,A ,RESPONSE TO ,ANA/ASIA ,PILIAVSKY'S ,! ,WRONG ,K9D ( ,FRE$OM8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,I'VE BE5 ASK$ TO RESPOND TO ! REVIEW ( ,UTOPIA ( ,RULES BY ,ANA/ASIA ,PILIAVSKY1 BUT ,I MU/ CONFESS ,I F9D MYSELF RA!R AT A LOSS = H[ TO DO SO4 

,! BOOK IS A COLLECTION ( ESSAYS 7,I HAD ORIG9ALLY WANT$ TO CALL IT 0,?REE ,ESSAYS ON ,BUREAUCRACY07 :I* ,I HAD HOP$ MI<T SP>K A DEBATE AB\T :AT ,I CALL ! PRES5T 0AGE ( TOTAL BUREAUCRATIZATION40 ,9 ! 9TRODUCTION1 ,I >GUE ?AT S9CE ! #a#i#gS1 WE HAVE SE5 A K9D ( SYN!SIS ( PUBLIC & PRIVATE BUREAUCRACIES 9 A WAY ?AT HAS MADE ADM9I/RATIVE PROC$URES SU* A CON/ANT FIXTURE ( \R EV]YDAY EXI/5CE ?AT WE NO LONG] EV5 NOTICE !M1 & ?AT1 :AT IS MORE1 ! ACCOMPANY+ FUSION ( PRIVATE & PUBLIC P[] HAS BECOME ! MA9 MEANS ( SURPLUS EXTRACTION UND] CAPITALISM4 ,! ESSAYS SET \T TO EXPLORE ! CULTURAL CONSEQU5CES ( ?IS NEW DISP5SATION & ITS SOCIAL1 POLITICAL1 & EV5 TE*NOLOGICAL EFFECTS4 ,I EV5 PROPOSE A NEW G5]AL SOCIOLOGICAL PR9CIPLE1 ! 0IRON LAW ( LIB]ALISM0--?AT IS1 ?AT ANY M>KET RE=M PURPORT$LY DESIGN$ TO CUT R$ TAPE & R$UCE GOV]NM5T 9T]F]5CE 9 ! ECONOMY WILL ACTUALLY HAVE ! ULTIMATE EFFECT ( 9CREAS+ ! TOTAL NUMB] ( REGULATIONS1 PAP]WORK1 & CIVIL S]VANTS 9/EAD4 ,! BOOK IS PLAYFUL & :IMSICAL 9 P>TS--JUMP+ BACK & =? BETWE5 ANALYZES ( ,CIVIC ,REPUBLICANISM OR ,PY?AGOREANISM1 ,DUNGEONS & ,DRAGONS1 ,JAMES ,BOND1 & ,BATMAN--BUT IT ALSO MAKES A S]IES ( QUITE !ORETICAL 9T]V5TIONS 7= 9/ANCE1 AB\T ! NATURE ( VIOL5CE1 CREATIVITY1 IDEOLOGY1 & ! 9/ITUTIONAL CON/RA9TS ( ACADEMIC LIFE7 ?AT HOPE W\LD SP>K FRUITFUL DEBATE4 

,! BOOK ! REVIEW] SEEMS TO HAVE READ IS 5TIRELY DIFF]5T4 ,IT APPE>S TO BE SOME SORT ( DOGMATIC AN>*I/ TRACT :I* CONDEMNS ALL =MS ( BUREAUCRACY1 9DE$1 RULE-GOV]N$ BEHAVIOR ( ANY SORT--9 ! NAME ( A PR9CIPLE ( ABSOLUTE FRE$OM F\ND$ ON PLAY & CREATIVE IMPROVIZATION4 

,ON FIR/ READ+ ! REVIEW1 ,I WAS QUITE />TL$4 ,HAD ,I REALLY WRITT5 SU* A BOOK8 ,WAS IT POSSIBLE ,I HAD GOTT5 C>RI$ AWAY ) SOME /RANGE PASSION1 WROTE A TREATISE CONDEMN+ ALL =MS ( ORGANIZATION1 & !N1 9 A FIT ( ABS5T-M9D$NESS1 SIMPLY =GOTT5 ,I HAD DONE SO8 ,I WAS PRETTY SURE ,I HAD NOT4 ,9 FACT1 ,I HAD ?\<T ?AT 9 WRIT+ ! BOOK1 ,I HAD C>EFULLY AVOID$ ID5TIFY+ MYSELF AS AN AN>*I/ OR SPELL+ \T EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ POSITIONS ( ANY SORT4 ,CURI\S1 ,I LOCAT$ A PDF ON MY H>D DRIVE & />T$ WORD SE>*+4 

,M]CIFULLY1 ! RESULTS CONFIRM$ ?AT ,I HAD NOT1 9 FACT1 BE5 SUFF]+ FROM A LAPSE ( MEMORY4 ,TRUE1 ! WORD 0AN>*I/0 OR 0AN>*ISM0 DID APPE>1 BETWE5 !M1 R\<LY FIFTE5 TIMES 7SOME:AT MORE ?AN ,I REMEMB]$71 BUT NOT A S+LE ONE ( ?OSE FIFTE5 APPE>ANCES TOOK ! =M ( AN EXPLICIT ADVOCACY ( AN>*ISM4 ,MO/ W]E PURELY DESCRIPTIVE 7A ?IRD = 9/ANCE REF]R$ TO SUP]H]OES OR SUP]VILLA9S BE+ FRAM$ AS OR REF]R$ TO AS AN>*I/S 9 ,HOLLYWOOD MOVIES74 ,! ONLY ONES ?AT HAD AN EXPLICIT BE>+ ON AN>*I/ ATTITUDES T[>DS BUREAUCRACY W]E TWO M5TIONS ON PAGE #aeh ( ,KROPOT9'S SUPPORT = ! BUREAUCRATIC /RUCTURE ( ! PO/ (FICE AS A POSSIBLE MODEL = A /ATELESS SOCIETY4 ,ANYWAY1 ,I WAS RELIEV$ TO DISCOV] ?AT1 JU/ AS ,I HAD REMEMB]$ IT1 NO /ATEM5T LIKE 0,I AM AN AN>*I/10 0SMA% ! /ATE60 OR 0MU* BETT] TO ADOPT ! AN>*I/ POSITION0 APPE> 9 ! BOOK ANY:]E AT ALL4 

,NEI!R AT ANY PO9T 9 ! BOOK DO ,I PROPOSE ! SY/EMATIC ELIM9ATION ( ALL =MS ( BUREAUCRACY4 

,N[1 IT IS C]TA9LY TRUE ?AT 9 C]TA9 SECTIONS1 ,I ID5TIFY MYSELF ) ?AT ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN TRADITION ?AT WI%ES TO REPLACE BUREAUCRATIZ$ =MS ( VIOL5CE ) BOTTOM-UP1 DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC /RUCTURES4 ,BUT H]E1 ,I AM QUITE C>EFUL TO NOTE ?AT ULTIMATELY1 IT IS ! VIOL5CE1 & NOT ! BUREAUCRATIC PROC$URES !MSELVES1 ?AT ,I F9D OBJECTIONABLE4 ,9 FACT1 SU* PASSAGES 7!Y >E ALMO/ ALL TO BE F\ND 9 ! FIR/ ESSAY7 >E MORE DESCRIPTIVE ?AN PRESCRIPTIVE2 ,I AM DESCRIB+ A MOVEM5T1 ?\< 9 A V]Y SYMPA!TIC WAY1 & ANYWAY1 ,I /UDI\SLY AVOID LAY+ \T ANY VISION ( :AT ABSOLUTE SUCCESS = SU* A MOVEM5T MI<T 5TAIL1 LET ALONE :AT DEGREE ( IMP]SONAL 7I4E41 BUREAUCRATIC7 /RUCTURES W\LD NE$ TO BE MA9TA9$ IF ! MOVEM5T IS ABSOLUTELY SUCCESSFUL4 ,?IS IS P>TLY BECAUSE ,I SEE NO P>TICUL> REASON :Y ,I %\LD1 P>TLY BECAUSE ,I DON'T BELIEVE SU* QUE/IONS CAN BE ANSW]$ AT ?IS JUNCTURE ANYWAY1 & P>TLY1 TOO1 BECAUSE ,I BELIEVE ?AT ! IDEA ?AT ANYONE %\LD BE LAY+ D[N ! LAW ON SU* MATT]S1 RA!R ?AN WORK+ TO HELP CREATE ! DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS1 :]EBY PEOPLE CAN DECIDE = !MSELVES H[ MU* BUREAUCRACY !Y W\LD LIKE TO HAVE 9 !IR LIVES1 IS PRECISELY ! PROBLEM4 

,9S(>1 AS ,I WEI< 9 ON ! QUE/ION AT ALL 9 ! BOOK1 ,I MAKE IT CLE> ?AT ,I DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT GIV5 ! OPPORTUNITY1 PEOPLE >E LIKELY TO ELIM9ATE BUREAUCRATIC PROC$URES 5TIRELY3 

,BUREAUCRACY HOLDS \T AT LEA/ ! POSSIBILITY ( DEAL+ ) O!R HUMAN BE+S 9 WAYS ?AT DO NOT DEM& EI!R P>TY HAS TO 5GAGE 9 ALL ?OSE COMPLEX & EXHAU/+ =MS ( 9T]PRETIVE LABOR DESCRIB$ 9 ! FIR/ ESSAY 9 ?IS BOOK1 :]E JU/ AS Y\ CAN SIMPLY PLACE Y\R MONEY ON ! C\NT] & NOT HAVE TO WORRY AB\T :AT ! CA%I] ?9KS ( H[ Y\ >E DRESS$1 Y\ CAN ALSO PULL \T Y\R VALIDAT$ PHOTO ,I,D C>D )\T HAV+ TO EXPLA9 TO ! LIBR>IAN :Y Y\ >E SO KE5 TO READ AB\T HOMO]OTIC !MES 9 EI<TE5? C5TURY ,BRITI% V]SE4 ,SURELY1 ?IS IS P>T ( ! APPEAL4 ,9 FACT1 IF ONE REALLY POND]S ! MATT]1 IT IS H>D TO IMAG9E H[1 EV5 IF WE DO A*IEVE SOME UTOPIAN COMMUNAL SOCIETY1 SOME IMP]SONAL 7D>E ,I SAY1 BUREAUCRATIC87 9/ITUTIONS W\LD NOT /ILL BE NECESS>Y1 & = JU/ ?IS REASON4 ,TO TAKE ONE OBVI\S EXAMPLE3 LANGUI%+ ON SOME IMP]SONAL LOTT]Y SY/EM OR WAIT+ LI/ = A DESP]ATELY NE$$ ORGAN TRANSPLANT MI<T BE ALI5AT+ & DI/RESS+1 BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO 5VISION ANY LESS IMP]SONAL WAY ( ALLOCAT+ A LIMIT$ POOL ( HE>TS OR KIDNEYS ?AT W\LD NOT BE IMMEASURABLY WORSE 7P4#a#e#b47 

,SIMIL>LY1 9 *APT] #a1 ,I NOTE ?AT BUREAUCRATIC PROC$URES >E NOT 9H]5TLY /UPID1 BUT >E RA!R WAYS ( 0MANAG+ SOCIAL SITUATIONS ?AT >E ALREADY /UPID BECAUSE !Y >E F\ND$ ON /RUCTURAL VIOL5CE0 7P4#e#g74 ,! OBVI\S IMPLICATION IS ?AT1 ABS5T ! VIOL5CE1 SU* PROC$URES W\LD NOT NECESS>ILY BE OBJECTIONABLE1 & 9DE$ ,I HAVE >GU$ PRECISELY ?IS ON REPEAT$ OCCASIONS :5 ACTUALLY TALK+ AB\T MY VISION ( A /ATELESS SOCIETY1 :I* ,I WAS V]Y MU* NOT DO+ 9 ?IS BOOK4 

,I F9D IT SLI<TLY PUZZL+ ?AT ! REVIEW] DOES NOT ACKN[L$GE ANY ( ?IS4 ,I ?\<T ,I HAD MADE MY POSITION CLE>4 ,BUT IT HAPP5S AGA9 & AGA94 ,TAKE = 9/ANCE1 ! /ORY AB\T ! ,D,A,N C>4 ,! IDEA ?AT ,D,A,N HAV+ TO GIVE UP ITS C> REVEALS ! UNWORKABILITY ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY IS QUITE BIZ>RE4 ,! PO9T ( ! /ORY WAS ?AT IT IS H>D TO MA9TA9 9T]NAL DIRECT DEMOCRACY 9 A GR\P :5 ONE REGUL>LY HAS TO DEAL ) M5 ) FIRE>MS SAY+ 0TAKE ME TO Y\R LEAD]0--ESPECIALLY IF !Y ALSO HAVE ! P[] TO LOCK Y\ UP IF Y\ DO NOT COMPLY4 ,& HAV+ A C> MEANS HAV+ TO DEAL ) SU* >M$ M5 REGUL>LY4 ,ONCE AGA91 IT IS NOT A PO9T AB\T PROC$URALISM4 ,IT IS A PO9T AB\T VIOL5CE4 

,SO 9 ?IS CASE1 ! REVIEW]'S >GUM5T SEEMS TO COME D[N TO 0IT CAN BE H>D TO MA9TA9 DIRECT DEMOCRACY )9 A SOCIETY AGGRESSIVELY HO/ILE TO DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 SO !RE=E SOCIETIES ?AT >E NOT AGGRESSIVELY HO/ILE TO DIRECT DEMOCRACY CANNOT EXI/40 ,H[ DOES ?AT MAKE ANY SORT ( S5SE8 

,F9ALLY1 ,I GUESS ,I WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS ! REVIEW]'S CLAIM ?AT AS AN ADVOCATE ( FREE PLAY & CREATIVITY ,I AM OPPOS$ TO ALL =MS ( RULES & SY/EMATIZATION ( ANY K9D4 ,IT SEEMS A LITTLE SILLY ?AT ,I %\LD HAVE TO PROVE ,I AM NOT A LUNATIC4 ,BUT APP>5TLY ,I MU/4 

,SO H]E GOES4 ,! REVIEW] ASKS3 H[ W\LD IT BE POSSIBLE TO ORGANIZE1 SAY1 A TRA9 SY/EM 9 A SOCIETY ) NO RULES AT ALL8 ,MY ANSW] IS IT W\LD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO DO SO1 & ?IS IS :Y IT W\LD NEV] OCCUR TO ME TO ADVOCATE A SOCIETY ) NO RULES AT ALL4 ,H]E AGA91 ,I ACTUALLY WROTE A P>AGRAPH EXPLA9+ :Y ?AT WAS NOT MY POSITION 7NOT ?AT ,I %\LD REALLY HAVE HAD TO1 S9CE IT IS AN ABSURD POSITION ?AT NO ONE W\LD ACTUALLY HOLD1 BUT AS IT HAPP5S ,I DID WRITE IT73 

,IT IS WOR? ?9K+ AB\T LANGUAGE = A MOM5T1 BECAUSE ONE ?+ IT REVEALS1 PROBABLY BETT] ?AN ANY O!R EXAMPLE1 IS ?AT !RE IS A BASIC P>ADOX 9 \R V]Y IDEA ( FRE$OM4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 RULES >E BY !IR NATURE CON/RA9+4 ,SPEE* CODES1 RULES ( ETIQUETTE1 & GRAMMATICAL RULES1 ALL HAVE ! EFFECT ( LIMIT+ :AT WE CAN & CANNOT SAY4 ,IT IS NOT = NO?+ ?AT WE ALL HAVE ! PICTURE ( ! S*OOLM>M RAPP+ A *ILD ACROSS ! KNUCKLES = SOME GRAMMATICAL ]ROR AS ONE ( \R PRIMORDIAL IMAGES ( OPPRESSION4 ,BUT AT ! SAME TIME1 IF !RE W]E NO %>$ CONV5TIONS ( ANY K9D--NO SEMANTICS1 SYNTAX1 & PHONEMICS--WE HAD ALL JU/ BE BABBL+ 9COH]5TLY & W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE ) EA* O!R AT ALL4 ,OBVI\SLY 9 SU* CIRCUM/ANCES1 NONE ( US W\LD BE FREE TO DO MU* ( ANY?+4 ,SO AT SOME PO9T ALONG ! WAY1 RULES-AS-CON/RA9+ PASS OV] 9TO RULES-AS-5ABL+1 EV5 IF IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY EXACTLY :]E4 ,FRE$OM1 !N1 REALLY IS ! T5SION ( ! FREE PLAY ( HUMAN CREATIVITY AGA9/ ! RULES IT IS CON/ANTLY G5]AT+ 7P4#a#i#i74 

,RA!R ?AN CLAIM+ ?AT FRE$OM CAN ONLY COME BY ELIM9AT+ ALL RULES1 ,I EXPLICITLY SAY ?AT )\T RULES1 FRE$OM W\LD BE MEAN+LESS4 

,9 CASE ?AT WAS NOT CLE> 5\<3 

,FRE$OM HAS TO BE 9 T5SION ) SOME?+1 OR IT IS JU/ R&OMNESS4 ,?IS SUGGE/S ?AT ! ABSOLUTE PURE =M ( PLAY1 ONE ?AT REALLY IS ABSOLUTELY UNTRAMMEL$ BY RULES ( ANY SORT 7O!R ?AN ?OSE IT ITSELF G5]ATES & CAN SET ASIDE AT ANY 9/ANCE7 ITSELF CAN EXI/ ONLY 9 \R IMAG9ATION1 AS AN ASPECT ( ?OSE DIV9E P[]S ?AT G5]ATE ! COSMOS444 ,!RE IS ALSO SOME?+ POT5TIALLY T]RIFY+ AB\T PLAY = JU/ ?IS REASON1 BECAUSE ?IS OP5-5D$ CREATIVITY IS ALSO :AT ALL[S IT TO BE R&OMLY DE/RUCTIVE4 ,CATS PLAY ) MICE4 ,PULL+ ! W+S (F FLIES IS ALSO A =M ( PLAY4 ,PLAYFUL GODS >E R>ELY ONES ANY SANE P]SON W\LD DESIRE TO 5C\NT] 7P4#a#i#b-#i#c74 

,I C\LD GO ON BUT ,I ?9K ,I HAVE MADE MY PO9T4 ,F> FROM ADVOCAT+ ABSOLUTE PLAY1 ,I >GUE ?AT ITS PROSPECT (T5 9SPIRES LEGITIMATE T]ROR4 ,GAMES1 9 CONTRA/1 >E ,I >GUE PLEASURABLE 9 P>T BECAUSE !Y >E ON ( ! FEW SITUATIONS 9 LIFE :]E EV]YONE ACTUALLY KN[S EXACTLY :AT ! RULES >E 7?AT IS :AT ! 0UTOPIA ( RULES0 ( ! TITLE REF]S TO47 ,FRE$OM IS ! T5SION BETWE5 ! TWO4 

,9 CONCLUSION3 NOT ONLY >E ALMO/ NONE ( ! ACTUAL >GUM5TS ,I MAKE 9 ! BOOK ADDRESS$ 9 ?IS REVIEW BUT ALMO/ ALL ( ! POSITIONS ! REVIEW] DOES ATTRIBUTE TO ME >E ANTICIPAT$ & EXPLICITLY REJECT$ 9 ! TEXT4 ,ONE HAS TO ASK ONESELF1 !N3 H[ C\LD SOME?+ LIKE ?IS HAVE HAPP5$8 ,IT IS NOT LIKE ! PASSAGES CIT$ ABOVE >E WRITT5 9 P>TICUL>LY OBSCURE OR DIFFICULT LANGUAGE4 7AT LEA/ ,I ?9K !Y >E NOT47 ,H[ C\LD ! REVIEW] HAVE MISS$ !M8 ,! ONLY CONCLUSION TO :I* ,I CAN REALLY COME IS ?AT :AT HAPP5$ WAS SOME?+ LIKE ?IS4 

,! REVIEW] 

,WAS AW>E ( MY POLITICAL AFFILIATION 70AN>*I/07 FROM S\RCES O!R ?AN ! BOOK 

,CAME UP ) A K9D ( FANTASY V]SION ( :AT POSITIONS %E IMAG9$ AN AN>*I/ W\LD HOLD ON BUREAUCRACY1 RULES1 ETC4 

,SE>*$ ! BOOK = MAT]IAL ?AT W\LD SEEM TO CONFIRM ?IS FANTASY POSITION1.<#a.> IGNOR+ ALL PASSAGES ?AT DIRECTLY CONTRADICT$ IT 

,PROCE$$ TO WRITE A REVIEW NOT ( ! BOOK1 BUT ( ! FANTASY1 DRAW+ ON OCCASIONAL PASSAGES 9 ! BOOK AS APP>5T ILLU/RATION 

,?IS IS REALLY TOO BAD BECAUSE ! BOOK WAS MEANT TO SP>K A CONV]SATION1 FIR/ ( ALL1 )9 ! SOCIETY AT L>GE AB\T PAP]WORK1 M>KETS1 ! ,9T]NET1 & RELAT$ TOPICS1 SECOND ( ALL1 )9 ! LEFT AB\T :AT A BROAD LEFT-W+ CRITIQUE ( BUREAUCRACY1 TO *ALL5GE ! PR$OM9ANT RI<T-W+ CRITIQUE ( BUREAUCRACY1 MI<T BE LIKE4 ,RA!R ?AN ADDRESS+ ANY ( ?IS OR EV5 REALLY ACKN[L$G+ IT1 ! REVIEW] SEEMS TO TAKE IT = GRANT$ ?AT RI<T-W+ 9TELLECTUAL HEGEMONY IS SO ABSOLUTE & UNASSAILABLE ?AT ANY PUBLIC *ALL5GE TO BUREAUCRACY WILL ONLY RE9=CE ! RI<T-W+ N>RATIVE 70RISK COLLUSION ) LIB]T>IANS & ! ,RI<T0 >E H] EXACT WORDS7--APP>5TLY1 BECAUSE REPLAC+ IT ) A LEFT-W+ N>RATIVE IS DEEM$ IPSO FACTO IMPOSSIBLE4 

,S9CE IT W\LD ALSO BE A %AME TO TAKE UP SO MANY PAGES ( AN ACADEMIC J\RNAL JU/ TO PROVE ?AT !RE IS S*OL> 9 ! WORLD :O DOES NOT EMBRACE ABSURDITIES1 LET ME SEE IF ,I CANNOT USE ?IS SOME:AT UN=TUNATE EX*ANGE TO MAKE A BROAD] PO9T4 ,IT /RIKES ME ?AT ! TWO APPROA*ES \TL9$ H]E--! SUB/ITUTION ( NAME-CALL+ = DEBATE & ! POLITICAL DEFEATISM-->E RELAT$4 ,9S(>1 AS !RE IS A DYNAMIC ELEM5T 9 ! CONTEMPOR>Y LEFT1 ONE ?AT BO? 5VISIONS A FUTURE ( G5U9E HUMAN LIB]ATION 7H[EV] CONCEIV$7 & IS WILL+ TO TAKE RADICAL /EPS TO A*IEVE IT1 IT IS COM+ FROM ! ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN TRADITION ?AT HAS HI/ORICALLY BE5 ID5TIFI$ ) AN>*ISM1 ?\< AT ?IS PO9T1 PROBABLY ONLY A RELATIVELY SMALL M9ORITY 9VOLV$ 9 ?AT SORT ( POLITICS W\LD /ILL WI% TO USE ! NAME4 7,I HAVE MYSELF BE5 RA!R AMBIVAL5T 9 ?IS REG>D3 ,I WROTE AN ESSAY ONCE CALL$ 0,FRAGM5TS ( AN ,AN>*I/ AN?ROPOLOGY0 BUT ONLY TO >GUE ?AT SU* A DISCIPL9E DID NOT EXI/2 ,I HAVE CALL$ MYSELF AN AN>*I/ AS A GE/URE ( ACKN[L$GM5T ( 9TELLECTUAL ANCE/ORS1 BUT HAVE WORK$ ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY 9 ACTIVI/ GR\PS ?AT DO NOT ID5TIFY !MSELVES AS AN>*I/1 EV5 IF !Y WORK ON BROADLY ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN PR9CIPLES--! ,GLOBAL ,JU/ICE ,MOVEM5T1 & ,OCCUPY1 BE+ ONLY ! TWO BE/ KN[N EXAMPLES4 ,I HAVE EXPLICITLY /AT$ ON NUM]\S OCCASIONS ?AT !RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS 0AN>*I/ AN?ROPOLOGY0 & ,I 9 NO S5SE SEE MYSELF AS PRACTIC+ IT47 ,! 9SI/5CE ON TREAT+ ANY?+ WRITT5 FROM A P]SPECTIVE BROADLY SYMPA!TIC ) ?OSE DIRECT DEMOCRACY-ORI5T$1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN MOVEM5TS AS AN>*I/ TRACTS PUTT+ =? SELF-EVID5TLY ABSURD POSITIONS 7:ATEV] !IR ACTUAL CONT5T71 ! ASCRIPTION ( EMOTIONAL MOTIVES TO ! AU?ORS 7,I AM = 9/ANCE REGUL>LY REF]R$ TO BY REVIEW]S AS 0HATEFUL0 OR 0ANGRY0 EV5 9 REF]5CE TO TRACTS ?AT >E OV]TLY :IMSICAL & PLAYFUL 9 TONE71 9 ! SAME WAY ?AT ACCUSATIONS ( 0CLASS HATR$0 OR 0MAN HAT+0 WAS US$ TO DISMISS SOCIALI/S & FEM9I/S ( PA/ G5]ATIONS1 ALL ?IS IS1 EFFECTIVELY1 A WAY = ACADEMICS TO PRES]VE !IR S5SE ( !MSELVES AS LEFT ( C5T] :ILE /ILL 9SI/+ ?AT ANY S]I\S MOVEM5T 9 ! DIRECTION ( GREAT] FRE$OM & DEMOCRACY IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE4 

,IT C]TA9LY CANNOT BE D5I$ ?AT ! POLITICAL LABEL 0AN>*I/0 IS DEPLOY$ V]Y DIFF]5TLY ?AN O!RS4 ,IT W\LD BE 9CONCEIVABLE1 = 9/ANCE1 TO IMAG9E AN ACADEMIC J\RNAL SU* AS ?IS REVIEW+ A BOOK ON BUREAUCRACY BY A PR(ESSOR AT A WELL-KN[N UNIV]SITY ?AT BEG9S BY SAY+ ITS AU?OR 0LOVES BUREAUCRACY ) A ,LABOR ,P>TY LOVE0 OR 0HATES BUREAUCRACY ) A ,LIB,DEM HATR$40 ,9DE$1 IT IS G5]ALLY SPEAK+ TABOO TO M5TION AN AU?OR'S POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS AT ALL1 UNLESS1 P]HAPS1 !Y >E AN ADH]5T ( ! ,NATIONAL ,FRONT OR SOME?+ CONSID]$ EQUALLY \TRE4 ,ONCE1 ON TWITT]1 ,I PUT \T ! QUE/ION ( :E!R !RE W]E ANY AN?ROPOLOGI/S :O OP5LY SUPPORT$ ! ,CONS]VATIVE P>TY4 ,SOME ANONYM\S TWEET] POPP$ UP (F]+ A C\PLE NAMES1 & ,I RESPOND$ ?AT1 IF TRUE1 ?AT W\LD BE 9T]E/+4 ,)9 H\RS1 ,I WAS BE+ D5\NC$ AS 0,MC,C>?YITE0 = EV5 ASK+ ! QUE/ION4 ,YET1 NO ONE TO MY KN[L$GE HAS EV] ACCUS$ ANYONE ( ,MC,C>?YISM = 5DLESSLY REF]R+ TO ME AS 0! AN>*I/ AN?ROPOLOGI/10 DESPITE ! FACT MY TWITT] PR(ILE 5DS ) ! WORDS 0DON'T CALL ME ! AN>*I/ AN?ROPOLOGI/01.<#b.> ?AT ,I AM WIDELY RUMOR$ TO HAVE BE5 KICK$ \T ( A JOB = BE+ AN AN>*I/ 7EV5 ,I DO NOT KN[ IF IT IS TRUE OR NOT BECAUSE ,YALE REFUS$ TO TELL ME ! REASONS = MY DISMISSAL71 OR ?AT ! ,BRITI% POLICE HAVE OP5LY DECL>$ ?AT JU/ BE+ ID5TIFI$ AS AN AN>*I/ IS 5\< TO M]IT ONE A POLICE FILE AS A POT5TIAL SUBV]SIVE4.<#c.> ,ONE MI<T HAVE IMAG9$ ?AT PUBLICLY ID5TIFY+ A S*OL>1 AGA9/ !IR WILL1 AS A LEFT-W+ SUBV]SIVE 9 A WAY ?AT MI<T GET !M 9 LEGAL OR PR(ESSIONAL DIFFICULTIES MI<T BE CONSID]$ A =M ( ,MC,C>?YISM1 BUT ?AT OBS]V+ ?AT !Y SUPPORT ! GOV]N+ P>TY W\LD NOT4 ,BUT APP>5TLY 9 CONTEMPOR>Y ACADEMIA1 IT IS QUITE ! O!R WAY >\ND4 

,SO CLE>LY1 ONCE ! WORD 0AN>*I/0 IS 9VOK$1 DIFF]5T /&>DS >E HELD TO APPLY--ESPECIALLY SO1 IF !RE IS ANY EVID5CE ?AT A S*OL> SO LABEL$ IS NOT JU/ PUTT+ IT ON = RHETORICAL EFFECT1 BUT MI<T BE 9CL9$ TO APPLY AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES 9 PRACTICE1 EV5 IF ONLY 9 V]Y LIMIT$ CONTEXTS TO A V]Y LIMIT$ DEGREE4 ,SUDD5LY1 ORD9>Y /&>DS ( EVID5CE SEEM TO FALL BY ! WAYSIDE4 ,RHETORICAL GE/URES ?AT W\LD BE DISALL[$ 9 POLITE SOCIETY >E N[ CONSID]$ UNOBJECTIONABLE2 9DE$1 IT IS OBJECT+ TO !M ?AT IS (T5 SE5 AS DYSPEPTIC OR IMPOLITE4 ,IT IS CONSID]$ ACCEPTABLE TO ASSESS AN AU?OR'S WORK NOT ACCORD+ TO ! ACTUAL >GUM5TS & ! EVID5CE ASSEMBL$ TO SUPPORT ?OSE >GUM5TS1 BUT ACCORD+ TO ! AU?OR'S IMAG9$ POLITICAL VISIONS OR EV5 IMAG9$ EMOTIONAL /ATE4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT AN?ROPOLOGI/S--S*OL>S 9 G5]AL1 REALLY1 BUT AN?ROPOLOGI/S 9 P>TICUL>--MI<T DO WELL NOT TO REPRODUCE SU* BEHAVIOR1 BUT TO APPLY \R TOOLS ( ANALYSIS TO UND]/& H[ ?IS PROCESS OP]ATES & :AT ITS L>G] POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS MI<T BE4 

.<#a.> ,EV5 IF1 9 C]TA9 CASES1 !Y >E QUOTES FROM O!R AU?ORS ?AT >E DIRECTLY CONTRADICT$ BY O!R /ATEM5TS ?AT ,I MADE MYSELF4 

.<#b.> ,JU/ TO BE CLE>1 ,I DO NOT OBJECT TO BE+ CALL$ AN AN>*I/ :5 IT IS ACTUALLY RELEVANT TO MY POLITICAL !ORIES OR PRACTICE4 ,BUT ,I DO OBJECT TO BE+ CALL$ 0! AN>*I/ AN?ROPOLOGI/0 BECAUSE 7#a7 0AN>*I/0 IS NOT A TYPE ( AN?ROPOLOGY1 ,I DO NOT PRACTICE 0AN>*I/ AN?ROPOLOGY10 9 FACT 9 ,FRAGM5TS1 ,I >GUE ?AT SU* A DISCIPL9E DOES NOT EXI/2 ,I'M SIMPLY A SOCIOCULTURAL AN?ROPOLOGI/ :O HAPP5S TO BELIEVE IT W\LD BE POSSIBLE & DESIRABLE TO SOM$AY LIVE )\T ! /ATE1 & 7#b7 S9CE NO ,*RI/IAN ,DEMOCRAT IS EV] CALL$ 0! ,*RI/IAN ,DEMOCRATIC AN?ROPOLOGI/0 OR C5TRI/ ,LABOR ,P>TY SUPPORT] A 0! ,BLAIRITE AN?ROPOLOGI/01 ,I W\LD WI% = CONSI/5T TREATM5T 9 MY [N CASE AS WELL4 

.<#c.> ,ANO!R EXAMPLE3 :5 ,NEW ,LEFT ,REVIEW PUBLI%$ A REVIEW ( MY BOOK ,DEBT3 ,! ,FIR/ #e ,YE>S BY ,ROB9 ,BLACKBURN--! REVIEW ITSELF WAS QUITE A FAVORABLE ONE--! $ITOR DECID$ TO TITLE IT ,AN>*I/ ,ECONOMICS4 ,! BOOK DOES NOT M5TION AN>*ISM ONCE1 & NONE ( ITS >GUM5TS >E 9 ANY S5SE D]IV$ FROM ! AN>*I/ TRADITION4 ,IT IS ACTUALLY A COMB9ATION ( ,M>XISM & ,PO/-,KEYNESIANISM4 

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