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,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

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,*APT] #a#i4 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*91 ,ONE-,DIM5SIONAL ,MAN 

  

,MY FIR/ TIME >\ND1 9 ,AN>*Y AFT] ,LEFTISM1 ,I GAVE ,BOOK*9'S HI/ORY ( REC5T AN>*ISM ! SCANT ATT5TION IT DES]VES4 ,?IS TIME ,I'LL SCREWT9IZE IT 9 MORE DETAIL4 ,BASICALLY IT GOES LIKE ?IS4 ,AT ! ECONOMIC BASE1 !RE >E P]IODS ( 0APP>5T CAPITALI/ /ABILIZATION0 OR 0CAPITALI/ /ABILITY10 ( 0SOCIAL PEACE10 & !N !RE >E P]IODS ( 0DEEP SOCIAL UNRE/10 SOMETIMES GIV+ RISE TO 0REVOLUTION>Y SITUATIONS40 ,:5 CAPITALISM IS CRISIS-RIDD51 ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM 0HAS USUALLY HELD C5T] /AGE0 AS F> AS AN>*ISM GOES4 ,:5 CAPITALISM IS1 OR SEEMS TO BE1 /ABILIZ$ -- ! AMBIGUITY IS A BIG HELP TO ! >GUM5T -- !N ! ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S COME TO ! =E TO FLAUNT !IR CULTURAL & 9DIVIDUAL ECC5TRICITIES4 ,UNLIKE MO/ ( ! EX-,DIRECTOR'S !SES1 ?IS ONE IS TE/ABLE4 ,BUT HE DID NOT TE/ IT 9 ,! ,SPANI% ,AN>*I/S4 ,9 FACT1 READ+ ! BOOK1 IT'S (T5 IMPOSSIBLE TO ASC]TA9 ! ECONOMIC CONTEXT ( AN>*I/ ACTIVITIES 9 V>I\S P]IODS4 ,:5 AN ACADEMIC HI/ORIAN SUP]S$ES ?IS AMATEURI% EF=T IT WILL BE NONE TOO SOON4 

,! FIR/ ?+ TO BE SAID AB\T ?IS ANALYSIS IS ?AT IT READS MORE LIKE A JU/IFICATION ?AN A CRITIQUE ( ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM4 ,IT LOOKS LIKE A RATIONAL DIVISION ( LABOR BETWE5 :AT ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS CALLS ! TWO 0EXTREMES40 ,:5 SOCIAL REVOLUTION IS A POSSIBILITY1 LET ?OSE SO DISPOS$ LEAD ! WAY4 ,:5 REVOLUTION IS NOT ON HI/ORY'S AG5DA1 IT MAKES S5SE TO UPHOLD ! BLACK FLAG ON ! CULTURAL & 9DIVIDUAL T]RA9S4 ,BETT] ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM ?AN NO AN>*ISM AT ALL 7AL?\< ,BOOK*9 W\LD SURELY DISAGREE74 ,SOMEBODY HAS TO KEEP ALIVE :AT ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/S CALL$ 0! IDEA0 9 A CLIMATE ( SOCIAL REACTION4 

,A TIME ( CAPITALI/ /ABILIZATION CAN ALSO BE A TIME ( SOCIAL UNRE/4 ,! #a#iS & ! #a#i#fS W]E P]IODS ( PROSP]ITY & PROTE/ 7BO? LIB]AL & RADICAL74 ,9 ! YE>S BE=E ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>1 YE>S ( CAPITALI/ TRIUMPH1 AN>*O-COMMUNI/S & AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S W]E AS CONSPICU\S AS !Y W\LD EV] BE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & SEV]AL O!R C\NTRIES4 ,S9CE ,BOOK*9'S !SIS IS EMPIRICALLY 9CONSI/5T1 Y\ CAN READ ?IS FACT AS EI!R PROV+ OR DISPROV+ IT1 :I* IS JU/ TO SAY ?AT ! !SIS IS UNV]IFIABLE1 UNFALSIFIABLE & MEAN+LESS4 ,AS = ! #a#i#fS1 !RE IS AN UNBRIDGEABLE *ASM BETWE5 ,BOOK*9'S REC5T JUNK ,M>XISM & HIS [N E>LI]1 ACCURATE CONCLUSION ?AT #fS UNRE/ WAS IMPORTANT PRECISELY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ! REFLEX ( AN ECONOMIC CRISIS1 BUT RA!R A QUALITATIVE CRISIS ( EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,! ,MAY-,JUNE #aifh UPRIS+ 9 ,FRANCE 0EXPLOD$ ! MY? ?AT ! WEAL? & RES\RCES ( MOD]N 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY CAN BE US$ TO ABSORB ALL REVOLUTION>Y OPPOSITION40.<#a#c#e#d.> ,9EXPLICABLY1 9 ! #a#i#gS ! SAME WEAL? & RES\RCES UND]WROTE A P]IOD ( POPUL> QUIESC5CE & SOCIAL REACTION :I* P]SI/S TO ?IS DAY4 

,NO MATT] :I* DET]M9ANT ( AN>*I/ =TUNES Y\ GET \T ( ,BOOK*9 -- 0CAPITALI/ /ABILIZATION0 OR 0SOCIAL UNRE/0 -- IT FAILS AS AN EXPLANATION4 ,IF Y\ GO = CAPITALI/ /ABILIZATION1 ?AT EXPLA9S :Y 7AS HE CONC$ES7 ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM WAS MORE 9FLU5TIAL ?AN ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM 9 ! #fS1 BUT FAILS TO EXPLA9 :Y ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM 9CREAS$ ITS LEAD OV] ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM ?R\< ! #a#i#gS & S9CE1 A P]IOD ( RECESSION & RETR5*M5T BRIEFLY 9T]RUPT$ BY ! ,REAGAN BOOM YE>S4 ,?AT WAS ! DECADE 9 :I* EM]G$ SU* ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/ !MES AS PRIMITIVISM1 ANTI-ORGANIZATION1 Z][ORK1 & ! CRITIQUE ( TE*NOLOGY4 ,BOOK*9 IS EV5 LESS ( AN ECONOMI/ ?AN HE IS AN ECOLOGI/1 SO IT'S H>D TO TELL :AT HE MEANS BY CAPITALI/ /ABILIZATION4 ,IT'S QUITE A CAPACI\S CONCEPT IF IT 5COMPASSES ! RECESSION ( ! E>LY #gS & ! PROSP]ITY ( ! LATE #iS4 ,! SUSPICION >ISES ?AT 0CAPITALI/ /ABILIZATION0 IS NOT AN ECONOMIC CONCEPT AT ALL1 BUT RA!R A SYNONYM = SOCIAL REACTION & AN ANTONYM = SOCIAL UNRE/4 ,IF SO1 ! >GUM5T IS A TAUTOLOGY4 

,! SOCIAL UNRE/ EXPLANATION IS EQUALLY FLAW$4 ,ACCORD+ TO ?IS !ORY1 ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM %\LD HAVE DOM9AT$ 9 ! #a#i#fS & ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM !REAFT]1 ) A RESURG5CE ( ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM 9 ! #iS :51 ! ,DIRECTOR ASSUR$ US1 ! SY/EM IS CREAT+ 0MASS DISCONT5T40.<#a#c#e#e.> ,?AT'S NOT :AT HAPP5$2 ?AT'S NOT EV5 :AT ,BOOK*9 SAYS HAPP5$4 ,RA!R1 = =TY YE>S1 9 TIMES ( PROTE/ AS 9 TIMES ( PRIVATISM1 ! ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S HAVE GA9$ ON ! ,SOCIAL ,AN>*I/S4 ,?AT IS EXACTLY :AT ,BOOK*9 IS COMPLA9+ AB\T4 ,! EX-,DIRECTOR'S !SIS1 9 EI!R V]SION1 DOES NOT MEET ! TE/S ( REASON OR EXP]I5CE4 

,H]E IS1 H>DLY AN ANALYSIS1 BUT A MORE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION ( ! LA/ #f YE>S ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ HI/ORY4.<#a#c#e#f.> ,9 #a#i#f1 AN>*ISM WAS DY+ & NE>LY DEAD4 ,BY !N1 ACCORD+ TO ,GEORGE ,WOODCOCK -- :O ONCE BELIEV$ 9 IT -- AN>*ISM WAS 0A <O/ ?AT 9SPIRES NEI!R FE> AMONG GOV]NM5TS NOR HOPE AMONG PEOPLES NOR EV5 9T]E/ AMONG NEWSPAP]M540 ,MOREOV]1 0NOR IS !RE ANY REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD ( A R5AISSANCE ( AN>*ISM AS WE HAVE KN[N IT S9CE ! F\NDATION ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL 9 #a#h#f#d2 HI/ORY SUGGE/S ?AT MOVEM5TS :I* FAIL TO TAKE ! *ANCES IT (F]S !M >E NEV] BORN AGA940.<#a#c#e#g.> 7,:AT *ANCES87 ,9 #a#i#f#f1 TWO ACADEMICS :O SET \T 0TO TAKE AN>*ISM S]I\SLY0 -- & DID -- NONE!LESS ACKN[L$G$ ?AT 0FEW TODAY 5T]TA9 EI!R HOPE OR FE> ?AT GOV]NM5T MI<T BE ABOLI%$ AS EASILY AS IT WAS CALL$ 9TO BE+40.<#a#c#e#h.> ,AFT] #d YE>S ( DECL9E1 AN>*ISM WAS A HI/ORICAL CURIOSITY NOT F> FROM SUFF]+ ! FATE ( ! ,%AK]S4 ,9 #a#i#f#h1 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,5CYCLOP$IA ( ! ,SOCIAL ,SCI5CES GLOAT$3 0,!RE MAY BE CONC]NS ) ! K9DS ( PROBLEMS ?AT CON/ITUTE AN>*I/ DOCTR9E1 BUT !RE IS A %ORTAGE ( ACTUAL AN>*I/S40.<#a#c#e#i.> 

,9 #a#i#f#g1 ,WOODCOCK RECONSID]$4 ,!RE WAS /ILL NO 0OBVI\S0 -- HE %\LD HAVE SAID 0OV]T0 OR 0AV[$0 -- AN>*I/ REVIVAL1 BUT HE WAS NOT ! ONLY ONE TO DETECT AN AN>*I/ 9FLU5CE 9 ,AM]ICA ON ! ,NEW ,LEFT & ESPECIALLY ! C\NT]-CULTURE4.<#a#c#f.> ,PAUL ,GOODMAN DEVELOP$ ! PO9T AT ! SAME TIME 9 0,! ,BLACK ,FLAG ( ,AN>*ISM10.<#a#c#f#a.> :I* MU/ HAVE BE5 ! MO/ WIDELY READ ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ ESSAY 9 DECADES4 ,?IS AN>*ISM1 ?\<T ,WOODCOCK1 WAS NOT ! REVIVAL ( ! CLASSICAL IDEOLOGY BUT SOME?+ NEW4 ,HE WAS RI<T4 ,! NEW AN>*ISM DEVELOP$1 NOT \T ( ! OLD V]SIONS1 BUT \T ( ! Y\? CULTURE & :AT ,BOOK*9 =M]LY REF]RR$ TO AS ITS 09TUITIVE AN>*ISM40.<#a#c#f#b.> ,IT C\LD DO SO BECAUSE1 AS ,BOOK*9 HAS WRITT51 ! Y\? CULTURE'S T5D5CY WAS AN>*I/IC4 ,AS E>LY AS #a#i#f#a1 POET ,K>L ,%APIRO S5S$ AN>*I/ T5D5CIES 9 0! RIS+ G5]ATION40.<#a#c#f#c.> 

,AN>*ISM WAS ! BE/ !ORETICAL SYN!SIS ( ! ,NEW ,LEFT & ! C\NT]-CULTURE4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 AN>*ISM HAD SUNK SO F> 9TO OBSCURITY ?AT FEW RADICALS HAD ! OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ! CONNECTIONS TO AN>*ISM :I* >E SO OBVI\S 9 RETROSPECT4 ,ALSO1 ,BOOK*9 IS NOT 5TIRELY WRONG TO ID5TIFY AN ANTI-!ORETICAL T5D5CY 9 ! Y\? CULTURE :I* DELAY$ WIDESPREAD AW>5ESS ( ITS AN>*I/ AFF9ITIES4 ,AL?\< WE SPEAK ( 0! #fS10 IMPLY+ A DECADE ( DISSID5CE & DISSONANCE1 ! RADICAL PHASE LA/$ ONLY SOME FIVE OR SIX YE>S4 ,! RU% ( EV5TS WAS OV]:ELM+1 & A LOT ( PEOPLE W]E1 YES1 GO+ ?R\< *ANGES4 ,:5 MILITANTS FELT ! LACK ( !ORY1 !IR FIR/ 9CL9ATION WAS TO TURN TO :AT WAS AVAILABLE1 NOT :AT WAS APPROPRIATE -- TO ,M>XISM1 NOT AN>*ISM4.<#a#c#f#d.> ,?AT TURN WAS A TURN(F2 MANY LO/ !IR WAY4 ,! MOVEM5T WA/$ TIME1 UNAW>E H[ LITTLE IT HAD LEFT4 

,AL?\< IT IS ( NO HI/ORICAL IMPORTANCE1 ! /ORY ( ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9'S ROLE 9 & AFT] ! DISA/R\S ,S,D,S CONV5TION ( #aifi IS 5T]TA9+4 ,AL?\< ,BOOK*9 & HIS ,AN>*OS ,GR\P W]E NEI!R /UD5TS NOR ,S,D,S MEMB]S1 BY !N ?AT DIDN'T MATT]4 ,! FUTURE ,DIRECTOR WROTE 0,LI/51 ,M>XI/60 = ! OCCASION4 ,HIS ,GR\P ) SYMPA?IZ]S CAUCUS$ AS ! ,RADICAL ,DEC5TRALI/ ,PROJECT1 ! 0F\R? FACTION10 ALLEG$LY #a.0 ( ! P>TICIPANTS1 AL?\< IT IS MY/]I\SLY ABS5T FROM ALL O!R ACC\NTS ( ! CONV5TION4 ,HE REPORTS ?AT AFT] ! SPLIT BETWE5 ,PROGRESSIVE ,LABOR & ! O!R FACTIONS1 HE DELIV]$ A SPEE* TO *E]S ( 0,RI<T ON1 RI<T ON60 ,H[EV]1 ! NEXT SPEAK]1 :O >GU$ AGA9/ ,BOOK*9'S POSITION1 RECEIV$ ! SAME HE>TY WELCOME4 

,! NON/UD5T ,BOOK*9 DECID$ TO LEAVE & F\ND AN 0ALT]NATIVE /UD5T MOVEM5T40 ,A FOLL[-UP MEET+ ?REE MON?S LAT] WAS1 H[EV]1 ALSO FUTILE4 ,! DISCUSSION1 0NONHI]>*AL0 & UN/RUCTUR$1 W5T NO:]E1 HE COMPLA9S4 ,! GA!R+ NE$$ A WRITT5 /ATEM5T = ! ALT]NATIVE PRESS1 BUT NEV] APPROV$ ONE -- :I* WAS UNFA?OMABLE1 S9CE 0A P]FECTLY GOOD /ATEM5T WAS ALREADY AVAILABLE = USE3 ! ,AN>*OS /ATEM5T1 ! MAGAZ9E'S POLICY /ATEM5T10 ( :I* HE WAS ! AU?OR4 ,HE HAS NO IDEA ?AT ?IS IS FUNNY4 0,!RE IS A C]TA9 AN>*I/ TYPE ) AN OV]BE>+ EGO0 -- NO COMM5T -- :O BELIEVES GR\P /ATEM5TS %\LD BE COLLECTIVELY COMPOS$4.<#a#c#f#e.> ,YES1 BUT ! GR\P1 NOT ONE OV]BE>+ EGOI/1 DECID$ NOT TO ADOPT ! FUTURE ,DIRECTOR'S P]FECTLY GOOD /ATEM5T4 

,H]E WAS ! DIRECT DEMOCRACY :I* ,BOOK*9 CELEBRATES EXCEPT :5 HE'S 9VOLV$ 9 IT4 ,HE IS ALSO HI<LY CRITICAL ( ! CONDUCT ( ! ,CLAM%ELL ,ALLIANCE1 :I* IS APP>5TLY HIS ONLY O!R EXP]I5CE ) FACE-TO-FACE DEMOCRACY4.<#a#c#f#f.> ,EV]Y:]E HIS ASPIRATION TO PLAY ,P]ICLES HAS BE5 ?W>T$1 & HE WOND]S :Y4 ,9 HIS F9AL BOOK1 ,$W>D ,ABBEY MEMORABLY PORTRAYS ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 7AS 0,B]NIE ,MU%K907 D5\NC+ AN ,E>? ,FIR/6 GA!R+3  
  

,B]NIE ,MU%K91 OLD-TIME ,M>XI/1 SECT>IAN REVOLUTION>Y1 T5UR$ PR(ESSOR1 ACADEMIC WRIT]1 P$AGOGUE1 DEMAGOGUE1 IDEOLOGUE1 WAS DRAWN TO POLITICAL CONTROV]SY AS A MO? TO ! FLAME -- OR A BL[FLY TO A ROTT+ HOG4 ,9EPT & PASSIONATE1 FI]Y-TEMP]$ & HUMORLESS1 GRACELESS BUT REL5TLESS1 HE HAD ACQUIR$ A REPUTATION1 OV] ! DECADES1 AMONG ! F>-\T FR+ES ( ! URBAN-,AM]ICAN LEFT W+1 AS AN 9TELLECTUAL BLO:>D4 ,:I* MEANT1 9 ?AT ELEM5T1 LEAD]%IP4.<#a#c#f#g.>  
  

,P]HAPS ! EXPLANATION = ,BOOK*9'S SCORN = EMPIRICISM1 ASIDE FROM ITS 9TR9SIC VALIDITY1 IS ?AT HE HAS TR\BLE LE>N+ FROM EXP]I5CE4 ,FAILURE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE'S FAULT3 0,AFT] ! COLLAPSE ( ,S,D,S1 ! ,AN>*OS ,GR\P TRI$ TO CREATE AT LEA/ A NATIONWIDE NETWORK1 BUT !SE EF=TS W]E DE/ROY$ BY :AT ,I W\LD LAT] CALL LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S1 :O W]E TO ID5TIFY !IR LIBID9AL IMPULSES ) POLITICS40.<#a#c#f#h.> ,SOMEONE ELSE IS ALWAYS TO BLAME = HIS FAILURES4 

,= ,BOOK*9'S 5EMIES1 !IR IMPORTANCE V>IES 9V]SELY ) ! SQU>E ( ! DI/ANCE FROM HIM -- ?AT'S :Y ,JOHN ,P4 ,CL>K IS SO IMPORTANT 7TO ,BOOK*974 ,! EX-,DIRECTOR'S CURR5T SUMM>Y ( ! MOVEM5T7S7 9 #aifh COMPRISES 0,S,D,S1 ! ,M>XI/S & ,L59I/S1 ! AN>*I/S1 & ! LIFE/YLI/ ,MO!RFUCK]S1 AS WELL AS ! DECAY+ C\NT]CULTURE1 ! /UD5TS1 & ! NATIONAL MOBILIZATIONS L$ BY PACIFI/S1 LIB]ALS1 & SOCIAL DEMOCRATS40 ,ONE ITEM /&S \T1 AS \T ( PLACE1 LIKE AN AN>*I/ AT A T[N MEET+3 0! LIFE/YLI/ ,MO!RFUCK]S40 ,! REF]5CE IS TO ,UP ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL ,MO!RFUCK]1 :AT ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS CALLS 0CULTURAL RADICALS0 :O 0BELIEV$ ?AT !IR MA9 JOB WAS TO 'BL[' PEOPLE'S M9DS40 ,& !Y W]E GOOD AT IT1 AS ,BOOK*9 GRUDG+LY ADMITS -- BUT IF1 0AP>T FROM TRANSI5TS1 IT NUMB]$ AB\T FIVE PEOPLE AT MO/10 IT H>DLY QUALIFIES = LI/+ ) ,S,D,S1 ,NEW ,MOBE1 ! C\NT]CULTURE1 ETC4 ,LIKE ,BOOK*91 !Y W]E BAS$ ON ! ,L[] ,EA/ ,SIDE1 9 FACT1 HE SAYS1 0,I KNEW !M V]Y WELL40 ,AH6 ,SOME?+ P]SONALI/IC1 P]HAPS8 ,DECID$LY6 ,BOOK*9 WAS 0! 9TELLECTUAL M5TOR ( ! ,MO!RFUCK]S40.<#a#c#f#i.> ,YET !Y W]E ! FIR/ TRICKLE ( :AT BECAME ! ,LIFE/YLE FLOOD4 ,AL?\< HE GRUMBLES N[ ?AT 0C]TA9 AN>*I/ T5D5CIES PLAY$ A V]Y BAD ROLE1 SPECIFICALLY ! ,UP ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL ,MO!RFUCK] ,GR\P10 JUDG+ FROM ! 9CID5TS REC\NT$1 ! GR\P'S 0IMPACT WAS REM>KABLE40 ,! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS FAILS TO M5TION ?AT ,MO!RFUCK]S PRACTICE WAS 9=M$ BY !ORY1 ,SITUATIONI/-9FLU5C$1 SOME ( :I* HOLDS UP CONSID]ABLY BETT] ?AN ,PO/-,SC>CITY ,AN>*ISM4.<#a#c#g.> 

,IT IS EASY TO DISMISS ,BOOK*9'S EGOC5TRIC W> /ORIES1 BUT NOT SO EASY TO EXPLA9 ! LEFT'S ABRUPT FREEFALL />T+ 9 LATE #a#i#g4 ,I SEE N[1 AS TO SOME EXT5T ,I SUSPECT$ AT ! TIME1 ?AT ! DECL9E WAS EXAGG]AT$1 & !REBY ACCEL]AT$1 BY ! M$IA4 ,! #gS W]E NOT ! TIMES ( FLATL9E SOCIAL REACTION :I* ,BOOK*9 MAKES !M \T TO BE4 ,I ALSO APPRECIATE N[ ?AT MO/ PEOPLE CANNOT 9DEF9ITELY SU/A9 A REVOLUTION>Y PIT* ( 9T5SITY 9 ! 9DEF9ITE ABS5CE ( REVOLUTION ITSELF4 ,EV5 SOME :O FELT REGRET AT ! DECL9E ( ACTIVISM FELT SOME RELIEF TOO4 ,:ATEV] ! EXPLANATION1 ! DECADE WAS CRITICAL = ! DEVELOPM5T ( CONTEMPOR>Y ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN AN>*ISM4 

,ALREADY 9 ! #fS1 ! VE/IGIAL AN>*I/ GR\PS & PROJECTS W]E1 RELATIVE TO !IR SIZE1 9UNDAT$ BY ! FEW Y\NG RADICALS :O CONSCI\SLY ID5TIFI$ !MSELVES AS AN>*I/S4 ,9T]G5]ATIONAL FRICTION MI<T 5SUE1 AS IT DID 9 ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD4.<#a#c#g#a.> ,9 ! #gS1 #fS VET]ANS & !IR Y\NG] C\NT]P>TS ( SIMIL> BACKGR\ND & \TLOOK 9CREAS+LY ID5TIFI$ !MSELVES AS AN>*I/S1 P>TICIPAT+ 9 EXI/+ PROJECTS -- MO/LY PUBLICATIONS -- & />T+ NEW ONES4 ,MO/LY !Y CAME FROM ! CAMPUS &_/OR ! C\NT]-CULTURE4 ,9 A ONCE-FAM\S BOOK PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#g1 ,PHILIP ,SLAT] WOTE ?AT 0!RE IS GREAT FASC9ATION ) ! CONCEPT ( AN>*Y -- ) ! ATTEMPT TO ELIM9ATE CO]CION & COMMITM5T .<SIC.> 9 ANY =M FROM HUMAN LIFE40 .<#a#c#g#b.> 

,?ANKS TO A FLURRY ( ACADEMIC 9T]E/ 9 AN>*ISM :I* CONT9U$ \T ( ! #fS1 AN>*I/ HI/ORIES1 BIOGRAPHIES1 AN?OLOGIES & CLASSICS APPE>$ ALMO/ 9 ABUNDANCE1 />T+ 9 #a#i#g1 (T5 FROM MA9/REAM COMM]CIAL PUBLI%]S LIKE ,DOV]1 ,D\BL$AY1 ,S*OCK51 ,NORTON1 ,DELL1 ,R&OM ,H\SE1 ,BEACON ,PRESS1 EV5 ,PRAEG]1 & FROM UNIV]SITY PRESSES4 ,RAMP>TS ,PRESS PUBLI%$ ,BOOK*9'S ,PO/- ,SC>CITY ,AN>*ISM 9 #a#i#g#a4 ,IMPORTANT AN>*I/ PRESSES COMM5C$ :I* /ILL PUBLI%3 ,BLACK @& ,R$ 9 ,DETROIT1 ,BLACK ,ROSE ,BOOKS 9 ,MONTREAL1 ,LEFT ,BANK ,BOOKS 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,ONE ( ! ORIG9AL UND]GR\ND NEWSPAP]S1 ,DETROIT'S ,FIF? ,E/ATE1 W5T AN>*I/ 9 #aige & IMM$IATELY BECAME 9FLU5TIAL4 ,O!R NOTEWOR?Y AN>*I/ TABLOIDS 9CLUD$ ,NO ,LIMITS 7,MADISON1 ,WISCONS97 & ,FRONT ,L9E 7,WA%+TON1 ,D,C74 ,NOT 9 #g YE>S HAD AN>*I/ IDEAS BE5 SO ACCESSIBLE TO ,NOR? ,AM]ICANS4 ,MORE & MORE PEOPLE1 MYSELF 9CLUD$1 APPROPRIAT$ SOME ( !SE IDEAS1 SOMETIMES CRITICALLY1 SOMETIMES NOT -- & SOMETIMES ADD$ !IR [N4 

,! NOVELTY ( ! #fS P]SI/$3 ! Y\? CULTURE CONNECTION TO AN>*ISM4 ,PUNK ROCK IS ! CONSPICU\S EXAMPLE4 ,PUNKS HAVE BE5 EXPLICITLY 9VOLV$ ) AN>*ISM1 AS IDEOLOGY OR AFFECTATION1 = OV] OV] ?IRTY YE>S4 ,SOME ( ! E>LIE/ PUNK B&S1 SU* AS ,C,R,A,S,S1 OP5LY PROSELYTIZ$ = 0! IDEA10 & SOME /ILL DO4 ,! NEXUS GOES BEYOND PUNK MUSIC AS SU*1 OR ANY /YLE ( MUSIC AS SU*4 ,SUBCULTURES ORI5T$ TO O!R M>G9AL MUSIC G5RES 79DU/RIAL1 HIP HOP1 ETC47 >E ALSO CONNECT$1 & MUSIC IS NOT ! ONLY OR ! ONLY IMPORTANT EXPRESSION ( Y\? CULTURE4 ,DEVIATIONS 9 DIET1 DRUGS1 SEX1 RELIGION1 READ+ TA/ES1 & DEFECTIONS FROM LEFTISM OR LIB]T>IANISM -- USUALLY 9 COMB9ATIONS -- ANY OR ALL ( !SE1 ) OR )\T A S\ND TRACK1 >E TYPICAL ( ?OSE :O N[ADAYS BECOME AN>*I/S1 MO/LY ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S4 

,AN>*O-LEFTISM1 ,I %\LD ADD1 HAS ALSO GA9$ SUPPORT FROM ! Y\? CULTURE CONNECTION1 MA9LY AS REPRES5T$ ON CAMPUS1 0COLLEGE BOYS 9 DESIGN] H>DHATS40.<#a#c#g#c.> ,! =MULAS ( CLASSICAL AN>*ISM PROVIDE ! BELIEF /RUCTURES SO NECESS>Y TO R$UCE TO MODE/ ORD] ! 9TELLECTUAL CONFUSION ( AN>*I/S LIKE ,JON ,BEKK51 ,JEFF ,/E91 ,TOM ,WETZEL & ,*AZ ,BUFE :O C\LD NEV] QUITE CUT ! UMBILICAL CORD TO ! CAMPUS4 ,! TRADITIONAL LEFTI/S GOT A SPILLOV] %>E FROM ! G5]AL RESURG5CE ( AN>*ISM -- BUT NOT A PROPORTIONATE %>E4 ,IT IS 9 ?AT CONTEXT1 & 9 AW>5ESS ( ITS OM9\S IMPLICATIONS1 ?AT ! EX-,DIRECTOR D5\NCES ! ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S :ILE HE /ILL CAN4 ,BUT IT IS ALREADY TOO LATE4 ,! M5 :O WILL C>RY HIM \T >E ALREADY AT ! DOOR4 

,! Y\?_/C\NT]-CULTURE CONNECTION HAS ITS DRAWBACKS4 ,MO/ ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/S >E Y\NG] ?AN MO/ ,SAN AN>*I/S1 BUT NOT NE>LY AS WELL ADAPT$ TO !IR 5VIRONM5T4 ,EV5 IF !Y >E 9 -- OR HAVE BE5 9 -- COLLEGE1 !IR G5]AL $UCATION IS 9F]IOR TO :AT WAS PROVID$ 9 ! #fS & #gS4 ,?IS IS ONE ( ! FEW PO9TS ON :I* ,BOOK*9 & ,I1 :O HAVE BO? TOIL$ TO TEA* !M1 PROBABLY CONCUR4 ,SONG LYRICS >E REALLY NOT ! MO/ EFFECTIVE VEHICLE = CONVEY+ POLITICAL IDEAS1 EXCEPT MAYBE ,FASCI/ OR ,FUNDAM5TALI/ IDEAS4 ,NECESS>ILY ! MESSAGE IS DRA/ICALLY OV]SIMPLIFI$ EV5 IF ! IDEAS >E EXPRESS$ ) ALL ! AMPLITUDE ! =M P]MITS4 ,SOME PUNK AN>*I/S >E AS /UPID AS !Y >E IGNORANT4 ,= MANY IT'S JU/ A PHASE !Y'RE GO+ ?R\<1 AL?\< !RE ALWAYS SEEM TO BE MORE -- & MORE ( !M -- TO TAKE !IR PLACE4 

,NONE!LESS ! PO9T IS ?AT1 S9CE ! #fS1 !RE HAVE ALWAYS BE5 OP5 *ANNELS ( ACCESS & ATTRACTION1 H[EV] IMP]FECT1 BETWE5 AN>*I/S & Y\NG PEOPLE4 ,! *ANNELS HAVE NOT BE5 AS BROAD OR DEEP = DECADES1 NOT S9CE ! AN>*I/S LO/ 9FLU5CE OV] ! CLASSICAL WORK]S' MOVEM5T & !N ?AT MOVEM5T WI!R$ AWAY4 ,)\T SU* *ANNELS1 A !ORY OR IDEOLOGY GR[S OLD & DIES4 ,I AM AS EXASP]AT$ ) MU* ( :AT PASSES = AN>*ISM AS ,BOOK*9 IS1 & ,I SAID SO A DECADE SOON]1.<#a#c#g#d.> ) BETT] REASONS4.<#a#c#g#e.> ,BUT POT5TIAL AN>*I/S HAVE TO COME FROM SOME:]E1 & Y\?_/ALT]NATIVE CULTURE IS :]E !Y'VE MO/LY COME FROM = SOME #e YE>S4 ,EXCEPTIONAL 9DIVIDUALS ALSO W&] 9 FROM UNEXPECT$ PLACES1 AS !Y ALWAYS HAVE -- AS ,BAKUN9 & ,KROPOTK9 W&]$ 9 FROM ! ,CZ>I/ >I/OCRACY -- & !SE EXCEPTIONALS (T5 CONTRIBUTE IDEAS & 5]GY \T ( ALL PROPORTION TO !IR NUMB]S4 ,BUT UNLESS A LOT ( PEOPLE :O >E NOT1 OR NOT AS1 EXTRAORD9>Y ALSO W&] 9 -- AS AT C]TA9 TIMES & 9 C]TA9 PLACES !Y HAVE1 9 L>GE NUMB]S -- AN>*ISM HAS NO FUTURE EXCEPT AS AN ANCE/OR CULT & A MAGNET = CRACKPOTS4 

,! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS MAY BE CYCL+1 BUT AN>*ISM ISN'T4 ,! LEFTI/ V>IETIES >E /AGNANT OR 9 DECAY4 ,9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA AN AMBITI\S EF=T AT AN>*O-LEFTI/ ORGANIZ+1 ! ,LOVE @& ,RAGE ,F$]ATION1 W5T ?R\< A ?REE-WAY SPLIT4 ,9 ,BRITA91 ,CLASS ,W> SPLIT 9 TWO3 ! F9AL ISSUE ( !IR NEWSPAP] ADMITT$ !IR 9EFFECTUALITY4 ,N,E,F,A,C WILL BE NEXT4 ,AS ORGANIZATIONALI/S1 !SE LEFTI/S /& SELF-CONDEMN$4 ,SOME AN>*O-LEFTI/ PROJECTS MAY BE SURVIV+ >TIFICIALLY ON LIFE-SUPPORT4 ,RI* AN>*I/S1 LIKE RI* PEOPLE G5]ALLY1 T5D TO BE CONS]VATIVES4 ,NOAM ,*OMSKY SUBSIDIZES SELECT CONS]VATIVE LEFT-W+ AN>*I/ PROJECTS4 ,SO DOES ! TRIPLE-PLAT9UM ,5GLI% B& ,*UMBAWAMBA1 ! ONLY AN>*I/S :O HAVE EV] P]=M$ ON 0,! ,TONI<T ,%[10 :I* WAS ! BE/ S\RCE ( ANTI-,UNABOMB] JOKES4 ,A,K ,PRESS1 ,BOOK*9'S PUBLI%]1 IS ONE ( !IR FAVORITE *>ITIES1 BUT ! B& (F]$ NO?+1 NOT EV5 SYMPA?Y1 :5 ! ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ DEF5DANTS W]E TRI$ = CONSPIRACY4 ,NO QUANTITY ( F9ANCIAL =MALDEHYDE PRES]VES AGA9/ DECAY =EV]4 

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