,! ,GRE5 ,MOVEM5T ,DOESN'T ,NE$ A ,POLITICAL ,P>TY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,GRE5 MOVEM5T WAS ORIG9ALLY A LOOSE COALITION OR NETWORK ( SIX MA9 CON/ITU5CIES3  RADICAL ECOLOGI/S1 PEACE ACTIVI/S1 FEM9I/S1 SOCIAL JU/ICE ACTIVI/S1 DEC5TRALI/S1 & P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRATS4  ,! BASIC SOCIOECONOMIC & POLITICAL PR9CIPLES ( !SE SIX GR\PS >E ESS5TIALLY AN>*I/ -- ?AT IS1 !Y IMPLY OPPOSITION TO HI]>*Y1 BUREAUCRACY1 PATRI>*Y1 AU?ORIT>IANISM1 & ! ,/ATE4  ,H5CE !Y ALSO IMPLY OPPOSITION TO ! ELECTORAL POLITICAL SY/EM1 :I* IS ?OR\<LY HI]>*ICAL1 BUREAUCRATIC1 PATRI>*AL-AU?ORIT>IAN1 & /ATI/4 

,GRE5 POLITICAL ACTIVITY AT ! NATIONAL OR /ATE LEVEL M]ELY RATIFIES ! /ATI/ ELECTORAL SY/EM4  ,!RE MAY BE SOME?+ TO BE SAID = LIMIT$ P>TICIPATION BY ,GRE5S 9 LOCAL ELECTIONS1 S9CE AS ,BAKUN9 RECOGNIZ$1 LOCAL POLITICS IS (T5 P]MEABLE TO 9FLU5CE BY ORD9>Y CITIZ5S 7?\< 9 A HUGE CITY LIKE 7E4G47 ,LOS ,ANGELES1 ?IS IS PROBABLY NOT TRUE74 

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,CREAT+ ?IS NEW SOCIETY FROM ! GR\ND UP IS ! GOAL ?AT ,GRE5S %\LD BE WORK+ T[>D1 ?R\< LOCAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZ+1 BY =M+ AFF9ITY GR\PS1 COMMUNES1 NEI<BORHOOD ACTION COMMITTEES1 COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES1 WORK]-CONTROLL$ BUS9ESS1 ETC41 & BY 5GAG+ 9 MANY O!R =MS ( BO? 0NEGATIVE0 7DISRUPTIVE7 & 0POSITIVE0 7CON/RUCTIVE7 DIRECT ACTION4  ,WE %\LD NOT PURSUE ! MISGUID$ /ATI/ GOAL ( ELECT+ C&IDATES TO /ATE & NATIONAL LEGISLATURES1 :I* IS A WA/E ( TIME BECAUSE IT COOPTS & DIV]TS \R 5]GIES FROM MORE RADICAL & EFFECTIVE =MS ( ACTIVISM4 

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