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,AU?OR 3 ,HAKIM ,BEY 

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,T,A,Z-!ORY TRIES TO CONC]N ITSELF ) EXI/+ OR EM]G+ SITUATIONS RA!R ?AN ) PURE UTOPIANISM4 ,ALL OV] ! WORLD PEOPLE >E LEAV+ OR 0DISAPPE>+0 !MSELVES FROM ! ,GRID ( ,ALI5ATION & SEEK+ WAYS TO RE/ORE HUMAN CONTACT4 ,AN 9T]E/+ EXAMPLE ( ?IS -- ON ! LEVEL ( 0URBAN FOLK CULTURE0 -- CAN BE F\ND 9 ! PROLIF]ATION ( HOBBY NETWORKS & CONF]5CES4 ,REC5TLY ,I DISCOV]$ ! Z9ES ( TWO SU* GR\PS1 ,CR[N ,JEWELS ( ! ,HI< ,WIRE 7DEVOT$ TO ! COLLECTION ( GLASS ELECTRICAL 9SULATORS7 & A J\RNAL ON CUCURBITOLOGY 7,! ,G\RD74 ,A VA/ AM\NT ( CREATIVITY GOES 9TO !SE OBSESSIONS4 ,! V>I\S P]IODIC GA!R+S ( FELL[-MANIACS AM\NT TO G5U9E FACE-TO-FACE 7UNM$IAT$7 FE/IVALS ( ECC5TRICITY4 ,IT'S NOT JU/ ! 0C\NT]-CULTURE0 :I* SEEKS ITS ,T,A,ZS1 ITS NOMAD 5CAMPM5TS & NI<TS ( LIB]ATION FROM ! ,CONS5SUS4 ,SELF-ORGANIZ$ & AUTONOM\S GR\PS >E SPR++ UP AMONG EV]Y 0CLASS0 & 0SUB-CULTURE04 ,VA/ TRACTS ( ! ,BABYLONIAN ,EMPIRE >E N[ VIRTUALLY EMPTY1 POPULAT$ ONLY BY ! SPOOKS ( ,MASS ,M$IA1 & A FEW PSY*OTIC POLICEM54 

,T,A,Z-!ORY REALIZES ?AT ,?,I,S ,I,S ,H,A,P,P,5,+ -- WE'RE NOT TALK+ AB\T 0%\LD0 OR 0WILL BE0 -- WE'RE TALK+ AB\T AN ALREADY -- EXI/+ MOVEM5T4 ,\R USE ( V>I\S ?\<T -- EXP]IM5TS1 UTOPIAN POETICS1 P>ANOIA CRITICISM1 ETC41 AIMS AT HELP+ TO CL>IFY ?IS COMPLEX & /ILL L>GELY UNDOCUM5T$ MOVEM5T1 TO GIVE IT SOME !ORETICAL FOCUS & SELF-AW>5ESS1 & TO SUGGE/ TACTICS BAS$ ON COH]5T 9TEGRAL /RATEGIES -- TO ACT ! MIDWIFE OR ! PANEGYRI/1 NOT ! 0VANGU>D06 

,& SO WE'VE HAD TO CONSID] ! FACT ?AT NOT ALL EXI/+ AUTONOM\S ZONES >E 0TEMPOR>Y04 ,SOME >E 7AT LEA/ BY 9T5TION7 MORE-OR-LESS 0P]MAN5T04 ,C]TA9 CRACKS 9 ! ,BABYLONIAN ,MONOLI? APPE> SO VACANT ?AT :OLE GR\PS CAN MOVE 9TO !M & SETTLE D[N4 ,C]TA9 !ORIES1 SU* AS 0,P]MACULTURE01 HAVE BE5 DEVELOP$ TO DEAL ) ?IS SITUATION & MAKE ! MO/ ( IT4 0,VILLAGES01 0COMMUNES01 0COMMUNITIES01 EV5 0>COLOGIES0 & 0BIOSPH]ES0 7OR O!R UTOPIAN-CITY =MS7 >E BE+ EXP]IM5T$ ) & IMPLEM5T$4 ,EV5 H]E H[EV] ,T,A,Z-!ORY MAY (F] SOME USEFUL ?\<T-TOOLS & CL>IFICATIONS4 

,:AT AB\T A POETIQUE 7A 0WAY ( MAK+07 & A POLITIQUE 7A 0WAY ( LIV+-TOGE!R7 = ! 0P]MAN5T0 ,T,A,Z 7OR 0,P,A,Z078 ,:AT AB\T ! ACTUAL RELATION BETWE5 TEMPOR>9ESS & P]MAN5CE8 ,& H[ CAN ! ,P,A,Z R5EW & REFRE% ITSELF P]IODICALLY ) ! 0FE/IVAL0 ASPECT ( ! ,T,A,Z8 

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,REC5T EV5TS 9 ! ,U,S & ,EUROPE HAVE %[N ?AT SELF-ORGANIZ$_/AUTONOM\S GR\PS /RIKE FE> 9TO ! HE>T ( ! ,/ATE4 ,M,O,V,E 9 ,PHILADELPHIA1 ! ,KORE%ITES ( ,WACO1 ,DEADHEADS1 ,RA9B[ ,TRIBES1 COMPUT]-HACK]S1 SQUATT]S1 ETC41 HAVE BE5 T>GET$ = V>Y+ 9T5SITY-LEVELS ( EXT]M9ATION4 ,& YET O!R AUTONOM\S GR\PS GO UNNOTIC$1 OR AT LEA/ UNP]SECUT$4 ,:AT MAKES ! DIFF]5CE8 ,ONE FACTOR MAY BE ! MALIGN EFFECT ( PUBLICITY OR M$IATION4 ,! ,M$IA EXP]I5CE A VAMPIRIC ?IR/ = ! %AD[-,PASSION PLAY ( 0,T]RORISM01 ,BABYLON'S PUBLIC RITUAL ( EXPIATION1 SCAPEGOAT+1 & BLOOD-SACRIFICE4 ,ONCE ANY AUTONOM\S GR\P ALL[S ?IS P>TICUL> 0GAZE0 TO FALL UPON IT1 ! %IT HITS ! FAN3 -- ! ,M$IA WILL TRY TO >RANGE A M9I->MAG$DON TO SATISFY ITS JUNK-SICKNESS = SPECTACLE & DEA?4 

,N[1 ! ,P,A,Z MAKES A F9E SITT+ T>GET = SU* A ,M$IA SM>T-BOMB4 ,BESIEG$ 9SIDE ITS 0CON-P\ND01 ! SELF-ORGANIZ$ GR\P CAN ONLY SUCCUMB TO SOME SORT ( *EAP PRE-DET]M9$ M>TYRDOM4 ,PRESUMABLY ?IS ROLE APPEALS ONLY TO NEUROTIC MASO*I/S888 ,9 ANY CASE1 MO/ GR\PS WILL WANT TO LIVE \T !IR NATURAL SPAN OR TRAJECTORY 9 PEACE & QUIET4 ,A GOOD TACTIC H]E MI<T BE TO AVOID PUBLICITY FROM ! ,MASS ,M$IA AS IF IT W]E ! PLAGUE4 ,A BIT ( NATURAL P>ANOIA COMES 9 H&Y1 SO LONG AS IT DOESN'T BECOME AN 5D 9 ITSELF4 ,ONE MU/ BE CUNN+ 9 ORD] TO GET AWAY ) BE+ BOLD4 ,A T\* ( CAM\FLAGE1 A FLAIR = 9VISIBILITY1 A S5SE ( TACT AS A TACTIC444MI<T BE AS USEFUL TO A ,P,A,Z AS A ,T,A,Z4 ,HUMBLE SUGGE/IONS3 -- ,USE ONLY 09TIMATE M$IA0 7Z9ES1 PHONETREES1 ,B,B,SS1 FREE RADIO & M9I-,F,M1 PUBLIC-ACCESS CABLE1 ETC47 -- AVOID BLU/]+-MA*O- CONFRONTATIONI/ ATTITUDE -- Y\ DON'T NE$ FIVE SECONDS ON ! ,EV5+ ,NEWS 70,POLICE ,RAID ,CULTI/S07 TO VALIDATE Y\R EXI/5CE4 ,\R SLOGAN MI<T BE3 -- 0,GET A LIFE1 NOT A LIFE-/YLE40 

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,PEOPLE PROBABLY \<T TO *OOSE ! PEOPLE !Y LIVE )4 0,OP5-MEMB]%IP0 COMMUNES 9V>IABLY 5D UP SWAMP$ ) FREELOAD]S & SEX-/>V$ PA!TIC CREEPS4 ,P,A,ZS MU/ *OOSE !IR [N MEMB]%IP MUTUALLY -- ?IS HAS NO?+ TO DO ) 0ELITISM04 ,! ,P,A,Z MAY EX]CISE A TEMPOR>ILY OP5 FUNCTION -- SU* AS HO/+ FE/IVALS OR GIV+ AWAY FREE FOOD1 ETC4 -- BUT IT NE$ NOT BE P]MAN5TLY OP5 TO ANY SELF-PROCLAIM$ SYMPA?IZ] :O W&]S BY4 

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,ONCE AGA91 ?IS IS ALREADY HAPP5+ -- BUT IT /ILL NE$S A HUGE AM\NT ( WORK BE=E IT COMES 9TO FOCUS4 ,! SUB-ECONOMIES ( 0LAVORO N]O01 UNTAX$ TRANSACTIONS1 B>T]1 ETC41 T5D TO BE SEV]ELY LIMIT$ & LOCALIZ$4 ,B,B,SS & O!R NETWORK+ SY/EMS C\LD BE US$ TO L9K UP !SE REGIONAL_/M>G9AL AECONOMIES 70H\SEHOLD MANAGEM5TS07 9TO A VIABLE ALT]NATIVE ECONOMY ( SOME MAGNITUDE4 0,P4,M40 HAS ALREADY \TL9$ SOME?+ LIKE ?IS 9 BOLO'BOLO -- 9 FACT A NUMB] ( POSSIBLE SY/EMS ALREADY EXI/1 9 !ORY ANYWAY4 ,! PROBLEM IS3 -- H[ TO CON/RUCT A TRUE ALT]NATIVE ECONOMY1 I4E4 A COMPLETE ECONOMY1 )\T ATTRACT+ ! ,I,R,S & O!R CAPITALI/ RUNN+DOGS8 ,H[ CAN ,I EX*ANGE MY SKILLS AS1 SAY1 A PLUMB] OR MOON%9]1 = ! FOOD1 BOOKS1 %ELT]1 & PSY*OACTIVE PLANTS ,I WANT -- )\T PAY+ TAXES1 OR EV5 )\T US+ ALLY ,/ATE-=G$ MONEY8 ,H[ CAN ,I LIVE A COM=TABLE 7EV5 LUXURI\S7 LIFE FREE ( ALL 9T]ACTIONS & TRANSACTIONS ) ,COMMODITY,WORLD8 ,IF WE TOOK ALL ! 5]GY ! ,LEFTI/S PUT 9TO 0DEMOS01 & ALL ! 5]GY ! ,LIB]T>IANS PUT 9TO PLAY+ FUTILE LITTLE #cRD-P>TY GAMES1 & IF WE R$IRECT$ ALL ?AT P[] 9TO ! CON/RUCTION ( A REAL UND]GR\ND ECONOMY1 WE W\LD ALREADY HAVE ACCOMPLI%$ 0! ,REVOLUTION0 LONG AGO4 

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,! HOLL[$-\T EFFIGY ( ! ,ABSOLUTE ,/ATE F9ALLY TOPPL$ 9 0#a#i#h#i04 ,! LA/ IDEOLOGY1 ,CAPITALISM1 IS NO MORE ?AN A SK9-DISEASE ( ! ,V]Y ,LATE ,NEOLI?IC4 ,IT'S A DESIR+-MA*9E RUNN+ ON EMPTY4 ,I'M HOP+ TO SEE IT DELIQUESCE 9 MY LIFETIME1 LIKE ONE ( ,DALI'S M9DSCAPES4 ,& ,I WANT TO HAVE SOME:]E TO 0GO0 :5 ! %IT COMES D[N4 ,( C\RSE ! DEA? ( ,CAPITALISM NE$N'T 5TAIL ! ,GODZILLA-LIKE DE/RUCTION ( ALL HUMAN CULTURE2 ?IS SC5>IO IS M]ELY A T]ROR-IMAGE PROPAGAT$ BY ,CAPITALISM ITSELF4 ,NEV]!LESS IT /&S TO REASON ?AT ! DREAM+ CORPSE WILL SPASM VIOL5TLY BE=E RIGOR MORTIS SETS 9 -- & ,NEW ,YORK OR ,L,A MAY NOT BE ! SM>TE/ PLACES TO WAIT \T ! /ORM4 7,& ! /ORM MAY ALREADY HAVE BEGUN47 .<,ON ! O!R H& ,N,Y,C & ,L,A MI<T NOT BE ! WOR/ PLACES TO CREATE ! ,NEW ,WORLD2 ONE CAN IMAG9E :OLE SQUATT$ NEI<BORHOODS1 GANGS TRANS=M$ 9TO ,PEOPLES' ,MILITIAS1 ETC4.> ,N[1 ! GYPSY-,R,V WAY ( LIFE MAY BE ONE WAY TO DEAL ) ! ON-GO+ MELT-D[N ( ,TOO-,LATE ,CAPITALISM -- BUT AS = ME1 ,I'D PREF] A NICE AN>*I/ MONA/]Y SOME:]E -- A TYPICAL PLACE = 0S*OL>S0 TO SIT \T ! 0,D>K ,AGES04 ,! MORE WE ORGANIZE ?IS ,N,[ ! LESS HASSLE WE'LL HAVE TO FACE LAT]4 ,I'M NOT TALK+ AB\T 0SURVIVAL0 -- ,I'M NOT 9T]E/$ 9 M]E SURVIVAL4 ,I WANT TO ?RIVE4 ,B,A,C,K ,T,O ,U,T,O,P,I,A4 

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,! ,P,A,Z S]VES A VITAL FUNCTION AS A NODE 9 ! ,T,A,Z-WEB1 A MEET+PLACE = A WIDE CIRCLE ( FRI5DS & ALLIES :O MAY NOT ACTUALLY LIVE FULL TIME ON ! 0F>M0 OR 9 ! 0VILLAGE04 ,ANCI5T VILLAGES HELD FAIRS :I* BR\<T WEAL? TO ! COMMUNITY1 PROVID$ M>KETS = TRAVEL]S1 & CREAT$ FE/AL TIME_/SPACE = ALL P>TICIPANTS4 ,N[ADAYS ! FE/IVAL IS EM]G+ AS ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT =MS = ! ,T,A,Z ITSELF1 BUT CAN ALSO PROVIDE R5EWAL & FRE% 5]GY = ! ,P,A,Z4 ,I REMEMB] READ+ SOME:]E ?AT 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES !RE W]E ONE HUNDR$ & ELEV5 HOLIDAYS A YE>2 WE %\LD TAKE ?IS AS \R 0UTOPIAN M9IMUM0 & /RIVE TO DO EV5 BETT]4 .<,NOTE3 ! UTOPIAN M9IMA PROPOS$ BY ,C4 ,F\RI] CONSI/$ ( MORE FOOD & SEX ?AN ! AV]AGE #a#h? C5TURY ,FR5* >I/OCRAT 5JOY$2 ,B4 ,FULL] PROPOS$ ! T]M 0B>E M9IMUM0 = A SIMIL> CONCEPT.> 

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