,ON ,JAIME ,SEMPRUN ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS ,TEXT 3 ,CAZ>ABET3.<#a.> ,AS A FRI5D ( ,JAIME'S :O %>$ HIS VIEWS1 :AT IMPACT DO Y\ ?9K ! FIGURE ( HIS FA!R1 ,JORGE ,SEMPRUN1 HAD ON HIM8 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS3 ,JORGE ,SEMPRUN WAS HIS FA!R ONLY 9 ! BIOLOGICAL S5SE4 ,ON ! FEW OCCASIONS ?AT ,JAIME1 A NON-CON=MI/ ADOLESC5T1 M5TION$ HIM1 HE ACCUS$ HIS PROG5ITOR ( HAV+ BE5 A ,/AL9I/ & !RE=E ( HAV+ CONTRIBUT$ TO ! TOTALIT>IAN WORK ( ! PSEUDO-COMMUNI/ ,SOVIET REGIME4 ,HIS FA!R'S CELEBRITY AS A WRIT] & A FRI5D ( POLITICIANS SEEM$ VULG> & OBSC5E TO ,JAIME1 AS IT WAS F\ND$ ON A BIG LIE FROM :I* HE D]IV$ A GOOD PAY(F4 ,JAIME WAS PRECISELY ! OPPOSITE4 ,HE SOB]LY & DISCREETLY CULTIVAT$ ! TRU?4 ,HE NEV] PUT HIS QUALITIES UP = SALE & HE DID ALL HE C\LD TO DI/ANCE HIMSELF FROM ! MON/] ( PUBLICITY2 HE LET IT PLAY ITS GAME :ILE IGNOR+ IT4 ,HE WAS SO CAPABLE ( CONCEAL+ HIMSELF FROM ! SPECTACLE ?AT F9D+ A PHOTOGRAPH ( HIM 9 ! M$IA TODAY IS 0MISSION IMPOSSIBLE04 ,CAZ>ABET3 ,BUT HE DID ( C\RSE FUR!R DEVELOP ! IDEAS ( ?OSE AT :OSE SPR+S HE QU5*$ HIS ?IR/ = YE>S1 SO TO SPEAK4444 ,:AT WAS HIS BACKGR\ND8 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS3 ,QUITE E>LY 9 LIFE HE ACQUIR$ A SOLID LIT]>Y F\NDATION &1 ESPECIALLY AFT] ! REVOLT ( ,MAY '#f#h1 9 HIS PHILOSOPHICAL & POLITICAL $UCATION HE TOOK GIANT /RIDES =W>D 9 A RELATIVELY BRIEF SPAN ( TIME4 ,HIS LIBR>Y CONTA9$ A COMPLETE 9V5TORY ( REVOLUTION FROM ,A TO ,Z4 ,HE 5GAG$ 9 A BRIEF FLIRTATION ) EXP]IM5TAL FILMMAK+1 & HE EV5 DIRECT$ A C\PLE ( EXP]IM5TAL FILMS1 :I* HE LAT] ORD]$ TO BE DE/ROY$4 ,HE WAS V]Y MU* 9FLU5C$ BY ! SITUATIONI/ CRITIQUE1 BECAUSE IT PROVID$ A COH]5T !ORETICAL BASIS & HI/ORICAL MEAN+ TO ! Y\?FUL REBELLI\SNESS ?AT WAS SO WIDESPREAD AT ! TIME4 ,IT GAVE HIM REASONS & ORI5T$ HIS READ+S4 ,TAL5T DID ! RE/4 ,9 #a#i#g#e1 AFT] 5C\RAGEM5T BY ,DEBORD1 HE WAS CAPABLE ( WRIT+ ! BE/ 9T]NATIONAL DEF5SE ( ! ,PORTUGUESE ,REVOLUTION1 :I* TOOK ! =M ( ! TEXT1 ,LA ,GU]RA ,SOCIAL 5 ,PORTUGAL .<,! ,SOCIAL ,W> 9 ,PORTUGAL.>1 BAS$ EXCLUSIVELY ON :AT HE READ 9 ! NEWSPAP]S & ! ACC\NTS ( A COMRADE :O WAS 9 ,PORTUGAL DUR+ ! REVOLUTION4 ,HIS RELATIONS ) ,DEBORD W]E BRIEF & FRU/RAT+4 ,JAIME DID NOT EXPECT SOMEONE LIKE ,DEBORD TO BE CAPABLE ( US+ PEOPLE LIKE PAWNS ON A *ESSBO>D1 BUT 9 ?OSE DAYS ,DEBORD WAS PLAY+ AT BE+ A /RATEGI/4 ,CAZ>ABET3 ,A MAN ( R>E AUDACITY &1 ONE C\LD SAY1 HE WAS AHEAD ( HIS TIME4 ,Y\ KNEW HIM WELL2 :AT CAN Y\ TELL US AB\T HIM8 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS3 ,HE WAS MORE LIKE A MAN :O KEPT ABREA/ ( REALITY1 A MAN :O WAS 9FLEXIBLE ) RESPECT TO HIS TIMES1 TO :I* HE HAD NO DESIRE TO ACCOMMODATE HIMSELF4 ,HIS LUCIDITY >OSE FROM HIS ABSOLUTE NON-CON=MISM ) REG>D TO !ORETICAL MATT]S & A =MIDABLE CAPACITY = SYN!SIS4 ,HE WAS QUICK TO D5\NCE ! RECUP]ATIVE ?\Y MAT]IALS 9 A BOOK ?AT HAS NOT BE5 TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,SPANI%1 ,PRECIS DE RECUP]ATION .<,MANUAL ( ,RECUP]ATION.>4 ,HE NEV] S\ACT]IZ$ ! #a#i#fS WAS /ILL A FACTOR & BECAUSE ! CRISIS ( NATIONAL CAPITALISM WAS G5]AT+ REVOLTS EV]Y:]E4 ,HE IMPLACABLY OPPOS$ ?OSE :O1 9/EAD ( =G+ A GLOBAL CRITIQUE ( CLASS SOCIETY BY WAY ( DIRECT ACTION1 REPRODUC$ ! MY/IFICATIONS ( CONTEMPOR>Y LIFE BY GIV+ !M A MOD]NI/ LOOK4 ,= ?AT REASON ALONE1 HE WAS SURELY NEV] A POPUL> AU?OR AMONG MILITANTS4 ,HE WAS ! LA/ ( ! REVOLUTION>IES 9 ! TRUE /YLE1 MADE ON ! BASIS ( PR(UNDITY1 TRU?1 RIGOR1 GOOD S5SE & DIALECTICS4 ,:AT WAS TRULY SPECIAL AB\T ,JAIME IS ! FACT ?AT HE MADE HIS GREATNESS ( SPIRIT COMPATIBLE ) A SURPRIS+ AMIABILITY4 ,UNLIKE O!RS1 SU* AS ,DEBORD1 = EXAMPLE1 ,JAIME WAS FRI5DLY & WELCOM+ TO ?OSE :O APPROA*$ HIM4 ,HIS COLLABORATORS W]E ALSO HIS FRI5DS & HE SP5T MO/ ( HIS TIME ) !M4 ,I DON'T ?9K HE EV] REALLY BROKE (F RELATIONS ) ANYONE4 ,HE WAS ! MO/ NOBLE1 OP5-HE>T$ & G5]\S P]SON ,I HAVE EV] KN[N4 ,& ! ONLY ONE ) A *>ISMATIC P]SONALITY ?AT WAS CAPABLE ( PRODUCTIVELY BR++ TOGE!R A CIRCLE ( 9DIVIDUALS ) /RONG & DIV]G5T P]SONALITIES1 & HELP+ BR+ !IR PROJECTS TO FRUITION4 ,CAZ>ABET3 ,HE ADDRESS$ ! PROCESS ( ! ,SPANI% TRANSITION :5 HE WROTE 0,MANUSCRITO 5CONTRADO 5 ,VITORIA0 .<,MANUSCRIPT ,F\ND 9 ,VITORIA.> ) Y\4444 ,AT ! TIME1 IT WAS PUBLI%$ UND] ! NAME ( 0,LOS ,9CONTROLADOS04 ,TELL US :AT IT WAS LIKE & :AT IT MEANT = Y\ & Y\R FRI5DS1 ,I ASSUME IT WAS LIKE A M9OR E>?QUAKE1 WASN'T IT8 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS3 ,WE FIR/ MET 9 #a#i#g#e1 %ORTLY AFT] ,I W5T 9TO EXILE & SETTL$ 9 ,MONTREUIL1 A T[N ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ,P>IS4 ,WE KEPT 9 T\* ) EA* O!R & ATTEMPT$ TO 9T]V5E 9 ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS ) A PAMPHLET1 0,LA ,CAMPANA DE ,ESPANA DE LA ,REVOLUCION EUROPEA0 .<,! ,SPANI% ,CAMPAIGN ( ! ,EUROPEAN ,REVOLUTION.>1 :I* WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE FOLL[$ BY A BOOK TO BE PUBLI%$ BY ,*AMP ,LIBRE4 ,?AT BOOK WAS ! 0,MANUSCRIPT44401 COMPLETELY RE-WRITT5 & REVIS$ BY ,JAIME4 ,= BAD REASONS ?AT HAVE ALREADY BE5 DISCUSS$ 9 ! ,9TRODUCTION TO ! NEW $ITION ( ! 0,MANUSCRIPT4440 PUBLI%$ BY ,PEPITAS1 ,DEBORD PREV5T$ ITS PUBLICATION & WE !N DECID$ TO PUBLI% IT 9 ,SPA9 9 ! =M ( A PAMPHLET4 ,I HAD 9 ! MEANTIME RETURN$ FROM EXILE & ! 0,MANUSCRIPT4440 WAS 9T5D$ TO BE US$ AS ! BASIS = ! =MATION ( AN AUTONOM\S GR\P 9 ,SPA94 ,UNLIKE ! ,PORTUGUESE EV5TS1 ! UNSU/A9ABLE SITUATION ( ! DECL9+ ,FRANCO REGIME & ! IMPULSE ( ! ,SPANI% WORK]S MOVEM5T W]E PUBLICIZ$ 9 ALL ! ,EUROPEAN COMMUNICATIONS M$IA & AS A RESULT IT WAS ALL ! MORE NECESS>Y TO PUBLI% A /RONG DOSE ( TRU?1 = :I* ! 0,MANUSCRIPT4440 WAS AN EXCELL5T VEHICLE1 9 ,SPA9 ITSELF4 ,! TEXT1 PUBLI%$ 9 ,APRIL #a#i#g#g1 DID NOT REPRES5T ANY K9D ( E>?QUAKE1 S9CE ! URG5T DEM&S ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T & TRADE UNIONISM ( EV]Y V>IETY & TYPE W]E MU* MORE IMPORTANT AT ! TIME ?AN ! BATTLE ( IDEAS4 ,! PROLET>IAT DID NOT WANT TO ABOLI% ITS CONDITION UND] ! CAPITALI/ REGIME & !RE=E WAS P]FECTLY WILL+ TO COEXI/ ) EV]Y K9D ( IDEOLOGY UNTIL ITS SELF-DE/RUCTION AS A REVOLUTION>Y CLASS4 ,! 0,MANUSCRIPT4440 WAS NOT TOTALLY IGNOR$ BUT IT DID NOT HAVE ANY 9FLU5CE ON ! C\RSE ( EV5TS1 EI!R4 ,IT HAS NONE!LESS BE5 REPR9T$ ON SEV]AL OCCASIONS1 A SIGN ?AT 9T]E/ 9 ?AT MISS$ OPPORTUNITY = ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION HAS NOT 5TIRELY DISAPPE>$4 ,IT IS A TEXT ?AT IS /ILL NOT OBSOLETE4 ,CAZ>ABET3 ,) REG>D TO :AT Y\ SAID AB\T ,JAIME BE+ 0AHEAD ( HIS TIME0 BECAUSE HE WAS JU/ ?AT & HE %[$1 AT LEA/ IT SEEMS TO ME1 ?AT 9 ?OSE DAYS IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO D5\NCE NUCLE> P[] ?AN IT IS TODAY1 AL?\< IT IS JU/ AS NECESS>Y TODAY AS IT WAS !N--:AT CAN Y\ TELL US AB\T ?IS8 ,& IT WAS A MAJOR TURN+ PO9T 9 HIS C>E]1 S9CE ?AT WAS :5 HE WROTE ,LA ,NUCLE>ISATION DU MONDE .<,! ,NUCLE>IZATION ( ! ,WORLD.>4 ,IT WAS AN IMPORTANT NEW BEG9N+4 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS3 ,! PROLIF]ATION ( NUCLE> P[] PLANTS AS A CAPITALI/ RESPONSE TO ! 5]GY CRISIS ( ! SEV5TIES PROVOK$ WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION ?AT WAS CAPABLE ( CONC5TRAT+ MU* L>G] MASSES ( PEOPLE ?AN ?OSE ?AT W]E MOBILIZ$ TO *ALL5GE ! CONT9U\S CLOS+ ( 5T]PRISES ?AT C\LD NO LONG] COMPETE 9 A WORLD M>KET )\T CU/OMS B>RI]S4 ,! ACCID5T AT ! ,?REE ,MILE ,ISL& NUCLE> P[] PLANT1 NOT F> FROM ,NEW ,YORK1 9 ,M>* #a#i#g#i1 REVEAL$ ?AT ! NUCLE>IZATION ( ! CAPITALI/ C\NTRIES IMPLI$ A S]IES ( MEASURES ( POPULATION CONTROL :I*1 UND] ! PRETEXT ( SECURITY1 IS T5D+ T[>DS ! E/ABLI%M5T ( A POLICE /ATE4 ,CAPITAL IS NO LONG] CONT5T ) EXPLOIT+ ! WORK]S & IMPOS+ A WAY ( LIFE UPON !M ?AT IS 9 CON=MANCE ) ! LAWS ( ! COMMODITY2 IT CAN ALSO PLAN !IR DEA?S BY WAY ( NUCLE> T]ROR & ITS EFFECTS4 ,! ,NUCLE>IZATON ( ! ,WORLD WAS PUBLI%$ AS AN ANONYM\S PAMPHLET 9 #aih BY ! J\RNAL1 ,L',ASSOMMOIR4 ,9 ?AT BOOK1 ,JAIME REPUDIAT$ MORALI/IC CRITICISM BY EMPLOY+ AN ORIG9AL DEVICE1 ! SPURI\S DEF5SE1 OR SATIRE DISGUIS$ AS APOLOGETICS1 9 EMULATION ( ,SWIFT'S /YLE 9 0,A ,MODE/ ,PROPOSAL ,= PREV5T+ ! ,*ILDR5 ( ,POOR ,PEOPLE ,FROM BE+ A ,BURD5 TO ,!IR ,P>5TS OR ,C\NTRY1 & ,= MAK+ !M ,B5EFICIAL TO ! ,PUBLICK04 ,HIS COLLABORATION ) ,L',ASSOMMOIR MADE IT POSSIBLE TO PUBLI% A ,FR5* TRANSLATION ( ! 0,MANUSCRIPT4440 & A TEXT DEF5D+ ! ,PORTUGUESE ,REVOLUTION AGA9/ ! PUSILLANIM\S ,BORDIGISM ( A H&FUL ( IDEOLOGI/S :O SPECIALIZ$ 9 D5Y+ ! EVID5CE ( MOD]N REVOLUTIONS LIKE ,MAY '#f#h1 ! ,PORTUGUESE ,REVOLUTION & ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION4 ,?IS IMPORTANT DOCUM5T1 ,LES SYLLOGISMES DEMORALISATEURS1 WAS NEV] PUBLI%$ 9 A ,SPANI% $ITION1 :]EAS ! F\L EXCRETIONS ( ANTI-C\NCILI/ ULTRA-,L59ISM F\ND A M9USCULE1 BUT P]SI/5T1 SECT>IAN AUDI5CE1 9 ! VIRTUAL SPACE1 ( C\RSE4 ,SU* IS ! FASC9ATION EX]CIS$ BY AB/RACT EXTREMISM ON IMPOT5T NEO-MILITANTISM4 ,! F\R? ISSUE ( ! J\RNAL WAS DEVOT$ TO ! ,POLI% REVOLT1 :I* M>K$ ! 5D ( ! PROLET>IAN CYCLE ?AT BEGAN 9 #a#i#f#h4 ,! TEXT1 ,CONSID]ACIONES SOBRE EL E/ADO ACTUAL DE ,POLONIA .<,CONSID]ATIONS ON ! ,CURR5T ,/ATE ( ,POL&.>1 DAT$ ,JANU>Y #a#i#h#a1 WRITT5 = ! MO/ P>T BY ,JAIME1 CONCLUD$ HIS COLLABORATION ) ,L',ASSOMMOIR & TO A C]TA9 EXT5T PROVID$ ! IMPULSE = A QUALITATIVE LEAP ) RESPECT TO HIS CRITICAL WORK1 :I* CRY/ALLIZ$ ) ! F\ND+1 9 ! YE> ( ,ORWELL1 ( ! J\RNAL1 L',5CYCLOP$IE DES NUISANCES .<,5CYCLOP$IA ( ,NUISANCES.>1 ! MO/ P]SPICACI\S ( ALL 9TRANSIG5T PUBLICATIONS & ! MO/ 9TRANSIG5T ( ALL P]SPICACI\S PUBLICATIONS4 ,CAZ>ABET3 ,:AT DO Y\ MEAN BY 0NUISANCE08 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS3 ,IT IS A KEY CONCEPT 9 ! ?\MS ! COMMON PEOPLE1 & AMONG !SE FACTORS1 SOME IDEAL C&IDATES >E POLLUTION1 NUCLE> P[]1 WAGE LABOR1 9DU/RIAL FOOD1 CONSUM]ISM1 MA*ISMO1 EXP]TS1 LEAD]S1 CAPITALI/S1 ETC41 & ABOVE ALL1 ! SUPREME NUISANCE3 ! ,/ATE4 ,) ! IDEA ( NUISANCES1 ! ,5CYCLOP$IA D5\NC$ ! MO/ COMMON *>ACT]I/IC ( ! CURR5T SOCIAL ORGANIZATION & ! PR9CIPAL RESULT ( MOD]N PRODUCTION4 ,CAZ>ABET3 ,HE WAS AN 5VIRONM5TALI/ :5 IT WAS H>D] TO LET ! CAT \T ( ! BAG1 BECAUSE AT ?AT TIME PEOPLE /ILL B5EFITT$ F9ANCIALLY FROM ! SY/EM AS IT WAS2 AL?\< WE %\LDN'T DECEIVE \RSELVES1 !RE WILL ALWAYS BE A SECTOR :]E ! PORK B>REL PREF]5TIALLY ROLLS1 AS ALWAYS4444 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS3 ,! WORD 05VIRONM5TALI/0 IS (T5 MISUND]/OOD2 WE USE ! WORD TO DESIGNATE BO? ! BROAD MULTITUDE ( NATURE LOV]S & ! POLITICAL ACTIVI/S :O 5GAGE 9 ACTION 9 DEF5SE ( NATURE4 ,JAIME WAS NEV] AN 5VIRONM5TALI/1 NOR DID HE EV] REF] TO 5VIRONM5TALISM 9 A POSITIVE WAY4 ,NATURE IS NOT SOME?+ DI/9CT FROM SOCIETY4 ,TO DEF5D IT EFFECTIVELY1 Y\ MU/ RADICALLY TRANS=M SOCIETY4 ,9 FACT1 ! 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5T1 FROM ITS V]Y 9CEPTION1 ONLY S\KET ( DEGRADATION1 ! 5VIRONM5TALI/S >E LIKE ! TRADE UNION MILITANTS 9 ! FRAMEWORK ( ! LABOR M>KET2 ONE IS AN 9T]M$I>Y 9T]E/$ 9 ! REGULATION ( ! CONTRADICTIONS BR\Y 9T]E/$ 9 ! REGULATION ( ! CONTRADICTIONS BR\M4 ,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ NUISANCES CAN ONLY BE VICTORI\S AS AN ANTI-ECONOMIC & ANTI-/ATE MOVEM5T1 NOT AS A 0GRE50 P>TY RECONCIL$ ) ! ECONOMY ?ANKS TO ! =MULAS ( 0SU/A9ABLE0 DEVELOPM5T4 ,?AT WAS ! CONCLUSION ( ! 5CYCLOP$I/S1 P>TICUL>LY 9 !IR 0,MESSAGE TO ,ALL ,?OSE ,:O ,W\LD ,RA!R ,ABOLI% ,NUISANCES ?AN ,MANAGE ,!M01 A PAMPHLET DI/RIBUT$ 9 #a#i#i4 ,CAZ>ABET3 ,BUT 9 ?AT WORK ,SEMPRUN CRITICIZES ! FASC9ATION ?AT PEOPLE HAVE DISPLAY$ & EXPRESS$ = ! WORLD ( MA*9ES ?AT >E RESPONSIBLE = A C]TA9 K9D ( 0SOCIAL ORD]0 444 IS ?AT CORRECT8 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS3 ,MA*9ES PROMISE A LIB]ATION ?AT1 DESPITE ITS OBVI\S FALSEHOOD1 CONT9UES TO EX]CISE AN 5*ANTM5T ?AT IS GR[+ /RONG] AS ! DEG5]ATION ( ! SUBJECTIVE CONDITIONS PROCE$S4 ,! ,5CYCLOP$IA C\LD NOT IGNORE ?IS4 ,WE />T$ FROM A SITUATIONI/ CONCEPTION ( ! WORLD1 BUT ,JAIME'S G5IUS 9TRODUC$ SOME DECISIVE *ANGES3 ! CRITIQUE ( ! IDEA ( PROGRESS AS A B\RGEOIS LEGACY2 MI/RU/ ( SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY AS TOOLS ( DOM9ATION & AS VEHICLES ( A SUP]/ITI\S REV]5CE = PROGRESS2 MOD]N PRODUCTION AS ! PRODUCTION ( NUISANCES2 & ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ NUISANCES AS ! BASIC T]RA9 ( ! NEW HI/ORICAL CONSCI\SNESS4 ,!SE PO9TS CON/ITUT$ ! BASIS ( ! ANTI-9DU/RIAL CRITIQUE 7ON ! P59SULA WE CALL IT ANTI-DEVELOPM5TALISM71 ! MO/ P]T95T =M ( CONTEMPOR>Y REVOLUTION>Y CRITIQUE4 ,9 P>TICUL>1 ! REASON$ CRITIQUE ( ! ROLE ( TE*NOLOGY 9 MOD]N ALI5ATION & SLAV]Y WAS 9SPIR$ BY ! VOLUM9\S WORK ( ,LEWIS ,MUM=D 7AU?OR ( ,! ,MY? ( ! ,MA*9E7 & ,JACQUES ,ELLUL 7AU?OR ( ,! ,TE*NOLOGICAL ,SOCIETY74 ,& ALSO BY ,ADORNO & ,HORKHEIM]'S CRITIQUE ( 09/RUM5TAL REASON01 & ,GUN!R ,&]S' 9DISP5SABLE EXPOSURE ( ! 0OBSOLESC5CE0 ( ! HUMAN SPECIES CAUS$ BY ! DISJUNCTION BETWE5 TE*NICAL 0ADVANCES0 & ! SOCIAL 9ABILITY TO ASSIMILATE !M4 ,CAZ>ABET3 ,WE %\LDN'T 5T]TA9 \RSELVES ) MA*9ES & !IR MA*9ATIONS4 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K8 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS3 ,IT'S NOT JU/ AB\T MA*9ES4 ,MOD]N SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY >E ABOVE ALL ELSE IDEOLOGIES1 AS WELL AS SUBSY/EMS ( DOM9ATION ) A TOTALIT>IAN *>ACT]4 ,:5 !Y EM]GE !Y DEVELOP UNTIL !Y COMPLETELY DET]M9E ! C\RSE ( SOCIETY1 & AS A RESULT !Y ALSO COLONIZE LIFE ITSELF4 ,NO ONE CAN ESCAPE !IR 9FLU5CE--EV]YONE IS FREE TO CONSUME !M OR JU/ PUT UP ) !M1 BUT NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO !IR EFFECTS1 NO ONE IS ALL[$ TO DISCONNECT4 ,UND] ?IS SLAV]Y1 LIFE IS SUBJECT$ TO SU* A DEGREE ( SIMPLIFICATION ?AT IT CAN NO LONG] PROP]LY BE CALL$ LIFE4 ,9DIVIDUALS1 AS PROS!SES ( MA*9ES1 NO LONG] LIVE1 !Y M]ELY FUNCTION4 ,TWO EXAMPLES ( ?IS NEGATIVE ASPECT ( TE*NOCRACY >E HI<-SPE$ TRA9S & G5ETIC 5G9E]+1 :I* M]IT$ TWO COLLECTIVELY-AU?OR$ PAMPHLETS 5TITL$1 RESPECTIVELY1 0,A ,PROVISIONAL ,/ATEM5T ( ,\R ,COMPLA9TS AGA9/ ! ,DESPOTISM ( ,SPE$0 7#a#i#i#a71 & 0,OBS]VATIONS ON ,G5ETICALLY ,MODIFI$ ,AGRICULTURE & ! ,DEGRADATION ( ! ,SPECIES0 7#a#i#i#i74 ,BO? >\S$ ! ANG] ( LEFTI/ WORK]I/S1 ?OSE FR5ZI$ SUPPORT]S ( ! TE*NO-9DU/RIAL SY/EM :I* !Y W\LD LIKE TO SEE PLAC$ UND] ! SELF-MANAGEM5T ( ITS VICTIMS4 ,CAZ>ABET3 ,!N 9 #aiig ?IS BOOK WAS PUBLI%$1 :I* IS N[ BE+ REPR9T$ 9 A NEW $ITION BY ,PEPITAS DE ,CALABAZA1 ,EL ,ABISMO SE ,REPUEBLA .4 ,:AT CAN Y\ TELL US AB\T ! PIANO KEYS ?AT \R ,JAIME ,SEMPRUN PLAYS ) SU* SOMB] TONES4448 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS3 ,! ,$ITIONS ,5CYCLOP$IE DES ,NUISANCES 7,$,N7 WAS AT FIR/ AN EXT5SION ( ! CRITICAL PROJECT 9ITIAT$ ) ! J\RNAL1 BUT ! /AGNATION ( ! COLLECTIVE LABOR 9VOLV$ 9 WRIT+ >TICLES TRANS=M$ ! PUBLI%+ H\SE 9TO ! HEIR ( ! ORIG9AL PUBLICATION4 ,) ! BOOKS PUBLI%$ BY ! ,$,N1 ! ANTI-9DU/RIAL CRITIQUE ACQUIR$ A SOLID BASIS & ! VACILLAT+ POSITION ( ! J\RNAL AS A BRIDGE BETWE5 ! SITUATIONI/ CRITIQUE & ANTI-PRODUCTIVISM WAS SUP]S$$4 ,! ,ABYSS ,REPOPULATES ,ITSELF CON/ITUTES A MILE/ONE 9 ! FIDS A SY/EMATIC CRITIQUE ( ! ECONOMIC HORROR1 ALREADY \TL9$ 9 HIS TWO PREVI\S BOOKS1 HIS TWO PREVI\S MUSICAL SCORES4 ,! 0,DIALOGUES ON ! ,CONSUMMATION ( ,MOD]N ,TIMES01 SIGN$ BY ,JAIME1 IS A 0DET\RNEM5T0 ( ,B]?OLD ,BRE*T'S 0,DIALOGUES D'EXILES0 70,FLU*TL+SGESPRA*E0--,EXILES' ,DIALOGUES71 & 9 ?IS =M RECON/RUCTS A CONV]SATION 9 :I* ! V>I\S ASPECTS ( ! COLLAPSE ( SOCIAL CONSCI\SNESS1 A SIGN ( ! CONSUMMATION ( B\RGEOIS MOD]NITY1 >E REVIEW$3 TODAY WE ALL HAVE ! RIE RESPONSIBLE = !SE CRIMES4 ,! PROBLEM ( ! WEAKNESS ( CONSCI\SNESS 9 AN EPO* 9 :I* ! RADICAL TRANS=MATION ( SOCIAL RELATIONS IS SO NECESS>Y IS P>TICUL>LY OBVI\S 9 CONTEMPOR>Y WORK]S' PROTE/S1 :I*1 :5 !Y COME TO AN 5D1 LEAVE NO TRACE4 ,! MA9 FEATURES ( ! DECL9E ( ! TRADITIONAL WORK+ CLASS1 N[ 9CAPABLE ( QUE/ION+ ! WORLD ( ! COMMODITY1 W]E EXPOS$ 9 ! TEXT1 0,OBS]VATIONS CONC]N+ ! ,P>ALYZES ( ,DECEMB]01 A COLLECTIVE WORK SIGN$ BY ! ,5CYCLOP$IA4 ,CAZ>ABET3 ,HE ASK$1 :AT K9D ( WORLD >E WE GO+ TO LEAVE TO \R *ILDR58 ,BUT HE ALSO W5T FUR!R1 & ASK$1 :AT K9D ( *ILDR5 >E WE GO+ TO LEAVE TO \R WORLD8 ,:AT DOES HE ACTUALLY MEAN BY ?IS8 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS3 ,IT WAS NOT ,JAIME :O ASK$ ! FIR/ QUE/ION1 BUT ! CITIZ5-5VIRONM5TALI/1 :O DOES NOT WANT TO SEE ?AT B>B>ISM >ISES LIKE A =CE ( NATURE FROM ! TOTAL TE*NOLOGIZATION ( LIFE TO :I* HE IS TOTALLY DEVOT$4 ,! DEHUMANIZATION CAUS$ BY ?IS TE*NOLOGICAL 9VASION ALSO 5TAILS ! MORE DI/URB+ CONSEQU5CE ( RE>+ A MULTITUDE ( *ILDR5-CONSUM]S1 )\T ANY REAL *ILDHOOD1 BUT P]FECTLY ADAPT$ TO ! SIMPLIFICATION ( LIFE BR\ABET3 ,TO :AT EXT5T IS ! BOOK A TURN+ PO9T 9 CRITICAL REVOLUTION>Y ?\E GRIM1 & CORRESPOND TO ! D>KE/ MOM5T = RATIONAL ?\E N[ TAK5 = GRANT$4 ,JAIME SAID :AT NO ONE WANT$ TO HE>1 ?AT HI/ORY HAS BE5 ABOLI%$ BY P[]1 ?AT !RE >E NO 5VIRONM5TS :]E REVOLUTION>Y CONSCI\SNESS CAN BE REJUV5AT$1 ?AT ! VANGU>D ( MOD]NITY1 OR MORE ACCURATELY1 ( PO/-MOD]NITY1 WAS 9 FACT ! VANGU>D ( ALI5ATION1 AMONG :OSE RANKS WE F9D NOT ONLY ! OLD LEFTI/S RECYCL$ 9TO ! CIVIL SOCIETY MOVEM5T1 BUT ALSO A GOOD P>T ( ! EXTRA-P>LIAM5T>Y SPECTRUM1 LIB]T>IAN & NON-LIB]T>IAN1 ! P>T ?AT IS FIE DISSOLV+ ! NEW ORD]4 ,HE SPOKE ( ! NEW =MS ( B>B>ISM ?AT ISSUE FROM A LIFE DEVOT$ TO ! PRES5T MOM5T1 ( ! BLEAK FUTURE ( ! NEW G5]ATIONS BRUTALIZ$ BY ! SPECTACLE1 ( ! USE BY DOM9ATION ( T]RORI/ OPPOSITION & EV5 ( ! SIMPLE1 EV]YDAY 9/RUM5TS ( ITS P]PETUATION1 ( ! ROLE ( ! NEW MIDDLE CLASSES AS ! SOCIAL BASE ( POLITICALLY CORRECT DECOMPOSITION &1 F9ALLY1 HE SPOKE ( ! ABYSS1 ( ! SPACES AB&ON$ BY ! SY/EM1 :]E ! DESP]ATE MASSES TURN AGA9/ EV]Y?+1 & AGA9/ !MSELVES4 ,JAIME HAD ! M]IT ( NOT FALL+ PREY TO ANY ILLUSIONS1 & ( DEPICT+ ! REAL CONDITIONS ( \R TIME1 :5 ! V]ACI\S RECONCEPTUALIZATION ( ! SOCIAL QUE/ION C\LD NOT BE MORE DIFFICULT4 ,AFT] ,! ,ABYSS ,REPOPULATES ,ITSELF1 CRITICAL ?\K$ UPON AN UN/ABLE T]RA94 ,!RE CANNOT BE A SOCIAL REVOLUTION )\T REVOLUTION>Y ?\ABET3 ,AS A CRITIC ( 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY HE W\LD HAVE GOTT5 ALONG QUITE WELL ) ,LUDD8 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS3 ,HE SAID ?AT 9DU/RY HAS BE5 WAG+ W> ON LIFE = MORE ?AN TWO C5TURIES4 ,IT IS UND\BT$LY TRUE ?AT HE W\LD HAVE FELT JU/ AS MU* AT HOME AMONG ! MA*9E WRECK]S AS HE W\LD HAVE FELT \T ( PLACE AMONG ! LANGUAGE WRECK]S1 ! PSEUDO-,LUDDITES ( LIQUID MOD]NITY4 ,( C\RSE1 HE W\LD HAVE GOTT5 ALONG QUITE WELL ) ,G>CIA ,CALVO1 TOO4 ,HE R$ISCOV]$1 9 ,ORWELL'S #a#i#h#d1 ! T]M 0,NEWSPEAK0 TO DESCRIBE A RADICAL L+UI/IC OV]HAUL 9T5D$ TO MAKE A CLEAN BREAK ) ! PA/1 A RE-ELABORATION DEM&$ BY 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY & ITS TE*NOLOGY3 0,IT IS ! NATURAL LANGUAGE ( A WORLD ?AT IS BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY MORE >TIFICIAL01 AS ,JAIME DECL>$ 9 HIS BOOK1 ,DEF5SE & ,ILLU/RATION ( ,FR5* ,NEWSPEAK 7#b#e74 ,)\T \R EV5 NOTIC+ IT1 WE USE A TE*NICALLY 9FLECT$ LANGUAGE ?AT H9D]S ! =MULATION ( COH]5T REASON+1 EV5 9 ! MILIEU ( PROTE/ 0LITE02 JU/ CONSID] SU* B>B>\S T]MS AS 09T]SECTIONALITY01 0TRANSV]SALITY01 0EMP[]M5T01 0POLY-LOVE01 0RHIZOME01 0QUE]01 ETC4 ,RETURN+ TO ,N$ ,LUDD1 OR RA!R TO ,CAPTA9 ,SW+1 ,JAIME CALL$ ATT5TION TO A REVOLT ?AT W5T L>GELY UNNOTIC$ PRECISELY BECAUSE ( ITS SUBV]SIVE POT5TIAL ( A NEW K9D3 ! ,ALG]IAN REVOLT ( ! 0>*S01 ! ANCI5T TRIBAL C\NCILS TRANS=M$ BY 9SURRECTIONAL NECESSITIES 9TO POPUL> ASSEMBLIES4 ,TRADITION & NOVELTY1 Y\? & EXP]I5CE1 ALL CONV]G$ 9 ! REVOLT ( ! ,KABYLES1 CONF]R+ A MAXIMUM DEGREE ( FRE$OM TO RESI/ ! POLICE /ATE ) UNEXPECT$ SUCCESS4 ,! P>TICIPANTS 9 ! ASSEMBLIES W]E TRUE ,LUDDITES CONFRONT+ ! /ATE BUREAUCRACY 9 DEF5SE ( !IR TRADITIONAL WAYS ( LIFE :I*1 9 ! 5D1 W]E TOO MOD]N TO COEXI/ ) /ATE P[]4 ,! ,APOLOGY = ! ,ALG]IAN ,9SURRECTION1 PUBLI%$ 9 #b#a1 REVEALS ,JAIME'S LESS 9TELLECTUAL SIDE1 HIS 9/9CT = 9SURRECTION ?AT WAS ALREADY MANIFE/$ 9 ,! ,SOCIAL ,W> 9 ,PORTUGAL & 9 0,! ,MANUSCRIPT ,F\ND 9 ,VITORIA04 ,CAZ>ABET3 ,:AT W]E HIS VIEWS DUR+ HIS LA/ YE>S8 ,:AT WAS ! MESSAGE HE WAS TRY+ TO CONVEY8 ,MIGUEL ,AMOROS3 ,JAIME DI$ SUDD5LY 9 ,AUGU/ #b#a1 ) HIS BOOTS ON4 ,!RE=E1 HIS VIEWS W]E /ILL EVOLV+4 ,HIS LA/ BOOK1 PUBLI%$ 9 #b#h1 ,CATA/ROPHISM1 ,DISA/] ,MANAGEM5T & ,SU/A9ABLE ,SUBMISSION1 WRITT5 9 CLOSE COLLABORATION ) ,]NE ,RIESEL1 IS A CONT9UATION ( ! WORK ( DEMOLITION UND]TAK5 9 HIS PREVI\S WRIT+S1 :I* HE ASSIDU\SLY CIT$4 ,! BOOK DID NOT M>K ! 5D ( A CYCLE1 NOR DID IT PUT ! F9AL T\* ON ANY DEBATES1 :I* IS :Y IT CANNOT BE CONSID]$ AS A TE/AM5T4 ,IT IS SIMPLY A V]IFICATION ( HIS PREVI\S ANALYZES1 9 AGGRAVAT$ CIRCUM/ANCES3 NEOLIB]AL CAPITALISM CAN N[ BE DEF9$ AS DISA/] CAPITALISM4 ,! BOOK 9CLUDES1 AS AN APP5DIX1 ! TEXT ( ,! ,Y CRITICAL GEM ?AT EXAM9ES ! MAGICAL OBJECTIVISM ?AT RESOLVES EV]Y PRACTICAL QUE/ION FROM ! VANTAGE PO9T ( ! WRIT]'S DESK4 ,!RE IS NO !ORETICAL SPH]E ?AT IS IMMUNE TO CONTRADICTIONS2 NO IDEOLOGICAL C]TA9TY ESCAPES ! HAMM] & ,CATA/ROPHISM IS PRO( ( ?IS4 ,)\T A REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT ?AT WILL RECTIFY ! SITUATION & DISMANTLE 9DU/RIAL MASS SOCIETY1 ! (FICIAL FUTURE ?AT LIES 9 /ORE = HUMANITY IS EXT9CTION4 ,! REAL CATA/ROPHE IS NOT ! ONE ?AT \R LEAD]S >E ANN\NC+1 BUT ! P]SI/5T BL9DNESS ( ! OPPRESS$ MAJORITY1 :I* LACKS ! WILL TO ACT ON ! CAUSES ( ITS OPPRESSION1 & BASICALLY WANTS ! SAME ?+S ?AT >E (F]$ BY ! [N]S ( ! WORLD4 ,WE MU/ FACE ! FACT ?AT ! DET]IORATION ( LIFE IS NOT DRIV+ ! MASSES TO REVOLT BUT TO A CONDITION ( SUBMISSIVE ADAPTATION4 ,! MO/ ABSOLUTE CON=MISM PREVAILS )\T ANY EFFECTIVE OPPOSITION4 ,CONFLICTS DISSOLVE ) %OCK+ EASE AMONG CITIZ5S RE$UCAT$ 9 GRE5 CONSUM]ISM & 9T]NET VOT+4 ,DISA/] MANAGEM5T UND]LIES ! POLICIES ( ALL ,/ATES1 :I* >E1 9 !IR [N WAY1 5VIRONM5TALI/S4 ,! CATA/ROPHISM ( (FICIAL PROPAG&A JU/IFIES COMPULSORY SUBMISSION TO ! DIRECTIVES ( A N[-0SU/A9ABLE0 DOM9ATION4 ,TO QUOTE A =M] MEMB] ( 0,SOCIALISME \ B>B>IE0 :O DI$ 9 #a#i#g#i1 ,PI]RE ,S\YRI3 0,CAPITALISM HAS 5T]$ A /AGE 9 :I* IT WILL BE COMPELL$ TO 9TRODUCE A S]IES ( NEW TE*NOLOGIES = 5]GY PRODUCTION1 M9]AL EXTRACTION1 RECYCL+ WA/ES1 ETC41 TRANS=M+ P>T ( ! NATURAL ELEM5TS ?AT >E NECESS>Y = LIFE 9TO COMMODITIES40 ,?IS IS ! /AGE ( 0SU/A9ABILITY01 ?AT IS1 ( ! AU?ORIT>IAN REGULATION ( ! WORLD ECONOMY BAS$ ON 5VIRONM5TAL EM]G5CIES4 ,?IS ANALYSIS S\NDS FAMILI> BECAUSE WE ALREADY READ SOME?+ SIMIL> 9 ,! ,NUCLE>IZATION ( ! ,WORLD4 ,! W>S = OIL1 M9]ALS OR WAT]1 ALONG ) ALL ! 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