,TRANSLATOR'S ,9TRODUCTION 

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,AU?OR 3 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM 

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,TRANSLATOR'S ,9TRODUCTION 

  

,IT'S UN=TUNATE ?AT ! AU?OR ( ?IS REM>KABLE BOOK1 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM1 DID NOT TAKE ! TIME TO WRITE A CONCISE & EASILY UND]/&ABLE 0,=EWORD40 ,9/EAD1 AS ! READ] WILL SEE1 HE DA%$ (F SOME?+ ?AT ONLY A FEW PEOPLE -- ?OSE :O HAVE ALREADY HAD ! GOOD =TUNE TO READ ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT1 :I* COV]S SOME ( ! SAME GR\ND -- W\LD BE ABLE TO FULLY UND]/&4 ,9 ADDITION1 ?IS *AOTIC1 CONFUS+ & CAVALI] 0,=EWORD0 DISCUSSES ! EV5TS & POSSIBILITIES ( ! ,TW5TIE? & ,TW5TY-,FIR/ ,C5TURIES1 :ILE ! BOOK ITSELF COV]S A P]IOD ?AT1 ) ! EXCEPTION ( ! LA/ SECTION ( ! LA/ *APT]1 5DS ) ! ,EI<TE5? ,C5TURY 7#a#g#i#c1 TO BE EXACT74 ,AS A RESULT1 IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT V]Y FEW READ]S WILL MOVE BEYOND ! 0,=EWORD0 & TRY TO READ ! MANY *APT]S ?AT FOLL[ IT4 ,&1 ( C\RSE1 ?AT W\LD BE A GREAT %AME4 

,9DE$1 ! 0,=EWORD0 TO ?IS BOOK IS SO 9ADEQUATE TO ! TASK AT H& ?AT WE CONSID]$ EI!R SUPPLEM5T+ IT OR REPLAC+ IT 5TIRELY ) ! TWO %ORT TEXTS ?AT 9TRODUCE ! ,5GLI% TRANSLATION ( ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT 7,NEW ,YORK3 ,ZONE ,BOOKS1 #a#i#i#d74 ,BUT WE DECID$ AGA9/ SU* 9T]V5TIONS3 ,VANEIGEM C]TA9LY HAD HIS REASONS = WRIT+ SU* A TEXT4 ,AS HE EXPLA9S 9 ! FIR/ *APT] ( ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT1  
  

,AS HE ANALYZ$ ! REPRODUCTION & SELF-DE/RUCTION ( COMMODITIES ,M>X NEV] ASK$ HIMSELF H[ F> HIS P]SONAL BEHAVIOR OBEY$ ECONOMIC REFLEXES4 ,HIS CRITIQUE IS ! PRODUCT ( AN 9TELLECTUALISM ?AT REPRODUCES ! P[] ( ! M9D OV] ! BODY2 IT IS ! WORK ( A LA/+ 9FLU5CE ( ,GOD ON ! MAT]IAL WORLD4  
  

,VANEIGEM ALSO DETECTS 09TELLECTUALISM0 -- ?AT IS1 A LACK ( TRACES ( HIS [N 0P]SONAL BEHAVIOR0 & ! 0LA/+ 9FLU5CE ( ,GOD0 -- 9 HIS [N WORK4 ,HE WRITES 9 ! 0,9TRODUCTION0 TO ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT ?AT  
  

,?IS /UBBORN DET]M9ATION NOT TO LET ANY?+ TAKE PREC$5CE OV] ! WILL TO LIVE1 TO REJECT AT :ATEV] CO/ EV5 ! MO/ IMP]ATIVE CALLS ( SURVIVAL1 FIR/ TOOK %APE 9 MY BOOKS ,! ,REVOLUTION ( ,EV]YDAY ,LIFE & ,! ,BOOK ( ,PLEASURES4 ,! LATT] WAS NE$$ TO CL>IFY & CORRECT ! =M]1 TO REMOVE ! 9TELLECTUAL CA/ ?AT WON IT HI< E/EEM FROM PEOPLE 9CAPABLE ( PUTT+ ITS LESSONS 9TO PRACTICE BUT :O1 9/EAD1 US$ !M AS A CONSOL+ ALIBI = !IR [N PREMATURE AG+4  
  

,& SO1 TO C\NT] ! 09TELLECTUALI/0 CA/ & RECEPTION ( ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT1 ,VANEIGEM SADDL$ ,! ,RESI/ANCE TO ,*RI/IANITY ) A 0,=EWORD0 ?AT W\LD DISC\RAGE C]TA9 7MANY87 READ]S FROM MISUS+ IT OR EV5 READ+ IT 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,?IS C]TA9LY EXPLA9S ! CURI\S LA/ S5T5CE 9 HIS 0,=EWORD03 0,IF IT IS1 F9ALLY1 NECESS>Y TO FURNI% AN EXCUSE = A /YLE ( WRIT+ 9 :I* ONE H>DLY F9DS ! C>E ?AT ,I GIVE TO ! BOOKS ?AT >E NOT TOO F> REMOV$ FROM ! L9E ( MY LIFE1 ,I W\LD LIKE SIMPLY TO SAY ?AT EA* MATT] HAS BE5 GIV5 ! TREATM5T ?AT IT SUGGE/S40 ,=TUNATELY = US1 ?IS IS AS F> AS ! P>ALLELISM BETWE5 ! TWO SETS ( BOOKS GOES4 ,:ILE ,! ,REVOLUTION ( ,EV]YDAY ,LIFE 7WRITT5 BETWE5 #aifc & #a#i#f#e1 & PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#f#g7 IS AN EXCELL5T BOOK1 ,! ,BOOK ( ,PLEASURES 7#a#i#g#i7 IS A PIECE ( CRAP2 BUT BO? ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT & ,! ,RESI/ANCE TO ,*RI/IANITY >E SUP]B1 9DE$1 MU* BETT] ?AN ,! ,REVOLUTION ( ,EV]YDAY ,LIFE4 

,LET !RE BE NO MI/AKE3 ,! ,RESI/ANCE TO ,*RI/IANITY IS A S*OL>LY WORK1 EV5 MORE SO ?AN ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT4 ,9 HIS 0DEF5SE0 ( 0! CURSORY *>ACT]0 ( ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT1 ,VANEIGEM REF]S TO 0! %E] NUMB] ( TEXTS ?AT HAD TO BE UNCOV]$ & TRANSLAT$40 ,BUT IF ITS PR$ECESSOR WAS 0CURSORY0 OR 9COMPLETE 7IT IS 9 FACT NEI!R71 !N ,! ,RESI/ANCE TO ,*RI/IANITY IS EXHAU/IVE1 EV5 DEF9ITIVE4 ,NOT ONLY DOES IT 9CORPORATE ! GR\ND COV]$ BY ITS PR$ECESSOR -- ?AT IS1 ! RESI/ANCE TO ,*RI/IANITY 7! 0H]ESIES07 ( ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES & ! ,R5AISSANCE -- BUT IT ALSO EXT5DS ?IS GR\ND 9 BO? DIRECTIONS3 =W>D 9TO ! ,SEV5TE5? & ,EI<TE5? ,C5TURIES1 & ALL ! WAY BACK TO ! ,SEV5? ,C5TURY ,B4,C4,E4 ,LIKE ITS PR$ECESSOR1 ,! ,RESI/ANCE TO ,*RI/IANITY DEMON/RATES AN A/ONI%+ ]UDITION3 TRA9$ 9 ,LAT9 AS A /UD5T1 ITS AU?OR ALSO CALLS UPON WORKS WRITT5 9 ,5GLI%1 ,ITALIAN1 ,DUT*1 ,G]MAN &1 ( C\RSE1 ,FR5*4 

,VANEIGEM'S MOTIVATIONS = REIT]AT+ ! 7BE/ P>TS ( !7 MAT]IAL CONTA9$ 9 ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT W]E TWO-FOLD3 HE C\LDN'T V]Y WELL GET TO ! ,5LI<T5M5T )\T GO+ ?R\< ! ,R5AISSANCE2 & HE C\LDN'T SIMPLY REF] HIS READ]S TO ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT1 BECAUSE -- AT LEA/ 9 ITS ,FR5* V]SION -- ! BOOK WASN'T REPR9T$ BY ITS ORIG9AL PUBLI%] AFT] ! FIR/ $ITION1 :I* WAS H>DCOV] ONLY & APPE>S TO HAVE BE5 QUITE LIMIT$4 ,9DE$1 ,FR5*-LANGUAGE READ]S HAD TO WAIT UNTIL #be = ! BOOK TO BE REPR9T$4 7,?ANKS TO A #aiih REPR9T AS A PAP]BACK1 ! ,5GLI% TRANSLATION HAS NEV] GONE \T ( PR9T47  
  

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,BORN ON #ba ,M>* #aicd 9 ,LESS9ES1 ,BELGIUM1 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM IS BE/ KN[N = BE+ A MEMB] ( ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL 7! 0,S,I071 :I* HE JO9$ 9 #a#i#f#a4 ,AN UNUSUAL GR\P+ ( ,EUROPEAN RADICAL >TI/S1 FILMMAK]S & WRIT]S1 ! ,S,I WAS F\ND$ 9 #aieg & DISSOLV$ 9 #a#i#g#b4 ,BETWE5 ?OSE YE>S1 ! GR\P RE9V5T$ ! !ORY ( PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION & PROPAGAT$ IT ?R\< A J\RNAL CALL$ ,9T]NATIONALE ,SITUATIONNI/E1 SEV]AL BOOKS & A GREAT MANY SC&AL\S PROVOCATIONS4 ,! ,S,I WAS DEEPLY 9VOLV$ 9 ! PROTE/S1 RIOTS & OCCUPATIONS ?AT NE>LY TOPPL$ ! ,FR5* GOV]NM5T 9 ,MAY-,JUNE #a#i#f#h4 

,GIV5 ?IS P$IGREE1 ONE MI<T BE SURPRIS$ ?AT ,VANEIGEM HAS BE5 SO 9T]E/$ 9 ,JUDEO-,*RI/IANITY1 EV5 IF HIS 9T]E/ IS FOCUS$ UPON ! BELIEFS & PRACTICES ?AT HAVE BE5 CATEGORIZ$1 D5\NC$ & =BIDD5 AS 0H]ETICAL40 ,IS NOT H]ESY SIMPLY ! 0NEGATIVE0 TW9 ( OR?ODOXY8 ,W]E NOT ! SITUATIONI/S D$ICAT$ TO ! ABOLITION ( RELIGION AS WELL AS ! ABOLITION ( CAPITALISM & ! ,/ATE8 ,! ANSW] TO BO? QUE/IONS IS 0,YES40 ,BUT 9 MU* ! SAME WAY ?AT HIS FELL[ SITUATIONI/1 ,GUY ,DEBORD 7AU?OR ( ! ANTI-SPECTACUL> BOOK ,! ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE71 HAS MADE SEV]AL FILMS1 ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM HAS WRITT5 SEV]AL BOOKS ON ! SUBJECT ( H]ESY4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 FEW ( !M HAVE BE5 TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,5GLI%4 

,= ,VANEIGEM1 RELIGI\S VALUES & BEHAVIORS -- GUILT1 SELF-HATR$1 FE> ( PLEASURE1 ! HOPE = A FUTURE HEAV5 ON E>? &1 ABOVE ALL1 ! CONTEMPT = ! BODY & = ! E>? -- P]SI/ 7EV57 AMONG ?OSE :O CONSID] !MSELVES TO BE A!I/S & AN>*I/S4 ,!Y P]SI/1 NOT ONLY 9 !IR POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES 7:I* >E (T5 9=M$ BY ! NOTIONS & PRACTICES ( H>D WORK1 SELF-SACRIFICE & 9TELLECTUAL & MORAL SUP]IORITY71 BUT ALSO 9 !IR PSY*OLOGICAL /ATES 7(T5 IMBU$ ) WE>9ESS1 RESIGNATION1 SELF-CONTEMPT & A S5SE ( IMPOT5CE74 ,JU/ LIKE 0! O!RS0 -- ! CAPITALI/S1 ! BUREAUCRATS EMPLOY$ BY ! ,/ATE & ! 0RELIGI\S NUTS0 -- A!I/S & AN>*I/S ALL-TOO-(T5 NEGLECT OR ABUSE !IR P]SONAL HEAL?1 !IR CAPACITIES = 7SEXUAL7 PLEASURE & ! ROLES ?AT WOM5 PLAY 9 !IR ORGANIZATIONS & ACTIONS4 

,& YET ,! ,RESI/ANCE TO ,*RI/IANITY IS NOT A PEP TALK OR A SELF-HELP MANUAL4 ,IT IS A V]Y S]I\S HI/ORICAL 7ALBEIT SUBJECTIVE7 9VE/IGATION 9TO ! RISE & FALL ( ,JUDEO-,*RI/IANITY4 ,9 HIS 0,9TRODUCTION0 TO ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT1 ,VANEIGEM SAYS1  
  

,I WANT TO *ALL5GE ?OSE :O DEHUMANIZE HI/ORY1 SEE+ IT AS FAT$ & FATAL3 H5CE MY WI% TO PAY HOMAGE TO ?OSE :O REFUS$ TO GIVE 9 TO ! IDEA ?AT HI/ORY MOVES T[>D SOME 9EVITABLE \TCOME4 ,I WANT ALSO TO SEEK \T SIGNS ( LIFE1 BEH9D ! $IFICES ( RELIGI\S & IDEOLOGICAL OBSCURANTISM1 & 9 SO DO+ ,I HOPE TO DISP5SE ONCE & = ALL ) ! *]I%$ BUT NO LESS DUBI\S NOTION ( A ,*RI/IAN ,MIDDLE ,AGES4  
  

,SUB/ITUTE 0,WE/]N CIVILIZATION0 = 0,MIDDLE ,AGES0 & Y\ WILL HAVE AN IDEA ( :AT ,VANEIGEM IS UP TO 9 ,! ,RESI/ANCE TO ,*RI/IANITY4 

,9 ?IS 9CR$IBLY AMBITI\S PROJECT1 ,VANEIGEM BO? RELIES HEAVILY UPON & DISAGREES ) A NUMB] ( 0TRADITIONAL0 HI/ORIANS1 BUT ESPECIALLY ,NORMAN ,COHN1 ! AU?OR ( ,! ,PURSUIT ( ! ,MILL5NIUM3 ,REVOLUTION>Y ,MESSIANISM 9 ,M$IEVAL & ,RE=MATION ,EUROPE & ITS ,BE>+ ON ,MOD]N ,TOTALIT>IAN ,MOVEM5TS4 ,ORIG9ALLY PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#e#g1 & REVIS$ & REPR9T$ 9 #a#i#f#a1 ?IS PIONE]+ & EXCEPTIONALLY 9FLU5TIAL WORK CLAIMS ?AT1  
  

,AL?\< IT W\LD BE A GROSS OV]-SIMPLIFICATION TO ID5TIFY ! .<,M$IEVAL.> WORLD ( *ILIA/IC EXALTATION ) ! WORLD ( SOCIAL UNRE/1 !RE W]E MANY TIMES :5 NE$Y & DISCONT5T$ MASSES W]E CAPTUR$ BY SOME MILL5NIAL PROPHET4 ,& :5 ?AT HAPP5$ MOVEM5TS W]E APT TO >ISE :I*1 ?\< RELATIVELY SMALL & %ORT-LIV$1 CAN BE SE5 9 RETROSPECT TO BE> A />TL+ RESEMBLANCE TO ! GREAT TOTALIT>IAN MOVEM5TS ( \R [N DAY .<444.> ,! TIME SEEMS RIPE = AN EXAM9ATION ( ?OSE REMOTE =E%AD[+S ( PRES5T CONDITIONS4 ,IF SU* AN 9QUIRY CAN ?R[ NO APPRECIABLE LI<T ON ! WORK+S ( E/ABLI%$ TOTALIT>IAN /ATES1 IT MI<T1 & ,I ?9K IT DOES1 ?R[ CONSID]ABLE LI<T ON ! SOCIOLOGY & PSY*OLOGY ( TOTALIT>IAN MOVEM5TS 9 !IR REVOLUTION>Y HEYDAY4  
  

,AS ,GREIL ,M>CUS HAS NOT$ 9 ,LIP/ICK ,TRACES3 ,A ,SECRET ,HI/ORY ( ! #b? ,C5TURY1 ! SITUATIONI/S 0W\LD C>EFULLY PLUND]0 ,COHN'S BOOK1 :I* WAS PUBLI%$ 9 ,FRANCE 9 #aifb UND] ! TITLE ,FANATIQUES DE L',APOCALYPSE4 ,BUT ! SITUATIONI/S SAW ! VALIDITY ( ,COHN'S HYPO!SIS ONLY :5 IT WAS 9V]T$4 ,9 ,! ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE1 ,GUY ,DEBORD PO9TS \T ?AT1  
  

,! GREAT ,EUROPEAN PEASANT REVOLTS W]E LIKEWISE A RESPONSE TO HI/ORY -- A HI/ORY ?AT WAS WRE/+ ! PEASANTRY FROM ! PATRI>*AL SLUMB] ?I!RTO GU>ANTE$ BY ! FEUDAL ORD]4 ,?IS WAS ! MOM5T :5 A MILL5>IAN UTOPIANISM ASPIR+ TO BUILD HEAV5 ON E>? BR\<T BACK TO ! =EFRONT AN IDEA ?AT HAD BE5 AT ! ORIG9 ( SEMI-HI/ORICAL RELIGION1 :5 ! E>LY ,*RI/IAN COMMUNITIES1 LIKE ! ,JUDAIC MESSIANISM FROM :I* !Y SPRANG1 RESPOND$ TO ! TR\BLES & MIS=TUNES ( !IR TIME BY ANN\NC+ ! IMM95T REALIZATION ( ,GOD'S ,K+DOM1 & SO ADD$ AN ELEM5T ( DISQUIET & SUBV]SION TO ANCI5T SOCIETY .<444.> ,SO1 CONTR>Y TO :AT ,NORMAN ,COHN BELIEVES HE HAS DEMON/RAT$ 9 ,! ,PURSUIT ( ! ,MILL5NIUM1 MOD]N REVOLUTION>Y HOPES >E NOT AN IRRATIONAL SEQUEL TO ! RELIGI\S PASSION ( MILL5>IANISM4 ,! EXACT OPPOSITE IS TRUE3 MILL5>IANISM1 ! EXPRESSION ( A REVOLUTION>Y CLASS /RUGGLE SPEAK+ ! LANGUAGE ( RELIGION = ! LA/ TIME1 WAS ALREADY A MOD]N REVOLUTION>Y T5D5CY1 LACK+ ONLY ! CONSCI\SNESS ( BE+ HI/ORICAL & NO?+ MORE4 ,! MILL5>IANS W]E DOOM$ TO DEFEAT BECAUSE !Y C\LD NOT RECOGNIZE REVOLUTION AS !IR [N H&IWORK4 ,! FACT ?AT !Y MADE !IR ACTION CONDITIONAL UPON AN EXT]NAL SIGN ( ,GOD'S WILL WAS A TRANSLATION ONTO ! LEVEL ( ?\<T ( ! T5D5CY ( 9SURG5T PEASANTS TO FOLL[ \TSIDE LEAD]S4  
  

,?\< HE G5]ALLY ACCR$ITS ?IS ANALYSIS1 ,VANEIGEM'S POSITION 9 ,! ,RESI/ANCE TO ,*RI/IANITY IS SOME:AT MORE NUANC$4 ,AS HE /ATES 9 ,*APT] #c#c1 0,! GREAT REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS GAVE TO MILL5>IANISM A MORE IDEOLOGICAL ?AN RELIGI\S =M -- NEV]!LESS1 IT W\LD BE A MI/AKE TO UND]E/IMATE ! ROLE ( IRRATIONAL & ,JOA*IMITE FAI? 9 ,NAZI MILL5>IANISM1 ?AT IS1 9 ! ANTI!SIS ( ! PROJECTS ( A CLASSLESS SOCIETY OR AN ECOLOGICAL P>ADISE1 BO? C>RI$ TO CONSCI\SNESS BY ! SUCCESSIVE WAVES ( ! ECONOMY40 ,ON ! O!R H& -- UNLIKE ,COHN & ,DEBORD -- ,VANEIGEM DOES NOT SEE A G5]AL CONSI/5CY OR UNI=MITY 9 MILL5>IANISM4 ,9 HIS 0,9TRODUCTION0 TO ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,SPIRIT1 HE SAYS1 0,! P>TISANS ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT W]E DIVID$ ON ONE FUNDAM5TAL ISSUE40  
  

,DRIV5 BY !IR WILL TO FOLL[ NATURE1 SOME ID5TIFI$ ) ,GOD & ! ORD9>9ESS IF HIS TYRANNY1 US+ =CE1 VIOL5CE1 CON/RA9T & S$UCTION TO SECURE ! RI<T TO GRATIFY !IR :IMS & PASSIONS4 ,O!RS REFUS$ TO C\NT5ANCE SU* A UNION BETWE5 A DESPOTIC ,GOD & A D5ATUR$ NATURE1 A UNION :OSE EXPLOITATION F\ND P]FECT EXPRESSION 9 ! MY? ( A DIV9ITY AT ONCE PITIFUL & PITILESS4 ,9/EAD !Y SAW ! REF9EM5T ( !IR DESIRES & ! QUE/ = A UBIQUIT\S & SOV]EIGN AMOR\S PLEASURE AS A WAY ( REPLAC+ ! SPIRITUALIZ$ ANIMAL & ITS LABOR ( ADAPTATION ) AN AU!NTIC HUMAN SPECIES CAPABLE ( CREAT+ ! CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO ITS [N H>MONI\S DEVELOPM5T4  
  

,ALL ?R\< ,! ,RESI/ANCE TO ,*RI/IANITY1 ,VANEIGEM WILL HI<LI<T ?IS DIVISION OR DISAGREEM5T AMONG ! SO-CALL$ H]ETICS4 ,IT IS 9 FACT ! C5TRAL !ME ( ! BOOK3 0,YES0 TO ,SIMON ( ,SAM>IA & ,M>GU]ITE ,PORETE2 0NO0 TO ! ,CA?>S & ,?OMAS ,MUNZT]4 

,ONCE ?IS DIVISION HAS BE5 DRAWN1 & ITS SIGNIFICANCE HAS BE5 RECOGNIZ$1 ! READ] MI<T FULLY UND]/& ! PECULI> *>ACT] ( 0MOD]N LIFE40 ,OV] ! C\RSE ( HUMAN HI/ORY1 HAVE WE NOT OV]COME ALL ( ! OB/ACLES TO FRE$OM & HAPP9ESS ON E>? ?AT HAVE BE5 ]ECT$ BY ! ECONOMY8 ,HAVE WE NOT CEAS$ TO BE RUL$ & MADE MIS]ABLE BY ! GODS1 ,GOD1 ! ,*UR*1 K+S & PR9CES1 DICTATORS & POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES ( ALL /RIPES8 ,YES1 9DE$ -- BUT WE REMA9 CON/RA9$ BY ! ECONOMY ITSELF1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 BY WORK & ! COMMODITY1 BY ! PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION ( POLLUTION4 

,IT IS SIGNIFICANT ?AT ,VANEIGEM DOESN'T REM9D HIS READ]S ( ! PHRASE ,N,E,V,] ,W,O,R,K1 :I* ,GUY ,DEBORD SCRAT*$ 9TO A WALL ON ! ,RUE DE ,SE9E 9 ,P>IS 9 #aiec & :I* WAS A DECADE LAT] CIT$ BY ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL AS ! 0PRELIM9>Y PROGRAM = ! SITUATIONI/ MOVEM5T40 ,9/EAD HE (F]S 79 ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT7 ! FOLL[+ 0GOOD WAT*WORD03 0,! M9IMUM ( SURVIVAL 9 ! S]VICE ( A MAXIMUM ( LIFE40 ,! LATT] APPE>S TO BE MU* LESS RADICAL & MEMORABLE ?AN ! =M]1 & P]HAPS ?IS WILL COM=T ?OSE :O BELIEVE ?AT ,DEBORD WAS RI<T :5 HE SAID ?AT1 AFT] HIS DEP>TURE FROM ! ,S,I 9 #a#i#g1 ,VANEIGEM DEMON/RAT$ ! 0IMPOSSIBILITY ( KEEP+ QUIET10 A QUALITY ?AT 0/RICTLY CO-EXI/S ) A TOTAL IMPOSSIBILITY ( SPEAK+0 7LETT] TO ,GIANFRANCO ,SANGU9ETTI DAT$ #ac ,AUGU/ #a#i#g#c74 ,?\< WE DO NOT WI% TO *OOSE SIDES1 IT IS ALSO QUITE CLE> ?AT ,VANEIGEM HAD ,DEBORD1 AMONG O!RS1 9 M9D :5 HE /AT$ 7ONCE AGA9 9 ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT73  
  

,:AT />T$ AS A REVOLUTION AGA9/ MIS]Y TURN$ 9TO A MIS]ABLY FAIL$ REVOLUTION1 ALL BECAUSE ( A RELUCTANCE TO BE ANY?+ = ONESELF2 & ?IS FAILURE /ILL CONDEMNS EV5 ! MO/ VOCIF]\S SEEK]S ( EMANCIPATION & HAPP9ESS TO ! GALL ( IMPOT5CE 9 :I* !Y ACQUIESCE4 ,ANYONE :O HAS ! 9TELLIG5CE TO COMPREH5D ! WORLD BUT NOT 5\< TO LE>N H[ TO LIVE1 OR :O TAKES HIS SELF-HATR$ \T ON O!RS1 BLAM+ & JUDG+ SO AS NOT TO BE BLAM$ & JUDG$ HIMSELF1 IS1 DEEP 9SIDE1 NO DIFF]5T FROM ! PRIE/4  
  

,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 IT IS 9T]E/+ TO NOTE ?AT1 UNLIKE ,VANEIGEM'S 0WAT*WORD10 ,DEBORD'S SLOGAN IS PHRAS$ AS A COMM&1 IF NOT A 0COMM&M5T0 ALONG ! L9ES ( 0,?\ %ALT NOT WORK40 ,IT C]TA9LY W\LD NOT HAVE R$UC$ ?IS QUALITY IF ,DEBORD HAD WRITT5 ,N,E,V,] ,W,O,R,K1 ,& ,L,I,V,E ,A,C,C,O,R,D,+ ,T,O ,Y,\,R ,T,R,U,E ,D,E,S,I,R,E,S4 ,! ,M>X-LIKE 09TELLECTUALISM10 ! 0LA/+ 9FLU5CE ( ,GOD10 W\LD /ILL REMA94  
  

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,TO CONCLUDE1 A FEW TE*NICAL NOTES >E NECESS>Y4 ,! ,FR5* TEXT 9CLUDES BO? FOOTNOTES & 5DNOTES3 ! =M]1 :I* >E G5]ALLY RES]V$ = COMM5T>Y 7!RE >E A FEW EXCEPTIONS71 >E M>K$ BY A/]ISKS2 ! LATT]1 :I* >E ALWAYS RES]V$ = ! ATTRIBUTION ( S\RCE MAT]IALS & QUOTATIONS1 >E M>K$ BY ,>ABIC NUM]ALS4 ,:]EV] POSSIBLE1 WE HAVE 9CORPORAT$ ! FOOTNOTES 9TO ! MA9 BODY ( ! TEXT )9 P>5!SES 7?US7 & HAVE REMOV$ ! A/]ISKS4 ,:5 ?IS HASN'T BE5 POSSIBLE1 WE HAVE RETA9$ ! A/]ISKS & PLAC$ ! FOOTNOTES1 NOT AT ! BOTTOM ( ! PAGE1 :]E !Y ORIG9ALLY APPE>$1 BUT IMM$IATELY FOLL[+ ! P>AGRAPH ?AT CONTA9S !M4 

,AS ! READ] WILL SEE1 WE HAVE TAK5 ! LIB]TY ( OCCASIONALLY (F]+ \R [N 5DNOTES4 ,WE HAVE DONE SO :5 ,VANEIGEM US$ AN ,5GLI% EXPRESSION 9 ! ORIG9AL2 :5 HE HAS NOT TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,FR5* A WORD1 PHRASE OR TITLE ?AT IS 9 A LANGUAGE ?AT WE SPEAK OR CAN LOOK UP 9 A DICTION>Y 7,G]MAN & ,LAT91 RESPECTIVELY72 :5 HE HAS REF]R$ TO SOMEONE OR SOME?+ ?AT MI<T BE OBSCURE TO HIS READ]S 9 ! ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ WORLD2 & :5 ! READ] MI<T BE 9T]E/$ 9 FOLL[+ C]TA9 CONNECTIONS ?AT WE HAVE MADE4 

,:5 NECESS>Y1 WE HAVE SUPPLI$ )9 BRACKETS .<?US.> WORDS ?AT ! AU?OR FAIL$ TO 9CLUDE4 ,IF WE RELI%$ A C]TA9 PLAY ON WORDS1 DID NOT *OOSE A LIT]AL R5D]+ ( A WORD OR PHRASE1 OR D\BT$ ! ACCURACY ( \R R5D]+1 WE SUPPLI$ ! ORIG9AL ,FR5* 9 ITALICS & )9 BRACKETS .<A9SI.>4 ,:5 ! AU?OR'S S5T5CES HAVE CONTA9$ A GREAT MANY SUB-CLAUSES1 WE HAVE US$ P>5!SES 7LIKE ?IS7 = ! SAKE ( CL>ITY & TO AVOID CONFUSION4 ,BUT :5 P>5!SES APPE> 9 QUOTATIONS TAK5 FROM ! WORKS ( O!R WRIT]S1 !Y HAVE ALMO/ ALWAYS BE5 SUPPLI$ BY ,VANEIGEM HIMSELF1 & NOT BY US4  
  

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