,! ,ROAD TO ,HELL ,IS ,PAV$ ) ,GOOD ,9T5TIONS 
,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i1 ,CORBYN & ',CRISIS' 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,9TRODUCTION 

,WE />T$ TO WRITE ?IS TEXT LA/ ,DECEMB]1 JU/ AFT] ! G5]AL 
ELECTION 9 ,5GL&1 AS A RESPONSE TO ! HUGE NUMB] ( AN>*I/S 
:O VOT$ 7& SOME :O W5T CANVAS+74 ,WE DIDN'T REALIZE :AT WE 
W]E EMB>K+ ON1 IT />T$ \T AS AN >TICLE1 !N BECAME A Z9E4 ,WE 
REALLY WANT$ TO F9I% IT BE=E ! NEW ,LABOR LEAD] WAS ANN\NC$ AT 
! BEG9N+ ( ,APRIL #b#b1 !N ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i HIT4 

,/RUGGL+ TO MAKE S5SE ( ! NEW CONTEXT WE >E 91 WE 
WOND]$ IF \R CRITIQUE ( 0DEMOCRACY0 7& ! SURGE ( ,LABOR VOT+ 
AN>*I/S7 9 ! ,U,K WAS APPROPRIATE4 ,H[EV]1 !RE >E UN=TUNATELY 
MANY IMPORTANT SIMIL>ITIES & RELAT$ ISSUES RUNN+ ?R\< ! HUGE 
POPUL>ITY ( ,CORBYN & ! RESPONSES ( MANY TO CORONAVIRUS4 ,SO1 WE 
DECID$1 ON REFLECTION1 ?AT IT WAS 9 SOME WAYS /ILL NECESS>Y TO CREATE A 
SPACE = DISCUSSION ON !SE ISSUES4 

,WE PLANN$ TO GET ?IS TEXT TOGE!R & !N PUBLI% & 
DI/RIBUTE IT :5 /UFF 0RETURN$ TO NORMAL04 ,BUT1 ! REALITY IS3 !RE IS NO 
GO+ BACK TO :AT WAS 0NORMAL10 SO EV5 ?\< SOME MAY READ ?IS TEXT 
AS AN UNSYMPA!TIC DI/RACTION FROM A GLOBAL 0CRISIS01 & AN UNHELPFUL 
POKE 9 SOME FE/]+ W\NDS 7:5 WE %\LD BE FOCUS+ ON 0UNITY071 
WE HOPE \R HUMBLE BUT FI]Y REFLECTIONS WILL SP>K SOME MU* NE$$ 
DISC\RSE4 ,WE >E LIV+ 9 A HO/ILE 5VIRONM5T1 BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO 
US NOT TO %Y AWAY FROM \R BELIEFS 9 !SE D>K TIMES1 & TO RESPOND 
ACCORD+LY4 

,BETT] ,LATE ,?AN ,NEV]8 

,LIKE CORONAVIRUS1 ! P>ADOX ( AN>*I/S 5GAG+ ) DEMOCRACY 
ON ITS T]MS 7VOT+ OR PRESSURIZ+ PEOPLE TO VOTE71 DOES NOT SEEM TO 
BE A PASS+ PHASE1 & IT IS ALSO A GLOBAL PH5OM5ON4 ,AS WELL AS 9 ! 
,U,K1 SOME AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 ADVOCAT+ = SIMIL> BEHAVIOR 9 ! ,U,S1 
,CATALUNYA1 ,GREECE & ,G]MANY4 ,IT W\LDN'T SURPRISE US TO HE> ( MORE 
PLACES EXP]I5C+ ! SAME ?+4 

,EV]YONE IS FRI$4 ,SWIT*+ BETWE5 FEV]I% ANXIETY & SMACK$ 
\T SLEEPWALK+1 5DLESSLY OSCILLAT+ BETWE5 APA?Y & ANGUI%4 

,)9 ?IS L&SCAPE1 ! ,LABOR P>TY IS RE9V5T+ ITSELF1 DI/ANC+ 
ITSELF FROM ! POLICIES & PRIORITIES ( ,J]EMY ,CORBYN & 5T]+ A 
NEW ]A ) ,KI] ,/>M] AT ! HELM AS ',LEAD] ( ! ,OPPOSITION4' 

,MANY PEOPLE :O VOT$ = ,CORBYN HAVE BE5 BEWILD]$ 7OR 
D[N RI<T HO/ILE7 TO \R CONT9U$ DET]M9ATION ) ?IS PROJECT1 
>GU+ ?AT NO ONE WE KN[ W\LD VOTE = ,KI] ,/>M] SO ! 
DISCUSSIONS >\ND ,CORBYN >E HI/ORY4 ,AGA91 TO US1 ?IS ONLY S]VES TO 
/R5G!N \R CRITIQUE ( P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS & ?OSE :O 5GAG$ 
) IT4 

,IT'S AS IF EV]YONE :O GOT CAU<T UP 9 ! SOCIAL M$IA FR5ZY & 
! CULT ( ',J,C' HAS C>RI$ ON SCROLL+1 QUIETLY MOV+ ON TO ! NEXT BIT ( 
CLICK-BAIT1 =GETT+ !IR [N BR[S] HI/ORY4 ,N[ ! CORONA P&EMIC 
HAS HIT1 IT HAS REM9D$ MANY H[ FUCK$ ! SY/EM IS4 ,AN>*I/S :O 
VOT$ >E N[ RETURN+ TO ! IDEALS !Y LONG HELD UP AS IDEALS 7MUTUAL 
AID1 SOLID>ITY ETC7 & ! ELECTIONE]+ FR5ZY MANY P]PETUAT$ SEEMS 
LIKE A DI/ANT DREAM 7OR RA!R1 A NI<TM>E74 ,MANY PEOPLE >E ORGANIZ+ 
MUTUAL AID ?R\< UNIONS SU* AS ,ACORN & ! ,PEOPLES ,MOM5TUM 
P>TY 7! 'RADICAL' >M ( ,LABOR74 

,WE >E NOT TRY+ TO UND]M9E ! IMPORTANCE ( ORGANIZ+ 9 ?IS 
SITUATION1 BUT AS WE HAVE TRI$ TO DEMON/RATE 9 \R VOT+ CRITIQUE1 IT IS 
ALSO IMPORTANT TO ?9K \TSIDE ! BOX1 & BE AW>E ( ALL ! POSSIBLE 
WAYS !SE IDEAS CAN GET CO-OPT$4 

,CONC]N OR ,COMPLIANCE8 

,LIKE MANY O!R S*EMES1 WE SET UP A ,:ATS ,APP GR\P A :ILE AGO TO 
KEEP EV]YONE AW>E ( ANY?+ SUSPICI\S 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,?IS HAS 
WORK$ REALLY WELL & WE HAVE QUICKLY MADE PEOPLE AL]T ( ANY ACTIVITY4 ,IT 
IS ALSO A GREAT WAY TO BR+ ! COMMUNITY TOGE!R4 

,M]SEYSIDE ,NEI<BORHOOD ,WAT* 

,ALREADY MANY MUTUAL AID GR\PS HAVE BECOME *ANNELS = GOSSIP 7:O 
KN[S :]E ?IS WILL GO 9 ! NEXT FEW WEEKS444 COMRADES 9 ,ITALY W>N 
US ( NEI<BORHOOD SNIT*+ & PEOPLE US+ !SE *ANNELS TO DO 
! WORK ( ! POLICE74 ,ALREADY OV] HALF ! POLICE =CES 9 ,5GL& 
>E CO-OPT+ ! MUTUAL AID GR\PS & US+ !M AS AN EXT5SION ( 
!IR SURVEILLANCE ME*ANISMS4 ,TE DIVISIVE M5TALITY ?AT EM]G$ ) 
! GR[? ( SOCIAL M$IA 7! IDEA ?AT Y\ >E 9H]5TLY DODGY IF Y\ 
DON'T 5GAGE2 AS Y\ MU/ HAVE SOME?+ TO HIDE7 HAS SPIK$1 & LIKE ! 
VIRUS1 IT SEEMS UNCLE> :5 IT WILL 0PEAK04 

,SELL+ ,\RSELVES 

,FUCK1 ,I HATE HAV+ SPOK5 ?IS MU* AB\T IT1 BUT ,I'M SO PASSIONATE AB\T 
IT4 ,I SAW PEOPLE SELL !MSELVES = FUCK+ BULL%IT4 ,TAT'S ! %IT ,I HAT$ ?IS 
YE>4 

,SKEPTA ON ! ELECTIONS & ',GRIME#d,CORBYN' 

,JU/ AS ,SKEPTA PUT HIS HEAD ABOVE ! P>APET TO CUSS ,GRIME >TI/S :O 
QUEU$ UP TO 5DORSE ,LABORS DISMAL & TOK5 ATTEMPTS TO MAKE ITSELF 
MORE POPUL>1 SO WE RESPECTFULLY ASK AN>*I/S :O VOT$3 :AT N[8 
:]E NEXT8 ,!SE QUE/IONS FEEL ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT 9 ! CURR5T 
CONTEXT444 !RE >E *OICES TO BE MADE1 & POSITIONS TO BE TAK53 

,FIRE CAN >ISE FROM ! PLAGUE4 ,& FIRE CAN BR+ FRE$OM444 WE WANT TO 
AVOID ?AT ?IS MOM5T ( CRISIS LEADS TO A RE/RUCTUR+ ( ! CURR5T SY/EM4 
,BECAUSE IT C\LD ONLY HAPP5 9 A MORE AU?ORIT>IAN & SECURITY-M9D$ 
S5SE4 

,! ,PLAGUE & ! ,FIRE 

,RESI/ANCE 

,TO ?OSE :O SAY ?AT N[ IS NOT ! TIME = 0CIVIL UNRE/10 ?AT DIVISION 
IS UNHELPFUL1 ?AT WE MU/ KEEP GO+444 WE SAY3 N[ IS ! TIME = IT 
ALL4 ,MUTUAL AID & SOLID>ITY CAN BE NO MORE ?AN ACTS ( *>ITY IF 
!Y >E NOT COMB9$ ) RESI/ANCE 9 ?IS CURR5T CONTEXT4 ,C>EFULLY1 
:IL/ BE+ SAFE & ?9K+ ( O!RS444 REBEL1 RESI/1 & PLAN4 ,F9D 
! GAPS1 USE ! SKILLS & NETWORKS Y\ HAVE4 ,KEEP Y\RSELF SANE & 
Y\R REBELLI\S HE>T BURN+1 BECAUSE :5 ! VIRUS EASES1 ! POLICE 
/ATE WILL CONT9UE1 & FOOD P>CELS & L5D+ BOOKS >E NOT GO+ TO 
DISMANTLE IT4 ,/AY %>P4 

,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i IS 9 MANY WAYS A GLOBAL GIFT TO ALL LEAD]S & 
POLITICIANS SEEK+ TO RAMP UP SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,AFT] ! VIRUS EASES1 WE 
WILL SEE UNPREC$5T$ *ANGES ON A GLOBAL SCALE AS LEGISLATION ?AT WAS 
RU%$ ?R\< HANGS OV] US LIKE A SPECT] & PEOPLE OB$I5TLY GO 
AB\T !IR BUS9ESS1 T]RIFI$ ( ,COVID-#b4 ,WE HOPE ?AT WE WILL NEV] BE 
TOO SC>$ TO RESI/4 ,CORONA %[S US ?AT ! SY/EM IS FUCK$4 ,WILL Y\ 
KICK IT :ILE IT'S D[N8 

,! ,N,H,S 7,NATIONAL ,HEAL? ,S]VICE7 

,9 ! RUN UP TO ! #bai ELECTION 9 ,5GL&1 ! ,N,H,S BECAME A CONV5I5T 
ELECTIONE]+ TOOL = ,LABOR & ?IS WILL BE DISCUSS$ AT L5G? LAT] 
9 ! TEXT4 ,BORIS ,JOHNSON IS N[ P>ROT+ HIS TIR$ RHETORIC ALSO AB\T 
SAV+ ! ,N,H,S4 ,ALL TOO QUICKLY ! ,LABOR SLOGAN HAS BE5 PICK$ UP 
BY ! ,TORIES4 ,JOHNSON 9 FRONT ( A BANN] 9 A GROTESQUE PHOTO-%OOT4 

,OR N[ AF] BE+ 9 AN ,9T5SIVE ,C>E ,UNIT SAY+ HE [ES HIS LIFE TO 
! ,N,H,S4 ,DO NOT MI/AKE US3 WE HAVE FULL RESPECT = HEAL? C>E WORK]S 
RI<T N[1 & WE >E NOT TRY+ TO DIM9I% ! /RA9 ?AT !Y >E 
UND]4 ,H[EV]1 TO US1 ! CORONAVIRUS ALSO EXPOSES A HUGE OPPORTUNITY = 
! ,TORIES444 RU%+ ?R\< EM]G5CY P[] AFT] EM]G5CY P[]1 
:IL/ SUSP5D+ P>LIAM5T4 ,BUT IT IS CLE> ?AT ! ,N,H,S HAS BECOME A 
FACADE TO MASK UNPREC$5T$ LEVEL ( SOCIAL CONTROL 9 ?IS C\NTRY4 ,! 
,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i \TBREAK WONT /OP US FROM KICK+ (F & FOCUS+ ON ! 
FACT ?AT BEH9D ! IMM$IATE SITUATION IS A :OLE APP>ATUS & >S5AL 
( REPRESSION4 

,9 !SE TIMES ( RA9B[ FLAGS 7= ! ,N,H,S7 & WEEKLY /REET 
CLAPP+1 IT MAY SEEM 9APPROPRIATE TO BE DISCUSS+ ! ,N,H,S AS A POLITICAL 
9/ITUTION4 ,H[EV]1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DISCUSS REC5T EV5TS 9 ! ,U,K 
7& GLOBALLY AS ! PATT]N IS REPEAT$ ELSE:]E7 )\T M5TION+ IT4 

,WE REIT]ATE ONCE AGA9 \R RESPECT = ALL ?OSE WORK+ 9 HEAL? 
C>E 7NOT JU/ ! ,N,H,S1 BUT 9 ALL =MS7 DUR+ ?IS P&EMIC1 & 
CANNOT IMAG9E ! /RESS ?AT PEOPLE >E UND]4 ,BUT IF WE CANNOT CALL \T 
! POLITICAL MA*9ATIONS BEH9D 9/ITUTIONS1 & HI<LI<T !IR ROLE 
9 LEGITIMIZ+ A HO/ ( O!R LEGISLATION & PROPOSALS 7FROM BO? ! 
,TORIES & ! ,LABOR P>TY7 !N WE >E LO/4 ,\R RESPECT HAS A CRITICAL 
$GE1 & IT IS VITAL N[ MORE ?AN EV] ?AT WE >E AW>E ( ! BITT]-PILL 
WE >E (T5 ASK$ TO SWALL[ 9 ! NAME ( NATIONAL HEAL?4 

,WE WANT TO HI<LI<T ! MASS-SURVEILLANCE SY/EM ?AT IS BE+ 
DEVELOP$ BY ! ,N,H,S4 ,PEOPLE WILL BE 0VOLUNT>ILY0 5C\RAG$ TO SIGN UP 
& BECOME P>T ( ! 0DIGITAL H]D04 ',N,H,S,X'1 ! TE* >M ( ! ,NATIONAL 
,HEAL? ,S]VICE1 IS DEVELOP+ AN APP ?AT WILL GIVE ! GOV]NM5T 
UNPREC$5T$ ACCESS TO BO? HEAL? & LOCATION 9=MATION4 ,PEOPLE 
WILL BE GIV5 A DUBI\S 0HEAL? /ATUS0 ?AT IS PUBLICLY VISIBLE3 ',POT5TIALLY 
,9FECTI\S ,P]SONS' 7,P,I,P7444 ,TE RATIONALE IS ?AT ?IS NEW APP WILL HELP 
0VULN]ABLE0 PEOPLE4 ,?IS IS CLE>LY A NONS5SE1 AS ?\S&S ( PEOPLE 
>E LIT]ALLY WAIT+ TO DIE ) ! P&EMIC 9 PRISONS1 DET5TION 
C5T]S & MIGRANT CAMPS4 ,TE GOV]NM5T IS ONLY CONC]N$ AB\T ! 
0VULN]ABLE0 :5 IT SUITS !M1 :5 !IR REPUTATION IS ON ! L9E & 
:5 IT 5ABLES FUR!R REPRESSION4 

,! ,CORONAVIRUS ,ACT #bb 

,IT IS A TOTALIT>IAN C\P BY A RI<T-W+ GOV]NM5T :I* HAS ALREADY %[N 
IT'S UTT] CONTEMPT = ! JUDICI>Y1 = P>LIAM5T & = ! PEOPLE4 ,MANY 
( ! PROVISIONS ( ?IS ,ACT >E ALREADY EXP]I5C$ BY ?OSE ON ! M>G9S 
( SOCIETY1 BY DISSID5TS1 ?OSE 9 ! PRISON & CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM1 ! 
POOR1 & E?NIC GR\PS CONSI/5TLY DISPOS$ ( BY ! POLICE & ! SY/EM1 
?R\< POV]TY1 IMPRISONM5T & DEA?4 ,N[ ! GR& EXP]IM5T IS 
:E!R ! K9D ( CONTROL 9FRA/RUCTURE & TOTAL SUSP5SION ( RI<TS 
ALREADY ADM9I/]$ TO P>TICUL> GR\PS CAN BE ROLL$ \T TO ! 5TIRE 
POPULATION4 

,PRISON-/ATE ,U,K COMES 9TO ,LAW3 ,CORONAVIRUS1 ,AN>*I/S 

,! ',CORONAVIRUS ,ACT' WILL BE 9 PLACE 9 ! ,U,K = AT LEA/ #b YE>S4 ,AS 
) ! ,N,H,S APP1 ! ,CORONAVIRUS ,ACT USES 9FECTION AS A WAY TO /RATIFY 
SOCIETY & LEGITIMIZE AN UNPREC$5T$ 7BUT NOT UNEXPECT$7 WAVE 
( SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,! ,M5TAL ,HEAL? SECTIONS ( ! ACT MEAN ?AT ANY 
UNRULY PRISON]S CAN BE TRANSF]R$ TO M5TAL 9/ITUTIONS & HOSPITALS4 

,! /ATE HAS US$ PSY*OLOGICAL CONTROL = A LONG TIME AS A WAY TO 
SIL5CE PRISON]S 7SEV]AL PEOPLE CONVICT$ DUR+ ! #bab RIOTS W]E 
9C>C]AT$ 9 PSY* W>DS1 MANY ( :I* HAD MORE REPRESSIVE REGIMES 
?AN 0NORMAL0 PRISONS74 ,WE >E HI<LI<T+ !SE MEASURES H]E TO %[ 
H[ FA/ PAC$ ! *ANGES 9 LEGISLATION HAVE BE51 & H[ SIL5T ! 
,LABOR P>TY 7& ,J]EMY ,CORBYN7 HAS BE5 ON !SE ISSUES4 

,PEOPLE >E F9ALLY LETT+ GO ( ! IDEA ?AT WE WILL RETURN TO 
0NORMAL0 AFT] ! P&EMIC4 ,WE >E 9T]E/$ TO SEE H[ ?OSE :O 
VOT$ ,LABOR WILL RESPOND :5 ! DRACONIAN P[]S ?AT HAVE BE5 
RU%$ ?R\< 9EVITABLY /AY 9 PLACE LONG AFT] ! 0PEAK0 HAS PA/4 

,! ACT MEANS1 AMONG MANY O!R ?+S1 ?AT VOLUNTE] HEAL?-C>E 
ASSI/ANTS WILL HOLD ! FATE ( MANY 9 !IR H&S1 AS !Y CAN >BITR>ILY 
SIGN (F PEOPLES 0/ATUS0 7& COMPLIANCE7 ON A :IM4 

,! ,NEW ,BREXIT8 

,PEOPLE HAVE CALL$ CORONA VIRUS '! NEW ,BREXIT'4 ,AS ) ,BREXIT1 ,CORBYN 
FAIL$ TO *ALL5GE ! ,TORY GOV]NM5T 9 ANY MEAN+FUL WAY4 
,:5 ,JOHNSON ANN\NC$ ! ',! ,HEAL? ,PROTECTION 7,CORONAVIRUS7 
,REGULATIONS #b#b' 7AN IMP5ETRABLE SET ( P[]S COV]+ PRETTY MU* 
EV]Y ASPECT ( EXI/5CE7 ,CORBYN REMA9$ MUTE1 DESPITE /ILL BE+ 
,LEAD] ( ! ,OPPOSITION4 ,VISITS HAVE BE5 /OPP$ 9 ALL PRISONS1 ! 
,NAVY >E BE+ DRAFT$ 9 TO CONTROL ! 9C>C]AT$ POPULATION1 TRIALS 
HAVE BE5 SUSP5D$ MEAN+ PEOPLE ON REM& >E HELD 9DEF9ITELY1 
& ANY C\RT APPE>ANCES >E BE+ MADE VIA VIDEO-L9K4 ,! BORD]S 
HAVE BE5 CLOS$1 EV]Y?+ HAS BE5 %UT D[N4 ,IT IS UNSURPRIS+ TO 
US ?AT ,CORBYN & ,LABOR HAVE COMM5T$ ON NONE ( ?IS1 NOT TO EV5 
MAKE SOME TOK5 GE/URE = ?OSE :O >E AFFECT$4 

,EV]Y MEASURE ?AT ! /ATE PROPOSES 9 ?IS TIME IS AS CONC]N$ ) 
! MA9T5ANCE ( ! ECONOMY AS IT IS ) PUBLIC HEAL?4 ,EV5 N[1 AS 
GOV]NM5TS IMPLEM5T PACKAGES ?AT MI<T BR+ A BIT ( RELIEF TO SOME ( 
US1 ! MA9 PURPOSE IS TO KEEP ! ECONOMY TICK+ OV] & ! PROP]TY 
M>KET VIABLE -- ?AT IS1 TO 5SURE ?AT WE CAN KEEP PAY+ R5T4 

,SOME OLD ?+S TO LIVE BY1 SOME NEW ?+S TO LIVE BY.<444.>1 ,AU@/RALIA 

,9 HIS F9AL LETT] TO ! ,PRIME ,M9I/] ON ! #a#d? ,M>*1 ,CORBYN TALK$ 
AB\T WORK]S & R5T]S RI<TS & B5EFITS1 BUT HE SEEMS 9DIFF]5T TO 
! POT5TIALLY LE?AL RISK ?AT MANY PEOPLE MA9/REAM 0SOCIETY0 =GET 
7PRISON]S1 MIGRANTS & HOMELESS PEOPLE74 ,WE CYNICALLY NOTE ?AT AS MANY 
( !SE PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ! RI<T TO VOTE1 IT IS P]HAPS NOT SURPRIS+ 
?AT !IR VOICES & NE$S 9 !SE CORONA FUEL$ TIMES DO NOT GET HE>D4 

,U,K ,CONTEXT 

,9 ,BRI/OL 7AS ) MANY O!R P>TS ( ! ,U,K71 AN>*I/S W]E FIR/ 
CONV9C$ TO VOTE ON ! ,BREXIT REF]5DUM4 ,?IS SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 A 
K9D ( GATE-WAY DRUG1 A /EPP+ /ONE 9TO FULL BL[N 5GAGEM5T ) 
P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS1 CULM9AT+ 9 ! PA/ TWO G5]AL ELECTIONS = 
! ,LABOR P>TY 7LEAD BY ,J]EMY ,CORBYN74 ,9ITIALLY WE W]E NAIVE 9 
?9K+ ?AT ! ,BREXIT REF]5DUM WAS UNIQUE 9 ITS NATURE & ?AT :5 
AN>*I/S *OSE TO VOTE ON ?AT OCCASION !Y REALLY W]E DO+ IT JU/ ! 
ONE TIME4 ,& SO1 TWO YE>S AGO1 ) R\<LY ONE MON? ( W>N+ 
BE=E ! ELECTIONS1 WE W]E CAU<T (F GU>D4 ,WE F\ND \RSELVES ASK+ 
OLD FRI5DS & COMRADES IF !Y HAD VOT$1 SOME?+ WE HAD PREVI\SLY 
FELT CONFID5T WAS NOT NECESS>Y4 

,! 9T5TION ( ?IS TEXT ISN'T TO BE SNIDE1 OR SNEAKY4 ,WE HAVE HAD 
MANY ( !SE DISCUSSIONS 9 P]SON1 BUT WE REMA9 FRU/RAT$ ?AT \R 
P]SPECTIVES GET LO/ 9 ?OSE TALKS OR >E NOT AVAILABLE TO ?OSE :O ?9K 
?AT VOT+ AN>*I/S IS NOT A CONTRADICTION4 ,WE WANT TO USE ?IS M$IUM 
TO >TICULATE \R POSITION MORE CLE>LY 9 ORD] TO CONTRIBUTE TO A WID] 
CONV]SATION4 

,:ILE MANY AN>*I/S :O READ ?IS TEXT WILL F9D ?AT NOT ALL 
( IT DIRECTLY RELATES TO !IR POSITION1 WE DECID$ TO 9CLUDE MO/ ( 
\R ?\<TS ?AT W]E SP>K$ BY ?IS REC5T DEBATE4 ,!RE IS SO MU* 
PUBLI%$ AN>*I/ CRITICISM ( DEMOCRACY WE C\LDN'T POSSIBLY READ ALL 
( IT 9 RESE>*+ ?IS TEXT4 ,WE HAVE 9CLUD$ A LOT ( IT 9 A BIBLIOGRAPHY 
AT ! 5D 9 CASE PEOPLE WANT TO GET 9TO IT ALL A BIT DEEP]4 ,ALL ( ! /UFF 
WE REF]5CE OR TAKE 9FLU5CE FROM WAS WRITT5 BY MU* BETT] WRIT]S 
?AN \RSELVES1 BUT WE /ILL FELT COMPELL$ TO PUT \R ?\<TS D[N 9 
ORD] TO 5GAGE SPECIFICALLY ) \R [N CONTEXT & TIME H]E 9 ! 
,U,K4 ,IF IT WAS H>D] TO F9D ?IS WEAL? ( 9=MATION IT MI<T BE LESS 
DISAPPO9T+ ?AT PEOPLE TURN$ SO EASILY TO DEMOCRACY4 ,WE BELIEVE 
?AT IT HI<LI<TS A WID] PROBLEM 9 ! ,U,K AN>*I/_/RADICAL MILIEU3 ( 
NOT READ+ OR 5GAG+ 9 CRITICAL ANALYSIS1 & 9/EAD P>TICIPAT+ 9 
SUB-CULTURES ) LITTLE SUB/ANCE BEYOND ID5TITY SIGNIFI]S4 ,:5 SOCIAL 
T5SIONS 9CREASE !SE SUB-CULTURAL SIGNIFI]S DISSIPATE & ! ACTIONS ( 
9DIVIDUALS BECOME CONTR>Y TO !M4 

,WE P>TICUL>LY WANT TO 5GAGE MORE ?OR\<LY ) SOME ( ! 
>GUM5TS ?AT W]E LEVEL$ AT US >\ND ! TIME ( ! #bai G5]AL 
ELECTION4 ,\R RESE>* HAS L$ US TO UND]/& ?AT ?IS DEBATE HAS BE5 
RANG+ = A V]Y LONG TIME & ?AT WE >E NOT ALONE 9 \R FEEL+S4 

,:AT'S ,! ,MEAN+ ,( ,IT ,ALL8 

,MANY AN>*I/S MA9TA9 ?AT VOT+ 0DOESN'T AFFECT !IR CORE BELIEFS01 
& AFT] WE GOT OV] \R NAIVE 9COMPREH5SION AT H[ ANTI!TICAL & 
HYPOCRITICAL IT S\ND$1 H[ MU* IT REM9D$ US ( ,ORWELL'S D\BLE?9K1 
WE F9ALLY REALIZ$ ?AT !Y W]E RI<T6 ,5GAG+ ) ! DEMOCRATIC 
PROCESS M]ELY S]VES TO REVEAL A DIFF]5T SOCIAL ANALYSIS & PROJECTUALITY 
?AT MANY AN>*I/S 9 ! ,U,K HOLD & :I* WE DEF9E AS LEFTI/ 7OR 
RADICAL LEFTI/ :5 ! SAME PEOPLE ADVOCATE = TACTICS MORE EXTREME 
?AN VOT+ TO A*IEVE SIMIL>LY PROGRESSIVE AIMS74 ,IT ALL HELPS TO REM9D 
US ?AT IT IS 9DE$ POSSIBLE TO FI<T ALONGSIDE SOMEONE 9 ! /REET :O 
ID5TIFIES AS AN AN>*I/1 & YET HAVE AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T ANALYTICAL 
REASON = DO+ SO4 

,! :OLE DEBATE C\LD BE LEFT RI<T !RE1 A SIMPLE DIFF]5CE 
( NOM5CLATURE4 ,AFT] ALL1 ! PURPOSE ( ?IS PIECE IS NOT 9SPIR$ BY A 
DESIRE TO HAVE ANY PURIFY+ EFFECT OR QUANTITATIVE IMPACT1 ESPECIALLY NOT 
ON ! POLITICAL PROCESS1 ?AT W\LD BE TOTALLY CONTRADICTORY4 ,H[EV]1 WE 
DO HAVE A /RONG DESIRE TO CL>IFY \R POSITION SO IT IS NOT RECUP]AT$ & 
SO WE CAN UND]/& :O \R COMRADES >E4 

,9 ! ,U,K1 !RE HAS R>ELY BE5 MU* ( A DI/9CTION BETWE5 
AN>*I/S & ! RADICAL LEFT4 ,OBVI\SLY !RE >E MANY EXCEPTIONS 
TO ?IS G5]ALIZATION1 BUT IT DOESN'T S]VE \R PURPOSE TO DISCUSS ?OSE 
H]E4 ,H[EV]1 9 ?IS TEXT WE WILL REF] TO ?OSE AN>*I/S :O VOT$ OR 
CANVAS$ SIMPLY AS AN>*I/S444 NOT AS ! RADICAL LEFT1 VOT+ AN>*I/S1 
SO-CALL$ AN>*I/S OR 0AN>*I/S0 BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT ! CONT5T ( 
\R P]SPECTIVES TO BE LO/ BEH9D A VEIL ( P]CEIV$ >ROGANCE4 ,WE ALSO 
WANT TO RECOGNIZE ?AT EV5 ?\< ALL VOT+ LEADS TO ! SAME PLACE3 ! 
LIMITATIONS ( ! BALLOT BOX2 !RE >E MANY DIFF]5T MOTIVATIONS & 
REASONS = VOT+1 & WE DON'T WANT TO T> EV]YONE :O DISAGREES ) 
US ) ! SAME BRU%4 

,! PURPOSE ( ?IS PIECE IS TO 5GAGE 9 CONV]SATION1 NOT TO 
SUGGE/ ?AT WE HAVE ALL ! ANSW]S1 BUT TO (F] \R CRITIQUE & IF WE 
HAVE MISUND]/OOD PEOPLES MOTIVATIONS1 !N TO 5GAGE ) !M4 ,WE 
DON'T ?9K WE >E 0RI<T01 NOR DO WE AIM TO BE4 ,WE KN[ ?AT AN>*I/S 
>E 0AS V>I$ AS MANK9D0 7,FR$Y ,P]LMAN74 ,WE ALL MAKE COMPROMISES1 
& WE >E ALL HYPOCRITES4 ,BUT = US1 VOT+ IS NOT CONSI/5T ) \R 
CRITICAL ANALYSIS4 ,SADLY1 WE >E A M9ORITY1 A FEW P>IAHS 9 A RAPIDLY 
*ANG+ SOCIAL CONTEXT4 

,AN>*Y ,UND] ,ATTACK8 

,WE HAVE NO 9T]E/ 9 DEF5D+ AN>*ISM AS AN IDEOLOGY OR SUB-CULTURE4 

,IF PEOPLE WANT TO CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/S & VOTE1 SO BE IT4 ,LANGUAGE IS 
ALWAYS EVOLV+ & P]HAPS ! WORD AN>*Y IS COM+ TO MEAN ITS EXACT 
OPPOSITE AS WE UND]/& IT4 ,IF IT HAS BECOME /RET*$ SO F> FROM IT'S 
ORIG9AL CONCEPTION TO BECOME ULTIMATELY MEAN+LESS TO US1 WE WILL LEAVE 
IT BEH9D4 ,H[EV]1 AS A FRI5D SAID REC5TLY1 SAY+ 0AN>*I/S :O DIDN'T 
VOTE0 IS LIKE SAY+ 0VEGANS :O DON'T EAT MEAT04 ,IT FEELS PRETTY 9COH]5T 
TO DELIB]ATELY USE LANGUAGE COMPLETELY BACK TO FRONT1 & SO BEL[ WE 
CL>IFY \R UND]/&+ ( ! WORD AN>*Y UP UNTIL ?IS PO9T 9 TIME4 

,A IS = ,AN>*Y444 ,! WORD ,AN>*Y LIT]ALLY MEANS 0)\T RUL]S01 
0)\T LEAD]S01 OR 0)\T MA/]S4 

,A,B,C ( ,AN>*Y1 ,HEG>TY 

,! WORD AN>*Y COMES FROM ! ,GREEK AN 7MEAN+ )\T7 & >KHOS 
7MEAN+ LEAD] OR RUL]74 ,TO QUOTE ,GALLEANI3 0,9 AN>*Y ONLY ONE 
DOM9ATION IS JU/IFIABLE1 LEGITIMATE & DESIRABLE1 & IT IS ! DOM9ATION 
EA* ONE EX]TS ON HIMSELF4 ,TO EXCE$ ?IS IS AU?ORITY1 COMM&1 
DESPOTISM &1 AS AN>*Y IS BY DEF9ITION ABS5CE ( AU?ORITY1 ANYONE 
:O CALLS = OR SU/A9S DOM9ATION1 ?AT IS AU?ORITY1 PLACES HIMSELF1 BY 
HIS [N ACTION1 AGA9/ & \TSIDE AN>*Y40 7MALE PRON\N US$ 9 ! 
ORIG9AL TEXT1 :I* WAS PUBLI%$ 9 #aibe & WE FEEL IS /ILL V]Y RELEVANT 
TODAY74 

,\R AN>*Y IS ANTI-POLITICAL1 & 9COMPATIBLE ) ANY =M 
( LEAD]%IP1 ANY =M ( REPRES5TATION1 REGIME *ANGES1 ANY =M ( 
DEMOCRACY 7DIRECT OR O!RWISE71 OR ANY?+ ?AT M]ELY %UFFLES >\ND 
! MAKEUP ( ALI5AT$ P[]4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 WE HAVE BEGUN TO FEEL ?AT AN>*I/S VOT+ 
%\LDN'T COME AS A SURPRISE4 ,9 A TIME :5 EV]Y?+ IS FLEXIBLE1 
DISS5T IS SO QUICKLY RECUP]AT$1 & CONTRADICTIONS EXI/+ SIDE BY 
SIDE BECOME SOCIALLY ACCEPT$1 EV5 NORMALIZ$4 ,TE ,ID5TIT>IAN'S HAVE 
MADE FASCISM HIP/]1 0E?ICAL CONSUM]ISM0 MEANS ,K,F,C >E SELL+ 
VEGAN BURG]S1 ! _?,ME,TOO MOVEM5T EXI/S UND] ! RULE ( ,DONALD 
,TRUMP4 ,HOME ,SECRET>Y ,PRITI ,PATEL1 ! DAU<T] ( ,UG&AN-,9DIAN 
P>5TS1 MA9TA9S ,T]ESA ,MAY'S 0,HO/ILE ,5VIRONM5T0 POLICY1 & ! 
BE] MATS AT ! PUB ?AT 5C\RAGE US TO /OP SMOK+ >E SPONSOR$ 
BY ONE ( ! WORLD'S L>GE/ PRODUC]S & M>KET]S ( TOBACCO 7,PHILIP 
,MORRIS74 

,NO?+ MAKES S5SE ANY MORE4 

,HI/ORICAL ,CONTEXT 

,IT IS NOT ! FIR/ TIME 7NEI!R WILL BE ! LA/7 ?AT AN>*I/S HAVE 5GAG$ 
) ! LEFT & P>TY POLITICS4 ,WE FEEL ?AT \R POSITION IS L>GELY JU/IFI$ 
BY ! LEGACIES ( SU* FAILURES 9 HIS-/ORY4 ,H[EV]1 TO WRITE AB\T !SE 
EXAMPLES W\LD TAKE A LOT ( TIME & RESE>* & FILL MANY BOOKS4 ,A LOT 
( PEOPLE HAVE WRITT5 7& ACT$7 AGA9/ DEMOCRACY1 FROM ,ELISEE ,RECLUS 
9 #a#h#h#d1 ,GALLEANI & ,MALATE/A 9 ! #a#i#bS TO ,BONNANO 9 ! #a#i#i'S1 
& MANY CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/S ?AT WE QUOTE ?R\<\T ! TEXT4 

,! S5TIM5T !Y ALL PRES5T IS ?AT IT IS COMMON S5SE TO LE>N 
FROM ! MI/AKES ( ! PA/ SO AS TO NOT REPEAT !M4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ 
FAM\S EXAMPLES 9 AN>*I/ HI/ORY IS ?AT ( ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 9 
:I* ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT KILL$ ! REVOLUTION1 LONG BE=E ,FRANCO SWEPT 
9TO ,CATALONIA & ,>AGON4 

,9 ! ,U,K1 ! LA/ TIME ,LABOR W]E 9 P[]1 ,TONY ,BLAIR WAS 
RESPONSIBLE = ! DEA?S ( #a ?\S& CIVILIANS 9 ,IRAQ4 ,:IL/ ,J]EMY 
,CORBYN HAS A V]Y DIFF]+ WORLD-VIEW TO ,BLAIR & HIS ACOLYTES1 HE /ILL 
PROMIS$ ?\S&S MORE POLICE ON ! /REETS ?AN ! ,TORIES HAD1 & 
P]PETUAT$ ! ,NEW ,LABOR PROJECT ( ,U,K PRISON EXPANSION4 

,WE CAN UND]/& PEOPLES HATR$ ( ! ,TORIES4 ,IT %\LD BE 
OBVI\S ?R\<\T ?IS TEXT ?AT :ILE WE FOCUS \R CRITIQUE ON ! LEFT1 
WE HAVE NO LOVE = ! RI<T4 ,WE HATE ! ,TORIES TOO4 ,H[EV]1 IT IS ! 
:OLE SPECTRUM WE /& AGA9/4 ,WE DON'T HATE ! ,TORIES BECAUSE WE 
LOVE 7OR EV5 LIKE7 ,LABOR4 ,WE HATE !M ALL4 ,WE HOPE ?IS TEXT IS ABLE TO 
>TICULATE :AT WE P]CEIVE TO BE ! NEGATIVE EFFECTS ( P>TICIPATION 9 
DEMOCRACY & ! PROBLEMATIC DYNAMIC ( SUGGE/+ ?AT ONE KN[S 
:AT IS BE/ = O!RS4 

,:]E DO Y\ DRAW ! L9E8 #b MET]S8 ,?IS HAS BE5 ONE ( ! 
PROBLEMS ( ?IS PROJECT3 :5 TO /OP RESE>*+1 POK+1 >GU+4 ,>E WE 
FIDDL+ :ILE ,ROME BURNS8 ,LIKE A LATE NI<T DRUNK5 >GUM5T1 WE HOPE 
?AT !RE >E SOME VALID PO9TS AMONG \R TIR$ RAMBL+S4 

,WE >E AW>E ?AT N[1 MORE ?AN EV]1 WE LIVE ON %IFT+ S& 
& ! GR\ND B5EA? US IS *ANG+ CON/ANTLY4 ,WE >E 9 9=MATION 
OV]LOAD & ! AIR >\ND US IS D5SE NOT JU/ ) ! VIRUS1 BUT ! 
HEAVY WEI<T ( DATA4 ,H[EV]1 IT FEELS IMPORTANT TO CONT9UE PUBLI%+ 
\R CRITIQUES1 NO MATT] H[ QUICKLY !Y MAY GET \TDAT$1 AS )\T 
?IS1 WE WILL NEV] >TICULATE \RSELVES ON \R T]MS444 SWEPT ALONG 9 ! 
TIDE ( CLICKS & SCROLL+4 

,IT IS WOR? NOT+1 ?AT WE DRAW ! L9E UND] ?IS PROJECT AT #a#d3#c#b 
ON ! #a#e? ,APRIL #b#b4 ,WE >E BE+ ?IS SPECIFIC1 SO ?AT IT IS CLE> :5 
WE HAVE /OPP$ RESE>*+4 ,WE HOPE ?AT PEOPLE WILL COMM5T & WE 
WELCOME FE$BACK ON ?IS TEXT4 

,PLEASE EMAIL !ROADTOHELL@>ISEUP4NET ) Y\R ?\<TS4 

,POLITICS 

,BETWE5 ,NOVEMB] #bai & ! LEAD]%IP ELECTIONS ?AT HAPP5$ 
ON ! #d? ( ,APRIL1 !RE W]E MANY >GUM5TS PRES5T$ BY AN>*I/S 
:O VOT$4 ,SOMETIMES WE DIDN'T REACT WELL TO !M444 \R FRU/RATION & 
%OCK TOO /RONG TO BE ABLE TO 5GAGE ) ! CONVOLUT$ ATTEMPTS ( 
PEOPLE TO RECONCILE !IR NEW WORLD VIEW ) AN>*I/ IDEALS4 ,ALL >\ND 
US1 AN>*I/S DESP]ATELY TRI$ TO FIT A SQU>E PEG 9 A R\ND HOLE1 & TRI$ 
TO LEGITIMIZE ?IS %IFT4 ,BEL[ >E SOME ( ! KEY >GUM5TS ?AT WE HE>D 
AFT] ,LABOR'S CRU%+ DEFEAT 9 ! #bai G5]AL ELECTION4 

,A ,VOTE ,= ,J]EMY ,CORBYN1 ,NOT ,= ,LABOR 

,SOMETIMES A C&IDATE APPE>S :O SAYS EV]Y?+ PEOPLE HAVE BE5 SAY+ 
TO EA* O!R = A LONG TIME-- HE SEEMS444 TO REALLY BE ONE ( US4 ,BY P]SUASIVELY 
CRITIQU+ ! SY/EM )9 ITS [N LOGIC1 HE SUBTLY P]SUADES PEOPLE ?AT ! 
SY/EM CAN BE RE=M$-- ?AT IT C\LD WORK1 IF ONLY ! RI<T PEOPLE W]E 9 
P[]4 ,?US A LOT ( 5]GY ?AT W\LD HAVE GONE 9TO *ALL5G+ ! SY/EM 
ITSELF IS R$IRECT$ 9TO BACK+ YET ANO!R C&IDATE = (FICE1 :O 9EVITABLY 
FAILS TO DELIV]4 

,! ,P>TYS ,OV]1 ,CRIME?9C4 

,BE=E ! #bag ELECTION1 ,CORBYNMANIA EXPLOD$4 ,IT WAS H>D TO IMAG9E 
?AT ! WEIRD HY/]IA C\LD 9CREASE1 BUT IT TURN$ \T TO BE A ROLL+ 
/ORM2 & ! CL\DS W]E JU/ BUILD+ = ! MA9 EV5T3 ! G5]AL 
ELECTION 9 #b#a#i4 ,! CULT ( ,J]EMY ,CORBYN REA*$ EPIC PROPORTIONS4 
,! ,LEFT 7& MANY AN>*I/S7 W]E CONV9C$ ?AT !IR BELOV$ ',J,C' 
SOMEH[ TRANSC5D$ ! ,LABOR ,P>TY1 EXI/+ 9 SOME K9D ( VACUUM4 
,9 EXPRESS+ SOLID>ITY ) ,PALE/9E & ) ! WELL-DOCUM5T$ LOVE 
( HIS ALLOTM5T1 HE WAS PORTRAY$ AS SOME K9D ( B5EVOL5T *>ACT]1 
SEEM+LY IMP]VI\S TO CRITIQUE BY HIS FOLL[]S4 ,:IL/ ! RI<T-W+ 
PRESS & ! TABLOIDS PR$ICTABLY TURN$ HIM 9TO ',! ,GR9*' :O WANT$ 
TO 0/EAL ,*RI/MAS02 ! LEFT DESP]ATELY TURN$ HIM 9TO SOME K9D ( ANTI- 
E/ABLI%M5T \TSID]1 7MU* LIKE ! RI<T DID ) ,TRUMP 9 ! ,U,S74 
,AS IF BE+ REJECT$ BY ! RI<T-W+ PRESS WAS A BADGE ( HONOR 5\< 
TO W>RANT BE+ 5DORS$ BY AN>*I/S & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS4 ,BO? 
( !SE VISIONS ( ,CORBYN >E PROBLEMATIC1 & BO? ONLY REPRES5T A 
FRACTION ( :AT HE /&S =4 

,EV5 IF IT W]E PLAUSIBLE ?AT SOMEONE :O WANT$ TO CONTROL ALL 
ASPECTS ( ! /ATE C\LD HOLD RADICAL VIEWS1 ELECT+ RADICALS 9TO P[]FUL 
POSITIONS IMM$IATELY DIS>MS & TRAPS !M BECAUSE ! DEMOCRATIC 
SY/EM IS P>T ( A WID]1 ALL-5COMPASS+ POLITICAL & ECONOMIC SY/EM 
?AT DOES NOT P]MIT LEGITIMATE AV5UES = ! DECON/RUCTION ( P[] 
RELATIONS4 ,HI/ORY HAS CONSI/5TLY DEMON/RAT$ ?AT LEFTI/S WILL SELL \T 
& CL+ TO P[] RA!R ?AN DISMANTLE IT4 

,SIMPLY PUT1 P>TY LEAD]S DO NOT EXI/ 9 ISOLATION4 ,A P]SON 
CANNOT BE NOM9AT$ TO LEAD A POLITICAL P>TY )\T HAV+ A /RONG 
HI/ORICAL CONNECTION TO IT1 & ALLIANCES )9 IT4 ,EV5 BE=E !Y CAN 
BE CONSID]$1 !Y MU/ APPEAL TO ?OSE ABOVE !M 9 ! HI]>*Y ( 
P[]4 ,?IS PROCESS IS DEP5D5T ON COMPROMISE4 

,US+ VOT+ AS A /RATEGY T[>DS SOME K9D ( 0TRANSITION0 CAN 
ONLY EV] LEAD TO SUP]FICIAL *ANGE1 BECAUSE ! LEAD]S >E ALWAYS P>T ( A 
HUGE REPRESSIVE APP>ATUS ?AT IS BIGG] ?AN !M & 9H]5TLY OPPOS$ 
TO EV5 ! MO/ BASIC CONCEPTS ( FRE$OM4 ,DEMOCRACY IS 9TR9SICALLY 
L9K$ TO1 & DEP5D5T ON3 A NATION /ATE ) ITS BORD]S1 DET5TION 
C5T]S 7IMMIGRATION PRISONS72 A JUDICI>Y SY/EM ) ITS POLICE1 C\RTS 
& PRISONS2 & A CAPITALI/ ECONOMY ) ITS PROP]TY [N]%IP1 BANKS1 
DEBTS1 DISP>ITIES & EXPLOITATION4 ,SO1 :5 SOMEONE GOES TO VOTE1 ?IS IS 
:AT !Y >E VOT+ =4 ,= EXAMPLE1 LET US NOT =GET ?AT 9 #b#a#f1 ,J]EMY 
,CORBYN PUBLICLY 7& REPEAT$LY7 CONDEMN$ ,!RESA ,MAY :5 %E WAS 
,PRIME ,M9I/] = NOT EXP&+ ! POLICE =CE4 ,9 ,MAY #bag AS P>T 
( ! CAMPAIGN TRAIL1 ,CORBYN V[$ TO PUT #a1 MORE POLICE ON ! 
/REETS IF ELECT$4 ,AS REC5TLY AS #b#a#i1 HE PROMIS$ TO GO FUR!R ?AN ! 
,CONS]VATIVES ON ! ISSUE3 0,WE WILL REE/ABLI% NEI<BORHOOD POLIC+ 
& RECRUIT #b1 MORE FRONTL9E (FIC]S ?AN HAVE BE5 PLANN$ = BY 
! ,CONS]VATIVES40 7,LABOR ,MANIFE/O #b#a#i7 

,IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO REMEMB] ?AT ! CURR5T WAVE ( PRISON 
EXPANSION WAS DRAWN UP UND] SO-CALL$ ',NEW ,LABOR' & 9 ! LEAD UP 
TO ! #bai ELECTION1 UND] ,CORBYN1 !Y PROMIS$ ?AT 0! NEXT ,LABOR 
GOV]NM5T WILL RE/ORE PRISON (FIC] NUMB]S TO #ba LEVELS10 & W5T 
ON TO SAY ?AT 0! ,TORIES MU/ COMMIT TO DO+ ! SAME40 

,SONGS ,& ,SELL+ ,\T 

,9 #aigb ,/EVIE ,WOND] RELEAS$ ',BIG ,BRO!R'4 ,IT'S LYRICS /ILL R+ TRUE 
TODAY444 0,I LIVE 9 ! <ETTO1 ,Y\ JU/ COME TO VISIT ME 'R\ND ELECTION 
TIME04 ,F\R MON?S AF] ! MO/ REC5T ELECTION CAMPAIGN1 ! GRIME 
>TI/ ,SKEPTA COMM5T$ ?AT POLITICIANS 0DON'T GIVE A FUCK AB\T US 
AGA9444 ,TEY US$ !M .<O!R ,GRIME >TI/S.> = :AT !Y WANT$ TO USE 
!M = & !Y'RE BACK DO+ !IR BULL%IT4 ,TEY NE$ TO UND]/& 
WE'RE HUMAN BE+S4 ,:ATEV] !Y DO ON ! ,T,V OR :ATEV]1 !Y NEV] 
*ANGE 9 MY EYES40 ,TE ',GRIME#d,CORBYN' CAMPAIGN WAS A *EAP PLOY TO 
WID5 ! ,LABOR ELECTORATE4 ,J]EMY ,CORBYN FOLL[$ ! SAME PA?S 
& PATT]NS ( ?OSE :O CAME BE=E HIM1 US+ PEOPLE AS POLITICAL 
PAWNS 9 A GAME TO W9 P[]4 

,N[ ,CORBYN HAS /EPP$ D[N 7LESS ( A BANG ?AN A :IMP]7 
,KEIR ,/>M] WON ! POXY LEAD]%IP ELECTIONS ) A L&SLIDE VICTORY4 
,CUE AN OV]NI<T %IFT )9 ,LABOR T[>DS MORE C5TRALI/ POLICIES4 ,ON 
! DAY ?AT ,/>M] WAS ELECT$1 DID HE CELEBRATE ,LABOR'S 9VOLVEM5T 
) MUTUAL AID8 ,OR TRY TO PROMOTE SOME BULL%IT S5SE ( COMMUNITY 
COHESION 9 ?IS TIME ( 0CRISIS08 ,NO4 ,HE SWIFTLY HI<LI<T$ ! ISSUES ( 
ANTI-SEMITISM )9 ! ,LABOR P>TY 7AN OBVI\S L[-BL[ TO ,CORBYN'S 
/RUGGLES OV] ,PALE/9E1 & A QUICK WAY TO DI/ANCE HIMSELF FROM ,J,C1 
& ALL HIS FOLL[]S74 ,?IS IS ! GAME ( POLITICS3 ONE SECOND ,CORBYN IS 
ELEVAT$ TO A H]O1 ! NEXT HE IS D5\NC$ AS A VILLA94 

,! ATMOSPH]E ( ! 0,H\SE0 IS NOT = DEEP BREA?+2 IT IS CORRUPT4 ,IF Y\ 
S5D ONE ( Y\RSELVES 9 A F\L PLACE1 Y\ MU/ NOT BE SURPRIS$ AFT]W>DS 
IF !Y COME BACK 9 A ROTT5 CONDITION4 

,:Y ,AN>*I/S ,DON'T ,VOTE1 ,RECLUS1 7#a#h#h#d7 

,CANVAS+ 

,OBSESS$ ) ! IDEA ( 0MAK+ A *ANGE0 PEOPLE W5T CANVAS+1 
GO+ TO 7MO/LY WORK+ CLASS7 P>TS ( CITIES PREVI\SLY ALI5 TO !M1 OR 
EV5 R\ND+ UP HOMELESS PEOPLE TO VOTE4 

,TO US1 ?IS C\LD ONLY S]VE TO UND]M9E ! AN>*I/ PROJECTS ( 
?OSE 5GAG$ ) SU* ACTIVITY4 ,MANY AN>*I/ PROJECTS ALSO 5GAGE ) 
DOOR-KNOCK+ & WORD ( M\?4 ,TE MUTUAL-AID NETWORKS ?AT HAVE 
BE5 BUILD+ S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( ! P&EMIC >E ONE EXAMPLE ( ?IS4 

,H[EV]1 H[ CAN ANYONE EXPECT TO BE TAK5 S]I\SLY :5 ONE DAY !Y 
>E KNOCK+ DOOR TO DOOR TRY+ TO SELL ELEM5TS ( A POLITICAL MANIFE/O TO 
PEOPLE1 ! NEXT TRY+ TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO ! /ATE8 

,! TASK ( DET]M9+ ! ME?ODS ( MAK+ IT CLE> TO PEOPLE ?AT 
C]TA9 BEHAVIOR IS UNACCEPTABLE WILL BE ! TASK ( ! :OLE ( ! ANTI- 
HI]>*ICAL COMMUNITY4 

,COP ,\T3 ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ,AUFAB5GATE1 ,FANTO,SAMOTNAF 

,AN>*I/S CANVAS+ CREATES A P>ADOXICAL PROBLEM4 ,LIKE A MAGNET ) 
REPELL+ POLES1 ?OSE :O VOT$ MU/ TRY TO RECONFIGURE !IR WORLD VIEWS 
TO ALL[ SPACE = BO? 5DORS+ & REJECT+ AU?ORITY4 ,TE CONCEPT 
( CANVAS+ IS LIT]ALLY AS WELL AS FIGURATIVELY REPELL5T TO \R IDEAS4 ,AS 
F> BACK AS #aibe ,LUIGI ,GALLEANI WROTE3 0,TE AN>*I/ MOVEM5T & ! 
LABOR MOVEM5T FOLL[ TWO P>ALLEL L9ES1 & IT HAS BE5 GEOMETRICALLY 
PROV5 ?AT P>ALLEL L9ES NEV] MEET40 

,BY 5GAG+ ) ! CAMPAIGN PROCESS SO ?OR\<LY AS TO 
BE ORGANIZ$ 9 MOBILIZ+ PEOPLE TO VOTE1 WE BELIEVE ?AT ALONG ) 
9FLU5CES SU* AS SOCIAL M$IA 7DISCUSS$ BEL[71 PEOPLE MU/ EXP]I5CE 
SOME DEGREE ( PSY*OLOGICAL IMPACT ON ! P>AMET]S ( !IR ?\<T 
PROCESS4 ,BLEU ,M>9 PUT IT MORE CONCISELY 9 !IR ESSAY1 ,ON ,BEHALF ( 
! ,B>B>IANS1 0,TE MORE ! 9N] DIALOGUE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL-- HIS 
CONSCI\SNESS-- CON=MS TO ! DOM9ANT LANGUAGE1 ! GREAT] HIS 
CONS5T1 HIS SUBMISSION WILL BE40 

,IF Y\R V]SION ( AN>*Y CAN /RET* TO VOT+1 Y\ CAN KEEP IT4 

,IF Y\R V]SION ( AN>*Y 9CORPORATES CANVAS+1 ACTIVELY 5C\RAG+ 
PEOPLE TO 5GAGE ) P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS1 ?IS IS #a.0 9COMPATIBLE 
) ANY CONCEPT ( AN>*Y WE CAN CONCEIVE (4 

,Y\ ,HAV5'T ,READ ,! ,MANIFE/O 

,IT'S EASY TO FALL PREY TO ! /ORIES 9V5T$ BY ?OSE :O >E CLEV]] ) 
WORDS ?AN WE >E4 

,:AT ,CAN ,WE ,DO ,) ,ANTI-,FASCISM81 ,BONANNO 

,! CONT5T ( POLITICAL MANIFE/OS >E R5D]$ IRRELEVANT :5 ONE 
TAKES 9TO CONSID]ATION ! TRACK RECORD POLITICIANS HAVE ( ACTUALLY 
FOLL[+ ?R\< ON !IR PROMISES4 ,= US1 ,LABOR'S #bai MANIFE/O 
WAS NO DIFF]5T1 & WE FEEL \R PO9T IS PROV5 BY H[ QUICKLY MANY 
,LABOR ,P>TY MEMB]S W]E TO DI/ANCE !MSELVES FROM IT SOON AFT] 
,LABOR FAIL$ 9 ! G5]AL ELECTION4 ,MAYBE ?IS SEEMS LIKE PETTY PO9T 
SCOR+ 9 P&EMIC TIMES444 BUT 9 ORD] TO HI<LI<T ! WEAL? ( WAYS 
9 :I* PEOPLE ATTEMPT$ TO LEGITIMIZE !IR NEW POLITICAL POSITIONS1 IT IS 
WOR? M5TION+4 

,! ,LABOR ,P>TY MANIFE/O WAS R5\NC$ BY ITS MEMB]S 
UPON ITS FAILURE1 AS COMPLEX & CONFUS+1 & ?AT'S COM+ FROM ! 
POLITICAL ELITE4 ,! LANGUAGE & PLAT=M ( POLITICAL RHETORIC IS 9H]5TLY 
EXCLUSIVE1 7SOME?+ WE GO 9TO MORE DETAIL LAT]74 ,9 \R EXP]I5CE 
DUR+ ! PEAK ( ,CORBYNMANIA1 PEOPLE W]E MU* MORE 9T]E/$ 9 
DEF5D+ HIM AT ANY CO/ FROM ! RI<T-W+ PRESS1 ?AN !Y W]E 9 
ACTUALLY LOOK+ CRITICALLY AT ! MANIFE/O OR EV5 REF]5C+ ! #ag 
PAGES ( PURE ELECTIONE]+4 ,IT WAS MU* MORE COMMON = US TO HE> 
EMOTIVE1 DRAMATIC & CO]CIVE1 FALSE ULTIMATUMS SU* AS '0,N,H,S3 SAVE IT OR 
SELL IT40 ,SU* TYPICAL1 FE> MONG]+ ELECTION DI*OTOMIES W]E CLUMSILY 
9VOK$ BY SO MANY AN>*I/S :O VOT$4 ,) A WRY SMILE1 WE NOTE 
?AT IT IS N[ ,BORIS ,JOHNSON :O S5DS 0P]SONALIZ$0 LETT]S FROM NO4#a 
TELL+ US TO3 0,/AY AT ,HOME1 ,PROTECT ! ,N,H,S1 ,SAVE ,LIVES04 

,CRISIS8 

,SAV+ ! ,NATIONAL ,HEAL? ,S]VICE WAS A CON/ANT REASON GIV5 TO JU/IFY 
VOT+4 ,LEFT W+ POLITICIANS 7& ! M$IA :O W]E SYMPA!TIC TO !IR 
CAUSE71 W]E ABLE TO MANUFACTURE A S5SE ( URG5CY1 FE> & DESP]ATION 
>\ND ! SUPPOS$ ?REAT TO ! ,N,H,S FROM ! ,CONS]VATIVES4 ,?IS 
EXAMPLE IS SYMBOLIC ( AN AGE OLD MODE ( SOCIAL CONTROL1 ?AT ( P]MAN5T 
CRISIS MANAGEM5T4 

,9 #b#e1 ,MONSIEUR ,DUPONT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS$ ?IS ISSUE3 0,IF 
! ,N,H,S WAS A CONCESSION ( ! DOM9ANT CLASS1 A MAXIMUM QUANTITY IT 
WAS PREP>$ TO GIVE UP1 !N :AT WAS IT 9T5D$ TO PREV5T2 :AT IS ! 
FUNCTIONALITY ( HEAL?Y WORK]S = ! B\RGEOISIE2 :AT O!R POLIC+1 
/RATIFY+1 ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS DOES IT P]=M 9 ! B\RGEOISIE'S 
DOM9ATION ( SOCIETY804 7,ONE ONLY NE$ TO ?9K ( ! GR\P ,DOCS ,NOT 
,COPS TO UND]/& :AT ,MONSIEUR ,DUPONT W]E GETT+ AT ) ?AT LA/ 
QUE/ION74 ,!Y GO ON3 0,IF WE CRITICALLY SITUATE ! FUNCTION ( ! ,N,H,S 
)9 ! WID] /RATEGIC 9T5TIONS ( ! RUL+ CLASS !N WE SEE ?AT 
\R GA9S HAVE NEV] REALLY BELONG$ TO US4 ,& :AT GOES = ! ,N,H,S IS 
EQUALLY APPLICABLE TO $UCATION1 EMPLOYM5T RI<TS1 SOCIAL WAGES1 POLITICAL 
9CLUSION & TO ALL ( ! B5EFITS ( DEMOCRACY40 

,:AT %\LD R+ AL>M BELLS FROM ?IS QUOTE 7:E!R Y\ AGREE 
) IT'S POSITION OR NOT71 IS ?AT IT WAS PUBLI%$ #ae YE>S AGO6 ,! IDEA 
?AT WE'RE 9 A P>TICUL> & UNIQUE HI/ORICAL MOM5T ( CRISIS & WE 
%\LD ALL MOBILIZE JU/ ?IS ONCE IS IRONICALLY US$ AS A CON/ANT JU/IFICATION TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! POLITICAL PROCESS4 ,H[ (T5 HAVE WE WITNESS$ ! DEMOCRATIC /ATE JU/IFY+ REPRESSION ) ! IDEA ?AT IT IS 
PROTECT+ SOCIETY FROM SOME MOM5T>Y ?REAT 7,CORONAVIRUS8 ,DAE%874 

,MONSIEUR ,DUPONT SUGGE/ ?AT ! CONT5T ( SU* A DEBATE IS IRRELEVANT1 
?AT EA* SUPPOS$LY LIB]AL 9/ITUTION HAS ! POT5TIAL TO BE US$ AS A 
MANIPULATIVE TOOL ( P[]4 

,! ,N,H,S IS A P>TICUL>LY USEFUL TOOL ?AT IS UTILIZ$ SO READILY 
BY POLITICIANS1 SEEM+LY BECAUSE IT IS SO EFFECTIVE & EASY = !M TO 
MANIPULATE PEOPLE )4 ,AFT] ALL1 TO ONE DEGREE OR ANO!R1 ALL ( SOCIETY 
B5EFITS FROM HEAL?C>E4 ,IT'S FREQU5T USAGE AS A POLITICAL TOOL1 IS HI<LI<T$ 
BY ! FACT ?AT ONLY A FEW MON?S AGO ,BORIS ,JOHNSON WAS DESCRIB$ AS ! 
BIGGE/ ?REAT TO ! ,N,H,S 9 ORD] TO CO]CE PEOPLE TO VOTE = ,LABOR1 
YET N[ Y\ SEE HIM & HIS TEAM1 /&+ 9 FRONT ( SIGNS SAY+ 0,SAVE 
\R ,N,H,S0 AS HE IMPLEM5TS LOCK-D[NS & 9CREAS+LY TI<T] & LONG 
/&+ SOCIALLY REPRESSIVE MEASURES4 

,RE=M1 ,CLASS & ,*>ITY 

,! ,LESS] ,( ,TWO ,EVILS8 

,! LEFTI/ CONCEPTION ( SOCIAL /RUGGLE IS PRECISELY ONE ( 9FLU5C+1 TAK+ 
OV] OR CREAT+ ALT]NATIVE V]SIONS ( !SE 9/ITUTIONS4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IT 
IS A /RUGGLE TO *ANGE1 NOT TO DE/ROY 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ P[] RELATION%IPS4 

,FROM ,POLITICS TO ,LIFE3744471 ,L&/REI*] 

,! CORONAVIRUS P&EMIC HAS L$ TO MU* DISCUSSION AB\T NEO- 
LIB]ALISM & ! ISSUES CONNECT$ TO IT4 ,MANY LEFTI/S & AN>*I/S HAVE 
RI<TFULLY PO9T$ \T ?AT ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i IS A CRUEL & GRIM 9EVITABILITY 9 
! FACE ( ?IS GLOBALIZ$ /RUCTURE & ! 9H]5T P[] IMBALANCES 
)9 IT4 ,H[EV]1 IT IS /RIK+ ?AT ! CRITICAL ANALYSIS ( MANY /OPS 
H]E4 ,! REALITY IS ?AT ! ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i \TBREAK1 & AFT]MA?1 >E 
A BRUTAL EXPRESSION ( ! VIOL5CE & HORRORS ( CAPITALISM 9 ALL IT'S 
=MS-- LATE /AGES1 LIB]AL & O!RWISE4 ,EV]Y S+LE GOV]NM5T 
ADM9I/RATION CAN BE SAID TO REPRES5T CAPITALI/ 9T]E/S1 & IS 9DE$ 
5TIRELY DEP5D5T ON !M4 ,! TWO >E MUTUALLY DEP5D5T3 

,DEMOCRACY ITSELF IS A EUPHEMISM = CAPITALISM1 AS 9 0,BRITA9 IS A ,DEMOCRACY4440 
,DEMOCRACY CANNOT DISMEMB] CAPITALISM4 

,DEMOCRACY1 ,MONSIEUR ,DUPONT 

,9 VOT+1 ONE C\LD >GUE ?AT Y\ CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON POLICY1 BUT ONLY 
ON ! SPECIFICS ?AT Y\ >E ALL[$ TO4 ,EV]Y?+ IS NOT UP = DEBATE1 
C]TA9LY NOT ! SY/EM ITSELF4 ,IT ALL COMES D[N TO ! BALANCE BETWE5 
:AT WE CAN A*IEVE ?R\< REMA9+ TRUE TO \R CRITIQUE & RE=M4 

,IS IT MORE H>MFUL TO ADVOCATE = RE=M OR TO OPPOSE IT8 ,RETA9+ \R 
CRITIQUE PUTS US 9 A POSITION TO F9D COMRADES & IMPROVE ! QUALITY 
( \R LIVES 9 A MANN] CONSI/5T ) SOLID>ITY & AFF9ITY4 ,RE=MI/ 
IDEAS APPE> TO COME FROM A MORE *>ITABLE POSITION444 &1 TO QUOTE 
,SKEPTA AGA91 PEOPLE RISK 0SELL+ !MSELVES = FUCK+ BULL%IT04 

,WE WILL ALL BE TOLD WE >E MON/]S IF WE DO NOT VOTE TO SUPPORT MORE 
HUMANE BORD]S1 MORE HUMANE POLICE KILL+S1 MORE HUMANE W>S1 & ! 
/&>D NEO-LIB]AL TRADE AGREEM5TS & POLITICAL ALLIANCES4 

,DIAGNO/IC ( ! ,FUTURE3 .<444.>1 ,GELD]LOOS 

,9 ! ELITES GAME ( POLITICS1 !Y OBSCURE ! P[] !Y HAVE TO RE=M 
& IMPROVE ! QUALITY ( PEOPLES LIVES1 9/EAD PUTT+ ?AT RESPONSIBILITY 
ONTO ! POPULACE4 ,TE IMPROVEM5TS WILL BE MADE IF P[] DEEMS IT 
LUCRATIVE 9 ! LONG T]M1 BUT ! VOTE ALL[S !M TO JU/IFY & WIELD 
!IR P[]4 ,A VOTE CAN BE SE5 AS A VOTE = ! ,N,H,S1 OR :ATEV] RE=M 
?AT WILL HAVE 0REAL EV]YDAY IMPACTS ON REAL PEOPLES LIVES01 BUT A VOTE IS 
ALWAYS A VOTE = ! CONT9UATION ( ! /ATUS QUO4 

,\R IDEAS DO NOT FIT ON !IR POLITICAL SPECTRUM4 ,WE >E NOT SO EASILY TRICK$ 9TO FEEL+ LIKE WE HAVE ANY POT5TIAL )9 ! LIMITS ( !IR RULE BOOK4 ,&1 WE REFUSE TO BE GUILT TRIPP$ 9TO PLAY+ FET* ) !M4 

,WE >E AW>E ?AT BETWE5 US WE EMBODY DIFF]5T ASPECTS ( PRIVILEGE4 
,BUT ?AT DOESN'T MEAN ?AT WE CANNOT CRITIQUE !IR RIGG$ GAME4 

,! SAY+ 0! BALLOT BOX CANNOT CONTA9 \R DESIRES0 HAS BECOME 
A CLI*E2 BUT ! CONCEPT ( VOT+ BE+ SOLELY AB\T S+LE ISSUES1 SU* AS 
! ,N,H,S1 HAS MADE ! BALLOT BOX AN EV5 SMALL] >5A = DISC\RSE & 
POSSIBLE *ANGE1 R$UC+ A P>TY TO ONE EMPTY PROMISE 9 A DESP]ATE 
ATTEMPT TO LEGITIMIZE !IR POSITION4 

,PR\DHON SAID3 0,I OPPOSE EV]Y SY/EM 9 :I* SOME AU?ORITY 
CAN *OOSE1 ON ! BASIS ( SOME SUPPOS$ NECESSITY1 TO OV] RIDE MY FREE 
WILL40 ,?IS WAS AS VALID 9 ! #a#hS & IT'S VALID = US TODAY4 ,! CONCEPT 
( CRISIS IS A LIB]AL MASK TO LIMIT PEOPLE'S DREAMS & ACTIONS4 ,H[ 
CONV5I5T = A LEFT-W+ P>TY LIKE ,LABOR TO HAVE ! H&LE ( ! 
,N,H,S TO DISGUISE ALL MANN] ( LEGISLATION1 DISCRIM9ATION & DIVISION4 

,9 ! /RANGE CULT ( P]SONALITY ?AT SURR\ND$ ! G5]AL ELECTION 
9 #b#a#i1 BO? ,BORIS ,JOHNSON & ,J]EMY ,CORBYN W]E POSITION$ AS 
ANTI-E/ABLI%M5T 7) ,JOHNSON ! ROGUE T(F1 & ,CORBYN AS A JOYLESS 
P5NY-P9*]74 ,NEI!R >E \TSID]S4 ,!Y >E ! E/ABLI%M5T4 ,Y\ 
CAN'T MAKE AN OMELET )\T BREAK+ EGGS1 & Y\ CAN'T RULE A P>TY 
)\T T[+ ! L9E4 

,PROGRESSIVISM IS ! IDEA ?AT ! CURR5T ORD] ( ?+S IS ! RESULT ( 
AN ONGO+ 7?\< POSSIBLY 0DIALECTICAL07 PROCESS ( IMPROVEM5T & ?AT 
IF WE PUT 9 ! EF=T 7:E!R ?R\< VOT+1 PETITION1 LITIGATION1 CIVIL 
DISOB$I5CE1 POLITICAL VIOL5CE OR EV5 ! CONQUE/ ( P[]-- ANY?+ 
O!R ?AN ITS DE/RUCTION71 WE CAN TAKE ?IS PROCESS FUR!R444 ,RE=M & 
REVOLUTION >E SIMPLY DIFF]5T LEVELS ( ! SAME ACTIVITY4 ,SU* >E ! 
ABSURDITIES ( LEFTISM :I* REMA9S BL9D TO ! OV]:ELM+ EVID5CE ?AT 
! ONLY TRAJECTORY ?AT WE HAVE BE5 ON AT LEA/ S9CE ! RISE ( CAPITALISM 
& 9DU/RIALISM IS ! 9CREAS+ IMPOV]I%M5T ( EXI/5CE1 & ?IS 
CANNOT BE RE=M$ AWAY4 

,FROM ,POLITICS TO ,LIFE3 .<444.>1 ,L&/REI*] 

,RE=M IS EI!R ALL[$ BECAUSE IT EI!R B5EFITS ! SOCIETAL P[] 
DYNAMIC & ! POCKETS ( ! ELITE1 TOL]AT$ BECAUSE IT DOESN'T *ALL5GE 
P[] & IT KEEPS ! POPULACE PASSIVE1 REPRESS$ BY VIOL5CE OR PASS$ 
?R\< ! LAW BOOKS & !N :OLLY IGNOR$4 

,IT'S ,ONLY ,ONE ,DAY444 

,AN>*I/S :O VOT$ HAVE SAID TO US ?AT !Y FI<T ON A DAILY BASIS TO 
C\NT] ! /ATE1 BUT 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! HORRORS ( ! ,TORY GOV]NM5T1 
ON ELECTION DAY444 ?IS ONE DAY444 !Y VOT$ 9 ! HOPE ?AT ! LESS] ( 
TWO EVILS WILL TRIUMPH4 ,?IS MAKES NO S5SE TO US4 ,:Y SP5D #cfd DAYS 
FI<T+ ! PRISON 9DU/RIAL COMPLEX1 ONLY TO VOTE 9 ANO!R #d YE>S ( 
PRISON EXPANSION8 

,WE ADMIT ?AT WE W]E WOEFULLY UNPREP>$ = ! F]OCITY & 
SCALE ( ! %IFT 9 AN>*I/ ?9K+ >\ND ! TIME ( ! ELECTION4 

,MANY AN>*I/S W]E :IPP$ UP BY ! F]VOR ( VOT+444 SLACK ON 
!IR CRITICAL ANALYSIS1 SUCK$ 9 BY !IR SOCIAL M$IA /REAM1 GUILT RIDD5 
BY !IR PE]S OR FAMILY MEMB]S & CONV9C$ BY ! SOCIAL B& 
WAGON ( FE> & DESP]ATION4 ,!SE MOM5TS CAN BE OPPORTUNITIES = 
AN>*I/S TO 5T] 9TO ! CONV]SATION4 ,9/EAD ( TELL+ O!RS :AT 
!Y %\LD DO1 AN>*I/S >E 9 A UNIQUE POSITION TO (F] :AT ONLY !Y 
CAN3 AN O!RWISE UNHE>D SOCIAL CRITIQUE ( ALL =MS ( P[] :E!R 
?AT BE RI<T W+ OR LEFT444 OBVI\S OR SUBTLE4 ,WE WILL LE>N FROM !SE 
EXP]I5CES1 & DEVELOP \R TE*NIQUES = ! NEXT R\ND4 

,SOLID>ITY VS ,*>ITY 

,! REJECTION ( ! IDEA ?AT ANYONE1 EI!R DUE TO 0PRIVILEGE0 OR DUE TO SUPPOS$ 
MEMB]%IP 9 A P>TICUL> OPPRESS$ GR\P1 [ES UNCRITICAL SOLID>ITY TO ANY 
/RUGGLE OR MOVEM5T1 & ! RECOGNITION ?AT SU* A CONCEPTION IS A MAJOR 
OB/RUCTION 9 ANY S]I\S REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS4 

,FROM ,POLITICS TO ,LIFE3 .<444.>1 ,L&/REI*] 

,!RE WAS MU* DISCUSSION >\ND ! TIME ( ! #bai ELECTION AB\T 
:AT ! 'WORK+-CLASS' WANT 7IE4 A ,LABOR GOV]NM5T74 ,MANY MIDDLE- 
CLASS AN>*I/S & ACTIVI/S SEEM$ TO DEVELOP SOME =M ( TELEPA?Y 
) ?IS SUPPOS$LY HOMOG5E\S GR\P1 ASSUM+ ?AT SOME H[ ?IS 
IMAG9$ GR\P ( PEOPLE 7WE SAY IMAG9$1 BECAUSE1 AS MANY MORE 
ELOQU5T & WELL-READ WRIT]S ?AN US HAVE >TICULAT$1 CLASS /RATIFI$ 
ON !SE L9ES 9 TODAY'S ECONOMIC CLIMATE IS AT BE/ UNHELPFUL1 & AT 
WOR/1 DANG]\S & DIVISIVE7 DIDN'T KN[ :AT WAS GOOD = 0!M0 
& !RE=E IT WAS ! DUTY ( ?OSE 09 ! KN[0 TO GET \T DOOR- 
KNOCK+ 9 P>TS ( ,BRI/OL !Y HAD NO CONNECTION TO4 ,?IS M9DSET IS 
REM9ISC5T ( ! MURKY WORLD ( ALLY-POLITICS3 

,ACCORD+ TO ALLY POLITICS1 ! ONLY WAY TO UND]M9E ONE'S [N PRIVILEGE IS 
TO GIVE UP ONE'S ROLE AS AN 9DIVIDUAL POLITICAL AG5T1 & FOLL[ ! LEAD ( 
?OSE MORE OR DIFF]5TLY OPPRESS$4 

,A9'T ,NO ,P,C ,GONNA ,FIX IT ,BABY3.<444.>1 ,CRIME?9C4 

,IT IS ALSO TI$ UP ) CONCEPTS SU* AS *>ITY1 & :AT WE P]CEIVE TO BE 
DESP]ATE ATTEMPTS AT 'MOVEM5T BUILD+'4 

,AS ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS HAS OBS]V$1 0TO MANY PEOPLE1 ! DEMOCRATIC 
IDEAL IS MEAN+LESS04 ,T]E >E MANY PEOPLE 9 ?IS C\NTRY ) A HEAL?Y 
DISREG>D = AU?ORITY1 & NO FAI? 9 POLITICS444 A MORE 9/9CTIVE ANTI- 
GOV]NM5T APPROA* ?AN MANY AN>*I/S4 ,WE REFUSE TO SAY ?AT WE KN[ 
:AT IS BE/ = O!RS4 ,WE WILL DEF5D ?IS POSITION1 & WE WILL NOT ADOPT 
A LEFI/ AG5DA & ALL[ 7\R7 AN>*I/ IDEAS TO BE RECUP]AT$ AS A RESULT4 

,CLASS ,ANALYSIS_/,PRIVILEGE 

,DEMOCRACY AT ITS HE>T IS A TRICK TO DI/RACT ATT5TION FROM ECONOMIC 
DOM9ATION ( ONE CLASS BY ANO!R4 

,DEMOCRACY1 ,MONSIEUR ,DUPONT 

,A9'T NOBODY 9 ! HOOD GOT NO HOPE 9 ?IS FUCK$ UP SY/EM & ?AT'S 
:Y WE DON'T VOTE4 

,W-#d1 ,DEAD ,PREZ 

,9 ! FEV]$ ELECTIONE]+ & CANVAS+ ?AT OCCURR$ 9 ! #bai 
ELECTION CAMPAIGN1 VOT+ BECAME 5D[$ ) A HUGE LEVEL ( MEAN+2 
AN IMPORTANT TOOL TO COMBAT 9EQUALITY1 ?AT Y\ W]E A FOOL TO IGNORE4 

,! LOGIC & >GUM5T ?AT WAS LEVEL$ AT US WAS ?AT AN>*I/S :O 
DIDN'T VOTE W]E MIDDLE CLASS_/ PRIVILEG$_/ DOGMATIC_/ JUV5ILE_/ IDEALI/IC 
& UNC>+ PEOPLE4 

,?IS IS A DANG]\S1 PATRONIZ+1 & HI<LY PROBLEMATIC SET ( 
>GUM5TS4 ,AS WE DISCUSS LAT]1 ! CONCEPT ( 'UNIV]SAL SUFFRAGE' 9 ?IS 
C\NTRY EXCLUDES MANY1 MANY PEOPLE1 EI!R EXPLICITLY 9 LAW1 OR ?R\< 
IT'S 9H]5T ELITISM4 ,?IS >GUM5T AB\T NOT UTILIZ+ ! OPTION ( 
VOT+ ALSO IMBUES IT ) A HUGE AM\NT ( P[]4 ,WE F9D IT BAFFL+ & 
CONFUS+ TRY+ TO WORK \T :5 VOT+ BECOME SU* A MEAN+FUL ACT8 

,& 9 ?IS NEW CONTEXT1 :]E IT IS GIV5 SO MU* P[] & MEAN+444 
:]E DOES ! P[] LIE8 ,& :]E DOES IT 5D8 ,TE CURR5T SITUATION 
9 ! ,U,K IS LIKELY TO DET]IORATE 9 T]MS ( AU/]ITY & 9EQUALITY4 

,WE >E HOLD+ \R BREA? TO SEE :5 ! ,TORIES WILL CAPITALIZE ON ! 
MUTUAL-AID NETWORKS1 & ! LOOM+ RECESSION RELAT$ TO ! P&EMIC1 
TO REEL \T A NEW WAVE ( CUTS4 ,WILL ?OSE :O VOT$ KEEP VOT+ REG>DLESS8 

,) ,/>M] AT ! HELM1 WILL !Y CONT9UE TO VOTE ,LABOR8 ,SURELY IF ! 
>GUM5T ?AT3 0ANY?+ BUT ,BORIS0 WAS RELEVANT 9 LA/ ,DECEMB]1 IT'S 
/ILL RELEVANT N[4448 

,TO >GUE ?AT A VOTE = ,LABOR IS ! BE/ WAY ( HELP+ ! 
WORK+ CLASS SUGGE/S A NAIVETY OR UNWILL+NESS TO ACKN[L$GE AN 
UND]LY+ LIB]AL AG5DA4 ,TO G5]ALIZE ?AT ,LABOR WILL BE BETT] = 
M9ORITIES1 OR UND]-PRIVILEG$ PEOPLE1 IS OBVI\SLY FALSE :5 Y\ />T 
LOOK+ AT 9DIVIDUALS 9 SPECIFIC CONTEXTS1 SU* AS PRISONS1 OR ?OSE 
)\T PAP]S4 ,IT IS PROV5 FALSE1 EV5 FUR!R1 :5 SO MANY WORK+ 
CLASS PEOPLE VOTE ,TORY4 ,>E Y\ GO+ TO SAY ?AT !Y >E ALL WRONG & 
!Y DON'T KN[ :AT IS GOOD = !M8 

,DESPITE \R CRITIQUE >\ND ! TYPICALLY MANIPULATIVE USE ( 
C>EFULLY MANICUR$ /ATI/ICS1 A CURSORY GLANCE AT ! /ATS ?AT W]E 
RELEAS$ AFT] ! ELECTION WILL %[ ?AT VOT+ WAS NOT /RATIFI$ ALONG 
CLASS L9ES4 ,ONE ( ! 9FO-GRAPHICS PUBLI%$ ! DAY AFT] ! ELECTION 
%[$ ! SEA ( BLUE ACROSS MANY TRADITIONALLY WORK+ CLASS >EAS4 

,DEMOCRACY CAN AT BE/ BE SE5 AS A =M ( POLITICAL COMP5SATION4 ,WE'RE 
GIV5 SOME BASIC S5SE ( *OICE 9 PLACE ( TOPICS ?AT >E COMPLETELY (F 
LIMITS4 0,! FACT IS1 ! DEMOCRATIC PROCESS IS DESIGN$ TO CRAFT & MA9TA9 
AN EFFECTIVE RUL+ COALITION FROM AMONG ! ELITE2 TO W9 ! LOYALTY ( ! 
MIDDLE CLASS BY DISP5S+ TOK5 RI<TS & PRIVILEGES2 TO PREV5T DISCONT5T 
BY CREAT+ ! ILLUSION ( FAIRNESS & EQUALITY4 

,:AT ,IS ,DEMOCRACY81 ,GELD]LOOS 

,A F9AL PO9T ON /]EOTYP+3 IT IS FRU/RAT+ TO US TO SEE ?AT ! SAME 
PEOPLE :O HAIL$ ,J]EMY ,CORBYN 7A HI<LY PRIVILEG$ 9DIVIDUAL7 AS AN 
ANTI-E/ABLI%M5T FIGURE1 N[ ACCUSE ALL AN>*I/S :O DIDN'T VOTE AS 
PRIVILEG$4 

,9 SU* A /ATE ( AFFAIRS1 ! ESS5TIAL FUNCTION ( ! DEMOCRATIC PROCESS IS 
TO LIMIT ! APPE>ANCE ( :AT IS POSSIBLE TO ! N>R[ SPECTRUM DEBAT$ 
BY C&IDATES = (FICE4 ,?IS DEMORALIZES DISSID5TS & CONTRIBUTES TO 
! G5]AL IMPRESSION ?AT !Y >E IMPOT5T UTOPIANS-- :5 NO?+ 
IS MORE UTOPIAN ?AN TRU/+ REPRES5TATIVES FROM ! [N+ CLASS TO SOLVE 
! PROBLEMS CAUS$ BY !IR [N DOM9ANCE1 & NO?+ MORE IMPOT5T 
?AN ACCEPT+ !IR POLITICAL SY/EM AS ! ONLY POSSIBLE SY/EM4 

,! ,P>TY'S ,OV]1 ,CRIME?9C4 

,FASCISM1 ,EXCLUSION & ',CIVIL' ,SOCIETY 

,DEMOCRACY VS ,FASCISM 7TWO SIDES ( ! SAME CO973 

,IT IS V]Y CONV5I5T = DEMOCRACY TO SPREAD ! FE> ( FASCISM4 ,FE> HAS 
ALWAYS BE5 A FAVORITE WEAPON ( P[]4 

,NEI!R DICTATOR%IP NOR DEMOCRACY444 ,LONG ,LIVE ,AN>*Y1 ,ANONYM\S 

,9 ! RUN UP TO ! #bai G5]AL ELECTION EV]YONE FROM ELEM5TS ( ! 
MA9/REAM M$IA1 TO AN>*I/S & ! LEF1 P>ROT$ ! PROBLEMATIC 
POLEMIC ?AT ,JOHNSON WAS A FASCI/ & ,CORBYN WAS A MAN ( ! PEOPLE4 

,DEMOCRACY & FASCISM >E TWO SIDES ( ! SAME CO94 ,LABEL+ 
! CONS]VATIVES AS FASCI/S444 AS UNIQUELY PROBLEMATIC1 OBSCURES ! ROOT 
( ! PROBLEM4 ,?IS >GUM5T IMPLICITLY ALL[S O!R POLITICAL P>TIES TO 
PLAY ! ROLE AS ! DEF5D]S ( FRE$OM & DEMOCRACY 7& TO CAPITALIZE 
ON GRASS ROOTS MOVEM5TS ?AT FOCUS !IR NEGATIVE ATT5TION ON ! ,TORIES1 
9/EAD ( CRITIQU+ ! 5TIRE POLITICAL SPECTRUM4 ,AN>*I/S :O SA 
0ANY?+ BUT ,TORY01 7OR GO EV5 FUR!R & DIRECTLY ADVOCATE = ,LABOR7 
MISS ! OPPORTUNITY TO EXPOSE ! CONT9UITY ) :I* ALL GOV]NM5TS 
OPPRESS PEOPLE & WILL WAT* ONCE AGA91 AS HI/ORY REPEATS & LEFT W+ 
POLITICIANS USE !SE EF=TS AS ! BEG9N+S ( A NEW /RUCTURAL BASE ( 
P[]4 

,BUT EV]Y DAY HAS ITS TO-MORR[4 ,AS SOON AS ! CONDITIONS ALT]1 LIKEWISE 
DO M5 *ANGE4 ,TO-DAY Y\R C&IDATE B[S HUMBLY BE=E Y\R PRES5CE2 
TO-MORR[ HE WILL SAY 0PI%0 TO Y\4 ,FROM A CADG] ( VOTES HE HAS TURN$ TO 
BE A MA/] ( Y\RS4 

,:Y ,AN>*I/S ,DON'T ,VOTE1 ,RECLUS 7#a#h#h#d7 

,WE >E = ATTACK+ ! LEFT1 NOT BE+ ASSIMILAT$ BY IT4 

,! NEW SOCIAL CONFLICT BR+S TOGE!R A BROAD LEFT TO FI<T A DANG]\S RI<T 
9 A WAY ?AT DOES NOT QUE/ION ANY FUNDAM5TAL ASPECT ( ! /ATE4 ,ON ! 
CONTR>Y1 ! NEW T]RA9 IS %AP$ 9 SU* A WAY AS TO FUNNEL \R EF=TS 
T[>DS ! R5EWAL ( ! /ATE444 .<,:5.> WE HAVE BECOME SO SC>$ ( ! 
RI<T ?AT WE BEG9 TO SUPPORT ! PROJECTS ( ! LEFT1 WE >E DIGG+ \R [N 
GRAVES4 ,IT IS VITAL TO >TICULATE SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/ POSITIONS ) REG>D TO 
SOCIAL CONFLICT RA!R ?AN FLOCK+ TO L[E/-COMMON-D5OM9ATOR /ANCES1 
PRECISELY BECAUSE ?OSE /ANCES >E =MULAT$ TO FAVOR ! 9T]E/S ( 
SOCIAL CONTROL4 

,DIAGNO/IC ( ! ,FUTURE3.<444.>1 ,GELD]LOOS 

,NEI!R ,BORIS ,JOHNSON'S CLUMSY RACISM OR ,JACOB ,REES ,MOGG'S 
FUNDAM5TALI/ ,CA?OLICISM1 >E SUFFICI5T TO DRAG AN 5TIRE C\NTRY 9TO 
FASCISM4 ,= A GOV]NM5T TO *ANGE ITS FUNDAM5TAL /RUCTURES1 A :OLE 
HO/ ( /RUCTURAL & SOCIETAL ELEM5TS NE$ TO BE 9 PLACE4 ,NONE ( ?OSE 
ELEM5TS >E CURR5TLY 9 POSITION4 ,EV5 9 ! NEW P&EMIC1 POLICE- 
/ATE FASCISM IS NOT 7YET7 H]E4 ,N[1 MORE ?AN EV]1 IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO 
0DIG \R [N GRAVES0 AS ,GELD]LOOS DESCRIBES4 ,9 ! FACE ( REPRESSION2 
CREATIVITY & SOLID>ITY >E KEY1 NOT PLAY+ !IR RIGG$ GAME4 

,BUT ?IS IS BESIDES ! PO9T4 ,FASCISM IS ULTIMATELY A TOOL ( ! 
SAME ELITE ?AT PR(ITS UND] DEMOCRACY & A MORE OBVI\S MANIFE/ATION 
( ! SAME :ITE SUPREMACY ?AT 9FUSES ALL ( SOCIETY4 ,! DEMOCRATIC 
/ATE 9H]IT$ ! PA/ SUCCESSES ( ! OLD FASCISM1 &1 LIKE CORONAVIRUS1 
DEMOCRACY IS RE9V5T+ ITSELF TO BECOME MORE RESI/ANT 9 ! FACE ( 
P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS & /ATE LEGISLATION4 ,AS WE HI<LI<T$ 9 ! 
9TRODUCTION1 ORGANIZ$ FASCISM 9 ! ,U,K TODAY IS 9CREAS+LY A SLICK1 
SOCIAL M$IA SAVVY MA*9E1 LUR+ /UD5TS1 HIP/]S1 & A MYRIAD 
( O!RS 9TO ITS MURKY WORLD4 ,( C\RSE1 !RE >E MANY OLD-S*OOL 
NETWORKS ) DIE H>D SUPPORT]S /ILL1 BUT NEI!R ( !SE 5DS ( 
! FASCI/ SPECTRUM >E OCCUPY+ #a ,D[N+ ,/REET & IT'S RELAT$ 
9/ITUTIONS RI<T N[4 ,?IS IS NOT TO UND]M9E1 OR D[NPLAY ! HORRIFIC1 
SY/EMIC & 9H]5T RACISM ( ! ,TORY GOV]NM5T & MANY ( IT'S 
MEMB]S1 BUT IT IS A G5TLE REM9D] ?AT IT IS NOT FASCI/1 & ?AT FALL+ 
9TO ?IS TRAP M]ELY /R5G!NS BO? ! RI<T & ! LEFT4 

,= P[]1 CRUDE FASCISM SU* AS HAS EXI/$ AT V>I\S TIMES 9 HI/ORY UND] 
DICTATOR%IPS1 IS NO LONG] A PRACTICABLE POLITICAL PROJECT4 ,NEW 9/RUM5TS 
>E APPE>+ ALONG ) ! NEW MANAG]IAL =MS ( P[]4 

,:AT ,CAN ,WE ,DO ,) ,ANTI-,FASCISM81 ,BONANNO 

,BY NOT VOT+ = ,LABOR1 IT WAS SUGGE/$ ?AT WE W]E IMPLICITLY 9 LEAGUE 
) ! ,TORIES & !RE=E FASCISM4 ,TIS >GUM5T IS A R$ H]R+4 ,AS 
) ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i1 P[] SEEKS ! PA? ( LEA/ RESI/ANCE & IS BECOM+ 
MORE COMPLEX4 ,AT PRES5T1 9 ! ,U,K1 DEMOCRATIC RECUP]ATION SEEMS TO 
BE A MORE USEFUL TOOL = P[] ?AN AU?ORIT>IAN ]ADICATION4 ,LABEL+ 
,TORIES AS FASCI/S 0C\LD REPRES5T AN UNCONSCI\S DESIRE TO AVOID A DEEP] 
ANALYSIS ( REALITY1 TO AVOID GETT+ BEH9D ?AT D5SE S*EME ( P[] 
:I* IS GETT+ MORE & MORE COMPLICAT$ & DIFFICULT TO DECIPH]0 
7,BONANNO74 ,9 BRIEF3 ,TORIES BAD1 LABOR GOOD 7OR BETT]71 NEV] T\*ES 
! HE>T ( ! PROBLEM4 

,UNIV]SAL ,SUFFRAGE8 ,OR ,SUFF]+8 

,IT IS WELL KN[N ?AT 9 ANCI5T ,A!NS1 ! 0CRADLE ( DEMOCRACY10 SC>CELY 
AN EI<? ( ! POPULATION WAS P]MITT$ TO VOTE1 AS WOM51 =EIGN]S1 
SLAVES1 & O!RS W]E EXCLUD$ FROM CITIZ5%IP4 ,?IS IS G5]ALLY REG>D$ 
AS AN E>LY K9K ?AT TIME HAS IRON$ \T1 BUT ONE C\LD ALSO CONCLUDE ?AT 
EXCLUSION ITSELF IS ! MO/ ESS5TIAL & ABID+ *>ACT]I/IC ( DEMOCRACY444 
,:AT IF DEMOCRACY >OSE 9 ,GREECE NOT AS A /EP 9 ,MAN'S ,PROGRESS ,T[>DS 
,FRE$OM1 BUT AS A WAY ( KEEP+ P[] \T ( C]TA9 H&S8 

,! ,P>TY'S ,OV]1 ,CRIME?9C4 

,ANY VOTES1 LEGITIMIZE ! AU?ORITY ( ! VICTORS4 ,UND] DEMOCRACY1 A 
0MAJORITY0 VICTORY DOES NOT MEAN A MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION1 NOT BY A LONG 
/RET* ( ! IMAG9ATION4 ,IT ALWAYS MEANS ! L>GE/ ( ALL ! M9ORITIES1 
:I* 9 ?IS CASE IS OLD :ITE ,BRITI% PEOPLE4 ,BY LEGITIMIZ+ ! PROCESS 
BY VOT+1 ! VICTORS ALREADY HAVE !IR JU/IFICATION = OPPRESSIVE ACTIONS 
?AT 9 MANY CASES GO AGA9/ M9ORITIES :O VOT$ & YET DIDN'T /& A 
*ANCE ( ACTUALLY WIELD+ ANY P[] 9 ! PROCESS4 ,AS !Y SAY1 0VOT+ 
ONLY 5C\RAGES !M60 

,IT IS OLD NEWS ?AT P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS1 GOV]NM5TS & NATION 
/ATES OP]ATE BY (F]+ V]Y LIMIT$ *OICES1 TO A LIMIT$ RANGE ( ! 
POPULATION1 :O !N *OOSE BETWE5 !SE OPTIONS1 & GIVE OV] ALL 
!IR AUTONOMY = ANO!R F\R YE>S4 

,5GL& IS ! ONLY C\NTRY 9 ,EUROPE /ILL P]SEV]+ 9 CAUS+ 
:AT HAS BE5 T]M$ 0CIVIL DEA?0 7IE4 NOT ALL[+ MO/ PRISON]S TO VOTE_/ 
! LOSS ( 0CIVIL RI<TS0 AS ! RESULT ( IMPRISONM5T74 ,CONVICT$ PRISON]S 
/ILL CAN'T VOTE 9 ANY ELECTION1 BUT AFT] A #ab YE> LONG LEGAL BATTLE ) ! 
,EUROPEAN ,C\RT ( ,HUMAN ,RI<TS1 ,5GL& RELUCTANTLY ALL[$ ?OSE ON 
REM& & 0CIVIL0 PRISON]S 7IE4 ?OSE COMPLY+ ) ! SY/EM7 TO VOTE 
IF !Y >E ON ! REGI/]4 ,TE FACT ?AT UND] #a#h'S CANNOT VOTE WAS DISCUSS$ 
AT L5G? 9 ! RUN UP TO ! LA/ ELECTION4 ',=EIGN ,CITIZ5S' )\T ,U,K 
,CITIZ5%IP >E ALSO NOT ALL[$ TO 5GAGE 9 ! F>CE ( G5]AL ELECTIONS4 

,DO NOT MI/AKE US1 WE >E NOT LOBBY+ = ELECTORAL RE=M1 
EV5 IF 0,UNIV]SAL ,SUFFRAGE0 W\LD BE A REALITY TRUE TO IT'S MEAN+1 
IT W\LDN'T *ANGE \R VIEWS ON DEMOCRACY4 ,ALI5ATION IS AT IT'S HE>T 
& IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE IT ANY O!R WAY4 ,P[] HAS MADE LAW & 
REASON COLLIDE1 & ?IS IS EXPLICIT 9 ! CRUDE CATEGORY ( 0CITIZ5S0 & 
0CIVIL SOCIETY04 ,AS M5TION$ ABOVE1 9 A MAJORITY-TAKES-ALL DEMOCRACY1 ! 
0MAJORITY0 IS NEV] ! MAJORITY ( A POPULATION1 & LEADS TO M9ORITIES 
HAV+ NO MORE P[] ?AN :ATS GRANT$ BY DESPOTISM OR DICTATOR%IP4 

,CORRUPTION1 PRIVILEGE1 & HI]>*Y ASIDE1 MAJORITY RULE IS NOT ONLY 9H]5TLY 
OPPRESSIVE BUT ALSO P>ADOXICALLY DIVISIVE & HOMOG5IZ+ AT ! SAME TIME4 

,! ,P>TY'S ,OV]1 ,CRIME?9C4 

',SOCIAL' M$IA 

,! GOV]NM5T DOESN'T NE$ TO DIRECTLY CONTROL ! M$IA1 & ! 
CORPORATIONS DO NOT NE$ TO DIRECTLY CONTROL ! GOV]NM5T1 BECAUSE !Y 
>E ALL 9 ! SAME BOAT1 & !Y >E ALL S]V+ ! SAME 9T]E/S4 

,:AT ,IS ,DEMOCRACY81 ,GELD]LOOS 

,:ILE ! AN>*I/S WE SPOKE TO W]E VOCALLY CRITICAL ( TRADITIONAL 
M$IA PLAT=MS1 WE EXP]I5C$ NO CRITICAL S5TIM5T FROM ?OSE SAME 
AN>*I/S T[>DS SOCIAL M$IA4 ,AN>*I/S US$ SOCIAL M$IA PLAT=MS 
SU* AS ,FACEBOOK TO ORGANIZE >\ND VOT+4 ,TIS IS DEEPLY TR\BL+ TO 
US1 SO :ILE ! FOLL[+ 9=MATION IS A BIT ( A TANG5T1 WE BELIEVE IT IS 
IMPORTANT4 ,BA] ) US4 

,CAMBRIDGE ,ANALYTICA >E A COMPANY :O WE WILL USE AS A CASE 
/UDY TO DEMON/RATE H[ SOCIAL M$IA PLAT=MS SU* AS ,FACEBOOK 
>E N[ US$ TO 9FLU5CE ! BEHAVIOR ( 9DIVIDUALS & !RE=E 
AFFECT WID] SOCIETY4 ,!Y W]E A COMPANY :O ROSE TO FAME DUR+ ! 
,REPUBLICAN PRESID5TIAL C&IDATE RACE 7PREC$+ ! #baf ,PRESID5TIAL 
ELECTIONS71 = ! RELATIVE SUCCESS ( !IR CAMPAIGN ) ,S5ATOR ,T$ 
,CRUZ4 ,) ,/EVE ,BANNON AS A =M] ,*IEF ,EXECUTIVE1 !Y W]E A 
SELF DESCRIB$ 
0BEHAVIOR *ANGE AG5CY01 PROVID+ 0A FULL S]VICE 
PROPAG&A MA*9E04 ,BY H>VE/+ DATA FROM SOCIAL M$IA PLAT=MS 
LIKE ,FACEBOOK1 !Y US$ >TIFICIAL 9TELLIG5CE TO BUILD UP PSY*OLOGICAL 
PR(ILES ( 9DIVIDUALS 9 ORD] TO T>GET UNDECID$_/FIR/ TIME VOT]S 
:OM !Y CALL$ 0P]SUADABLES04 ,ONE ( !IR S5IOR EMPLOYES SAID 
0\R CREATIVE TEAM DESIGN$ P]SONALIZ$ CONT5T TO TRIGG] ?OSE 
9DIVIDUALS4 ,WE BOMB>D$ !M ?R\< BLOGS1 WEBSITES1 >TICLES1 
VIDEOS1 ADS1 EV]Y PLAT=M Y\ CAN IMAG9E UNTIL !Y SAW ! WORLD 
! WAY WE WANT$ !M TO444 UNTIL !Y VOT$ = \R C&IDATE4 ,ITS LIKE 
A BOOM]ANG3 Y\ S5D Y\R DATA \T1 IT GETS ANALYZ$ !N COMES BACK 
AT Y\ AS T>GETT$ MESSAG+ TO *ANGE Y\R BEHAVIOR40 ,!Y CALL$ 
!MSELVES A 0GLOBAL ELECTION MANAGEM5T COMPANY10 & GLOBAL !Y 
W]E4 ,BE=E 9=MALLY CLAIM+ CR$IT = ! LA/ ,U,S ELECTION RESULT 7!Y 
WORK$ ) ! ,TRUMP ,CAMPAIGN71 AS WELL AS ! ,BREXIT REF]5DUM RESULT 
7!Y WORK$ ) LEAVE4EU71 ,CAMBRIDGE ,ANALYTICA HAD BE5 HON+ !IR 
TE*NIQUES BY /RONGLY 9FLU5C+ ! ELECTIONS = NATIONAL /ATE LEAD]S 
9 DOZ5S ( C\NTRIES1 ALWAYS WORK+ = ! HI<E/ BIDD]4 

,CAMBRIDGE ,ANALYTICA W]E A SUBSIDI>Y ( ,S,C,L 
7,/RATEGIC ,COMMUNICATION ,LABORATORIES7 :O W]E F\ND$ ON !IR EXP]I5CE 9 
PSY*-OPS 7PSY*OLOGICAL W>F>E74 ,TEY HAD CONTRACTS ) ! ,BRITI% 
,>MY1 ! ,BRITI% ,NAVY1 ! ,U,S >MY1 ,U,S SPECIAL =CES1 ,N,A,T,O1 ,C,I,A1 ! 
,U,S ,/ATE ,DEP>TM5T & ! ,P5TAGON4 ,ONCE IT WAS UND]/OOD ?AT 
?IS 9=MATION W>F>E C\LD BE US$ AGA9/ !IR [N POPULATION TO 
9FLU5CE ELECTIONS1 IT WAS SIMPLY A MATT] ( COLLECT+ !N SELL+ DATA 
TO :OEV] PAID !M ! MO/4 ,TEIR SUCCESS IS ONE ( ! REASONS ?AT 
DATA ITSELF HAS BECOME A TRILLION DOLL> 9DU/RY1 L>G] EV51 ?AN OIL4 ,IT 
ALL MAKES ! ,U,S GOV]NM5TS ,C\NT] ,9TELLIG5CE ,PROGRAM ( ! CIVIL 
RI<TS ]A 7,C,O,9,T,E,L,P,R,O7 LOOK LIKE A NURS]Y S*OOL PROJECT4 

,CLE>LY1 SOCIAL M$IA HAS A BECOME MU* MORE P[]FUL TOOL ?AN 
OLD NEWS M$IA PLAT=MS4 ,IT LIT]ALLY MANUFACTURES OP9ION & SELLS IT4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 IT GIVES ITS US] ! FALSE S5SE ( 9DEP5D5T ?\<T 
& FRE$OM ( *OICE4 ,) A WEAL? ( 9=MATION AB\T ?IS PUBLICLY 
AVAILABLE1 :Y DO AN>*I/S RISK SU* MANIPULATION8 

,:ILE ! CASE /UDY ( ,CAMBRIDGE ,ANALYTICA IS CLE>LY A /ORY ( 
H[ ! RI<T W+ HAS UTILIZ$ !SE TOOLS ( DATA H>VE/+ & SOCIAL 
MANIPULATION1 ! IMPORTANT PO9T TO TAKE FROM ?IS IS :AT CON/ANTLY 
ADVANC+ TE*NOLOGY HAS DEEM$ POSSIBLE & H[ SOCIAL M$IA 
PLAT=MS >E N[ VIEW$ BY CAPITALI/S & POLITICIANS ALIKE4 ,BESIDES1 ONE 
( ! F\ND]S ( ,CAMBRIDGE ,ANALYTICA WAS ORIG9ALLY HIR$ BECAUSE ( 
!IR WORK ON ,OBAMA'S PRESID5TIAL CAMPAIGN1 SO IT'S NOT A F> /RET* TO 
?9K ! LEFT >E ALSO CAPABLE ( ?IS K9D ( ?+4 ,IT'S CLE> ?AT N[ 
!SE TOOLS EXI/ !Y WILL BE US$4 ,CAMBRIDGE ,ANALYTICA IS GONE1 BUT 
ITS IMPORTANT TO UND]/& ?AT IF Y\ >E US+ ,FACEBOOK1 ,TWITT]1 
,9/AGRAM & ,:ATS,APP TO NAME A FEW1 !N Y\R P]SONAL DATA IS \T 
!RE & BE+ US$ 9 WAYS Y\ DON'T UND]/&4 

.<444.>?IS IS NOT AB\T ONE COMPANY1 ?IS TE*NOLOGY IS GO+ ON UNABAT$1 
& WILL CONT9UE TO GO ON444 ,9 SOME S5SES ,I FEEL ?AT BECAUSE ( ! WAYS 
9 :I* ?IS TE*NOLOGY IS MOV+ SO FA/1 & BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T REALLY 
UND]/& IT444 !RE WAS ALWAYS GO+ TO BE A ,CAMBRIDGE ,ANALYTICA1 IT JU/ 
SUCKS = ME ?AT IT WAS ,CAMBRIDGE ,ANALYTICA4 

,! ,GREAT ,HACK1 ,=M] ,*IEF ,OP]AT+ ,(FIC] ( ,CAMBRIDGE ,ANALYTICA 

,TO BE CLE>444 US+ DATA COLLECTION AS A PREMISE444 ANY ORGANIZATION ) 
! RES\RCES1 CAN USE SOCIAL M$IA PLAT=MS TO /RATEGICALLY 5C\RAGE 
AN EMOTIONALLY DRIV51 CONF9$ REALM ( DEBATE 9 A WAY ?AT LEADS ! 
US] TO FEEL AS ?\< !Y >E HAV+ 9DEP5D5T ?\<T1 BUT :I* 
IS ACTUALLY BAS$ ON ! CALCULAT$ MANUFACTURE ( DESP]ATION & FE>4 

,IT T>GETS ?OSE MO/ LIKELY TO BE 9FLU5C$1 & ?OSE 9DIVIDUALS >E 
NOT AW>E !Y >E VICTIM TO HI<LY T>GET$ CONT5T4 ,EMB>RASS+LY 9 
?IS CASE1 0AN>*I/S0 FELL )9 ?AT POT5TIAL DEMOGRAPHIC1 ?AT ( ! 
0P]SUADABLE'S04 ,IT ALL BEGS ! QUE/ION1 :Y W]E !Y CONV9C$ !Y 
W]E MAK+ HEADWAY1 ?AT ! MOVEM5T WAS /RONG & ?AT 0*ANGE0 
WAS CLOSE8 ,A CLE> EXAMPLE ( ?IS WAS NOT ONLY ! REPETITION ( ! IDEA 
?AT ! ,TORIES W]E GO+ TO SELL (F ! ,N,H,S1 BUT ! MANN] 9 :I* 
! MESSAGE WAS DELIV]$4 ,BO? ! RI<T & ! LEFT >E CLE>LY CAPABLE 
( ?IS4 ,AN>*I/S %\LD BE ! BE/ EQUIPP$ TO CALL \T ?IS PROCESS4 

,REMEMB]1 IF Y\ USE A SOCIAL M$IA PLAT=MS & Y\ >E %>+ 
PHOTOS1 LIKES1 P]SONAL 9FO1 COMM5TS1 UPDATES ETC41 WELL1 ITS GO+ TO GET 
ANALYZ$1 !N COME BACK AT Y\ AS T>GETT$ MESSAG+ 9 AN ATTEMPT TO 
TO *ANGE Y\R BEHAVIOR4 

,WE DON'T P]TA9 TO BE ABLE TO \TSM>T ?IS TRILLION DOLL> GLOBAL 
9DU/RY BAS$ ON UNIMAG9ABLE DATA COLLECTION1 RESE>* & MILIT>Y 
EXP]TIZE4 ,WE FEEL PESSIMI/IC AB\T ! ABILITY ( O!RS TO EXP]I5CE 
ANY SUCCESS 9 ?IS 5DEAVOR4 

,CORBYN ,C\LD ,W9 

,IT WAS 9T]E/+ 9 ! RUN UP TO ! ELECTION TO OBS]VE H[ MANY 
PEOPLE SUDD5LY SEIZ$ UPON ! IDEA ?AT !Y C\LD 9VOKE REAL *ANGE 
BY DESP]ATELY TRY+ TO GET ,CORBYN 94 ,! SOCIAL M$IA 0E*O *AMB]0 
?AT SO MANY EXI/ 91 & ! POPUL>ITY ( ! LEFT 9 ,BRI/OL1 COMB9$ 
TO CREATE AN ATMOSPH]E :]E PEOPLE ADVOCAT$ = ,CORBYN ) A 
S5SE ( FEV]I% DESIRE4 ,DESPITE ! OV]:ELM+ EVID5CE BE=E ! 
ELECTION ?AT !RE W\LD BE A ,TORY L&SLIDE1 PEOPLE ?REW !IR LOT 9 
) ,LABOR ANYWAY1 :OLE HE>T$LY SIGN+ UP TO1 & P]PETUAT+1 ! 
LIB]AL POSITION ?AT VOT+ IS A COMMON S5SE POSITION4 

,:AT'S ,NEXT8 

,! QUE/ION = AN>*I/S1 !N1 FAC$ ) A RESURG5T RI<T & ! EV5 
GREAT] POSSIBILITY ( A TRIUMPHANT LEFT1 IS3 :AT >E ! POSITIONS ?AT CUT TO 
! HE>T ( ! PROBLEM1 NO MATT] :O IS 9 P[]1 :ILE ALSO SPEAK+ TO 
! SPECIFIC DETAILS ( H[ P[] IS TRAMPL+ PEOPLE D[N8 

,DIAGNO/IC ( ! ,FUTURE3.<444.>1 ,GELD]LOOS 

,IT ALL LEADS TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT !RE IS A GROSS POV]TY )9 ! 
AN>*I/ SC5E 79 ! ,U,K7 ( G5U9ELY 9DEP5D5T CRITICAL ANALYSIS 
:I* SIMPLY CANNOT EXI/ US+ ! M$IUM ( MANIPULATIVE SOCIAL 
M$IA PLAT=MS4 ,DOES IT /EM FROM BURN\T1 FROM ! REALIZATION ( \R 
IRRELEVANCE TO AFFECT WIDE SCALE SOCIAL *ANGE1 FROM FE>8 

,!RE SEEMS TO BE A /RANGE P>ADOX AT PLAY3 IF ONE SUGGE/S ?AT 
AN>*Y DOESN'T WORK_/ISN'T REALI/IC1 OR1 ?AT 9 A VOT+ SC5>IO IT MAKES 
S5SE TO PAUSE ! AN>*I/ ANALYSIS444 !N :Y IS IT /ILL IMPORTANT = 
Y\ TO ID5TIFY AS AN AN>*I/8 ,IF AN>*Y IS 9H]5TLY SOME K9D ( FAD 
TI$ UP 9 TE5AGE ANG/1 !N :Y NOT JU/ LET IT GO8 

,WE ,>E ,TIR$ 

,! CONCEPT ( RECUP]ATION IS ALSO A PROPHECY1 REVOLT IS AN EXPRESSION ( 
Y\? :IL/ ! CORRUPTION ( GIV+ 9 BELONGS TO AGE & EXP]I5CE40 

,DEMOCRACY1 ,MONSIEUR ,DUPONT 

,WE >E ALL TIR$1 N[ MORE ?AN EV] 9 !SE P&EMIC TIMES4 ,! 
CONFUS+1 9F9ITELY %IFT+ WORLD ( RECUP]ATION & ASSIMILATION IS A 
MANY HEAD$ HYDRA4 ,)\T WANT+ TO S\ND LIKE A BUN* ( D9OSAURS3 
WE >E TIR$1 MO/ ( ALL1 WE >E TIR$ ( ! PREOCCUPATION ) SOCIAL M$IA 
CRAZES1 ( >M*AIR ORGANIZ+ & 0LIKES04 ,WE VIEW ,CORBYNMANIA & ! 
?IR/ = ! BALLOT BOX AS A BLEAK EXPRESSION ( ?IS JUGG]NAUT444 A LOGICAL 
CONCLUSION 9 TODAY'S CLIMATE :]E PEOPLE WILL+LY GIVE ALL !IR P[] 
OV] TO A LI/ ( M$IAT$ OPTIONS !Y CAN PASSIVELY COMPLETE4 ,IT IS NO 
SURPRISE TO US ?AT ,EXT9CTION ,REBELLION & ,J]EMY ,CORBYN GOT SO MU* 
COV]AGE & MOM5TUM LA/ YE>4 ,BO? PH5OM5ONS >E SYMPTOMATIC 
( A NEW LANGUAGE 9 :I* 0RESI/ANCE0 IS LESS AB\T ?R[+ BRICKS & 
MORE AB\T M9DLESS CLICKS4 ,?IS IS HAPP5+ ON ! LEFT & ! RI<T1 
& ! LANGUAGE ( PROTE/ & DEFIANCE IS BE+ 5DLESSLY CO-OPT$4 

,ANYONE FANCY A VEGET>IAN 0,REBEL ,BURG],T,M0 AT ,BURG] ,K+8 

,! \TBREAK ( ! CORONAVIRUS P&EMIC HAS SE5 ! 
,LEVIA?AN ( CIVILIZATION LUR*+ 9 EV5 BIGG] WAYS1 TE*NOLOGY HAS 
N[ BECOME AT ! HE>T ( MANY =MS ( 0ORGANIZ+02 & MANY 
AN>*I/S HAVE :OLEHE>T$LY EMBRAC$ DIGITAL PLAT=MS1 ALL[+ 
!IR HORIZONS & OPTIONS = RESI/ANCE TO ONCE AGA9 BECOME M$IAT$ 
BY :AT MA9/REAM SOCIETY DICTATES OR ALL[S4 ,DO NOT MI/AKE US1 WE 
>E AW>E ?AT !RE >E SOME PROS TO 5GAG+ ) TE*NOLOGY1 & ?AT 
= MANY :O >E SELF-ISOLAT+ IT IS A LIFE L9E4 ,H[EV]1 \R CONC]N IS 
:5 !SE LIMIT$ OPTIONS >E UTILIZ$ )\T CRITIQUE1 & PEOPLES 
?IR/ TO 0COMMUNICATE0 & 0%>E0 OV] RIDES ANY POSSIBILITIES OR 5]GY 
= ATTACK OR G5U9E SY/EMIC *ANGE4 ,AS WE HAVE SAID PREVI\SLY1 WE >E 
NOT 9T]E/$ 9 TELL+ PEOPLE :AT TO DO1 BUT IT IS IMPORTANT1 9 SOME 
WE>Y WAY1 TO 5GAGE ) !SE DIFF]5T APPROA*ES CRITICALLY & CREATE 
A SPACE = DISCUSSION1 IF WE >E 9 ANY HOPE ( HAV+ SOME SEMBLANCE ( 
RESI/ANCE MOV+ =W>DS4 

,AS CIVILIZATION GR[S1 ! DOMA9 ( DEA? GR[S :ILE ! 9DIVIDUALS LIV+ 
)9 IT DIE4 

,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN61 ,P]LMAN 

,MAYBE 9 !SE TIMES IT %\LDN'T BE SURPRIS+ ?AT AN>*I/S >E N[ 
ADVOCAT+ = P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS1 EV]Y?+ HAS BECOME LO/ & 
MEAN+LESS4 ,TE GR\ND ON :I* WE /OOD TOGE!R HAS BECOME CRACK$ 
& %IFT$1 MOM5TS ( /RUGGLE R$UC$ TO ANECDOTES TO TELL 9 ! PUB4 

,RELATION%IPS ?AT W]E BUILT ON %>$ IDEAS & EXP]I5CES HAVE BECOME 
DAMAG$4 ,?IS ISN'T SOME TE5AGE ANG/ RIDD5 OV] DRAMATIZATION1 IT IS A 
G5U9E REFLECTION1 A QUE/ION AB\T :AT REMA9S4 

,LIKE AN UNUS$ MUSCLE1 \R ABILITY TO TAKE C>E ( \RSELVES1 MAKE \R [N 
DECISIONS1 GOV]N \R RELATION%IPS ) O!RS1 CREATE VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATIONS 
& BUILD COMMUNITIES1 SOLVE \R DISPUTES1 & ABOVE ALL TRU/ \RSELVES1 HAS 
ATROPHI$4 

,:AT ,IS ,DEMOCRACY81 ,GELD]LOOS 

,9 DISCUSSIONS ) V>I\S COMRADES BE=E ! ELECTION IT BECAME CLE> 
?AT ! CONCEPT ( WILLFULLY NOT VOT+ AS A REJECTION ( ! SY/EM WAS 
SE5 AS \TDAT$4 ,!RE WAS A G5]ATIONAL DISCONNECT1 :]E MANY 
Y\NG] PEOPLE W]E UNAW>E ( ! DISC\RSES >\ND ! REJECTION ( 
P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS4 ,PEOPLE VIEW$ IT AS A FAIL+ ( AN>*I/S ?AT !RE 
WASN'T A SOLID OPPOSITION OR ALT]NATIVES TO ! ,LABOR P>TY = PEOPLE TO 
5GAGE )4 ,CORBYN & ,LABOR BECAME POPUL> BECAUSE ( ! FAILURE 
( AN>*I/S TO PROVIDE AN 0ALT]NATIVE0 TO P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS1 TO 
BE ACCESSIBLE1 & TO PROMOTE SOME K9D ( 0COMMUNITY0 RESILI5CE OR 
RESPONSE TO ,TORY RULE & AU/]ITY4 

,IT IS SAD ?AT ! CONCEPT ( REJECT+ P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS IS SE5 
AS OLD-FA%ION$1 & HASN'T BE5 >TICULAT$ AS MU* AS IT C\LD HAVE BE5 
\TSIDE ( \R BUBBLE4 ,H[EV]1 ?AT DOESN'T LEGITIMIZE ?R[+ Y\R LOT 
9 ) ! 5EMY6 ,IT ALSO SMACKS ( A GROSS =M ( ACTIVI/Y >ROGANCE TO 
ASSUME ?AT ALL ACTIONS MU/ BE TRANSP>5T1 VISIBLE & ACC\NTABLE4 

,ON ! TOPIC ( MORE VISIBLE & =MALIZ$ ME?ODS ( AN>*I/ 
ORGANIZ+1 WE AGREE ?AT !RE WAS A COLLECTIVE FAILURE TO %\T \T 
ALT]NATIVES TO ! ACT ( VOT+1 BUT LET'S REFLECT ON ?AT1 UND]/& 
FRU/RATIONS1 & MOVE =W>D1 ON \R [N T]MS444 NOT ! ONES =C$ 
UPON US BY ?OSE 9 P[]1 IT CAN BE BETT] LATE ?AN NEV]66 

,CRITIQUE ,= ,IT'S ,[N ,SAKE 

,:AT IS LACK+ TODAY >E ADEQUATE PROJECTUAL HYPO!SES -- IDEAS & ME?ODS 
-- = ! NEW CONDITIONS ( ! CONFLICT2 BUT MAYBE ABOVE ALL :AT IS LACK+ 
IS ?AT S5SE ( DEFIANCE ?AT IS E?ICAL T5SION & DREAM+ COMB9$1 ?AT 
GREAT PASSION = FREE DISCUSSIONS & = RESOLUTE ACTION4 

,DIAVOLO 9 ,CORPO1 ,M>9 

,! 0NEW CONDITIONS ( ! CONFLICT0 \TL9$ BY ,BLEU ,M>9 >E *ANG+ 
& EVOLV+ AS QUICK AS ! P&EMIC4 ,!RE >E OBVI\SLY MANY AMAZ+ 
EXAMPLES ( MUTUAL AID )9 ?IS CONTEXT1 & IT IS NOT \R 9T5TION TO 
S\ND 5TIRELY DOOM & GLOOM OR CRITICAL ( ?OSE P>TICIPAT+ 9 !SE 
NETWORKS2 WE >E TOO4 ,H[EV]1 WE >E /ILL HOLD+ \R BREA? HOPEFULLY 
= ! 0S5SE ( DEFIANCE0 TO EM]GE 7?IS IS 9H]5T TO \R CONCEPT ( 
AN>*Y1 & TO US1 )\T IT1 IT IS MEAN+LESS74 ,! P&EMIC WILL PEAK 
& PASS1 CLAIM+ ?\S&S ( LIVES ) IT & WE >E FULLY AW>E ( 
?IS4 ,BUT ! ,CORONAVIRUS ,ACT #bb WILL BE 9 PLACE LONG AFT] ! 'LOCK- 
D[N' 5DS1 IT'S IMPACTS F> REA*+1 5%R9$ 9 LAW = ! NEXT #b YE>S 
7AT LEA/74 ,MANY C\NTRIES HAVE TAK5 REPRESSIVE MEASURES TO TACKLE ! 
VIRUS1 BUT ) ! L5G? ( TIME ( ! ACT & IT'S RIGIDITY1 !Y >E MU* 
FUR!R REA*+ H]E ?AN 9 MANY C\NTRIES4 ,YET !RE IS LITTLE DISS5T1 OR 
EV5 QUE/ION+1 >\ND IT4 ,ONCE WE >E TOLD WE CAN LEAVE \R HOMES2 ! 
/OP & SE>* P[]S1 ! IMPRISONM5T )\T TRIAL1 ! SNIT*+ WILL 
CONT9UE4 ,AS ,M>9 WROTE1 WE HAVE A 0GREAT PASSION = FREE DISCUSSIONS 
& = RESOLUTE ACTION0 & WE HOPE ?AT ?IS TEXT WILL CREATE A SPACE1 
H[EV] *ALL5G+1 = SOME ( ?IS1 & %IFT AWAY FROM ! LACK ( 
CRITICAL DISC\RSE >\ND ! NEW WORLD WE >E 94 ,WE MU/ BE ABLE TO 
CRITIQUE CONCEPTS SU* AS 'IMMUNITY PASSPORTS'1 BRACELETS GIV+ PEOPLE A 
'HEAL? /ATUS'1 TELEPHONE APPS ?AT 5C\RAGE PEOPLE TO REPORT ! LOCATION 
( PEOPLE 0BREAK+ ! LAW0 TO ! POLICE1 & ! UNPREC$5T$ ACCESS 
! GOV]NM5T WILL HAVE TO PEOPLES CONTACTS & DATA4 ,DESPITE IT FEEL+ 
DIFFICULT1 & MAYBE ANTAGONI/IC1 TO US1 WE HAVE TO F9D WAYS TO CREATE AN 
ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN RESPONSE TO ?IS P&EMIC1 BECAUSE WE CANNOT SWALL[ 
!IR ANTIDOTE1 :5 WE DO NOT KN[ :AT ! 0SIDE EFFECTS0 WILL BE & 
H[ LONG !Y WILL LA/4 

,!RE IS MU* WE DO NOT KN[ AB\T CORONAVIRUS4 ,BUT MO/ PEOPLE 
>E AW>E ( ! POLICE /ATE WE >E N[ OP]AT+4 ,TO QUOTE ,MONSIEUR 
,DUPONT AGA91 TO *ALL5GE DEMOCRACY1 Y\ 0FIR/ MAKE P[] EXPLICIT1 
!N HUMAN BE+S CAN ORGANIZE !MSELVES ACCORD+LY40 ,EV5 ! 
MA9/REAM PRESS >E FULL ( COLUMN 9*ES AB\T ! NEW /ATE LEGISLATION 
9 ! ,U,K 7& ! RE/ ( ! WORLD74 ,9 MANY WAYS IT IS ALREADY EXPLICIT4 

,! QUE/ION IS1 :AT N[ & :AT NEXT8 

,WE BELIEVE !RE IS IMPORTANCE 9 ?IS CONV]SATION SO WE >E NOT 
BL9D$ BY LABELS & SYMBOLS & SO WE CAN ID5TIFY ?OSE :O HOLD 
P[] TODAY4 ,\R /RUGGLE IS AGA9/ ALL P[]1 0EV5 :5 IT WE>S ! 
P]MISSIVE & TOL]ANT GUISE ( DEMOCRACY0 7,BONANNO74 ,WE HOPE ?AT ! 
EXP]I5CE ( ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i & ! NETWORKS ?AT >ISE >\ND IT WILL PUT 
SOME FIRE 9 ! BELLIES ( ?OSE 9VOLV$ 9 SU* GR\PS BUT WE ALSO HOPE 
?AT AMONG :AT IS 0P]MITT$0 & DEEM$ 0SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE0 !RE 
WILL BE MOM5TS ( REBELLION1 & ?AT CRACKS >E TURN$ 9TO CREVASSES4 

,= US1 ! 'PEAK' IS ONLY ! BEG9N+ 9 A BATTLE F>-WID] REA*+ ?AN 
?IS P&EMIC4 0,IT'S A M>A?ON NOT A SPR9T0 & TO US1 :ATEV] ! RACE1 
WE DON'T KN[ ITS RULES1 :]E ! F9I%+ L9E IS OR :O IS P>TICIPAT+4 

,WE MU/ REMEMB] ?IS AT ALL TIMES1 & KEEP \RSELVES AL]T TO ?IS 
RIGG$-GAME4 

,IT IS TIME TO REMEMB] \R [N P[] & DES]T !IR L9ES4 ,!RE IS SO 
MU* TO BE DONE & IT IS 9 \R H&S TO TURN \R DESIRES 9TO POSSIBILITIES4 

,AN>*I/ FLI] FROM ,GALIZIA1 7#b#a#i7 

,WE >5'T TRY+ TO F9D A SOLUTION1 & WE >E ALRI<T ) ?IS444 ,JU/ 
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ALL ! ANSW]S1 DOESN'T MEAN WE WILL RESORT TO 
!IR QUE/IONS4 ,WE WANT TO CREATE A SPACE = DISC\RSE1 DISCUSSION & 
REFLECTION1 TO DIG >\ND 9 ! FIL?444 :IL/ LOOK+ TO ! />S4 

,CONCLUSIONS 

,IT'S LIKE ?AT FEEL+ ( DISILLUSIONM5T Y\ GET :51 AFT] RUNN+ TO CAT* 
A BUS Y\ REALIZE ?AT ! DRIV]1 AL?\< HE SAW Y\1 HAS ACCEL]AT$ 
9/EAD ( /OPP+4 

,:AT ,CAN ,WE ,DO ,) ,ANTI-,FASCISM81 ,BONANNO 

,N[ ?AT VOT+ IS NOT ONLY BE+ EMPLOY$ BUT ALSO PROMOT$ BY MANY 
AN>*I/S AS LEGITIMATE TACTIC1 :AT WILL COME NEXT8 ,IF ! >GUM5T ( 
! 5DS 7AVOID+ A ,TORY ,GOV]NM5T7 JU/IFY ! MEANS 7CANVAS+_/ 
VOT+7 !N :]E IS ! 0NEW L9E0 DRAWN86 ,:O KN[S :]E WE WILL 
BE 9 TWO YE>S TIME :5 !Y REVISIT ! ',CORONA ,VIRUS ,ACT'1 & H[ 
MU* DAMAGE WILL HAVE BE5 DONE BY !IR REL5TLESS & UN*ALL5G$ 
ATTACK ON 7& MANIPULATION (7 PEOPLE'S S5SE ( 0DUTY0 & 0SOCIAL 
RESPONSIBILITY08 ,9DE$1 IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT ! %IFT FROM CRITIQUE & 
REBELLION TO POLITICAL P>TICIPATION IS ACTUALLY HELP+ TO SMOO? ! 
TRANSITION = MORE BLANKET REPRESSION EV5 IF ?OSE P>TICIPAT+ >E 
SUPPORT+ ! SO CALL$ 0OPPOSITION08 

,CONTR>Y TO H[ ?IS TEXT MAYBE RECEIV$1 WE DON'T ?RIVE 9 
DIVISION2 BUT WE DO FEEL A NE$ = CRITICAL DISC\RSE4 ,9 ! MID/ ( ?IS 
P&EMIC1 MORE ?AN EV]1 IS ! TIME = DIFFICULT QUE/IONS4 ,WE HOPE ?IS 
TEXT MAY CREATE A SPACE 7ALBEIT AN UNEASY ONE7 TO EXPLORE ! FRAY$ $GES 
( FALSE UNITY & DISSONANCE1 :IL/ TRY+ TO F9D WAYS TO =M SOME 
K9D ( FRAGILE SOLID>ITY4 ,\R DIGNITY IS IMPORTANT TO US1 & WE RECOGNIZE 
?AT WE >E ALL HYPOCRITES )9 ?IS SY/EM2 BUT VOT+ 7& ESPECIALLY 
CANVAS+7 IS A /EP 9TO 5EMY T]RITORY ?AT IS V]Y H>D TO COME BACK 
FROM4 ,WE HAVE LO/ TRU/ & AFF9ITY1 & ! %>$ EXP]I5CES ?AT WE 
FELT =G$ /RONG BONDS HAVE BE5 RE-CALIBRAT$ & RE-IMAG9$ TO CREATE 
SPACE = A POLITICAL SY/EM ?AT IS ABHORR5T TO US4 

,WE DO NOT SEEK ADH]5TS1 BUT ACCOMPLICES4 

,BIBLIOGRAPHY_/,APP5DIX 

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