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,AS LONG AS ! PRES5T SOCIAL ORD] EXI/S1 IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID 9T]ACTION ) ! V>I\S FACETS ( ! P[] /RUCTURE4 ,?OSE ( US :O CALL \RSELVES AN>*I/S NE$ TO *OOSE TO MAKE !SE 9T]ACTIONS CLE>LY ADV]S>IAL & CONFLICTUAL1 REFLECT+ \R DESIRE TO DE/ROY ! P[] /RUCTURE COMPLETELY4 ,SU* A *OICE REQUIRES KN[L$GE ( ! 5EMY4 ,ALMO/ EV]Y AN>*I/ RECOGNIZES ?AT ! /ATE & CAPITAL >E FACETS ( ! P[] /RUCTURE & HAS SOME M9IMAL UND]/&+ ( H[ !SE FUNCTION AS SU*4 ,9CREAS+ NUMB]S ( AN>*I/S >E RECOGNIZ+ ?AT TE*NOLOGY & IDEOLOGY >E ALSO P>T ( ! NETWORK ( P[]4 ,ONE W\LD ?9K ?AT FROM ?IS !Y W\LD DRAW ! DUE CONCLUSION ?AT ! TE*NOLOGICAL SY/EM = ! DISSEM9ATION ( IDEOLOGY1 ! M$IA 7,I USE ! WORD M$IA TO REF] SPECIFICALLY TO ?IS SY/EM 9 ITS TOTALITY1 NOT TO REF] TO SPECIFIC TOOLS IT USES TO C>RY \T ITS FUNCTION1 S9CE SOME ( !SE TOOLS CAN BE US$ 9 DIFF]5T MANN]1 EV5 AGA9/ ?IS FUNCTION71 IS AN 9H]5T P>T ( ! P[] /RUCTURE &1 !RE=E1 AN 5EMY ( ALL REBELLION & ( EV]Y ATTEMPT TO CREATE FREE LIFE4 ,YET EV5 9 ! FACE ( ! 9T5SE CONC5TRATION ( ! M$IA 9TO A V]Y FEW MEGA-CORPORATIONAL H&S 7 A FACT ?AT %\LD REVEAL SOME?+ ( ITS NATURE71 !RE >E /ILL SOME AN>*I/S :O WILL DIRECTLY -- & 9 A NONCONFLICTUAL MANN] -- 9T]ACT ) IT 9 AN ATTEMPT TO COMMUNICATE AN>*I/ IDEAS ON ITS T]RA94 ,?IS %[S A LACK ( UND]/&+ ( H[ ! M$IA FUNCTIONS4 

,! M$IA PLAYS A SPECIFIC ROLE 9 ! P[] /RUCTURE1 A ROLE ?AT1 9 A DEMOCRATIC /ATE1 BECOMES NOT ONLY ESS5TIAL1 BUT ALSO C5TRAL TO ! FUNCTION+ ( P[]4 ,BUT BE=E CONT9U+1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO CONFRONT ! ILLUSIONS MANY HAVE AB\T DEMOCRACY4 ,:ILE IT IS TRUE ?AT DEMOCRACY CAN M]ELY MEAN A DECISION-MAK+ PROCESS :I* (F]S ALL 9VOLV$ A SAY OR A VOTE 9 EA* DECISION 7:Y ?IS IS 9COMPATIBLE ) AN>*Y IS A SUBJECT BE/ DEALT ) AT ANO!R TIME = ! SAKE ( BREVITY71 9 ! PRES5T ]A1 DEMOCRACY IS ALSO & MORE ESS5TIALLY A SY/EM ( /ATE & SOCIAL P[] :I* MA9TA9S SOCIAL PEACE BY ALL[+ ! EXPRESSION ( ! BROADE/ POSSIBLE SPECTRUM ( OP9IONS4 ,! DEMOCRATIC /ATE IS ABLE TO ALL[ SU* A BROAD SPECTRUM ( OP9ION PRECISELY BECAUSE OP9IONS >E BASICALLY SUB/ANCELESS4 ,OP9IONS >E IDEAS ?AT HAVE BE5 DRA9$ ( ALL VITALITY4 ,SEP>AT$ FROM LIFE & FROM ANY PROJECTUAL BASIS1 !Y HAVE BECOME H>MLESS BLA!R+ ?AT ULTIMATELY /R5G!NS ! DEMOCRATIC /ATE BY MAK+ IT APPE> TOL]ANT & OP5 AS COMP>$ TO FEUDAL OR DICTATORIAL /ATES4 

,FROM ?IS1 ! POLITICAL FUNCTION ( ! M$IA %\LD BE OBVI\S4 ,IT IS ! M$IATOR & PROCESSOR ( DEMOCRATIC OP9ION4 ,IT DEV\RS ! COMPLEXITIES ( LIFE & SOCIAL 9T]ACTION1 ( 9T]NATIONAL RELATIONS & 9SURG5CY1 ( CULTURAL BREAKD[N & ECONOMIC NECESSITY444 ! TOTALITY ( REALITY 9 ! PRES5T1 & MA%ES !M TO MU% BETWE5 ITS TEE?1 !N DIGE/S !M & %ITS \T444TURDS4 ,ALL ( ! COMPLEXITIES1 ALL ( ! VITALITY1 ALL CONNECTION TO REAL LIFE HAS BE5 LEE*$ \T1 & WE >E LEFT TO DECIDE :E!R !SE NE>LY ID5TICAL BR[N LUMPS /9K OR NOT4 ,! REALITY FROM :I* FROM :I* !SE TURDS W]E PRODUC$ IS SO DI/ANT ?AT WE 0KN[0 ?AT WE CAN'T EFFECT IT DIRECTLY1 SO 9/EAD WE BUY ! B9>Y LOGIC ( ! DEMOCRATIC /ATE1 >GUE AT ! PUB OV] ! /9K9ESS ( TURDS & VOTE = ?OSE POLITICIANS :OSE BULL%IT EXUDES ! SWEETE/ >OMA4 ,TO BE = OR AGA9/ ?IS W>1 ?AT LAW1 :ATEV] C&IDATE1 POLICY OR PROGRAM IS NO ?REAT :ATSOEV] TO P[]4 ,! PURPOSE ( ! M$IA IS PRECISELY TO PROMOTE ! PR$IGE/$ ?9K+ ?AT KEEPS US PASSIVE 9 ! FACE ( A DI/ANT REALITY1 ALWAYS READY TO *OOSE BETWE5 ! OPTIONS (F]$ BY ! DEMOCRATIC /ATE1 OPTIONS ?AT ALL 5D UP SUBJECT+ ! *OOS] TO ! P[] ( ! /ATE & CAPITAL4 

,! M$IA HAS ANO!R ESS5TIAL FUNCTION4 ,IT IS ! CREATOR ( IMAGES = CONSUMPTION4 ,IT CREATES CELEBRITIES & P]SONALITIES = PEOPLE TO LOOK UP TO & VIC>I\SLY LIVE ?R\<4 ,IT CREATES ROLE IMAGES = PEOPLE TO IMITATE 9 ORD] TO 9V5T !IR 0ID5TITY04 ,IT CREATES IMAGES ( EV5TS SEP>AT$ FROM & PLAC$ ABOVE LIFE4 ,IT IS ?R\< !SE IMAGES1 +E/$ UNCRITICALLY1 ?AT PEOPLE >E TO VIEW & 9T]PRET ! WORLD1 =MULAT+ !IR OP9IONS \T ( ?IS VIRTUAL UNREALITY4 ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT ! M$IA SUCCE$S1 ! RESULT IS A PASSIVE1 PR$ICTABLE POPULATION CONSUM+ ! TRA% DI%$ \T BY ! SOCIAL ORD]4 

,9 *OOS+ TO SEEK TO GET ONE'S IDEAS ACROSS ?R\< ! M$IA1 ONE IS *OOS+ TO FE$ !SE IDEAS TO ?IS MA/ICAT+ MON/]1 TO (F] ONE'S SELF TO ?IS LIFE-DRA9+ <\L4 ,= AN>*I/S ?IS MAKES NO S5SE4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE = ! M$IA TO PORTRAY AN>*ISM AS A LIV+ PRAXIS OR AN>*I/S AS COMPLEX MULTI-DIM5SIONAL 9DIVIDUALS4 ,IT IS !RE=E NOT POSSIBLE TO EXPRESS AN>*I/ IDEAS 9 A WOR?:ILE WAY ?R\< ?IS =UM4 ,! IDEAS WILL BE *EW$ UP & %AT \T AS ONE OP9ION AMONG MANY1 ONE MORE TURD AB\T :OSE ODOR ! PUBLIC CAN >GUE4 ,! LIV+ 9DIVIDUALS GET *EW$ UP & %AT \T AS IMAGES -- ( FREAKS1 ( 9TELLECTUAL BROOD]S1 ( /REET RIOT]S -- BUT ESS5TIALLY AS IMAGES NOT LIV+1 ACT+ BE+S4 ,! M$IA IS P>T ( ! P[] /RUCTURE1 &1 AS SU*1 IS \R 5EMY4 ,WE CAN'T PLAY !IR GAME & W94 

,AN \T/&+ EXAMPLE ( H[ ?IS PROCESS WORKS CAN BE SE5 ON ! SEGM5T AB\T AN>*I/S ?AT APPE>$ ON #f ,M9UTES %ORTLY AFT] ! DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ ! ,W,T,O 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,?IS TWELVE-M9UTE COLLAGE ( 9T]VIEWS & IMAGES WAS PROBABLY ! BE/ ?AT AN>*I/S C\LD EXPECT FROM COOP]AT+ ) ! M$IA4 ,& FROM />T TO F9I% ! M$IA C>RI$ \T ITS TASK4 ,FROM OV] TWO H\RS ( 9T]VIEWS & SEV]AL H\RS ( VIDEO FOOTAGE FROM ! EV5TS 9 ,SEATTLE1 ! %['S $ITORS SELECT$ :AT !Y 7OR !IR BOSSES7 WANT$ TO USE TO MAKE UP ?IS BRIEF SEGM5T4 ,US+ ! TITLE1 0,! ,NEW ,AN>*I/S01 ALREADY !SE EXP]TS 9 M$IATION HAD MADE A SEP>ATION BETWE5 ! VIEW]S & !SE NEW 0CELEBRITIES01 ?IS 0NEW0 SUBCULTURE4 ,! IMAGE-BUILD+ SPECIALI/S 9T]VIEW$ ! ONE !Y CALL$ ! 0PHILOSOPHICAL GUIDE0 SEP>ATELY FROM ! O!R AN>*I/S2 ! 9T]VIEW] & ?IS ONE TO :OM ! M$IA ATTRIBUT$ A GUID+ ROLE SAT FACE-TO-FACE AS PE]S4 ,! O!R AN>*I/S W]E 9T]VIEW$ AS A GR\P1 SOME ( !M SEAT$ ON ! FLOOR1 ! CAM]A ANGLE LEAV+ ! IMPRESSION ?AT ALL W]E SEAT$ L[] ?AN ! 9T]VIEW]4 ,A VIEW] :O DIDN'T KN[ BETT] W\LD BE LEFT ) ! IMPRESSION ?AT !SE 0NEW AN>*I/S0 >E FOLL[]S ( LEAD]1 EV5 IF HE IS ONLY CALL$ A 0PHILOSOPHICAL GUIDE04 ,! 9T]VIEW] V]Y CLE>LY DIRECT$ :AT WAS SAID ) HIS QUE/IONS -- ?IS IS HIS SPECIALTY AFT] ALL4 ,BY ALL[+ ! 9T]VIEW TO PASS 9 NORMAL FA%ION1 !SE AN>*I/S PLAY$ RI<T 9TO ! H&S ( ! M$IA4 ,BY ANSW]+ ! QUE/IONS1 !Y WEAK5$ !IR >GUM5TS1 FELL 9TO CLI*ES SU* AS ! DULL OLD SAW AB\T PROP]TY DE/RUCTION NOT BE+ VIOL5CE & HELP$ TO FUR!R M>G9ALIZE & SPECTACUL>IZE !MSELVES4 ,I HAVE NOT YET SE5 A M$IA DEPICTION ( !SE 0NEW AN>*I/S01 ( ! 0,EUG5E AN>*I/S0 7A T]M ?AT AN>*I/S 9 ,EUG5E W\LD DO WELL TO DE/ROY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE71 OR :ATEV] T]M ! P>TICUL> J\RNALI/1 9T]VIEW] OR NEWSP]SON *OOSES TO USE ?AT WAS NOT ?IS MANIPULATIVE -- BECAUSE ?AT'S H[ ! M$IA FUNCTIONS4 

,9 ! WAKE ( ! DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,SEATTLE1 !RE HAS BE5 A LOT ( ATT5TION PAID TO AN>*I/S 9 ! M$IA1 P>TICUL>LY FOCUS+ ON ! QUE/ION ( PROP]TY DE/RUCTION4 ,MU* HAS COME \T ( ?IS ?AT ,I F9D DI/URB+ ?\< NOT SURPRIS+4 ,SOME AN>*I/S HAVE BEGUN TO WORRY AB\T !IR M$IA IMAGE4 ,?US !RE >E ?OSE AN>*I/S :O CONDEMN PROP]TY DE/RUCTION BECAUSE IT WILL GIVE AN>*I/S A BAD PUBLIC IMAGE4 ,BUT !SE >E SO RIDICUL\S ?AT !Y DI/URB ME LESS ?AN ?OSE :O PUBLICLY 9SI/ ?AT 0 PROP]TY DE/RUCTION IS NOT VIOL5CE40 ,BY US+ ?IS >GUM5T ?AT HAS COME \T FREQU5TLY 9 ! M$IA1 AN>*I/S >E LETT+ !MSELVES GET DRAWN 9TO ! VALUES ( ?IS SOCIETY2 !Y >E MEASUR+ !IR WORDS TO FIT !M 9TO ! VIEWPO9T ( DEMOCRATIC DIALOGUE4 ,?IS VIEWPO9T SEEKS TO =CE REVOLUTION>Y ACTION TO FIT 9TO ! MORAL EQUATION ( VIOL5CE_/NONVIOL5CE4 ,= AN>*I/S :O DET]M9E !IR ACTIONS = !MSELVES1 ON !IR [N T]MS1 SU* EQUATIONS >E USELESS2 !Y HAVE NO SIGNIFICANCE4 ,C5TRAL TO AN>*I/ ACTIVITY 9 ! PRES5T IS ! NECESSITY TO DE/ROY ! /ATE1 CAPITAL1 & ALL 9/ITUTIONS ( P[] & AU?ORITY 9 ORD] TO CREATE ! POSSIBILITY = EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL TO FULLY REALIZE H]SELF AS HE SEES FIT4 ,SU* TOTAL DE/RUCTION -- ! DE/RUCTION ( A WORLD-5COMPASS+ CIVILIZATION -- WILL BE VIOL5T4 ,!RE IS NO S5SE 9 D5Y+ OR APOLOGIZ+ = ?IS4 4 ,:AT EA* ( US DOES TO A*IEVE ?IS IS DET]M9$ BY EA* 9DIVIDUAL 9 T]MS ( H] DESIRES1 DREAMS1 CAPABILITIES & CIRCUM/ANCES -- 9 T]MS ( ! LIFE HE IS SEEK+ TO CREATE = H]SELF4 ,IT HAS NO RELATION%IP TO ANY SORT ( MORALITY4 ,!RE=E1 AS AN>*I/S1 WE HAVE NO USE = DEAL+ ) SU* QUE/IONS AS3 0,IS PROP]TY DE/RUCTION VIOL5CE OR NOT80 0,IS ?IS AN ACT ( SELF-DEF5SE OR (F5SIVE ATTACK80 ,WE HAVE NO REASON TO C>E4 ,\R DESIRE IS TO ATTACK & DE/ROY ALL P[] /RUCTURES & ?IS DET]M9ES \R ACTIONS4 ,!SE O!R QUE/IONS >E BAS$ ON ! HYPOCRITICAL MORAL RULES ( P[] ?AT S]VE NO O!R PURPOSE ?AN TO PLACE WEI<T$ *A9S ON \R ABILITY TO ACT4 ,SO ( :AT USE IS IT TO US TO SPEAK TO ! M$IA AB\T !SE QUE/IONS ON ITS T]MS1 US+ ITS GUIDEL9ES ( H[ TO SPEAK ( !SE MATT]S & FOLL[+ ITS PROTOCOL8 ,9 FACT1 ( :AT USE IS IT TO US TO TALK TO ! M$IA AT ALL8 

,9 DEAL+ ) ! M$IA ON ITS T]RA91 ONE *OOSES TO GIVE UP DET]M9+ ONE'S [N ACTIONS ON ONE'S [N T]MS4 ,AS ! #f ,M9UTES EPISODE MADE SO CLE>1 DEAL+ ) ! M$IA ON ITS T]RA9 IS ACCEPT+ DELEGATION4 ,ONE TURNS ONE'S IDEAS OV] TO ! MA/]S ( 0COMMUNICATION0 TO BE MA/ICAT$ 9TO MORE OP9IONS 9 ! IDEOLOGICAL M>KETPLACE4 ,ONE GIVES ! REALITY ( ONE'S LIFE OV] TO !SE EXP]TS 9 SEP>ATION TO BE TURN$ 9TO #f-SECOND IMAGES ( ISOLAT$ EV5TS4 ,ONE TURNS ! ACTIVITY ( COMMUNICATION OV] TO ?OSE :OSE SPECIALTY IS ! ONE WAY 0COMMUNICATION0 ( DEVITALIZ$1 PRE-DIGE/$ NON-IDEAS & NONEV5TS ?AT CREATE SOCIAL CONS5SUS4 ,& !N ONE COMPLA9S AB\T H[ BADLY ONE WAS REPRES5T$ 9 ! M$IA4 ,:Y DID ONE *OOSE TO BE REPRES5T$ AT ALL8 ,! *OICE TO ACCEPT M$IA REPRES5TATION IS NO LESS AN ACCEPTANCE ( DELEGATION ?AN VOT+ OR UNIONISM4 ,! REJECTION ( DELEGATION1 SO C5TRAL TO AN AN>*I/ & 9SURRECTIONAL P]SPECTIVE1 9CLUDES ! REFUSAL TO DEAL ) ! M$IA ON ITS T]MS4 

,IF WE TAKE SELF-DET]M9ATION & SELF-ACTIVITY AS FUNDAM5TAL BASES = AN>*I/ PRACTICE1 ! WAY TO COMMUNICATE \R IDEAS IS CLE>LY TO CREATE \R [N MEANS ( COMMUNICATION4 ,GRAFFITI1 PO/]S1 COMMUNIQUES1 PAP]S1 MAGAZ9ES & PIRATE RADIO CAN ALL BE US$ TO EXPRESS AN>*I/ IDEAS )\T PUTT+ !M ?R\< ! MA/ICAT+ ME*ANISMS ( ! M$IA4 ,!SE SELF-DET]M9$ MEANS ( COMMUNICATION CAN BE DI/+UI%$ FROM ! M$IA 9 ?AT !Y >E NOT ATTEMPTS TO M$IATE OP9IONS & IMAGES :ILE CLAIM+ OBJECTIVITY & DI%+ \T PRE-DIGE/$ PABLUM TO A PASSIVE AUDI5CE2 !Y >E ACTUAL ATTEMPTS ON ! P>T ( AN>*I/S TO EXPRESS !IR IDEAS NOT ONLY 9 ! WORDS BUT ALSO 9 ! ME?OD ?R\< :I* !Y GO AB\T EXPRESS+ !M4 ,( C\RSE !SE ME?ODS1 :I* WE CAN TAKE 9TO \R [N H&S1 WILL NOT GET \T TO NE>LY AS MANY PEOPLE AS A MA9/REAM NEWSPAP]1 MAGAZ9E OR TELEVISION %[4 ,BUT SU* CONSID]ATIONS C\LD ONLY BE ( SIGNIFICANCE TO ?OSE :O WANT TO EVANGELIZE1 TO ?OSE :O VIEW AN>*Y AS A BELIEF SY/EM TO :I* WE MU/ CONV]T PEOPLE IF !RE IS EV] TO BE A REVOLUTION4 ,TO P>APHRASE SOME ,ITALIAN COMRADES3 IF ONE HAS NO COMMODITIES TO SELL1 ( :AT USE >E NEON SIGNS8 ,& 9 ! ]A ( ! REIGN ( CAPITAL1 EVANGELISM -- EV5 AN>*I/ EVANGELISM -- IS IDEOLOGICAL M>KETE]+4 ,TO ?OSE :OSE 9T]E/ IS CREAT+ !IR LIVES AS !IR [N & DE/ROY+ ! SOCIETY ?AT PREV5TS ?IS1 SU* M>KETE]+ IS WOR?LESS4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 S9CE ! ANTI-,W,T,O ACTIONS 9 ,SEATTLE1 ! M$IA HAS BE5 DROOL+ OV] ! AN>*I/ MORSEL1 & !RE HAVE BE5 AN>*I/S WILL+ TO GIVE IT :AT IT WANTS4 ,UND\BT$LY1 ! M$IA WILL CONT9UE TO H\ND AN>*I/S = AS LONG AS AN>*Y IS A M>KETABLE ITEM4 ,IT IS !RE=E NECESS>Y ?AT WE AN>*I/S RECOGNIZE ?AT ! M$IA IS P>T ( ! P[] /RUCTURE JU/ LIKE ! /ATE1 CAPITAL1 RELIGION1 LAW444,9 O!R WORDS1 ! M$IA IS \R 5EMY & WE %\LD TREAT IT AS SU*4 ,9 ?IS LI<T1 ! ACTION ( ?REE ,ITALIAN AN>*I/S -- ,>TURO1 ,LUCA & ,DREW -- BECOMES EXEMPL>Y4 ,:5 A J\RNALI/ 9VAD$ ! FUN]AL ( !IR COMRADE 9 SE>* ( A JUICY MORSEL ( NEWS1 !Y BEAT HIM4 

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