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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM 

,TEXT 3 

,TRANSLATOR'S ,9TRODUCTION 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM1 ALONG ) ,GUY ,DEBORD1 WAS ONE ( ! PR9CIPAL !ORI/S ( ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,ACTIVE ) ! ,S,I FROM #a#i#f#a-#a#i#g1 ,VANEIGEM'S MO/ WELL KN[N BOOK1 ,! ,REVOLUTION ( ,EV]YDAY ,LIFE1 CONTA9S ! SLOGANS ?AT FREQU5TLY MADE IT ONTO ! WALLS ( ,P>IS DUR+ ! ,MAY #aifh UPRIS+4 

,9 AN ]A M>K$ BY 9CREAS+ T]RORI/ SLAU<T] VIA DRONES & SUICIDE VE/S1 ! ,FIF? ,E/ATE (F]S ?IS ORIG9AL TRANSLATION ( ,VANEIGEM'S REACTION TO ! ,JANU>Y #g1 #bae EV5TS 1 :5 TWO AL-,QA$A TRA9$ JIHADI/ GUNM5 /ORM$ ! ,P>IS (FICES ( ! ,FR5* MAGAZ9E1 ,*>LIE ,HEBDO 7OR ,WEEKLY ,*>LIE71 & MURD]$ #ab /AFF MEMB]S4 ,!Y ALSO KILL$ SEV]AL O!RS ?AT DAY AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS4 

,!IR /AT$ MOTIVATION8 ,! MAGAZ9E'S C>ICATURE ( ! ,PROPHET ,MOHAMM$4 

,AL?\< ! NEWS %OCK$ ! ,WE/]N WORLD1 SOME ON ! ,FR5* LEFT & ELSE:]E1 REFUS$ TO ACCEPT ! REFRA91 ,JE SUIS ,*>LIE 70,I AM ,*>LIE071 /AT+ ?AT ! MAGAZ9E'S MOCK]Y ( ,ISLAM G5]AT$ RACISM AGA9/ ,MUSLIMS4 ,H[EV]1 NONE ?\<T ! ASSAULT WAS JU/IFI$4 

,ON ,JANU>Y #a#a1 TWO MILLION PEOPLE1 L$ BY MORE ?AN #d WORLD LEAD]S1 /AG$ A NATIONAL UNITY RALLY4 ,ALMO/ F\R MILLION PEOPLE JO9$ DEMON/RATIONS ACROSS ,FRANCE4 

,VANEIGEM'S RESPONSE ELUCIDATES ! NE$ TO UND]/& ?AT 9CID5TS LIKE ?IS & REC5T BOMB+S CANNOT BE SEP>AT$ FROM ! CURR5T GLOBAL CONTEXT4 ,RELIGI\S & POLITICAL JU/IFICATIONS = MURD] >E NOT NEW1 BUT ! REASONS = :I* !Y >E COMMITT$ HAVE ONLY BECOME MORE PALPABLY S5SELESS4 ,VANEIGEM %[S H[ ! 9T5T IS TO C>EFULLY CRAFT EMOTIONAL \TRAGE & GRIEF TO BE EXPRESS$ ON BEHALF ( ONLY C]TA9 PEOPLE1 & ALL[$ TO GO ONLY 9 C]TA9 DIRECTIONS4 

,TO MO/ ,AM]ICANS1 ! NAMES ( ! J\RNALI/S & P]IODICALS M5TION$ 9 ,VANEIGEM'S ESSAY >E UNKN[N4 ,WE HAVE PROVID$ SEV]AL FOOTNOTES ON PEOPLE & :Y !Y >E SIGNIFICANT4 

0,CLI5TELISM0 IS COMMONLY M5TION$ 9 ,VANEIGEM'S REC5T WRIT+S4 ,?IS IS SIMIL> TO 0CRONYISM0 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 GRANT+ FAVORS1 MONEY1 OR S]VICES TO POLITICIANS FROM 0CLI5TS0 9 EX*ANGE = POLITICAL SUPPORT4 ,EV]Y?+ ELSE ,VANEIGEM HAS TO SAY ON WORDS & IDEOLOGIES & !IR APPLICATION TO OBSCURE1 MANIPULATE1 & JU/IFY NE$S NO FUR!R EXPLANATION4 

,! TRANSLATORS ?ANK ,DONALD ,NI*OLSON-,SMI?1 =M] ,SITUATIONI/ & LONGTIME FRI5D & TRANSLATOR ( ,VANEIGEM1 = HIS ASSI/ANCE & SUGGE/IONS4 

- ,MI*AEL ,DESNIVIC 

,OBSCURANTISM IS ,ALWAYS ! ,LI<T ,CA/ ONTO ,P[] 

0,L',OBSCURANTISME A T\J\RS ETE LE MODE D'ECLAIRAGE DU P\VOIR10 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM1 #b#a#e4 ,TRANSLAT$ FROM ! ,FR5* BY ,MI*AEL ,DESNIVIC & ,HABIBA ,DHIREM-,KASP]4 

,!RE >E SOME ?+S WE DON'T LAU< AT 

,& NOT 5\< ( !M6 

--,SCUT5AIRE 

,/UPIDITY IS A CLU/] BOMB4 ,IT NOT ONLY TA9TS 9TELLIG5CE1 ITS FAVORITE T>GET1 IT SPREADS BY TE>+ HOLES 9 CONSCI\SNESS :I* />T TO LEAK .<#a.> \T EV]Y:]E4 ,?OSE--ESS5TIALLY MANAG]S--( ! /ATI/ & POLITICAL WORLD HAVE CELEBRAT$ !IR 9CONT95CE BY !IR ACTIONS ( GRACE1 :I* HAVE BE5 D\BLY B5EFICIAL = !M4 ,! NOBLES1 9 TOTAL IMMUNITY1 ?ANK ,HEAV5--P]HAPS EV5 ,ALLAH--= DISPOS+ ( A H&FUL ( IRREV]5T PEOPLE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 !Y GAVE !MSELVES1 ) ! HELP ( A ,FR5* NATIONAL C]EMONY1 CL]ICO-SECUL> & REPUBLICAN1 ! LUXURY TO SANCTIFY ! 9H]ITORS ( ! FREE?\<T ( ,DAUMI] .<#b.> & ,/E9L5 .<#c.> AS M>TYRS1 US+ ! RI<T ?AT EV]YONE HAS TO TOTALLY SOIL FLAGS1 RELIGIONS1 POLITICAL & BUREAUCRATIC SW9DL]S & ! PALAD9S 9 P[] 7?OSE ?AT ELB[ !IR \T ( ANY LUDICR\S SITUATION74 ,AFT] ALL1 !Y HAD DISPLAY$ A GREAT DEAL ( MOD]ATION1 IF ONE COMP>ES ,*>LIE TO ,L',ASSIETTE AU BEURRE1 ,P]E ,PE9>D OR ,ZO D',AXA'S ,LA ,FEUILLE4 

,)\T A D\BT WE HAVE NOT LAU<$ 5\< AT ?IS ECUM5ICAL REQUIEM MASS :ILE CELEBRAT+ ! VIRTUES ( AN EXEMPL>Y CIVILIZATION ?AT NEV] FAILS TO DE/ROY HUMAN VALUES TO ! PR(IT ( M>KET VALUE 7! ,LEHMAN ,BRO!RS W]E ! ONLY ONES ABS5T AT ! P>ADE ( MANNEQU9S :I* W\LD HAVE PLEAS$ ,B]N>D ,M>IS .<#d.>74 

,ONCE ! %OCKWAVE HAD PASS$1 SO WELL RECUP]AT$ BY ?OSE 9 P[]1 :AT IS LEFT = US 9 ! DEBRIS8 ,! SAME PSY*OLOGICAL & SOCIAL *AOS1 EV] PR(ITABLE TO MULT9ATIONAL 5T]PRISES & BANK+ MAFIAS4 ,! RE9=CEM5T ( ! ONLY FUNCTION /ILL ASSUM$ BY ! ,/ATE3 REPRESSION 7FROM :OM & FROM :AT8 ,MOVE ALONG6 ,NO?+ TO SEE H]E674 ,! CLI5TELISM ( ! ,LEFT & ! ,RI<T4 ,HUMANIT>IAN HYPOCRISY & ! VICTIMS 9 SE>* ( CULPRITS4 ,! /RATEGY ( SCAPEGOAT+ 70IT'S NOT ! SY/EM ?AT CRU%ES ME1 IT'S MY NEI<BOR074 

,IDEOLOGY1 F9ALLY1 IS EV]Y?+ ?AT'S 9 ! SEW] .<A L'EG\T.> & 9 ! EGO .<A L'EGO.> ( 9TELLECTUALS4 ,IDEOLOGY PROLIF]ATES IDEAS ?AT1 SEP>AT$ FROM LIFE1 EMPTY SUB/ANCE FROM !M & >E ONLY FALSE PRET5SES4 ,9 ! #a#i? ,C5TURY UP UNTIL QUITE REC5TLY1 WE F\<T1 TORTUR$ & MASSACR$ = IDEOLOGIES LIKE 9 ! #a#f? ,C5TURY1 :]E SOME ,BIBLICAL ASS-HAIR W\LD HAVE Y\ BURN$ AT ! /AKE = !M4 

,YE/]DAY1 ! GOOD COMMUNI/ SCRIPTURE HID ! GULAGS1 NATIONALI/ S]MONS S5T MILLIONS ( M5 TO ! FRONTL9ES & SOCIALI/ ELOQU5CE HID ! SOLID>ITY ( ! CORRUPT EV]Y:]E UND] ! TABLE ( EVANGELICAL VALUES ?AT APPLI$ ! PHRASE 0KILL ONE ANO!R0 7TO :I* ,RW&ANS & ,YUGOSLAVS OBEY$ )\T ! NE$ ( A RELIGION74 

,IDEAS COME & GO1 BUT CORPSES /AY4 ,?IS IS :AT ,LAUTREAMONT US$ TO REF] TO AS AN 09TELLECTUAL BLOOD/A940 

,) ALL ! EMOTIONS PROVOK$ BY ! MURD]S AT ,*>LIE1 ,I DID NOT HE> ONE CRY = LIFE4 ,BUT IT WAS NOT ! ,REPUBLIC1 ,FRANCE OR FRE$OM ( ?\<T ?AT WAS ATTACK$1 IT WAS \R RI<T TO LIVE AS WE WI% 7,I MEAN LIFE1 NOT SIMPLY SURVIVAL1 :]E EV]YONE DOES :AT !Y'RE TOLD TO DO74 ,I AM NOT SAY+ ?AT ?IS CRY HAS GONE UNHE>D4 ,MILLIONS ( PEOPLE FELT ?AT :AT WAS REALLY ATTACK$ WAS !IR HUMANITY4 ,I ONLY ?9K ?AT CONSCI\SNESS HAS NOT YET GONE ?R\< ! LABOR ?AT IT NE$S TO TRULY BE BORN4 ,:]EAS EMOTIONAL OBSCURANTISM ALWAYS SEEMS TO F9D A JOB4 

,WE MU/ RETURN TO ! BASICS1 TO H[ WE >E CURR5TLY LIV+ & H[ WE WI% TO LIVE1 )\T FALL+ 9TO ! TRAP ( SYMBOLS & AB/RACTIONS4 ,IT'S NOT GO+ TO BE EASY4 ,! GREAT POLITICAL BALLOONS HAVE POPP$ :ILE WE /ILL PADDLE 9 ! G>BAGE ?AT !Y W]E FILL$ )4 

,:AT HAPP5$ TO YE/]DAY'S IDEOLOGIES ?AT W]E ONCE SO P[]FUL8 ,CLI5TELISM GUTT$ !M4 ,PROGRAMM$ /ATEM5TS ONLY RETA9 RESONANCE AS A M$IAT$ F>T4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 WE >E SURR\ND$ BY ! WORDS ( ,RABELAIS3 0.<,IDEOLOGIES.> FRANTICALLY TWIRL 9 ! AIR BECAUSE ! ?ROAT ?AT UTT]$ !M1 :]E !Y WI% TO RETURN1 HAS BE5 SLIT40 

,WE KILL LIFE1 & WORDS GO >\ND 9 CIRCLES4 

,:AT IS FRE$OM ( ?\<T )\T ! FRE$OM ( LIV+8 ,A MESSAGE ( 0YEAH1 YEAH1 :ATEV]0 IS US$ = ANY?+4 ,P[] DOES NOT C>E AB\T ! GOOD ( ! PEOPLE1 IT /OMPS ON !M ) WORDS ) ITS BOOTS ON4 ,MILIT>Y BOOTS >E NO LONG] NECESS>Y4 

,UND] ! 5ORMITY ( ! LIE ?AT ! ECONOMY BROADCA/S ALL DAY LONG1 !RE >E ?OSE ?AT >E SUBMISSIVE & ?OSE :OSE FE> ( TOMORR[ P]SUADES !M TO SWALL[ ! BITT]NESS ( ! PRES5T2 ?OSE ?AT BECOME IMPOV]I%$ GET 5RAG$ & DESP]ATE UND] ! IRON HEEL ( PR(IT4 ,EV]Y?+ TAKES PLACE UND] ! LIE ( WORDS4 

,LIFE IS TODAY AT /AKE 9 A V]ITABLE BATTLE4 ,IT'S 9SIDE ALL ( US4 ,UND] ! HANGOV] ( DESPAIR1 ?IS ADULT]AT$ ALCOHOL EASILY CAUSES /UMBL+ & ! *ANG+ ( ONE BEHAVIOR TO ITS OPPOSITE4 ,9 BETWE5 RESI/ANCE & PASSIVITY1 WE WI% ?IS L9E C\LD BE MORE VISIBLE4 ,CURR5TLY IT'S UNCLE>4 ,H[EV]1 ! /AKES >E CLE>4 ,RESIGNATION & ITS VICI\S HELPLESSNESS CREATE ) DI/URB+ EASE ! CON/ANTLY FE>FUL1 ! SUICIDAL1 KILL]S & T]RORI/S 7SO-CALL$ TO DI/+UI% !M FROM POLICE MISCONDUCT1 ! MILITIAS ( MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATIONS1 ! REAL E/ATE PROMOT]S ?R[+ FAMILIES ON ! /REETS1 ! /OCKBROK]S MULTIPLY+ ! UNEMPLOY$1 ! DE/ROY]S ( ! 5VIRONM5T1 ! POISON-MAK]S ( ! AGRO-BUS9ESS 9DU/RY1 ! LAWY]S ( ! ,TRANSATLANTIC M>KET :OSE LAWS TAKE OV] ?OSE ( NATIONS74 

,WANT+ TO LIVE OPPOS$ & AGA9/ EV]Y?+ IS ANO!R *OICE1 MORE PASSIONATE1 MORE DIFFICULT3 WE >E ALONE & HAVE EV]Y?+ TO CREATE4 ,IF WE DON'T DO ?IS1 WE WILL S9K 9TO VIOL5CE BY TURN+ IT AGA9/ \RSELVES1 AGA9/ \R FELL[ HUMANS4 

,IT IS NOT TRUE ?AT WORDS KILL4 ,WORDS ONLY S]VE AS ALIBIS = KILL]S4 ,:5 5]GY DOESN'T N\RI% ! JOY ( LIFE1 IT 9VE/S ITSELF 9 HATR$1 RES5TM5T1 REPRISAL & V5GEANCE4 

,) ITS FE> ( DESIRE1 ( NATURE1 ( WOMAN1 ( A FREE LIFE1 RELIGION IS A GREAT RES]VOIR ( FRU/RATIONS4 ,IT IS NOT BY CO9CID5CE ?AT ! DESP]ATE WILL FET* WORDS FROM !IR RELIGIONS ?AT P]MIT !M TO SATISFY !IR TA/E = DEA?2 WORDS ) SACR$NESS ?AT 9V5T1 9 ! SAME BL[1 :AT !Y NE$ & :AT HURTS !M3 BLASPHEMY4 

,BLASPHEMY ONLY EXI/S = ! BELIEV]1 ALL ?AT IS NE$$ IS TO MOVE WORDS >\ND AS EMPTY %ELLS & REFILL !M3 ATTACK+ ! POLITICS ( ! ,ISRAELI GOV]NM5T IS ANTI-,SEMITIC1 WRIT+ 0NO MA/]1 NO ,ALLAH0 IS ,ISLAMOPHOBIC1 D5\NC+ P$OPHILIC PRIE/S IS TO HURT A ,*RI/IAN'S FAI?4 ,I DON'T REMEMB] :O SAID IT3 0GIVE ME A S5T5CE FROM AN AU?OR & ,I WILL HAVE HIM HANG$40 

,5DEMIC VIOL5CE IS EV]Y:]E1 PRODUC$ & /IMULAT$ BY AN ECONOMIC SY/EM ?AT RU9S ! RES\RCES ( ! PLANET1 IMPOV]I%+ EV]YDAY LIFE1 M5AC+ ! V]Y SURVIVAL ( POPULATIONS4 ,MULT9ATIONALS T5D TO FAVOR LOCAL CONFLICTS & A W> ( ALL AGA9/ ALL4 ,:AT BETT] CONDITIONS O!R ?AN *AOS CAN BE US$ TO LOOT ! PLANET ) IMPUNITY1 POISON+ 5TIRE REGIONS BY FRACK+ OR ! EXPLOITATION ( GOLD M9ES8 ,IT'S A MU* *EAP] /RATEGY ?AN TO MOVE 9TO ABSURD CONFRONTATIONS ) PEOPLE :O1 ) A LITTLE REFLECTION1 W\LD PROBABLY D5\NCE ! MANEUV]S ( EXPLOIT]S & UNITE AGA9/ !M4 

,GO AHEAD & PLAY ! GAME ( SPONSORS BY GIV+ MORE IMPORTANCE TO C]TA9 TYPES ( KILL]S OV] O!RS4 ,:AT W\LD Y\ LABEL ?AT LUNATIC 9 ,NORWAY ?AT MASSACR$ #gg PEOPLE 9 ! NAME ( E?NIC PURITY8 ,& ! /UD5T ON ANY BEAUTIFUL MORN+ ?AT DECIDES TO KILL HIS CLASSMATES 9 COLD BLOOD8 

,5C\RAG$ OR NOT BY RELIGI\S FACTIONS OR IDEOLOGIES1 /UPIDITY HAS ! SAME ORIG93 BOR$OM1 FRU/RATION1 IGNORANCE1 DESPAIR1 ! S5SATION ( BE+ TRAPP$ FEEL+ LIKE ! ONLY WAY \T W\LD BE A GREAT JUMP 9TO ! ABYSS4 

,WE NE$ TO BREAK ?IS TRAP ( ! COMMODITY ECONOMY4 ,ON ITS PA?WAY1 IT NEV] ALL[S ! OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE4 

,A BIG LAU< WILL HAVE TO EM]GE ON ! O!R SIDE ( DESP]ATION1 A UNIV]SAL LAU<T] ?AT WILL LEAVE NO *ANCE = COMM]CE TO TURN MANK9D 9TO AN OBJECT4 

,! LAU< ( ! JOY ( LIFE WILL BE R$ISCOV]$4 

,RA\L ,VANEIGEM 

,JANU>Y #a#i1 #bae 

,NOTES 

.<#a.> ,PISS]1 0PISS0 9 ,FR5*4--,TRANS4 

.<#b.> ,HONORE ,DAUMI] 7#a#h#h-#a#h#g#i73 ,FR5* SUBV]SIVE PR9TMAK] & PA9T] :OSE WORK MA9LY ATTACK$ ! ,EUROPEAN POLITICAL & SOCIAL ORD]4--,TRANS4 

.<#c.> ,!OPHILE ,/E9L9 7#a#h#e#i-#a#i#b#c73 ,SWISS-,FR5* PA9T] :OSE WORK (T5 APPE>$ 9 ! SATIRICAL MAGAZ9E ,L',ASSIETE AU BEURE4--,TRANS4 

.<#d.> ,FR5* NOVELI/1 ECONOMI/1 ,*>LIE ,HEBDO J\RNALI/ & APPO9T$ MEMB] ( ! ,G5]AL ,C\NCIL ( ! ,BANQUE DE ,FRANCE1 A VICTIM ( ! ,*>LIE ,HEBDO ATTACK4--,TRANS4 

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