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,BUREAUCRATIC CAPITALISM HAS F\ND ITS LEGITIMATION 9 ,M>X4 ,I AM NOT REF]R+ H]E TO OR?ODOX ,M>XISM'S DUBI\S M]IT ( HAV+ RE9=C$ ! NEOCAPITALI/ /RUCTURES :OSE PRES5T REORGANIZATION IS AN IMPLICIT HOMAGE TO ,SOVIET TOTALIT>IANISM2 ,I AM EMPHASIZ+ ! EXT5T TO :I* ,M>X'S MO/ PR(\ND ANALYZES ( ALI5ATION HAVE BE5 VULG>IZ$ 9 ! MO/ COMMONPLACE FACTS1 :I*1 /RIPP$ ( !IR MAGICAL VEIL & MAT]IALIZ$ 9 EA* GE/URE1 HAVE BECOME ! SOLE SUB/ANCE1 DAY AFT] DAY1 ( ! LIVES ( AN 9CREAS+ NUMB] ( PEOPLE4 ,9 A WORD1 BUREAUCRATIC CAPITALISM CONTA9S ! PALPABLE REALITY ( ALI5ATION2 IT HAS BR\<T IT HOME TO EV]YBODY F> MORE SUCCESSFULLY ?AN ,M>X C\LD EV] HAVE HOP$ TO DO1 IT HAS BANALIZ$ IT AS ! DIM9I%+ ( MAT]IAL POV]TY HAS BE5 ACCOMPANI$ BY A SPREAD+ M$IOCRITY ( EXI/5CE4 ,AS POV]TY HAS BE5 R$UC$ 9 T]MS ( M]E MAT]IAL SURVIVAL1 IT HAS BECOME MORE PR(\ND 9 T]MS ( \R WAY ( LIFE -- ?IS IS AT LEA/ ONE WIDESPREAD FEEL+ ?AT EXON]ATES ,M>X FROM ALL ! 9T]PRETATIONS A DEG5]ATE ,BOL%EVISM HAS D]IV$ FROM HIM4 ,! 0!ORY0 ( PEACEFUL COEXI/5CE HAS ACCEL]AT$ SU* AN AW>5ESS & REVEAL$1 TO ?OSE :O W]E /ILL CONFUS$1 ?AT EXPLOIT]S CAN GET ALONG QUITE WELL ) EA* O!R DESPITE !IR SPECTACUL> DIV]G5CES4 

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0,ANY ACT10 WRITES ,MIRCEA ,ELIADE1 0CAN BECOME A RELIGI\S ACT4 ,HUMAN EXI/5CE IS REALIZ$ SIMULTANE\SLY ON TWO P>ALLEL PLANES1 ?AT ( TEMPORALITY1 BECOM+1 ILLUSION1 & ?AT ( ET]NITY1 SUB/ANCE1 REALITY40 ,9 ! N9ETE5? C5TURY ! BRUTAL DIVORCE ( !SE TWO PLANES DEMON/RAT$ ?AT P[] W\LD HAVE DONE BETT] TO HAVE MA9TA9$ REALITY 9 A MI/ ( DIV9E TRANSC5D5CE4 ,BUT WE MU/ GIVE RE=MISM CR$IT = SUCCE$+ :]E ,BONAP>TE HAD FAIL$1 9 DISSOLV+ BECOM+ 9 ET]NITY & REALITY 9 ILLUSION2 ?IS UNION MAY NOT BE AS SOLID AS ! SACRAM5TS ( RELIGI\S M>RIAGE1 BUT IT IS LA/+1 :I* IS ! MO/ ! MANAG]S ( COEXI/5CE & SOCIAL PEACE CAN ASK ( IT4 ,?IS IS ALSO :AT LEADS US TO DEF9E \RSELVES -- 9 ! ILLUSORY BUT 9ESCAPABLE P]SPECTIVE ( DURATION -- AS ! 5D ( AB/RACT TEMPORALITY1 AS ! 5D ( ! REIFI$ TIME ( \R ACTS2 TO DEF9E \RSELVES -- DOES IT HAVE TO BE SPELL$ \T8 -- AT ! POSITIVE POLE ( ALI5ATION AS ! 5D ( SOCIAL ALI5ATION1 AS ! 5D ( HUMANITY'S T]M ( SOCIAL ALI5ATION4 

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,! SOCIALIZATION ( PRIMITIVE HUMAN GR\PS REVEALS A WILL TO /RUGGLE MORE EFFECTIVELY AGA9/ ! MY/]I\S & T]RIFY+ =CES ( NATURE4 ,BUT /RUGGL+ 9 ! NATURAL 5VIRONM5T1 AT ONCE ) IT & AGA9/ IT1 SUBMITT+ TO ITS MO/ 9HUMAN LAWS 9 ORD] TO WRE/ FROM IT AN 9CREAS$ *ANCE ( SURVIVAL -- DO+ ?IS C\LD ONLY 5G5D] A MORE EVOLV$ =M ( AGGRESSIVE DEF5SE1 A MORE COMPLEX & LESS PRIMITIVE ATTITUDE1 MANIFE/+ ON A HI<] LEVEL ! CONTRADICTIONS ?AT ! UNCONTROLL$ & YET 9FLU5CEABLE =CES ( NATURE NEV] CEAS$ TO IMPOSE4 ,9 BECOM+ SOCIALIZ$1 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! BL9D DOM9ATION ( NATURE TRIUMPH$ 9ASMU* AS IT GRADUALLY ASSIMILAT$ PRIMITIVE1 NATURAL ALI5ATION1 BUT 9 ANO!R =M4 ,ALI5ATION BECAME SOCIAL 9 ! FI<T AGA9/ NATURAL ALI5ATION4 ,IS IT BY *ANCE ?AT A TE*NOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION HAS DEVELOP$ TO SU* A PO9T ?AT SOCIAL ALI5ATION HAS BE5 REVEAL$ BY ITS CONFLICT ) ! LA/ >EAS ( NATURAL RESI/ANCE ?AT TE*NOLOGICAL P[] HADN'T MANAG$ 7& = GOOD REASONS7 TO SUBJUGATE8 ,TODAY ! TE*NOCRATS PROPOSE TO PUT AN 5D TO PRIMITIVE ALI5ATION3 ) A /IRR+ HUMANIT>IANISM !Y EXHORT US TO P]FECT ! TE*NICAL MEANS ?AT 09 !MSELVES0 W\LD 5ABLE US TO CONQU] DEA?1 SUFF]+1 DISCOM=T & BOR$OM4 ,BUT TO GET RID ( DEA? W\LD BE LESS ( A MIRACLE ?AN TO GET RID ( SUICIDE & ! DESIRE TO DIE4 ,!RE >E WAYS ( ABOLI%+ ! DEA? P5ALTY ?AN CAN MAKE ONE MISS IT4 ,UNTIL N[ ! SPECIFIC USE ( TE*NOLOGY -- OR MORE G5]ALLY ! SOCIOECONOMIC CONTEXT 9 :I* HUMAN ACTIVITY IS CONF9$ -- :ILE QUANTITATIVELY R$UC+ ! NUMB] ( OCCASIONS ( PA9 & DEA?1 HAS ALL[$ DEA? ITSELF TO EAT LIKE A CANC] 9TO ! HE>T ( EA* P]SON'S LIFE4 

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,! PREHI/ORIC FOOD-GA!R+ AGE WAS SUCCE$$ BY ! HUNT+ AGE DUR+ :I* CLANS =M$ & /ROVE TO 9CREASE !IR *ANCES ( SURVIVAL4 ,HUNT+ GR\NDS & RES]VES W]E /AK$ \T FROM :I* \TSID]S W]E ABSOLUTELY EXCLUD$ S9CE ! WELF>E ( ! :OLE CLAN DEP5D$ ON ITS MA9TA9+ ITS T]RITORY4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! FRE$OM GA9$ BY SETTL+ D[N MORE COM=TABLY 9 ! NATURAL 5VIRONM5T1 & BY MORE EFFECTIVE PROTECTION AGA9/ ITS RIGORS1 5G5D]$ ITS [N NEGATION \TSIDE ! B\ND>IES LAID D[N BY ! CLAN & =C$ ! GR\P TO MOD]ATE ITS CU/OM>Y RULES 9 ORGANIZ+ ITS RELATIONS ) EXCLUD$ & ?REAT5+ GR\PS4 ,FROM ! MOM5T IT APPE>$1 SOCIALLY CON/ITUT$ ECONOMIC SURVIVAL IMPLI$ ! EXI/5CE ( B\ND>IES1 RE/RICTIONS1 CONFLICT+ RI<TS4 ,IT %\LD NEV] BE =GOTT5 ?AT UNTIL N[ BO? HI/ORY & \R [N NATURE HAVE DEVELOP$ 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! MOVEM5T ( PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION3 ! SEIZ+ ( CONTROL BY A CLASS1 GR\P1 CA/E OR 9DIVIDUAL ( A G5]AL P[] OV] SOCIOECONOMIC SURVIVAL :OSE =M REMA9S COMPLEX -- FROM [N]%IP ( L&1 T]RITORY1 FACTORIES OR CAPITAL1 ALL ! WAY TO ! 0PURE0 EX]CISE ( P[] OV] PEOPLE 7HI]>*Y74 ,BEYOND ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ REGIMES :OSE VISION ( P>ADISE IS A CYB]NETIC WELF>E /ATE LIES ! NECESSITY ( A /ILL VA/] /RUGGLE AGA9/ A FUNDAM5TAL & 9ITIALLY NATURAL /ATE ( ?+S1 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( :I* CAPITALISM PLAYS ONLY AN 9CID5TAL1 TRANSITORY ROLE2 A /ATE ( ?+S :I* WILL ONLY DISAPPE> :5 ! LA/ TRACES ( HI]>*ICAL P[] DISAPPE> -- ALONG ) ! 0SW9E ( HUMANITY2' ( C\RSE4 

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,TO BE AN [N] IS TO >ROGATE A GOOD FROM :OSE 5JOYM5T ONE EXCLUDES O!R PEOPLE -- :ILE AT ! SAME TIME RECOGNIZ+ EV]YONE'S AB/RACT RI<T TO POSSESSION4 ,BY EXCLUD+ PEOPLE FROM ! REAL RI<T ( [N]%IP1 ! [N] EXT5DS HIS DOM9ION OV] ?OSE HE HAS EXCLUD$ 7ABSOLUTELY OV] NON[N]S1 RELATIVELY OV] O!R [N]S71 )\T :OM HE IS NO?+4 ,! NON[N]S HAVE NO *OICE 9 ! MATT]4 ,! [N] APPROPRIATES & ALI5ATES !M AS PRODUC]S ( HIS [N P[]1 :ILE ! NECESSITY ( 5SUR+ !IR [N PHYSICAL EXI/5CE =CES !M 9 SPITE ( !MSELVES TO COLLABORATE 9 PRODUC+ !IR [N EXCLUSION & TO SURVIVE )\T EV] BE+ ABLE TO LIVE4 ,EXCLUD$1 !Y P>TICIPATE 9 POSSESSION ?R\< ! M$IATION ( ! [N]1 A MY/ICAL P>TICIPATION *>ACT]IZ+ FROM ! \TSET ALL ! CLAN & SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ?AT GRADUALLY REPLAC$ ! PR9CIPLE ( OBLIGATORY COHESION 9 :I* EA* MEMB] WAS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( ! GR\P 70ORGANIC 9T]DEP5D5CE074 ,!IR GU>ANTEE ( SURVIVAL DEP5DS ON !IR ACTIVITY )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION4 ,!Y RE9=CE A RI<T TO PROP]TY FROM :I* !Y >E EXCLUD$4 ,DUE TO ?IS AMBIGUITY EA* ( !M SEES HIMSELF AS P>TICIPAT+ 9 [N]%IP1 AS A LIV+ FRAGM5T ( ! RI<T TO POSSESS1 & ?IS BELIEF 9 TURN RE9=CES HIS CONDITION AS EXCLUD$ & POSSESS$4 7,EXTREME CASES ( ?IS ALI5ATION3 ! FAI?FUL SLAVE1 ! COP1 ! BODYGU>D1 ! C5TURION -- CREATURES :O1 ?R\< A SORT ( UNION ) !IR [N DEA?1 CONF] ON DEA? A P[] EQUAL TO ! =CES ( LIFE & ID5TIFY 9 A DE/RUCTIVE 5]GY ! NEGATIVE & POSITIVE POLES ( ALI5ATION1 ! ABSOLUTELY SUBMISSIVE SLAVE & ! ABSOLUTE MA/]47 ,IT IS ( VITAL IMPORTANCE TO ! EXPLOIT] ?AT ?IS APPE>ANCE IS MA9TA9$ & MADE MORE SOPHI/ICAT$2 NOT BECAUSE HE IS ESPECIALLY MA*IAVELLIAN1 BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE HE WANTS TO /AY ALIVE4 ,! ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCE IS B\ND TO ! SURVIVAL ( HIS PRIVILEGES & TO ! PHYSICAL SURVIVAL ( ! NON[N]1 :O CAN ?US REMA9 ALIVE :ILE BE+ EXPLOIT$ & EXCLUD$ FROM BE+ A P]SON4 ,PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION & DOM9ATION >E ?US ORIG9ALLY IMPOS$ & FELT AS A POSITIVE RI<T1 BUT 9 ! =M ( A NEGATIVE UNIV]SALITY4 ,VALID = EV]YONE1 JU/IFI$ 9 EV]YONE'S EYES BY DIV9E OR NATURAL LAW1 ! RI<T ( PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION IS OBJECTIFI$ 9 A G5]AL ILLUSION1 9 A UNIV]SAL TRANSC5D5CE1 9 AN ESS5TIAL LAW UND] :I* EV]YONE 9DIVIDUALLY MANAGES TO TOL]ATE ! MORE OR LESS N>R[ LIMITS ASSIGN$ TO HIS RI<T TO LIVE & TO ! CONDITIONS ( LIFE 9 G5]AL4 

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,9 ?IS SOCIAL CONTEXT ! FUNCTION ( ALI5ATION MU/ BE UND]/OOD AS A CONDITION ( SURVIVAL4 ,! LABOR ( ! NON[N]S IS SUBJECT TO ! SAME CONTRADICTIONS AS ! RI<T ( PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION4 ,IT TRANS=MS !M 9TO POSSESS$ BE+S1 9TO PRODUC]S ( !IR [N EXPROPRIATION & EXCLUSION1 BUT IT REPRES5TS ! ONLY *ANCE ( SURVIVAL = SLAVES1 = S]FS1 = WORK]S -- SO MU* SO ?AT ! ACTIVITY ?AT ALL[S !IR EXI/5CE TO CONT9UE BY EMPTY+ IT ( ALL CONT5T 5DS UP1 ?R\< A NATURAL & S9I/] REV]SAL ( P]SPECTIVE1 BY TAK+ ON A POSITIVE S5SE4 ,NOT ONLY HAS VALUE BE5 ATTRIBUT$ TO WORK 79 ITS =M ( SACRIFICE 9 ! ANCI5 REGIME1 9 ITS BRUTALIZ+ ASPECTS 9 B\RGEOIS IDEOLOGY & 9 ! SO-CALL$ ,PEOPLE'S ,DEMOCRACIES71 BUT V]Y E>LY ON TO WORK = A MA/]1 TO ALI5ATE ONESELF WILL+LY1 BECAME ! HONORABLE & SC>CELY QUE/ION$ PRICE ( SURVIVAL4 ,! SATISFACTION ( BASIC NE$S REMA9S ! BE/ SAFEGU>D ( ALI5ATION2 IT IS BE/ DISSIMULAT$ BY BE+ JU/IFI$ ON ! GR\NDS ( UND5IABLE NECESSITIES4 ,ALI5ATION MULTIPLIES NE$S BECAUSE IT CAN SATISFY NONE ( !M2 N[ADAYS LACK ( SATISFACTION IS MEASUR$ 9 ! NUMB] ( C>S1 REFRIG]ATORS1 ,TVS3 ! ALI5AT+ OBJECTS HAVE LO/ ! RUSE & MY/]Y ( TRANSC5D5CE1 !Y >E !RE 9 !IR CONCRETE POV]TY4 ,TO BE RI* TODAY IS TO POSSESS ! GREATE/ NUMB] ( POOR OBJECTS4 

,UP TO N[ SURVIV+ HAS PREV5T$ US FROM LIV+4 ,?IS IS :Y MU* IS TO BE EXPECT$ ( ! 9CREAS+LY EVID5T IMPOSSIBILITY ( SURVIVAL1 AN IMPOSSIBILITY :I* WILL BECOME ALL ! MORE EVID5T AS ! GLUT ( CONV5I5CES & ELEM5TS ( SURVIVAL R$UCES LIFE TO A S+LE *OICE3 SUICIDE OR REVOLUTION4 

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,! SACR$ PRESIDES EV5 OV] ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ALI5ATION4 ,AS SOON AS ! RELATIONS ( EXPLOITATION & ! VIOL5CE ?AT UND]LIES !M >E NO LONG] CONCEAL$ BY ! MY/ICAL VEIL1 !RE IS A BREAK?R\<1 A MOM5T ( CL>ITY1 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ALI5ATION IS SUDD5LY REVEAL$ AS A RU?LESS H&-TO-H& FI<T ) NAK$ P[]1 P[] EXPOS$ 9 ITS BRUTE =CE & ITS WEAKNESS1 A VULN]ABLE GIANT :OSE SLI<TE/ W\ND CONF]S ON ! ATTACK] ! 9FAM\S NOTORIETY ( AN ,]O/RATUS4 ,S9CE P[] SURVIVES1 ! EV5T REMA9S AMBIGU\S4 ,PRAXIS ( DE/RUCTION1 SUBLIME MOM5T :5 ! COMPLEXITY ( ! WORLD BECOMES TANGIBLE1 TRANSP>5T1 )9 EV]YONE'S GRASP2 9EXPIABLE REVOLTS -- ?OSE ( ! SLAVES1 ! ,JACQUES1 ! ICONOCLA/S1 ! ,5RAGE'S14! ,COMMUN>DS1 ,KRON/ADT1 ! ,A/URIAS1 & -- PROMISES ( ?+S TO COME -- ! HOOLIGANS ( ,/OCKHOLM & ! WILDCAT /RIKES444 ONLY ! DE/RUCTION ( ALL HI]>*ICAL P[] WILL ALL[ US TO =GET !SE4 ,WE AIM TO MAKE SURE IT DOES4 

,! DET]IORATION ( MY?ICAL /RUCTURES & !IR SL[NESS 9 REG5]AT+ !MSELVES1 :I* MAKE POSSIBLE ! AWAK5+ ( CONSCI\SNESS & ! CRITICAL P5ETRATION ( 9SURRECTION1 >E ALSO RESPONSIBLE = ! FACT ?AT ONCE ! 0EXCESSES0 ( REVOLUTION >E PA/1 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ALI5ATION IS GRASP$ ON A !ORETICAL PLANE1 SUBJECT$ TO AN 0ANALYSIS0 ?AT IS A C>RYOV] FROM ! DEMY/IFICATION PREP>ATORY TO REVOLT4 ,IT IS AT ?IS PO9T ?AT ! TRUE/ & MO/ AU!NTIC ASPECTS ( A REVOLT >E REEXAM9$ & REPUDIAT$ BY ! 0WE DIDN'T REALLY MEAN TO DO ?AT0 ( ! !ORETICIANS *>G$ ) EXPLA9+ ! MEAN+ ( AN 9SURRECTION TO ?OSE :O MADE IT -- TO ?OSE :O AIM TO DEMY/IFY BY ACTS1 NOT JU/ BY WORDS4 

,ALL ACTS CONTE/+ P[] CALL = ANALYSIS & TACTICAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,MU* CAN BE EXPECT$ (3 

! NEW PROLET>IAT1 :I* IS DISCOV]+ ITS DE/ITUTION AMID CONSUM] ABUNDANCE 7SEE ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! WORK]S' /RUGGLES PRES5TLY BEG9N+ 9 ,5GL&1 & ! ATTITUDES ( REBELLI\S Y\? 9 ALL ! MOD]N C\NTRIES72 

C\NTRIES ?AT HAVE HAD 5\< ( !IR P>TIAL1 %AM REVOLUTIONS & >E CONSIGN+ !IR PA/ & PRES5T !ORI/S TO ! MUSEUMS 7SEE ! ROLE ( ! 9TELLIG5TSIA 9 ! ,EA/]N BLOC72 

! ,?IRD ,WORLD1 :OSE MI/RU/ ( TE*NOLOGICAL MY?S HAS BE5 KEPT ALIVE BY ! COLONIAL COPS & M]C5>IES1 ! LA/1 OV]-ZEAL\S MILITANTS ( A TRANSC5D5CE AGA9/ :I* !Y >E ! BE/ POSSIBLE VACC9ATION2 

! =CE ( ! ,S,I 70\R IDEAS >E 9 EV]YONE'S M9D071 CAPABLE ( =E/ALL+ REMOTE-CONTROLL$ REVOLTS1 0CRY/AL NI<TS0 & %EEPI% RESI/ANCE4 

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,PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION IS B\ND TO ! DIALECTIC ( P>TICUL> & G5]AL4 ,9 ! MY/ICAL REALM :]E ! CONTRADICTIONS ( ! SLAVE & FEUDAL SY/EMS >E RESOLV$1 ! NON[N]1 EXCLUD$ AS A P>TICUL> 9DIVIDUAL FROM ! RI<T ( POSSESSION1 /RIVES TO 5SURE HIS SURVIVAL ?R\< HIS LABOR3 ! MORE HE ID5TIFIES ) ! 9T]E/S ( ! MA/]1 ! MORE SUCCESSFUL HE IS4 ,HE KN[S ! O!R NON[N]S ONLY ?R\< !IR COMMON PLI<T3 ! COMPULSORY SURR5D] ( !IR LABOR P[] 7,*RI/IANITY RECOMM5D$ VOLUNT>Y SURR5D]3 ONCE ! SLAVE 0WILL+LY0 (F]$ HIS LABOR P[]1 HE CEAS$ TO BE A SLAVE71 ! SE>* = ! OPTIMUM CONDITIONS ( SURVIVAL1 & MY/ICAL ID5TIFICATION4 ,/RUGGLE1 ?\< BORN ( A UNIV]SAL WILL TO SURVIVE1 TAKES PLACE ON ! LEVEL ( APPE>ANCE :]E IT BR+S 9TO PLAY ID5TIFICATION ) ! DESIRES ( ! MA/] & ?US 9TRODUCES A C]TA9 9DIVIDUAL RIVALRY ?AT REFLECTS ! RIVALRY BETWE5 ! MA/]S4 ,COMPETITION DEVELOPS ON ?IS PLANE AS LONG AS ! RELATIONS ( EXPLOITATION REMA9 DISSIMULAT$ BEH9D A MY/ICAL OPACITY & AS LONG AS ! CONDITIONS PRODUC+ ?IS OPACITY CONT9UE TO EXI/2 AS LONG AS ! DEGREE ( SLAV]Y DET]M9ES ! SLAVE'S CONSCI\SNESS ( ! DEGREE ( LIV$ REALITY4 7,WE >E /ILL AT ! /AGE ( CALL+ 0OBJECTIVE CONSCI\SNESS0 :AT IS 9 REALITY ! CONSCI\SNESS ( BE+ AN OBJECT47 ,! [N]1 = HIS P>T1 DEP5DS ON ! G5]AL ACKN[L$GM5T ( A RI<T FROM :I* HE ALONE IS NOT EXCLUD$1 BUT :I* IS SE5 ON ! PLANE ( APPE>ANCE AS A RI<T ACCESSIBLE TO EA* ( ! EXCLUD$ TAK5 9DIVIDUALLY4 ,HIS PRIVILEG$ POSITION DEP5DS ON SU* A BELIEF1 & ?IS BELIEF IS ALSO ! BASIS = ! /R5G? ?AT IS ESS5TIAL IF HE IS TO HOLD HIS [N AMONG ! O!R [N]S2 IT IS HIS /R5G?4 ,IF1 9 HIS TURN1 HE SEEMS TO R5\NCE EXCLUSIVE APPROPRIATION ( EV]Y?+ & EV]YBODY1 IF HE POSES LESS AS A MA/] ?AN AS A S]VANT ( PUBLIC GOOD & DEF5D] ( COLLECTIVE SECURITY1 !N HIS P[] IS CR[N$ ) GLORY & TO HIS O!R PRIVILEGES HE ADDS ?AT ( D5Y+1 ON ! LEVEL ( APPE>ANCE 7:I* IS ! ONLY LEVEL ( REF]5CE 9 UNILAT]AL COMMUNICATION71 ! V]Y NOTION ( P]SONAL APPROPRIATION2 HE D5IES ?AT ANYONE HAS ?IS RI<T1 HE REPUDIATES ! O!R [N]S4 ,9 ! FEUDAL P]SPECTIVE ! [N] IS NOT 9TEGRAT$ 9TO APPE>ANCE 9 ! SAME WAY AS ! NON[N]S1 SLAVES1 SOLDI]S1 FUNCTION>IES1 S]VANTS ( ALL K9DS4 ,! LIVES ( ! LATT] >E SO SQUALID ?AT ! MAJORITY CAN LIVE ONLY AS A C>ICATURE ( ! ,MA/] 7! FEUDAL LORD1 ! PR9CE1 ! MAJOR-DOMO1 ! TASKMA/]1 ! HI< PRIE/1 ,GOD1 ,SATAN 44474 ,BUT ! MA/] HIMSELF IS ALSO =C$ TO PLAY ONE ( !SE C>ICATURAL ROLES4 ,HE CAN DO SO )\T MU* EF=T S9CE HIS PRET5SION TO TOTAL LIFE IS ALREADY SO C>ICATURAL1 ISOLAT$ AS HE IS AMONG ?OSE :O CAN ONLY SURVIVE4 ,HE IS ALREADY ONE ( \R [N K9D 7) ! ADD$ GR&EUR ( A PA/ EPO*1 :I* ADDS AN EXQUISITE SAVOR TO HIS SADNESS72 HE1 LIKE EA* ( US1 WAS ANXI\SLY SEEK+ ! ADV5TURE :]E HE C\LD F9D HIMSELF ON ! ROAD TO HIS TOTAL P]DITION4 ,C\LD ! MA/]1 AT ! V]Y MOM5T HE ALI5ATES ! O!RS1 SEE ?AT HE R$UCES !M TO DISPOSSESS$ & EXCLUD$ BE+S1 & ?US REALIZE ?AT HE IS ONLY AN EXPLOIT]1 A PURELY NEGATIVE BE+8 ,SU* AN AW>5ESS IS UNLIKELY & W\LD BE DANG]\S4 ,BY EXT5D+ HIS DOM9ION OV] ! GREATE/ POSSIBLE NUMB] ( SUBJECTS1 ISN'T HE 5ABL+ !M TO SURVIVE1 GIV+ !M !IR ONLY *ANCE ( SALVATION8 70,:ATEV] W\LD HAPP5 TO ! WORK]S IF ! CAPITALI/S W]5'T K9D 5\< TO EMPLOY !M80 ! HI<-M9D$ S\LS ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY LIK$ TO ASK47 ,9 FACT1 ! [N] (FICIALLY EXCLUDES HIMSELF FROM ALL CLAIM TO PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION4 ,TO ! SACRIFICE ( ! NON- [N]1 :O ?R\< HIS LABOR EX*ANGES HIS REAL LIFE = AN APP>5T ONE 7?US AVOID+ IMM$IATE DEA? BY ALL[+ ! MA/] TO DET]M9E HIS V>IETY ( LIV+ DEA?71 ! [N] REPLIES BY APPE>+ TO SACRIFICE HIS NATURE AS [N] & EXPLOIT]2 HE EXCLUDES HIMSELF MY?ICALLY1 HE PUTS HIMSELF AT ! S]VICE ( EV]YONE & ( MY? 7AT ! S]VICE ( ,GOD & HIS PEOPLE1 = EXAMPLE74 ,) AN ADDITIONAL GE/URE ) AN ACT :OSE GRATUIT\SNESS BA!S HIM 9 AN O!RWORLDLY RADIANCE1 HE GIVES R5UNCIATION ITS PURE =M ( MY?ICAL REALITY R5\NC+ COMMON LIFE1 HE IS ! POOR MAN AMID ILLUSORY WEAL?1 HE :O SACRIFICES HIMSELF = EV]YONE :ILE ALL ! O!R PEOPLE ONLY SACRIFICE !MSELVES = !IR [N SAKE1 = ! SAKE ( !IR SURVIVAL4 ,HE TURNS HIS PR$ICAM5T 9TO PRE/IGE4 ,! MORE P[]FUL HE IS ! GREAT] HIS SACRIFICE4 ,HE BECOMES ! LIV+ REF]5CE PO9T ( ! :OLE ILLUSORY LIFE1 ! HI<E/ ATTA9ABLE PO9T 9 ! SCALE ( MY?ICAL VALUES4 0,VOLUNT>ILY0 )DRAWN FROM COMMON MORTALS1 HE IS DRAWN T[>D ! WORLD ( ! GODS1 & HIS MORE OR LESS E/ABLI%$ P>TICIPATION 9 DIV9ITY1 ON ! LEVEL ( APPE>ANCE 7! ONLY G5]ALLY ACKN[L$G$ FRAME ( REF]5CE71 CONSECRATES HIS RANK 9 ! HI]>*Y ( ! O!R [N]S4 ,9 ! ORGANIZATION ( TRANSC5D5CE ! FEUDAL LORD -- &1 ?R\< OSMOSIS1 ! [N]S ( SOME P[] OR PRODUCTION MAT]IALS1 9 V>Y+ DEGREES -- IS L$ TO PLAY ! PR9CIPAL ROLE ! ROLE ?AT HE REALLY DOES PLAY 9 ! ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION ( !' GR\P'S SURVIVAL4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! EXI/5CE ( ! GR\P IS B\ND ON EV]Y LEVEL TO ! EXI/5CE ( ! [N]S AS SU*1 TO ?OSE :O1 [N+ EV]Y?+ BECAUSE !Y [N EV]YBODY1 ALSO =CE EV]YONE TO R5\NCE !IR LIVES ON ! PRETEXT ( ! [N]S' UNIQUE ABSOLUTE & DIV9E R5UNCIATION4 7,FROM ! GOD ,PROME!US PUNI%$ BY ! GODS TO ! GOD ,*RI/ PUNI%$ BY M51 ! SACRIFICE ( ! ,[N] BECOMES VULG>IZ$1 IT LOSES ITS SACR$ AURA1 IS HUMANIZ$47 ,MY? ?US UNITES [N] & NON[N]1 IT 5VELOPS !M 9 A COMMON =M 9 :I* ! NECESSITY ( SURVIVAL1 :E!R M]ELY PHYSICAL OR AS A PRIVILEG$ BE+ =CES !M TO LIVE ON ! LEVEL ( APPE>ANCE & ( ! 9V]SION (' REAL LIFE1 ! 9V]SION ( ! LIFE ( EV]YDAY PRAXIS4 ,WE >E /ILL !RE WAIT+ TO LIVE A LIFE LESS ?AN OR BEYOND A MY/IQUE AGA9/ :I* \R EV]Y GE/URE PROTE/S :ILE SUBMITT+ TO IT4 

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,MY?1 ! UNIT>Y ABSOLUTE 9 :I* ! CONTRADICTIONS ( ! WORLD F9D AN ILLUSORY RESOLUTION1 ! H>MONI\S & CON/ANTLY H>MONIZ$ VISION ?AT REFLECTS & RE9=CES ORD] -- ?IS IS ! SPH]E ( ! SACR$1 ! EXTRAHUMAN ZONE :]E AN ABUNDANCE ( REVELATIONS >E MANIFE/$ BUT :]E ! REVELATION ( ! PROCESS ( PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION IS C>EFULLY SUPPRESS$4 ,NIETZS*E SAW ?IS :5 HE WROTE 0,ALL BECOM+ IS A CRIM9AL REVOLT FROM ET]NAL BE+ & ITS PRICE IS DEA?40 ,:5 ! B\RGEOISIE CLAIM$ TO REPLACE ! PURE ,BE+ ( FEUDALISM ) ,BECOM+1 ALL IT REALLY DID WAS TO DESACRALIZE ,BE+ & RESACRALIZE ,BECOM+ TO ITS [N PR(IT2 IT ELEVAT$ ITS [N ,BECOM+ TO ! /ATUS ( ,BE+1 NO LONG] ?AT ( ABSOLUTE [N]%IP BUT RA!R ?AT ( RELATIVE APPROPRIATION3 A PETTY DEMOCRATIC & ME*ANICAL ,BECOM+1 ) ITS NOTIONS ( PROGRESS1 M]IT & CAUSAL SUCCESSION4 ,! [N]'S LIFE HIDES HIM FROM HIMSELF2 B\ND TO MY? BY A LIFE & DEA? PACT1 HE CANNOT SEE HIMSELF 9 ! POSITIVE & EXCLUSIVE 5JOYM5T ( ANY GOOD EXCEPT ?R\< ! LIV$ EXP]I5CE ( HIS [N EXCLUSION4 7,& ISN'T IT ?R\< ?IS MY?ICAL EXCLUSION ?AT ! NON- [N]S WILL COME TO GRASP ! REALITY ( !IR [N EXCLUSION87 ,HE BE>S ! RESPONSIBILITY = A GR\P1 HE TAKES ON ! BURD5 ( A GOD4 ,SUBMITT+ HIMSELF TO ITS B5$ICTION & ITS RETRIBUTION1 HE SWA!S HIMSELF 9 AU/]ITY & WA/ES AWAY4 ,MODEL ( GODS & H]OES1 ! MA/]1 ! [N]1 IS ! TRUE REALITY ( ,PROME!US1 ( ,*RI/1 ( ALL ?OSE :OSE SPECTACUL> SACRIFICE HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE = 0! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE0 TO CONT9UE TO SACRIFICE !MSELVES TO ! EXTREME M9ORITY1 TO ! MA/]S4 7,ANALYSIS ( ! [N]'S SACRIFICE %\LD BE WORK$ \T MORE SUBTLY3 ISN'T ! CASE ( ,*RI/ REALLY ! SACRIFICE ( ! [N]'S SON8 ,IF ! [N] CAN NEV] SACRIFICE HIMSELF EXCEPT ON ! LEVEL ( APPE>ANCE1 !N ,*RI/ /&S = ! REAL IMMOLATION ( ! [N]'S SON :5 CIRCUM/ANCES LEAVE NO O!R ALT]NATIVE4 ,AS A SON HE IS ONLY AN [N] AT A V]Y E>LY /AGE ( DEVELOPM5T1 AN EMBRYO1 LITTLE MORE ?AN A DREAM ( FUTURE [N]%IP4 ,9 ?IS MY?IC DIM5SION BELONGS ,B>RES'S WELL-KN[N REM>K 9 #aiad :5 W> HAD >RIV$ & MADE HIS DREAMS COME TRUE AT LA/3 0,\R Y\?1 AS IS PROP]1 HAS GONE TO %$ TORR5TS ( \R BLOOD407 ,?IS RA!R DI/A/EFUL LITTLE GAME1 BE=E IT BECAME TRANS=M$ 9TO A SYMBOLIC RITE1 KNEW A H]OIC P]IOD :5 K+S & TRIBAL *IEFS W]E RITUALLY PUT TO DEA? ACCORD+ TO !IR 0WILL40 ,HI/ORIANS ASSURE US ?AT !SE AUGU/ M>TYRS W]E SOON REPLAC$ BY PRISON]S1 SLAVES OR CRIM9ALS4 ,!Y MAY NOT GET HURT ANY MORE1 BUT !Y'VE KEPT ! HALO4 

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,! CONCEPT ( A COMMON FATE IS BAS$ ON ! SACRIFICE ( ! [N] & ! NON[N]4 ,PUT ANO!R WAY1 ! NOTION ( A HUMAN CONDITION IS BAS$ ON AN IDEAL & TORM5T$ IMAGE :OSE FUNCTION IS TO RESOLVE ! IRRESOLVABLE OPPOSITION BETWE5 ! MY?ICAL SACRIFICE ( ! M9ORITY & ! REALLY SACRIFIC$ LIFE ( EV]YONE ELSE4 ,! FUNCTION ( MY? IS TO UNIFY & ET]NALIZE1 9 A SUCCESSION ( /ATIC MOM5TS1 ! DIALECTIC ( 0WILL-TO-LIVE0 & ITS OPPOSITE4 ,?IS UNIV]SALLY DOM9ANT FACTITI\S UNITY ATTA9S ITS MO/ TANGIBLE & CONCRETE REPRES5TATION 9 COMMUNICATION1 P>TICUL>LY 9 LANGUAGE4 ,AMBIGUITY IS MO/ MANIFE/ AT ?IS LEVEL1 IT LEADS TO AN ABS5CE ( REAL COMMUNICATION1 IT PUTS ! ANALY/ AT ! M]CY ( RIDICUL\S PHANTOMS1 AT ! M]CY ( WORDS -- ET]NAL & *ANG+ 9/ANTS -- :OSE CONT5T V>IES ACCORD+ TO :O PRON\NCES !M1 AS DOES ! NOTION ( SACRIFICE4 ,:5 LANGUAGE IS PUT TO ! TE/1 IT CAN NO LONG] DISSIMULATE ! MISREPRES5TATION & ?US IT PROVOKES ! CRISIS ( P>TICIPATION4 ,9 ! LANGUAGE ( AN ]A ONE CAN FOLL[ ! TRACES ( TOTAL REVOLUTION1 UNFULFILL$ BUT ALWAYS IMM95T4 ,!Y >E ! EXALT+ & T]RIFY+ SIGNS ( ! UPHEAVALS !Y =E%AD[1 BUT :O TAKES !M S]I\SLY8 ,! DISCR$IT /RIK+ LANGUAGE IS AS DEEPLY ROOT$ & 9/9CTIVE AS ! SUSPICION ) :I* MY?S >E VIEW$ BY PEOPLE :O AT ! SAME TIME REMA9 FIRMLY ATTA*$ TO !M4 ,H[ CAN KEY WORDS BE DEF9$ BY O!R WORDS8 ,H[ CAN PHRASES BE US$ TO PO9T \T ! SIGNS ?AT REFUTE ! PHRASEOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCE8 ,! BE/ TEXTS /ILL AWAIT !IR JU/IFICATION4 ,:5 A POEM BY ,MALL>ME BECOMES ! SOLE EXPLANATION = AN ACT ( REVOLT1 !N POETRY & REVOLUTION WILL HAVE OV]COME !IR AMBIGUITY4 ,TO AWAIT & PREP>E = ?IS MOM5T IS TO MANIPULATE 9=MATION NOT AS ! LA/ %OCK WAVE :OSE SIGNIFICANCE ESCAPES EV]YONE1 BUT AS ! FIR/ REP]CUSSION ( AN ACT /ILL TO COME4 

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,BORN ( MAN'S WILL TO SURVIVE ! UNCONTROLLABLE =CES ( NATURE1 MY? IS A PUBLIC WELF>E POLICY ?AT HAS \TLIV$ ITS NECESSITY4 ,IT HAS CONSOLIDAT$ ITS TYRANNICAL =CE BY R$UC+ LIFE TO ! SOLE DIM5SION ( SURVIVAL1 BY NEGAT+ IT AS MOVEM5T & TOTALITY4 

,:5 CONTE/$1 MY? HOMOG5IZES ! DIV]SE ATTACKS ON IT2 SOON] OR LAT] IT 5GULFS & ASSIMILATES !M4 ,NO?+ CAN )/& IT1 NO IMAGE OR CONCEPT ?AT ATTEMPTS TO DE/ROY ! DOM9ANT SPIRITUAL /RUCTURES4 ,IT REIGNS OV] ! EXPRESSION ( FACTS & LIV$ EXP]I5CE1 ON :I* IT IMPOSES ITS [N 9T]PRETIVE /RUCTURE 7DRAMATIZATION74 ,PRIVATE CONSCI\SNESS IS ! CONSCI\SNESS ( LIV$ EXP]I5CE ?AT F9DS ITS EXPRESSION ON ! LEVEL ( ORGANIZ$ APPE>ANCE4 

,MY? IS SU/A9$ BY REW>D$ SACRIFICE4 ,S9CE EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL LIFE IS BAS$ ON ITS [N R5UNCIATION1 LIV$ EXP]I5CE MU/ BE DEF9$ AS SACRIFICE & RECOMP5SE4 ,AS A REW>D = HIS ASCETICISM1 ! 9ITIATE 7! PROMOT$ WORK]1 ! SPECIALI/1 ! MANAG] -- NEW M>TYRS CANONIZ$ DEMOCRATICALLY7 IS GRANT$ A NI*E 9 ! ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCE2 HE IS MADE TO FEEL AT HOME 9 ALI5ATION4 ,BUT COLLECTIVE %ELT]S DISAPPE>$ ) UNIT>Y SOCIETIES1 ALL ?AT'S LEFT IS !IR LAT] CONCRETE EMBODIM5TS = ! B5EFIT ( ! PUBLIC3 TEMPLES1 *UR*ES1 PALACES444 MEMORIES ( A UNIV]SAL PROTECTION4 ,%ELT]S >E PRIVATE N[ADAYS1 & EV5 IF !IR PROTECTION IS F> FROM C]TA9 !RE CAN BE NO MI/AK+ !IR PRICE4 

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0,PRIVATE0 LIFE IS DEF9$ PRIM>ILY 9 A =MAL CONTEXT4 ,IT IS1 TO BE SURE1 BORN \T ( ! SOCIAL RELATIONS CREAT$ BY PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION1 BUT ITS ESS5TIAL =M IS DET]M9$ BY ! EXPRESSION ( ?OSE RELATIONS4 ,UNIV]SAL1 9CONTE/ABLE BUT CON/ANTLY CONTE/$1 ?IS =M MAKES APPROPRIATION A RI<T BELONG+ TO EV]YONE & FROM :I* EV]YONE IS EXCLUD$1 A RI<T ONE CAN OBTA9 ONLY BY R5\NC+ IT4 ,AS LONG AS IT FAILS TO BREAK FREE ( ! CONTEXT IMPRISON+ IT 7A BREAK ?AT IS CALL$ REVOLUTION71 ! MO/ AU!NTIC EXP]I5CE CAN BE GRASP$1 EXPRESS$ & COMMUNICAT$ ONLY BY WAY ( AN 9V]SION ?R\< :I* ITS FUNDAM5TAL CONTRADICTION IS DISSIMULAT$4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IF A POS ITIVE PROJECT FAILS TO SU/A9 A PRAXIS ( RADICALLY OV]?R[+ ! CONDITIONS ( LIFE -- :I* >E NO?+ O!R ?AN ! CONDITIONS ( PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION -- IT DOES NOT HAVE ! SLI<TE/ *ANCE ( ESCAP+ BE+ TAK5 OV] BY ! NEGATIVITY ?AT REIGNS OV] ! EXPRESSION ( SOCIAL RELATION%IPS3 IT IS RECUP]AT$ LIKE ! IMAGE 9 A MIRROR1 9 9V]SE P]SPECTIVE4 ,9 ! TOTALIZ+ P]SPECTIVE 9 :I* IT CONDITIONS ! :OLE ( EV]YONE'S LIFE1 & 9 :I* ITS REAL & ITS MY?IC P[] CAN NO LONG] BE DI/+UI%$ 7BO? BE+ BO? REAL & MY?ICAL71 ! PROCESS ( PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPRESS LIFE ANY WAY EXCEPT NEGATIVELY4 ,LIFE 9 ITS 5TIRETY IS SUSP5D$ 9 A NEGATIVITY ?AT CORRODES IT & =MALLY DEF9ES IT4 ,TO TALK ( LIFE TODAY IS LIKE TALK+ ( ROPE 9 ! H\SE ( A HANG$ MAN4 ,S9CE ! KEY ( WILL-TO-LIVE HAS BE5 LO/ WE HAVE BE5 W&]+ 9 ! CORRIDORS ( AN 5DLESS MAUSOLEUM4 ,! DIALOGUE ( *ANCE & ! ?R[ ( ! DICE NO LONG] SUFFICES TO JU/IFY \R LASSITUDE2 ?OSE :O /ILL ACCEPT LIV+ 9 WELL-FURNI%$ WE>9ESS PICTURE !MSELVES AS LEAD+ AN 9DOL5T EXI/5CE :ILE FAIL+ TO NOTICE 9 EA* ( !IR DAILY GE/URES A LIV+ D5IAL ( !IR DESPAIR1 A D5IAL ?AT %\LD RA!R MAKE !M DESPAIR ONLY ( ! POV]TY ( !IR IMAG9ATION4 ,=GETT+ LIFE1 ONE CAN ID5TIFY ) A RANGE ( IMAGES1 FROM ! BRUTI% CONQU]OR & BRUTI% SLAVE AT ONE POLE TO ! SA9T & ! PURE H]O AT ! O!R4 ,! AIR 9 ?IS %I?\SE HAS BE5 UNBREA?ABLE = A LONG TIME4 ,! WORLD & MAN AS REPRES5TATION /9K LIKE C>RION & !RE'S NO LONG] ANY GOD >\ND TO TURN ! *>NEL H\SES 9TO B$S ( LILIES4 ,AFT] ALL ! AGES M5 HAVE DI$ :ILE ACCEPT+ )\T NOTABLE *ANGE ! EXPLANATIONS ( GODS1 ( NATURE & ( BIOLOGICAL LAWS1 IT W\LDN'T SEEM UNREASONABLE TO ASK IF WE DON'T DIE BECAUSE SO MU* DEA? 5T]S -- & = V]Y SPECIFIC REASONS -- 9TO EV]Y MOM5T ( \R LIVES4 

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,PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION CAN BE DEF9$ NOTABLY AS ! APPROPRIATION ( ?+S BY MEANS ( ! APPROPRIATION ( PEOPLE4 ,IT IS ! SPR+ & ! TR\BL$ WAT] :]E ALL REFLECTIONS M+LE & BLUR4 ,ITS FIELD ( ACTION & 9FLU5CE1 SPANN+ ! :OLE ( HI/ORY1 SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 *>ACT]IZ$ UNTIL N[ BY A FUNDAM5TAL D\BLE BEHAVIORAL DET]M9ATION3 AN ONTOLOGY BAS$ ON SACRIFICE & NEGATION ( SELF 7ITS SUBJECTIVE & OBJECTIVE ASPECTS RESPECTIVELY7 & A FUNDAM5TAL DUALITY1 A DIVISION BETWE5 P>TICUL> & G5]AL1 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE1 PRIVATE & PUBLIC1 !ORETICAL & PRACTICAL1 SPIRITUAL & MAT]IAL1 9TELLECTUAL & MANUAL1 ETC4 ,! CONTRADICTION BETWE5 UNIV]SAL APPROPRIATION & UNIV]SAL EXPROPRIATION IMPLIES ?AT ! MA/] HAS BE5 SE5 = :AT HE IS & ISOLAT$4 ,?IS MY?ICAL IMAGE ( T]ROR1 WANT & R5UNCIATION PRES5TS ITSELF TO SLAVES1 TO S]VANTS1 TO ALL ?OSE :O CAN'T /& LIV+ AS !Y DO2 IT IS ! ILLUSORY REFLECTION ( !IR P>TICIPATION 9 PROP]TY1 A NATURAL ILLUSION S9CE !Y REALLY DO P>TICIPATE 9 IT ?R\< ! DAILY SACRIFICE ( !IR 5]GY 7:AT ! ANCI5TS CALL$ PA9 OR TORTURE & WE CALL LABOR OR WORK7 S9CE !Y !MSELVES PRODUCE ?IS PROP]TY 9 A WAY ?AT EXCLUDES !M4 ,! MA/] CAN ONLY CL+ TO ! NOTION ( WORK-AS-SACRIFICE1 LIKE ,*RI/ TO HIS CROSS & HIS NAILS2 IT IS UP TO HIM TO AU!NTICATE SACRIFICE1 TO APP>5TLY R5\NCE HIS RI<T TO EXCLUSIVE 5JOYM5T & TO CEASE TO EXPROPRIATE ) PURELY HUMAN VIOL5CE 7?AT IS1 VIOL5CE )\T M$IATION74 ,! SUBLIMITY ( ! GE/URE OBSCURES ! 9ITIAL VIOL5CE1 ! NOBILITY ( ! SACRIFICE ABSOLVES ! COMM&O1 ! BRUTALITY ( ! CONQU]OR IS BA!D 9 ! LI<T ( A TRANSC5D5CE :OSE REIGN IS 9T]NALIZ$1 ! GODS >E ! 9TRANSIG5T GU>DIANS ( RI<TS1 ! IRASCIBLE %EPH]DS ( A PEACEFUL & LAW-ABID+ FLOCK ( 0,BE+ & ,WANT+-,TO-,BE ,[N]40 ,! GAMBLE ON TRANSC5D5CE & ! SACRIFICE IT IMPLIES >E ! MA/]S' GREATE/ CONQUE/1 !IR MO/ ACCOMPLI%$ SUBMISSION TO ! NECESSITY ( CONQUE/4 ,ANYONE :O 9TRIGUES = P[] :ILE REFUS+ ! PURIFICATION ( R5UNCIATION 7! BRIG& OR ! TYRANT7 WILL SOON] OR LAT] BE TRACK$ D[N & KILL$ LIKE A MAD DOG1 OR WORSE3 AS SOMEONE :O ONLY PURSUES HIS [N 5DS & :OSE BLUNT CONCEPTION ( 0WORK0 LACKS ANY TACT T[>D O!RS' FEEL+S3 ,TROPPMANN1 ,L&RU1 ,PETIOT1 MURD]+ PEOPLE )\T JU/IFY+ IT 9 ! NAME ( DEF5D+ ! ,FREE ,WORLD1 ! ,*RI/IAN ,WE/1 ! ,/ATE OR ,HUMAN ,DIGNITY1 W]E DOOM$ TO EV5TUAL DEFEAT4 ,BY REFUS+ TO PLAY ! RULES ( ! GAME1 PIRATES1 GANG/]S & \TLAWS DI/URB ?OSE ) GOOD CONSCI5CES 7:OSE CONSCI5CES >E A REFLECTION ( MY?71 BUT ! MA/]S1 BY KILL+ ! 5CROA*] OR 5ROLL+ HIM AS A COP1 REE/ABLI% ! OMNIPOT5CE ( 0ET]NAL TRU?03 ?OSE :O DON'T SELL !MSELVES LOSE !IR RI<T TO SURVIVE & ?OSE :O DO SELL !MSELVES LOSE !IR RI<T TO LIVE4 ,! SACRIFICE ( ! MA/] IS ! MATRIX ( HUMANISM1 :I* IS :AT MAKES HUMANISM -- & LET ?IS BE UND]/OOD ONCE & = ALL ! MIS]ABLE NEGATION ( EV]Y?+ HUMAN4 ,HUMANISM IS ! MA/] TAK5 S]I\SLY AT HIS [N GAME1 ACCLAIM$ BY ?OSE :O SEE 9 HIS APP>5T SACRIFICE -- ?AT C>ICATURAL REFLECTION ( !IR REAL SACRIFICE -- A REASON TO HOPE = SALVATION4 ,JU/ICE1 DIGNITY1 NOBILITY1 FRE$OM444 !SE WORDS ?AT YAP & H[L1 >E !Y ANY?+ O!R ?AN H\SEHOLD PETS :OSE MA/]S HAVE CALMLY AWAIT$ !IR HOMECOM+ S9CE ! TIME :5 H]OIC LACKEYS WON ! RI<T TO WALK !M ON ! /REETS8 ,TO USE !M IS TO =GET ?AT !Y >E ! BALLA/ ?AT 5ABLES P[] TO RISE \T ( REA*4 ,& IF WE IMAG9E A REGIME DECID+ ?AT ! MY?ICAL SACRIFICE ( ! MA/]S %\LD NOT BE PROMOT$ 9 SU* UNIV]SAL =MS1 & SETT+ AB\T TRACK+ D[N !SE WORD-CONCEPTS & WIP+ !M \T1 WE C\LD WELL EXPECT ! ,LEFT TO BE 9CAPABLE ( COMBAT+ IT ) ANY?+ MORE ?AN A PLA9TIVE BATTLE ( WORDS :OSE EV]Y PHRASE1 9VOK+ ! 0SACRIFICE0 ( A PREVI\S MA/]1 CALLS = AN EQUALLY MY?ICAL SACRIFICE ( A NEW ONE 7A LEFTI/ MA/]1 A P[] M[+ D[N WORK]S 9 ! NAME ( ! PROLET>IAT74 ,B\ND TO ! NOTION ( SACRIFICE1 HUMANISM IS BORN ( ! COMMON FE> ( MA/]S & SLAVES3 IT IS NO?+ BUT ! SOLID>ITY ( A %IT-SC>$ HUMANITY4 ,BUT ?OSE :O REJECT ALL HI]>*ICAL P[] CAN USE ANY WORD AS A WEAPON TO PUNCTUATE !IR ACTION4 ,LAUTREAMONT & ! ILLEGALI/ AN>*I/S W]E ALREADY AW>E ( ?IS2 SO W]E ! DADAI/S4 

,! APPROPRIATOR ?US BECOMES AN [N] FROM ! MOM5T HE PUTS ! [N]%IP ( PEOPLE & ?+S 9 ! H&S ( ,GOD OR ( SOME UNIV]SAL TRANSC5D5CE :OSE OMNIPOT5CE IS REFLECT$ BACK ON HIM AS A GRACE SANCTIFY+ HIS SLI<TE/ GE/URE2 TO OPPOSE AN [N] ?US CONSECRAT$ IS TO OPPOSE ,GOD1 NATURE1 ! FA!RL&1 ! PEOPLE4 ,9 %ORT1 TO EXCLUDE ONESELF FROM ! PHYSICAL & SPIRITUAL WORLD4 0,WE MU/ NEI!R GOV]N NOR BE GOV]N$10 WRITES ,M>CEL ,HAVR5NE SO NEATLY4 ,= ?OSE :O ADD AN APPROPRIATE VIOL5CE TO HIS HUMOR1 !RE IS NO LONG] ANY SALVATION OR DAMNATION1 NO PLACE 9 ! UNIV]SAL ORD]1 NEI!R ) ,SATAN1 ! GREAT RECUP]ATOR ( ! FAI?FUL1 NOR 9 ANY =M ( MY? S9CE !Y >E ! LIV+ PRO( ( ! USELESSNESS ( ALL ?AT4 ,!Y W]E BORN = A LIFE YET TO BE 9V5T$2 9S(> AS !Y LIV$1 IT WAS ON ?IS HOPE ?AT !Y F9ALLY CAME TO GRIEF4 

,TWO COROLL>IES ( S+UL>IZATION 9 TRANSC5D5CE3 

,IF ONTOLOGY IMPLIES TRANSC5D5CE1 IT IS CLE> ?AT ANY ONTOLOGY AUTOMATICALLY JU/IFIES ! BE+ ( ! MA/] & ! HI]>*ICAL P[] :]E9 ! MA/] IS REFLECT$ 9 DEGRAD$1 MORE OR LESS FAI?FUL IMAGES4 

,OV] ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 MANUAL & 9TELLECTUAL WORK1 BETWE5 PRACTICE & !ORY1 IS SUP]IMPOS$ ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 WORK-AS-REAL-SACRIFICE & ! ORGANIZATION ( WORK 9 ! =M ( APP>5T SACRIFICE4 

,IT W\LD BE TEMPT+ TO EXPLA9 FASCISM -- AMONG O!R REASONS = IT -- AS AN ACT ( FAI?1 ! AUTO-DA-FE ( A B\RGEOISIE HAUNT$ BY ! MURD] ( ,GOD & ! DE/RUCTION ( ! GREAT SACR$ SPECTACLE1 D$ICAT+ ITSELF TO ! DEVIL1 TO AN 9V]T$ MY/ICISM1 A BLACK MY/ICISM ) ITS RITUALS & ITS HOLOCAU/S4 ,MY/ICISM & HI< F9ANCE4 

,IT %\LD NOT BE =GOTT5 ?AT HI]>*ICAL P[] IS 9CONCEIVABLE )\T TRANSC5D5CE1 )\T IDEOLOGIES1 )\T MY?S4 ,DEMY/IFICATION ITSELF CAN ALWAYS BE TURN$ 9TO A MY?3 IT SUFFICES TO 0OMIT10 MO/ PHILOSOPHICALLY1 DEMY/IFICATION BY ACTS4 ,ANY DEMY/IFICATION SO NEUTRALIZ$1 ) ! /+ TAK5 \T ( IT1 BECOMES PA9LESS1 EU?ANASIC1 9 A WORD1 HUMANIT>IAN4 ,EXCEPT ?AT ! MOVEM5T ( DEMY/IFICATION WILL ULTIMATELY DEMY/IFY ! DEMY/IFI]S4 

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,:AT WILL BECOME ( ! TOTALITY 9H]5T 9 UNIT>Y SOCIETY :5 IT COMES UP AGA9/ ! B\RGEOIS DEMOLITION ( ?AT SOCIETY8 

,WILL AN >TIFICIAL RECON/ITUTION ( UNITY SUCCE$ 9 HOODW9K+ ! WORK] ALI5AT$ 9 CONSUMPTION8 

,BUT :AT CAN BE ! FUTURE ( TOTALITY 9 A FRAGM5T$ SOCIETY8 

,:AT UNEXPECT$ SUP]SESSION ( ?IS SOCIETY & ITS :OLE ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCE WILL F9ALLY BR+ US TO A HAPPY 5D+8 

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,SUMM>Y ( PREC$+ SECTIONS 

,! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS DEVOT$ ALL !IR 5]GY TO ,S,U,R,V,I,V,A,L1 !REBY D5Y+ !MSELVES ANY *ANCE TO ,L,I,V,E4 ,!Y CONT9UE TO DO SO TODAY AS ! ,W,E,L,F,>,E ,/,A,T,E IMPOSES ! ELEM5TS ( ?IS SURVIVAL 9 ! =M ( TE*NOLOGICAL CONV5I5CES 7APPLIANCES1 PRES]V$ FOOD1 PREFABRICAT$ CITIES1 ,MOZ>T = ! MASSES74 

,! ORGANIZATION CONTROLL+ ! MAT]IAL EQUIPM5T ( \R EV]YDAY LIFE IS SU* ?AT :AT 9 ITSELF W\LD 5ABLE US TO CON/RUCT IT RI*LY PLUNGES US 9/EAD 9TO A POV]TY ( ABUNDANCE1 MAK+ ALI5ATION ALL ! MORE 9TOL]ABLE AS EA* CONV5I5CE PROMISES LIB]ATION & TURNS \T TO BE ONLY ONE MORE BURD54 ,WE >E CONDEMN$ TO SLAV]Y TO ! MEANS ( LIB]ATION4 

,TO BE UND]/OOD1 ?IS PROBLEM MU/ BE SE5 9 ! CLE> LI<T ( HI]>*ICAL P[]4 ,BUT P]HAPS IT ISN'T 5\< TO SAY ?AT HI]>*ICAL P[] HAS PRES]V$ HUMANITY = ?\S&S ( YE>S LIKE ALCOHOL PRES]VES A FETUS -- BY >RE/+ EI!R GR[? OR DECAY4 ,IT %\LD ALSO BE SPECIFI$ ?AT HI]>*ICAL P[] REPRES5TS ! HI<E/ /AGE ( PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION1 & HI/ORICALLY IS ITS ALPHA & OMEGA4 ,PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION ITSELF CAN BE DEF9$ AS APPROPRIATION ( ?+S BY MEANS ( APPROPRIATION ( PEOPLE1 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ NATURAL ALI5ATION 5G5D]+ SOCIAL ALI5ATION4 

,PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION 5TAILS AN ,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,A,T,I,O,N ,( ,A,P,P,E,>,A,N,C,E BY :I* ITS RADICAL CONTRADICTIONS CAN BE DISSIMULAT$3 ! S]VANTS MU/ SEE !MSELVES AS DEGRAD$ REFLECTIONS ( ! MA/]1 ?US RE9=C+1 ?R\< ! LOOK+ GLASS ( AN ILLUSORY FRE$OM1 EV]Y?+ ?AT RE9=CES !IR SUBMISSION & PASSIVITY2 :ILE ! MA/] MU/ ID5TIFY HIMSELF ) ! MY?ICAL & P]FECT S]VANT ( A GOD OR ( A TRANSC5D5CE :I* IS NO?+ O!R ?AN ! SACR$ & AB/RACT REPRES5TATION ( ! ,T,O,T,A,L,I,T,Y ( PEOPLE & ?+S OV] :I* HE WIELDS P[]-A P[] ALL ! MORE REAL & LESS CONTE/$ AS HE IS UNIV]SALLY CR$IT$ ) ! VIRTUE ( HIS R5UNCIATION4 ,! MY?ICAL SACRIFICE ( ! DIRECTOR CORRESPONDS TO ! REAL SACRIFICE ( ! EXECUTANT2 EA* NEGATES HIMSELF 9 ! O!R1 ! /RANGE BECOMES FAMILI> & ! FAMILI> /RANGE1 EA* FULFILLS HIMSELF BY BE+ ! 9V]SION ( ! O!R4 ,FROM ?IS COMMON ALI5ATION A H>MONY IS BORN1 A NEGATIVE H>MONY :OSE FUNDAM5TAL UNITY LIES 9 ! NOTION ( SACRIFICE4 ,?IS OBJECTIVE 7& P]V]T$7 H>MONY IS SU/A9$ BY MY?-?IS T]M BE+ US$ TO DESIGNATE ! ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCE 9 UNIT>Y SOCIETIES1 ?AT IS1 9 SOCIETIES :]E SLAVE1 TRIBAL OR FEUDAL P[] IS (FICIALLY CONSECRAT$ BY A DIV9E AU?ORITY & :]E ! SACR$ ALL[S P[] TO SEIZE ! TOTALITY4 

,! H>MONY ORIG9ALLY BAS$ ON ! 0,G,I,F,T ( ONESELF0 CONTA9S A =M ( RELATION%IP ?AT WAS TO DEVELOP1 BECOME AUTONOM\S & DE/ROY IT4 ,?IS RELATION%IP IS BAS$ ON P>TIAL ,E,X,*,A,N,G,E 7COMMODITY1 MONEY1 PRODUCT1 LABOR P[] 444 71 ! EX*ANGE ( A P>T ( ONESELF1 :I* UND]LIES ! B\RGEOIS NOTION ( FRE$OM4 ,IT >ISES AS COMM]CE & TE*NOLOGY BECOME PREPOND]ANT )9 AGR>IAN-TYPE ECONOMIES4 

,:5 ! B\RGEOISIE SEIZ$ P[] ! UNITY ( P[] WAS DE/ROY$4 ,SACR$ PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION BECAME SECUL>IZ$ 9 CAPITALI/ ME*ANISMS4 ,FRE$ FROM ! GRIP ( P[]1 ! TOTALITY ONCE AGA9 BECAME CONCRETE & IMM$IATE4 ,! ]A ( FRAGM5TATION HAS BE5 NO?+ BUT A SUCCESSION ( ATTEMPTS TO RECAPTURE AN 9ACCESSIBLE UNITY1 TO RECON/ITUTE SOME ]SATZ SACR$ BEH9D :I* TO %ELT] P[]4 ,A REVOLUTION>Y MOM5T IS :5 0EV]Y?+ REALITY PRES5TS0 F9DS ITS IMM$IATE ,R,E,P,R,E,S,5,T,A,T,I,O,N4 ,ALL ! RE/ ( ! TIME HI]>*ICAL P[]1 9CREAS+LY DEPRIV$ ( ITS MAGICAL & MY/ICAL REGALIA1 /RIVES TO MAKE EV]YONE =GET ?AT ! TOTALITY 7:I* HAS NEV] BE5 ANY?+ O!R ?AN REALITY67 IS EXPOS+ ITS IMPO/URE4 

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,BY DIRECTLY ATTACK+ ! MY?ICAL ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCE1 ! B\RGEOIS REVOLUTIONS1 9 SPITE ( !MSELVES1 ATTACK$ ! WEAK PO9T NOT ONLY ( UNIT>Y P[] BUT ( ANY HI]>*ICAL P[] :ATSOEV]4 ,DOES ?IS UNAVOIDABLE MI/AKE EXPLA9 ! GUILT COMPLEX ?AT IS ONE ( ! DOM9ANT TRAITS ( B\RGEOIS M5TALITY8 ,9 ANY CASE1 ! MI/AKE WAS UND\BT$LY 9EVITABLE4 

,IT WAS A MI/AKE BECAUSE ONCE ! CL\D ( LIES DISSIMULAT+ PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION WAS PI]C$1 MY? WAS %ATT]$1 LEAV+ A VACUUM ?AT C\LD BE FILL$ ONLY BY A DELIRI\S FRE$OM & A SPL5DID POETRY4 ,ORGIA/IC POETRY1 TO BE SURE1 HAS NOT YET DE/ROY$ P[]4 ,ITS FAILURE IS EASILY EXPLA9$ & ITS AMBIGU\S SIGNS REVEAL ! BL[S /RUCK AT ! SAME TIME AS !Y HEAL ! W\NDS4 ,& YET -- LET US LEAVE ! HI/ORIANS & ES!TES TO !IR COLLECTIONS -- ONE HAS ONLY TO PICK AT ! SCAB ( MEMORY & ! CRIES1 WORDS & GE/URES ( ! PA/ MAKE ! :OLE BODY ( P[] BLE$ AGA94 ,! :OLE ORGANIZATION ( ! SURVIVAL ( MEMORIES WILL NOT PREV5T !M FROM DISSOLV+ 9TO OBLIVION AS !Y COME TO LIFE2 JU/ AS \R SURVIVAL WILL DISSOLVE 9 ! CON/RUCTION ( \R EV]YDAY LIFE4 

,& IT WAS AN 9EVITABLE PROCESS3 AS ,M>X %[$1 ! APPE>ANCE ( EX*ANGE-VALUE & ITS SYMBOLIC REPRES5TATION BY MONEY OP5$ A PR(\ND LAT5T CRISIS 9 ! HE>T ( ! UNIT>Y WORLD4 ,! COMMODITY 9TRODUC$ 9TO HUMAN RELATION%IPS A UNIV]SALITY 7A #a- FRANC NOTE REPRES5TS ANY?+ ,I CAN OBTA9 = ?AT SUM7 & AN EGALIT>IANISM 7EQUAL ?+S >E EX*ANG$74 ,?IS 0EGALIT>IAN UNIV]SALITY0 P>TIALLY ESCAPES BO? ! EXPLOIT] & ! EXPLOIT$1 BUT !Y RECOGNIZE EA* O!R ?R\< IT4 ,!Y F9D !MSELVES FACE TO FACE CONFRONT+ EA* O!R NO LONG] )9 ! MY/]Y ( DIV9E BIR?' & ANCE/RY1 AS WAS ! CASE ) ! NOBILITY1 BUT )9 AN 9TELLIGIBLE TRANSC5D5CE1 ! ,LOGOS1 A BODY ( LAWS ?AT CAN BE UND]/OOD BY EV]YONE1 EV5 IF SU* UND]/&+ REMA9S CLOAK$ 9 MY/]Y4 

,A MY/]Y ) ITS 9ITIATES3 FIR/ ( ALL PRIE/S /RUGGL+ TO MA9TA9 ! ,LOGOS 9 ! LIMBO ( DIV9E MY/ICISM1 BUT SOON YIELD+ TO PHILOSOPH]S & !N TO TE*NICIANS BO? !IR POSITIONS & ! DIGNITY ( !IR SACR$ MISSION4 ,FROM ,PLATO'S ,REPUBLIC TO ! ,CYB]NETIC ,/ATE4 

,?US1 UND] ! PRESSURE ( EX*ANGE-VALUE & TE*NOLOGY 7G5]ALLY AVAILABLE M$IATION71 MY? WAS GRADUALLY SECUL>IZ$4 ,TWO FACTS %\LD BE NOT$1 H[EV]3 

,AS ! ,LOGOS FREES ITSELF FROM MY/ICAL UNITY1 IT AFFIRMS ITSELF BO? )9 IT & AGA9/ IT4 ,UPON MAGICAL & ANALOGICAL /RUCTURES ( BEHAVIOR >E SUP]IMPOS$ RATIONAL & LOGICAL ONES :I* NEGATE ! =M] :ILE PRES]V+ !M 7MA!MATICS1 POETICS1 ECONOMICS1 ES!TICS1 PSY*OLOGY1 ETC474 

,EA* TIME ! ,LOGOS1 ! 0ORGANIZATION ( 9TELLIGIBLE APPE>ANCE31 BECOMES MORE AUTONOM\S1 IT T5DS TO BREAK AWAY FROM ! SACR$ & BECOME FRAGM5T$4 ,9 ?IS WAY IT PRES5TS A D\BLE DANG] = UNIT>Y P[]4 ,WE HAVE ALREADY SE5 ?AT ! SACR$ EXPRESSES P[]'S SEIZURE ( ! TOTALITY1 & ?AT ANYONE WANT+ TO ACC$E TO ! TOTALITY MU/ DO SO ?R\< ! M$IATION ( P[]3 ! 9T]DICT AGA9/ MY/ICS1 AL*EMI/S & GNO/ICS IS SUFFICI5T PRO( ( ?IS4 ,?IS ALSO EXPLA9S :Y PRES5T-DAY P[] 0PROTECTS0 SPECIALI/S 7?\< )\T COMPLETELY TRU/+ !M73 IT VAGUELY S5SES ?AT !Y >E ! MISSION>IES ( A RESACRALIZ$ ,LOGOS4 ,!RE >E HI/ORICAL SIGNS ?AT TE/IFY TO ! ATTEMPTS MADE )9 MY/ICAL UNIT>Y P[] TO F\ND A RIVAL P[] ASS]T+ ITS UNITY 9 ! NAME ( ! ,LOGOS -- ,*RI/IAN SYNCRETISM 7:I* MAKES ,GOD PSY*OLOGICALLY EXPLA9ABLE71 ! ,R5AISSANCE1 ! ,RE=MATION & ! ,5LI<T5M5T4 

,! MA/]S :O /ROVE TO MA9TA9 ! UNITY ( ! ,LOGOS W]E WELL AW>E ?AT ONLY UNITY CAN /ABILIZE P[]4 ,EXAM9$ MORE CLOSELY1 !IR EF=TS CAN BE SE5 NOT TO HAVE BE5 AS VA9 AS ! FRAGM5TATION ( ! ,LOGOS 9 ! N9ETE5? & TW5TIE? C5TURIES W\LD SEEM TO PROVE4 ,9 ! G5]AL MOVEM5T ( ATOMIZATION ! ,LOGOS HAS BE5 BROK5 D[N 9TO SPECIALIZ$ TE*NIQUES 7PHYSICS1 BIOLOGY1 SOCIOLOGY1 PAPYROLOGY1 ETC471 BUT AT ! SAME TIME ! NE$ TO REE/ABLI% ! TOTALITY HAS BECOME MORE IMP]ATIVE4 ,IT %\LD NOT BE =GOTT5 ?AT ALL IT W\LD TAKE W\LD BE AN ALL-P[]FUL TE*NOCRATIC P[] 9 ORD] = !RE TO BE A TOTALIT>IAN DOM9ATION ( ! TOTALITY1 = ! ,LOGOS TO SUCCE$ MY? AS ! SEIZURE ( ! TOTALITY BY A FUTURE UNIT>Y 7CYB]NETIC7 P[]4 ,9 SU* AN EV5T ! VISION ( ! ,5CYCLOP$I/ES 7/RICTLY RATIONALIZ$ PROGRESS /RET*+ 9DEF9ITELY 9TO ! FUTURE7 W\LD HAVE KN[N ONLY A TWO-C5TURY PO/PONEM5T BE=E BE+ REALIZ$4 ,?IS IS ! DIRECTION 9 :I* ! ,/AL9O-CYB]NETICIANS >E PREP>+ ! FUTURE4 ,9 ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 PEACEFUL COEXI/5CE %\LD BE SE5 AS A PRELIM9>Y /EP T[>D A TOTALIT>IAN UNITY4 ,IT IS TIME EV]YONE REALIZ$ ?AT !Y >E ALREADY RESI/+ IT4 

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,WE KN[ ! BATTLEFIELD4 ,! PROBLEM N[ IS TO PREP>E = BATTLE BE=E ! PATAPHYSICIAN1 >M$ ) HIS TOTALITY )\T TE*NIQUE1 & ! CYB]NETICIAN1 >M$ ) HIS TE*NIQUE )\T TOTALITY1 CONSUMMATE !IR POLITICAL COITUS4 

,FROM ! /&PO9T ( HI]>*ICAL P[]1 MY? C\LD BE DESACRALIZ$ ONLY IF ! ,LOGOS1 OR AT LEA/ ITS DESACRALIZ+ ELEM5TS1 W]E RESACRALIZ$4 ,TO ATTACK ! SACR$ WAS AT ! SAME TIME SUPPOS$ TO LIB]ATE ! TOTALITY & ?US DE/ROY P[] 7WE'VE HE>D ?AT ONE BE=E674 ,BUT ! P[] ( ! B\RGEOISIE -- FRAGM5T$1 IMPOV]I%$1 CON/ANTLY CONTE/$-MA9TA9S A RELATIVE /ABILITY BY RELY+ ON ?IS AMBIGUITY3 ,TE*NOLOGY1 :I* OBJECTIVELY DESACRALIZES1 SUBJECTIVELY APPE>S AS AN 9/RUM5T ( LIB]ATION4 ,NOT A REAL LIB]ATION1 :I* C\LD BE ATTA9$ ONLY BY DESACRALIZATION -- ?AT IS1 BY ! 5D ( ! SPECTACLE -- BUT A C>ICATURE1 AN IMITATION1 AN 9DUC$ HALLUC9ATION4 ,:AT ! UNIT>Y VISION ( ! WORLD TRANSF]R$ 9TO ! BEYOND 7ABOVE7 FRAGM5T>Y P[] PRO-JECTS 7'?R[S =W>D'7 9TO A /ATE ( FUTURE WELL-BE+1 ( BRI<T] TOMORR[S PROCLAIM$ FROM ATOP ! DUN<ILL ( TODAY-TOMORR[S ?AT >E NO?+ MORE ?AN ! PRES5T MULTIPLI$ BY ! NUMB] ( GADGETS TO BE PRODUC$4 ,FROM ! SLOGAN 0,LIVE 9 ,GOD0 WE HAVE GONE ON TO ! HUMANI/IC MOTTO 0,SURVIVE UNTIL Y\ >E OLD10 EUPHEMI/ICALLY EXPRESS$ AS3 0,/AY Y\NG AT HE>T & Y\'LL LIVE A LONG TIME40 

,ONCE DESACRALIZ$ & FRAGM5T$1 MY? LOSES ITS GR&EUR & ITS SPIRITUALITY4 ,IT BECOMES AN IMPOV]I%$ =M1 RETA9+ ITS =M] *>ACT]I/ICS BUT REVEAL+ !M 9 A CONCRETE1 H>%1 TANGIBLE FA%ION4 ,GOD DOESN'T RUN ! %[ ANYMORE1 & UNTIL ! DAY ! ,LOGOS TAKES OV] ) ITS >MS ( TE*NOLOGY & SCI5CE1 ! PHANTOMS ( ALI5ATION WILL CONT9UE TO MAT]IALIZE & S[ DISORD] EV]Y:]E4 ,WAT* = !M3 !Y >E ! FIR/ SYMPTOMS ( A FUTURE ORD]4 ,WE MU/ />T TO PLAY RI<T N[ IF ! FUTURE IS NOT TO BECOME IMPOSSIBLE 7! HYPO!SIS ( HUMANITY DE/ROY+ ITSELF-& ) IT OBVI\SLY ! :OLE EXP]IM5T ( CON/RUCT+ EV]YDAY LIFE74 ,! VITAL OBJECTIVES ( A /RUGGLE = ! CON/RUCTION ( EV]YDAY LIFE >E ! S5SITIVE KEY PO9TS ( ALL HI]>*ICAL P[]4 ,TO BUILD ONE IS TO DE/ROY ! O!R4 ,CAU<T 9 ! VORTEX ( DESACRALIZATION & RESACRALIZATION1 WE /& ESS5TIALLY = ! NEGATION ( ! FOLL[+ ELEM5TS ! ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCE AS A SPECTACLE 9 :I* EV]YONE D5IES HIMSELF1 ! SEP>ATION ON :I* PRIVATE LIFE IS BAS$1 S9CE IT IS !RE ?AT ! OBJECTIVE SEP>ATION BETWE5 [N]S & DISPOSSESS$ IS LIV$ & REFLECT$ ON EV]Y LEVEL & SACRIFICE ,!SE ?REE ELEM5TS >E OBVI\SLY 9T]DEP5D5T1 JU/ AS >E !IR OPPOSITES3 P>TICIPATION1 COMMUNICATION1 REALIZATION4 ,! SAME APPLIES TO !IR CONTEXT NONTOTALITY 7A BANKRUPT WORLD1 A CONTROLL$ TOTALITY7 & TOTALITY4 

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,! HUMAN RELATION%IPS ?AT W]E =M]LY DISSOLV$ 9 DIV9E TRANSC5D5CE 7! TOTALITY CR[N$ BY ! SACR$7 SETTL$ \T & SOLIDIFI$ AS SOON AS ! SACR$ /OPP$ ACT+ AS A CATALY/4 ,!IR MAT]IALITY WAS REVEAL$ &1 AS ! CAPRICI\S LAWS ( ! ECONOMY SUCCE$ ?OSE ( ,PROVID5CE1 ! P[] ( M5 BEGAN TO APPE> BEH9D ! P[] ( GODS4 ,TODAY A MULTITUDE ( ROLES CORRESPONDS TO ! MY?ICAL ROLE EV]YONE ONCE PLAY$ UND] ! DIV9E SPOTLI<T4 ,?\< !IR MASKS >E N[ HUMAN FACES1 !SE ROLES /ILL REQUIRE BO? ACTORS & EXTRAS TO D5Y !IR REAL LIVES 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! DIALECTIC ( REAL & MY?ICAL SACRIFICE4 ,! SPECTACLE IS NO?+ BUT DESACRALIZ$ & FRAGM5T$ MY?4 ,IT =MS ! >MOR ( A P[] 7:I* C\LD ALSO BE CALL$ ESS5TIAL M$IATION7 ?AT BECOMES VULN]ABLE TO EV]Y BL[ ONCE IT NO LONG] SUCCE$S 9 DISSIMULAT+ 79 ! CACOPHONY :]E ALL CRIES DR[N \T EA* O!R & =M AN OV]ALL H>MONY7 ITS NATURE AS PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION1 & ! GREAT] OR LESS] DOSE ( MIS]Y IT ALLOTS TO EV]YONE4 

,ROLES HAVE BECOME IMPOV]I%$ )9 ! CONTEXT ( A FRAGM5T>Y P[] EAT5 AWAY BY DESACRALIZATION1 JU/ AS ! SPECTACLE REPRES5TS AN IMPOV]I%M5T 9 COMP>ISON ) MY?4 ,!Y BETRAY ITS ME*ANISMS & >TIFICES SO CLUMSILY ?AT P[]1 TO DEF5D ITSELF AGA9/ POPUL> D5UNCIATION ( ! SPECTACLE1 HAS NO O!R ALT]NATIVE ?AN TO ITSELF TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE 9 ?IS D5UNCIATION BY EV5 MORE CLUMSILY *ANG+ ACTORS OR M9I/]S1 OR BY ORGANIZ+ POGROMS ( SUPPOS$ OR PREFABRICAT$ SCAPEGOAT AG5TS 7AG5TS ( ,MOSC[1 ,WALL ,/REET1 ! ,JUDEOCRACY OR ! ,TWO ,HUNDR$ ,FAMILIES74 ,:I* ALSO MEANS ?AT ! :OLE CA/ HAS BE5 =C$ TO BECOME HAMS1 ?AT /YLE HAS BE5 REPLAC$ BY MANN]4 

,MY?1 AS AN IMMOBILE TOTALITY1 5COMPASS$ ALL MOVEM5T 7CONSID] PILGRIMAGE1 = EXAMPLE1 AS FULFILLM5T & ADV5TURE )9 IMMOBILITY74 ,ON ! ONE H&1 ! SPECTACLE CAN SEIZE ! TOTALITY ONLY BY R$UC+ IT TO A FRAGM5T & TO A S]IES ( FRAGM5TS 7PSY*OLOGICAL1 SOCIOLOGICAL1 BIOLOGICAL1 PHILOLOGICAL & MY?OLOGICAL WORLD-VIEWS71 :ILE ON ! O!R H&1 IT IS SITUAT$ AT ! PO9T :]E ! MOVEM5T ( DESACRALIZATION CONV]GES ) ! EF=TS AT RESACRALIZATION4 ,?US IT CAN SUCCE$ 9 IMPOS+ IMMOBILITY ONLY )9 ! REAL MOVEM5T1 ! MOVEM5T ?AT *ANGES IT DESPITE ITS RESI/ANCE4 ,9 ! ]A ( FRAGM5TATION ! ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCE MAKES MOVEM5T A L9E> SUCCESSION ( IMMOBILE 9/ANTS 7?IS NOT*-TO-NOT* PROGRESSION IS P]FECTLY EXEMPLIFI$ BY ,/AL9I/ 0,DIALECTICAL ,MAT]IALISM074 ,UND] :AT WE HAVE CALL$ 0! COLONIZATION ( EV]YDAY LIFE10 ! ONLY POSSIBLE *ANGES >E *ANGES ( FRAGM5T>Y ROLES4 ,9 T]MS ( MORE OR LESS 9FLEXIBLE CONV5TIONS1 ONE IS SUCCESSIVELY CITIZ51 HEAD ( FAMILY1 SEXUAL P>TN]1 POLITICIAN1 SPECIALI/1 PR(ESSIONAL1 PRODUC]1 CONSUM]4 ,YET :AT BOSS DOESN'T HIMSELF FEEL BOSS$8 ,! PROV]B APPLIES TO EV]YONE3 ,Y\ SOMETIMES GET A FUCK1 BUT Y\ ALWAYS GET FUCK$6 

,! ]A ( FRAGM5TATION HAS AT LEA/ ELIM9AT$ ALL D\BT ON ONE PO9T3 EV]YDAY LIFE IS ! BATTLEFIELD :]E ! W> BETWE5 P[] & ! TOTALITY TAKES PLACE1 ) P[] US+ ALL ITS /R5G? TO CONTROL ! TOTALITY4 

,:AT DO WE DEM& 9 BACK+ ! P[] ( EV]YDAY LIFE AGA9/ HI]>*ICAL P[]8 ,WE DEM& EV]Y?+4 ,WE >E TAK+ \R /& 9 ! G5]ALIZ$ CONFLICT /RET*+ FROM DOME/IC SQUABBLES TO REVOLUTION>Y W>1 & WE HAVE GAMBL$ ON ! WILL TO LIVE4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT WE MU/ SURVIVE AS ANTISURVIVORS4 ,FUNDAM5TALLY WE >E CONC]N$ ONLY ) ! MOM5TS :5 LIFE BREAKS ?R\< ! GLACIATION ( SURVIVAL 7:E!R !SE MOM5TS >E UNCONSCI\S OR !ORIZ$1 HI/ORICAL-LIKE REVOLUTION-OR P]SONAL74 ,BUT WE MU/ RECOGNIZE ?AT WE >E ALSO PREV5T$ FROM FREELY FOLL[+ ! C\RSE ( SU* MOM5TS 7EXCEPT = ! MOM5T ( REVOLUTION ITSELF7 NOT ONLY BY ! G5]AL REPRESSION EX]T$ BY P[]1 BUT ALSO BY ! EXIG5CIES ( \R [N /RUGGLE1 \R [N TACTICS1 ETC4 ,IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO F9D ! MEANS ( COMP5SAT+ = ?IS ADDITIONAL 0M>G9 ( ]ROR0 BY WID5+ ! SCOPE ( !SE MOM5TS & DEMON/RAT+ !IR QUALITATIVE SIGNIFICANCE4 ,:AT PREV5TS :AT WE SAY ON ! CON/RUCTION ( EV]YDAY LIFE FROM BE+ RECUP]AT$ BY ! CULTURAL E/ABLI%M5T 7,>GUM5TS1 ACADEMIC ?9K]S ) PAID VACATIONS7 IS ! FACT ?AT ALL SITUATIONI/ IDEAS >E NO?+ O!R ?AN FAI?FUL DEVELOPM5TS ( ACTS ATTEMPT$ CON/ANTLY BY ?\S&S ( PEOPLE TO TRY & PREV5T ANO!R DAY FROM BE+ NO MORE ?AN TW5TY-F\R H\RS ( WA/$ TIME4 ,>E WE AN AVANT-G>DE8 ,IF SO1 TO BE AVANT-G>DE MEANS TO MOVE 9 /EP ) REALITY4 

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,IT'S NOT ! MONOPOLY ( 9TELLIG5CE ?AT WE HOLD1 BUT ?AT ( ITS USE4 ,\R POSITION IS /RATEGIC1 WE >E AT ! HE>T ( EV]Y CONFLICT4 ,! QUALITATIVE IS \R /RIK+ =CE4 ,PEOPLE :O HALF UND]/& ?IS J\RNAL ASK US = AN EXPLANATORY MONOGRAPH ?ANKS TO :I* !Y WILL BE ABLE TO CONV9CE !MSELVES ?AT !Y >E 9TELLIG5T & CULTUR$ -- ?AT IS TO SAY1 IDIOTS4 ,SOMEONE :O GETS EXASP]AT$ & *UCKS IT 9 ! GUTT] IS MAK+ A MORE MEAN+FUL GE/URE4 ,SOON] OR LAT] IT WILL HAVE TO BE UND]/OOD ?AT ! WORDS & PHRASES WE USE >E /ILL LAGG+ BEH9D REALITY4 ,! DI/ORTION & CLUMS9ESS 9 ! WAY WE EXPRESS \RSELVES 7:I* A MAN ( TA/E CALL$1 NOT 9ACCURATELY1 0A RA!R IRRITAT+ K9D ( H]METIC T]RORISM07 COMES FROM \R C5TRAL POSITION1 \R POSITION ON ! ILL-DEF9$ & %IFT+ FRONTI] :]E LANGUAGE CAPTUR$ BY P[] 7CONDITION+7 & FREE LANGUAGE 7POETRY7 FI<T \T !IR 9F9ITELY COMPLEX W>4 ,TO ?OSE :O FOLL[ BEH9D US WE PREF] ?OSE :O REJECT US IMPATI5TLY BECAUSE \R LANGUAGE IS NOT YET AU!NTIC POETRY-! FREE CON/RUCTION ( EV]YDAY LIFE4 

,EV]Y?+ RELAT$ TO ?\<T IS RELAT$ TO ! SPECTACLE4 ,ALMO/ EV]YONE LIVES 9 A /ATE ( T]ROR AT ! POSSIBILITY ?AT !Y MI<T AWAKE TO !MSELVES1 & !IR FE> IS DELIB]ATELY FO/]$ BY P[]4 ,CONDITION+1 ! SPECIAL POETRY ( P[]1 HAS EXT5D$ ITS DOM9ION SO F> 7ALL MAT]IAL EQUIPM5T BELONGS TO IT3 PRESS1 TELEVISION1 /]EOTYPES1 MAGIC1 TRADITION1 ECONOMY1 TE*NOLOGY -- :AT WE CALL CAPTUR$ LANGUAGE7 ?AT IT HAS ALMO/ SUCCE$$ 9 DISSOLV+ :AT ,M>X CALL$ ! UNDOM9AT$ SECTOR1 REPLAC+ IT ) ANO!R DOM9AT$ ONE 7SEE BEL[ \R COMPOSITE PORTRAIT ( 0! SURVIVOR074 ,BUT LIV$ EXP]I5CE CANNOT SO EASILY BE $UC$ TO A SUCCESSION ( EMPTY CONFIGURATIONS ,RESI/ANCE TO ! EXT]NAL ORGANIZATION ( LIFE TO ! ORGANIZATION ( LIFE AS SURVIVAL CONTA9S MORE POETRY ?AN ANY VOLUME ( V]SE OR PROSE & ! POET 9 ! LIT]>Y S5SE ( ! WORD IS ONE :O HAS AT LEA/ UND]/OOD OR FELT ?IS ,BUT SU* POETRY IS 9 A MO/ DANG]\S SITUATION ,C]TA9LY POETRY 9 ! SITUATIONI/ S5SE ( ! WORD IS IRR$UCIBLE & CANNOT BE RECUP]AT$ BY P[] 7AS SOON AS AN ACT IS RECUP]AT$ IT BECOMES A /]EOTYPE1 CONDITION+1 LANGUAGE ( P[]74 ,BUT IT IS 5CIRCL$ BY P[]4 ,P[] 5CIRCLES ! IRR$UCIBLE & HOLDS IT BY ISOLAT+ IT2 YET SU* ISOLATION IS IMPRACTICABLE4 ,! TWO P9C]S >E1 FIR/1 ! ?REAT ( DIS9TEGRATION 79SANITY1 ILLNESS1 DE/ITUTION1 SUICIDE71 & SECOND1 REMOTE-CONTROLL$ !RAPEUTICS4 ,! FIR/ GRANTS DEA?1 ! SECOND GRANTS NO MORE ?AN SURVIVAL 7EMPTY COMMUNICATION1 ! COMPANY ( FAMILY OR FRI5D%IP1 PSY*OANALYSIS 9 ! S]VICE ( ALI5ATION1 M$ICAL C>E1 ]GO!RAPY74 ,SOON] OR LAT] ! ,S,I MU/ DEF9E ITSELF AS A !RAPY3 WE >E READY TO DEF5D ! POETRY MADE BY ALL AGA9/ ! FALSE POETRY RIGG$ UP BY P[] 7CONDITION+74 ,DOCTORS & PSY*OANALY/S BETT] GET IT /RAI<T TOO1 OR !Y MAY ONE DAY1 ALONG ) >*ITECTS & O!R APO/LES ( SURVIVAL1 HAVE TO TAKE ! CONSEQU5CES = :AT !Y HAVE DONE4 

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,ALL UNRESOLV$1 UNSUP]S$$ ANTAGONISMS WEAK54 ,SU* ANTAGONISMS CAN EVOLVE ONLY BY REMA9+ IMPRISON$ 9 PREVI\S UNSUP]S$$ =MS 7ANTICULTURAL >T 9 ! CULTURAL SPECTACLE1 = EXAMPLE74 ,ANY RADICAL OPPOSITION ?AT FAILS OR IS P>TIALLY SUCCESSFUL 7:I* AM\NTS TO ! SAME ?+7 GRADUALLY DEG5]ATES 9TO RE=MI/ OPPOSITION4 ,FRAGM5T>Y OPPOSITIONS >E LIKE ! TEE? ON COG:EELS1 !Y ME% ) EA* O!R & MAKE ! MA*9E GO R\ND1 ! MA*9E ( ! SPECTACLE1 ! MA*9E ( P[]4 

,MY? MA9TA9$ ALL ANTAGONISMS )9 ! >*ETYPE ( ,MANI*EANISM4 ,BUT :AT CAN FUNCTION AS AN >*ETYPE 9 A FRAGM5T$ SOCIETY8 ,9 FACT1 ! MEMORY ( PREVI\S ANTAGONISMS1 PRES5T$ 9 !IR OBVI\SLY DEVALU$ & UNAGGRESSIVE =M1 APPE>S TODAY AS ! LA/ ATTEMPT TO BR+ SOME COH]5CE 9TO ! ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCE1 SO GREAT IS ! EXT5T TO :I* ! SPECTACLE HAS BECOME A SPECTACLE ( CONFUSION & EQUIVAL5CES4 ,WE >E READY TO WIPE \T ALL TRACE ( !SE MEMORIES BY H>NESS+ ALL ! 5]GY CONTA9$ 9 PREVI\S ANTAGONISMS = A RADICAL /RUGGLE SOON TO COME4 ,ALL ! SPR+S BLOCK$ BY P[] WILL ONE DAY BUR/ ?R\< TO =M A TORR5T ?AT WILL *ANGE ! FACE ( ! WORLD4 

,9 A C>ICATURE ( ANTAGONISMS1 P[] URGES EV]YONE TO BE = OR AGA9/ ,BRIGITTE ,B>DOT1 ! N\VEAU ROMAN1 ! #d-HORSE ,CITRO51 SPA<ETTI1 MESCAL1 M9ISKIRTS1 ! ,U,N1 ! CLASSICS1 NATIONALIZATION1 !RMONUCLE> W> & HIT*HIK+4 ,EV]YONE IS ASK$ !IR OP9ION AB\T EV]Y DETAIL 9 ORD] TO PREV5T !M FROM HAV+ ONE AB\T ! TOTALITY4 ,H[EV] CLUMSY ?IS MANEUV] MAY BE1 IT MI<T HAVE WORK$ IF ! SALESM5 9 *>GE ( P$DL+ IT FROM DOOR TO DOOR W]E NOT !MSELVES WAK+ UP TO !IR [N ALI5ATION4 ,TO ! PASSIVITY IMPOS$ ON ! DISPOSSESS$ MASSES IS ADD$ ! GR[+ PASSIVITY ( ! DIRECTORS & ACTORS SUBJECT$ TO ! AB/RACT LAWS ( ! M>KET & ! SPECTACLE & EX]CIS+ LESS & LESS REAL P[] OV] ! WORLD4 ,ALREADY SIGNS ( REVOLT >E APPE>+ AMONG ! ACTORS -- />S :O TRY TO ESCAPE PUBLICITY OR RUL]S :O CRITICIZE !IR [N P[]2 ,BRIGITTE ,B>DOT OR ,FIDEL ,CA/RO4 ,! TOOLS ( P[] >E WE>+ \T2 !IR DESIRE = !IR [N FRE$OM %\LD BE TAK5 9TO ACC\NT4 

#ai 

,AT ! V]Y MOM5T :5 SLAVE REVOLT ?REAT5$ TO OV]?R[ ! /RUCTURE ( P[] & TO REVEAL ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 TRANSC5D5CE & ! ME*ANISM ( PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION1 ,*RI/IANITY APPE>$ ) ITS GR&IOSE RE=MISM1 :OSE C5TRAL DEMOCRATIC DEM& WAS = ! SLAVES TO ACC$E NOT TO ! REALITY ( A HUMAN LIFE -- :I* W\LD HAVE BE5 IMPOSSIBLE )\T D5\NC+ ! EXCLUSION>Y ASPECT ( PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION-BUT RA!R TO ! UNREALITY ( AN EXI/5CE :OSE S\RCE ( HAPP9ESS IS MY?ICAL 7! IMITATION ( ,*RI/ AS ! PRICE ( ! H]EAFT]74 ,:AT HAS *ANG$8 ,ANTICIPATION ( ! H]EAFT] HAS BECOME ANTICIPATION ( A BRI<T] TOMORR[2 ! SACRIFICE ( REAL1 IMM$IATE LIFE IS ! PRICE PAID = ! ILLUSORY FRE$OM ( AN APP>5T LIFE4 ,! SPECTACLE IS ! SPH]E :]E =C$ LABOR IS TRANS=M$ 9TO VOLUNT>Y SACRIFICE4 ,NO?+ IS MORE SUSPECT ?AN ! =MULA 0,TO EA* ACCORD+ TO HIS WORK0 9 A WORLD :]E WORK IS ! BLACKMAIL ( SURVIVAL2 TO SAY NO?+ ( ! =MULA 0,TO EA* ACCORD+ TO HIS NE$S0 9 A WORLD :]E NE$S >E DET]M9$ BY P[] ,ANY CON/RUCTION ?AT ATTEMPTS TO DEF9E ITSELF AUTONOM\SLY & ?US P>TIALLY1 & DOES NOT TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ?AT IT IS 9 FACT DEF9$ BY ! NEGATIVITY 9 :I* EV]Y?+ IS SUSP5D$ 5T]S 9TO ! RE=MI/ PROJECT4 ,IT IS TRY+ TO BUILD ON QUICKS&' AS ?\< IT W]E ROCK4 ,CONTEMPT & MISUND]/&+ ( ! CONTEXT FIX$ BY HI]>*ICAL P[] CAN ONLY 5D UP RE9=C+ ?AT CONTEXT4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! SPONTANE\S ACTS WE CAN SEE EV]Y:]E =M+ AGA9/ P[] & ITS SPECTACLE MU/ BE W>N$ ( ALL ! OB/ACLES 9 !IR PA? & MU/ F9D A TACTIC TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT ! /R5G? ( ! 5EMY & ITS MEANS ( RECUP]ATION4 ,?IS TACTIC1 :I* WE >E GO+ TO POPUL>IZE1 IS DET\RNEM5T4 

#b 

,SACRIFICE MU/ BE REW>D$4 ,9 EX*ANGE = !IR REAL SACRIFICE ! WORK]S RECEIVE ! 9/RUM5TS ( !IR LIB]ATION 7COM=TS GADGETS7 BUT ?IS LIB]ATION IS PURELY FICTITI\S S9CE P[] CONTROLS ! WAYS 9' :I* ALL ! MAT]IAL EQUIPM5T CAN BE US$2 S9CE P[] USES TO ITS [N 5DS BO? ! 9/RUM5TS & ?OSE :O USE !M4 ,! ,*RI/IAN & B\RGEOIS REVOLUTIONS DEMOCRATIZ$ MY?ICAL SACRIFICE1 ! 0SACRIFICE ( ! MA/]40 ,TODAY !RE >E C\NTLESS 9ITIATES :O RECEIVE CRUMBS ( P[] = PUTT+ TO PUBLIC S]VICE ! TOTALITY ( !IR P>TIAL KN[L$GE4 ,!Y >E NO LONG] CALL$ 09ITIATES0 & NOT YET 0PRIE/S ( ! ,LOGOS02 !Y >E SIMPLY KN[N AS SPECIALI/S4 

,ON ! LEVEL ( ! SPECTACLE !IR P[] IS UND5IABLE3 ! CONTE/ANT ON 0,D\BLE ,Y\R ,MONEY0 & ! PO/AL CL]K RUNN+ ON ALL DAY AB\T ALL ! ME*ANICAL DETAILS ( HIS C> BO? ID5TIFY ) ! SPECIALI/1 & WE KN[ H[ PRODUCTION MANAG]S USE SU* ID5TIFICATION TO BR+ UNSKILL$ WORK]S TO HEEL4 ,ESS5TIALLY ! TRUE MISSION ( ! TE*NOCRATS W\LD BE TO UNIFY ! ,LOGOS2 IF ONLY -- BECAUSE ( ONE ( ! CONTRADICTIONS ( FRAGM5T>Y P[] -- !Y W]5'T SO ABSURDLY COMP>TM5TALIZ$ & ISOLAT$4 ,EA* ONE IS ALI5AT$ 9 BE+ \T ( PHASE ) ! O!RS2 HE KN[S ! :OLE ( ONE FRAGM5T & KN[S NO REALIZATION4 ,:AT REAL CONTROL CAN ! ATOMIC TE*NICIAN ! /RATEGI/ OR ! POLITICAL SPECIALI/ EX]CISE OV] A NUCLE> WEAPON8 ,:AT ULTIMATE CONTROL CAN P[] HOPE TO IMPOSE ON ALL ! GE/URES DEVELOP+ AGA9/ IT8 ,! /AGE IS SO CR[D$ ?AT ONLY *AOS REIGNS AS MA/]4 0,ORD] REIGNS & DOESN'T GOV]N0 7,I,S _?#f74 

,TO ! EXT5T ?AT ! SPECIALI/ TAKES P>T 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! 9/RUM5TS ?AT CONDITION & TRANS=M ! WORLD1 HE IS PREP>+ ! WAY = ! REVOLT ( ! PRIVILEG$4 ,UNTIL N[ SU* REVOLT HAS BE5 CALL$ FASCISM4 ,IT IS ESS5TIALLY AN OP]ATIC REVOLT -- DIDN'T ,NIETZS*E SEE ,WAGN] AS A PRECURSOR8-9 :I* ACTORS :O HAVE BE5 PU%$ ASIDE = A LONG TIME & SEE !MSELVES AS LESS & LESS FREE SUDD5LY DEM& TO PLAY ! LEAD+ ROLES4 ,CL9ICALLY SPEAK+1 FASCISM IS ! HY/]IA ( ! SPECTACUL> WORLD PU%$ TO ! PO9T ( P>OXYSM4 ,9 ?IS P>OXYSM ! SPECTACLE MOM5T>ILY 5SURES ITS UNITY :ILE AT ! SAME TIME REVEAL+ ITS RADICAL 9HUMANITY4 ,?R\< FASCISM & ,/AL9ISM1 :I* CON/ITUTE ITS ROMANTIC CRISES1 ! SPECTACLE REVEALS ITS TRUE NATURE3 IT IS A DISEASE4 

,WE >E POISON$ BY ! SPECTACLE4 ,ALL ! ELEM5TS NECESS>Y = A DETOXIFICATION 7?AT IS1 = ! CON/RUCTION ( \R EV]YDAY LIVES7 >E 9 ! H&S ( SPECIALI/S4 ,WE >E ?US HI<LY 9T]E/$ 9 ALL !SE SPECIALI/S1 BUT 9 DIFF]5T WAYS4 ,SOME >E HOPELESS CASES3 WE >E NOT1 = EXAMPLE1 GO+ TO TRY & %[ ! SPECIALI/S ( P[]1 ! RUL]S1 ! EXT5T ( !IR DELIRIUM4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 WE >E READY TO TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ! BITT]NESS ( SPECIALI/S IMPRISON$ 9 ROLES ?AT >E CON/RICT$1 ABSURD OR IGNOM9I\S4 ,WE MU/ CONFESS1 H[EV]1 ?AT \R 9DULG5CE HAS ITS LIMITS4 ,IF' 9 SPITE ( ALL \R EF=TS1 !Y P]SI/ 9 PUTT+ !IR GUILTY CONSCI5CE & !IR BITT]NESS 9 ! S]VICE ( P[] BY FABRICAT+ ! CONDITION+ ?AT COLONIZES !IR [N EV]YDAY LIVES2 IF !Y PREF] AN ILLUSORY REPRES5TATION 9 ! HI]>*Y TO TRUE REALIZATION2 IF !Y P]SI/ 9 O/5TATI\SLY BR&I%+ !IR SPECIALIZATIONS 7!IR PA9T+1 !IR NOVELS1 !IR EQUATIONS1 !IR SOCIOMETRY1 !IR PSY*OANALYSIS1 !IR BALLI/ICS72 F9ALLY1 IF1 KN[+ P]FECTLY WELL-& SOON IGNORANCE ( ?IS FACT WILL BE NO EXCUSE -- ?AT ONLY P[] & ! ,S,I HOLD ! KEY TO US+ !IR SPECIALIZATION1 !Y NEV]!LESS /ILL *OOSE TO S]VE P[] BECAUSE P[]1 BATT5+ ON !IR 9]TIA1 HAS *OS5 !M TO S]VE IT1 !N FUCK !M6 ,NO ONE C\LD BE MORE G5]\S4 ,!Y %\LD UND]/& ALL ?IS & ABOVE ALL ! FACT ?AT H5CE=? ! REVOLT ( NONRUL+ ACTORS IS L9K$ TO ! REVOLT AGA9/ ! SPECTACLE 7SEE BEL[ ! !SIS ON ! ,S,I & P[]74 

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,! G5]ALIZ$ ANA!MATIZATION ( ! LUMP5PROLET>IAT /EMS FROM ! USE TO :I* IT WAS PUT BY ! B\RGEOISIE1 :I* IT S]V$ BO? AS A REGULAT+ ME*ANISM = P[] & AS A S\RCE ( RECRUITS = ! MORE DUBI\S =CES ( ORD]3 COPS1 9=M]S1 HIR$ ?UGS1 >TI/S444 ,NEV]!LESS1 ! LUMP5PROLET>IAT EMBODIES A REM>KABLY RADICAL IMPLICIT CRITIQUE ( ! SOCIETY ( WORK4 ,ITS OP5 CONTEMPT = BO? LACKEYS & BOSSES CONTA9S A GOOD CRITIQUE ( WORK AS ALI5ATION1 A CRITIQUE ?AT HAS NOT BE5 TAK5 9TO CONSID]ATION UNTIL N[ BECAUSE ! LUMP5PROLET>IAT WAS ! SECTOR ( AMBIGUITIES1 BUT ALSO BECAUSE DUR+ ! N9ETE5? C5TURY & ! BEG9N+ ( ! TW5TIE? ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ NATURAL ALI5ATION & ! PRODUCTION ( WELL-BE+ /ILL APPE>$ AS VALID JU/IFICATIONS = WORK4 

,ONCE IT BECAME KN[N ?AT ! ABUNDANCE ( CONSUM] GOODS WAS NO?+ BUT ! FLIP SIDE ( ALI5ATION 9 PRODUCTION1 ! LUMP5PROLET>IAT ACQUIR$ A NEW DIM5SION3 IT LIB]AT$ A CONTEMPT = ORGANIZ$ WORK :I*1 9 ! AGE ( ! ,WELF>E ,/ATE1 IS GRADUALLY TAK+ ON ! PROPORTIONS ( A DEM& ?AT ONLY ! RUL]S /ILL REFUSE TO ACKN[L$GE4 ,9 SPITE ( ! CON/ANT ATTEMPTS ( P[] TO RECUP]ATE IT1 EV]Y EXP]IM5T C>RI$ \T ON EV]YDAY LIFE1 ?AT IS1 EV]Y ATTEMPT TO CON/RUCT IT 7AN ILLEGAL ACTIVITY S9CE ! DE/RUCTION ( FEUDAL P[] :]E IT WAS LIMIT$ & RE/RICT$ TO A M9ORITY71 IS CONCRETIZ$ TODAY' ?R\< ! CRITIQUE ( ALI5AT+ WORK & ! REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO =C$ LABOR4 ,SO MU* SO ?AT ! NEW PROLET>IAT T5DS TO DEF9E ITSELF NEGATIVELY AS A 0,FRONT ,AGA9/ ,=C$ ,LABOR0 BR++ TOGE!R ALL ?OSE :O RESI/ RECUP]ATION BY P[]4 ,?IS DEF9ES \R FIELD ( ACTION2 IT IS H]E ?AT WE >E GAMBL+ ON ! RUSE ( HI/ORY AGA9/ ! RUSE ( P[]2 IT IS H]E ?AT WE BACK ! WORK] 7:E!R /EELWORK] OR >TI/7 :O -- CONSCI\SLY OR NOT-REJECTS ORGANIZ$ WORK & LIFE1 AGA9/ ! WORK] :O -- CONSCI\SLY OR NOT -- ACCEPTS WORK+ AT ! DICTATES ( P[]4 ,9 ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 IT IS NOT UNREASONABLE TO =ESEE A TRANSITIONAL P]IOD DUR+ :I* AUTOMATION & ! WILL ( ! NEW PROLET>IAT LEAVE WORK SOLELY TO SPECIALI/S1 R$UC+ MANAG]S & BUREAUCRATS TO ! RANK ( TEMPOR>Y SLAVES4 ,9 A G5]ALIZ$ AUTOMATION ! 0WORK]S10 9/EAD ( SUP]VIS+ MA*9ES1 C\LD DEVOTE !IR ATT5TION TO WAT*+ OV] ! CYB]NETIC SPECIALI/S1 :OSE SOLE TASK W\LD BE TO 9CREASE A PRODUCTION :I*1 ?R\< A REV]SAL ( P]SPECTIVE1 WILL HAVE CEAS$ TO BE ! PRIORITY SECTOR1 9 ORD] TO S]VE ! PRIORITY ( LIFE OV] SURVIVAL4 

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,UNIT>Y P[] /ROVE TO DISSOLVE 9DIVIDUAL EXI/5CE 9 A COLLECTIVE CONSCI\SNESS SO ?AT EA* SOCIAL UNIT SUBJECTIVELY DEF9$ ITSELF AS A P>TICLE ) A CLE>LY DET]M9$ WEI<T SUSP5D$ AS ?\< 9 OIL4 ,EV]YONE HAD TO FEEL OV]:ELM$ BY ! OMNIPRES5T EVID5CE ?AT EV]Y?+ WAS M]ELY RAW MAT]IAL 9 ! H&S ( ,GOD1 :O US$ IT = HIS [N PURPOSES1 :I* W]E NATURALLY BEYOND 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN COMPREH5SION4 ,ALL PH5OM5A W]E SE5 AS EMANATIONS ( A SUPREME WILL2 ANY ABNORMAL DIV]G5CE SIGNIFI$ SOME HIDD5 MEAN+ 7ANY P]TURBATION WAS M]ELY AN ASC5D+ OR DESC5D+ PA? T[>D H>MONY3 ! ,F\R ,REIGNS1 ! ,:EEL ( ,=TUNE1 TRIALS S5T BY ! GODS74 ,ONE CAN SPEAK ( A COLLECTIVE CONSCI\SNESS 9 ! S5SE ?AT IT WAS SIMULTANE\SLY = EA* 9DIVIDUAL & = EV]YONE3 CONSCI\SNESS ( MY? & CONSCI\SNESS ( P>TICUL>-EXI/5CE-)9-MY?4 ,! P[] ( ! ILLUSION WAS SU* ?AT AU!NTICALLY LIV$ LIFE DREW ITS MEAN+ FROM :AT WAS NOT AU!NTICALLY LIV$2 FROM ?IS /EMS ?AT PRIE/LY CONDEMNATION ( LIFE1 ! R$UCTION ( LIFE TO PURE CONT+5CY1 TO SORDID MAT]IALITY1 TO VA9 APPE>ANCE & TO ! L[E/ /ATE ( A TRANSC5D5CE ?AT BECAME 9CREAS+LY DEGRAD$ AS IT ESCAP$ MY?ICAL ORGANIZATION4 

,GOD WAS ! GU>ANTOR ( SPACE & TIME1 :OSE COORD9ATES DEF9$ UNIT>Y SOCIETY4 ,HE WAS ! COMMON REF]5CE PO9T = ALL M52 SPACE & TIME CAME TOGE!R 9 HIM JU/ AS 9 HIM ALL BE+S BECAM'E ONE ) !IR DE/9Y4 ,9 ! ]A ( FRAGM5TATION1 MAN IS TORN BETWE5 A TIME & A SPACE ?AT NO TRANSC5D5CE CAN UNIFY ?R\< ! M$IATION ( ANY C5TRALIZ$ P[]4 ,WE >E LIV+ 9 A SPACE & TIME ?AT >E \T ( JO9T1 DEPRIV$ ( ANY REF]5CE PO9T OR COORD9ATE1 AS ?\< WE W]E NEV] GO+ TO BE ABLE TO COME 9TO CONTACT ) \RSELVES1 AL?\< EV]Y?+ 9VITES US TO4 

,!RE IS A PLACE :]E Y\ CREATE Y\RSELF & A TIME 9 :I* Y\ PLAY Y\RSELF4 ,! SPACE ( EV]YDAY LIFE1 ?AT ( ONE'S TRUE REALIZATION1 IS 5CIRCL$ BY EV]Y =M ( CONDITION+4 ,! N>R[ SPACE ( \R TRUE REALIZATION DEF9ES US1 YET WE DEF9E \RSELVES 9 ! TIME ( ! SPECTACLE4 ,OR PUT ANO!R WAY3 \R CONSCI\SNESS IS NO LONG] CONSCI\SNESS ( MY? & ( P>TICUL>-BE+-9-MY?1 BUT RA!R CONSCI\SNESS ( ! SPECTACLE & ( P>TICUL>-ROLE-9-!-SPECTACLE4 7,I PO9T$ \T ABOVE ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ALL ONTOLOGY & UNIT>Y P[]2 IT %\LD BE RECALL$ H]E ?AT ! CRISIS ( ONTOLOGY APPE>S ) ! MOVEM5T T[>D FRAGM5TATION47 ,OR TO PUT IT /ILL ANO!R WAY3 9 ! SPACE-TIME RELATION 9 :I* EV]YONE & EV]Y?+ IS SITUAT$1 TIME HAS BECOME ! IMAG9>Y 7! FIELD ( ID5TIFICATIONS72 SPACE DEF9ES US1 AL?\< WE DEF9E \RSELVES 9 ! IMAG9>Y & AL?\< ! IMAG9>Y DEF9ES US QUA SUBJECTIVITIES4 

,\R FRE$OM IS ?AT ( AN AB/RACT TEMPORALITY 9 :I* WE >E NAM$ 9 ! LANGUAGE ( P[] 7!SE NAMES >E ! ROLES ASSIGN$ TO US71 ) A *OICE LEFT TO US TO F9D (FICIALLY RECOGNIZ$ SYNONYMS = \RSELVES4 ,9 CONTRA/1 ! SPACE ( \R AU!NTIC REALIZATION 7! SPACE ( \R EV]YDAY LIFE7 IS UND] ! DOM9ION ( SIL5CE4 ,!RE IS NO NAME TO NAME ! SPACE ( LIV$ EXP]I5CE EXCEPT 9 POETRY1 9 LANGUAGE LIB]AT+ ITSELF FROM ! DOM9ATION ( P[]4 

#bc 

,BY DESACRALIZ+ & FRAGM5T+ MY?1 ! B\RGEOISIE WAS L$ TO DEM& FIR/ ( ALL 9DEP5D5CE ( CONSCI\SNESS 7DEM&S = FRE$OM ( ?\<T1 FRE$OM ( ! PRESS1 FRE$OM ( RESE>*1 REJECTION ( DOGMA74 ,CONSCI\SNESS ?US CEAS$ BE+ MORE OR LESS CONSCI\SNESS- REFLECT+-MY?4 ,IT BECAME CONSCI\SNESS ( SUCCESSIVE ROLES PLAY$ )9 ! SPECTACLE4 ,:AT ! B\RGEOISIE DEM&$ ABOVE ALL WAS ! FRE$OM ( ACTORS & EXTRAS 9 A SPECTACLE NO LONG] ORGANIZ$ BY ,GOD1 HIS COPS & HIS PRIE/S1 BUT BY NATURAL & ECONOMIC LAWS1 0CAPRICI\S & 9EXORABLE LAWS0 DEF5D$ BY A NEW TEAM ( COPS & SPECIALI/S4 

,GOD HAS BE5 TORN (F LIKE A USELESS B&AGE & ! W\ND HAS /AY$ RAW4 ,! B&AGE MAY HAVE PREV5T$ ! W\ND FROM HEAL+1 BUT IT JU/IFI$ SUFF]+1 IT GAVE IT A MEAN+ WELL WOR? A FEW %OTS ( MORPH9E4 ,N[ SUFF]+ HAS NO JU/IFICATION :ATSOEV] & MORPH9E IS F> FROM *EAP4 ,SEP>ATION HAS BECOME CONCRETE4 ,ANYONE AT ALL CAN PUT !IR F+] ON IT1 & ! ONLY ANSW] CYB]NETIC SOCIETY HAS TO (F] US IS TO BECOME SPECTATORS ( ! GANGR5E & DECAY1 SPECTATORS ( SURVIVAL4 

,! DRAMA ( CONSCI\SNESS TO :I* ,HEGEL REF]R$ IS ACTUALLY ! CONSCI\SNESS ( DRAMA4 ,ROMANTICISM RES\NDS LIKE ! CRY ( ! S\L TORN FROM ! BODY1 A SUFF]+ ALL ! MORE ACUTE AS EA* ( US F9DS HIMSELF ALONE 9 FAC+ ! FALL ( ! SACR$ TOTALITY & ( ALL ! ,H\SES ( ,U%]4 

#bd 

,! TOTALITY IS OBJECTIVE REALITY1 9 ! MOVEM5T ( :I* SUBJECTIVITY CAN P>TICIPATE ONLY 9 ! =M ( REALIZATION4 ,ANY?+ SEP>ATE FROM ! REALIZATION ( EV]YDAY LIFE REJO9S ! SPECTACLE :]E SURVIVAL IS FROZ5 7HIB]NATION7 & S]V$ \T 9 SLICES4 ,!RE CAN BE NO AU!NTIC REALIZATION EXCEPT 9 OBJECTIVE REALITY1 9 ! TOTALITY4 ,ALL ! RE/ IS C>ICATURE4 ,! OBJECTIVE REALIZATION ?AT FUNCTIONS 9 ! ME*ANISM ( ! SPECTACLE IS NO?+ BUT ! SUCCESS ( P[]-MANIPULAT$ OBJECTS 7! 0OBJECTIVE REALIZATION 9 SUBJECTIVITY0 ( FAM\S >TI/S />S CELEBRITIES ( ,:O'S ,:O74 ,ON ! LEVEL ( ! ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCE1 EV]Y SUCCESS -- & EV]Y FAILURE -- IS 9FLAT$ UNTIL IT BECOMES A /]EOTYPE1 & IS BROADCA/ AS ?\< IT W]E ! ONLY POSSIBLE SUCCESS OR FAILURE4 ,SO F> P[] HAS BE5 ! ONLY JUDGE1 ?\< ITS JUDGM5T HAS BE5 SUBJECT$ TO V>I\S PRESSURES4 ,ITS CRIT]IA >E ! ONLY VALID ONES = ?OSE :O ACCEPT ! SPECTACLE & >E SATISFI$ TO PLAY A ROLE 9 IT4 ,BUT !RE >E NO MORE >TI/S ON ?AT /AGE1 !RE >E ONLY EXTRAS4 

#be 

,! SPACE-TIME ( PRIVATE LIFE WAS H>MONIZ$ 9 ! SPACE-TIME ( MY?4 ,F\RI]'S H>MONY RESPONDS TO ?IS P]V]T$ H>MONY4 ,AS SOON AS MY? NO LONG] 5COMPASSES ! 9DIVIDUAL & ! P>TIAL 9 A TOTALITY DOM9AT$ BY ! SACR$1 EA* FRAGM5T SETS ITSELF UP AS A TOTALITY4 ,! FRAGM5T SET UP AS A TOTALITY IS1 9 FACT1 ! TOTALIT>IAN4 ,9 ! DISSOCIAT$ SPACE-TIME ?AT CON/ITUTES PRIVATE LIFE1 TIME -- MADE ABSOLUTE 9 ! =M ( AB/RACT FRE$OM1 ! FRE$OM ( ! SPECTACLE -- CONSOLIDATES BY ITS V]Y DISSOCIATION ! SPATIAL ABSOLUTE ( PRIVATE LIFE ITS ISOLATION & CON/RICTION4 ,! ME*ANISM ( ! ALI5AT+ SPEC-' TACLE WIELDS SU* =CE ?AT PRIVATE LIFE REA*ES ! PO9T ( BE+ DEF9$ AS ?AT :I* IS DEPRIV$ ( SPECTACLE2 ! FACT ?AT ONE ESCAPES ROLES & SPECTACUL> CATEGORIES IS EXP]I5C$ AS AN ADDITIONAL PRIVATION1 AS A MALAISE :I* P[] USES AS A PRETEXT TO R$UCE EV]YDAY LIFE TO 9SIGNIFICANT GE/URES 7SITT+ D[N1 WA%+1 OP5+ A DOOR74 

#bf 

,! SPECTACLE ?AT IMPOSES ITS NORMS ON LIV$ EXP]I5CE ITSELF >ISES \T ( LIV$ EXP]I5CE4 ,! TIME ( ! SPECTACLE1 LIV$ 9 ! =M ( SUCCESSIVE ROLES1 MAKES ! SPACE ( AU!NTIC EXP]I5CE ! >EA ( OBJECTIVE IMPOT5CE1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME ! OBJECTIVE IMPOT5CE ?AT /EMS FROM ! CONDITION+ ( PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION MAKES ! SPECTACLE ! ULTIMATE ( POT5TIAL FRE$OM4 

,ELEM5TS BORN ( LIV$ EXP]I5CE >E ACKN[L$G$ ONLY ON ! LEVEL ( ! SPECTACLE1 :]E !Y >E EXPRESS$ 9 ! =M ( /]EOTYPES1 AL?\< SU* EXPRESSION IS CON/ANTLY CONTE/$ & REFUT$ 9 & BY LIV$ EXP]I5CE4 ,! COMPOSITE PORTRAIT ( ! SURVIVORS -- :OM ,NIETZS*E REF]R$ TO AS ! 0LITTLE PEOPLE0 OR ! 0LA/ M50 -- CAN BE CONCEIV$ ONLY 9 T]MS ( ! FOLL[+ DIALECTIC ( POSSIBILITYL IMPOSSIBILITY3 

POSSIBILITY ON ! LEVEL ( ! SPECTACLE 7V>IETY ( AB/RACT ROLES7 RE9=CES IMPOSSIBILITY ON ! LEVEL ( AU!NTIC EXP]I5CE2 

IMPOSSIBILITY 7?AT IS1 LIMITS IMPOS$ ON REAL EXP]I5CE BY PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION7 DET]M9ES ! FIELD ( AB/RACT POSSIBILITIES4 

,SURVIVAL IS TWO-DIM5SIONAL4 ,AGA9/ SU* A R$UCTION1 :AT =CES CAN BR+ \T :AT CON/ITUTES ! DAILY PROBLEM ( ALL HUMAN BE+S3 ! DIALECTIC ( SURVIVAL & LIFE8 ,EI!R ! SPECIFIC =CES ! ,S,I HAS C\NT$ ON WILL MAKE POSSIBLE ! SUP]SESSION ( !SE CONTR>IES1 REUNIT+ SPACE & TIME 9 ! CON/RUCTION ( EV]YDAY LIFE2 OR LIFE & SURVIVAL WILL BECOME LOCK$ 9 AN ANTAGONISM GR[+ WEAK] & WEAK] UNTIL ! PO9T ( ULTIMATE CONFUSION & ULTIMATE POV]TY IS REA*$4 

#bg 

,LIV$ REALITY IS SPECTACUL>LY FRAGM5T$ & LABEL$ 9 BIOLOGICAL1 SOCIOLOGICAL OR O!R CATEGORIES :I*1 :ILE BE+ RELAT$ TO ! COMMUNICABLE1 NEV] COMMUNICATE ANY?+ BUT FACTS EMPTI$ ( !IR AU!NTICALLY LIV$ CONT5T4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS S5SE ?AT HI]>*ICAL P[]1 IMPRISON+ EV]YONE 9 ! OBJECTIVE ME*ANISM ( PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION 7ADMISSION_/EXCLUSION1 SEE SECTION _?#c71 IS ALSO A DICTATOR%IP OV] SUBJECTIVITY4 ,IT IS AS A DICTATOR OV] SUBJECTIVITY ?AT IT /RIVES1 ) LIMIT$ *ANCES ( SUCCESS1 TO =CE EA* 9DIVIDUAL SUBJECTIVITY TO BECOME OBJECTIVIZ$1 ?AT IS1 TO BECOME AN OBJECT IT CAN MANIPULATE4 ,?IS EXTREMELY 9T]E/+ DIALECTIC %\LD BE ANALYZ$ 9 GREAT] DETAIL 7OBJECTIVE REALIZATION 9 SUBJECTIVITY -- ! REALIZATION ( P[] -- & OBJECTIVE REALIZATION 9 OBJECTIVITY -- :I* 5T]S 9TO ! PRAXIS ( CON/RUCT+ EV]YDAY LIFE & DE/ROY+ P[]74 

,FACTS >E DEPRIV$ ( CONT5T 9 ! NAME ( ! COMMUNICABLE1 9 ! NAME ( AN AB/RACT UNIV]SALITY1 9 ! NAME ( A P]V]T$ H>MONY 9 :I* EV]YONE REALIZES HIMSELF 9 AN 9V]T$ P]SPECTIVE4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT ! ,S,I IS 9 ! L9E ( CONTE/ATION ?AT RUNS ?R\< ,SADE1 ,F\RI]1 ,LEWIS ,C>ROLL1 ,LAUTREAMONT1 SURREALISM1 LETTRISM-AT LEA/ 9 ITS LEA/ KN[N CURR5TS1 :I* W]E ! MO/ EXTREME4 

,)9 A FRAGM5T SET UP AS A TOTALITY1 EA* FUR!R FRAGM5T IS ITSELF TOTALIT>IAN4 ,S5SITIVITY1 DESIRE1 WILL1 9TELLIG5CE1 GOOD TA/E1 ! SUBCONSCI\S & ALL ! CATEGORIES ( ! EGO W]E TREAT$ AS ABSOLUTES BY 9DIVIDUALISM4 ,TODAY SOCIOLOGY IS 5RI*+ ! CATEGORIES ( PSY*OLOGY1 BUT ! 9TRODUCTION ( V>IETY 9TO ! ROLES M]ELY ACC5TUATES ! MONOTONY ( ! ID5TIFICATION REFLEX4 ,! FRE$OM ( ! 0SURVIVOR0 WILL BE TO ASSUME ! AB/RACT CON/ITU5T TO :I* HE HAS 0*OS50 TO R$UCE HIMSELF4 ,ONCE ANY REAL REALIZATION HAS BE5 PUT \T ( ! PICTURE1 ALL ?AT REMA9S IS A PSY*OSOCIOLOGICAL DRAMATURGY 9 :I* 9T]IORITY FUNCTIONS AS A SAFETY-VALVE1 AS AN OV]FL[ TO DRA9 (F ! EFFECTS ONE HAS WORN = ! DAILY EXHIBITION4 ,SURVIVAL BECOMES ! ULTIMATE /AGE ( LIFE ORGANIZ$ AS ! ME*ANICAL REPRODUCTION ( MEMORY4 

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,UNTIL N[ ! APPROA* TO ! TOTALITY HAS BE5 FALSIFI$4 ,P[] HAS P>ASITICALLY 9T]POS$ ITSELF AS AN 9DISP5SABLE M$IATION BETWE5 MAN & NATURE4 ,BUT ! RELATION BETWE5 MAN & NATURE IS BAS$ ONLY ON PRAXIS4 ,IT IS PRAXIS :I* CON/ANTLY BREAKS ?R\< ! COH]5T V5E] ( LIES ?AT MY? & ITS SUB/ITUTES TRY TO MA9TA94 ,IT IS PRAXIS1 EV5 ALI5AT$ PRAXIS1 :I* MA9TA9S CONTACT ) ! TOTALITY4 ,BY REVEAL+ ITS [N FRAGM5T>Y *>ACT]1 PRAXIS AT ! SAME TIME REVEALS ! REAL TOTALITY 7REALITY73 IT IS ! TOTALITY BE+ REALIZ$ BY WAY ( ITS OPPOSITE1 ! FRAGM5T4 

,9 ! P]SPECTIVE ( PRAXIS1 EV]Y FRAGM5T IS TOTALITY4 ,9 ! P]SPECTIVE ( P[]1 :I* ALI5ATES PRAXIS1 EV]Y FRAGM5T IS TOTALIT>IAN4 ,?IS %\LD BE 5\< TO WRECK ! ATTEMPTS CYB]NETIC P[] WILL MAKE TO 5VELOP PRAXIS 9 A MY/IQUE1 AL?\< ! S]I\SNESS ( !SE ATTEMPTS %\LD NOT BE UND]E/IMAT$4 

,ALL PRAXIS 5T]S 9TO \R PROJECT2 IT 5T]S ) ITS %>E ( ALI5ATION1 ) ! IMPURITIES ( P[]3 BUT WE >E CAPABLE ( FILT]+ !M \T4 ,WE WILL ELUCIDATE ! =CE & PURITY ( ACTS ( REFUSAL AS WELL AS ! MANIPULATIVE MANEUV]S ( P[]1 NOT 9 A ,MANI*EAN P]SPECTIVE1 BUT AS A MEANS ( DEVELOP+1 ?R\< \R [N /RATEGY1 ?IS COMBAT 9 :I* EV]Y:]E1 AT EV]Y MOM5T1 ! ADV]S>IES >E SEEK+ ONE ANO!R BUT ONLY CLA%+ ACCID5TALLY1 LO/ 9 IRREM$IABLE D>KNESS & UNC]TA9TY4 

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,EV]YDAY LIFE HAS ALWAYS BE5 DRA9$ TO ! ADVANTAGE ( APP>5T LIFE1 BUT APPE>ANCE1 9 ITS MY?ICAL COHESION1 WAS P[]FUL 5\< TO REPRESS ANY M5TION ( EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,! POV]TY & EMPT9ESS ( ! SPECTACLE1 REVEAL$ BY ALL ! V>IETIES ( CAPITALISM & ALL ! V>IETIES ( B\RGEOISIE1 HAS REVEAL$ BO? ! EXI/5CE ( EV]YDAY LIFE 7A %ELT] LIFE1 BUT A %ELT] = :AT & FROM :AT87 & ! POV]TY ( EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,AS REIFICATION & BUREAUCRATIZATION GR[ /RONG]1 ! DEBILITY ( ! SPECTACLE & ( EV]YDAY LIFE IS ! ONLY ?+ ?AT REMA9S CLE>4 ,! CONFIICT BETWE5 ! HUMAN & ! 9HUMAN HAS ALSO BE5 TRANSF]R$ TO ! PLANE ( APPE>ANCE4 ,AS SOON AS ,M>XISM BECAME AN IDEOLOGY1 ,M>X'S /RUGGLE AGA9/ IDEOLOGY 9 ! NAME ( ! RI*NESS ( LIFE WAS TRANS=M$ 9TO AN IDEOLOGICAL ANTI-IDEOLOGY1 AN ANTISPECTACLE SPECTACLE 7JU/ AS 9 AVANT-G>DE CULTURE ! ANTISPECTACUL> SPECTACLE IS RE/RICT$ TO ACTORS ALONE1 ANTI>TI/IC >T BE+ CREAT$ & UND]/OOD ONLY BY >TI/S1 SO ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ?IS IDEOLOGICAL ANTI-IDEOLOGY & ! FUNCTION ( ! PR(ESSIONAL REVOLUTION>Y 9 ,L59ISM %\LD BE EXAM9$74 ,?US ,MANI*EANISM HAS F\ND ITSELF MOM5T>ILY REVIV$4 ,:Y DID ,/4 ,AUGU/9E ATTACK ! ,MANI*EANS SO REL5TLESSLY8 ,IT WAS BECAUSE HE RECOGNIZ$ ! DANG] ( A MY? (F]+ ONLY ONE SOLUTION1 ! VICTORY ( GOOD OV] EVIL2 HE SAW ?AT ?IS IMPOSSIBILITY ?REAT5$ TO PROVOKE ! COLLAPSE ( ALL MY?ICAL /RUCTURES & BR+ 9TO ! OP5 ! CONTRADICTION BETWE5 MY?ICAL & AU!NTIC LIFE4 ,*RI/IANITY (F]$ ! ?IRD WAY1 ! WAY ( SACR$ CONFUSION4 ,:AT ,*RI/IANITY ACCOMPLI%$ ?R\< ! =CE ( MY? IS ACCOMPLI%$ TODAY ?R\< ! =CE ( ?+S4 ,!RE CAN NO LONG] BE ANY ANTAGONISM BETWE5 ,SOVIET WORK]S & CAPITALI/ WORK]S OR BETWE5 ! BOMB ( ! ,/AL9I/ BUREAUCRATS & ! BOMB ( ! NON-,/AL9I/ BUREAUCRATS2 !RE IS NO LONG] ANY?+ BUT UNITY 9 ! *AOS ( REIFI$ BE+S4 

,:O IS RESPONSIBLE8 ,:O %\LD BE %OT8 ,WE >E DOM9AT$ BY A SY/EM1 BY AN AB/RACT =M4 ,DEGREES ( HUMANITY & 9HUMANITY >E MEASUR$ BY PURELY QUANTITATIVE V>IATIONS ( PASSIVITY4 ,! QUALITY IS ! SAME EV]Y:]E3 WE >E ALL PROLET>IANIZ$ OR WELL ON ! WAY TO BECOM+ SO4 ,:AT >E ! TRADITIONAL 0REVOLUTION>IES0 DO+8 ,!Y >E ELIM9AT+ C]TA9 DI/9CTIONS1 MAK+ SURE ?AT NO PROLET>IANS >E ANY MORE PROLET>IAN ?AN ALL ! O!RS4 ,BUT :AT P>TY IS WORK+ = ! 5D ( ! PROLET>IAT8 

,! P]SPECTIVE ( SURVIVAL HAS BECOME 9TOL]ABLE4 ,:AT IS WEI<+ US D[N IS ! WEI<T ( ?+S 9 A VACUUM4 ,?AT'S :AT REIFICATION IS3 EV]YONE & EV]Y?+ FALL+ AT AN EQUAL SPE$1 EV]YONE & EV]Y?+ /IGMATIZ$ ) !IR EQUAL VALUE4 ,! REIGN ( EQUAL VALUES HAS REALIZ$ ! ,*RI/IAN PROJECT1 BUT IT HAS REALIZ$ IT \TSIDE ,*RI/IANITY 7AS ,PASCAL HAD SUPPOS$7 &1 ABOVE ALL1 IT HAS REALIZ$ IT OV] ,GOD'S DEAD BODY1 CONTR>Y TO ,PASCAL'S EXPECTATIONS4 

,! SPECTACLE & EV]YDAY LIFE COEXI/ 9 ! REIGN ( EQUAL VALUES4 ,PEOPLE & ?+S >E 9T]*ANGEABLE4 ,! WORLD ( REIFICATION IS A WORLD )\T A C5T]1 LIKE ! NEW PREFABRICAT$ CITIES ?AT >E ITS DECOR4 ,! PRES5T FADES AWAY BE=E ! PROMISE ( AN ET]NAL FUTURE ?AT IS NO?+ BUT A ME*ANICAL EXT5SION ( ! PA/4 ,TIME ITSELF IS DEPRIV$ ( A C5T]4 ,9 ?IS CONC5TRATION-CAMP WORLD1 VICTIMS & TORTUR]S WE> ! SAME MASK & ONLY ! TORTURE IS REAL4 ,NO NEW IDEOLOGY CAN SOO! ! PA91 NEI!R ! IDEOLOGY ( ! TOTALITY 7,LOGOS7 NOR ?AT ( NIHILISM -- :I* WILL BE ! TWO CRUT*ES ( ! CYB]NETIC SOCIETY4 ,! TORTURES CONDEMN ALL HI]>*ICAL P[]1 H[EV] ORGANIZ$ OR DISSIMULAT$ IT MAY BE4 ,! ANTAGONISM ! ,S,I IS GO+ TO REVIVE IS ! OLDE/ ( ALL1 IT IS RADICAL ANTAGONISM & ?AT IS :Y IT IS TAK+ UP AGA9 & ASSIMILAT+ ALL ?AT HAS BE5 LEFT BY ! 9SURRECTION>Y MOVEM5TS & GREAT 9DIVIDUALS 9 ! C\RSE ( HI/ORY4 

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,SO MANY O!R BANALITIES C\LD BE TAK5 UP & REV]S$4 ,! BE/ ?+S NEV] COME TO AN 5D4 ,BE=E R]EAD+ ! ABOVE -- :I* EV5 ! MO/ M$IOCRE 9TELLIG5CE WILL BE ABLE TO UND]/& BY ! ?IRD ATTEMPT -- ! READ] W\LD BE WELL-ADVIS$ TO CONC5TRATE C>EFULLY ON ! FOLL[+ TEXT1 = !SE NOTES1 AS FRAGM5T>Y AS ! PREC$+ ONES1 MU/ BE DISCUSS$ 9 DETAIL & IMPLEM5T$4 ,IT CONC]NS A C5TRAL QUE/ION3 ! ,S,I & REVOLUTION>Y P[]4 

,BE+ AW>E ( ! CRISES ( BO? MASS P>TIES & 0ELITES10 ! ,S,I MU/ EMBODY ! SUP]SESSION ( BO? ! ,BOL%EVIK ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE 7SUP]SESSION ( ! MASS P>TY7 & ( ! ,NIETZS*EAN PROJECT 7SUP]SESSION ( ! 9TELLIG5TSIA74 

,EV]Y TIME A P[] HAS PRES5T$ ITSELF AS DIRECT+ A REVOLUTION>Y UPSURGE1 IT HAS AUTOMATICALLY UND]M9$ ! P[] ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,! ,BOL%EVIK ,C4,C4 DEF9$ ITSELF SIMULTANE\SLY AS CONC5TRATION & AS REPRES5TATION4 ,CONC5TRATION ( A P[] ANTAGONI/IC TO B\RGEOIS P[] & REPRES5TATION ( ! WILL ( ! MASSES4 ,?IS DUALITY L$ IT RAPIDLY TO BECOME NO MORE ?AN AN EMPTY P[]1 A P[] ( EMPTY REPRES5TATION1 & CONSEQU5TLY TO REJO91 9 A COMMON =M 7BUREAUCRACY71 A B\RGEOIS P[] ?AT WAS BE+ =C$ 79 RESPONSE TO ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( ! ,BOL%EVIK P[]7 TO FOLL[ A SIMIL> EVOLUTION4 ,! CONDITIONS = A CONC5TRAT$ P[] & MASS REPRES5TATION EXI/ POT5TIALLY 9 ! ,S,I :5 IT /ATES ?AT IT HOLDS ! QUALITATIVE & ?AT ITS IDEAS >E 9 EV]YONE'S M9D4 ,NEV]!LESS WE REFUSE BO? CONC5TRAT$ P[] & ! RI<T ( REPRES5TATION1 CONSCI\S ?AT WE >E N[ TAK+ ! ONLY PUBLIC ATTITUDE 7= WE CANNOT AVOID BE+ KN[N TO SOME EXT5T 9 A SPECTACUL> MANN]7 5ABL+ ?OSE :O F9D ?AT !Y %>E \R !ORETICAL & PRACTICAL POSITIONS TO ACC$E TO REVOLUTION>Y P[]3 P[] )\T M$IATION1 P[] 5TAIL+ ! DIRECT ACTION ( EV]YONE4 ,\R GUID+ IMAGE C\LD BE ! ,DURRUTI ,COLUMN1 MOV+ FROM T[N TO VILLAGE1 LIQUIDAT+ ! B\RGEOIS ELEM5TS & LEAV+ ! WORK]S TO SEE TO !IR [N SELF-ORGANIZATION4 

,! 9TELLIG5TSIA IS P[]'S HALL ( MIRRORS4 ,CONTE/+ P[]1 IT NEV] (F]S ANY?+ BUT PASSIVE CA?>TIC ID5TIFICATION TO ?OSE :OSE EV]Y GE/URE GROP+LY EXPRESSES REAL CONTE/ATION4 ,! RADICALISM -- NOT ( !ORY1 OBVI\SLY1 BUT ( GE/URE -- ?AT C\LD BE GLIMPS$ 9 ! 0,DECL>ATION ( ! #a#b#a10 H[EV]1 SUGGE/S SOME DIFF]5T POSSIBILITIES4 ,WE >E CAPABLE ( PRECIPITAT+ ?IS CRISIS1 BUT WE CAN DO SO ONLY BY 5T]+ ! 9TELLIG5TSIA AS A P[] AGA9/ ! 9TELLIG5TSIA4 ,?IS PHASE -- :I* MU/ PREC$E & BE CONTA9$ )9 ! PHASE DESCRIB$ 9 PO9T A7 -- WILL PUT US 9 ! P]SPECTIVE ( ! ,NIETZS*EAN PROJECT4 ,WE WILL =M A SMALL1 ALMO/ AL*EMICAL1 EXP]IM5TAL GR\P )9 :I* ! REALIZATION ( ! TOTAL MAN CAN BE />T$4 ,NIETZS*E C\LD CONCEIVE ( SU* AN UND]TAK+ ONLY )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( ! HI]>*ICAL PR9CIPLE4 ,IT IS1 9 FACT1 )9 SU* A FRAMEWORK ?AT WE F9D \RSELVES4 ,IT IS !RE=E ( ! UTMO/ IMPORTANCE ?AT WE PRES5T \RSELVES )\T ! SLI<TE/ AMBIGUITY 7ON ! LEVEL ( ! GR\P1 ! PURIFICATION ( ! NUCLEUS & ! ELIM9ATION ( RESIDUES N[ SEEMS TO BE COMPLET$74 ,WE ACCEPT ! HI]>*ICAL FRAMEWORK 9 :I* WE >E PLAC$ ONLY :ILE IMPATI5TLY WORK+ TO ABOLI% \R DOM9ATION OV] ?OSE :OM WE CANNOT AVOID DOM9AT+ ON ! BASIS ( \R CRIT]IA = MUTUAL RECOGNITION4 

,TACTICALLY \R COMMUNICATION %\LD BE A DIFFUSION EMANAT+ FROM A MORE OR LESS HIDD5 C5T]4 ,WE WILL E/ABLI% NONMAT]IALIZ$ NETWORKS 7DIRECT RELATION%IPS1 EPISODIC ONES1 CONTACTS )\T TIES1 DEVELOPM5T ( EMBRYONIC RELATIONS BAS$ ON SYMPA?Y & UND]/&+1 9 ! MANN] ( ! R$ AGITATORS BE=E ! >RIVAL ( ! REVOLUTION>Y >MIES74 ,WE WILL CLAIM RADICAL GE/URES 7ACTIONS1 WRIT+S1 POLITICAL ATTITUDES1 WORKS7 AS \R [N BY ANALYZ+ !M1 & WE WILL CONSID] ?AT \R [N ACTS & ANALYZES >E SUPPORT$ BY ! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE4 

,JU/ AS ,GOD CON/ITUT$ ! REF]5CE PO9T ( PA/ UNIT>Y SOCIETY1 WE >E PREP>+ TO CREATE ! C5TRAL REF]5CE PO9T = A UNIT>Y SOCIETY N[ POSSIBLE4 ,BUT ?IS PO9T CANNOT BE FIX$4 ,AS OPPOS$ TO ! EV]-R5EW$ CONFUSION ?AT CYB]NETIC P[] DRAWS FROM ! PA/ ( 9HUMANITY1 IT /&S = ! GAME ?AT EV]YONE WILL PLAY1 0! MOV+ ORD] ( ! FUTURE40 

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