,AN>*ISM ,& ,O!R ,IMP$IM5TS ,TO ,AN>*Y 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE IS NO NE$ AT PRES5T TO PRODUCE NEW DEF9ITIONS ( AN>*ISM -- IT W\LD BE H>D TO IMPROVE ON ?OSE LONG S9CE DEVIS$ BY V>I\S EM95T DEAD =EIGN]S4 ,NOR NE$ WE L+] OV] ! FAMILI> HYPH5AT$ AN>*ISMS1 COMMUNI/- & 9DIVIDUALI/- & SO =?2 ! TEXTBOOKS COV] ALL ?AT4 ,MORE TO ! PO9T IS :Y WE >E NO CLOS] TO AN>*Y TODAY ?AN W]E ,GODW9 & ,PR\DHON & ,KROPOTK9 & ,GOLDMAN 9 !IR TIMES4 ,!RE >E LOTS ( REASONS1 BUT ! ONES ?AT MO/ NE$ TO BE ?\<T AB\T >E ! ONES ?AT ! AN>*I/S 5G5D] !MSELVES1 S9CE IT IS !SE OB/ACLES -- IF ANY -- IT %\LD BE POSSIBLE TO REMOVE4 ,POSSIBLE1 BUT NOT PROBABLE4 

,MY CONSID]$ JUDGM5T1 AFT] YE>S ( SCRUT9Y (1 & SOMETIMES H>R[+ ACTIVITY 9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU1 IS ?AT AN>*I/S >E A MA9 REASON -- ,I SUSPECT1 A SUFFICI5T REASON -- :Y AN>*Y REMA9S AN EPI!T )\T A PRAY] ( A *ANCE TO BE REALIZ$4 ,MO/ AN>*I/S >E1 FRANKLY1 9CAPABLE ( LIV+ 9 AN AUTONOM\S COOP]ATIVE MANN]4 ,A LOT ( !M >5'T V]Y BRI<T4 ,!Y T5D TO P]USE !IR [N CLASSICS & 9SID] LIT]ATURE TO ! EXCLUSION ( BROAD] KN[L$GE ( ! WORLD WE LIVE 94 ,ESS5TIALLY TIMID1 !Y ASSOCIATE ) O!RS LIKE !MSELVES ) ! TACIT UND]/&+ ?AT NOBODY WILL MEASURE ANYBODY ELSE'S OP9IONS & ACTIONS AGA9/ ANY /&>D ( PRACTICAL CRITICAL 9TELLIG5CE2 ?AT NO ONE BY HIS OR H] 9DIVIDUAL A*IEVEM5TS WILL RISE TOO F> ABOVE ! PREVAL5T LEVEL2 &1 ABOVE ALL1 ?AT NOBODY *ALL5GES ! %IBBOLE?S ( AN>*I/ IDEOLOGY4 

,AN>*ISM AS A MILIEU IS NOT SO MU* A *ALL5GE TO ! EXI/+ ORD] AS IT IS ONE HI<LY SPECIALIZ$ =M ( ACCOMMODATION TO IT4 ,IT IS A WAY ( LIFE1 OR AN ADJUNCT ( ONE1 ) ITS [N P>TICUL> MIX ( REW>DS & SACRIFICES4 ,POV]TY IS OBLIGATORY1 BUT = ?AT V]Y REASON =ECLOSES ! QUE/ION :E!R ?IS OR ?AT AN>*I/ C\LD HAVE BE5 ANY?+ BUT A FAILURE REG>DLESS ( IDEOLOGY4 ,! HI/ORY ( AN>*ISM IS A HI/ORY ( UNP>ALLEL$ DEFEAT & M>TYRDOM1 YET AN>*I/S V5]ATE !IR VICTIMIZ$ =EBE>S ) A MORBID DEVOTION :I* OCCASIONS SUSPICION ?AT ! AN>*I/S1 LIKE EV]YBODY ELSE1 ?9K ?AT ! ONLY GOOD AN>*I/ IS A DEAD ONE4 ,REVOLUTION -- DEFEAT$ REVOLUTION -- IS GLORI\S1 BUT IT BELONGS 9 BOOKS & PAMPHLETS4 ,9 ?IS C5TURY -- ,SPA9 9 #aicf & ,FRANCE 9 #aifh >E ESPECIALLY CLE> CASES -- ! REVOLUTION>Y UPSURGE CAU<T ! (FICIAL1 ORGANIZ$ AN>*I/S FLAT-FOOT$ & 9ITIALLY NON-SUPPORTIVE OR WORSE4 ,! REASON IS NOT F> TO SEEK4 ,IT'S NOT ?AT ALL !SE IDEOLOGUES W]E HYPOCRITES 7SOME W]E74 ,RA!R1 !Y HAD WORK$ \T A DAILY R\T9E ( AN>*I/ MILITANCY1 ONE !Y UNCONSCI\SLY C\NT$ ON TO 5DURE 9DEF9ITELY S9CE REVOLUTION ISN'T REALLY IMAG9ABLE 9 ! H]E-&-N[1 & !Y REACT$ ) FE> & DEF5SIV5ESS :5 EV5TS \TDI/ANC$ !IR RHETORIC4 

,9 O!R WORDS1 GIV5 A *OICE BETWE5 AN>*ISM & AN>*Y1 MO/ AN>*I/S W\LD GO = ! AN>*ISM IDEOLOGY & SUBCULTURE RA!R ?AN TAKE A DANG]\S LEAP 9TO ! UNKN[N1 9TO A WORLD ( /ATELESS LIB]TY4 ,BUT S9CE AN>*I/S >E ALMO/ ! ONLY AV[$ CRITICS ( ! /ATE AS SU*1 !SE FRE$OM-FE>+ FOLK W\LD 9EVITABLY ASSUME PROM95T OR AT LEA/ PUBLICIZ$ PLACES 9 ANY 9SURG5CY :I* WAS G5U9ELY ANTI-/ATI/4 ,!MSELVES FOLL[]-TYPES1 !Y W\LD F9D !MSELVES ! LEAD]S ( A REVOLUTION :I* ?REAT5$ !IR SETTL$ /ATUS NO LESS ?AN ?AT ( ! POLITICIANS & PROPRIETORS4 ,! AN>*I/S W\LD SABOTAGE ! REVOLUTION1 CONSCI\SLY OR O!RWISE1 :I* )\T !M MI<T HAVE DISP5S$ ) ! /ATE )\T EV5 PAUS+ TO REPLAY ! ANCI5T ,M>X_/,BAKUN9 TUSSLE4 

,9 TRU? ! AN>*I/S :O ASSUME ! NAME HAVE DONE NO?+ TO *ALL5GE ! /ATE1 NOT ) W9DY UNREAD J>GON-FILL$ WRIT+S1 BUT ) ! CONTAGI\S EXAMPLE ( ANO!R WAY TO RELATE TO O!R PEOPLE4 ,AN>*I/S AS !Y CONDUCT ! AN>*ISM BUS9ESS >E ! BE/ REFUTATION ( AN>*I/ PRET5SIONS4 ,TRUE1 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA AT LEA/ ! TOP-HEAVY 0F$]ATIONS0 ( WORK]I/ ORGANIZ]S HAVE COLLAPS$ 9 5NUI & ACRIMONY1 & A GOOD ?+ TOO1 BUT ! 9=MAL SOCIAL /RUCTURE ( AN>*ISM IS /ILL HI]A*IC ?R\< & ?R\<4 ,! AN>*I/S PLACIDLY SUBMIT TO :AT ,BAKUN9 CALL$ AN 09VISIBLE GOV]NM5T0 :I* 9 !IR CASE CONSI/S ( ! $ITORS 79 FACT IF NOT 9 NAME7 ( A H&FUL ( ! L>G] & LONG]-LA/+ AN>*I/ PUBLICATIONS4 

,!SE PUBLICATIONS1 DESPITE SEEM+LY PR(\ND IDEOLOGICAL DIFF]5CES1 HAVE SIMIL> 0FA!R-KN[S-BE/0 /ANCES VIS-A-VIS !IR READ]S AS WELL AS A G5TLEM5'S AGREEM5T NOT TO P]MIT ATTACKS UPON EA* O!R :I* W\LD EXPOSE 9CONSI/5CIES & O!RWISE UND]M9E !IR COMMON CLASS 9T]E/ 9 HEGEMONY OV] ! AN>*I/ RANK-&-FILE4 ,ODDLY 5\<1 Y\ CAN MORE READILY CRITICIZE ! ,FIF? ,E/ATE OR ,KICK ,IT ,OV] 9 !IR [N PAGES ?AN Y\ CAN !RE CRITICIZE1 SAY1 ,PROCESS$ ,WORLD4 ,EV]Y ORGANIZATION HAS MORE 9 COMMON ) EV]Y O!R ORGANIZATION ?AN IT DOES ) ANY ( ! UNORGANIZ$4 ,! AN>*I/ CRITIQUE ( ! /ATE1 IF ONLY ! AN>*I/S UND]/OOD IT1 IS BUT A SPECIAL CASE ( ! CRITIQUE ( ORGANIZATION4 ,&1 AT SOME LEVEL1 EV5 AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS S5SE ?IS4 

,ANTI-AN>*I/S MAY WELL CONCLUDE ?AT IF !RE IS TO BE HI]>*Y & CO]CION1 LET IT BE \T 9 ! OP51 CLE>LY LABEL$ AS SU*4 ,UNLIKE !SE PUNDITS 7! RI<T-W+ 0LIB]T>IANS01 ! M9>*I/S1 = 9/ANCE7 ,I /UBBORNLY P]SI/ 9 MY OPPOSITION TO ! /ATE4 ,BUT NOT BECAUSE1 AS AN>*I/S SO (T5 ?\<TLESSLY DECLAIM1 ! /ATE IS NOT 0NECESS>Y04 ,ORD9>Y PEOPLE DISMISS ?IS AN>*I/ ASS]TION AS LUDICR\S1 & SO !Y %\LD4 ,OBVI\SLY1 9 AN 9DU/RIALIZ$ CLASS SOCIETY LIKE \RS1 ! /ATE IS NECESS>Y4 ,! PO9T IS ?AT ! /ATE HAS CREAT$ ! CONDITIONS 9 :I* IT IS 9DE$ NECESS>Y1 BY /RIPP+ 9DIVIDUALS & FACE-TO-FACE VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATIONS ( !IR P[]S4 ,MORE FUNDAM5TALLY1 ! /ATE'S UND]P9N+S 7WORK1 MORALISM1 9DU/RIAL TE*NOLOGY1 HI]>*IC ORGANIZATIONS7 >E NOT NECESS>Y BUT RA!R ANTI!TICAL TO ! SATISFACTIONS ( REAL NE$S & DESIRES4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 MO/ BR&S ( AN>*ISM 5DORSE ALL !SE PREMISES YET BALK AT !IR LOGICAL CONCLUSION3 ! /ATE4 

,IF !RE W]E NO AN>*I/S1 ! /ATE W\LD HAVE HAD TO 9V5T !M4 ,WE KN[ ?AT ON SEV]AL OCCASIONS IT HAS DONE JU/ ?AT4 ,WE NE$ AN>*I/S UN5CUMB]$ BY AN>*ISM4 ,!N1 & ONLY !N1 WE CAN BEG9 TO GET S]I\S AB\T FOM5T+ AN>*Y4 

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