,DE/RUCTION & ,LANGUAGE 

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,AU?OR 3 ,ALFR$O ,M>IA ,BONANNO 

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74447 ,! /RUCTURE ( DOM9ATION1 ! CONDITIONS ( CONFLICT & ! COMPOSITION ( ! EXPLOIT$ CLASS HAVE *ANG$ TO SU* AN EXT5T ?AT AN OP]ATION LIKE 0! TAK+ ( ! ,W9T] ,PALACE0 9 ! M>XI/ S5SE OR A LIB]ATION FROM ! BOTTOM 9 ! AN>*I/ S5SE HAVE BECOME UTT]LY 9CONCEIVABLE4 ,!SE TWO 5DEAVORS >E ANTI!TICAL1 BUT !Y %>E ! IDEA ( TAK+ OV] ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & PLAC+ !M 9 ! H&S ( ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ! EXPLOIT$ CLASS :O WILL ORGANIZE LIB]AT$ SOCIETY4 ,SO :AT REMA9S8 

,:AT REMA9S IS DE/RUCTIVE ATTACK444 & ?IS IS A MO/ AMBIGU\S PO9T444 ,:AT DOES DE/RUCTION MEAN8 ,:AT DOES IT MEAN TO KNOCK D[N A TRELLIS1 :5 A HUNDR$ ?\S&1 P]HAPS A MILLION ( !M >E /ILL /&+8 ,:AT IS ITS SIGNIFICANCE8 

,I ?9K WE WILL HAVE TO REFLECT A BIT1 TAKE A /EP BACK4 ,EV]Y ONE ( US HAS BUILT A POSITIVE & A NEGATIVE CONCEPTION ( REALITY 9SIDE ( \RSELVES4 ,WE LIVE 9 A CONTEXT ?AT WE ASSUME TO BE REAL 7UNLESS WE ACCEPT ! CONCEPT ( ! BUTT]FLY & ! DREAM71 REAL & POSITIVE1 I4E41 CORRESPOND+ TO A CON/RUCTIVE DIM5SION PROVID$ ) *>ACT]I/ICS ?AT EVOLVE OV] TIME1 & WE DEF9E ?IS EVOLUTION AS HI/ORY4 ,FROM ! MI/S ( A HYPO!TICAL NEGATIVE D>K1 MIDDLE AGE1 WE HAVE REA*$ MOD]N CIVILIZATION4 ,N[ !RE IS P5ICILL91 & PEOPLE NO LONG] DIE ( ! PLAGUE OR EV5 MAL>IA1 AT LEA/ )9 C]TA9 LIMITS1 S9CE !RE >E /ILL P>TS ( ! GLOBE :]E PEOPLE DO DIE ( !SE ?+S4 

,?US1 )9 \RSELVES1 WE GIVE A POSITIVE VALUE TO ! CON/RUCTIVE1 S9CE WE >E AN ORGANIZATION 7EV5 FROM ! BIOLOGICAL VIEWPO9T7 & >E AFRAID ( DEA? AS ! EXTREME CONCEPT ( DE/RUCTION4 ,WE ?9K ?AT \R LIFE IS AN ACCUMULATION ( ! POSITIVE4 ,WE >E BABIES1 WE GR[1 WE GET /RONG]1 BECOME ADULTS1 !N OLD PEOPLE1 & !N WE DIE4 ,! LA/ IS ALWAYS RELEGAT$ TO ! FUTURE1 BUT 9 ! C\RSE ( \R LIVES WE ONLY WANT TO ACQUIRE444 RECOGNITION 7BUT NOT REAL E/ATE1 S9CE AS AN>*I/S & REVOLUTION>IES WE DON'T [N PROP]TY74 ,BUT ?IS ISN'T ALL WE WANT TO DO4 ,FROM ! MOM5T ?AT WE ?9K ( GR[? & ACQUISITION AS POSITIVE1 WE CONSID] QUANTITY POSITIVE4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IF WE KN[ ?REE LANGUAGES1 WE CONSID] \RSELVES BETT] ?AN SOMEONE :O ONLY KN[S ONE OR TWO4 ,WE DON'T REALIZE ?AT !RE IS A FUNCTIONALI/ HYPO!SIS1 A UTILIT>IAN HYPO!SIS1 9 ALL ?IS4 ,!RE >E RESIDUES ( ?AT OLD #a#h? C5TURY PROCESS :I* ?\<T ?AT BY PURSU+ :AT IS USEFUL 9 ! S+LE 9DIVIDUAL ONE GETS AN 9CREASE 9 :AT IS USEFUL OV]ALL 9 HUMANITY4 ,?IS IS A MO/ NEF>I\S CONCEPT ?AT HAS HAD MANY NEGATIVE CONSEQU5CES4 ,:AT HAPP5S :5 WE CONSID] QUANTITY1 EV]YDAY QUANTITY1 AS ! QUALITY ( \R LIFE8 

,9 ! AGONIZ+ DESIRE TO HAVE SOME?+ TO POSSESS1 WE HAVE LO/ SOME?+ = BE+ SOMEONE1 WE HAVE LO/ ! QUALITY ( BE+ SOMEONE1 & WE >E NO LONG] ABLE TO DI/+UI% ?IS REALITY ( \RS1 ?IS ?+ = :I* IT IS WOR? ! TR\BLE TO LIVE4 

,H]E IS :Y WE FE> DE/RUCTION3 ,FIR/1 BECAUSE IT REM9DS US ( DEA?4 ,SECOND1 BECAUSE IT REM9DS US ( ! REFUSAL ( FUNCTIONALITY4 ,ONE :O DE/ROYS IS NOT FUNCTIONAL TO ANY?+ 

,IT IS NOT1 9 FACT1 TRUE -- AT LEA/ NOT COMPLETELY -- ?AT KNOCK+ D[N A TRELLIS DOES REAL DAMAGE TO ! 9T]E/S ( ,5,E,L4.<#a.> ,!RE IS NO EQUATION BY :I* 0ONE LESS TRELLIS0 EQUALS 0ONE MORE 9JURY TO ,5,E,L40 ,AN ABSOLUTE RELATION%IP ( ?IS SORT DOES NOT EXI/1 & ANYONE :O TRIES TO PROVE SU* AN EQUATION IS TALK+ RUBBI%4 ,SO :Y DO WE FE> DE/RUCTION8 ,WE FE> SOME?+ )9 \RSELVES1 NOT SOME?+ \TSIDE \RSELVES4 ,WE CAN UND]/& QUANTITY1 GR[? & ACQUISITION ?R\< REASON4 ,WE CAN UND]/& ! CRITIQUE ( ALL ?IS ?R\< REASON1 LEAD+ TO ! WEAK ?\<T ,I M5TION$ E>LI]1 ! UNC]TA9TY1 ! D\BT1 ETC4 ,WE CANNOT UND]/& DE/RUCTION ?R\< REASON1 BECAUSE TO UND]/& ! CONCEPT ( DE/RUCTION 9 ITS MO/ RADICAL S5SE1 EV]Y ONE ( US W\LD HAVE TO FEEL A S5SE ( REVULSION = \R (F5D$ DIGNITY1 9 ORD] TO UND]/& ! MEAN+ ( DE/RUCTION1 EA* ( US W\LD HAVE TO BE P]SONALLY 9VOLV$4 

,WE CANNOT DE/ROY SOME?+ IF WE >E NOT WILL+ TO DE/ROY \RSELVES 9 ! MOM5T ?AT WE DE/ROY ?AT ?+4 ,9 MY OP9ION1 ?IS IS ! CONCEPT ( 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! DE/RUCTIVE ACT4 ,WE CAN SEP>ATE ! ACQUISITIVE1 CON/RUCTIVE ACT FROM \RSELVES & SAY3 0,LOOK1 ,I POSSESS A H\SE & A LIBR>Y ( #a1 VOLUMES01 BUT WE CANNOT SEP>ATE ! IDEA ( DE/RUCTION FROM \RSELVES4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 WE CAN USE LANGUAGE TO ILLU/RATE ! ACQUISITIVE CONCEPT1 ! H\SE1 ! BOOKS1 ! CULTURE1 ! GR[?1 ! ?REE TONGUES WE HAVE MA/]$1 BUT WE CANNOT USE LANGUAGE TO ILLU/RATE ! PROBLEM ( DE/RUCTION4 ,MY WORDS MAKE NO S5SE4 ,?IS IS :Y !Y RA9 D[N ON Y\R HEADS AS IF DEPRIV$ ( MEAN+1 BECAUSE SPEAK+ ( DE/RUCTION MAKES NO S5SE EXCEPT ?R\< ANO!R TYPE ( LANGUAGE4 ,?IS O!R TYPE ( LANGUAGE 444 IS NOT M]ELY =M$ ( WORDS1 BUT ( ?AT EXTRAORD9>ILY COMPLEX COMB9ATION ?AT IS REALIZ$ BETWE5 !ORY & PRACTICE4 ,! TOTALITY ( EA* ONE ( US1 ( \R BE+ HUMAN1 ! DEEP BE+ ( \R BODY & \R ?\<T1 IS ! SYMBIOSIS ( !ORY & PRACTICE1 NOT ONLY ! RISK1 BUT ALSO ! DESIRE1 ! PLEASURE1 ! LU/ = LIV+ \R LIFE FULLY1 ?IS IS A DIFF]5T LANGUAGE4 ,& IT IS NOT A LANGUAGE ?AT CAN BE CLASSIFI$ 9 WORDS444 

444 ,DE/RUCTION IS NOT A METAPHYSICAL IDEA4 ,DE/RUCTION CONSI/S ( GO+ 9TO A PLACE & WRECK+ SOME?+1 BUT ! PROCESS ?AT CAN ALL[ US TO C>RY \T ?IS ACTION IS A PROCESS ?AT MU/ 9VOLVE US 9 \R TOTALITY1 AS COMPLETE HUMAN BE+S1 AS M5 & WOM5 CAPABLE ( EXPRESS+ \RSELVES 9 COMPLET5ESS1 NOT 9 ! SEP>ATION ?AT WANTS TO DI/+UI% US FROM :AT WE HAVE ACQUIR$1 FROM :AT WE KN[1 FROM :AT WE POSSESS1 NOT 9 ?IS SEP>ATION1 BECAUSE ! LANGUAGE ( WORDS DOM9ATES 9 ?IS SEP>ATION4 ,& ?IS IS A LANGUAGE DICTAT$ BY ! RATIONALITY ( C5TURIES ( OPPRESSION1 9 %ORT1 ,C>TESIAN LANGUAGE ( ?OSE :O BUILT PRISONS1 TORTURE *AMB]S1 9QUISITIONS2 ! LANGUAGE ( PRIE/S1 ,FRANCISCANS1 ,DOM9ICANS :O S5T ,GIORDANO ,BRUNO TO ! /AKE 9 ,CAMPO DI ,FIORI4 ,BUT 9 DE/RUCTION ANO!R LANGUAGE PREVAILS1 9 DE/RUCTION ANO!R LANGUAGE IS NECESS>Y4 

,9 DE/RUCTION1 ! LANGUAGE ( GRATUIT\SNESS1 ( DISMANTL+1 ! LANGUAGE ( MY?1 ( ,DIONYSUS1 BLOSSOMS4 ,DIONYSUS IS ! GOD ( /RANG5ESS1 ! GOD :O COMES LIKE A ?IEF 9 ! NI<T1 :O P5ETRATES 9TO US4 ,DIONYSUS IS ! GOD ( WOM51 NOT ( M54 ,?IS IS BECAUSE ?IS CONCEPT ( DE/RUCTION IS MORE COMPREH5SIBLE TO WOM5 ?AN TO M5 :O >E MU* MORE FE>FUL ?AN WOM54 

,:Y IS ! CONCEPT ( DE/RUCTION L9K$ TO ,DIONYSUS1 ! GOD :O CAME 9 ! NI<T LIKE A ?IEF1 ! GOD :O HAD NO PLACE ( WOR%IP BUT WAS A /RANG] EV]Y:]E & EV]Y:]E P5ETRAT$ 9TO ! CULTS ( O!R GODS8 ,BECAUSE ! CULT ( ,DIONYSUS IS ESS5TIALLY BAS$ ON DE/RUCTION1 9DE$1 ON ! TE>+ TO PIECES 7SP>AGMOS7 ( ! 5EMY4 ,! VICTIM IS DISMEMB]$1 %ATT]$1 SMA%$1 & ?IS IS ! EFFECTIVE MEAN+ ( DE/RUCTION1 9 :I* WE SEE ! ,DIONYSIAN 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! PRIMORDIAL ACT ( RADICALLY DE/ROY+ ! 5EMY AT ITS DEEPE/ ROOT4 ,?IS HAS NO?+ TO DO ) QUANTITATIVE ATTACK4 

,= ! FIR/ TIME1 WE >E 5T]+ 9TO AN ORD] ( PROBLEMS ?AT >E DIFF]5T1 ?AT HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) ! TRADITIONAL CRITIQUE ( ! P>TY1 ! UNION1 ETC4 ,( C\RSE1 :5 WE SPEAK ( DE/RUCTION1 S9CE IT IS A DANG]\S M9EFIELD 9 :I* !RE >E MANY OBJECTIONS1 ! DISCUSSION C\LD GO ON 5DLESSLY4 ,?IS IS :Y ,I WANT TO CONCLUDE BY SAY+ ?AT ! CONCEPT ( DE/RUCTION IS EXPRESSIBLE ?R\< ! TOTALITY ( ! P]SON :O C>RIES IT \T 9 DE$S1 & AT ! MOM5T ?AT %E C>RIES IT \T 9 ACTION1 IT IS !ORY1 ! POSSIBILITY ( BE+ UND]/OOD BY ! O!R4 ,UNLIKE ! CON/RUCTIVE CONCEPT1 :I* CAN BE SEP>AT$ FROM ! ONE :O C>RIES IT \T1 :O CAN !N BE V]Y GOOD AT TALK+ AB\T ! PROBLEMS RELAT$ TO CON/RUCTION1 & SO ON4 

444,I WANT IT TO BE WELL UND]/OOD ?AT !RE ISN'T JU/ ! LANGUAGE ( WORDS ?AT WE ALL EXP]I5CE1 BUT O!R POSSIBILITIES = COMMUNICAT+ AS WELL4 ,IT C\LD BE SAID ?AT EA* ONE ( US HAS HIS [N LANGUAGE4 ,?IS IS :Y1 :5 WE UND]/& :AT DE/RUCTION IS1 :5 WE UND]/& ?AT IT IS NOT JU/ AB\T SMA%+ COMPUT]S1 :5 WE BECOME AW>E ?AT ?IS IS JU/ ! PLAYFUL ASPECT ( ! PROBLEM1 BUT ?AT !RE IS SOME?+ ELSE ?AT WE NE$ TO CONSID]1 SOME?+ ?AT 9VOLVES US P]SONALLY AT \R DEEPE/ ROOTS1 & ?AT ?IS HAS ITS 9ITIAL IMPULSE 9 ?AT P>T ( \RSELVES ?AT RELATES TO ! W\ND$ DIGNITY ( :I* WE >E SURELY AW>E1 BECAUSE O!RWISE WE W\LDN'T BE H]E1 WE W\LDN'T EV5 BE ONE ( ! COMRADES1 !N WE >E ALREADY 9 POSSESSION ( DE/RUCTIVE LANGUAGE1 WE CAN BEG9 TO BE DE/RUCTIVE4 

,HAVE Y\ EV] ASK$ Y\RSELF :Y Y\ >E DISGU/$ :5 Y\ SEE A FASCI/8 ,HE IS A HUMAN BE+1 LIKE Y\1 LIKE ME4 ,OR RA!R1 S9CE FASCI/S >E SOMETIMES EV5 BEAUTIFUL Y\NG M5 & WOM51 :Y DO !Y DISGU/ Y\8 ,:Y DO ! POLICE DISGU/ Y\8 ,BECAUSE !Y >E DANG]\S8 ,BECAUSE ( :AT !Y SAY8 ,NO4 ,?IS IS SOME?+ ?AT IS NOT WELL UND]/OOD4 ,:5 ,I AM 9 PRISON1 ! WOR/ ?+ ?AT COMES BE=E MY EYES IS ! MAN 9 UNI=M4 ,?IS IS :Y ,I %UT MY DOOR TO AVOID SEE+ !M1 TO AVOID HE>+ !M SPEAK4 ,!Y MAY EV5 SAY 9TELLIG5T ?+S 7A DIFFICULT FACT 9 ITSELF71 BUT !RE IS SOME?+ ?AT CANNOT BE COMPREH5D$1 SOME?+ ?AT DISGU/S4 

,:5 SPEAK+ ( ! PROBLEM ( DE/RUCTION1 !RE IS ALSO ! OBJECTION ?AT IT ISN'T POSSIBLE TO MAKE A DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! V&AL :O SMA%ES EV]Y?+ & ! REVOLUTION>Y :O ATTACKS AFT] A PRECISE REASON+ PROCESS4 ,! PROBLEM REMA9S & IS NOT EASILY ID5TIFI$4 ,AN 0OBJECTIVE0 DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! DE/RUCTIVE REVOLUTION>Y ACT & ! ACT ( V&ALISM CANNOT BE NAIL$ D[N1 )\T RUNN+ 9TO SOME V]Y GREAT DIFFICULTIES4 ,WE CANNOT SEEK AN 0OBJECTIVE0 DIFF]5CE ?AT REASSURES US ONCE & = ALL4 ,WE CANNOT SAY ?AT SMA%+ ! POLICE VAN & KNOCK+ D[N ! TRELLIS >E REVOLUTION>Y ACTS 9 !MSELVES1 :]EAS FI<T+ 9 ! SPORTS /ADIUM IS HOOLIGANISM4 ,GRATUIT\SNESS IS NOT A DECISIVE FACTOR 9 H[ ONE DET]M9ES ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 HOOLIGANISM & ! REVOLUTION>Y ACT4 ,IF IT W]E1 ONCE AGA9 ! FUNCTIONALI/ HYPO!SIS W\LD BE !RE1 ! GOAL TO BE REA*$ W\LD 5TIRELY OCCUPY ! SPACE ( REASON+4 ,IF WE ?9K ?AT BY CUTT+ D[N AN ,5,E,L TRELLIS1 WE KNOCK \T ! HE>T ( ! /ATE1 !N WE >E TRULY (F 9 \T] SPACE1 EV5 IF IT W]E HUNDR$S ( TRELLISES4 ,IT ISN'T MA!MATICAL LOGIC ?AT C\NTS4 

,IT IS IMPORTANT TO UND]/& ?AT ! DIFF]5CE ?AT EXI/S IS TO BE S\<T 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL MATURITY ( ! PEOPLE :O C>RY \T !SE ACTS1 9 :AT !Y S5SE1 :AT !Y DESIRE1 & EV5 9 :AT !Y >E ABLE TO PROJECT PRACTICALLY1 TRANS=M+ ! DREAM 9TO CONCRETE ACTIVITY4 

,!RE IS NO D\BT ?AT 9 ! HOOLIGAN ONE F9DS1 & OPPOSES1 A /RANGE ACCUMULATION ( FEEL+S4 ,!RE IS ! GRATUIT\SNESS ( ! ACT1 ! IGNORANCE1 ! 9ABILITY ( ! V&AL TO GRASP ! ELEM5TS ?AT DET]M9E ! REALITY ?AT SURR\NDS HIM4 ,BUT !RE IS ALSO A S5SE ( REBELLION4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SUGGE/ ?AT ?IS REBELLION TAKES PREC$5CE1 S9CE (T5 9 ! HOOLIGAN1 ! H]D 9/9CT PREVAILS4 ,IT IS NOT1 9 FACT1 TRUE ?AT ?OSE :O FI<T 9 SPORTS /ADIUMS RUN RIOT 9DIVIDUALLY4 ,!Y >E ALMO/ ALWAYS REGIM5T$ ?R\< MU/]+ PROCESSES1 F9ANC$ BY V>I\S CLUBS1 BR\<T TOGE!R ?R\< TEAM /RUCTURES1 SYMBOLS1 SLOGANS1 BITS ( OLD IDEOLOGIES1 ETC4 

,! COMRADE :O ACTS BY ATTACK+ A /RUCTURE ( ! 5EMY1 :ILE NOT WANT+ TO HAVE REC\RSE TO ! ID5TIFICATION ( A PURELY 0OBJECTIVE0 PLAN1 />TS FROM DIFF]5T MOTIVATIONS1 FROM A MORE >TICULATE SOCIAL MATURATION4 ,IF1 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL SPH]E1 ! HOOLIGAN DOESN'T KN[ H[ TO SP5D ,SUNDAY PLEASANTLY1 ! COMRADE1 9/EAD1 9VOLVES HIS 5TIRE BE+ 9 ATTACK+ AN OBJECTIVE4 ,5T]+ 9TO ! DE/RUCTIVE DIM5SION MAKES A BREAK ) ! P]SI/5T TRADITION ( ! QUANTITATIVE1 GR[? & ! 9/ITUTIONALIZATION ( LIFE REGIM5T$ BY O!RS4 ,?IS IS ! DIFF]5CE4 

,9 MY OP9ION1 ! KEY ( ! EXPLANATION IS S\<T 9 BEHAVIORS ?AT HAVE A SUBJECTIVE IMPORTANCE1 )\T SU* BEHAVIORS HAV+ TO AB&ON !MSELVES1 = ?IS REASON1 TO ATOMIZATION1 TO ! ELEM5T>Y CONDITION ( S+LE COMPON5TS )\T COHESION BETWE5 !M4 ,& IT IS OBVI\S ?AT WE >E AFRAID TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE = AN 9DIVIDUAL MOTIVATION TO BE A TURN+ PO9T4 ,& WE >E AFRAID BECAUSE = A HUNDR$ & FIFTY YE>S !Y HAVE PO9T$ \T TO US ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y NOT TO />T FROM ! 9DIVIDUAL1 BUT FROM ! CLASS1 FROM OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS1 FROM HI/ORY1 FROM ! 9TR9SIC ME*ANISMS 9 HI/ORY1 FROM ?AT ?+ CALL$ DIALECTICAL MAT]IALISM4 ,WE HAVE /ILL NOT FRE$ \RSELVES FROM ?IS H]ITAGE4 

  

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