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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,$ITOR'S 9TRODUCTION3 ,POSSIBLY ! BE/ TEXT ANY ( US HAVE WRITT5 ON ! SUBJECT ( IDEOLOGY IS A LETT] ,NADIA ONCE S5T TO A FRI5D 9 RESPONSE TO AN >TICLE HE HAD WRITT5 ) H] HELP 7H] ORIG9AL TITLE = ! PIECE HAD BE5 0,! ,POLITICAL ,/RUGGLE IS ! ,/RUGGLE ,AGA9/ ! ,POLITICAL10 :I* HE *ANG$ TO 0,AGA9/ ! ,%ALL[NESS ( ! ,POLITICAL07444 SO H]E IS H] LETT]1 REPR9T$ FROM HIS PRIVATE COLLECTION4 ,REMEMB]1 :ATEV] Y\ BELIEVE IMPRISONS Y\4 

0,! IDEOLOGI/ IS A MAN :O FALLS = ! FRAUD P]PETRAT$ ON HIM BY HIS [N 9TELLECT3 ?AT AN IDEA1 I4E4 ! SYMBOL ( A MOM5T>ILY P]CEIV$ REALITY1 CAN POSSESS ABSOLUTE REALITY40 

-,SOCRATES1 REFUT+ ,PLATO'S 9T]PRETATION ( HIS IDEAS 

0,! WORLD ELUDES US BECAUSE IT BECOMES ITSELF AGA940 

-,LEWIS ,C>ROLL 

,JUNE #b 

,AM/]DAM 7AT ,*LOE'S1 ) ,PHOEBE & ,HELOISE7 

,DE>E/ ,E--1 

,NO1 Y\ HAV5'T UND]/OOD :AT ,I'M TALK+ AB\T AT ALL4 ,9 Y\R HURRY TO PUR*ASE = Y\RSELF ! IMAGE ( 0POLITICAL ACTIVI/0 7OR1 WORSE1 !ORI/7--:ATEV] ?AT IS--Y\'VE CONCLUD$ ?AT EV]Y?+ MU/ BE 0POLITICAL0--:ATEV] ?AT IS6 ,= ! F>!R Y\ EXP& ! MEAN+ ( ANY WORD1 ! BLURRI] IT BECOMES1 & ! MORE USELESS4 ,ONCE EV]Y?+ IS POLITICAL1 !N 0POLITICAL0 MEANS NO?+ ALL OV] AGA91 & WE HAVE TO />T FROM SCRAT*4 

,SO1 ASSUM+ 0POLITICAL0 ISN'T JU/ A MEAN+LESS ALL-PURPOSE WORD444 ,( C\RSE !RE >E 0POLITICAL0 WAYS TO LOOK AT EV]Y ISSUE1 9CLUD+ ONE'S [N MORTALITY--,I WASN'T TRY+ TO D5Y ?AT4 ,?AT1 9 FACT1 IS EXACTLY MY PO9T3 ONCE Y\ BEG9 TO ?9K ( Y\RSELF AS 0POLITICAL10 ONCE Y\ />T TO ?9K 9 T]MS ( ANALYSIS & CRITIQUE--WORSE YET TO ?9K ( Y\RSELF AS HAV+ A CRITIQUE--Y\ COME TO APPROA* EV]Y?+ ON ?OSE T]MS1 Y\ TRY TO FIT EV]Y?+ 9TO Y\R ANALYSIS4 ,BE+ 0POLITICAL0 BECOMES A CANC] ?AT SL[LY SPREADS TO EV]Y CORN] ( Y\R BE+1 UNTIL Y\ CAN'T ?9K AB\T ANY?+ EXCEPT 9 T]MS ( CLASS /RUGGLE OR G5D] OR :ATEV]4 

,& !RE IS NO ANALYSIS1 NO IDEOLOGY 7BECAUSE ?AT'S :AT WE'RE TALK+ AB\T H]E1 ) Y\R 9SI/5CE ON ! POLITICS ( LIV+ & ! !ORY ( POLITICS7 BROAD 5\< TO CAPTURE EV]Y?+ ?AT LIFE IS4 ,AN IDEOLOGY1 JU/ LIKE AN IMAGE1 IS ALWAYS SOME?+ Y\ HAVE TO PUR*ASE--?AT IS1 Y\ MU/ GIVE UP A P>T ( Y\RSELF 9 RETURN = IT4 ,?AT P>T ( Y\RSELF IS EV]Y ASPECT ( ! WORLD1 EV]Y DELICI\SLY COMPLEX EXP]I5CE1 EV]Y IRR$UCIBLE DETAIL ?AT WON'T FIT 9TO ! FRAMEWORK Y\'VE SO PR\DLY CON/RUCT$4 

,SURE1 Y\ CAN LOOK AT ORAL SEX & SUNSETS & LOVE SONGS & REALLY GOOD ,*9ESE FOOD 9 T]MS ( POLITICAL ISSUES1 OR EV5 APPROA* !M 9 A WAY ?AT IS POLITICAL 9 A F> LESS SUP]FICIAL S5SE--BUT ! FACT IS ?AT :5 Y\'RE !RE 9 ?OSE MOM5TS !RE >E ?+S ?AT ESCAPE ANY K9D ( COMPREH5SION1 LET ALONE EXPRESSION1 LET ALONE ANALYSIS4 ,LIV+ & FEEL+ >E SIMPLY TOO COMPLICAT$ TO BE CAPTUR$ COMPLETELY BY ANY LANGUAGE1 OR ANY COMB9ATION ( LANGUAGES4 ,JU/ LIKE ?AT FUCK+ HALFWIT ,PLATO1 ! CASUALTY ( IDEOLOGY 7:I* ,I'M BEGG+ Y\ NOT TO BE7 COMES TO D\BT ! REALITY ( ANY?+ HE CAN'T SYMBOLIZE ) LANGUAGE 7POLITICAL OR O!RWISE71 BECAUSE HE'S =GOTT5 ?AT HIS SYMBOLS >E ONLY CONV5I5T G5]ALIZATIONS TO /& 9 PLACE ( ! 9NUM]ABLE UNIQUE MOM5TS ?AT MAKE UP ! UNIV]SE4 

,I CAN ANTICIPATE Y\R RESPONSE3 MY CRITIQUE ( ! POLITICAL IS ITSELF A POLITICAL EVALUATION1 A P>T ( MY IDEOLOGY4 ,& SO IT IS4 ,I WRITE TO Y\ SO VEHEM5TLY AB\T ?IS BECAUSE IT'S AN ISSUE ,I'M REALLY /RUGGL+ ) N[4 ,I F9D MYSELF TURN+ EV]Y?+ 9TO A POLITICAL TRACT OR CRITIQUE1 POSSESS$ BY 7:AT MY IDEOLOGY DESCRIBES AS67 A CAPITALI/IC COMPULSION TO TRANS=M ALL MY FEEL+S & EXP]I5CES 9TO OBJECTS--?AT IS1 9TO !ORIES ,I CAN C>RY >\ND ) ME4 ,MY VALUES HAVE COME TO REVOLVE >\ND !SE !ORIES1 :I* ,I %[ (F AS PRO( ( MY 9TELLIG5CE & IMPORTANCE1 ! SAME WAY A B\RGEOIS MAN %[S (F HIS C> AS PRO( ( HIS WOR?3 MY LIFE ISN'T AB\T MY ACTUAL EXP]I5CE ANYMORE1 IT'S AB\T 0! /RUGGLE0--:5 ,I'D WANT$ ?AT /RUGGLE TO BE AB\T C5T]+ MY LIFE ON MY EXP]I5CES1 NOT SOME NEW SUB/ITUTE6 ,I'D LIKE TO SAY ?IS LETT] IS MY LA/ /& AGA9/ ! ALL-CONSUM+ DEM&S ( ! POLITICAL444 BUT ?AT WAS PROBABLY LONG AGO1 ! LA/ TIME ,I WAS ABLE TO REFLECT ON SOME?+ )\T ! POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS EV5 OCCURR+ TO ME4 ,C>EFUL :AT Y\ WI% =1 ,E--1 :5 Y\ SAY EV]Y?+ IS POLITICAL4 

,I ?9K P>T ( ?IS PA?OLOGICAL NE$ TO SY/EMIZE EV]Y?+ COMES FROM LIV+ 9 CITIES1 9CID5TALLY4 ,EV]Y S+LE ?+ >\ND US H]E HAS BE5 MADE BY HUMAN BE+S1 & HAS SPECIFIC HUMAN MEAN+S ATTA*$ TO IT--SO :5 Y\ LOOK >\ND1 9/EAD ( SEE+ ! ACTUAL OBJECTS ?AT >E >\ND Y\1 Y\ SEE A =E/ ( SYMBOLS4 ,:5 ,I WAS /AY+ 9 ! M\NTA9S1 IT WAS DIFF]5T4 ,I W\LD GO WALK+ & ,I W\LDN'T SEE 0DON'T WALK0 SIGNS1 ,I W\LD SEE TREES & FL[]S1 ?+S ?AT HAVE AN EXI/5CE BEYOND ANY FRAMEWORK ( HUMAN MEAN+S & VALUES4 ,/&+ UND] A />RY SKY1 !RE1 GAZ+ AT ! SIL5T HORIZON1 ! WORLD FELT SO IMM5SE & PR(\ND ?AT ,I C\LD ONLY /& BE=E IT MUTE & TREMBL+4 ,NO POLITICS C\LD EV] PROVIDE A VESSEL DEEP 5\< TO HOLD ?OSE MOM5TS4 ,NOT TO SAY !RE'S NO REASON = US TO CONCEPTUALIZE ?+S1 ,E--1 BECAUSE ( C\RSE ?AT'S USEFUL SOMETIMES444 BUT IT'S A MEANS1 & NOT ! ONLY MEANS1 TO A MU* GREAT] 5D4 ,?AT'S ALL4 

,I'LL LEAVE Y\ ) ?IS1 MY [N POOR TRANSLATION ( A L9E FROM ! F>EWELL LETT] ,MAO ,TSE-TUNG'S MI/RESS WROTE HIM %ORTLY AFT] ! SO-CALL$ SUCCESS ( ! ,*9ESE SO-CALL$ ,COMMUNI/ ,REVOLUTION3 

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