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,ONCE AGA91 ! ?REAT ( A GOV]NM5T %UTD[N LOOMS OV] ! CAPITAL4 ,POLITICIANS EX*ANGE B>BS1 PUNDITS WAG !IR F+]S & WR+ !IR H&S1 & ! RE/ ( US GET UP & GO TO WORK LIKE WE DO EV]Y DAY4 ,! NEWS AN*ORS DEM& TO KN[3 :OSE FAULT IS IT8 ,:AT LABYR9?9E ELEV5?-H\R COMPROMISE WILL !Y DEVISE TO AVOID IT8 ,! RE/ ( ! NATION YAWNS ) 9DIFF]5CE4 

,BUT WE WANT ANSW]S6 ,:AT IF ! GOV]NM5T DOES %UT D[N8 ,:O WILL FUNNEL \R TAXABLE 9COME TO MILIT>Y CONTRACTORS8 ,:O WILL TAP \R PHONES & READ \R EMAIL8 ,:O WILL RAID #g-,ELEV5S & DEPORT PEOPLE8 ,:O WILL 9DOCTR9ATE \R *ILDR58 ,:O WILL /OP PEOPLE FROM DRIV+ :ILE BLACK8 ,:O WILL BUILD ! WALL8 

,IT DOESN'T S\ND ALL ?AT BAD1 ACTUALLY4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ! 0%UTD[N0 !Y'RE TALK+ AB\T WON'T 9T]RUPT ANY ( ?OSE ?+S4 ,COMP>$ TO :AT ?IS C\NTRY NE$S1 IT'S JU/ A BIT ( !ATRICS4 

,SO H]E'S A DIFF]5T PROPOSAL = H[ TO RESPOND TO ! IMM95T %UTD[N ( ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T4 ,LET'S MAKE IT COMPREH5SIVE & P]MAN5T4 

,:AT BETT] WAY TO CUT ?R\< 0P>TISAN GRIDLOCK0 ?AN BY ABOLI%+ BO? P>TIES \TRI<T8 ,S]I\SLY1 :AT HAVE !Y EV] DONE = US8 ,TWO GANGS ( ?IEVES & SW9DL]S COMPET+ TO BOSS US >\ND & BLE$ US DRY4 ,IT'S H>D TO IMAG9E A S+LE PROBLEM ?AT ANY ( !M CAN RESOLVE BETT] ?AN WE C\LD ON \R [N4 ,!Y !MSELVES >E RESPONSIBLE = MO/ ( ! ISSUES !Y CLAIM TO ADDRESS4 

,9 REC5T YE>S1 SOCIETIES >\ND ! WORLD HAVE DISCOV]$ ?AT ! ABS5CE ( A FUNCTION+ GOV]NM5T HAS PRODUC$ REM>KABLY LITTLE *ANGE 9 !IR DAILY LIVES4 ,S9CE ITS PRIME M9I/] QUIT A YE> AGO1 ,NOR!RN ,IREL& HAS FUNCTION$ )\T ITS ELECT$ ASSEMBLY DO+ A ?+4 ,9 ,BELGIUM1 9 #ba & #b#a#a1 #ehi DAYS PASS$ )\T ! E/ABLI%M5T ( A GOV]NM5T ) NO NOTICEABLE *ANGE 9 EV]YDAY LIFE = MO/ ,BELGIANS4 ,SIMIL> 9T]LUDES W5T BY 9 ,SPA9 & ,G]MANY ) SIMIL>LY 9SIGNIFICANT CONSEQU5CES4 

,?IS GOES TO %[ H[ MU* ( A JOKE DEMOCRACY IS 9 PO/MOD]N CAPITALISM4 ,CYB]NETIC BUREAUCRACIES KEEP CAPITAL & GOODS FL[+ :ILE /ATES DO LITTLE MORE ?AN SKIM (F ! TOP & P]PETUATE VIOL5CE AGA9/ US4 ,= ! TIME BE+1 IT W\LD BE TOO CONTROV]SIAL TO 5TRU/ ALL ?AT VIOL5CE TO PRIVATE SECURITY1 SO !Y MAKE US PAY = IT & CALL IT A PUBLIC S]VICE4 ,BUT H>DLY ANYONE IS /ILL PRET5D+ ?AT GOV]NM5TS EXI/ TO C>E = HUMAN BE+S4 

,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 ! DAZZL+ & 9FURIAT+ SPECTACLE ( P>TISAN POLITICS IS BASICALLY A %9Y DI/RACTION1 :ILE ! CORPORATIONS & FUNCTION>IES :O MAKE MO/ ( ! *OICES ?AT %APE \R LIVES ) NO OV]SI<T FROM US CONT9UE R$ESIGN+ ! WORLD TO FACILITATE !IR PR(ITS4 ,VOT+ IS LITTLE MORE ?AN AN ANA*RONI/IC RITUAL RE9=C+ ?IS ILLUSION4 ,IT'S NOT GOOD NEWS ?AT ! AV]AGE CITIZ5 ( A ,WE/]N DEMOCRACY IS SO ALI5AT$ FROM PRACTICAL SELF-DET]M9ATION ?AT HE B>ELY NOTICES H[ IRRELEVANT ! ONLY AV5UE = 0P>TICIPATION0 HAS BECOME4 

,ELSE:]E ACROSS ! PLANET1 H[EV]1 WE CAN F9D MU* MORE 9SPIR+ EXAMPLES ( SOCIETY )\T GOV]NM5T4 ,9 ! AUTONOM\S CANTONS ( ,ROJAVA1 US+ A SY/EM ( POPUL> C\NCILS ORGANIZ$ FROM ! BOTTOM UP 9 NEI<BORHOODS & WORKPLACES1 ,KURDI% & O!R PEOPLES >E TAK+ CONTROL ( !IR LIVES & MAK+ DECISIONS COLLECTIVELY ON ! MO/ LOCAL LEVEL POSSIBLE1 ) F$]AT$ /RUCTURES COORD9AT+ TO ADDRESS MATT]S ( COLLECTIVE CONC]N4 ,9 />K CONTRA/ TO ! EV]YDAY 9DIFF]5CE ?AT IS SO PREVAL5T 9 ,U,S DEMOCRACY1 !SE & O!R SCATT]$ 9/ANCES ( LIFE )\T A C5TRALIZ$ /ATE (F] F> MORE ROBU/ & AU!NTIC MODEL = SELF-DET]M9ATION ?AN ANY?+ Y\ CAN F9D ON AN ,AM]ICAN BALLOT4 

,BUT :AT AB\T ! IMPACT A GOV]NM5T %UTD[N WILL HAVE ON \R LIVES8 ,WON'T WE SUFF] ! LOSS ( CRITICAL S]VICES8 ,SURE1 WE ALL GRIPE AB\T ,WA%+TON & HATE POLITICIANS1 BUT :5 IT COMES D[N TO IT1 DON'T WE NE$ !M8 

,ACCORD+ TO MO/ SUMM>IES ( ! %UTD[N SC5>IO1 MO/ ( ! ACTUALLY USEFUL S]VICES WE GET FROM /ATE BUREAUCRACIES OR F$]AL PROGRAMS--,SOCIAL ,SECURITY1 FOOD /AMPS1 ! ,U,S ,PO/AL ,S]VICE1 FREE S*OOL LUN*ES--WILL /ILL CONT9UE4 ,IF WE LOOK AT ! HI/ORY ( !SE PROGRAMS1 ?IS ISN'T SURPRIS+4 ,MANY ( !M W]E MODEL$ ON AUTONOM\S 9ITIATIVES />T$ BY P[]FUL SOCIAL MOVEM5TS2 ! GOV]NM5T NE$S !SE PROGRAMS TO KEEP US FROM GETT+ US$ TO RELY+ ON \RSELVES4 ,F,B,I *IEF SUP]-VILLA9 ,J4 ,$G> ,HOOV] CALL$ ! ,BLACK ,PAN!RS' BREAKFA/ PROGRAM 0! GREATE/ ?REAT TO EF=TS BY AU?ORITIES TO NEUTRALIZE ! ,B,P,P & DE/ROY :AT IT /&S =02 ! ,U,S ,DEP>TM5T ( ,AGRICULTURE WAS =C$ TO />T ! ,S*OOL ,BREAKFA/ ,PROGRAM 9 RESPONSE1 :I* N[ FE$S #ac MILLION /UD5TS EV]Y DAY4 ,E>LY AN>*I/ ,LYS&] ,SPOON] CREAT$ AN 9DEP5D5T PO/AL SY/EM2 9 RESPONSE1 ! GOV]NM5T PASS$ A LAW GRANT+ ! ,U,S ,PO/AL ,SY/EM A MONOPOLY1 AL?\< ,SPOON] =C$ ! ,U,S,P,S TO L[] ITS PRICES TO LEVELS ?AT ORD9>Y PEOPLE C\LD AF=D4 ,ADVOCATES ( 0! PEOPLE'S P5SION0 DES]VE ! CR$IT = SOCIAL SECURITY4 ,IF ! GOV]NM5T W]5'T HOGG+ ALL ! RES\RCES1 WE MI<T DISCOV] ?AT WE C\LD MA9TA9 !SE PROGRAMS BETT] ?R\< GRASSROOTS ORGANIZ+4 

,N[ LET'S LOOK AT ! GOV]NM5T FUNCTIONS ?AT WILL ACTUALLY BE IMPACT$ UND] A %UTD[N4 

,WE MI<T NOT BE ABLE TO GET NEW PASSPORTS4 ,BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT1 = ! VA/ MAJORITY ( HUMAN HI/ORY1 PEOPLE TRAVEL$ FREELY )\T !M4 ,! PROBLEM H]E IS SIMPLY ?AT ! %UTD[N DOESN'T GO F> 5\<3 IF WE C\LD %UT D[N GOV]NM5T AG5CIES & GOV]NM5TS COMPLETELY1 WE W\LDN'T NE$ PASSPORTS 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,T5S ( MILLIONS :O LACK CITIZ5%IP /ATUS OR PROP] VISAS C\LD VISIT !IR FAMILIES )\T FE> ( LOS+ !IR HOMES4 ,DISSID5TS C\LD LEAVE ,NOR? ,KOREA & ,IRAN4 ,PEOPLE ) >RE/ RECORDS C\LD TRAVEL TO ,CANADA FROM ! ,U,S )\T SOME >ROGANT J]K 9 A UNI=M TALK+ D[N TO !M4 ,Y\ C\LD GO ANY:]E ON E>? )\T HAV+ TO FILL \T A =M OR APPLY = A VISA4 

,! %UTD[N C\LD DELAY TAX REFUNDS4 ,BUT ! ,I,R,S WILL /ILL CONT9UE COLLECT+ TAXES--!Y JU/ WON'T GIVE US BACK ! PITTANCE BEYOND :AT !Y CLAIM WE 0[E40 ,H]E'S A SIMPLE SOLUTION3 !Y %\LD /OP /EAL+ FROM US 9 ! FIR/ PLACE6 ,IT W\LD BE BETT] IF WE C\LD DEVOTE \R RES\RCES TO ADDRESS+ PROBLEMS DIRECTLY1 NOT S5D+ *ECKS TO ,WA%+TON SO ?AT NEPOTI/S & !IR CRONIES CAN BUY MORE PORK B>RELS & CRUISE MISSILES4 ,NOT ONLY WILL ?IS SAVE US MONEY--ONCE ! ,P5TAGON BUDGET RUNS \T1 IT'LL MAKE NUCLE> W> A LOT LESS LIKELY4 ,IF Y\'VE BE5 PAY+ TAXES 9 HOPES ( PROVID+ SUPPORT TO ! RETIR$ S5IOR CITIZ5 D[N ! /REET1 Y\ C\LD JU/ GIVE H] ! MONEY DIRECTLY 9/EAD ( GIV+ IT TO A BUN* ( BUREAUCRATS TAK+ UP A COLLECTION 9 H] NAME4 

,F$]AL C\RTS MI<T CLOSE IF ! %UTD[N LA/S LONG] ?AN T5 DAYS4 ,?AT'S A GOOD />T1 BUT IT W\LD BE BETT] IF !Y %UT D[N = GOOD6 ,TWO & A HALF MILLION PEOPLE >E 9 PRISON ALREADY--AS MANY AS W]E 9 ! GULAGS UND] ,JOSEPH ,/AL94 ,MASS 9C>C]ATION IS ONE ( ! MO/ S]I\S PROBLEMS 9 ! ,U,S TODAY & ONE ( ! KEY L9*P9S ( :ITE SUPREMACY & CLASS DOM9ATION4 ,JUDGES & PROSECUTORS %\LD /AY HOME = GOOD2 !Y CAN C\NT !MSELVES LUCKY NO ONE GAVE !M A TA/E ( !IR [N M$IC9E4 ,) ! FOOT ( ! CRIM9AL LEGAL SY/EM (F \R NECKS1 WE C\LD FOCUS ON REBUILD+ \R COMMUNITIES & RESOLV+ \R PROBLEMS \RSELVES )\T POLICE OR PRISONS4 ,= PEOPLE :O GREW UP ) NO MODELS = CONFLICT RESOLUTION EXCEPT = RUNN+ TO ! BIGGE/ GANG 9 T[N1 ?IS IS H>D TO IMAG9E1 BUT !RE >E PL5TY ( ALT]NATIVES4 

,NATIONAL P>KS MI<T BE %UT D[N4 ,WAIT A M9UTE--:Y W\LD WE NE$ POLITICIANS & BUREAUCRATS TO 5JOY ! WILD]NESS8 ,IT W\LD TAKE AB\T AN H\R TO CR[DS\RCE ! BASIC MA9T5ANCE FUNCTIONS ( CLEAN+ & UPKEEP = FACILITIES4 ,!N WE C\LD 5JOY ALL ( !SE SUPPOS$LY PUBLIC RES\RCES1 FREE ( *>GE4 

,LA/ TIME !RE WAS A %UTD[N1 9 #b#a#c1 ONE 5T]PRIS+ 9DIVIDUAL TOOK OV] M[+ ! LAWN >\ND ! ,L9COLN ,MEMORIAL4 ,?IS WORK$ \T F9E--UNTIL ! ,U,S ,P>K ,POLICE 9T]C$$ & =C$ HIM TO /OP4 ,OBVI\SLY1 ! %UTD[N DIDN'T GO F> 5\< IF !RE W]E /ILL POLICE ON ! JOB TO KEEP+ PEOPLE FROM LE>N+ TO TAKE C>E ( PROBLEMS !MSELVES6 

,LET'S BE CLE>3 ! ONES :O >E MO/ WORRI$ AB\T A GOV]NM5T %UTD[N >E ! POLITICIANS !MSELVES4 ,NOT = ! REASONS !Y CLAIM--?AT ONE GANG WILL LOSE VOTES TO ! O!R GANG1 OR ?AT ! PAY*ECKS ( F$]AL WORK]S WILL BE DELAY$4 ,NO1 !Y'RE WORRI$ BECAUSE A REAL %UTD[N C\LD JU/ %[ H[ PO9TLESS & P>ASITIC !IR 5TIRE PROTECTION RACKET IS4 ,!Y'RE WORRI$ ?AT IF WE GET A TA/E ( :AT IT'S LIKE TO ORGANIZE COLLECTIVELY TO SOLVE \R PROBLEMS1 WE'LL NEV] WANT TO /OP4 ,!N !Y W\LD BE P]MAN5TLY \T ( A JOB4 

,AS AN>*I/S1 WE'VE GOT A HUN* ?AT PEOPLE CAN GET ALONG JU/ F9E )\T A GOV]NM5T4 ,WE'RE CONV9C$ ?AT EV]Y?+ ! GOV]NM5T DOES IS EI!R H>MFUL & %\LD BE ABOLI%$ \TRI<T 7BORD]S1 PRISONS1 >MIES1 SURVEILLANCE7 OR CAN BE DONE BETT] BY GR\PS ( PEOPLE WORK+ TOGE!R FREELY 7SOCIAL WELF>E1 PRES]V+ WILD]NESS1 COORD9AT+ PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION1 COLLECTIVE SELF-DEF5SE74 

,DON'T CONFUSE US ) ! SO-CALL$ LIB]T>IANS :O LAUD ! %UTD[N BECAUSE !Y WANT ! CAPITALI/ M>KET TO REIGN SUPREME OV] EV]Y?+ ELSE4 ,!RE'S NO WAY ?AT ! PREVAIL+ REGIME ( 9EQUALITY & PRIVATE PROP]TY C\LD EXI/ )\T ! CO]CIVE =CE ( ! /ATE TO 5=CE IT4 ,AS AN>*I/S1 WE'RE 9 ?IS = FRE$OM--NOT ! FRE$OM TO ACCUMULATE PR(IT & PROP]TY AT EV]YONE ELSE'S EXP5SE1 BUT ! FRE$OM TO FL\RI% 9 T&EM ) EV]YONE1 TO PURSUE ! CONC]T ( \R 9T]E/S )\T CO]CION4 

,>E Y\ ) US8 ,REG>DLESS ( :AT ! POLITICIANS DO 9 ! COM+ DAYS OR YE>S1 LET'S WORK TOGE!R TO %UT D[N ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T ONCE & = ALL4 ,!N WE CAN GET ON ) \R LIVES4 

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