,! ,UNION ,MAKES ,US ,WEAK 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,FIR/1 LET'S IGNORE ! NON SEQUITUR ANTI-SCI5CE & ANTI-TE* BULL%IT = N[1 S9CE P]SPECTIVES ON EI!R HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO?+ TO DO ) PO/-LEFTISM4 ,AFT] ALL :ILE !RE >E PRIMMIES & ANTI-CIVS )9 ! PO/-LEFT1 !RE >E ALSO A PLE?ORA ( TRAN%UMANI/S1 CYB]PUNX & G5]AL 9T]NET-LOV+ RADICALS :O SEE 9V5TION & EXPLORATION AS 9H]5TLY LIB]ATORY ACTS4 

,PO/ ,LEFT ,AN>*I/S >E FUNCTIONALLY DI/9CT FROM ,LEFT ,AN>*I/S 9 \R DI/A/E & SUSPICION ( ORGANIZATION4 ,?AT IS TO SAY \R FOCUS ON CRITIQU+ ! DRIVE = ORGANIZATION-AS-AN-5DS-UNTO-ITSELF4 ,YES1 WE RECOGNIZE ?AT = ALL ! PR(\ND *ANGES 9 SOCIAL & ECONOMIC CONTEXT S9CE ! DAYS ( YORE1 !RE >E /ILL WORK]S & BOSSES & ?AT V]Y REAL ADVANTAGES CAN BE WRUNG \T ( ! SY/EM ?R\< COLLECTIVE ACTION4 ,BUT WE F9D ! DRIVE = MASS & MOM5TUM AS A PRIM>Y 5DS TO BE CON/RICT+ & ULTIMATELY SELF-CRIPPL+4 ,WE SEE ,LEFT ,AN>*I/S1 & ! ,LEFT AS A :OLE1 AS 9/9CTIVELY CL++ TO ! IDEA ( NUMB]S AS A SOLUTION4 ,P]HAPS ?IS IS PRIM>ILY A RELIC ( ?OSE ANCI5T DAYS :5 ANY SOCIAL ADV]S>Y C\LD BE SQUA%$ BY SIMPLY ?R[+ 5\< BODIES AT IT1 OR P]HAPS IT IS A P]V]SION WR\<T BY YE>S ( 9DOCTR9ATION 9 DEMOCRATIC IDEALS4 ,MOD]N POLITICS VIEWS BUILD+ MASS AS ! DEF9ITION ( SUCCESS -- & C]TA9LY WE WILL NOT SEE ANY?+ NE> TRUE AN>*Y UNTIL EV]Y S+LE HUMAN BE+ COMES TO ! REALIZATION ?AT P[] RELATIONS >E ALWAYS EVIL -- BUT GETT+ PEOPLE TO M>* UND] A BANN] IS NOT ! SAME ?+ AS BR++ !M TO A FULL] APPRECIATION ( ! NATURE ( P[]4 7,SIMIL>LY1 DISCUSSIONS ON CLASS-RELATIONS CIRCA #aiag WILL NOT LAY ! GR\NDWORK TO ! BETT] 9T]P]SONAL RELATIONS ?AT MU/ COME BE=E ANY L>G] PROJECT47 ,& YET WE FEEL ?AT TOO (T5 CONV5TIONAL ,LEFT ,AN>*I/S FOCUS ON GETT+ PEOPLE 9TO ! ORGANIZATION 7AS WELL AS BUILD+ ! SOLIDITY ( SAID ORGANIZATION & ITS BR& NAME7 TO ! DETRIM5T ( !SE FUNDAM5TALS4 

,MAYBE ?AT WAS PRAGMATIC A C5TURY AGO1 BUT TODAY MASS MATT]S A :OLE HECK ( A LOT LESS4 ,! /ATE1 ! CLASS SY/EM1 ETC1 >E UND]P9N$ LESS ?R\< ! APPLICATION ( BLUNT SOCIAL =CE & MORE ?R\< COMPLICAT$ MA*9ATIONS4 ,! ECOSY/EMS ( P[] RELATIONS WE F9D \RSELVES EMB$D$ )9 CAN SU/A9 GREAT PRESSURE1 !Y CAN H&LE MASS4 ,! KEY TO W9N+ ! W> TODAY IS NOT MASS -- WE'RE NOT \T TO W9 SOME ,REVOLUTION AS ?\< IT W]E AN ELECTION BY ANO!R NAME -- ! KEY IS 9TELLIG5T PROACTIVE EXPLOITATION ( WEAK SPOTS4 ,KILL+ ! MO!RFUCK] WILL 9VOLVE A :OLE LOT LESS BRUTE GRAPPL+ & A :OLE LOT MORE HACK+4 ,WE WILL W9 NOT AS AN >MY ( SOLDI]S BUT AN 9SURRECTION ( G5]ALS4 

,H5CE \R ANNOYANCE ) ! 9CL9ATION TO BUILD A S5SE ( /RUCTURE & MASS FIR/ & APPLY IT -- OR FIGURE \T H[ TO APPLY IT -- SECOND4 ,WE'VE ALWAYS SE5 ! WORLD WE'RE BUILD+ AS AN AD HOC ONE ( PROJECTS & DISCUSSIONS1 NOT ORGANIZATIONS & F$]ATIONS4 ,\R TAKE AWAY FROM ?IS DREAM IS ! REALIZATION ?AT IF A PROJECT NE$S TO FOCUS ON /RUCTURE & L9ES ( 9CLUSION & EXCLUSION 9 ORD] TO MOTIVATE ACTION !N1 9 ! WORDS ( A CUTE KITT51 0UR DO9' IT WRONG40 ,! ,UNION HASN'T MADE US /RONG1 ! ,UNION'S MADE US WEAK4 ,IT'S WA/$ \R TIME1 SUPPRESS$ \R 9NOVATION & *A9$ US TO GR\P?9K4 

,?AT'S NOT TO SAY ?AT WE'RE COMPLETELY DIFF]5T FROM ,LEFT ,AN>*I/S4 ,C]TA9LY !Y AS WELL HAVE AT TIMES EXPRESS$ A MILD REALIZATION ( ! PROBLEMS ) ?IS1 JU/ AS WE HAVE P>TICIPAT$ 9 L>GE F$]ATIONS & WA/$ H\RS ( \R LIFE 9 ROOMS DEBAT+ PROCESS DOCUM5TS4 ,BUT EV5 IF IT'S ONLY A MATT] ( DEGREE1 9 PRACTICE ?IS DIFF]5CE ( OP9ION_/DESIRE_//RATEGY IS /ILL AN IMPORTANT DI/9CTION4 

,&1 IF WE >E TO BE ALL[$ TO MAKE ?IS DI/9CTION1 IT'S WOR? NOT+ ?AT \R P]SPECTIVE IS QUITE AT ODDS ) ! OV]:ELM+ HI/ORICAL NATURE ( ! ,LEFT4 ,OR1 AT ! V]Y LEA/1 ! ,LEFT \TSIDE ( ,AN>*ISM4 ,SO :Y ! HELL NOT DEF9E ! ,LEFT 9 !SE T]MS ( MASS & /RUCTURE WOR%IP & \RSELVES AS \TSIDE IT8 

0,P]HAPS IT IS ! ,AM]ICAN POLITICAL CLIMATE :I* DEMONIZES 0SOCIALISM0 79 ALL ITS =MS1 EQUAT+ IT TO ,/AL9ISM USUALLY71 A CLIMATE !Y >E ADJU/+ !MSELVES TO80 

,& :Y %\LDN'T WE86 

,PUTT+ ASIDE ,IA9'S SMUG BRITI%-*AUV9ISM 9 ?IS QUOTE1 IT'S WOR? WOND]+ JU/ :Y 9 ! HELL ANYONE %\LD WANT TO CONT9UE FI<T+ A DEF9ITIONAL W> OV] 0,! ,LEFT40 ,! ,LEFT-,RI<T POL>ITY 9 POLITICS HAS %IFT$ DRAMATICALLY ?R\<\T HI/ORY & IS GR\ND$ 9 AN ALMO/ MEAN+LESS OBSCURITY4 ,!RE W]E RADICAL FREE M>KET FOLKS ( WORSE BEHAVIOR ?AN ! WOR/ ANCAP TODAY :O SAT TO ! LEFT ( ! PRESID5T'S *AIR4 ,EV5 WORSE ! REVOLUTION>Y DI/9CTION BETWE5 0LEFT & RI<T0 WAS 9 ! POPUL> M9D CONSID]$ ONE ( ACTION VS !ORY4 ,SURELY NONE ( US WANT TO *A9 \RSELVES TO ONE ( ?OSE AT ! TOTAL EXP5SE ( ! O!R8 

,YES1 9 ,AM]ICA 0,! ,LEFT0 IS L>GELY SYNONYM\S ) AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIALISM & PAT]NALISM444 JU/ AS IT IS 9 ! RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,EV5 IF ! DEVA/AT+ EFFECTS ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION'S 9FLU5CE C\LD BE OV]COME 9 ! PUBLIC'S M9D1 ?AT'S NOT A BATTLE MO/ AN>*I/S >\ND ! WORLD >E FI<T+4 ,9 MU* ( ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA & ,EA/]N ,EUROPE AN>*I/S HAVE COMPLETELY AB&ON$ SELF-ID5TIFICATION AS ,LEFTI/S4 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE IS A MORE COMPLICAT$ MATT]1 BUT !RE >E PL5TY ( AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S :O REFUSE TO CALL !MSELVES LEFT4 ,JU/ AS SIMIL> AL?\< NOT 5TIRELY OV]LAPP+ NUMB]S ( FOLK HAVE AB&ON$ ! T]M 0SOCIALISM04 ,9DE$1 ON A GLOBAL SCALE1 ! ,BRITI% ,ISLES SEEM TO BE ! ONLY ONES MAK+ A %RILL FUSS AB\T ?IS4 

,YES !RE'S A HI/ORY ?AT'S IMPORTANT TO BE AW>E (4 ,FOLKS :O TOOK EXCEPTION TO ! SAME ?+S WE TAKE EXCEPTION TO BUT WORK$ UND] ! ,LEFT NONE!LESS BECAUSE IT WAS ! ONLY POSSIBLE GAME 9 T[N BACK !N4 ,BUT ?+S HAVE *ANG$ & ! EXAMPLE ( ! RE/ ( ! ,LEFT & ,SOCIALISM1 MU* LESS !IR 9FLU5CE1 HAVE BECOME CONCRETE BLOCKS ON \R FEET4 ,WE FI<T OV] ! DEF9ITION ( ! WORD 0AN>*Y0 BECAUSE WE'RE =C$ TO4 ,BECAUSE AN->*Y HAS A CLE> ETYMOLOGICAL DEF9ITION ?AT IT'LL NEV] %$ & WE HAVE A DRA/ICALLY DIFF]5T EVALUATION ( 0)\T RUL]%IP40 ,WE'RE GO+ TO HAVE TO DIE ON ?AT HILL NO MATT] H[ /RATEGICALLY 9OPPORTUNE4 ,BUT 0SOCIAL-ISM0 MU* LESS 0LEFT0 >E FLUID1 5TIRELY FUCK+ >BITR>Y WORDS4 ,!Y'RE DEF9$ BY :AT !Y'RE ASSOCIAT$ )4 ,& ?AT'S PRETTY AWFUL COMPANY4 

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