,! ,/ATE1 ,CAPITAL & ,REPRES5TATION 

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,OCCASIONALLY1 ! LIB]AL-DEMOCRATIC SY/EM NOBLY AF=DS US ! *ANCE TO SELECT \R REPRES5TATIVES FROM A %ALL[ G5E-POOL ( POLITICAL MANAGEM5T PR(ESSIONALS4 ,SAVE = ?IS TRANSI5T MOM5T 9 ! BALLOT BOO?1 WE'RE SEP>AT$ FROM ! EXCLUSIVE FRAN*ISE ( GOV]NANCE ALTOGE!R - VOT+ IS \R ONLY MOM5T>Y & T5U\S CONNECTION TO ! E/ABLI%M5T4 ,BE/ TO LEAVE P[] & RESPONSIBILITY UP TO ! PR(ESSIONALS2 ! EXP]TS1 ! ?9K-TANKS1 POLICY-WONKS1 LOBBYI/S & J\RNALI/S4 ,JU/ LIKE ANY O!R SPECIALIZ$ 9DU/RY1 ) ITS [N 9T]NAL CONTRADICTIONS & P[]-RELATION%IPS1 ! 'POLITICAL CLASS' IS NOT A HOMOG5IZ$ ELITE1 UNIT$ 9 A CONSPIRATORIAL DESIRE TO OPPRESS1 CONTROL OR GET RI*1 BUT ALL ( ! ACTORS 9 ! POLITICAL SPECTACLE >E MOLD$ FROM ! SAME CLAY4 ,Y\ SEE IT AS !Y SLI!R ?R\< PRIM>IES & CAUCUSES1 ,T,V SPOTS & TALK %[S1 'S]I\S' 9T]VIEWS & LI<!>T$ FEATURES 9 GLOSSY MAGAZ9ES1 VY+ = ! APPROVAL ( A POPULACE ?AT HAS LONG S9CE LO/ 9T]E/ & LE>N$ TO TAKE EV]Y?+ !Y SAY ) A P9* ( SALT4 

,! V]Y EXI/5CE ( C5TRALIZ$ GOV]NM5T NECESS>ILY PREFIGURES AN EXCLUSION1 A SEP>ATION1 A SURR5D]+ ( P[] = ?OSE :O >E NOT P>T ( ! POLITICAL ELITE4 ,DECISION-MAK+ P[]S >E DELEGAT$ TO ! SAL>I$ /ATESM51 TO BE 5ACT$ BY FACELESS & IMP5ETRABLE BUREAUCRACIES - APP>5TLY ! MO/ EFFICI5T WAY TO CONDUCT ! AFFAIRS ( A MOD]N1 TE*NOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION - A SELF-P]PETUAT+1 SELF-PROPEL+ CYCLE ( SOCIAL REPRODUCTION1 A ME*ANICAL PROPAGATION ( ! SUIT$ & 5T]PRIS+ CLASS - ! P>TISANS ( !IR [N C>E]S - 9 A TRUE TE*NOCRATIC M>VEL4 ,!IR 9T]E/S OV]LAPP+ ) ! NE$S ( CAPITAL1 EA* GREAS+ ! :EELS ( ! O!R1 !Y =M P>T ( A GIANT SOCIAL MA*9E *>ACT]IZ$ BY NE> TOTAL H>MONY BETWE5 ! /ATE & ! PROP]TI$ CLASSES4 ,?IS DOES NOT PRESUPPOSE A MONOLI?IC CONCEPTION ( GOV]NM5T OR CAPITAL AS TWO UNIT$ & HOMOG5\S UNITS1 BUT ! 9T]PLAY ( DIFF]+ 9T]E/S )9 !SE BODIES /R5G!NS !IR GRIP ON P[]1 !IR %AM PLURALITY IS ! HALLM>K ( REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY4 ,BUT NO-ONE 9 GOV]NM5T IS >GU+ OV] ! FUNDAM5TALS1 !Y COME TOGE!R 9 A COEFFICI5T ( AFF9ITY ) V>Y+ LEVELS - ! P>TY L9ES ONLY DIFF] 9 DEGREE1 LIKE A *OICE BETWE5 ,PEPSI & ,PEPSI-LITE4 ,POLICY-MAK]S NIT-PICK OV] ! F9] DETAILS BUT PRES]VE ! CORE1 & 9 ! WID] POPULATION1 9 OP9ION POLLS1 NATIONAL ELECTIONS & EV]YDAY CONV]SATION1 'EV]YONE IS ASK$ !IR OP9ION AB\T EV]Y DETAIL 9 ORD] TO PREV5T !M HAV+ ONE AB\T ! TOTALITY4' 

,& SO WE'RE LEFT ) A SET ( *OICES2 PO9TLESS POLICY DEBATES OV] TAXATION1 BUDGETS1 BAIL-\TS1 BONUSES1 REGULATION - EV]Y?+ ON ! AG5DA IS A SET PIECE ( F9E-TUN+ & TWEAK+ BUT NEV] QUE/ION+ ! LEGITIMACY ( ! :OLE - ! SOCIAL MA*9E 9 ITS 5TIRETY4 ,! B\ND>IES >E IMM$IATELY SET 9 /ONE & ! POSSIBILITIES LIMIT$1 ALL ALT]NATIVES POSITION$ V]Y MU* )9 ! SY/EM1 M\NT$ COM=TABLY )9 ! DISC\RSES ( ! BIG GOV]NM5T 'LEFT' OR ! >*-CAPITALI/S ( ! RI<T1 UNTIL ! MO/ >D5T AN>*I/S />T SMA%+ W9D[S 9 ! NAME ( WELF>E-/ATISM - ! /RANGE SPECTACLE ( A BLACK BLOC PROTE/+ AGA9/ GOV]NM5T SP5D+ CUTS4 

,IT IS ?IS RECIPROCITY1 ! B9>Y ANTAGONISM BETWE5 TWO MODELS ( CAPITALISM ?AT FURNI%ES ! SY/EM ) ITS ABILITY TO EVOLVE1 ADAPT & FL[ ?R\< CRISES & TRAUMAS4 ,IT IS A MUTUALLY B5EFICIAL FALSE OPPOSITION1 A FALSE DI*OTOMY BETWE5 9T]CONNECT+ =CES ?AT >E ALWAYS ! SAME 9 ESS5CE4 ,WASN'T ! 5FRAN*ISEM5T ( ! WORK]S MEANT TO H]ALD A P]IOD ( P>LIAM5T>Y SOCIALISM1 EV5 PROLET>IAN DICTATOR%IP8 ,:O !N C\LD SEE ! DYNAMICS ( REPRES5TATION & P[]8 ,ELECTIONS & SUFFRAGE >E NO ?REAT TO NETWORKS ( CO]CIVE P[] & DOM9ATION1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 !Y >E COMPLIM5T>Y TO IT2 !Y >E ITS LIFEBLOOD & ITS PACEMAK] 5ABL+ ITS P]PETUAL FL[S & TRANS=MATIONS1 ITS MORAL CRUT* TO FALL BACK ON & ITS FACELIFT SIGNIFY+ FRE$OM1 *OICE & LIB]TY4 ,VOT+ ALL[S ! SY/EM ITS PRET5SIONS4 ,A GREAT POPUL>ITY CONTE/ TO *OOSE \R MA/]S1 JU/ AS WE W\LD *OOSE \R S*OOL'S CLASS MONITORS TO MAKE US MORE =GIV+ ( ! TEA*]'S CANE4 ,BUT WE KN[ ! NATURE ( REPRES5TATION2 A REF9$ MANIPULATION & A GROSS CON1 YIELD+ \R [N P[]S & POT5TIALITIES TO GANGS ( GR9N+1 AIR-BRU%$ ?UGS1 TO ADM9I/] \R [N 5SLAVEM5T1 TO SUP]VISE & MANAGE \R [N DIS5FRAN*ISEM5T ) \R M&ATE & \R APPROVAL - 'P>TICIPATION 9 \R [N ALI5ATION4' 

,! CAPITALI/ SOCIAL MA*9E HAS BECOME SO OMNIPOT5T & OMNIPRES5T ?AT IT DEM&S \R P>TICIPATION4 ,!RE IS NO ESCAPE :5 EV]Y LA/ CORN] ( ! WORLD HAS BE5 COLONIZ$ BY A TIDAL WAVE ( NULLITY4 ,WE HAVE NO *OICE BUT TO 5GAGE 9 CAPITAL'S GR& !AT] OR LIVE AS H]MITS1 RETREAT+ 9TO SELF-9DULG5T MADNESS4 ,EV]Y TIME WE CONSUME OR PRODUCE 7APP>5TLY WE N[ VOTE ) \R PUR*AS+ P[]7 WE >E P>TY TO ! SY/EM1 WE 9SCRIBE \RSELVES ON ! SOCIAL APP>ATUS & PROLONG IT FUR!R 9TO PO/]ITY4 ,! AN>*I/ IS NO MORE A PRET5D] 9 ! POLL+ /ATION ?AN 9 ! SUP]M>KET4 ,F> FROM SCREAM+1 ',ROCK ! ,VOTE' & ',VOTE OR ,DIE'1 OR EV5 5C\RAG+ A PRAGMATIC APPROA* TO ELECTIONS1 WE >E PO9T+ \T ?AT WE >E ALL COLLABORATORS1 COMPLICIT 9 ! MA9T5ANCE ( E/ABLI%$ SY/EMS ( AU?ORITY1 & 9 \R CURR5T DECREPIT SITUATION :E!R WE AB/A91 SPOIL ! BALLOT OR BOYCOTT1 WE /ILL REMA9 P[]LESS TO DETA* \RSELVES FROM CAPITAL'S YOKE4 ,:AT IS TO BE DONE :5 WE >E FAC$1 LIKE ! ,FR5* 9 #b#b1 ) A *OICE BETWE5 A FASCI/ & A REACTION>Y OLD ,GAULLI/8 ,?IS K9D ( SITUATION MU/ BE LEFT UP TO PEOPLE'S 9DIVIDUAL CONSCI5CES4 ,\R DILEMMA IS H[ TO BUILT A DEC5TRALIZ$1 P>TICIPATORY & HORIZONTAL NETWORK ( P[] \TSIDE ! /ATE & REPRES5TATIVE1 M$IAT+ 9/ITUTIONS & )\T H>ANGU+1 HIJACK+ & RECUP]AT+ BY :ATEV] SPECIAL 9T]E/S4 ,?IS IS NO MEAN FEAT4 ,BUT !RE CAN BE NO MORE DEAD-5D ELECTION CAMPAIGNS OR MEMB]%IP DRIVES1 NO MORE MISPLAC$ FAI? 9 ! ABILITY ( GOV]NM5T TO DO ?+S !Y >E 9CAPABLE ( DO+1 & NO MORE S$UCTION BY ! PUBLIC RELATIONS M5 = ! ONE C&IDATE :O 'SEEMS DIFF]5T TO ! RE/'4 

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