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,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

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,?IS PIECE ( WRIT+ HAS DEVELOP$ FROM A REC5T 9T]ACTION ,I HAD ) ! LOCAL ACTIVI/ SC5E.<#a.>1 AS WELL AS FROM PRIOR EXP]I5CES ( MY BRIEF 9VOLVEM5T )9 ?IS GR\P4 ,I REC5TLY ATTEMPT$ TO CRITICIZE ! ACTIONS ( !SE SPECIFIC PEOPLE BUT MY IDEAS W]E SWEPT UND] ! RUG AS ELITI/1 & ,I AN 9ACTIVE 0>M*AIR REVOLUTION>Y0.<#b.>4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 MY CRITIQUE WAS SWEPT ASIDE AS IRRELEVANT BECAUSE ( MY LACK ( ACTIVI/ /REET-CR$4 ,I DO NOT DEPLORE !SE DESCRIPTIONS AIM$ AT ME NOR AM ,I (F5D$ BY !IR /ATEM5TS AS ,I SEE ?AT IT EM]GES FROM !IR 9ABILITY TO RECEIVE CRITICISM4 ,9 FACT1 ! SITUATION HAS PROVID$ ME ) AN OPPORTUNITY TO ELUCIDATE SOME IDEAS ?AT ,I'VE PREVI\SLY F\ND DIFFICULT TO >TICULATE1 H[EV]1 ?IS 9T]ACTION HELP$ ME PUT !M 9 CONTEXT & = ?AT ,I AM ?ANKFUL4 ,NORMALLY ,I W\LDN'T CONSID] ?IS SMALL DISAGREEM5T A WOR?:ILE DISCUSSION1 BUT ,I BELIEVE ?AT )9 IT !RE >E SOME NECESS>Y PO9TS TO BE MADE & SOME FALSE ILLUSIONS TO %ATT]4 ,I ALSO ASSUME ?AT ?IS DISCUSSION CAN BE USEFUL TO O!RS IF !Y SO WI% TO 5GAGE4 

,MY ORIG9AL CRITIQUE WAS ?AT ( SYMBOLIC PROTE/S & !IR 9EFFECTUALITY & 9H]5T MORALISM4 ,BY SYMBOLIC PROTE/1 ,I MEAN AN ACTION ?AT WI%ES TO %[ DI/A/E T[>DS A P>TICUL> ISSUE )\T HAV+ ANY MAT]IAL EFFECT ON ! /ATUS QUO ( CAPITAL ACCUMULATION4 ,APPEAL+ TO EMOTION & OBTA9+ ! MORAL HI< GR\ND >E COMMON TACTICS ( SU* AN ACTION4 ,! LOCAL 0ACTIVI/ SC5E0 IS WELL V]S$ 9 !SE K9DS ( ACTIONS2 HOLD+ SIGNS1 AMBIGU\SLY ATTEMPT+ TO *ANGE PUBLIC OP9ION1 & TRY+ !IR D>N H>DE/ TO GET 5\< PEOPLE TO ATT5D.<#c.>4 ,9 ?IS P>TICUL> SITUATION IT WAS A C\NT]-DEMON/RATION T[>DS A LOCAL GR\P ( PEOPLE :O >E PROTE/+ AGA9/ A SOCIAL S]VICE C5T] HOLD+ REFUGEE PEOPLES FROM =EIGN C\NTRIES :O W]E TRY+ TO CROSS ! ,U4,S4_/,MEXICAN BORD] = V>I\S REASONS4 ,I'LL NOT GO 9TO ! POLITICS ( ?IS SITUATION1 NOR WILL ,I DISCUSS ! ACTUAL PROTE/ 9 L5G? BUT ONLY ! IDEAS CONTA9$ )9 IT4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! HO/S ( ! EV5T1 !RE EXI/$ OBVI\S RACISM & NATIONALISM 9 ! 9ITIAL PROTE/1 SO ! LOCAL ,I,W,W *APT].<#d.> ORGANIZ$ A C\NT]-DEMON/RATION4 

,9 AN ATTEMPT = ! ,I,W,W TO CONNECT !IR IDEOLOGY TO ?AT ( ?IS P>TICUL> DEMON/RATION1 !Y TRI$ TO MAKE !MSELVES RELEVANT 9 TWO WAYS4 ,! FIR/ WAS BY CALL+ ! REFUGEE *ILDR51 0WORK+ CLASS04.<#e.>  ,?IS S\NDS NICE BUT IS ULTIMATELY UNTRUE BY DEF9ITION4 ,TO BE P>T ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 ONE MU/ BE EMPLOY$ & !RE=E 9 DIRECT CONTACT ) ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION [N$ BY ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,BY 9DISCRIM9ATELY LABEL+ SOMEONE AS WORK+ CLASS1 IT DI/ORTS ! CLASS /RUGGLE & UND]M9ES ANYONE :O IS 9DE$ 9 ?IS ECONOMIC POSITION & H5CE !IR PRIMACY 9 ! OV]?R[ ( CAPITAL4 ,! SECOND ATTEMPT WAS TO CONNECT ANTI-RACISM ) ! WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,AGA91 ?IS S\NDS ACCEPTABLE BUT IF WE LOOK CLOS]1 IT IS ANO!R ATTEMPT AT ! SAME DI/ORTION4 ,! CLASS /RUGGLE IS ! RESULT ( ! ECONOMIC /RUCTURES ( CAPITALISM1 :]EAS RACISM1 :ILE UPHELD BY !SE /RUCTURES1 IS ONLY A RESULT ( !M4 ,RACISM1 LIKE SEXISM1 >E SOCIAL CON/RUCTS ?AT >E EXPLOIT$ BY CAPITAL 9 ORD] TO PROVIDE *EAP OR FREE LABOR.<#f.>1 BUT IT IS NOT ! GOAL ( ! WORK+ CLASS TO FI<T AGA9/ ! SYMPTOMS ( CAPITAL1 BUT 9/EAD ! ROOTS1 ?AT ( CLASS DIVISION & WAGE LABOR4.<#g.>  ,SO ! FACT ?AT A UNION ORGANIZATION IS HO/+ AN ANTI-RACI/ DEMON/RATION P]HAPS %[S ?AT !Y HAVE VE]$ (F ! PA? ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE & HAVE N[ V5TUR$ 9TO SOME?+ ELSE 5TIRELY4 

,! C\NT]-DEMON/RATION WAS PRIM>ILY PROMOT$ AS AN ANTI-FASCI/ EV5T4 ,?R\< ! TACTIC ( /&+ ON ! OPPOSITE SIDE ( ! /REET ) C>DBO>D SIGNS ATTEMPT+ TO %AME ! 9ITIAL PROTE/]S 7:ILE GRACI\SLY LETT+ ! POLICE M$IATE ?IS 9T]ACTION1 = ! 0SAFETY ( ! PROTE/]S71 !Y CLAIM !Y >E FI<T+ FASCISM 9 !IR 0COMMUNITIES04 ,LET'S LOOK AT ?IS A LITTLE CLOS] 7BESIDES ! OBVI\S REALITY ?AT !Y >E 0FI<T+ FASCISM0 BUT HAVE NO FUCK+ PROBLEM AB\T ! POLICE BE+ 9 !IR PRES5CE74 ,AL?\< ! 'MOVEM5T' ( ANTI-FASCISM HAS BE5 HELD UP ?R\<\T ! YE>S AS A NECESS>Y /RUGGLE )9 CAPITALISM1 ,I'M 9CL9$ TO SAY ?AT IT'S ACTUALLY DE/RUCTIVE1 SEE+ ?AT IT FOOLS PEOPLE 9TO CONFUSIONISM BY S]V+ TO BLUR ! L9ES BETWE5 ! SUBJECTIVITY ( OP9ION & ! OBJECTIVITY ( MAT]IAL REALITY4 ,! MA9 PO9T ?AT IS BR\<T AGA9/ ANTI-FASCISM IS ?AT IT ATTEMPTS TO FI<T ) IDEAS1 ) OP9IONS4 ,= 9/ANCE1 PROMOT+ ! IDEA ?AT RACISM RESIDES )9 9DIVIDUAL M9DSETS1 & ?AT IT CAN BE F\<T BY CONFRONT+ !SE SPECIFIC PEOPLE1 IS A FALSE NOTION & %[S A UND]DEVELOP$ UND]/&+ ( REALITY & NOT ONLY UND]M9ES BUT HIDES ! FACT ?AT SU* IDEAS AS RACISM HAVE A SY/EMATIC F\NDATION1 & ?AT ?IS F\NDATION IS UPHELD BECAUSE ATT5TION IS DIV]T$ 9TO ! REALM ( 9DIVIDUAL CONFRONTATION4 ,ANTI-FASCISM ASSUMES ?AT OP9IONS1 IDEAS OR SOCIAL OP9ION G5]ATE /RUCTURAL SY/EMS1 :5 9 FACT ! OPPOSITE IS TRUE4 ,?IS TRU? IS HIDD5 & CAPITAL1 ) ITS PRIM>Y ROLE 9 UPHOLD+ & MAT]IALLY B5EFIT+ FROM ?IS DIV]SION1 WALKS AWAY SMIL+4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 :5 'ANTI-FASCI/S' ATTEMPT TO CONFRONT FASCISM )9 9DIVIDUAL PEOPLE1 !IR BEHAVIOR IS ESS5TIALLY PRO-CAPITALI/4 

,BUT TO MOVE BACK 9TO ! REALM ( MICRO-DRAMA1 ,I'D LIKE TO CONSID] ! PO9TS ?AT W]E MADE AGA9/ MY 9ITIAL CRITIQUE1 NOT TO DEF5D MYSELF 9 ANY WAY BUT TO EXTRACT FROM !M SOME CONCEPTS ?AT ,I BELIEVE >E WOR?Y ( DISCUSSION4 

,= SOME REASON1 !RE SEEMS TO BE ?IS IDEA ?AT IF Y\'RE GO+ TO (F] CRITIQUE1 !N Y\ >E !ORETICALLY OBLIGAT$ TO PROVIDE AN ALT]NATIVE OR R$IRECTION = ! SAKE ( CON/RUCTIV5ESS4 ,?IS M5TALITY IS A RESULT ( B\RGEOIS MORALITY1 :]E PRODUCTIVITY TAKES C5T] /AGE1 & :]E DE/RUCTION1 :E!R ( PRIVATE PROP]TY OR IDEOLOGICAL ILLUSIONS1 IS MORALLY WRONG & QUICKLY CONDEMN$ 9 & ( ITSELF4 ,?IS IS NO?+ BUT A TACTIC TO SIDE/EP ! CRITIQUE BY PUTT+ ! PRESSURE BACK ONTO ! CRITIC 9/EAD ( LOOK+ AT ! ACTIONS ?AT BR\<T AB\T ?IS CRITIQUE 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,BY AVOID+ ! 9ITIAL CRITIQUE & IMM$IATELY DEM&+ AN ALT]NATIVE1 IT SEEMS ?AT ONE IS TRY+ TO BUILD A CA/LE ON TOP ( WAT]1 NOT TO M5TION BE+ OV]LY DEP5D5T ON O!RS = !IR [N !ORETICAL GR[?4 ,IT IS NOT ! JOB ( ! CRITIC TO GIVE SUGGE/IONS1 BUT TO (F] CRITIQUE4 ,I WILL DE/ROY FALSITIES BUT ,I WILL NOT TELL Y\ :AT TO DO1 JU/ AS ,I DON'T EXPECT SOMEONE TO TELL ME :AT TO DO 9 ORD] = ME TO DO IT4 ,H[EV]1 IF Y\ LOOK CLOSELY 5\< 9 BETWE5 ! L9ES1 ,I'M SURE Y\ CAN EXTRACT ! MA9 IDEAS FROM ?IS CRITIQUE & EVALUATE !M = Y\RSELF IF Y\ F9D !M USEFUL4 

,! O!R *>GE ?AT MY CRITIQUE IS LESS VALID BECAUSE ( MY 0LACK ( ACTIVITY0 IS ALMO/ FUNNY4 ,ACTIVISM IS A SOCIAL ID5TITY ?AT IS BAS$ ON A DI*OTOMY BETWE5 ACTIVISM & IT'S OPPOSITE1 NON-ACTIVISM1 OR 9/EAD1 POLITICAL 9ACTIVITY4  ,)9 ?IS DI*OTOMY1 ACTIVI/S JU/IFY !MSELVES SOLELY ON ! BASIS ( !IR OPPOSITES1 IE 0DO+ SOME?+ IS BETT] ?AN DO+ NO?+0.<#h.>4 ,AS A RESULT1 FOLL[+ ! ACTIVI/ LOGIC1 ! ACTIONS ONE P>TICIPATES 9 >E 5TIRELY JU/IFI$ ! MOM5T !Y PO9T TO SOMEONE :O IS 09ACTIVE04  ,BUT UN=TUNATELY = ! ID5TITY ( ! ACTIVI/1 ?IS O!R ( 9ACTIVITY DOES NOT EXI/1 S9CE )9 ! APP>ATUS ( CAPITALISM ?AT DOM9ATES EV]Y ASPECT ( DAILY LIFE1 WE HAVE NO *OICE :E!R OR NOT WE A P>T ( IT4 ,SIDE/EPP+ CRITIQUE BECAUSE 0AT LEA/ ,I'M DO+ SOME?+0 HAS NO LEGITIMATE F\NDATION1 IS IRRELEVANT TO ! CONV]SATION & (T5 S]VES AS NO?+ BUT SELF-ASSURANCE4.<#i.> 

,DESPITE ANY SUBJECTIVITIES OR MORAL CLAIMS1 !RE EXI/S AN OBJECTIVE ECONOMIC REALITY ?AT WE ALL TAKE P>T 91 & S9CE IT CREATES ! CONDITIONS = ! DAILY MA9T5ANCE ( SOCIAL RELATIONS1 WE CURR5TLY HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON IT O!R ?AN ITS P]PETUATION4 ,I CO9 ?IS T]M ECONOMIC REALISM & ,I BELIEVE IT TO BE SIGNIFICANT ?AT ?IS IDEA RECEIVES MORE ATT5TION4 ,?IS CONCEPT IS NATURALLY AMORAL BECAUSE IT ACKN[L$GES CAPITAL ACCUMULATION & ! RESULT+ CLASS /RUGGLE NOT AS A SET ( OP9IONS OR IDEAS BUT AS A MAT]IAL REALITY1 & SEES !SE ASPECTS ( IDEALISM AS AN OB/ACLE TO SEE+ ?IS REALITY CLE>LY1 ?US AFFECT+ \R GOAL ( ACTUALIZ+ ! 5D ( CAPITAL4 ,I AM NOT SUGGE/+ ?AT WE MU/ ALL BECOME REALI/S 9 ! CONV5TIONAL S5SE ( RECOGNIZ+ ?AT WE CAN HAVE NO IMPACT ON ?IS WORLD1 BUT SUGGE/+ ! OPPOSITE & F9D ?AT PUTT+ ?IS CONCEPT TO USE !ORETICALLY CAN PROVIDE US ) A L5S = LOOK+ AT ?+S 9 A MORE HONE/ MANN]1 :]E WE CAN BEG9 TO LOOK = WAYS TO MOVE US CLOS] TO ?AT GOAL4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ONCE WE BEG9 TO UTILIZE ?IS CONCEPT1 WE CAN SEE MORE CLE>LY & HONE/LY ?AT MO/ ( ! ACTIONS >E NOT MU* MORE ?AN FEEL-GOOD ACTIVITIES1 DR5*$ 9 RE/RICTIVE MORALISM & *ANGE-!-WORLD ILLUSIONS ?AT >E ULTIMATELY IRRELEVANT TO ! CLASS /RUGGLE ?AT SOME CLAIM TO REPRES5T1 & HAVE LITTLE1 IF AT ALL1 EFFECT ON ! P]PETUATION ( CAPITAL4 ,?IS IS NO CONCRETE SET ( RULES TO BE FOLL[$1 BUT CONCEPTS TO BE PLAY$ >\ND )1 TO BE ADD$ ONTO2 ,I CAN M]ELY PROVIDE SOME CREATIVE TOOLS1 BUT ,I WILL NOT =CE IT UPON SOMEONE TO BUILD ) !M4 

,AFT] ALL1 ,I AM NOT ATTEMPT+ TO GET ANYONE TO 0*ANGE !IR WAYS04  ,I AM SIMPLY DEVELOP+ MY [N !ORIES BY SEE+ ?R\< ! MISCONCEPTIONS ( ACTIVI/ ID5TITY & IDEOLOGY4 ,?IS ID5TITY1 ) ITS H]D M5TALITY & PURITAN MORALITY1 IS PROPP$ UP ON FALSE ASSUMPTIONS & IF ANY?+ IT IS MY 9T5TION TO EXPOSE ?IS4  ,I'M NOT 9T]E/$ 9 GR\P?9K1 SOCIALLY-CONDITION$ MORALITY OR FALSE UNITY1 & SEE !SE ?+S AS !ORETICAL LAZ9ESS4 ,I C\LD GO ON & ON AB\T !SE ?+S1 BUT TO BE HONE/ ,I'M K9DA OV] IT4 ,I'LL CONT9UE TO M$ITATE ON !SE CONCEPTS & IDEAS & P]HAPS ELABORATE ON !M MORE DEEPLY ANO!R TIME1 BUT = N[1 ,I ?9K ,I'LL GO SIT COM=TABLY ON MY >M*AIR1 PREP>+ TO CRITICIZE ANY WORD OR ACTION ?AT ,I BELIEVE RI<TFULLY DES]VES IT1 BECAUSE ANY REVOLUTION ?AT DET]S CRITICISM IS NOT A REVOLUTION ?AT ,I WANT TO BE A P>T (4 

,& IT'S AS SIMPLE AS ?AT4 

.<#a.> ,I USE ! T]M 0SC5E0 BECAUSE IT DOES NOT REPRES5T AN ORGANIZATION OR MILIEU S9CE !RE IS NO SET GR\P ( PEOPLE1 BUT IS MO/LY R&OM ) A SMALL H&FUL ( REGUL>S4 

.<#b.> ,?R\<\T ?IS WRIT+ ,I WILL PUT QUOTATIONS >\ND C]TA9 T]MS1 9DICAT+ ?AT :ILE !Y >E POPUL> WORDS ?AT >E ?R[N >\ND CASUALLY1 !RE'S NOT ALWAYS A CONS5SUS ON :AT !SE T]MS ACTUALLY MEAN1 & ?US ,I'M RELUCTANT TO USE !M BUT TO DO \T ( SIMPLICITY OR LACK ( BETT] WORD AT ! TIME4 

.<#c.> ,! EMPHASIS ON 0GETT+ NUMB]S0 IS A L>GE P>T ( ACTIVI/ CULTURE1 MO/LY AT ! EXP5SE ( QUALITY ( ACTIONS4 ,QUALITY IS (T5 IGNOR$ & ONE CAN !N EASILY BLAME ! FAILURE ( AN ACTION ON NOT 5\< PEOPLE %[+ UP1 9/EAD ( P]HAPS LOOK+ AT ! REAL CAUSES4 ,! 0NEXT TIME WE'LL JU/ HAVE TO GET MORE NUMB]S0 IS A CLEV] DET]R5CE FROM SELF-ANALYSIS1 ESPECIALLY BECAUSE NO ONE IS QUITE SURE :AT ?AT MAGICAL NUMB] C\LD BE1 H5CE NO AM\NT ( NUMB]S IS EV] 5\<4 

.<#d.> ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD 

.<#e.> ,!Y HAVE S9CE TAK5 ?IS /ATEM5T (F ( ! ONL9E EV5T PAGE ! DAY BE=E ! EV5T = REASONS UNKN[N TO ME4 

.<#f.> ,?IS IS APPLICABLE TO SEXISM AS WELL AS RACISM4 ,SIMIL>LY TO H[ ! SLAVE TRADE PROVID$ FREE LABOR TO CAPITALI/S :I* ! ECONOMY ( ?IS C\NTRY WAS L>GELY F\ND$ UPON2 SEXISM1 ! DIVISION ( LABOR BETWE5 ! SOCIAL CON/RUCT$ DIVISION BETWE5 M5 & WOM51 HAS 9 HI/ORY & CONT9UES TO PROVIDE *EAP & FREE LABOR TO ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMY MO/LY 9 ! =M ( H\SEWORK1 *ILDC>E1 ETC4 ,?IS ALSO RELATES TO ! SO-CALL$ 0IMMIGRATION QUE/ION01 :]E A RACE ( PEOPLE >E DEMONIZ$ ?R\< PUBLIC OP9ION & ! M$IA AS A MORAL JU/IFICATION = PAY+ !M EXTREMELY L[ WAGES1 BUT >E 9 FACT A L>GE P>T ( *EAP LABOR 9 ! ,U4,S4 ECONOMY4 ,)\T ?IS DEMONIZATION1 !RE W\LD BE A DEM& ?AT !SE 0IMMIGRANTS0 GET A NORMAL WAGE LIKE EV]YONE ELSE4 ,! ANTI-IMMIGRANT PEOPLE CAN SP\T NATIONALISM ALL DAY BUT DON'T M9D PUR*AS+ ! *EAP FRUITS & VEGETABLES ?AT >E ONLY AF=DABLE ?R\< ?IS IMMIGRANT *EAP LABOR =CEFULLY IMPOS$ BY CAPITAL4 ,?IS IS ALSO A GOOD EXAMPLE ( H[ SY/EMATIC /RUCTURES G5]ATE PUBLIC OP9ION1 NOT ! 7COMMONLY ?\<T BUT FUNDAM5TALLY FALSE7 O!R WAY >\ND1 BECAUSE IT IS SE5 H[ CAPITAL B5EFITS FROM ITS MANUFACTUR+ ( OP9ION1 & !RE=E LESS AB\T RACISM ?AN IT IS AB\T ! ACCUMULATION ( CAPITAL ?R\< ! MEANS ( ?IS *EAP LABOR4 

.<#g.> ,SOME MI<T 9T]PRET ?IS AS ANTI-ANTIRACISM4 ,BESIDES ! FACT ?AT IT IS UNTRUE1 ,I SIMPLY /ATE !SE IDEAS BECAUSE ,I BELIEVE A DI/9CTION IS NECESS>Y4 ,I ACKN[L$GE ! TOTALITY ?AT 5COMPASSES RACE & CAPITAL BUT BELIEVE IT TO BE IMPORTANT ?AT WE HAVE AN UND]/&+ ( H[ !Y 9T]ACT1 MO/LY 9 ORD] TO RECOGNIZE ?AT TOTALITY MORE CLE>LY 9 ORD] TO BETT] %>P5 \R DAGG]S = ITS ATTACK4 

.<#h.> ,I'M NOT SURE :]E ?IS IDEA 7READ3 MORAL PLOY7 ORIG9ATES FROM BUT IT SEEMS TO BE ! F\NDATION ( ACTIVISM4 

.<#i.> ,! FACT ?AT ,I'VE HE>D PEOPLE DESCRIPTIVELY LI/ ! ?+S ?AT !Y HAVE ACCOMPLI%$1 )\T ME ASK+1 9 ORD] TO %[ ME MY UTT]LY CONTEMPTIBLE 9ACTIVITY1 SEEMS TO CL>IFY ?IS PO9T QUITE ACCURATELY4  ,Y\R TEXT H]E444 

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