,REVIEW3 ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLI/ ,AN>*ISM -- ,AN ,UNBRIDGEABLE ,*ASM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

,TEXT 3 

,AS ,BOOK*9 HIMSELF SAYS 0,/AT$ BLUNTLY3 ,BETWE5 ! SOCIALI/ P$IGREE ( AN>*O-SYNDICALISM & AN>*O COMMUNISM444& ! BASICALLY LIB]AL1 9DIVIDUALI/IC P$IGREE ( LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM444 !RE EXI/S A DIVIDE ?AT CANNOT BE BRIDG$ UNLESS WE COMPLETELY DISREG>D ! PR(\NDLY DIFF]5T GOALS1 ME?ODS1 & UND]LY+ PHILOSOPHY ?AT DI/+UI% !M40 ,9 ?IS BLI/]+ ATTACK ON LIFE/YLISM1 9DIVIDUALISM & PRIMITIVISM1 ?IS VET]AN ( ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T PULLS \T ALL ! /OPS4 ,HIS CON/ANT AFFIRMATION ( ! REVOLUTION>Y1 SOCIAL & COLLECTIVE CORE ( ,AN>*ISM ?R\<\T ?IS BOOKLET W>MS ! COCKLES ( ! HE>T ( ANY ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ WOR? !IR SALT4 ,BOOK*9 SEEMS CONC]N$ ?AT ?IS REVOLUTION>Y CORE IS BE+ ]OD$ TO ! PO9T :]E ! WORD AN>*Y WILL BECOME P>T ( ! *IC B\RGEOIS VOCABUL>Y ( ! COM+ C5TURY NAU<TY1 REBELLI\S1 9S\CIANT BUT DELICI\SLY SAFE4 ,?IS PESSIMISM IS NOT BORNE \T BY A LOOK AT ! FACTS4 ,BOOK*9 APPE>S TO BE REF]R+ TO ! ,ANGLO-,SAXON ,AN>*I/ SC5E1 AL?\< HE SEEMS TO BELIEVE ?IS PROCESS IS ALSO GO+ ON 9 =1 EXAMPLE1 ! ,LAT9 C\NTRIES4 ,N[ ADMITT$LY ! SO-CALL$ ,AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,CANADA IS DIABOLICAL4 ,?IS REVIEW] REMEMB]S WELL ! ,AM]ICAN & ,CANADIAN 0,AN>*I/S0 :O TURN$ UP TO ! ,TRIE/E ,9T]NATIONAL ,AN>*I/ CONF]5CE :O SICK5$ MANY ,EA/ & ,WE/ ,EUROPEAN COMRADES !RE1 NOT TO M5TION ?OSE :O TURN$ UP = ! ,CLASS ,W> ,9T]NATIONAL EV5T4 ,BUT EV5 SO !RE DO EXI/ GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! ,ATLANTIC :O DO PR(ESS SOME K9D ( CLASS -/RUGGLE AN>*ISM4 ,%\LDN'T ,BOOK*9 BE> ?IS 9 M9D & MAKE REF]5CE TO !M AS A C\NT]-WEI<T TO ! 9DIVIDUALI/S & LIFE/YLI/S HE DESCRIBES8 ,SIMIL>LY1 ,BOOK*9 SEEMS REM>KABLY IGNORANT ( ! ,AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,IREL& & ,BRITA94 ,IS HE NOT AW>E ?AT ! MAJORITY ( ,IRI% ,AN>*I/S HOLD CLASS /RUGGLE VIEWS1 AS DOES ! ,SCOTTI% ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION4 ,IS HE NOT CONSCI\S ( ! FACT ?AT ! NUMB] ( CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/S 9 ,5GL& & ,WALES HAVE 9CREAS$ DRAMATICALLY 9 ! LA/ #b DECADES8 ,:Y NO REF]5CE TO ANY ( ! ORGANIZATIONS & PAP]S ?AT ESP\SE SU* VIEWS8 ,& :AT AB\T ! MOVEM5T 9 ! RE/ ( ,EUROPE8 ,IT W\LD BE PREPO/]\S TO REG>D IT AS PR$OM9ANTLY LIFE/YLI/6 

,ALT]NATIVE 

 ,NEV]!LESS ?IS PAMPHLET IS A WELCOME ADDITION TO ! >GUM5TS 9 FAVOR ( :AT ,BOOK*9 DEF9ES AS SOCIAL AN>*ISM & AGA9/ ! LATT] DAY 9DIVIDUALISM :I* HE BELIEVES />T$ TAK+ HOLD ) ! DEFEAT ( ! #fS C\NT]-CULTURE4 ,HE NOTES3 0 ,NO LESS ?AN ,M>XISM & O!R SOCIALISMS1 AN>*ISM CAN BE PR(\NDLY 9FLU5C$ BY ! B\RGEOIS 5VIRONM5T IT PR(ESSES TO OPPOSE1 ) ! RESULT ?AT ! GR[+ 09W>DNESS0 & N>CISSISM ( ! YUPPIE G5]ATION HAVE LEFT !IR M>K UPON MANY AV[$ RADICALS4 ,AD HOC ADV5TURISM1 P]SONAL BRAVURA1 AN AV]SION TO !ORY ODDLY AK9 TO ! ANTIRATIONAL BIASES ( PO/MOD]NISM1 CELEBRATIONS ( !ORETICAL 9COH]5CE 7PLURALISM71 A BASICALLY APOLITICAL & ANTI-ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITM5T TO IMAG9ATION1 DESIRE1 & EC/ASY1 & AN 9T5SELY SELF-ORI5T$ 5*ANTM5T ( EV]YDAY LIFE1 REFLECT ! TOLL ?AT SOCIAL REACTION HAS TAK5 ON ,EURO-,AM]ICAN AN>*ISM OV] ! PA/ TWO DECADES04 

,N[1 ,BOOK*9 WAS 9VOLV$ 9 V>I\S ATTEMPTS AT RADICALIZ+ ! C\NT]-CULTURE 9 ! #fS1 TO HIS CR$IT4 ,BUT P]HAPS HIS 9VOLVEM5T HAS MADE HIM A MITE 9DULG5T 4 ,:IL/ ADMITT+ ! C\NT]-CULTURE'S 0%ORTCOM+S0 HE FAILS TO SAY :AT !Y >E4 ,C]TA9LY 9DIVIDUALISM & SELF-C5T]$ PURSUIT ( PLEASURE CAN BE DISCOV]$ TO A LESS] OR GREAT] EXT5T 9 ! SAY+S ( C\NT]-CULTURAL FIGUREHEADS LIKE ,TIMO?Y ,LE>Y1 ,ABBIE ,H(FMAN & ,J]RY ,RUB94 ,! IMPACT ( DECADES ( REACTION S9CE !N %\LD NOT OBSCURE ! FACT ?AT !SE T5D5CIES W]E ALREADY !RE & ?AT LITTLE ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO C\NT]POSE A CLASS /RUGGLE P]SPECTIVE4 

,BOOK*91 9 HIS (T5 BRILLIANT DIATRIBES AGA9/ ! ,PRIMITIVI/S1 FAILS TO EMPHASIZE ! O!R SIDE ( ! CO94 ,PRODUCTIVISM1 PRODUCTION = PRODUCTION'S SAKE1 ONE ( ! *IEF MAXIMS ( CAPITALISM1 IS ONE ( ! ME*ANISMS ?AT ! ,PRIMITIVI/S1 NO MATT] H[ WRONG-HEAD$LY & 9 SU* A MI/AK5 WAY1 >E REBELL+ AGA9/4 ,9 CA/IGAT+ ! ANTI-TE*NOLOGY & ANTI-CIVILIZATION /ANCES ( ,PRIMITIVISM1 ONE FEELS ?AT ,BOOK*9 ]RS TOO MU* 9 ! O!R DIRECTION4 ,C]TA9LY HE FAILS TO SUFFICI5TLY ADDRESS HIMSELF TO ! PROBLEM ( UNBRIDL$ ,PRODUCTION4 ,SIMIL>LY 1 :IL/ AGREE+ ) HIS D5UNCIATION ( ! ANTI-CIVILIZATION POSES- & 9DE$ POSES >E :AT !Y (T5 >E- ( ! PRIMITIVI/S1 ,BOOK*9 FAILS TO EMPHASIS :AT ?IS REVIEW] FEELS IS ( UTMO/ IMPORTANCE4 ,! PRIMITIVI/S HAVE SUB/ITUT$ ! ,CIVILIZATION ( ! LA/ FEW ?\S& YE>S ) A CALL = ! DE/RUCTION ( ,CIVILIZATION4 ,WELL1 ,I GO ALONG ) !M ON ?IS4 ,EXCEPT ?AT ,I WANT TO SUB/ITUTE A NEW ,CIVILIZATION1 BAS$ ON VALUES NURTUR$ 9 ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T & />T+ TO DEVELOP N[ ) A CULTURE ( RESI/ANCE1 NOT ! 5D ( CIVILIZATION P] SE4 ,BOOK*9 FAILS TO EXPLA9 ?AT A FUTURE SOCIETY W\LD MEAN A NEW ,CIVILIZATION1 TRANSC5D+1 & 9DE$ DE/ROY+ ?IS ONE4 

,DEMOCRACY 

 ,BOOK*9 VAUNTS DEMOCRACY AS 0NOT ANTI!TICAL TO AN>*ISM04 ,BUT WE 9 ! ,A,C,F FEEL ?AT ?IS AMBIGU\S T]M1 SO (T5 US$ TO MOBILIZE ! MASSES TO GO TO W> = CAPITALISM & ! ,/ATE & TO C\NT] ! ,WE/]N ,P[]S' /RUGGLE ) ! ,SOVIET BLOC1 CANNOT BE US$ )\T CONFUSION4 ,SOME ( ,BOOK*9'S 0DISCIPLES0 HAVE US$ HIS CALL = 0LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM0 TO RUN AS C&IDATES = ,CITY ,C\NCIL ELECTIONS4 ,9DE$ 9 ,CANADA1 SOME ( !SE 0DISCIPLES0 HAVE RUN ON 0LIB]T>IAN0 TICKETS = ,QUEBEC NATIONALISM4 ,N[1 ,BOOK*91 HAS VIGOR\SLY D5\NC$ NATIONALISM & SUPPORT = 0,NATIONAL LIB]ATION0 9 ?IS BOOK1 & ! VIEWS ( HIS 0DISCIPLES0 %\LD NOT BE MI/AK5 = HIS [N4 ,BUT HE REALLY NE$S TO CL>IFY JU/ :AT HE MEANS BY HIS SLOGAN 0,DEMOCRATIZE ! REPUBLIC1 RADICALIZE ! DEMOCRACY04 ,IS HE 9 FAVOR ( 0LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM 0 ( ! SORT :]E 0LIB]T>IANS0 CAPTURE ! LOCAL ,/ATE 7& 5D UP BE+ CAPTUR$ BY IT78 ,AS HE /ATES1 HE HAS LO/ ! VIEW ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS IS ! REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT ( HI/ORY1 ?AT IS1 ?AT IT IS DE/9$ TO BR+ AB\T ! RADICAL OV]?R[ ( CAPITALISM4 ,9 DO+ SO1 HE APPE>S TO HAVE DUG HIMSELF 9TO ! HOLE ( LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM1 \T ( :I* IT SEEMS DIFFICULT = HIM TO GET \T4 

,DESPITE !SE CRITICISMS1 ?IS BOOKLET IS WELL WOR? READ+ = >GUM5TS AGA9/ ! ]RONE\S IDEAS ( ,/IRN] & ,NIETZS*E4 ,9DE$1 ,BOOK*9 QUITE CORRECTLY PO9TS \T ?AT ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 DESPITE AV[+ AN AN>*O COMMUNI/ IDEOLOGY1 WAS A ,NIETZS*EAN 0*EEK TO J[L 9 SPIRIT ) 9DIVIDUALI/S04 ,HIS BRISK ATTACKS ON ! LIKES ( ,L4 ,SUSAN ,BR[N1 ,HAKIM ,BEY1 ,GEORGE ,BRAD=D & ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN %\LD BE READ BY ALL S]I\S ,AN>*I/S :O >E LOOK+ = A COH]5T REVOLUTION>Y ANSW] TO ! CONFUSION ( !SE ?9K]S4 

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