,SCI5TI/S ,AS ,A ,REVOLUTION>Y ,CLASS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,SCI5TI/S >E DRIV5 TO 9QUIRE1 TO 5GAGE ) ! WORLD >\ND !M & RE%APE !IR [N M9DS 9 DO+ SO4 ,REG>DLESS ( :E!R !Y RECOGNIZE IT ?IS PLACES !M FUNDAM5TALLY & DIAMETRICALLY AT ODDS ) P[] RELATIONS4 

,CONSEQU5TLY ?OSE P[] DYNAMICS ?AT HAVE SURVIV$ HAVE F\ND WAYS TO HOLD BACK & RIGOR\SLY CONTROL SCI5CE1 BUT ?IS CONTROL R>ELY TAKES ! =M ( DIRECT OPPRESSION4 ,YES SCI5TI/S DO OCCASIONALLY GET %OT1 ?REAT5$1 C5SOR$1 FIR$ & %IPP$ (F TO GULAGS TO />VE1 BUT AS !SE ?+S GO !Y'RE NOT A P>TICUL>LY OPPRESS$ CLASS4 ,9DE$ IF WE ACCEPT = A MOM5T ! P]CEPTION ( 0SCI5TI/0 AS A M]E JOB DESCRIPTION RA!R ?AN 9TELLECTUAL ORI5TATION1 !N SCI5TI/S HAVE DONE EXTRAOD9>ILY WELL = !MSELVES 9 ! MOD]N ]A4 ,A PAMP]$ & PRIVILEG$ PET CLASS :OSE =TUNES HAVE SL[LY BE5 WRAPP$ >\ND ?AT ( ! E/ABLI%M5T4 ,9 T]MS ( MAT]IAL SECURITY SCI5TI/S HAVE BE5 MADE A B5EFICI>Y ( GLOBAL CAPITALISM & IT W\LD BE 9SANE TO IGNORE ! CULTURAL ALLEGIANCES ?IS HAS SPURR$4 ,BUT SO TOO W\LD IT BE FOLLY TO OV]/ATE !M AS 9H]5T OR EV5 *>ACT]I/IC4 

,I W\LD >GUE ?AT SCI5TI/S CON/ITUTE A V]Y IMPORTANT CLASS 9 ! CONTEXT ( SOCIAL /RUGGLE -- A CLASS NOT CREAT$ BY PAY*ECK BUT DEF9$ 9 T]MS !IR DESIRES ! SAME WAY ?AT QUE] FOLK CON/ITUTE A CLASS4 ,?OSE DRIV5 BY 9QUIRY :O ACT TO EXP& COLLECTIVE UND]/&+ ( ! MAT]IAL WORLD4 ,9 ?IS S5SE SCI5TI/S >E )\T A D\BT A CLASS ) IMM5SE REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL4 ,P]HAPS EV5 ! MO/ POT5TIAL4 

,TO REIT]ATE JU/ TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLE>3 ,SCI5TI/S >E NOT A PR(\NDLY OPPRESS$ CLASS4 ,SURE1 ,I,P LAW IMP$ES !IR LIVELIHOODS & EMP[]S P>ASITIC ACADEMIC HI]>*IES4 ,CORPORATE & POLITICAL P[]S /OMP ON RESULTS !Y DON'T LIKE4 ,HUGE NUMB]S ( W\LD-BE SCI5TI/S >\ND ! WORLD >E REFUS$ ACCESS & OPPORTUNITIES4 ,& ( C\RSE = ?\S&S ( YE>S SCI5TI/S HAVE FAC$ SY/EMIC & CON/ANT ?REATS ( MURD] FROM ! RELIGI\S W+S ( SOCIAL P[]4 ,EV5 9 ?IS EXTROD9>Y MOD]N POLITICAL %IFT TO SUBV]SION RA!R ?AN SUPPRESSION1 SCI5TI/S >E /ILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMP$$ BY P[] RELATIONS4 ,YET NO ONE W\LD COMP>E ! TRAVAILS ( SCI5TI/S AS A :OLE TO ?OSE FAC$ SPECIFICALLY BY WOM51 PEOPLE ( COLOR1 ! POOR1 ETC4 

,BUT REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL DOES NOT FOLL[ A #a3#a RELATION%IP ) ! DEGREE ( OPPRESSION FAC$4 ,A />V+ P]SON IS NOT 9H]5TLY ALIGN$ AGA9/ P[] RELATIONS :OLESALE1 ALL !Y CAN AT FACE VALUE BE RELI$ ON OPPOS+ IS ! CONTEXT ?AT KEEPS !M 9 />VATION4 ,ALONG MANY IF NOT MO/ CLASS L9ES ! MOTIVAT+ GRIEVANCE IS NOT 9H]5T BUT CONTEXTUAL4 ,?IS CAN ( C\RSE BE QUITE POT5T JU/ AS IT CAN DEVELOP 9TO AN 5LI<T5$ EMPA?IC REJECTION ( P[] RELATIONS BUT SU* DEVELOPM5T IS 9 NO WAY ASSUR$4 ,ONCE ?OSE DEF9$ SOLELY BY !IR DISPOSSESSION CEASE BE+ DISPOSSESS$ !Y CEASE HAV+ ANY FUNDAM5TAL T5SION ) P[]4 

,TRUE SCI5TI/S ON ! O!R H& CAN NEV] CEASE BE+ SCI5TI/S4 ,!IR DEF9+ DESIRE IS BO? CONT+5T UPON LIB]TY & 9SATIABLE4 ,AS SU* !Y WILL NEV] /OP BE+ 9 CONFLICT ) P[]4 ,?AT ! T5SION ( ?IS CONFLICT HAS BE5 M9IMIZ$ 9 ! MOD]N ]A IS ACTUALLY ! :OLE PO9T4 

,:ILE FLAGRANTLY OPPRESS$ CLASSES LIKE ! WORK+ POOR ONCE HELD A TACTICAL ADVANTAGE ?R\< PROXIMITY TO ?+S LIKE ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 ! RUL+ CLASS HAS LONG S9CE RECTIFI$ ?AT MI/AKE4 ,=M] PO9TS ( CRITICALITY HAVE BE5 DISP]S$ OR MADE R$UNDANT & ?OSE FEW FOLKS LEFT 9 CONTACT ) CRITICAL COMPON5TS OR POT5T TOOLS HAVE ALMO/ ALL BE5 B\<T4 ,IT'S H>D TO BUILD WORK+ CLASS CONSCI\SNESS 9 AN O/5SIBLY 0BLUE COLL>0 WORK] :O HAS A SUMM] HOME & A BOAT FROM !IR SNUG #fK UNION CONTRACT4 ,& P]HAPS H>D] /ILL TO DO ANY?+ ) ALL ?OSE DIS5FRAN*IZ$ & ANGRY BUT SAFELY POSITION$ \T ( REA* FROM ANY?+ CRITICAL SAVE !IR [N SUPPORT SY/EMS4 

,WE NO LONG] LIVE 9 AN ]A 9 :I* MASS MOBILIZATION 7SIMPLY FIELD+ ! MO/ SOLDI]S_/VOT]S7 IS RELEVANT UNTO ITSELF4 ,TE*NOLOGICAL PROGRESS -- ALWAYS FAVOR+ ! ATTACK] -- CONT9UES TO SEEP \T TO ! M>G9S & EMP[] DISRUPTION1 BUT NOT 9 PROPORTION TO ! NUMB] ( US]S & /ILL 9 LIMIT$ DIRECTIONS_/DEGREES4 ,?AT SEEPAGE HAS SO F> BE5 ! RESULT ( %ORT TIME PREF]5CES ON ! P>T ( COMPET+ P[] /RUCTURES4 ,BUT OBVI\SLY AS ! 9/ABILITIES 9CREASE A PO9T WILL BE REA*$ :5 !Y RECOGNIZE ! COMPETATIVE ADVANTAGE TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T CAN PROVIDE BETWE5 P[] /RUCTURES IS \TWEI<$ BY ! EXI/5TIAL ?REAT IT POSES TO P[] RELATIONS AS A :OLE4 ,A RESUMPTION ( FULL BL[N HO/ILITIES BETWE5 SCI5TI/S & ! *AMPIONS ( P[] RELATIONS IS 9EVITABLE4 

,BECAUSE ( CALCULATIONAL LIMITS & ! RIGID NATURE ( !IR COMPOSITION1 P[] /RUCTURES HAVE ALWAYS RESPOND$ SLUGGI%LY TO TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,! FA/] ! DEVELOPM5T ! SL[] ! RESPONSE & ! LONG] W9D[ = ?AT TE*NOLOGY'S CAPACITY TO BLE$ TO ! P]IPH]Y 5ABL+ AUTONOMY ?R\< ABUNDANCE & RESI/ANCE ?R\< WEAPONRY4 ,9 %ORT1 SCI5TI/S1 :E!R EMPLOY$ AS PURE RESE>*]S OR 9 5G9E]+ FIELDS1 >E P]FECTLY EQUIPP$ & SITUAT$4 

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