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,SURVIVAL IS LIFE R$UC$ TO ECONOMIC IMP]ATIVES4 ,9 ! PRES5T P]IOD1 !RE=E1 SURVIVAL IS LIFE R$UC$ TO :AT CAN BE CONSUM$ 7SEV5TE574 ,REALITY IS GIV+ ANSW]S TO ! PROBLEM ( TRANSC5D5CE BE=E \R SO-CALL$ REVOLUTION>IES HAVE EV5 ?\<T ( =MULAT+ ?IS PROBLEM4 ,:ATEV] IS NOT TRANSC5D$ ROTS1 & :ATEV] IS ROTT5 CRIES \T = TRANSC5D5CE4 ,SPURI\S OPPOSITION1 BE+ UNAW>E ( BO? !SE T5D5CIES1 SPE$S UP ! PROCESS ( DECOMPOSITION :ILE BECOM+ AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( IT3 IT ?US MAKES ! TASK ( TRANSC5D5CE EASI] BUT ONLY 9 ! S5SE 9 :I* WE SOMETIMES SAY ( A MURD]$ MAN ?AT HE MADE HIS MURD]]'S TASK EASI]4 ,SURVIVAL IS NON-TRANSC5D5CE BECOME UNLIVABLE4 ,! M]E REJECTION ( SURVIVAL DOOMS US TO IMPOT5CE4 ,WE HAVE TO RETRIEVE ! CORE ( RADICAL DEM&S :I* HAS REPEAT$LY BE5 R5\NC$ BY MOVEM5TS :I* />T$ \T AS REVOLUTION>Y 7EI<TE574 ,!RE COMES A MOM5T ( TRANSC5D5CE ?AT IS HI/ORICALLY DEF9$ BY ! /R5G? & WEAKNESS ( ,P[]2 BY ! FRAGM5TATION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL TO ! PO9T :]E HE OR %E IS A M]E MONAD ( SUBJECTIVITY2 & BY ! 9TIMACY BETWE5 EV]YDAY LIFE & ?AT :I* DE/ROYS IT4 ,?IS TRANSC5D5CE WILL BE G5]AL1 UNDIVID$ & BUILT BY SUBJECTIVITY 7#a74 ,ONCE !Y AB&ON !IR 9ITIAL EXTREMISM1 REVOLUTION>Y ELEM5TS BECOME IRREM$IABLY RE=MI/4 ,! WELL-NI< G5]AL AB&ONM5T ( ! REVOLUTION>Y SPIRIT 9 \R TIME IS A SOIL 9 :I* RE=MISMS ( SURVIVAL ?RIVE4 ,ANY MOD]N REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION MU/ ID5TIFY ! SE$S ( TRANSC5D5CE 9 ! GREAT MOVEM5TS ( ! PA/4 ,9 P>TICUL>1 IT MU/ R$ISCOV] & C>RY ?R\< ! PROJECT ( 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM1 P]V]T$ BY LIB]ALISM2 ! PROJECT ( COLLECTIVE FRE$OM1 P]V]T$ BY SOCIALISM2 ! PROJECT ( ! RECAPTURE ( NATURE1 P]V]T$ BY FASCISM2 & ! PROJECT ( ! :OLE P]SON1 P]V]T$ BY ,M>XI/ IDEOLOGIES4 ,?IS LA/ PROJECT1 ?\< EXPRESS$ 9 ! !OLOGICAL T]MS ( ! TIME1 ALSO 9=M$ ! GREAT M$IEVAL H]ESIES & !IR ANTICL]ICAL RAGE1 ! REC5T EXHUMATION ( :I* IS SO APT 9 \R [N C5TURY ) ITS NEW CL]GY ( 0EXP]TS0 7#b74 ,PEOPLE ( RESS5TIM5T >E ! P]FECT SURVIVORS PEOPLE B]EFT ( ! CONSCI\SNESS ( POSSIBLE TRANSC5D5CE1 PEOPLE ( ! AGE ( DECOMPOSITION 7#c74 ,BY BECOM+ AW>E ( SPECTACUL> DECOMPOSITION1 A P]SON ( RESS5TIM5T BECOMES A NIHILI/4 ,ACTIVE NIHILISM IS PR]EVOLUTION>Y4 ,!RE IS NO CONSCI\SNESS ( TRANSC5D5CE )\T CONSCI\SNESS ( DECOMPOSITION4 ,JUV5ILE DEL9QU5TS >E ! LEGITIMATE HEIRS ( ,DADA 7#d74 

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,! QUE/ION ( TRANSC5D5CE4 ,REFUSAL IS MULTI=M2 TRANSC5D5CE IS ONE4 ,FAC$ BY MOD]N DISCONT5T & 9CIT$ BY IT TO BE> WITNESS1 HUMAN HI/ORY IS QUITE SIMPLY ! HI/ORY ( A RADICAL REFUSAL :I* 9V>IABLY C>RIES TRANSC5D5CE )9 ITSELF1 :I* 9V>IABLY T5DS T[>DS SELF-NEGATION4 ,AL?\< ONLY ONE OR TWO ASPECTS ( ?IS REFUSAL >E EV] SE5 AT A TIME1 ?IS CAN NEV] SUCCESSFULLY CONCEAL ! BASIC ID5TITY ( DICTATOR%IP BY ,GOD1 MON>*1 *IEF1 CLASS OR ORGANIZATION4 ,:AT IDIOCY IT IS TO EVOKE AN ONTOLOGY ( REVOLT4 ,BY TRANS=M+ NATURAL ALI5ATION 9TO SOCIAL ALI5ATION1 ! MOVEM5T ( HI/ORY TEA*ES US FRE$OM 9 S]VITUDE3 IT TEA*ES US BO? REVOLT & SUBMISSION4 ,REVOLT HAS LESS NE$ ( METAPHYSICIANS ?AN METAPHYSICIANS HAVE ( REVOLT4 ,HI]>*ICAL P[]1 :I* HAS BE5 ) US = MILL5NIA1 FURNI%ES A P]FECTLY ADEQUATE EXPLANATION = ! P]MAN5CE ( REBELLION1 AS IT DOES ( ! REPRESSION ?AT SMA%ES REBELLION4 

,! OV]?R[ ( FEUDALISM & ! CREATION ( MA/]S )\T SLAVES >E ONE & ! SAME PROJECT4 ,! MEMORY ( ! P>TIAL FAILURE ( ?IS PROJECT 9 ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION HAS CONT9U$ TO R5D] IT MORE FAMILI> & MORE ATTRACTIVE1 EV5 AS LAT] REVOLUTIONS1 EA* 9 !IR [N WAY ABORTIVE 7! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE1 ! ,BOL%EVIK ,REVOLUTION71 HAVE AT ONCE CL>IFI$ ! PROJECT'S CONT\RS & DEF]R$ ITS 5ACTM5T4 

,ALL PHILOSOPHIES ( HI/ORY )\T EXCEPTION COLLUDE ) ?IS FAILURE1 :I* IS :Y CONSCI\SNESS ( HI/ORY CANNOT BE DIVORC$ FROM CONSCI\SNESS ( ! NECESSITY ( TRANSC5D5CE4 

,H[ IS IT ?AT ! MOM5T ( TRANSC5D5CE IS 9CREAS+LY EASY TO DISC]N ON ! SOCIAL HORIZON8 ,! QUE/ION ( TRANSC5D5CE IS A TACTICAL QUE/ION4 ,BROADLY1 WE MAY \TL9E IT AS FOLL[S3  

  

,ANY?+ ?AT DOES NOT KILL P[] RE9=CES IT1 BUT ANY?+ :I* P[] DOES NOT ITSELF KILL WEAK5S P[]4  

,! MORE ! REQUIREM5TS ( CONSUMPTION COME TO SUP]S$E ! REQUIREM5TS ( PRODUCTION1 ! MORE GOV]NM5T BY CON/RA9T GIVES WAY TO GOV]NM5T BY S$UCTION4  

,) ! DEMOCRATIC EXT5SION ( ! RI<T TO CONSUME COMES A CORRESPOND+ EXT5SION TO ! L>GE/ GR\P ( PEOPLE ( ! RI<T TO EX]CISE AU?ORITY 79 V>Y+ DEGREES1 ( C\RSE74  

,AS SOON AS PEOPLE FALL UND] ! SPELL ( ,AU?ORITY !Y >E WEAK5$ & !IR CAPACITY = REFUSAL WI!RS4 ,P[] IS ?US RE9=C$1 IT IS TRUE1 YET IT IS ALSO R$UC$ TO ! LEVEL ( ! CONSUMABLE & IS 9DE$ CONSUM$1 DISSIPAT$ &1 ( NECESSITY1 BECOMES VULN]ABLE4  
  

,! PO9T ( TRANSC5D5CE IS ONE MOM5T 9 ?IS DIALECTIC ( /R5G? & WEAKNESS4 ,:ILE IT IS UND\BT$LY ! TASK ( RADICAL CRITICISM TO ID5TIFY ?IS MOM5T & TO WORK TACTICALLY TO PRECIPITATE IT1 WE MU/ NOT =GET ?AT IT IS ! FACTS ALL >\ND US ?AT CALL SU* RADICAL CRITICISM =?4 ,TRANSC5D5CE SITS A/RIDE A CONTRADICTION ?AT HAUNTS ! MOD]N WORLD1 P]MEAT+ ! DAILY NEWS & LEAV+ ITS /AMP ON MO/ ( \R BEHAVIOR4 ,?IS IS ! CONTRADICTION BETWE5 IMPOT5T REFUSAL I4E41 RE=MISM & WILD REFUSAL1 OR NIHILISM 7TWO TYPES ( :I*1 ! ACTIVE & ! PASSIVE1 >E TO BE DI/+UI%$74  

,! DIFFUSION ( HI]>*ICAL P[] MAY BROAD5 ?AT P[]'S REALM BUT IT ALSO T>NI%ES ITS GLAM\R4 ,FEW] PEOPLE LIVE ON ! FR+ES ( SOCIETY AS BUMS & P>ASITES1 YET AT ! SAME TIME FEW] PEOPLE ACTUALLY RESPECT AN EMPLOY]1 A MON>*1 A LEAD] OR A ROLE2 AL?\< MORE PEOPLE SURVIVE )9 ! SOCIAL ORGANIZATION1 MANY MORE ( ! PEOPLE )9 IT HOLD IT 9 CONTEMPT4 ,EV]YONE F9DS !MSELF AT ! C5T] ( ! /RUGGLE 9 !IR DAILY LIFE4 ,?IS HAS TWO CONSEQU5CES3  

,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ! 9DIVIDUAL IS NOT ONLY ! VICTIM ( SOCIAL ATOMIZATION1 HE OR %E IS ALSO ! VICTIM ( FRAGM5T$ P[]4 ,N[ ?AT SUBJECTIVITY HAS EM]G$ ONTO ! HI/ORICAL /AGE1 ONLY TO COME IMM$IATELY UND] ATTACK1 IT HAS BECOME ! MO/ CRUCIAL REVOLUTION>Y DEM&4 ,H5CE=W>D ! CON/RUCTION ( A H>MONI\S COLLECTIVITY WILL REQUIRE A REVOLUTION>Y !ORY F\ND$ NOT ON COMMUNIT>IANISM BUT RA!R UPON SUBJECTIVITY A !ORY F\ND$1 9 O!R WORDS1 ON 9DIVIDUAL CASES1 ON ! LIV$ EXP]I5CE ( 9DIVIDUALS4  

,SECONDLY1 ! EXTREME FRAGM5T>9ESS ( RESI/ANCE & REFUSAL TURNS1 IRONICALLY1 9TO ITS OPPOSITE1 = IT RECREATES ! PRECONDITIONS = A GLOBAL REFUSAL4 ,! NEW REVOLUTION>Y COLLECTIVE WILL COME 9TO BE+ ?R\< A *A9 REACTION LEAP+ FROM ONE SUBJECTIVITY TO ! NEXT4 ,! CON/RUCTION ( A COMMUNITY ( PEOPLE :O >E :OLE 9DIVIDUALS WILL 9AUGURATE ! REV]SAL ( P]SPECTIVE )\T :I* NO TRANSC5D5CE IS POSSIBLE4  
  

,A F9AL PO9T IS ?AT ! IDEA ( A REV]SAL ( P]SPECTIVE IS 9VAD+ POPUL> CONSCI\SNESS4 ,= EV]YONE IS TOO CLOSE = COM=T TO ?AT :I* NEGATES !M4 ,?IS PROXIMITY TO DEA? MAKES ! LIFE =CES REBEL4 ,JU/ AS ! ALLURE ( F>AWAY PLACES FADES :5 ONE GETS CLOS]1 SO P]SPECTIVE VANI%ES AS ! EYE GETS TOO NE>4 ,BY LOCK+ PEOPLE UP 9 ITS DECOR ( ?+S1 & BY ITS CLUMSY ATTEMPT TO 9S9UATE ITSELF 9TO PEOPLE !MSELVES1 ALL ,P[] MANAGES TO DO IS TO SPREAD ! DISCONT5T & DISAFFECTION4 ,VISION & ?\<T GET MUDDL$1 VALUES BLUR1 =MS BECOME VAGUE1 & ANAMORPHIC DI/ORTIONS TR\BLE US RA!R AS ?\< WE W]E LOOK+ AT A PA9T+ ) \R NOSE PRESS$ H>D AGA9/ ! CANVAS4 ,9CID5TALLY1 ! *ANGE 9 PICTORIAL P]SPECTIVE 7,UCCELLO1 ,K&9SKY7 CO9CID$ ) A *ANGE ( P]SPECTIVE AT ! LEVEL ( SOCIAL LIFE4 ,! RHY?M ( CONSUMPTION ?RU/S ! M9D 9TO ?AT 9T]REGNUM :]E F> & NE> >E 9DI/+UI%ABLE4 ,! FACTS !MSELVES WILL SOON COME TO ! AID ( ! MASS ( HUMANITY 9 !IR /RUGGLE TO 5T] AT LONG LA/ ?AT /ATE ( FRE$OM ASPIR$ TO ?\< !Y LACK$ ! MEANS ( ATTA9+ IT BY ?OSE ,SWABIAN H]ETICS ( #abg M5TION$ BY ,NORMAN ,COHN 9 HIS ,PURSUIT ( ! ,MILL5NIUM1 :O 0SAID ?AT !Y HAD M\NT$ UP ABOVE ,GOD &1 REA*+ ! V]Y P9NACLE ( ,DIV9ITY1 AB&ON$ ,GOD4 ,(T5 ! ADEPT W\LD AFFIRM ?AT HE OR %E HAD NO LONG] 'ANY NE$ ( ,GOD4'0  
  
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,! R5UNCIATION ( POV]TY & ! POV]TY ( R5UNCIATION4 ,ALMO/ EV]Y REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T EMBODIES ! DESIRE = COMPLETE *ANGE1 YET UP TO N[ ALMO/ EV]Y REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T HAS SUCCE$$ ONLY 9 *ANG+ SOME DETAIL4 ,AS SOON AS ! PEOPLE 9 >MS R5\NCES ITS [N WILL & />TS K[-T[+ TO ! WILL ( ITS C\NSELORS IT LOSES CONTROL ( ITS FRE$OM & CONF]S ! AMBIGU\S TITLE ( REVOLUTION>Y LEAD] UPON ITS OPPRESSORS-TO-BE4 ,?IS IS ! 0CUNN+01 SO TO SPEAK1 ( FRAGM5T>Y P[]3 IT GIVES RISE TO FRAGM5T>Y REVOLUTIONS1 REVOLUTIONS DISSOCIAT$ FROM ANY REV]SAL ( P]SPECTIVE1 CUT (F FROM ! TOTALITY1 P>ADOXICALLY DETA*$ FROM ! PROLET>IAT :I* MAKES !M4 ,!RE IS NO MY/]Y 9 ! FACT ?AT A TOTALIT>IAN REGIME IS ! PRICE PAID :5 ! DEM& = TOTAL FRE$OM IS R5\NC$ ONCE A H&FUL ( P>TIAL FRE$OMS HAS BE5 WON4 ,H[ C\LD IT BE O!RWISE6 ,PEOPLE TALK 9 ?IS CONNECTION ( A FATALITY1 A CURSE3 ! REVOLUTION DEV\R+ ITS *ILDR51 & SO ON4 ,AS ?\< ,MAKHNO'S DEFEAT1 ! CRU%+ ( ,KRON/ADT REVOLT1 OR ,DURRUTI'S ASSASS9ATION W]E NOT ALREADY WRIT L>GE 9 ! /RUCTURE ( ! ORIG9AL ,BOL%EVIK CELLS1 P]HAPS EV5 9 ,M>X'S AU?ORIT>IAN POSITIONS 9 ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL4 0,HI/ORICAL NECESSITY0 & 0REASONS ( /ATE0 >E SIMPLY ! NECESSITY & ! REASONS ( LEAD]S :O HAVE TO LEGITIMATE !IR R5UNCIATION ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT1 !IR R5UNCIATION ( EXTREMISM4 

,R5UNCIATION EQUALS NON-TRANSC5D5CE4 ,& ISSUE-POLITICS1 P>TIAL REFUSAL & PIECEMEAL DEM&S >E ! V]Y ?+ ?AT BLOCKS TRANSC5D5CE4 ,! WOR/ 9HUMANITY IS NEV] ANY?+ BUT A WI% = EMANCIPATION ?AT HAS SETTL$ = COMPROMISE & FOSSILIZ$ B5EA? ! /RATA ( SUCCESSIVE SACRIFICES4 ,LIB]ALISM1 SOCIALISM & ,BOL%EVISM HAVE EA* BUILT NEW PRISONS UND] ! SIGN ( LIB]TY4 ,! LEFT FI<TS = AN 9CREASE 9 COM=T )9 ALI5ATION1 SKILLFULLY FUR!R+ ?IS IMPOV]I%$ AIM BY EVOK+ ! B>RICADES1 ! R$ FLAG & ! F9E/ REVOLUTION>Y MOM5TS ( ! PA/4 ,9 ?IS WAY ONCE-RADICAL IMPULSES >E D\BLY BETRAY$1 TWICE R5\NC$3 FIR/ !Y >E OSSIFI$1 !N DUG UP & US$ AS A C>ROT4 0,REVOLUTION0 IS DO+ PRETTY WELL EV]Y:]E3 WORK]-PRIE/S1 PRIE/-JUNKIES1 COMMUNI/ G5]ALS1 R$ POT5TATES1 TRADE UNIONI/S ON ! BO>D ( DIRECTORS4444 ,RADICAL *IC H>MONIZES P]FECTLY ) A SOCIETY ?AT CAN SELL ,WATNEY'S ,R$ ,B>REL BE] UND] ! SLOGAN 0,! ,R$ ,REVOLUTION IS ,COM+40 ,NOT ?AT ALL ?IS IS )\T RISK = ! SY/EM4 ,! 5DLESS C>ICATUR+ ( ! MO/ DEEPLY FELT REVOLUTION>Y DESIRES CAN PRODUCE A BACKLA% 9 ! %APE ( A RESURG5CE ( SU* FEEL+S1 PURIFI$ 9 REACTION TO !IR UNIV]SAL PRO/ITUTION4 ,!RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS LO/ ALLUSIONS4 

,! NEW WAVE ( 9SURRECTION T5DS TO RALLY Y\NG PEOPLE :O HAVE REMA9$ \TSIDE SPECIALIZ$ POLITICS1 :E!R RI<T OR LEFT1 OR :O HAVE PASS$ BRIEFLY ?R\< !SE SPH]ES BECAUSE ( EXCUSABLE ]RORS ( JUDGM5T1 OR IGNORANCE4 ,ALL CURR5TS M]GE 9 ! TIDE RACE ( NIHILISM4 ,! ONLY IMPORTANT ?+ IS :AT LIES BEYOND ?IS CONFUSION4 ,! REVOLUTION ( DAILY LIFE WILL BE ! WORK ( ?OSE :O1 ) V>Y+ DEGREES ( FACILITY1 >E ABLE TO RECOGNIZE ! SE$S ( TOTAL SELF-REALIZATION PRES]V$1 CONTRADICT$ & DISSIMULAT$ )9 IDEOLOGIES ( EV]Y K9D & :O CEASE CONSEQU5TLY TO BE EI!R MY/IFI$ OR MY/IFI]S4  
  

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,IF A SPIRIT ( REVOLT ONCE EXI/$ )9 ,*RI/IANITY1 ,I DEFY ANYBODY :O /ILL CALLS HIMSELF A ,*RI/IAN TO UND]/& ?AT SPIRIT4 ,SU* PEOPLE HAVE NEI!R ! RI<T NOR ! CAPACITY TO 9H]IT ! H]ETICAL TRADITION4 ,TODAY H]ESY IS AN IMPOSSIBILITY4 ,! !OLOGICAL LANGUAGE US$ TO EXPRESS ! IMPULSES ( SO MANY F9E REVOLTS WAS ! M>K ( A P>TICUL> P]IOD2 IT WAS ! ONLY LANGUAGE !N AVAILABLE1 & NO?+ MORE ?AN ?AT4 ,TRANSLATION IS N[ NECESS>Y NOT ?AT IT PRES5TS ANY DIFFICULTIES4 ,SETT+ ASIDE ! P]IOD 9 :I* ,I LIVE1 & ! OBJECTIVE ASSI/ANCE IT GIVES ME1 H[ CAN ,I HOPE TO IMPROVE 9 ! TW5TIE? C5TURY ON :AT ! ,BRE?R5 ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT SAID 9 ! ?IRTE5?3 0,A MAN MAY BE SO MU* ONE ) ,GOD ?AT :ATEV] HE DOES HE CANNOT S94 ,I AM P>T ( ! FRE$OM ( ,NATURE & ,I SATISFY ALL MY NATURAL DESIRES4 ,! FREE MAN IS P]FECTLY RI<T TO DO :ATEV] GIVES HIM PLEASURE4 ,BETT] ?AT ! :OLE WORLD BE DE/ROY$ & P]I% UTT]LY ?AN ?AT A FREE MAN %\LD AB/A9 FROM A S+LE ACT TO :I* HIS NATURE MOVES HIM40 ,ONE CANNOT BUT ADMIRE ,JOHANN ,H>TMANN'S 0,! TRULY FREE MAN IS LORD & MA/] ( ALL CREATURES4 ,ALL ?+S BELONG TO HIM1 & HE IS 5TITL$ TO MAKE USE ( :I*EV] PLEASES HIM4 ,IF SOMEONE TRIES TO /OP HIM DO+ SO1 ! FREE MAN HAS ! RI<T TO KILL HIM & TAKE HIS POSSESSIONS40 ,! SAME GOES = ,JOHN ( ,BRUNN1 :O JU/IFIES HIS PRACTICE ( FRAUD1 PLUND] & >M$ ROBB]Y BY ANN\NC+ ?AT 0,ALL ?+S CREAT$ BY ,GOD >E COMMON PROP]TY4 ,:ATEV] ! EYE SEES & COVETS1 LET ! H& GRASP IT40 ,OR AGA91 CONSID] ! ,PIFLES D',>NOLD & !IR CONVICTION ?AT !Y W]E SO PURE ?AT !Y W]E 9CAPABLE ( S9N+ NO MATT] :AT !Y DID 7#a#a#e#g74 ,SU* JEWELS ( ! ,*RI/IAN SPIRIT ALWAYS SP>KL$ A LITTLE TOO BRI<TLY = ! BLE>Y EYES ( ! ,*RI/IANS4 ,! GREAT H]ETICAL TRADITION MAY /ILL BE DISC]N$ DIMLY P]HAPS1 BUT ) ITS DIGNITY /ILL 9TACT 9 ! ACTS ( A ,PAUWELS LEAV+ A BOMB 9 ! *UR* ( ,LA ,MADELE9E 7,M>* #a#e1 #a#h#i#d71 OR ( ! Y\NG ,ROB]T ,BURG] SLITT+ A PRIE/'S ?ROAT 7,AUGU/ #a#a1 #a#i#f#c74 ,! LA/ & ! LA/ POSSIBLE 9/ANCES ( PRIE/S RETRIEV+ SOME?+ G5U9E FROM A REAL ATTA*M5T TO ! REVOLUTION>Y ORIG9S ( ,*RI/IANITY >E FURNI%$ 9 MY OP9ION BY ,MESLI] & ,JACQUES ,R\X FOM5T+ JACQU]IE & RIOT4 ,NOT ?AT WE CAN EXPECT ?IS TO BE UND]/OOD BY ! SECT>IANS ( TODAY'S ECUM5IZ+ =CES4 ,!SE EMANATE FROM ,MOSC[ AS READILY AS FROM ,ROME1 & !IR EVANGELI/S >E CYB]NETICIAN SCUM AS (T5 AS CREATURES ( ,OPUS ,DEI4 ,SU* BE+ ! NEW CL]GY1 ! WAY TO TRANSC5D H]ESY %\LD NOT BE H>D TO DIV9E4  
  

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,NO ONE IS AB\T TO D5Y LIB]ALISM FULL CR$IT = HAV+ SPREAD ! ?IR/ = FRE$OM TO EV]Y CORN] ( ! WORLD4 ,FRE$OM ( ! PRESS1 FRE$OM ( ?\<T1 FRE$OM ( CREATION IF ALL !IR 0FRE$OMS0 HAVE NO O!R M]IT1 AT LEA/ !Y /& AS A MONUM5T TO LIB]ALISM'S FALS5ESS4 ,! MO/ ELOQU5T ( EPITAPHS1 9 FACT3 AFT] ALL1 IT IS NO MEAN FEAT TO IMPRISON LIB]TY 9 ! NAME ( LIB]TY4 ,9 ! LIB]AL SY/EM1 ! FRE$OM ( 9DIVIDUALS IS DE/ROY$ BY MUTUAL 9T]F]5CE3 ONE P]SON'S LIB]TY BEG9S :]E ! O!R'S 5DS4 ,?OSE :O REJECT ?IS BASIC PR9CIPLE >E DE/ROY$ BY ! SWORD2 ?OSE :O ACCEPT IT >E DE/ROY$ BY JU/ICE4 ,NOBODY GETS !IR H&S DIRTY3 A BUTTON IS PRESS$1 & ! GUILLOT9E ( ! POLICE & /ATE 9T]V5TION FALLS4 ,A V]Y =TUNATE BUS9ESS1 TO BE SURE4 ,! ,/ATE IS ! BAD CONSCI5CE ( ! LIB]AL1 ! 9/RUM5T ( A NECESS>Y REPRESSION = :I* DEEP 9 !IR HE>T !Y D5Y RESPONSIBILITY4 ,AS = DAY-TO-DAY BUS9ESS1 IT IS LEFT TO ! FRE$OM ( ! CAPITALI/S TO KEEP ! FRE$OM ( ! WORK] )9 PROP] B\NDS4 ,H]E1 H[EV]1 ! UP/&+ SOCIALI/ COMES ON ! SC5E TO D5\NCE ?IS HYPOCRISY4 

,:AT IS SOCIALISM8 ,IT IS A WAY ( GETT+ LIB]ALISM \T ( ITS CONTRADICTION1 I4E41 ! FACT ?AT IT SIMULTANE\SLY SAFEGU>DS & DE/ROYS 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM4 ,SOCIALISM PROPOSES 7& !RE C\LD BE NO MORE WOR?Y GOAL7 TO PREV5T 9DIVIDUALS FROM NEGAT+ EA* O!R ?R\< 9T]F]5CE4 ,! SOLUTION IT ACTUALLY PRODUCES1 H[EV]1 IS V]Y DIFF]5T4 ,= IT 5DS UP ELIM9AT+ 9T]F]5CES )\T LIB]AT+ ! 9DIVIDUAL2 :AT IS MU* WORSE1 IT MELDS ! 9DIVIDUAL WILL 9TO A COLLECTIVE M$IOCRITY4 ,ADMITT$LY1 ONLY ! ECONOMIC SPH]E IS AFFECT$ BY ! 9/ITUTION ( SOCIALISM1 & OPPORTUNISM I4E41 LIB]ALISM 9 ! SPH]E ( DAILY LIFE IS SC>CELY 9COMPATIBLE ) BUREAUCRATIC PLANN+ ( ALL ACTIVITIES FROM ABOVE1 ) MANEUV]+ = PROMOTION1 ) P[] /RUGGLES BETWE5 LEAD]S1 ETC4 ,?US SOCIALISM1 BY ABOLI%+ ECONOMIC COMPETITION & FREE 5T]PRISE1 PUTS AN 5D TO 9T]F]5CE ON ONE LEVEL1 BUT IT RETA9S ! RACE = ! CONSUMPTION ( P[] AS ! ONLY AU?ORIZ$ =M ( FRE$OM4 ,! P>TISANS ( SELF-LIMIT+ FRE$OM >E SPLIT 9TO TWO CAMPS1 !RE=E3 ?OSE :O >E = LIB]ALISM 9 PRODUCTION & ?OSE :O >E = LIB]ALISM 9 CONSUMPTION4 ,& A FAT LOT ( DIFF]5CE !RE IS BETWE5 !M6 

,! CONTRADICTION 9 SOCIALISM BETWE5 RADICALISM & ITS R5UNCIATION IS WELL EXEMPLIFI$ BY TWO /ATEM5TS RECORD$ 9 ! M9UTES ( ! DEBATES ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,9 #ahfg WE F9D ,*EMALE REM9D+ HIS LI/5]S ?AT 0,! PRODUCT MU/ BE EX*ANG$ = ANO!R PRODUCT ( EQUAL VALUE2 ANY?+ LESS AM\NTS TO TRICK]Y1 TO FRAUD1 TO ROBB]Y40 ,ACCORD+ TO ,*EMALE1 !RE=E1 ! PROBLEM IS H[ TO RATIONALIZE EX*ANGE1 H[ TO MAKE IT FAIR4 ,! TASK ( SOCIALISM1 ON ?IS VIEW1 IS TO CORRECT CAPITALISM1 TO GIVE IT A HUMAN FACE1 TO PLAN IT1 & TO EMPTY IT ( ITS SUB/ANCE 7PR(IT74 ,& :O PR(ITS FROM ! 5D ( CAPITALISM8 ,?IS WE HAVE F\ND \T S9CE #a#h#f#g4 ,BUT !RE WAS ALREADY ANO!R VIEW ( SOCIALISM1 COEXI/5T ) ?IS ONE1 & WE F9D IT EXPRESS$ BY ,V>L91 ,COMMUN>D-TO-BE1 AT ! ,G5EVA ,CONGRESS ( ?IS SAME ,9T]NATIONAL ,ASSOCIATION ( ,WORK+M5 9 #a#h#f#f3 0,SO LONG AS ANY?+ /&S 9 ! WAY ( ! EMPLOYM5T ( ONESELF FRE$OM WILL NOT EXI/40 ,!RE IS ?US A FRE$OM LOCK$ UP 9 SOCIALISM1 BUT NO?+ C\LD BE MORE FOOLH>DY ?AN TO TRY & RELEASE ?IS FRE$OM TODAY )\T DECL>+ TOTAL W> ON SOCIALISM ITSELF4 

,IS !RE ANY NE$ TO EXPATIATE ON ! AB&ONM5T ( ! ,M>XI/ PROJECT BY EV]Y V>IETY ( PRES5T-DAY ,M>XISM8 ,! ,SOVIET ,UNION1 ,*9A1 ,CUBA3 :AT IS !RE H]E ( ! CON/RUCTION ( ! :OLE MAN8 ,! MAT]IAL POV]TY :I* F$ ! REVOLUTION>Y DESIRE = TRANSC5D5CE & RADICAL *ANGE HAS BE5 ATT5UAT$1 BUT A NEW POV]TY HAS EM]G$1 A POV]TY BORN ( R5UNCIATION & COMPROMISE4 ,! R5UNCIATION ( POV]TY HAS L$ ONLY TO ! POV]TY ( R5UNCIATION4 ,WAS IT NOT ! FEEL+ ?AT HE HAD ALL[$ HIS 9ITIAL PROJECT TO BE FRAGM5T$ & EFFECT$ 9 PIECEMEAL FA%ION ?AT OCCASION$ ,M>X'S DISGU/$ REM>K1 0,I AM NOT A ,M>XI/08 ,EV5 ! OBSC5ITY ( FASCISM SPR+S FROM A WILL TO LIVE BUT A WILL TO LIVE D5I$1 TURN$ AGA9/ ITSELF LIKE AN +R[+ TO5AIL4 ,A WILL TO LIVE BECOME A WILL TO P[]1 A WILL TO P[] BECOME A WILL TO PASSIVE OB$I5CE1 A WILL TO PASSIVE OB$I5CE BECOME A DEA? WI%4 ,= :5 IT COMES TO ! QUALITATIVE SPH]E1 TO CONC$E A FRACTION IS TO GIVE UP EV]Y?+4 

,BY ALL MEANS1 LET US DE/ROY FASCISM1 BUT LET ! SAME DE/RUCTIVE FLAME CONSUME ALL IDEOLOGIES1 & ALL !IR LACKEYS TO BOOT4  
  

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,REMOVE ! QUALITATIVE & ALL ?AT REMA9S IS DESPAIR4 ,DESPAIR COMES 9 EV]Y V>IETY AVAILABLE TO A SY/EM DESIGN$ = KILL+ HUMAN BE+S1 ! SY/EM ( HI]>*ICAL P[]3 RE=MISM1 FASCISM1 PHILI/9E POLITICISM1 M$IOCRACY1 ACTIVISM & PASSIVITY1 BOYSC\TISM & IDEOLOGICAL MA/URBATION4 ,A FRI5D ( ,JOYCE'S RECALLS3 0L DON'T REMEMB] ,JOYCE EV] SAY+ A WORD DUR+ ALL ?OSE YE>S AB\T ,PO9C>E1 ,ROOSEVELT1 DE ,VAL]A1 ,/AL92 NEV] SO MU* AS A M5TION ( ,G5EVA OR ,LOC>NO1 ,ABYSS9IA1 ,SPA91 ,*9A1 ,JAPAN1 ! ,PR9CE AFFAIR1 ,VIOLETTE ,NOZI]E44440 ,:AT1 9DE$1 C\LD HE HAVE ADD$ TO ,ULYSSES & ,F9NEGAN'S ,WAKE8 ,ONCE ! ,CAPITAL ( 9DIVIDUAL CREATIVITY HAD BE5 WRITT51 IT ONLY REMA9$ = ! ,LEOPOLD ,BLOOMS ( ! WORLD TO UNITE1 TO ?R[ (F !IR MIS]ABLE SURVIVAL & TO ACTUALIZE ! RI*NESS & DIV]SITY ( !IR 09T]IOR MONOLOGUES0 9 ! LIV$ REALITY ( !IR EXI/5CE4 ,JOYCE WAS NEV] A COMRADE-9->MS TO ,DURRUTI2 HE F\<T %\LD] TO %\LD] ) NEI!R ! ,A/URIANS NOR ! ,VI5NESE WORK]S4 ,BUT HE HAD ! DEC5CY TO PASS NO COMM5T ON NEWS ITEMS1 TO ! ANONYMITY ( :I* HE AB&ON$ ,ULYSSES ?AT 0MONUM5T ( CULTURE10 AS ONE CRITIC PUT IT :ILE AT ! SAME TIME AB&ON+ HIMSELF1 ,JOYCE1 ! MAN ( TOTAL SUBJECTIVITY4 ,TO ! SP9ELESSNESS ( ! MAN ( LETT]S1 ,ULYSSES IS WITNESS4 ,AS TO ! SP9ELESSNESS ( R5UNCIATION1 ITS WITNESS IS 9V>IABLY ! 0=GOTT50 RADICAL MOM5T4 

,?US REVOLUTIONS & C\NT]REVOLUTIONS FOLL[ H>D UPON ONE ANO!R'S HEELS1 SOMETIMES )9 A TW5TY-F\R H\R P]IOD 9 ! SPACE1 EV51 ( ! LEA/ EV5TFUL ( DAYS4 ,BUT CONSCI\SNESS ( ! RADICAL ACT & ( ITS R5UNCIATION BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD & MORE DISCRIM9AT+ ALL ! TIME4 ,9EVITABLY4 ,= TODAY SURVIVAL IS NON-TRANSC5D5CE BECOME UNLIVABLE4 

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