,DISSONANCES 

,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! DISSONANCE LIES 9 ! CONT5T ( !SE >GUM5TS4 ,BUT BY REMA9+ 9 ! CONT5T1 CRY/ALLIZ+ ITSELF 9 ! PLACE = SAY+ 7& EV5 DO+71 !Y C\LD ALSO BECOME ELEM5TS ( RECUP]ATION1 FOOD = FUTURE CONS]VATIVE ?\<T1 NEW UNI=MS 7( A DIFF]5T COLOR71 NEW 'IDOLS' 79 A MORE AGREEABLE =MAT74 ,!RE >E NO DEF9ITIVE RECIPES NOT EV5 DISSONANCES1 CAPABLE ( BREAK+ ! RHY?M ?AT CON/ANTLY 5VELOPS US4 

,YET DISSONANCE HAS SOME?+ ELSE TO (F]4 

,SOME?+ MEAN+FUL APPE>S 9 ! CROSSROADS ( RHY?MS BETWE5 RE-EVOK$ FACTS1 ! TIME ( WRIT+ & ! TIME ( FRUITION1 ?AT IS1 9 ! TASK FREELY TAK5 ON BY ! READ] ONE P]CEIVES A CONT5T :I* IS SOME?+ O!R ?AN ! S+LE >GUM5TS1 ! WAYS ( SEE+ & ! SAY+ ( WAYS4 ,9 LETT+ ONESELF BE /RUCK BY DISSONANCE ONE IS NOT ILLUM9AT$1 ONE DOES NOT FALL PRO/RATE ON ! ROAD TO ,DAMASCUS BUT SIMPLY CREATES AIR >\ND ONE'S ?\<TS1 ?AT IS1 ONE LETS 9ADV]T5CE 5T] ! FIELD ( CODIFICATION4 ,! RANGE ( >GUM5TS ITSELF OP5S ! WAY TO UNPR$ICTABLE UNIONS ?AT W]E NOT 9T5D$ DUR+ ! PHASE ( WRIT+1 & W]E PROBABLY NOT PROBLEMS AS SU* EV5 9 ! FACTUAL PHASE4 ,DISSONANCE !RE=E ACTS LIKE A CATALY/ = CASUAL OP5+S ?AT CANNOT BE CONTROLL$4 ,JU/ ONE W>N+3 DO NOT LET Y\RSELF GET PANICKY AB\T MEAN+4 

,IF DISSONANCE IS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( H>MONY & CON/ITUTES ! O!R \TCOME1 ONE ?AT IS ALWAYS =ESEEABLE & EV5 DESIRABLE1 ITS FREE COAGULATION 9 PROCESSES ( ALEATORY FRUITION PRODUCES SOME?+ ELSE1 A RUPTURE ?AT IS NOT EASILY AM5DABLE4 ,MAY O!RS RESPECT ! COMPLETE CYCLE 9 ! REASSUR+ RIV]B$ ( MEAN+1 ) :I* ! WAT] C>RI]S QU5* \R FE>S1 BUT ELSE:]E4 ,H]E ONE IS PROPOS+ A READ+ ?AT IS ITSELF A RISK3 A *ANCE1 A J\RNEY OP5 TO O!R POSSIBILITIES4 

,*ANCE IS YET TO BE DISCOV]$1 IF NO?+ ELSE 9 ITS CONNECTION ) *AOS4 ,BUT EV5 ?AT IS YET TO BE DISCOV]$1 AT LEA/ 9 CONNECTION ) SPONTANE\S ORD]4 ,SEE Y\ ELSE:]E4 

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,:AT CAN WE DO ) ANTI-FASCISM8 

,! FOX KN[S MANY ?+S4 ,! PORCUP9E ONLY ONE1 BUT IT IS GREAT 

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,FASCISM IS A SEV5-LETT] WORD BEG9N+ ) ,F4 ,HUMAN BE+S LIKE PLAY+ ) WORDS :I*1 BY P>TLY CONCEAL+ REALITY1 ABSOLVE !M FROM P]SONAL REFLECTION OR HAV+ TO MAKE DECISIONS4 ,! SYMBOL ACTS 9 \R PLACE1 SUPPLY+ US ) A FLAG & AN ALIBI4 

,& :5 WE PUT 'ANTI-' 9 FRONT ( ! SYMBOL IT IS NOT SIMPLY A QUE/ION ( BE+ AGA9/ :AT ABSOLUTELY DISGU/S US4 ,WE FEEL SAFE ?AT WE >E ON ! O!R SIDE & HAVE DONE \R DUTY4 ,HAV+ REC\RSE TO ?AT 'ANTI-' GIVES US A CLE> CONSCI5CE1 5CLOS+ US 9 A WELL-GU>D$ & MU* FREQU5T$ FIELD4 

,MEAN:ILE ?+S MOVE ON4 ,! YE>S GO BY & SO DO P[] RELATIONS4 ,NEW BOSSES TAKE ! PLACE ( ! OLD & ! TRAGIC C(F9 ( P[] IS PASS$ FROM ONE H& TO ! NEXT4 ,! FASCI/S ( YE/]YE> HAVE COMPLI$ ) ! DEMOCRATIC GAME & H&$ OV] !IR FLAGS & SWA/IKAS TO A FEW MADM54 ,& :Y NOT8 ,?AT IS ! WAY ( M5 ( P[]4 ,! *IT-*AT COMES & GOES1 POLITICAL REALISM IS ET]NAL4 ,BUT WE1 :O KN[ LITTLE OR NO?+ ( POLITICS1 >E EMB>RESS$LY ASK+ \RSELVES :ATEV] HAS HAPP5$ GIV5 ?AT ! BLACK%IRT$1 CLUB-BE>+ FASCI/S WE ONCE F\<T SO RESOLUTELY >E DISAPPE>+ FROM ! SC5E4 ,SO1 LIKE HEADLESS *ICK5S WE >E LOOK+ = A NEW SCAPEGOAT AGA9/ :I* WE CAN UNLEA% \R ALL-TOO-READY HATR$1 :ILE EV]Y?+ >\ND US IS BECOM+ MORE SUBTLE & MELL[ & P[] IS CALL+ ON US TO 5T] 9TO DIALOGUE3 ,BUT PLEASE /EP =W>D1 SAY :AT Y\ HAVE TO SAY1 IT'S NOT A PROBLEM6 ,DON'T =GET1 WE'RE LIV+ 9 A DEMOCRACY1 EV]YONE HAS ! RI<T TO SAY :AT !Y LIKE4 ,O!RS LI/51 AGREE OR DISAGREE1 !N %E] NUMB]S DECIDE ! GAME4 ,! MAJORITY W9 & ! M9ORITY >E LEFT ) ! RI<T TO CONT9UE TO DISAGREE4 ,SO LONG AS EV]Y?+ REMA9S )9 ! DIALECTIC ( TAK+ SIDES4 

,IF WE W]E TO R$UCE ! QUE/ION ( FASCISM TO WORDS1 WE W\LD BE =C$ TO ADMIT IT HAD ALL BE5 A GAME4 ,P]HAPS A DREAM4 ',MUSSOL9I1 AN HONE/ MAN1 A GREAT POLITICIAN4 ,HE MADE MI/AKES4 ,BUT :O DIDN'T8 ,!N HE GOT \T ( CONTROL4 ,HE WAS BETRAY$4 ,WE W]E ALL BETRAY$4 ,FASCI/ MY?OLOGY8 ,LEAVE IT AT ?AT6 ,!RE'S NO PO9T 9 ?9K+ AB\T SU* RELICS ( ! PA/4' 

',HITL]'1 ,KLAUSMANN REC\NTS1 S>CA/ICALLY PORTRAY+ ! M5TALITY ( ,G]H>T ,HAUPTMANN1 ! OLD !ORETICIAN ( POLITICAL REALISM1 '9 ! LA/ ANALYSIS 444 MY DE> FRI5DS6 444 NO BAD FEEL+S6 LET'S TRY TO BE444 NO1 IF Y\ DON'T M9D1 444 ALL[ ME 444 OBJECTIVE 444 CAN ,I GET Y\ ANO!R DR9K8 ,?IS *AMPAGNE444 REALLY EXTRAORD9>Y -- ,HITL] ! MAN1 ,I MEAN 444 ! *AMPAGNE AS WELL1 = ?AT MATT] AN ABSOLUTELY EXTRAORD9>Y EVOLUTION 444 ,G]MAN Y\?444 AB\T SEV5 MILLION VOTES 444 AS ,I HAVE (T5 SAID TO MY ,JEWI% FRI5DS444 !SE ,G]MANS444 9CR$IBLE NATION444 TRULY MY/]I\S  444COSMIC IMPULSES444,GOE! 444 ! SAGA ( DYNAMIC 444 ELEM5T>Y IRRESI/IBLE T5D5CIES444' 

,NO1 NOT AT ! LEVEL ( SMALL TALK4 ,DIFF]5CES GET HAZY OV] A GLASS ( GOOD W9E & EV]Y?+ BECOMES A MATT] ( OP9ION4 ,BECAUSE1 & ?IS IS ! IMPORTANT ?+1 !RE >E DIFF]5CES1 NOT BETWE5 FASCISM & ANTIFASCISM BUT BETWE5 ?OSE :O WANT P[] & ?OSE :O FI<T AGA9/ IT & REFUSE IT4 ,BUT AT :AT LEVEL >E ! F\NDATIONS ( !SE DIFF]5CES TO BE F\ND8 

,BY HAV+ REC\RSE TO ANALYSIS8 ,I DON'T ?9K SO4 

,HI/ORIANS >E ! MO/ USEFUL CATEGORY ( IDIOTS 9 ! S]VICE ( P[]4 ,!Y ?9K !Y KN[ A LOT BUT ! MORE !Y FURI\SLY /UDY DOCUM5TS1 ! MORE ?AT IS ALL !Y KN[3 DOCUM5TS :I* 9CONTROV]TIBLY ATTE/ TO :AT HAPP5$1 ! WILL ( ! 9DIVIDUAL IMPRISON$ 9 ! RATIONALITY ( ! EV5T4 ,! EQUIVAL5T ( TRU? & FACT4 ,TO CONSID] ANY?+ ELSE POSSIBLE IS A M]E LIT]>Y PA/IME4 ,IF ! HI/ORIAN HAS ! FA9TE/ GLIMM] ( 9TELLIG5CE1 HE MOVES OV] TO PHILOSOPHY IMM$IATELY1 IMM]S+ HIMSELF 9 COMMON ANGUI% & SU* LIKE4 ,TALES ( DE$S1 FAIRY-TALE GNOMES & 5*ANT$ CA/LES4 ,MEAN:ILE ! WORLD >\ND US SETTLES 9TO ! H&S ( ! P[]FUL & !IR REVISION-BOOK CULTURE1 UNABLE TO TELL ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 A DOCUM5T & A BAK$ POTATO4 ',IF MAN'S WILL W]E FREE'1 WRITES ,TOL/OY 9 ,W> & ,PEACE1 '! :OLE ( HI/ORY W\LD BE A S]IES ( =TUIT\S EV5TS444 IF 9/EAD !RE IS ONE S+LE LAW GOV]N+ MAN'S ACTIONS1 FREE WILL CANNOT EXI/1 BECAUSE MAN'S WILL MU/ BE SUBJECT TO ?OSE LAWS4' 

,! FACT IS ?AT HI/ORIANS >E USEFUL1 ESPECIALLY = SUPPLY+ US ) ELEM5TS ( COM=T1 ALIBIS & PSY*OLOGICAL CRUT*ES4 ,H[ C\RAGE\S ! ,COMMUN>DS ( #ahga W]E6 ,!Y DI$ LIKE BRAVE M5 AGA9/ ! WALL AT ,P]E ,LA*AISE6 ,& ! READ] GETS EXCIT$ & PREP>ES TO DIE AS WELL IF NECESS>Y1 AGA9/ ! NEXT WALL ( ! COMMUN>DS4 ,WAIT+ = SOCIAL =CES TO PUT US 9 ! CONDITION ( DY+ AS H]OES GETS US ?R\< EV]YDAY LIFE1 USUALLY TO ! ?RE%OLD ( DEA? )\T ?IS OCCASION EV] PRES5T+ ITSELF4 ,HI/ORICAL TR5DS >E NOT ALL ?AT EXACT4 ,GIVE OR TAKE A DECADE1 WE MI<T MISS ?IS OPPORTUNITY & F9D \RSELVES EMPTY H&$4 

,IF Y\ EV] WANT TO MEASURE A HI/ORIAN'S IMBECILITY1 GET HIM TO REASON ON ?+S ?AT >E 9 ! MAK+ RA!R ?AN ON ! PA/4 ,IT WILL BE A M9D-OP5]6 

,NO1 NOT HI/ORICAL ANALYSIS3 ,P]HAPS POLITICAL OR POLITICAL-PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION1 ! K9D WE HAVE BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO READ+ 9 REC5T YE>S4 ,FASCISM IS SOME?+ ONE M9UTE1 & SOME?+ ELSE ! NEXT4 ,! TE*NIQUE = MAK+ !SE ANALYZES IS SOON TOLD4 ,!Y TAKE ! ,HEGELIAN ME*ANISM ( ASS]T+ & CONTRADICT+ AT ! SAME TIME 7SOME?+ SIMIL> TO ! CRITIQUE ( >MS ?AT BECOMES AN >M ( CRITICISM71 & EXTRACT A SEEM+LY CLE> AFFIRMATION AB\T ANY?+ ?AT COMES TO M9D AT ! TIME4 ,IT'S LIKE ?AT FEEL+ ( DISILLUSIONM5T Y\ GET :51 AFT] RUNN+ TO CAT* A BUS Y\ REALIZE ?AT ! DRIV]1 AL?\< HE SAW Y\1 HAS ACCEL]AT$ 9/EAD ( /OPP+4 

,WELL1 9 ?AT CASE ONE CAN DEMON/RATE1 & ,I ?9K ,ADORNO HAS DONE1 ?AT IT IS PRECISELY A VAGUE UNCONSCI\S FRU/RATION -- CAUS$ BY ! LIFE ?AT IS ESCAP+ US :I* WE CANNOT GRASP -- :I* SURGES UP1 MAK+ US WANT TO KILL ! DRIV]4 ,SU* >E ! MY/]IES ( ,HEGELIAN LOGIC6 ,SO1 FASCISM GRADUALLY BECOMES LESS CONTEMPTIBLE4 ,BECAUSE 9SIDE US1 LURK+ 9 SOME D>K COM] ( \R ANIMAL 9/9CT1 IT MAKES \R PULSE QUICK54 ,UNKN[N TO \RSELVES1 A FASCI/ LURKS )9 US4 ,& IT IS 9 ! NAME ( ?IS POT5TIAL FASCI/ ?AT WE COME TO JU/IFY ALL ! O!RS4 ,NO EXTREMI/S1 ( C\RSE6 ,DID SO MANY REALLY DIE8 ,S]I\SLY1 9 ! NAME ( A MISUND]/OOD S5SE ( JU/ICE PEOPLE WOR?Y ( GREAT RESPECT PUT ,FAURISSON'S NONS5SE 9TO CIRCULATION4 ,NO1 IT IS BETT] NOT TO V5TURE ALONG ?IS ROAD4 

,:5 KN[L$GE IS SC>CE & ! FEW NOTIONS WE HAVE SEEM TO DANCE AB\T 9 A /ORMY SEA1 IT IS EASY TO FALL PREY TO ! /ORIES 9V5T$ BY ?OSE :O >E CLEV]] ) WORDS ?AN WE >E4 ,9 ORD] TO AVOID SU* AN EV5TUALITY ! ,M>XI/S1 GOODLY PROGRAMM]S ( O!RS' M9DS ?AT !Y >E 7P>TICUL>LY ?OSE ( ! H]D$ PROLET>IAT71 MA9TA9$ ?AT FASCISM IS EQUIVAL5T TO ! TRUN*EON4 ,ON ! OPPOSITE SIDE EV5 PHILOSOPH]S LIKE ,G5TILE SUGGE/$ ?AT ! TRUN*EON1 BY ACT+ ON ! WILL1 IS ALSO AN E?ICAL MEANS 9 ?AT IT CON/RUCTS ! FUTURE SYMBIOSIS BETWE5 ,/ATE & 9DIVIDUAL 9 ?AT SUP]IOR UNITY :]E9 ! 9DIVIDUAL ACT BECOMES COLLECTIVE4 ,H]E WE SEE H[ ,M>XI/S & FASCI/S ORIG9ATE FROM ! SAME IDEOLOGICAL /OCK1 ) ALL ! 5SU+ PRACTICAL CONSEQU5CES1 CONC5TRATION CAMPS 9CLUD$4 ,BUT LET US CONT9UE4 ,NO1 FASCISM IS NOT JU/ ! TRUN*EON1 NOR IS IT EV5 JU/ ,P\ND1 ,CEL9E1 ,MI%IMA OR ,CIORAN4 ,IT IS NOT ONE ( !SE ELEM5TS1 OR ANY O!R TAK5 9DIVIDUALLY1 BUT IS ALL ( !M PUT TOGE!R4 ,NOR IS IT ! REBELLION ( ONE ISOLAT$ 9DIVIDUAL :O *OOSES HIS [N P]SONAL /RUGGLE AGA9/ ALL O!RS1 AT TIMES 9CLUD+ ! ,/ATE1 & C\LD EV5 ATTRACT ?AT HUMAN SYMPA?Y WE FEEL T[>DS ALL REBELS1 EV5 UNCOM=TABLE ONES4 ,NO1 ?AT IS NOT :AT FASCISM IS4 

,= P[]1 CRUDE FASCISM SU* AS HAS EXI/$ AT V>I\S TIMES 9 HI/ORY UND] DICTATOR%IPS1 IS NO LONG] A PRACTICABLE POLITICAL PROJECT4 ,NEW 9/RUM5TS >E APPE>+ ALONG ) ! NEW MANAG]IAL =MS ( P[]4 ,SO LET US LEAVE IT = ! HI/ORIANS TO *EW AWAY ON AS MU* AS !Y LIKE4 ,FASCISM IS \T ( FA%ION EV5 AS A POLITICAL 9SULT OR ACCUSATION4 ,:5 A WORD COMES TO BE US$ DISP>AG+LY BY ?OSE 9 P[]1 WE CANNOT MAKE USE ( IT AS WELL4 ,& BECAUSE ?IS WORD & RELAT$ CONCEPT DISGU/S US1 IT W\LD BE WELL TO PUT ONE & ! O!R AWAY 9 ! ATTIC ALONG ) ALL ! O!R HORRORS ( HI/ORY & =GET IT4 

,=GET ! WORD & ! CONCEPT1 BUT NOT :AT IS CONCEAL$ UND] IT4 ,WE MU/ KEEP ?IS 9 M9D 9 ORD] TO PREP>E \RSELVES TO ACT4 ,HUNT+ FASCI/S MI<T BE A PLEASANT SPORT TODAY BUT IT C\LD REPRES5T AN UNCONSCI\S DESIRE TO AVOID A DEEP] ANALYSIS ( REALITY1 TO AVOID GETT+ BEH9D ?AT D5SE S*EME ( P[] :I* IS GETT+ MORE & MORE COMPLICAT$ & DIFFICULT TO DECIPH]4 

,I CAN UND]/& ANTIFASCISM4 ,I AM AN ANTIFASCI/ TOO1 BUT MY REASONS >E NOT ! SAME AS ?OSE ( ! MANY6 ,HE>D 9 ! PA/ & /ILL HE> TODAY :O DEF9E !MSELVES AS SU*4 ,= MANY1 FASCISM HAD TO BE F\<T TW5TY YE>S AGO :5 IT WAS 9 P[] 9 ,SPA91 ,PORTUGAL1 ,GREECE1 ,*ILI1 ETC4 :5 ! NEW DEMOCRATIC REGIMES TOOK !IR PLACES 9 !SE C\NTRIES4 ,! ANTIFASCISM ( SO MANY F]OCI\S OPPON5TS EXT+UI%$ ITSELF4 ,IT WAS !N ?AT ,I REALIZ$ ! ANTI-FASCISM ( MY OLD COMRADES 9 /RUGGLE WAS DIFF]5T TO M9E4 ,= ME NO?+ HAD *ANG$4 ,:AT WE DID 9 ,GREECE1 ,SPA91 ! ,PORTUGUESE COLONIES & 9 O!R PLACES C\LD HAVE CONT9U$ EV5 AFT] ! DEMOCRATIC ,/ATE HAD TAK5 OV] & 9H]IT$ ! PA/ SUCCESSES ( ! OLD FASCISM4 ,BUT EV]YONE DID NOT AGREE4 

,IT IS NECESS>Y TO KN[ H[ TO LI/5 TO OLD COMRADES :O TELL ( !IR ADV5TURES & ! TRAG$IES !Y HAVE KN[N1 ( ! MANY MURD]$ BY ! FASCI/S1 ! VIOL5CE & EV]Y?+ ELSE4 ',BUT'1 AS ,TOL/OY AGA9 SAID1 '! 9DIVIDUAL :O PLAYS A P>T 9 HI/ORICAL EV5TS NEV] REALLY UND]/&S ! SIGNIFICANCE ( !M4 ,IF HE TRIES TO UND]/& !M HE BECOMES A /]ILE COMPON5T4' ,I UND]/& LESS ?OSE :O1 NOT HAV+ LIV$ !SE EXP]I5CES1 & !RE=E DON'T F9D !MSELVES PRISON]S ( SU* EMOTIONS HALF A C5TURY LAT]1 BORR[ EXPLANATIONS ?AT NO LONG] HAVE ANY REASON TO EXI/1 & :I* >E (T5 NO MORE ?AN A SIMPLE SMOKESCRE5 TO HIDE BEH9D4 

',I AM AN ANTIFASCI/6'1 !Y ?R[ AT Y\ LIKE A DECL>ATION ( W>1 '& Y\8' 

,9 SU* CASES MY ALMO/ SPONTANE\S REPLY IS -- ,NO1 ,I AM NOT AN ANTIFASCI/4 ,I AM NOT AN ANTIFASCI/ 9 ! WAY ?AT Y\ >E4 ,I AM NOT AN ANTIFASCI/ BECAUSE ,I W5T TO FI<T ! FASCI/S 9 !IR C\NTRIES :ILE Y\ /AY$ 9 ! W>M? ( ,ITALIAN DEMOCRACY :I* NEV]!LESS PUT MAFIOSI LIKE ,SCELBA1 ,&REOTTI & ,COSSIGA 9 GOV]NM5T4 ,I AM NOT AN ANTIFASCI/ BECAUSE ,I HAVE CONT9U$ TO FI<T AGA9/ ! DEMOCRACY ?AT REPLAC$ !SE SOAP OP]A V]SIONS ( FASCISM4 ,IT USES MORE UP TO DATE MEANS ( REPRESSION & SO IS IF Y\ LIKE1 MORE FASCI/ ?AN ! FASCI/S BE=E !M4 ,I AM NOT AN ANTIFASCI/ BECAUSE ,I AM /ILL TRY+ TO ID5TIFY ?OSE :O HOLD P[] TODAY & DO NOT LET MYSELF BE BL9D$ BY LABELS & SYMBOLS1 :ILE Y\ CONT9UE TO CALL Y\RSELF AN ANTIFASCI/ 9 ORD] TO HAVE A JU/IFICATION = COM+ \T 9TO ! /REETS TO HIDE BEH9D Y\R ',D[N ) FASCISM6' BANN]S4 ,( C\RSE1 IF ,I HAD BE5 OLD] ?AN EI<T AT ! TIME ( ! 'RESI/ANCE'1 P]HAPS ,I TOO W\LD BE OV]:ELM$ BY Y\?FUL MEMORIES & ANCI5T PASSIONS & W\LD NOT BE SO LUCID4 ,BUT ,I DON'T ?9K SO4 ,BECAUSE1 IF ONE EXAM9ES ! FACTS C>EFULLY1 EV5 BETWE5 ! CONFUS$ & ANONYM\S CONGLOM]ATION ( ! ANTI-FASCISM ( POLITICAL =MATIONS1 !RE W]E ?OSE :O DID NOT CON=M1 BUT W5T BEYOND IT1 CONT9U$1 & C>RI$ ON WELL BEYOND ! 'CEASEFIRE'6 ,BECAUSE ! /RUGGLE1 ! LIFE & DEA? /RUGGLE1 IS NOT ONLY AGA9/ ! FASCI/S ( PA/ & PRES5T1 ?OSE 9 ! BLACK%IRTS1 BUT IS ALSO & FUNDAM5TALLY AGA9/ ! P[] ?AT OPPRESSES US1 ) ALL ! ELEM5TS ( SUPPORT ?AT MAKE IT POSSIBLE1 EV5 :5 IT WE>S ! P]MISSIVE & TOL]ANT GUISE ( DEMOCRACY4 

',WELL !N1 Y\ MI<T HAVE SAID SO RI<T AWAY' SOMEONE C\LD REPLY -- 'Y\ >E AN ANTIFASCI/ TOO4' 

',& H[ ELSE C\LD IT BE8 ,Y\ >E AN AN>*I/ SO Y\ >E AN ANTIFASCI/6 ,DON'T TIRE US BY SPLITT+ HAIRS4' 

,BUT ,I ?9K IT IS USEFUL TO DRAW DI/9CTIONS4 ,I HAVE NEV] LIK$ FASCI/S1 NOR CONSEQU5TLY FASCISM AS A PROJECT4 ,= O!R REASONS 7BUT :I* :5 C>EFULLY EXAM9$ TURN \T TO BE ! SAME71 ,I HAVE NEV] LIK$ ! DEMOCRATIC1 ! LIB]AL1 ! REPUBLICAN1 ! ,GAULLI/1 ! LABOR1 ! ,M>XI/1 ! COMMUNI/1 ! SOCIALI/ OR ANY O!R ( ?OSE PROJECTS4 ,AGA9/ !M ,I HAVE ALWAYS OPPOS$ NOT SO MU* MY BE+ AN>*I/ AS MY BE+ DIFF]5T1 !RE=E AN>*I/4 ,FIR/ ( ALL MY 9DIVIDUALITY1 MY [N P]SONAL WAY ( UND]/&+ LIFE & NOBODY ELSE'S1 ( UND]/&+ IT & !RE=E ( LIV+ IT1 ( FEEL+ EMOTIONS1 SE>*+1 DISCOV]+1 EXP]IM5T+1 & LOV+4 ,I ONLY ALL[ 5TRY 9TO ?IS WORLD ( M9E TO ! IDEAS & PEOPLE :O APPEAL TO ME2 ! RE/ ,I HOLD F> (F1 POLITELY OR O!RWISE4 

,I DON'T DEF5D1 ,I ATTACK4 ,I AM NOT A PACIFI/1 & DON'T WAIT UNTIL ?+S GO BEYOND ! SAFETY LEVEL4 ,I TRY TO TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE AGA9/ ALL ?OSE :O MI<T EV5 POT5TIALLY CON/ITUTE A DANG] TO MY WAY ( LIV+ LIFE4 ,& P>T ( ?IS WAY IS ALSO ! NE$ & DESIRE = O!RS -- NOT AS METAPHYSICAL 5TITIES1 BUT CLE>LY ID5TIFI$ O!RS1 ?OSE :O HAVE AN AFF9ITY ) MY WAY ( LIV+ & BE+4 ,& ?IS AFF9ITY IS NOT SOME?+ /ATIC & DET]M9$ ONCE & = ALL4 ,IT IS A DYNAMIC FACT :I* *ANGES & CONT9UES TO GR[ & WID51 REVEAL+ YET O!R PEOPLE & IDEAS1 & WEAV+ A WEB ( IMM5SE & V>I$ RELATIONS1 BUT :]E ! CON/ANT ALWAYS REMA9S MY WAY ( BE+ & LIV+1 ) ALL ITS V>IATIONS & EVOLUTION4 

,I HAVE TRAV]S$ ! REALM ( MAN 9 EV]Y S5SE & HAVE NOT YET F\ND :]E ,I MI<T QU5* MY ?IR/ = KN[L$GE1 DIV]SITY1 PASSION1 DREAMS1 A LOV] 9 LOVE ) LOVE4 ,EV]Y:]E ,I HAVE SE5 5ORM\S POT5TIAL LET ITSELF BE CRU%$ BY 9EPTITUDE1 & MEAG] CAPACITY BLOSSOM 9 ! SUN ( CON/ANCY & COMMITM5T4 ,BUT AS LONG AS ! OP5+ T[>DS :AT IS DIFF]5T FL\RI%ES1 ! RECEPTIV5ESS TO LET ONESELF BE P5ETRAT$ & TO P5ETRATE TO ! PO9T ?AT !RE IS NOT A FE> ( ! O!R1 BUT RA!R AN AW>5ESS ( ONE'S LIMITATIONS & CAPABILITIES & SO ALSO ( ! LIMITS & CAPABILITIES ( ! O!R -- AFF9ITY IS POSSIBLE2 IT IS POSSIBLE TO DREAM ( A COMMON1 P]PETUAL UND]TAK+ BEYOND ! CONT+5T1 HUMAN APPROA*4 ,! FUR!R WE MOVE AWAY FROM ALL ?IS1 AFF9ITIES BEG9 TO WEAK5 & F9ALLY DISAPPE>4 ,& SO WE F9D ?OSE \TSIDE1 ?OSE :O WE> !IR FEEL+S LIKE M$ALS1 :O FLEX !IR MUSCLES & DO EV]Y?+ 9 !IR P[] TO APPE> FASC9AT+4 ,& BEYOND ?AT1 ! M>K ( P[]1 ITS PLACES & ITS M51 ! =C$ VITALITY1 ! FALSE IDOLATRY1 ! FIRE )\T HEAT1 ! MONOLOGUE1 ! *IT *AT1 ! UPRO>1 ! USABLE1 EV]Y?+ ?AT CAN BE WEI<$ & MEASUR$4 

,?AT IS :AT ,I WANT TO AVOID4 ,?AT IS MY ANTIFASCISM4 

,NON-NEWS AB\T DRUGS 

,!RE >E AT LEA/ TWO WAYS TO MAKE MUSIC4 ,! NEGATIVE ONE & ! POSITIVE ONE4 ,WE CAN SCREE* AS LONG AS WE LIKE ON ! /R+S ( A VIOL9 & /ILL NOT SUCCE$ 9 MAK+ :AT COMES \T MUSIC4 ,BUT A :OLE PORTFOLIO ( SCORES ( ! GREAT COMPOS]S /ILL DOES NOT MAKE A MUSICIAN4 ,IT FOLL[S ?AT ONE %\LD NOT PAY ATT5TION TO H[ ?+S >E SAID AS MU* AS TO :AT IS BE+ SAID4 

,!RE IS AS MU* VIOL9 MG AB\T DRUGS TODAY AS !RE IS AB\T EV]Y?+ ELSE4 ,EA* PLAYS !IR [N WAY1 ) !IR [N PURPOSES4 ,!RE >E ?OSE :O TALK ) AN AIR ( P]SONAL AU?ORITY1 AL?\< :5 IT COMES D[N TO IT1 ALL !Y KN[ IS HE>SAY4 ,?IS SCI5CE REA*ES !M ?R\< O!RS' EXP]I5CE1 IT IS AN \TSIDE AFFAIR4 ,!Y HAVE OBS]V$ MATT]S ?AT >E NOT !IR [N1 GA!R+ 'EYE-WITNESS ACC\NTS' ?AT >E M]E SIGNALS1 NOT REALITY4 ,IT MATT]S LITTLE !N 9 MY OP9ION :E!R ONE ADOPTS A P]MISSIVE ATTITUDE OR MAKES APOCALYPTIC =ECA/S4 

,!N !RE >E ! USUAL SC\NDRELS :O CALL = POLITICALLY OPPORTUNI/IC PROJECTS GREAT OR SMALL1 BUT H]E AGA9 ! DIFF]5CE IS IRRELEVANT4 

,& !RE >E ?OSE :O >E DIS>M+LY 9 GOOD FAI?1 ?OSE '9 GOOD FAI?' BY PR(ESSION1 :O ALMO/ MAKE A %IELD ( !IR /ATE ( GRACE TO HIDE BEH9D1 TIMIDLY 9SI/+ ?AT 'SOME?+ MU/ BE DONE' 7:I* USUALLY RESULTS 9 NO MORE ?AN A WOR?Y REFURBI%M5T ( SOME ( ! MORE ANTIQUAT$ =MS ( SOCIAL S]VICES74 

,NOT =GETT+ ! ANTI-MAFIA VIOL9I/S :O COMB9E !IR PROLIFIC ACTIVITY ) ! DRUGS PROBLEM -- ! TWO >E CLE>LY 9T]DEP5D5T -- & IT BECOMES A PO9T ( HONOR TO REPEAT ! P>ADOXICAL RUBBI% ?AT IS SAID AB\T ! 'MAFIA' :5 TALK+ AB\T 'DRUGS' WORD = WORD4 

,& F9ALLY !RE >E ! MORE ADVANC$ 'REVOLUTION>IES' :O CAN BE DIVID$ 9TO R\<LY TWO POSITIONS1 EA* ONE COMICAL1 BUT = DIFF]5T REASONS4 ,! FIR/ IS P]MISSIVE1 BUT ONLY UP TO A PO9T4 ,!Y >E = ! USE ( 'LI<T'1 NOT 'HEAVY' 'DRUGS'4 ,!Y >E BROAD-M9D$ TO ! PO9T ( BECOM+ CONSUM]S !MSELVES AT TIMES4 ,) REVOLUTION>Y ASCETICISM ( C\RSE1 US+ SMALL AM\NTS ( 'LI<T DRUGS'1 TAK+ C>E TO HAVE ONLY A LITTLE CLOSE AT H& SO AS NOT TO HAVE PROBLEMS ) ! LAW1 AS ?AT W\LD BE \T ( KEEP+ = A REVOLUTION>Y4 ,! SECOND POSITION IS ! ABSOLUTE CONDEMNATION ( ALL DRUGS1 'LI<T' OR 'HEAVY'1 IT MAKES NO DIFF]5CE2 !Y ALL 'DULL Y\R FACULTIES'4 ,!SE 'REVOLUTION>Y' POSITIONS >E CLE>LY LACK+ 9 SOME?+4 ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 'LI<T' & 'HEAVY' DRUGS HAS ALWAYS SEEM$ SPURI\S TO ME1 P>TLY BECAUSE ! DIFF]5CE IS DEF9$ BY ! LEGAL LABORATORIES ( ! SY/EM4 ,& IT SEEMS TO ME TO BE TOO HA/Y TO E/ABLI% ONCE & = ALL ?AT DRUG ADDICTS >E IDIOTS ) NO BACKBONE1 9CAPABLE ( SELF-MANAG+ !IR LIVES & SO >E LIKE LUMPS ( WOOD AT ! M]CY ( ! :IRL+ RIV] ( P[] RELATIONS4 

,! /UPID & SUP]FICIAL1 ! WEAK & UNC]TA91 ?OSE DESIR\S ( UNI=MITY AT ANY PRICE1 WILL RALLY UND] ANY FLAG1 9CLUD+ ! REVOLUTION>Y ONE4 ,NEXT TO ME UND] ! SAME FLAG ,I HAVE HE>D !M GASP 9 SITUATIONS ?AT W]E TOO /RONG = !IR HUMANIT>IAN PALATES OR :ATEV] LIES UND] !IR LION'S DISGUISE4 ,I HAVE EV5 SE5 !M HIDE !IR WEAKNESSES BEH9D ATTITUDES WOR?Y ( M\NTA9-CRU%+ JUDGES4 ,WE NE>LY ALL NE$ SOME K9D ( PROP1 ,I'M NOT SAY+ ?AT ,I DO NOT 9CLUDE MYSELF 9 ?IS4 ,IF NO?+ ELSE1 ,I TAKE A SLEEP+ PILL :5 ,I CAN'T SLEEP1 ,I EAT TOO MU* :5 ,I AM N]V\S1 OR O!R SU* ?+S4 ,BUT WE >E NOT TALK+ AB\T \R WEAKNESSES BUT ( \R ATTITUDES T[>DS :AT WE CONSID] TO BE ! WEAKNESSES ( O!RS4 

,?AT IS :Y1 IF ,I CONSID] MY POSITION C>EFULLY ,I F9D ! 'DRUGS PROBLEM' TO BE 'NON-NEWS'4 ,I DO NOT FEEL LIKE SUBSCRIB+ TO ANY ( ! POSITIONS CIT$ ABOVE4 ,NOR TO ! POSITIONS ( SUP]IORITY FROM :I* SOME REG>D 'DRUG ADDICTS' 7BUT IT'S MORE 'HIP' TO CALL !M 'JUNKIES'74 ,I SEE ?+S DIFF]5TLY4 

,ONCE AGA9 WE MU/ />T FROM SOME?+ OBVI\S3 FRE$OM4 ,( C\RSE SOMEONE C\LD REPLY ?AT ! Y\NG P]SON ) V]Y LITTLE P]SPECTIVE ON *OICES = GA9+ KN[L$GE OR PO9TS ( REF]5CE1 DOES NOT HAVE ! POSSIBILITY TO />T FROM FRE$OM4  ,SO :AT %\LD ,I DO8 ,IT W\LD BE LIKE SAY+ ?AT ,I AM SORRY ?AT ! EXPLOIT$ HAVE LITTLE *ANCE ( REBELL+ BECAUSE ! P[] /RUCTURE HAS BE5 CLEV] 5\< TO SEW EV]Y?+ UP4 ,9 ACTUAL FACT ,I AM NOT 'SORRY' AB\T SU* A ?+4 ,!Y HAVE ASK$ = IT1 ) !IR MIS]ABLE & PETTY SUGGE/IONS ( H[ TO =CE ! ,/ATE TO SATISFY !IR NE$S4 ,& SO NE$S GO ON BE+ SATISFI$ OR PO/PON$1 ALL[+ A REORGANIZATION ( CONTROL & A RE/RUCTUR+ ( ! ECONOMY4 ,TO SU* A PO9T ?AT1 IF NOT TODAY1 !N SOMETIME 9 ! NE> FUTURE1 ! SPACE = REBELLION WILL BE R$UC$ TO ! PO9T ( BECOM+ ALMO/ NONEXI/5T4 

,IF ! 9DIVIDUAL WANTS TO E/ABLI% A RELATION%IP ) DRUGS HE IS FREE TO DO SO1 BUT DON'T TELL ME ?AT ONLY ONE K9D ( RELATION%IP IS POSSIBLE4 ,= A LONG TIME N[ ,I HAVE CONSID]$ ! SITUATIONS 9 :I* ONE LIV$ DUR+ ! ,FIFTIES TO BE DIFF]5T4 ,AT ! TIME WE W]E 'SEEK]S ( FIRE'4 ,TODAY WE CAN LOOK = A LONG TIME1 BUT ALL WE F9D >E ZOMBIES CRY+ = A 'FIX'4 ,BUT ,I'M NOT TAK5 9 BY ?IS K9D ( :9+1 :I* IS ! SAME AS :AT CAN BE HE>D \TSIDE ANY PROLET>IAN'S DOOR OR ANY HOVEL ( ! MO/ REPELL5T & %AMEFUL POV]TY1 )\T ANYONE LIFT+ A F+] :5 !Y WALK PA/ ! >MOR$ W9D[S ( A BANK :]E ! SAFE IS OP5 & WAIT+ TO BE EMPTI$4 ,( C\RSE A 'SOCIAL' PROBLEM ( POV]TY & EXPLOITATION EXI/S4 ,BUT !RE IS ALSO A SOCIAL PROBLEM ( SUBMISSION1 RESPECTABILITY1 PIETY1 ACCEPTANCE1 SACRIFICE4 ,IF ! EXPLOIT$ REALLY IS A REBEL HE WILL C]TA9LY NOT BEG9 BY RESOLV+ ! SOCIAL PROBLEM ( 'ALL' ! EXPLOIT$1 BUT WILL AT LEA/ TRY TO SOLVE HIS [N )\T DWELL+ ON ! WICK$NESS ( CAPITALISM4 ,9 ! CASE ( HIS NOT BE+ PHYSICALLY CAPABLE1 HE MU/ /ILL EVALUATE :AT TO DO ) HIS LIFE HIMSELF BE=E REA*+ ! ABJECTION ( SIMPLY D5\NC+ HIS POV]TY4 ,9 SAY+ ?IS ,I AM NOT SAY+ ?AT ,I AM AGA9/ ! EXPLOIT$ OR ! POOR ?+S :O TAKE DRUGS & /AGG] AB\T PREY TO !IR [N <O/S4 ,I FEEL SORRY = !M1 YES4 ,AFT] ALL ,I AM A HUMAN BE+ TOO4 ,BUT ,I AM NOT PREP>$ TO DO ANY?+ = !M4 ,:AT %\LD ,I DO8 ,ADDRESS !M TO ! SAME OLD /RUGGLE = H\S+1 WAT]1 LI<T+ OR A P5SION1 JU/ SO !Y CAN MOVE ON TO NEW LEVELS ( POV]TY & DISC\RAGEM5T8 ,& :AT %\LD ONE DO ) ?OSE L>VAE 9 A TRANCE8 ,GIVE !M ME?ADONE8 ,OR BUILD !M A LIB]T>IAN & HUMANIT>IAN HOSPICE8 ,DON'T EV5 M5TION IT TO ME4 

,I KN[ = C]TA9 ?AT ! EXPLOIT$ PROLET>IAN CAN REBEL1 & ?AT IF HE DOESN'T HE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE1 AT LEA/ AS MU* AS ?OSE ?AT EXPLOIT HIM4 ,I KN[ = C]TA9 ?AT DRUG ADDICTS CAN REBEL1 & ?AT IF !Y DON'T !Y >E ALSO RESPONSIBLE1 JU/ AS MU* AS ?OSE :O GET RI* ON !IR MIS]Y4 ,IT IS NOT TRUE ?AT PRIVATION1 WORK1 POV]TY1 DRUGS1 TAKE AWAY ONE'S WILL P[]4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 !Y CAN MAKE IT GREAT]4 ,IT IS NOT TRUE1 AS MANY PEOPLE )\T ANY EXP]I5CE ( !IR [N MA9TA91 ?AT H]O9 7TO DWELL ON ! 'HEAVY' /UFF = A MOM5T7 TAKES AWAY ONE'S WILL P[] OR MAKES US 9CAPABLE ( ACT+ ) A DET]M9$ PROJECT & AN AW>5ESS ( CLASS REALITY1 I4E4 ( ! FUNCTION+ ( ! ME*ANISMS ?AT PRODUCE1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 ! DRUGS M>KET4 ,ANYONE :O SAYS O!RWISE EI!R LACKS COMPET5CE OR IS A MY/IFI]4 ,!RE IS ALWAYS AN AW>5ESS ( SELF & SELF-PROJECTUALITY 9 ! DRUG ADDICT1 EV5 9 ?OSE SUPPOS$LY 9 ! F9AL /AGES 7BUT :AT >E ! F9AL /AGES874 ,IF ! 9DIVIDUAL IS WEAK1 A POOR /ICK ) A *>ACT] ALREADY M>K$ BY A LIFE ( PRIVATION OR EASE 7AT ?IS PO9T IT DOES NOT MAKE MU* DIFF]5CE71 HE REACTS WEAKLY1 BUT HE W\LD HAVE DONE ! SAME ?+ 9 ANY O!R SITUATION 9 :I* HE HAPP5$ TO F9D HIMSELF4 ,ONE C\LD REPLY ?AT DRUGS AS A PROP T5D TO BE S\<T MORE BY WEAK SUBJECTS4 ,I MU/ ADMIT ?AT ?IS IS TRUE4 ,BUT ?AT DOES NOT ALT] ! REASON+ 7'NON-NEWS'7 ?AT ,I MADE AT ! \TSET1 ?AT ( PO9T+ \T ! RESPONSIBILITY ( ! WEAK CONC]N+ !IR [N WEAKNESS4 

,I CONSID] ! TIME HAS COME TO SAY ?+S )\T M9C+ WORDS4 

,NON-NEWS AB\T RACISM 

,RACISM CAN BE DEF9$ 9 MANY WAYS1 MO/ ( :I* T5D TO JU/IFY AN ATTITUDE ( DEF5SE & ATTACK AGA9/ O!R P]SONS :O1 IT IS ?\<T1 MI<T DAMAGE \R 9T]E/S 9 ! IMM$IATE OR NE> FUTURE4 ,AT ! ROOT ( RACISM1 UND] ITS DISGUISE ( MY?S L9K$ TO V>I\S FANTASIES & IRRATIONALITIES1 !RE IS ALWAYS A PRECISE ECONOMIC CAUSE1 9 DEF5SE ( :I* ! FE>S & FANTASIES WE ALL HAVE CONC]N+ ! DIFF]5T >E ADDRESS$ OR OPPORTUNELY SOLICIT$4 

,I READ A NUMB] ( >TICLES REC5TLY CONC]N+ ! GR[? ( RACISM 9 ,ITALY1 9 :I* 9CR$IBLE FALSEHOODS >E /AT$4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME !RE=E ?AT IT W\LD BE USEFUL TO BEG9 !SE UNCOM=TABLE PIECES ( 'NON-NEWS' ) A FEW PRECISE REM>KS1 BE>+ 9 M9D ! CONTEXT 9 :I* ,I AM WRIT+ .<,B]GAMO PRISON.> & ! CONSEQU5T IMPOSSIBILITY ( OBTA9+ PRECISE HI/ORICAL DOCUM5TATION4 

,RACISM HAS EXI/$ ?R\<\T ! HI/ORY ( MANK9D & HAS ALWAYS BE5 L9K$ TO A FE> ( ! DIFF]5T1 :I* HAS BE5 DEPICT$ 9 ! MO/ 9CR$IBLE & FANTA/ICAL WAYS4 ,)\T GO+ BACK TOO F>1 WE CAN SEE ?AT = C5TURIES ! ,CA?OLIC *UR* WAS AN 9/RUM5T BO? ( VIOL5T RACISM & DE/RUCTION1 WELL BE=E ! RACI/ !ORIES ( ! LA/ TWO HUNDR$ YE>S4 ,IT DEVELOP$ ! RACIAL !ORY ( BLOOD = ! FIR/ TIME1 APPLY+ IT AGA9/ ! ,SPANI% ,JEWS & !IR DESP]ATE ATTEMPTS TO CONV]T TO ,CA?OLICISM 9 ORD] TO SURVIVE4 

,9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,*UR* & ITS DOCTR9ES LA/ C5TURY1 SCI5TIFIC !ORY 9CONGRU\SLY 9TRODUC$ A !ORETICAL /REAM FROM ,*AMB]LA9 TO ,GOB9EAU :I* TOOK UP ! BLOOD !ORY AGA9 & US$ IT AS A WEAPON AGA9/ ! ,JEWS4 ,IT WAS PLAC$ )9 A K9D ( DET]M9I/IC EVOLUTIONISM :I* ! MOD]N OR?ODOX RACI/ !ORY F\ND$ BY ! ,NAZIS BAS$ ITSELF UPON4 

,BUT1 FROM ! 'RECONQUE/' ( ,SPA9 TO \R TIME1 !SE !ORIES W\LD HAVE REMA9$ 9 ! LOCK] ( ! HI/ORICAL HORRORS ( HUMAN ?\<T1 HAD !Y NOT OCCASIONALLY F\ND AN ECONOMIC BASE ON :I* TO EX]CISE !MSELVES COMMON 9T]E/S TO PROTECT1 & FE>S ( POSSIBLE EXPROPRIATION TO BE EXORCIZ$4 ,! ,CA?OLIC CRUSADE AGA9/ ! ,JEWS WAS A CONSEQU5CE ( ! FE> ?AT IT W\LD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO CONTROL !  EXTREMELY WEAL?Y ,SPANI% PROV9CES LEFT BY ! ,>ABS UNLESS !Y PROCE$$ TO !IR IMM$IATE P]SECUTION4 ,!IR <ETTOIZATION & CONSEQU5T CONTROL WAS DUE TO ! FACT ?AT1 HAV+ BE5 LEFT ALMO/ COMPLETELY FREE BY ! ,>ABS1 !Y HAD ! LEV]S ( ! ,SPANI% ECONOMY 9 H&4 

,! VICISSITUDES ( ! REPRESSION & G5OCIDE ( ! ,JEWS BY ! ,NAZIS >E WELL KN[N1 ALONG ) ! ECONOMIC JU/IFICATIONS :]E CONCRETE EV5TS W]E MIX$ ) MY?ICAL ELEM5TS4 ,IT IS 9 FACT TRUE ?AT ) ! 9FLATION ( ! M>K -- DECID$ MA9LY UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( JEWI% MANAG]IAL GR\PS -- ! ,G]MAN GOV]NM5T HAD DAMAG$ ! SMALL SAV]S & SAL>I$ WORK]S FOLL[+ !IR DEFEAT 9 ! FIR/ WORLD W>4 ,BUT !RE WAS NO JU/IFICATION 9 ! SUBSEQU5T D$UCTION ?AT ?IS WAS BECAUSE ! ,JEWS ACT$ AS A '=EIGN NATION' 5 BLOC1 :I* L$ TO !IR BE+ CONDEMN$ TO EXT]M9ATION4 ,9 ?IS WAY A SIGNIFICANT NUMB] ( 9DU/RIALI/S MET !IR DEA?S1 & ALONG ) !M1 MILLIONS ( POOR S\LS :OSE ONLY FAULT WAS ?AT !Y W]E ,JEWI%4 

,9 ! SAME WAY ! PROBLEM ( ! ,JAMAICANS 9 ,GREAT ,BRITA9 IS BAS$ ON ! FACT ?AT !Y HAVE N[ BECOME A BURD5 TO ! ,/ATE4 ,BR\<T OV] 9 T5S ( ?\S&S IMM$IATELY AFT] ! SECOND WORLD W> TO BE> ! BRUNT ( REBUILD+ ! C\NTRY1 ! ,BRITI% ,/ATE W\LD N[ LIKE !M TO GO BACK FROM :5CE !Y CAME )\T TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT ! FACT ?AT MO/ ( ! Y\?1 ?OSE :O MAKE TIP ! MO/ RE/LESS ELEM5T1 W]E BORN 9 ,BRITA9 & HAVE NO 9T5TION ( GO+ (F TO A PLACE ?AT IS QUITE UNKN[N TO !M1 & FROM :I* !Y NEV] CAME4 

,ISRAELI RACISM AGA9/ ! ,PALE/9IANS HAS ! SAME ECONOMIC BASIS4 ,ZIONI/ 9T]E/S CAN NO LONG] TOL]ATE A R$UCTION 9 T]RITORY1 OR EV5 A COHABITATION :I* MI<T TURN \T TO BE DE/RUCTIVE 9 ! LONG RUN1 POSSIBLY RESULT+ 9 A ,PALE/9IAN ,/ATE ?AT IS CAPABLE ( BECOM+ ! ECONOMIC CUTT+ $GE ( A POT5TIALLY WEAL?Y ,>AB WORLD4 ,WE %\LD NOT =GET ?AT ! ,>AB 9TELLIG5TSIA IS NE>LY ALL ,PALE/9IAN & ?IS SC>ES ,ISRAEL1 PROVID+ !M ) A F> MORE P[]FUL MOTIVATION TO FI<T ?AN ! MY?ICAL SYMBOL ( ! GREAT ,ISRAEL ?AT WAS TO EXT5D BETWE5 ! TWO HI/ORIC RIV]S4 

,>AB RACISM1 MANIFE/$ 9 ITS CONT9UAL DECL>ATIONS ( 'HOLY W>'1 AL?\< NEV] ALL ?AT SOLID1 ALSO HAS AN ECONOMIC F\NDATION & IS AIM$ AT PREV5T+ POLITICAL ISOLATION & EXPLOITATION BY O!R NATIONS DUR+ ! FAVORABLE & LIMIT$ P]IOD ( PETROLEUM EXTRACTION4 

,ITALIAN RACISM HAS ALSO KN[N SIGNIFICANT P]IODS :I* HAVE NOT LIMIT$ !MSELVES TO !ORY4 ,NO?+ COMP>$ TO ! ',TEUTONIC ORD]' ( C\RSE1 BUT IT REA*$ A CONSID]ABLE LEVEL ALL ! SAME4 ,DUR+ ITS YE>S ( PUBLICATION1 ! ,ITALIAN REVIEW ,DIFESA DELLA RAZZA1 7,DEF5SE ( ,RACE7 $IT$ BY ,ALMIRANTE1 9CLUD$ MANY NAMES FROM ! (FICIAL ANTI-FASCI/ DEMOCRATIC CULTURE AT ! TIME4 ,BUT NEV] M9D4 ,?IS IS TRIVIA COMP>$ TO ! MASSACRES P]PETRAT$ BY ! ,ITALIAN >MY 9 ,LIBYA1 ,E?IOPIA & ,YUGOSLAVIA4 ,EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR [N CAPABILITIES4 

,N[ ! 'BLACK MAN' IS MAK+ HIS APPE>ANCE 9 ! SACR$ T]RITORY ( \R .<,ITALIAN.> HOMEL& & IS />T+ TO BECOME 'VISIBLE'4 ,SO LONG AS IT WAS A QUE/ION ( A FEW DOZ5 'BLACKS'1 ?+S C\LD BE TOL]AT$4 ,9 FACT1 IT EXCIT$ ! SUP]FICIAL DEMOCRATIC S5TIM5TS ( SOME1 PROMPT+ H]OIC DECL>ATIONS ( ANTI-RACISM4 ,! SAME W5T = ! OCCASIONAL 'GYPSY' CAMP & ! COMMUNITIES ( ,*9ESE1 ,PHILIPP9OS1 ,SLAVS1 ,POLES1 & SO ON4 ,ONE CONT9UALLY HE>S1 ',V]Y WELL1 !SE PEOPLE1 EV5 IF !IR SK9 IS A DIFF]5T COLOR1 EAT DIFF]5T FOOD MOVE DIFF]5TLY1 SPEAK ANO!R LANGUAGE >E JU/ LIKE US4 ,BUT ONLY AS LONG AS !Y /AY 9 !IR PLACE4' ,!RE1 ?AT SUMS UP \R ANTI-RACISM3 ! BLACK MAN1 :O EMBODIES ! MO/ EXTREME *>ACT]I/ICS ( RACIAL DIFF]5CE1 IS JU/ LIKE US1 A MAN1 NOT A BEA/4 ,BUT HE MU/ UND]/& ! 'GOOD' WE >E DO+ HIM BY GIV+ HIM ! *ANCE TO EAT ! CRUMBS ?AT FALL FROM \R TABLES LAD5 ) EV]Y IMAG9ABLE CONSUM] PRODUCT4 ,HE MU/ LE>N TO WORK LONG & UNFLAGG+LY & PUT UP ) ! H>DE/ ( LABOR1 BE NICE & POLITE1 PRET5D NOT TO UND]/&1 GET ACCU/OM$ TO PUTT+ UP ) EXPLOITATION 9 ! BLACK ECONOMY 7NOT BECAUSE HE HIMSELF IS BLACK71 DO+ TEMPOR>Y WORK 9 V]Y SMALL 5T]PRISES1 PAY EXTORTIONATE PRICES = A S+LE B$ 9 A RAT-9FE/$ ROOM1 LE>N \R LANGUAGE -- GIV5 ?AT WE >E ALL SO IGNORANT ?AT WE DO NOT KN[ H[ TO SPEAK ANY LANGUAGE O!R ?AN ?IS USELESS1 P]IPH]AL ,ITALIAN ONE -- & SOON4 

,BUT ! T5 COMM&M5TS ( ANTI-RACISM W]E VALID BE=E ! GREAT1 MORE OR LESS RATIONALLY PLANN$ 9FLUX BECAME AS CONSI/5T AS IT IS N[1 )\T ANY PROSPECT ( R$UCTION OR REGULATION4 ,N[ IT IS NOT JU/ A QUE/ION ( ECONOMIC DAMAGE1 BUT ( A REAL FE> ( ! BLACK MAN4 ,AL?\< IT MI<T S\ND /RANGE1 ,I HAVE AN IDEA ?AT ! REAL DANG] AT ! MOM5T IS NOT SOME GR\P ( ,NAZI-SK9S1 BUT CONEYS FROM A F> MORE PR(\ND1 DEEP-ROOT$ FEEL+ ?AT IS BE+ EXP]I5C$ IRRATIONALLY BY VA/ SOCIAL /RATA4 ,IT IS NOT SIMPLY A QUE/ION ( %OPKEEP]S SEE+ !IR TRADE DAMAG$ BY ILLEGAL /REET SELL]S1 BUT IS ALSO ! MIDDLE-CLASS :ITE COLL> WORK]S 7AMONG :OM Y\ F9D PRACTICALLY ! :OLE POLICE /RUCTURE ( EV]Y ORD] & GRADE1 9CLUD+ ! PR(ESSIONAL MILIT>Y ONE7 & EV5 SOME SAL>I$ BUT 9SECURE P>TS ( ! OLD FACTORY PROLET>IAT :O HAVE BE5 LEAD+ A TRADE UNION BATTLE OV] ! PA/ FEW YE>S TO SAFEGU>D ! FEW JOBS ?AT >E LEFT4 

,! FACT ?AT FASCI/ ACTION SQUADS HAVE BE5 RECRUIT$ 9 ,FLOR5CE IS JU/ A SIGN1 A DANG]\S ONE1 C]TA9LY1 BUT /ILL A SIGN4 ,MORE S]I\S /ILL IS ! CONSI/5TLY RACI/ BEHAVIOR ( ?OSE :O POSSIBLY CONSID] !MSELVES TO BE ANTI-RACI/4 ,IT IS ?IS BEHAVIOR ?AT IS CAPABLE ( TRANS=M+ ITSELF )9 SECONDS 9TO REAL CONSCI\S RACISM AT SOME TIME 9 ! FUTURE1 & PRECIPITAT+ A CATA/ROPHE4 ,! DANG] COMES FROM ! MILLIONS ( RACI/S :O BELIEVE !MSELVES TO BE DEMOCRATIC & ANTI-RACI/4 ,?IS IS ! 'NON-NEWS' ?AT WE >E PROPOS+ TO COMRADES TO REFLECT UPON4 ,I AM FROM ! ,S\?1 SO ,I AM DIFF]5T1 & HAVE FELT1 NOT ONLY AT SK9 LEVEL1 H[ ?IS 'DIV]SITY' ( M9E CAME TO BE NOTIC$ BY1 & ALMO/ DI/URB$1 ?OSE US$ TO LIV+ 9 'NOR!RN' CIRCLES !RE=E FEEL SUP]IOR & EV5 UPHOLD]S ( A 'LANGUAGE' !Y CONSID] SUP]IOR4 

,I P]CEIV$ ?IS LAT5T HO/ILITY AT ! 5D ( ! ,FIFTIES1 9 ! ,MITTEL-,EUROPEAN CULTURAL CIRCLE 9 ,TUR91 :]E MY /UBBORNNESS 9 CONT9U+ TO UND]L9E MY ,SICILIAN ACC5T WAS CONSID]$ 9APTITUDE & PROV9CIALISM4 ,I HAVE P>TICIPAT$ 9 CONF]5CES & \TDOOR MEET+S BO? 9 & BEYOND ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 MORE OR LESS ALL OV] ,ITALY1 & MO/ ( ! DIFFICULTIES ,I 5C\NT]$ W]E 9 ,FLOR5CE & ! RE/ ( ,TUSCANY4 ,I AM NOT SAY+ ?AT ! ,TUSCANS >E WORSE ?AN O!RS4 ,I HAVE ,TUSCAN FRI5DS & COMRADES :O >E AMONG ! BE/ PEOPLE 9 ! WORLD1 BUT !RE IS 9 !M1 9 ALL ( !M1 ! CONVICTION ?AT !Y SPEAK ',ITALIAN'1 ?AT !Y >E ! RECIPI5TS ( ! MO!R TONGUE )\T HAV+ HAD TO FACE ! OB/ACLE ( GETT+ RID ( !IR DIALECT4 ,?IS MI/AK5 />T+ PO9T1 :I* MAKES !M NOT ONLY SPEAK BADLY BUT WRITE EV5 WORSE 7ALWAYS ) ! OBVI\S EXCEPTIONS71 IS AN ELEM5T ( LAT5T RACISM4 ,KN[L$GE IS ACQUIR$ BY /UDY1 NOT FROM ! NATURAL GIFT ( BE+ BORN 9 A GIV5 PLACE4 ,?IS IS A DANG]\S CONCEPT4 ,ITALIAN IS AN >TIFICIAL LANGUAGE ?AT IS COMPOS$ ( MANY ELEM5TS :I*1 LIKE ALL O!R LANGUAGES1 >E /ILL 9 ! C\RSE ( TRANS=MATION4 ,?IS GOES = DIALECTS TOO ( C\RSE1 BUT ! LESS] CAPACITY ( DIALECTS & LANGUAGES R$UC$ TO SU* A RANGE1 TO 'BUILD' !IR [N LIT]ATURE & MAKE IT KN[N1 5CLOSES !M )9 A FAIRLY CIRCUMSCRIB$ T]RITORIAL SPACE4 

,I HAVE ALWAYS REFUS$ TO 'REF9E' MY ACC5T 9 A 'CORRECT WAY1 PRECISELY SO AS NOT TO BE COLONIZ$ LIKE MO/ ( ?OSE :O BREA! ! SO-CALL$ 'AIR ( ! CONT95T'4 ,AFT] A P]IOD 9 ,MILAN !Y S\ND LIKE PURE-BLOOD$ ,MILANESE :5 !Y RETURN TO !IR NATIVE ,CANICATTI4 ,DEF5SE ( ONE'S ID5TITY1 ALONG ) AN -- 9TELLECTUAL & PRACTICAL -- CONSI/5CY1 ALWAYS GIVES RISE TO A REACTION ( ANNOYANCE & FE>4 

,?IS HAPP5S ) ! HOMOSEXUAL1 :OM \R DEMOCRATIC ANTIFASCI/ CULTURE CONSID]S 'DIFF]5T' & TOL]ATES SO LONG AS HE IS RECOGNIZABLE1 I4E4 ASSUMES ! ATTITUDE ( A 'W\LD-BE WOMAN' ?AT ALL[S US TO ID5TIFY HIM & KEEP HIM AT A DI/ANCE1 NATURALLY ) GREAT TOL]ANCE4 ,BUT ! HOMOSEXUAL :O TO ALL APPE>ANCES IS A MAN LIKE 'US' PUTS US 9 DIFFICULTY1 SC>ES US1 IS ! ONE WE FE> MO/4 ,BASICALLY1 WE HAVE ALL BUILT A WELL-ORD]$ WORLD ) \R C]TA9TIES & REASSURANCES1 & WE CANNOT ACCEPT SOMEONE 'DIFF]5T' TURN+ UP & UPSETT+ EV]Y?+ 9 JU/ A FEW SECONDS4 ,9 ! SAME WAY !RE IS LAT5T1 !RE=E UNCONSCI\S1 RACISM 9 ANY ATTEMPT AT DEF5SE ?AT DEMON/RATES ! IMPORTANCE & VALIDITY ( ONE E?NIC REALITY )\T L9K+ IT TO ANO!R & PO9T+ \T !IR 9TR9SIC DIV]SITY AS WELL AS ! PR(\ND COMMUNITY ( 9T]E/S ?AT EXI/S BETWE5 !M4 ,:5 ,I TOOK UP ! SUBJECT ( ! NATIONAL LIB]ATION /RUGGLE MANY YE>S AGO1 !RE W]E TWO REACTIONS1 BO? WRONG 9 MY OP9ION4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 !RE W]E ?OSE :O SAID RI<T AWAY ?AT SU* A !MATIC WAS RI<T-W+1 ) GOODBYE TO ALL ! WORK ( ,BAKUN9 & COMRADES & ALMO/ ! :OLE ( ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,ON ! O!R1 !RE W]E ?OSE :O TOOK IT UP1 TURN+ IT 9TO A LOCAL AFFAIR AIM$ AT GO+ 9TO ITS SOCIAL *>ACT]I/ICS1 E?ICAL OR O!RWISE1 )\T L9K+ IT TO ! 9T]NATIONAL CONTEXT AS A :OLE4 

,ANO!R UND]CURR5T ( RACISM1 :I* RUNS ?R\< ! :OLE ( PRES5T-DAY ANTI-RACISM1 IS ?AT ( ! POLITICAL V]BALISM 9 FAVOR ( ?IS OR ?AT /RUGGLE = ! LIB]ATION ( ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN BLACKS1 ! ,PALE/9IANS1 ! ,BRITI% BLACKS1 ! ,KANAKS & SO ON4 ,9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY 9 WORDS ALONE IS A =M ( LAT5T RACISM1 9 FACT IT IS EV5 SUBSCRIB$ TO BY ILLUM9AT$ GOV]NM5TS & RESPECTABLE GR\PS :O SPREAD ! GOOD WORD ?R\<\T ! WORLD4 ,BUT :5 IT COMES TO EXAM9+ :AT C\LD BE DONE TO SUPPORT ?AT SOLID>ITY CONCRETELY1 :AT C\LD BE DONE TO DAMAGE ! ECONOMIC 9T]E/S ( ?OSE RESPONSIBLE = ! REPRESSION1 !N ?+S *ANGE1 & A RESPECTABLE DI/ANCE IS TAK5 FROM !M IMM$IATELY4 ,IT IS ANO!R ASPECT ( ! ANTI-RACISM ?AT TOL]ATES ! BLACK MAN SO LONG AS HE /AYS 9 HIS PLACE1 A DIFF]5T WAY ( KEEP+ A DI/ANCE1 ( PUTT+ ONE'S CONSCI5CE AT RE/ & HAVE RACISM C>RY ON AT A SAFE DI/ANCE FROM ONE'S [N DOOR/EP4 

,SO1 H]E 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 WE HAVE REA*$ ! PO9T ( BELIEV+ IT POSSIBLE = POLICE & C>AB9I]I TO BECOME ! PALAD9S & DEF5D]S ( ! BLACKS1 9 O!R WORDS ! SUPPORT]S ( ! ANTI-RACI/ POLITICS ( ! ,ITALIAN GOV]NM5T4 ,BUT IS SU* A ?+ POSSIBLE8 ,ANYONE :O HAS SE5 !SE MURD]]S 9 UNI=M AT WORK EV5 ONCE CAN HAVE NO ILLUSIONS ON ! SUBJECT4 ,!SE >M$ CORPS1 = ! MO/ P>T COMPOS$ ( PEOPLE FROM S\!RN ,ITALY1 ONCE !IR 'BREAD & BUTT]' IS SAFE1 BECOME ! MO/ F]OCI\S JAIL]S ( O!R PEOPLE FROM ! S\?1 ?OSE :O DREAM ( ! POSSIBLE CLA% ?AT C\LD BR+ AB\T *ANGES CAPABLE ( PUTT+ ! OLD IDEALS ( !IR FA!RS -- A PIECE ( BREAD -- 9 QUE/ION ONCE AGA94 ,& IF ?AT IS :AT !Y ?\<T & CONT9UE TO ?9K AS F> AS ! ,S\? IS CONC]N$1 IMAG9E :AT !IR ATTITUDE WILL BE CONC]N+ BLACKS1 ,PHILIPP9OS1 GYPSIES1 ,POLES & SO ON4 ,ANY?+ BUT DEMOCRATIC TOL]ANCE4 ,! O!R DAY1 9 !IR HA/E TO BEAT UP !IR VICTIMS 7QUICKLY & WELL DO NOT GO TOGE!R71 !Y DID NOT REALIZE ?AT !Y W]E ALSO BEAT+ UP ONE ( !IR 7P>LIAM5T>Y7 COLLEAGUES :O UN=TUNATELY HAS A BLACK FACE4 ,H]E ! RACISM IS ANY?+ BUT LAT5T1 BUT LET US PUT IT ALL 9 ! SAME CATEGORY ( POSSIBLE1 NOT C]TA91 DANG]4 

,BUT EV5 WORK]S CAN BE CONV9C$ ( A 'BLACK' DANG] FROM ! IMMIGRANTS :O HAVE >RIV$ TO TAKE :AT LITTLE WORK IS LEFT FROM !M4 ,MASSIVE %IFTS 9 ?IS DIRECTION F9D ! TRADES UNIONS & POLITICAL REPRES5TATIVES1 :O HAVE ALWAYS WORK$ \T !IR /RATEGY ON ! ELEM5T ( ECONOMIC & NORMATIVE SAFEGU>D ALONE1 DIS>M$4 ,ANY HUMANIT>IAN DISC\RSE W\LD REB\ND ON !M4 ,9 A %ORT TIME !Y W\LD BE OBLIG$ TO BECOME ! DEF5D]S ( AN 9/ITUTIONALLY SEP>ATE WORK+ /RATA1 UND]PAID & GU>ANTE$ 9 A DIFF]5T WAY1 ) L[] WAGES & FEW] PROTECTIVE MEASURES1 9 %ORT A K9D ( AP>!ID4 ,SU* A LOGIC IS APPLI$ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES REGUL>LY )\T HALF T]MS1 & DIFF]5TIAT$ CONDITIONS HAVE ONLY BEGUN TO BE R$UC$ 9 REC5T YE>S P>ALLEL TO AN UNPREC$5T$ GR[? 9 ! RAGE1 NOT ONLY ( ! BLACKS1 BUT MA9LY ( O!R IMMIGRANTS SU* AS ,PU]TO ,RICANS1 ,CUBANS1 ,MEXICANS & SO ON4 

,AT ! ROOT ( ?IS PROBLEM1 :I* CAN SUPPOS$LY BE RESOLV$ BY P[]1 !RE IS ONE GREAT OB/ACLE3 REAL1 CONCRETE ANTI-RACISM1 %\LD />T FROM REAL EQUALITY BETWE5 EV]YONE1 M5 & WOM51 ( ANY RACE :ATSOEV]1 :]EV] !Y COME FROM1 :ATEV] !IR CULTURE & RELIGION4 ,BUT NO ,/ATE C\LD EV] BR+ AB\T1 OR EV5 CONSID]1 CONCRETE EQUALITY1 SO ALL ,/ATES >E DE/9$ TO BECOME HOTB$S ( RACIAL CONFLICTS ?AT NO V]BAL RESPECTABILITY WILL SUCCE$ 9 CAM\FLAG+ V]Y WELL4 ,EXPLOSIONS ( VIOL5CE1 9 ! ONE & ! O!R S5SE1 WILL ALWAYS BE POSSIBLE UNLESS ! SOCIAL & ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ?AT PRODUCE CLASS /RATIFICATION & DIFF]5CES >E ELIM9AT$4 ,RACISM IS AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM1 & LIKE ALL ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IT CAN ONLY BE RESOLV$ ) A REVOLUTION>Y BREAK4 

,ONE CONCLUDES ?AT IT IS 9DISP5SABLE = REVOLUTION>IES TO DIFF]5TIATE !MSELVES FROM ALL ?OSE -- & !Y >E NUM]\S -- :O SAY !Y >E ANTI-RACI/1 />T+ FROM DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5TS ( HALF ! WORLD TO ! SO-CALL$ GOV]NM5TS ( ! EX-REAL SOCIALI/ ,/ATES1 :]E RACISM HAS ALSO ALWAYS EXI/$1 JU/ AS 9EQUALITY HAS4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO DIFF]5TIATE ONESELF 9 PRACTICAL T]MS FROM ! SC\NDRELS :O SAY !Y >E ANTI-RACI/1 BY ATTACK+ ) PRECISE ACTIONS ALL ! SYMBOLS ( RACISM & ITS SUPPORT]S AS !Y DEVELOP & EM]GE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME IT IS NECESS>Y TO WORK \T A CRITIQUE ( ! FE>S & IRRATIONAL IMPULSES ?AT LURK 9SIDE US ALL CONC]N+ EV]Y?+ ?AT IS DIFF]5T1 9 ORD] TO R$UCE ! SUBSOIL :]E ! MO/ /UPID1 VISIBLE1 RACISM F9DS ITS 9EXHAU/IBLE FUEL4 

,LOSS ( LANGUAGE 

,ONE ( ! PROJECTS ?AT CAPITAL IS PUTT+ 9TO EFFECT IS ! R$UCTION ( LANGUAGE4 ,BY LANGUAGE WE MEAN ALL =MS ( EXPRESSION1 P>TICUL>LY ?OSE ?AT ALL[ US TO >TICULATE COMPLEX CONCEPTS AB\T FEEL+S & ?+S4 

,P[] NE$S ?IS R$UCTION BECAUSE IT IS REPLAC+ /RAI<T=W>D REPRESSION ) CONTROL1 :]E CONS5SUS PLAYS A FUNDAM5TAL P>T4 ,& UNI=M CONS5SUS IS IMPOSSIBLE 9 ! PRES5CE ( MULTI-=M CREATIVITY4 

,! OLD REVOLUTION>Y PROBLEM ( PROPAG&A HAS ALSO *ANG$ CONSID]ABLY 9 REC5T YE>S1 %[+ UP ! LIMITATIONS ( A REALISM ?AT CLAIM$ TO %[ ! DI/ORTIONS ( ! WORLD TO ! EXPLOIT$ CLE>LY1 PUTT+ !M 9 ! CONDITION TO BECOME AW>E ( !IR SITUATION4 

,/ILL 9 ! HI/ORICAL SPH]E ( AN>*ISM1 WE HAVE ! QUITE EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE ( ,MALATE/A'S LIT]>Y CAPACITY BAS$ ON A LANGUAGE ?AT WAS ESS5TIALIS$ TO ! MAXIMUM DEGREE1 CON/ITUT+ A MODEL UNIQUE = ITS TIME4 ,MALATE/A DID NOT USE RHETORIC OR %OCK EFFECTS4 ,HE US$ ELEM5T>Y D$UCTIVE LOGIC1 />T+ (F FROM SIMPLE PO9TS BAS$ ON COMMON S5SE & 5D+ UP ) COMPLEX CONCLUSIONS ?AT W]E EASILY UND]/OOD BY ! READ]4 

,GALLEANI WORK$ AT QUITE A DIFF]5T L+UI/IC LEVEL4 ,HE US$ VA/ RHETORICAL CON/RUCTIONS1 ATTA*+ A GREAT DEAL ( IMPORTANCE TO ! MUSICALITY ( ! PHRASE & TO ! USE ( \TDAT$ WORDS *OS5 TO CREATE AN ATMOSPH]E ?AT 9 HIS OP9ION W\LD MOVE SPIRITS TO ACTION4 

,NEI!R ( ! ABOVE EXAMPLES CAN BE PROPOS$ AS MODELS ( A REVOLUTION>Y LANGUAGE FIT = ! PRES5T TIME4 ,NOT ,MALATE/A1 BECAUSE !RE IS LESS TO DEMON/RATE TODAY1 NOR ,GALLEANI1 BECAUSE !RE >E FEW] & FEW] SPIRITS TO BE MOV$4 

,P]HAPS A WID] RANGE ( REVOLUTION>Y LIT]ATURE CAN BE F\ND 9 ,FRANCE DUE TO ?AT C\NTRY'S GREAT TRADITION ?AT HAS NO EQUAL 9 ,ITALY1 ,SPA9 OR ,BRITA91 & DUE TO ! P>TICUL> ,FR5* SPIRIT ( LANGUAGE & CULTURE4 ,AT AB\T ! SAME TIME AS ! ,ITALIAN EXAMPLES M5TION$ ABOVE1 WE HAVE ,FAURE1 ,GRAVE & ,>M& = CL>ITY & EXPOSITION1 :ILE = RESE>* & 9 SOME ASPECTS RHETORIC1 !RE >E ,LIB]TAD & ,ZO D',AXA4 

,WE %\LD NOT =GET ?AT ,FRANCE ALREADY HAD ! EXAMPLE ( ,PR\DHON :OSE /YLE EV5 SURPRIS$ ! ,ACADEMY1 !N ,FAURE :O WAS CONSID]$ TO BE A CONT9UATION ( ?IS GREAT S*OOL ALONG ) ! ME?ODICAL1 ASPHYXIAT+ ,GRAVE4 ,SELF-TAU<T1 HE WAS AN 5?USIA/IC PUPIL ( ,KROPOTK94 ,! LATT]'S ,FR5* WAS GOOD & BASIC PRECISELY BECAUSE1 LIKE ,BAKUN9'S1 IT WAS ! ,FR5* ( A ,RUSSIAN4 

,ONE C\LD GO ON =EV]1 FROM ! L+UI/IC1 LIT]>Y & J\RNALI/IC EXP]IM5TS ( ,LIB]TAD1 ,ZO D',AXA & O!RS1 AS WELL AS !IR PR$ECESSOR ,COEURD]OY4 ,BUT AL?\< !Y REPRES5T SOME ( ! BE/ EXAMPLES ( REVOLUTION>Y J\RNALISM1 NONE ( !SE MODELS IS VALID TODAY4 

,! FACT IS ?AT REALITY HAS *ANG$1 :ILE REVOLUTION>IES CONT9UE TO PRODUCE LANGUAGE 9 ! SAME WAY1 OR RA!R WORSE4 ,TO SEE ?IS IT W\LD SUFFICE TO COMP>E A LEAFLET SU* AS ! ,5DEHORS BY ,ZO D',AXA ) ITS HUGE ,DAURNI] DRAW+ ON ONE SIDE & HIS WRIT+ ON ! O!R1 TO SOME ( ! LAPID>Y LEAFLETS WE PRODUCE TODAY -- LOOK+ AT \R [N SITUATION -- SU* AS ! ONE WE DID = ! MEET+ ) ! COMRADES FROM ,EA/]N ,EUROPE 9 ,TRIE/E4 

,BUT ! PROBLEM HAS GONE BEYOND ?AT4 ,NOT ONLY >E \R PRIVILEG$ 9T]LOCUTORS LOS+ !IR LANGUAGE1 WE >E LOS+ \RS TOO4 ,& BECAUSE WE MU/ NECESS>ILY MEET ON COMMON GR\ND IF WE WANT TO COMMUNICATE1 ! LOSS IS TURN+ \T TO BE IRREV]SIBLE4 

,?IS PROCESS ( DIFFUS$ FLATT5+ IS /RIK+ ALL LANGUAGES1 L[]+ ! HET]OG5EITY ( EXPRESSION TO ! UNI=MITY ( ! MEANS4 ,! ME*ANISM IS MORE OR LESS ! FOLL[+1 & C\LD BE COMP>$ TO TELEVISION4 ,! 9CREASE 9 QUANTITY 7( NEW ITEMS7 R$UCES ! TIME AVAILABLE = ! TRANSMISSION ( EA* ONE ( !M4 ,?IS IS LEAD+ TO A PROGRESSIVE1 SPONTANE\S SELECTION ( IMAGE & WORD1 SO ON ! ONE H& !SE ELEM5TS >E BE+ ESS5TIALIS$1 :ILE ON ! O!R ! AM\NT ( TRANSMITTABLE DATA IS 9CREAS+4 

,! MU* DESIR$ CL>ITY BEMOAN$ BY SO MANY G5]ATIONS ( REVOLUTION>IES DESIR\S TO EXPLA9 REALITY TO ! PEOPLE1 HAS F9ALLY BE5 REA*$ 9 ! ONLY WAY POSSIBLE3 BY NOT MAK+ REALITY CLE> 7SOME?+ ?AT IS IMPOSSIBLE 9 ANY CASE71 BUT MAK+ CL>ITY REAL1 I4E4 %[+ ! REALITY ?AT HAS BE5 BUILT BY TE*NOLOGY4 

,?IS IS HAPP5+ TO ALL L+UI/IC EXPRESSION 9CLUD+ DESP]ATE ATTEMPTS TO SAVE HUMAN ACTIVITY ?R\< >T1 :I* IS ALSO LETT+ PA/ FEW] & FEW] POSSIBILITIES4 ,MOREOV]1 ?IS 5DEAVOR IS F9D+ ITSELF HAV+ TO /RUGGLE ON TWO FRONTS3 FIR/1 AGA9/ BE+ SWALL[$ UP BY ! FLATT5+ ?AT IS TURN+ CREATIVITY 9TO UNI=MITY1 & SECOND1 AGA9/ ! OPPOSITE PROBLEM1 BUT :I* HAS ! SAME ROOTS1 ?AT ( ! M>KET & ITS PRICES4 

,MY OLD !SES ON POOR >T & >T AS DE/RUCTION >E /ILL CLOSE TO MY HE>T4 

,LET US GIVE AN EXAMPLE3 ALL LANGUAGE1 9 ?AT IT IS AN 9/RUM5T1 CAN BE US$ 9 MANY WAYS4 ,IT CAN BE US$ TO TRANSMIT A CODE AIM$ AT MA9TA9+ OR P]FECT+ CONS5SUS1 OR IT CAN BE US$ TO /IMULATE TRANSGRESSION4 ,MUSIC IS NO EXCEPTION H]E1 AL?\< BECAUSE ( ITS P>TICUL> *>ACT]I/ICS ! ROAD TO TRANSGRESSION IS EV5 MORE DIFFICULT4 ,AL?\< IT SEEMS MORE DIRECT1 IT IS ACTUALLY FUR!R FROM IT4 ,ROCK IS A MUSIC ( RECUP]ATION & CONTRIBUT$ TO EXT+UI%+ MU* ( ! REVOLUTION>Y 5]GY ( ! ,SEV5TIES4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,NIETZS*E'S 9TUITION1 ! SAME ?+ HAPP5$ ) ! 9NOVATION ( ,WAGN]IAN MUSIC 9 HIS TIME4 ,?9K ( ! GREAT !MATIC & CULTURAL DIFF]5CES ?AT EXI/ BETWE5 !SE TWO K9DS ( MUSICAL PRODUCTION4 ,WAGN] HAD TO BUILD A VA/ CULTURAL $IFICE & COMPLETELY DISCOMPOSE ! L+UI/IC 9/RUM5T 9 ORD] TO CAPTIVATE ! REVOLUTION>Y Y\? ( HIS TIME4  ,TODAY ROCK HAS DONE ! SAME ?+ ON A MU* WID] SCALE ) A CULTURAL EF=T ?AT IS RIDICUL\S 9 COMP>ISON4 ,! MASSIFICATION ( MUSIC HAS FAVOR$ ! WORK ( RECUP]ATION4 

,SO WE C\LD SAY REVOLUTION>Y ACTION OP]ATES 9 TWO WAYS1 FIR/ ACCORD+ TO ! 9/RUM5T1 :I* IS UND]GO+ A PROCESS ( SIMPLIFICATION & /RIPP+ D[N1 !N 9 ! S5SE ( ITS USE1 :I* HAS BECOME /&>DIZ$1 PRODUC+ EFFECTS ?AT CANNOT ALWAYS BE R$UC$ TO A COMMON D5OM9ATOR ?AT IS ACCEPTABLE TO ALL OR NE>LY ALL4 ,?AT HAPP5S 9 SO-CALL$ LIT]ATURE 7POETRY1 N>RATIVE1 !AT]1 ETC47 AS WELL AS 9 ?AT RE/RICT$ MICROCOSM1 ! REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY ( EXAM9+ SOCIAL PROBLEMS4 ,:E!R ?IS TAKES ! =M ( >TICLES 9 AN>*I/ PAP]S1 OR LEAFLETS1 PAMPHLETS1 BOOKS1 ETC41 ! RISKS >E FAIRLY SIMIL>4 ,! REVOLUTION>Y IS A PRODUCT ( HIS TIME & USES ! 9/RUM5TS & OCCASIONS IT PRODUCES4 

,! *ANCES ( READ+ AB\T ! ACTUAL CONDITIONS ( SOCIETY & PRODUCTION HAVE BE5 R$UC$1 BECAUSE !RE IS F> LESS TO BE BR\<T TO ! SURFACE1 & BECAUSE 9T]PRETATIVE 9/RUM5TS HAVE UND]GONE A RECESSION4 ,9 A SOCIETY ?AT WAS POL>IZ$ 9 TWO CLE>LY OPPOS+ CLASSES ! TASK ( C\NT]-9=MATION WAS TO BR+ ! REALITY ( ! EXPLOITATION ?AT ! P[] /RUCTURE HAD EV]Y 9T]E/ 9 HID+1 \T 9TO ! OP54 ,! LATT] 9CLUD$ ! ME*ANISMS = EXTRACT+ SURPLUS VALUE1 REPRESSIVE /RATAGEMS1 AU?ORIT>IAN REGRESSIONS ( ! ,/ATE & SO ON4 ,N[1 9 A SOCIETY ?AT IS MOV+ FUR!R & FUR!R T[>DS A DEMOCRATIC =M ( MANAGEM5T & PRODUCTION BAS$ ON 9=MATION TE*NOLOGY1 CAPITAL IS BECOM+ MORE & MORE COMPREH5SIBLE4 ,?IS IS PRECISELY BECAUSE IT IS MORE IMPORTANT = IT TO BE SE51 & LESS IMPORTANT = IT TO DISCOV] NEW ME?ODS ( EXPLOITATION4 

,TODAY WE NE$ TO 9T]PRET SOCIETY ) CULTURAL 9/RUM5TS ?AT >E NOT M]ELY CAPABLE ( 9T]PRET+ FACTS ?AT >E UNKN[N OR TREAT$ SUP]FICIALLY4 ,WE ALSO NE$ TO ID5TIFY AN UNCONSCI\S CONFLICTUALITY ?AT IS F> FROM ! OLD EXTREMELY VISIBLE CLASS CONFLICT1 TO AVOID BE+ DRAWN 9TO A SIMPLI/IC REFUSAL ?AT IS 9CAPABLE ( EVALUAT+ ! ME*ANISMS ( RECUP]ATION1 CONS5SUS & GLOBALIZATION4 ,MORE ?AN DOCUM5TATION WE NE$ ACTIVE P>TICIPATION1 9CLUD+ WRIT+1 9 :AT MU/ BE A COMPREH5SIVE PROJECT4 ,WE CANNOT LIMIT \RSELVES TO D5\NC+ EXPLOITATION BUT MU/ BR+ \R ANALYZES TO )9 A PRECISE PROJECT :I* WILL BECOME COMPREH5SIBLE DUR+ ! C\RSE ( ! ANALYSIS ITSELF4 ,DOCUM5TATION & D5UNCIATION >E NO LONG] 5\<4 ,WE NE$ SOME?+ MORE1 SO LONG AS WE /ILL HAVE TONGUES TO SPEAK )1 SO LONG AS WE HAVE NOT HAD !M ALL CUT (F4 

,IT IS ?IS NEW 9T]ACTION BETWE5 WAYS ( EXPRESS+ ONESELF & ONE'S PROJECT ?AT IS ! /R5G? ( ?IS WAY ( US+ L+UI/IC 9/RUM5TS1 BUT ALSO LEADS TO ! DISCOV]Y ( ITS LIMITATIONS4  ,IF LANGUAGE HAS BE5 ALL[$ TO BECOME IMPOV]I%$1 ADAPT+ TO ! T5D5CY TO ITS R$UCTION ?AT HAS BE5 /UDI$ & APPLI$ BY P[] !N ?IS IS 9EVITABLE4 

,I HAVE ALWAYS F\<T AGA9/ A K9D ( DETA*$ OBJECTIVITY 9 WRIT+ ?AT LOOKS AT REVOLUTION>Y QUE/IONS4 ,PRECISELY BECAUSE IT IS AN 9/RUM5T1 L+UI/IC EXPRESSION ALWAYS HAS A SOCIAL DIM5SION ?AT IS SUMM$ UP 9 ITS /YLE4 ,IT IS NOT JU/ '! MAN' AS ,BUFFON SAYS1 BUT IS 'MAN 9 A GIV5 SOCIETY'4 ,& IT IS ! /YLE ?AT SOLVES ! PROBLEM1 C]TA9LY A DIFFICULT ONE1 ( SUPPLY+ ! SO-CALL$ DE$S ( ! EV5T ALONG ) ! 9DISP5SABLE CONT5T1 !IR 9S]TION )9 A PROJECT4 ,IF ?IS PROJECT IS ALIVE & UP TO ! CONDITIONS ( ! CONFLICT1 ! /YLE C\LD BE LIV5$ UP1 :]EAS IF ! LATT] IS NOT SUITABLE OR IS LO/ 9 ! ILLUSION ( OBJECTIVITY1 EV5 ! BE/ PROJECT WILL RUN ! RISK ( LOS+ ITSELF 9 A <O/LIKE =E/ ( IMPRESSIONS4 

,\R LANGUAGE MU/ !RE=E TAKE A =M ?AT IS CAPABLE ( SUPPORT+ \R REVOLUTION>Y CONT5T & HAVE A PROVOCATORY ?RU/ ?AT IS CAPABLE ( VIOLAT+ & UPSETT+ NORMAL WAYS ( COMMUNICAT+4 ,IT MU/ BE ABLE TO REPRES5T ! REALITY WE FEEL 9 \R HE>TS )\T LETT+ \RSELVES GET WRAPP$ UP 9 A %R\D ( LOGIC & ONLY UND]/OOD ) GREAT DIFFICULTY4 ,! PROJECT & ! LANGUAGE US$ TO ILLU/RATE IT MU/ MEET & RECOGNIZE EA* O!R 9 ! /YLE US$4 ,)\T WANT+ TO TAKE ?+S TO ! LOGICAL EXTREME ( ?IS WELL-WORN !SIS1 WE KN[ TODAY ?AT ! 9/RUM5T CON/ITUTES A CONSID]ABLE P>T ( ! MESSAGE4 

,WE NE$ TO LOOK \T = !SE PROCESSES1 NOT LET A NEW PRAGMATIC IDEOLOGY SUBM]GE US 9 ?R[AWAY PHRASES :]E !RE IS NO RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! PROJECT & ! WAY ( SAY+ IT4 

,SO1 ADVANC+ L+UI/IC IMPOV]I%M5T IS ALSO REFLECT$ 9 ! 9/RUM5TS ( COMMUNICATION ?AT WE USE AS REVOLUTION>IES4 ,FIR/ ( ALL BECAUSE WE >E M5 & WOM5 ( \R TIME1 P>TICIPANTS 9 ! R$UCTIVE CULTURAL PROCESSES ?AT *>ACT]IZE IT4 ,WE >E LOS+ 9/RUM5TS LIKE EV]YONE ELSE4 ,?IS IS NORMAL4 ,BUT WE NE$ TO MAKE MORE ( AN EF=T TO GET BETT] RESULTS & ACQUIRE ! CAPACITY TO RESI/ !SE R$UCTIVE PROJECTS4 

,?IS R$UCTION 9 /YLI/IC ABILITY IS A CONSEQU5CE ( ! L[]+ ( CONT5T4 ,IT IS ALSO CAPABLE ( PRODUC+ FUR!R IMPOV]I%M5T1 LEAD+ TO ! 9ABILITY TO EXPRESS ! ESS5TIAL P>T ( ! PROJECT ?AT NECESS>ILY REMA9S TI$ TO ! MEANS ( EXPRESSION4 ,IT IS !RE=E NOT ! G5RE ?AT SAVES ! CONT5T1 BUT ABOVE ALL ! WAY ?IS CONT5T TAKES =M4 ,SOME PEOPLE MAKE \T A S*EMA & NEV] MANAGE TO FREE !MSELVES FROM IT4 ,!Y FILT] EV]Y?+ !Y COME TO KN[ ?R\< ?IS S*EMA1 BELIEV+ IT TO BE '!IR WAY ( EXPRESS+ !MSELVES'1 LIKE HAV+ A LIMP OR BR[N EYES4 ,BUT IT IS NOT LIKE ?AT4 ,ONE MU/ FREE ONESELF FROM ?IS PRISON SOON] OR LAT]1 IF ONE WANTS TO MAKE :AT ONE IS COMMUNICAT+ COME ALIVE4 

,!RE >E ?OSE :O *OOSE IRONY TO TRANSMIT ! URG5CY !Y FEEL1 = EXAMPLE4 ,V]Y WELL1 BUT IRONY HAS ITS [N PECULI>ITIES1 I4E4 IT IS PLEASANT1 LI<T1 A DANCE1 A JOKE1 AN ALLUSIVE METAPHOR4 ,IT CANNOT BECOME A SY/EM )\T TURN+ \T TO BE REPETITIVE OR PA!TIC LIKE ! SATIRICAL 9S]TS 9 ! DAILY PAP]S1 OR COMIC /RIPS :]E WE KN[ BE=EH& H[ ! /ORY IS GO+ TO 5D O!RWISE WE W\LDN'T BE ABLE TO UND]/& IT1 LIKE B>RACK-ROOM JOKES4 ,9 ! SAME WAY1 = OPPOSITE REASONS1 ! CALL ( REALITY ! ATTEMPT TO MAKE REALITY VISIBLE & PALPABLE ?R\< COMMUNICATION1 />T+ FROM ! SUPPOSITION ?AT !RE CAN BE NO IMM$IATE FRUITION FROM ANY?+ ?AT DOES NOT SEEM REAL -- 5DS UP BECOM+ T$I\S1 IS UNREALIZABLE4 ,WE GET LO/ 9 ! CON/ANT NE$ TO 9SI/1 LOS+ ! CONCEPTUALITY ?AT IS AT ! BASIS ( TRUE COMMUNICATION4 

,ONE ( ! HACKNEY$ PHRASES 9 ! MUSEUM ( EV]YDAY /UPIDITY IS ?AT WE DO NOT KN[ H[ TO SAY SOME?+1 :]EAS ! PROBLEM REALLY IS ?AT WE DO NOT KN[ :AT TO SAY4 ,?IS IS NOT NECESS>ILY SO4 ,! COMMUNICATION FLUX IS NOT UNI-DIM5SIONAL1 BUT MULTI-DIM5SIONAL3 WE DO NOT ONLY COMMUNICATE1 WE ALSO RECEIVE COMMUNICATIONS4 ,& WE HAVE ! SAME PROBLEM 9 COMMUNICAT+ ) O!RS AS WE HAVE 9 RECEIV+ FROM O!RS4 ,!RE IS ALSO A PROBLEM ( /YLE 9 RECEPTION4 ,ID5TICAL DIFFICULTIES1 ID5TICAL ILLUSIONS4 ,AGA91 LIMIT+ \RSELVES TO WRITT5 LANGUAGE1 WE F9D ?AT :5 WE READ NEWSPAP] >TICLES WE CAN RECON/RUCT ! WAY ! WRIT] ( ! >TICLE RECEIVES COMMUNICATIONS FROM ! \TSIDE4 ,! /YLE IS ! SAME1 WE CAN SEE IT 9 ! SAME >TICLES1 ! SAME MI/AKES1 ! SAME %ORTCUTS4 ,& ?AT IS BECAUSE !SE 9CID5TS & LIMITS >E NOT JU/ QUE/IONS ( /YLE BUT >E ESS5TIAL ,COMPON5TS ( ! WRIT]'S PROJECT1 ( HIS V]Y LIFE4 

,WE CAN SEE ?AT ! LESS ! REVOLUTION>Y'S CAPACITY TO GRASP ! MEAN+ ( 9COM+ COMMUNICATION1 EV5 :5 IT REA*ES US DIRECTLY FROM EV5TS1 ! POOR] & MORE REPETITIVE ! 9T]PRETATION ( ! LATT]4 ,! RESULT IS1 9 WORD & UN=TUNATELY ALSO 9 DE$1 APPROXIMATION1 UNC]TA9TY1 A L[ LEVEL ( IDEAS ?AT DOES JU/ICE NEI!R TO ! COMPLEXITIES ( ! 5EMY'S CAPACITY2 OR TO \R [N REVOLUTION>Y 9T5TIONS4 

,IF ?+S W]E O!RWISE1 SOCIALI/ REALISM1 ) ITS GOOD WORK+ CLASS ALWAYS READY TO MOBILIZE ITSELF1 W\LD HAVE BE5 ! ONLY POSSIBLE SOLUTION4 ,! LATE/ AB]RATION DICTAT$ BY SU* IGNORANCE & REFUSAL TO CONSID] REALITY DIFF]5TLY WAS ! 9T]V5TION ( ! GOOD ,RUMANIAN M9]S TO REE/ABLI% ,ILLIESCU'S NEW ORD]4 

,P[]'S ATTEMPTS TO G5]ALIZE ! FLATT5+ ( L+UI/IC EXPRESSION IS ONE ( ! ESS5TIAL COMPON5TS ( ! 9SURM\NTABLE WALL ?AT IS BE+ BUILT BETWE5 ! 9CLUD$ & ! EXCLUD$4 ,IF WE HAVE ID5TIFI$ DIRECT1 IMM$IATE ATTACK AS ONE 9/RUM5T 9 ! /RUGGLE1 P>ALLEL TO IT WE MU/ ALSO DEVELOP AN OPTIMAL USE ( ! O!R 9/RUM5T AT \R DISPOSAL & TAKE1 :ATEV] ! CO/1 :AT WE DO NOT POSSESS4 ,! TWO >E 9SEP>ABLE4 

,ILLNESS & CAPITAL 

,ILLNESS1 I4E4 A FAULTY FUNCTION+ ( ! ORGANISM1 IS NOT PECULI> TO MAN4 ,ANIMALS ALSO GET ILL1 & EV5 ?+S CAN 9 !IR [N WAY PRES5T DEFECTS 9 FUNCTION+4 ,! IDEA ( ILLNESS AS ABNORMALITY IS ! CLASSIC ONE ?AT WAS DEVELOP$ BY M$ICAL SCI5CE4 

,! RESPONSE TO ILLNESS1 MA9LY ?ANKS TO ! POSITIVI/ IDEOLOGY :I* /ILL DOM9ATES M$IC9E TODAY1 IS ?AT ( ! CURE1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 AN EXT]NAL 9T]V5TION *OS5 FROM SPECIFIC PRACTICES1 AIM$ AT RE/OR+ ! CONDITIONS ( A GIV5 IDEA ( NORMALITY4 

,YET IT W\LD BE A MI/AKE TO ?9K ?AT ! SE>* = ! CAUSES ( ILLNESS HAS ALWAYS RUN P>ALLEL TO ?IS SCI5TIFIC NE$ TO RE/ORE NORMALITY4 ,= C5TURIES REM$IES DID NOT GO H& 9 H& ) ! /UDY ( CAUSES1 :I* AT TIMES W]E ABSOLUTELY FANTA/ICAL4 ,REM$IES HAD !IR [N LOGIC1 ESPECIALLY :5 BAS$ ON EMPIRICAL KN[L$GE ( ! =CES ( NATURE4 

,9 MORE REC5T TIMES A CRITIQUE ( ! SECT>IANISM ( SCI5CE1 9CLUD+ M$IC9E1 HAS BAS$ ITSELF ON ! IDEA ( MAN'S TOTALITY3 AN 5TITY MADE UP ( V>I\S NATURAL ELEM5TS1 9TELLECTUAL1 ECONOMIC1 SOCIAL1 CULTURAL1 POLITICAL & SO ON4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS NEW P]SPECTIVE ?AT ! MAT]IALI/ & DIALECTICAL HYPO!SIS ( ,M>XISM 9S]T$ ITSELF4 ,! V>I\SLY DESCRIB$ TOTALITY ( ! NEW1 REAL MAN NO LONG] DIVID$ UP 9TO ! SECTORS ?AT ! OLD POSITIVISM HAD GOT US US$ TO1 WAS AGA9 5CAPSULAT$ 9 A ONE-WAY DET]M9ISM BY ! ,M>XI/S4 ,! CAUSE ( ILLNESS WAS ?US CONSID]$ TO BE DUE TO CAPITALISM :I*1 BY ALI5AT+ MAN ?R\< WORK1 EXPOS$ HIM TO A DI/ORT$ RELATION%IP ) NATURE & 'NORMALITY'1 ! O!R SIDE ( ILLNESS4 

,9 \R OP9ION NEI!R ! POSITIVI/ !SIS ?AT SEES ILLNESS AS BE+ DUE TO A FAULTY FUNCTION+ ( ! ORGANISM1 NOR ! ,M>XI/ ONE ?AT SEES EV]Y?+ AS BE+ DUE TO ! MISDE$S ( CAPITALISM IS SUFFICI5T4 

,?+S >E A LITTLE MORE COMPLICAT$ ?AN ?AT4 

,BASICALLY1 WE CANNOT SAY ?AT !RE W\LD NO LONG] BE SU* A ?+ AS ILLNESS 9 A LIB]AT$ SOCIETY4 ,NOR CAN WE SAY ?AT 9 ?AT HAPPY EV5T ILLNESS W\LD R$UCE ITSELF TO A SIMPLE WEAK5+ ( SOME HYPO!TICAL =CE ?AT IS /ILL TO BE DISCOV]$4 ,WE ?9K ?AT ILLNESS IS P>T ( ! NATURE ( MAN'S /ATE ( LIV+ 9 SOCIETY1 I4E4 CORRESPONDS TO A C]TA9 PRICE TO BE PAID = CORRECT+ A LITTLE ( NATURE'S OPTIMAL CONDITIONS 9 ORD] TO OBTA9 ! >TIFICIALITY NECESS>Y TO BUILD EV5 ! FREE/ ( SOCIETIES4 

,C]TA9LY1 ! EXPON5TIAL GR[? ( ILLNESS 9 A FREE SOCIETY :]E >TIFICIALITY BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS W\LD BE R$UC$ TO ! /RICTLY 9DISP5SABLE1 W\LD NOT BE COMP>ABLE TO ?AT 9 A SOCIETY BAS$ ON EXPLOITATION1 SU* AS ! ONE 9 :I* WE >E LIV+ N[4 ,IT FOLL[S FROM ?IS ?AT ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ILLNESS IS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( ! CLASS CONFLICT4 ,NOT SO MU* BECAUSE ILLNESS IS CAUS$ BY CAPITAL -- :I* W\LD BE A DET]M9I/1 !RE=E UNACCEPTABLE1 /ATEM5T -- BUT BECAUSE A FRE] SOCIETY W\LD BE DIFF]5T4 ,EV5 9 ITS NEGATIVITY IT W\LD BE CLOS] TO LIFE1 TO BE+ HUMAN4 ,SO ILLNESS W\LD BE AN EXPRESSION ( \R HUMANITY JU/ AS IT IS ! EXPRESSION ( \R T]RIFY+ 9HUMANITY TODAY4 ,?IS IS :Y WE HAVE NEV] AGRE$ ) ! SOME:AT SIMPLI/IC !SIS ?AT C\LD BE SUMM$ UP 9 ! PHRASE 'MAKE ILLNESS A WEAPON'1 EV5 ?\< IT IS ONE ?AT DES]VES RESPECT1 ESPECIALLY AS F> AS M5TAL ILLNESS IS CONC]N$4 ,IT IS NOT REALLY POSSIBLE TO PROPOSE TO ! PATI5T A CURE ?AT IS BAS$ EXCLUSIVELY ON ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! CLASS 5EMY4 ,H]E ! SIMPLIFICATION W\LD BE ABSURD4 ,ILLNESS ALSO MEANS SUFF]+1 PA91 CONFUSION1 UNC]TA9TY1 D\BT1 SOLITUDE1 & !SE NEGATIVE ELEM5TS DO NOT LIMIT !MSELVES TO ! BODY1 BUT ALSO ATTACK CONSCI\SNESS & ! WILL4 ,TO DRAW UP PROGRAMS ( /RUGGLE ON SU* A BASIS W\LD BE QUITE UNREAL & T]RIFY+LY 9HUMAN4 

,BUT ILLNESS CAN BECOME A WEAPON IF ONE UND]/&S IT BO? 9 ITS CAUSES & EFFECTS4 ,IT CAN BE IMPORTANT = ME TO UND]/& :AT ! EXT]NAL CAUSES ( MY ILLNESS >E3 CAPITALI/S & EXPLOIT]S1 ,/ATE & CAPITAL4 ,BUT ?AT IS NOT 5\<4 ,I ALSO NE$ TO CL>IFY MY RELATION%IP ) MY ILLNESS1 :I* MI<T NOT ONLY BE SUFF]+1 PA9 & DEA?4 ,IT MI<T ALSO BE A MEANS BY :I* TO UND]/& MYSELF & O!RS BETT]1 AS WELL AS ! REALITY ?AT SURR\NDS ME & :AT NE$S TO BE DONE TO TRANS=M IT1 & ALSO GET A BETT] GRASP ( REVOLUTION>Y \TLETS4 

,! MI/AKES ?AT HAVE BE5 MADE 9 ! PA/ ON ?IS SUBJECT COME FROM LACK ( CL>ITY DUE TO ! ,M>XI/ 9T]PRETATION4 ,?AT WAS BAS$ ON ! CLAIM TO E/ABLI% A DIRECT RELATION%IP BETWE5 ILLNESS & CAPITAL4 ,WE ?9K TODAY ?AT ?IS RELATION%IP %\LD BE 9DIRECT1 I4E4 BY BECOM+ AW>E ( ILLNESS1 NOT ( ILLNESS 9 G5]AL AS A CONDITION ( ABNORMALITY1 BUT ( MY ILLNESS AS A COMPON5T ( MY LIFE1 AN ELEM5T ( MY NORMALITY4 

,& !N1 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ?IS ILLNESS4 ,EV5 IF NOT ALL /RUGGLES 5D 9 VICTORY4 

,ONE'S LIFE ON ! L9E 

,S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( TIME MAN HAS HAD A TA/E = RISK & ADV5TURE & DI/ORT$ =MS ( PLAY SU* AS DUELS & HUNT+4 ,GAMES ?AT PUT ! PLAY]'S LIFE ON ! L9E ALSO DATE BACK TO ANCI5T TIMES4 ,BUT TO AVOID GO+ TOO F> BACK 9 HI/ORY1 IT IS 5\< TO ?9K ( ,RUSSIAN R\LETTE1 :I* EV]YONE REMEMB]S FROM ! PAGES ( A GREAT ,RUSSIAN NOVEL1 OR FROM SC5ES 9 A FAIRLY REC5T ,AM]ICAN FILM4 ,9 ! ,FIFTIES A FILM AB\T VIOL5CE 9 RURAL ,AM]ICA DEPICT$ A GAME CALL$ ! 'RABBIT JUMP'1 A RACE BETWE5 Y\?S1 EA* AT ! :EEL ( A C> HEAD+ T[>DS A CLIFF $GE4 ,! ONE :O JUMP$ \T LA/ WAS ! W9N] ,9 REC5T MON?S !RE HAVE BE5 REPORTS 9 ! NEWS ( A 'MOTORWAY R\LETTE'1 :I* CONSI/S ( DRIV+ ALONG A /RET* ( MOTORWAY ! WRONG WAY2 :OEV] GETS FUR!/ W9S4 ,ANO!R GAME 9 FA%ION ) ,ISRAELI BOYS1 SOME UND] T51 CONSI/S ( PLAC+ A S*OOL BAG 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROAD & SNAT*+ IT BACK :5 A C> APPROA*ES4 ,! ONE :O RETRIEVES HIS LA/ W9S4 ,ACCORD+ TO NEWS REPORTS A NUMB] ( *ILDR5 HAVE DI$ PLAY+ ?IS GAME4 

,SO :Y PUT ONE'S LIFE ON ! L9E8 

,! ANSW] MI<T SIMPLY BE ?AT IT IS DUE TO ! 'CRISIS 9 VALUES' ( AN ADVANC$ PO/-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY :I* HAS NO FUTURE TO (F] Y\NG PEOPLE4 ,ANO!R REC5T ,AM]ICAN FILM %[+ GANG W>F>E 9 ,LOS ,ANGELES 5D$ UP ) A Y\? :O1 RA!R ?AN LET HIMSELF BE >RE/$1 %OT A POLICEMAN %\T+ ',!RE'S NO FUTURE6' ,& ?AT MI<T BE A GOOD ANSW]4 ,! EV]YDAY EXP]I5CES ?AT =M ! P]SONALITY HAVE BE5 S]I\SLY AFFECT$ BY ! PR(\ND *ANGES ?AT HAVE TAK5 PLACE 9 ! SOCIAL & ECONOMIC /RUCTURES ( ADVANC$ 9DU/RIALIZ$ C\NTRIES OV] REC5T YE>S4 ,! ?\<TS1 EMOTIONS & ACTIONS ( 9DIVIDUALS >E IMM]S$ 9 A SITUATION ?AT HAS NO PREEXI/+ CATEGORIES TO PUT !M 9 ANY K9D ( ORD] & GIVE !M ANY S5SE ( SECURITY4 

,?IS IS LEAD+ ! Y\NG] /RATA1 ?OSE NOT ABLE TO COPE ) SU* A SITUATION OR :O >E NOT YET 9 POSSESSION ( WELL-ROOT$ 9T]E/S & IDEAS1 TO FEEL 'VALUE-DEPRIV$' & UNABLE TO 'GIVE ANY MEAN+ TO LIFE'4 

,:Y IS ?IS TOO SIMPLE AN ANSW]8 ,FIR/1 BECAUSE IT DOES NOT SEEM RI<T TO ME TO RELEGATE EV]Y?+ TO AN UND]LY+ SOCIAL ME*ANISM ?AT EXPLA9S EV]Y?+4 ,BEH9D ?IS M5TAL ATTITUDE LURKS A K9D ( NEO-DET]M9ISM ?AT PREV5TS US FROM GRASP+ ! REAL MOTIVATIONS AT ! ROOT ( ?+S :I*1 IF BR\<T \T 9TO ! OP5 MI<T GIVE US A BETT] 9DICATION ( :AT TO DO4 

,! SOCIAL DIS9TEGRATION RESULT+ FROM ECONOMIC RE/RUCTUR+ 9 ! ,EI<TIES IS C]TA9LY ONE ( ! REASONS = ?IS *IPP+ AWAY AT ! VALUES ?AT EM]G$ 9 ! PO/W> P]IOD & REMA9$ MORE OR LESS 9TACT UNTIL ! 5D ( ! ,SEV5TIES4 ,AN 9/ITUTION SU* AS ! FAMILY1 :I* IS TURN+ \T TO BE LESS & LESS SOLID OR CAPABLE ( RESOLV+ ! IMPORTANT TASK ASSIGN$ TO IT BY ! B\RGEOIS CAPITALI/ SOCIETY ( ! LA/ C5TURY1 IS BE+ HIT NOT ONLY BY ! *ANG+ CONDITIONS ( ! WORLD ( WORK & PRODUCTION1 BUT ALSO BY ! CIRCULATION ( DIFF]5T IDEAS1 CULTURE1 CONCEPTS ( TIME & SPACE1 & SO ON4 ,EA* ( !SE ELEM5TS1 :I* IT W\LD BE SIMPLI/IC TO GR\P TOGE!R UND] ! T]M ECONOMY1 HAS PRODUC$ CONDITIONS ?AT NE$ TO BE EXAM9$ 9DIVIDUALLY4 ,!Y >E ( GREAT IMPORTANCE & MAKE UP ! CONNECTIVE TISSUE ONTO :I* EMOTIONS >E GRAFT$ ! ?\<TS & ACTIONS ( SO MANY ( ! Y\NG PEOPLE :O COME FACE TO FACE 9 TODAY'S FOOTBALL /ADIA & PLAY ) !IR LIVES 9 A ?\S& WAYS F9D+ !MSELVES AS !Y DO ) NO FUTURE1 C]TA9TIES OR HOPE4 

,H]E WE >E NOT SIMPLY LOOK+ AT ! M>G9AL PH5OM5ON ( ! LATE 9TEGRATION ( Y\NG PEOPLE 9TO ! CONDITIONS IMPOS$ BY SOCIAL LIFE4 ,?IS HAS ALWAYS EXI/$1 ,:AT WE CAN SEE N[ IS A PH5OM5ON ( A CONSI/5CY & EXT5SION UNKN[N 9 ! PA/4 ,& IF WE WANT TO UND]/& IT WE MU/ ALSO LOOK AT \R [N ?9K+ PATT]NS4 ,WE ONCE ?\<T1 & RI<TLY SO1 ?AT WORK+ CONDITIONS W]E C5TRAL TO COMPREH5D+ ! REASONS AS TO :Y ! PROLET>IAT 5GAG$ 9 ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 9CLUD+ ! REVOLUTION>Y P]SPECTIVE4 ,BUT OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS >E *ANG+4 ,WE US$ TO ?9K ?AT ! /RUGGLES ( ! WORK+ CLASS C\LD AT ANY MOM5T TRANS=M !MSELVES 9TO REVOLUTION>Y CONSCI\SNESS1 PRECISELY DUE TO ! DEFECTS 9 ! SY/EM ( PRODUCTION AS A :OLE4 ,WE CAN NO LONG] ?9K 9 SU* AN AUTOMATIC WAY4 

,WE US$ TO SAY ?AT ONE ?+ ?AT PUT A BRAKE ON ! CLASS /RUGGLE WAS ! $UCATIONAL 9TEGRATION ( Y\NG PEOPLE ?R\< ! FAMILY1 ! F\NDATION /ONE ( ! UNI=MITY ( JUDGM5T ?AT WAS COMPLET$ AT S*OOL1 9 ! >MY & AT WORK4 ,MANY ( !SE ?+S HAVE N[ *ANG$4 ,V>I\S CONCEPTS HAVE 5T]$ ! FAMILY S9CE ITS DIS9TEGRATION SET 91 LEAD+ IT TO BREA! AN AIR ( PAT]NALISM1 :5 NOT D[NRI<T PU]OCRACY4 ,9=MATION REA*ES H\SEHOLDS DIRECTLY ?R\< TELEVISION1 SO ! C5SUR+ FILT] ( P>5TS NO LONG] FUNCTIONS4 ,! LATT] HAVE ALSO LO/ SOME ( ! AU?ORITY ?AT ONCE CAME FROM SIMPLE PHYSICAL /R5G?1 AS !RE >E /RICT] CONTROLS BY ! ,/ATE CONC]N+ VIOL5CE T[>DS ! UND]AG$4 ,! OLD AFFECTION1 ! /UFF ( SEV5TE5? C5TURY OIL PA9T+S UPON :I* ! FAMILY WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE BAS$ -- = ! MO/ P>T A FANTASY ( WRIT]S & POETS -- IS NO LONG] ABLE TO COV] UP ! REAL LACK ( FEEL+ ?AT EXI/S )9 ?IS 9/ITUTION4 ,& WE AN>*I/S W]E AMONG ! FIR/ TO PUT =W>D A S]I\S CRITIQUE ( ! FAMILY AS ! ORIG9 ( MANY ( ! HORRORS ( ! CLASS SOCIETY4 

,! SAME GOES = S*OOL1 :]E1 ) F>-SI<T$ CL>ITY1 WE SAW ITS LIMITATIONS & DEFECTS 9 ! N9ETE5? C5TURY1 PROPOS+ A LIB]T>IAN =M ( $UCATION ?AT HAS N[ BE5 TAK5 OV] BY ! 9TELLECTUALS ( ! REGIME4 ,I DON'T KN[N IF WE >E CAPABLE ( UND]/&+ :AT IS REALLY HAPP5+ 9 S*OOL TODAY1 BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM TO ME TO BE A SECTOR 9 :I* WE >E ANY FUR!R BEH9D ?AN O!RS4 ,! LEVEL ( AN>*I/ ANALYSIS TODAY DOES NOT SEEM TO BE UP TO COMPREH5D+ ! RAPID *ANGES ?AT >E TAK+ PLACE 9 SOCIETY & ! ECONOMY4 ,?IS IS DEMON/RAT$ BY :AT IS BE+ SAID AB\T ! PROBLEM ( PRODUCTION1 &1 ) A CON/ANCY WOR?Y ( GREAT] ?+S1 ! 9SI/5CE ON ! VALIDITY ( MORE OR LESS REVOLUTION>Y SYNDICALISM4 

,9 \R OP9ION1 NEW PROBLEMS >E PRES5T+ !MSELVES ON ! SOCIAL SC5E ?AT CANNOT BE FAC$ BY US+ OLD ANALYZES1 EV5 ?\< !Y MI<T HAVE BE5 CORRECT AT ONE TIME4 ,9 A WAY1 WE HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO TAKE :AT WE \RSELVES =MULAT$ TO ITS LOGICAL CONCLUSION4 ,! EXAMPLE ( ! FAMILY IS SIGNIFICANT4 ,WE W]E AMONG ! FIR/ TO D5\NCE ! REPRESSIVE FUNCTIONS ( ?IS 9/ITUTION BUT >E NO:]E NE> FIR/1 TODAY1 9 DRAW+ ! RELEVANT CONCLUSIONS4 

,! G5]AL LOSS ( TRADITIONAL VALUES DOES NOT SEE US CAPABLE ( PROPOS+1 ,I W\LD NOT SAY SUB/ITUTES =1 BUT EV5 CRITIQUES ( O!R PEOPLE'S PROPOSALS4 ,9 ! FACE ( ! MANY Y\NG PEOPLE :O >E ASK+ = A GOOD REASON NOT TO PUT !IR LIVES ON ! L9E1 WE DO NOT KN[ :AT TO SAY4 ,O!RS HAVE GIV5 :AT WE KN[ >E NOT REAL ANSW]S1 BUT ! Y\NG TAKE !M TO BE SU*1 EXT+UI%+ !IR LIB]ATORY AGGRESSIV5ESS & R$UC+ !MSELVES TO PASSIVE 9/RUM5TS 9 ! H&S ( P[]4 ,O!RS TELL !M LIFE HAS A VALUE 9 ITSELF1 BECAUSE ,GOD GAVE IT TO US1 BECAUSE IT S]VES PLEASURE1 ! ,REVOLUTION1 ! CONT9UATION ( ! SPECIES1 & SO ON4 ,WE KN[ ?AT1 TAK5 9DIVIDUALLY1 !SE /ATEM5TS >E NOT RI<T1 BUT WE DO WANT TO PROPOSE AS A VALID ALT]NATIVE TO ! GAME ( RISK = ITS [N SAKE4 

,COMMUNITY SICKNESS 

,AN>*I/ PRACTICE HAS FALL5 %>PLY 9 REC5T YE>S1 ) FEW ACTIONS EI!R AT MASS LEVEL OR AT ! LEVEL ( SPECIFIC GR\PS4 ,AS A RESULT WE SEE A REVIVAL ( ! ISSUE ( H[ TO GET CLOS] TO 'COMMUNISM' OR TO BUILD+ SITUATIONS ?AT NOT ONLY EXPRESS \R IDEAS & E?ICAL & CULTURAL VALUES BUT >E ALSO CAPABLE ( SATISFY+ \R FUNDAM5TAL P]SONAL & COLLECTIVE NE$ = FRE$OM4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 !RE IS A PROPOSAL TO CREATE PO9TS ( REF]5CE ?AT GO BEYOND ! CLASSICAL DIVISION BETWE5 ! P]SONAL & ! POLITICAL4 

,?IS CORRESPONDS TO A GR[+ NE$ )9 ! :OLE MOVEM5T AGA9/ CAPITAL TODAY1 NOT JU/ ! AN>*I/ ONE4 ,AS HOPES ( PR(\ND *ANGES 9 ! SOCIAL /RUCTURE VANI%$ ) ! SPREAD+ ( DESI/ANCE FROM ! /RUGGLE1 ! CONC]N ) NOT LETT+ ONESELF BE 5GULF$ BY 9CREAS+ RE/RUCTUR+ HAS BECOME GREAT]2 ',WE MU/ CONT9UE TO /RUGGLE = \R [N ESS5TIAL NE$S1 BECAUSE 9 ANY CASE IT IS NOT ! TIME TO TALK ( GREAT MACROSCOPIC *ANGES4' 

,! PROBLEM IS ?AT !SE IMPULSES 5D UP TAK+ TWO ROADS :I*1 IF EXAM9$ CLOSELY1 BO? LEAD TO ! SAME DEAD 5D 9 ! SAME <ETTO4 ,! FIR/1 MORE DIRECT1 ROAD IS ?AT ( DESI/ANCE3 NO?+ CAN BE DONE1 ! 5EMY IS TOO P[]FUL4 ,WE MI<T AS WELL JU/ RELY ON SPREAD+ \R IDEAS 7:I* >E SUP]IOR ANYWAY7 & NOT 9SI/ ON ATTACK1 :I* ONLY LEADS TO REPRESSION1 CREAT+ MORE DIFFICULTIES = ! MOVEM5T 9 ITS FUNDAM5TAL ACTIVITY ( PROPAG&A & SPREAD+ AN>*I/ !ORY4 ,! SECOND1 MORE TORTU\S1 ROAD IS ?AT ( AN ORGANIZATIONAL PROPOSAL L9K$ TO ! IDEA ( COMMUNITY4 

,MANY COMRADES TALK ( 'COMMUNITY'1 AL?\< NOT ALWAYS AS SOME?+ CONF9$ TO ONE GEOGRAPHICAL >EA OR 9 ORD] TO SATISFY 7OR TRY TO SATISFY7 C]TA9 NE$S1 EV5 BASIC ONES4 ,IT %\LD MEAN A DIFF]5T WAY ( SEE+ LIFE1 CULTURE1 NOVELTY1 DIV]SITY4 ',COMMUNITY' ?US ESCAPES ! DANG]S ( CONS]VATISM OR ( BECOM+ A M]E REPETITION ( EMPTY SLOGANS4 

,BUT V]Y LITTLE IS SAID AB\T ?IS 'COMMUNITY' 9 T]MS ( ITS /RUCTURAL OR O!R >RANGEM5T ?AT C\LD GIVE SOME IDEA ( ITS 'OP]ATIVE' SIDE4  ,IT IS SE5 9 T]MS ( A S5SE ( P>TICIPATION1 AN AW>5ESS ( ! SPECIFIC CONTRADICTIONS ( AN>*ISM 79 TRU? NEV] CLE>71 & ! DESIRE = FRE$OM & EQUALITY1 )\T ! =M] BE+ REALIZ$ AT ! CO/ ( ! LATT]1 OR VISE V]SA4 

,:Y DO WE BELIEVE ?AT ?IS ROAD IS EQUAL TO ! FIR/1 ?AT ( DECL>$ & OP5 DESI/ANCE8 ,IT IS EASILY SAID4 ,BECAUSE ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE IS AN ORGANIZATIONAL FACT1 H]E & N[2 NOT SIMPLY A 'CULTURAL REVOLUTION' 7BY ! USE ( ?IS T]M ,I AM NOT REF]R+ TO ,MAO'S CULTURAL REVOLUTION1 :I* HAS NO?+ TO DO ) US1 & :I* WAS 'CULTURAL' 9 NAME ONLY74 ,BECAUSE ! CLA% BETWE5 CLASSES LEAVES NO ROOM = 'M>G9S' OR FREE SPACES ?AT CAN BE REA*$ ?R\< OP]ATIONS C>RI$ \T )9 ! SOME:AT POLLUT$ CURR5TS ( PHILOSOPHICAL ?\<T4 ,BECAUSE ! REVOLUTION>Y ALWAYS PAYS 9 FIR/ P]SON1 SO IS AW>E HE WILL ALSO HAVE TO FACE 'SACRIFICE'1 I4E4 ! PO/PONEM5T ( PROJECTS1 DELAY 9 ! SATISFACTION ( NE$S4 ,BECAUSE ANYONE :O REALLY DECIDES TO ATTACK ! P[] ( ! OPPRESSORS CANNOT REASONABLY ?9K ?AT ! LATT] WILL LEAVE !M 9 PEACE ) !IR 'IDEAL' T5SIONS ( FRE$OM & EQUALITY4 ,BECAUSE IF !Y REALLY WANT !SE PLACES ( 'COMMUNIT>IAN' LIV+ TO BE AT ALL TANGIBLE 9 PRACTICAL T]MS 7& NOT JU/ A C]EBRAL EX]CISE71 !Y MU/ ALSO GIVE SOME SIGN ( GOOD WILL1 I4E4 PRON\NCE !MSELVES TO BE AGA9/ VIOL5CE1 AGA9/ ESPECIALLY 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL S5SE1 & AGA9/ ACTIVE SOLID>ITY ) ?OSE :O >E REALLY /RUGGL+ & FAC+ DEA? EV]Y DAY1 EI!R AT ! WORKPLACE OR 9 ! O!R PLACES :]E OPPOS+ 9T]E/S CLA%4 

,AT ?IS PO9T ! PROVOCATION NE$S TO BE PUT 9 !SE T]MS1 OR SO IT SEEMS TO ME3 

,WE CAN TALK AB\T ! IDEA ( 'COMMUNITY' & LIMIT \RSELVES TO ?AT4 ,V]Y WELL4 ,!N WE %\LD BE CLE> AB\T IT4 

,OR WE CAN TRY TO PUT ! IDEA ( COMMUNITY 9TO PRACTICE4 ,ALL RI<T4 ,9 ?AT CASE WE %\LD BE MORE SPECIFIC AB\T COMMUNIT>IAN /RUCTURES1 ACTIVITIES1 LIMITATIONS & POSSIBILITIES4 

,AS F> AS ! SECOND PO9T IS CONC]N$1 WE HAVE ONLY A VAGUE CRITIQUE ( SELF-MANAG$ ATTEMPTS )9 CAPITALI/ SITUATIONS TODAY1 :I* DO NOT TAKE ! MANY O!R PROBLEMS 9TO ACC\NT4 

,I MU/ SAY :5 ONE F9DS ONESELF FAC$ ) A MYRIAD ( NOT ALWAYS $IFY+ HI/ORICAL EXAMPLES1 IT IS ALWAYS BE/ TO TAKE A /EP BACK FROM AN IDEA1 NO MATT] H[ IMPORTANT1 USEFUL OR PLEASANT ! LATT] MI<T BE4 ,& ! PROBLEM ( 'COMMUNITY' IS UND\BT$LY ( ?IS K9D4 

,LET US TAKE A LOOK AT IT4 ,! IDEA ( 'COMMUNITY' IS NOT SPECIFIC TO AN>*I/S4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y IT HAS BE5 DEVELOP$ ?R\<\T PHILOSOPHICAL ?\<T 7! ACADEMIC CODIFICATION ( ! IDEAS ( ! DOM9ANT CLASS7 9 OPPOSITION TO ! CONCEPT ( 'SOCIETY'4 

,LEAV+ ASIDE ! SPECIFIC USE ?AT ,PLATO1 ,FI*TE & ,HEGEL MADE ( ! IDEA ( 'COMMUNITY'1 ONE EXAMPLE ?AT NE$S TO BE BORNE 9 M9D IS ,M>X & ,5GEL'S ANALYSIS ( ! 'PRIMITIVE COMMUNITY' 9 :I* ! HI/ORY ( HUMANITY BEGAN4 ,?IS WAS TO BECOME A F9AL COMMUNITY :]E ! HI/ORY ( ! PROLET>IAT & ! CLASS /RUGGLE W]E TO RESOLVE !MSELVES4 ,SU* PHILOSOPHICAL DET]M9ISM REA*ES ITS FULL TRAGICOMIC EXPRESSION 9 ,/AL9'S !ORIES ( 'COMMUNITY' ?AT /& UP WELL ALONGSIDE ! !ORIES ( ! ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/S1 :O W]E NOT JU/ !ORETICIANS BUT 'ALMO/' >*ITECTS ( A COMMUNITY ( A 'SACR$ CULTURE & PEOPLE' 7BY =CE1 ( C\RSE74 

,SO F> WE >E CLE>LY )9 ! >EA ( A SUPRA-NATIONAL 9T]PRETATION ( ! CONCEPT ( 'COMMUNITY'4 

,BUT ANO!R ELABORATION ( ?IS CONCEPT HAS BE5 REALIZ$ 9 ! WORK%OPS ( ACADEMIA1 ONE ?AT COMES CLOSE/ TO ! IDEAS ?AT >E BE+ DISCUSS$ 9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T TODAY4 ,?IS SEES 'COMMUNITY' NOT AS A SUPRANATIONAL 5TITY1 BUT AS A P>TICUL> L9K BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS1 9 O!R WORDS AS A 'SOCIAL RELATION'4 ,ACCORD+ TO ?IS WAY ( SEE+ ?+S1 9DIVIDUAL RELATIONS >E BR\<T AB\T BY COMMON 9T]E/1 CREAT+ 9T]ACTION ?AT S]VES TO AMALGAMATE ! 'COMMUNITY'4 

,?IS CONCEPT WAS FIR/ =MULAT$ BY ! ,G]MAN ,ROMANTIC S*OOL1 BY A !ORETICIAN ( RELIGION 7,S*LEI]MA*]7 TO BE PRECISE1 9 #a#g#i#i1 & HIS IDEAS >E UND\BT$LY L9K$ TO HIS CONCEPT ( 'RELIGION' :I* MEANS 'TO B9D TOGE!R' OR 'TIE TOGE!R'4 

,!N 9 #ahhg ,TONNIES1 9 A MORE DETAIL$ =MULATION1 DESCRIB$ COMMUNITY AS A NATURAL ORGANISM )9 A K9D ( COLLECTIVE WILL AIM$ AT SATISFY+ PREVAL5TLY COLLECTIVE 9T]E/S4 ,9 ?IS ORGANISM1 9DIVIDUAL URGES & 9T]E/S ATROPHY TO A MAXIMUM DEGREE1 :ILE ! CULTURAL ORI5TATION T5DS TO REA* AN ALMO/ SACR$ DIM5SION4 ,!RE IS GLOBAL SOLID>ITY BETWE5 ALL MEMB]S4 ,PROP]TY IS HELD 9 COMMON4 ,P[] 7AT LEA/ AS IT IS UND]/OOD TODAY7 IS ABS5T4 

,! MODEL PRES5T$ BY ,TONNIES = HIS ANALYSIS IS ?AT ( ,EUROPEAN RURAL SOCIETY1 9 ! PEASANT VILLAGES4 ,KROPOTK91 = HIS P>T1 DREW ON O!R REALITIES 7?AT ( ! ,RUSSIAN 'MIR'7 & FROM O!R AN?ROPOLOGICAL LIT]ATURE 79 ! ,5GLI% LANGUAGE71 BUT HAD A FAIRLY SIMIL> MODEL 9 M9D4 

,9 MY OP9ION ! ]ROR LIES 9 BELIEV+ ?AT IT IS NATURAL TO ACT 9 A WAY ?AT IS BO? SPECIFIC TO C]TA9 COMMUNIT>IAN SITUATIONS1 & TO ! HI/ORICAL C\RSE ( A COMMUNIT>IAN FEEL+ ?AT EXI/$ AMONG C]TA9 PEOPLES BE=E ! DIS9TEGRATION ( ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,9 O!R WORDS IT WAS ?\<T ?AT SOME COMMUNIT>IAN 9/ITUTIONS HAD SURVIV$ DE/RUCTION BY ! MOD]N ,/ATE & CONT9UE TO EXI/ 9 9COMPLETE =MS ?AT >E /ILL VISIBLE TODAY1 SU* AS ! FAMILY 7OR EXT5D$ FAMILY71 NEI<BORHOOD GR\PS1 CO-OP]ATIVES1 ETC4 ,?IS IS ALL REALLY QUITE NAIVE4 ,LESS NAIVE1 BUT JU/ AS MI/AK5 7!RE=E DANG]\S71 IS ! PO9T ( VIEW ( ?OSE :O SAY ?AT COMMUNITY IS A 'UNION' ?AT IS FELT 'SUBJECTIVELY' BY ITS MEMB]S1 :]EAS SOCIETY IS ONLY UND]/OOD ?R\< AN OBJECTIVE >RANGEM5T4 

,NONE ( ?IS DETRACTS FROM ! FEEL+S ( SOLID>ITY1 EQUALITY & ! REFUSAL ( 9DIVIDUAL P[] & PROP]TY ?AT ! EXPLOIT$ HAVE BE5 CAPABLE ( REALIZ+ 9 QUITE WELL-DEF9$ =MS4 ,JU/ AS IT DOES NOT DETRACT FROM ! CONCEPT ( SELF-ORGANIZATION1 SPONTANE\S CREATIVITY & PROJECTUALITY ( ?OSE :O >E AGA9/ P[]4 

,:AT ,I WANT TO QUE/ION H]E IS ! VALIDITY & POSSIBLE USE ( ! CONCEPT ( ',COMMUNITY'1 IF ONLY = ! FOLL[+ REASONS3 

9 ! LI<T ( ! 'HI/ORY' ( ?IS CONCEPT1 WE CANNOT CONSID] COMMUNITY TO 9DICATE A VALUE ?AT IS SUP]IOR TO ?AT ( SOCIETY2 

IT FOLL[S ?AT WE CANNOT CONSID] ',COMMUNITY' TO BE P>T ( A CULTURAL H]ITAGE ( PROGRESS AGA9/ REACTION2 

PO9T B7 IS DEMON/RAT$ BY ! FACT ?AT ! FASCI/ & REACTION>Y MOVEM5TS ALSO -- 9 !IR [N WAY -- MADE REF]5CE TO ! CONCEPT ( COMMUNITY2 

IT IS NOT EASY TO FREE COMMUNITY FROM ! AURA ( ! SACR$ OR ! BE>]-(-TRU?4 ,?IS HAS A DI/ORT+ EFFECT ON ! UND5IABLE SOLID>ITY ?AT SPREADS )9 IT1 A SOLID>ITY ?AT (T5 EXT5DS ACRITICALLY UND] A FLAG OR SLOGAN2 

IT W\LD BE F> FROM EASY TO SEP>ATE ! CONCEPT ( 'COMMUNITY' FROM ITS ORIG9AL PEASANT & RURAL BASE ) ALL ! IMPLICATIONS ?AT >E N[ F> (F 9 TIME & C]TA9TY 9 CONTRA/ TO A G5]AL SITUATION ( PR(\ND TE*NOLOGICAL *ANGE4 

,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT WE CAN W9D UP BY SIMPLY SAY+ ?AT !RE IS NO NE$ TO HAVE REC\RSE TO CONCEPTS SU* AS 'COMMUNITY'1 :I* C>RY POLLUTANTS ?AT >E NOT EASY TO FILT] \T1 9 ORD] TO PO9T TO ! EFFECTIVE CAPACITY = SELF-ORGANIZATION ?AT ! EXPLOIT$ POSSESS4 

,:5 ?IS CONCEPT IS US$ TO REF] TO A POSSIBLE ORGANIZATIONAL =M1 DECEIV+ ONESELF ?AT IT W\LD OV]COME ! LIMITS & CONTRADICTIONS1 DANG]S & TRAUMAS ?AT REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ ACTIVITY 9EVITABLY C>RIES ) IT 9 A SITUATION ( PR(\ND SOCIAL LAC]ATION SU* AS ! PRES5T1 ,I MU/ /RESS MY DISAGREEM5T4 

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