,! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,PROJECT ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ALFR$O ,M>IA ,BONANNO ,TEXT 3 ,IT IS NOT EASY TO GRASP ! V>I\S ASPECTS ( REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY4 ,IT IS EV5 MORE DIFFICULT TO GRASP EV]Y?+ 9 T]MS ( A COMPLEX PROJECT ?AT HAS ITS [N 9TR9SIC LOGIC & OP]ATIVE >TICULATION4 ,?AT IS :AT ,I MEAN BY REVOLUTION>Y WORK4 ,WE ALL1 OR NE>LY ALL1 AGREE AS TO :O ! 5EMY IS4 ,9 ! VAGU5ESS ( ! DEF9ITION WE 9CLUDE ELEM5TS FROM \R P]SONAL EXP]I5CE 7JOY & SUFF]+7 AS WELL AS \R SOCIAL SITUATION & \R CULTURE4 ,WE >E CONV9C$ ?AT WE KN[ EV]Y?+ ?AT IS REQUIR$ 9 ORD] TO DRAW UP A MAP ( 5EMY T]RITORY & ID5TIFY OBJECTIVES & RESPONSIBILITY4 ,TIMES *ANGE ( C\RSE1 BUT WE DON'T TAKE ANY NOTICE4 ,WE MAKE ! NECESS>Y ADJU/M5TS & C>RY ON4 ,OBSCURE 9 \R WAY ( PROCE$+1 \R SURR\ND+S ALSO OBSCURE1 WE LID4 ,! TRAGIC FACT IS ?AT ?+S >\ND US *ANGE1 & (T5 RAPIDLY4 ,! T]MS ( ! CLASS RELATION%IP >E CON/ANTLY WID5+ & N>R[+ 9 A CONTRADICTORY SITUATION4 ,!Y REVEAL !MSELVES ONE DAY ONLY TO CONCEAL !MSELVES ! NEXT1 AS ! C]TA9TIES ( YE/]YE> PRECIPITATE 9TO ! D>KNESS ( ! PRES5T4 ,ANYONE :O MA9TA9S A CON/ANT IF NOT IMMOBILE POLE IS NOT SE5 AS :AT !Y >E3 HONE/ NAVIGATORS 9 ! SEA ( CLASS CONFUSION1 BUT >E (T5 TAK5 TO BE /UBBORN *ANT]S ( \T ( DATE1 AB/RACT1 IDEOLOGICAL SLOGANS4 ,ANYONE :O P]SI/S 9 SEE+ ! 5EMY 9SIDE ! UNI=M1 BEH9D ! FACTORY1 AT ! M9I/RY1 S*OOL1 ! *UR*1 ETC41 IS CONSID]$ SUSPECT4 ,!RE IS A DESIRE TO SUB/ITUTE H>% REALITY ) AB/RACT RELATIONS & RELATIVITY4 ,SO ! ,/ATE 5DS UP BECOM+ A WAY ( SEE+ ?+S & 9DIVIDUALS1 ) ! RESULT ?AT1 BE+ AN IDEA1 IT CANNOT BE F\TICULAT$ :OLE OR IT IS NO?+1 A M]E AB/RACTION1 A !ORETICAL MODEL ?AT IT W\LD BE ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO ATTACK & DEFEAT4 ,( C\RSE1 ! ,/ATE ALSO EXI/S 9SIDE US4 ,IT IS !RE=E ALSO IDEA4 ,BUT ?IS BE+ AN IDEA IS SUBORD9ATE TO ! PHYSICAL PLACES & P]SONS ?AT REALIZE IT4 ,AN ATTACK ON ! IDEA ( ,/ATE 79CLUD+ ?AT :I* WE H>BOR 9SIDE US1 (T5 )\T REALIZ+ IT7 IS ONLY POSSIBLE IF WE ATTACK IT PHYSICALLY1 9 ITS HI/ORICAL REALIZATION /&+ !RE BE=E US 9 FLE% & BLOOD4 ,:AT DO WE MEAN BY ATTACK8 ,?+S >E SOLID4 ,M5 DEF5D !MSELVES1 TAKE MEASURES4 ,& ! *OICE ( ! MEANS ( ATTACK IS ALSO OP5 TO CONFUSION4 ,WE CAN 7OR RA!R MU/7 ATTACK ) IDEAS1 OPPOSE CRITIQUE TO CRITIQUE1 LOGIC TO LOGIC1 ANALYSIS TO ANALYSIS4 ,BUT ?AT W\LD BE A PO9TLESS EX]CISE IF IT W]E TO COME AB\T 9 ISOLATION1 CUT (F FROM DIRECT 9T]V5TION ON ! ?+S & M5 ( ! ,/ATE 7& CAPITAL ( C\RSE74 ,SO1 9 RELATION TO :AT WE SAID E>LI]1 ATTACK NOT ONLY ) IDEAS BUT ALSO ) WEAPONS4 ,I SEE NO O!R WAY \T4 ,TO LIMIT ONESELF TO AN IDEOLOGICAL DUEL W\LD M]ELY 9CREASE ! 5EMY'S /R5G?4 ,!ORETICAL EXAM9ATION !RE=E1 ALONGSIDE & AT ! SAME TIME AS PRACTICAL ATTACK4 ,MOREOV]1 IT IS PRECISELY 9 ! ATTACK ?AT !ORY TRANS=MS ITSELF & PRACTICE EXPRESSES ITS !ORETICAL F\NDATIONS4 ,TO LIMIT ONESELF TO !ORY W\LD BE TO REMA9 9 ! FIELD ( IDEALISM TYPICAL ( ! B\RGEOIS PHILOSOPHY ?AT HAS BE5 FE$+ ! C(F]S ( ! DOM9ANT CLASS = HUNDR$S ( YE>S1 AS WELL AS ! CONC5TRATION CAMPS ( ! EXP]IM5T]S ( BO? ,RIIAN MAT]IALISM MU/ NECESS>ILY OV]COME ! SEP>ATION BETWE5 IDEA & DE$4 ,IF Y\ ID5TIFY ! 5EMY Y\ MU/ /RIKE1 & /RIKE ADEQUATELY4 ,NOT SO MU* 9 ! S5SE ( AN OPTIMAL LEVEL ( DE/RUCTION1 AS ?AT ( ! G5]AL SITUATION ( ! 5EMY'S DEF5SE1 ITS POSSIBILITIES ( SURVIVAL & ! 9CREAS+ DANG] IT REPRES5TS4 ,IF Y\ /RIKE IT IS NECESS>Y TO DE/ROY P>T ( !IR /RUCTURE1 ?US MAK+ !IR FUNCTION+ AS A :OLE MORE DIFFICULT4 ,ALL ?IS1 IF CONSID]$ 9 ISOLATION1 RUNS ! RISK ( SEEM+ 9SIGNIFICANT4 ,IT DOES NOT MANAGE1 ?AT IS1 TO CONV]T ITSELF 9TO SOME?+ REAL4 ,= ?IS TRANS=MATION TO COME AB\T IT IS NECESS>Y = ! ATTACK TO BE ACCOMPANI$ BY A CRITICAL EXAM9ATION ( ! 5EMY'S IDEAS1 IDEAS ?AT >E P>T ( ITS REPRESSIVE & OPPRESSIVE ACTION4 ,BUT DOES ?IS RECIPROCAL CONV]SION ( PRACTICAL ACTION 9TO !ORETICAL & !ORETICAL 9TO PRACTICAL COME AB\T AS SOME?+ IMPOS$ >TIFICIALLY8 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 ! S5SE ( C>RY+ \T AN ACTION !N PR9T+ A F9E DOCUM5T CLAIM+ IT4 ,! IDEAS ( ! 5EMY >E NOT CRITICIZ$ OR GONE 9TO 9 ?IS WAY4 ,!Y >E CRY/ALLIZ$ )9 ! IDEOLOGICAL PROCESS1 APPE>+ TO BE MASSIVELY 9 OPPOSITION TO ! IDEAS ( ! ATTACK]1 TRANSF]R$ 9TO SOME?+ QUITE IDEOLOGICAL4 ,FEW ?+S >E AS HATEFUL TO ME AS ?IS WAY ( PROCE$+4,! PLACE = ! CONV]SION ( !ORY 9TO PRACTICE & VICE V]SA1 IS ! PROJECT4 ,IT IS ! PROJECT AS AN >TICULAT$ :OLE ?AT GIVES PRACTICAL ACTION A DIFF]5T SIGNIFICANCE1 MAKES IT A CRITIQUE ( ! IDEAS ( ! 5EMY4 ,IT D]IVES FROM ?IS ?AT ! WORK ( ! REVOLUTION>Y IS ESS5TIALLY ! ELABORATION & REALIZATION ( A PROJECT4 ,BUT BE=E DISCOV]+ :AT A REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT MIY TO AGREE ON :AT ! REVOLUTION>Y MU/ POSSESS 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO ELABORATE ?IS PROJECT ( !IRS4 ,FIR/ ( ALL C\RAGE4 ,NOT ! BANAL C\RAGE ( ! PHYSICAL CLA% & ATTACK ON ! 5EMY TR5*ES1 BUT ! MORE DIFFICULT ONE1 ! C\RAGE ( ONE'S IDEAS4 ,ONCE Y\ ?9K 9 A C]TA9 WAY1 ONCE Y\ SEE ?+S & PEOPLE1 ! WORLD & ITS AFFAIRS 9 A C]TA9 WAY1 Y\ MU/ HAVE ! C\RAGE TO C>RY ?IS ?R\< )\T COMPROMISE OR HALF MEASURES1 )\T PITY OR ILLUSION4 ,TO /OP HALF WAY W\LD BE A CRIME OR1 IF Y\ LIKE1 IS ABSOLUTELY NORMAL4 ,BUT REVOLUTION>IES >E NOT 'NORMAL' PEOPLE4 ,!Y MU/ GO BEYOND4 ,BEYOND NORMALITY1 BUT ALSO BEYOND EXCEPTIONALLY1 :I* IS AN >I/OCRATIC WAY ( CONSID]+ DIV]SITY ,BEYOND GOOD1 BUT ALSO BEYOND EVIL1 AS SOMEONE W\LD HAVE SAID4 ,!Y CANNOT WAIT = O!RS TO DO :AT NE$S TO BE DONE4 ,!Y CANNOT DELEGATE TO O!RS :AT !IR CONSCI5CE DICTATES TO !M4 ,!Y CANNOT WAIT PEACEFULLY TO DO :AT O!RS IT*+ TO DE/ROY :AT OPPRESSES !M LIKE !MSELVES W\LD DO IF ONLY !Y DECID$1 IF ONLY !Y W]E TO AWAKE FROM !IR TORPOR & FROM ALL[+ !MSELVES TO BE SW9DL$1 F> AWAY FROM ! *ATT] & CONFUSION4 ,SO !Y MU/ SET TO WORK1 & WORK H>D4 ,WORK TO SUPPLY !MSELVES ) ! MEANS NECESS>Y TO GIVE SOME BASIS TO !IR CONVICTIONS4 ,& H]E WE COME TO ! SECOND ?+3 CON/ANCY4 ,! /R5G? TO CONT9UE1 P]SEV]E1 9SI/1 EV5 :5 O!RS >E DISC\RAG$ & EV]Y?+ SEEMS DIFFICULT4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PROCURE ! MEANS ONE REQUIRES )\T CON/ANCY4 ,! REVOLUTION>Y NE$S CULTURAL MEANS1 I4E4 ANALYZES & BASIC COMMON KN[L$GE4 ,BUT /UDIES ?AT SEEM V]Y F> FROM REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICE >E ALSO 9DISP5SABLE TO ACTION4 ,LANGUAGES1 ECONOMY1 PHILOSOPHY1 MA!MATICS1 ! NATURAL SCI5CES1 *EMI/RY1 SOCIAL SCI5CE & SO ON4 ,?IS KN[L$GE %\LD NOT BE SE5 AS SECT>IAN SPECIALIZATION1 NOR %\LD IT BE ! DILETTANTE EX]CISES ( AN ECC5TRIC SPIRIT DIPP+ 9TO ?IS & ?AT1 DESIR\S ( KN[L$GE BUT =EV] IGNORANT DUE TO ! FAILURE TO POSSESS A ME?OD ( LE>N+4 ,& !N ! TE*NICS3 WRIT+ CORRECTLY1 79 A WAY ?AT REA*ES ONE'S OBJECTIVE71 SPEAK+ TO O!RS 7US+ ALL ! TE*NIQUES ON ! SUBJECT71 :I* >E NOT EASY TO LE>N & >E V]Y IMPORTANT1 /UDY+ 7?IS IS ALSO A TE*NIQUE71 REMEMB]+ 7MEMORY CAN BE IMPROV$1 IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE LEFT TO \R MORE OR LESS NATURAL DISPOSITION71 ! MANIPULATION ( OBJECTS 7:I* MANY CONSID] A MY/]I\S GIFT BUT 9/EAD IS TE*NIQUE & CAN BE LE>N$ & P]FECT$7 & O!RS /ILL4 ,! SE>* TO ACQUIRE !SE MEANS IS UN5D+4 ,IT IS ! REVOLUTION>Y'S TASK TO WORK CONT9UALLY TO P]FECT !SE MEANS & EXT5D !M TO O!R FIELDS4 ,!N !RE IS A ?IRD ?+1 CREATIVITY4 ,!RE CAN BE NO D\BT ?AT ALL ( ! ABOVE MEANS W\LD BE USELESS1 SIMPLY SPECIALIZATION AS AN 5D 9 ITSELF1 W]E !Y NOT TO PRODUCE NEW EXP]I5CES1 CONT9UAL MODIFICATION 9 ! MEANS AS A :OLE & ! POSSIBILITY ( PUTT+ !M TO USE4 ,& IT IS H]E ?AT IT BECOMES POSSIBLE TO GRASP ! GREAT =CE ( CREATIVITY1 I4E4 ! FRUIT ( ALL ! PREC$+ EF=TS4 ,LOGICAL PROCESSES BECOME NO MORE ?AN A BASIC1 UNIMPORTANT ELEM5T1 :]EAS A DIFF]5T1 TOTAL NEW ONE EM]GES3 9TUITION4 ,SO N[ ! PROBLEM COMES TO BE SE5 DIFF]5TLY4 ,NO?+ WILL BE AS IT WAS BE=E4 ,NUM]\S CONNECTIONS & COMP>ISONS1 9F]5CES & D$UCTIONS >E MADE )\T \R REALIZ+ IT4 ,ALL ! MEANS 9 \R POSSESSION BEG9 TO VIBRATE & COME ALIVE4 ,?+S ( ! PA/ ALONG ) NEW UND]/&+1 OLD CONCEPTS1 IDEAS & T5SIONS1 ?AT HAD NOT FULLY BE5 UND]/OOD BECOME CLE>4 ,AN 9CR$IBLE MIXTURE1 ITSELF A CREATIVE EV5T1 :I* MU/ BE SUBMITT$ TO ! DISCIPL9E ( ME?OD 9 ORD] = US TO PRODUCE SOME?+1 LIMIT$ IF Y\ LIKE1 BUT IMM$IATELY P]CEIVABLE4 ,UN=TUNATELY ! DE/9Y ( CREATIVITY IS ?AT ITS IMM5SE 9ITIAL EXPLOSIVE POT5TIAL 7:I* BECOMES SOME?+ MIS]ABLE 9 ! ABS5CE ( ! BASIC MEANS M5TION$ ABOVE7 MU/ BE RETURN$ TO ! REALM ( TE*NIQUE 9 ! N>R[ S5SE ( WORD4 ,IT MU/ GO BACK TO BECOM+ WORD1 PAGES1 FIGURES1 S\NDS1 =M1 OBJECTS4 ,O!RWISE1 \TSIDE ! S*EME ( ?IS PRISON ( COMMUNICATION1 IT W\LD BE DISP]SIVE & AB&ON$1 LO/ 9 AN IMM5SE FA?OMLESS SEA4 ,& N[ ONE LA/ ?+1 MAT]IALITY4 ,! CAPACITY1 ?AT IS1 TO GRASP ! REAL MAT]IAL F\NDATIONS ( :AT SURR\NDS US4 ,= EXAMPLE1 WE REQUIRE SUITABLE MEANS 9 ORD] TO UND]/& & ACT1 & ?AT IS NOT SO SIMPLE4 ,! QUE/ION ( MEANS SEEMS CLE>1 BUT ALWAYS LEADS TO MISUND]/&+4 ,! QUE/ION ( MONEY1 = EXAMPLE4 ,IT IS OBVI\S ?AT )\T MONEY ONE CANNOT DO :AT ONE WANTS4 ,A REVOLUTION>Y CANNOT ASK = ,/ATE F9ANC+ TO DEVELOP PROJECTS AIM$ AT ITS DE/RUCTION4 ,!Y CANNOT = BO? E?ICAL REASONS & A LOGICAL ONE 7?AT ! ,/ATE W\LD NOT GIVE IT TO !M74 ,NOR CAN !Y S]I\SLY BELIEVE ?AT ) SMALL P]SONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS !Y WILL BE ABLE TO DO EV]Y?+ !Y WANT 7& CONSID] NECESS>Y74 ,NOR CAN !Y SIMPLY CONT9UE TO COMPLA9 AB\T LACK ( MONEY OR RESIGN !MSELVES TO ! FACT ?AT SOME ?+S JU/ CAN'T BE DONE = ?AT REASON4 ,EV5 LESS CAN !Y ADOPT ! /ANCE ( ?OSE :O1 BE+ P5NILESS1 FEEL !IR CONSCI5CE TO BE AT RE/ &1 /AT+ !Y HAVE NO MONEY1 DO NOT P>TICIPATE 9 ! COMMON EF=T BUT WAIT = O!RS TO DO SO 9 !IR PLACE4 ,( C\RSE1 IT IS CLE> ?AT IF A COMRADE DOES NOT HAVE ANY MONEY !Y CANNOT BE HELD TO PAY = :AT !Y CANNOT AF=D4 ,BUT HAVE !Y REALLY DONE EV]Y?+ !Y CAN TO PROCURE SOME = !MSELVES8 ,OR IS !RE ONLY ONE WAY TO GET HOLD ( MONEY3 GO BEGG+ = IT1 LETT+ ONESELF BE EXPLOIT$ BY A BOSS8 ,I DON'T ?9K SO4 ,9 ! >C ( ! POSSIBLE WAYS ( BE+1 9CLUD+ P]SONAL T5D5CIES & CULTURAL ACQUISITIONS1 TWO EXTREME K9DS ( BEHAVIOR POL>IZE1 EA* ( :I* IS LIMIT$ & P5ALIZ+4 ,ON ! ONE H& !RE >E ?OSE :O ACC5TUATE ! !ORETICAL ASPECT1 ON ! O!R1 ?OSE :O IMM]SE !MSELVES UP 9 ! PRACTICAL ONE4 ,!SE TWO POLES H>DLY EV] EXI/ 9 ! 'PURE /ATE'1 BUT >E (T5 ACC5TUAT$ 5\< TO BECOME OB/ACLES & IMP$IM5TS4 ,:5 EXASP]AT$ TO 9F9ITY ! GREAT POSSIBILITIES ?AT !ORETICAL /UDY GIVES ! REVOLUTION>Y REMA9 DEAD LETT]S1 BECOM+ ELEM5TS ( CONTRADICTION & IMP$IM5T4 ,SOME PEOPLE CAN ONLY SEE LIFE 9 !ORETICAL T]MS4 ,!Y >E NOT NECESS>ILY M5 ( LETT]S OR S*OL>S 7= ! LATT] ?IS W\LD BE QUITE NORMAL71 BUT C\LD BE ANY PROLET>IAN1 AN EM>G9AT$ P]SON ?AT GREW UP 9 ! /REETS COM+ TO BL[S4 ,?IS SE>* = A RESOLUTION ?R\< ! SUBTLETY ( REASON TRANS=MS ITSELF 9TO DISORGANIC ANXIETY1 A TUMULTU\S DESIRE TO UND]/& ?AT 9V>IABLY TURNS 9TO PURE CONFUSION1 L[]+ ! PRIMACY ( ! BRA9 ?AT !Y >E TRY+ TO HOLD ON TO AT ANY CO/4 ,?IS EXASP]ATION R$UCES !IR CRITICAL CAPACITY TO PUT ORD] 9 !IR IDEAS1 WID5+ !IR CREATIVITY BUT ONLY 9 ! PURE1 ONE MIIZATION WE >E LOOK+ AT1 ?IS W\LD HAVE TO BE SUBMITT$ TO ! DOM9ION ( ! BRA91 TO ! 'LOGIC' ( REASON4 ,SO1 ! ACTION IS KILL$1 PUT (F TO 9F9ITY OR LIV$ BADLY BECAUSE NOT 'UND]/OOD'1 NOT BR\TICUL> DAY ?AT WILL SEE AN 5D TO ?IS PUTT+ (F TO 9F9ITY4 ,MEAN:ILE NO SE>* = A MOM5T'S REFLECTION ?AT IS NOT EXCLUSIVELY L9K$ TO ?+S BE DONE1 OR V]Y LITTLE AT LEA/4 ,DEVOT+ ALL ONE'S TIME TO DO+ KILLS 9 ! SAME WAY AS DEVOT+ IT ALL TO ?9K+ DOES4 ,! CONTRADICTIONS ( ! 9DIVIDUAL >E NOT RESOLV$ BY ACTION AS AN 5D 9 ITSELF4 ,= ! REVOLUTION>Y ?+S >E EV5 WORSE4 ,! CLASSIC FLATT]Y ?AT 9DIVIDUALS USE TO CONV9CE !MSELVES ( ! VALIDITY & IMPORTANCE ( ! ACTION !Y WI% TO UND]TAKE IS NOT 5\< = ! REVOLUTION>Y4 ,! ONLY EXP$I5T ONE CAN HAVE REC\RSE TO IS TO PUT ?+S (F TO 9F9ITY1 TO BETT] DAYS :5 IT WILL NO LONG] BE NECESS>Y TO D$ICATE ONESELF 'EXCLUSIVELY' TO DO+ & !RE WILL BE TIME TO ?9K4 ,BUT H[ CAN ONE ?9K )\T ! MEANS TO DO SO8 ,P]HAPS ?\Y TO BR+ ! MEANS !Y POSSESS TO FRUITION & BUILD !IR PROJECT4 ,& ?IS CONC]NS BO? ! ANALYTICAL & PRACTICAL ASPECTS4 ,ONCE AGA9 A DI*OTOMY APPE>S ?AT NE$S TO BE SE5 9 ITS 9CONSI/5CY1 I4E4 AS IT IS USUALLY 9T5D$ BY ! DOM9ANT LOGIC4 ,NO PROJECT CAN BE JU/ ONE OR O!R ( !SE ASPECTS4 ,EA* ANALYSIS HAS A DIFF]5T ANGLE & DEVELOPM5T ACCORD+ TO ! ORGANIZATIONAL PROPOSAL1 :I* NE$S TO BE ASSI/$ BY O!R1 SIMIL> ANALYZES4 ,! REVOLUTION>Y :O IS UNABLE TO MA/] ! ANALYTICAL & ORGANIZATIONAL P>T ( HIS PROJECT WILL ALWAYS BE AT ! M]CY ( EV5TS1 CON/ANTLY TURN+ UP AFT] ?+S HAVE HAPP5$1 NEV] BE=E4 ,! AIM ( ! PROJECT1 9 FACT1 IS TO SEE 9 ORD] TO =ESEE4 ,! PROJECT IS A PROS!SIS LIKE ANY O!R ( MAN'S 9TELLECTUAL ELABORATIONS4 ,IT ALL[S ACTION1 MAKES IT POSSIBLE1 PREV5TS IT FROM BE+ EXT+UI%$ 9 PO9TLESS DISCUSSIONS & IMPROVIZATION4 ,BUT IT IS NOT ! 'CAUSE' ( ACTION1 IT CONTA9S NO ELEM5T ( JU/IFICATION 9 ?IS S5SE4 ,IF CORRECTLY 9T5D$1 ! PROJECT ITSELF IS ACTION1 :]EAS ! LATT] IS ITSELF A PROJECT1 BECOMES FULLY P>T ( IT1 MAKES IT GR[1 5RI*ES & TRANS=MS IT4 ,A LACK ( AW>5ESS ( !SE FUNDAM5TAL PREMISES ( ! WORK ( ! REVOLUTION>Y (T5 LEADS TO CONFUSION & FRU/RATION4 ,MANY COMRADES :O REMA9 TI$ TO :AT WE C\LD CALL REFLEX 9T]V5TIONS (T5 SUFF] BACKLA%ES SU* AS DEMOTIVATION & DISC\RAGEM5T4 ,AN EXT]NAL EV5T1 7(T5 REPRESSION7 GIVES ! /IMUL\S TO ACT4 ,?IS (T5 5DS OR BURNS ITSELF \T & ! 9T]V5TION HAS NO MORE REASON TO EXI/4 ,H5CE ! FRU/RAT+ REALIZATION ?AT ONE HAS TO BEG9 ALL OV] AGA94 ,IT IS LIKE DIGG+ AWAY AT A M\NTA9 ) A SPOON4 ,PEOPLE DO NOT REMEMB]4 ,!Y =GET QUICKLY4 ,AGGREGATION DOES NOT OCCUR4 ,NUMB]S DECL9E4 ,NE>LY ALWAYS ! SAME PEOPLE4 ,! COMRADE :O CAN ONLY ACT BY 'REFLEX' (T5 SURVIVES BY GO+ FROM RADICAL REFUSAL1 TO %UTT+ HIMSELF AWAY 9 DISDA9FUL SIL5CE1 TO HAV+ FANTASIES ( DE/ROY+ ! WORLD 7HUMAN BE+S 9CLUD$74 ,ON ! O!R H&1 MANY COMRADES REMA9 ATTA*$ TO :AT WE MIELY READABLE PAGES ?AT TRY TO HIDE !IR 9CONSI/5CY BY GO+ 9TO DAILY EV5TS1 EXPLA9+ !M ACCORD+ TO !IR [N PO9T ( VIEW4 ,AS WE CAN SEE1 IT IS ALWAYS ! SAME /ORY4 ,SO1 ! PROJECT MU/ BE PROPOSITIONAL4 ,IT MU/ TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE4 ,FIR/ OP]ATIVELY1 CONC]N+ ?+S TO BE SE5 OR DONE 9 A C]TA9 WAY4 ,!N ORGANIZATIONALLY3 H[ TO GO AB\T DO+ !SE ?+S4,MANY PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE ?AT ! ?+S TO BE DONE 79 ! CONTEXT ( ! CLASS CLA%7 >E NOT SET D[N ONCE & = ALL1 BUT TAKE ON DIFF]5T MEAN+S ?R\<\T TIME & 9 *ANG+ SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,?AT LEADS TO ! NE$ = !IR !ORETICAL EVALUATION4 ,! FACT ?AT SOME ( !SE ?+S ACTUALLY DO GO ON = A LONG TIME AS ?\< !Y CANNOT *ANGE1 DOES NOT MEAN ?AT ?IS IS SO4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! FACT ?AT !RE IS A NE$ TO ORGANIZE 9 ORD] TO /RIKE ! CLASS 5EMY NECESS>ILY SIGNIFIES EXT5SION 9 TIME4 ,MEANS & ORGANIZATION T5D TO CRY/ALLIZE4 ,& 9 SOME RESPECTS IT IS WELL ?AT ?IS %\LD BE SO4 ,?AT IS NOT TO SAY ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO RE-9V5T EV]Y?+ EA* TIME ONE RE-ORGANIZES1 EV5 AFT] BE+ HIT BY REPRESSION4 ,BUT IT DOES MEAN ?AT ?IS 'RESUMPTION' %\LD NOT BE AN EXACT REPETITION4 ,PREC$+ MODELS CAN BE SUBMITT$ TO CRITICISM1 EV5 IF BASICALLY !Y REMA9 VALID & CON/ITUTE A CONSID]ABLE />T+ PO9T4 ,AT ?IS PO9T ONE (T5 FEELS ATTACK$ BY MIS9=M$ CRITICS & PRECONCEIV$ IDEAS1 & AT ALL CO/S WANT+ TO AVOID BE+ ACCUS$ ( BE+ AN 'IRR$UCIBLE'1 :I* ACTUALLY S\NDS QUITE POSITIVE1 BUT IMPLIES AN 9CAPACITY TO UND]/& ! EVOLUTION ( SOCIAL CONDITIONS AS A :OLE4 ,SO IT IS POSSIBLE TO USE OLD ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS1 SO LONG AS !Y >E SUBMITT$ TO A RADICAL CRITIQUE4 ,BUT :AT C\LD ?IS CRITIQUE BE8 ,9 A WORD1 PO9T+ \T ! USELESSNESS & DANG] ( C5TRALIZ$ /RUCTURES1 ! M5TALITY ( DELEGAT+1 ! MY? ( ! QUANTITATIVE1 ! SYMBOLIC1 ! GR&IOSE1 ! USE ( ! M$IA1 ETC4 ,AS WE CAN SEE1 IT IS A QUE/ION ( A CRITIQUE AIM$ AT %[+ ! O!R SIDE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y HORIZON1 ! AN>*I/ & LIB]T>IAN SIDE4 ,TO REFUSE C5TRALIZ$ /RUCTURES1 ORGANIZATION *>TS1 DELEGATES1 QUANTITY1 SYMBOLISM1 5TRISM1 ETC41 MEANS TO FULLY ADOPT AN>*I/ ME?ODS4 ,& AN AN>*I/ PROPOSITION REQUIRES A FEW PRELIM9>Y CONDITIONS4 ,! LATT] MIE MORE MODE/1 NOT SO OBVI\S1 HAVE ALL ! ASPECTS ( DISP]SION & ?AT CANNOT BE R$UC$ TO ONE S+LE PROJECT4 ,!Y >E PULV]IZ$1 DIFFUS$1 I4E4 !Y CONC]N M9IMAL OBJECTIVES ?AT CANNOT BE RELAT$ TO ONE C5TRAL 5EMY IMM$IATELY1 AT LEA/ AS ?IS COMES TO BE PRES5T$ 9 ! DESCRIPTIVE ICONOGRAPHY ?AT P[] ITSELF HAS 9V5T$4 ,P[] HAS EV]Y 9T]E/ 9 %[+ ITS P]IPH]AL RAMIFICATIONS & SUPPORT+ /RUCTURES 9 A POSITIVE LIE 9DISP5SABLE TO LIFE4 ,GIV5 \R 9CAPACITY TO EXPOSE !M1 IT EFFECTIVELY CONCEALS ! CONNECTIONS ?AT PASS FROM !SE P]IPH]AL /RUCTURES TO REPRESSION1 !N TO CONS5SUS4 ,?IS IS ! NOT 9CONSID]ABLE TASK ?AT AWAITS ! REVOLUTION>Y1 :O %\LD ALSO EXPECT 9COMPREH5SION CONC]N+ ACTIONS :5 !Y BEG9 TO /RIKE1 H5CE ! NE$ = 'CL>IFICATION'4 ,& H]E9 LIES ANO!R TRAP4 ,TO MAKE !SE CL>IFICATIONS 9 IDEOLOGICAL T]MS W\LD REPRODUCE CONC5TRATION & C5TRALITY EXACTLY4 ,AN>*I/ ME?ODS CANNOT BE EXPLA9$ ?R\< AN IDEOLOGICAL FILT]4 ,ANY TIME ?AT ?IS HAS HAPP5$ IT HAS SIMPLY BE5 A JUXTAPOSITION ( \R ME?ODS ON TO PRACTICES & PROJECTS ?AT >E F> FROM LIB]T>IAN4 ,! CONCEPT ( DELEGAT+ IS CRITICIZ$ BECAUSE IT IS A PRACTICE :I*1 ASIDE FROM BE+ AU?ORIT>IAN1 LEADS TO 9CREAS+ PROCESSES ( AGGREGATION4 ,REFUSAL TO DELEGATE C\LD LEAD TO BUILD+ 9DIRECT AGGREGATION1 A FREE ORGANIZATIONAL =M4 ,SEP>ATE GR\PS !N1 UNIT$ BY ! ME?ODS EMPLOY$1 NOT BY HI]>*ICAL RELATIONS4 ,COMMON OBJECTIVE1 COMMON *OICES1 BUT 9DIRECT4 ,NOT FEEL+ ! NE$ TO PROPOSE AGGREGATIONAL RELATION%IPS ?AT SOON] OR LAT] 5D UP PRODUC+ HI]>*ICAL ORGANIZATION *>TS 7EV5 IF !Y >E HORIZONTAL1 CLAIM+ TO ADH]E TO AN>*I/ ME?ODS71 :I* TURN \T TO BE VULN]ABLE TO ANY 9CREASE 9 ! W9DS ( REPRESSION1 :]E EA* DOES !IR [N ?+4 ,IT IS ! MY? ( ! QUANTITATIVE ?AT NE$S TO FALL4 ,! MY? ?AT NUMB]S 'IMPRESS' ! 5EMY1 ! MY? ( '/R5G?' BE=E COM+ \T 9TO ! /RUGGLE1 ! MY? ( ! 'LIB]ATION >MY' & O!R SU* ?+S4 ,SO1 )\T WANT+ IT1 OLD ?+S >E TRANS=M+ !MSELVES4 ,MODELS1 OBJECTIVES & PRACTICES ( ! PA/ >E REVOLUTIONIZ+ !MSELVES4 ,)\T A %AD[ ( D\BT ! F9AL CRISIS ( ! 'POLITICAL' ME?OD IS EM]G+4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT ALL ATTEMPTS TO IMPOSE IDEOLOGICAL MODELS ON TO SUBV]SIVE PRACTICES HAVE DISAPPE>$ = EV]4 ,9 DUE PROPORTION1 IT IS ! WORLD AS A :OLE ?AT IS REFUS+ ! POLITICAL MODEL4 ,TRADITIONAL /RUCTURES ) '/RONG' POLITICAL CONNOTATIONS HAVE DISAPPE>$1 OR >E AB\T TO4 ,! P>TIES ( ! LEFT >E ALIGN+ !MSELVES ) ?OSE ( ! C5T] & ! P>TIES ( ! RIE ALSO MOV+ 9 ?AT DIRECTION1 SO AS NOT TO REMA9 ISOLAT$4 ,! DEMOCRACIES ( ! ,WE/ >E MOV+ CLOS] TO ! DICTATOR%IPS ( ! ,EA/4 ,?IS YIELD+ ( ! POLITICAL /RUCTURE CORRESPONDS TO PR(\ND *ANGES 9 ! ECONOMIC & SOCIAL FIELD4 ,?OSE :O HAVE A M9D TO MANAGE ! 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MANAGEM5T ( PUBLIC WELF>E1 ?AT DI/9CTIONS >E >IS+4 ,IDEAL 7!RE=E IDEOLOGICAL7 POLITICAL PROJECTS HAVE DISAPPE>$4 ,NO ONE 7OR H>DLY ANYONE7 IS PREP>$ TO /RUGGLE = A COMMUNI/ SOCIETY1 BUT !Y C\LD BE REGIM5T$ 9TO /RUCTURES ?AT CLAIM TO SAFEGU>D !IR IMM$IATE 9T]E/S ONCE AGA94 ,H5CE ! 9CREAS+ APPE>ANCE ( WID] /RUGGLES & /RUCTURES1 NATIONAL & SUPRANATIONAL P>LIAM5TS4 ,! 5D ( POLITICS IS NOT 9 ITSELF AN ELEM5T ?AT C\LD LEAD ONE TO BELIEVE !RE HAS BE5 'AN>*I/' TURN+ 9 SOCIETY 9 OPPOSITION TO ATTEMPTS AT 9DIRECT POLITICAL MANAGEM5T4 ,NOT AT ALL4 ,IT IS A QUE/ION ( PR(\ND *ANGES 9 ! MOD]N /RUCTURE ( CAPITAL ?AT >E ALSO TAK+ PLACE ON AN 9T]NATIONAL LEVEL1 PRECISELY BECAUSE ( ! GREAT] 9T]DEP5D5CE ( ! V>I\S P]IPH]AL SITUATIONS4 ,9 TURN1 !SE *ANGES MEAN ?AT ! POLITICAL MY?S ( ! PA/ >E F9I%$ AS A MEANS ( CONTROL1 RESULT+ 9 A PASSAGE TO ME?ODS BETT] SUIT$ TO ! PRES5T TIME3 ! (F] ( BETT] LIV+ CONDITIONS 9 ! %ORT T]M1 A HI<] LEVEL ( SATISFACTION ( PRIM>Y NE$S 9 ! ,EA/1 WORK = EV]YBODY 9 ! ,WE/4 ,!SE >E ! NEW RULES ( ! C\RSE4 ,NO MATT] H[ /RANGE IT MIILY BR+ ) IT A CRISIS 9 HI]>*ICAL RELATIONS1 ! DELEGATE1 ETC41 ALL ! RELATIONS ?AT HAVE T5D$ TO PUT ! T]MS ( CLASS OPPOSITION 9 A MY?ICAL DIM5SION4 ,IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE = ?IS TO GO ON = MU* LONG] )\T CONSEQU5CES1 MANY PEOPLE >E />T+ TO SEE ?AT ! /RUGGLE MU/ NOT PASS ?R\< ! MY?ICAL DIM5SION ( POLITICS BUT 5T] ! CONCRETE DIM5SION ( ! IMM$IATE DE/RUCTION ( ! 5EMY4 ,!RE >E ALSO ?OSE :O1 BASICALLY NOT WANT+ TO KN[ :AT ! WORK ( ! REVOLUTION>Y %\LD BE 9 ! LI*Y & ABSOLUTE C5TRALIZATION4 ,?IS IS A MI/AKE LIKE ANY O!R1 D]IV+ FROM ! FACT ?AT 9 EA* ONE ( US !RE IS A RESIDUAL ( ! EQUATION 'P[] EQUALS /R5G?' :]EAS ! MOD]N /RUCTURES ( DOM9ION >E DISMANTL+ !MSELVES PIECE BY PIECE 9 FAVOR ( A WEAK BUT EFFICI5T =M1 P]HAPS EV5 WORSE /ILL ?AN A /RONG1 BOORI% ONE4 ,! NEW P[] P5ETRATES ! PSY*OLOGICAL FABRIC ( SOCIETY RIY TASK MULTIPLE4 ,NO FIELD ( ACTIVITY CAN BE EXCLUD$ 9 ADVANCE4 ,= ! SAME REASON !RE CANNOT BE PRIVILEG$ FIELDS ( 9T]V5TION ?AT >E 'CONG5IAL' TO ONE P>TICUL> 9DIVIDUAL4 ,I KN[ COMRADES :O DO NOT FEEL 9CL9$ TO TAKE UP C]TA9 K9DS ( ACTIVITY--LET US SAY ! NATIONAL LIB]ATION /RUGGLE--OR C]TA9 REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICES SU* AS SMALL SPECIFIC ACTIONS4 ,! REASONS V>Y1 BUT !Y ALL LEAD TO ! 7MI/AK57 IDEA ?AT ONE %\LD ONLY DO ! ?+S ONE 5JOYS4 ,?IS IS MI/AK51 NOT BECAUSE IT IS WRONG ?AT ONE ( ! S\RCES ( ACTION MU/ BE JOY & P]SONAL SATISFACTION1 BUT BECAUSE ! SE>* = 9DIVIDUAL MOTIVATIONS CAN PRECLUDE A WID] & MORE SIGNIFICANT K9D ( RESE>*1 ?AT BAS$ ON ! TOTALITY ( ! 9T]V5TION4 ,TO SET (F ) PRECONCEIV$ IDEAS AB\T C]TA9 PRACTICES OR !ORIES MEANS TO HIDE--DUE TO 'FE>'--BEH9D ! IDEA1 NE>LY ALWAYS MI/AK51 ?AT !SE PRACTICES & !ORIES DO NOT 'PLEASE' US4 ,BUT ALL PRE-CONCEIV$ REFUSAL IS BAS$ ON SC>CE KN[L$GE ( :AT ONE IS REFUS+1 ON NOT GETT+ CLOSE TO IT4 ,! 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