,ON ,SABOTAGE AS ,ONE ( ! ,F9E ,>TS 
A CONTRIBUTION TO ! TOPIC ( ! !ORY ( ! PRACTICE ( ,SABOTAGE 

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,:O WILL REVIVE ! VIOL5T :IRLPOOLS ( FLAME IF NOT US  

& ?OSE ?AT WE CONSID] BRO!RS8  

,COME6 ,NEW FRI5DS3 ?IS WILL PLEASE Y\4  

,WE WILL NEV] WORK1 OH TIDES ( FLAME6  

,?IS WORLD WILL EXPLODE4  

,IT'S ! TRUE PA?4 ,=W>D1 ON ! M>*4 

-- ,A4 ,RIMBAUD 

,! SPREAD ( SABOTAGE1 ITS 9CREAS+ PRACTICE1 ON A GREAT] OR LESS] SCALE1 F> & WIDE AGA9/ ! DOM9ATION ( ! M>KET IS A GIV5 FACT4 ,BURN+ ,A,T,M BOO?S1 DISABL+ LOCKS AT %OPP+ C5T]S1 SMA%+ %OP W9D[S1 SETT+ FIRE TO ! (FICES ( TEMP AG5CIES & EMPLOYM5T (FICES1 ! SABOTAGE ( ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( CAPITALISM 7HI<-SPE$ RAILROADS1 DAMS1 EXPRESSWAYS1 CON/RUCTION PROJECTS7 444 >E (F5SIVE PRACTICES AGA9/ ! COLONIZATION ( \R LIVES BY ! MO/ ADVANC$ =M ( COLONIALISM -- ! 9TEGRAT$ SPECTACLE4 

,ALL ?IS IS PUT 9TO PRACTICE BY 9DIVIDUALS BOR$ ) SURVIVAL AS COMMODITIES 7LIFE R$UC$ TO ECONOMIC IMP]ATIVES7 & DISILLUSION$ ) FALSE OPPOSITION 7MORE FALSE & LESS OPPOSITIONAL ) EA* DAY ?AT GOES BY71 P>TIES & UNIONS ?AT WANT TO MANAGE \R MIS]Y & 9TEGRATE US 9TO A MODE ( PRODUCTION ?AT PREV5TS US FROM ANY P>TICIPATION 9 ! DECISIONS ?AT RELATE DIRECTLY TO US & ?AT ASSI/ 9 5SLAV+ US1 MUTILAT+ EV]Y GE/URE ( NEGATION ( ! EXI/5T4 

,! SPECTACLE WRITES ! SC5>IO & DI/RIBUTES ! ROLES3 WORK]1 PR(ESSOR1 /UD5T1 H\SEWIFE1 MO!R1 FA!R1 SON1 DAU<T]1 UNEMPLOY$1 POLICE1 SOLDI]1 >TI/1 HUMANIT>IAN1 9TELLECTUAL444 ! MAJORITY1 9DIVIDUALS :O ASSUME DIFF]5T ROLES 9 ! C\RSE ( #bd H\RS1 SEE !IR EXI/5CE AS /ILL MORE T]RIBLE1 ASSUM+ ?IS IS POSSIBLE4 ,EV]YONE ) HIS NEUROTIC-S*IZOID VIEWPO9T WILL REACT TO ! /IMULI LAUN*$ BY P[] 9 ! WAY ?AT WAS ALREADY EXPECT$4 

,ALL SOCIAL ACTIVITY IS PLANN$ 9 ORD] TO RE9=CE ! SPECTACLE1 ?US SL[+ D[N ITS UN/OPPABLE PROCESS ( DECOMPOSITION4 ,?\< WE DON'T WANT TO HE> ! %RIEK+ ( MILITANTS ( :ATEV] ORGANIZATION1 CLE>LY WE >E NOT AGA9/ ! CONCEPT ( 0ORGANIZATION0 AS SU*1 BUT AGA9/ 0ORGANIZATION0 CONCEIV$ AS AN 5D 9 ITSELF 1 AS ! CRY/ALLIZATION ( ANY IDEOLOGY1 & AS A SEP>AT$ ORGAN1 REPRES5T+ A CLASS4 

,WE >E = ! AUTONOM\S SELF-ORGANIZATION ( ! EXPLOIT$4 ,HI/ORY HAS %[N ?R\< TWO CLE> EXAMPLES ?AT ! TRADITIONAL =M ( ! P>TY 7,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION7 & UNION 7,SPANI% REVOLUTION7 W]E NO?+ MORE ?AN TWO ATTEMPTS TO MANAGE CAPITALISM & NOT TO OV]COME IT1 & ?IS IS SOME?+ ?AT1 CONSCI\SLY OR UNCONSCI\SLY1 EV]YBODY KN[S4 ,9 ! SEIZURE ( P[]1 IT IS NOT DE/ROY$1 BUT EX]CIS$3 9 ! FIR/ CASE1 ! CLASS ( BUREAUCRATS REPLAC$ ! B\RGEOISIE1 & 9 ! O!R CASE1 ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ LEAD]S P>TICIPAT$ 9 B\RGEOIS P[]1 CALL+ = ! SELF-MANAGEM5T ( EXPLOITATION & ALI5ATION1 :ILE ! BASE TRI$ TO OV]COME ! RELATION%IPS ( PRODUCTION & SOCIAL RELATION%IPS 9 PRACTICE ?R\< ! DIRECT MANAGEM5T ( EV]Y ASPECT ( !IR LIVES & NOT JU/ WORK4 

,TO BE PRECISE1 BO? =MS HAVE ! EXALTATION ( WORK 9 COMMON 7SOME?+ ?AT !Y ALSO %>E ) NATIONAL-SOCIALISM & ) EV]Y POLITICAL =M ( CAPITALISM74 

,!IR QUANTITATIVE VISION S\<T AN 9CREASE 9 PRODUCTION1 LEAV+ ASIDE ! QUALITATIVE 9CREASE ( LIFE4 ,?IS 7PRACTICAL & !ORETICAL7 DEFEAT ( ! TRADITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS1 :I* CLAIM TO REPRES5T US1 HAS NOT BE5 ABSORB$ BY ! WORK+ CLASS 7IT SEEMS ?AT WE ONLY KN[ H[ TO WORK71 & WE GO ALONG )\T MA9TA9+ ANY POSSIBILITY ( CONTROL OV] ESS5TIAL ASPECTS ( \R LIVES1 9 A WORLD ?AT IS DEVELOP$1 NOT ONLY )\T \R P>TICIPATION1 BUT AGA9/ US4 

,BUT1 COMRADES1 HI/ORY IS NOT CYCLIC2 IT IS A CUMULATIVE PROCESS & ALREADY WEI<S TOO HEAVILY UPON \R WE>Y BODIES4 

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,NEV] DID MOCK]S WA/E MORE IDLE BREA?4 

-- ,WILLIAM ,%AKESPE>E1 ,A ,MIDSUMM] ,NI<T'S ,DREAM 

,! CONTRADICTION BETWE5 ! POSSIBILITIES ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION 7! USE ( A FEW ( !M = ! 5JOYM5T ( ALL1 S9CE MO/ ( !M >E USELESS & H>MFUL & W\LD BE DE/ROY$7 & ! RELATIONS ( PRODUCTION 7WAG$ EXPLOITATION1 COMMODIFICATION1 ! EXCLUSIONS ( CLASS SOCIETY7 HAS REA*$ AN 9SURM\NTABLE PO9T ( RUPTURE4 ,9 ! SPECTACLE IT IS EASI] TO FALSIFY ! NATURE ( ?IS CONTRADICTION ?AN TO 9CREASE M]CANTILE PRODUCTION ) 9CREAS+ USE VALUE4 ,?IS 9]TIA =CES IT TO DISPLAY ALL ( ITS ME?ODS = RECUP]AT+ ANY REAL MOVEM5T ( OPPOSITION & TO TURN ! SPECTACUL> CRITIQUE ( ! SPECTACLE TO ITS ADVANTAGE4 

,A SELF-CRITICAL HYPOCRITE DIRECT$ BY ITS [N POLICE ( DECOMPOS$ ?\<T 7PRO-SITUATIONI/S1 CADRES1 NON-GOV]NM5TAL ORGANIZATIONS1 RECUP]ATORS1 >TI/S1 J\RNALI/S444 ! CLIQUE ( POLITICALLY CORRECT ALT]NATIVES74 

,!SE TOILET BRU%ES ( MOD]NITY1 LIKE GOOD PRIE/S1 HOPE ?AT ) !IR PAT*ES1 ! PROP] DEVELOPM5T ( ! SY/EM WILL LEAD US1 H& 9 H&1 9TO AN IDEAL WORLD PLANN$ BY !IR FALSE CONSCI\SNESS & BY ! PUTRIDITY ( !IR >MOR$ BRA9S2 AS IF !Y HAD EV] GIV5 US ANY?+4 ,!IR SOCIAL FUNCTION1 :I* HAS BE5 D5\NC$ = DECADES ALREADY1 HAS BE5 WOR? MORE TO !M ?AN ANY AGGRESSIONS1 BEAT+S OR ASSASS9ATIONS1 & WE >E SURE ?AT !SE WILL NOT BE M]E ANECDOTES4 ,!Y DECEIVE & MANIPULATE US4 ,WE MU/ NOT ALL[ !M TA HAVE A S+LE DAY MORE4 ,!Y >E ! GU>DIANS TO ! KEYS ( \R 9=MAL *A9S4 ,!Y AMUSE US ) 9SIGNIFICANT DEBATES4 ,!Y IMPOSE !IR OP9IONS ON US1 AVOID+ QUE/IONS SO SIMPLE ?AT !Y MAKE !M TREMBLE ) T]ROR3 ,H[ BE/ TO LIVE8 ,:O & :AT KEEPS US FROM ?IS8 ,QUE/IONS ?AT IMM$IATELY UNMASK ! PR(ESSIONALS ( ! LIE4 ,CRITICAL COH]5CE & ! CRITIQUE ( 9COH]5CE AID ?IS OP]ATION4 

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,9JU/ICE IS NOT ANONYM\S2 IT HAS A NAME & AN ADDRESS4 

-- ,B]TOLD ,BRE*T 

,SITUATIONI/ !ORY1 AS 9TEGRAL CRITIQUE ( ! TOTALITY ( ! CONDITIONS ( SURVIVAL & ( ! M]CANTILE-SPECTACUL> CAPITALISM ?AT NECESSITATES !M1 HAS BE5 CONFIRM$ 9 EV5TS BY FALSIFICATION4 

,ONE CANNOT FI<T ALI5ATION BY MEANS ( ALI5AT$ =MS4 ,! SABOTAGE ( ?IS WORLD />TS ) ! BREAK ) ! ROLES ! SY/EM IMPOSES ON US1 ! SABOTAGE ( \R DEA? 9 LIFE & ! REFUSAL ( ! ROLES ?AT !Y HAVE ALLOTT$ & APPO9T$ TO US4 ,TO SPEAK ( ! ,REVOLUTION 9 !SE TIMES IS 0TO HAVE A CORPSE 9 ONE'S M\?04 ,WE ONLY NE$ TO LOOK >\ND \RSELVES TO SEE A SC5>IO ?AT CON/ANTLY REM9DS US ( ! DEFEAT4 ,SABOTAGE IS ?US AN ACTION ?AT S]VES AS A PROPELLANT AGA9/ ! UNREALITY ?AT OPPRESSES US4 ,A PRACTICE ?AT HAS NOT GONE UNNOTIC$ BY IDEOLOGICAL RECUP]ATION1 :I* HAS TRANS=M$ IT 9TO 0T]RORISM0 7! PR(ESSIONALIZATION ( SABOTAGE ?AT HAS DONE NO MORE ?AN RE9=CE ! SY/EM1 DUE TO ITS C5TRALI/1 HI]>*ICAL & MILIT>I/ *>ACT]74 ,TODAY1 :AT IS PROPOS$ IS NOT ! CREATION ( AN >M$ ORGANIZATION ( ?IS TYPE1 BUT WIDESPREAD ATTACK BY SMALL AFF9ITY GR\PS1 UNCONTROLLABLE BY ANY HI<] ORGANIZATION1 ?AT COME TOGE!R & DISSOLVE LIKE ! LUN> TIDES4 ,! TIDES ?AT >E BORN ( ! AW>5ESS ( H[ BAD ?+S >E & ( ! WORS5+ ?AT AWAITS US DUE TO EV5TS4 

,9 ! #a#i? C5TURY1 SU* A PRACTICE EXI/$ ?AT PUT ! 9CIPI5T CAPITALISM 9 *ECK4 ,BEYOND ! ,LUDDITE ATTACKS1 ! 0PROLET>IAN R\NDS0 R5D]$ !IR REPRESSION & RECUP]ATION1 9 :I* ! EMBRYONIC UNIONS W\LD PLAY A ROLE1 ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO !IR LACK ( A RIGID /RUCTURE & !IR MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY 9 ATTACKS4 ,A GR\P ( PEOPLE CAME TOGE!R1 /RUCK & DISAPPE>$ 9TO ! MASS1 :ILE A NEW GR\P CAME TOGE!R )9 IT4 ,SU* WIDESPREAD SABOTAGE MAKES IT DIFFICULT = ! 5EMY TO ORGANIZE REPRESSION4 ,?US IT TRANS=MS ! ATTACK 9TO A UNIV]SE ( PLEASURE = ! 5LI<T5$ HOOLIGAN1 ! FEEL+S ( :I* >E IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE OR COMMUNICATE ) ! POOR & BANAL LANGUAGE ( WORDS4 

,! GAME ( SUBV]SION1 ! RULES ( :I* >E WRITT5 BY ?OSE ?AT P>TICIPATE 9 IT1 BECOMES AN EFFECTIVE WEAPON AGA9/ CAPITALISM 9 ALL ITS =MS4 

,!RE IS MU* MORE TO DE/ROY ?AN TO BUILD4 

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,\R EPO* DOES NOT NE$ TO WRITE POETIC SLOGANS1 BUT TO REALIZE !M4 

-- ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL 

,IT HAS BE5 DEMON/RAT$ ?AT SMALL GR\PS ?AT ATTACK DO MORE DAMAGE ?AN L>GE ORGANIZATIONS ?AT SPECIALIZE 9 >M$ /RUGGLE4 ,! ,ANGRY ,BRIGADE CONT9U$ ITS ACTIONS :5 PEOPLE W]E >RE/$ & ! ,5GLI% /ATE ASSUM$ ! MOVEM5T HAD FALL5 AP>T4 ,! ,KALE ,BORROKA 7/REET /RUGGLE7 9 ,EUSKADI1 :I* ,J>RAI 7! Y\? ORGANIZATION ( ! ,BASQUE NATIONALI/ LEFT1 ,N,D,R7 REC5TLY DECL>$ UNCONTROLLABLE IS ANO!R EXAMPLE4 ,P[] HAS DIFFICULTY REPRESS+ & ELIM9AT+ LITTLE GR\PS ?AT ) COMPLETE SECURITY DO NOT KN[ EA* O!R1 & ! ONLY ?+ ?AT UNITES !M IS ! DESIRE = ! DE/RUCTION ( A SY/EM ?AT PREV5TS !M FROM LIV+ & CONDEMNS !M TO SURVIVAL & UNC]TA9TY4 ,!Y DON'T ATTEMPT EXHIBITIONI/ ACTIONS 9 ORD] TO MAKE PROPAG&A AS SOME ACRONYM OR M>K ( ORIG94 ,9 ! CASE ( ! ,A/URIAS1 SABOTAGE WAS A CLASS WEAPON US$ 9NUM]ABLE TIMES1 P>TICUL>LY 9 LABOR CONFLICTS ) !SE 5T]PRISES3 ,DURO ,FELGU]A1 ,HUNOSA1 ,NAVAL & ,CIATA4447,A/URIAN BUS9ESSES & M9ES :]E SABOTAGE WAS DET]M9ANT 9 ! /RUGGLES GO+ ON 9 ! #a#i#i'S72 EV]Y WE>Y P]SON1 REG>DLESS ( H] OR HIS IDEOLOGY1 USES IT4 ,FROM ! CL]K :O /EALS (FICE SUPPLIES TO ! WORK] :O DAMAGES ! MA*9E TO :I* HE IS *A9$1 PASS+ ?R\< ! USE ( PLA/IC EXPLOSIVES LIKE ! LIC5S$ PR(ESSIONALS ( ,DURO ,FELGU]A4 ,TODAY1 ! EXAMPLE IS ! BURN+ ( ! ,E,T,TS 7TEMPOR>Y EMPLOYM5T AG5CIES74 ,! PRACTICE ( SABOTAGE REMA9S LIMIT$ TO PRECISE & V]Y LOCALIZ$ CONFLICTS1 )\T GLOBAL P]SPECTIVES1 SIMPLY AIM+ = P>TIAL SOLUTIONS ) ECONOMIC DEM&S ?AT REMA9 )9 IMPOS$ LIMITS :]E CAPITALI/ LOGIC UNFOLDS4 ,! SAME HOLDS 9 ! CASE ( ! ,E,T,TS1 AN ATTACK ?AT GOES BEYOND ! TEMPORALITY ( A CONFLICT 9 ONE 5T]PRISE1 BUT ?AT DOES NOT PLACE WAGE SLAV]Y 9TO QUE/ION4 ,9/EAD IT ONLY QUE/IONS ITS MO/ EXTREME =M1 NOT AIM+ AT PUTT+ AN 5D TO EXPLOITATION1 BUT RA!R TO ! ,E,T,TS4 ,TODAY ! CONFLICT IS GLOBAL & IT IS NOT RESOLV$ ?R\< P>TIAL /RUGGLES1 BUT ?R\< TOTAL /RUGGLE & ?R\< ! REFUSAL ( ?IS SOCIETY AS A :OLE4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO PUT AN 5D TO ! R$UCTION ( \R LIVES TO COMMODITIES & TO WAGE LABOR ?AT WE>S US \T1 NOT JU/ TO ,E,T,TS4 ,WE MU/ PUT AN 5D TO CLASS SOCIETY & NOT JU/ FASCISM4 ,MISDIRECT+ \R ATT5TION T[>D P>TIAL OBJECTIVES ONLY B5EFITS ! MANAG]S ( \R MIS]Y & ?OSE :O WILL ONE DAY LAY CLAIM TO ITS MANAGEM5T41 & BO? >E AMONG ! T>GETS = SABOTAGE4 

,! WIDESPREAD PRACTICE ( SABOTAGE 7UNH9D]$ AUTONOMY1 MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY1 SELF-ORGANIZATION1 M9IMUM RISK7 AMONG LIKE-M9D$ 9DIVIDUALS1 OP5S ! POSSIBILITY = REAL COMMUNICATION1 DE/ROY+ SPECTACUL> COMMUNICATION1 SMA%+ ! APA?Y & IMPOT5CE ( ! ET]NAL REVOLUTIONI/ MONOLOGUE4 ,RELATION%IPS & ! POSSIBILITY ( CONTACT ) O!R PEOPLE 9 ! REFUSAL ( ! SPECTACUL> ROLE1 !SE >E TRANSI5T SITUATIONS ?AT 9 !IR PREP>ATION & DEVELOPM5T C>RY 9 !IR ESS5CE ! QUALITIES ( ! REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION ?AT WILL NOT RETREAT & ?AT WILL SUPPRESS ! CONDITIONS ( SURVIVAL4 ,IT DOES NOT FALL 9TO ! IRREM$IABLE ALI5AT+ HI]>*IZATION ?AT EV]Y SPECIALIZ$ >M$ GR\P ( AN AU?ORIT>IAN & MILIT>I/IC *>ACT]1 TO :I* ! MASSES DELEGATE !IR P>TICIPATION 9 ! ATTACK1 C>RIES )9 ITSELF 

,! QUANTITATIVE GR[? ( ?IS PRACTICE DOES NOT COME TO US FROM ! H&S ( PROPAG&I/S ( ! SPECTACLE1 BUT RA!R BY TAK+ A WALK ?R\< ! SC5>IO ( CAPITALISM1 & F9D+ 9 ?IS DRIFT ! BURN$ ,A,T,M1 ! ,E,T,TS ) %ATT]$ W9D[S1 ! SMI?S *ANG+ ! LOCKS ( A SUP]M>KET4 ,!SE VISIONS MAKE \R COMPLICIT SMILES BLOSSOM & MOVE US TO GO \T ?AT V]Y NI<T TO PLAY ) FIRE ) ! AIM ( MAK+ ! SAME SMILES RISE ON ! FACES ( UNKN[N ACCOMPLICES ?R\< ! FELL[%IP ( DE/RUCTION4 ,! NUMB] DOESN'T MATT]1 BUT RA!R ! QUALITY ( ! ACTS3 SABOTAGE1 EXPROPRIATION1 SELF-R$UCTION444 !Y RETURN P>T ( ! LIFE ?AT IS D5I$ US BACK TO US1 BUT WE WANT IT ALL4 

,COMRADES1 ! GAME IS Y\RS & WE TAKE C\RAGE 9 ITS DAILY PRACTICE4 ,ORGANIZE IT Y\RSELVES ) Y\R ACCOMPLICES4 

,AGA9/ ! OLD WORLD 9 ALL ITS EXPRESSIONS1 9 ORD] TO LEAVE PRE-HI/ORY1 LET'S LAUN* & MULTIPLY ATTACKS4 

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