,TO ,ACID-,WORDS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEJ&RO ,DE ,ACO/A 

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,P>TS ( 0,TO ,ACID-,WORDS0 W]E FIR/ PRES5T$ AT A MEET+ ( ! ,B]KELEY ,AN>*I/ ,/UDY ,GR\P 9 ,NOVEMB]1 #b#a#a4 ,! RE/ ( IT WAS M$ITAT$ ON 7& (F7 = ! FOLL[+ TWO YE>S1 ) A LA/ BUR/ ( EF=T 9 E>LY #b#a#d4 ,?IS IS TO SAY ?AT IT HAS LAY]S1 /RATA4 ,IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS ! TREM5D\S ANXIETY AN>*I/S SEEM TO HAVE AB\T LANGUAGE1 & EA* ( ITS SUB-SECTIONS RESPONDS ANALYTICALLY TO V>I\S ATTITUDES T[>DS LANGUAGE 9 ! MILIEU4 ,I ?9K ( IT AS A NECESS>ILY 9COMPLETE PIECE1 9 ?AT IT ADDRESSES A RELATION ! AN>*I/ MILIEU CON/ANTLY D5IES 9 SEEK+ \T A BETT] LANGUAGE 79/RUM5TAL1 OP]ATIONAL71 A PRE-LANGUAGE1 OR A NON-LANGUAGE4 ,?IS RELATION IS1 ( C\RSE1 ITS RELATION TO :AT IT KN[S AS ,SOCIETY4 ,BUT ! RELATIONS TO LANGUAGE 9 ! MILIEU1 & \R COLLECTIVE ANXIETY T[>DS IT1 CAN NEV] BE 5TIRELY CONSID]$ AP>T FROM MORE OR LESS DISC]NIBLE SOCIAL ATTITUDES4 ,ULTIMATELY1 AL?\< !RE IS NO?+ TO BE SAID 9 G5]AL AB\T LANGUAGE FROM AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE1 IT IS SOMETIMES WOR?:ILE TO TRACE ! L9EAM5TS ( SOME P>TICUL> AN>*I/ ATTITUDES TO LANGUAGE1 AS ,I HAVE DONE H]E4 ,TWO CAVEATS3 FIR/1 ?IS PIECE IS WRITT5 FROM A MONOL+UAL PO9T ( VIEW1 AS IT ADDRESSES A L>GELY MONOL+UAL MILIEU4 ,A VA/LY DIFF]5T APPROA* TO !SE QUE/IONS C\LD HAVE BEGUN FROM MULTIL+UALISM & TRANSLATION4 ,SECOND CAVEAT3 :AT IS SAID H]E AB\T POESY & POETRY IS DELICATELY PRES5T$ 9 A SIDEWAYS P$AGOGY1 9TRODUC+ AN IDEA OR ?REE TO UN=TUNATE READ]S :O HAVE LITTLE EXP]I5CE ( !SE4 7,?AT1 = EXAMPLE1 ! T]M ,I'VE US$ = A C]TA9 IDEA ( LANGUAGE1 ,LANGUAGE1 IS ALSO COMMONLY US$ = A LOOSE S*OOL ( POETS & WRIT]S :OSE WORKS HAVE CONTRIBUT$ TO 9SPIR+ PRECISELY ! APPROA* ,I'VE TAK5 H]E1 IS ONLY ONE ( ! M9OR IRONIES ( ?IS ESSAY47 

@& SO Y\ PR9T Y\R POEMS 

@& NO ONE C>ES 

!Y HATE Y\ SOMETIMES 

TELL Y\ TO GO TO WORK 

LIKE EV]Y ONE ELSE 

OR !Y WANT Y\ TO EXPLA9 

9 AM]ICAN1 9 5GLI%1 

9 OLD 5GLI%1 9 SLANG 

9 POLITICAL1 9 SEXUAL1 

9 RELIGI\S1 9 PSY*OLOGICAL1 

9 REVOLUTION>Y T]MS @& 

LANGUAGE1 

:AT Y\ MEANT 

@& SO Y\ HIDE 

TAKE ACID 

@& WRITE AN ACID POEM 

OR A POEM AB\T Y\R CITY 

@& SAY ITS TO 9CREASE AW>5ESS 

( ! 5VIRONM5T 

@& ITS WORDS TO EXP& Y\R 

HEAD SO Y\ DON'T HAVE 

TO TAKE ACID 

& 5DANG] Y\R LIFE 

0IF IT REALLY IS DANG]\S0 

-- D4A4 LEVY 

LE MILITANT N'5T5D PAS1 NE VOIT PAS LE LANGAGE ET C'E/ A CE PRIX QU'IL PEUT MILIT] 

.<! MILITANT DOES NOT HE>1 DOES NOT SEE LANGUAGE1 & ?IS IS ! PRICE HE PAYS = HIS MILITANCY.> 

-- ,ROL& ,B>!S 

,:AT ,I ADD TO !SE L9ES--:AT ,I PLACE BETWE5 !M--IS A K9D ( 5UM]ATION1 >GUM5TATION ?R\< S]IAL JUXTAPOSITION3 ANECDOTES & EXAMPLES1 A S]IES ( SC5ES ,I HAVE BE5 WITNESS TO2 ANALYSIS1 ?9K+ ?R\< :AT ,I HE>D & SAW2 REF]5CES1 ! ?+S PEOPLE SAID1 OR WROTE1 & ALSO A WAY ( LOOK+ BACK AT :AT !Y DID NOT SAY1 OR WRITE4 ,& ASIDES = :AT REMA9$ TO BE NOT$4 ,I PLACE IT ALL BETWE5 D4A4 LEVY'S POSITIVE BUT DANG]\S 0AW>5ESS _/ ( ! 5VIRONM5T _/ @& ITS WORDS0 & ,B>!S' TWO NEGATIVES1 HIS ?\<T ( A MILITANCY ?AT DEP5DS ON A D5IAL ( LANGUAGE1 TO %[ SOME?+ ( ! GRAY SPACE SOME ( US 9HABIT4 

,SO ?IS IS NOT EXACTLY AB\T AN>*I/S4 ,NOR IS IT AB\T ! SOCIETY !Y WANT TO TRANS=M1 DISMANTLE OR DE/ROY4 ,IT IS AB\T H[ ! SOCIETY AN>*I/S WANT TO TRANS=M1 DISMANTLE OR DE/ROY TRANS=MS1 DISMANTLES1 OR DE/ROYS !M 9 ! MOM5T ( SAY+ :AT !RE IS TO DO1 ( WRIT+ :AT !Y WANT OR ?9K4 ,& AB\T SOME WAYS TO RESI/4 

,P>T #a3 ,MORAL 

,I'M QUITE S]I\S AB\T ! NE$ TO RESI/ ! TYRANNY ( ELEM5TAL WORDS444 ,!Y'RE WORDS ?AT BROOK NO >GUM5T1 ?AT >E 9T5D$ TO BE \TSIDE ( SYNTAX & ?US \TSIDE ( HI/ORY4 ,I TRY TO RESI/ ?IS :5 ,I WRITE4 

-- ,BOB ,P]ELMAN 

,H[ ,ACTIVI/S ,TALK 

,AS ,I HAVE EXP]I5C$ IT1 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU 7\R GRAY SPACE7 IS NOT EXCLUSIVELY OR EV5 PR9CIPALLY MADE UP ( ACTIVI/S4 ,BUT 9 ! SUB-CULTURAL SPACES1 ! SOCIAL OV]LAPS1 & ! POLITICAL NEI<BORHOOD ( ! AN>*I/ MILIEU !RE IS ACTIVISM1 & SO !RE MO/ C]TA9LY >E ACTIVI/S4 ,IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE C>EFUL H]E1 BECAUSE AMONG SOME AN>*I/S ACTIVI/1 LIKE LIB]AL1 IS AN EPI!T4 ,! ACTIVI/S ,I AM TALK+ AB\T >E BO? ?OSE PICK$ \T & RIDICUL$ ) SU* EPI!TS1 &1 (T5 5\<1 SOME LESS OBVI\S *>ACT]S4 ,WE WILL ONLY UND]/& ACTIVI/S 7& !IR TALK7 IF WE MAKE !M /RANGE AGA91 BECAUSE SOMETIMES !Y >E \R FRI5DS4 ,!Y >E ALSO US ON SOME DAYS OR 9 ! PA/2 !Y >E US ?\< WE >E 9 D5IAL AB\T IT4 ,SOME AN>*I/S >E ACTIVI/S & SAY SO2 O!RS >E ACTIVI/S 9 D5IAL4 ,SOMEONE SAID3 0ACTIVI/S )\T ! WORD40 ,O!RS AGA9 >5'T ACTIVI/S BUT BE> 9 !IR SPEE* & ACTION ! 9]TIA ( ACTIVI/ APPROA*ES & TACTICS1 AN 5TIRE WAY ( LIFE ?AT %APES :AT IT IS TO BE ( ! ,LEFT 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA & PROBABLY ELSE:]E4 

,:OEV] !Y >E1 ACTIVI/S TALK AT MEET+S4 ,( C\RSE ACTIVI/S ALSO TALK 9 O!R SITUATIONS1 BUT IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT TO BE AN ACTIVI/ IS T5D5TIALLY TO RE=M ANY SITUATION 9TO A MEET+4 ,= EXAMPLE1 !RE >E PEOPLE :O ONLY SOCIALIZE BY BR++ ELEM5TS ( ! MEET+ 9TO ! SOCIAL SITUATION1 AT ! LIMIT BY TURN+ SOCIAL SITUATIONS 9TO MEET+S :OLESALE4 ,!RE >E RALLIES & PROTE/S & SO ON1 BUT !SE HAVE MU* 9 COMMON ) MEET+S2 ONE SOMETIMES GETS ! FEEL+ ?AT EV]Y?+ W\LD BE OV] IF ! PEOPLE OR 9/ITUTION BE+ PROTE/$ OR RALLI$ AGA9/ W\LD AGREE TO A MEET+4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 ! ACTIVI/ UTOPIA IS A SOCIETY ASSEMBL$ \T ( MEET+-ATOMS1 A F$]ATION ( MEET+S4 

,! WAY ACTIVI/S TALK AT !IR MEET+S IS PRIM>ILY 9 M>G>9E-WORDS4 ,!SE MAY BE SLOGANS1 PHRASES :OSE FUNCTION IS TO CIRCULATE1 NOT TO MEAN2 OR !Y MAY BE C]TA9 OILY WORDS ?AT SLIP FROM M\? TO E>1 P]SON TO MA*9E1 SITUATION TO SC5E4 ,ONE WAY TO RECOGNIZE M>G>9E-WORDS IS REPETITION3 !Y >E US$ A LOT1 FUNCTION+ AS CODE WORDS OR PASSWORDS1 !IR APPROPRIAT5ESS ASSUM$1 NEV] %[N4 ,ULTIMATELY1 ?IS IS BECAUSE !IR CIRCULATION IS ALSO ! USUALLY UNQUE/ION$ CIRCULATION ( MORAL BELIEFS2 BUT 9 ANY GIV5 IT]ATION1 ! REPETITION MAY BE WELL-NI< MEAN+LESS1 JU/ A LITTLE 9DEX1 G5TLE REM9D] ( ! %>$ MORALS RA!R ?AN H>% MNEMOTE*NIC4 ,IT IS NEV] REALLY CLE> :I* IS PRIM>Y1 :I* GIVES =M TO :I*3 ! MORALITY AT WORK1 OR ! COMPULSION TO REPEAT 9 ITS COLLUSION ) ! MO/ GREG>I\S DRIVES4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ! MEET+ 7OR ! RALLY1 ETC47 IS ! P$AGOGICAL SITE :]E !SE MORALS >E USUALLY CIRCULAT$ & SOMETIMES1 MEMORABLY1 9CULCAT$4 ,ANO!R WAY TO RECOGNIZE M>G>9E-WORDS IS ?AT1 AS REPEATABLE UNITS1 !Y CAN BE COD$ NEGATIVELY AS WELL AS POSITIVELY1 SO ?AT AVOID+ !M OR US+ !M ONLY AS T]MS ( D]ISION BECOMES AS IMPORTANT AS US+ ! ONES ?AT >E TO BE CIRCULAT$1 [N$1 & APPRECIAT$4 ,?AT IS H[ WE GET1 = EXAMPLE1 0ACTIVI/S )\T ! WORD10 & MORALI/IC IMMORALI/S4 

,TO TAKE ?IS ANALYSIS ONE /EP FUR!R & UND]/& :AT ACTIVISM REALLY IS1 WE W\LD HAVE TO DEEP5 ! DISCUSSION ( ! RELATION BETWE5 MORALITY & TE*NOLOGY1 ! PRIMITIVE TE*NICS ( REPETITION & CIRCULATION1 !IR EV]-L>G] & MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ TE*NOLOGICAL NETWORKS1 !IR ABSORPTION ( ANCI5T CODES & MOD]N LAWS1 & SO ON2 ?AT IS1 DISCUSS POLITICS4 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO EXPLA9 H[ !SE TWO CO-OP]ATE1 BECAUSE SOMETIMES MORALITY IS JU/ ?AT1 MORAL PR9CIPLES & DELIB]ATION & TRADITION & SO ON2 & SOMETIMES ,I WRITE MORALITY & REALIZE ,I AM TALK+ MORE AB\T A C]TA9 UNDELIB]AT$ OBSESSIV5ESS1 A SORT ( NEUROSIS ( DO+ ! GOOD ?AT NEUROTICALLY R$EF9ES ! GOOD AS ITS [N NEUROTIC WORLD-VIEW444 H[ ALL ( !SE LEVELS ( NEUROSIS COMPOSE MOD]N POLITICAL SUBJECTS IS A QUE/ION TO BE SET ASIDE = N[4 

,9/EAD1 LET'S LEAVE MATT]S 9 ! REALM ( FAMILY RESEMBLANCES & G5]ALIZE = ! PRODUCTIVE FUN ( IT AB\T H[ ACTIVI/S USE !IR M>G>9E-WORDS4 ,AFT]W>DS1 WE WILL HAVE TO ?ANK ! ACTIVI/S = MAK+ ?IS ALL SO CLE>1 BECAUSE !Y >E CLE>LY NOT ! ONLY ONES :O SPEAK 9 M>G>9E-WORDS4 ,M>G>9E-WORDS >E ALL ( \RS :5 WE >5'T PAY+ ATT5TION2 ACTIVI/S >E JU/ ?OSE :O /EP =W>D MO/ FLAGRANTLY TO %[ US H[ WE ALL REPEAT4 

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,MANY ( ! RHETORICAL EFFECTS ,I DESIGNATE H]E AS M>G>9E-WORDS >E MORE MATT]S ( SPEE* ?AN WRIT+2 ?US H]E ,I CONC5TRATE ON H[ SOME TALK4 ,! MANA-WORDS ,I TURN TO FUR!R ON >E BE/ UND]/OOD AS 9V5TIONS 9 WRIT+1 ?\< !Y DO HAVE A /RANGE ORALITY 9 MUTANT SPEE*4 ,IT TURNS \T ?AT IT'S :5 M>G>9E-WORDS >E WRITT5 D[N ?AT !Y >E MO/ EGREGI\S 7?\< C>EFUL LI/5+ WILL F9D !M \T72 & ?AT MANA-WORDS S\ND /RANGE/ :5 SPOK5 AS MUTANT SPEE*4 ,?AT SAID1 9 ?IS ESSAY ,I WILL REF] TO SPEE* & WRIT+ MORE OR LESS 9T]*ANGEABLY1 AS !Y OCCUR TO ME4 

,ACTIVI/S USE M>G>9E-WORDS PRIM>ILY 9 TWO WAYS4 ,ONE IS ! TALK ( ! BUREAUCRAT1 ! FUNCTION>Y4 ,SOMETIMES ! SPEAK] IS NOT SO GOOD AT IT1 SO Y\ HAVE TO LI/5 A BIT MORE CLOSELY TO HE> ! PROTO-BUREAUCRAT1 ! PROTO-FUNCTION>Y LE>N+ H] ROLE4 ,EV5 :5 IT IS SOPHI/ICAT$1 H] TALK1 :I* ON ! FACE ( IT IS COMMON-S5SICAL & EV5 RATIONAL1 T5DS 9 ! LONG RUN TO ! OBTUSE4 ,%E CAN'T MAKE EYE CONTACT = LOOK+1 OR PRET5D+ TO LOOK1 AT ALL ! DETAILS4 ,!SE >E ! PEOPLE SAID TO 0FETI%IZE PROCESS0--BUT ?IS IS USUALLY BECAUSE :AT !Y WANT CAN'T BE SAID OR DONE 9 ! LANGUAGE ( PROCESS4 ,TO SPEAK 9 ?IS WAY IS ONE WAY TO ATTEMPT1 ) V>Y+ DEGREES ( SUCCESS1 TO 9/RUM5TALIZE LANGUAGE4 ,9 P>T ?IS MEANS TO UND]/& & GOV]N ! SELECTIVE CIRCULATION ( M>G>9E-WORDS4 ,?AT'S ! RATIONALITY ( IT1 A*IEV$ ONCE A CRITICAL MASS ( M>G>9E-WORDS HAS BE5 CIRCULAT$1 USUALLY RE-CIRCULAT$ IF ?OSE PRES5T AT ! MEET+ >E FAMILI> ) OR HELP \T 9 ! TASK4 ,BUT BECAUSE IT SEEKS TO MA/] PEOPLE ?R\< M>G>9E-WORDS1 & NOT ! M>G>9E-WORDS !MSELVES 7MA/]$1 !Y MI<T CEASE TO CIRCULATE1 OR BE ]AS$1 AS ONE ) GOOD TA/E /OPS US+ C]TA9 PHRASES1 DEVELOPS A /UDI$ SIL5CE ) RESPECT TO ! P>LANCE !Y WI% TO AB&ON71 ?IS SPEE* IS A CALCULAT$ VIOL5CE DONE TO LANGUAGE1 IGNOR+ ES!TIC CONSID]ATIONS AS WELL AS E?ICAL ONES 7SUPPOS+ EV]Y MORALITY IS ! H>% R$UCTION ( :AT WAS OR C\LD HAVE BE5 AN E?ICS74 ,/ORIES TOLD ) M>G>9E-WORDS >E MORAL /ORIES2 ! MORAL IS :AT Y\ HAVE TO DO1 OR NOT4 

,! O!R WAY ( SPEAK+ IS MORE MY/]I\S4 ,AT FIR/1 IT JU/ SEEMS TO BE ! TALK ( ! LEAD]1 OR W\LD-BE LEAD]1 HIS EXHORTATIONS1 BUT 9 ITS S9EWS IT IS A K9D ( HY/]ICAL DISC\RSE1 :I* P]HAPS HAS ITS ORIG9 9 ! LOSS ( CONTROL OV] ! FIR/ 7BUREAUCRATIC7 ONE AS M>G>9E-WORDS BEG9 TO CIRCULATE BEYOND ANYONE'S CONTROL4 ,! SPEAK] REALIZES AT SOME LEVEL1 NOT NECESS>ILY CONSCI\S1 ?AT AN ]SATZ ACCUMULATION ( M>G>9E-WORDS IS P[]FUL1 DRAWS ATT5TION1 G5]ATES OR AT LEA/ CONC5TRATES 5]GY1 SO HE GOES = IT1 HE OV]DOES IT1 HE SAYS :ATEV] COMES TO M9D AS LONG AS IT ACCEL]ATES ! RECIRCULATION ( M>G>9E-WORDS4 ,IT IS A WAY ( SPEAK+ ?AT TO AN ATT5TIVE LI/5] 7BY DEF9ITION SOMEONE NOT IMPLICAT$ 9 ! ACTIVI/ PROJECT AT H&7 SEEMS SO WRONG ?AT IT IS RI<T4 ,9/RUM5TALLY RI<T4 ,H]E ! 9/RUM5TALIZATION ( LANGUAGE1 :I* ALWAYS EV5TUALLY FAILS1 TIPS OV] 9TO SOME?+ MU* LESS RATIONAL4 ,! LEAD]1 LIKE ! BUREAUCRAT1 MANAGES DESIRE AS BE/ HE CAN1 BUT HIS MANAGEM5T ALSO DEP5DS ON ! ABILITY TO UNLEA% :AT IS LESS ?AN RATIONAL 9 SPEE*4 ,?IS MAY BE DONE CYNICALLY1 ) AN EYE TO B5EFIT FROM ! 5SU+ CONFUSION1 OR 9 WIDE-EY$ HOPEFULNESS1 CONFID5CE ?AT DESIRE IS DESIRE = ! GOOD1 IS ITSELF GOOD4 ,9 EI!R CASE ! DETAILS GET LO/1 ! 9/RUM5TALIZATION GETS SCRAMBL$1 GETS NOISY4 ,HE CAN'T MAKE EYE CONTACT = LOOK+1 OR PRET5D+ TO LOOK1 AT ! HORIZON4 

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,DO ACTIVI/S LI/58 ,NOT AS ACTIVI/S4 ,BUT !Y DO HE>--!Y HE> ! EXHORTATIONS1 CALLS TO ACTION4 

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,I WROTE ?AT ! DETAILS GET LO/4 ,SUPPOSE1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT SOMEONE Y\ KNEW HAD AT SOME PO9T READ A WELL-KN[N POEM1 & ?\<T HE HAD F\ND 9 SOME ( ITS WELL-KN[N L9ES A GR& ILLU/RATION ( HIS S5TIM5TS4 ,SUPPOSE ?AT ! PRO( (F]$ WAS A K9D ( TRANSLATION ( ?OSE L9ES 9TO M>G>9E-WORDS4 ,SUPPOSE1 MOREOV]1 ?AT :5 HE EXPLA9$ ?IS TO Y\1 IT BECAME CLE> ?AT HE HAD SO PR(\NDLY MISREAD ! L9ES ?AT1 BEYOND ALL ORD9>Y QUE/IONS ( 9T]PRETATION1 HE C\LD ONLY HAVE >RIV$ AT HIS SELF-AFFIRM+ 9T]PRETATION BY UNCONSCI\SLY 9V]T+ ! TRADITIONAL & ACCEPT$ UND]/&+ ( ! L9ES4 ,IT IS A K9D ( WRONG ?AT IS SO PAT5TLY WRONG ?AT IT C\LD NOT SUBSI/ )\T A L5G?Y JU/IFICATION ( READ+ AGA9/ ! GRA91 OR AN ABSURDI/ WILL TO REV]SE ALL CONV5TIONAL READ+S4 ,BUT GO ON SUPPOS+1 & SUPPOSE ?AT Y\R ACQUA9TANCE WAS 9 NO WAY CAPABLE ( SU* EXP]IM5TAL REV]SALS4 ,SUPPOSE RA!R ?AT IT W]E OBVI\S ?AT HE ?\<T HIMSELF TO BE 9 L9E ) ! TRADITIONAL & ACCEPT$ READ+ ( ! L9ES4 ,H[ TO UND]/& ?IS8 ,HE IS ON ONE H& SO WRONG ?AT HIS ILLU/RATION BY MEANS ( ! L9ES SIMPLY BECOMES 9COH]5T4 ,9 ANO!R1 /RANG] S5SE1 ?IS READ+ ?AT IS SO PLA9LY A NON-READ+ %[S A PECULI> WILL TO 9/RUM5TALIZE ! >TWORK1 TO SEIZE UPON ITS CULTURAL CA*ET4 ,SUPPOS+ ALL ?IS1 Y\ C\LD HAVE BE5 WITNESS TO ! EV] REPEAT$ BIR? ( PROPAG&A4 ,9CID5TALLY1 !N1 A NEW DEF9ITION ( PROPAG&A3 VIOL5T TRANSLATION ( POETRY 9TO M>G>9E-WORDS4 

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,IF WE C\LD ACC$E TO AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION :]E9 ! 9/RUM5TAL USE ( LANGUAGE1 ! CIRCULATION ( M>G>9E-WORDS1 C\LD BE PAUS$ LONG 5\< TO EXAM9E H[ MORALITY IS AT WORK 9 IT1 WE W\LD F9D A COLLUSION 9 IT ( MORAL /ORIES & /ORIES AB\T LANGUAGE ITSELF4 ,AS ?\< M>G>9E-WORDS CAN ONLY CIRCULATE ON ! CONDITION ( PU%+ AWAY ANY O!R POSSIBILITY = SPEE*4 ,(T5 5\< AN ACTIVI/ WILL SAY SOME?+ ?AT S\NDS LIKE 

:AT Y\ SAY IS !ORETICAL1 AB/RACT4 ,I AM )\T !ORY2 ,I ONLY SPEAK CONCRETELY4 

,! PRO( ( ?IS CONCRET5ESS IS ORI5TATION TO ACTION4 ,LI/51 IT IS ! LEAD]1 %[+ ! USEFULNESS ( HIS WORDS4 ,ATT5D TO V>IANTS ( ?IS /ORY LONG 5\< & Y\ WILL EV5TUALLY DISC]N ! MORAL1 :I* IS SIMPLE 5\<4 ,IT SEEMS TO BE3 

,Y\ >E BAD1 Y\ USE LANGUAGE TO REF] TO ITSELF2 !RE=E ,I AM GOOD2 ,I USE LANGUAGE PURPOSEFULLY1 9 M9D ( ACTION4 

,AT ! MEET+1 AN ACTIVI/ IS SPEAK+1 SAY+ SOME?+1 BUT Y\ CAN'T TALK AB\T H[ IT IS SAID4 ,:AT IS TO BE ATT5D$ TO IS SOME CONT5T 7A PLAN ( ACTION7 ?AT IS PRESUMABLY %>$4 ,! ACCUSATION ( AB/RACTION LEVEL$ AT US]S ( MUTANT SPEE* FL[S FROM ?IS SITUATION1 S9CE MANA-WORDS T5D TO BE> ! TRACES ( !IR 9V5TION OR BORR[+ MORE NOTICEABLY ?AN ! M>G>9E-WORDS PREF]R$ BY ACTIVI/S4 ,M>G>9E-WORDS >E ALWAYS +RATIAT+1 SEEK+ TO SLIP BY UNNOTIC$4 ,AT ! MEET+ SOMETIMES ! BUREAUCRAT SEEMS TO SAY3 

,MY LANGUAGE IS ! ONLY GOOD WAY TO REF] TO !SE MATT]S2 ,I AM US+ LANGUAGE ONLY 9 ?IS PROP] WAY4 ,Y\ %\LD NOT USE IT DIFF]5TLY 9 RESPOND+1 OR SUGGE/ ?AT ACTIVI/S MI<T BE US+ IT DIFF]5TLY 9 ! WAY !Y SPEAK4 

,LI/51 %E IS PREV5T+ DEVIATION FROM H] SCRIPT4 

,H[ IS ORI5TATION TO ACTION--AS ! CRIT]ION ( CONCRET5ESS & PROPRIETY--A PROBLEM8 ,9 TWO WAYS3 FIR/1 BECAUSE ACTION IS USUALLY DEF9$ TOO N>R[LY4 ,IT IS LIKELY TO MEAN A PROCESS OR EV5T ?AT IS 9T]P]SONAL1 PUBLIC1 SOMEH[ =CEFUL1 (T5 REQUIR+ MUSCUL> EF=T1 L\D1 & SO ON4 ,:I* IS TO SAY ?AT IT IS POLITICAL1 & NOT 9FRAPOLITICAL1 MICRO-POLITICAL1 ANTI-POLITICAL1 OR APOLITICAL4 ,!SE SORTS ( PROCESSES OR EV5TS >E ADEQUATELY MODEL$1 0REPRES5T$01 SO ! ACTIVI/ SUPPOSES1 9 H] LANGUAGE4 ,:5 IT IS A !ORETICAL LANGUAGE1 IT IS DEPLOY$ ) AN EYE TO APPLICATION 9 PRACTICE 7:I* MEANS ! K9D ( N>R[LY CON/RU$ POLITICAL ACTION ,I'VE JU/ DESCRIB$72 :5 IT IS A PRACTICAL LANGUAGE1 IT IS DEPLOY$ AS ALMO/ PURE 9/RUM5TALITY3 0GO !RE10 0DO ?IS10 ETC4 

,IF Y\ QUE/ION ! MORAL ( ! /ORY ?AT SAYS Y\ >E !ORETICAL & ! ACTIVI/ IS NOT1 Y\ WILL MEET ! PU% TO 0DO SOME?+0--TO PROVE ! 0?IS-SID$NESS0 ( :AT Y\ HAVE TO SAY ) ACTIONS ! LEAD] OR ! BUREAUCRAT WILL RECOGNIZE AS POLITICAL4 

,BY N[ IT %\LD BE CLE> ?AT \R GRATITUDE TO ! ACTIVI/S IS = %[+ ?OSE ( US :O >E LI/5+ H[ ?IS OP]ATION WORKS4 ,AT ! SAME TIME IT %\LD BE CLE> ?AT1 ASIDE FROM ! ACTIVI/S1 !RE >E MANY1 MANY ACTIONI/S1 IF BY ?AT WORD ,I MAY BE ALL[$ TO REF] TO ?OSE :O DEF9E ACTION 9 R\<LY ! WAY ,I HAVE ABOVE1 :E!R OR NOT !Y >E ACTIVI/S 9 T]MS ( !IR TACTICS OR !IR MORALITY4 

,& :AT IS ! SECOND PROBLEM ) ORI5TATION TO ACTION8 ,SIMPLY PUT1 ?AT ACTION IS NOT ! SOLUTION TO EV]Y SITUATION4 ,AT LEA/ ,I CLAMOR = ! P]SPECTIVE :]E9 ACTION HAS NEI!R PRIORITY NOR PRIMACY4 ,9ACTION1 DO+ NO?+1 /OPP+1 QUITT+1 & SO ON1 >E NOT SECOND>Y OR 9VALID1 MORALLY DEFICI5T & POLITICALLY 9EFFECTIVE ?\< !Y MAY APPE> TO ! ACTIONI/S4 

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,! WORD RADICAL1 SO (T5 US$ BY ACTIVI/S 7BUT NOT JU/ !M71 9 \R MILIEU G5]ALLY MEANS V]Y LITTLE O!R ?AN GOOD4 ,MO/ KN[ ! ETYMOLOGICAL /ORY1 :I* IS (T5 REPEAT$ AT MEET+S OR O!R 9/RUCTIVE SC5ES & TEA*ES ?AT A RADICAL IS ONE :O1 GIV5 A PROBLEM1 ISSUE1 RELATION1 OR SITUATION1 GETS AT ITS ROOT4 ,A RADICAL CLAIMS TO ?9K1 WI%ES TO ACT1 9 T]MS ( ! ROOT4 ,A SIMPLE ILLU/RATION4 ,MANY YE>S AGO SOMEONE EXPLA9$ RADICAL FEM9ISM TO ME AS ?AT FEM9ISM :I* CONCEIVES ! SUBORD9ATION ( WOM5 AS ! ROOT ( ALL OPPRESSION & DOM9ATION--I4E4 ?AT ALL O!R ASYMMETRIES ( P[] >E EI!R DIRECTLY D]IV$ OR ANALOGICALLY MODEL$ ON ?IS ROOT4 ,DESPITE ! UND5IABLE FACT ( ! SUBORD9ATION ( WOM5 7EASI] TO AFFIRM ?AN TO DET]M9E :O 9 ! LA/ 9/ANCE IS A WOMAN7 ,I F\ND & CONT9UE TO F9D IT PA9FULLY NAIVE TO CLAIM ?AT P[] C\LD EV] BE EX]CIS$ SO SIMPLY 79 ONE PRIM>Y OR ROOT =M ) ITS ANALOGS & D]IVATIVES74 ,9 ?IS CASE ! RADICALISM W\LD AM\NT TO PURSU+1 OR AT LEA/ BELIEV+1 SU* AN ANALYSIS 7& ACTIVELY NOT PURSU+ OR BELIEV+ O!RS72 AT A DEEP] LEVEL1 IT HAS TO DO ) BELIEV+ 9 A C]TA9 PUR*ASE ( ANALYSIS 79 ! ESPECIALLY NON-ANALYTIC WAY ?AT ACTIVI/S T5D TO USE ?IS T]M7 ON REALITIES ( SOCIAL & O!R K9DS4 

,ONE C\LD BE MORE G5]\S TO ! RADICALS 7OR JU/ CONC$E MORE TO :AT !Y CLAIM IS ORD9>Y USAGE7 & SUGGE/ ?AT BY GETT+ AT ! ROOT !Y MEAN SOME?+ MORE LIKE3 DISCOV]+ ! TRUE MATRIX ( RELATIONS ( =CE UND]LY+ :ATEV] PROBLEM1 ISSUE1 RELATION1 OR SITUATION IS AT /AKE = !M4 ,!Y W\LD !N BE RADICAL NOT 9 ! S5SE ?AT !Y SEEK A ROOT OR ASSUME ?AT !RE IS ONE BUT 9 A VAGU] S5SE1 IMPLY+ A K9D ( D[NW>D-SEEK+ MOTION ?AT WE C\LD CALL LOOK+ = BASIC /RUCTURES1 ROOT-LIKE /RUCTURES4 ,SO A RADICAL DOES NOT /OP UNTIL SOME COMPON5T RELATIONS ( =CE1 ! ASYMMETRICAL RELATIONS ( P[]1 HAVE BE5 DISCOV]$4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ?IS IS CLOS] TO H[ RADICAL IS G5]ALLY US$3 ?OSE :O >E HABITUAT$ TO ! D[NW>D-SEEK+ MOTION4 ,!Y SPEAK--BY EXT5SION3 ACT1 MOVE--9 *>ACT]I/IC WAYS4 ,ANALYSIS OR !ORY WORKS = !M FIR/ AS AN UNVEIL+1 DIGG+ UP1 F9D+ \T2 !N1 AS A GUIDE TO ACTION4 

,! SUPPOSITION ?AT :AT ONE DISCOV]S 9 ! D[NW>D-SEEK+ MOTION IS LIB]ATORY IS P]HAPS P>T ( :AT IS AT /AKE 9 ! USE ( RADICAL MORE AS A N\N ?AN AS AN ADJECTIVE1 OR ITS ADJECTIVAL USE 9 A SLOPPY1 ALL-PURPOSE MANN]1 9DICAT+ ANO!R K9D ( SOCIAL ID5TITY1 MEAN+ R\<LY ! RI<T K9D ( ACTIVI/1 EQUIVAL5T TO ACTIVI/S LIKE US OR ACTIVI/S :O AGREE ) US4 ,WE PASS FROM REPETITION TO GREG>I\SNESS4 ,9 ?AT MODE RADICAL1 ! ADJECTIVE1 MAY BE C\PL$ ) C\NTLESS ACTIVITIES1 SITUATIONS1 PLACES1 TASKS4 ,:AT DOES IT ADD8 

,IT ADDS A MORALITY1 OR RA!R IT IS AN 9DEX ?AT A MORAL CODE IS AT /AKE4 ,AS ,I NOT$1 RADICAL IS JU/ A SYNONYM = GOOD1 :]E :AT IS GOOD IS DEL9EAT$ 9 A L>GELY UNSPOK5 & ?US UNQUE/ION$ MORALITY4 ,?IS MI<T EXPLA9 SU* O!RWISE CONFUS+ CON/RUCTIONS AS3 

RADICAL MOMMY 

RADICAL *E]LEAD] 

RADICAL /RIPMALL 

,IF WE TRY TO UND]/& !SE CON/RUCTIONS ACCORD+ TO ! FIR/ DEF9ITION ,I SUGGE/$1 !Y >E ALMO/ 9COH]5T4 ,:AT IS ! FUNDAM5TAL OR ROOT ASPECT ( BE+ A *E]LEAD]1 = EXAMPLE8 ,:ATEV] IT IS1 A RADICAL *E]LEAD] W\LD BE AN EXCELL5T *E]LEAD]4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! SECOND S5SE1 :AT IS 9T5D$ MI<T BE SOME?+ MORE LIKE ?IS3 !RE >E RADICALS1 HABITUES ( ! D[NW>D-SEEK+ MOTION1 & AS SU* !Y HAVE E>N$ ! RI<T TO CALL !MSELVES & :AT !Y DO RADICAL4 ,IF ONE ( !SE RADICALS TAKES UP *E]LEAD+ AS AN ACTIVI/ PROJECT1 *E]LEAD+1 O!RWISE UND] SUSPICION AS A PRACTICE ( MA9/REAM SOCIETY1 BECOMES RADICAL *E]LEAD+4 ,?IS MEANS GOOD *E]LEAD+1 NOT AS *E]LEAD+ BUT AS A SUITABLE ACTIVITY = A RADICAL4 ,BUT !N RADICAL DOES NOT REALLY MEAN ONE :O GOES TO ! ROOT ( *E]LEAD+1 BUT RA!R ONE :O CAN MAKE AN ACTIVITY 7O!RWISE UND] SUSPICION7 GOOD1 ADJECTIVALLY RADICAL1 BY L5D+ 9T]E/ & 5]GY TO IT4 ,IT IS ! VALUATION ASSOCIAT$ ) ! D[NW>D-SEEK+ MOTION4 ,IT IS ALSO ! VALUE ?AT M>G>9E-WORDS BE> AS PASSWORDS OR CODE-WORDS4 ,*E]LEAD+ CAN 9 ?IS S5SE BE RECUP]AT$1 BUT ?IS *ANGES NO?+ AB\T IT--! R\T9ES1 CONT5TS ( *ANTS1 ETC4 IS NOT :AT ONE W\LD CLAIM WAS AT ! ROOT6 ,:AT *ANGES IS ! 0MESSAGE0--IT IS N[ M>G>9E-WORDS AS 5?USIA/ICALLY REPEAT$ *E]S4 

,CAN WE SAY ANY?+ DIFF]5T AB\T O!R 9/ANCES ( 0RADICAL0 POLITICS8 

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,9 #bf ,A,K ,PRESS PUBLI%$ A BOOK CALL$ ,HORIZONTALISM4 ,IT IS SUB-TITL$ 0VOICES ( POPUL> P[] 9 ,>G5T9A0 & HAS TO DO ) MUTUAL AID NETWORKS & =MS ( NEI<BORHOOD & WORKPLACE AUTONOMY AFT] ! F9ANCIAL COLLAPSE 9 #b#a4 ,M>9A ,SITR91 :O $IT$ ! BOOK & HAS DONE ! MO/ TO POPUL>IZE ! TITUL> WORD 9 ,ANGLOPHONE CONTEXTS1 WRITES3 

,HORIZONTALIDAD IS A LIV+ WORD1 REFLECT+ AN EV]-*ANG+ EXP]I5CE4 ,:ILE ,I HAVE TRANSLAT$ IT AS HORIZONTALISM1 IT IS MORE ( AN ANTI-ISM4 ,HORIZONTALISM IS NOT AN IDEOLOGY1 BUT MORE ( A SOCIAL RELATION%IP1 A WAY ( BE+ & RELAT+4 

,9DE$1 ! ORAL HI/ORIES & 9T]VIEWS 9 ! BOOK TE/IFY TO AN EXTREME SUSPICION AB\T E/ABLI%$ POLITICS ( ANY SORT4 ,?IS SUSPICION1 :I* SOMETIMES SPILLS OV] 9TO HO/ILITY1 IS MANIFE/ AMONG O!R ?+S 9 ! DESCRIPTIVE T]M US$ = ! ORGANIZATION ( MEET+S1 NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLIES1 OCCUPI$ SPACES1 & SO ON3 HORIZONTALIDAD4 

,IT WAS NOT LONG AFT] ,I READ ?IS BOOK ?AT ,I MET A NUMB] ( ACTIVI/ AN>*I/S :O REGUL>LY US$ ! T]M HORIZONTALISM1 9 OBVI\S REF]5CE TO ! BOOK1 TO DESCRIBE !IR [N PRACTICES & ?OSE ( O!RS4 ,9 FACT1 IT SEEM$ ?AT !SE FOLKS US$ ! T]MS HORIZONTALISM & AN>*ISM ALMO/ 9T]*ANGEABLY1 EXCEPT ?AT AN>*ISM WAS = ?OSE 9 ! KN[1 :AT ,I W\LD CALL ! MILIEU1 & HORIZONTALISM WAS = NEGOTIAT+ ) O!R ACTIVI/S1 OR = 0! COMMUNITY0--! LATT] MEAN+ 9 ?IS CASE ?OSE TO BE ORGANIZ$4 ,! 9ITIAL CONFLATION MAKES SOME AM\NT ( S5SE1 AS ! ORGANIZATIONS !SE ACTIVI/S >E A P>T ( W]E ! K9D POPULAT$ BY AN>*I/S :O DO NOT ADV]TISE !IR AN>*ISM TO 0! COMMUNITY40 ,!IR EMPHASIS ON ORGANIZ+ AS SU* MADE IT EASY TO REF] TO :AT WAS HAPP5+ AS HORIZONTAL ORGANIZ+4 ,/ILL1 IT /RUCK ME :5 ,I REALIZ$ ?AT ) ?IS CR[D HORIZONTALISM HAD BECOME A EUPHEMISM = AN>*ISM1 A WAY TO M9CE WORDS AT BE/1 AT WOR/ TO DISSIMULATE OR CONFUSE !IR CONVICTIONS4 

,ONE C\LD P]HAPS TRACE ?IS BACK TO ,SITR9'S DECISION TO TRANSLATE ! ADJECTIVAL N\N HORIZONTALIDAD1 LIT]ALLY HORIZONTALITY1 :I* MODELS A /ATE ( AFFAIRS OR A PROCESS1 AS HORIZONTALISM1 !1 AS %E PUTS IT1 ANTI-ISM4 ,BUT IT IS ALSO A P]FECT ILLU/RATION ( H[ ?OSE US$ TO M>G>9E-WORDS COM=TABLY ADOPT$ HORIZONTALISM AS A WAY TO PURPOSELY MAKE !IR POSITION MORE VAGUE :5 5GAG+ 9 ACTIVISM1 :ILE1 9 ! DO+1 ADD+ ONE MORE NOTE ( IMPRECISION TO ?AT POSITION4 

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,%\LD WE DI/+UI% H[ MILITANTS TALK & H[ ACTIVI/S TALK8 ,ONLY TO SOME EXT5T4 ,I HAVE KN[N MANY LESS MILITANTS ?AN ,I HAVE ACTIVI/S4 ,IT'S POSSIBLE ,I'VE NEV] MET A MILITANT1 ONLY W\LD-BE MILITANTS1 :I* DRIVES ME TO SAY ?AT !SE FOLKS W]E A SPECIES ( ACTIVI/1 NOT SO MU* 9 !IR POLITICAL OP9IONS OR ORGANIZATIONAL =MS BUT 9 !IR G5]AL ORI5TATION TO ACTION--& !IR RELATION TO LANGUAGE4 ,TIQQUN WROTE SOME 9/RUCTIVE PAGES ON MILITANTS 9 ,?IS ,IS ,NOT A ,PROGRAM1 :]E9 !Y EMPHASIZE ! MILITANTS' SEP>ATION FROM !IR COMMUNITIES 7ACTIVI/S SEEK RA!R TO 9TEGRATE SO AS TO ORGANIZE74 ,! WORLD ( MILITANTS IS ALWAYS T5D5TIALLY ! WORLD ( SECRECY & CL&E/9ITY4 ,AS IF TO ESCAPE ! BUREAUCRATIC DEPLOYM5T ( LANGUAGE1 MILITANTS (T5 TURN TO A COMPLETELY OP]ATIONAL LANGUAGE1 TRIMM+ ANALYSIS D[N TO A S]IES ( SIMPLE PRESUPPOSITIONS AB\T :I* NO FUR!R DISCUSSION IS NECESS>Y4 ,W\LD-BE MILITANTS IMITATE ?IS M9IMALISM 9 !IR BRIEF /ATEM5TS CLAIM+ ACTIONS4 

,BUT IF1 AS ,B>!S SUGGE/S1 ! MILITANT IS A LIMIT-PO9T1 ! ONE :O DOES NOT SEE LANGUAGE1 ONE C\LD SEE ACTIVI/S1 9 !IR EXHORTATORY & MANAG]IAL MODES1 AS BE+ JU/ A LITTLE BIT MORE AW>E ( LANGUAGE1 BECAUSE !Y MU/ BE MORE 9TEGRAT$ 9TO ORD9>Y SPEE*4 ,9TEGRAT$ 9TO 

444! MO/ BANAL ( APP>ATUSES1 LIKE A BOOZY ,SATURDAY NI<T AMONG SUBURBAN PETIT B\RGEOIS C\PLES .<444.> IT (T5 HAPP5S ?AT WE EXP]I5CE ! *>ACT]I/IC1 NOT REQUE/1 BUT POSSESSION1 & EV5 ! EXTREME POSSESSIV5ESS 9VOLV$ ) EV]Y APP>ATUS4 ,& IT IS DUR+ ! VACU\S CONV]SATIONS PUNCTUAT+ ! DREADFUL D9N] P>TY ?AT WE EXP]I5CE IT4 ,ONE ( ! ,BLOOMS 0PRES5T0 WILL LAUN* 9TO HIS TIRADE AGA9/ P]PETUALLY-ON /RIKE-GOV]NM5T-WORK]S2 ONCE P]=M$ 7! ROLE BE+ WELL KN[N71 A C\NT]-POL>IZATION ( ! SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC TYPE WILL ISSUE FROM ONE ( ! O!R ,BLOOMS1 :O WILL PLAY HIS P>T MORE OR LESS CONV9C+LY1 ETC41 ETC4 ,?R\<\T1 !SE >5'T BODIES SPEAK+ TO EA* O!R1 BUT RA!R AN APP>ATUS FUNCTION+4 ,EA* ( ! PROTAGONI/S SETS 9 MOTION ! S]IES ( READY-TO-USE SIGNIFY+ MA*9ES1 :I* >E ALWAYS-ALREADY 9SCRIB$ 9 COMMON LANGUAGE1 9 GRAMM>1 9 METAPHYSICS1 9 ! ,!,Y4 

,!,Y "7 ,S,O,C,I,E,T,Y1 AS AN>*I/S USE ! WORD4 ,?IS CON/ANT ( POLITICAL SPEE* ?AT IS :AT ! HORIZONTALISM EXAMPLE SUGGE/S3 !RE IS A M9IMUM CONSCI\SNESS ( ! EXP]I5CE ( LANGUAGE AS A RAW MAT]IAL TO BE R5D]$ 9/RUM5TAL1 EV5 AS !RE IS A G5]ALIZ$ AMNESIA AB\T H[ ?IS PROCESS WORKS4 ,AS A GUIDEL9E1 ! DEM& = ORD9>Y SPEE* IS ALWAYS REPEAT$ :5 PEOPLE DEVIATE TOO MU* FROM ! PREF]R$ M>G>9E-WORDS 7:I*1 BE+ PASSWORDS1 GET A PASS74 ,& ?IS ORD9>Y SPEE* IS ITSELF D5SE ) O!R 7OLD]1 UNKN[N7 M>G>9E-WORDS1 ! KEYWORDS ( ! SOCIETY ?AT ACTIVI/S SEEK TO *ANGE1 ?AT WE AN>*I/S WANT TO DISMANTLE1 TRANS=M OR DE/ROY4 

,\R ,OP]ATION ,M>G>9E 

,?IS /ORY IS AB\T SOME?+ ?AT REPEATS3 A LOOPHOLE1 A SIL5T ACROBATIC MANEUV] ACCOMPLI%$ 9 ! C\RSE ( POLITICAL SPEE*4 

,AT AN AN>*I/ GA!R+1 ,I ATT5D$ A WORK%OP :OSE /AT$ 9T5T WAS TO QUE/ION ! NOTIONS ( JU/ICE & ACC\NTABILITY4.<#a.> ,ACC\NTABILITY IS ANO!R M>G>9E-WORD1 ! USE ( :I* ?AT DAY /RET*$ FROM ! LEFTI/ DEM& = 0POLICE ACC\NTABILITY0 TO \R [N 0ACC\NTABILITY PROCESSES0 & !IR IMPLI$ MORALITIES--NOT TO M5TION !IR 9T]M9ABLE SL[D[NS & FAILURES4 ,! H\R OR SO ( DISCUSSION W5T LIKE ?IS3 AT FIR/1 EV]YONE :O SPOKE D>$ TO CALL POLICE ACC\NTABILITY 9TO QUE/ION1 DESCRIB+ IT AS A RE=MI/ SLOGAN1 & SO ON2 TO A LESS] EXT5T1 \R [N USE ( ! WORD 9 ACC\NTABILITY PROCESSES ALSO CAME 9TO QUE/ION4 ,= A TIME IT SEEM$ AS ?\< NO ONE :O SPOKE WANT$ ANY K9D ( ACC\NTABILITY4 ,! WORD WAS EFFECTIVELY BE+ CROSS$ \T3 ANY POSITIVE USE BEGAN TO FEEL SUSPECT4 ,AS ! H\R WORE ON1 & ) NO ONE EXPLICITLY RECANT+ !IR 9ITIAL /ATEM5TS1 A K9D ( DISCURSIVE 9]TIA SEEM$ TO BE DO+ ITS SL[ & EV5 WORK4 7,H]E WE MI<T CONSID] SIL5CE3 :AT WAS NOT SAID BY ! MAJORITY ( ?OSE 9 ! ROOM :O DID NOT SPEAK1 SO ! DYNAMICS ( ! GR\P1 ! CR[D--& ! PAUSES & HESITATIONS ( ?OSE :O DID SPEAK UP47 ,EV5TUALLY1 EV]YONE WAS TALK+ AB\T ACC\NTABILITY AGA93 NOT !IR K9D1 BUT \R K9D2 NOT ! BAD K9D ?AT IS \RS1 BUT ! GOOD K9D ?AT C\LD BE \RS2 NOT FAKE ACC\NTABILITY1 BUT TRUE ACC\NTABILITY4 ,P]HAPS SOME FELT = A TIME ?AT IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DISC>D ACC\NTABILITY1 ! SLOGAN1 ! BAD WORD WE HAD CROSS$ \T1 & GE/URE T[>DS ! TRUE RELATION1 ! WORD WE MI<T EV5TUALLY JU/ USE )\T CROSS+ IT \T V]BALLY OR O!RWISE4 ,>\ND !N SOMEONE SPOKE UP & SAID SOME?+ LIKE3 

DESPITE ALL ?IS CRITIQUE1 EV]YONE H]E HAS RETURN$ TO US+ ! WORD MORE OR LESS 9 ! WAY 9ITIALLY QUE/ION$ & OBJECT$ TO4 

,MY FIR/ ?\<T WAS3 ?AT COM=TABLE CIRCLE IS ONE ( ! WAYS CRITIQUE WORKS6 ,:I* MAY AS WELL MEAN3 DOES NOT WORK4 ,EV5 ?OSE :O CONT9U$ TO SPEAK AGA9/ ACC\NTABILITY TREAT$ IT AS A REALITY1 GAVE ! WORD TRACTION1 IMPORTANCE AS ?AT :I* WE MI<T1 WE C\LD1 MAYBE %\LD1 ) GREAT DELIB]ATION1 REFUSE1 CROSS \T444 SO ?AT :AT W\LD REPLACE ACC\NTABILITY AS A DEM& OR GOAL NE$$ TO BE PROVISIONALLY REF]R$ TO AS444 ACC\NTABILITY4 

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,! IDEA ( M>G>9E-WORDS OCCURR$ TO ME AFT] ?AT GA!R+1 :5 ,I RECALL$ READ+ AN ESSAY BY ,ROL& ,B>!S AB\T A COMM]CIAL 9VOLV+ A SUBTLE & EFFECTIVE IDEOLOGICAL OP]ATION4 ,B>!S DESCRIBES ,OP]ATION ,M>G>9E AS A WAY ( 09S]T+ 9TO ,ORD] ! COMPLAC5T SPECTACLE ( ITS DRAWBACKS0 & SUGGE/S ?AT IS A 0P>ADOXICAL BUT 9CONTROV]TIBLE WAY ( EXALT+0 ,ORD]4.<#b.> ,P>ADOXICALLY--EXALT+--ORD]4 ,?IS IS ! 0S*EMA0 HE (F]S ( ! ,OP]ATION3 

TAKE ! E/ABLI%$ VALUE :I* Y\ WANT TO RE/ORE OR DEVELOP1 & FIR/ LAVI%LY DISPLAY ITS PETT9ESS1 ! 9JU/ICES :I* IT PRODUCES1 ! VEXATIONS TO :I* IT GIVES RISE1 & PLUNGE IT 9TO ITS NATURAL IMP]FECTION2 !N1 AT ! LA/ MOM5T1 SAVE IT 9 SPITE (1 OR RA!R BY ! HEAVY CURSE ( ITS BLEMI%ES4 

,HE CALLS ,OP]ATION ,M>G>9E A K9D ( 0HOMEOPA?Y03 

ONE CURES D\BTS AB\T ! ,*UR* OR ! ,>MY BY ! V]Y ILLS ( ! ,*UR* & ! ,>MY4 ,ONE 9OCULATES ! PUBLIC ) A CONT+5T EVIL TO PREV5T OR CURE AN ESS5TIAL ONE4 ,TO REBEL AGA9/ ! 9HUMANITY ( ! ,ORD] & ITS VALUES1 ACCORD+ TO ?IS WAY ( ?9K+1 IS AN ILLNESS :I* IS COMMON1 NATURAL1 =GIVABLE2 ONE MU/ NOT COLLIDE ) IT HEAD-ON1 BUT RA!R EXORCIZE IT LIKE A POSSESSION3 ! PATI5T IS MADE TO GIVE A REPRES5TATION ( HIS ILLNESS1 HE IS MADE FAMILI> ) ! V]Y APPE>ANCE ( HIS REVOLT1 & ?IS REVOLT DISAPPE>S ALL ! MORE SURELY S9CE1 ONCE AT A DI/ANCE & ! OBJECT ( A GAZE1 ,ORD] IS NO LONG] ANY?+ BUT A ,MANI*EAN COMP\ND & !RE=E 9EVITABLE1 ONE :I* W9S ON BO? C\NTS1 & IS !RE=E B5EFICIAL4 ,! IMMAN5T EVIL ( 5SLAVEM5T IS R$EEM$ BY ! TRANSC5D5T GOOD ( RELIGION1 FA!RL&1 ! ,*UR*1 ETC4 ,A LITTLE 'CONFESS$' EVIL SAVES ONE FROM ACKN[L$G+ A LOT ( HIDD5 EVIL4 

,! MA/]-/ROKE ( ! ESSAY1 :I* TAKES US FROM PROPAG&A OR IDEOLOGY TO :AT ,B>!S CALL$ MY?1 PASSES FROM ! 9ITIAL EXAMPLES AB\T ! ,>MY & ! ,*UR* TO AN ADV]TISEM5T = ,A/RA M>G>9E3 

,! EPISODE ALWAYS BEG9S ) A CRY ( 9DIGNATION AGA9/ M>G>9E3 ',A M\SSE8 ,MADE ) M>G>9E8 ,UN?9KABLE6' ',M>G>9E8 ,Y\R UNCLE WILL BE FURI\S6' ,& !N ONE'S EYES >E OP5$1 ONE'S CONSCI5CE BECOMES MORE PLIABLE1 & M>G>9E IS A DELICI\S FOOD1 TA/Y1 DIGE/IBLE1 ECONOMICAL1 USEFUL 9 ALL CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,! MORAL AT ! 5D IS WELL KN[N3 ',H]E Y\ >E1 RID ( A PREJUDICE :I* CO/ Y\ DE>LY6' ,IT IS 9 ! SAME WAY ?AT ! ,ORD] RELIEVES Y\ ( Y\R PROGRESSIVE PREJUDICES4 

,IT %\LD BE OBVI\S 5\< H[ SU* A S*EMA IS AT WORK 9 ! DISC\RSE >\ND ! ,>MY OR ! ,*UR* 7OR ALL ! 9/ITUTIONS ?AT RESEMBLE ,>MIES & ,*UR*ES74 ,EXT5D+ IT TO ,A/RA M>G>9E WAS ,B>!S' WAY ( SAY+ SOME?+ AB\T H[ UTT]LY COMMON ( AN OP]ATION IS AT WORK H]E1 H[ NATURAL OR NATURALIZ$ ?IS 9V]T+ OR TURN+-9SIDE-\T GE/URE IS4 ,?AT IS :]E ,B>!S LEAVES US1 9 ! DIFFUSE WORLD ( ADV]TISEM5TS1 T9Y %R$S ( PROPAG&A4 ,! CALQUE ( ,OP]ATION ,M>G>9E ,I HAVE BE5 DISCUSS+ H]E1 \RS1 IF IT IS A MY?1 IS L>VAL OR MAL=M$1 PROBABLY BECAUSE1 LIKE \R POLITICS1 IT BELONGS TO A DIFF]5T K9D ( ORD]4 ,\R SIDE IS1 LET'S ASSUME1 ! SIDE ( ! CRITICS ( ,ORD]2 \R SPEE*1 (T5 5\<1 BE>S OR =MULATES CRITIQUES ( ,ORD]4 ,\R /ORIES1 \R MY?S1 ACCORD+LY1 >E ! /ORIES & MY?S ( ,ORD]1 CRITICAL ?\< !IR =M MAY BE4 

,A,S,I,D,E #c 

,?IS IS 9 P>T BECAUSE CRITIQUE 9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES MEANS MORE SPEE* AGA9/ :AT ,I DON'T LIKE ?AN UND]M9+-QUE/ION+ ! GR\NDS ( CLAIMS4 ,?IS HAS A LOT TO DO ) :Y WE TALK SO MU* AB\T ,SOCIETY4 

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,( NECESSITY \R ,OP]ATION ,M>G>9E IS MORE CURI\S4 ,WE >E1 MO/ ( US1 CRITICS ( IDEOLOGY1 ( ,ORD] AS SU*1 P]HAPS1 SO \R V]SION HAS LESS TO DO ) ,MY? AS IDEOLOGY1 AS A CONFUS+ VEIL1 & MORE ) ?AT K9D ( MY? WE SECRETE AS ) A GL& 9 ! BRA94 ,H[ /ORIES GO2 H[ !Y TURN \T444 ,9 MY /ORY1 WE SAV$ ACC\NTABILITY1 ULTIMATELY BY LEAV+ IT AS ! NAME = :AT WAS TO REPLACE ACC\NTABILITY4 ,?IS LEAVES OP5 ! POSSIBILITY ( SOMEONE :O WILL SEE FIT TO EXT5D ITS RANGE BACK FROM \R PROCESSES 7:]E IT SEEM$ TO BE MORE ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE N[ UND] \R CONTROL7 TO ! POLICE & !IR ALLIES 7,ORD]71 BECAUSE 9 SAY+ EV]Y?+ BAD WE C\LD ?9K AB\T ! IDEA 9 PRACTICE1 WE LEFT UN*ANG$ ITS /ATUS AS ,GOOD4 ,?IS HAS LESS TO DO1 !N1 ) AN 9CONTROV]TIBLE MA/] N>RATIVE 7WE W]E 9DE$ ABLE TO SAY WE W]E AGA9/ ACC\NTABILITY7 & MORE AB\T ! SL[ & SIL5T WORK ( GREG>I\SNESS & REPETITION ON BEHALF ( A MORALITY IT IS H>D TO ?9K (1 OR \TSIDE (4 

,A CONCLUSION AB\T M>G>9E-WORDS3 MO/ ( ! TIME \R SPEE* CANNOT SEP>ATE ITSELF FROM :AT HAS BE5 CAPTUR$ BY ! CATEGORY ( ! ,GOOD4 ,:5 WE SPEAK 9 SU* A WAY AS TO REPEL AWAY FROM A WORD ASSOCIAT$ ) ! GOOD 7CROSS+ \T AS 0CRITIQUE071 ITS MAGNETIC =CE WILL ATTRACT EI!R ?AT SAME WORD1 OR ANO!R1 TO DO V]Y SIMIL> WORK 7CONT9U+ TO USE ! CROSS$-\T WORD OR A EUPHEMI/IC V>IANT74 

,ONE MI<T WELL ASK :AT A DIFF]5T \TCOME = ! WORK%OP C\LD HAVE BE54 ,MAYBE NONE4 ,MAYBE WE HAVE !M JU/ TO /ATE PROBLEMS4 ,ONE C\LD WELL CONSID] ?AT MANY AN>*I/ GA!R+S HAPP5 PRIM>ILY TO MAKE POSSIBLE A K9D ( CA?>TIC V5T+1 ESPECIALLY = ?OSE :O >E LESS ?AN ACTIVI/S OR PREF] TO AVOID MEET+S1 :I* HAVE !IR [N RITUAL CA?>SIS4 ,BUT ,I D\BT ?IS W\LD SATISFY MO/4 ,WE MOVE ON TO ASK H[ TO %UT D[N ,\R ,OP]ATION ,M>G>9E4 ,A RADICAL PROPOSAL MI<T HAVE BE53 LET US /OP US+ ! T]MS JU/ICE & ACC\NTABILITY ,MORATORIUM6 ,:AT W\LD HAPP5 IF WE REALLY C\LD BE DISCIPL9$ 5\< TO AB&ON !SE WORDS1 OR ANY ( \R O!R M>G>9E-WORDS8 ,NOT AN ESCAPE FROM MY?1 OR FROM MORALITY1 C]TA9LY4 ,= A GR\P TO *OOSE TO EJECT A WORD OR WORDS FROM ITS SPEE* SEEMS MORE LIKE AN EXP]IM5T = A POETRY WORK%OP ?AN A POLITICAL OP]ATION4 

,! ADVOCATES ( ,ORD] RETA9 AN >S5AL ( T]MS ?AT WE USE O!RWISE = !IR [N PURPOSES4 ,!Y DO NOT ]ASE ! WORD AN>*Y2 !Y RA!R USE IT 9 A WAY ?AT WE FEEL IS EI!R WRONG OR HAS ! 9CORRECT MORAL VALUATION 7I4E4 RESPOND+ EI!R ?AT'S NOT AN>*Y6 OR ?AT IS AN>*Y1 & IT IS GOOD1 NOT BAD74 ,TO TEMPOR>ILY ATTEMPT TO ]ASE A WORD W\LD BE TO1 TEMPOR>ILY1 MAKE IT P[]FUL1 ATTRACTIVE1 9T]E/+444 ,TO P]MAN5TLY ]ASE A WORD8 ,FIR/1 WORDS DO NOT %[ UP 9 ! DICTION>Y ) ! DAGG]-CROSS NEXT TO !M BECAUSE ( ANYONE'S CONSCI\S ACTION4 ,?AT IS ! GREAT WORK ( COLLECTIVES1 ONE ?+ Y\ CAN C\NT ON ! MASSES =3 ANONYM\S =GETT+444 ,SECOND1 IT IS PREPO/]\S TO ?9K ! MILIEU'S BAN ON A WORD C\LD HAVE ANY LA/+ EFFECT ON ANYONE NOT 9VOLV$4 ,! MILIEU 7\R GRAY SPACE7 IS POR\S1 *>ACT]IZ$ BY CON/ANT 5TRY & EXIT2 ! BAN W\LD NEV] WORK1 BECAUSE IT W\LD HAVE TO BE CON/ANTLY ANN\NC$4 ,?IS REPETITION W\LD AM\NT TO GRADUAT+ ! T]MS TO ! /ATUS ( NEGATIVELY *>G$ M>G>9E-WORDS4 

,BEYOND !SE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS ( USAGE1 ACC\NTABILITY1 LIKE ALL M>G>9E-WORDS1 IS NOT JU/ REPLACEABLE BY EUPHEMISMS1 BUT IS ITSELF A /&-9 = O!R WORDS WE >E MORE LIKELY TO AVOID 7WE & ! POLICE & !IR ALLIES7 = SOME REASON OR ANO!R--GUILT1 = EXAMPLE4 ,WE CAN CONT9UE TO PLAY ! GAME ( REPLAC+ ONE WORD ) ANO!R :ILE ! UND]LY+ MORALITY *ANGES V]Y LITTLE IF AT ALL1 & DO SO = ! MO/ P>T BEYOND ANYONE'S PURVIEW4 ,\R ,OP]ATION ,M>G>9E1 OR SOME?+ LIKE IT1 IS PROBABLY A MAJOR ASPECT ( H[ !SE M>G>9E-WORDS GET CIRCULAT$ 9 & \T ( FA%ION AS !Y DO1 P>T ( \R L>G] T5NIS MAT* ) ,ORD]1 :I* MI<T BE MORE PESSIMI/ICALLY DESCRIB$ AS ,ORD]'S T5NIS MAT* ) ITSELF4 ,FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( SU* PESSIMISM1 :I* IS TO SOME EXT5T ! NECESS>Y PO9T ( VIEW ( ! MILIEU1 P]HAPS ! ONLY WAY \T IS TO PLAY ! REPLAC+-GAME V]Y CRUDELY1 TO PLAY IT BACKW>DS 9/EAD ( =W>DS1 US+ ! WRONG WORD 9/EAD ( ! RI<T ONE4 ,RECALL ! ,SITUATIONI/-ESQUE VOCABUL>Y ?AT WAS BAS$ ON A PRET5D V]SION ( ?IS GAME3 

  

& SO ON4 ,IF WE CANNOT /OP SAY+ ACC\NTABILITY1 WE MI<T AS WELL CALL IT GUILT1 MISMAT*+ BEHAVIOR & SPEE*4 ,LAT] ?IS YE> WE CAN TALK AB\T ,EVIL1 BECAUSE ! MISMAT*1 ! GL>+1 &1 = MANY1 UNPLEASANT CONTRA/1 IS :AT IS REALLY AT /AKE4 ,GUILT IS 9DE$ ! RELATIVELY TRUE FEEL+ OR DESID]ATUM HIDD5 BEH9D ACC\NTABILITY1 BUT SAY+ SO IS WOR? \R :ILE ONLY TO DISRUPT4 ,\R NEXT /EP 9 ?IS GAME %\LD NOT BE TO REPEAT \RSELVES1 BUT TO PASS ON TO ! MORE ABSURD PLACE4 ,?IS IS ! LOGIC ( DET\RNEM5T & PLAGI>ISM1 :I* SIDE/EPS ! SUPPOSITION ?AT ONE CAN SPEAK 9 E>NE/ 9 SU* GA!R+S1 MEET+S1 WORK%OPS1 & SO ON4 ,?IS PLAY CAN ALSO TURN UGLY1 AS DESCRIB$ 9 ! PAMPHLET ,CABAL1 ,>GOT3 

,:5 >GU+1 IT IS PREF]5TIAL TO >GUE = ! SAKE ( BE+ DIFFICULT4 ,SEMANTICS >E ABSOLUTELY WOR? FI<T+ OV]4 

,BE+ DIFFICULT & O!R LUDIC1 NON-S]I\S ACTIVITIES 9 \R SPEE*1 PLAY+ ! REPLAC+-GAME BUT DO+ SO BACKW>DS & WRONG1 T\T+ ! BAD AS ! GOOD & MAK+ ! WEAK] >GUM5T ! /RONG]1 >E ! ONLY MEANS WE HAVE SO LONG AS WE REMA9 9 A MORE OR LESS POLITICAL SPACE4 ,& (T5 5\<1 WE AWAK5 TO ! FACT ?AT WE HAVE BE5 =C$ 9TO SU* SPACES4 ,=TUNATELY1 !RE >E O!R SPACES4 

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,AS ,I WAS 9 ! C\RSE ( WRIT+ ?IS ESSAY1 AN EX*ANGE BETWE5 ,KRI/IAN ,WILLIAMS & ,CRIME?9C4 APPE>$ ADDRESS+ TOPICS CLOSE TO :AT ,I'VE BE5 DISCUSS+ H]E4.<#c.> ,SETT+ \T FROM ,ORWELL'S D5UNCIATION ( VICES 9 POLITICAL SPEE* & WRIT+1 ,WILLIAMS APTLY PO9TS \T A RANGE ( WORDS QUITE SIMIL> TO :AT ,I HAVE BE5 CALL+ M>G>9E-WORDS4 ,AB\T SU* VAGUE J>GON HE NOTES3 

,PEOPLE :O WRITE ?IS SORT ( ?+ MAY HAVE SOME G5]AL IDEA ( :AT !Y >E TRY+ TO SAY--BUT !Y NE$N'T HAVE4 

,I WAS PLEAS$ TO SEE ! V]Y WORD ?AT FIR/ TRIGG]$ SOME ( !SE ?\<TS NOT$ 9 HIS >TICLE3 

0,ACC\NTABILITY10 0COMMUNITY10 0SOLID>ITY10 & 0FRE$OM0 >E US$1 9 ! OV]:ELM+ NUMB] ( CASES1 SIMPLY AS M>K]S TO SIGNIFY ?+S WE LIKE OR FAVOR4 

,AGRE$4 ,:AT ,I ?9K ,I AM ADD+ TO ?IS1 :AT ,WILLIAMS DOES NOT DISCUSS1 IS ?AT ! 0?+S WE LIKE OR FAVOR0 >E HELD TOGE!R NOT BY VAGUE AGREEM5T BUT ALSO BY AN UNDISCUSS$ MORAL FABRIC4 ,PRES5T+ ! PROBLEM AS A PROBLEM ( %ODDY WRIT+ & VAGUE SPEE* IS DECEPTIVE4 ,HE COMES CLOS] :5 HE WRITES ( ! J>GON3 

,! WORDS S]VE 9/EAD TO 9DICATE A K9D ( GR\P LOYALTY1 AN IDEOLOGICAL BORD] BETWE5 \R SIDE & ! O!R SIDE3 WE BELIEVE ?IS1 & !Y DON'T4 ,OR RA!R3 WE TALK 9 ?IS WAY & SAY ?IS SORT ( ?+2 !Y TALK 9 SOME O!R WAY1 & SAY SOME O!R SORT ( ?+4 

,AGA91 AGRE$1 BUT RA!R ?AN BE+ CONC]N$ ) A CONTRA/ BETWE5 J>GON ?AT SAYS LITTLE & A SUPPOS$LY ATTA9ABLE SPEE* OR WRIT+ ?AT IS BO? POLITICAL & COMMUNICATIVE1 ,I RESPOND ?AT ! J>GON IS NOT JU/ A BAD *OICE1 BUT 9 SOME IMPORTANT S5SE A CONDITION 7( BE+ A POLITICAL SUBJECT1 \R NEUROTIC SPEE* AS SU*2 ( \R TIME1 ! ,SPECTACLE1 AB\T :I* MORE LAT]74 ,IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE ?AT :AT ,WILLIAMS IS PO9T+ \T H]E IS MA9LY TO BE NOTIC$ 9 SPEE*1 & ONLY D]IVATIVELY 9 WRIT+4 

,I SAID M>G>9E-WORDS W]E NOT JU/ J>GON T]MS1 BUT SLOGANS1 COMPACT PHRASES1 SOMETIMES :OLE FRAGM5TS ( SPEE*4 ,TO !IR READY 9/RUM5TALITY ,I CAN N[ ADD ! TRAIT ?AT READ+ ,WILLIAMS MADE ME REALIZE WAS MISS+3 FE>4 ,M>G>9E-WORDS MOBILIZE FE>2 !Y RESULT FROM A FE>FUL IMPRESSION1 & !IR USE P]PETUATES ?AT SAME FE>4 ,! FLI<T AWAY FROM ?AT FE> C\LD RESULT 9 ADOPT+ A DIFF]5T SET ( M>G>9E-WORDS 7& ATTEMPT+ TO FRI<T5 ! FRI<T5]S3 TURF-W> AS DEBATE71 OR DEVELOP+ A TA/E = MUTANT SPEE* OR EV5 ACID-WORDS4 

,I SUPPOSE ,I AM MORE PESSIMI/IC ?AN EI!R ,WILLIAMS OR ,CRIME?9C41 BUT ,I WILL AGREE ) ! LATT] :5 !Y WRITE 

IF WE /AY )9 ! B\NDS ( LANGUAGE ?AT IS WIDELY US$ 9 ?IS SOCIETY1 WE WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE CONS5SUS REALITY1 NOT *ALL5GE IT 

& 7?IS IS ( EQUAL IMPORTANCE73 

?OSE :O >E CONV9C$ ?AT !Y SPEAK PRECISELY--YET SEE IMPRECISION VIRTUALLY EV]Y:]E !Y LOOK--R>ELY COMMUNICATE WELL ) O!RS4 ,?AT'S NOT H[ COMMUNICATION WORKS4 ,IT IS A MUTUAL UND]TAK+1 = :I* RULEBOOKS >E NO MORE USEFUL ?AN !Y >E = ANY O!R K9D ( VOLUNT>Y RELATION%IP4 

,9 ANY CASE1 :5 ,WILLIAMS REPEATS ,ORWELL'S 0PR9CIPLE01 

,LET ! MEAN+ *OOSE ! WORD1 & NOT ! O!R WAY AB\T 

& HIS SIX RULES = ,5GLI% PROSE1 ADD+ 

W]E !RE A CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/ /YLE GUIDE1 NE>LY ALL ( !SE RULES W\LD BE REV]S$1 

IT IS EASY 5\< TO AGREE4 ,BUT ?AT IS BECAUSE ,I TAKE ,ORWELL'S RULES AS AN EXCELL5T MEANS TO DISMANTLE ! IMAG9$ /YLE GUIDE 7( AN>*I/S1 ( ACTIVI/S1 ( LEFTI/S1 ( ID5TITY POLITICIANS1 ( MANY O!RS74 ,?AT1 H[EV]1 IS ! LIMIT ( !IR USEFULNESS4 ,= IT IS NOT REALLY A QUE/ION ( BETT] WRIT+ 9 A SPACE :]E SO FEW READ & EV5 LESS WRITE4 ,! T5SIONS AT WORK 9 \R SPEE* WILL NOT BE RESOLV$ BY CODIFY+ WRITT5 LANGUAGE1 OR EV5 IMPROV+ ITS /YLE4 

,?AT IS :Y IT IS TELL+ ?AT ,CRIME?9C4 RETURNS TO SPEE*4 ,QUE/ION+ ! NORMALITY ?AT M>G>9E-WORDS DEP5D ON & REPRODUCE1 & ! COMMUNICATION ?AT CAN ONLY BE ASSUM$ AS GIV5 & AVAILABLE BY ! FRI<T5$1 ! PA? TO MUTANT SPEE* IS ANO!R ROAD TO :AT ,CRIME?9C4 CALLS A MUTUAL UND]TAK+2 & ! *ALL5GE TO REALITY IS ! PA? TO ACID-WORDS1 SPEE* & WRIT+ BEYOND HOPE & FE>1 

0IF IT REALLY IS DANG]\S40 

,P>T #b3 ,AMORAL 

,B5EA? ! POETRY ( ! TEXTS1 

!RE IS ! ACTUAL POETRY1 

)\T =M & )\T TEXT4 

-- ,ANTON9 ,>TAUD 

,MUTANT ,SPEE* 

,! PREC$+ IS MO/LY A CRITIQUE ( ! CONT9U$ USE ( WORDS :OSE SIGNIFICANCE IS EXHAU/$ BY ! CONTEXT !Y >E CAU<T 94 ,I AM N[ L$ TO AN >GUM5T 9 FAVOR ( WORDS ?AT FUNCTION DIFF]5TLY1 ! MUTANT SPEE* ,I'VE ALREADY HAD OCCASION TO REF]5CE4 ,DET\RNEM5T IS SOMETIMES A SIGN ( BE+ TRAPP$1 & AT O!R TIMES ! OP]ATION ( ?OSE :O >E CAPABLE ( 5T]+ ANO!R SPACE4 ,IT DEP5DS ON :E!R ONE REG>DS ! OV]ALL EFFECT AS PURELY DE/RUCTIVE1 OR :E!R ! NEW CONT5T G5]AT$ 9 MOM5TS ( NEGATION & OBFUSCATION IS ( ANY1 EV5 TEMPOR>Y1 USE4 

,A K9D ( LUDIC /RATEGY UNFOLDS 9 ! SECOND CASE1 AN IDIOM *>ACT]IZ$ NOT BY ! OILY MORALITY ( M>G>9E-WORDS BUT BY ! ATTRACTION & REPULSION ( MANA-WORDS4 ,MUTANT SPEE*1 ! /RANGE CON/RUCTIONS =M$ :5 MANA-WORDS >E ASSEMBL$ 9TO TALK1 IS ANO!R =M ! COMPULSION TO REPEAT MAY TAKE4 ,IT IS1 ON ! :OLE1 MORE CONSCI\S & DELIB]ATE ?AN ! REPETITION ( M>G>9E-WORDS2 IT APPE>S AT ! $GE ( POLITICS1 !RE :]E IT SPILLS OV] 9TO ! ANTI- & A-POLITICAL4 

,MANA-WORDS >E ! SEEM+LY UNTRANSLATABLE T]MS ?AT AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 PHILOSOPH]S & O!R !ORI/S 9V5T OR RADICALLY REPURPOSE1 !IR CLUMSY OR GRACEFUL NEOLOGISMS1 & !IR R$EPLOYM5T ( ORD9>Y WORDS FROM LIV+ & DEAD LANGUAGES4 ,MUTANT SPEE* IS RECOGNIZABLE 9 ?AT ITS REPETITIONS >E NOT ( ! FAMILI> M>G>9E-WORDS1 BUT CITATIONS ( MORE OR LESS R>E MANA-WORDS4 ,MUTANT SPEE* IS NOT JU/ ! USE ( MANA-WORDS JUDG$ COMPET5T BY EXP]TS & SPECIALI/S1 BUT 5COMPASSES AN 5TIRE RANGE ( HESITATIONS1 CREATIVE MI/AKES1 MORE OR LESS WILLFUL MIS9T]PRETATIONS1 & QUALIFICATIONS ?AT BETRAY1 SOMETIMES1 A HYP]CONSCI\SNESS ( LANGUAGE1 &1 AT O!R TIMES1 A K9D ( PSY*OTIC BREAK-\T FROM ! NEUROTIC REPETITION ( M>G>9E-WORDS4 ,?IS LA/ PH5OM5ON C\LD BE DESCRIB$ AS A SUCCESSFUL BUT 9VOLUNT>Y DET\RNEM5T ( M>G>9E-WORDS AS DESCRIB$ E>LI]4 

,\R ACTION-ORI5T$ MILIEU T5DS ON ! :OLE TO RESPOND BADLY TO MANA-WORDS UNLESS !Y >E OLD & FAMILI> 7(T5 9 ! PROCESS ( BECOM+ M>G>9E-WORDS74 ,9 \R GRAY SPACE MANY >E NOT COM=TABLE ) MUTANT SPEE*1 PREF]R+ :AT !Y TAKE TO BE ORD9>Y LANGUAGE1 :I* ALWAYS 9CLUDES A SET ( SOCIALLY OR SUB-CULTURALLY APPROV$ M>G>9E-WORDS4 ,:5 MUTANT SPEE* >ISES 9 !IR PRES5CE1 OR :5 READ+ PRES5TS !M ) TOO MANY MANA-WORDS1 MANY IMM$IATELY HURL ! ACCUSATION ( AB/RACTION1 & SOME ALSO DELIV] A JUDGM5T ( COMPLICITY ) OPPRESSIVE 9/ITUTIONS4 ,AS TO ! ACCUSATION1 FIR/1 MANA-WORDS >E NOT NECESS>ILY AB/RACT4 ,AB/RACTION IS R>E1 & ?AT'S :AT IS DESIRABLE AB\T ACC$+ TO IT2 MANA-WORDS >E R>E AS WELL BUT ONLY SOMETIMES AB/RACT4 ,AT ONE PO9T POTLAT* WAS A MANA-WORD1 AS WAS MANA ITSELF1 :I* GAVE ME ! IDEA 7,MAUSS GLOSSES IT AS 0SPIRITUAL =CE074 ,NO?+ ESPECIALLY AB/RACT AB\T !M1 JU/ ! NOVELTY ( !IR APPE>ANCE 9 \R LANGUAGE4 ,9 ! CASE ( TRULY AB/RACT WORDS1 SU* AS S+UL>ITY1 NO ONE REALLY KN[S :AT AB/RACTION IS OR DOES2 WE HAVE PRECI\S FEW OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCOV] :AT IT CAN DO AS A L+UI/IC OP]ATION4 ,I HAVE ALREADY \TL9$ :Y & H[ AN ACTIVI/ OR ACTIONI/ W\LD RESPOND TO IT ) HO/ILITY4 ,P>T ( ! WAY M>G>9E-WORDS OP]ATE IS SU* ?AT MANY RES]VE ! RI<T TO DECL>E ?AT !IR SPEE* 7E4G A WORD LIKE PEOPLE OR COMMUNITY7 IS NOT AB/RACT1 :ILE O!R T]MS 7E4G4 BIOP[]7 >E4 ,?IS IS MORE OR LESS WILLFULLY MIS9T]PRET+ ! R>ITY ( ! WORD'S APPE>ANCE 7:I* 9 MANY CASES SIGNALS PRECISELY ! NOVELTY OR FRAGILE 9/ABILITY ( MUTANT SPEE*7 AS ! ONLY 9DEX ( ITS PRES5T & FUTURE PUR*ASE OR EFFECTS4 ,AS = ! JUDGM5T ( 9/ITUTIONAL COMPLICITY1 SU* A REACTION IS OBVI\S 5\< TO PR$ICT3 ANYONE :O IS TRA9$ TO READ OR SPEAK 9 AN ACADEMIC SETT+ 7USUALLY ! 9/ITUTION 9 QUE/ION7 IS TAK5 TO RESPOND PRIM>ILY TO ?AT SOCIAL_/WORK SPACE & ONLY SECOND>ILY TO ! MILIEU4 ,BE ?AT AS IT MAY1 IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT AN 9DIVIDUAL'S ALLEGIANCES >E V]Y IMPORTANT :5 DECID+ :E!R TO COLLABORATE )1 TRU/1 OR BEFRI5D !M1 & NOT V]Y IMPORTANT AT ALL 9 APPRAIS+ !IR SPEE* OR WRIT+ 9 ITS %E] FUNCTION+ OR MANIFE/ATION4 ,BUT !N ?OSE CONC]N$ W\LD HAVE TO ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE DRAWN 7OR NOT7 BY ! MANA-WORDS !MSELVES 9/EAD ( TRY+ TO DET]M9E :AT TEAM !IR US] IS ON4 ,RA!R ?AN A LAZY DISMISSAL ( T]MS DUE TO !IR AB/RACTION1 ONE C\LD SIMPLY OPT \T ( !IR CIRCULATION & NOT USE !M1 SP>+ ! RE/ ( !IR CIRCLE !IR RESS5TIM5T-9-LANGUAGE4 ,IT IS NOT SO DIFF]5T TO SAY3 ,I WILL NOT USE ?IS T]M ?AN TO SAY3 ,I DO NOT 5JOY ?IS POETRY4 

,! IDEA ?AT :AT IS SAID 9 MUTANT SPEE* CAN BE ALWAYS TRANSLAT$ 9TO ! TALK ( M>G>9E-WORDS IS ULTIMATELY A PREJUDICE 9 FAVOR ( ! LATT] ?AT CO/S US ! POT5TIALS ( ! =M]4 ,?\< IT IS NOT ALWAYS ACTIVI/S ?AT DO IT1 ITS MO/ /]EOTYPICAL =M IS ! ACTIVI/S' BID TO TRANSLATE O!R =MS ( SPEE* & WRIT+ 9TO :AT !Y DEEM ORD9>Y LANGUAGE 7:ATEV] IS MEANT BY ?IS1 IT IS A M$IUM = M>G>9E-WORDS74 ,! ACCUSATION ( AB/RACTION AM\NTS TO PREP>ATION = SU* TRANSLATION1 S9CE M>G>9E-WORDS >E EQUALLY LIKELY TO BE AB/RACT1 !IR APP>5T FAMILI>ITY COM+ D[N TO ! GREAT] RATE ( !IR REPETITION1 !IR MORE SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION AS PASSWORDS OR CODEWORDS4 ,I W\LD RECOMM5D TO ?OSE ?AT DEM& TRANSLATION 9TO COMMON T]MS ?AT !Y M]ELY RESPOND TO MUTANT SPEE* ) ,I DON'T UND]/& ?IS SPEE*1 :I* %\LD MEAN SOME?+ NOT TOO DIFF]5T FROM ,I DON'T LIKE ?IS MUSIC OR ?IS POETRY4 

,SOMEONE :O F9DS !Y HATE ALL MUSIC OR ALL POETRY & FEELS ?AT IT CAN & %\LD BE EXPRESS$ 9 ANO!R =M1 OR NOT BE EXPRESS$ AT ALL1 MI<T 9 ?AT MOM5T CONSID] ! SIL5CE !Y >E WI%+ =1 AS ! BE/ POSSIBLE =M ( :AT O!RWISE HAS TO BE TAK5 TO MEAN ,I DO NOT KN[ :AT MUSIC IS1 OR ,I HAVE NO TRUE EXP]I5CE ( POETRY4 ,AS SAY+ SO W\LD USUALLY BE TAK5 AS A REQUE/ = ACQUA9TANCE OR EXPLANATION1 ! MO/ ,I CAN RECOMM5D TO ONE :O F9DS !MSELVES 9 SU* A RELATION IS NOT =C$ TRANSLATION BUT SIL5CE4 ,AB\T :I* MORE FUR!R ON4 

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,! R>ITY ( MANA-WORDS1 !IR DEGREE ( AB/RACTION1 IS TI$ TO EXTRACTION PROC$URES4 ,IT IS A R>E ?+ TO BE ABLE TO EXTRACT A WORD FROM ITS CONTEXT & R$EPLOY IT4 ,9 ITS EXTRACT$ =M IT CAN BECOME USELESS 9 ITS =M] CONTEXT4 ,! FUNCTION & USE ( EXTRACTION IS PRECISELY ?IS NEWLY G5]AT$ SPECIFICITY & ORI5TATION1 :I* CAN ALSO BE A K9D ( /UDI$ USELESSNESS4 ,! DET\RNEM5T ( M>G>9E-WORDS TAKES PLACE :5 SPEAK]S RECOGNIZE ! SPEE* SITUATION 9TO :I* !Y HAVE BE5 PLAC$1 OR 9TO :I* O!RS >E TRY+ TO PLACE !M1 & BEG9 TO SPEAK FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( ! EXTRACTION ( T]MS 7SOMETIMES EV5 H9T+ AT A POSSIBLE EXTRACTION WILL DO TO DE/ABILIZE ! SITUATION74 

,:5 ONE F9ALLY ACC$ES TO MUTANT SPEE*1 IT IS EASY 5\< = ANO!R TO PO9T \T ?AT SU* SPEE*1 :AT IS CALL$ ITS !ORY1 CANNOT BE PUT 9TO PRACTICE4 ,9DE$1 ?AT USELESSNESS IS PRECISELY ! DESIR$ 9T]F]+ EFFECT ?AT ! DET\RNEM5T OP]AT$4 ,IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO UND]/& 9 :AT S5SE ! CIRCULATION ( EXTRACT$ MANA-WORDS IS ITSELF A PRACTICE ( LANGUAGE1 A DIFF]5T K9D ( REPETITION4 ,! MANA-WORDS SO CIRCULAT$ 7CIT$ ALONGSIDE PRACTICES7 ALWAYS G5]ATE CONFUSION4 ,IF !Y DO NOT1 IT IS BECAUSE !Y >E 9 ! PROCESS ( BECOM+1 OR HAVE ALREADY BECOME1 NEW M>G>9E-WORDS4 ,SO PEOPLE >E RI<T ?AT AB/RACT CONCEPTS1 & MUTANT SPEE* G5]ALLY1 CANNOT BE PUT 9TO PRACTICE )\T A PROCESS ( 9T]PRETATION & CONCRETIZATION4 ,?IS PROCESS C\LD R5D] !M M>G>9E-WORDS1 OR IT C\LD PRODUCE BIZ>RE NEW PRACTICES 7BUT BIZ>RE PRACTICES C\LD ALSO APPE> ON !IR [N ) NO =E?\<T ON ANYONE'S P>T74 

,ONE MI<T NOTE1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT IT IS PRECISELY MANA-WORDS ?AT NEV] RETURN TO US FROM PROPAG&A MA*9ES 9 SPECTACUL> =MS4 ,M>G>9E-WORDS >E %>$ ) & TO A L>GE EXT5T TAKE !IR MOTIVE P[] FROM ! MASS & ITS LEAD]S4 ,SOME WILL ALWAYS BE 5GAG$ 9 SAY+ :AT FRE$OM1 JU/ICE1 & HOPE REALLY MEAN1 & IT WILL ALWAYS BE A WA/E ( TIME4 ,!SE WORDS DO TOO MU* WORK = ! MASS & ITS LEAD]S 9 A SOCIETY LIKE \RS4 ,MANA-WORDS >E NON-RECUP]ABLE PRECISELY BECAUSE !Y HAVE NO G5]ALIZ$ USE4 ,?AT IS :Y ,I WRITE MANA-WORDS & NOT !ORY1 PLAC+ !M BESIDES :AT IS MO/ COMPELL+ AB\T POETIC SPEE* & >GOTS ( EV]Y SORT1 AS ?REE 9/ANCES ( L+UI/IC CREATIVITY TOO UND]DET]M9$ TO RELIABLY MOTIVATE & P>ALLEL P[] OP]ATIONS4 ,MANA-WORDS >E EFFECTIVE SITUATIONALLY1 = SOME PEOPLE1 9 SOME WAYS4 ,!Y >E REPEAT$1 BUT NOT ON CONDITION ( BE+ RECOGNIZ$4 ,!Y DO NOT ALWAYS ASSUME CONTECT1 BUT (T5 REQUIRE CONTEXT TO BE E/ABLI%$ 9 ! REAL TIME ( SPEE*--MUTANT SPEE*4 

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,EV]Y?+ ,I'VE WRITT5 ON MUTANT SPEE* SO F> HAS BE5 AN 5GAGEM5T ) ! IMAG9$ 7ALWAYS IMAG9$ & IMAG9>Y7 ORD9>Y SPEAK]S ( A LANGUAGE1 ?OSE :OSE LIFE IS A P]PETUAL RISK ( M>G>9E-WORDS4 ,ON ! O!R SIDE1 ?OSE :O HAVE OPT$ = A LESS ORD9>Y PA?1 FAMILI> ) MUTANT SPEE*1 EXHIBIT DIFF]5T RELATIONS TO MANA-WORDS4 ,MUTANT SPEE* C\LD ALSO BE CALL$ QUE] SPEE*1 BE+ CLOSE TO :AT IS DISCUSS$ 9 ! J\RNAL BA$AN AS 

A =CE :I* CAN 9T]RUPT ! DOM9ATION ( LANGUAGE OV] LIFE 

,?\< ,I W\LD CALL ?AT LANGUAGE ,LANGUAGE1 ! ORD9>Y ,LANGUAGE ) ITS M>G>9E-WORDS4 ,9 BA$AN WE READ 

,WE 5GAGE ) LANGUAGE 9S(> AS WE CAN DEPLOY IT 9 S]VICE ( ! BODY4 ,WE SPEAK1 WE PUT WORD TO PAP] 9 ORD] TO S5D A W9K TO ?OSE ) :OM WE HAVE NOT YET OR CANNOT AT PRES5T CONSPIRE 9 A PRACTICE ( J\ISSANCE 

,J\ISSANCE1 P>5!TICALLY1 BE+ A P]FECT EXAMPLE ( A MANA-WORD4 ,SOME TAKE MAXIMUM PLEASURE 9 !IR REPETITION1 5JOY+ AN ALMO/ UN9T]RUPT$ FL[ ( MANA-WORDS4 ,H]E ,I WILL RESORT TO SOME ANALOGIES ?AT >E LESS ?AN ANALOGIES1 ALONG ! BODILY L9ES LAID \T 9 BA$AN1 TO %[ ?AT MUTANT SPEE* DOES NOT JU/ HAVE TO BE MORE OR LESS SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION4 ,IT IS FIR/ ( ALL ATTEMPT$ COMMUNION4 ,PLAY ) MANA-WORDS IS NOT UNLIKE COV]+ ONE'S BODY ) WAT] OR MAKE-UP1 OR FRAGRANCES OR LOTIONS1 OR ALSO SME>+ ONESELF ) A /REAM ( SPIT1 CUM1 PISS1 OR %IT ?AT ONE WI%ES W]E CONT9U\S4 ,! CRIT]IA AT WORK H]E >E ES!TIC OR H$ONI/IC4 ,O!RS >E BEGG$1 SOMETIMES COMM&$ 7IF ! SPEAK] OR WRIT] IS A TOP71 TO SMELL1 TO FEEL ! MANA-WORDS4 ,! SPEAK] OR WRIT] APPE>S = A SECOND AS !Y COV] !MSELVES 9 !SE WORDS-M>KS1 SME>+ !MSELVES & SOMETIMES SME>+ O!RS4 ,FROM ! SPECIALIZ$ & ACADEMIC PO9T ( VIEW1 ?IS IS ! LEA/ COMPET5T K9D ( MUTANT SPEE*2 9 ! MILIEU1 IT IS ONE ( ! MO/ COMMON =MS1 ! LITTLE DANCE SOME DO :5 !Y FIR/ BECOME 5AMOR$ ) :AT WE CALL !ORY4.<#d.> ,IT IS REPETITION = ITS [N PLEASURABLE SAKE1 REPETITION DISCOV]$ AS A PLEASURABLE EV5T1 ! BREAKD[N ( ! PASSWORDS & CODEWORDS & JOY 9 ?AT FAILURE4 

,A SECOND =M1 MORE COMPET5T FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( ! SPECIALI/S1 DEPLOYS ! MANA-WORDS 9 B>OQUE COMB9ATIONS & ORNATE >RANGEM5TS4 ,! SPEAK] OR WRIT] %[S1 NOT !IR SME>$ SK91 BUT !IR 5TIRE BODY AS IT APPROA*ES ESCAPE VELOCITY444 NO ORD9>Y LANGUAGE CAN CAT* UP TO ?IS !ORY MA*9E4 ,! REPETITION BECOMES COMMUNICATIVE TO AN EXT5T1 ?\< ! EFFECTS ( EXTRACTION >E /ILL FELT3 ?IS IS REPETITION ) A DIFF]5CE4 ,?\< ! MORE P$E/RIAN CRITICS CANNOT DI/+UI% BETWE5 ?IS SPACEFLI<T & ! SME>+1 ?OSE :O DISC]N ! DIFF]5CE >E LEFT ASK+3 :Y !SE T]MS & NOT O!RS8 ,:Y !SE !ORI/S8 ,! RECESSION ( ?IS MUTANT SPEE* FROM :AT IS MO/ OPPRESSIVE AB\T M>G>9E-WORDS IS CLE> 5\<3 BUT :O IS SATISFI$ ) A M]ELY REACTIVE /RATEGY1 ) ONE MORE CRITIQUE8 ,IS ANY?+ REALLY GA9$ BY SUBLIMAT+ ! PLEASURE ( SLOPP9ESS8 

,A ?IRD =M ( MUTANT SPEE* W\LD BE TO G5]ATE ! MANA-WORDS ONESELF4 ,BUT ?AT W\LD ALREADY BE SOME?+ ELSE1 TRANSLATION OR CREATION4 ,9 %ORT1 NO LONG] REPEAT+4 ,I CALL ?OSE WORDS1 AS !Y >E CREAT$1 OR :5 !Y >E RE*>G$ ) MANA1 ACID-WORDS4 

,JABB]WOCKY1 ! LANGUAGE 

,! LANGUAGE ,JABB]WOCKY CAME UP1 AS ,I RECALL1 9 A CONV]SATION SOME YE>S AGO1 ONE AMONG MANY CONV]SATIONS ) AN>*I/S :]E A DISCOM=T ) LANGUAGE WAS MANIFE/4 ,I LAT] DIAGNOS$ ?IS DISCOM=T AS AN ANXIETY4 ,I ONLY REMEMB] SOME ( ! P>TICIPANTS1 MANY ( :OM ,I HAD JU/ MET ?AT NI<T1 &1 AS USUAL1 ,I ?9K MORE PEOPLE W]E LI/5+ ?AN SPEAK+4 

,H[ ! DISCOM=T WAS MANIFE/ ?AT NI<T1 :AT REPEATS 9 SU* ANXI\S CONV]SATIONS1 IS NOT DIFFICULT TO \TL9E4 ,FIR/1 !RE SEEMS TO BE AN AMBI5T IMPATI5CE1 SOME FRU/RATION ) LANGUAGE AS SU*4 ,?IS CAN BEG9 ) A FEW WORDS ON ! LANGUAGE ( AN 5EMY1 ) ! VILIFICATION ( A POLITICIAN OR A ONETIME FRI5D1 BUT IT EV5TUALLY EXT5DS TO ANYONE'S USE ( LANGUAGE4 ,FROM BULL%IT TO IDEOLOGY2 FROM DI%ONE/Y OR DIS+5U\SNESS TO A G5]ALIZ$ P>ALYZES ( EXPRESSION4 ,H]E'S ! SECOND P>T3 SOMEONE WILL MAKE AN IMPLICIT OR EXPLICIT REF]5CE TO A C]TA9 PRIMITIVI/ REFUSAL ( LANGUAGE1 OR :AT SOME CALL 0SYMBOLIC CULTURE0 G5]ALLY1 A K9D ( REF]5CE TO ITS EXI/5CE1 )\T TAK+ IT ON--= GOOD REASON4 ,AS !SE CONV]SATIONS (T5 %[1 PRIMITIVISM IS SOME?+ MORE LIKE A COMMONPLACE REF]5CE ?AN A /AT$ POSITION444 ,REALLY1 :AT IS !RE TO DEBATE H]E8 ,= A FEW 5GAG$ 9T]LOCUTORS1 IT IS EASY 5\< TO 9CLUDE SOMEONE NAM$ ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 9 ! TW5TIE?-C5TURY PHILOSOPHY CATEGORY 9 ,WIKIP$IA1 OR TO WRITE AN >TICLE CRITICIZ+ HIS 0PHILOSOPHY ( LANGUAGE01 BUT ?IS K9D ( CLASSIFICATION & ATTEMPT$ 5GAGEM5T COMPLETELY MISSES ! AFFECTIVE )DRAWAL ( ! NOT-SO-?\<T-\T REFUSAL4 ,! GE/URE ,I AM WRIT+ AB\T IS ! GE/URE ( ! MANY :O FEEL PRIMITIVI/S >E RI<T AB\T SOME?+1 :ILE NOT WANT+ TO DISCUSS IT AS A MATT] ( PHILOSOPHY OR !ORY4 ,! PO9T-- ! SYMPTOM--IS ! FEEL+1 ! ACCEL]ATION ( ! REFUSAL4 ,?AT IS :Y1 F9ALLY1 !RE IS SOME VAGUE S5SE 9 ! CONV]SATION1 IF IT GETS ?IS F>1 ?AT ! REFUSAL ( LANGUAGE IS P>T ( A LONG LI/ ( REFUSALS1 & ! REF]5CE TO LANGUAGE IS ONE MORE WAY ( TALK+ AB\T ,EV]Y?+ OR ,! ,TOTALITY OR ,CAPITAL OR ,CIVILIZATION1 ETC4 ,! CONV]SATION ,I RECALL WAS AN UNREM>KABLE EXAMPLE EXCEPT = ONE DETAIL4 ,P]HAPS 9 JE/1 ONE ( ! SPEAK]S SAID ?AT HE ADVOCATES 0SPEAK+ 9 ,JABB]WOCKY0 AS A WAY \T ( ! ,LANGUAGE HE KN[S4 

,I ?9K HE MEANT ?AT ,JABB]WOCKY1 ! LANGUAGE1 IS NOT AN O!R TO ,5GLI%1 BUT AN O!R TO ,LANGUAGE--TO LANGUAGE AS WE KN[ IT4 0,SPEAK+ 9 ,JABB]WOCKY0 TAKES ! REFUSAL ( ,LANGUAGE 9TO ACC\NT2 IT IS 9 FACT A HYPO!TICAL PRACTICE EM]G+ FROM ?IS REFUSAL4 ,& 9 ?IS REFUSAL ,I IMAG9E A DEM& ?AT REPETITION1 CONSCI\S OR UNCONSCI\S1 DULL OR CREATIVE1 COME TO A HALT4 ,LANGUAGE APPE>S TO !M AS P>T ( A ,TOTALITY ?AT CANNOT BE SIMPLY SIDE/EPP$1 BECAUSE SOME URGE TO SPEAK IS 9EVITABLE1 & ,LANGUAGE IS PRECISELY ! GOV]NM5T ( ?OSE URGES1 !IR GUIDANCE1 /&>DIZATION1 BR&+1 & SO ON4 ,BUT S9CE !SE 9DIVIDUALS WILL NOT BE GOV]N$1 & S9CE1 SO DESP]ATION SAYS1 EV5TUALLY ALL SPEE* DECAYS 9TO M>G>9E-WORDS1 & P]HAPS ?AT IS ALL IT EV] WAS1 !Y CONCLUDE ?AT WE %\LD JU/ SOMEH[ /OP4 ,)\T POSIT+ AN IMM$IATE WAY \T 7OR A WAY \T TO IMM$IACY71 0SPEAK+ 9 ,JABB]WOCKY0 9TIMATES SOME?+ ELSE3 :AT ONE C\LD DO ) ?AT 9ESCAPABLE URGE IS TO SPEAK 9 A WAY ?AT IS NONS5SICAL4 ,:AT WAS MY 9T]LOCUTOR GETT+ AT ) ?IS REF]5CE TO NONS5SE8 ,A P>ODIC SPEE*1 A P>ODY ( SPEAK+8 ,SPEE* 9 A V]Y DIFF]5T K9D ( CODE1 9 AN 9V5T$ LANGUAGE8 

,I AM NOT SURE4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 EASY 5\< TO OBJECT ?AT HE EXPLA9$ ! IDEA US+ ORD9>Y ,5GLI% & NOT ,JABB]WOCKY4 ,I W\LD RA!R EMPHASIZE--:AT HAS MADE ?IS CONV]SATION /ICK 9 MY MEMORY--?AT :5 SEEK+ A WAY \T ( ,LANGUAGE 7AS ,SPECTACLE1 ) ALL ( ! IMPLI$ TRAITS ( ,SPECTACLE--TOTALIZ+1 M$IAT+1 REPRES5TATIVE1 COMMUNICATIVE--?AT SPEE*1 9 %ORT1 ?AT PLACES US ON ! SIDE ( 9/ITUT$ AU?ORITY & AU?ORITY TO COME71 HE GAVE IT ! NAME ( A POEM4 ,! NAME ( ! LANGUAGE IS ! TITLE ( A POEM2 & ! TITLE ( ! POEM IS A NONS5SE WORD4 ,HE 9VOK$ = ME1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ! /UDI$ PLAY ) LANGUAGE ?AT POETRY CAN 9VOLVE4 

,TO GET TO ACID-WORDS1 ,I SET \T FROM ?IS 9SI<T4 ,IT IS P]HAPS A P>ADOX1 OR MAYBE JU/ ! WEIRD WAY ?+S GO1 ?AT ! GREATE/ REFUSAL ( ! URGE TO REPEAT BECOMES ! MOTOR ( CREATION1 ( DIFF]5TIATION4 ,TO GET TO ACID-WORDS1 ,I TAKE 9SPIRATION FROM A POETIC \TLOOK1 NOT TO RECOMM5D POETRY 9 ONE =M OR ANO!R1 BUT RA!R TO SPEAK AS ONE :O HAS BE5 TRANS=M$ 9 HIS RELATION TO LANGUAGE BY POETIC SPEE* & WRIT+4 ,?IS IS SOME?+ O!R ?AN A DEF5SE ( >T1 MU* LESS ( LIT]>Y 9/ITUTIONS OR CANONS4 ,I AM LESS CONC]N$ TO DEF5D ! >TS ?AN TO ACKN[L$GE ! FACT ( !IR V>I\S EXI/5CES1 VALU$ = SOME1 DANG]\S & DESPIS$ = O!RS1 AS ONE ASPECT ( ?AT 9EVITABILITY ( SPEE* ,I REF]R$ TO ABOVE4 ,I W\LD N[ RECA/ IT AS AN 9EVITABILITY ( EXPRESSION4 ,ON ! SIDE ( WRIT+1 ?IS FACT IS GREAT] ?AN LIT]ATURE1 ?\< LIT]ATURE FL[S FROM IT2 ON ! SIDE ( SPEE*1 IT 9CLUDES ALL SORTS ( SYMBOLIC & L+UI/IC CREATIVITY1 9CLUD+ ! ANONYM\S PRODUCTIONS ( SLANG1 >GOTS1 CANT1 & V>I\S O!R ORAL JOYS3 ! POESY ?AT HAPP5S AS IF BY ACCID5T 7?\< :AT IS ACCID5TAL IS KN[+ IT IS POETIC1 KN[+ IT AS POETRY74 

"9 "9 "9 

0,JABB]WOCKY03 ! POEM1 & !N ! IMAG9$ LANGUAGE4 ,! POEM FIR/3 IT WAS ( C\RSE ! FIR/ /ANZA1 ID5TICAL TO ! LA/1 ?AT MY 9T]LOCUTOR HAD 9 M9D4 ,Y\ HAVE PROBABLY SE5 IT3 

',TWAS BRILLIG1 & ! SLI?Y TOVES 

,DID GYRE & GIMBLE 9 ! WABE3 

,ALL MIMSY W]E ! BOROGOVES1 

,& ! MOME RA?S \TGRABE4 

,IT APPE>S 9 ,LEWIS ,C>ROLL'S ,?R\< ! ,LOOK+-,GLASS1 :]E ,ALICE FIR/ 5C\NT]S IT AS A MIRROR-IMAGE4 ,UPON READ+ IT1 %E REM>KS 0IT SEEMS TO FILL MY HEAD ) IDEAS--ONLY ,I DON'T KN[ EXACTLY :AT !Y >E40 ,! FIVE /ANZAS BETWE5 ! FIR/ & LA/1 ?\< !Y ALL 9CLUDE NONS5SE WORDS1 FOLL[ A K9D ( ADV5TURE N>RATIVE4 

,BEW>E ! ,JABB]WOCK1 MY SON6 

,! JAWS ?AT BITE1 ! CLAWS ?AT CAT*6 

,BEW>E ! ,JUBJUB BIRD1 & %UN 

,! FRUMI\S ,B&]SNAT*6 

,& SO ON4 ,GILLIAN ,BE] OBS]VES3 

,! SYNTAX 9 ',JABB]WOCKY' IS /ABLE1 AL?\< ! SEMANTICS >E ODD1 SO ! /ORY IS /ABLE ?\< ITS ELEM5TS >E OBSCURE4 

,A LITTLE LESS ?AN TW5TY YE>S E>LI]1 ,C>ROLL HAD PUBLI%$ ! FIR/_/LA/ /ANZA AS A 0CURI\S FRAGM5T0 UND] ! TITLE 0,/ANZA ( ,ANGLO-,SAXON ,POETRY40 ,DEF9ITIONS = ! ELEV5 KEY WORDS FOLL[$2 9 ,?R\< ! ,LOOK+-,GLASS1 ! AN?ROPOMORPHIC EGG ,HUMPTY ,DUMPTY (F]S SIMIL> 7BUT NOT ID5TICAL7 DEF9ITIONS TO ,ALICE4 

,9 SUM3 ?\< AN EXEMPL> ( NONS5SE V]SE1 0,JABB]WOCKY0 IS H>DLY NONS5SE 9 ! USUAL S5SE ( ! WORD4 ,A N>RATIVE MAY BE DISC]N$ 9 IT1 & TONE1 & FEEL+2 & ! WORDS ?AT SEEM TO MAKE ?AT DISC]NM5T DIFFICULT >E NOT BEYOND EXPLANATION--EXPLANATION ?AT ! AU?OR DID NOT EV5 LEAVE TO ! READ]4 ,AS ,BE] WRITES3 /ABLE SYNTAX1 /RANGE SEMANTICS4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 ! PREHI/ORY ( ! FIR/_/LA/ /ANZA AS A FAKE SAMPLE ( OLD ,5GLI% %[S ,C>ROLL'S CONC]N1 9 HIS CON/RUCTION ( PORTMANTEAU WORDS = NONS5SE EFFECTS1 ) REAL L+UI/IC HI/ORY & PROCESSES ( WORD =MATION4 ,SO :AT /RIKES US AB\T 0,JABB]WOCKY0 IS NOT JU/ ! 9ITIAL %OCK ( NONS5SE1 BUT ALSO ! PLEASURE ( 9V5TIV5ESS1 & ! RELAT$ PLEASURE ( COMM5T>Y ON ?AT 9V5TION4 

,JABB]WOCKY1 ! LANGUAGE1 W\LD !N HAVE SOME OR ALL ( !SE TRAITS3 FIR/1 SPEAK+ & HE>+ IT IS PLEASURABLE = MO/3 IT IS PATT]N$ & TUNEFUL1 %>+ SOME TRAITS ( LANGUAGE AS WE KN[ IT 7OR :ATEV] DOM9ANT ,LANGUAGE IT EXI/S 9 9ITIAL RELATION TO7 & SOME TRAITS ( LANGUAGE AS IT C\LD HAVE BE54 ,JABB]WOCKY MAKES 5\< S5SE ?AT SPEAK]S_/READ]S ( ,LANGUAGE CAN FOLL[ A /ORY 9 ,JABB]WOCKY1 :ILE /ILL FEEL+ ! NE$ TO CALL IT NONS5SE4 ,UPON CLOS] EXAM9ATION1 SPEAK]S_/READ]S ( ,LANGUAGE WILL DET]M9E ?AT ,JABB]WOCKY CAN'T BE A COMPLETE O!R TO ,LANGUAGE4 ,IT IS NOT AN O!R ,LANGUAGE2 IT DRAMATIZES SOME?+ ( ! COM+-9TO-BE+ ( LANGUAGE ITSELF4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 9 %[+ ?IS COM+-9TO-BE+ IT IS RECOGNIZ$ AS NONS5SE & DESIGNATES S5SE ITSELF AS ! PREC>I\S FACTOR 9 SPEE*4 ,H]E AGA9 ,I W\LD ESSAY AN ANALOGY ?AT IS SOME?+ O!R ?AN AN ANALOGY & SAY ?AT :AT IS DRAMATIZ$ H]E IS ! IMAGE ( AN ANIMAL ?AT SPEAKS1 AS 9 MY?1 AS 9 FABLE1 AS 9 REALITY4 ,9 ! ESSAY 9 BA$AN ,I'VE ALREADY CIT$1 !RE IS A DISCUSSION ( BIRDS 9 ,$ELMAN'S !ORY & ,HIT*COCK'S FILM1 9DOMITABLE BIRDS ?AT SYMBOLIZE 0\R /RUGGLE03 

9 DESCRIB+ ?IS DOME/ICATION ( ! WORLD BY MEAN+1 ,$ELMAN IS BORR[+ HEAVILY FROM ,HOCQU5<EM'S UND]/&+ ( ! BODY AS COLONIZ$ BY LANGUAGE ?R\< ! PROCESS ( DOME/ICATION4 ,$ELMAN1 ONE LA/ TIME3 0,?US ! BIRDS 9 !IR COM+ LAY TO WA/E ! WORLD BECAUSE !Y SO HATE ! WORLD ?AT WILL NOT ACCEPT !M ?AT !Y1 9 TURN WILL ACCEPT NO?+ BUT ! DE/RUCTION ( ! WORLD40 

,! WRIT] 9 BA$AN CONCLUDES3 

,H]E WE MU/ UND]/& \RSELVES AS ! BIRDS OR ELSE ! TEXT (F]S US NO?+4 

,WE >E ! BIRDS1 ! ANIMALS ?AT SPEAK4 ,:I* IS TO SAY ?AT ,JABB]-WOCKY1 ! LANGUAGE1 IS NOT ONLY A PA/IME1 BUT ALSO SOME?+ CORROSIVE1 DE/RUCTIVE1 ! VEHICLE ( A BODILY %IFT1 YES1 AS ) MANA-WORDS4 ,IT IS DEPLOY$ NOT ONLY CONSPIRATORIALLY ) ! AIM ( ORGIA/IC COMMUNION1 BUT TO DE/ROY ! WORLD 7?\< ,I W\LD WRITE ,WORLD1 AS ,I WRITE ,LANGUAGE74 

,JABB]WOCKY1 ! LANGUAGE1 MIRRORS ,LANGUAGE1 & IT REC$ES FROM IT1 C>V+ \T ANO!R SPACE = ITSELF2 IT REC$ES AS IT MIRRORS4 ,:AT IS IT %[+ 9 ITS REV]SAL8 ,A FACT4 

"9 "9 "9 

,?IS FACT C\LD BE /AT$ AS FOLL[S3 

,POESY HAPP5S4 

,OR3 

,ACID-WORDS >E POSSIBLE4 

,! 9EVITABILITY ( LANGUAGE1 :I* IS EXP]I5C$ AS ! URGE TO SPEAK1 TO S+1 TO WRITE1 TO M>K--IT SOMETIMES MANIFE/S AS POESY4 ,G>Y ,SNYD] WROTE 

LANGUAGE RISES UNBIDD54 

,! O!R WAYS LANGUAGE MANIFE/S >E P>TIALLY RELEVANT H]E1 BUT :AT IS TRULY REM>KABLE IS ?AT SOME?+ LIKE POESY HAPP5S1 NOT AS LIT]ATURE1 NOT AS A SECOND>Y ES!TIC OR >TI/IC CONSID]ATION1 BUT =EMO/ AS ! UNBIDD5 >RIVAL ( LANGUAGE--( SPEE*1 ( ! M>KS ?AT BECOME WRIT+4 ,%[+ US \R ANCE/ORS SPEAK+ EXCLUSIVELY 9 A POESY ?AT PREC$$ ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 LIT]ATURE & MY? 7AS ?\< GRIPP$1 AT ! DAWN ( LANGUAGE1 BY ?AT 9DI/9CT FIR/NESS1 ITS FASC9ATION71 ,VICO SUGGE/$ ?AT POESY MI<T BE ! EV5T ( LANGUAGE4 

PEOPLE LIV+ 9 ! WORLD'S *ILDHOOD W]E BY NATURE SUBLIME POETS 

,OR MORE PRECISELY3 

9 ALL NATIONS SPEE* 9 V]SE PREC$$ SPEE* 9 PROSE4 

,BUT NOT NECESS>ILY ! ADV5T ( :AT1 9 ALL ?OSE CONV]SATIONS1 WE FELT ! NE$ TO REJECT4 ,NOT ,LANGUAGE4 ,( C\RSE ! HI/ORY ?AT FOLL[S ! ,VICIAN POETIC DAWN1 ! HI/ORY ( CIVILIZATION1 MORE REC5TLY ( CAPITAL & ,SPECTACLE1 IS ! HI/ORY ( ,LANGUAGE1 ( ! M$IAT+ IMAGE1 ( REPRES5TATION4 ,!RE IS 9DE$ A POETRY WRITT5 9 & AS ,LANGUAGE4 ,POETRY 9 S]VICE ( ! /ATE2 SURREALISM 9 S]VICE ( ! REVOLUTION4 7,DEBORD CALL$ ! ,SPECTACLE ! EPIC POEM ( ! COMMODITY'S COMPETITION ) O!R COMMODITIES47 ,BUT !RE IS ALSO--!RE HAS NEV] CEAS$ BE+-- POETRY 9 ! S]VICE ( NO?+1 OR 9 ! S]VICE ( ITSELF1 NEW & IRRESPONSIBLE1 ANO!R IMAGE1 ANO!R SPEE*1 & ?AT IS :AT ,I ?9K ! REF]5CE TO 0,JABB]WOCKY0 AM\NT$ TO 9 MY IMAG9ATION1 & ?AT IS H[ ?IS MASK CAME TO LIFE4 ,FROM !RE ,I WRITE TO ACID-WORDS4 

,SPECTACLE_/,LANGUAGE 

,DEBORD WROTE ( ! ,SPECTACLE ?AT IT IS A SOCIAL RELATION BETWE5 P]SONS M$IAT$ BY IMAGES4 ,H]E M$IAT$ R5D]S M$IATISE1 :I* MU/ BE BO? ! M$IATION PHILOSOPH]S SPEAK (1 ! =CEFUL 9TRODUCTION ( A ?IRD T]M 9TO :AT ONE W\LD O!RWISE CALL AN IMM$IATE RELATION1 & ALSO ! WAY SOME?+ OR SOMEONE IS =CEFULLY PLAC$ 9TO A M$IUM1 9TO ! M$IA4 ,OR1 MORE WEIRDLY1 ! =CEFUL IRRUPTION ( A M$IUM 9 A P]SON OR RELATION BETWE5 PEOPLE4 ,9 ! =M] CASE1 S9CE M$IATION IS (T5 ASSIMILAT$ TO ALI5ATION1 A TREM5D\S AM\NT ( METAPHYSICAL & EV5 MORAL CONSEQU5CES SEEM TO FOLL[ FROM G5]ALIZ$ M$IATION1 AS SEP>ATION FROM ! REAL1 ! AU!NTIC1 OR ! G5U9E4 ,9 ! LATT]1 :I* C\LD BE R5D]$ M$IATIZATION1 WE >E CONSID]+ SEP>ATION ITSELF3 SEP>ATION AS A CLEAVAGE NOT ONLY BETWE5 US BUT 9 EA* ( US2 AS RU9$ COMMUNION & =C$ COMMUNICATION2 AS ! TAX+ PROPAGATION ( DETA*$ IMAGES4 

,TO DISMANTLE ! ,SPECTACLE HAS USUALLY MEANT TO UNDO M$IATION1 ITS TE*NOLOGICAL OR AT LEA/ MAT]IAL WORK ( REPRES5TATION1 9 SOME WAY2 A GOOD DEAL HAS BE5 WRITT5 AB\T H[ TO DO ?AT4 ,H]E ,I W\LD LIKE TO CONSID] ! UNDO+1 OR AT LEA/ TR\BL+1 ( M$IATIZATION4 ,IT IS NOTABLE ?AT ,DEBORD /RUCTUR$ ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE 9 A M>K$LY DIFF]5T MANN] ?AN HIS E>LI] ,SITUATIONI/ TEXTS4 ,AT FIR/1 ! CON/RUCT$ SITUATION WAS TO BE 

BUILT ON ! RU9S ( ! SPECTACLE 

HOLD+ \T ! PROMISE 7TO SOME1 A ?REAT TO O!RS7 ( EXPRESSIVE COMMUNION1 P]HAPS ( AN IMM$IATE RELATION4 ,?IS CON/RUCTION WAS UP TO ! 9DIVIDUAL OR GR\P AS CREATOR4 ,9 ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE1 AS EXPLICAT$ 9 AT ! CLIMAX ( A D5SE HI/ORICAL N>RATIVE1 ! UNDO+ ( ! REIGN ( REPRES5TATION IS A /RICTLY POLITICAL AFFAIR1 ! BUS9ESS ( ! WORK]S' C\NCILS4 ,H]E ,I1 TOO1 WILL 9VOKE HI/ORY3 ! DECADES ?AT IT HAS TAK5 SOME TO BECOME UNSURE ?AT WORK]S' C\NCILS C\LD BE ! UNB9D+ ( SPECTACUL> M$IATIZATION 7& SO SPECTACUL> SOCIETY7 OR1 MORE G5]ALLY1 ?AT POLITICAL SOLUTIONS WILL UNB9D POLITICAL PROBLEMS )\T SETT+ ! CYCLE ( RECUP]ATION BACK 9TO MOTION4 ,WE :O FEEL ?IS WAY >E AT AN IMPASSE4 

,DEBORD ALSO WROTE ( ! ,SPECTACLE 

! UNIFICATION IT A*IEVES IS NO?+ BUT AN (FICIAL LANGUAGE ( UNIV]SAL SEP>ATION4 

,MORE REC5TLY ,GIORGIO ,AGAMB5 /EPP$ =W>D TO AMPLIFY ,DEBORD ON ?IS PO9T1 ADD+3 

,TODAY444 IT IS CLE> ?AT ! SPECTACLE IS LANGUAGE1 ! V]Y COMMUNICATIVITY OR L+UI/IC BE+ ( HUMANS 444 9 ! SPECTACLE \R [N L+UI/IC NATURE COMES BACK TO US 9V]T$4 

,!RE >E AT LEA/ TWO WAYS TO UND]/& ?IS /ATEM5T4 ,ONE IS ?AT IT IS A CL>IFICATION1 BECAUSE ! ,SPECTACLE HAS ALWAYS BE5 ,LANGUAGE4 ,! O!R IS ?AT IT IS WRITT5 TO REGI/] A HI/ORICAL %IFT1 9 ! S5SE ?AT SOME?+ HAS HAPP5$ 9 OR TO ! ,SPECTACLE 9 ! C\RSE ( ! DECADES BETWE5 #aifg & #a#i#h#i4 ,IT C\LD ALSO JU/ BE A PROVOCATION4 ,9 ANY CASE1 = ?OSE COMMITT$ TO TALK ( ,SPECTACLE & DISRUPTION ( ,SPECTACLE TO PASS OV] TO ?IS 9T]PRETATION W\LD MEAN APPREH5D+ ! POLITICAL IMPASSE 7IMPOSSIBILITY ( SITUATIONS1 ABS5CE ( C\NCILS7 AS SOME?+ ?AT UNFOLDS 9 \R SPEE*4 

,9DE$1 ! PR9CIPAL =M ?IS IMPASSE TAKES TODAY IS ! FRU/RATION OR ANXIETY AB\T LANGUAGE1 USUALLY 9 ! BACKGR\ND ( \R SPEE* 7MO/ APP>5T 9 ?OSE CONV]SATIONS NOT GOV]N$ BY M>G>9E-WORDS74 ,! IMPASSE IS MANIFE/ 9 ! BORD]L9E NONS5SICAL PRIMITIVI/ ALLEGATION ?AT LANGUAGE IS ! FIR/ IDEOLOGY1 A CRUDE TRANSLATION ( ! IDEA ( ,SPECTACLE AS M$IATION1 BO? AS EXPLICIT CLAIM 7R>E71 & REF]5CE OR IMPLICIT AW>5ESS 7COMMON74 ,9 !SE USES ( ! IDEA ( ,SPECTACLE1 :AT IS PR9CIPALLY ACCESS$ IS ITS AIM+-AT-!-TOTALITY1 :I* IS H[ ,LANGUAGE E>NS ITS CAPITAL ,L4 ,WE COME TO SU* AN IDEA1 AS ,DEBORD P]HAPS DID ) IMAGES1 BY FIR/ AIM+ AT ! TOTALITY1 ALL ( IT4 ,WE COME TO ! ANXIETY1 ! PRIMITIVI/S TO !IR REFUSAL1 BY ASK+ H[ TO CROSS IT ALL \T4 ,H]E IS AN EXAMPLE1 LESS HY/]ICAL ?AN MO/1 AGA9 FROM BA$AN3 

,ALL DISC\RSE CONSI/S ( NO?+ BUT AN 5DLESS S]IES ( AFFIRMATIONS NO MORE 9SI<TFUL ?AN REM>K+ ?AT WAT] IS WET1 PHRAS$ 9 MORE OR LESS 9T]E/+ & MORE OR LESS R\NDAB\T WAYS4 ,! RE/ >E LIES4 

,AIM+-AT-!-TOTALITY1 WE GET :AT ,I'VE D5OM9AT$ ,LANGUAGE4 ,! 5DLESS S]IES ( AFFIRMATIONS 7YES1 YES1 YES4447 SUGGE/S = ME A REPRES5TATIONAL LANGUAGE CAU<T 9 ITS TAUTOLOGY1 AS M>G>9E-WORDS WAIT TO BE AFFIRM$ 7CODE WORDS OR SLOGANS TO BE SAID YES TO7 OR >E (F]$ AS WAYS ( BE+ SAID YES TO 7PASSWORDS71 AS IMAGES >E PRODUC$ 9 A WAY COMPLETELY DET]M9$ BY ! M$IUM 9 :I* !Y ANTICIPATE CIRCULATION4 ,EXPRESS+ \RSELVES ) SU* WORDS OR SU* IMAGES MAY OR MAY NOT BE M$IATION1 BUT IT IS C]TA9LY M$IATIZATION4 

,AS ,I HAVE NOT$1 ! MO/ COMMON ATTEMPT$ ESCAPE FROM M>G>9E-WORDS1 MUTANT SPEE* 7& ! LESS COMMON ONE1 ACID-WORDS71 LEADS TO A /AG+ ( ?IS ANXIETY 7AS 9COMPREH5SION OR HO/ILITY FROM READ]S OR LI/5]S1 AS ! SPEAK] OR WRIT]'S [N ANXIETY BE=E ! RISK ( MEAN+LESSNESS74 ,FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( ,LANGUAGE1 !SE ESCAPE ATTEMPTS >E ! 9CORRECT WAY TO PLAY ! GAME & WILL ALWAYS REGI/] AS WRONG MOVES1 OR MORALLY IMPROP] GE/URES 7LIES74 ,?OSE :O ADOPT ?IS PO9T ( VIEW1 BUREAUCRATS OR NOT1 W\LD PU% US BACK TO ! /ALE COM=TS ( SMALL TALK OR PRIVATE EX*ANGES ) \R 9TIMATES1 ?OSE LITTLE SPACES WE SUPPOSE WE CONTROL--& ?IS FANTASY ( CONTROL OV] PRIVATE LIFE1 TRUE ONLY = A FEW1 IS PRECISELY MEANT TO REM9D US ?AT PUBLIC OR POLITICAL SPACE IS COMPLETELY COV]$1 ALTOGE!R OCCUPI$1 BY AN IMP5ETRABLE WEB ( IMAGES1 REPRES5TATIONS1 OR444 WORDS4 ,:5 !Y >ISE UNBIDD5 WE >E TO RECOGNIZE1 NOT WORDS1 BUT ! WEB1 ! M$IUM4 

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,SUPPOSE RESI/ANCE IS POSSIBLE4 ,:AT DOES ! UNDO+ ( ! ,SPECTACLE MEAN :5 ONE CONSID]S ?AT ! ,SPECTACLE 0IS0 LANGUAGE1 IS ,LANGUAGE8 

,FIR/ OPTION3 ONE C\LD HAZ>D DEC5T]+ AN IDEA & PRACTICE ( ,LANGUAGE TI$ FIR/ ( ALL TO NATIONALISM1 TO A /&>DIZ$ GRAMM>1 SECONDLY TO A FAMILI>1 L>GELY UNCONSCI\S CULTURAL CONS]VATISM 70! OLD LANGUAGE IS GOOD1 ! NEW LANGUAGE IS BAD071 & ?IRD1 !SE TWO WRAPP$ UP 9 A M$IATIZ$ DISSEM9ATION ( /&>D T]MS & USAGES4 ,DEC5T]+ IT1 WE NO LONG] HAVE ,LANGUAGE BUT LANGUAGES--NOT JU/ 9 ! S5SE ( ! ?\S&S ( WORLD LANGUAGES BUT ALSO AS A CONG]IES ( LANGUAGE-GAMES1 SPEE* G5RES1 LITTLE DISC\RSES & N>RATIVES )9 ANY GIV5 LANGUAGE4 ,! IDEA OR REPRES5TATION ( ,LANGUAGE BREAKS D[N 9TO LANGUAGES1 BUT LANGUAGES !MSELVES SPL9T] 9TO DIALECTS1 SLANGS1 >GOTS1 & SO ON4 ,?IS IS ! S5SE ( ! PROJECT ( ACCEL]AT$ FRAGM5TATION SET UP 9 ,CABAL1 ,>GOT3 IF WE >E CONV9C$ ?AT 

9-GR\P_/\T-GR\P DI*OTOMIES >E ! T5SION ?AT WILL TE> SOCIETY AP>T4 ,DISP>ATE GR\PS :O DO NOT UND]/& EA* O!R >E DE/9$ TO BECOME SEP>ATE 

!N WE SEE ?AT !IR ADVOCACY ( DIFFICULT >GUM5T IS ALSO A K9D ( TE/1 A TE/ ( :O UND]/&S 7GETS IT1 ! JOKE OR REF]5CE7 & :O DOES NOT--! REAL-TIME1 9-P]SON =MATION ( ! 9& \T-GR\PS4 ,& SO1 UND]/&ABLY1 

WE *OOSE TO ASSOCIATE )1 OR SUPPORT1 P>TICUL> FACTIONS1 P>TICUL> GR\PS1 OR P>TICUL> P]SONS4 ,BY ALWAYS TAK+ ! SIDE ( ?OSE )9 \R 9-GR\P1 WE REPUDIATE ! REPRES5TATION ( ! SOCIAL ORD] ?AT MA9TA9S CAPITAL1 ! /ATE1 & ITS TE*NICS4 

,FIR/ OPTION1 !N3 ! GR\PUSCLES & !IR CANT4 

,SECOND OPTION3 ONE C\LD SAVE ! WORK]S' C\NCILS /RATEGY BY R5D]+ !M AS COMMUNICATIONS C\NCILS1 WORK+ ON ! PREMISE ?AT LANGUAGE IS = COMMUNICATION1 & TRY+ TO DO IT RI<T4 ,?IS IS ! SOLUTION ( ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE1 BUT ALSO ( AN >TICLE 9 ,9T]NATIONALE ,SITUATIONNI/E #h1 0,ALL ! ,K+'S ,M50 7! TITLE1 9CID5TALLY1 BE+ A REF]5CE TO ,C>OLL73 

,9-GR\P LANGUAGES--?OSE ( 9=MAL GR\P+S ( Y\NG PEOPLE2 ?OSE ?AT CONTEMPOR>Y AVANT-G>DE CURR5TS DEVELOP = !IR 9T]NAL USE AS !Y GROPE TO DEF9E !MSELVES2 ?OSE ?AT 9 PREVI\S ]AS W]E CONVEY$ BY WAY ( OBJECTIVE POETIC PRODUCTION1 SU* AS TROB> CLUS & DOLCE /IL NUOVO-->E MORE OR LESS SUCCESSFUL EF=TS TO ATTA9 A DIRECT1 TRANSP>5T COMMUNICATION1 MUTUAL RECOGNITION1 MUTUAL ACCORD4 ,BUT SU* EF=TS HAVE BE5 CONF9$ TO SMALL GR\PS ?AT W]E ISOLAT$ 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R4 ,! EV5TS & CELEBRATIONS !Y CREAT$ HAD TO REMA9 )9 ! MO/ N>R[ LIMITS4 ,ONE ( ! TASKS ( REVOLUTION IS TO F$]ATE SU* POETIC 0SOVIETS0 OR COMMUNICATION C\NCILS 9 ORD] TO 9ITIATE A DIRECT COMMUNICATION EV]Y:]E ?AT WILL NO LONG] NE$ TO RESORT TO ! 5EMY'S COMMUNICATION NETWORK 7?AT IS1 TO ! LANGUAGE ( P[]7 & WILL ?US BE ABLE TO TRANS=M ! WORLD ACCORD+ TO ITS DESIRE4 

,TO ! QUE/ION3 H[ DO WORK]S' C\NCILS UNDO SPECTACUL> REPRES5TATION8 ! ANSW] IS3 BECAUSE !Y >E COMMUNICATIONS C\NCILS1 POETIC SOVIETS4 ,!Y F$]ATE ! V]Y GR\PS ?AT ! CABALI/S WANT SEP>ATE & CREATE A K9D ( COMMUNICATIONAL DUAL P[]4 ,?IS IDEA IS ALSO LEGIBLE 9 ,MOHAMM$ ,KHAYATI'S 0,CAPTIVE ,WORDS10 PUBLI%$ 9 ,9T]NATIONALE ,SITUATIONNI/E #a3 

,IT IS ?US ESS5TIAL ?AT WE =GE \R [N LANGUAGE1 ! LANGUAGE ( REAL LIFE1 AGA9/ ! IDEOLOGICAL LANGUAGE ( P[]1 ! T]RA9 ( JU/IFICATION ( ALL ! CATEGORIES ( ! OLD WORLD4 ,FROM N[ ON WE MU/ PREV5T ! FALSIFICATION OR RECUP]ATION ( \R !ORIES4 

,IT IS NOT CLE> H[ ?IS IS IS TO BE DONE O!R ?AN ?R\< ! PROCESS ( FRAGM5TATION-F$]ATION SUGGE/$ BY ! ANONYM\S AU?OR ( 0,ALL ! ,K+'S ,M540 ,KHAYATI CONCLUDES BY CALL+ = A ,SITUATIONI/ DICTION>Y1 A L+UI/IC F$]ATION TOOL1 

A SORT ( CODE BOOK 5ABL+ ONE TO DECIPH] ! NEWS & R5D ! IDEOLOGICAL VEILS ?AT COV] REALITY4 ,WE WILL GIVE POSSIBLE TRANSLATIONS ?AT WILL 5ABLE PEOPLE TO GRASP ! DIFF]5T ASPECTS ( ! SOCIETY ( ! SPECTACLE1 & %[ H[ ! SLI<TE/ SIGNS & 9DICATIONS CONTRIBUTE TO MA9TA9+ IT4 ,9 A S5SE IT WILL BE A BIL+UAL DICTION>Y1 S9CE EA* WORD HAS AN 0IDEOLOGICAL0 MEAN+ = P[] & A REAL MEAN+ ?AT WE ?9K CORRESPONDS TO REAL LIFE 9 ! PRES5T HI/ORICAL PHASE4 

,SECOND OPTION3 ! C\NCILS & !IR DICTION>Y4 

,?IRD OPTION3 ONE MI<T CONSID] UNM$IATIZ$ LIFE OR ACTIVITY SOMEH[ BEYOND ,LANGUAGE OR ,LANGUAGE GAMES4 ,! ,SPECTACLE IS ,LANGUAGE1 ,LANGUAGE IS ! ,SPECTACLE1 9S(> AS \R SPEE* & \R WRIT+ >E B\ND TO ?IS REPRES5TATIONAL =M4 ,P>T ( ?AT IS BE+ =C$ TO SPEAK1 EXPECT$ TO CONFESS1 & DESIR+ IT \RSELVES TOO--5DLESSLY BOT*$ SIL5CE4 ,LANGUAGE RISES UNBIDD5444 AT ! 9CITEM5T ( A P[] RELATION ?AT DEM&S Y\R P>TICIPATION4 ,WE >E /ILL ?9K+ AB\T A MODE ( RELAT+ H]E--:AT IS CALL$1 & IS1 & IS NOT1 REPRES5TATION & COMMUNICATION4 ,BUT ! ,SPECTACLE IS NOT ,LANGUAGE BECAUSE LANGUAGE IS REPRES5TATIONAL & 9=MATIONAL2 ! ,SPECTACLE IS ,LANGUAGE AS REPRES5TATIONAL & 9=MATIONAL4 ,=C$ COMMUNICATION1 EXCLUD$ COMMUNION1 BOT*$1 5DLESSLY BOT*$1 SIL5CE4 

,9T]E/+LY1 SOME V]SION ( ?IS APPROA* IS ALSO LEGIBLE 9 ! TWO A=EM5TION$ ,SITUATIONI/ ESSAYS4 ,IF COMMUNICATIONS C\NCILS >E !IR MAJOR !ME1 ?IS IS !IR M9OR !ME4 ,KHAYATI DISCUSSES DET\RNEM5T 9 A WAY ?AT ANTICIPATES ! CABALI/S3 

,! CRITIQUE ( ! DOM9ANT LANGUAGE1 ! DET\RNEM5T ( IT1 IS GO+ TO BECOME A P]MAN5T PRACTICE ( ! NEW REVOLUTION>Y !ORY4 

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,DET\RNEM5T1 :I* ,LAUTREAMONT CALL$ PLAGI>ISM1 CONFIRMS ! !SIS1 LONG DEMON/RAT$ BY MOD]N >T1 ?AT WORDS >E 9SUBORD9ATE1 ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE = P[] TO TOTALLY RECUP]ATE CREAT$ MEAN+S1 TO FI X AN EXI/+ MEAN+ ONCE & = ALL4 

,& ?IS DET\RNEM5T IS ITSELF POSSIBLE BECAUSE ( ! 09SUBORD9ATION ( WORDS01 :I* ,KHAYATI TIES TO POETRY--NOT POETRY AS WE KN[ IT1 BUT AN ABOLI%$ POETRY3 

,MOD]N POETRY 7EXP]IM5TAL1 P]MUTATIONAL1 SPATIALI/1 SURREALI/ OR NEODADAI/7 IS ! ANTI!SIS ( POETRY1 IT IS ! >TI/IC PROJECT RECUP]AT$ BY P[]4 ,IT ABOLI%ES POETRY )\T REALIZ+ IT1 LIV+ (F ITS [N CONT9UAL SELF-DE/RUCTION4 

,! AU?OR ( 0,ALL ! ,K+S' ,M50 PROPOSES ! O!R AVAILABLE MEAN+ ( POETRY2 9 FACT1 ! 5TIRE PIECE IS 9 ! MA9 AB\T ANO!R WAY TO GRASP POETRY3 

,:AT IS POETRY IF NOT ! REVOLUTION>Y MOM5T ( LANGUAGE1 9SEP>ABLE AS SU* FROM ! REVOLUTION>Y MOM5TS ( HI/ORY & FROM ! HI/ORY ( P]SONAL LIFE8 

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POETRY MU/ BE UND]/OOD AS DIRECT COMMUNICATION )9 REALITY & AS REAL ALT]ATION ( ?IS REALITY4 ,IT IS LIB]AT$ LANGUAGE1 LANGUAGE RECOV]+ ITS RI*NESS1 LANGUAGE BREAK+ ITS RIGID SIGNIFICATIONS & SIMULTANE\SLY EMBRAC+ WORDS & MUSIC1 CRIES & GE/URES1 PA9T+ & MA!MATICS1 FACTS & ACTS4 

,!RE IS1 AGA91 ! W>N+ AGA9/ :AT IS KN[N AS POETRY3 

,ONE ?+ WE CAN BE SURE ( IS ?AT FAKE1 (FICIALLY TOL]AT$ POETRY IS NO LONG] ! POETIC ADV5TURE ( ITS ]A4 ,?US1 :]EAS SURREALISM 9 ! HEYDAY ( ITS ASSAULT AGA9/ ! OPPRESSIVE ORD] ( CULTURE & DAILY LIFE C\LD APPROPRIATELY DEF9E ITS >S5AL AS 0POETRY )\T POEMS IF NECESS>Y10 = ! ,S,I IT IS N[ A MATT] ( A POETRY NECESS>ILY )\T POEMS4 

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,REALIZ+ POETRY MEANS NO?+ LESS ?AN SIMULTANE\SLY & 9SEP>ABLY CREAT+ EV5TS & !IR LANGUAGE4 

,& H[ IS ?AT TO BE DONE8 ,AGA91 FRAGM5TATION-F$]ATION444 ,BUT :AT CONC]NS ME MORE H]E IS ?AT !SE TEXTS COME CLOSE TO ! POSITION ?AT1 NOT POETRY AS WE KN[ IT1 BUT SOME?+ IMPORTANTLY AK9 TO IT1 :AT ,I CALL$ POESY ABOVE1 :AT A WRIT] 9 BA$AN CALLS LY+1 IS A K9D ( PRIMORDIAL ACTIVITY ?AT CAN BE TAPP$ 9TO OR UNLEA%$ AS ! CREATION ( 

EV5TS & !IR LANGUAGE4 

,9 A SOCIETY LIKE \RS WE DO ?IS ?R\< DET\RNEM5T1 UND]/OOD AS A CRITICAL1 DE/RUCTIVE 5GAGEM5T ) BUREAUCRATIC LANGUAGE OR ! LANGUAGE ( P[]1 A 

LANGUAGE ?AT CANNOT & NE$ NOT BE CONFIRM$ BY ANY PREVI\S OR SUPRACRITICAL REF]5CE 

,! O!R1 CORROSIVE1 SIDE ( ACID-WORDS4 ,NOT ACID AS HALLUC9ATORY CREATIVITY1 BUT AS CORROSIVE1 DE/RUCTIVE NONS5SE ON ! WAY TO SIL5CE4 

,?IRD OPTION3 .<SOMEONE787.> & !IR SIL5CE4 

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,:AT ,I HAVE WRITT5 H]E CONC]NS LANGUAGE1 !N1 BUT ONLY SOMETIMES AS ,SPECTACLE1 AS ,LANGUAGE4 ,SOMETIMES ONE IS B\ND TO SPECTACUL> ,LANGUAGE3 

,9 ANALYZ+ ! SPECTACLE WE >E OBLIG$ TO A C]TA9 EXT5T TO USE ! SPECTACLE'S [N LANGUAGE1 9 ! S5SE ?AT WE HAVE TO OP]ATE ON ! ME?ODOLOGICAL T]RA9 ( ! SOCIETY ?AT EXPRESSES ITSELF 9 ! SPECTACLE 

WROTE ,DEBORD4 ,=TUNATELY !RE >E O!R ?+S TO DO ?AN ANALYZE6 ,IF ,I W]E TO REMA9 9 ! LANGUAGE ( ,SPECTACLE1 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT1 YES1 ONE CAN SOMETIMES UNB9D SPECTACUL> REPRES5TATION 7& MY S5SE ( H[ ?AT CAN BE DONE1 ACID-WORDS1 IS 9DE$ CLOS] TO A CON/RUCT$ SITUATION ?AN TO WORK]S' C\NCILS74 ,BUT1 UNB9D+ REPRES5TATION1 BEYOND ,LANGUAGE1 WE DO NOT MOVE BEYOND LANGUAGE AS SU*4 ,H]E WE MU/ FACE \R COLLECTIVE ANXIETY AB\T LANGUAGE4 ,IT WILL /ILL >ISE UNBIDD51 9CIT$ BY /RANG] =CES ?AN \R HUMAN P[] GAMES4 ,EV5 9 \R SIL5CE WE P>TICIPATE 9 ! SEMIOSIS AT WORK 9 NATURE4 ,& NATURE HAS ITS [N F> MORE OM9\S SIL5CES TO :I* WE >E NOT 9VIT$4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE 7:I* IS NOT TO SAY ?AT IT IS PROBABLE7 TO USE LANGUAGE 9 A LUDIC MANN]2 IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO GET US$ BY LANGUAGE1 TO GET PLAY$ BY IT OR BE 9 ITS PLAY 9 A WAY ?AT HAS NO?+ TO DO ) BE+ REPRES5T$ OR SYMBOLIZ$ OR REPRES5T+ OR SYMBOLIZ+4 ,SOME?+ ( ?AT SORT WAS ALWAYS AT WORK 9 POESY4 ,& ?IS RECIPROCAL USE IS RELAT$ TO :AT ! CONCEPT ( ,SPECTACLE 9T5DS2 9 FACT1 IT SEEMS TO ME TO BE ITS %E] POSSIBILITY 7?AT REPRES5TATION OR SYMBOLIZATION PRESUPPOSES SOME O!R K9D ( LANGUAGE-PLAY1 ANO!R USAGE1 AS WORK PRESUPPOSES PLAY OR NON-WORK G5]ALLY74 

,READ ,ROB]T ,DUNCAN AS HE WRITES AB\T AN AVAILABLE %IFT 9 ATTITUDE1 

! *ANGE FROM ! FEEL+ ?AT POETIC =M IS GIV5 TO OR IMPOS$ UPON EXP]I5CE--TRANS=M+ MATT] 9TO CONT5T--TO ! FEEL+ ?AT POETIC =M IS F\ND 9 EXP]I5CE--?AT CONT5T IS DISCOV]$ 9 MATT]4 ,! L9E ( SU* POETRY IS NOT FREE 9 ! S5SE ( BE+ >BITR>Y BUT FREE 9 ITS SE>* & SELF-CREATION1 HAV+ ! C>E & T5SION 7ATT5TION7 ALMO/ ( ! OM9\S444 

,EV]Y?+ ,I HAVE = ! SAKE ( CONV5I5CE CALL$ ,LANGUAGE1 EV]Y?+ WE HAVE 7\T ( :AT IS N[ ALMO/ HABIT7 CALL$ ,SPECTACLE1 CORRESPONDS P]HAPS TO ! FIR/ FEEL+1 :I* DI/URBS MATT] 5DLESSLY4 ,IT TRANSLATES ! MATT] ( SPEE* 7POESY7 9TO A COMMUNICABLE & 9=MATIONAL =M1 BOT*+ COMMUNION1 RU9+ SIL5CE4 ,IF IT W]E ONLY A G5RE1 A GAME TO OPT 9TO1 A DREAM FROM :I* WE C\LD /ILL AWAK5444 OR TURN ! PAGE ON TO SEE :AT IS NEXT 9 ! AN?OLOGY444 ,BY CONTRA/1 ! FEEL+ ?AT ! =M IS F\ND 9 EXP]I5CE1 & CONT5T 9 MATT]1 ALL[S = ! C>E & T5SION ?AT >E NE$$ TO MAKE & %>E ACID-WORDS4 ,P>T ( !IR OP]ATION IS TO DE/ROY ,LANGUAGE1 BUT ?IS IS NOT :AT !Y >E =4 ,!Y >E NOT = ANY?+4 ,?IS IS ! FRE$OM ( ! L9E S5S$ BY SOME POETS1 & ALSO :AT IS ALSO OM9\S 9 ACID-WORDS3 9 !IR PLAY !Y DO NOT D5Y OR ELUDE SIL5CE4 

,= WORDS >E NOT ?\<TS WE HAVE BUT IDEAS 9 ?+S1 & ! POET MU/ ATT5D NOT TO :AT HE MEANS TO SAY BUT TO :AT :AT HE SAYS MEANS4 

--,TO TURN AWAY FROM ?OSE :O1 9 A D\BLY HO/ILE GE/URE1 DID NOT C>E ?AT LEVY WROTE1 & LAT] DEM&$ ( HIM TO EXPLA9 :AT HE MEANT4 ,SO Y\ HIDE1 TAKE ACID-WORDS444 7,IT IS PLEASANT TO IMAG9E ,DUNCAN :ISP]+ SWEETLY 9 LEVY'S E>1 CALM+ HIM MOM5T>ILY1 A K9DLY APP>ITION 9 ! C\RSE ( ! TRIP4 ,TO REM9D HIM HE TOOK ACID SO AS NOT TO HAVE TO TAKE ACID47 

,IT REMA9S TO ASK :O IS CAPABLE ( SAY+ !Y >E POETS1 & :Y4 ,BUT AS ?AT IS SOME?+ TO DISCUSS ELSE:]E1 ,I WILL RETURN = ! DE/RUCTIVE FUN ( IT TO TALK+ AB\T AN>*I/S4 

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,!RE IS NO REASON TO BO!R ) SAY+ Y\ >E AN AN>*I/ OR TALK+ TO O!RS IF Y\ >E NOT SEEK+ ANO!R RELATION TO ! WORLD1 TO LIFE1 TO ?9K+1 & TO LANGUAGE4 ,9 ?IS ESSAY ,I HAVE BE5 ESPECIALLY CONC]N$ ) ! RELATION TO LANGUAGE1 BUT ALL ( !SE RELATIONS >E IMPLICAT$1 >E AT /AKE4 ,! O!R RELATION ?AT WE >E SEEK+ 9VOLVES A P>ADOX3 WE >E SO CONC]N$ ) 5D+ ! RELATION WE DO HAVE ) WORLD1 LIFE1 ?9K+1 & LANGUAGE ?AT 9 ! UNDO+ ( ! O!R T]M WE >E BR\<T TO CONSID] ! POSSIBILITY ?AT ! RELATION ITSELF IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,I MEAN ?AT 9 SOME S5SE WE CEASE TO ?9K ?AT !RE IS A ,WORLD AT ALL1 ?AT ,LIFE CAN BECOME A P]NICI\S CONCEPT1 ?AT ,?9K+ IS REVEAL$ AS NOT BE+ \RS OR = US4 ,FOLL[+ ?IS TREA*]\S PA? IT MAY TURN \T ?AT !RE IS SIMPLY NO?+ TO BE SAID AB\T LANGUAGE ITSELF1 AB\T ,LANGUAGE4 ,WE >E LEFT ) ?IS /RANGE IDEA ( CROSS$-\T ,LANGUAGE 9/EAD ( A !ORY OR CONCEPT ( LANGUAGE4 

,& YET WE F9D MANY :O SPEAK AB\T LANGUAGE 9 G5]AL1 ASSIMILAT+ IT TO ,LANGUAGE4 ,!Y HAVE NOT E>N$ ! FULLNESS ( \R ATT5TION4 ,!Y W\LD DO BETT] TO LI/5 ?AN TO SPEAK--TO ATT5D1 ?AT IS1 TO ! SPEE* PRACTICES ( ?OSE >\ND !M1 & EV5TUALLY TO !IR [N WORDS1 JU/ AS HE :O SAYS HE HATES POETRY OR MUSIC IS BE/ 9VIT$ TO READ OR LI/5 & NOT TO FUR!R DISCUSSION4 

,?AT IS TO SAY1 IF A WORD OR PHRASE IS NOT TAK5 TO ! LIMIT :]E IT IS 7AT LEA/ 9 PASS+7 %[N TO BE DEVOID ( S5SE OR PUR*ASE1 !N WE WILL REMA9 BEHOLD5 TO A LIB]AL1 OR RELATIVI/1 OR PLURALI/ S5SIBILITY1 ! HOPE = BETT] M>G>9E-WORDS OR AN UNM>K$ & UNIV]SAL ORD9>Y LANGUAGE ?AT ALL CAN %>E 9 EQUALLY4 ,MANA-WORDS SOMETIMES GO TO ! LIMIT1 BUT USUALLY 9 CABALI/IC SETT+S4 ,ACID-WORDS ALWAYS GO TO ! LIMIT3 TO DISCOV] OR 9V5T !M IS TO /OP REPEAT+1 TO REPEAT ) A DIFF]5CE1 TO RISK NONS5SE2 & TO >RIVE AT NONS5SE IS TO APPROA* SIL5CE OR1 (T5 5\<1 TO BECOME SIL5T4 

,& SIL5CE IS BEYOND DIFF]5CE & REPETITION4 

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,A WORD IS NOT NECESS>ILY ! UNIT ?R\< :I* WE 5C\NT] LANGUAGE4 ,A PHRASE OR AN 5TIRE DISC\RSE C\LD BR+ US A HAPPY 9SI<T AS WELL4 ,H[EV]1 WORD IS ! WORD ,I'VE RETA9$ = ! 9SI<T-CATALY/ ?R\< MO/ ( ?IS WRIT+2 ,I ?9K ( EA* ONE AS A %>D1 A FRAGM5T ( AN IMPOSSIBLE ,TOTALITY1 ! NO?+NESS ( ,LANGUAGE4 ,AFT] ?AT HAPPY 9SI<T DAWNS1 ! DISC\RSE1 ! PHRASES1 &1 YES1 A LITTLE WORD WILL EA* REM9D Y\ ( ITS [N PL5ITUDE4 ,=TUNATELY1 SU* MEMORABILIA >E ALL ?AT REMA9S AFT] ACID-WORDS DO !IR DELICATE OR GRISLY WORK4 ,NO HO>Y NIHILI/ !ORY ( LANGUAGE WILL APPE> TO CONV5I5TLY REPEAT TO Y\ :AT Y\ ALREADY SIL5TLY SUSPECT$3 ?AT S5SE IS ! MO/ FRAGILE MATT]1 A FLEET+ PUR*ASE4 ,H[EV]1 AS A SIL5T ACCOMPANIM5T TO ! DISC\RSE1 ! PHRASES1 & ! LITTLE WORD1 MAYBE !RE IS ?IS NIHILI/ IDEA ( :AT LANGUAGE IS NOT1 ?AT ,LANGUAGE IS NOT1 WITNESS TO ITS DISSOLUTION1 ALONG ) WORLD1 LIFE1 & ?\<T4 

.<#a.> ,= CONTEXT ON ! DISCUSSION1 SEE ! Z9ES ,! ,BROK5 ,TEAPOT1 ,ACC\NT+ = ,\RSELVES1 & ,BURN+ ! ,BRIDGES ,!Y ,>E ,BUILD+ 

.<#b.> ,SEE 0,OP]ATION ,M>G>9E0 9 ,MY?OLOGIES4 ,I HAVE MODIFI$ ! TRANSLATION4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,I ?\<T ?AT ,ORD] DID NOT NE$ TO BE QUALIFI$ BY ,E/ABLI%$4 

.<#c.> ,SEE ! DISCUSSION ONL9E1 OR 9 ! Z9E ,AN>*ISM & ! ,5GLI% ,LANGUAGE_/ ,5GLI% & ! ,AN>*I/S' ,LANGUAGE 

.<#d.> ,MC,K5ZIE ,W>K CALLS ?IS 0L[ !ORY40 ,SEE HIS ,! ,BEA* ,B5EA? ! ,/REET1 & MY COMM5TS 9 0,WAYS 9 ,& ,WAYS ,\T ( ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,LABYR9?10 ,! ,ANVIL ,REVIEW #d4 

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