION ( CLASSICAL AN>*ISM4 ,:E!R OR NOT ! *ASM IS UNBRIDGEABLE1 ,BOOK*9 HAS FALL5 9TO IT4 

,AS 9 ,S,A,L,A1 ! ,DIRECTOR REBUKES ! ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S -- BELAT$LY 9CLUD+ ,JOHN ,P4 ,CL>K -- = ELITISM4 ,?IS DICTUM1 AGA9 UNEXPLA9$1 MAKES NO MORE S5SE ?AN IT EV] DID4 ,IT IS NOT CLE> :Y COLLECTIVI/ ELITISM -- VANGU>DISM -- IS SUP]IOR TO 9DIVIDUALI/ ELITISM4 ,BOOK*9 DECRIES 0AB/RACT 9DIVIDUALISM0 BUT NEV] 5T]TA9S ! POSSIBILITY ?AT :AT HIS 5EMIES ESP\SE IS CONCRETE 9DIVIDUALISM1 :AT ,VANEIGEM CALLS RADICAL SUBJECTIVITY4 ,NOR DOES HE CONSID] ! POSSIBILITY ?AT :AT HE ESP\SES IS AB/RACT COLLECTIVISM 7TOTALIT>IANISM71 NOT CONCRETE COLLECTIVISM 7COMMUNITY74 ,AB/RACT COLLECTIVISM IS EV5 WORSE ?AN AB/RACT 9DIVIDUALISM 7CLASSICAL LIB]ALISM74 ,ELITISM IMPLIES EXCLUSIVITY1 BUT ,BOOK*9 IS ! ONE :O IS READ+ ?\S&S ( AN>*I/S \T ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM IS 9TOL]ABLE1 SO ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM IS 9TOL]ANT4 ,! MOVEM5T 0MU/ BECOME 9FECT$ ) 9TOL]ANCE AGA9/ ALL :O RET>D ITS GR[? BY SUBS]VI5CE TO SPONTANEITY10.<#a#c#h#f.> AS ! LAWY] ,L59 PUT IT4 

,!RE MAY BE A S5SE 9 :I* SOME SO-CALL$ ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S MI<T BE ELITI/S1 I4E41 !Y ASPIRE TO EXCELL5CE & !Y WANT TO LEVEL UP4 ,BUT !Y WANT EV]YBODY TO LEVEL UP -- !Y WANT COMPANY -- !Y WANT A WORLD ( :AT ,VANEIGEM CALLS 0MA/]S )\T SLAVES0 -- NOT \T ( PITY OR PAT]NALISM BUT BECAUSE !Y CRAVE A COMMUNITY ( FULFILL$1 5RI*$1 MA/]FUL O!R 9DIVIDUALS TO RELATE TO4 ,JOHN ,SIMON1 REF]R+ TO ! LATE ,AM]ICAN CRITIC & AN>*I/ ,DWI<T ,MACDONALD1 ADMITT$ ?AT ,MACDONALD WAS AN ELITI/ ( SORTS1 BUT 0AN ELITI/1 !N1 :O W\LD EAG]LY HELP O!RS JO9 ! CLUB1 :O W\LD GLADLY HAVE AB&ON$ HIS BADGE ( SUP]IORITY = ! SAKE ( A WORLD FULL ( COEQUAL ELITI/S40.<#a#c#h#g.> ,ONLY 9 ?AT S5SE >E PO/-LEFT AN>*I/S ELITI/S4 

,WRIT+ 9 #a#i#h#i1 ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS /AT$3 0,IT IS TEMPT+ TO RETURN TO ! RADICALISM ( ! PA/ :]E ASSUR$ DOGMAS W]E SOCIALLY 9SPIRATIONAL & HAD ! AURA ( ROMANTIC REBELLION AB\T !M4 ,HAV+ BE5 RAIS$ 9 ?AT ]A ( A HALF-C5TURY AGO1 ,I F9D IT EMOTIONALLY CONG5IAL BUT 9TELLECTUALLY 9ADEQUATE40.<#a#c#h#h.> ,HE HAS S9CE SUCCUMB$ TO ?AT TEMPTATION4 ,9TELLECTUALLY1 OR?ODOXY IS N[ MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ADEQUACY1 AL?\< ALL HIS OLD CRITICISMS ( ! LEFT /ILL HOLD4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,BOOK*91 0!SE >E ! WOR/ TIMES 9 ! HI/ORY ( AN>*ISM1 WORSE ?AN ANY ,I HAVE EI!R READ AB\T OR EXP]I5C$40 ,MORE G5]ALLY1 !SE >E TIMES ( C\NT]REVOLUTION4.<#a#c#h#i.> ,IF ?IS IS C\NT]REVOLUTION1 :5 WAS ! REVOLUTION8 

,WE >E WITNESS TO ! DECAY & ! IMM95T DEMISE ( ,BOOK*9'S DEEPLY FLAW$ !ORIES4 ,MO/ >E ALMO/ UNIV]SALLY IGNOR$ BY AN>*I/S1 & !Y >E ALREADY IGNOR$ BY EV]YBODY ELSE4 ,HIS REC5T BRUTALITY & BUFFOON]Y HAVE ALMO/ OV]%AD[$ ! SUB/ANTIAL & MA9LY POSITIVE 9FLU5CE HE EX]T$ ON ! REVIVAL ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN AN>*ISM :I* COMM5C$ 9 ! E>LY #a#i#gS4 ,BOOK*9'S ECOLOGICAL ORI5TATION NEV] HAD ANY POPUL> 9FLU5CE AS DID ,RA*EL ,C>SON'S1 BUT 9 ITS TIME IT HAD CONSID]ABLE 9FLU5CE ON AN>*I/S4 ,BOOK*9'S NOTION ( LIB]ATORY TE*NOLOGY DID CAT* ON AT FIR/ ) SOME AN>*I/S1 BUT IRONICALLY1 BY RAIS+ TE*NOLOGY AS A POLITICAL ISSUE1 HE MAY HAVE DIRECT$ !IR ATT5TION TO ! REPRESSIVE P[] ( REALLY EXI/+ TE*NOLOGY1 & SO 9DIRECTLY 9SPIR$ ! ANTI-TE* T5D5CY4 ,H>DLY ANY AN>*I/S EV] TOOK S]I\SLY ! EX-,DIRECTOR'S LONGTIME 5*ANTM5T ) ! SLAVE-BAS$1 IMP]IALI/1 AU?ORIT>IAN ,A!NIAN POLIS1 OR HIS QUIXOTIC QUE/ TO 0DEMOCRATIZE ! REPUBLIC10 0RADICALIZE \R DEMOCRACY10 & ,HELL5IZE ! ,EURO-,AM]ICAN CITY4.<#a#c#i.> ,:]E HE SEES A SEAMLESS !ORETICAL UNITY1 O!RS SEE ONLY AN >BITR>Y AGGREGATION ( ECC5TRIC ISOLATES4 

,IT HAS BE5 ,BOOK*9'S LONGT]M /RATEGY TO R$EF9E KEY WORDS LIKE 0POLITICS10 0DEMOCRACY0 & 0AN>*ISM0 SO AS TO 5CLOSE ! COMMONS1 EXPROPRIAT+ PUBLIC WORDS = HIS P]SONALI/IC POLITICAL B5EFIT4 ,?US HE TRI$ TO MAKE (F ) A T]M1 0SOCIAL AN>*ISM10 :I* BELONGS TO ! AN>*I/ COMMUNITY4 ,FAIL+ 9 ?AT1 HE REPUDIAT$ ! AN>*I/S1 DISPLAY+ ALL ! MATURITY ( A LITTLE KID :O WON'T PLAY BALL UNLESS HE GETS TO PIT* -- BUT ! :OLE TEAM KN[S ?AT ALL HE CAN ?R[ IS SCREWBALLS4 ,NO ONE BEGRUDGES HIM 0LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM10 BUT IT LACKS FLA%4 ,9 ,AN>*Y AFT] ,LEFTISM1 ,I EXPRESS$ SYMPA?Y = ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS & HIS FOLL[]S3 0,!Y NE$ A NAME ?AT NOBODY ELSE WANTS0 -- BUT HE WAS P]HAPS RI<T TO SPURN MY SUGGE/ION3 0,H[ AB\T ',M>XI/'80.<#a#c#i#a.> 

,N[ IT APPE>S ,BOOK*9 PREP>$ A FALLBACK POSITION AS LONG AGO AS #a#i#i#d4 ,HE SEES ADVANTAGES 9 ! WORD COMMUNALISM 7PILF]$ FROM ,K5NE? ,REXRO?73 0,:AT IS REM>KABLE AB\T ?IS 7AS YET7 UNSULLI$ T]M IS ITS EXTRAORD9>Y PROXIMITY TO LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM1 ! POLITICAL DIM5SION TO SOCIAL ECOLOGY ?AT ,I HAVE ADVANC$ AT L5G? .<TO SAY ! LEA/.> ELSE:]E4 ,9 COMMUNALISM1 LIB]T>IANS HAVE AN AVAILABLE WORD ?AT !Y CAN 5RI* AS MU* BY EXP]I5CE AS BY !ORY40.<#a#c#i#b.> ,IT IS SURELY A R\S+ WORD 7AL?\< IT MI<T BE JU/ ! ITALICS7 -- BUT IT'S ALREADY TAK54 ,! RI<T W+ HAS EAT5 HIS LUN*3 0,CONS]VATIVES DEF5D A !ORY ( ! GOOD1 COMMUNALISM1 :I* HOLDS ?AT 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN FL\RI%+ IS BE/ PURSU$ ?R\< FAMILIAL & COMMUNAL %AP+ ( 9DIVIDUAL *>ACT]40 ,! 0FAMILIAL0 P>T ASIDE1 SO HOLDS ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS1 :O CALLS = CITIZ5%IP TRA9+1 0CIVIC PAIDEIA40.<#a#c#i#c.> ,AS A RADICAL ,GRE5 WRITES1 0IT MI<T WELL BE WOND]$ :E!R A DEC5TRALIZ$1 P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRACY REALLY DOES HAVE ANY?+ TO DO ) AN>*ISM40 ,AFT] WA/+ EV]YBODY'S TIME ALL !SE YE>S1 ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS CONCURS3 0,I NO LONG] BELIEVE ?AT ,COMMUNALISM IS A M]E 'DIM5SION' ( AN>*ISM1 DEMOCRATIC OR NOT40.<#a#c#i#d.> 

,NO MATT] H[ MU* HE REGRETS IT N[1 ,BOOK*9 DID L5D A LOT ( AID & COM=T TO :AT HE N[ D5\NCES AS ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM3 TO ! TRANSVALUATION ( VALUES1 SPONTANEITY1 & ! REVOLUTION ( EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,IF HE HASN'T SE$$ \R FIELDS 7( DREAMS71 HE HAS AT LEA/ MANUR$ !M4 ,\R PO/-LEFTISM WAS F]TILIZ$ BY HIS COMPO/-LEFTISM4 ,BOOK*9 IS FULL ( %IT1 & WE TURN$ ?AT TO PRACTICAL ADVANTAGE4 ,BUT :AT TO MAKE ( HIM 9 HIS F9AL DECAY8 ,9 ,PLATO'S ,GORGIAS1 ! SOPHI/ ,CALLICLES EXCLAIMS ?AT PHILOSOPHIZ+ IS = Y\NG] M51 BECAUSE OLD M5 NO LONG] EXP]I5CE ! LIFE ( ! CITY -- !Y'RE \T ( IT1 LIKE ,BOOK*93 0,BUT :5EV] ,I SEE AN OLD] MAN /ILL PHILOSOPHIZ+ & NOT RELEAS$ FROM IT1 ?IS MAN1 ,SOCRATES1 SURELY SEEMS TO ME TO NE$ A BEAT+40.<#a#c#i#e.> 

,9 ,! ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM1 ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS ANTICIPAT$ HIS PRES5T SITUATION -- & M9E3 0,! FE>1 PA91 & COMMONLY RAPID DEA? ?AT A WOLFPACK BR+S TO A SICK OR OLD C>IB\ >E EVID5CE NOT ( SUFF]+ OR CRUELTY 9 NATURE BUT ( A MODE ( DY+ ?AT IS 9TEGRALLY W$D$ TO ORGANIC R5EWAL & ECOLOGICAL /ABILITY40.<#a#c#i#f.> ,FIR/ ,NATURE ALWAYS HAS ! LA/ WORD4 ,9 ! WORDS ( 0! 9COMP>ABLE ,MAX0 -- ,BE]BOHM1 NOT ,/IRN] -- 0,ALL ?IS S\NDS RA!R BRUTAL4 ,BUT IT IS A BRUTAL ?+ TO OBJECT TO HUMBUG1 & ONLY BY BRUTAL MEANS CAN HUMBUG BE COMBAT$40.<#a#c#i#g.> ,! EX-,DIRECTOR'S EXAMPLE CONFIRMS ?AT 0! SOLE *ANGE ( M9D ( :I* AN IDEOLOGUE IS 9CAPABLE IS ?AT ( CEAS+ TO BE AN IDEOLOGUE40.<#a#c#i#h.> ,9 ANNIHILAT+ ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 ! IDEOLOGUE1 9 APPE>ANCE MY ME?ODS MAY SEEM CRUEL1 BUT 9 ESS5CE1 ,I AM ONLY DO+ ! WORK ( ,NATURE -- ,FIR/ ,NATURE3 0,= AT ANY PRICE WE MU/ KEEP ?OSE :O HAVE TOO CLE> A CONSCI5CE FROM LIV+ & DY+ 9 PEACE0 7,E4,M4 ,CIORAN74.<#a#c#i#i.> 

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