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0,! ,LEFT10 A MEAN+FUL T]M EV] S9CE ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 TOOK ON WID] SIGNIFICANCE ) ! RISE ( SOCIALISM1 AN>*ISM1 & COMMUNISM4 ,! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 9/ALL$ A GOV]NM5T 5TIRELY LEFTI/ 9 CONCEPTION2 LEFTI/ & RI<TI/ MOVEM5TS TORE ,SPA9 AP>T2 DEMOCRATIC P>TIES 9 ,EUROPE & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA >RAY$ !MSELVES BETWE5 ! TWO POLES2 LIB]AL C>TOONI/S PORTRAY$ ! OPPOSITION AS A FAT PLUTOCRAT ) A CIG>1 :ILE REACTION>IES 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES DEMONIZ$ 0COMMIE LEFTI/S0 FROM ! #a#i#cS ?R\< ! ,COLD ,W>4 ,! LEFT_/RI<T OPPOSITION1 ?\< (T5 AN OV]SIMPLIFICATION1 = TWO C5TURIES WAS BROADLY USEFUL AS A DESCRIPTION & A REM9D] ( DYNAMIC BALANCE4 

,9 ! TW5TY-FIR/ C5TURY WE GO ON US+ ! T]MS1 BUT :AT IS LEFT ( ! ,LEFT8 ,! FAILURE ( /ATE COMMUNISM1 ! QUIET 5TR5*M5T ( A DEGREE ( SOCIALISM 9 DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5TS1 & ! REL5TLESS RI<TW>D MOVEM5T ( POLITICS DRIV5 BY CORPORATE CAPITALISM HAVE MADE MU* PROGRESSIVE ?9K+ SEEM ANTIQUAT$1 OR R$UNDANT1 OR ILLUSORY4 ,! ,LEFT IS M>G9ALIZ$ 9 ITS ?\<T1 FRAGM5T$ 9 ITS GOALS1 UNCONFID5T ( ITS ABILITY TO UNITE4 ,9 ,AM]ICA P>TICUL>LY1 ! DRIFT TO ! RI<T HAS BE5 SO /RONG ?AT M]E LIB]ALISM IS N[ ! T]RORI/ BOGEY ?AT AN>*ISM OR SOCIALISM US$ TO BE1 & REACTION>IES >E CALL$ 0MOD]ATES40 

,SO1 9 A C\NTRY ?AT HAS ALL BUT %UT ITS LEFT EYE & IS TRY+ TO USE ONLY ITS RI<T H&1 :]E DOES AN AMBIDEXTR\S1 B9OCUL> ,OLD ,RAD LIKE ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 FIT8 

,I ?9K HE'LL F9D HIS READ]S4 ,A LOT ( PEOPLE >E SEEK+ CONSI/5T1 CON/RUCTIVE ?9K+ ON :I* TO BASE ACTION--A FRU/RAT+ SE>*4 ,!ORETICAL APPROA*ES ?AT SEEM PROMIS+ TURN \T1 LIKE ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY1 TO BE ,AYN ,R& 9 DRAG2 IMM$IATE & EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO A PROBLEM TURN \T1 LIKE ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T1 TO LACK /RUCTURE & /AM9A = ! LONG RUN4 ,Y\NG PEOPLE1 PEOPLE ?IS SOCIETY BLATANTLY %ORT-*ANGES & BETRAYS1 >E LOOK+ = 9TELLIG5T1 REALI/IC1 LONG-T]M ?9K+3 NOT ANO!R RANT+ IDEOLOGY1 BUT A PRACTICAL WORK+ HYPO!SIS1 A ME?ODOLOGY ( H[ TO REGA9 CONTROL ( :]E WE'RE GO+4 ,A*IEV+ ?AT CONTROL WILL REQUIRE A REVOLUTION AS P[]FUL1 AS DEEPLY AFFECT+ SOCIETY AS A :OLE1 AS ! =CE IT WANTS TO H>NESS4 

,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 WAS AN EXP]T 9 NONVIOL5T REVOLUTION4 ,HE ?\<T AB\T RADICAL SOCIAL *ANGES1 PLANN$ & UNPLANN$1 & H[ BE/ TO PREP>E = !M1 ALL HIS LIFE4 ,?IS BOOK C>RIES HIS ?9K+ ON PA/ HIS [N LIFE 9TO ! ?REAT5+ FUTURE WE FACE4 

,IMPATI5T1 IDEALI/IC READ]S MAY F9D HIM UNCOM=TABLY T\<-M9D$4 ,HE'S UNWILL+ TO LEAP OV] REALITY TO DREAMS ( HAPPY 5D+S1 UNSYMPA!TIC TO M]E TRANSGRESSION PRET5D+ TO BE POLITICAL ACTION3 0,A 'POLITICS' ( DISORD] OR 'CREATIVE *AOS1' OR A NAIVE PRACTICE ( 'TAK+ OV] ! /REETS' 7USUALLY LITTLE MORE ?AN A /REET FE/IVAL71 REGRESSES P>TICIPANTS TO ! BEHAVIOR ( A JUV5ILE H]D40 ,?AT APPLIES MORE TO ! ,SUMM] ( ,LOVE1 C]TA9LY1 ?AN TO ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T1 YET IT IS A P]MAN5TLY COG5T W>N+4 ,BUT ,BOOK*9 IS NO GRIM PURITAN4 ,I FIR/ READ HIM AS AN AN>*I/1 PROBABLY ! MO/ ELOQU5T & ?\<TFUL ONE ( HIS G5]ATION1 & 9 MOV+ AWAY FROM AN>*ISM HE HASN'T LO/ HIS S5SE ( ! JOY ( FRE$OM4 ,HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE ?AT JOY1 ?AT FRE$OM1 COME CRA%+ D[N1 YET AGA91 AMONG ! RU9S ( ITS [N EUPHORIC IRRESPONSIBILITY4 

,:AT ALL POLITICAL & SOCIAL ?9K+ HAS F9ALLY BE5 =C$ TO FACE IS1 ( C\RSE1 ! IRREV]SIBLE DEGRADATION ( ! 5VIRONM5T BY UNRE/RA9$ 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM3 ! 5ORM\S FACT ( :I* SCI5CE HAS BE5 TRY+ = FIFTY YE>S TO CONV9CE US1 :ILE TE*NOLOGY PROVID$ US EV] GREAT] DI/RACTIONS FROM IT4 ,EV]Y B5EFIT 9DU/RIALISM & CAPITALISM HAVE BR\<T US1 EV]Y WOND]FUL ADVANCE 9 KN[L$GE & HEAL? & COMMUNICATION & COM=T1 CA/S ! SAME FATAL %AD[4 ,ALL WE HAVE1 WE HAVE TAK5 FROM ! E>?2 &1 TAK+ ) EV]-9CREAS+ SPE$ & GRE$1 WE N[ RETURN LITTLE BUT :AT IS /]ILE OR POISON$4 ,YET WE CAN'T /OP ! PROCESS4 ,A CAPITALI/ ECONOMY1 BY DEF9ITION1 LIVES BY GR[?2 AS HE OBS]VES3 0,= CAPITALISM TO DESI/ FROM ITS M9DLESS EXPANSION W\LD BE = IT TO COMMIT SOCIAL SUICIDE40 ,WE HAVE1 ESS5TIALLY1 *OS5 CANC] AS ! MODEL ( \R SOCIAL SY/EM4 

,CAPITALISM'S GR[-OR-DIE IMP]ATIVE /&S RADICALLY AT ODDS ) ECOLOGY'S IMP]ATIVE ( 9T]DEP5D5CE & LIMIT4 ,! TWO IMP]ATIVES CAN NO LONG] COEXI/ ) EA* O!R2 NOR CAN ANY SOCIETY F\ND$ ON ! MY? ?AT !Y CAN BE RECONCIL$ HOPE TO SURVIVE4 ,EI!R WE WILL E/ABLI% AN ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OR SOCIETY WILL GO UND] = EV]YONE1 IRRESPECTIVE ( HIS OR H] /ATUS4 

,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 SP5T A LIFETIME OPPOS+ ! RAPACI\S E?OS ( GR[-OR-DIE CAPITALISM4 ,! N9E ESSAYS 9 ?IS BOOK REPRES5T ! CULM9ATION ( ?AT LABOR3 ! !ORETICAL UND]P9N+ = AN EGALIT>IAN & DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY1 ) A PRACTICAL APPROA* = H[ TO BUILD IT4 ,HE CRITIQUES ! FAILURES ( PA/ MOVEM5TS = SOCIAL *ANGE1 RESURRECTS ! PROMISE ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY &1 9 ! LA/ ESSAY 9 ?IS BOOK1 SKET*ES HIS HOPE ( H[ WE MI<T TURN ! 5VIRONM5TAL CRISIS 9TO A MOM5T ( TRUE *OICE--A *ANCE TO TRANSC5D ! P>ALYZ+ HI]>*IES ( G5D]1 RACE1 CLASS1 NATION1 A *ANCE TO F9D A RADICAL CURE = ! RADICAL EVIL ( \R SOCIAL SY/EM4 ,READ+ IT1 ,I WAS MOV$ & GRATEFUL1 AS ,I HAVE SO (T5 BE5 9 READ+ ,MURRAY ,BOOK*94 ,HE WAS A TRUE SON ( ! ,5LI<T5M5T 9 HIS RESPECT = CLE> ?\<T & MORAL RESPONSIBILITY & 9 HIS HONE/1 UNCOMPROMIS+ SE>* = A REALI/IC HOPE4 

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