,)\T A ,TRACE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,DOM9ANT CULTURE R>ELY 9T]E/S ITSELF 9 EVID5CE O!R ?AN ?AT :I* %[S WILL+ & 5?USIA/IC COMPLICITY FROM ITS SUBJECTS4 ,ACTS ( REFUSAL & REVOLT >E EFFAC$ FROM ! HI/ORICAL RECORD :5 !Y EXPOSE ! T5U\S CONTROL ( AU?ORITY4 ,EV5 :5 !Y DO APPE>1 PRES5CE1 MOTIVES & BEHAVIOR >E ALL M$IAT$ ?R\< ! L5S ( ELITE P>TIALITY :I* WORKS TO D5Y ?AT WE >E CAPABLE ( G5]AT+ ! IDEAS & MEANS ( \R [N LIB]ATION4 

,?AT MU* MO/ ( US RECOGNIZE2 IT IS ! PREMISE ( CLASS HI/ORY DEVELOP$ 9 ! #a#i#fS BY ! LIKES ( ,E,P ,?OMPSON1 ,*RI/OPH] ,HILL & ,]IC ,HOBSBAWN4 ,BUT !IRS IS ALSO A P>TICUL>I/ HI/ORY1 FOCUS$ AS IT IS ON ! SAME LEVEL ( PUBLIC APPE>ANCE AS ?AT ( ! ,E/ABLI%M5T4 ,JU/ AS REAL LIFE IS ELSE:]E ?AN ON TELEVISION1 SO ! HI/ORY ( RESI/ANCE IS AT ! V]Y LEA/ WRITT5 BETWE5 ! L9ES ( ! (FICIAL RECORD ( LEAD]S1 FOLL[]S & CLIMATIC EV5TS4 ,9 ! 9T]E/S ( SELF-PRES]VATION1 ! RUL+ CLASS & ITS (FICIAL RECORD]S -- J\RNALI/S & O!R SU* V]M9 :OSE SOCIAL POSITION DEP5DS UPON ! MA9T5ANCE ( CLASS SOCIETY -- 9V>IABLY WORK TO KEEP ATT5TION ONLY ON A PROTE/S LEAD]S 7:E!R REAL OR IMAG9>Y7 & P>TICUL>LY ON ?OSE ) SUP]IOR /ATUS OR PRIVILEGE4 

,BUT AS WELL AS ?OSE :O LACK ! 9FLU5CE TO HAVE !IR WORDS & ACTIONS RECOGNIZ$ AS IMPORTANT >E ?OSE :O HAVE NO 9T5TION :ATSOEV] TO BE ID5TIFI$4 ,IT IS ?IS REALM ( 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE REFUSAL ?AT HAS PROV$ ! MO/ RESILI5T TO EXPOSURE 9 ! HI/ORICAL RECORD4 

,A VA/ >EA ( ACTIVE POLITICAL LIFE IS IGNOR$ = ! SIMPLE FACT ?AT IT TAKES PLACE AT A LEVEL WE R>ELY RECOGNIZE AS POLITICAL4 ,TRA9$ BY ! MASS M$IA TO APPLAUD ! SPECTACUL> ACTION RA!R ?AN ! 9CREM5TAL & PRUD5T1 ALL IS 9 ! APPE>ANCE1 ! IMAGE ( REVOLT AS REPRODUC$ ?R\< ?AT SAME MASS M$IA4 ,BUT MU* POLITICAL ACTIVITY IS ELABORAT$ AMONG AN 9T5TIONALLY RE/RICT$ PUBLIC ?AT EXCLUDES OR IS HIDD5 FROM ! GAZE ( AU?ORITY4 ,SO IT IS NOT ONLY ?AT ! HI/ORICAL RECORD IS KEPT BY ELITES1 = ELITES1 BUT ?AT SUBV]SIVES !MSELVES HAVE AN 9T]E/ 9 CONCEALM5T ( !IR ACTIVITIES 7= />T]S1 ?IS GIVES US GREAT] P]SONAL SECURITY & SELF CONTROL74 ,SU* ACTS AS !SE W]E NEV] MEANT TO BE RECORDABLE1 & !Y W]E (T5 SUCCESSFUL ONLY 9S(> AS !Y W]E 9VISIBLE4 ,! MO/ SUCCESSFUL POISON+ ( CLASS OPPRESSORS1 = EXAMPLE1 >E ?OSE NEV] KN[N AS SU*4 ,JU/ LIKE ! P]FECT CRIME1 ! SUBV]SIVE ACT SEEKS TO ESCAPE ALL DETECTION1 COV] ITS TRACKS & AVOID APPE>ANCE 9 ! >*IVES2 = ! P]PETRATORS TO /RIKE 7ANONYM\SLY7 AGA94 ,ONLY ?OSE :O WI% TO BE M>TYRS1 SELF-PUBLICI/S OR M$IA P]SONALITIES W\LD WI% TO WAIT >\ND TO (F] !IR NAMES & HAVE !IR PICTURE TAK54 

,?\< ! PO9T1 BY ITS V]Y NATURE1 IS IMPOSSIBLE ( PRO(1 APP>5T DOCILITY IS ! MEASURE ( SUBT]FUGE1 & IS ONLY BROK5 BY ?OSE CRISES ( RUL+ CLASS CONFID5CE ?AT ALL[ 9SURRECTION>Y BREAK?R\<4 ,\R ABILITY TO CAPITALIZE ON !SE FAVORABLE MOM5TS MU/ BE UND]/OOD 9 ! CONTEXT ( A LONG T]M /RUGGLE ?AT IS ONLY SUCCESSFUL 9S(> AS IT IS 9VISIBLE4 

,SO A VIEW ( POLITICS FOCUS$ EI!R ON ! (FICIAL & =MAL RELATIONS ( P[] 7! COMM& P]=MANCES ( CONS5T71 OR ON OP5 PROTE/ & REBELLION1 REPRES5TS A F> TOO N>R[ CONCEPT ( POLITICAL LIFE4 ,! BODY ( HI/ORICAL KN[L$GE ?AT WE MU/ GRAPPLE ) IS = ! MO/ P>T ONLY A RECORD ( ?AT :I* HAS BROK5 ?R\< TO ! PUBLIC SPH]E4 ,!RE >E UND\BT$LY IMPORTANT 9/RUCTIVE EV5TS & OCCURR5CES AMONG !M :I* CAN GIVE /R5G?1 ?R\< POPUL> MEMORY1 TO PROTE/ & RESI/ANCE4 ,BUT ! L5S ( H9DSI<T & REPORTAGE IS A DI/ORT$ MIRROR4 ',HI/ORY' RECORDS :AT IS MO/ SPECTACUL> & MO/ EASILY LOCAT$3 ! />T1 ! PEAKS1 ! DECISIVE BREAK ) ! PA/4 ,WE SEE ! CLIMAX1 ! 7ONLY POSSIBLY DECISIVE7 9VASION ( PUBLIC SPACE4 ,AS SU* IT IMPLODES ! DEVELOPM5T ( MOVEM5TS ( REFUSAL & SOCIAL TRANS=MATION1 = IT FREEZES \R ATT5TION ON A S+LE FRAME 9 TIME1 DISCONNECT$ FROM ?AT :I* MADE IT POSSIBLE4 ,AS ,DICK5S REM>KS 9 ,B>NABY ,RUDGE2 0,WE NOTE ! H>VE/ MORE ?AN ! SE$ TIME40 ,DESPITE ! CLAIMS ( ! M$IA1 !SE MOM5TS ALMO/ NEV] COME FROM NO:]E2 !Y >E1 RA!R1 ! ACCEL]ATION ( CONT9U+ PROCESSES ?R\< TIMELY PUBLIC MANIFE/ATION4 ,! AGITATION & PREP>ATION ?AT PREC$E & UND]P9 ! DEMON/RATIVE ACT >E ALWAYS BEG9N+ & NEV] 5D4 ,IT IS AT ! PO9T ( C]TA9 RUPTURE ?AT ! P]PETRATORS ( EV]YDAY ACTS ( REFUSAL CONSID] IT SAFE TO APPE> ON ! PUBLIC /AGE4 ,UNLESS PROVOK$ BY ! ,/ATE 9TO DESP]ATE MEASURES1 OP5 COLLECTIVE DEFIANCE IS R>ELY UND]TAK5 UNLESS IT IS PRACTICAL & LIKELY TO SUCCE$4 ,UNTIL ?AT TIME1 ! ME*ANISMS1 /RUCTURES & /RUGGLES :I* NECESS>ILY PREC$E IT REMA9 A CLOS$ BOOK4 

,IT IS ! ACCUMULATION ( 'PETTY' ACTS ( DEFIANCE & REFUSAL ?AT MAKE CRITICAL UPSURGES POSSIBLE4 ,!Y >E NOT A SUB/ITUTE = REVOLUTION BUT A NECESS>Y CONDITION = IT4 ,?AT IS :Y ! 9SURRECTION>Y MOM5T 9V>IABLY ESCALATES SO RAPIDLY -- 0AS IF FROM NO:]E0 -- & IS :Y REVOLUTION>Y ELITES 7! CL[NI% R+MA/]S ( ! VANGU>D7 ALWAYS F9D !MSELVES HOPELESSLY OV]TAK54 

,NO ,MORE ,FALSE ,PROPHETS 

,AN UND]/&+ ( PREVI\S MOVEM5TS = *ANGE IS NOT M]ELY AN EX]CISE 9 HI/ORICAL 9T]PRETATION4 ,KN[L$GE GA9$ IS ! MEANS BY :I* WE CAN UND]/& H[ TO TAKE EFFECTIVE ACTION1 \RSELVES1 TODAY4 ,:5 WE RECOGNIZE :AT HAS BE51 WE CAN PLAN = :AT MI<T BE4 

,MOVEM5TS ?AT ATTEMPT TO CREATE A GR\NDSWELL ( OPPOSITION BY 9ITIAT+ PUBLIC 7USUALLY PUBLICITY SEEK+7 PROTE/S WILL ALWAYS MEET ) G5]AL 9DIFF]5CE NOT BECAUSE MO/ PEOPLE DON'T C>E1 BUT BECAUSE WE >E A LOT MORE REALI/IC AB\T ! UTILITY ( SU* 9ITIATIVES ?AN ! PROTE/]S4 

,! >T ( ! POSSIBLE IS DISCOV]$ RA!R 9 ?OSE ANONYM\S1 IMM$IATE 7BUT NOT BY ANY MEANS SPONTANE\S7 %ORT RUN COLLECTIVE ACTIONS ?AT APPLY ! PR9CIPLES ( GU]RILLA W>F>E TO EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,CRYPTIC &1 ABOVE ALL1 SURREPTITI\S ACTIONS >E BE/ ADAPT$ TO RESI/ AN OPPON5T :O CAN PROBABLY W9 ANY OP5 CONFRONTATION4 ,WE MU/ BE EV] READY TO MELT AWAY AS SOON AS FAC$ ) UNFAVORABLE ODDS4 

,SPONTANE\S =MS ( POPUL> ACTION CAN BE1 & >E1 DELIB]ATELY *OS5 BECAUSE ( ! TACTICAL ADVANTAGES = ALL ?OSE 9VOLV$4 ,:AT MI<T BE CALL$ 'L[ 9T5SITY CLASS W>F>E' IS ALWAYS PRESS+1 TE/+ & PROB+ ! B\ND>IES ( ! P]MISSIBLE -- SO AS TO TAKE SWIFT ADVANTAGE ( ANY FISSURES ?AT MAY OP5 UP 9 MOM5TS ( CRISIS4 ,IT IS NOT !N \R '9CAPACITY' TO SU/A9 P]MAN5T POLITICAL ORGANIZATION 7MO/ S5SIBLE PEOPLE VOTE ) !IR FEET & AVOID !SE =MATIONS LIKE ! PLAGUE7 BUT ?AT ! *OICE ( FLEET+1 DIRECT ACTION REPRES5TS A POPUL> TACTICAL WISDOM DEVELOP$ 9 CONSCI\S RESPONSE TO ! POLITICAL CON/RA9TS REALI/ICALLY FAC$4 ,ANONYMITY & AVOIDANCE ( =MAL ORGANIZATIONS >E 5ABL+ MODES ( RESI/ANCE1 A MEASURE ( \R UND]/&+ ( BO? ! DANG] & ! FUTILITY ( SPECTACUL> M$IAT$ ACTION4 

,:ILE SU* ACTION PRECLUDES =MAL ORGANIZATION1 IT MO/ C]TA9LY DOES NOT ES*EW EFFECTIVE CO-ORD9ATION1 A*IEV$ ?R\< ! 9=MAL NETWORKS ( AFF9ITY1 K9%IP1 TRADITIONAL & 9T5TIONAL COMMUNITY1 WORKPLACE &1 YES1 EV5 P]HAPS RITUAL & RELIGI\S PRACTICE4 ,SOCIALLY EMB$D$ NETWORKS1 DEVELOP$ AT ! LEVEL ( ! EV]YDAY1 >E AS OPAQUE TO ! AU?ORITIES AS !Y >E 9DISP5SABLE TO SUBV]SIVE ACTIVITY4 ,LET :AT'S LEFT ( ! ,LEFT 5GAGE 9 MONUM5TAL PLANS = GR&IOSE NATIONAL -- N[ EV5 GLOBAL -- F$]ATIONS4 7,F$]ATIONS & MOVEM5TS ( :AT8 ,P>ADES BE=E ! WORLDS ,T,V CAM]AS8 ,NO ?ANKS47 

,EFFECTIVE SUBV]SION MU/ BE ORGANIZ$ \T ( ! GAZE ( DOM9ATION1 9 A SEQUE/]$ PHYSICAL1 CULTURAL OR SOCIAL LOCATION2 ?OSE >EAS ?AT >E LEA/ PATROLL$ BY AU?ORITY4 7,AN>*I/ & ECO-ACTIVI/ MEET+S >E MO/LY CONV5TIONS = POLICE 9=M]S1 WANNABE RE=MI/ POLITICIANS & LOONIES47 

,= ?OSE :O LOOK ONLY ON ! SURFACE ( ?+S1 ?OSE S$UC$ BY ! SPECTACUL> IMAGE ( DEFIANCE1 ! /RATEGY POS$ H]E MI<T BE SE5 AS A RETREAT FROM 'CONV5TIONAL' CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,BUT ALL ?+S >E PRECISELY NOT AS !Y SEEM2 ?IS IS ! V]Y =M ?AT TRADITIONAL SUCCESSFUL CLASS /RUGGLE HAS ALWAYS TAK54 ,! CL&E/9E1 APP>5TLY 9NOCU\S1 MAYBE EV5 ANTI-POLITICAL ASSEMBLY PROVIDES ! FLUIDITY1 ! GU]RILLA MOBILITY1 = EFFECTIVE SUBV]SIVE ACTION4 

,NO ,NAME ,NO ,SLOGAN 

,= US1 !RE >E IMM$IATE USES & GA9S 9 =MATIONS SU* AS !SE2 NO LEAD]S TO R\ND UP1 NO HI]>*ICAL ORGANIZATION TO WIELD P[] OV] US 9 \R NAME1 NO MEMB]%IP LI/S TO 9VE/IGATE1 NO MANIFE/OS TO D5\NCE1 NO M$IATORS TO MEET 7& !N JO97 ! P[] HOLD+ ELITE4 ,NO PUBLIC CLAIMS >E MADE1 NO SYMBOLIC L9ES >E DRAWN1 NO PRESS /ATEM5TS TO BE DELIB]ATELY MISCON/RU$ & TRIVIALIZ$ BY J\RNALI/S4 ,NO PLAT=MS OR PROGRAMS :I* ! 9TELLECTUALS CAN HIJACK AS !IR EXCLUSIVE PROP]TY1 NO FLAG OR BANN] TO :I* TO PL$GE A CRASS & SECT>IAN ALLEGIANCE4 

,!N :AT CONCRETE =MS WILL \R SUBV]SION TAKE8 ,WELL1 ! =MS IT ALREADY TAKES2 !FT1 FEIGN$ IGNORANCE 7ALL ! BETT] TO DISSEMBLE \R 9T5TIONS71 %IRK+ OR C>ELESS LABOR1 FOOT-DRAGG+ & ! GO-SL[1 Z]O WORK 7) A LITTLE PREP>ATION WE MI<T COME TO 5JOY ! NEXT DEPRESSION71 SECRET TRADE & PRODUCTION = SALE 7= B>T] -- OR EV5 BETT] = FREE71 SQUATT+1 DEFAULT+ ON ALL PAYM5TS = ANY?+1 EVASION ( TAXES1 DE/RUCTION ( (FICIAL RECORDS1 SABOTAGE & >SON1 ASSASS9ATION1 IMPROMPTU RIOT 7= ! HELL ( IT7 & ! DET\RNM5T ( ,/ATE SPONSOR$ CELEBRATION 9TO MOM5TS ( JOY\S DE/RUCTION4 

,IF WE W]E TO UND]TAKE ALL ?IS ) ! OBJECTIVE ( ATTA9+ A COMPLETE SELF RELIANCE 9 ! SATISFACTION ( ALL \R NE$S & DESIRES1 WE MAY WELL F9D IT SUFFICI5T = ! MOVE FROM SURVIV+ )9 ?IS SY/EM1 TO SUP]S$+ IT4 

,LET ! DAILY CELEBRATION ( LIFE BE BUT A DRESS REHE>SAL = 9SURRECTION4 ,IT IS ! ACCUMULATION ( SMALL1 9/RUM5TAL ACTS ?AT WILL BR+ AU?ORITY TO ITS KNEES4 ,LET US RISE6 

,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,JANU>Y #c#a1 #bba 3 ,)\T A ,TRACE -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #g1 #bbb 3 ,)\T A ,TRACE -- ,UPDAT$4 

 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3  
HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/