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,! ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCES IS A SY/EM = PROTECT+ ! FACTS4 ,A RACKET4 LT REPRES5TS ! FACTS 9 A M$IAT$ REALITY TO PREV5T !M EM]G+ 9 UNM$IAT$ =M4 ,UNIT>Y P[] ORGANIZ$ APPE>ANCES AS MY?4 ,FRAGM5T>Y P[] ORGANIZES APPE>ANCES AS SPECTACLE4 ,*ALL5G$1 ! COH]5CE ( MY? BECAME ! MY? ( COH]5CE4 ,MAGNIFI$ BY HI/ORY1 ! 9COH]5CE ( ! SPECTACLE TURNS 9TO ! SPECTACLE ( 9COH]5CE 7EG1 POP >T1 A CONTEMPOR>Y =M ( CONSUMABLE PUTREFACTION1 IS ALSO AN EXPRESSION ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y PUTREFACTION ( CONSUMPTION7 7#a74 ,! POV]TY ( '! DRAMA' AS A LIT]>Y G5RE GOES H& 9 H& ) ! COLONIZATION ( SOCIAL SPACE BY !ATRICAL ATTITUDES4 ,5FEEBL$ ON ! /AGE1 !AT] BATT5S ON TO EV]YDAY LIFE & ATTEMPTS TO DRAMATIZE EV]YDAY BEHAVIOR4 ,LIV$ EXP]I5CE IS P\R$ 9TO ! MOLDS ( ROLES4 ,! JOB ( P]FECT+ ROLES HAS BE5 TURN$ OV] TO EXP]TS 7#b74 

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,! IDEAL WORLD10 SAYS ,NIETZS*E1 0IS A LIE 9V5T$ TO DEPRIVE REALITY ( ITS VALUE1 ITS MEAN+1 ITS TRU?4 ,UNTIL N[ ! IDEAL HAS BE5 ! CURSE ( REALITY4 ,?IS LIE HAS SO P]VAD$ HUMANITY ?AT IT HAS BE5 P]V]T$ & HAS FALSIFI$ ITSELF EV5 9 ITS DEEPE/ 9/9CTS1 EV5 TO ! PO9T :]E IT B[S D[N TO VALUES DIRECTLY OPPOS$ TO ?OSE :I* =M]LY 5SUR$ PROGRESS BY 5SUR+ ! SELF-TRANS=MATION ( ! PRES5T40 ,! LIE ( ! IDEAL IS ( C\RSE M]ELY ! TRU? ( ! MA/]S4 ,:5 !FT NE$S LEGAL JU/IFICATION1 :5 AU?ORITY RAISES ! BANN] ( ! G5]AL 9T]E/ :ILE PURSU+ PRIVATE 5DS ) IMPUNITY1 IS IT ANY WOND] ?AT ! LIE FASC9ATES ! M9DS ( M51 TWI/+ !M TO FIT ITS LAWS UNTIL !IR CONTORTIONS COME TO RESEMBLE 'NATURAL' HUMAN PO/URES8 ,& IT IS TRUE ?AT MAN LIES BECAUSE 9 A WORLD GOV]N$ BY LIES HE CANNOT DO O!RWISE3 HE IS FALSEHOOD HIMSELF1 HE IS TRAPP$ 9 HIS [N FALSEHOOD4 ,COMMON S5SE NEV] UND]WRITES ANY?+ EXCEPT ! DECREE PROMULGAT$ 9 ! NAME ( EV]YONE AGA9/ ! TRU?4 ,COMMON S5SE IS ! LIE PUT 9TO LAY T]MS4 

,ALL ! SAME1 NOBODY LIES GROAN+ UND] ! YOKE ( 9AU!NTICITY TW5TY-F\R H\RS A DAY4 ,!RE >E ALWAYS A FEW RADICAL ?9K]S 9 :OM A TRU?FUL LI<T %9ES BRIEFLY ?R\< ! LIE ( WORDS2 & BY ! SAME TOK5 !RE >E V]Y FEW ALI5ATIONS :I* >E NOT %ATT]$ EV]Y DAY = AN 9/ANT1 = AN H\R1 = ! SPACE ( A DREAM1 BY SUBJECTIVE REFUSAL4 ,WORDS >E NEV] COMPLETELY 9 ! ?RALL ( ,P[]1 & NO ONE IS EV] COMPLETELY UNAW>E ( :AT IS DE/ROY+ HIM4 ,:5 !SE MOM5TS ( TRU? >E EXT5D$ !Y WILL TURN \T TO HAVE BE5 ! TIP ( ! ICEB]G ( SUBJECTIVITY DE/9$ TO S9K ! ,TITANIC ( ! LIE4  
  

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,AFT] %ATT]+ MY?1 ! TIDE ( MAT]IALISM HAS WA%$ ITS FRAGM5TS \T TO SEA4 ,ONCE ! MOTOR =CE ( ?IS TIDE1 ! B\RGEOISIE WILL 5D UP AS SO MU* FOAM DRIFT+ \T ALONG ) ALL ! FLOTSAM4 ,:5 HE DESCRIBES ! ME*ANISM :]EBY ! K+'S HIR$ ASSASS9 RETURNS 9 DUE TIME TO C>RY \T HIS ORD]S UPON ! ONE :O GAVE !M1 ,%AKESPE>E SEEMS TO (F] US A CURI\SLY PROPHETIC ACC\NT ( ! FATE RES]V$ = ! CLASS ?AT KILL$ ,GOD4 ,ONCE ! ASSASS9S ( ! E/ABLI%$ ORD] LOSE !IR FAI? 9 ! MY?1 OR1 9 O!R WORDS1 9 ! ,GOD :O LEGALIZES !IR CRIMES1 ! MA*9]Y ( DEA? IS TURN$ AGA9/ ITS DEVIS]S4 ,REVOLUTION WAS ! B\RGEOISIE'S F9E/ 9V5TION4 ,IT IS ALSO ! RUNN+ NOOSE :I* WILL HELP IT TAKE ITS LEAP 9TO OBLIVION4 ,IT IS EASY TO SEE :Y B\RGEOIS ?\<T1 /RUNG UP AS IT IS ON A ROPE ( RADICALISM ( ITS [N MANUFACTURE1 CL+S ) ! 5]GY ( DESP]ATION TO EV]Y RE=MI/ SOLUTION1 TO ANY?+ ?AT CAN PROLONG ITS LIFE1 EV5 ?\< ITS [N WEI<T MU/ 9EVITABLY DRAG IT D[N TO ITS DOOM4 ,FASCISM IS 9 A WAY A CONSI/5T RESPONSE TO ?IS HOPELESS PR$ICAM5T4 ,IT IS LIKE AN ES!TE DREAM+ ( DRAGG+ ! :OLE WORLD D[N ) HIM 9TO ! ABYSS1 LUCID AS TO ! DEA? ( HIS CLASS BUT A SOPHI/ :5 HE ANN\NCES ! 9EVITABILITY ( UNIV]SAL ANNIHILATION4 ,TODAY ?IS MIZE 5 SC8 ( DEA? *OS5 & REFUS$ LIES AT ! CORE ( ! SPECTACLE ( 9COH]5CE4 

,! ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCES ASPIRES TO ! IMMOBILITY ( ! %AD[ ( A BIRD 9 FLI<T4 ,BUT ?IS ASPIRATION AM\NTS TO NO MORE ?AN A VA9 HOPE1 B\ND UP ) ! RUL+ CLASS'S EF=TS TO SOLIDIFY ITS P[]1 ( ESCAP+ FROM ! C\RSE ( HI/ORY4 ,!RE IS1 H[EV]1 AN IMPORTANT DIFF]5CE BETWE5 MY? & ITS FRAGM5T$1 DESANCTIFI$ AVAT>1 ! SPECTACLE1 ) RESPECT TO ! WAY EA* RESI/S ! CRITICISM ( FACTS4 ,! V>Y+ IMPORTANCE ASSUM$ 9 UNIT>Y SY/EMS BY >TISANS1 M]*ANTS & BANK]S EXPLA9S ! CONT9UAL OSCILLATION 9 !SE SOCIETIES BETWE5 ! COH]5CE ( MY? & ! MY? ( COH]5CE4 ,) ! TRIUMPH ( ! B\RGEOISIE SOME?+ V]Y DIFF]5T HAPP5S3 BY 9TRODUC+ HI/ORY 9TO ! >MORY ( APPE>ANCES1 ! B\RGEOIS REVOLUTION HI/ORICIZES APPE>ANCE & ?US MAKES ! PROGRESSION FROM ! 9COH]5CE ( ! SPECTACLE TO ! SPECTACLE ( 9COH]5CE 9EVITABLE4 

,9 UNIT>Y SOCIETIES1 :5EV] ! M]*ANT CLASS1 ) ITS DISRESPECT = TRADITION1 ?REAT5$ TO DECONSECRATE VALUES1 ! COH]5CE ( MY? W\LD GIVE WAY TO ! MY? ( COH]5CE4 ,:AT DOES ?IS MEAN8 ,:AT HAD =M]LY BE5 TAK5 = GRANT$ HAD SUDD5LY TO BE VIGOR\SLY REASS]T$4 ,L\D PR(ESSIONS ( FAI? W]E HE>D :]E PREVI\SLY FAI? WAS SO AUTOMATIC AS TO NE$ NO /AT+1 & RESPECT = ! GREAT HAD TO BE PRES]V$ ?R\< REC\RSE TO ! PR9CIPLE ( ABSOLUTE MON>*Y4 ,I HOPE CLOS] /UDY WILL BE GIV5 TO !SE P>ADOXICAL 9T]REGNUMS ( MY? DUR+ :I* WE SEE ! B\RGEOISIE TRY+ TO SANCTIFY ITS RISE BY MEANS ( A NEW RELIGION & BY SELF-5NOBLEM5T1 :ILE ! NOBILITY 5GAGES 9 ! COROLL>Y BUT V]Y DIFF]5T ACTIVITY ( GAMBL+ ON AN IMPOSSIBLE TRANSC5D5CE4 7,! ,FRONDE SPR+S TO M9D -- BUT SO DO ! ,H]ACLITEAN DIALECTIC & ,GILLES DE ,RAIS47 ,! >I/OCRACY HAD ! ELEGANCE TO TURN ITS LA/ WORDS 9TO A WITTICISM2 ! B\RGEOISIE'S DISAPPE>ANCE FROM ! SC5E WILL HAVE BUT ! GRAVITY ( B\RGEOIS ?\<T4 ,AS = ! =CES ( REVOLUTION>Y TRANSC5D5CE1 !Y SURELY HAVE MORE TO W9 FROM LI<!>T$ DEA? ?AN FROM ! DEAD WEI<T ( SURVIVAL4 

,!RE COMES A TIME :5 ! MY? ( COH]5CE IS SO UND]M9$ BY ! CRITICISM ( FACTS ?AT IT CANNOT MUTATE BACK 9TO A COH]5T MY?4 ,APPE>ANCE1 ?AT MIRROR 9 :I* M5 HIDE !IR [N *OICES FROM !MSELVES1 %ATT]S 9TO A ?\S& PIECES & FALLS 9TO ! PUBLIC REALM ( 9DIVIDUAL SUPPLY & DEM&4 ,! DEMISE ( APPE>ANCES MEANS ! 5D ( HI]>*ICAL P[]1 ?AT FACADE 0) NO?+ BEH9D IT40 ,! TR5D IS CLE>1 & LEAVES NO ROOM = D\BT AS TO ?IS F9AL \TCOME4 ,! ,GREAT ,REVOLUTION WAS SC>CELY OV] BE=E ,GOD'S MOTLEY SUCCESSORS TURN$ UP AT B>GA9 PRICES AS 'UNCLAIM$' ITEMS ON A PAWNBROK]'S %ELVES4 ,FIR/ CAME ! ,SUPREME ,BE+ & ! ,BONAP>TI/ CONCORDAT1 & !N1 H>D ON !IR HEELS1 NATIONALISM1 9DIVIDUALISM1 SOCIALISM1 NATIONAL SOCIALISM1 & ALL ! O!R NEO-ISMS -- NOT TO M5TION ! 9DIVIDUALIZ$ DREGS ( EV]Y IMAG9ABLE H&-ME-D[N WELTANS*AUUNG & ! ?\S&S ( PORTABLE IDEOLOGIES (F]$ AS FREE GIFTS EV]Y TIME SOMEONE BUYS A ,T,V1 AN ITEM ( CULTURE OR A BOX ( DET]G5T4 ,EV5TUALLY ! DECOMPOSITION ( ! SPECTACLE 5TAILS ! RESORT TO ! SPECTACLE ( DECOMPOSITION4 ,IT IS 9 ! LOGIC ( ?+S ?AT ! LA/ ACTOR %\LD FILM HIS [N DEA?4 ,AS IT HAPP5S1 ! LOGIC ( ?+S IS ! LOGIC ( :AT CAN BE CONSUM$1 & SOLD AS IT IS CONSUM$4 ,PATAPHYSICS1 SUB-,DADA1 & ! MIZE 5 SC5E ( IMPOV]I%$ EV]YDAY LIFE L9E ! ROAD ?AT LEADS US ) MANY A TWI/ & TURN TO ! LA/ GRAVEY>DS4 

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,! DEVELOPM5T ( ! DRAMA AS A LIT]>Y G5RE CANNOT BUT ?R[ LI<T ON ! QUE/ION ( ! ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCES4 ,AFT] ALL1 A PLAY IS ! SIMPLE/ =M ( ! ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCES1 & A PROTOTYPE = ALL MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ =MS4 ,AS RELIGI\S PLAYS DESIGN$ TO REVEAL ! MY/]Y ( TRANSC5D5CE TO M51 ! E>LIE/ !ATRICAL =MS W]E 9DE$ ! ORGANIZATION ( APPE>ANCES ( !IR TIME4 ,& ! PROCESS ( SECUL>IZATION ( ! !AT] SUPPLI$ ! MODELS = LAT]1 SPECTACUL> /AGE MANAGEM5T4 ,ASIDE FROM ! MA*9]Y ( W>1 ALL MA*9ES ( ANCI5T TIMES ORIG9AT$ 9 ! NE$S ( ! !AT]4 ,! CRANE1 ! PULLEY & O!R HYDRAULIC DEVICES />T$ \T AS !ATRICAL P>APH]NALIA2 IT WAS ONLY MU* LAT] ?AT !Y REVOLUTIONIZ$ PRODUCTION RELATIONS4 ,IT IS A /RIK+ FACT ?AT NO MATT] H[ F> WE GO BACK 9 TIME ! DOM9ATION ( ! E>? & ( M5 SEEMS TO DEP5D ON TE*NIQUES :I* S]VE ! PURPOSES NOT ONLY ( WORK BUT ALSO ( ILLUSION4 

,! BIR? ( TRAG$Y WAS ALREADY A N>R[+ ( ! >5A 9 :I* PRIMITIVE M5 & GODS HAD HELD !IR COSMIC DIALOGUE4 ,IT MEANT A DI/ANC+1 A PUTT+ 9 P>5!SES1 ( MAGICAL P>TICIPATION4 ,?IS WAS N[ ORGANIZ$ 9 ACCORDANCE ) A REFRACTION ( ! PR9CIPLES ( 9ITIATION1 & NO LONG] 9VOLV$ ! RITES !MSELVES4 ,:AT EM]G$ WAS A SPECTACULUM1 A ?+ SE51 :ILE ! GRADUAL RELEGATION ( ! GODS TO ! ROLE ( M]E PROPS PRESAG$ !IR EV5TUAL EVICTION FROM ! SOCIAL SC5E AS A :OLE4 ,ONCE MY?IC RELATION%IPS HAVE BE5 DISSOLV$ BY SECUL>IZ+ T5D5CIES1 TRAG$Y IS SUP]S$$ BY DRAMA4 ,COM$Y IS A GOOD 9DICATOR ( ?IS TRANSITION3 ) ALL ! VIGOR ( A COMPLETELY NEW =CE1 ITS CORROSIVE HUMOR DEVA/ATES TRAG$Y 9 ITS DOTAGE4 ,MOLI]E'S ,DON ,JUAN & ! P>ODY ( ,H&EL 9 ,JOHN ,GAY'S ,BEGG>'S ,OP]A BE> SUFFICI5TLY ELOQU5T TE/IMONY ON ?IS SCORE4 

,) ! ADV5T ( DRAMA HUMAN SOCIETY REPLACES ! GODS ON ! /AGE4 ,N[1 AL?\< IT IS TRUE ?AT N9ETE5?-C5TURY !AT] WAS M]ELY ONE =M ( 5T]TA9M5T AMONG O!RS1 WE MU/ NOT LET ?IS OBSCURE ! MU* MORE IMPORTANT FACT ?AT DUR+ ?IS P]IOD !AT] LEFT ! !AT]1 SO TO SPEAK1 & COLONIZ$ ! 5TIRE SOCIAL >5A4 ,! CLI*E :I* LIK5S LIFE TO A DRAMA SEEMS TO EVOKE A FACT SO OBVI\S AS TO NE$ NO DISCUSSION4 ,SO WIDESPREAD IS ! CONFUSION BETWE5 PLAY-ACT+ & LIFE ?AT IT DOES NOT EV5 OCCUR TO US TO WOND] :Y IT EXI/S4 ,YET :AT IS 'NATURAL' AB\T ! FACT ?AT ,I /OP BE+ MYSELF A HUNDR$ TIMES A DAY & SLIP 9TO ! SK9 ( PEOPLE :OSE CONC]NS & IMPORTANCE ,I HAVE REALLY NOT ! SLI<TE/ DESIRE TO KN[ AB\T8 ,NOT ?AT ,I MI<T NOT *OOSE TO BE AN ACTOR ON OCCASION -- TO PLAY A ROLE = DIV]SION OR PLEASURE4 ,BUT ?IS IS NOT ! TYPE ( ROLE-PLAY+ ,I HAVE 9 M9D4 ,! ACTOR SUPPOS$ TO PLAY A CONDEMN$ MAN 9 A REALI/ PLAY IS AT P]FECT LIB]TY TO REMA9 HIMSELF3 H]E9 LIES1 9 FACT1 ! P>ADOX ( F9E ACT+4 ,BUT ?IS FRE$OM ?AT HE 5JOYS IS CONT+5T UPON ! FACT ?AT ?IS 0CONDEMN$ MAN0 IS 9 NO DANG] ( FEEL+ A REAL HANGMAN'S NOOSE AB\T HIS NECK4 ,! ROLES WE PLAY 9 EV]YDAY LIFE1 ON ! O!R H&1 SOAK 9TO ! 9DIVIDUAL1 PREV5T+ HIM FROM BE+ :AT HE REALLY IS & :AT HE REALLY WANTS TO BE4 ,!Y >E NUCLEI ( ALI5ATION EMB$D$ 9 ! FLE% ( DIRECT EXP]I5CE4 ,! FUNCTION ( SU* /]EOTYPES IS TO DICTATE TO EA* P]SON ON AN 9DIVIDUAL1 EV5 '9TIMATE'1 LEVEL ! SAME ?+S :I* IDEOLOGY IMPOSES COLLECTIVELY4 

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