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,! HYPOCRISIES ( HI]>*ICAL POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS KN[ NO B\NDS4 ,( ?IS WE CAN BE C]TA94 ,H[EV]1 WE %\LDN'T BE CAJOL$ 9TO ?9K+ ?AT ! POLITICAL RI<T HAVE A MONOPOLY ON CONTRADICTION & DUPLICITY4 ,AS F> AS IT PLAYS ! GAME ( MOD]N P[] POLITICS1 ! 9CONSI/5CIES & FOLLIES ( ,! ,LEFT RIVAL ?OSE ( ANY RI<TI/ GR\P+4 ,! MOD]N-DAY DISCIPLES ( ! DEAD M5 ) BE>DS >E BY NO MEANS IMMUNE TO ! WOR/ EFFECTS ( DOGMATISM & MYOPIA4 

,! BELOV$ MOVEM5T - OR :AT EXI/S ( A MOVEM5T - IS 9 CON/ANT SE>* ( A TOTEM3 A REAL1 TANGIBLE EXAMPLE ( ANTI-IMP]IALI/ PRACTICE1 ( 'ACTUALLY EXI/+ SOCIALISM' OR AN EV]-ILLUSIVE ALT]NATIVE TO CAPITALI/ HEGEMONY4 ,9 ITS QUE/ = A 'MODEL PUPIL'1 A RAISON D'ETRE1 A RALLY+ CRY1 IT F9DS ITSELF SID+ ) CRYPTO-FASCI/ DEMAGOGUES & EQUALLY ?UGGI% 'RESI/ANCE MOVEM5TS'4 ,L>GE SECTIONS ( TODAY'S 'PROGRESSIVES' >E BL9D$ BY ! OLD ASSUMPTION ?AT MY 5EMY'S 5EMY IS MY FRI5D4 

,:AT W]E ONCE ! 7NOM9ALLY7 *]I%$ PR9CIPLES ( ! OLD ,LEFT HAVE FAD$1 ONLY TO BE REPLAC$ BY A S+LE DOCTR9E ( ANTI-IMP]IALISM_/ANTI-,ZIONISM4 ,RACE & G5D] EQUALITY1 RADICAL DEMOCRACY1 9DIVIDUAL LIB]TY1 EGALIT>IANISM & EV5 CLASS POLITICS HAVE BE5 AB&ON$ & SUBSUM$ BY A UNIT>Y OPPOSITIONAL CRE$3 ,ALL IS N[ SACRIFIC$ 9 A DI/ORT$ UNIT$ FRONT AGA9/ ,U,S =EIGN POLICY4 

,NO:]E IS ?IS CLE>] 9 ! /ATI/ LEFT'S RESPONSE TO ! CIVIL W> 9 ,SYRIA4 ,SOME HAVE F\ND A NEW H]O 9 ,BA%> AL-,ASSAD & HIS ,BA'A?I/ REGIME4 ,O!RS HAVE WEI<$ 9 ON ! SIDE ( ',! ,REBELS' AS IF !Y W]E SOME UNIT$ BLOC REPRES5TATIVE ( ! ,SYRIAN PEOPLE1 RA!R ?AN A HODGEPODGE ( JIHADI/ MILITANTS1 ,>MY DEFECTORS & SOME 7IT APPE>S 9CREAS+LY FEW7 WELL-9T5TION$ ,SYRIANS OPPOS$ TO ! AU?ORIT>IANISM ( ! ,ASSAD FAMILY4 ,! ,LEFT'S RESPONSE TO SU* CRISES IS AS CONFUS$ AS EV]4 ,!Y FAVOR BLACK & :ITE PL$GES ( 'SOLID>ITY' - TOO (T5 AN EMPTY WORD ) NO PRACTICAL ACTION ATTA*$ - OV] A NUANC$ RESPONSE TO COMPLEX PROBLEMS4 ,!Y'LL BACK ANY?+ OR ANYONE SUP]FICIALLY OPPOS$ TO ,U,S 9T]E/S4 

,!RE'S ALWAYS BE5 A T5D5CY TO ROMANTICIZE >M$ REVOLUTION>IES & BE>D$ GU]RILLA FI<T]S1 BUT ! MA*O FANTASIZ+ REA*ES ITS NADIR AT ANTI-,ISRAELI DEMON/RATIONS :5 ,S,W,P ACTIVI/S BEG9 TO *ANT ',WE >E ALL ,HEZBOLLAH6' ,! ,P>TY ( ,GOD'S VIRUL5T ANTI-,SEMITISM1 MISOGYNY1 OPPOSITION TO FREE SPEE*1 WORK]S' RI<TS & P]SONAL FRE$OMS IS ( NO CONSEQU5CE1 NOR A RELIGI\S FANATICISM ?AT PUTS ! ,REPUBLICAN RI<T TO %AME2 :AT MATT]S IS !IR OPPOSITION TO ! ,EVIL ,EMPIRE4 ,?IS IS NOT TO >GUE = ! ESS5TIAL B5EVOL5CE ( ,AM]ICAN =EIGN POLICY1 QUITE ! OPPOSITE1 BUT TO QUE/ION A SIMPLI/IC M9D-SET ?AT IS TYPICAL ( MANY RADICALS1 :O 9/9CTIVELY SUPPORT ANY?+ ?AT ! ,U,S OPPOSES4 

,SOME ( ! NUTTI] SECTS ON ! ,/AL9I/ LEFT EV5 HOLD PUBLIC MEET+S ?AT %[] PRAISE ON ,KIM ,JONG-,UN'S ,D,P,R,K & /ILL BEMOAN ! FALL ( ! WORK]S' GULAG ?AT WAS ! ,U,S,S,R4 ,/ILL MORE LAUD ! ,*9ESE ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 !IR GLORI\S ROAD TO SOCIALISM VIA SWEAT%OPS4 ,!Y >E /UCK 9 A REALPOLITICAL F>CE 9 :I* !Y'LL L5D !IR E> 7&1 ( C\RSE1 !IR 'SOLID>ITY'7 TO ANY DESPOT :O :ISP]S ANTI-,AM]ICANISM AS A VIRTUE4 ,!Y'LL =GO LOOK+ AT ! CONCRETE POLICIES OR PRACTICES ( AN ORGANIZATION & S5D \T !IR FRAT]NAL GREET+S TO MILITANT CABALS & DICTATORIAL /RONG-M51 AS LONG AS !Y >E CONSID]$ TO BE WORK+ AGA9/ ! 9T]E/S ( ,AM]ICAN CAPITALISM4 

,!SE MILITANTS WANT !IR WORLDVIEW REPRES5T$ 9 SOME (FICIALLY-RECOGNIZ$ GEOGRAPHICAL 5TITY4 ,!Y CRAVE TO F9D A PLACE :]E !IR !ORETICAL ,UTOPIAS >E PRACTICALLY REALIZ$ 9 ORD] ?AT !Y CAN PO9T TO ! %9+ PA? ( SOME CRACKPOT DICTATOR1 PR9T !IR FACES ON ,T-%IRTS & SAY1 '?IS IS ! WAY1 TRU? & ! LI<T' - A BULW>K AGA9/ ! ,GREAT ,SATAN ( IMP]IALISM & MONOPOLY CAPITAL4 ,IT S]VES AS A RALLY+ PO9T = DESP]ATE S\LS :O SEE SOCIALISM 9 ! FLAGS ( NATION /ATES & C5TRAL COMMITTEE COMMUNIQUES4 

,AN>*I/S EULOGIZE ! LIV$ EXAMPLES ( LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM 9 ,B>CELONA1 ! ,COMMUNE ( #a#h#g#a1 ,MAKHNO'S ,UKRA9E & ! WORK]S' UPRIS+S ( TIMES PA/4 ,H[EV]1 UNLIKE ! AU?ORIT>IAN LEFT1 WE HAVE NEV] HAD \R TOTEMIC SYMBOL1 \R RALLY+ CRY1 \R ,U,S,S,R1 \R 5EMY'S 5EMY1 \R NATION-/ATE4 ,9/EAD WE HAVE ! LIV$ EXP]I5CES ( MILLIONS ?R\<\T HI/ORY4 ,MUTUAL AID1 COOP]ATION1 COMMON [N]%IP & CONTROL1 NOT AS REPRES5T$ BY A SPECTACUL> ICON - A ,CA/RO1 ,MAO OR A KAFIYEH-CLAD GU]RILLA - BUT LIV$ DIRECTLY )\T M$IATION & )\T BE+ RECUP]AT$ BY CROOKS DRAP$ 9 SOCIALI/ R$4 ,WE NE$ TO UND]/& ! TRUE NATURE ( /RUGGLE1 ( WORK]S REALIZ+ !IR [N P[] ?R\< /RUGGLE1 NOT BE CAU<T 9 ! />-GAZ+ SPECTACLE ( LEFTY IDOLATRY4 ,BUT ! LEFT IS ON ! BACK FOOT4 ,!Y >E /ILL 9 RETREAT4 ,! DEFEATS ( REC5T DECADES HAVE LEFT SOME YE>N+ TO SEE !IR ASPIRATIONS REIFI$ 9 ,! ,O!R4 ,BUT 9 !IR DESP]ATION1 9 !IR )DRAWAL FROM ! CLASS /RUGGLE T[>DS A FACILE POSITION ( ,AM]ICA-BA%+ !Y HAVE F9I%$ *AS+ *IM]AS AS S]VANTS ( MORALLY BANKRUPT DEMAGOGUES4 

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