,BEYOND ! ,FRAGM5TS ,A ,REACTION TO ,9DU/RIAL ,SOCIETY & ,ITS ,FUTURE #aiih ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,MOORE ,TEXT 3 ,TWO POL> POSITIONS HAVE BE5 ASSUM$ BY MO/ COMM5TATORS ON '! ,UNABOMB]'1 EV5 )9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 !RE IS ! PR$ICTABLE 'FLUFFY' REPUDIATION ( VIOL5CE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 !RE IS A ROMANTICIZATION ( ! BOMB]7S7 AS \TLAW H]O7ES -- NEV] -9ES74 ,BO? RESPONSES >E 9 ]ROR4 ,! FIR/ CAN BE REJECT$ \T ( H& AS JU/ ANO!R SYMPTOM ( B\RGEOIS PLAYACT+ AT BE+ REVOLUTION>Y1 ALL ! MORE IRRITAT+ :5 IT IS ACCOMPANI$ BY PRAISE ( VIOL5T ACTIVITY 9 O!R TIMES & O!R PLACES4 ,! SECOND IS MORE PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE '! ,UNABOMB]' DOES RAISE A CRUCIAL ISSUE ( \R TIME3 ! URG5T NECESSITY ( \TRIGELY CRITICAL ( ,F,C1 ?IS IS DUE1 NOT TO ANY CONDEMNATION ( ! BOMB+S1 BUT TO A QUE/ION ( IDEOLOGICAL MOTIVATION4 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN REFUS$ TO CONDEMN ,LEON ,CZOLGOSZ :5 HE ASSASS9AT$ ,PRESID5T ,MC,K9LAY1 EV5 ?\< WAS SUSPICI\S ( HIS MOTIVATIONS & DISAGRE$ ) HIS ACTION1 & ?IS SEEMS LIKE AN ADMIRABLE AN>*I/ EXAMPLE -- EV5 9 ! PRES5T 9/ANCE1 :5 ,I (F] CRITICAL SUPPORT = ,F,C'S ACTS4 ,BUT ,F,C1 UNLIKE ,CZOLGOSZ1 ACT FROM A SET ( =MULAT$ PR9CIPLES1 & !SE DEM& SCRUT9Y4 ,?IS ESSAY QUE/IONS ,F,C'S COMMITM5T TO ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN RADICALISM & ?US IS 9T5D$ TO GIVE PAUSE = ?\D ASS]TS ?AT ! EXPLOSION ( ! T]RORI/'S BOMB CAUSES AN IMPLOSION ( MEAN+1 A GAP+ HOLE 9 ! SOCIAL FABRIC ?AT P[] FRANTICALLY SEEKS TO COV] 9 ORD] TO RE/ORE ! TYRANNY ( MEAN+4 ,IF ?IS IS CORRECT1 !N ,9DU/RIAL ,SOCIETY & ,ITS ,FUTURE IS UNWITT+LY ON ! SIDE ( P[]4 ,ON READ+ ,F,C'S TEXT1 ,I FEEL1 NOT DISGU/1 HORROR OR \TRAGE1 BUT DISAPPO9TM5T4 ,GIV5 ! OPPORTUNITY1 ON A NATIONAL OR EV5 9T]NATIONAL PLAT=M1 TO EXPRESS AT L5G? A DAMN+ CRITIQUE ( ! TOTALITY & POSE A RADICAL ALT]NATIVE1 ,F,C FAIL MIS]ABLY4 ,AS O!R COMM5TATORS 9DICATE1 ! ACTS ( ,F,C >E NOT UNE?ICAL3 !Y >E SC&AL\S1 YET 9ADEQUATE4 ,BUT ! WORDS ( ,F,C >E WORSE -- !Y >E 9EPT4 ,9 PLACE ( CRITIQUE1 9 PLACE ( VISION1 ,F,C (F]S MORE DRE>Y IDEOLOGY4 ,:5 REBEL WORDS >E NE$$1 ,F,C GIVES TAWDRY TAG-5DS FROM ! %OPWORN IDEAS ( POP CULTURE4 ,SIL5CE MIBAGE1 ! C>EFUL EXAM9] CAN F9D SOME GEMS 9 ,F,C'S TEXT1 AL?\< !Y NE$ TO BE C>EFULLY DIS5TANGL$ FROM ! IDEATIONAL DEBRIS1 ! DETRITUS ( ?IS SY/EM ( 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ MIS]Y4 ,! ESSAYS ',:OSE ,UNABOMB]8' & ',LETT] ,BOMBS & ,FIX$ ,IDEAS'1 REPRODUC$ ELSE:]E 9 ?IS VOLUME1 ABLY UND]TAKE ?IS SCAV5G+1 & ,I DO NOT 9T5D TO REPLICATE !IR WORK4 ,RA!R1 FOCUS+ L>GELY ON !SES #a#h-#b#f ( ,9DU/RIAL ,SOCIETY & ,ITS ,FUTURE1 :I* CONC5TRATE ON ISSUES ( /RATEGY1 ,I WILL 9T5D TO MOVE DISCUSSION BEYOND ! FRAGM5TS ( ,F,C'S EXPLOSIONS4 ,IDEOLOGY & /RATEGY ,LIKE ! ,LEFTI/S CRITIQU$ 9 ! OP5+ !SES ( ! MANIFE/O1 ,F,C HAVE LITTLE TO (F] EXCEPT IDEOLOGY4 ,SUMM>IZ+ !IR ATTITUDE T[>D SOCIAL *ANGE1 !Y /ATE 7,!SIS #a#f#f73 ,!RE=E TWO TASKS CONFRONT ?OSE :O HATE ! S]VITUDE TO :I* ! 9DU/RIAL SY/EM IS R$UC+ ! HUMAN RACE4 ,FIR/1 WE MU/ WORK TO HEIY TO DEVELOP & PROPAGATE AN IDEOLOGY ?AT OPPOSES TE*NOLOGY & ! 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY IF & :5 ! SY/EM BECOMES SUFFICI5TLY WEAK5$4 ,! NOTION ( 'SOCIAL /RESSES' IS AMBIVAL5T1 BUT 9 ! CONTEXT ( ,F,C'S ACTIONS IT PRESUMABLY REF]S 79 P>T7 TO ! LETT] BOMBS = :I* !Y >E NOTORI\S4 ,! PROBLEM ) SU* A NOTION IS ?AT CAPITAL1 9 SU* A /ATE ( P]PETUAL CRISIS1 FE$S ON SOCIAL /RESS1 & P[] USES SU* /RESS AS A WAY ( RE9=C+ ITS CONTROLS -- P>TICUL>LY 9 ! PRES5T ]A1 :]E SOCIO-ECONOMIC RE/RUCTURATIONS DAILY U%] 9 A NEW =M ( DEMOCRATIC MANAG]IALI/ TOTALIT>IANISM4 ,9CREAS+ SU* 'SOCIAL /RESSES'1 9 ! ABS5SE ( ANY RADICAL ALT]NATIVE1 ?US PLAYS 9TO ! H&S ( ! CONTROL COMPLEX4 ,BUT ! ONLY 'ALT]NATIVE' (F]$ BY ,F,C IS MORE ( ! SAME -- JU/ A DIFF]5T BR& ( IDEOLOGY 7,!SIS #a#h#c73 ,BUT AN IDEOLOGY1 9 ORD] TO GA9 5?USIA/IC SUPPORT1 MU/ HAVE A POSITIVE IDEAL AS WELL AS A NEGATIVE ONE2 IT MU/ BE ,= SOME?+ AS WELL AS ,A,G,A,9,/ SOME?+4 ,! POSITIVE IDEAL ?AT WE PROPOSE IS ,NATURE4 ,?AT IS1 ,W,I,L,D NATURE2 ?OSE ASPECTS ( ! FUNCTION+ ( ! ,E>? & ITS LIV+ ?+S ?AT >E 9DEP5D5T ( HUMAN MANAGEM5T & FREE ( HUMAN 9T]F]5CE & CONTROL4 ,& ) WILD NATURE WE 9CLUDE HUMAN NATURE1 BY :I* WE MEAN ?OSE ASPECTS ( ! FUNCTION+ ( ! HUMAN 9DIVIDUAL ?AT >E NOT SUBJECT TO REGULATION BY ORGANIZ$ SOCIETY BUT >E PRODUCTS ( *ANCE1 OR FREE WILL OR ,GOD 7DEP5D+ ON Y\R RELIGI\S OR PHILOSOPHICAL OP9IONS74 ,NATURE -- & P>TICUL>LY WILD NATURE -- IS ( C\RSE AN IDEOLOGICAL CON/RUCT & ONE CANNOT ESCAPE FROM ! CLUT*ES ( IDEOLOGY BY POS+ 'NATURE' -- A RELATIVELY REC5T CONCEPT 9 HUMAN ?\E COD$ AS 'WILD' 9 ! DOM9ANT IDEOLOGICAL SY/EM4 ,SU* AN ACTION IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM CIVILIZATION1 BUT A FUR!R B9D+ 9TO ITS CATEGORIES4 ,NATURE 7OR WILD]NESS7 IS AT BE/ A METAPHOR = C]TA9 QUALITIES ?AT >E REG>D$ AS VALUABLE -- & ?IS IS H[ ,F,C USES IT4 ,BUT IT IS A V]Y SUSPECT METAPHOR1 PRECISELY BECAUSE IT IS A PRODUCT ( CIVILIZATION'S IDEOLOGICAL CATEGORIES1 NOT AN OPPON5T ( !M4 ,?IS BECOMES ALL ! MORE CLE> :5 ,F,C PROCE$ TO \TL9E ! T>GET = ?IS IDEOLOGY7,!SES #a#h#g1 #a#h#h73 ,ON ! MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ LEVEL ! IDEOLOGY %\LD ADDRESS ITSELF TO PEOPLE :O >E 9TELLIG5T1 ?\TICUL>LY IMPORTANT TO ATTRACT PEOPLE ( ?IS TYPE1 AS !Y >E CAPABLE PEOPLE & WILL BE 9/RUM5TAL 9 9FLU5C+ O!RS 4444 ,ON A SECOND LEVEL1 ! IDEOLOGY %\LD BE PROPAGAT$ 9 A SIMPLIFI$ =M ?AT WILL 5ABLE ! UN?9K+ MAJORITY TO SEE ! CONFLICT ( TE*NOLOGY VS4 NATURE 9 UNAMBIGU\S T]MS4 ,F,C ACCEPT ! HI]>*ICAL DIVISIONS ( CIVILIZATION1 RA!R ?AN *ALL5GE !M4 ,& LURK+ B5EA? ! OV]T DI/9CTION BETWE5 ?9K+ & UN?9K+ OR SOPHI/ICAT$ & UNSOPHI/ICAT$ 9DIVIDUALS IS A B>ELY CONCEAL$ CLASS AG5DA4 ,F,C %>E MORE 9 COMMON ) ,LEFTI/S ?AN !Y C>E TO ADMIT -- H5CE P]HAPS ! VIRUL5CE ( !IR 7?OR\E NOT ONLY >TICULAT+ A POLITICAL IDEOLOGY1 & ?US >E ALREADY TALK+ 9 T]MS ( CONTROL /RUCTURES & GOV]NANCE2 !Y >E ALSO PROP\ND+ A B\RGEOIS IDEOLOGY :I* AIMS AT ! CONT9U$ SUBJUGATION ( '! UN?9K+ MAJORITY'4 ,! ASCETICISM1 MONOMANIA & AU?ORIT>IANISM ( ! POLITICAL VANGU>D CANNOT BE F> AWAY1 & IT ISN'T 7,!SES #b1 #b#a1 #b#f73 ,UNTIL ! 9DU/RIAL SY/EM HAS BE5 ?OR\IES' ,O,N,L,Y GOAL4 ,O!R GOALS W\LD DI/RACT ATT5TION FROM ! MA9 GOAL 4444 ,SUPPOSE = EXAMPLE ?AT REVOLUTION>IES TOOK 0SOCIAL JU/ICE0 AS A GOAL4 ,HUMAN NATURE BE+ :AT IT IS1 SOCIAL JU/ICE W\LD NOT COME AB\T SPONTANE\SLY2 IT W\LD HAVE TO BE 5=C$4 ,9 ORD] TO 5=CE IT REVOLUTION>IES W\LD HAVE TO RETA9 C5TRAL ORGANIZATION & CONTROL 444 ,NOT ?AT WE HAVE ANY?+ AGA9/ SOCIAL JU/ICE1 BUT IT MU/ NOT BE ALL[$ TO 9T]F]E ) ! EF=T TO GET RID ( ! TE*NOLOGICAL SY/EM 4444 ,) REG>D TO REVOLUTION>Y /RATEGY1 ! ONLY PO9TS ON :I* WE ABSOLUTELY 9SI/ >E ?AT ! S+LE OV]RID+ GOAL MU/ BE ! ELIM9ATION ( MOD]N TE*NOLOGY1 & ?AT NO O!R GOAL CAN BE ALL[$ TO COMPETE ) ?IS ONE4 ,! %RILL RHETORIC & IMP]ATIVE LANGUAGE 7'MU/ BE ! REVOLUTION>IES' ,O,N,L,Y GOAL'1 'MU/ NOT BE ALL[$'1 'WE ABSOLUTELY 9SI/'1 'NO O!R GOAL CAN BE ALL[$'7 9DICATE ! PRES5CE ( AN AU?ORIT>IAN POLITICS4 ,?IS MIXTURE ( >ROGANCE & MYOPIA IS JU/ AS LIKELY TO RESULT 9 TOTALIT>IANISM AS 9 A WORLD ( SELF-REALIZATION & SELF-5JOYM5T4 ,SOCIAL JU/ICE -- -- I4E41 EQUITABLE TREATM5T )9 ! CURR5T SY/EM ( DOM9ANCE -- REMA9S A V]Y LIMIT$ GOAL4 ,BUT EV5 SOCIAL JU/ICE IS R5D]$ SUBORD9ATE TO ! DE/RUCTION ( ! 9DU/RIAL SY/EM3 EV5 M9IMAL IMPULSES T[>D HUMAN LIB]ATION MU/ NOT BE P]MITT$ TO '9T]F]E' OR 'COMPETE' ) '! S+LE OV]RID+ GOAL' ( ELIM9AT+ MOD]N TE*NOLOGY4 ,& SU* IS ! BAD FAI? ( ,F,C ?AT DESPITE !IR E>LI] ASS]TION ( SPONTANEITY & 'WILD NATURE' AS AN OPPOSITIONAL IDEOLOGICAL POSITION1 !Y N[ REVEAL !IR CYNICISM1 REF]R+ TO HUMAN NATURE AS A FIX$ CATEGORY 7'HUMAN NATURE BE+ :AT IT IS'7 AS A JU/IFICATION = AN 9EVITABLE NE$ = PO/-REVOLUTION>Y 'C5TRAL ORGANIZATION & CONTROL'4 ,JU/ AS WOM5 W]E TOLD BY ,LEFTI/S ?AT 'AFT] ! REVOLUTION' WOM5'S ISSUES W\LD BE ADDRESS$1 SO AFT] ! ANTI-9DU/RIAL REVOLUTION1 SOCIAL JU/ICE ISSUES MIS ,LEAV+ ASIDE ! PLA9LY ABSURD & (T5 REACTION>Y ELEM5TS ( ,9DU/RIAL ,SOCIETY & ,ITS ,FUTURE 7SU* AS ! NOTION ?AT 7,!SIS #b#d771 ,REVOLUTION>IES %\LD HAVE AS MANY *ILDR5 AS !Y CAN4 ,!RE IS /RONG SCI5TIFIC EVID5CE ?AT SOCIAL ATTITUDES >E TO A SIGNIFICANT EXT5T 9H]IT$ ?IS IS ! ESS5CE ( ,F,C'S /RATEGIES = *ANGE4 ,! FACT ?AT !SE /RATEGIC CONSID]ATIONS >E FRAM$ 9 T]MS ( AN AU?ORIT>IAN1 POLITICAL DISC\RSE 7'REVOLUTION>Y /RATEGY'7 IS TELL+ 9 ITSELF4 ,IT SUGGE/S ?AT AT LEA/ 9 ! MANIFE/O1 ,F,C HAVE NO?+ NEW1 NO RADICAL ALT]NATIVE TO (F]4 ,AL?\< !Y RIT ( A WID] PROJECT ( HUMAN REG5]ATION ?R\< NEGATION ( ! TOTALITY4 ,& 9 ! ABS5CE ( SU* A CONTEXTUALIZATION1 !IR IDEAS >E RECUP]AT$ BY ! LURE ( AU?ORIT>IAN POLITICS4 ,!IR IDEOLOGICAL EMPHASIS1 & H5CE IDEOLOGICAL BANKRUPTCY1 M]ELY REFLECTS ! BANKRUPTCY ( ! SOCIAL =MULATION ( :I* !IR IDEOLOGY IS A PRODUCT4 ,TO PUT IT BLUNTLY1 AT BE/ ,F,C HAVE GOT ?+S ASS-BACKW>DS4 ,HUMAN REG5]ATION CAN ONLY EM]GE FROM CULTURAL REG5]ATION4 7,BY 'CULTURAL' ,I MEAN NOT ! SY/EM ( COMMODIFI$ M$IATIONS ?AT CURR5TLY PASS UND] ?IS T]M1 BUT FREELY *OS5 ACTIONS & 9T]ACTIONS *>ACT]IZ$ BY SPONTANE\S CREATIVITY74 ,! ATTEMPT TO PROMPT HUMAN REG5]ATION 9 ! ABS5SE ( CULTURAL REG5]ATION CAN ALL TOO EASILY RESULT 9 TOTALIT>IANISM4 ,HUMAN & CULTURAL REG5]ATION >E DIALECTICALLY 9T]RELAT$1 BUT ! LATT] PROVIDES ! ALL-IMPORTANT CONTEXT )9 :I* ! =M] CAN SUCCE$4 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN1 TALK+ ( 9DIG5\S RESI/ANCE TO CIVILIZATION1 SAYS 7,AGA9/ ,HIS-/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN61 #b#e#h73 ,! RESI/ANCE IS NOT PRIM>ILY A CLA% ( >MS 444 ,! RESI/ANCE IS 9 ! DRUMS1 NOT 9 ! SPE>S2 IT IS 9 ! MUSIC1 9 ! RHY?MS LIV$ BY COMMUNITIES :OSE MY?S & WAYS CONT9UE TO NURTURE & SU/A9 !M ,?IS PASSAGE RAISES ! QUE/ION ( ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 DRUMS & SPE>S1 CULTURE & >M$ RESI/ANCE4 BUT WE >E NOT 9 ! POSITION ( !SE 9DIG5ES3 CIVILIZATION HAS DEPRIV$ US ( ?OSE ?+S ?AT ,P]LMAN SEES AS ! HE>T ( RESI/ANCE4 ,WE HAVE NO FREE COMMUNITIES ( 9DIVIDUALS1 NO LIFE-SU/A9+ MY?S & WAYS1 NO SUB/ANTIVE COMMUNITY4 ,SO WE CANNOT RESI/ 9 ! SAME WAY4 ,WE HAVE NO DRUMS1 & SO ,F,C SUGGE/ ?AT WE %\LD JU/ USE ! SPE>S4 ,P]LMAN 9DICATES ?AT ?IS JU/ LEADS TO MORE W> MA*9ES1 MORE CONTROL SY/EMS4 ,SO :AT OPTIONS >E LEFT8 ,CLE>LY1 = US1 !RE MU/ BE A CLOS]1 MORE 9=M$ RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! DRUMS & ! SPE>S1 EV5 IF ! LATT] >E SUBORD9ATE TO ! =M]4 ,BUT TO =EGO ! SPE>S W\LD BE MADNESS4 ,! SPE>S MU/ HAVE !IR PLACE -- BUT !IR PLACE REMA9S ROOT$ 9 ! WORLD ( ! DRUMS4 ,& IF ! DRUMS NO LONG] S\ND1 !N WE MU/ BEAT !M4 ,& IF WE HAVE NO DRUMS1 WE MU/ BUILD !M4 ,& IF WE'VE =GOTT5 H[ TO PLAY !M1 WE MU/ REMEMB] OR LE>N AGA94 ,& IF WE CAN'T R5EW \R CONT9UITY ) ! PA/1 !N WE MU/ MAKE A VIRTUE ( \R DISCONT9UITY & MAKE IT ALL ANEW4 ,AN>*I/S CAN BE/ %[ !IR SOLID>ITY ) ! FLAW$ IF HI/ORICALLY SIGNIFICANT 9T]V5TIONS ( '! ,UNABOMB]' BY RE=MULAT+ ,F,C'S ANTI-9DU/RIAL 9SURG5CY 9 RADICAL ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN T]MS -- I4E41 BY ADVANC+ ! 9SURRECTION>Y PROJECT ?R\< DIRECT ACTIONS & REG5]ATIVE PROJECTS AIM$ AT ABOLI%+ P[] 9 ITS TOTALITY4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #aiig 3 ,BEYOND ! ,FRAGM5TS -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,APRIL #b#a1 #bb 3 ,BEYOND ! ,FRAGM5TS -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #d1 #bbb 3 ,BEYOND ! ,FRAGM5TS -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/