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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE N[ EXI/S ONLY ONE CIVILIZATION1 A S+LE GLOBAL DOME/ICATION MA*9E4  ,MOD]NITY'S CONT9U+ EF=TS TO DIS5*ANT & 9/RUM5TALIZE ! NON-CULTURAL1 NATURAL WORLD HAVE PRODUC$ A REALITY 9 :I* !RE IS VIRTUALLY NO?+ LEFT \TSIDE ! SY/EM4 ,?IS TRAJECTORY WAS ALREADY VISIBLE BY ! TIME ( ! FIR/ URBANITES4 ,S9CE ?OSE ,NEOLI?IC TIMES WE HAVE MOV$ EV] CLOS] TO ! COMPLETE DE-REALIZATION ( NATURE1 CULM9AT+ 9 A /ATE ( WORLD EM]G5CY TODAY4 ,APPROA*+ RU9 IS ! COMMONPLACE VI/A1 \R OBVI\S NON-FUTURE4 

,IT'S H>DLY NECESS>Y TO PO9T \T ?AT NONE ( ! CLAIMS ( MOD]NITY_/,5LI<T5M5T 7REG>D+ FRE$OM1 REASON1 ! 9DIVIDUAL7 >E VALID4  ,MOD]NITY IS 9H]5TLY GLOBALIZ+1 MASSIFY+1 /&>DIZ+4 ,! SELF-EVID5T CONCLUSION ?AT AN 9DEF9ITE EXPANSION ( PRODUCTIVE =CES WILL BE FATAL DEALS ! F9AL BL[ TO BELIEF 9 PROGRESS4 ,AS ,*9A'S 9DU/RIALIZATION EF=TS GO 9TO HYP]-DRIVE1 WE HAVE ANO!R GRAPHIC CASE 9 PO9T4 

,S9CE ! ,NEOLI?IC1 !RE HAS BE5 A /EADILY 9CREAS+ DEP5D5CE ON TE*NOLOGY1 CIVILIZATION'S MAT]IAL CULTURE4 ,AS ,HORKHEIM] & ,ADORNO PO9T$ \T1 ! HI/ORY ( CIVILIZATION IS ! HI/ORY ( R5UNCIATION4 ,ONE GETS LESS ?AN ONE PUTS 94 ,?IS IS ! FRAUD ( TE*NOCULTURE1 & ! HIDD5 CORE ( DOME/ICATION3 ! GR[+ IMPOV]I%M5T ( SELF1 SOCIETY1 & ,E>?4  ,MEAN:ILE1 MOD]N SUBJECTS HOPE ?AT SOMEH[ ! PROMISE ( YET MORE MOD]NITY WILL HEAL ! W\NDS ?AT AFFLICT !M4 

,A DEF9+ FEATURE ( ! PRES5T WORLD IS BUILT-9 DISA/]1 N[ ANN\NC+ ITSELF ON A DAILY BASIS4 ,BUT ! CRISIS FAC+ ! BIOSPH]E IS >GUABLY LESS NOTICEABLE & COMPELL+1 9 ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD AT LEA/1 ?AN EV]YDAY ALI5ATION1 DESPAIR1 & 5TRAPM5T 9 A R\T9IZ$1 MEAN+LESS CONTROL GRID4 

,9FLU5CE OV] EV5 ! SMALLE/ EV5T OR CIRCUM/ANCE DRA9S /EADILY AWAY1 AS GLOBAL SY/EMS ( PRODUCTION & EX*ANGE DE/ROY LOCAL P>TICUL>ITY1 DI/9CTIV5ESS1 & CU/OM4 ,GONE IS AN E>LI] PREEM95CE ( PLACE1 9CREAS+LY REPLAC$ BY :AT ,PICO ,AY] CALLS 0AIRPORT CULTURE0 -- ROOTLESS1 URBAN1 HOMOG5IZ$4 

,MOD]NITY F9DS ITS ORIG9AL BASIS 9 COLONIALISM1 JU/ AS CIVILIZATION ITSELF IS F\ND$ ON DOM9ATION -- AT AN EV] MORE BASIC LEVEL4 ,SOME W\LD LIKE TO =GET ?IS PIVOTAL ELEM5T ( CONQUE/1 OR ELSE 0TRANSC5D0 IT1 AS 9 ,5RIQUE ,DUSSEL'S FACILE 0NEW TRANS-MOD]NITY0 PSEUDO-RESOLUTION 7,! ,9V5TION ( ! ,AM]ICAS1 #a#i#i#e74 ,SCOTT ,LA% EMPLOYS SOME:AT SIMIL> SLEI<T-(-H& 9 ,ANO!R ,MOD]NITY3 ,A ,DIFF]5T ,RATIONALITY 7#a#i#i#i71 A FEEBLE NONS5SE TITLE GIV5 HIS AFFIRMATION ( ! WORLD ( TE*NOCULTURE4 ,ONE MORE TORTU\S FAILURE IS ,ALT]NATIVE ,MOD]NITY 7#a#i#i#e71 9 :I* ,&REW ,FE5B]G SAGELY OBS]VES ?AT 0TE*NOLOGY IS NOT A P>TICUL> VALUE ONE MU/ *OOSE = OR AGA9/1 BUT A *ALL5GE TO EVOLVE & MULTIPLY WORLDS )\T 5D40 ,! TRIUMPHANT WORLD ( TE*NICIZ$ CIVILIZATION -- KN[N TO US AS MOD]NIZATION1 GLOBALIZATION1 OR CAPITALISM -- HAS NO?+ TO FE> FROM SU* EMPTY EVASIV5ESS4 

,P>ADOXICALLY1 MO/ CONTEMPOR>Y WORKS ( SOCIAL ANALYSIS PROVIDE GR\NDS = AN 9DICTM5T ( ! MOD]N WORLD1 YET FAIL TO CONFRONT ! CONSEQU5CES ( ! CONTEXT !Y DEVELOP4 ,DAVID ,ABRAMS' ,! ,SPELL ( ! ,S5SU\S 7#a#i#i#e71 = EXAMPLE1 PROVIDES A V]Y CRITICAL OV]VIEW ( ! ROOTS ( ! ANTI-LIFE TOTALITY1 ONLY TO CONCLUDE ON AN ABSURD NOTE4 ,DUCK+ ! LOGICAL CONCLUSION ( HIS 5TIRE BOOK 7:I* %\LD BE A CALL TO OPPOSE ! HORRIFIC CONT\RS ( TE*NO-CIVILIZATION71 ,ABRAMS DECIDES ?AT ?IS MOVEM5T T[>D ! ABYSS IS1 AFT] ALL1 E>?-BAS$ & 0ORGANIC40 ,?US 0SOON] OR LAT] .<IT.> MU/ ACCEPT ! 9VITATION ( GRAVITY & SETTLE BACK 9TO ! L&40 ,AN A/\ND+LY IRRESPONSIBLE WAY TO CONCLUDE HIS ANALYSIS4 

,RI*>D ,/IV]S HAS /UDI$ ! DOM9ANT CONTEMPOR>Y E?OS ( LONEL9ESS1 BOR$OM1 M5TAL ILLNESS1 ETC41 ESPECIALLY 9 HIS ,%ADES ( ,LONEL9ESS3 ,PA?OLOGIES ( ,TE*NOLOGICAL ,SOCIETY 7#a#i#i#h74 ,BUT ?IS WORK FIZZLES \T 9TO QUIETISM1 JU/ AS HIS CRITIQUE 9 ,TE*NOLOGY AS ,MAGIC 5DS ) A SIMIL> AVOIDANCE3 0! /RUGGLE IS NOT AGA9/ TE*NOLOGY1 :I* IS A SIMPLI/IC UND]/&+ ( ! PROBLEM1 BUT AGA9/ A TE*NOLOGICAL SY/EM ?AT IS N[ \R LIFE-MILIEU40 

,! ,5IGMA ( ,HEAL? 7#a#i#i#f7 BY ,HANS ,GEORG ,GADAM] ADVISES US TO BR+ 0! A*IEVEM5TS ( MOD]N SOCIETY1 ) ALL ( ITS AUTOMAT$1 BUREAUCRATIC & TE*NOLOGICAL APP>ATUS1 BACK 9TO ! S]VICE ( ?AT FUNDAM5TAL RHY?M :I* SU/A9S ! PROP] ORD] ( BODILY LIFE04 ,N9E PAGES E>LI]1 ,GADAM] OBS]VES ?AT IT IS PRECISELY ?IS APP>ATUS ( OBJECTIFICATION ?AT PRODUCES \R 0VIOL5T E/RANGEM5T FROM \RSELVES40 

,! LI/ ( EXAMPLES C\LD FILL A SMALL LIBR>Y -- & ! HORROR %[ GOES ON4 ,ONE DATUM AMONG ?\S&S IS ?IS SOCIETY'S /AGG]+ LEVEL ( DEP5D5CE ON DRUG TE*NOLOGY4 ,WORK1 SLEEP1 RECREATION1 NON-ANXIETY_/DEPRESSION1 SEXUAL FUNCTION1 SPORTS P]=MANCE -- :AT IS EXEMPT8 ,ANTI-DEPRESSANT USE AMONG PRES*OOL]S -- PRES*OOL]S -- IS SURG+1 = EXAMPLE 7,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES1 ,APRIL #b1 #b#d74 

,ASIDE FROM ! D\BLE-TALK ( C\NTLESS SEMI-CRITICAL 0!ORI/S01 H[EV]1 IS ! SIMPLE WEI<T ( UNAPOLOGETIC 9]TIA3 ! C\NTLESS VOICES :O C\NSEL ?AT MOD]NITY IS SIMPLY 9ESCAPABLE & WE %\LD DESI/ FROM QUE/ION+ IT4 ,IT'S CLE> ?AT !RE IS NO ESCAP+ MOD]NIZATION ANY:]E 9 ! WORLD1 !Y SAY1 & ?AT IS UNALT]ABLE4 ,SU* FATALISM IS WELL CAPTUR$ BY ! TITLE ( ,MI*EL ,D]T\RZOS' ,:AT ,WILL ,BE3 ,H[ ! ,NEW ,WORLD ( ,9=MATION ,WILL ,*ANGE ,\R ,LIVES 7#a#i#i#g74 

,SMALL WOND] ?AT NO/ALGIA IS SO PREVAL5T1 ?AT PASSIONATE YE>N+ = ALL ?AT HAS BE5 /RIPP$ FROM \R LIVES4 ,UBIQUIT\S LOSS M\NTS1 ALONG ) PROTE/ AGA9/ \R UPROOT$NESS1 & CALLS = A RETURN HOME4 ,AS EV]1 P>TISANS ( DEEP5+ DOME/ICATION TELL US TO AB&ON \R DESIRES & GR[ UP4  ,NORMAN ,JACOBSON 70,ESCAPE FROM ,ALI5ATION3 ,*ALL5GES TO ! ,NATION-,/ATE10 ,REPRES5TATIONS #h#d3 #b#d7 W>NS ?AT NO/ALGIA BECOMES DANG]\S1 A HAZ>D TO ! ,/ATE1 IF IT LEAVES ! WORLD ( >T OR LEG5D4 ,?IS CRAV5 LEFTI/ C\NSELS 0REALISM0 NOT FANTASIES3 0,LE>N+ TO LIVE ) ALI5ATION IS ! EQUIVAL5T 9 ! POLITICAL SPH]E ( ! REL9QUI%M5T ( ! SECURITY BLANKET ( \R 9FANCY40 

,CIVILIZATION1 AS ,FREUD KNEW1 MU/ BE DEF5D$ AGA9/ ! 9DIVIDUAL2 ALL ( ITS 9/ITUTIONS >E P>T ( ?AT DEF5SE4 

,BUT H[ DO WE GET \T ( H]E -- (F ?IS DEA? %IP8 ,NO/ALGIA ALONE IS H>DLY ADEQUATE TO ! PROJECT ( EMANCIPATION4 ,! BIGGE/ OB/ACLE TO TAK+ ! FIR/ /EP IS AS OBVI\S AS IT IS PR(\ND4 ,IF UND]/&+ COMES FIR/1 IT %\LD BE CLE> ?AT ONE CANNOT ACCEPT ! TOTALITY & ALSO =MULATE AN AU!NTIC CRITIQUE & A QUALITATIVELY DIFF]5T VISION ( ?AT TOTALITY4 ,?IS FUNDAM5TAL 9CONSI/5CY RESULTS 9 ! GL>+ 9COH]5CE ( SOME ( ! WORKS CIT$ ABOVE4 

,I RETURN TO ,WALT] ,B5JAM9'S /RIK+ ALLEGORY ( ! MEAN+ ( MOD]NITY3 

,HIS FACE IS TURN$ T[>D ! PA/4 ,:]E WE P]CEIVE A *A9 ( EV5TS1 HE SEES ONE S+LE CATA/ROPHE :I* KEEPS PIL+ RU9 UPON RU9 & HURLS IT 9 FRONT ( HIS FEET4 ,! ANGEL W\LD LIKE TO /AY1 AWAK5 ! DEAD & MAKE :OLE :AT HAS BE5 SMA%$4 ,BUT A /ORM IS BL[+ FROM ,P>ADISE2 IT HAS GOT CAU<T 9 HIS W+S ) SU* VIOL5CE ?AT ! ANGEL CAN NO LONG] CLOSE !M4 ,! /ORM IRRESI/IBLY PROPELS HIM 9TO ! FUTURE TO :I* HIS BACK IS TURN$1 :ILE ! PILE ( DEBRIS BE=E HIM GR[S SKYW>D4 ,?IS /ORM IS :AT WE CALL PROGRESS 7#a#i#d74 

,!RE WAS A TIME :5 ?IS /ORM WAS NOT RAG+1 :5 NATURE WAS NOT AN ADV]S>Y TO BE CONQU]$ & TAM$ 9TO EV]Y?+ ?AT IS B>R5 & ]SATZ4  ,BUT WE'VE BE5 TRAVEL+ AT 9CREAS+ SPE$1 ) RIS+ GU/S ( PROGRESS AT \R BACKS1 TO EV5 FUR!R DIS5*ANTM5T1 :OSE IMPOV]I%$ TOTALITY N[ SEV]ELY IMP]ILS BO? LIFE & HEAL?4 

,SY/EMATIC COMPLEXITY FRAGM5TS1 COLONIZES1 DEBASES DAILY LIFE4 ,DIVISION ( LABOR1 ITS MOTOR1 DIM9I%ES HUMANNESS 9 ITS V]Y DEP?S1 DIS-ABL+ & PACIFY+ US4 ,?IS DE-SKILL+ SPECIALIZATION1 :I* GIVES US ! ILLUSION ( COMPET5CE1 IS A KEY1 5ABL+ PR$ICATE ( DOME/ICATION4 

,BE=E DOME/ICATION1 ,]NE/ ,GELLN] 7,SWORD1 ,PL[ & ,BOOK1 #a#i#h#i7 NOT$1 0!RE SIMPLY WAS NO POSSIBILITY ( A GR[? 9 SCALE & 9 COMPLEXITY ( ! DIVISION ( LABOR & SOCIAL DIFF]5TIATION40 ,( C\RSE1 !RE IS /ILL AN 5=C$ CONS5SUS ?AT A 0REGRESSION0 FROM CIVILIZATION W\LD 5TAIL TOO HI< A CO/ -- BOL/]$ BY FICTITI\S SC>Y SC5>IOS1 MO/ ( !M RESEMBL+ NO?+ SO MU* AS ! CURR5T PRODUCTS ( MOD]NITY4 

,PEOPLE HAVE BEGUN TO 9T]ROGATE MOD]NITY4 ,ALREADY A SPECT] IS HAUNT+ ITS N[ CRUMBL+ FACADE4 ,9 ! #a#i#hS1 ,JURG5 ,HAB]MAS FE>$ ?AT ! 0IDEAS ( ANTIMOD]NITY1 TOGE!R ) AN ADDITIONAL T\* ( PREMOD]NITY10 HAD ALREADY ATTA9$ SOME POPUL>ITY4 ,A GREAT TIDE ( SU* ?9K+ SEEMS ALL BUT 9EVITABLE1 & IS BEG9N+ TO RESONATE 9 POPUL> FILMS1 NOVELS1 MUSIC1 Z9ES1 ,T,V %[S1 ETC4 

,& IT IS ALSO A SAD FACT ?AT ACCUMULAT$ DAMAGE HAS CAUS$ A WIDESPREAD LOSS ( OPTIMISM & HOPE4 ,REFUSAL TO BREAK ) ! TOTALITY CR[NS & SOLIDIFIES ?IS SUICIDE-9DUC+ PESSIMISM4 ,ONLY VISIONS COMPLETELY UNDEF9$ BY ! CURR5T REALITY CON/ITUTE \R FIR/ /EPS TO LIB]ATION4 ,WE CANNOT ALL[ \RSELVES TO CONT9UE TO OP]ATE ON ! 5EMY'S T]MS4 7,?IS POSITION MAY APPE> EXTREME2 #a#i? C5TURY ABOLITIONISM ALSO APPE>$ EXTREME :5 ITS ADH]5TS DECL>$ ?AT ONLY AN 5D TO SLAV]Y WAS ACCEPTABLE1 & ?AT RE=MS W]E PRO-SLAV]Y47 

,M>X UND]/OOD MOD]N SOCIETY AS A /ATE ( 0P]MAN5T REVOLUTION10 9 P]PETUAL1 9NOVAT+ MOVEM5T4 ,PO/MOD]NITY BR+S MORE ( ! SAME1 AS ACCEL]AT+ *ANGE R5D]S EV]Y?+ HUMAN 7SU* AS \R CLOSE/ RELATION%IPS7 FRAIL & UNDONE4 ,! REALITY ( ?IS MOTION & FLUIDITY HAS BE5 RAIS$ TO A VIRTUE BY PO/MOD]N ?9K]S1 :O CELEBRATE UNDECIDABILITY AS A UNIV]SAL CONDITION4 ,ALL IS 9 FLUX1 & CONTEXT-FREE2 EV]Y IMAGE OR VIEWPO9T IS AS EPHEM]AL & AS VALID AS ANY O!R4 

,?IS \TLOOK IS ! PO/MOD]N TOTALITY1 ! POSITION FROM :I* PO/MOD]NI/S CONDEMN ALL O!R VIEWPO9TS4 ,PO/MOD]NISM'S HI/ORIC GR\ND IS UNKN[N TO ITSELF1 BECAUSE ( A F\ND+ AV]SION TO OV]VIEWS & TOTALITIES4 ,UNAW>E ( ,KACZYNSKI'S C5TRAL IDEA 7,9DU/RIAL ,SOCIETY & ,ITS ,FUTURE1 #a#i#i#f7 ?AT MEAN+ & FRE$OM >E PROGRESSIVELY BANI%$ BY MOD]N TE*NOLOGICAL SOCIETY1 PO/MOD]NI/S W\LD BE EQUALLY UN9T]E/$ 9 ! FACT ?AT ,MAX ,WEB] WROTE ! SAME ?+ ALMO/ A C5TURY BE=E4 ,OR ?AT ! MOVEM5T ( SOCIETY1 SO DESCRIB$1 IS ! HI/ORICAL TRU? ( :AT PO/MOD]NI/S ANALYZE SO AB/RACTLY1 AS IF IT W]E A NOVELTY !Y ALONE 7P>TIALLY7 UND]/&4 

,%R9K+ FROM ANY GRASP ( ! LOGIC ( ! SY/EM AS A :OLE1 VIA A HO/ ( =BIDD5 >EAS ( ?\<T1 ! ANTI-TOTALITY /ANCE ( !SE EMB>RASS+ FRAUDS IS RIDICUL$ BY A REALITY ?AT IS MORE TOTALIZ$ & GLOBAL ?AN EV]4  ,! SURR5D] ( ! PO/MOD]NI/S IS AN EXACT REFLECTION ( FEEL+S ( HELPLESSNESS ?AT P]VADE ! CULTURE4 ,E?ICAL 9DIFF]5CE & ES!TIC SELF-ABSORPTION JO9 H&S ) MORAL P>ALYZES1 9 ! PO/MOD]N REJECTION ( RESI/ANCE4 ,IT IS NO SURPRISE ?AT A NON-,WE/]N] SU* AS ,ZIAUDD9 ,S>DAN 7,PO/MOD]NISM & ! ,O!R1 #a#i#i#h7 JUDGES ?AT PO/MOD]NISM 0PRES]VES -- 9DE$ 5HANCES -- ALL ! CLASSICAL & MOD]N /RUCTURES ( OPPRESSION & DOM9ATION40 

,?IS PREVAIL+ FA%ION ( CULTURE MAY NOT 5JOY MU* MORE ( A %ELF LIFE4 ,IT IS1 AFT] ALL1 ONLY ! LATE/ RETAIL (F]+ 9 ! M>KETPLACE ( REPRES5TATION4 ,BY ITS V]Y NATURE1 SYMBOLIC CULTURE G5]ATES DI/ANCE & M$IATION1 SUPPOS$LY 9ESCAPABLE BURD5S ( ! HUMAN CONDITION4 ,! SELF HAS ALWAYS ONLY BE5 A TRICK ( LANGUAGE1 SAYS ,AL?USS]4 ,WE >E S5T5C$ TO BE NO MORE ?AN ! MODES ?R\< :I* LANGUAGE AUTONOM\SLY PASSES1 ,D]RIDA 9=MS US4 

,! \TCOME ( ! IMP]IALISM ( ! SYMBOLIC IS ! SAD COMMONPLACE ?AT HUMAN EMBODIM5T PLAYS NO ESS5TIAL ROLE 9 ! FUNCTIONS ( M9D OR REASON4  ,CONV]SELY1 IT'S VITAL TO RULE \T ! POSSIBILITY ?AT ?+S HAVE EV] BE5 DIFF]5T4 ,PO/MOD]NISM RESOLUTELY BANS ! SUBJECT ( ORIG9S1 ! NOTION ?AT WE W]E NOT ALWAYS DEF9$ & REIFI$ BY SYMBOLIC CULTURE4 ,COMPUT] SIMULATION IS ! LATE/ ADVANCE 9 REPRES5TATION1 ITS DISEMBODI$ P[] FANTASIES EXACTLY P>ALLEL+ MOD]NITY'S C5TRAL ESS5CE4 

,! PO/MOD]NI/ /ANCE REFUSES TO ADMIT />K REALITY1 ) DISC]NIBLE ROOTS & ESS5TIAL DYNAMICS4 ,B5JAM9'S 0/ORM0 ( PROGRESS IS PRESS+ =W>D ON ALL FRONTS4 ,5DLESS ES!TIC-TEXTUAL EVASIONS AM\NT TO RANK C[>DICE4 ,?OMAS ,LAM>RE S]VES UP A TYPICAL PO/MOD]N APOLOGETIC ON ! SUBJECT3 0,MOD]NITY APPE>S AS A PROCESS OR RUPTURE & RE9SCRIPTION2 ALT]NATIVE MOD]NITIES 5TAIL AN OP5+ ( O!RNESS )9 ,WE/]N MOD]NITY1 9 ! V]Y PROCESS ( REPEAT+ OR RE9SCRIB+ IT4 ,IT IS AS IF MOD]NITY ITSELF IS DECON/RUCTION40 7,IMPACTS ( ,MOD]NITIES1 #b#d74 

,EXCEPT ?AT IT ISN'T1 AS IF ANYONE NE$$ TO PO9T ?AT \T4 ,ALAS1 DECON/RUCTION & DETOTALIZATION HAVE NO?+ 9 COMMON4 ,DECON/RUCTION PLAYS ITS ROLE 9 KEEP+ ! :OLE SY/EM GO+1 :I* IS A REAL CATA/ROPHE1 ! ACTUAL1 ONGO+ ONE4 

,! ]A ( VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION CO9CIDES ) ! PO/MOD]N ABDICATION1 AN AGE ( 5FEEBL$ SYMBOLIC CULTURE4 ,WEAK5$ & *EAP5$ CONNECTIVITY F9DS ITS ANALOG 9 ! FETI%IZATION ( EV]-%IFT+1 DEBAS$ TEXTUAL 0MEAN+40 ,SWALL[$ 9 AN 5VIRONM5T ?AT IS MORE & MORE ONE IMM5SE AGGREGATE ( SYMBOLS1 DECON/RUCTION EMBRACES ?IS PRISON & DECL>ES IT TO BE ! ONLY POSSIBLE WORLD4 ,BUT ! DEPRECIATION ( ! SYMBOLIC1 9CLUD+ ILLIT]ACY & A CYNICISM AB\T N>RATIVE 9 G5]AL1 MAY LEAD 9 ! DIRECTION ( BR++ ! :OLE CIVILIZATIONAL PROJECT 9TO QUE/ION4 ,CIVILIZATION'S FAILURE AT ?IS MO/ FUNDAM5TAL LEVEL IS BECOM+ AS CLE> AS ITS DEADLY & MULTIPLY+ P]SONAL1 SOCIAL1 & 5VIRONM5TAL EFFECTS4 

0,S5T5CES WILL BE CONF9$ TO MUSEUMS IF ! EMPT9ESS ( WRIT+ P]SI/S10 PR$ICT$ ,GEORGES ,BATAILLE4 ,LANGUAGE & ! SYMBOLIC >E ! CONDITIONS = ! POSSIBILITY ( KN[L$GE1 ACCORD+ TO ,D]RIDA & ! RE/4 ,YET WE SEE AT ! SAME TIME AN EV]-DIM9I%+ VI/A ( UND]/&+4 ,! SEEM+ P>ADOX ( AN 5GULF+ DIM5SION ( REPRES5TATION & A %R9K+ AM\NT ( MEAN+ F9ALLY CAUSES ! =M] TO BECOME SUSCEPTIBLE -- FIR/ TO D\BT1 !N TO SUBV]SION4 

,HUSS]L TRI$ TO E/ABLI% AN APPROA* TO MEAN+ BAS$ ON RESPECT+ EXP]I5CE_/ PH5OM5A JU/ AS IT IS DELIV]$ TO US1 BE=E IT IS RE-PRES5T$ BY ! LOGIC ( SYMBOLISM4 ,SMALL SURPRISE ?AT ?IS EF=T HAS BE5 A C5TRAL T>GET ( PO/MOD]NI/S1 :O HAVE UND]/OOD ! NE$ TO EXTIRPATE SU* A VISION4 ,JEAN-,LUC ,NANCY EXPRESSES ?IS OPPOSITION SUCC9CTLY1 DECREE+ ?AT 0,WE HAVE NO IDEA1 NO MEMORY1 NO PRES5TIM5T ( A WORLD ?AT HOLDS MAN .<SIC.> 9 ITS BOSOM0 7,! ,BIR? TO ,PRES5CE1 #a#i#i#c74 ,H[ DESP]ATELY DO ?OSE :O COLLABORATE ) ! REIGN+ NI<TM>E RESI/ ! FACT ?AT DUR+ ! TWO MILLION YE>S BE=E CIVILIZATION1 ?IS E>? WAS PRECISELY A PLACE ?AT DID NOT AB&ON US & DID HOLD US TO ITS BOSOM4 

,BESET ) 9=MATION SICKNESS & TIME FEV]1 \R *ALL5GE IS TO EXPLODE ! CONT9UUM ( HI/ORY1 AS ,B5JAM9 REALIZ$ 9 HIS F9AL & BE/ ?9K+4  ,EMPTY1 HOMOG5\S1 UNI=M TIME MU/ GIVE WAY TO ! S+UL>ITY ( ! NON-EX*ANGEABLE PRES5T4 ,HI/ORICAL PROGRESS IS MADE ( TIME1 :I* HAS /EADILY BECOME A MON/R\S MAT]IALITY1 RUL+ & MEASUR+ LIFE4 ,! 0TIME0 ( NON-DOME/ICATION1 ( NON-TIME1 WILL ALL[ EA* MOM5T TO BE FULL ( AW>5ESS1 FEEL+1 WISDOM1 & RE-5*ANTM5T4 ,! TRUE DURATION ( ?+S CAN BE RE/OR$ :5 TIME & ! O!R M$IATIONS ( ! SYMBOLIC >E PUT TO FLI<T4 ,D]RIDA1 SWORN 5EMY ( SU* A POSSIBILITY1 GR\NDS HIS REFUSAL ( A RUPTURE ON ! NATURE & ALLEG$LY ET]NAL EXI/5CE ( SYMBOLIC CULTURE3 HI/ORY CANNOT 5D1 BECAUSE ! CON/ANT PLAY ( SYMBOLIC MOVEM5T CANNOT 5D4  ,?IS AUTO-DA-FE IS A PL$GE AGA9/ PRES5CE1 AU!NTICITY1 & ALL ?AT IS DIRECT1 EMBODI$1 P>TICUL>1 UNIQUE1 & FREE4 ,TO BE TRAPP$ 9 ! SYMBOLIC IS ONLY \R CURR5T CONDITION1 NOT AN ET]NAL S5T5CE4 

,IT IS LANGUAGE ?AT SPEAKS1 9 ,HEIDEGG]'S PHRASE4 ,BUT WAS IT ALWAYS SO8 ,?IS WORLD IS OV]-FULL ( IMAGES1 SIMULATIONS -- A RESULT ( *OICES ?AT MAY SEEM IRREV]SIBLE4 ,A SPECIES HAS1 9 A FEW ?\S& YE>S1 DE/ROY$ COMMUNITY & CREAT$ A RU94 ,A RU9 CALL$ CULTURE4 ,! BONDS ( CLOS5ESS TO ! E>? & TO EA* O!R -- \TSIDE ( DOME/ICATION1 CITIES1 W>1 ETC4 -- HAVE BE5 SUND]$1 BUT CAN !Y NOT HEAL8 

,UND] ! SIGN ( A UNIT>Y CIVILIZATION1 ! POSSIBLY FATAL ONSLAU<T AGA9/ ANY?+ ALIVE & DI/9CTIVE HAS BE5 FULLY UNLEA%$ = ALL TO SEE4  ,GLOBALIZATION HAS 9 FACT ONLY 9T5SIFI$ :AT WAS UND]WAY WELL BE=E MOD]NITY4 ,! TIRELESSLY SY/EMIZ$ COLONIZATION & UNI=MITY1 FIR/ SET 9 MOTION BY ! DECISION TO CONTROL & TAME1 N[ HAS 5EMIES :O SEE IT = :AT IT IS & = ! 5D+ IT WILL SURELY BR+1 UNLESS IT IS DEFEAT$4 ,! *OICE AT ! BEG9N+ ( HI/ORY WAS1 AS N[1 ?AT ( PRES5CE V]SUS REPRES5TATION4 

,GADAM] DESCRIBES M$IC9E AS1 AT BASE1 ! RE/ORATION ( :AT BELONGS TO NATURE4 ,HEAL+ AS REMOV+ :ATEV] WORKS AGA9/ LIFE'S WOND]FUL CAPACITY TO R5EW ITSELF4 ,! SPIRIT ( AN>*Y1 ,I BELIEVE1 IS SIMIL>4 ,REMOVE :AT BLOCKS \R WAY & IT'S ALL !RE1 WAIT+ = US4 

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