,OX=D ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/S ON ,BOOK*9 

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,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

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,DE> ,ORGANIZE6 

  

,J,M ,I,S ,R,I,<,T 7SEE LA/ ISSUE ( ,ORGANIZE674 ,TO EQUATE A 0PROJECT ?AT QUE/IONS ! TOTALITY0 ) 0PACIFI/S & GRADUALI/S1 ) NO CONCEPTION ( CLASS /RUGGLE OR REVOLUTION0 DOES 9DE$ DEMON/RATE ?AT 0! ,A,C,F'S UND]/&+ ( AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM 7EXHIBITS7 EI!R WILLFUL IGNORANCE OR A DESIRE TO DI/ORT IT04 ,IT'S REM9ISC5T ( ! OL' ,/AL9I/ LIE ?AT ALL ?OSE MORE RADICAL ?AN !MSELVES W]E FASCI/S4 ,AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM DOESN'T 0MASK CAPITALISM0 & D5Y CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,AS ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN HAS SAID1 0IT SEEKS TO BROAD5 & DEEP5 \R UND]/&+0 ( IT4 

,:I* BR+S US TO ,BOOK*94 ,IT IS H>D TO BELIEVE Y\ SUFF]$ 0NO CRITICAL LOSS ( FACULTIES0 :5 Y\ FEATUR$ HIS BLA!R+S LA/ ISSUE4 ,DIDN'T Y\ REALIZE Y\ W]E BE+ PATRONIZ$ BY ?IS PRE/IGI\S COLLEGE DEAN PLEAD+ HIS 0LIMIT$ 9COME AT ! AGE ( SEV5TY-FIVE0 ETC48 ,DIDN'T Y\ KN[ ,BOOK*9'S NO AN>*I/ COMMUNI/8 ,TO EV]YONE HE'S NOT SEEK+ TO USE = HIS %ORT-T]M POLITICAL ADVANTAGE AS A LEV] AGA9/ AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM1 HE'S ! F\ND] ( SOCIAL ECOLOGISM1 :I* HE >ROGANTLY SEES AS SUP]S$+ ALL O!R CULTURES1 9CLUD+ AN>*I/ COMMUNISM4 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 ,?\<T HAS F\ND]$ ON ! ROCK ( LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM1 :I* ,MI*AEL ,WILLIAMS'S EXPOSE ( ,ECOLOGIE ,MONTREAL %[1 9 PRACTICE1 TO BE AS LIB]AL_/RE=MI/ AS ANY?+ Y\'D EXPECT FROM ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY 9 ! ,U,K1 = OL' ,BOOKWORM'S OV]RIPE RHETORIC TO ! CONTR>Y4 ,SO MU* = HIS 'REVOLUTIONISM'6 ,IT'S HIL>I\S TO SEE AN OLD FOSSIL LIKE ,BOOK*9 RAIL AGA9/ 0! WALK+ DEAD ( ! SIXTIES444AB&ON+ !IR CONVICTIONS = PRIVATE LIFE & ACADEMIC C>E]S7 :5 HE FIR/ CAME TO PROM95CE !N1 IS N[ COM=TABLY COSSET$ 9 AN ACADEMIC C>E] ( HIS [N1 & IS N[ SCRAPP+ ALL RADICAL_/R$EEM+ FEATURES ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY 9 HIS S5ESC5CE 9 A SAD ATTEMPT TO ALLY HIMSELF ) O!RS EV5 MORE CONS]VATIVE & HI/ORICALLY DOOM$ ?AN HIMSELF4 

,IT IS 9CR$IBLE Y\ F9D ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/'S RESPONSE TO ,BOOK*9'S ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM V4 ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM MORE 0P]SONALIZ$ & VITRIOLIC0 ?AN ! ORIG9AL PROVOCATION6 ,AS Y\ CLE>LY DON'T KN[1 ,BOOK*9'S P>TN] IS ONE ,JANET ,BIEHL4 ,H] DUBI\SLY D]IVATIVE1 SCRAPPY & POISON\S ,EC(ASCISM SME>S ALL *ALL5G+ URBANISM AS FASCI/S1 JU/ LIKE ! OL' ,/AL9I/ PLOY M5TION$ ABOVE4 ,A CURI\S L9E = A ,GRE5 TO TAKE1 Y\ MI<T ?9K1 BUT LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM IS ! SUBTEXT AGA94 ,BIEHL'S LATE/ IDIOCY IS TO USE ,BOOK*9'S J\RNAL1 ,GRE5 ,P]SPECTIVES1 TO ACCUSE ,JASON ,MC,QU9N1 ! $ITOR ( A RIVAL ,U,S AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ J\RNAL1 ,AN>*Y1 ( PROMOT+ ,HOLOCAU/ REVISIONISM6 

,SO ,BOOK*9 HAS SOME GALL TO ACCUSE O!RS ( 0AD HOM9EM0 ATTACKS & HE DOESN'T D>E ID5TIFY ANY ( !M SO READ]S CAN MAKE UP !IR [N M9DS4 ,=EMO/ IS ,JOHN ,CL>K1 ONCE A PROM95T SOCIAL ECOLOGI/ BUT N[ SICK5$ BY ',KOMMISS>' ,BOOK*9'S DOGMATIC LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM4 ,WE'D ALSO RECOMM5D ,DAVID ,WATSON'S ,BEYOND ,BOOK*9 7EV5 ?\< IT IS BOR+LY 'COSMIC' 9 PLACES7 & ,BOB ,BLACK'S =?COM+ ,AN>*Y ,AFT] ,LEFTISM = ?OSE TOO *ALL5G$ BY AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM TO HAVE ACTUALLY READ ANY YET4 

,Y\RS1 = ! DE/RUCTION ( ,CIVILIZATION1  

 ,OX=D ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/S 

,$ITORS' REPLY 

  

,>E Y\ SAY+ ?AT BY PUBLI%+ ,BOOK*9'S LETT] WE SUSP5D$ \R CRITICAL FACULTIES8 ,DOES ?AT MEAN WE %\LDN'T HAVE PUBLI%$ IT8 ,WELL SORRY1 WE PUBLI% ALL SORTS ( LETT]S 9 ,ORGANIZE6 FROM ALL PO9TS ( VIEW & IF ! 9CLUSION ( ,BOOK*9'S LETT] DISPLEASES Y\1 T\<6,:AT'S ALL ?IS /UFF AB\T 0OLD FOSSILS0 & 0S5ESC5CE0 BY ! WAY8 ,DOES ?IS MEAN ?AT :5 Y\ REA* A C]TA9 AGE Y\R IDEAS CAN BE DISC\NT$8 ,SURELY AGE HAS NO?+ TO DO ) IT1 IT'S IDEAS ?AT C\NT1 NOT :AT AGE Y\ >E4 ,YES1 WE >E NOT AT ALL CONV9C$ BY ,BOOK*9'S VIEWS AB\T LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM1 BUT WE ATTEMPT 1 WE REPEAT 1TO MOVE AWAY FROM P]SONALIZ$ ATTACKS7,ORGANIZE6 HAS BE5 GUILTY ( ?IS APPROA* 9 ! PA/ ) ! ,DAVE ,D\GLASS UNIONS POLEMIC7 TO A DETA*$ & ANALYTICAL EXAM9ATION ( LIB]T>IAN ?9K]S4 

,\R M5TION ( PACIFI/S & GRADUALI/S1 ) NO CONCEPTION ( CLASS /RUGGLE OR REVOLUTION1 9 \R REPLY TO ,J,M'S LETT]1 WAS P]FECTLY LEGITIMATE4 ,J,M CIT$ ,WOODCOCK TO BACK UP HIS NOTION ?AT 0SECOND WAVE0 AN>*ISM EM]G$ AFT] ,WORLD ,W> ,TWO4 ,A BETT] EXAMPLE ( ! PACIFI/_/LIB]AL_/GRADUALI/ CAMP C\LD NOT BE F\ND6 ,IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 \R CONT5TION ?AT REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM WAS UND]M9$ BY ! V>I\S HUMANI/S1 9DIVIDUALI/S & RE=MI/S ?AT DESCRIB$ !MSELVES AS AN>*I/S4 ,?IS MAY HAVE BE5 9EVITABLE AS ! RESULT ( ! COLLAPSE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y WAVES ?AT SWEPT ?R\< ,EUROPE & O!R P>TS ( ! WORLD4 ,IT WAS A PRETTY GRIM TIME 9 ! LATE #dS & #eS1 ) ! AFT]MA? ( TWO WORLD W>S1 FASCISM & ,/AL9ISM1 & ! VIRTUAL ANNIHILATION ( ! G5U9E REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS4 ,! RETURN ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/ MOVEM5T BEGAN 9 ! #fS1 IT C\LD BE >GU$1 & EV]Y:]E WE SEE ITS RESURG5CE4 ,OBVI\SLY !RE IS A DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ & ! LIB]AL_/HUMANI/_/PACIFI/ CAMP BUT ,J,M MUDDI$ ! WAT]S BY CIT+ ,WOODCOCK1 :OSE >GUM5TS TYPIFY ! VIEWS ( ?AT CAMP4 ,Y\ SEEM TO ?9K ?AT IF Y\ SAY LONG & L\D 5\< ?AT AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM IS ! NEW1 MOD]N AN>*ISM DE/9$ TO SUP]S$E 0CLASSICAL0 AN>*ISM1 IT WILL BECOME A FACT4 ,WE'RE GLAD ?AT Y\ DON'T D5Y CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,BUT DON'T Y\ WRITE (F ! 5TIRE URBAN WORK+ CLASS8 ,HAV5'T Y\ DONE ?IS SY/EMATICALLY 9 ! PAGES ( ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/8 ,F> FROM 0BROAD5+ & DEEP5+0 AN UND]/&+ ( CLASS /RUGGLE1 Y\ TURN TO NOTIONS ( 0REVOLUTION FROM ! P]IPH]Y0:]E REVOLUTIONS 9 ! 0UND]DEVELOP$0 WORLD W\LD IGNITE REVOLUTIONS 9 ! ,WE/4 ,ISN'T ?IS A REVIS$ V]SION ( ! OLD ,?IRD ,WORLD REVOLUTIONI/ IDEAS ?AT W]E SO COMMON 9 ! #fS & #gS1 V]Y MU* 9FLU5C$ BY ,MAOISM8 ,Y\ SEEM TO HAVE NO IDEA ( ! DYNAMIC ( CLASS /RUGGLE-Y\ FAIL$ TO UND]/& ! ,WAPP+ PR9T]S' /RIKE1 :5 Y\ CRITICIZ$ !M = PR9T+ ! ,SUN4 ,?IS IS AN IDEALI/ POSITION1 & Y\ FAIL TO REALIZE ! NATURE ( /RUGGLE1 :I* />TS (F AT PRES5T REALITY1 BUT HAS ! POSSIBILTY ( TRANS=M+ ?AT REALITY4 ,AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM IS H>DLY NEW1 PEOPLE LIKE ,ZISLY & ,GRAVELLE & !IR GR\P ! ,NATURI5S W]E PUTT+ =W>D SIMIL> IDEAS 9 ! #a#h#hS & #iS 9 ,FRANCE4,!SE IDEAS W]E MI/AK5 !N1 & WE ?9K ?AT !Y >E MI/AK5 N[4 ,MOD]N AN>*I/-COMMUNISM HAS LE>N$ FROM MANY /RUGGLES1 FROM ! MANY 9SI<TS ( 5VIRONM5TAL 1 ANTI-RACI/ & ANTI-SEXI/ /RUGGLES4 ,9 \R OP9ION-BUT WE W\LD SAY ?AT1 W\LDN'T WE- IT IS ! CURR5T ?AT HAS SUP]S$$ 0CLASSICAL0 AN>*ISM4 

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