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,QUE/ION3 ,RAPPRO*EM5T4 

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,ANSW]3 ,DE/9Y IS NOT R&OM4 ,FROM ! DEP?S ( A PROV9CIAL T[N :]E REVOLT APPE>$ CONDEMN$ TO IMPOT5CE BECAUSE ! UNUSUAL VOICES ?AT HAD TRI$ TO BE HE>D !RE W]E SOON AFT] SIL5C$1 H[ C\LD ,I NOT BE DAZZL$ BY ,P>IS8 ,IT WAS A T[N :]E1 ONE W\LD SAY1 A SNEEZE WAS 5\< = ! 5TIRE WORLD TO CAT* A COLD4 ,H[EV]1 IF ,I HAD NOT FL\ND]$ 9 EV]YDAY BOR$OM & ! DISSIPATION ?AT EXORCIZES IT1 IF ,I HAD NOT LIV$ ?R\< ! DISGU/ ( CEASELESSLY REPEAT$ DAYS & ! RAGE TO .<WANT TO.> ?R[ !M UP 9TO ! AIR1 W\LD ,I HAVE BE5 IMPASSION$ BY ! ,CRITIQUE ( ,EV]YDAY ,LIFE TO ! PO9T ( WRIT+ TO ITS AU?OR1 ,H5RI ,LEFEBVRE1 ?R\< :OM ,I W\LD MEET ,GUY ,DEBORD1 & OP5 TO ME A FUTURE TO :I* ,I W\LD ASPIRE 9 ! DESPAIR ( NEV] REA*+ IT8 

,AT ! TIME1 ,I'D COMPOS$ AN ESSAY ( GLOBAL POETRY ?AT MIX$ TOGE!R MUSIC1 PHONETIC BEL*+1 FILM SCRAPS & BIT+ D5UNCIATIONS1 ) ! PRAISEWOR?Y 9T5TION ( ANG]+ ! MASSES4 ,9 IT ,I WAS TRY+ TO ILLU/RATE A SUBV]SIVE V]SION ( 0,POETRY MADE BY ALL1 NOT BY ONE P]SON10 :I* ,LAUTREAMONT HAD NOT DISAV[$1 AT LEA/ .<NOT.> 9 HIS 9T5TIONS4 ,I HAVE REMA9$ LOYAL TO ! IDEA1 BORR[$ FROM ,HOLD]L91 ( A POETRY ?AT RECOV]S ITS ETYMOLOGICAL S5SE ( POIE91 TO MAKE1 & ITS FUNDAM5TAL SUB/ANCE AS C>M51 ! SONG & *>M ?AT ,ORPHEUS US$ AT ! P]IL ( HIS LIFE4 ,ONE ( ! MAJOR QUALITIES ( ! SITUATIONI/ MOVEM5T WAS ! FACT ?AT IT BEGAN ) ! ASPIRATION TO ABOLI% - BY MEANS ( 9DIVIDUAL EXI/5CE - AN UNLIVABLE WORLD BY CREAT+ A SOCIETY BAS$ ON ! IRREPRESSIBLE DESIRE TO LIVE4 ,H]E ALSO RESID$ ! SURPASS+ ( ! GR\P1 :I* WAS CONDEMN$ TO BECOME OSSIFI$1 & ! RETURN+ ( ! 9DIVIDUALS .<9VOLV$.> TO ! CREATION ( !IR [N DE/9IES4 

,Q4 ,DISAPPO9TM5T4 

,SOME HAVE PO/ULAT$ AN OPPOSITION BETWE5 0,DEBORD ! ,HEGELIAN0 & 0! ULTRA-,ROMANTIC ,VANEIGEM0 & HIS 0REVOLUTION>Y ROMANTICISM0 70WELL RECEIV$ BY ! Y\NGE/074 ,IS !RE SOME?+ TRUE TO ?IS8 ,>E Y\ AW>E ( ! EXI/5CE ( TWO !ORETICALLY & 0VITALLY0 DIFF]5T 0/YLES08 ,AFT] ! BREAK OR ! SEP>ATION .<( ,VANEIGEM FROM ! ,S,I.>1 H[ HAVE Y\ 9TELLECTUALLY & PRACTICALLY LIV$ ! RECON/ITUTION ( Y\R [N 9DIVIDUAL COH]5CE1 :I* IS AT ! SAME TIME AN EMPA!TIC & SUPPORTIVE COH]5CE8 

,ANSW]3 ,MY AMICABLE RELATIONS ) ,GUY ,DEBORD W]E BUILT UPON A %>$ HA/E TO BE DONE ) ! UNIV]SE1 F9ALLY1 ) AN IMPOSSIBLE LIFE4 ,BE=E TURN+ TO OBSIDIONAL FEV]1 ! IDEA ( ! GR\P 9 P]IL WAS ! GU>ANTEE ( \R SOLID>ITY4 ,WE FELT WE W]E M&AT$ BY HI/ORY - :I* WE W\LD MAKE - TO EXECUTE ! DEA? S5T5CE ?AT M>KET CIVILIZATION HAD PROMULGAT$ AGA9/ ITSELF4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ! V]ITABLE SEP>ATION1 ! ONE ?AT DI/ANC$ US .<FROM EA* O!R.>1 WAS 9 EA* ( US4 ,WE 9C>NAT$ ! NEGATIVE & ?IS NEGATIVITY GNAW$ AWAY AT US4 ,\R FRI5D%IP WAS F\ND$ ON H$ONI/IC EXUB]ANCE & A CRITICAL RIGOR1 P>ADOXICAL 9 ?AT ITS CL>ITY1 ?R[N UPON ! OLD WORLD1 CONCEAL$ :AT REMA9$ >*AIC 9 \R COMPORTM5T4 ,! CONV]G5CE BETWE5 ,! ,SOCIETY ( ! ,SPECTACLE & ,! ,TREATISE ON ,LIV+ CORROBORAT$ ! FACT ?AT ! OBJECTIVE ANALYZES ( ,DEBORD & ,I 7:O WAS MORE C5T]$ UPON SUBJECTIVITY7 W]E REA*$ BY TWO DIFF]5T R\TES4 ,IT IS 9 ! SPECTACUL> LOGIC ( SITUATIONISM & ITS SALESM5 ?AT ONE CREATES .<BRICOL].> A ,DEBORDISM & A ,VANEIGEMISM ON ! MODEL ( ! IDEOLOGICAL OPPOSITIONS ?AT >E PRACTIC$ 9 ! 9TELLECTUAL >5A :]E CONFRONTATION L5DS 9T]E/ TO ! NULLITY ( ?\<T4 ,ONE IS F> FROM ! REAL QUE/ION1 :I* IS TO KN[ BY :AT LACK ( CLAIRVOYANCE WE PRIVILEG$ ! COH]5CE ( ! M9D BY NEGLECT+ ! 9COH]5CE ?AT ! WORK ( ! M9D 9TRODUCES 9TO AN EXI/5CE ?AT WE W]E CONT5T TO AB&ON TO ! CULT ( PLEASURE 9/EAD ( MAK+ IT ! PRIM>Y MATT] ( AN AW>5ESS CAPABLE ( F\ND+ ! HAPP9ESS ( ALL ON ! HAPP9ESS ( EA*4 

,Q4 ,! ,CRITIQUE ( ,RELIGION4 

,ONE ( ! MO/ NOTABLE ASPECTS ( Y\R WORK CONC]NS ! ,*RI/IAN H]ESIES1 CONSID]$ AS RESI/ANCE TO ! DOGMAS & MORAL & POLITICAL DISCIPL9E ( ! ,*UR* 7! ,CA?>S1 ! ,BRO!RS ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT1 ETC474 ,!RE'S A 0FAMILY RESEMBLANCE0 BETWE5 !SE H]ESIES & ! MOD]N REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T3 9SURRECTION & UTOPIA4 ,Y\R %ORT BOOK ,H]ESIES 7#a#i#i#d7 5DS ) ! FOLL[+ P>AGRAPH1 :I* ONE C\LD DESCRIBE AS OPTIMI/IC4 

,! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION & MOD]N CAPITALISM W\LD DEAL MORTAL BL[S TO ! ,EUROPEAN RELIGIONS BY TAK+ TEMPORAL & P5AL P[] AWAY FROM ! ,*UR*4 .<444.> ,LITTLE BY LITTLE1 ,CA?OLICISM & ,PROTE/ANTISM R$UC$ !MSELVES TO ! /ATE ( IDEOLOGIES4 ,9 ! LA/ YE>S ( ! #b? C5TURY1 !Y W\LD NOT ESCAPE FROM ! FATE ( ! TOTALIT>IANISMS & ! =MS ( MONOLI?IC ?\<T4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 LA/ YE> .<,NOAM.> ,*OMSKY SAID1 

,TYPICALLY1 !RE EXI/S AN 9V]SE RELATION BETWE5 EXTREMI/ RELIGI\S BELIEFS & 9DU/RIALIZATION3 ! MORE MOD]NIZATION IS IMPORTANT1 ! LESS IT TOL]ATES RELIGI\S EXTREMISM4 ,NEV]!LESS1 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ?IS CORRELATION IS TOTALLY BROK54 ,ONE CAN ?US SPEAK ( AN UND]DEVELOP$ NECESSITY4 

,?IS IS :Y Y\R POSITION ON ?IS SUBJECT IS P>TICUL>LY POLEMICAL4 

,! ALLEG$ RETURN ( RELIGION ONLY REPRES5TS ONE ( ! REGRESSIONS 9 :I* ! PA/ MANIFE/S ITSELF ?R\< AN >TIFICIAL & FLEET+ RESURG5CE4 ,!Y >E ONLY SPECTACUL> & SELF-P>ODY+ >*AISMS4 ,BY ]OD+ \R MODES ( BELIEF & TRADITIONAL WAYS ( ?9K+ TO ! B5EFIT ( %ORT-T]M CALCULATIONS1 PLANET-WIDE M]CANTILISM MAKES ! RELIGIONS & ! POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES 9TO SIMPLE ECONOMIC ELEM5TS ON ! BALANCE %EET .<L'E*IQUI].> ( ITS NE$S4 ,IT RE9TRODUCES OR GETS RID ( !M ACCORD+ TO ! M>KET'S JUDGM5T ( !IR NECESSITY OR SUP]FLUITY4 

,! REVIVAL ( RELIGI\S V>IANTS DOESN'T ONLY TAKE PLACE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES2 ! CLUMSY & REACTION>Y PRES5CE ( ! ,*UR* HAS 9CREAS$ BRUTALLY 9 OLD1 RI* & 5LI<T5$ ,EUROPE4 ,:AT IS Y\R CURR5T ATTITUDE1 GIV5 ?AT RELIGION IS N[ OMNIPRES5T8 ,&1 TO REMA9 ON ! !ME ( RELIGION3 ,AT A TIME :5 - FROM ,SALMAN ,RU%DIE TO ! ,DANI% C>ICATURES ( ,MOHAMM$ - ! QUE/ION ( ! NIQAB & ! HIJAB1 ! MEAN+ ( JIHAD1 HAVE 9CREAS$ T5SION & POLEMIC1 ! PUBLICATION ( Y\R BOOK ,! ,>T ( ,NOT ,BELIEV+ 9 ,ANY?+ 7:I* 9CLUD$ A REPR9T ( ! ,BOOK ( ! ,?REE ,IMPO/ORS7 PROVOK$ NO REACTION FROM RELIGI\S MONO!I/S4 ,:AT'S NECESS>Y TO PRODUCE !M8 

,ANSW]3 ,BY PUTT+ AN 5D TO ! AGR>IAN ECONOMY1 ITS OPPOSITION TO PROGRESS .<IMMOBILISME.>1 & ! MON>*IC ,/ATE ?AT WAS ITS EMANATION1 ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION & FREE M>KETS DEALT A MORTAL BL[ TO RELIGION4 ,IT WAS 9 VA9 ?AT ! ,RE/ORATION WANT$ TO REE/ABLI% ! NOBILITY & ! ,*UR*4 ,IDEOLOGY SUPPLANT$ BELIEF &1 AS IT W]E1 DEV\R$ IT4 ,& SO1 :AT'S HAPP5+ TODAY8 ,FREE EX*ANGE1 ! S\RCE ( LIB]ALISM & ITS =MAL FRE$OMS1 HAS BECOME A CLOS$ WORLD1 ! IMMOBILITY ( :I* IS NOT )\T ANALOGY TO ?AT ( ! ,ANCI5 ,REGIME1 :I* IT HAD 9ITIALLY BROK54 ,M>KET FRE$OM HAS BECOME TYRANNY4 ,MONEY IS NO LONG] 9VE/$ 9 CAPITALI/ DYNAMISM & PRIVATE 9ITIATIVE2 IT REPRODUCES ITSELF 9 A VACUUM1 9 ! F9ANCIAL BUBBLE CONDEMN$ TO IMPLODE4 ,?IS WORLD HAS NO FUTURE2 ! IMBECILIC FR5ZY TO GET MONEY HAS EMPTI$ ITS PRES5T ( ALL PASSION & 9TELLIG5T LIV+4 

,H[ C\LDN'T SU* F9ANC$ DESPAIR BR+ BACK 9 ITS NETS ! OLD BELIEFS ?AT W]E ONLY EV] JU/IFICATIONS = DEA?3 RELIGION & ! PROMISE ( A PO/HUM\S HAPP9ESS1 NATIONALISM & ! COLLECTIVE SUICIDE ( W>8 ,TRUE T]RORISM IS ACTUALLY ! RESIGNATION TO SELF-DE/RUCTION ?AT ESP\SES ! LOGIC ( A WORLD ?AT DE/ROYS ITSELF 9 ! NAME ( PR(IT4 ,IT IS A C>ICATURAL1 HOLL[ & EMPTY FAI? ?AT HAS GOTT5 RID ( RELIGI\S FAI?3 ! FAI? 9 MONEY4 ,!RE >E NO LONG] .<ANY.> RELIGIONS2 !RE >E ONLY MAFIAS = :I* ! RACKETS ( ! OLD DOGMAS & \TDAT$ IDEOLOGIES ONLY S]VE AS COV] = ! NOISE ( ! CA% REGI/]4 

,I WASN'T TR\BL$ BY ! SIL5CE ?AT WELCOM$ MY BOOK ,ON ! ,9HUMANITY ( ,RELIGION1 PUBLI%$ BY ,D5OEL1 BECAUSE ! TUMULT ( ! ALLEG$LY RESUSCITAT$ RELIGIONS IS ONLY AN E*O 9 AN EMPTY B>REL4 ,!OLOGICAL DISC\RSE HAS LO/ ITS SUB/ANCE TO ! PR(IT ( IDEOLOGY1 & IDEOLOGY HAS BE5 DEVALU$ 9TO AN ECUM5ICAL CLI5TELEISM 9 :I* ! O!R SIDE MEANS H]E .<L'5V]S VAUT L'5DROIT.>1 PROVID$ ?AT ! P[] ( MONEY TRIUMPHS4 

,DE*RI/IANIZATION HASN'T /OPP$4 ,AM]ICAN EVANGELISM & ,ISLAMISM S]VE TO COV] OV] CONFRONTATIONS ( ! MAFIA TYPE ?AT 5D UP DISCONC]T+ ! BELIEV]S4 ,D\BT 9/ALLS ITSELF AMONG ! ,MUSLIMS1 REVOLT$ AS MU* BY ! B>B>ITY ( !IR 9T]NEC9E BATTLES AS BY ! PR(ITS MADE BY GR\PS = :OM RELIGI\S FANATICISM IS ONLY ! AUXILI>Y ( GRE$ 7?IS IS ALSO ! CASE ) ! SO-CALL$ ,M>XI/-,L59I/ FACTIONS 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA & ! ,PHILIPP9ES74 

,A RELIGION WON OV] BY HUMANISM IS A RELIGION ?AT HAS LO/ ITSELF4 ,& ,I ?9K ?AT TRUE HUMAN VALUES1 ?OSE ( LIFE ABOVE EV]Y?+ ELSE1 WILL SOON] OR LAT] SUPPLANT ! CRUDE HYPOCRISY ( HUMANISM4 

,Q4 ,PO/-,TREATISE ,AGITATION4 

,! NEW /ATE ( ! WORLD1 ! AGGRESSION AGA9/ NATURE1 ! NEW NE$S & ! NEW 7& OLD7 9COMPET5CE1 ! M5AC+ NUCLE> COV] UND] :I* WE SURVIVE1 HUNG]1 & ILLNESS - DON'T !Y REQUIRE A NEW =M ( 9T]NATIONAL COMBAT1 :ILE ! NUM]\S TICS & IDEOLOGIES ( CLASSIC ,LEFTISM CON/ITUTE S]I\S OB/ACLES TO ! V]Y DESIRE = EMANCIPATION8 ,TELL US H[ Y\ JU/IFY ! OPTIMISM ?AT Y\'VE NEV] R5\NC$ & ?AT CAN BE SE5 9 Y\R REM>KS ON 0! COLLAPSE ( ! PIMPS = & /RUCTURES ( .<DES S\T5EURS & S\T5EM5TS.> ! PA/0 & ! IDEA ?AT1 0= ! FIR/ TIME 9 HI/ORY1 COMPLETE EMANCIPATION IS 9 ! H&S ( MANK9D40 

,ANSW]3 ,I ATTEMPT$ TO RESPOND TO ?IS QUE/ION 9 ,= ,AN ,9T]NATIONAL ( ! ,HUMAN ,K9D BY EMPHASIZ+ ?AT - EM]G+ FROM ! FIX$ & UNPRODUCTIVE MASS ( F9ANCIAL CAPITALISM1 CONDEMN$ TO SELF-DE/RUCTION - !RE IS A NEO-CAPITALISM DISPOS$ TO 5SURE NEW PR(ITS BY EXPLOIT+ R5EWABLE 5]GY-S\RCES4 ,I AM NEI!R AN OPTIMI/ NOR A PESSIMI/ 70,PESSIMI/S6 ,:AT HAD Y\ HOP$ =80 ,SCUT5AIRE WROTE74 ,I ?9K ?AT ?IS NEO-CAPITALISM (F]S US AN ABSOLUTE WEAPON AGA9/ IT3 :AT'S FREE .<LA GRATUITE.>4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IT IS A WEAPON ?AT WILL ESCAPE \R GRASP IF WE DO NOT E/ABLI% A SY/EM ( SELF-MANAG$ COLLECTIVES 9 :I* WE \RSELVES PRODUCE 7& DO SO = \R USAGE7 ! FREE ?+S ?AT CAPITALISM IS PREP>+ TO *>GE US DE>LY = 7! PROPOSITION BY A MULT9ATIONAL ?AT IT W\LD ASSURE FREE BI(UELS TO ,9DIAN PEASANT COMMUNITIES IF !Y W\LD ACCEPT ! USAGE ( TRANSG5IC RAPE SE$S IS EXEMPL>Y 9 ?IS REG>D74 ,YES1 ,I ?9K ?AT A RADICAL *ANGE IS AT \R DOOR4 ,:AT WE LACK MO/ IS AW>5ESS4 ,TO RECON/RUCT \R LIVES & \R 5VIRONM5TS IS ! ONLY WAY TO DE/ROY ! WORLD ( ! COMMODITY ?AT DE/ROYS US4 ,DESPAIR HAS NOT CEAS$ TO BE ONE ( ! BE/ ALLIES ( OPPRESSION4 ,TO BE CONV9C$ ( ?IS1 IT'S 5\< TO OBS]VE ! RAVAGES ?AT FATALISM CAUSES1 EV5 AMONG ! 5EMIES ( M>KET TYRANNY4 ,! DESPAIR ( ! MASSES1 ) ITS SURGES ( BL9D REVOLT1 IS ! BE/ AUXILI>Y ( ! NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL MAFIAS ( P[]4 

,Q4 ,TO CONCLUDE1 ,I POSE TO Y\ TWO QUE/IONS ( 5ORM\S 9T]E/4 

,! FIR/ QUE/ION CONC]NS PHILOSOPHY4 ,! OBJECTIVE ?AT Y\ PROPOSE IS 0TO ACCOMPLI% ! SURPASS+ ( RELIGION & ITS MA/] S]VANT1 PHILOSOPHY40 ,ISN'T IT POSSIBLE1 ON ! O!R H&1 TO F9D 9 ! MANY HI/ORICAL EPISODES ( PHILOSOPHY MANIFE/ATIONS ( ?9K+ ?AT >E AUTONOM\S &1 9 L>GE P>T1 SUBV]SIVE8 ,IS ?IS R\TE HOPELESS AT ! CURR5T MOM5T8 

,ANSW]3 ,AS SUBV]SIVE AS IT WAS1 PHILOSOPHY ONLY EV] DESACRALIZ$ RELIGION & SECUL>IZ$ ITS PR9CIPLES ( S91 GUILT1 ATONEM5T & SACRIFICE4 ,PHILOSOPHY C\NTS ON ! M9D 9/EAD ( F\ND+ ITSELF ON LIFE4 ,! CONCEPTS ( !ORY & PRACTICE ONLY REPRODUCE ! DUALITY ?AT PRESIDES OV] ! EXPLOITATION ( MAN BY MAN3 ?AT ( MANUAL LABOR & 9TELLECTUAL WORK4 

,M>X'S REM>K - 0,! PHILOSOPH]S HAVE ONLY 9T]PRET$ ! WORLD4 ,IT IS N[ A QUE/ION ( TRANS=M+ IT40 - M]ITS SPECIFICATION4 ,IT IS NOT ?R\< ?\<T SEP>AT$ FROM LIFE ?AT WE WILL *ANGE ! WORLD2 IT WILL BE ?R\< ! AW>5ESS ( \R DAILY EXI/5CE1 ( ! LIFE ?AT TRIES TO EMANCIPATE ITSELF BY PROPAGAT+ :AT'S FREE1 ! REF9EM5T ( DESIRE1 & G5]OSITY4 

,Q4 ,! SECOND ( !SE QUE/IONS CONC]NS :AT Y\ CAN TELL ME ( Y\R REC5T EXP]I5CES 9 ,MEXICO - A PLACE1 AMONG SO MANY O!RS1 :]E ! PROBLEMS AT H& SEEM F> REMOV$ FROM ?OSE ( \R ,EUROPEAN CONTEXT4 

,ANSW]3 ,I SAW 9 ! 9DIG5\S PEASANT COMMUNITIES1 :I* NUMB] AMONG ! POORE/ 9 ,MEXICO1 AN EMANCIPATION MOVEM5T - BO? 9T5SE & SL[ - 9 :I* A REALITY ?AT ,I'VE NEV] OBS]V$ ANY:]E ELSE IS SKET*$ \T3 A DIRECT DEMOCRACY F\ND$ ON TRUE HUMAN PROGRESS4 ,! ,ZAPATI/AS ( ,*IAPAS HAVE UND]TAK5 TO RESI/ ALL =MS ( P[] BY ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES & PRACTIC+ AUTONOMY4 ,?OSE 0)\T FACES0 :O HAVE ! FACES ( ALL >E 9 ! PROCESS ( %[+ HUMANITY ITS TRUE FACE4 ,BY SEIZ+ SEV5 T[NS 9 ,*IAPAS ON #a ,JANU>Y #a#i#i#d1 ! ,ZAPATI/A ,>MY ( ,NATIONAL ,LIB]ATION HASN'T SIMPLY DRAWN ! ATT5TION ( FIVE CONT95TS2 IT HAS ALSO %[N ?AT ! REVOLUTION IMAG9$ 9 #aihc BY SIX GU]RILLAS 7FIVE M5 & A WOMAN71 PASSABLY CRAZY1 TAK5 REFUGE 9 ! JUNGLE ( ,LA ,SELVA1 HAS PASS$ ?R\< ! IMPROBABLE & BECOME 5GAG$ 9 A PROCESS ( PRACTICAL REALIZATION4 ,! L&1 ALREADY PORTION$ & A S\RCE ( CONFLICT1 IS CULTIVAT$ COLLECTIVELY4 ,! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES >E SOV]EIGN4 ,*ILDR5 >E 9VOLV$ 9 !M & HAVE ! RI<T TO 9T]V5E4 ,NO ONE PROPOSES HIM OR H]SELF AS A C&IDATE2 AT ONE MOM5T OR ANO!R1 EV]YONE - ) !IR AGREEM5T - IS TASK$ ) A PRECISE MISSION1 :I* !Y EXECUTE AS .<BE/.> !Y CAN & !N REPORT BACK TO ! COMMUNITIES4 

,FROM ! BEG9N+1 ! 9DIG5\S MOVEM5T CONJO9TLY DECL>$ ITS SPECIFICITY & ITS WILL TO ]ADICATE ! >*AISMS - SU* AS MA*ISMO & ! PATRI>*AL SPIRIT - ?AT >E 9COMPATIBLE ) A REAL DEMOCRACY4 ,! IMPORTANCE ( WOM5 HASN'T CEAS$ TO GR[ 9 ! 0C\NCILS ( GOOD GOV]NM5T0 & 9 ! 9/ANCES ( DECISION-MAK+ 9 :I* ! PR9CIPLE 0LEAD BY OBEY+0 HAS ! P]MAN5T CONTROL BY ! BASE AS ITS GU>ANTEE4 

,! MIDWIVES WORK 9 ASSOCIATION ) 0HEAL? PROMOT]S0 9 MICRO-CL9ICS ?AT >E EV]Y:]E4 ,EA* VILLAGE HAS A S*OOL & ITS 0$UCATION PROMOT]S40 ,! *ILDR5 PLAY - !RE >E OBVI\SLY NO *ILD SOLDI]S - TAK+ C>E ( ! Y\NGE/ ONES1 & !Y >E TAU<T ! V]NACUL> LANGUAGE & ,CA/ILIAN1 !IR [N CULTURE1 ! OP5+ TO ! WORLD1 ! SCI5CES & ! OBS]VATION ( NATURE1 :I* !Y PROTECT1 NOT DUE TO AN ECOLOGICAL VOCATION BUT BECAUSE IT IS A P>T ( !IR EXI/5CE4 ,! 9VITATION TO READ1 WRITE1 C\NT & /UDY - BORN FROM ! /RUGGLES ( A PEOPLE :O HAVE HAD NO?+ = C5TURIES - HAS 9H]IT$ FROM ! ,ZAPATI/A UPRIS+1 NOT ! PRET5SE TO BE EV]Y?+1 BUT ! RESOLUTION TO LIVE 9/EAD ( SURVIVE4 ,= ! ,ZAPATI/A ,9DIANS & ,ME/IZOS1 TO BE !MSELVES IS TO BECOME HUMAN BE+S 5TIRELY AP>T4 ,NO ONE IS PAID1 NOR LACKS ANY?+ ESS5TIAL1 :I* IS FURNI%$ BY ! COMMUNITY4 ,NO DIPLOMAS1 COMPETITION1 RIVALRY OR SOCIAL SUCCESS OP5 .<HA*URANT.> ! HORIZON ( SORDID AMBITION4 

,APPROPRIATIONAL RIVALRY IS ABOLI%$ BY ! COLLECTIVE EXPLOITATION ( ! L& BY ALL & TO ! PR(IT ( ALL4 ,ONE ONLY EXPECTS ( ! ONE :O IS 9/RUCT$ ?AT HE OR %E 9/RUCTS ! O!RS4 ,9SURRECTION>Y EXP]I5CE & ! FEEL+ ( RESI/ANCE F\ND A WILL = AUTONOMY ?AT1 SPURR$ ON BY ! DESIRE TO PROGRESS1 FEELS ! NE$ = A VA/] KN[L$GE4 ,EMULATION & CURIOSITY DRAW FROM IT A S+UL> DET]M9ATION ?AT1 ?\< OCCASIONALLY & APP>5TLY UNC]TA9 & CASUAL1 REMA9S UN%AKABLE 9 ITS PR9CIPLES3 TO C\NT ON ITS [N BASIS1 TO DEVELOP SELF-MANAGEM5T1 & TO REFUSE ALL RELATIONS ) ! C5TRAL ,/ATE1 ITS REGIONAL (FICES & ! MULT9ATIONALS ?AT MANIPULATE !M ACCORD+ TO !IR 9T]E/S4 ,LIKE ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! BODY ?AT RISES FROM & RETURNS TO IT1 ALL P>TS ( ! BASE SEE TO IT ?AT !Y NEV] SEP>ATE (F4 ,! WILL TO EMANCIPATION IS ALWAYS ?REAT5$4 ,IT TAKES ! RISK KN[+LY4 0,WE >E NOT A MODEL10 A ,TSOTSIL WOMAN SAID4 0,WE >E AN EXP]IM5T40 

,AT ! EXIT FROM ,SAN ,CRI/OBAL1 !RE IS A BASE ?AT ONE CAN DESCRIBE AS EXP]IM5TAL4 ,)\T BE+ ,ZAPATI/A1 IT IS P>T ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,IT APPE>S TO ME TO ILLU/RATE :AT CAN BE CREAT$ BY A POOR SOCIETY FROM ! MOM5T ?AT LIFE IS ! ONLY WEAL? ?AT IS TAK5 9TO ACC\NT4 ,SITUAT$ ON TW5TY HECT>ES1 ! ,C5TRO ,9DIG5A DE ,CAPACITACION ,9TEGRAL 7OR ,CIDECI7 =MS AN AUTONOM\S & REBELLI\S T]RITORY ?AT ONLY TAKES HELP FROM ! 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY ?AT IS FREELY (F]$4 

,:OEV] DESIRES IT RECEIVES ! TEA*+ ( HIS OR H] *OICE = FREE4 ,ONE CAN ALSO F9D AT ,CIDECI A %OE-REPAIR WORK%OP1 AS WELL AS DEP>TM5TS ( C>P5TRY1 METALLURGY1 COMPUT]S1 WEAV+1 (FICIAL & TRADITIONAL M$IC9ES1 MUSIC1 LIT]ACY1 >*ITECTURE1 ORGANIC AGRICULTURE1 CLO?+1 EMBROID]Y1 FOOD1 MASONRY1 9DU/RIAL DESIGN4444 

,/>T+ AT ! AGE ( TWELVE1 /UD5TS >E ADMITT$1 )\T ANY O!R AGE LIMIT1 )\T PRELIM9>Y EXAMS OR P>TICUL> ABILITIES4 ,A S+LE CONDITION IS REQUIR$3 ONE MU/ HAVE ! DESIRE TO /UDY & BE 9 LOVE ) KN[L$GE4 ,?IS KN[L$GE WILL NOT BE CONV]T$ 9TO CA%1 BUT PROPAGAT$ 9 ! PEASANT COMMUNITIES FROM :I* ! /UD5TS COME OR 9 :I* !Y JUDGE IT USEFUL TO TEA* !IR >TS BY =M+ O!R S*OOLS1 AS WELL AS BY VOLUNTE]+ TO BE COMPANIONS 9 ! /RUGGLE = AUTONOMY4 

,IT IS WELL UND]/OOD ?AT ! SPECIFICITY ( SU* AN EXP]IM5T IS NOT EXPORTABLE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 A QUE/ION >ISES3 ,:AT LESSONS CAN BE LE>N$8 ,& :AT GIVES ?IS QUE/ION A UNIV]SAL RESONANCE IS - 9 ! MID/ ( ! CRISIS ( \R P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACIES1 ALL ( :I* >E ]OD$ BY CORRUPTION & MANIPULAT$ BY MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATIONS - ! URG5CY ) :I* WE MU/ 9V5T A DIRECT DEMOCRACY ?AT IS F\ND$ ON HUMAN RI<TS1 A DEMOCRACY ?AT WILL 9VOLVE ! LIB]ATION ( EV]YDAY LIFE FROM ! ECONOMIC EXPROPRIATION 9 :I* IT F9DS ITSELF R$UC$ TO AN OBJECT ( M>KET NEGOTIATION4 

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