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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,KEV9 ,C>SON 

,TEXT 3 

,NOAM ,*OMSKY IS ONE ( ! LATE/ ON ! ,LEFT TO FALL UND] ,DAVID ,HOR[ITZ'S GUNS4 ,HOR[ITZ'S 0,! ,SICK ,M9D ( ,NOAM ,*OMSKY0 APPE>$ LA/ FALL1 9 TWO P>TS1 9 ,FRONT,PAGE ,MAGAZ9E4 ,9 A LOT ( WAYS1 ,*OMSKY DES]VES IT4 ,HE HAS PL5TY ( WEAKNESSES & FAIL+S ?AT ,HOR[ITZ C\LD HAVE EXPLOIT$ M]CILESSLY1 HAD HE SO WI%$4 

,= ONE ?+1 HE HAS A T5D5CY TO PLAY FA/ & LOOSE ) HIS S\RCES4 ,HE (T5 SEEMS TO BE MAK+ IT AS H>D AS POSSIBLE TO LOOK UP HIS S\RCE = SOME ASS]TION4 ,9 ! PA/1 ,I HAVE READ A P>AGRAPH 9 ,DET]R+ ,DEMOCRACY OR ! LIKE1 CONTA9+ SEV]AL /ATEM5TS AB\T1 SAY1 ,U4,S4 TIES TO DEA? SQUADS 9 ,C5TRAL ,AM]ICA4 ,BUT 9/EAD ( PROVID+ A SEP>ATE CITATION = EA* ITEM ( FACT1 HE FOOTNOTES ! 5TIRE P>AGRAPH ONCE1 & !N LI/S A DOZ5 S\RCES 7OR TWO7 9 ! NOTE4 ,SO UNLESS ! TITLES !MSELVES PROVIDE SUFFICI5T CONTEXTUAL CLUES1 IT'S NECESS>Y TO LOOK UP ALL ( !M 7SEV]AL H\RS' WORK AT ! LIBR>Y7 JU/ TO F9D \T :I* S\RCE REF]S TO :I* ASS]TION4 ,ON TOP ( ?AT1 MANY ( HIS REF]5CES >E NOT TO ! PRIM>Y S\RCE1 BUT TO SOME O!R WORK BY ,*OMSKY 9 :I* HE CITES ! PRIM>Y S\RCE4 ,WORSE YET1 HE SOMETIMES CITES HIS WORK LIKE ?IS3 0,SEE *APT]S ?REE1 FIVE1 & SEV51 94440 ,& IF ?AT W]E NOT BAD 5\<1 9 SOME CASES 7ALBEIT F> FROM A MAJORITY71 ! ORIG9AL S\RCE DOESN'T EXPLICITLY SAY :AT ,*OMSKY EXTRACT$ AS ITS IMPORT4 ,IT TURNS \T ?AT ! /ATEM5T FOOTNOT$ 9 ,*OMSKY'S WRIT+ IS NOT AN ACTUAL FACT FROM ! ORIG9AL S\RCE1 BUT ,*OMSKY'S *>ACT]IZATION ( ! MEAN+ ( ! ORIG9AL FACT 7:I* HE DOESN'T ACTUALLY QUOTE74 ,I ?9K ?IS LA/ FAIL+1 9 ALL FAIRNESS1 REFLECTS NOT SO MU* 9TELLECTUAL DI%ONE/Y AS SLOPP9ESS 9 DI/+UI%+ ! B>E FACTS FROM HIS READ+ ( !IR SIGNIFICANCE2 BUT IT SURELY MAKES IT A *ORE TO *ECK HIS WORK4 

,*OMSKY IS (T5 REF]R$ TO AS A 0PROLIFIC WRIT]0--IT'S ALMO/ A ,HOM]IC EPI!T4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 HIS PROLIFIC WRIT+ IS 9 P>T DUE TO HIS T5D5CY TO RECYCLE ! SAME /OCK P>AGRAPHS 9 EV]Y NEW PIECE HE WRITES 7,I'M AFRAID TO SAY TOO MU* ON ?IS C\NT1 S9CE ,I HAVE ! SAME FAIL+74 ,*OMSKY HAS REPEAT$LY REF]R$ TO ,BAKUN9'S FE>S ?AT ,M>X'S /ATE SOCIALISM W\LD DEG5]ATE 9TO A 0,R$ ,BUREAUCRACY40 ,! ONLY S\RCE ,*OMSKY EV] CITES IS A LETT] FROM ,BAKUN9 TO ,OG>EFF & ,H]Z51 QUOT$ 9 A WORK 9 ,FR5* BY ,DANIEL ,GU]9--NOT EXACTLY ACCESSIBLE TO ! AV]AGE READ] :O WANTS TO F9D \T MORE 7SEE ABOVE P>AGRAPH74 ,SO ,I DID A WORD SE>* ( 0,BAKUN90 & 0R$ BUREAUCRACY40 ,GUESS :AT8 #ad REF]5CES1 AB\T TWO-?IRDS ( !M FROM ,*OMSKY4 ,& 9 EA* ( !M1 HE REF]R$ TO ! /OCK ,BAKUN9 QUOTE 9 ALMO/ EXACTLY ! SAME WORDS1 & GAVE ! SAME 9ACCESSIBLE REF]5CE 7IF HE GAVE A S\RCE AT ALL74 ,ANO!R REASON = ,*OMSKY'S LIT]>Y FECUNDITY IS ! NUMB] ( COLLECT$ 9T]VIEWS FROM ,Z ,MAGAZ9E1 OR BY HIS ,BOSWELL1 ,DAVID ,B>SAMIAN4 

,F> FROM ! LEA/ ( HIS %ORTCOM+S IS 9TELLECTUAL 9CONSI/5CY4 ,HE REGUL>LY COMES UND] ATTACK FROM AN>*I/S & O!RS ON ! LIB]T>IAN LEFT = HIS CLAIMS TO BE AN AN>*I/1 & ! PECULI>LY /ATI/ NATURE ( HIS 0AN>*ISM40 ,9 ! PA/ HE HAS REF]R$ TO ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 HIS 0GOALS0 & 0VISIONS40 ,HIS LONG-T]M VISION IS TO ABOLI% ! /ATE & DEVOLVE P[] TO A F$]ATION ( DIRECT DEMOCRACIES4 ,BUT S9CE \R SOCIETY IS DOM9AT$ BY CONC5TRATIONS ( PRIVATE P[]1 IT IS NECESS>Y FIR/ ( ALL TO /R5G!N ! P[] ( ! /ATE TO DISMANTLE CORPORATE P[]4 ,SO HIS IMM$IATE GOAL IS TO VA/LY 9CREASE F$]AL P[]1 UND] ! CONTROL ( 0PROGRESSIVE0 =CES1 TO BREAK ! P[] ( CORPORATE TYRANNIES BE=E ! /ATE CAN BE ALL[$ TO WI!R AWAY4 ,I'M PRETTY SURE ANO!R 0AN>*I/0 NAM$ ,L59 HAD ! SAME 0VISION0 & 0GOALS40 

,BUT A C5TRAL !ME 9 ,*OMSKY'S WORK IS ! EXT5T TO :I* EXI/+ CORPORATE CAPITALISM DEP5DS ON ! /ATE AS A S\RCE ( SUBSIDIES & C>TELIZ+ REGULATIONS2 SO IT /&S TO REASON ?AT ! CURE = CAPITALISM IS NOT TO /R5G!N ! /ATE1 BUT TO ABOLI% IT & LET ! FREE M>KET DE/ROY CORPORATE P[]4 ,5GELS PRETTY APTLY SUMM$ UP ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 AN>*I/S & /ATE SOCIALI/S OV] A C5TURY AGO3 0,!Y SAY ABOLI% ! /ATE & CAPITAL WILL GO TO ! DEVIL4 ,WE PROPOSE ! REV]SE40 ,BY ?IS /&>D1 ,*OMSKY S\NDS A LOT CLOS] TO ,5GELS ?AN TO ,BAKUN94 

,BUT ,HOR[ITZ DIDN'T ATTACK ANY ( !SE ?+S4 ,HE PREF]R$ TO ATTACK A /RAW MAN4 ,AL?\< HE MADE REPEAT$ REF]5CE TO ,*OMSKY'S /ATEM5TS AB\T ! ROLE ( RUL+ CLASS 9T]E/S 9 ,U4,S4 POLICY1 ,HOR[ITZ DIDN'T ANSW] !M4 ,HE SIMPLY *>ACT]IZ$ !M4 ,HIS ME?OD WAS TO QUOTE !M \TSIDE ( ANY CONTEXT1 9 A 0CAN Y\ BELIEVE HE ACTUALLY SAID ?IS80 TONE1 & !N TO D5\NCE !M AS 0UN,AM]ICAN40 ,! H]ETICAL /ATEM5TS1 JUDG$ A PRIORI TO BE \TRAGE\S1 NE$ NOT BE REFUT$--JU/ D5\NC$4 ,9 ,P>T ,TWO ( 0,SICK ,M9D10 HE RESPOND$ TO READ] COMPLA9TS ?AT HE HADN'T ACTUALLY ANSW]$ ,*OMSKY'S >GUM5TS BY DISSECT+ A C>EFULLY SELECT$ H&FUL ( ASS]TIONS4 ,BUT ALMO/ EV]Y REF]5CE WAS TO A ,*OMSKY PRON\NCEM5T 9 ONE ( ! ,B>SAMIAN COLLECTIONS1 ,:AT ,UNCLE ,SAM ,REALLY ,WANTS4 ,! ,B>SAMIAN 9T]VIEWS >E NOT :]E Y\'D GO IF Y\ WANT$ TO SEE ,*OMSKY'S >GUM5TS FULLY DEVELOP$1 ) DOCUM5TATION PROVID$4 

,HOR[ITZ COMES ACROSS1 TO ME ANYWAY1 AS AT LEA/ AS DIS+5U\S AS ,*OMSKY4 ,I SUSPECT ! REASON HE FAIL$ TO ANSW] ,*OMSKY ON GR\NDS ( FACT WAS ?AT HE KNEW HE C\LDN'T4 ,= ALL ! CL\D ( OBFUSCATION ?AT SURR\NDS ,*OMSKY'S USE ( S\RCES1 A GREAT DEAL ( :AT HE SAYS AB\T ,U4,S4 POLICY 9 ! ,?IRD ,WORLD--ITS SUPPORT ( DEA? SQUADS & RI<T-W+ DICTATORS1 & ! ROLE ( CORPORATE 9T]E/S 9 =MULAT+ SU* POLICIES--IS HEAVILY DOCUM5T$ & H>D TO REFUTE4 ,IT'S ONE ?+ TO ANSW] A G5]AL PRON\NCEM5T AB\T ! 9IQUITY ( ,U4,S4 P[] ) AN EQUALLY G5]AL C\NT]-ASS]TION AB\T ! VIRTUE & ALTRUISM ( ,U4,S4 POLICY4 ,IT'S ANO!R TO ANSW] DOCUM5TATION ON TIES BETWE5 ! ,ATLACATL ,BATTALION & ! ,S*OOL ( ! ,AM]ICAS1 OR ON ,UNIT$ ,FRUIT ,COMPANY ACTIVITIES 9 #a#i#e#d4 ,TO >GUE ! FACTS ) ,*OMSKY MI<T WELL UND]M9E HIS SIMPLI/IC ,SNIDELY ,:IPLA% PICTURE ( ,U4,S4 MOTIVATION2 BUT IT W\LD ALSO RISK1 TO A MU* GREAT] EXT5T1 EXPOS+ AS HOGWA% A C5T]PIECE ( NEOCONS]VATIVE IDEOLOGY--! B5EVOL5CE ( ,AM]ICAN EMPIRE4 

,:I* IS AN 9ELEGANT SEGUE TO MY NEXT PO9T4 ,HOR[ITZ'S FAULTS >E1 MORE G5]ALLY1 ! FAULTS ( ! NEOCONS]VATIVE MOVEM5T AS A :OLE4 

,NEOCONS]VATISM'S C5TRAL DEF9+ *>ACT]I/IC IS ITS REPUGNANCE TO ! G5U9E ,AM]ICAN CONS]VATIVE TRADITION4 ,! VIEWS ( ,HOR[ITZ W\LD NOT ONLY BE UNRECOGNIZABLE AS CONS]VATISM TO ANYONE BORN BE=E #a#i#a#d1 BUT 7) ! POSSIBLE EXCEPTION ( AU?ORIT>IAN C5TRALI/S LIKE ,HAMILTON7 W\LD HAVE BE5 REPUDIAT$ ) DISGU/ BY ! LEAD+ FIGURES 9 ! FIR/ TWO G5]ATIONS ( ,AM]ICAN HI/ORY4 ,! ,AM]ICAN TRADITION FROM ! REVOLUTION>Y P]IOD TO ! PRES5T HAS BE5 FIXAT$ ON ! DANG]S ( P[]1 & ON ! T5D5CY ( P[] TO CORRUPT4 ,& IT HAS BE5 QUITE EXPLICIT ON ! K9D ( CORRUPTION IT FE>$4 ,EI!R ! /ATE APP>ATUS W\LD BECOME AN >I/OCRACY 9 ITS [N RI<T1 FROM ! LOVE ( P[] & PRIVILEGE1 OR IT W\LD FUNCTION 9 ! 9T]E/S ( AN >I/OCRACY ( CORPORATIONS & MONEY$ 9T]E/S4 ,EMPIRE1 TO ! REVOLUTION>Y G5]ATION & ! ,AM]ICAN MA9/REAM UP UNTIL #a#i#d#a1 WAS 9CONSI/5T )T ! SURVIVAL ( ,AM]ICAN CON/ITUTIONAL TRADITIONS4 ,ITS CONCOMITANTS1 A L>GE P]MAN5T MILIT>Y E/ABLI%M5T & A P[]FUL EXECUTIVE1 W]E !MSELVES GREAT ?REATS TO LIB]TY4 

,HOR[ITZ & ! NEOCONS1 9 CONTRA/1 POSITIVELY WOR%IP P[]4 ,!IR LIT]ATURE IS FULL ( NO/ALGIA OV] PA/ TOTAL W>S1 & ! SPIRIT ( W>TIME SACRIFICE ON BEHALF ( ! ,/ATE4 ,!IR H]OES >E W>TIME DICTATORS LIKE ,L9COLN1 ,WILSON & ,F,D,R4 ,!Y 9SI/ ON REF]R+ TO ! ,COLD ,W> AS ,W,W,I,I,I1 & ! 0W> ON T]RORISM0 AS ,W,W,I,V4 ,!Y >E ! MO/ /RID5T ADVOCATES ( TURN+ ! LATT] 9TO A TOTAL W> AGA9/ ! :OLE ,ISLAMIC WORLD4 ,& NE>LY EV]Y DAY WE SEE ! NECONS1 9 ! J\RNALS ( OP9ION1 DEF5D+ ! ABROGATION ( /ILL MORE ( ! ,F\R? ,AM5DM5T BY ! ,U,S,A ,PATRIOT ,ACT1 ! SUSP5SION ( HABEAS CORPUS = ,JOSE ,PADILLA1 ETC41 AS NECESS>Y SACRIFICES 0= ! DURATION0--:I* C\LD BE DECADES4 ,!Y >E 5?USIA/IC ON ! POT5TIALS = GLOBAL WELF>E ( 0B5EVOL5T EMPIRE10 & !Y SUPPORT PRESID5TIAL 0NATIONAL SECURITY0 PR]OGATIVES REM9ISC5T ( A ,/U>T MON>*4 

,AL?\< !Y MAKE MU* ( ! SOCIAL PA?OLOGIES RESULT+ FROM ! ,GREAT ,SOCIETY1 !Y >E G5]ALLY FAIRLY ACCOMODAT+ TO ! ,NEW ,DEAL =M ( /ATE CAPITALISM4 ,! REASON1 P]HAPS1 IS ?AT MANY NEOCONS >E =M] ,COLD ,W> LIB]ALS :O DIDN'T MOVE LEFT ) ,MC,GOV]N4 ,DESPITE ! NEOCONS]VATIVES' PR(ESS$ HORROR AT ! 0/ATISM0 & 0AU?ORIT>IANISM0 ( ! LEFT1 !IR ONLY REAL PROBLEM ) BIG GOV]NM5T IS APP>5TLY ?AT IT ISN'T BE+ US$ TO BEAT ! RI<T VALUES 9TO PEOPLE4 

,( ALL ! ,NEOCONS' MANGL+S ( 0,AM]ICAN0 VALUES1 ! WOR/ EXAMPLE IS !IR CLOSE ASSOCIATION ) ! ,/RAUSSIANS4 ,/RAUSSIANS HAVE A V]Y ODD 9T]PRETATION1 TO SAY ! LEA/1 ( ! ,U4 ,S4 ,CON/ITUTION4 ,! NATURE ( ,/RAUSSIAN CON/ITUTIONALISM WAS MADE PRETTY CLE> 9 DEBATES BETWE5 ! ,/RAUSSIAN ,H>RY ,JAFFA & ! TRADITIONALI/ ,M4 ,E4 ,BRAD=D4 ,! PROP] WAY TO 9T]PRET LEGAL & HI/ORICAL DOCUM5TS 7AT LEA/ \TSIDE ! ,/RAUSSIAN PRIE/HOOD7 IS 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! TIME !Y W]E WRITT51 ACCORD+ TO ! UND]/&+ ( !IR CONTEMPOR>IES2 9 ! CASE ( ! ,CON/ITUTION1 ?IS MEANS ACCORD+ TO ! UND]/&+ ( ! RATIFI]S4 ,! ME?OD ( ! ,/RAUSSIANS1 H[EV]1 IS TO TAKE A H&FUL ( DOCUM5TS--! ,DECL>ATION ( ,9DEP5D5CE1 ! ,PREAMBLE1 ! ,GETTYSBURG ,ADDRESS--AS ,SACR$ ,TEXTS4 ,ONE 9T]PRETS !M BY LOOK+ UP 0,COMMON ,DEF5SE & ,G5]AL ,WELF>E0 9 ,MORTIM] ,ADL]'S ,SYNTOPICON TO SEE :AT ,>I/OTLE & ,AQU9AS HAD TO SAY ON ! SUBJECT1 & !N IMPORT+ !SE IDEAS 9TO ! TEXT ( ! ,CON/ITUTION ITSELF4 

,/RAUSSIANS COMMONLY ASS]T ?AT ! VALUES ( ! ,DECL>ATION W]E SOMEH[ MY/ICALLY 9CORPORAT$ 9 ! ,CON/ITUTION1 & >E LEGALLY 5=CEABLE AS SU* EV5 :5 NO W>RANT CAN BE F\ND ON ! FACE ( ! ,CON/ITUTION4 ,?IS ,/RAUSSIAN ME?ODOLOGY RESURRECTS MANY ( ! IDIOSYNCRACIES ( ! 0ANTISLAV]Y ,CON/ITUTIONALISM0 ( ! PRE-,CIVIL ,W> P]IOD--OR :AT ,I LIKE TO CALL 0,%IITE ,CON/ITUTIONALISM40 ,! IDEA ( SUB/ANTIVE DUE PROCESS COMES FROM ?AT CULTURAL MILIEU4 ,SO DOES ! ,H[>D ,PHILLIPS 7,U4,S4 ,TAXPAY]S' ,P>TY7 DOGMA ?AT ! ,FIF? ,AM5DM5T IS NOT JU/ A PROHIBITION AGA9/ ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T1 BUT ACTUALLY EMP[]S ! ,PRESID5T TO 5=CE ! RI<TS ( CITIZ5S AGA9/ ! /ATES4 ,& SO DOES ! IDEA ?AT 0,COMMON ,DEF5SE & ,G5]AL ,WELF>E0 9 ,>TICLE ,I ,SECTION #h1 F> FROM BE+ A QUALIFICATION ( ! FISCAL P[]1 IS A G5]AL GRANT ( P[] ?AT R5D]S ! SUBSEQU5T DELEGATION ( P[]S MOOT4 

,9 ! ,/RAUSSIAN IDEOLOGY1 ,LIB]TY & ,EQUALITY 7ALWAYS CAPITALIZ$7 >E C5TRAL VALUES2 BUT SOMEH[ ! PLA9 OLD RI<T JU/ TO BE LEFT ALONE1 OR TO CONTROL ! ?+S ?AT AFFECT Y\R LIFE1 ISN'T4 ,& !SE GR& AB/RACTIONS ( ,/RAUSSIAN_/ ,NEOCONS]VATIVE 0,LIB]TY0 & 0,EQUALITY0 SOMEH[ ALWAYS SEEM TO REQUIRE A MASSIVE IMP]IAL COMMITM5T1 ) ASSOCIAT$ NATIONAL SECURITY /ATE1 = !IR SURVIVAL4 ,! OLD FA%ION$ K9D ( 7SMALL L7 LIB]TY WAS OBTA9$ BY OLD-FA%ION$1 HELL-RAIS+ ,AM]ICAN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANISM--! K9D ?AT ACTUALLY DI/RU/$ ! B5EVOL5CE ( ,AM]ICAN P[]4 ,9 !IR WILL+NESS TO AUGM5T ! ,LEVIA?AN /ATE1 & SACRIFICE REAL LIB]TY ON ! ALT> ( GR& AB/RACTIONS LIKE 0,LIB]TY0 & 0,EQUALITY10 ! NEOCONS]VATIVES S\ND A LOT LIKE ! LEFT-W+ /ATI/S ,HOR[ITZ HOLDS 9 SU* CONTEMPT4 

,BESIDES HIS IGNORANCE ( ! G5U9E ,AM]ICAN CONS]VATIVE TRADITION1 ,HOR[ITZ IS AMAZ+LY FUZZY 9 HIS CONCEPTION ( 0! ,LEFT40 ,FIR/1 HE IGNORES ! FACT ?AT TRADITIONAL ,AM]ICAN CONS]VATISM IS HI/ORICALLY ON 0! ,LEFT0--9 ! S5SE ?AT !Y W\LD HAVE SAT ) ! ,?IRD ,E/ATE 9 ! ,E/ATES-,G5]AL OR ! ,:IGS 9 ,P>LIAM5T4 ,EV5 ! F\ND+ FA!R ( TRADITIONALI/ CONS]VATISM1 ,$MUND ,BURKE1 WAS A ,:IG :O SUPPORT$ ! ,GLORI\S ,REVOLUTION & D5\NC$ ! CORRUPTION 7& DECID$ NON-B5EVOL5CE7 ( ,BRITI% EMPIRE4 ,IF ,MR4 ,HOR[ITZ HAD BE5 ALIVE !N1 HE W\LD PROBABLY HAVE DEF5D$ ,W>R5 ,HA/+S AGA9/ ,BURKE'S 0UN,BRITI%ISM40 

,& SECOND1 HE IGNORES ! EXI/5CE ( A G5U9E ANTI-/ATI/ LEFT4 ,! ,LEFT HAS JU/ AS MANY NUANCES1 COMPLEXITIES & SUBCURR5TS AS ! ,RI<T2 BUT ,HOR[ITZ'S MOTIVATION IS LESS A DESIRE TO UND]/& ?+S ON !IR [N T]MS1 ?AN TO GRAB 0:ATEV] COMES TO H& 9 A FI<T40 ,HOR[ITZ DELI<TS 9 US+ ! T]MS PROGRESSIVE1 SOCIALI/ & COMMUNI/ 9T]*ANGEABLY4 ,9 QUOT+ ,*OMSKY'S D\BTS ON ! G5U9E LEFT-W+ CR$5TIALS ( ,L591 ,HOR[ITZ CR[S1 0,Y\ HAVE TO P9* Y\RSELF :5 READ+ S5T5CES LIKE ?AT40 ,N[ ,I W\LD SUSPECT ?AT ,HOR[ITZ1 AS A =M] MEMB] ( ! ,LEFT HIMSELF1 KN[S QUITE WELL ?AT !RE >E MORE V>IETIES ( ANTI-,L59I/ ,M>XISM ?AN !RE >E ( ,L59ISM4 ,A :OLE CURR5T ( LIB]T>IAN-COMMUNI/ & C\NCIL COMMUNI/ TYPES FROM ,LUXEMB\RG & ,LIEBKNE*T TO ,PANNEKOEK & ,MATTICK D5\NC$ ! ,SOVIET REGIME AS A NEW =M ( BUREAUCRATIC CLASS SOCIETY4 

,IF ,HOR[ITZ CONSID]S !IR PRET5SIONS ( HAT+ ,L59I/_/,/AL9I/ AU?ORIT>IANISM TO BE FALSE1 HE CAN EXAM9E ,L59'S /RID5T D5UNCIATION ( LEFT-W+ COMMUNISM AS AN 09FANTILE DISORD]40 ,:5 ,L59 S5T ! ,WORK]S' ,OPPOSITION & ! ,KRON/ADT MUT9E]S TO ! GULAG1 OR BROKE ! P[] ( ! WORK]S' COMMITTEES 9 ! FACTORIES 7CALL+ = ,TAYLORI/ /ATE MANAG]S 9 !IR PLACE71 HE SEEM$ TO TAKE !IR OPPOSITION PRETTY S]I\SLY4 ,I CANNOT IMAG9E AN $ITOR ( ,RAMP>TS NOT BE+ AW>E ( !SE CURR5TS4 ,HE MAY G5U9ELY BELIEVE ?AT 0LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM0 EV5TUALLY LEADS D[N ! SAME TOTALIT>IAN ROAD AS ,L59SIM4 ,BUT ?AT IS AN ASS]TION TO BE >GU$1 NOT A QUE/ION TO BE BEGG$4 ,9 FACT HE DOESN'T EV5 ACKN[L$GE ?AT ! QUE/ION EXI/S4 ,ANO!R REASON ,I SUSPECT ,HOR[ITZ ( DIS+5U\S DEMAGOGY1 PRET5D+ TO KN[ LESS ?AN HE REALLY DOES4 

,DESPITE HIS WILFULL DISREG>D ( SUBTLE DI/9CTIONS ON ! LEFT 9 REG>D TO O!R PEOPLE1 ,HOR[ITZ BECOMES AN EXP]T ON ALL ! %ADES ( DIFF]5CE :5 HIS [N LEFTI/ PA/ IS QUE/ION$4 ,9 RESPONSE TO ,*OMSKY'S DISMISSAL1 0,I DIDN'T US$ TO READ HIM :5 HE WAS A ,/AL9I/1 & ,I DON'T READ HIM N[10 ,HOR[ITZ RESPOND$3  
  

,AS A COLLEGE FRE%MAN 9 #a#i#e#f1 ,I DECL>$ MY [N POLITICAL ID5TITY AS AN ANTI-,/AL9I/ 0NEW LEFTI/40 ,I /R5U\SLY OPPOS$ ! ,SOVIET 9VASION ( ,HUNG>Y1 AT GREAT FILIAL CO/ )9 ! H\SEHOLD4 ,EV] S9CE ?AT TIME ?AT IS = MY 5TIRE WRIT+ C>E] 9 ! LEFT UNTIL MY LA/ PIECE WAS SUBMITT$ TO ,! ,NATION TW5TY YE>S LAT] 9 #a#i#g#i1 ,I WAS A VOCAL ANTI-,/AL9I/4  
  

,HOR[ITZ IS ADMIRABLY *>ITABLE T[>D HIMSELF1 CONSID]+ ONE ( HIS FAVORITE EPI!TS 9 *>ACT]IZ+ ANY LEFTI/ MOVEM5T ON CAMPUS IS 0,/AL9I/40 

,A GOOD MANY AN>*I/S & O!RS ON ! LIB]T>IAN LEFT REPUDIATE ,*OMSKY'S /ATISM4 ,& !RE IS A LOT MORE MUTUAL TOL]ANCE BETWE5 ! LIB]T>IAN LEFT & RI<T ?AN ,I SUSPECT ,HOR[ITZ C>ES =4 ,!RE >E PEOPLE ON ! LEFT LIKE ,ALEX&] ,COCKBURN1 ,SAM ,SMI?1 & ,FRANK ,MORALES :O HAVE /RONG SYMPA?IES = ! LIB]T>IAN-CON/ITUTIONALI/ RI<T 7TO ! EXT5T ?AT !Y >E D5\NC$ AS MILITIA DUPES BY ,*IP ,B]LET & HIS ILK74 ,& !RE >E MANY ON ! RI<T :O1 F> FROM D5\NC+ /RAW M5 ON ! 0LEFTOV] ,LEFT10 MAKE COMMON CAUSE ) P>TS ( ! LEFT4 ,OLD ,RI<TI/S LIKE ,JOSEPH ,/ROMB]G1 BESIDES PRES]V+ ! MEMORY ( ,TAFT1 ,BUFFET1 & ,G>ETT1 ALSO MAKE FAVORABLE REF]5CE TO ! WRIT+S ( REVISIONI/ HI/ORIANS LIKE ,GABRIEL ,KOLKO1 ,W4 ,A4 ,WILLIAMS & ,JAMES ,WE9/E9 9 !IR ANALYSIS ( 0,CORPORATE ,LIB]ALISM0 & ! 0,OP5 ,DOOR ,EMPIRE40 ,& RI<T-LIB]T>IAN FREE M>KET]S LIKE ,MURRAY ,RO?B>D & ,K>L ,HESS S\<T AN ALLIANCE BETWE5 ! ,OLD ,RI<T & ! ,NEW ,LEFT AGA9/ ! ,NEW ,RI<T ASSAULT ON TRADITIONAL CONS]VATISM4 ,HESS1 ,I BELIEVE1 = A TIME EV5 5DORS$ SYNDICALI/ SEIZURE ( 9DU/RIES :OSE PR(ITS DEP5D$ PRIM>ILY ON /ATE CAPITALI/ 9T]V5TION4 ,!RE IS A BROAD IDEOLOGICAL OV]LAP :]E ,K>L ,HESS MEETS ,ALEX&] ,COCKBURN1 :]E !RE IS LITTLE ROOM = ! %IBBOLE?S ( LEFT & RI<T2 ITS MOTTO C\LD BE TAK5 FROM ,HESS3 0,WE %\LD 5C\RAGE ! FL[] ( LIB]TY :E!R ITS PETALS BE R$ :ITE & BLUE1 OR R$ & BLACK40 

,BUT ,I SUSPECT ,HOR[ITZ DISAPPROVES ( 0LIB]T>IAN0 ANY?+1 LEFT OR RI<T4 ,I F9D IT 9T]E/+ TO COMP>E MY ATTITUDES T[>D MY [N IDEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OV] ! YE>S1 TO ?OSE ( ,HOR[ITZ4 ,T5 YE>S AGO ,I WAS A TRADITIONALI/ CONS]VATIVE1 /RONGLY 9FLU5C$ BY ! ANTIF$]ALI/S & COMMONWEAL?M51 DI/RIBUTI/S1 & AGR>IANS--:AT ,CLYDE ,WILSON CALL$ ! 0,JEFF]SONIAN CONS]VATIVE TRADITION40 ,9 ! 9T]V5+ TIME1 ,I GRADUALLY MIGRAT$ LEFTW>D1 SO ?AT ,I AM N[ A MUTUALI/1 HEAVILY 9FLU5C$ BY ,PR\DHON & ,TUCK]4 ,BUT MY ONLY OBJECTION TO MY OLD CONS]VATIVE M5TORS1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT ,I HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS1 IS ?AT !Y EI!R MISS$ P>T ( ! PICTURE OR !Y DIDN'T FULLY REALIZE ! IMPLICATIONS ( !IR [N PREMISES4 ,MY 0PETTY B\RGEOIS0 VALUES ( DEC5TRALISM & LOCALISM1 COMMUNITY1 >E /ILL PRETTY MU* ! SAME4 ,I /ILL DISLIKE ,NEW ,CLASS ELITI/S & P>ASITES :O FE$ (F ( O!RS' LABOR4 ,I /ILL DISLIKE ,P,C SOCIAL 5G9E]S :O PRESUME TO RE$UCATE ! RE/ ( US4 ,AL?\< ,I AM 9 ! ,I,W,W1 ,I /ILL READ ,HILAIRE ,BELLOC & ,M4,E4 ,BRAD=D ) AFFECTION--BUT DIDN'T ,BELLOC HAVE TIES TO ! ,GUILD ,SOCIALI/S8 ,& = ?AT MATT]1 ! ,NA%VILLE ,AGR>IANS W]5'T TOO KE5 ON CORPORATE CAPITALISM1 EI!R4 ,! CONT9U$ EXI/5CE ( PALEOCONS]VATISM IS AN EMB>ASSM5T TO ! ,NEOCONS1 9 MU* ! SAME WAY ,RU!R=D1 ,>ONSON & ,JONES W]E TO ,+SOC4 

,I HAVE A LOT ( RESPECT = PEOPLE LIKE ,*RI/OPH] ,LAS*1 :O DEFY EASY CATEGORIZATION ACCORD+ TO ,LEFT-,RI<T /]EOTYPES1 & >E WILL+ TO 9TEGRATE IDEAS FROM DIV]SE S\RCES 9TO A NEW FRAMEWORK4 ,BUT ,HOR[ITZ SEEMS TO BE TEMP]AM5TALLY 9CAPABLE1 9 ! REALM ( IDEAS1 ( 0TAK+ :AT HE CAN USE & LEAV+ ! RE/40 ,HE HAS ! AIR ( ! DEPROGRAMM$ ,MOONIE :O IMM$IATELY CON/RUCTS A NEW FANATICAL CULT 9 OPPOSITION TO ,MOONIE-ISM4 ,HE SEEMS TO BE OBSESS$ ) PROV+ WRONG EV]Y?+ HE BELIEV$ ?IRTY YE>S AGO1 AT ANY CO/--EV5 AT ! CO/ ( 9TELLECTUAL HONE/Y4 ,TRU? ITSELF IS SUSPECT1 IF IT ALSO HAPP5S TO BE SOME?+ BELIEV$ BY ,?,O,S,E ,P,E,O,P,L,E4 ,9 HIS AU?ORIT>IANISM1 HE IS DRIV51 9 ,ORWELL'S WORDS1 BY 0A FURI\S DESIRE TO TRACK D[N1 D5\NCE1 & VAPORIZE0 ANYONE :O AGREES ) ,A,N,Y,?,+ HE BELIEV$ ?IRTY YE>S AGO4 

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