,ON ! RADICAL VIRTUES ( BE+ LEFT ALONE2 DECON/RUCT+ ,/AUD5MAI] #bd ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LAWR5CE ,J>A* ,TEXT 3 ,! ,UNORIG9ALITY ,>GUM5T ,! FIR/ ?+ A CRITIC DOES :O CAN'T DEAL ) ! CONT5T ( :AT S_/HE IS CRITICIZ+ IS TO TRY TO %[ ?AT IT ISN'T ORIG9AL4 ,LIKE ! >GUM5T?AT WORK]'S SELF-MANAGEM5T IS MORE EFFICI5T AT PRODUCTION ?AN PRIVATE [N]%IP1 ?IS >GUM5T RELIES EXCLUSIVELY ON CAPITALI/ CRIT]IA 79NOVATION BE+ SE5 AS ! SURE ROAD TO SUCCESS74 ,SO LIKE MO/ CRITICS :O %[ LITTLE DESIRE TO UND]/& !IR T>GETS1 ,PET] ,/AUD5MAI] 7,P,S7 FIR/ ATTACKS PO/-LEFT AN>*Y 7,P,L,A7 BY ASS]T+ ?AT IT ISN'T ORIG9AL -- EV5 ?\< NOBODY SAYS IT IS4 ,9 FACT1 LIKE AN>*ISM ITSELF1 IT CAN BE SE5 AS AN ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A 7MORE OR LESS7 COH]5T !ORETICAL FRAMEWORK =1 & A DESCRIPTION (1 A T5D5CY ALREADY BE+ EXPRESS$4 ,! NEO-,PLAT=MI/S >E FOND ( QUOT+ ! AU?ORS ( ! ,PLAT=M :5 ! LATT] SAID ?AT AN>*ISM DIDN'T SPR+ =? FROM ! M9DS ( GREAT ?9K]S LIKE ,BAKUN9 & ,KROPOTK91 BUT RA!R WAS !IR OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS ( CONTEMPOR>Y CLASS /RUGGLES4 ,CLE>LY ! AN>*IC IMPULSE CAN BE SE5 9 MANY REBELLIONS & WRIT+S ?AT PR$ATE ! MOM5T :5 ,PR\DHON PR\DLY PROCLAIM$ HIMSELF AN AN>*I/4 ,SO TOO IT IS ) ! DISCUSSIONS ?AT MAKE UP ,P,L,A4 ,WE >E M]ELY TRY+ TO MAKE ! >GUM5T ?AT ?IS IMPULSE AGA9/ CON=MITY1 POL>IZ$ DUALITIES1 C5TRALIZATION1 BUREAUCRATISM1 NATIONALISM1 ! CULT ( P]SONALITY 7ETC471 HAVE BE5 A P>T ( AN>*I/ !ORY & PRACTICE FROM ! BEG9N+ 7& PROBABLY EXI/$ BE=E AS WELL74 ,! URGE TO DI/ANCE AN>*ISM FROM ! AU?ORIT>IAN NATURE ( LEFTISM WAS ALREADY /RONG BY ! TIME ,M>X & ,5GELS W]E ABLE TO DESIGN & EXECUTE ! EXPULSION ( ,BAKUN9 & MO/ ( HIS FANS FROM ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,! ,BAD ,FAI? ,>GUM5T ,P,S'S PRO( = ! UNORIG9ALITY ( ,P,L,A IS ?AT IT RESEMBLES ! CRITIQUES ( -- HORROR ( HORRORS -- LEFTI/S6 ,CAMATTE1 ,CA/ORIADIS1 & ! V>I\S !ORI/S ATTA*$ TO ! ,FRANKFURT ,S*OOL >E CIT$ AS MAJOR 7P]HAPS HE W\LD HAVE PREF]R$ TO SAY EXCLUSIVE7 9FLU5CES ON :AT HE SEES AS ! CORE COMPON5TS ( ,P,L,A4 ,BUT S9CE HE HAS ONLY A RUDIM5T>Y & BAD FAI? UND]/&+ ( ,P,L,A 79 ?AT HE ISN'T REALLY 9T]E/$ 9 DEBAT+ ITS PROPON5TS -- AS CAN BE SE5 BY HIS 9SULT+ & EVASIVE ALLEGATIONS71 HE CANNOT HOPE TO HAVE A COMPREH5SIVE GRASP ON ITS 9FLU5CES4 ,HE L9KS !SE LEFTI/S TO ,P,L,A AS IF ?IS W]E SOME SECRET HE HAS DISCOV]$ & CAN !RE=E PR\DLY EXPOSE1 HOP+ ?AT ! :OLE ,P,L,A H\SE ( C>DS WILL COME TUMBL+ D[N4 ,P,S SMUGLY PO9TS \T ! LEFTI/ P$IGREE ( ?IS CON/ELLATION ( ?9K]S AS IF ,P,L,AS WANT$ TO REMOVE ANY POSSIBLE CONNECTION ) ANY LEFTI/ AT ANY TIME1 AS IF ! ,P,L,A DISC\RSE W]E CALL$ 0ANTI-LEFT0 OR 0NON-LEFT0 AN>*ISM 7ANO!R BAD FAI?1 & ,I W\LD GO SO F> AS TO SAY DI%ONE/1 SLUR 9T5D$ TO PROVE ?AT ,P,L,A IS ACTUALLY A RILY MEANS ?AT LEFTI/S HAVE 9FLU5C$ ,P,L,AS1 & ?AT WE RECOGNIZE ?AT AN>*ISM HAS AN UNDISPUT$ LEFTI/ G5EALOGY -- BUT IT IS ! AIM ( ,P,L,A TO MOVE AN>*I/ !ORY & PRACTICE BEYOND ?OSE LIMITS4 ,I W\LD V5TURE TO GUESS ?AT MO/ :O CONSID] !MSELVES ,P,L,AS OR :O >E 9T]E/$ 9 ,P,L,A HAVE AT LEA/ HE>D ( OR KN[ SOME?+ AB\T ,CAMATTE1 ,CA/ORIADIS1 ,M>CUSE1 ,B5JAM91 ,ADORNO1 ET AL4 ,I HAVE READ SOME ( !IR WORKS1 JU/ AS ,I HAVE READ MAT]IAL BY LOTS ( O!R NON-AN>*I/S 7LIKE ,REI*1 ,F\CAULT1 ,DEBORD1 ,MEMMI AMONG O!RS71 :O HAVE 9FLU5C$ ME1 & :OSE WRIT+S HAVE SPURR$ ME ON TO DEEP] ANALYZES ( V>I\S TOPICS4 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT ! ASPECTS ( LEFTI/ ?\E ! SAME K9DS ( ?+S ?AT 7DO & %\LD7 BO!R ,P,L,AS AS WELL4 ,IS ,P,S TRY+ TO SAY ?AT S9CE ,P,L,AS HAVE BE5 9FLU5C$ TO DIFF]5T DEGREES BY LEFTI/ ?9K]S1 ?AT !RE=E ,P,L,AS CANNOT DECL>E !MSELVES 0PO/0 LEFT8 ,! ,/RAW ,MAN ,>GUM5T ,! NEXT PLOY IS TO FABRICATE POSITIONS NOT HELD BY ANY ( HIS T>GETS4 ,TO BE G5]\S TO ,P,S1 P]HAPS SOME ( HIS ALLEGATIONS >E TRUE2 BUT WE'D NEV] KN[ IT BECAUSE HE NEV] SAYS :O HOLDS SU* POSITIONS1 D5Y+ EV]YONE ! POSSIBILITY ( EI!R AGREE+ ) OR REFUT+ HIM4 ,! FIR/ ALLEGATION IS ?AT 0PO/-LEFTISM ADAMANTLY REJECTS ANY ACCOMMODATION ) :AT IT TAKES TO BE '! LEFT4'0 ,NOT TO BE TOO MU* ( A SM>T-ASS1 BUT 0PO/-LEFTISM0 DOESN'T DO ANY?+ -- PO/-LEFTI/S DO4 ,9 ANY CASE1 :I* PO/-LEFTI/S REJECT 0ANY ACCOMMODATION0 ) ! LEFT8 ,:AT DOES 0ACCOMMODATION0 LOOK LIKE1 & !N1 :AT DOES ITS REJECTION LOOK LIKE8 ,P,S IS UNSATISFI$ ) ! CONFIGURATION ( ! LEFT ?AT HAS BE5 (F]$ BY PO/-LEFTI/S1 COMPLA9+ ?AT ! T]M 0ITSELF SEEMS TO EXP& OR CONTRACT TO FIT ! CIRCUM/ANCES40 ,?IS IS A NEAT RHETORICAL TRICK1 P]HAPS1 BUT ONE ?AT REMA9S UNCONV9C+4 ,H]E'S :AT ,I HAVE SAID 9 TWO DIFF]5T PLACES3 0444! ,LEFT 9CLUDES C\NCIL COMMUNISM1 ,L59ISM1 SOCIAL DEMOCRACY1 C]TA9 K9DS ( LIB]ALISM1 & V>I\S O!R ASPECTS ( RE9$-9 CAPITALISM0 7FROM A LETT] S5T TO ! ,BRITI% P]IODICAL ,TOTAL ,LIB]TY1 & PUBLI%$ 9 ,BLACK ,BADG] _?#d1 #b7 0,! ,LEFT HAS CONSI/5TLY BE5 ID5TIFI$ ) ! 9T]NATIONAL LABOR MOVEM5T FROM ! TIME ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL2 ) ! %IFT ( FOCUS FROM WE/]N ,EUROPE T[>D ,RUSSIA BEG9N+ 9 #aiag & CONT9U+ 9TO ! #a#i#fS1 LEFTI/S HAVE ID5TIFI$ !MSELVES 9 RELATION TO EV5TS ?AT OCCURR$ 9 ! WORK]S' P>ADISE444 ,! LEFTI/ AG5DA IS PR$ICAT$ ON ! USE ( LEGISLATION1 REPRES5TATIVE GOV]NM5T & ALL ( ITS CO]CIVE 9/ITUTIONS1 C5TRALIZ$ ECONOMIC PLANN+ BY TE*NOCRATS & O!R EXP]TS1 & A COMMITM5T TO HI]>*ICAL SOCIAL RELATIONS40 7FROM 0,DON'T ,LET ! ,LEFT7OV]S7 ,RU9 ,Y\R ,APPETITE10 ,AN>*Y MAGAZ9E _?#d#h ,FALL_/,W9T] #a#i#i#i-#b7 ,:ILE ,P,S CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE = NOT READ+ ! FIR/ 7,BLACK ,BADG] HAS ONLY LIMIT$ DI/RIBUTION71 ! SECOND EXC]PT COMES FROM ! ISSUE ( ,AN>*Y ?AT TRI$ TO 9ITIATE ?IS DISCUSSION2 ! WORDS ON ! COV] -- 9 BIG R$ LETT]S -- SAY 0,PO/-,LEFT ,AN>*Y60 ,ONE MIT$ ?IS :OLE ?+4 ,SADLY1 WE'LL NEV] KN[ IF HE DID1 S9CE HE NEV] CITES ANY ( ?OSE AU?ORS1 LET ALONE !IR ESSAYS4 ,P,S FUR!R COMPLA9S3 0,MANY AN>*I/S DRAWN TO ! PO/-LEFT LABEL APPE> TO LIVE 9 A WORLD 9 :I* ALL LEFTI/S >E ,L59I/S1 EXCEPT :5 !Y'RE LIB]ALS1 & :]E ! LEFT AS A :OLE IS AN OM9\S ICEB]G ( P[]-WOR%IP ?REAT5+ TO S9K A VIRTUALLY ,TITANIC-SIZ$ AN>*I/ MOVEM5T40 ,:O SAYS ?AT ALL LEFTI/S >E ,L59I/S8 ,NOT ME1 AS CAN BE SE5 FROM ! TWO QUOTES ABOVE 7& S9CE1 AS WILL BE SE5 LAT]1 ,P,S KN[S :O ,I AM1 HE CAN H>DLY BE LET (F ! HOOK = OV]LOOK+ :AT ,I'VE WRITT5 9 PLACES BESIDES ! 9T]NET74 ,L59I/S >E A SUBSET ( LEFTISM1 AS >E 7LEFT7 LIB]ALS4 ,:O REMA9S8 ,SOCIAL DEMOCRATS8 ,:O ELSE8 ,P,S NEV] TELLS US4 ,P,L,AS CAN P]HAPS BE FAULT$ = T5D+ TO IGNORE ! FULL SPECTRUM ( :AT USUALLY GETS CALL$ ! LEFT BUT :Y %\LD ! *AMPIONS ( ! LEFT AVOID IT8 ,MAYBE ,P,S %\LD TELL US :AT ! LEFT IS1 SO WE CAN DET]M9E IF WE AGREE ) HIS DET]M9ATION4 ,! LEFT IS C]TA9LY L>G] ?AN ALL ! AN>*I/S 7( :ATEV] T5D5CY7 PUT TOGE!R4 ,:]E DOES ,P,S GET ! IDEA ?AT ,P,L,AS ?9K ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T AS HUGE8 ,REG>DLESS ( ! RELATIVE SIZES ( EA* T5D5CY1 H[EV]1 LEFTI/S HAVE PROV5 OV] ! PA/ HUNDR$ YE>S 79 PLACES AS DIV]SE AS ,MEXICO1 ,RUSSIA1 ,*9A1 ,SPA91 ,CUBA7 !IR HOMICIDAL PR$ISPOSITION :5 DEAL+ ) AN>*I/S4 0,OM9\S08 0,P[]-WOR%IP.<+.>08 ,9DE$4 ,GIV5 ! HI/ORICAL FACTS1 :Y %\LDN'T !Y BE SO CONSID]$8 ,P,S !N AV]S1 0! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T IS444A CURR5T ?AT /ILL HAS MU* TO LE>N FROM O!R RADICAL T5D5CIES & SOCIAL MOVEM5TS40 ,:O SAYS ANY?+ DIFF]5T8 ,AS ALREADY M5TION$1 ,I HAVE LE>N$ PL5TY FROM NON-AN>*I/ RADICAL ?9K]S1 & ,I EXPECT TO DO MORE ( ?AT 9 ! FUTURE4 ,BUT ,I KN[ :]E ,I WON'T BE LOOK+3 9 ! HI/ORY & !ORIES ( ,L59ISM & LIB]ALISM & SOCIAL DEMOCRACY4 ,$UCATION IS A PROCESS ( LE>N+ :AT IS USEFUL AS WELL AS :AT IS P]NICI\S2 :AT ,I HAVE LE>N$ FROM MA9/REAM LEFTISM ,I CONSID] NOT USEFUL = PROMOT+ ANY K9D ( AN>*Y4 ,?IS IS MY $UCAT$ OP9ION & ANALYSIS4 ,P,S (F]S NO?+ TO DISSUADE ME FROM !SE CONCLUSIONS4 ,O!R /RAW MAN SLURS 9CLUDE ! FOLL[+3 0,A FEW PO/-LEFT AN>*I/S GO SO F> AS TO EXTOLL ! RI*ISM AS A HEAL?Y CORRECTIVE4440 ,JU/ :O !SE PO/-LEFT AN>*I/S MID3 0,PO/-LEFT AN>*I/S W\LD DO WELL TO EXAM9E ! HI/ORY ( ?IS FOOLI% SLOGAN BE=E ADOPT+ IT 9TO !IR REP]TOIRE40 ,:AT SLOGAN8 0,NEI!R LEFT NOR RI*I/ ,I KN[ ( USES ?IS SLOGAN = ! SIMPLE REASON ?AT ?IS T5D5CY IS CALL$ 0PO/-LEFT10 NOT 0PO/-RI*I/ DISCUSSIONS ?AT CAN BE PUT )9 ! REALM ( RI*I/S 7AT LEA/ SOME ( MY PALS & ME7 SAY ?AT WE'RE PO/-LEFT IS ?AT WE ACKN[L$GE ?AT AN>*ISM HAS BE5 HI/ORICALLY CONSID]$ P>T ( ! REVOLUTION>Y LEFT4 ,NO S]I\S AN>*I/ W\LD EV] SAY ?AT AN>*ISM HAS TO BE PO/-RI*I/S >E NOT 'BEYOND ! RIT ( IT4 ,?OSE '?IRD POSITION' NITWITS >E TRY+ TO BE CLEV] & %REWD1 & !IR SUCCESS AMONG AN>*I/S IS ONLY AN 9DICATION ( H[ DESP]ATELY WEAK ! '?IRD POSITION' IS & H[ /UPID AN>*I/S CAN BE40 ,MIX$ 9 ) !SE /RAW MAN ATTACKS1 H[EV]1 ,P,S DOES 9CLUDE ONE TANTALIZ+ S5T5CE1 BUT UN=TUNATELY HE FOLL[S IT UP ) AS LITTLE EVID5CE AS ANY:]E ELSE 9 HIS TIRADE4 ,HE SAYS3 0444!RE >E IMPORTANT LIB]T>IAN & ANTI-/ATI/ /R&S )9 ! LEFT40 ,I'VE HE>D ?AT TOO1 & ,I EV5 KN[ SOME PEOPLE :O CALL !MSELVES ANTI-/ATE OR LEFT COMMUNI/S :O >E EASY TO GET ALONG )1 & ) :OM ,I HAVE BEGUN TO COLLABORATE ON A MORE S]I\S BASIS4 ,BUT :AT /R&S & :I* !ORI/S >E ,P,S TALK+ AB\T8 ,WE'LL NEV] KN[4 ,GETT+ ,P]SONAL ) A ,/RAW ,MAN ,P,S WRITES1 0SOME ( !SE PO/-LEFTI/S C>RY ! IDEAL ( RUGG$ 9DIVIDUALISM TO ! PO9T ( SELF-P>ODY1 DECL>+ ?AT 9 ! LIB]AT$ FUTURE1 NOBODY WILL EV] HAVE TO ASSOCIATE ) PEOPLE !Y DON'T P]SONALLY LIKE4 ,ONE ( !M SUMM$ UP ! PO/-LEFT /ANCE BY SAY+ SIMPLY ',I WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE1' FREE ( ALL ANNOY+ ATTA*M5TS ( SOCIAL LIFE1 )\T O!R PEOPLE 9T]JECT+ !IR [N OP9IONS OR (F]+ CRITICAL COMM5TS ON EA* O!R'S BEHAVIOR40 ,TALK AB\T A /RAW MAN -- & ,I %\LD KN[1 BECAUSE HE'S TALK+ AB\T ME6 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 ,I DON'T CALL MYSELF AN 9DIVIDUALI/ 7RUGG$ OR NOT7 BECAUSE = MO/ PEOPLE BO? )9 & \TSIDE ! AN>*I/ SC5E1 09DIVIDUALI/0 IS USUALLY TAK5 TO MEAN SOMEONE :O IS 9 FAVOR ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 :I* ,I AM NOT4 ,BE+ SUSPICI\S ( CON=MITY MASQU]AD+ BEH9D CALLS = UNITY1 ,I DO T5D TO FAVOR ! 9DIVIDUAL 9 RELATION TO GR\PS -- BUT NOT NECESS>ILY AT ! EXP5SE ( ! GR\P4 ,I ALSO RECOGNIZE ?AT !RE >E PL5TY ( TIMES :5 !RE'S NO T5SION AT ALL4 ,IF MY PREF]5CES PUT ME )9 ! G5]ALLY UND]/OOD CATEGORY ( 09DIVIDUALI/0 ,I WON'T D5Y IT1 BUT ?IS USAGE IS AHI/ORICAL4 ,SECOND1 :AT 7IF ANY?+7 DOES NOT WANT+ TO ASSOCIATE ) PEOPLE :OM ONE MAY NOT LIKE HAVE TO DO ) 9DIVIDUALISM8 ,CAN ,P,S NOT CONCEIVE ( ANY LEFT AN>*I/ :OSE OP9IONS >E SUB/ANTIALLY SIMIL> TO HIS [N1 BUT :OSE P]SONALITY IS SO OBNOXI\S ?AT HE W\LD PREF] NEV] TO HAVE TO BE 9 ! SAME ROOM ) H]_/HIM8 ,F9D+ O!RS UNAPPEAL+ MAY HAVE SOME?+ TO DO ) 9DIVIDUAL TA/E1 BUT IT HAS PRECI\S LITTLE TO DO ) ANY HI/ORICALLY ACCURATE UND]/&+ ( 9DIVIDUALISM4 ,I SUPPOSE A QUICK REM9D] ( A BASIC AN>*I/ PR9CIPLE IS ON ORD] H]E3 VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION4 ,P,S'S 9VOCATION ( 0FREE ASSOCIATION10 :I* 05C\RAGES EXPLORATION & MUTUAL RECOGNITION1 9CLUD+ CRITICAL CONTE/ATION ( :AT O!R PEOPLE SAY & DO0 IS QUITE A NICE EXPLANATION ( IT4 ,BUT1 AS USUAL1 !RE'S SOME?+ MISS+4 ,NOT ONLY DOES VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION MEAN ?AT PEOPLE HAVE ! ABILITY TO COLLABORATE ) O!RS 9 A FREELY *OS5 MANN]1 BUT IT ALSO MEANS ?AT PEOPLE HAVE ! ABILITY NOT TO ASSOCIATE ) O!RS4 ,IS ,P,S IMPLY+ ?AT AN>*I/S %\LD BE COMPELL$ TO ASSOCIATE ) ANYONE & EV]YONE :O WANTS TO ASSOCIATE ) !M8 ,NEXT1 WE COME TO ! ISSUE ( QUOTATIONS4 ,I DID 9 FACT SAY ?AT P>T ( MY POLITICAL VISION C\LD BE SUMM$ UP ) ! PHRASE 0,I WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE40 ,BUT ,P,S PUTS MY QUOTE 9 A BIZ>RE CONTEXT4 ,I WASN'T TRY+ TO SUM UP 0! PO/-LEFT /ANCE10 BUT M]ELY MY P]SONAL PREF]5CE 9 T]MS ( NOT WANT+ TO BE TOLD BY SOME COMMITTEE OR O!R GR\P :AT ,I MU/ OR MU/N'T DO1 & ) :OM 7,I SEEM TO REMEMB] ?AT MY /ATEM5T CAME QUICKLY AFT] ! ISSUE ( NOT WANT+ TO BE =C$ TO ASSOCIATE ) SOMEONE ,I DIDN'T LIKE74 ,?IS HAS NO?+ TO DO ) :E!R OR NOT MY VISION IS PO/-LEFTI/ OR NOT4 ,I CONSID] SU* A S5TIM5T TO BE A COROLL>Y ( VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION4 ,IF ,P,S'S LEFT AN>*I/ VISION 9CLUDES A M&ATE NOT TO LEAVE ME ALONE 7:AT EV] HAPP5$ TO ! ABILITY ( A M9ORITY TO SEC$E871 !N :AT MAKES HIS VISION DIFF]5T FROM O!R NON-AN>*I/ LEFTI/ VISIONS8 ,9 T]MS ( CRITICIZ+ C]TA9 BEHAVIOR1 ?AT DEP5DS4 ,IF SOME BEHAVIOR IS BE+ 5GAG$ 9 BY A SELF-PROCLAIM$ AN>*I/ & GOES AGA9/ AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES1 !N ,I'D CONSID] IT AN AN>*I/ RESPONSIBILITY TO CALL ?AT BEHAVIOR 9TO QUE/ION4 ,BUT ?AT C]TA9LY DOESN'T -- & %\LDN'T -- APPLY TO ALL BEHAVIOR4 ,FRIVOL\S CRITICISM IS BO? UNWANT$ & UNW>RANT$2 CRITICISM FROM PEOPLE ONE RESPECTS LOOKS & S\NDS A LOT DIFF]5T FROM CRITICISM FROM PEOPLE :O >E NOSY & ANNOY+4 ,IS ,P,S IMPLY+ ?AT AN>*I/S HAVE AN OP5-5D$ IMP]ATIVE TO 9T]F]E 9 ! LIVES ( O!RS8 ,F9ALLY WE COME TO ! REALLY 9T]E/+ P>T ( HIS ALLEGATION1 :I* IS ?AT 0BE+ LEFT ALONE0 REALLY MEANS ?AT ,I WANT TO BE FREE ( ALL SOCIAL 9T]ACTIONS4 ,?ANKFULLY = ,P,S1 HE DIDN'T PUT ?AT P>T 9 QUOTATION M>KS -- BECAUSE ,I HAVE NEV] SAID ANY?+ EV5 REMOTELY SIMIL>4 ,?IS IS HIS FANTASY AB\T :AT 0BE+ LEFT ALONE0 MEANS TO ME4 ,BE+ LEFT ALONE IS NOT ! SAME AS BE+ ISOLAT$ OR DISCONNECT$1 AS JU/ AB\T ANYONE :O UND]/&S ,5GLI% %\LD UND]/&4 0,BE+ LEFT ALONE0 DOES NOT EQUAL BE+ ALONE4 ,REJECT+ ,SUBJECTIVITY OR1 ,! ,/RAW ,MAN ,DISAPPE>S 9 A ,PUFF ( ,SMOKE 0,?\< ! PROMOT]S ( !SE NOTIONS /R5U\SLY D5Y IT4440 ,P,S H]E ASS]TS ?AT :AT HE'S AB\T TO ALLEGE IS D5I$ BY HIS T>GETS4 ,NOT ONLY DOES HE DISMISS !SE D5IALS \T ( H&1 HE ALSO DOESN'T C>E ?AT !Y >E MADE 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,EI!R WAY1 ,P,S IS ASS]T+ ?AT HE KN[S BE/ :AT'S REALLY GO+ ON1 REG>DLESS ( ! FACT ?AT HIS T>GETS 7! PROMOT]S -- :OEV] !Y >E -- & !IR NOTIONS7 >E FANTASIES4 ,! REFUSAL & REJECTION ( :AT O!RS SAY AB\T !MSELVES IS ONE ( ! DEF9+ *>ACT]I/ICS ( AU?ORIT>IANS ( ALL /RIPES4 ,BY /AT+ ?AT HE KN[S :AT IS OBJECTIVELY TRUE = O!RS1 ,P,S PUTS HIMSELF 9 LEAGUE ) O!R LEFTI/S1 TO BE SURE1 BUT HE ALSO HAS ?R[N 9 HIS LOT ) JU/ AB\T EV]Y >ROGANT AU?ORIT>IAN KN[-IT-ALL :O EV] IMPOS$ !IR P[] & IDEOLOGY ON ANYONE ELSE4 ,I WILL SAY IT CLE>LY3 MY ATTITUDE DOES NOT REJECT 0! V]Y POSSIBILITY ( COMMUNAL EXI/5CE40 ,I LIVE ) MY P>TN] & \R DOG2 ,I CO-FACILITATE A WEEKLY AN>*I/ /UDY GR\P2 ,I CO-ORGANIZE AN ANNUAL AN>*I/ !ORY CONF]5CE2 ,I COLLABORATE ON ! $ITORIAL DECISIONS ( ?IS J\RNAL2 ,I HAVE HAD 7& PLAN TO CONT9UE TO HAVE7 OCCUPATIONS :]E ,I HAVE TO 5GAGE REGUL>LY ) PL5TY ( PEOPLE -- ALMO/ NONE ( !M AN>*I/S OR RADICALS ( ANY K9D4 ,& ,I ALMO/ ALWAYS 5JOY !SE DIV]SE COMMUNAL 9T]ACTIONS4 ,UNLESS ,P,S WI%ES TO ALT] ! DEF9ITION ( 0COMMUNAL0 TO FIT HIS O!R FANTASIES1 MY LIFE IS OV]FL[+ ) SU* ?+S4 ,I WILL ALSO GLADLY DECL>E ! FOLL[+3 ,I DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT 0ALL SOCIAL /RUCTURES >E 9H]5TLY OPPRESSIVE40 ,I DON'T KN[ ANY AN>*I/ :O ACTUALLY SAYS OR BELIEVES ?AT4 ,DOES ,P,S KN[ ( ANY AN>*I/ :O BELIEVES IT -- LET ALONG ANYONE :O HAS WRITT5 IT8 ,WE WON'T KN[ BECAUSE1 ONCE AGA91 HE DOESN'T TELL US4 0.<,S.>H>+ ! WORLD ) O!R PEOPLE MEANS ?AT SOMETIMES WE CAN'T DO EXACTLY :AT WE WANT TO DO1 & SOMETIMES WE WILL NE$ TO COOP]ATE ) PEOPLE WE DON'T LIKE V]Y MU*40 ,?IS IS C]TA9LY TRUE1 & ,I W\LD NEV] D5Y IT4 ,BUT ACKN[L$G+ ?AT ?IS IS TRUE & DEM&+ ?AT WE MU/ COOP]ATE ) PEOPLE WE DON'T LIKE1 OR CELEBRAT+ ?AT WE CAN'T ALWAYS DO EXACTLY :AT WE W\LD PREF]1 IS TWO DIFF]5T ?+S4 ,P,S1 9 HIS CONDEMNATION ( MY DESIRE TO BE LEFT ALONE1 CLE>LY IMPLIES ?AT ,I %\LD BE =C$ TO 9T]ACT ) PEOPLE ,I DISLIKE1 & ?AT ,I %\LD ALSO BE =C$ TO SUBMIT TO ! WILL ( O!RS4 ,NEGOTIATION IS ! KEY1 BAS$ ON RESPECT & SOLID>ITY -- NEI!R ( :I* CAN BE IMPOS$ IF !Y >E TO HAVE ANY AU!NTIC MEAN+4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 PL5TY ( TIMES 9 MY LIFE :5 ,I HAVE 9T]ACT$ ) PEOPLE :O ANNOY ME1 & !RE HAVE BE5 PL5TY ( OCCASIONS :5 ,I HAVE SUBMITT$ TO O!RS' DESIRES1 BUT ,I'LL BE DAMN$ IF ,I WILL ALL[ MYSELF TO BE =C$ TO DO SO BY ,P,S & PEOPLE LIKE HIM4 ,:AT ,P,S REF]S TO AS A 0FALSE PROMISE0 ,I W\LD CALL A 0FALSE POSITION40 ,:O PROCLAIMS ! DESIRE = 0ABSOLUTE 9DIVIDUAL AUTONOMY08 ,NOBODY ,I KN[ AMONG AN>*I/S4 ,P,S IS CORRECT ?AT SU* A /RANGE CONCOCTION IS 09DEBT$ TO ?OSE CLASSICAL LIB]AL PR9CIPLES ?AT UND]WRITE CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4440 ,:AT AN>*I/ SAYS ANY?+ ELSE8 ,:O >E !SE PHANTOMS :O CONT9UE TO SWIRL 9 & >\ND ! M9D ( ,P,S8 ,HE !N T\TS 0A POSITIVE CONCEPTION ( SOCIAL FRE$OM1 A K9D ( FRE$OM ?AT FL\RI%ES 9 COOP]ATION ) O!RS & DEM&S EQUALITY AS ITS NECESS>Y C\NT]P>T1 A K9D ( FRE$OM ?AT IS EMBODI$ 9 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIAL /RUCTURES & COOP]ATIVE SOCIAL PRACTICES40 ,S\NDS GREAT2 ,I DON'T D5Y ! POSSIBILITY = SU* ?+S TO OCCUR4 ,I HAVE MY [N IMAG9ATION TO DRAW FROM TO FILL 9 ! GAPS 9 ?IS SC5>IO1 BUT S9CE !Y COME \T ( MY IMAG9ATION1 ,I CAN'T BE C]TA9 AB\T ANY ( !M OR AB\T !IR EFFECTIV5ESS 9 PROMOT+ FRE$OM OR EQUALITY4 ,MAYBE ,P,S KN[S ( SOME POSITIVE EXAMPLES4 ,BUT JU/ AS HE NEV] GIVES US ANY EXAMPLES ( PEOPLE :O HOLD ! ALLEG$ POSITIONS HE COMPLA9S AB\T1 HE ALSO NEV] GIVES US ANY H9T AB\T :AT !SE P>TICUL> /RUCTURES MITICUL> PRACTICES MI5TLY1 IS ALL[$ TO QUE/ION ANY ( ! ASSUMPTIONS ?AT LEAD HIM TO !SE CONCLUSIONS -- HE SAYS IT1 HE BELIEVES IT1 IT IS SELF-EVID5T1 & ?AT'S IT4 ,>GUM5TS BAS$ ON COMMON S5SE & SELF-EVID5T CONCLUSIONS >5'T -- & %\LDN'T BE -- CONV9C+4 ,GUILT BY 7,FALSE7 ,ASSOCIATION ,9 ONE ( ,P,S'S L[E/ MOM5TS1 HE SL&]S ,P,L,A AS A HAV5 = POT5TIAL RI*I/ MILITANTS HAVE SOMETIMES F\ND A COM=TABLE HOME ON ! EXTREME RI*I/S (T5 DISMISS SU* CASES AS EI!R ISOLAT$ OR IRRELEVANT1 ! RECORD ( AN>*I/ CROSSOV] 9TO F> RIKABLY LONG40 ,9 ALL ! READ+ & WRIT+ ,I'VE DONE ON PO/-LEFT AN>*Y1 ,I HAVE NEV] M5TION$ ?IS PH5OM5ON1 LET ALONE TRI$ TO DISMISS IT4 ,I HAVE REM>K$ ON ! UN=TUNATE T5D5CY ( SOME ,ITALIAN SYNDICALI/S 9 ! #a#i#bS & '#cS TO DOVE 9TO FASCI/ POLITICS1 BUT NOT )9 ! CONTEXT ( TALK+ AB\T ! VIRTUES ( HAV+ A PO/-LEFT ANALYSIS4 ,! 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