,CALL 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,PROPOSITION ,I 

,NO?+ IS MISS+ FROM ! TRIUMPH ( CIVILIZATION4 ,NEI!R POLITICAL T]ROR NOR EMOTIONAL POV]TY4 ,NOR UNIV]SAL /]ILITY4 

,! DES]T CAN NO LONG] EXP&3 IT IS EV]Y:]E4 ,BUT IT CAN /ILL DEEP54 

,FAC$ ) ! OBVI\SNESS ( ! CATA/ROPHE1 !RE >E ?OSE :O BECOME 9DIGNANT & ?OSE :O TAKE NOTE1 ?OSE :O D5\NCE & ?OSE :O GET ORGANIZ$4 ,WE >E ON ! SIDE ( ?OSE :O GET ORGANIZ$4 

,S*OLIUM 

,?IS IS A CALL4 ,?AT IS TO SAY IT AIMS AT ?OSE :O CAN HE> IT4 ,! QUE/ION IS NOT TO DEMON/RATE1 TO >GUE1 TO CONV9CE4 ,WE WILL GO DIRECTLY TO :AT IS ALREADY OBVI\S4 ,?IS IS NOT PRIM>ILY A MATT] ( LOGIC OR REASON+4 ,:AT IS OBVI\S IS :AT IS P]CEPTIBLE1 ! REALM ( REALITY4 

,!RE IS AN CL>ITY TO EV]Y REALITY4 ,:AT IS HELD 9 COMMON OR :AT SETS ?+S AP>T4 ,AFT] :I* COMMUNICATION BECOMES POSSIBLE AGA91 COMMUNICATION :I* IS NO LONG] PRESUPPOS$1 BUT :I* IS TO BE BUILT4 

,& ?IS NETWORK ( OBVI\S ?+S ?AT MAKE US UP1 WE HAVE BE5 TAU<T SO WELL TO D\BT IT1 TO AVOID IT1 TO CONCEAL IT1 TO KEEP IT TO \RSELVES4 ,WE HAVE BE5 TAU<T SO WELL1 ?AT WE LACK ! WORDS :5 WE WANT TO %\T4 

,AS = ! ORD] WE LIVE UND]1 EV]YONE KN[S :AT IT CONSI/S (3 ! EMPIRE IS />+ US 9 ! FACE4 ,?AT A DY+ SOCIAL SY/EM HAS NO O!R JU/IFICATION TO ITS >BITR>Y NATURE ?AN ITS ABSURD DET]M9ATION -- ITS S5ILE DET]M9ATION -- SIMPLY TO L+] ON2 ?AT ! GLOBAL & NATIONAL POLICE HAVE RECEIV$ A FREE H& TO GET RID ( ?OSE :O DO NOT TOE ! L9E2 ?AT CIVILIZATION1 W\ND$ 9 ITS HE>T1 NO LONG] 5C\NT]S ANY?+ BUT ITS [N LIMITS 9 ! 5DLESS W> IT HAS BEGUN2 ?AT ?IS HEADLONG FLI<T1 ALREADY ALMO/ A C5TURY OLD1 PRODUCES NO?+ BUT A S]IES ( 9CREAS+LY FREQU5T DISA/]S2 ?AT ! MASS ( HUMANS ACCOMMODATE !MSELVES TO ?IS ORD] ( ?+S BY MEANS ( LIES1 CYNICISM1 BRUTALIZATION1 OR PILLS -- NO ONE CAN CLAIM TO IGNORE !SE ?+S ANY LONG]4 

,& ! SPORT ?AT CONSI/S 9 5DLESSLY DESCRIB+ ! PRES5T DISA/]1 ) A V>Y+ DEGREE ( COMPLAISANCE1 IS JU/ ANO!R WAY ( SAY+3 0?AT'S ! WAY IT IS02 ! PRIZE ( 9FAMY GO+ TO J\RNALI/S1 TO ALL ?OSE :O PRET5D EV]Y MORN+ TO R$ISCOV] ! BULL%IT !Y ONLY JU/ NOTIC$ ! DAY BE=E4 

,BUT :AT IS MO/ /RIK+1 = ! TIME BE+1 IS NOT ! >ROGANCE ( EMPIRE1 BUT RA!R ! WEAKNESS ( ! C\NT]-ATTACK4 ,LIKE A COLOSSAL P>ALYZES4 ,A MASS P>ALYZES1 :I* WILL SOMETIMES CAUSE PEOPLE TO SAY ?AT NO?+ CAN BE DONE1 BUT :O WILL SOMETIMES CONC$E1 :5 PU%$ TO !IR LIMIT1 ?AT 0!RE IS SO MU* TO DO0 -- :I* ISN'T ANY DIFF]5T4 ,!N1 AT ! M>G9S ( ?IS P>ALYZES1 !RE IS ! 0WE REALLY HAVE TO DO SOME?+1 ANY?+0 ( ! ACTIVI/S4 

,SEATTLE1 ,PRAGUE1 ,G5OA1 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,G,M,OS1 ! MOVEM5T ( ! UNEMPLOY$2 WE HAVE PLAY$ \R P>T1 WE HAVE TAK5 SIDES 9 ! /RUGGLES ( REC5T YE>S2 & ( C\RSE NOT ?AT ( EXTRAP>LIAM5T>Y 7= N[7 COALITION ( ,LEFTI/S FROM ,ATTAC OR ! ,NEGRI/ ANTIGLOBALIZATION MILITANTS ( ,TUTE ,BIAN*E4 

,! FOLKLORE ( PROTE/S HAS CEAS$ TO AMUSE US4 ,9 ! LA/ DECADE1 WE HAVE SE5 ! DULL MONOLOGUE ( ,M>XISM-,L59ISM BE+ REGURGITAT$ FROM ! M\?S ( HI< S*OOL /UD5TS4 ,WE HAVE SE5 ! PURE/ AN>*ISM NEGATE :AT IT CANNOT COMPREH5D4 ,WE HAVE SE5 ! MO/ T$I\S ECONOMISM -- ?AT ( \R FRI5DS AT ,LE ,MONDE ,DIPLOMATIQUE -- BECOM+ ! NEW POPUL> RELIGION4 ,& ,NEGRISM ASS]TS ITSELF AS ! ONLY ALT]NATIVE TO ! 9TELLECTUAL R\T ( ! GLOBAL LEFT4 

,EV]Y:]E MILITANTISM HAS GONE BACK TO RAIS+ ITS RICKETY CON/RUCTIONS1 ITS DEPRESS+ NETWORKS1 UNTIL IT IS EXHAU/$4 

,IT TOOK NO MORE ?AN ?REE YE>S = ! COPS1 UNIONS1 & O!R 9=MAL BUREAUCRACIES TO DISMANTLE ! %ORT-LIV$ ,ANTI-,GLOBALIZATION ,MOVEM5T4 ,TO CONTROL IT4 ,TO DIVIDE IT 9TO SEP>ATE 0>EAS ( /RUGGLE10 EA* AS PR(ITABLE AS IT IS /]ILE4 ,9 !SE TIMES1 FROM ,DAVOS TO ,PORTO ,ALEGRE1 FROM ! ,FR5* BOSSES' UNION ,M$EF TO ! ,SPANI% ,C,N,T1 CAPITALISM & ANTI-CAPITALISM PO9T TO ! SAME MISS+ HORIZON4 ,! SAME TRUNCAT$ PROSPECT ( MANAG+ ! DISA/]4 

,:AT OPPOSES ?IS DOM9ANT DESOLATION IS NO?+ BUT ANO!R DESOLATION1 JU/ LESS WELL-/OCK$4 ,EV]Y:]E !RE IS ! SAME IDIOTIC IDEA ( HAPP9ESS4 ,! SAME GAMES ( SPA/IC P[]4 ,! SAME DEFUZ$ SUP]FICIALITY4 ,! SAME EMOTIONAL ILLIT]ACY4 ,! SAME DES]T4 

,WE SAY ?AT ?IS EPO* IS A DES]T1 & ?AT ?IS DES]T IS 9CESSANTLY DEEP5+4 ,?IS IS NO POETIC DEVICE2 IT IS OBVI\S4 ,?IS OBVI\SNESS HOLDS MANY O!RS4 ,NOTABLY ! RUPTURE ) ALL :O PROTE/1 ALL :O D5\NCE1 & ALL :O RAMBLE ON AB\T ! DISA/]4 

,%E :O D5\NCES EXEMPTS H]SELF4 

,EV]Y?+ APPE>S AS IF ,LEFTI/S W]E ACCUMULAT+ REASONS TO REVOLT ! SAME WAY A MANAG] ACCUMULATES ! MEANS TO DOM9ATE4 ,?AT IS TO SAY ) ! SAME DELI<T4 

,! DES]T IS ! PROGRESSIVE DEPOPULATION ( ! WORLD4 ,! HABIT WE HAVE ADOPT$ ( LIV+ AS IF WE W]E NOT ( ?IS WORLD4 ,! DES]T EXI/S 9 ! CONT9U\S1 MASSIVE1 & PROGRAMM$ PROLET>IANIZATION ( POPULATIONS1 JU/ AS 9 ,CALI=NIA SUBURBS1 :]E DI/RESS LIES PRECISELY 9 ! FACT ?AT NO ONE SEEMS TO EXP]I5CE IT4 

,?AT ! PRES5T DES]T IS NOT P]CEIV$ ONLY V]IFIES ITS EXI/5CE4 

,SOME HAVE TRI$ TO NAME ! DES]T4 ,TO PO9T \T :AT HAS TO BE F\<T -- NOT AS ! ACTION ( SOME =EIGN AG5T1 BUT AS AN 5SEMBLE ( RELATIONS4 ,!Y HAVE TALK$ AB\T ! ,SPECTACLE1 AB\T ,BIOP[]1 AB\T ,EMPIRE4 ,BUT ?IS ONLY ADDS TO ! CURR5T CONFUSION4 

,! SPECTACLE IS NOT AN EASY ABBREVIATION = MASS M$IA4 ,IT LIVES JU/ AS MU* 9 ! CRUELTY ) :I* \R [N FALSE IMAGE IS 5DLESSLY ?R[N BACK AT US4 

,BIOP[] IS NOT A SYNONYM = SOCIAL SECURITY1 ! WELF>E /ATE1 OR ! PH>MACEUTICAL 9DU/RY2 BUT IT PLEASANTLY LODGES ITSELF 9 ! C>E ?AT WE TAKE ( \R PRETTY BODIES1 9 A C]TA9 PHYSICAL E/RANGEM5T FROM ONESELF AS WELL AS FROM O!RS4 

,EMPIRE IS NOT SOME K9D ( EXTRAT]RE/RIAL 5TITY1 A WORLDWIDE CONSPIRACY ( GOV]NM5TS1 F9ANCIAL NETWORKS1 TE*NOCRATS1 & MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATIONS4 ,EMPIRE IS EV]Y:]E NO?+ IS HAPP5+4 ,EV]Y:]E ?+S >E WORK+4 ,EV]Y:]E ! /ATUS QUO REIGNS4 

,WE CONT9UE TO SEE ! 5EMY AS A SUBJECT ?AT FACES US -- 9/EAD ( EXP]I5C+ IT AS A RELATION%IP ?AT B9DS US -- WE CONF9E \RSELVES TO ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ CONF9EM5T4 ,WE REPRODUCE ! WOR/ RELATION%IPS ( DOM9ANCE UND] ! PRETEXT ( AN ALT]NATIVE4 ,WE SET UP %OPS = SELL+ ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! COMMODITY4 ,WE SEE ! RISE ( ! AU?ORITIES ( ! ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN /RUGGLE1 MA*O FEM9ISM1 & RACI/ ATTACKS BY ANTI-FASCI/S4 

,AT EV]Y MOM5T WE >E TAK+ P>T 9 A SITUATION4 ,)9 A SITUATION !RE >E NO SUBJECTS & OBJECTS1 ,I & ! O!R1 MY DESIRES & REALITY -- ONLY AN 5SEMBLE ( RELATION%IPS1 AN 5SEMBLE ( ! FLUXES ?AT TRAV]SE IT4 

,!RE IS A G5]AL CONTEXT -- CAPITALISM1 CIVILIZATION1 EMPIRE1 AS Y\ WI% -- A G5]AL CONTEXT ?AT NOT ONLY 9T5DS TO CONTROL EA* SITUATION BUT1 EV5 WORSE1 SEEKS A WAY TO MAKE SURE AS (T5 AS POSSIBLE1 ?AT !RE IS NO SITUATION4 ,!Y HAVE PLANN$ \T /REETS & HOMES1 LANGUAGE & EMOTIONS1 EV5 ! GLOBAL TEMPO ?AT DRIVES ALL ( IT1 ONLY = ?AT PURPOSE4 ,EV]Y:]E DIFF]5T REALMS >E MADE TO SLIDE BY EA* O!R & BE IGNOR$4 ,! NORMAL SITUATION IS ?IS ABS5CE ( A SITUATION4 

,TO GET ORGANIZ$ MEANS3 TO GET \T ( ! SITUATION & NOT M]ELY *ALL5GE IT4 ,TO TAKE SIDES )9 IT4 ,WEAV+ ! NECESS>Y MAT]IAL1 EMOTIONAL1 & POLITICAL SOLID>ITIES4 ,?IS IS :AT ANY /RIKE DOES 9 ANY (FICE1 9 ANY FACTORY4 ,?IS IS :AT ANY GANG DOES4 ,ANY UND]GR\ND2 ANY REVOLUTION>Y OR C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y P>TY4 ,TO GET ORGANIZ$ MEANS3 TO GIVE SUB/ANCE TO ! SITUATION4 ,MAK+ IT REAL1 TANGIBLE4 

,REALITY IS NOT CAPITALI/4 

,\R POSITION )9 A SITUATION DET]M9ES \R NE$ TO BECOME ALLIES1 & = ?AT REASON TO E/ABLI% SOME L9ES ( COMMUNICATION1 SOME WID] CURR5T OR T5D5CY4 ,9 TURN ?OSE NEW L9KS RECONFIGURE ! SITUATION4 ,WE CALL ! SITUATION ?AT WE >E BACK$ 9TO ,GLOBAL ,CIVIL ,W>4 ,:]E !RE IS NO LONG] ANY?+ ?AT CAN LIMIT ! CONFRONTATION BETWE5 ! OPPOS+ =CES4 ,NOT EV5 ! LAW1 :I* COMES 9TO PLAY AS ONE MORE =M ( ! G5]ALIZ$ CONFRONTATION4 

,! ,WE ?AT SPEAKS H]E IS NOT A DEF9ABLE1 ISOLAT$ ,WE1 ! ,WE ( A GR\P4 ,IT IS ! ,WE ( A POSITION4 ,?IS POSITION IS ASS]T$ CURR5TLY AS A D\BLE SECESSION3 FIR/ A SECESSION FROM ! PROCESS ( CAPITALI/ VALORIZATION1 !N SECESSION FROM ALL ! /]ILITY IMPOS$ BY A M]E OPPOSITION TO EMPIRE 7EXTRA-P>LIAM5T>Y OR O!RWISE72 A SECESSION !RE=E FROM ! ,LEFT4 ,H]E SECESSION MEANS LESS A PRACTICAL REFUSAL TO COMMUNICATE ?AN A DISPOSITION TO =MS ( COMMUNICATION SO 9T5SE ?AT1 :5 PUT 9TO PRACTICE1 !Y SNAT* FROM ! 5EMY MO/ ( ITS P[]4 ,TO PUT IT BRIEFLY1 SU* A POSITION BORR[S SUDD5 =CE FROM ! ,BLACK ,PAN!RS1 COLLECTIVE D9+ HALLS FROM ! ,G]MAN ,AUTONOM51 TREE H\SES & ! >T ( SABOTAGE FROM ! ,BRITI% NEO-,LUDDITES1 ! C>EFUL *OICE ( WORDS FROM RADICAL FEM9I/S1 MASS SELF-R$UCTIONS FROM ! ,ITALIAN AUTONOMI/S1 & >M$ JOY FROM ! ,JUNE #bND ,MOVEM5T4 

,= US !RE IS NO LONG] ANY FRI5D%IP ?AT IS NOT POLITICAL4 

,PROPOSITION ,I,I 

,! UNLIMIT$ ESCALATION ( CONTROL IS A HOPELESS RESPONSE TO ! PR$ICTABLE BREAKD[NS ( ! SY/EM4 ,NO?+ ?AT IS EXPRESS$ 9 ! KN[N DI/RIBUTION ( POLITICAL ID5TITIES IS ABLE TO LEAD BEYOND ! DISA/]4 

,!RE=E1 WE BEG9 BY )DRAW+ FROM !M4 ,WE CONTE/ NO?+1 WE DEM& NO?+4 ,WE CON/ITUTE \RSELVES AS A =CE1 AS A MAT]IAL =CE1 AS AN AUTONOM\S MAT]IAL =CE )9 ! ,GLOBAL ,CIVIL ,W>4 

,?IS CALL SETS \T ITS F\NDATIONS4 

,S*OLIUM 

,9 ,FRANCE A NEW WEAPON ( CR[D DISP]SAL1 A K9D ( WOOD5 FRAGM5TATION GR5ADE IS BE+ TE/$4 ,9 ,OREGON IT IS PROPOS$ ?AT DEMON/RATORS BLOCK+ TRAFFIC RECEIVE TW5TY-FIVE YE> S5T5CES4 ,! ,ISRAELI >MY IS BECOM+ ! MO/ PROM95T CONSULTANT 9 URBAN PACIFICATION2 EXP]TS FROM ALL OV] ! WORLD RU% TO M>VEL AT ! LATE/ DISCOV]IES1 BO? =MIDABLE & SUBTLE1 9 ME?ODS TO ELIM9ATE SUBV]SIVES4 ,IT W\LD APPE> ?AT ! >T ( W\ND+ -- 9JUR+ ONE TO FRI<T5 A HUNDR$ -- HAS REA*$ NEW HEI<TS4 ,& !N1 ( C\RSE1 !RE'S :AT GETS CALL$ ,T]RORISM4 ,?AT IS1 0ANY (F5SE COMMITT$ 9T5TIONALLY BY AN 9DIVIDUAL OR A GR\P AGA9/ ONE OR MORE C\NTRIES1 !IR 9/ITUTIONS OR !IR POPULATIONS1 & AIM+ AT ?REAT5+ &_/OR S]I\SLY UND]M9+ OR DE/ROY+ ! POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC1 OR SOCIAL /RUCTURES ( A C\NTRY40 ,?AT'S ! DEF9ITION ( ! ,EUROPEAN ,COMMISSION4 ,9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES !RE >E MORE PRISON]S ?AN F>M]S4 

,AS IT IS REORGANIZ$ & PROGRESSIVELY RECAPTUR$1 PUBLIC SPACE IS BLANKET$ ) CAM]AS4 ,IT IS NOT ONLY ?AT SURVEILLANCE IS N[ POSSIBLE1 IT IS ?AT IS HAS BECOME P>TICUL>LY ACCEPTABLE4 ,ALL SORTS ( LI/S ( SUSPECTS CIRCULATE FROM DEP>TM5T TO DEP>TM5T1 & WE CAN B>ELY MAKE \T !IR PROBABLE USES4 ,PROTECT$ BY ! POLICE1 GANGS ( P>AMILIT>IES REPLACE ! POSITIONS ONCE HELD BY GOSSIPS & SNIT*ES1 FIGURES ( ANO!R ]A4 ,A =M] HEAD ( ! ,C,I,A1 ONE ( ?OSE PEOPLE :O1 ON ! OPPOS+ SIDE1 GET ORGANIZ$ RA!R ?AN GET 9DIGNANT1 WRITES 9 ,LE ,MONDE3 0,MORE ?AN A W> AGA9/ T]RORISM1 :AT IS AT /AKE IS ! EXT5SION ( DEMOCRACY TO ! P>TS ( ! .<,>AB & ,MUSLIM.> WORLD ?AT ?REAT5 LIB]AL CIVILIZATION1 ! CON/RUCTION & ! DEF5SE ( :I* WE HAVE WORK$ = ?R\<\T ! #b? C5TURY1 DUR+ ! ,FIR/1 & !N ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>1 FOLL[$ BY ! ,COLD ,W> -- OR ! ,?IRD ,WORLD ,W>40 

,NO?+ %OCKS US AB\T ?IS2 NO?+ CAT*ES US UNAW>ES OR RADICALLY ALT]S \R FEEL+ T[>D LIFE4 ,WE W]E BORN 9SIDE ! CATA/ROPHE & WE HAVE E/ABLI%$ A /RANGE & COM=TABLE RELATION ( HABIT ) IT4 ,ALMO/ AN 9TIMACY4 ,= AS LONG AS WE CAN REMEMB] !RE HAS BE5 NO NEWS BESIDES ?AT ( ! ,GLOBAL ,CIVIL ,W>4 ,WE HAVE BE5 RAIS$ AS SURVIVORS1 AS MA*9ES ( SURVIVAL4 ,WE HAVE BE5 RAIS$ ) ! IDEA ?AT LIFE CONSI/S 9 CONT9UALLY GO+ ON2 WALK+ 9 9DIFF]5CE UNTIL CRU%$ AMONG O!R BODIES :O WALK ID5TICALLY1 :O /UMBLE & GET CRU%$ 9 TURN4 ,9 ! 5D1 ! ONLY NOVELTY ( ! PRES5T EPO* IS ?AT NONE ( ?IS CAN BE HIDD5 ANYMORE1 ?AT 9 A S5SE EV]YBODY KN[S IT4 ,H5CE ! MO/ REC5T VISIBLE H>D5+ ( ! SY/EM3 ITS MOTIVES >E EXPOS$1 IT W\LD BE PO9TLESS TO WI% !M AWAY4 

,MANY WOND] :Y NO P>T ( ! ,LEFT OR F>-,LEFT1 NO KN[N POLITICAL =CE1 IS CAPABLE ( OPPOS+ ?IS C\RSE ( EV5TS4 0,WE /ILL LIVE 9 A DEMOCRACY1 RI<T80 ,!Y CAN WOND] = A LONG TIME3 NO?+ ?AT IS EXPRESS$ )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( TRADITIONAL POLITICS WILL EV] BE ABLE TO LIMIT ! ADVANCE ( ! DES]T1 BECAUSE TRADITIONAL POLITICS IS P>T ( ! DES]T4 

,:5 WE SAY ?IS IT'S NOT 9 ORD] TO ADVOCATE EXTRA-P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS AS AN ANTIDOTE TO LIB]AL DEMOCRACY4 ,! POPUL> MANIFE/O 0,WE >E ! ,LEFT10 SIGN$ A C\PLE ( YE>S AGO BY ALL ! SOCIAL JU/ICE COLLECTIVES & SOCIAL MOVEM5TS TO BE F\ND 9 ,FRANCE1 EXPRESSES WELL 5\< ! LOGIC ?AT1 = ?IRTY YE>S1 HAS DRIV5 EXTRA-P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS3 WE DO NOT WANT TO SEIZE P[]1 OV]?R[ ! /ATE1 ETC42 REALLY WE WANT TO BE RECOGNIZ$ AS VALID REPRES5TATIVES4 

,:]EV] ! CLASSICAL CONCEPTION ( POLITICS PREVAILS1 ! SAME IMPOT5CE PREVAILS OPPOSITE ! DISA/]4 ,?AT ?IS IMPOT5CE IS WIDELY DI/RIBUT$ BETWE5 A V>IETY ( EV5TUALLY RECONCILABLE ID5TITIES *ANGES NO?+ AB\T IT4 ,! AN>*I/ FROM ! ,F$]ATION ,AN>*I/E1 ! C\NCIL COMMUNI/1 ! ,TROTSKYI/ FROM ,ATTAC & ! LAWMAK] />T FROM ! SAME AMPUTATION2 !Y SPREAD ! SAME DES]T4 

,POLITICS1 = !M1 IS :AT IS SETTL$1 SAID1 DONE1 & DECID$ BETWE5 M54 ,! ASSEMBLY ?AT GA!RS !M ALL1 ?AT GA!RS ALL HUMAN BE+S 9 AB/RACTION FROM !IR RESPECTIVE REALMS1 =MS ! IDEAL POLITICAL SITUATION4 ,! ECONOMY1 ! ECONOMIC SPH]E1 FOLL[S LOGICALLY3 IT IS A BO? A NECESS>Y & IMPOSSIBLE MANAGEM5T ( ALL ?AT WAS LEFT \TSIDE ! ASSEMBLY1 ( ALL ?AT WAS DET]M9$ TO BE NONPOLITICAL & :I* !N BECOMES FAMILY1 BUS9ESS1 PRIVATE LIFE1 LEISURE1 PA/IMES1 CULTURE1 ETC4 

,?AT IS H[ ! CLASSICAL DEF9ITION ( POLITICS SPREADS ! DES]T3 BY AB/RACT+ HUMANS FROM !IR WORLD1 BY DISCONNECT+ !M FROM ! NETWORK ( ?+S1 HABITS1 WORDS1 FETI%ES1 EMOTIONS1 PLACES1 SOLID>ITIES ?AT MAKE UP !IR WORLD1 !IR P]CEPTUAL WORLD1 & ?AT GIVES !M !IR SPECIFIC SUB/ANCE4 

,CLASSICAL POLITICS IS ! GLORI\S /AG+ ( BODIES )\T A !AT]4 ,BUT ! !ATRICAL ASSEMBLY ( POLITICAL 9DIVIDUALITIES POORLY MASKS ! DES]T ?AT IT IS4 ,!RE IS NO HUMAN SOCIETY SEP>AT$ FROM ! SUM ( HUMAN & NON-HUMAN BE+S4 ,!RE IS A PLURALITY ( REALMS4 ,( REALMS ?AT >E ALL ! MORE REAL BECAUSE !Y >E %>$4 ,& ?AT COEXI/4 

,POLITICS1 9 TRU?1 IS ! 9T]PLAY BETWE5 DIFF]5T REALMS1 ! ALLIANCE BETWE5 ?OSE ?AT >E COMPATIBLE & ! CONFRONTATION BETWE5 ?OSE ?AT >E IRRECONCILABLE4 

,!RE=E WE SAY ?AT ! C5TRAL POLITICAL FACT ( ! LA/ ?IRTY YE>S W5T UNNOTIC$4 ,BECAUSE IT TOOK PLACE AT SU* A DEEP LEVEL ( REALITY ?AT IT CANNOT BE CALL$ POLITICAL )\T BR++ AB\T A REVOLUTION 9 ! V]Y NOTION ( ! POLITICAL4 ,BECAUSE ?IS LEVEL ( REALITY IS ALSO ! ONE :]E ! DIVISION IS ELABORAT$ BETWE5 :AT IS TAK5 = REALITY & :AT IS NOT4 ,?IS C5TRAL FACT IS ! TRIUMPH ( ,EXI/5TIAL ,LIB]ALISM4 ,! FACT ?AT IT IS N[ CONSID]$ NATURAL = EV]YONE TO HAVE A RAPPORT ) ! WORLD BAS$ ON ! IDEA ?AT EA* P]SON HAS H] [N LIFE4 ,?AT SU* A LIFE CONSI/S 9 A S]IES ( *OICES1 GOOD OR BAD4 ,?AT EA* P]SON CAN DEF9E H]SELF BY AN 5SEMBLE ( QUALITIES1 ( PROP]TIES1 ?AT MAKE H]1 ?R\< H] CONT9UAL BALANC+ ( ?OSE PROP]TIES1 A UNIQUE & IRREPLACEABLE BE+4 ,?AT ! CONTRACT ADEQUATELY EPITOMIZES RELATIONS BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS1 & ?AT RESPECT EPITOMIZES ALL VIRTUE4 ,?AT LANGUAGE IS NO?+ BUT A MEANS ( >RIV+ AT AN AGREEM5T4 ,?AT1 9 REALITY1 ! WORLD IS COMPOS$ ON ONE SIDE ( ?+S TO MANAGE1 & ON ! O!R ( AN OCEAN ( SELF-ABSORB$ 9DIVIDUALS1 :O 9 TURN HAVE A REGRETTABLE T5D5CY TO TURN !MSELVES 9TO ?+S1 LETT+ !MSELVES BECOME MANAG$4 

,( C\RSE1 CYNICISM IS ONLY ONE ( ! POSSIBLE FEATURES ( ! 9F9ITE CL9ICAL DIAGNOSES ( ,EXI/5TIAL ,LIB]ALISM4 ,IT ALSO 9CLUDES DEPRESSION1 APA?Y1 IMMUNODEFICI5CY 7EV]Y IMMUNE SY/EM IS 9TR9SICALLY COLLECTIVE71 DI%ONE/Y1 JUDICIAL H>ASSM5T1 *RONIC DISSATISFACTION1 D5I$ AFFECTION1 ISOLATION1 ILLUSIONS ( CITIZ5%IP1 & ! LOSS ( ALL G5]OSITY4 

,EXI/5TIAL LIB]ALISM HAS PROPAGAT$ ITS DES]T SO WELL ?AT EV5 ! MO/ S9C]E ,LEFTI/S EXPRESS !IR UTOPIA ) ITS V]Y T]MS4 0,WE WILL REBUILD AN EGALIT>IAN SOCIETY 9 :I* EA* P]SON MAKES H] CONTRIBUTION & FROM :I* EA* P]SON GETS H] NE$S MET FROM IT444 ,AS F> AS 9DIVIDUAL DESIRES >E CONC]N$1 IT C\LD BE EGALIT>IAN IF EA* P]SON CONSUMES 9 PROPORTION TO ! EF=TS %E IS READY TO CONTRIBUTE4 ,NATURALLY IT WILL BE NECESS>Y TO R$EF9E ! ME?OD ( EVALUAT+ ! EF=TS CONTRIBUT$ BY EA* P]SON10 WRITE ! ORGANIZ]S ( ! ,ALT]NATIVE1 ,ANTI-CAPITALI/1 & ,ANTI-W> ,VILLAGE AGA9/ ! ,G#h SUMMIT 9 ,EVIAN 9 A TEXT 5TITL$ ,:5 ,CAPITALISM & ,WAGE ,LABOR ,WILL ,HAVE ,BE5 ,ABOLI%$6 ,H]E IS A KEY TO ! TRIUMPH ( ,EMPIRE3 MANAG+ TO KEEP 9 ! %AD[S1 TO SURR\ND ) SIL5CE ! V]Y T]RA9 ON :I* IT MANEUV]S1 ! FIELD UPON :I* IT FI<TS ! DECISIVE BATTLE3 ?AT ( MANIPULAT+ FEEL+S1 ( DEF9+ ! LIMITS ( ! P]CEPTIBLE4 ,9 SU* A WAY IT PREV5TIVELY P>ALYZES ANY DEF5SE AT ! V]Y MOM5T ( ITS OP]ATION1 & RU9S ! V]Y IDEA ( A C\NT]-(F5SIVE4 ,! VICTORY IS WON :5EV] ! MILITANT1 AT ! 5D ( A H>D DAY ( ,POLITICAL ,WORK1 SLUMPS D[N 9 FRONT ( AN ACTION MOVIE4 

,:5 !Y SEE US )DRAW FROM ! PA9FUL RITUALS ( CLASSICAL POLITICS -- ! G5]AL ASSEMBLY1 ! MEET+1 ! NEGOTIATION1 ! PROTE/1 ! DEM& -- :5 !Y HE> US SPEAK AB\T ! P]CEPTIBLE REALM RA!R ?AN AB\T WORK1 ,I,DS1 P5SIONS1 OR FRE$OM ( MOVEM5T1 MILITANTS GIVE US A PITY+ LOOK4 0,POOR GUYS10 !Y SEEM TO SAY1 0!Y >E RESIGN+ !MSELVES TO M9ORITY POLITICS1 !Y HAVE RETREAT$ 9TO !IR <ETTO1 & R5\NC$ ANY WID5+ ( ! /RUGGLE4 ,!Y WILL NEV] BE P>T ( A MOVEM5T40 ,BUT WE BELIEVE EXACTLY ! OPPOSITE3 IT IS !Y :O RESIGN !MSELVES TO M9ORITY POLITICS BY SPEAK+ !IR LANGUAGE ( FALSE OBJECTIVITY1 :OSE GRAVITY CONSI/S ( NO?+ MORE ?AN REPETITION & RHETORIC4 ,NOBODY IS FOOL$ BY ! VEIL$ CONTEMPT ) :I* !Y TALK AB\T ! WORRIES ( ,! ,PEOPLE1 & :I* ALL[S !M TO GO FROM ! UNEMPLOY$ P]SON TO ! ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT1 FROM ! /RIK] TO ! PRO/ITUTE )\T EV] PUTT+ !MSELVES AT RISK -- !IR CONTEMPT IS ?AT OBVI\S4 ,!IR WILL TO WID5 ! /RUGGLE IS NO?+ BUT A WAY TO FLEE FROM ?OSE :O >E ALREADY !RE1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 FROM ?OSE !Y W\LD DREAD LIV+ )4 ,& F9ALLY1 IT IS !Y :O >E LOA! TO ADMIT ! POLITICAL MEAN+ ( S5SITIVITY1 :O HAVE TO RELY ON S5TIM5TALITY AS !IR PITIFUL DRIV+ =CE4 ,ALL 9 ALL1 WE PREF] TO />T FROM SMALL & D5SE NUCLEI ?AN FROM A VA/ & LOOSE NETWORK4 ,WE >E FAMILI> 5\< ) ?AT SP9ELESSNESS4 

,PROPOSITION ,I,I,I 

,?OSE :O W\LD RESPOND TO ! URG5CY ( ! SITUATION ) ! URG5CY ( !IR REACTION ONLY ADD TO ! SUFFOCATION4 

,!IR MANN] ( 9T]V5TION1 ( !IR AGITATION1 PO9TS TO ! RE/ ( !IR POLITICS4 

,AS = US1 ! URG5CY ( ! SITUATION LIB]ATES US FROM ALL CONSID]ATIONS ( LEGALITY OR LEGITIMACY1 :I* HAVE1 9 ANY CASE1 BECOME UN9HABITABLE4 

,?AT IT MI<T TAKE A G5]ATION TO BUILD A VICTORI\S REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T 9 ALL ITS BREAD? DOES NOT CAUSE US TO RETREAT4 ,WE ?9K AB\T ?IS ) S]5ITY4 ,JU/ AS WE S]5ELY RECOGNIZE ! CRIM9AL NATURE ( \R EXI/5CE1 & ( \R DE$S4 

,S*OLIUM 

,WE HAVE KN[N1 & >E /ILL FAMILI> )1 ! TEMPTATION ( ACTIVISM4 

,! C\NT]-SUMMITS1 ! CAMPAIGNS AGA9/ EVICTIONS1 AGA9/ NEW SECURITY LAWS & ! BUILD+ ( NEW PRISONS1 ! OCCUPATIONS1 ! ,NO-,BORD] CAMPS2 ! P>ADE ( ALL ( ?IS4 ,! PROGRESSIVE DISP]SION ( COLLECTIVES RESPOND+ TO ! SAME DISP]SION ( ACTIVITY4 ,RUNN+ AFT] ! MOVEM5TS4 

,FEEL+ \R P[] ON AN AD HOC BASIS1 BUT AT ! PRICE ( RETURN+ EA* TIME TO AN UND]LY+ P[]LESSNESS4 ,PAY+ A HI< PRICE = EA* CAMPAIGN4 ,LETT+ IT CONSUME ALL ! 5]GY ?AT WE HAVE4 ,!N MOV+ TO ! NEXT ONE1 EA* TIME MORE \T ( BREA?1 MORE EXHAU/$1 MORE SADD5$4 

,& LITTLE BY LITTLE1 ?R\< DEM&+1 ?R\< D5\NC+1 WE BECOME 9CAPABLE ( S5S+ :AT IS SUPPOS$ TO BE ! BASIS ( \R 5GAGEM5T1 ! NATURE ( ! URG5CY ?AT FL[S ?R\< US4 

,ACTIVISM IS ! FIR/ REFLEX4 ,! /&>D RESPONSE TO ! URG5CY ( ! PRES5T SITUATION4 ,! P]PETUAL MOBILIZATION 9 ! NAME ( URG5CY IS :AT \R GOV]NM5TS & \R BOSSES HAVE MADE US US$ TO1 EV5 :5 WE FI<T AGA9/ !M4 

,=MS ( LIFE DISAPPE> EV]Y DAY2 PLANT & ANIMAL SPECIES1 HUMAN EXP]I5CES & C\NTLESS RELATION%IPS BETWE5 LIV+ BE+S & WAYS ( LIV+4 ,BUT \R FEEL+ ( URG5CY IS TI$ LESS TO ! SPE$ ( !SE EXT9CTIONS ?AN TO !IR IRREV]SIBILITY1 & EV5 MORE TO \R 9ABILITY TO REPOPULATE ! DES]T4 

,! ACTIVI/ MOBILIZES H]SELF AGA9/ ! CATA/ROPHE4 ,BUT ONLY TO PROLONG IT4 ,H] HA/E CONSUMES :AT LITTLE ( ! WORLD REMA9S4 ,! ACTIVI/ ANSW] TO URG5CY REMA9S FAI?FUL TO ! REGIME ( URG5CY1 ) NO HOPE ( GETT+ \T ( IT OR 9T]RUPT+ IT4 

,! ACTIVI/ WANTS TO BE EV]Y:]E4 ,%E GOES EV]Y:]E ! RHY?M ( ! BREAKD[N ( ! MA*9E LEADS H]4 ,EV]Y:]E %E BR+S H] PRAGMATIC 9V5TIV5ESS1 ! FE/IVE 5]GY ( H] OPPOSITION TO ! CATA/ROPHE4 ,)\T A D\BT1 ! ACTIVI/ GETS %IT DONE4 ,BUT %E NEV] DEVOTES H]SELF TO ?9K+ AB\T H[ TO DO IT4 ,H[ TO H9D] CONCRETELY ! PROGRESS ( ! DES]T1 9 ORD] TO E/ABLI% 9HABITABLE WORLDS )\T WAIT+4 

,WE DES]T ACTIVISM4 ,)\T =GETT+ :AT GIVES IT /R5G?3 A C]TA9 PRES5CE )9 ! SITUATION4 ,AN EASE ( MOVEM5T )9 IT4 ,A WAY TO APPREH5D ! /RUGGLE2 NOT FROM A MORAL OR IDEOLOGICAL ANGLE1 BUT TE*NICALLY & TACTICALLY4 

,OLD MILITANTISM PROVIDES ! OPPOSITE EXAMPLE4 ,!RE IS SOME?+ AMAZ+ AB\T ! CLUELESSNESS ( MILITANTS 9 V>I\S SITUATIONS4 ,WE REMEMB] ?IS SC5E FROM ,G5OA3 AB\T #e MILITANTS ( ! ,TRO/KYI/ ,LIGUE ,COMMUNI/E ,REVOLUTIONNAIRE WAVE !IR R$ FLAGS LABEL$ 0#a.0 ON ! ,LEFT40 ,!Y >E MOTIONLESS1 TIMELESS4 ,!Y %\T !IR PRE-APPROV$ SLOGANS1 SURR\ND$ BY PEACE-POLICE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 A FEW MET]S AWAY1 SOME ( US FI<T ! L9ES ( C>AB9I]I1 ?R[+ BACK TE>GAS CANI/]S1 RIPP+ UP PAV+ /ONES TO MAKE PROJECTILES1 PREP>+ ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS ) BOTTLES F\ND 9 ! TRA% & GASOL9E FROM OV]TURN$ ,VESPAS4 ,:5 COMPELL$ TO COMM5T ON US ! MILITANTS SPEAK ( ADV5TURISM1 M9DLESSNESS4 ,!IR PRETEXT IS ?AT ! CONDITIONS >E NOT RI<T4 ,WE SAY ?AT NO?+ WAS LACK+1 ?AT EV]Y?+ WAS !RE -- EXCEPT !M4 

,:AT WE DES]T 9 MILITANTISM IS ?IS ABS5CE FROM ! SITUATION4 ,JU/ AS WE DES]T ! 9CONSI/5CY TO :I* ACTIVISM CONDEMNS !M4 

,ACTIVI/S !MSELVES FEEL ?IS 9CONSI/5CY4 ,& ?IS IS :Y1 P]IODICALLY1 !Y TURN T[>D !IR ELD]S1 ! MILITANTS4 ,!Y BORR[ !IR /RATEGIES1 T]RA9S ( /RUGGLE1 SLOGANS4 ,:AT APPEALS TO !M 9 MILITANTISM IS ! CONSI/5CY1 ! /RUCTURE1 ! LOYALTY !Y LACK4 ,& SO ! ACTIVI/S REV]T TO OLD-NEW DISPUTES & DEM& -- 0CITIZ5%IP = ALL10 0FREE MOVEM5T ( PEOPLE10 0GU>ANTE$ 9COME10 0FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT40 

,! PROBLEM ) DEM&S IS ?AT1 BY =MULAT+ NE$S 9 T]MS ?AT MAKE !M AUDIBLE TO P[]1 !Y SAY NO?+ AB\T ?OSE NE$S1 & :AT REAL TRANS=MATIONS ( ! WORLD !Y REQUIRE4 ,?US1 DEM&+ FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAYS NO?+ ( \R NE$ TO TRAVEL RA!R ?AN BE TRANSPORT$1 ( \R NE$ = SL[NESS4 ,9 ADDITION1 DEM&S (T5 5D UP MASK+ ! REAL CONFLICTS4 ,DEM&+ FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ONLY SL[S ! SPREAD ( F>E-DODG+ TE*NIQUES1 AT LEA/ = ?IS SPECIFIC MILIEU4 ,CALL+ = ! FREE MOVEM5T ( PEOPLE M]ELY MEANS AVOID+ ! ISSUE ( A PRACTICAL ESCAPE FROM A TI<T5+ ( CONTROL4 ,FI<T+ = A GU>ANTE$ 9COME IS1 AT BE/1 TO CONDEMN \RSELVES TO ! ILLUSION ?AT AN AMELIORATION ( ! WOR/ ( CAPITALISM IS NECESS>Y TO GET \T ( IT4 ,:ATEV] =M IT TAKES1 ! IMPASSE IS ALWAYS ! SAME3 ! SUBJECTIVE RES\RCES MOBILIZ$ MAY BE REVOLUTION>Y1 YET !Y REMA9 EMB$D$ 9 A PROGRAM ( 7RADICAL7 RE=MISM4 ,UND] ! PRETEXT ( OV]COM+ ! ALT]NATIVE BETWE5 RE=M & REVOLUTION WE S9K 9TO A TIMELY AMBIGUITY4 

,! PRES5T CATA/ROPHE IS ?AT ( A WORLD ACTIVELY MADE UN9HABITABLE4 ,A SORT ( ME?ODICAL DEVA/ATION ( EV]Y?+ ?AT REMA9$ LIVABLE 9 ! RELATIONS ( HUMANS ) EA* O!R & ) \R 5VIRONM5TS4 ,CAPITALISM C\LD NOT HAVE TRIUMPH$ OV] ! :OLE PLANET IF IT WAS NOT = TE*NIQUES ( P[]1 SPECIFICALLY POLITICAL TE*NIQUES -- !RE >E ALL K9DS ( TE*NIQUES3 ) OR )\T TOOLS1 CORPORAL OR DISCURSIVE1 ]OTIC OR CUL9>Y1 ! DISCIPL9ES & ME*ANISMS ( CONTROL1 & IT IS PO9TLESS TO D5\NCE ! REIGN ( TE*NICS4 ,! POLITICAL TE*NIQUES ( CAPITALISM CONSI/ FIR/ ( ALL 9 BREAK+ ! ATTA*M5TS ?R\< :I* A GR\P F9DS ! MEANS TO PRODUCE1 9 ! SAME MOVEM5T1 ! CONDITIONS ( ITS SUBSI/5CE & ITS EXI/5CE4 ,9 SEP>AT+ HUMAN COMMUNITIES FROM 9NUM]ABLE ?+S -- /ONES & METALS1 PLANTS1 TREES ?AT HAVE A ?\S& PURPOSES1 GODS1 J9NI1 WILD OR TAM$ ANIMALS1 M$IC9ES & PSY*O-ACTIVE SUB/ANCES1 AMULETS1 MA*9ES1 & ALL ! O!R BE+S 9 !IR REALMS ?AT CO-EXI/ ) HUMANS4 

,RU9+ ALL COMMUNITY1 SEP>AT+ GR\PS FROM !IR MEANS ( EXI/5CE & FROM ! KN[L$GE L9K$ TO !M3 IT IS POLITICAL RATIONALITY ?AT DICTATES ! IMPOSITION ( ! COMMODITY AS ! M$IATOR ( EV]Y RELATION4 ,JU/ AS IT WAS NECESS>Y TO LIQUIDATE ! WIT*ES -- :I* IS TO SAY !IR M$IC9AL KN[L$GE AS WELL AS ! MOVEM5T BETWE5 ! VISIBLE & 9VISIBLE WORLDS :I* !Y PROMOT$ -- TODAY PEASANTS HAVE TO R5\NCE !IR ABILITY TO S[ !IR [N SE$S 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 ! GRIP ( MULT9ATIONAL AGRIBUS9ESSES & O!R ORGANIZATIONS ( AGRICULTURAL POLITICS4 

,!SE POLITICAL TE*NIQUES ( CAPITALISM F9D !IR MAXIMAL PO9T ( CONC5TRATION 9 CONTEMPOR>Y METROPOLES4 ,METROPOLES >E PRECISELY ! >5A :]E1 9 ! 5D1 !RE IS ALMO/ NO?+ LEFT TO REAPPROPRIATE4 ,A MILIEU 9 :I* EV]Y?+ IS DONE SO ! HUMAN ONLY RELATES TO ITSELF1 ONLY CREATES ITSELF SEP>ATELY FROM O!R =MS ( LIFE1 BUMPS 9TO OR USES !M )\T EV] MEET+ !M4 

,ON ! BASIS ( ?IS SEP>ATION1 & TO MAKE IT DURABLE1 EV5 ! MO/ M9OR1 T5TATIVE1 ATTEMPT AT LIV+ \TSIDE COMMODITY RELATION%IPS HAS BE5 MADE CRIM9AL4 ,! FIELD ( LEGALITY HAS LONG BE5 CONFLAT$ ) ! MULTIPLE CON/RA9TS ?AT MAKE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE -- ?R\< WAGE LABOR OR SELF-EMPLOYM5T1 *>ITY WORK OR MILITANTISM4 

,AT ! SAME TIME AS ?IS FIELD BECOMES 9CREAS+LY UN9HABITABLE1 EV]Y?+ ?AT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MAK+ REAL LIFE POSSIBLE HAS BE5 TRANS=M$ 9TO A CRIME4 

,:]E ACTIVI/S CLAIM ?AT 0,NO ,ONE IS ,ILLEGAL0 WE MU/ RECOGNIZE EXACTLY ! OPPOSITE3 TODAY AN 5TIRELY LEGAL EXI/5CE W\LD BE AN 5TIRELY SUBMISSIVE EXI/5CE4 

,WE HAVE TAX EVASION1 FICTITI\S EMPLOYM5T1 9SID] TRAD+1 FAKE BANKRUPTCIES1 WELF>E FRAUD1 EMBEZZLEM5T1 =G]IES1 & V>I\S O!R SCAMS4 ,!RE >E TRIPS ACROSS BORD]S 9 AIRPLANE LUGGAGE COMP>TM5TS1 TRIPS )\T A TICKET 9SIDE ONE CITY OR )9 A C\NTRY4 ,F>E-DODG+ & %OPLIFT+ >E ! DAILY PRACTICES ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE 9 ! METROPOLES4 ,& !RE IS ! ILLEGAL PRACTICE ( TRAD+ SE$S ?AT HAS SAFEGU>D$ MANY PLANT SPECIES4 ,!RE >E EV5 MORE FUNCTIONAL ILLEGALITIES 9 ! CAPITALI/ WORLD-SY/EM4 ,SOME >E TOL]AT$1 O!RS 5C\RAG$1 & O!RS /ILL ?AT >E EV5TUALLY PUNI%$4 ,AN IMPROVIS$ VEGETABLE G>D5 ON A WA/EL& HAS EV]Y *ANCE ( BE+ FLATT5$ BY A BULLDOZ] EV5 BE=E ITS FIR/ H>VE/4 

,IF WE ADD UP ! SUM ( ! SPECIAL LAWS & CU/OM>Y REGULATIONS ?AT GOV]N ALL ( ! SPACES ?AT ANYONE CAN TRAVEL ?R\< 9 ONE DAY1 !RE IS NOT A S+LE LIFE ?AT CAN BE ASSUR$ ( IMPUNITY4 ,LAWS1 CODES1 & JURIDICAL DECISIONS EXI/ ?AT MAKE EV]Y EXI/5CE PUNI%ABLE2 IT W\LD M]ELY BE A MATT] ( APPLY+ !M TO ! LETT]4 

,WE >E NOT READY TO BET ?AT :]E ! DES]T GR[S !RE ALSO GR[S SOME?+ ?AT CAN SAVE US4 ,NO?+ CAN SUCCE$ ?AT DOES NOT BEG9 ?R\< A BREAK ) EV]Y?+ ?AT MAKES ?IS DES]T GR[4 

,WE KN[ ?AT BUILD+ A P[] ( ANY SCALE WILL TAKE TIME4 ,!RE >E MANY ?+S ?AT WE NO LONG] KN[ H[ TO DO4 ,9 FACT1 ?OSE ( US :O B5EFIT FROM ! MOD]NIZATION & ! $UCATION DISP5S$ 9 \R DEVELOP$ L&S B>ELY KN[ H[ TO MAKE ANY?+ \RSELVES4 ,EV5 GA!R+ PLANTS = COOK+ OR M$IC9E -- RA!R ?AN M]ELY = DECORATION -- IS REG>D$ AS >*AIC AT BE/1 AT WOR/ AS A NICE HOBBY4 

,WE MAKE A SIMPLE OBS]VATION3 EV]YONE HAS ACCESS TO A C]TA9 QUANTITY ( RES\RCES & KN[L$GE MADE AVAILABLE BY ! SIMPLE FACT ( LIV+ 9 !SE L&S ( ! OLD WORLD1 & WE CAN COMMUNIZE !M4 

,! QUE/ION IS NOT :E!R TO LIVE ) OR )\T MONEY1 TO /EAL OR TO BUY1 TO WORK OR NOT1 BUT H[ TO USE ! MONEY WE HAVE TO 9CREASE \R AUTONOMY FROM ! COMMODITY SPH]E4 ,& IF WE PREF] TO /EAL 9/EAD ( WORK+1 OR PRODUCE = \RSELVES 9/EAD ( /EAL+1 IT IS NOT DUE TO A CONC]N ) PURITY4 ,IT IS BECAUSE ! FL[S ( P[] ?AT ACCOMPANY ! FL[S ( COMMODITIES1 ! SUBJECTIVE SUBMISSION ?AT CONDITIONS \R ACCESS TO SURVIVAL1 HAVE BECOME TOO EXP5SIVE4 

,!RE W\LD BE MANY 9APPROPRIATE WAYS TO EXPRESS :AT WE 5VISION3 WE NEI!R WANT TO LEAVE = ! C\NTRYSIDE NOR REAPPROPRIATE & ACCUMULATE ANCI5T KN[L$GE4 ,WE >E NOT M]ELY CONC]N$ ) A REAPPROPRIATION ( ME?ODS4 ,NOR ) A REAPPROPRIATION ( KN[L$GE4 ,IF WE PUT TOGE!R ALL ?AT KN[L$GE1 ?OSE TE*NIQUES1 & ALL ! 9V5TIV5ESS DISPLAY$ 9 ! FIELD ( ACTIVISM1 WE W\LD /ILL NOT GET A REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 ,IT IS A QUE/ION ( TEMPORALITY4 ,A QUE/ION ( CREAT+ ! CONDITIONS :]E AN (F5SIVE CAN SU/A9 ITSELF )\T FAD+ AWAY1 ( E/ABLI%+ ! MAT]IAL SOLID>ITIES ?AT ALL[ US TO MA9TA9 IT4 

,WE BELIEVE !RE IS NO REVOLUTION )\T ! CON/ITUTION ( A COMMON MAT]IAL =CE4 ,WE DO NOT IGNORE ! ANA*RONISM ( ?IS BELIEF4 ,WE KN[ IT IS BO? TOO E>LY & TOO LATE1 :I* IS :Y WE HAVE TIME4 ,WE HAVE /OPP$ WAIT+4 

,PROPOSITION ,I,V 

,WE SET ! PO9T ( REV]SAL1 ! WAY \T ( ! DES]T1 ! 5D ( ,CAPITAL1 9 ! 9T5SITY ( ! L9K ?AT EA* P]SON MANAGES TO E/ABLI% BETWE5 :AT %E ?9KS & H[ %E LIVES4 ,CONTR>Y TO ! UPHOLD]S ( ,EXI/5TIAL ,LIB]ALISM1 WE REFUSE TO VIEW ?IS AS A PRIVATE MATT]1 AN 9DIVIDUAL ISSUE1 A QUE/ION ( *>ACT]4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 WE />T FROM ! C]TA9TY ?AT ?IS L9K DEP5DS ON ! CON/RUCTION ( %>$ REALMS1 ( PLAC+ EFFECTIVE ME?ODS 9 COMMON4 

,S*OLIUM 

,EV]Y DAY EA* P]SON IS 5JO9$ TO ACCEPT ?AT IT IS NAIVE1 \T ( DATE1 A PURE & SIMPLE ABS5CE ( CULTURE TO ASK AB\T ! L9K BETWE5 IDEAS & ACTIONS4 ,WE CONSID] ?IS A SYMPTOM4 ,?IS IS NO?+ BUT AN EFFECT ( ! ,LIB]AL R$EF9ITION1 SO FUNDAM5TALLY MOD]N1 ( ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! PUBLIC & ! PRIVATE4 ,LIB]ALISM HAS PUT =W>D ! PR9CIPLE ?AT EV]Y?+ MU/ BE TOL]AT$1 ?AT EV]Y?+ CAN BE ?\<T1 SO LONG AS IT IS RECOGNIZ$ AS BE+ )\T DIRECT CONSEQU5CES TO ! CURR5T /RUCTURE ( SOCIETY1 ( ITS 9/ITUTIONS1 & ( ! P[] ( ! ,/ATE4 ,ANY IDEA CAN BE ACCEPT$2 ITS EXPRESSION %\LD EV5 BE SUPPORT$1 SO LONG AS SOCIAL & /ATE RULES >E ACCEPT$4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! FRE$OM ( ?\<T ( ! PRIVATE 9DIVIDUAL MU/ BE TOTAL1 AS MU/ BE H] FRE$OM ( EXPRESSION1 9 PR9CIPLE2 BUT %E MU/ NOT DESIRE ! CONSEQU5CES ( H] ?\<T AS F> AS IT CONC]NS COLLECTIVE LIFE4 

,LIB]ALISM MAY HAVE 9V5T$ ! 9DIVIDUAL1 BUT IT 9V5T$ H] MUTILAT$ FROM ! GET-GO4 ,! ,LIB]AL 9DIVIDUAL1 :O HAS NEV] EXPRESS$ H]SELF BETT] ?AN 9 ! PACIFI/ & CIVIL RI<TS MOVEM5TS ( TODAY1 IS SUPPOS$ TO BE ATTA*$ TO H] FRE$OM 9S(> AS H] FRE$OM DOES NOT COMMIT H] TO ANY?+1 & C]TA9LY DOES NOT TRY TO IMPOSE ITSELF UPON O!RS4 ,! /UPID PRECEPT 0MY FRE$OM 5DS :]E ?AT ( ANO!R BEG9S0 IS RECEIV$ TODAY AS AN UNASSAILABLE TRU?4 ,EV5 ,JOHN ,/U>T ,MILL1 ?\< ONE ( ! ESS5TIAL FACILITATORS ( ! ,LIB]AL CONQUE/1 NOTIC$ ?AT AN UN=TUNATE CONSEQU5CE FOLL[S3 ONE IS P]MITT$ TO DESIRE ANY?+1 ON ! SOLE CONDITION ?AT IT IS NOT DESIR$ TOO 9T5SELY1 ?AT IT DOES NOT GO BEYOND ! LIMITS ( ! PRIVATE1 OR 9 ANY CASE BEYOND ?OSE ( PUBLIC FREE EXPRESSION4 

,:AT WE CALL ,EXI/5TIAL ,LIB]ALISM IS ! ADH]5CE TO A S]IES ( FACTS1 :I* AT !IR CORE1 %[ AN ESS5TIAL PROP5SITY T[>D BETRAYAL4 ,WE HAVE BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO FUNCTION+ AT A SORT ( L[ GE> 9 :I* WE >E RELIEV$ ( ! V]Y IDEA ( BETRAYAL4 ,?IS EMOTIONAL L[] GE> IS ! GU>ANTEE WE HAVE ACCEPT$ = \R BECOM+-ADULT4 ,ALONG )1 = ! MO/ ZEAL\S1 ! MIRAGE ( AN EMOTIONAL SELF-CONTA9M5T AS AN UNASSAILABLE IDEAL4 ,NEV]!LESS1 !RE IS TOO MU* TO BETRAY = ?OSE :O DECIDE TO KEEP ?OSE PROMISES1 NO D\BT C>RI$ S9CE *ILDHOOD1 & :I* !Y CONT9UE TO BELIEVE4 

,AMONG ,LIB]AL T5ETS IS BEHAV+ LIKE AN [N]1 EV5 T[>DS Y\R [N EXP]I5CES4 ,?IS IS :Y NOT BEHAV+ LIKE A ,LIB]AL 9DIVIDUAL MEANS PRIM>ILY NOT VALU+ Y\R PROP]TIES4 ,OR REALLY ANO!R MEAN+ %\LD BE GIV5 TO 0PROP]TIES03 NOT :AT BELONGS TO ME 9 P>TICUL>1 BUT :AT CONNECTS ME TO ! WORLD1 & :AT IS !RE=E NOT RES]V$ = ME1 HAS NO?+ TO DO ) PRIVATE PROP]TY1 NOR ) :AT IS SUPPOS$ TO DEF9E AN ID5TITY 7! 0?AT'S JU/ ! WAY ,I AM10 & ITS CONFIRMATION 0?AT'S JU/ LIKE Y\6074 ,:ILE WE REJECT ! IDEA ( 9DIVIDUAL PROP]TY1 WE HAVE NO?+ AGA9/ COMMITM5TS4 ,! QUE/ION ( APPROPRIATION OR RE-APPROPRIATION COMES D[N TO ! QUE/ION ( KN[+ :AT IS APPROPRIATE = US1 ?AT IS TO SAY ADEQUATE1 9 T]MS ( USE1 9 T]MS ( NE$1 9 T]MS ( RELATION TO A PLACE1 TO A MOM5T ( ! WORLD4 

,EXI/5TIAL ,LIB]ALISM IS ! SPONTANE\S E?ICS SUITABLE = ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY SE5 AS A POLITICAL IDEAL4 ,Y\ WILL NEV] BE A BETT] CITIZ5 ?AN :5 Y\ >E CAPABLE ( R5\NC+ A RELATION OR A /RUGGLE 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 Y\R /ATUS4 ,IT WILL NOT ALWAYS BE )\T SUFF]+1 BUT ?AT IS PRECISELY :]E ,EXI/5TIAL ,LIB]ALISM IS EFFICI5T3 IT EV5 PROVIDES ! REM$IES TO ! DISCOM=TS ?AT IT G5]ATES4 ,! *ECK TO ,AMNE/Y ,9T]NATIONAL1 ! FAIR TRADE C(FEE1 ! DEMO AGA9/ ! LA/ W>1 SEE+ ! LATE/ ,MI*AEL ,MOORE FILM1 >E SO MANY NON-ACTS DISGUIS$ AS GE/URES ?AT WILL SAVE Y\4 ,C>RY ON EXACTLY AS USUAL2 ?AT IS TO SAY GO = A WALK 9 ! DESIGNAT$ SPACES & DO Y\R %OPP+1 ! SAME AS ALWAYS4 ,BUT ON TOP ( ?AT1 9 ADDITION1 EASE Y\R CONSCI5CE2 BUY ,NO ,LOGO1 BOYCOTT ,%ELL4 ,?IS %\LD BE 5\< TO CONV9CE Y\ ?AT POLITICAL ACTION1 AT BOTTOM1 DOES NOT REQUIRE V]Y MU*1 & ?AT Y\ TOO >E CAPABLE ( 5GAG+ 9 IT4 ,!RE IS NO?+ NEW 9 ?IS BUY+ & SELL+ ( 9DULG5CES1 BUT ! PROBLEM BECOMES PALPABLE 9 ! PREVAIL+ CONFUSION4 ,! 9VOCATORY CULTURE ( ,ANO!R ,WORLD ,IS ,POSSIBLE LEAVES LITTLE ROOM TO SPEAK ( E?ICS BEYOND CONSUM] ETIQUETTE4 ,! 9CREASE 9 ! NUMB] ( 5VIRONM5TALI/1 HUMANIT>IAN1 & SOLID>ITY ASSOCIATIONS OPPORTUNELY *ANNELS G5]AL DISCONT5T & ?US CONTRIBUTES TO ! P]PETUATION ( ?IS /ATE ( AFFAIRS1 ?R\< P]SONAL VALORIZATION1 (FICIAL RECOGNITION & ITS FIR/ PRIZE ( HONE/LY AW>D$ SUBSIDIES2 ! WOR%IP1 9 %ORT1 ( SOCIAL USEFULNESS4 ,ABOVE ALL1 NO MORE 5EMIES4 ,AT ! V]Y MO/1 PROBLEMS1 ABUSES SE5 AS CATA/ROPHES -- DANG]S FROM :I* ONLY ! ME*ANISMS ( P[] CAN PROTECT US4 

,IF ! OBSESSION ( ! F\ND]S ( ,LIB]ALISM WAS ! NEUTRALIZATION ( SECTS1 IT IS BECAUSE !Y UNIT$ ALL ! SUBJECTIVE ELEM5TS ?AT HAD TO BE BANI%$ 9 ORD] = ! MOD]N ,/ATE TO EXI/4 ,= A SECT>IAN1 LIFE IS EXACTLY :AT IS REQUIR$ = ITS P>TICUL> PHILOSOPHICAL TRU? & H[ IT GETS EXPLA9$ -- A C]TA9 DISPOSITION T[>D WORLDLY ?+S & EV5TS1 A WAY ( NOT LOS+ SI<T ( :AT MATT]S4 ,!RE IS AN OBVI\S OV]LAP BETWE5 ! APPE>ANCE ( ,SOCIETY 7& ( ITS CORRELATE3 ,ECONOMY7 & ! ,LIB]AL R$EF9ITION ( ! PUBLIC & ! PRIVATE4 ,! SECT>IAN COLLECTIVITY IS1 9 ITSELF1 A ?REAT TO :AT IS REF]R$ TO BY ! PLEONASM ,LIB]AL ,SOCIETY4 ,?IS IS DUE TO IT BE+ A =M ( DIVISIVE ORGANIZATION4 ,H]E LIES ! NI<TM>E = ! F\ND]S ( ! MOD]N ,/ATE3 A SECTION ( COLLECTIVITY DETA*ES ITSELF FROM ! :OLE1 ?US RU9+ ! IDEA ( SOCIAL UNITY4 ,TWO ?+S ?AT ,SOCIETY CAN'T H&LE3 #a7 ?AT A ?\<T MAY BE EMBODI$1 :I* IS TO SAY ?AT IT MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON A P]SON'S EXI/5CE 9 T]MS ( H[ %E MANAGES H] LIFE1 OR ! MANN] 9 :I* %E LIVES1 & #b7 ?AT ?IS EMBODIM5T MAY BE NOT M]ELY PASS$ ON TO O!RS1 BUT ALSO %>$1 COMMUNIZ$4 ,ANY COLLECTIVE EXP]I5CE BEYOND CONTROL WILL BE BANALLY DISCR$IT$ AS A SO-CALL$ SECT4 

,! P]VASIV5ESS ( ! COMMODITY HAS 9S]T$ ITSELF EV]Y:]E4 ,?IS P]VASIV5ESS IS ! MO/ EFFECTIVE 9/RUM5T = DISCONNECT+ 5DS FROM MEANS1 TO R$UCE EV]YDAY LIFE TO A LIV+-SPACE WE >E ONLY REQUIR$ TO MANAGE4 ,EV]YDAY LIFE IS :AT WE >E SUPPOS$ TO WANT TO RETURN TO2 ! ACCEPTANCE ( A NECESS>Y & UNIV]SAL NEUTRALIZATION4 ,IT IS ! EV]-GR[+ R5UNCIATION ( ! POSSIBILITY ( AN UNPO/PON$ JOY4 ,AS A FRI5D ONCE SAID1 IT IS ! AV]AGE ( ALL \R POSSIBLE CRIMES4 

,R>E >E ! COLLECTIVITIES ?AT CAN ESCAPE ! ABYSS ?AT WAITS = !M3 MA%+ ( ! REAL 9TO AN EXTREME FLATNESS1 COMMUNITY AS ! EPITOME ( AV]AGE 9T5SITY1 A SL[ DIS9TEGRATION CLUMSILY FILL$ ) A BUN* ( BANAL & FALSELY SOPHI/ICAT$ BANT]4 

,NEUTRALIZATION IS AN ESS5TIAL *>ACT]I/IC ( ,LIB]AL ,SOCIETY4 ,EV]YBODY KN[S ! C5T]S ( NEUTRALIZATION1 :]E IT IS REQUIR$ ?AT NO EMOTION /&S \T1 :]E EA* P]SON HAS TO CONTA9 H]SELF1 & EV]YBODY EXP]I5CES !M AS SU*3 BUS9ESSES 7& :AT ISN'T A BUS9ESS !SE DAYS871 NI<T CLUBS1 B[L+ ALLEYS & GOLF C\RSES1 MUSEUMS1 ETC4 ,S9CE EV]YONE KN[S :AT !SE PLACES >E AB\T1 ! REAL QUE/ION IS TO KN[ :Y -- DESPITE ?AT -- !Y CAN /ILL BE SO POPUL>4 ,:Y WI% =1 ALWAYS & ABOVE ALL1 ?AT NO?+ HAPP5S ?AT MI<T PROVOKE /IRR+S ?AT GO TOO DEEP8 ,\T ( HABIT8 ,BECAUSE ( DESPAIR8 ,BECAUSE ( CYNICISM8 ,OR ELSE3 BECAUSE Y\ CAN FEEL ! DELI<T ( BE+ SOME:]E :ILE NOT BE+ !RE1 ( BE+ !RE :ILE BE+ ESS5TIALLY SOME:]E ELSE2 BECAUSE :AT WE >E AT BASE W\LD BE PRES]V$ TO ! PO9T ( NO LONG] EV5 HAV+ TO EXI/4 

,!SE >E SO-CALL$ E?ICAL QUE/IONS :I* MU/ ( C\RSE BE ASK$ & ABOVE ALL1 !Y >E ?OSE ?AT WE F9D AT ! V]Y HE>T ( ! POLITICAL3 H[ TO RESPOND TO EMOTIONAL NEUTRALIZATION & TO ! POT5TIAL EFFECTS ( DECISIVE ?\<TS8 ,& ALSO3 H[ DO MOD]N SOCIETIES WORK ) !SE NEUTRALIZATIONS1 OR RA!R1 H[ >E !Y MADE 9TO ESS5TIAL COGS 9 ITS CONT9UAL FUNCTION+8 ,H[ DOES ! MAT]IAL EFFECTIV5ESS ( ! EMPIRE RELATE TO \R PR$ISPOSITION T[>D GIV+ UP1 REG>DLESS ( \R COLLECTIVE EXP]I5CES8 

,! ACCEPTANCE ( !SE NEUTRALIZATIONS CAN ( C\RSE GO H& 9 H& ) GREAT CREATIVE EF=TS4 ,Y\ CAN EXP]IM5T UP TO ! PO9T ( MADNESS1 ON CONDITION ?AT Y\ >E A S+LE CREATOR1 & ?AT Y\ PRODUCE ! PRO( ( ?IS S+UL>ITY 9 PUBLIC 7Y\R WORKS74 ,Y\ CAN /ILL KN[ :AT ! /IRR+S >E1 BUT ONLY ON CONDITION ?AT Y\ EXP]I5CE !M ALONE1 & ?AT Y\ >E LIMIT$ TO PASS+ !M ON 9DIRECTLY4 ,Y\ WILL !REBY BE RECOGNIZ$ AS AN >TI/ OR AS A ?9K]1 &1 P]HAPS IF Y\ >E POLITICALLY 5GAG$1 Y\ WILL BE ABLE TO TOSS AS MANY BOTTLES 9TO ! OCEAN AS Y\ LIKE1 ) ! CLE> CONSCI5CE ( ONE :O SEES F>!R & :O HAS W>N$ O!RS4 

,LIKE MANY1 WE HAVE EXP]I5C$ ?AT EMOTIONS /UCK 9T]NALLY TURN \T BADLY3 !Y CAN EV5 TURN 9TO SYMPTOMS4 ,! RIGIDITIES WE OBS]VE 9 \RSELVES COME FROM ! P>TITIONS ?AT EV]Y P]SON BELIEVES H]SELF OBLIG$ TO PUT UP 9 ORD] TO DEF9E H] [N LIMITS1 & TO CONTA9 )9 H] SELF :AT MU/ NOT BUR/ =?4 ,:51 = SOME REASON OR O!R1 !SE P>TITIONS HAPP5 TO CRACK & BREAK1 !N ?+S COME UP ?AT MI<T BE UNPLEASANT1 :I* MAY EV5 APPE> FRI<TFUL -- BUT IT IS A FRI<T CAPABLE ( FREE+ US FROM FE>4 ,CALL+ 9TO QUE/ION BO? \R 9DIVIDUAL LIMITS & ! BORD]S DRAWN BY CIVILIZATION CAN BE A LIFE-SAV]4 ,! EXI/5CE ( ANY REAL COMMUNITY NECESSITATES A C]TA9 PHYSICAL DANG]3 :5 EMOTIONS & ?\<TS >E NO LONG] ASCRIBABLE TO ANY ONE P]SON1 :5 9T]ACTIONS >E RECOV]$ 9 :I* FEEL+S1 IDEAS1 IMPRESSIONS1 & EMOTIONS >E EX*ANG$ C>ELESSLY4 ,IT MU/ BE UND]/OOD ?AT COMMUNITY P] SE IS NOT ! SOLUTION3 IT IS ITS DISAPPE>ANCE1 EV]Y:]E & ALWAYS1 ?AT IS ! PROBLEM4 

,WE DO NOT P]CEIVE HUMANS TO BE ISOLAT$ FROM EA* O!R OR FROM ! O!R BE+S ( ?IS WORLD2 WE SEE !M B\ND BY MULTIPLE CONNECTIONS ?AT WE HAVE LE>N$ TO D5Y4 ,?IS D5IAL ALL[S ! BLOCK+ ( EMOTIONAL EX*ANGES ?R\< :I* !SE MULTIPLE CONNECTIONS >E EXP]I5C$4 ,?IS BLOCKAGE1 9 TURN1 IS NECESS>Y TO MAKE US ACCU/OM$ TO ! MO/ NEUTRAL1 ! MO/ LIFELESS1 ! MO/ AV]AGE FEEL+S2 ?AT :I* MAKES US LONG = VACATIONS1 LUN*-BREAKS1 OR EV5+S \T AS A GODS5D -- ?AT IS TO SAY SOME?+ JU/ AS NEUTRAL1 AV]AGE1 & LIFELESS -- BUT FREELY *OS54 ,! IMP]IAL ORD]1 :I* IS P>TICUL>LY ,WE/]NIZ$1 IS N\RI%$ ?R\< ?IS BOR$OM4 

,WE WILL BE TOLD3 BY ADVOCAT+ ! EXP]I5CE ( %>+ 9T5SE EMOTIONS1 Y\ GO AGA9/ :AT LIV+ BE+S REQUIRE TO LIVE1 NAMELY G5TL5ESS & CALM -- QUITE EXP5SIVE !SE DAYS1 LIKE ANY SC>CE COMMODITY4 ,IF :AT IS MEANT BY ?IS IS ?AT \R PO9T ( VIEW IS 9COMPATIBLE ) AU?ORIZ$ LEISURE1 !N EV5 W9T] SPORTS JUNKIES MI<T ADMIT ?AT IT W\LD BE NO GREAT LOSS TO SEE ALL SKI RESORTS BURN & TO RETURN ?AT 5VIRONM5T TO ! M>MOTS4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 WE HAVE NO?+ AGA9/ ! G5TL5ESS ?AT ANY LIV+ BE+1 AS A LIV+ BE+1 C>RIES )9 ITSELF4 0,IT MI<T BE ?AT LIV+ IS A G5TLE ?+40 ,ANY BLADE ( GRASS KN[S ?IS BETT] ?AN ALL ! CITIZ5S ( ! WORLD4 

,PROPOSITION ,V 

,TO ANY MORAL PREOCCUPATION1 TO ANY CONC]N = PURITY1 WE SUB/ITUTE ! COLLECTIVE ELABORATION ( A /RATEGY4 ,ONLY ?AT :I* IMP$ES ! 9CREASE ( \R /R5G? IS BAD4 ,IT FOLL[S FROM ?IS RESOLUTION ?AT ECONOMICS & POLITICS >E NO LONG] DI/+UI%ABLE4 ,WE >E NOT AFRAID ( =M+ GANGS2 & CAN ONLY LAU< AT ?OSE :O WILL DECRY US AS A MAFIA4 

,S*OLIUM 

,WE HAVE BE5 SOLD ?IS LIE3 ?AT :AT IS MO/ P>TICUL> TO US IS :AT DI/+UI%ES US FROM ! COMMON4 ,WE EXP]I5CE ! CONTR>Y3 EV]Y S+UL>ITY IS FELT 9 ! MANN] & 9 ! 9T5SITY ) :I* A BE+ BR+S 9TO EXI/5CE SOME?+ COMMON4 

,AT ROOT IT IS H]E ?AT WE BEG91 :]E WE F9D EA* O!R4 ,:AT IS MO/ S+UL> 9 US CALLS TO BE %>$4 

,BUT WE NOTE ?IS3 NOT ONLY IS :AT WE HAVE TO %>E OBVI\SLY 9COMPATIBLE ) ! DOM9ANT ORD]1 BUT ?IS ORD] /RIVES TO TRACK D[N ANY K9D ( %>+ = :I* IT DOES NOT LAY D[N ! RULES4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ! B>RACKS1 ! HOSPITAL1 ! PRISON1 ! ASYLUM1 & ! RETIREM5T HOME >E ! ONLY =MS ( COLLECTIVE LIV+ ALL[$ 9 ! METROPOLE4 ,! NORMAL CONDITION IS ! ISOLATION ( EV]YONE 9 !IR PRIVATE CUBICLE4 ,?IS IS :]E !Y RETURN 5DLESSLY1 H[EV] /RONG ! REPULSION !Y FEEL1 H[EV] GREAT ! 5C\NT]S !Y MAKE ELSE:]E4 

,WE HAVE KN[N !SE CONDITIONS ( EXI/5CE1 & WE WILL NEV] RETURN TO !M4 ,!Y WEAK5 US TOO MU*4 ,MAKE US TOO VULN]ABLE4 ,MAKE US WA/E AWAY4 

,ISOLATION1 9 PRIMAL CULTURES1 WAS ! H>%E/ S5T5CE ?AT C\LD BE PASS$ ON A MEMB] ( ! COMMUNITY4 ,IT IS N[ ! COMMON CONDITION4 ,! RE/ ( ! DISA/] FOLL[S LOGICALLY4 ,IT IS ON ACC\NT ( ?IS N>R[ IDEA ?AT EV]YBODY HAS ( !IR [N HOME ?AT MAKES IT SEEM NATURAL TO LEAVE ! /REET TO ! POLICE4 ,! WORLD C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 MADE SO UN9HABITABLE1 NOR SOCIALITY SO CONTROLL$ -- FROM MALLS TO B>S1 FROM BO>DROOMS TO BACKROOMS -- HAD NOT EV]YONE BE5 PREVI\SLY GRANT$ ! %ELT] ( PRIVATE SPACE4 

,9 RUNN+ AWAY FROM CONDITIONS ( EXI/5CE ?AT MUTILATE US1 WE F\ND SQUATS2 OR RA!R1 ! 9T]NATIONAL SQUAT SC5E4 ,9 ?IS CON/ELLATION ( OCCUPI$ SPACES :]E1 DESPITE MANY LIMITS1 IT IS POSSIBLE TO EXP]IM5T ) =MS ( COLLECTIVE ASSEMBLY \TSIDE ( CONTROL1 WE HAVE KN[N AN 9CREASE ( P[]4 ,WE HAVE ORGANIZ$ \RSELVES = ELEM5T>Y SURVIVAL3 SCR\NG+1 !FT1 COLLECTIVE WORK1 COMMON MEALS1 %>+ ( SKILLS1 EQUIPM5T1 LOV+ 9CL9ATIONS -- & WE HAVE F\ND =MS ( POLITICAL EXPRESSION3 CONC]TS1 DEMOS1 DIRECT ACTIONS1 SABOTAGE1 LEAFLETS4 

,!N1 LITTLE BY LITTLE1 WE HAVE SE5 \R SURR\ND+S TURN 9TO A MILIEU & FROM A MILIEU 9TO A SC5E4 ,WE HAVE SE5 ! 5ACTM5T ( A MORAL CODE REPLACE ! ELABORATION ( A /RATEGY4 ,WE HAVE SE5 NORMS SOLIDIFY1 REPUTATIONS DEVELOP1 METAPHORS BEG9 TO FUNCTION2 & EV]Y?+ BECOME SO PR$ICTABLE4 ,! COLLECTIVE ADV5TURE TURN$ 9TO A GLOOMY COHABITATION4 ,A HO/ILE TOL]ANCE GRASP$ ALL RELATIONS4 ,WE ADAPT$4 ,& 9 ! 5D :AT WAS BELIEV$ TO BE A C\NT]-WORLD AM\NT$ TO NO?+ BUT A REFLECTION ( ! DOM9ANT WORLD3 ! SAME GAMES ( P]SONAL VALORIZATION 9 ! REALM ( !FT1 FI<TS1 POLITICAL OR RADICAL CORRECTION -- ! SAME SORDID LIB]ALISM 9 EMOTIONAL LIFE1 ! SAME SPATS OV] ACCESS & T]RITORY1 ! SAME SPLIT BETWE5 EV]YDAY LIFE & POLITICAL ACTIVITY1 ! SAME ID5TITY P>ANOIA4 ,& = ! LUCKIE/1 ! LUXURY ( P]IODICALLY FLEE+ FROM !IR LOCAL POV]TY BY 9TRODUC+ IT ELSE:]E1 SOMEPLACE /ILL EXOTIC4 

,WE DO NOT IMPUTE !SE WEAKNESSES TO ! SQUAT =M4 ,WE NEI!R D5Y NOR DES]T IT4 ,WE SAY ?AT SQUATT+ WILL ONLY MAKE S5SE AGA9 = US ON ! CONDITION ?AT WE CL>IFY ! BASIS ( ! %>+ WE 5GAGE 94 ,9 ! SQUAT1 LIKE ANY:]E ELSE1 ! COLLECTIVE CREATION ( A /RATEGY IS ! ONLY ALT]NATIVE TO RETREAT+ 9TO AN ID5TITY1 EI!R ?R\< ASSIMILATION OR ! <ETTO4 

,ON ! SUBJECT ( /RATEGY1 WE HAVE LE>N$ ALL ! LESSONS FROM ! TRADITION ( ! DEFEAT$4 ,WE REMEMB] ! BEG9N+S ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,! LESSONS >E NE> TO US4 

,BECAUSE :AT WAS PUT 9TO PRACTICE 9 ITS 9ITIAL PHASE RELATES DIRECTLY TO H[ WE >E LIV+1 TO :AT WE WANT TO PUT 9TO PRACTICE TODAY4 ,! BUILD+ UP ( :AT WAS TO BE 9 =CE CALL$ ! LABOR MOVEM5T FIR/ RE/$ ON ! %>+ ( CRIM9AL PRACTICES4 ,! SECRET /RIKE FUNDS1 ! ACTS ( SABOTAGE1 ! SECRET SOCIETIES1 ! CLASS VIOL5CE1 ! FIR/ =MS ( UNEMPLOYM5T 9SURANCE SE5 9 ! RECOV]Y ( 9DIVIDUAL CLE>HEAD$NESS1 ?AT W]E DEVELOP$ ) ! CONSCI\SNESS ( !IR ILLEGAL & ANTAGONI/IC NATURE4 

,9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ! OV]LAP BETWE5 =MS ( WORK]S' ORGANIZATION & ORGANIZ$ CRIME IS MO/ TANGIBLE4 ,! P[] ( ! ,AM]ICAN PROLET>IANS AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! 9DU/RIAL ]A /EMM$ FROM ! DEVELOPM5T1 )9 ! COMMUNITY ( WORK]S1 ( A =CE ( DE/RUCTION & RETALIATION AGA9/ ,CAPITAL1 AS WELL AS FROM ! EXI/5CE ( CL&E/9E SOLID>ITIES4 ,! P]PETUAL TRANSPOSITION ( WORK] 9TO CRIM9AL CALL$ = SY/EMATIC CONTROL3 ! MORALIZATION AGA9/ ANY =M ( AUTONOM\S ORGANIZATION4 ,ANY?+ ?AT W5T BEYOND ! IDEAL ( ! HONE/ WORK] WAS M>G9ALIZ$ AS GANG/]ISM4 ,ULTIMATELY1 !RE WAS ! MAFIA ON ! ONE H& & ! UNIONS ON ! O!R1 BO? PRODUCTS ( A RECIPROCAL AMPUTATION4 

,9 ,EUROPE1 ! 9TEGRATION ( WORK]S' ORGANIZATIONS 9TO ! /ATE MANAGEM5T APP>ATUS -- ! F\NDATION ( SOCIAL DEMOCRACY -- WAS PAID = ) ! R5UNCIATION ( ! LEA/ ABILITY TO BE A NUISANCE4 ,H]E TOO ! EM]G5CE ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T WAS A MATT] ( MAT]IAL SOLID>ITIES1 ( AN URG5T NE$ = COMMUNISM4 ,! ,MAISONS DU ,PEUPLE W]E ! LA/ REFUGES = ?IS CONFUSION BETWE5 ! NE$ = IMM$IATE COMMUNIZATION & ! /RATEGIC REQUIREM5TS ( A PRACTICAL IMPLEM5TATION ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS4 ,! LABOR MOVEM5T !N DEVELOP$ AS A PROGRESSIVE SEP>ATION BETWE5 ! COOP]ATIVE CURR5T1 AN ECONOMIC NI*E CUT (F FROM ITS /RATEGIC RAISON D'ETRE1 & ! POLITICAL & UNION =MS WORK+ ON ! T]RA9 ( ELECTORALISM OR JO9T MANAGEM5T4 ,IT IS FROM ! AB&ONM5T ( ANY SECESSIONI/ AIM ?AT ?IS ABSURDITY WAS BORN3 ! ,LEFT4 ,! CLIMAX IS REA*$ :5 UNIONI/S D5\NCE ANY RESORT TO VIOL5CE1 L\DLY PROCLAIM+ TO ALL :O WI% TO HE> IT1 ?AT !Y WILL COLLABORATE ) ! COPS TO CONTROL RIOT]S4 

,! REC5T 9CREASE ( POLIC+ FUNCTIONS ( ! ,/ATE PROVES ONLY ?IS3 ?AT ,WE/]N SOCIETIES HAVE LO/ ALL ABILITY TO COH]E4 ,!Y >E ONLY ABLE TO MANAGE !IR 9EXORABLE DECAY4 ,?AT IS TO SAY1 ESS5TIALLY1 TO PREV5T ANY RE-CONSOLIDATION1 TO CRU% ANYONE :O /&S \T4 ,ANYONE :O DES]TS4 ,ANYONE :O GETS \T ( L9E4 

,BUT !RE IS NO?+ TO BE DONE4 ,! CONDITION ( 9N] RU9 ( !SE SOCIETIES ALL[S AN 9CREAS+ NUMB] ( CRACKS TO APPE>4 ,! CONT9UAL R5OVATION ( APPE>ANCES CAN A*IEVE NO?+3 !RE1 WORLDS =M4 ,SQUATS1 COMMUNES1 GR\PUSCULES1 B>RIOS1 ALL TRY TO EXTRACT !MSELVES FROM CAPITALI/ DESOLATION4 ,MO/ (T5 !SE ATTEMPTS COME TO NO?+ OR DIE FROM AUT>KY1 = LACK ( HAV+ E/ABLI%$ CONTACTS1 APPROPRIATE SOLID>ITIES4 ,ALSO = LACK ( CONCEIV+ ( !MSELVES AS FULL-TIME P>TISANS 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,CIVIL ,W>4 

,BUT ALL ( !SE ATTEMPT$ RE-CONSOLIDATIONS >E /ILL NO?+ COMP>$ TO MASS DESIRE1 ) ! CON/ANTLY DEF]R$ DESIRE TO DROP \T4 ,TO LEAVE4 

,9 T5 YE>S1 BETWE5 TWO C5SUSES1 A HUNDR$ ?\S& PEOPLE HAVE DISAPPE>$ 9 ,GREAT ,BRITA94 ,!Y HAVE BO>D$ A TRUCK1 B\<T A TICKET1 DROPP$ ACID1 OR GONE UND]GR\ND4 ,!Y HAVE DISAFFILIAT$4 ,!Y HAVE LEFT4 

,WE W\LD HAVE LIK$1 9 \R DISAFFILIATION1 TO HAVE HAD A PLACE TO REJO91 A SIDE TO TAKE1 A ROAD TO FOLL[4 

,MANY :O LEAVE GET LO/4 ,& NEV] >RIVE4 

,\R /RATEGY IS !RE=E ! FOLL[+3 TO E/ABLI% & MA9TA9 A S]IES ( C5T]S ( DES]TION1 ( POLES ( SECESSION1 ( RALLY+ PO9TS4 ,= RUNAWAYS4 ,= ?OSE :O LEAVE4 ,A S]IES ( PLACES :]E WE CAN ESCAPE FROM ! 9FLU5CE ( A CIVILIZATION ?AT IS HEAD$ = ! ABYSS4 

,IT IS A MATT] ( GIV+ \RSELVES ! MEANS1 ( F9D+ ! ME?ODS :]EBY ALL ?OSE QUE/IONS CAN BE RESOLV$2 QUE/IONS :I*1 :5 ADDRESS$ SEP>ATELY1 CAN DRIVE US TO DEPRESSION4 ,H[ TO DISSOLVE ! DEP5D5CIES ?AT WEAK5 US8 ,H[ TO ORGANIZE \RSELVES SO WE NO LONG] HAVE TO WORK8 ,H[ TO SETTLE BEYOND ! TOXICITY ( ! METROPOLE )\T GO+ ,BACK ,TO ,NATURE8 ,H[ TO %UT D[N NUCLE> PLANTS8 ,H[ NOT TO BE =C$ TO RESORT TO PSY*IATRIC PULV]IZATION :5 A FRI5D GOES MAD2 OR TO ! CRUDE REM$IES ( ME*ANI/IC M$IC9E :5 %E FALLS ILL8 ,H[ TO LIVE TOGE!R )\T MUTUAL SUPPRESSION8 ,H[ TO TAKE 9 ! DEA? ( A COMRADE8 ,H[ TO RU9 ,EMPIRE8 

,WE KN[ \R WEAKNESSES3 WE W]E BORN & WE HAVE GR[N UP 9 PACIFI$ SOCIETIES1 DISSOLV$4 ,WE HAVE NOT HAD ! OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE ! /R5G? ?AT MOM5TS ( 9T5SE COLLECTIVE CONFRONTATION CAN PROVIDE4 ,NOR ! KN[L$GE ?AT IS L9K$ TO !M4 ,WE HAVE A POLITICAL $UCATION TO DEVELOP TOGE!R4 ,A !ORETICAL & PRACTICAL $UCATION4 

,= ?IS1 WE NE$ LOCATIONS4 ,PLACES :]E WE CAN ORGANIZES \RSELVES1 :]E WE CAN %>E & DEVELOP ! REQUIR$ TE*NIQUES4 ,:]E WE CAN LE>N TO H&LE ALL ?AT MAY PROVE NECESS>Y4 ,:]E WE CAN CO-OP]ATE4 ,HAD IT NOT R5\NC$ ANY POLITICAL P]SPECTIVE1 ! EXP]IM5TATIONS ( ! ,BAUHAUS1 ) ALL ! MAT]IALITY & ! RIGOR IT CONTA9$1 W\LD EVOKE ! IDEA ?AT WE CAN CREATE = \RSELVES SPACE-TIMES D$ICAT$ TO ! TRANSMISSION ( KN[L$GE & EXP]I5CE4 ,! ,BLACK ,PAN!RS EQUIPP$ !MSELVES ) SU* PLACES1 TO :I* !Y ADD$ !IR POLITICO-MILIT>Y CAPACITY1 ! T5 ?\S& FREE LUN*ES !Y DI/RIBUT$ EV]Y DAY1 & !IR AUTONOM\S PRESS4 ,BE=E LONG1 !Y =M$ A ?REAT SO TANGIBLE TO ,P[] ?AT ! ,F$S HAD TO BE S5T 9 TO MASSACRE !M4 

,:OEV] CON/ITUTES !MSELVES AS A =CE KN[S ?AT !Y BECOME P>TISANS ( ! GLOBAL C\RSE ( HO/ILITIES4 ,! QUE/ION ( ! RESORT TO OR ! R5UNCIATION ( :AT IS CALL$ VIOL5CE DOES NOT >ISE 9 SU* A P>TISAN4 ,& PACIFISM APPE>S AS A SUPPLEM5T>Y WEAPON 9 ! S]VICE ( ,EMPIRE1 ALONG ) ! CONT+5TS ( RIOT POLICE & J\RNALI/S4 ,! CONSID]ATIONS ?AT CONC]N US >E ! CONDITIONS ( ! ASYMMETRICAL CONFLICT :I* HAS BE5 IMPOS$ ON US2 WE MU/ CONSID] ! MODES ( APPE>ANCE & DISAPPE>ANCE SUITABLE = EA* ( \R PRACTICES4 ,! DEMON/RATION1 ! ACTION ) \R FACES UNMASK$1 ! 9DIGNANT PROTE/3 !SE >E ALL UNSUITABLE =MS ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! CURR5T REGIME ( DOM9ATION4 ,!Y EV5 RE9=CE IT1 FE$+ UP-TO-DATE 9=MATION 9TO ! SY/EMS ( CONTROL4 ,IT W\LD SEEM TO BE JUDICI\S1 9 ANY CASE1 GIV5 ?AT ! FLAK9ESS ( CONTEMPOR>Y SUBJECTIVITY EXT5DS EV5 TO \R LEAD]S 7BUT ALSO FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( A LA*RYMOSE PA?OS 9 :I* WE HAVE SUCCE$$ 9 BURY+ ! LEA/ IMPORTANT CITIZ571 TO ATTACK ! MAT]IAL DEVICES RA!R ?AN ! M5 ?AT GIVE !M A FACE4 ,?IS IS = PURELY /RATEGIC CONSID]ATIONS4 ,!RE=E1 WE MU/ TURN TO ! =MS ( OP]ATION DI/9CTIVE TO ALL GU]RILLAS3 ANONYM\S SABOTAGE1 UNCLAIM$ ACTIONS1 REC\RSE TO EASILY COPI$ TE*NIQUES1 T>GET$ C\NT]-ATTACKS4 

,?IS IS NOT A MORAL QUE/ION AB\T ! MANN] ) :I* WE PROVIDE \RSELVES ) ! MEANS TO LIVE & FI<T1 BUT A TACTICAL QUE/ION ( ! MEANS WE GIVE \RSELVES & ! USE WE MAKE ( !M4 

0,! EXPRESSION ( CAPITALISM 9 \R LIVES IS SADNESS10 A FRI5D ONCE SAID4 

,! PO9T N[ IS TO E/ABLI% ! MAT]IAL CONDITIONS = A %>$ RECEPTIVITY T[>D PLEASURE4 

,PROPOSITION ,V,I 

,ON ! ONE H&1 WE WANT TO LIVE COMMUNISM2 ON ! O!R1 TO SPREAD AN>*Y4 

,S*OLIUM 

,WE >E LIV+ ?R\< TIMES ( ! MO/ EXTREME SEP>ATION4 ,! DEPRESS+ NORMALITY ( ! METROPOLE1 ITS LONELY CR[DS1 EXPRESSES ! IMPOSSIBLE UTOPIA ( A SOCIETY COMPOS$ ( ATOMS4 

,! MO/ EXTREME SEP>ATION REVEALS ! S5SE ( ! WORD COMMUNISM4 

,COMMUNISM IS NOT A POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC SY/EM4 ,COMMUNISM CAN MANAGE )\T ,M>X4 ,COMMUNISM DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN AB\T ! ,U,S,S,R4 ,& WE CANNOT EXPLA9 ! FACT ?AT EV]Y DECADE = ! PA/ FIFTY YE>S SOME HAVE PRET5D$ TO R$ISCOV] ,/AL9'S CRIMES1 CRY+ 0LOOK AT :AT COMMUNISM IS60 IF !Y DID NOT HAVE ! FEEL+ ?AT 9 REALITY EV]Y?+ PU%ES US !RE4 

,! ONLY >GUM5T ?AT EV] /OOD AGA9/ COMMUNISM WAS ?AT WE DID NOT NE$ IT4 ,& C]TA9LY1 UNTIL REC5TLY & H]E & !RE1 AS LIMIT$ AS !Y W]E1 !RE W]E /ILL ?+S1 LANGUAGES1 ?\<TS1 & PLACES ?AT W]E %>$ & ?AT 5DUR$2 AT LEA/ 5\< ( !M NOT TO FADE AWAY4 ,!RE W]E WORLDS1 & !Y W]E 9HABIT$4 ,! REFUSAL TO ?9K AB\T1 ! REFUSAL TO BR+ UP1 ! QUE/ION ( COMMUNISM HAD PRACTICAL >GUM5TS4 ,?OSE HAVE BE5 SWEPT AWAY4 ,! '#hS1 AS MU* AS !Y 5DURE1 REMA9 ! TRAUMATIC PO9T ( REF]5CE ( ?IS ULTIMATE PURGE4 ,S9CE !N ALL SOCIAL RELATIONS HAVE BECOME SUFF]+4 ,TO ! PO9T ( R5D]+ PREF]ABLE ANY ANES!SIA1 ANY ISOLATION4 ,9 A S5SE1 BY ! V]Y EXCESS ( ITS TRIUMPH1 ,EXI/5TIAL ,LIB]ALISM IS :AT IS DRIV+ US TO ! BR9K ( COMMUNISM4 

,! COMMUNI/ QUE/ION IS AB\T FIGUR+ \T \R RELATION%IP TO ! WORLD1 TO O!R BE+S1 TO \RSELVES4 ,IT CONC]NS ! ELABORATION ( ! 9T]PLAY BETWE5 DIFF]5T WORLDS1 AB\T ! COMMUNICATION BETWE5 !M4 ,NOT AB\T ! UNIFICATION ( GLOBAL SPACE1 BUT AB\T ! 9/ITUTION ( :AT IS P]CEPTIBLE1 ?AT IS TO SAY ! PLURALITY ( WORLDS4 ,9 ?AT S5SE COMMUNISM IS NOT ! EXT9CTION ( ALL CONFLICT2 IT DOES NOT DESCRIBE A F9AL CONDITION ( SOCIETY AFT] EV]Y?+ HAS BE5 SAID & DONE4 ,= IT IS ALSO ?R\< CONFLICT ?AT WORLDS 9T]ACT4 0,9 B\RGEOIS SOCIETY1 :]E ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 M5 >E ONLY DIFF]5CES ?AT DO NOT RELATE TO ,MAN HIMSELF1 IT IS PRECISELY ! TRUE DIFF]5CES1 ! DIFF]5CES ( QUALITY ?AT >E NOT RETA9$4 ,! COMMUNI/ DOES NOT WANT TO CREATE A COLLECTIVE S\L4 ,HE WANTS TO CREATE A SOCIETY :]E FALSE DIFF]5CES >E ELIM9AT$4 ,& ?OSE FALSE DIFF]5CES BE+ ELIM9AT$1 ALL !IR POSSIBILITIES OP5 TO TRUE DIFF]5CES40 ,?US SPOKE AN OLD FRI5D4 

,IT IS OBVI\S1 AS !Y CLAIM1 ?AT ! QUE/ION ( :AT SUITS ME1 ( :AT ,I NE$1 ( :AT MAKES UP MY WORLD HAS BE5 R$UC$ TO ! LEGALLY 5=C$ FICTION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 ( :AT BELONGS TO ME1 ( :AT IS M9E4 ,SOME?+ BELONGS TO ME 9S(> AS IT JO9S ! REALM ( MY USAGE -- NOT BY VIRTUE ( ANY JURIDICAL TITLE4 ,ULTIMATELY1 PRIVATE PROP]TY HAS NO O!R REALITY ?AN ! =CES ?AT PROTECT IT4 ,SO ! QUE/ION ( COMMUNISM IS1 ON ONE H&1 TO DO AWAY ) ! POLICE1 & ON ! O!R1 TO ELABORATE MODES ( %>+ & USES1 AMONG ?OSE :O LIVE ) EA* O!R4 ,IT IS ! QUE/ION ?AT IS AVOID$ EV]YDAY ) 0GIVE ME A BREAK60 & 0:ATEV]1 DUDE60 ,COMMUNISM ( C\RSE IS NOT GIV54 ,IT HAS TO BE CONSID]$1 IT HAS TO BE MADE4 ,ALMO/ EV]Y?+ ?AT OPPOSES IT BOILS D[N TO AN EXPRESSION ( EXHAU/ION3 0,BUT Y\'LL NEV] MAKE IT444 ,IT CAN'T WORK444 ,HUMANS >E :AT !Y >E444 ,& IT'S ALREADY H>D 5\< TO LIVE Y\R [N LIFE444 ,5]GY IS F9ITE2 WE CAN'T DO EV]Y?+40 ,BUT EXHAU/ION IS NOT AN >GUM5T4 ,IT IS A CONDITION4 

,SO COMMUNISM />TS FROM ! EXP]I5CE ( %>+4 ,FIR/1 FROM ! %>+ ( \R NE$S4 ,NE$S >E NOT :AT CAPITALI/ RULE HAS ACCU/OM$ US TO4 ,NE$S >E NEV] AB\T NE$+ ?+S )\T AT ! SAME TIME NE$+ WORLDS4 ,EA* ( \R NE$S L9KS US1 BEYOND ALL %AME1 TO EV]YONE :O EXP]I5CES ?AT L9K4 ,NE$ IS JU/ ! NAME ( ! RELATION%IP ?R\< :I* A P>TICUL> P]CEIV+ BE+ GIVES MEAN+ TO SU* OR SU* AN ELEM5T ( ITS WORLD4 ,?AT IS :Y ?OSE :O HAVE NO WORLDS -- METROPOLITAN SUBJECTIVITIES = 9/ANCE -- HAVE NO?+ BUT :IMS4 ,& ?AT IS :Y CAPITALISM1 AL?\< IT SATISFIES ! NE$ = ?+S LIKE NO?+ ELSE1 ONLY SPREADS UNIV]SAL DISSATISFACTION3 9 ORD] = IT TO DO SO IT HAS TO DE/ROY WORLDS4 

,BY COMMUNISM WE MEAN A C]TA9 DISCIPL9E ( PAY+ ATT5TION4 

,! PRACTICE ( COMMUNISM1 AS WE LIVE IT1 WE CALL ,! ,P>TY4 ,:5 WE OV]COME AN OB/ACLE TOGE!R OR :5 WE REA* A HI<] LEVEL ( %>+1 WE SAY ?AT WE >E 0BUILD+ ! ,P>TY40 ,C]TA9LY O!RS1 UNKN[N TO US AT PRES5T1 >E BUILD+ ! ,P>TY ELSE:]E4 ,?IS CALL IS ADDRESS$ TO !M4 ,NO EXP]I5CE ( COMMUNISM AT ! PRES5T TIME CAN SURVIVE )\T GETT+ ORGANIZ$1 TY+ ONESELF TO O!RS1 TAK+ SIDES 9 CRISES1 WAG+ W>4 0,= ! OASES ?AT DISP5SE LIFE >E WIP$ \T :5 WE SEEK REFUGE 9 !M40 

,AS WE UND]/& IT1 ! PROCESS ( 9/ITUT+ COMMUNISM CAN ONLY TAKE ! =M ( A COLLECTION ( ACTS ( COMMUNIZATION1 ( MAK+ COMMON SU*-&-SU* SPACE1 SU*-&-SU* CONTRAPTION1 SU* &-SU* KN[L$GE4 ,?AT IS TO SAY1 ! ELABORATION ( ! MODE ( %>+ ?AT ATTA*ES TO !M4 ,9SURRECTION ITSELF IS M]ELY AN ACCEL]ATOR1 A DECISIVE MOM5T 9 ?IS PROCESS4 ,AS WE 9T5D IT1 ! ,P>TY IS NOT AN ORGANIZATION -- :]E EV]Y?+ BECOMES 9SUB/ANTIAL BY D9T ( TRANSP>5CY1 & IT IS NOT A FAMILY -- :]E EV]Y?+ SMELLS LIKE A CON BY D9T ( OPACITY4 

,! ,P>TY IS A COLLECTION ( PLACES1 9FRA/RUCTURES1 COMMUNIZ$ ME?ODS1 & ! DREAMS1 BODIES1 MURMURS1 ?\<TS1 DESIRES ?AT CIRCULATE AMONG ?OSE PLACES2 ! USE ( ?OSE ME?ODS1 ! %>+ ( ?OSE 9FRA/RUCTURES4 

,! NOTION ( ! ,P>TY RESPONDS TO ! NECESSITY ( A M9IMAL =MALIZATION1 :I* MAKES US ACCESSIBLE AS WELL AS ALL[+ US TO REMA9 9VISIBLE4 ,IT BELONGS TO ! COMMUNI/ WAY ?AT WE EXPLA9 TO \RSELVES1 TO =MULATE ! BASIS ( \R %>+4 ,SO ?AT ! MO/ REC5T >RIVAL IS1 AT ! V]Y LEA/1 ! EQUAL ( ! ELDE/4 

,LOOK+ CLOS] AT IT1 ! ,P>TY C\LD BE NO?+ BUT ?IS3 ! =MATION ( 9TUITION AS A =CE4 ,! DEPLOYM5T ( AN >*IPELAGO ( WORLDS4 ,:AT W\LD A POLITICAL =CE BE1 UND] ,EMPIRE1 ?AT DIDN'T HAVE ITS F>MS1 ITS S*OOLS1 ITS >MS1 ITS M$IC9ES1 ITS COLLECTIVE H\SES1 ITS $IT+ DESKS1 ITS PR9T+ PRESSES1 ITS DELIV]Y VANS1 & ITS BRIDGEHEADS 9 ! METROPOLE8 ,IT APPE>S MORE & MORE ABSURD ?AT SOME ( US /ILL HAVE TO WORK = ,CAPITAL -- ASIDE FROM ! USUAL WORK ( 9FILTRATION ( C\RSE4 

,! (F5SIVE P[] ( ! ,P>TY D]IVES FROM ! FACT ?AT IT IS ALSO A P[] ( PRODUCTION2 H[EV]1 9 ESS5CE1 ?OSE RELATION%IPS >E ONLY 9CID5TALLY RELATION%IPS ( PRODUCTION4 

,9 ! F9AL ANALYSIS1 CAPITALISM CONSI/S ( NO?+ MORE ?AN A R$UCTION ( ALL RELATIONS 9TO RELATIONS ( PRODUCTION4 ,FROM BUS9ESS TO ! FAMILY1 CONSUMPTION ITSELF APPE>S AS ANO!R EPISODE 9 ! G5]AL PRODUCTION1 ! PRODUCTION ( SOCIETY4 

,! OV]?R[+ ( CAPITALISM WILL COME FROM ?OSE :O >E ABLE TO CREATE ! CONDITIONS = O!R TYPES ( RELATIONS4 

,!RE=E ! COMMUNISM WE >E TALK+ AB\T IS ! EXACT OPPOSITE ( :AT HAS BE5 HI/ORICALLY T]M$ 0COMMUNISM10 :I* WAS MO/LY NO?+ BUT SOCIALISM1 A =M ( MONOPOLI/ /ATE CAPITALISM4 

,COMMUNISM IS NOT MADE ?R\<T ! EXPANSION ( NEW RELATIONS ( PRODUCTION1 BUT RA!R 9 !IR ABOLITION4 

,NOT HAV+ RELATIONS ( PRODUCTION )9 \R MILIEU OR AMONG \RSELVES MEANS NEV] LETT+ ! SE>* = RESULTS BECOME MORE IMPORTANT ?AN PAY+ ATT5TION TO ! PROCESS1 BANKRUPT+ ALL CONV5TIONS ( VALUE1 & WAT*+ ?AT WE DO NOT DISCONNECT AFFECTION & COOP]ATION4 

,BE+ ATT5TIVE TO WORLDS1 TO !IR P]CEPTIBLE CONFIGURATIONS1 IS EXACTLY :AT R5D]S ! ISOLATION ( SOME?+ LIKE RELATIONS ( PRODUCTION IMPOSSIBLE4 ,9 ! PLACES WE OP51 >\ND ! MEANS WE %>E1 IT IS ?IS FAVOR ?AT WE SEEK1 ?AT WE EXP]I5CE4 ,TO NAME ?IS EXP]I5CE1 WE (T5 HE> AB\T EV]Y?+ BE+ FREE4 ,9/EAD ( FREE1 WE PREF] TO SPEAK ( COMMUNISM -- = WE CANNOT POSSIBLY =GET :AT ! PRACTICE ( ?IS FRE$OM IMPLIES 9 T]MS ( ORGANIZATION1 & 9 ! %ORT T]M1 ( POLITICAL ANTAGONISM4 

,SO1 ! CON/RUCTION ( ! ,P>TY1 9 ITS MO/ VISIBLE ASPECT1 CONSI/S ( ! %>+ OR COMMUNIZATION ( :AT WE HAVE AT \R DISPOSAL4 ,COMMUNIZ+ A PLACE MEANS ?IS3 SETT+ FREE ITS USE1 & ON ! BASIS ( ?IS LIB]ATION1 EXP]IM5T+ ) REF9$1 9T5SIFI$1 & COMPLEXIFI$ RELATIONS4 ,IF PRIVATE PROP]TY IS ESS5TIALLY ! DISCRETION>Y P[] ( DEPRIV+ ANY P]SON ( ! USE ( ! POSSESS$ ?+1 COMMUNIZATION CAN ONLY MEAN DEPRIV+ ! AG5TS ( ,EMPIRE ( ?AT POSSESSION4 

,FROM EV]Y SIDE WE OPPOSE ! EXTORTION ( HAV+ TO *OOSE BETWE5 ! (F5SIVE & ! CON/RUCTIVE1 NEGATIVITY & POSITIVITY1 LIFE & SURVIVAL1 W> & ! EV]YDAY4 ,WE WILL NOT RESPOND TO IT4 ,WE UND]/& ONLY TOO WELL H[ ?IS DISMEMB]+ ALT]NATIVE SPLITS & RE-SPLITS ALL EXI/+ COLLECTIVES4 ,= A =CE :I* IS DEPLOY$1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY IF ! ANNIHILATION ( A DEVICE ?AT H>MS IT IS A CON/RUCTIVE OR (F5SIVE MATT]1 IF A*IEV+ DIET>Y OR M$ICAL AUTONOMY CON/ITUTES AN ACT ( W> OR SUBTRACTION4 ,!RE >E CIRCUM/ANCES1 LIKE 9 A RIOT1 9 :I* ! ABILITY TO HEAL \R COMRADES CONSID]ABLY AUGM5TS \R ABILITY TO WREAK HAVOC4 ,:O CAN SAY ?AT >M+ \RSELVES W\LD NOT BE P>T ( ! MAT]IAL CON/ITUTION ( A COLLECTIVITY8 ,:5 WE AGREE ON A COMMON /RATEGY1 !RE IS NO *OICE BETWE5 ! (F5SIVE & ! CON/RUCTIVE2 OBVI\SLY !RE EXI/S1 9 EV]Y SITUATION1 :AT 9CREASES \R P[] & :AT H>MS IT1 :AT IS OPPORTUNE & :AT IS NOT4 ,& :5 ! EVID5CE IS LACK+1 !RE IS DISCUSSION1 & 9 ! WOR/ CASE1 !RE IS GAMBL+4 

,9 A G5]AL WAY1 WE DO NOT SEE H[ ANY?+ ELSE BUT A =CE1 A REALITY ABLE TO SURVIVE ! TOTAL DISLOCATION ( CAPITALISM C\LD TRULY ATTACK IT1 UP TO ! V]Y MOM5T ( ITS DISLOCATION4 

,:5 ?AT MOM5T COMES1 IT WILL BE A MATT] ( ACTUALLY TURN+ ! G5]ALIZ$ SOCIAL COLLAPSE TO \R ADVANTAGE1 TO TRANS=M A COLLAPSE 7LIKE ! ,>G5T9E OR ! ,SOVIET7 9TO A REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION4 ,?OSE :O PRET5D TO SEP>ATE MAT]IAL AUTONOMY FROM ! SABOTAGE ( ! ,IMP]IAL MA*9E %[ ?AT !Y WANT NEI!R4 

,IT IS NOT AN OBJECTION AGA9/ COMMUNISM ?AT ! GREATE/ EXP]IM5T ( %>+ 9 ! REC5T PA/ WAS ! PH5OM5ON ( ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/ MOVEM5T BETWE5 #ahfh & #a#i#c#i4 

,PROPOSITION ,V,I,I 

,COMMUNISM IS POSSIBLE AT EV]Y MOM5T4 ,TO DATE :AT WE CALL ,HI/ORY IS NO?+ BUT A SET ( R\NDAB\T MEANS 9V5T$ BY HUMANS TO AV]T IT4 ,! FACT ?AT ?IS ,HI/ORY HAS = A GOOD C5TURY N[ COME D[N TO NO?+ BUT A V>I$ ACCUMULATION ( DISA/]S %[S H[ ! COMMUNI/ QUE/ION CAN NO LONG] BE PUT (F4 ,9 TURN IT IS ?IS DEF]M5T ?AT WE CANNOT PO/PONE4 

,S*OLIUM 

0,BUT :AT DO Y\ ACTUALLY WANT8 ,:AT >E Y\ PROPOS+80 ,?IS K9D ( QUE/ION MAY APPE> TO BE 9NOC5T4 ,BUT UN=TUNATELY !SE >E NOT QUE/IONS4 ,!Y >E OP]ATIONAL ISSUES4 

,REF]R+ TO EV]Y ,WE ?AT EXPRESSES ITSELF TO AN UNFAMILI> ,Y\ MEANS FIR/ W>D+ (F ! ?REAT ?AT ?IS ,WE SOMEH[ NAMES ME1 ?AT ?IS ,WE PASSES ?R\< ME4 ,!REBY CON/ITUT+ ! ONE :O M]ELY WRITES D[N P>TICUL> T]MS -- ?AT CANNOT BE ATTRIBUT$ TO ANYONE -- AS !IR [N]4 ,SO1 9 ! ME?ODICAL ORGANIZATION ( ! CURR5TLY DOM9ANT SEP>ATION1 T]MS >E ALL[$ TO CIRCULATE ONLY ON CONDITION ?AT !Y CAN %[ PRO( ( AN [N]1 ( AN AU?OR4 ,)\T :I* !Y RISK BE+ 9 ! PUBLIC DOMA91 & ONLY ?AT :I* IS EXPRESS$ BY ,!M IS P]MITT$ ANONYM\S DIFFUSION4 

,& !N !RE IS ?IS MY/IFICATION3 ?AT CAU<T 9 ! C\RSE ( A WORLD ?AT DISPLEASES US1 !RE W\LD BE PROPOSALS TO MAKE1 ALT]NATIVES TO F9D4 ,?AT WE C\LD1 9 O!R WORDS1 EXTRICATE \RSELVES FROM ! SITUATION WE'VE BE5 PUT 91 BY DISCUSS+ IT 9 A DISPASSIONATE MANN]1 ) REASONABLE PEOPLE4 

,BUT NO1 !RE IS NO?+ AP>T FROM ! SITUATION4 ,!RE IS NO \TSIDE TO ! ,GLOBAL ,CIVIL ,W>4 ,WE >E IRREM$IABLY !RE4 

,ALL WE CAN DO IS ELABORATE A /RATEGY4 ,%>E AN ANALYSIS ( ! SITUATION & ELABORATE A /RATEGY )9 IT4 ,?IS IS ! ONLY POSSIBLE REVOLUTION>Y ,WE3 A PRACTICAL ,WE1 OP5 & DIFFUSE1 ( :OEV] ACTS ALONG ! SAME L9ES4 

,AS WE WRITE ?IS1 9 ,AUGU/ #b#c1 WE CAN SAY ?AT WE FACE ! GREATE/ (F5SIVE ( ,CAPITAL ( ! LA/ TW5TY YE>S4 ,ANTI-T]RORISM & ! ABOLITION ( ! LA/ GA9S ( ! DEFUNCT LABOR MOVEM5T HAVE CREAT$ ! PREVAIL+ MOOD ( A POPULATION 9 LOCK/EP4 ,NEV] HAVE ! MANAG]S ( SOCIETY KN[N SO WELL FROM :I* OB/ACLES !Y >E EMANCIPAT$ & :I* MEANS !Y HOLD4 ,!Y KN[1 = 9/ANCE1 ?AT ! PLANET>Y L[] MIDDLE-CLASS ?AT CURR5TLY 7& FROM N[ ON7 LIVES 9 ! METROPOLE IS TOO DIS>M$ TO (F] ! SLI<TE/ RESI/ANCE TO ITS PROGRAMM$ ANNIHILATION4 ,JU/ AS !Y KN[ ?AT FROM N[ ON ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION !Y LEAD IS 9SCRIB$ 9 MILLIONS ( TONS ( CONCRETE1 9 ! >*ITECTURE ( SO MANY NEW T[NS4 ,9 ! LONG] T]M IT SEEMS ?AT ! PLAN ( ,CAPITAL IS TO SEP>ATE \T A NETWORK ( HI<-SECURITY ZONES ON A GLOBAL SCALE1 CONT9U\SLY L9K$ UP ) EA* O!R1 & :]E ! PROCESS ( CAPITALI/ VALORIZATION W\LD 5COMPASS ALL ! EXPRESSIONS ( LIFE 9 A P]PETUAL & UNH9D]$ WAY4 ,?IS ,IMP]IAL COM=T ZONE1 COMPRIS$ ( DET]RITORIALIZ$ CITIZ5S1 W\LD =M A K9D ( POLIC$ CONT9UUM :]E A MORE OR LESS CON/ANT LEVEL ( CONTROL W\LD PREVAIL1 POLITICALLY AS WELL AS BIOMETRICALLY4 ,AS !Y ADVANCE ! PROCESS ( ITS PACIFICATION1 ! RE/ ( ! WORLD C\LD !N FL\RI% AS A FOIL &1 AT ! SAME TIME1 AS A GIGANTIC ,\TSIDE TO CIVILIZE4 ,! SAVAGE EXP]IM5TS ( =C$ COHABITATION BETWE5 HO/ILE 5CLAVES AS IT HAS BE5 TAK+ PLACE = DECADES 9 ,ISRAEL W\LD BE ! MODEL ( SOCIAL MANAGEM5T TO COME4 ,WE DO NOT D\BT ?AT ! REAL ISSUE = ,CAPITAL 9 ALL ?IS IS TO RECON/ITUTE SOCIETY 9 ITS [N IMAGE FROM ! GR\ND UP4 ,NO MATT] :AT =M1 & H[EV] HI< ! PRICE4 

,WE HAVE SE5 ) ,>G5T9A ?AT ! ECONOMIC COLLAPSE ( A :OLE C\NTRY WAS NOT1 FROM ,CAPITAL'S PO9T ( VIEW1 TOO HI< A PRICE TO PAY4 

,9 ?IS CONTEXT WE >E ALLI$ ) ALL ?OSE :O FEEL ! TACTICAL NECESSITY ( !SE ?REE CAMPAIGNS3 

,TO PREV5T1 BY ANY & ALL MEANS1 ! RECOMPOSITION ( ! ,LEFT4 

,TO ADVANCE1 FROM NATURAL DISA/] TO SOCIAL MOVEM5T1 ! PROCESS ( COMMUNIZATION1 ! CON/RUCTION ( ! ,P>TY4 

,TO BR+ SECESSION RI<T 9TO ! VITAL SECTORS ( ! ,IMP]IAL MA*9E4 

#a4 ,P]IODICALLY ! ,LEFT IS R\T$4 ,WE 5JOY IT1 BUT IT IS NOT 5\<4 ,WE WANT ITS R\T TO BE DEF9ITIVE4 ,IRREM$IABLE4 ,MAY ! SPECT] ( A RECONCILABLE OPPOSITION NEV] AGA9 >ISE TO CL\D ! M9DS ( ?OSE :O KN[ !MSELVES TO BE 9COMPATIBLE ) CAPITALI/ FUNCTIONS4 ,:AT EV]YBODY ADMITS TODAY 7BUT WILL WE /ILL REMEMB] IT ! DAY AFT] TOMORR[87 IS ?AT ! ,LEFT IS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( ! ME*ANISMS ( NEUTRALIZATION PECULI> TO LIB]AL SOCIETY4 ,! MORE ! SOCIAL IMPLOSION PROVES REAL1 ! MORE ! ,LEFT 9VOKES ,CIVIL ,SOCIETY4 ,! MORE ! POLICE EX]CISE !IR >BITR>Y WILL ) IMPUNITY1 ! MORE ! ,LEFT DECL>ES ITSELF TO BE PACIFI/4 ,! MORE ! ,/ATE ?R[S (F ITS LA/ JUDICIAL =MALITIES1 ! MORE !Y BECOME OB$I5T CITIZ5S4 ,! GREAT] ! URG5CY TO APPROPRIATE ! MEANS ( \R EXI/5CE1 ! MORE ! ,LEFT EXHORTS US TO WAIT & BEG = ! M$IATION1 IF NOT ! PROTECTION1 ( \R MA/]S4 ,IT IS ! ,LEFT :I* 5JO9S US TODAY1 FAC$ ) GOV]NM5TS :I* /& OP5LY ON ! T]RA9 ( SOCIAL W>1 TO SPEAK TRU? TO P[]1 TO WRITE UP \R GRIEVANCES1 TO =M DEM&S1 TO /UDY POLITICAL ECONOMY4 ,FROM ,LEON ,BLUM TO ,LULA1 ! ,LEFT HAS BE5 NO?+ BUT ?AT3 ! P>TY ( ,HUMANITY1 ( ! ,CITIZ51 & ( ,CIVILIZATION4 ,TODAY ?IS PROGRAM CO9CIDES ) A FULLY C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y PROGRAM4 ,?AT ( MA9TA9+ ! 5SEMBLE ( ILLUSIONS ?AT P>ALYZE US4 ,! VOCATION ( ! ,LEFT IS !RE=E TO EXP\ND ! DREAM ( :AT ONLY ,EMPIRE CAN AF=D4 ,IT REPRES5TS ! IDEALI/IC SIDE ( ,IMP]IAL MOD]NIZATION1 ! NECESS>Y /EAM-VALVE TO ! UNBE>ABLE PACE ( CAPITALISM4 ,IT IS EV5 %AMELESSLY WRITT5 9 ! V]Y PUBLICATION ( ! ,FR5* ,M9I/RY ( ,Y\?1 ,$UCATION1 & ,RESE>*3 0,FROM N[ ON1 EV]YONE KN[S ?AT )\T ! CONCRETE HELP ( ITS CITIZ5S1 ! ,/ATE WILL HAVE NEI!R ! MEANS NOR ! TIME TO C>RY ON ! WORK ?AT CAN PREV5T \R SOCIETY FROM EXPLOD+0 7,LONG+ TO ,ACT3 ! ,GUIDE TO ,COMMITM5T74 

,DEFEAT+ ! ,LEFT1 :I* MEANS KEEP+ ! *ANNEL ( SOCIAL DISAFFECTION CONT9U\SLY OP51 IS NOT ONLY NECESS>Y BUT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY4 ,WE WITNESS1 :ILE ! ,IMP]IAL /RUCTURES BECOME 9CREAS+LY /RONG]1 ! TRANSITION FROM ! OLD WORK]I/ ,LEFT 7GRAV$IGG] ( ! ,LABOR MOVEM5T ?\< BORN 9 IT71 TO A NEW GLOBAL1 CULTURAL ,LEFT1 ( :I* IT CAN BE SAID ?AT ,NEGRISM IS ! MO/ ADVANC$ PO9T4 ,?IS NEW ,LEFT IS /ILL IMP]FECTLY E/ABLI%$ ON ! REC5TLY NEUT]$ ,ANTI-,GLOBALIZATION ,MOVEM5T4 ,! NEW LURES !Y HOLD \T >E NOT YET EFFECTIVE1 :ILE ! OLD ONES >E LONG GONE4 

,\R TASK IS TO RU9 ! GLOBAL ,LEFT :]EV] IT BECOMES MANIFE/1 TO SABOTAGE ALL ( ITS =MATIVE MOM5TS ME?ODICALLY1 MEAN+ 9 !ORY AS WELL AS 9 PRACTICE4 ,?US \R SUCCESS 9 ,G5OA LAY LESS 9 ! SPECTACUL> CONFRONTATIONS ) ! POLICE1 OR 9 ! DAMAGE 9FLICT$ ON ! ORGANS ( ,/ATE & ,CAPITAL1 ?AN 9 ! FACT ?AT ! SPREAD+ ( ! PRACTICE ( CONFRONTATION PECULI> TO ! ,BLACK ,BLOC TO ALL ! P>TS ( ! DEMON/RATION SCUTTL$ ! EXPECT$ TRIUMPH ( ! ,TUTE ,BIAN*E4 ,EV5 SO1 \R FAILURE WAS NOT TO HAVE KN[N H[ TO EXT5D \R POSITION 9 SU* A WAY ?AT ?IS VICTORY 9 ! /REETS W\LD BECOME SOME?+ O!R ?AN A SPECT] RAIS$ SY/EMATICALLY S9CE !N BY PACIFI/S4 

,! RETREAT ( ?IS GLOBAL ,LEFT 9TO ! ,SOCIAL ,=UMS -- A )DRAWAL DUE TO ! FACT ?AT IT WAS DEFEAT$ 9 ! /REETS -- IS N[ :AT WE MU/ ATTACK4 

#b4 ,FROM YE> TO YE> ! PRESSURE 9CREASES TO MAKE EV]Y?+ FUNCTION4 ,AS SOCIAL CYB]NETIZATION PROGRESSES1 ! NORMAL SITUATION BECOMES MORE URG5T4 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE1 SITUATIONS ( CRISIS & MALFUNCTION MULTIPLY 9 A COMPLETELY LOGICAL WAY4 ,FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( ,EMPIRE1 A P[] FAILURE1 A HURRICANE1 OR A SOCIAL MOVEM5T >E ALL ! SAME4 ,!Y >E DI/URBANCES4 ,!Y MU/ BE MANAG$4 ,= N[1 MEAN+ ON ACC\NT ( \R WEAKNESS1 !SE SITUATIONS ( 9T]RUPTION APPE> AS MOM5TS 9 :I* ,EMPIRE POPS UP1 TAKES ITS PLACE 9 ! MAT]IALITY ( WORLDS1 EXP]IM5TS ) NEW MANAG]IAL PROC$URES4 ,IT IS PRECISELY !RE ?AT IT ATTA*ES ITSELF MORE FIRMLY TO ! POPULATIONS IT CLAIMS TO ASSI/4 ,EMPIRE ALWAYS DEVOTES ITSELF TO BE+ ! AG5T ( RETURN+ ! SITUATION TO NORMAL4 ,\R TASK1 CONV]SELY1 IS TO MAKE ! SITUATION ( EXCEPTION LIVABLE4 ,WE WILL G5U9ELY SUCCE$ 9 BLOCK+ CORPORATE SOCIETY ONLY ON CONDITION ?AT SU* A BLOCKAGE IS FILL$ ) DESIRES O!R ?AN ?OSE = A RETURN TO NORMAL4 

,:AT TAKES PLACE DUR+ A /RIKE OR DUR+ A NATURAL DISA/] IS1 9 A WAY1 QUITE SIMIL>3 A 9T]RUPTION ( ! ORGANIZ$ /ABILITY ( \R DEP5D5CIES4 ,! EXI/5CE ( NE$ 7! COMMUNI/ ESS5CE7 -- ?AT :I* ESS5TIALLY B9DS US & ESS5TIALLY SEP>ATES US -- IS LAID B>E DUR+ EA* ( !M4 ,! BLANKET ( %AME ?AT NORMALLY COV]S IT IS TORN UP4 ,RECEPTIV5ESS = 5C\NT]S1 = EXP]IM5TATION ) O!R RELATIONS TO ! WORLD1 TO O!RS1 TO ONESELF1 AS IT MANIFE/S 9 !SE MOM5TS1 IS 5\< TO SWEEP AWAY ANY D\BT AB\T ! POSSIBILITY ( COMMUNISM4 ,AB\T ! NE$ = COMMUNISM AS WELL4 ,:AT IS N[ REQUIR$ IS \R ABILITY TO SELF-ORGANIZE1 \R ABILITY 7BY IMM$IATELY ORGANIZ+ \RSELVES ON ! BASIS ( \R NE$S7 TO PROLONG1 EXT5D1 & ULTIMATELY R5D] ! SITUATION ( EXCEPTION EFFECTIVE1 AGA9/ ! T]ROR UPON :I* ,IM]IAL P[] RE/S4 ,?IS IS P>TICUL>LY /RIK+ 9 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,EV5 ! EXPRESSION SOCIAL MOVEM5T SEEMS TO SUGGE/ ?AT :AT REALLY MATT]S IS :AT WE >E MOV+ T[>DS1 RA!R ?AN :AT'S HAPP5+ H]E & N[4 ,UP TILL N[ 9 ALL SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 !RE HAS BE5 A PREJUDICE TO AVOID SEIZ+ ! TIME1 :I* EXPLA9S :Y !Y >E NEV] ABLE TO GET TOGE!R2 RA!R !Y SEEM TO *ASE EA* O!R AWAY4 ,H5CE ! P>TICUL> TEXTURE1 SO VOLATILE1 ( !IR SOCIALITY1 :]E ANY COMMITM5T APPE>S REVOCABLE4 ,H5CE ALSO !IR 9V>IABLE DRAMATIC >C3 A QUICK ASC5T ?ANKS TO SOME POPUL> RESONANCE HI<LI<T$ 9 ! M$IA2 NEXT1 DUE TO ?IS HA/Y AGGREGATION1 A SL[ BUT 9EVITABLE ]OSION2 & F9ALLY1 ! DRI$ UP MOVEM5T1 ! LA/ H&FUL ( DIEH>DS :O GET A C>D FROM ?IS OR ?AT UNION1 F\ND ?IS OR ?AT ASSOCIATION1 !REBY HOP+ TO F9D AN ORGANIZATIONAL CONT9UITY TO !IR COMMITM5T4 ,BUT WE >E NOT LOOK+ = SU* CONT9UITY3 HAV+ PREMISES :]E WE MI<T MEET1 & A PHOTOCOPI] TO PR9T LEAFLETS4 ,! CONT9UITY WE SEEK IS ! ONE :I* ALL[S US1 AFT] HAV+ /RUGGL$ = MON?S1 NOT TO GO BACK TO WORK1 NOT TO />T WORK+ AGA9 AS BE=E1 TO KEEP DO+ H>M4 ,& ?IS CAN ONLY BE BUILT DUR+ MOVEM5TS4 ,IT IS A MATT] ( PUTT+ 9TO PLACE AN IMM$IATE1 MAT]IAL %>+1 ! CON/RUCTION ( A REAL REVOLUTION>Y W> MA*9E1 ! CON/RUCTION ( ! ,P>TY4 

,WE MU/1 AS WE W]E SAY+1 ORGANIZE \RSELVES ON ! BASIS ( \R NE$S -- TO MANAGE TO ANSW] 9 TURN ! COLLECTIVE QUE/IONS ( EAT+1 SLEEP+1 ?9K+1 LOV+1 CREAT+ =MS1 COORD9AT+ \R =CES -- & CONCEIVE ALL ?IS AS AN OPPORTUNITY 9 ! W> AGA9/ ,EMPIRE4 

,IT IS ONLY 9 ?IS WAY1 BY 9HABIT+ ! DI/URBANCES ( ITS V]Y PROGRAM1 ?AT WE WILL BE ABLE TO C\NT] ?AT ECONOMIC LIB]ALISM :I* IS ONLY ! /RICT CONSEQU5CE1 ! LOGICAL APPLICATION1 ( ! ,EXI/5TIAL ,LIB]ALISM ?AT IS ACCEPT$ & PRACTIC$ EV]Y:]E4 ,TO :I* EA* ONE IS ATTA*$ AS IF IT W]E ! MO/ BASIC RI<T1 9CLUD+ ?OSE :O W\LD LIKE TO *ALL5GE ,NEO-,LIB]ALISM4 ,?IS IS ! WAY ! ,P>TY WILL BE BUILT2 AS A TRAIL ( HABITABLE PLACES LEFT BEH9D BY EA* SITUATION ( EXCEPTION ?AT ,EMPIRE 5C\NT]S4 ,WE WILL NOT FAIL TO NOTICE1 !N1 H[ ! SUBJECTIVITIES & ! REVOLUTION>Y COLLECTIVES BECOME LESS FLAKEY1 AS !Y %[ :AT !Y'RE REALLY MADE (4 

#c4 ,EMPIRE IS N[ADAYS MANIFE/ ?R\< ! CON/ITUTION ( TWO MONOPOLIES3 ON ! ONE H&1 ! SCI5TIFIC MONOPOLY ( SO-CALL$ OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTIONS ( ! WORLD1 & ( TE*NIQUES ( EXP]IM5TATION ON IT1 & ON ! O!R H& ! RELIGI\S MONOPOLY ( TE*NIQUES ( ! SELF1 ( ! ME?ODS BY :I* SUBJECTIVITIES ELABORATE !MSELVES -- A MONOPOLY TO :I* PSY*OANALYTIC PRACTICE IS DIRECTLY RELAT$4 ,ON ! ONE H& A RELATION TO ! WORLD PURIFI$ ( ANY RELATION TO ! SELF -- TO ! SELF AS A FRAGM5T ( ! WORLD2 ON ! O!R H& A RELATION TO ! SELF PURIFI$ ( ANY RELATION TO ! WORLD -- TO ! WORLD AS IT GOES ?R\< ME4 ,SO IT HAPP5S ?AT SCI5CE & RELIGION1 9 ! V]Y PROCESS ( TE>+ EA* O!R AP>T1 HAVE CREAT$ A SPACE 9 :I* ,EMPIRE IS P]FECTLY FREE TO MOVE AB\T4 

,( C\RSE1 !SE MONOPOLIES >E DI/RIBUT$ 9 V>I\S WAYS ACCORD+ TO ! ZONES ( ,EMPIRE4 ,9 ! SO-CALL$ DEVELOP$ L&S1 :]E RELIGI\S DISC\RSE HAS LO/ ?IS ABILITY1 ! SCI5CES CON/ITUTE A DISC\RSE ( TRU? TO :I* IS ATTRIBUT$ ! P[] TO =MULATE ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( ! COLLECTIVITY4 ,IT IS !RE=E PRECISELY H]E :]E WE MU/ BEG9 TO PROMPT SECESSION4 

,PROMPT+ SECESSION FROM ! SCI5CES DOES NOT MEAN P\NC+ ON !M AS IF ON A CITADEL TO CONQU] OR RAZE1 BUT 9CREAS+ ! PROM95CE ( ! FAULT L9ES ?AN RUN ?R\< !M1 SID+ ) ?OSE :O EMPHASIZE !SE L9ES1 :O ATTEMPT TO UNMASK !M4 ,9 ! SAME WAY ?AT RIFTS CON/ANTLY PLAGUE ! FALSE D5SITY ( ! SOCIAL1 EV]Y BRAN* ( ! SCI5CES =MS A BATTLEFIELD SATURAT$ ) /RATEGIES4 ,= A LONG TIME ! SCI5TIFIC COMMUNITY HAS MANAG$ TO GIVE ITSELF ! IMAGE ( A L>GE UNIT$ FAMILY1 CONS5SUAL = ! MO/ P>T1 & ANYWAY RESPECT+ ! RULES ( C\RTESY4 ,?IS WAS EV5 ! MAJOR POLITICAL OP]ATION ATTA*$ TO ! EXI/5CE ( ! SCI5CES3 CONCEAL+ ! 9T]NAL SPLITS1 & EX]T+1 FROM ?AT SMOO!D OV] IMAGE1 AN UNEQUAL$ 9FLU5CE ( T]ROR4 ,T]ROR T[>DS ! \TSIDE3 ! DEPRIVATION ( ! /ATUS ( TRU? = ANY & ALL DISCUSSION ?AT IS NOT RECOGNIZ$ AS SCI5TIFIC4 ,T]ROR T[>DS ! 9SIDE3 ! POLITE BUT FI]CE DISQUALIFICATION ( POT5TIAL H]ESIES4 0,E/EEM$ COLLEAGUE4440 

,EA* SCI5CE IMPLEM5TS A S]IES ( HYPO!SES2 !SE HYPO!SES >E SO MANY DECISIONS REG>D+ ! CON/RUCTION ( REALITY4 ,TODAY ?IS IS WIDELY ADMITT$4 ,:AT IS D5I$ IS ! E?ICAL SIGNIFICANCE ( EA* ( !SE DECISIONS1 9 :AT WAY !Y 9VOLVE A C]TA9 LIFE-=M1 A C]TA9 WAY ( P]CEIV+ ! WORLD 7= 9/ANCE1 EXP]I5C+ ! EVOLUTION ( V>I\S BE+S AS ! UNW9D+ ( A G5ETIC PROGRAM1 OR JOY AS A QUE/ION ( S]OTON974 

,CONSID]$ 9 ?IS WAY1 SCI5TIFIC LANGUAGE GAMES SEEM MADE LESS = E/ABLI%+ COMMUNICATION BETWE5 ?OSE :O USE !M1 ?AN = EXCLUD+ ?OSE :O IGNORE !M4 ,! AIRTI<T EQUIPM5T 9 :I* SCI5TIFIC ACTIVITY IS 5SCONC$ -- LABORATORIES1 SYMPOSIUMS1 ETC4 -- C>RIES 9 ITSELF A DIVORCE BETWE5 EXP]IM5TS & ! WORLDS !Y MAY DESCRIBE4 ,IT IS NOT 5\< TO DESCRIBE ! WAY ! SO-CALL$ CORE RESE>* IS ALWAYS CONNECT$ 9 SOME WAY TO MILIT>Y-COMM]CIAL 9T]E/S1 & H[1 RECIPROCALLY1 !SE 9T]E/S DEF9E ! CONT5TS1 ! V]Y P>AMET]S ( RESE>*4 ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT SCI5CE P>TICIPATES 9 ,IMP]IAL PACIFICATION IT IS FIR/LY BY C>RY+ \T ONLY ?OSE EXP]IM5TS1 TE/+ ONLY ?OSE HYPO!SES ?AT >E COMPATIBLE ) ! MA9T5ANCE ( ! PREVAIL+ ORD]4 ,\R CAPACITY TO RU9 ,IMP]IAL ,ORD] IS CONDITION$ UPON OP5+ SPACES = ANTAGONI/IC EXP]IM5TS4 ,= !SE EXP]IM5TS TO PRODUCE !IR RELAT$ WORLDS1 WE NE$ SU* CLE>$ SPACES1 JU/ AS ! PLURALITY ( !SE WORLDS IS NE$$ = ! SMO!R$ ANTAGONISMS ( SCI5TIFIC PRACTICE TO BE EXPRESS$4 

,IT IS IMPORTANT ?AT ! PRACTITION]S ( ! OLD ME*ANI/IC & ,PA/EURIAN M$IC9E REJO9 ?OSE :O PRACTICE :AT MI<T BE CALL$ TRADITIONAL M$IC9E -- ALL NEW AGE CONFUSION ASIDE4 ,! ATTA*M5T TO RESE>* NE$S TO CEASE BE+ CONFUS$ ) ! JUDICIAL DEF5SE ( ! 9TEGRITY ( ! LABORATORY4 ,NON-PRODUCTIVI/ AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES NE$ TO DEVELOP BEYOND ORGANIC LABELS4 ,?OSE :O 5DURE ! 9SUFF]ABLE CONTRADICTIONS ( PUBLIC $UCATION1 BETWE5 ! DEF5SE ( GOOD CITIZ5%IP & ! WORK%OP ( ! DIFFUSE 5TREPR5EURIAT1 NE$ TO BECOME MORE & MORE NUM]\S4 ,CULTURE %\LD NO LONG] BE ABLE TO BOA/ AB\T ! CONTRIBUTIONS ( A S+LE 9V5TOR4 

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,9 ORD] TO BECOME EFFECTIVE1 ! P]SPECTIVE ( BREAK+ ! CAPITALI/ CIRCUITS REQUIRES ?AT SECESSIONS MULTIPLY1 & ?AT !Y CONSOLIDATE4 

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