,! 0,LI<T ,REVOLUTION0 9 ,ROMANIA 

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,?R\<\T ,FEBRU>Y #b#a#g1 HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE FLOOD$ ! /REETS ( ,ROMANIA1 PROTE/+ CORRUPTION UND] NATIONALI/ FLAGS & BANN]S4 ,9 ! FOLL[+ REPORT1 \R ,ROMANIAN COMRADES ANALYZE ! DISC\RSE ?AT DROVE ! MOVEM5T1 SCRUT9IZE ! CLASS P]SPECTIVES ( ! P>TICIPANTS1 & EXPLORE H[ !Y FUNCTION AS AN OB/ACLE TO LIB]ATION4 

,IT SEEMS ?AT ! W9D[ ( OPPORTUNITY ?AT OP5$ UP SEV5 YE>S AGO :5 UPRIS+S & OCCUPATION MOVEM5TS BEGAN TO BREAK \T ALL >\ND ! ,M$IT]RANEAN HAS CLOS$4 ,TO ! S\? & EA/1 !SE UPRIS+S 5D$ ) EV5 MORE NEOLIB]AL OR FASCI/ GOV]NM5TS TAK+ P[]2 9 SOME CASES1 !Y L$ DIRECTLY TO W>4 ,TODAY1 ! UPHEAVALS ?AT ONCE (F]$ AN>*I/S A *ANCE TO CREATE NEW SOLID>ITIES 9 ! /REET HAVE BECOME A BRE$+ GR\ND = NATIONALISM4 

,SOME ASSUME ?AT 9 C\NTRIES ?AT REC5TLY EXP]I5C$ DICTATOR%IPS OR SOCIALISM1 !SE PROTE/S SIMPLY M>K A /AGE ON ! PA? TO ,WE/]N DEMOCRACY4 ,O!RS CONSID] ! PROTE/S TO BE NO?+ MORE ?AN A PROXY W> BETWE5 ELITES4 ,H[EV]1 ) MU* ( SOCIETY POL>IZ+ TO ! RI<T AS GEOPOLITICAL 9/ABILITY & /ATE REPRESSION ESCALATE1 WE HAVE TO UND]/& ! P>T ?AT PROTE/ MOVEM5TS HAVE PLAY$ 9 ?IS PROCESS & :AT WE CAN DO TO REGA9 ! 9ITIATIVE4 

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,! ,FEBRU>Y #bag PROTE/S 9 ,ROMANIA HAVE BE5 DUBB$ ! 0,LI<T ,REVOLUTION0 = ! IMAGES ( CELL PHONES BRI<T5+ ! AIR ABOVE RIV]S ( PROTE/]S 9 ! /REETS4 ,NO PROTE/S HAVE DRAWN SO MANY PEOPLE TO ! /REETS S9CE ! DEMON/RATIONS ( ,DECEMB] #aihi ?AT TOPPL$ ! SOCIALI/ REGIME ( ,NICOLAE ,CEAUSESCU4 ,H[EV]1 !SE >E H>DLY ! FIR/ ( !IR K9D4 

,DUR+ ! #a#i#iS1 ,ROMANIA EXP]I5C$ CRONY CAPITALISM 9 ITS PURE =M4 ,! OLD P>TY ELITE GAVE WAY TO A NEW CAPITALI/ CLASS ?AT 5RI*$ ITSELF ON ! PRIVATIZATION ( ! /ATE 9DU/RIES :ILE R5D]+ ! OLD WORK+ CLASS MORE PREC>I\S4 ,! ,I,M,F & ,WORLD ,BANK FACILITAT$ ?IS PROCESS4 ,UND] ! ,CEAUSESCU REGIME1 ,ROMANIA HAD MANAG$ TO PAY (F ALL ( ITS EXT]NAL DEBT AT ! EXP5SE ( /RICT AU/]ITY MEASURES2 AFT] ! COLLAPSE ( /ATE SOCIALISM1 ,ROMANIA PRIVATIZ$ ITS 9DU/RY TO GA9 ACCESS TO ! GLOBAL CAPITALI/ M>KET4 ,ONE GOV]NM5T AFT] ANO!R ADOPT$ A H>DL9E NEOLIB]AL /ANCE ?AT FAVOR$ =EIGN CAPITAL4 

,ROMANIA'S PA9FUL TRANS=MATION TO CAPITALISM SP>K$ SEV]AL \TBREAKS ( MASS UNRE/1 GA9+ /EAM OV] ! PA/ FIVE YE>S4 ,9 #b#a#b1 \TRAGE AB\T A HEAL? RE=M PRECIPITAT$ VIOL5T CLA%ES 9 ! CAPITAL CITY ( ,BU*>E/ & MASSIVE DEMON/RATIONS 9 ALL ! MAJOR CITIES4 ,! PRIME M9I/] RESIGN$ 9 HOPES ( CALM+ ! SITUATION & ! PROTE/S DI$ \T SOON AFT]W>DS4 

,DUR+ !SE PROTE/S1 A NEW CLASS ( POLITICALLY ACTIVE Y\NG PR(ESSIONALS EM]G$ ?AT WAS COM=TABLE ) CAPITALISM & EAG] TO OP5 ! C\NTRY FUR!R TO =EIGN BUS9ESS4 ,!Y TOOK SOME TOPICS FROM ! LEFT MILIEU1 EV5 FROM ! RADICAL LEFT1 :ILE ID5TIFY+ !MSELVES ) EV]Y?+ ATTRACTIVE AB\T ! ,WE/4 

,MASSIVE UNRE/ BROKE \T AGA9 9 #bac AGA9/ ! ,ROSIA ,MONTANA M9+ PROJECT4 ,TODAY1 ,ROMANIA IS ONE ( ! MO/ BUS9ESS-FRI5DLY C\NTRIES 9 ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION1 WELCOM+ =EIGN 9VE/M5TS & (F]+ *EAP LABOR BO? 9SIDE & \TSIDE ITS BORD]S4 ,ROSIA ,MONTANA WAS A P]FECT EXAMPLE ( SU* POLICIES3 A HUGE OP5-PIT PROJECT ?AT W\LD DE/ROY FIVE M\NTA9S & LEAVE BEH9D ,EUROPE'S BIGGE/ CYANIDE LAKE ) MO/ ( ! PR(ITS GO+ TO A ,CANADIAN COMPANY4 ,?IS CATALYZ$ MASSIVE 5VIRONM5TALI/ PROTE/S AGA9/ M9+ 79 PLACES LIKE ,C]TEJ7 & FRACK+4 ,/>T+ ON ,SEPTEMB] #a & CONT9U+ = MON?S1 !RE W]E PROTE/S EV]Y ,SUNDAY & SMALL] ACTIONS DUR+ ! WEEK4 

,! #bab PROTE/S HAD OP5$ SOME SOCIAL SPACE = CRITICAL ?9K+4 ,?IS BORE FRUIT 9 ! #bac DEMON/RATIONS4 ,9 ! BEG9N+1 SOME PEOPLE SEIZ$ ! OPPORTUNITY TO QUE/ION ! /ATUS QUO AS WELL AS ! M9+ PROJECT4 ,RADICAL POLITICS HAD BROK5 9TO ! MA9/REAM M$IA = ! FIR/ TIME 9 #bh ) COV]AGE ( REPRESSION AGA9/ ANTI-,N,A,T,O ACTIVI/S2 !SE IDEAS MADE !IR WAY 9TO ! PUBLIC SPH]E AGA9 9 #b#a#c4 ,!RE W]E ASSEMBLIES1 ANTI-CAPITALI/ SLOGANS1 & ! LIKE4 ,YET AN>*I/ GR\PS W]E ULTIMATELY \/$ FROM ! PROTE/S4 ,FROM ,OCTOB] ON1 NATIONALI/S TOOK OV] ! PROTE/S1 & NEO-FASCI/S W]E ALL[$ 9TO ! PROTE/S UND] ! SLOGAN 0EV]YBODY IS WELCOME40 

,TWO YE>S LAT]1 9 AUTUMN #b#a#e1 ! ,COLECTIV PROTE/S ]UPT$4 ,!SE PROTE/S W]E TRIGG]$ BY A FIRE 9 ,COLECTIV1 A ,BU*>E/ NI<TCLUB1 ?AT KILL$ #fd PEOPLE & 9JUR$ MORE ?AN A HUNDR$4 ,! PROTE/]S DEM&$ ! RESIGNATION ( ! PRIME M9I/]1 ACCUS+ HIM ( FO/]+ ! CORRUPTION RESPONSIBLE = ! DISA/]4 ,! GOV]NM5T EV5TUALLY CRACK$ UND] PRESSURE & RESIGN$1 ALONG ) ! LOCAL MAYOR4 

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,?IS YE>'S PROTE/S />T$ 9 LATE ,JANU>Y1 :5 ! ,ROMANIAN GOV]NM5T ANN\NC$ ?AT IT W\LD PASS A NEW LAW ALL[+ A P>DON = C]TA9 CRIMES--ESPECIALLY ?OSE 9VOLV+ ABUSE ( P[]4 ,?IS LAW W\LD FUR!R DECRIM9ALIZE GOV]NM5T CORRUPTION1 5ABL+ POLITICIANS TO ESCAPE PRISON S5T5CES = TAK+ P]SONAL ADVANTAGE ( PUBLIC FUNDS4 

,! PROTE/S GREW EV]Y NI<T BETWE5 ,FEBRU>Y #a & #e1 :5 ! NUMB] ( PROTE/]S >\ND ! C\NTRY EXCE$$ HALF A MILLION4 ,SOME DEMON/RATIONS 5D$ 9 CLA%ES ) ! POLICE4 

,9 ! ANTI-AU/]ITY RIOTS ( #b#a#b1 ! ANTI-COMMUNI/ LIB]ALISM ( ! ASPIR+ MIDDLE CLASS HAD BE5 CONF9$ TO ! M>G9S4 ,YET IT GA9$ MOM5TUM 9 ! #bae ,COLECTIV MOBILIZATIONS1 & IT OV]:ELM$ ! PROTE/ MOVEM5T ( #b#a#g4 ,9 #b#a#b1 ! ANTI-AU/]ITY POSITION ADDRESS$ ! MAT]IAL RESULTS ( ! TRANSITION FROM CAPITALISM1 OPPOS+ ALL EXI/+ =MS ( GOV]NANCE4 ,?IS YE>1 ANTI-GOV]NM5T ONLY MEANS OPPOS+ ! CURR5T GOV]NM5T4 ,PROTE/]S 9 ! /REETS >E /ILL DEM&+ REPRES5TATION FROM ! ,PRESID5T ( ,ROMANIA1 :O IS SE5 AS SOMEONE :O CAN LEAD ! C\NTRY T[>DS A BETT] FUTURE--I4E41 A ,WE/]N ONE4 

,AL?\< ECONOMICALLY PREC>I\S1 ! PROTE/]S ( #bag >E SEEK+ TO NORMALIZE A LIFE/YLE BAS$ 9 ,WE/]N VALUES1 AFFIRM+ ! VALUES ( COGNITIVE CAPITALISM1 ANTI-COMMUNISM1 & ASSIMILATIONI/ VOLUNT>ISM4 ,! PROTE/]S >E A DIV]SE CR[D RANG+ FROM URBAN CREATIVES1 CORPORATE :ITE-COLL> WORK]S1 & />TUP 5TREPR5EURS TO /UD5TS & ! URBAN BOHEMIAN PREC>IAT1 BUT ! FIR/ GR\P DOM9ATES ! E?OS ( ! PROTE/S4 ,A SURVEY ( ! PROTE/S 9 ,BU*>E/ REPORT$ ?AT MO/ ( ! PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS >E BETWE5 #b & #d & POSSESS COLLEGE DEGREES4 ,:ILE !Y LACK BROAD] WORK+ CLASS CONSCI\SNESS1 !Y >E ACT+ ACCORD+ TO :AT !Y P]CEIVE AS !IR CLASS 9T]E/S AS ! ASPIR+ PETTY B\RGEOISIE ( ! COGNITIVE ECONOMY4 

,!Y REF] TO ! SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT GOV]NM5T AS ! 0,R$ ,PLAGUE10 A CLASSIC FASCI/ SLOGAN FROM ! #a#i#cS1 UND]/&+ !IR CIVIC PATRIOTISM AS SAV+ 0CLEAN0 & 0BEAUTIFUL0 ,ROMANIA FROM ! 0DIRTY10 0BACKW>D10 & 0PRIMITIVE0 NATIONALISM ( ! ,R$S4 ,MANY EXPRESS CONTEMPT = ! POOR & ?OSE LIV+ 9 RURAL >EAS1 REF]R+ TO !M AS P>ASITES4 

,?IS EM]G+ NEW CLASS ASSOCIATES /ATE COMMUNISM ) REPRESSION & SC>CITY RA!R ?AN ) A P>TICUL> POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC PROGRAM4 ,= !M1 COMMUNISM MEANS BACKW>DNESS & C5SOR%IP1 AS OPPOS$ TO ! ALLEG$ PROSP]ITY ( ,WE/]N CAPITALISM & ! FRE$OM ( EXPRESSION ASSOCIAT$ ) P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACY4 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO F9D ROOM = REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS 9 !SE PROTE/S :5 ! MO/ ALLEG$LY RADICAL VOICES >E SIMPLY CALL+ = ! 5D ( CORRUPTION & ! 0NORMALIZATION0 ( CAPITAL4 

,TO SEE PEOPLE WE>+ NATIONAL FLAGS AT !SE PROTE/S IS NOT A P>ADOX1 BUT A CONT9UATION ( ! LIB]AL PATRIOTISM *AMPION$ BY ! SELF-PROCLAIM$ DISSID5T 9TELLIG5TSIA ( ! #a#i#hS :O SAW !MSELVES AS ! 0TRUE0 REPRES5TATIVES ( :O & :AT ! NATION IS4 ,9 ?IS CLIMATE1 ! DEEP-BLUE FLAG ( ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION IS BR\<T TO ! SQU>E AS A SYMBOL ( CLEANS+ & A MESSAGE ADDRESS$ TO ,E,U3 0,SAVE US60 ,! PROTE/]S SAY !Y SUPPORT ! ,J&>M]IA--! RIOT POLICE--BECAUSE !Y >E 0JU/ DO+ !IR JOBS40 

,! IDEOLOGY >TICULAT$ 9 ,VICTORIEI ,SQU>E 9 ,BU*>E/ IS SUPPORT$ BY A MAT*+ TE*NOLOGICAL 9FRA/RUCTURE4 ,ALL MOBILIZATION OCCURS ?R\< ,FACEBOOK4 ,SM>T PHONES >E TOOLS ( PROTE/--NOT JU/ = COMMUNICATION1 BUT ALSO = CREAT+ LI<T *OREOGRAPHIES 9T5D$ TO DISPEL ! D>KNESS LEFT BY ! UNCIVILIZ$ COMMIES4 ,PROJECTORS BEAM QUIRKY ,G,I,FS ON ! SURR\ND+ BUILD+S TO ?REAT5 ! GOV]NM5T2 COOL PROTE/]S WE> ,H,D PR9T\TS ( PO/]S MADE BY GRAPHIC DESIGN]S FROM ! ADV]TIS+ 9DU/RY4 ,ADV]TISEM5TS %9E UN*ALL5G$ FROM ! UNBROK5 W9D[S ( %OPS SURR\ND+ ! SQU>E4 

,! SUDD5 POLITICIZATION ( L>GE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE 9 ?IS ATMOSPH]E DOES NOT WORK TO ! ADVANTAGE ( RADICAL SOCIAL JU/ICE /RUGGLES4 ,! DISC\RSE IS DOM9AT$ BY ! RI<T-W+ AG5DA4 ,EV]YONE WANTS TO BE $UCAT$ ,EUROPEAN 9TELLECTUAL 5TREPR5EURS4 ,!Y >E D$ICAT$ TO ! IDEOLOGY ( SO-CALL$ PO/-POLITICS--! EXTREME C5T]4.<#a.> 

,SOME ( ! MORE RECOGNIZ$ FIGURES ON ! ,LEFT >E REG>D$ ) SUSPICION1 :ILE BANK]S & MEMB]S ( NEO-FASCI/ ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ,PRO,VITA CAN SAFELY JO9 ! DEMON/RATIONS4 ,! REORGANIZATION ( ! POLITICAL FIELD IS COMP>ABLE TO :AT TOOK PLACE 9 ! ,MAIDAN DUR+ ! ,UKRA9IAN REVOLUTION3 PRO-,EUROPEAN PATRIOTS HOP+ TO SAVE ! C\NTRY FROM ,RUSSIAN ?REATS OP5 SPACE = H>DCORE NEO-FASCI/S :O PASS AS ALLIES AS LONG AS !Y MA9TA9 ANTI-,RUSSIAN S5TIM5TS4 ,?IS SORT ( NATIONALISM IS NOT UNUSUAL 9 A C\NTRY SO M>K$ BY RACISM AGA9/ ,ROMA PEOPLE & O!RS4 

,HI/ORICALLY1 NATIONALISM & LIB]ALISM 7IMPORT$ FROM #a#i? C5TURY ,FRANCE BY B\RGEOIS Y\? /UDY+ ABROAD7 HAVE BE5 ! ONLY IDEOLOGIES TO PUT D[N ROOTS 9 ,ROMANIA4 ,AFT] /ATE SOCIALISM COLLAPS$1 !SE W]E ! ONLY REF]5CE PO9TS = ,ROMANIAN POLITICAL P>TIES1 :I* HAVE BE5 ?READ+ ! L9E BETWE5 !SE TWO FRAMEWORKS EV] S9CE4 ,EV5 )9 ! PROTE/ MOVEM5TS ?AT OPPOSE ?OSE P>TIES1 !SE TWO IDEOLOGIES ONCE AGA9 RE9V5T & P]PETUATE !MSELVES4 

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,! LAW ?AT 9ITIALLY BR\<T PEOPLE 9TO ! /REETS IS WOR? CONTE/+4 ,BUT ! PROTE/S HAVE BE5 LIMIT$ TO OPPOS+ CORRUPTION--AN ISSUE ?AT CAN EASILY BE MANIPULAT$ BY LIB]ALS1 9CLUD+ ?OSE 9 P[] UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,ROMANIAN PRESID5T1 ,KLAUS ,IOHANNIS4 

,ANTI-CORRUPTION DISC\RSE HAS BE5 ! COMMON D5OM9ATOR ( C\NTLESS UPHEAVALS 9 =M] SOCIALI/ C\NTRIES4 ,9 SOME CASES1 SU* AS ! UPRIS+S 9 ,SLOV5IA & ,BOSNIA1 ?IS DISC\RSE HAS M+L$ ) ANTI-CAPITALI/1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN1 & DIRECTLY-DEMOCRATIC IDEAS4 ,9 O!R CASES1 ! FOCUS ON CORRUPTION HAS LIMIT$ MOVEM5TS TO SEEK+ REGIME *ANGE 9 ! NAME ( CONS]VATIVE1 NATIONALI/1 & EV5 FASCI/ VALUES4 ,9 ,ROMANIA1 ANTI-CORRUPTION DISC\RSE HAS S]V$ TO RALLY PEOPLE TO COORD9ATE !IR [N COLONIZATION & EXPLOITATION BY ,WE/]N CAPITALI/S UND] ! BANN] ( ANTI-COMMUNISM4 

,! >*ITECTURE ( ?IS DISC\RSE IS BAS$ ON TWO AXES3 ! 9T]NALIZ$ IDEA ?AT ,ROMANIAN SOCIETY IS BACKW>D & UNCIVILIZ$ & ! ANTI-COMMUNI/ N>RATIVE ?AT SOCIALI/ & COMMUNI/ REGIMES HAVE 0KIDNAPP$0 ,ROMANIA FROM ITS ,EUROPEAN DE/9Y & CREAT$ A 0VOID0 9 LOCAL HI/ORY4 ,! PROBLEM IS ALWAYS FRAM$ AS AN 9DIVIDUAL OR A SPECIFIC P>TY1 NEV] ! /RUCTURE ITSELF4 ,9 FACT1 CORRUPTION IS AN 9TEGRAL ASPECT ( ! /ATE APP>ATUS1 :I* S]VES ! RUL+ CLASS & !IR 9T]E/ SY/EMATICALLY AS WELL AS 9 9/ANCES ( ABUSE & ILLEGAL ACTIVITY4 

,ONE ( ! PROBLEMS ) BUILD+ A SOCIAL MOVEM5T ON OPPOS+ CORRUPTION IS ?AT 9 ! ABS5CE ( ANY POLITICAL ALT]NATIVE1 ?IS DIRECTLY EMP[]S ! /ATE REPRESSIVE APP>ATUS1 9 ?IS CASE ! ,D,N,A & ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ,S]VICES1 :I* >E !N US$ AS POLITICAL WEAPONS TO REMOVE POLITICAL ADV]S>IES4 ,:5 ONE SIDE ( A CONFLICT OV] CORRUPTION MANAGES TO CEM5T ITS HOLD ON ! /ATE1 A WAVE ( REPRESSION IS SURE TO FOLL[4 ,! PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS >E PAWNS 9 A P[] /RUGGLE BETWE5 A POPULI/ CONS]VATIVE P>TY1 ! SO-CALL$ SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT ,P,S,D1 & ! NEOLIB]AL OPPOSITION SPE>HEAD$ BY ! PRESID5T4 

,AT ! SAME TIME ?AT IT R$UCES POLITICS TO P>LIAM5T>ISM1 ANTI-CORRUPTION DISC\RSE 5=CES ! NEOLIB]AL DOGMA ( ! FREE M>KET4 ,?IS IS A DI/URB+ TR5D 9 ,ROMANIA1 LEGITIMIZ+ A NEW =M ( TE*NOCRATIC RULE )\T ! SLI<TE/ POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY4.<#b.> ,! TE*NOCRATIC GOV]NM5T 9/AT$ AFT] ! ,COLECTIV FIRE WAS V]Y POPUL> AMONG ! ASPIR+ MIDDLE CLASS4 ,EV5 ?\< ITS POLICIES W]5'T EFFECTIVE1 ! ,CIOLOS CAB9ET GA9$ A LOT ( SYMPA?Y BY PROMOT+ ! EXTREME C5T] IDEOLOGY ( ! ,E,U4 

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,9 ! WAKE ( ! ALT]-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 AN>*I/S 9 ,ROMANIA %IFT$ FROM PRIORITIZ+ DIRECT ACTION & LIFE/YLE TO LOCAL ORGANIZ+ & COMMUNITY BUILD+4 ,TODAY1 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T IS DIFFUS$ 9TO HYBRID COLLECTIVES ?AT RUN SOCIAL C5T]S & COOP]ATIVES1 5GAGE 9 POLITICAL >T1 $IT Z9ES1 & P>TICIPATE 9 GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESS+ H\S+1 EVICTIONS1 BORD]S1 WORK]S' RI<TS1 & 9T]SECTIONAL FEM9I/ ISSUES4 ,?IS FOCUS ON SOLID>ITY & CROSS-CLASS ORGANIZATION /&S \T 9 A CONTEXT O!RWISE *>ACT]IZ$ BY ,N,G,O-DOM9AT$ ACTIVISM4 

,AL?\< !RE >E SOME ,N,G,OS ?AT WORK T[>DS EMANCIPATORY 5DS1 ,N,G,OIZATION HAS TAK5 A TREM5D\S TOLL 9 ,ROMANIA1 DEF9+ H[ PEOPLE UND]/& GRASSROOTS SELF-ORGANIZ$ RESI/ANCE4 ,! WOR/ ASPECT ( ?IS IS ?AT IT HAS PROMOT$ A SELF-C5T]$ VISION ( ACTIVISM 9 :I* LIB]AL ME?ODS DEVELOP$ BY ! ,N,G,O 9DU/RY >E ! ONLY VALID MEANS ( ORGANIZ+4 ,N,G,OS HAVE ABSORB$ MO/ ( ! PEOPLE 9T]E/$ 9 POLITICAL WORK1 CONTRIBUT+ TO ! ISOLATION ( ! RADICAL MOVEM5T4 ,CONFRONTATIONAL TACTICS >E SE5 AS ROMANTIC & *ILDI%4 

,AN>*I/S W]E HEAVILY 9VOLV$ 9 ! #bab ANTI-AU/]ITY PROTE/S1 ! #bac ,ROSIA ,MONTANA MOBILIZATION1 & ! #bae ,COLECTIV PROTE/S4 ,WE =EGR\ND$ \R ANTI-CAPITALI/1 ANTI-IMP]IALI/1 & RADICAL ECOLOGICAL MESSAGES1 ORGANIZ+ OCCUPATIONS & DIRECT ACTIONS4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 WE W]E CONFRONT+ ! RIS+ AFFIRMATION ( ! MIDDLE CLASS C5T]-RI<T E?OS1 :I* 9T5SIFI$ ?R\< ! #bae ,COLECTIV PROTE/S TO REA* ITS PEAK 9 ! #bag ANTI-CORRUPTION PROTE/S4 

,!RE HAVE BE5 ATTEMPTS TO OP5 UP SPACE = DISCUSSION1 BUT TACTICS ?AT W]E SUCCESSFUL 9 ! PA/ HAVE FAIL$ MIS]ABLY 9 REC5T YE>S1 ONLY SUCCE$+ 9 5GAG+ A M>G9AL 0LEFTI/0 M9ORITY4 ,9 !SE CURR5T DEMON/RATIONS1 IT HAS BE5 IMPOSSIBLE TO BE HE>D 9 ! OV]:ELM+ CONFLICT BETWE5 TWO COMPET+ IDEOLOGICAL APP>ATUSES ?AT HAVE A F> WID] CAPACITY TO MOBILIZE RES\RCES & PEOPLE ?AN A H&FUL ( AN>*I/S4 ,ON ONE SIDE1 WE >E TALK+ AB\T ! BIGGE/ POPULI/ P>TY 9 ,ROMANIA1 ) HALF A MILLION MEMB]S2 ON ! O!R1 AN ASPIR+ Y\NG MIDDLE CLASS ?AT HAS ! MAT]IAL RES\RCES & BACK+ ( MU* ( ! MA9/REAM M$IA & ! ,PRESID5T AS WELL4 ,! SC5E = RADICAL POLITICS IS (T5 DIVID$2 :ILE !RE IS A SOME:AT GR[+ 9T]E/ 9 LEFTI/ POLITICS1 IT IS USUALLY MOBILIZ$ >\ND DILUT$ SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC ISSUES OR ORGANIZATIONS *AMPION$ BY LEFTI/ 9TELLECTUALS & ,N,G,OS4 

,ONE ( ! MO/ DAMAG+ ASPECTS ( ! #bag ANTI-CORRUPTION MOVEM5T IS ! AFFIRMATION ( NONVIOL5CE AS ! F\NDATION ( LEGITIMATE PROTE/4 ,ANY DISCUSSION AB\T SELF-DEF5SE OR H[ VIOL5CE IS DEF9$ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE IS LABEL$ AS AN ATTEMPT TO DISCR$IT ! MOVEM5T4 ,MEAN:ILE1 NONVIOL5CE IS NORMALIZ$ 9 FL[]Y GRAPHIC DESIGN1 9 ! IDEA ( PROTE/ AS A FUN ACTIVITY *>ACT]IZ$ BY LIVE MUSIC1 DANC+1 & SO ON4 

,! SECOND PROBLEMATIC PR9CIPLE IS ! NOTION ?AT 0EV]YONE IS WELCOME1 BECAUSE ?IS IS TRUE DEMOCRACY40 ,EXCLUD+ FASCI/S & NATIONALI/S IS DISMISS$ AS AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,MEAN:ILE1 MESSAGES AGA9/ NEOLIB]ALISM & 9 FAVOR ( SOCIAL JU/ICE HAVE REPEAT$LY BE5 EXCLUD$ FROM ! PROTE/S4 ,! G5]AL AFFECT ( ! CR[D IS RAGE AGA9/ ! 0,R$ ,PLAGUE0 & SCORN = ALL SOCIAL ISSUES4 

,ANO!R *>ACT]I/IC ( ?IS WAVE ( PROTE/S IS ! SUDD5 RA% ( POP-UP SAVIORS4 ,SEV]AL FAMILIES 9 ,BU*>E/ W]E EVICT$ FROM !IR HOMES 9 A RUN-D[N SOCIAL H\S+ BUILD+1 PROMPT+ AN EXPLOSION ( SOLID>ITY4 ,AN>*I/S & GRASSROOTS H\S+ RI<TS ORGANIZATIONS HAD BE5 9VOLV$ 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ G5TRIFICATION = A LONG TIME1 BUT ! EVICTION BR\<T \T A HUGE NUMB] ( PEOPLE TRY+ TO HELP 9 ! SPIRIT ( NEWLY AWAK5$ CIVIC 5GAGEM5T4 ,WE CAN H>DLY CRITICIZE PEOPLE BR++ 9 SUPPLIES ?AT PROVIDE MAT]IAL RELIEF2 BUT IF WE LOOK DEEP]1 WE CAN SEE ?AT ?IS APPROA* IS NOT EMANCIPATORY = ANYONE 9VOLV$ 9 ! PROCESS4 ,IT UND]CUTS ! WORK ?AT LONG-T]M ACTIVI/S HAVE PUT 9TO BUILD+ COMMUNITY ) ONE ( ! MO/ T>GET$ POPULATIONS 9 ! CITY1 :ILE CREAT+ A HI]>*ICAL DYNAMIC BETWE5 ! EVICT$ COMMUNITY & ! PEOPLE TRY+ TO HELP4 ,*>ITY DOES NOT HELP PEOPLE TO =M RELATIONS ?AT C\LD BE ! BASIS ( POLITICAL /RUGGLES AGA9/ EVICTIONS4 

,:ILE ! %ORT-T]M 9T]E/S ( ! PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS MAY BE ANTAGONI/IC TO ?OSE ( MU* ( ! ,ROMANIAN POPULATION1 !Y REMA9 A PREC>I\S CLASS ) AN UNC]TA9 FUTURE4 ,MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATIONS W]E ATTRACT$ TO ,ROMANIA BECAUSE ( ! *EAP LABOR =CE1 BUT 9 C]TA9 SECTORS ( ! ECONOMY ! WAGES HAVE BE5 GO+ UP = A :ILE N[4 ,OBVI\SLY1 ?IS WILL NOT LA/4 ,9 ?IS RESPECT1 ?IS MOBILIZATION MI<T HAVE SOME POT5TIAL = ! FUTURE1 9 ?AT N[ PEOPLE >E US$ TO TAK+ TO ! /REETS :5 SOME?+ BO!RS !M4 ,H[EV]1 IT IS UNCLE> :AT ! IDEOLOGY BEH9D ! NEXT WAVE ( MOBILIZATION WILL BE4 ,! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ IS ?AT AN>*I/S CONT9UE TO ORGANIZE LOCALLY >\ND ISSUES ?AT CAN BR+ TOGE!R PEOPLE FROM DIFF]5T SOCIAL BACKGR\NDS TO FI<T \R COMMON 5EMIES4 

,! G5]AL MOOD )9 ! LOCAL LEFT & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS RI<T N[ IS ?AT RESI/ANCE HAS TO BE ORGANIZ$ AP>T FROM !SE PROTE/S4 ,:5 ?9K+ ?R\< ! EXP]I5CES ( ! LA/ FIVE YE>S1 IT SEEMS ?AT ! SQU>E OCCUPATION MOVEM5TS HAVE REA*$ !IR LIMITS4 ,IF MASS PROTE/S DON'T CONTRIBUTE TO LOCAL /RUGGLES OR GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION1 IT IS H>D TO BE OPTIMI/IC AB\T !M4 ,! QUE/ION = US1 !N1 IS :]E TO FOCUS \R 5]GY :5 MASS PROTE/S DO NOT ACCOMMODATE \R POLITICS--& H[ TO *ANGE ?AT4 

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,CORRUPTION IS A CRUCIAL CONCEPT = ! PO/-,COLD ,W> N>RATIVE ?AT LEGITIMIZES ! P]IPH]AL POSITION ( ,ROMANIA 9 A GLOBAL MATRIX ( COLONIALISM4 ,IT PA?OLOGIZES SOCIAL BEHAVIORS ?AT >E DEVIANT BY ! /&>DS ( NEOLIB]AL 0NORMALITY40 ,BY HOMOG5IZ+ CLASS1 SOCIAL1 & CULTURAL DIFF]5CES1 ! DISC\RSE ( CORRUPTION EQUATES PREC>I\S WORK]S 5GAG+ 9 SABOTAGE OR EXPROPRIAT+ RES\RCES ) ! BRIB+ ( HI<-PR(ILE POLITICIANS BY MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATIONS4 ,IT EFFACES CLASS ANTAGONISMS1 F9ANCIAL EXPLOITATION1 & RESI/ANCE ( ALL K9DS TO 9/ITUTE A HEGEMONIC N>RATIVE4 

,AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE FROM ,EA/]N ,EUROPE HAS TO SABOTAGE ! DISCURSIVE ME*ANISMS IMPOS$ BY ASSIMILATIONI/ NEOCOLONIALISM4 ,9 ! ,ROMANIAN CONTEXT1 ) A PRESID5T :OSE SOLE PLAT=M IS HIS TIES ) ,WE/]N ,EUROPE & A MASSIVE MOVEM5T MOBILIZ$ TO CURE SOCIETY ( ITS ORI5TALI/ DISEASE1 IT IS MORE URG5T ?AN EV] TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS4 

,TO DECODE & DECON/RUCT ! DISC\RSE ( CORRUPTION1 WE MU/ LOOK ) AN>*I/ EYES AT ! PRACTICES ) :I* POOR PEOPLE EXPRESS !IR DI/RU/ ( GOV]NANCE1 NO MATT] ! REGIME4 ,?IS DI/RU/ IS :AT HAS 5ABL$ ! SOCIAL /RUCTURES ( ! HI/ORICALLY OPPRESS$ TO SURVIVE & REPRODUCE4 ,:5 !SE PRACTICES >E FRAM$ AS ! SYMPTOMS ( ! DISEASE ( CORRUPTION1 ?IS OP5S ! WAY = NEW ATTACKS ON ?OSE ALREADY DISPOSSESS$ BY ! TRANSITION TO CAPITALISM4 

,LOCALLY1 WE HAVE TO BUILD SOLID>ITIES ?AT DISRUPT ! COMPLICITY ( ! ASPIR+-TO-BE-:ITE-&-MIDDLE-CLASS ( ! 0BEAUTIFUL Y\?0 & ITS CELEBRATION ( GLOBAL CORPORATE EXPLOITATION4 ,9T]NATIONALLY1 WE CALL = ! DECOLONIZATION ( \R MOVEM5TS1 OPPOS+ ! ORI5TALI/ N>RATIVES PROPELL$ BY ,WE/]N M$IA ?AT ]ASE LONG/&+ LOCAL /RUGGLES4.<#c.> ,FAC+ BO? ! RISE ( FASCISM & ! PU% = A ,WE/]NIZATION ?AT WILL SMOO? ! WAY = A FASCI/ FUTURE1 WE HAVE TO /R5G!N \R TIES & DEVELOP NEW /RATEGIES4 

.<#a.> 0,EXTREME C5T]0 (T5 D5OTES A NEWLY =M$ POLITICAL P>TY SUPPOS$LY BEYOND CLASSIC LEFT RI<T DIVISIONS--NEI!R LIB]AL NOR CONS]VATIVE NOR SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC4 ,9 REALITY1 SU* P>TIES USUALLY C>RY \T A CONS]VATIVE RULE-(-LAW AG5DA ?AT PRODUCES EXTREME-RI<T EFFECTS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! CURR5T P>LIAM5T>Y MAJORITY 9 ,SLOV5IA PROCLAIMS ITSELF TO BE A C5TRI/ GOV]NM5T :ILE IMPLEM5T+ PLANS TO WALL (F ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION4 

.<#b.> ,TE*NOCRATIC GOV]NM5TS1 ALSO KN[N AS TE*NICAL GOV]NM5TS1 W]E V]Y POPUL> AFT] ! #bh CRISIS 9 ,EUROPE4 ,SU* A GOV]NM5T IS NOT O/5SIBLY ALIGN$ ) ANY POLITICAL P>TIES1 USUALLY CONSI/+ ( ACADEMICS1 ECONOMI/S1 & O!R 0EXP]TS0 :O >E SUPPOS$LY BEYOND ! CLASSIC LEFT_/RI<T DIVISION4 ,9 REALITY1 9 P]IPH]AL /ATES1 = ! MO/ P>T SU* GOV]NM5TS BL9DLY C>RI$ \T ! AG5DA ( ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION TO RECON/RUCT ! M>KET & BANK SY/EMS ) AU/]ITY LAWS4 

.<#c.> ,!RE HAS BE5 PL5TY ( ORI5TALI/ PROJECTION ONTO ! PROTE/S FROM \TSIDE ,ROMANIA4 ,LIB]AL M$IA SU* AS ,DEMOCRACY ,N[1 ,AL ,JAZE]A1 & ,! ,Y\NG ,TURKS CONT9UE TO MIS9T]PRET OR IGNORE EV5TS 9 ! REGION4 ,:5 PROTE/S LIKE !SE OCCUR1 !IR COV]AGE IS FULL ( ORI5TALI/ LANGUAGE 9 :I* 0FRE$OM FI<T]S0 >E WELCOM$ 9TO ! GR& FAMILY ( EMANCIPAT$ ,WE/]N SOCIETIES1 ! MASSES FLOOD+ 9TO ! SQU>ES >E SE5 AS AN AWAK5+ ( SOCIETY1 & ANTI-CORRUPTION PASSES = AU!NTIC RESI/ANCE4 ,IT IS PRECISELY ! REPRODUCTION ( SU* ORI5TALI/ ,O!R+ ?AT PREV5TS PEOPLE FROM RECOGNIZ+ ?AT ! 0FRE$OM FI<T]S0 >E H>DCORE NATIONALI/S1 ,ROMANIA HAS A RI* HI/ORY ( /RUGGLES & RESI/ANCE PREC$+ ?IS ONE1 & ANTI-CORRUPTION DISC\RSE IS A PLAY+ PIECE 9 A RIVALRY BETWE5 POLITICAL FACTIONS ?AT PAVES ! WAY = NEW AU?ORIT>IAN CRACKD[NS4 ,?IS K9D ( COV]AGE FE$S ! EGOS ( ! 0BEAUTIFUL FREE Y\?0 ON ! /REETS ( ,ROMANIA1 LEGITIMIZ+ !IR PATRONIZ+ ATTITUDE ?AT !RE HAS NEV] BE5 A MOVEM5T AS IMPORTANT OR AU!NTIC AS ?IS ONE4 

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