,REVIEW3 ,AN>*ISM1 ,M>XISM & ! ,FUTURE ( ! ,LEFT ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S ,TEXT 3 ,AN>*ISM1 ,M>XISM & ! ,FUTURE ( ! ,LEFT3 ,9T]VIEWS & ,ESSAYS #a#i#i#c-#a#i#i#h BY ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 ,A,K ,PRESS1 ,$9BUR< & ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 #aiii ,AS ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9'S LATE/ TE/AM5T TO HIMSELF AS ONE ( ! GREAT ?9K]S ( ! #b? ,C5TURY1 ?IS BOOK C\LD BE MORE ACCURATELY 5TITL$ ',ANA*RONISM1 ,M>XISM & ! ,SUTURE ( :AT'S ,LEFT'4 ,IT IS ALSO HIS LATE/ APOPLECTIC REJO9D] TO ! PL5TIFUL & VOCIF]\S CRITICS :O >E APP>5TLY TRY+ TO SECURE \R ILLU/RI\S AU?OR AN E>LY GRAVE4 ,! ,GREAT ,DEBATE IS ONE ( A NUMB] ( ?+S ?AT MAKE ?IS BOOK 9CR$IBLY H>D GO+4 ,AT EV]Y TURN1 POT5TIALLY S]I\S !ORETICAL ANALYSIS ( ! ROLE ( TE*NOLOGY1 ! APP>5T DEMISE & POSSIBLE FUTURE ( ! ,LEFT.<#a.> & ! CURR5T /ATE ( AN>*ISM AS A REVOLUTION>Y SOCIAL =CE IS UND]M9$ BY PETTY SWIPES AT & LESS PETTY *>ACT] ASSASS9ATIONS ( HIS CRITICS -- A VANGU>D ( :ITE MALE ANTI-CIVILIZATION AN>*I/S BAS$ 9 ! ,U,S4.<#b.> ,HE 7& HIS CRITICS7 5D UP 5GAG$ 9 SU* T$I\S PO9T SCOR+ -- FOCUS+ ON DETAILS ( ANCI5T TRIBAL LIFE :I* PR(ESSIONAL AN?ROPOLOGI/S CANNOT AGREE ON1 = EXAMPLE -- ?AT MU* ( !IR >GUM5T WILL BE MEAN+LESS TO MO/ READ]S4 ,AS BEFITS ! IRRITAT+ POMPOSITY ( ,BOOK*9'S APPROA* '9T]VIEWS' APPE> ?R\<\T ! BOOK1 9T]SP]S$ ) ESSAYS SOME ( :I* HAVE APPE>$ 9 PREVI\S WORKS BY ! SAME AU?OR & SOME ( :I* >E PREVI\SLY UNPUBLI%$4 ,AL?\< ! 9T]VIEWS DO NOT READ AS SU* 7!Y APPE> TO BE S5T5CES PUT 9TO ! M\?S ( NAM$ O!RS ) A WRITT5 REPLY BY ,BOOK*97 !Y >E APP>5TLY G5U9E4 ,H[EV]1 WE >E LEFT FEEL+ WE HAVE BE5 ! VICTIMS ( A CRASS ATTEMPT TO 9FLATE ! READ]S' OP9ION ( ,BOOK*9'S SIGNIFICANCE TO ! TOPICS UND] DISCUSSION1 BY PRET5D+ ?AT SOMEONE O!R ?AN ,BOOK*9 IS ACTUALLY 9T]E/$ 9 :AT HE HAS TO SAY4 ,A LITTLE UNFAIR P]HAPS -- ,I DO ?9K SOME ( HIS OP9IONS ON ! CURR5T /ATE ( AN>*ISM & ! DANG] ( ! R$UCTION ( RADICAL ACTIVITY TO ASOCIAL 0JUV5ILE ANTICS0 HAVE SOME VALIDITY1 BUT NOT :5 PRES5T$ AS ! FRU/RAT$ RAIL+S ( AN OLD MAN AGA9/ ! NEW4 ,BOOK*9 IS CLE>LY NOT AN AN>*I/ -- EXCEPT BY HIS [N DEF9ITION4 ,SIMIL>LY 0LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S0 >E ONLY LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S BY HIS DEF9ITION1 & NO AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S ,I KN[ ASPIRE TO PRIMITIVISM 9 ANY?+ RESEMBL+ LIFE/YLE -- UNLESS Y\ 9CLUDE NOT *ECK+ Y\R EMAIL MORE ?AN ONCE A WEEK6 ,AMID ! CONTRADICTIONS *>ACT]I/IC ( ,BOOK*9'S ?\*ICAL ANTI-/ATISM RA!R ?AN TRULY *ALL5G+ ! FAI?4 ,9DE$1 ! BOOK IS L>GELY DEVOT$ TO DETAIL$ DISCUSSIONS ( ! ,LEFT4 ',P>T ,ONE3 ,FROM ,M>XISM TO ,AN>*ISM3 ,A ,LIFE ON ! ,LEFT' IS A CLOY+LY ROSE-T9T$ DESCRIPTION ( ,BOOK*9'S Y\?FUL POLITICAL $UCATION & ACTIVITY4 ,A SOLID GR\ND+ 9 COMMUNISM AS A MEMB] ( ! ,Y\NG ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY GAVE WAY TO 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! MOVEM5T = RACIAL EQUALITY &1 FROM #a#i#f#b1 ! ,/UD5TS = A ,DEMOCRATIC ,SOCIETY 7,S,D,S74 ,!RE IS ALSO A /RANGELY VAGUE & NAIVE ALLUSION TO HIS 'AN>*I/' ACTIVITY ) ! ODD GR&IOSE CLAIM ?R[N 91 SUGGE/+1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT HE 9V5T$ ! NOTION ( NON-HI]>*ICAL SOCIETY1 /AT+2 0,I WAS CALL+ = SOCIAL *ANGES ?AT W]E MORE COMPREH5SIVE ?AN ! ABOLITION ( CLASSES & EXPLOITATION4 ,I WAS CALL+ = ! ABOLITION ( HI]>*IES AS WELL1 ( /ATES1 NOT ( ECONOMIC P[] ALONE40 7P4#e#e7 ,?IS IS *>ACT]I/IC ( ,BOOK*9'S APPROA* ?R\<\T4 ,HE WAS EV]Y:]E & EV]Y?+4 ,DESPITE ! BE/ EF=TS ( A C5TURY & MORE ( AN>*I/ & LIB]T>IAN ACTIVITY1 IT WAS NOT UNTIL ,MURRAY CAME ALONG ?AT ANYONE REALLY GOT IT4 ',P>T ,TWO3 ,! ,NEW ,SOCIAL ,MOVEM5TS' IS DOM9AT$ BY HIS ESSAY ',:I!R ,AN>*ISM8 ,A ,REPLY TO ,REC5T ,AN>*I/ ,CRITICS'1 A L>GELY P$ANTIC TRA%+ ( HIS CRITICS & !IR IDEAS4 ,! F9AL *APT] ( ! BOOK ',! ,FUTURE ( ! ,LEFT' DESCRIBES ,BOOK*9'S BLUEPR9T = A MUNICIPALI/ UTOPIA3 A /EP-BY-/EP GUIDE TO REVOLUTION -- A PROGRAM ( CITY-BAS$1 PEACEFUL1 BOTTOM-UP SOCIAL RE=M 7?IS '9V5TOR' ( NON-HI]>*ICAL SOCIETY DOESN'T SEE ?AT BOTTOM-UP IS JU/ TOP-D[N FROM ANO!R ANGLE74 ,EV5 IF ,I AGREE ) HIM ?AT CONTEMPOR>Y RADICAL GRASSROOTS NETWORKS >E PROBABLY NOT YET REVOLUTION>Y 9 PRACTICE1 HIS PROPOSAL = A NEW SOCIETY DOES NOT BECOME REVOLUTION>Y JU/ BECAUSE IT IS PRACTICAL4 ,! =M] HAS ! POT5TIAL TO BE1 & ELEM5TS ( ,BOOK*9'S PROGRAM SU* AS $UCATION & PUBLIC SELF-MANAGEM5T \TSIDE ! ,/ATE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO REVOLUTION4 ,HIS 0DEMOCRATIZ$ COMMUNITIES0 S\ND V]Y MU* LIKE A MISGUID$ REWORK+ ( ,M>X'S MISGUID$ NOTION ( 5C\RAG+ A CAPITALI/ /ATE 9 ORD] TO BR+ AB\T ! OV]?R[ ( CAPITALISM4 ,A H9DRANCE TO CL>ITY 9 ! /RUCTURE & CONT5T ( ?IS VOLUME ( ESSAYS IS ?AT ,BOOK*9'S ?9K+ IS CLE>LY 5CUMB]$ ) A S5SE ( HIS [N TEMPORAL ADVANCE4 ,HE IS OBSESS$ ) HI/ORY1 CRITICISM & ! TREAT+ ( IDEAS & EV5TS )9 !IR PROP] HI/ORICAL CONTEXT4 ,IS ?IS AN UND]H& WAY ( ASK+ US TO TREAT HIM )9 HIS PROP] HI/ORICAL CONTEXT8 ,HIS NOTION ( HI/ORICAL RELATIVITY IS EXTREMELY DUBI\S -- IT BECOMES AN APOLOGY = ANY?+1 & AS DUBI\S AS HIS >GUM5TS 9 FAVOR ( TE*NOLOGY >E4 ,ASIDE FROM ! FACT ?AT IT IS ACTUALLY KEEP+ HIM ALIVE 7MU* TO ! *AGR9 ( ,BOB ,BLACK & ,CO47 ,BOOK*9 PROPOSES ?AT WI%+ TO SMA% ! HEGEMONY ( TE*NOLOGY IS >GU+ AB\T 0\R ATTITUDE T[>D A SITUATION ?AT ALREADY EXI/S0 7P4#b#h#f7 & ?AT TO QUE/ION :E!R SOME?+ %\LD EXI/ :5 IT ALREADY DOES IS FUTILE & ?AT WE %\LD SIMPLY ACCEPT ?AT IT EXI/S & WORK \T H[ TO USE IT BETT]6 ,UMM444 SO BECAUSE CAPITALI/ SOCIETY EXI/S1 !RE IS NO PO9T WI%+ WE DIDN'T LIVE 9 A CAPITALI/ SOCIETY8 ,WE JU/ NE$ TO LE>N H[ TO LIVE 9 A BETT] K9D ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY6 ,AFT] ALL1 AS HE WRITES ( CLASSICAL ,A!NS1 A SOCIETY CANNOT RISE ABOVE ITSELF4 ,( C\RSE1 ?AT'S NOT :AT ,BOOK*9 MEANS -- HE IS SIMPLY CONTRADICT+ HIMSELF 9 ?AT TYPICAL ,BOOK*9 WAY1 H5CE :5 TALK+ AB\T ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALI/ SOCIETY1 HE WRITES ?AT 0IF \R CAPACITY TO RATIONALLY PROJECT \RSELVES SUCCUMBS TO 0:AT IS01 !N WE BECOME 0REALI/S0 9 ! WOR/ POSSIBLE S5SE4 ,WE ALL[ \R ?9K+ TO BOG US D[N 9 ! PRAGMATICS ( :AT EXI/S TODAY40 7P4#c#d#g7 ,! ISSUE ( TE*NICS IS A BIG /ICK+ PO9T ) ,BOOK*9'S IDEAS & ?IS SEEMS TO PLACE HIM MO/ FIRMLY 9 ! ,LEFTI/ TRADITION RA!R ?AN ) ANY CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/ MORES4 ,BOOK*9 BELIEVES ?AT TE*NOLOGY IS GREAT -- 9DE$1 HE BELIEVES TE*NICS IS ! ANSW] TO \R PROBLEMS4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,BOOK*91 0WE C\LD EV5 USE G5ETIC 5G9E]+444 9 SU* A WAY AS TO RE/ORE 0WILD0 >EAS40 7P4#b#h#f74 ,?AT IS -- & ?IS IS ! SUBTEXT -- AFT] ! G5ETICI/S HAVE FIDDL$ ) HIS AGE-9DUC+ TELOM]ES & HAVE SOMEH[ MANAG$ TO H\SE HIS BRA9 9 A Y\NG]1 HEAL?I] BODY4 7,!N P]HAPS HE & HIS CRITICS C\LD F9D A D>K ALLEY & 5JOY ! FI/-FIXI/7 ATTITUDE TO 'FIR/ NATURE' -- ?AT !RE IS A NON-HUMAN WORLD :I* ! HUMAN HAS A MORAL IMP]ATIVE TO CONTROL & LEAD 9 ! RIY DIRECTION4 ,H[ NATURE CAN BE A 'NON-HUMAN' WORLD ,I DON'T REALLY UND]/& BUT !RE Y\ HAVE IT4 ,I HAVE A SIMIL> PROBLEM ) A FULLY BIOC5TRI/ ATTITUDE TO ! 'HUMAN' WORLD4 ,BOOK*9 WRITES ?AT \R 0CAPACITY TO GO BEYOND ! ANIMAL LEVEL1 TO 9QUIRE AB\T ! FUTURE1 TO ALT] ! WORLD1 TO USE LANGUAGE -- ALL >E FUNDAM5TALLY HUMAN ATTRIBUTES40 ,= ,BOOK*9 ?\<1 IT DOESN'T SEEM TO FOLL[ ?AT TO 09QUIRE AB\T ! FUTURE0 MAY ALSO 9CLUDE DISLOCAT+ ! CONCEPT ( 'FUTURE' FROM CIVILIZATION'S ODI\S PROG5Y 'PROGRESS' NOR ?AT 0TO ALT] ! WORLD0 CAN MEAN ?AT FUR!R 5TANGL+ \RSELVES 9 ADVANC$ TE*NICS IS SOME?+ WE MAY DECIDE NOT TO PURSUE4 ,BUT !N ! MAN IS OBSESS$ ) IDEAS ( PROGRESS & REGRESS TO :I* HE ATTA*ES V]Y CONV5TIONAL VALUE JUDGM5TS4 ,! IDEA ( LIV+ 9 A /ATE ( 0EV]LA/+ IMM$IACY0 IS %>PLY DISMISS$ AS LIV+ 9 A /ATE ( 0ASOCIAL BLISS0 BACK$ UP BY SOME SPURI\S REF]5CE TO ! ,LOTUS ,EAT]S 9 ,HOM]'S ,ODYSSEY6 ,= SU* A RATIONALI/1 ,BOOK*9'S REASON+ (T5 ELUDES ME4 ,BOOK*9 MAKES SO MANY PAT5TLY RIDICUL\S /ATEM5TS 9 ?IS BOOK ?AT Y\ C\LD BE =GIV5 = ?9K+ HE IS ONE ( ?OSE PA?OLOGICALLY 9SANE MEMB]S ( SOCIETY ?AT HE REPEAT$LY B>S FROM ANY ( HIS !ORETICAL CITIZ5S' ASSEMBLIES4 ,! NOTION ( M5TAL ILLNESS AS A L>GELY CLASS-BAS$ SYMPTOM ( A DISEAS$ SOCIETY SEEMS TO HAVE ESCAP$ HIS ANALYSIS1 ALONG ) ! IDEA ?AT HUMANS MAY HAVE WORK$ \T ?AT 0WE %>E A COMMON HUMANITY0 BE=E ! EM]G5CE ( ! CITY /ATE4 ,BEYOND !SE CRITICISMS ,I ?9K ,BOOK*9 MAY HAVE A PO9T :5 HE TALKS AB\T ! NE$ = COH]5CE & A POLITICS BEYOND ?AT ( IMAG9ATION & ! LIB]ATION ( DESIRE4 ,JU/ AS ,W>D ,*UR*ILL >GU$ 9 ,PACIFISM AS ,PA?OLOGY.<#c.> ?AT NONVIOL5T ACTION 91 = EXAMPLE1 ! ,AM]ICAN CIVIL RIM$ ATTACK ON ! ,/ATE1 ISN'T IT LIKELY ?AT ! CONTEMPOR>Y RADICAL GRASSROOTS DIRECT ACTION NETWORK *ALL5G+ LIFE AS WE KN[ IT CANNOT EFFECT MU* MORE ?AN COSMETIC SOCIAL *ANGE 7& A MORE LIB]ATORY WAY ( LIFE = ! FEW RADICAL BUT NOT YET REVOLUTION>Y NETWORKS & 9DIVIDUALS 9 ! ,WE/71 )\T ! COLLAT]AL EXI/5CE ( A /RONG POPUL> RESI/ANCE8 ,I DISAGREE FUNDAM5TALLY ) MU* ( :AT ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 HAS TO SAY -- AB\T TE*NICS1 ! WORKABILITY & DESIRABILITY ( CITY SOCIETY & CONF$]ALISM1 ! >ROGANCE ( ,BOOK*9'S BELIEF 9 HUMANITY'S /EW>D%IP ( & SUP]IORITY OV] 0FIR/ NATURE01 & HIS UNCRITICAL BELIEF 9 PROGRESS4 ,BUT :E!R OR NOT Y\ AGREE ) HIM1 HIS IDEAS >E MU* BETT] >TICULAT$ 9 HIS O!R BOOKS4 ,HIS IDEAS ON COH]5CE1 OR LACK !RE(1 DO /RIKE A *ORD AS WE FL\ND] 9TO ! #b#a/ ,C5TURY4 ,AS WE FACE ! RISK ( BE+ DRIV5 DEEP] UND]GR\ND1 !RE IS A POSSIBILITY ?AT CYNICISM & PESSIMISM C\LD COME TO PLAY A CORRUPT+ OR P>ALYZ+ ROLE 9 9=M+ :AT ,BOOK*9 REF]S TO AS 0ADV5TURISM01 BUT :I* ,I W\LD CALL 0FIE ?AT >E CLOS+ 94 ,UN=TUNATELY1 EV5 ,BOOK*9'S MORE VALID PO9TS >E OV]:ELM+LY DIV]T$ 9TO MUTUALLY DEBAS+ P]SONAL DIATRIBE 9 ?IS & REC5T WORKS4 ,?IS IS A COLLECTION ( MEMOIRS & REJO9D]S MASQU]AD+ AS HI/ORICAL & !ORETICAL ESSAYS ( WOR?4 ,BOOK*9 IS AN ANA*RONISM -- & HE IS AS REMOV$ FROM ! MOVEM5TS ( TODAY AS HE IS FROM HIS GLORY-DAYS 9 ! E>LI] P>T ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY4 ,?IS VOLUME IS DESP]ATELY TRY+ TO MAKE HIS POSITION CLE> 7R5EG+ PA?OLOGICALLY ON PREVI\SLY HELD OP9IONS7 & TO HAVE ! LA/ LAU< AT HIS CRITICS4 ,I ?9K SOME ( ,BOOK*9'S WORK IS WOR? HAV+ A LOOK AT1 BUT ?IS IS DEF9ITELY NOT ONE ( !M4 .<#a.> ,TO SUBJECT Y\RSELF TO ! CATFI*I/ & ,BLACK_/,CL>K_/,WATSON_/,Z]ZAN ET AL ! AN>*I/S1 ! FOLL[+ FEW BOOKS MI*ISM VS4 ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM -- ,AN ,UNBRIDGEABLE ,*ASM BY ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 7,A,K ,PRESS1 ,$9BUR< & ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 #a#i#i#e7 ,I,S,B,N #a-#h#g#c#a#g#f-#h#c-,X1 ,BEYOND ,BOOK*9 -- ,PREFACE = A ,FUTURE ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY BY ,DAVID ,WATSON 7,AUTONOM$IA1 ,NEW ,YORK_/,BLACK & ,R$1 ,DETROIT1 ,U,S,A1 #a#i#i#f7 ,I,S,B,N -#i#c#d#h#f#h-#c#b-#h & ,AN>*Y ,AFT] ,LEFTISM BY ,BOB ,BLACK 7,C,A,L ,PRESS1 ,COLUMBIA1 ,U,S,A1 #a#i#i#g7 ,I,S,B,N #a-#h#i#e#c#b--#b -- AS WELL1 ( C\RSE1 AS ?IS BOOK & NUM]\S >TICLES & LETT]S 9 V>I\S ,U,S AN>*I/ PUBLICATIONS1 ESPECIALLY ,AN>*Y -- ,A ,J\RNAL ( ,DESIRE ,>M$4 .<#b.> ,?R\<\T ! ,GREAT ,DEBATE ! T]MS '! ,LEFT' & ',LEFTI/' >E US$ 9 A RA!R VAGUE WAY AS SOME SORT ( CAT*-ALL 9SULT4 ,I ?9K IT IS SOME?+ SLI LOGIC4 ,BOOK*9 (F]S NO CRITIQUE ( CIVILIZATION & DOES NOT *ALL5GE \R RELATION%IP TO NATURE 9 ANY MEAN+FUL WAY4 ,)\T REVOLUTIONIZ+ IDEAS ON CIVILIZATION & ! NATURAL WORLD IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SMA% HI]>*IES & ! ,/ATE -- & SO DEP>T FROM \R CURR5T WAY ( LIFE4 ,HIS SUPPORT ( PROGRESS1 HIY AN>*I/ ONE4 .<#c.> ,PACIFISM AS ,PA?OLOGY -- ,REFLECTIONS ON ! ,ROLE ( ,>M$ ,/RUGGLE 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA BY ,W>D ,*UR*ILL ) ,MIKE ,RYAN & AN 9TRODUCTION BY ,$ ,MEAD4 7,>BEIT] ,R+ ,PUBLI%+1 ,CANADA1 #a#i#i#h7 ,= A REVIEW ( ?IS BOOK SEE ,DO OR ,DIE ,NO4#h1 PP4#c#e-#c4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #c1 #bba 3 ,REVIEW3 ,AN>*ISM1 ,M>XISM & ! ,FUTURE ( ! ,LEFT -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #g1 #bbb 3 ,REVIEW3 ,AN>*ISM1 ,M>XISM & ! ,FUTURE ( ! ,LEFT -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/