,/UD5TS >E RI<T TO M>* AGA9/ ! M>KETS4 ,:Y CAN'T $UCATION BE FREE8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE IS A C]TA9 TYPE ( JOY ONLY FELT ! FIR/ TIME ONE MAKES HI/ORY1 & Y\ CAN'T REALLY DESCRIBE TO ANYONE :O HASN'T EXP]I5C$ IT4 ,YE/]DAY AB\T #a1 Y\NG PEOPLE FROM ACROSS ! C\NTRY DISCOV]$ :AT IT'S LIKE4 

#ai ,NOVEMB] #b#a#d1 ! DATE ( ! ,FREE ,$UCATION M>*1 WILL SURELY BE REMEMB]$ AS ! />T ( A NEW /UD5T MOVEM5T4 ,)\T ! SUPPORT ( ANY MAJOR P>TY OR 9/ITUTION1 AB&ON$ EV5 BY !IR [N ,NATIONAL ,UNION ( ,/UD5TS1 ORGANIZ]S NONE!LESS MANAG$ TO MOBILIZE ?\S&S1 9CLUD+ TE5AGE COLLEGE /UD5TS & S*OOL*ILDR51 SUPPORT$ BY A SMATT]+ ( VET]ANS FROM ! MOBILIZATIONS ( #b#a4 

,/ILL1 UNLIKE ! OCCUPI]S 9 #b#a1 ?IS WAS NOT A DEF5SIVE ACTION1 NOT A CALL TO HALT ! CUTS2 /UD5TS W]E CALL+ = A COMPLETE REV]SAL ( ! 5TIRE DIRECTION ( HI<] $UCATION POLICY - & BY EXT5SION1 ! DIRECTION ?IS SOCIETY AS A :OLE HAS TAK5 - = ! LA/ #c YE>S4 

,! AU?ORITIES SEEM$ AT A LOSS AS TO :AT TO MAKE ( IT4 ,AT ,P>LIAM5T ,SQU>E1 M>*]S BRU%$ PA/ LAY]S ( F5CES & POLICE SQUADS DEF5D+ ! 5TRANCE TO NO AVAIL2 !Y SNAK$ 9 COLUMNS ?R\< ! SURR\ND+ LANES1 \TWITT+ W\LD-BE KETTLES2 !Y LIT FL>ES & SP>KL]S1 SPLATT]$ PA9T ACROSS ! DOORS ( ! 5TRANCE TO ! ,DEP>TM5T = ,BUS9ESS1 ,9NOVATION & ,SKILLS1 & G5]ALLY1 MADE A PLAYGR\ND ( ! CORRIDORS ( /ATE4 ,! :OLE SPIRIT WAS ONE ( EBULLI5T CONTEMPT = ! PRET5SIONS ( P[]2 AN ACTION ?AT1 DESPITE SOME SCUFFLES & >RE/S1 RESULT$ 9 NO S]I\S 9JURIES1 OR EV5 ANY S]I\S PROP]TY DAMAGE4 

,ORGANIZ]S LEFT FULL ( PLANS1 9CLUD+ A DAY ( OCCUPATIONS ON #c ,DECEMB]1 PLUS A DAY ( COMMUNITY \TREA* ON #f ,DECEMB]1 ) VISIONS ( L>G] & MORE RADICAL ACTIONS 7POSSIBLY A ,QUEBEC-/YLE /UD5T /RIKE7 9 ! MON?S TO COME4 

,:]E DID ?IS NEWF\ND S5SE ( CONFID5CE COME FROM8 ,DESPITE ! GR9D+ BURD5 ( DEBT BE+ IMPOS$ ON A NEW G5]ATION ( /UD5TS1 !RE'S ALSO AN UND]/&+ ?AT1 9 9TELLECTUAL T]MS1 ! O!R SIDE HAS SIMPLY LO/ ! BATTLE4 ,!RE >E VIRTUALLY NO GOOD >GUM5TS LEFT = ! CURR5T SY/EM4 ,IF EV] A 0RE=M0 HAS BE5 PROV$ AN UTT] FAILURE1 ! HI<] $UCATIONAL RE=MS ( #ba >E SURELY IT4 ,AS ,&REW ,MC,GETTIGAN HAS PO9T$ \T1 !Y'VE MANAG$ TO CO/ ! GOV]NM5T MONEY1 & CREATE MASS /UD5T 9DEBT$NESS AT ! SAME TIME4 ,! LOAN POLICY 9 P>TICUL> IS A FLAM+ CATA/ROPHE4 

,BUT EV5 A MOM5T'S REFLECTION %[S ! RE=MS C\LD NEV] REALLY HAVE BE5 AB\T ECONOMIC EFFICI5CY4 ,!SE W]E ! NEW GOV]NM5T'S FIR/ REACTION TO ! F9ANCIAL CRA% ( #b#h4 ,9 ?AT YE>1 ! $UCATION SY/EM WAS TRUNDL+ ALONG P]FECTLY S]VICEABLY2 ! F9ANCIAL SY/EM1 9 CONTRA/1 P]=M$ ITS JOB SO BADLY ?AT IT CAME V]Y CLOSE TO CAUS+ GLOBAL ECONOMIC COLLAPSE4 ,COMMON S5SE W\LD DICTATE ?AT IF !RE HAD TO BE A RE=M1 IT %\LD BE TO MAKE ! F9ANCIAL SY/EM MORE LIKE $UCATION - NOT ! O!R WAY >\ND4 

,! ONLY WAY TO EXPLA9 :Y ! COALITION TOOK ! OPPOSITE C\RSE IS TO RECOGNIZE :AT HAPP5$ AS AN IDEOLOGICAL (F5SIVE2 A K9D ( PREEMPTIVE /RIKE AGA9/ ANY POSSIBLE ALT]NATIVE4 ,9 ?AT ONE MOM5T1 IT WAS REVEAL$ ?AT ALMO/ EV]Y?+ WE HAD BE5 TOLD AB\T SELF-REGULAT+ M>KETS & ! WISDOM ( ! 9VE/OR CLASS HAD BE5 A LIE4 ,AB\T ! ONLY >GUM5T LEFT = ! SY/EM WAS ?AT !RE WAS NO?+ ELSE4 ,& HI/ORICALLY1 FROM :]E >E ALT]NATIVE VISIONS & MOVEM5TS TO BR+ !M 9TO BE+ MORE LIKELY TO EM]GE FROM ?AN FROM 9/ITUTES ( HI<] LE>N+8 

,! ,BR[NE REVIEW1 ON :I* ! RE=MS W]E BAS$1 PROCE$$ FROM ! ASSUMPTION ?AT NO /UD5T PURSUES $UCATION BECAUSE ( A DESIRE TO UND]/& ! WORLD1 BUT ONLY TO MAXIMIZE !IR OV]ALL LIFE 9COME4 ,AT ! TIME1 NO?+ C\LD HAVE BE5 FUR!R ?AN ! TRU?4 ,BUT IT WAS US$ AS A PRETEXT TO CREATE POLICIES ( 5G9E]$ MASS 9DEBT$NESS1 DESIGN$ TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE = /UD5TS TO APPROA* $UCATION ANY O!R WAY4 ,! FACT ?AT TURN+ Y\NG GRADUATES 9TO DEBT PEONS C\LD ONLY HAVE ! EFFECT ( /IFL+ ! IMAG9ATIONS & CREATIVITY ( A G5]ATION - TO OBVI\S DELET]I\S ECONOMIC EFFECTS - WAS NOT CONSID]$ AN IMP$IM5T2 9 FACT1 IT WAS PRECISELY ! PO9T4 

,NO D\BT IF ! MOVEM5T BECOMES BIGG]1 ! MA9/REAM M$IA WILL DULY REPRES5T /UD5TS AS B>B>IANS = BREAK+ A F5CE1 OR ?R[+ PA9T BALLOONS4 ,BUT IF Y\ ?9K AB\T IT1 :O >E ! B>B>IANS H]E8 ,WE DON'T CALL ,GO?S & ,HUNS B>B>IANS BECAUSE !Y BROKE ?+S4 ,ROMANS BROKE ?+S TOO4 ,WE CALL !M B>B>IANS BECAUSE !Y HAD NO 9T]E/ = ! >T1 SCI5CE1 PHILOSOPHY1 MUSIC OR POETRY ( ! CIVILIZATIONS !Y CONQU]$4 ,!Y DIDN'T SEE !M AS VALUES 9 !MSELVES4 ,!Y JU/ C>$ AB\T WEAL? & P[]4 ,:AT ! /UD5TS W]E DO+ 9 #b#a1 & :AT !Y'RE DO+ TODAY1 IS DEF5D+ >T1 SCI5CE & PHILOSOPHY AGA9/ A REGIME ?AT BELIEVES NONE ( !SE ?+S >E ( ANY VALUE EXCEPT AS A MEANS TO WEAL? & P[]4 ,!Y >E QUITE LIT]ALLY DEF5D+ ! VALUES ( CIVILIZATION FROM ?OSE :O HAVE AB&ON$ !M4 

,CLAIMS ?AT ?IS C\NTRY SOMEH[ CANNOT AF=D FREE HI<] $UCATION %\LD BE TREAT$ ) EXACTLY ! CONTEMPT ! /UD5TS %[$ !M YE/]DAY4 ,IT'S RIDICUL\S TO PRET5D ?AT ,SCOTL&1 ,IREL&1 OR ,MEXICO CAN AF=D FREE UNIV]SITIES1 BUT SOMEH[ ,5GL& CAN'T4 ,G]MANY HAS ALREADY AB&ON$ ITS FAIL$ EXP]IM5T ) TUITION FEES4 ,IF ,5GL& DID ! SAME1 & MANAG$ IT WELL1 IT W\LD PROBABLY SAVE US MONEY4 

,BUT 9 A WAY ?AT ISN'T ! PO9T4 ,IT W\LD ALSO *ANGE ! C\RSE ( HI/ORY4 ,IT W\LD BE A WAY ( REM9D+ \RSELVES ?AT $UCATION DOESN'T JU/ EXI/ = ! SAKE ( ! ECONOMY1 ! ECONOMY EXI/S TO GIVE US ! MEANS TO PURSUE $UCATION4 ,IT IS IRONIC 9DE$ ?AT WE >E R$UC$ TO A SITUATION :]E IT IS \R *ILDR5 :O HAVE TO PO9T ?IS \T TO US1 AS \R ADULT LEAD]S DESC5D TO ! MORAL EQUIVAL5TS ( ,V&ALS1 ,GO?S1 & ,HUNS4 

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