,?AT ,ASIDE1 ,A ,VALUABLE ,S]VICE #bg ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LAWR5CE ,J>A* ,TEXT 3 ,REVIEW$ BY ,LAWR5CE ,J>A* ,AN>*ISM3 ,A ,BEG9N]'S ,GUIDE BY ,RU? ,K9NA ,ONEWORLD ,PUBLICATIONS1 #be #ah PAGES4 ,PAP]4 @s#a#f4#i#e ,IT IS C]TA9LY A DIFFICULT -- IF NOT DAUNT+ -- TASK TO TRY TO WRITE AN 9TRODUCTORY TEXT AB\T AN>*ISM ?AT IS AT ! SAME TIME POSITIVE1 BROAD1 SUBTLE1 CONTEXTUALIZ$1 DETAIL$1 & %ORT4 ,JUDG+ FROM ! RELATIVE SIZES ( O!R ,BEG9N]'S ,GUIDES 9 ! S]IES1 ,I PRESUME ?AT CO$ITOR ( ,AN>*I/ ,/UDIES & ,PR(ESSOR ( ,POLITICS ,RU? ,K9NA WAS GIV5 A PAGE LIMIT4 ,?IS S]I\SLY COMPROMISES ANY AU?OR'S ABILITY TO BE AS COMPREH5SIVE AS %E MIE PL5TY ( MI/AKES 9 ?IS %ORT ANALYTICAL SURVEY2 SOME /EM FROM ! FACT ?AT ,K9NA IS WRIT+ FROM ,5GL& :ILE MANY ( ! TOPICS %E COV]S OCCUR 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES2 O!RS D]IVE FROM :AT APPE> TO BE H] PREJUDICES AB\T :AT %E BELIEVES AN>*ISM %\LD BE4 ,BE=E ,I GO 9TO ! DIFFICULTIES & SPECIFIC PROBLEMS ?AT EXI/ 9 ! TEXT1 LET ME SAY ?AT ! WEEKLY AN>*I/ /UDY GR\P ?AT ,I'M P>T ( HAS READ ! 5TIRE BOOK & IT HAS G5]AT$ ! MO/ 5GAG+ DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD 9 A :ILE4 ,AS A GR\P ( NONACADEMIC LONG-TIME AN>*I/ ACTIVI/S & WRIT]S1 IT IS AN 9T]E/+ EX]CISE TO READ & TALK AB\T AN ACADEMIC 9TRODUCTION4 ,BY WRIT+ ?IS BOOK1 ,K9NA HAS PROVID$ A VALUABLE S]VICE TO ANYONE CURI\S AB\T AN>*ISM & AN>*I/S1 FROM NEWBIES TO ?OSE ( US :O'VE BE5 DO+ IT = A FEW YE>S4 ,A C\PLE ( PO9TS 9 ,K9NA'S FAVOR >E ! MANY *APT]- 5D+ SUGGE/IONS = FUR!R READ+ & H] USE ( *>TS1 AN ADD$ WAY ( GETT+ H] ANALYSIS ACROSS 7AL?\< NOT ALL ( !M >E EQUALLY USEFUL74 ,BY *>T+ 9DIVIDUAL P]SPECTIVES %E %[S ! SIMIL>ITIES AMONG V>I\S PHILOSOPH]S ( AN>*ISM1 FROM ! CLASSICAL #a#i? C5TURY DEAD GUYS ) BE>DS TO ! MORE EASILY RECOGNIZ$ MOD]NS 7,BLACK1 ,P]LMAN1 ,BOOK*91 ,Z]ZAN71 BY COMP>+ & CONTRA/+ !M4 ,= A P]SON JU/ />T+ TO GET 9T]E/$ 9 ?IS AN>*Y /UFF1 IT'S HELPFUL TO MAKE ?AT CONT9UITY EXPLICIT4 ,HALF ( ! BOOK CONSI/S ( EXPLOR+ ! HI/ORY ( ! IDEA ( AN>*ISM1 BO? AS A LEGITIMATE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 9 ITS [N RI*I/ TOOLBOX4 ,! SECOND *APT] COV]S ! V>I\S AN>*I/ >GUM5TS = REJECT+ ! /ATE1 :I* ,K9NA 7E*O+ SOME AN>*I/S7 SEP>ATES COMPLETELY FROM ! PRACTICE ( GOV]NM5T4 ,?IS ISSUE IS ONE ?AT HAS CAUS$ PL5TY ( UNDUE CONFUSION AB\T AN>*ISM -- BO? FROM AN>*I/S AS WELL AS FROM ?OSE :O >E SKEPTICAL OR HO/ILE4 ,= MANY AN>*I/S :O >E NOT /UD5TS 7OR GRADUATE /UD5TS1 OR PR(ESSORS71 DIS5TANGL+ ! 9/ITUTIONS ( /ATECRAFT & GOV]NM5T IS UN9T]E/+ & IRRELEVANT4 ,P]HAPS ,I LACK ! REQUISITE SUBTLETY ( M9D TO BE ABLE TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 !M READILY4 ,K9NA /ATES1 0,= ! MO/ P>T1 AN>*I/ !ORIES 9DICATE ?AT SOME =MS ( GOV]NM5T1 AU?ORITY & P[] CAN BE LEGITIMAT$4 ,:AT !Y D5Y IS ?AT !SE LEGITIMATE =MS CAN FL\RI% 9 ! /ATE0 7#f#g74 ,I H>DLY KN[ :]E TO BEG9 TO TAKE ON SU* A /ATEM5T4 ,SUFFICE TO SAY ?AT ,I F9D IT EXTREMELY OBJECTIONABLE4 ,= ! POLITICAL SCI5CE MAJOR 7OR GRADUATE /UD5T1 OR PR(ESSOR71 ! QUE/ION ( ! LEGITIMACY ( P>TICUL> =MS ( GOV]NM5T IS ! F\NDATIONAL QUE/ION ( !IR *OS5 FIELD ( /UDY4 ,! EXAM9ATION ( ! WAYS POLITICAL SY/EMS OP]ATE 7:E!R MORE OR LESS AU?ORIT>IAN1 C5TRALIZ$1 RELIANT ON COV]T OR OV]T REPRESSION1 ETC7 IS :AT 9T]E/S !M4 ,= ?OSE ( US NOT TRA9$ 9 -- OR NOT 9T]E/$ 9 -- PICK+ AP>T SU* DETAILS1 IT MATT]S LITTLE :I* SY/EMS OR 9/ITUTIONS OP]ATE 9 A GIV5 NATION-/ATE4 ,POLITICAL SCI5TI/S >E AMONG ?OSE :O 9SI/1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT !RE'S A :OLE LOT MORE ?AN A DIME'S WOR? ( DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,CL9TON & ,BU% -- BECAUSE !RE >E QUE/IONS ( DIV]G5T POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES ?AT >E MEAN+FUL & RESULT 9 DISCRETE POLICIES4 ,= MANY AN>*I/S 7MYSELF 9CLUD$71 !SE DIFF]5CES >E WILDLY EXAGG]AT$1 MORE IMAG9>Y 79 ! ,SPECTACUL>-,COMMODITY S5SE7 ?AN REAL4 ,ANO!R DI/RACTION IS H] 9CLUSION ( ! WRIT+S ( ,AYN ,R& & ,MURRAY ,RO?B>D 9 ?IS SURVEY1 PROBABLY \T ( CONC]N = SOME K9D ( BALANCE ( ANTI- & PRO-CAPITALI/ P]SPECTIVES4 ,LIB]T>IANS >E RI*Y1 & !Y LIKE COPS 7AS LONG AS ! COPS >E ORGANIZ$ 9 PRIVATE SECURITY GANGS71 & 9 FACT LIKE ! /ATE & GOV]NM5T -- SO LONG AS !SE 9/ITUTIONS DON'T 9T]F]E ) :AT ! ,LIB]T>IANS CONSID] TO BE LEGITIMATE BUS9ESS PRACTICES4 ,ALMO/ EV]Y AN>*I/ WOR? H] SALT KN[S ?AT ! MILIEU ( !SE SO-CALL$ ANTI-GOV]NM5TALI/S IS OV]POPULAT$ ) RI* ,REPUBLICANS :O WANT TO GET HI< & NOT PAY TAXES4 ,:ILE IT IS DEF9ITELY GRATIFY+ TO BE NOTIC$ 9 A DEC5T AN>*I/ BOOK1 IT IS EQUALLY DISAPPO9T+ TO BE MISUND]/OOD4 ,IF ,K9NA HAD TAK5 A LOOK AT PREVI\S ISSUES ( ,AN>*Y1 %E ALMO/ C]TA9LY W\LD NOT HAVE MADE ! ]ROR ( CALL+ ME A PRIMITIVI/3 ,= PRIMITIVI/S1 LIB]AL RATIONALITY EXPRESSES A FAULTY APPROA* T[>DS REALITY3 ONE ?AT ASS]TS ! SUP]IORITY ( ! 9TELLECT OV] S5SE & FEEL+4 ,= PO/MOD]NS IT REPRES5TS A MI/AK5 IDEA ( TRU? & REALITY3 NEI!R 9TELLECT NOR FEEL+ CAN CAPTURE EI!R1 !RE >E ONLY DIV]SE & MULTIPLE 9T]PRETATIONS4 ,YET BO? GR\PS >E HO/ILE TO ! SCI5TIFIC1 RATIONALI/ TRADITION ?AT HAS DOM9AT$ AN>*I/ ?\A*'S PRIMITIVI/ CRITIQUE ( ,*AZ ,BUFE'S 0ULTRA-RATIONALI/ & MORALI/ P]SPECTIVE0 & HIS 0LIB]AL LEFTI/0 COMMITM5T TO 0'CIVIL LIB]TIES'0 IS ONE EXAMPLE ( ! REC5T TR5D4 7#c#g7 ,MY CRITICISMS ( ,BUFE1 9CLUD+ ( HIS LIB]AL LEFTISM BECAUSE ( HIS ADH]5CE TO CIVIL LIB]TIES1 GO BACK TW5TY YE>S1 BE=E !RE WAS A T5D5CY ID5TIFIABLE AS PRIMITIVISM1 & ! P>TICUL> PIECE %E CITES WAS WRITT5 \TSIDE ! REALM ( PRIMITIVISM AS WELL -- IT JU/ HAPP5$ TO BE PICK$ UP & PO/$ ON A PRIMITIVI/ WEBSITE4 ,ANO!R FAIL+ IS ,K9NA'S CONFLATION ( PRIMITIVISM &_/OR PO/MOD]NISM ) ANY & ALL CRITICISMS ( ! CLASSICAL #a#i? C5TURY AN>*I/ ADH]5CE TO RATIONALISM & POSITIVISM4 ,%E PLACES ,BOB ,BLACK SQU>ELY 9 ! PRIMITIVI/ CAMP DESPITE HIS NEV] HAV+ ACCEPT$ ?AT LABEL1 & %E CLE>LY MISS$ MY ESSAY 0,:Y ,PRIMITIVISM 7)\T ADJECTIVES7 ,MAKES ,ME ,N]V\S0 7N[ TRANSLAT$ 9TO SEV]AL LANGUAGES71 :I* 9CLUDES MY EXPLICIT REJECTION ( ! LABEL = MYSELF AS WELL AS AN ANALYSIS ( :AT ,I CONSID] ! MANIFOLD PITFALLS ( PRIMITIVISM 9 G5]AL4 ,I CAN'T FAULT H] = NOT READ+ SOME?+ ,I WROTE -- EXCEPT = ! FACT ?AT \R RESPECTIVE J\RNALS >E REGUL>LY EX*ANG$4 ,!RE >E TWO PLACES 9 P>TICUL> :]E EI!R ,K9NA &_/OR H] $ITOR >E C>ELESS OR CLUELESS2 ! NON-,AM]ICAN CONTEXT ( ! RESE>* & PUBLICATION >E AT LEA/ P>TLY TO BLAME4 ,ON PAGE #aa ,K9NA REF]S TO ! 0,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD0 .4 ,C]TA9LY %E IS NOT ! FIR/ WRIT] 7AN>*I/1 AN>*I/-POSITIVE1 OR NOT7 TO MAKE ?IS ]ROR1 & BECAUSE ! ,WOBBLIES HAVE NOT HAD MU* 9FLU5CE 9 ,5GL& IT IS LIKELY ?AT ,K9NA 7& H] $ITOR7 HAVE HAD NO CONTACT ) ACTUAL ,WOBS1 BUT REALLY1 H[ MU* S5SE DOES ?IS 9CORRECT APPELLATION MAKE ON ITS [N8 0,9T]NATIONAL0 & 0,WORLD0 9 ! SAME ORGANIZATIONAL NAME8 ,ONE NE$N'T BE A T]RIBLY SCRUPUL\S & DETAIL-ORI5T$ $ITOR TO F9D SU* A R$UNDANT POSSIBILITY PROBLEMATIC -- IF NOT COMPLETELY ABSURD4 ,!N ON PAGE #ade %E BR+S UP ,PAUL ,GOODMAN'S PLAN = RECONFIGUR+ ! ISL& ( 0,MANHATT50 .4 ,K9NA'S SEP>ATION FROM AN ,AM]ICAN CONTEXT %[S UP AGA9 :5 %E DISCUSSES ,JO ,FREEMAN'S HORRID PEAN TO HI]>*Y1 ,! ,TYRANNY ( ,/RUCTURELESSNESS4 ,%E REF]S TO IT AS A 0CRITIQUE ( AN>*A-FEM9ISM0 7#a#a#d7 REG>DLESS ( ! FACT ?AT !RE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT AN>- *A-FEM9I/ T5D5CY TO SPEAK ( 9 #a#i#g4 ,FREEMAN WAS M]ELY QUE/ION+ ! RELEVANCE ( CONSCI\SNESS-RAIS+ GR\PS = FEM9I/S 9 7:AT ,FREEMAN CORRECTLY P]CEIV$ AS7 !IR SE>* = 9CLUSION 9 B\RGEOIS POLITICS2 %E HAD DET]M9$ ?AT SU* SMALL1 9=MAL1 LOCAL GR\PS W]E NOT RELEVANT TO ! PURSUIT ( POLITICAL P[]4 ,FREEMAN >GU$ 9/EAD = A C5TRALIZ$ & HI]>*ICAL ORGANIZATION2 ONCE ,FREEMAN ?REW 9 H] LOT ) ! LEFT- W+ ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 %E AB&ON$ ALL PRET5SE TO RADICALITY1 BUT ?AT W\LD HAPP5 AFT] !RE W]E EXPLICIT AN- >*A-FEM9I/ RESPONSES TO H] SCRE$ -- 9CLUD+ ,! ,TYRANNY ( ,TYRANNY4 ,ANO!R CONFUSION ( *RONOLOGY JUMPS \T AT ! READ] 9 ! F9AL *APT]1 0,/RATEGIES = ,*ANGE03 ,TO ! DI/RESS ( AN>*I/S LIKE ,GU]9 .1 ! ,BONNOT ,GANG 7USUALLY CR$IT$ ) HAV+ ?\ BE=E ,BONNY & ,CLYDE7 FIRMLY L9K$ ,FR5* AN>*ISM TO B&ITRY4 7#a#e7 ,FIR/LY1 ,GU]91 AN ADEQUATE HI/ORIAN ( ,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM1 REF]R$ TO HIMSELF AS A 0LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/10 NOT AN AN>*I/ -- A DI/9CTION HE WAS C>EFUL TO MA9TA94 ,?IS IS A SLI 9 ! C\RSE ( A BANK ROBB]Y IS 9DISPUTABLY ?AT ( ,BONNOT1 9 ,DECEMB] #a#i#a#a1 ALMO/ TW5TY YE>S BE=E ,CLYDE EV5 MET ,BONNY4 ,& :ILE ,BONNY & ,CLYDE W]E PORTRAY$ 9 FILM AS SEMI-POPULI/ AV5G]S ( ! POOR RA!R ?AN AS ORD9>Y CRIM9ALS1 IT REMA9S A FACT ?AT ALMO/ ALL ! ,FR5* AN>*I/ PRESS WAS FUND$ BY ! PELF NETT$ BY ! 0,BONNOT ,GANG0 DUR+ ! TIME !Y FL\RI%$4 ,GU]9 7& O!RS7 CAN BE AS DI/RESS$ AS !Y LIKE1 BUT AN>*ISM1 BECAUSE IT IS AGA9/ GOV]NM5T1 WILL CONT9UE TO BE AGA9/ ! LAW :E!R OR NOT ANY P>TICUL> AN>*I/ DECIDES TO 5GAGE 9 DELIB]ATELY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES ON A REGUL> BASIS4 ,! MO/ DIFFICULT ASPECT ( ! BOOK1 H[EV]1 IS ,K9NA'S DISCUSSION ( VIOL5CE & T]RORISM4 ,ONE W\LD ?9K1 ESPECIALLY 9 !SE DAYS ( ! KNEE-J]K APPLICATION ( SU* T]MS TO ANY & ALL =MS ( DISSID5CE1 ?AT SOMEONE ) S*OL>LY CR$5TIALS W\LD BE MORE C>EFUL & PRECISE ) SU* T]MS4 ,UN=TUNATELY ?IS IS NOT ! CASE4 ,H] FIR/ ATTEMPT 7TWO PAGES BE=E ! SUBSECTION TITL$ 0AN>*ISM & VIOL5CE07 TO DEF9E -- OR AT LEA/ *>ACT]IZE -- VIOL5CE IS 9 RELATION TO ! 9FAM\S ,BLACK ,BLOC1 A LOOSELY ORGANIZ$ BLACK- CLAD CLU/] ( AFF9ITY GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS1 DI/+UI%$ BY !IR COMMITM5T TO VIOL5CE -- AS A MEANS TO RESI/ >RE/1 ASSI/ 9 "9UN->RE/S'1 BREAK POLICE L9ES & MEET /ATE VIOL5CE HEAD-ON444 ,ELEM5TS )9 ! ,BLACK ,BLOC >E ALSO COMMITT$ TO PROP]TY DAMAGE444.<&.> ! 9DISCRIM9ATE DE/RUCTION (444PUBLIC BUILD+S & UTILITIES4 7#a#e#f7 ,I HOPE ,I'M NOT ! ONLY AN>*I/ TO UND]/& RESI/+ >RE/ & O!RWISE REFUS+ TO COOP]ATE ) COPS AS SELF- DEF5SE RA!R ?AN AS ACTS ( AGGRESSION4 ,9 T]MS ( ATTACKS ON PROP]TY 7CORPORATE OR 0PUBLIC0 -- :I* REALLY MEANS GOV]NM5T-[N$71 ,K9NA MAKES NO EF=T TO DEAL ) ! CONTEXT ( PROP]TY AS AN 9/ITUTION GIV5 SUPREME VALUE UND] CAPITALISM4 ,CREAT+ A FETI% = & MONOPOLY ON PRIVATE 7& CORPORATE1 & GOV]NM5T7 PROP]TY & 5=C+ ?AT MONOPOLY ( [N]%IP -- 9DE$1 ! V]Y CONCEPT ( [N]%IP NE$S TO BE CRITICALLY EXAM9$ AS WELL -- IS P>T ( ! TAUTOLOGICAL WEB ( /ATE VIOL5CE ?AT S]VES TO MA9TA9 ITSELF ) ! JU/IFICATION ( PROTECT+ ?AT V]Y PROP]TY4 ,K9NA SEEMS TO ASSUME 79 ! ABS5CE ( ANY /ATEM5T 9 ! BOOK TO ! CONTR>Y7 ! NEUTRALITY ( ! EXI/5CE ( PROP]TY1 & SO BY EXT5SION SEEMS TO ACCEPT ! DEF9ITION ( 0VIOL5CE0 TO 9CLUDE ACTS ( V&ALISM & PROP]TY DE/RUCTION4 ,?IS IS UN=TUNATE1 BUT IS ALMO/ MITIGAT$ BY A V]Y CONDITIONAL /ATEM5T AT ! 5D ( ! LA/ *APT]3 IF VIOL5CE IS CONSID]$ TO BE PURPOSEFUL44 4! 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