,NI<TM>ES ( ,CAPITALISM1 ,PIPE ,DREAMS ( ,DEMOCRACY 

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,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,! CRISIS CONT9UES4 ,?IS ISN'T JU/ A HICCUP 9 ! M>KET1 BUT A /RUCTURAL BREAKD[N4 ,A SY/EM DRIV5 BY COMPETITION = EV]-9CREAS+ PR(IT CAN'T RUN 9DEF9ITELY2 SOON] OR LAT] EV]Y?+ ?AT CAN BE COMMODIFI$ HAS BE5 DRAWN 9TO ! M>KET1 ALL ! CAPITAL ACCUMULATES 9 A FEW H&S1 & ! PR(ITS DRY UP4 

,TODAY ! FACTORIES ( EV]Y 9DU/RY PRODUCE COMMODITIES MORE & MORE EFFICI5TLY VIA AUTOMATION ?AT R5D]S WORK]S 9CREAS+LY R$UNDANT4 ,! ONLY WAY TO PR(IT ON !SE COMMODITIES IS TO CUT CO/S3 TO ELIM9ATE WORK]S OR PAY !M NEXT TO NO?+4 ,BUT )\T WORK OR WAGES1 PEOPLE CAN'T PLAY !IR P>T AS CONSUM]S4 ,! ONLY JOB OP5+S >E ) ! POLICE1 :O WAGE A NEV]-5D+ W> ON ! POPULATION TO CONTROL ! POOR & UNEMPLOY$4 ,?IS IS :Y \R WORLD IS OV]FL[+ ) *EAP %IT1 ) HUMAN LIFE *EAPE/ ( ALL4 

,AS COMMODITIES GET *EAP] & CONSUM]S GET POOR]1 H[ CAN CAPITALI/S CONT9UE MAK+ A PR(IT8 ,CR$IT WAS 9V5T$ AS A WAY = CONSUM]S TO GO ON %OPP+ EV5 :5 !Y W]5'T PAID LIV+ WAGES4 ,:5 ! SALE ( REAL GOODS CAN NO LONG] PRODUCE PR(IT1 PR(ITS MU/ BE MADE ON EXPECT$ FUTURE RETURNS--9 O!R WORDS1 ON SPECULATION4 

,BUT LIKE ANY H\SE ( C>DS1 DEBT CAN'T BE BUILT UP =EV]--EV5TUALLY SOMEONE CALLS IT 94 ,! H\SE ( C>DS COLLAPS$ UND] ITS [N WEI<T 9 #bh :5 IT BECAME CLE> ?AT ! EXPECT$ FUTURE RETURNS C\LD NEV] MAT]IALIZE4 ,RA!R ?AN RECONSID]+ !IR FAI? 9 CAPITALISM1 ! AU?ORITIES >E N[ GUTT+ ! LA/ VE/IGES ( ! SUPPORT /RUCTURES E/ABLI%$ TO PACIFY ! OLD LABOR MOVEM5T1 FE$+ EV]Y LA/ /ICK 9TO ! FIRE4 

,! F9ANCIAL CRISIS SIGNALS A DEEP] METAPHYSICAL CRISIS3 ?IS SY/EM1 :I* P]PETUAT$ ITSELF BY CREAT+ UNFULFILLABLE EMOTIONAL NE$S1 CANNOT PROVIDE = ! GLOBAL POPULATION'S MAT]IAL NE$S EI!R4 ,! HI< RATES ( UNEMPLOYM5T FROM ,EGYPT TO ! ,U,S >E NOT SIMPLY CAUS$ BY ! CORRUPTION ( DESPOTS LIKE ,MUB>AK1 NOR ! GRE$ ( SPECIFIC CAPITALI/S2 !Y >E EVID5CE ?AT A SY/EM ?AT NEV] WORK$ = US IS ON ! V]GE ( CEAS+ TO WORK AT ALL4 

,9 RESPONSE1 SOME HOPE TO RESURRECT SOCIAL DEMOCRACY4 ,BUT WASN'T IT SOCIAL DEMOCRACY ?AT NEUTRALIZ$ ! RESI/ANCE MOVEM5TS ( ! #b? C5TURY1 :ILE BUILD+ UP A /ATE P[]FUL 5\< TO IMPOSE ! CURR5T 9EQUALITIES8 ,DEMOCRACY HAS ALWAYS BE5 ! GU>DIAN ( CAPITALISM1 GIV+ ! GREATE/ POSSIBLE NUMB] ( PEOPLE REASON TO 9VE/ !MSELVES 9 HI]>*IES & CO]CIVE 9/ITUTIONS1 EQUAT+ FRE$OM ) PROP]TY RI<TS4 ,IF CAPITALISM IS DOOM$1 WE NE$ SOME?+ ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T--! TRU? IS1 WE ALWAYS DID4 

,CAPITALISM WON'T CRUMBLE OV]NI<T4 ,ITS RITUALS & VALUES >E SO DEEPLY +RA9$ 9 US ?AT ITS DEMISE C\LD TAKE G5]ATIONS1 & IT MI<T GIVE WAY TO SOME?+ EV5 WORSE4 ,IF WE WANT TO HAVE ANY 9FLU5CE OV] :AT COMES NEXT1 WE HAVE TO POSE ! RI<T QUE/IONS ) ! WAYS WE FI<T & ! N>RATIVES WE PROPAGATE4 ,H]E WE'LL TRACE ! TRAJECTORY ( POPUL> /RUGGLES AGA9/ AU/]ITY & CAPITALISM >\ND ! WORLD ACROSS #ba & #b#a#a1 ID5TIFY+ !IR LIMITATIONS SO AS TO PU% FUR!R NEXT TIME4 

,PITFALLS & ,P>ADOXES3 ,! ,/UD5T ,PROTE/S ( ,M>* #d1 #ba 

  

,! ECONOMIC CRISIS ?AT 5T]$ ! PUBLIC CONSCI\SNESS 9 #bh PROMPT$ GOV]NM5TS TO 9FLICT MASSIVE CUTBACKS ON PUBLIC $UCATION4 ,! /UD5T MOVEM5T ?AT BEGAN 9 ,DECEMB] #bh ) ! OCCUPATION ( ! ,NEW ,S*OOL 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY--ITSELF A PRIVATE S*OOL--9T5SIFI$ ) A S]IES ( PROTE/S & OCCUPATIONS ?R\<\T FALL #b#i1 PR9CIPALLY 9 ,CALI=NIA4.<#a.> ,!SE CULM9AT$ 9 NATIONWIDE DEMON/RATIONS ON ,M>* #d1 #b#a4 ,! ,BAY ,>EA WAS ! EPIC5T] ( ?IS DAY ( ACTION1 ) T5S ( ?\S&S 9 ! /REETS2 BUT AT ?IS EPIC5T]1 ! CONTRADICTIONS )9 ! MOVEM5T CAME 9TO />K RELIEF4 

,:ILE AN>*I/S HAD BE5 AT ! =EFRONT ( ! OCCUPATIONS1 RE=MI/S TOOK ! LEAD 9 ORGANIZ+ = ,M>* #d1 PLANN+ A /&>D M>* & RALLY4 ,!Y ALSO ATTEMPT$ TO SEIZE CONTROL ( ! N>RATIVE4 ,A WEEK BE=E ! DAY ( ACTION1 A DANCE P>TY AT ,U,C ,B]KELEY TURN$ 9TO A SMALL-SCALE RIOT AS /UD5TS TOOK ! /REETS1 M+L+ ) NON-/UD5TS & DEF5D+ !MSELVES AGA9/ POLICE ATTACKS4 ,!RE W]E ONLY TWO >RE/S1 BUT AFT]W>DS LIB]ALS & LEFTI/S ALLEG$ ?AT \TSIDE AGITATORS W]E ATTEMPT+ TO HIJACK ! MOVEM5T--A /ORY SOME HAD BE5 REPEAT+ = MON?S1 :I* HAS BECOME ALL ! MORE FAMILI> S9CE4 

,AS 9 ! ANTI-W> MOVEM5T SEV5 YE>S E>LI]1 AN>*I/S HAD L>GELY LIMIT$ !MSELVES TO ESCALAT+ ! TACTICS ( ! /UD5T MOVEM5T4 ,MO/ MILITANT ACTIONS W]E ORGANIZ$ 9=MALLY1 & !RE WAS NEI!R AN AUTONOM\S BODY = COORD9AT+ !SE NOR A VOICE = !M 9 ! ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURES ( ! L>G] MOVEM5T4 ,?IS OPACITY (F]$ ! ELEM5T ( SURPRISE1 BUT IT ULTIMATELY 5ABL$ RE=MI/S TO \TFLANK RADICALS BY DOM9AT+ ! PUBLIC DISC\RSE & PLANN+ ACTIONS ?AT W]E UNFAVORABLE = CONFRONTATION4 ,LIKEWISE1 BECAUSE AN>*I/S W]5'T ABLE TO POPUL>IZE A N>RATIVE ID5TIFY+ ! /UD5T MOVEM5T ) ! L>G] /RUGGLES ( ! DIS5FRAN*IZ$1 MO/ PEOPLE TOOK IT = GRANT$ ?AT ! PO9T ( ! /RUGGLE WAS SIMPLY TO GET MORE FUND+ = PUBLIC $UCATION4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 IT WAS DIFFICULT TO LEGITIMIZE ! P>TICIPATION ( NON-/UD5TS EXCEPT AS PASSIVE 0ALLIES10 LET ALONE MAKE A CASE = A /RUGGLE AGA9/ GOV]NM5T4 

,ON ,M>* #d1 A M>* ( SEV]AL ?\S&S DEP>T$ FROM ,B]KELEY T[>DS ,OAKL&4 ,/UD5T ORGANIZ+ GR\PS JOCKEY$ ) BLACK-CLAD MILITANTS = ! LEAD4 ,! M>* JO9$ Y\NG] /UD5TS & TEA*]S 9 D[NT[N ,OAKL& = A RALLY AT :I* ! USUAL SPEAK]S TOOK TURNS AT ! PODIUM4 ,A BREAKAWAY M>* HAD BE5 PLANN$ TO DEP>T FROM ! RALLY1 BUT ONE SPEAK] TOOK ! /AGE TO DISC\RAGE ANYONE FROM P>TICIPAT+1 EMPHASIZ+ ?AT IT W\LD BE ILLEGAL & DANG]\S4 ,! WORD ON ! /REET WAS ?AT RADICALS HAD E/ABLI%$ SOME SORT ( BACK-ROOM DEAL ) PUBLIC ORGANIZ]S ?AT ! LATT] R5EG$ ON4 ,MO/ PEOPLE LEFT AFT] ! RALLY1 BUT A C\PLE HUNDR$ EV5TUALLY REGR\P$ >\ND A S\ND SY/EM & SET \T1 MANAG+ TO BLOCK ! FREEWAY BE=E BE+ MASS->RE/$4 ,A FIFTE5-YE>-OLD /UD5T FELL FROM ! FREEWAY :5 ! POLICE CLOS$ 91 SUFF]+ S]I\S HEAD 9JURIES & TRAGICALLY CONFIRM+ ! SPEAK]'S W>N+4 

,AFT]W>DS1 !RE W]E DECL>ATIONS ( VICTORY & HY/]ICAL RECRIM9ATIONS1 BUT ! /UD5T MOVEM5T HAD PASS$ ITS PEAK4 ,)\T ! 9ITIATIVE ( ! MILITANT P>TICIPANTS DRIV+ ! MOVEM5T1 ! RE=MI/ W+ DRIFT$ 9TO HOPELESS ATTEMPTS TO 9FLU5CE POLITICIANS2 MOM5TUM COLLAPS$4 ,! SAME PATT]N PLAY$ \T ELSE:]E 9 ! C\NTRY4 

,AN>*I/S HAVE TO F9D A />T+ PLACE FROM :I* TO ACT 9 A SOCIETY 9 :I* FEW EV5 UND]/& \R GOALS4 ,?IS CREATES P>ADOXES SU* AS JO9+ A /RUGGLE = $UCATION 9 A C\NTRY 9 :I* $UCATION HAS ALWAYS BE5 TI$ TO ! /ATE4 ,P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! /UD5T MOVEM5T1 AN>*I/S RISK$ LEGITIMIZ+ SOCIAL /RUCTURES1 ROLES1 & PRIVILEGES !Y W\LD O!RWISE SET \T TO UND]M9E4 ,! /UD5T MOVEM5T ( #b#i-#b#a MI<T HAVE GONE FUR!R IF IT HAD BE5 REFRAM$ AS A P>T ( A L>G] /RUGGLE 9VOLV+ ALL :O W]E LOS+ OR HAD ALREADY LO/ !IR POSITIONS 9 ! ECONOMY--NOT TO M5TION ?OSE :O NEV] HAD ANY 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,9 ANY CASE1 IT SET ! /AGE = ,OCCUPY ,OAKL& TO DO ?IS4 

,REA*+ ,LIMITS3 ,MAY ,DAY1 #ba 

  

,ON ,MAY ,DAY #b#a1 SMALL BUT FI]CE AN>*I/ DEMON/RATIONS & ATTACKS ON PROP]TY TOOK PLACE 9 MANY CITIES >\ND ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 NOTABLY 9CLUD+ ,SANTA ,CRUZ1 ,CALI=NIA & ,A%EVILLE1 ,NOR? ,C>OL9A4 ,ELEV5 PEOPLE W]E >RE/$ 9 ,A%EVILLE1 *>G$ ) CONSPIRACY & O!R FELONIES & HELD ON @s#f#e1 BAIL4 

,! >RE/S S5T %OCKWAVES ( CONTROV]SY ?R\<\T AN>*I/ CIRCLES4 ,ONE $ITORIAL 5TITL$ 0,:AT ,I W\LD DO ) @s#e#e10 .<SIC.> >GU$ ?AT IT W\LD BE MORE /RATEGIC TO LEAVE ! >RE/EES 9 PRISON & USE ! MONEY TO BUY SCRE5-PR9T+ EQUIPM5T & PAY ! R5T ( SOCIAL C5T]S 9 ,*ICAGO4 ,?IS IS NOXI\S 9DE$1 BUT IT %[$ H[ POL>IZ$ ! DEBATE HAD BECOME BETWE5 P>TISANS ( 9FRA/RUCTURE & CONFRONTATION1 & H[ UNFAVORABLY 9SURRECTIONI/S HAD POSITION$ !MSELVES ON ! FIELD ( PUBLIC DISC\RSE 9 ADVANCE ( REPRESSION4 

,?AT QUE/ION1 RAIS$ 9 BAD FAI?1 /ILL SPEAKS TO AN IMPORTANT ISSUE4 ,:AT C\LD AN>*I/S DO (F5SIVELY ) SU* AN 5ORM\S SUM ( MONEY8 ,:AT W\LD IT MEAN TO TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE1 RAIS+ @s#f#e1 TO ADVANCE A CONFRONTATIONAL PROGRAM 9T5TIONALLY RA!R ?AN REACTIVELY8 ,DIVORC$ FROM A /RATEGY ?AT 9CORPORATES REPRESSION AS A NECESS>Y PHASE1 FOLL[+ A BL9D MANTRA ( ATTACK IS LIKE TAK+ ! FIR/ VULN]ABLE PIECE Y\ SEE 9 A *ESS GAME3 IT CAN SET Y\ UP = CRU%+ DEFEATS4 ,?IS LEAVES AN>*I/S ALWAYS ON ! BACK FOOT4 

,F\R DAYS LAT]1 WELL OV] #a1 PEOPLE GA!R$ 9 ,A!NS1 ,GREECE TO PROTE/ GOV]NM5T CUTBACKS & TAX 9CREASES M&AT$ BY ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION & ,9T]NATIONAL ,MONET>Y ,FUND4 ,WAVE AFT] WAVE ATTEMPT$ TO /ORM ! P>LIAM5T 9 ,SYNTAGMA SQU>E2 ?IS WAS >GUABLY ! CLOSE/ ,GREECE HAD COME TO 9SURRECTION S9CE ! RIOTS ( ,DECEMB] #b#h4 ,IT CAME TO AN 5D :5 ?REE PEOPLE W]E KILL$ 9 A FIRE IRRESPONSIBLY />T$ BY RIOT]S 9 A BANK /ILL /AFF$ BY EMPLOYES4 

,MANY BELIEVE ?AT ?IS TRAG$Y PREV5T$ A POT5TIALLY REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION FROM UNFOLD+4 ,IT ALSO 9V]T$ ! N>RATIVE ?AT HAD FRAM$ RESI/ANCE 9 ,GREECE S9CE ,DECEMB] #b#h1 ASSOCIAT+ MURD] ) PROTE/]S RA!R ?AN POLICE4 ,IT TAKES T5 ?\S& PEOPLE T5 YE>S TO LEGITIMIZE MILITANT /RUGGLE1 & A S+LE FOOL AN H\R TO DISCR$IT IT4 

,! MOOD WAS BLEAK AFT]W>DS ON BO? SIDES ( ! ,ATLANTIC4 ,:ILE AN>*I/S 9 ! ,U,S BICK]$ AB\T ! ,A%EVILLE #a#a1 9 ,GREECE !Y DEBAT$ AB\T H[ ANTI-SOCIAL T5D5CIES HAD TAK5 ROOT & SET ! /AGE = ! BANK FIRE4 ,SOME /ILL DECL>$ ! WORLDWIDE ACTIONS AT ! BEG9N+ ( ,MAY TO BE A SUCCESS1 BUT IT'S WOR? NOT+ ?AT FEW T[NS 9 ! ,U,S HO/$ REPEAT EV5TS ON ,MAY ,DAY #b#a#a4 

,:5 A /RATEGY BEG9S TO PRODUCE DIM9I%+ OR C\NT]PRODUCTIVE RETURNS1 ?IS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REEVALUATE & EXP]IM5T4 ,:ILE ! EXI/+ AN>*I/ MOVEM5T /RUGGL$ TO COME TO T]MS ) ! LIMITS IT HAD REA*$1 NEW PROTAGONI/S TOOK ! /AGE4 

,AN>*Y 9 ! ,U,K3 ,! ,/UD5T ,MOVEM5T1 ,NOVEMB]-,DECEMB] #ba 

  

,ON ,NOVEMB] #a1 #b#a1 ! ,NATIONAL ,UNION ( ,/UD5TS DREW #e#b1 PEOPLE TO ,LONDON TO PROTE/ AN AU/]ITY BILL ?AT W\LD RAISE ! TUITION CAP FROM ,G,B,P#c#b#i TO ,G,B,P#i4 ,AS ! MA9 DEMON/RATION MOV$ BY ,MILLBANK ,T[]1 A SPL9T] GR\P ( HUNDR$S1 HEAD$ BY NO MORE ?AN #c BLACK BLOC AN>*I/S1 BROKE 9TO ! ,TORY ,HEADQU>T]S !RE4 ,AS !Y SMA%$ W9D[S1 PA9T$ GRAFFITI1 & CLA%$ ) POLICE1 ?\S&S ( SUPPORT]S GA!R$ 9 ! SQU>E \TSIDE1 BUILD+ A FIRE FROM !IR SIGNS & PLAC>DS4 ,IT TOOK ! POLICE H\RS TO REGA9 CONTROL4 ,HELICOPT] FOOTAGE %[$ ! OCCUPI]S L9+ ! RAIL+ ON ! RO( ( ,MILLBANK1 PAP]S BL[+ \T OV] ! CR[D F> BEL[ :ILE SMOKE ROSE FROM ! FIRE4 

,:ILE 9DIVIDUAL AN>*I/S W]E AMONG ! FIR/ 9TO ! BUILD+1 NONE ( ! ORGANIZ$ AN>*I/ GR\PS 9 ! ,U,K TURN$ \T 9 GREAT NUMB]S4 ,! PHOTOS ( SUSPECTS CIRCULAT$ BY ! POLICE & M$IA DIDN'T %[ ! FACES ( LONGTIME MILITANTS BUT ?OSE ( ! NATION'S Y\?4 ,! P>TICIPANTS REF]5C$ ! UNRE/ SWEEP+ ! GLOBE--0,FRANCE1 ,GREECE1 N[ H]E TOO0--BUT ?IS M>K$ ! 5TRY ( A NEW G5]ATION 9TO CONFRONTATION ) ! /ATE4 

,! ,U,K HAD BE5 COMP>ATIVELY QUIET = YE>S4 ,PREVI\S PROTE/ CAMPAIGNS HAD L>GELY BE5 ORGANIZ$ BY FULL-TIME ACTIVI/S2 CONSEQU5TLY1 AN ACTIVI/ SUBCULTURE HAD EM]G$4 ,?IS SUBCULTURE HELP$ TO FO/] RADICAL ACTIVITY & 9FRA/RUCTURE1 BUT IT WAS DISCONNECT$ FROM ! EXP]I5CES & CONC]NS ( MO/ ( ?OSE SUFF]+ FROM CAPITALISM4 

,! ATTACK ON ,MILLBANK IGNIT$ A WAVE ( PROTE/S1 WALK\TS1 & O!R ACTIONS 9VOLV+ MORE ?AN #a1 PEOPLE OV] ! NEXT TWO MON?S4.<#b.> ,OCCUPATIONS OCCURR$ AT S*OOLS ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY1 S]V+ AS N]VE C5T]S TO BROAD5 & COORD9ATE ! MOVEM5T4 ,SEV]AL ?\S& Y\NG PEOPLE CONV]G$ 9 ,LONDON AGA9 ,NOVEMB] #bd & #c2 ! POLICE RESPOND$ BY SURR\ND+ & 0KETTL+0 DEMON/RATORS = H\RS4 ,! MOVEM5T PEAK$ ON ,DECEMB] #i1 ) ?\S&S P>TICIPAT+ 9 CLA%ES 9 ,LONDON :ILE ! ,BRITI% P>LIAM5T PASS$ ! AU/]ITY PACKAGE4 ,POLICE KETTL$ & VICI\SLY ATTACK$ PROTE/]S1 S5D+ ONE BOY TO ! HOSPITAL 9 NE$ ( BRA9 SURG]Y2 PROTE/]S DEF5D$ !MSELVES1 SMA%$ ! W9D[S ( ! ,TREASURY & O!R BUILD+S1 & ATTACK$ A C> BE>+ ,PR9CE ,*>LES & ! ,DU*ESS ( ,CORNWALL4 

,9 CONTRA/ TO ! ,U,S /UD5T MOVEM5T1 ! DIS5FRAN*IZ$ TOOK A PRIM>Y ROLE 9 !SE PROTE/S1 (T5 TO ! *AGR9 ( 0PROP]0 /UD5T ORGANIZ]S4 ,9 ONE VIDEO CLIP FROM ,DECEMB] #i1 MASK$ HOOLIGANS ASS]T$1 0,WE'RE FROM ! SLUMS ( ,LONDON--H[ DO !Y EXPECT US TO PAY ,G,B,P#i = UNI FEES80 ,POLITICIANS & CORPORATE M$IA 5DEAVOR$ TO DRIVE A W$GE BETWE5 ! DIFF]5T DEMOGRAPHICS ?AT COMPRIS$ ! MOVEM5T1 BUT ?IS DIV]SITY WAS ITS PRIM>Y /R5G?4 

,ACTIVITY TAP]$ (F AFT] ! BILL PASS$4 ,AS 9 ,GREECE 9 ,DECEMB] #b#h1 ! 5D ( ! YE> S]V$ AS ! CLOS+ ( P>5!SES >\ND A P]IOD ( 9CREAS$ MOM5TUM4 

,! MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,K CAME ON ! HEELS ( /RIKES & LABOR UNRE/ ?R\<\T ,SPA9 & ,FRANCE2 IT CO9CID$ ) A COMP>ABLE /UD5T MOVEM5T 9 ,ITALY1 CULM9AT+ SIMIL>LY ON ,DECEMB] #ad ) FIRES & RIOT+ \TSIDE ! ,ITALIAN ,P>LIAM5T DUR+ A CONTROV]SIAL VOTE4 ,?+S W]E HEAT+ UP4 

,NEW ,FRONTS 9 ,9=MATION ,W>F>E3 ,WIKILEAKS1 ,ANONYM\S1 ,LULZSEC 

  

,:ILE AU/]ITY PROTE/S DREW 9 WID] & WID] SWA?S ( ! POPULATION1 ! SAME ?+ WAS TAK+ PLACE ONL9E4 ,AFT] ,WIKILEAKS RELEAS$ CLASSIFI$ DOCUM5TS FROM ! ,AF<ANI/AN & ,IRAQ OCCUPATIONS & ,U,S DIPLOMATIC CABLES1 SEV]AL CORPORATIONS BROKE (F RELATIONS ) ! GR\P1 CUTT+ (F ITS ACCESS TO FUNDS4 ,9 RESPONSE1 ,ANONYM\S--AN 9T]NET MEME S]V+ AS AN UMBRELLA = COLLECTIVE ACTION--OR*E/RAT$ DI/RIBUT$ D5IAL ( S]VICE ATTACKS ON MANY ( !SE COMPANIES1 %UTT+ D[N !IR WEBSITES & ATTRACT+ 9T]NATIONAL ATT5TION4 

,9 ! #b? C5TURY1 ! FIR/ WAVE ( HACK]S HAD BE5 MOTIVAT$ BY CURIOSITY & MIS*IEV\SNESS2 !IR SUCCESSORS PURSU$ P]SONAL GA91 WORK+ = CRIM9AL 5T]PRISES OR SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS--(T5 9 ?AT ORD]4 ,N[1 F9ALLY1 IT SEEM$ ?AT POLITICIZ$ HACK+ WAS COM+ 9TO ITS [N4 ,SOME ( ?IS ATT5TION MAY HAVE BE5 CONV5I5T = ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T1 :I* WAS SEEK+ TO POSITION ITSELF = ONL9E CRACKD[NS2 BUT IT ALSO REFLECT$ ! DET]M9ATION ( ONL9E COMMUNITIES ?AT EXI/$ BY VIRTUE ( ANONYMITY & FREE CIRCULATION ( 9=MATION TO PROTECT ! NECESS>Y CONDITIONS ( !IR EXI/5CE4 

,:ILE ! CULTURE ( E>LY ,ANONYM\S HAD BE5 /EEP$ 9 ! ADOLESC5T HUMOR & HO/ILITY ( ! MESSAGE BO>DS :]E IT ORIG9AT$1 BY #baa P>TICIPANTS 9 ?IS & SIMIL> PROJECTS FREQU5TLY 5DORS$ AN AN>*I/ AG5DA4 ,= EXAMPLE1 AFT] T>GET+ ! ,>IZONA ,DEP>TM5T ( ,PUBLIC ,SAFETY1 ,LULZSEC PROCLAIM$1 0,WE'RE DO+ ?IS NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE >E OPPOS$ TO ,S,B#a#g & ! RACI/ ,>IZONA POLICE /ATE1 BUT BECAUSE WE WANT A WORLD FREE FROM POLICE1 PRISONS & POLITICIANS ALTOGE!R40 

,9=MATION HEI/S CAN REVEAL ! %ADY UND]SIDE ( ! AU?ORITIES1 DISCR$IT+ !M :ILE DISPELL+ ! MY? ( !IR 9VULN]ABILITY4 ,! CABLES RELEAS$ BY ,WIKILEAKS DESCRIB+ ,PRESID5T ,B5 ,ALI'S PET TIG] 5JOY+ A LUXURI\S DIET :ILE ,TUNISIANS />V$ /OK$ ! FLAMES ( REVOLT 9 ?AT C\NTRY4 ,BUT !SE ATTACKS FUR!R A LONG]-T]M /RATEGY1 AS WELL4 ,BO? #b#a/-C5TURY CAPITALISM & ! REPRESSIVE APP>ATUS ?AT PROTECTS IT DEP5D ON ! CIRCULATION ( 9=MATION4 ,=C+ CORPORATIONS & GOV]NM5TS TO BE CAUTI\S AB\T H[ !Y %>E DATA CRIPPLES !M4  
  

,C,N,N3 ,:AT'S ! 5D GOAL = Y\8 ,:AT DO Y\ WANT TO SEE HAPP5 AS A RESULT ( ,OP]ATION ,PAYBACK8 

,ANON3 ,P]SONALLY8 ,A UTOPIAN SOCIETY4  
  

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,! ,9SURRECTION ,COMES3 0,>AB ,SPR+10 ,DECEMB] #b#a-,M>* #baa 

  

,NO ONE WAS PREP>$ = GOV]NM5TS TO BEG9 TOPPL+4 ,! FIR/ TO GO WAS ,TUNISIA4 ,DEMON/RATIONS COMM5C$ AFT] AN IMPOV]I%$ /REET V5DOR SET HIMSELF ON FIRE 9 PROTE/ ( HIS TREATM5T BY POLICE2 AT FIR/1 !SE PROTE/S W]E M>G9AL1 BUT EV]Y ATTEMPT AT REPRESSION FANN$ ! FLAMES UNTIL UNIONS & EV5 LAWY]S JO9$ 94 ,TURN\TS ONLY 9CREAS$ AFT] ,B5 ,ALI FL$ ! C\NTRY ON ,JANU>Y #a#h4 

,! FIR/ MASSIVE DEMON/RATIONS TOOK PLACE 9 ,EGYPT A WEEK LAT]1 ORGANIZ$ BY A COALITION ( PR$OM9ANTLY Y\? GR\PS4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ 9FLU5TIAL =UMS SUPPORT+ !SE WAS A ,FACEBOOK PAGE CALL$ 0,WE ,>E ,ALL ,KHAL$ ,SE$10 NAM$ = A MAN MURD]$ BY POLICE4 ,! PROTE/S W]E VIOL5TLY REPRESS$1 & ! GOV]NM5T %UT D[N 9T]NET & CELL PHONE ACCESS ?R\<\T MU* ( ! C\NTRY2 BUT ONCE AGA91 ?IS ONLY SPREAD & 9T5SIFI$ ! RESI/ANCE4 ,AFT] CLA%ES ) ! POLICE LEFT MANY POLICE /ATIONS BURNT TO ! GR\ND ALONG ) ! HEADQU>T]S ( ! RUL+ P>TY1 DEMON/RATORS %IFT$ T[>DS /RATEGIC NONVIOL5CE RA!R ?AN TAK+ ON ! MILIT>Y DIRECTLY4 ,BY E>LY ,FEBRU>Y1 A GREAT P>T ( ! C\NTRY WAS P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! REVOLT1 DESPITE HUNDR$S ( DEA?S & ?\S&S ( 9JURIES4 

,PRESID5T ,MUB>AK REPEAT$LY (F]$ TO GRANT PROTE/]S' DEM&S1 BUT ALWAYS A /EP TOO LATE2 AS MOM5TUM 9CREAS$1 PEOPLE GA9$ ! CONFID5CE TO DEM& MORE & MORE1 UNTIL !Y W\LD ONLY BE SATISFI$ ) HIS DEP>TURE4 ,HE F9ALLY RESIGN$ ON ,FEBRU>Y #a#a4 ,! FOLL[+ WEEKS SAW SIMIL> UPRIS+S 9 ,BAHRA91 ,SYRIA1 ,YEM51 & ELSE:]E >\ND ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 & AN ALL-\T CIVIL W> ?AT ULTIMATELY DROVE ,GADDAFI FROM ,LIBYA4 

,AL?\< ,NOR? ,AFRICA MI<T SEEM F> AWAY1 9 A GLOBALIZ$ WORLD WE %\LDN'T BE SURPRIS$ BY H[ FAMILI> EV]Y?+ 9 ?IS /ORY IS3 UNEMPLOYM5T & BITT]NESS1 ACTIONS ORGANIZ$ BY GR\PS PROTE/+ POLICE BRUTALITY1 EV5 COLLEGE GRADUATES WORK+ AT C(FEE %OPS4 ,!RE >E NO EXOTIC OV]SEAS REVOLUTIONS 9 ! #b#a/ C5TURY4 ,?\< !SE EV5TS DW>F$ ! PREC$+ RIOTS 9 ,GREECE & ! /UD5T MOVEM5T 9 ,5GL&1 !Y SPRANG FROM ! SAME S\RCE & ASSUM$ SIMIL> =MS4 ,! WAVES ( UNRE/ ?AT HAD WA%$ ,EUROPE 9 ! PREC$+ YE>S HELP$ SET A PREC$5T = :AT IT LOOK$ LIKE TO REVOLT1 :I* ,NOR? ,AFRICANS PU%$ FUR!R ?AN ,EUROPEANS HAD IMAG9$ POSSIBLE4 

,WE CAN LE>N A LOT AB\T REVOLT 9 ! #b#a/ C5TURY FROM /UDY+ !SE EV5TS4 ,! UPHEAVAL BEGAN AT ! M>G9S--,TUNISIA IS A RELATIVELY M9OR NATION1 :ILE ,EGYPT IS ! MO/ POPULAT$ 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/--& AT ! SOCIAL P]IPH]Y1 AMONG ! UNEMPLOY$1 ! Y\NG1 & ! POOR4 ,IT SPREAD TO ALL SOCIAL CLASSES & METROPOLITAN C5T]S1 GO+ ON TO EX]T 9FLU5CE WORLDWIDE4 ,9 A FULLY NETWORK$ WORLD1 9/ABILITY AT ! FR+E CAN ?REAT5 P[] AT ! C5T]4 

,!SE UPRIS+S CONT9U$ ! EXP]IM5TATION ) NEW TE*NOLOGIES & DEC5TRALIZ$ ORGANIZATION ?AT *>ACT]IZ$ ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 %[+ ?AT ANONYM\S NETWORK+ C\LD 9ITIATE FULL-SCALE LEAD]LESS REBELLIONS4 ,AS 9=MATION HAS BECOME ! LIFEBLOOD ( CAPITALISM1.<#c.> R5D]+ ! 9T]NET ! NEW GLOBAL FACTORY FLOOR1 !SE W]E ITS FIR/ WORK]S' C\NCILS--A NEW K9D ( COLLECTIVE 9TELLIG5CE 5ABL+ PEOPLE TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES DIRECTLY )\T REPRES5TATION4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 IF COMMUNICATIONS TE*NOLOGY WAS ESS5TIAL TO ! UPRIS+1 IT WAS BECAUSE IT SUBV]T$ ITS CONV5TIONAL ROLE 9 ! ,WE/1 BR++ PEOPLE TOGE!R RA!R ?AN 5ABL+ !M TO REMA9 AT A DI/ANCE FROM ONE ANO!R4 ,?IS IS PROV5 BY ! FACT ?AT ! DEMON/RATIONS ONLY 9T5SIFI$ :5 ,MUB>AK %UT D[N CELL PHONE & 9T]NET S]VICE4 ,! MAT]IAL 9FRA/RUCTURE ( ! 9T]NET IS /ILL QUITE C5TRALIZ$2 :ILE IT CAN BE USEFUL1 IT IS A MI/AKE TO DEP5D ON IT AS LONG AS IT REMA9S 9 CAPITALI/ H&S4 

,MUB>AK FAC$ A NO-W9 SITUATION3 IF HE LEFT COMMUNICATIONS TE*NOLOGIES RUNN+1 !Y W\LD BE US$ AGA9/ HIM1 BUT TAK+ !M D[N PROVOK$ \TRAGE & 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY4 ,9 ! FUTURE1 WE CAN EXPECT ! AU?ORITIES TO SUPPRESS UNRE/ BY /RUCTUR+ & DIRECT+ ! FL[S ( 9=MATION RA!R ?AN 9T]RUPT+ !M4 ,!Y ALREADY SEEM MORE ADEPT AT ?IS 9 ! ,U,S1 :]E ,FACEBOOK IS NOT USUALLY US$ TO COORD9ATE 9SURRECTIONS BUT AS A SPACE = ATOMIZ$ 9DIVIDUALS TO COMPETE = SOCIAL CAPITAL4 

,AL?\< ! ,NOR? ,AFRICAN UPHEAVALS 9VOLV$ LABOR UNRE/1 !Y />T$ \TSIDE ! WORKPLACE & REMA9$ FOCUS$ ON PUBLIC SPACES LIKE ,CAIRO'S ,TAHRIR ,SQU>E4 ,! OLD LABOR MOVEM5T WAS PR$ICAT$ ON ! WAY ! PRODUCTION PROCESS GAVE WORK]S COMMON EXP]I5CES1 JU/ AS ! SUBCULTURAL /RATEGIES ?AT FOLL[$ IT W]E BAS$ ON ! COMMON REF]5CES CONSUM]S %>$4 ,9 ! ]A ( PREC>ITY1 9 :I* ! COMMON CONDITION ?AT UNITES US IS ?AT WE >E ALL AT ! M]CY ( AN ECONOMY ?AT (F]S US NO P]MAN5T ROLE1 IT MAKES S5SE = ! FACTORY OCCUPATIONS ( #aifh TO BE REPLAC$ ) ! SEIZURE ( PUBLIC SPACE4 ,LIKEWISE1 POLICE >E TO ! UNEMPLOY$ :AT BOSSES >E TO WORK]S2 9 C\NTRIES :]E Y\NG PEOPLE SUFF] A/RONOMICAL UNEMPLOYM5T1 IT'S NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT REVOLTS BEG9 ) ATTACKS ON ! POLICE4 

,! DRAWBACK ( />T+ FROM \TSIDE ! WORKPLACE IS ?AT IT CAN FRAME ! OBJECT ( ! REVOLT 9 POLITICAL RA!R ?AN ECONOMIC T]MS4 ,:ILE ! REVOLTS 9 ,NOR? ,AFRICA W]E PRODUC$ BY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS1 !Y OPPOS$ !MSELVES *IEFLY TO ! =MS ( GOV]NM5T RA!R ?AN ! ECONOMIC /RUCTURES ?AT PRODUC$ !SE2 9 ! 5D1 !Y MAY HAVE BE5 LIMIT$ BY ! ABS5CE ( AN ALT]NATE VISION = HUMAN RELATIONS4 ,)\T ?IS1 PEOPLE FELL BACK ON ! TRADITIONAL N>RATIVES ( NATIONALISM--AS EXEMPLIFI$ BY ,EGYPTIAN FLAGS & ! *ANT 0,MUSLIM6 ,*RI/IAN6 ,WE >E ALL ,EGYPTIAN60--& DEMOCRACY4 ,AS (T5 HAPP5S1 ! =MS ! REBELLION ASSUM$ W]E F> MORE RADICAL ?AN ! DEM&S IT PRES5T$4 ,AS ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ CONT9UES TO F]M5T & NEW TRADITIONS ( RESI/ANCE TAKE ROOT1 WE CAN HOPE ?AT ! VISION IMPLI$ BY !SE =MS WILL COME 9TO ITS [N AS AN 5D AS WELL AS A MEANS4 

,! PEAK ( ! SO-CALL$ 0,>AB ,SPR+0 WAS FOLL[$ BY A P]IOD ( *AOS ?AT CONT9UES UP TO TODAY4 ,! /ATE DESP]ATELY NE$S PEOPLE TO DI/RU/ & FE> EA* O!R2 )\T ?IS1 IT LACKS ITS *IEF JU/IFICATION = EXI/5CE4 ,JU/ AS ,MUB>AK'S UND]COV] POLICE HAD POS$ AS LOOT]S 9 ORD] TO JU/IFY A CRACKD[N1 \TBREAKS ( E?NIC VIOL5CE HAVE BE5 CONV5I5T = ?OSE :O WI% TO RELEGITIMIZE /ATE P[]4 ,YET ,TAHRIR ,SQU>E HAS BE5 RE-OCCUPI$ BY DEMON/RATORS AGA9 & AGA92 ! \/+ ( ,MUB>AK & ,B5 ,ALI WAS CLE>LY ONLY ! BEG9N+ ( A LONG /RUGGLE4 

,EGYPT RECEIV$ ! SECOND MO/ MILIT>Y AID FROM ! ,U,S 9 ! WORLD1 AFT] ,ISRAEL--@s#a4#c BILLION A YE>4 ,! TE> GAS CANI/]S FIR$ AT DEMON/RATORS W]E 9SCRIB$ 0,MADE 9 ! ,U,S,A40 ,! \/+S ( ,MUB>AK & LAT] ,GADDAFI %[ ?AT ONCE ?+S GO F> 5\<1 MILIT>Y =CE IS NO LONG] A TRUMP C>D2 ! MILIT>Y CAN H>DLY BOMB ITS [N CITIES4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 TO A*IEVE MORE ?AN A *ANGE ( RUL]S1 AN 9SURRECTION HAS TO SPREAD 9TO ! RANKS ( ! MILIT>Y & BEYOND NATIONAL BORD]S4 ,IT'S UNCLE> :5 WE WILL CROSS ?IS ?RE%OLD1 BUT NOBODY SAW ! ,TUNISIAN UPRIS+ COM+1 EI!R4  
  

,OBAMA 7REC5T SUPPORT] ( ,MUB>AK1 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a73 0,EGYPTIANS HAVE 9SPIR$ US1 & !Y'VE DONE SO BY PUTT+ ! LIE TO ! IDEA ?AT JU/ICE IS BE/ GA9$ BY VIOL5CE444 ,= ,EGYPT1 IT WAS ! MORAL =CE ( NONVIOL5CE ?AT B5T ! >C ( HI/ORY T[>D JU/ICE ONCE MORE 444 ,I'M ALSO CONFID5T ?AT ! SAME +5UITY & 5TREPR5EURIAL SPIRIT ?AT ! Y\NG PEOPLE ( ,EGYPT HAVE %[N 9 REC5T DAYS CAN BE H>NESS$ TO CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITY3 JOBS1 BUS9ESSES40  

,OCCUPY+ ! ,CAPITOL1 ,NOT ,ATTACK+ ,CAPITAL3 ,WISCONS91 ,FEBRU>Y-,M>* #baa 

  

,ON ! HEELS ( ! ,EGYPTIAN EXAMPLE1 ANTI-AU/]ITY PROTE/S GA!R$ /EAM EV5 9 ! ,U,S4 ,F\R DAYS AFT] ,MUB>AK /EPP$ D[N1 A L9E ( PEOPLE MOBILIZ$ BY ! ,TEA*+ ,ASSI/ANTS ,ASSOCIATION WAIT$ TO ADDRESS ! ,WISCONS9 /ATE LEGISLATURE AB\T PROPOS$ BUDGET CUTS & ANTI-UNION LEGISLATION4 ,:5 ! HE>+ WAS CLOS$ = ! NI<T1 ! QUEUE BECAME AN IMPROMPTU OCCUPATION1 AS ?OSE :O HADN'T GOTT5 TO SPEAK W]E RELUCTANT TO LOSE !IR PLACES4 

,! ,CAPITOL BUILD+ WAS OCCUPI$ UNTIL ,M>* #c1 BECOM+ A RALLY+ PO9T = UNPREC$5T$ DEMON/RATIONS4 ,TEA*]S CALL$ 9 SICK TO WORK 5 MASSE1 %UTT+ D[N S*OOLS2 AN>*I/S & FELL[ TRAVEL]S OCCUPI$ A UNIV]SITY BUILD+ 9 ,MILWAUKEE 9 AN ATTEMPT TO SPREAD ! UNRE/2 RUMORS CIRCULAT$ AB\T A G5]AL /RIKE4 

,ON ,M>* #i1 :ILE ,S5ATE ,DEMOCRATS W]E ABS5T 9 PROTE/1 ,WISCONS9'S ,REPUBLICAN ,S5ATORS PASS$ A P>T ( ! PROPOS$ AU/]ITY PACKAGE--A BILL /RIPP+ PUBLIC-SECTOR UNIONS ( COLLECTIVE B>GA9+ RI<TS4 ,9 RESPONSE1 ?\S&S RETURN$ TO ! CAPITOL BUILD+1 PU%+ PA/ /ATE PATROLM5 TO REOCCUPY IT 9 DEFIANCE ( ! C\RT ORD] ?AT HAD CONCLUD$ ! PREVI\S OCCUPATION4 

,! C5TRALITY ( ! CAPITOL BUILD+ ?R\<\T ! PROTE/S DROVE HOME PRIOR TO ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T H[ IMPORTANT IT IS = A MOVEM5T TO E/ABLI% A RELATION%IP TO PHYSICAL PLACE4 ,JU/ AS UNIV]SITY OCCUPATIONS S]V$ AS N]VE C5T]S DUR+ ! ,DECEMB] #bh UPRIS+ 9 ,GREECE1 ! CAPITOL BUILD+ (F]$ A FOCAL PO9T = DEMON/RATORS TO BUILD MOM5TUM OV] A P]IOD ( WEEKS & A SITE TO CONV]GE 9 RESPONSE TO NEW DEVELOPM5TS4 ,9 A TIME ( UNIV]SAL E/RANGEM5T1 :5 WE CAN ONLY CONGREGATE 9 SPACES DESIGN$ TO MAKE US %OP OR *E] = SPORTS TEAMS1 COMMON SPACE ITSELF HAS BECOME RADICAL & RADICALIZ+4 

,?IS LEVEL ( DISRUPTION WAS UNUSUAL = A QUIET ,MIDWE/]N /ATE LIKE ,WISCONS94 ,BUT ONCE AGA91 ?\< ! OCCUPATION ASSUM$ COMP>ATIVELY RADICAL =MS1 IT /ILL LIMIT$ ITSELF TO LAW-ABID+ DEMOCRATIC DISC\RSE4 ,?IS CREAT$ /RANGE B$FELL[S = ! PROTE/]S2 = EXAMPLE1 9DIVIDUAL POLICE (FIC]S EXPRESS$ SUPPORT = ! OCCUPATION E>LY ON1 ?\< !Y LAT] HELP$ PUT A /OP TO IT4 ,?IS ALSO PAV$ ! WAY = ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY TO SQU&] :ATEV] MOM5TUM REMA9$ AFT]W>DS BY *ANNEL+ IT 9TO A DOOM$ CAMPAIGN TO RECALL ! GOV]NOR4 

,H[EV] DEVI\S ! ,REPUBLICANS' MA*9ATIONS1 !Y PASS$ ! BILL BY DEMOCRATIC PROCESS1 ! SAME WAY C\NTLESS O!R BILLS >E PASS$4 ,AL?\< ! PROTE/]S SAW !MSELVES AS P>TISANS ( DEMOCRACY1 9 =C+ !IR WAY BACK 9TO ! CAPITOL ON ,M>* #i !Y W]E ESS5TIALLY ASS]T+ ?AT !IR ILLEGAL OCCUPATION ( ! BUILD+ WAS MORE LEGITIMATE ?AN ,S5ATORS DO+ :AT !Y W]E ELECT$ TO DO 9 IT4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ?IS WAS NEV] >TICULAT$2 PEOPLE W]E PREP>$ TO BREAK ! LAW1 BUT NOT TO CEASE BELIEV+ 9 IT4 ,IT SPEAKS VOLUMES AB\T ! FUNCTION ( ! ,LEFT ?AT LIB]AL ORGANIZ]S 5T]$ ! CAPITOL ILLEGALLY ON ,M>* #i JU/ TO P]SUADE EV]YONE ELSE TO LEAVE ) !M4 

,BETWE5 ,FEBRU>Y #ae & ,M>* #c1 ! ORIG9AL OCCUPATION ( ! CAPITOL HAD BE5 UND]M9$ ONE COMPROMISE AT A TIME4 ,FIR/ ! POLICE POLITELY ASK$ PEOPLE NOT TO BE 9 ONE ROOM2 !Y W]E BE+ SO NICE AB\T EV]Y?+1 & W]5'T !Y ON ! SAME SIDE8 ,!N !Y G5TLY ASK$ PEOPLE TO VACATE ANO!R ROOM1 & LONGTIME ORGANIZ]S SUPPORT$ ?IS1 & SO ON--UNTIL ! =M] OCCUPI]S F\ND !MSELVES \T ON ! PAVEM5T1 DUMBF\ND$4 ,?IS SAME PROCESS TOOK ONLY ONE NI<T TO PLAY \T AGA9 ON ,M>* #i4 

,?IS UND]L9ES AN IMPORTANT LESSON3 ! FIR/ COMPROMISE MI<T AS WELL BE ! LA/4 ,:5EV] WE CONC$E ANY?+1 WE SET A PREC$5T ?AT WILL BE REPEAT$ AGA9 & AGA91 EMBOLD5+ ?OSE = :OM IT IS MORE CONV5I5T IF WE DON'T /& UP = \RSELVES4 ,IF POLICE DIDN'T >RE/ DEMON/RATORS 9 ! CAPITOL1 IT WAS NOT BECAUSE !Y SUPPORT$ ! OCCUPATION1 NOR BECAUSE DEMON/RATORS HAD ! RI<T TO BE 9 ! BUILD+1 BUT BECAUSE ! DEMON/RATORS HAD MOBILIZ$ 5\< SOCIAL P[] TO =CE ! AU?ORITIES TO BACK D[N4 ,POLIT5ESS & OB$I5CE C\LD ONLY DETRACT FROM ?IS LEV]AGE4 

,9 POPUL> /RUGGLES1 ONE ROLE AN>*I/S CAN PLAY IS TO BE ! ONES :O REFUSE TO YIELD4 ,WE CAN ALSO PASS ON \R H>D-WON ANALYZES TO LESS EXP]I5C$ PROTE/]S--= EXAMPLE1 EMPHASIZ+ ?AT H[EV] P]SONABLE 9DIVIDUAL POLICE (FIC]S MI<T SEEM1 !Y CANNOT BE TRU/$ 9S(> AS !Y >E POLICE4 

,TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS1 H[EV]1 AN>*I/S HAVE TO BE VOCAL & 9 ! ?ICK ( ?+S1 NOT LOOK+ ON FROM ! M>G9S AS !Y W]E 9 ,WISCONS94 ,AN>*I/S ( A MORE 9SURRECTIONI/ B5T GRAVITAT$ TO ! OCCUPATION 9 ,MILWAUKEE1 :I* FAIL$ TO PICK UP /EAM1 :ILE AN>*I/S 9 ,MADISON L>GELY FOCUS$ ON PROVID+ 9FRA/RUCTURE4.<#d.> ,(F]+ RES\RCES CAN BE A GOOD WAY TO CONNECT ) /RANG]S2 YET \R TASK IS NOT JU/ TO FACILITATE PROTE/S ( ANY K9D1 BUT TO 5SURE ?AT !Y ?REAT5 ! P[] /RUCTURE4 ,TO ?IS 5D1 WE HAVE TO SEIZE ! 9ITIATIVE TO ORGANIZE ACTIONS AS WELL AS 9FRA/RUCTURE--5GAG+ ! G5]AL PUBLIC 9 ! PROCESS1 NOT JU/ O!R AN>*I/S4 ,CLA%ES ) ! /ATE >E B\ND TO BE MORE CONTROV]SIAL ?AN FREE MEALS & *ILDC>E1 BUT ?IS CONTROV]SY HAS TO PLAY \T IF WE >E EV] TO GET ANY:]E4 

,A COMMON COMPLA9T FROM ! MORE COMBATIVE P>TICIPANTS 9 ! ,MADISON OCCUPATION WAS ?AT LEFTI/ ORGANIZATIONS HAD ALREADY DET]M9$ ! *>ACT] ( ! PROTE/4 ,AN>*I/S W]E AFRAID TO ACT1 FE>+ ?AT !Y W\LD SIMPLY BE M>G9ALIZ$ IF !Y *ALL5G$ ! DOM9ANT N>RATIVE4 ,9 FACT1 !RE'S NO?+ TO LOSE 9 SU* CIRCUM/ANCES1 :5 = ALL 9T5TS & PURPOSES AN>*I/S >E ALREADY M>G9ALIZ$4 ,! SOLUTIONS PROMOT$ BY ! ,LEFT DON'T PO9T BEYOND ! HORIZON ( CAPITALISM2 EV5 :5 !Y >5'T UTT]LY NAIVE1 !Y S]VE TO DI/RACT & NEUTRALIZE ?OSE :O DESIRE REAL *ANGE4 ,:]E ! FIELD IS SPLIT BETWE5 LEFT & RI<T1 WE MAY AS WELL DISRUPT ?IS DI*OTOMY BY ACT+ \TSIDE ( IT4 ,EV5 IF WE FAIL1 AT LEA/ WE BROAD5 ! T]RA94 

,?IS BR+S UP ! L>G] QUE/ION--:AT %\LD BE ! GOAL ( ANTI-AU/]ITY PROTE/S8 ,9 ,WISCONS91 MO/ P>TICIPANTS TOOK IT = GRANT$ ?AT !IR GOAL WAS TO /OP ! BILL3 9 O!R WORDS1 TO KEEP ?+S ! WAY !Y HAD BE54 ,?IS TREATS ! F9ANCIAL CRISIS AS IF IT W]E JU/ AN EXCUSE DREAM$ UP BY GRE$Y CAPITALI/S4 

,BUT FROM ! CAPITALI/ P]SPECTIVE1 AU/]ITY MEASURES REALLY >E UNAVOIDABLE2 !RE'S NO O!R WAY TO KEEP ! SY/EM RUNN+4 ,ELSE:]E 9 ! ,U,S1 E>NE/LY HE>TBROK5 ,DEMOCRATS W]E PROPOS+ SIMIL> MEASURES = !IR [N /ATES--L>GELY )\T OPPOSITION1 ?ANKS TO ! /UPEFY+ EFFECT ( ! TWO-P>TY SY/EM4 

,CAPITALISM IS NOT A /ATIC CONDITION BUT A DYNAMIC PROCESS TRANS=M+ ! WORLD4 ,A PROTE/ CAN'T FREEZE HI/ORY4 ,EV5 IF ONE WAVE ( CUTBACKS CAN BE /OPP$1 A ?\S& MORE ASSAULTS WILL FOLL[4 ,! /ATE LIT]ALLY CAN'T BACK D[N--! POLITICIANS HAVE NO:]E TO GO4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT APP>5TLY REALI/IC GOALS1 SU* AS BLOCK+ A P>TICUL> BUDGET OR BILL1 >E ACTUALLY LESS REALI/IC ?AN ATTEMPT+ TO *ANGE ! 5TIRE SY/EM4 

,?IS WAS LO/ ON MANY ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN WORK]S4 ,WISCONS9 TEA*] ,PEGGY ,KRUSE WAS QUOT$ AS SAY+1 0,MO/ TEA*]S >E MORE ?AN HAPPY TO TAKE ! #a#h.0 PAY CUT1 TO DO ANY?+ ?AT WILL HELP GET ! /ATE BACK & RUNN+4 ,WE'RE MO/ CONC]N$ AB\T ! LOSS ( COLLECTIVE B>GA9+ RI<TS40 ,9 O!R WORDS1 WE'LL CONC$E ANY?+--JU/ DON'T TAKE AWAY \R RI<T TO CONC$E6 ,LET ,BILL ,GATES KEEP HIS @s#e#f BILLION :ILE WE GET PAY CUTS OR P9K SLIPS1 BUT DON'T T\* ! ILLUSION ?AT WE *OOSE ?IS /ATE ( AFFAIRS4 

,ACCEPT+ DEFEAT 9 ADVANCE CORRELATES ) A BL9D COMMITM5T TO PEACEFUL PROTE/4 ,SIGNS 9 ,WISCONS9 READ 0,F,I,<,T ,L,I,K,E ,A,N ,E,G,Y,P,T,I,A,N10 BUT ,EGYPTIAN PROTE/]S BURN$ D[N POLICE /ATIONS4 ,NO AM\NT ( ,OBAMA D\BLESPEAK CAN R5D] ?AT PEACEFUL4 

,IF WE %\LDN'T EVALUATE ANTI-AU/]ITY PROTE/S ACCORD+ TO :E!R !Y ?W>T NEW LEGISLATION OR H[ MANY PEOPLE !Y DRAW TO RALLIES1 !IR CONT5T BECOMES ! IMPORTANT QUE/ION4 ,DO !Y CREATE NEW RELATION%IPS BETWE5 PEOPLE1 NEW WAYS ( RELAT+ TO MAT]IAL GOODS8 ,DO !Y DEMON/RATE VALUES ?AT PO9T BEYOND CAPITALISM8 ,DO !Y PRODUCE NEW MOM5TUM1 NEW WAYS ( FI<T+1 NEW UNRUL9ESS8 

,! CAPITOL BUILD+ SYMBOLIZ$ DEMOCRACY1 :I* IS TO SAY COLLECTIVE P>TICIPATION 9 TOP-D[N CONTROL4 ,OCCUPY+ IT IMPLI$ ?AT ! PEOPLE C\LD BE BETT] /EW>DS ( DEMOCRACY ?AN !IR ELECT$ REPRES5TATIVES4 ,9S(> AS WORK]S BEHAV$ !MSELVES EV5 AS !IR RI<T TO ORGANIZE AUTONOM\SLY WAS /RIPP$ AWAY1 !Y PROV$ ?IS TO BE ! CASE4 

,LIKE ! /UD5T MOVEM5T1 ! MOVEM5T 9 ,WISCONS9 /ALL$ BECAUSE IT LIMIT$ ITSELF TO OPPOS+ SPECIFIC LEGISLATION AFFECT+ ONE DEMOGRAPHIC4 ,FRAM$ AS A LA/-DIT* EF=T TO PROTECT ! PRIVILEGES ( /ATE EMPLOYES1 IT C\LD ONLY GO SO F>2 PEOPLE ( MANY WALKS ( LIFE GOT 9VOLV$1 BUT ! N>RATIVE PREV5T$ !M FROM TAK+ ! LEAD4 ,YET MILLIONS ( WORK]S )\T UNION JOBS OR /ATE SAL>IES W]E ALREADY SUFF]+ ! SAME CONDITIONS ! ,REPUBLICANS WANT$ TO =CE ON /ATE EMPLOYES4 ,A MOVEM5T 9VOLV+ ALL !SE DIFF]5T SECTORS ( SOCIETY AS EQUAL P>TICIPANTS C\LD HAVE SN[BALL$2 IT W\LD ALSO HAVE BE5 MU* MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL4 ,SPONTANE\S HI< S*OOL WALK\TS 9 ,FEBRU>Y HAD H9T$ AT ?IS POSSIBILITY1 CONNECT+ ! PROPOS$ CUTBACKS TO ! ALI5ATION ( Y\NG PEOPLE :O HAD YET TO BE ?R[N AT ! M]CY ( ! JOB M>KET4 ,9/EAD1 ! PR$OM9ANTLY :ITE UNION WORK]S FRAM$ ! PROTE/ AS A MATT] ( DEF5D+ !IR [N PRIVILEGES1 SIDEL9+ O!R DEMOGRAPHICS SU* AS UNEMPLOY$ ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICANS 9 ,MILWAUKEE & ?US DOOM+ !MSELVES TO DEFEAT4 

,IT ,SPREADS3 ,! ,PLAZA ,OCCUPATION ,MOVEM5TS1 ,MAY-,JUNE #baa 

  
  

,! TIME = 9DIGNATION IS OV]4 ,?OSE :O GET 9DIGNANT >E ALREADY />T+ TO BORE US4 ,9CREAS+LY1 !Y SEEM TO US LIKE ! LA/ GU>DIANS ( A ROTT5 SY/EM1 A SY/EM )\T DIGNITY1 SU/A9ABILITY OR CR$IBILITY4 ,WE DON'T HAVE TO GET 9DIGNANT ANYMORE1 WE HAVE TO REVOLT4 ,! NEXT TIME #c1 ( US TAKE TO ! /REETS1 LET'S NOT GO BACK HOME AT ! 5D ( ! DAY4 ,LET'S GO ) \R SLEEP+ BAGS1 KN[+ ?AT ON ?AT NI<T WE WON'T SLEEP 9 \R B$S40 -,FRANCO ,B]>DI ,BIFO  
  

,! SPELL ( OCCUPATION EXT5D$ BEYOND ,WISCONS9--ALONG ) ! SPELL ( DEMOCRACY4 ,REAL ,DEMOCRACY ,N[ 7APPROPRIATELY ABBREVIAT$ ,D,R,Y 9 ,SPANI%71 A NEW GR\P PR(ESS+ TO BE \TSIDE ALL EXI/+ POLITICAL P>TIES & IDEOLOGIES1 ORGANIZ$ PROTE/S AGA9/ AU/]ITY MEASURES & POLITICAL CORRUPTION >\ND ,SPA9 ON ,MAY #a#e2 AFT]W>DS1 ! IDEA SPREAD BY ,TWITT] TO CAMP \T 9 PLAZAS 9 IMITATION ( ! ,TAHRIR ,SQU>E 5CAMPM5T4 ,ORGANIZ$ >\ND ASSEMBLIES BAS$ ON 0DIRECT DEMOCRACY10 !SE OCCUPATIONS SWIFTLY DREW ?\S&S ( P>TICIPANTS 9 MANY CITIES >\ND ,SPA94 ,COMMUNI/S1 AN>*I/S1 & P>TISANS ( V>I\S NATIONAL LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS M+L$ ) PEOPLE ( O!R WALKS ( LIFE1 MANY ( :OM HAD NOT PREVI\SLY BE5 9VOLV$ 9 PROTE/S OR CONSID]$ !MSELVES POLITICALLY ACTIVE4 

,BY ! C\NTRYWIDE ELECTIONS ! FOLL[+ WEEK5D1 HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE HAD VISIT$ OR P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! OCCUPATIONS4 ,NE>LY HALF ( ! POPULATION AB/A9$ FROM VOT+1 ) BLANK BALLOTS D\BL+ TO #e.04 

,ON ,MAY #b#g1 POLICE >RIV$ AT ! OCCUPATION 9 ,B>CELONA TO 0CLEAN UP0 ! PLAZA4 ,T5S ( ?\S&S CONV]G$ TO OPPOSE !M4 ,ORGANIZ]S ATTEMPT$ TO IMPOSE A CODE ( NONVIOL5CE1 AS !Y HAD 9 EV]Y PROPOSAL 9 ! ASSEMBLIES1 BUT AS ! POLICE ATTACK$ CLA%ES BROKE \T ALL ! SAME4 ,AFT] A LONG BATTLE1 ! OCCUPI]S =C$ ! POLICE TO )DRAW2 OV] ONE HUNDR$ PEOPLE W]E 9JUR$1 MANY ) BROK5 BONES4 

,9 SOME CITIES1 ! OCCUPATIONS HAD SIGN$ ON ! TO ,D,R,Y MANIFE/O FROM ! \TSET1 BECOM+ IDEOLOGICALLY HOMOG5\S2 !SE OCCUPATIONS DID NOT EXP& AS MU* OR LA/ AS LONG4 ,! OCCUPATIONS ?AT REMA9$ SITES ( CONT5TION = A RANGE ( IDEAS & APPROA*ES W]E MU* MORE VIBRANT & 5DUR+4 ,NONE!LESS1 BY MID-,JUNE ! PLAZAS HAD EMPTI$ ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY1 ?\< 9 SOME CITIES NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLIES TOOK !IR PLACE4 ,BECAUSE !Y DID NOT M\NT AN (F5SIVE ON ! /ATE & PRIVATE [N]%IP ( CAPITAL1 !RE WAS NO 5DGAME = ! OCCUPATIONS3 !Y W]E EXCIT+ EXP]IM5TS 9 CONV]G5CE & SELF-ORGANIZATION1 BUT (F]$ NO OBVI\S ROAD =W>D4 

,LIKE ! ,U,K /UD5T MOVEM5T1 ! PLAZA OCCUPATION MOVEM5T M>K$ ! 5TRY ( NEW DEMOGRAPHICS 9TO CONFLICT ) ! /ATE--9CLUD+ MANY FROM ! DIS5FRAN*IZ$ MIDDLE CLASS4 ,!SE NEWCOM]S ACCEPT$ SOME ( ! PREMISES ( LONGTIME RADICALS1 SU* AS AUTONOMY FROM POLITICAL P>TIES2 9 ?IS REG>D1 !Y W5T MU* FUR!R ?AN PROTE/]S 9 ,WISCONS9 HAD4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 !Y BR\<T MANY ( !IR DOGMAS ) !M1 9CLUD+ PACIFISM4 ,LIKEWISE1 ! MY? ( A BETT]1 PUR] DEMOCRACY REMA9$ ALIVE & WELL 9 ! PLAZAS4 ,! C5TRAL ASSEMBLIES ADDRESS$ DEM&S TO ! GOV]NM5T & MONOPOLIZ$ LEGITIMACY1 IF NOT P[]1 9 ! OCCUPATIONS4 

,9 ,GREECE1 PLAZA OCCUPATIONS 9SPIR$ BY ! ONES 9 ,SPA9 BEGAN ON ,MAY #b#e4 ,!SE LA/$ LONG] ?AN ! ,SPANI% OCCUPATIONS1 DRAW+ HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S AT ! HI< PO9TS4 ,!Y BUILT UP TO A #d#h-H\R G5]AL /RIKE ON ,JUNE #b#h-#b#i CO9CID+ ) ! ,GREEK P>LIAM5T N>R[LY VOT+ TO ACCEPT ! NEW AU/]ITY MEASURES DECRE$ BY ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION4 ,9 ,GREECE AS 9 ,SPA91 ! NEW REFUGEES FROM ! MIDDLE CLASS BR\<T PACIFISM ) !M ALONGSIDE V>I\S BR&S ( NATIONALISM4 ,! PACIFISM ?REAT5$ TO DIVIDE ! MOVEM5T3 AS HAD OCCURR$ 9 ! WAKE ( ! ,TORONTO ,G#b PROTE/S & ELSE:]E1 BASELESS CONSPIRACY !ORIES CIRCULAT$ ?AT ! 0HOOD$ ONES0 AT ! FRONT ( CLA%ES ) ! POLICE W]E ACTUALLY SOMEH[ 9 LEAGUE ) ! AU?ORITIES4 ,! NATIONALISM WAS ALSO OM9\S2 AL?\< ONLY A SMALL M9ORITY 9 ! OCCUPATIONS W]E \T-&-\T FASCI/S1 AS ! ECONOMIC CRISIS WORS5S EV5 MILD NATIONALISM MAY TURN 9TO X5OPHOBIA4 

,DESPITE !SE 9T]NAL *ALL5GES1 ! G5]AL /RIKE WAS M>K$ BY MASSIVE VIOL5T CLA%ES ) ! POLICE4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME S9CE ,MAY #e1 #b#a1 ! 9SURG5TS :O HAD RIS5 UP 9 ,DECEMB] #b#h--AN>*I/S1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS1 /UD5TS1 ! UND]CLASS--W]E JO9$ 9 ! /REETS BY ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 

,AN>*Y 9 ! ,U,K1 ,TAKE ,TWO3 ,RIOTS & ,REACTION1 ,AUGU/ #baa 

  

,A MON? LAT]1 ,*ILI ]UPT$ 9 ITS WILDE/ RIOTS 9 YE>S1 ) #hgd PEOPLE >RE/$ 9 /UD5T PROTE/S AGA9/ ! PRIVATIZ$ $UCATION SY/EM--! SAME DAY ?AT ,/&>D @& ,POOR'S D[NGRAD$ ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES CR$IT RAT+4 ,IMM$IATELY AFT]W>DS1 RIOTS BROKE \T 9 ! ,U,K 9 RESPONSE TO ! POLICE MURD] ( ,M>K ,DUGGAN4 ,F> FROM SUBSID+1 ! UNRE/ G5]AT$ BY ! CRISIS WAS RICO*ET+ BACK & =? ACROSS ! GLOBE4 

,! RIOTS BEGAN ON ,AUGU/ #f 9 ,LONDON FOLL[+ PROTE/S 9 ,DUGGAN'S NATIVE ,TOTT5HAM & SPREAD SWIFTLY >\ND ! C\NTRY1 9T5SIFY+ 9 O!R CITIES AFT] POLICE CLAMP$ D[N 9 ! CAPITOL4 ,!SE W]E ! OPPOSITE ( ! PLAZA OCCUPATIONS3 A S+LE SUBSET ( SOCIETY ESCALAT+ ITS PRIVATE W> ON POLICE & PRIVATE PROP]TY1 )\T N>RATIVE1 DEM&S1 OR ILLUSIONS1 & ?US COM+ DIRECTLY 9TO CONFLICT ) ! RE/ ( SOCIETY AS A :OLE4 ,P>TICIPATION OCCURR$ *IEFLY ALONG CLASS RA!R ?AN RACIAL L9ES1 ) MANY GR\PS BE+ EFFECTIVELY MULTI-E?NIC4 

,ALTOGE!R ! RIOTS 9FLICT$ >\ND ,G,B,P#b MILLION ( DAMAGE1 9CLUD+ WIDESPREAD LOOT+ & >SON4 ,ONCE AGA91 ,TWITT] & ,FACEBOOK W]E US$ TO COORD9ATE ACTION ON ! GR\ND1 AL?\< ! AU?ORITIES TOOK EXT5SIVE ADVANTAGE ( ?IS TO >RE/ & PROSECUTE P>TICIPANTS--=E%AD[+ FUTURE CLAMPD[NS4 ,FIVE MORE PEOPLE LO/ !IR LIVES 9 ! DISORD]4 

,! ,U,K RIOTS FOLL[$ CLOSE ON ! HEELS ( ! UNSUCCESSFUL ANTI-AU/]ITY PROTE/S1 %[+ ! CONSEQU5CES ( D5Y+ A G5]ATION ANY PROSPECTS )9 CAPITALISM4 ,! SUBSEQU5T PU% TO CUT (F RIOT]S' FAMILIES FROM SOCIAL S]VICES UND]SCORES H[ ! RIOTS =MALIZ$ ! EM]G5CE ( AN EXCLUD$ CLASS ?AT WILL ONLY BE CONTROLL$ ?R\< UNBRIDL$ VIOL5CE4 ,! APPE>ANCE ( VIGILANTES DUR+ ! RIOTS1 9CLUD+ FASCI/ GR\PS LIKE ! ,5GLI% ,DEF5SE ,LEAGUE1 9DICATES ! BREAD? ( =MS ?AT VIOL5CE WILL TAKE4 

,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 IT'S *ILL+ H[ MANY PEOPLE ID5TIFI$ ) ! CORPORATE M$IA N>RATIVE DEMONIZ+ ! RIOT]S1 EV5 TURN+ \T ) BROOMS 9 A M$IA /UNT CALCULAT$ TO %[ ?AT ORD9>Y ,BRITI% PEOPLE SUPPORT$ ! CONT9UATION ( LAW & ORD]4 ,IF ! ,BRITI% WORK+ CLASS HAS ANY HOPE ( DEF5D+ ITSELF AGA9/ ! NEXT R\ND ( AU/]ITY MEASURES & DIM9I%+ EMPLOYM5T OPPORTUNITIES1 ?IS CAN ONLY COME FROM COMMON CAUSE BETWE5 RIOT]S & O!R ELEM5TS ( ! EXPLOIT$4 ,! AVAILABILITY ( ! UND]CLASS AS COMPETITION = EMPLOYM5T IS PRECISELY :AT 5ABLES CAPITALI/S TO KEEP WAGES & B5EFITS D[N2 9 ATTEMPT+ TO ASS]T & DEF5D !IR [N PRIVILEGES1 OB$I5T WORK]S DOOM !MSELVES TO BE ! NEXT ON ! *OPP+ BLOCK4 ,( C\RSE1 GLOBALLY SPEAK+1 ,BRITI% WORK]S HAVE ONLY REC5TLY BEGUN TO LOSE !IR COMP>ATIVE PRIVILEGES1 SO P]HAPS IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT IT IS TAK+ !M SOME TIME TO COME TO T]MS ) !IR CURR5T CONDITION4 

,! ABS5CE ( EFFECTIVE AN>*I/ 9ITIATIVES IMM$IATELY FOLL[+ ! RIOTS WAS NOT PROMIS+2 HI/ORY APPE>$ TO BE RAC+ AHEAD ( AN>*I/S JU/ :5 IT WAS MO/ IMPORTANT = !M TO 9T]V5E 9 IT4 ,TREAT+ CLASS AS A K9D ( ID5TITY POLITICS HAD NOT EQUIPP$ ! CONS]VATIVE MAJORITY ( ,BRITI% AN>*I/S = A WORLD 9 :I* ! MO/ DET]M9ANT /RUGGLES OCCUR \TSIDE ! WORKPLACE4 

,! ,%APE ( ,OCCUPATIONS TO ,COME 

  

,9 ,SEPTEMB] #b#a#a1 PROTE/]S 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA F9ALLY HIT UPON A =MAT ?AT C\LD SPREAD1 BAS$ ON ! MODELS ALREADY TE/$ ELSE:]E >\ND ! WORLD4 ,WE'LL DISCUSS ! LESSONS ( ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T TO DATE 9 A =?COM+ ANALYSIS4 ,H]E1 LET IT SUFFICE TO SAY ?AT ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET CAU<T ON >\ND ! CONT95T BECAUSE IT FULFILL$ CONDITIONS ?AT C\LD EASILY BE D$UC$ FROM E>LI] SUCCESSES & FAILURES WORLDWIDE4 ,?IS SUGGE/S ?AT /UDY+ ! %ORTCOM+S ( !SE PREC$5TS CAN ALSO TEA* US H[ TO IMPROVE ON ?IS SUCCESS4 

,ONE OBVI\S LESSON IS ! IMPORTANCE ( DECISION-MAK+ /RUCTURES CONDUCIVE TO AN>*I/ ACTION4 ,AT NO PO9T DUR+ ! BUILDUP TO ! PROTE/S ( ,M>* #d1 #ba OR ! OCCUPATIONS 9 ,WISCONS9 DID AN>*I/S E/ABLI% AN AUTONOM\S PUBLIC ORGANIZ+ BODY TO PLAY A ROLE SU* AS ! ,R,N,C ,WELCOM+ ,COMMITTEE PLAY$ AT ! #bh ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION OR ! ,P,G,R,P PLAY$ AT ! #bi ,G#b 9 ,PITTSBUR<4 ,?IS WAS A /RATEGIC ]ROR ?AT 5ABL$ LIB]AL & AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZ]S TO MONOPOLIZE ! PUBLIC DISC\RSE >\ND ! PROTE/S & DET]M9E !IR *>ACT] & CONDITIONS 9 ADVANCE4 ,)\T ! LEV]AGE AF=D$ BY PUBLIC ORGANIZ+ ( \R [N1 WE CAN ALWAYS EXPECT TO BE HOODW9K$ & BETRAY$ BY ?OSE :O DON'T %>E \R OPPOSITION TO HI]>*ICAL P[]4 

,! ACTIONS ?AT GO WELL = AN>*I/S >E LIKELY TO BE ! ONES 9ITIAT$ BY AN>*I/S1 OR ELSE 9 CONJUNCTION ) O!RS :O RESPECT AN>*I/S' GOALS & AUTONOMY4 ,9 SU* CASES1 AN>*I/S >E MORE LIKELY TO SUCCE$ 9 DET]M9+ ! *>ACT] ( EV5TS1 *OOS+ A T]RA9 CONDUCIVE TO CONFRONTATION4 ,?IS MAY EXPLA9 :Y OCCUPATIONS & APP>5TLY 0SPONTANE\S0 ACTIONS HAVE GIV5 MORE SPACE & OPPORTUNITY TO DEC5TRALIZ$ =MS ( RESI/ANCE ?AN L>GE-SCALE EV5TS SU* AS ! P]MITT$ M>*ES ( ,M>* #d1 #b#a4 ,AU?ORIT>IAN & L[E/-COMMON-D5OM9ATOR ORGANIZATIONS CAN MORE EASILY DOM9ATE ! LATT]1 BO? BY LIT]ALLY LAY+ ! GR\NDWORK ( :AT IS TO HAPP5 & BY MONOPOLIZ+ LEGITIMACY 9 ! PUBLIC EYE BY PRES5T+ !MSELVES AS REPRES5T+ ! MOVEM5T4 ,SO LONG AS AN>*I/S REMA9 ON ! M>G9S ( LIB]AL & AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZ+1 ORGANIZ+ BREAKAWAY M>*ES & ! LIKE1 ! LACK ( 9ITIATIVE & 0LEGITIMACY0 9 ! PUBLIC EYE WILL ALWAYS IMPOSE /RUCTURAL LIMITS ON \R EF=TS4 

,WE NE$ PUBLIC1 P>TICIPATORY CALLS & ORGANIZ+ /RUCTURES1 BO? TO (F] PO9TS ( 5TRY TO EV]YONE :O MI<T WANT TO FI<T ALONGSIDE US & TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE = AU?ORIT>IANS TO /IFLE REVOLT BY >RANG+ ! BATTLEFIELD TO BE UNFAVORABLE = IT4 ,PUBLIC ORGANIZ+ CAN COMPLEM5T O!R LESS PUBLIC APPROA*ES1 BUT (T5 IT'S NECESS>Y TO R5D] !M POSSIBLE 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,NOT SURPRIS+LY1 ! CITIES 9 :I* AN>*I/S SUCCE$$ 9 C>RY+ \T 9SPIR+ ACTIONS AS P>T ( ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T--,OAKL&1 ,SEATTLE1 ,SA9T ,L\IS--W]E ! ONES 9 :I* !Y EI!R HAD CONSID]ABLE LEV]AGE )9 ! G5]AL ASSEMBLIES OR MA9TA9$ !IR [N OP5 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN CAUCUSES4 

,AS CAPITALISM R5D]S MORE & MORE PEOPLE PREC>I\S OR R$UNDANT1 IT WILL BE H>D] & H>D] TO FI<T FROM RECOGNIZ$ POSITIONS ( LEGITIMACY )9 ! SY/EM SU* AS 0WORK]S0 OR 0/UD5TS40 ,LA/ YE>'S /UD5TS FI<T+ TUITION HIKES >E ?IS YE>'S DROP\TS2 LA/ YE>'S WORK]S FI<T+ JOB CUTS >E ?IS YE>'S UNEMPLOY$4 ,WE HAVE TO LEGITIMIZE FI<T+ FROM \TSIDE1 E/ABLI%+ A NEW N>RATIVE ( /RUGGLE4 

,IF WE CAN ACCOMPLI% ?IS1 WE WILL NEUTRALIZE ! ALLEGATIONS ( BE+ 0\TSIDE AGITATORS0 ?AT >E ALWAYS RAIS$ AGA9/ ?OSE :O REVOLT4 ,BETT]1 WE WILL TRANS=M EV]Y AU/]ITY CONFLICT 9TO AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT ) EV]YONE ELSE :O HAS BE5 ?R[N AWAY BY CAPITALISM4 ,\R GOAL %\LD NOT BE TO PROTECT ! PRIVILEGES ( ?OSE :O RETA9 !IR JOBS & 5ROLLM5T1 BUT TO *ANNEL \TRAGE AB\T EV]Y?+ ?AT CAPITALISM HAS TAK5 FROM ALL ( US4 

,9 ADDITION TO EXAC]BAT+ ! CONTRADICTIONS 9H]5T 9 ! F9ANCIAL CRISIS1 WE %\LD UND]TAKE TO MAKE LIFE 9 UPHEAVALS MORE PLEASURABLE & ROBU/ ?AN WORKADAY LIFE4 ,?OSE :O P>TICIPATE 9 WILDCAT /RIKES1 BLOCKADES1 & OCCUPATIONS %\LD EXP]I5CE !SE AS MORE EXCIT+ & FULFILL+ ?AN !IR USUAL R\T9ES1 TO SU* AN EXT5T ?AT IT BECOMES POSSIBLE TO IMAG9E LIFE AFT] CAPITALISM4 ,AS MANY AN>*I/S LIVE 9 A P]MAN5T /ATE ( EXCLUSION1 MAK+ ! BE/ ( IT DESPITE EV]Y?+1 WE %\LD BE ESPECIALLY WELL-EQUIPP$ TO ASSI/ H]E4 

,F9ALLY1 WE HAVE TO BE TIRELESS 9 \R CRITIQUE ( DEMOCRACY1 AS ! ALT]NATIVE PEOPLE 9 ?IS SOCIETY 9TUITIVELY FALL BACK ON AGA9/ ! EXCESSES ( CAPITALISM4 ,! MORE UNPOPUL> ?IS IS1 ! MORE IMPORTANT IT IS ?AT WE DO IT4 ,PRIVATE PROP]TY & GOV]NM5T >E ! TWO GREAT SACR$ C[S ( \R AGE--! ONES = :I* \R LIVES & ! E>? ITSELF >E BE+ SACRIFIC$--& *ALL5G+ ! WAYS !Y MONOPOLIZE LEGITIMACY IS ONE PROJECT1 NOT TWO4 ,!Y >E TWO HEADS ( ! SAME BEA/2 !Y CANNOT BE BEAT5 SEP>ATELY4  
  

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.<#c.> ,TODAY1 HI<-SPE$ GLOBAL COMMUNICATION IS ESS5TIAL = COORD9AT+ ! FL[S ( CAPITAL1 COMMODITIES1 & SPECULATION2 ?IS IS H[ CAPITALI/S \TFLANK$ ! OLD WORK]S' MOVEM5TS1 %IFT+ C5T]S ( PRODUCTION SWIFTLY >\ND ! WORLD TO =CE LABOR]S TO COMPETE TO (F] ! *EAPE/ LABOR4 ,BUT EV]Y ADVANCE 9 REPRESSION PRODUCES A SYMMETRICAL ADVANCE 9 RESI/ANCE TACTICS4 

.<#d.> ,?IS IS NOT ! FIR/ TIME AN>*I/S HAVE CONTRIBUT$ !IR ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS TO AN ESS5TIALLY LIB]AL PROTE/4 ,AT ! #bd ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY1 AB\T #a1 PEOPLE P>TICIPAT$ 9 DEMON/RATIONS2 ?IS 9CLUD$ ?\S&S ( AN>*I/S1 MANY ( :OM LIMIT$ !MSELVES TO LOGI/ICAL ROLES4 ,AFT]W>DS1 ?IS WAS RECOGNIZ$ AS A TREM5D\S MISS$ OPPORTUNITY--H5CE ! EF=TS TO TAKE ! LEAD 9 PLANN+ ACTIONS AT ! #bh ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION 9 ,/4 ,PAUL1 ,M9NESOTA4 ,!SE CONV5TIONS >E COV]$ 9 ,ROLL+ ,?UND] ISSUES _?#a & #g4 

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