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,>AGORN6 IS AN AN>*I/ PUBLI%] 7AT HTTP3_/_/LITTLEBLACKC>T4COM71 TALK] 7HTTP3_/_/!BRILLIANT4ORG71 & HAS BE5 9VOLV$ 9 BUILD+ ,9T]NET ,9FRA/RUCTURE S9CE ! LATE #iS4 

,! BEAUTIFUL IDEA3 ,AN>*ISM MEANS MANY ?+S TO MANY PEOPLE4 ,CLASSICAL AN>*ISM 9 ,EUROPE DEF9$ ITSELF 9 RELIEF TO ITS ?REE OPPON5TS3 ! *UR*1 /ATE1 & CAPITAL4 ,9 \R HI/ORICAL E/IMATION1 WE F9D ?AT AN>*ISM 9 ,AM]ICA HAS BE5 KN[N 9 ANY GIV5 TIME MU* MORE ?R\< ITS ASSOCIAT$ /RUGGLES4 ,DECADES AGO1 IT WAS SYNONYM\S ) PUNK ROCK4 ,EV5 BE=E ?AT1 IT BORE ! FACE ( IMMIGRANTS3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 ,JOHANN ,MO/1 ,SACCO & ,VANZETTI4 ,CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*ISM HAS BE5 L9K$ TO ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T & MORE REC5TLY1 ,OCCUPY4 ,! PICTURE GETS EV5 MORE COMPLICAT$ IF WE EXP& \R GAZE GLOBALLY1 ESPECIALLY :5 WE 9CLUDE ,ASIA1 ,AFRICA1 & ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 ,DOES ! SAME FIRE BURN 9 ALL ( !SE TIMES & PLACES8 ,IS !RE SOME?+ ?AT P]SI/S BEYOND A %>$ NAME8 ,TO BE DIRECT3 :AT IS AN>*ISM8 

,! ANSW] ,I N[ GIVE TO ?IS QUE/ION IS ?AT AN>*ISM IS ! />T TO A CONV]SATION4 ,AS SOMEONE :O LOVES ?AT P>TICUL> CONV]SATION1 ,I USE ! WORD FREELY1 CONTRADICTORILY1 & 9 PUBLIC PLACES4 ,I CONT9UE TO F9D ! IMPLICATIONS ( WORDS - WORDS SPOK5 \T L\D1 NOT HIDD5 BEH9D WORD-PROCESS+ S(TW>E - TO BE BRAC+4 ,! P[] ( SAY+ 0,I AM = A ,BEAUTIFUL ,IDEA CALL$ AN>*ISM0 \T L\D /ILL MAKES ME FEEL SOME?+ -SOME?+ AK9 TO H[ ,I FELT AT A PUNK ROCK %[ 7:]E MY POLITICS DID ORIG9ATE71 SOME?+ NOT JAD$4 

,BUT ?AT CONV]SATION QUICKLY TURNS TO SOME?+ ELSE4 ,WE MAY %>E A DREAM ( A WORLD )\T CO]CION-9-!-=M-(-!-,/ATE OR P]SUASION-9-!-=M-(-,CAPITALISM BUT IT IS LIKELY WE %>E LITTLE ELSE4 ,I AM HAPPY TO KEEP IT SIMPLE1 TO TALK AB\T ! GLORI\S HI/ORY ?AT 5D$ 9 ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 OR AB\T H[ DOGGONE ROTT5 ?IS WORLD IS1 ) ITS POLITICIANS & CAPTA9S ( 9DU/RY4 ,BUT ( C\RSE = MANY 7MO/ EV571 !Y WANT TO TURN ! CONV]SATION SOME:]E ELSE 5TIRELY4 ,!IR 9T]E/ IS AN ,AN>*ISM AS REVOLUTION>Y IDEOLOGY1 & :5 !Y CUT TO ! *ASE1 !Y C\LD NOT BE MORE CLE> :AT ! IDEA IS ALL AB\T = !M3 ,:AT IS TO BE ,DONE8 

,?IS :OLLY O!R DIRECTION T5DS TO LEAD TO 7OR BE7 SETS ( M5 ACT+ LIKE POCKET ,L59S PRET5D+ TO RIGOR\SLY & HONE/LY CONSID] H[ !Y & !IRS >E GO+ TO ,TAKE ,D[N ! ,:OLE ,FUCK+ ,SY/EM6 7,SEE HTTPS3_/_/ITSGO+D[N4ORG = MANY EXAMPLES47 ,! DELUSIONAL CONV]SATIONS AB\T BUILD+ MOVEM5TS & ! LOGI/ICS ( SU* HOLD LITTLE 9T]E/ TO ME4 

,I AM ABSOLUTELY CONC]N$ ) ! IMPLICATIONS ( ! IDEA 9 MY DAILY LIFE4 ,I AM ALSO CONC]N$ ) LIV+ \T1 ) MY BODY1 !SE IMPLICATIONS4 ,MO/LY1 ?IS HAS 9VOLV$ SOME?+ UNATTRACTIVE TO MANY PEOPLE4 ,= ME1 ! DAILY LIFE ( AN>*ISM IS ONE ( CONFLICT1 ( TAK+ RESPONSIBILITY = ! PEOPLE Y\ DISAGREE ) BY BE+ 9 ?AT DISAGREEM5T 7V]SUS PRET5D+ IT DOES NOT EXI/71 BY NOT SUFF]+ FOOLS1 BY HONOR+ MY HO/ILITY1 & BY BE+ WILL+ TO ADMIT :5 ,I AM WRONG4 ,AS ,I HAVE AG$1 ! T5OR ( ?IS *ANG$ - ,I AM NOT AS WILL+1 = EXAMPLE1 TO SCRAP ) PEOPLE :O >E DUMB ONL9E1 & MY LIV+ IS MORE COM=TABLE ?AN MO/ - BUT IT IS NOT P>TICUL>LY DIFFICULT TO GET ME TO %\T4 ,BUT AT ?IS PO9T 9 MY LIFE ,I W\LD ALMO/ ALWAYS RA!R HAVE A CONV]SATION4 

,AN>*ISM CONTRA ,ACTIVISM3 ,AS WE ALREADY M5TION$1 AN>*ISM SEEMS TO BE A POLITICAL CATEGORY ( MANY PO/HUM\S BIR?S4 ,N[ ) ! POPUL>IZ$ IMAGE ( AN>*I/S AS ACTIVI/S 7OR AS EXI/+ 9 ! POPUL> IMAG9ATION AS A GR\P ( OPPORTUNI/IC POLITICAL ?RILL SEEK]S EXEMPLIFI$ BY BLACK BLOC71 WE WANT TO KN[ :AT Y\ ?9K ( ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 AN>*ISM & ACTIVISM4 ,IT IS CLE> TO US ?AT ?IS QUE/ION %\LD NOT RE-9/ANTIATE ! !ORY_/PRAXIS B9>Y4 ,S9CE AS E>LY AS ,S]GEI ,NE*AEV'S ,CATE*ISM ( ! ,REVOLUTIONI/1 !RE IS ! NOTION ( A RADICAL =M-(-LIFE1 :]E ! PR9CIPLES ( ! REVOLUTION >E 9SEP>ABLE FROM ! LIFE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y4 ,WE ALSO KN[ !RE >E MANY 9DIVIDUALS :O ESP\SE RADICAL POLITICS ONLY AS A TONIC = !IR B\RGEOIS GUILT OR AS A MEANS TO MORALIZE AGA9/ FRI5DS & 5EMIES ALIKE4 ,SO1 FIR/1 :AT DO Y\ SEE AS AN>*ISM'S RELATION%IP TO ACTIVISM8 ,W\LD Y\ CONTE/ ! POPUL> EQUATION ( AN>*ISM ) A =M-(-LIFE DEVOT$ TO ACTIVISM8 ,SECOND1 GIV5 ! DANG]S ( 9DIVIDUALS BECOM+ 5AMOR$ ) !IR P>TICIPATION 9 /RUGGLES ) LIMIT$ SCOPE1 H[ AS AN>*I/S >E WE TO EXP& ! CONCEPT ( W9N+ BEYOND ! MODE/Y ( S+LE-ISSUE ACTIVI/ CAMPAIGNS8 

,!RE IS A CATEGORY ?AT ,I HAVE BE5 US+ TO DESCRIBE ?IS ATTITUDE ON :I* ,I WILL TRY TO EXP& H]E4 ,I HAVE BE5 CALL+ !SE PEOPLE - !SE AN>*ISM-MEANS-7ONLY7-ACTION1 WAIT+ ON ! NEXT RIOT1 PO/-9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/S - ! ,/RUGGLISMOS4 ,?IS IS AN UNFAIR 7BUT TRUE7 SME> ( ! WAY ?AT !Y HAVE REV]T$ ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN AN>*ISM BACK TO ! OLD CAN>D ( 0! ACTIVI/S V]SUS ! CRITICS1 0 :I* PROBABLY HIT ITS PEAK JU/ BE=E ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION P]IOD & IS EXEMPLIFI$ BY ! ESSAY 0,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM3 ,AN ,UNBRIDGEABLE ,DIVIDE0 BY ,MURRAY ,BOOK*94 ,BUT TO BE CLE>1 MY REASON = US+ ?IS T]M IS NOT TO SME> ANY P>TICUL> P]SON4 ,I LIKE 7OR HAVE LIK$7 MANY ( ! PEOPLE :O HAVE EXPRESS$ ?IS R$UCTIVE ATTITUDE4 

,ULTIMATELY1 ,I FE> ?AT 5]GY SUNK 9TO POLITICAL WORK ON ! 0MA9 /AGE 0 7_?,B,L,M1 G5TRIFICATION1 & ANTI-TE* COMPANIES7 IS WORK = ! V]Y POLITICIANS ?AT WE 7AS AN>*I/S7 %\LD BE RESI/+4 ,OBVI\SLY1 A LOT ( ?IS IS CONTEXTUAL1 & ,I DO NOT HAVE ! SKILL SET TO JUDGE A WIDE V>IETY ( SITUATIONS 7SO ,I DO NOT74 ,BUT !RE IS A LOT ( SLOPP9ESS ?AT IS H>D TO P9 D[N4 ,?IS IS PROBABLY P>TICUL> TO ! ,BAY ,>EA1 :I* HAS A RI* VE9 ( ,MAOI/-9FLU5C$ IDEOLOGY RUNN+ ?R\< MANY ( ITS SELF-DESCRIB$ AN>*I/ PROJECTS1 BUT ,I HAVE SE5 PL5TY ( EXAMPLES ELSE:]E1 9CLUD+ 9 ,EUROPE4 

,TO PUT ?IS A DIFF]5T WAY1 ! ,/RUGGLISMO P]SPECTIVE IS LOOK+ = O!R PEOPLE'S /RUGGLES TO 9T]V5E 91 MU* ! SAME WAY AS ALPHABET S\P COMMUNI/S ( FRONT ORGANIZATIONS 7MANY ( :I* HAVE S$UC$ AN>*I/S74 ,!IR /RATEGY IS BORR[$ FROM ! ,ITALIAN 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 BUT IT IS QUITE DIFF]5T4 ,LET'S SEE IF Y\ CAN TELL ! DIFF]5CE4 ,>\ND #b#i1 ! ,9SURRECTION>Y ,AN>*I/S ( ! ,PUGET ,S\ND >EA BEGAN TO ?R[ EV5TS SU* AS BANN] & FLI] DROPS >\ND ! ISSUE ( POLICE VIOL5CE AGA9/ ! LOCAL POPULATION4 ,:ILE 9 ! E>LY #bS 7AS E>LY AS #aiie BY SOME E/IMATES71 LOCALS >\ND ! ,ITALIAN T[N ( ,VAL ,SUSA BEGAN TO SABOTAGE & PROTE/ ! BUILD+ ( A HI< SPE$ RAIL L9E 9 ! T[N4 ,9SURRECTION>Y ,AN>*I/S CAME TO P>TICIPATE 9 ,NO-,T,A,V4 ,?IS DI/9CTION1 BETWE5 9T]V5TION BY P>A*UTE V]SUS BY POLITICAL DESIRE1 IS A CORE AN>*I/ QUE/ION 7& CONC]N74 ,! UNFAIR *>ACT]IZATION ( ,/RUGGLISMO PO9TS TO ! *>ACT]I/ICS IT %>ES ) ACTIVI/S ( ! ,N,G,O1 ANTI-GLOBALIZATION1 & 0ALLY NOT ACCOMPLICE 0 V>IETY4 ,AGA91 ?IS IS NOT AB\T AN 9DIVIDUAL BUT AN APPROA*4 

,?AT SAID1 ,I ?9K ?AT AN>*I/S %\LD BE 9VOLV$ 9 UNSEXY1 DIFFICULT1 & SL[ 9FRA/RUCTURE WORK4 ,?IS SEEMS TO HAVE FALL5 \T ( POPUL>ITY DUE TO ITS LACK ( SOCIAL REW>DS 7= MANY1 IT IS A LOT MORE FUN TO GO DR9K+ AFT] ! RIOT ?AN TO DO ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS74 ,BUT SO-CALL$ ACTIVI/S DO+ PRISON] SUPPORT1 FOOD 9FRA/RUCTURE1 COLLECTIVE H\S+1 ETC4 CONT9UE TO HAVE MY RESPECT & ATT5TION4 

,F9AL PO9T ON W9N+4 ,?IS RELATES TO O!R TOPICS ?AT >E F> AFIELD ( ?IS CONV]SATION1 BUT ,I DO NOT UND]/& ?OSE :O ORI5TS !MSELVES >\ND W9N+4 ,P]HAPS ?IS P]TA9S TO :AT ,I W\LD CALL ! 0NIHILI/ BREAK10 BUT ! IDEA ?AT ! REVOLUTION OR ! L5G? ( MY LIFE H]E ON E>? HAS ANY?+ TO DO ) DISCRETE VICTORY CONDITIONS ALONG ! L9E ( SOLID>ITY 7OR NONPR(IT7 GR\PS SEEMS TO LACK EMPIRICAL EVID5CE4 ,! PEOPLE :O DO GAME !ORY "4 POLITICS'S REASON = /ICK+ ) IT IS (T5 ! SAME REASON AS EV]YONE ELSE3 SOCIAL1 SPIRITUAL1 & HABITUAL4 ,DOES ANYONE ?9K WE >E CLOS] TO W9N+ 9 ANY MEAN+FUL S5SE ( ! WORD ?AN WE W]E #b YE>S AGO8 #a8 #b8 ,?OSE :O CLAIM TO BE WORK+ ON W9N+ /RATEGIES HAVE AT BE/ ATT5UAT$ !IR DEF9ITION ( VICTORY TO FIT ! CONDITIONS !Y >E CAPABLE ( A*IEV+4 0,W9N+0 IS ALL RHETORICAL FL\RI%4 ,! MOTIVATIONS ( ! 6,HA/A LA ,VICTORIA ,SIEMPRE6 CR[D >E NOT DISSIMIL> FROM ! RE/ ( \R ALL-TOO-HUMAN CONC]NS EXCEPT :5 CAM]AS 7OR COMRADES7 >E >\ND4 

,NIHILI/ FAMILY TREE3 ,! SME> CAMPAIGN AGA9/ NIHILISM HAS BE5 GO+ ON = C5TURIES4 ,F> TOO MANY AN>*I/S HAVE BELIEV$ ?OSE LIES4 ,Y\ /& AS A CLE> VOICE )9 ! NIHILI/ TRADITION4 ,9 P>TICUL>1 WE 5JOY H[ Y\ HI/ORICALLY CONTEXTUALIZE NIHILISM 7H]E1 WE >E ?9K+ ( ! PAMPHLETS,AN>*Y & ,NIHILISM3 ,CONSEQU5CES1 & ,NIHILISM1 ,AN>*Y1 & ! #b#a/ ,C5TURY74 ,! BIG %OCK IS ?AT ,NIETZS*E IS NOT AT ! C5T]1 BECAUSE = MANY1 NIHILISM BEG9S & 5DS ) HIS NAME 7ESPECIALLY IF HIS TEA*] ,S*OP5HAU] IS R$UC$ TO A FOOTNOTE74 ,W\LD Y\ EXPLA9 :Y Y\ *OOSE TO BEG9 Y\R HI/ORY ) ! ,RUSSIAN NIHILI/S8 ,H[ W\LD Y\ RECON/RUCT ! NIHILI/ FAMILY TREE8 ,& :AT HAS NIHILISM C>RI$ 9TO ! FIR/ FEW DECADES ( ! NEW C5TURY8 

,I WILL />T TALK+ AB\T NIHILISM BY SAY+ ?AT ,I AM NOT A NIHILI/4 ,I SAY ?IS BECAUSE ,I DO NOT CONSID] NIHILISM TO BE A BODY ( IDEAS1 POSITIONS1 & LIFE-WAYS ?AT ONE CAN BE =4 ,!RE IS SOME?+ AB\T ID5TITY1 ! ACT ( SPEAK+ TO ONE'S ESS5TIAL SELF-HOOD BY US+ A T]M 7SET ( T]MS1 OR SOME 9T]SECTION ( T]MS71 ?AT SEEMS LIKE ! OPPOSITE ( NIHILISM4 ,I AM 5GAG$ BY ! PROBLEMS TO :I* NIHILISM SPEAKS1 :I* ,I USUALLY SIMPLIFY BY SAY+ ?AT NIHILISM4 ,I AM ALSO 9FLU5CE BY A NIHILI/-9FLECT$ AN>*ISM ?AT F9DS ! NOTION ( REVOLUTION TO BE PREPO/]\S4 ,! IDEA ?AT ME & MY FRI5DS HAVE ! P[] OR PULSE ( O!RS 9 SU* A WAY ?AT WE C\LD RADICALLY TRANS=M SOCIETY 9 ANY MEAN+FUL WAY IS DELUSIONAL2 ! WAY AN>*I/S1 LEFTI/S1 & O!RS T5D TO DISCUSS REVOLUTION IS LIKE ,*RI/IANS TALK+ AB\T ! RETURN ( ,*RI/4 

,SU* A NIHILI/ APPROA*_/DEF9ITION IS UNUSUAL4 ,IT DOES NOT BEG9 ) A PHILOSOPHICAL ORI5TATION BUT P]HAPS SOME?+ EXP]I5TIAL4 ,I SP5T A DECADE & A HALF TAK+ ! WORLD-*ANG+ RHETORIC ( AN>*ISM S]I\SLY BY EXP]I5C+ H\SE MEET+S AS ,IMPORTANT1 /IRR+ BLACK BEANS 7:5 ,I WORK$ AT A COLLECTIVE RE/AURANT7 ) ALL ! S]I\SNESS ( A FANATIC1 FI<T+ CON/ANTLY AB\T H[ TI<TLY \R VALUES HAVE TO BE SE5 9 \R DAILY PRACTICE TO AVOID HYPOCRISY4 ,IT TOOK LONG REFLECTION TO SEE !SE ACTIVITIES AS HAV+ VALUE ONLY ON !IR [N T]MS & NOT AS 9DIVIDUAL /EPS ON A LONG M>* T[>DS SOME?+ ?AT WAS ! ACTUAL GOAL ( RADICAL ACTIVITY4 

,IT C\LD BE SAID ?AT ?IS NIHILISM HAS BE5 KN[N & NAM$ BY O!R T]MS PRIOR TO ! WAY ?AT ,I HAVE FRAM$ IT1 & ?AT W\LD BE TRUE4 ,! REASON ! ,RUSSIANS & A HI/ORY SNAP%OT LOOM L>GE TO ME IS BECAUSE ( ! WAY ,I SEE !IR /YLE1 LIFE/YLE1 & SIMPLE-?9K+ AS V]Y SIMIL> TO MY [N 5TRY 9TO ! AN>*I/ SPACE4 ,?IS FEELS MU* MORE IMPORTANT FROM A BODY-POLITIC ?AN ,NIETZS*E'S OBS]VATIONS1 9 :I* HE NOT$ H[ ! SPIRITUAL POV]TY ( ! ,WE/]N PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION CREAT$ ! MOD]N AGE4 ,I GUESS1 PO/-,VIETNAM1 ?AT SEEM$ OBVI\S TO SO MANY1 JU/ AS ! RESPONSE TO IT SEEM$ JU/ AS OBVI\SLY TO BE PASSIVITY & BOR$OM4 

,TO DIRECTLY ANSW] ONE ( Y\R QUE/IONS1 ,I AM NOT SURE ,I W\LD CON/RUCT A NIHILI/ FAMILY TREE4 ,I AM NOT SO ATTA*$ TO ! WORD4 ,A FAMILY TREE 9 ! S5SE ( H[ W\LD ONE WRITE A POLITICAL & IDEASCAPE 9 SU* A WAY AS TO MAKE CRITICAL1 DRIV51 & EXUB]ANT PEOPLE8 ,?AT S\NDS 9T]E/+ & IMPOSSIBLE4 ,= ME1 SU* AN IDEASCAPE IS EQUAL P>TS PUNK1 ,NIETZS*E 7& HIS *ILDR571 & DIRECT EXP]I5CE4 ,BUT ?AT IS :AT WORK$ = ME4 ,I CAME OV]-PREP>$ TO ?IS POSITION AS A *ILD ( ! FAIL$ IDEALISM ( ! ,SIXTIES :O MET ! POV]TY ( COCA9E DISCO P>TIES ( ! ,SEV5TIES4 ,I WAS READY = NO FUTURE1 IT WAS MY MO!R'S MILK4 

,:AT SURPRISES ME N[ IS H[ RELEVANT & FEEBLE !SE IDEAS >E TODAY4 ,I MEET 7ONL9E & (F-7 MANY Y\NG PEOPLE :O SEE ! WEAKNESS ( RAPTURE DRIV5-AN>*ISM1 BUT FEW ( US HAVE MANY IDEAS AB\T :AT TO DO AB\T IT4 ,TROLL+ ON ! ,9T]NET SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME ! NIHILI/ PRACTICE DE JOR1 BUT IT HAS SEV]E LIMITATIONS4 ,I HATE TO GIVE ! /UPID MOVIE ,S,L,C ,PUNK ANY CR$IT1 BUT ! WAY IT CLOS$ \T ! OPTIONS ( A P[]LESS POLITICAL SC5E BY P]FECTLY DESCRIB$ ! 0LONG T]M ?9K+ 0 ( PRIVILEG$ RADICALS /ILL HAUNTS ME TODAY3 

,& SO !RE ,I WAS4 ,I WAS GONNA GO TO ,H>V>D4 ,IT WAS OBVI\S4 ,I WAS GONNA BE A LAWY] & PLAY 9 ! GODDAMN$ SY/EM1 & ?AT WAS ?AT4 ,I WAS MY OLD MAN4 ,HE KNEW1 SO :AT ELSE C\LD ,I DO8 ,I MEAN1 !RE IS NO FUTURE 9 AN>*Y2 ,I MEAN LET'S FACE IT4 ,BUT :5 ,I WAS 9TO IT1 !RE WAS NEV] A ?\<T ( ! FUTURE4 ,I MEAN WE W]E C]TA9 ! WORLD WAS GONNA 5D1 BUT :5 IT DID NOT1 ,I HAD TO DO SOME?+1 SO FUCK IT4 ,I C\LD ALWAYS BE A LITIGATOR 9 ,NEW ,YORK & PISS ! %IT \T ( ! JUDGES4 ,I MEAN ?AT WAS ME3 A TR\BLE MAK] ( ! FUTURE4 ,! GUY ?AT WAS ONE ( ?OSE GUYS ?AT MY P>5TS SO >ROGANTLY SAV$ ! WORLD =1 SO WE C\LD FUCK IT UP4 ,WE CAN DO A HELL ( A LOT MORE DAMAGE 9 ! SY/EM ?AN \TSIDE ( IT4 ,?AT WAS ! F9AL IRONY1 ,I ?9K4 ,?AT1 & WELL1 ?IS4 ,& 'FUCK Y\' = ALL ( Y\ :O W]E ?9K+ IT3 ,I GUESS :5 ALL WAS SAID & DONE1 ,I WAS NO?+ MORE ?AN A GOD-DAMN$1 TR5DY-ASS POS]4 

,SECOND ,WAVE ,AN>*ISM3 ,Y\ HAVE REC5TLY TALK$ AB\T A SECOND WAVE ( AN>*ISM4 ,9 Y\R P]IODIZATION1 ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> /&S AS ! >*ETYPE = ! FIR/ WAVE1 & ! EV5TS ( ,MAY #aifh 9 ,FRANCE AS ! MODEL = ! SECOND4 ,?IS CONV5I5TLY CONTRA/S ! SYNDICALISM ( ! ,REPUBLICAN FI<T]S ) ! REVOLUTION>Y EV]YDAY LIFE ( ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,M9D EXP&+ ON Y\R >GUM5T AB\T SECOND WAVE AN>*ISM8 ,:Y DO Y\ F9D IT A HELPFUL DI/9CTION8 ,:AT W\LD Y\ SAY AB\T EXP&+ ! P]IODIZATION TO ALL ( #aifh 9 ORD] TO 5COMPASS ALL ( ! SO-CALL$ NEW SOCIAL MOVEM5TS8 

,Y\ MADE ! >GUM5T 9 ! QUE/ION1 BUT ! SECOND WAVE L9E FOLL[S SOME?+ />T$ 9 AN ESSAY BY ,JOHN ,MOORE 7:O ,I /ILL CONSID] A GREATLY UND]-APPRECIAT$ AN>*I/7 PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,AN>*I/ ,/UDIES J\RNAL AS 0,AN>*ISM & ,PO//RUCTURALISM40 ,I AM PROBABLY DRAW+ ! L9E MORE CRUDELY ?AN ,JOHN DID1 AS HIS GOAL SEEM$ MORE S*OL>LY ?AN M9E 7HE WAS REF]R+ TO FEM9ISM'S PHASES & ! >TICLE IS AB\T ,TODD ,MAY'S AN>*I/ CONTRIBUTIONS74 ,MY MOTIVATION IS TO TALK AB\T H[ TODAY'S AN>*ISM HAS TO BE UND]/OOD ?R\< ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL 7,S,I74 

,I HAVE MADE ?IS >GUM5T ELSE:]E1 BUT ,I ?9K ! ,S,I PROVIDE ! BE/1 MO/ CRUEL1 AN>*I/ CRITICISM ( ! FIR/ WAVE ( AN>*I/S4 ,AN AN>*I/ :O HAS NOT READ *APT] #d ( ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE 7ESPECIALLY P>TS #i-#i#d7 & COME AWAY *ANG$ VIS-A-VIS ! QUE/IONS ( REVOLUTION1 TIM+1 & POLITICS IS PROBABLY NOT CAPABLE ( WORK+ ) PEOPLE 9 A CONTEMPOR>Y CONTEXT4 ,I ?9K !SE QUE/IONS >E C5TRAL1 EV5 IF !Y >E NOT EASILY ANSW]$4 

,BUT !RE IS AN ISSUE ( FRAM+ H]E4 ,I CONSID] MYSELF AN EX-PO/-LEFT AN>*I/ 7A4K4A4 AN AN>*I/7 & AM AW>E ?AT PO/-LEFT AN>*I/S HAVE ALSO ATTEMPT$ TO FRAME CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*ISM 9 !IR [N IMAGE4 ,I AGREE ) !M AS F> AS !IR PO9T GOES 7I4E4 ?AT !RE >E ISSUES ) LEFTI/ UND]/&+S & TACTICS7 BUT HAVE S]I\S ISSUES ) :AT APPE>S TO BE !IR UN/AT$ ASSUMPTIONS AB\T :AT ?AT MEANS4 ,TO :IT1 PO/-LEFT MEANS PRIM>ILY A PRACTICE ( CRITICISM FULL /OP1 :I* MEANS SOME V]SION ( EGOISM4 ,:AT ,I LIKE AB\T A DISCUSSION ?AT />TS ) ! P]IODIZATION ( ! SECOND WAVE IS ?AT IT IS NOT DOCTR9AIRE 7\TSIDE ( CIT+ ! 9FLU5CE ( ! ,S,I & ! EV5TS ( ,P>IS #a#i#f#h7 & HAS PL5TY ( ROOM = PO/-AN>*I/S1 PO/-LEFT AN>*I/S1 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/S1 GRE5 AN>*I/S1 ETC4 TO BREA! )\T ! F+] WAGG+ ( ,BLACK ,FLAME-TYPE CRITICISM 7I4E4 ?AT !Y >E NOT REAL BY ,BLACK ,FLAME'S HI/ORICALLY-FIX$ DEF9ITION74 

,HUMOR3 ,PLAYFULNESS SEEMS QUITE IMPORTANT TO Y\4 ,COM$Y HAS A LOT ( FUNCTIONS - IT CAN VIOLATE POLIT5ESS TO REVEAL A F>CE1 IT CAN BE %>P5$ 9TO A CRITIQUE1 & IT CAN BE LI<T5$ TO BREAK ! T5SION4 ,YET COM$Y CAN ALSO BE EASILY MISUND]/OOD OR TURN D[NRI<T MEAN4 ,:AT >E Y\R ?\<TS ON HUMOR8 ,:5 DOES IT WORK BE/8 ,& :5 IS IT 9APPROPRIATE8 

,I AM AN ABSOLUTI/ AB\T HUMOR4 ,I ?9K HUMOR IS ALWAYS APPROPRIATE1 & IT IS A C5TRAL P>T ( :AT ,I ?9K IT MEANS TO BE A HUMAN 9 A MON/R\S1 HORRIFIC1 & UNASSAILABLE WORLD4 ,I ?9K ! FUNNIE/ PEOPLE 9 ! WORLD >E ! OPPRESS$ SITT+ >\ND ! KIT*5 TABLE LAU<+ AT ! FUTILITY ( IT ALL4 ,I EMULATE ?AT EXP]I5CE :5 ,I DO MY HUMOR WELL4 ,I US$ TO PUT ?IS 9TO PRACTICE UNIV]SALLY & SUFF]$ A GREAT DEAL = IT 7! EASIE/ EXAMPLES 9VOLVE BE+ PILLORI$ BY ! US]S ( ! NEWS WIRE ,I US$ TO RUN74 ,I IMAG9E OV] HALF ( MY SELF-DESCRIB$ 5EMIES EXI/ ONLY BECAUSE !Y REALIZ$ AT SOME PO9T ?AT !Y W]E ! BUTT ( A JOKE 7OR T574 

,I AM EXHAU/$ BY ! HO/ILITY ( O!RS T[>DS MY S5SE ( HUMOR OR T[>DS HUMOR 9 ! CONTEXT ( ,S]I\S ,ANTI-,AU?ORIT>IAN POLITICS4 ,I AM CURR5TLY RE-ASSESS+ H[ ,I CAN BE FUNNY )\T ! NA/Y CONSEQU5CES4 ,I HAVE LOOK$ 9TO /&UP COM$Y AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO ?IS PROBLEM1 BUT ,I AM NOT SURE ,I HAVE ! TAL5T TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT IT4 ,IMPROV SEEMS MORE UP MY ALLEY1 BUT ,I HAVE NOT F\ND ! TIME TO F9D A WAY ?AT W\LD FE$ ME4 ,! 9T]NET IS SU* A GREAT PLAT=M = COM$Y :ILE BE+ AN EV5 BETT] PLAT=M = MISUND]/&+ & ACRIMONY4 

,PUBLI%]'S SECRETS3 ,Y\ >E P>T ( A SUCCESSFUL AN>*I/ PUBLI%+ PROJECT = A FEW YE>S N[1 ,>D5T ,PRESS1 & ITS ASSOCIAT$ DI/RIBUTOR1 ,LITTLE ,BLACK ,C>T4 ,BE+ 5TIRELY VOLUNTE]-RUN1 IT SEEMS ?AT Y\ ALL >E NOT BEHOLD5 TO ! TRADITIONAL FAU/IAN B>GA9 ( NE$+ TO PUBLI% BIG SELL]S 9 ORD] TO SUBSIDIZE ! CO/ ( LESS POPUL> RELEASES4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT Y\ CAN BE PICKY AB\T :AT Y\ PUBLI%1 & Y\ >E1 BUT Y\ ALL ALSO SUPPORT P]SPECTIVES NOT HELD BY ! $ITORIAL GR\P4 ,:AT K9D ( CONSID]ATIONS GO 9TO *OOS+ :AT MAT]IAL TO PUBLI%8 ,:AT >E ! LESSONS TO BE LE>N$ FROM APPRECIAT+ & PROMOT+ MAT]IAL ?AT Y\ DO NOT AGREE )8 ,>E !RE ANY O!R NOVEL 9SI<TS ?AT PUBLI%+ HAVE TAU<T Y\8 

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