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,:AT AB\T HUMAN NATURE8 ,DON'T WE NE$ LAWS & POLICE & O!R AU?ORIT>IAN 9/ITUTIONS TO PROTECT US FROM PEOPLE ) ILL 9T5T8 

,IF HUMAN BE+S >E NOT GOOD 5\< TO DO )\T AU?ORITY1 :Y %\LD !Y BE TRU/$ ) IT8 

,OR1 IF HUMAN NATURE IS *ANGEABLE1 :Y %\LD WE SEEK TO MAKE PEOPLE OB$I5T RA!R ?AN RESPONSIBLE1 S]VILE RA!R ?AN 9DEP5D5T1 CRAV5 RA!R ?AN C\RAGE\S8 

,OR1 IF ! IDEA IS ?AT SOME PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS NE$ TO BE RUL$1 H[ CAN WE BE SURE ?AT IT WILL BE ! RI<T ONES RUL+1 S9CE ! BE/ PEOPLE >E ! MO/ HESITANT TO HOLD P[] & ! WOR/ PEOPLE >E ! MO/ EAG] = IT8 

,! EXI/5CE ( GOV]NM5T & O!R HI]>*IES DOES NOT PROTECT US2 IT 5ABLES ?OSE ( ILL 9T5T TO DO MORE DAMAGE ?AN !Y C\LD O!RWISE4 ,! QUE/ION ITSELF IS AHI/ORICAL3 HI]>*IES W]E NOT 9V5T$ BY EGALIT>IAN SOCIETIES SEEK+ TO PROTECT !MSELVES AGA9/ EVILDO]S4 ,RA!R1 HI]>*IES >E ! RESULT ( EVILDO]S SEIZ+ P[] & =MALIZ+ IT4 7,:]E DID Y\ ?9K K+S CAME FROM87 ,ANY G5]ALIZATION WE C\LD MAKE AB\T 0HUMAN NATURE0 9 ! RESULT+ CONDITIONS IS SURE TO BE SKEW$4 

,SO :AT W\LD Y\ DO AB\T PEOPLE :O ONLY C>E AB\T !MSELVES1 :O >E WILL+ TO DO ANY?+ TO O!RS = !IR [N B5EFIT8 

,:AT DO WE DO ) SU* PEOPLE TODAY8 ,WE (F] !M JOBS AS POLICE1 EXECUTIVES1 POLITICIANS4 ,WE REW>D ! BRIBABLE1 ! GRE$Y1 & ! SELF-S]V+ ) POSITIONS ( P[] & RESPONSIBILITY4 ,TAKE AWAY ! REW>DS = SU* BEHAVIOR1 & ! FEW :O P]SI/ 9 IT WILL POSE CONSID]ABLY LESS H>M4 

,IF !RE W]E NO GOV]NM5T1 :AT W\LD Y\ DO IF A GANG W]E T]RORIZ+ Y\R COMMUNITY8 

,SOME PEOPLE 9SI/ ?AT !Y NE$ A GANG TO BE SAFE FROM GANGS4 ,?AT'S ! LOGIC ( ! PROTECTION RACKET4 ,9 FACT1 NO ONE WILL BE SAFE UNTIL WE >E ABLE TO DEF5D \RSELVES AGA9/ GANGS )\T =M+ !M \RSELVES4 ,:AT WE NE$ 9/EAD >E NETWORKS ( MUTUAL AID & SELF-DEF5SE ?AT DO NOT CONC5TRATE P[]1 BUT DISP]SE IT4 

,BUT 9 SPACES :]E GOV]NM5T HAS BROK5 D[N1 LIKE ,SOMALIA OR ,CAMD51 ,NEW ,J]SEY1 WE (T5 SEE 9CR$IBLE VIOL5CE4 

,! /ATE IS NOT ! ONLY HI]>*ICAL =CE4 ,:5 IT COLLAPSES1 ALL ! O!R HI]>*IES ?AT DEVELOP$ UND] ITS PROTECTION ]UPT 9TO CONFLICT1 ALONG ) ALL ! HI]>*ICAL GR\PS ?AT DEVELOP$ 9 ! CONDITIONS ( COMPETITION & >TIFICIAL SC>CITY ?AT IT IMPOS$4 ,)\T ! /ATE1 Y\ CAN /ILL HAVE SEXISM1 RACIAL PRIVILEGE1 LOCAL W>LORDS4 ,& IF !RE'S ANY?+ WORSE ?AN BE+ RUL$ BY A S+LE GOV]NM5T1 IT'S :5 MULTIPLE AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZATIONS >E CONT5D+ TO DOM9ATE Y\4 

,AN>*I/S OPPOSE ALL HI]>*IES1 NOT JU/ ! /ATE4 ,:]E /ATI/S SEEK TO SUPPRESS CONFLICT BY IMPOS+ A MONOPOLY ON VIOL5CE1 AN>*I/S SEEK TO RESOLVE CONFLICT BY UNDO+ ALL MONOPOLIES 9 ORD] ?AT A HORIZONTAL BALANCE ( P[] CAN EM]GE4 ,! PROBLEM 9 ! WORLD'S W>ZONES IS NOT TOO MU* AN>*Y1 BUT TOO LITTLE4 

,:AT AB\T ! TRAG$Y ( ! COMMONS8 

,SUPPOS$LY1 ! TRAG$Y ( ! COMMONS IS ?AT :5 ?+S >E %>$1 SELFI% PEOPLE DE/ROY !M OR TAKE !M = !MSELVES4 ,?AT C]TA9LY DESCRIBES ! BEHAVIOR ( COLONIZ]S & CORPORATIONS6 ,! QUE/ION = EV]YONE ELSE IS NOT H[ TO DO AWAY ) COMMONS1 BUT H[ TO DEF5D !M4 ,PRIVATIZATION DOES NOT PROTECT AGA9/ ! TRAG$Y ( LOS+ ! ?+S WE %>E--IT IMPOSES IT4 ,! SOLUTION IS NOT MORE 9DIVIDUALIZATION1 BUT BETT] COLLECTIVITY4 

,ISN'T EQUALITY IMPOSSIBLE1 EXCEPT EQUALITY BE=E ! LAW8 

,ABOLI%+ HI]>*Y DOES NOT MEAN =C+ UNI=MITY ON PEOPLE4 ,ONLY A TRULY 9VASIVE /ATE C\LD COMPEL EV]YONE TO BE P]FECTLY EQUAL1 AS 9 ! /ORY ( ,H>RISON ,B]G]ON4 ,RA!R1 ! PO9T IS TO DO AWAY ) ALL ! >TIFICIAL ME*ANISMS ?AT IMPOSE P[] IMBALANCES4 ,IF P[] W]E DISP]S$ 9 MANY DIFF]5T =MS1 RA!R ?AN CONC5TRAT$ 9 A FEW UNIV]SAL CURR5CIES1 A S+LE ASYMMETRY 9 ABILITIES W\LD NOT GIVE ANYONE A SY/EMATIC ADVANTAGE OV] ANYONE ELSE4 

,AS = EQUALITY BE=E ! LAW--SO LONG AS !RE >E LAW BOOKS1 C\RTS1 & POLICE (FIC]S1 !RE WILL BE NO EQUALITY4 ,ALL !SE 9/ITUTIONS CREATE P[] IMBALANCES3 BETWE5 ! LEGISLATORS & ! GOV]N$1 BETWE5 ! JUDGES & ! JUDG$1 BETWE5 ! 5=C]S & !IR VICTIMS4 ,GIV+ SOME PEOPLE P[] OV] O!R PEOPLE IS NO WAY TO MAKE ANYONE EQUAL4 ,ONLY VOLUNT>Y RELATIONS BETWE5 FREE BE+S CAN PRODUCE ANY?+ LIKE EQUALITY4 

,BUT IF WE OV]?R[ ! GOV]NM5T )\T (F]+ SOME?+ TO TAKE ITS PLACE1 :AT'S TO /OP SOME?+ REALLY NA/Y FROM FILL+ ! P[] VACUUM8 

,?AT'S ! MANTRA ( ?OSE :O >E WORK+ UP ! N]VE TO BE REALLY NA/Y !MSELVES4 ,! REALLY RU?LESS USUALLY TELL Y\ ?AT !Y >E !RE TO PROTECT Y\ FROM O!R RU?LESS PEOPLE2 (T51 !Y >E TELL+ !MSELVES ! SAME ?+4 

,IF WE W]E P[]FUL 5\< TO OV]?R[ ONE GOV]NM5T1 WE W\LD BE P[]FUL 5\< TO PREV5T ! ASC5DANCE ( ANO!R1 PROVID$ WE W]5'T TRICK$ 9TO RALLY+ >\ND SOME NEW AU?ORITY4 ,:AT %\LD TAKE ! PLACE ( ! GOV]NM5T IS NOT ANO!R =MALIZ$ P[] /RUCTURE1 BUT COOP]ATIVE RELATION%IPS ?AT CAN MEET \R NE$S :ILE KEEP+ NEW W\LD-BE RUL]S AT BAY4 

,FROM ! VANTAGE PO9T ( ! PRES5T1 NO ONE CAN IMAG9E CREAT+ A /ATELESS SOCIETY1 ?\< MANY ( ! PROBLEMS WE FACE WILL NOT BE SOLV$ ANY O!R WAY4 ,9 ! MEANTIME1 WE CAN AT LEA/ OP5 SPACES & TIMES & RELATIONS \TSIDE ! CONTROL ( ! AU?ORITIES4 

,A SOCIETY )\T GOV]NM5T MI<T WORK ON A SMALL SCALE1 BUT WE LIVE 9 A GLOBALIZ$ WORLD ) A POPULATION ( BILLIONS4 

,LET NO ONE SPEAK ( A PROBLEM ( SCALE )\T ATTEMPT+ TO EXP& ! AUTONOM\S SPACES & /RUGGLES ?AT EXI/ TODAY4 ,WE WILL F9D \T :AT IS POSSIBLE 9 PRACTICE1 NOT 9 IDLE SPECULATION4 ,!RE >E HORIZONTAL NETWORKS1 SU* AS PE]-TO-PE] %>+1 ?AT SPAN ! :OLE GLOBE2 IF !RE >E NOT MORE1 IT IS BECAUSE MO/ ( !M HAVE BE5 DELIB]ATELY /AMP$ \T4 ,! PROBLEM ( SCALE IS NOT ?AT AN>*Y IS IMPOSSIBLE \TSIDE SMALL GR\PS1 BUT ?AT WE >E TAK+ ON ! MO/ P[]FUL REGIMES 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! SOL> SY/EM4 

,BUT :Y CALL Y\RSELF AN AN>*I/8 ,DOESN'T ?AT JU/ ALI5ATE PEOPLE8 

,IT IS NOT 5\< JU/ TO SAY Y\ >E 9 FAVOR ( FRE$OM4 ,EV5 DICTATORS SAY AS MU*4 ,! SAME GOES = SAY+ Y\ >E AGA9/ ! /ATE2 !RE >E 0LIB]T>IANS0 :O CLAIM !Y WANT TO ABOLI% GOV]NM5T BUT PRES]VE ! ECONOMIC 9EQUALITIES IT IMPOSES4 ,US+ ! SAME LANGUAGE AS ?OSE :O HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFF]5T AG5DA CAN RE9=CE ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( !IR RHETORIC :ILE OBSCUR+ :AT SETS Y\R IDEAS AP>T4 

,WORDS POSE QUE/IONS4 ,WE %\LDN'T %R9K FROM SPELL+ \T ! QUE/IONS WE MO/ WANT TO ASK4 ,! WORD 0AN>*I/0 MAKES C]TA9 QUE/IONS 9ESCAPABLE3 ,:AT DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE )\T RULE8 ,:I* K9DS ( P[] >E LIB]AT+1 & :I* >E OPPRESSIVE8 ,H[ DO WE TAKE ON ! HI]>*IES ( \R DAY8 

,IF WE HESITATE TO USE ! WORD 0AN>*I/10 ! AU?ORITIES WILL USE IT AS AN ACCUSATION TO DELEGITIMIZE ANYONE :O MAKES HEADWAY AGA9/ !M1 & WE WILL HAVE NO ANSW] EXCEPT TO DI/ANCE \RSELVES FROM ! V]Y ?+S WE WANT4 ,IT IS BETT] TO LEGITIMIZE ! CONCEPT 9 ADVANCE1 SO O!R PEOPLE CAN UND]/& :AT WE WANT & :AT ! /AKES >E4 ,AS ANA!MA AS IT MAY BE TO SOME1 !RE IS NO %ORTCUT :5 IT COMES TO *ALL5G+ ! VALUES ( A SOCIETY4 

,AT ?IS PO9T 9 HI/ORY1 AN>*ISM IS PRACTICALLY ! ONLY VALUE SY/EM )\T A G5OCIDE ON ITS RECORD4 ,AS OB$I5CE & COMPETITION PRODUCE DIM9I%+ RETURNS1 MANY PEOPLE >E LOOK+ = ANO!R WAY TO UND]/& ! WORLD & EXPRESS :AT !Y WANT4 ,9DE$1 AS PREVI\SLY DI/9CT P[] /RUCTURES CONSOLIDATE 9TO A GLOBAL WEB1 RESI/ANCE WILL HAVE TO BE AN>*I/ IF IT IS TO EXI/ AT ALL4 

,IT'S ALL RI<T TO PROTE/ PEACEFULLY1 AS LONG AS Y\ DON'T DO ANY?+ VIOL5T4 

,FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( A /ATI/ SOCIETY1 VIOL5CE IS SIMPLY ILLEGAL =CE4 ,9SIDE ?IS FRAMEWORK1 MO/ ACTIONS ?AT P]PETUATE ! PREVAIL+ HI]>*IES >E NOT CONSID]$ VIOL5T1 :ILE A WIDE RANGE ( ACTIONS ?AT ?REAT5 ?OSE 9 P[] QUALIFY AS VIOL5CE4 ,?IS EXPLA9S :Y IT ISN'T CALL$ VIOL5CE :5 FACTORIES PUMP C>C9OG5S 9TO RIV]S OR PRISONS 9C>C]ATE MILLIONS ( PEOPLE1 :ILE SABOTAG+ A FACTORY OR RESI/+ >RE/ >E DEEM$ VIOL5T4 ,FROM ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 PRACTICALLY ANY?+ ?AT 5DANG]S ! RUL+ ORD] IS SURE TO BE SE5 AS VIOL5T4 

,IF ! REAL PROBLEM ) VIOL5CE IS ?AT IT IS DE/RUCTIVE1 !N :AT AB\T DE/RUCTIVE ACTS ?AT PREV5T GREAT] DE/RUCTION FROM TAK+ PLACE8 ,OR1 IF ! PROBLEM ) VIOL5CE IS ?AT IT IS NOT CONS5SUAL1 :AT AB\T NONCONS5SUAL ACTIONS ?AT PREV5T CO]CION FROM OCCURR+8 ,DEF5D+ ONESELF AGA9/ TYRANTS NECESS>ILY MEANS VIOLAT+ !IR WI%ES--WE CAN'T WAIT = ! 5TIRE HUMAN RACE TO REA* CONS5SUS BE=E WE >E 5TITL$ TO ACT4 ,RA!R ?AN LETT+ ! LAWS DET]M9E :AT =MS ( ACTION >E LEGITIMATE1 WE HAVE TO MAKE !SE DECISIONS = \RSELVES1 US+ :ATEV] P[] IS AT \R DISPOSAL TO MAXIMIZE ! FRE$OM & WELLBE+ ( ALL :O %>E ?IS WORLD4 

,IT FOLL[S ?AT ! MO/ IMPORTANT E?ICAL & /RATEGIC QUE/ION AB\T ANY ACTION IS NOT :E!R IT IS VIOL5T1 OR LEGAL1 OR CO]CIVE1 BUT RA!R1 H[ DOES IT DI/RIBUTE P[]8 

,DO Y\ REALLY ?9K Y\ CAN MAKE A DIFF]5CE8 

,WE CAN'T KN[ 9 ADVANCE :AT EFFECT \R ACTIONS WILL HAVE4 ,WE CAN ONLY F9D \T BY TRY+4 ,?AT MEANS WE [E IT TO \RSELVES TO HAZ>D ! EXP]IM5T4 

,P]HAPS IT APPE>S ?AT EV]YONE >\ND Y\ IS SATISFI$ ) ! /ATUS QUO1 OR AT LEA/ ?AT !Y HAVE DECID$ IT IS NOT WOR? TRY+ TO *ANGE IT4 ,BUT :5 Y\ ACT1 EV5 IF Y\ ACT ALONE1 Y\ *ANGE ! CONTEXT 9 :I* O!RS MAKE DECISIONS4 ,?IS IS :Y 9DIVIDUAL ACTIONS CAN SOMETIMES SET (F MASSIVE *A9 REACTIONS4 

,IT'S TRUE ?AT ! REVOLUTION>IES ( PREVI\S G5]ATIONS DID NOT SUCCE$ 9 E/ABLI%+ ! K+DOM ( HEAV5 ON E>?1 BUT IMAG9E :AT K9D ( WORLD WE W\LD LIVE 9 IF NOT = !M4 7,%OPLIFT+ DOESN'T ABOLI% PROP]TY1 EI!R1 BUT ?9K H[ MU* POOR] ! POOR ( ALL TIMES W\LD HAVE BE5 IF NOT = IT47 ,SPACES ( FRE$OM >5'T JU/ CREAT$ BY SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTIONS--!Y APPE> 9 EV]Y /RUGGLE AGA9/ TYRANNY4 ,FRE$OM IS NOT SOME?+ ?AT WAITS BEYOND ! HORIZON ( ! FUTURE2 IT IS MADE UP ( ALL ! MOM5TS ?R\<\T HI/ORY :5 PEOPLE HAVE ACT$ ACCORD+ TO !IR CONSCI5CES4 

,BUT ISN'T ?IS UTOPIAN8 ,ISN'T IT BETT] TO BE PRACTICAL8 

,WE MAY NEV] >RIVE AT A CONDITION ( PURE AN>*Y4 ,BUT ! REAL SIGNIFICANCE ( ANY UTOPIA IS 9 ! WAY IT 5ABLES US TO ACT 9 ! PRES5T4 ,UTOPIAS TAKE ON FLE% AS ! SOCIAL CURR5TS !Y MOBILIZE & /E]4 ,! PURPOSE ( A VISION ( ! FUTURE IS TO AN*OR & ORI5T Y\ H]E & N[4 ,IT IS LIKE A SEXTANT Y\ PO9T T[>DS ! />S ON ! HORIZON 9 ORD] TO NAVIGATE BY !M4 ,Y\ MAY NEV] LEAVE ! SURFACE ( ! E>?1 BUT AT LEA/ Y\ KN[ :]E Y\'RE GO+4 

,AS = :AT IS PRACTICAL1 ?AT DEP5DS ON :AT Y\ WANT4 ,IF Y\ WANT ! CURR5T ORD] TO P]SI/ =EV]1 OR AT LEA/ UNTIL IT R5D]S ! PLANET UN9HABITABLE1 Y\ %\LD MEEKLY PROPOSE M9OR RE=MS ?AT MI<T /ABILIZE IT4 ,IF Y\ WANT TO SEE FUNDAM5TAL *ANGES1 ! ONLY PRACTICAL APPROA* IS TO BE CLE> AB\T :AT Y\ WANT FROM ! \TSET4 ,(T51 ! ONLY WAY TO MAKE EV5 A SMALL *ANGE IS TO BEG9 BY AIM+ AT A BIG ONE4 

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