,*APT] #a - ,A ,CLA% ( ,G5]ATIONS8 #aigaig ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] ,AU?OR 3 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE ,TEXT 3 #a ,A ,CLA% ( ,G5]ATIONS8 ,! FACT ?AT O/5SIBLY REVOLUTION>Y ASSOCIATIONS CAN BECOME M]ELY1 AS IT W]E1 ! 0EX-S]VICEM5'S LEGIONS0 ( PA/ /RUGGLES MAY MEAN ?AT !RE WILL BE OLD] PEOPLE 9 OSSIFI$ MOVEM5TS1 & Y\NG] ONES 9 CURR5TLY ACTIVE MOVEM5TS4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 9 SOME ( ! REBELLIONS ( TODAY1 ?\< COMPOS$ ALMO/ 5TIRELY ( /UD5TS1 PA/ PHILOSOPHIES SU* AS ,BLANQUISM1 ,TROTSKYISM1 ,DE ,LEONISM1 /RIDE >\ND ) A FIX$ GAZE LIKE ! ,UNDEAD4 ,! IDEA ( CLASSIFICATION BY 0G5]ATION0 REALLY COMES FROM ! UNIV]SITY CURRICULUM4 ,9 ! WORLD 9 G5]AL1 H[EV]1 ONE F9DS ?AT 0! G5]ATION CLA%0 IS ANO!R AB/RACT CONCEPTION US$ TO 5?RALL$4 ,IT IS LIKE ! METAPHYSICAL IDEA ( 0! MAJORITY04 ,EV]YBODY KN[S ?AT 0! MAJORITY0 DO NOT SUPPORT REVOLUTION4 ,IF !Y DID SO1 !RE W\LD BE ONE4 ,TO 0CONSID] PUBLIC OP9ION0 & 0RESPECT MAJORITY DECISIONS0 IS TO PLACE ONESELF 5TIRELY 9 ! H&S ( POLITICIANS :O MANEUV] SU* OP9ION & DECISIONS4 ,! IDEA ( ! MAJORITY IS 9 ITSELF A MEANS ( P]SUASION TO ADOPT ! OP9IONS ATTRIBUT$ TO ! MAJORITY4 ,ONCE ONE GOES AGA9/ ?OSE OP9IONS1 ONE WILL BE REG>D$ AS A 0M9ORITY04 ,! CONCEPTION ( A G5]ATION GAP TRANS=MS :AT IS BECOM+ A MAJORITY1 9TO YET ANO!R M9ORITY :OSE OP9IONS 0WE0 NATURALLY RESPECT OR TREAT ) ! CONTEMPT !Y DES]VE1 ACCORD+ TO 0\R0 DEGREE ( LIB]ALITY4 ,= ! >T ( RULE BY P]SUASION IS TO RE-DEF9E ACCORD+ TO NECESSITY ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 0US0 & 0!M04 ,DRIV5 TO ADMIT ?AT !RE IS1 P]HAPS1 SOME T5SION 9 SOCIETY1 :5 P]HAPS OV]:ELM+ PRESSURE BR+S 9DU/RY TO A /&/ILL OR B>RICADES TO ! /REETS YE>S AFT] ! LIB]ALS HAD DISMISS$ ! NOTION AS 0DAT$ ROMANTICISM01 ! J\RNALI/ 9V5TS ! !ORY ?AT ?IS CON/ITUTES A CLA% ( G5]ATIONS4 ,Y\?1 AFT] ALL1 IS NOT A P]MAN5T CONDITION1 & A CLA% ( G5]ATIONS IS NOT SO FUNDAM5TALLY DANG]\S TO ! >T ( GOV]NM5T AS W\LD BE A CLA% BETWE5 RUL]S & RUL$4 ,! EXPLANATIONS ( ! MASS M$IA >E NOT ONLY ACCEPT$ BY ! B\RGEOISIE & FRAM$ 9TO SOCIAL !ORIES BY ! ACADEMICS1 !Y BECOME ACCEPT$ GLADLY BY PSEUDO-REVOLUTION>IES & MI/AK5LY BY REAL ONES4 ,SOME ,FR5* /UD5TS :O HAVE REJECT$ ! CLASS W>1 ?9K !RE IS AN AGE W>4 0,! Y\NG MAKE LOVE1 ! OLD MAKE OBSC5E GE/URES10 SAYS ONE4 ,DOES HE MEAN ?AT HIS VIRILITY WILL CEASE AT ?IRTY1 =TY1 FIFTY8 ,DO ?OSE 0NEW REBELS0 :O /ATE ?AT Y\? 7& IMPLY 0$UCAT$ Y\?07 IS ! 0REVOLUTION>Y CLASS0 MEAN ?AT !Y !MSELVES WILL CEASE TO BE REVOLUTION>IES :5 !Y HAVE GRADUAT$8 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ?IS IS (T5 EXACTLY :AT !Y DO MEAN4 ,! RUL+ CLASS HAS NEV] OBJECT$ TO ,PR9CE ,HAL SP5D+ HIS DAYS ROY/]+ IF AS ,K+ HE MADE GOOD USE ( !M4 ,IT IS NATURAL TO A PROP]TY-[N+ SY/EM ?AT !RE %\LD BE A CLA% ( G5]ATIONS 9 ! POSSESS+ CLASS1 BECAUSE ( ! H]$IT>Y PR9CIPLE4 ,! ELDE/ SON HAS TO WAIT = ! OLD MAN TO DIE BE=E HE CAN COME 9TO HIS 0RII/OCRACY1 S9CE ! ELDE/ SON WAS NOT WILL+ TO GO 09TO TRADE0 7LAZ9ESS HAD BE5 IDEALIZ$7 & ONE ( ! FEW WAYS ( EAS+ ! PRESSURE WAS TO PUT HIM 9TO ! ,COMMONS BE=E HE W5T 9TO ! ,LORDS4 ,IT WAS CALL$ 0W>M+-PAN POLITICS01 & ?\< MADE DIFFICULT BY ! ,RE=M ,BILL1 HAS NOT 5TIRELY DISAPPE>$4 ,ECONOMIC ANTAGONISM BETWE5 ! G5]ATIONS WAS LESS PREVAL5T 9 ! B\RGEOISIE1 :]E ! FA!R C\LD TAKE HIS SONS 9TO BUS9ESS1 &-C]TA9LY 9 ! P]IOD :5 WISDOM & RESPECTABILITY W]E RECKON$ 9 T]MS ( ! YE>S ONE HAD LIV$-! PATRI>* %ELT]$ HIS SONS UNTIL !Y A*IEV$ BUS9ESS MATURITY4 ,IT IS NO CO9CID5CE ?AT PROSP]\S CAPITALISM WAS PATRI>*AL4 ,ONLY ! SCAPEGRACE SON1 A /OCK FIGURE 9 ! ]A'S FICTION1 WAIT$ IMPATI5TLY = ! OLD FOOL TO DIE SO ?AT HE C\LD SQU&] HIS 0GOOD0 MONEY AWAY4 ,! CLA% ( G5]ATIONS WAS ALMO/ UNKN[N 9 ! WORK+ CLASS1 :]E ! PROP]TY TO BE LEFT WAS NEGLIGIBLE OR NO?+1 & ALL ?AT ! VIRTU\S *ILDR5 GOT \T ( ! OLD MAN DY+ WAS ! EXP5SE ( ! PROP] S5D(F4 ,BO? FA!R & MO!R C\LD PASS ON !IR SKILLS TO !IR *ILDR51 & ONE ( ! BITT]E/ COMPLA9TS AGA9/ LAISSEZ-FAIRE 9DIVIDUALI/ CAPITALISM WAS ! WAY 9 :I* ! HOME LIFE ( ! WORK]S WAS BROK5 UP4 ,! WOMAN1 TAK5 FROM H] LOOM TO BECOME AN AUTOMATON 9 A FACTORY1 C\LD NOT PASS ON H] HOME SKILLS TO ! Y\NG] G5]ATION1 &1 AS %E FELT1 H] *ILDR5 W]E ROBB$ NO LESS ?AN H]SELF4 ,! WORK]S TURN$ TO ! ,BRITI% REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T1 ! ,LUDDITES4.<#a#i.> ,SO FE>$ WAS IT BY ! CAPITALI/ CLASS ?AT TO ?IS DAY ! T]M HAS CONNOTATIONS ( T]ROR TO ! B\RGEOISIE GREAT] ?AN ?AT ( ,BOL%EVIK1 & 5JOYS ! PRIVILEGE1 ) ! WORD ,AN>*I/1 ( BE+ US$ AS A PEJORATIVE WORD TO EXCITE PREJUDICE AGA9/ SOME?+ QUITE DIFF]5T FROM :AT IT PLA9LY MEANS4 ,AT A TIME :5 ! OLD] PROLET>IAN HAD BE5 ABLE TO AMASS LITTLE OR NO?+1 HE WAS LESS DOGMATICALLY OPPOS$ TO REVOLUTION BECAUSE ( AGE4 ,ONCE POSSESS$ ( RADICALISM1 IT DID NOT VANI% ) ADVANC+ YE>S4 ,RE=MISM GAVE ! OLD] WORK] A /AKE BUT ALSO MADE HIM CAPTIVE TO IT4 ,HE NE$$ QUICK RE=MS 0)9 MY LIFETIME04 ,REACTION MADE A DIVISION BETWE5 G5]ATIONS -- Y\NG] LABOR CAME *EAP]4 ,! RUL+ CLASS DIVIDES AS IT CONQU]S4 ,9 MORE REC5T TIMES !RE HAS BE5 ! NOTION ( Y\? ITSELF AS AN IDEALIZ$ POLITICAL CONCEPT4 ,IT GAVE ! OPPORTUNITY = NEW ADV5TURE & NEW ADV5TURI/S4 ,DEMOCRATIC FEUDALISM WAS ADVOCAT$ BY ,DISRAELI'S ,Y\NG ,5GL&1 & ! 5D ( FEUDALISM BY ,Y\NG ,G]MANY4 ,! ,Y\NG ,TURKS SWEPT AWAY DESPOTISM & ! ,ITALIANS BR\EFUL ATTITUDE ( ! SOCIAL-DEMOCRATS WEI<+ UP ! UTILIT>IAN VALUES ( Y\NG VIGOR BUT UNWILL+ TO LET IT TAKE OV]4 ,9 ! ,LABOR ,P>TY IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 ACCEPT$ ?AT !RE %\LD BE A Y\? SECTION1 C>EFULLY CORRALL$ (F1 & IT HAS PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT P>T 9 BUILD+ UP ! P>TY ORGANIZATION4 ,IT HAS BE5 RECOGNIZ$ ?AT IT IS P]MISSIBLE1 UND] A C]TA9 AGE1 TO BECOME A REBEL1 & ?AT ?IS MAY EV5 BE A NECESS>Y PRELIM9>Y TO BECOM+ A MEMB] ( ! RI5T BODY1 MORE OR LESS PROGRESSIVE ACCORD+ TO ! PREVAIL+ /&PO9T1 & HAS EQUALLY 9EVITABLY BE5 DISSOLV$1 OR HAS QUIT4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 :I* AT ONE TIME CREAT$ ?IS EMB>RASSM5T = ! ,LABOR BUREAUCRATS1 N[ F9DS ITSELF 9 EXACTLY ! SAME DILEMMA ) ! ,Y\NG ,COMMUNI/ ,LEAGUE4 ,! REBELLION ( B\RGEOIS Y\? TODAY AGA9/ ! PETT9ESS & CON=MITY ( ! ELD]LY B\RGEOIS IS NOT M]ELY A REBELLION AGA9/ AGE4 ,?OSE ( ! =M] :O ?9K IT IS PREP>E ! WAY = !IR LAT] DEFECTION :5 !Y1 TOO1 >E ELD]LY & /ILL B\RGEOIS4 ,IT IS A REBELLION AGA9/ B\RGEOIS VALUES AS SU*1 & A CONSCI\S *OOS+ ( VALUES O!R ?AN ?OSE ( CONQUE/ & RULE1 OR ( BUY+ *EAP 9 ONE M>KET & SELL+ DE> 9 ANO!R4 ,BY 9SI/+ ?AT ! PRES5T REBELLION ALL OV] ! WORLD IS A G5]ATION CLA% & CONF9$ TO /UD5TS AT ?AT1 ! MAK]S ( PUBLIC OP9ION HOPE ?AT BY SO DEF9+ IT1 !Y HAVE DET]M9$ ITS *>ACT]4 ,?IS IS P>T ( ! >T ( RULE-BY-P]SUASION4 ,IT IS NO LONG] G5]ALLY BELIEV$ ?AT US+ ?IS >T IS A CONSCI\S CONSPIRACY BY ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,YET ! FACT REMA9S ?AT ! >T EXI/S1 EV5 IF ! IDEA ( 0CONSCI\S CREATION0 ( DOM9ATION & ! ATTITUDES ?AT P]PETUATE IT WAS NO MORE ?AN AN 9SPIR+ MY?4 ,IT MAY BE ?AT BY A PROCESS ( MUTATION ONLY ?OSE RUL+ CLASSES SURVIVE :O HAPP5 TO USE !SE ME?ODS4 ,IF ?IS IS ! CASE1 IT IS EASI] TO UND]/& SOME SUP]FICIAL CONTRADICTIONS 9 ! >T ( GOV]NM5T4 ,IT W\LD BE OV]-,MA*IAVELLIAN TO ASSUME ?AT SOME:]E A SUPREME C\NCIL HAS DECRE$ ?AT POP GR\PS %\LD MAKE !IR =TUNES SUPPOS$LY CAT]+ TO1 BUT 9 FACT TRY+ SUBTLY TO 9FLU5CE T[>DS E/ABLI%M5T>IANISM1 ! Y\NG REBELS ( TODAY2 OR :Y $UCATIONAL GRANTS %\LD BE LAVI%LY SP5T ON UNIV]SITY RESE>* 5ABL+ ACADEMICS TO EXPLA9 TO ! REVOLUTION>IES :AT !Y >E REALLY ?9K+2 OR :Y POLITICIANS NE$ TO EXPLOIT DIVISIONS & ANTAGONISMS )9 SOCIETY4 ,BUT IT IS BECAUSE !Y FEEL ?AT SU* 0SPONTANE\S0 MOVEM5TS HELP ! RUL+ CLASS TO SURVIVE ?AT MANY REBELS TURN TO MASS DEMON/RATIONS1 FEEL+ ?AT ! 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