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,PRIVATIVE APPROPRIATION1 ! BASIS ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION1 KEEPS 9DIVIDUALS SEP>AT$ FROM !MSELVES & FROM O!RS4 ,>TIFICIAL UNIT>Y P>ADISES SEEK TO CONCEAL ?IS SEP>ATION BY ASSIMILAT+1 MORE OR LESS SUCCESSFULLY1 PEOPLE'S PREMATURELY %ATT]$ DREAMS ( UNITY4 ,TO NO AVAIL4 ,PEOPLE MAY BE =C$ TO SW+ BACK & =? ACROSS ! N>R[ GAP BETWE5 ! PLEASURE ( CREAT+ & ! PLEASURE ( DE/ROY+1 BUT ?IS V]Y OSCILLATION SUFFICES TO BR+ ,P[] TO ITS KNEES4 

,PEOPLE LIVE SEP>AT$ FROM ONE ANO!R1 SEP>AT$ FROM :AT !Y >E 9 O!RS1 & SEP>AT$ FROM !MSELVES4 ,! HI/ORY ( HUMANITY IS ! HI/ORY ( ONE BASIC SEP>ATION :I* PRECIPITATES & DET]M9ES ALL ! O!RS3 ! SOCIAL DI/9CTION BETWE5 MA/]S & SLAVES4 ,BY MEANS ( HI/ORY M5 TRY TO F9D ONE ANO!R & ATTA9 UNITY4 ,! CLASS /RUGGLE IS BUT ONE /AGE1 ?\< A DECISIVE ONE1 9 ! /RUGGLE = ! :OLE MAN4 

,JU/ AS ! RUL+ CLASS HAS EV]Y REASON 9 ! WORLD TO D5Y ! EXI/5CE ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 SO ! HI/ORY ( SEP>ATION IS NECESS>ILY 9DI/+UI%ABLE FROM ! HI/ORY ( ! DISSIMULATION ( SEP>ATION4 ,?IS MY/IFICATION RESULTS LESS FROM A DELIB]ATE 9T5T ?AN FROM A LONG DRAWN \T & CONFUS$ BATTLE 9 :I* ! DESIRE = UNITY HAS G5]ALLY 5D$ UP BE+ TRANS=M$ 9TO ITS OPPOSITE4 ,:]EV] SEP>ATION IS NOT TOTALLY ELIM9AT$ IT IS RE9=C$4 ,:5 ! B\RGEOISIE CAME TO P[]1 FRE% LI<T WAS %$ ON ! FACTORS :I* DIVIDE M5 9 ?IS MO/ ESS5TIAL WAY1 = B\RGEOIS REVOLUTION LAID B>E ! SOCIAL & MAT]IAL *>ACT] ( SEP>ATION4  
  

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,:AT IS ,GOD8 ,! GU>ANTOR & QU9TESS5CE ( ! MY? US$ TO JU/IFY ! DOM9ATION ( MAN BY MAN4 ,?IS REPELL5T 9V5TION HAS NO O!R RAISON D'ETRE4 ,AS MY? DECOMPOSES & PASSES 9TO ! /AGE ( ! SPECTACLE1 ! ,GR& ,EXT]NAL ,OBJECT1 AS ,LAUTREAMONT CALL$ HIM1 IS %ATT]$ BY ! =CES ( SOCIAL ATOMIZATION & DEG5]ATES 9TO A REM$Y = 9TIMATE USE ONLY -- A SORT ( SALVE = SOCIAL DISEASES4 

,AT ! HI< PO9T ( ! CRISIS BR\<T ON BY ! 5D ( CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHY & ( ! ANCI5T WORLD1 ,*RI/IANITY'S G5IUS LAY 9 ! FACT ?AT IT SUBORD9AT$ ! RECA/+ ( A MY?IC SY/EM TO ONE FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLE3 ! DOCTR9E ( ! ,TR9ITY4 ,:AT DOES ?IS DOGMA ( ! ,?REE 9 ,ONE1 :I* CAUS$ SO MU* 9K & BLOOD TO FL[1 REALLY MEAN8 

,MAN BELONGS TO ,GOD 9 HIS S\L1 TO ! TEMPORAL AU?ORITY 9 HIS BODY1 & TO HIMSELF 9 HIS SPIRIT4 ,HIS SALVATION DEP5DS ON HIS S\L1 HIS LIB]TY ON HIS SPIRIT1 HIS E>?LY EXI/5CE ON HIS BODY4 ,! S\L 5VELOPS ! BODY & ! SPIRIT1 & )\T ! S\L !SE >E AS NO?+4 ,IF WE LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT ?IS S*EMA1 WE F9D AN ANALOGY = ! UNION ( MA/] & SLAVE UND] ! PR9CIPLE ( MAN 5VISAG$ AS A DIV9E CREATURE4 ,! SLAVE IS ! BODY1 ! LABOR P[] APPROPRIAT$ BY ! LORD2 ! MA/] IS HIS SPIRIT :I* GOV]NS ! BODY & 9VE/S IT ) A SMALL P>T ( ITS HI<] ESS5CE4 ,! SLAVE SACRIFICES HIMSELF 9 BODY TO ! P[] ( ! MA/]1 :ILE ! MA/] SACRIFICES HIMSELF 9 SPIRIT TO ! COMMUNITY ( HIS SLAVES 7E4G41 ! K+ 'S]V+' HIS PEOPLE1 DE ,GAULLE 'S]V+' ,FRANCE1 ! ,POPE WA%+ ! FEET ( ! POOR74 ,! SLAVE ABDICATES HIS E>?LY LIFE 9 EX*ANGE = ! FEEL+ ( BE+ FREE1 ?AT IS1 = ! SPIRIT ( ! MA/] COME D[N 9TO HIM4 ,CONSCI\SNESS MY/IFI$ IS MY?IC CONSCI\SNESS4 ,! MA/] MAKES A NOTIONAL GIFT ( HIS MA/]'S P[] TO ALL ?OSE :OM HE GOV]NS4 ,BY DR5*+ ! ALI5ATION ( BODIES 9 ! SUBTL] ALI5ATION ( ! SPIRIT1 HE ECONOMIZES ON ! AM\NT ( VIOL5CE NE$$ TO MA9TA9 SLAV]Y4 ,! SLAVE ID5TIFIES 9 SPIRIT1 OR AT LEA/ HE MAY1 ) ! MA/] TO :OM HE GIVES UP HIS LIFE =CE4 ,BUT :OM CAN ! MA/] ID5TIFY )6 ,NOT ) HIS SLAVES QUA POSSESSIONS1 QUA BODIES1 C]TA9LY3 RA!R1 ) HIS SLAVES QUA EMANATION ( ! SPIRIT ( MA/]Y ITSELF1 ( ! MA/] SUPREME4 ,S9CE ! 9DIVIDUAL MA/] MU/ SACRIFICE HIMSELF ON ! SPIRITUAL PLANE1 HE HAS TO F9D SOMEONE OR SOME?+ )9 ! COH]5T MY?IC SY/EM TO MAKE ?IS SACRIFICE TO3 ?IS NE$ IS MET BY A NOTION ( MA/]Y-9-ITSELF ( :I* HE P>TAKES & TO :I* HE SUBMITS4 ,! HI/ORICALLY CONT+5T CLASS ( MA/]S HAD ?US TO CREATE A ,GOD TO B[ D[N TO SPIRITUALLY & ) :OM TO ID5TIFY4 ,GOD VALIDAT$ BO? ! MA/]'S MY?IC SACRIFICE TO ! PUBLIC GOOD & ! SLAVE'S REAL SACRIFICE TO ! MA/]'S PRIVATE & PRIVATIVE P[]4 ,GOD IS ! PR9CIPLE ( ALL SUBMISSION1 ! NI<T :I* MAKES ALL CRIMES LAWFUL4 ,! ONLY ILLEGAL CRIME IS ! REFUSAL TO ACCEPT A MA/]4 ,GOD IS A H>MONY ( LIES1 AN IDEAL =M UNIT+ ! SLAVE'S VOLUNT>Y SACRIFICE 7,*RI/71 ! CONS5T+ SACRIFICE ( ! MA/] 7! ,FA!R2 ! SLAVE AS ! MA/]'S SON71 & ! 9DISSOLUBLE L9K BETWE5 !M 7! ,HOLY ,<O/74 ,! SAME MODEL UND]LIES ! IDEAL PICTURE ( MAN AS A DIV9E1 :OLE & MY?IC CREATURE3 A BODY SUBORD9AT$ TO A GUID+ SPIRIT WORK+ = ! GREAT] GLORY ( ! S\L -- ! S\L BE+ ! ALL EMBRAC+ SYN!SIS4 

,WE ?US HAVE A TYPE ( RELATION%IP 9 :I* TWO T]MS TAKE !IR MEAN+ FROM AN ABSOLUTE PR9CIPLE1 FROM AN OBSCURE & 9ACCESSIBLE NORM ( UN*ALL5GEABLE TRANSC5D5CE 7,GOD1 BLOOD1 HOL9ESS1 GRACE1 ETC474 ,9NUM]ABLE DUALITIES ( ?IS TYPE W]E KEPT BUBBL+ = C5TURY AFT] C5TURY LIKE A GOOD /EW ON ! FIRE ( MY?IC UNITY4 ,!N ! B\RGEOISIE TOOK ! POT (F ! FIRE & WAS LEFT ) NO?+ BUT A VAGUE NO/ALGIA = ! W>M? ( ! UNIT>Y MY? & A SET ( COLD & FLAVORLESS AB/RACTIONS3 BODY & SPIRIT1 BE+ & CONSCI\SNESS1 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIETY1 PRIVATE & PUBLIC1 G5]AL & P>TICUL>1 ETC41 ETC4 ,IRONICALLY1 ?\< MOV$ BY CLASS 9T]E/S1 ! B\RGEOISIE DE/ROY$ ! UNIT>Y MY? & ITS TRIP>TITE /RUCTURE TO ITS [N DETRIM5T4 ,! WI% = UNITY1 SO EFFECTIVELY FOBB$ (F BY ! MY?IC ?9K+ ( UNIT>Y REGIMES1 DID NOT DISAPPE> ALONG ) ?OSE REGIMES3 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! WI% BECAME ALL ! MORE URG5T AS ! MAT]IAL NATURE ( SEP>ATION BECAME CLE>] & CLE>] TO PEOPLE'S CONSCI\SNESS4 ,BY LAY+ B>E ! ECONOMIC & SOCIAL F\NDATIONS ( SEP>ATION1 ! B\RGEOISIE SUPPLI$ ! >MS :I* WILL S]VE TO 5D SEP>ATION ONCE & = ALL4 ,& ! 5D ( SEP>ATION MEANS ! 5D ( ! B\RGEOISIE & ( ALL HI]>*ICAL P[]4 ,?IS IS :Y NO RUL+ CLASS OR CA/E CAN EFFECT ! TRANS=MATION ( FEUDAL UNITY 9TO REAL UNITY1 9TO TRUE SOCIAL P>TICIPATION4 ,?IS MISSION CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLI%$ BY ! NEW PROLET>IAT1 :I* MU/ =CIBLY WRE/ ! ?IRD =CE 7SPONTANE\S CREATION1 POETRY7 FROM ! GODS1 & KEEP IT ALIVE 9 ! EV]YDAY LIFE ( ALL4 ,! TRANSI5T P]IOD ( FRAGM5T>Y P[] WILL !N BE SE5 9 ITS TRUE LI<T AS A M]E MOM5T ( 9SOMNIA1 AS ! VANI%+ PO9T PR]EQUISITE TO ! REV]SAL ( P]SPECTIVE1 AS ! /EP BACK PREP>ATORY TO ! LEAP ( TRANSC5D5CE4  
  

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,HI/ORY TE/IFIES TO ! /RUGGLE WAG$ AGA9/ ! UNIT>Y PR9CIPLE & TO ! WAYS 9 :I* A DUALI/IC REALITY BEGAN TO EM]GE4 ,! *ALL5GE WAS VOIC$ TO BEG9 ) 9 A !OLOGICAL LANGUAGE1 ! (FICIAL LANGUAGE ( MY?4 ,LAT] ! IDIOM BECAME ?AT ( IDEOLOGY1 ! IDIOM ( ! SPECTACLE4 ,9 !IR PREOCCUPATIONS1 ! ,MANI*EANS1 ! ,CA?>I1 ! ,HUSSITES1 ! ,CALV9I/S1 ETC1 HAVE MU* 9 COMMON ) SU* FIGURES AS ,JEAN DE ,MEUNG1 ,LA ,BOEME OR ,VAN9O ,VAN9I4 ,WE F9D ,DESC>TES DESP]ATELY LOCAT+ ! S\L1 = WANT ( ANY BETT] PLACE1 9 ! P9EAL GL&4 ,! ,C>TESIAN ,GOD IS A FUNAMBULI/ BALANC+ = SOME P]FECTLY UNACC\NTABLE REASON ATOP A P]FECTLY 9TELLIGIBLE WORLD4 ,PASCAL'S1 BY CONTRA/1 HIDES HIMSELF FROM VIEW1 SO DEPRIV+ MAN & ! WORLD ( A JU/IFICATION )\T :I* !Y >E LEFT 9 MEAN+LESS CONFRONTATION1 EA* BE+ ! ONLY CRIT]ION = JUDG+ ! O!R3 H[ CAN SOME?+ BE MEASUR$ AGA9/ NO?+8 

,BY ! CLOSE ( ! EI<TE5? C5TURY ! FABRIC WAS R5D+ 9 ALL DIRECTIONS AS ! PROCESS ( DECOMPOSITION BEGAN TO SPE$ UP4 ,?IS WAS ! BEG9N+ ( ! ]A ( 0LITTLE M50 9 COMPETITION4 ,FRAGM5TS ( HUMAN BE+S CLAIM$ ! /ATUS ( ABSOLUTES3 MATT]1 M9D1 CONSCI\SNESS1 ACTION1 UNIV]SAL1 P>TICUL> -- :AT ,GOD C\LD PUT ?IS ,HUMPTY ,DUMPTY TOGE!R AGA98 

,! SPIRIT ( FEUDAL LORD%IP HAD F\ND AN ADEQUATE JU/IFICATION 9 A C]TA9 TRANSC5D5CE4 ,BUT A CAPITALI/ ,GOD IS AN ABSURDITY4 ,:]EAS LORD%IP CALL$ = A TR9IT>IAN SY/EM1 CAPITALI/ EXPLOITATION IS DUALI/IC4 ,MOREOV]1 IT CANNOT BE DISSOCIAT$ FROM ! MAT]IAL NATURE ( ECONOMIC RELATION%IPS4 ,! ECONOMIC REALM IS NO MY/]Y3 ! NE>E/ ?+S TO MIRACLES H]E >E ! ELEM5T ( *ANCE 9 ! FUNCTION+ ( ! M>KET & ! P]FECT PROGRAMM+ ( COMPUT]IZ$ PLANN+4 ,CALV9'S RATIONAL ,GOD IS MU* LESS ATTRACTIVE ?AN ! LOANS ) 9T]E/ ?AT ,CALV9ISM AU?ORIZES SO READILY4 ,AS = ! ,GOD ( ! ,ANABAPTI/S ( ,MUN/] & ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PEASANT ( #a#e#b#e1 HE IS A PRIMITIVE EXPRESSION ( ! IRREPRESSIBLE ?RU/ ( ! MASSES T[>DS A SOCIETY ( :OLE M54 

,! MY/ICAL AU?ORITY ( ! FEUDAL LORD WAS V]Y DIFF]5T FROM ?AT 9/ITUT$ BY ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,= ! LORD DID NOT SIMPLY *ANGE HIS ROLE & BECOME A FACTORY BOSS3 ONCE ! MY/]I\S SUP]IORITY ( BLOOD & L9EAGE IS ABOLI%$1 NO?+ IS LEFT BUT A ME*ANICS ( EXPLOITATION & A RACE = PR(IT :I* HAVE NO JU/IFICATION BUT !MSELVES4 ,BOSS & WORK] >E SEP>AT$ NOT BY ANY QUALITATIVE DI/9CTION ( BIR? BUT M]ELY BY QUANTITATIVE DI/9CTIONS ( MONEY & P[]4 ,9DE$1 :AT MAKES CAPITALI/ EXPLOITATION SO REPULSIVE IS ! FACT ?AT IT OCCURS BETWE5 'EQUALS'4 ,ALL ! SAME1 ! B\RGEOISIE'S WORK ( DE/RUCTION -- ?\< QUITE UN9T5TIONAL-LY1 ( C\RSE -- REVEALS ! JU/IFICATION = EV5 REVOLUTION4 ,:5 PEOPLES /OP BE+ FOOL$ !Y /OP DO+ :AT !Y >E TOLD4  
  

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,FRAGM5T>Y P[] C>RIES FRAGM5TATION TO ! PO9T :]E ! HUMAN BE+S OV] :I* IT HOLDS SWAY !MSELVES BECOME CONTRADICTORY4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ! UNIT>Y LIE BREAKS D[N4 ,! DEA? ( ,GOD DEMOCRATIZES ! CONSCI\SNESS ( SEP>ATION4 ,:AT WAS ! 0,ROMANTIC AGONY0 IF NOT A RESPONSE TO ! PA9 ( ?IS SPLIT8 ,TODAY WE SEE IT 9 EV]Y ASPECT ( LIFE3 9 LOVE1 9 ! HUMAN GAZE1 9 NATURE1 9 \R DREAMS1 9 REALITY4 ,HEGEL SPOKE ( ! TRAG$Y ( CONSCI\SNESS2 HE W\LD HAVE BE5 NE>] ! M>K HAD HE SPOK5 ( A CONSCI\SNESS ( TRAG$Y4 ,WE F9D SU* A CONSCI\SNESS 9 REVOLUTION>Y =M 9 ,M>X4 ,A F> MORE COM=T+ PICTURE1 FROM ! VIEWPO9T ( ,P[]1 IS (F]$ BY ,PET] ,S*LEMIEL SETT+ (F 9 SE>* ( HIS [N %AD[ SO AS TO =GET ?AT HE IS REALLY A %AD[ 9 SE>* ( A BODY4 ,! B\RGEOISIE'S 9V5TION ( >TIFICIAL UNIT>Y P>ADISES IS A SELF-DEF5SIVE REFLEX :I* IS MORE OR LESS SUCCESSFUL 9 RETRIEV+ ! OLD 5*ANTM5T & REVIV+ PREMATURELY %ATT]$ DREAMS ( UNITY4 

,?US 9 ADDITION TO ! GREAT COLLECTIVE ONANISMS -- IDEOLOGIES1 ILLUSIONS ( SOCIAL UNITY1 H]D M5TALITIES1 OPIUMS ( ! PEOPLE -- WE >E (F]$ A :OLE RANGE ( M>G9AL SOLUTIONS LY+ 9 ! NO-MAN'S-L& BETWE5 ! P]MISSIBLE & ! =BIDD53 9DIVIDUALIZ$ IDEOLOGY1 OBSESSION1 MONOMANIA1 UNIQUE 7& H5CE ALI5AT+7 PASSIONS1 DRUGS & O!R HI<S 7ALCOHOL1 ! CULT ( SPE$ & RAPID *ANGE1 ( R>EFI$ S5SATIONS1 ETC74 ,N[ ALL !SE PURSUITS ALL[ US TO LOSE \RSELVES COMPLETELY :ILE PRES]V+ ! IMPRESSION ( SELF-REALIZATION1 BUT ! CORROSIV5ESS ( SU* ACTIVITIES /EMS ABOVE ALL FROM !IR P>TIAL QUALITY4 ,! PASSION = PLAY IS NO LONG] ALI5AT+ :]EV] ! P]SON :O GIVES HIMSELF UP TO IT SEEKS PLAY 9 ! :OLE ( LIFE -- 9 LOVE1 9 ?\<T1 9 ! CON/RUCTION ( SITUATIONS4 LN ! SAME WAY ! WI% TO KILL IS NO LONG] MEGALOMANIA IF IT IS COMB9$ ) REVOLUTION>Y CONSCI\SNESS4 

,UNIT>Y PALLIATIVES ?US 5TAIL TWO RISKS = ,P[]4 LN ! FIR/ PLACE !Y FAIL TO SATISFY1 & 9 ! SECOND !Y T5D TO FO/] ! WILL TO BUILD A REAL SOCIAL UNITY4 ,MY/ICAL ELEVATION L$ ONLY TO ,GOD2 BY CONTRA/1 HORIZONTAL HI/ORICAL PROGRESSION T[>DS A DUBI\S SPECTACUL> UNITY IS 9F9ITELY F9ITE4 ,IT CREATES AN UNLIMIT$ APPETITE = ! ABSOLUTE1 YET ITS QUANTITATIVE NATURE IS LIMIT+ BY DEF9ITION4 ,ITS MAD RU%1 !RE=E1 MU/ SOON] OR LAT] DEB\* 9TO ! QUALITATIVE1 :E!R 9 A NEGATIVE WAY OR -- %\LD A REVOLUTION>Y CONSCI\SNESS PREVAIL -- ?R\< ! TRANS=MATION ( NEGATIVITY 9TO POSITIVITY4 ,! NEGATIVE ROAD DOES NOT LEAD TO SELF-REALIZATION3 IT PRECIPITATES US 9TO A WILLFUL SELF-DE/RUCTION4 ,MADNESS DELIB]ATELY S\<T1 ! VOLUPTU\SNESS ( CRIME & CRUELTY1 ! CONVULSIVE LI<TN+ ( P]V]SITY -- !SE >E ! 5TIC+ PA?S OP5 TO SU* UNREP5TANT SELF-ANNIHILATION4 ,TO TAKE !M IS M]ELY TO RESPOND ) UNUSUAL 5?USIASM TO ! GRAVITATIONAL PULL ( ,P[]'S [N T5D5CY TO DISMEMB] & DE/ROY4 ,BUT IF IT IS TO LA/1 ,P[] HAS TO %ACKLE ITS DE/RUCTIV5ESS3 ! GOOD G5]AL OPPRESSES HIS M51 HE DOES NOT EXECUTE !M4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IT REMA9S TO BE SE5 :E!R NO?+NESS CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY DOL$ \T DROP BY DROP4 ,! LIMIT$ PLEASURES D]IV$ FROM SELF-DE/RUCTION C\LD 5D UP BR++ D[N ! P[] :I* SETS SU* LIMITS TO PLEASURE4 ,WE ONLY HAVE TO LOOK AT ,/OCKHOLM OR ,WATTS TO SEE ?AT NEGATIVE PLEASURE IS =EV] ON ! PO9T ( TIPP+ OV] 9TO TOTAL PLEASURE -- A LITTLE %OVE1 & NEGATIVE VIOL5CE RELEASES ITS POSITIVITY4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT ALL PLEASURE EMBODIES ! SE>* = TOTAL1 UNIT>Y SATISFACTION1 9 EV]Y SPH]E -- A FACT :I* ,I D\BT ,HUYSMANS HAD ! HUMOR TO SEE :5 HE SOLEMNLY DESCRIB$ A MAN ) AN ]ECTION AS '9SURG5T'4 

,! COMPLETE UN*A9+ ( PLEASURE IS ! SURE/ WAY TO ! REVOLUTION ( EV]YDAY LIFE1 TO ! CON/RUCTION ( ! :OLE MAN4 

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