,WILLFUL ,DISOB$I5CE ,VOLUME #b1 NUMB] #a 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANNIE ,LE ,BRUN 

,AU?OR 3 ,CAN5]O 

,AU?OR 3 ,MASSIMO ,PASSAMANI 

,AU?OR 3 ,EL ,PASO 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLFUL ,DISOB$I5CE 

,TEXT 3 

,A ,FEW ,WORDS3 AGA9/ B9OMIAL ?9K+ 

,AS \R DESIRE TO CREATE \R LIVES AS WE SEE FIT1 TO REALIZE \RSELVES TO ! FULLE/ EXT5T1 TO REAPPROPRIATE ! CONDITIONS ( \R EXI/5CE1 DEVELOPS 9TO A REAL PROJECT ( REVOLT AGA9/ ALL DOM9ATION & OPPRESSION1 WE BEG9 TO 5C\NT] ! WORLD ) A MORE P5ETRAT+ EYE4 ,\R IDEAS %>P5 AS !Y BECOME TOOLS 9 A LIFE & 9 RELATION%IPS AIM$ AT ! DE/RUCTION ( ! SOCIAL ORD] & ! OP5+ ( UNKN[N POSSIBILITIES = EXPLOR+ ! 9F9ITY ( S+UL> BE+S4 ,) A CLE> AIM1 A RESOLUTE PROJECT ( REVOLT1 IT IS MU* EASI] TO ?R[ (F ! ME?ODS ( ?\<T IMPOS$ BY ?IS SOCIETY3 BY S*OOL1 RELIGION1 TELEVISION1 ! M$IA1 ADV]TIS+1 ELECTIONS1 ! 9T]NET -- ALL ! $UCATIONAL1 9=MATIONAL & COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS ?R\< :I* ! RUL+ ORD] EXPRESSES ITSELF4 ,ONE :O HAS A LIFE PROJECT1 A PROJECT ( REVOLT ?AT MOTIVATES H] ACTIVITIES TO !IR DEP?S1 BAS$ ON HIS DESIRES & PASSIONS1 NOT ON AN IDEOLOGY OR CAUSE1 WILL ?US EXPRESS H] IDEAS ANALYZES & CRITIQUES ) ! ASSURANCE ( ONE :O IS SPEAK+ FROM LIFE1 FROM ! DEP?S ( HIS [N BE+4 

,BUT :]E A PROJECTUAL PRACTICE ( REVOLT IS LACK+ 7&1 LET'S BE CLE>1 ,I AM NOT TALK+ AB\T HAV+ A BUN* ( R&OM 0RADICAL0 PROJECTS LIKE AN 9FO%OP1 A PIRATE RADIO /ATION1 A 0,FOOD NOT ,BOMBS01 ETC1 BUT ( CREAT+ ONE'S LIFE & RELATION%IPS 9 ACTIVE REVOLT AGA9/ ! CURR5T EXI/5CE 9 ITS TOTALITY71 PEOPLE CONT9UE TO 5C\NT] ! WORLD 9 WAYS ?AT !Y W]E TAU<T1 US+ ! ME?ODS ( ?9K+ IMPOS$ BY ! CURR5T SOCIAL ORD] -- ?IS TOL]ANT ORD] ( DEMOCRATIC DISCUSSION :]E !RE >E TWO SIDES TO EV]Y QUE/ION2 :]E WE ALL HAVE A *OICE444 AMONG ! LIMIT$ OPTIONS (F]$ 9 ! M>KETPLACE ( GOODS & ( OP9IONS1 ?AT IS2 :]E ! 0IDEAS0 (F]$ HAVE ALL BE5 SEP>AT$ FROM LIFE1 DRA9$ ( ALL EXCEPT ! MO/ 9/RUM5TAL PASSIONS & DESIRES1 DRA9$ ( JOY & SORR[ & RAGE2 :]E EV]Y DESIRE IS DRA9$ ( ITS S+UL>ITY & IMM$IATE CONT5T & CON=M$ TO ! NE$S ( :ATEV] IDEOLOGY & ( ! M>KETPLACE4 ,!RE IS NO PLACE H]E = ! /RONG & PASSIONATE CRITIQUE ?AT SPR+S FROM \R DESIRE = ! FULLNESS ( LIFE1 FROM \R AW>5ESS ( ! COMPLEXITY ( ! WORLD WE FACE & ! WORLD WE WANT TO CREATE1 BECAUSE H]E ALL IDEAS HAVE BE5 FLATT5$ 9 TO OP9IONS & EV]Y OP9ION IS EQUAL -- & EQUALLY EMPTY4 

,& SO )\T A PROJECT ( REVOLT ?AT SPR+S FROM ! FULLNESS ( \R BE+ & \R RELATION%IPS1 EV5 WE AN>*I/S F9D \R ?9K+ P]MEAT$ ) ! ME?ODOLOGY ( OP9ION4 ,?US1 ! B9OMIALISM ( ! PUBLIC POLL P5ETRATES 9TO ! EXPRESSION ( SO-CALL$ AN>*I/ IDEAS3 >E Y\ A COMMUNI/ OR >E Y\ AN 9DIVIDUALI/8 DO Y\ SACRIFICE Y\RSELF & Y\R DESIRES TO A MORALI/IC 0GRE5 AN>*I/0 VISION ( A DI/ANT FUTURE :]E :AT IS LEFT ( HUMANITY REV]TS TO ! SUPPOS$ $5I CONDITIONS ( PREHI/ORIC =AG]S OR TO AN EQUALLY DI/ANT 0R$ AN>*I/0 VISION ( ! SELF-MANAG$ 9DU/RIAL WORK]S' P>ADISE8 DO Y\ ADH]E TO FEM9ISM OR DO Y\ UPHOLD MALE DOM9ATION8 ,! LI/ C\LD GO ON1 BUT ! PO9T IS ?AT SU* B9OMIAL ?9K+ IS A CLE> SIGN ?AT ONE'S REVOLT IS /ILL 9 ! REALM ( MORALS & IDEALS EXT]NAL TO ONESELF & ?US 9 ! REALM ( OP9ION4 

,TO IMAG9E A COMMUNISM DEVELOP$ PRECISELY TO EXP& 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM & TO SEE SU* FRE$OM AS FL\RI%+ 9 ! CONTEXT ( ?AT EQUALITY ( ACCESS TO ALL ! TOOLS NECESS>Y = DET]M9+ ! CONDITIONS ( ONE'S EXI/5CE ?AT IS TRUE COMMUNISM -- ?IS IS A BIT COMPLEX = ! WORLD ( OP9ION4 ,TO CONCEIVE ( A CRITIQUE ( CIVILIZATION ?AT ORIG9ATES 9 ONE'S DESIRE = ! FULLNESS ( BE+ ?AT CIVILIZATION CANNOT (F]1 BECAUSE ITS EXPANSION CAN ONLY BE BAS$ ON A HOMOG5IZATION ?AT DIM9I%ES EXI/5CE 9 ! NAME ( MONOLI?IC CONTROL1 & TO !RE=E 5VISION & ACT TO REALIZE NOT A MODEL ( AN IDEAL WORLD1 BUT ?AT REVOLUTION>Y RUPTURE ?AT OP5S MYRIADS ( UNKN[N POSSIBILITIES FROM :I* A NEW DECIVILIZ$ EXI/5CE C\LD DEVELOP BAS$ ON \R DESIRES & DREAMS -- ?IS IS NO?+ BUT PURE EGOISM FROM ! /&PO9T ( IDEOLOGY & MORALITY4 ,TO CRITICIZE !  POV]TY ( ! PRACTICE ( FEM9ISM & ! EMPT9ESS ( SO MANY ( ITS !ORETICAL CON/RUCTS :I* HAVE LEFT IT 9CAPABLE ( TRULY CONFRONT+ & MOV+ BEYOND G5D] BECAUSE ONE IMAG9ES A LIB]ATION FROM ! CON/RA9TS ( G5D] ?AT IS NOT HOMOG5IZATION 9TO A UNIV]SAL &ROGYNY BUT RA!R ! OP5+ UP ( ! FULL SPECTRUM ( S+UL> EXPRESSIONS ( ONE'S BE+ 9 ! SEXUAL & PASSIONAL SPH]ES  & EV]Y O!R SPH]E ?AT G5D] HAS AFFECT$ -- ?IS IS PURE >ROGANCE P>TICUL>LY IF ONE HAPP5S TO BE A MAN4 ,NO1 IT IS BETT] TO KEEP ONE'S ?\<T )9 ! CON/RA9TS ( (F]$ *OICES1 TO FLATT5 ONE'S IDEAS 9TO OP9IONS1 TO NOT ONLY TOL]ATE BLATANT /UPIDITY1 BUT TO BL9D ONESELF TO IT EV5 AMONG ?OSE :O >E SUPPOS$LY \R COMRADES1 TO AVOID LIV+ & ?9K+ 9 A PROJECTUAL MANN]4 ,O!RWISE1 ONE RISKS MEET+ LIFE FACE-TO-FACE & TRULY HAV+ TO GRAPPLE ) EXI/5CE4 

,BUT = SOME ( US REVOLT IS NOT A HOBBY1 AN>*Y IS NOT A WORD WE USE TO MAKE \RSELVES FEEL MORE RADICAL4 ,!SE >E \R LIFE'S PROJECT1 ! WAY ( BE+ WE >E /RIV+ TO CREATE4 ,! IDEAS WE DEVELOP >E NOT M]E OP9IONS1 BUT ! \TGR[? ( ! PASSIONATE REASON ( \R PROJECT1 BAS$ 9 \R LIVES1 \R DESIRES & \R DREAMS AS !Y 5C\NT] ! WORLD4 ,!Y >E AS FLUID AS LIV$ DESIRES & DREAMS1 BUT ?IS FLUIDITY IS /RONG1 ASSUR$ & DET]M9$4 ,& IF1 AS SOME HAVE SAID1 ?IS MAKES US DOGMATIC & >ROGANT1 !N WE NE$ MORE DOGMATIC & >ROGANT AN>*I/S4 ,BECAUSE IT IS NOT ! CEASELESS NEGOTIATION ( OP9IONS1 ( DEMOCRATIC DISC\RSE1 ?AT WILL BR+ D[N ! RUL+ ORD]1 BUT ! REVOLT ( 9DOMITABLE 9DIVIDUALS :O REFUSE TO COMPROMISE !MSELVES1 COM+ TOGE!R TO DE/ROY ALL DOM9ATION4 

,AGA9/ ! ,LOGIC ( ,SUBMISSION3 ,REVOLT1 NOT ,!RAPY 

,:5 ! SITUATIONI/ IDEA ?AT REVOLUTION W\LD BE !RAPEUTIC F\ND ITS WAY 9TO ! ,5GLI% LANGUAGE1 IT OP5$ A ,P&ORA'S BOX ( MISUND]/&+4 ,IT SEEMS CLE> TO ME ?AT ! SITUATIONI/S W]E PO9T+ \T ?AT A REAL REVOLUTION>Y RUPTURE W\LD BREAK D[N ! SOCIAL CON/RA9TS :I* UND]LIE SO MU* ( :AT IS CONSID]$ 0M5TAL ILLNESS0 & 0EMOTIONAL DI/URBANCE01 FREE+ PEOPLE TO DISCOV] !IR [N MEAN+S & ME?ODS ( ?9K+ & FEEL+4 ,BUT MANY HAVE UND]/OOD ?IS CONCEPT DIFF]5TLY1 TAK+ IT TO MEAN ?AT REVOLUTION IS TO BE SOME?+ LIKE AN 5C\NT] GR\P1 A C\NSEL+ SESSION OR PSY*OLOGICAL 0SELF-HELP0 ACTIVITY4 ,CEASELESS SELF-EXAM9ATION1 EMB>RASS+ CONFESSIONALISM1 ! GAMUT ( SUPPORT GR\PS1 SAFE SPACES1 & ! LIKE COME TO BE UND]/OOD AS 0REVOLUTION>Y0 ACTIVITY4 ,& MANY SO-CALL$ REVOLUTION>IES1 9 CON=MITY TO SU* A PRACTICE1 T5D TO BECOME ! EMOTIONALLY CRIPPL$ NEUROTICS ?AT !Y ASSUME !Y >E1 SE>*+ = A REVOLUTION>Y HEAL+ ?AT WILL NEV] COME1 BECAUSE ?IS ASSUM$ ROLE IS 9H]5TLY SELF-P]PETUAT+ &1 ?US P]PETUATES ! SOCIETY ?AT PRODUCES IT4 ,:AT IS MISS+ FROM ?IS !RAPEUTIC CONCEPTION ( REVOLUTION IS REVOLT4 

,! DE/RUCTION ( ! SOCIAL ORD] ) ! AIM ( LIB]AT+ \RSELVES FROM ALL DOM9ATION & EXPLOITATION1 FROM EV]Y CON/RA9T ON ! FULL DEVELOPM5T ( \R S+UL>ITY1 C]TA9LY REQUIRES AN ANALYSIS ( H[ \R LIVES1 \R PASSIONS1 \R DESIRES & DREAMS HAVE BE5 ALI5AT$ FROM US1 H[ \R M9DS HAVE BE5 CON/RA9$ TO REASON 9 C]TA9 WAYS1 H[ WE HAVE BE5 TRA9$ TO FOLL[ ! LOGIC ( SUBMISSION4 ,BUT SU* AN ANALYSIS MU/ BE A SOCIAL ANALYSIS1 NOT A PSY*OANALYSIS4 ,IT MU/ BE AN EXAM9ATION ( ! SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS1 ROLES & RELATION%IPS ?AT %APE ! CONDITIONS UND] :I* WE >E =C$ TO EXI/4 

,CONSID] ?IS ANALOGY4 ,IF A P]SON HAS BROK5 H] LEG1 ( C\RSE1 %E MU/ TRY TO SET IT1 GET A CA/ OR SPL9T & F9D A CRUT*4 ,BUT IF ! REASON :Y HE IS HAV+ TR\BLE WALK+ IS ?AT SOMEONE HAS PUT A BALL & *A9 ON HIS LEG1 !N H] FIR/ PRIORITY IS TO CUT (F  ?AT *A9 & !N TO GU>ANTEE ?AT IT WON'T HAPP5 AGA9 BY DE/ROY+ ! S\RCE ( ! *A94 

,BY ACCEPT+ ! IDEA 7PROMOT$ HEAVILY BY PROGRESSIVE $UCATION & PUBLICITY7 ?AT ! /RUCTURES ( OPPRESSION >E ESS5TIALLY M9DSETS 9SIDE ( \RSELVES1 WE BECOME FOCUS$ ON \R [N PRESUM$ WEAKNESS1 ON H[ CRIPPL$ WE SUPPOS$LY >E4 ,\R TIME IS EAT5 UP BY ATTEMPTS AT SELF-HEAL+ ?AT NEV] COME TO AN 5D1 BECAUSE WE HAVE BECOME SO FOCUS$ ON \RSELVES & \R 9ABILITY TO WALK ?AT WE FAIL TO NOTICE ! *A9 ON \R LEG4 ,?IS 5DLESS CYCLE ( SELF-ANALYSIS IS NOT ONLY T$I\S & SELF-9DULG5T2 IT IS ALSO UTT]LY USELESS 9 CREAT+ A REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT1 BECAUSE IT GETS 9 ! WAY ( SOCIAL ANALYSIS & IT TRANS=MS US 9TO LESS CAPABLE 9DIVIDUALS4 

,! !RAPEUTIC APPROA* TO SOCIAL OPPRESSION 5DS UP FOCUS+ ON A MYRIAD ( 0ISMS0 ) :I* WE >E 9FECT$3 RACISM1 SEXISM1 CLASSISM1 /ATISM1 AU?ORIT>IANISM1 ABLISM1 AGEISM1 ETC41 ETC4 ,BECAUSE ! FIR/ TWO GIVE V]Y REAL & CLE> EXPRESSION ( ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 PSY*OANALYSIS & SOCIAL ANALYSIS1 BETWE5 ! APPROA* ( !RAPY & ?AT ( REVOLT1 ,I WILL EXAM9E !M BRIEFLY4 ,VIEW+ RACISM & SEXISM AS ESS5TIALLY UNCONSCI\S M9DSETS & ! BEHAVIOR !SE PRODUCE1 ! NATURE ( :I* WE >E NOT ALWAYS AW>E1 WE >E DRAWN ONTO A PRACTICE ( CON/ANT SELF-EXAM9ATION1 CON/ANT SELF-D\BT1 :I* EFFECTIVELY DISABLES US1 P>TICUL>LY 9 \R ABILITY TO 9T]ACT ) ! O!R4 ,RACISM & SEXISM BECOME SOME?+ NEBUL\S1 A P]VASIVE VIRUS :I* 9FECTS EV]YONE4 ,IF ONE HAS ! BAD =TUNE ( BE+ 0:ITE0 & 0MALE0 7EV5 IF ONE CONSCI\SLY REJECTS ALL ! SOCIAL CON/RA9TS & DEF9ITIONS BEH9D SU* LABELS71 !N HE IS REQUIR$ TO ACCEPT ! JUDGM5T ( 0NON-:ITES0 & 0FEMALES0 AB\T ! SIGNIFICANCE1 ! 0REAL0 UNCONSCI\S MOTIVATIONS ( HIS ACTIONS4 ,TO DO O!RWISE W\LD CON/ITUTE >ROGANCE1 A LACK ( CONSID]ATION & AN EX]CISE ( 0PRIVILEGE04 ,! ONLY \TCOME ,I CAN SEE FROM SU* A WAY ( DEAL+ ) !SE MATT]S 7& IT IS C]TA9LY ! ONLY \TCOME ,I HAVE EV] SE57 IS ! CREATION ( A BUN* ( %Y1 YET 9QUISITORIAL MICE TIP-TOE+ >\ND EA* O!R = FE> ( BE+ JUDG$1 & JU/ AS 9CAPABLE ( ATTACK+ ! F\NDATIONS ( ?IS SOCIETY AS !Y >E ( RELAT+ TO EA* O!R4 

,IF1 ON ! O!R H&1 WE VIEW RACISM & SEXISM AS EXPRESSIONS ( ! SOCIAL IDEOLOGICAL CON/RUCTS ( RACE & G5D] :I* HAVE SPECIFIC 9/ITUTIONAL F\NDATIONS1 A V]Y DIFF]5T APPROA* APPLIES4 ,! CONCEPT ( RACE AS IT IS CURR5TLY UND]/OOD H]E 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA HAS ITS ORIG9S 9 ! 9/ITUTIONS ( BLACK SLAV]Y & ! G5OCIDE AGA9/ ! 9DIG5\S PEOPLE ( ?IS CONT95T4 ,ONCE E/ABLI%$ BY !SE 9/ITUTIONS1 IT BECAME ROOT$ 9TO ALL ( ! P[] /RUCTURES ON ONE LEVEL OR ANO!R DUE TO ITS USEFULNESS TO ! RUL+ CLASS1 & WAS TRICKL$ D[N TO ! EXPLOIT$ CLASSES AS A MEANS ( SEP>AT+ !M & KEEP+ !M FI<T+ AMONG !MSELVES4 ,SEXISM HAS ITS ORIG9S 9 ! 9/ITUTIONS ( PROP]TY1 M>RIAGE & ! FAMILY4 ,IT IS H]E ?AT PATRI>*Y & MALE DOM9ANCE HAVE !IR SEAT4 ,)9 ?IS FRAMEWORK1 G5D] IS CREAT$ AS A SOCIAL CON/RUCT1 & AS ) RACE1 IT IS ! CONT9U+ USEFULNESS ( ?IS CON/RUCT TO ! RUL+ CLASS ?AT HAS KEPT IT 9 PLACE 9 SPITE ( ! 9CREAS+LY OBVI\S ABSURDITY ( ! 9/ITUTIONS ?AT >E ITS BASIS4 ,?US1 ! DE/RUCTION ( RACISM & SEXISM MU/ />T ) ! EXPLICITLY REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT ( DE/ROY+ ! 9/ITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS :I* >E ! CURR5T BASIS = ! CON/RUCTS ( RACE & G5D]4 ,SU* A PROJECT IS NOT ONE ( !RAPY1 BUT ( REVOLT4 ,IT WILL NOT BE ACCOMPLI%$ BY %Y1 TIPTOE+ MICE -- NOR BY 9QUISITORS -- BUT BY SELF-CONFID5T1 9DOMITABLE REBELS4 

,I WON'T GO 9TO ! ABSURDITY ( SU* T]MS AS CLASSISM OR /ATISM H]E BECAUSE ?AT IS NOT MY PURPOSE4 ,MY PURPOSE IS TO PO9T \T ?AT1 ?\< REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE MAY1 9DE$1 HAVE ! 0!RAPEUTIC0 EFFECT ( BREAK+ D[N SOCIAL CON/RA9TS & ?US OP5+ ! M9D TO NEW WAYS ( ?9K+ & FEEL+ ?AT MAKE ONE MORE 9TELLIG5T & PASSIONATE1 ?IS IS PRECISELY BECAUSE IT IS NOT !RAPY1 :I* FOCUSES ON ONE'S WEAKNESS1 BUT A SELF-DET]M9$ PROJECT ( REVOLT SPR++ FROM ONE'S /R5G?4 

,FRE$OM BELONGS TO ! 9DIVIDUAL -- ?IS IS A BASIC AN>*I/ PR9CIPLE -- & AS SU* RESIDES 9 9DIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ONESELF & 9 FREE ASSOCIATION ) O!RS4 ,?US1 !RE CAN BE NO OBLIGATIONS1 NO DEBTS1 ONLY *OICES ( H[ TO ACT4 ,! !RAPEUTIC APPROA* TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS IS ! V]Y OPPOSITE ( ?IS44 ,BAS+ ITSELF 9 ! IDEA ?AT WE >E CRIPPL$ RA!R ?AN *A9$1 9H]5TLY WEAK RA!R ?AN HELD D[N1 IT IMPOSES AN OBLIGATORY 9T]DEP5D5CE1 A MUTUALITY ( 9CAPACITY1 RA!R ?AN A %>+ ( /R5G?S & CAPABILITIES4 ,9 ?IS1 IT P>ALLELS ! (FICIAL WAY ( DEAL+ ) !SE PROBLEMS4 ,& NO WOND]4 ,IT IS ! NATURE ( WEAKNESS TO SUBMIT4 ,IF WE ALL ASSUME \R [N WEAKNESS1 \R P]PETUAL 9T]NAL 9FECTION BY !SE V>I\S SOCIAL DISEASES1 !N WE WILL CONT9UE TO NURTURE A SUBMISSIVE WAY ( 9T]ACT+ ) ! WORLD1 EV] READY TO ADMIT GUILT1 TO APOLOGIZE1 TO BACK D[N FROM :AT WE'VE SAID OR DONE4 ,?IS IS ! V]Y OPPOSITE ( RESPONSIBILITY1 :I* ACTS CONSCI\SLY ) ! ASSURANCE ( ONE'S PROJECTUAL APPROA* TO LIFE1 READY TO TAKE ! CONSEQU5CES ( ONE'S *OICES -- ! \TLAW WOR?Y ( H] TRANSGRESSIONS4 

,9 ! FACE ( T5 ?\S& YE>S ( 9/ITUTIONAL OPPRESSION1 T5 ?\S& YE>S 9 :I* A RUL+ CLASS & ! /RUCTURES ?AT SUPPORT ITS P[] HAVE DET]M9$ ! CONDITIONS ( \R EXI/5CE1 :AT WE NE$ IS NOT !RAPY1 BUT /RONG-WILL$ REVOLT AIM$ AT DEVELOP+ A REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT ?AT CAN DE/ROY ?IS SOCIETY & ITS 9/ITUTIONS4 

,! ,P[] ( ! ,/ATE 

.<,?IS IS ! FIR/ 9 A S]IES ( >TICLES EXAM9+ ! V>I\S 9/ITUTIONS1 /RUCTURES & SY/EMS ( DOM9ATION & EXPLOITATION :I* DEF9E \R CURR5T EXI/5CE4 ,!SE >TICLES >E NOT 9T5D$ TO BE COMPREH5SIVE NOR TO BE F9AL ANSW]S1 BUT RA!R TO BE P>T ( A DISCUSSION ?AT ,I HOPE WILL GO ON 9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES AIM$ AT DEVELOP+ A SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/ !ORETICAL EXPLORATION ( ! REALITY WE >E FAC+4 ,A GREAT DEAL ( ! ANALYSIS ?AT CURR5TLY GOES ON 9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES IS DEP5D5T ON M>XI/ OR PO/MOD]NI/ CATEGORIES & CONCEPTS4 ,!SE MAY 9DE$ BE USEFUL1 BUT TO SIMPLY ACCEPT !M A PRIORI1 )\T EXAM9+ SOCIAL REALITY 9 T]MS ( \R [N SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT 9DICATES AN 9TELLECTUAL LAZ9ESS4 ,SO ,I HOPE WE CAN BEG9 TO DISCUSS & EXAM9E ! WORLD 9 T]MS ( \R [N PROJECTS1 DREAMS & DESIRES1 C]TA9LY GRASP+ ALL ANALYZES ?AT WE F9D USEFUL1 BUT 9 ORD] TO CREATE \R [N !ORETICAL & PRACTICAL REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT4.> 

,IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TODAY1 EV5 9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES1 TO HE> ! /ATE DESCRIB$ AS A M]E S]VANT ( ! MULT9ATIONALS1 ! ,I,M,F1 ! ,WORLD ,BANK & O!R 9T]NATIONAL ECONOMIC 9/ITUTIONS4 ,ACCORD+ TO ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 ! /ATE IS NOT SO MU* ! HOLD] & >BIT] ( P[] AS M]ELY A COORD9ATOR ( ! 9/ITUTIONS ( SOCIAL CONTROL ?R\< :I* CORPORATE ECONOMIC RUL]S MA9TA9 !IR P[]4 ,FROM ?IS IT IS POSSIBLE TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS ?AT >E QUITE DETRIM5TAL TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( AN AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT4 ,IF ! /ATE IS M]ELY A POLITICAL /RUCTURE = MA9TA9+ /ABILITY ?AT IS CURR5TLY 9 ! S]VICE ( ! GREAT ECONOMIC P[]S RA!R ?AN A P[] 9 ITS [N RI<T ) ITS [N 9T]E/S MA9TA9+ ITSELF ?R\< DOM9ATION & REPRESSION1 !N IT C\LD BE RE=M$ DEMOCRATICALLY MADE 9TO AN 9/ITUTIONAL OPPOSITION TO ! P[] ( ! MULT9ATIONALS4 ,IT W\LD SIMPLY BE A MATT] ( 0! ,PEOPLE0 BECOM+ A C\NT]-P[] & TAK+ CONTROL ( ! /ATE4 ,SU* AN IDEA SEEMS TO LIE BEH9D ! ABSURD NOTION ( C]TA9 CONTEMPOR>Y ANTI-CAPITALI/S ?AT WE %\LD SUPPORT ! 9T]E/S ( NATION-/ATES AGA9/ ! 9T]NATIONAL ECONOMIC 9/ITUTIONS4 ,A CLE>] UND]/&+ ( ! /ATE IS NECESS>Y TO C\NT]ACT ?IS TR5D4 

,! /ATE C\LD NOT EXI/ IF \R CAPACITY TO DET]M9E ! CONDITIONS ( \R [N EXI/5CE AS 9DIVIDUALS 9 FREE ASSOCIATION ) EA* O!R HAD NOT BE5 TAK5 FROM US4 ,?IS DISPOSSESSION IS ! FUNDAM5TAL SOCIAL ALI5ATION :I* PROVIDES ! BASIS = ALL DOM9ATION & EXPLOITATION4 ,?IS ALI5ATION CAN RI<TLY BE TRAC$ TO ! RISE ( PROP]TY 7,I SAY PROP]TY AS SU* & NOT JU/ PRIVATE PROP]TY1 BECAUSE FROM V]Y E>LY ON A GREAT DEAL ( PROP]TY WAS 9/ITUTIONAL -- [N$ BY ! /ATE74 ,PROP]TY CAN BE DEF9$ AS ! EXCLUSIVE CLAIM BY C]TA9 9DIVIDUALS & 9/ITUTIONS OV] TOOLS1 SPACES & MAT]IALS NECESS>Y = EXI/5CE1 MAK+ !M 9ACCESSIBLE TO O!RS4 ,?IS CLAIM IS 5=C$ ?R\< EXPLICIT OR IMPLICIT VIOL5CE4 ,NO LONG] FREE TO GRASP :ATEV] IS NECESS>Y = CREAT+ !IR LIVES1 ! DISPOSSESS$ >E =C$ TO CON=M TO CONDITIONS DET]M9$ BY ! SELF-PROCLAIM$ [N]S ( PROP]TY 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 !IR EXI/5CE1 :I* ?US BECOMES AN EXI/5CE 9 S]VITUDE4 ,! /ATE IS ! 9/ITUTIONALIZATION ( ?IS PROCESS :I* TRANS=MS ! ALI5ATION ( ! CAPACITY ( 9DIVIDUALS TO DET]M9E ! CONDITIONS ( !IR [N EXI/5CE 9TO ! ACCUMULATION ( P[] 9TO ! H&S ( A FEW4 

,IT IS FUTILE & UNNECESS>Y TO TRY TO DET]M9E :E!R ! ACCUMULATION ( P[] OR ! ACCUMULATION ( WEAL? HAD PRIORITY :5 PROP]TY & ! /ATE FIR/ >OSE4 ,C]TA9LY N[ !Y >E ?OR\<LY 9TEGRAT$4 ,IT DOES SEEM LIKELY ?AT ! /ATE WAS ! FIR/ 9/ITUTION TO ACCUMULATE PROP]TY 9 ORD] TO CREATE A SURPLUS UND] ITS CONTROL1 A SURPLUS ?AT GAVE IT REAL P[] OV] ! SOCIAL CONDITIONS UND] :I* ITS SUBJECTS HAD TO EXI/4 ,?IS SURPLUS ALL[$ IT TO DEVELOP ! V>I\S 9/ITUTIONS ?R\< :I* IT 5=C$ ITS P[]3 MILIT>Y 9/ITUTIONS1 RELIGI\S_/IDEOLOGICAL 9/ITUTIONS1 BUREAUCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS1 POLICE 9/ITUTIONS & SO ON4 ,?US1 ! /ATE1 FROM ITS ORIG9S1 CAN BE ?\<T ( AS A CAPITALI/ 9 ITS [N RI<T1 ) ITS [N SPECIFIC ECONOMIC 9T]E/S ?AT S]VE PRECISELY TO MA9TA9 ITS P[] OV] ! CONDITIONS ( SOCIAL EXI/5CE4 

,LIKE ANY CAPITALI/1 ! /ATE PROVIDES A SPECIFIC S]VICE AT A PRICE4 ,OR MORE ACCURATELY1 ! /ATE PROVIDES TWO 9TEGRALLY RELAT$ S]VICES3 PROTECTION ( PROP]TY & SOCIAL PEACE4 ,IT (F]S PROTECTION TO PRIVATE PROP]TY ?R\< A SY/EM ( LAWS ?AT DEF9E & LIMIT IT & ?R\< ! =CE ( >MS BY :I* !SE LAWS >E 5=C$4 ,9 FACT1 PRIVATE PROP]TY CAN ONLY BE SAID TO TRULY EXI/ :5 ! 9/ITUTIONS ( ! /ATE >E !RE TO PROTECT IT FROM ?OSE :O W\LD SIMPLY TAKE :AT !Y WANT -- )\T ?IS 9/ITUTIONAL PROTECTION1 !RE IS M]ELY ! CONFLICT ( 9DIVIDUAL 9T]E/S4 ,?IS IS :Y ,/IRN] DESCRIB$ PRIVATE PROP]TY AS A =M ( SOCIAL OR /ATE PROP]TY TO BE HELD 9 CONTEMPT BY UNIQUE ONES4 ,! /ATE ALSO PROVIDES PROTECTION = ! 0COMMONS0 FROM EXT]NAL RAID]S & FROM ?AT :I* ! /ATE DET]M9ES TO BE ABUSE BY ITS SUBJECTS ?R\< LAW & >M$ =CE4 ,AS ! SOLE PROTECTOR ( ALL PROP]TY )9 ITS BORD]S -- A ROLE MA9TA9$ BY ! /ATE'S MONOPOLY ON VIOL5CE -- IT E/ABLI%ES CONCRETE CONTROL OV] ALL ?IS PROP]TY 7RELATIVE1 ( C\RSE1 TO ITS REAL CAPACITY = EX]CIS+ ?AT CONTROL74 ,?US ! CO/ ( ?IS PROTECTION CONSI/S NOT ONLY ( TAXES & V>I\S =MS ( COMPULSORY S]VICE1 BUT ALSO ( CON=MITY TO ROLES NECESS>Y TO ! SOCIAL APP>ATUS ?AT MA9TA9S ! /ATE & ACCEPTANCE (1 AT BE/1 A RELATION%IP ( VASSALAGE TO ! /ATE1 :I* MAY CLAIM ANY PROP]TY OR 5CLOSE ANY COMMON SPACE 09 ! COMMON 9T]E/0 AT ANY TIME4 ,! EXI/5CE ( PROP]TY REQUIRES ! /ATE = PROTECTION & ! EXI/5CE ( ! /ATE MA9TA9S PROP]TY1 BUT ALWAYS ULTIMATELY AS /ATE PROP]TY REG>DLESS ( H[ 0PRIVATE0 IT SUPPOS$LY IS4 

,! IMPLI$ VIOL5CE ( LAW & ! EXPLICIT VIOL5CE ( ! MILIT>Y & ! POLICE ?R\< :I* ! /ATE PROTECTS PROP]TY >E ! SAME MEANS BY :I* IT MA9TA9S SOCIAL PEACE4 ,! VIOL5CE BY :I* PEOPLE >E DISPOSSESS$ ( !IR CAPACITY TO CREATE LIFE ON !IR [N T]MS IS NO?+ LESS ?AN SOCIAL W> :I* MANIFE/S DAILY 9 ! USUALLY GRADUAL 7BUT SOMETIMES AS QUICK AS A POLICE BULLET7 SLAU<T] ( ?OSE :O >E EXPLOIT$1 EXCLUD$ & M>G9ALIZ$ BY ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,:5 PEOPLE UND] ATTACK BEG9 TO RECOGNIZE !IR 5EMY1 !Y FREQU5TLY ACT TO C\NT]-ATTACK4 ,! /ATE'S TASK ( MA9TA9+ SOCIAL PEACE IS ?US AN ACT ( SOCIAL W> ON ! P>T ( ! RUL]S AGA9/ ! RUL$ -- ! SUPPRESSION & PREV5TION ( ANY SU* C\NT]-ATTACK4 ,! VIOL5CE ( ?OSE :O RULE AGA9/ ?OSE !Y RULE IS 9H]5T 9 SOCIAL PEACE4 ,BUT A SOCIAL PEACE BAS$ SOLELY ON BRUTE =CE IS ALWAYS PREC>I\S4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y = ! /ATE TO IMPLANT ! IDEA 9 PEOPLE'S HEADS ?AT !Y HAVE A /AKE 9 ! CONT9U$ EXI/5CE ( ! /ATE & ( ! SOCIAL ORD] IT MA9TA9S4 ,?IS MAY TAKE PLACE AS 9 ANCI5T ,EGYPT :]E RELIGI\S PROPAG&A MA9TA9+ ! DIV9ITY ( ! ,PH>AOH JU/IFI$ ! EXTORTION BY :I* HE TOOK POSSESSION ( ALL ! SURPLUS GRA9 MAK+ ! POPULACE ABSOLUTELY DEP5D5T ON HIS GOOD WILL 9 TIMES ( FAM9E4 ,OR IT MAY TAKE ! =M ( 9/ITUTIONS = DEMOCRATIC P>TICIPATION :I* CREATE A MORE SUBTLE =M ( BLACKMAIL 9 :I* WE >E OBLIG$ TO P>TICIPATE IF WE WANT TO COMPLA91 BUT 9 :I* WE >E EQUALLY OBLIG$ TO ACCEPT 0! WILL ( ! PEOPLE0 IF WE DO P>TICIPATE4 ,BUT1 BEH9D !SE =MS ( BLACKMAIL1 :E!R SUBTLE OR BLATANT1 ! >MS1 ! PRISONS1 ! SOLDI]S & ! COPS >E ALWAYS !RE1 & ?IS IS ! ESS5CE ( ! /ATE & ( SOCIAL PEACE4 ,! RE/ IS JU/ V5E]4 

,?\< ! /ATE CAN BE LOOK$ UPON AS CAPITALI/ 79 ! S5SE ?AT IT ACCUMULAT$ P[] BY ACCUMULAT+ SURPLUS WEAL? 9 A DIALECTIC PROCESS71 CAPITALISM AS WE KN[ IT ) ITS 0PRIVATE0 ECONOMIC 9/ITUTIONS IS A RELATIVELY REC5T DEVELOPM5T TRACEABLE TO ! BEG9N+ ( ! MOD]N ]A4 ,?IS DEVELOPM5T HAS C]TA9LY PRODUC$ SIGNIFICANT *ANGES 9 ! DYNAMICS ( P[] S9CE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION ( ! RUL+ CLASS >E N[ NOT DIRECTLY P>T ( ! /ATE APP>ATUS EXCEPT AS CITIZ5S1 LIKE ALL ?OSE !Y EXPLOIT4 ,BUT !SE *ANGES DO NOT MEAN ?AT ! /ATE HAS BE5 SUBJUGAT$ TO ! V>I\S GLOBAL ECONOMIC 9/ITUTIONS OR ?AT IT HAS BECOME P]IPH]AL TO ! FUNCTION+ ( P[]4 

,IF ! /ATE IS ITSELF A CAPITALI/1 ) ITS [N ECONOMIC 9T]E/S TO PURSUE & MA9TA91 !N ! REASON ?AT IT WORKS TO MA9TA9 CAPITALISM IS NOT ?AT IT HAS BE5 SUBORD9AT$ TO O!R CAPITALI/ 9/ITUTIONS1 BUT BECAUSE 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 ITS P[] IT MU/ MA9TA9 ITS ECONOMIC /R5G? AS A CAPITALI/ AMONG CAPITALI/S4 ,SPECIFIC WEAK] /ATES 5D UP BE+ SUBJUGAT$ TO GLOBAL ECONOMIC 9T]E/S = ! SAME REASON ?AT SMALL] FIRMS >E1 BECAUSE !Y DO NOT HAVE ! /R5G? TO MA9TA9 !IR [N 9T]E/S4 ,! GREAT /ATES PLAY AT LEA/ AS SIGNIFICANT A ROLE 9 DET]M9+ GLOBAL ECONOMIC POLICIES AS ! GREAT CORPORATIONS4 ,IT IS1 9 FACT1 ! >MS ( ! /ATE ?AT WILL 5=CE !SE POLICIES4 

,! P[] ( ! /ATE RESIDES 9 ITS LEGAL & 9/ITUTIONAL MONOPOLY ON VIOL5CE4 ,?IS GIVES ! /ATE A V]Y CONCRETE MAT]IAL P[] UPON :I* ! GLOBAL ECONOMIC 9/ITUTIONS >E DEP5D5T4 ,9/ITUTIONS SU* AS ! ,WORLD ,BANK & ! ,I,M,F DO NOT ONLY 9CLUDE DELEGATES FROM ALL ! MAJOR /ATE P[]S 9 ALL DECISION-MAK+ PROCESSES2 !Y ALSO DEP5D UPON ! MILIT>Y =CE ( ! MO/ P[]FUL /ATES TO IMPOSE !IR POLICIES1 ! ?REAT ( PHYSICAL VIOL5CE ?AT MU/ ALWAYS /& BEH9D ECONOMIC EXTORTION IF IT IS TO FUNCTION4 ,) ! REAL P[] ( VIOL5CE 9 !IR H&S1 ! GREAT /ATES >E H>DLY GO+ TO FUNCTION AS M]E S]VANTS TO ! GLOBAL ECONOMIC 9/ITUTIONS4 ,RA!R 9 PROP] CAPITALI/ =M1 !IR RELATION%IP IS ONE ( MUTUAL EXTORTION ACCEPT$ = ! B5EFIT ( ! 5TIRE RUL+ CLASS4 

,9 ADDITION TO ITS MONOPOLY ON VIOL5CE1 ! /ATE ALSO CONTROLS MANY ( ! NETWORKS & 9/ITUTIONS NECESS>Y TO COMM]CE & PRODUCTION4 ,HI<WAY SY/EMS1 RAILWAY SY/EMS1 PORTS1 AIRPORTS1 SATELLITE & FIB] OPTIC SY/EMS NECESS>Y TO COMMUNICATIONS & 9=MATION NETWORKS >E G5]ALLY /ATE-RUN & ALWAYS SUBJECT TO /ATE CONTROL4 ,SCI5TIFIC & TE*NOLOGICAL RESE>* NECESS>Y TO NEW DEVELOPM5TS 9 PRODUCTION IS L>GELY DEP5D5T ON ! FACILITIES ( /ATE-RUN UNIV]SITIES & ! MILIT>Y4 

,?US CORPORATE P[] DEP5DS UPON /ATE P[] TO MA9TA9 ITSELF4 ,IT IS NOT A MATT] ( ! SUBJUGATION ( ONE SORT ( P[] TO ANO!R1 BUT ! DEVELOPM5T ( AN 9TEGRAL SY/EM ( P[] ?AT MANIFE/S ITSELF AS ! TWO-HEAD$ HYDRA ( CAPITAL & ! /ATE1 A SY/EM ?AT FUNCTIONS AS A :OLE TO MA9TA9 DOM9ATION & EXPLOITATION1 ! CONDITIONS IMPOS$ BY ! RUL+ CLASS = ! MA9T5ANCE ( \R EXI/5CE4 ,)9 ?IS CONTEXT1 9/ITUTIONS SU* AS ! ,I,M,F & ! ,WORLD ,BANK >E BE/ UND]/OOD AS MEANS BY :I* ! V>I\S /ATE & CORPORATE P[]S COORD9ATE !IR ACTIVITIES 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 UNITY ( DOM9ATION OV] ! EXPLOIT$ CLASSES 9 ! MID/ ( ! COMPETITION ( ECONOMIC & POLITICAL 9T]E/S4 ,?US ! /ATE DOES NOT S]VE !SE 9/ITUTIONS1 BUT RA!R !SE 9/ITUTIONS S]VE ! 9T]E/S ( ! MO/ P[]FUL /ATES & CAPITALI/S4 

,IT IS1 ?US1 NOT POSSIBLE = ?OSE ( US :O SEEK ! DE/RUCTION ( ! SOCIAL ORD] TO PLAY ! NATION-/ATE AGA9/ ! CAPITALI/S & GA9 ANY?+ BY IT4 ,!IR GREATE/ 9T]E/ IS ! SAME1 TO MA9TA9 ! CURR5T ORD] ( ?+S4 ,= \R P>T IT IS NECESS>Y TO ATTACK ! /ATE & CAPITALISM ) ALL ( \R MI<T1 RECOGNIZ+ !M AS ! TWO-HEAD$ HYDRA ( DOM9ATION & EXPLOITATION ?AT WE MU/ DE/ROY IF WE >E EV] TO TAKE BACK \R CAPACITY TO CREATE ! CONDITIONS ( \R EXI/5CE4 

,! ,LOGIC ( ,MEASURE 

,MANY >E ! ?+S ?AT CANNOT BE MEASUR$ 

BUT NO?+ IS MORE IMMEASURABLE ?AN MAN4 

-- ,SOPHOCLES 

,! MEAN+ ( MEASURE4 ,IT IS AN 5CLOSURE ?AT IS A DISPUTE ) & MANAGEM5T ( LIFE AT ! SAME TIME1 A PRISON ?AT POSES ! EXI/5CE ( PEOPLE EQUAL TO Z]O4 

,& YET1 AS ,PROTAGORAS SAID1 ! HUMAN BE+ IS ! MEASURE ( ALL ?+S4 ,HIS 9TELLIG5CE IS ! PLACE 9 :I* !Y >E L9K$ TOGE!R4 ,IF ! HUMAN BE+ H]SELF IS ?IS MEASURE1 ?IS ?RE%OLD1 IT MEANS ?AT HE HAS NO PLACE & ?AT H] HOME IS ATOPIA4 

,A MEASURE TO IMPOSE1 & ! PUNI%M5T = ?OSE :O >ROGANTLY GO BEYOND IT1 ONLY HAS MEAN+ IF IT PROVIDES A B\ND>Y1 A HOMEL&1 TO HUMAN LIFE4 ,& ?IS HOMEL& IS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! DESIGNATION ( A SPACE BUILT >\ND ! LIMITS 9 :I* ONE TRIES TO CON/RA9 ?AT :I* IS P>TICUL>LY UNLIMIT$1 S+UL>ITY4 

,BUT IT IS REALLY ! PLACE ( ! LIMIT TO CREATE TRANS-GRESSION1 & TO JU/IFY ITSELF AS LIMIT ?R\< PUNI%M5T4 

,]R>E DIV9UM E/ 7,TO ]R IS DIV9E71 SAID ,SAV9IO4 ,ONLY :5 WE POSE ! MEASURE ( 9DIVIDUALS AS SOME?+ ?AT TRANSC5DS !M DO CRIME & PUNI%M5T HAVE A F\NDATION4 0,TO ]R0 P]TA9S TO ! GODS4 ,IF !IR EMPIRE1 !IR MEASURE1 FALLS1 ! LIMITS CREAT$ 9 !IR IMAGE & LIK5ESS FALL AS WELL4 ,! HUMAN BE+ CANNOT HELP BUT GO BEYOND ! LIMITS1 S9CE HE HIMSELF IS ! LIMIT1 ! B\NDLESS ?RE%OLD4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ONLY 9 ?IS HUBRIS1 9 ?IS >ROGANCE1 IS H] POSSIBILITY = AFFIRM+ H]SELF AS 9DIVIDUAL TO BE F\ND4 

,AS ,HOLD]L9 UND]/OOD ) REG>DS TO ,SOPHOCLES' ,O$IPUS1 ! HUMAN BE+ QUE/IONS & LIVES 0IMMEASURABLY04 ,RELEGAT+ HIS 9DIVIDUALITY TO ! PLACE ( LAW1 AB]RATIONS WILL ALWAYS OCCUR1 BECAUSE AB-]R>E .<09 W&]+0 & 09 ]ROR0 -- $ITOR.> IS :]E ONE'S 9DIVIDUALITY HAS ITS PLACE4 ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL IS H] [N MEASURE1 %E SUCCE$S 9 NOT SACRIFIC+ H] ATOPIA1 9 BE+ ROOT$ 9 ! ABS5CE ( PLACE4 

,?IS ABS5CE ( PLACE IS AN UTT] ABSURDITY = PHILOSOPHY4 ,& ?IS IS :Y ITS WORDS HAVE ALWAYS ADVIS$ MOD]ATION1 ! TRU? ?AT /&S 9 ! MIDDLE4 ,BUT ?AT MIDDLE MAKES ! HUMAN BE+ 9TO A PUPPET ( GOD 7& ( EV]Y AU?ORITY71 A RESULT ( HUBRIS & P[]1 A MI/AKE ?AT POSES A REM$Y4 

,! MEASURE IS GOD'S1 ! /ATE'S1 SOCIETY'S4 ,ALL ATTEMPTS TO H>MONIZE1 TO TOL]ATE DIFF]5CE REF] TO A LIMIT ?AT IS ALWAYS COLLECTIVE4 ,:E!R ?IS B\ND>Y IS ! ONE & 9DISPUTABLE TRU? OR ! MULTIPLICITY ( TRU?S IS ( LITTLE IMPORTANCE4 ,IF ! TRU?S >E CON/RA9$ TO COMPOSE A SOCIAL 5SEMBLE ( :I* !Y 5D UP BE+ A P>T1 !RE IS NO SPACE = S+UL>ITY1 BUT ONLY = DIFF]5T APPRAISALS ) RESPECT TO ! TE*NIQUES ) :I* TO PRES]VE !SE WALLS :I* ONE C\LD NOT WANT TO DE/ROY4 ,EA* 9 H] [N WAY CAN ONLY BE A SLAVE4 ,! 5SEMBLE ( SOCIETY -- ! MEAN+ ( MEASURE -- IS ?AT :I* ONE NE$ NOT TAKE 9TO ACC\NT1 0EXCEPT AS ! OBJECT ( DE/RUCTION40 

,! UNIQU5ESS ( EA* ( US CANNOT BE AN ELEM5T ( SOME?+ ELSE BECAUSE DIFF]5CE IS ITSELF ! COMMON SPACE4 ,! ONLY PLACE = DIFF]5CE IS ! ABS5CE ( PLACE4 ,9DIVIDUALITY MU/ DEF5D ITS DIFF]5CE & WANT ! DIFF]5CE ( O!RS TO EXI/ AS WELL4 ,MY DIFF]5CE IS REVEAL$ BECAUSE ?AT ( O!RS EXI/S4 

,P[]1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 IS ! F\NDATION ( A T]RITORY ( ID5TITY & MEASUREM5T1 A T]RITORY FROM :I* IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ESCAPE )\T DE/ROY+ ! COMMUNITY ( ?OSE :O HAVE BE5 MADE EQUAL TO Z]O 7?AT ,MI*EL/A$T] CALL$ ! 0WICK$ CLIQUE07 & BUILD+ ! COMMON DIFF]5CE4 

,I ?9K ?AT AFFIRM+ ONE'S S+UL>ITY IS ! EXACT OPPOSITE ( ! DEF5SIVE >MOR+ ( ONESELF1 ?AT PRISON-LIKE 5CLOSURE FROM :I* 7AS ! SKEPTICAL 0REACTION0 TO ! RELIGION ( ! COMMON GOOD & SACRIFICE W\LD HAVE IT7 TO CONTROL ! WORLD ) ! DIS5*ANTM5T ( D\BT4 ,DIFF]5CE IS NOT A SLIT ?R\< :I* TO SPY ON ! MOVEM5TS ( ! O!R1 AFRAID ?AT %E MI<T GO TOO F> 9 MAK+ HIS WAY & ?US C\LD DI/URB \R TRANQUILITY4 ,!RE ISN'T ANY KIT*5 G>D5 TO CULTIVATE AS ,VOLTAIRE BELIEV$4 ,DI/RU/1 ! FE> ( ! O!R ?AT MAKES US MOVE AWAY SUDD5LY :5 WE T\* A /RANGE BODY1 IS AN IVORY T[] UND] SIEGE4 ,! IMMEASURABLE DIM5SION 9 :I* IT IS POSSIBLE TO LIVE TOGE!R )\T DOM9ATION & ABUSE1 & SO ALSO )\T !IR D\BLE1 ,H>MONY1 CAN 0SETTLE0 9 NO ONE PLACE4 

,S+UL>ITY HAS NO HOMEL& BECAUSE ! HOMEL& IS P[]4 

,! 9DIVIDUAL 9 REVOLT IS A 0RE/LESS PLACE BETWE5 ! NI<T & ! LI<T01 BETWE5 DE/RUCTION & CREATION4 ,& MORE4 ,! LI<T ITSELF IS D>KNESS1 S9CE ,PHANES 0SITS 9SIDE1 9 ! SANCTU>Y ( ! NI<T40 ,BUT NOT EV5 ! LIQUIDATION ( ! DIALECTIC ?AT ALWAYS TRANS=MS ! NEGATIVE 9TO ! POSITIVE1 ANNIHILAT+ IT1 IS CAPABLE ( BECOM+ A C]TA9TY4 ,IF WE W]E TO LOOK = ! MEASURE1 ! ONE ( BE+ AGA9/ OR \TSIDE1 9 ! SANCTU>Y ( ! NI<T1 WE W\LD 5D UP BECOM+ EVANGELI/S ( DEMOLITION1 P5SION]S ( REVOLT4 

,9 ITS 5DLESS SKIRMI%ES1 ! ,LOGIC SEEMS UN%AKABLE4 ,& YET ITS RIGID =M CANNOT RESI/ ANYONE :O WANTS TO LIVE )\T MEASURE4 

,ONCE AGA91 MORE ?AN A PROJECT1 IT IS A QUE/ION ( KN[+ H[ TO LIVE4 

-- ,MASSIMO ,PASSAMANI 

,9TRODUCTION TO ,DROP ,EV]Y?+ BY ,ANNIE ,LE,BRUN 

.<,?IS PIECE FIR/ APPE>$ 9 ,5GLI% 9 ! BOOK1 ,SURREALI/ ,WOM53 ,AN ,9T]NATIONAL ,AN?OLOGY1 $IT$ BY ,P5ELOPE ,ROSEMONT4 ,IT IS A TRANSLATION ( ! 9TRODUCTION ( ,ANNIE ,LE,BRUN'S BOOK1 ,LA*EZ ,T\T 7,DROP ,EV]Y?+71 A M]CILESS CRITIQUE ( :AT %E CALLS 0NEO-FEM9ISM0 -- :AT MO/ ( US H]E KN[ SIMPLY AS FEM9ISM -- WRITT5 9 #a#i#g#g4 ,ANNIE ,LE,BRUN WAS BORN 9 ,R5NES1 ,FRANCE 9 #a#i#d#b4 ,%E WAS 9VOLV$ ) ! SURREALI/ MOVEM5T -- :I* IS MORE A REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ?AN AN >T MOVEM5T -- BETWE5 #aifc & #a#i#f#i1 & HAS CONT9U$ TO BE 9VOLV$ 9 CREATIVE PROJECTS ( REVOLT S9CE4.> 

,DROP ,EV]Y?+ 

,I HAVE A HORROR ( NOT BE+ MISUND]/OOD4 

-- ,OSC> ,WILDE 

,AT SIXTE51 ,I DECID$ MY LIFE W\LD NOT BE AS O!RS 9T5D$ IT TO BE4 ,?IS DET]M9ATION -- & P]HAPS LUCK -- ALL[$ ME TO ESCAPE MO/ ( ! MIS=TUNE 9H]5T 9 ! FEM99E CONDITION4 ,REJOIC+ ?AT Y\NG WOM5 TODAY 9CREAS+LY MANIFE/ !IR DESIRE TO REJECT ! MODELS H]ET(ORE (F]$ !M1 ,I1 NONE!LESS1 DEPLORE !IR SEEM+ READ9ESS TO ID5TIFY ) ! PURELY =MAL NEGATION ( !SE OLD-FA%ION$ MODELS1 ?AT IS1 :5 !Y DO NOT SETTLE = SIMPLY BR++ !M BACK 9TO FA%ION4 ,AT A TIME :5 EV]YONE COMPLAC5TLY 9TONES ?AT ONE IS NOT BORN A WOMAN BUT ONE BECOMES A WOMAN1 H>DLY ANYONE SEEMS TO TR\BLE H]SELF AB\T NOT BECOM+ ONE4 ,9DE$1 IT'S JU/ ! OPPOSITE4 ,CONTR>Y TO ! EF=TS ( EI<TE5?- & N9ETE5?-C5TURY FEM9I/S :O 5DEAVOR$ TO ELIM9ATE ! ILLUSORY DIFF]5CE ?AT GAVE M5 REAL P[] OV] WOM51 ! NE(EM9I/S ( REC5T YE>S HAVE MADE IT !IR BUS9ESS TO E/ABLI% ! REALITY ( ?AT DIFF]5CE 9 ORD] TO CLAIM AN ILLUSORY P[] ?AT WOM5 >E SAID TO HAVE BE5 D5I$4 ,SO ?OR\<LY DO !Y WORK AT E/ABLI%+ ! REALITY ( ?IS ILLUSIVE DIFF]5CE ?AT 9 ! 5D1 ! REVOLT AGA9/ IMPOSSIBILITY ( BE+ T5DS TO VANI% UND] ! BL[S ( MILITANT /UPIDITY1 ?US 9TRODUC+ ! OBLIGATION TO BE4 ,DO WE =EV] NE$ TO REM9D \RSELVES ?AT 9 MATT]S ( REVOLT1 WE NE$ NO ANCE/ORS8 ,& DEF9ITELY1 NO TE*NICAL ADVIS]S EAG] TO EX*ANGE !IR RECIPES = FEM99E 9SUBORD9ATION FROM ,A TO ,Z4 

,9 VIEW ( ! EXT5T ( ! CRIMES MORE OR LESS LEGALLY P]PETRAT$1 NOT ONLY AGA9/ WOM5 BUT ALSO AGA9/ ALL ?OSE :O REFUSE ! SOCIAL CODIFICATION ( SEXUAL ROLES 7HOMOSEXUALS 9 P>TICUL>71 ?IS REVOLT CAN ONLY BE REG>D$ AS URG5T -- SO URG5T ?AT ,I CANNOT REFRA9 FROM DISRUPT+ ! *ORUS ( ?OSE1 MALE OR FEMALE1 :O CLAIM !Y >E AB/RACT+ IT FROM ! PRIVATE OBSCURITY :]E IT VIOL5TLY TAKES %APE1 & FROM :5CE IT DRAWS ITS OV]:ELM+ /R5G?4 ,I 9SI/3 ?IS REBELLION IS ALWAYS DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! COLLECTIVE MORALE1 NO MATT] UPON :AT BASES ! COLLECTIVITY WAS F\ND$4 ,H[1 !N1 CAN WE FAIL TO SEE ?AT TODAY EV]Y WOMAN WILL BE DISPOSSESS$ ( ! RECOV]Y ( H] SELF IF %E DOES NOT NOTICE ?AT EV]Y ONE ( H] TIRADES MI<T BE R$IRECT$ & US$ TO BUILD AN IDEOLOGY AS CONTRADICTORY 9 ITS PROPOSALS AS IT IS TOTALIT>IAN 9 ITS 9T5TIONS8 ,WE EV5 F9D H] TACITLY 5C\RAG$ ON ALL SIDES TO REVEAL ! CLAIMS ( H] SEX1 EV] S9CE ! SO-CALL$ 0WOM5'S CAUSE0 WAS PRES5T$ AS ! IMAGE ( A REBELLION TAM$ 9SIDE ! NET ( ! NEGATIVE NORMALIZATION ?AT \R EPO* IS SO PR(ICI5T AT CA/+ OV] ! MO/ REMOTE SPACES ON ! HORIZON4 

,HAV+ ALWAYS DISDA9$ MA/]S :O ACT LIKE SLAVES AS WELL AS SLAVES EAG] TO SLIP 9TO ! SK9S ( MA/]S1 ,I CONFESS ?AT ! ORD9>Y CONFLICTS BETWE5 M5 & WOM5 HAVE BE5 ( V]Y LITTLE CONC]N TO ME4 ,MY SYMPA?Y GOES RA!R TO ?OSE :O DES]T ! ROLES ?AT SOCIETY ASSIGNS !M4 ,SU* PEOPLE NEV] CLAIM TO BE CON/RUCT+ A NEW WORLD1 & !RE9 LIES !IR FUNDAM5TAL HONE/Y3 !Y NEV] IMPOSE !IR NOTION ( WELL BE+ ON O!RS4 ,) A P[]FUL DET]M9ATION ?AT CAN (T5 OV]TURN ! E/ABLI%$ ORD]1 !Y >E JU/ HAPPY TO BE ! EXCEPTIONS ?AT NEGATE ! RULE4 

,OSC> ,WILDE 9T]E/S ME MORE ?AN ANY B\RGEOISE WOMAN :O AGRE$ TO M>RY & HAVE *ILDR51 & !N1 ONE F9E DAY1 SUDD5LY FEELS ?AT H] OH SO HYPO!TICAL CREATIVITY IS BE+ FRU/RAT$4 

,& ?AT'S H[ IT IS4 

,I %ALL NOT LI/ MY PREF]5CES 9 ?IS REG>D3 IT W\LD BE USELESS TO DO SO1 & EXTREMELY DISC\RAG+ = ! CAUSE ( WOM54 

,! FACT ?AT ,I HAVE DONE MY BE/ AS F> AS POSSIBLE1 TO AVOID BIOLOGICAL DE/9Y'S PSY*IC1 SOCIAL & 9TELLECTUAL HOLD UPON ME IS MY [N BUS9ESS1 BUT ,I %ALL NEV] GIVE 9 TO SOCIETY'S ATTEMPT TO MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY 9 ! NAME ( ALL WOM5 & TO =CE ME BACK 9TO ! LIMITATION'S ( ?AT DE/9Y4 ,SU* SUDD5 & 9EXORABLE PROMISCUITY 9 SE>* ( EA* WOMAN'S ID5TITY 9DE$ ?REAT5S WOM5 AT ! V]Y HE>T ( !IR FRE$OM :5 ! G5D] DIFF]5CE IS ASS]T$ AT ! EXP5SE ( ALL O!R SPECIFIC DIFF]5CES4 ,LET US JU/ CONSID] CALMLY :AT WE HAVE ALL HAD TO 5DURE 9 ! NAME ( ,GOD1 ,NATURE1 ,MAN & ,HI/ORY4 ,IT SEEMS1 H[EV]1 ?AT ALL ( ?AT WAS NOT 5\<1 = IT IS ALL />T+ UP AGA9 UND] ! BANN] ( ,WOMAN4 ,SPECIALI/S 9 CO]CION MAKE NO MI/AKE :5 ) SUDD5 ZEAL !Y 9CREASE ! NUMB]S ( NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEAL+ ) 0LA CONDITION FEM99E0 )\T ACTUALLY EFFECT+ ANY LEGISLATIVE *ANGE4 ,& !Y CAN H>DLY GO V]Y F> A/RAY1 S9CE ! MOM5T :5 ,L\IS ,>AGON1 ?AT *OIRBOY = REPRESSION = ALMO/ HALF A C5TURY1 ANN\NC$ ?AT WOMAN IS 0,MAN'S ,FUTURE04 ,I HAVE ! GRAVE/ D\BTS AB\T A FUTURE ?AT MI<T LOOK ANY?+ LIKE ,ELSA ,TRIOLET4.<#a.> 

,9 ALL ?AT IS SAID & WRITT5 9 ! NAME ( WOMAN1 ,I SEE ! RETURN -- UND] ! PRETEXT ( LIB]ATION -- ( EV]Y?+ ?AT HAS TRADITIONALLY DIM9I%$ WOM54 ,!Y D5\NCE ! FAMILY BUT EXTOLL MO!RHOOD AS ! F\NDATION ( ! FAMILY4 ,!Y ATTACK ! NOTION ( WOMAN-AS-OBJECT BUT PROMOTE ! REVIVAL ( 0FEM99E MY/]Y04 ,& ! EXPOSURE ( ! RELATION%IPS BETWE5 M5 & WOM5 AS P[] RELATIONS 9ITIATES !ORIES AB\T ! MO/ SICK5+ & 9ANE CONJUGAL SQUABBLES4 ,= ME !SE >E JU/ SO MANY MORE REASONS TO BE GLAD ?AT ,I HAVE TURN$ MY BACK ON ! DEAD-5DS ( SO-CALL$ 0FEM99E S5SIBILITY04 ,MOREOV]1 NO?+ C\LD MAKE ME ALT] MY NATURAL AV]SION TO MAJORITIES1 ESPECIALLY :5 !Y >E COMPOS$ ( P>T-TIME M>TYRS -- L>GELY A PH5OM5ON ( ! WE/]N WORLD4 

,! MORE DEAF5+ ! NOISE ( \R TIME1 ! MORE ,I FEEL C]TA9 ?AT MY LIFE IS ELSE:]E1 GLID+ ALONG MY LOVE :OSE %APES 5TOMB ! PASS+ ( TIME4 ,I LOOK AT Y\4 ,WE %ALL MEET ON ! BRIDGE ( TRANSP>5CY BE=E DIV+ 9TO ! NI<T ( \R DIFF]5CES4 ,WE %ALL SWIM NE> TO ONE ANO!R AT A DI/ANCE1 T5SE OR DI/RACT$1 GO+ AGA9/ ! /REAM ( \R 5IGMA TO F9D \RSELVES 9 ! UNC]TA9 EMBRACE ( \R FLEET+ %AD[S4 ,WE >E NOT ! ONLY ONES TO HAVE 5C\NT]$ A PO9T ( TRANSP>5CY BE=E PLUNG+ 9TO ! NI<T ( \R DIFF]5CES & :O HAVE COME UP NOT C>+ :E!R WE >E MALE OR FEMALE4 ,& IF V]Y FEW M5 F9D IT EASY TO RECOGNIZE !MSELVES 9 ,FRANCIS ,PICABIA'S AV[AL1 0,WOM5 >E ! AG5T ( MY FRE$OM10 IT IS P]HAPS BECAUSE ?AT COMES ONLY ) ! TRIUMPH ( A ,M>VEL\S ?AT M5 & WOM5 HAVE YET TO DISCOV]4 ,?AT IS :Y ,I OBJECT TO BE+ 5ROLL$ 9 AN >MY ( WOM5 5GAG$ 9 /RUGGLE SIMPLY BECAUSE ( A BIOLOGICAL ACCID5T4 ,MY FRANTIC 9DIVIDUALITY IS EXACTLY 9 PROPORTION TO ALL ?AT /RIVES T[>D ! 9T]*ANGEABILITY ( ALL BE+S4 

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,IF Y\ ACCEPT ! PR9CIPLE ( REPRES5TATIVE GOV]NM5T1 !N :5 ! REPRES5TATIVE_/DEMOCRATIC /ATE GOES TO W>1 Y\ MU/ ACCEPT ! WOR/-CASE SC5>IO ( CIVILIAN CASUALTIES1 9CLUD+ Y\R [N DEA?1 BECAUSE Y\ W]E REPRES5T$ 9 ! /ATE'S DECISION4 

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,NEI!R CAN !RE BE RULES ( W> EXCLUD+ CIVILIAN CASUALTIES1 IF ! /ATE IS ! ,PEOPLE1 & ! ,PEOPLE DECIDE ! ACTIONS ( ! /ATE4 ,TO DRAFT SU* RULES ( W> IS AN 9SULT TO ! DEMOCRATIC /ATE1 A =TIORI ! ,PEOPLE4 

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,!SE >E NOT 0PROBLEMS0 ) REPRES5TATION & ! DEMOCRATIC /ATE2 !SE PROVE ?AT REPRES5TATION DOES NOT DO :AT IT SAYS IT DOES1 ?AT IT IS A FALSEHOOD4 

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,IF ! ?\<T ( A W> 9 :I* AN 5EMY /ATE BOMBS ! HELL \T ( ,U,S CIVILIANS BO!RS Y\1 !N Y\ MU/ CONC$E ?AT Y\ DO NOT BELIEVE 9 ! EXI/5CE ( A 0DEMOCRACY0 9 :I* 0Y\R VOTE C\NTS40 

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,T]RORI/S !SE DAYS T5D TO BELIEVE ! ,PEOPLE >E ! /ATE1 & !RE=E ?AT BO? DES]VE TO BE PUNI%$ -- 0!Y MAY AS WELL BE ! SAME0 -- !SE T]RORI/S >E ! EXTREME IDEOLOGUES ( ! DEMOCRATIC /ATE1 :I* IS :Y !IR ACTIONS USUALLY RE9=CE IT4 

#f 

,! OP5 DEBATE1 ! DIALOGUE1 ! AIR+ ( DIFF]5T OP9IONS -- ALL !SE ?+S >E 5DS 9 !MSELVES = DEMOCRATIC IDEOLOGI/S2 !SE ?+S >E !IR IDEALS TO A*IEVE4 ,IT IS A CONV]SATION-5D] TO SAY 0Y\R OP9ION IS Y\RS1 M9E IS M9E4 ,& ?AT IS ! PO9T ( DEBATE4 ,?AT'S :AT DEMOCRACY IS ALL AB\T40 ,=TUNATELY1 !Y >E RI<T4 ,DEMOCRACY IS AB\T PRODUC+ PRECISELY ?IS DEADLOCK1 ?IS D5IAL ( ! FACULTY ( REASON1 ! DIALECTIC 9 ! ,SOCRATIC & MAT]IALI/ S5SE4 ,EV]Y?+ IS NOT TRUE1 EV]Y?+ IS NOT EQUALLY FALSE1 EV]Y?+ IS NOT WOR? EQUAL WEI<T OR CONSID]ATION1 & ! ONLY WAY TO TE/ ANY PROPOSITION IS NEGATION1 CONTRADICTION1 CONTE/ATION4 

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,MEAN:ILE1 !RE IS NO 0RELATIVELY GOOD0 B\RGEOIS POSITION1 LIB]AL OR CONS]VATIVE4 ,!RE IS NO RELATIVITY ACROSS QUALITATIVELY DISCRETE CATEGORIES4 ,APPLES >E NOT BETT] ?AN ORANGES4 

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,SOME ( \R REFLECTIONS ON ! DAYS 9 ,G5OA 

FROM ,EL ,PASO 

,! HEAT$ COMM5TS AB\T ! EV5TS REPORT 7ABOVE ALL1 OBVI\SLY COM+ FROM ! 9/ITUTIONAL PRESS7 ! ACCUSATIONS FROM ! HEADS ( ! ORGANIZATIONS PRES5T 9 ,G5OA ?AT SPEAK1 ALMO/ UNANIM\SLY1 ( PROVOCATEURS 9 COMBAT ) ! POLICE 7?OR\<LY FILM$ & PHOTOGRAPH$71 OR1 9 A M9ORITY ( CASES1 ( HOOLIGANS LET LOOSE TO AGITATE1 :O PLAY$ GAMES ) ! POLICE GIV+ !M AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTACK ! BULK ( ! PEACEFUL DEMON/RATION4 

,! FIR/ OBS]VATION ?AT ONE CAN MAKE IS ?AT !SE ACCUSATIONS HAVE BE5 ME?ODICALLY REPEAT$ = #be YE>S EV]Y TIME A /REET DEMON/RATION ESCAPES ! CONTROL ( ITS PRESUM$ POLITICAL ORGANIZ]S4  ,TO HE> ?AT !RE >E ALWAYS HOT HEADS1 COMRADES ?AT BLUND]1 PEOPLE ?AT 'FALL 9TO PROVOCATIONS' 7FASCI/S OR POLICE71 OR1 9 ! MO/ SC&AL\S CASES1 9FILTRATORS4 

,?IS IS ! ONLY JU/IFICATION ( ?OSE :O TRY TO MANAGE & USE ! WILLS ( ! PROTE/ ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE 9 >GUM5TS ?AT T\* EV]YONE1 9 DIRECT & 9DIRECT WAYS4 

,!RE >E ?\S&S ( MOTIVES = PROTE/+3 A MEET+ ( P[]S1 ! MO/ P[]FUL 9 ! ,WE/1 PROTECT$ BY ?\S&S ( M5 FULLY >M$1 ! SAME M5 ?AT 9 ! FIR/ 9/ANCE1 EV]YDAY1 EV]Y:]E1 APPLY ! DECISIONS ( ! P[]FUL4 

,! ,G#h IS NO?+4  ,NO?+ IS DECID$ !RE4  ,BUT IT IS A SYMBOL4  ,& SYMBOLICALLY !RE W]E ?OSE :O WANT$ TO PROTE/ AGA9/ !M4  ,9 DIV]SE WAYS & T]MS4 

,& AT ?IS PO9T IT IS NECESS>Y TO UND]/& ITS T]MS4  ,TO CONTE/ DEMOCRATICALLY 79 ! ACCEPT$ MEAN+ ( ! SO CALL$ ORGANIZ]S & EXPON5TS ( 'CIVIL SOCIETY'1 ?IS MEANS )\T (F5D+1 )\T DO+ DAMAGE1 )\T DEF5D+ ONESELF7 ALSO MEANS TO UND]/& -- JU/ AS ?OSE SAME P[]S HAVE REM>K$ ?R\< !IR SPOKESPEOPLE -- ?AT !SE P[]S REPRES5T NATIONS 9 :I* DEMOCRACY REIGNS1 ?AT !Y HAVE BE5 DEMOCRATICALLY ELECT$1 & ?AT !Y !RE=E REPRES5T ALL ?OSE ?AT ACCEPT VOT+ & ACCEPT ! T]MS ( DEMOCRATIC MANAGEM5T1 BE+ GOV]N$ FROM ?IS & FROM ?AT ORD]+ POLITICS4  ,IT IS A SY/EM ?AT DOESN'T LEAVE GRAY >EAS3 ONE ACCEPTS IT OR NOT4  ,9 ?IS S5SE1 ?OSE :O ?\<T ( PROTE/+ DEMOCRATICALLY W]E PRACTICALLY DEMON/RAT+ ONLY ! DISAPPO9TM5T ( AN 9/ITUTIONAL M9ORITY AB\T ! DECISIONS ( ! GOV]NM5T ?AT !Y !MSELVES HAVE LEGITIMIZ$ BY VOT+4 

,WE UND]/&3 EV5 IF !RE W]E A MILLION PEOPLE1 !Y W\LD HAVE BE5 DEMOCRATICALLY CONSID]$ A M9ORITY4  ,! ELECTORATE HAS DECID$ O!RWISE1 !Y HAVE VOT$ = O!RS1 & ?OSE ELECT$ DEMOCRATICALLY DECIDE = EV]YONE4  ,DIV]SE MILLIONS ( PEOPLE HAVE ELECT$ !SE P[]FUL4  ,! O!RS CONT9UE TO TRY4  ,SCRAT* SCRAT* MAYBE ONE TIME IT'LL BE Y\R TURN TO COMM&4 

,:AT IS ! USE ( A DEMON/RATION ( A M9ORITY8  ,TO LET (F /EAM1 TO %[ ?AT WE DO NOT AGREE1 TO TRY TO PUT PRESSURE ON \R GOV]NORS TO MAKE MORE JU/ DECISIONS444 MAYBE BECAUSE WE MU/ DO IT4  ,BUT :5 WE >E 9 ! /REETS1 EV5 = ! SECOND1 ! ?IRD1 ! HUNDR$? TIME1 AFT] YE>S ( BE>+ LIMITATIONS1 OPPRESSIONS1 9JU/ICES1 REPRESSION1 VIOL5CE1 ?AT >E IMPOS$ BY DECISIONS ON HI<1 SOME?+ ELSE HAPP5S4  ,IT HAPP5S ?AT WE REMEMB] ! ANG] ( :5 WE SUFF] WRONGS1 H[ IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MANAGE ONE'S [N LIFE BECAUSE 9 EA* ( ITS ASPECTS WE >E LIMIT$ & REPRESS$ BY A SY/EM ?AT HAS FABRICAT$ PR$EF9$ PLAT=MS FROM :I* IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ESCAPE4 ,WE UND]/& H[ IT MAY NOT EV5 BE POSSIBLE TO KN[ :O IS RESPONSIBLE = ?AT :I* BEFALLS US4 

,\R EMPLOY]S >E NOT RESPONSIBLE -- IF IT WASN'T = !M WE W\LDN'T EAT2 IT'S NOT ?OSE :O MAKE US PAY TAXES 7N[ !Y TAKE !M DIRECTLY \T ( ! /IP5DS1 ?AT WAY IT IS LESS PA9FUL72 IT IS NOT HE :O F9ES US1 9 ! 5D HE'S JU/ DO+ HIS JOB2 IT ISN'T HE :O TEA*ES US H[ TO BEHAVE FROM ! TIME WE'RE *ILDR5 -- WE %\LD HAVE COMMON CU/OMS -- & AFT]W>DS IF !RE >E ?OSE :O DON'T DO !SE ?+S1 PATI5CE & 5DURANCE2 IT IS NOT HE :O GOV]NS US1 9 ! 5D !Y M]ELY ACT AS ! EXPRESSION ( ! MAJORITY ( US2 IT IS NOT HE :O BEATS & >RE/S US -- SOMEONE HAS TO DO IT -- & !N IT IS NOT ) =CE ?AT ! DIVISIONS ?AT KEEP SOME 'BEL[' >E CREAT$4444 

,9 ?IS WAY1 :5 9 EV]YDAY LIFE WE UND]/& ?AT ?+S DON'T WORK1 NO ONE IS EV] AT FAULT1 NO ONE IS RESPONSIBLE1 !Y ALL HAVE A JU/IFICATION1 & IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DO ANY?+1 IF Y\ DON'T BEG1 VOTE & ASK = A FEW MORE CRUMBS 7= SOME MORE MONEY44474 

,= ! GREAT COLLECTIVE QUE/IONS1 !RE >E NOT RESPONSIBLE ONES3 POLLUTION1 HUNG]1 DISEASE1 W>S1 WE NO LONG] F9D ?OSE :O >E RESPONSIBLE4 ,& WE >E LEFT !RE TO WR+ \R H&S1 IMPOT5T4 

,!RE IS %E :O HAS COME D[N TO ! /REET ) !SE FEEL+S LONG S9CE RATIONALIZ$1 :O HAS FELT !M EM]GE DUR+ H\RS 9 ! /REET4  ,& SO MANY HAVE V5T$ !IR ANG]1 HAVE EXPLOD$1 UND]/&+ H[1 9 !SE DEMON/RATIONS1 WE HAVE NO?+ ELSE TO DO ?AT DOESN'T BR+ Y\ TO A M]E PICNIC4  ,SO MANY HAVE DE/RUCTIVELY EXPRESS$ !IR V]Y ANG] & FURY AGA9/ A SY/EM :I*1 9DE$1 IS A BLACK BLOCK1 A BLOCK ?AT DOESN'T LEAVE SPACE = ANY O!R ME?OD1 MU* LESS ?AT ( ! SELF-DET]M9ATION ( LIFE4  ,EV]Y IMPRISON$ BE+1 EV5TUALLY1 REBELS1 NO MATT] H[ LONG & COM=TABLE H] CAGE MAY BE4 

,!N WE CAN ALSO SAY ?AT ! POLICE W\LD HAVE *>G$ PEOPLE REG>DLESS1 ?AT !Y HAVE *>G$ ?OSE :O DID NO?+1 ?AT !Y DIDN'T EXPECT ANY?+ ELSE1 ?AT !Y LIKE TO BEAT1 ?AT ! ATMOSPH]E WAS 9 ANY CASE ?AT ( 9TIMIDATION1 BUT ! FACT IS !RE WAS NO O!R S5SIBLE WAY TO BEHAVE :5 FAC$ ) #h P[]S ?AT DECIDE = EV]YONE & ?AT SURR\ND US ) ?\S&S ( >M$ M54 

,& HE :O HAS SE5 ! 5DEMIC VIOL5CE ( ! 9/ITUTIONAL DEMON/RATION1 ( ITS BLOCKS1 ( WALLS1 ( DIVISIONS1 EV5 BE=E DIRECT VIOL5CE1 KN[S ?AT ! RESPONSIBILITY IS ?AT ( ! ,/ATE & ITS PROTECTORS1 9DEP5D5T ( PROVOCATEURS4  ,!IR V]Y EXI/5CE IS A PROVOCATION1 A M5ACE4 

,:5 WE PROTE/ AGA9/ ?OSE :O GOV]N ! WORLD1 WE CANNOT USE MEASUR$ MEANS4  ,! SY/EM WANTS SOMEONE 7OR SOME PEOPLE7 TO GOV]N EV]YONE1 & ! 9DIVIDUAL CAN DO NO?+4  ,& 9 !SE DAYS ?\S&S ( 9DIVIDUALS1 NOT ONLY SOME AN>*I/S 7N[ ?AT EV]Y?+ 9T]E/S US EXCEPT RID+ ! TIG]71 HAVE EXPRESS$ & HAVE LIV$ !IR [N ANG] )\T M$IATIONS4 

,!Y KN[ -- ! ORGANIZ]S1 ! M$IATORS1 ! 9/ITUTIONAL POLITICIANS -- ?AT NO ONE1 NEI!R US1 NOR !M1 NOR ANYONE 9 ! /REETS YE/]DAY OR 9 ! FUTURE1 CAN GOV]N PROTE/1 CAN RE/RA9 ! FURY ( ?OSE :O >E CON/RA9$ EV]Y DAY TO LIVE UND] ! EGIS ( ! ,/ATE1 ( LAWS1 ( JU/ICE4  ,!Y -- ! SO CALL$ PACIFI/S1 SOCIAL DEMOCRATS1 & RE=MI/S -- CANNOT DO ANY?+ BUT RETRACE ! SY/EMS & ME?ODS ( ?OSE ?AT !Y SAY !Y >E CONTE/+3 HI]>*ICAL & SPECIALI/ ORGANIZATIONS1 DELEGATION1  REPRES5TATION1 CONTROL1 C5SURE1 REPRESSION4  ,P[] AGA9/ P[]4  ,!Y DISAPPE>4  ,OR !Y RESIGN !MSELVES TO ORGANIZE TRIPS = BOR$ ALT]NATIVE-ANTAGONI/IC T\RI/S1 EV5 TO EXOTIC & F> DE/9ATIONS1 ?AT DON'T T\* !M CLOSELY 9 !IR DAILY LIVES4 

,SOME G5]AL & AB/RACT CRITICAL NOTES3 ! DANG] ( !SE DEMON/RATIONS IS ?AT EV5 ! MO/ DET]M9$ & S9C]E SUBSIDE :5 IT IS ONLY ON !SE OCCASIONS ?AT ONE CAN EXPRESS ONESELF1 ?AT IS1 ONLY :5 !RE >E MASS SITUATIONS1 :5 ! SATISFACTION ( AGITAT+ IS %>$ BY MANY1 & :5 !SE ACTIONS >E DISSEM9AT$ BY ! M$IA3 ! DANG]S !RE=E >E ! R5UNCIATION ( PROJECTUALITY & SELF SATISFACTION4 

,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ?AT :I* IS MAT]IALLY EXTREMELY DANG]\S IS ! SPREAD+ ( FILM1 VIDEO & PHOTOGRAPHIC CAM]AS EV]Y:]E1 EV5 9 \R [N RANKS4  ,! 9/RUM5T MO/ USEFUL BY REPRESSION = CONTROL IS ! ID5TIFICATION & REPRESSION ( 9DIVIDUALS4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO ELIM9ATE FIR/ ( ALL AMONG US1 ?IS PRACTICE1 ?IS /UPID & USELESS HABIT ( FILM+ & PHOTOGRAPH+4  ,REPRES5TATION1 ! SPECTACLE ( REALITY CANNOT DO O!R ?AN DEVIATE \R ACTIONS4 

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,IT'S AN OLD /ORY & A LONG ONE1 ?AT EV]Y COMMUNITY CREATES ITS [N \TLAWS4 ,?OSE 9DIVIDUALS :O1 WILL+LY OR NOT1 HAVE NOT ABID$ BY ! LAWS ( ! GODS OR ! AU?ORITIES HAVE ALWAYS BE5 BANI%$4 ,! DIFF]5CE ?AT WAS BURNT AT ! /AKE BY ! ,HOLY ,9QUISITION IS TODAY CON/RA9$ BETWE5 ! L9ES ( TRAVEL+ PAP]S OR AN EXPULSION ORD]1 :5 NOT 5CLOS$ 9 AN ASYLUM OR A PRISON4 ,9 CONTEMPT = ?OSE :O W\LD LIKE TO EXPEL US OR *A9 US UP DUE TO ONE ( ?OSE DESCRIPTIONS 70>M$ B&01 0CRIM9AL ASSOCIATION07 ON :I* UNANIM\S PREV5TATIVE CONDEMNATION COMES D[N1 WE WILL C>RY \R DIFF]5CE EV]Y:]E AS 9DIVIDUALS DET]M9$ TO SUBV]T ! RULES ( ! COMMUNITY4 

,ON ,LIMIT+ ,ONE'S ,CRITIQUE 

,OV] ! PA/ SEV]AL YE>S1 ONE MOVEM5T 9 ! SO-CALL$ ?IRD WORLD HAS BE5 P>TICUL>LY SUCCESSFUL 9 DRIV+ \T WE/]N COLONIALISM4 ,?IS MOVEM5T IS MADE UP ( PEOPLE 9DIG5\S TO ! REGION 9 :I* IT IS ACTIVE & HAS GONE A LONG WAY T[>D REE/ABLI%+ LOCAL TRADITIONAL VALUES AS IT P]CEIVES !M :ILE ALMO/ COMPLETELY ]ADICAT+ WE/]N CULTURAL 9FLU5CE4 ,I AM TALK+ AB\T ! ,TALIBAN4 

,( C\RSE1 ITS P]CEPTION ( TRADITIONAL ,AF<ANI CULTURAL VALUES >ISES \T ( A FANATICAL ,ISLAMIC FAI?4 ,ON ?IS BASIS1 WOM5 >E =C$ TO SUBMIT TO A MO/ OPPRESSIVE ROLE ?AT *ANGES FROM DAY TO DAY DEP5D+ ON ! CAPRICES ( ! ,TALIBAN 9T]PRETATION ( ! ,KORAN4 ,ONE DAY1 !Y MAY BE ALL[$ \TSIDE1 COMPLETELY VEIL$1 TO SELL BAK$ GOODS1 AS LONG AS !Y TAKE GREAT C>E NOT TO FLA% AN ANKLE OR TALK TO A MAN4 ,! NEXT DAY1 !Y MAY BE BANN$ =M SELL+1 CONF9$ TO ! H\SE & SUBJECT TO PUNI%M5T IF !Y >E SE5 ?R\< A W9D[4 ,BUT1 9DE$1 !SE >E ! OLD WAYS4 ,DO WE KEEP \R M\?S %UT AT ! :IPP+ ( WOM5 = FLA%+ AN ANKLE OR APPE>+ 9 !IR W9D[S AT ! WRONG TIME SIMPLY BECAUSE WOM5'S LIB]ATION IS A 0WE/]N0 IDEA8 

,LIFE ,GES ,ON 

0,IT'S DISGU/+0 W]E ! WORDS ,DEE ,HJ]M/ADT1 GOV]N+ BO>D PRESID5T ( ! ,RECREATION ,C5T]S ( ,SUN ,CITY ,WE/1 ,>IZONA1 US$ TO DESCRIBE 0PUBLIC0 SEX AT ! C5T]S4 ,IT IS D\BTFUL ?AT ?OSE TAK+ P>T 9 ! ACTS %>E H] FEEL+S4 

,:AT IS P>TICUL>LY 9T]E/+ 9 ?IS CASE IS ?AT ,SUN ,CITY ,WE/ IS NOT JU/ ANY T[N4 ,IT IS A PLANN$ COMMUNITY = PEOPLE #ee YE>S OLD & OLD]4 ,MAYBE :AT BO!RS PRESID5T ,HJ]M/ADT IS ! AGE ( !SE LOV]S4 ,C]TA9LY !Y %\LD KN[ BETT]2 !Y %\LD HAVE \TGR[N SU* PASSIONS & DESIRES2 !Y %\LD HAVE BURN$ !M \T ?R\< YE>S ( LABOR & T$I\S CONSUMPTION4 ,BUT 9/EAD !SE :ITE-HAIR$ LOV]S PURSUE !IR DESIRES1 MAK+ LOVE 9 ! POOLS1 9 ! SPAS1 ON P>K B5*ES & 9 P>K+ LOTS1 WOM5 ) M51 M5 ) M51 WOM5 ) WOM51 AS ! DESIRES FL[4 

,( C\RSE1 ,HJ]M/ADT1 ! SYMBOL ( AU?ORITY CALL$ 9 ! COPS TO HELP SUPPRESS ?IS DI/URB+ \TBREAK ( PASSION4 ,PURITANISM IS ! NECESS>Y ADJUNCT TO ! USE ( SEXUAL IMAG]Y TO SELL GOODS1 AN ESS5TIAL ELEM5T ( CAPITALISM4 ,BUT = SOME1 ! 5]GY ( SEXUAL DESIRE RECOGNIZES NEI!R ! LAWS AGA9/ OP5 SEXUAL EXPRESSION NOR ! SOCIAL NORMS :I* DICTATE ?AT SU* DESIRE %\LD DISAPPE> ) AGE4 ,9 SU* 5]GY LIES ! POT5TIAL = REVOLT4 ,& = ?OSE :O GRASP !IR DESIRES AS !IR [N1 LIFE DOES NOT 5D TILL !Y DIE4 

,HONOR ,WORK & ,PAY ,HOMAGE TO ! ,WORK] 

,AMONG ! MANY IDOLS ?AT HAVE MIS]ABLY FALL5 9TO ! DU/1 !RE IS ONE ?AT SEEMS TO REMA9 UNASSAILABLE & UNATTACK$4 ,WORK S]VES AS ! FRAMEWORK & >MOR ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION1 CONSOLIDATES IT1 AIDS 9 ! MA9T5ANCE & REPRODUCTION ( ?IS SOCIETY BAS$ ON HI]>*Y & EXPLOITATION4 ,TO WORK MEANS TO PRODUCE COMMODITIES 7NOT ONLY MAT]IAL7 & TO CONTRIBUTE TO ! SOCIAL PEACE4 ,\R 5TIRE EXI/5CE IS /RESS$ BY WORK1 BY ITS RHY?MS & ITS NE$S3 EV5 \R RE/1 EV5 \R PLEASURES1 EV5 \R SO-CALL$ FREE TIME4 ,\R M9D IS PROGRAMM$ BY WORK4 ,EV5 ?OSE :O >E QUICK TO DECL>E !MSELVES SATISFI$ ) ! JOB !Y DO1 P]HAPS MAK+ !MSELVES USEFUL & VIRTU\S AS VOLUNTE]S1 PAY = !IR PRIVILEGE ) DOME/ICATION4 ,PRECISELY ?ANKS TO ITS TOTALIT>IAN *>ACT]1 WORK IS PRES5T$ TO US AS  ! ONLY POSSIBILITY WE HAVE ( REALIZ+ \RSELVES1 ( HAV+ RELATION%IPS2 IT IS IMPOS$ ON US AS ! SOLE CONDITION ( LIFE4 ,TO ACCEPT ! 9EVITABILITY ( WORK IS ! BE/ WAY TO P]PETUATE ! /ATE ( SURVIVAL & SOCIETY4 ,!RE IS NO LIB]AT$ WORK1 NO ALT]NATIVE WORK1 NO R$UC$ WORK1 NOT EV5 :5 WE >E FOOL$ 9TO C>RY+ IT \T 9 A SPACE ?AT WE HAVE CONQU]$4 ,! *A9S ?AT B9D US MU/ BE BROK51 EV5 IF !Y HAVE BE5 L5G!N$1 EV5 IF !Y HAVE BE5 LI<T5$4 ,AW>E ?AT 9DIFF]5CE & DETA*M5T DO NOT *ANGE CONDITIONS1 IT ONLY REMA9S = US TO 9T]V5E DIRECTLY3 

,L,E,T',S ,D,E,/,R,O,Y ,W,O,R,K6 

-- ,CAN5]O 

,C>LO ,GIULIANI IS NOT A ,H]O OR A ,VICTIM 

,C>LO ,GIULIANI IS NOT A VICTIM ( POLICE BRUTALITY4 

,HE IS ANO!R DEAD MAN 9 ! FIELDS ( SOCIAL W>4 

,C>L ,GIULIANI IS NOT A H]O4 

,HE WAS A REVOLUTION>Y :O -- ) DIGNITY -- DECID$ TO RESI/ VIOL5TLY AGA9/ :ATEV] WAS OPPRESS+ HIM4 

,WE REM9D ALL ?OSE :O WILL TRY TO BUILD POLITICAL C>E]S ON ! BLOOD ( \R DEAD COMRADE1 ?AT HE WAS ONE ( ?OSE !Y CALL 0PROVOCATEUR0 OR 0HOOLIGAN04 

,C>LO ,GIULIANI DOESN'T FIT 9TO !IR FUN]AL ORATIONS OR !IR CROCODILE TE>S4 

,WE DON'T FEEL PITY = ,C>LO4 ,HE DI$ = SOME?+ TO :I* WE HAVE D$ICAT$ \R LIVES4 ,= FRE$OM444 

,C>LO WILL ALWAYS LIVE 9 ! HE>TS ( REVOLUTION>IES4 

,! /RUGGLE CONT9UES444 

AN>*I/ GR\P 0,DISOB$I5CE0 

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,M\RN+ = ,C>LO ,GIULIANI1 ,M\RN+ = ,US ,ALL3 ,AGA9/ ,RE=MISM1 ,M>TYRS & ,SEP>ATION 

7EXC]PTS7 

,LA/ WEEK1 ,JULY #b#g1 #ba A DEMON/RATION WAS ORGANIZ$ 9 ,BELO ,HORIZONTE1 9 ! /ATE ( ,M9AS ,G]AIS1 ,BRAZIL1 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! /RUGGLES 9 ,G5OA 7,G#h MEET+71 BUT IT WAS ESPECIALLY CALL$ AGA9/ ! DEA? ( ,C>LO ,GIULIANI AT ! H&S ( ! ,ITALIAN POLICE DUR+ !SE EV5TS 9 ,ITALY4 

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,ONE ?+ ?AT ,I SEE V]Y CLE>LY IS ?AT 9 \R DEMON/RATION1 WE DIDN'T FOCUS ON ,C>LO ,GIULIANI AS A M>TYR AS WE SEE 9 A LOT ( PLACES ?R\<\T ! WORLD4 ,T-%IRTS1 EMOTIONAL SLOGANS ?AT PORTRAY ,GIULIANI AS A H]O ONLY SEP>ATE HIM FROM US4 

,CALL+ ,GIULIANI & CALL+ \RSELVES DEMON/RATORS1 ACTIVI/S1 SEP>ATES US FROM ! WORLD4 ,WE ALL NE$1 & >E1 MU* MORE ?AN ?AT6 ,WE NE$ ! REVOLUTION DAY-BY-DAY1 & NOT ) ?IS SEP>ATION4 ,WE MU/ UND]/& ?AT :5 SOMEBODY DIES 9 A DEMON/RATION1 IT IS WE :O HAVE DI$4 ,WE MU/ SEE ?AT :5 SOMEONE IS KILL$ OR BEAT5 BY ! POLICE :ILE GO+ HOME AFT] WORK ONLY = BE+ BLACK1 :ITE OR LILAC1 IT IS ONE ( US :O HAS BE5 BEAT5 OR KILL$6 ,:5 WE PUT AN 5D TO ?IS SEP>ATION BETWE5 DEMON/RATION & DAILY LIFE 7! SPACE ( REVOLUTION7 WE WILL REALLY BE /RUGGL+ AGA9/ CAPITALISM1 AGA9/ ! ,G#h 7AGA9/ ALL CAPITALI/ SYMBOLS7 & AGA9/ ! ALREADY DAILY RE=MISM ) :I* A LOT ( GR\PS ?AT CLAIM TO BE ( 0! BASE01 0GRASSROOTS0 & 0AUTONOM\S0 >E IMPREGNAT$4 

,)\T DAILY /RUGGLE_/RESI/ANCE & WILL = REVOLUTION WE DON'T HAVE RADICALITY4 ,! /RUGGLE IS MADE DAY BY DAY1 & M\RNFULLY4 

,9 SOLID>ITY1 

,E,P 

,COLETIVO ,ACRATICO ,PROPO/A 

,ALL ! NEWSPAP]S ( ,JULY #ba SAID3 0,! ANTIGLOBALIZATION DEMON/RATIONS HAVE !IR FIR/ DEA?10 BUT WE SAY3 WE >5'T JU/ AGA9/ GLOBALIZATION1 &1 UNHAPPILY1 WE HAVE DEA?S ALL ( \R DAYS4 

,! ,TE*NICIANS ( ,C]TA9TY 

0,I WAS FRI<T5$ TO F9D MYSELF 

9 ! VOID1 ,I MYSELF A VOID4 

,I FELT LIKE ,I WAS SUFFOCAT+1  

CONSID]+ & FEEL+ 

?AT EV]Y?+ IS VOID1  

SOLID VOID40 

-- ,GIACOMO ,LEOP>DI 

,! METAPHOR ( 0M5TAL ILLNESS0 DISPOSSESSES ! 9DIVIDUAL ( :ATEV] IS MO/ UNIQUE & P]SONAL 9 H] WAY ( LIFE1 9 HIS ME?OD ( P]CEIV+ REALITY & H]SELF 9 IT2 ?IS IS ONE ( ! MO/ DANG]\S ATTACKS AGA9/ ! S+UL>1 BECAUSE ?R\< IT ! 9DIVIDUAL IS ALWAYS BR\<T BACK TO ! SOCIAL1 ! COLLECTIVE1 ! ONLY 0HEAL?Y0 DIM5SION 9 EXI/5CE4 

,! BEHAVIORAL NORMS ?AT REGULATE ! HUMAN MASS BECOME ABSOLUTE1 ! 0DEVIANT0 ACT ?AT FOLL[S A DIFF]5T LOGIC IS TOL]AT$ ONLY :5 /RIPP$ ( ITS PECULI> 0MEAN+01 ( ! P>TICUL> 0RATIONALITY0 ?AT UND]LIES IT4 ,REASONS CONNECT ONLY TO COLLECTIVE ACTS1 :I* CAN BE BR\<T BACK1 IF NOT TO ! CODES ( ! DOM9ANT CULTURE1 TO ?OSE ( V>I\S E?NIC1 ANTAGONI/ & CRIM9AL SUBCULTURES ?AT EXI/4 ,! %>+ ( MEAN+S1 SYMBOLS & 9T]PRETATIONS ( REALITY ?US APPE>S AS ! BE/ ANTIDOTE TO MADNESS4 

,?US IF ONE :O SUDD5LY KILLS HIS FAMILY IS A LUNATIC1 OR BETT]1 A 0MON/]01 ONE :O SETS FIRE TO A REFUGE = =EIGN]S APPE>S AS A X5OPHOBE 7AT MO/1 FROM ! ME?OD1 A BIT HA/Y1 BUT /ILL )9 REASON7 & ONE :O SLAU<T]S 9 ! SITUATION ( A DECL>$ W> IS NO?+ BUT A 0GOOD SOLDI]04 

,?US1 ACCORD+ TO ! CLASSIFY+ G5]ALIZATION ?AT MAKES !M ALL ALIKE1 EXPROPRIAT+ !M ( !IR LIV$ S+UL>ITY1 LUNATICS >E 0 DANG]\S TO SOCIETY04 ,TRU?FULLY1 ONE CAN ONLY AGREE ) ?IS1 C]TA9LY NOT BECAUSE ( ! SUPPOS$ & PRETEXTUAL AGGRESSIVITY & VIOL5CE ATTRIBUT$ TO ?OSE :O SUFF] PSY*IATRIC DIAGNOSIS 7!  PSY*IATRI/S & $UCATORS ( EV]Y SORT >E UND\BT$LY MU* MORE DANG]\S71 BUT BECAUSE !Y HAVE VIOLAT$1 KN[+LY OR NOT1 ! ESS5TIALLY QUANTITATIVE CODES ?AT CON/ITUTE NORMALITY4 ,:AT IS SURPRIS+ IS ?AT AFT] LONG YE>S ( DOME/ICATION !RE IS ANYBODY :O DOES NOT RESPOND TO CULTURAL /IMULI1 IF NOT QUITE AUTOMATICALLY1 AT LEA/ 9 A HI<LY PR$ICTABLE MANN]4 ,UNPR$ICTABILITY IS ! S\RCE ( ! GREATE/ ANXIETY = EV]Y SOCIETY & ITS GU>DIANS1 S9CE IT IS (T5 ! QUALITY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL2 NO MOTIVE1 NO VALUE1 NO PURPOSE ?AT IS SOCIALLY COMPREH5SIBLE1 ONLY AN 9DIVIDUAL LOGIC1 NECESS>ILY ABNORMAL4 

,DEF5SE FROM ?IS DANG] IS 5TRU/$ TO ! PROCLAMATIONS ( SCI5CE4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! 0UNHEAL?Y0 GE/URE1 ! CREATOR ( :I* IS NOT RESPONSIBLE1 REMA9S AS A CONSEQU5CE ( AN EXT]NAL MIS=TUNE ?AT C\LD /RIKE & GIVE RISE TO ?\S&S ( PEOPLE LIKE HIM4 ,! ME*ANISM IS !RE=E WELL CONTRIV$1 A GE/URE DEPRIV$ ( MEAN+1 ( AN UND]LY+ WILL1 BECOMES 9NOCU\S1 & IT IS EASY TO NEUTRALIZE IT1 ALONG ) ITS CREATOR1 BEH9D ! ALIBI1 :I* IS 0SOCIAL0 AS WELL1 ( ! CURE4 

,! PSY*IATRIC DIAGNOSIS COMES D[N ON ! 9DIVIDUAL LIKE AN AX1 AMPUTAT+ H] LANGUAGE1 HIS MEAN+1 H] LIFE PA?S2 IT CLAIMS TO ELIM9ATE !M AS IRRATIONAL1 S5SELESS2 ! PSY*IATRI/ BEHAVES BE=E !M ) ! LIQUIDAT+ ATTITUDE ( ONE :O TRANS=MS ! EXP]I5CES ( LIFE 9TO MALFUNCTIONS ( ! PSY*E1 ! EMOTIONS 9TO A MALIGNANT TUMOR TO BE REMOV$4 

,PSY*IATRI/S1 AS TE*NICIANS ( C]TA9TY1 >E ! MO/ EFFICI5T POLICE ( ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,REALITY1 LIKE ! MEAN+ ( EXI/5CE1 HAS CLE> & UNEQUIVOCAL B\ND>IES = !SE PRIE/S 9 :ITE %IRTS2 !IR MISSION3 TO 0RETURN0 ?OSE :O HAVE GOTT5 LO/ V5TUR+ ONTO ! W9D+ PA?S ( NONS5SE 0TO !IR S5SES04 

,IF ! POLICE >E LIMIT$1 AS IS CLAIM$1 TO BEAT+ Y\1 ! PSY*IATRI/ DEM&S TO HE> Y\ SAY1 0,?ANK Y\1 ,I AM WELL N[0 AS WELL4 

,! FOCAL PO9T 9 ! DISCUSSION IS NOT 9 ! F\R WALLS & ! B>S ( ! ASYLUM1 NOR 9 ! ELECTRO%OCK & CON/RA9T B$S1 NOR 9 BAD AS OPPOS$ TO GOOD PSY*IATRY1 BUT 9 0PSY*IATRIC ?\<T0 ITSELF1 9 ! =M ( ?9K+ ( ANYONE :O ADDRESSES HIMSELF TO DIFF]5T SUBJECTS ) ! CL9ICAL EYE ( DIAGNOSIS1 ALWAYS LOOK+ = ! SYMPTOMS ( A PA?OLOGY 9 !M1 9 ORD] TO ANNUL ! DIFF]5CE ) A 0!RAPY0 ?AT BR+S !M BACK TO BE+ MORE LIKE US4 

,IF ! REAL PURPOSE ( ! 0NEW PLACES0 ( PSY*IATRY WAS ?AT ( /IMULAT+  CREATIVITY1 9DIVIDUAL GR[?1 LIB]AT+ COMMUNICATION & DEVELOP+  ! CAPACITY = RELATIONS1 !Y W\LD NOT BE 0PSY*IATRIC0 OR 0!RAPEUTIC_/REHABILITATIVE0 PLACES1 BUT PROBABLY IDEAL PLACES = EV]YONE1 PLACES ( FRE$OM4 ,! PROBLEM IS ?AT !SE PLACES >E NO?+ BUT <ETTOES 9 :I* ONE DOES NOT F9D 9DIVIDUALS 9T]ACT+ ON ! LEVEL ( MUTUALITY1 BUT RA!R TWO 0CATEGORIES0 ( P]SONS 9 ASYMMETRICAL POSITIONS3 ! PR(ESSIONALS & ! CLI5TS 1 ! HEAL?Y & ! DISEAS$1 ?OSE :O HELP & ?OSE :O >E HELP$2 9 !SE PLACES1 ! HEAL?Y TRY TO P]SUADE ! DISEAS$ ?AT :AT !Y DID & ?\<T UP TO ?AT TIME WAS WRONG1 OR RA!R 0UNHEAL?Y01 & ?R\< ! 0JOYFUL0 ME?OD ( ! 5C\NT] GR\P1 ( DANCE1 !AT] & MUSIC444LEAD !M T[>D ! B9>IES ( NORMALITY4 

,! 0AUTONOMY0 & 0SELF-REALIZATION0 AB\T :I* !SE DEMOCRATIC OP]ATORS FLAP !IR TONGUES >E EXCLUSIVELY !IR [N &1 TO !M1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO CON=M 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE ! HEAL+ 5CLOSURE4 ,PSY*IATRIC M$IC9E ITSELF1 AS ANALGESIC 7ANES!TIC7 = ! M9D1 IS ! SIGN ( ! ATTEMPT TO BLOCK EV]Y DEVELOPM5T1 EV]Y PA?WAY H[EV] PA9FUL AT TIMES1 ?AT AN 9DIVIDUAL PUTS 9TO ACTION AS A REACTION TO ?AT :I* OPPRESSES H]4 ,)\T MY/IFY+ ?IS PROCESS1 ?IS MOM5T ( 0CRISIS01 ?AT IS NOT NECESS>ILY A PA?WAY TO LIB]ATION1 ! FACT ( ! MATT] REMA9S ?AT ! ANSW] ( P[] IS G5]ALIZ$ N>COSIS1 COLLECTIVE /UPEFACTION1 ?AT R5D]S US /ATIC & TRANQUIL1 AN*OR$ TO \R PLACID MIS]Y4 

-- ,M>CO ,BEACO 

,!RE ,>E ,?OSE ,:O ,SAY 

,! WORLD IS FULL ( C[>DS 

!Y WANT Y\ TO BE C[>DLY 

MIS]ABLE MODE/ WELL-BEHAV$ 

SPIT 9 !IR FACES 

%IT D[N !IR ?ROATS 

WORLD ( ! VIOLAT$ 

LICE ( LIFE 

PHANTOMS ( ! SANCTU>Y 

( WORK 

PROTECT$ S]VANTS ( ! LAW 

P]V]T$ BY GOD 

TRANSMITT$ 

APPE>ANCES1 ALI51 

DISPOSSESSES1 UN=TUNATE1 

BITT] BILE1 

PEOPLE BITT] ) REPRESS$ FRO? 

BACK B5T 

PRO/ITUT$ 

Y\R /R5G?1 Y\R /R5G? 

SOLD 9 ANO!R'S 9T]E/ 

POLICE1 REPRESS$ 

REPRESSORS RES5TFUL 

FRI<T5$1 CONF9$ 

REMEMB]6 ?AT H\SE IS NOT Y\RS6 

,!Y CAN ALWAYS 5T] 

LOCK ! DOORS & %UTT]S WELL 

Y\ MI<T HAVE COMMITT$ A CRIME 

LOOK \T LOOK \T = ! POLICE 

>E Y\ SURE Y\ HAV5'T DONE WRONG8 

LOOK >\ND 

CIRCUMSPECT 

P]HAPS ! TAXES 

OR SOME?+ ELSE 

Y\ HAVE NOT P]HAPS KILL$ SOMEONE 

Y\ ?9K8 

,IS ?AT C> 

Y\RS8 ,>E Y\ SURE8 

,Y\ >E NOT COMMITT+ A !FT8 

,IS ?AT WOMAN Y\RS 

& WON'T %E BE UNFAI?FUL TO Y\8 

,& WON'T Y\ BE UNFAI?FUL TO H]8 

,& IS ?AT *ILD REALLY Y\RS 

BR$ 9 ! WOMB8 

,WAT* \T SOMEONE MI<T D5\NCE Y\ 

:]E HAVE Y\ PUT Y\R  LIC5SE 

& ID5TIFICATION C>D BOOKLET 

& PASSPORT HEAL? C>D 

WORK C>D1 MONEY1 LEGAL1 

FISCAL1 PO/AL 

>E !Y NOT P]HAPS C\NT]FEIT 

=G$ FROM ANO!R 

WAT* \T BOY 

CAUTI\S DELICATE 

NOT ALL[+ ANY?+ TO %9E ?R\< 

REMEMB] ?AT H\SE 

?AT H\SE IS NOT Y\RS 

HE %UDD]S ATT5TIVE 

TO CREAK+ S\NDS 

CRACKS %AD[S MURMURS 

SI<S SQUEAKS 

! POLICE MI<T 5T] 

FROM ONE MOM5T TO ! NEXT 

OR WE C\LD DO IT \RSELVES1 

-- ,F$]ICO 

,ACTS ( ,T]RORISM1 ,ACTS ( ,W> 

,! REC5T ATTACKS ON ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T] & ! ,P5TAGON1 ALONG ) ! ONE NE> ,CAMP ,DAVID 9 ,P5NSYLVANIA1 W]E UND\BT$LY ACTS ( T]RORISM4 ,! P]PETRATORS ( !SE ACTS HIJACK$ PASS5G] PLANES FULL ( PEOPLE & CRA%$ !M 9TO BUILD+S )\T GIV+ A ?\<T TO ! PASS5G]S ( ! PLANE OR ! VISITORS :O FREQU5T ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T]4 ,! 9DISCRIM9ATE NATURE ( ITS VIOL5CE1 JU/IFI$ ) A POLITICAL RATIONALIZATION1 IS :AT DI/+UI%ES T]RORISM FROM O!R =MS ( VIOL5CE4 ,BUT IF ONE ?9KS AB\T ?IS TOO C>EFULLY1 SOME FRI<T5+ P>ALLELS BECOME EVID5T4 ,:AT1 AFT] ALL1 IS ! BOMB+ ( HOSPITALS1 ORPHANAGES1 RESID5TIAL >EAS1 RICE PADDIES1 RURAL VILLAGES -- IF NOT 9DISCRIM9ATE VIOL5CE8 ,YET ?IS IS ! PRACTICE ?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES GOV]NM5T C>RI$ \T 9 ,VIET ,NAM & ,IRAQ1 & ?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS =CES L>GELY UND] ,U4,S4 CONTROL C>RI$ \T 9 ,YUGOSLAVIA4 ,OH1 ( C\RSE1 !RE W]E GOOD REASONS = !SE ACTS1 POLITICAL RATIONALIZATIONS TO JU/IFY !SE ACTS ( 9DISCRIM9ATE VIOL5CE4 ,YES1 ! P>ALLELS >E1 9DE$1 FRI<T5+4 ,BUT !SE ACTIONS C>RI$ \T BY ! ,U4,S4 GOV]NM5T W]E ACTS ( /ATE1 POLICE ACTIONS1 ACTS ( W> -- & ?IS APP>5TLY DI/+UI%ES !M FROM ACTS ( T]RORISM4 

,9 ?IS LI<T ?\<1 ! WORDS ( ,S5ATOR ,JOHN ,MC,CA9 >E TELL+4 ,SPEAK+ ( ! ATTACKS ON ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,C5T]1 ! ,P5TAGON & ,CAMP ,DAVID1 HE SAID1 0,!SE ATTACKS CLE>LY CON/ITUTE AN ACT ( W>40 ,BUT IF ACTS ( T]RORISM CAN BE ACTS ( W>1 !N ! ACTS ( 9DISCRIM9ATE VIOL5CE C>RI$ \T BY ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES GOV]NM5T & ITS ALLIES 9 ! ,VIET ,NAM W>1 9 ! ,GULF W>1 9 ! 0POLICE ACTION0 9 ,YUGOSLAVIA MU/ ALL BE CONSID]$ ACTS ( T]RORISM -- UNLESS ! DEF9ITION ( ! ACT *ANGES DEP5D+ ON :O DOES IT4 

,9 FACT1 IF WE LOOK AT ! ORIG9 ( ! WORD T]RORISM1 WE F9D ?AT IT TRACES BACK TO ! ,REIGN ( ,T]ROR 9 ,FRANCE 9 ! #a#g#i'S1 :5 ! NEWLY E/ABLI%$ REPUBLICAN /ATE US$ 9DISCRIM9ATE VIOL5CE TO DE/ROY ALL RESI/ANCE TO ITS RULE :E!R FROM ! OLD >I/OCRACY OR FROM ! UND]CLASS :O DREAM$ ( TAK+ ! REVOLUTION MU* F>!R ?AN ! M]E F\ND+ ( A REPUBLIC4 ,?US1 T]RORISM1 9 ITS ORIG91 WAS A PRACTICE ( 9DISCRIM9ATE VIOL5CE C>RI$ \T BY A /ATE TO RE9=CE ITS P[]4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ?IS NEW ,FR5* /ATE WAS SUPPOS$LY A DEMOCRATIC /ATE -- A RULE BY ! PEOPLE4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! IDEOLOGY ( DEMOCRACY1 ! /ATE IS ! PEOPLE4 ,= ! ,FR5* /ATE E/ABLI%$ 9 ! #a#g#i'S1 ?IS MEANT ?AT ALL 5EMIES ( ! /ATE W]E 5EMIES ( ! PEOPLE1 & ?IS WAS SUFFICI5T JU/IFICATION = ! 9DISCRIM9ATE VIOL5CE ( ! ,REIGN ( ,T]ROR4 ,BUT ! EQUATION ( ! /ATE ) ! PEOPLE PROVIDES JU/IFICATION = T]RORISM 9 ANO!R WAY4 ,IF A PEOPLE >E ! /ATE ?AT RULES !M1 !N AN ATTACK AGA9/ ?OSE PEOPLE IS AN ATTACK AGA9/ !IR /ATE4 ,! ME?OD ( W>F>E C>RI$ \T BY DEMOCRATIC /ATES ?R\<\T ! WORLD 9DICATES ?AT ?IS IS PRECISELY ! ?9K+ ( ! LEAD]S ( ?OSE /ATES -- TO BOMB HOSPITALS1 S*OOLS1 ORPHANAGES1 RICE PADDIES1 RESID5TIAL >EAS IS TO BOMB ! ,YUGOSLAV1 ,IRAQI1 ,VIETNAMESE /ATES4 ,%\LD WE !N BE SURPRIS$ :5 ! CONT5D]S = /ATE P[] :O LACK ! RES\RCES ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES GOV]NM5T USE ?IS SAME HORRIFY+LY DEMOCRATIC LOGIC ) ! MEANS !Y HAVE AT !IR DISPOSAL8 ,?\< !SE PEOPLE MAY NOT YET BE E/ABLI%$ 9 P[]1 !IR ACTS CAN RI<TLY BE CONSID]$ ACTS ( A /ATE 9 POT5TIAL -- ACTS ( W>1 & SO1 DUE TO ! CURR5T ME?ODOLOGY ( W>1 ACTS ( T]RORISM4 

,! ,AM]ICAN /ATE WILL USE !SE REC5T ACTS TO JU/IFY 9T5SIFI$ REPRESSION1 ! DEMOCRATICALLY ACCEPT$ SUPPRESSION ( FRE$OM4 ,ACTS ( REVOLT WILL BE PA9T$ ) ! BRU% ( T]RORISM4 ,BUT REAL T]RORISM IS ALWAYS AN ACT ( 9DISCRIM9ATE1 RATIONALIZ$ VIOL5CE AIM$ AT ! E/ABLI%M5T & 5=CEM5T ( P[]4 ,?US ONE CAN RI<TLY EQUATE ACTS ( W>1 POLICE ACTIONS & ACTS ( T]RORISM4 ,ALL >E ACTS ( /ATE -- ACTUAL /ATES OR POT5TIAL /ATES4 ,& ONLY ! DE/RUCTION ( ! /ATE CAN BR+ AN 5D TO T]RORISM4 ,IF1 AS ,BU% SAYS1 0WE HAVE SE5 EVIL01 IT IS 9 ! T]RORISM ! /ATE IMPOSES ON \R LIVES DAY AFT] DAY4 

  

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