,SIGNALS ( ,DISORD]3 ,S[+ ,AN>*Y 9 ! ,METROPOLIS ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,A4,G4 ,S*W>Z ,TEXT 3 ,9 AN >TICLE 9 ! REC5T BOOK1 ,WE ,>E AN ,IMAGE FROM ! ,FUTURE3 ! ,GREEK ,REVOLT ( ,DECEMB] #b#h1 ,I BRIEFLY MADE A PO9T ?AT A FRI5D CONV9C$ ME NE$S TO BE ELABORAT$4 ,! IDEA IS ?AT ( 0SIGNALS ( DISORD]10 & !IR IMPORTANCE 9 SPREAD+ REBELLION4 ,AS F> AS ,GREECE IS CONC]N$1 ! >GUM5T IS ?AT BY C>RY+ \T ATTACKS -- PRIM>ILY SMA%+S & MOLOTOV ATTACKS AGA9/ BANKS & POLICE /ATIONS1 :I* CON/ITUTE ! MO/ OBVI\S SYMBOLS ( CAPITALI/ EXPLOITATION & ,/ATE VIOL5CE = ,GREEK SOCIETY -- 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/S CREAT$ SIGNALS ( DISORD] ?AT ACT$ AS SUBV]SIVE SE$S4 ,EV5 ?\< MO/ PEOPLE DID NOT AGREE ) !SE ATTACKS AT ! TIME1 !Y LODG$ 9 !IR CONSCI\SNESS1 & AT A MOM5T ( SOCIAL RUPTURE1 PEOPLE ADOPT$ !SE =MS AS !IR [N TOOLS1 TO EXPRESS !IR RAGE :5 ALL ! TRADITIONALLY VALID =MS ( POLITICAL ACTIVITY W]E 9ADEQUATE4 ,AN 9T]E/+ FEATURE ( !SE SIGNALS IS ?AT !Y WILL BE MET ) FE> & DISAPPROVAL BY ! SAME PEOPLE :O MAY LAT] P>TICIPATE 9 CREAT+ !M4 ,?IS IS NO SURPRISE4 ,9 ! NEWS POLLS ( DEMOCRACY1 ! MAJORITY ALWAYS CA/ !IR VOTE AGA9/ ! MOB4 ,9 ! DAY TO DAY ( NORMALITY1 PEOPLE HAVE TO BETRAY !MSELVES TO SURVIVE4 ,!Y HAVE TO FOLL[ ?OSE !Y DISBELIEVE1 & SUPPORT :AT !Y CANNOT ABIDE4 ,FROM ! SAFETY ( !IR C\* !Y *E] = ,BONNY & ,CLYDE1 & ON ! ROADSIDE !Y SAY 0,?ANK Y\1 (FIC]0 TO ! POLICEMAN :O WRITES !M A SPE$+ TICKET4 ,?IS WELL MANAG$ S*IZOPHR5IA IS ! RATIONAL RESPONSE TO LIFE UND] CAPITALISM4 ,! FACT ?AT \R MEANS ( SURVIVAL MAKE LIV+ IMPOSSIBLE NECESSITATES A P]MAN5T COGNITIVE DISSONANCE4 ,?US1 ! S5SIBLE BEHAVIOR IS NOT TO REASON ) ! MASSES1 TO %>E ! FACTS ?AT WILL DISPROVE ! F\NDATIONS ( CAPITALISM1 FACTS !Y ALREADY HAVE AT !IR F+]TIPS1 & IT IS NOT TO ACT APPROPRIATELY1 TO PUT ON A SMILEY FACE1 & EXPECT \R POPUL>ITY TO 9CREASE 9CREM5TALLY4 ,! S5SIBLE ?+ TO DO IS TO ATTACK ,AU?ORITY :5EV] WE CAN4 ,ATTACK+ IS NOT DI/9CT FROM COMMUNICAT+ ! REASONS = \R ATTACKS1 OR BUILD+ ! MEANS TO SURVIVE1 BECAUSE WE SURVIVE 9 ORD] TO ATTACK1 & WE ATTACK 9 ORD] TO LIVE1 & WE COMMUNICATE BECAUSE COMMUNICAT+ ATTACKS ! ISOLATION1 & ISOLATION MAKES LIV+ IMPOSSIBLE4 ,:Y DO SIGNALS ( DISORD] CON/ITUTE ATTACKS ON CAPITALISM & ! ,/ATE8 ,AFT] ALL1 ! POLICE >E BASICALLY ! PUN*+ BAG1 ! %OCK ABSORB]S1 = ! ,/ATE1 & ONE ( ! LIMITATIONS ( ! 9SURRECTION 9 ,GREECE WAS ?AT AN>*I/S FOCUS$ TOO MU* ON POLICE1 RA!R ?AN ON ! ,/ATE 9 ALL ITS MANIFE/ATIONS4 ,& :AT AB\T SMA%+ 9SUR$ BANK W9D[S8 ,CREAT+ A SIGNAL ( DISORD] C\LD EV5 9VOLVE M]E SPRAYPA9T+1 OR HANG+ \T ON /REET CORN]S4 ,ISN'T ?IS JU/ ! RITUALIZATION ( AIMLESS & IMPOT5T REBELLION1 AS ! NAYSAY]S >E SO QUICK TO SAY8 ,TURNS \T1 ! DEVIL IS 9 ! DETAILS4 ,9 A WAY1 ! IDEA ( SIGNALS ( DISORD] IS AN 9V]SION ( ! ,BROK5 ,W9D[S ,!ORY ( POLIC+4 ,WILSON & ,KELL+'S >TICLE1 0,BROK5 ,W9D[S10 FIR/ ADVANC$ ! POLIC+ !ORY ( ! SAME NAME 9 #a#i#h#b1 BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL ,KELL+ WAS HIR$ BY ! ,N,Y,C ,TRANSIT ,AU?ORITY LAT] 9 ! DECADE ?AT ?IS FLAG%IP ( M9UTE SOCIAL CONTROL WAS LAUN*$4 ,:5 ,RUDOLPH ,GIULIANI WAS ELECT$ MAYOR ( ,NEW ,YORK 9 #a#i#i#c1 ,BROK5 ,W9D[S POLIC+ TOOK ON CITY-WIDE DIM5SIONS1 & IT SOON SPREAD TO ! RE/ ( ! C\NTRY4 ,BY ! E>LY 'S1 ,BROK5 ,W9D[S WAS BE+ ADAPT$ = ! SOCIAL DEMOCRACIES ( ,EUROPE4 ,AMONG ! TE*NOCRATS1 ,BROK5 ,W9D[S IS CONTROV]SIAL1 BECAUSE IT EASILY BLURS CAUSATION ) CORRELATION3 JU/ BECAUSE BROK5 W9D[S & O!R SIGNALS ( DISORD] (T5 ACCOMPANY HI<] CRIME RATES DOES NOT MEAN !Y >E ! CAUSE ( CRIME4 ,OCCASIONALLY1 Y\'LL HE> A :IMP] ?AT )\T PROP] S5SITIVITY TRA9+1 ,BROK5 ,W9D[S POLIC+ 5C\RAGES H>RASSM5T ( M9ORITIES4 ,ALL ?IS MISSES ! PO9T3 ! ,/ATE IS NOT 9T]E/$ 9 R$UC+ CRIME1 ! ,/ATE IS 9T]E/$ 9 9CREAS+ SOCIAL CONTROL1 & ,BROK5 ,W9D[S POLIC+ IS A CRITICAL EXPANSION ( ITS >S5AL4 ,GIULIANI'S REIGN ( 0Z]O TOL]ANCE0 DIDN'T JU/ GO AFT] F>E-DODG]S1 GRAFFITI WRIT]S1 & ! SQUEEGEE M54 ,UND] HIS /EW>D%IP1 ! ,N,Y,P,D BECAME ! FIR/ EV] POLICE DEP>TM5T 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! WORLD TO LOG MORE >RE/S ?AN REPORT$ CRIMES4 ,5TIRE NEIGETS ! PETTY DETAILS ( EV]Y DAY LIFE1 ?AT CRIM9ALIZES \R M9OR /RATEGIES TO COPE ) ! IMPOSSIBILITIES ( LIFE UND] CAPITALISM1 IS P>T & P>CEL ( AN EXPANSION ( POLICE P[] AS A :OLE4 ,:Y DOES ! CITY GOV]NM5T 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO WANT TO CRIM9ALIZE SITT+ OR LY+ 9 ! /REETS8 ,:Y DID ! CITY GOV]NM5T 9 ,B>CELONA BAN PLAY+ MUSIC 9 ! /REETS )\T A LIC5SE8 ,:Y DID ! GOV]NM5T ( ! ,U,K PROHIBIT A DETAIL$ LI/ ( 0ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIORS08 ,BECAUSE ! GOAL ( ! ,/ATE IS TOTAL SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,BECAUSE ! TRAJECTORY ( CAPITALISM IS T[>DS ! TOTAL COMM]CIALIZATION ( PUBLIC SPACE4 ,EV]Y TIME WE ID5TIFY ANO!R 9VASION ( ,/ATE & CAPITALISM 9TO ! M9UTIAE ( DAILY LIFE1 EV]Y TIME WE CONFRONT ?AT 9VASION1 WE >E POT5TIALLY FIRATIVE ( SOCIAL PEACE1 & CREATES ! 9DISPUTABLE FACT ( PEOPLE OPPOS$ TO ! PRES5T SY/EM & FI*I/ CRITIQUES1 HAVE TO BE TAK5 MORE S]I\SLY BECAUSE !Y ALREADY EXI/ 9 ! /REETS4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 ! ATTACKS CREATE ! /RUGGLE AS A FACT 9 A WAY ?AT W\LD O!RWISE ONLY BE POSSIBLE 9 TIMES ( GREAT] SOCIAL UPHEAVAL & MOVEM5T4 ,TO HAVE ?IS EFFECT1 ! SIGNALS ( DISORD] NE$ TO EXPLICITLY L9K !MSELVES TO A RECOGNIZABLE SOCIAL PRACTICE1 ONE ?AT W\LD O!RWISE BE IGNOR$ OR *OPP$ UP 9TO DISCONNECT$ ECC5TRICITIES ( LIFE/YLE4 ,PEOPLE 9 ! NEIE ! DO+ ( 0! AN>*I/S0 OR SOME O!R GR\P ?AT HAS A PUBLIC EXI/5CE1 BECAUSE SIGNALS ( DISORD] ?AT CAN BE ISOLAT$ AS PH5OM5A ( URBAN :ITE NOISE CAN BE LEGITIMATELY & POPUL>LY POLIC$ ) TE*NIQUES RES]V$ = 9ANIMATE OBJECTS & ES!TIC AB]RATIONS2 !Y W\LD RUB US (F ! /REETS ) ! SAME *EMICAL RIGOR AS !Y CLEAN GRAFFITI (F ! WALLS4 ,SIGNALS ( DISORD] >E CONTAGI\S4 ,!Y ATTRACT PEOPLE :O ALSO WANT TO BE ABLE TO T\* & ALT] !IR WORLD RA!R ?AN JU/ PASS+ ?R\< IT4 ,!Y >E EASY TO REPLICATE & AT TIMES1 G5]ALLY BEYOND \R CONTROL OR PR$ICTION1 !Y SPREAD F> BEYOND \R CIRCLES4 ,!Y ALL[ US1 & ANYONE ELSE1 TO REASS]T \RSELVES 9 PUBLIC SPACE1 TO REV]SE COMM]CIALIZATION1 TO MAKE NEIE COV]$ ) AN>*I/ PO/]S1 BEAUTIFUL RADICAL GRAFFITI /&S ALONGSIDE ALL ! USUAL TAGS1 ADV]TISEM5TS NEV] /AY UP = LONG1 ! W9D[S ( LUXURY C>S1 BANKS1 & G5TRIFY+ AP>TM5TS OR RE/AURANTS >E NEV] SAFE1 & PEOPLE HANG \T DR9K+ & TALK+ ON ! /REET CORN]S & 9 ! P>KS1 \R IDEAS WILL BE S]I\SLY DISCUSS$ \TSIDE \R [N N>R[ CIRCLES1 & ! /ATE W\LD NE$ A MAJOR C\NT]9SURG5CY OP]ATION TO HAVE JU/ ! HOPE ( UPROOT+ US4 ,:5EV] WE CAN BREAK !IR LITTLE LAWS ) IMPUNITY1 WE %[ ?AT ! ,/ATE IS WEAK4 ,:5 ADV]TIS+ IS DEFAC$ & PUBLIC SPACE IS LIB]AT$1 WE %[ ?AT CAPITALISM IS NOT ABSOLUTE4 ,BUT AT ! SAME TIME1 WE CANNOT MAKE ! MI/AKE ( EXAGG]AT+ ! IMPORTANCE ( ! ATTACK1 ( SIGNALS ( DISORD]4 ,AT TIMES IT MAY BE NECESS>Y TO BE A GANG1 BUT IF WE >E EV] ONLY A GANG1 IF AT ANY PO9T ONLY \R ANTISOCIAL SIDE IS VISIBLE1 WE >E VULN]ABLE TO TOTAL REPRESSION4 ,!RE IS A LOT ( RAGE CIRCULAT+1 )\T AN ADEQUATE \TLET1 :I* WE RESONATE ) ?R\< \R ATTACKS4 ,BUT !RE IS EQUALLY A LOT ( LOVE ?AT IS EV5 MORE LACK+ 9 POSSIBILITIES = TRUE EXPRESSION4 ,PEOPLE DESIRE ! COMMUNITY & SOLID>ITY ?AT CAPITALISM DEPRIVES !M (1 & \R WAY \T ( ?IS LAB]9? ( ISOLATION IS TO GO LOOK+ = ! O!RS & MEET !M :]E !Y'RE AT4 ,TO 5C\NT] PEOPLE1 9 \R SE>* = ACCOMPLICES4 ,EXCEPT 9 ! MAGICAL SPACE ( ! RIOT1 WE CANNOT SAFELY F9D SPONTANE\S ACCOMPLICES = ! ATTACK4 ,BUT 9 ! /ULTIFY+ OPPRESSION ( EV]YDAY1 WE CAN F9D ACCOMPLICES TO %>E 9 ! LITTLE GE/URES ( DEFIANCE1 ! SMALL TA/ES ( ! COMMUNE WE >E BUILD+ -- A R&OM CONV]SATION1 A FLI] SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY 9T]E/$ TO READ1 ! PASS+ >\ND ( A /OL5 MEAL1 COLLABORATION 9 A COMMUNITY G>D51 ! GIV+ ( GIFTS4 ,! 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