,LETT]S AGA9/ ,PRIMITIVISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,! QUE/ION ( H[ WE GET TO A PRIMITIVI/ UTOPIA 

,DE> ,FRE$OM 

,K>5 ,GOAMAN'S SUMM>Y ( MY IDEAS 7ISSUE #a_/#a_/#d7 IS AT SU* ODDS TO :AT ,I ACTUALLY WROTE ,I DON'T KN[ :]E TO BEG94 ,P]HAPS IT IS JU/ ME1 BUT IT (T5 SEEMS ?AT SUPPORT]S ( PRIMITIVISM SPEAK A DIFF]5T LANGUAGE TO ! RE/ ( US4 ,AFT] ALL1 ,I SAID 9 MY FIR/ REPLY ?AT ,I D\BT$ ?AT PEOPLE :O W5T TO ! TR\BLE ( HAV+ A REVOLUTION W\LD LEAVE EV]Y?+ PRETTY MU* ! SAME AS BE=E 7AS ASS]T$ 9 ! FIR/ 0,GRE5 & ,BLACK ,BULLET9074 ,BUT1 NO1 APP>5TLY BY ?IS ,I MEANT ! OPPOSITE6 ,SO :5 %E LABELS ME A LOV] ( 0MOD]N 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY0 %E IS DI/ORT+ MY POSITION SLI<TLY4 

,!N !RE IS ! :OLE 0PRIMITIVI/0 RHETORIC ITSELF4 ,! FIR/ ,BULLET9 /RESS$ PRIMITIVISM WAS 0NOT POS+ ! ,/ONE ,AGE AS A MODEL = \R ,UTOPIA40 ,N[ ,K>5 PO9TS TO 0ONLY #a#e1 YE>S ( \R [N PRE-HI/ORY0 AS 0MODELS & EXAMPLES06 ,%E /RESSES ?AT ! 0SMALL-SCALE L&-BAS$ CULTURES0 PRIMITIVISM WANTS >E NOT PEASANT COMMUNITIES 7AL?\< %E ALSO SAYS ?AT 0PEASANTS & SMALL F>M]S0 W]E :AT 0! ,WILDFIRE WRIT]S >GUE =0671 :I* LEAVES US ) ! 0GA!R+ & HUNT+0 TRIBES ! FIR/ ,BULLET9 REJECT$4 ,SO TO RECAP4 ,PRIMITIVI/S DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO ! ,/ONE ,AGE1 !Y JU/ IMPLY !Y DO4 ,!Y ALSO CONSID] PEASANT LIFE A 0RETURN TO A LIFE ( DRUDG]Y10 BUT ALSO 0>GUE =0 IT4 ,:I*1 ,I SUPPOSE1 %[S ?AT ,Z]ZAN WAS RI<T TO COMBAT ! EVILS ( LANGUAGE6 

,!N !RE IS ! :OLE ISSUE ( 7TO QUOTE ! FIR/ 0,GRE5 & ,BLACK ,BULLET907 :5 0CIVILIZATION COLLAPSES0 ?R\< 0ITS [N VOLITION40 ,N[1 ?AT CAN ONLY MEAN ONE ?+4 ,IT MEANS ! DE/RUCTION ( LIFE AS WE KN[ IT 9 A %ORT P]IOD ( TIME1 :E!R WE WANT IT OR NOT4 ,PRIMITIVI/S1 :5 PRESS$1 SEEM TO SAY ?AT !Y DON'T MEAN 9/ANT *AOS & MASS />VATION BY ?AT EXPRESSION BUT ?AT IS :AT IT S\NDS LIKE4 ,& !Y GET HUFFY :5 Y\ PO9T IT \T6 

,K>5 %[S ?IS CONTRADICTION BETWE5 ! RHETORIC & REALITY4 ,%E SAYS ,I RAISE AN IMPORTANT ISSUE 0( H[ PEOPLE C\LD MANAGE NUCLE> & TOXIC WA/E CAUS$ BY DECADES ( MILIT>Y & 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION40 ,%E SUGGE/S 0SKILL$ PEOPLE TO CONTA9 ! LEGACY ( 9DU/RIALISM OR TO ALL[ !M TO DEGRADE AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE 9 >EAS ?AT PEOPLE CAN AVOID40 ,SO1 TO GET ?IS RI<T1 NO ONE WILL WANT TO WORK 9 A M9E OR 9 A FACTORY BUT !Y WILL WANT TO LOOK AFT] TOXIC & NUCLE> WA/E8 ,& H[ WILL !Y DO ?AT8 ,BO? BULLET9S REJECT$ WORK]S' CONTROL \T ( H&4 ,& IT WILL REQUIRE TE*NOLOGY & 9DU/RY TO PROVIDE ! MEANS ( CONTA9M5T1 BUT ?AT IS 7YET AGA97 REJECT$ \T ( H&4 ,SO1 H[ WILL ?IS TASK BE DONE8 ,AS = DUMP+ IT 9TO ONE >EA1 SURELY ,K>5 KN[S ?AT ! 5VIRONM5T CANNOT BE SUBDIVID$ 9 ?IS WAY4 ,! EFFECTS ( A ROTT+ PILE ( 9DU/RIAL WA/E WILL NOT /OP AT HUMAN MADE B>RI]S4 

,! KEY PROBLEM ) ,K>5'S REPLY IS ?AT IT DOES NOT ADDRESS ! PRETTY BASIC QUE/ION ( H[ WE GET TO H] PRIMITIVI/ UTOPIA4 ,%E TALKS AB\T 0SMALL-SCALE L&-BAS$ CULTURES0 YET DOES NOT EXPLA9 H[ ! ,U,K WILL SUPPORT #eh MILLION PEOPLE LIV+ LIKE ?AT4 ,NOR H[ WE GET !RE4 ,! V]Y CRUX ( MY CRITIQUE1 9CID5TALLY4 ,& :I* NONE ( ! 0PRIMITIVI/S0 HAVE BO!R$ TO ACKN[L$GE1 NEV] M9D ADDRESS4 

,GIV5 ?AT PRIMITIVI/S REJECT WORK]S' CONTROL1 F$]ALISM1 ! 0CONT9UATION ( 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY0 7EV5 TEMPOR>ILY71 & SO =?1 ,I FAIL TO SEE H[ IT WILL EV] HAPP5 )\T />VATION & MIS]Y ON A MASSIVE SCALE4 ,P]HAPS 0PRIMITIVISM0 WILL BE AS WOND]FUL AS ,K>5 SAYS IT WILL BE BUT UNTIL %E & H] FELL[S ACTUALLY DISCUSS H[ TO GET !RE1 ,I'LL BE UNABLE TO SIGN UP TO IT4 ,P]HAPS ! REASON :Y !Y DON'T DO ?IS IS BECAUSE !Y KN[ ?AT IT WILL 9VOLVE ALL ! ?+S !Y SLAG (F 0TRADITIONAL0 AN>*I/S =4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 A PROCESS ( TRANSITION 9VOLV+ WORK]S' CONTROL1 F$]ALISM & ! USE ( 9DU/RY4 ,ALSO1 IF !Y ADMIT TO ?AT !Y W\LD ALSO HAVE TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT 0TRADITIONAL0 AN>*I/S DO NOT WANT ! 0CONT9UATION ( 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY0 AT ALL BUT RA!R A TOTAL TRANS=MATION ( H[ WE LIVE4 ,WE JU/ RECOGNIZE ?IS CANNOT BE DONE OV]NI<T NOR NE$ 9VOLVE ! ELIM9ATION ( ALL =MS ( 9DU/RY_/TE*NOLOGY4 

,I'M GLAD %E SAYS ,I MAY BE 0HAPPI] & MORE SATISFI$ LIV+0 9 H] UTOPIA1 AFT] ALL %E DOES NOT GIVE ME ANY O!R OPTIONS TO *OOSE FROM4 ,! IDEA ?AT WE CAN *OOSE ! LEVEL ( TE*NOLOGY WE WANT IS DISMISS$ \T ( H&4 ,)\T IRONY1 %E SAYS ?AT IT IS 09DU/RIALISM0 ?AT 0REMOVES ! *OICE = PEOPLE TO DECIDE H[ TO LIVE0 & SO CONDEMNS US ALL TO LIVE UND] PRIMITIVISM4 ,SAY+ ?AT !RE IS NO ALT]NATIVE DOES SEEM A LITTLE BIT AU?ORIT>IAN TO ME1 SORRY4 ,P>TICUL>LY :5 ! USE ( APPROPRIATE TE*NOLOGY %[S IT'S NOT TRUE4 

,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,CRITIQUE ( ,GRE5 & ,BLACK ,BULLET9 NO4 #b 

,DE> ,FRE$OM 

,I'M NOT SURPRIS$ ?AT ! >TICLE 0,MASS ,SOCIETY0 WAS NOT SIGN$ BY ! MEMB] ( ! 0,WILDFIRE ,COLLECTIVE0 :O P5N$ IT4 ,I1 TOO1 W\LD BE A%AM$ ( PUTT+ MY NAME TO SU* NONS5SE4 ,/RONG WORDS1 ,I KN[1 BUT JU/IFI$ GIV5 ! SELF-CONTRADICTORY & SUP]FICIAL >GUM5TS ?IS >TICLE 9FLICTS ON ITS READ]S4 

,\R ANONYM\S COMRADE 7:OM ,I WILL CALL ,W,F7 SEEMS TO HAVE TAK5 ALL ! TRADITIONAL >GUM5TS AGA9/ AN>*ISM & TURN$ !M 9TO >GUM5TS = 0PRIMITIVISM40 0,AN>*ISM CANNOT WORK 9 COMPLEX SOCIETIES08 ,CORRECT4 0,ORGANIZATION EQUALS GOV]NM5T08 ,( C\RSE4 0,SOCIETY EQUALS ! /ATE08 ,Y\ BET6 0,MOD]N SOCIETY REQUIRES BUREAUCRACY40 ,9DE$4 0,NO ONE WILL WORK08 ,RI<T6 ,H[ DEPRESS+ READ+ AN AN>*I/ CONFIRM ALL ! COMMON PREJUDICES AGA9/ AN>*ISM4 

,& ! ALT]NATIVE8 ,?AT IS NOT DEF9$ BUT 9 ! 0IMM$IATE T]M0 WE GET 0SMALL SCALE L&-BAS$ CULTURE10 BAS$ ON ! SMALLE/ GR\P POSSIBLE4 ,I D\BT MANY PEOPLE 9 ! ,WE/ WILL EMBRACE ?IS RETURN TO PEASANT LIFE4 ,RA!R1 !Y W\LD EMBRACE ! 9EQUALITIES & OPPRESSION ( CAPITALISM & /ATISM1 GIV5 ! ALT]NATIVE4 ,) 5EMIES LIKE !SE1 ! CURR5T SY/EM REALLY DOES NOT NE$ FRI5DS6 

,!N !RE IS ! 9CR$IBLE LEVEL ( SELF-CONTRADICTION4 ,W,F OP9ES ?AT 0:Y %\LD PEOPLE'S ACTIONS BE DEF9$ BY ! RES\RCES !Y LIVE NE>0 YET FAILS TO RECOGNIZE ?AT ! SMALL-SCALE GR\PS !Y FAVOR WILL1 BY NECESSITY1 BE DEF9$ SO4 ,IT IS ASS]T$ ?AT 0NO COMMUNITY W\LD BE BEHOLD5 TO ANY O!R0 :ILE TALK+ AB\T 0\R %>$ FUTURE WORLD40 ,BUT SU* GR\PS NE$ NOT %>E ANY?+1 UNLESS !Y HAVE SOME?+ 0DEF9$ BY ! RES\RCES !Y LIVE NE>0 :I* O!RS DO NOT4 ,!N !Y W\LD 0BE BEHOLD5 TO AN EXT]NAL NE$10 :I* IS BAD4 ,& ,W,F TALKS AB\T 0E/ABLI%+ A TRULY GLOBAL CLASSLESS HUMAN RELATIONS0 :ILE MAK+ COMMUNICATION BEYOND A FEW DAYS WALK IMPOSSIBLE6 ,:I* MAKES !IR OPPOSITION TO 0CULTURAL ,PANGEA0 QUITE IRONIC3 !IR 0SMALL GR\PS0 WILL ONLY SEE ! FEW 0CULTURES0 NE>E/ !M4 

,!N !RE IS !IR WOND]+ ( 0:O'S GO+ D[N ! M9E40 ,!Y ANSW] 0,ME8 ,NO ?ANKS60 ,IRONICALLY1 ,W,F DOES NOT (F] ?AT OPTION TO ?OSE :O DO NOT WI% TO LIVE 9 SELF-SUFFICI5T SMALL GR\PS4 ,EV5 MORE IRONICALLY ,W,F REFUSES ?OSE 9 ! 0GLOBAL S\?0 ANY *OICE 9 :AT K9D ( SOCIETY !Y WANT :ILE ALSO >GU+ ?AT O!R AN>*I/S SEEK A SIMIL> BL& GLOBALIZ$ WORLD AS CAPITALISM & CANNOT SEE BEYOND ! 0WE/]N MODEL40 ,9DE$1 A SUCCESSFUL AN>*I/ REVOLUTION 9 ! WE/ W\LD BE IMP]IALI/1 0EXPORT.<+ 'CIVILIZATION'.> TO !SE D5I$ ITS 'WOND]S4'0 ,BUT P]HAPS ?IS EXPOSES AN AW>5ESS ?AT PEOPLE 9 ! 0MAJORITY WORLD0 DO NOT P>TICUL>LY LIKE MANY ASPECTS ( !IR LIVES & SEEK IMPROVEM5TS 7E4G4 CLEAN WAT] & BASIC M$IC9ES7 9 !IR LIV+ CONDITIONS8 ,AS = ! LEVEL ( TE*NOLOGY & 9DU/RY !Y W\LD LIKE1 WELL1 ,I ?9K TRUE AN>*I/S %\LD LET !M DECIDE ?AT !MSELVES RA!R ?AN SEEK+ TO IMPOSE PRIMITIVI/ FANTASIES ONTO !M4 

,SO ,W,FS VISION ( ! FUTURE IS AS CONTRADICTORY AS IT IS UNAPPEAL+4 ,:AT ( !IR CRITIQUE ( TRADITIONAL AN>*ISM8 ,?AT1 TOO1 IS LACK+4 ,TALK+ ( ,LONDON1 ,W,F >GUES ?AT 0IF ! CITY /AYS0 !N IT 0CANNOT & WILL NOT BE AN>*I/0 DUE TO ! SIZE ( ! POPULATION & ! RES\RCES & ORGANIZATION REQUIR$4 ,9 RETURN1 ,I ASK1 H[ WILL ,W,F GET RID ( ,LONDON8 ,W,F CLAIMS ?AT ORGANIZ+ A CITY ! SIZE ( ,LONDON W\LD BE 0A FUCK+ NI<TM>E0 YET S+UL>LY FAILS TO TALK AB\T ! REAL FUCK+ NI<TM>E ( :AT WILL HAPP5 TO !SE #h MILLION PEOPLE8 ,:Y %\LD !Y LEAVE ! CITY8 ,H[8 ,:]E TO8 ,CAN ALL #h MILLION1 NEV] M9D ! O!R #e MILLION1 ATTEMPT TO LIVE ! LIFE 0PRIMITIVISM0 ASS]TS IS 9 !IR 9T]E/S TO LIVE ON !SE ISL&S8 

,IF ,LONDON 0/AYS0 ,W,F WOND]S IF 0?OSE 9 ! 'C\NTRYSIDE' /ILL HAVE TO PROVIDE FOOD = ! BEA/08 ,BY 0! BEA/0 ,I ASSUME ,W,F MEANS ! #h MILLION PEOPLE ( ,LONDON4 ,SO1 = ,W,F1 IS ! 5EMY ! MASS ( ! POPULATION8 ,APP>5TLY SO4 ,& ,I WOND] H[ 0?OSE 9 ! 'C\NTRYSIDE'0 W\LD APPRECIATE A MASS 9FLUX ( MILLIONS ( />V+ CITY FOLK1 DRIV5 FROM ! CITY BY :O KN[S :AT8 ,BUT :Y LET LITTLE ISSUES LIKE MASS />VATION & :AT PEOPLE WANT & DESIRE GET 9 ! WAY ( ! PRIMITIVI/ UTOPIA8 

,:AT ( ,W,F'S >GUM5T ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ORGANIZE A CITY ! SIZE ( ,LONDON 9 A LIB]T>IAN FA%ION8 ,HE WOND]S :]E ALL ! DELEGATES W\LD MEET4 ,BUT :Y ASSUME ?AT ALL ! DELEGATES W\LD HAVE TO MEET OR DISCUSS ALL ! MANY ISSUES ( ! POPULATION4 ,MANY ISSUES W\LD BE 9 ! H&S ( ?OSE MO/ AFFECT$ & NOT REQUIRE WID] DISCUSSION4 ,MO/ COMMUNICATION ( NE$S W\LD BE DIRECT4 ,A COMMUNITY W\LD CONTACT WORKPLACE ,A = SUPPLIES1 :I* W\LD CONTACT WORKPLACE ,B TO >RANGE 9PUTS1 & SO =?4 ,= CO-ORD9ATION ( WID] ACTIVITY1 !RE W\LD BE DELEGATES ( F$]ATIONS SO CUTT+ D[N ON ! NUMB] HAV+ TO MEET SUB/ANTIALLY4 ,& AS = ,F,C'S POND]+ ( H[ 0?OSE 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,NOR? .<CAN.> COMMUNICATE LET ALONE CONV9CE A COMMUNITY 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?0 NOT TO 0H>NESS NUCLE> 5]GY10 HAVE !Y NOT HE>D ( E-MAIL1 TELEPHONES1 LETT]S1 PETITIONS1 S5D+ DELEGATES BY PLANE8 ,OR =MS ( DIRECT ACTION AS ! BOYCOTT1 ! /RIKE8 ,OR EV5 PROTE/ M>*ES8 ,OR RAIS+ A PROTE/ MOTION AT ! APPROPRIATE F$]ATION CONGRESS8 

,SO H[ W\LD \R 0COMMUNITY'S VOICE .<BE.> HE>D08 ,9 ! SAME WAY AS ! RE/1 BY AN ELECT$1 M&AT$ & RECALLABLE DELEGATE4 ,IMPOSSIBLE8 ,IT WORK$ DUR+ ! ,FR5* & ,SPANI% REVOLUTIONS & 9 ! REC5T REVOLT 9 ,>G5T9A & W\LD1 ,I SUGGE/1 WORK F> BETT] ?AN ANY PRIMITIVI/ ALT]NATIVE4 ,SU* A SY/EM WILL 9VOLVE REA*+ AGREEM5TS ) O!RS & SO COMPROMISE1 BUT FRE$OM IS NOT SOME IMMATURE DESIRE TO ALWAYS GET Y\R WAY4 ,?AT IS ! ATOMIZ$1 N>R[ & SELF-DEFEAT+ 9DIVIDUALISM PROMOT$ BY CAPITALISM1 NOT ! SOCIAL FRE$OM DESIR$ BY LIB]T>IANS4 

,POPUL> SELF-MANAGEM5T W\LD APPLY 9 9DU/RY TOO4 ,W,F /ATES ?AT 0WORK]S CONTROL0 MEANS 0PLAC+ TE*NOLOGIES & SKILLS 9 ! H&S ( ! FEW40 ,ACTUALLY1 IT MEANS ! OPPOSITE1 I4E4 WORK]S' CONTROLL+ ! TE*NOLOGIES & SKILLS !Y USE RA!R ?AN LETT+ BOSSES 7! FEW7 DO SO4 ,AS = IT BE+ 05=C$ DIVID$ LABOR0 & 0WORK]S SELF-EXPLOITATION0 ,W,F IS REALLY ABUS+ ! MEAN+ ( WORDS4 ,YES1 ?+S WILL NE$ TO BE PRODUC$ & DIFF]5T TASKS WILL 9VOLVE DIFF]5T WORK BUT IF ?IS IS 05=C$ DIVID$ LABOR0 !N SO IS ALL PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY1 9CLUD+ ?AT 9 ,W,F'S 0SMALL-SCALE0 GR\PS4 ,OR P]HAPS ! WORK REQUIR$ TO GET FOOD IS NOT 05=C$0 AS ! ALT]NATIVE IS />VATION8 ,IF SO1 !N SAY HELLO TO ! USUAL CAPITALI/ DEF5SE ( WAGE SLAV]Y6 

,NON-PRIMITIVI/ AN>*I/S KN[ ?AT PRODUCTION 0WILL CONT9UE TO NE$ RAW RES\RCES TO BE BUILT40 ,YES1 ?IS WILL CAUSE ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION4 ,BUT SO WILL ! ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION CAUS$ BY ! BREAKD[N ( CIVILIZATION ,W,F DESIRES3 NUCLE> MELTD[NS1 TOXIC WA/E & OIL SLICKS CAUS$ BY AB&ON$ 9DU/RY1 ALL ! O!R LEGACIES ( 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY1 :I* 7LIKE ! RUL+ CLASS7 WILL NOT JU/ DISAPPE>4 ,WE WILL NE$ TO H&LE SU* PROBLEMS :ILE TRANS=M+ SOCIETY4 ,& ?IS IS :]E ! 09DU/RIAL PROGRESSION0 ,W,F DISMISSES \T ( H& COMES 9TO PLAY4 ,!Y CANNOT SEE ?AT TE*NOLOGY CAN BE US$ BY ?OSE :O WORK TO MAKE IT EASI] & R$UCE_/ELIM9ATE ! MO/ UNPLEASANT ASPECTS ( IT4 ,PEOPLE CAN SEE ! IMPACT ( !IR ACTIVITY & W\LD *ANGE ?+S TO M9IMIZE IT4 ,YES1 SOL> PANELS WILL USE RES\RCES BUT !Y >E LESS ECOLOGICALLY DE/RUCTIVE ?AN COAL FIRES 9 EV]Y HOME4 ,:I* IS1 ( C\RSE1 0PROGRESS04 ,W\LD ,W,F1 AS A TRUE BELIEV] 9 ANTI-PROGRESS1 OPPOSE DEVELOPM5TS :I* SAVE RES\RCES & R$UCE POLLUTION8 

,:I* EXPOSES ANO!R PROBLEM ) PRIMITIVISM4 ,IT IS ! MIRROR IMAGE CAPITALI/ WOR%IP ( PROGRESS 7= ONE IT'S GOOD1 ! O!R EVIL74 ,!Y >E TWO-SIDES ( ! SAME1 ANTI-HUMAN1 CO94 ,AN>*I/S SEE PROGRESS 9 A MORE COMPLEX LI<T4 ,IT IS SURELY A TRUISM ?AT 0PROGRESS0 UND] A HI]>*ICAL SOCIETY WILL BE %AP$ BY ! EQUALITIES ( P[] 9 IT4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT PROGRESS IS NOT AS NEUTRAL AS EI!R CAPITALI/S OR TE*NOPHOBES LIKE TO SUGGE/4 ,RA!R ?AN ! QUASI-RELIGI\S OPPOSITION TO 0PROGRESS0 WE %\LD BE US+ \R M9DS1 EVALUAT+ ! CO/S & B5EFITS ( SPECIFIC CONCRETE =MS ( TE*NOLOGY & PRODUCTION1 SEEK+ WAYS ( IMPROV+ & *ANG+ !M &1 P]HAPS1 GETT+ RID ( SOME ( !M TOTALLY4 ,SOME?+ AN>*I/S HAVE LONG >GU$ PEOPLE :O >E CREAT+ & LIV+ 9 A FREE SOCIETY W\LD DO4 

,ULTIMATELY1 ,W,F EXPOSES ! CORE PROBLEM ) PRIMITIVISM4 ,= !M1 TE*NOLOGY1 0MASS SOCIETY0 & 0CIVILIZATION0 >E NEUTRAL4 ,= ! PRIMITIVI/1 ALL !SE ?+S >E 9H]5TLY 0BAD0 & SO 9DEP5D5T ( ! DESIRES ( ! PEOPLE AFFECT$ BY !M & ! SY/EM !Y >E P>T (4 ,H[EV]1 ONCE WE REALIZE ?AT !SE ?+S >E NOT NEUTRAL WE CAN SEE ! WAY \T4 ,WE CAN SEE ?AT WORK]S' CONTROL IS NOT 0SELF-EXPLOITATION0 BUT RA!R ! FIR/ /EP 9 MODIFY+ TE*NOLOGY & PRODUCTION TO ECOLOGISE & HUMANIZE IT4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ! SELF-ORGANIZATION & MASS P>TICIPATION REQUIR$ BY SOCIAL /RUGGLE & REVOLUTION >E ! FIR/ /EPS 9 HUMANIZ+ SOCIETY & CIVILIZ+ A 0CIVILIZATION0 DI/ORT$ BY ! B>B>ISM ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,& ?IS NEW SOCIETY W\LD BE TAKE ! BE/ ( EXI/+ CULTURES1 TE*NOLOGIES & SKILLS TO HELP PRODUCE A WORLD ( UNIQUE 9DIVIDUALS :O LIVE 9 DIV]SE COMMUNITIES & EXP]I5CE DIV]SE CULTURES & IDEAS4 

,TO 5D1 ,W,F COMPLA9S ?AT 0! LEFT CLAIM !SE PRIMITIVI/S WANT ,MAD ,MAX DY/OPIAS40 ,ON ! EVID5CE ( ?IS >TICLE1 ,I CAN ONLY SURMISE ?AT 0! LEFT0 IS RI<T ON ?IS ONE4 

,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,WILDFIRE ,COLLECTIVE & PRIMITIVISM 

,DE> ,FRE$OM 

,! LETT]S BY BO? MEMB]S ( ! 0,WILDFIRE ,COLLECTIVE0 7,W,C7 JU/ RE9=CES ! POV]TY ( PRIMITIVISM4 ,RA!R ?AN ADDRESS ! ISSUES ,I RAIS$1 !Y PREF] P]SONAL ATTACKS & DI/ORTION :ILE HAV+ ! *EEK TO ACCUSE ME ( 0VITRIOL1 LIES & HALF-TRU?S06 ,IGNOR+ ! 9SULTS1 9V5TIONS1 EVASIONS & SELF-CONTRADICTIONS1 !IR LETT]S ACTUALLY HAVE LITTLE TO SAY4 ,MO/ ( IT IS SIMPLY 7& OBVI\SLY7 GROSS DI/ORTIONS ( :AT ,I HAD >GU$4 

0,WILDFIRE #a0 7,W,F#a7 COMPLA9S ?AT BY 0ASS]T.<+.> !SE TWO .<( #e6.> POSITIONS TO US1 9 9V5T$ COMMAS 7AS IF LIFT$ FROM ! TEXT70 ,I AM BE+ 0DI%ONE/ & MISREPRES5TATIVE40 ,YET ! CONTEXT ( MY LETT] MAKES IT CLE> ,I WAS NOT QUOT+ FROM ! TEXT & ANY READ] ( ! ORIG9AL >TICLE WILL KN[ ?AT ,I WAS NOT4 

,LOOK+ AT ! ASS]TION ?AT 0ORGANIZATION EQUALS GOV]NM5T0 ,I CANNOT SEE :AT HE IS COMPLA9+ AB\T4 ,! SECOND BULLET9 OBVI\SLY ASSUMES ?IS4 ,?IS IS MORE ?AN CONFIRM$ BY HIS SUGGE/ION ?AT ,I HAVE 0ALL MY HOPES RE/+ 9 BECOM+ ONE ( Y\R ILLUSION>Y 'RECALLABLE' POLITICIANS ( ! FUTURE40 ,& H]E IS ! P]SON :O TAKES (F5SE TO MY 0ASS]TION0 ?AT HE EQUATES ORGANIZATION ) GOV]NM5T6 ,H[ IRONIC4 ,!N !RE IS HIS COMRADE'S LETT]1 :I* CALLS 0RECALLABLE DELEGATES 444 ANO!R =M ( GOV]NANCE10 EV5 DISMISS+ COLLECTIVE DECISION MAK+ AS ! 9DIVIDUAL BE+ 0CRU%$ UND] ! WEI<T ( 'WORK]S' DEMOCRACY4'0 ,:E!R 9 ! WORKPLACE OR 9 A 0SMALL-SCALE0 COMMUNITY1 ORGANIZATION MEANS REQUIRES DECISIONS TO REA*$ & !SE WILL R>ELY MAKE EV]YONE HAPPY4 ,IF EV]Y DECISION REQUIRES #a.0 AGREEM5T !N ! OP9ION ( ! #i#i.0 O!R MEMB]S >E 0CRU%$0 BY ! 0LONE VOICE40 ,IT SUGGE/S A SOME:AT AUTOCRATIC APPROA* TO COOP]ATION1 NAMELY ! EXPECTATION ?AT EV]YONE MU/ DO EXACTLY :AT Y\ WANT O!RWISE Y\ >E OPPRESS$4 ,?US MY 0ASS]TION01 RA!R ?AN BE+ 0DI%ONE/01 WAS CORRECT4 

,W,F#a SAYS ,I PROPOSE 0AN 'IMP]IALI/' PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION ON ! MAJORITY WORLD40 ,REALLY1 ,W,F#a1 DO Y\ ?9K ! READ]S ( ,FRE$OM >E /UPID8 ,!Y READ MY REPLY & KN[ ,I SAID NO SU* ?+4 ,! 0QUOTE0 Y\ PROVIDE WAS MY REPEAT+ Y\R /RAW MAN >GUM5T AGA9/ 0TRADITIONAL0 AN>*ISM & MO/ DEF9ITELY NOT SUGGE/+ AGREEM5T ) Y\R DI%ONE/ COMM5TS6 ,! CONTEXT MAKES IT CLE> ?AT ?IS WAS ! CASE1 AS CAN BE SE5 BY ,W,F#a DOCTOR+ ! QUOTE TO REMOVE ! QUOTATION M>KS :]E ,I 9DICAT$ ! SECOND BULLET9'S WORDS4 ,H[ DI%ONE/ CAN Y\ GET8 

,AS REG>DS ,W,F#a'S PU]ILE COMM5TS 9 RESPONSE TO HIS [N 9V5TIONS1 IT IS H>DLY WOR? REPLY+4 ,I WILL NOTE ?AT ,I FULLY SUPPORT 0,ZAPITI/AS :O DON'T WANT DAMS0 & O!RS :O REJECT ! DEM&S ( CAPITALI/ PROGRESS4 ,AS ,I MADE CLE>1 0PROGRESS0 UND] CAPITALISM IS %AP$ BY 9EQUALITIES ( P[] & WEAL?4 ,I OBVI\SLY DO NOT WOR%IP IT1 ,I JU/ DON'T REJECT ALL PROGRESS AS 9H]5TLY BAD4 ,IT'S NOT ?AT H>D TO UND]/&4 ,& ,I ?9K IT IRONIC ?AT SOMEONE :O WANTS ! :OLE WORLD TO BE 0PRIMITIVI/0 HAS ! *EEK TO CALL ME AN 0IMP]IALI/0 & 0AU?ORIT>IAN10 P>TICUL>LY GIV5 ?AT ,I SAID 0,AS = ! LEVEL ( TE*NOLOGY & 9DU/RY !Y .<9 ! ',GLOBAL ,S\?'.> W\LD LIKE1 WELL1 ,I ?9K TRUE AN>*I/S %\LD LET !M DECIDE ?AT !MSELVES RA!R ?AN SEEK+ TO IMPOSE PRIMITIVI/ FANTASIES ONTO !M0 7I4E4 ! SAME POSITION ,I HOLD = ! 0,GLOBAL ,NOR?074 

,I DO F9D IT FUNNY ,W,F#a M5TION+ ,I WANT TO 0ORGANIZE /RIKES AGA9/ ?OSE :O REFUSE ! 'PROGRESS ( ! WE/4'0 ,I ASSUME ?AT ?IS IS 9 RESPONSE TO MY SUGGE/IONS ON HIS QUE/ION ( H[ 0?OSE 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,NOR? .<CAN.> COMMUNICATE LET ALONE CONV9CE A COMMUNITY 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?0 NOT TO 0H>NESS NUCLE> 5]GY40 ,:I* IS A TOTAL DI/ORTION ( MY >GUM5T AS WELL AS BE+ DEEPLY IRONIC4 ,!RE ,I WAS EXPLA9+ H[ WE C\LD CONV9CE PEOPLE NOT TO FOLL[ \R MI/AKES & ,W,F#a TURNS IT ON ITS HEAD6 

,HIS COMRADE GETS ANNOY$ BY ?IS AS WELL1 COMPLA9+ ?AT DIRECT ACTION W\LD BE US$ AGA9/ A 0GR\P ( WORK]S .<?AT.> DOESN'T WANT TO PLAY0 9 ORD] TO 0=CE PEOPLE TO DO :AT ! MAJORITY WANT40 ,?IS IS IRONIC4 ,IS HE N[ SUGGE/+ ?AT WE %\LD LET PEOPLE 0H>NESS NUCLE> 5]GY0 AS IT W\LD BE OPPRESSIVE TO TRY & CONV9CE !M NOT TO8 ,I WI% HE W\LD MAKE HIS M9D UP6 ,HE !N 5DS ?IS SELF-CONTRADICTORY P>AGRAPH ) AN ASS]TION ?AT 0:5 ! BOYCOTTS FAIL0 ,I W\LD 0BE \T %OOT+ ALL !SE 'ANTI-WORK' TYPES HIS ,SPANI% CIVIL W> H]OES0 DID4 ,I NOTICE HE PROVID$ NO EVID5CE = ?IS S]I\S CLAIM4 ,I *ECK$ ! MO/ OBVI\S S\RCE = SU* AN ACCUSATION 7,SEIDM5'S 0,WORK]S ,AGA9/ ,WORK07 & F\ND NO?+4 ,P]HAPS HE W\LD FURNI% A REF]5CE8 

,!N !RE IS ,W,F#a'S DI/ORTION ON MY H&L+ ECOLOGICALLY DE/RUCTIVE TE*NOLOGY4 ,HE AGA9 PRODUCES A DOCTOR$1 \T ( CONTEXT1 QUOTE 9 ORD] TO LAUN* 9TO A TIRADE ON H[ ,I ?9K 0! FUTURE IS AN EI!R OR SC5>IO4 ,EI!R WE EMBRACE ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION OR FACE ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION40 ,P]HAPS ,I %\LD /RESS ?AT BY 0ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION0 ,I ASSUM$ ,W,C MEANT ! USE ( NATURAL RES\RCES BY HUMANS 7?IS IS CLE> FROM MY LETT]74 ,GIV5 ! CONTEXT !Y US$ ! T]M1 ,I FEEL JU/IFI$ 9 ?IS4 ,YES1 PRODUC+ ANY PRODUCT1 EV5 ECOLOGICAL ONES1 WILL RESULT 9 RES\RCE USE1 POLLUTION1 & SO ON 7I4E4 BE DE/RUCTIVE ( ! NATURAL 5VIRONM5T74 ,?IS APPLIES TO 0PRIMITIVI/0 SOCIETY AS WELL4 ,CUTT+ D[N TREES = HOMES1 HEAT+ & F>M L& CAUSES 0ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION40 ,MY />T+ PO9T IS H[ DO WE 9T]ACT ) ! 5VIRONM5T TO M9IMIZE \R IMPACT :ILE MA9TA9+ A DEC5T /&>D ( LIV+4 ,AS ,I MADE CLE> 9 MY LETT]1 AS ,W,F#a KN[S4 

,W,C CLE>LY REJECT ?IS SOLUTION4 ,I CAN SEE :Y ,W,F#a DI/ORTS MY POSITION AS IT ALL[S HIM TO IGNORE MY PO9T1 :I* WAS ?AT 0! BREAKD[N ( CIVILIZATION ,W,F DESIRES0 WILL FACE ! 0LEGACIES ( 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY1 :I* 7LIKE ! RUL+ CLASS7 WILL NOT JU/ DISAPPE>40 ,PRESUMABLY ,W,F#a REJECTS ?IS & ?9KS ?AT NUCLE> P[] /ATIONS %\LD JU/ BE ALL[$ TO MELT D[N & ! TOXIC WA/ES ( DECAY+ 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY JU/ SEEP 9TO ! WAT] TABLE & SOIL8 ,BUT NO1 HE >GUES ?AT 0WE CAN SAFELY DEACTIVATE & SECURE 'TOXIC' PROCESSES DUR+ A REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION1 )\T HAV+ TO CONT9UE !IR PRODUCTION PO/-REVOLUTION40 ,:Y DIDN'T ,I ?9K ( ?AT8 ,NO1 WAIT1 ,I DID6 ,I WROTE ?AT 0WE WILL NE$ TO H&LE SU* PROBLEMS :ILE TRANS=M+ SOCIETY0 AS WELL AS 0EVALUAT+ ! CO/S & B5EFITS ( SPECIFIC CONCRETE =MS ( TE*NOLOGY & PRODUCTION1 SEEK+ WAYS ( IMPROV+ & *ANG+ !M &1 P]HAPS1 GETT+ RID ( SOME ( !M TOTALLY40 ,W,F#a SIMPLY REPEATS MY PO9T AGA9/ ME4 ,H[ DI%ONE/ CAN Y\ GET8 

,/RANGELY1 ,W,F#a DOES NOT EXPLA9 H[ ?IS DEACTIVATION W\LD OCCUR4 ,AS HE DISMISSES WORK]S' CONTROL1 ,I CANNOT SEE H[ IT WILL BE DONE4 ,! ISSUE IS SIMPLE4 ,IF ,W,C ?9K 0PRIMITIVI/0 SOCIETY WILL EXI/ IMM$IATELY1 !N !Y MU/ ACKN[L$GE ?AT MILLIONS WILL DIE ( />VATION SO ?AT ! 0LUCKY0 FEW ?AT SURVIVE CAN RAISE *ICK5S FREE FROM SU* TYRANNIES AS HOSPITALS1 BOOKS & ELECTRICITY4 ,IF1 H[EV]1 !Y ?9K IT WILL BE CREAT$ OV] TIME1 ) ! S5SIBLE DEACTIVATION ( 9DU/RY & ! VOLUNT>Y DISMANTL+ ( CITIES LIKE ,LONDON !N LET !M EXPLA9 H[ ?IS WILL BE DONE )\T ! WORK]S' CONTROL1 9T]NATIONAL L9KS & ! SELF-ORGANIZATION ( ! POPULATION !Y ATTACK$ ME = ADVOCAT+4 ,& IF ! TRANSITION IS SL[1 !N :Y CAN WE NOT JUDGE :I* TE*NOLOGY TO KEEP_/MODIFY_/REJECT RA!R ?AN JU/ DUMP IT ALL8 

,BUT ?AT ISN'T AN OPTION = ,W,C1 :O D5\NC$ ME = SUGGE/+ IT4 ,!Y MADE IT CLE> ?AT IT WAS A CASE ( :5 0CIVILIZATION COLLAPSES0 RA!R ?AN PROGRESSIVE *ANGE OV] TIME4 ,GIV5 ?IS1 !Y MU/ EXPLA9 :Y SU* A SUDD5 BREAKD[N WILL NOT LEAD TO ! DEA? & ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION ON A MASSIVE SCALE4 ,IF !Y CLAIM1 AGA9/ ALL LOGIC1 !Y DO NOT WANT SU* AN ABRUPT *ANGE1 !N :Y DO !IR BULLET9S SO OBVI\SLY SUGGE/ !Y DO8 

,BUT LOGIC DOES NOT SEEM TO BE !IR /RONG PO9T4 ,W,F#a'S COMRADE /ATES ?AT ! BULLET9 IS NOT 0A BLUE PR9T = ! FUTURE40 ,SO :5 IT >GU$ = 0SMALL SCALE L&-BAS$ CULTURE0 IT WAS NOT PROPOS+ ANY IDEAS = ! FUTURE8 ,HE ASS]TS ?AT PRIMITIVISM REJECTS 0?AT MODELS ( SOCIAL 9T]ACTION BE IMPOS$ ON ANYONE0 YET FAILS TO DISCUSS H[ TO GET TO HIS PRIMITIVI/ UTOPIA4 ,HE WANTS TO GET RID ( ! CITY1 YET MAKES NO ATTEMPT TO EXPLA9 H[ NOR :AT WILL HAPP5 TO ,LONDON'S #h MILLION 9HABITANTS4 ,GIV5 ?AT NEI!R PRIMITIVI/ BO!R$ TO ANSW] ! QUE/ION ( H[ ! ,U,K WILL SUPPORT #eh MILLION PEOPLE US+ SU* A CULTURE1 ,I HAVE WOND] :Y ,W,F#a COMPLA9S ?AT IT IS FALSE TO SAY HE 0PROPOSE.<S.> 'MASS />VATION' AS A SOLUTION06 ,MAY ,I REM9D ,W,C ( !IR FIR/ BULLET9'S COMM5T AB\T :5 0CIVILIZATION COLLAPSES08 ,:AT CONCLUSION %\LD WE DRAW8 

,UNTIL ,W,C ANSW]S SU* QUE/IONS1 NO ONE WILL TAKE !M S]I\SLY4 ,! FACT ?AT !Y REFUS$ TO TAKE ?IS OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO IS SIGNIFICANT4 ,WILL !Y FAIL TO ANSW] ! EQUALLY SIMPLE QUE/ION ( H[ !Y PLAN TO DEACTIVATE 9DU/RY SAFELY & AVOID MASS />VATION )\T ! WORK]S' CONTROL1 9T]NATIONAL L9KS & F$]AL ORGANIZATION !Y DISMISS \T ( H& AS NEW =MS ( 0GOV]NANCE08 

,IT IS SIMPLE4 ,WE >E FAC$ ) ! FACT ?AT A REVOLUTION WILL />T 9 SOCIETY AS IT IS4 ,AN>*ISM RECOGNIZES ?IS & SUGGE/S A MEANS ( TRANS=M+ IT4 ,PRIMITIVISM %IES AWAY FROM SU* M9OR PROBLEMS4 ,9 SPITE ( EXTREMI/ S\ND+ RHETORIC1 IT HAS NO REVOLUTION>Y P]SPECTIVE AT ALL &1 CONSEQU5TLY1 LITTLE TO RECOMM5D IT4 

,F9ALLY1 ,I HAD TO LAU< :5 ,W,F#a SAID MY 0LONG/&+ BATTLE ) 'PRIMITIVISM' HAS BE5 WELL DOCUM5T$40 ,HE /ATES ?AT ! 0LETT] PAGES ( PA/ ISSUES ( ,BLACK ,FLAG & ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ >E LITT]$ ) 'CALLS & RESPONSES' SIMIL> TO !SE40 ,CLE>LY ,W,F#a IS AS BAD AT DOCUM5TATION AS HE IS ) HONE/ DEBATE OR GETT+ QUOTES RI<T4 ,I HAVE NEV] WRITT5 A LETT] TO ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ NOR A WORD 9 ,BLACK ,FLAG AB\T PRIMITIVISM4 

,BUT :Y LET ! TRU? GET 9 ! WAY8 ,IT HASN'T SO F>4 ,W,F#a /ATES ?AT ,I HAVE 0EXPOS$ .<MY.> POT5TIAL TO MISREPRES5T & LIE TO SECURE SOME OBSCURE 'IDEOLOGICAL' BATTLE40 ,GIV5 HIS UTT] DI/ORTION ( MY >GUM5TS & HIS SEEM+ 9ABILITY TO GET EV5 SIMPLE QUOTES CORRECT1 ,I KN[ :O HAS BE5 EXPOS$ AS ! LI>4 ,I WILL NOT HOLD MY BREA? WAIT+ = AN APOLOGY = HIS DI/ORTIONS & LIES4 ,BUT AT LEA/ ,W,C HAVE %[N ?AT !Y HAVE NO CONC]N = ! TRU? OR DISCUSS+ ! PROBLEMS A SOCIAL REVOLUTION WILL FACE4 ,OR1 MORE IMPORTANTLY1 ! FATE ( ! #eh MILLION PEOPLE ( ! ,U,K UND] 0PRIMITIVISM40 

,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,GRE5 ,AN>*I/S CELEBRATION ( T]RORISM AGA9/ ! G5]AL PUBLIC 

,DE> ,AN>*Y1 

,READ+ Y\R 9T]VIEW ) ,JOHN ,CONN] 7,AN>*Y NO4 #d#g7 ,I SAW ?AT HE /ATES ?AT ,MICAH 0SUCCE$.<$.> 9 GETT+ A ,MAY #aiih ,L,G,S,C SPEAK+ T\R ?R\< ,SCOTL& CANCEL$40 ,9 ! 9T]E/ ( TRU?1 ,I FEEL ?AT ,I %\LD PO9T \T ?AT NO?+ ( ! K9D ACTUALLY HAPP5$4 ,:AT DID HAPP5 WAS ?AT ! MEET+ T\R1 :I* WAS BE+ ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,SCOTTI% ,AN>*I/ ,NETWORK 7,S,A,N71 WAS PO/PON$ AFT] ,MICAH BR\<T TO \R ATT5TION C]TA9 >TICLES 9 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ 7NAMELY ! 9FAM\S 0,IRRATIONALI/S0 >TICLE74 ,I MU/ /RESS ?IS PO9T AS ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ HAS CONT9UALLY /AT$ ?AT WE CANCEL$ IT AT ! ORD] ( ,MICAH4 ,9DE$1 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ W5T SO F> AS TO /ATE ?AT WE ,AN>*I/S 9 ,GLASG[ W]E 0%EEP10 FOLL[+ ,MICAH'S DECREES )\T QUE/ION 7ANYONE :O KN[S ! ,SCOTTI% MOVEM5T WILL KN[ H[ F> FROM REALITY SU* AN ASS]TION ACTUALLY IS74 ,IRONICALLY1 ! ONLY PEOPLE :O DID FOLL[ ,MICAH WAS ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ !MSELVES :O TOOK ,MICAH'S WI% AS A ,S,A,N DECISION6 

,SO :Y DID WE DECIDE TO PO/PONE ! MEET+ T\R8 ,SIMPLY SO WE C\LD DISCUSS ! ISSUES ,MICAH RAIS$4 ,MICAH DESIR$ TO HAVE ! T\R CANCEL$1 O!R COMRADES W]E NOT SO SURE4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ! ISSUE BECAME MOTE AS ! T\R WAS EFFECTIVELY CANCEL$ BY ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/S ASSUMPTION WE W]E ALL %EEP FOLL[+ ,MICAH'S ORD]S4 ,ONE ?+ :I* WE ALL DID AGREE ON WAS ?AT ! >TICLE 9 QUE/ION1 ) ITS CELEBRATION ( T]RORISM AGA9/ ! G5]AL PUBLIC1 HAD NO?+ TO DO ) AN>*ISM 7&1 9DE$1 HUMANITY74 ,/AT+ ?AT MURD]+ 9NOC5T PEOPLE WAS ! 0RI<T IDEA0 SUGGE/S A DEEPLY AU?ORIT>IAN POSITION & ONE 9 DIRECT OPPOSITION ( ! GOALS ( AN>*ISM -- NAMELY 9DIVIDUAL & WORK+ CLASS SELF-LIB]ATION4 ,SU* A POSITION1 ,I W\LD ALSO >GUE1 REFLECTS ! POLITICS ( ,UNABOMB] &1 !RE=E1 NOT AN>*I/4 ,I QUOTE FROM ! MANIFE/O ,9DU/RIAL ,SOCIETY & ,ITS ,FUTURE3 

#a#i#d4 ,PROBABLY ! REVOLUTION>IES %\LD EV5 AVOID ASSUM+ POLITICAL P[]1 :E!R BY LEGAL OR ILLEGAL MEANS1 UNTIL ! 9DU/RIAL SY/EM IS /RESS$ TO ! DANG] PO9T & HAS PROV$ ITSELF TO BE A FAILURE 9 ! EYES ( MO/ PEOPLE444 ! REVOLUTION>IES %\LD NOT TRY TO ACQUIRE POLITICAL P[] UNTIL ! SY/EM HAS GOTT5 ITSELF 9TO SU* A MESS ?AT ANY H>D%IPS WILL BE SE5 AS RESULT+ FROM ! FAILURES ( ! 9DU/RIAL SY/EM ITSELF & NOT FROM ! POLICIES ( ! REVOLUTION>IES4 ,! REVOLUTION AGA9/ TE*NOLOGY WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE A REVOLUTION BY \TSID]S1 A REVOLUTION FROM BEL[ & NOT FROM ABOVE4 

,9 O!R WORDS1 ! AIMS ( 0REVOLUTION>IES0 IS TO 0ACQUIRE POLITICAL P[]40 ,?IS IS MAY BE REVOLUTION>Y1 BUT IT IS NOT AN>*ISM4 ,AN>*ISM1 BY DEF9ITION1 IS AGA9/ ! ACQUIR+ ( POLITICAL P[] -- IT IS = ITS DE/RUCTION4 ,CLE>LY ?IS PLACES ! ,UNABOMB] \TSIDE ! AN>*I/ TRADITION & ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 UNLESS ( C\RSE AN>*ISM N[ 9CLUDES ?OSE :O SEEK POLITICAL P[] 7:I* MAKES ! ,TROTSKYITES AN>*I/S AS !Y SEEK A 0REVOLUTION FROM BEL[0 9 :I* !Y ASSUME POLITICAL P[]74 ,P]HAPS ?IS EXPLA9S ! E>LI] COMM5T ?AT3 

#a#i#c4 ,! K9D ( REVOLUTION WE HAVE 9 M9D WILL NOT NECESS>ILY 9VOLVE AN >M$ UPRIS+ AGA9/ ANY GOV]NM5T4 ,IT MAY OR MAY NOT 9VOLVE PHYSICAL VIOL5CE1 BUT IT WILL NOT BE A POLITICAL REVOLUTION4 ,ITS FOCUS WILL BE ON TE*NOLOGY & ECONOMICS1 NOT POLITICS4 

,AFT] ALL1 IF ! ,UNABOMB] DOES SEEK 0POLITICAL P[]0 !N A REVOLUTION :I* HAD 9VOLV$ AN UPRIS+ AGA9/ 0ANY0 GOV]NM5T C\LD PUT ! NEW GOV]NM5T 9 A DANG]\S POSITION4 ,HAV+ DONE IT AGA9/ ! OLD BOSSES1 !Y MAY JU/ DO IT AGA9/ ! NEW ONES4 ,SO IT LOOKS LIKE ,FRE$OM 7:O 9SI/$ ?AT ,UNABOMB] WAS NOT AN AN>*I/7 W]E RI<T & ,CONN]'S ATTEMPTS TO DISMISS !IR CLAIMS MISGUID$ 

,LIKE ALL VANGU>DI/S1 ,UNABOMB] D[NPLAYS ! IMPORTANCE ( WORK+ CLASS SELF-LIB]ATION4 ,HE /ATES ?AT3 

#a#h#i4 ,PRIOR TO ?AT F9AL /RUGGLE1 ! REVOLUTION>IES %\LD NOT EXPECT TO HAVE A MAJORITY ( PEOPLE ON !IR SIDE4 ,HI/ORY IS MADE BY ACTIVE1 DET]M9$ M9ORITIES1 NOT BY ! MAJORITY1 :I* SELDOM HAS A CLE> & CONSI/5T IDEA ( :AT IT REALLY WANTS4 ,UNTIL ! TIME COMES = ! F9AL PU% T[>D REVOLUTION1 ! TASK ( REVOLUTION>IES WILL BE LESS TO W9 ! %ALL[ SUPPORT ( ! MAJORITY ?AN TO BUILD A SMALL CORE ( DEEPLY COMMITT$ PEOPLE4 ,AS = ! MAJORITY1 IT WILL BE 5\< TO MAKE !M AW>E ( ! EXI/5CE ( ! NEW IDEOLOGY & REM9D !M ( IT FREQU5TLY2 ?\< ( C\RSE IT WILL BE DESIRABLE TO GET MAJORITY SUPPORT TO ! EXT5T ?AT ?IS CAN BE DONE )\T WEAK5+ ! CORE ( S]I\SLY COMMITT$ PEOPLE4 

,YES1 ! M9ORITIES ) A 0NEW IDEOLOGY0 :O WILL LEAD ! MAJORITY 7AFT] GA9+ !IR 0SUPPORT01 P]HAPS7 TO ! NEW L&444 ,WELL1 ,I HAVE HE>D ?AT BE=E & NOT FROM ! M\?S ( AN>*I/S4 ,YES1 AN>*I/S >E 7OR AT LEA/ %\LD BE7 AN 0ACTIVE1 DET]M9$ M9ORITY0 BUT WE >E SU* 9 ORD] TO 9CREASE ! 9FLU5CE ( AN>*I/ IDEAS & SO PRODUCE A SOCIAL MOVEM5T :I* AIMS TO TRANS=M SOCIETY 9TO SOME?+ BETT]4 ,RA!R ?AN GET ! 0SUPPORT0 ( O!RS1 WE DESIRE !M TO ACT = !MSELVES1 ?9K = !MSELVES & CREATE !IR [N FUTURE1 = ?AT IS ! ONLY WAY AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY CAN BE CREAT$4 ,WE DO NOT HAVE A 0NEW IDEOLOGY0 SEEK+ TO 0ACQUIRE POLITICAL P[]40 ,!SE COMM5TS BY ,UNABOMB] 9DICATE H[ F> FROM AN>*ISM HE ACTUALLY IS4 ,RA!R ?AN A POPUL> MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! /ATE1 HIS VISION IS ( A VANGU>D SEIZ+ P[] EV5 IF !Y DO NOT HAVE ! 0SUPPORT0 ( ! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE4 ,DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T AT BE/1 DICTATOR%IP AT WORSE4 

,GIV5 ?IS DISMISSAL ( WORK+ CLASS SELF-ACTIVITY1 IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT ,UNABOMB] >GUES ?AT 0REVOLUTION>IES0 %\LD 0PROMOTE SOCIAL /RESS & 9/ABILITY 9 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY40 ,AFT] ALL1 ) ! MAJORITY IGNOR$ UNTIL ! 0F9AL PU%0 7:5 !Y CAN HELP ! NEW BOSSES 0ACQUIRE POLITICAL P[]0 P]HAPS87 !RE IS NO REAL WAY TO REVOLUTION4 ,?IS1 9 TURN1 EXPLA9S ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/'S SUPPORT = T]RORISM -- SU* ACTS DO PROMOTE 0SOCIAL /RESS & 9/ABILITY0 & SO ! REVOLUTION IS PROMOT$ AGA9/ ! WI%ES ! MAJORITY1 :O1 LET US NOT =GET1 0UN?9K+40 ,RA!R ?AN AN ACT ( SOCIAL REVOLT1 ! 0REVOLUTION0 WILL BE ! ACT ( M9ORITIES :O =CE ! RE/ ( SOCIETY TO BE FREE 7:E!R !Y SUBSCRIBE TO ,UNABOMB]'S IDEAS ( A FREE SOCIETY OR NOT74 ,! P>ALLELS TO ,L59ISM >E CLE>1 ) ! 09/ABILITY 9 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY0 REPLAC+ ! 9EVITABLE COLLAPSE ( CAPITALISM AS ! CATALY/ TO ! NEW SOCIETY4 ,RA!R ?AN BE+ A SUBJECTIVE REVOLT = A FREE SOCIETY1 ! ,UNABOMB] REVOLUTION IS A REACTION TO OBJECTIVE EV5TS :I* =CE PEOPLE TO HIS UTOPIA :E!R !Y WANT TO GO OR NOT4 ,&1 !RE=E1 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/'S SUPPORT = T]RORI/ ACTS -- !Y MAY CLAIM TO BE AN>*I/S1 BUT !IR POLITICS DRIVE !M T[>DS AU?ORIT>IANISM & VANGU>DISM4 ,AFT] ALL1 SOMEONE :O CLAIMS ?AT !Y W\LD PREF] 0MASS />VATION0 TO 0MASS GOV]NM5T0 7I4E4 EXI/+ SOCIETY7 H>DLY C\NTS AS A LIB]T>IAN1 IF BY LIB]T>IAN WE ?9K ( SOMEONE :O SUPPORTS LIB]TY RA!R ?AN AN IDEOLOGY 7!SE WORDS W]E SAID BY A MEMB] ( ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ AT A ,LONDON ,AN>*I/ ,=UM MEET+ LA/ YE>74 ,?AT SOMEONE :O CLAIMS TO BE AN AN>*I/ C\LD SAY %\LD A ?+ IS A DISGRACE -- IF LIB]TY MEANS MILLIONS />V+ TO DEA?1 !N IS IT SURPRIS+ MO/ PEOPLE PREF] GOV]NM5T8 

,ONE LA/ PO9T4 ,TO /ATE ?AT 0POLITICAL AN>*Y HAS NEV] EXI/$ \TSIDE ( PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES0 7AS ! 9T]VIEW] ( ,JOHN ,CONN] /ATES7 RAISES AN 9T]E/+ PO9T4 ,IF PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES >E ! ONLY VIABLE =M ( AN>*Y 7SOME?+ ?AT AN>*O-PRIMITIVES ASS]T7 !N :Y >E WE LIV+ 9 A /ATE-RIDD51 9DU/RIAL CAPITALI/ SY/EM8 ,IF PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES >E 9H]5TLY AN>*IC1 !N H[ DID >*Y DEVELOP 9 ! FIR/ PLACE8 ,& :AT IS !RE TO /OP ! FUTURE PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES AIM$ AT BY AN>*O-PRIMITIVES GO+ ! SAME WAY8 

,HOPEFULLY ?IS LETT] WILL NOT BE ANSW]$ BY ! USUAL ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ TIRADE ( 9SULTS !Y DIRECT AGA9/ PEOPLE :O DISAGREE ) !M4 ,9DE$1 LIKE ,L59 !Y TAKE A POSITIVE DELI<T 9 9SULT+ ?OSE :O D>E TO QUE/ION !IR POLITICS4 ,P]HAPS BY SO DO+ !Y 5SURE ?AT !IR POLITICS >E NOT LOOK$ 9TO CRITICALLY8 ,AFT] ALL1 ANY ONE :O DOES MU/ BE A 0WORK]I/0 OR 0AN>*O-LEFTI/0 OR 0AN>*O-LIB]AL0 -- & IF NOT CELEBRAT+ ! MURD] ( *ILDR5 BY BOMBS AS ! 0RI<T IDEA0 MAKES Y\ AN 0AN>*O-LEFTI/01 !N ,I W\LD SOON] BE AN 0AN>*O-LEFTI/0 ?AN A *E]-LEAD] = T]RORI/S4 

,KEEP UP ! GOOD WORK ) ,AN>*Y4 ,I ALWAYS 5JOY READ+ IT4 

Y\RS 9 SOLID>ITY 

,IA9 

,BOB ,BLACK & ! PRIMITIVI/S 

,DE> ,AN>*Y 

,I MU/ ADMIT TO BE+ P]PLEX$ :]E TO />T AS BO? ,JOHN ,CONNOR & ,BOB ,BLACK MAKE SO MANY PO9TS & CLAIMS4 ,I WILL />T ) ,BLACK4 ,RE/ ASSUR$1 ,MR4 ,CONNOR1 ,I'LL BE BACK = Y\6 

,BLACK /ATES ?AT 0AN EV5T :I* IS 'PO/PON$' & NOT RES*$UL$ IS CANCEL$40 ,AS ,I SAID1 ! ONLY PEOPLE :O ?\<T IT WAS CANCEL$ WAS ,G,A & SO ! PO9T BECAME MOOT4 ,IT IS H>D TO ORGANIZE A T\R :5 ONE HALF ?9KS IT HAS BE5 CANCEL$ & ! O!R IS HORRIFI$ BY ! FIR/'S CELEBRATION ( T]RORISM4 ,! WAVE ( 9SULTS & SME>S FROM ,G,A MADE COMMUNICATION PO9TLESS4 ,BLACK >GUES ?AT 0,! ,IRRATIONALI/S0 >TICLE 0DIDN'T CELEBRATE ! T]RORISM ( DESPAIR40 ,IT /AT$ ?AT ! ,AUM CULT & ! ,OKLAHOMA BOMB]S HAD 0! RI<T IDEA0 -- 9 O!R WORDS1 IT EXPLICITLY AGRE$ ) ?AT T]RORISM4 ,P]HAPS ! 09TELLECTUAL 9FIRMITY0 ,BLACK 9SULTS 0AN>*O-LEFTI/S0 ) IS ACTUALLY A CASE ( ! POT CALL+ ! KETTLE BLACK8 

,BLACK CALLS ME A 0C5SORI/ LEFTI/0 & ?AT ,I CANNOT 0UND]/& A TEXT MAY BE SIGNIFICANT TO AN>*I/S0 EV5 IF IT IS NOT WRITT5 BY AN AN>*I/4 0,?AT'S :]E CRITIQUE COMES 90 HE 5LI<T5S US4 ,OBVI\SLY ,BLACK HAS A DIFF]5T DICTION>Y ?AN MYSELF1 O!RWISE HE W\LD BE AW>E ?AT ,I PRES5T$ A CRITIQUE ( ! CLAIM ?AT ! ,UNABOMB] IS AN AN>*I/ PLUS A CRITIQUE ( HIS POLITICS & !ORY ( 0REVOLUTION40 ,& H[1 EXACTLY1 AM ,I 0C5SORI/ LEFTI/08 ,I AM NOT A 0LEFTI/0 BUT AN AN>*I/4 ,MOREOV]1 DID ,I /ATE ?AT ! TEXT %\LD BE BANN$8 ,OR ?AT AN>*I/S %\LD NOT READ IT8 ,NO1 ,I DID NOT4 ,9DE$1 ,I READ IT MYSELF1 F\ND ITS POLITICS SOME:AT AU?ORIT>IAN & SAW !IR RELEVANCE TO ! POLITICS ( ,G,A 7:I* >E NOT AN>*I/1 IF Y\ ASK ME74 ,9DE$1 ,I QUOT$ RELEVANT P>TS ( ! TEXT TO JU/IFY MY CLAIMS6 ,H>DLY A CASE ( 0C5SOR%IP40 ,BLACK'S PASSION = 9SULTS GETS ! BETT] ( HIS 9TELLECT4 

,HE ASS]TS ?AT /AT+ SOMEONE HAD ! 0RI<T IDEA0 IS ACTUALLY A 0DRAMATIC METAPHOR40 ,BOLLIX4 ,IT IS NO?+ ( ! K9D4 ,H]E IS ! QUOTE 9 QUE/ION3 

0,! ,OKLAHOMA BOMB]S HAD ! RI<T IDEA4 ,! PITY WAS ?AT !Y DID NOT BLA/ ANY MORE GOV]NM5T (FICES4 ,EV5 SO1 !Y DID ALL !Y C\LD & N[ !RE >E AT LEA/ #b GOV]NM5T AUTOMATONS ?AT >E NO LONG] CAPABLE ( OPPRESSION4 

0,! ,TOKYO S>9 CULT HAD ! RI<T IDEA4 ,! PITY WAS ?AT 9 TE/+ ! GAS A YE> PRIOR TO ! ATTACK1 !Y GAVE !MSELVES AWAY4 ,!Y W]E NOT SECRETIVE 5\<4 ,!Y HAD ! TE*NOLOGY TO PRODUCE ! GAS BUT ! ME?OD ( DELIV]Y WAS 9EFFECTIVE4 ,ONE DAY ! GR\PS WILL BE TOTALLY SECRETIVE & !IR ME?ODS ( FUMIGATION WILL BE COMPLETELY EFFECTIVE40 

,IT IS CLE>LY /AT+ ?AT ! ,OKLAHOMA BOMB+ & ! ATTEMPT$ MASSACRE ( ,JAPANESE COMMUT]S W]E CORRECT4 ,?IS IS NOT 0METAPHOR10 IT IS AGREEM5T4 ,TO >GUE O!RWISE IS COMPLETE & UTT] NONS5SE4 

,BLACK SEEMS TO /ATE ?AT HE ?9KS ?AT ! >TICLE IS 0IDIOTIC40 ,:Y8 ,IF IT IS SIMPLY A 0DRAMATIC METAPHOR0 !N :Y IS IT 0IDIOTIC08 ,P]HAPS BECAUSE IT WAS CLE>LY NO?+ ( ! K9D8 ,:AT IS IDIOTIC IS TO PR9T SU* AN HONE/ ACC\NT ( Y\R POLITICS & EXPECT NO ONE TO COMM5T ON !M & EXPRESS ! OBVI\S CONCLUSION ?AT !Y >E NOT AN>*I/4 ,9 ?AT S5SE ,BLACK IS CORRECT4 ,H5CE ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,FIF? ,E/ATE'S PR9T+ ( A SILLY >TICLE & ,G,A'S PR9T+ ( ! 0,IRRATIONALI/S40 ,ONE WAS IDIOTIC1 ! O!R /AT$ ?AT IT WAS ! 0RI<T IDEA0 TO TRY & GAS COMMUT]S & ACTUALLY BL[ UP PEOPLE4 ,IF ,BLACK CANNOT SEE ! DIFF]5CE1 HE IS TRULY LO/ TO HUMANITY4 ,IF HE TRULY ?9KS MY 7& O!RS7 REPULSION T[>DS 0,! ,IRRATIONALI/S0 >TICLE IS SIMPLY BECAUSE IT 0(F5DS0 PEOPLE !N ,I FEEL SORRY = HIM4 

,IRONICALLY1 HE 7CORRECTLY7 LAMBA/ES ,*OMSKY & ,BOOK*9 = AFFIRM+ 0POLITICAL P[]0 & YET /ATES ?AT ! ,UNABOMB] IS 09CONSI/5T0 AS REG>DS AN>*ISM4 ,?IS IS 9 SPITE ( HIS MANIFE/O CLE>LY /AT+ ?AT 0! REVOLUTION>IES0 WILL 0ACQUIRE POLITICAL P[]0 ,?AT IS NOT 09CONSI/5T10 IT IS A CLE> SUPPORT = POLITICAL P[] & = 0REVOLUTION>IES0 TO TAKE HOLD ( IT4 ,BLACK'S HYPOCRISY IS CLE>4 ,HE SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM UND]/&+ ,5GLI% 7:5 IT SUITS HIM74 ,SUPPORT = T]RORISM BECOMES A 0METAPHOR10 SUPPORT = ACQUIR+ 0POLITICAL P[]0 BECOMES 09CONSI/5T0 AN>*ISM4 ,HE /ATES ?AT ,G,A >E 0OBVI\SLY0 AN>*I/4 ,:5 IT COMES TO C]TA9 T5D5CIES WE CAN SEE ?AT ,BLACK'S JU/LY FAM\S CRITICAL FACULTIES >E SWIT*$ (F & SO !RE IS CAUSE TO QUE/ION :AT ,BLACK CONSID]S 0OBVI\S40 

,BLACK /ATES ?AT MY 0P>T+ %OT0 HITS ME RI<T 9 ! FOOT4 ,ACTUALLY1 IT WAS S]I\S QUE/ION ?AT ,I WANT$ ANSW]$4 ,BLACK OBVI\SLY JUDGES ME BY HIS [N /&>DS4 ,( HIS REPLIES1 ,I W\LD AGREE ) NUMB] ?REE -- !RE IS NO GU>ANTEE ?AT ANY =M ( AN>*ISM WILL NOT DEG5]ATE 9TO /ATISM4 ,WE CANNOT PR$ICT ! FUTURE & :ILE ,I ?9K AN>*ISM WILL WORK ,I MAY BE DISAPPO9T$4 ,PO9T ,ONE1 H[EV]1 BEGS ! QUE/ION4 ,:Y DID ! ORIG9AL PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES NOT SEE & C\NT]ACT ! DEG5]ATION 9TO /ATISM8 ,!Y W]E SURELY AS 9TELLIG5T AS ! 0FUTURE PRIMITIVI/S0 WILL BE4 ,IF !Y DID NOT SEE ! RISE ( /ATISM1 :Y %\LD WE EXPECT ! FUTURE PRIMITIVI/S TO SEE IT8 ,C\LD NOT ! V]Y NATURE ( PRIMITIVE SOCIETY CONTA9 ! SE$S ( ITS [N DE/RUCTION8 

,BLACK 5DS BY COMP>+ ME TO A CLON$ %EEP4 ,H[ AMUS+4 ,DO ,I WI% TO KEEP AN>*ISM 0RESPECTABLE08 ,NO1 ,I WI% TO KEEP IT REVOLUTION>Y & AN>*I/ 9 NATURE4 ,H5CE MY CRITIQUE ( ! ,UNABOMB] & ,G,A4 ,%AME ?AT ,BLACK PREF]S TO SL&] ?AN TO ?9K4 ,I DO WI% TO 0LE>N (0 & 0?9K ?R\< ! AN>*I/ IMPLICATIONS ( PRIMITIVISM40 ,H5CE MY READ+ ( ! ,UNABOMB]'S MANIFE/O1 ,WATSON'S ,BEYOND ,BOOK*91 & O!R WORKS4 ,IT ALSO 9=M$ MY QUE/ION :I* ,BLACK SO CLE>LY FAILS TO ANSW]4 ,:Y AM ,I A %EEP 9 ,BLACK'S EYES8 ,P]HAPS BECAUSE ,I DO NOT AGREE ) HIM OR ,G,A & 9/EAD ASK SOME QUE/IONS AB\T !IR IDEAS & POLITICS8 ,SURELY NOT6 

,N[ ,I TURN TO ,JOHN ,CONNOR'S LETT]4 ,AS PSEUDONYMS GO1 ,I CANNOT HELP ?9K+ ?AT ,TOM ,O',CONNOR W\LD BE BETT] AS ,O',CONNOR'S JOKES W]E AS BAD AS ,CONNOR'S POLITICS4 ,I WILL IGNORE ! USUAL SILLY CLAIMS ?AT AN>*I/S 9 ,SCOTL& >E %EEP1 FOLL[+ \R 7,G,A APPO9T$7 %EPH]D4 ,IT SEEMS CLE> ?AT IF Y\ UNQUE/ION+LY AGREE ) ,G,A !N Y\ >E A FREE?9K+1 NON-IDEOLOGICAL B\ND REVOLUTION>Y4 ,IF Y\ QUE/ION !IR POLITICS OR ACTIVITIES Y\ >E A %EEP4 ,9/EAD1 ,I WILL CONC5TRATE ON ! NEW SILLY CLAIMS ,CONNOR VOICES4 

,HE />TS BY /AT+ ,I ?9K ,G,A >E 0,L59I/S40 ,NOPE1 READ ! ORIG9AL LETT]4 ,I /AT$ !RE W]E 0P>ALLELS0 BETWE5 ,G,A'S POLITICS & ,L59ISM4 ,HE /ATES ,I ?9K ,G,A >E ,F,C'S 0ACTIVE1 DET]M9$ M9ORITY40 ,NOPE1 READ ! ORIG9AL LETT]4 ,I MADE NO SU* CLAIM4 ,I /AT$ ?AT ,F,C'S IDEAS EXPLA9S ,G,A'S SUPPORT = T]RORI/ ACTS & ?AT AN>*I/S 7A GR\P+ ,I W\LD EXCLUDE ,G,A FROM7 %\LD BE AN 0ACTIVE1 DET]M9$ M9ORITY0 BUT1 OBVI\SLY1 NOT ,F,C'S ONE4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ! RE/ ( ,CONNOR'S LETT] GETS NO BETT] ?AN ITS BEG9N+4 ,NO?+ LIKE />T+ A LETT] ) OBVI\S FALSEHOODS TO SET ! TONE4 

,G,A CLAIM ?AT 0LEAFLET+ CLAIMANTS AB\T WELF>E RE=M0 IS 0RITUALI/IC POLITICAL PRACTICE0 & 0IS F> MORE PATRONIZ+1 MANIPULATIVE & FUTILE0 ?AN ,G,A'S WORK4 ,YES1 9=M+ PEOPLE ( :AT ! /ATE PLANS TO 9FLICT ON !M & URG+ !M TO RESI/ & ACT = !MSELVES MU/ BE 0PATRONIZ+1 MANIPULATIVE & FUTILE0 AS ,G,A DISAGREES ) IT4 ,=TUNATELY1 EV]YONE ELSE WILL SEE ?AT IT IS1 9 FACT1 ! OPPOSITE4 ,IT IS TREAT+ PEOPLE AS 9TELLIG5T 9DIVIDUALS :O CAN BE CONV9C$ ( C]TA9 ?+S BY PRES5T+ !M ) FACTS & >GUM5TS4 

,CONNOR /ATES ?AT ,I AM 0T]RIFI$1 SAY+ ! RESI/ANCE HAS TO BE APPROV$ BY ! 'MAJORITY'0 & ADDS ! SL&] ?AT BY 0! MAJORITY0 IT IS MEANT MYSELF & 0O!R ,S,A,N TYPES40 ,H[ FALSE1 BANAL & /UPID4 ,FIR/LY1 :]E 9 MY LETT] DO ,I /ATE ?AT8 ,P]HAPS ! LITTLE FACT ,I MADE NO SU* CLAIM 9DICATES :Y NO SUPPORT+ QUOTES >E =?COM+8 ,BUT1 !N AGA91 ,CONNOR OBVI\SLY KN[S ,I AM AN 0AN>*O-LEFTI/0 & SO NO EVID5CE IS REQUIR$4 ,SECONDLY1 ! TWI/$ POLITICS ( ,G,A >E EXPOS$ BY ,CONNOR'S LIES4 ,I WAS >GU+ AGA9/ ! MASS T]RORISM ( ! K9D CELEBRAT$ 9 0,! ,IRRATIONALI/S0 >TICLE 7SU* AS ASSOCIAT$ ) ! ,OKLAHOMA BOMB]S & ! ,AUM CULT1 BO? ( :I*1 LET US NOT =GET1 HAD 0! RI<T IDEA0 ACCORD+ TO ,G,A74 ,CONNOR CONSID]S SU* ACTIONS AS EXAMPLES ( 0UNM$IAT$ RESI/ANCE0 CONDUCT$ 0UND] CONDITIONS ( EXTREME REPRESSION40 ,HE /ATES ?AT 0,! ,IRRATIONALI/S0 >TICLE WAS A 0DISCUSSION AB\T DISMANTL+0 0,LEVIA?ANIC /RUCTURES40 ,TWO PO9TS4 ,FIR/LY1 IT IS CLE> ?AT = ,G,A Y\ CAN ONLY TAKE P>T 9 ?IS 0DISCUSSION0 IF Y\ AGREE ) ,G,A & ?9K ! ,AUM CULT & ,OKLAHOMA ,BOMB]S HAD ! 0RI<T IDEA40 ,O!RWISE Y\ >E SL&]$ AS A 0LEFTI/01 0WORK]I/0 OR :ATEV]4 ,SECONDLY1 IT IS P]FECTLY CLE> ?AT ,CONNOR CONSID]S ?AT !SE EXAMPLES ( 0UNM$IAT$ RESI/ANCE0 AS RELEVANT TO ! PROCESS ( CREAT+ A NEW SOCIETY4 ,HE /ATES ?AT ,I 0LIBEL0 !SE ACTS AS 0T]RORISM AGA9/ ! G5]AL PUBLIC0 RA!R ?AN SEE+ !M1 AS ,CONNOR DOES1 AS ! 0ACTIVITY0 ( 0P>TICUL> OPPRESS$ PEOPLE 9 !IR [N IMM$IATE SITUATIONS40 ,LET US NOT =GET :AT ! 0ACTIVITY0 9 QUE/ION WAS1 NAMELY ! BL[+ UP ( A GOV]NM5T (FICE & ! ATTEMPT$ GASS+ ( COMMUT]S4 ,! 9SANITY ( ,CONNOR'S COMM5TS 7& POLITICS7 IS CLE>4 ,IT IS OBVI\S FROM HIS COMM5TS ?AT NO?+ HAS *ANG$ 9 ! LA/ TWO YE>S4 ,G,A IS /ILL CELEBRAT+ SU* ACTS4 ,I AWAIT ,G,A'S DEF5SE ( POGROMS AGA9/ ,JEWS & AN 0UN-T]RIFI$0 ACC\NT ( ! IMPORTANCE ( ! FASCI/ NAIL-BOMB ATTACKS 9 ,LONDON LA/ YE>4 

,APP>5TLY ,I HAVE A 0CONC]N0 = 0LEGITIMACY & REPRES5TATION0 & ?AT1 !RE=E1 ,I SUPPORT 0CONC5TRAT+_/TRANSF]R+ P[] RA!R ?AN DE/ROY+ IT0 & SO ,I 0FALL0 9TO ! 0TYPICALLY ,LEFTI/ ROLE AS 'REVOLUTION>Y POLICEMAN' & RET>DANT06 ,:]E 9 MY LETT] >E SU* CONC]NS VOIC$8 ,9DE$1 ,I EXPLICITLY CALL$ = ! DE/RUCTION ( POLITICAL P[] 70,AN>*ISM1 BY DEF9ITION1 IS AGA9/ ! ACQUIR+ ( POLITICAL P[] -- IT IS = ITS DE/RUCTION07 & 9DICATE ?AT IT IS ! ,UNABOMB] :O AIMS TO ACQUIRE POLITICAL P[]4 ,CONN] OBVI\SLY HAS TOTAL CONTEMPT = ! 9TELLIG5CE ( ,AN>*Y'S READ]%IP TO MISREPRES5T MY LETT] SO4 

,APP>5TLY ,I REPEAT ,BLACK ,FLAG'S 0LIBEL ?AT ,G,A 'PREF] 0MASS />VATION0 TO 0MASS SOCIETY0' 7:AT ,I ACTUALLY WROTE WAS 0!Y W\LD PREF] 'MASS />VATION' TO 'MASS GOV]NM5T' 7I4E4 EXI/+ SOCIETY7074 ,9DE$1 !Y PRES5T A LOVELY P>ANOID TALE ( H[ ?IS 0LIBEL0 CAME AB\T4 ,TO SET ! MATT] /RAI<T1 ,I DID NOT 0REPEAT0 ! ,BLACK ,FLAG CLAIM4 ,I1 9 FACT1 /AT$ :AT ,I HE>D1 ) MY [N E>S1 AT ! MEET+ 9 QUE/ION4 ,I CAN ONLY (F] AS 0PRO(0 ! ROOM FULL ( PEOPLE :O ALSO HE>D ?IS /ATEM5T4 ,JU/ TO AID ! MEMORY ( ! ,G,A MEMB]1 ,I WAS ! ONE ) ! ,SCOTTI% ACC5T4 ,P]HAPS A FEW MORE DETAILS WILL JOG ! MEMORY8 ,HE WILL RECALL1 ,I AM SURE1 HIS MOBILE PHONE GO+ (F HALFWAY ?R\< ! MEET+4 ,& REMEMB]1 P]HAPS1 ,DONALD ,RO\M'S QUE/ION CONC]N+ ! DANG]S ( EPIDEMICS 9 A PRIMITIVI/ SOCIETY8 ,OR ! WOND]FUL ANSW] 9 :I* ! ,G,A MEMB] 9=M$ US WE NE$ NOT WORRY AB\T SU* OCCURR5CES AS ! GR\PS W\LD BE SO SMALL & SO WIDESPREAD ?AT DISEASE W\LD JU/ WIPE\T ONE GR\P & NOT SPREAD WIDE 5\< TO BE CLASS$ AS AN EPIDEMIC8 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 \R ,G,A MEMB] DID NOT BO!R TO 9DICATE H[ WE GO FROM \R CURR5T POPULATION ( SIX BILLION TO !SE ,HUNT] & ,GA!R] LEVELS4 ,P]HAPS ! EXCESS POPULATION JU/ 0DISAPPE>S0 9 A PUFF ( 7SUITABLY 5HANC$7 SMOKE8 ,OR1 P]HAPS1 ?IS IS :]E ! MASS />VATION COMES 98 ,I HOPE ,CONNOR ANSW]S !SE QUE/IONS CLE>LY1 AS IT IS HIS *ANCE TO SET ! RECORD /RAI<T4 ,CAN SIX BILLION PEOPLE SURVIVE 9 A PRIMITIVI/ WORLD8 ,IF NOT1 H[ IS ! APPROPRIATE POPULATION LEVEL REA*$8 

,SO WE DISCOV] ,G,A YET AGA9 REWRIT+ HI/ORY4 ,& !Y HAVE ! *EEK TO /ATE ,I0PLAY FA/ & LOOSE ) ! TRU?06 ,9CR$IBLE6 

,AS F> AS ,CONNOR'S ASS]TION ?AT 0MASS SOCIETY0 CAUSES 0MASS />VATION10 WELL1 :AT CAN ,I SAY8 ,RESE>* SUGGE/S O!RWISE4 ,! WORK ( ECONOMI/ ,AM>TYA ,S5 9DICATES ?AT CLASS SOCIETY & ITS PROP]TY DI/RIBUTIONS & 5TITLEM5TS ?AT CREATE MASS />VATION4 ,ACCORD+ TO HIS WORK1 FAM9E OCCURS 9 SPITE ( FOOD BE+ AVAILABLE4 ,9DE$1 FOOD IS USUALLY EXPORT$ \T ( ! FAM9E ZONE 9 ORD] TO MAKE PR(ITS4 ,RA!R ?AN 0MASS SOCIETY0 CAUS+ IT1 IT IS RA!R SPECIFIC =MS ( SOCIETY1 CLASS SOCIETIES1 ) SPECIFIC PROP]TY RELATIONS1 DI/RIBUTIONS & 5TITLEM5TS4 ,IF1 = EXAMPLE1 WORK]S [N$ & CONTROLL$ ! L& & ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION !Y US$1 !N FAM9ES W\LD NOT OCCUR4 ,)\T PRIVATE PROP]TY1 PEOPLE W\LD BE ABLE TO PRODUCE TO MEET !IR NE$S4 ,:I*1 BY ! WAY1 9DICATES WELL H[ ,G,A'S EV]-SO-RADICAL 0PRIMITIVI/0 POLITICS OBSCURES ! REAL CAUSES ( />VATION 9 MOD]N SOCIETY4 ,IT HAS NO?+ TO DO ) 0MASS SOCIETY0 & A LOT MORE TO DO ) CAPITALI/S1 ! DI/RIBUTION ( L& & P[] & ! ECONOMIC SY/EM WE LIVE UND]4 ,BUT SU* AN ANALYSIS ( ! REAL CAUSES ( />VATION IS OBSCUR$ BY VAGUE COMM5TS AB\T 0MASS SOCIETIES0 HAV+ TO BE HI]>*ICAL4 ,! CAPITALI/ CLASS CAN RE/ EASY -- FAM9ES >E NOT !IR FAULT1 !Y >E SIMPLY ! 9EVITABLE RESULT ( 0MASS SOCIETY40 

,CONNOR FAILS TO ANSW] ANY ( MY PO9TS & QUE/IONS4 ,9DE$1 9 ANSW] TO MY QUE/ION ON ! 9H]5T AN>*I/ NATURE ( PRIMITIVE SOCIETY HE MUTT]S ?AT ITS IS A 0BOR+0 QUE/ION1 & 0ANSW]$ MANY TIMES40 ,HE C\LD AT LEA/ PO9T ME TO ! RELEVANT >TICLES OR BOOKS OR1 9DE$1 PROVIDE ME ) A SUMM>Y ( ! ANSW]1 & SO ON4 ,NO1 ?AT W\LD GET 9 ! WAY ( ! MA9 PURPOSE ( HIS >TICLE1 TO 9SULT & SL&] ?OSE :O D>E TO DISAGREE ) HIS POLITICS & PO9T \T !IR AU?ORIT>IAN CORE4 ,SO MU* = WANT+ TO 0CL>IFY ISSUES40 

,CONNOR 5DS HIS LETT] ) SOME TRULY AMAZ+ P>ANOID SPECULATION4 ,HE WOND]S IF ,I AM 0REALLY0 ,IAN ,HEAV5S 79DE$1 HE SEEMS CONV9C$ ( IT74 ,?IS HAS CAUS$ MY FRI5DS & COMRADES NO 5D ( AMUSEM5T4 ,WELL1 ,I AM MYSELF & NONE O!R4 ,H[ CAN ,I PROVE IT8 ,AS WELL AS COMRADES 9 ,SCOTL&1 Y\ C\LD ASK ,FR$DIE ,BA]1 ,*UCK ,MUNSON 7:O %\LD BE FAMILI> TO ,AN>*Y READ]S7 & ! NUM]\S COMRADES ON ! AN>*Y & ORGANIZE E-MAIL LI/S4 ,OR1 !N AGA91 ASK ,JASON ,MC,QU9N :O MET ME 9 ,GLASG[ AB\T #e YE>S AGO :5 HE WAS /AY+ ) A MEMB] ( ! ,H]E & ,N[ & ,C\NT] ,9=MATION COLLECTIVES4 ,HE WILL HOPEFULLY REMEMB] ME 7,I REMEMB] ASK+ AB\T ! 0AN>*O0-CAPITALI/S :O ,I HAD REC5TLY COME ACROSS ON-L9E74 ,IF HE DOES REMEMB]1 HE WILL CONFIRM ?AT ,I AM FROM ,GLASG[ & NOT1 9 FACT1 FROM ,5GL& AS ,IAN ,HEAV5S IS4 ,I HOPE HE /ATES SO 9 ,AN>*Y AS IT W\LD BE NICE TO /AMP ?IS P>TICUL> P>ANOID DELUSION \T BE=E IT FULLY JO9S ! O!RS 9 ,CONNOR'S M9D4 ,OR1 !N AGA91 ASK ! ,G,A MEMB] :O ATT5D$ ! ,LONDON ,AN>*I/ ,=UM MEET+ ON ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 7BUT1 GIV5 H[ HAZY HIS MEMORY IS ( ?AT EV5T1 HE MAY NOT REMEMB] :O WAS !RE ANY MORE ?AN :AT HE SAID74 

,IT IS 9T]E/+ ?AT ,G,A USE ! ,SUNDAY ,TIMES >TICLE AB\T ,IAN ,HEAV5S4 ,?IS >TICLE WAS SL&]1 PURE & SIMPLE4 ,A PIECE ( HACK-WORK BY A J\RNALI/ ,L>RY ,O',H>A /AT$ HAD L9KS ) ,M,I#e 9 HIS BOOK ,TURN+ UP ! ,HEAT3 ,M,I#e AFT] ?AT COLD W>4 ,FROM ?IS >TICLE !Y /ATE ,SPUNK ,PRESS 0HAPPILY ADV]TIS$ BOMB MANUALS40 ,9 REALITY1 ?AT CLAIM WAS A CLEV] PIECE ( MIS9=MATION PRES5T$ BY ! J\RNALI/S4 ,! >TICLE 9 FACT PO9T$ TO A SPECIFIC ,SPUNK ,PRESS FILE4 ,?IS FILE CONTA9$ L9KS AN>*I/S W\LD F9D ( 9T]E/4 ,!SE L9KS 9CLUD$ NEWS-GR\PS SU* AS ALT4SOCIETY4AN>*Y & SO ON4 ,!SE GR\PS >E TOTALLY OP5 & ANYONE CAN PO/ TO !M4 ,! 0BOMB MANUALS0 & O!R 9=MATION ! J\RNALI/S W]E REF]R+ TO APPE>$ ON !SE MAIL+ GR\PS1 NOT ,SPUNK ,PRESS4 ,! WAY ! J\RNALI/S HAD WRITT5 !IR SME> >TICLE WAS EXTREMELY CLEV]4 ,IT DID NOT1 9 FACT1 TELL A LIE BUT IT WAS SO 0ECONOMICAL ) ! TRU?0 ?AT ANYONE )\T A BASIC UND]/&+ ( ! 9T]NET W\LD BE L$ TO BELIEVE ?AT ,SPUNK ,PRESS /OR$ 0BOMB MANUALS40 ,AS 9T5D$4 ,A HALF-TRU? BECAME A TOTAL LIE & ONE ,CONNOR SWALL[$4 

,?IS HACK-WORK1 9T5D$ TO PRES5T AN AN>*I/ T]ROR AT ! HE>T ( ! ,9T]NET1 ALMO/ CO/ ,IAN ,HEAV5S HIS JOB 7YES1 LIKE MO/ ( US1 HE IS A WAGE SLAVE74 ,AS IT WAS1 HE HAD TO DROP \T ( ,SPUNK ,PRESS & AN>*I/ ACTIVISM ON ! ,9T]NET TO KEEP IT 7:I* WAS A GREAT LOSS74 ,IF ,CONNOR KNEW ANY?+ AB\T :AT ACTUALLY HAPP5$ ) ,IAN ,HEAV5S RA!R ?AN REPEAT+ ! SME>S ( ! ,SUNDAY ,TIMES >TICLE1 !N !Y W\LD KN[ ?AT ,SPUNK ,PRESS DOES NOT 0URGE0 T]RORISM ( ANY =M4 ,I'M QUITE GLAD ,CONNOR HAS BR\<T UP ! ,SUNDAY ,TIMES >TICLE4 ,IT %[S H[ FIRM HIS GRASP ( ! FACTS REALLY IS & H[ L[ HE WILL SWOOP TO SL&] ?OSE 0%EEP0 :O D>E TO QUE/ION ,G,A'S POLITICS & ACTIVITIES4 ,IT ALSO %[S ?AT HE QUITE HAPPILY REPEATS ! SME>S ( SPOOK-FRI5DLY J\RNALI/S :5 IT SUITS HIM4 ,I ?ANK HIM4 

,SO1 AS REQUE/$ BY ,CONNOR1 ,I HAVE 9DICAT$ :Y ,A,C,E & ,S,A,N 0DON'T DISASSOCIATE !MSELVES0 FROM ,SPUNK ,PRESS & ?OSE ,CONNOR ?9KS >E ITS MEMB]S4 ,! ANSW] IS CLE> FROM MY COMM5TS ABOVE -- !RE IS NO?+ TO 0DISASSOCIATE0 FROM4 ,WE1 UNLIKE ,CONNOR1 DO NOT TAKE ,SUNDAY ,TIMES HACK 7& SPOOK FRI5DLY7 J\RNALISM AT FACE VALUE4 ,WE DO NOT HAVE TO DISASSOCIATE \RSELVES BECAUSE ! ,SUNDAY ,TIMES >TICLE 7& ,CONN>'S %EEP-LIKE REPEAT+ ( IT7 IS NOT TRUE4 

,P]HAPS ,CONNOR WILL COME BACK & >GUE HE KNEW ALL ALONG ! TRU? ( ?AT >TICLE & DECID$ TO LIE 9 HIS LETT] TO PRES5T AN ANALOGY ) ! TREATM5T ( ,G,A4 ,?IS IS POSSIBLE1 IF HI<LY UNLIKELY & HI<LY DI%ONE/4 ,SADLY1 ! ANALOGY FALLS AS ,G,A DID PUBLI% 0,! ,IRRATIONALI/S0 >TICLE :ILE ,IAN ,HEAV5S & ,SPUNK ,PRESS W]E SET-UP & SME>$ BY ! ,SUNDAY ,TIMES4 

,APP>5TLY ,I 0PRESUMABLY0 MEAN ?AT BY 0,L59I/0 0AN ELITI/ IDEOLOGUE 'GANG' 9 ! ,CAMATTIAN S5SE40 ,/RANGELY 5\<1 ,I MEANT BY 0,L59ISM0 7,I DO NOT EV5 USE ! WORD 0,L59I/0 9 MY LETT]7 ! IDEAS ( ,L59 & ,BOL%EVISM4 ,FUNNY ?AT1 BUT !N AGA9 ,CONNOR CONSI/5TLY ASS]TS ,I MEAN SOME?+ TOTALLY DIFF]5T FROM :AT ,I ACTUALLY WROTE4 ,I ALSO HAVE NO IDEA :AT 0,CAMATTIAN0 MEANS & SO CANNOT MEAN IT 9 ?AT S5SE1 ASSUM+ ,I DID USE ! WORD1 :I* ,I DID NOT4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS IS ALL IRRELEVANT AS ,I DID NOT SAY ?AT ,G,A W]E 0,L59I/40 ,I /AT$ ?AT ! ,UNABOMB]S POLITICS HAD P>ALLELS ) ,L59ISM 70,! P>ALLELS TO ,L59ISM >E CLE>1 ) ! 09/ABILITY 9 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY0 REPLAC+ ! 9EVITABLE COLLAPSE ( CAPITALISM AS ! CATALY/ TO ! NEW SOCIETY074 ,IT IS ?IS P>ALLEL1 LOOK+ TO AN OBJECTIVE RA!R ?AN A SUBJECTIVE CATALY/ = REVOLUTION1 ?AT HELPS EXPLA9 ,G,A'S SUPPORT = T]RORI/ ACTS4 ,AS IS CLE> FROM MY LETT]1 :I* ,CONNOR CLE>LY MISREPRES5TS4 

,ACCORD+ TO ,CONNOR ,I AM A 0HY/]ICAL0 0,NEOI/-TA9T$ WORK]I/40 ,ALSO NICE TO KN[4 ,IT IS ALSO NICE TO SEE ?AT ,CONNOR 7& ,BLACK7 DA%$ ! HOPES ,I EXPRESS$ 9 MY FIR/ LETT]4 ,I HAD HOP$ ?AT MY LETT] W\LD 0NOT BE ANSW]$ BY ! USUAL ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ TIRADE ( 9SULTS !Y DIRECT AGA9/ PEOPLE :O DISAGREE ) !M4 ,9DE$1 LIKE ,L59 !Y TAKE A POSITIVE DELI<T 9 9SULT+ ?OSE :O D>E TO QUE/ION !IR POLITICS4 ,P]HAPS BY SO DO+ !Y 5SURE ?AT !IR POLITICS >E NOT LOOK$ 9TO CRITICALLY80 ,MY HOPES PROV$ TO BE UTOPIAN4 ,! LEVEL ( ,CONNOR'S RESPONSE IS NO IMPROVEM5T4 ,9DE$1 HE HAS 9CLUD$ ,BLACK ,FLAG 9TO ! DIATRIBES & 9SULTS -- P]HAPS ! BETT] TO HIDE ! POLITICS ( ! DEBATE B5EA? ANO!R LAY] ( SME>S4 ,GIV5 ?AT ! ,BLACK ,FLAG COLLECTIVE IS CLAIM$ TO BE 0,NEOI/-TA9T$ WORK]I/S10 ,I HAVE TO ASSUME ?AT ,G,A ?9K EV]YONE :O DISAGREES ) !M >E 0,NEOI/0 OR 0TA9T$0 ) IT4 ,NICE TO KN[4 ,USEFUL1 ?\<1 TO GR\P ALL CRITICISM UND] ONE BANN]1 REG>DLESS ( ! FACTS4 ,IT MUDDIES ! WAT] EV5 MORE1 AS 9T5D$ ,I AM SURE4 

,AT LEA/ ,CONNOR'S LETT] PROVES ?AT ,G,A'S BASIC POLITICS HAVE REMA9$ UN*ANG$ S9CE 0,! ,IRRATIONALI/S0 >TICLE4 ,BLACK'S COMM5T ?AT ,G,A >E NOT 0CELEBRAT.<+.> ! T]RORISM ( DESPAIR0 IS REFUT$ BY ,CONNOR4 ,!Y OBVI\SLY DO4 ,9DE$1 !Y CONSID] SU* ACTS AS PRAISE-WOR?Y1 0! RI<T IDEA10 P>T ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS LIKE /RIKES1 OCCUPATIONS1 & SO ON1 9DE$ !Y >E P>T ( ! SAME REVOLUTION 9 ,CONNOR'S EYES4 ,HE /ATES !Y >E TO BE 9CLUD$ ) O!R ACTS ( 0LIB]ATION0 :I* WILL 0GIVE ! RE/ ( US ! OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE AUTONOM\S1 AU!NTIC LIVES TOO0 70! RE/01 PRESUMABLY1 /ILL ALIVE AFT] SU* 0UNM$IAT$0 ACTIONS74 ,H[ CAN DEAD COMMUT]S1 (FICE WORK]S & *ILDR5 0LIVE AUTONOM\S1 AU!NTIC LIVES08 ,9DE$1 TO CALL !SE ACTS :AT !Y ACTUALLY >E 7ACTS ( MASS MURD] & T]RORISM7 IS TO 0LIBEL0 !M4 ,9 ,CONNOR'S EYES !Y >E P>T ( ! 0RESI/ANCE40 ,HE CONFIRMS ! CRITIQUE 9 MY LA/ LETT]4 ,I ?ANK HIM AGA94 

,HE /ATES ?AT ,S,A,N ACT$ TO 0ANA!MATIZE & /IFLE ! FREE SPEE* ( ANTI-FASCI/S & ANTI-,/ATI/S40 ,H[ DID WE 0/IFLE0 & 0ANA!MATIZE0 !IR FREE SPEE*8 ,DID AT ANY /AGE WE BAN OR C5SOR !IR WORDS8 ,NO1 ,G,A1 !N & N[1 /ILL PUBLI% !IR PAP]1 WRITE !IR LETT]S & SO ON4 ,SO H[ C\LD ,S,A,N 0/IFLE0 !M8 ,ONLY BY NOT ORGANIZ+ ! SPEAK+ T\R4 ,9 ?AT CASE ,S,A,N ALSO 0ANA!MATIZE & /IFLE10 ! ,I,W,W1 ! ,I,W,A1 ,AN>*Y1 ,FRE$OM1 ,BLACK ,FLAG1 & SO ON AS WE HAVE NOT ORGANIZ$ SPEAK+ T\RS = !M EI!R4 ,CONNOR'S DEF9ITION ( /IFLE SEEMS /RANGE4 ,Y\ APP>5TLY 0/IFLE0 FREE SPEE* IF Y\ DO NOT ACTIVELY HELP SOMEONE SPREAD !IR MESSAGE6 ,& DO NOT =GET ?AT IS :Y ,S,A,N PO/PON$ ! SPEAK+ T\R4 ,WE W]E NOT 0MANIPULAT$ BY FASCI/S & SPOOKS40 ,WE RA!R READ AN >TICLE !Y PUBLI%$ :I* CELEBRAT$ MASS MURD] AS 0! RI<T IDEA40 ,CONNOR'S P>ANOID RANTS TRY TO HIDE ?IS FACT UND] A DEEP LAY] ( SME>S & 9SULTS BUT ?AT REMA9S ! TRU?4 ,READ ?AT >TICLE1 READ H[ MASS MURD] IS 0! RI<T IDEA0 7OPPS1 BE+ 0HY/]ICAL0 AGA967 & !N WOND] IF \R REACTION WAS1 RA!R1 A HUMAN & LIB]T>IAN RESPONSE TO IT4 

,I HAVE TO SAY1 9 5D+1 ?AT ,I AM GLAD ,I WROTE MY LETT]4 ,CONNOR'S REPLY JU/ EXPOSES ! NATURE ( ,G,A'S POLITICS AS WELL AS !IR ABUSIVE & LY+ 0DEBAT+0 TE*NIQUES4 ,RA!R ?AN DI/ANC+ HIMSELF FROM 0,! ,IRRATIONALI/S0 >TICLE1 ,CONNOR EMBRACES IT & /ILL CLAIMS ! T]RORI/ ACTS ( ! LIKES ( ! ,JAPANESE ,CULTI/S & ,U,S FASCI/S >E EXAMPLES ( 0UNM$IAT$ RESI/ANCE40 ,LOOKS LIKE !Y /ILL HAVE ! 0RI<T IDEA40 ,NICE TO KN[4 ,RA!R ?AN AN 0IDIOTIC0 >TICLE1 AS ,BLACK IMPLIES1 IT 9 FACT REPRES5TS ! CORE ( !IR POLITICS4 ,& ?AT CORE IS NOT AN>*I/1 AS ,I >GU$ 9 MY ORIG9AL LETT]4 

,I WI% ,AN>*Y ALL ! BE/ = ! FUTURE6 

Y\RS 9 SOLID>ITY1 

,IA9 

,BOB ,BLACK1 ! ,AUM ,CULT & ! ,OKLAHOMA ,BOMB] 

7LETT] TO ,AN>*Y7 

,DE> ,AN>*Y 

,:ILE ,I HAVE MU* MORE IMPORTANT ?+S TO DO1 ,I WILL TAKE ! TIME TO ANSW] ,BOB ,BLACK'S & ,/EVE ,BOO?'S LETT]S 9 ,AN>*Y NO4 #e#a4 ,I'M SURE ?AT NO MATT] :AT ,I WRITE1 ,I WILL NEV] CONV9CE EI!R ?AT !IR 9V5T$ ASSUMPTIONS ( MYSELF OR MY POLITICS >E WRONG4 ,/ILL1 ! READ]S ( ,AN>*Y MAY F9D MY COMM5TS ( 9T]E/4 

,BOB ,BLACK CLAIMS ?AT MASS MURD] IS 0A TACTIC1 NOT AN IDEA40 ,9T]E/+4 ,SO PEOPLE :O HAVE TACTICS DO NOT ?9K AB\T !M8 ,A TACTIC IS AN IDEA UNTIL SU* TIME AS !Y DO IT1 !N IT BECOMES AN ACTION4 ,CLE>LY1 ,BLACK IS TALK+ NONS5SE4 ,HE /ATES HE IS 0UNABLE TO IMAG9E ANY IDEAS !Y .<! ,AUM ,CULT & ! ,OKLAHOMA BOMB]S.> MI<T HOLD 9 COMMON10 :I* SUGGE/S A LACK ( IMAG9ATION :I* IS AMAZ+4 ,P]HAPS ! 0IDEA0 W\LD BE ! TACTICS !Y W]E US+8 ,! ONES PRAIS$ 9 ! 0,IRRATIONALI/S0 >TICLE8 ,NO1 SURELY NOT8 ,BLACK IS ABUS+ ! ,5GLI% LANGUAGE & ! 9TELLIG5CE ( ! READ]4 

,BOB >GUES ?AT IT W\LD HAVE BE5 ! 0AN>*I/ WAY ( DEAL+ ) PROBLEMS0 TO GO AHEAD ) ! SPEAK+ T\R & DISCUSS FACE TO FACE ) ,G,A ! ISSUES4 ,/RANGE1 !N1 ?AT IT WAS ,G,A1 NOT US1 :O DECID$ TO TAKE \R DECISION TO PO/PONE ! T\R AS A CANCELLATION & !N ATTACK US 9 !IR PAP] AS 0%EEP10 FOLL[+ \R 7,G,A APPO9T$7 LEAD]S4 ,& ,BLACK TALKS AB\T 0! %ABBY WAY .<,I.> & MY ILK TREAT$ ! W\LD BE ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ VISITORS06 ,YES1 9DE$1 POOR ,G,A1 HAV+ O!R AN>*I/S HOLD !M ACC\NTABLE = !IR POLITICS6 ,I WASN'T AW>E ?AT ! AN>*I/ WAY ( DEAL+ ) PROBLEMS WAS TO SIMPLY SWIT* (F ONES BRA9 & NOT QUE/ION ! VALIDITY ( DECISIONS PREVI\SLY REA*$ :5 NEW 9=MATION APPE>S4 

,I REMEMB] ! MEET+ :5 ! ISSUE WAS FIR/ RAIS$ ON :E!R TO CANCEL ! MEET+ OR NOT & ! DECISION TO PO/PONE IT UNTIL SU* TIME AS WE C\LD FULLY DISCUSS ! 0,IRRATIONALI/S0 >TICLES1 ! ISSUES IT RAIS$ & DECIDE :E!R OR NOT TO CONT9UE ) ! T\R4 ,NEXT ?+ ,I SEE IS ,G,A WRIT+ 9 !IR PAP] ?AT WE HAD CANCEL$ ! MEET+ & ?AT ! ,SCOTTI% ,AN>*I/S >E ALL %EEP 7IS ?AT ! AN>*I/ WAY ( DEAL+ ) PROBLEMS874 ,FUNNY H[ A DESIRE TO ?9K AB\T ,G,A'S POLITICS & \R RESPONSE TO !M RA!R ?AN M9DLESSLY DO :AT ,G,A WANT$ EQUATES ) BE+ %EEP4 ,BUT AS ,I SAID 9 MY PREVI\S LETT]1 ANY 9DEP5D5CE ( M9D BY O!R AN>*I/S QUICKLY RESULTS 9 !M BE+ LABEL$ AS 0%EEP0 BY ,G,A & !IR SUPPORT]S LIKE ,BLACK4 

,IT ALSO SEEMS /RANGE ?AT ,BLACK ?9KS ?AT MY LETT] WAS JU/ A 0PA9FULLY LONG DEF5SE0 ( :AT HAPP5$ 9 ,SCOTL& SO MANY YE>S AGO4 ,RA!R1 AS ! READ] W\LD SOON SEE1 ! BULK ( ! LETT] WAS MADE UP ( A DISCUSSION ( ,G,A'S POLITICS & A REPLY TO ! DI/ORTIONS ( 0,JOHN ,CONNOR0 ON MY POLITICS & :O ,I WAS1 DI/ORTIONS :I* ,I NOTICE ,BLACK CONSID]S AS NOT WOR?Y ( COMM5T4 ,DOES HE HAVE SO LITTLE RESPECT = HIS READ]S ?AT HE FEELS HE CAN REWRITE HI/ORY SO8 ,SAD1 REALLY1 BUT ,I DO GET ! IMPRESSION ?AT DISCUSS+ !IR POLITICS IS ! LA/ ?+ ,BLACK OR ,G,A DESIRE4 ,RA!R1 WE MU/ TAKE !IR WORD AS TO ! 0CONSI/5T0 & 0COMMITT$0 NATURE ( ,G,A'S POLITICS4 ,SORRY1 ,I GAVE UP RELIGION DECADES AGO & ,I ANALYZE :AT PEOPLE SAY RA!R ?AN ACCEPT IT ON FAI?4 

,IT IS 9T]E/+ H[ ,BLACK PORTRAYS ,G,A ALWAYS AS VICTIMS4 ,NOT ONLY ?AT1 EV5 :5 !Y ADVOCATE MASS MURD] AS ! RI<T IDEA1 !Y >E 0MORE CONSI/5T & COMMITT$ ,BRITI% AN>*I/S0 ?AN PEOPLE :OSE ACTIVITIES & POLITICS ,BLACK PROBABLY KN[S NO?+ AB\T4 ,SAD1 REALLY1 ?AT ,BLACK HAS DECID$ TO %[ HIS IGNORANCE ( ! ,SCOTTI% AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 

,BLACK'S COMM5T ?AT MASS MURD] WAS A 0TACTIC0 US$ BY REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM DUR+ ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION SUGGE/S A DESIRE TO CONFUSE ! ISSUE BE+ DISCUSS$4 ,LIKE ,G,A DEF5SES ( ! 0,IRRATIONALI/S0 >TICLE :I* EQUAT$ ! ,AUM CULT & ! ,OKLAHOMA ,BOMB]S ) 0,PROPAG&A BY ,DE$0 AN>*I/S1 ,BLACK'S PA!TIC ANALOGY DOES DAMAGE NOT ONLY TO >GUM5T BUT ALSO TO ! 9TELLIG5CE ( ! READ]4 ,IF ,EMILE ,H5RY >GU$ ?AT 0!RE >E NO 9NOC5T B\RGEOISIE01 !N ,BLACK & ,G,A >E >GU+ ?AT !RE >E NO 9NOC5T PEOPLE & SO EXPLOIT] & EXPLOIT$1 OPPRESSOR & OPPRESS$1 >E ( EQUAL WOR? AS REG>DS ACTS ( 0RESI/ANCE40 ,APP>5TLY1 !RE IS NO DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! KILL+ ( FASCI/S & PRO-FASCI/S BY ! MILITIA COLUMNS IMM$IATELY AFT] A MILIT>Y C\P & ! PLANN$ GASS+ ( COMMUT]S & ! BL[+ UP ( (FICE WORK]S & *ILDR54 ,SAD1 REALLY1 ?AT ONE ( ! BE/ M9DS 9 ! ,U,S AN>*I/ MOVEM5T COMES UP ) SU* RUBBI%4 ,OBVI\SLY ! ,DURRUTI COLUMN W\LD HAVE HAD ! 0RI<T IDEA0 IF !Y HAD JU/ %OT EV]YONE :O CROSS$ !IR PA?4 

,I F9D IT FUNNY ?AT ,BLACK ?9KS WE HAVE 0EX-COMMUNICAT$0 ,G,A FROM ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,SORRY1 NO1 ,G,A MANAG$ TO DO ?AT V]Y SUCCESSFULLY BY !MSELVES4 ,&1 ( C\RSE1 ,G,A NEV]1 EV] 0EXCOMMUNICATE0 ANYONE 7& NEI!R DOES ,BLACK1 HE JU/ CALLS !M 0AN>*O-LEFTI/S0 REG>DLESS ( ! FACTS74 ,ALL ?IS TALK ( 0LEFTISM0 IS DEF9ITELY NOT AN ATTEMPT TO USE GUILT BY ASSOCIATION TO M>G9ALIZE O!R AN>*I/S4 ,NO1 ( C\RSE NOT4 ,BUT !N AGA91 IT IS EASI] TO CALL SOMEONE A NAME ?AN ACTUALLY ADDRESS !IR >GUM5TS -- AS AU?ORIT>IANS & AU?ORITIES ?R\<\T HI/ORY HAVE KN[N4 

,BLACK >GUES ?AT 0!Y HAD ! RI<T IDEA0 WAS 0A V]Y POOR *OICE ( WORDS ON ,/EVE'S P>T40 ,LOOK+ AT ,/EVE'S LETT]1 PUBLI%$ 9 ! SAME ISSUE ( ,AN>*Y1 ITS CLE> ?AT !Y W]E NO SU* ?+4 ,IT MU/ ANNOY ,BLACK ?AT HE CLAIMS ONE ?+1 & !N A ,G,A MEMB] BL[S HIS >GUM5T \T ! WAT] 9 ! V]Y SAME LETT]S PAGE4 ,FIR/ IT WAS 0,TOM ,O',CONNOR10 N[ IT IS ,BOO?4 

,BOO? /ATES ?AT ,I EXPRESS 0KNEE-J]K PACIFI/ DISAGREEM5T40 ,H[ HE KN[S ?IS1 ,I'M NOT SURE4 ,I DISCUSS$ :E!R MASS MURD] ( WORK]S WAS 0! RI<T IDEA0 OR NOT &1 ( C\RSE1 :E!R IT IS CONSI/5T ) LIB]T>IAN POLITICS4 ,NO M5TION ( ! M]ITS ( NONVIOL5CE AS ! ONLY MEANS ( SOCIAL *ANGE1 BUT :Y LET FACTS GET 9 ! WAY ( A GOOD RANT8 

,HE CLAIMS ?AT ! 0,IRRATIONALI/S0 >TICLE WAS AB\T 0! POSSIBILITY ( >M$ /RUGGLE & >M$ RESI/ANCE TO TOTALIT>IANISM40 ,HE /ATES ?AT ! >TICLE AIM$ AT DISCUSS+ ! 0%APE ( POSSIBLE AN>*I/ >M$ /RUGGLE 9 ! FUTURE1 & H[ SU* ACTIONS RESEMBLE0 VIOL5T EV5TS 09 ! PRES5T40 ,CLE>LY1 !N1 AS ! ,AUM ,CULT & ! ,OKLAHOMA ,BOMB] HAD ! 0RI<T IDEA0 !N 0AN>*I/0 /RUGGLE 09 ! FUTURE0 C\LD FOLL[ ?IS MODEL4 ,HIS ATTEMPTS AFT]W>DS TO DI/ANCE HIMSELF FROM HIS ORIG9AL >TICLE FAIL AS ,BOO?1 LIKE ,TOM ,O',CONNOR BE=E HIM1 CLE>LY ?9KS GASS+ COMMUT]S AS A VALID =M ( 0RESI/ANCE0 70RESI/ANCE0 TO :AT1 EXACTLY8 ,WORK+ PEOPLE8 ,>E !Y ! 5EMY87 & CAN BE APPLI$ = LIB]T>IAN 5DS 7:I* MAKES Y\ WOND] H[ 0LIB]T>IAN0 ?OSE 5DS C\LD BE1 GIV5 ! MEANS74 

,HE SAYS ?AT HE WI%ES TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE ALT]NATIVE = ! 0PROTE/ MOVEM5TS0 :I* WILL MAKE ! 0,IRRATIONALI/S0 IRRELEVANT4 ,SORRY1 NO1 ?AT DOES NOT WORK EI!R AS IT /ILL IMPLIES ?AT ACTIONS LIKE ?OSE ( ! ,AUM ,CULT & ! ,OKLAHOMA ,BOMB] CAN BE CONSID]$ P>T ( ! 0RESI/ANCE0 MOVEM5T4 ,!Y >E NOT -- !Y >E P>T ( ! PROBLEM & !Y %>E ! SAME AU?ORIT>IAN BASIS AS ANY /ATE'S BOMB+ CAMPAIGN AGA9/ CIVILIANS4 

,WE CAN GET AN 9SI<T TO ,BOO?'S IDEAS FROM ANO!R ( HIS >TICLES 7AS PO/$ ON ! 9T]NET AT3 WWW49SURG5TDESIRE4ORG4UK_/IRRATIONALI/S4HTM74 ,!RE HE >GUES ?AT 0!RE >E IDEAS & MOTIVES BEH9D AN ACTION1 & !RE >E ME?ODS4 ,!SE TWO ?+S >E SEP>ATE4 ,DO WE BLAME TOOLS = ! USE TO :I* !Y >E PUT80 ,HE /RESSES3 0,I SAY ONLY A FOOL REFUSES TO LE>N LESSONS AB\T EFFECTIV5ESS FROM !IR WOR/ 5EMIES40 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 C]TA9 ME?ODS IMPLY C]TA9 IDEAS & 5DS4 ,! ,BOL%EVIK CREATION ( A POLITICAL POLICE =CE 7! ,*EKA7 WAS V]Y EFFECTIVE 9 5SUR+ ! 0SUCCESS0 ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,IT REFLECT$ ,BOL%EVIK IDEAS ON ! NE$ = C5TRALIZ$ P[] & P>TY RULE4 ,IT WAS V]Y EFFECTIVE 9 5SUR+ ! DEF5SE ( ,BOL%EVIK P[]4 ,%AME ?AT IT HELP$ KILL ! REVOLUTION4 ,N[1 C\LD !RE BE AN AN>*I/ ,*EKA8 ,CAN ?IS 0TOOL0 BE EFFECTIVE = ANY?+ O!R ?AN :AT IT WAS DESIGN$ =8 ,( C\RSE NOT4 

,SIMIL>LY = ?OSE :OM ,BOO? ?\<T HAD ! 0RI<T IDEA40 ,! IDEAS 70TACTICS10 0ME?ODS10 0TOOLS07 9 QUE/ION W]E SELECT$ BECAUSE !Y REFLECT$ ! POLITICS ( ! PEOPLE :O US$ IT4 ,!Y >E NOT TOOLS ( LIB]ATION4 ,?AT ! ACTIONS W]E C>RI$ \T BY RI<T W+ AU?ORIT>IANS %\LD COME AS NO SURPRISE AS !Y REFLECT$ ! ANTI-REVOLUTION>Y NATURE ( !IR CREATORS4 ,MOREOV]1 !Y W\LD REMA9 SO NO MATT] ! PR(ESS$ POLITICS ( ! P]PETRATORS 7JU/ AS ONE-MAN MANAGEM5T DID NOT *ANGE ITS NATURE :5 IT WAS 9FLICT$ ON ! ,RUSSIAN WORK]S BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS RA!R ?AN BY ! CAPITALI/S74 ,BUT ?AT %\LD BE OBVI\S4 ,SADLY1 IT IS NOT = ,G,A1 :I* CONFIRMS MY ANALYSIS ( ,G,A'S POLITICS AS FUNDAM5TALLY AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,SU* ACTIONS CANNOT 9 ANY WAY BE P>T ( ANY POSSIBLE REVOLUTION>Y /RATEGY4 ,TO >GUE ?AT !Y C\LD BE %[S NOT ONLY A LACK ( REVOLUTION>Y & LIB]T>IAN POLITICS1 BUT ALSO A LACK ( COMMON HUMANITY4 

,IRONICALLY1 IF WE ACCEPT ,BOO?'S ANALYSIS AT FACE VALUE1 WE W\LD HAVE TO ADMIT ?AT ! TOOLS US$ BY ! 0,IRRATIONALI/S10 UNLIKE EV]Y O!R1 W]E SIMPLY NEUTRAL & C\LD BE US$ = LIB]ATION RA!R ?AN OPPRESSION6 ,WILL ,G,A />T >GU+ ?AT TE*NIQUES1 LIKE TACTICS1 >E SOCIALLY NEUTRAL8 ,?AT TOOLS DO NOT REFLECT ! IDEAS & 9T]E/S ( ?OSE :O CREATE & APPLY !M NOR %APE ?OSE SUBJECT TO !M8 ,?AT W\LD BE AMUS+444 

,BOO? /ATES ?AT ,I 0?9K AN>*I/S :O USE >M$ /RUGGLE >E NOT AN>*I/S0 & ,I AM A 0DOGMATIC PACIFI/40 ,/RANGE1 BUT CONSID]+ ?AT ,I DID NOT DISCUSS ! QUE/ION ( VIOL5CE NOR >M$ /RUGGLE BY AN>*I/S1 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT ,BOO?'S COMM5TS ?AT ,I AM 0M]ELY CALL+ ON ,A,J,O,D,A READ]S TO %>E .<MY.> DOGMA0 IS REALLY A CASE ( ! POT CALL+ ! KETTLE BLACK6 ,H[ CAN ,I ALL UPON ,A,J,O,D,A READ]S TO %>E A 0DOGMA0 7NAMELY 0PACIFISM07 :I* ,I DO NOT1 9 FACT1 HOLD8 ,LIKE ,TOM ,O',CONNOR'S SAD REM>KS 9 HIS LETT] AS REG>DS MY POLITICS1 ,BOO?'S COMM5TS 9DICATE H[ LITTLE ,G,A >E 9T]E/$ 9 LITTLE ?+S LIKE FACTS & EVID5CE :5 !Y DISCUSS O!R PEOPLE & !IR IDEAS4 

,ALSO ( 9T]E/ IS ,BOO?'S ASS]TIONS ?AT ,I USE A 0COMMON TE*NIQUE0 ( 0,NEOI/S & ,NEOI/S FELL[ TRAVEL]S0 & AM GR\P$ TOGE!R ) 0,MICAH_/,TOMPSETT ETC40 ,AS ,I SAID 9 MY LA/ LETT]1 ! LUMP+ TOGE!R ( ALL CRITICS 9TO ONE CAMP IS A USEFUL WAY ( MUDDY+ ! WAT]S & SO OBSCUR+ ! REAL ISSUES ( ! DEBATE4 ,& HAS ,BOO? 0ANSW]$0 ! CONC]NS RAIS$ BY HIS ORIG9AL >TICLE8 ,CLE>LY NOT1 AS HE CAN /ILL ?9K ( !SE ACTIONS AS BE+ COMPATIBLE ) LIB]T>IAN 0RESI/ANCE40 

,I ALSO LOVE ! 0?IS ,IA9 *>ACT]0 COMM5T1 V]Y FUNNY6 ,H[ D>E O!R AN>*I/S QUE/ION HIM6 ,SORRY1 ,I HAD BETT] NAME MYSELF AFT] A FICTIONAL *>ACT] FROM A MOVIE BE=E ,I CAN DISCUSS POLITICS ) 7SORRY1 GET LABEL$ BY7 ,G,A444 

,ALL 9 ALL1 ,I'M NOT SURPRIS$ BY ANY ( ?IS4 ,! ABILITY ( ,G,A MEMB]S TO AVOID ! ISSUES & 9/EAD 9V5T ! POLITICS 7& ASSOCIATIONS7 ( ?OSE :O D>E QUE/ION !IR POLITICS WAS PROV5 BY ,TOM ,O',CONNOR'S RANTS TWO ISSUES AGO4 ,CAN ,I EXPECT ANO!R DIATRIBE AB\T :AT ,I DO NOT ?9K NEXT ISSUE8 ,P]HAPS RA!R ?AN MAKE UP ! IDEAS ,I HOLD1 !Y C\LD ACTUALLY ADDRESS ! ISSUES CONC]N+ !IR POLITICS ,I RAISE8 ,BUT ?AT W\LD BE TOO MU* LIKE H>D WORK1 F> BETT] TO SME> ?AN ?9K4 

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