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,ECOLOGICAL ,COLLAPSE1 ,SCI5CE1 ! ,ANTI-,GLOBALISATION ,PROTE/S & ,RECLAIM ,! ,/REETS 

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,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

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,! TOTALIT>IAN NATURE ( MOD]N CAPITALISM IS NOT ! MONOLI?IC AU?ORIT>IAN DICTATOR%IP AS IMAG9$ HALF A C5TURY AGO 9 ! 0,BRAVE ,NEW ,WORLD0 & 0#a#i#h#d0 NOVELS1 BUT A MORE SUBTLE REGIME RUL$ BY A BEWILD]+ DIV]SITY ( MEANS P5ETRAT+ MORE & MORE 9TO >EAS ( LIFE PREVI\SLY UNCOLONIZ$ & UNCOMMODIFI$2 9 ! REALMS ( ! GEOGRAPHICAL1 S5SORY1 EMOTIONAL1 G5ETIC1 ETC4 ,! TE*NOLOGICAL GR[? ( ! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION ?AT FUELS !SE NEW 9VASIONS IS AN 9CREAS+ ?REAT TO ! *ANCES ( SIMPLE BIOLOGICAL SURVIVAL4 

,9 ?IS ,AGE ( ,9DIFF]5CE1 MO/ JU/ DON'T WANT TO KN[4 ,!Y BLOCK IT ALL \T1 /ICK !IR HEADS 9 ! S&4 ,DOOM & GLOOM ONLY MAKES PEOPLE FEEL EV5 MORE IMPOT5T 7OR1 WORSE1 !Y JO9 ,FRI5DS ( ! ,E>?74 ,IF ECOLOGICAL CATA/ROPHE IS M5TION$ AT ALL1 IT'S USUALLY M5TION$ ) ALL ! ANG] & SADNESS ?AT PEOPLE TALK ( A DEAD H$GEHOG ON ! ROAD1 !N *ANGE ! SUBJECT4 

,SOME ?9K ( ! ,5D ( ! ,WORLD AS HUMANITY PAY+ = ITS S9S - HUMANITY IS SO WRET*$1 WE DES]VE TO DIE4 ,?IS MISAN?ROPY IS !RE AS MU* 9 ?OSE :O SEEM RESIGN$ TO ! COLLAPSE AS 9 ?OSE :O CLAIM TO OPPOSE IT4 ,= SOME ( !M1 ,NATURE IS SACR$ - HUMAN BE+S PR(ANE4 ,H5CE SO MANY ECOLOGI/S JU/IFY+ MISAN?ROPY ) ,MAL?USIAN F]VOR4 ,MANY ECOLOGI/S F5CE (F NATURE1 LIKE ?OSE W>D5S BELONG+ TO WILD LIFE TRU/S1 P>TICUL>LY ,5GLI% ,NATURE1 :O CAN B>ELY TOL]ATE ! PRES5CE ( VISITORS ON !IR RES]VES SO GREAT IS !IR BITT]NESS AGA9/ PEOPLE 9 G5]AL 7!Y MU/ HAVE BE5 NATURALLY SELECT$ = ! JOB BECAUSE !Y POSSESS$ ?IS QUALIFICATION74 ,BECAUSE ( ! RUNAWAY DEVA/ATION ( NATURE1 ?IS CONTEMPT = A LO/ HUMANITY IS A GR[+ - & SC>Y - T5D5CY1 RANG+ FROM ! MORE FANATICAL ANIMAL RI<TI/S TO ! ,U,S ,E>? ,FIR/6 7,U,K ,E>? ,FIR/I/S T5D TO BE A LOT LESS ,MAL?USIAN1 A LOT MORE AN>*I/73 IT MAY YET BECOME ! BASIS = SUPPLANT+ 9 HORROR ! G5OCIDE ( #c MILLION ) ?AT ( #c BILLION4 .<#a.> ,BUT MO/ WILL MORE ?AN LIKELY HAVE GONE MAD BY !N1 Y\ & ME 9CLUD$ MAYBE4 

,SU* FATALISM IS AN EXCUSE TO AVOID LOOK+ AT :O & :AT >E MORE TO BLAME ?AN MO/ & CONSEQU5TLY AN EXCUSE TO NOT /RUGGLE ) 9TEGRITY TO GET TO ! ROOTS ( IT4 ,SOME FATALI/S1 BE+ SO US$ TO BE+ SPECTATORS1 SOMEH[ FEEL DETA*$ FROM ?IS ,5D1 AS IF !Y >5'T GO+ TO LIVE ?R\< ! PROGRESS ( ?IS CATA/ROPHE1 AS IF !Y'RE GO+ TO DIE SUDD5LY1 OR AS IF IT'S ONLY GO+ TO HAPP5 TO O!RS1 )\T !M EXP]I5C+ ! MIS]Y ( ?IS LONG DRAWN-\T HORROR4 ,O!RS EV5 LOOK AT ?IS DISA/] ) CYNICAL EXPECTATION1 SOME GR&IOSELY PSY*OTIC SADO-MASO*I/IC GLEE AT ! DECOMPOS+ DECAD5CE ( IT ALL4 ,MO/ REG>D ANY S5SE ( DESP]ATE URG5CY AS AN 9EXPLICABLE 9TRUSION1 OR1 AMONG ! ,MIDDLE ,CLASS1 AN IRRITAT+ NAG ( GUILT ?AT MAKES !M WRITE \T A *ECK TO ,GRE5PEACE4 ,NO MATT] :AT1 LIFE MU/ C>RY ON AS IF ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE IS NOT REALLY HAPP5+1 OR1 IF IT IS1 IT'S JU/ ANO!R 'SUBJECT' TO TALK AB\T1 LIKE ,BIG ,BRO!R4 

,MASS FLOOD+ & ! DIV]SION ( ! ,GULF ,/REAM AWAY FROM ,EUROPE1 BO? CAUS$ BY GLOBAL W>M+1 BO? CAUS+ A COLLAPSE ( AGRICULTURE 9 >EAS :]E AGRICULTURE HAS ?RIV$ = #a#d1 YE>S1 BO? ) A NOT UNLIKELY *ANCE ( HAPP5+1 >E PR$ICTABLE POSSIBILITIES CLE>LY LOOM+ ON ! HORIZON4 ,AN ,AM]ICAN CLIMATOLOGI/ PROV$ ?AT ! DIV]SION ( ! ,GULF ,/REAM HAD HAPP5$ OV] #a#e1 YE>S AGO ?R\< EXAM9+ BORE SAMPLES FROM ! MUD B$ ( ! ,ATLANTIC4 ,HE !N COMB9$ ?IS ) RESE>* BY A ,BRITI% SCI5TI/ 9 ! #a#i#eS :O1 ANALYZ+ ROCK SAMPLES 9 ,CUMBRIA1 DISCOV]$ ?AT ! PREVI\S ,ICE ,AGE HAD TAK5 A M]E #a-#b YE>S TO DEVELOP4 ,SPECULAT+ ON A REPEAT ( ?IS SC5>IO DUE TO ! DECL9E 9 SAL9ITY 9 ! ,GULF ,/REAM CONVEYOR CAUS$ BY ! MELT+ ,>CTIC ICE CAP1 ?IS CLIMATOLOGI/ WAS AW>D$ A M$AL BY ,PRESID5T ,CL9TON HIMSELF4 ,AP>T FROM PROVID+ ?IS SCI5TI/ ) A LUCRATIVE 9COME1 SU* SPECTACUL> RECOGNITION MEANS FUCK ALL4 ,ALREADY AT ! 5D ( ! #gS SCI5TI/S C\LD MEASURE H[ MU* POLLUTION !IR POLLUTION-MEASUR+ 9/RUM5TS ADD$ TO ! ATMOSPH]E :IL/ !Y MEASUR$ ! POLLUTION ' CLE> SCI5TIFIC PRO( ( H[ WOND]FULLY OBJECTIVE SCI5CE IS4 .<#b.> 

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,DOM9ANT IDEOLOGY CLAIMS ?AT GLOBAL W>M+ WILL BEG9 TO HAVE SEV]E CONSEQU5CES )9 #e YE>S4 ,COMB9$ ) A S]I\S 0SOME?+ MU/ BE DONE0 TONE1 SU* PROPAG&A IS DESIGN$ TO REASSURE PEOPLE ?AT SOME?+ WILL BE DONE1 ?AT LONG-T]M CONC]NS WILL BE MET ) RE=MS BY ?OSE :O KN[ BE/ & ?AT !RE'S NO?+ V]Y IMM$IATE TO WORRY AB\T4 ,! 9ABILITY ( WORLD GOV]NM5TS TO AGREE ON R$UCTIONS ( GRE5H\SE GAS EMISSIONS BY EV5 #e.0 :5 SCI5TI/S SAY R$UCTIONS ( #e.0 >E QUICKLY NECESS>Y TO COMBAT GLOBAL W>M+ ONLY %[ ?AT ! IMM$IATE 9T]E/S ( COMPETITION 9 ! GLOBAL M>KETPLACE ALWAYS OV]RIDE ANY RATIONAL LONG-T]M ECOLOGICAL PLANN+ = CAPITALISM4 ,IT'S EV5 PLANN$ ?AT !RE'LL BE A =M ( ,/OCK ,EX*ANGE = DEAL+ 9 ! TRAD+ ( EMISSION R$UCTIONS BETWE5 C\NTRIES2 RI*] C\NTRIES WILL BE ABLE TO TRADE (F ANY R$UCTIONS ALLOCAT$ !M BY 9T]NATIONAL AGREEM5TS TO POOR] C\NTRIES SO AS TO C>RY ON HAPPILY POLLUT+4 ,! LOGIC ( ! COMMODITY1 9 :I* EV]Y?+ IS R$UC$ TO A QUANTIFIABLE MEASURABLE EQUIVAL5T1 REVEALS 9 ITS MOVEM5T T[>DS ?IS P]FECTION ITS P]FECT 9HUMANITY4 ,NEV] M9D #e YE>S1 9 CLOS] TO #e YE>S MANY ( US WILL BE SEE+ ! \TCOME ( ?IS 9SANITY4 ,! RI* MI<T TRADE LIFE ON ,E>? = LIFE ON ,M>S.<#c.> OR UP ,URANUS OR :]EV] !Y FANTASIZE FLEE+ TO1 BUT UNLESS ! LOGIC ( TRADE1 ( EX*ANGE VALUE1 ( ! ECONOMY IS DE/ROY$ PROBABLY MO/ ( US %ALL BE DE/ROY$4 #e YE>S8 ,IF Y\'D TOLD A ,JEW 9 #ahie ?AT !RE'D BE AN UNPREC$5T$ QUASI-EXT]M9ATION ( HIS RACE 9 #e YE>S TIME1 EV5 IF HE'D BELIEV$ Y\ IT W\LD'VE MEANT NO?+ MU*4 #e YE>S 9TO ! FUTURE MI<T AFFECT SOME ( US A BIT1 & W\LD AFFECT MO/ ( \R *ILDR5 9 !IR LATE MIDDLE AGE1 BUT IT'S SUFFICI5TLY DI/ANT TO FEEL ?AT IT WON'T BE SO BAD BECAUSE WE'LL ADAPT TO IT4 ,& MANY MILLIONS >E UTT]LY DOM9AT$ BY AN IDEOLOGY ( ! H]E & N[ = :OM FOCUS+ ON ! PA/ OR ON ! FUTURE IS MEAN+LESS3 = !M1 #e DAYS IS PURE AB/RACTION1 LET ALONE #e YE>S4 ,!Y HAVE MORE PRESS+ PROBLEMS 7WELL1 DON'T WE ALL874 ,BUT ! ICEB]G LOOM+ OV] ,TITANIC ,E>? IS PROBABLY V]Y NE> :IL/ (FICIAL SCI5CE IS LOOK+ AT IT FROM ! WRONG 5D ( A TELESCOPE4 ,SURE1 = SOME ( US IT MI<T JU/ BE A SL[LY ROTT+ DECAY1 BUT = MANY ONE ECOLOGICAL HORROR C\LD EASILY HAVE A DOM9O EFFECT ON MANY O!RS4 

,AL?\< WE HAVE TO TALK AB\T 0! 5D ( SCI5CE0 WE HAVE TO BE BROADLY CLE> AB\T :AT ?IS MEANS4 ,IT C]TA9LY DOESN'T MEAN A R5EW$ PRIMITIVISM )\T M$ICAL KN[L$GE1 ELECTRICITY ETC4 ,H[EV] IT W\LD HAVE TO 9VOLVE A L>GE R$UCTION 9 ! USE ( ELECTRICITY4 ,EV5 9 ! =M ( W9D1 WAVE & SOL> 5]GY1 ELECTRICITY HAS A DAMAG+ EFFECT ON ! E>?3 ONE HAS ONLY TO LOOK AT ! C>C9OG5IC EFFECT ( HI< VOLTAGE PYLONS TO SEE ?IS 7ONE ( ! BE/ RIOTS ?IS SUMM] WAS ON ! ISL& ( ,CYPRUS1 :]E A L>GE DEMON/RATION AGA9/ ! BUILD+ ( A MASSIVE PHONE BUGG+ MA/1 WELL KN[N = CAUS+ LEUKEMIA 9 KIDS1 BROKE 9TO ! ,BRITI% ,>MY COMP\ND :]E ! ]ECTION ( ! MA/ WAS PLANN$ TO TAKE PLACE1 ATTACK+ SECURITY GU>DS & DE/ROY+ LOADS ( >MY VEHICLES74 

,SOME PEOPLE SAY ?AT SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY IS 9NATELY CAPITALI/1 LIKE MONEY4 ,WE DISAGREE1 AL?\< OBVI\SLY IT HAS =M$1 & IS =M$ BY1 CAPITAL4 ,BUT !N1 SO >E ! BUILD+S1 /REETS & C\NTRYSIDE1 :I* ALSO HAVE TO BE TRANS=M$4 ,ONE MI<T JU/ AS WELL SAY ?AT WE %\LDN'T USE FIRE BECAUSE FIRE WAS 9V5T$ DUR+ HUMANITY'S /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ALI5ATION ( NATURE4 ,MONEY1 ON ! O!R H&1 CANNOT BE TRANS=M$ - IT IS ONLY A MEANS ( SOCIAL CONTROL1 A WAY ( R$UC+ PEOPLE TO WAGE SLAVES ETC4 ,PAP] & METAL CAN BE US$ 9 LOTS ( DIFF]5T WAYS1 BUT AS MONEY IT'S ONLY PURPOSE IS TO S]VE ! ECONOMY4 ,A CA/LE CAN BE A DEF5SE ( FEUDAL P[] OR AN ASPECT ( ! T\RI/ 9DU/RY1 BUT CON/ANTLY *ANG$ BY ! PEOPLE :O USE IT IT CAN ALSO BECOME AN >EA ( EXP]IM5T1 A VA/ ADV5TURE PLAYGR\ND1 A PLACE TO LIVE & DISCUSS & :ATEV]4 ,TE*NOLOGY1 LIKE A CA/LE1 W\LD NO LONG] BE FIX$ & FETI%IZ$4 ,= US1 '! 5D ( SCI5CE' MEANS A TRANSC5D5CE ( SCI5CE :IL/ RETA9+ :AT IS USEFUL 9 SCI5TIFIC ME?ODOLOGY 9 ! CONTEXT ( AN EM]G+ SOCIAL MOVEM5T4 ,SOME SCI5TIFIC SPECIALISMS LIKE CLIMATOLOGY 7ESPECIALLY ITS HI/ORY7 & SOME ( ! MANY (F%OOTS FROM A/RONOMY PUT TOGE!R 9 A SCI5TIFIC 9T]-DISCIPL9>Y WAY C\LD BE DYNAMITE IF APPLI$ 9 A GREAT] COH]5T TOTALITY BY A SOCIAL MOVEM5T 5D+ ! CAPITALI/ FUNCTION & SPECIALI/ NATURE ( SU* 9SI<TS 7A C\PLE ( MILLION LI<T YE>S AWAY FROM ?AT OLD ,TROT1 ,PI]S ,CORBYN1 :O TURN$ HIS P>TICUL> 9SI<TS 9TO ! EFFECTS ( SUNSPOTS ON LONG-T]M WEA!R 9TO A COOL C\PLE ( MILLION74 ,!RE'S NO WAY ANY PRES5T DAY ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK1 = EXAMPLE1 C\LD KEEP !IR EXCELL5T 9SI<TS 9TO SOCIAL CONTRADICTIONS SEP>ATE FROM ! 9SI<TS !Y DEVELOP$ 9 !IR C>E]S AS SCI5TI/S4 ,PANNEKOEK WAS A FAIRLY IMPORTANT A/RONOM]1 BUT WE WOND] JU/ H[ MANY ( HIS FELL[ A/RONOM]S REALIZ$ HE WAS A SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL !ORETICIAN8 ,PANNEKOEK'S SOCIAL !ORIZ+1 9 ,L59 AS ,PHILOSOPH] = EXAMPLE1 DOES OCCASIONALLY USE A/RONOMICAL CONCEPTS4 ,BUT HIS DI/9CTION BETWE5 B\RGEOIS S5SATIONALI/ MAT]IALISM & HI/ORICAL MAT]IALISM WAS ESS5TIALLY A NEUTRALI/ CONCEPTION LEAV+ \T ! REALM ( PRAXIS ' ! NOTION ?AT MAN MADE HI/ORY BUT NOT NATURAL HI/ORY4 ,N[1 ?\<1 CAPITAL IS ON ! V]GE ( CREAT+ 'NATURAL HI/ORY' ) ,JURASSIC P>KS1 ,FRANK5/E9 FOODS1 DESIGN] BABIES1 ETC4 

,CAPITAL REGUL>LY RE-WRITES SOCIAL HI/ORY 9 ITS [N IMAGE BUT N[ IT DESIRES TO RE-WRITE ! BIOLOGICAL FUTURE ACCORD+ TO ITS [N BLUEPR9T4 ,ITS 9SATIABLE DESIRE TO RE-CA/ EV]Y?+ 9 ITS [N IMAGE OP5S UP ,CAPITAL'S NEW FRONTI]S ( CONQUE/3 MESS+ ) EVOLUTION>Y *>ACT]I/ICS BY G5ETIC 5G9E]+ IS1 9 A S5SE1 TO RE-WRITE BO? \R 9H]IT$ PA/ & EVOLV+ FUTURE BIOLOGICAL HI/ORY4 ,\R G5ETIC HI/ORY WILL NOT BE :AT IT WAS4 

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,A SECTOR ( ,HOLLYWOOD CONT9UALLY SELLS CATA/ROPHE BACK TO US1 ) ITS 5DLESS DIGITALIZ$ GRAPHIC PRES5TATIONS ( ,E>?-CRA%+ A/]OIDS1 GIGANTIC FLOODS1 COLOSSAL FIRES & DEADLY EPIDEMICS1 ETC4.<#d.> ,SOME CATA/ROPHI/S - & WE'RE ALL CATA/ROPHI/S N[ - BELIEVE ?AT FUTURE DISA/]S MAY NOT BE SOLELY DUE TO A RATE-(-EXPLOITATION-9DUC$ GLOBAL W>M+ BUT TO NATURAL FACTORS3 AS F> AS ! ,E>?'S CRU/ IS CONC]N$1 CAPITALI/ FACTORS HAVE SO F> BE5 NEGLIGIBLE1 ONLY TRIGG]+ M9OR DI/URBANCES1 AL?\< WE %\LD ALL BE AW>E ( :AT A NUCLE> EXPLOSION MI<T DO ONE DAY4 

,ONE !ORY PUT \T 9 ,FRANCE A DECADE AGO WAS ?AT ! SPREAD ( NUCLE> P[] & ! DECL9E 9 DEEP %AFT M9+ HAS CONTRIBUT$ TO 9CREAS$ SEISMIC ACTIVITY ALONG ! FAULT L9ES4 ,H5CE ! BIG RISE 9 E>?QUAKES & VOLCANIC ]UPTIONS4 ,REG>DLESS ( ! VALIDITY ( ?IS !ORY1 IT'S WELL-KN[N ?AT ! 9EQUALITY ( CAPITAL 9VE/M5T CAUSES V]Y DIFF]5T RESULTS = AN E>?QUAKE 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ?AN = A SIMIL> ONE 9 ,TURKEY OR :]EV]4 ,H[EV]1 SOME DISA/]S HAVE LITTLE TO DO ) CAPITALISM4 ,?\< IT'S ESS5TIAL TO BE SKEPTICAL ( (FICIAL IDEOLOGY PU%+ ! NATURAL L9E :5 IT COMES TO DISA/]S1 WE %\LDN'T AUTOMATICALLY GO ! O!R WAY & ASSUME ?AT ALL DISA/]S >E MADE BY CAPITAL4 ,SURE1 CAPITAL MAKES ! CONSEQU5CES ( ACCID5TS - & SOME ?+S >E ACCID5TS - F> F> WORSE ?AN ANY POSSIBLE RATIONAL ORGANIZATION ( ! WORLD 7ONE HAS ONLY TO LOOK AT H[ ! ,TURKI% ,>MY RIPP$ (F LOADS ( ! /UFF DONAT$ ACROSS ! WORLD TO ! E>?QUAKE VICTIMS74 

,WE HAVE BE5 QUITE REM>KABLY SP>$ MAJOR CATA/ROPHES SU* AS AN A/]OID CRA%+ 9TO ! ,E>?1 :I* SOME SCI5TI/S SAY IS 9EVITABLE 9 ! LONG T]M1 OR ! ]UPTION ( A GIANT CALD]A 7VOLCANO7 OV] ! LA/ #b YE>S OR SO4 ,AN ]UPTION ( ! ,CUMBRE ,VIEJA VOLCANO 9 ! ,CAN>Y ,ISL&S C\LD COLLAPSE A WE/]N FAC+ M\NTA9 & />T A GIANT ,TSUNAMI 7A MASSIVE TIDAL WAVE7 :I* C\LD SPREAD ACROSS ! ,ATLANTIC CAUS+ WAVES TO CRA% HUNDR$S ( MILES 9L& 9 C]TA9 P>TS ( ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN EA/]N SEABO>D4 ,IT'S HAPP5$ BE=E 9 ! IMM5SE P>ADIGM ( TIME 9 GEOLOGICAL HI/ORY4 ,HAPP5+ N[1 ,WALL ,/REET W\LD BE WIP$ \T1 BUT ONLY GEOGRAPHICALLY1 NOT AS A =CE4 ,MILLIONS ( ANTI-,AM]ICANS W\LD PROBABLY GET (F ON ! :OLE ?+1 HAPPILY WAT*+ SC5ES ( UND]WAT] ,MAC,DONALDS ON ! ,NEWS1 BUT ! \TCOME WILL BE GLOBALLY HORRIFIC4 ,REVOLUTION>Y OPTIMI/S MI<T WI%FULLY CLAIM ?AT IT'LL ALL PROVOKE A REVOLUTION BUT C\LDN'T ! SITUATION BE SO DESP]ATE ?AT 9/EAD ( A RATIONALLY BAS$1 MONEYLESS ORD] EM]G+1 IT W\LD BE 5DLESS MAYHEM8 ,5T] /AGE LEFT - \R SAVIORS1 ! PR(ESSIONAL ECOLOGI/S1 %OOT+ D[N LOOT]S LIKE P>TRIDGES4 

,BUT 9 ! 5D DO WE 9DULGE 9 !SE CATA/ROPHIC FUTURE HYPO!SES 9 ORD] TO PLAY ! ROLE ( ,CASS&RA1 MAK+ PROPHECIES ?AT NO-ONE BELIEVES'OR TO SOMEH[ PREP>E =1 & H>D5 \RSELVES AGA9/1 ! WOR/ 7?AT WAY WE'LL NEV] BE DISAPPO9T$7 - OR JU/ AS A P]V]SE =M ( MORBID 5T]TA9M5T - OR AS A WAY ( MAK+ US FEEL BETT] 9 ! PRES5T JU/ = SURVIV+ & = MAK+ US HAPPY IT HASN'T HAPP5$ TO US YET'OR >E !SE CRAZY SC5>IOS DESIGN$ TO RESIGN \RSELVES TO SOD'S LAW ' IF IT'S POSSIBLE IT'LL HAPP5'DOES KN[+ AB\T !SE POSSIBILITIES MAKE US TRY TO *ANGE !SE FUTURES'OR >E WE JU/ KIDD+ \RSELVES ?AT ?AT'S :AT WE'RE DO+'OR :AT8 

,:ATEV] HAPP5S1 ! ACCUMULAT+ CONSEQU5CES ( MORE ,*]NOBYLS1 MORE ,B,S,ES1 MORE EPIDEMICS1 MORE ,G,M 0ACCID5TS01.<#e.> :E!R CONSCI\SLY RECOGNIZ$ OR NOT1 DOM9ATE ! FATE ( ! WORLD & ITS 9HABITANTS4 ,REVOLUTION OR NO REVOLUTION1 ! TOXIC FALL\T FROM ?IS SOCIETY WILL BE A FEATURE ( LIFE = ,E>?L+S = ! =ESEEABLE FUTURE4 ,EV5 MANY ( ?OSE CAUS+ ?IS DISA/] WILL SUFF] ITS CONSEQU5CES1 ?\< AT A SL[] RATE ?AN ! RE/ ( US4 ,!Y ?9K !Y CAN BUY !IR WAY \T ( IT ) ! V]Y CAUSE ( IT - ) !IR MILLIONS & BILLIONS !Y ?9K !Y'LL BE ABLE TO LIVE !IR DREAM - MAKE ! P]FECT 5VIRONM5T 9 A SPACE CAPSULE BOLDLY GO+ =?1 F9D+ ADV5TURE 9 9F9ITY & BEYOND4 ,AS = US ,E>?L+S1 WE'LL PROBABLY ONLY GET TO KN[ ! ANSW] TO 0,:AT PLANET >E !SE GUYS ON80 IF !RE'S A SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTION :I* !N S5DS !M (F TO ,PLUTO OR FUR!R4 

0,HUMANITY IS QUITE WILL+ TO BE SCORN$ & RIDICUL$1 BUT IT IS QUITE UNWILL+ TO LET IT BE SAID 9 EXPLICIT T]MS ?AT IT IS BE+ SCORN$ & RIDICUL$4 ,VIOLAT$ 9 FACT IT F9DS REFUGE 9 M]E WORDS0 

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,ALREADY 9DEP5D5T SCI5CE IS RECEIV+ 9DEP5D5T FUND+ FROM SU* 9DEP5D5TS AS ! OIL & C> COMPANIES TO COME UP ) ! ,GOEBELLDEEGOOK ?AT GLOBAL W>M+ IS 0NATURAL0 9 ORD] TO GET PEOPLE TO JU/ ACCEPT IT4 ,(FICIAL ANALYSIS IS ALREADY PROV+ BEYOND A D\BT ?AT ! PLANET HAS W>M$ UP AT !SE TEMP]ATURES BE=E1 DELIB]ATELY =GETT+ ?AT ! #c1 #d OR #e DEGREES EASILY ATTRIBUTABLE TO ,C,O#b EMISSIONS MAKES ALL ! DIFF]5CE4 

,! V]Y CLOS5ESS ( ECOLOGICAL DISA/]1 ! KN[L$GE ( IT AS A CON/ANT POSSIBILITY1 DEF9ES ?IS AGE WE LIVE 9 & ! CONSCI\SNESS & PRACTICE ( BO? CAPITALISM & ITS OPPOSITION4 ,IT IS \R 9T5TION H]E TO LOOK AT ! LIMITS1 CONTRADICTIONS & POSSIBILITIES ( SOME ASPECTS ( ?IS OPPOSITION AS A MEANS TO CL>IFY :AT'S HAPP5+ & H[ TO ADVANCE IT3 = \RSELVES1 FIR/ ( ALL1 & ANYONE ELSE :O F9DS A USE = IT4 

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,! ]UPTION 9 ,G5OA C]TA9LY UPP$ ! /AKES ON BO? SIDES ( ! HI]>*ICAL DIVIDE1 BUT ! KILL+ WAS NOT UNEXPECT$3 = WEEKS ! IDEOLOGY ( ! ,G#h & ITS POLICE & M$IA DEF5D]S WAS DESIGN$ TO GET ! MASS ( SPECTATORS TO ADAPT TO ! IDEA ?AT KILL+ SOME ( !SE MAD AN>*I/S W\LD BE UTT]LY JU/IFI$4 ,AT ,GO!NBURG ! %OOT+ ( A DEMON/RATOR 9 ! BACK WAS 9ITIALLY TREAT$ AS A MAJOR DEVIATION FROM DEMOCRATIC NORMS1 BUT )9 ! H\R1 ! ,/ATE HAD REASSUR$ J\RNALI/S ?AT IT WAS NO BIG DEAL & AFT] #cf H\RS IT WAS ALREADY SO PASSE AS TO BE CONSID]$ /ALE NEWS4 ,! VIRTUAL D5IAL ( ! SAD 'RI<T' TO DEMON/RATE ON ,MAY #a/ 9 ! ,WE/ ,5D H]E1 9/IGAT$ BY ,TORY ,BLAIR & ,K5 ,LIV+DEA?1 WAS ALSO AN UPP+ ( ! /AKES BY ! P[]S-?AT-BE1 ) V]Y LITTLE ASS]TION ( ANGRY DIGNITY AGA9/ SU* A DEPRESS+LY BOR+ HUMILIATION - A FEW W9D[S BROK51 A ,C,C,T,V CAM]A WRECK$ - 7P]V]SELY1 SOME AN>*I/S HAIL$ ?IS CAG+ 9 AS A VICTORY74 ,IT WAS SMALL SURPRISE ?AT ,BURLESQUONI1 ) ALL HIS M$IA P[]1 W\LD USE ! SLI<TLY CRUD] ME?ODS ?AT A TRADITIONALLY MURD]\S SEMI-FASCI/ POLICE =CE 5C\RAGES 79 ?IS C\NTRY1 CLASS DEF]5CE AMONG MANY ( ! COPS HAS (T5 PUT A BRAKE ON VICI\S ATTACKS ON MIDDLE CLASS DEMON/RATORS1 AT LEA/ S9CE ! KILL+ ( ,BLAIR ,PEA* 9 #a#i#g#i74 ,BUT ! KILL+ ( ! #b#c-YE> OLD WORK+ CLASS AN>*I/ ,C>LO ,GUILLIANO & ! BEAT+ UP ( SOME V]Y CONS]VATIVE PACIFI/ PROTE/]S SP>K$ (F DEMON/RATIONS \TSIDE POLICE /ATIONS &1 POSSIBLY1 SOME /RIKES1 ?\< M$IA BLACK\TS & ,/ATE C5SOR%IP ( ! ,9T]NET MAKE IT H>D TO KN[ :AT'S REALLY BE5 GO+ ON4 ,WE KN[1 DESPITE ! M$IA ATT5TION ON POLITICOS1 ?AT ! DEMOS AGA9/ GLOBALIZATION 9 ,G5OA ALSO 9VOLV$ ?\S&S ( ,G5OAN & ,ITALIAN Y\? & WORK]S1 9CLUD+ A L>GE BLOCK ( /RIK+ /EELWORK]S4 ,SO ONE CAN SEE H[ MU* MORE POPUL> IT WAS ?AN ,PRAGUE4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ! ,/EFANO /EELWORKS 9 ,BRESCIA CAME \T ON /RIKE AGA9/ 0! F]OCI\S VIOL5CE ( ! POLICE0 DEM&+ ! RELEASE ( A LOCAL /EELWORK] %OP /EW>D >RE/$ 9 ,G5OA4 ,H[EV]1 A LOT ( ! ANG] AFT] ,G5OA WAS *ANNEL$ 9TO SAFE DEMON/RATIONS AS ! GIANT ,C,G,I,L TRADE UNION F$]ATION & ! MORE COMBATIVE 7AL?\< V]Y RECUP]ATIVE7 ,C,O,B,A,S CO-ORD9AT+ COMMITTEES GOT 9VOLV$4 

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0,9 T]MS ( HI/ORICAL FUNCTION1 !RE IS A DIFF]5CE BETWE5 REVOLUTION>Y & REACTION>Y VIOL5CE1 BETWE5 VIOL5CE PRACTIC$ BY ! OPPRESS$ & ! OPPRESSORS4 ,9 T]MS ( E?ICS1 BO? =MS ( VIOL5CE >E 9HUMAN & EVIL ' BUT S9CE :5 IS HI/ORY MADE 9 ACCORDANCE ) E?ICAL /&>DS8 ,TO />T APPLY+ !M AT ! PO9T :]E ! OPPRESS$ REBEL AGA9/ ! OPPRESSORS1 ! HAVE-NOTS AGA9/ ! HAVES1 IS S]V+ ! CAUSE ( ACTUAL VIOL5CE BY WEAK5+ ! PROTE/ AGA9/ IT40 - ,M>CUSE1 0,A ,CRITIQUE ( ,PURE ,TOL]ANCE01#a#i#f#f4 

0,IF WE >E ABLE TO MOBILIZE ALL \R VIOL5CE1 WE MI<T1 P]HAPS1 BE ABLE TO OV]COME BRUTALITY40 - ,J4 ,G5ET4 

,?OSE NONVIOL5T ACTIVI/S :O >E SO DET]M9$ TO 0KEEP IT FLUFFY0 ON DEMOS & PRES]VE ! PURITY ( !IR PEACEFUL SPECTACLE ?AT !Y >E WILL+ TO D5\NCE & ID5TIFY TR\BLEMAK]S & DIRECTLY OR 9DIRECTLY F+] !M TO ! RIOT COPS ILLU/RATE ! TRU? ( ,M>CUSE'S /ATEM5T 7AFT] ,SEATTLE1 A SECTION ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOCK PUT \T AN EXCELL5T /ATEM5T AB\T ?IS & O!R MATT]S74 ,9 A WORLD DOM9AT$ BY ! P]MAN5T VIOL5CE ( HI]>*ICAL SOCIAL RELATION%IPS1 ! /ATE & CAPITAL RULE BY ! APP>5T CONS5T ( ITS PASSIVE CITIZ5S1 BUT :5 ?IS 0CONS5T0 IS )DRAWN OR *ALL5G$ IT IS REVEAL$ TO BE F\ND$ ON &1 :5 ALL ELSE FAILS1 ULTIMATELY 5=C$ BY BOOTS1 BULLETS & BATONS4 ,BUT = ! FLUFFY PACIFI/S ! ONLY IRRECONCILABLE DIFF]5CE IS NOT BETWE5 OPPRESSORS &-OPPRESS$4 - BUT BETWE5 !IR IDEOLOGY (4 NONVIOL5CE & ?OSE OPPRESS$ :O OPPOSE IT 9 PRACTICE4 ,& SOME ( !M >E HAPPY TO HELP ! COPS PHYSICALLY 5=CE ?IS REPRESSIVE PACIFISM4 ,NOT ALL ( !M >E ?\< - SOME DISLIKE ?IS COMPLICITY ALMO/ AS MU* AS !Y DISLIKE ! VIOL5CE ( RIOT]S & COPS3 AT LEA/ !Y >E CONSI/5T 9 !IR PURITY4 ,BUT !Y DO NO?+ AB\T !IR DISLIKE ( ?IS F+]+ BECAUSE ?AT C\LD 9VOLVE A FI<T4 

,VIOL5CE IS A TACTICAL QUE/ION & WE NEI!R MORALLY CONDEMN IT NOR UNCRITICALLY SUPPORT IT4 ,IT HAS ITS APPROPRIATE & 9APPROPRIATE MOM5TS4 

,9 ! SITUATION ( A DEMON/RATION VIOL5CE IS (T5 MADE POSSIBLE BY ! PRES5CE ( ?OSE :O REMA9 NONVIOL5T4 ,! M9ORITY MORE CAPABLE1 CONFID5T & 9CL9$ T[>DS VIOL5CE CAN1 :5 NECESS>Y1 ESCAPE 9TO ! L>G] NONVIOL5T CR[D :OSE PRES5CE & OCCUPATION ( SPACE MAKES POLICE MANEUV]S MORE DIFFICULT4 ,?IS WAS ! CASE ) SOME ( ! ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS DEMOS 9 ,LONDON1 AT LEA/ UP UNTIL #b4 ,9 ,G5OA ?IS DIDN'T WORK BECAUSE ! COPS JU/ LAID 9TO FLUFFIES & SPIKEYS 9DISCRIM9ATELY4 

,IT HAS BECOME ! DOM9ANT IDEOLOGY AMONG ! RESPECTABLE 'OPPOSITION' TO CLAIM ?AT ! ATTACK ON ! ,G5OA ,SOCIAL ,=UM PROVES ?AT ! ,/ATE FE>S ! PACIFI/S MORE ?AN ! AN>*I/S4 ,SOME CLAIM ?AT ! POLICE /OOD BY & WAT*$ ! AN>*I/S WRECK %OPS & RESID5TS' C>S & DID NO?+4 ,:IL/ ?IS MAY WELL BE TRUE ( ONE 9CID5T1 EV]YONE KN[S ?AT ! COPS & ! BLACK BLOCK HAD BE5 ATTACK+ EA* O!R ,?URSDAY & ,FRIDAY1 ) ! TE*NOLOGICAL EQUIPP$ & >MOR$ COPS 9FLICT+ F> WORSE ?AN !Y GOT1 ( C\RSE4 ,& ! COPS HAD BE5 BEAT+ UP PEOPLE WELL BE=E ! P>TICUL>LY SADI/IC ATTACK ON ! ,G5OA ,SOCIAL ,=UM4 ,MOREOV]1 NOT ALL ?OSE :O /AY$ ! NI<T AT ! ,G,S,F W]E PACIFI/S4 ,ALSO1 AS IS WELL KN[N1 ! GUY :O GOT KILL$ WAS FROM ! BLACK BLOCK1 SO IT'S A LIE TO SAY ?AT ! PACIFI/S GOT A WORSE BEAT+ ?AN ! NON-PACIFI/S4 ,BUT :Y LET ! FACTS GET 9 ! WAY ( A GOOD IDEOLOGY8 ,9 FACT1 ! PACIFI/S >E JU/ COMPET+ = M>TYRDOM ) ! AN>*I/S 7D\BTLESS WE %ALL SEE 9 ! NE> FUTURE SOME ( !SE ,/ATI/ 'PACIFI/S'1 P>TICUL>LY A FEW ( ! FAM\S ONES1 TRY+ TO GA9 SOME CR$IBILITY BY GETT+ NICK$ OV] SOME ACT ( SO V]Y CIVIL DISOB$I5CE74 ,IF ANY?+ ! LESSON ( ?IS IS ?AT IT DOESN'T MATT] :AT TACTICS Y\ EMPLOY1 ! COPS & ! ,/ATE >E /ILL Y\R 5EMY & SEE Y\ AS !IRS'4 ,UND\BT$LY PEACEFUL TACTICS ALSO WORK 9 C]TA9 SITUATIONS1 LIKE ! DE/RUCTION ( ,G,M CROPS4 ,BUT TO MAKE AN IDEOLOGY \T ( TACTICS USUALLY MEANS Y\ 5D UP AS A COP - AT LEA/ Y\ POLICE Y\R [N ?\<T1 FEEL+S & BEHAVIOR ) A DETA*$ MORAL SUP]IORITY TO ! OBVI\S FACT ?AT NONE ( US >E ABOVE ! %IT4 

,! PRES5TATION ( ! CONFLICT BETWE5 VIOL5T & NONVIOL5T ACTION IS EPITOMIZ$ 9 SUPPORT = ! NICE PEOPLE 9 :ITE 7,YA ,BA/A67 AGA9/ ?OSE NA/Y PEOPLE 9 BLACK 7! BLACK BLOCK74 ,BUT ! SUBV]SIVE TRU? AGA9/ SU* A RELIGI\S VISION IS BEYOND GOOD & EVIL4 ,IF WE HAD TO SIMPLY 0TAKE SIDES0 WE'D BE ) ! BLACK BLOCK1 BECAUSE !Y AT LEA/ MADE SIDES 9 ?IS CONFLICT1 UNLIKE ! VA/ MAJORITY ( DEMON/RATORS :O W]E MO/LY M]ELY NUMB]S OR VICTIMS OR MAKE !IR MONEY AS PR(ESSIONAL ECOLOGI/S1 ,N,G,OS OR :ATEV]4 ,IT WAS !M :O HAD ! C\RAGE TO MAKE HI/ORY4 ,H[EV]1 TAK+ SIDES *ANGES NO?+3 IT'S ONLY BY LOOK+ AT SOME ( ! CONTRADICTIONS 9 ALL ! SIDES 9 ?IS MOVEM5T ?AT ONE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EV]YONE GO+ BEYOND ! IDEOLOGICAL SECT>IANISM OR ITS FALSE OPPOSITE - PHONY CONS5SUS1 ?AT'S SU* A B>RI] TO DIALOGUE )9 ?IS MOVEM5T4 

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,:AT AB\T \R H]OES 9 :ITE1 0,YA ,BA/A.<RDS.>608.<#f.> ,SIGNIFICANTLY !Y HAVE /RONG CONNECTIONS ) ! ,REF\NDATION ,COMMUNI/S1 P>TICUL>LY LOCAL C\NCILORS1 BUT ALSO ,M,PS1 ! ONES :O >E P]=M+ !IR PHONY OPPOSITION 9 ,P>LIAM5T4 ,9DE$1 !SE CONNECTIONS PROTECT !M FROM ANY ATTACKS BY LOCAL COPS4 ,& APP>5TLY SOME ( !IR SET-PIECE CONFRONTATIONS HAVE BE5 REHE>S$ 9 ! WEEKS BE=E DEMOS ) !SE LOCAL COPS 7IT WAS ! NATIONAL COPS :O W]E DRAFT$ 9TO ,G5OA :O ADM9I/]$ ! BEAT+S74 ,IT IS A /RICTLY HI]>*ICAL ,ORGANIZATION 7WELL1 :AT ,ORGANIZATION ISN'T1 REG>DLESS ( ANY NON-HI]>*ICAL PRET5SIONS871 RUNN+ ON SEMI-MILIT>Y L9ES1 COMPOS$ ( LEAD]S & FOLL[]S1 ALL COMPET+ = FAME & COMPLEM5TS FROM ! RESPECTABLE 'OPPOSITION'4 ,! ,MIDDLE ,CLASS MAY PRAISE ,YA ,BA/A6 = NOT RETURN+ ! BL[S ( ! COPS BUT !SE MORAL PRET5SIONS >E VIRTUALLY ! ONLY REW>D = SU* ABJECT MASO*ISM4 ,NEV]!LESS1 !RE >E OCCASIONS :5 SOME ( !IR TACTICS HAVE WORK$ ' = 9/ANCE1 ! ,WOMBLES1 :O IMITATE ,YA ,BA/A61 MANAG$ TO GET ?R\< ! POLICE CAGE ON ,MAY #a/1 ,OX=D ,CIRCUS1 US+ !IR PADD$ CO/UMES4 

,BUT :AT AB\T \R ANTI-H]OES 9 BLACK ' ! BLACK BLOCK8 ,AN AMORPH\S BUN*1 NO D\BT1 MADE UP ( ANYONE :O WAS UP = A FI<T1 9CLUD+ FLAG-WAV+ ,MAOI/S4 ,?IS IS NOT 9T5D$ AS A CRITICISM ( ! BLACK BLOCK AS A :OLE3 ANY RIOT1 /RIKE OR OCCUPATION WILL 9VOLVE PEOPLE ) A WIDE V>IETY ( IDEOLOGICAL /ANCES4 ,9 ! LATE #a#i#fS ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL PRAIS$ WORK]S' SABOTAGE ( 9DU/RY & W]E AGGRESSIVELY DISMISSIVE ( ,MAOI/S4 ,YET SOME ( !SE SAME WORK]-SABOTEURS W]E ALSO ,MAOI/S4 ,:IL/ ! ,S4,I4 WAS C]TA9LY RI<T TO CRITICIZE ,MAOISM1 IT DOESN'T HELP IF CRITICISM ( AN IDEOLOGY IMPLIES A DISMISSIVE ATTITUDE TO EV]Y?+ ! HOLD] ( ! IDEOLOGY DOES1 AL?\< ! /UPIDITY ( AN IDEOLOGY WILL UND]M9E ANY MOVEM5T T[>DS SABOTAG+ CAPITALI/ SOCIAL RELATIONS4 

,D\BTLESS !RE W]E ALSO SOME POLICE 9FILTRATORS 9 ! BLACK BLOCK1 BUT !N !Y 9FILTRAT$ ALL ! MA9 POLITICAL GR\PS1 & NOBODY W\LD SAY ! PACIFI/S W]E AG5T PROVOCATEURS 7BUT MAYBE !Y >E'874 ,BUT !N ! RECON/RUCT$ ,/AL9I/S1 ! MA9 ACCUS]S ( ! AN>*O-AG5T PROVOCATEURS L9E HAVE M]ELY RECON/RUCT$ !IR WELL-REHE>S$ TRADITIONAL SL&]S AB\T ANY MOVEM5TS \TSIDE ( !IR CONTROL4 ,AS = ! ACCUSATIONS1 USUALLY BY ! ANGELS ( ,YA ,BA/A61 ?AT ! BLACK BLOCK LOOK A BIT GRIM & GO?IC1 ?IS IS AB\T AS RELEVANT AS COMPLA9+ ?AT ! ,GOOD ,GUYS LOOK LIKE ,MI*EL9 M54 ,?\< IT LOOKS LIKE A UNI=M1 ! LOGIC IS ?AT IF EV]YONE :O WANTS TO FI<T WE>S BLACK !N IT MAKES IT A LOT H>D] = P>TICUL> 9DIVIDUALS TO BE PICK$ \T FROM ,C,C,T,V AFT]W>DS1 :I* 9 ,BRITA9 AT LEA/1 IS H[ ! COPS GET MO/ ( !IR >RE/S4 ,DEMO FA%ION /ATEM5TS HAVE LITTLE TO DO ) IT4 ,SADLY1 SO F>1 WE HAV5'T SE5 A ,TROJAN HORSE V]SION ( !SE DEMO /YLES3 PEOPLE DRESS$ 9 ,MI*EL9 M5 GE>1 RU%+ 9TO A PHONE BOO? & *ANG+ 9TO ,BLACKBLOCKMAN1 BUT :O KN[S :AT Y\ C\LD DO ONCE Y\ />T ?9K+ AB\T IT8 

,EXCLUSIVELY FOCUS+ ON VIOL5CE1 H[EV]1 CAN BL9D SOME AN>*I/S TO O!R1 POSSIBLY MORE APPROPRIATE1 TACTICS4 ,AS F> AS WE KN[1 !RE WAS NO L>GE OCCUPATION ( A BUILD+ 9 ,G5OA O!R ?AN ?OSE P]MITT$ BY ! C\NCIL :I* C\LD HAVE S]V$ AS A C5T] ( DISCUSSION NOT JU/ AB\T ! OBVI\S ASPECTS ( GLOBALIZATION BUT AB\T ALL ! DIFF]5T PROBLEMS FAC$ BY MO/ PEOPLE3 ! $UCATION FACTORIES1 ! 9CREAS+ MIS]Y ( WORK1 ! WORS5+ /UPIDITY ( CULTURE1 ! CRAMP$ H\S+ CONDITIONS1 ! CLAU/ROPHOBIA ( ! FAMILY1 ! COLLAPSE ( COMMUNITY1 ! T$IUM ( %OPP+ & ALL ! O!R HORRORS ) :I* ! ECONOMY SUCKS ! LIFE \T ( US4 ,BUT !N ACTIVI/S TOO (T5 ?9K ?AT EV]Y?+'S BE5 SAID1 TALK IS *EAP & ONLY VIOL5T CONFRONTATION SPEAKS L\D] ?AN WORDS4 ,SOME UND\BT$LY ?RIVE (F ! NEGATIVE PUBLICITY !Y GET1 & A FEW EV5 HAVE A K9D ( SYMBIOTIC RELATION%IP ) ! M$IA !Y RI<TLY HATE ' POS+ ON TOP ( A WRECK$ C>1 SEE+ ! M$IA RESPONSE AS ! EV5T1 !IR L9K TO HI/ORY4 ,:IL/ IT'S GOOD ?AT !Y PHYSICALLY ATTACK ! PR(ESSIONAL LI>S ( ! M$IA1 ! CONTRADICTION IS ?AT SOME ( !M REALLY LOVE GETT+ !IR PICTURE 9 ! PAP]4 

,& ! M$IA REALLY GET (F ON ! /ORY EV5 AS !Y SP\T \T HORROR %OCK AT ! RIOT]S & MOAN AB\T H[ P[]FUL !Y >E BECAUSE IT'S !IR FAULT -0,IF ONLY WE HADN'T GIV5 !M ! OXYG5 ( PUBLICITY0 AS SOME ,GU>DIAN HACK SCRAWL$ E*O+ ,?AT*]'S DESIRE TO C5SOR ! ,I,R,A 7?US PLANT+ A SUBLIM9AL MESSAGE - 0,ALL ANTI-,/ATE VIOL5CE IS ! SAME074 ,& !N HE HAS ! >ROGANCE TO />T H&-WR++ AB\T 0NO-ONE WANTS C5SOR%IP0',?IS AT A TIME :5 !RE'S BE5 VIRTUAL SIL5CE AB\T ! UPRIS+ 9 ,ALG]IA4 ,:IL/ SEEM+ TO BATTLE C5SOR%IP1 ! LIB]AL PRESS SPONTANE\SLY C5SORS :ATEV] DOESN'T FIT !IR EXCUSE = PRODUC+ A NEWSPAP] 9 ! FIR/ PLACE - SUPPLY & DEM& IDEOLOGY4 

,EQUALLY1 DESPITE AN APP>5T CRITIQUE ( ,L59ISM1 A FEW ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC HAVE A VANGU>DI/ NOTION ( !MSELVES ' HOP+ TO 9VISIBLY DIRECT ! MOVEM5T4 ,! FULL-TIME ACTIVI/ SUB/ITUTES HIM_/H]SELF AS ! RADICAL SUBJECT 9 PLACE ( ! PROLET>IAN 9 /RUGGLE4 ,!Y >E ! AU?ORITY ON /RUGGLE4 ,?AT'S :Y !RE'S A LOT ( HI]>*ICAL ACTIVI/ BULLY+1 & MANIPULATIVE EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL TO 0GO ON ! DEMO01 AS IF DEMOS >E ! MA9 T]RA9 ( /RUGGLE4 ,BUT !Y HAVE ONLY COME TO SEEM SO BECAUSE ( ! M>G9ALIZATION ( WORKPLACE & NEI<BORHOOD-BAS$ /RUGGLE OV] ! LA/ DECADE4 ,= DOM9ANT IDEOLOGY1 ! ANTI-CAPITALI/ ACTIVI/ HAS BECOME A SIMPLIFI$ C>ICATURE ( :AT IT MEANS TO OPPOSE ?IS SOCIETY1 :I* IGNORES ! /RUGGLE ( ! PREC>I\SLY DISPOSSESS$ - )9 ! ACTIVI/ !MSELVES FIR/ ( ALL & 9 ! /RUGGLE ( ! WORK+ CLASS & ! PEASANTRY GLOBALLY ' AS ! MORE C5TRAL MOVEM5T ?REAT5+ ! RUL+ CLASS 7H5CE1 = 9/ANCE1 ! VIRTUAL BLACK\TS AB\T ! UPRIS+ N[ GO+ ON 9 ,ALG]IA & ! /RIKEWAVE 9 ,>G5T9A74 

,SOME ( ! WOR/ ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION IDEOLOGIES IS ?AT GLOBALIZATION MEANS GIV+ UP ! P[] ( ! LOCAL DEMOCRATIC /ATE1 AS IF ! ,/ATE HASN'T ALWAYS BE5 A FUNCTION ( ! M>KET ECONOMY 7SEE ,DO OR ,DIE6 NO4#h74 ,BLAIR1 AS A RESULT ( ,G5OA1 IS RAPIDLY GETT+ ! LEAD]S ( ,S\? ,AM]ICAN & ,AFRICAN C\NTRIES TO SIGN UP TO ! GLORIES ( GLOBALIZATION1 BECAUSE IT'LL MAKE !IR CLASS & ITS CONTROL ( ! NATION-,/ATE V]Y WEAL?Y & P[]FUL1 ?\< A FEW ,LEFTI/S WILL EXCUSE !M 0BECAUSE !Y HAVE NO *OICE04 ,LIB]AL-,LEFTIES HAIL$ ! DEFEAT ( ! MULT9ATIONAL DRUG COMPANIES BY ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN /ATE 9 A C\RT RUL+ AS A GREAT VICTORY = ! PROGRESSIVE 9DEP5D5CE ( ! NATION ,/ATE4 ,! VICTORY WAS HAIL$ AS A VICTORY = ,A,I,D,S SUFF]]S 9 ,S4,AFRICA1 :O W\LD N[ HAVE *EAP ACCESS TO GOV]NM5T SUBSIDIZ$ DRUGS4 ,! SP9 WAS ?AT ?IS K9D ( MOD]N SOCIAL DEMOCRACY C\LD HONE/LY AFFIRM ITS 9DEP5D5CE FROM ! MULTI-NATIONAL-DOM9AT$ WORLD M>KET4 ,:AT WAS NOT GIV5 SO MU* PUBLICITY WAS ! FACT ?AT A FEW WEEKS LAT] ! ,S4,AFRICAN GOV]NM5T DECID$ TO SP5D ! MONEY SAV$ & !IR FRE$OM TO L[] PRICES NOT ON ANTI-,A,I,D,S DRUGS1 BUT ON DRUGS = O!R LESS DEBILITAT+ ILLNESSES4 ,A,I,D,S VICTIMS >E JU/ GO+ TO HAVE TO WORK FUCK+ H>D TO GET ?OSE EXP5SIVE DRUGS 7& MO/ WON'T MAKE IT7 REG>DLESS ( ! APP>5TLY B5EVOL5T POT5TIAL ( ! ,/ATE4 ,?IS IS ! LOGIC ( M>KET RELATIONS :E!R LOCAL OR 9T]NATIONAL ' TO 9SURE AN EV] WORS5+ HI]>*Y ( MIS]Y AS A PROD TO WORK H>D]4 ,UNLESS !Y PRODUCE SURPLUS VALUE1 ,A,I,D,S SUFF]]S >E SURPLUS TO REQUIREM5TS4 

,TONY ,B5N IS ONE ( ! MORE FAM\S REPRES5TATIVES ( ?IS DOM9ANT PRO-DEMOCRATIC NATION /ATE T5D5CY4 ,AFT] ,G5OA HE SAID1 ) /UNN+ ORIG9ALITY1 0,9 ,BRITA91 WE HAVE TO *ANNEL SOME ( ! 5]GY ?AT N[ GOES 9TO PROTE/ BACK 9TO ! BALLOT BOX04 ,D\BTLESS HE HOPES ?AT ?IS C\LD BE ! SAME K9D ( 5]GY ?AT HE WAS ,M9I/] ( BACK 9 ! LATE #a#i#gS1 :5 HE >M$ ! ,ATOMIC ,5]GY ,AU?ORITY &1 LIKE ,?AT*] AFT] HIM1 %UT D[N LOADS ( COAL PITS BECAUSE !Y W]E 0UNECONOMIC0 7PEOPLE'S MEMORIES >E SO %ORT ?AT1 JU/ #e YE>S AFT] LOS+ HIS M9I/]IAL POSITION1 HE WAS WELCOM$ 9TO ! /RUGGLE ( ! M9]S AGA9/ PIT CLOSURES74 ,H[EV]1 AFT] ,JUNE #b#a'S L[E/ ELECTION TURN\T 9 ! ,U,K EV] 7#a#i#a#h DOESN'T COMP>E - !RE W]E LOADS ( SOLDI]S WAIT+ ON ! ,CONT95T TO BE DEMOBB$1 NOT TO M5TION WOM5 UND] #b#e1 :O C\LDN'T VOTE7 ONE W\LD HAVE EXPECT$ A SUBTL] REF]5CE TO B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY 7!RE IS NO AUTOMATIC REASON = OPTIMISM 9 ?IS L[ TURN\T3 ! ,U,S,A HAS1 = A LONG TIME1 HAD ELECTIONS :]E UND] #e.0 ( ?OSE 5TITL$ TO VOTE HAV5'T1 BUT ?IS HAS NOT MEANT A CORRESPOND+ 9CREASE 9 CLASS /RUGGLE74 ,GIV5 ! 9T5SIFI$ CONDITION+ BE+ MET$ \T TO ! Y\NG 9 ! =M ( 0CITIZ5%IP0 CLASSES 9 S*OOLS & NAUSEAT+ PROPAG&A LIKE ?AT1 ,B5N'S REFLEX V]BIAGE AB\T BALLOT BOXES %[S HIM TO BE AS REACTION>Y AS ,BLUNKETT OR ,E/ELLE ,MORRIS4 ,! IDEOLOGY ( SPREAD+ ?IS K9D ( DEMOCRACY IS M]ELY AN IDEOLOGY ( DEMOCRACY ( =M4 ,SUBMISSIVE TO ! UTT]LY UNDEMOCRATIC CONT5T ( ! COMMODITY ECONOMY1 IT'S A L>GELY UNREALIZABLE CAPITALI/ UTOPIA1 9VOLV+ VOT+ = Y\R [N ,POLICE ,AU?ORITY1 Y\R [N BOSS1 Y\R [N CONC5TRATION CAMP COMM&]4 ,:IL/ WE SEEK A SOCIAL MOVEM5T :I* IS ANTI-HI]>*ICAL & 9CLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE & :I* MAY :5 APPROPRIATE USE SU* DEMOCRATIC =MS AS VOT+ & REVOCABLE DELEGATION SUBJECT TO IMM$IATE RECALL BY ?OSE :O DELEGATE !M1 YET WE DO NOT UPHOLD :AT IS CURR5TLY CALL$ 'DEMOCRACY' AS ANY SACR$ PR9CIPLE OR ULTIMATE GOAL4 ,?AT W\LD BE TO FALL 9TO ! SAME TRAP AS ! ,GRE5 SC5E'S /IFL+ CONS5SUS OBSESSION ?AT WE CRITICIZE 9 ?IS TEXT4 ,IT'S ! CONT5T ( ?IS /RUGGLE ?AT WILL DET]M9E :E!R VOT+ & DELEGATION EXT5DS ! COLLECTIVE P[] ( 9DIVIDUALS OR TIES !M IDEOLOGICALLY EV5 CLOS] TO ! COMPLEXITIES ( ! COMMODITY =M4 ,! FETI%IZATION ( ORGANIZATIONAL =MS :I* MAKES A MEASURABLE EQUIVAL5CE ( EA* P]SONS VOTE1 BUT :I* R$UCES ?AT P]SON TO A M]E NUMB]1 IS ! MIRROR IMAGE ( ! COMMODITY =M4 

,IF PEOPLE ACCEPT ?IS PRO-NATION ,/ATE PO9T ( VIEW IT'S NOT M]ELY ?AT !Y HAVE ! WRONG IDEAS4 ,9 MO/ CASES1 IF !Y DON'T WI% TO DEVELOP A CRITIQUE ( POLITICS & ( ! ECONOMY IT'S BECAUSE ( :AT IT MEANS PRACTICALLY AS WELL4 ,IT W\LD MEAN GIV+ UP ON ! GANG M5TALITY :I* IS ! BASIS ( ! NATION /ATE2 GIV+ UP ON SOME HOPE 9 SOME EXT]NAL AU?ORITY1 HOPE 9 SOME HI]>*Y OR ANO!R4 ,IT W\LD MEAN QUE/ION+ !IR SC5E1 !IR MILIEU1 !IR P>TY1 ! :OLE NOTION (1 & ID5TIFICATION )1 'C\NTRY' 7! NATION1 ! P>TY1 ! MILIEU1 ! FAMILY1 :I* APPE> MO/ PROTECTIVE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL >E1 LIKE ALL PROTECTION RACKETS1 9 FACT1 ! MO/ DEBILITAT+ = 9DIVIDUALS74 ,IT W\LD MEAN SAY+ :AT Y\ LIK$ & DISLIK$1 :AT Y\ LIK$1 WANT$ & HAT$1 & BE+ CONSEQU5TIAL AB\T IT4 ,IT W\LD MEAN RECOGNIZ+ Y\R ISOLATION 9 !SE V]Y DIFF]5T COLLECTIVITIES & ! DIFF]5CES 9 Y\R PO9TS ( VIEW & /RUGGL+ TO COMMUNICATE ?IS ) NEI!R ONE-UP-MAN%IP NOR GIV+ 9 TO ! APP>5TLY MO/ >TICULATE4 

,!RE'S NO BUS9ESS LIKE NO BUS9ESS 

,9 ! DISCUSSIONS :I* FOLL[$ ,G5OA & E>LI] ANTI-GLOBALIZATION RIOTS MANY1 P>TICUL>LY ! ,MIDDLE ,CLASS1 CLAIM$ ?AT ! WRECK+ ( SMALL BUS9ESSES WAS AN EXPRESSION ( UNCONTROLL$ /UPID ANG]4 ,MAC,DONALDS & ,/>BUCKS1 OK - BUT 0SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL1 MAN04 ,BUT IF SMALL BUS9ESSES >E NOT \R MA9 5EMY1 !Y >E /ILL P>T ( ! WORLD ( BUS9ESS :I* IS4 ,MANY ( ! MULT9ATIONAL BUS9ESSES :I* >E ! CRITICAL T>GETS ( MU* ( ! PR(ESSIONAL IDEOLOGI/S ( ?IS MOVEM5T1 />T$ (F SMALL4 ,SIZE IS UNIMPORTANT3 IT'S :AT Y\ DO ) IT ?AT C\NTS4 ,SUPPORT = SMALL BUS9ESS IS NOT JU/ SUPPORT = EXPLOITATION ON A SMALL SCALE1 BUT ALSO SUPPORT = A ME?OD ( SURVIV+ UTT]LY DET]M9$ BY ! ALI5 ECONOMY4 ,SOMEONE :O /ILL HAS AS AN IDEAL A NICE COMMODITY ECONOMY WILL ALWAYS DESPISE ! GOOD REASONS = ATTACK+ ALL ! IMM$IATE REPRES5TATIONS ( ! COMMODITY1 H[EV] RELATIVELY PETTY4 ,A M>KET TRAD] WRITES3 0,I'D BE PISS$ (F IF A RIOT ?R\< MY WORKPLACE DE/ROY$ MY /ALL1 BUT ,I'D BE SO OV]JOY$ TO SEE MY WORKPLACE WRECK$ ?AT SU* ECONOMIC REALISM W\LD BE R$UC$ TO AN 0OH WELL0 %RUG ( ! %\LD]04 ,RIOTS \TSIDE ( ! /RICT ACTIVI/ DEF9ITION ( POLITICAL PROTE/ ALWAYS ATTACK ! %OPS1 & !RE W]E SOME GOOD EXAMPLES ( PROLET>IAN %OPP+ 9 ,G5OA1 & NOT JU/ BY ACTIVI/S4 ,SOME PEOPLE FEEL ANNOY$ BY IT1 & UND\BT$LY SOME ( ! %OP [N]S >E OK PEOPLE =C$ TO DO ?IS /UPID WORK BY ! COLLAPSE ( ! TRADITIONAL MASS WORKPLACES OR :ATEV]2 EQUALLY1 SOME >E RI* & SOME >E MEAN PETIT-B\RGEOIS MORONS4 ,TO ONLY HAVE POLITICALLY CORRECT 0POLITICAL0 T>GETS IGNORES OV] #b YE>S ( WORK+ CLASS RIOTS4 ,LIKEWISE1 9 SETT+ UP B>RICADES1 IT'S K9D ( OBVI\S ?AT IT WON'T JU/ BE ,M]C$ES & ,ROLLS ,ROYCES ?AT GET TRA%$1 BUT ?OSE :O CAN AF=D TO BE ALO( FROM ! REALITY ( CONFRONTATION 9V>IABLY DISPLAY !IR \TRAG$ DISAPPROVAL AT ! RIOT]S APP>5T LACK ( DISCRIM9ATION4 ,9 ,P>IS 9 ,MAY '#f#h NOBODY WAS WORRI$ ?AT !IR C> GOT US$ AS A B>RICADE3 0:AT IS A BROK5 C> TO A BROK5 SKULL80 ONE C> [N] SAID4 

,UNTIL WE TRANS=M SOCIAL SPACES CURR5TLY OCCUPI$ BY ! LOGIC ( BUS9ESS 9TO PLACES ( 0PUBLIC DIALOGUE0 !N TRA%+ !M IS ! NEXT BE/ ?+4 ,UNTIL WE TAKE OV] BUILD+S1 NEI<BORHOODS1 %OPS1 RE/AURANTS1 !AT]S1 FACTORIES1 (FICES1 S*OOLS1 P>KS1 DET]M9+ \R LIVES DIRECTLY1 NON-HI]>*ICALLY1 )\T EXT]NAL AU?ORITY1 RIOT+ & LOOT+ WILL REMA9 ! MO/ READY-TO-H& ASS]TION ( \R COLLECTIVE P[]4 

,WAIT+ = ,MONBIOT 

0,BY CONTRA/ TO ! HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE :O1 LIKE ME1 SP5T !IR WORK+ LIVES MAK+ POLITE REPRES5TATIONS1 .<,C>LO ,GIULLIANI.> WAS ACKN[L$G$ BY ! EI<T M5 CLOSET$ 9 ! DUCAL PALACE - ALL ?OSE ( US :O LEAD MOD]ATELY COM=TABLE LIVES T5D OCCASIONALLY TO =GET ?AT CONFRONTATION IS AN ESS5TIAL PR]EQUISITE = *ANGE40- ,GEORGE ,MONBIOT1 ,! ,GU>DIAN1 #b#d_/#g_/#a4 

,IF ,MONBIOT IS TREAT$ ) AN 9ORD9ATE RESPECT BY SOME SECTIONS ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T IT'S BECAUSE HE IS CAPABLE ( DIGG+ UP MANY A REVEAL+ FACT - AFT] ALL1 IT'S P>T ( HIS WELL-PAID JOB4 ,?OSE :OSE WORK+ LIVES 9VOLVE BE+ PAID TO MAKE 0POLITE REPRES5TATIONS0 TO ! SCUM 9 P[] & :O 0LEAD MOD]ATELY COM=TABLE LIVES0 HAVE GOOD REASON TO =GET1 & NOT JU/ OCCASIONALLY1 ?AT CONFRONTATION IS AN ESS5TIAL P>T ( *ANGE 7& NOT JU/ A PR]EQUISITE = IT73 AFT] ALL1 !Y HAVE YET TO BE CONFRONT$ ) ! SICK5+ NATURE ( !IR SELF-SATISFI$ ROLE1 !IR NI*E 9 ! SPECTACLE ( OPPOSITION4 ,MONBIOT'S TACTIC H]E IS TO ACKN[L$GE OR PREEMPT A POSSIBLE CRITICISM 9 ORD] TO AVOID RECOGNIZ+ H[ HIS MAT]IAL POSITION EFFECTS EV]Y?+ HE SAYS & DO+ SOME?+ BAS$ ON ?AT RECOGNITION4 ,HE'S A LITTLE APOLOGETIC AB\T BE+ ,MIDDLE ,CLASS BUT ONLY TO CLEV] CLEV]LY %[ HIS ,MIDDLE ,CLASS CONTEMPT = HOOLIGANS & V&ALS & VIOL5T AN>*I/S1 :I*1 H[EV] ES!TICALLY DRESS$ UP1 IS ! SAME AS ! CLI*' ( ! P[]S-?AT-BE3 0,M9DLESS ,VIOL5CE60 ,UP TO ! DEFEATS ( ! #a#i#hS1 :5 ! LIB]AL-,LEFTI/ ,MIDDLE ,CLASS W]E POSSESS$ BY AN ALMO/ OV]:ELM+ S5SE ( GUILT AB\T !IR POSITION1 A GUILT BR\<T AB\T C\RTESY ( AN 9TRANSIG5T 9SURG5T WORK+ CLASS1 SOMEONE LIKE ,MONBIOT W\LDN'T HAVE D>$ %[ SU* ,MIDDLE ,CLASS CONTEMPT4 ,BUT ,MONBIOT IS V]Y MU* A SEMI-IDIOTIC PRODUCT ( ! CRU%+ DEFEAT ( ! WORK+ CLASS & ITS LIB]T>IAN ALLIES 7SQUATT+1 ETC47 & ! CONS]VATIVE REACTION WE >E /ILL UNBE>ABLY LIV+ ?R\<4 ,:IL/ 9 ! #a#i#hS SOME ( ! ,MIDDLE ,CLASS FELT PRESSUR$ 9TO JU/IFY+ PROLET>IAN VIOL5CE AS AN UND]/&ABLE REACTION TO ! ATTACKS ( ! ,/ATE1 N[ADAYS1 = ! ,MIDDLE ,CLASS1 VIOL5CE IS ALWAYS M9DLESS UNLESS IT IS 9=M$ BY !IR M9DS4 ,= ?OSE :O HAVE NO DESIRE TO GET TO ! ROOTS ( ANY?+1 '9TELLIG5T' ANG] ALWAYS HAS TO BE HI]>*ICALLY ORGANIZ$ & RESPECTFUL ( !IR '9TELLIG5CE'4 ,= !M1 ?IS IS ! ESS5CE ( ORD]1 REG>DLESS ( ! DISORD] IT IMPOSES ON ! VA/ MAJORITY4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 9DEP5D5TLY EXPRESS$ ANG] IS ALWAYS1 BY DEF9ITION1 'UNCONTROLL$' BECAUSE IT IS UNCONTROLLABLE4.<#g.> 

,MONBIOT IS A TOTAL DUMB FUCK COMP>$ ) MORE SUSS RECUP]ATORS LIKE ! MORE 9T]NATIONALLY FAM\S ,CANADIAN1 ,NAOMI ,KLE94 ,AFT] ALL1 9 ,NO ,LOGO %E PRAISES ! ,JUNE #a#h? #aiii RAMPAGE ?R\< ! ,CITY ( ,LONDON1 ALONG ) !#a#i#i#g BATTLE 9 ,TRAFALG> ,SQU>E1 AS 9SPIRATIONAL JUMP+ (F PO9TS = A MORE COMBATIVE ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T ?AN PREVI\SLY EXP]I5C$4 ,UNLIKE ,MONBIOT1 %E C>EFULLY DOESN'T CONDEMN SU* VIOL5CE 7DESPITE H] P>TN] BE+ A RI<T-ON ,T,V CURR5T AFFAIRS COMM5TATOR74 ,?\< %E GETS (F ON APPRECIAT+ ! SALUT>Y EFFECTS ( SU* VIOL5CE - IF ONLY ON GRABB+ M$IA HEADL9ES - IT'S D\BTFUL %E'S EV] GONE NE> TO CAV+ 9 A ,/>BUCK'S C(FEEH\SE W9D[4 ,WE %\LD BE AS W>Y ( ?IS OP]ATOR AS ( ,MONBIOT1 BECAUSE1 PLA9-AS-DAY1 ! /AB 9 ! BACK WILL SURELY COME4 

,LAT] 9 HIS >TICLE ON ,G5OA1 ,MONBIOT QUOTES 5?USIA/ICALLY FROM AN #a#h? C5TURY ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T LAW :I* SAID ?AT ! /ATE C\LD DISMANTLE ANY COMM]CIAL 5T]PRISE 0T5D+ TO ! COMMON GRIEVANCE1 PREJUDICE & 9CONV5I5CE ( ,HIS ,MAJE/Y'S SUBJECTS04 ,I'M SURE ! MILLIONS ( WORK]S :O W]E ! VICTIMS ( ONE ( ! MORE OV]TLY BRUTAL DEVELOPM5TS 9 ,BRITI% HI/ORY - ! =C+ (F ! L&1 ! GR[? ( ! #ad H\R DAY1 ! EXTRACTION ( ABSOLUTE SURPLUS VALUE - W\LD HAVE BE5 WELL CONSOL$ BY ,H] ,MAJE/Y'S GOV]NM5TS' F9E WORDS ( CONC]N = !IR GRIEVANCES & 9CONV5I5CES4 ,A BELIEV] 9 ! ,GOOD ,/ATE IS ALSO A BELIEV] 9 WORDS & POLITE REPRES5TATIONS3 ON PAP] EV]Y?+ CAN BE MADE TO LOOK GOOD4 ,AL?\< HE SAYS AT ! 5D ( HIS >TICLE 0,WORDS ALONE >E NOT 5\<0 ?AT MEANS SOME?+ V]Y DIFF]5T COM+ FROM SOMEONE :O CAN JU/IFY ! #a#h? C5TURY ,BRITI% ,/ATE ?AN FROM SOMEONE :O REALIZES ?AT WRIT+ A TEXT IS NOT 5\<4 ,IT'S A CLASSIC LEFTI/ MY?1 BAS$ 9 HIS [N POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS1 TO HAIL ! IDEA ( ! ,GOOD ,/ATE4 ,BUT !RE'S NEV] BE5 ANY EXAMPLE ( A ,/ATE :I* DIDN'T HAVE ! BLOOD ( ! POOR ON ITS H&S4 ,NOT ONE - FROM ,CUBA1 TO ,L59'S ,RUSSIA TO ,ATLEE'S ,BRITA9 TO ,ROOSEVELT'S ,AM]ICA4 ,9 FACT1 MO/ ( ,MONBIOTS ,/ATE-ORI5T$ PRESCRIPTIONS READ LIKE A LITANY ( HAPLESS1 PIE-9-!-SKY (F]+S1 ALWAYS MISS+ ! PO9T4 ,UND]LY+ ,MONBIOT'S P]SPECTIVE1 %>$ BY ALL SORTS ( PR(ESSIONAL ECOLOGI/S1 IS A K9D ( NEWLY PA9T$ ON ,KEYNSIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY4 

,KEYNES' PROJECT1 PUT SIMPLY1 WAS TO CURTAIL ! P[] ( PRIVATE CAPITAL1 :I* HE RI<TLY ASSOCIAT$ ) CON/ANT ECONOMIC CRISES SU* AS ! ,DEPRESSION & ?US ALSO CURTAIL ! CONSEQU5T PROLET>IAN /RUGGLES 9 RESPONSE TO !SE CRISES ?REAT5+ ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( CAPITAL4 ,HE PROPOS$ MASSIVE ,/ATE 9T]V5TION 91 & REGULATION (1 A MORE CONSUM]-L$ 9DU/RY ALONGSIDE ! MASSIVE EXT5SION ( ! ,WELF>E ,/ATE1 POLICIES :I* 9FLU5C$ ALL ! MA9 POLITICAL P>TIES AT ! 5D ( ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I4 ,BUT ! M>G9 ( FRE$OM SU* AN ACKN[L$GM5T ( WORK+ CLASS NE$S PROVID$ GAVE PEOPLE ! SPACE TO FI<T = F> MORE 9 CONDITIONS ( RELATIVE AFFLU5CE1 ?REAT5+ 9 ! LATE #fS & #gS TO DE/ROY ! P[] ( CAPITAL ITSELF4 ,! RI<T-W+ CRITICISM ( ,KEYNESIANISM WAS 0,GIVE !M AN 9* & ! BA/>D'S WILL TAKE A MILE0 & HAS 9VOLV$ ! CLAW+ BACK ( ?IS 9* ( FRE$OM TO ! SUFFOCAT+ N>R[NESS WE HAVE N[4 ,WE'VE COME FULL CIRCLE3 ! DOM9ANT IDEOLOGY ( ANTI-GLOBALIZATION IS LITTLE DIFF]5T FROM ! POSITION ( ,KEYNES 9 ! #a#i#cS4 

,KEYNES1 AT ! 5D ( HIS LIFE1 WAS AN EXTREMELY DISAPPO9T$ MAN KN[+ ?AT UNLESS HIS MODEL WAS APPLI$ WORLD-WIDE1 & ) IT1 BR++ 9TO EXI/5CE ! UNIV]SAL CURR5CY ( ! G5COR1 IT W\LD FAIL4 ,AM]ICAN BANKS TOGE!R ) ! /RONG ,BRITI% BANKS1 & ! F> %AKI] BANKS ( ! O!R ,WE/]N ALLIES1 CREAT$ ! ,I,M,F & CIRCUMV5T$ HIS PROPOSALS4 ,! WAY !N WAS PREP>$ LONG AGO = ! RAPACI\S DOM9ATION ( ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN F9ANCE CAPITAL4 ,KEYNES WANT$ TO PRES]VE EX*ANGE BUT DE/ROY SPECULATIVE CURR5CY DEAL+S BY REPLAC+ !M ) TRADE FL[S UNLIKE TODAY :5 ! =M] MASSIVELY \TWEI<S ! LATT]4 ,IS !RE ANY REASON NOT TO BELIEVE ?AT ,KEYNSIANISM C\LDN'T MAKE A COMEBACK8 ,! ECONOMICALLY TOO R$UCTIVE ULTRA-LEFTI/S WILL T5D TO DET]M9I/ICALLY DISMISS SU* A POSSIBILITY1 YET A GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL ,KEYNSIAN ,/ATE1 ! IDEAL BE+ PU%$ =W>D BY ?OSE :O WANT TO SAVE US1 C\LD BECOME ! DOM9ANT P]SPECTIVE IF1 ONCE AGA91 CAPITAL IS ?REAT5$ BY ALL SORTS ( REVOLTS AMID 5VIRONM5TAL *AOS4 ,SURE1 IT WON'T BE ! NICEY ,/ATE ! IDEALI/IC IDEOLOGUES LIKE TO PRES5T IT AS4 ,:IL/ ! NE$ = MONEY EXI/S IT'LL BE MORE LIKE ! CREATION ( A MILIT>Y-/YLE WORLD ECOLOGICAL PSEUDO-,KEYNSIAN ULTRA-AU?ORIT>IAN ,/ATE4 ,IT WILL POLICE ! PLANET BY MASS SLAU<T] 9DUC$ BO? ECONOMICALLY & BY =CE ( >MS1 JU/IFY+ ITSELF BY ITS ABILITY TO SAVE ! WORLD1 BLAM+ ! MASS SLAU<T] ON ! 9H]ITANCE FROM ! ,FREE ,M>KET EPO*1 ALWAYS PROMIS+ PROGRESS & IMPROVEM5T & /ILL DEF5D+ ! ME*ANISMS ( A CLEV]LY M$IA-PRES5T$ CAPITALI/ EXPLOITATION R$UC+ LIFE TO M]E SURVIVAL AS NEV] EV] BE=E4 

,! BASIS ( ?IS ,NEW ,ECONOMY >IS+ FROM ! A%ES WILL P>TLY BE ! DEVELOPM5T ( CLEAN PRODUCTIVE =CES4 ,ALREADY SECTIONS ( CAPITAL >E BEG9N+ TO 9VE/ 9 WAYS ( CIRCUMV5T+ ,SUICIDE ,CAPITALISM4 ,= EXAMPLE1 DEVELOP+ ! CLEAN C> :I* RUNS ON WAT] BY SEP>AT+ & EXTRACT+ ! HYDROG5 9 ! WAT]1 OR C>S RUN ON COMPRESS$ AIR4 ,IT'LL /ILL BE A C> - GOBBL+ UP \R IMM$IATE GEOGRAPHICAL SPACE EV]Y:]E1 PREV5T+ US PLAY+ & COMMUNICAT+ 9 ! /REETS4 ,H[ MANY ECOLOGI/S WILL BE B\<T (F ) ! C>ROT ( ?AT REW>D8 ,HI/ORY TELLS US H[ EASY IT IS TO BUY PEOPLE (F4.<#h.> ,9EVITABLY PEOPLE >E GO+ TO P>TLY WELCOME ! BUILD+1 SAY1 ( A HYDROG5-BAS$ P[] /ATION1 ONCE ! PROBLEM ( HYDROG5 /ORAGE HAS BE5 SOLV$1 CUR+ M9OR C>BON EMISSIONS4 ,?AT WAY1 0COME ! REVOLUTION0 7AS WE US$ TO SAY7 WE WON'T HAVE TO DISMANTLE ! :OLE ?+ LIKE WE W\LD A NUCLE> P[] /ATION4 ,& ,YET ,IT ,MOVES M5TIONS H[ SOME ,MAOI/ WORK]S TOOK OV] AN EXP]IM5TAL NUCLE> P[] PLANT DUR+ ! ,PORTUGUESE REVOLUTION 9 #a#i#g#e4 ,NOT KN[+ :AT TO DO ) ! PLANT !Y SURR5D]$ IT %ORTLY AFT]W>DS4 ,?IS 9CID5T C]TA9LY =CES PRACTICAL REFLECTION UPON US4 ,AFT] ALL1 Y\ C\LDN'T SABOTAGE ! 9/ALLATION NOR SIMPLY CLOSE IT D[N LIKE ?AT )\T ALSO RUNN+ T]RIBLE RISKS - CLOS+ IT D[N W\LD REQUIRE SPECIALI/ KN[L$GE4 ,NEI!R ?\< C\LD Y\ MA9TA9 ITS FUNCTION+4 ,?IS WAS ! REAL DILEMMA = !SE 9NOVATIVE & C\RAGE\S WORK]S1 !IR ,MAOISM NOT)/&+ - A DILEMMA :I* IS AS POIGNANT TODAY AS NE>LY #c YE>S AGO4 

,G5OA FOLL[S A DIRECT L9E ( ANTI-GLOBALIZATION PROTE/S :I* EXPLOD$ 9 ,SEATTLE 9 #a#i#i#i1 !N L$ TO CONFRONTATIONS 9 ,DAVROS1 ,PRAGUE1 ,GO!NBURG & A FEW O!R PLACES4 ,! BE/ PIECE ON ,! ,BATTLE ( ,SEATTLE IS AVAILABLE ?R\< E-MAIL AT3 LGOLDN]@aWORLD4/D4COM ?\< !RE'S AN EXCELL5T EYE-WITNESS ACC\NT BY ,JEFFREY ,/4,CLAIR 9 ! ,NOVEMB] #aiii $ITION ( ! NORMALLY CRAP ,NEW ,LEFT ,REVIEW1 5TITL$ ,SEATTLE ,DI>Y3 ,IT'S A ,GAS1 ,GAS1 ,GAS4 ,:AT HAPP5$ 9 ,SEATTLE WAS CLE>LY 9FLU5C$ BY ! TRA%+ ( ! ,CITY ( ,LONDON ON ,JUNE #a#h? #a#i#i#i1 9ITIAT$ BY ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS & O!RS4 ,AFT] ?IS1 SOME ( ?OSE PREP>+ = ! ,SEATTLE CONFLICT1 SAID1 0,WE WANNA DO :AT Y\ GUYS DID ON ,JUNE #a#h?04 ,H[EV]1 IT WAS NOT JU/ ! /R5G?S ( ,R,T,S ?AT >E APPE>+ 9 !SE MASSIVE PROTE/S1 BUT ALSO SOME ( !IR WEAKNESSES4 ,TO *ANGE ! FUTURE WE NE$ TO LOOK A BIT AT ! /R5G?S & WEAKNESSES ( ! PA/4 

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,RECLAIM ,! ,/REETS 

,R,T,S & ! WID] ECO-PROTE/_/DIRECT ACTION MOVEM5T IS DIRECTLY L9K$ TO E>LI] DIRECT ACTION & MASS OCCUPATION MOVEM5TS ' ! SQUATT+1 ECO & PEACE MOVEM5TS & FREE FE/IVALS ( ! #a#i#fS & #a#i#gS1 AS WELL AS ! G5]AL LIB]T>IAN CURR5T ( ?AT ]A4 ,IT4 ALSO HAS SIMIL>ITIES ) ! #a#i? C5TURY ,ROMANTIC MOVEM5T 9 ITS CRITICISMS ( H[ CAPITALISM'S TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCES >E DE/RUCTIVE ( BO? ! 5VIRONM5T & SOCIAL RELATION%IPS1 AS WELL AS E*O+ SOME ( ITS MORALISM & IDEALISM4 

,BUT P]HAPS ITS CLOSE/ HI/ORICAL RELATIVE IS ! ANTI-NUCLE>_/PEACE_/,C,N,D MOVEM5T ( ! #a#i#eS_/#fS & #gS4 ,BO? %>E A CONC]N ) ISSUES ?AT C\LD DET]M9E ! ULTIMATE FATE ( HUMANITY2 & AS A CONSEQU5CE BO? MOVEM5TS HAVE BE5 BROAD COALITIONS1 CROSS CLASS RA9B[ ALLIANCES ( HUMANI/IC CONC]N4 

,YET !SE E>LI] MOVEM5TS USUALLY EXI/$ 9 P]IODS ( REGUL> MASS WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLE1 9 DRAMATIC CONTRA/ TO ! PRES5T VACUUM4 ,R,T,S & CO HAVE EM]G$ 9 A V]Y DIFF]5T SOCIAL CLIMATE - ! E>LI] P]IOD ( ! #a#i#fS_/#gS BE+ A PO/W> HI< PO9T ( CLASS /RUGGLE1 :ILE ! PRES5T P]IOD IS ! MIS]ABLE RESULT ( ! DEFEAT ( ?AT /RUGGLE1 ) WORK+-CLASS CONFID5CE & COMBATIVITY 9 ! ,U,K AT ITS L[E/ EBB 9 LIV+ MEMORY 7& LONG]74 

,BUT :ILE ! LEFT HAVE CRITICIZ$ ,R,T,S & CO4 = ! LIMITS & DEFICI5CIES ( ITS POLITICS1 LACK ( CLASS P]SPECTIVE1 ITS L>GELY MIDDLE CLASS COMPOSITION ETC - IT'S NEV]!LESS TRUE ?AT ,R,T,S1 9 RESPOND+ TO A REQUE/ FROM /RIK+ ,LIV]POOL DOCK]S TO ORGANIZE A JO9T ACTION AGA9/ !IR BOSSES1 IMM$IATELY A*IEV$ MORE L9KS & CO-ORD9ATION ) 0WORK]S 9 /RUGGLE0 ?AN ALL ! ,LEFT PUT TOGE!R C\LD HAVE IMAG9$ 9 !IR WILDE/ WET DREAMS4 7,PAP] SELL+ JU/ DOES NOT COMP>E74 

,R,T,S'S_/,CRITICAL ,MASS'S L9K UP ) /RIK+ TUBE WORK]S WAS ALSO A GOOD PRACTICAL EXAMPLE ( MAK+ CONNECTIONS1 H[EV] LIMIT$4 0,IT WAS GREAT RU%+ UP ! /AIRS ( ! ,LONDON ,TRANSPORT (FICES1 OCCUPY+ ! DIRECTORS' ROOM1 READ+ ?R\< !IR BOOKS1 CRACK+ JOKES1 ! SECURITY GU>D JUMP+ UP ONTO ! W9D[ SILL >MS \T/RET*$ TO PREV5T :AT HE IMAG9$ W\LD BE A W\LD-BE M>TYR AMONG US :O W\LD HAVE BE5 PREP>$ TO ?R[ !MSELVES \T = ! CAUSE1 ! LAU<T] ?AT GREET$ HIM1 ! CONV]SATIONS1 ! AU?ORITIES PISS$ (F' !SE ?+S MAKE US FEEL GOOD - SURE1 A MOM5T IS NOT A MOVEM5T BUT IT'S A GOOD BUZZ1 A FOND MEMORY40 

,ALSO TO ! 5VY ( ! LEFT1 ,R,T,S & CO4 HAVE ORGANIZ$ SEV]AL EXPLICITLY 0ANTI-CAPITALI/0 DEMOS 9 C5TRAL ,LONDON 9 CO-ORD9ATION ) O!R SIMIL> 9T]NATIONAL EV5TS4 ,?\S&S HAVE ATT5D$ !SE EV5TS1 DISRUPT$ & ATTACK$ CAPITALI/ 9/ITUTIONS1 BR++ RIOT & DISRUPTION TO ! COMM]CIAL C5T]S & ,:ITEHALL4 7,WE WILL DEAL FUR!R ON ) ! ?ORNI] QUE/ION ( ! CONT5T & EFFECTIV5ESS ( !SE ACTIONS & SOME COMMON %ORTCOM+S 9 ! DEF9ITIONS >ID UND]/&+ ( :AT CAPITALISM IS47 

,! ECO-PROTE/ SC5E APPE>S TO HAVE EM]G$ MORE OR LESS 9DEP5D5TLY ( ! LEFT W+ & AN>*I/ POLITICAL >5A1 & IS ALL ! HEAL?I] = IT1 BY & L>GE ESCAP+ ! S5ILE !ORETICAL & PRACTICAL RIGIDITY ( ! ,LEFT4 ,BUT CL++ TO ONE 'S /R5G?S & A*IEVEM5TS CAN BECOME A WEAKNESS & OB/ACLE 9 TIME1 & ) ,R,T,S & CO41 9NOVATION APPE>S TO BE BECOM+ OR?ODOXY4 

,! ECO-DIRECT ACTION MOVEM5T IS L>GELY A COALITION ( V>I\S S+LE ISSUE GR\PS MANY ( :OM HAVE GONE BEYOND S+LE ISSUES2 PLUS1 MORE REC5TLY1 5TRYI/S FROM V>I\S ,L59I/ & AN>*I/ FACTIONS :O1 9 TYPICALLY >ROGANT FA%ION1 MO/LY SEE !IR ROLE AS DELIV]+ ! NECESS>Y IDEOLOGICAL &_/OR ORGANIZATIONAL LEAD]%IP TO AN ACTIVI/ SC5E ?AT LACKS IT1 ) ! POSSIBILITY ( RECRUIT+ A FEW NEW MEMB]S TO !IR %R9K+ POLITICAL GR\PS4 

0,! FIR/ ,R,T,S /REET P>TY WAS ALONG ,CAMD5 ,HI< ,/REET AT ,CAMD5 ,LOCK1 ON A W>M ,SUNDAY 9 #a#i#i#e4 ,WORK+ !RE1 IT BRI<T5$ UP MY DAY ' GREAT TO SEE ! ROAD BLOCK$1 ! C>NIVAL ATMOSPH]E WAS ORIG9AL !N1 ?\< ,CAMD5 HAS LONG TRI$ TO HAVE A C>NIVAL ATMOSPH]E ON ,SUNDAYS & HAD K9D ( ALREADY SUCCE$$ 9S(> AS C>NIVAL & BUS9ESS >E NOT 9COMPATIBLE1 BUT ?IS WAS GOOD BECAUSE !RE W]E NO C>S4 ,SURE %OPP]S EV]Y ,SUNDAY MANAGE TO SL[ D[N TRAFFIC 5ORM\SLY1 ANYWAY1 :I* WAS :Y !Y PROBABLY *OSE ! SITE BECAUSE !RE WAS ALREADY A CR[D ( POT5TIAL P>TYGO]S -,TWO C>S HAD BE5 !ATRICALLY CRA%$ TOGE!R1 HAV+ BE5 T[$ !RE ALREADY1 & KIDS W]E WRECK+ :AT REMA9$ ( !M - ,& !N Y\'D SEE !SE ,MO!R ,E>? WOR%IP]S DO+ WEIRD PRAY]S & S++ & G5]ALLY ADD+ TO ! CIRCUS ATMOSPH]E1 ! FREAK %[',& !RE WAS ?IS GUY1 A /ALLHOLD] :O SELLS C(FEE & D\<NUTS RID+ >\ND ON HIS LITTLE BIKE BEAM+'! GUY'S A FAIRLY TRADITIONAL Y\NG PETTY B\RGEOIS ' :IL/ HE WAS HAV+ FUN AS P>T ( ! ,R,T,S P>TY1 HIS EMPLOYES W]E PROVID+ HIM ) ! MEANS TO A FAIRLY GOOD LIVELIHOOD4 ,SOME %OPKEEP]S SAID 0,?IS IS BAD = BUS9ESS01 :IL/ O!RS SAID 0,NO1 IT'S GOOD = BUS9ESS0 & ,I ?\<T1 0,:O REALLY GIVES A TOSS80',& !RE W]E MATES ( M9E - !IR KIDS SMA%+ UP ! CRA%$ C>S 9 FRONT ( ! 7ALT]NATIVE7 CAM]AS',LAT]1 AT ! 5D ( ! DAY1 #gP4M41 ,I HAD TO PACK UP & LOAD UP ! C> ) MY /OCK4 ,SO ,I TAKE MY C> R\ND & F9D !Y'RE /ILL PICKET+ ! CROSSROADS1 SITT+ D[N ACROSS ! /REET4 ,A C\PLE ( FRI5DS LOOK EMB>RASS$ :5 ,I DRIVE UP4 ,! CR[D IS FAIRLY HO/ILE4 ,! COPS WANT TO WAVE ME ?R\<1 SO ,I SWIT* (F ! 5G9E4 ,! CR[D *E]S4 ,I GET \T & EXPLA9 ,I NE$ ! C> BECAUSE ,I NE$ MONEY - ABOLI% ! ECONOMY & MONEY & WE CAN ABOLI% ! C>'OR SOME?+ LIKE ?AT1 NOT ?AT >TICULATE',I EXPLA91 RA!R DEMAGOGICALLY1 ?AT IF ,I DRIVE R\ND1 :I* IS TW5TY TIMES LONG]1 !N ,I'LL POLLUTE ! 5VIRONM5T A LOT MORE ?AN IF ,I JU/ DRIVE OV] ! BRIDGE',) ! 5G9E (F1 !Y AGREE TO GIVE ME A PU% ! FIFTY Y>DS ,I HAVE TO GO4 ,AS WE MOVE (F A CAM]A & MICROPHONE COME ?R\< ! W9D[ - 0,H[ DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE ! FIR/ ,GRE5 C>0 A WOMAN ASKS4 0,IT'S NOT GRE51 IT'S YELL[01 ,I HIL>I\SLY QUIPP$ HO HO4 ,!Y PU% ! C> (F ) SOME ( !M SITT+ ON ! BONNET1 A FUNNY EV5T4 ,I FEEL HAPPY4 ,A POLITICO1 A COMRADE1 ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! BRIDGE1 NOT HAV+ REALLY SE5 :AT HAD GONE ON1 VIRTUALLY ACCUS$ ME ( SCABB+1 ( HAV+ BROK5 ! PICKET L9E1 ?US SLI<TLY UPSETT+ AN O!RWISE M]RY SITUATION4 ,DESPITE ?IS1 ! FEEL+ ( CONNECT+ 9 ?IS FRI5DLY WAY REALLY P]K$ ME UP JU/ BE=E ,I HAD TO %IFT1 LIFT1 LOAD1 TRANSPORT1 & F9ALLY UNLOAD & /ACK UP A VAN FULL ( HEAVY BOXES4 ,A C\PLE ( YE>S LAT] AN ,R,T,S VIDEO WAS %[N ON ,*ANNEL #d AT #c O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+ & !RE ,I WAS1 ) MY C>1 TALK+ AB\T MONEY & SO ON4 ,TO ME ,I LOOK$ LIKE A PRATT - ,T,V ALWAYS MAKES EV]YONE LOOK LIKE A PRATT1 BUT O!RS ?\<T ,I WAS OK-4 ',I'LL HAVE TO GET MYSELF A MANAG] ,I FELT ,I %\LD HAVE DEM&$ ROYALTIES FROM ! ,ITALIAN GUY :O MADE IT1 BUT APP>5TLY HE SOLD IT TO ,*ANNEL #d & GAVE ! MONEY TO ,AMNE/Y - IT'LL LOOK GOOD ON HIS ,C,V'40 

,:ILE ?IS FILM /UD5T WAS MAK+ HIS FILM AB\T ,R,T,S HE WAS CONFRONT$ 9 AN ,R,T,S SQUAT BY AN \TSID] AB\T HIS MOTIVES4 ,HE WAS RI<TLY ACCUS$ ( JU/ US+ ! /RUGGLE TO FUR!R HIS BUDD+ FILM C>E] & TURN+ ! /RUGGLE 9TO A COMMODITY 7ONE CAN IMAG9E ! SALES PIT* HE GAVE ,*ANNEL #d AB\T H[ 9 T\* ) Y\? CULTURE1 & :AT AN AU!NTIC VOICE ( IT1 HE WAS74 ,! CR[D ( ,R,T,S ACTIVI/S PRES5T W]E SURPRIS$ ?AT SOMEONE %\LD BE SO DIRECTLY *ALL5G$1 IMPLY+ ?AT ?IS WAS NOT QUITE APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR - & !Y LI/5$ TO ! >GUM5T 9 A PASSIVE & NEUTRAL WAY1 AS IF IT WAS M]ELY A LITTLE 5T]TA9M5T & V]Y MU* EXT]NAL TO !M1 DESPITE ! FACT ?AT IT %\LD HAVE BE5 !M1 RA!R ?AN AN \TSID]1 *ALL5G+ ! OPPORTUNI/ CREEP4 ,LAT]1 ?OSE :OSE VOICES HAD BE5 US$ ON ! S\NDTRACK MEEKLY GAVE HIM ! SIGN$ P]MISSION HE NE$$ = USE ( !IR SPEE*1 DESPITE MANY ( !M BE+ PISS$ (F ?AT HE WAS GIV+ ! PROCE$S TO ! PA!TICALLY LIB]AL ,AMNE/Y3 ,AMNE/Y WON'T SUPPORT PRISON]S :O HAVE US$ VIOL5CE 9 !IR /RUGGLES & YET HAS AS ONE ( ITS LEAD+ LI<TS ,JUDGE ,H(FMANN1 A ,LAW ,LORD :O REGUL>LY TURNS D[N APPEALS BY ,WE/ ,9DIAN PRISON]S AGA9/ ! DEA? S5T5CE4 ,!RE WAS NO PUBLIC DEBATE 9 ,R,T,S AB\T ALL ?IS ' DUE P>TLY TO A LACK ( CRITIQUE ( ! M$IA & REFUSAL TO CONFRONT CONTRADICTION 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 ! ALMI<TY CONS5SUS4 

,! IDEAL ( CONS5SUS IS AN IMPORTANT PR9CIPLE 9 ! DECISION-MAK+ PROCESSES US$ BY ORGANIZ]S & ACTIVI/S 9 ! ,D,I,Y SC5E4 ,YET BECAUSE ( ! NATURE ( ! EV5TS ORGANIZ$1 SU* AS /REET P>TIES1 & ! SECURITY NE$$ TO SUCCESSFULLY PULL !M (F1 !Y >E 9EVITABLY ORGANIZ$ 9 DETAIL BY SMALL SECRET GR\PS - SO :ILE CONS5SUS OP]ATES AT ONE LEVEL 9 OP5 MEET+S ETC AT ANO!R HI<] LEVEL ( CRUCIAL DECISION MAK+ IT IS DISP5S$ ) 9 FAVOR ( CONSPIRATORIAL GR\PS4 ,?IS =M ( ORGANIZ+ IS DET]M9$ BY :AT IS BE+ ORGANIZ$ - I4E4 ! K9D ( EV5T ?AT REQUIRES CL&E/9E PLANN+ 9 ORD] TO \TWIT ! 9T5SE POLICE SURVEILLANCE DIRECT$ AT ! T>GET$ 9N] CIRCLE ( ORGANIZ]S4 

,9 ! ORIG9AL1 FIR/ PR9T+ ( ?IS TEXT1 !RE WAS A CRITIQUE ( ONE ( ! SIGNIFICANT ,R,T,S ORGANIZ]S4 ,WE 9CLUDE ! ORIG9AL AS A FOOTNOTE4 ,S9CE ?IS WAS FIR/ PUBLI%$ WE'VE HE>D ?AT ?IS GUY DOES NOT SUPPORT ! IDEOLOGY ( E?ICAL 9VE/M5T4 ,C]TA9LY AT ! BEG9N+ ( #aiii HE DID3 ONE ( US HE>D HIM >GU+ ) A FRI5D AB\T IT1 ) HIM SAY+ ?AT ,R,T,S DIDN'T HAVE A P>TY L9E ON IT1 & ?AT AN ADVOCATE ( IT %\LD COME ALONG TO AN ANTI-CAPITALI/ MEET+ PREP>+ = ,JUNE #a#h?4 ,C]TA9LY PEOPLE *ANGE1 & WE MU/ OBVI\SLY ACCEPT ?AT ?IS GUY IS N[ AGA9/ SU* BULL%IT4 ,ALSO1 WE TOOK ! ,EV5+ ,/&>D'S ACC\NT ( HIS ACC\NTS AT FACE VALUE3 A BAD MI/AKE4 ,WE %\LD HAVE TRI$ TO *ECK4 ,WE ALSO GOT IT WRONG AB\T ,R,T,S PROPAG&A SUPPORT+ ?IS E?ICAL 9VE/M5T IDEOLOGY2 C]TA9LY LEAFLETS ADVOCAT+ E?ICAL 9VE/M5T W]E >\ND ,R,T,S MEET+S 9 #a#i#i#i1 ?\< WE HAVE BE5 9=M$ ?AT ,R,T,S NEV] PUT !IR NAME TO !M4 ,UNQUALIFI$ APOLOGIES = GETT+ IT WRONG4 

,! 0CONS5SUS0 ?AT APPE>S AS A NOBLE CONVICTION OR PR9CIPLE ALSO FUNCTIONS AS A MEANS ( MA9TA9+ ! FRAGILE ALLIANCE ( ?IS BROAD *UR* ( ACTIVISM2 ! M9IMUM AGREEM5TS REA*$ BY CONS5SUS >E ! LIMITS BEYOND :I* ! COALITION W\LD />T TO FRAGM5T2 MORE FUNDAM5TAL DIFF]5CES T5D TO BE REPRESS$ = ! SAKE ( UNITY - A UNITY BAS$ ON ! L[E/ COMMON D5OM9ATOR4 ,?IS K9D ( ECOLOGICAL ALLIANCE SEEMS TO BE REPRODUC$ GLOBALLY4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,R5E ,RIESEL DESCRIBES ! ,CONF$]ATION DE ,PAYSAN 7! ,FR5* SMALL F>M]S F$]ATION72 IT 0GA!RS TOGE!R SOCIALI/S1 HIPPIES1 REP5TANT LEFTIES1 ,GRE5S - A RA!R P>ADOXICAL CIRCLE ( IDEAS ?AT WORKS ?R\< CONS5SUS SO AS TO PRES5T A UNIT$ FRONT1 ) ALL SORTS ( T5D5CIES :I* COHABIT )\T EV] GO+ TO ! BITT] 5D ( DISCUSSIONS4440 

,:O IS ?IS GUY1 ,RIESEL8 ,AN EX-MEMB] ( ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 :O PLAY$ A SIGNIFICANT P>T 9 ! ,MAY '#f#h MOVEM5T1 N[ A %EEP-F>M+ PEASANT1 ,RIESEL GOT NICK$1 ) A C\PLE ( O!RS1 DE/ROY+ A GRAN>Y-FULL ( ,G,M,O GRA9 SIMPLY BY DR5*+ ! /UFF ) WAT]4 ,HE RECEIV$ A YE> 9SIDE SUSP5D$ = #e YE>S4 ,SUBSEQU5T SABOTAGE 9CREAS$ ! SUSP5D$ S5T5CE BY ANO!R YE>4 ,HAV+ BE5 CLOSE TO ,JOSE ,BOVE1 HE BROKE ) HIM P>TLY OV] HIS MORONIC WALL[+ 9 M$IA FAME1 P>TLY OV] HIS SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC ,/ATI/ \TLOOK1 P>TLY OV] ! FACT ?AT HE MOVES 9 QUITE OBNOXI\S CIRCLES - EV5 BE+ C\RT$ BY ! ,FR5* ,NATIONAL ,FRONT1 )\T HIM REJECT+ !SE FLATT]+ COME-ONS 9 ! SLI<TE/3 HE'S EV5 BE5 PHOTOGRAPH$ %AK+ H&S ) ,PASQUA1 ! =M] ,M9I/] ( ! ,9T]IOR :O MAKES ,MI*AEL ,H[>D1 ,JACK ,/RAW OR ,DAVID ,BLUNKETT LOOK LIKE LIB]ALS4 ,BOVE GETS HIS CR$IBILITY FROM ! C>EFUL DISMANTL+ ( A ,MAC,DONALDS1 = :I* HE'D GOT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM SECTIONS ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY-RUN ,/ATE1 & SECTIONS ( ! POLICE4 ,?\S&S HAVE ATTACK$ ,MAC,DONALDS7#i7 BE=E & AFT] HIM1 BUT HE GETS A NAME = HIMSELF BECAUSE ! ATTACK WAS DONE ) A POLITE NOD TO & FROM ! P[]S ?AT BE4 ,CLE>LY HE IS BE+ US$ TO BOL/] ,FR5* CAPITAL AGA9/ ,AM]ICAN CAPITAL4 ,ISN'T ?IS ! POLITICAL FUTURE8 - ,EUROPEAN CAPITAL 9CREAS+LY 9 CONFLICT ) ,AM]ICAN CAPITAL US+ ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION_/ECOLOGY MOVEM5TS AS !IR SOCIALLY CONC]N$ IMAGE 9 ?IS P[] BATTLE4 ,BLAIR HAS YET TO GO ALONG ) ?IS BECAUSE ( ! HANGOV] ( ! SPECIAL RELATION%IP1 BUT 9 ! FUTURE RECESSIONS & CRISES NO RELATION%IP IS SPECIAL4 

,H[EV]1 ) ! GREATE/ RESPECT TO ,RIESEL = CONT9U+ TO FI<T ) SU* G5]ALLY LUCID 9TRANSIG5CE1 WE DON'T 5TIRELY AGREE ) ,RIESEL'S /ANCE14 ,AFT] HIS 9ITIAL & MO/LY EXCELL5T 09T]VIEW0 BOOK 7,DECL>ATION SUR ,L',AGRICULTURE ,TRANSG5IQUE ET ,CEUX ,QUI ,PRET5D5T ,S'Y ,OPPOS]7 ) ! ,5CYCLOPA$IE DES ,NUISANCES HE TOO1 LIKE ,BOVE1 GIVES M$IA 9T]VIEWS - 91 = EXAMPLE1 ,LIB]ATION & ! RI<T-W+ ,ECOLOGI/ MAGAZ9E RUN BY ! REACTION>Y1 ,T$DY ,GOLDSMI?1 :OSE DEEP ECOLOGY L$ HIM TO SUPPORT ! ,KHM] ,R\GE 9 ,CAMBODIA = !IR DE/RUCTION ( 9DU/RY & ! PU% 9TO ! C\NTRYSIDE4 ,BRO!R ( ! LATE ,JIMMY ,GOLDSMI? ( ,U4,K4 ,9DEP5D5CE ,P>TY FAME1 HE SUPPORTS A RETURN TO PRE-9DU/RIAL VALUES1 SU* AS PRIMITIVE RELIGION 7PAN!ISM ETC471 DEF5DS FEUDALISM & S]FDOM1 & MA9TA9S A CONT9U\S DIALOGUE ) V>I\S ECO-FASCI/S4 ,?\< ! CONT5T ( ,RIESEL'S 9T]VIEWS IS F> MORE RADICAL & PR(\ND ?AN ,BOVE'S1 SU* A COMPLICITY RE9=CES AN IDEOLOGY ( FREE SPEE* )\T CONSEQU5CES1 ( DIALOGUE ) ! RUL+ WORLD1 :I* UND]M9ES HIS 9TRANSIG5CE4 ,CONTR>Y TO ! NORMAL WORLD ( OBNOXI\S CONTROL FREAK]Y-CUM-$IT+1 PRACTIC$ (T5 AS MU* BY REVOLUTION>Y AUTONOMI/S AS BY ! /RAI<T M$IA1 IT MI<T WELL BE ?AT 9 ! CASE ( ,RIESEL HE'S 5SUR$ ?AT !Y DON'T ALT] ONE WORD ( :AT HE'S SAY+4 ,NEV]!LESS IT GIVES CR$5CE TO !SE BANKRUPT IDEOLOGICAL \TFITS4 ,BUT MAYBE ! GUY JU/ DOESN'T HAVE TIME TO MAKE A WRITT5 TEXT BY HIMSELF BECAUSE F>M+ DEM&S A DAILY H>D GRAFT'WE DON'T KN[4 ,?\< HE IMAG9ES ?AT ?IS GETS HIS IDEAS ACROSS TO A WID] AUDI5CE1 ,RIESEL HAS =GOTT5 ?AT ! M$IA'S S$UCTIVE ME?ODS ( CO-OPT+ REBELLION WEAK5S & S(T5S :ATEV] RADICAL P]SPECTIVE HE TRIES TO CONVEY1 MAK+ HIM A VICTIM ( HIS /> /ATUS3 IT ISOLATES HIM ) AN AURA ( P]SONAL RADICALITY RA!R ?AN 5C\RAGES O!RS TO EQUALLY D>+ RISKS2 ! AUDI5CE REMA9S AN AUDI5CE4 ,! M$IA IS A PLEASANTLY LIT W9D[ ONTO ! DOM9ANT WORLD ?AT CON/ANTLY 5TICES Y\ 91 & 9TO A POLITE DIALOGUE ) IT R\ND ! APP>5TLY W>M HE>? ( SPECTACUL> RECOGNITION4 ,BUT REFUS+ ALL ?AT CYNICAL %IT IS ! ONLY WAY TO HAVE SOME M>G9 ( DIGNITY1 SOME S5SE ( SELF-WOR? & HONE/Y1 & SOME DEGREE ( CL>ITY4 ,IF Y\ WANT TO BE ABLE TO LOOK Y\RSELF 9 ! MIRROR & NOT LIE TO Y\RSELF1 !N JU/ SAY FUCK (F TO ALL ?AT FLATT]+ CRAP4 

,A SYMPTOM ( ! REPRESSIVE CONS5SUS ( ,R,T,S IS ! CLI*$ CONT5T ( MO/ ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION PROPAG&A4 ,= 9/ANCE - ,EVAD+ ,/&>DS1 ,F9ANCIAL ,CRIMES OR ! ,MONOPOLY GLOSSY BRO*URE = ,MAY #a/ >E JU/ DIFF]5T =MS ( !ORIZ+-BY-NUMB]S4 ,!Y'RE ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY RE-WRITT5 /UFF MO/ ( :I* HAS BE5 >\ND = DONKEYS YE>S & IS ALWAYS WRITT5 AS A MESSAGE = O!RS4 ,! PROBLEM ) ALL ?IS /UFF IS ?AT ! AU?ORS ?9K ?AT !IR REVOLT IS COMPLETE & ?AT IT'S JU/ A QUE/ION ( GETT+ O!RS TO REBEL4 ,AN APPROXIMATE AGREEM5T ) A L[E/ COMMON D5OM9ATOR CRITIQUE /OPS PEOPLE DEVELOP+ !IR PRECISE PO9T ( VIEW1 !IR DIFF]5CES1 AS IF DO+ ?+S ) O!R PEOPLE NECESS>ILY 9VOLVES %UTT+ UP AB\T !SE DIFF]5CES4 ,:5 !Y WRITE1 IT'S NOT TO DISCOV] - !RE'S JU/ NO SPIRIT ( QUE/ION+ & SELF-QUE/ION+4 ,9 ALL !IR TEXTS SUPPORT+ ?IS OR ?AT /RUGGLE !RE'S NEV] ANY ATTEMPT TO LOOK AT SOME DIALECTIC BETWE5 :AT !Y WANT & :AT !SE /RUGGLES EXPRESS ' ! /RUGGLES >E ALWAYS SE5 AS SOME DIRECT ACTION :I* SOMEH[ CONNECTS UP TO A GLOBAL MOVEM5T BECAUSE 9 SOME VAGUE WAY !Y *ALL5GE ! SY/EM4 ,BUT ! CONTRADICTIONS >E COMPLETELY GLOSS$ OV]4 

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,! OBVI\S CONTRADICTION GLOSS$ OV] 9 ! ANTI-GLABALISATION MOVEM5T IS ! VIRTUALLY UNCRITICAL EULOGIZ+1 SOMETIMES MASK$ AS POSITIVE !ORIZ+1 ( ! ,ZAPATI/AS41 :5 IT'S BE5 KN[N = #e YE>S AT LEA/ ?AT ,M>COS & CO4 >E ANO!R PROTECTION RACKET1 MORE ALL-EMBRAC+ ?AN MO/4 ,TAKE :AT AN ,AU/RALIAN WOMAN SAID ( ! #aiif 5CU5TROS3 0' - ! WOM5 DO+ ALL ! COOK+ & CLEAN+1 9CLUD+ ( TOILETS1 9V>IABLY )\T ANY FOOTWE> 7! M5 HAD ! BOOTS71 EV5 AFT] HEAVY RA9FALL -4 ,H>RY ,CLEAV] SAID 0,WELL1 MAYBE !Y LIKE IT'0'! WORK%OPS ORGANIZ$ LIKE A B\RGEOIS ,UNIV]SITY - COMP>TM5TALIZ$ 9TO SEP>ATE CATEGORIES LIKE ',9DIG5\S ,CULTURE'1 ',POLITICS'1 ',ECONOMICS' ETC4'! IMPOSSIBILITY ( QUE/ION+ ANY?+ OP5LY 9 ! MEET+S'0 ,%E !N W5T ON TO DESCRIBE H[1 :5 ,M>COS GAVE ! R$ C>PET TREATM5T TO A ,FR5* J\RNALI/ :O'D JU/ REC5TLY SLAGG$ (F & LI$ AB\T A WAVE ( /RIKES 9 ! PUBLIC SECTOR1 A TOTAL B\RGEOIS :OM ,M>COS WELCOM$ 9TO HIS OP5 >MS & TREAT$ ) F> GREAT] RESPECT ?AN ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! ,FR5* CONT+5T 7:O1 = EXAMPLE1 W]E =C$ ALONG ) LOTS ( O!RS1 TO 5DURE1 )\T %ADE1 A #b OR #c H\R WAIT 9 ! SCOR*+ %ADELESS MIDDAY SUN71 ! ,FR5* CONT+5T1 ! BIGGE/ CONT+5T !RE1 REVOLT$ A LITTLE1 & PRES5T$ ,M>COS ) A LETT] OBJECT+ TO ?IS COMPLICITY1 AN 9SULT TO ! MOVEM5T 9 ,FRANCE4 ,A MEET+ WAS >RANG$ TO DISCUSS ?IS 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! =E/ AT NI<T1 9 ! P\R+ RA94 ,AFT] SOME WAIT1 ,M>COS RODE UP ON HORSEBACK ) HIS 5T\RAGE &1 GIV+ A MONOLOGUE LECTURE1 )DREW ! LETT] FROM HIS COAT & PROCE$$ TO CONTEMPTU\SLY READ IT 9 A DULL MONOTONE 7A CRUDE CONTRA/ ) HIS NORMAL DRAMATIC POETIC /YLE7 TO ! GA!R+ BEL[ HIM1 AT ! 5D ?R[+ ! DR5*$ LETT] 9TO ! MUD BEL[1 SAY+ 0,WELL1 POLITICS =CES US SOMETIMES TO MEET ) \R 5EMIES01 :I* SAYS H[ LITTLE ?IS MOVEM5T EMBODIES A CRITIQUE ( POLITICS4 4 ,AT LEA/ ONE ( ! ,FR5* CRITICS WAS WOK5 UP 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! NI<T1 ORD]$ \T ( HIS T5T & WAS CONFRONT$ BY A FEW >M$ ,ZAPATI/AS1 :O ABUS$ HIM V]BALLY = HIS LACK ( SUBMISSIVE RESPECT = HIS HO/S4 ,C\PL$ ) ,M>COS' /> TREATM5T ( ,MME4,MITT]&1 AN EV5 WORSE B\RGEOIS SCUM1 ?IS S]I\SLY D5T$ ! ILLUSIONS ( ! LESS IDEOLOGICAL P>TICIPANTS 9 ! ,FR5* CONT+5T ,9 RETROSPECT1 ONE SUSPECTS ! >M$ BATTLES 9 ,SAN ,*RI/OBAL DE LAS ,CASAS 9 ,JANU>Y '#i#d W]E 9 FACT B>GA9+ PLOYS 9 ?IS POLITICAL P]SPECTIVE 7SACRILEGE674 ,D\BTLESS A FUTURE BRUTAL ATTACK BY ! ,MEXICAN ,/ATE AGA9/ ! POPULATION ( ,*IAPAS WILL REJUV5ATE FLAGG+ 9T]NATIONAL SUPPORT = ,M>COS & CO41 & ONE MI<T FEEL FURY & HORROR AT SU* A POSSIBLE DEVELOPM5T1 BUT ! =M & CONT5T ( ?IS NATIONALI/ /RUGGLE HAS NO?+ 9 COMMON ) ANY 9DEP5D5T ANTI-,/ATE ACTIVITY4 

,CONTRADICTIONS ( ! ,ASSEMBLY ,=M 

,! ,ZAPATI/AS >E HAIL$ BY ! AN>*I/S & O!R IDEOLOGI/S ( ! ASSEMBLY =M = !IR NON-HI]>*ICAL =M ( DECISION-MAK+4 ,!Y SEE :AT !Y WANT TO SEE4 ,! G5U9E DESIRE = MUTUAL SELF-DET]M9ATION LAT*ES ONTO A =M ( ORGANIZ+ :I* IS C]TA9LY NECESS>Y 9 MANY CIRCUM/ANCES BUT :I* USUALLY DOESN'T GO F> 5\< 9 ITS REFUSAL ( EXT]NAL AU?ORITY4 ,IT IGNORES ! FACT ?AT ! ASSEMBLY =M HAS1 ?R\<\T HI/ORY1 BE5 MORE ?AN JU/ OCCASIONALLY COMPATIBLE ) CAPITALI/ PROGRESS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 ,MAOI/ ,*9A 7! 9SPIRATION = ! ,MEXICAN =E-RUNN]S ( ! ,ZAPATI/AS1 DAT+ FROM ! #gS & #hS7 MASS SELF-MANAGEM5T )9 EA* LOCAL COMMUNE HELP$ TO DEVELOP ,/ATE CAPITAL4 ,SIGNIFICANTLY1 ! SELF- MANAGEM5T ( LOCAL PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION WAS C>RI$ \T BY COLLECTIVE 'NON-HI]>*ICAL' DECISION-MAK+ BUT )9 AN EXT]NALLY-DEF9$ FRAMEWORK :]EBY ! NATIONAL COMPREH5SION & ORGANIZATION ( ?IS PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION WAS ! EXCLUSIVE1 & SECRET1 T]RA9 ( ! ,P>TY 7H[EV]1 SOME ( !SE PROJECTS1 SU* AS ',! ,GREAT ,LEAP ,=W>D' 1 W]E SO WEIRDLY IDEOLOGICAL ?AT !Y H>DLY HELP$ DEVELOP ,/ATE CAPITAL1 OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 ANY?+ ELSE AP>T FROM AN ATMOSPH]E ( UTT] FATALISM74 ,MAO HAD HIS C5TRAL COMMITTEE1 HIS DI/ANT ,ZAPATI/A HEIRS HAVE ! SECRET CIRCLE ( ,9DIAN *IEFS4 ,OP5 ,DEMOCRACY = ! ,MASSES - ,SECRET ,DICTATOR%IP = ! ,ELITE - ! CRY1 9 DIFF]5T =MS1 ( ! RUL+ CLASS EV]Y:]E4 ,POLITICS1 LIKE COMMODITY PRODUCTION1 IS SO PRECI\S ?AT IT %\LD ALWAYS BE ATT5D$ BY A BODYGU>D ( SECRETS4 ,! DEF5D]S ( ! ,ZAPATI/AS CLAIM ?AT !Y >E NOT OPPORTUNI/S1 ?AT !Y HAVE 9TEGRITY1 ?AT !Y'RE NOT ,L59I/ - AS IF MANY ,BOL%EVIKS BE=E !Y CAME TO P[] 9 #aiag DIDN'T ALSO HAVE 9TEGRITY & TOOK 5ORM\S RISKS4 ,! PO9T IS NOT ?AT VANGU>DI/ MANIPULATORS CAN BE DEF9$ AS PURELY CYNICAL OPPORTUNI/S 7UNLIKE ?OSE 9 ,P[]7 BUT ?AT ! LOGIC & PRACTICAL =M ( 0DEMOCRACY0 ALL[S PEOPLE TO BE MANIPULAT$ ' IT'S MO/LY BAS$ ON ! RESIGNATION ( 9DIVIDUALS TO ! LIMIT ( EXT]NALLY DEF9$ NOTIONS ( ACCEPTABILITY1 TO :AT EV]YONE ELSE SAYS & DOES4 ,USUALLY IT 9VOLVES RESIGNATION TO ?OSE :O SPECIALIZE 9 TAK+ ! 9ITIATIVE & TO ! EXP]TS :O CAN PUT !IR NEBUL\S FEEL+S 9TO WORDS4 ,! EXP]TS 9 MAK+ SPEE*ES ONLY EXPRESS ! L[E/ COMMON D5OM9ATOR ( ! MASS ( 9DIVIDUALS AT ! ASSEMBLY3 ! DIFF]5T NUANCES ( AUTONOM\S SELF-EXPRESSION 9 /RUGGLE NEV] GET A WORD 94 ,ESPECIALLY BECAUSE ( ! FE> ( BE+ O/RACIZ$ OR MADE FUN (1 ( BE+ HUMILIAT$ = D>+ TO CRITICIZE ?OSE :O COMM& HI]>*ICAL RESPECT4 ,MANIPULATION FALLS ON ! F]TILE GR\ND ( EV]YONE'S ANXIETY ( BE+ 09CORRECT01 ( MAK+ !IR [N MI/AKES2 IT FALLS ON ! F]TILE GR\ND ( ! GANG M5TALITY1 ! CORRUPTION ( ! DESIRE = COMMUNITY4 

,H[EV]1 ! CRITIQUE ( ! ASSEMBLY =M CAN GO TOO MU* ! O!R WAY1 DISMISS+ MASS DECISION-MAK+ 9 FAVOR ( ! 'CL>ITY' ( ! COMMUNI/ M9ORITY4 ,?IS IS ! TYPICAL L9E ( ! ,BORDIGI/S1 = EXAMPLE4 ,?AT ,BORDIGA1 APP>5TLY TILL ! 5D ( HIS LIFE1 SUPPORT$ ! CRU%+ ( ! ,KRON/ADT COMMUNE IS ILLU/RATIVE ( H[ 9TELLECTUAL1 AB/RACT & ELITI/ ?IS NOTION ( ! 'CORRECT' M9ORITY IS4 ,:IL/ EV]Y /RUGGLE MAY HAVE A M9ORITY ( PEOPLE :O >E CLE>] AB\T ! NECESS>Y AIMS ( ! MOVEM5T !SE P]SPECTIVES HAVE TO BE >GU$ OP5LY1 & A MOVEM5T %\LD BE JUDG$ ON ITS PRACTICAL PROGRESS T[>DS !SE AIMS1 A PROCESS OV] TIME1 NOT ON ITS FAILURE TO SPONTANE\SLY LAUN* AN ASSAULT ON ! TOTALITY ( COMMODITY RELATIONS FROM ! MOM5T ( ! 9SURRECTION1 A MAGICAL ABSOLUTI/ FANTASY ?AT HAS LITTLE PRACTICAL MEAN+3 AN IDEOLOGY ( CONV]SION TO AN AHI/ORICAL TRU?4 ,CONV5I5TLY1 ! CRITIQUE ( ?IS 'TOTALITY' ( COMMODITY RELATIONS ?AT ?IS 9TELLECTUAL P]SPECTIVE 9VOLVES EXCLUDES A CRITIQUE ( ! SPECIALI/S 9 CONSCI\SNESS4 ,SO MU* = AN ASSAULT ON ! TOTALITY4 ,MOREOV]1 IT'S JU/ AS DE/RUCTIVE ( SUBV]SIVE 9ITIATIVE TO SUBMIT TO ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! M9ORITY AS IT IS TO SUBMIT TO ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! MAJORITY4 

,R,T,S AS A CR[D-PULL] 

,9 ,R,T,S ! REPRESSION ( CONTRADICTION ALSO FUNCTIONS AS A CR[D-PULL] - AS MAXIMUM NUMB]S >E NE$$ TO ATT5D /REET P>TIES = !M TO TAKE ! SITE & HOLD ! GR\ND1 ! PUBLICITY & SOME CONT5T IS DELIB]ATELY TAILOR$ TO APPEAL TO AS BROAD A CON/ITU5CY AS POSSIBLE4 ,TO TAKE JU/ ONE EXAMPLE - :IL/ ! MAJORITY ( ,R,T,S CAN'T /& ,TE*NO-MUSIC 7:OSE MA9 ADVANTAGE OV] O!R =MS ( MUSIC COMMODITIES IS ?AT IT DOESN'T BO!R TO PRET5D TO EXPRESS ANY?+ LIFE-LOV+1 EMOTIONAL OR PASSIONATE7 !Y KNEW ?AT HAV+ LOADS ( ,TE*NO-S\ND SY/EMS W\LD DRAW 9 ! ?\S&S ( PUNT]S FROM ! ,RAVE SC5E4 ,BUT MO/ ( !SE PEOPLE DON'T EV5 HAVE ! LIMIT$ NOTION ( /RUGGLE ?AT ,R,T,S HAVE4 ,9 A R>E ATTEMPT TO GET AWAY FROM ! FIXATION ON ,C5TRAL ,LONDON AS A V5UE = /REET P>TIES & DEMOS1 ONE ( ! ,R,T,S EV5TS WAS HELD 9 ,HI< ,/REET1 ,TOTT5HAM 7SUMM] #a#i#i#h7 9 AN ATTEMPT TO REA* \T TO ! WORK]S4 ,H[EV]1 ! CRU/IES & O!RS FROM ! RAVE SC5E HAD NO DESIRE TO CONNECT TO ! LOCAL 'COMMUNITY' & SOME PROCE$$ TO COV] ! G>D5 WALLS & BUS %ELT]S ) MEAN+LESS GRAFFITI ADV]TIS+ !IR LITTLE B&S1 RECORD LABELS & FANZ9ES1 UR9AT+ )\T P]MISSION 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD G>D5S1 :IL/ *UCK+ LOADS ( LITT] 9TO !M4 ,R,T,S1 TO ITS CR$IT1 FELT OBLIG$ TO ISSUE A LEAFLET APOLOGIZ+1 & ORGANIZ$ A CLE>-UP ( ! G>D5S ETC4 

0,! BE/ MOM5T ( ! ,TOTT5HAM ,/REET ,P>TY WAS NOT 9 ,TOTT5HAM1 BUT WAS ! SPONTANE\S OCCUPATION ( ,EU/ON ,ROAD BE=E IT1 ) DRUMM]S & KIDS DANC+ ACROSS ! ROAD BLOCK+ IT = OV] AN H\R4 ,O!RWISE1 DESPITE1 ! GOOD-SPIRIT$ *ILD-FRI5DLY SET UP ( SPONTANE\S S&-PITS & PLAY >EAS ACROSS ! ROAD & ! NOVELTY ( A PICNIC 9 ! MIDDLE ( :AT IS NORMALLY A HEAVILY POLLUT$ UTT]LY WE>Y >EA1 AFT] A :ILE !SE LO/ !IR NOVELTY & ,I FELT ,I WAS JU/ LEFT ) ! ALI5ATION ( A R\T9E P>TY :]E Y\ HALF-KN[ A FEW PEOPLE BUT NEV] F9D ANY?+ REALLY TO TALK AB\T4EXCEPT SAY ',HI6''& :]E ,I WAS CON/ANTLY DI/RACT$ BY LITTLE 5T]TA9+ CIRCUS-TYPE SC5ES LEAV+ ME FEEL+ K9D ( EMPTY'0 

0,! VICTORIES ( >T SEEM B\<T BY ! LOSS ( *>ACT]40' ,M>X1 #a#h#e#f4 

,! ,R,T,S EV5TS ALWAYS HAVE A S5SE ( P]=MANCE & !AT] AB\T !M4 ,= SOME ACTIVI/S ?IS IS A *ANCE TO EMBODY !IR POLITICAL IDEOLOGY AS !Y DISPLAY !IR EXOTIC DRESS S5SE & MORE E?ICAL & 5VIRONM5TALLY S\ND LIFE/YLE AS A F9E EXAMPLE TO ! RE/ ( SOCIETY4 7,!SE *OICES ?AT >E FELT TO BE SO IMPORTANT AS SELF-DEF9ITIONS >E LIFE/YLE & CONSUM] *OICES - BIKES OV] C>S1 VEG OV] MEAT1 SMALL OV] L>GE ETC47 4 

,BUT !RE IS ! T5SION ( CONTRADICTION )9 ! DISPLAY ( CO/UM]Y ON %[4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 DRESS+ UP 9 C>NIVA.>ESQUE GE> IS A COD$ MESSAGE TO ! COPS ?AT Y\ >E A FLUFFY1 NONVIOL5T 1 NON-?REAT5+ P>TICIPATOR & SO %\LD BE TREAT$ AS SU*3 BUT ) A COMMITM5T TO NONVIOL5CE ONE T5DS TO R$UCE ONE'S OPTIONS TO SYMBOLIC & REPRES5TATIONAL ACTS4 ,9 ! CONTEXT ( A DEMO A FLUFFY DRESS S5SE IS BO? AN ASS]TION ( A 0RADICAL0 LIFE-/YLE AS A !ATRICAL ROLE & ALSO A SUBMISSION TO ! ROLE ( CITIZ5 EX]CIS+ Y\R DEMOCRATIC RI<T TO PROTE/ AS A SYMBOLIC PRES5CE RA!R ?AN AN ACTIVE SUBJECT4 7,BUT ?IS !ATRICAL PASSIVITY CAN BE TURN$ ON ITS HEAD1 AS AT ! ,M#d /REET P>TY 9 ,JULY #a#i#i#f1 :5 A GIANT WOMAN ON /ILTS ) AN 5ORM\S T5T-LIKE DRESS WAS US$ TO CONCEAL SOMEONE ) A ROAD DRILL B5EA? H] SKIRTS :O DUG HOLES 9 ! T>MAC74 

,BUT :ILE ! ,D,I,Y MOVEM5T IS A P>TIAL BREAK ) CONV5TIONAL POLITICS & ITS REPRES5TATIVES IT NEV]!LESS /ILL %>ES SOME ( ITS \TLOOKS3 WE HAVE TO TRY TO UND]/& ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! POLITICAL ACTIVI/S & ! RE/ ( SOCIETY OR1 AS SOME SEE IT1 BETWE5 ! ACTORS & ! SPECTATORS4 

,) ! PRES5T MOOD BE+ ONE ( G5]AL APA?Y T[>DS ORGANIZ$ CONV5TIONAL POLITICS1 WE MAY SEE A CONT9U$ GR[? ( ECO-,D,I,Y POLITICS2 PROBABLY UP UNTIL ! PO9T :]E ! SOCIAL QUE/ION ( CLASS /RUGGLE & P[] IS ONCE AGA9 RAIS$ 7AFT] A LONG ABS5CE7 BY WORK+ CLASS COMBATIVITY ON A L>GE SCALE4 ,= ! ECO-SC5E ! QUE/ION WILL !N CONFRONT !M AS TO :AT !IR RELATION%IP TO A CLASS MOVEM5T IS TO BE4 ,! MORE RE=MI/ ELEM5TS :O SEE CLASS /RUGGLE AS ONLY AN \TDAT$ /RUGGLE = JOB SECURITY )9 ! EXI/+ POLLUT+ =MS ( 9DU/RY 7IGNOR+ ! CONTRADICTORY POSSIBILITIES ( ! PROLET>IATS SITUATION7 MAY CONT9UE TO CL+ TO AN 9CREAS+LY IRRELEVANT HI< MORAL GR\ND ( AN EXEMPL>Y LIFE/YLE & CONSUMPTION :IL/1 LOOK+ D[N !IR NOSES AT ! MEAT-EAT+1 C>-DRIV+ WORK]S4 7,O!RS MAY BECOME BORN AGA9 LEFTI/S & BE JU/ AS IRRELEVANT74 

,O!RS WILL BE P>T ( ! REAL MOVEM5T & CONTRIBUTE :AT !Y CAN FROM !IR [N SITUATION & P]SPECTIVE4 

,= ! MOM5T1 ! ECO SC5E LACKS ANY REAL CRITIQUE ( POLITICS & CULTURE AS CATEGORIES ( SEP>ATION & REPRES5TATION ?AT MU/ BE GONE BEYOND4 ,ALT]NATIVE POLITICS & CULTURE IMPLY 9/EAD A CO-EXI/5CE ) :AT ONE IS BE+ AN ALT]NATIVE TO2 ONE DET]M9ES ! ,D,I,Y CONT5T ( !SE CATEGORIES )\T TRANSC5D+ !M4 ,:IL/ SOME ( !M ACCUSE PEOPLE :O >E VIOL5T AGA9/ ! ,/ATE AS US+ ! 5EMIES WEAPONS1 !Y FEEL F9E AB\T US+ ! 5EMIES WEAPONS :5 !Y TAKE A CULTURAL =M4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 !IR AMBIGUITY T[>DS ! M$IA1 :IL/ CREAT+ !IR [N M$IA1 ONE CAN SEE ! TOL]ANCE = ! ROLE ( CULTURAL CRITIC1 ( SPECIALI/S 9 CREAT+ A NICE 'CREATIVE' IMAGE = 0! MOVEM5T01 AS IF ! WORLD ( IMAGES WASN'T \R 5EMY4 ,:IL/ MANY 9 ?IS SC5E ABSOLUTELY OPPOSE ANY?+ BUT ! B>E/ M9IMUM CONTACT SOMETIMES NECESS>Y ) ! M$IA1 !Y HAVE YET TO S]I\SLY QUE/ION ?OSE :O >E SOMEH[ 9TO ?AT 0EXPLOIT+ ! M$IA0 %IT4 ,?IS IS L9K$ TO ! MISUND]/&+ ( CAPITALISM AS SOME?+ EXT]NAL 9 ! =M ( BANKS1 MULT9ATIONALS ETC RA!R ?AN A SOCIAL RELATION%IP BETWE5 PEOPLE ?AT DOM9ATES & COLONIZES US ALL4 

,?IS SIMPLI/IC POPULI/ NOTION ( CAPITALISM IS L9K$ 9 SOME WAY TO H[ ! ,MIDDLE ,CLASS1 :O =MULATE !SE NOTIONS1 RELATE TO !IR WORK4 ,MU* MORE ?AN PROLET>IANS1 ! ,MIDDLE ,CLASS T5D TO HAVE A NE$ TO PURSUE SELF-FULFILLM5T1 DIGNITY & MEAN+ 9 !IR WORK & = IT TO BE SE5 TO HAVE 9TR9SIC SOCIAL IMPORTANCE1 = IT TO APPE> TO BE MORE ?AN JU/ WAGE LABOR DONE \T ( ECONOMIC NECESSITY4 ,TO G5]ALIZE - MAYBE OV]-G5]ALIZE - WORK]S T5D TO /RUGGLE AB\T :AT CAPITAL DOES TO !M 9 !IR LIVES 7RIOTS1 /RIKES OV] CONDITIONS1 WAGES1 R5T ETC47 :ILE ! ,MIDDLE ,CLASS T5D TO ASS]T !IR P[] BY PROTE/ AB\T MORE EXT]NAL ISSUES ( CAPITALISM'S PRACTICE 7IT'S 9EFFICI5CY1 UNFAIRNESS & DE/RUCTIV5ESS1 CONSUM] ISSUES1 ETC74 ,TO GIVE AN ILLU/RATION ?AT'S BE5 PO9T$ \T BE=E3 PROPOSALS = A CAMPAIGN ( COLLECTIVE RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ! 9TRODUCTION ( ! ,NEW ,DEAL_/,WORKF>E = DOLE CLAIMANTS W]E MET ) TOTAL LACK ( 9T]E/ BY ,R,T,S & O!R ECO ACTIVI/S3 DESPITE ! FACT ?AT MANY W]E CLAIMANTS :O W\LD FACE ! 9CREAS$ HASSLE & MANY ROAD PROTE/S & O!R ACTIVISM HAD BE5 L>GELY F9ANC$ BY ! DOLE4 ,OBVI\SLY ?IS W\LD APPE> LESS H]OIC1 NOBLE1 GLAM\R\S1 HI< PR(ILE & SEXY ?AN PROTE/+ TO SAVE ! PLANET & CONV9CE O!RS TO ADOPT ?IS ROLE4 ,?IS IS L9K$ TO A ,MIDDLE ,CLASS AV]SION TO BE+ SE5 TO HAVE TO COMB9E TO DEF5D ONE'S DIRECT ECONOMIC NE$S4 ,IT W\LD MEAN GIV+ UP ! SELF-IMAGE ( ALTRUISM1 ! SELF-RI<TE\SNESS ?AT COMES FROM HAV+ A MORAL CAUSE1 L9K$ TO A PR\D NOTION ( /&+ ON Y\R [N TWO FEET4 

,?IS LACK ( A CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM AS A SET ( SOCIAL RELATIONS1 ?IS IDEA ( CAPITAL AS BE+ JU/ 0\T !RE0 HAS BE5 /AT$ BY 9NUM]ABLE PEOPLE1 SOME ( :OM HAVE BE5 9VOLV$ 9 ,R,T,S4 ,BUT MANY HAVE M]ELY SUB/ITUT$ ! 0!ORETICIAN0 ROLE AS A REACTION TO ! ACTIVI/ ROLE1 ?US REPRODUC+ ! V]Y HI]>*ICAL SOCIAL RELATIONS !Y CLAIM TO HAVE CRITICIZ$3 :]EV] !RE IS A DIVISION ( !ORY & PRACTICE ! DIVISION ( LABOR DOM9ATES4 ,IT'S A SYMPTOM ( ?IS PETRIFI$ C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y EPO* ?AT SAY+ ?IS IS A BILLION TIMES EASI] ?AN DO+ SOME?+ AB\T IT4 

,A,U,?,O,R,S' ,H,E,A,L,? ,W,>,N,+3 ,:AT FOLL[S IS A FAIRLY AB/RACT RAMBLE1 ) FAIRLY CONCRETE IMPLICATIONS1 MU* ( :I* WILL BE ( 9T]E/ TO FAIRLY FEW PEOPLE1 YET :I* NE$S TO BE SAID4 

,! ,T,W,I,L,I,<,T ,( ,! ,9,T,E,L,L,E,C,T,U,A,L,S 

OR ,H[ TO ,!ORIZE ) A ,COMFY ,CU%ION.<#i.> 

,! !ORETICIAN ROLE IS AS PROBLEMATIC AS ! ACTIVI/ ROLE - & WRIT+ ?IS DOESN'T EXEMPT US FROM RECOGNIZ+ NOT JU/ ITS LIMITATIONS BUT H[ 0!ORY0 :I* DOESN'T CONTA9 ITS [N CRITIQUE CAN BECOME SOME?+ SEP>ATE FROM ! /RUGGLE TO PRACTICALLY OV]COME !SE LIMITATIONS1 CAN BECOME JU/ ANO!R 0H]E IS ! ,TRU? 'ON Y\R KNEES BE=E IT0 TYPE MONOLOGUE4 

,?IS !ORI/ ROLE IS P>TICUL>LY DEBILITAT+ 9 ! ATTITUDES ( SOME ULTRA-LEFTI/S TO ! GL>+ ABS5CE 9 DOM9ANT ECOLOGICAL IDEOLOGY ( A CRITIQUE ( POLITICAL ECONOMY1 :I* LEADS !M TO >ROGANTLY DISMISS ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION_/ECOLOGY MOVEM5TS BECAUSE ( ITS DOM9ANT TR5DS4 ,!Y IGNORE OR TOO EASILY DISMISS ! FACT ?AT ! BE/ ( ! ECOLOGI/S >E TRANSC5D+ ECOLOGY US+ !IR EXP]I5CE & ECOLOGICAL CRITIQUE AS AN UTT]LY VALUABLE & NECESS>Y CONTRIBUTION TO ! CRITIQUE ( POLITICAL ECONOMY4 

,?IS IGNORANCE IS DEF5D$ BY AN IDEOLOGY ( PROGRESS 9H]IT$ FROM ,M>X & ,HEGEL FROM A TIME :5 ! IDEOLOGY ( SCI5CE & PROGRESS1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ITS BATTLE ) RELIGION1 BLOOD TIES & SUP]/ITION1 WAS F> LESS PROBLEMATIC ?AN IT IS N[4 ,) ! FALL\T FROM CAPITALI/ PROGRESS ?REAT5+ ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( HUMANITY1 IT'S PIG IGNORANTLY AB/RACT & GLIB TO COME \T )1 0,REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS >E BAS$ ON TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( ! PROGRESSIVE DYNAMISM ( CAPITAL AGA9/ ITS REACTION>Y SIDE1 9 ORD] TO EXPLODE CAPITAL'S CONTRADICTION0 7,GEORGE ,=RE/I]1 0,WRONG ,DIRECTION3 ,ON ,RECLAIM+ A ,ONE-,WAY ,/REET01 ! LONGE/1 & WOR/1 >TICLE 9 0,REFLECTIONS ON ,JUNE #a#h074 ,IF ?IS SUFFOCAT+LY >ROGANT >TICLE W]E ! ONLY ATTEMPT ( POLITICAL ECONOMY TO DEAL ) ECOLOGICAL_/ANTI-GLOBALIZATION ISSUES IT W\LD BE SMALL WOND] IF MANY ECOLOGI/S PREF]R$ ! SIMPLI/IC =MULAS (1 SAY1 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN'S 0,FUTURE ,PRIMITIVE04.<#a.> 

,Z]ZAN PROVIDES1 = ?OSE :O DON'T WANT TO ?9K = !MSELVES1 A SEMI-RELIGI\S 'ANSW]' TO \R PRES5T PLI<T2 BUT JU/ AS HE HAS IDEALIZ$1 & LI$ AB\T1 PRE-CLASS SOCIETIES DOM9AT$ BY AN 9HUMAN NATURE AS SOME K9D ( ,G>D5 ( ,$51 SO HIS ,FUTURE ,PRIMITIVE BUILT ON ! GRAVEY>D ( HALF ! WORLD'S POPULATION IS MORE LIKELY TO BE SOME K9D ( ,MAD ,MAX EA*-AGA9/-ALL SCRAMBLE = SURVIVAL ?AN ! WOND]FUL WILD WORLD FRE$ FROM ! *A9S ( TE*NOLOGY ?AT IS HIS UTOPIA4 ,! HYPOCRISY ( HIS POSITION IS BLATANT3 TE*NOLOGY HAS TO BE SMA%$ BUT IT'S F9E TO REGUL>LY BROADCA/ HIS MESSAGE ON ,AM]ICAN RADIO & EV5 SOMETIMES ,T,V4 ,?IS IS NOT ! SAME K9D ( CONTRADICTION1 =C$ ON ALL ( US1 AS1 SAY1 ! DESIRE TO ABOLI% MONEY & YET HAV+ TO USE IT 9 ?IS SOCIETY3 A SPECTACUL> USE ( TE*NOLOGY HAS TO BE OPPOS$ EV5 BY ?OSE :O CAN RECOGNIZE ?AT !RE MI<T BE SOME USE = ,T,V & RADIO 7AS TE*NOLOGY BUT NOT 9 ITS MONOLOGU+ =M & IDEOLOGICAL CONT5T7 AS A M$IATION = G5U9E GLOBAL COMMUNICATION 9 ! POSSIBLE PO/-REVOLUTION>Y SOCIETY4 ,A PRETTY GOOD DISMANTL+ ( MU* ( ,Z]ZAN'S 0FACTS0 IS PROVID$ 9 ! TEXT BY ,5 ,ATT5DANT1 0,JOHN ,Z]ZAN & ,! ,PRIMITIVE ,CONFUSION0 7,B4,M4,*RONOS1 ,LONDON ,W,C,9 #c,X,X71 :I* IS1 NEV]!LESS1 OV]-RATIONALI/ & HAS A V]Y ,FR5* TAKE ON ! ,AM]ICAN HIPPIES4 ,TO BE SURE1 :5 ! HIPPIE C\NT]-CULTURE WAS EXPORT$ TO ,FRANCE1 IT WAS L>GELY JU/ ANO!R CULTURAL COMMODITY1 BUT ?IS WAS F> LESS ! CASE 9 O!R C\NTRIES1 ESPECIALLY ,BRITA9 & ,G]MANY1 :]E IT ALSO REALLY DID HAVE SOME $GE4 ,& 9 ! ,/ATES1 MORE ?AN ANY:]E ELSE1 IT EXPRESS$ A G5U9E CRITIQUE - E4G4 9 ITS ATTACK ON ! WORK E?IC & ON MONEY 7TAK+1 = EXAMPLE1 ! =M ( ,FREE ,/ORES1 :]E PEOPLE C\LD DONATE ANY?+ !Y DIDN'T WANT &_/OR TAKE ANY?+ !Y DID WANT 9 A NON-EX*ANGE RELATION%IP74 

,9 OPPOSITION TO ,Z]ZAN'S SIMPLI/IC PRIMITIVISM1 IT'S WOR? PO9T+ \T ?AT ABSOLUTI/ ULTRA-,LEFTI/S GO+ COMPLETELY ! O!R WAY1 T5D TO DISMISS ECOLOGY 5TIRELY AS HAV+ NO?+ TO DO ) SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,= ALL !IR BELIEF 9 ! AUTONOMY ( ! PROLET>IAT1 ! !ORY ( MO/ ( !SE ,M>XIAN AUTONOMI/S IS NOT AUTONOM\S1 NOT DEVELOP$ FROM A DIALECTIC ( !IR [N /RUGGLES & A CRITICAL EXPROPRIATION ( ! /RUGGLES ( ,! ,GOOD ,& ,! ,GREAT1 NOT DEVELOP$ FROM !IR [N PO9T ( VIEW BUT IS MU* MORE LIKE ! V]Y UNAUTONOM\S OLD /YLE ,C,P !ORETICIANS :O US$ TO ASK !MSELVES1 0,:AT W\LD ,M>X HAVE ?\<T 9 ?IS SITUATION804 

,9 FACT1 MU* ( ! PETRIFI$ R$UCTIONISM ( ! CRITICS ( POLITICAL ECONOMY /EMS FROM WEAKNESSES 9 !IR ,GR& ,MA/]1 ,M>X HIMSELF4 ,M>X1 DESPITE HIS CONTRIBUTION TO A M>VEL\SLY HATEFUL SUMM>Y ( ,CAPITAL'S WORK+S1 WAS NOTORI\SLY LIMIT$ BY HIS ,HEGELIAN NOTION ( HI/ORICAL PROGRESS :5 IT CAME1 = EXAMPLE1 TO A COMPREH5SION ( ! ,LUDDITES1 :OM HE DISMISS$ AS BE+ OPPOS$ TO CAPITALI/ PROGRESS 7:I* ,Z]ZAN HIMSELF RI<TLY CRITICIZ$ DUR+ A F> LESS IDEOLOGICAL P]IOD ( HIS LIFE - 9 ! #a#i#gS1 :5 HE ALSO WROTE AN EXCELL5TLY 9=M$ PIECE1 ,! ,PRACTICAL ,M>X1 ON JU/ H[ B\RGEOIS ,M>X'S EV]YDAY LIFE WAS774 ,:AT'S ! PO9T 9 HAV+ A GREAT 9SI<T 9TO ! G5]AL WORK+S ( COMMODITY FETI%ISM IF Y\R NOTION ( PROGRESS PREV5TS Y\ FROM CONNECT+ TO A PRACTICAL MOVEM5T TO SUBV]T ! MIS]ABLE USE ( ?IS PROGRESS1 H[EV] LIMIT$ & BACKW>D-LOOK+ ITS CONSCI\SNESS8 ,M>X %>$ ONE ?+ 9 COMMON ) ,HEGEL3 ! AL>M+ VIEW ?AT MANK9D WAS PROGRESSIVELY DOM9AT+ NATURE1 R$UC+ NATURE TO A 0SOCIAL CATEGORY04 ,9 !IR DAY IT WAS UND]/&ABLE1 ESPECIALLY SEE+ ?AT GEOLOGY WAS /ILL 9 ITS 9FANCY1 ?\< N[ IT HAS BECOME 9EXCUSABLE4 ,AL?\< ,HEGEL ON NATURE IS 9 O!R RESPECTS FASC9AT+1 HIS G5]AL \TL9E ?AT HUMAN ACTIVITY HAS MODIFI$ NATURE W\LD ALSO BE F9E IF IT WASN'T SO DOM9E]+LY TRIUMPHALI/4 ,TAKE1 = EXAMPLE1 ,HEGEL'S NOTE TO ONE ( HIS #a#h#e-#f LECTURES3 0'W9D1 MI<TY RIV]1 MI<TY OCEAN1 SUBJUGAT$1 CULTIVAT$4 ,NO PO9T 9 EX*ANG+ COMPLIM5TS ) IT - PU]ILE S5TIM5TALITIES :I* CL+ TO 9DIVIDUALITIES04 ,A PAGE ( EXCLAMATION M>KS W\LD NOT BE SUFFICI5T TO REGI/] \R COLLECTIVE %OCK4 ,TWO HUNDR$ YE>S LAT] WE KN[ ! 0MI<TY OCEAN0 CURR5TS ( ! ,ATLANTIC & ,PACIFIC >E F> MORE LIKELY TO SUBJUGATE US & WE >E ONLY BEG9N+ TO APPRECIATE ! CATA/ROPHIC CONSEQU5CES 7IT'S IRONIC ?AT ! PHILOSOPH] ( HI/ORICAL PROGRESS ATTRIBUTES TO SCI5CE P[]S ?AT W]E LAU<ABLY ATTRIBUT$ TO A ,K+ ' ,CANUTE ' OV] #h YE>S PREVI\SLY74.<#a#a.> ,LET'S FACE IT3 ! SCI5TIFIC-TE*NOLOGICAL UTT] TRANS=MATION ( ! WORLD HAS ALWAYS BE5 P>TLY C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y1 EV5 IF IT PRES5T$ UNPREC$5T$ REVOLUTION>Y POSSIBILITIES44 ,:IL/ ITS DEMY/IFY+ =CE WAS 9 SOME WAYS PROGRESSIVE 9 ! #a#i? C5TURY 70,GOD IS DEAD071 IT'S ! TAUTOLOGICAL ROLE ( ! 9TELLECTUAL TO PUT A TOP-HEAVY OV]EMPHASIS ON ! PROGRESS ( ?IS K9D ( PRACTICALLY DETA*$ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,& FROM RELIGION TO SCI5CE HAS NOT BE5 PROGRESSIVE 9 A SIMPLI/ICALLY POSITIVE WAY4 0,SCI5TIFIC0 CONSCI\SNESS1 ! FETI%ISM ( SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY1 BECOMES EV5 MORE A BRUTAL JU/IFICATION = CLASS P[] ?AN RELIGION1 ! FETI%ISM ( ! OMNIPOT5T @& OMNISCI5T4 ,SURE1 ,M>X WAS F> MORE EXP]IM5TAL 9TELLECTUALLY ?AN ?OSE :O REIFI$ ! BITS ( HIM !Y LIK$ 7! BITS ?AT FITT$ 9TO !IR [N HI]>*ICAL AMBITIONS7 9TO AN IDEOLOGY ( SCI5TIFIC PROGRESS :I* WAS ! 9TELLECTUAL JU/IFICATION = ! MO/ BRUTAL HI/ORY ( CAPITAL ACCUMULATION EV] 7,/AL9'S ,RUSSIA74 ,BUT IT'S ! T5D5CY TO A ONE-SID$ /RESS ON 0CONSCI\SNESS01 PRODUCT ( ! DIVISION ( LABOR & ( ! /RUGGLE TO REALIZE & SUPPRESS PHILOSOPHY1 ?AT MAKES SOME ( ,M>X'S VIEWPO9TS AU?ORIT>IAN & B\RGEOIS4 ,M>X DIDN'T S]I\SLY TRY TO TURN ?IS BIT ( ,HEGEL ON ITS HEAD3 CAPITALI/ TE*NOLOGY & SCI5CE IS ONLY POT5TIALLY PROGRESSIVE 9 ! H&S ( ! PROLET>IAT US+ TE*NOLOGY \TSIDE & AGA9/ ANY COMMODITY USES ( IT1 \TSIDE & AGA9/ ITS PRODUCTION AS AN ALI5 =CE SUBJECT TO PROP]TY LAWS & ! LAW ( VALUE4 ,CAPITAL WAS MEANT TO BE PROGRESSIVE 9 ?IS S5SE - 9 C5T]+ HI/ORY ON HUMAN BE+S IT PROVID$ A F> CLE>] MAT]IAL BASE = ! POT5TIAL CONSCI\S DET]M9ATION ( HI/ORY BY HUMANITY ?AN WAS POSSIBLE 91 SAY1 ,SP>TACUS' TIME4 ,BUT ONLY AS UND]LY+ POT5TIAL WAS IT 'PROGRESSIVE'1 NOT AS A REALITY1 :I* IS :Y \R AB/RACT CRITICS ( POLITICAL ECONOMY >E USELESS :5 COM+ TO DEAL ) REAL SITUATIONS 7JU/ AS ,M>X MO/ ( ! TIME HAD RELATIVELY LITTLE TO SAY1 (T5 SKIRT+ OV] PROBLEMS BECAUSE ( POLITICAL EXP$I5CE1 :5 IT CAME TO ?OSE MOM5TS ( CLASS /RUGGLE :5 ?IS POT5TIAL TRANSC5D5CE MANIFE/$ ITSELF PRACTICALLY74.<#a#b.> 

,AL?\< IT CAN BE SAID ?AT BO? ,HEGEL & ,M>X M>K$ AN ADVANCE ON ROMANTICISM !RE WAS ALSO A COMMON CONNECT+ ?READ BETWE5 !M 9 ! S5SE ?AT ALL ( !M WANT$ TO *ANGE ! PRES5T SITUATION 7AGA9/ ALL COMMONLY HELD BELIEFS1 ROMANTICISM WASN'T PASSIVE AT ALL 9 RELATION TO NATURE BUT WANT$ TO WORK ON NATURE TOO BUT ONLY 9 GREAT SYMPA?Y ) IT74 

,MANY ( ?OSE :O HAVE A CRITIQUE ( POLITICAL ECONOMY L9K UP ) ECOLOGICAL MOVEM5TS MA9LY ON ! BASIS ( PLAY+ ! TEA*] ROLE - 0,H]E IS ! !ORY :I* FILLS ! GAPS01 AS IF A CRITIQUE ( POLITICAL ECONOMY IS SOME?+ Y\ 'HAVE' & CAN PATRONIZ+LY IMP>T4 ,!RE IS 9 !SE 5C\NT]S1 & 9 !IR APP>5T FLUIDITY1 ! BEG9N+S ( SOME REAL ATTEMPT TO GO BEYOND AN ECOLOGICAL CRITIQUE & TO GO BEYOND M]ELY 'HAV+' A CRITIQUE ( POLITICAL ECONOMY1 BUT 9 ! WAY EA* SIDE CONTA9S A P>TIALLY TRUE CRITIQUE ( ! O!R ! DIALOGUE BECOMES M]ELY A SWAPP+ ( MONOLOGUES ' NEI!R SIDE REALLY WANT TO BE 9FLU5C$ BY OR TO S]I\SLY 9FLU5CE ! O!R4 ,& YET1 IF PEOPLE S]I\SLY WANT TO W91 OR AT LEA/ GET FUR!R1 SU* AN 9FLU5CE C\LD SP>K (F FRE% 9SI<TS & 9ITIATIVES COM+ FROM AN 9SPIR+ ACQUA9TANCE ) EA* O!RS SEP>ATIONS4 ,PRACTICALLY1 ?IS MI<T TAKE ! =M ( ?9K+ ( WAYS TO SUPPORT ! NEXT ,PO/ ,(FICE /RIKES OR ! NEXT FUEL PROTE/S OR4-8.<#a#c.> 

,H[EV]1 :5 !ORY IS ABOVE SU* A MOVEM5T ITS ONLY FUNCTION IS AS SOME PRE/IGI\S M$IATION BETWE5 PEOPLE :O ?9K ?AT !Y SOMEH[ C>RY ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,!Y ?9K !Y EMBODY AS A MILIEU ! /RUGGLE TO TRANSC5D ! CONTRADICTIONS ( ?IS EPO* MORE ?AN ANYONE ELSE :O REBELS 9 WAYS ?AT DON'T FIT 9TO SOME 0!ORY04 ,! !ORETICIAN T5DS TO SUBTLY PU% PEOPLE :O MAKE A !ORETICAL CONTRIBUTION 9TO PLAY+ ! !ORI/ ROLE1 TO 9SI/ ON '!ORY' AS ! C5TRAL M$IATION 9 !IR COMMUNICATION4 ,9 FACT1 ! CONTRADICTIONS ( ?IS MILIEU1 ( :I* SOME ( US >E TO A C]TA9 EXT5T A P>T1 >E M]ELY A DIFF]5T V]SION ( ! CONTRADICTIONS EV]YBODY ELSE LIVES4 ,! !ORETICIAN ROLE IS AS MU* A SYMPTOM ( ! RETREAT FROM ! CRITIQUE ( DAILY LIFE AS ! ACTIVI/ ROLE1 BO? BE+ SYMPTOMS ( ! 5ORM\S DEFEATS ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE ' & A RESIGNATION TO !SE DEFEATS1 & TO A SPECIALISM1 BY ?OSE :O DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT4 ,SAY+ ?IS DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE ABOVE ! CONTRADICTIONS ( \R EPO* BUT BY UND]/&+ !M1 :I* MEANS TRY+ TO *ANGE !M1 WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A MOVEM5T ?AT WILL DO F> MORE ?AN JU/ TALK & WRITE & P>TICIPATE 9 ONE-(F ACTIONS4 

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0,9 ORD] TO SAVE ! VILLAGE WE HAD TO DE/ROY IT0 ' ,U4,S4,G5]AL1 DUR+ ,VIETNAM W>4 

,! MAD SELF-CONTRADICTIONS ( CAPITALI/ IDEOLOGY & PRACTICE >E 9T5SIFY+ BY ! DAY4 ,SOON1 9 ! NAME ( ECONOMIC 0REALISM0 REALITY = ! VA/ MAJORITY C\LD BE DE/ROY$1 NOT JU/ BY W> BUT BY ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE4 

,AL?\< ?IS WILL ALSO BE A W> TO S]VE ! 9T]E/S ( ,AM]ICAN 7& TO A LESS] EXT5T ,BRITI%7 CAPITAL AGA9/ !IR RIVALS1 ! W> BE+ UNLEA%$ IS PRIM>ILY A W> AGA9/ ! POOR1 ! DISPOSSESS$1 ! M>G9ALIZ$1 ?OSE LIV+ PREC>I\SLY1 ?OSE :O SELL !IR LABOR - :AT SOME ( US 9TRANSIG5TS /ILL CALL 0! WORK+ CLASS04 ,ALREADY ! ,G,M,B ,UNION HAS %[N !IR CLE> POLIC+ FUNCTION BY SAY+ ?AT N[ IS NOT ! TIME TO PU% ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ PRIVATIZATION4 ,OSAMA ,B9 ,L9]1 TRA9$ BY ! ,S,A,S & ! ,C,I,A1 HAS PROVID$ CAPITAL1 ON ! EVE ( A V]Y PR$ICTABLE RECESSION1 ) A P]FECT ALIBI4 ,CLASS /RUGGLE 9 ! ,U,S,A WAS ON ! 9CREASE1 FUEL$ BY SOME VICTORIES 7E4G4 ! JANITOR'S /RIKES71 & ONE C\LD HAVE EXPECT$ MASS R$UNDANCIES 9 ! AIRL9ES1 ALREADY ON ! C>DS BE=E ,SEPTEMB] #a#a?1 TO HAVE BE5 RESI/$4 ,N[ ' :AT'S ! *ANCE8 

,AP>T FROM ALL ! O!R CONSEQU5CES1 ! CONSEQU5CES = ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 AS ) ALL OPPOSITION1 C\LD ALSO BE DISA/R\S UNLESS PEOPLE />T TO MAKE S5SE ( :AT'S HAPP5+ & />T TO OPPOSE ! T]ROR ( ALL SIDES1 :I* SOME HAVE BEGUN TO DO4 ,A NEW ,EUROPEAN ,UNION ANTI-T]RORI/ LAW DEF9ES T]RORI/ (F5SES AS CRIM9AL ACTS1 9CLUD+ DAMAG+ PROP]TY & URBAN VIOL5CE1 COMMITT$ ) ! AIM ( 09TIMIDAT+ & S]I\SLY ALT]+ OR DE/ROY+ ! POLITICAL ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL /RUCTURES ( C\NTRIES04 ,GORDON ,BR[N HAS SAID ?AT ) ! MASS MURD] 9 ,NEW ,YORK1 IT'S ! P[] ( 0! WORLD ECONOMIC SY/EM ?AT'S UND] ATTACK0 7#a#c_/#i_/#a74 ,MORE CLE>LY1 ,BURLESQUONI HAS SAID ?AT !RE IS A 0/RANGE UNANIMITY0 BETWE5 ,ISLAMI/ T]RORISM & ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T4 ,:I* IS :Y1 9 ! NAME ( 0! SUPREMACY ( \R CIVILSATION - :I* HAS BR\<T US DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS1 CIVIL1 RELIGI\S & POLITICAL RI<TS ( \R CITIZ5S1 OP5NESS TO DIV]SITY & TOL]ANCE ( EV]Y?+01 HE'S ORD]$ HIS COPS TO RAID #f AUTONOM\S SOCIAL C5T]S 9 ,ITALY4 ,! SAME IS HAPP5+ 9 ,G]MANY1 AS WELL4 ,EV]Y:]E =EIGN]S >E BE+ DEPORT$1 9 ! NAME ( 0DIV]SITY0 & DEMOCRACY4 ,ON ! 9T]NET1 SECURITY BLOCKS >E BE+ PUT UP AGA9/ SU* WEBSITES AS 0,RAGE ,AGA9/ ,! ,MA*9E0 & ,CORNELL & ,COLUMBIA ,UNIV]SITY *ATROOMS4 ,9 ! L& ( ! FREE1 CAMPUS DEMON/RATIONS AT #ae OR MORE ,U4,S4 UNIV]SITIES >E NOT M5TION$ 9 ! M$IA4 ,VIGILS 9 ,NEW ,YORK1 9CLUD+ BY ! FAMILIES & FRI5DS ( SOME ( ! VICTIMS1 GO UNREPORT$4 ,AS = 'FREE SPEE*'4 ,:AT AB\T ! CLEAN]S AT A ,L& ,ROV] FACTORY 9 ,SOLIHULL :O W]E SACK$ = EX]CIS+ ?IS 'FRE$OM' :51 DUR+ A #b M9UTE SIL5CE = ! VICTIMS ( ! ATTACK1 !Y %\T$ \T SLOGANS 7:AT !Y W]E WASN'T REPORT$74 ,FRE$OM ( SPEE* IS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! FRE$OM TO REPEAT ! MONOLOGUES ( ! V>I\S FACTIONS ( ! RUL+ CLASS1 & ! DUTY TO REMA9 SIL5T :5 Y\R BOSSES TELL Y\4 

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,MU* ( ! PRES5T GE>+ UP = W> IS CO-OPT+ ! SUP]FICIAL CRITIQUE ( ?IS BUILDUP BY EMPHASIZ+ ?AT IT IS NOT 9NOC5T PEOPLE :O WILL GET KILL$1 BUT JU/ ! >MIES4 ,?IS DOESN'T JU/ MEAN ?AT :5 'ORD9>Y' PEOPLE GET KILL$ WE'LL HE> LITTLE AB\T IT1 ?AT1 AS 9 ! ,GULF W>1 :5 WELL OV] #a1 CIVILIANS W]E KILL$ BY ! ,ALLIANCE1 ALL WE'LL BE %[N IS VIDEOS ( P9PO9T ATTACKS ON PRECISE T>GETS4 ,NOR DOES IT JU/ MEAN ?AT ! M$IA WILL AVOID PO9T+ \T ?AT ! PRESS-GANG$ CONSCRIPTS :O'LL GET BL[N TO BITS1 >E AS 9NOC5T AS ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ,AF<ANS4 ,IT MAY WELL MEAN ?AT1 AFT] ! 9EVITABLE MASS />VATION ETC41 ,AF<ANI/AN'S CITIES WILL BE HEAVILY 9VE/$ 9 7:IL/ GU]RILLA W>F>E WILL PROBABLY BE CONF9$ TO ! M\NTA9S71 LIKE SOME EQUIVAL5T ( ! ,M>%ALL ,PLAN1 A K9D ( MILIT>Y ,KEYNSIANISM4 ,?IS1 TO %[ H[ GREAT ! VALUES ( DEMOCRACY ETC >E1 LIKE SOME #b#a/ C5TURY EQUIVAL5T ( ,WE/ ,B]L94 ,MEAN:ILE1 P>TS ( ! RE/ ( ! WORLD WILL BE ECONOMICALLY DIS9VE/$ TO MAKE UP = ! LOSS ( IMM$IATE PR(IT4 ,! DAILY TOLL ( #b1 KIDS DY+ FROM />VATION & EASILY CURABLE DISEASE WILL 9CREASE BUT IT WON'T SPECIFICALLY BE ,AM]ICA :I* IS TO BLAME BUT ! WORLD ECONOMIC SY/EM1 :OSE SUBV]SION WILL BE DEF9$ AS 'T]RORI/'4 

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.<#b.> ,ONE ( ! BE/ CRITIQUES ( ! HI/ORY ( SCI5CE 9 ,5GLI% & ITS PRES5T DAY TOTALIT>IAN APPLICATION IS ,PHIL ,MAIL]'S ,& ,YET ,IT ,MOVES4 ,AL?\< LITTLE READ 7OBLIVION & SIL5T C5SOR%IP TODAY NE>LY ALWAYS SURR\ND REAL CRITIQUE7 IT F> SURPASSES ?OSE LIB]AL LEFT CRITIQUES LIKE ,/EPH5 ,JAY ,G\LD'S ETC4 ,N[ UPDAT$ BY ,CAMPO ,ABI]TO 9 ,SPA9 ?IS TEXT IS1 H[EV]1 9SUFFICI5TLY =CEFUL1 9SUFFICI5TLY URG5T & 9SUFFICI5TLY UPDAT$ FROM :5 IT WAS FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 ! MID-#hS3 IT'S RA!R BL& & LACK+ $GE4 

.<#c.> ,AMAZ+LY1 SCI5TI/S >E ALREADY DO+ RESE>* 9TO H[ TO MAKE ,M>S F]TILE & HABITABLE1 BY PRODUC+ GRE5H\SE GASES ON IT TO 9CREASE ! TEMP]ATURE4 

.<#d.> ,PO/ ,SEPTEMB] #aa FOOTNOTE3 ,! T]RORI/ ATTACK ON ! TW9 T[]S HAS CAUS$ A T]RIBLE DISA/]4= ,HOLLYWOOD3 0REAL LIFE0 HAS SURPASS$ ! 5DLESS CATA/ROPHE MOVIES1 PREVI\SLY SE5 AS UNREALI/IC1 SO ?IS SECTOR IS NO LONG] PR(ITABLE - = ! MOM5T AT LEA/4 

.<#e.> 0,:5 ASK$1 ! ,P4,M4 SAID ! ,BLAIRS EAT ORGANIC4 ',BUT ?AT DOESN'T MEAN O!R FOOD IS UNSAFE4'1 HE ASS]T$40 - ,NEWS ( ! ,WORLD ,SUNDAY ,MAGAZ9E1 #a#i_/#c_/4 7,ALL FOOD S]V$ 9 ! ,H\SES ( ,P>LIAM5T IS N[ ORGANIC74 

.<#f.> ,SEE ,DO OR ,DIE6 NO4#i = AN EXCELL5T >TICLE ON !M 9 ,PRAGUE4 

.<#g.> ,AS ,DO OR ,DIE6 HAS PO9T$ \T1 ! DEMON/RATIONS_//REET P>TIES >E MO/LY ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,MIDDLE ,CLASS1 BUT MO/ ( ?OSE >RE/$ HAVE BE5 ,WORK+ ,CLASS4 ,DO OR ,DIE6 (T5 HAS SOME ( ! BE/ >TICLES AB\T :AT'S GO+ ON1 BUT ALSO HAS A LOT ( ,LEFTY >TICLES SUPPORT+ ,LEFT-W+ W\LD-BE CAPITAL1 :I* D\BTLESS MAKE SOME ( ! ,DO OR ,DIE6I/S CR+E & SQUIRM1 BUT !SE DIFF]5CES NEV] BECOME EXPLICIT4 

.<#h.> ,A WOMAN R\ND ,R,T,S WAS REALLY EXCIT$ BY ! PROPOS$ TRANS=MATION ( P>TS ( ,CAMD5 ,HI< ,/4 9TO A WALKWAY1 HAIL+ IT AS A GREAT VICTORY4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ESCAPE H] NOTICE ?AT !SE %OPP+ >EAS >E HORRIBLY ALI5AT$ SPACES UTT]LY DEVOID ( ! SPIRIT ( EXP]IM5TAL PLAY ?AT *ILDR5 US$ TO TREAT ! /REETS )4 

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.<#a#a.> ,9T]E/+LY1 A LITTLE LAT] ! BEG9N+S ( ECOLOGICAL CRITIQUE BEGAN TO BE =MULAT$ BY 9DIVIDUALS AS DISP>ATE AS ,?OREAU 9 ,AM]ICA & ,RUSK9 9 ,5GL&4 ,AP>T FROM ,RECLUS 7AN AN>*I/ GEOGRAPH]71 ! #a#i? C5TURY REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T TOOK NO ACC\NT ( ?IS CRITIQUE4 ,DESPITE ,RUSK9'S OBNOXI\S PROPOSALS DESIR+ AN ULTRA-AU?ORIT>IAN & /ATI/ RULE BY AN ALL P[]FUL1 P]SONALLY H&-PICK$ 9TELLIG5TSIA1 HE NONE!LESS CORRECTLY 9TUIT$ ?AT ! NEW IRON & /EEL 9DU/RY SITUAT$ ON ! WE/ ,CUMBRIAN PLA9 WAS ALT]+ ! CLIMATE ( ! ,LAKE ,DI/RICT1 A L9K-UP ?AT E>LI] ROMANTICS LIKE ,WORDSWOR?1 ,S\!Y & DE ,QU9CEY JU/ C\LDN'T MAKE4 

.<#a#b.> ,?IS IS C]TA9LY NOT TO AFFIRM SOME AB/RACT PSEUDO-CRITIQUE ( ! NOTION ( PROGRESS :I* IS PO/-MOD]NISM'S REVELRY 9 MEAN+LESSNESS - A LIFELESS RELATIVISM :I*1 LIKE ! COMMODITY =M ITSELF1 MAKES EV]Y?+ - ALL HI/ORIES & SOCIETIES - 9T]*ANGEABLY EQUIVAL5T4 ,! PROGRESS ( ALI5ATION1 ! PROGRESS ( ! POT5TIAL ( ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ IT1 ! PROGRESS ( ! IMM5SITY ( \R TASKS >E REALITIES ?AT CAN'T BE PHILOSOPHIZ$ \T ( EXI/5CE4 ,BUT TO BE SIMPLY POSITIVE AB\T SU* PROGRESS IS TO BE DEAF1 DUMB & BL9D4 

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