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PETIT-B\RGEOIS AN>*ISM1 AN>*I/ BUS9ESSES1 & ! POLITICS ( EFFECTIV5ESS 

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,:5 !Y'RE NOT BUSY MURD]+1 IGNOR+1 OR DESP]ATELY C\RT+ AN>*I/S AS COMRADES1 ,M>XI/S FREQU5TLY RESORT TO DISMISSIVE &_/OR SCURRIL\S ACCUSATIONS4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ 5DUR+ IS ! *>GE ?AT AN>*ISM 9 & ( ITSELF IS A PETIT-B\RGEOIS -- !Y SOMETIMES ALSO ADD 9DIVIDUALI/ H]E -- IDEOLOGY4 ,M>X'S CORRECT ANALYSIS ( ,PI]RE-,JOSEPH ,PR\DHON'S ECONOMIC ,MUTUALISM AS PETIT-B\RGEOIS IS ! S\RCE ( ?IS DISMISSAL2 A NE>LY TOTAL ABS5CE ( ,PR\DHON'S ECONOMIC IDEAS AMONG AN>*I/S = ! LA/ #ae YE>S1 H[EV]1 HAS MADE ! CONT9UAL USE BY ,M>XI/S ( ?IS C5TURY-OLD ANALYSIS SEEM SILLY4 

,9 ! MEANTIME1 & QUITE UN=TUNATELY1 ! SPECTACLES ( PO/-,SEATTLE SUMMIT-HOPP+ SEEM TO HAVE ALT]$ ! EXPECTATIONS ( \R 7UNTIL REC5TLY7 RE9VIGORAT$ AN>*I/ MILIEU4 ,H[ MU* TIME1 EF=T1 & 5]GY DID ! ACTIVI/ISM ( 9T]NATIONAL TRAVEL1 PUPPET MAK+1 & GRANT WRIT+ TAKE AWAY FROM ! MORE MUNDANE TASKS ( WRIT+1 DI/RIBUT+1 & DISCUSS+ AN>*I/ !ORY & ANALYSIS1 & !N PUTT+ !M 9TO SOME K9D ( PRACTICE8 ,! PALPABLE LULL 9 AN>*I/ PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES1 & AN ACCOMPANY+ DE>? ( !ORETICAL 5GAGEM5T AMONG AN>*I/S & O!R RADICALS 9T]E/$ 9 PROMOT+ & FOM5T+ AN ANTI-/ATE & ANTI-CAPITALI/ FUTURE 7TO SAY NO?+ ( SU* AN 5GAGEM5T ) ! RE/ ( ! WORLD71 APPE>S TO BE ! RESULT ( ?IS ACTIVI/-DRIV5 EXHAU/ION4 

,)9 ! PA/ DECADE1 OCCURR+ AT ! SAME TIME AS ?IS CRITICAL MALAISE 7AL?\< C]TA9LY BEG9N+ E>LI]71 & 9 ! ABS5CE ( TR5DS TO OBJECT TO IT SPECIFICALLY1 WE HAVE WITNESS$ AN 9CREAS+ 9FLU5CE ( AN>*I/-RUN BUS9ESSES1 :I* HAS REG5]AT$ A FACTUAL F\NDATION TO ! ALLEGATION ?AT AN>*ISM IS PETIT-B\RGEOIS4 ,! C5TRALIZATION ( COMM]CIAL PROJECTS PURPORT+ TO BE AN>*I/ HAS MEANT ?AT MO/ AN>*I/S 5GAGE 9 ! CIRCULATION ( ! PR9T$ MAT]IAL PRODUC$ & DI/RIBUT$ BY ?OSE 5T]PRISES2 ! POLITICAL AG5DAS ( MO/ ,5GLI%-SPEAK+_/READ+ AN>*I/S IS !REBY SET -- BY O!RS4 ,G5]AL AN>*I/ ACQUIESC5CE TO ! PR$OM9ANCE ( !SE BUS9ESSES AS ! DEF9+ PROJECTS ( #b#a/ C5TURY ,AM]ICAN AN>*ISM CANNOT CONT9UE1 ?AT IS IF AN>*I/S >E TO /AKE \T & MA9TA9 AN AU!NTICALLY ANTI-CAPITALI/ POSITION4 

,PR\DHON & ,PROP]TY 

,PR\DHON1 ! FA!R ( MOD]N AN>*ISM1 WAS A FAN ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 BUT NOT ! SORT ?AT G5]ATES CAPITAL )\T LABOR4 ,= ,PR\DHON 7AS WELL AS O!R SOCIALI/S71 REAL E/ATE SPECULATION1 MONEY L5D+ AT 9T]E/1 & TRAD+ 9 /OCKS & BONDS W]E CONSID]$ UNSAVORY BECAUSE !RE WAS NO ACTUAL PHYSICAL WORK PUT 9TO !M4 ,?IS IS :AT HE MEANT :5 HE FAM\SLY WROTE 0,PROP]TY IS ,!FT40 ,PR\DHON'S ,PEOPLE'S ,BANK1 ALONG ) ! ROMANTICIZ$ PA/ORALISM ( SMALL-SCALE 7COTTAGE7 9DU/RY & AGRICULTURE1 W]E ! HALLM>KS ( HIS ANTI-/ATI/ SOCIAL VISION4 ,EX*ANGE ( GOODS & S]VICES DIRECTLY BETWE5 ! PRODUC]S & CONSUM]S WAS TO BE ! BASIS ( A FREE & FAIR ECONOMY2 PRICES OR EX*ANGE VALUES W]E TO BE NEGOTIAT$ & DET]M9$ BY ! PRODUC]S & CONSUM]S !MSELVES )\T ! 9T]F]5CE ( BANK]S1 ECONOMIC PLANN]S1 OR O!R EXP]TS & BUREAUCRATS4 ,?AT'S :AT HE MEANT :5 HE LESS-FAM\SLY WROTE 0,PROP]TY IS ,LIB]TY40 ,WRIT+ AS ,M>X'S CONTEMPOR>Y 9 ! MID-N9ETE5? C5TURY1 ,PR\DHON WAS REACT+ TO ! FITFUL IMPLEM5TATION ( 9DU/RIALISM & ITS ACCOMPANY+ PROCESS ( PROLET>IANIZATION1 F9D+ FAULT ) ITS C5TRALIZ+ & MONOPOLIZ+ T5D5CIES4 ,M>X & ,5GELS 7ET AL7 F\ND 9 ?AT C5TRALIZATION ! P]FECT ME*ANISM = ! CREATION ( A SELF-CONSCI\S CLASS1 A REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT CAPABLE ( EXPROPRIAT+ ! ,MEANS ( ,PRODUCTION ONCE !Y 7BO? ! CLASS & ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION7 BECAME FULLY DEVELOP$4 ,PR\DHON BELIEV$ ?AT ! PROLET>IANIZATION ( =M] PEASANTS & RU9$ %OPKEEP]S W\LD ONLY CREATE A MASS ( ALI5AT$ & SUBMISSIVE WORK]S4 

,:AT IS A PETIT B\RGEOIS8 ,9 ECONOMIC T]MS IT REF]S TO A SMALL BUS9ESSP]SON1 SOMEONE :O IS EI!R SELF-EMPLOY$1 WORKS ONLY ) MEMB]S ( H]_/HIS FAMILY1 OR HAS A H&FUL ( EMPLOYES2 A %OPKEEP]4 ,! PETIT B\RGEOIS MAY HOLD ! TITLE TO H] /ORE1 BUT ! BANK HOLDS ! MORTGAGE2 ! PETIT B\RGEOIS MAY OR MAY NOT DISLIKE NEO-LIB]AL GLOBALIZATION1 & MAY GRUMBLE AB\T ! 9JU/ICE ( MONOPOLY CAPITALISM1 BUT ?IS IS ONLY A COMPLA9T AB\T A P>TICUL> ORGANIZATION ( CAPITALISM -- ! PETIT B\RGEOIS IS /ILL A CAPITALI/1 RELY+ ON ! EX*ANGE ( COMMODITIES = A PR(IT1 H[EV] SMALL4 ,9 ,M>XI/ SLANG 7BECAUSE ( ! ,M>XI/ ASS]TION ?AT ECONOMIC /ATUS DET]M9ES ONE'S SOCIO-CULTURAL IDEOLOGY7 IT'S ALSO US$ TO DESCRIBE A C]TA9 M5TALITY ?AT ACCOMPANIES ! PREC>I\S & SELF-C5T]$ ECONOMIC /ATUS ( ! P]SON :OSE RELATION%IP TO ! (T-CIT$ ,MEANS ( ,PRODUCTION IS NOT ! SAME AS ?AT ( ! BIG B\RGEOIS 7L>GE L&[N]1 BANK]1 BOSS74 ,9 CLASS T]MS1 ! B\RGEOIS IS 9 CON/ANT CONFLICT ) ! PROLET>IAN2 ! PETIT B\RGEOIS CAN TAKE EI!R SIDE1 BUT MORE (T5 ?AN NOT COMES D[N AGA9/ ! PROLET>IAN AS WELL4 ,IF ! HI/ORICAL MISSION ( ! PROLET>IAT IS TO EXPROPRIATE ! PRIVATE PROP]TY & SOCIAL WEAL? ( CAPITALI/S1 !N ! PETIT B\RGEOIS WILL ULTIMATELY REMA9 LOYAL TO ! REGIME ( CAPITALISM1 PRIVATE PROP]TY1 & ! /ATE4 

,! PETIT B\RGEOIS IS /]EOTYPICALLY SMALL-M9D$1 P>O*IAL1 CON=MI/1 ACQUISITIVE1 /+Y1 & EASILY SWAY$ BY DEMAGOG]Y4 ,POPULISM 7*>ACT]IZ$ BY ANTI-9TELLECTUALISM2 ! SCAPEGOAT+ ( EASY_/AB/RACT T>GETS2 *>ISMATIC YET APPROA*ABLE LEAD]S1 & ! PROMOTION ( SMALL-SCALE CAPITALISM7 IS (T5 ! TYPICAL EXPRESSION ( PETIT-B\RGEOIS POLITICS4 

,AN>*I/ ,PROP]TY1 ,PRESS1 & ,BUS9ESS 

,= C5TURIES1 ?OSE :O HAVE S\<T TO *ANGE SOCIETY FROM BEL[ HAVE RELI$ ON ! PAMPHLET & ! SMALL J\RNAL AS ! PRIM>Y MEANS = MAK+ !IR IDEAS KN[N TO O!RS4 ,AN>*I/S >E NO EXCEPTION TO ?IS TRADITION1 & IT CONT9UES TODAY4 ,$UCATIONAL EF=TS HAVE BE5 ! MO/ /ABLE & LONG-LA/+ ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN PROJECTS COMP>$ TO COMMUNAL LIV+1 MOD]N S*OOLS1 & LABOR UNIONS4 ,:E!R IT'S ! AN>*I/ BOOK/ORE OR 9FO%OP1 A ONE-TIME PAMPHLET1 A PO/]1 OR A P]IODICAL1 AN>*I/ PUBLI%+ & ! DI/RIBUTION & DISCUSSION ( PR9T$ MAT]IAL HAS BE5 ! PRIM>Y EF=T ( MO/ AN>*I/S = ! PA/ #ae YE>S2 9DE$1 MO/ AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS HAVE C5T]$ !IR ACTIVITIES >\ND ! PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION ( P]IODICALS4 

,NO AN>*I/ EV] MADE A LIV+ AT WRIT+ AN>*I/ MAT]IAL2 GIV5 ! P]VASIV5ESS ( CAPITALI/ SOCIAL RELATIONS1 ?AT IS TO BE EXPECT$4 ,J\RNALS >E LUCKY TO BREAK EV51 :ILE MO/ 9CUR SUB/ANTIAL DEBT 7! VIBRANT ,FR5* AN>*I/ PUBLI%+ SC5E 9 ! P]IOD LEAD+ UP TO ,W,W,I WAS FUND$ L>GELY ?R\< ! >M$ ROBB]IES ( ! SO-CALL$ ,BONNOT ,GANG & ! PRE-REVOLUTION ,SPANI% AN>*I/ PRESS & !IR $UCATIONAL C5T]S -- AT5EOS1 ! 9FO%OPS ( !IR DAY -- W]E KEPT AFLOAT ?R\< ! EXPROPRIATIONS C>RI$ \T BY ,C,N,T MILITANTS74 ,) ! RISE ( PO/MOD]NISM & ! EXPLOSION ( NI*E M>KET+1 A %IFT OCCURR$2 ALONG ) ! 5C\RAGEM5T ( PASSIVELY CONSUM+ -- RA!R ?AN ACTIVELY P>TICIPAT+ 9 -- DISSID5CE1 AN>*I/ & O!R RADICAL PUBLI%+1 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA AT LEA/1 BEGAN TO BE LOOK$ UPON AS SOME?+ ?AT C\LD BECOME MORE ?AN A F9ANCIAL BLACK HOLE4 

,! RELATION%IP ( MANY PRODUC]S ( AN>*I/ COMMODITIES TO !IR CONSUM]S HAS BY N[ BECOME 7IF IT EV] HAD A DIFF]5T POT5TIAL7 ! SAME AS ?AT ( ! MORE HONE/ 767 CAPITALI/ 5TREPR5EUR3 SUPPLI] ( ID5TIFIABLE ACCESSORIES1 FROM BLACK & R$ MESS5G] BAGS1 TO BANN]S1 BUMP]/ICK]S1 & HOODIES4 ,! 5TREPR5EUR_/PETIT B\RGEOIS ISN'T ATTA*$ TO ! SPECIFIC CONT5T ( ! CRAP BE+ FLOGG$1 SO LONG AS IT BR+S 9 A PR(IT AT ! 5D ( ! FISCAL P]IOD4 

,! FACT ?AT !RE MI<T BE AN>*I/ CONT5T OR AN AN>*I/ !ME 9 PR9T$ MAT]IAL DOESN'T ALT] ! RELATION%IP ( AU?OR7S7 TO PR9T]1 OR AU?OR7S7 TO READ]S1 OR PR9T] TO READ]S4 ,BR&-NAME AN>*I/ ACC\T]M5TS >E ALL COMMODITIES BE+ (F]$ = SALE )9 ! P>AMET]S ( A M>KET ECONOMY4 ,! 5T]PRISES 5GAG$ 9 ! PRODUCTION ( !SE ITEMS AS WELL AS ! V5UES 7BOOK FAIRS & O!RS7 >E B\ND BY ! NECESSITIES ( ECONOMIC SURVIVAL2 UNLESS ! PRODUC]S >E F9ANCIALLY SOLV5T \TSIDE ! PROJECT 7& SO >E ABLE TO SUBSIDIZE IT71 DIRECT1 NON-MONET>Y1 EX*ANGE ( GOODS ) O!R PRODUC]S CAN ONLY OCCUR ON A LIMIT$ BASIS -- O!RWISE ! PROJECT WILL C]TA9LY FAIL4 ,! GOAL ( BE+ A SELF-SU/A9+ 7OR PR(IT-MAK+7 MULTI-TITLE PUBLI%] 9 A COMPETITIVE ECONOMY CAN ONLY BE REALIZ$ ) AN 9CREAS+ MONOPOLY ON A DESIRABLE L9E ( RECOGNIZABLE COMMODITIES2 ?IS IS ! PETIT-B\RGEOIS WET DREAM4 ,! ECONOMIC IMP]ATIVE ( ! SMALL BUS9ESS OP]ATOR1 TO RE9VE/ A P]C5TAGE ( PR(ITS 9 ! PROJECT 9 ORD] TO EXP& ! NUMB] & DIV]SITY ( ! PRODUCTS1 OP]ATES )\T BE+ CALL$ 9TO QUE/ION2 IF ! GOAL IS TO GET ! ,WORD \T1 GET ! ,IDEA TO MORE & MORE PEOPLE1 !N SUCCESS CAN ONLY BE MEASUR$ US+ CAPITALI/ T]MS & LOGIC1 & NO AM\NT ( PROTE/+ AB\T ! USE ( ?AT LOGIC1 OR ! WAT]+ D[N ( ! MESSAGE1 CAN LESS5 ?IS RELIANCE ON ! TOOLS ( \R EXPLOIT]S4 

,ANO!R1 RELAT$1 PROBLEM ( HAV+ A BUS9ESS ELITE SET \R POLITICAL AG5DAS IS ! IMPLICIT PROPOSITION ?AT ALL RELEVANT !ORIZ+ & DISCUSS+ ( ANTI-/ATE & ANTI-CAPITALI/ IDEAS HAS BE5 COMPLET$ -- AS IF ! ,LA/ ,WORD ( ,AN>*ISM W]E COT]M9\S ) ! FIR/ WORDS ( ,BAKUN9 OR ,KROPOTK91 & ?AT !RE=E ! ONLY TASK ?AT REMA9S IS SIMPLY TO SELL AS MANY BOOKS & PAMPHLETS WRITT5 BY !M AS POSSIBLE4 ,! MOVE BY MANY WRIT]S 79 BOOKS & J\RNALS1 AS WELL AS ON ! 9T]NET7 TO QUOTE ,BAKUN91 &_/OR :OEV] ELSE 9 ! AN>*I/ PAN!ON !Y WI% TO 9VOKE AS !IR FAVORITE AU?ORITY1 IS A REFLECTION ( ?IS RELUCTANCE ( \R CONTEMPOR>Y ANTI-9TELLECTUAL COMRADES TO BR+ AN>*I/ IDEAS 9TO ! CURR5T C5TURY4 ,CIT+ A FAM\S PUBLI%$ WRIT]1 AS A MEANS ( 5D+ DEBATE1 IS AN OLD AU?ORIT>IAN TRICK1 UNBECOM+ ( ANYONE :O ADH]ES TO A PHILOSOPHY ?AT CELEBRATES 9DEP5D5T ?\<T4 ,& WE AN>*I/S POKE FUN AT ! ,M>XI/S444 

,! FIR/ FEW ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ,BAY ,>EA ,AN>*I/ ,BOOK ,FAIRS W]E PLACES :]E COMM]CE1 TRADE 79 ! S5SE ( DIRECT NON-MONET>Y EX*ANGE71 & SOCIALIZ+ TOOK PLACE2 A SWAP MEET OR FLEA M>KET ATMOSPH]E MADE ?IS ANNUAL EV5T QUALITATIVELY DIFF]5T FROM JU/ GO+ 9TO A /ORE TO %OP4 ,MO/ PEOPLE (F]+ M]*&ISE MORE REC5TLY ID5TIFY AS V5DORS1 LOOK+ AT BOOK FAIRS 7& O!R EV5TS :]E PR9T$ MAT]IAL1 T-%IRTS1 TOTE BAGS1 /ICK]S1 & O!R P>APH]NALIA CAN BE DISPLAY$7 AS PURELY M]CANTILE EV5TS1 :]E PRODUCTS & CRAFTS >E SOLD -- NOT TO COMRADES & FRI5DS 9 ! C\RSE ( CONV]SATION & UNM$IAT$ 9T]ACTION1 BUT TO ANONYM\S CONSUM]S4 ,!SE EV5TS HAVE N[ BECOME FR5ZIES ( NI*E M>KET BUY+ & SELL+1 ) CONSUM]S LOOK+ = ! BE/ DEALS :ILE V5DORS LOOK TO 5TICE MORE CA% \T ( CU/OM]S4 ,PACKAG+ HAS BECOME MORE IMPORTANT ?AN CONT5T2 QUASI- OR NON-AN>*I/ PAMPHLETS & BOOKS >E PUBLI%$ & DI/RIBUT$ 7& MORE (T5 ?AN NOT ! SAME ITEMS APPE> ON MORE ?AN ONE V5DOR TABLE7 ?AT >E GE>$ NOT TO A SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/ 7OR AN>*I/-CURI\S7 READ]%IP1 BUT TO A G5]ICALLY LEFT-LIB]AL 7& !RE=E MORE AFFLU5T7 CONSUM] BASE4 ,PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION DECISIONS >E MADE 9 PURELY ECONOMIC T]MS2 :ATEV] ITEMS >E (F]$ ?AT >E NOT EXPLICITLY )9 ! B\NDS ( ! BUS9ESS MISSION /ATEM5T >E EXPLA9$ AS PR(IT-G5]AT+ ITEMS ?AT ALL[ = ! PRODUCTION ( ?OSE ITEMS ?AT >E SUPPOS$ TO FIT1 OR AT LEA/ FIT BETT]4 ,SO AT ! DISPLAY TABLES ( AN>*I/ V5DORS WE >E TREAT$ TO ! UNABA%$ (F]+S ( T-%IRTS ) IMAGES ( ,*E & BOOKS WRITT5 BY ,L59I/S & O!R ANTI-AN>*I/S4 ,CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*ISM APP>5TLY DOESN'T SELL WELL TO ?OSE 9T]E/$ 9 SOME?+ MORE ?AN PRODUCT RECOGNITION1 BUT ! POPUL> ICONS ( /ATI/ REBELLION APP>5TLY DO JU/ F9E1 :I* BEGS ! QUE/ION ( :O IS ACTUALLY BUY+ ?IS /UFF4 ,!RE >E V]Y FEW VOICES CALL+ 9TO QUE/ION !SE UNILAT]AL1 AG5DA-SETT+1 BUS9ESS DECISIONS2 FEW] /ILL WILL+ TO 9SI/ ?AT SU* DECISIONS HAVE REAL 7MO/LY NEGATIVE7 CONSEQU5CES = ! SPREAD ( AN>*I/ IDEAS & PRACTICE -- AS OPPOS$ TO ,MAOISM HID+ BEH9D A CIRCLE-,A1 OR R$-&-BLACK LIB]ALISM4 

,?IS COMB9ATION ( SU* QUE/IONABLE PRODUCTION DECISIONS & ! MA9T5ANCE ( ! TYPICAL RELATION%IP ( DELIB]ATE PRODUC] TO PASSIVE CONSUM] IS :AT MAKES AN>*I/ BUS9ESS PRACTICES P>TICUL>LY H>D TO SWALL[4 ,AFT] ALL1 :AT DIFF]5CE DOES IT MAKE IF ! PRODUC]_/PROPRIETOR (F]S GOODS ?AT PROMOTE AN AN>*I/ !ME IF ! CONTEXT ( ITS PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION IS FULLY CAPITALI/8 

,H[ HAVE ! BUS9ESS PRIORITIES1 AG5DAS1 & DECISIONS ( ! ECONOMIC ELITE 9FLU5C$ ! PRACTICES ( ! RE/ ( US8 ,H[ MU* HAS WRITT5 & GRAPHIC AGITATION BE5 LEFT TO ?OSE :O'VE LIT]ALLY CORN]$ ! M>KET1 LEAV+ ! ACTUAL ACTORS RELY+1 = ! VITAL TASK ( EVALUATION & ANALYSIS1 ON ! PUBLI%$ ACC\NTS ( O!RS8 

,AN>*I/ ,EFFECTIV5ESS1 ,CAPITALI/ ,LOGIC 

,!RE IS AN UNCOM=TABLE CORRELATION BETWE5 ! DESIRE TO MAKE AN>*ISM 7OR AN>*I/ IDEAS_/PROJECTS_/ME?ODS7 MORE EFFECTIVE1 & ! PURSUITS ( AN>*I/ BUS9ESSES4 ,P>T ( ! LOGIC IS CIRCUL>3 SPREAD+ ! IDEAS IS (T5 :AT PROMPTS ! AN>*I/ 5TREPR5EUR TO />T A BUS9ESS 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,:AT EFFECTIV5ESS MEANS 9 ! CASE ( AN>*I/ PROJECTS REMA9S UNCLE>2 ?AT ( AN>*I/ BUS9ESSES CAN ONLY MEAN MORE 9COME &_/OR PR(IT4 ,! PO9T IS NOT ?AT ONLY A CA%-POOR OR 9-DEBT PROJECT CAN BE TRULY AN>*I/1 BUT ?AT !RE'S SOME?+ FI%Y AB\T A SUPPOS$LY ANTI-CAPITALI/ PROJECT BE+ SUCCESSFUL 7OR EFFECTIVE7 9 CAPITALI/ T]MS4 ,>E ?OSE :O 9VOKE EFFECTIV5ESS SAY+ ?AT !Y WANT AN>*I/ IDEAS TO BE MORE POPUL>8 ,?AT !Y WANT MORE AN>*I/S8 ,?AT !Y WANT MORE GR\PS TO USE AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS &_/OR DECISION-MAK+ PROCESSES8 ,9 BUS9ESS T]MS1 EFFECTIV5ESS MEANS BIGG] OR MORE 9FLU5TIAL -- A L>G] M>KET %>E4 ,H[ >E WE TO UND]/& ?IS PU% = AN>*I/S TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE OR 9FLU5TIAL8 ,MORE IMPORTANTLY1 H[ >E WE TO JUDGE :E!R OR NOT AN>*I/S >E BE+ EFFECTIVE AT ALL -- LET ALONE MORE EFFECTIVE8 ,:AT CRIT]IA %\LD BE US$ TO 7ATTEMPT TO7 MAKE SU* A DET]M9ATION8 

,ACCORD+ TO MANY COMM5TATORS1 9 TIMES & PLACES 7REVOLUTION>Y OR NOT7 :]E AN>*I/S & AN>*I/ IDEAS HAVE HAD SOME K9D ( NOTICEABLE PRES5CE1 \R 9FLU5CE HAS EXT5D$ BEYOND \R NUMB]S4 ,:ILE ,I W\LD PREF] ?IS TO BE TRUE1 IT IS DIFFICULT -- AT BE/ -- TO SUPPORT SU* A /ATEM5T ) ACTUAL EVID5CE4 ,DOES ?AT EXT5D$ 9FLU5CE BECOME NOTICEABLE :5 NON-AN>*I/S USE NONHI]>*ICAL ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS8 ,:5 NON-AN>*I/S ORGANIZE !MSELVES 9TO AFF9ITY GR\PS &_/OR NETWORKS8 ,:5 NON-AN>*I/S USE SOME K9D ( DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC OR CONS5SUS-TYPE DECISION-MAK+ PROCESS8 ,:5 NON-AN>*I/S USE BLACK & R$ ON !IR LOGOS8 ,:5 DEAD AN>*I/S >E MADE 9TO NON-AN>*I/ M>TYRS8 

,A RELAT$ CONC]N IS ?AT AN>*I/S BREAK \T ( \R SUBCULTURAL <ETTOES4 ,! LANGUAGE US$ 9 ?IS >GUM5T C5T]S ON EFFECTIV5ESS AS WELL4 ,9 AN >TICLE PUBLI%$ TWO YE>S AGO 9 ,NOR!A/]N ,AN>*I/1 A ,N,E,F,A,CK] COMM5T$ ?AT A TIME ( ! GR[? ( 9FO%OPS & O!R SMALL-SCALE AN>*I/ PROJECTS WAS A DEPRESS+ TIME 0= AN>*I/S40 ,AFT] ,I QUE/ION$ :Y ! EXPANSION ( 9FO%OPS & RELAT$ PROJECTS W\LD BE DEPRESS+ = HIM1 ONE ( HIS SUPPORT]S RESPOND$ BY ASK+ AB\T :AT 0LA/+ CONTRIBUTIONS0 SU* PROJECTS HAVE MADE8 ,?IS IS A FAIR QUE/ION1 BUT ONLY IF ONE IS LOOK+ = A DIRECT CAUSAL RELATION%IP BETWE5 ONE'S AN>*I/ ACTIVITIES & ! 9FLU5CE ( ?OSE ACTIVITIES ON A WID]1 NON-AN>*I/1 PUBLIC4 ,EV5 !IR 9FLU5CE ON O!R AN>*I/S & O!R AN>*I/ PROJECTS W\LD BE AN 9T]E/+ PIECE ( 9=MATION4 

,?OSE :O >E CONC]N$ ) SU* QUE/IONS >E AS UNABLE AS ! RE/ ( US TO DET]M9E H[ MU* ACTUAL EFFECTIV5ESS !IR PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES HAVE4 ,P]HAPS !Y >E JUDG+ BY ! NUMB] ( NEW MEMB]S ( !IR P>TICUL> GR\PS4 ,P]HAPS !Y >E JUDG+ BY ! NUMB] ( P]IODICALS PR9T$ &_/OR DI/RIBUT$4 ,! LATE ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 AV]R$ ?AT ! APPROXIMATE CIRCULATION ( A FLI] & A J\RNAL HE CO-WROTE 9 ! LATE #a#i#fS WAS AN ACCURATE DET]M9ANT = HIS & HIS GR\P'S 9FLU5CE4 ,! PR9T RUN ( ?IS MAGAZ9E HAS FLUCTUAT$ BETWE5 FIVE & A LITTLE OV] SIX ?\S& = ! PA/ SIX YE>S1 BUT DOES ?IS MEAN IT ACTUALLY REA*ES #e PEOPLE8 ,?AT'S HI<LY D\BTFUL2 US+ CORPORATE DI/RIBUTORS MEANS ?AT WE ACCEPT CORPORATE DI/RIBUTOR RETURNS 7A DEPRESS+LY L>GE NUMB]74 ,CLE>LY !RE >E PEOPLE WE DON'T KN[ :O >E (T5 PICK+ UP1 SOMETIMES BUY+1 R>ELY SUBSCRIB+1 BUT DEF9ITELY READ+ ,A,J,O,D,A4 ,PLUS ?IS P]IODICAL HAS BE5 >\ND = A QU>T] ( A C5TURY -- LONG 5\< TO HAVE SOME K9D ( 9FLU5CE4 ,BUT AGA91 H[ >E WE SUPPOS$ TO DET]M9E :AT IT IS & H[ MU* COMES DIRECTLY FROM US8 

,!RE'S A C]TA9 CAPITALI/ LOGIC 9VOLV$ 9 TRY+ TO DET]M9E QUANTITATIVELY ?IS CAUSE & EFFECT RELATION%IP BETWE5 AN>*I/ PROJECTS & AN>*I/ EFFECTIV5ESS4 ,AT ! 5D ( ! DAY 7OR YE>1 OR DECADE -- SORRY = ?OSE )\T ! PATI5CE TO WAIT ?AT LONG71 !Y SEEM TO SAY1 H[ MANY UNITS ( SOCIAL TRANS=MATION HAVE WE ACCUMULAT$ 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y ACC\NTS8 ,TO P>APHRASE A LONG-TIME NON-AN>*I/ COMRADE1 DO 7OR CAN7 !SE PROJECTS CONTA9 ANY?+ RELEVANT TO ADVANC+ ! POSSIBILITY ( A L>GE-SCALE MOVEM5T = IRREV]SIBLE RADICAL SOCIAL *ANGE1 OR ( RELEVANCE TO ANYONE \TSIDE ( A T9Y SUBCULTURE ( PEOPLE :O LIKE TO CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/S8 

,ANO!R FAIR QUE/ION1 BUT AGA91 ! ACTUAL DATA TO HELP US MAKE SU* A DET]M9ATION IS SORELY LACK+2 HI/ORICALLY SPEAK+1 9FLU5CES >E MO/ (T5 DECID$ UPON AFT] ! FACT4 ,IT IS AFT] A REVOLUTION OCCURS ?AT ! CAUSES >E PICK$ \T4 ,FIFTY YE>S ( TIRELESS & DANG]\S $UCATION & AGITATION BY AN>*I/S IS PUT =W>D AS ONE ( ! CAUSES ( ! E>LY SUCCESSES ( ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION 9 #a#i#c#f2 MILIT>Y DEFEAT IS T\T$ AS A PRIM>Y CAUSE ( ! OV]?R[ ( ,CZ>ISM4 ,BUT ! VA/ >RAY ( 9FLU5CES >E (T5 MURKI]1 MORE DIFFICULT TO DECIPH]1 & -- MORE TOPICALLY = ?IS DISCUSSION -- IMPOSSIBLE TO PR$ICT4 ,:O KN[S IF ! ADDITION ( T5 7OR TW5TY OR A HUNDR$7 9FO%OPS & MICROP[] RADIO /ATIONS WILL HA/5 AN IRREV]SIBLE MOVEM5T ( RADICAL SOCIAL TRANS=MATION 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES8 ,:O KN[S :E!R OR NOT TWO 7OR T5 OR TW5TY7 ANNUAL AN>*I/ CONF]5CES WILL HELP SPREAD ! IDEAS & PRACTICAL PROJECTS ( DE/ROY+ ! /ATE & ALL O!R 9/ITUTIONAL HI]>*IES8 ,! PROBLEM ) SU* CRITICISMS IS ?AT SOME CRITICS HAVE ALREADY DET]M9$ ?AT !SE PROJECTS >E IRRELEVANT & (F] NO LA/+ CONTRIBUTIONS -- TO !IR P>TICUL> ORGANIZATIONS & VISIONS4 ,BUT BAS$ ON :AT CRIT]IA8 ,NO IMM$IATE CAUSAL RESULTS1 NO 9CREAS$ M>KET %>E1 NO COV]AGE \TSIDE M>G9AL M$IA8 

,AN>*I/ ,ANTI-,BUS9ESS1 ,AN>*I/ ,FUTURE 

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,!RE HAVE BE51 & CONT9UE TO BE1 SUB/ANTIAL A*IEVEM5TS 9 GETT+ AN>*I/ IDEAS1 !ORIES1 & PRACTICES TO ?OSE CURI\S AB\T !M4 ,9DEP5D5T & SMALL PRESSES HAVE BE5 AN IMPORTANT S\RCE = MU* ( ! CONT9U$ DEBATE & REF9EM5T ( AN>*I/1 ANTI-/ATE1 & ANTI-CAPITALI/ !ORY & ! V>I\S PROJECTS ATTA*$ TO ?OSE DISCUSSIONS4 ,! CREATION ( 9FO%OPS & O!R GA!R+ SPOTS AS PLACES :]E AN>*I/S & O!R 9T]E/$ PEOPLE CAN MEET & READ1 DISCUSS1 & DEVISE PLANS -- & :]E COMMODITY EX*ANGE DOESN'T NECESS>ILY TAKE PLACE1 & 9DE$ IS (T5 ACTIVELY DISC\RAG$ -- HAS BE5 A L>GELY POSITIVE EXAMPLE ( 7REVIV$7 AN>*I/ PRACTICE4 ,9T]NET DISCUSSION =UMS1 CONF]5CES1 /UDY GR\PS1 ! LETT]S SECTIONS ( P]IODICALS1 MICROP[] RADIO1 EV5 ! EXPANSION ( ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS GR\PS444= ALL !IR PROBLEMS1 !SE EXAMPLES ( EXP&+ \R DAY TO DAY 9FLU5CE -- IF ONLY ON A LIMIT$ SCALE -- HAVE ALSO PROVID$ IMPORTANT COMMODITY-FREE SPACES1 :]E ! ECONOMIC CONSID]ATIONS ( MAK+ A BUCK >E COMPLETELY IGNOR$4 ,! DISCOV]Y1 EMBRACE1 & CELEBRATION ( EGALIT>IANISM1 REAL AFF9ITY1 FRI5D%IPS1 SOLID>ITY1 SUPPORT NETWORKS1 & EMPA?IC 9TIMACY OCCUR MORE EASILY :]E COMMODITY EX*ANGE IS ABS5T1 :]E RELATION%IPS >E NOT M$IAT$ BY MONEY OR ! CREATION & USE ( ECONOMIC VALUE1 :]E COMM]CE IS ABS5T &_/OR DELIB]ATELY %UNN$4 ,! BASIS ( MEAN+FUL AN>*I/ ACTIVITY BEG9S 9 !SE SPACES4 ,! MA9T5ANCE & EXPANSION ( SOME K9D ( AU!NTIC REVOLUTION>Y COMMUNITY & CULTURE CANNOT BE F> BEH9D4 

,I W\LD LIKE TO ?ANK ,B,H & ,G,D = !IR 9VALUABLE -- ?AT IS1 NOT QUANTIFIABLE & !RE=E NON-COMMODIFI$ -- ASSI/ANCE 9 ! WRIT+ ( ?IS ESSAY4 

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