,ANTI-,POLITICS & ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SOLID>ITY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE APPE>S TO BE A TR5D 9 RADICAL CIRCLES ( DI/+UI%+ PRISON]S BAS$ ON !IR SO-CALL$ 'CRIMES'1 ) ! 9T5T 7CONSCI\S OR NOT7 TO ID5TIFY 'POLITICAL PRISON]S' :O1 BY VIRTUE ( !IR ACTIONS1 >E MORE DES]V+ ( SUPPORT & SOLID>ITY4 ,PRISON]S :O HAVE BE5 T>GET$ BY ! /ATE DUE TO !IR POLITICAL BELIEFS &_/OR ACTIONS >E GIV5 SPECIAL ATT5TION AMONG RADICALS1 :ILE ! RE/ ( ! PRISON POPULATION SP5D+ !IR DAYS 9 A CAGE >E (T5 ONLY AN AFT]?\<T1 US$ AS A MEANS TO L5D CR$IBILITY TO POLITICAL IDEOLOGY1 OR COMPLETELY =GOTT54 

,?IS PRIVILEG$ & MORALI/IC PRACTICE HAS 9VAD$ RADICAL CIRCLES & CREATES A DI/9CTION BETWE5 'POLITICAL' & 'ORD9>Y' PRISON]4 ,POLITICAL PRISON]S >E SAID TO HAVE BE5 IMPRISON$ UNJU/LY1 UNLIKE ! RE/ ( ! PRISON POPULATION4 ,?IS CAN MANIFE/ EI!R AS AN 9SI/5CE ( !IR 9NOC5CE 7AS 9 ! CASE ( ,MUMIA ,ABU-,JAMAL71 OR1 9 CASES 9 :I* ! PRISON] HAS OBVI\SLY BROK5 ! LAW1 !Y >E VIEW$ AS ACT+ ONLY 9 RESPONSE TO UNJU/ LAWS OR CONDITIONS 7AS 9 ! CASE ( ,WALT] ,BOND74 ,9 BO? CASES1 !IR 9NOC5CE IS MA9TA9$4 

,BUT /AT+ ?AT SOME PRISON]S >E 9NOC5T IMPLIES ?AT O!RS >E GUILTY & DES]VE !IR PUNI%M5T1 ?AT SOME UNJU/ LAWS %\LD BE BROK51 :ILE O!RS %\LD BE UPHELD4 ,?IS DI/9CTION REQUIRES PR$EF9$ IDEAS ( :AT IS RI<T & WRONG & ! APPLICATION ( ?OSE IDEAS 9 ALL SITUATIONS & TO ALL 9DIVIDUALS1 REG>DLESS ( CONTEXT4 ,?IS PROCESS ( TAK+ SUBJECTIVE IDEAS1 REIFY+ !M AS UNIV]SAL MORAL PR9CIPLES & CLAIM+ !IR OBJECTIVITY IS NO DIFF]5T ?AN ! /ATE CLAIM+ ?AT TO UPHOLD !IR LAWS IS TO UPHOLD 'JU/ICE'4 

,! IDEA ( JU/ICE IS ALSO PROBLEMATIC 9 ?AT IT R$UCES ! /RUGGLE 9TO A POLITICAL DEBATE OV] :OSE IDEAS >E ! MO/ MORALLY JU/4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 ALL ACTIONS >E M]E CIVIL DISOB$I5CE1 ATTEMPTS TO EXPOSE ! 9JU/ICE ( C]TA9 LAWS & TO HAVE !M REPLAC$ ) NEW ONES4 

,ONLY ACKN[L$G+ POLITICAL PRISON]S DEVALUES ! EXP]I5CES ( ALL ( ! EXPLOIT$ CLASS :O >E >RE/$ = BREAK+ ! LAW SIMPLY TO SURVIVE4 ,?OSE :O /EAL = FOOD1 SELL DRUGS = MONEY1 & SQUAT OR SLEEP ON ! /REET DUE TO ! CONDITIONS ?AT ?IS SOCIETY HAS =C$ !M 9TO >E NOT S5T TO PRISON BECAUSE ( POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS1 BUT BECAUSE !IR LIVES1 !IR V]Y EXI/5CE1 HAS PLAC$ !M 9 CONFLICT ) ?OSE 9 P[]4 

,SOME AN>*I/S HAVE ATTEMPT$ TO BROAD5 ! DEF9ITION ( POLITICAL PRISON] TO 9CLUDE ALL PRISON]S4 ,BUT TO BE POLITICAL MEANS TO ID5TIFY ) A SPECIFIC IDEOLOGY & TO BELIEVE ?AT ! UNIV]SAL APPLICATION ( ?AT IDEOLOGY WILL RESULT 9 A BETT] WORLD4 ,S9CE ALL POLITICAL SY/EMS REQUIRE 9/ITUTIONS TO UPHOLD !M1 POLITICAL ACTION MU/ 9VOLVE EI!R AN ATTEMPT TO RE=M CURR5T 9/ITUTIONS TO B5EFIT A NEW SY/EM1 OR 9 ! CASE ( RADICAL POLITICS1 ! ABOLITION ( CURR5T 9/ITUTIONS & ! CREATION ( NEW ONES 9 !IR PLACE4 

,IF IT IS ACCEPT$ ?AT TO BE POLITICAL IS TO ACT ) ! EXPLICIT GOAL ( RE=M+ 9/ITUTIONS TO SUIT A NEW POLITICAL SY/EM1 !N ! T]M CANNOT BE APPLI$ TO 9DIVIDUALS :O >E H>ASS$ & >RE/$ BECAUSE ( !IR PLACE 9 ! EXPLOIT$ CLASS4 ,!Y >E NOT T>GET$ BECAUSE ( ANY BELIEF SY/EM1 BUT BECAUSE !Y >E =C$ TO BREAK ! LAW JU/ TO SURVIVE4 ,!Y HAVE NO *OICE BUT TO LIVE 9 OPPOSITION TO ?IS SOCIETY1 & TO R$UCE !SE LIVES TO M]E POLITICS IS AN 9ACCURATE & UNFAIR REPRES5TATION4 

,ALSO1 AS AN>*I/S %\LDN'T WE BE FI<T+ AGA9/ POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES1 NOT CREAT+ NEW ONES8 ,IF WE >E /RUGGL+ AGA9/ ?IS SY/EM 9 IT'S TOTALITY1 WE %\LD /RIVE = A FRE$OM BAS$ ON CREAT+ CONDITIONS ( EXI/5CE & RELATION%IPS ON \R [N T]MS1 & NOT JU/ MORE FRE$OM ?AN WE CURR5TLY HAVE BY WAY ( 9/ITUTIONAL RE=M4 

,! T]M POLITICAL DOES NOT 9CLUDE ?OSE ( US :O DO NOT SEE ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ?IS SY/EM AS SEP>ATE FROM ! RE/ ( \R LIVES1 ?OSE ( US :O >E CONSCI\SLY 5GAG+ 9 A PROJECT ( CREAT+ \RSELVES 9 A WAY ?AT COMPLETELY REJECTS ! DOM9ATION ( ! /ATE & CAPITAL4 ,!SE /RUGGLES1 ALONG ) ?OSE ?AT ! EXPLOIT$ CLASS 5GAGE 9 EV]YDAY1 >E DIRECTLY OPPOS$ TO ! AU?ORITY ( ANY POLITICAL PROGRAM & >E !RE=E ANTI-POLITICAL4 ,NOT ONLY %\LD ! LABEL ( 'POLITICAL' BE UNDESIRABLE BECAUSE IT REPRES5TS ! ?+ WE %\LD BE FI<T+ AGA9/1 BUT IT IS ALSO A MISREPRES5TATION ( ! /RUGGLE ?AT MANY PEOPLE >E 5GAG$ 94 

,NONE ( ?IS IS MEANT TO IMPLY ?AT ALL PRISON]S DES]VE \R UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT4 ,SOLID>ITY %\LD NOT BE GIV5 \T ( OBLIGATION OR A S5SE ( DUTY4 ,?AT IS ! F\NDATION ( LIB]AL ACTIVISM & CANNOT BE ! />T+ PO9T = ANY RADICAL PROJECT4 ,SOLID>ITY NE$S TO />T FROM \RSELVES & \R [N /RUGGLES1 & EXT5D TO PEOPLE 9 :OSE /RUGGLES WE CAN SEE \R [N1 ) ?OSE :O WE HAVE REAL AFF9ITY )4 ,WE %\LD BE PU%+ ! ACTIONS ( \R IMPRISON$ COMRADES =W>D AS !IR ACCOMPLICES4 ,IF \R FRI5DS NE$ SUPPORT IT %\LD BE GIV5 9 ! SPIRIT ( MUTUAL AID & NEV] AS *>ITY4 ,WE NE$ COCONSPIRATORS & COMRADES1 NOT SELF-SACRIFICE 9 ! NAME ( ! /RUGGLE4 

,BUT :ILE WE MAY NOT AGREE ) ! ?\<TS & ACTIONS ( ALL PRISON]S1 & !RE >E C]TA9LY SOME :O WE W\LD DESPISE COMPLETELY1 WE %\LD BE CLE> ?AT WE OPPOSE PUTT+ ANY P]SON 9 A CAGE = DEVIAT+ FROM 'ACCEPTABLE' SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DEVELOP$ TO MA9TA9 ! CURR5T SOCIAL ORD]4 

,= ! DE/RUCTION ( ALL PRISONS1 = ! RELEASE ( ALL PRISON]S1 = TOTAL FRE$OM4 

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