,9T]VIEW ) ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 ,A CONTROV]SIAL AN>*I/ TALKS AB\T GOV]NM5T1 ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY1 ,AYN ,R&1 & ! EVOLUTION ( HIS [N IDEAS ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 ,TEXT 3 ,!RE'S C]TA9LY NO?+ PREC$5T-%ATT]+ AB\T ! ?\IAN ,P>TY CONV5TION /IRR+ UP CONTROV]SY )9 ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T4 ,TIMO?Y ,LE>Y DID IT 9 #aigg AT ! NATIONAL CONV5TION 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO4 ,& IT HAD BE5 DONE MORE ?AN A FEW TIMES BE=E ?AT4 ,BUT = A SPEAK] AT A NATIONAL ,L,P CONV5TION TO /IR UP ! MOVEM5T BE=E HE'S EV5 ASSUM$ HIS POSITION ON ! SPEAK]'S PLAT=M1 BE=E ! CONV5TION HE'S ADDRESS+ HAS EV5 CONV5$--N[1 ?AT'S NO MEAN FEAT4 ,& ,MURRAY ,BOOK*91 ! MAN :O DID IT AT ! #ai< CONV5TION 9 ,BO/ON1 MAY WELL HAVE %ATT]$ A PREC$5T OR TWO 9 ! PROCESS4 ,ACTUALLY1 NO ROLE C\LD POSSIBLY HAVE MADE ,BOOK*9 MORE COM=TABLE AT ! ,BO/ON CONV5TION ?AN ?AT ( PREC$5T %ATT]]3 IT'S A ROLE HE'S BE5 PLAY+ = ! PA/ QU>T]-C5TURY4 ,9 #a#i#e#a1#a#a YE>S BE=E ! PUBLICATION ( ,RA*EL ,C>SON'S CELEBRAT$ ,SIL5T ,SPR+1 ! BOOK ?AT IS USUALLY CR$IT$ ) LAUN*+ ! ECOLOGY MOVEM5T1 ,BOOK*9 PUBLI%$ AN >TICLE ON ! 5VIRONM5T CALL$ 0,! ,PROBLEM ( ,*EMICALS0 9 ! ,5GLI% SOCIALI/ MAGAZ9E ,CONTEMPOR>Y ,ISSUES4 ,9 #aife HE ANTICIPAT$ DOZ5S ( LAT]1 MORE 9FLU5TIAL BOOKS ON ! PLI*Y--ALL ORGANIZATION 9 :I* SOME C>RY \T ! ORD]S & PLANS ( O!RS--AS 9H]5TLY UNLIB]T>IAN4 ,HE ALSO REG>DS POLITICAL P>TIES1 !Y SAID1 AS 9H]5TLY UNLIB]T>IAN4 ,H[ C\LD SU* A P]SON BE 9VIT$ TO SPEAK AT A CONV5TION ( ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY8 ,MORE OR LESS =MAL PROTE/S W]E LODG$ AGA9/ ,BOOK*9'S APPE>ANCE BY PROM95T & 9FLU5TIAL LIB]T>IANS4 ,BUT ,BOOK*9 WAS ALSO US$ TO BE+ OPPOS$ BY ?OSE :OM HE CONSID]$ HIS ALLIES--9 ! ,AM]ICAN LABOR MOVEM5T ( ! '#cS1 9 ! ,AM]ICAN ,COMMUNI/ MOVEM5T ( ! LATE '#cS & E>LY '#dS1 EV5 9 ! ,NEW ,LEFT MOVEM5T ( ! '#fS1 :]E HIS FAM\S PAMPHLET1 0,LI/51 ,M>XI/60 WAS WIDELY REG>D$ AS H]ETICAL & BLASPHEM\S4 ,BUT H[EV] MU* OPPOSITION HE HAD 5C\NT]$1 ?R\< ALL HIS MANY *ANGES 9 POLITICAL DIRECTION1 HE HAD ALWAYS MANAG$ TO HAVE HIS SAY4 ,& HE MANAG$ TO HAVE IT AGA9 AT ! #ai< ,L,P CONV5TION 9 ,BO/ON4 ,! CONV5TION WAS CONV5I5TLY LOCAT$ = ,BOOK*91 :O LIVES !SE DAYS BETWE5 TWO HOMES3 ONE 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY1 :]E HE WAS BORN #eh YE>S AGO & HAS LIV$ MO/ ( HIS LIFE2 & ANO!R 9 ,V]MONT1 :]E HE TEA*ES AT ,GODD>D ,COLLEGE4 ,HE ADDRESS$ A ,SATURDAY MORN+ BREAKFA/ CR[D ( AB\T #ae CONV5TIONE]S & WON A /&+ OVATION = HIS REM>KS1 TITL$ 0,NONAU?ORIT>IAN ,=MS ( ,ORGANIZATION40 ,!N HE RETIR$ TO ! PRESS ROOM = 9T]VIEWS4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N'S 9T]VIEW] ,JEFF ,RIGG5BA* WAS FIR/ 9 L9E1 EAG] TO LE>N MORE AB\T ?IS LATE/ WR9KLE 9 ! UNPR$ICTABLE C>E] ( ?IS ,M>XI/-TURN$-AN>*I/4 ,HE HAD 9TEGRAT$1 OR CLAIM$ TO HAVE 9TEGRAT$1 HIS AN>*ISM ) ECOLOGY & URBAN SOCIOLOGY4 ,HAD HE N[ ALSO A*IEV$ AN 9TELLECTUAL RAPPRO*EM5T ) ! POSITIONS ( ,AYN ,R& & ,MURRAY ,RO?B>D8 ,RIGG5BA* L$ (F ) A QUE/ION AB\T ! ISSUE AT ! ROOT ( IT ALL3 ! ISSUE ( GOV]NM5T4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,Y\'VE SAID Y\ CONSID] ! WORD LIB]T>IAN & ! WORD AN>*I/ TO BE 9T]*ANGEABLE1 YET !RE >E PEOPLE :O CALL !MSELVES 0LIMIT$-GOV]NM5T LIB]T>IANS40 ,H[ DOES ?AT IDEA /RIKE Y\8 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,I ?9K !Y PROBABLY HAVE NOT FOLL[$ ! LOGIC ( !IR PREMISES ?R\< TO !IR CONCLUSIONS4 ,! REAL PROBLEM IS ?AT 0LIMIT$ GOV]NM5T0 9V>IABLY LEADS TO UNLIMIT$ GOV]NM5T4 ,IF HI/ORY IS TO BE ANY GUIDE & CURR5T EXP]I5CE IS TO BE ANY GUIDE1 WE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES #b YE>S AGO />T$ \T ) ! NOTION ( LIMIT$ GOV]NM5T--VIRTUALLY NO GOV]NM5T 9T]F]5CE--& WE N[ HAVE A MASSIVE QUASI-TOTALIT>IAN GOV]NM5T4 ,I ?9K ?AT PEOPLE :O BELIEVE 9 LIMIT$ GOV]NM5T W\LD B5EFIT GREATLY BY /UDY+ ! LOGIC 9 GOV]NM5T ITSELF & ! ROLE ( P[] AS A CORRUPTIVE ME*ANISM 9 LEAD+ F9ALLY TO UNLIMIT$ GOV]NM5T4 ,I FEEL ?AT IF PEOPLE 9VE/IGATE ! EM]G5CE ( GOV]NM5T1 ( ,/ATE P[]--IF !Y EXAM9E ! LOGIC ( ,/ATE P[] HI/ORICALLY1 & MORE SPECIFICALLY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES--!Y WILL F9D ?AT ! CONCEPT ( LIMIT$ GOV]NM5T IS NOT T5ABLE ONCE !Y ADOPT SOME TYPE ( LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLE4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,SOME ADVOCATES ( LIB]T>IAN LIMIT$ GOV]NM5T SAY ?AT !Y >E TALK+ AB\T SOME?+ ?AT HASN'T EV] EXI/$ HI/ORICALLY4 ,!Y SAY1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT !IR LIMIT$ GOV]NM5T W\LD NOT HAVE ! P[] TO TAX BUT W\LD HAVE TO RUN LOTT]IES & SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS & ?AT ANYONE :O WANT$ TO1 9 ,H]B]T ,SP5C]'S PHRASE1 IGNORE ! ,/ATE1 C\LD DO SO4 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,9 :I* CASE !Y W\LD HAVE ABOLI%$ ! ,/ATE4 ,?AT'S ! REALITY ( ! SITUATION4 ,IF ! ,/ATE DOES NOT 5JOY A MONOPOLY ( VIOL5CE1 :I* !N GIVES IT ! P[] TO ORD] PEOPLE'S LIVES & TO COMPEL !M TO OBEY DECISIONS OV] :I* !Y HAVE NO CONTROL1 OR JU/ LIMIT$ CONTROL1 !N ,I ?9K Y\ HAVE A CONSI/5TLY LIB]T>IAN SOCIETY4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,DO Y\ SEE A FUNDAM5TAL 9CONSI/5CY 9 WORK+ T[>D LIB]T>IAN 5DS BY MEANS ( A POLITICAL P>TY8 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,I ?9K !RE IS AN 9CONSI/5CY !RE1 BUT ,I BELIEVE ?AT PEOPLE HAVE TO EXPLORE ?AT 9CONSI/5CY !MSELVES4 ,I'M NOT SITT+ 9 JUDGM5T ON :E!R OR NOT LIB]T>IANS CAN P>TICIPATE 9 A POLITICAL PROCESS :OSE V]Y NATURE !Y OPPOSE4 ,LOOK3 ! ,/ATE IS A PR(ESSIONAL APP>ATUS ?AT SETS ITSELF AP>T FROM ! PEOPLE & AP>T FROM ! 9/ITUTIONS ?AT ! PEOPLE !MSELVES CREATE4 ,IT'S A MONOPOLY ON VIOL5CE ?AT MANAGES & 9/ITUTIONALIZES SOCIAL ACTIVITIES4 ,! PEOPLE >E P]FECTLY CAPABLE ( MANAG+ !MSELVES & CREAT+ !IR [N 9/ITUTIONS4 ,!Y HAVE DONE SO FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL4 ,! ,/ATE ALWAYS OPPOSES !SE 9/ITUTIONS4 ,A BUREAUCRACY OPPOSES A VILLAGE C\NCIL OR A VILLAGE ASSEMBLY OR A T[N MEET+4 ,IT TRIES TO USURP !IR P[]S4 ,& MY P]SONAL FEEL+ IS ?AT :5 ONE TRIES TO FUNCTION )9 ! ,/ATE APP>ATUS 9 TRY+ TO DEAL ) IT1 TAKE IT OV]1 ONE T5DS TO BUILD ONE'S [N /RUCTURE 9 A FA%ION ?AT REPLICATES ! ,/ATE4 ,& ONE DOES ?IS ALMO/ UNKN[+LY4 ,ONE IS GRADUALLY S$UC$ 9TO CREAT+ AN EXECUTIVE SU* AS ! ,/ATE HAS1 A LEGISLATURE SU* AS ! ,/ATE HAS1 A NATIONAL BUREAUCRACY SU* AS ! ,/ATE HAS4 ,TAKE A V]Y /RIK+ CASE 9 PO9T3 ! ,RUSSIAN ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,L59 CREAT$ AN ALLEG$ WORK]S' P>TY1 :I* 9 EV]Y WAY REFLECT$ ! ,CZ>I/ MA*9E1 9 ORD] TO DEAL ) ,CZ>ISM4 ,& ! DANG] & ! HAZ>DS ( TRY+ TO ACCOMMODATE LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLES TO ! POLITICAL PROCESS AS WE KN[ IT TODAY IS ?AT ONE BEG9S TO DISSOLVE ! LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLES4 ,SO ,I W\LD SAY ?AT !RE IS AN 9CONSI/5CY !RE ?AT %\LD BE EXPLOR$4 ,BUT ?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT ,I BELIEVE LIB]T>IANS %\LD NOT GET 9VOLV$ 9 ONE OR ANO!R LEVEL ( ! POLITICAL PROCESS4 ,!Y %\LD4 ,I F9D IT P]FECTLY CONSI/5T = LIB]T>IANS TO OP]ATE ON ! MUNICIPAL OR C\NTY LEVEL1 :]E !Y >E CLOSE TO ! PEOPLE & :]E !Y MAY HAVE A P>TY OR A F$]ATION ?AT IS MADE UP ( ! SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS1 ! RESIDUAL SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS ?AT /ILL REMA91 OV] & BEYOND :AT ! ,/ATE HAS MANAG$ TO PREEMPT & ABSORB4 ,I F9D IT EXCIT+1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT C&IDATES = ! ,AM/]DAM ,CITY ,C\NCIL BACK 9 ! '#fS BAS$ !IR SO-CALL$ P>TY /RUCTURE ON NEITY10 AS IT W]E1 WAS BUILT ON NEII\S BUREAUCRACIES1 ! SAL>I$ (FICIALS--BUT ORGANICALLY1 FROM ! BOTTOM UP1 ON ! BASIS ( 9/ITUTIONS ?AT ALREADY EXI/$ 9 ! NEIE C5T]S1 PEOPLE'S M>KETS1 F>M]S' M>KETS4 ,IT !N COALESC$ ORGANICALLY1 LIKE AN EMBRYO 9 ! WOMB ( ! MO!R1 9TO A NATIONWIDE CONF$]ATION--&1 9 ,AM/]DAM1 A V]Y EFFECTIVE POLITICAL /RUCTURE4 ,?IS IS ALL-IMPORTANT 9 MY OP9ION1 BECAUSE IF PEOPLE DO NOT ORGANIZE 9 ?IS WAY1 !Y WILL NOT DEVELOP ! HABITS1 ! /ATE ( M9D1 ! *>ACT] /RUCTURE1 ?AT WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE = !M TO F9ALLY CREATE A LIB]T>IAN SOCIETY4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,IF ! ,/ATE DISAPPE>$ TOMORR[1 W\LD !RE BE 0*AOS08 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,YES1 UTT]LY4 ,I SAY ?IS IRONICALLY1 NOT BECAUSE ,I FAVOR ! ,/ATE1 BUT BECAUSE PEOPLE >E NOT 9 ! /ATE ( M9D RI$ TOMORR[ BY ACCID5T1 & ! POLICE DISAPPE>$ & ! >MY DISAPPE>$ & ! GOV]NM5T AG5CIES DISAPPE>$1 ! IRONICAL SITUATION IS ?AT PEOPLE W\LD SUDD5LY FEEL D5UD$4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,W\LD Y\ SAY ?AT LIB]T>IANS >E RID LIB]T>IANISM AS SOME SORT ( SPL9T] GR\P ( ! ,WILLIAM ,BUCKLEY-/YLE CONS]VATIVES4 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,I CATEGORICALLY D5Y ?AT4 ,! ,AM]ICAN LEFT TODAY AS ,I KN[ IT--& BELIEVE ME1 ,I AM V]Y FAMILI> ) ! ,AM]ICAN LEFT--IS GO+ T[>D AU?ORIT>IANISM1 T[>D TOTALIT>IANISM4 ,IT'S BECOM+ ! REAL RIXISM1 ,L59ISM1 ALMO/ ! ,K,G,B M5TALITY--A POLICE POLITICS ?AT ,I F\ND COMPLETELY TOTALIT>IAN 9 NATURE4 ,& 9 ,EUROPE1 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT TODAY ! REAL SUPPORT = ,/ATE P[] & TOTALIT>IANISM COMES FROM ! ,COMMUNI/ P>TIES & ! ,SOCIALI/ P>TIES &1 :]E !Y >E SIZABLE1 ! ,TROTSKYI/ GR\PS4 ,!Y >E ! ONES ?AT REALLY FRIIANISM & C5TRALIZATION TO RECLAIM !SE RIE AN>*O-COMMUNI/S1 AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S1 OR LIB]T>IANS :O BELIEVE 9 FREE 5T]PRISE1 ,I REG>D !IRS AS ! REAL LEGACY ( ! LEFT1 & ,I FEEL MU* CLOS]1 IDEOLOGICALLY1 TO SU* 9DIVIDUALS ?AN ,I DO TO ! TOTALIT>IAN LIB]ALS & ,M>XI/-,L59I/S ( TODAY4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,:AT AB\T PEOPLE LIKE ,MURRAY ,RO?B>D--AN>*O-CAPITALI/S8 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,I W\LD PREF] NOT TO GIVE ANY REPLY TO ?AT1 MA9LY BECAUSE ,MURRAY & ,I HAVE A BIT ( A HI/ORY TOGE!R1 & ,I ?9K !RE'VE BE5 SOME GRAVE MISUND]/&+S1 P]HAPS ON BO? \R P>TS4 ,I W\LD RA!R SEE !M RESOLV$ ?AN DEVELOP 9TO HEAT$ CONTROV]SY--DESPITE1 ,I ?9K1 A NOT V]Y G5]\S LETT] ?AT APPE>$ OV] HIS SIGNATURE & ,MR4 ,WILLIAMSON ,EV]S'S SIGNATURE 9 ,LIB]TY1 ! ,MASSA*USETTS ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY PUBLICATION4 ,?AT LETT] GROSSLY MISREPRES5T$ MY POSITION ON ,M>XISM AS BE+ A 0NECESS>Y IDEOLOGY40 ,?AT'S >*AIC1 TO SAY ! LEA/4 ,I REG>D ,M>XISM AS ! MO/ S9I/] & ! MO/ SUBTLE =M ( TOTALIT>IANISM4 ,!RE >E PEOPLE1 ( C\RSE1 :O PR(ESS TO BE LIB]T>IAN ,M>XI/S4 ,I BELIEVE !Y MEAN V]Y WELL1 & ,I EV5 WRITE 9 !IR P]IODICALS2 BUT ,I WRITE V]Y MILITANTLY ?AT ,I REG>D ,M>XISM AS A V]Y SUBTLE =M ( :AT ,I W\LD CALL ! TOTALIT>IAN IDEOLOGY--ALL ! MORE SUBTLE BECAUSE IT PR(ESSES TO ADVANCE ! NOTIONS ( FRE$OM4 ,I DON'T ?9K ?AT ! ,SOVIET ,UNION & ,*9A >E ACCID5TS1 AB]RATIONS2 ,I ?9K !Y FOLL[ FROM ,M>XISM-,L59ISM4 ,I ?9K ?AT ,L59ISM COMES \T ( ,M>X'S BASIC CONVICTIONS4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,IF Y\ WON'T COMM5T DIRECTLY ON ,MURRAY ,RO?B>D'S !ORIES1 WILL Y\ COMM5T ON ! G5]AL IDEA ( A CAPITALI/ SOCIETY ?AT IS ALSO AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY8 ,SUPPOSE WE HAD A FREE SOCIETY :OSE PEOPLE *OSE TO DIVIDE !IR LABOR1 SPECIALIZE 9 PRODUC+ C]TA9 GOODS & S]VICES1 & TRADE AMONG !MSELVES8 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,I'D HAVE NO QU>REL ) !M4 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT ?AT IS NOT CAPITALISM--?\< !RE >E MANY DIFF]5T DEF9ITIONS4 ,ONE W\LD CALL ?AT1 9 ,M>XI/ LANGUAGE--& !RE'S A S5SE 9 :I* ,M>X DOES CONTRIBUTE TO ! FUND ( HUMAN KN[L$GE1 & WE CAN NO MORE DISMISS HIM ?AN WE CAN ,HEGEL OR ,R\SSEAU OR ,SP9OZA OR ,D>W92 Y\ DON'T HAVE TO BE A ,D>W9IAN TO APPRECIATE ,D>W9'S VIEWS1 & ,I DON'T HAVE TO BE A ,M>XI/ TO APPRECIATE :AT IS VALID 9 A NUMB] ( ,M>X'S WRIT+S-& ,M>X W\LD CALL ?AT A =M ( SIMPLE COMMODITY PRODUCTION RA!R ?AN CAPITALISM4 ,BUT IF Y\ WANT TO CALL IT CAPITALISM1 DO SO4 ,I DON'T WANT TO GET 5ME%$ 9 ANY SEMANTIC ISSUES4 ,MY FEEL+ IS ?AT :ATEV] PEOPLE ELECT TO DO1 9S(> AS !Y DON'T D5Y ! RIIAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY4 ,BUT1 ,I BELIEVE ?AT ANY ATTEMPT ON ! P>T ( A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY TO ABRIDGE ! RIKET ECONOMY ( ! K9D ?AT Y\ DESCRIBE--W\LD BE UN=GIVABLE1 & ,I W\LD OPPOSE ! PRACTICES ( SU* A SOCIETY AS MILITANTLY AS ,I ?9K ANY READ] ( Y\R PUBLICATION W\LD4 ,I WANT TO MAKE ?AT V]Y CLE>4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 :]E AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO EXPROPRIATE1 AS WAS DONE 9 SO MU* ( ! WORLD1 Y\ KN[1 9 ! NAME ( FREE 5T]PRISE--9 ! NAMES ( ,GOD1 :ISKEY1 COMM]CE1 & ,WE/]N CIVILIZATION1 TO USE ,KIPL+'S LANGUAGE--?AT1 ( C\RSE1 ,I W\LD OPPOSE4 ,I HAVE NO QU>REL ) LIB]T>IANS :O ADVANCE ! CONCEPT ( CAPITALISM ( ! TYPE ?AT Y\ HAVE ADVANC$4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT PEOPLE WILL DECIDE = !MSELVES :AT !Y WANT TO DO4 ,! ALL-IMPORTANT ?+ IS ?AT !Y BE FREE TO MAKE ?AT DECISION & ?AT !Y DO NOT /& 9 ! WAY ( COMMUNITIES ?AT WI% TO MAKE O!R DECISIONS4 ,I C\LD LIVE BEAUTIFULLY 9 A SOCIETY ( ! K9D ?AT Y\ HAVE DESCRIB$1 AS WELL AS 9 A COLLECTIVI/IC ONE4 ,H[EV]1 IF ?AT COLLECTIVI/IC ONE ASSUM$ ANY TOTALIT>IAN =MS1 ANY AU?ORIT>IAN =MS :ATEV]1 ,I W\LD OPPOSE ?AT4 ,& NOT ONLY ?AT3 ,I W\LD JO9 Y\R COMMUNITY 9 FIIAN V]SION ( COLLECTIVISM1 W]E TO EM]GE1 ,I W\LD JO9 Y\R COMMUNITY4 ,I W\LD MIGRATE TO Y\R COMMUNITY & DO EV]Y?+ ,I C\LD TO PREV5T ! COLLECTIVI/S FROM ABRIDG+ MY RI4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,HAVE Y\ READ ,URSULA ,K4 ,LE ,GU9'S REC5T NOVEL1 ,! ,DISPOSSESS$8 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,YES4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K ( ! AN>*O-COMMUNI/ SOCIETY 9 ?AT NOVEL8 ,IS IT SOME?+ ( ! SORT ?AT Y\ W\LD LIKE8 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,NO1 IT ISN'T4 ,IT'S AN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ SOCIETY4 ,& ,I ?9K ?AT ,URSULA ,LE ,GU9 IS CONSCI\S ( ! LIMITATIONS ( SU* A SOCIETY4 ,AN>*O-COMMUNISM1 OR LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM1 IS NOT AN>*O-SYNDICALISM4 ,I FEEL CLOSE TO ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S1 PRIM>ILY BECAUSE !Y >E ANTIAU?ORIT>IAN1 BUT ,I DON'T BELIEVE ?AT SOCIETY WILL BE /RUCTUR$ >\ND FACTORIES OR WORK PLACES4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT A TRULY LIB]T>IAN SOCIETY WILL BE /RUCTUR$ >\ND COMMUNITIES1 NOT >\ND ECONOMIES3 ?AT ! ECONOMY WILL M]ELY BECOME P>T ( ! COMMUNITY4 ,:AT ,I ?9K ,URSULA1 :OM ,I GREATLY ADMIRE--IT'S BE5 MY PLEASURE TO HAVE CONTACT ) H] ON A MORE ?AN PURELY LIT]>Y BASIS1 9 ! S5SE ?AT WE'VE EX*ANG$ GOOD VIBES ) EA* O!R--:AT ,I ?9K ,URSULA IS TRY+ TO DEMON/RATE IS ?AT 9 SU* AN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ SOCIETY1 OR = ?AT MATT]1 9 AN AN>*O-COMMUNI/ SOCIETY1 Y\ CAN CREATE A K9D ( TYRANNY 9 ! NAME ( ! LIB]T>IAN IDEAL4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,9 ,URSULA ,LE ,GU9'S AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ SOCIETY1 !RE WAS NO PRIVATELY HELD L&1 BUT !RE WAS P]SONAL PROP]TY4 ,PEOPLE [N$ BOOKS & O!R PORTABLE ITEMS4 ,9 Y\R IDEAL AN>*O-COMMUNI/ SOCIETY W\LD !RE BE SU* P]SONAL PROP]TY8 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,!RE W\LD BE P]SONAL PROP]TY1 BUT !RE W\LD ONLY BE PRIVATE PROP]TY TO ! EXT5T ?AT PEOPLE ELECT$ TO 5GAGE 9 ! PRIVATE PROP]TY SOCIETY4 ,MY CONC]N OV] PRIVATE PROP]TY IS ?AT IT NO LONG] FO/]S 9DIVIDUALITY4 ,! HI/ORIC DE/9Y ( PRIVATE PROP]TY IS ?AT IT HAS CREAT$ A HIKET ?AT L$ #a CAPITALI/S TO DISSOLVE 9TO #a AS A RESULT ( RIVALRY & ACCUMULATION1 #a 9TO #c1 & ,I ?9K IF ! SY/EM HAS ITS WAY1 ?OSE #c 9TO #a8 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,WASN'T IT ! ,/ATE ?AT WAS RESPONSIBLE8 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,! ,/ATE C]TA9LY PLAY$ A DECISIVE ROLE4 ,BUT ,I ALSO BELIEVE ?AT IT MAY HAVE /EMM$ FROM ! RIVALRY ITSELF4 ,GR[ OR DIE1 DEV\R OR DIE4 ,?AT'S ! ONE PROBLEM ?AT ,I HAVE TO WRE/LE )4 ,I HAVE TO WRE/LE ) :E!R OR NOT RIVALRY 9 ! FREE M>KET DOES NOT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO CONC5TRATION1 CORPORATISM1 & F9ALLY TOTALIT>IANISM4 ,!RE WAS A P]IOD ( TIME1 9DUBITABLY1 9 ,JEFF]SON'S TIME1 :5 ! F>M]1 ! YEOMAN--! ,AM]ICAN YEOMAN1 /&+ ON HIS L& ) HIS MUSKET--REPRES5T$ A =W>D /EP = 9DIVIDUALITY4 ,BUT TODAY ! MILLIONS ?AT FL[ 9 & \T ( ,NEW ,YORK ANONYM\SLY1 ?R\< MASS TRANSPORTATION1 ?R\< ! TUNNELS & OV] ! BRIDGES ?AT LEAD 9TO & \T ( ! SUBURBS--!SE >E AMONG ! MO/ DE9DIVIDUALIZ$ PEOPLE ,I'VE 5C\NT]$ 9 #eg YE>S ( LIV+4 ,MO/ ( !M >E ORGANIZATION M5 & WOM5 & HAVE BECOME D5UD$ ( ALL P]SONALITY & UNIQU5ESS4 ,!Y'RE FIGM5TS2 !Y'RE CREATURES1 9 FACT4 ,!Y'RE CREATURES ( ! MASS M$IA & ( ! CORPORATE WORLD ?AT HAS R5D]$ !M TOTALLY HOMOG5IZ$ & ANONYM\S4 ,N[ ALREADY ! ATTEMPT TO PRES]VE :AT WE 9 ,AM]ICA W\LD CALL PRIVATE PROP]TY1 ! RI*O-COMMUNI/ SOCIETY ANY:]E 9 FICTION8 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,YES4 ,9 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS'S ,NEWS FROM ,NO:]E4 ,?AT IS MY FAVORITE UTOPIA--ONE ( MY FAVORITE UTOPIAS1 ANYWAY4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K ( ,AYN ,R&'S NOVELS8 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,I HAVE REALLY MIX$ FEEL+S AB\T !M4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 ,I HAVE AN ADMIRATION1 EV5 ?\< ,I'M NOT LIKELY TO DO ?AT SORT ( ?+ MYSELF1 = ,RO>K'S BEHAVIOR :5 HE DECID$ ?AT HIS DESIGN WAS NOT BE+ FOLL[$--:I* WAS A GROSS VIOLATION1 BY ! WAY1 ( PRIVATE PROP]TY RIE NOT (T5 CRITICAL 5\< ( ! EXT5T TO :I* %E HAS ABRIDG$ ! IMPLICATIONS ( !SE NOVELS4 ,REALI/ICALLY SPEAK+1 ,AYN ,R& %\LD NOT HAVE OPPOS$ ! ANTIDRAFT MOVEM5T & SUPPORT$ ! ,VIETNAM ,W> EF=T--9 EFFECT1 %E SUPPORT$ MILIT>Y CONSCRIPTION4 ,:AT HI<] PROP]TY DO Y\ HAVE ?AN Y\R [N P]SON8 ,I TOTALLY AGREE1 BY ! WAY1 ) ,JOHN ,LOCKE'S IDEA ?AT ONE'S BODY IS LIT]ALLY ! MO/ PRECI\S PROP]TY ?AT EXI/S4 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT CONSCRIPTION IS ! MO/ HE9\S VIOLATION ( PROP]TY ?AT ONE CAN IMAG9E4 ,& ,I W\LD AGREE ?AT MU* ) PEOPLE :O ACCEPT PRIVATE PROP]TY--?AT CONSCRIPTION IS AN UNP>DONABLE TRANSGRESSION1 :E!R IT BE 0CORRUPT0 OR NOT4 ,! ,SPANI% AN>*I/S OPPOS$ CONSCRIPTION DUR+ ! CIVIL W> 9 ,SPA9 AS A GROSS EXPROPRIATION ( PROP]TY1 ! MO/ PRECI\S PROP]TY ?AT WE HAVE1 \R [N PHYSICAL BE+S !MSELVES4 ,BUT ,R& ACCEPTS ?AT :5 %E SUPPORTS MILIT>Y CONSCRIPTION1 EV5 9DIRECTLY4 ,ALSO1 %E />TS H] POLITICS FROM ! PREMISE ?AT ! ,/ATE MU/ HAVE POLICE P[]4 ,%E FAILS TO TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ! 9EVITABILITY ?AT ONCE Y\ />T ) POLICE P[] Y\'RE GO+ TO HAVE A POLICE ,/ATE4 ,I ?9K ONE MU/ CONFRONT ,R& ON !SE LIMITATIONS AS WELL AS ADMIRE C]TA9 ?+S ?AT %E HAS SAID ?AT ,I ?9K >E LIB]T>IAN4 ,I HAVE V]Y MIX$ FEEL+S4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,LEFT-W+ AN>*I/S ORD9>ILY HAVE NO?+ GOOD TO SAY AB\T WRIT]S LIKE ,LYS&] ,SPOON]1 ,B5JAM9 ,R4 ,TUCK]1 & ,ALB]T ,JAY ,NOCK4 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K AB\T ! 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/S8 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,I DON'T FEEL ! 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/S1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! ,AM]ICAN TRADITION1 9CLUD+ ! ,TRANSC5D5TAL TRADITION ( ,NEW ,5GL&1 9 ANY WAY DES]VE ! D]OGATORY COMM5TS ?AT >E (T5 MADE AB\T !M BY ! LEFT4 ,:5 ONE GETS D[N TO IT ULTIMATELY1 MY AN>*O-COMMUNISM /EMS FROM A COMMITM5T TO TRUE 9DIVIDUALITY4 ,MY ATTEMPT TO RECOV] ! P[] & ! RI*O-COMMUNISM4 ,IF AN>*O-COMMUNISM S]V$ TO REGIM5T ! POPULATION 9 ! NAME ( LIB]T>IAN UNITY1 IF IT S]V$ 9 ANY WAY ?R\< COLLECTIVI/ MEASURES TO D5Y ! RIT4 ,:5 ,I TALK AB\T SELF-MANAGEM5T1 SELF-REGULATION1 SELF-GOV]NM5T1 ! WORD ,I EMPHASIZE IS SELF1 & MY CONC]N IS ) ! RECON/RUCTION ( ! SELF4 ,M>XI/S & EV5 MANY1 ,I ?9K1 OV]LY 5?USIA/IC AN>*I/S HAVE NEGLECT$ ?AT SELF4 ,I REG>D 9DIVIDUALITY AS ! MO/ PRECI\S TRAIT WE HAVE1 BECAUSE )\T IT !RE IS NO CREATIVITY1 !RE IS NO CONSCI\SNESS1 !RE IS NO RATIONALITY4 ,!RE IS NO?+ ?AT C\LD MAKE ME SPEAK MORE /RONGLY TO ?IS PO9T4 ,I ADDRESS MYSELF TO IT AS BE+ ! PRIM>Y QUE/ION4 ,MY COMMUNISM ATTEMPTS BASICALLY TO CREATE A %>$ SOCIETY1 ?AT'S ALL2 A %>$ SOCIETY 9 :I* 9DIVIDUALITY WILL FL\RI%1 ALONG ) LOVE1 & ALONG ) MUTUAL RESPECT4 ,I AM NOT A COMMUNI/ FIR/ & AN 9DIVIDUALI/ SECOND4 ,I AM AN 9DIVIDUALI/ FIR/1 & ,I DON'T MEAN ?IS 9 ! %ALL[1 PURELY EGOTI/ICAL S5SE ( SELF-9T]E/ & EV]YONE ELSE BE DAMN$4 ,I MEAN ?IS 9 ! TRUE S5SE ( 5LIXI/ 9 ! '#cS4 ,OBVI\SLY Y\R IDEAS HAVE *ANG$4 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,OH1 DRA/ICALLY4 ,I WAS A ,/AL9I/ 9 ! '#cS4 ,I HAD COME FROM A ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>Y FAMILY :O SIMPLY W]E ELAT$ BY ! FACT ?AT ! ,CZ> WAS OV]?R[N BY ?IS GR\P KN[N AS ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,MY FAMILY ID5TIFI$ ) ANYBODY :O OV]?REW ! ,CZ>4 ,SO !Y ID5TIFI$ !MSELVES 9TUITIVELY ) ,BOL%EVISM4 ,I WAS RAIS$ AS A R$ DIAP] BABY1 & ,I W5T ?R\< ! COMMUNI/ *ILDR5'S MOVEM5T AT ! AGE ( N9E1 9 #a#i#c1 & 9TO ! ,Y\NG ,COMMUNI/ ,LEAGUE 9 #a#i#c#f4 ,! ,SPANI% CIVIL W> BR\ 9 ,SPA9 & ! DESIRE TO AID ! REM>KABLE PEOPLE /RUGGL+ AGA9/ ,FASCISM BR\TICIPATE1 H[EV] F> REMOV$ FROM ,SPA91 9 !IR /RUGGLE4 ,BY #ai* ,I WAS READY TO BE EXPELL$4 ,BY #aici ,I WAS EXPELL$4 ,I !N GOT DEEPLY 9VOLV$ ) ! ,TROTSKYI/S4 ,I ASSUM$ SIMPLY ?AT MY 5EMY'S 5EMIES W]E MY FRI5DS4 ,BUT ,I LE>N$ ?AT !Y W]E NO DIFF]5T FROM ! ,/AL9I/S1 & !Y EXPELL$ ME1 :I* IS ! TYPICAL ,M>XI/-,L59I/ WAY ( DEAL+ ) DISS5T]S4 ,FROM ?AT PO9T ON1 ,I MIGRAT$ BY ! #a#i#eS 9TO AN>*ISM1 9CREAS+LY EMPHASIZ+ DEC5TRALIZATION4 ,ALSO1 ,I MADE ! ALL-IMPORTANT /EP ( BRIDG+ MY SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY ) ECOLOGY4 ,I DID ?AT 9 #aieb & W5T ON TO WRITE A :OLE S]IES ( BOOKS DEVELOP+ AN AN>*O-ECOLOGICAL APPROA*4 ,R,E,A,S,O,N3 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K ( COMB9+ AN>*ISM ) PACIFISM AS ,ROB]T ,LE,FEVRE DOES--HOLD+ ?AT VIOL5CE IS UND] NO CIRCUM/ANCES JU/IFIABLE1 EV5 9 SELF-DEF5SE2 ?AT ONE %\LD ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE RA!R ?AN RETURN VIOL5CE IF ONE IS ATTACK$8 ,B,O,O,K,*,93 ,I HAVE A GREAT ADMIRATION = PACIFISM1 BUT ,I'M NOT A PACIFI/1 MA9LY BECAUSE ,I W\LD DEF5D MYSELF IF ,I W]E ATTACK$1 & ,I BELIEVE ?AT ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE %\LD DEF5D !MSELVES IF ANY ATTEMPT IS MADE TO TAKE OV] ! GOV]NM5T BY C\P D'ETAT1 :E!R BY ! MILIT>Y OR ! ,M>XI/S OR ANY PEOPLE :O PR(ESS TO BE AN>*I/S4 ,BUT ,I DO HAVE AN 9T5SE RESPECT = PACIFI/S1 BECAUSE ,I BELIEVE ?AT ULTIMATELY1 IF WE >E TO HAVE A TRULY HUMANI/IC AS WELL AS LIB]T>IAN SOCIETY1 VIOL5CE WILL HAVE TO BE BANI%$ ON ?IS PLANET4 ,I DETE/ VIOL5CE4 ,I HAVE A TREM5D\S RESPECT NOT ONLY = HUMAN LIFE BUT ALSO = ! ANIMAL LIFE ?AT ,I HAVE TO LIVE )1 & ,I BELIEVE ?AT \R DE/9Y AS HUMAN BE+S IS TO BECOME NATURE-CONSCI\S AS WELL AS SELF-CONSCI\S1 LIV+ 9 LOV+ RELATION%IP & 9 BALANCE & 9 H>MONY1 NOT ONLY ) ONE ANO!R1 BUT ) ! 5TIRE NATURAL WORLD4 ,I HAVE AN 5ORM\S RESPECT = IT & TO A GREAT DEGREE T5D TO FOLL[ IT P]SONALLY3 PACIFI/ /RATEGIES & APPROA*ES1 & ! PACIFI/IC PHILOSOPHY4 ,BUT ,I WILL NOT CALL MYSELF A PACIFI/ = ! V]Y SIMPLE REASON ?AT IF SOME?+ LIKE A ,FRANCO %\LD >ISE 9 ,SPA9 AGA91 OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 9 ,AM]ICA1 & TRI$ TO TAKE AWAY :ATEV] DW9DL+ CIVIL LIB]TIES & HUMAN RIE ) ,LEWIS ,MUM=D1 ,I ?9K4 ,9/EAD ,I'VE WORK$ 9 ! FACTORIES ( ?IS L&1 & ,I'VE ?\Y EXP]I5CE--ALL ( !SE ?+S PACKAG$ TOGE!R HAVE GREATLY 5RI*$ MY READ+ & MY UND]/&+1 & ,I'VE WRITT5 ) :AT ,I HOPE IS A REASONABLE FLU5CY ( /YLE ?AT IS MU* MORE EXPRESSIVE ?AN ! ACADEMIC /UFF4 ,?IS /YLE ( M9E IS ALSO A REFLECTION ( MY ?9K+4 ,MY ?9K+ IS V]Y FLEXIBLE1 & ,I HOPE ?AT IT WILL REMA9 FLEXIBLE & CREATIVE AS LONG AS BIOLOGY P]MITS ME TO ?9K & ?AT ,I WILL REMA9 A REBEL ALL MY LIFE4 ,I WILL NEV] COMPROMISE--,I CAN N[ SAY ) ASSURANCE AT ! AGE ( #e#g--) MY LIB]T>IAN & MY REVOLUTION>Y COMMITM5TS2 !Y'LL HAVE TO KILL ME FIR/4 ,!Y CAN'T BUY ME \T4 ,I'M JU/ NOT 9T]E/$ 9 :AT !Y HAVE TO (F]4 ,I'VE MANAG$ TO /ICK IT \T1 & ! ?+ ?AT HAS BE5 ! MO/ RESCU+1 ! MO/ R$EEM+1 FEATURE ( MY LIFE ?AT HAS KEPT ME ALIVE1 ?AT HAS KEPT ME MORE OR LESS S+LE-M9D$ AB\T MY COMMITM5T TO LIB]T>IAN IDEALS ONCE ,I ESCAP$ ! TRAP ( ,M>XI/-,L59ISM--A *ILDHOOD TRAP1 TO BE SURE--HAS BE5 CONSCI\SNESS4 ,CONSCI\SNESS4 ,?AT'S :Y ,I PRIZE 9DIVIDUALITY4 ,D5Y MY 9DIVIDUALITY & ,I BECOME AN ANIMAL1 MUTE1 A M]E CREATURE ( ALL ! =CES ?AT ACT UPON ME4 ,I WILL NEV] SURR5D] ! 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