,EXCLUSIVE ,9T]VIEW ( ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

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,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

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,VOID ,NETWORK3 ,DE> ,DAVID ,GRAEB]1 GOOD AFT]NOON FROM ,EX>*IA >EA1 ,A!NS ,GREECE4 ,H]E !RE >E SOME QUE/IONS ?AT Y\ MI<T TRY TO ANSW]1 SO WE CAN PUBLI% !M 9 ! PRE B-FE/ ,BABYLONIA ISSUE4 
,SO 2,H[ CAN Y\ DEF9E ! ANTIAU?ORIT>IAN1MOVEM5T & ATTITUDE ( TODAY8 ,DO Y\ ?9K ?AT WE >E FAC+ A MAJOR TURN+ PO9T ?AT SOMEH[ IS %[+ ! LIMITS1 ( IDEOLOGY 9 CONTRADICTION ) AN ANTIAU?AURIT>IAN VIEW1FREE FROM IDEOLOGICAL OB/ACLES8 

,D4,G43 ,IF BY 0IDEOLOGY0 Y\ MEAN ! IDEA ?AT ONE NE$S TO E/ABLI% A GLOBAL ANALYSIS BE=E TAK+ ACTION 7:I* 9EVITABLY LEADS TO ! ASSUMPTION ?AT AN 9TELLECTUAL VANGU>D MU/ NECESS>ILY PLAY LEAD]%IP ROLE 9 ANY POPUL> POLITICAL MOVEM5T7 !N ,I ?9K1 YES1 WE DO SEE A GRADUAL MOVEM5T AWAY FROM ?AT4 ,MU* ( MY LA/ T5 YE>S ( 9TELLECTUAL LIFE HAS BE5 TRY+ TO ?9K AB\T WAYS 9 :I* 9TELLECTUALS CAN PLAY A USEFUL ROLE )\T DESC5D+ 9TO IDEOLOGI/S4 ,!RE >E NO OBVI\S ANSW]S ?\<4 ,I ?9K WE HAVE COME TO A BROAD CONS5SUS AB\T ! FACT ?AT A DIV]SITY ( P]SPECTIVES1 EV5 9COMM5SURABLE P]SPECTIVES1 IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT ACTUALLY A RES\RCE = \R MOVEM5TS -- S9CE IF ! OP]ATIVE QUE/ION IS NOT 0H[ DO WE DEF9E ! SITUATION0 BUT 0H[ %ALL WE ACT TOGE!R TO FUR!R \R COMMON GOALS80 -- ?AT IS1 IF IT'S PRACTICAL PROBLEM-SOLV+1 !N OBVI\SLY A GR\P ( PEOPLE ) DIV]SE P]SPECTIVES WILL HAVE MORE USEFUL 9SI<TS & IDEAS ?AN A GR\P ( PEOPLE :O ALL ?9K EXACTLY ! SAME4 ,?IS IS AN IMPORTANT BREAK?R\<4 ,BUT IT /ILL LEAVES SOME QUE/IONS UNANSW]$3 Y\ CAN'T JU/ />T1 AS ,JOHN ,HOLL[AY SAYS1 ) 0! SCREAM01 ! 9/9CTIVE FEEL+ ?AT CAPITALISM ISN'T RI<T1 & !N MOVE TO ACTION -- ! V]Y FACT ?AT Y\ ID5TIFY 0CAPITALISM0 AS ! PROBLEM MEANS !RE IS SOME %>$ ANALYSIS1 OR ELSE1 !RE'D BE NO REASON = US NOT TO BE WORK+ ) FASCI/S1 NATIONALI/S1 SEXI/S1 OR = ?AT MATT] ! CAPITALI/S !MSELVES4 ,NO ONE HAS QUITE RESOLV$ ALL ( !SE QUE/IONS BUT MY IMPRESSION IS WE'VE MADE A LOT ( PROGRESS -- MU* MORE1 9 FACT1 9 ! LA/ T5 YE>S ?AN 9 :OLE FIFTY YE>S PREVI\S TO ?AT4 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 ,IS !RE REALLY AN>*Y1AN OP5 SOCIAL MOVM5T OR SOME ( ! MO/ ADVANC$ FRACTIONS ( IT TURN$ TO BE MORE & MORE AB/RACT19 ! >EA ( !ORY LOS+ !MSELVES 9SIDE AN AVANTGU>DISM ( ACTIVISM1 ONLY COMP>$ 9 ! PA/1 BY M>XI/-L59I/ VIEWS8 

,D4,G4 3 ,BY 0ADVANC$0 ,I GUESS Y\ MEAN 0SELF-CONSCI\S80 ,I ONCE WROTE A LITTLE PROPAG&A PAMPHLET CALL$ 0,>E Y\ AN ,AN>*I/8 ,! ANSW] MAY SURPRISE Y\60 ,I ?9K MO/ PEOPLE %>E AN>*I/ VALUES & EV5 PRACTICE AN>*ISM 7DIRECT ACTION1 MUTUAL AID1 VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION7 MO/ ( ! TIME4 ,I'D ACTUALLY GO EV5 FUR!R4 ,MO/ HUMAN ACTIVITY1 ON ! MICRO-LEVEL1 IS ESS5TIALLY COMMUNI/IC1 9 ?AT IT'S COOP]ATIVE1 &_/OR BAS$ ON SOME V>IATION ( ! PR9CIPLE 0FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR ABILITIES1 TO EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR NE$S40 ,EV5 BANK]S ACT ?IS WAY ) EA* O!R1 & SO DO ! PEOPLE :O CLEAN ! BANK4 ,CAPITALISM IS BUILT ON 5DLESS DIFFUSE =MS ( COMMUNISM & ALWAYS HAS BE54 ,I ?9K ONE PROBLEM ) ! SORT ( SELF-CONSCI\S1 REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVI/ ELITES Y\ >E TALK+ AB\T IS ?AT !Y SOMETIMES LOSE TRACK ( ?AT1 & FALL 9TO A C]TA9 ELITISM4 ,?IS 9 TURN R5D]S MU* ( !IR ACTIVISM 9EFFECTIVE AS !Y SEEM RIDICUL\S TO MO/ ( ! PEOPLE ?AT !Y W\LD LIKE TO BR+ 9TO !IR MOVEM5T4 ,9 ,AM]ICA1 = 9/ANCE1 !RE'S A HUGE DEBATE AB\T 0ACTIVI/ CULTURE0 -- :I* IS TREAT$1 ESPECIALLY BY GR\PS REPRES5T+ PEOPLE ( COLOR1 POOR PEOPLE1 BLACK PEOPLE1 IMMIGRANTS1 ! TRULY OPPRESS$1 AS A BAD ?+1 A =M ( :ITE PRIVILEGE1 OR MIDDLE CLASS PRIVILEGE1 9 ITSELF4 ,!RE'S A T]RIBLE P>ADOX H]E4 ,ONCE WE REJECT ! OLD1 DEPRESS+ ,/AL9I/ IDEAL ( ! GRIM1 CALCULAT+ REVOLUTION>Y :O D5IES HIM OR H]SELF EV]Y?+ BECAUSE ( !IR D$ICATION TO ! REVOLUTION -- S9CE SU* PEOPLE1 EV5 IF !Y W91 >E UNLIKELY TO CREATE A WORLD ANYONE W\LD WANT TO LIVE 9 -- !N WE'VE GOT TO ACCEPT ?AT P]SONAL LIB]ATION1 ! CREATION ( EXP]IM5TS 9 LIFE1 FREE COMMUNITIES1 HAS TO GO H&-9 H& ) ! WORK ( FI<T+ CAPITALISM4 ,BUT SOMEH[ \R V]Y ATTEMPTS TO CREATE FRAGM5TS ( :AT A FREE SOCIETY MI<T BE LIKE MAKE US SEEM ABSURD1 EV5 MON/R\S1 TO MANY ( ?OSE WE SEE AS \R NATURAL ALLIES -- & MAKES US 9CAPABLE ( SEE+ ?AT TO SOME DEGREE1 !Y >E ALREADY DO+ ! V]Y ?+S WE ?9K WE'RE 9V5T+ 7CONS5SUS DECISION-MAK+1 ALT]NATIVE ECONOMIES74 ,SO ,I TAKE Y\R QUE/ION 9 ?AT WAY3 WE DEVELOP NOT A !ORETICAL AVANT G>DE1 SO MU* AS A PRACTICAL ONE4 ,N[1 SOME?+ LIKE ?AT IS PROBABLY 9EVITABLE3 H[ TO MAKE ALLIANCES BETWE5 ?OSE PEOPLE :OSE MA9 PROBLEM IS OPPRESSION1 & ?OSE :OSE MA9 PROBLEM IS ALI5ATION8 ,9 A WAY ?AT'S ! ULTIMATE REVOLUTION>Y PROBLEM4 ,WE %\LDN'T BLAME \RSELVES -- ACTUALLY1 ,I ?9K ?AT'S P>T ( ! PROBLEM4 ,BLAM+ \RSELVES MEANS ?9K+ AB\T \RSELVES & IF !RE'S ONE ABSOLUTELY LEGITIMATE GRIEVANCE PEOPLE HAVE AGA9/ !SE SELF-APPO9T$ ACTIVI/ ELITE IT'S ?AT !Y >E A LITTLE SELF-OBSESS$1 :I* IS1 ( C\RSE1 ! ULTIMATE B\RGEOIS VICE4 ,?9K+ AB\T Y\R [N PRIVILEGE IS /ILL JU/ ?9K+ AB\T Y\RSELF4 ,WE NE$ TO LE>N H[ TO /OP ?9K+ AB\T \RSELVES & TO ?9K AB\T O!R PEOPLE MORE4 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 ,H[ MU* ! GREAT SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ( TODAY1 LIKE ! EMIGRATION MOVM5T & ! CURR5T ECOLOGICAL MOVEM5T1 HAVE ANY?+ TO DO ) ! 9FILTRATIONS ( ANTIAU?ORIT>IAN IDEAS ITO !M8 

,D4,G4 3 ,I HAVE ONLY HAD ! OPPORTUNITY TO OBS]VE 9 DETAIL :AT'S HAPP5$ 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 & TO SOME DEGREE 9 ! ,U,K1 BUT MY IMPRESSION IS ?AT ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN =MS ( PROCESS HAVE HAD AN 5ORM\S IMPACT & IT'S REALLY ONE ( \R GREATE/ ACCOMPLI%M5TS4 ,I WAS 9 ! ,N,Y,C ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK FROM #b-#b#c1 :5 IT BROKE UP1 & WE ALWAYS SAID WE DIDN'T WANT TO LA/ =EV] -- WE W]E PRIM>ILY A WAY ( DISSEM9AT+ A C]TA9 SET ( PR9CIPLES ( DEMOCRATIC PROCESS1 %[+ H[ SELF-ORGANIZATION C\LD1 EFFECTIVELY1 WORK1 & MU* BETT] ?AN ! =MS ( AU?ORIT>IAN DICTAT OR TOP D[N PHONY 0DEMOCRACY0 WE W]E UP AGA9/4 ,! REM>KABLE ?+ IS H[ FA/ ?IS HAPP5$4 ,MU* FA/] ?AN WE ANTICIPAT$4 ,TRUE1 !RE'S A LOT ( DEBATE N[ AB\T MOV+ AWAY FROM A PURE NETWORK MODEL & T[>DS MORE P]MAN5T =MS ( ORGANIZATION1 & ?IS IS A HEAL?Y DEBATE1 WE NE$ A WIDE RANGE ( 9/ITUTIONAL =MS H]E TOO1 BUT ! :OLE FIELD ( DEBATE HAS %IFT$ DRAMATICALLY 9 AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN DIRECTION4 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 :AT >E ! MAJOR *ALL5GES ( ANTIAU?ORIT>IAN MOVM5T ( TODAY8 ,IS !RE REALLY A REVOLUTION TO BE WAIT$ =1 OR 9 TRU?1 ! RADICAL PROC$URE ( PRESNET1 HAS TO DO ) ! IDEAS & =CES ( A G5]AL DAILY RE=MATION ( LIFE8 

,D4,G43 ,GLOBALLY1 ,I ?9K WE >E AT A TURN+ PO9T1 BUT ?AT TURN+ PO9T HAS BE51 AS IT W]E1 5DLESSLY SUSP5D$4 ,ONE REASON ! ALT]-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T SL[$ D[N SO 9 ! SECOND HALF ( ! 'S WAS NOT JU/ ! L+]+ EFFECTS ( ! W> ON T]ROR & RESULTANT /EPP+ UP ( REPRESSION1 BUT ! FACT ?AT ! O!R SIDE SIMPLY C\LDN'T GET !IR ACT TOGE!R4 ,!Y W]E FAC$ ) 5ORM\S /RUCTURAL CRISES1 REALLY1 ! EFFECTS ( ! SAME BROAD DIFFUSE POPUL> RESI/ANCE ( :I* >E MOVEM5TS W]E P]HAPS ! MO/ SELF-CONSCI\S1 EXPLICIT1 & >TICULATE =M4 ,YET ALL !Y DID WAS BICK] ) EA* O!R AT !IR SUMMITS -- !Y DIDN'T REALLY SEEM TO HAVE A /RATEGY1 & ?US1 IT WAS V]Y H>D TO COME UP ) A /RATEGY ( OPPOSITION4 ,?IS MI<T BE *ANG+ N[4 ,AS = ! GR& /RATEGIC QUE/ION3 WELL1 ,I DON'T ?9K ! TRANS=MATION ( DAILY LIFE1 & ! L>G] QUE/ION ( REVOLUTION1 CAN ANY LONG] BE CLE>LY SEP>AT$4 ,H[ MI<T RADICAL TRANS=MATION HAPP58 ,WE CAN'T KN[4 ,WE'RE REALLY FLY+ BL9D4 ,BUT ,I ALSO ?9K WE'VE BE5 WORK+ ) A V]Y LIMIT$ SET ( HI/ORICAL ANALOGIES3 ! HI/ORY ( REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS FIR/ 9 ,EUROPE 9 ! #a#h? & #a#i? C5TURY1 !N GLOBALLY 9 ! #b?1 BUT ?AT'S IT4 ,IT'S A T9Y T9Y SLICE ( HUMAN HI/ORY4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 HUNDR$S ( SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTIONS 9 WORLD HI/ORY WE DON'T EV5 KN[ H[ TO SEE4 ,IT'S QUITE LIKELY ?AT MANY ( ! 0PRIMITIVE COMMUNI/S0 9 SAY1 ! ,EA/]N ,WOODL&S ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA ?AT SO 9SPIR$ ,5GELS1 OR 9 ,AMAZONIA1 W]5'T PRIMITIVE AT ALL1 BUT ! DESC5DANTS ( REVOLUTION>IES1 ( PEOPLE :O HAD OV]?R[N E>LI] C5TRALIZ$ /ATES4 ,! WORLD IS MU* MORE COMPLICAT$1 & ! HI/ORY ( RESI/ANCE MU* DEEP] ?AN WE HAVE BE5 TAU<T TO IMAG9E4 ,OR ANO!R WAY ( MAK+ ! SAME PO9T3 WE HAVE COME TO ACCEPT1 OV] ! LA/ C\PLE HUNDR$ YE>S1 S9CE ! ,5LI<T5M5T BASICALLY1 ?AT !RE IS ONLY ONE P>ADIGM = FUNDAM5TAL SOCIAL *ANGE1 0! TRANSITION FROM FEUDALISM TO CAPITALISM0 -- :I* MU/ !N BE ! MODEL = ! NEXT ONE1 0! TRANSITION FROM CAPITALISM TO SOCIALISM0 7OR :ATEV]74 ,IT'S BECOM+ SCREAM+LY OBVI\S ?AT ! TRANSITION TO :ATEV] COMES NEXT IS NOT GO+ TO LOOK LIKE ?AT4 ,SO PEOPLE ?9K NO REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE IS POSSIBLE AT ALL4 ,NONS5SE4 ,CAPITALISM IS UNSU/A9ABLE4 ,SOME?+ WILL REPLACE IT4 ,= ME1 ,I ?9K A MORE USEFUL P>ADIGM RI<T N[ IS ! TRANSITION FROM SLAV]Y TO FEUDALISM1 AT LEA/ 9 ,EUROPE4 ,REMEMB]1 UND] ,ROME1 HUGE P]C5TAGES ( ! POPULATION ( ! EMPIRE W]E \TRI<T *ATTEL SLAVES 7MAYBE A ?IRD1 EV51 & MU* MORE IF Y\ C\NT ! COLONI & DEBT-PEONS & SO ON :O W]E EFFECTIVELY SLAVES74 ,A FEW HUNDR$S YE>S LAT]1 ! NUMB] ( SLAVES 9 ,EUROPE WAS ALMO/ NONE4 ,?IS WAS ONE ( ! GREATE/ LIB]ATIONS 9 HUMAN HI/ORY 7& SIMIL> ?+S DID HAPP5 9 ,9DIA & ,*9A >\ND ! SAME TIME47 ,H[ DID IT HAPP58 ,H[ W]E ALL ! SLAVES FRE$8 ,WELL1 S9CE WE'RE ONLY US$ TO SEE+ IT FROM AN ELITE P]SPECTIVE AS 0! DECL9E & FALL ( ! ,ROMAN EMPIRE0 & CAN'T SEE ANY EXPLICIT ANTI-SLAV]Y MOVEM5TS1 WE'RE UNABLE TO WRITE ! HI/ORY AT ALL1 BUT IT HAPP5$4 ,WILL WAGE-SLAV]Y BE ELIM9AT$ 9 A SIMIL> APP>5TLY CATA/ROPHIC & CONFUS$ MOM5T8 ,IT'S POSSIBLE4 ,BUT IT C\LD ONLY HAPP5 ! FIR/ BECAUSE ( PRESSURE FROM BEL[1 BAS$ ON C]TA9 EGALIT>IAN VALUES ?AT W]E ALWAYS !RE1 ALL OP]AT+ BEL[ ! HI/ORICAL RAD> SCRE54 ,OBVI\SLY1 !RE W]E ALSO HORRIFIC ?UGS TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( ! *AOS1 AS !RE WILL BE N[ TOO4 ,BUT WE NE$ TO ?9K AB\T H[ TO MOBILIZE SIMIL> BOTTOM-UP ALLIANCES :5 ?+S />T BREAK+ D[N4 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 ,IS !RE REALLY A NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL DEBT8 ,:AT W\LD Y\ LIKE TO PUT AS A SMALL ANALYSIS ( :AT IT SEEMS TO BE ! GREEK P>ADIGM 9 ! GREAT SAGA ( DOM9O F9ANCIAL COLLAPSE ( MANY C\NTRIES ECONOMIES AFT] ! #bh BROKE ( 9T]NATIONAL CRISIS8 

,D4,G43 ,MONEY N[ADAYS IS A PURELY POLITICAL 9/RUM5T4 ,SOME PEOPLE -- C5TRAL BANK]S1 TO SOME DEGREE ORD9>Y BANKS & EV5 ! F9ANCIAL DIVISIONS ( L>GE FIRMS -- HAVE ! RI<T TO G5]ATE IT1 TO MAKE UP MONEY1 RELATIVELY AS !Y WI%4 ,BANKS AFT] ALL DON'T MO/LY L5D MONEY !Y ACTUALLY HAVE1 !Y L5D MONEY !Y JU/ MADE UP -- IF UND] C]TA9 CON/RA9TS4 ,SO ! RHETORIC PEOPLE USE1 ?AT 0!RE'S ONLY SO MU* MONEY0 IS NONS5SE4 ,MONEY ISN'T LIKE OIL1 IT'S NOT EV5 LIKE BANANAS1 Y\ CAN'T ACTUALLY RUN \T ( IT4 ,SO ! SCAM IS TO ALL[ SOME PEOPLE TO JU/ :ISK IT 9TO EXI/5CE & !N1 EV5 MORE IMPORTANTLY1 TO SAY ?AT O!R PEOPLE CAN'T4 ,9 A WAY BANKS ABILITY TO MAKE MONEY IS NOT SO \TRAGE\S S9CE MONEY IS BASICALLY DEBT1 IT'S AN ,I,\1 A PROMISE1 & 9 A FREE SOCIETY EV]YONE %\LD HAVE ! RI<T TO MAKE PROMISES4 ,9 A WAY ?AT'S :AT BE+ 0FREE0 MEANS4 ,! PROBLEM IS 9 \R SOCIETY1 ! ONLY REALLY IMPORTANT PROMISES >E F9ANCIAL1 & SOME PEOPLE >E GRANT$ ! POLITICAL RI<T TO MAKE AS MANY ( !SE AS !Y LIKE1 ) NO LITTLE OR RESPONSIBILITY = KEEP+ !M1 & O!RS 7! POLITICALLY P[]LESS7 >E NOT1 & EV]YONE ACTS AS IF ! MO/ IMPORTANT MORAL RESPONSIBILITY EV]YONE HAS IS TO PAY BACK MONEY ?AT O!RS W]E ALL[$ TO SIMPLY MAKE UP4 ,?IS IS P>TICUL>LY RIDICUL\S 9 ! CASE ( GOV]NM5TS1 :O GRANT ! BANKS ! RI<T TO MAKE UP ! MONEY1 & !N ACT AS IF !Y HAVE NO *OICE BUT TO HONOR !IR COMMITM5TS TO !SE SAME PEOPLE4 ,IT'S ALL NONS5SE4 ,BUT IT'S JU/ A NEW V>IANT ( AN AGE-OLD PATT]N4 ,CONQU]ORS1 TYRANTS1 P[]FUL LORDS ?R\<\T HUMAN HI/ORY HAVE ALWAYS TRI$ TO CONV9CE !IR SUBJECTS OR ?OSE !Y CONQU] ?AT !Y [E !M SOME?+1 AT ! V]Y LEA/1 ?AT !Y [E !M !IR LIFE1 = NOT HAV+ MASSACR$ !M ALL4 ,IT'S BASICALLY ! LOGIC ( SLAV]Y 7,I C\LD HAVE KILL$ Y\1 ,I DIDN'T1 N[ Y\ [E ME EV]Y?+7 BUT IT'S ALSO ! F\NDATION ( :AT WE LIKE TO CALL 0SOV]EIGNTY40 ,! UNUSUAL ?+ AB\T ! PRES5T DAY IS JU/ ?AT ?IS SOV]EIGNTY HAS BE5 TRANSF]R$ FROM /ATES TO ?IS SEMI-9DEP5D5T F9ANCIAL E/ABLI%M5T AS A WAY ( UND]CUTT+ ANY NOTION ?AT SOV]EIGNTY ANY LONG] BELONGS ) :AT !Y US$ TO CALL 0! PEOPLE40 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 :AT CAN ! REAL MEAN+ AP>T FROM FALSE CONTROLL$ M$IA ANALYSIS ( ! MAJOR ROLE1 ?AT IMF1& H$GE FUNDS PLAY$ & CONT9UE PLAY+ 9 ! GR\? ( ! CRISIS8 

,D4,G43 ,WELL1 ?AT QUE/ION CAN BE ASK$ ON MANY DIFF]5T LEVELS4 ,9 T]MS ( ! SPECIFICS1 YES1 ALL ?AT WE'RE SEE+ IS ! RUN-(F ( A HUGE H\S+ BUBBLE1 C5T]$ ON ! ,U,S1 BUT GLOBAL 9 ITS SCOPE1 ?AT OP5$ ! DOOR = AN ALMO/ UNIMAG9ABLE SUCCESSION ( F9ANCIAL SCAMS1 9 FACT1 ! MO/ EXTRAORD9>Y & ALL-5COMPASS+ SET ( F9ANCIAL SCAMS 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! WORLD4 ,YET ! P]PETRATORS ( !SE SCAMS -- ! 9T]NATIONAL BANK+ CLASS -- >E /ILL BE+ TREAT$ AS ! >BIT]S ( ECONOMIC MORALITY4 ,H[ DID WE 5D UP H]E8 ,:Y IS ANYONE TAK+ ! PRON\NCEM5TS ( !SE CROOKS 9 ANY WAY S]I\SLY8 ,?AT'S ! QUE/ION WE %\LD BE ASK+4 ,I HAVE SOME?+ ( AN ANSW] P]HAPS4 ,I ?9K ?AT ,U,S CAPITALISM 7LIKE ,G]MAN CAPITALISM1 BUT UNLIKE ,BRITI% 9 ITS HEYDAY7 HAS ALWAYS BE5 ESS5TIALLY BUREAUCRATIC4 ,H5CE AFT] ! QUE/ION ( :O WAS GO+ TO REPLACE ,GREAT ,BRITA9 AS ! DOM9ANT CAPITALI/ P[] 7! ,U,S OR ,G]MANY7 WAS RESOLV$1 ! ,U,S />T$ SETT+ UP GLOBAL BUREAUCRACIES3 ! ,BRETTON ,WOODS 9/ITUTIONS1 ! ,U,N444 ,BUT AT FIR/ !SE W]E WEAK1 ) LIMIT$ 5=CEM5T ME*ANISMS4 ,9 P>T ( C\RSE ?IS WAS BECAUSE ( ! ,COLD ,W>4 ,IT'S ONLY UND] NEOLIB]AL CAPITALISM ?\< ?AT WE HAVE ! FIR/ EFFECTIVE1 GLOBAL ADM9I/RATIVE SY/EM -- ONE ?AT CAN LEVEL REAL1 DEVA/AT+ SANCTIONS AT GOV]NM5TS ?AT REFUSE TO COOP]ATE1 AS ! ,I,M,F %[$ SO CLE>LY 9 ! '#hS & '#iS4 ,?AT BUREAUCRACY IS SEMIPUBLIC & SEMI-PRIVATE1 JU/ LIKE ! C5TRAL BANKS ?AT W]E 9 A WAY ITS P>ADIGM4 ,OR ANYWAY IT'S MADE UP ( MORE PUBLIC1 & MORE 0PRIVATE0 ELEM5TS4 ,I W\LD SEE ! F9ANCIAL SY/EM AS P>T ( ?IS BUREACRACY1 & AFT] ?AT1 ! TRADE BUREAUCRACIES 7,W,T,O1 ,I,M,F1 ,N,A,F,T,A1 ,E,U1 ETC ETC71 ! TRANSNATIONALS1 & F9ALLY1 ! ,N,G,OS1 :I* =M ! EQUIVAL5T ( :AT ,B\RDIEU LIK$ TO CALL ! 0LEFT H& ( ! /ATE40 ,ALL SORTS ( BIZ>RE RHETORIC WAS US$ TO JU/IFY ?IS1 LIKE ?AT ( 0CIVIL SOCIETY01 :I* WAS DEPLOY$ = ANY ORGANIZATION 9DEP5D5T ( GOV]NM5T1 SO IF A GR\P BAS$ 9 ,*ICAGO OR ,G5EVA WAS DESIGN+ AGR>IAN POLICY = ,NEPAL1 ?IS C\LD BE TREAT$ AS MORE DEMOCRATIC ?AN IF LOCAL ,NEPALI AU?ORITIES1 :O AT LEA/ HAD TO OCCASIONALLY FACE JUDGM5T ( ! VOT]S1 HAD ANY?+ TO DO ) IT4 ,ANYWAY1 !RE HAVE BE5 TWO OP51 DIFFICULT UNRESOLV$ QUE/IONS AB\T ! ULTIMATE NATURE ( ?IS GLOBAL BUREAUCRACY 7,I AM TAK+ ! P]SPECTIVE ( ! RUL]S H]E73 7#a7 :AT IS ULTIMATELY SOV]EIGN H]E8 ! F9ANCIAL M>KETS8 ! LEGAL /RUCTURES8 ! BUREAUCRATIC CLASS !MSELVES8 7#b7 :AT IS ! ULTIMATE LOCUS ( ! ORGANIZ$ VIOL5CE NE$$ TO 5=CE BUREAUCRATIC DECISIONS -- ! K9D ( 0HUMAN RI<TS IMP]IALISM0 BAS$ 9 ! ,U,N WE SAW 9 ,KOSOVO8 ! MORE PURE NATIONAL IMP]IALISM1 BACK$ UP ) M]C5>Y >MIES1 ?AT ,BU% PROMOT$8 ATTEMPTS TO SUBORD9ATE NATIONAL OR LOCAL SECURITY =CES DIRECTLY TO ! CONTROL ( 9T]NATIONAL BODIES8 ,SOME COMB9ATION8 ,! CURR5T MOM5T WE SEEM TO BE SEE+ ! F9ANCIAL ELITES 7REF]R$ TO1 DIS+5U\SLY1 AS 0! M>KET07 E/ABLI%+ !MSELVES1 ?R\< ! V]Y CRISIS !Y CAUS$1 EV5 MORE FIRMLY 9 ! CONTROL ( ! APP>ATUS1 & A %IFT AWAY -- BUT NOT TOTALLY AWAY -- FROM ! ,BU% P>ADIGM TO ! IDEA ?AT LOCAL SECURITY =CES ULTIMATELY WORK = ! F9ANCIAL BUREAUCRATS4 ,?IS IS HAPP5+ ALL ( ! WORLD4 ,! CASE ( REC5T EV5TS 9 ,MADAGASC>1 A C\NTRY I KN[ P>TICUL>LY WELL1 IS A GREAT EXAMPLE ACTUALLY -- ! >MY REFUS$ TO COOP]ATE ) A PLAN TO SELL A L>GE P>T ( ! C\NTRY TO A ,KOREAN TRANSNATIONAL & W5T OV] TO ! SIDE ( ! PROTE/]S1 & ! C\NTRY IS N[ UND] 5ORM\S SANCTIONS1 AS IF TO MAKE IT ABUNDANTLY CLE> TO EV]YONE ?AT >MIES >E NOT ULTIMATELY TO CONSID] !MSELVES LOYAL TO 0! PEOPLE0 BUT TO ! SOV]EIGNTY ( F9ANCIAL BUREAUCRATIC ELITES -- BUT ?AT'S JU/ ONE CASE4 ,SIMIL> ?+S >E HAPP5+ ,I SUSPECT 9 ,GREECE4 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 :AT C\LD BE ! ATTITUDE ( A W9N+ SOCIAL & BASICALLY ANTIAU?AURIT>IAN MOVEM5T8 ,Y\ >E ALSO US+ 9 SOME ( Y\R CRITIQUES ! P>ADIGMS1 ( SIXTIES1SEVNTIES1 & LATE N9ETIES E>LY Z]OES MOVEM5TS1GIV+ SOME EMPHASIS 9 ! ANTIGLOBALISATION ONE8 

,D4,G43 OH1 Y\ MEAN 9 ! ,%OCK ( ,VICTORY8 ,WELL1 YES1 AS Y\ CAN SEE1 ,I ALWAYS TRY TO PUT ?+S 9 LONGT]M P]SPECTIVE4 ,ONE ( ! VICES ( ACADEMIA1 & TO SOME DEGREE IT WA%ES OV] 9TO ! 9TELLECTUAL LIFE ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 IS ?IS OBSESSION ) RUPTURE1 ?IS GIDDY PRES5TISM1 ?IS ABSOLUTE ASSUMPTION ?AT :ATEV] IS HAPP5+ N[ IS UTT]LY NEW & UNPREC$5T$ & M>KS A FUNDAM5TAL BREAK ) ! RE/ ( HI/ORY & HUMAN EXP]I5CE4 ,AT ?IS PO9T IT GR[S G5U9ELY TIRESOME4 ,I GUESS MY E>LI] COMM5TS AB\T ! FALL ( ,ROME C\LD BE ?\<T ( AS A P>TIAL ANSW]4 ,VICTORY WILL PROBABLY NOT LOOK LIKE :AT WE HAVE BE5 BR\<T UP TO EXPECT4 ,IT WILL BE LONG & MESSY & MAY WELL BE = MANY1 UGLY & DISA/R\S 7?\< ( C\RSE = MANY1 ?+S C\LD NOT BE MU* MORE UGLY & DISA/R\S ?AN !Y >E ALREADY47 ,ONCE Y\ ELIM9ATE ! IDEA ( TAK+ CONTROL ( ! /ATE & SY/EMATICALLY DE/ROY+ ! OPPOSITION ?R\< T]ROR & BRUTALITY1 WELL1 IT'S H>D TO SEE H[ ?+S C\LD BE ANY?+ BUT UNEV5 & MESSY1 BECAUSE EV]YONE IS NOT GO+ TO COME OV] TO US VOLUNT>ILY RI<T AWAY4 ,H[EV]1 9 ! LONG RUN1 \R BE/ WEAPON IS \R ABILITY TO PROVIDE EXAMPLES ( :AT A MORE FREE1 C>+1 DEC5T1 & FULFILL+ LIFE C\LD BE LIKE4 ,IF ! WORLD 5DS UP A *ECK]BO>D ( 5CLAVES1 :]E >E ! PEOPLE HAV+ ! MO/ FUN8 ,AGA91 TO MOVE BACK TO HI/ORICAL ANALOGIES3 IF Y\ LOOK AT ! HI/ORY ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 WELL1 ! ,EUROPEAN SETTL]S WON BY BRUTE =CE ( NUMB]S1 & WILL+NESS TO EMPLOY EXTRAORD9>Y G5OCIDAL VIOL5CE4 ,BUT IF !Y HADN'T HAD ?AT ADVANTAGE1 IF ! QUE/ION WAS :O C\LD PROVIDE ! MORE DESIRABLE EXI/5CE1 !Y W\LD HAVE TOTALLY LO/4 ,AT LEA/ HALF ( ! W> CAPTIVES1 SETTL]S CAPTUR$ BY ,9DIANS1 :O !N W]E 9CORPORAT$ 9TO 7/ATELESS1 RELATIVELY NONALI5AT$1 EGALIT>IAN4447 NATIVE ,AM]ICAN SOCIETIES1 REFUS$ TO RETURN TO SETTL] SOCIETY EV5 :5 !Y HAD ! OPPORTUNITY4 ,!RE >E AB\T Z]O EXAMPLES ( ?AT ON ! O!R SIDE4 ,EV]Y ,NATIVE ,AM]ICAN :O WAS KIDNAPP$ OR TAK5 9 W> OR O!RWISE ADOPT$ 9TO SETTL] SOCIETY1 EV5 IF TREAT$ BY SETTL] SOCIETY'S T]MS V]Y WELL 7GIV5 L& & $UCATION71 ESCAP$ AT ! FIR/ OPPORTUNITY4 ,?AT %\LD BE \R ACE 9 ! HOLE3 \R ABILITY TO PROVIDE A BETT] LIFE4 ,IT'S CLE> ! P[]S ?AT BE SUSPECT WE CAN1 ?AT'S :Y !Y >E SO DESP]ATE TO DE/ROY EXP]IM5TS & MAKE SURE PEOPLE DON'T KN[ AB\T !M4 ,9 P>T1 ,I GUESS1 ! REAL PROBLEM IS ! MIDDLE CLASS4 ,!SE >E ! PEOPLE :O MO/LY DON'T EV5 LIKE CAPITALISM V]Y MU*1 BUT >E OBSESS$ ) /ABILITY1 & >E 5DLESSLY TAU<T ?AT NO ALT]NATIVE IS POSSIBLE4 ,!RE=E :5 CAPITALISM />TS BREAK+ D[N1 AS IT DOES EV]Y DECADE OR TWO1 !Y'RE ! PEOPLE :O HAVE TO EFFECTIVELY HOLD !IR NOSES & PUT IT ALL BACK TOGE!R AGA91 SOMEH[1 EV5 ?\< MO/LY !Y DON'T EV5 LIKE ! SY/EM P>TICUL>LY4 ,! MOM5T IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE !IR ONLY OPTION1 ! MOM5T O!R SY/EMS ACTUALLY LOOK VIABLE1 ! FACT ?AT ?OSE O!R SY/EMS >E MORE FULFILL+ WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFF]5CE4 ,I MEAN1 LOOK AT ! ,GREAT ,DEPRESSION4 ,:Y DID A TYPICAL CAPITALI/ BU/ LEAD TO A DECADE-LONG CRISIS8 ,:AT WAS DIFF]5T AB\T ! '#cS8 ,CLE>LY IT WAS ! EXI/5CE ( ! ,U,S,S,R1 :I* WAS GR[+ AT A HUGE RATE1 & :I* PEOPLE 7L>GELY BAS$ ON FALSE 9=MATION1 IT'S TRUE7 BELIEV$ M>K$ A FUNDAM5TAL BREAK ) CAPITALI/ VALUES4 ,! MOM5T AN ALT]NATIVE SEEMS POSSIBLE IT BECOMES V]Y H>D TO PUT ! PIECES BACK AGA94 ,! QUE/ION N[ IS3 H[ TO CREATE A SIMIL> VISION ( O!R POSSIBILITIES ?AT PEOPLE WILL TAKE S]I\SLY4 ,IF WE CAN1 !N ! O!R MORE TACTICAL QUE/IONS 7H[ TO CONV9CE ! COPS & >MY NOT TO %OOT AT US :5 !Y >E ORD]$ TO DO SO7 BECOME MU* EASI] TO CONCEIVE4 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 ,IS !RE ANY *ANCE ( SURPASS+ ! NON EFFECTIVE ANYMORE1SPECIALLY AFT] ! />T ( ! SO CALL$ 0W> ON T]ROR01 ,SEATTLE EXAMPLE8 ,IT SEEMS ?AT ! WE/]N OLIG>*IES1HAVE BE5 CREAT+ /RONG C\NT] MEASURES AGA9/ ! REPETITION ( SU* A P>ADIGM4 

,D4,G43 ,WELL1 IT'S CRITICAL TO CON/ANTLY BE ABLE TO *ANGE Y\R TACTICS4 ,IDEALLY1 Y\ %\LD DO ! SAME ?+ TWICE4 ,ONE ?+ A LOT ( ,U,S AN>*I/S WOND] AB\T ! ,GREEK MOVEM5T1 OR ,A!NS ANYWAY1 IS ! IMPRESSION ?AT !Y TOO HAVE BASICALLY ONE SET ( TACTICS1 5DLESSLY DEPLOY$4 ,I DON'T KN[ IF ?AT IMPRESSION IS JU/IFI$ -- ,I SUSPECT !RE'S MU* MORE GO+ ON ?AN MO/ PEOPLE 9 ! ,U,S OR ,U,K >E AW>E (4 

,9 G5]AL1 ,I ?9K MASS DIRECT ACTION1 EV5 NONVIOL5T MASS DIRECT ACTION1 IS BE/ SE5 AS A =M ( W>4 ,I MEAN ?AT LIT]ALLY4 ,W> IS NEV] A FREE-=-ALL1 ! UNTRAMMEL$ USE ( =CE1 BECAUSE >MIES ?AT PLAY )\T RULES TURN 9TO M>AUD+ B&S & :5 !Y MEET REAL >MIES1 !Y ALWAYS LOSE4 ,!RE >E ALWAYS RULES ( 5GAGEM5T -- IT'S JU/ 9 DIRECT ACTIONS1 ! RULES >E DIFF]5T1 ! TYPES & LEVELS ( VIOL5CE 7NOT TO M5TION RULES AB\T :O'S A COMBATANT & :O ISN'T1 PRISON]S1 5VOYS1 M$ICS1 ALL ?OSE ?+S !RE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE AGREEM5T AB\T 9 W>S7 >E DIFF]5T4 ,H[ !SE RULES >E NEGOTIAT$ IS = ME1 AS AN AN?ROPOLOGI/1 A FASC9AT+ QUE/ION4 ,SOMETIMES IT'S QUITE DIRECT1 AS IT WAS 9 ,ITALY ) ,YA ,BA/A UP UNTIL ,G5OA4 ,USUALLY1 IT'S 9DIRECT1 ?R\< ! M$IA1 BUT ALSO ?R\< SOCIAL MOBILIZATION1 DISSEM9ATION1 LEGAL & RI<TS GR\PS1 COV]T PRIVATE OR GOV]NM5T PROPAG&A OP]ATIONS1 & SO =? & SO ON4 ,& ALSO1 ( C\RSE1 ! /RUCTURE ( ALLIANCES3 UNIONS1 ,N,G,OS1 POLITICAL P>TIES444 ,OBVI\SLY1 AFT] ,SEATTLE1 9 ! ,U,S1 C]TA9 ALLIANCES W]E %ATT]$1 & ! O!R SIDE MANAG$ TO GRADUALLY MOVE ! RULES ( 5GAGEM5T TO ! PO9T :]E >BITR>Y MASS >RE/ & TORTURE ( EV5 COMPLETELY NONVIOL5T ACTIVI/S BECAME ACCEPTABLE1 ) ! ADDITIONAL DANG] ( DIRECT+ T]RORISM CONSPIRACY *>GES1 :I* WAS DESIGN$ TO UND]CUT1 & V]Y EFFECTIVELY UND]CUT1 ! ABILITY TO DO ! SORT ( VA/ DEMOCRATIC COORD9ATION ( REAL DIRECT ACTION ?AT WE US$ TO 9 ! ,SEATTLE-/YLE SPOKESC\NCILS4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 MORE SECRETIVE /YLES ( 0SECURITY CULTURE0 ?AT REPLAC$ IT PROV$ UTT]LY 9EFFECTIVE 9 CREAT+ MEAN+FUL MASS MOBILIZATIONS ?AT C\LD A*IEVE MU* ( ANY?+ 9 ! NEW 5VIRONM5T1 :I* L$ TO A CON/ANT FEEL+ ( FAILURE & FRU/RATION -- & ( C\RSE OP5$ ! DOOR TO MORE OLD-FA%ION$ RE=MI/S1 SOCIALI/S1 :O AT LEA/ C\LD PUT A LOT ( PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS EV5 IF ?OSE PEOPLE DIDN'T !N REALLY DO ANY?+4 ,9 ,EUROPE ?IS WAS P]HAPS LESS SO S9CE 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ VIOL5CE ON ! P>T ( PROTE/]S IS SE5 AS ACCEPTABLE1 BUT !RE WAS A SIMIL> %IFT+ ( ! RULES AGA9/ US ,I ?9K4 ,CLE>LY WE NE$ NEW TACTICS -- OR EV5 BETT]1 NEW WAYS TO 9TEGRATE TACTICS ) ONE ANO!R4 ,WE NE$ MORE CREATIVE =MS ?AT MAKE ! GOV]NM5T LOOK 9CREAS+LY RIDICUL\S4 ,:AT WAS SO MAGNIFIC5T AB\T ! BIG MOBILIZATIONS WAS ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( ! PR9CIPLE ( 0DIV]SITY ( TACTICS0 -- \R ABILITY TO %IFT ! T]MS ( 5GAGEM5T ON ! FIELD1 SO ?AT A ,BLACK ,BLOC ACTION C\LD GIVE AWAY TO A CRAZY1 GO(Y CIRCUS1 OR TO A SOLEMN PAGAN OR 9DIG5\S RITUAL1 OR TO A ,G&HIAN ,C,D1 OR >TI/IC EV5T1 ETC ETC4 ,ULTIMATELY \R GREAT ADVANTAGE IS ?AT WE HAVE MORE IMAG9ATION & HUMOR ?AN ! O!R SIDE4 ,WE'RE JU/ BETT] PEOPLE4 ,?AT %[S & PEOPLE RECOGNIZE IT IF ! M$IA ISN'T ALL[$ TO COV] EV5TS ONLY AS 0VIOL5CE40 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT MILITANT TACTICS HAVE NO PLACE1 BUT ,I ?9K WE HAVE TO LE>N H[ TO 9TEGRATE !M ) EV]Y?+ ELSE 9 A WAY ?AT CONT9UALLY SURPRISES ! O!R SIDE1 :O REALLY DO HAVE JU/ ONE TRICK1 :I* IS VIOL5CE4 

,SO ,I GUESS ,I'M SAY+ TWO ?+S4 ,ONE IS ?AT ! V]Y IDEA ?AT WE C\LD REPEAT ,SEATTLE IS P>T ( ! PROBLEM4 ,= A MOVEM5T1 REPETITION IS DECAY & DEA?4 ,! O!R IS ?AT ! W> ON T]ROR MANAG$ TO ALL[ ! BUREAUCRATS 7GOV]NM5T & CAPITALI/7 TO MOVE ?+S BACK 9TO ! DOMA9 ( VIOL5CE1 :I* ( C\RSE !Y PREF]1 & TO *ANGE ! RULES ( 5GAGEM5T 9 A WAY TO MAKE IT MU* H>D] TO APPLY ! PR9CIPLE ( DIV]SITY ( TACTICS & ! FE/IVE ELEM5T ( ?+S ?AT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO ! SUCCESS ( ,SEATTLE4 ,BUT !SE RULES >E QUITE POSSIBLY %IFT+ BACK N[ & ,I ?9K WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ?IS4 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 ,H[ MU* READY IS ! NEW AN>*I/ MOVEM5T TO SPEAK AB\T EFFECTIVE1 POLITICAL & ECONOMICAL /RUCTURES 1BEYOND ! COLLAPS+1SOCIALI/ & CAPITALI/ P>ADIGMS8 ,I AM REFF]+ ( C\RSE 9 ! L>GE SCALE ECONOMY'S EXAMPLES4 

,D4,G4 3 ,WELL1 AS ,I SAID E>LI]1 ,I ?9K WE'RE CLOS] ?AN WE ?9K4 ,9 SOME S5SE WE DO ALREADY LIVE 9 COMMUNISM1 NOT 9 ! S5SE PEOPLE LIKE ,NEGRI PROPOSE1 ?AT ?IS IS SOME?+ NEW BORN ( BIOP[] OR ! 9T]NET OR PO/MOD]N CAPITALISM OR :A?AVEY\1 BUT BECAUSE WE ALWAYS HAVE4 ,9 MANY WAYS CAPITALISM HAS ALWAYS BE5 JU/ A BAD WAY OR ORGANIZ+ COMMUNISM4 ,WE NE$ TO ?9K H>D] AB\T :AT'S ALREADY !RE4 ,IT'S ! CAPITALI/S :O WANT US TO ?9K ?AT CAPITAL IS SU* AN ALL-P[]FUL =M ( CONTAGION ?AT ANY?+ ?AT T\*ES IT OR HELPS TO REPRODUCE IT 9 ANY WAY SOMEH[ .-IS.- CAPITALISM4 ,IT'S NOT4 ,ONCE WE OP5 \R EYES WE CAN />T TO SEE ?AT PIECES ( :AT C\LD BE A NEW WORLD EXI/ ALREADY ALL >\ND US4 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 :AT DOES ! GREEK ANTIAU?>IT>IAN EXAMPLE1) ! L>GE SPREAD ACTIVISM1 & ! MANY SOCIAL C5T]S1 SQUATS1& AFF9ITY GR\PS1CAN GIVE TO ! G5]AL RADICAL ATTITUDE8 

,D4,G43 ,WELL1 ,I WILL HAVE TO GO TO ,GREECE & SEE ?+S = MYSELF -- ,I DON'T REALLY FEEL ,I HAVE MU* AU?ORITY TO PRON\NCE ON SU* MATT]S MYSELF4 ,:AT DO ,I KN[8 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 ,>E !RE ANY VALUES ?AT HAVE TO BE DEF5D$ AGA9/ ! =MULAT$ EXTREMITY ( EXTREME NIHILISM & ELITISM8 

,D4,G43 ,SOMEONE ONCE SAID ?AT ! ULTIMATE /AKES ( ANY POLITICAL /RUGGLE IS ! ABILITY TO DEF9E :AT VALUE IS4 ,AUTONOMY DOES NOT JU/ MEAN MAK+ UP ONE'S [N RULES1 AS ,CA/ORIADIS SAYS1 ?\< ?AT'S IMPORTANT -- IT ALSO MEANS BE+ FREE TO COLLECTIVE E/ABLI% :AT Y\ ?9K VALUE IS4 ,9 ?AT WAY1 ANY 5CLAVE ?AT PRES]VES A SY/EM ( VALUE EV5 RELATIVELY AUTONOM\S FROM CAPITAL IS A =M ( FRE$OM ?AT %\LD BE DEF5D$4 ,ONE ( ! T]RIBLE MI/AKES ( OLD-FA%ION$ SOCIALISM WAS TO SUBORD9ATE EV]Y?+ TO ! REVOLUTION 9 ! SAME WAY ?AT CAPITALI/S SUBORD9ATE EV]Y?+ TO PR(IT4 ,IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE ,I'M (T5 ACCUS$ ( CRITICIZ+ AN?ROPOLOGI/S & ACADEMICS = NOT HELP+ RADICAL SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,?AT'S NOT TRUE AT ALL4 ,I ?9K IT'S A SC&AL ?AT MANY SEEM ACTIVELY OPPOS$1 OR PRET5D TO BE LEAD]S :5 !Y'RE NOT1 OR REFUSE TO 5GAGE ) PEOPLE :O WANT !IR HELP4 ,BUT ,I ALSO ?9K ?AT IT'S ABSOLUTELY GREAT ?AT !RE >E PEOPLE :O GET TO SP5D !IR LIVES ?9K+ AB\T1 ,I DON'T KN[1 ,M$IEVAL ,PROV5CAL MUSICAL 9/RUM5TS AS AN 5D 9 !MSELVES4 ,I CALL ?IS ! UTOPIAN MOM5T 9 ACADEMIA4 ,DON'T WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO DO ?IS8 ,ANYWAY1 = ME1 A FREE SOCIETY IS ONE :]E !RE >E 5DLESS V>IETIES ( =MS ( VALUE1 & PEOPLE CAN DECIDE = !MSELVES :I* !Y WI% TO PURSUE4 ,!RE=E ! KEY SOCIAL QUE/ION IS 0H[ DO WE PROVIDE PEOPLE ) SUFFICI5T LIFE SECURITY1 9 A FREE SOCIETY1 ?AT !Y >E ABLE TO BE AS FREE AS POSSIBLE TO PURSUE ?OSE =MS ( VALUE 7MORAL1 >TI/IC1 SPIRITUAL1 H$ONI/IC1 COMMUNAL1 ETC1 ETC ETC7 !Y FEEL TO BE ! MO/ IMPORTANT -- :ATEV] !SE MAY BE40 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 ,H[ MU* CAN BE CONCLUD$ ACCORD+ TO ,ZAPATI/A P>ADIGM8 

,D4,G4 3 ,! ,ZAPATI/AS >E EXCIT+ BECAUSE !Y HAVE COME UP ) A VIABLE DUAL-P[] /RATEGY1 ONE :I* %[S ?AT EV5 PEOPLE 9 V]Y M>G9AL SITUATIONS CAN USE ! ?REAT ( VIOL5CE -- ! ABILITY & WILL+NESS TO EMPLOY VIOL5CE IF Y\ ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO -- TO CREATE ZONES :]E1 9 FACT1 Y\ DON'T HAVE TO USE VIOL5CE1 TO CREATE SPACES ( PEACEFUL AUTONOMY4 ,!Y BALANC$ ?AT P]FECTLY1 US+ JU/ EXACTLY AS MU* =CE AS !Y HAD TO TO W9 ! RI<T NOT TO HAVE TO USE =CE1 )\T EV] ROMANTICIZ+ VIOL5CE = ITS [N SAKE4 ,!Y ALSO %[ A LOT ( O!R USEFUL ?+S3 H[ TO BREAK \T ( ! ID5TITY TRAP1 = 9/ANCE4 ,!Y >E OV]:ELM+LY ,MAYA ,9DIANS BUT = ! FIR/ TIME A GR\P ( ,MAYA 9SURRECTION>IES HAVE MANAG$ TO NEI!R REJECT !IR TRADITIONS1 AS ! ,M>XI/S US$ TO1 .-OR.- MAKE CLAIMS AS ,MAYAS1 BUT RA!R %[N H[ EV5 ANCI5T TRADITIONS >E VITAL1 GR[+1 POT5TIALLY REVOLUTION>Y ?+S ?AT CAN MAKE SOLID CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONTEMPOR>Y WORLD POLITICS AS EQUAL 9T]LOCUTORS RA!R ?AN AS OBJECTS TO BE PROTECT$4 ,!SE >E JU/ A FEW WAYS ,I ?9K ! ,ZAPATI/AS >E IMPORTANT4 ,!Y >E A ZONE ( EXP]IM5T1 :I* ACTUALLY !RE >E LOTS ( ZONES ( SU* AUTONOM\S EXP]IM5T >\ND ! WORLD1 BUT !Y >E ALSO V]Y UNUSUAL 9 ?AT !Y >E OP5 AB\T IT -- MO/ SU* ZONES SURVIVE BECAUSE NO ONE KN[S AB\T !M4 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 ,CAN AN>*ISM1 OV]PASS ! LIMITATIONS ( BE+ A MA9LY WE/]N BAS$ ATTITUDE & MOVEM5T8 ,H[ MU* CAN BE ! EFFECTIVE P>T ( IT 7ALWAYS SPEAK+ 9 A L>GE SCALE7 9SIDE SOCIETIES ) COMPLETELY DIFF]NT CULTURAL 5VIROM5T1 LIKE LETS SAY1 A P>T ( ! ISLAMIC WORLD8 

,D4,G4 3 ,I HAVE NEV] ?\<T AN>*ISM TO BE A WE/]N-BAS$ ATTITUDE & MOVEM5T TO BE HONE/1 BECAUSE ,I DON'T ?9K IT'S AN 9TELLECTUAL TRADITION1 9 ! SAME S5SE AS SAY ,M>XISM1 BUT RA!R1 A SET ( ORI5TATIONS & ATTITUDES & =MS ( PRACTICE ?AT HAVE ALWAYS EXI/$4 ,!RE W]E MAJOR AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS 9 ,*9A 91 SAY1 #c ,B,C1 BE=E EV5 ! ,TAOI/S1 & 9 MANY WAYS REM>KABLY SIMIL> TO :AT WE SEE N[4 ,JIM ,SCOTT HAS REC5TLY WRITT5 AN AN>*I/ HI/ORY ( ,S\!A/ ,ASIA1 PO9T+ \T ?AT A VA/ MAJORITY ( :AT >E CALL$ 0TRIBAL0 SOCIETIES >E REALLY PEOPLE FLEE+ FROM & CONSCI\SLY DEF9+ !MSELVES AGA9/ ! /ATE -- & ?IS WAS BY F> ! MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION ?R\< MO/ ( ,S\!A/ ,ASIAN HI/ORY4 ,EV5 ! ,ISLAMIC TRADITION IS DEEPLY HO/ILE TO ! /ATE2 IF Y\ LOOK AT ! HI/ORY ( ! ,CALIPHATE1 /ATES HAD TO 5D UP US+ SLAVES AS SOLDI]S BECAUSE ORD9>Y PEOPLE REFUS$ TO FI<T 9 W>S ) O!R ,MUSLIMS1 EV5 ! LEGAL SY/EM DEVELOP$ 9DEP5D5TLY ( ! /ATE :I* MEANT ! ECONOMY CAME TO BE SE5 AS ?IS WEIRD MIX ( FREE M>KET & MUTUAL AID1 :I* W]E SE5 AS ULTIMATELY ! SAME ?+4 ,OBVI\SLY SOME ( ?IS *ANG$ ) ! ,OTTOMANS = 9/ANCE BUT MY PO9T IS IT'S ALL MU* MORE COMPLICAT$ A HI/ORY ?AN WE KN[ & ALL TRADITIONS HAVE !IR AN>*I/IC /RA9S & HI/ORY4 ,TO EXPECT ,*9ESE OR ,P]SIAN PEOPLE />T FROM ,GODW9 OR ,PR\DHON OR ,BAKUN9 IS ( C\RSE SILLY1 & IT MI<T WELL BE ?AT :ATEV] DEVELOPS -- IS DEVELOP+ -- 9 SU* PLACES WON'T USE ! NAME 0AN>*ISM0 BUT SOME?+ ELSE4 ,BUT NAMES >E UNIMPORTANT4 ,! PR9CIPLES >E ALWAYS !RE4 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 CAN ABSOLUTE & IMM$IATE DEMOCRACY1 BE COMB9$ ) SOME RADICAL & MILITANT P>TS ( ANTIAU?AURIT>IAN APPROA*1 AS IT EXI/S N[8 

,D4,G43 ,?R\< DEC5TRALIZATION4 ,PEOPLE =GET ?AT ! V]Y IDEA ( CONS5SUS DECISION MAK+1 :I* IS DESIGN$ TO BE ! =M ?AT CAN WORK :5 Y\ DON'T HAVE ! MEANS TO COMPEL A M9ORITY TO ACCEPT A MAJORITY VIEW1 ONLY REALLY WORKS IF COMB9$ ) RADICAL DEC5TRALIZATION & LOCAL OR SMALL-GR\P AUTONOMY4 ,9 A MORE COMPLEX SOCIETY ( C\RSE !RE W\LD BE 5DLESS OV]LAPP+ & CROSS-CUTT+ SMALL GR\P NETWORKS :I* W\LD PREV5T ?+S REV]T+ TO ANY SORT ( TRIBALISM OR LOCAL *AUV9ISM4 ,BUT ?AT'S LONG-T]M -- ,I ASSUME Y\'RE REF]R+ TO MORE IMM$IATE /RATEGIC & TACTICAL CONC]NS4 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 :AT IS Y\R PRES5T ATTITUDE AB\T ! 5D ( TRADITIONAL LABOR8,W\LD Y\ LIKE TO GIVE US SOME MORE ANALYSIS ( Y\R CURR5T APPROA*8 

,D4,G4 3 ,WELL1 \R HORIZON HAS TO BE ! ABOLITION ( WORK 9 IT'S CONV5TIONAL =M4 ,= ME1 ,I AGA9 F9D MYSELF BO? AGREE+ & DISAGREE+ ) ! ,ITALIANS :O SAY ! PRODUCTION ( VALUE IS N[ DISP]S$ ?R\< ALL =MS ( SOCIAL LIFE1 SO WE NE$ TO ?9K AB\T A SOCIAL WAGE4 ,MY OBJECTION IS !Y SEEM TO ?9K !RE'S SOME?+ NEW H]E1 ?AT 0IMMAT]IAL LABOR0 OR ! DOM9ANCE ( SU* IS A NEW DEVELOPM5T4 ,I F9D ?IS RACI/ & SEXI/4 ,!Y SEEM TO ?9K ?AT 9 ! #a#i? C5TURY1 VALUE WAS PRODUC$ EXCLUSIVELY BY FACTORY WORK1 OR ANYWAY PAID EMPLOYM5T1 BUT ?AT N[1 ESPECIALLY S9CE ! '#gS1 ! REAL CUTT+-$GE IS ! PRODUCTION ( ! 9=MATIONAL & /YLI/IC CONT5T1 & CONTEXT1 OR COMMODITIES -- 0IMMAT]IAL LABOR0 7A /UPID PHRASE1 IT'S NOT IMMAT]IAL 9 ANY S5SE74 ,:Y8 ,WELL1 :5 LOOK+ AT SU* ANALYSIS1 ! WAY TO UND]/& IT1 ,I ALWAYS SAY1 IS TO FOLL[ A SIMPLE PR9CIPLE3 0FOLL[ ! :ITE GUYS40 ,WAS !RE NO ONE WORK+ \TSIDE ! FACTORY ON ! 9=MATIONAL OR /YLI/IC OR CULTURAL ASPECTS ( ! COMMODITY1 ETC8 ,( C\RSE4 ,BUT !Y W]E MO/LY WOM51 SO !Y SAY1 WELL1 :O C>ES1 ?AT'S NOT P>T ( ! PRODUCTION ( VALUE1 IT ALL 9 ! FACTORIES :]E ! :ITE GUYS >E4 ,N[1 MO/ FACTORY WORK IS BE+ DONE BY WOM5 &_/OR PEOPLE ( COLOR SO SUDD5LY1 FACTORY WORK IS UNIMPORTANT & IT'S ! :ITE GUYS WORK+ ON COMPUT]S1 ETC1 :O REALLY PRODUC+ VALUE4 ,NONS5SE4 ,:AT WE NE$ TO />T ?9K+ AB\T IS H[ ALL !SE NEW =MS ( LABOR1 & SOME V]Y OLD ONES1 DRAW ON ONE ANO!R4 ,= EV]Y P]SON :O CAN PU% A BUTTON & 9/ANTANE\SLY DO A TRANSACTION ) ,JAPAN ?AT W\LD HAVE TAK5 WEEKS 9 ! PA/1 !RE'S SOME GUY 9 ,BRAZIL OR ,PAKI/AN :O HAS TO WORK TWICE AS MANY H\RS OR SP5D H\RS MORE ON ! BUS JU/ GETT+ TO WORK SO HE CAN DO IT4 ,WE NE$ TO LOOK AT ! WORLD AS A :OLE4 ,WE ALSO NE$ TO UND]/& ?AT W> & IMP]IAL EXTRACTION /ILL OP]ATE & H[1 :I* BR+S US BACK TO ! MONEY SY/EM AGA9 7MOD]N CR$IT MONEY IS BASICALLY W> DEBT CREAT$ BY GOV]NM5TS :O BORR[ ! MONEY TO CREATE ! MEANS ( CO]CION1 !N ALL[ ! BANK]S TO L5D ?AT DEBT TO EV]YONE ELSE -- & USE ! MEANS ( CO]CION TO 5=CE ! DEBTS4 ,?IS IS ! REGIME UND] :I* ALL LABOR N[ OP]ATES47 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 :AT C\LD BE ! BASIC =MS ( ! NEW MOVEM5T 9 ! NEXT #a YE>S8 ,IS !RE ANY POSSIBILITY ( PR$ICTION8 ,IS IT NESECC>Y A K9D ( PR$ICTION1 JU/ TO MAKE SOMEBODY BE MORE CONV9C+8 

,D4,G4 3 ,SOMEONE ONCE SAID HI/ORY IS MADE UP ( ?OSE EV5TS ?AT C\LDN'T HAVE BE5 PR$ICT$ BE=E !Y HAPP5$4 ,I ?9K WE'RE DUE = A LOT ( HI/ORY QUITE SOON4 

,VOID ,NETWORK3 REVOLUTION 9 REV]SE8 ,H[ AB\T ?AT8 ,H[ CAN REALITY & FANTASY BE MELT+ & M]G+ TOGE!R1 T[>DS A NEW MOM5T ( SOCIAL & REBELLI\S CL>ITY8 

,D4,G4 3 ,WELL1 ,I WROTE ?AT PIECE 9 P>T TO PO9T \T ?AT ! IMAG9ATION HAS ALWAYS BE5 ! C5T] ( \R V]Y IDEA ( ! LEFT1 ! NECESS>Y T5SION BETWE5 IMAG9ATION & VIOL5CE1 BUT ALSO1 TO HI<LI<T ! ROLE ( FEM9ISM 9 ?R[+ ALL \R RECEIV$ ASSUMPTIONS AB\T :AT A REVOLUTION W\LD EV5 BE LIKE 9TO DIS>RAY4 ,IT WAS A WAY TO UND]/& A P>TICUL> HI/ORICAL MOM5T1 BUT ALSO TO UND]/& :AT IT REVEALS AB\T ?+S ?AT HAVE ALWAYS BE5 HAPP5+ & ?AT1 9 ! PA/1 P]HAPS WE C\LD NOT DIRECTLY SEE4 ,NO?+ IS MORE IMPORTANT ?AN FEM9ISM 9 OP5+ \R EYES TO ?+S ?AT W]E SITT+ RI<T 9 FRONT ( US BUT ?AT WE -- OR AT LEA/1 WE AS M51 ?\< TO SOME DEGREE EV]YONE -- JU/ C\LDN'T ID5TIFY4 ,9 RE?9K+ TACTICS & /RATEGIES 9 ,GREECE N[1 ,I ?9K IT MI<T BE V]Y USEFUL TO />T FROM A SIMIL> PLACE ( ANALYSIS4 ,I MEAN1 ,I CAN'T TELL Y\ :]E IT %\LD TAKE Y\4 ,IT'S NOT MY P>T TO TELL O!R PEOPLE :AT TO DO4 ,I CAN JU/ SAY :AT ,I'VE SE5 ?AT SEEMS TO HAVE WORK$ 9 ! PA/ & SPECULATE AB\T H[ SU* LESSONS MI<T BE APPLI$ TO O!R PROBLEMS4 ,BUT :AT ,I WAS TRY+ TO DO 9 ?AT ESSAY WAS TAKE SOME ( ! 9SI<TS ( FEM9ISM S]I\SLY 9 TRY+ TO REIMAG9E REVOLUTION>Y /RATEGY1 BUT ALSO TO UND]/& H[ IT HAS BE5 DEVELOP+1 9 ! PLACES ,I WAS MO/ FAMILI> ) 7,U,S1 ,CANADA1 ,U,K4447 & ,I'D BE V]Y 9T]E/$ TO SEE :AT W\LD COME ( A SIMIL> PROJECT 9 A V]Y DIFF]5T 5VIRONM5T LIKE ,GREECE4 

,?ANK Y\ = Y\R TIME1 & I HOPE Y\ WILL S5D ME SOME ANSW]S AS SOON AS IT IS POSSIBLE6 

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