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,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

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,*APT] #c3 ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM 

  

,AS FA/-&-LOOSE AS ! ,DEAN PLAYS ) ! WORD 09DIVIDUALISM10 EXTRAPOLAT+ IT TO SOME?+ HE CALLS 0LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM0 IS1 TO BORR[ A PHRASE FROM ,J]EMY ,B5?AM NOT JU/ NONS5SE1 IT IS NONS5SE ON /ILTS4 ,H]E IS H[ HE DOES ! /RET*3  
  

,9 ! TRADITIONALLY 9DIVIDUALI/-LIB]AL ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,BRITA91 ! #a#i#iS >E AWA% 9 SELF-/YL$ .<?AT WORD AGA96.> AN>*I/S :O -- !IR FLAMBOYANT RADICAL RHETORIC ASIDE -- >E CULTIVAT+ A LATT]-DAY AN>*O-9DIVIDUALISM ?AT ,I WILL CALL LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM4444 ,AD HOC ADV5TURISM1 P]SONAL BRAVURA1 AN AV]SION TO !ORY ODDLY AK9 TO ! ANTIRATIONAL BIASES ( PO/MOD]NISM1 CELEBRATIONS ( !ORETICAL 9COH]5CE 7PLURALISM71 A BASICALLY APOLITICAL & ANTI-ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITM5T TO IMAG9ATION1 DESIRE1 & EC/ASY1 & AN 9T5SELY SELF-ORI5T$ 5*ANTM5T ( .<SIC.> EV]YDAY LIFE1 REFLECT ! TOLL ?AT SOCIAL REACTION HAS TAK5 ON ,EURO-,AM]ICAN AN>*ISM OV] ! PA/ TWO DECADES 7#i74  
  

,9 A CLASSIC TALE ( C]EBRAL FANTASY1 ,JORGE ,LUIS ,BORGES RELAT$ ?AT 9 ,TLON1 0! DOM9ANT NOTION IS ?AT EV]Y?+ IS ! WORK ( ONE S+LE AU?OR03 0,CRITICISM IS PRONE TO 9V5T AU?ORS4 ,A CRITIC WILL *OOSE TWO DISSIMIL> WORKS -- ! ,TAO ,TE ,*+ & ! #aa ,NI<TS1 LET US SAY -- & ATTRIBUTE !M TO ! SAME WRIT]1 & !N ) ALL PROBITY EXPLORE ! PSY*OLOGY ( ?IS 9T]E/+ HOMME DE LETTRES44440 7,MONEGAL @& ,REID #a#i#h#a3 #a#a#h74 

,?AT IS EXACTLY ! ,DEAN'S MODUS OP]&I1 EXCEPT ?AT ,BORGES WAS JOK+ 9 A V]Y SOPHI/ICAT$ WAY :]EAS ,BOOK*9 IS S]I\S 9 A V]Y DUMB1 DULL WAY4 ,?OSE HE HAS DESIGNAT$ 0LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S0 >E ESS5TIALLY ALIKE BECAUSE1 WELL1 HE HAS DESIGNAT$ !M AS LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S4 ,! LABEL IS SELF-V]IFY+4 ,HE'S COBBL$ TOGE!R ALL HIS SELF-SELECT$ 5EMIES :O >E ALSO 0SELF-/YL$0 AN>*I/S AS 0LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S40 ,9 AN ESSAY ONLY REC5TLY PUBLI%$1 BUT WRITT5 ,9 #a#i#h1 ! ,DEAN COG5TLY OBS]V$ ?AT  
  

444AN>*ISM .<HAS.> ACQUIR$ SOME BAD HABITS ( ITS [N1 NOTABLY AN AHI/ORICAL & 5TR5*$ COMMITM5T TO ITS [N PA/4 ,! DECL9E ( ! ,NEW ,LEFT & ! TRANS=MATION ( ! SIXTIES C\NT]-CULTURE 9TO MORE 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ CULTURAL =MS COMPATIBLE ) ! /ATUS QUO CREAT$ AMONG MANY COMMITT$ AN>*I/S A LONG+ = ! IDEOLOGICAL SECURITY & P$IGREE ?AT ALSO AFFLICTS ! DW9DL+ ,M>XI/ SECTS ( \R DAY 7#a#i#i#f3 #b#c74  
  

,9 ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES1 :AT ! ,DEAN'S DO+ -- BUT !Y DID IT BETT] BACK !N1 & 9 GOOD FAI? -- WAS KN[N AS ,REALISM4 ,!RE CANNOT BE A NAME 7GOES ! >GUM5T7 UNLESS !RE IS SOME?+ REAL :I* ?AT NAME DESIGNATES4 ,/4 ,ANSELM'S ONTOLOGICAL >GUM5T = ! EXI/5CE ( ,GOD1 = 9/ANCE1 BY DEF9+ ,GOD AS ?AT :I* NO?+ C\LD BE GREAT] ?AN1 IMPLIES ?AT ,GOD IS ! GREATE/ POSSIBLE BE+1 & S9CE SOME?+ MU/ BE ! GREATE/ POSSIBLE BE+1 ,GOD MU/ EXI/4 ,! REFLECTIVE READ] WILL PROBABLY SPOT AT LEA/ SOME ( ! FLAWS 9 ?IS L9E ( >GUM5T :I* ALMO/ ALL PHILOSOPH]S HAVE LONG S9CE RECOGNIZ$4 

,I AM AMAZ$ TO LE>N ?AT ! PRES5T EPO* IS 0AWA% 9 SELF-/YL$ AN>*I/S40 ,MAYBE ,I %\LD AWA% MORE (T54 ,I HADN'T ?\<T ANY PLACE HAS BE5 AWA% 9 SELF-/YL$ AN>*I/S S9CE C]TA9 P>TS ( ,SPA9 W]E 9 ! #a#i#cS4 ,MAYBE ,BURL+TON IS AWA% 9 ,BOOK*9I/S -- A V]ITABLE ,YANKEE ,B>CELONA -- BUT ?IS CONJECTURE IS AS YET UNCONFIRM$4 

0,LIFE/YLE0 WASN'T ALWAYS A DIRTY WORD = ! ,DEAN4 ,RECALL+ :AT WAS WRONG ) ! ,/AL9I/ '#cS1 HE'S WRITT53  
  

0,LIFE-/YLE80 -- ! WORD WAS SIMPLY UNKN[N4 ,IF WE W]E ASK$ BY SOME CRAZY AN>*I/S H[ WE C\LD HOPE TO *ANGE SOCIETY )\T *ANG+ \RSELVES1 \R RELATIONS TO EA* O!R1 & \R ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURE1 WE HAD ONE RITUALI/IC ANSW]3 0,AFT] ! REVOLUTION44440 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#g3 #e#g74  
  

,BACK !N ! ,DEAN WAS CALL+ = 0COMMUNI/ LIFE-/YLES0 AS 9TEGRAL TO ! REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT 7IBID43 #e#d74 ,TODAY1 ! ,DEAN ALLEGES ?AT LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM IS 0CONC]N$ ) A '/YLE' RA!R ?AN A SOCIETY0 7#c#d71 BUT ! 0CRAZY AN>*I/S0 HE =M]LY ID5TIFI$ )1 BUT N[ MALIGNS1 AGREE ) ,BOOK*9 ! ,Y\NG] ?AT SOCIAL REVOLUTION IS LIFE/YLE REVOLUTION1 ! REVOLUTION ( EV]YDAY LIFE3 0,IT IS PLA9 ?AT ! GOAL ( REVOLUTION TODAY MU/ BE ! LIB]ATION ( DAILY LIFE0 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#g#a3 #d#d74 

,MO/ ( ?IS GIBB]I% IS PEJORATIVE & CONT5T-FREE4 ,IF ! DIZZY ,DEAN IS SAY+ ANY?+ SUB/ANTIVE1 HE IS CLAIM+ ?AT ?OSE HE HAS LUMP$ 7LUMP5$87 TOGE!R AS LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S >E 7#a7 ANTI-!ORETICAL1 7#b7 APOLITICAL1 7#c7 H$ONI/IC & 7#d7 ANTI-ORGANIZATIONAL4 ,! QUE/ION ( ORGANIZATION IS SO L>GE AS TO REQUIRE A *APT] 9 ITSELF 7,*APT] #e74 ,I'LL TAKE UP ! O!R *>GES H]E4  

,ANTI-,!ORETICAL4 ,AS TO ?IS ! ,DEAN IS NO?+ LESS ?AN GROTESQUE4 ,:5 IS A !ORI/ NOT A !ORI/8 ,:5 HIS !ORY IS NOT ! !ORY ( ,DEAN ,BOOK*94 ,?AT DISQUALIFIES ,GUY ,DEBORD1 ,MI*EL ,F\CAULT1 ,JACQUES ,CAMATTE1 ,JEAN ,BAUDRILL>D &1 TO ALL 9T5TS & PURPOSES1 EV]YBODY PUBLI%$ BY ,AUTONOM$IA4 ,BOOK*9ISM IS NOT JU/ ! ONLY TRUE !ORY1 IT IS ! ONLY !ORY4 7,M>XISM1 ( C\RSE1 IS NOT !ORY1 IT IS B\RGEOIS IDEOLOGY .<,BOOK*9 #a#i#g#i.>47 ,LIKE ,HEGEL & ,M>X BE=E HIM1 ,BOOK*9 LIKES TO ?9K ?AT HE IS NOT ONLY ! F9E/ BUT ! F9AL !ORI/4 ,AS !Y W]E WRONG1 SO IS HE4  

,APOLITICAL4 ,?IS IS1 IF ANY?+1 EV5 ZANI]4 ,H[ CAN A POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY LIKE AN>*ISM -- ANY V>IETY ( AN>*ISM -- BE APOLITICAL8 ,!RE IS1 TO BE SURE1 A DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,BOOK*9ISM & ALL AN>*ISMS4 ,AN>*ISM IS ANTI-POLITICAL BY DEF9ITION4 ,BOOK*9ISM IS POLITICAL 7SPECIFICALLY1 IT IS CITY-/ATI/1 AS %ALL %ORTLY BE %[N74 ,IT FOLL[S AS A MATT] ( C\RSE ?AT ,BOOK*9ISM IS 9COMPATIBLE ) AN>*ISM1 BUT IT DOESN'T FOLL[ ?AT LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM IS APOLITICAL1 ONLY ?AT LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM IS1 AT WOR/1 AN>*ISM1 & AT BE/1 CONTR>Y TO ,BOOK*9ISM4  

,H$ONI/IC4 ,SURE1 :Y NOT8  
  

,! ,DEAN IS RI<T AB\T ONE ?+3 IT'S ! TRU? 7IF NO LONG] ! :OLE TRU?7 ?AT AN>*ISM CONT9UES ! ,5LI<T5M5T TRADITION4 ,AS SU*1 IT /&S = LIFE1 LIB]TY & ! PURSUIT ( HAPP9ESS 9 A MU* MORE RADICAL WAY ?AN LIB]ALISM EV] DID4 ,GODW91 = 9/ANCE1 >GU$ ?AT AN>*ISM WAS ! LOGICAL IMPLICATION ( UTILIT>IANISM4 ,KROPOTK9 WAS CONV9C$ ?AT 0'! GREATE/ HAPP9ESS ( ! GREATE/ NUMB]' IS NO LONG] A DREAM1 A M]E ,UTOPIA4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE0 7#a#i#b#d3 #d74 ,HIS ADOPTION ( ! UTILIT>IAN MAXIM WAS NEI!R IRONIC NOR CRITICAL4 

,H$ONISM 9 SOME S5SE ( ! WORD HAS ALWAYS BE5 COMMON GR\ND = ALMO/ ALL AN>*I/S4 ,RUDOLPH ,ROCK] ATTRIBUT$ AN>*I/ IDEAS TO ! ,H$ONI/S & ,CYNICS ( ANTIQUITY 7#a#i#d#g3 #e74 ,BACK BE=E HE LO/ HIS GROOVE1 ! ,DEAN PRAIS$ ! UTOPIAN SOCIALI/ ,*>LES ,F\RI] = 05VISION.<+.> NEW COMMUNITIES ?AT W\LD REMOVE RE/RICTIONS ON H$ONI/IC BEHAVIOR &1 ALMO/ EMB>RASS+LY TO HIS DISCIPLES1 S\<T TO H>MONIZE SOCIAL RELATIONS ON ! BASIS ( PLEASURE0 7#a#i#g#d3 #a#a#b74 ,AS ?AT 0MO/ UNSAVORY0 7#b7 ( LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S1 ,HAKIM ,BEY1 PUT IT1 0Y\R 9VIOLABLE FRE$OM AWAITS TO BE COMPLET$ ONLY BY ! LOVE ( O!R MON>*S0 7#b#b .<QUOT+ ,BEY #a#i#i#a3 #d.>7 -- 0WORDS ?AT C\LD BE 9SCRIB$ ON ! ,NEW ,YORK ,/OCK ,EX*ANGE10 GRUMPS ! ,DEAN1 0AS A CR$O = EGOTISM & SOCIAL 9DIFF]5CE0 7#b#b74 ,DECAD5T DEG5]ATES ?AT WE >E1 LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S T5D TO FAVOR 0A /ATE ( ?+S 9 :I* EA* 9DIVIDUAL WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE FREE RE9 TO HIS 9CL9ATIONS1 & EV5 TO HIS PASSIONS1 )\T ANY O!R RE/RA9T ?AN ! LOVE & RESPECT ( ?OSE :O SURR\ND HIM40 ,PRESUMABLY ?IS CR$O1 A MORE OV]TLY H$ONI/IC V]SION ( ,BEY'S SOCIALLY 9DIFF]5T EGOTISM1 IS EV5 BETT] SUIT$ TO DECORATE ! ,/OCK ,EX*ANGE -- :I* W\LD PROBABLY SURPRISE ITS AU?OR1 ! AN>*O-COMMUNI/ ,KROPOTK9 7#a#h#i3#a#e74 ,WE ?9K LOVE & RESPECT C\LD BE =CES AS P[]FUL AS !Y >E WOND]FUL4 ,EV5 ,BAKUN9 ON OCCASION S\ND$ MORE LIKE ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM ?AN ,JEAN-,JACQUES ,R\SSEAU1 AS :5 HE WROTE ?AT ! AN>*I/ IS DI/+UI%$ BY 0HIS FRANK & HUMAN SELFI%NESS1 LIV+ C&IDLY & UNS5T5TI\SLY = HIMSELF1 & KN[+ ?AT BY DO+ SO 9 ACCORDANCE ) JU/ICE HE S]VES ! :OLE ( SOCIETY0 7QUOT$ 9 ,CL>K #a#i#h#d3 #f#h74 

,! PLEBEIAN RADICAL ,WILLIAM ,B5B[ ORIG9AT$ ! IDEA ( ! ,G5]AL ,/RIKE -- ! 0,GR& ,NATIONAL ,HOLIDAY0 ( ! WORK+ CLASSES -- 9 #ahcb 7,B5B[ N4D474 7,! ,DEAN IS WRONG :5 HE WRITES ?AT AN>*O-SYNDICALISM 0CAN BE TRAC$ BACK1 9 FACT1 TO NOTIONS ( A ',GR& ,HOLIDAY' .<SIC.> OR G5]AL /RIKE PROPOS$ BY ! ,5GLI% ,*>TI/S0 7#g74 ,AL?\< ,B5B[ W5T ON TO BECOME A ,*>TI/1 !RE WAS NO ,*>TI/ MOVEM5T 9 #a#h#c#b1 ! ,*>TI/S NEV] ESP\S$ ! G5]AL /RIKE1 & !RE WAS NEV] ANY?+ REMOTELY SYNDICALI/ AB\T ! ,*>TI/S' PURELY POLITICAL PROGRAM C5T]$ ON UNIV]SAL MALE SUFFRAGE .<,BLACK #a#i#i#fC.>47 ,B5B[ CALL$ UPON ! DIRECT PRODUC]S 0TO E/ABLI% ! HAPP9ESS ( ! IMM5SE MAJORITY ( ! HUMAN RACE0 -- NAMELY1 !MSELVES -- TO SECURE !IR [N 0EASE1 GAIETY1 PLEASURE & HAPP9ESS40 ,IF IT'S H$ONI/IC OR DECAD5T = IMPOV]I%$1 EXPLOIT$1 OV]WORK$ PEOPLE TO /AGE A REVOLUTION = G5]ALIZ$ CASE1 GAIETY1 PLEASURE & HAPP9ESS1 LONG LIVE H$ONISM & DECAD5CE6 

,! ,DEAN'S YAPP+ AB\T 0,YUPPIE0 SELF-9DULG5CE IS1 EV5 ASIDE FROM ITS GROSS HYPOCRISY1 MISDIRECT$4 ,! PROBLEM IS NOT ?AT ,YUPPIES1 OR UNIONIZ$ FACTORY WORK]S1 OR SMALL BUS9ESSM51 OR RETIREES1 OR :OMEV]1 >E SELFI%4 ,9 AN ECONOMY OR*E/RAT$ BY SC>CITY & RISK1 :]E ALMO/ ANYBODY MI<T BE 0D[NSIZ$0 7,BLACK #a#i#i#fB71 ONLY ! SUP]-RI* CAN AF=D NOT TO BE SELFI% 7BUT !Y USUALLY >E ANYWAY3 OLD HABITS DIE H>D74 ,! PROBLEM IS ! PREVAIL+ SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ( SELFI%NESS AS A DIVISIVE =CE :I* ACTUALLY DIM9I%ES ! SELF4 ,AS SOCIETY IS N[ SET UP1 9DIVIDUAL SELFI%NESS IS COLLECTIVELY1 & LIT]ALLY1 SELF-DEFEAT+4 

,! ,DEAN RECOILS 9 HORROR FROM A CO9AGE HE ATTRIBUTES TO ,HAKIM ,BEY1 0,M>XISM-,/IRN]ISM0 7#b7 -- ACTUALLY1 AS ,BOOK*9 PROBABLY KN[S1 ,BEY BORR[$ IT FROM ME 7,BLACK #a#i#h#f3 #a#c74 ,IT COMES FROM MY ,PREFACE TO ! ,LOOMPANICS REPR9T ( A PRO-SITUATIONI/ TEXT1 ,! ,RI<T TO ,BE ,GRE$Y 7,= ,\RSELVES #a#i#h#c71 :I* >GU$ = 0COMMUNI/ EGOISM40 ,I MADE IT CLE> ?AT ,I DIDN'T ?9K ! ESSAY (F]$ ANY ULTIMATE RESOLUTION ( ! T5SION BETWE5 ! 9DIVIDUAL ! SOCIAL4 ,NO !ORY WILL EV] ACCOMPLI% ?AT A PRIORI1 AL?\< !ORY MI<T 9=M ITS RESOLUTION 9 PRACTICE4 ,BUT ! ESSAY IS ACUTE 9 DI/+UI%+ ! SELF-SACRIFIC+ MILITANT FROM ! SELFI% REVOLUTION>Y3 0,ANY REVOLUTION>Y :O IS TO BE C\NT$ UPON CAN ONLY BE 9 IT = HIMSELF -- UNSELFI% PEOPLE CAN ALWAYS SWIT* LOYALTY FROM ONE PROJECTION TO ANO!R0 7,= ,\RSELVES #a#i#h#c7 -- = EXAMPLE1 FROM ,/AL9ISM TO ,TROTSKYISM TO ,AN>*ISM TO4444 

,WE NE$1 NOT = PEOPLE TO BE LESS SELFI%1 BUT = US TO BE BETT] AT BE+ SELFI% 9 ! MO/ EFFECTIVE WAY1 TOGE!R4 ,= ?AT1 !Y NE$ TO UND]/& !MSELVES & SOCIETY BETT] -- TO DESIRE BETT]1 TO 5L>GE !IR P]CEPTIONS ( ! G5U9ELY POSSIBLE1 & TO APPRECIATE ! REAL 9/ITUTIONAL 7& IDEOLOGICAL7 IMP$IM5TS TO REALIZ+ !IR REAL DESIRES4 ,BY 0REAL DESIRES0 ,I DON'T MEAN 0:AT ,I WANT PEOPLE TO WANT10 ,I MEAN :AT !Y REALLY WANT1 SEV]ALLY & TOGE!R1 AS >RIV$ AT -- AS ,B5B[ SO PRESCI5TLY PUT IT -- BY UNCON/RA9$1 G5]AL1 UNHURRI$ REFLECTION1 0TO GET RID ( \R IGNORANT IMPATI5CE1 & TO LE>N :AT IT IS WE DO WANT40 ,& ALSO :AT WE 0DO NOT NE$0 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#g#g3 #c#g74 

,9 TYPICAL RETRO-,M>XI/ FA%ION1 ! ,DEAN PURPORTS TO RESORT1 ON ?IS PO9T AS ON O!RS1 TO ! ULTIMATE >GUM5T FROM AU?ORITY1 ! >GUM5T FROM ,HI/ORY3  
  

,! ,AU/RIAN WORK]S' UPRIS+ ( ,FEBRU>Y #aicd & ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> ( #a#i#c#f1 ,I CAN ATTE/ .<EMPHASIS ADD$.>1 W]E MORE ?AN ORGIA/IC 0MOM5TS ( 9SURRECTION0 BUT W]E BITT] /RUGGLES C>RI$ ON ) DESP]ATE E>NE/NESS & MAGNIFIC5T ELAN1 ALL ES!TIC EPIPHANIES NOT)/&+ 7#b#c74  
  

,AS A PRELIM9>Y QUIBBLE -- ,I CAN SOMETIMES BE AS PETTY AS LIT4 ,DEAN USUALLY IS -- ,I OBJECT TO ! WORD 0ATTE/0 H]E4 ,TO 0ATTE/0 TO SOME?+ -- ! SIGN+ ( A WILL1 = 9/ANCE -- MEANS TO AFFIRM IT AS A WITNESS1 FROM P]SONAL KN[L$GE4 ,BOOK*9 WAS #ac 9 #aicd & #ae 9 #a#i#c#f4 ,HE HAS NO MORE P]SONAL KN[L$GE ( EI!R ( !SE REVOLTS ?AN MY SIX YE> OLD NIECE DOES4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ! ,DEAN 0W\LD LIKE TO RECALL A ,LEFT ,?AT ,WAS10 0! ,LEFT ( ! N9ETE5? & E>LY TW5TIE? C5TURY0 7#f#f71 & RATTLES AWAY AS IF HE W]E DO+ EXACTLY ?AT -- AL?\< ?AT IS1 = SOMEONE BORN 9 #a#i#b#a1 A *RONOLOGICAL IMPOSSIBILITY4 ,ANO!R OLD MAN1 ,RONALD ,REAGAN1 REMEMB]$ ! MOV+ EXP]I5CE ( LIB]AT+ ,G]MAN CONC5TRATION CAMPS1 AL?\< HE SP5T ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I MAK+ PROPAG&A FILMS 9 ,HOLLYWOOD4 ,:AT ! UPRIS+ ( ! ,AU/RIAN WORK]S 7/ATE SOCIALI/S1 9CID5TALLY1 NOT AN>*I/S71 SAVAGELY SUPPRESS$ 9 ONLY ?REE DAYS1 HAS TO DO ) PRES5T-DAY REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ PROSPECTS1 ,I HAVE NO MORE IDEA ?AN ,BOOK*9 SEEMS TO4 ,AB/A9+ FROM 0ORGIA/IC0 9SURRECTION1 IF !Y DID1 MU/ NOT HAVE IMPROV$ !IR MILIT>Y SITUATION MU*4 

,SPA91 :]E AN>*I/S PLAY$ SO PROM95T A ROLE 9 ! REVOLUTION1 ESPECIALLY 9 ITS FIR/ YE>1 IS A MORE COMPLICAT$ /ORY4 ,( C\RSE IT WAS A BITT] /RUGGLE4 ,IT WAS A W>1 AFT] ALL1 & W> IS HELL4 ,HEY6 -- ?IS JU/ OCCURR$ TO ME -- DID ,BOOK*9 FI<T ! ,FASCI/S :5 HE HAD ! *ANCY 9 ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I8 ,NOT ?AT ,I'VE EV] HE>D4 ,HE W\LD HAVE BE5 DRAFT-AGE MILIT>Y MAT]IAL1 AT AGE #b#a1 9 #aidb :5 !Y W]E DRAFT+ ALMO/ EV]YBODY1 EV5 MY SP9DLY1 NE>SI<T$ #c-YE>-OLD FA!R4 ,WAV+ ! BLOODY %IRT AT LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S MI<T BE MORE IMPRESSIVE IF ,BOOK*9 HAD EV] WORN IT4 

,! FACT ?AT AN EXP]I5CE IS ONE ?+ DOESN'T NECESS>ILY 5TAIL ?AT IT IS ONLY ?AT ONE ?+4 ,?IS IS ! SORT ( METAPHYSICAL DUALISM :I* VITIATES ALMO/ EV]Y?+ ! ,DEAN HAS TO SAY 7,J>A* #a#i#i#f74 ,!RE WAS A GREAT DEAL FE/IVITY & CELEBRATION EV5 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION1 DESPITE ! UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS4 ,9 ,B>CELONA1 0!RE WAS A FE/IVE 5?USIASM 9 ! /REETS0 7,FRAS] #a#i#g#i3#a#e#b74 ,SOME C\PLES1 0'BELIEV+ ! REVOLUTION MADE EV]Y?+ POSSIBLE' BEGAN LIV+ TOGE!R & SPLITT+ UP ) TOO MU* EASE 7IBID43 #b#b#c74 ,GEORGE ,ORWELL1 :O F\<T ) !M1 REPORT$ ?AT ! ,CATALAN MILITIAM5 ON ! ,>AGON FRONT W]E BADLY >M$ & EV5 WAT] WAS SC>CE1 BUT 0!RE WAS PL5TY ( W9E0 7#a#i#e#b3 #c#b74 ,9DE$1 0,ORWELL'S DESCRIPTION ( ! CITY .<( ,B>CELONA.> DUR+ ?IS PHASE IS /ILL 9TOXICAT+3 ! SQU>$ & AV5UES B$ECK$ ) BLACK-&-R$ FLAGS1 ! >M$ PEOPLE1 ! SLOGANS1 ! /IRR+ REVOLUTION>Y SONGS1 ! FEV]I% 5?USIASM ( CREAT+ A NEW WORLD1 ! GLEAM+ HOPE1 & ! 9SPIR$ H]OISM0 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#g#g3 #c#f74 ,9 ,B>CELONA1 Y\NG AN>*I/S COMM&E]$ C>S -- MOTOR+ WAS A ?RILL HI!RTO BEYOND !IR MEANS -- & C>E5$ ?R\< ! /REETS ON ]R&S ( DUBI\S REVOLUTION>Y IMPORT 7,SEIDMAN #a#i#i#a3 #a1 #a#f#h2 ,BORK5AU #a#i#f#c3 #g73 MO/LY !Y W]E JU/ JOYRID+4 ,BOOK*9 REVILES ! ROMANTICISM ( ! LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S1 =GETT+ HIS [N /ATEM5T ?AT 0,SPANI% ,AN>*ISM PLAC$ A /RONG EMPHASIS ON LIFE-/YLE0 7#a#i#g#g3 #d74 ,AS ,JOSE ,PEIRATS REMEMB]$ ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION1 0WE REG>D$ \RSELVES AS ! LA/ ROMANTICS0 7,BOLLOT5 #a#i#i#a3 #gfi N4 #a#g74 ,MAY !Y NOT BE ! LA/6 

,CONSID] ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE ( #a#h#g#a1 :I* ! ,SITUATIONI/S REF]R$ TO AS ! GREATE/ RAVE-UP ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY3  
  

,! ,COMMUN>DS ( ! ,BELLEVILLE DI/RICT 9 ,P>IS1 :O F\<T ! BATTLES ( ! B>RICADES & DI$ BY ! T5S ( ?\S&S UND] ! GUNS ( ! ,V]SAILLAIS1 REFUS$ TO CONF9E !IR 9SURRECTION TO ! PRIVATE WORLD DESCRIB$ BY SYMBOLI/ POEMS OR ! PUBLIC WORLD DESCRIB$ BY ,M>XI/ ECONOMICS4 ,!Y DEM&$ ! EAT+ & ! MORAL1 ! FILL$ BELLY & ! HEI<T5$ S5SIBILITY4 ,! ,COMMUNE FLOAT$ ON A SEA ( ALCOHOL -- = WEEKS EV]YONE 9 ! ,BELLEVILLE DI/RICT WAS MAGNIFIC5TLY DRUNK4 ,LACK+ ! MIDDLE-CLASS PROPRIETIES ( !IR 9/RUCTORS1 ! ,BELLEVILLE ,COMMUN>DS TURN$ !IR 9SURRECTION 9TO A FE/IVAL ( PUBLIC JOY1 PLAY & SOLID>ITY 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#g#a3 #b#g#g74  
  

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