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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,R&OLPH ,B\RNE 

,TAGS 3 PILL> ( FIRE1 MIDDLE-CLASS RADICALISM1 Y\NG RADICAL1 SEYM\R DEM+1 PROPHETIC FIRE1 LABOR MOVEM5T1 9TELLECTUAL RADICALISM1 9TELLECTUAL1 DEM+1 FIRE4 

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,PHOTO BY ,B]IT ,WATK91,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,MR4 ,SEYM\R ,DEM+ FOLL[S HIS ELOQU5T ,MESSAGE TO ! ,MIDDLE ,CLASS ) AN ASSAULT UPON ! COLLEGES4 ,HIS BOOK HE CALLS A PR(ANE BACCALAUREATE1 & IT RIPS ALONG AS FROM ONE :O IS OV]TURN+ ! ALT>S ( ,BAAL4 ,NO ONE HAS A /YLE QUITE LIKE ?IS1 ) ITS MIXTURE ( ,GREEK CLASSICISM & ,BROADWAY SLANG1 ) ITS *EAP S>DONIC KICKS & ITS SUDD5 FLA%ES ( 9SI<T4 ,MR4 ,DEM+ MOVES Y\1 BUT HE LEAVES Y\ 9 ! 5D MORE 5T]TA9$ ?AN P]SUAD$4 ,HIS PROPHETIC FIRE IS SO MU* FIRE & SO LITTLE LI<T4 ,! FIR/ P>T ( ! BOOK IS DEVOT$ TO PICTURESQUE D5UNCIATION ( ! COLLEGES = NOT TRA9+ A MAN TO MAKE A LIV+4 ,! SECOND GLORIFI$ ! RADICAL AS ! MAN :O SCORNS SUCCESS1 & HAS TURN$ FROM EV]Y?+ :I* ! WORLD ?9KS ( VALUE4 ,SU* LOGIC DIMS ! =CE ( HIS BLA/4 

,I QUITE AGREE ) ,MR4 ,DEM+ ?AT ! OBJECT ( AN $UCATION IS TO KN[ A REVOLUTION :5 Y\ SEE ONE4 ,COLORADO1 ,CALUMET1 & ,WE/ ,VIRG9IA %\LD MAKE ! COLLEGE SKY MU* MORE LURID ?AN !Y DO4 ,BUT SOME?+ MORE IS NE$$ = ?IS CLASS UNCONSCI\S ( CLASS-CONSCI\SNESS ?AN CL>ION CALLS SUMMON+ IT TO BE RADICAL4 ,MR4 ,DEM+ HAS TOO MU* ( ! M>TYR-COMPLEX4 ,HE TALKS AS IF ! RADICAL ( TODAY OCCUPI$ ! POSITION ( SOCIAL \TLAWRY ?AT ! ,ABOLITIONI/ ( #ahe OCCUPI$4 ,TO BE RADICAL1 HE SAYS1 IS TO BE ?RU/ \T ( ! SOCIETY ( CULTIVAT$ M51 & TO SEEK ONE'S COMPANION%IP AMONG ! MEEK & L[LY4 ,HE SPEAKS TOO ALWAYS AS IF ?IS LITTLE GR\P ( E>LY ,*RI/IANS LIV+ 9 CATACOMBS W]E ALL ( ! SA9TLIE/ BRE$1 ! FOOLI% :O HAVE CONF\ND$ ! SAY+S ( ! WISE4 ,MO/ ( US US$ TO BELIEVE BO? ( !SE ?+S4 ,BUT MO/ ( US HAVE GIV5 UP LOOK+ ON \RSELVES AS H]OES & M>TYRS BECAUSE WE BLASPHEME ! PROP]TY-GOD ( ,?+S-,AS-,!Y-,>E4 ,WE HAVE CLIMB$ \T ( ! CATACOMBS1 & WE F9D MANY RADICALS DISILLUSION+4 ,WE HAVE EI!R GR[N UP OR ! WORLD HAS MOV$ ON4 

,! REAL TR\BLE ) MIDDLE-CLASS RADICALISM 9 ?IS C\NTRY TODAY IS ?AT IT IS TOO EASY4 ,IT IS BECOM+ TOO POPUL>4 ,IT IS NOT ! H]OIC ABNEGATION :I* ,MR4 ,DEM+ PICTURES1 BUT SOME?+ :I* ALMO/ ANYBODY CAN 5COMPASS4 ,! RANKS >E FULL ( ! UNFOCUS$ & ! UN?9K+4 ,LET ! COLLEGE MAN OR GIRL :O LI/5S TO ,MR4 ,DEM+'S S]MON JO9 ! ,9T]COLLEGIATE ,SOCIALI/ ,SOCIETY OR SOME SIMIL> 9/ITUTION1 & DISCOV] H[ DISC\RAG+LY RESPECTABLE !Y >E4 ,! ONLY WAY BY :I* MIDDLE-CLASS RADICALISM CAN S]VE IS BY BE+ FI]CELY & CONC5TRAT$LY 9TELLECTUAL4 ,?IS IS SOME?+ :I* !SE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SO F> FAIL$ TO DO4 ,! LABOR MOVEM5T 9 ?IS C\NTRY NE$S A PHILOSOPHY1 A LIT]ATURE1 A CON/RUCTIVE SOCIALI/ ANALYSIS & CRITICISM ( 9DU/RIAL RELATIONS4 ,H[ V]Y F> EV5 ! MO/ 9TELLIG5T ACCR$IT$ REPRES5TATIVES ( LABOR >E /ILL FROM SU* A GOAL IS %[N BY ! ,MANLY REPORT4 ,LABOR WILL SC>CELY DO ?IS ?9K+ = ITSELF4 ,UNLESS MIDDLE-CLASS RADICALISM ?RE%ES \T ITS CATEGORIES & 9T]PRETATIONS & UND]TAKES ?IS CON/RUCTIVE ?\<T IT WILL NOT BE DONE4 ,MR4 ,DEM+ MU/ ADD TO HIS MESSAGE ( FIRE ! CLE> COLD DET]M9ATION TO BE 9TOL]ABLY 9TELLECTUAL4 

,GIV5 ! PROPHETIC FIRE1 ! Y\NG MIDDLE-CLASS RADICAL TO :OM ,MR4 ,DEM+ APPEALS %\LD BE ABLE TO F9D HIMSELF 9 AN 9TELLECTUAL MOVEM5T :I* IS /RUGGL+ TO CL>IFY ITS IDEAS & USE !M AS TOOLS = TURN+ UP ! LAY]S & 9T]PRET+ ! *ANGES 9 ! SOCIAL WORLD AB\T !M4 ,9TELLECTUAL RADICALISM %\LD NOT MEAN REPEAT+ /ALE DOGMAS ( ,M>XISM4 ,IT %\LD NOT MEAN ! /UDY ( SOCIALISM4 ,IT HAD BETT] MEAN A RE/LESS1 CONTROV]SIAL CRITICISM ( CURR5T IDEAS1 & A HAMM]+ \T ( SOME CLE>-SI<T$ PHILOSOPHY ?AT %ALL BE ?IS PILL> ( FIRE4 ,! Y\NG RADICAL TODAY IS NOT ASK$ TO BE A M>TYR1 BUT HE IS ASK$ TO BE A ?9K]1 AN 9TELLECTUAL LEAD]4 ,SO F> AS ! (FICIAL RADICALS DEPRECATE SU* AN 5T]PRISE !Y MAKE !IR MOVEM5T /]ILE4 ,YET H[ (T5 :5 ATTEMPTS >E MADE TO GR\P RADICALS ON AN 9TELLECTUAL BASIS DOES NOT SOME OR?ODOX ELD] ( ! SOCIALI/ *UR* >ISE & SOLEMNLY D5\NCE SU* 9TELLECTUAL SNOBBI%NESS4 ,LET !SE Y\NG M5 & WOM51 HE WILL SAY1 GO D[N 9TO ! LABOR UNIONS & ! SOCIALI/ LOCALS & LE>N ( ! WORK+MAN4 ,LET !M T\* ! GREAT HE>T ( ! PEOPLE4 ,LET !M PUT ASIDE !IR UNIV]SITY KN[L$GE & HE> ?AT :I* IS REVEAL$ UNTO BABES4 ,ONLY BY HUMBLY WORK+ UP ?R\< ! ACTUAL LABOR MOVEM5T WILL ! Y\NG RADICAL LE>N HIS JOB4 ,HIS 9TELLECTUALISM HE MU/ DISGUISE4 ,! EPI!T 9TELLECTUAL MU/ MAKE HIM TURN PALE & RUN4 

,& SO ?IS MIDDLE-CLASS RADICALISM T5DS TO DRIFT1 DE/ITUTE ( 9TELLECTUAL LI<T4 ,! PUGNACI\S ?9K]S :O WANT TO ?RA% ?+S \T F9D !MSELVES LABEL$ HET]ODOX & ESOT]IC4 ,!RE IS LITTLE CONTROV]SY BECAUSE NOBODY WILL QU>REL AB\T IDEAS4 ,! WORK]S MU/ NOT BE (F5D$ & ! MOVEM5T MU/ NOT BE SPLIT4 ,! Y\NG RADICAL SOON LE>NS TO BE A%AM$ ( HIS 9TELLECTUAL BIAS1 & AFT] AN 9EFFECTUAL EF=T TO SQUEEZE HIMSELF 9TO ! M9D ( ! WORK+MAN DRIFTS AWAY DISILLUSION$ FROM HIS TIMID COLLEGIATE RADICALS4 ,HIS 5]GY EVAPORATES1 BECAUSE 9TELLECTUAL RADICALISM WAS AFRAID TO BE ITSELF4 

,MR4 ,DEM+ IGNORES ?IS PRACTICAL PO/LUDE TO HIS *ALL5GES4 ,! PILL> ( FIRE WAS NOT AN EXCIT+ AL>M BUT A GUIDE :I* L$ ! WAY T[>D ! ,PROMIS$ ,L&4 ,A CL\D BY DAY1 ITS MISSION BY NI<T WAS TO GIVE =? NOT HEAT BUT LI<T4 ,JU/ SO F> AS SU* MESSAGES AS ,MR4 ,DEM+'S >E REAL PILL>S ( FIRE !Y >E ! NE$FULLE/ WE C\LD HAVE4 

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