,HOPE 9 ,COMMON 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,WE SEEM TO HAVE REA*$ AN IMPASSE4 ,CAPITALISM AS WE KN[ IT APPE>S TO BE COM+ AP>T4 ,BUT AS F9ANCIAL 9/ITUTIONS /AGG] & CRUMBLE1 !RE IS NO OBVI\S ALT]NATIVE4 ,ORGANIZ$ RESI/ANCE APPE>S SCATT]$ & 9COH]5T2 ! GLOBAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T A %AD[ ( ITS =M] SELF4 ,!RE IS GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT1 9 A G5]ATION OR SO1 CAPITALISM WILL NO LONG] EXI/3 = ! SIMPLE REASON ?AT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO MA9TA9 AN 5G9E ( P]PETUAL GR[? =EV] ON A F9ITE PLANET4 ,FAC$ ) ! PROSPECT1 ! KNEE-J]K REACTION -- EV5 ( 0PROGRESSIVES0 -- IS1 (T51 FE>1 TO CL+ TO CAPITALISM BECAUSE !Y SIMPLY CAN'T IMAG9E AN ALT]NATIVE ?AT W\LDN'T BE EV5 WORSE4 

,! FIR/ QUE/ION WE %\LD BE ASK+ IS3 ,H[ DID ?IS HAPP58 ,IS IT NORMAL = HUMAN BE+S TO BE UNABLE TO IMAG9E :AT A BETT] WORLD W\LD EV5 BE LIKE8 

,HOPELESSNESS ISN'T NATURAL4 ,IT NE$S TO BE PRODUC$4 ,IF WE REALLY WANT TO UND]/& ?IS SITUATION1 WE HAVE TO BEG9 BY UND]/&+ ?AT ! LA/ ?IRTY YE>S HAVE SE5 ! CON/RUCTION ( A VA/ BUREAUCRATIC APP>ATUS = ! CREATION & MA9T5ANCE ( HOPELESSNESS1 A K9D ( GIANT MA*9E ?AT IS DESIGN$1 FIR/ & =EMO/1 TO DE/ROY ANY S5SE ( POSSIBLE ALT]NATIVE FUTURES4 ,AT ROOT IS A V]ITABLE OBSESSION ON ! P>T ( ! RUL]S ( ! WORLD ) 5SUR+ ?AT SOCIAL MOVEM5TS CANNOT BE SE5 TO GR[1 TO FL\RI%1 TO PROPOSE ALT]NATIVES2 ?AT ?OSE :O *ALL5GE EXI/+ P[] >RANGEM5TS CAN NEV]1 UND] ANY CIRCUM/ANCES1 BE P]CEIV$ TO W94 ,TO DO SO REQUIRES CREAT+ A VA/ APP>ATUS ( >MIES1 PRISONS1 POLICE1 V>I\S =MS ( PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS & POLICE & MILIT>Y 9TELLIG5CE APP>ATUS1 PROPAG&A 5G9ES ( EV]Y CONCEIVABLE V>IETY1 MO/ ( :I* DO NOT ATTACK ALT]NATIVES DIRECTLY SO MU* AS !Y CREATE A P]VASIVE CLIMATE ( FE>1 J+OI/IC CON=MITY1 & SIMPLE DESPAIR ?AT R5D]S ANY ?\<T ( *ANG+ ! WORLD SEEM AN IDLE FANTASY4 ,MA9TA9+ ?IS APP>ATUS SEEMS EV5 MORE IMPORTANT1 TO EXPON5TS ( ! 0FREE M>KET10 EV5 ?AN MA9TA9+ ANY SORT ( VIABLE M>KET ECONOMY4 ,H[ ELSE CAN ONE EXPLA91 = 9/ANCE1 :AT HAPP5$ 9 ! =M] ,SOVIET ,UNION1 :]E ONE W\LD HAVE IMAG9$ ! 5D ( ! ,COLD ,W> W\LD HAVE L$ TO ! DISMANTL+ ( ! >MY & ,K,G,B & REBUILD+ ! FACTORIES1 BUT 9 FACT :AT HAPP5$ WAS PRECISELY ! O!R WAY >\ND8 ,?IS IS JU/ ONE EXTREME EXAMPLE ( :AT HAS BE5 HAPP5+ EV]Y:]E4 ,ECONOMICALLY1 ?IS APP>ATUS IS PURE DEAD WEI<T2 ALL ! GUNS1 SURVEILLANCE CAM]AS1 & PROPAG&A 5G9ES >E EXTRAORD9>ILY EXP5SIVE & REALLY PRODUCE NO?+1 & AS A RESULT1 IT'S DRAGG+ ! 5TIRE CAPITALI/ SY/EM D[N ) IT1 & POSSIBLY1 ! E>? ITSELF4 

,! SPIRALS ( F9ANCIALIZATION & 5DLESS /R+ ( ECONOMIC BUBBLES WE'VE BE5 EXP]I5CE >E A DIRECT RESULT ( ?IS APP>ATUS4 ,IT'S NO CO9CID5CE ?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAS BECOME BO? ! WORLD'S MAJOR MILIT>Y 70SECURITY07 P[] & ! MAJOR PROMOT] ( BOGUS SECURITIES4 ,?IS APP>ATUS EXI/S TO %R$ & PULV]IZE ! HUMAN IMAG9ATION1 TO DE/ROY ANY POSSIBILITY ( 5VISION+ ALT]NATIVE FUTURES4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! ONLY ?+ LEFT TO IMAG9E IS MORE & MORE MONEY1 & DEBT SPIRALS 5TIRELY \T ( CONTROL4 ,:AT IS DEBT1 AFT] ALL1 BUT IMAG9>Y MONEY :OSE VALUE CAN ONLY BE REALIZ$ 9 ! FUTURE3 FUTURE PR(ITS1 ! PROCE$S ( ! EXPLOITATION ( WORK]S NOT YET BORN4 ,F9ANCE CAPITAL 9 TURN IS ! BUY+ & SELL+ ( !SE IMAG9>Y FUTURE PR(ITS2 & ONCE ONE ASSUMES ?AT CAPITALISM ITSELF WILL BE >\ND = ALL ET]NITY1 ! ONLY K9D ( ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY LEFT TO IMAG9E IS ONE EV]YONE IS EQUALLY FREE TO 9VE/ 9 ! M>KET -- TO GRAB !IR [N PIECE 9 ! GAME ( BUY+ & SELL+ IMAG9>Y FUTURE PR(ITS1 EV5 IF !SE PR(ITS >E TO BE EXTRACT$ FROM !MSELVES4 ,FRE$OM HAS BECOME ! RI<T TO %>E 9 ! PROCE$S ( ONE'S [N P]MAN5T 5SLAVEM5T4 

,& S9CE ! BUBBLE HAD BUILT ON ! DE/RUCTION ( FUTURES1 ONCE IT COLLAPS$ !RE APPE>$ TO BE -- AT LEA/ = ! MOM5T -- SIMPLY NO?+ LEFT4 

,! EFFECT H[EV] IS CLE>LY TEMPOR>Y4 ,IF ! /ORY ( ! GLOBAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T TELLS US ANY?+ IT'S ?AT ! MOM5T !RE APPE>S TO BE ANY S5SE ( AN OP5+1 ! IMAG9ATION WILL IMM$IATELY SPR+ =?4 ,?IS IS :AT EFFECTIVELY HAPP5$ 9 ! LATE '#iS :5 IT LOOK$1 = A MOM5T1 LIKE WE MI<T BE MOV+ T[>D A WORLD AT PEACE4 ,9 ! ,U,S1 = ! LA/ FIFTY YE>S1 :5EV] !RE SEEMS TO BE ANY POSSIBILITY ( PEACE BREAK+ \T1 ! SAME ?+ HAPP5S3 ! EM]G5CE ( A RADICAL SOCIAL MOVEM5T D$ICAT$ TO PR9CIPLES ( DIRECT ACTION & P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRACY1 AIM+ TO REVOLUTIONIZE ! V]Y MEAN+ ( POLITICAL LIFE4 ,9 ! LATE '#eS IT WAS ! CIVIL RI<TS MOVEM5T2 9 ! LATE '#gS1 ! ANTI-NUCLE> MOVEM5T4 ,?IS TIME IT HAPP5$ ON A PLANET>Y SCALE1 & *ALL5G$ CAPITALISM HEAD-ON4 ,!SE MOVEM5TS T5D TO BE EXTRAORD9>ILY EFFECTIVE4 ,C]TA9LY ! GLOBAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T WAS4 ,FEW REALIZE ?AT ONE ( ! MA9 REASONS IT SEEM$ TO FLICK] 9 & \T ( EXI/5CE SO RAPIDLY WAS ?AT IT A*IEV$ ITS PR9CIPLE GOALS SO QUICKLY4 ,NONE ( US DREAM$1 :5 WE W]E ORGANIZ+ ! PROTE/S 9 ,SEATTLE 9 #aiii OR AT ! ,I,M,F MEET+S 9 ,D,C 9 #b1 ?AT )9 A M]E ?REE OR F\R YE>S1 ! ,W,T,O PROCESS W\LD HAVE COLLAPS$1 ?AT 0FREE TRADE0 IDEOLOGIES W\LD BE CONSID]$ ALMO/ 5TIRELY DISCR$IT$1 ?AT EV]Y NEW TRADE PACT !Y ?REW AT US -- FROM ! ,M,I,A TO ,FREE ,TRADE ,>EAS ( ! ,AM]ICAS ACT -- W\LD HAVE BE5 DEFEAT$1 ! ,WORLD ,BANK HOBBL$1 ! P[] ( ! ,I,M,F OV] MO/ ( ! WORLD'S POPULATION1 EFFECTIVELY DE/ROY$4 ,BUT ?IS IS PRECISELY :AT HAPP5$4 ,! FATE ( ! ,I,M,F IS P>TICUL>LY />TL+4 ,ONCE ! T]ROR ( ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?1 IT IS1 BY N[1 A %ATT]$ REMNANT ( ITS =M] SELF1 REVIL$ & DISCR$IT$1 R$UC$ TO SELL+ (F ITS GOLD RES]VES & DESP]ATELY SE>*+ = A NEW GLOBAL MISSION4 

,MEAN:ILE1 MO/ ( ! 0?IRD WORLD DEBT0 HAS SIMPLY VANI%$4 ,ALL ( ?IS WAS A DIRECT RESULT ( A MOVEM5T ?AT MANAG$ TO MOBILIZE GLOBAL RESI/ANCE SO EFFECTIVELY ?AT ! REIGN+ 9/ITUTIONS W]E FIR/ DISCR$IT$1 & ULTIMATELY1 ?AT ?OSE RUNN+ GOV]NM5TS 9 ,ASIA & ESPECIALLY ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA W]E =C$ BY !IR [N POPULATIONS TO CALL ! BLUFF ( ! 9T]NATIONAL F9ANCIAL SY/EM4 ,MU* ( ! REASON ! MOVEM5T WAS ?R[N 9TO CONFUSION WAS BECAUSE NONE ( US HAD REALLY CONSID]$ WE MI<T W94 

,BUT ( C\RSE !RE'S ANO!R REASON4 ,NO?+ T]RIFIES ! RUL]S ( ! WORLD1 & P>TICUL>LY ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 AS MU* AS ! DANG] ( GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY4 ,:5EV] A G5U9ELY DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T BEG9S TO EM]GE -- P>TICUL>LY1 ONE BAS$ ON PR9CIPLES ( CIVIL DISOB$I5CE & DIRECT ACTION -- ! REACTION IS ! SAME2 ! GOV]NM5T MAKES IMM$IATE CONCESSIONS 7F9E1 Y\ CAN HAVE VOT+ RI<TS2 NO NUKES71 !N />TS RAT*ET+ UP MILIT>Y T5SIONS ABROAD4 ,! MOVEM5T IS !N =C$ TO TRANS=M ITSELF 9TO AN ANTI-W> MOVEM5T2 :I*1 PRETTY MU* 9V>IABLY1 IS F> LESS DEMOCRATICALLY ORGANIZ$4 ,SO ! CIVIL RI<TS MOVEM5T WAS FOLL[$ BY ,VIETNAM1 ! ANTI-NUCLE> MOVEM5T BY PROXY W>S 9 ,EL ,SALVADOR & ,NIC>AGUA1 ! GLOBAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T1 BY ! 0,W> ON ,T]ROR40 

,BUT AT ?IS PO9T1 WE CAN SEE ?AT 0W>0 = :AT IT WAS3 AS ! FLAIL+ & OBVI\SLY DOOM$ EF=T ( A DECL9+ P[] TO MAKE ITS PECULI> COMB9ATION ( BUREAUCRATIC W> MA*9ES & SPECULATIVE F9ANCIAL CAPITALISM 9TO A P]MAN5T GLOBAL CONDITION4 ,IF ! ROTT5 >*ITECTURE COLLAPS$ ABRUPTLY AT ! 5D ( #b#h1 IT WAS AT LEA/ 9 P>T BECAUSE SO MU* ( ! WORK HAD ALREADY BE5 ACCOMPLI%$ BY A MOVEM5T ?AT HAD1 9 ! FACE ( ! SURGE ( REPRESSION AFT] #i#a#a1 COMB9$ ) CONFUSION OV] H[ TO FOLL[ UP ITS />TL+ 9ITIAL SUCCESS1 HAD SEEM$ TO HAVE L>GELY DISAPPE>$ FROM ! SC5E4 

,( C\RSE IT HASN'T REALLY4 

,WE >E CLE>LY AT ! V]GE ( ANO!R MASS RESURG5CE ( ! POPUL> IMAG9ATION4 ,IT %\LDN'T BE ?AT DIFFICULT4 ,MO/ ( ! ELEM5TS >E ALREADY !RE4 ,! PROBLEM IS ?AT1 \R P]CEPTIONS HAV+ BE5 TWI/$ 9TO KNOTS BY DECADES ( REL5TLESS PROPAG&A1 WE >E NO LONG] ABLE TO SEE !M4 ,CONSID] H]E ! T]M 0COMMUNISM40 ,R>ELY HAS A T]M COME TO BE SO UTT]LY REVIL$4 ,! /&>D L9E1 :I* WE ACCEPT MORE OR LESS UN?9K+LY1 IS ?AT COMMUNISM MEANS /ATE CONTROL ( ! ECONOMY1 & ?IS IS AN IMPOSSIBLE UTOPIAN DREAM BECAUSE HI/ORY HAS %[N IT SIMPLY 0DOESN'T WORK40 ,CAPITALISM1 H[EV] UNPLEASANT1 IS ?US ! ONLY REMA9+ OPTION4 ,BUT 9 FACT COMMUNISM REALLY JU/ MEANS ANY SITUATION :]E PEOPLE ACT ACCORD+ TO ! PR9CIPLE ( 0FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR ABILITIES1 TO EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR NE$S0 -- :I* IS ! WAY PRETTY MU* EV]YONE ALWAYS ACT IF !Y >E WORK+ TOGE!R TO GET SOME?+ DONE4 ,IF TWO PEOPLE >E FIX+ A PIPE & ONE SAYS 0H& ME ! WR5*10 ! O!R DOESN'T SAY1 0& :AT DO ,I GET = IT807,?AT IS1 IF !Y ACTUALLY WANT IT TO BE FIX$47 ,?IS IS TRUE EV5 IF !Y HAPP5 TO BE EMPLOY$ BY ,BE*TEL OR ,CITIGR\P4 ,!Y APPLY PR9CIPLES ( COMMUNISM BECAUSE IT'S ! ONLY ?+ ?AT REALLY WORKS4 ,?IS IS ALSO ! REASON :OLE CITIES OR C\NTRIES REV]T TO SOME =M ( R\<-&-READY COMMUNISM 9 ! WAKE ( NATURAL DISA/]S1 OR ECONOMIC COLLAPSE 7ONE MI<T SAY1 9 ?OSE CIRCUM/ANCES1 M>KETS & HI]>*ICAL *A9S ( COMM& >E LUXURIES !Y CAN'T AF=D47 ,! MORE CREATIVITY IS REQUIR$1 ! MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO IMPROVISE AT A GIV5 TASK1 ! MORE EGALIT>IAN ! RESULT+ =M ( COMMUNISM IS LIKELY TO BE3 ?AT'S :Y EV5 ,REPUBLICAN COMPUT] 5G9E]S1 :5 TRY+ TO 9NOVATE NEW S(TW>E IDEAS1 T5D TO =M SMALL DEMOCRATIC COLLECTIVES4 ,IT'S ONLY :5 WORK BECOMES /&>DIZ$ & BOR+ -- AS ON PRODUCTION L9ES -- ?AT IT BECOMES POSSIBLE TO IMPOSE MORE AU?ORIT>IAN1 EV5 FASCI/IC =MS ( COMMUNISM4 ,BUT ! FACT IS ?AT EV5 PRIVATE COMPANIES >E1 9T]NALLY1 ORGANIZ$ COMMUNI/ICALLY4 

,COMMUNISM !N IS ALREADY H]E4 ,! QUE/ION IS H[ TO FUR!R DEMOCRATIZE IT4 ,CAPITALISM1 9 TURN1 IS JU/ ONE POSSIBLE WAY ( MANAG+ COMMUNISM -- &1 IT HAS BECOME 9CREAS+LY CLE>1 RA!R A DISA/R\S ONE4 ,CLE>LY WE NE$ TO BE ?9K+ AB\T A BETT] ONE3 PREF]ABLY1 ONE ?AT DOES NOT QUITE SO SY/EMATICALLY SET US ALL AT EA* O!RS' ?ROATS4 

,ALL ?IS MAKES IT MU* EASI] TO UND]/& :Y CAPITALI/S >E WILL+ TO P\R SU* EXTRAORD9>Y RES\RCES 9TO ! MA*9]Y ( HOPELESSNESS4 ,CAPITALISM IS NOT JU/ A POOR SY/EM = MANAG+ COMMUNISM3 IT HAS A NOTORI\S T5D5CY TO P]IODICALLY COME SP9N+ AP>T4 ,EA* TIME IT DOES1 ?OSE :O PR(IT FROM IT HAVE TO CONV9CE EV]YONE -- & MO/ ( ALL ! TE*NICAL PEOPLE1 ! DOCTORS & TEA*]S & SURVEYORS & 9SURANCE CLAIMS ADJU/]S -- ?AT !RE IS REALLY NO *OICE BUT TO DUTIFULLY PA/E IT ALL BACK TOGE!R AGA91 9 SOME?+ LIKE ! ORIG9AL =M4 ,?IS DESPITE ! FACT ?AT MO/ ( ?OSE :O WILL 5D UP DO+ ! WORK ( REBUILD+ ! SY/EM DON'T EV5 LIKE IT V]Y MU*1 & ALL HAVE AT LEA/ ! VAGUE SUSPICION1 ROOT$ 9 !IR [N 9NUM]ABLE EXP]I5CES ( EV]YDAY COMMUNISM1 ?AT IT REALLY \<T TO BE POSSIBLE TO CREATE A SY/EM AT LEA/ A LITTLE LESS /UPID & UNFAIR4 

,?IS IS :Y1 AS ! ,GREAT ,DEPRESSION %[$1 ! EXI/5CE ( ANY PLAUSIBLE-SEEM+ ALT]NATIVE -- EV5 ONE SO DUBI\S AS ! ,SOVIET ,UNION 9 ! #a#i#cS -- CAN TURN A D[NSW+ 9TO AN APP>5TLY 9SOLUBLE POLITICAL CRISIS4 

,?OSE WI%+ TO SUBV]T ! SY/EM HAVE LE>N$ BY N[1 FROM BITT] EXP]I5CE1 ?AT WE CANNOT PLACE \R FAI? 9 /ATES4 ,! LA/ DECADE HAS 9/EAD SE5 ! DEVELOPM5T ( ?\S&S ( =MS ( MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION1 MO/ ( :I* HAVE NOT EV5 MADE IT ONTO ! RAD> ( ! GLOBAL M$IA4 ,!Y RANGE FROM T9Y COOP]ATIVES & ASSOCIATIONS TO VA/ ANTI-CAPITALI/ EXP]IM5TS1 >*IPELAGOS ( OCCUPI$ FACTORIES 9 ,P>AGUAY OR ,>G5T9A OR ( SELF-ORGANIZ$ TEA PLANTATIONS & FI%]IES 9 ,9DIA1 AUTONOM\S 9/ITUTES 9 ,KOREA1 :OLE 9SURG5T COMMUNITIES 9 ,*IAPAS OR ,BOLIVIA1 ASSOCIATIONS ( L&LESS PEASANTS1 URBAN SQUATT]S1 NEI<BORHOOD ALLIANCES1 ?AT SPR+ UP PRETTY MU* ANY:]E ?AT :]E /ATE P[] & GLOBAL CAPITAL SEEM TO TEMPOR>ILY LOOK+ ! O!R WAY4 ,!Y MI<T HAVE ALMO/ NO IDEOLOGICAL UNITY & MANY >E NOT EV5 AW>E ( ! O!R'S EXI/5CE1 BUT ALL >E M>K$ BY A COMMON DESIRE TO BREAK ) ! LOGIC ( CAPITAL4 ,& 9 MANY PLACES1 !Y >E BEG9N+ TO COMB9E4 0,ECONOMIES ( SOLID>ITY0 EXI/ ON EV]Y CONT95T1 9 AT LEA/ EI<TY DIFF]5T C\NTRIES4 ,WE >E AT ! PO9T :]E WE CAN BEG9 TO P]CEIVE ! \TL9ES ( H[ !SE CAN KNIT TOGE!R ON A GLOBAL LEVEL1 CREAT+ NEW =MS ( PLANET>Y COMMONS TO CREATE A G5U9E 9SURG5T CIVILIZATION4 

,VISIBLE ALT]NATIVES %ATT] ! S5SE ( 9EVITABILITY1 ?AT ! SY/EM MU/1 NECESS>ILY1 BE PAT*$ TOGE!R 9 ! SAME =M -- ?IS IS :Y IT BECAME SU* AN IMP]ATIVE ( GLOBAL GOV]NANCE TO /AMP !M \T1 OR1 :5 ?AT'S NOT POSSIBLE1 TO 5SURE ?AT NO ONE KN[S AB\T !M4 ,TO BECOME AW>E ( IT ALL[S US TO SEE EV]Y?+ WE >E ALREADY DO+ 9 A NEW LI<T4 ,TO REALIZE WE'RE ALL ALREADY COMMUNI/S :5 WORK+ ON A COMMON PROJECTS1 ALL ALREADY AN>*I/S :5 WE SOLVE PROBLEMS )\T REC\RSE TO LAWY]S OR POLICE1 ALL REVOLUTION>IES :5 WE MAKE SOME?+ G5U9ELY NEW4 

,ONE MI<T OBJECT3 A REVOLUTION CANNOT CONF9E ITSELF TO ?IS4 ,?AT'S TRUE4 ,9 ?IS RESPECT1 ! GREAT /RATEGIC DEBATES >E REALLY JU/ BEG9N+4 ,I'LL (F] ONE SUGGE/ION ?\<4 ,= AT LEA/ FIVE ?\S& YE>S1 POPUL> MOVEM5TS HAVE T5D$ TO C5T] ON /RUGGLES OV] DEBT -- ?IS WAS TRUE LONG BE=E CAPITALISM EV5 EXI/$4 ,!RE IS A REASON = ?IS4 ,DEBT IS ! MO/ EFFICI5T MEANS EV] CREAT$ TO TAKE RELATIONS ?AT >E FUNDAM5TALLY BAS$ ON VIOL5CE & VIOL5T 9EQUALITY & TO MAKE !M SEEM RI<T & MORAL TO EV]YONE CONC]N$4 ,:5 ! TRICK NO LONG] WORKS1 EV]Y?+ EXPLODES4 ,AS IT IS N[4 ,CLE>LY1 DEBT HAS %[N ITSELF TO BE ! PO9T ( GREATE/ WEAKNESS ( ! SY/EM1 ! PO9T :]E IT SPIRALS \T ( ANYONE'S CONTROL4 ,IT ALSO ALL[S 5DLESS OPPORTUNITIES = ORGANIZ+4 ,SOME SPEAK ( A DEBTOR'S /RIKE1 OR DEBTOR'S C>TEL4 

,P]HAPS SO -- BUT AT ! V]Y LEA/ WE CAN />T ) A PL$GE AGA9/ EVICTIONS3 TO PL$GE1 NEI<BORHOOD BY NEI<BORHOOD1 TO SUPPORT EA* O!R IF ANY ( US >E TO BE DRIV5 FROM \R HOMES4 ,! P[] IS NOT JU/ ?AT TO *ALL5GE REGIMES ( DEBT IS TO *ALL5GE ! V]Y FIB] ( CAPITALISM -- ITS MORAL F\NDATION -- N[ REVEAL$ TO BE A COLLECTION ( BROK5 PROMISES -- BUT 9 DO+ SO1 TO CREATE A NEW ONE4 ,A DEBT AFT] ALL IS ONLY ?AT3 A PROMISE1 & ! PRES5T WORLD AB\NDS ) PROMISES ?AT HAVE NOT BE5 KEPT4 ,ONE MI<T SPEAK H]E ( ! PROMISE MADE US BY ! /ATE2 ?AT IF WE AB&ON ANY RI<T TO COLLECTIVELY MANAGE \R [N AFFAIRS1 WE W\LD AT LEA/ BE PROVID$ ) BASIC LIFE SECURITY4 ,OR ( ! PROMISE (F]$ BY CAPITALISM -- ?AT WE C\LD LIVE LIKE K+S IF WE W]E WILL+ TO BUY /OCK 9 \R [N COLLECTIVE SUBORD9ATION4 ,ALL ( ?IS HAS COME CRA%+ D[N4 ,:AT REMA9S IS :AT WE >E ABLE TO PROMISE ONE ANO!R4 ,DIRECTLY4 ,)\T ! M$IATION ( ECONOMIC & POLITICAL BUREAUCRACIES4 ,! REVOLUTION BEG9S BY ASK+3 :AT SORT ( PROMISES DO FREE M5 & WOM5 MAKE TO ONE ANO!R1 & H[1 BY MAK+ !M1 DO WE BEG9 TO MAKE ANO!R WORLD8 

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