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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! EV5TUALITY CAPITALISM MA9TA9S ITS /RANGLEHOLD ON ! PLANET1 ! (FICIAL HI/ORIES ( ! PRES5T MOM5T ( RESI/ANCE1 DECADES FROM N[1 WILL CLAIM ?AT ! BATTLES RAG+ >\ND US BEGAN ) ! ECONOMIC RECESSION ( #bh & W]E FUR!R EXAC]BAT$ BY A SECOND RECESSION 9 #b#b4 ,! REASON = ?IS FRAM+ IS FAIRLY OBVI\S3 IT OBSCURES LONG] HI/ORIES ( REVOLT1 P>TICUL>LY ! EXACT =]UNN]S ( GREAT] REBELLIONS2 & IT PORTRAYS US1 ! PLEBES1 AS SIMPLE ME*ANICAL ACCESSORIES ?AT ONLY 5T] 9TO DYSFUNCTION :5 ! ECONOMY FAILS TO PRODUCE ABUNDANCE1 AS ?\< WE W]E JU/ PUPPETS DANC+ ON ! /R+S ( F9ANCE4 

,IT IS MORE UNSETTL+1 ?\< F> FROM SURPRIS+1 :5 SU* FRAM+S ( \R HI/ORY COME FROM )9 ! MOVEM5T1 AL?\< NE>LY ALWAYS1 ! ACADEMIC W+ !RE(4 

,:AT REVOLTS DO WE MISS \T ON ) ?IS FRAM+8 ,9 FACT1 WE EXCLUDE ALL ! IMPORTANT REVOLTS ?AT SUCCESSFULLY BROKE ) ! ,COLD ,W> LOGIC ?AT HAD SUFFOCAT$ SOCIAL /RUGGLE = DECADES & DEVELOP$ ! V]Y LOGICS & PRACTICES ?AT W\LD BE DEPLOY$ SO =CEFULLY AFT] #b#h4 ,! ,OKA ,/&(F 9 #a#i#i1 ! ,LOS ,ANGELES RIOTS ( #a#i#i#b1 ! ,ZAPATI/A UPRIS+ 9 #a#i#i#d1 ! ,SEATTLE RIOTS ( #a#i#i#i1 ! ,SECOND ,9TIFADA ( #b-#b#e1 ! ,BLACK ,SPR+ 9 ,KABYLIE 9 #b#a1 ! ,>G5T9E G5]AL /RIKE & RIOTS ( #b#a1 ! ,BOLIVIAN ,GAS ,W> ( #b#e1 ! ,FR5* BANLIEUE UPRIS+ ( #be & ANTI-,C,P,E RIOTS ( #b#f1 TO NAME JU/ A FEW4 

,:AT REVOLUTION>Y DEVELOPM5TS DO WE EXCISE :5 WE DO NOT VIEW !SE MOVEM5TS AS ! ORIG9ATORS ( \R CURR5T WAVE ( REBELLIONS8 ,PRACTICALLY EV]Y?+ IMPORTANT3 

- ! TACTICAL FOCUS ON BLOCKAD+ 9FRA/RUCTURE TO BR+ ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM TO ITS KNEES 

- MULTITUD9\S ACTIONS L>GELY AT ! M>G9S ( ALL =MAL ORGANIZATIONS 

- ! C5TRALITY ( ,9DIG5\S L& /RUGGLES & ANTIRACI/ UPRIS+S 

- A REFUSAL TO DIALOGUE ) EXI/+ 9/ITUTIONS & 9/EAD AN 9SI/5CE ON DISRUPT+ !IR SUMMITS & !IR MANAG]IAL DOM9ANCE 

- 9 ! ,U,S1 A DET]M9ATION BY P>T ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T TO ALWAYS 9T]V5E AFT] POLICE MURD]S 

- 9 BO? ,FRANCE & ,NOR!RN ,AFRICA1 ! PRACTICE ( RESPOND+ TO DEA?S AFT] POLICE 5C\NT]S--9CLUD+ ?OSE :O COMMIT SUICIDE AFT] BE+ HUMILIAT$ BY ! POLICE--) MASSIVE RIOTS 

- 9 ,GREECE & ,SPA91 TURN+ SABOTAGE 9TO A HI< VISIBILITY PRACTICE1 FOLL[+ ! !ORY ( 9SURRECTION>Y G5]ALIZATION 

- 9 ,MEXICO1 DEVELOP+ A REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK ?AT IS SPECIFICALLY ANTI-VANGU>DI/1 ?AT SEEKS TO CREATE SPACES ( DIALOGUE ACROSS SOCIAL MOVEM5TS RA!R ?AN CONTROLL+ SU* MOVEM5TS1 & ?AT BREAKS ) ! /ATI/ PRACTICE ( SUBSUM+ REVOLUTION TO A MILIT>Y CONTE/ 

- FROM ,ALG]IA TO ,MEXICO1 AN EMPHASIS ON TRADITIONAL1 ,9DIG5\S1 ASSEMBLY-BAS$ DECISION-MAK+ /RUCTURES AS MORE LEGITIMATE & MORE LIB]ATORY ?AN /ATE /RUCTURES 

,9T]E/+LY1 WE CAN F9D A FEW ( !SE FEATURES 9 ! MOVEM5TS ?AT OCCURR$ DUR+ ! ,COLD ,W>1 SU* AS WILDCAT /RIKES & ANTIRACI/ URBAN REBELLIONS1 BUT ALL ( !M--FROM ,P>IS '#f#h TO ,WATTS--W]E QUICKLY M>G9ALIZ$1 COOPT$1 OR /IFL$ BY ! MORE =MALLY ORGANIZ$ =CES ?AT W]E DOM9ANT 9 ?OSE MOVEM5TS4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( MOVEM5TS 9 ?AT TIME P]IOD TOOK S]I\SLY ! FICTIONS ( NEOLIB]AL FRE$OM 9 ! ,N,A,T,O BLOC OR DEMOCRATIC C5TRALISM 9 ! ANTICOLONIAL MOVEM5TS ( ,ASIA1 ,AFRICA1 & ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 ,SU* FICTIONS HOLD LITTLE WAT] TODAY4 

,)\T ! DEVELOPM5TS DESCRIB$ ABOVE1 ! REVOLTS ?AT COME AFT] #bh CAN BE SC>CELY UND]/OOD1 & EXPLA9+ !M AS BYPRODUCTS ( AN ECONOMIC RECESSION IS DIS+5U\S1 NOT LEA/ ( :I* BECAUSE IT'S A SLOPPY EXPLANATION3 ! 9SURRECTION 9 ,GREECE 9 ,DECEMB] #bh CAME BE=E ! RECESSION WAS REALLY FELT 9 ! /REETS2 ! PLAZA OCCUPATION MOVEM5T 9 ,SPA9 BEGAN AFT] AU/]ITY MEASURES W]E ANN\NC$ BUT BE=E !Y TOOK EFFECT1 & MAJOR REBELLIONS 9 ,TURKEY & ,BRAZIL TOOK PLACE :5 ?OSE C\NTRIES W]E 9 MOM5TS ( RAPID ECONOMIC GR[?4 

,EV5 MORE IMPORTANTLY1 ! FIR/ MAJOR VICTORIES AGA9/ NEOLIB]ALISM--9 ,BOLIVIA 9 #bc & #b#e1 9 ,FRANCE 9 #b#f--OCCURR$ BE=E \R CURR5T REBELLIONS SUPPOS$LY BEGAN4 ,IS !RE NOT ! %AD[ ( A POSSIBILITY ?AT \R FI]CE RESI/ANCE1 BY M>K+ A H>D LIMIT TO F9ANCIAL EXPANSION1 WAS A FACTOR 9 TRIGG]+ ! ECONOMIC RECESSION1 RA!R ?AN BE+ A M]E PRODUCT ( IT8 ,IT MAKES P]FECT S5SE :Y CAPITALI/ ECONOMI/S W\LD NEV] WANT TO CONSID] ! POSSIBILITY ?AT WE ! PLEBES MI<T BECOME MOV]S ( HI/ORY & WRECK]S ( ECONOMIES1 BUT :Y W\LD SUPPOS$ ANTICAPITALI/S 9SI/ ON IGNOR+ ?AT POSSIBILITY8 ,JU/ TO CONT9UE SPOON-FE$+ A DECREPIT !ORY ?AT GOES FROM CL[NI% TO MACABRE :5 IT CONT9UES TO 9SI/1 AFT] #ae YE>S ( DISA/]S & BAD CALLS1 ?AT IT CON/ITUTES A SCI5TIFIC APPROA* TO REVOLUTION8 

,! ECONOMI/IC1 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS ?AT CLAIMS \R RESI/ANCE BEG9S ) ECONOMIC D[NTURNS %>ES MORE 9 COMMON ) ! GAZE ( ?OSE HIR$ TO DISSECT REVOLT ?AN ) ! GAZE ( ?OSE :O P>TICIPATE 9 IT4 ,AS SUMM>IZ$ 9 #bc ,!SES ,CONC]N+ ,REVOLT1 0,TODAY ALL BELONG TO ! RUL+ CLASS :O VIEW !IR [N LIVES FROM ABOVE40 

- ,DI/RI ,JOSEP ,G>D5YES 
#bc ,!SES ,CONC]N+ ,REVOLT 

,:I* MOVEM5TS >E UNDULY EMPHASIZ$ BY CLAIM+ A />T+ DATE ( #bh TO ! CURR5T WAVE ( RESI/ANCE8 ,! PLAZA OCCUPATION MOVEM5T 9 S\!RN ,EUROPE & ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET 9 ! ,U,S C]TA9LY B5EFIT FROM ?IS FRAM+4 ,BO? ( !SE MOVEM5TS EXPLICITLY SPOKE ! LANGUAGE ( ANTI-AU/]ITY & POSITION$ !MSELVES AS POPUL> RESPONSES TO ! ECONOMIC CRISIS1 EV5 ?\< !Y BO? CON/ITUT$1 IF NOT ! \TRI<T A/ROTURF+ ( A MOVEM5T1 !N C]TA9LY ACADEMIC 9T]V5TIONS :OSE REAL REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL >OSE 9 ?OSE MOM5TS !Y W]E SUBV]T$ BY !IR [N P>TICIPANTS4 

,9 ! ,SPANI% /ATE1 ! PLAZA OCCUPATION MOVEM5T >OSE AT A TIME :5 NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLIES1 AFF9ITY GR\PS1 & 9DEP5D5T LABOR UNIONS W]E ALREADY DEVELOP+ A POPUL>1 COMBATIVE RESPONSE TO ! \TRAGES ( CAPITALISM1 SPECIFICALLY BREAK+ ) ! MAJOR 0YELL[0 UNIONS ?AT HAD SUCCESSFULLY OP]AT$ AS ! MANAG]S ( ! WORK+ CLASS S9CE ! 5D ( ! FASCI/ REGIME4 ,! 0,9DIGNADOS0 MOVEM5T SPECIFICALLY ATTEMPT$ TO CAPTURE ?AT T]RA91 /RIP IT ( AN ANTICAPITALI/ ANALYSIS1 PACIFY IT1 & %IFT IT TO ! T]RA9 ( POLITICS1 :]E IT L$ TO ! =MATION ( A NEW POLITICAL P>TY ?AT N[ =MS P>T ( ! RUL+ COALITION4 ,ALL ! REVOLUTION>Y DEVELOPM5TS ( ?IS MOVEM5T CAME FROM ?OSE CITIES :]E RADICALS DEFEAT$ ! PACIFY+ EF=TS ( W\LD-BE MOVEM5T LEAD]S4 ,AS = ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET1 ! MO/ RADICAL DEVELOPM5TS CAME FROM ,OAKL& &1 ON A SMALL] SCALE1 O!R CITIES ?AT EMBRAC$ ! IMPORTANCE ( AN ANTIRACI/ ANALYSIS OV] ! POPULISM ( ! #i#i.01 & ?AT REJECT$ ! PACIFISM & DEMOCRATIC /RICTURES AGA9/ FRE$OM ( ACTION IMPOS$ BY ! ORGANIZ]S4 

,H]E WE GLIMPSE ANO!R REACTION>Y T5D5CY ( ! QUANTITATIVE APPROA*3 A RETIC5CE TO ACKN[L$GE ! C5TRALITY ( :ITE SUPREMACY TO CAPITALISM4 ,:5 ! MA9/REAM M$IA ANALYZE ! RISE ( ! F> ,RI<T--OR AT LEA/ :AT PASSES = ANALYSIS ) !M--!Y (T5 CODE IT AS SYMPA?Y = ! 0WORK+ CLASS04 ,H[EV]1 MANY SOCIOLOGICAL ANTICAPITALI/S HAVE DONE ! SAME ?+1 :I* IS1 AGA91 SLOPPY4 ,9 ! ,U,S1 IT WAS ,BLACK WORK]S :O W]E MO/ HURT BY ! =MS ( DE9DU/RIALIZATION ?AT ACTUALLY DID OCCUR1 :]EAS L>GELY :ITE >EAS ( ! ,S\? EXP]I5C$ AN 9CREAS+ 9DU/RIALIZATION4 ,EXPLA9+ :ITE SUPREMACY ?R\< AN ECONOMIC :ITE ANXIETY IS A CAN>D ?AT PLAYS 9TO A NORMALIZATION ( SAID :ITE SUPREMACY4 ,YET SOME GO EV5 FUR!R1 DEC5T]+ ! ANTIRACI/ *>ACT] ( ! WAVE ( REBELLIONS ?AT SWEPT ! ,U,S1 ! ,U,K1 ,FRANCE1 & O!R C\NTRIES 9 #b#b1 PORTRAY+ IT AS A PROLET>IAN REVOLT 9 :I* QUE/IONS ( ,BLACKNESS & ANTI-,BLACKNESS W]E M]E ID5TITY4 7,OBVI\SLY1 CLASS CONFLICTS DID RUN :ITE HOT ?R\< ! MIDDLE ( ?AT REBELLION1 BUT !Y CANNOT BE ADDRESS$ EXCEPT FROM ! /&PO9T & HI/ORY ( ,BLACK REVOLT )\T UNWITT+LY AID+ ! EF=TS ( ! PACIFI]S47 

,!Y R$UCE VA/ SOCIAL CONFLICTS /EMM+ FROM OPPRESSIONS ?AT PR$ATE CAPITALISM TO ID5TITY & CLAIM ID5TITIES >E A M]E PRODUCT ( CLASS1 ! ONLY ID5TITY ?AT !Y *OOSE TO NATURALIZE1 EXCIS+ ALL ( HI/ORY ?AT CANNOT BE TOLD BY ! QUANTITATIVE FL[ ( CAPITAL4 ,?IS IS ! SAME :ITE UNIV]SALISM ( E>LI] G5]ATIONS ( REVOLUTION>IES-TURN$-REACTION>IES1 SU* AS ! DISGRUNTL$ :ITE ,M>XI/S :O1 NO LONG] ALL[$ TO BE ! DEFAULT REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT DUE TO ! \TRAGES ( 0ID5TITY POLITICS10 JO9$ ! ,REPUBLICAN ,P>TY TO BECOME ! >*ITECTS ( ! ,CULTURE ,W> 9 ! #a#i#gS4 

,BY ID5TIFY+ ! ROOTS ( ! ONGO+ REBELLIONS 9 ! E>LI] EXP]I5CES1 FROM #aii TO #b#f1 ?AT ,I JU/ M5TION$1 ! FACT ?AT ! SM>TE/ & FI]CE/ RESI/ANCE TO CAPITALISM IS REACT+ L>GELY TO CAPITALISM'S COLONIAL1 :ITE SUPREMACI/ NATURE BECOMES UND5IABLE4 ,AGA91 WE SEE ?IS DI/ANCE BETWE5 :AT PEOPLE >E 9SI/+ & EXP]I5C+ 9 ! /REETS1 & ! OBJECTIVE EXPLANATION O!RS TRY TO IMPOSE ON ! /REETS FROM \TSIDE & ABOVE4 ,( C\RSE1 IDEOLOGY IS /RONG 5\< ?AT ONE C\LD EV5 V5TURE 9TO ! /REETS & SEE ONLY :AT ONE WANTS1 BUT :AT USE IS ?IS TO ?OSE :O WANT TO LE>N FROM & EXT5D REVOLTS8 ,:AT USE IS AN 9SURRECTION IF WE DON'T FEEL ITS RAGE & LE>N ITS SECRET HI/ORY1 IF WE /RAP IT D[N1 HOOK IT UP TO AN 5G9E1 & H>NESS ITS TREMORS TO %AKE ALL ! PEOPLE :O PASS$ ?R\< ?AT CRUCIBLE 9TO !IR PROP] CATEGORIES8 

,ULTIMATELY1 ?IS IS A FAILURE WE HAVE ALREADY SUFF]$ FROM4 ,COMRADES ( ! AUTONOM\S MOVEM5TS ( ! '#fS & '#gS HAVE ALREADY TOLD US ?AT !IR SCI5TIFIC ASSURANCE ?AT CAPITALISM WAS 9EVITABLY1 ME*ANICALLY ON ITS LA/ LEGS CONTRIBUT$ TO !IR DEFEAT & !IR 9ABILITY TO PIVOT >\ND !IR DISAPPO9TM5TS4 ,WE HAVE READ A SIMIL> DECAY ( ASSURANCE 9TO DISAPPO9TM5T 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y *RONICLES ( ! E>LY #b? C5TURY4 ,%ALL WE N[ !ORIZE A PO/-LATE CAPITALISM8 ,:5 DOES ! MILL5NIUM >RIVE ?IS TIME1 BRO!R8 

,HI/ORICAL MEMORY CAN MAKE ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 A ROBU/ /RUGGLE & ONE ?AT IS MANIPULAT$ & WAYLAID4 ,:5 WE TELL \R HI/ORY1 WE MU/ BE SURE TO CON/RUCT IT 9 A WAY ?AT MAKES IT USEFUL TO US1 ?AT REFLECTS \R [N NE$S & EXP]I5CES1 RA!R ?AN CON=M+ TO IDEOLOGIES ?AT >E 9COMPATIBLE ) ! REALITY 9 ! /REETS4 

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