,! ,MEGAMA*9ES ,>E ,FALSE ,SPECT]S 
,A ,RESPONSE ,TO ,GELD]LOOS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,I ?9K IT'S A %AME ?AT AN>*I/S DON'T WRITE MORE ON EI!R GEOPOLITICS OR ANALYZES ( ! FUTURE2 OV] ! LA/ TWO C5TURIES \R GREATE/ SUCCESSES HAVE COME FROM \R IMAG9ATION & =ESI<T4 ,= ?IS REASON ,I APPLAUD ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS' REC5T ATTEMPT$ =ECA/1 PUBLI%$ 9 A V>IETY ( =MS BY ,CRIME?9C4 

,!RE'S MU* TO AGREE ) 9 ,GELD]LOOS' ANALYSIS & ,I APPLAUD HIS EF=T1 BUT !RE'S NEV]!LESS MU* 9 HIS ANALYSIS ,I F9D ASKEW4 

,WE C\LD DO ) MORE PR$ICTIVE EVALUATION ( GEOPOLITICAL OR 9/ITUTIONAL =CES1 & ,I HOPE ?IS OP5S ! DOOR TO MORE WRIT+ 9 !SE >5AS BY AN>*I/S1 BUT !RE'S AN EV]-PRES5T DANG] TO SU* L5SES3 Y\ />T SEE+ ! WORLD PRIM>ILY 9 T]MS ( BIG SOCIAL /RUCTURES & MISS O!R CRITICAL DYNAMICS -- (T5 ASSUM+ TOO MU* SOLIDITY1 9TEGRABILITY1 OR C5TRALITY TO SAID SOCIAL /RUCTURES4 ,9 MY OP9ION ,GELD]LOOS' ANALYSIS FALLS 9TO ?IS TRAP :5 CONSID]+ CAPITALISM1 FASCISM1 & TE*NOLOGY4 ,TO BE MORE SPECIFIC ON EA* ACC\NT3 HE FOLL[S A RA!R M>XI/ NOTION ( CAPITALISM AS A UNIFI$ :OLE SY/EM ) A T5D5CY TO SELF-PRES]VATION1 HE FRAMES FASCISM 9 T]MS ( DICTATORIAL 9/ITUTIONS RA!R ?AN AN IDEOLOGY ( HYP]NATIONALISM1 & HE /RUGGLES TO MA9TA9 ! DAT$ N>RATIVE ( A UNIFI$ TE*NOLOGICAL GLOBAL SOCIAL SY/EM4 

,:AT'S COMMON ACROSS !SE IS ! PROJECTION ( SOLIDITY TO AB/RACTIONS :]E ! 9/ITUTIONAL MACRO /RUCTURES >E PRIVILEG$ AS ! MO/ RELEVANT CAUSAL =CES4 ,?IS GLOSSES OV] ! ROOT DYNAMICS ( 9DIVIDUALS1 IDEOLOGIES1 & TOOLS1 TREAT+ !M 9 %ORT AS M]E COGS MAK+ UP ! BROAD] 0SY/EMS40 

,GELD]LOOS' ANALYSIS ( FASCISM %\LD BE ! MO/ GL>+ ISSUE = AN>*I/S S9CE HE ATTEMPTS TO BREAK ) ! LONG/&+ NE>-CONS5SUS 9 ANTIFASCI/ ANALYSIS BY 9/EAD CA/+ 0FASCISM0 PURELY 9 T]MS ( DICTATOR%IP -- A /RUCTURE ( 9/ITUTIONS -- RA!R ?AN AS AN IDEOLOGY4 ,GELD]LOOS IS CORRECT ?AT FASCI/S >E IDEOLOGICAL OPPORTUNI/S ON A V>IETY ( ?+S1 = EXAMPLE !Y REALLY DON'T GIVE A %IT AB\T ECONOMIC SY/EMS4 ,BUT IT'S PR(\NDLY MI/AK5 TO ASSUME FASCISM HASN'T HAD A /ABLE & COH]5T IDEOLOGICAL CORE4 ,FASCISM IS ALWAYS A HYP]NATIONALISM1 A 0MI<T MAKES RI<T0 FETI%IZATION ( RAW P[] & D5IAL ( EMPA?Y ) BEYOND ONE'S TRIBE1 COMMUNITY1 OR IMAG9$ 0PEOPLE40 ,?IS DOESN'T REQUIRE A C5TRALIZ$ /ATE APP>ATUS1 MU* LESS ONE /RUCTUR$ 9 DICTATORIAL T]MS4 ,! LA/ FEW DECADES ( FASCI/ P]MUTATIONS HAVE %[N CLE>LY ?AT Y\ CAN HAVE DEMOCRATIC OR DEC5TRALIZ$ V>IANTS ( FASCISM 7EG 0NATIONAL AN>*ISM074 ,9DE$ !SE >E >GUABLY ! MO/ COMMON V>IETIES ( FASCISM TODAY1 FROM ! POPULI/S ( ! NEW ,EUROPEAN RI<T TO ! GOAT SACRIFIC+ TRIBES ( ! ,WOLVES ( ,V9L&4 

,GELD]LOOS DEM&S TO KN[ :AT CONCEPTUAL CL>ITY IS PROVID$ BY ANALYZ+ FASCISM 9 IDEOLOGICAL & PHILOSOPHICAL T]MS RA!R ?AN AS A SPECIFIC LO/ HI/ORICAL MOM5T4 ,WELL FIR/ ( ALL1 IT CAN GIVE US 9SI<T 9TO ! ACTUAL FUCK+ ORGANIZ+ ( FASCI/S1 OR AT ! V]Y LEA/ !IR DESC5DANTS4 ,BUT SECOND ( ALL IT'S USEFUL BECAUSE -- DESPITE !IR OPPORTUNISM ON SOME FRONTS -- FASCI/S >E (T5 REFRE%+LY CLE>HEAD$ AB\T ?+S 9 A WAY LIB]ALS CANNOT AF=D TO BE4 ,LIB]ALISM IS ! TORTUR$ GRAB-BAG ( CONTRADICTIONS1 ) CAPITALISM & DEMOCRACY DESP]ATELY TRY+ TO DI/RACT US 7& !MSELVES7 FROM ! FUNCTION+ ( ! EXI/+ SY/EM4 ,IF LIB]ALISM IS A PACK ( LIES & DI/RACTIONS1 FASCISM 9FAM\SLY DOESN'T BO!R DISGUIS+ ITS LIES1 FLAK1 & PREV>ICATION4 ,FASCISM IS ! MO/ CONFID5T & EXPLICIT EXPRESSION ( ! IDEOLOGY ( P[] ITSELF3 ,MI<T MAKES RI<T4 ,C>E ONLY AB\T Y\R [N4 ,?AT !RE IS A PHILOSOPHICAL POSITION DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ TO AN>*ISM IS IMPORTANT & PROVIDES A LOT ( ILLUM9ATION4 ,FASCISM CLE>S ! AIR4 ,JU/ AS AN>*ISM IS NOT A FIX$ BLUEPR9T OR SY/EM1 FASCISM IS NOT A SY/EM BUT A SET ( VALUES1 A MOTIVATION & TAKE ON P[] UTT]LY AT ODDS ) \R [N4 ,?IS MEANS IT HAS JU/ AS DIV]SE EXPRESSIONS AS AN>*I/ E?ICS DO4 ,BUT AT ! 5D ( ! DAY Y\ >E EI!R = OR OPPOS$ TO P[]1 Y\ EI!R C>E AB\T ALL OR JU/ A FEW4 ,9EVITABLY ! SCALES T5D TO FALL & EV]YONE IS =C$ -- AS 9 ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION -- TO SIDE ) AN>*ISM OR FASCISM4 

,IDEOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY MATT]4 ,!Y'RE NOT ALWAYS PO/-FACTO RATIONALIZATIONS ( AN EXI/+ CONTEXT OR SY/EM1 BUT (T5 ! S9C]E S\RCE ( NEW DEVELOPM5TS4 ,! PROBLEM ) L5SES AS SWEEP+ AS GEOPOLITICS IS Y\ GET 9TO ! HABIT ( EVALUAT+ ! BEHAVIOR & FUNCTION ( 9/ITUTIONS & IGNORE ! ROOTS -- ! ACTUAL PEOPLE & PSY*OLOGIES & PATT]NS ( RELATION ?AT GIVE RISE TO !SE /RUCTURES4 

,ONE ( ! WOR/ LEGACIES ! LEFT HAS 9FECT$ AN>*I/S ) IS A TOTALIZ+ MOLO*IAN VIEW ( CAPITALISM4 ,?IS (T5 LEADS TO SOME REALLY SKEW$ PR$ICTIONS :5 WE />T FREAK+ AB\T 0COMMODIFICATION0 7(T5 REALLY JU/ MEAN+ A MORE F9E TUN$ ACC\NT+ ( C]TA9 CONSID]ATIONS74 ,A C]TA9 TYPE ( POP-M>XI/S HAVE CONV9C$ MANY ?AT 0COMMODIFICATION0 IS MAGICALLY 9-DIFF]5TIABLE FROM CAPITALISM P] SE4 ,GOT SOME COMMODIFICATION8 ,SOMEONE'S KEEP+ F9]-GRA9$ TRACK ( SOME?+8 ,FUCK SON1 Y\'VE GOT A BAD CASE ( CAPITALISM -- ) ALL ! ATT5DANT ?+S WE ASSOCIATE ) IT1 NEV]M9D TRAC+ ANY SPECIFIC CAUSALITY4 ,IF Y\'RE FILL+ \T AN ITEMIZ$ =M ON A DAT+ SITE 70COMMODIFICATION ( ROMANCE607 SOMEH[ ?AT'S CLASS SOCIETY & WORKPLACE HI]>*IES GR[+ /RONG]4 ,NEV] Y\ M9D :AT ! CAUSAL ME*ANISMS >E1 ?9K HOLI/ICALLY6 

,?IS LEFTI/ VIEW ( CAPITALISM AS AN UNIFI$ MONOLI?IC MEGAMA*9E ) ITS [N CLE> PLAN & NE$S -- RA!R ?AN CONFLICT+ LOCI ( P[]1 OR?OGONALIZ$ ME*ANISMS1 & ACIDIC CURR5TS ( BOTTOM-UP M>KET PRESSURES -- BL9DS PEOPLE TO POSSIBILITIES TODAY & ULTIMATELY 5C\RAGES US TO CA/ \R DREAMS (F BEYOND ! VEIL ( A MAGICAL REVOLUTION4 ,IF ! AB/RACTION IS TREAT$ LIKE A COHESIVE :OLE1 IF WE TREAT 9/ITUTIONS AS ! ONLY RELEVANT AG5TS1 & IGNORE EV]Y?+ BEL[ AS CON/ITU5T COGS1 WELL !N !RE'S NO HOPE = ANY?+ SUB/ANTIVELY DIFF]5T SAVE VIA SOME K9D ( TOTAL BREAK4 

,= ?OSE WELL & TRULY SPOOK$ ) ?IS K9D ( LEFTI/ ?9K+1 !RE'S ULTIMATELY LITTLE OPTION BESIDES DESPAIR1 OR A REIFICATION ( ! SAME OLD RITUALS ( SUBCULTURAL COMMUNITY4 ,:5 ! WORLD IS FILL$ UP ) GODS LIKE 0CAPITALISM0 OR 0CIVILIZATION0 & DRA9$ ( ACTUAL LIV+ BREA?+ HUMAN BE+S !RE'S NO HOPE ( SALVATION1 SAVE ?R\< SOME K9D ( DIV9E 9T]V5TION4 

,SO SOME?+ NEW GETS MY/IFI$ & WOR%IP$1 ,! ,REVOLUTION1 OR ,! ,COLLAPSE4 ,! ,P>TY OR ,! ,NATURAL ,ORD]4 

,:AT GETS LO/ AS \R ATT5TION FOCUSES 5TIRELY ON !SE BIG AB/RACTIONS IS ! CONCRETE ISSUES ( FRE$OM4 ,:AT POSSIBILITIES >E AVAILABLE TO US 9 \R SOCIAL RELATIONS1 9 \R PROJECTS1 9 \R 5VIRONM5TAL CONDITIONS1 9 ! CONFIGURATION ( \R BODIES8 

,GELD]LOOS UN=TUNATELY WRITES1 

,WE >E 9CREAS+LY BE+ SOLD A TRAN%UMANI/ N>RATIVE 9 :I* NATURE & ! BODY >E PRES5T$ AS LIMITATIONS TO BE OV]COME4 ,?IS IS ! SAME OLD ,5LI<T5M5T IDEOLOGY ?AT AN>*I/S HAVE FALL5 = TIME & AGA9.<4.> 

,WE'VE 0FALL5 =0 TRAN%UMANISM BECAUSE IT'S FUCK+ CORRECT4 ,AN>*ISM'S ASPIRATIONS >E NOT TO BECOME FUCK+ /EW>DS ( SOME K9D ( REACTION>Y 0NATURAL ORD]0 BUT TO *AMPION POSITIVE FRE$OM1 TO COLLABORATIVELY EXP& :AT IS POSSIBLE RA!R ?AN RETREAT TO A S+LE BLUEPR9T OR ECOLOGICAL NI*E4 ,?OSE :O W\LD TELL Y\ TO MAKE DO ) & EMBRACE ! CURR5T CONFIGURATION NOT JU/ ( ! WORLD BUT ( Y\R BODY >E REACTION>IES ( ! HI<E/ ORD]4 

,?IS 5DLESSLY REPEAT$ MANTRA ?AT TE*NOLOGY IS NOT ME?ODS OR BLUEPR9TS1 NOT EV5 ! SPECIFIC 9FRA/RUCTURE BE+ BUILT 7:I* IS SURELY SKEW$ TO ! 9T]E/S ( P[]71 BUT IS SOME K9D ( CLOSELY KNIT TOGE!R GLOBAL POLITICAL SY/EM1 :]E EV]Y COMPON5T PROPS UP ! :OLE1 CONTA9S ! ,D,N,A TO 9EXORABLY REBUILD ! :OLE1 IS BECOM+ AN EV] MORE DESP]ATE RHETORICAL MANEUV]4 ,:ILE !RE >E C]TA9LY C\NT]VAIL+ AU?ORIT>IAN PRESSURES 9 C]TA9 NORMALIZATIONS -- LIKE BOSSES 9 C]TA9 SECTORS ( ! FIR/ WORLD DEM&+ Y\ BE ON CALL VIA A CELLPHONE -- :AT WE ALSO SEE IS ACROSS ! PLANET IS GREAT] DIV]SIFICATION AMONG TE*NOLOGICAL =MS & USES FROM ! BOTTOM UP4 

,& :AT CONCEPTUAL VALUE W\LD !RE REALLY BE 9 SEE+ 0TE*NOLOGY0 AS A UNIFI$ SY/EM RA!R ?AN AN ECOSY/EM OR A VA/ >5A ( COMPLEX CONFLICT8 ,SURE !RE'S A K9D ( M5TAL REASSURANCE 9 CLU/]+ A BUN* ( ME*ANISMS TOGE!R & DECL>+ !M A UNIFI$ :OLE1 A SUM ( !IR V>Y+ P>TS1 A S+LE MEGAMA*9E4 ,! SIMPLICITY ( TOTALIT>IAN ?9K+ HAS ALWAYS HELD AN APPEAL1 BUT ?AT DOESN'T MAKE IT A CORRECT OR AN ADEQUATE L5S = AN>*I/S4 

,?IS SORT ( ?9K+ CAN CAUSE US TO CLU/] TOO MU* TOGE!R & FAIL TO SEE ! JO9TS1 ! ROOT CAUSES1 OR WAYS ?+S CAN BE RECONFIGUR$ 7= BETT] OR F> WORSE74 

,! DANG] & CON/RA9TS ( GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS -- ( ?9K+ 9 T]MS ( ! MACROSCALE 9/ITUTIONS -- IS ?AT Y\ RISK GR[+ AS /UPID AS !Y >E ) AS CONF9$ A SCOPE ( ATT5TION4 ,Y\ SEE ?+S PURELY 9 T]MS ( ! P]SI/5T MACRO/RUCTURE & MISS ! DEGREES ( FRE$OM AMONG ! BASE1 %IFT+ OR PU%+ 9 WAYS SOMETIMES DEEPLY ANTI!TICAL TO ?OSE MACRO/RUCTURES4 ,9/ITUTIONS SEEM 9VULN]ABLE1 9F9ITELY CAPABLE ( APPROPRIATION & COOPTION444 UNTIL SUDD5LY !Y FAIL4 

,I SUPPOSE IT'S BETT] ?AT ,GELD]LOOS1 9 HIS CATEGORIZATION SY/EM1 FRAMES TRAN%UMANISM AS A LIB]AL PROJECT RA!R ?AN FASCI/IC OR DICTATORIAL ONE4 ,BUT ( C\RSE HE VIEWS IT 9 T]MS ( TE*NOCRATIC FL[S AMONG ! RUL+ CLASSES RA!R ?AN AS A S9C]E GRASSROOTS IDEOLOGY4 ,?US HE MISSES ! 9T5SELY AN>*I/IC B5T ( MORPHOLOGICAL FRE$OM4 

,?IS SMACKS ( NO?+ SO MU* AS A MYOPIC PREOCCUPATION ) ! NEOLIB]AL RUL+ ORD]1 ) ! EXI/+ SY/EMS & 9/ITUTIONS1 LIKE ,GL5N ,GRE5WALD'S 9FAM\S T5D5CY TO DISMISS ! ?REAT ( FASCISM_/NATIONALISM :ILE HECTOR+ US TO GO BACK TO FOCUS+ ON ! USUAL CAPITALI/S & IMP]IALI/S4 

,!RE IS ( C\RSE A S]I\S DANG] ?AT NEOLIB]ALISM WILL EV5TUALLY TRIUMPH AGA9 & USE FASCISM AS A SPECT] TO BETT] +RA9 ITS [N TE*NOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC ORD]1 BUT !RE IS ALSO A ?REAT ( NATIONALISM W9N+1 & A NATIONALI/ VICTORY IS 9 FACT WORSE4 ,A =?RI<T FASCISM ?AT ISN'T TWI/$ 9 ON ITSELF 9 OBFUSCATION & DELUSION CAN BE CLUMSILY BRA%1 BUT IT CAN ALSO GRASP ! LONG] GAME 9 A WAY LIB]ALISM ALMO/ NEV] LETS ITSELF4 

,! GREATE/ WEAPON ( AN>*I/S IS ?AT WE SEE ! ROOTS4 ,WE >E 9 A LONG W> BETWE5 P[] & FRE$OM4 ,LIB]ALISM -- BE+ AN IDEOLOGY ( ! EXI/+ ORD]1 ( EXI/+ 9/ITUTIONS -- CAN NEV] ALL[ ITSELF TO RECOGNIZE ?IS4 ,& SO IT IS ONLY 9 ! ROOTS1 ! UNRULY MASSES B5EA? ! 9/ITUTIONAL /RUCTURES1 ?AT WE WILL F9D ! OPPORTUNITIES LIB]ALS CAN'T SEE OR PLAN =4 ,! LITTLE TWI/S & TURNS1 ! RECONFIGURATIONS1 ! UNEXPECT$ DEGREES ( FRE$OM1 TO :AT LIB]ALS 7& M>XI/S7 SEE AS M]E COGS 9EXORABLY A P>T ( A :OLE4 

,GELD]LOOS WRITES1 

,CAPITALISM HAS 9VAD$ EV]Y CORN] ( \R LIVES1 TURN+ US AGA9/ \RSELVES4 ,! P[] ( ! ,/ATE HAS GR[N EXPON5TIALLY & !Y HAVE DEFEAT$ US SO MANY TIMES BE=E4 

,BUT WE >E /ILL H]E4 ,WE >E NOT M]ELY H]E AS M>G9AL SPECTATORS :OSE ONE GOOD TRICK -- RIOT+ -- IS 9CREAS+LY TOO?LESS4 ,WE HAVE BE5 C\RS+ ?R\< ! VE9S ( ?IS SY/EM1 RECONFIGUR+ ?+S & PRESSUR+ BACK 9 C\NTLESS WAYS4 ,C5TRAL TO \R SUCCESS HAS BE5 \R APPRECIATION = ! POSSIBILITIES B5EA? ! FEET ( ! GIANTS & ! ACTUAL T]MS ( ! MILL5NIA OLD CONFLICT WE'RE ALL 94 

,UN=TUNATELY ! V]Y LEFTI/ LEGACY ( PREOCCUPATION ) ! MACRO/RUCTURES1 ( REIFY+ !M 9TO GIANT OMNIPOT5T MON/]S CAN ONLY GRASP TWO EQUALLY ABSURD PA?S3 RE=M OR REVOLUTION4 ,MA9TA9+ ! MON/]S OR MAK+ SOME K9D ( MAGICAL SUDD5 BREAK ) !M4 ,?IS TRAPS RADICAL LEFTI/S 9 ! M5TAL CYCLES ( DEPRESSION4 

,AN>*ISM NE$S TO BREAK ) ?IS LEFTI/ FRAME & 9/EAD VIEW ?+S 9 MORE DIFFUSE1 MYRIAD1 & DYNAMIC T]MS ( ]OSION & 9SURRECTION4 

,!RE >E NO MAGICALLY HOLI/IC MEGAMA*9ES1 JU/ COMPLEX ECOLOGIES & *AOTIC WEA!R SY/EMS4 ,& HI/ORY IS NOT A DRAMA ( GIANT /ORMS1 BUT ( ! BUTT]FLIES BEAT+ \R W+S4 

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