,! ,9DIVIDUALI/ & ,SOCIETY 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,VICTOR ,S]GE 

,TEXT 3 

,! WORD SOCIETY IS SYNONYM\S ) A GR\P4 ,TODAY MO/ M5 CON/ITUTE AN IMM5SE GR\P+ ?AT1 ?\< SUBDIVID$ 9TO AN 9F9ITE NUMB] ( SUB-GR\PS 7RACES1 NATIONALITIES1 SOCIAL CLASSES1 IDEOLOGICAL GR\PS7 CAN NEV]!LESS BE CONSID]$ AS A :OLE4 ,IT IS ?IS :OLE1 ?IS =MIDABLE COLLECTIVITY ?AT WE DESIGNATE ) ! WORD SOCIETY4 

,TO CONSID] SOCIETY AS AN ASSEMBLAGE ( 9DIVIDUALS & TO D5Y ?IS ANY IMPORTANCE1 AS SOME DO1 IS SIMPLI/IC1 TOO SIMPLI/IC4 ,IT MEANS FAIL+ TO UND]/& SOCIAL PSY*OLOGY1 ! PSY*OLOGY ( CR[DS &1 :AT IS MO/ SURPRIS+1 ! RESULTS ( ! MO/ ELEM5T>Y OBS]VATIONS4 ,9 TRU?1 OBS]VATION %[S US & /UDY CONFIRMS ?AT FROM ! FACT ?AT !Y F9D !MSELVES BR\<T TOGE!R ?R\< 9T]E/S1 ASPIRATIONS1 OR SIMIL> H]$ITY1 M5 >E MODIFI$4 ,A NEW PSY*OLOGY IS CREAT$1 COMMON TO ALL ! MEMB]S ( ! ASSOCIATION4 ,FROM ?IS PO9T !Y CON/ITUTE A CR[D1 & ?AT CR[D HAS A M5TALITY1 A LIFE1 A DE/9Y DI/9CT FROM ! 9DIVIDUALS ?AT COMPOSE IT4 

,! EXI/5CE ( A SOCIETY IS ?IS RUL$ BY LAWS AS IMMUTABLE AS ?OSE ( BIOLOGY ?AT RULE ! EXI/5CE ( 9DIVIDUALS4 

,LET US N[ POSE ! QUE/ION3 >E !SE LAWS FAVORABLE TO ! 9DIVIDUAL8 ,>E !Y 9 H>MONY ) HIS 9/9CTS8 

,9 A EXCELL5T LITTLE 0,PRECIS DE ,SOCIOLOGIE0 ,M4 ,G4 ,PALANTE WROTE3 0,A SOCIETY1 ONCE =M$1 T5DS TO MA9TA9 ITSELF10 BY VIRTUE ( :I*1 09 ALL DOMA9S -- ECONOMIC1 POLITICAL1 LEGAL1 MORAL -- 9DIVIDUAL 5]GIES WILL BE N>R[LY SUBORD9AT$ TO COMMON UTILITY4 ,WOE ON ?OSE 5]GIES ?AT DO NOT B[ BE=E ?AT DISCIPL9E4 ,SOCIETY BREAKS OR ELIM9ATES !M ) NEI!R HA/E NOR PITY4 ,IT BR+S ! MO/ ABSOLUTE CONTEMPT ( ! 9DIVIDUAL TO ?IS EXECUTION4 ,IT ACTS LIKE A BL9D 9/9CT1 IRRESI/IBLE & IMPLACABLE4 ,9 A T]RIBLY CONCRETE =M IT REPRES5TS ?AT BRUTAL =CE ?AT ,S*OP5HAU] DESCRIB$3 ',! WILL TO LIFE SEP>AT$ FROM ! 9TELLECT4' 

0,DESPITE ALL ! OPTIMI/IC UTOPIAS1 EV]Y SOCIETY IS & WILL BE EXPLOITATIVE1 DOM9AT+1 & TYRANNICAL4 ,IT IS SO NOT BY ACCID5T1 BUT BY ESS5CE40 

,?IS IS EV5 MORE ! CASE BECAUSE WE FEEL ! 0G5]AL LAW ( SOCIAL PRES]VATION10 ADMITT$ BY ALMO/ ALL CONTEMPOR>Y SOCIOLOGI/S1 WEI<+ PA9FULLY UPON \R %\LD]S4 

,& IF WE ADD ! 0LAW ( SOCIAL CON=MITY1 :I* CONSI/S 9 EV]Y ORGANIZ$ SOCIETY DEM&+ ( ITS MEMB]S A C]TA9 SIMIL>ITY ( CONDUCT1 APPE>ANCE1 & EV5 ( OP9IONS & IDEAS10 & :I* 0CONSEQU5TLY BR+S ) IT A LAW ( ! ELIM9ATION ( 9DIVIDUALS REBELLI\S TO ?IS CON=MISM10 ! CONFLICT BETWE5 ! 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIETY APPE>S TO US TO ITS FULL EXT5T4 

,A GLANCE >\ND US CONFIRMS 9 A /RIK+ FA%ION ! CONCLUSION ?AT WE >RIV$ AT !ORETICALLY4 

,:AT IS MORE 9IQUIT\S 9 FACT ?AN ! SO-CALL$ SOCIAL CONTRACT1 9 ! NAME ( :I* EA* IS CRU%$ BY ALL8 ,Y\ WILL BE A WORK]1 Y\ WILL BE A SOLDI]1 Y\ WILL BE A PRO/ITUTE1 = SOCIAL NECESSITIES DEM& ?IS1 & BECAUSE A CONTRACT ?AT NO ONE WILL EV] ASK$ Y\ TO AGREE TO =CES Y\ BE SO4 ,Y\ WILL OBEY ! LAW1 Y\ WILL BE TRADITION'S S]VANT2 Y\ WILL LIVE ACCORD+ TO USAGE & CU/OM4 ,& YET TRADITION1 LAW1 & USAGE RE/RICT Y\1 H9D] Y\R DEVELOPM5T1 MAKE Y\ SUFF]4 ,OBEY1 B[1 ABDICATE1 O!RWISE Y\R NEI<BORS WILL CONDEMN & PURSUE Y\4 ,PUBLIC OP9ION WILL D]IDE Y\ & WILL CALL = ! WOR/ PUNI%M5TS = Y\R 9SOL5CE2 ! LAW WILL ATTACK Y\4 ,/>V$1 DEFAM$1 CURS$1 DI%ONOR$ Y\ WILL BE ! REBEL :O !Y IMPLACABLY /RANGLE4 

,SU* IS ! REALITY4 0,I0 HAVE NEI!R FA!RL&1 NOR MONEY NOR PROP]TY TO DEF5D4 ,:AT DIFF]5CE DO MY 9T]E/S MAKE TO SOCIETY8 ,IT NE$S SOLDI]S1 & SO IT IMPOSES ON ME ! FA!RL&1 ! B>RACKS1 A UNI=M444 

0,I0 AM NO LONG] ! DUPE ( ! \TDAT$ MORALITY ?AT RULES ! LIFE ( ! CR[D4 ,I ASPIRE TO LOVE FREELY444,BUT ! SOCIAL BODY NE$S LOVES ?AT >E RESPECTFUL ( ! LAW1 & IF ,I DON'T M>RY BE=E ! MAYOR ! LAW & OP9ION RES]VE !IR RIGORS = ME4 

,I LOVE WORK4 ,BUT ,I WANT TO FREELY C>RY IT \T4 ,! WAGE SY/EM PRES5TS ME ) ! ALT]NATIVE ( BE+ A SLAVE1 A ?IEF1 OR ( DY+ ( HUNG]4 

,& WE %\LDN'T CONDEMN ONE =M ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION -- AU?ORIT>IAN CAPITALISM -- MORE ?AN O!R4 ,TO BE SURE1 IT ISN'T DIFFICULT TO CONCEIVE ( A SOCIETY 9COMP>ABLY LESS BAD1 MORE LOGICAL1 MORE 9TELLIG5TLY ORGANIZ$4 ,BUT ASIDE FROM ! FACT ?AT ITS MORE OR LESS DI/ANT REALIZATION IS AN >GUABLE HYPO!SIS1 WE %\LDN'T HIDE FROM \RSELVES ?AT IT WILL ALWAYS PRES5T S]I\S OB/ACLES TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4 

,! HYPO!SIS ( A COLLECTIVI/ TOMORR[ PRESAGES A F]OCI\S /RUGGLE BETWE5 ! /ATE & ! FEW 9DIVIDUALITIES DESIR\S ( PRES]V+ !IR AUTONOMY4 ,EV5 UND]/OOD 9 ! BROADE/ S5SE -- ?AT ( \R AN>*O-COMMUNI/ FRI5DS -- A SOCIAL GR\P+ WILL 9EVITABLY T5D TO IMPOSE ONE IDEOLOGICAL CR$O ON ITS MEMB]S4 ,!RE WILL /ILL BE ! /RUGGLE BETWE5 ! 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIETY1 BUT 9/EAD ( DISPUT+ HIS LIB]TY & HIS MAT]IAL LIFE IT WILL DISPUTE HIS 9TELLECTUAL & MORAL 9DEP5D5CE4 ,& NO?+ SAYS ?AT = ! M5 ( ! FUTURE -- IF ?AT FUTURE IS EV] REALIZ$ -- ! C\RSE ( ?AT /RUGGLE WILL NOT BE EV]Y BIT AS PA9FUL AS ! FI<T = BREAD1 LOVE1 & FRE% AIR IS TODAY6 

,9 EV]Y SOCIAL GR\P+ ! 9DIVIDUALI/ WILL REMA9 A REBEL4 

,JU/ BECAUSE WE TAKE NOTE ( ! ANTAGONISM BETWE5 ! 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIETY WE %\LDN'T BE ?\<T TO BE UNSOCIABLE4 ,YET ON SEV]AL OCCASIONS ADV]S>IES HAVE S\<T TO CREATE ?AT CONFUSION4 

,LIFE 9 SOCIETY HAS ADVANTAGES ?AT NONE AMONG US W\LD ?9K ( CONTE/+4 ,BUT AS EGOI/S1 DESIR\S ( LIV+ 9 ACCORDANCE ) \R IDEAS1 WE DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT EV5 ! UNAVOIDABLE 9CONV5I5CES4 ,?IS IS ONE ( ! *>ACT]I/IC TRAITS ( AN 9DIVIDUALI/3 0,HE DOESN'T RESIGN HIMSELF1 EV5 TO :AT IS FAT$40 

,IF BY A SOCIABLE 9DIVIDUAL WE MEAN HE :O DOESN'T DI/URB HIS NEI<BOR -- OR DI/URBS AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE1 ! 9DIVIDUALI/ IS ! S\L ( SOCIABILITY4 ,ABOVE ALL1 ?IS IS ! CASE ?R\< 9T]E/3 TO DI/URB MORE (T5 ?AN NOT OP5S ONE TO BE+ DI/URB$4 ,HE ?US LETS O!RS LIVE AS !Y WI%1 AS LONG AS !Y GRANT HIM ! SAME RI<T4 ,HE DOESN'T IGNORE ! ADVANTAGES ( 0ASSOCIATION FREELY CONS5T$ TO10 A TEMPOR>Y ASSOCIATION ( GOOD WILLS1 ) A PRACTICAL GOAL 9 M9D4 ,BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE ! DUPE ( ! IDOL ( ,SOLID>ITY & ALL[ HIMSELF TO BE ABSORB$ BY A COT]IE1 A *APEL1 OR A SECT4 

,IF HE IS /RONG -- & WE ?9K ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO AFFIRM Y\RSELF )\T BE+ /RONG -- HE IS EV5 MORE SOCIABLE4 

,! /RONG >E G5]\S1 BE+ RI* 5\< TO BE G5]\S3 ! MO/ 5]GETIC REBELS1 ! MO/ 9DOMITABLE 5EMIES ( SOCIETY HAVE ALWAYS BE5 BIG-HE>T$4 

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