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,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

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,DE> ,COMRADES1 

,?ANK Y\ = S5D+ ME A COPY ( Y\R REVIEW ( MY PAMPHLET1 ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM4 ,?IS WAS A C\RTESY ,I SELDOM 5C\NT] ON ! SO-CALL$ ',LEFT' 9 ! ,U4,S4 & ,U4,K4 ,Y\ HAVE MY S9C]E RESPECT = Y\R PROBITY & = ! COMRADELY WAY 9 :I* Y\ EXAM9E MY WORK4 ,Y\ MAY BE RI<T ?AT ,I AM 0IGNORANT ( ! ,AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,IREL& & ,BRITA904 ,I DO NOT RECEIVE ANY P]IODICALS FROM EI!R C\NTRY1 & ALAS1 MY LIMIT$ 9COME AT ! AGE ( SEV5TY-FIVE DOES NOT ALL[ ME TO SUBSCRIBE TO OV]SEAS P]IODICALS4 ,H5CE MY FAILURE TO DEAL ) ! SITUATIONS 9 Y\R C\NTRIES4 ,IF COMRADES 9 ,BRITA91 ,IREL&1 ,SCOTL& & ,WALES W\LD C>E TO S5D ME !IR P]IODICALS1 ,I W\LD READ !M EAG]LY & S5D 9 EX*ANGE ! P]IODICAL ,I OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE1 ,GRE5 ,P]SPECTIVES4 

,BUT TO KEEP ! RECORD /RAI<T1 ,I DID NOT MEAN TO >GUE ?AT ! MOVEM5T ABROAD IS 5TIRELY GIV5 OV] TO LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM4 ,I DO KN[1 H[EV]1 ?AT IT IS A PROBLEM 9 ,G]MANY & ! ,NE!RL&S1 & COMRADES FROM ,BRITA9 HAVE COMPLA9$ TO ME ?AT IT EXI/S !RE AS WELL4 

,MY PAMPHLET1 AS WELL AS MY BOOK1 ,RE-,5*ANT+ ,HUMANITY 7A H>% CRITIQUE ( PO/MOD]NISM1 PRIMITIVISM1 DEEP ECOLOGY1 SOCIO-BIOLOGY1 & TE*NOPHOPIA ?AT HAS JU/ BE5 PUBLI%$ BY ,CASSELL71 >E CONC]N$ ) A MASSIVE TR5D 9 CONTEMPOR>Y SOCIETY3 AN IDEOLOGICAL C\NT]REVOLUTION AGA9/ ! 5TIRE REVOLUTION>Y TRADITION & ! BE/ ELEM5TS ( ! ,5LI<T5M5T4 ,ANTIRATIONALISM1 MY/ICISM1 & HATR$ ( CIVILIZATION AS SU* >E SO WIDESPREAD ?AT1 NOT UNLIKE ,HEIDEGG>'S DESIRE = 'AU!NTICITY'1 !Y REFLECT & EV5 >TICULATE ! B\RGEOISIE'S SUCCESS 9 FRAGM5T+ SOCIAL LIFE & DIRECT+ MILLIONS 9W>D T[>D PRIVATISM & EGOISM4 

,IT IS ALL TOO FACILE1 ,I ?9K1 TO BLAME ?IS TR5D 5TIRELY ON A CONSUM]I/ CULTURE & :AT IS CALL$ PRODUCTIVISM4 ,N[ ?AT CAPITALISM HAS DIS9TEGRAT$ MO/ COMMUNITY TIES -- & EV]Y WORK]S' MOVEM5T WAS ALSO1 (T5 UNKN[+LY1 A CIVIC MOVEM5T -- ! OPPRESS$ & EXPLOIT$ >E N[ 0ON !IR [N10 AS IT W]E4 ,CAPITALI/ SOCIETY IS ! MO/ MASK$ SOCIETY TO HAVE APPE>$ 9 HI/ORY4 ,ITS S\RCES ( EXPLOITATION HAVE TRADITIONALLY BE5 CONCEAL$ BY ! 0?REE FACTORS ( PRODUCTION0 & SIMIL> NOTIONS4 ,BUT NOT S9CE ECONOMI/S AB&ON$ ! LABOR !ORY ( VALUE = ! MY? ?AT PR(IT CONSI/S ( ! 'WAGES' ( ! CAPITALI/ HAVE ! MASKS ?AT CONCEAL ! TRUE NATURE ( CAPITALI/ SOCIAL RELATION%IPS BE5 SO NUM]\S & V>I$4 ,9 ! ,U4,S41 A/ROLOGY1 RELIGION1 ,ASIAN MY/ICISM1 & A MULTITUDE ( SUP]NATURALISMS1 9CLUD+ RITUALS 9 ! NAME ( ECOLOGY OR E>? GODDESSES1 MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ! S\RCES ( ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION & HI]>*ICAL DOM9ATION4 ,IF #ic P] C5T ( ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE BELIEVE 9 A SUPREME BE+2 IF MORE ?AN #h P] C5T BELIEVE 9 IMMORTALITY2 & IF MORE ?AN #f P] C5T BELIEVE 9 ! EXI/5CE ( ANGELS1 !N PEOPLE ( RATIONAL & HUMANI/IC ?\<T HAVE !IR WORK CUT \T = !MSELVES4 ,I W\LD ASK :E!R COMP>ABLE FIGURES EXI/ 9 ,5GL&1 ,SCOTL&1 ,IREL& & ,WALES4 

,NOT ONLY HAVE !SE IDEOLOGIES IMP$$ CLASS CONSCI\SNESS 9 ! ,U4,S42 !Y HAVE BECOME SUB/ITUTES = SOCIAL ACTION ( ALMO/ ANY K9D4 ,?US A %ORT TIME AGO1 :5 ,CL9TON LIT]ALLY ROLL$ BACK SOCIAL WELF>E TO ! PRE-,NEW ,DEAL ]A BY DUMP+ S+LE MO!RS & !IR *ILDR5 FROM ! WELF>E ROLLS1 !RE WAS NOT A S+LE PROTE/ DEMON/RATION ( NOTE 9 ,AM]ICAN CITIES4 ,ANY *EAP RELIGI\S FUNDAM5TALI/ CAN RALLY T5S & HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE1 BUT NOT ONE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION CAN BR+ A FEW ?\S& PEOPLE 9TO ! /REETS TO PROTE/ ! )DRAWAL ( GU>ANTE$ ASSI/ANCE 7:I* HAS EXI/$ H]E S9CE #a#i#c#e7 TO IMPROVID5T WOM5 & !IR *ILDR54 

,SO WE >E MU* 9 NE$ ( A MOVEM5T ?AT OP]ATES AGA9/ ! SY/EM AS A :OLE2 ?AT %[S ! CONNECTIONS BETWE5 S+LE-ISSUES & ROOTS !M 9 CAPITALI/ SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,YET SOME ( \R LEAD+ ',LEFT' 9TELLECTUALS >E H9D]+ RA!R ?AN HELP+ ! DEVELOPM5T ( RADICAL MOVEM5T4 ,*OMSKY HAS REC5TLY CALL$ = /R5G!N+ ! C5TRALISAT$ /ATE & HAS JO9$ SOME ( \R LOCAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATIONS -- ,DEMOCRATIC ,SOCIALI/S ( ,AM]ICA & ,! ,NEW ,P>TY4 ,AT ! BEG9N+ ( ?IS SUMM] HE REPORT$LY DECL>$ ?AT HE W\LD VOTE = ,CL9TON :ILE 0HOLD+ HIS NOSE40 ,YET HE /ILL AV[S A BELIEF 9 ,AN>*ISM -- 0AS A VISION04 ,PROBABLY MANY ,LABORITES 9 ,BRITA9 ALSO BELIEVE 9 SOCIALISM -- AS A 0VISION0- BUT WILL HOLD !IR NOSES & SUPPORT ,TONY ,BLAIR4 

,AS TO ! ,AM]ICAN C\NT]-CULTURE -- & Y\ CAN 9CLUDE H]E MU* ( ! ECOLOGY 'MOVEM5T' AS WELL AS ! NEW LEFT ( ! SIXTIES -- ! POT5TIALITY ( :I* ,I WAS CONC]N$ HAS NOT BE5 REALIZ$4 ,I DO NOT FAULT MYSELF = TRY+ TO EXP& ! HORIZON ( AN>*ISM 9 ! SIXTIES ALONG CULTURAL & ECOLOGICAL L9ES4 ,I REGRET ONLY ?AT ,I FAIL$1 NOT ?AT ,I SAW ! WRONG POSSIBILITIES = PR(\NDLY *ANG+ \R SOCIETY4 ,TRAGICALLY1 MANY SELF-PR(ESS$ AN>*I/S DIDN'T EV5 TRY TO DO MU* BACK !N & HAVE S9CE AB&ON$ !IR CONVICTIONS = PRIVATE LIFE & ACADEMIC C>E]S4 ,SURELY FAILURE DOESN'T MEAN ?AT ONE %\LDN'T TRY4 ,EV]Y MEAN+FUL OPPORTUNITY1 9CLUD+ WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZ+1 MU/ BE EXPLOR$1 5L>G$1 & DEEP5$ IF AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S 7AMONG :O ,I HAVE ALWAYS C\NT$ MYSELF7 WANT TO BUILD A VIABLE MOVEM5T4 

,AS TO ! /ATE ( CIVILIZATION TODAY3 GRANT$1 IT'S A MESS4 ,I NEV] CLAIM$ IT WAS O!RWISE4 ,BUT >GUE ?AT TOGE!R ) ! HORRORS ?AT HAVE EXI/$ FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL1 IT HAS ALSO BE5 M>K$ BY REAL PROGRESS4 ,UNLIKE ME1 ! PRIMITIVI/S REALLY ATTACK CIVILIZATION AS SU*4 ,%\LD AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S GO ALONG ) ?IS M5TALITY1 :I* ONCE AGA9 MASKS CAPITALI/ SOCIAL RELATIONS ) ! VIRTUES ( PRIMITIVE '9NOC5CE' & 'AU!NTICITY'8 ,TRUE1 ,I HAVE ALWAYS 9SI/$ ?AT 0PRODUCTION = ! SAKE ( PRODUCTION0 IS UND]M9+ \R PLANET4 ,BUT ?IS PHRASE1 TAK5 FROM ,M>X1 IS NOT ONLY AN IDEOLOGY1 LIKE ! NOTION ( 5DLESS GR[?1 IT /EMS V]Y REAL GR[-OR-DIE IMP]ATIVE ( CAPITALI/ ACCUMULATION -- UNREL5T+ M>KET COMPETITION4 ,CONCEPTS LIKE CIVILIZATION & GR[? MU/ NOT ONLY BE DEF9$ 9 IDEOLOGICAL T]MS -- & !Y C]TA9LY HAVE BECOME IDEOLOGIES4 ,!Y MU/ BE RELAT$ TO ! M>KET SY/EM1 :I* GRIMLY REFLECTS !IR MEAN+ 9 SOCIETY4 ,GIV5 ! MASK$ NATURE ( CAPITALISM1 ! NAIVE C\LD ACCEPT ! *>ACT]I/ICALLY B\RGEOIS !SIS ?AT DECL9ES 9 EMPLOYM5T >E DUE EXCLUSIVELY TO TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCES1 RA!R ?AN TO M>KET IMP]ATIVES TO UTILIZE NEW TE*NOLOGIES TO MAKE PR(IT4 ,I C]TA9LY AGREE ?AT WE NE$ A NEW CIVILIZATION1 9DE$ ?AT WE MU/ BECOME CIVILIZ$ 5\< TO BUILD A RATIONAL SOCIETY2 BUT ,I W\LD VIGOR\SLY OPPOSE ANY IDEOLOGY ?AT 5JO9S US TO DROP TO ALL F\RS & BAY AT ! MOON4 

,MY VIEWS ON LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM >E 5TIRELY ORI5TAT$ T[>D CREAT+ A DUAL P[] COMPOS$ ( DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLIES ( ! PEOPLE 9 REVOLUTION>Y OPPOSITION TO ! /ATE4 ,! IDEA ?AT 0LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/S0 %\LD TRY TO 0CAPTURE ! LOCAL ,/ATE0 & OP]ATE )9 A /ATI/ FRAMEWORK IS TOTALLY ALI5 H]E4 ,QUITE TO ! CONTR>Y1 MY HOPE IS ?AT A MOVEM5T CAN BE CREAT$ ?AT BUILDS ON :ATEV] LOCAL DEMOCRACY /ILL REMA9S 9 A COMMUNITY -- & TRIES TO 5L>GE IT 9TO A DIRECT FACE-TO-FACE DEMOCRACY1 ) ! 9T5TION ( ?R[+ IT AGA9/ ! /ATE ON ALL LEVELS1 UP TO ! C5TRAL GOV]NM5T4 

,9 %ORT1 ,I TREASURE ! HI/ORICAL APPEAL = A 0,COMMUNE ( COMMUNES0 ?AT SURFAC$ 9 ,FR5* REVOLUTIONS & TO SOME DEGREE 9 ,SPA9 9 #a#i#c#f4 ,IF ?IS P]SPECTIVE IS NOT UND]/OOD -- & ,I HAVE DEVELOP$ IT AT BOOK L5G? 9 MY ,FROM ,URBANIZATION TO ,CITIES 7ALSO AVAILABLE FROM ,CASSELL7 -- NONE ( MY VIEWS ON DEMOCRACY OR POLITICS WILL BE UND]/OOD4 ,9 ANY EV5T1 A TRULY LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/ MOVEM5T WILL ALWAYS BE A M9ORITY MOVEM5T EV5 )9 NEI<BORHOOD1 T[N1 &1 VILLAGE ASSEMBLIES1 UNTIL ! MASSES >E PREP>$ TO F9ALLY DISSOLVE /ATE P[] & REPLACE IT ) COMMUNALI/ F$]ATIONS4 ,:5 ]/:ILE 0LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/S0 D5Y ?IS PROJECT & TRY TO QUALIFY ITS DEM&S ) SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC COMPROMISES & PACIFI/ APPROA*ES1 ,I ALWAYS VEHEM5TLY OBJECT4 ,SIMIL>LY Y\ CAN BE ASSUR$ ?AT ANY 0DISCIPLE0 :O FAVORS NATIONALISM 9 ANY =M IS NOT1 9 MY EYES1 A LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/4 

,!SE REM>KS CANNOT CONVEY ! FULL SCOPE ( MY VIEWS4 ,AT LEA/ ?REE ( MY BOOKS HAVE REC5TLY BE5 PUBLI%$ BY ,CASSELL & >E G5]ALLY AVAILABLE 9 Y\R >EA4 ,O!RS >E PUBLI%$ BY ,BLACK ,ROSE ,BOOKS & ,A,K ,PRESS4 ,I W\LD ASK ANY READ] ( ,ORGANIZE6 TO CONSULT !SE WRIT+S TO LE>N :AT MY VIEWS >E & NOT TAKE ! WORDS ( MY CRITICS -- BE !Y LIFE/YLE & LIB]AL AN>*I/S1 OR?ODOX1 NEO- & PO/- ,M>XI/S1 NEW AG]S1 OR DEEP ECOLOGI/S4 ,Y\ MI<T C>E TO KN[ ! CRITICAL LIT]ATURE ON ME -- (T5 QUITE AD HOM9EM 9 *>ACT] -- HAS BECOME FAIRLY SIZABLE4 ,MU* ( IT IS DIRECT$ AGA9/ MY REVOLUTIONISM1 D5\NC+ IT1 9 TYPICAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC FA%ION1 AS 0SECT>IANISM10 0DOGMATISM10 & 79 CONJUNCTION ) ,BAKUN967 0AN>*O-,L59ISM40 ,BUT ,I SUSPECT SU* *>GES HAVE BE5 LEVEL$ AGA9/ Y\ Y\RSELVES -- PRECISELY BECAUSE Y\ >E COMMITT$ TO REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE4 ,NO?+ RANKLES ! WALK+ DEAD ( ! SIXTIES :O HAVE BE5 CO-OPT$ BY ! EXI/+ SOCIETY MORE ?AN PRICKS ( !IR PO/ REVOLUTION>Y CONSCI5CE4 

,) COMRADELY BE/ WI%ES1 

,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

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