,! ,PROBLEM ) 0,ZEITGEI/0 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,ZEITGEI/ ,MOVEM5T IS N[ UBIQUIT\S4 ,EV]Y:]E ,I TURN1 ,I HE> ALI5AT$ Y\? HAV+ DIALOGUE AB\T ?IS PH5OM5ON1 & ,I OP5$ A LOCAL FREE NEWSPAP] REC5TLY TO F9D AN >TICLE AB\T COLLEGE DROP\TS :O DRIVE A BUS >\ND ! C\NTRY PROMOT+ ! MOVEM5T'S IDEAS4 

,!RE IS A ( C\RSE A GREAT IRONY 9 ?IS MOVEM5T3 0,ZEITGEI/0 HAS ALL BUT REPLAC$ ! FR+E-GR\PS DISCUSS+ ,SEPTEMB] #a#a? BE+ AN 9SIDE-JOB & O!R IRRELEVANT 0CONSPIRACIES0 7( C\RSE ! CONSPIRACY 9DU/RY IS RELUCTANT TO ACKN[L$GE ! TWO GREATE/ PUBLIC CONSPIRACIES3 CAPITAL & ! ,/ATE74 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! ANTI-POLITICAL FICTION DU-JOR HAS HAD QUITE ! METAMORPHOSIS4 ,ALEX ,JONES1 ONE ( ! 5TREPR5EURS ( ! CONSPIRACY 9DU/RY & PROPON5TS ( 0,NEW ,WORLD ,ORD]0 0!ORY0 7IF EV] A WORD WAS SO BA/>DIZ$71 HAS BE5 DE?RON$ BY ,PET] ,JOSEPH & HIS HYPO!TICAL TE*NOLOGICAL UTOPIA4 

,JOSEPH1 TOO1 HAS DRA/ICALLY *ANG$ HIS TUNE4 ,! FIR/ ,ZEITGEI/ FILM WAS CLI*E CONSPIRACISM1 I4E41 ! ,F$]AL ,RES]VE1 ,SEPTEMB] #a#a?1 & ! ,NEW ,WORLD ,ORD] >E DISCUSS$ 9 9TRICATE1 ALBEIT FABRICAT$1 DETAIL4 ,!SE >E ALL FAVORITES 9 ! CONSPIRACI/ MILIEUS4 

0,ZEITGEI/0 HAS *ANG$ ?IS1 H[EV]4 ,! MO/LY ANGLO-SAXON1 7PREVI\SLY7 POLITICALLY RI<T-LEAN+ CON/ITU5CY ?AT PRAIS$ ,RON ,PAUL AS ! NEW SAVIOR1 HAS 7K9D (7 DONE A #a#h4 ,:AT DO ,I MEAN BY ?IS8 ,WELL1 = ! UN9ITIAT$1 ! ,ZEITGEI/ ,MOVEM5T HAS N[ CLAIM$ TO BE ! 0ACTIVI/ >M0 ( ! ,V5US ,PROJECT1 A /RANGE ORGANIZATION SPE>HEAD$ BY SOCIAL 5G9E] & >*ITECT ,JAQUE ,FRESCO4 ,)\T DIGRESS+ 9TO AN ABYSS1 A BRIEF OV]VIEW ( ! ,V5US ,PROJECT W\LD BE RELEVANT TO ! DISCUSSION3 A TE*NOLOGICALLY ADVANC$ CITY BLUEPR9T ?AT DID AWAY ) MONEY1 W>1 5VIRONM5TAL DEGRADATION1 & EV5TUALLY1 !Y CLAIM1 GOV]NM5T4 ,JAQUE ,FRESCO & ,ZEITGEI/ LEAD] ,PET] ,JOSEPH DESCRIBE !SE SU/A9ABLE CITIES AS 5COMPASS+ A 0RES\RCE-BAS$ ECONOMY40 

,:AT W\LD BE RELEVANT TO ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS AB\T SU* A MOVEM5T8 ,:AT %\LD BE RELEVANT IS ! FACT ?AT MANY >E CO-OPT+1 CONNOT+1 OR M]ELY ASSOCIAT+ ! MOVEM5T ) AN>*ISM4 

,AN OV]VIEW ( 0,ZEITGEI/0 S\NDS GOOD1 & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,:AT'S ! PROBLEM1 Y\ MAY ASK8 ,! MA9 PROBLEM IS ?AT IT'S A UTOPIAN VISION1 I4E41 ! ,ZEITGEI/ ,MOVEM5T GOES 9 DEP? ON H[ ! NEW WORLD WILL LOOK1 BUT IT (F]S NO VISION ON H[ TO CREATE ! NEW WORLD )9 ! %ELL ( ! OLD4 ,! SECOND PROBLEM IS ESS5TIALLY AN EXT5SION ( ! =M]3 PEOPLE %\LD NOT BE TOLD :AT K9D ( SOCIETY !Y %\LD HAVE4 ,IT IS HI<LY D\BTFUL ?AT ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN !ORY CAN COME FROM AN AU?ORITY1 ACADEMIC OR O!RWISE4 ,ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN !ORY IS P>TICIPATORY1 & IF MEAN+FUL1 IS CREAT$ BY A MAJORITY4 ,:]E9 0REVOLUTION0 IS NE$$1 TO REMA9 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN & RELEVANT TO A MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION1 IT REQUIRES ! MAJORITY4 ,O!RWISE1 IT RISKS ! DANG] ( BECOM+ A VANGU>D4 ,BUT 0,ZEITGEI/0 HAS NO M5TION ( H[ TO GET FROM H]E-TO- !RE4 

,TR\BLESOME 9 ! DIALOGUE ,I HAVE HE>D1 AS M5TION$1 IS ! IDEA ?AT 0,ZEITGEI/0 IS AN>*ISM 7,JOHNSON1 #b#i74 ,AN>*ISM HAS NEV] PREA*$ ONE WAY1 AS DOES 0,ZEITGEI/0 7SAVE = ! AN>*O-DOGMATI/S74 ,! LACK ( PLURALITY )9 ! MOVEM5T & ACCEPTANCE1 ( SAY1 PRIMITIVI/S1 SYNDICALI/S1 COMMUNI/S1 OR O!R SOCIALI/S1 IS NOT KN[N BECAUSE IT IS OMITT$4 0,ZEITGEI/0 ALSO IMM$IATELY CONNOTES HI]>*Y S9CE IT PUTS ALL ( ITS FAI? 9 SCI5CE1 H5CE SCI5TI/S4 ,S9CE SOME WILL BE MORE APT ?AN O!RS T[>DS SCI5CE1 ?IS C\LD EASILY GIVE US A NEW BUREAUCRACY4 

,! ,ZEITGEI/ ,MOVEM5T IS NOT A POLITICAL MOVEM5T8 

,PET] ,JOSEPH CLAIMS ?AT 0,ZEITGEI/0 IS NOT A POLITICAL MOVEM5T47,JOSEPH1 #b#i74 ,?IS IS A /RANGE /ATEM5T = ,JOSEPH4 ,AFT] ALL1 HE IS DEEM+ P[] /RUCTURES USELESS & OBSOLETE1 WANTS TO ABOLI% ! MONET>Y SY/EM1 DISMANTLE MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATIONS1 &1 APP>5TLY1 ! NATION-/ATE4 ,NOT POLITICAL8 ,IT S\NDS AN AWFUL LOT LIKE HI/ORICAL POLITICAL MOVEM5TS ?AT >OSE ?R\< ! DEVELOPM5T ( CAPITALISM & ! LABOR MOVEM5T'S RESPONSE TO IT 7!SE >E ?OSE PESKY WORK+-CLASS PEOPLE ?AT ,JOSEPH IS RELUCTANT TO M5TION71 I4E41 ,M>XISM1 & AN>*ISM4 ,P]HAPS HE'S BE5 ON ! FR+E RI<T-W+ = SO LONG /UDY+ CONSPIRACISM 7:I* SEEMS TO BE NOT SO 5 VOGUE !SE DAYS AS EVID5C$ BY ! POPUL>ITY ( ?IS ,ZEITGEI/ ?+7 ?AT HE DOESN'T KN[ HIS HI/ORY4 ,= A MOVEM5T TO BE 0POLITICAL10 IT DOESN'T REQUIRE POLITICAL P>TIES & LEAD]%IP2 POLITICAL MOVEM5TS CAN BE NON-HI]>*ICAL & HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) ! /ATE OR1 LIKE AN>*ISM1 BE AGA9/ ! /ATE4 

,ONE W\LD ?9K ?AT SOMEONE :O IS >TICULAT+ A FRAMEWORK = OV]?R[+ ! ,/ATE & CAPITALISM W\LD HAVE DONE SOME RESE>*4 ,EI!R ,JOSEPH IS OMITT+ ! WORKS ( ,M>X & CLASSICAL AN>*ISM1 I4E41 ! REVOLUTION>Y ASPECTS ( :AT IS CALL$ ! ,LEFT1 OR HE IS SIMPLY OMITT+ ! HI/ORY TO APPEAL TO A CON/ITU5CY ?AT IS ( ! EXTREMI/ RI<T4 ,?9K AB\T ! OPPOSITE SC5>IO3 LET'S ASSUME ?AT ,I TRY TO SELL A S*EME TO ! ,LEFT ?AT 9VOLVES COMPLETELY D]EGULAT$ M>KETS1 DAT$ IDEAS LIKE ! GOLD /&>D1 CONDEMN W> BECAUSE IT ISN'T CO/-EFFECTIVE1 SEEK TO ABOLI% ALL TAXES & R$UCE ! ROLE ( GOV]NM5T1 BUT NEV] M5TION ! HI/ORY ( LASAIZE-FAIRE ECONOMICS2 ,I DON'T ?9K ?AT ! LEFT W\LD BE AS K9D1 & QUICKLY PO9T \T ?AT ,I AM TRY+ TO PIT* !M A REHA%$1 WAT]$-D[N V]SION ( CAPITALISM4 

,A-HI/ORICAL ACC\NTS >E TR\BLESOME 9 ANY REG>D4 ,! ,AM]ICAN 0PROGRESSIVE0 COMMUNITY IS QUICK TO PO9T \T ! CRIM9AL ACTIONS ( ,REPUBLICAN PRESID5TS LIKE ,GEORGE ,W4 ,BU%1 BUT SL[1 OR RETIC5T1 TO DISCUSS ANALOG\S & EQUALLY ATROCI\S ACTS COMMITT$ BY PRESID5TS LIKE ,J,F,K OR ,BILL ,CL9TON 7! CONSPIRACI/ RI<T-W+ IS ALSO RETIC5T 9 REG>DS TO ! =M]74 ,= ?IS1 ! SO-CALL$ 0PROGRESSIVES10 OR ! 0LEFT-(-C5T]10 GET NO:]E & >E NOT TO BE TAK5 S]I\SLY4 ,! ,ZEITGEI/ ,MOVEM5T IS COMP>ABLE 9 ?IS REG>D4 

,EI!R ,JOSEPH DOESN'T UND]/& :AT A POLITICAL MOVEM5T IS OR1 WORSE1 ?IS ISN'T A POLITICAL MOVEM5T2 ! LATT] W\LD SUGGE/ ?AT ! 0ACTIVI/ >M0 ( ! ,V5US ,PROJECT IS REALLY JU/ P>T ( ! L>G]1 LUCRATIVE CONSPIRACY 9DU/RY ?AT ATTRACTS AN EXTREMELY ALI5AT$ WORK+-CLASS TO 9VE/ MONEY 9 !IR PYRAMID S*EMES4 ,TO SAY ?AT IT IS NOT A POLITICAL MOVEM5T W\LD SUGGE/ ?AT ?IS IS SIMPLY JU/ A NEAT IDEA ?AT IS FUN TO READ AB\T2 9 ?IS CASE1 !RE IS A VA/ BODY ( FUTURI/ FICTION1 9 :I* CASE1 :ATEV] ONE ?9KS AB\T IT1 IT IS AT LEA/ C&ID AB\T ! FACT ?AT IT IS SCI5CE-FICTION4 ,IF ! =M] IS TRUE1 !N ! ,ZEITGEI/ ,MOVEM5T REPRES5TS VULG> UTOPIANISM4 

,JOSEPH & ! ,V5US ,PROJECT >E PROPOS+ SOME?+ RADICAL3 !Y >E PROPOS+ ?AT HUMANITY1 ESS5TIALLY1 ABOLI%ES ! NATION-/ATE1 P>LIAM5T>Y BODIES1 & CAPITALISM4 ,!RE >E MANY ASSUMPTIONS ?AT CAN BE MADE AB\T ! ,ZEITGEI/ ,MOVEM5T AS SU*1 BUT ,I WILL LIMIT IT TO !SE = ! MOM5T3 7#a7 ,JOSEPH & PROPON5TS ( ! ,V5US ,PROJECT BELIEVE ?AT !Y CAN A*IEVE ?IS NEW SOCIETY ?R\< RE=MS 7BECAUSE TO MY KN[L$GE !Y DO NOT SPEAK OR WRITE AB\T A CLA% ) ! /ATE1 I4E41 REVOLUTION72 7#b7 !Y >E COM+ FROM AN ANGLE ?AT SUGGE/S ?AT ?IS WILL HAPP5 :5 !RE IS A CONSCI\SNESS-%IFT1 I4E41 HUMANS >E TOO /UPID & GRE$Y TO HAVE ?IS SOCIETY AT ! MOM5T2 7#c7 !Y HAVE A NAIVE ASSUMPTION1 & AGA91 AN A-HI/ORICAL /ANCE ON :AT HAPP5S TO ! WORK+-CLASS 7DOES ,JOSEPH EV5 M5TION !M87 :5 !Y ATTEMPT TO OV]?R[ ! B\RGEOIS /ATE1 I4E41 FASCI/ PRIVATE MILITIAS1 CONC5TRATION CAMPS1 MURD] ( CIVILIANS 5 MASSE1 ETC41 BECAUSE !Y DO NOT SPEAK ( REVOLUTION AS SU*2 OR 7#d7 ! PROPON5TS ( ?IS TOP-D[N MOVEM5T DO NOT REALLY VIEW IT AS SOME?+ ATTA9ABLE1 RESORT+ IT TO FICTION OR AN 9T]E/+ IDEA4 

,IF ! FIR/ ASSUMPTION IS TRUE1 I4E41 ?AT A TE*NOCRATIC SOCIETY SANS GOV]NM5T & CAPITALISM C\LD BE A*IEV$ ?R\< RE=M1 !N ?IS MOVEM5T IS C]TA9LY NOT TO BE TAK5 S]I\SLY4 ,IS ANYONE REALLY NAIVE 5\< TO BELIEVE ?AT ABOLI%+ ! B\RGEOIS NATION-/ATE & ! >BITR>Y ECONOMIC SY/EM ?AT IT RESUSCITATES TIME-&-TIME AGA9 WILL BE WELCOM$ BY ! RUL+-CLASS 8 ,?IS IS1 ( C\RSE1 NONS5SICAL4 ,BUT1 TO MY KN[L$GE1 AGA91 ! ,ZEITGEI/ ,MOVEM5T HAS NO CLASS ANALYSIS1 NO POLITICS1 ETC4 ,IT IS AGNO/IC ON EV]Y?+4 

,TO P]CEIVE ?AT ?IS FIR/ SU/A9ABLE CITY IS BUILT SOMEH[1 )\T ! CAPITALI/S %UTT+ IT D[N ANY WAY !Y CAN1 LET US HYPO!TICALLY EXTRAPOLATE ON ! SC5>IO3 A CITY GETS BUILT 91 WE'RE ASSUM+1 ! ,WE/]N WORLD 7BECAUSE ?IRD-WORLD ,U,S CLI5T-/ATES W\LD SIMPLY CUT !IR HEADS (F ! SECOND !Y SAID !Y W]E GO+ TO BUILD AN AUTONOM\S SELF-SU/A9+ CITY7 ?AT IS AUTONOM\S1 HAS NO ALLEGIANCE TO ANY GOV]NM5T1 ANY MONET>Y SY/EM1 & IS COMPLETELY (F-!-GRID4 ,:AT IS ! FIR/ REACTION ?AT ! ,/ATE WILL HAVE8 ,WELL1 ,I W\LD EXTRAPOLATE ?AT ! NATIONAL GU>D1 ,BLACKWAT] & O!R FASCI/1 PRIVATE MILITIAS1 ! POLICE1 ! ,F,B,I1 & PROBABLY EV]Y MILIT>Y =CE 9 ! WORLD W\LD 9VADE ! CITY & MURD] EV]YONE !Y CAN2 ?IS IS IF !Y DO NOT SIMPLY DROP MISSILES ON ! FIR/ SU/A9ABLE CITY4 ,?IS IS ! K9D ( DEFIANCE ?AT ! B\RGEOISIE HAS NOT TOL]AT$1 HI/ORICALLY 7SEE ! ,ZAPATI/A ,MOVEM5T & ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>74 

,REVOLUTION>Y SOCIAL & POLITICAL !ORIES ?AT HI/ORICALLY COME FROM CLASS /RUGGLE 9 CONTR>Y TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( CAPITALISM >E NOT NAIVE AB\T ?IS2 !SE !ORIES ACKN[L$GE ?AT IF REVOLUTION IS TO BE SUCCESSFUL1 I4E41 DISMANTL+ ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 !RE MU/ BE ORGANIZ$ RESI/ANCE AMONG ! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE 7! WORK+-CLASS7 &1 AN UN=TUNATE MATT]1 A CLA% ) ! ,/ATE 7IF ONLY 9 DEF5SE74 ,M>X ACKN[L$G$ ! CLASS /RUGGLE 9 HE & ,5GEL'S ,! ,COMMUNI/ ,MANIFE/O1 & BELIEV$ ?AT ! HI/ORY 0( ALL HI!RTO EXI/+ SOCIETY IS ! HI/ORY ( CLASS /RUGGLES0 7,M>X @& ,5GELS74 ,FUR!R3 

,FREEMAN & SLAVE1 PATRICIAN & PLEBIAN1 LORD & S]F1 GUILD-MA/] & J\RNEYMAN1 9 A WORD1 OPPRESSOR & OPPRESS$1 /OOD 9 CON/ANT OPPOSITION TO ONE ANO!R1 C>RI$ ON AN UN9T]RUPT$1 N[ HIDD51 N[ OP5 FI<T1 A FI<T ?AT EA* TIME 5D$1 EI!R 9 A REVOLUTION>Y RECON/ITUTION ( SOCIETY AT L>GE1 OR 9 ! COMMON RU9 ( ! CONT5D+ CLASSES4 7,M>X7 

,M>X'S ACKN[L$GM5TS >E SPOT-ON2 IT IS HIS TE*NIQUES ON H[ TO HAVE REVOLUTION ?AT MANY BELIEV$ TO BE FLAW$4 ,M>X FAVOR$ AN $UCAT$ SECT ( ! WORK+-CLASS1 :AT HE REF]R$ TO AS ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT1 RUNN+ A TRANSITION /ATE :I* W\LD YIELD A /ATELESS1 CLASSLESS1 SOCIETY1 SANS MONET>Y SY/EMS 7S\NDS A BIT LIKE ! ,ZEITGEI/ ,MOVEM5T1 NO874 

,:O1 ON ! 0LEFT10 WAS TO ! CONTR>Y8 ,! RELEVANT SECT ( ! E>LY HI/ORY ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T1 & ?AT SECT ?AT WAS1 9 FACT1 CONTR>Y TO ,MR4 ,M>X1 WAS ?AT ( ! AN>*I/S & !IR RESPECTIVE MOVEM5TS4 ,)\T DIGRESS+ 9TO TOO MU* DETAIL1 WE CAN GIVE A BRIEF OV]VIEW AS SU* %[+ ! SPLIT 9 ! #a#h#g'S 9 ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 OR ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK+ ,M5'S ,ASSOCIATION 7EXCUSE ! DAT$1 SEXI/ PRECLUSION ( WOM5 RADICALS 9 ! NAME74 ,?IS WAS AN ANTI-CAPITALI/1 9T]NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS ?AT WAS COMMUNI/IC & SOCIALI/1 BUT !RE WAS A MAJOR DIFF]5CE )9 ! ORGANIZATION3 ?OSE ?AT SID$ ) ,M>X & ,5GELS1 & ?OSE ?AT SID$ ) AN>*I/ ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9 7SOON TO BECOME ONE ( ,M>X'S LOA!D RIVALS74 ,ALL W]E SOCIALI/S1 C]TA9LY 7MEAN+1 SIMPLY1 !Y FAVOR$ ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & POLITICAL P[] BE+ COLLECTIVELY [N$ BY EV]YONE71 BUT ! SPLIT CAME BETWE5 ! AU?ORIT>IAN & ! LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/S1 ! /ATI/-W+ & NON-/ATI/ W+1 RESPECTIVELY4 ,?OSE LIB]T>IAN-SOCIALI/S CAME TO REPRES5T A REVOLUTION>Y PHILOSOPHY ?AT SET \T TO DISMANTLE CAPITALISM1 ! ,/ATE1 & ALL O!R OPPRESSIVE HI]>*ICAL /RUCTURES2 ?IS WAS ! PHILOSOPHY ( AN>*ISM4 

,SO1 AN>*ISM IS C]TA9LY A POLITICAL MOVEM5T4 ,YES1 IT SEEKS NO POLITICAL P>TY OR MAJOR ORGANIZATION TO GOV]N ! PEOPLE1 & ABHORS ! NOTION ( P>LIAM5T>Y1 REPRES5TATIVE GOV]NM5T4 ,BUT IT SEEKS TO PUT POLITICAL P[] 9 ! H&S ( COMMUNITIES1 ?R\< :ATEV] MEANS ! COMMUNITIES DEEM APPROPRIATE1 I4E41 DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 CONS5SUS1 WORK]S C\NCIL1 OR EV5 TE*NOCRACIES LIKE ,JOSEPH CONDONES4 ,P]HAPS ?IS IS :AT ,JOSEPH MEANS TO SAY3 ! ,ZEITGEI/ ,MOVEM5T DOES NOT SEEK TO E/ABLI% SOME K9D ( POLITICAL P>TY OR ORGANIZATION1 BUT IT IS C]TA9LY A POLITICAL MOVEM5T S9CE IT SEEKS TO PUT ! POLITICAL P[] 9 EV]YONE'S H&S4 

,AN AN>*OC5TRIC CRITIQUE ( ! ,ZEITGEI/ ,MOVEM5T DOESN'T REJECT MANY ( ! IDEAS = :I* ,JOSEPH HAS PRES5T$4 ,BUT !RE >E MAJOR FALLACIES4 ,JOSEPH HAS PROPOS$ A FUTURI/ SOCIETY ?AT WILL NOT APPEAL TO EV]YONE AS ! 5D-ALL SOLUTION TO \R PROBLEMS4 ,I C]TA9LY W\LDN'T OPPOSE A COMMUNITY LIKE ! ONE ,JOSEPH SPEAKS ( EXI/+ AFT] A REVOLUTION ?AT DISMANTL$ CAPITALISM & ! ,/ATE2 ,I UTT]LY CONDONE A PLURALI/IC WORLD ) MANY DIFF]5T TYPES ( SOCIETIES CO-EXI/+1 AS LONG AS !Y >E VOLUNT>Y1 & NON-OPPRESSIVE4 ,ALSO1 AS M5TION$1 ?IS IS NOT SOME?+ WE CAN A*IEVE1 :E!R TE*NOCRATIC OR A SOCIETY RAN ACCORD+ TO AN>*O-SYNDICALISM PR9CIPLES1 ?R\< RE=M1 OR AN UNPREP>$ WORK+ CLASS4 ,AS F> AS ,I'M CONC]N$1 IF ! MAJORITY ( ! WORK+ CLASS IS NOT P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! MOVEM5T1 !N ! MOVEM5T IS NOT SIGNIFICANT4 

,IF ! SECOND PR9CIPLE IS ! CASE1 I4E41 !Y BELIEVE ?AT SU* A GR& S*EME CAN ONLY COME AB\T :5 !RE IS A CONSCI\SNESS %IFT1 OR FUR!R EVOLUTION ( ! HUMAN SPECIES1 WELL1 ?IS W\LD BE A SIMPLE CASE ( A PHILOSOPHY :I* CONDONES SOME =M ( IDEALISM & UTOPIANISM1 & IS NOT ROOT$ 9 ! PRAGMATIC OR MAT]IAL WORLD4 ,COMP>ATIVELY1 PACIFI/S MI<T TELL ! ,PALE/9IANS TO LET ,ISRAELI AGGRESSORS SLAU<T] !M OR !IR FAMILY1 BECAUSE PACIFISM IS AN IDEAL4 ,SOME H>DL9]S W\LD PROMOTE ?IS NONS5SICAL IDEA1 :ILE MO/ ANTI-W> ACTIVI/S ACKN[L$GE ?AT ! ,PALE/9IANS HAVE A RI<T TO DEF5D !MSELVES FROM AGGRESSORS4 

,?IS IDEAL SUGGE/S ?AT CAPITALISM IS SIMPLY \TDAT$2 ?AT ! P[]-/RUCTURES ?AT 5?RALL$ ! WORK+ CLASS & PREV5T !M FROM A LIFE ( HUMAN SOLID>ITY & CREATIVITY1 & DE/ROYS ! 5VIRONM5T ?R\< 7,JOSEPH ACKN[L$GES ?IS7 A PR(IT-DRIV5 9C5TIVE ?AT SURPASSES ANY?+ ELSE4 

,PET] ,JOSEPH'S ,ANALYSIS ( ,CAPITAL 

,?IS BR+S ME TO ,JOSEPH'S P]CEPTION ( ! GLOBAL ECONOMY4 ,HE DEF9ES ! PLAY]S 9VOLV$ AS EMPLOY]S1 EMPLOYES1 & CONSUM]S4 ,& HIS P]CEPTION IS ?AT ! PROBLEM ) !SE RELATION%IPS IS ?AT CAPITALISM IS T]RIBLY 9EFFICI5T4 ,JOSEPH ALMO/ SEEMS TO PLACE WORK+-CLASS 9DIVIDUALS 9 ! SAME REALM AS ! B\RGEOISIE1 EXPLA9+ ?AT !Y SIMPLY CANNOT REA* A COMPROMISE4 ,?IS IS ANALOG\S TO SAY+ ?AT ?OSE :O RUN PRISONS CANNOT COMPROMISE ) ! PRISON]S4 ,?OSE :O CURR5TLY [N ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION NE$ NOT COMPROMISE2 !Y HAVE AN >MY ( DESP]ATE WAGE-SLAVES1 RANG+ FROM NEUROSURGEONS TO JANITORS4 ,!IR JOB IS TO BUY !SE WAGE-SLAVES LABOR ON ! *EAP1 & COLLECT SURPLUS VALUE4 ,IRONICALLY1 ! CAPITALI/ DOES NOT USE ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION ?AT %E OR HE 0[NS40 

,?IS IS AN HI/ORICAL CRITIQUE ( CAPITAL & PRIVATE PROP]TY4 ,ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS HAVE CRITICIZ$ ! IDEA ?AT SU* AN 5TITY EXI/S4 ,AN>*I/S & LIB]T>IAN ,M>XI/S AGREE ?AT :AT ONE USES1 ONE POSSESSES4 ,SO1 IF A CAPITALI/ 0[NS0 A *UNK ( PROP]TY & EMPLOYS #h WAGE-SLAVES :O USE HIS MEANS ( PRODUCTION DAILY1 ! AN>*I/ OR LIB]T>IAN ,M>XI/ FEELS ?AT ! WAGE SLAVES POSSESS ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION ?AT ! CAPITALI/ TE*NICALLY 0[NS40 ,A ?\<TFUL CRITIQUE ( PRIVATE PROP]TY IS MISS+ 9 ,JOSEPH'S ANALYSIS4 

,DOES ,JOSEPH ?9K ?AT ! PROP]TY [N]S1 :E!R ! ,/ATE OR PRIVATE [N]S1 WILL TOL]ATE HIM US+ !IR L& TO BUILD AN (F-!-GRID CITY ?AT IS NOT AFFILIAT$ ) ! ,/ATE OR CAPITAL8 ,C]TA9LY1 HE IS NOT ?IS NAIVE4 ,IF HE IS SUGGE/+ ?AT PEOPLE BUY UP PROP]TY TO DO ?IS1 !N IT IS SIMPLY LIB]AL RE=M4 ,?IS IS ! SAME ELITI/ /ANCE ?AT LIB]ALS TAKE2 !Y BELIEVE ?AT IF WE SIMPLY CONSUME LESS1 EAT ORGANIC1 & RIDE A BIKE1 WE CAN MORALIZE A MORALLY BANKRUPT SY/EM1 I4E41 CAPITALISM4 ,I W\LD SEE LITTLE DIFF]5CE IF PROP]TY-[N]S B\<T L& 9 BULK TO BUILD SU* CITIES4 ,JOSEPH WILL HAVE TO DEVELOP HIS ANALYSIS1 BECAUSE IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT ! B\RGEOIS ,/ATE WILL ALL[ HIS UTOPIA TO COEXI/4 

,JOSEPH IS CORRECT3 CAPITALISM IS 9EFFICI5T & WILL MO/ C]TA9LY DE/ROY ! PLANET LEFT TO ITS [N CANC]\S DEVISES4 ,BUT HIS LACK ( CLASS-ANALYSIS CONNOTES ?AT HE'S NEV] S]I\SLY /UDI$ CAPITALI/ CRITIQUE4 ,I SUPPOSE ?IS IS A GOOD ?+1 ?AT PEOPLE 9H]5TLY SEE ! FLAWS 9 CAPITALISM1 BUT :5 ONE HAS A PLAT=M SPEAK+ ( !SE ILLS AS IF !Y HAPP5 9 A VACUUM1 ,I F9D IT QUITE TR\BL+4 

,:5 ! WORDS 0WAGE-SLAV]Y10 0SUBORD9ATION10 &1 P]HAPS MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 0PRIVATE PROP]TY0 >E MISS+ FROM A CRITIQUE ( CAPITAL1 IT BEGS MANY QUE/IONS1 & SUGGE/S LIB]ALISM & RE=MISM1 LIKE ! SOCIAL DEMOCRATS ATTEMPTS TO CREATE A 0GRE50 CAPITALISM4 

,ZEITGEI/'S ,VALUE & ,OPTIMISM 

,9 ?IS ESSAY1 ,I C\LD BE P]CEIV$ AS ONE :O HAS WRITT5 ! ,ZEITGEI/ ,MOVEM5T (F AS CONSPIRACI/ DRIVEL2 MO/LY ,I HAVE4 ,H[EV]1 AT ! CRUX ( IT1 !RE >E AN>*I/IC CONNOTATIONS4 ,:O'S TO SAY ?AT ?IS IS NOT PREFIGURATIVE POLITICS1 I4E41 ! IDEA ( BUILD+ A NEW WORLD 9 ! %ELL ( ! OLD8 ,OR1 :O C\LD >GUE ?AT1 IF ?IS TRULY WAS A DEC5TRALIZ$1 NON-HI]>*ICAL FREE-SPACE = PEOPLE1 IT IS NOT /RIV+ TO BUILD A DUAL P[] /RUCTURE8 ,BO? PREFIGURATIVE POLITICS & DUAL-P[] BUILD+ >E BO? AN>*I/IC T5D5CIES1 & ,I >GUE ! ,ZEITGEI/ ,MOVEM5T C\LD BE ?AT4 

,ALSO1 C]TA9LY 5VIRONM5TAL DEGRADATION SUBORD9ATES ! MAJORITY ( HUMAN BE+S :O W\LD NOT DE/ROY ! PLANET LEFT TO !IR [N VICES TO ! M9USCULE P]C5T ( ! POPULATION ( PROP]TY [N]S :O >E DE/ROY+ ! PLANET4 ,JOSEPH IS ADDRESS+ !SE PROBLEMS1 & A MAJORITY ( HIS AUDI5CE IS COM+ FROM ! CONSPIRACY 9DU/RY ?AT PR$OM9ANTLY BELIEVES GLOBAL-W>M+ IS A HOAX CREAT$ TO P]PETUATE SOCIALISM ?R\< C>BON TAX 7NO1 ,I'M NOT KIDD+74 ,! FACT ?AT A CON/ITU5CY :O B\<T ULTRA-EXTREME IDEOLOGY = SO LONG SEEMS TO BE ACCEPT+ ( ! SU/A9ABLE TE*NOCRACY = :I* ,JOSEPH IS A PROPON5T IS C]TA9LY LESS-WORSE4 ,BUT IS ! TE*NOCRATIC METROPOLIS SOME?+ ?AT CAN EV] BE SU/A9ABLE8 ,HAS 0,ZEITGEI/0 ?\<T \TSIDE ! BOX1 OR W\LD ,FRESCO'S SU/A9ABLE CITY BE EV]Y BIT AS ALI5AT+ AS \R CURR5T 0CITIES80 ,FUR!R1 CAN WE REA* SU/A9ABILITY )\T CREAT+ NEW P>ADIGMS8 ,I BELIEVE IT IS D\BTFUL4 

,I ?9K PRAXES ?AT EXPLA9 0,?IS IS ! WAY TO FRE$OM60 CAN BE 9T]E/+2 !RE >E C]TA9LY O!R EXAMPLES ( CLASSICAL AN>*I/S LIKE ,JAMES ,GUILLAME & ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 WRIT+ SPECIFICALLY AB\T !IR IDEAL COMMUNITIES1 OR EV5 ,MI*AEL ,ALB]T ) HIS 9TRICATELY PLANN$ 0,P>ECON0 IDEA 7:ATEV] ONE MAY ?9K ( IT74 ,I DO BELIEVE1 H[EV]1 ?AT ! RIGIDITY ( A PLAN CAN ALI5ATE ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS1 & P]HAPS ,JOSEPH %\LD SYMPA?IZE ) ALL PEOPLE :O >E OPPOS$ TO CAPITAL & /ATE2 ?IS %\LD BE ! >EA ON :I* WE FOCUS 9/EAD ( FOCUS+ ON \R IDEAL NEW SOCIETY4 ,I AM NOT SUGGE/+ WE %\LD NOT TRY TO BUILD ALT]NATIVE 9/ITUTIONS LIKE CO-OPS & FREE SPACES = EV]YONE2 ?IS IS ! K9D ( WORK WE %\LD C]TA9LY TAKE P>T 94 ,BUT WE NE$ NOT FOCUS ALL ( \R TIME ON SOMEONE'S SPECIFIC PRAXIS & IDEAL AB\T A FUTURE SOCIETY4 ,IT IS CRUCIAL TO UND]/& = !SE IDEAL FUTURE SOCIETIES TO EXI/1 WE MU/ DISMANTLE ! OPPRESSIVE AU?ORIT>IAN 9/ITUTIONS ?AT PROHIBIT ,JOSEPH'S SCI5TIFIC GRE5 CITY1 OR MY IDEAL COMMUNI/ SOCIETY4 ,?IS IS :]E \R ACTIVISM1 & C]TA9LY \R CREATIVITY1 %\LD FOCUS4 

,FUR!R1 IT C\LD BE >GU$ ?AT IT IS WA/$ EF=T WRIT+ AB\T SOME?+ SO 9SIGNIFICANT LIKE ,ZEITGEI/4 ,IT IS1 AFT] ALL1 WEAK 9 !ORY1 & SEEMS TO COME FROM A FILM-MAK] :O REALIZ$ ?AT ! CONSPIRACISM ?AT MADE HIS FIR/ VIDEO SO POPUL> IS LOS+ MOM5TUM 7?IS IS C]TA9LY A GOOD ?+ ?AT ! ALI5AT$1 MO/LY :ITE MALES1 :O PATRONIZ$ ! 9TELLECTUALLY BANKRUPT 9DU/RY ( DI/RACTION SEEM TO BE AB&ON+ IT74 ,BUT IT IS SORT ( QUASI-AN>*I/IC1 & QUITE POPUL>4 ,?IS GIVES LIB]T>IANS1 :E!R ,M>XIAN OR AN>*I/1 AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS !IR IDEAS ) PEOPLE :O MAY HAVE PREVI\SLY BE5 UNSYMPA!TIC TO AN>*ISM4 ,IT CAN BE A NICE SEGUE1 LIKE 0,Y\ KN[1 ?IS :OLE ,ZEITGEI/ ?+ IS PRETTY CLOSE TO AN>*ISM40 

,I AM NOT SUGGE/+ ?AT LIB]T>IANS %\LD BE MISSION>IES1 ALWAYS TRY+ TO RECRUIT NEW WOR%IP]S4 ,BUT IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE DIALOGUE1 :I* IS ( ! UPMO/ IMPORTANCE4 ,ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN POLITICS %\LD NOT BE TUCK$ AWAY 9 A DU/Y CLOSET4 ,) ! POPUL>ITY ( ! ,ZEITGEI/ MOVEM5T1 ?IS DIALOGUE C\LD HAPP5 ON A L>GE SCALE4 ,& ?AT IS :Y ,JOSEPH'S WORK IS A SIGNIFICANT PIECE ( POP-CULTURE4 

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