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,AU?OR 3 ,ALEXEI ,ALEXEYEVI* ,BOROVOI 

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,SKY ,NEWS RAN 9TO DIFFICULTY AB\T FIVE M9UTES AGO :5 !Y ATTEMPT$ TO GO LIVE TO ONE ( !IR REPORT]S ON ! GR\ND4 ,%E APPE>$ TO LOSE H] TEMP] AS /UD5TS /&+ >\ND H] BEGAN TO PIT* 9 ) COMM5TS LIKE 0,LADIES & G5TLEM51 ! 9SURRECTION HAS />T$40 

- ,PAUL ,LEWIS1 ,GU>DIAN COV]AGE ( ,LONDON PROTE/S AGA9/ AU/]ITY MEASURES1 #a ,NOVEMB] #b#a4 

,WE >E SURR\ND$ BY ! PICTURESQUE RU9S ( ALL EXPLICITLY POLITICAL IDEAS3 S*OOLS AT :I* NO ONE LE>NS1 FAMILIES B]EFT ( LOVE1 BANKS :OSE C(F]S >E EMPTY1 >MIES ?AT ONLY LOSE W>S & LAWS ?AT >E M]ELY EXPRESSIONS ( 0ANTI-T]RORI/0 P>ANOIA4 ,:AT DOES ?IS MEAN = ANY K9D ( NEW POLITICS--IF 0POLITICS0 IS EV5 A SUITABLE WORD8 ,?IS QUE/ION MU/ BE ANSW]$ BECAUSE /RANGELY 5\<1 9SURRECTION AGA9/ ! 5TIRE SOCIAL ORD] IS 9CREAS+LY ! ONLY OPTION LEFT ON ! TABLE4 ,AFT] ALL1 EV]YONE KN[S NO?+ WORKS4 ,TO BE REALI/IC1 A SY/EM 9 ! MID/ ( BO? GLOBAL RES\RCE DEPLETION & A GLOBAL FALL 9 ! RATE ( PR(IT C\LD NOT POSSIBLY CONC$E ANY SORT ( DEM& EV5 IF IT WAS 9 ITS BE/ 9T]E/ TO DO SO4 ,9 ELECTION AFT] SORRY ELECTION1 PEOPLE >E ?R[+ \T !IR SO-CALL$ REPRES5TATIVES--6,QUE SE VAYAN TODOS6-- YET !Y >E NOT REALLY VOT+ = ANYONE1 BUT !Y VOTE AGA9/ POLITICS ITSELF US+ ! ONLY FEEBLE EXPRESSION ( POLITICS REMA9+ TO !M1 ! BALLOT4 ,! Y\? KN[ BETT]1 AS ! ABS5TEEISM ?AT 9CREASES 9 EV]Y ELECTION %[S4 ,EV5 ?\< ! VA/ SPECTACUL> MA*9E ( ! EMPIRE WILL NEV] ADMIT ITS [N LITANY ( FAILURE--A FAILURE SELF-EVID5T S9CE ! F9ANCIAL CRISIS ( #b#h--= ! FIR/ TIME 9 G5]ATIONS1 FROM ,GREECE TO ,FRANCE TO EV5 ,BRITA91 ! KIDS ( ! PLANET>Y B\RGEOISIE >E GETT+ HIP TO ?IS TRU?4 

,! 5TIRE IMP]IAL APP>ATUS IS NO LONG] HELD TOGE!R ON A MASS SCALE BY OBJECTIVE EVID5CE OR EV5 FAI? 9 0PROGRESS10 BUT ONLY BY A C]TA9 MIXTURE ( DEPRESSION & REPRESSION4 ,! BITT] FRUIT ( ! 5D ( HI/ORY IS ! LACK ( ANY HORIZON EV5 9 ! FACE ( ! COLLAPSE ( \R PRES5T4 ,SO :AT OCCULT =CES MA9TA9 ?IS WORLD8 ,9 AN 9V]SION ( ,HOBBES'S CLASSIC >GUM5T1 ONLY FE> CAN MA9TA9 ! PRES5T ORD]1 & !RE IS NO FE> MORE T]RIFY+ ?AN ! FE> ( AN UNTIMELY DEA?4 ,! MURD] ( ,ALEXIS ,GRIGOROP\LOS WAS PRECISELY ! K9D ( UNTIMELY DEA? NECESS>Y TO PROP UP A FAIL$ /ATE1 A HUMAN SACRIFICE 9T5D$ BY ! POLICE TO RE/ORE A RESPECT = !IR ELD]S 9 ! 9CREAS+LY RE/LESS Y\?4 ,! ,GREEK POLICE DID NOT 9V5T ?IS RECIPE3 ! =MULA ( /ATE-SANCTION$ MURD] ( ?OSE :O REFUSE TO ASSIMILATE HAS BE5 REPEAT$ ) MIRACUL\S RESULTS 9 O!R MORE 0CIVILIZ$0 /ATES4 ,:5 AN ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN Y\? IS MURD]$ BY ! POLICE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ( ,AM]ICA1 ! MURD] IS NOT EV5 M5TION$ 9 ! BACK PAGES ( NEWSPAP]S UNLESS SOMEH[ ! ACT ITSELF HAS BE5 CAU<T ON FILM & RELEAS$ ON ! ,9T]NET1 AS BEFITT+ ! MO/ SPECTACUL> SOCIETY ON ! PLANET4 ,IT %\LD BE NO SURPRISE ?AT EV5TUALLY POLICE MURD] AS AN ACT ( SOCIAL CONTROL W\LD COME TO ,GREECE1 & IT IS NOT EV5 SURPRIS+ ?AT RIOTS W\LD FOLL[1 AS V]Y 9T5SE RIOT+ ALSO HAPP5$ AFT] ! DEA? ( ,MI*ALIS ,KALTEZAS !RE 9 #a#i#h#e4 ,:AT WAS NEW AB\T ! MURD] ( ,ALEXIS ,GRIGOROP\LOS WAS ?AT :AT BEGAN AS A RIOT SOON WAS ON ! ROAD TO BECOM+ AN 9SURRECTION AGA9/ ! TOTALITY ( CAPITALI/ LIFE ?AT G5]ALIZ$ ?R\<\T HI<-S*OOL /UD5TS TO IMMIGRANTS 9 ,GREECE4 ,JU/ 9 TIME = ,*RI/MAS1 ! SPECT] ( 9SURRECTION HAUNT$ ,EUROPE YET AGA94 ,PUTT+ A FEW PEOPLE 9 PRISON 9 ,FRANCE1 MURD]+ A Y\? 9 ,GREECE1 DECL>+ ALL AN>*I/S TO BE 0T]RORI/S0--ALL ( !SE ACTS BY ! /ATE >E UNABLE TO RE/RA9 ! RIS+ TIDE ( 9SURRECTION4 ,EV5 IF ! MO/ PACIFI$ ( C\NTRIES LIKE ,BRITA9 & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 BUILD+S >E OCCUPI$1 DEMON/RATIONS RUN RIOT1 & TE>S >E WEPT BY POLITICIANS OV] BROK5 W9D[S4 ,& !Y ALL KN[1 A BROK5 W9D[ IS JU/ A SIGN ( DISORD]--& SOON ! REAL DISORD] MAY >RIVE4 

,>\ND ! WORLD1 AN>*I/S ( ! PREVI\S G5]ATION >E PUZZL$4 ,:Y1 AFT] SU* A LONG ABS5CE1 >E ! ,PEOPLE--:O WE W]E NEV] SURE WE EV5 BELIEV$ 9--BACK8 ,EV5 MORE PUZZL+1 TWO YE>S LAT] 9 ,GREECE1 9 ! V]Y ! C\NTRY ?AT SEEM$ CLOSE/ TO ! BR9K ( COLLAPSE AFT] ! F9ANCIAL CRISIS1 ! AN>*I/S HAVE 7AT LEA/ TEMPOR>ILY7 FOIL$ !IR [N 9SURRECTION AFT] ! ACCID5TAL KILL+ ( ?REE PEOPLE 9 ! BURN+ ( ! ,M>F9 BANK4 ,:ILE IT IS TRUE ?AT SU* AN ACCID5T C\LD HAVE EASILY OCCURR$ 9 E>LI] PROTE/S1 ! TIM+ ( ?IS EV5T WAS ALMO/ TRAGIC ON A WORLD-HI/ORICAL SCALE 7& ALL TOO CONV5I5T = ! ,GREEK /ATE71 = IT HAPP5$ JU/ AT ! V]Y MOM5T ?AT ! 9SURRECTION>Y PROCESS WAS G5]ALIZ+ EV5 TO ,GREEK WORK]S4 ,9 ! MON?S AFT] ?IS EV5T1 IT WAS AS IF ! MOM5TUM HAS BE5 KNOCK$ \T ( ! COM+ ,GREEK 9SURRECTION4 

,P]HAPS :AT IS MISS+ 9 !SE TIMES IS NO LONG] ACTION1 BUT A C]TA9 COLLECTIVE 9TELLIG5CE ?AT CAN BO? SURPASS ! PREVI\S HEI<T ( 9SURRECTION 9 #bh & PU% ?R\< ITS NADIR MID-#b#a4 ,SO 9 ADDITION TO ! PRACTICE ( ,MOLOTOVS & B>RICADES1 A COLLECTIVE REVOLUTION>Y !ORY ?AT CAN ACC\NT = BO? ! CURR5T CONCEPTS & ACTIONS 9 T]MS ( AN 9SURRECTION>Y PROCESS IS NECESS>Y = ANY 9SURRECTION TO AVOID SIMPLY FIZZL+ & DY+4 ,:AT WE MEAN BY ?IS /RANGE T]M 0!ORY0 IS A C]TA9 /RATEGIC DEBATE AMONG ?OSE ON ! FRONT L9ES ( ! GLOBAL SOCIAL W>1 ! W> 9 :I* ! DEA? ( ,ALEXIS WAS M]ELY ONE ATTACK BY ! /ATE & ! 9SURRECTION ( ,DECEMB] BUT A S+LE SOCIAL RESPONSE4 

,A ,!ORY ,( ,SOCIAL ,W> 

,HI!RTO ! MURD]S & S$ITIONS HAD BE5 9T]NAL & FRAGM5T>Y4 ,AFT]W>DS ! *IEFS ( FACTIONS ASSAIL$ EA* O!R ) GREAT >MIES1 ACCORD+ TO ! USAGE ( W>1 & !IR C\NTRY LAY AS A PRIZE BETWE5 !M444 ! ,S5ATE1 FE>+ LE/ !Y %\LD BE SURR\ND$ BY W>1 & UNABLE TO PROTECT !MSELVES1 G>RISON$ ! SEA-COA/ FROM ,CUMAE TO ! CITY ) FRE$M51 :O W]E !N = ! FIR/ TIME 5ROLL$ 9 ! >MY ON ACC\NT ( ! SC>CITY ( SOLDI]S4 ,! ,S5ATE ALSO VOT$ ?AT ?OSE ,ITALIANS :O HAD ADH]$ TO !IR ALLIANCE %\LD BE ADMITT$ TO CITIZ5%IP1 :I* WAS ! ONE ?+ !Y ALL DESIR$ MO/4 

- ,APPIAN1 ,! ,CIVIL ,W>S 

,9 AN ]A :5 ! GLOBAL ECONOMY IS SO 9T]TW9$ ?AT ! PRIM>Y CONFLICT BETWE5 NATION-/ATES 9VOLVES DEMOLI%+ !IR BORD]S = 0FREE TRADE10 A MILIT>Y W> ON ! SCALE ( ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> IS SIMPLY A F9ANCIAL IMPOSSIBILITY4 ,9CREAS+LY1 SU* TRADITIONAL MILIT>Y W> IS R$UC$ TO ! P]IPH]Y ( EMPIRE1 :ILE A DIFF]5T K9D ( W> IS WAG$ 9SIDE ! C5T] ( EMPIRE4 ,:AT IS ?IS NEW K9D ( W>1 & IS IT ACTUALLY JU/ ! RETURN ( A =GOTT5 =M ( W>F>E8 ,:AT IS ! G5EAOLOGY W>F>E8 ,HI/ORICALLY1 ! ,GREEKS RECOGNIZE TWO DIFF]5T K9DS ( W>1 ! CIVIL W> .<EMFYLIOS.> & ! SOCIAL W> .<KO9ONIKOS POLEMOS.>4 

,! CIVIL W>1 EMFYLIOS1 IS ! PRIMORDIAL TAK+ ( POSITIONS ?AT B9DS TOGE!R OPPOS+ COLLECTIVITIES4 ,FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( ! /ATE1 CIVIL W> CAN BE A W> 9T]IOR TO ITSELF1 SU* AS ! ,5GLI% ,CIVIL ,W> OR ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION ( #a#g#h#i1 BUT IT CAN ALSO BE A W> BE=E & BEYOND ! EXI/5CE ( ! /ATE1 RANG+ FROM ! V>I\S RELIGI\S W>S ?AT CAME BE=E ! =MATION ( ! MOD]N NATION /ATE TO ! ,COMMUNE ( ,P>IS 9 #ahga OR ! REVOLT 9 ,OAXACA 9 #b#f4 ,IT IS ?IS LA/ K9D ( CIVIL W> ?AT GA9S 9CREAS+ IMPORTANCE AS ! =M ( ! NATION-/ATE MIXES ) ! UNIV]SALIZ$ /ATE ( EMPIRE4 ,9SIDE EMPIRE1 CIVIL W> POL>IZES AN O!RWISE UNI=M CITIZ5RY1 =C+ !M TO TAKE EI!R ! SIDE ( ! P>TISANS OR ! SIDE ( ! EMPIRE ITSELF4 

,LET US REMEMB] ?AT A CIVIL W> IS BETWE5 ANY COLLECTIVITIES ?AT MAY BE LAT5T )9 A /ATE1 & !SE COLLECTIVITIES MAY V]Y WELL BE C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y1 AS ! PH5OM5ON ( POLITICAL ,ISLAM 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ %[S ALL TOO WELL4 ,EV5 9 ,GREECE1 AS ! POSSIBILITY ( ! ACTUAL DISSOLUTION ( ! ,GREEK /ATE BECAME 9CREAS+LY POSSIBLE1 C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y FASCI/ COLLECTIVITIES LIKE ! ,GOLD5 ,DAWN >OSE1 :O >E TRY+ TO CREATE AN E?NICALLY CLEAN /RON<OLD 9 ,AYIOS ,PANTELEIMONAS1.<#a.> NOT TOO F> FROM ,EX>*EIA4 ,LUCKILY1 ! FIR/ CIVIL W> 9 ,EUROPE S9CE ! F9ANCIAL CRISIS ( #bh WAS NOT BETWE5 A QUASI-FASCI/ NATIONALISM & A NEO-LIB]AL /ATE 7A V]Y REAL POSSIBILITY GLIMPS$ 9 ! REVOLT ( #bh 9 ,BULG>IA71 BUT BETWE5 AN>*I/-9SPIR$ REVOLUTION & ! /ATE 9 ,GREECE4 ,AS NO 9DIVIDUAL NATION-/ATE /&S AS AN ISL& DUE TO !IR 9T]LOCK+ 9TO ! GLOBAL /ATE ( EMPIRE1 SO ! 9SURRECTION 9 ,GREECE ALSO NATURALLY RAISES ! POSSIBILITY ( GLOBAL CIVIL W> AGA9/ EMPIRE4 ,! TRUE NI<TM>E ( EMPIRE IS REVEAL$3 ,! SEEM+ HI/ORIC ABNORMALITY ( CIVIL W> IS ALWAYS PRES5T EV5 )9 ! SO-CALL$ 0PEACE0 ( CAPITALI/ REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY1 & GLOBAL CIVIL W> WILL RETURN TO ! /AGE ( HI/ORY AS ?AT V]Y IMAGE ( 0PEACE0 RAPIDLY UNRAVELS 9 ! WAKE ( ! F9ANCIAL CRISIS4 

,:ILE 9 ! ]A ( ! =MATION ( MOD]N CAPITALI/ NATION-/ATES--RANG+ ACROSS ! ,AM]ICAN ,CIVIL ,W> TO ! EM]G5CE ( ! ,GREEK /ATE 9 ! #a#i#dS--CIVIL W> IS PRIM>ILY MILIT>Y1 9 ! ]A ( EMPIRE CIVIL W> TAKES A MORE SUBTLE =M4 ,! 9SURRECTION ( ,DECEMB] 9 ,GREECE IS A P]FECT EXAMPLE ( SU* A PO/-MILIT>I/IC CIVIL W>1 9 :I* PREVI\SLY ISOLAT$ COLLECTIVITIES SU* AS /UD5TS TOOK A POSITION ) AN>*I/S & IMMIGRANTS TO =M A NEW K9D ( P>TISAN W> MA*9E4 ,?IS NEW K9D ( =M IS REVEAL$ EV5 9 H[ CIVIL W>S >E BR\<T TO !IR 5D BY ! /ATE4 ,:ILE E>LI] CIVIL W>S SU* AS ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE W]E DE/ROY$ ?R\< MILIT>Y MASSACRE1 SOME?+ *ANG$ AFT] ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I4 ,REMEMB] ?AT ,DE,GAULLE DEFEAT$ ! CIVIL W> ( ,MAY #aifh 9 ,FRANCE BY ORD]+ ! POLICE TO NOT FIRE A %OT1 & !N ORD]+ AN ELECTION 9/EAD4 ,! SAME SEQU5CE EM]GES 9 ,GREECE3 ! BRUTAL MILIT>Y REPRESSION ( ! ORIG9AL ,POLYTE*NIC REVOLT R$UC$ ! POPUL> TOL]ANCE ( ! MILIT>Y JUNTA1 :I* WAS ONE ( ! FACTORS ?AT EV5TUALLY L$ TO ITS COLLAPSE 9 #a#i#g#d--A FACT NOT LO/ UPON ,K>AMANLIS4 ,SO 9 ! FOOT/EPS ( ,DE,GAULLE1 ,K>AMANLIS DID NOT ORD] TRADITIONAL MILIT>Y 7OR EV5 POLICE7 REPRESSION AGA9/ ! 9SURRECTION ( ,DECEMB]4 ,H[ IS IT ?AT CIVIL W> CAN N[ BE AV]T$ )\T MILIT>Y REPRESSION1 BY ONLY DEPLOY+ G5]ALIZ$ 0C\NT]-T]RORI/0 >RE/S & ELECTIONS8 ,! ANSW] MAY YET BE ANO!R K9D ( W>F>E4 

,9 ,GREEK1 KO9ONIKOS POLEMOS MEANS ! SOCIAL W>4 ,KO9ONIKOS POLEMOS IS SEP>ATE FROM CIVIL W>1 AL?\< 9 O!R LANGUAGES !RE IS ONLY A S+LE WORD = BO? K9DS ( W>1 LIKE ,BURG]SKRIEG 9 ,G]MAN4 ,AL?\< ! T]M 0SOCIAL W>0 IS (T5 ?R[N >\ND 9 A SLOPPY & CONFUS$ MANN] 9 AN>*I/ PROPAG&A1 YET ! HI/ORY ( ?IS T]M REVEALS ?AT A C]TA9 P[]FUL CONCEPT IS BE+ DEPLOY$1 A CONCEPT ?AT CAN HELP US UND]/& A DI/9CT TRANS=MATION 9 ! =M ( W>F>E S9CE ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>4 ,! CONCEPT ( 0SOCIAL W>0 %\LD DIRECTLY ADDRESS ! REPRESSIVE SIDE ( ! TRANSITION FROM ! LOCALIZ$ NATION-/ATE TO ! GLOBAL /ATE ( EMPIRE--AS ! FUNCTION ( C\NT]-9SURRECTION IS TOO (T5 IGNOR$ BY C]TA9 IVORY-T[] !ORI/S1 BUT ( IMM5SE & IMM$IATE CONC]N TO PRACTIC+ REVOLUTION>IES4 

,9 CONTRA/ TO CIVIL W>1 :I* SIGNIFIES ! BREAKD[N ( ! APP>ATUS ( ! /ATE1 SOCIAL W> IS ! L[-9T5SITY W> BY ! /ATE AGA9/ ! SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ( ITS [N POPULATION 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 ITS CONT9U$ EXI/5CE4 ,! SOCIAL W> !N 5COMPASSES ! TOTALITY ( EV]YDAY LIFE3 ,TO BE ALIVE TODAY IS TO BE AT W>1 TO NEV] SLEEP PROP]LY1 TO AWAK5 AT ODD H\RS TO WORK1 TO BE CON/ANTLY SURR\ND$ BY SURVEILLANCE & POLICE4 ,A FUR!R RECITAL ( ! V>I\S SYMPTOMS IS UNNECESS>Y4 ,UNLIKE 9 MILIT>Y W>1 DEM&S ( ANY K9D >E FUTILE3 DEM&S W\LD ONLY MAKE S5SE AS LONG AS ! SOCIAL W> WAS LIMIT$ 9 TIME & SPACE1 YET ! CAPITALI/ =M ( LIFE TODAY 5COMPASSES ! 5TIRE GLOBE & IMAG9ES ITS REPRODUCTION EXT5D+ 9TO ! 9F9ITE FUTURE4 ,ANO!R RESPONSE IS TO PRET5D ! SOCIAL W> DOESN'T EXI/--P]HAPS ! MO/ POPUL> OPTION4 ,MORE SO ?AN 9 ANY O!R MOM5T 9 HI/ORY1 ! TEMPOR>Y RELIEF ?AT BREAD & CIRCUSES PROVIDE ! POPULATION FROM ! SOCIAL W> HAS BE5 TRANS=M$ 9TO AN 5TIRE GLOBAL 9DU/RY4 ,ONE DOES NOT W9 A W> BY PRET5D+ IT DOES NOT EXI/4 ,ONE DOES NOT EV5 SURVIVE A W> 9 ?AT MANN]4 ,ONE W9S A W> BY UND]/&+ ! T]RA9 & ACT+ ACCORD+LY4 ,SO A !ORY ( SOCIAL W> WILL BE \R WEAPON AGA9/ ! SOCIAL W> ITSELF1 ALL[+ US TO RECOGNIZE \R COMMON T]RA9 & DEVISE A /RATEGY TO 5D ?IS /ATE ( AFFAIRS4 

,HI/ORICALLY1 SOCIAL W> EM]G$ DUR+ ! SAME TIME AS ! CONCEPT ( EMPIRE ITSELF4 ,! FIR/ M5TION ( 0SOCIAL W>0--! W> BETWE5 ALLIES 7SOCII 9 ,LAT91 ALSO D5OT+ COMPANION%IP & H5CE RELAT$ TO SOCIAL 9 ,5GLI%7--OCCURR$ :5 ,A!NS FAIL$ TO TRANS=M ITS CONF$]ACY ( ALLIES 9TO AN EMPIRE4 ,SO LET US NOT =GET ?AT ,A!NS1 ! LONG-REPUT$ ORIG9ATOR ( DEMOCRACY 9 ! ,WE/1 NONE!LESS WAS ALSO ! FIR/ ABORT$ EMPIRE ( ,EUROPE4 ,:5 ,A!NS CREAT$ A CONF$]ACY ( CITY-/ATES 9 ITS W> AGA9/ ,P]SIA1 IT WAS ! FIR/ AMONG EQUALS1 ! PROTO-IMP]IAL CAPITAL ( ! ,DELIAN ,LEAGUE4 ,! TRUE 9T5T ( ,A!NS BECAME CRY/AL CLE> TO ! O!R CITY-/ATES AFT] ! ,A!NIANS MASSACR$ ! ISL&]S ( ,MILOS1 :O HAD 9 0GOOD FAI?0 BELIEV$ ?AT !Y C\LD PRES]VE !IR 9DEP5D5CE FROM ! ,A!NIAN ,CONF$]ACY4 ,9CREAS+LY ?REAT5$ BY ,A!NIAN DOM9ATION1 ! =M] ALLIES ( ,A!NS REVOLT$ TO PRES]VE !IR EQUAL /&+ 9 ! CONF$]ACY1 & SO %ATT]$ ! PROSPECTS = A UNIFI$ ,A!NIAN EMPIRE4 ,H[EV]1 ! FALL ( ,A!NS DE/ROY$ ONLY A POSSIBLE MAT]IALIZATION ( EMPIRE1 NOT ! CONCEPT ( EMPIRE ITSELF4 ,A G5]ATION LAT]1 ! SAME AMBITIONS REEM]G$ ) ,ALEX&] ! ,GREAT'S FAIL$ UNIV]SAL EMPIRE4 ,:AT ,ALEX&] REALIZ$ TOO LATE WAS ?AT MILIT>Y W> IS NOT 5\< TO E/ABLI% AN EMPIRE3 ,EMPIRE CAN ONLY BE CREAT$ BY UNIV]SALIZ+ A =M ( LIFE1 :I* ,ALEX&] TOOK TOO LIT]ALLY BY HAV+ HIS ,GREEK SOLDI]S M>RY ,P]SIANS4 ,AGA91 ,GREEK ATTEMPTS TO BECOME EMPIRE-BUILD]S W]E FOIL$ BY !IR ADH]5CE TO ! CONCEPT ( CITIZ5%IP AS A BLOOD-RI<T1 RA!R ?AN UND]/&+ CITIZ5%IP AS A =M ( LIFE 9VOLV+ LANGUAGE & CU/OMS REG>DLESS ( ANCE/RY4 

,! FIR/ TRUE SOCIAL W> OCCURR$ AT ! BIR? ( ! FIR/ ACTUAL EMPIRE 9 ! ,WE/3 ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE4 ,BE=E BECOM+ AN EMPIRE1 ,ROME WAS AN UNIMPRESSIVE LITTLE CITY-/ATE BUILT UPON SEV5 HILLS1 F> FROM ! GLORIES ( ,A!NS OR ,BABYLON4 ,AFT] NE>LY LOS+ !IR 9DEP5D5CE TO ! ,ETRUSCANS1 ! ,ROMANS DISCOV]$ ?AT ! BE/ DEF5SE WAS A GOOD (F5SE1 & ?US BEGAN ! LONG & BLOODY TRANS=MATION ( ! ,ROMAN ,REPUBLIC 9TO ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE4 ,! ,ROMANS GA!R$ A LEAGUE ( ,ITALIAN ALLIES >\ND !M 9 RETURN = A %>E ( ! B\NTY ( !IR W>S4 ,YET SECRETLY ! ,ROMANS ALSO DET]M9$ ?AT ,ROME W\LD BE ! FIR/ AMONG EQUALS1 & KEPT ! WEAL? & L& ACCUMULAT$ FROM !IR CONQUE/S TO !MSELVES1 SL[LY BUILD+ MASSIVE SLAVE PLANTATIONS 9/EAD ( P>CEL+ \T ! SPOILS AMONG ,ITALIAN FREEM5 FROM O!R CITIES4 ,! =M] ALLIES ( ,ROME DEM&$ TO BE TREAT$ AS EQUALS & DECL>$ !MSELVES A NEW REPUBLIC--KN[N AS 0,ITALIA0--) ITS CAPITAL AT ,ABRUZZO4 ,LET IT NOT BE SAID ?AT HI/ORY LACKS A S5SE ( IRONY2 AT ! ,G#h 9 #b#i1 ! NEW ,ROMAN EMPIRE ( LATE CAPITALISM HAD ITS MO/ IMP]IAL ( MEET+S ON ! E>?QUAKE-DEVA/AT$ RUBBLE ( ,ABRUZZO4 

,AFT] DECADES ( BLOOD%$ BETWE5 ! =M] ALLIES1 ,ROME EM]G$ TRIUMPHANT & GRANT$ ALL ( ?OSE ?AT DID NOT REVOLT ! RI<T TO BECOME ,ROMAN CITIZ5S4 ,BY ?IS ACT1 ! ,ROMAN EMPIRE EXP&$ ,ROMAN CITIZ5%IP \TSIDE ( ,ROME1 A PROCESS ?AT SOON SPREAD ACROSS ALL ( ! ,M$IT]RANEAN WORLD4 ,EV5 ?OSE :O HAD REVOLT$ C\LD BECOME ,ROMAN CITIZ5S IF !Y SUBMITT$ !MSELVES AT ! FEET ( A ,ROMAN PRETOR6 ,:Y WAS ?IS =GOTT5 W> BETWE5 ,ROME & ! O!R CITY-/ATES A SOCIAL W>1 RA!R ?AN A MILIT>Y W>8 ,UNLIKE A MILIT>Y W> :]E ! VANQUI%$ >E EI!R 5SLAV$ OR SLAU<T]$1 ! ,ROMANS CREAT$ A NEW K9D ( ASYMMETRIC W> 9 :I* ! W> WAS WON BY TRANS=M+ ! VANQUI%$ 9TO CITIZ5S4 

,:AT DOES IT MEAN TO ?9K ?R\< ! SOCIAL W> NOT AS A HI/ORICAL EV5T1 BUT AS A /RATEGIC CONCEPT8 ,:I* IS WORSE3 TO DIE 9 A MILIT>Y W> OR TO BECOME A CITIZ5 9 A SOCIAL W>8 ,AT LEA/ A SLAVE CAN DREAM ( 9SURRECTION AGA9/ HIS MA/]3 ! 9SURRECTION ( ,SP>TACUS AGA9/ ! ,ROMANS FOLL[$ %ORTLY AFT] ! SOCIAL W>4 ,P>T ( ! /RATEGY ( SOCIAL W> IS TO AVOID ! 9EVITABLE SLAVE REVOLT ( ?OSE EXCLUD$ FROM CITIZ5%IP ) ITS CONCOMITANT FRAMEWORK ( RI<TS4 ,YET TO BE A CITIZ5 IS TO ADOPT A :OLE NEW =M ( LIFE1 A =M ( LIFE TAK5 FROM ! \TSIDE EI!R WILL+LY OR ?R\< ! ?REAT ( =CE3 ,DEA? OR CITIZ5%IP6 ,9 CONTRA/ TO ! ,GREEK CONCEPT ( CITIZ5%IP ?AT 5SUR$ ! B>B>IANS W\LD ALWAYS BE EXCLUD$1 ! ,ROMANS RE-CONCEIV$ ! NOTION ( ! CITIZ5 TO BE BAS$ ON %>$ CU/OMS1 %>$ LANGUAGE1 & BE+ B\ND TO A S+LE LEGAL-JURIDICAL FRAMEWORK--TRANS=M+ ! E?NIC NATION-/ATE 9TO AN EXPANSIVE EMPIRE CAPABLE ( EXP&+ ACROSS ! 5TIRE WORLD1 AT LEA/ 9 !ORY4 

,ADVOCATES ( EMPIRE W\LD HAVE US BELIEVE !RE >E TWO PHASES TO ITS EXPANSION1 :I* ALWAYS OCCUR 9 SUCCESSION3 ! FIR/ PHASE ( CONQUE/ & BLOOD%$ & ! SECOND ONE ( PEACEFULLY ASSIMILAT+ ! CONQU]$ 9TO EMPIRE AS CITIZ5S4 ,?IS IS A LIE--! SOCIAL W> %[S ?AT ! ASSIMILATION ( CITIZ5S 9TO EMPIRE IS JU/ A DIFF]5T K9D ( W>1 ONE ?AT TAKES PLACE SIMULTANE\SLY VIA \TW>D MILIT>Y =MS ( COLONIZATION & VIA A MORE 9W>D W> ON SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ?AT BEG9S BE=E & CONT9UES LONG AFT] ANY MILIT>Y OP]ATIONS HAVE 5D$4 

,! SOCIAL W> IS A W> BETWE5 =MS ( LIFE 9 :I* ! VICTORI\S =M ( LIFE SUBSUMES ! CONQU]$ ONE4 ,A =M ( LIFE EVADES DEF9ITION2 IT EXI/S AS ! TOTALITY ( LIV$ MAT]IAL CONDITIONS1 :OSE V]Y BASIS IS ! SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ?AT COMPOSE A WORLD4 ,WE F9D \RSELVES ALWAYS EXPRESS$ BY & TAK+ P>T 9 SU* =MS ( LIFE4 ,!Y >E MORE REAL ?AN ! V]Y CONCEPT ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1 = !Y >E SOME?+ ?AT SIMULTANE\SLY CONJO9S & =MS ! F\NDATION = OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS & SUBJECTIVITY4 

,SUBSUMPTION IS ! PRIM>Y TACTIC ( SOCIAL W>1 AS VIA SUBSUMPTION A =M ( LIFE CAN BE REPLAC$ ) ANO!R =M ( LIFE4 ,A =M ( LIFE ACTS AS A CONFIGURATION ( HABITS & A SORT ( C]TA9 ORD] ( LIFE2 SUBSUMPTION RECONFIGURES !SE HABITS & RE-ORD]S !SE DIFF]5CES4 ,SOCIAL W> DOES NOT RESULT 9 DE/RUCTION = ! VANQUI%$3 ! SUBSUM$ DO NOT DISAPPE> 9TO A%ES LIKE ! VICTIMS ( ,HIRO%IMA1 BUT 9/EAD ! LOS]S ( ! SOCIAL W> >E REMADE 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! DOM9AT+ =M ( LIFE1 BE IT ,ROME OR LATE CAPITALISM4 ,SUBSUMPTION WAS ORIG9ALLY !ORIZ$ BY ,KANT 9 T]MS ( ! APPLICATION ( AB/RACT CONCEPTS TO ! P>TICUL>S ( ! VA/ MANIFOLD2 SOME CONCEPTS ALL[ US TO REGI/] 0R$ APPLES0 DESPITE ! FACT ?AT EA* APPLE IS ON SOME METAPHYSICAL LEVEL 9DESCRIBABLY DIFF]5T 9 TONE & HUE4 ,SOME?+ 9 ,KANT /ILL R+S TRUE1 = ! VIOL5CE ( SUBSUMPTION DE/ROYS ! CONCRETE P>TICUL>1 RE%AP+ REALITY 9TO ! IMAGE ( A CONCRETE UNIV]SAL4 

,9 A SOCIAL W>1 ! CONCRETE UNIV]SAL TAKES ! =M ( ! CITIZ51 ! BE+ )\T SOCIAL RELATION%IPS4 ,! ONLY RELATION%IP ALL[$ TO ! CITIZ5 IS ?AT ( BE+ DOM9AT$ BY ! /ATE1 :I* TODAY HAS EXP&$ ITS P[] VIA DOM9ATION BY COMMODITIES4 ,! P>TICUL> IS ALL =MS ( LIFE ?AT RESI/ 9CORPORATION 9TO ! /ATE APP>ATUS4 ,TO W>D (F CIVIL W>1 CITIZ5%IP MU/ EXP& TO SUBSUME ALL O!R =MS ( LIFE1 :I* IS ONLY POSSIBLE BY HAV+ A NEW K9D ( W> ?AT DE/ROYS ! POSSIBILITIES = SOCIAL RELATION%IPS4 ,UND] LATE CAPITALISM1 ?IS IS ACCOMPLI%$ BY CON/ANTLY CONSUM+ CITIZ5S ) WORK OR BY ISOLAT+ PEOPLE VIA >TIFICIALLY 9/ILL$ FE> ( EA* O!R 7AS DONE VIA PRIMITIVE SC>EMONG]+ >\ND RACE OR RELIGION74 ,! CITIZ5 IS NOT JU/ /RIPP$ ( SOCIAL RELATION%IPS BY ! SOCIAL W>1 BUT ALSO RE-COMPOS$ 9 T]MS ( LANGUAGE1 HABITS1 & 9CL9ATIONS4 ,WITNESS ! MANIA = LE>N+ ,5GLI% 9 ,GREECE--! SURE/ SIGN ( ! SPREAD ( EMPIRE IS A UNIV]SALIZ+ LANGUAGE6 ,! ,ROMAN =M ( LIFE SPREAD 9 LOCK-/EP ) ! ,LAT9 LANGUAGE1 MU* AS ,5GLI% IS SPREAD+ OV] ! 5TIRE WORLD AS ! NEW L+UA FRANCA ( GLOBAL CAPITAL4 ,! SOCIAL W> EV5 EXP&S 9TO ! V]Y GEOGRAPHY ( A T[N 7AS ,B>ON ,HAUSSMANN REALIZ$ ALL TOO WELL72 :]E ONCE EA* CITY HAD ITS [N BUILD+ /YLE1 ! SKYSCRAP] IS ! MON/R\S =M ( LIFE ( CAPITALISM MADE REAL1 AN 9HUMAN ABODE FIT ONLY = CAPITAL4 ,IT IS NOT BY ACCID5T ?AT EV]Y METROPOLIS APPE>S E]ILY SIMIL> & ?AT EV]Y:]E ! SAME MIS]ABLE CITIZ5S RU% TO & FRO1 DRIV5 MAD BY WORK4 ,EV5 9 ,GREECE1 ONE CAN SEE 9 ,]M\ ,/REET ! ET]NAL RETURN ( %OPP+ 9 ! =M ( ANOREXIC GIRLS & /RANGELY 0,AM]ICAN0-LOOK+ M5 W&]+ AMID ! /]ILE DISPLAY ( COMMODITIES1 ) ,A!NS BE+ NO DIFF]5T ?AN ANY O!R METROPOLIS4 ,! VICTORY ( ! SOCIAL W> IS COMPLETE ONLY :5 ! CITIZ5 FEELS DEEP METAPHYSICAL ANGUI% AT WITNESS+ ! DE/RUCTION ( COMMODITIES & O!R VIOLATIONS ( 0PRIVATE0 PROP]TY & FAILS TO W9CE AT ! DEA? ( LIV+ BE+S4 

,A =M ( LIFE CAN BE DE/ROY$ BY ATTACK+ & DISSOLV+ ! SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ?AT COMPOSE ITS AUTONOM\S WORLD ONE BY ONE1 REPLAC+ !M ) RELATION%IPS TO IMAGES & DEP5D5CE ON ! /ATE & CAPITAL4 ,9 ORD] TO TRANS=M 9DIG5\S POPULATIONS TO CITIZ5S1 ! /ATE MU/ ALSO /RATEGICALLY DE/ROY !IR RELATION%IPS TO EA* O!R 7FAMILIES1 TRIBES1 FRI5DS7 & !IR CONNECTIONS TO ! NATURAL WORLD1 SUB/ITUT+ A :OLLY IMAG9>Y RELATION%IP TO ! IDEA ( ! NATION & ABSOLUTE DEP5D5CE ON WAGE LABOR = !SE PRIMORDIAL RELATION%IPS4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 ! SOCIAL W> ( ! PRES5T EMPIRE IS F> MORE ADVANC$ ?AN ! SOCIAL W> ( ! ,ROMAN ]A1 S9CE TODAY ! MILIT>Y W> IS ALWAYS LIMIT$ TO LIV+ BODIES :ILE ! SOCIAL W> HAS ! UNLIMIT$ SCOPE ( SOCIAL RELATION%IPS4 ,AS ! PRIM>Y GOAL ( SOCIAL W> IS ! ELIM9ATION ( ANY SOCIAL RELATION%IPS \TSIDE DOM9ATION1 SOCIAL W> IS 9H]5TLY ANTI-SOCIAL4 

,IT IS TRUE ?AT ! ,GREEKS 9V5T$ TRAG$Y1 & SO P]HAPS MORE ?AN SUP]FICIAL ,AM]ICANS !Y TAKE ! DEA? ( ONE ( !IR [N ) A PROP] MEASURE ( S]I\SNESS4 ,YET !IR 9SURRECTION REFLECTS ALSO ?AT MANY ,GREEKS 9TUITIVELY UND]/& ! HORIZON ( :AT LIES AHEAD = ! FUTURE ( ?IS WORLD F> BETT] ?AN ! MO/ WELL-READ ( ACTIVI/S4 ,IT IS NO SURPRISE ?AT ,ALEXIS WAS MURD]$ BY ! POLICE--IT WAS ! MO/ PR$ICTABLE RESPONSE ( ! EMPIRE ( CAPITAL :5 FAC$ ) A R5EGADE Y\? :O REFUS$ TO BECOME A CITIZ51 9/EAD 9CL9$ TO LOIT] 9 ,EX>*EIA AMONG ! EXCLUD$4 ,! EMPIRE NE$S SU* EXAMPLES1 JU/ AS ,ROME NE$$ TO HANG ! BODIES ( REBELLI\S SLAVES ON ! HI<WAYS4 ,F> FROM AN ACCID5T1 POLICE KILL+S ( ?OSE :O REFUSE ! ASSIMILATION ( ! SOCIAL W> WILL D\BTLESS BECOME 9CREAS+LY COMMON AS ! SOCIAL W> 9T5SIFIES4 ,AGA91 :AT WAS SURPRIS+ WAS ?AT ! CONSEQU5T ,DECEMB] 9SURRECTION G5]ALIZ$ TO ATTACK ! TOTALITY ( ! SYMBOLIC ORD] ( CAPITALISM ITSELF1 REA*+ ITS HEI<T 9 ! TOR*+ ( ,EUROPE'S L>GE/ ,*RI/MAS TREE4 ,IT WAS NOT 9 T]MS ( VIOL5CE ?AT ! EV5TS ( ,DECEMB] /EPP$ \TSIDE ! NORMALITY ( ,GREEK AN>*I/ DEMON/RATIONS1 AS ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS >E (T5 TO BE SE5 9 ,GREECE AT L>GE DEMON/RATIONS4 ,:AT WAS ABNORMAL EV5 TO ,GREECE WAS ?AT ?OSE \TSIDE ! AN>*I/ MILIEU ALSO SIMULTANE\SLY AIM$ = ! TRANS=MATION ( EV]YDAY LIFE :ILE ASSAULT+ CAPITAL 9 ACTS ( PURE NEGATION4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 ! 9SURRECTION IS A RUPTURE ) ! PREVI\S =MS ( PROTE/ ?AT EM]G$ OV] ! LA/ T5 YE>S EV5 9 ,GREECE3 ! FIR/ BATTLE ( A NEW SEQU5CE 9 ! GLOBAL CIVIL W>4 

,! ,LIMITS ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,ID5TITY 

,FROM #aifi ON1 ! SPECTACLE1 9 ORD] TO /ILL BE BELIEV$1 HAD TO ATTRIBUTE TO ITS 5EMIES 9CR$IBLE ACTIONS1 & 9 ORD] TO /ILL BE ACCEPT$1 IT HAD TO CR$IT PROLET>IANS ) UNACCEPTABLE ACTIONS1 & !REBY 5SURE SUFFICI5T PUBLICITY SO ?AT PEOPLE :O ALL[ !MSELVES TO BECOME FRI<T5$ ALWAYS *OOSE 0! LESS] EVIL10 NAMELY ! PRES5T /ATE ( AFFAIRS4 

- ,GIANFRANCO ,SANGU9ETTI1 ,ON ,T]RORISM & ! ,/ATE 

,ONE HYPO!SIS ?AT HAS BE5 PUT =W>D = ! P[] ( ! 9SURRECTION ( ,DECEMB] WAS ! 9CR$IBLE /R5G? ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,CR$IT MU/ BE GIV5 TO ! ,GREEK AN>*I/S1 AS IT WAS !IR QUICK RESPONSE ?AT SP>K$ ! EV5TS ON ! EV5+ ( ,ALEXIS'S DEA?4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! TACTICAL =MS ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T DID DIFFUSE ?R\<\T O!R SECTORS ( ! POPULATION LIKE /UD5TS & IMMIGRANTS4 ,YET 9 RETROSPECT1 ! 9SURRECTION ( ,DECEMB] WAS BO? ! APOGEE & ! LIMIT ( ! 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,GREECE4 ,= :AT ! HYPO!SIS ( GIV+ ALL CR$IT TO ! 09CR$IBLE ,GREEK AN>*I/S0 DOES NOT ACC\NT = IS !IR SUBSEQU5T P>ALYZES4 ,ON ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ,DECEMB] 9 #b#i1 AS /UD5TS TOOK ! /REETS AGA9 9 ,A!NS1 MANY ( ! AN>*I/S REMA9$ SURR\ND$ BY POLICE & ISOLAT$ 9 !IR SQUATS--! MO/ VISIBLE EXAMPLE BE+ ! RAID ( ! AN>*I/ SPACE ,RESALTO 9 ,K]ATS9I1 ,PIRAEUS4 

,9 ! MID/ ( A G5]AL /RIKE 9 ,MAY #ba ?AT NE>LY L$ TO ! /ORM+ ( GOV]NM5T BUILD+S1 A H&FUL ( AN>*I/S BURN$ D[N A BANK1 ACCID5TALLY KILL+ ! ?REE BANK EMPLOYES 9SIDE4 ,?IS EV5T WAS READY AMMUNITION = ! /ATE & M$IA1 & US$ TO FULL EFFECT TO NE>LY ABORT :AT APPE>$ TO BE AN EV5 MORE WIDE-SCALE 9SURRECTION AGA9/ ! AU/]ITY MEASURES BE+ IMPOS$ ON ,GREECE BY ! ,I,M,F & ,E,U4 ,AL?\< IT IS TRUE ?AT MANY PEOPLE--F> MORE ?AN ?REE-->E LIKELY TO DIE 9 ANY 9SURRECTION1 & ?AT IT WAS ALMO/ %E]LY A MATT] ( LUCK ALMO/ ?AT SU* EV5TS DID NOT OCCUR E>LI]1 ! DEA?S 9 ,MAY #ba L$ TO MASSIVE DEMORALIZATION & 9FI<T+1 9CLUD+ ! DEP>TURE ( MANY ( ! VOICES ( 9TELLIG5CE LIKE ?OSE FROM ! J\RNAL ,FLE% ,MA*9E4.<#b.> 

,:ILE REVOLUTION>IES MU/ NEV] 9 BAD FAI? ATTACK O!R REVOLUTION>IES ?AT 9 GOOD C\RAGE PUT !MSELVES ON ! FRONT L9E1 NO?+ %\LD BE ABOVE ANALYSIS & CRITIQUE FROM COMRADES :O >E 9VOLV$ 9 ! SAME /RUGGLE4 ,TO AVOID ANALYSIS & CRITIQUE W\LD LEAD AN>*I/S TO ! SAME SORT ( IDEOLOGICAL BL9DNESS ?AT /OPP$ MANY COMMUNI/S FROM CRITIQU+ ,/AL9 7:I* %OCK+LY MANY AU?ORIT>IAN COMMUNI/S 9 ,GREECE SOMEH[ /ILL REFUSE TO DO74 ,ANALYSIS IS A SIGN ( FIDELITY TO 9SURRECTION & CRITIQUE IS HONE/Y TO \R SI/]S & BRO!RS 9 9SURRECTION4 ,WE DO NOT WANT TO ASSIGN BLAME1 LIKE COLLABORATORS ) ! /ATE4 ,IT IS OBVI\S ?AT ! DEA?S W]E CAUS$ BY BO? A LACK ( C>E ON ! P>T ( 9SURRECTION>IES & ! TWI/$ LOGIC ( CAPITAL ?AT CAUS$ ! BOSS TO DEM& !M TO BE AT WORK ON ! DAY ( A G5]AL /RIKE4 ,9/EAD1 WE WANT TO UND]/& :Y ! AFT]MA? ( SU* AN EV5T C\LD SO EASILY ?W>T A GR[+ POPUL> 9SURRECTION4 

,ONE POSSIBILITY IS ?AT IT WAS ! RESURG5CE ( A K9D ( AN>*I/ ID5TITY 9 ,GREECE AFT] ,DECEMB] ?AT L$ TO A C>ELESS CULT ( MILIT>I/IC ATTACK BY AN>*I/S1 :I* 9 TURN LET ! /ATE & M$IA ISOLATE AN>*I/S FROM ! G5]AL POPULATION4 ,\R C\NT]-HYPO!SIS IS ?AT ! AN>*I/ ID5TITY--AS DEVELOP$ 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA S9CE ! #a#i#hS & TAK+ HOLD 9CREAS+LY 9 ,GREECE--IS /RUCTURALLY C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y4 ,IF ?IS IS TRUE1 :ILE ! FIR/ /EP ( 9SURRECTION MAY BE />T$ BY 9SURRECTIONI/S1 = IT TO BE COMPLETE ! 9SURRECTIONI/S !MSELVES MU/ DE/ROY !IR ID5TITY AS 09SURRECTIONI/S0 SO ?AT ! 9SURRECTION CAN G5]ALIZE4 

,FOLL[+ ,BADI\1 ! MOD]N ,EUROPEAN SEQU5CE ( 9SURRECTIONS />TS ) ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE1 :I* EXPRESS$ 9 A FEW DAYS ! ABILITY ( PEOPLE TO SELF-ORGANIZE !IR LIVES )\T ! ACCUMULATION ( CAPITAL OR DOM9ATION ( ! /ATE4.<#d.> ,H[EV]1 ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE WAS %ORT-LIV$1 AS IT WAS UNABLE TO DEF5D ITSELF FROM ! 9EVITABLE MILIT>Y W> ?AT MASSACR$ IT4 ,! RESULT ( ?IS FAILURE ( =M WAS ?IRTY YE>S ( SUCCESSFUL C\NT]-9SURRECTION UNTIL REVOLUTION>IES ADOPT$ ! =M ( ! ,L59I/ P>TY1 :I* ADOPT$ ! ,=DI/ FACTORY-=M--A /RICT DISCIPL9E & HI]>*Y--TO ! REVOLUTION 9 ORD] TO CREATE A REVOLUTION>Y >MY ?AT C\LD )/& ! CAPITALI/ C\NT]-(F5SIVE 7& DID1 AFT] ! 9SURRECTION 9 ,RUSSIA74 ,:ILE ! =M ( ! ,L59I/ P>TY C\LD DEF5D AN 9SURRECTION1 SU* A C5TRALIZ$ =M FAIL$ TO ABOLI% RELATION%IPS ( DOM9ATION1 LEAD+ TO ! WOR/ ( ALL WORLDS3 ! PR(ESSIONAL REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVI/S US$ 0COMMUNISM0 AS AN ATTEMPT TO 9T5SIFY CAPITALISM 9 PRE-9DU/RIAL SOCIETIES4 

,AFT] DECADES ( FUR!R C\NT]-9SURRECTION1 ,MAY #aifh ID5TIFI$ ! CRUX ( ! PROBLEM ?AT ,L59 FAIL$ TO UND]/&--?AT CAPITALISM WAS BAS$ ON SOCIAL RELATION%IPS RA!R ?AN M]ELY MILIT>Y DOM9ATION4 ,YET ! ABORTIVE 9SURRECTION ( ,MAY #aifh FAIL$ TO F9D A NEW =M \TSIDE ( ! ,L59I/ P>TY1 & SO WAS 9CAPABLE ( G5]ALIZ+ 9TO A GLOBAL 9SURRECTION>Y PROCESS4 ,FOCUS+ ON SOCIAL RELATION%IPS BUT UNABLE TO COMPREH5D ! NEW HI/ORICAL POSITION+ ( CAPITAL & ! /ATE1 ! MOVEM5TS ( ,MAY '#f#h C\LD ONLY >TICULATE ! NECESSITY = A REVOLUTION 9 SOCIAL RELATION%IPS 9 T]MS ( RECOGNITION ( ! DIFF]5CES 9 DOM9ATION1 RA!R ?AN !IR COMMONALITY4 ,?IS L$ !SE MOVEM5TS TO FALL 9TO AN 9CREAS+LY S*IZOPHR5IC ID5TITY POLITICS ?AT WAS ULTIMATELY ONLY COMPATIBLE ) FUR!R SUBSUMPTION1 VIA ! CREATION ( NEW M>KETS >\ND ID5TITY4 ,H[EV]1 ! MEMORY ?AT IT C\LD HAVE BE5 O!RWISE /ILL HAUNTS ! /ATE4 ,IT IS NOT BY ACCID5T ?AT ,S>KOZY /AT$ 9 RESPONSE TO ! ,DECEMB] 9SURRECTION 9 ,GREECE ?AT 0,WE DON'T WANT A ,EUROPEAN ,MAY '#f#h 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,*RI/MAS40#d ,9 ! LA/ R\ND ( /RUGGLE1 ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T F9ALLY DEVELOP$ AN ALT]NATIVE TO ! ,L59I/ P>TY ?R\< ! NETWORK =M ( ORGANIZATION1 BUT WAS UNABLE TO DEVELOP ANY FUR!R REVOLUTION>Y CONT5T1 9/EAD BECOM+ TRAPP$ 9 ! ID5TITY POLITICS ( #a#i#f#h4 

,9 CONTRA/ TO ! REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ TRADITION ( ?OSE LIKE ,BAKUN91 AN>*ISM AS A SPECIFIC 0C\NT]CULTURAL ID5TITY0 IS A RELATIVELY NEW PH5OM5ON ?AT DEVELOP$ AFT] #a#i#f#h1 AL?\< TRACES ( IT CAN BE F\ND 9 HI/ORICAL MOVEM5TS SU* AS ! NIHILI/S ( PRE-REVOLUTION>Y ,RUSSIA & ! MORALISM ( ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION4 ,9 ITS CURR5T =M1 ! AN>*I/ ID5TITY AS ! 0HOOD$ ONE 9 BLACK0 DESC5DS--9 DRESS1 AT LEA/--FROM ! ,G]MAN ,AUTONOM54 ,! ,AUTONOM5 FIR/ APPE>$ 9 ,G]MANY AT ! TAIL 5D ( ! SEV5TIES2 !IR OP5 /REET-FI<T+ WAS A SELF-CONSCI\S REJECTION ( ! TACTICAL /ANCE ( >M$ GU]RILLA GR\PS LIKE ! ,R$ ,>MY ,FACTION4 ,?IS NEW G5]ATION 7:O W]E CALL$ ! 0,BLACK ,BLOC0 FIR/ BY ! M$IA1 & !N BY !MSELVES7 >E BE/ UND]/OOD AS REVOLUTION>IES :OSE DISCONT5T CAME NOT 9 P>TICUL> FROM ! EXPLOITATION ( !IR LABOR AT !IR JOBS 7CONTRA TRADITIONAL ,M>XISM71 BUT FROM ! CAPITALI/ SUBSUMPTION ( !IR [N DAILY LIFE4 ,?IS ACC\NTS = ! FACT ?AT ?IS G5]ATION'S MO/ ELEM5T>Y =M ( RESI/ANCE WAS CULTURAL3 ! 0B>B>IC0 9V]SION ( B\RGEOISIE MORALITY KN[N AS PUNK4 ,! TRADITION ( WE>+ BLACK OCCURR$ AS IF BY ACCID5T1 AL?\< ! TACTICAL ADVANTAGES ( REMA9+ ANONYM\S W]E SOON OBVI\S TO ALL & REPEAT$ ) SUCCESS4 

,?IS SUBCULTURAL AN>*I/ ID5TITY WAS GLOBALIZ$ ) ! RISE ( SUMMIT-HOPP+ AT ! TURN ( ! MILL5NIUM4 ,YET :ILE ?IS AN>*I/ ID5TITY MU/ BE GIV5 DUE CR$IT = HELP+ RE9VIGORATE AN EXPLICITLY ANTI-CAPITALI/ TRAJECTORY 9 /REET PROTE/S1 ! AN>*I/ ID5TITY NEV] FULLY DISASSOCIAT$ FROM ! MORE CONFUS$ RE=MI/S ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 AS EXEMPLIFI$ BY ! EXPLICITLY SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PRET5SIONS ( ,NAOMI ,KLE9 & ,YA ,BA/A6 ,?IS IS LIKELY DUE TO ! DISSOLUTION ( ! PROLET>IAN 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,EUROPE & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES AFT] ! CRU%+ DEFEATS LIKE ?OSE ( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD & ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 :I* L$ TO A V]ITABLE ]ASURE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ TRADITION4 ,SO ! NEW AN>*I/S ( ! #a#i#iS MADE AN ALMO/ 9FANTILE RETURN TO A SORT ( RADICAL DEMOCRACY & ,PR\DHON-9SPIR$ F$]ALISM1 DESPITE ! FACT ?AT SU* IDEOLOGIES W]E ANA!MA TO REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S G5]ATIONS BE=E1 :O LE>N$ ALL TOO WELL ! !ORETICAL & PRACTICAL FAILURES ( !SE DEAD-5DS4 ,:ILE !RE IS NO D\BT ?AT ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T L$ TO ! VALUABLE DEVELOPM5T ( TE*NIQUES & A R5EW$ 9T]NATIONALISM1 ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T WAS MORE A GLOBAL PETITE B\RGEOIS MOVEM5T = ! RE=M ( EMPIRE 9TO A GLOBAL DEMOCRACY ?AN AN EXPLICITLY 9SURRECTION>Y MOVEM5T4 ,AN>*I/S W]E EI!R SIDE-L9$ AS A SORT ( 0\T ( CONTROL0 ELEM5T OR FELL 9TO A SORT ( CONFUS$ RADICAL DEMOCRATIC PO/UR+1 AS WITNESS$ BY ! FETI% ( MANY AN>*I/S = =MAL CONS5SUS EV5 :5 SU* CONS5SUS EXIL$ ! ,BLACK ,BLOC TO ! FR+E ( ! MOVEM5T4 

,LET US GIVE AN HONE/ FUN]AL ORATION = ! AN>*I/ ID5TITY & ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T FROM :I* IT EM]G$4 ,9 PRECI\S FEW YE>S1 ! =M ( NETWORKS PIONE]$ BY ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T WAS ABLE TO PRODUCE A NEW K9D ( DEC5TRALIZ$ ORGANIZATION ?AT TOOK ! P[] ( CAPITAL & ! /ATE (F GU>D1 AN ANSW] TO A ,L59I/ P>TY = ! #b#a/ C5TURY4 ,IT WAS AS IF A NEW ,9T]NATIONALE HAD MAT]IALIZ$ \T ( ?9 AIR4 ,H[EV]1 >E NETWORKS REVOLUTION>Y M]ELY BY VIRTUE ( !IR =M8 ,IF SOMEH[ NETWORKS >E 9DE$ ALWAYS /RUCTURALLY REVOLUTION>Y1 :AT A CURI\S AGREEM5T BETWE5 ,SILICON ,VALLEY M>KET+ FIRMS & AUTONOMI/ !ORY6 ,\R SECOND HYPO!SIS IS ?AT ?IS ABSURDITY RESULTS FROM A FUNDAM5TAL CONFUSION BETWE5 CONT5T & =M1 ONE ?AT MU/ BE SOLV$ = ! 9SURRECTION TO PROCE$4 ,! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T PIONE]$ A NEW =M1 BUT FAIL$ TO PROVIDE IT ) REVOLUTION>Y CONT5T4 

,FROM ! /&PO9T ( ?OSE 5SLAV$ TO ! C5TRALIZ$ ,=DI/ FACTORY-=M1 ! AN>*IC NETWORK-=M SEEM$ 9H]5TLY REVOLUTION>Y1 P]HAPS EV5 ANTI-CAPITALI/4 ,:AT IS OBVI\S 9 RETROSPECTIVE IS ?AT ! NETWORK =M HAS BE5 GIV5 ! CONT5T ( CAPITAL4 ,SOON AFT] ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T HAD TAK5 C5T] /AGE1 O!R GR\PS ) LESS-?AN-REVOLUTION>Y CONT5T ALSO BEGAN =M+ NETWORKS4 ,POLICE W]E CREAT+ AFF9ITY GR\PS & CORPORATIONS LIKE ,GOOGLE ORGANIZ$ !MSELVES 9 A DEC5TRALIZ$ FA%ION4 ,:5 ! REACTION>Y ELEM5TS ( POLITICAL ,ISLAM ALSO ADOPT$ ! NETWORK =M1 )9 A DAY ! %OCK-WAVES SET (F BY ! EV5TS ( #aa ,SEPTEMB] #ba DE/ROY$ ! MOM5TUM ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T4 ,AT ! PRES5T MOM5T1 ! SITUATION HAS BECOME EV5 MORE D]ANG$4 ,9V5T$ BY ,9DYM$IA1 DIGITAL US]-G5]AT$ CONT5T IS ! HE>T ( CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION4 ,MORE & MORE Y\? BELONG TO DIGITAL SOCIAL NETWORKS LIKE ,FACEBOOK ?AT S]VE AS UNIMAG9ABLE TREASURE TROVES = POLICE & SURVEILLANCE4 ,GIV5 ?AT ,ISRAELI MILIT>Y /RATEGI/S READ ,DELEUZE1.<#e.> ONE CANNOT HELP BUT AGREE ) ,FR$RIC ,JAMESON ?AT !RE IS SOME?+ AB\T ,DELEUZE ?AT /RANGELY RESONATES ) CONTEMPOR>Y CAPITALISM4.<#f.> 

,=MS LIKE NETWORKS 7OR HI]>*IES7 >E ME?ODS ( ORGANIZATION1 BUT !IR CONT5T IS ! 9T5TIONS ?AT FILL ! =M4 ,:ILE !RE CAN BE NO CONT5T )\T =M & NO =M )\T CONT5T1 ! TWO DO NOT NECESS>ILY M>* TOGE!R H& 9 H&1 BUT CAN EV5 BECOME DISLOCAT$ TEMPORALLY4 ,EA* HI/ORICAL EPO* HAS ITS [N LIMITS1 & SO ! DET]M9ATION ( REVOLUTION>Y CONT5T REQUIRES HI/ORICAL ANALYSIS4 ,:AT WAS REVOLUTION>Y 9 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG 9 #aii OR ,SEATTLE 9 #aiii MAY NOT BE REVOLUTION>Y 9 ,GREECE 9 #b#i4 ,IF CAPITALISM CAN BE ?\<T ( AS A P>TICUL> =M ( LIFE1 ANY CONT5T IS REVOLUTION>Y 9S(> AS IT SEEKS TO COMPLETELY ABOLI% ?IS =M ( LIFE & REPLACE IT ) A NEW =M ( LIFE )\T MONET>Y EX*ANGE OR DOM9ATION4 ,AN 9SURRECTION 9 TURN IS A CONCRETE EV5T ?AT1 TO A GREAT] OR LESS] DEGREE1 EXPRESSES ! EM]G5CE ( ?IS NEW =M ( LIFE & NEGATES ! P[] ( CAPITAL & ! /ATE4 

,ID5TITY AS SU* =MS :5 ! IMAGE ( A =M ( LIFE ! POSSIBLE SOCIAL RELATION%IPS1 & !RE=E ! PROLIF]ATION ( ID5TITY-BAS$ POLITICS & SUBCULTURE IS M]ELY ANO!R =M ( SPECTACUL> SOCIETY4 ,SO IT %\LD BE ( NO SURPRISE ?AT EV5 AS FAI? 9 NEO-LIB]AL CAPITALISM COLLAPSES1 A POLITICS BAS$ ON ID5TITY REMA9S AS /RONG AS EV]1 AS EV5 SELF-PR(ESS$ REVOLUTION>IES >E TRAPP$ )9 A POLITICS BAS$ ON IMAGES4 ,:Y IS IT SO H>D TO OV]?R[ ! YOKE ( IMAGE-BAS$ POLITICS8 ,C\LD IT BE BECAUSE ! SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ( ! CITIZ5 UND] CAPITAL >E ALMO/ GONE1 & SO ! CITIZ5 NE$S TO HAVE ! IMAGE ( SOCIAL RELATION%IPS--AN 0ID5TITY0--TO AVOID COMPLETE BREAKD[N8 ,CITIZ5S EXPRESS !MSELVES ONLY AS A C]TA9 %IFT+ PA/I*E ( ID5TITIES3 ! NATIONALI/1 ! FEM9I/1 ! PUNK1 ! HIPPIE1 ! HOMOSEXUAL1 ! EX]CISE-NUT1 ! SCI-FI FAN1 ! P]SON R$ISCOV]+ !IR 0E?NIC0 ROOTS4 ,S9CE SUBSUMPTION HAS NE>LY /RIPP$ EA* P]SON ( ANY ABILITY TO HOLD ONTO H] [N PRES5CE1 ID5TITIES COME & GO1 NO MORE AFFLICT+ ?AN A PASS+ CRU% OR ! VALUE ( /OCK4 ,!SE ID5TITIES AT !IR CORE >E !N JU/ NEW BR&S ( CITIZ5%IP 9 ! SOCIAL W>1 ! MO/ ADVANC$ TE*NIQUES ?US F> ( SUBSUMPTION4 ,ONE CAN BE A CITIZ5 :ILE MA9TA9+ ONE'S 9DIVIDUALITY & 0UNIQUE0 /YLE4 

,:ILE ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T CREAT$ NEW =MS ( ORGANIZATION1 ITS CONT5T WAS /ILL HELD HO/AGE BY ID5TITY POLITICS4 ,:5 ! AN>*I/ REEM]G$ 9 ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 ITS 9SURRECTION>Y CONT5T WAS ALSO NEUT]$ BY AN 9ABILITY TO SUP]S$E ! IMAGE ( BE+ AN AN>*I/4 ,9/EAD ( FOCUS+ ON ACTUALLY CREAT+ SOCIAL RELATION%IPS )\T DOM9ATION OR EX*ANGE & /RATEGIS+ H[ !SE RELATION%IPS C\LD BE CULTIVAT$ 9TO AN 9SURRECTION>Y PROCESS CAPABLE ( BR++ AB\T REVOLUTION1 AN>*I/S BECAME ID5TIFI$ ) A P>TICUL> K9D ( IMAGE AS GIV5 BY DRESS & MUSIC1 AS WELL AS PRE-DEF9$ TABOOS ON EAT+ & CONSUMPTION4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 ,B]L9 ONE CAN GO FROM ONE AN>*I/ B> TO ANO!R EV]Y NI<T = MON?S--LIV+ & EAT+ ONLY ) O!R BLACK-CLAD VEGANS--& NEV] LEAVE ?IS BUBBLE4 

,ONE ( ! MO/ REFRE%+ ASPECTS ( ,GREECE UNTIL REC5TLY WAS ! RELATIVE LACK ( AN>*I/ ID5TITY4 ,ONE C\LD NOT EASILY ID5TIFY 0AN AN>*I/0 SIPP+ A FRAPPE C(FEE ON ! /REETS ( ,A!NS4 ,AL?\< SOMETIMES VAGUELY C\NT]-CULTURAL1 AN>*I/S 9 ,GREECE W]E NOT EASILY ID5TIFIABLE BY DRESS OR MANN]ISMS1 UNLIKE >EAS LIKE ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES OR ,G]MANY :]E A V]ITABLE AN>*I/ UNI=M DEVELOP$4 ,ISOLAT$ L+UI/ICALLY & GEOGRAPHICALLY FROM MA9L& ,EUROPE1 AN>*I/S 9 ,GREECE ALSO REMA9$ ISOLAT$ FROM ID5TITY POLITICS ?AT BECAME 9TEGRAT$ )9 AN>*ISM ELSE:]E1 & ,GREEK AN>*I/S KEPT LOYAL TO A CONCEPT ( REVOLUTION ?AT /ILL MEANT ! OV]?R[ ( ! /ATE4 ,!RE >E MANY DIV]SE FACTORS RESPONSIBLE = ?IS DIV]G5CE FROM MA9/REAM AN>*I/ ID5TITY POLITICS1 RANG+ FROM ! UNIQUE GEOGRAPHY ( ! ,BALKANS TO ! /ILL-LIV+ MEMORY ( JUNTA 9 ! OLD] G5]ATIONS 9 ,GREECE4 ,:ILE SOME ,GREEK AN>*I/S DID TRAVEL & TAKE ACTION 9 ! MAJOR SUMMIT PROTE/S ?AT ROCK$ ,EUROPE1 !Y P>TICIPAT$ 9 !SE SUMMITS BY >RIV+ & ACT+ AS !Y DID 9 ,GREECE1 ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS 9CLUD$ :]E POSSIBLE4 ,DESPITE ! RA!R MADD5+ P>ANOIA ( ! ,NEGRII/S ?AT ! ,BLACK ,BLOC 9 ,G5OA WAS COMPOS$ 5TIRELY ( COPS & FASCI/S1 ! C>EFULLY PLANN$ SCRIPT ( ,YA ,BA/A6 WAS AT LEA/ P>TLY 9T]RUPT$ BY ,GREEK AN>*I/S :O JU/ DIDN'T C>E AB\T SU* ABSURD-SCRIPT$ BATTLES ) ! POLICE4 ,:ILE !RE WAS SOME TRAFFIC BETWE5 ! V>I\S 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/ MILIEUS1 ! ,GREEK AN>*I/S' ATTEMPTS TO 9VITE ! DY+ ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T TO ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,E,U ,SUMMIT 9 ,SALONIKA 9 #bc ONLY BR\<T \T A FEW 9T]NATIONALS4.<#g.> ,FUR!R ATTEMPTS TO GA9 9T]NATIONAL CONTACTS1 SU* AS ! ,EUROPEAN ,SOCIAL ,=UM 9 #b#f1 L$ ONLY TO FUR!R SPLITS 7) NO LESS ?AN F\R SEP>ATE AN>*I/ C\NT]-=UMS ORGANIZ$74 ,TO A READ] ( ! BOOK ,WE ,>E ,EV]Y:]E1.<#h.> ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T W\LD SEEM TO BE EV]Y:]E BUT ,GREECE1 DESPITE ,GREECE HAV+ ! L>GE/ AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,EUROPE4 

,ATTRACT$ BY ! IMAGES ( POLICEM5 ON FIRE & DE/ROY$ /REETS1 AN>*I/S FROM ACROSS ! GLOBE %[$ UP 9 DROVES TO ,GREECE AFT] ,DECEMB] #b#h4 ,:ILE ?IS SOLID>ITY IS P>T ( A LONG & HONORABLE TRADITION EXEMPLIFI$ ALSO BY ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADES 9 ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 AN>*I/S FROM \TSIDE ,GREECE ALSO BR\<T ) !M AN 9CREAS$ EMPHASIS ON ! AN>*I/ ID5TITY4 ,:5 ! 9SURRECTION FAIL$ TO G5]ALIZE 9TO A FULL-SCALE REVOLUTION AFT] ,DECEMB]1 9/EAD ( /RATEGICALLY ANALYZ+ :AT TACTICS C\LD SU/A9 ! 9SURRECTION1 FACTIONS ( ! AN>*I/ T5D5CY 9 ,GREECE RETREAT$ 9TO AN ANTI-SOCIAL POLITICS BAS$ >\ND ID5TITY1 P]HAPS UNCONSCI\SLY BLAM+ ! WID] POPULATION = NOT HAV+ ! C\RAGE TO RISE UP4 ,SOME AN>*I/S ALSO DECID$ ?AT ! DECREAS+ QUANTITY ( ATTACKS C\LD SOMEH[ BE COMP5SAT$ BY !IR 9CREAS$ 9T5SITY1 & SO !RE WAS A DI/9CTLY AN>*I/ REVIVAL ( ! LONG TRADITION ( ! >M$ GU]RILLA 9 ,GREECE4.<#i.> ,?IS L$ TO 9CREAS$ ACTIVITY AFT] ,DECEMB] BY OLD] SOCIALLY-ORI5T$ AN>*I/ >M$ GR\PS LIKE ,REVOLUTION>Y ,/RUGGLE & ! =MATION ( NEW AN>*I/ >M$ GU]RILLA GR\PS LIKE ! 0,CONSPIRACY ( ! ,CELLS ( ,FIRE0 >\ND A MORE ANTI-SOCIAL & 9DIVIDUALI/ E?OS4 ,SO :ILE ! AN>*I/ ID5TITY REEM]G$ SPECIFICALLY 9 ,G]MANY AS A REJECTION ( ! =M ( ! >M$ GU]RILLA1 9 ,GREECE ! CONT5T ( ! AN>*I/ ID5TITY & ! =M ( ! >M$ GU]RILLA W]E MORE COMPATIBLE4 ,:ILE !RE >E CLE> HI/ORICAL REASONS = ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! ,GREEK & ,G]MAN EXP]I5CE ( ! GU]RILLA CELL1 !RE >E ALSO METAPHYSICAL REASONS ?AT CONNECT NIHILISM ) ! >M$ /RUGGLE4 

,P]HAPS ! AN>*I/ ID5TITY ( ! FREE 9DIVIDUAL--DESPITE A SUP]FICIAL REJECTION ( CAPITALISM--IS AT ! SAME TIME ! MO/ REF9$ MOM5T ( B\RGEOIS METAPHYSICS4 ,! 0AN>*I/0 IS FREE ONLY 9S(> AS HE REJECTS ANY =CE ?AT MAY 9T]F]E ) HIS DESIRES4 ,EXPRESS$ POSITIVELY1 ?IS CONCEPT ( ! 9DIVIDUAL L$ TO ! ,5LI<T5M5T PROJECT ( HUMAN RI<TS1 DEMOCRACY1 & FRE$OM4 ,! 9DIVIDUAL WAS PROMIS$ ! SATISFACTION ( H] EV]-EXP&+ DESIRES BY CAPITALISM1 :I* 9 TURN >E DEF9$ BY & DEF9E ! ABSOLUTE FRE$OM ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,:5 ?IS FAIRY TALE COMES UP AGA9/ ! H>% REALITY ( ! DECL9E ( CAPITALISM & ! CONSEQU5T 9ABILITY ( ?IS WORLD TO SATISFY !IR DESIRES1 A C]TA9 NIHILI/ 9DIVIDUALISM IS PRODUC$4 ,AS HI/ORY PROV$ ?AT ! ,5LI<T5M5T PROJECT RESULT$ SOLELY 9 NI<TM>ES & SO1 ! ONLY REMA9+ OPTION = G5U9ELY 0FREE0 9DIVIDUALS IS TO EX]CISE !IR FRE$OM TO DE/ROY ! TOTALITY ( ! WORLD1 DESPITE ! FACT ?AT !IR [N CATEGORIES ( ?9K+ >E SUBSUM$ BY CAPITAL4 ,! 5TIRETY ( A SOCIAL & COLLECTIVE REVOLUTION>Y =CE IS DISPLAC$ ONTO ! 9DIVIDUAL1 :O NOT SURPRIS+LY1 !N %[S ! 9EVITABLE SIGNS ( /RESS & BURN\T AS %E CANNOT 9DIVIDUALLY DEFEAT ! SY/EMATIC SOCIAL DOM9ATION ( CAPITAL4 ,9 HONE/ DESP]ATION1 ! SIGN ( TRUE DEVOTION TO ! CAUSE BECOMES ! 9T5SITY ( ! ATTACK1 NO?+ MORE4 0,9SURRECTION0 IS R$UC$ TO A S]IES ( ACTIONS1 APPLY+ ! SAME QUANTITATIVE LOGIC ( COMMODITY CONSUMPTION TO ! NUMB] & F]OCITY ( !IR 9DIVIDUAL ATTACKS4 ,TO NEGATE CAPITALISM ?R\< ACTS ( DE/RUCTION IS ! FIR/ /EP1 BUT TO GO BEYOND CAPITALISM REQUIRES NEW METAPHYSICAL F\NDATIONS = SOCIAL RELATION%IPS \TSIDE ?AT ( ! 9DIVIDUAL & !IR DESIRES4 

,?IS ANTI-SOCIAL NIHILISM HAS UN=TUNATELY BECOME AN EV]-9CREAS+ COMPON5T ( ! AN>*I/ ID5TITY 9 ,GREECE4 ,=GETT+ ITS ORIG9S AS A TOOL ( EMPIRE1 ! SOCIAL W> IS DEPLOY$ BY ! AN>*I/ !MSELVES AGA9/ ANYONE :O DOES NOT %>E !IR ID5TITY4 ,! AN>*I/S CAN !N 9 GOOD CONSCI5CE DECL>E W> AGA9/ ANYONE 9VOLV$ 9 CAPITALISM1 MIRROR+ ! 9DET]M9ACY ( ! ATTACK ( POLICE4 ,:ILE !RE IS A TRU? ?AT ALL CITIZ5S >E COMPLICIT )9 GLOBAL CAPITAL1 SO >E ! AN>*I/S !MSELVES1 :O EXI/ BO? )9 & AGA9/ CAPITALISM4 ,IT IS NOT JU/ ?AT ! AN>*I/S >E FI<T+ ! SOCIAL W> BADLY1 BUT ?AT !Y 5GAGE 9 ! SOCIAL W> ) ! GOAL ( TRANS=M+ O!RS 9TO AN>*I/S LIKE !MSELVES4 ,TAK5 TO AN ABSURD EXTREME1 >E PEOPLE TO BE KILL$ IF !Y DON'T DRESS 9 BLACK1 EAT ! WRONG K9DS ( FOOD1 >5'T FRI5DS ) ! 0RI<T0 PEOPLE8 ,MORE REALI/ICALLY1 ! TAK+ UP ( 9DISCRIM9ATE SOCIAL W> BY AN>*I/S LETS !M CONCEIVE ( !MSELVES A P]MAN5T M9ORITY ALWAYS 9 A LOS+ W> ) WID] SOCIETY1 NEV] CAPABLE ( ACTUALLY A*IEV+ WIDE-SCALE REVOLUTION4 

,SO :5 ! EV5TS ( ,MAY #ba CONFIRM$ ,VICTOR ,S]GE'S MAXIM ?AT 0C>ELESSNESS ON ! P>T ( REVOLUTION>IES HAS ALWAYS BE5 ! BE/ AID ! POLICE HAVE10 ! POLICE HAD ! P]FECT EXCUSE TO ISOLATE & ELIM9ATE ! AN>*I/S 9 ,GREECE4.<#a.> ,! COMB9ATION ( AN>*I/ >M$ /RUGGLE GR\PS & A C]TA9 C>ELESS ANTI-SOCIAL NIHILISM ALL[$ = !M TO BE PA9T$ BY ! /ATE & M$IA AS SOME SPECTACUL> MON/]S1 :OSE 9CR$IBLE ACTIONS MI<T EV5 T>GET ! AV]AGE MAN-ON-!-/REET4 ,?IS CONTRADICTS ! EFFICACY ( ! 0HIT & RUN0 /REET ACTIONS ?AT = MANY YE>S DID NOT GO WRONG & ! V]Y REAL T>GETS 7BANKS1 POLITICIANS1 POLICE7 ?AT >M$ /RUGGLE GR\PS ACTUALLY AIM$ =4 ,H[EV]1 IT WAS DIFFICULT = MANY CITIZ5S TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 REALITY & ! SPECTACLE1 & ! ANTI-SOCIAL T5D5CIES ( AN>*I/S PREV5T$ ! TRU? ( ! 9SURRECTION--:I* WILL 9CLUDE A C]TA9 RESPONSIBILITY = C>ELESSNESS & ! TAK+ ( :ATEV] MEASURES >E APPROPRIATE TO PREV5T IT 9 ! FUTURE1 FROM BE+ COMMUNICAT$ TO =M] ALLIES AT ! CRITICAL JUNCTURE 9 ,MAY4 ,?IS L$ TO ! ISOLATION ( ! AN>*I/S & ! HALT ( ! 9SURRECTION1 DESPITE ! FACT ?AT EV5 SOME FELL[ EMPLOYES UND]/OOD IT WAS ! ?REAT ( BE+ FIR$ ?AT KEPT ! EMPLOYES AT ! BANK DUR+ ! /RIKE & SO ! BANK WAS RESPONSIBLE AT LEA/ 9 P>T = ! DEA?S4.<#a#a.> ,! SOCIAL W> BY ! /ATE UPON ! G5]AL POPULATION IS ! SELF-EVID5T CURR5T /ATE ( AFFAIRS1 BUT ! DECL>ATION ( SOCIAL W> BY AN>*I/S AGA9/ ! G5]AL POPULATION IS SUICIDAL4 

,! CRUX ( ! PROBLEM IS ID5TITY ITSELF1 NOT AN>*ISM4 ,9/EAD ( CREAT+ AN ACTUAL COLLECTIVE =CE BAS$ ON %>$ EXP]I5CE1 ID5TITY POLITICS CREATES IMAG9>Y COLLECTIVITIES ?AT >E EASILY MANIPULAT$ BY CAPITALISM AS A WAY TO DIVIDE & CONQU] POT5TIAL REVOLUTION>IES4 ,FROM ! /&PO9T ( ! /ATE & CAPITAL1 ID5TITY IS TO BE 5C\RAG$ 9S(> AS TO LABEL ONE AS 0DIFF]5T0 & SO CAPABLE ( BE+ DISCOV]$ & ISOLAT$ BY ! /ATE'S SOCIAL W>4 ,AS LONG AS ANY GR\P--! BLACKS1 ! AN>*I/S1 ! ,MUSLIMS1 ! ,JEWS1 ! >M$ GU]RILLA--CAN BE ISOLAT$ 9 T]MS ( ID5TITY1 !Y CAN BE DE/ROY$4 ,! AN>*I/ ACTIONS AFT] ! DEA? ( ,ALEXIS EXPLOD$ PRECISELY BECAUSE MANY Y\? 9 ,GREEK HI< S*OOLS C\LD ID5TIFY ) ,ALEXIS & MANY IMMIGRANTS C\LD ID5TIFY ) ! HATR$ ( CAPITAL & ! POLICE DISPLAY$ BY ! Y\?4 ,HAD ! AN>*I/S BE5 A COMPLETELY ISOLAT$ ELEM5T 9 ! POPULATION1 !N ! MURD] ( ,ALEXIS W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 NOTIC$ BY ?OSE \TSIDE !IR CIRCLES4 ,IT WAS PRECISELY ! LACK ( A SEP>ATI/ AN>*I/ ID5TITY 9 ,GREECE ?AT L$ ! EV5TS ( ,DECEMB] TO BE A SUCCESS1 AS DIV]SE & =M]LY DIVID$ SECTORS ( ! POPULATION DID COME TOGE!R4 ,AT ! LIMIT ( ANY 9SURRECTION1 ! ID5TITY ( ! 9SURRECTION>IES MU/ BE DE/ROY$ OR BECOME AN OB/ACLE TO 9SURRECTION ITSELF4 ,F> BETT] ?AT ! 9SURRECTION>IES DE/ROY !IR ID5TITY ?AN BE PHYSICALLY IMPRISON$ OR KILL$ BY ! /ATE APP>ATUS4 

,! ,LA/ ,*ANCE TO ,SAVE ! ,9SURRECTION 9 ,GREECE 

,FIRE IS PHYSICAL TIME1 ABSOLUTE UNRE/1 ABSOLUTE DIS9TEGRATION ( EXI/5CE1 ! PASS+ AWAY ( ! 0O!R10 BUT ALSO ( ITSELF2 & H5CE WE CAN UND]/& H[ ,H]ACLITUS1 PROCE$+ FROM HIS FUNDAM5TAL DET]M9ATION1 C\LD QUITE LOGICALLY CALL FIRE ! NOTION ( ! PROCESS4 ,HE FUR!R MADE ?IS FIRE TO BE A REAL PROCESS2 BECAUSE ITS REALITY IS = ITSELF ! :OLE PROCESS1 ! MOM5TS HAVE BECOME CONCRETELY DET]M9$4 ,FIRE1 AS ! METAMORPHOSIS ( BODILY ?+S1 IS ! TRANS=MATION & EXHALATION ( ! DET]M9ATE2 = ?IS PROCESS ,H]ACLITUS US$ A P>TICUL> WORD--EVAPORATION 7ANAQUMIASIS7--BUT IT IS RA!R TRANSITION4 

- ,G4,W4,F4 ,HEGEL1 ,LECTURES ON ! ,HI/ORY ( ,PHILOSOPHY 

,! LESSON ( ,MAY #ba %\LD BE CLE>3 ,GREECE CANNOT REPEAT ! #a#i#gS 9 ,ITALY4 ,TO REPEAT HI/ORY DUE TO A C]TA9 LACK ( CREATIVITY W\LD BETRAY ! TRUE POT5TIALITY ( ! EV5TS ( ,DECEMB]4 ,9 CONTRA/ TO :AT WE HOPE IS ! BEG9N+ ( A NEW CYCLE ( /RUGGLE 9 ,GREECE1 ,ITALY WAS ! LA/ DY+ UPSURGE ( #a#i#f#h1 AN EXPLOSION P>TICUL>LY /RONG DUE TO A C]TA9 FAILURE ( SUBSUMPTION 9 ! V]Y PECULI> 9DU/RIAL DEVELOPM5T ( ?AT C\NTRY4 ,T[>DS ITS DECL9E 9 ! LATE #a#i#gS1 ! ,ITALIAN MOVEM5T ALSO JO9$ >M$ GU]RILLA GR\PS & ADOPT$ A C]TA9 WORK]I/ IDEOLOGY ?AT WAS ALREADY HI/ORICALLY \T-DAT$4 ,P]HAPS IT %\LD BE EV5 LESS SURPRIS+ ?AT SOME ( ITS !ORI/S1 LIKE ,NEGRI1 LAT] F\ND !MSELVES AS ! LEAD+ VOICES ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 S9CE ?IS MOVEM5T WAS ITSELF ! ACTIVI/S #a#i#f#h4 ,WE MU/ GO BEYOND #aifh & BEYOND ,SEATTLE #a#i#i#i1 & ! EV5TS ( ,DECEMB] 9 ,GREECE GIVE US A PA? T[>DS A NEW AU!NTICALLY 9SURRECTION>Y CONT5T CAPABLE ( GIV+ SU* MOM5TUM TO ! =MS PIONE]$ 9 ! LA/ DECADE BY ! 0ANTI-GLOBALIZATION0 MOVEM5T4 ,IT IS EASY TO BE 0REVOLUTION>Y0 ) AN ALMO/ RELIGI\S ZEAL 9 ]AS :5 ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y TIDE SEEMS TO MAKE QUE/IONS ( /RATEGY & TACTICS IMPOSSIBLE--SO :Y NOT SIMPLY GET YET ANO!R C(FEE & READ ANO!R BOOK AB\T BYGONE REVOLUTIONS8 ,9 REVOLUTION>Y TIMES1 TO BE A REVOLUTION>Y REQUIRES ONE TO CONFRONT TRULY DIFFICULT QUE/IONS ( /RATEGY & TACTICS ) C\RAGE & 9TELLIG5CE4 

,IF ! V]Y ACT ( ID5TIFICATION IS C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y1 ! FIR/ ACT ( 9SURRECTIONAL CONT5T %\LD BE ! DES]TION ( ! SUBCULTURAL AN>*I/ ID5TITY & ! IDEOLOGY ( ! 09SURRECTION>Y0 AS SEP>ATE FROM ! G5]AL POPULATION4 ,! 9SURRECTION>Y QUE/ION %\LD TRANS=M FROM 0,H[ TO 9CREASE ! 9T5SITY ( ! ATTACK80 TO 0,H[ CAN ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE 9VOLV$ 9 ! ATTACK 9CREASE80 ,AS ! PRIM>Y MANEUV] ( ! SOCIAL W> IS TO ISOLATE PRO-REVOLUTION>Y 9DIVIDUALS 9 ORD] TO PREV5T !M FROM =M+ NETWORKS ?AT C\LD SPREAD 9SURRECTION>Y PRACTICES TO ! G5]AL POPULATION1 9SURRECTIONI/S %\LD SEEK TO MULTIPLY !IR SOCIAL RELATION%IPS4 ,S9CE ! IMAGE ( 0BE+ AN AN>*I/0 CON/RA9S ! K9DS & TYPES ( RELATION%IPS ?AT ONE CAN HAVE1 9SURRECTIONI/S %\LD SEEK TO HAVE RELATION%IPS ?AT CRISS-CROSS ! T]RA9 ( A SOCIETY <ETTOIZ$ 9TO ID5TITIES4 ,TO FI<T BACK 9 ! SOCIAL W>1 ! 9SURRECTION MU/ CREATE & 9CREASE ! SOCIAL RELATION%IPS IT IS F\ND$ UPON4 

,! 9SURRECTION MAY HAVE MORE FRI5DS ?AN WE SUSPECT4 ,IT IS ?R\< ! POLITICS ( ID5TITY ?AT CAPITALISM /AVES (F ITS TRUE NI<TM>E3 ?AT ! MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION WI%ES TO DE/ROY ! CAPITALISM ITSELF4 ,TO BE REVOLUTION>Y IS TO BELIEVE ?AT ! IDEA ( 9SURRECTION CAN BE MAJORIT>IAN4 ,BE+ REVOLUTION>Y IS ! CONCRETE DE/RUCTION ( ! DOM9ATION ( ! /ATE & CAPITAL 9 EV]YDAY LIFE ( ! POPULATION--NOT JU/ 9SIDE A FEW AN>*I/ 5CLAVES4 ,! MAXIM ( ,BAKUN9 HOLDS AS TRUE TODAY AS :5 IT WAS FIR/ UTT]$1 0,! FRE$OM ( ALL IS ESS5TIAL TO MY 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM40.<#a#b.> ,! TRULY IMPORTANT ?+ AB\T ! ,DECEMB] 9SURRECTION WAS ?IS MAJORIT>IAN ASPECT--?AT A L>GE P>T ( ! ,GREEK POPULATION WAS 9 OP5 SYMPA?Y1 & ?AT GR\PS ?AT HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 \TSIDE ! AN>*I/ ID5TITY1 LIKE /UD5TS & IMMIGRANTS1 TOOK TO ! /REETS TO ATTACK ! POLICE & OCCUPY SPACES4 ,ONLY !N WAS ! PREVI\SLY 9V9CIBLE POLICE & MA*9]Y ( ! /ATE REVEAL$ TO BE AS FLAMMABLE AS A PAP] TIG]4 

,AFT] ,DECEMB]1 ! QUE/ION ( 9SURRECTION 9 ,GREECE BECAME NOT H[ TO 0/>T0 ! 9SURRECTION--:]E1 :51 & H[ TO ATTACK--BUT H[ TO SU/A9 IT4 ,?IS 9VOLVES F> MORE ?AN SPECTACUL> T]RORISM OR PR9T+ EV5 MORE PO/]S2 ANSW]+ ! QUE/ION ( 9SURRECTION AFFIRMATIVELY REQUIRES S]I\SLY PROV+ TO ! POPULATION ?AT ?IS CONDITION CAN SU/A9 LIFE BETT] ?AN CAPITALISM4 ,TE*NICAL & PRACTICAL QUE/IONS COME TO ! =EFRONT3 H[ TO SELF-ORGANIZE SU/5ANCE & ! NECESS>Y PRODUCTION1 H[ TO RAISE *ILDR51 H[ TO BUILD DEF5SES1 H[ TO C>E = ! W\ND$ & ELD]LY4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 NOT JU/ H[ TO OP5 ! SPACE = A NEW =M ( LIFE1 BUT H[ TO CREATE ! SPACE SO ?AT A =M ( LIFE \TSIDE CAPITALISM CAN REPRODUCE4 ,:5 ! 9SURRECTION DISSOLVES1 IT IS CAN BE BECAUSE EV5 AFT] G5]ALIZ+ \TSIDE ( A SET ( GIV5 ID5TITIES DEVIS$ BY CAPITAL 7AN>*I/S1 /UD5TS1 IMMIGRANTS71 ! 9SURRECTION FAIL$ TO ANSW] ! QUE/ION ( H[ TO SU/A9 ITSELF4 

,LUCKILY1 IT WILL NOT BE TOO DIFFICULT = ! 9SURRECTION TO SU/A9 ! WORLD BETT] ?AN CAPITALISM4 ,FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( FUTURE G5]ATIONS1 IT WILL BE EVID5T ?AT ?IS IS ! BE/ ( TIMES = 9SURRECTION1 AS ! REPRODUCTION ( ! CAPITALI/ =M ( LIFE IS 9 CRISIS4 ,GREECE IS LIKELY ONLY ! BEG9N+2 ! CRISIS ( #bh & ! SUBSEQU5T JOBLESS RECOV]Y PO9TS TO ! POSSIBILITY ?AT CAPITALISM IS ITSELF 9 AN ONGO+ A CRISIS DUE TO ! OV]-ACCUMULATION ( CAPITAL4 ,TO SIMPLIFY DRAMATICALLY1 ! 9NOVATIVE TE*NOLOGIES BEH9D ! FACTORIES ?AT PRODUCE COMMODITIES HAVE ACCUMULAT$ TO SU* AN EXT5T ACROSS ALL 9DU/RIES ?AT PR(IT IS DECREAS+ & ! FUR!R PRODUCTION ( REAL COMMODITIES REQUIRES LITTLE 9 ! WAY ( 0NEW JOBS10 LEAD+ TO A P>ADOXICAL SITUATION ( AN OV]-ABUNDANCE ( COMMODITIES & A SC>CITY ( JOBS1 AS HAS BE5 MORE ELEGANTLY SAID BY O!RS4.<#a#c.> ,! ONLY WAY TO 9CREASE PR(IT IS TO MOVE 9VE/M5T FUR!R 9TO SPECULATIVE SECTORS 9 ! =M ( F9ANCIALISATION AS DONE FROM ! #a#i#gS ONW>DS1 BUT !SE K9DS ( SPECULATIVE COMMODITIES >E 9CREAS+LY IMPOSSIBLE TO ASSIGN A VALUE TO1 LEAD+ TO F9ANCIAL CRISIS4 ,CAPITAL IS BY VIRTUE ( ITS [N 9T]NAL DYNAMICS AT A P]IOD ( CRISIS1 BO? ! MOM5T ( ITS HI<E/ DEVELOPM5T & ITS IMMAN5T 5D4 

,DESPITE ! MULE-LIKE 9SI/5CE ( POLITICIANS ?AT !RE MU/ BE JOBS--!RE >E NO JOBS EI!R N[ OR 9 ! FUTURE4 ,! 9CREAS$ OV]-ACCUMULATION ( CAPITAL MAKES EV5 9DU/RIAL JOBS LESS NECESS>Y1 EV5 ! WORK]S F9D !MSELVES SOON-TO-BE-UNEMPLOY$4 ,! BET ( ! SOCIAL W> WAG$ AGA9/ ?IS EV]-9CREAS+ MASS ( UNEMPLOY$ IS ?AT !Y CAN BE SUBSUM$ AS CITIZ5S4 ,/ILL1 !RE IS A PO9T ( CONTRADICTION1 = UND] CAPITALISM CITIZ5%IP IS EQUAT$ ALSO ) BE+ A WORK]4 ,YET AS !RE >E NO MORE JOBS1 ! SOCIAL W> ( ! /ATE CAN NO LONG] (F] CITIZ5%IP & GLOBAL CAPITAL'S F9ANCIAL M>KETS HAVE NO O!R OPTION ?AN TO DESICCATE ! /ATE ?R\< AU/]ITY MEASURES 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 PR(IT4 ,AS ! FUTURE ( EV]-9CREAS+ UNEMPLOYM5T IS NO:]E CLE>] ?AN 9 ,GREECE1 IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT ! SECTOR ( ! POPULATION MO/ VULN]ABLE TO UNEMPLOYM5T1 ! Y\?1 >E ! FIR/ TO JO9 9 AN 9SURRECTION4 ,IT IS PRECISELY AT S*OOL :]E ! RELATIONS ( PRODUCTION 7! ASSIGNM5T TO JOBS7 >E REPRODUC$1 BUT 9 ,GREECE EV5 A NEWLY M9T$ DOCTORATE SPEAK+ HALF-A-DOZ5 LANGUAGES IS LUCKY TO F9D A JOB AS A WAIT]4 ,! SECOND TO REVOLT WILL NATURALLY BE ! IMMIGRANTS1 :O >E S5SITIVE TO ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( EV5 ! MO/ PREC>I\S JOBS 9 ! UND]WORLD ( ! ECONOMY4 ,! LA/ TO REVOLT WILL ALWAYS BE ! WORK]S1 :OSE ID5TITY & LIFE IS MO/ /RONGLY 9VE/$ 9 ! REPRODUCTION ( CAPITALISM1 & :O HAVE B5EFIT$ ! MO/ OV] ! LA/ YE>S4 ,! WORK]S1 ! LA/ ( REVOLUTION>IES1 >E N[ JO9+ ! 9SURRECTION 9 ,GREECE1 AS %[N BY !IR BEHAVIOR 9 ,MAY #b#a1 DESPITE ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ,GREECE DESP]ATELY TRY+ TO POLICE !M4 

,:AT IS ! SPR+ FROM :I* ! 9SURRECTION>Y PROCESS 9 ,GREECE SWELLS1 DESPITE ! SOCIAL W> ( ! /ATE8 ,! ANSW] IS OBVI\S TO ANYONE :O HAS BE5 TO ! C\NTRY3 ! S\RCE ( ! 9SURRECTION 9 ,GREECE COMES FROM MULTITUD9\S SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ( ! PEOPLE !RE4 ,WALK 9 ! /REETS ( ,EX>*EIA OR EV5 A SMALL ,GREEK VILLAGE & :AT IS /RIK+ 9 COMP>ISON ) ! DESOLATE CITY /REETS ( ,NOR!RN ,EUROPE OR ,NOR? ,AM]ICA IS ?AT !RE >E SIMPLY PEOPLE EV]Y:]E1 *ATT+1 SIPP+ FRAPPES1 LAY+ AB\T--NOT WORK+ AT ALL4 ,9 ,GREECE1 ALMO/ UNIQUE 9 MOD]N ,EUROPE1 LIFE IS /ILL 9T]TW9$ ) 9NUM]ABLE RI* SOCIAL RELATION%IPS1 LETT+ ! /REETS ( ,A!NS ESS5TIALLY REMA9 A SOCIAL SPACE4 ,:AT IS SELF-EVID5T IS ?AT ! S\RCE ( !IR 9SURRECTION>Y /R5G? COMES FROM ! HI/ORICAL FACT ?AT ,GREECE NEV] W5T ?R\< 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM & ! ATT5DANT PROCESS ( SUBSUMPTION3 ! BULK ( ! POPULATION W5T /RAI<T FROM AN AGR>IAN WORLD TO ?AT ( PO/-MOD]N LATE CAPITALISM4 ,SO SOCIAL RELATION%IPS >E /ILL MO/LY 9TACT2 ONE /ILL SEES EXT5D$ FAMILIES LIV+ TOGE!R1 PEOPLE RETURN+ TO ONE'S FAMILY VILLAGE & ! ISL&S = ! SUMM]1 GANGS ( FRI5DS GR[+ UP TOGE!R 9 A S+LE NEI<BORHOOD1 ! ,OR?ODOX *UR* 5GAG+ 9 /RANGE RITUALS ( FIRE--& W>N+ AGA9/ MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATIONS ?AT 0HAVE NO FACE40 ,! G5]AL POPULACE DOES NOT TRU/ ! /ATE1 & RI<TFULLY VIEWS IT AT BE/ AS SOME?+ TO BE ROBB$ OR DE/ROY$1 & CAPITALISM AS A PRACTICE BE/ LEFT TO ! FAMILY OR 9DIVIDUAL4 ,NOT SO MU* A METROPOLIS 9 ! S5SE ( ,P>IS OR ,LONDON2 ,A!NS CAN BE CONSID]$ A MEGA-VILLAGE 9 PROCESS ( TRANS=MATION TO A PROP] CAPITALI/ METROPOLIS1 A HOPELESS AMALGAM ( SOCIAL RELATIONS BAS$ ON FRI5D%IP1 GOSSIP1 & FAMILY 7& ?US (T5 REPRESSIVE 9 A REGRESSIVE MANN]74 ,CONTRA ,NEGRI1 ,GREECE WAS NOT TRANS=M$ 9TO A 0SOCIAL0 FACTORY 7MU* LESS ! USE ( ,FACEBOOK67 LEAV+ ! SUBJECTIVITY ( ,GREEKS AS A BULW>K ( RESI/ANCE TO CAPITAL4 ,:AT ! MURD] ( ,ALEXIS ( ,DECEMB] DID WAS TO PROVOKE & MOBILIZE ?IS PRE-CAPITALI/ SUBJECTIVITY--:I* LIKE ANY PRE-CAPITALI/ SUBJECTIVITY1 HAS A NOTION ( BLOOD-DEBT ?AT IS =EIGN TO ! C>ELESS MURD] P>T & P>CEL ( CAPITALISM4 

,?IS PRE-CAPITALI/ SUBJECTIVITY S]VES AS A POSSIBLE HIDD5 SOCIAL RES]VOIR ( RESI/ANCE TO CAPITALI/ SUBSUMPTION1 BUT IS IT UNIQUE TO ,GREECE8 ,( C\RSE NOT--IF ANY?+ !SE PRE-CAPITALI/ SUBJECTIVITIES >E ! SUBM]G$ >\ND ! GLOBE4 ,DUE TO ! G5]ALIZ$ BETRAYAL & DE/RUCTION ( ANY SORT ( 0PROGRESSIVE0 ANTI-CAPITALI/ POLITICS AT ! H&S ( ,/AL9ISM & ! 9ABILITY ( ! R5EW$ AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ( ! LA/ TWO DECADES TO ESCAPE ITS [N M9ORIT>IAN ID5TITY POLITICS1 9 TIMES ( CRISIS ! G5]AL POPULATION FALLS BACK 9CREAS+LY ON TO PRE-CAPITALI/ SUBJECTIVITIES4 ,SOME ( !SE >E CLASSICAL NATIONALI/ OR E?NIC 0RI<T-W+0 MOVEM5TS1 AL?\< MANY ( !M >E AT LEA/ SUP]FICIALLY = ! R$UCTION ( ! /ATE 7SU* AS ! ,TEA ,P>TY 9 ! ,U,S7 OR RELIGI\S 9T]NATIONAL =CES 7POLITICAL ,ISLAM74 ,FUR!R SUBJECTIVITIES LIKE !SE CAN BE COMPATIBLE ) CAPITAL & SO >E SIMULTANE\SLY RECUP]AT$ AS ITS V]Y VANGU>D4 ,?IS IS TO BE EXPECT$1 AS ! FALSE DI*OTOMY BETWE5 OBJECTIVITY & SUBJECTIVITY IS ITSELF A PRODUCT ( CAPITAL1 & MANY ( !SE 0PRE-CAPITALI/0 SUBJECTIVITIES >E AT LEA/ 9 P>T CREATIONS ( SPECTACUL> CAPITALISM ITSELF4 

,! SITUATION ( ,GREEK SUBJECTIVITY S]V+ AS ! BASIS = ! 9SURRECTION %[S ?AT EV5 !SE PRE-CAPITALI/ SUBJECTIVITIES CAN EXPRESS A TRU? ?AT IS ANTAGONI/IC TO CAPITAL1 A TRU? ?AT CAN BUR/ =? AS AN 9SURRECTION4 ,9 ?IS HI/ORICAL P]IOD1 A HOMOG5E\S 9T]NATIONALISM CANNOT BE MAJORIT>IAN4 ,! ONLY AB/RACT TRU? REFLECT$ BY 0ID5TITY POLITICS0 IS ?AT ! MASS ( SUBJECTIVITIES HAVE AT !IR HE>T P>TICUL> TRU?S ( DOM9ATION4 ,H[EV]1 MU/ ! 9SURRECTION RELY ON PRE-CAPITALI/ SUBJECTIVITIES8 ,BY ?IS LOGIC1 !RE IS NO HOPE = 9SURRECTION AMONG ! MORE FULLY SUBSUM$ =MS ( LIFE 9 PLACES LIKE ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! ,UNIT$ ,K+DOM & ,G]MANY--EXCEPT POSSIBLY FROM ?OSE NON9TEGRAT$ IMMIGRANTS & P]MAN5T UND]CLASSES 7,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS1 ,CELTIC M9ORITIES1 ,TURKI% GR\PS74 ,WORSE1 ! 9SURRECTIONAL PROCESS C\LD BE COMB9$ ) A SORT ( HALF-BAK$ NATIONALISM--0( C\RSE !Y >E HAV+ AN 9SURRECTION1 ?AT'S JU/ :AT !Y DO 9 ,GREECE40 ,?IS CONCOCTION FAILS TO TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ! MO/ ELEM5T>Y ( TRU?S3 ,EMPIRE IS ! TRULY UNIV]SAL CONDITION ( CATA/ROPHE CREAT$ BY CAPITAL4 

,?IS COMMON CONDITION ( CATA/ROPHE1 BR\<T AB\T BY ! SUBSUMPTION ( ALL =MS ( LIFE TO CAPITAL1 IS ! REAL AB/RACTION ?AT PROVIDES GR\NDS = UNITY ACROSS ALL DIFF]5CES & SO CAN PROVIDE REAL CONT5T TO A NEW ,9T]NATIONALE4 ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT ?IS LIV$ EXP]I5CE ( DOM9ATION & DE/RUCTION IS COMMON1 IT R$UCES ALL DIFF]5CES TO CONT+5CIES1 AL?\< ( C\RSE ! 9SURRECTIONAL PROCESS MU/ TAKE !SE REGIONAL V>IATIONS 9 SUBJECTIVITY 9TO ACC\NT4 ,AS CAPITAL IS A HI/ORICAL RA!R ?AN TRANSC5D5TAL =CE1 IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT ! LEVEL ( SUBSUMPTION V>IES FROM REGION TO REGION4 ,YET 9SURRECTIONI/S %\LD NEI!R WAIT TILL ! =CES ( SUBSUMPTION EQUALIZE 7:I* :ILE !ORETICALLY POSSIBLE1 IS UNLIKELY DUE TO BO? REGRESSIVE =CES & ! CRISIS7 NOR DEP5D ON AN IMPORT$ ID5TITY4 ,9/EAD1 9SURRECTIONI/S MU/ FIR/ EXPLORE ! COMMON CONDITIONS ( !IR HOME 9 ORD] TO DISCOV] H[ EA* PRE-CAPITALI/ SUBJECTIVITY EXPRESSES A P>TICUL> RESI/ANCE TO ! UNIV]SAL TRU? ( CAPITALI/ SUBSUMPTION4 ,?IS REQUIRES REVOLUTION>IES TO BO? AFFIRM ! DIFF]5CES 9 !IR LIFE-WORLDS ON ! LEVEL ( TACTICS & UNITE GLOBALLY ON ! LEVEL ( /RATEGY4 ,9 ,GREECE1 ! 9SURRECTIONI/S MU/ BE C>EFULLY ATTUN$ TO ! !MES ( CIVIL W> & TOTAL FRE$OM ?AT RESONATE ?R\<\T A SOCIETY ?AT LIV$ = C5TURIES UND] =EIGN RULE1 :ILE 9 ,GREAT ,BRITA91 9SURRECTIONI/S %\LD ATTUNE !MSELVES TO ! VIOL5T EXPROPRIATION ( ! L& FROM ! PEASANTRY 7& ?US ! LOVE ( ! L& & ANIMALS DEEPLY IMPR9T$ ON ,BRITI% SUBJECTIVITY7 & HI/ORIC DEFEAT ( ! WORK]'S WORLD BY ,?AT*]4 ,! HI/ORY ( EV]Y PRE-CAPITALI/ SUBJECTIVITY %\LD BE UND]/OOD 9 ORD] TO MAKE ! CONCEPT ( 9SURRECTION RESONATE 9 ! WIDE/ POSSIBLE CIRCLES & 9/EAD ( LOOK+ TO ! PA/1 ! 9SURRECTION NE$S TO CREATE A NEW K9D ( SUBJECTIVITY :OSE HORIZON IS A LIV+ AN>*Y YET TO COME4 

,9SURRECTION CAN--& MU/--BE RE-?\<T 9 A MAJORIT>IAN MANN]4 ,:ILE IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DE/ROY ID5TITY 5TIRELY1 9SURRECTIONI/S CAN ABOLI% !IR ID5TITY 0AS 9SURRECTION>IES0 BY ACT+ 9 SU* A WAY ?AT T5DS TO DISSOLVE ! B\ND>IES 9H]5T 9 A SOCIAL T]RA9 DIVID$ UP 9TO ID5TITIES1 RA!R ?AN JU/ FALL+ BACK 9TO ! EV5 MORE ISOLAT$ SUBJECTIVITY ( 0! AN>*I/ :O HAS A CRITIQUE ( ID5TITY40 ,! K9DS ( ACTS ?AT DISSOLVE ANY SEP>ATI/ ID5TITY >E ?OSE--FROM PROPAG&A TO DIRECT ACTION TO DAILY LIFE--?AT %[ !RE EXI/S SOME NEW COLLECTIVE =CE AGA9/ ! SOCIAL W>1 AN 0OP5 CONSPIRACY0 :]E ANYONE CAN P>TICIPATE 9 & =M NEW SOCIAL RELATION%IPS 9 SOME MEAN+FUL WAY4 ,! 9SURRECTION>Y PROCESS IS NOT ! SOCIAL W> ( A FEW LONELY AN>*I/S CONDEMN$ TO BE+ A P]MAN5T M9ORITY2 IT IS ! R5EWAL ( HUMANITY'S SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ?AT 5DS ! SOCIAL W>1 REVEAL+ ALL RELATION%IPS AS IMM$IATELY SOCIAL BY ABOLI%+ ! M$IATION ( ! COMMODITY4 ,AS ! 9SURRECTION SPREADS1 ! SIGN ( ITS SUCCESS WILL BE ?AT REVOLUTION>IES WILL BECOME 9DISC]NIBLE FROM ! WID] POPULATION1 ! CONCRETE REALIZATION ( :AT EV5 ,M>X GLIMPS$ 9 HIS !ORY ( ! SELF-ABOLITION ( ! PROLET>IAT4 

,REVOLUTION IS ! HORIZON ?AT 9SURRECTION AIMS T[>DS1 O!RWISE ALL ACTS BECOME M]E RESI/ANCE TO A SUPPOS$ P]MAN5T /ATE ( CAPITALISM4 ,9/EAD ( :OLESALE AB&ON+ ! COLLECTIVE KN[L$GE ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 ! 9SURRECTION>Y PROCESS CAN BREA! NEW REVOLUTION>Y CONT5T 9TO =M ( ! NETWORK BY OP5+ ?IS KN[L$GE TO EV]YONE--BUT FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( 9SURRECTION4 ,! FIR/ /EP IS TO OP5 ! /OREH\SE ( TE*NICAL KN[L$GE TO ! G5]AL POPULATION1 RA!R ?AN %>+ !SE TE*NIQUES ONLY ) ?OSE :O 0FIT0 SOME ABSURD ID5TITY4 ,! ACT ( CREAT+ A ,MOLOTOV COCKTAIL %\LD NOT BE ! SECRET TE*NIQUE ( 0SUMMIT-HOPP+0 AN>*I/S1 BUT A TE*NIQUE ?AT IS KN[N BY EV]Y S*OOL*ILD4 ,! ABILITY TO GR[ FOOD & BUILD H\SES %\LD NOT BE CONF9$ TO B\RGEOIS HOBBYI/S1 BUT P>T ( ! COMMON H]ITAGE ?AT EV]Y P>5T %\LD TEA* !IR Y\NG4 ,! C\RAGE TO SPEAK 9 AN ASSEMBLY %\LD NOT BE ! PROV9CE ( A FEW 0PR(ESSIONAL0 AN>*I/ M5 7:O T5D TO ALWAYS SAY ! SAME ?+7 BUT AN ABILITY %>$ BY EV5 ! MO/ SELF-EFFAC+ ( M5 & WOM54 ,!RE >E SOME ?AT BELIEVE ?AT SOMEH[ ! AN>*I/ ID5TITY AS IDEOLOGY IS NECESS>Y TO SPREAD ! OPPOSITION ( AU?ORITY TO ! G5]AL POPULATION4 ,:AT IS NECESS>Y TO SPREAD OPPOSITION TO AU?ORITY IS NOT YET ANO!R ID5TITY OR BOOK AB\T :Y AU?ORITY IS 0BAD40 ,OPPOSITION TO AU?ORITY--A G5U9E LIV$ AN>*Y--CAN SPREAD ?R\< ! REAL COLLECTIVE SOCIAL RELATION%IPS 9VOLV$ 9 LE>N+ H[ TO GET ORGANIZ$1 SO ! POPULATION HAS ! MAT]IAL BASE TO RESI/ AU?ORITY4 ,O!RWISE AN>*I/ IDEOLOGY REMA9S PURE IDEALISM1 ) NO MEANS TO PREV5T AU?ORIT>IAN P[] DYNAMICS4 

,OP5 ASSEMBLIES >E ! PRIM>Y =M ?AT ALL[S 9SURRECTION>Y CONT5T TO RESONATE ) ANYONE 9T]E/$ 5\< TO ATT5D1 & SO SPREAD NETWORKS ) REVOLUTION>Y CONT5T4 ,IT IS ALMO/ SAD ?AT ! FOCUS ON ! FIRE & FLAMES ( ,GREECE L$ MANY \TSIDE OBS]V]S TO MISS ! OP5 ASSEMBLIES 9 ! OCCUPI$ ,UNIV]SITIES ?AT SPREAD ?R\<\T EV5 UNION-HALLS & SMALL VILLAGES4 ,ASSEMBLIES & OCCUPATIONS ( BUILD+S PROVIDE A SPACE :]E NEW K9DS ( SOCIAL RELATION%IPS C\LD =M & MULTIPLY1 SO ?AT PEOPLE PREVI\SLY ISOLAT$ & ATOMIZ$ FROM EA* O!R C\LD =M A COLLECTIVE =CE4 ,( C\RSE1 9 ,>G5T9A SU* ASSEMBLIES W]E EV5TUALLY CO-OPT$ BY AU?ORIT>IANS & LEFTI/S4 ,TO PREV5T ?IS1 9SURRECTION>Y ASSEMBLIES %\LD DIFF] 9 QUALITY FROM ANY SO-CALL$ 0CON/ITU5T0 ASSEMBLY ?AT CREATES ANO!R /ATE 9 EMBRYO1 & ! MORE SELF-CONSCI\S 9SURRECTION>Y ELEM5TS %\LD =CE \T ANY SIGNS ( /ATE COLLABORATION OR PR(ESSIONAL ACTIVISM1 AL?\< C>E %\LD BE TAK5 TO NOT IMPOSE A S+UL> VIEWPO9T--OR WORSE1 ID5TITY--ON ! ASSEMBLY4 ,! =M ( !SE ASSEMBLIES WILL DIFF] FROM ACTIVI/ CONS5SUS MEET+S4 ,= MO/ ?+S1 CONS5SUS MATT]S LITTLE 7AL?\< ( C\RSE1 IT MAY BE US$ AS NECESS>Y72 :AT MATT]S IS ! DEVELOPM5T ( A COMMON FEEL+ & SPACE TO DEBATE TACTICS & /RATEGY4 

,!SE 9SURRECTION>Y ASSEMBLIES %\LD ASK NEW K9DS ( QUE/IONS ?AT GO BEYOND /REET PROTE/S4 ,9 AN ]A :]E ALL POLITICAL IDEAS >E DEAD1 IT IS 9 !SE ASSEMBLIES ?AT ! PO/-POLITICAL MAT]IAL QUE/IONS AB\T H[ TO SEIZE CONTROL ( LIFE FROM CAPITAL CAN BE ASK$3 ,H[ TO RAISE *ILDR5 & NURSE ! W\ND$1 H[ TO NEV] WORK AT A JOB AGA9 YET PROVIDE BREAD & W9E AT ! TABLE1 H[ TO BO? DE/ROY AN ECONOMY & SURVIVE )\T ONE8 ,ANY P>TICUL> OP5 ASSEMBLY WILL NOT HAVE ALL ! ANSW]S2 (T5 ! REQUISITE TE*NICAL KN[L$GE MAY SIMPLY BE ELSE:]E1 SO ! 9SURRECTION MU/ GR[ & 5COMPASS MORE & MORE PEOPLE4 ,! ASSEMBLY MAY NE$ TO GO TO ! DESPAIR+ WORK]S ( FACTORIES1 TO ! ELD]LY F>M]S ( ! FIELDS1 ! ISOLAT$ TE*NICIANS ( COMPUT]S1 TO ! \TCA/ IMMIGRANTS :O /ILL PRES]VE !IR =M ( LIFE1 & IT MU/ GA!R !IR COMPLICITY BY ASK+ !M DIRECTLY & HONE/LY3 ,H[ CAN WE CREATE A NEW =M ( LIFE )\T CAPITALISM8 ,GIV5 ! ASYLUM ( ! ,UNIV]SITY OCCUPATIONS 9 ,GREECE1 HO/+ AN OP5 ASSEMBLY ON 9SURRECTION IS CONSID]ABLY EASI] !RE ?AN 9 MANY O!R C\NTRIES1 BUT 9 ANY C\NTRY SU* ASSEMBLIES CAN =M4 ,AFT] ! EXCITEM5T ( ! RIOT 5DS1 ! OP5 & 9SURRECTION>Y ASSEMBLY IS ( UTMO/ IMPORTANCE TO CONT9UE4 

,! RELATION%IP ( ACTION TO ! GR[? ( ! 9SURRECTION IS COMPLEX4 ,! LEVEL ( TE*NIQUE IDEALLY SPREADS 9 /EP ) ! G5]ALIZ$ LEVEL ( CIVIL W>1 AS NOT TO PREMATURELY ISOLATE ! 9SURRECTION4 ,( C\RSE !RE IS A T5D5CY TO GO CL&E/9E AS SOON AS REPRESSION ATTACKS PUBLIC =MS ( 9SURRECTION LIKE DEMON/RATIONS OR ASSEMBLIES4 ,H[EV]1 MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ! AM\NT ( DAMAGE 9FLICT$ IS ! GR[? ( PUBLIC SUPPORT = 9SURRECTION4 ,ONE TACTIC IS TO FOCUS ON ACTIONS ?AT CAN BE EASILY REPLICAT$1 AS ?IS UND]M9ES ! SPECTACUL> RELATION%IP ( PASSIVE CITIZ5S TO PR(ESSIONAL 09SURRECTION>IES40 ,WE KN[ ?AT 9 ,GREECE EV5 SOME S*OOL*ILDR5 CAN MAKE B>RICADES & FI<T COPS 9 ! /REETS4 ,DANG]\SLY1 ! P[] ( ! SPECTACLE CAN EV5 SPREAD ! 9SURRECTION1 AS ! BURN+ ,*RI/MAS TREE SPELL$ = ALL ( ,GREECE ?AT ! CAPITALI/ SYMBOLIC ORD] WAS DISSOLV+ & SOME?+ NEW WAS HAPP5+4 ,! IMPORTANT ASPECT !N IS NOT ! ATTACK BY ITSELF1 BUT :E!R OR NOT ! ATTACK SPREADS ! 9SURRECTION 9 COMB9ATION ) O!R ACTIVITIES--:I* IS PRECISELY :AT AN ATTACK ON ! ,*RI/MAS TREE DID 9 CONNECTION ) ?\S&S ( PO/]S CALL+ TO GA!R 9 ! ,POLYTE*NIC OR ELSE:]E TO DISCUSS :AT TO DO NEXT & ?\S&S ( O!R ATTACKS4 ,DIRECT ACTIONS >E ! SPREAD & SELF-DEF5SE ( A NEW K9D ( =M ( LIFE1 & SO CAN EV5 CREATE NEW & MORE 9T5SE SOCIAL RELATION%IPS AMONG ALL :O >E COMPLICIT1 :ATEV] ! LEVEL ( 9VOLVEM5T4 

,) EV]Y NEW =M ( LIFE1 !RE IS ALSO A NEW METAPHYSICS4 ,?IS NEW WAY ( BE+ COMES ONLY ) A LITTLE %IFT1 BUT ONE ?AT MAKES ALL ! DIFF]5CE4 ,?IS NEW K9D ( METAPHYSICS IS NOT M]E IDEALISM1 BUT A NEW MAT]IAL MANN] ( BE+ 9 ! WORLD4 ,= EXAMPLE1 LET US CONSID] AN ASSEMBLY 9 A PUBLIC SPACE TO PLAN A DEMON/RATION4 ,TO BE 9 A MEET+ 9 ! LI<T ( A CAPITALI/ METAPHYSICS ( ISOLAT$ 9DIVIDUALS1 AN 9DIVIDUAL :O ADVOCATES AN ACTION MAY APPE> TO BE V]Y BRAVE1 :ILE ANO!R 9DIVIDUAL :O EXPRESSES SOME FE> ?AT ! PLAN WILL GO WRONG C\LD BE ?\<T TO BE A C[>D4 ,BY BE+ 9 AN ASSEMBLY ?R\< ! L5S ( A NEW METAPHYSICS ?AT TAKES SOCIAL RELATION%IPS AS ! F\NDATION ( REALITY1 ONE P]SON MAY BE EXPRESS+ A SORT ( BRAV]Y ?AT RESONATES ) EV]YONE1 BUT ! O!R IS EXPRESS+ EQUALLY VALIDLY ! CONC]NS & FE> ?AT EV]YONE 9 ! ASSEMBLY FEELS BUT HAS BE5 TOO C[>DLY !MSELVES TOO >TICULATE4 ,!SE FLUXES ( FE> & C\RAGE ROLL OV] ! ASSEMBLY LIKE WAVES1 UNTIL EV5TUALLY IT EI!R DISSIPATES 9TO M]E 9DIVIDUALS OR !RE IS A PHASE TRANSITION 9TO A NEW K9D ( COLLECTIVITY1 LEAD+ TO ! >TICULATION ( A PLAN BY ! ASSEMBLY AS A S+LE BODY4 ,! ACTION ITSELF BECOMES AN >TICULATION ( A COLLECTIVE 9TELLIG5CE4 

,IF ,ITALY 9 ! #a#i#gS WAS ! LA/ GASP ( ! ABORTIVE REVOLUTION ( ,MAY #a#i#f#h1 ! 9SURRECTION ( #bh 9 ,GREECE WAS SOME?+ NEW3 ! FIR/ /RIKE 9 A NEW R\ND ( GLOBAL CIVIL W> AFT] ! F9ANCIAL CRISIS ( #b#h4 ,! T]RA9 ( BATTLE HAS 9EVITABLY *ANG$4 ,! SOCIAL W> CANNOT BE F\<T AGA9/ BY ! MILIT>I/IC MEANS ( A VANGU>D P>TY1 EV5 IF ?AT VANGU>D P>TY HAS ! CONT5T ( AN>*I/ ACTIVISM OR NIHILISM RA!R ?AN ! CONT5T ( ,L59ISM4 ,9/EAD1 ! SOCIAL W> CAN ONLY BE F\<T BY MULTIPLY+ NEW =MS ( SOCIAL RELATION%IPS1 & ?IS CAN BE DONE BY TAK+ ! FRI5D%IPS ?AT EM]GE TEMPOR>ILY 9 A RIOT OR AN OCCUPATION & DET]M9+ :AT MAT]IAL ORGANIZATION IS NECESS>Y TO SU/A9 !M TO ! PO9T :]E !Y CAN REPRODUCE ( !IR [N ACCORD4 ,! SOCIAL W> CAN ONLY ATTACK US :5 WE >E ALONE1 BUT 9 OP5 ASSEMBLIES OR 9 \R MO/ PRIVATE ( B$ROOMS1 ONE BY ONE1 ! LONELY CITIZ5S CAN HELP =M ! COLLECTIVE 9TELLIG5CE NECESS>Y TO DEF5D & SPREAD ! 9SURRECTION4 ,AN>*I/S NO LONG] HAVE TO BE CONT5T TO BE ! P]PETUAL LOS]S ( A SOCIAL W>1 BUT CAN ESCAPE !IR ID5TITY TO BECOME ONLY ! FIR/ ( ?OSE T\*$ BY ! SPREAD+ COMMON FEEL+ = 9SURRECTION1 & ?US MU/ BE> ! RESPONSIBILITY TO BR+ ITS MAT]IAL ORGANIZATION 9TO BE+ BY RE-APPROPRIAT+ ! DEAD =MS ( ACTIVISM & GIV+ !M LIFE ) 9SURRECTION>Y CONT5T4 

,! EV5TS ( ,DECEMB] 9 #bh W]E ! FIR/ MOM5T 9 A GLOBAL 9SURRECTION>Y PROCESS1 A PROCESS ?AT MAY 7OR MAY NOT7 TAKE YE>S TO DEVELOP 9 O!R C\NTRIES TO ! SAME LEVEL AS 9 ,GREECE4 ,UN=TUNATELY IT WAS TO BE EXPECT$ ?AT ! ,GREEK 9SURRECTION W\LD NOT TO SPREAD \TSIDE ! C\NTRY EXCEPT AMONG A FEW ISOLAT$ AN>*I/S4 ,WORSE1 AFT] ! EV5TS ( ,MAY #ba ! FIRE ?AT SEEM$ TO SP>K 9 ,GREECE APPE>$ TO HAVE EVAPORAT$4 ,YET :AT APPE>S TO BE ! EVAPORATION ( ! 9SURRECTION MAY ONLY BE ! DISLOCATION 9 TIME ( ! ,GREEK 9SURRECTION FROM ! O!R MOM5TS ( GLOBAL 9SURRECTION4 ,FUR!R 9T5SIFICATION ( ! PACIFY+ OP]ATIONS ( ! SOCIAL W> HAS ALREADY L$ TO ITS BACKFIR+1 AS PEOPLE GLOBALLY BECOME UNEMPLOY$ & SO F9D IT 9CREAS+LY DIFFICULT TO AVOID ! PR(\ND EXI/5TIAL CRISIS ( CAPITALI/ LABOR1 & MAY ?US BE =C$ BY ! MAT]IAL BREAKD[N ( CAPITAL TO TAKE SIDES4 ,! LONG-T]M CASE = GLOBAL 9SURRECTION IS COMPELL+ GIV5 ! DECL9E ( CAPITAL'S GLOBAL RATE ( PR(IT & POSSIBLE LIMITS TO GR[?4 ,9 ! %ORT-T]M1 9SURRECTIONS MAY ALSO BREAK \T OV]NI<T1 & EA* 9SURRECTION>Y MOM5T WILL TAKE ON ITS [N *>ACT]4 ,9 ,FRANCE 9 #b#a1 ! /UD5T & ! Y\? FROM ! BANLIEUS1 :OSE REVOLTS W]E =M]LY 5TIRELY SEP>AT$ BY !IR ID5TITIES 9 #be & #b#f1 M]G$ =CES 9 COMMON CAUSE AGA9/ CAPITAL ) /RIK+ WORK]S1 & )\T A /RONG AN>*I/ MOVEM5T PROVID+ EXEMPL>Y ACTIONS4 ,EV5 AFT] ,MAY #b#a1 ALL SIGNS PO9T TO ! FACT ?AT ! PEOPLE ( ,GREECE WILL BE UNABLE TO TOL]ATE FUR!R AU/]ITY CUTS1 SO ?AT ! ,GREEK 9SURRECTION C\LD RETURN ) R5EW$ F]OCITY AT ANY MOM5T4 ,! 9SURRECTION>Y PROCESS %\LD NOT BECOME TRAPP$ AS M]ELY A S]IES ( CONCRETE 9SURRECTIONS1 EVAPORAT+ AFT] EA* ( !SE MOM5TS 5DS1 BUT L9K EA* CONCRETE VISIBLE MOM5T 9TO A GLOBAL ONE4 

,IT CAN BE ! TASK ( \R G5]ATION TO FULFILL ! POT5TIAL ( ALL FAIL$ 9SURRECTIONS4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT ! FUTURE 9SURRECTION 9 ,GREECE MU/ GO BEYOND ! LIMITS ( #b#h3 RA!R ?AN M]ELY ! DE/RUCTION ( %OPFRONTS 9 SOME SORT ( FI]Y APOCALYPSE1 9SURRECTION SIGNALS ! DIFFICULT TRANSITION TO A NEW =M ( LIFE BEYOND CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,?IS NEW =M ( LIFE MU/ COME ) A NEW K9D ( METAPHYSICS NO LONG] BAS$ ON 9DIVIDUAL ID5TITY1 & IT IS ?IS NEW COLLECTIVE METAPHYSICS ?AT WE GLIMPSE :5 WE LOSE \RSELVES 9 A RAVE1 FALL 9 LOVE1 JO9 9 A RIOT--:I* IS PRECISELY :Y WE RETURN TO SU* EV5TS AGA9 & AGA94 ,ON A MORE SUBT]RANEAN LEVEL IT IS EV5 POSSIBLE SU* A FEEL+ IS SPREAD+ ?R\<\T ! EV]YDAY LIFE ( ! CITIZ5S ( EMPIRE4 ,?IS IS REVEAL$ BE/ BY ?IS REAL /ORY ?AT C\LD ALSO BE APOCRYPHAL3 

,AS ! F9ANCIAL CRISIS CONT9U$ TO TAKE ITS TOLL ON ,GREECE1 A ,BRITI% MAGAZ9E DID AN EXPOSE REVEAL+ ?AT ,GREEKS W]E--AGA9/ ALL T5ETS ( BE+ GOOD CITIZ5S6--SP5D+ MONEY ON P>TIES & ABSURDLY EXP5SIVE GIFTS4 ,:5 ! ,B,B,C REPORT] ASK$ ONE ( ! ,GREEKS :Y HE WAS 5JOY+ HIMSELF 9 ! MID/ ( A CRISIS1 A P>TY-GO] SAID ?AT 'EV]YONE DES]VES A BEAUTIFUL LIFE'4 

,O!R WAYS ( HAV+ A BEAUTIFUL LIFE >E POSSIBLE2 ONE SEES SU* BEAUTIFUL SMILES ON ! FACES ( ?OSE :O REMEMB] ! 9SURRECTION ( ,DECEMB]4 ,JU/ AS ! METAPHYSICS ( ,WE/]N CIVILIZATION WAS BORN 9 ,A!NS1 SO IT MU/ DIE !RE4 ,MAY SOME?+ MORE BEAUTIFUL EM]GE 9 ITS WAKE4 

,NOTES 

.<#a.> ,ALSO SEE ,DALAKOGL\ & ,VRADIS1 ,REVOLT & ,CRISIS 9 ,GREECE4 

.<#b.> ,= ! DISSOLUTION TEXT ( ! ,FLE% ,MA*9E PROJECT1 SEE 0,! ,MORBID ,EXPLOSION ( ,IDEOLOGY10 ,OCCUPI$ ,LONDON4 

.<#d.> ,AS QUOT$ 9 ,CAMPBELL1 ,M4 0,S>KOZY DROPS RE=MS AMID FE>S ( RIOTS0 ,! ,SUNDAY ,TIMES4 

.<#e.> ,SEE ,WEIZMAN1 ,EYAL 0,! ,>T ( ,W>0 ,FRIEZE #i#i4 

.<#f.> ,SEE ,FR$]IC ,JAMESON'S QUOTE ON ,G4 ,DELEUZE & ,F4 ,GUATT>I1 ,A ,?\S& ,PLATEAUS4 

.<#g.> ,9 FACT1 ! ,E,U ,SUMMIT PROTE/ MADE A MU* LONG]-LA/+ IMPRESSION 9 ,GREECE DUE TO ITS CAUS+ A SPLIT BETWE5 ! 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/ MOVEM5T & ! MORE LEFTI/ & POPULI/ ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN MOVEM5T4 

.<#h.> ,SEE ,WE ,>E ,EV]Y:]E1 ,! ,IRRESI/IBLE ,RISE ( ,GLOBAL ,ANTICAPITALISM4 

.<#i.> ,9 ,GREECE ! TRADITION ( ! GU]RILLA CELL L$ BACK G5]ATIONS TO !IR W> AGA9/ ! ,NAZIS & JUNTA RA!R ?AN ! SPECTACUL> FAILURE ( ! ,R$ ,>MY ,FACTION4 

.<#a.> ,S]GE1 ,V4 ,:AT ,EV]YONE ,%\LD ,KN[ ,AB\T ,REPRESSION4 

.<#a#a.> ,SEE 0,AN EMPLOYEE ( ! BURNT BANK SPEAKS \T ON TONI<T'S TRAGIC DEA?S 9 ,A!NS0 ,OCCUPI$ ,LONDON4 

.<#a#b.> ,BAKUN91 ,M4 ,MAN1 ,SOCIETY1 & ,FRE$OM4 

.<#a#c.> ,SEE 9 P>TICUL> ,5DNOTES & ,B5ANAV1 ,A4 0,MIS]Y & ! ,VALUE ,=M0 ,5DNOTES #b 

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