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,9 MOD]N REPUBLICS1 ! FUNCTION ( PRISON IS SAID TO BE CORRECTION4 ,:5 9DIVIDUALS BREAK LAWS ?AT UPHOLD ! COMMON GOOD1 ! CONV5TIONAL WISDOM GOES1 !Y NE$ TO BE PUNI%$ OR O!RWISE TAU<T TO BE MORE SOCIALLY COOP]ATIVE & G5]\S4 ,9 MY EXP]I5CE ) 9C>C]ATION1 H[EV]1 ! ONLY ?+ ?AT PRISON TEA*ES IS OB$I5CE4 ,A 0CORRECT$0 CITIZ5 IS ONE :O 9T]NALIZES PRISON B>S EV5 ON ! /REETS4 

,PRISON S]VES AS A CON/ANT ?REAT AGA9/ ALL :O W\LD OPPOSE :AT GOV]NM5TS & CORPORATIONS DO ) \R COLLECTIVE RES\RCES4 ,A CRITIC MI<T PO9T \T ?AT PRISON IS ONLY A ?REAT TO DISSID5TS :O BREAK ! LAW1 BUT :AT IT COMES D[N TO IS ?AT !RE >E NO LEGAL MEANS TO FUNDAM5TALLY *ANGE ! GOV]NM5T4 ,ELECTIONS >E SIMPLY A ,D>W9IAN MEANS ( WE$+ \T REPRES5TATIVES 7( ! ELITE7 :OSE POPULI/ RHETORIC IS LESS CONV9C+4 ,IF ALL Y\ WANT FROM Y\R GOV]NM5T IS SOME NEW GUN LAW OR CORPORATE ACC\NTABILITY /&>D1 Y\ MAY F9D Y\R DEMOCRACY FULFILL+ 7PROVID$ Y\ CAN MU/] AB\T A HUNDR$ ?\S& P]SON-H\RS ( VOLUNTE] WORK1 TWO HUNDR$ ?\S& DOLL>S ( DONATIONS1 & PROVID$ ! CORPORATIONS OR RESID5T RELIGI\S FUNDAM5TALI/S 9 ! GOV]NM5T DON'T PUT UP TOO MU* ( A FI<T1 & ALSO PROVID$ Y\ DON'T M9D ?AT !SE NEW RULES WILL BE B5T OCCASIONALLY = ! RI* & P[]FUL74 ,BUT IF :AT Y\ WANT IS A SOCIETY ?AT VALUES HUMAN & 5VIRONM5TAL 9T]E/S OV] ,MA*IAVELLIAN /ATE & CORPORATE 9T]E/S1 & MO/ PEOPLE DO AT SOME LEVEL1 !N Y\'RE \T ( LUCK2 Y\R GOV]NM5T WILL NOT REPRES5T Y\4 ,!RE IS NO CONS5T ( ! GOV]N$2 WE W]E ALL BORN SUBJECTS1 :]EAS ! GOV]NM5T IS NOT BORN \T ( \R 9ITIATIVE OR P>TICIPATION4 ,9 FACT1 IT FUNCTIONS BE/ )\T US4 ,IF ! ONLY OPTION Y\ HAVE IS TO CONS5T1 ?AT'S NOT CONS5SUS3 IT'S SUBMISSION4 

,\R HYPO!TICAL CRITIC MI<T ALSO M5TION ?AT WE HAVE FRE$OM ( SPEE*1 & ?AT IS ALL WE NE$ TO 5SURE WE CAN MAKE AN IMPACT ON \R SOCIETY4 ,LEAV+ ASIDE ! P>TICUL>S ( ! FACT ?AT RESPECT = FREE SPEE* 9 ?IS C\NTRY IS >BITR>Y & SUBJECT TO RE/RICTION1 ,I W\LD PREF] TO RELATE AN OBS]VATION ,I MADE :ILE 9C>C]AT$4 ,LOCK$ AWAY 9 A MAXIMUM SECURITY CELL1 ,I HAD MORE 0FRE$OM ( SPEE*0 ?AN ,I DID :ILE 9 M9IMUM SECURITY PRISON1 & ,I C\LD C]TA9LY CRITICIZE1 EV5 CUSS AT1 MY GU>DS MORE ?AN ,I C\LD GET AWAY ) AGA9/ POLICE OR O!R (FICIALS ON ! \TSIDE4 ,:AT IT COMES D[N TO IS ?AT WORDS CANNOT BR+ D[N ! WALLS ( P[]2 9 0! HOLE0 Y\ CAN YELL ALL Y\ WANT4 ,IT IS MO/ 9/RUCTIVE ?AT AS 9MATES DESC5D ! SECURITY LEVELS AS !Y GET CLOS] TO RELEASE1 !Y >E TRA9$ 9CREAS+LY NOT TO SPEAK \T4 ,ON ! \TSIDE1 0SUP]-M9IMUM SECURITY0 AS IT %\LD BE KN[N1 PEOPLE >E TRA9$ NOT TO RESI/1 & !Y >E TRU/$ TO REMA9 \TSIDE ( PRISON SO LONG AS !Y DEMON/RATE !Y >E NOT A ?REAT TO ! E/ABLI%$ ORD]4 

,( C\RSE1 SUPPRESSION ( DISS5T ISN'T ! ONLY FUNCTION ( A PRISON1 & 9 ! ,U4,S4 IT'S ACTUALLY A M9OR FUNCTION BECAUSE SO FEW ,AM]ICANS 5GAGE 9 DISS5T4 ,AT LEA/ 9 ! MIDDLE CLASS1 !RE IS ALMO/ NO CONC]N = SU* 9TANGIBLES AS FRE$OM1 AS LONG AS GAS IS *EAP & LUXURI\S C>S PL5TIFUL4 ,BE+ ! MO/ CONSUM]I/1 ,U4,S4 CITIZ5S >E MORE 9CL9$ T[>DS FASCISM & TOTALIT>IANISM ?AN ANY O!R PEOPLE ,I KN[4 ,AM]ICANS WILL BUY ANY?+1 :E!R IT'S ! LATE/ POLITICIAN'S LIE OR ! NEWE/ BIT ( *EAP PLA/IC CRAP FROM ,WAL-,M>T4 ,ONE LIE ?AT HAS BE5 B\<T = MU* TOO LONG IS ?AT PRISONS P]=M A S]VICE = SOCIETY1 :5 9 REALITY !Y S]VE TO DISEMP[] BLACK1 LAT9O1 & 9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES BY LOCK+ AWAY :AT (T5 AM\NTS TO A MAJORITY ( C]TA9 AGE GR\PS FROM !SE COMMUNITIES1 & G5]ALLY = (F5SES AS H>MLESS AS DRUG POSSESSION 7:I* 9 ! ,U4,S4 HAS ! POT5TIAL TO BR+ A LIFE S5T5CE74 ,PRISONS ALSO PROVIDE *EAP1 CO]C$ LABOR2 = LESS ?AN A DOLL> AN H\R 7(T5 NOT 5\< TO COV] ! EXP5SES ( PRISON LIFE71 PRISON]S WORK MAK+ PRODUCTS = GOV]NM5T AG5CIES & ! MILIT>Y4 ,9 FACT1 ! ,CON/ITUTIONAL AM5DM5T ?AT \TLAW$ SLAV]Y SPECIFICALLY & 9T5TIONALLY OP5$ A LOOPHOLE ?AT ALL[$ =C$ LABOR 9 ! EV5T ( 9C>C]ATION4 

,9 ! TIME IT TAKES ! WORLD'S 0CIVILIZ$ PEOPLES0 TO RELE>N H[ TO LIVE & 9T]ACT AT A LEVEL HI<] ?AN ?AT ( TRA9$ DOGS1 RESPOND+ ONLY TO IMM$IATE REW>D & PUNI%M5T1 ,I HOPE WE CAN ALL EXT5D A GREAT] DEGREE ( SOLID>ITY & SUPPORT TO ! MILLIONS ( PEOPLE :OSE LIVES >E BE+ 9CREM5TALLY EAT5 BY ! WORLD'S PRISONS4 

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