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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,MOORE 

,TEXT 3 

,H[ IRRITAT+ IT IS TO 5C\NT] SU* A BLATANT RELUCTANCE TO COME TO T]MS ) CONTEMPOR>Y1 PO/-LEFTI/ AN>*Y6 

,! RATIONALI/ DISC\RSE ( ,5LI<T5M5T POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY CAN ONLY HOPE TO ADDRESS ! RATIONAL FACULTIES4 

,?IS /ATEM5T -- ! ONLY PO9T AT :I* ,I REF] TO EI<TE5? C5TURY RATIONALISM 9 MY ESSAY -- APP>5TLY CON/ITUTES A 0DIATRIBE AGA9/ ! ,5LI<T5M5T04 ,?IS /RIKES ME AS A BIZ>RE NOTION4 ,BUT EV5 IF ,I DID WANT TO CRITIQUE ! ,5LI<T5M5T ,I CAN'T DO SO BECAUSE IT SEEMS ?AT ALL SU* CRITIQUES >E 9EVITABLY 0REACTION>Y1 FASCI/ & ELITI/04 ,CRITIQUE -- LET ALONE REPUDIATION -- ( ! ,5LI<T5M5T APP>5TLY ALIGNS ONE ) ,HITL]6 ,:Y IS IT NOT POSSIBLE TO M\NT A CRITIQUE ( RATIONALISM FROM AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE8 ,:Y >E CRITIQUES ( ! ,5LI<T5M5T NECESS>ILY REACTION>Y8 ,:Y IS ! ,5LI<T5M5T SU* A SACR$ C[8 

,5LI<T5M5T ?9K]S US$ ! CONCEPT ( 'REASON' TO UND]M9E ! ABSOLUTI/ /ATE & TO RE-AFFIRM ! CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE ( HUMAN AG5CY444 

,BUT 9 ! NAME ( :AT CAUSE8 ,NOT AN AN>*I/ PROJECT1 BUT -- WITT+LY OR NOT -- B\RGEOIS LIB]ALISM 7,R\SSEAU1 = EXAMPLE3 AN ADVOCATE ( LIMIT$ P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACY74 ,IT MI<T BE WELL TO REMEMB] ! WORDS ( ONE ( ,R\SSEAU'S CONTEMPOR>IES1 & SOMEONE :OSE P]SPECTIVE 9=MS & CLOSELY RESEMBLES AN>*ISM4 ,BLAKE WROTE3 

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,BLAKE RECOGNIZ$ SU* 0,5LI<T5M5T ?9K]S0 NOT AS LIB]ATORY FIGURES BUT AS APOLOGI/S = P[] 7E4G4 CONC]N+ ,R\SSEAU1 0Y\ ACQUIT @& FLATT] ! ,ALEX&]S @& ,CAES]S1 ! ,L\ISES @& ,FR$]ICKS01 ,J]USALEM1 *4 #c74 

,BRIAN AV]S ?AT 0AN>*I/S ( ! PA/ 444 REJECT$ ALL =MS ( P[]0 & W]E NOT M]ELY ANTI-/ATI/S1 BUT !N ASS]TS ?AT 

,! HIDD5 & UBIQUIT\S NATURE ( P[] UND] CONTEMPOR>Y CAPITALISM 444 IS :AT *>ACT]IZES MOD]N /ATE P[]4 

,! LATT] /ATEM5T EXPLA9S ! =M]4 ,CLASSICAL AN>*ISM 7& ,I 9CLUDE ITS LATT]-DAY PROPON5TS1 SU* AS ,BRIAN1 H]E7 TRACES ALL =MS ( P[] TO ! ,/ATE1 BUT ONLY RECOGNIZE & REJECT ?OSE =MS ( P[] :I* IT G5]ATES4 ,BUT !RE >E =MS ( P[] :I* >E NOT ! PRODUCT ( ! ,/ATE3 !RE >E =MS ( P[] :I* PREC$E ! ,/ATE 7E4G4 HI]>*Y1 ! DOM9ATION ( NATURE1 DIVISION ( LABOR7 & =MS ( P[] :I* EXI/ 9DEP5D5TLY ( ! ,/ATE 7E4G4 SPECIESISM1 SEXISM71 AL?\< !Y MAY BE RE9=C$ BY IT4 

,FUR!R1 ! EXPOSURE 7& ]ADICATION7 ( =MS ( P[] IS AN EXPON5TIAL PROCESS & !RE=E PA/ AN>*I/S CANNOT HAVE OPPOS$ ALL =MS ( P[]1 BUT M]ELY ?OSE =MS :I* !Y RECOGNIZ$ -- &1 NECESS>ILY1 ?OSE :I* EXI/$ AT ! TIME3 NEW =MS ( P[] SU* AS ANTI-,SEMITISM1 SEXISM & AN?ROPOC5TRISM 9 ! TEXTS ( SOME PA/ AN>*I/S SUGGE/S !IR FAILURE TO ID5TIFY SU* PRACTICES AS =MS ( P[]4 ,& IT /RIKES ME ?AT 9TON+ ! LIRANY ( TALISMANIC T]MS SU* AS 0SOCIALITY0 OR 0! LIFE-WORKS1 MUTUAL AID1 VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATIONS0 DOES NOT GU>ANTEE ?AT P[] IS SOMEH[ MAGICALLY ABS5T 9 ! K9D ( RELATIONS !SE T]MS D5OTE4 ,P[] CAN BE PRES5T1 = EXAMPLE1 9 PRACTICES ( MUTUAL AID AS WELL AS 9 VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATIONS4 0,SOCIAL LIFE0 IS NOT SOMEH[ EXEMPT FROM ! OP]ATIONS ( P[] & CANNOT BE SET OV] & AGA9/ ,CAPITAL & ! ,/ATE4 ,SOCIETY IS1 9 ,Z]ZAN'S CONCISE DEF9ITION1 A 7,FUTURE ,PRIMITIVE1 P4 #a#f7 

TOTALIZ+ RACKET1 ADVANC+ AT ! EXP5SE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1 NATURE & HUMAN SOLID>ITY4 

,! CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/ /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! TOTALITY -- AGA9/ ALL =MS ( P[]1 AS !Y EXPON5TIALLY COME 9TO FOCUS -- MU/ !RE=E 9CLUDE A /RUGGLE AGA9/ SOCIETY4 ,P[] 9 CONTEMPOR>Y SOCIETY IS1 AS ,BRIAN ADMITS1 UBIQUIT\S1 & 7( C\RSE7 SOME =MS >E VISIBLE & SOME 0HIDD501 SOME >E MACROSCOPIC & SOME >E MICROSCOPIC4 ,BUT ALL NE$ TO BE ]ADICAT$4 ,SOCIETY IS A HUGE ASSEMBLAGE ( P[] RELATIONS &1 9 ! CONTEMPOR>Y WORLD1 ?OR\<LY 9TEGRAT$ ) ,CAPITAL & ! ,/ATE4 ,& !SE P[] RELATIONS >E1 TO A L>GE DEGREE1 AB/RACT4 ,SO RA!R ?AN 0EXP&.<+.> \R SOCIALITY01 AN>*I/S MI<T BE BETT] ADVIS$ TO BEG9 DISMANTL+ ! TOTALITY1 NOT 9 ! NAME ( IDEOLOGY1 BUT 7AS ,I SAID 9 MY ESSAY7 9 ORD] 

TO CREATE \R [N LIVES FREE ( ! CONTROLS EX]CIS$ BY P[]1 AU?ORITY & ORD]4 

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