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,9 ,WATTS1 ,PRAGUE1 ,/OCKHOLM1 ,/ANLEYVILLE1 ,GDANSK1 ,TUR91 ,PORT ,TALBOT1 ,CLEVEL&1 ,CORDOBA1 ,AM/]DAM1 :]EV] ! ACT & W>5ESS ( REFUSAL G5]ATES PASSIONATE BREAK-\TS FROM ! FACTORIES ( COLLECTIVE ILLUSION1 ! REVOLUTION ( EV]YDAY LIFE IS UND] WAY4 ,! /RUGGLE 9T5SIFIES AS MIS]Y BECOMES UNIV]SAL4 ,:AT = YE>S W]E REASONS = FI<T+ SPECIFIC ISSUES -- HUNG]1 RE/RICTIONS1 BOR$OM1 ILLNESS1 ANXIETY1 ISOLATION1 DECEIT -- N[ REVEAL MIS]Y'S FUNDAM5TAL RATIONALITY1 ITS OMNIPRES5T EMPT9ESS1 ITS APPALL+ OPPRESSIVE AB/RACTION4 ,= ?IS MIS]Y1 ! WORLD ( HI]>*ICAL P[]1 ! WORLD ( ! ,/ATE1 ( SACRIFICE1 EX*ANGE & ! QUANTITATIVE -- ! COMMODITY AS WILL & REPRES5TATION ( ! WORLD -- IS HELD RESPONSIBLE BY ?OSE MOV+ T[>DS AN 5TIRELY NEW SOCIETY ?AT IS /ILL TO BE 9V5T$ & YET IS ALREADY AMONG US4 ,ALL OV] ! GLOBE1 REVOLUTION>Y PRAXIS1 LIKE A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPOS]1 IS TRANS=M+ NEGATIVE 9TO POSITIVE1 LI<T+ UP ! HIDD5 FACE ( ! E>? ) ! FIRES ( REBELLION TO 9K 9 ! MAP ( ITS TRIUMPH4 

,ONLY G5U9E REVOLUTION>Y PRAXIS GIVES ! ORGANIZATION ( >M$ REVOLT ! PRECISION )\T :I* EV5 ! BE/ PROPOSALS REMA9 T5TATIVE & P>TIAL4 ,BUT ?IS SAME PRAXIS %[S A RAPID CORRUPTION ! MOM5T IT BREAKS ) ITS [N RATIONALITY4 ,?AT RATIONALITY IS NOT AB/RACT BUT CONCRETE SUP]SESSION ( ?AT UNIV]SAL & EMPTY =M1 ! COMMODITY -- & IS ALONE 9 ALL[+ A NON-ALI5AT+ OBJECTIFICATION3 ! REALIZATION ( >T & PHILOSOPHY 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL'S DAILY LIFE4 ,SU* A RATIONALITY'S L9E ( =CE & EXT5SION IS BORN ( ! DELIB]ATE 5C\NT] ( TWO POLES UND] T5SION4 ,IT'S ! SP>K /RUCK (F BETWE5 SUBJECTIVITY1 EXTRACT+ ! WILL TO BE EV]Y?+ FROM ! TOTALIT>IANISM ( OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS1 & ! HI/ORICAL WI!R+ WAY ( ! G5]ALIZ$ COMMODITY SY/EM4 

,EXI/5TIAL CONFLICTS >E NOT QUALITATIVELY DIFF]5T FROM ?OSE 9H]5T 9 ! :OLE ( MANK9D4 ,?AT'S :Y M5 CAN'T HOPE TO CONTROL ! LAWS GOV]N+ !IR G5]AL HI/ORY IF !Y CAN'T SIMULTANE\SLY CONTROL !IR [N 9DIVIDUAL HI/ORIES4 ,IF Y\ GO = REVOLUTION & NEGLECT Y\R [N SELF1 !N Y\'RE GO+ AB\T IT BACKW>DS1 LIKE ALL ! MILITANTS4 ,AGA9/ VOLUNT>ISM & ! MY/IQUE ( ! HI/ORICALLY 9EVITABLE REVOLUTION1 WE MU/ SPREAD ! IDEA ( A PLAN ( ATTACK1 & A MEANS1 BO? RATIONAL & PASSIONATE1 9 :I* IMM$IATE SUBJECTIVE NE$S & OBJECTIVE CONTEMPOR>Y CONDITIONS >E DIALECTICALLY UNIT$4 ,9 ! DIALECTIC ( P>T & TOTALITY1 ! CURV$ SLOPE ( REVOLUTION IS ! PROJECT TO CON/RUCT DAILY LIFE 9 & ?R\< ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! COMMODITY =M1 SO ?AT EA* PHASE ( ! REVOLUTION IS C>RI$ 9 ! /YLE ( ITS F9AL \TCOME4 ,NO MAXIMUM PROGRAM1 NO M9IMUM PROGRAM1 & NO TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM -- 9/EAD A COMPLETE /RATEGY BAS$ ON ! ESS5TIAL *>ACT]I/ICS ( ! SY/EM WE WANT DE/ROY$4 

,BETWE5 ! 9CREAS+LY DISORGANIZ$ OLD SOCIETY & ! NEW SOCIETY YET TO BE CREAT$1 ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL (F]S AN EXAMPLE ( A GR\P 9 SE>* ( ITS REVOLUTION>Y COH]5CE4 ,AS ) ALL GR\PS BE>+ ! SE$S ( POETRY1 ITS IMPORTANCE IS AS A MODEL = ! NEW SOCIAL ORGANIZATION4 ,IT MU/ !RE=E PREV5T EXT]NAL OPPRESSION 7HI]>*Y1 BUREAUCRATIZATION4447 REAPPE>+ 9SIDE ! MOVEM5T1 BY 9SUR+ ?AT P>TICIPATION IS SUBORD9AT$ TO ! MA9T5ANCE ( REAL EQUALITY BETWE5 ALL ITS MEMB]S1 NOT AS A METAPHYSICAL RI<T1 BUT ON ! CONTR>Y AS ! NORM TO ATTA94 ,IT IS PRECISELY TO AVOID AU?ORIT>IANISM & PASSIVITY 7LEAD]S & MILITANTS7 ?AT ! GR\P %\LD UNHESITAT+LY MOVE AGA9/ ANY COMPROMISE1 DROP 9 ! !ORETICAL LEVEL OR LACK ( PRACTICAL ACTIVITY4 ,WE CAN'T TOL]ATE PEOPLE :OM ! DOM9ANT REGIME SO HAPPILY PUTS UP )4 ,EXCLUSION & RUPTURE >E ! ONLY DEF5SES ( COH]5CE 9 DANG]4 

,9 ! SAME WAY1 ! PROJECT ( C5TRALIZ+ SCATT]$ POETRY 9VOLVES ! ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE OR 5C\RAGE AUTONOM\S REVOLUTION>Y GR\PS1 RADICALIZE !M1 & F$]ATE !M )\T EV] TAK+ !M OV]4 ,! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL HAS AN AXIAL FUNCTION3 TO BE EV]Y:]E ! AX :I* POPUL> AGITATION WIELDS & :I* 9 TURN AMPLIFIES ! 9ITIAL MOVEM5T4 ,! ,SITUATIONI/S WILL RECOGNIZE !SE GR\PS ON ! BASIS ( !IR REVOLUTION>Y COH]5CE4 

,! MOM5T ( REVOLT1 :I* MEANS N[1 IS HALL[+ \T = US 9 ! H>D ROCK ( \R DAILY LIVES1 DAYS ?AT MIRACUL\SLY RETA9 ! DELICI\S COLORS & ! DREAMLIKE *>M :I* -- LIKE AN ,ALADD9'S CAVE1 MAGICAL & PRISMATIC 9 AN ATMOSPH]E ALL ITS [N -- IS 9ALI5ABLY \RS4 ,! MOM5T ( REVOLT IS *ILDHOOD R$ISCOV]$1 TIME PUT TO EV]YONE'S USE1 ! DISSOLUTION ( ! M>KET & ! BEG9N+ ( G5]ALIZ$ SELF-MANAGEM5T4 

,! LONG REVOLUTION IS CREAT+ SMALL F$]AT$ MICROSOCIETIES1 TRUE GU]RILLA CELLS PRACTIC+ & FI<T+ = ?IS SELF-MANAGEM5T4 ,EFFECTIVE RADICALITY AU?ORIZES ALL V>IATIONS & GU>ANTEES EV]Y FRE$OM4 ,?AT'S :Y ! ,SITUATIONI/S DON'T CONFRONT ! WORLD )3 0,H]E'S Y\R IDEAL ORGANIZATION1 ON Y\R KNEES60 ,!Y SIMPLY %[ BY FI<T+ = !MSELVES & ) ! CLE>E/ AW>5ESS ( ?IS FI<T1 :Y PEOPLE REALLY FI<T EA* O!R & :Y !Y MU/ ACQUIRE AN AW>5ESS ( ! BATTLE4  
  

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