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,S9CE ,FEBRU>Y #a#e1 ! CAPITOL BUILD+ 9 ,MADISON1 ,WISCONS9 HAS BE5 AT ! C5T] ( A /ORM ( POPUL> PROTE/ AGA9/ PROPOS$ AU/]ITY MEASURES 9CLUD+ ANTI-UNION LEGISLATION4 ,HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE OCCUPI$ ! BUILD+ UNTIL ,M>* #c1 T\*+ (F O!R ACTIONS >\ND ! /ATE1 9CLUD+ AN ONGO+ UNIV]SITY OCCUPATION 9 ,MILWAUKEE ?AT BEGAN ,M>* #b4 

,ON ,M>* #i1 :ILE ,S5ATE ,DEMOCRATS W]E ABS5T 9 PROTE/1 ,WISCONS9'S ,REPUBLICAN ,S5ATORS PASS$ A BILL /RIPP+ PUBLIC-SECTOR UNIONS ( COLLECTIVE B>GA9+ RI<TS4 ,9 RESPONSE1 ?\S&S RETURN$ TO ! CAPITOL BUILD+1 =C+ OP5 W9D[S & PU%+ PA/ /ATE PATROLM5 TO RE5T] & OCCUPY IT4 ,POLICE EV5TUALLY GAVE UP ATTEMPT+ TO CONTROL ! CR[DS1 & ! ANN\NCEM5T W5T \T ?AT !Y W\LD NOT REMOVE DEMON/RATORS FROM ! BUILD+ DESPITE ! C\RT ORD] ?AT HAD =C$ ! 5D ( ! PREVI\S OCCUPATION4 ,AT ! HI< PO9T ON ,W$NESDAY EV5+1 SEV]AL ?\S& PEOPLE FILL$ ! FIR/ ?REE FLOORS ( ! BUILD+ 5TIRELY2 AFT] MIDNI<T1 A FEW HUNDR$ /ILL REMA9$1 DESPITE ! USUAL PLEAS FROM AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZ]S = PEOPLE TO LEAVE4 

,UNIONS >E LEGALLY PROHIBIT$ FROM CALL+ = A G5]AL /RIKE1 BUT !RE HAS BE5 MU* TALK ( /RIK+4 ,9 ANY CASE1 A S]IES ( PROTE/S >E PLANN$ = ! NEXT SEV]AL DAYS4 ,9 ADDITION TO ?IS LI/ ( DEMON/RATIONS ,?URSDAY MORN+1 ,?URSDAY EV5+ A FLA% MOB IS PLANN$ = ! UNIV]SITY LIBR>Y 9 ,MADISON AT #a PM1 ,SATURDAY F>M]S WILL DRIVE !IR TRACTORS 9TO ,MADISON 9 PROTE/1 & IT'S RUMOR$ ?AT TEA*+ ASSI/ANTS WILL GO ON /RIKE ON ,MONDAY :5 ! /ATE CONTRACT ) ! ,TEA*+ ,ASSI/ANTS' ,ASSOCIATION EXPIRES4 

,EV5TS >E /ILL UNFOLD+ 9 ,WISCONS91 & MAY YET ESCALATE FUR!R4 ,BUT WE CAN ALREADY DRAW SOME CONCLUSIONS FROM !M1 :I* CAN GUIDE US 9 ! MON?S AHEAD-= ,WISCONS9 IS SURELY ONLY ! FIR/ ( MANY /ATES ?AT WILL SEE PUBLIC \TRAGE OV] AU/]ITY MEASURES4 

,! ROLE ?AT ! CAPITOL BUILD+ HAS PLAY$ 9 ,WISCONS9'S PROTE/ MOVEM5T %[S ! IMPORTANCE ( E/ABLI%+ A PUBLIC RELATION%IP TO PHYSICAL SITES ?AT CAN S]VE AS SOCIAL C5T]S DUR+ UPHEAVALS4 ,JU/ AS UNIV]SITY OCCUPATIONS S]V$ AS N]VE C5T]S DUR+ ! ,DECEMB] #bh UPRIS+ 9 ,GREECE1 ! CAPITOL BUILD+ (F]$ A FOCAL PO9T = DEMON/RATORS TO BUILD UP MOM5TUM OV] A P]IOD ( WEEKS1 & A SPACE TO CONGREGATE 9 RESPONSE TO NEW DEVELOPM5TS4 

,!RE >E SEV]AL O!R IMPORTANT PO9TS TO MAKE H]E4 ,FIR/1 H[EV] DEVI\S ! ,REPUBLICAN ,S5ATORS' MA*9ATIONS1 ! BILL WAS PASS$ BY DEMOCRATIC PROCESS1 ! SAME WAY C\NTLESS O!R BILLS >E PASS$4 ,?OSE :O PROTE/ AGA9/ IT >E ESS5TIALLY PROCLAIM+ ?AT REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY HAS FAIL$ !M3 !Y >E ASS]T+ ?AT !RE IS MORE LEGITIMACY 9 ANGRY PEOPLE OCCUPY+ ! CAPITOL BUILD+ ?AN !RE IS 9 ,S5ATORS DO+ :AT !Y W]E ELECT$ TO DO4 ,AS AN>*I/S1 WE :OLEHE>T$LY AGREE-WORK]S DES]VE ACCESS TO ! RES\RCES CURR5TLY BE+ HO>D$ BY CAPITALI/S REG>DLESS ( :AT GOES ON 9 VOT+ BOO?S OR POLITICIANS' (FICES4 ,! QUE/ION IS :E!R ! MOVEM5T WILL ADOPT ?IS POSITION \TRI<T1 OR REMA9 MIR$ 9 ! CONTRADICTIONS ( CLAIM+ TO POSE A DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION TO ! DEMOCRATIC PROCESS4 

,SECOND1 ?IS IS NOT SIMPLY A QUE/ION ( POLITICIANS BE+ MEAN3 FROM ! CAPITALI/ P]SPECTIVE1 !SE AU/]ITY MEASURES REALLY >E UNAVOIDABLE4 ,! /ATE BUDGET DIRECTOR CLAIMS ?AT ,WISCONS9 FACES A TWO-YE> BUDGET %ORTFALL ( @s#c4#f BILLION--= COMP>ISON1 ?AT'S MORE ?AN ?REE TIMES :AT ! ,CANADIAN GOV]NM5T SP5T = SECURITY AT LA/ SUMM]'S FULLY MILIT>IZ$ ,G#b SUMMIT4 ,AS F> AS ! POLITICIANS >E CONC]N$1 ?AT MONEY REALLY DOES HAVE TO COME FROM SOME:]E1 :E!R FROM HI<] TAXES OR GOV]NM5T CUTS4 ,9DE$1 ELSE:]E 9 ! ,U,S ,DEMOCRATS >E PROPOS+ SIMIL> MEASURES = !IR [N /ATES4 ,?IS MAY LEGITIMATELY BREAK !IR HE>TS1 BUT !Y SEE NO O!R WAY4 

,FROM \R P]SPECTIVE1 ( C\RSE1 ALL ?IS IS DESPICABLE NONS5SE4 ,CORPORATE MAGNATES >E SITT+ ON ! BIGGE/ =TUNES 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! WORLD4 ,! NET WOR? ( JU/ ONE ( ! PLANET'S #aba BILLIONAIRES--LET'S SAY ,BILL ,GATES--C\LD PAY (F A BUDGET %ORTFALL OV] FIFTE5 TIMES ! SIZE ( ! ONE 9 ,WISCONS92 DI/RIBUT$ AMONG ,WISCONS9'S #e4#f MILLION RESID5TS1 ?AT W\LD BE @s#a1 EA*4 ,! PROBLEM IS NOT ?AT !RE'S NO MONEY--AT ?IS PO9T MONEY IS SIMPLY CREAT$ BY ! ,F$]AL ,RES]VE :5EV] !Y *OOSE--BUT ?AT ! VA/ MAJORITY ( IT IS HELD HO/AGE BY A FEW RI* PEOPLE :O DON'T GIVE A DAMN :AT HAPP5S TO ANYONE ELSE4 ,IF ?IS IS EV5 CAUS+ TR\BLE = GOV]NM5TS1 :I* WORK H& 9 GLOVE ) CAPITALI/S1 ?AT JU/ %[S ! MAGNITUDE ( ! CRISIS4 

,!RE'S ANO!R WAY TO SAY ?IS3 CAPITALISM HAS REA*$ ITS LIMITS & CAN ONLY PRODUCE ONE CRISIS AFT] ANO!R--W>1 RECESSION1 BAIL\TS1 AU/]ITY MEASURES4 ,POLITICIANS >E BE+ HONE/ :5 !Y SAY !Y SEE NO O!R WAY1 BUT ONLY BECAUSE !Y'RE NOT WILL+ TO CONSID] ! POSSIBILITY ?AT ! SY/EM ITSELF IS ! PROBLEM4 ,IT'S UP TO US TO PO9T ! WAY TO ANO!R SOCIAL SY/EM ?AT C\LD DI/RIBUTE WEAL? & P[] MORE S5SIBLY4 

,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 IT'S A MI/AKE TO EXPECT A LITTLE PROTE/+ TO A*IEVE IMM$IATE RESULTS4 ,EV5 IF WE MANAGE TO /OP ONE WAVE ( CUTBACKS & ROLLBACKS1 A ?\S& MORE ASSAULTS WILL FOLL[4 ,! /ATE LIT]ALLY CAN'T BACK D[N--! POLITICIANS HAVE NO:]E TO GO4 ,SO RA!R ?AN FOCUS+ ON A*IEV+ 0REALI/IC0 GOALS1 SU* AS BLOCK+ A P>TICUL> BUDGET OR BILL1 WE HAVE TO ?9K BIGG]4 ,H[ DO WE BUILD A LONG-T]M MOVEM5T ?AT CAN FI<T AGA9/ CAPITALISM ITSELF8 ,H[ DO WE APPROA* !SE PROTE/S AS ! />T+ PO9T = ! SAVAGE1 YE>S-LONG /RUGGLE ?AT UND\BT$LY AWAITS8 

,?OSE CONSID]ATIONS MAKE IT P>TICUL>LY DISPIRIT+ TO COME ACROSS ATTITUDES LIKE ! ONE EXPRESS$ BY ,WISCONS9 TEA*] ,PEGGY ,KRUSE1 QUOT$ AS SAY+1 0,MO/ TEA*]S >E MORE ?AN HAPPY TO TAKE ! #a#h.0 PAY CUT1 TO DO ANY?+ ?AT WILL HELP GET ! /ATE BACK & RUNN+4 ,WE'RE MO/ CONC]N$ AB\T ! LOSS ( COLLECTIVE B>GA9+ RI<TS40 

,9 O!R WORDS1 ,KRUSE IS WILL+ TO CONC$E ANY?+1 SO LONG AS %E RETA9S H] RI<T TO CONC$E4 ,LET ,BILL ,GATES KEEP HIS @s#e#f BILLION :ILE WE GET PAY CUTS OR P9K SLIPS--JU/ DON'T T\* ! ILLUSION ?AT WE *OOSE ?IS /ATE ( AFFAIRS6 

,ACCEPT+ DEFEAT 9 ADVANCE 9 ?IS WAY GOES ALONG ) A BL9D FAI? 9 0PEACEFUL PROTE/40 ,SIGNS 9 ,WISCONS9 READ 0,F,I,<,T ,L,I,K,E ,A,N ,E,G,Y,P,T,I,A,N10 BUT ,EGYPTIAN PROTE/]S BURN$ D[N POLICE /ATIONS4 ,NEI!R 0PEACEFUL0 PROTE/S NOR MORE ASS]TIVE ONES >E LIKELY TO BR+ AB\T ! IMM$IATE REPEAL ( ! BILL PASS$ ,M>* #i-SO QUE/IONS AB\T H[ DISOB$I5CE PLAYS TO ! M$IA OR AFFECTS ! PROSPECTS ( ! ,DEMOCRATS >E BESIDE ! PO9T4 ,! QUE/ION1 ONCE MORE1 IS :AT WILL CATALYZE A FI]CE NEW MOVEM5T ?AT CAN GO BEYOND S+LE-ISSUE DEF5SIVE MEASURES TO PU% = A FUNDAM5TAL %IFT 9 ! SOCIAL ORD]4  
  

,ANY?+ ! MOVEM5T ACCOMPLI%ES1 IT WILL ACCOMPLI% 9 DEFIANCE ( ! AU?ORITIES1 9 DEFIANCE ( W\LD-BE LEAD]S :O W\LD TAME & DIRECT IT1 9 DEFIANCE ( UNION BUREAUCRATS :O DON'T D>E CALL = A G5]AL /RIKE EV5 AS !Y >E /RIPP$ ( ALL P[]4  
  

,?US F>1 EV]Y?+ ?AT HAS GIV5 VITALITY TO ! MOVEM5T 9 ,WISCONS9 HAS COME \T ( A SPIRIT ( REBELLION4 ,?OSE :O BROKE 9TO ! CAPITOL BUILD+ ! EV5+ ( ,M>* #i DID SO 9 DEFIANCE ( ! C\RT ORD] ?AT HAD CONCLUD$ ! PREVI\S OCCUPATION4 ,9 ?IS LI<T1 IT IS P>TICUL>LY EMB>RASS+ ?AT C]TA9 AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZ]S W\LD 5T] ! BUILD+ ILLEGALLY JU/ TO TELL PEOPLE TO LEAVE IT POLITELY4 ,IF POLICE DID NOT >RE/ OR REMOVE DEMON/RATORS1 IT WAS NOT BECAUSE ! DEMON/RATORS HAD ! RI<T TO BE 9 ! BUILD+--POLICE BEAT & MURD] PEOPLE ) NO JU/IFICATION ON A REGUL> BASIS--BUT BECAUSE ! DEMON/RATORS HAVE MOBILIZ$ 5\< P[] TO =CE ! AU?ORITIES TO BACK D[N2 POLIT5ESS & OB$I5CE CAN ONLY DETRACT FROM ?IS LEV]AGE4 ,ANY?+ ! MOVEM5T ACCOMPLI%ES1 IT WILL ACCOMPLI% 9 DEFIANCE ( ! AU?ORITIES1 9 DEFIANCE ( W\LD-BE LEAD]S :O W\LD TAME & DIRECT IT1 9 DEFIANCE ( UNION BUREAUCRATS :O DON'T D>E CALL = A G5]AL /RIKE EV5 AS !Y >E /RIPP$ ( ALL P[]4 

,SOME ( ! PROTE/]S UND]/& ?IS ALREADY4 ,! *ANTS ( 0,O,C,C,U,P,Y60 & 0,G,5,],A,L ,/,R,I,K,E60 ?AT E*O$ 9 ! CAPITOL BUILD+ ,W$NESDAY NI<T RECALL ! *ANTS ( MORE MILITANT & DEEPLY ROOT$ OV]SEAS ANTI-AU/]ITY MOVEM5TS4 ,AS ! CONFLICTS G5]AT$ BY CAPITALI/ CRISES 9T5SIFY1 AN>*I/S CAN EXPECT TO BE \TDONE BY O!R WORK+ & UNEMPLOY$ PEOPLE4 

,:AT CAN Y\ DO TO TAKE A SIDE 9 ?IS /RUGGLE8 ,IF A G5]AL /RIKE REALLY DOES TAKE (F1 ?AT MEANS--9 ! WORDS ( \R COMRADES--,N,O,B,O,D,Y ,& ,N,O,?,+ ,W,O,R,K,S4 ,IF Y\ >E 9 OR NE> ,WISCONS91 Y\ CAN SUPPORT A /RIKE BY 9T]RUPT+ BUS9ESS AS USUAL3 CALL+ 9 SICK TO WORK1 OCCUPY+ BUILD+S1 BLOCK+ /REETS4 ,LOOK = WAYS Y\ CAN CONNECT ) O!RS 9 ! PROCESS--:AT Y\ CAN DO ON Y\R [N IS NOT NE>LY AS IMPORTANT AS H[ Y\R EF=TS BECOME 9FECTI\S4 

,! MO/ IMPORTANT QUE/ION ( ALL IS H[ TO SPREAD ! ACTION BEYOND ! CAPITOL4 ,! CAPITOL SYMBOLIZES 0DEMOCRACY10 :I* IS TO SAY TOP-D[N CONTROL4 ,BUT CAPITALISM IS NOT SIMPLY MA9TA9$ 9 GOV]NM5T BUILD+S4 ,9ITIATIVES LIKE ! UNIV]SITY OCCUPATION 9 ,MILWAUKEE >E IMPORTANT 9 ?AT !Y (F] A MODEL = H[ TO EXP& ! T]RA9 ( CONFLICT4 ,RA!R ?AN EV]YONE DESC5D+ UPON ! CAPITOL TO BE M]E FACES 9 A MASS1 PEOPLE %\LD GO :]EV] !Y WILL BE MO/ EFFECTIVE PROPORTIONATE TO !IR NUMB]S4 ,AN OCCUPATION ( #e PEOPLE 9 ,LA ,CROSSE C\LD HAVE T5 TIMES ! IMPACT ( #e MORE PEOPLE JO9+ AN EXI/+ OCCUPATION 9 ,MADISON4 

,IT'S ALSO CRUCIAL TO EXP& ! ISSUES BEYOND LEGISLATION AFFECT+ UNIONS & /ATE EMPLOYES4 ,SPONTANE\S HI< S*OOL WALK\TS ALREADY SET A PREC$5T = ?IS 9 ,FEBRU>Y1 CONNECT+ ! PROPOS$ CUTBACKS TO ! ALI5ATION ( Y\NG PEOPLE :O HAVE NOT YET EV5 BE5 ?R[N AT ! M]CY ( ! JOB M>KET4 ,?IS ISN'T JU/ AB\T GOV]NM5T CUTBACKS OR UNION RI<TS--IT IS ABOVE ALL AB\T SELF-DET]M9ATION4 ,IF Y\ DON'T HAVE A UNION JOB OR A /ATE SAL>Y1 IF Y\'RE UNEMPLOY$ OR PREC>I\SLY EMPLOY$1 Y\'RE ALREADY AFFECT$ BY ! SAME CONDITIONS ! ,REPUBLICANS 9 ! ,WISCONS9 GOV]NM5T HOPE TO 9T5SIFY4 

,TO SAY ?IS ONCE MORE1 WE %\LDN'T EVALUATE EF=TS ACCORD+ TO H[ EFFECTIVE !Y >E 9 IMM$IATELY A*IEV+ *ANGES 9 LEGISLATION1 OR = ?AT MATT] H[ MANY PEOPLE !Y DRAW TO RALLIES4 ,! REAL QUE/ION IS !IR CONT5T3 DO !Y CREATE NEW RELATION%IPS BETWE5 PEOPLE1 NEW WAYS ( RELAT+ TO MAT]IAL GOODS8 ,DO !Y DEMON/RATE VALUES ?AT PO9T BEYOND CAPITALISM8 ,DO !Y PRODUCE NEW MOM5TUM1 NEW WAYS ( FI<T+1 NEW UNRUL9ESS8 

,IF Y\ LIVE F> \TSIDE ,WISCONS91 TAKE ?IS AS A W>N+ %OT2 DON'T BE CAU<T (F GU>D :5 ! SAME ?+S OCCUR :]E Y\ LIVE4 ,?9K AB\T H[ Y\ CAN PREP>E SO Y\'LL BE READY TO PU% ?+S FUR!R :5 ! W9D[ ( OPPORTUNITY OP5S UP4 ,?IS IS NOT A FLUKE1 BUT ! FIR/ SIGNS ( A LONG W> F9ALLY BEG9N+ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 

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