0,NO4 ,?IS IS A ,G5U9E ,REVOLUTION0 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,PR(ESSOR ( ,AN?ROPOLOGY AT ! ,LONDON ,S*OOL ( ,ECONOMICS1 ACTIVI/1 AN>*I/ ,DAVID ,GRAEB] HAD WRITT5 AN >TICLE = ! ,GU>DIAN 9 ,OCTOB]1 9 ! FIR/ WEEKS ( ! ,I,S,I,S ATTACKS TO ,KOBANE 7,NOR? ,SYRIA71 & ASK$ :Y ! WORLD WAS IGNOR+ ! REVOLUTION>Y ,SYRIAN ,KURDS4 

,M5TION+ HIS FA!R :O VOLUNTE]$ TO FI<T 9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADES 9 DEF5SE ( ! ,SPANI% ,REPUBLIC 9 #a#i#c#g1 HE ASK$3 0,IF !RE IS A P>ALLEL TODAY TO ,FRANCO'S SUP]FICIALLY DEV\T1 MURD]\S ,FALANGI/S1 :O W\LD IT BE BUT ,I,S,I,S8 ,IF !RE IS A P>ALLEL TO ! ,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES ( ,SPA91 :O C\LD IT BE BUT ! C\RAGE\S WOM5 DEF5D+ ! B>RICADES 9 ,KOBANE8 ,IS ! WORLD -- & ?IS TIME MO/ SC&AL\SLY ( ALL1 ! 9T]NATIONAL LEFT -- REALLY GO+ TO BE COMPLICIT 9 LETT+ HI/ORY REPEAT ITSELF80 

,ACCORD+ TO ,GRAEB]1 ! AUTONOM\S REGION ( ,ROJAVA DECL>$ ) A 0SOCIAL CONTRACT0 9 #baa AS ?REE ANTI-/ATE1 ANTI-CAPITALI/ CANTONS1 WAS ALSO A REM>KABLE DEMOCRATIC EXP]IM5T ( ?IS ]A4 

,9 E>LY ,DECEMB]1 ) A GR\P ( EI<T PEOPLE1 /UD5TS1 ACTIVI/S1 ACADEMICS FROM DIFF]5T P>TS ( ,EUROPE & ! ,U,S1 HE SP5T T5 DAYS 9 ,CIZIRE -ONE ( ! ?REE CANTONS ( ,ROJAVA4 ,HE HAD ! *ANCE TO OBS]VE ! PRACTICE ( 0DEMOCRATIC AUTONOMY0 ON ! SPOT1 & TO ASK DOZ5S ( QUE/IONS4 

,N[ HE TELLS HIS IMPRESSIONS ( ?IS TRIP ) BIGG] QUE/IONS & ANSW]S :Y ?IS 0EXP]IM5T0 ( ! ,SYRIAN ,KURDS IS IGNOR$ BY ! :OLE WORLD4 

,9 Y\R >TICLE = ! ,GU>DIAN Y\ HAD ASK$ :Y ! :OLE WORLD WAS IGNOR+ ! 0DEMOCRATIC EXP]IM5T0 ( ! ,SYRIAN ,KURDS4 ,AFT] EXP]I5C+ IT = T5 DAYS1 DO Y\ HAVE A NEW QUE/ION OR MAYBE AN ANSW] TO ?IS8 

,WELL1 IF ANYONE HAD ANY D\BT 9 !IR M9DS AB\T :E!R ?IS WAS REALLY A REVOLUTION1 OR JU/ SOME K9D ( W9D[-DRESS+1 ,I'D SAY ! VISIT PUT ?AT P]MAN5TLY TO RE/4 ,!RE >E /ILL PEOPLE TALK+ LIKE ?AT3 ,?IS IS JU/ A ,P,K,K 7,! ,KURDI/AN ,WORK]S' ,P>TY7 FRONT1 !Y'RE REALLY A ,/AL9I/ AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZATION ?AT'S JU/ PRET5D+ TO HAVE ADOPT$ RADICAL DEMOCRACY4 ,NO4 ,!Y'RE TOTALLY = REAL4 ,?IS IS A G5U9E REVOLUTION4 ,BUT 9 A WAY ?AT'S EXACTLY ! PROBLEM4 ,! MAJOR P[]S HAVE COMMITM5T$ !MSELVES TO AN IDEOLOGY ?AT SAY REAL REVOLUTIONS CAN NO LONG] HAPP54 ,MEAN:ILE1 MANY ON ! LEFT1 EV5 ! RADICAL LEFT1 SEEM TO HAVE TACITLY ADOPT$ A POLITICS :I* ASSUMES ! SAME1 EV5 ?\< !Y /ILL MAKE SUP]FICIALLY REVOLUTION>Y NOISES4 ,!Y TAKE A K9D ( PURITANICAL 0ANTI-IMP]IALI/0 FRAMEWORK ?AT ASSUMES ! SIGNIFICANT PLAY]S >E GOV]NM5TS & CAPITALI/S & ?AT'S ! ONLY GAME WOR? TALK+ AB\T4 ,! GAME :]E Y\ WAGE W>1 CREATE MY?ICAL VILLA9S1 SEIZE OIL & O!R RES\RCES1 SET UP PATRONAGE NETWORKS2 ?AT'S ! ONLY GAME 9 T[N4 ,! PEOPLE 9 ,ROJAVA >E SAY+3 ,WE DON'T WANT TO PLAY ?AT GAME4 ,WE WANT TO CREATE A NEW GAME4 ,A LOT ( PEOPLE F9D ?AT CONFUS+ & DI/URB+ SO !Y *OOSE TO BELIEVE IT ISN'T REALLY HAPP5+1 OR SU* PEOPLE >E DELUD$ OR DI%ONE/ OR NAIVE4 

,S9CE ,OCTOB] WE SEE A RIS+ SOLID>ITY FROM DIFF]5T POLITICAL MOVEM5TS FROM ALL OV] ! WORLD4 ,!RE HAS BE5 A HUGE & SOME QUITE 5?USIA/IC COV]AGE ( ,KOBANE RESI/ANCE BY ! MA9/REAM M$IAS ( ! WORLD4 ,POLITICAL /ANCE REG>D+ ,ROJAVA HAS *ANG$ 9 ! ,WE/ TO SOME DEGREE4 ,!SE >E ALL SIGNIFICANT SIGNS BUT /ILL DO Y\ ?9K DEMOCRATIC AUTONOMY & :AT'S BE5 EXP]IM5T$ 9 ! CANTONS ( ,ROJAVA >E DISCUSS$ 5\<8 ,H[ MU* DOES ! G5]AL P]CEPTION ( 0,SOME BRAVE PEOPLE FI<T+ AGA9/ ! EVIL ( ?IS ]A1 ,I,S,I,S0 DOM9ATE ?IS APPROVAL & ! FASC9ATION8 

,I F9D IT REM>KABLE H[ SO MANY PEOPLE 9 ,WE/ SEE !SE >M$ FEM9I/ CADRES1 = EXAMPLE1 & DON'T EV5 ?9K ON ! IDEAS ?AT MU/ LIE BEH9D !M4 ,!Y JU/ FIGUR$ IT HAPP5$ SOMEH[4 0,I GUESS IT'S A ,KURDI% TRADITION40 ,TO SOME DEGREE IT'S ORI5TALISM ( C\RSE1 OR TO PUT SIMPLE RACISM4 ,IT NEV] OCCURS TO !M ?AT PEOPLE 9 ,KURDI/AN MI<T BE READ+ ,JUDI? ,BUTL] TOO4 ,AT BE/ !Y ?9K 0,OH1 !Y'RE TRY+ TO COME UP TO ,WE/]N /&>DS ( DEMOCRACY & WOM5'S RI<TS4 ,I WOND] IF IT'S = REAL OR JU/ = =EIGN CONSUMPTION40 ,IT JU/ DOESN'T SEEM TO OCCUR TO !M !Y MI<T BE TAK+ !SE ?+S WAY FUR!R ?AN 0,WE/]N /&>DS0 EV] HAVE2 ?AT !Y MI<T G5U9ELY BELIEVE 9 ! PR9CIPLES ?AT ,WE/]N /ATES ONLY PR(ESS4 

,Y\ M5TION$ ! APPROA* ( ! LEFT T[>DS ,ROJAVA4 ,H[ IS IT RECEIV$ 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ COMMUNITIES8 

,! REACTION 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ COMMUNITIES HAS BE5 DECID$LY MIX$4 ,I F9D IT SOME:AT DIFFICULT TO UND]/&4 ,!RE'S A V]Y SUB/ANTIAL GR\P ( AN>*I/S -- USUALLY ! MORE SECT>IAN ELEM5TS -- :O 9SI/ ?AT ! ,P,K,K IS /ILL A 0,/AL9I/0 AU?ORIT>IAN NATIONALI/ GR\P :I* HAS ADOPT$ ,BOOK*9 & O!R LEFT LIB]T>IAN IDEAS TO C\RT ! ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN LEFT 9 ,EUROPE & ,AM]ICA4 ,IT'S ALWAYS /RUCK ME ?AT ?IS IS ONE ( ! SILLIE/ & MO/ N>CISSI/IC IDEAS ,I'VE EV] HE>D4 ,EV5 IF ! PREMISE W]E CORRECT1 & A ,M>XI/-,L59I/ GR\P DECID$ TO FAKE AN IDEOLOGY TO W9 =EIGN SUPPORT1 :Y ON E>? W\LD !Y *OOSE AN>*I/ IDEAS DEVELOP$ BY ,MURRAY ,BOOK*98 ,?AT W\LD BE ! /UPIDE/ GAMBIT EV]4 ,OBVI\SLY !Y'D PRET5D TO BE ,ISLAMI/S OR ,LIB]ALS1 ?OSE >E ! GUYS :O GET ! GUNS & MAT]IAL SUPPORT4 ,ANYWAY ,I ?9K A LOT ( PEOPLE ON ! 9T]NATIONAL LEFT1 & ! AN>*I/ LEFT 9CLUD$1 BASICALLY DON'T REALLY WANT TO W94 ,!Y CAN'T IMAG9E A REVOLUTION W\LD REALLY HAPP5 & SECRETLY !Y DON'T EV5 WANT IT1 S9CE IT W\LD MEAN %>+ !IR COOL CLUB ) ORD9>Y PEOPLE2 !Y W\LDN'T BE SPECIAL ANY MORE4 ,SO 9 ?AT WAY IT'S RA!R USEFUL 9 CULL+ ! REAL REVOLUTION>IES FROM ! POSEURS4 ,BUT ! REAL REVOLUTION>IES HAVE BE5 SOLID4 

,:AT WAS ! MO/ IMPRESS+ ?+ Y\ WITNESS$ 9 ,ROJAVA 9 T]MS ( ?IS DEMOCRATIC AUTONOMY PRACTICE8 

,!RE W]E SO MANY IMPRESIVE ?+S4 ,I DON'T ?9K ,I'VE EV] HE>D ( ANY:]E ELSE 9 ! WORLD :]E !RE'S BE5 A DUAL P[] SITUATION :]E ! SAME POLITICAL =CES CREAT$ BO? SIDES4 ,!RE'S ! 0DEMOCRATIC SELF-ADM9I/RATION10 :I* HAS ALL ! =M & TRAPP+S ( A /ATE -- ,P>LIAM5T1 ,M9I/RIES1 & SO ON -- BUT IT WAS CREAT$ TO BE C>EFULLY SEP>AT$ FROM ! MEANS ( CO]CIVE P[]4 ,!N Y\ HAVE ! ,T,E,V-,D,E,M 7,! ,DEMOCRATIC ,SOCIETY ,MOVEM5T71 DRIV5 BOTTOM UP DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS4 ,ULTIMATELY -- & ?IS IS KEY -- ! SECURITY =CES >E ANSW]ABLE TO ! BOTTOM-UP /RUCTURES & NOT TO ! TOP-D[N ONES4 ,ONE ( ! FIR/ PLACES WE VISIT$ WAS A POLICE ACADEMY 7,ASAYIS74 ,EV]YONE HAD TO TAKE C\RSES 9 NONVIOL5T CONFLICT RESOLUTION & FEM9I/ !ORY BE=E !Y W]E ALL[$ TO T\* A GUN4 ,! CO-DIRECTORS EXPLA9$ TO US !IR ULTIMATE AIM WAS TO GIVE EV]YONE 9 ! C\NTRY SIX WEEKS ( POLICE TRA9+1 SO ?AT ULTIMATELY1 !Y C\LD ELIM9ATE POLICE4 

,:AT W\LD Y\ SAY TO V>I\S CRITICISMS REG>D+ ,ROJAVA8 ,= EXAMPLE3 0,!Y W\LDN'T HAVE DONE ?IS 9 PEACE4 ,IT IS BECAUSE ( ! /ATE ( W>0444 

,WELL1 ,I ?9K MO/ MOVEM5TS1 FAC$ ) DIRE W> CONDITIONS1 W\LD NOT NONE!LESS IMM$IATELY ABOLI% CAPITAL PUNI%M5T1 DISSOLVE ! SECRET POLICE & DEMOCRATIZE ! >MY4 ,MILIT>Y UNITS = 9/ANCE ELECT !IR (FIC]S4 

,& !RE IS ANO!R CRITICISM1 :I* IS QUITE POPUL> 9 PRO-GOV]NM5T CIRCLES H]E 9 ,TURKEY3 0,! MODEL ! ,KURDS -9 ! L9E ( ,P,K,K & ,P,Y,D 7,! ,KURDI% ,DEMOCRATIC ,UNION ,P>TY7- >E TRY+ TO PROMOTE IS NOT ACTUALLY EMBRAC$ BY ALL ! PEOPLES LIV+ !RE4 ,?AT MULTI-444 /RUCTURE IS ONLY ON ! SURFACE AS SYMBOLS0444 

,WELL1 ! ,PRESID5T ( ,CIZIRE CANTON IS AN ,>AB1 HEAD ( A MAJOR LOCAL TRIBE 9 FACT4 ,I SUPPOSE Y\ C\LD >GUE HE WAS JU/ A FIGUREHEAD4 ,9 A S5SE ! 5TIRE GOV]NM5T IS4 ,BUT EV5 IF Y\ LOOK AT ! BOTTOM-UP /RUCTURES1 IT'S C]TA9LY NOT JU/ ! ,KURDS :O >E P>TICIPAT+4 ,I WAS TOLD ! ONLY REAL PROBLEM IS ) SOME ( ! 0,>AB BELT0 SETTLEM5TS1 PEOPLE :O W]E BR\<T 9 BY ! ,BAA?I/S 9 ! '#eS & '#fS FROM O!R P>TS ( ,SYRIA AS P>T ( AN 9T5TIONAL POLICY ( M>G9ALIZ+ & ASSIMILAT+ ,KURDS4 ,SOME ( ?OSE COMMUNITIES !Y SAID >E PRETTY UNFRI5DLY TO ! REVOLUTION4 ,BUT ,>ABS :OSE FAMILIES HAD BE5 !RE = G5]ATIONS1 OR ! ,ASSYRIANS1 ,KHIRGIZIANS1 ,>M5IANS1 ,*E*5S1 & SO ON1 >E QUITE 5?USIA/IC4 ,! ,ASSYRIANS WE TALK$ TO SAID1 AFT] A LONG DIFFICULT RELATION ) ! REGIME1 !Y FELT !Y F9ALLY W]E BE+ ALL[$ FREE RELIGI\S & CULTURAL AUTONOMY4 ,PROBABLY ! MO/ 9TRACTIBLE PROBLEM MI<T BE WOM5'S LIB]ATION4 ,! ,P,Y,D & ,T,E,V-,D,E,M SEE IT AS ABSOLUTELY C5TRAL TO !IR IDEA ( REVOLUTION1 BUT !Y ALSO HAVE ! PROBLEM ( DEAL+ L>G] ALLIANCES ) ,>AB COMMUNITIES :O FEEL ?IS VIOLATES BASIC RELIGI\S PR9CIPLES4 ,= 9/ANCE1 :ILE ! ,SYRIAC-SPEAK]S HAVE !IR [N WOM5'S UNION1 ! ,>ABS DON'T1 & ,>AB GIRLS 9T]E/$ 9 ORGANIZ+ >\ND G5D] ISSUES OR EV5 TAK+ FEM9I/ SEM9>S HAVE TO HIT* ON ) ! ,ASSYRIANS OR EV5 ! ,KURDS4 

,IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TRAPP$ 9 ?AT 0PURITANICAL 'ANTI-IMP]IALI/' FRAMEWORK0 Y\ M5TION$ BE=E1 BUT :AT W\LD Y\ SAY TO ! COMM5T ?AT ! ,WE/_/ IMP]IALISM WILL ONE DAY ASK ,SYRIAN ,KURDS TO PAY = !IR SUPPORT4 ,:AT DOES ! ,WE/ ?9K EXACTLY AB\T ?IS ANTI-/ATE1 ANTI-CAPITALI/ MODEL8 ,IS IT JU/ AN EXP]IM5T ?AT CAN BE IGNOR$ DUR+ ! /ATE ( W> :ILE ! ,KURDS VOLUNT>ILY ACCEPT TO FI<T AN 5EMY ?AT IS BY ! WAY ACTUALLY CREAT$ BY ! ,WE/8 

,OH IT IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE ?AT ! ,U,S & ,EUROPEAN P[]S WILL DO :AT !Y CAN TO SUBV]T ! REVOLUTION4 ,?AT GOES )\T SAY+4 ,! PEOPLE ,I TALK$ TO W]E ALL WELL AW>E ( IT4 ,BUT !Y DIDN'T MAKE A /RONG DIFF]5TIATION BETWE5 ! LEAD]%IP ( REGIONAL P[]S LIKE ,TURKEY OR ,IRAN OR ,SAUDI ,>ABIA1 & ,EURO-,AM]ICAN P[]S LIKE1 SAY1 ,FRANCE OR ! ,U,S4 ,!Y ASSUM$ !Y W]E ALL CAPITALI/ & /ATI/ & ?US ANTI-REVOLUTION>Y1 :O MI<T AT BE/ BE CONV9C$ TO PUT UP ) !M BUT W]E NOT ULTIMATELY ON !IR SIDE4 ,!N !RE'S ! EV5 MORE COMPLICAT$ QUE/ION ( ! /RUCTURE ( :AT'S CALL$ 0! 9T]NATIONAL COMMUNITY10 ! GLOBAL SY/EM ( 9/ITUTIONS LIKE ! ,U,N OR ,I,M,F1 CORPORATIONS1 ,N,G,OS1 HUMAN RI<TS ORGANIZATIONS = ?AT MATT]1 :I* ALL PRESUME A /ATI/ ORGANIZATION1 A GOV]NM5T ?AT CAN PASS LAWS & HAS A MONOPOLY ( CO]CIVE 5=CEM5T OV] ?OSE LAWS4 ,!RE'S ONLY ONE AIRPORT 9 ,CIZIRE & IT'S /ILL UND] ,SYRIAN GOV]NM5T CONTROL4 ,!Y C\LD TAKE IT OV] EASILY1 ANY TIME1 !Y SAY4 ,ONE REASON !Y DON'T IS BECAUSE3 ,H[ W\LD A NON-/ATE RUN AN AIRPORT ANYWAY8 ,EV]Y?+ Y\ DO 9 AN AIRPORT IS SUBJECT TO 9T]NATIONAL REGULATIONS :I* PRESUME A /ATE4 

,DO Y\ HAVE AN ANSW] TO :Y ,I,S,I,S IS SO OBSESS$ ) ,KOBANE8 

,WELL1 !Y CAN'T BE SE5 TO LOSE4 ,!IR 5TIRE RECRUIT+ /RATEGY IS BAS$ ON ! IDEA ?AT !Y >E AN UN/OPPABLE JUGG]NAUT1 & !IR CONT9UAL VICTORY IS PRO( ?AT !Y REPRES5T ! WILL ( ,GOD4 ,TO BE DEFEAT$ BY A BUN* ( FEM9I/S W\LD BE ! ULTIMATE HUMILIATION4 ,AS LONG AS !Y'RE /ILL FI<T+ 9 ,KOBANE1 !Y CAN CLAIM ?AT M$IA CLAIMS >E LIES & !Y >E REALLY ADVANC+4 ,:O CAN PROVE O!RWISE8 ,IF !Y PULL \T !Y WILL HAVE ADMITT$ DEFEAT4 

,WELL1 DO Y\ HAVE AN ANSW] TO :AT ,TAYYIP ,]DOGAN & HIS P>TY IS TRY+ TO DO 9 ,SYRIA & ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ G5]ALLY8 

,I CAN ONLY GUESS4 ,IT SEEMS HE HAS %IFT$ FROM AN ANTI-,KURDI%1 ANTI-,ASSAD POLICY TO AN ALMO/ PURELY ANTI-,KURDI% /RATEGY4 ,AGA9 & AGA9 HE HAS BE5 WILL+ TO ALLY ) PSEUDO-RELIGI\S FASCI/S TO ATTACK ANY ,P,K,K-9SPIR$ EXP]IM5TS 9 RADICAL DEMOCRACY4 ,CLE>LY1 LIKE ,DAE% 7,I,S,I,S7 !MSELVES1 HE SEES :AT !Y >E DO+ AS AN IDEOLOGICAL ?REAT1 P]HAPS ! ONLY REAL VIABLE IDEOLOGICAL ALT]NATIVE TO RI<T-W+ ,ISLAMISM ON ! HORIZON1 & HE WILL DO ANY?+ TO /AMP IT \T4 

,ON ! ONE H& !RE IS ,IRAQI ,KURDI/AN /&+ ON QUITE A DIFF]5T IDEOLOGICAL GR\ND 9 T]MS ( CAPITALISM & ! NOTION ( 9DEP5D5CE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 !RE IS ?IS ALT]NATIVE EXAMPLE ( ,ROJAVA4 ,& !RE >E ! ,KURDS ( ,TURKEY :O TRY TO SU/A9 A PEACE PROCESS ) ! GOV]NM5T444 ,H[ DO Y\ P]SONALLY SEE ! FUTURE ( ,KURDI/ANS 9 %ORT & LONG T]MS8 

,:O CAN SAY8 ,AT ! MOM5T ?+S LOOK SURPRIS+LY GOOD = HE REVOLUTION>Y =CES4 ,! ,K,D,G EV5 GAVE UP ! GIANT DIT* !Y W]E BUILD+ ACROSS ! ,ROJAVA BORD] AFT] ! ,P,K,K 9T]V5$ TO EFFECTIVELY SAVE ,]BIL & O!R CITIES FROM ,I,S BACK 9 ,AUGU/4 ,ONE ,K,N,K P]SON TOLD ME IT HAD A MAJOR EFFECT ON POPUL> CONSCI\SNESS !RE2 ?AT ONE MON? HAD DONE #b YE>S WOR? ( CONSCI\SNESS RAIS+4 ,Y\NG PEOPLE W]E P>TICUL>LY /RUCK BY ! WAY !IR [N ,PE%M]GA FL$ ! FIELD BUT ,P,K,K WOM5 SOLDI]S DIDN'T4 ,BUT IT'S H>D TO IMAG9E H[ ! ,K,R,G T]RITORY H[EV] WILL BE REVOLUTIONIZ$ ANY TIME SOON4 ,NEI!R W\LD ! 9T]NATIONAL P[]S ALL[ IT4 

,AL?\< DEMOCRATIC AUTONOMY DOESN'T SEEM TO BE CLE>LY ON ! TABLE ( NEGOTIATION 9 ,TURKEY1 ,! ,KURDI% ,POLITICAL ,MOVEM5T HAS BE5 WORK+ ON IT1 ESPECIALLY ON ! SOCIAL LEVEL4 ,!Y TRY TO F9D SOLUTIONS 9 LEGAL & ECONOMIC T]MS = POSSIBLE MODELS4 ,:5 WE COMP>E LET'S SAY ! CLASS /RUCTURE & ! LEVEL ( CAPITALISM 9 ,WE/ ,KURDI/AN 7,ROJAVA7 & ,NOR? ,KURDI/AN 7,TURKEY71 :AT W\LD Y\ ?9K AB\T ! DIFF]5CES ( !SE TWO /RUGGLES = AN ANTI-CAPITALI/ SOCIETY -OR = A M9IMIZ$ CAPITALISM AS !Y DESCRIBE8 

,I ?9K ! ,KURDI% /RUGGLE IS QUITE EXPLICITLY ANTI-CAPITALI/ 9 BO? C\NTRIES4 ,IT'S !IR />T+ PO9T4 ,!Y'RE MANAG$ TO COME UP ) A K9D ( =MULA3 ,ONE CAN'T GET RID ( CAPITALISM )\T ELIM9AT+ ! /ATE1 ONE CAN'T GET RID ( ! /ATE )\T GETT+ RID ( PATRI>*Y4 ,H[EV]1 ! ,ROJAVANS HAVE IT QUITE EASY 9 CLASS T]MS BECAUSE ! REAL B\RGEOISIE1 SU* AS IT WAS 9 A MO/LY V]Y AGRICULTURAL REGION1 TOOK (F ) ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,BAA? REGIME4 ,!Y WILL HAVE A LONG-T]M PROBLEM IF !Y DON'T WORK ON ! $UCATIONAL SY/EM TO 5SURE A DEVELOPM5TALI/ TE*NOCRAT /RATUM DOESN'T EV5TUALLY TRY TO TAKE P[]1 BUT 9 ! MEANTIME1 IT'S UND]/&ABLE !Y >E FOCUS+ MORE IMM$IATELY ON G5D] ISSUES4 ,9 ,TURKEY1 WELL1 ,I DON'T KN[ NE>LY AS MU*1 BUT ,I DO HAVE ! S5SE ?+S >E MU* MORE COMPLICAT$4 

,DUR+ ! DAYS ?AT ! PEOPLES ( ! WORLD CAN'T BREA! = OBVI\S REASONS1 DID Y\R TRIP TO ,ROJAVA 9SPIR$ Y\ AB\T ! FUTURE8 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K IS ! 0M$IC9E0 = ! PEOPLE TO BREA!8 

,IT WAS REM>KABLE4 ,I'VE SP5T MY LIFE ?9K+ AB\T H[ WE MI<T BE ABLE TO DO ?+S LIKE ?IS 9 SOME REMOTE TIME 9 ! FUTURE & MO/ PEOPLE ?9K ,I'M CRAZY TO IMAG9E IT WILL EV] BE4 ,!SE PEOPLE >E DO+ IT N[4 ,IF !Y PROVE ?AT IT CAN BE DONE1 ?AT A G5U9ELY EGALIT>IAN & DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY IS POSSIBLE1 IT WILL COMPLETELY TRANS=M PEOPLE'S S5SE ( HUMAN POSSIBILITY4 ,MYSELF1 ,I FEEL T5 YE>S Y\NG] JU/ HAV+ SP5T #a DAYS !RE4 

,) :I* SC5E >E Y\ GO+ TO REMEMB] Y\R TRIP TO ,CIZIRE8 

,!RE W]E SO MANY /RIK+ IMAGES1 SO MANY IDEAS4 ,I REALLY LIK$ ! DISP>ITY BETWE5 ! WAY PEOPLE LOOK$1 (T51 & ! ?+S !Y SAID4 ,Y\ MEET SOME GUY1 A DOCTOR1 HE LOOKS LIKE A SLI<TLY SC>Y ,SYRIAN MILIT>Y TYPE 9 A LEA!R JACKET & /]M AU/]E EXPRESSION4 ,!N Y\ TALK TO HIM & HE EXPLA9S3 0,WELL1 WE FEEL ! BE/ APPROA* TO PUBLIC HEAL? IS PREV5TATIVE1 MO/ DISEASE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY /RESS4 ,WE FEEL IF WE R$UCE /RESS1 LEVELS ( HE>T DISEASE1 DIABETES1 EV5 CANC] WILL DECL9E4 ,SO \R ULTIMATE PLAN IS TO REORGANIZE ! CITIES TO BE #g.0 GRE5 SPACE4440 ,!RE >E ALL !SE MAD1 BRILLIANT S*EMES4 ,BUT !N Y\ GO TO ! NEXT DOCTOR & !Y EXPLA9 H[ BECAUSE ( ! ,TURKI% EMB>GO1 !Y CAN'T EV5 GET BASIC M$IC9E OR EQUIPM5T1 ALL ! DIALYSIS PATI5TS !Y C\LDN'T SMUGGLE \T HAVE DI$444 ,?AT DISJUNCTURE BETWE5 !IR AMBITIONS & !IR 9CR$IBLY /RAI<T5$ CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,&444 ,! WOMAN :O WAS EFFECTIVELY \R GUIDE WAS A DEPUTY =EIGN M9I/] NAM$ ,AM9A4 ,AT ONE PO9T1 WE APOLOGIZE WE W]5'T ABLE TO BR+ BETT] GIFTS & HELP TO ! ,ROJAVANS1 :O W]E SUFF]+ SO UND] ! EMB>GO4 ,& %E SAID3 0,9 ! 5D1 ?AT ISN'T V]Y IMPORTANT4 ,WE HAVE ! ONE ?+ NO ONE CAN EV] GIVE Y\4 ,WE HAVE \R FRE$OM4 ,Y\ DON'T4 ,WE ONLY WI% !RE WAS SOME WAY WE C\LD GIVE ?AT TO Y\40 

,Y\ >E SOMETIMES CRITICIZ$ = BE+ TOO OPTIMI/IC & 5?USIA/IC AB\T :AT'S HAPP5+ 9 ,ROJAVA4 ,>E Y\8 ,OR DO !Y MISS SOME?+8 

,I AM BY TEMP]AM5T AN OPTIMI/1 ,I SEEK \T SITUATIONS :I* BE> SOME PROMISE4 ,I DON'T ?9K !RE'S ANY GU>ANTEE ?IS ONE WILL WORK \T 9 ! 5D1 ?AT IT WON'T BE CRU%$1 BUT IT C]TA9LY WON'T IF EV]YONE DECIDES 9 ADVANCE ?AT NO REVOLUTION IS POSSIBLE & REFUSE TO GIVE ACTIVE SUPPORT1 OR EV51 DEVOTE !IR EF=TS TO ATTACK+ IT OR 9CREAS+ ITS ISOLATION1 :I* MANY DO4 ,IF !RE'S SOME?+ ,I'M AW>E (1 ?AT O!RS >5'T1 P]HAPS IT'S ! FACT ?AT HI/ORY ISN'T OV]4 ,CAPITALI/S HAVE MADE A MI<TY EF=T !SE PA/ #c OR #d YE>S TO CONV9CE PEOPLE ?AT CURR5T ECONOMIC >RANGEM5TS - NOT EV5 CAPITALISM1 BUT ! PECULI>1 F9ANCIALIZ$1 SEMI-FEUDAL =M ( CAPITALISM WE HAPP5 TO HAVE TODAY- IS ! ONLY POSSIBLE ECONOMIC SY/EM4 ,!Y'VE PUT = MORE EF=T 9TO ?AT ?AN !Y HAVE 9TO ACTUALLY CREAT+ A VIABLE GLOBAL CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,AS A RESULT ! SY/EM IS BREAK+ D[N ALL >\ND US AT JU/ ! MOM5T EV]YONE HAS LO/ ! ABILITY TO IMAG9E ANY?+ ELSE4 ,WELL1 ,I ?9K IT'S PRETTY OBVI\S ?AT 9 #e YE>S1 CAPITALISM 9 ANY =M WE'D RECOGNIZE1 & PROBABLY 9 ANY =M AT ALL1 WILL BE GONE4 ,SOME?+ ELSE WILL HAVE REPLAC$ IT4 ,?AT SOME?+ MI<T NOT BE BETT]4 ,IT MI<T BE EV5 WORSE4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME = ?AT V]Y REASON IT'S \R RESPONSIBILITY1 AS 9TELLECTUALS1 OR JU/ AS ?\<TFUL HUMAN BE+S1 TO TRY TO AT LEA/ ?9K AB\T :AT SOME?+ BETT] MI<T LOOK LIKE4 ,& IF !RE >E PEOPLE ACTUALLY TRY+ TO CREATE ?AT BETT] ?+1 IT'S \R RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP !M \T4 

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