,! ,SPECTATOR ( ,DEMOCRACY 

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,AU?OR 3 ,AGA9/ ,SLEEP ,& ,NI<TM>E 

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444,& ,DEMOCRACY ,CONT9UES ,ITS ,M>* 

0,FETT]S & HEADSM5 W]E ! CO>SE 9/RUM5TS :I* TYRANNY =M]LY EMPLOY$2 BUT ! CIVILIZATION ( \R AGE HAS P]FECT$ DESPOTISM ITSELF1 ?\< IT SEEM$ TO HAVE NO?+ TO LE>N40 - DE ,TOCQUEVILLE1 ,DEMOCRACY 9 ,AM]ICA 7PG4#i#g7 

,AM]ICA REALLY IS 5T]+ A P]IOD ( GREAT] DEMOCRACY4 ,BILL ,CL9TON'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN HAS NEV] /OPP$4 ,POLLS >E /ILL BE+ TAK5 AB\T HIS LATE/ /RUGGLES4 ,FROM ! ,NEW ,HAMP%IRE PRIM>Y TO ! HEAL? C>E RE=M CAMPAIGN1 ,T,V HAS TRI$ TO DRAW US 9TO HIS 5DLESS FI<TS ) O!R MI<TY BUREAUCRATS - FROM ,GEORGE ,BU% TO ,ROB]T ,DOLE TO ,SADDAM ,HUSSE94 ,EV5 MORE1 WE >E EXPECT$ TO *E] ,CL9TON 9 FI<TS AGA9/ US4 0,H[ WELL DO Y\ ?9K ?AT ,CL9TON SUCCE$$ 9 COMMUNICAT+ ! NE$ = SACRIFICE TO ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE40 

,! #aiib ELECTIONS HAD ! BIGGE/ TURN\T ( A PRESID5TIAL ELECTION 9 TW5TY YE>S4 ,FROM ELECTIONS TO POLLS TO TALK-RADIO TO ! 09T]NET10 NEV] HAS ! AV]AGE CITIZ5 HAD SO MANY *ANCES = A VOICE 9 !IR GOV]NM5T4 ,BUT ?IS HASN'T HELP$ ! HAPLESS CITIZ54 ,! AV]AGE1 PASSIVE VOT] PROBABLY IS POOR] & HAS LESS CONTROL OV] HIS OR H] LIFE ?AN EV] BE=E4 

,TO UND]/& H[ PEOPLE LOSE ?IS GAME1 WE HAVE TO LOOK AT H[ ! GAME IS REALLY PLAY$4 

,9 PRO BASKETBALL1 F\L+ IS P>T ( ! GAME4 ,SOME TEAMS PLAY ) A LITTLE MORE F9ESSE1 O!R USE A LITTLE MORE BRUTE /R5G?4 ,! HONE/ FAN DOESN'T LOOK D[N ON ! PLAY] :O F\LS1 ONLY ! PLAY] :O GETS CAU<T4 ,SO ! PLAY] IS ALL[$ TO DO ANY?+ - EXCEPT TO QUE/ION ! REAL RULES ( ! GAME4 ,IF ,KURT ,RAMBUS 7A 0PHYSICAL PLAY]0 FROM A FEW YE>S BACK7 SAID AT A PRESS CONF]5CE 0,YES1 ,I 9T5D TO F\L PEOPLE1 ?AT'S MY JOB10 HE C\LD BE EXPELL$ FROM ! LEAGUE4 

,AM]ICAN ,DEMOCRACY WORKS ! SAME WAY4 ,IF WE PLAY ! GAME1 WE CAN QUE/ION EV]Y?+ EXCEPT ! REAL RULES ( ! GAME4 ,BUT H]E ! GAME IS SOME?+ ?AT DOM9ATES \R LIVES4 

,! GAME TODAY IS EX*ANGE4 ,IT DOM9ATES \R DAILY LIVES :5 WE MU/ EX*ANGE \R TIME AT WORK = \R SURVIVAL4 ,IT DOM9ATES ! WORLD SY/EM :5 ! ELECTRONIC WORLD M>KET ALLOCATES ALL RES\RCES BY EX*ANGE4 

,POLL TAK]S CON/ANTLY ASK AB\T ,O,J ,SIMPSON'S MURD] TRIAL1 ! BE/ WAY TO MAKE ,AM]ICA MORE PRODUCTIVE OR H[ TO KEEP *ILDR5 (F DRUGS4 ,BUT ANSW]+ !SE SORTS ( QUE/IONS ONLY MAKES PEOPLE ?9K MORE 9 T]MS ( LIFE CONT9U+ EXACTLY AS IT IS N[4 ,! POLL/]S' SLAVE QUE/IONS TALK ONLY AB\T H[ ?IS SOCIETY %\LD BE/ BE RUN4 ,!Y ASSUME ?AT EV]YONE WILL LIVE 9 NUCLE> FAMILY1 GO TO WORK1 WORK REALLY H>D = L[ PAY1 COME HOME & LOOK AT A ,T,V /> ON ! MOV+ SCRE54 

,! ,ILLUSION 

,WE ATTACK DEMOCRACY AS SU*1 WE DON'T WANT 0REAL DEMOCRACY0 9/EAD ( 0FAKE DEMOCRACY40 ,TODAY'S SY/EM ( VACUUM-PACK$ *OICES IS ! FLIP-SIDE ( ! M>KET P]FECT+ ITSELF4 ,! PROGRESS ( EX*ANGE1 ( CAPITAL1 IS ALSO ! CREATION ( CAPITAL'S [N MODEL ( ?9K+4 

,ALL =MS ( DEMOCRATIC IDEOLOGY APPEAL TO A MODEL ( HUMAN BEHAVIOR ?AT IMPLIES EA* P]SON IS :OLLY SEP>ATE SOCIAL AG5T :O ONLY AFFECTS O!RS 9 FIX$1 DEF9ABLE WAYS4 ,P]FECT DEMOCRACY - CON/ANT POLL+1 AN ALMO/ P]MAN5T ELECTION CAMPAIGN - M]ELY WEI<S EA* IMPULSE 9 ! M>KET PLACE ( IDEAS4 

,DEMOCRACY IS ! LANGUAGE ( 0COMMON S5SE0 9 A WORLD :]E CAPITALISM CONTROLS PEOPLE'S S5SES4 ,IT DEF5DS ! RI<T1 = EXAMPLE1 = A MAN TO %\T CAT-CALLS AT A WOMAN BECAUSE ?AT MAN'S ACTIONS >E SIMPLY 0FREE SPEE*0 NOT CONNECT$ TO ANY SOCIAL ACTION4 

,TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NEV] HAS TO ATTACK ITS TRUE 5EMIES BUT ONLY PHANTASMS )9 ITSELF4 ,IT IS ONLY ! EX*ANGE ( ONE SORT ( RHETORIC = ANO!R4 ,SO ALL RHETORIC ( ?IS SORT IS EMPTY BECAUSE IS ONLY US$ TO %\T AT ANO!R4 ,MO/ VOT]S VOTE = ! C&IDATE !Y ?9K WILL W9 9/EAD ( ! C&IDATE !Y AGREE )4 ,?IS IS LOGICAL4 ,:Y %\LD !Y C>E8 ,EV]YONE KN[S ?AT ?+S WILL REMA9 AB\T ! SAME NO MATT] :AT !Y DO4 ,SO :Y NOT SUPPORT A W9N] 9/EAD ( A LOS]8 ,NO ONE C>ES ?AT POLITICIANS LIE4 ,!Y C>E IF ! POLITICIAN GETS CAU<T LY+4 ,?IS PROVES ! POLITICIAN IS WEAK & SO A LOS]4 

,IF Y\ MAKE A *OICE PASSIVELY1 SOMEONE C\LD JU/ AS WELL ACT ON Y\R *OICE )\T Y\ HAV+ TO DO ANY?+4 ,( C\RSE PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS >E ONLY HELD EV]Y F\R YE>S BUT IF ,CL9TON RESPONDS TO EA* MON?'S POLLS1 ! GOV]NM5T TRULY HE>S ! PASSIVE 0VOICE ( ! PEOPLE40 

0,W\LD Y\ LIKE ME TO %OOT Y\ N[ OR WAIT TILL ,I GET HOME80 ,ELM] ,FUDD TO ,DAFFY ,DUCK4 0,%\LD ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T CUT S]VICES OR RAISE TAXES80 ,BILL ,CL9TON TO ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,( C\RSE ALL ! *OICES ! M$IA S]VES UP TO US HAVE HIDD5 CLAUSES ?AT *ANGE !IR APP>5T MEAN+4 ,! F$]AL GOV]NM5T R$UCES ITS 5TIRE BUDGET4 ,!N ! LOCAL PUPPETS FRAME ! *OICE ( CUTS = LOCAL VOT]S4 ,!SE VOT]S !N GET TO SUPPORT ONE AU/]ITY MEASURE OR ANO!R4 

,BUT ?IS IS BECAUSE ! M>KETPLACE ( IDEAS WORKS AGA9/ US4 ,BUT IS ?IS BECAUSE ?IS M>KET IS UNFAIR8 ,NO6 ,EV5 A FAIR M>KETPLACE ( IDEAS SIMPLY DECIDES ! BE/ DIRECTION = CAPITAL4 ,\R DISADVANTAGE 9 TALK-%[ DIALOGUES IS ! SAME AS \R DISADVANTAGE COMP>$ TO EMPLOY]S OR BANKS4 

,:Y ,DEMOCRACY ,N[8 

0,WE MU/ LE>N TO MAKE ! PROCESS ( GOV]N+ AS 5T]TA9+ AS WE HAVE LE>N$ TO MAKE .<ELECTORAL.> POLITICS 5T]TA9+40 - ,MAX ,FRANKEL1 ,$ITOR1 ,! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES4 

,! GAME ( LETT+ ! RUL$ P>TICIPATE 9 !IR [N EXPLOITATION NOT NEW4 ,! PRES5T SUBTLE SWIT* FROM ,GEORGE ,BU%'S UPP]-CLASS /YLE TO ,BILL ,CL9TON'S DEMOCRATIC /YLE IS A C\NT]-P>T TO ! RISE ( ! MEGA-CAPITALI/S4 ,! EI<TIES 5D$ ) /OCK M>KET CRA%ES ?AT H]ALD$ ! 5D ( JUNK BONDS AS A /RATEGY = TOTAL CAPITAL TO EXP&4 ,! ECONOMY C\LD NO LONG] BE >TIFICIALLY EXP&$ BY ! EASY-MONEY F9ANCIAL MANIPULATIONS ( ,MI*AEL ,MILK51 ,GEORGE ,BU%1 ,PAUL ,VOLK] & ,COMPANY4 

,9/EAD ( >TIFICIALLY EXP&+1 IT IS N[ SUCK+ ALL RES\RCES 9TO IT'S EMPTY C5T]4 ,! FACTION ( CAPITALI/S AT ! V]Y TOP >E ! BILLIONAIRES - F9ANCI]S LIKE ,ADNAN ,KHO%AGGI1 5TREPR5EURS LIKE ,BILL ,GATES & A HO/ ( 9VISIBLE *>ACT]S4 ,?IS SMALL GR\P HAD !IR WEAL? & P[] TREM5D\SLY 9CREAS$ BY ! EXPANSION ( F9ANCIAL MANIPULATIONS & ELECTRONIC WORLD M>KETS4 ,CURR5CY & 0D]IVATIVE0 SPECULATION HAD EXP&$ UNTIL TODAY !Y 9VOLVE TRILLIONS ( DOLL>S *ANG+ H&S ON A WEEKLY BASIS4 ,?IS GAME USES & EXP&S ! P[] ( ?IS ULTRA-RI* CLASS4 

,AS TODAY'S CRISIS SY/EM MOVES TO M>%AL EV]Y POSSIBLE =CE 9 ITS DEF5SE1 USES \R *OICES AB\T H[ BE/ TO BE EXPLOIT$ AGA9/ US4 ,?IS SY/EM IS ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! COMMODITY1 ! WORLD M>KET & ( ! BILLIONAIRES4 ,BUT SIMULTANE\SLY IT IS ! RULE ( DEMOCRACY4 ,ONCE ALL ACTION & EV]Y P]SON CAN BE TRANSLAT$ 9TO EMPTY *OICES1 ?OSE *OICES CAN BE EX*ANG$ ) EA* O!R LIKE DOLL>S OR SPECTACUL> IMAGES4 

,IF PEOPLE >E GIV5 A FREE *OICE AB\T H[ TO SELL !MSELVES TO ! WORLD M>KET1 !N ! SY/EM 9 TOTAL WILL RUN MU* MORE SMOO?LY4 ,:5 COMM5TATOR SAY 0LET ! PUBLIC DECIDE ! BE/ HEAL? PLAN0 !Y MEAN LET PEOPLE F9D A PLAN ?AT GIVES ! 9SURANCE COMPANIES ! HI<E/ PREMIUMS ?AT WORK]S CAN PAY & /ILL SURVIVE ON4 ,MANAG]S WILL GIVE PEOPLE FREE-REIGN TO DECIDE :I* WAY TO SELL !MSELVES TO ! M>KET4 

,DEMOCRACY BECAME ! DOM9ANT IDEOLOGY RI<T AFT] 0TI<T-MONEY0_/SL[ GR[? BECAME ! MA9 ECONOMIC POLICY4 ,TI<T MONEY REIGN$ 9 F9ANCIAL SPECULATION & BEGAN ! PRES5T SY/EM ( REORGANIZATION-T]ROR4 ,IT GOAD$ L[]-LEVEL CAPITALI/S TO PRODUCE MORE )\T SP5D+ MORE4 ,?IS CAUS$ CORPORATIONS TO ATTACK BO? WORK]S & ! PREVI\SLY IGNOR$ LEVEL ( MIDDLE-MANAGEM5T4 

,! F9ANCIAL CAPITALI/S' P[] DEP5DS ON ! EXPANSION ( AN AB/RACT *UNK ( MONEY4 ,SO DEMOCRACY IS AN IDEAL /RATEGY4 ,! F9ANCIAL CAPITALI/ DON'T C>E :E!R !Y 9VE/ 9 DEF5SE CONTRACT+1 PRISONS1 COMPUT]S TO TRACK DRUG-(F5D]S1 OR =-PR(IT HOSPITALS4 

,?US ! RUL+ P>TY SWIT*$ FROM ! P>TY ( CORRUPTION - ! REPUBLICANS UND] ,BU%1 TO ! P>TY ( P>TICIPATION - ! ,DEMOCRATS UND] ,CL9TON4 ,BUT NATURALLY DEMOCRACY IMPLIES MANY MORE SWIT*ES AFT] ?IS4 

,HI/ORICAL ,DEMOCRACY 

,AS CAPITALISM HAS DEVELOP$1 DEMOCRACY WAS HELD BACK BY LOCAL AU?ORIT>IANS & BY ! CAPITALI/'S FE> ?AT ! IDEA ( DEMOCRACY W\LD MAKE PEOPLE UNGOV]NABLE4 

,N[ ?AT CAPITAL HAS P]FECT$ DEMOCRATIC P>TICIPATION1 ALL PREVI\S =MS ( CAPITALISM CAN BE SE5 AS 9/ANCES ( DEMOCRACY4 ,IT IS ?US NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT DEMOCRATIC ?9K-TANKS >E ABLE TO GIVE GOOD ADVICE TO DICTATOR%IPS LIKE ,P9O*ET'S ,*ILI4 ,IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT ,HITL] CAME TO P[] ?R\< ! DEMOCRATIC OP]ATIONS ( ! ,WIEM> REPUBLIC4 7,!RE WAS SOME *EAT+ BUT WE ALREADY KN[ *EAT+ IS P>T ( ANY GAME47 

,DEMOCRACY IS N[ ! IDEAL DIALOGUE ( CAPITAL4 ,P>TICIPATION 9 ?IS PROCESS IS SPEAK+ ! LANGUAGE ( ! M>KET :E!R IT IS P>TICIPATORY1 AU?ORIT>IAN OR TE*NICAL4 ,! ME?ODS ( MILIT>Y 0PSY-W>0 PROPAG&A >E ! ME?ODS ( ! MOD]N DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL CAMPAIGN >E ! ME?ODS ( MOD]N GOV]NM5T >E ! ME?ODS ( LEFTI/S DISCUSS+ WAYS TO IMPROVE ! SY/EM4 ,! 5EMY IS ISOLAT$1 P]SONALIZ$ & ATTACK$ US+ CLAIMS ?AT >E MO/ LIKELY TO GET AUTOMATIC REACTIONS FROM ! ISOLAT$ SPECTATOR4 

,EV]Y APP>5T REBELLION ?AT FAIL$1 EV]Y USELESS EX]CISE ( FRE$OM1 REAPPE>S 9 ! ACC\NT+ ( CAPITAL4 ,! SY/EM ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION WAS ID5TICAL TO ! SY/EM ( W>-TIME PRODUCTION 9 \R 0FREE-M>KET0 SY/EM4 ,?US ! F9AL 5D ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION HAS GIV5 ! EXT5D$ 9SURANCE SY/EM A QUANTITATIVE MEASURE ( /ATE-CAPITALISM V]SUS PRIVATE 5T]PRISE4 

,! MORE PEOPLE RELATE ON ! LEVEL ( 0PURE DEMOCRACY10 ! MORE !Y RELATE ON ! LEVEL ( AB/RACT1 =MAL EQUALITY4 ,& ! MORE !Y HAVE AN 9C5TIVE TO SOLVE ! SY/EM'S PROBLEMS4 ,EV]YONE BECOMES A BUREAUCRAT V]SUS EV]YONE ELSE4 ,EV]YONE IS EQUAL AS LONG AS !Y EA* PLAY ! SAME ROLE4 ,WE >E ALL EQUAL AS CONSUM]S1 VOT]S1 ,T,V WAT*]S1 OR CITIZ5S4 ,?AT IS1 WE CAN ALL BE EX*ANG$ 9 \R FUNCTIONS4 

,TO WRITE A LETT] TO A CONGRESSMAN IS TO 5T] 9TO A HUGE SY/EM ( DATA-CREATION ?AT ULTIMATELY MAKES PEOPLE LESS P[]FUL4 ,! ULTIMATE PASSIVITY ( A P]MITT$1 EXP]IM5TALLY CONTROLL$ ROLE MAKES IT PR$ICTABLE4 

,! /OCK M>KET1 ! M$IA CONSULTANTS1 ! POLITICAL ?9K-TANKS1 ! POLL/]S1 ! M>KET RESE>*]S1 & ! BIG *>ITIES CON/ITUTE AN IMM5SE ELECTRONIC MEMORY BANK & SIMULATION ( ALL ! P]MITT$ *OICES ?AT 0CONSUM]S10 0! PUBLIC10 ! SPECTATORS1 ! PASSIVE MAKE4 ,! ELECTION 9DU/RY SPECULATES AB\T EA* WAY ?AT EA* GIV5 *OICE IS FRAM$ & !N CREATES /RATEGIES = EXTRACT+ MAXIMUM PR(ITS FROM EA* CITIZ5'S *OICE4 

,) ?IS AUTOMATION ( CONTROL1 DEMOCRATIC REGIMES >E N[ ! MO/ CO/ EFFECTIVE4 ,?IS IS P>T ( TODAY'S 9T5SIFICATION ( DEMOCRACY4 ,ONCE IDEOLOGY SEES =MAL DEMOCRACY 9 ALL ACTS ( GOV]NM5T1 CO/ ACC\NT+ DEM&S ?AT R$UNDANT LOCAL TYRANTS BE REMOV$4 ,EV5 9 BACKW>D >EAS LIKE ,HAITI OR ,SOMALIA1 CAPITAL MOVES TO REPLACE LOCAL BUT*]Y ) ! 0ACCID5TAL0 MASS MURD]S ( DEMOCRACY4 

,DECISIONS8 

,REVOLUTION>IES OPPOSE EV]Y V]SION ( DEMOCRATIC IDEOLOGY4 ,ON ONE H&1 AFT] A REVOLUTION !RE WON'T BE A NE$ TO FIXATE ON ! PROCESS ( REA*+ EA* DECISION4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ONE P]SON C\LD DECIDE A DAY'S DELIV]Y S*$ULE 9 A COMMUNAL W>EH\SE )\T OPPRESS+ ! O!R WORK]S4 ,O!R WORK]S MI<T PREF] TO SP5D !IR TIME WALK+ ON ! BEA* ?AN D\BLE *ECK+ EA* DECISION4 ,! DISPAT*] W\LD HAVE NO CO]CIVE P[] OV] ! O!R P>TICIPANTS 9 ! W>EH\SE4 ,DECID+ ! S*$ULE W\LD NOT GIVE H] 5TR5*$ PRIVILEGE ?AT %E C\LD ACCUMULATE & EX*ANG$ = O!R ?+S4 ,= !IR [N 5JOYM5T1 ! WORK] MI<T WANT TO COLLECTIVELY DECIDE ! M5U ( A COMMUNAL KIT*5 EV5 IT WAS A LESS EFFICI5T USE ( TIME4 

,A S*EME = MANAG+ SOCIETY WILL BY ITSELF CREATE A NEW SOCIETY4 ,HI<LY DEMOCRATIC1 HI<LY AU?ORIT>IAN & MIX$ S*EMES >E N[ US$ TO ADM9I/] CAPITALISM4 ,! BASIC QUALITY ( CAPITALISM IS ?AT ! AV]AGE P]SON HAS LITTLE OR NO CONTROL OV] !IR DAILY LIFE4 ,WAGE LABOR DOM9ATES SOCIETY4 ,Y\ MU/ EX*ANGE Y\R LIFE TO BUY BACK Y\R SURVIVAL4 ,:E!R PEOPLE UND] CAPITALISM MAKE ! DECISIONS AB\T :I* RECORDS !Y BUY1 :I* 9MATES S]VE LONG S5T5CES1 :AT COLOR ! /REET LI<TS >E1 ETC41 IS IRRELEVANT4 

,! COMMUNITY ?AT ESCAPES CAPITALISM WILL 9VOLVE PEOPLE DIRECTLY CONTROLL+ ! WAY !Y LIVE4 ,?IS IS ! 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE REFUSAL ( WORK1 COMMODITY PRODUCTION1 & EXPLOITATION4 ,?IS WILL 9VOLVE MU* COLLECTIVE DECISION MAK+ & MU* 9DIVIDUAL DECISION MAK+4 ,! TRANS=MATION CANNOT BE R$UC$ TO A SET WAY ( MAK+ DECISIONS OR A FIX$ PLAN ( ACTION4 

,NOT BELIEV+ 9 DEMOCRACY MEANS NOT AUTOMATICALLY KN[+ H[ TO PROCE$ IF PEOPLE HAVE A PR(\ND DISAGREEM5TS4 ,SO BE IT4 

,ANTI-DEMOCRATIC ,COMMUNISM 

,COMMUNI/S DO NOT SAY ?AT )\T CAPITALISM WE CAN GU>ANTEE ?AT HUMANS WILL CREATE A HUMAN COMMUNITY4 ,IT SAYS ?AT ) CAPITALISM1 HUMANS CANNOT CREATE A HUMAN COMMUNITY4 ,IT SEES ?AT ANY MOVEM5T = A TRUE COMMUNITY WILL OPPOSE CAPITALI/ SOCIAL ORD] & SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ALL ALONG ! WAY4 ,! MOTIVAT+ =CE WILL NOT COME ) A COMMUNI/ BLUE-PR9T4 ,IT WILL COME FROM LIV+ ( PROLET>IANS CREAT+ A NEW SOCIAL RELATION4 

,! SPIRIT ( COLLECTIVE P[]1 ( A COMMUNITY ( MA/]S1 IS EXACTLY ! OPPOSITE ( ! DEMOCRATIC SPIRIT4 ,DEMOCRACY DR[NS ! 9DIVIDUAL 9 ! *OICES ( ! MAJORITY4 ,IT PRESUMES ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL *OICE IS ALWAYS HO/ILE TO ! P[] ( ! MASSES4 ,?US DEMOCRATIC IDEOLOGY CREATES ! P>ANOIA ?AT EV]Y?+ CONTR>Y TO ITS CURR5T =MALISM ( PROCESS IS ! SAME AS ,/AL9I/ DICTATOR%IP4 

,! SPIRIT ( PROLET>IAN /RUGGLE CAN BE SE5 :5 A GR\P ( P>TISANS FAN-\T TO DEF5D A CITY4 ,EA* W+ HAS ! P[] TO ACT ALONE 9 ATTACK+ CAPITALI/ =CES4 ,EA* W+ IS JU/ AS WILL+ TO GIVE 9 TO ! AU?ORITY ( ! O!R PROLET>IANS :5 !Y 9DICATE !Y KN[ ! T]RA9 BETT]4 

,! =MAL DECISION MAK+ PROCESS WILL DEP5D ON ! SITUATION4 ,UNANIMITY1 A MAJORITY VOTE1 OR M9ORITY ACTION WILL BE US$ DEP5D+ ON ! T]RA9 ( ! BATTLE4 ,IT IS NOT A MATT] ( FIX$ RI<TS BUT ( PEOPLE SUPPORT+ EA* O!R4 

,?OSE :O >E TAK+ BACK !IR LIVES MU/ BE /RONG & ALIVE1 NOT FAIR & DEMOCRATIC4 ,:5 A MASS ( COMRADES SATISFY !IR DESIRES BY LOOT+ A SUP]M>KET1 !Y HAVE ACT$ DIRECTLY ON !IR COLLECTIVE WILLS4 ,BUT IT IS RIDICUL\S TO SAY ?IS ACTION WAS FAIR] ?AN !M COLLECTIVELY VOT+ = A CONGRESSWOMAN_/MAN OR VOT+ TO RAISE !IR TAXES TO PAY = MORE POLICE4 ,!Y VIOLAT$ 0PROCESS0 BY NOT POLL+ EV]YONE BE=EH&4 ,IT'S NOT A MATT] ( :E!R LOOT]S C\LD EV] HAVE ! RI<T NUMB] ( PEOPLE TOGE!R TO 0HAVE P]MISSION0 TO ACT4 ,PROLET>IANS %\LD ALWAYS ACT AS ACTIVELY ALLI$ CREATORS ( A NEW ORD]1 NOT AS PASSIVELY EQUAL CITIZ5S4 

,VIRTUALLY ALL ( ! PA/ TWO HUNDR$ YE>S' LUR*ES T[>DS ! POTLAT*1 T[>DS COMMUNISM1 HAVE BEGUN UNDEMOCRATICALLY4 ,! RIOT]S ( ,L,A DID NOT REQUIRE ! =MAL P]MISSION ( A DECISION-MAK+ BODY BE=E CREAT+ !IR EXPLOSION4 ,! 9SURRECTION ?AT />T$ ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> 9 #aicf BEGAN ) A SPONTANE\S REACTION ( WORK]S TO ,FRANCISCO ,FRANCO'S MILIT>Y C\P4 ,! WILDCAT G5]AL /RIKE 9 ,MAY ( #fh 9 ,P>IS BEGAN ) A SPONTANE\S REJECTION ( ! 5TIRE SOCIETY ?AT WAS FUEL$ BY /REET FI<T+4 

,!SE SAME 9SURRECTIONS HAVE T5D$ TO 5D :5 ! FETI% ( DEMOCRACY REASS]T$ ITSELF4 ,MAY #fh REA*$ ITS LIMITS ) UNION (FICIALS /ILL CONTROLL+ ! GATES ( ! /RIK+ FACTORIES4 

,!SE ELECT$ REPRES5TATIVES ( ! WORK]S SEP>AT$ ! MOVEM5T UNTIL EV]Y?+ COOL$ D[N4 7,AGA9 !RE WAS C]TA9LY A LOT ( *EAT+ 9 ! ,FR5* ,C,G,T'S 0UNION DEMOCRACY0 BUT ?IS W\LDN'T HAVE *ANG$ ! F9AL RESULT4 ,SEE 0,H[ ,TO ',GO ,BEYOND ,! ,S,I' ,9 ,T5 ,SIMPLE ,/EPS10 ?IS ISSUE7 ,9 ,SPA9 #c#f1 DEMOCRATICALLY ELECT$ AN>*I/ UNION LEAD]S CONTROLL$ ! T5D5CY TO COMMUNALIZE ALL SOCIETY4 ,!Y W]E ABLE TO CONV9CE ! MO/ MILITANT WORK]S ?AT IT W\LD BE UNDEMOCRATIC TO IMPOSE SOCIALISM )\T ! APPROVAL ( ! PASSIVE MAJORITY4 

,! DISPOSSESS$ %\LD NOT BE FAIR BUT BE ALIVE & /RONG4 ,TO BE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC IS TO REJECT ! FETI% ( DEMOCRACY1 TO NOT GIVE ANY VOT+ PROCESS AN 9H]5TLY SUP]IOR POSITION OV] ! TOTAL PROCESS ( LIV+4 ,PROLET>IANS1 ?OSE :O HAVE NO?+ TO LOSE FROM ! DE/RUCTION ( ?IS SOCIETY & KN[ IT1 MU/ BECOME ANTI-DEMOCRATIC TO A*IEVE !IR 5DS4 

,WORK]S MU/ SEIZE CONTROL ( !IR WORKPLACE OR !IR NEI<BORHOOD4 ,NOT TO MANAGE !M 9 ! SAME WAY AS BE=E BUT TO HAVE AS MU* P[] AS POSSIBLE4 ,EV5 IF AT A C]TA9 PO9T A GR\P ( PROLET>IANS USE VOTES TO DECIDE ! PA? TAK51 !Y CANNOT ALL[ DEMOCRATIC BLESS+S TO JU/IFY !IR ACTIONS ANY MORE ?AN !Y CAN ALL[ RE=MISM1 UNIONISM1 OR PACIFISM TO MY/IFY !IR ACTIONS4 ,! NUMB] 9 FAVOR ( A DECISION WILL BE ONLY ONE FACTOR AMONG MANY 9FLU5C+ ?OSE :O REFUSE ! DEMOCRATIC FETI%4 

,M9ORITIES ,CONFRONT+ ,DEMOCRACY 

,! PASSIVE ( TODAY ACCEPT DEMOCRACY MORE ?AN EV]4 ,?IS WEAKNESS MAY BE P>TIALLY (FSET BY ! TREM5D\S WILL+NESS ( ! SY/EM'S PROPAG&I/S TO RELY ON RAW DEMOCRACY TO ACCOMPLI% ITS GOALS4 ,FRE$OM ( *OICE IS NO LONG] ONLY GIV5 AS A CONCESSION BUT IS PU%$ CON/ANTLY AS A WEAPON4 

,AT ! PO9T :5 REVOLUTION>IES REALIZE ?AT !Y HAVE NO?+ TO LOSE FROM ! DE/RUCTION ( ?IS SOCIETY1 !Y MAY REALIZE ! MIRAGE ( IT'S DEMOCRACY4 ,! ,L,A RIOTS W]E ! MO/ UNDEMOCRATIC ACTION IMAG9ABLE - ABSOLUTELY NO P]MISSION WAS EV] ASK$ BY ?OSE :O LOOT$1 EI!R FROM AU?ORITIES OR FROM UNIONS OR FROM WORK]S C\NCILS4 ,/ILL !RE WAS NO CONSCI\S CRITIQUE ( DEMOCRACY 9 ?AT %ORT TIME 9 ,L,A4 

,SO WE CAN IMAG9E MANY MORE 9SURRECTIONS1 LIKE ,P>IS #f#h1 :]E MASSES ) MANY DEMOCRATIC & O!R B\RGEOIS ILLUSIONS ACT 9 A PRACTICALLY COMMUNI/ MANN]4 ,H]E1 IF ! WORD 0DEMOCRACY0 IS US$ BY PEOPLE TO DESCRIBE RECONQU]+ !IR [N LIVES1 SELF-CONSCI\S COMMUNI/S W\LDN'T M9DLESSLY ATTACK IT4 ,RA!R1 AN ANTI-DEMOCRATIC M9ORITY W\LD SPELL-\T ! PRACTICAL ACTIONS ?AT >E NECESS>Y TO A*IEVE A NEW SOCIETY & %[ H[ LITTLE =MAL DEMOCRACY HAS TO DO ) !M4 ,9 ?OSE CONDITIONS1 AN ANTI-DEMOCRATIC M9ORITY IS 9 A GOOD POSITION TO FI<T ! MY/IFICATIONS ?AT HAVE S]V$ AS BREAKS ON ! E>LI] MOVEM5TS4 

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