,AN>*I/ ,SCI5CE ,FICTION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT IS ) A SAD HE>T ?AT ,I WRITE ?IS >TICLE - ,IA9 ,BANKS1 ! ,SCOTTI% WRIT]1 HAS DI$ AT A F> TOO E>LY AGE4 ,READ+ ! MANY 9T]VIEWS & OBITU>IES1 IT IS OBVI\S ?AT ONE ( ! GOOD GUYS HAS %UFFL$ (F ?IS MORAL COIL4 ,9 T]MS ( HIS WRIT+S1 ,I'VE ONLY READ HIS SCI5CE FICTION WORKS & ,I W\LD RECOMM5D !M TO ALL AN>*I/ ,S,F FANS - P>TICUL>LY ! ,CULTURE S]IES4 

,TO BE HONE/1 ,I'M SURPRIS$ BY H[ SAD IT MAKES ME FEEL TO ?9K ?AT !RE WILL BE NO MORE ,CULTURE BOOKS4 ,I READ ,! ,HYDROG5 ,SONATA ?IS YE>1 :I* WAS FUN 7AL?\< NOT AS FUN AS ,SURFACE ,DETAIL - P>TICUL>LY ! WOND]FUL *APT] SKET*+ ! RISE ( >TIFICIAL HEAV5S & HELLS74 ,I'VE READ !M ALL & ! ONLY ONE ,I F\ND DISAPPO9T+ WAS ,MATT] & EV5 ?AT WAS WOR? READ+ 7IT M5TIONS AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>IES674 ,MY ONE QUIBBLE IS ?AT ! BOOKS T5D TO HAVE SOME:AT ANTI-CLIMACTIC 5D+S - ,BANKS BUILDS UP ! /ORY1 ! IDEAS1 ! ?REAT SO WELL ?AT :5 IT 5DS IT ALWAYS SEEMS SOME:AT LESS ?AN HOP$ =4 ,H[EV]1 :ILE ! DE/9ATION MAY BE LESS ?AN HOP$ = ! J\RNEY MAKES IT WOR?:ILE4 

,= ?OSE :O DON'T KN[1 ! ,CULTURE IS A PO/-SC>CITY COMMUNI/_/AN>*I/ UTOPIA & IT DOES PRES5T A FUN VISION ( A FREE SOCIETY4 ,SO 9 T]MS ( ,S,F IT GIVES A GLIMPSE1 P>TICUL>LY ! NOVELLA ,! ,/ATE ( ! ,>T 9 :I* ,CULTURE AG5TS VISIT ,E>? 9 #aigg & ! OBVI\S CONTRA/S >E MADE3 

,ON ,E>? ONE ( ! ?+S ?AT A L>GE PROPORTION ( ! LOCALS IS MO/ PR\D ( IS ?IS WOND]FUL ECONOMIC SY/EM :I*1 ) A SUR5ESS & C]TA9TY SO COMPREH5SIVE ONE C\LD ALMO/ IMAG9E ! PROCESS BE>S SOME RELATION TO !IR LIMIT$ & LIMIT+ NOTIONS ( EI!R !RMODYNAMICS OR ,GOD1 ALL FOOD1 COM=T1 5]GY1 %ELT]1 SPACE1 FUEL & SU/5ANCE GRAVITATES NATURALLY & EASILY AWAY FROM ?OSE :O NE$ IT MO/ & T[>DS ?OSE :O NE$ IT LEA/4 ,9DE$1 ?OSE ON ! RECEIV+ 5D ( SU* L>GESSE >E (T5 H>M$ UNTO DEA? BY ITS >RIVAL1 ?\< ! EFFECTS MAY TAKE YE>S & G5]ATIONS TO MANIFE/ !MSELVES4 

,I P>TICUL>LY LIK$ ! SPEE* BY A ,CULTURE MEMB] NOT+ ?AT1 COMP>$ TO ,E>?L+S1 HE WAS ! RI*E/ MAN ALIVE AS HE HAD ACCESS TO ! VA/ ECONOMIC1 SOCIAL & CULTURAL WEAL? ( A VA/ *UNK ( ! UNIV]SE BUT HE WAS ALSO ! POORE/ MAN ALIVE AS HE [N$ NONE ( IT4 ,BANKS WAS CLE>LY A MAN :O UND]/OOD :AT ,PR\DHON WAS GETT+ AT1 ! CORE IDEA ( SOCIALISM :I* RECOGNIZES ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 USE-RI<TS & PROP]TY-RI<TS4 ,HE DID1 H[EV]1 9DICATE A C]TA9 ATTA*M5T TO C5TRAL PLANN+ 7AS 9DICAT$ 9 ,! ,/ATE ( ! ,>T & 9 AN 9T]VIEW ,I READ74 ,SUFFICE TO SAY1 IF C5TRAL PLANN+ REQUIRES HYP]-9TELLIG5T SUP]-COMPUT]S TO WORK !N JU/ AS WELL PROCLAIM ?AT ALL WE NE$ IS FAIRY DU/ AS WELL4 

,:I* IS ONE ( ! MANY REASONS ,I LOVE ,URSULA LE ,GU9'S ,! ,DISPOSSESS$ - IT REMA9S MY FAVORITE AN>*I/ ,S,F NOVEL PRECISELY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT 9VOKE TE*NOLOGY MU* MORE ADVANC$ ?AN WE HAVE &1 MOREOV]1 SUGGE/S ?AT A FREE SOCIETY WILL NOT BE P]FECT1 WILL FACE DIFFICULT DECISIONS1 WILL FACE PROBLEMS4 ,! ,CULTURE IS FUN & EXPRESSES ! M9D-SET WELL1 BUT IT IS UTOPIAN4 ,%E ALSO CLE>LY UND]/&S AN>*ISM & ! AN>*I/ M9D-SET AS %[N BY ,! ,DISPOSSESS$ & ! EXCELL5T %ORT /ORY 0,! ,DAY ,BE=E ! ,REVOLUTION40 ,IF Y\ HAVE NOT READ H] WORKS1 DO Y\RSELF A FAVOR & DO SO - />T+ ) ,! ,DISPOSSESS$6 ,Y\ CAN TELL ?AT H] P>5TS W]E AN?ROPOLOGI/S GIV5 ! RI*NESS ( H] WORK4 

,READ+ ,DAVID ,GRAEB]'S ,DEBT 7:I* ,I W\LD URGE Y\ TO DO1 AS IT IS AN IMPORTANT WORK7 TWO ?+S /RUCK HOME4 ,GRAEB] NOTES ! POV]TY ( IMAG9ATION ( MO/ ECONOMI/S 7:O BASICALLY PROJECT A MONEY ECONOMY BACKW>DS & !N REMOVE ! MONEY1 CAUS+ !M TO 9V5T A B>T] SY/EM :I* NO TRIBAL SOCIETY EV] HAD74 ,SECOND1 ! POV]TY ( IMAG9ATION ( MO/ ,S,F WRIT]S 7P>TICUL>LY ! 0CLASSIC0 ONES FROM ! MID-#b? ,C5TURY7 :OSE *>ACT]S >E :ITE1 MALE1 MIDDLE-CLASS ,AM]ICANS 9 SPACE4 ,9 T]MS ( FANTASY1 MU* ! SAME CAN BE SAID - ,CONAN'S WORLD IS JU/ \R WORLD'S HI/ORY ) SLI<TLY DIFF]5T NAMES4 

,?IS PO9T WAS MADE BY ANO!R ONE ( MY FAVORITE WRIT]S1 ,MI*AEL ,MOORCOCK 9 HIS ESSAY 0,/>%IP ,/ORMTROOP]S40 ,?IS FIR/ APPE>$ 9 ,CI5FUEGOS ,PRESS ,AN>*I/ ,REVIEW 7! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T NE$S SOME?+ LIKE ?IS !SE DAYS71 BUT ,I FIR/ READ IT AS P>T ( ,! ,OPIUM ,G5]AL :I* ALSO 9CLUD$ A REVIEW ( ,MI*AEL ,MALET'S BOOK ON ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO4 ,!SE GOT ME AW>E ( AN>*ISM & :5 ,I READ ! 9TRODUCTION TO ,! ,AN>*I/ ,READ] & ! EXTRACTS ON ,MAKHNO 9 IT1 ,I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRIS$ TO DISCOV] ?AT ! IDEAS ,I HAD DEVELOP$ BY MYSELF HAD A NAME - AN>*ISM4 ,& TALK+ ( ,MAKHNO1 ,MOORCOCK HAS HIM FI<T+ ,/AL9 9 AN ALT]NATIVE #a#i#dS 9 ! FUN ,! ,/EEL ,CZ>1 ! F9AL P>T ( HIS ,A ,NOMAD ( ! ,TIME ,/REAMS TRILOGY REG>D+ ! ADV5TURES ( ,CAPTA9 ,OSWALD ,BA/ABLE4 ,! FIR/ BOOK 9 ?IS S]IES 7,! ,W>LORD ( ! ,AIR7 ALSO HAS AN>*I/S 9 IT4 ,BO? >E WOR? READ+4 

,I %\LD ALSO M5TION ,M>GE ,PI]CY'S ,WOM5 ON ! ,$GE ( ,TIME & ,BODY ( ,GLASS1 BO? EXCELL5T 7H] ,CITY ( ,D>KNESS1 ,CITY ( ,LI<T IS ALSO EXCELL5T1 SET DUR+ ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION IT MADE ME READ F9ALLY READ ,KROPOTK9'S ,! ,GREAT ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION - SOME?+ ELSE ,I W\LD URGE REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S TO DO74 ,& IT W\LD BE REMISS ( ME NOT TO M5TION ,ALAN ,MOORE1 SPECIFICALLY ,V = ,V5DETTA4 ,DO NOT LET ! FILM PUT Y\ (F4 ,ITS BE/ BITS >E ?OSE TAK5 /RAI<T FROM ! BOOK & ! POLITICS >E GUTT$1 AN>*ISM BE+ M5TION ONCE - :5 SOMEONE %\TS 0,AN>*Y 9 ! ,U,K0 AFT] /EAL+ FROM A %OP :5 ! TOTALIT>IAN SURVEILLANCE SY/EM GOES D[N6 ,! BOOK ITSELF IS A CLASSIC & ,V'S SPEE* TO ! NATION IS A BRILLIANT PIECE ( AN>*I/ PROPAG&A4 ,&1 NO1 IT IS NOT AN 9SPIRATION = AN>*I/ TACTICS 7AS SOME CLUELESS ,M>XI/S SUGGE/$ :5 ! FILM CAME IT7 AS IT IS1 OBVI\SLY1 A SUP]H]O COMIC4 

,I %\LD ALSO M5TION ! EX-,TROTSKYI/ 7& FRI5D ( ,IA9 ,BANKS7 ,K5 ,MAC,LEOD & HIS ,FALL ,REVOLUTION S]IES1 :I* ,I DID NOT P>TICUL>LY LIKE4 ,I READ ,! ,/ONE ,CANAL FIR/1 BE+ DRAWN 9 BY IT />T+ AT ,GLASG[ ,UNIV]SITY 7:I* ,I ATT5D$ LONG AFT] ,MAC,LEOD74 ,! 0AN>*O0-CAPITALI/ UTOPIA IS UNPLEASANT1 AS Y\ W\LD EXPECT1 BUT ! 5D SUGGE/$ ?AT ,! ,CASS9I ,DIVISION1 ) ITS LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ UTOPIA1 W\LD BE MORE 9T]E/+4 ,IT WAS1 AL?\< V]Y MU* A ,M>XI/-9SPIR$ /ATELESS COMMUNI/ UTOPIA1 & UNLIKE ! RE/ ( ! S]IES1 IT WAS ! ONLY ONE ,I WANT$ TO KN[ H[ IT 5D$4 ,I !N READ ,! ,/> ,FRACTION & ,! ,SKY ,ROAD1 NEI!R ( :I* APPEAL$4 ,F9ALLY1 ,L59I/ ,*9A ,MIEVILLE4 ,I'VE READ TWO ( HIS BOOKS 7,P]DIDO ,/REET ,/ATION & ,IRON ,C\NCIL7 & !Y W]E 5JOYABLE 5\< 7,I W\LD SAY !Y W]E A BIT LONG1 BUT ,I CANNOT COMPLA9 AB\T O!RS ON ?AT SCORE674 ,!Y W]E V]Y IMAG9ATIVE1 SO IT CAME AS A SURPRISE TO DISCOV] HE WAS !N A MEMB] ( ! ,BRITI% ,S,W,P6 ,SAY+ ?AT1 ,IRON ,C\NCIL DID %[ HIS ,S,W,P POLITICS BY TAK+ ,M>X'S 0REVOLUTIONS >E ! LOCOMOTIVES ( HI/ORY0 A BIT TOO LIT]ALLY1 NOT TO M5TION 0! AN>*I/ PASSION0 ( ONE ( ! PROTAGONI/S 7:O V]Y MU* ACTS 9 T]MS ( 0PROPAG&A BY ! DE$0 :I* DOES SEEM TO BE ! ,L59I/ NOTION ( 0REAL0 LIB]T>IAN TACTICS674 ,/ILL1 ,MIEVILLE SEEMS TO HAVE MADE ! RI<T DECISIONS 9 T]MS ( ! REC5T CRISIS 9 ! ,S,W,P :I* IS GOOD NEWS & ,I W\LD BY F> TO PREF] TO PICK UP ) ONE ( HIS BOOKS ?AN ,MAC,LEOD 7TO BE TOTALLY HONE/74 

,I'M SURE ?AT !RE >E O!R ,S,F & ,FANTASY WRIT]S & WORKS ( A LIB]T>IAN NATURE - :O W\LD Y\ RECOMM5D8 

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