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,MURRAY ,BOOK*91 ,MUNICIPAL ,/ATI/ 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

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,*APT] #e3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*91 ,MUNICIPAL ,/ATI/ 

  

,!RE IS NO PUTT+ (F ! 9EVITABLE ANY LONG]4 ,IT HAS TO BE SAID3 ,DEAN ,BOOK*9 IS NOT AN AN>*I/4 ,BY ?IS ,I DO NOT MEAN ?AT HE IS NOT MY K9D ( AN>*I/1 AL?\< ?AT TOO IS TRUE4 ,I MEAN HE IS NOT ANY K9D ( AN>*I/4 ,! WORD MEANS SOME?+1 AFT] ALL1 & :AT IT MEANS IS D5IAL ( ! NECESSITY & DESIRABILITY ( GOV]NM5T4 ,?AT'S A B>E- BONES1 PRE-ADJECTIVAL DEF9ITION ANT]IOR TO ANY SQUABBL+ AB\T 9DIVIDUALI/1 COLLECTIVI/1 COMMUNI/1 MUTUALI/1 SOCIAL1 LIFE/YLE1 ECOLOGICAL1 MY/ICAL1 RATIONAL1 PRIMITIVI/1 ,WATSONIAN1 ONTOLOGICAL1 ETC4 AN>*ISMS4 ,AN AN>*I/ AS SU* IS OPPOS$ TO GOV]NM5T -- FULL /OP4 ,DEAN ,BOOK*9 IS NOT OPPOS$ TO GOV]NM5T4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 HE IS NOT AN AN>*I/4 

,:AT6 0,! =EMO/ CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/ !ORI/0 7,CL>K #a#i#i3 #a#b7 IS NOT AN AN>*I/8 ,Y\ HE>D ME4 ,HE'S NOT -- REALLY & TRULY1 HE'S NOT4 ,& NOT BECAUSE HE FLUNKS SOME AB/RUSE IDEOLOGICAL TE/ ( MY [N CONCOCTION4 ,HE'S NOT AN AN>*I/ BECAUSE HE BELIEVES 9 GOV]NM5T4 ,AN AN>*I/ CAN BELIEVE 9 MANY ?+S1 & ALL TOO (T5 DOES1 BUT GOV]NM5T IS NOT ONE ( !M4 

,!RE'S NO?+ HE9\S AB\T NOT BE+ AN AN>*I/4 ,SOME ( MY BE/ FRI5DS >E NOT AN>*I/S4 ,!Y DO NOT1 H[EV]1 CLAIM TO BE AN>*I/S1 AS ! ,DEAN DOES4 

,I C\LD TAKE SOME *EAP %OTS AT ! ,DEAN -- COME TO ?9K ( IT1 ,I ?9K ,I WILL6 ,H[ MANY ( HIS ,R$-&-,GRE5 DISCIPLES KN[ ?AT HE WAS =M]LY 9 FAVOR ( A MODE/ MEASURE ( NUCLE> P[]8 ,SOL>1 W9D1 & TIDAL P[] %\LD BE EXPLOIT$ TO ! MAX1 BUT 0IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO E/ABLI% AN ADVANC$ 9DU/RIAL ECONOMY BAS$ EXCLUSIVELY ON SOL> 5]GY1 W9D P[]1 OR EV5 TIDAL P[]0 7,H]B] #a#i#f#e3 #a#i#c71 & WE MU/ HAVE AN ADVANC$ 9DU/RIAL ECONOMY1 ?AT GOES )\T SAY+4 ,SO1 ?\< WE %\LDN'T 0OV]COMMIT \RSELVES TO ! USE ( NUCLE> FUELS10 ! CLEAN 5]GY S\RCES WILL NOT SUFFICE3 0,!SE GAPS WILL BE FILL$ BY NUCLE> & FOSSIL FUELS1 BUT WE WILL EMPLOY !M JUDICI\SLY1 ALWAYS TAK+ C>E TO LIMIT !IR USE AS MU* AS POSSIBLE0 7IBID474 ,?AT'S A COM=T4 

,& IT W\LD BE SCURRIL\S ( ME TO REPORT ?AT ?IS SAME ,BOOK*9 BOOK 7,H]B] #a#i#f#e3 IX7 9CLUDES -- ?IS MU/ BE AN AN>*I/ FIR/ -- A PLUG FROM A ,CAB9ET MEMB]1 !N-,SECRET>Y ( ! ,9T]IOR ,/EW>T ,L4 ,UDALL3 0,CRISIS 9 ,\R ,CITIES SETS =? 9 ONE VOLUME VIVID EVID5CE ?AT ! MO/ DEBILITAT+ DISEASES ( \R TIME >E A RESULT ( \R P]SI/5T & >ROGANT ABUSE ( \R %>$ 5VIRONM5T4444 ,WE CANNOT M9IMIZE ! 9VE/M5TS NECESS>Y TO POLLUTION CONTROL1 BUT AS ,MR4 ,H]B] .<,BOOK*9.> DOCUM5TS1 ! P5ALTIES = NOT DO+ SO HAVE BECOME UN?9KABLE40 ,?IS IS1 BE IT NOT$1 A CALL = LEGISLATION & TAXATION :I* A CLOSET AN>*I/ ALL[$ TO ADORN ONE ( HIS BOOKS4 ,!RE'S ALSO AN AFT]WORD FROM ! ,SURGEON ,G5]AL ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 

,AS EMB>RASS+ TO ! ,DEAN AS !SE REM9D]S MU/ BE1 !Y >E NOT CONCLUSIVE AGA9/ HIM4 ,IT IS HIS [N EXPLICIT 5DORSEM5TS ( ! /ATE :I* >E DECISIVE4 ,NOT1 TO BE SURE1 ! NATION-/ATE ( MOD]N ,EUROPEAN PROV5ANCE4 ,HE DOESN'T LIKE ?AT SORT ( /ATE V]Y MU*4 ,IT ALL[S = TOO MU* 9DIVIDUAL AUTONOMY4 ,BUT HE IS 5AMOR$ ( ! CITY-/ATE ( CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY & ! OCCASIONALLY1 SEMI-SELF- GOV]N+ 0COMMUNE0 ( PRE-9DU/RIAL WE/]N ,EUROPE4 ,9 ?IS HE IS REM9ISC5T ( ,KROPOTK91 :O PROP\ND$ ! ABSURD OP9ION ?AT ! /ATE DID NOT EXI/ 9 WE/]N ,EUROPE PRIOR TO ! SIXTE5? C5TURY 7CF4 ,BOOK*9 #a#i#h#g3 #c#c-#c#d74 ,?AT W\LD HAVE SURPRIS$ & AMUS$ ,WILLIAM ! ,CONQU]OR & HIS SUCCESSORS1 NOT TO M5TION ! ,FR5* & ,SPANI% MON>*S & ! ,ITALIAN CITY-/ATES FAMILI> TO ,MA*IAVELLI -- :OSE ,IL ,PR9CIPE WAS CLE>LY NOT DIRECT$ TO A M&AT$ & REVOCABLE DELEGATE RESPONSIBLE TO ! BASE1 BUT RA!R TO A MAN ON HORSEBACK1 SOMEBODY LIKE ,CAES>E ,BORGIA4 

,AL?\< IT IS ! MO/ UNREM>KABLE ( OBS]VATIONS1 ! ,DEAN C>RIES ON AS IF HE'S G5U9ELY 9C5S$ ?AT ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN1 REVIEW+ HIS ,! ,RISE ( ,URBANIZATION & ! ,DECL9E ( ,CITIZ5%IP 7#a#i#h#g71 PO9T$ \T ?AT ! ROMANTICIZ$ CLASSICAL ,A!NIAN POLIS HAS 0LONG BE5 ,BOOK*9'S MODEL = A REVITALIZATION ( URBAN POLITICS10 A 0CAN>D0 TO :I* ! ,DEAN 9DIGNANTLY RETORTS1 0,9 FACT1 ,I TOOK GREAT PA9S TO 9DICATE ! FAIL+S ( ! ,A!NIAN POLIS 7SLAV]Y1 PATRI>*Y1 CLASS ANTAGONISMS1 & W>70 7#e#i74 ,HE MAY HAVE FELT GREAT PA9S AT GETT+ CAU<T1 BUT HE TOOK V]Y FEW4 ,! ,DEAN MADE1 09 FACT10 ALL ( TWO REF]5CES -- NOT EV5 TO SLAV]Y AS A MODE ( PRODUCTION1 AS A SOCIAL REALITY1 BUT TO ATTITUDES T[>D SLAV]Y 7#a#i#h#g3 #h#c1 #h#g71 AS IF ! FACT ?AT CLASSICAL CITIES HAD MO/LY SUBJECT POPULATIONS 7,DAHL #a#i#i3 #a7 WAS ! ACCID5TAL RESULT ( SOME COLLECTIVE PSY*IC QUIRK1 SOME /RANGE ?\S&-YE> HEAD-TRIP4 ,:AT ,Z]ZAN SAID IS ONLY :AT ONE ( ! ,DEAN'S ADMIR]S PUT 9 /RONG] T]MS3 0,BOOK*9 CONT9UALLY EXHORTS US TO HE>K5 BACK TO ! ,GREEKS1 SEEK+ TO RECAPTURE ! PROMISE ( CLASSICAL ?\<T & TO COMPREH5D ! TRU? ( ! ,POLIS0 7,CL>K #a#i#h#b3 #e#b2 ,CL>K #a#i#h#d3 #b#b-#b#c74 

,EV]Y HI/ORIAN KN[S ?AT L>GE-SCALE SLAV]Y WAS A NECESSITY = ! CLASSICAL CITY 7,F9LEY #a#i#e#i71 AL?\< ! ,DEAN HAS ISSU$ ! FIAT ?AT 0! IMAGE ( ,A!NS AS A SLAVE ECONOMY :I* BUILT ITS CIVILIZATION & G5]\S HUMANI/IC \TLOOK ON ! BACKS ( HUMAN *ATTELS IS FALSE0 7#a#i#g#b3 #a#e#i74 7,M4,I4 ,F9LEY -- LIKE ! ,DEAN1 AN EX-,COMMUNI/ .<,NOVICK #a#i#h#h3 #c#b#h.> -- IS A ,BOOK*9-APPROV$ HI/ORIAN .<#a#i#h#i3 #a#g#h.>47 ,SOME ( :AT ,Z]ZAN WRITES AB\T PALEOLI?IC SOCIETY MAY BE CONJECTURAL & CRITICIZABLE1 BUT :AT HE WRITES AB\T ,BOOK*9 IS PURE REPORTAGE4 ,! ,DEAN PLA9LY SAYS ?AT 0LAT] IDEALS ( CITIZ5%IP1 EV5 9S(> AS !Y W]E MODEL$ ON ! ,A!NIAN1 SEEM MORE UNF9I%$ & IMMATURE ?AN ! ORIG9AL -- H5CE ! V]Y CONSID]ABLE DISCUSSION ,I HAVE GIV5 TO ! ,A!NIAN CITIZ5 & HIS CONTEXT0 7#a#i#h#g3 #h#c74 ,?AT IS P]HAPS BECAUSE ! EV5 MORE UNF9I%$ & IMMATURE REALIZATIONS ( 0LAT] IDEALS0 LACK$ ! COMB9ATION ( ! IMM5SE SLAVE 9FRA/RUCTURE & ! TRIBUT>Y EMPIRE POSSESS$ BY CLASSICAL ,A!NS4 ,SIMIL> PEANS TO ,A!NIAN CITIZ5%IP PEPP] ! ,DEAN'S E>LY BOOKS TOO 7#a#i#g#b3 #a#e#e-#a#e#i2 #a#i#g#d3 *4 #a74 ,MANIFE/LY :AT'S PUT A BEE 9 ,BOOK*9'S B]ET IS ?AT ,Z]ZAN HAS HAD ! TEM]ITY TO READ ,BOOK*9'S BOOKS1 NOT JU/ REV]E !IR DI/+UI%$ AU?OR1 & ,Z]ZAN HAS ACTUALLY KEPT TRACK ( :AT ! ,DEAN'S BE5 REIT]AT+ ALL !SE YE>S4 ,! D[N SIDE ( BE+ 0>GUABLY ! MO/ PROLIFIC AN>*I/ WRIT]0 7,EHRLI* #a#i#i#f3 #c#h#d7 IS ?AT Y\ LEAVE A LONG PAP] TRAIL4 

,BOOK*9 IS A /ATI/3 A CITY-/ATI/4 ,A CITY-/ATE IS NOT AN ANTI-/ATE4 ,CONTEMPOR>Y ,S+APORE1 = 9/ANCE1 IS A HI<LY AU?ORIT>IAN CITY-/ATE4 ,! E>LIE/ /ATES1 9 ,SUM]1 W]E CITY-/ATES4 ,! CITY IS :]E ! /ATE ORIG9AT$4 ,! ANCI5T ,GREEK CITIES W]E ALL /ATES1 MO/ ( !M NOT EV5 DEMOCRATIC /ATES 9 EV5 ! LIMIT$ ,A!NIAN S5SE ( ! WORD4 ,ROME W5T FROM BE+ A CITY-/ATE TO AN EMPIRE )\T EV] BE+ A NATION-/ATE4 ,! CITY-/ATES ( ,R5AISSANCE ,ITALY W]E /ATES1 & ONLY A FEW ( !M1 & NOT = LONG1 W]E 9 ANY S5SE DEMOCRACIES4 ,9DE$ REPUBLICAN ,V5ICE1 :OSE 9DEP5D5CE LA/$ ! LONGE/1 />TL+LY ANTICIPAT$ ! MOD]N POLICE-/ATE 7,&RIEUX #a#i#g#b3 #d#e-#e#e74 

,TAK+ A WORLDWIDE COMP>ATIVE-HI/ORICAL P]SPECTIVE1 ! PRE-9DU/RIAL CITY1 UNLESS IT WAS ! CAPITAL ( AN EMPIRE OR A NATION-/ATE 79 :I* CASE IT WAS DIRECTLY SUBJECT TO A RESID5T MON>*7 WAS ALWAYS SUBJECT TO AN OLIG>*Y4 ,!RE HAS NEV] BE5 A CITY :I* WAS NOT1 OR :I* WAS NOT P>T (1 A /ATE4 ,& !RE HAS NEV] BE5 A /ATE :I* WAS NOT A CITY OR ELSE DIDN'T 9CORPORATE ONE OR MORE CITIES4 ,! PRE-9DU/RIAL CITY 7:AT ,GIDEON ,SJOB]G CALLS -- A POOR *OICE ( WORDS -- ! 0FEUDAL CITY07 WAS ! ANTI!SIS ( DEMOCRACY1 NOT TO M5TION AN>*Y3  
  

,C5TRAL TO ! /RATIFICATION SY/EM ?AT P]VADES ALL ASPECTS ( ! FEUDAL CITY'S SOCIAL /RUCTURE -- ! FAMILY1 ! ECONOMY1 RELIGION1 $UCATION1 & SO ON -- IS ! PREEM95CE ( ! POLITICAL ORGANIZATION4444 ,WE REIT]ATE3 ! FEUDAL1 OR PRE9DU/RIAL CIVILIZ$1 ORD] IS DOM9AT$ BY A SMALL1 PRIVILEG$ UPP] /RATUM4 ,! LATT] COMM&S ! KEY 9/ITUTIONS ( ! SOCIETY4 ,ITS HI<] E*ELONS >E MO/ (T5 LOCAT$ 9 ! CAPITAL1 ! L[] RANKS RESID+ 9 ! SMALL] CITIES1 USUALLY ! PROV9CIAL CAPITALS 7,SJOB]G #a#i#f3 #b#b74  
  

,SJOB]G ANTICIPAT$ ! OBJECTION1 0,:AT AB\T ,A!NS80 ,HE WROTE1 0AL?\< ! ,GREEK CITY WAS UNIQUE = ITS TIME1 9 ITS POLITICAL /RUCTURE IT ACTUALLY APPROXIMATES ! TYPICAL PRE9DU/RIAL CITY F> MORE ?AN IT DOES ! 9DU/RIAL-URBAN ORD]0 7IBID43 #b#c#f74 ,ONLY A SMALL M9ORITY ( ,A!NIANS W]E CITIZ5S1 & MANY ( !M W]E ILLIT]ATE &_/OR TOO POOR TO BE ABLE TO P>TICIPATE EFFECTIVELY1 IF AT ALL1 9 POLITICS 7IBID43 #b#c#e74 ,!N & !RE1 AS ALWAYS 9 CITIES EV]Y:]E1 POLITICS WAS AN ELITE PR]OGATIVE4 ,! 0LAT5T0 DEMOCRACY ( ANY & EV]Y URBAN REPUBLIC 7#e#i7 IS SOME?+ ONLY ,BOOK*9 CAN SEE1 JU/ AS ONLY ,WILHELM ,REI* C\LD SEE ORGONES UND] ! MICROSCOPE4 

,! DI/9CTION ! ,DEAN TRIES TO DRAW BETWE5 0POLITICS0 MID 0/ATECRAFT0 7#a#i#h#g3 #bdc @& PASSIM7 IS ABSURD & SELF-S]V+1 NOT TO M5TION ?AT IT'S A MAJOR MUTILATION ( ORD9>Y ,5GLI%4 ,EV5 IF LOCAL POLITICS IS A K9D]1 G5TL] V]SION ( NATIONAL POLITICS1 IT IS /ILL POLITICS1 :I* HAS BE5 WELL IF CYNICALLY DEF9$ AS :O GETS :AT1 :51 :]E1 H[ 7,LASSWELL #a#i#e#h74 

,IT'S NOT JU/ ?AT ! ,DEAN USES AN IDIOSYNCRATIC T]M9OLOGY TO RECONCILE 79 A RAM%ACKLE SORT ( A WAY7 AN>*Y ) DEMOCRACY1 HE'S MORE APOPLECTIC ?AN ANYBODY C\LD HAVE EV] ?\<T O!RWISE3  
  

,EV5 DEMOCRATIC DECISION-MAK+ IS JETTISON$ AS AU?ORIT>IAN4 0,DEMOCRATIC RULE IS /ILL RULE10 .<,L4 ,SUSAN.> ,BR[N W>NS4444 ,OPPON5TS ( DEMOCRACY AS 0RULE0 TO ! CONTR>Y NOT)/&+1 IT DESCRIBES ! DEMOCRATIC DIM5SION ( AN>*ISM AS A MAJORIT>IAN ADM9I/RATION ( ! PUBLIC SPH]E4 ,ACCORD+LY1 ,COMMUNALISM SEEKS FRE$OM RA!R ?AN AUTONOMY 9 ! S5SE ?AT ,I HAVE C\NT]POIS$ !M 7#a#g1 #e#g74  
  

,MOV+ ALONG FROM HIS M9D-BOGGL+ D$UCTION ?AT DEMOCRACY IS DEMOCRATIC1 ,BOOK*9 FUR!R FUSSES ?AT 0PEJORATIVE WORDS LIKE DICTATE & RULE PROP]LY REF] TO ! SIL5C+ ( DISS5T]S1 NOT TO ! EX]CISE ( DEMOCRACY0 7#a#h74 ,FREE SPEE* IS A F9E ?+1 BUT IT'S NOT DEMOCRACY4 ,Y\ CAN HAVE ONE )\T ! O!R4 ,! ,A!NIAN DEMOCRACY ?AT ! ,DEAN V5]ATES1 = 9/ANCE1 DEMOCRATICALLY SIL5C$ ! DISS5T] ,SOCRATES BY PUTT+ HIM TO DEA?4 

,AN>*I/S 0JETTISON0 DEMOCRATIC DECISION-MAK+1 NOT BECAUSE IT'S AU?ORIT>IAN1 BUT BECAUSE IT'S /ATI/4 0,DEMOCRACY0 MEANS 0RULE BY ! PEOPLE40 0,AN>*Y0 MEANS 0NO RULE40 ,!RE >E TWO DIFF]5T WORDS BECAUSE !Y REF] TO 7AT LEA/7 TWO DIFF]5T ?+S4 

,I DON'T CLAIM -- & TO MAKE MY PO9T1 ,I DON'T HAVE TO CLAIM -- ?AT ! ,DEAN'S *>ACT]IZATION ( AN>*ISM AS G5]ALIZ$ DIRECT DEMOCRACY HAS NO BASIS :ATSOEV] 9 TRADITIONAL AN>*I/ ?\<T4 ,! AN>*ISM ( SOME ( ! MORE CONS]VATIVE CLASSICAL AN>*I/S IS 9DE$ ALONG !SE L9ES -- AL?\< ,BOOK*9'S V]SION1 RI<T D[N TO SU* DETAILS AS ITS PHILHELL5ISM1 IS 9/EAD AN UNACKN[L$G$ APPROPRIATION FROM ! AV[$LY ANTI-AN>*I/ ,HANNAH ,>5DT 7#a#i#e#h74 ,IRONICALLY1 IT IS ! AN>*I/S ,BOOK*9 DISP>AGES AS 9DIVIDUALI/S -- LIKE ,PR\DHON & ,GOODMAN -- :O BE/ REPRES5T ?IS AN>*I/ !ME4 ,IT WAS ! 9DIVIDUALI/ EGOI/ ,B5JAM9 ,TUCK] :O DEF9$ AN AN>*I/ AS AN 0UNT]RIFI$ ,JEFF]SONIAN DEMOCRAT40 ,BUT ANO!R !ME ) AS LEA/ AS RESPECTABLE AN AN>*I/ P$IGREE HOLDS ?AT DEMOCRACY IS NOT AN IMP]FECT REALIZATION ( AN>*Y BUT RA!R /ATISM'S LA/ /&4 ,MANY AN>*I/S BELIEVE1 & MANY AN>*I/S HAVE ALWAYS BELIEV$1 ?AT DEMOCRACY IS NOT JU/ A GROSSLY DEFICI5T V]SION ( AN>*Y1 IT'S NOT AN>*Y AT ALL4 ,AT ANY RATE1 NO 0DIRECT FACE-TO-FACE DEMOCRACY0 7#e#g7 ?AT ,I AM AW>E ( HAS DELEGAT$ TO COMRADE ,BOOK*9 7M&AT$1 REVOCABLE1 & RESPONSIBLE TO ! BASE7 ! AU?ORITY TO PASS OR FAIL AN>*I/S :I* HE 5JOYS TO PASS OR FAIL COLLEGE /UD5TS4 

,IT IS BY NO MEANS OBVI\S1 & ! ,DEAN NO:]E DEMON/RATES1 ?AT LOCAL IS K9D] & G5TL] -- NOT :]E LOCAL REF]S TO LOCAL GOV]NM5T4 ,IT IS EQUALLY AS PLAUSIBLE ?AT1 AS ,JAMES ,MADISON >GU$1 A L>GE & HET]OG5E\S POLITY IS MORE FAVORABLE TO LIB]TY ?AN ! 0SMALL REPUBLIC10 AS !N LOCAL M9ORITIES CAN F9D NATIONAL ALLIES TO C\NT]ACT LOCAL MAJORIT>IAN TYRANNY 7,COOKE #a#i#f#a3 #c#e#a-#c#e#c74 ,BUT AFT] ALL1 AS HE SAYS HIMSELF1 ! ,DEAN ISN'T 9T]E/$ 9 LIB]TY 79 HIS J>GON1 AUTONOMY .<#e#g.>17 BUT ONLY 9 :AT HE CALLS SOCIAL FRE$OM1 ! P>TICIPATORY1 SELF-RATIFI$ S]VITUDE ( 9DOCTR9AT$ MORALI/S TO ! PETITE POLITY 9 :I* !Y FUNCTION AS SELF-EFFAC+ CITIZ5-UNITS4 

,MY PRES5T PURPOSE IS NOT TO TAKE ! FULL MEASURE ( ,BOOK*9ISM1 ONLY TO *>ACT]IZE IT AS :AT IT MANIFE/LY IS1 AS AN IDEOLOGY ( GOV]NM5T -- DEMOCRACY -- NOT A !ORY ( AN>*Y4 ,BOOK*9'S 0M9IMAL AG5DA0 -- ?IS HO>Y ,M>XI/ WORD 0M9IMAL0 IS HIS1 NOT M9E 7#a#i#h#g3 #b#h#g7 -- IS UNAMBIGU\SLY /ATI/1 NOT AN>*I/4 ,! 0F\RFOLD T5ETS10 ! ,F\R ,COMM&M5TS HE REQUIRES ALL AN>*I/S TO AFFIRM1 AL?\< MO/ ( !M DO NOT1 & NEV] DID1 >E3  
  

444A CONF$]ATION ( DEC5TRALIZ$ MUNICIPALITIES2 AN UNWAV]+ OPPOSITION TO /ATISM2 A BELIEF 9 DIRECT DEMOCRACY2 & A VISION ( A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY 7#f74  
  

,BY SOME QUIRK ( FATE1 ,BOOK*9'S M9IMAL1 BELIEVE-IT-OR-ELSE AN>*I/ CRE$ JU/ HAPP5S TO BE HIS CRE$4 ,IT ALSO HAPP5S TO BE DELIRI\SLY 9COH]5T4 ,A 0CONF$]ATION ( DEC5TRALIZ$ MUNICIPALITIES0 CONTRADICTS 0DIRECT DEMOCRACY10 AS A CONF$]ATION IS AT BE/ A REPRES5TATIVE1 NOT A DIRECT1 DEMOCRACY4 ,IT ALSO CONTRADICTS 0AN UNWAV]+ OPPOSITION TO /ATISM0 BECAUSE A CITY-/ATE OR A F$]AL /ATE IS /ILL A /ATE4 ,& BY REQUIR+1 NOT 0A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY10 ONLY ! VISION ( ONE1 ! ,DEAN CLE>LY IMPLIES ?AT !RE IS MORE TO SU* A SOCIETY ?AN OB$I5CE TO ! FIR/ ,?REE ,COMM&M5TS -- BUT EXACTLY :AT MORE1 HE ISN'T SAY+4 ,! ,DEAN IS RELEGAT+ HI<]-/AGE AN>*Y 7! REAL ?+7 TO SOME REMOTE FUTURE TIME1 JU/ AS ! ,M>XI/S RELEGATE :AT !Y CALL HI<]-/AGE COMMUNISM TO SOME HAZY DI/ANT FUTURE :I* SEEMS1 LIKE A MIRAGE1 =EV] TO REC$E4 

,AMAZ+LY1 ! ,DEAN CONSID]S A CITY LIKE ,NEW ,YORK 767 TO BE 0L>GELY MADE UP ( NEI<BORHOODS -- ?AT IS TO SAY1 L>GELY ORGANIC COMMUNITIES ?AT HAVE A C]TA9 MEASURE ( ID5TITY0 7#a#i#h#g3 #b#d#f74 7,HE HAS ELSE:]E & 9CONSI/5TLY WRITT5 ?AT ! MOD]N WORLD 0LACKS REAL CITIES0 .<,BOOK*9 #a#i#g#d3 VIII.>47 ,BUT COMMUNITY 0OBVI\SLY MEANS MORE ?AN1 SAY1 NEI<BORHOOD0 7,Z]ZAN #a#i#i#d3 #a#e#g7 -- MORE ?AN M]E PROP9QUITY4 ,& OBVI\SLY ,BOOK*9'S BE5 AWAY FROM HIS HOMET[N = AN AWFULLY LONG TIME1 ESPECIALLY IF CIVILITY & CIVIC VIRTUE PLAY ANY P>T 9 HIS CONCEPTION ( AN ORGANIC COMMUNITY4 ,I W\LDN'T RECOMM5D HE TAKE A MIDNI<T /ROLL 9 SOME ( !SE 0ORGANIC COMMUNITIES0 IF HE VALUES HIS [N ORGANISM4 ,IF ! CRIT]ION ( AN ORGANIC COMMUNITY IS 0A C]TA9 MEASURE ( ID5TITY10 MANY WEAL?Y ALL-:ITE SUBURBS QUALIFY1 AL?\< ,BOOK*9 BLAMES !M = ! C5TRAL CITY'S PROBLEMS 7#a#i#g#d3 #g#c-#g#d74 ,JEAL\SLY T]RITORIAL & VIOL5T Y\? GANGS >E ! MO/ CONSPICU\S MANIFE/ATIONS ( COMMUNITY 9 MANY IMPOV]I%$ & O!RWISE ATOMIZ$ ,NEW ,YORK NEI<BORHOODS1 HIS 0COLORFUL E?NIC NEI<BORHOODS0 7#a#i#g#d3 #g#b7 ( *ILDHOOD MEMORY4 ,IF RACIAL-CA/E & SOCIAL-CLASS RESID5TIAL SEGREGATION IS ! ,DEAN'S IDEA ( :AT DEF9ES ORGANIC COMMUNITIES1 !N ORGANIC COMMUNITIES C]TA9LY EXI/ 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY1 BUT NOT MANY PEOPLE :O LIVE 9 !M1 EXCEPT ! V]Y RI*1 >E V]Y HAPPY AB\T IT4 

,:ILE ! WORD 0AN>*ISM0 APPE>S ON ALMO/ EV]Y PAGE ( ! ,DEAN'S DIATRIBE1 ! WORD 0AN>*Y0 R>ELY IF EV] DOES4 ,! IDEOLOGY1 ! ISM1 IS :AT PREOCCUPIES HIM1 NOT ! SOCIAL CONDITION1 ! WAY ( LIFE1 IT'S PRESUMABLY SUPPOS$ TO GUIDE US T[>D4 ,IT MAY NOT BE AN 9ADV]T5T *OICE ( WORDS ?AT :AT ,BOOK*9 LAYS D[N1 AS ONE ( HIS ,F\R ,COMM&M5TS ( OR?ODOX AN>*ISM1 IS 0AN UNWAV]+ OPPOSITION TO /ATISM0 7#f3 EMPHASIS ADD$71 NOT AN UNWAV]+ OPPOSITION TO ! /ATE4 ,AS A DEMOCRAT1 ! ,DEAN IS AT BE/ CAPABLE ( ONLY A WAV]+ OPPOSITION TO ! /ATE1 :]EAS AN AB/RACT REJECTION ( AN AB/RACTION1 0/ATISM10 IS EASY 5\< TO ISSUE4 ,& ,I'M SURE IT'S NO ACCID5T ?AT HIS %OT AT ! MA9/REAM M>KET+ ( ,BOOK*9ISM 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#h#gA7 NO:]E ID5TIFIES ! ,DEAN AS AN AN>*I/ OR HIS TEA*+S AS ANY K9D ( AN>*ISM4 

,A FUR!R ,BOOK*9I/ FIDDLE -- ?IS ONE A BLATANT REGRESSION TO ,M>XISM 79DE$1 TO ,/4-,SIMONIANISM7 -- IS ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 0POLICY0 & 0ADM9I/RATION0 7IBID43 #b#d#g-#b#d#h74 ,POLICY IS MADE1 HE SAYS1 BY ! OCCASIONAL FACE-TO-FACE ASSEMBLY :I* PU%Y 9TELLECTUALS LIKE ,BOOK*9 >E SO GOOD AT MANIPULAT+4 ,ADM9I/RATION IS = ! EXP]TS1 AS 9 HI<]-/AGE ,M>XI/ ,COMMUNISM1 :]E ! 0GOV]NM5T ( M50 IS O/5SIBLY REPLAC$ BY ! 0ADM9I/RATION ( ?+S40 ,UN=TUNATELY IT IS M5 7& IT USUALLY /ILL IS M57 :O GOV]N BY ADM9I/]+ ?+S1 & BY ADM9I/]+ PEOPLE AS IF !Y W]E ?+S1 AS GOV]NORS HAVE ALWAYS GOV]N$4 ,POLICY )\T ADM9I/RATION IS NO?+4 ,ADM9I/RATION ) OR )\T POLICY IS EV]Y?+4 ,/AL9 ! ,G5]AL ,SECRET>Y1 ! ADM9I/RATOR1 UND]/OOD ?AT1 :I* IS :Y HE TRIUMPH$ OV] ,TROTSKY1 ,BUKH>9 & ALL ! O!R POLICY-PREOCCUPI$ POLITICIANS :O P]HAPS POSSIBLY BELIEV$ 9 SOME?+4 0,POLICY0 IS A EUPHEMISM = LAW1 & 0ADM9I/RATION0 IS A EUPHEMISM = 5=CEM5T4 

,JU/ :AT POLITICAL PRACTICE DOES ! EXIMI\S ELD] PRESCRIBE TO AN>*I/S8 ,WE KN[ H[ HI<]-/AGE CONF$]AL MUNICIPALISM LOOKS -- MUSCUL> M5TAT+ M5 MASS$ 9 MEET+S -- BUT :AT IS TO BE DONE 9 ! H]E & N[8 ,! ,DEAN DESPISES EXI/+ AN>*I/ EF=TS3  
  

,! SPORADIC1 ! UNSY/EMATIC1 ! 9COH]5T1 ! DISCONT9U\S1 & ! 9TUITIVE SUPPLANT ! CONSI/5T1 PURPOSIVE1 ORGANIZ$1 & RATIONAL1 9DE$ ANY =M ( SU/A9$ OR FOCUS$ ACTIVITY AP>T FROM PUBLI%+ A 0Z9E0 OR PAMPHLET -- OR BURN+ A G>BAGE CAN 7#e#a74  
  

,SO WE >E NOT TO PUBLI% Z9ES & PAMPHLETS AS ,BOOK*9 US$ TO DO1 NOR >E WE TO BURN G>BAGE CANS4 ,NOR >E WE TO EXP]I5CE FRE$OM 9 ! TEMPOR>Y COLLECTIVE FRAT]NIZATIONS ,HAKIM ,BEY CALLS ,TEMPOR>Y ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONES 7#b-#b#f74 ,WE'RE SUPPOS$ TO GET ORGANIZ$1 BUT ,BOOK*9 HAS NOT 9DICAT$1 NOT EV5 BY EXAMPLE1 :AT ORGANIZATION WE'RE SUPPOS$ TO JO94 ,:AT !N8 ,I 

,ON ?IS PO9T ! ,DEAN1 USUALLY SO V]BOSE1 IS ALLUSIVE & ELUSIVE4 ,I HAVE BE5 UNABLE TO LOCATE 9 ANY ( HIS WRIT+S ANY =MULATION ( ! 0PROGRAMMATIC AS WELL AS ACTIVI/ SOCIAL MOVEM5T0 HE N[ DEM&S 7#f74 ,:AT ,I ?9K HE IS H9T+ AT1 ) NODS & W9KS1 IS P>TICIPATION 9 LOCAL ELECTORAL POLITICS3  
  

,! MUNICIPALITY IS A POT5TIAL TIME BOMB4 ,TO CREATE LOCAL NETWORKS & TRY TO TRANS=M LOCAL 9/ITUTIONS ?AT REPLICATE ! ,/ATE .<EMPHASIS ADD$.> IS TO PICK UP A HI/ORIC *ALL5GE -- A TRULY POLITICAL ONE -- ?AT HAS EXI/$ = C5TURIES4444 ,= 9 !SE MUNICIPAL 9/ITUTIONS & ! *ANGES ?AT WE CAN MAKE 9 !IR /RUCTURE -- TURN+ !M MORE & MORE 9TO A NEW PUBLIC SPH]E -- LIES ! ABID+ 9/ITUTIONAL BASIS = A GRASSROOTS DUAL P[]1 A GRASSROOTS CONCEPT ( CITIZ5%IP1 & MUNICIPALIZ$ ECONOMIC SY/EMS ?AT CAN BE C\NT]POIS$ TO ! GR[+ P[] ( ! C5TRALIZ$ ,NATION-,/ATE & C5TRALIZ$ ECONOMIC CORPORATIONS 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#i3 #a#b74  
  

,:5 ! ,DEAN SPEAKS ( TRANS=M+ EXI/+ LOCAL 9/ITUTIONS1 :5 HE SPEAKS ( 0! *ANGES WE CAN MAKE 9 !IR /RUCTURE10 HE CAN ONLY BE REF]R+ TO P>TICIPATION 9 LOCAL POLITICS AS IT IS ACTUALLY CONDUCT$ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,CANADA -- BY GETT+ ELECT$ OR BY GETT+ APPO9T$ BY ?OSE :O'VE GOTT5 !MSELVES ELECT$4 ,?AT IS EXACTLY :AT ! WORLD'S ONLY ,BOOK*9I/ POLITICAL MOVEM5T1 ,BLACK ,ROSE BOSS ,DIMITRI ,R\SSOP\LOS' ,ECOLOGIE ,MONTREAL GR\PUSCULE 7,ANONYM\S #a#i#i#f3#b#b7 HAS ATTEMPT$1 &1 =TUNATELY1 FAIL$ AT4 ,Y\ CAN CALL ?IS ANY?+ Y\ WANT TO -- EXCEPT AN>*I/4 

,TO SUM UP3 ,DEAN ,BOOK*9 IS A /ATI/4 

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