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,CIVILIZATION IS BACKW>DS1 ,PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES >E ADVANC$6 

,:5 WE SAY WE WANT GRE5 AN>*Y1 A /ATELESS SOCIETY1 FREE & 9 H>MONY ) ,NATURE1 PEOPLE TELL US ?AT IT'S 0A NICE DREAM BUT IT'LL NEV] HAPP50 AS 0IT'S AGA9/ HUMAN NATURE04 ,! PO9T IS ?AT IS HAS HAPP5$ -- GRE5 AN>*Y WAS H[ ALL PEOPLE LIV$ = A GOOD #i.0 ( HI/ORY1 H[ !Y LIV$ BE=E !Y W]E EV5 ,HOMO SAPI5S1 H[ SOME /ILL LIVE BETT] ?AN WE DO TODAY4 ,:5 WE PO9T ?IS \T1 PEOPLE />T PISS+ & :9+ AB\T 0GO+ BACK TO ! CAVES0 & GETT+ PROTECTIVE AB\T !IR ,T,VS1 C>S & O!R FRUITS ( 0,PROGRESS01 P>TICUL>LY ,LEFTIES & 0AN>*I/S0 :O DON'T KN[ ! DIFF]5CE & :O ?9K 0,PROGRESS0 IS SOME 9EVITABLE LAW ( ,NATURE & NOT P>T & P>CEL ( ,/ATE SOCIETY & ! SELF-S]V+ ELITES RUL+ IT4 ,WE'LL DEMOLI% ?OSE MY?S 9 A FUTURE ISSUE -- 9 ?IS WE'RE LOOK+ AT :Y PEOPLE LIV+ 9 GRE5 AN>*Y >E MORE ADVANC$ ?AN ?OSE 9 ?IS SORT ( SOCIETY4 

,A KEY PROBLEM ) ?IS SOCIETY1 AS ANY ,M>XI/ WILL TELL Y\1 IS ALI5ATION4 ,!Y MEAN ALI5ATION FROM PRODUCT -- ?AT IS1 ! BOSS TAKES :AT Y\ MAKE TO SELL BACK TO Y\1 IT'S NOT Y\RS -- BUT ! 9T5SE DIVISION ( LABOR ?AT GU>ANTEES ! COMMODITIES ?AT PEOPLE GET SO PROTECTIVE AB\T ALSO MEANS WE'RE SEP>AT$ FROM EA* O!R & ! ,E>?4 ,NEV] M9D NOT AF=D+ ALL ?OSE COMMODITIES1 !Y'RE NO COMP5SATION = ! LONELY CR[DS1 ! P[]LESSNESS ( BE+ PU%$ >\ND BY BOSSES1 ! DEP5D5CE ON SPECIALI/S :O SCREW US OV] \R BASICS ( LIFE1 ! MEAN+LESSNESS ( A LIFE RUL$ BY EV5TS BEYOND \R [N CONTROL4 ,?IS ISN'T AB\T 0CAPITALISM0 P] SE -- ANY MEGA-MA*9E SOCIETY BAS$ ON 9T5SE DIVISION ( LABOR'S GO+ TO RUN ! SAME1 :ATEV] RHETORIC P[] _/ MANAGEM5T SPECIALI/S & CO-ORD9ATORS USE TO MY/IFY !IR RULE4 

,M>XI/S LOOK =W>D TO COMMUNISM1 :5 ! MAT]IAL ABUNDANCE ( CAPITALISM IS = ALL -- BUT TURN !IR BACK ON :AT !Y CALL 0PRIMITIVE0 COMMUNISM :]E PEOPLE W]E ALREADY EQUAL & HAD ALL !Y WANT$ 9 LIFE .<#a.>4 ,WE'VE SE5 :Y ?IS LATT]-DAY 0COMMUNISM0 WON'T WORK ALREADY & NOTE ?AT ,M>XI/S REJECT ! V]SION ?AT DID WORK AS #a#i? ,C5TURY RACI/ AN?ROPOLOGI/ & 0,PROGRESS0 PROPON5T ,H5RY ,LEWIS ,MORGAN >GU$ ,CIVILIZ$ M5 7SIC7 MORE 0ADVANC$0 ?AN PRE-9DU/RIALIZ$ PEOPLE .<#b.>4 

,! ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION C]TA9LY W>P$ ! DREAMS ( ! PEOPLE4 ,BE=E IT1 :5 PEOPLE 5VISAG$ A BETT] WORLD1 IT WAS ,$5 OR ITS V>IANTS -- FROM ! M$IEVAL ,L& ( ,COCKAYNE TO ! E>LY-#b? C5TURY ,BIG ,ROCK ,C&Y ,M\NTA9 -- :]E ! ABUNDANCE ( >CADIA LIFT$ ! YOKE ( WORK & DUTY FROM !IR %\LD]S .<#c.>4 ,FANTASY MET REALITY 9 ! ,AGE ( ,DISCOV]Y1 ! COMMUNISM ( ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ,9DIANS & ,S\? ,SEA ,ISL&]S BE+ (T-QUOT$ AS ALT]NATIVES TO ,EUROPEAN SOCIETY -- SOME EV5 DEFECT$4 ,O!RS ATTEMPT$ TO TURN !IR DREAMS 9TO REALITY BY E/ABLI%+ COMMUNITIES 0LIKE ! E>LY ,*RI/IANS0 &1 IRONICALLY1 ! PU% TO COLONIZE ! ,NEW ,WORLD WAS AS MU* AB\T RETURN+ ! POOR TO !IR [N LITTLE SUBSI/5CE 0,$5S0 AS ! RI* PLUND]+ ITS RES\RCES4 ,! MA9 CURR5T PO/-,9DU/RIAL REVOLUTION IS A FAI? 9 0,PROGRESS01 A NEW WORLD ?R\< TE*NOLOGY NOT COMMUNITY4 

,FANTASIES HAVE BE5 PROJECT$ ON /ATELESS SOCIETY BECAUSE ,/ATE SOCIETY IS SO BAD4 ,& ! SUB/ANCE8 ,?AT DEP5DS ON ! SOCIETY -- SOME >E REAL SNAKEPITS -- >BITR>Y RULE BY TYRANTS1 SOCIETIES LIKE ?IS ONE 9 M9ATURE .<#d.>4 ,IF !RE'S ONE SOCIETY ?AT ISN'T LIKE ?AT -- & !RE >E MANY1 P>TICUL>LY ?OSE BAS$ ON HUNT]-GA!R] B&S FREE ( %AMANS -- !N !RE'S NO REASON :Y EV]YONE %\LDN'T LIVE !IR BETT] WAY4 

,9 SU* SOCIETIES1 COMMUNITY PRACTICE GOES WAY BEYOND ?AT 5VISAG$ BY OR?ODOX REVOLUTION>IES .<#e.>4 ,AS !RE IS NO SIGNIFICANT DIVISION ( LABOR1 SPECIALI/ TYRANNY IS NO ?REAT & !RE IS A /RONG COMMUNAL BOND ( COMMON EXP]I5CE4 ,9/EAD ( ALI5ATION1 !RE IS P>TICUL>IZATION1 EA* P]SON1 ANIMAL & ELEM5T ( ! 5VIRONM5T DEALT ) 9DIVIDUALLY1 SOME SOCIETIES EV5 LACK+ COLLECTIVE N\NS .<#f.>4 ,9DIVIDUAL_/SOCIETY1 SOCIETY_/,NATURE & O!R CLASSIC POL>ITIES >E DISSOLV$ 9 ?IS P>TICUL>ISM & IT ALSO 5SURES SPECIFIC CONSID]ATION ( CASES RA!R ?AN APPEALS TO AB/RACT CU/OMS 7:I* LAT] BECOME HI]>*ICALLY-5=C$_/IMPOS$ LAWS7 & ?US A SURPRIS+ TOL]ATION ( DIV]SITY GIV5 CONV5TIONAL /]EOTYPES ( TRIBAL SOCIETIES4 ,ATTITUDES TO PROP]TY ALSO IMPRESS -- RA!R ?AN NIT-PICK+ OV] :O %\LD [N :AT AS OR?ODOX REVOLUTION>IES DO1 PRIMAL PEOPLE PRACTICE USUFRUCT1 SOME?+ IS SOMEONE'S :ILE !IR US+ IT & EV]YONE ELSE'S TO USE :5 NOT4 ,A LOT ( %ITE IS TALK$ BY PRECI\S >TSY TYPES AB\T H[ ,CIVILIZATION IS CULTURALLY SUP]IOR TO ! RE/ ( ! WORLD -- SO %[ ME ! MA*9E ?AT CAN SIMULATE ! ,BAKA'S COMMUNAL H>MONIC S++4 ,CULTURE IS NOT A SEP>AT$ ACTIVITY = PRIMAL PEOPLE1 SO !Y'RE BETT]-DEVELOP$ CULTURALLY AS WELL AS SOCIALLY4 

,WE'RE NOT SAY+ FUTURE SOCIETY %\LD BE LIKE ANY PREEXI/+ SOCIETY1 JU/ ?AT WE CAN LE>N FROM ! ONES ?AT WORK & PICK'N'MIX ACCORD+LY4 ,CULTURE IS SOME?+ WE *OOSE TO DO1 TO CREATE1 NOT SOME BIOLOGICAL 9H]ITANCE OR UN*ANGEABLE GIV54 ,WE %\LD GET 9=M$ & MAKE ! BE/ ( \RSELVES4 

  

.<#a.> 0,! ORIG9AL AFFLU5T SOCIETY0 ( ,M>%ALL ,SAHL9S' ,/ONE ,AGE ,ECONOMICS1 :]E PEOPLE ONLY HAD TO WORK A LEISURELY C\PLE ( H\RS A DAY TO GET TOGE!R ! BASICS ( LIFE -- A LIV$ JU/ AS LONG AS PEOPLE DO 9 9DU/RIALIZ$ SOCIETIES4 

.<#b.> ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN'S ,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN 7,BLACK @& ,R$1 ,DETROIT1 #a#i#h#c71 PP4#a#c-#a#e4 

.<#c.> ,P[]-CRAZ$ SCUM SAW ,IMP]IAL ,ROME AS !IR MODEL ( ! IDEAL SOCIETY4 ,SU* ,CLASSICISM CULM9AT$ 9 FASCISM4 

.<#d.> ,ELI ,SAGAN'S ,AT ! ,DAWN ( ,TYRANNY 7,V9TAGE1 #a#i#h#e71 MU/ READ+ = POP TRIBALI/S :O IGNORANTLY ASSUME ALL ?+S TRIBAL >E GOOD1 NOT ?AT MO/ GET BEYOND FACEPA9T & FA%ION444 

.<#e.> ,ALL FROM ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9'S ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM 7,*E%IRE1 #a#i#h#b71 *AP4 #b4 ,A RE=MI/1 HE (F]S 0NEW E?ICS0 9/EAD ( FOLL[+ ?R\< ! LOGICAL1 PRIMITIVI/ CONCLUSION ( ?IS *APT]4 

.<#f.> ,PEOPLE DISMISS+ ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN'S CRITIQUE ( SYMBOLIZATION 9 ,ELEM5TS ( ,REFUSAL 7,LEFT ,BANK1 #a#i#h#h71 ,P>T #a1 AS WEIRD %\LD APPRECIATE SU* ?9K+ IS MORE FAMILI> TO PRIMAL PEOPLE4 

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