,?\<TS ON ,LIB]T>IAN ,MUNICIPALISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

,TEXT 3 

,AGE1 *RONIC ILLNESSES1 & ! SUMM] HEAT OBLIGE ME TO REMA9 AT HOME--H5CE ,I AM V]Y SORRY ?AT ,I CANNOT P>TICIPATE 9 Y\R CONF]5CE ON LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM4 ,I W\LD LIKE1 H[EV]--?ANKS TO ,JANET ,BIEHL1 :O WILL READ !SE REM>KS--TO WELCOME Y\ TO ,V]MONT & TO WI% Y\ WELL DUR+ ! C\RSE ( Y\R DISCUSSIONS OV] ! NEXT ?REE DAYS4 

,SOME ISSUES HAVE REC5TLY >IS5 9 DISCUSSIONS ( LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM1 & ,I W\LD LIKE TO (F] MY VIEWS ON !M4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT 9VOLVES ! DI/9CTION ?AT %\LD BE DRAWN BETWE5 LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM & COMMUNIT>IANISM1 A DI/9CTION ?AT IS (T5 LO/ 9 DISCUSSIONS ( POLITICS4 

,COMMUNIT>IANISM 

,BY COMMUNIT>IANISM1 ,I REF] TO MOVEM5TS & IDEOLOGIES ?AT SEEK TO TRANS=M SOCIETY BY CREAT+ SO-CALL$ ALT]NATIVE ECONOMIC & LIV+ SITUATIONS SU* AS FOOD COOP]ATIVES1 HEAL? C5T]S1 S*OOLS1 PR9T+ WORK%OPS1 COMMUNITY C5T]S1 NEI<BORHOOD F>MS1 0SQUATS10 UNCONV5TIONAL LIFE/YLES1 & ! LIKE4 ,ALL[+ = ! WORKS ( ,PI]RE-,JOSEPH ,PR\DHON1 ! NOTABLE SPOKESP]SONS ( COMMUNIT>IANISM HAVE BE5 ,M>T9 ,BUB]1 ,H>RY ,BOYTE1 & ,COL9 ,W>D1 AMONG MANY O!RS4 ,! WORD COMMUNIT>IAN IS (T5 9T]*ANGEABLE ) ! WORD COOP]ATIVE1 A =M ( PRODUCTION & EX*ANGE ?AT IS ATTRACTIVE BECAUSE ! WORK IS NOT ONLY AMIABLY COLLECTIVE BUT WORK]-CONTROLL$ OR WORK]-MANAG$4 

,AT MO/1 COMMUNIT>IANISM SEEKS TO G5TLY $GE SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T AWAY FROM PRIVATELY [N$ 5T]PRISES--BANKS1 CORPORATIONS1 SUP]M>KETS1 FACTORIES1 & 9DU/RIAL SY/EMS ( AGRICULTURE--& ! LIFEWAYS TO :I* !Y GIVE RISE1 9TO COLLECTIVELY [N$ 5T]PRISES & VALUES4 ,IT DOES NOT SEEK TO CREATE A P[] C5T] ?AT WILL OV]?R[ CAPITALISM2 IT SEEKS RA!R TO \TBID IT1 \TPRICE IT1 OR \TLA/ IT1 (T5 BY PRES5T+ A MORAL OB/ACLE TO ! GRE$ & EVIL ?AT MANY F9D 9 A B\RGEOIS ECONOMY4 ,IT IS NOT A POLITICS BUT A PRACTICE1 :OSE CON/ITU5CY IS (T5 A RELATIVELY SMALL GR\P ( PEOPLE :O *OOSE TO BUY FROM OR WORK 9 A P>TICUL> COOP]ATIVE 5T]PRISE4 

,CIT+ ,PR\DHON AS ONE ( ! FA!RS ( COMMUNIT>IANISM DATES ! 9CEPTION ( ?IS IDEOLOGY & PRACTICE BACK AB\T #ae YE>S1 TO AN AGE :5 MO/ WORK]S W]E CRAFTSP]SONS & MO/ FOOD CULTIVATORS W]E PEASANTS4 ,DUR+ ! 9T]V5+ YE>S1 MANY COOP]ATIVES HAVE BE5 =M$ ) ! MO/ F>-REA*+ HOPES & IDEALI/IC 9T5TIONS--ONLY TO FAIL1 /AGNATE1 OR TURN 9TO PR(IT-ORI5T$ 5T]PRISES4 ,9 ORD] TO SURVIVE 9 ! CAPITALI/ M>KETPLACE & )/& ! COMPETITION ( L>G]1 MORE PR$ATORY1 PR(IT-ORI5T$ 5T]PRISES1 !Y HAVE NORMALLY BE5 OBLIG$ TO ADAPT TO IT4 

,:]E COOP]ATIVES HAVE BE5 ABLE TO MA9TA9 !MSELVES AGA9/ CAPITALI/ COMPETITION1 !Y T5D TO BECOME 9TROV]T$1 BASICALLY C5T]$ ON !IR 9T]NAL PROBLEMS & COLLECTIVE 9T]E/S2 & TO ! EXT5T ?AT !Y L9K TOGE!R1 !Y DO SO 9 ORD] TO FOCUS ON WAYS & MEANS TO /AY ALIVE OR EXP& AS 5T]PRISES4 ,ABOVE ALL1 !Y R>ELY1 IF EV]1 BECOME C5T]S ( POPUL> P[]--P>TLY BECAUSE !Y >E NOT CONC]N$ ) ADDRESS+ ISSUES ( P[] AS SU*1 & P>TLY TOO BECAUSE !Y HAVE NO WAY ( MOBILIZ+ PEOPLE >\ND VISIONS ( H[ SOCIETY %\LD BE CONTROLL$4 

,:ILE WORK+ &_/OR LIV+ 9 COOP]ATIVES MAY BE DESIRABLE 9 ORD] TO IMBUE 9DIVIDUALS ) COLLECTIVI/ VALUES & CONC]NS1 !Y DO NOT PROVIDE ! 9/ITUTIONAL MEANS = ACQUIR+ COLLECTIVE P[]4 ,UND]P9N+ !IR SOCIAL IDEAS--BE=E !SE IDEAS FADE 9TO DIM MEMORY--IS ! HOPE ?AT !Y CAN SOMEH[ ELB[ CAPITALISM \T1 )\T HAV+ TO CONFRONT CAPITALI/ 5T]PRISES & ! CAPITALI/ /ATE4 ,TIME T5DS TO 9CREASE !SE P>O*IAL T5D5CIES1 MAK+ COOP]ATIVES MORE 9TROV]T$1 MORE P>O*IAL1 MORE LIKE COLLECTIVE CAPITALI/S ?AN SOCIAL COLLECTIVI/S1 & ULTIMATELY MORE CAPITALI/IC ?AN SOCIALI/IC 9 !IR PRACTICES & 9T]E/S4 

,LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM1 BY CONTRA/1 IS DECID$LY A CONFRONTATIONAL =M ( FACE-TO-FACE DEMOCRATIC1 ANTI/ATI/ POLITICS4 ,LOOK+ \TW>D TO ! 5TIRE MUNICIPALITY & BEYOND1 IT IS DECID$LY CONC]N$ ) ! ALL-IMPORTANT QUE/ION ( P[]1 & IT POSES ! QUE/IONS3 ,:]E %ALL P[] EXI/8 ,BY :AT P>T ( SOCIETY %ALL IT BE EX]CIS$8 

,9/ITUTIONS & ,CON/ITUTIONS 

,ABOVE ALL1 IT ASKS1 :AT 9/ITUTIONS CAN MAKE ! EX]CISE ( NON/ATI/ P[] POSSIBLE & EFFECTIVE8 ,I ONCE READ A ,SPANI% AN>*I/ SLOGAN ?AT DECL>$3 0,MAKE W> ON 9/ITUTIONS1 NOT ON PEOPLE40 ,I F9D ?IS SLOGAN DI/URB+ BECAUSE IT IMPLIES ?AT IDEALLY PEOPLE CAN SOMEH[ BECOME 0AUTONOM\S0 FROM 9/ITUTIONAL OBLIGATIONS1 & ?AT 9/ITUTIONS AS SU* >E /RAITJACKETS ?AT PREV5T !M FROM DISCOV]+ !IR 0TRUE SELVES0 & 5GAG+ 9 SELF-DET]M9ATION4 ,NO--?IS IS GROSSLY FALLACI\S4 ,ANIMALS1 TO BE SURE1 CAN LIVE )\T 9/ITUTIONS 7(T5 BECAUSE !IR BEHAVIOR IS IMPR9T$ 9 !M G5ETICALLY71 BUT HUMAN BE+S REQUIRE 9/ITUTIONS1 H[EV] SIMPLE OR COMPLEX1 TO MOLD !IR SOCIETIES4 ,9 A FREE SOCIETY1 !SE 9/ITUTIONS W\LD BE RATIONALLY CON/ITUT$ 0=MS ( FRE$OM0 7AS ,I CALL$ !M BACK 9 ! #a#i#fS7 BY :I* PEOPLE W\LD ORGANIZE & EXPRESS !IR [N P[]S COLLECTIVELY AS WELL AS P]SONALLY4 

,MOREOV]1 SU* A FREE SOCIETY W\LD HAVE A CON/ITUTION & LAWS1 =MULAT$ & ADOPT$ BY DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC & DISCURSIVE ASSEMBLIES4 ,9 ! MID-#a#i? C5TURY1 :ILE HE WAS A MEMB] ( ! ,FR5* ,*AMB] ( ,DEPUTIES1 ,PR\DHON REFUS$ TO VOTE 9 FAVOR ( A DRAFT ,CON/ITUTION ?AT WAS ORI5T$ T[>D ! PROTECTION ( PROP]TY & ! CON/RUCTION ( A ,/ATE4 ,:ILE ,I APPROVE ( HIS NEGATIVE VOTE1 ,I ?OR\<LY REJECT ! REASONS HE GAVE = IT4 0,NO60 HE DECL>$1 0,I DID NOT VOTE AGA9/ ! ,CON/ITUTION BECAUSE IT WAS GOOD OR BAD1 BUT BECAUSE IT WAS A ,CON/ITUTION40 ,?IS FRIVOL\S BEHAVIOR R$UC$ HIM1 9TELLECTUALLY AS WELL AS POLITICALLY1 TO ! WORLD ( >BITR>Y P[]1 AGA9/ :I* OPPRESS$ ,GREEK PEASANTS SU* AS ,HESIOD HAD CRI$ \T 9 ! EI<? C5TURY ,B,C,E1 D5\NC+ ! 0B>ONS0 :O HAD ALL BUT 5S]F$ & EXPLOIT$ ! ,HELL5IC PEASANTRY ( ! ANCI5T WORLD & DEM&+ A SOCIETY BAS$ ON LAWS1 NOT ON ! :IMS ( M54 

,CONTR>Y TO ,PR\DHON & O!R AN>*I/ !ORI/S :O HAVE REJECT$ LAWS AS SU*1 CON/ITUTIONS & LAWS HAVE LONG BE5 DEM&S ( OPPRESS$ PEOPLE AS 9/RUM5TALITIES = CONTROLL+1 9DE$ ELIM9AT+1 ! >BITR>Y P[] EX]CIS$ BY K+S1 TYRANTS1 NOBLES1 & DICTATORS4 ,TO IGNORE ?IS HI/ORIC FACT & FALL BACK ON AN 09/9CT = MUTUAL AID0 AS ! BASIS = SOCIAL ORGANIZATION1 OR 0AN 9/9CT = REVOLUTION10 OR 0AN 9/9CT = %>+0 IS TO RETREAT FROM A MU*-DESIR$ CIVILIZ$ WORLD 9TO ! REALM ( ANIMALITY1 A SOCIAL ZOOLOGY ?AT HAS NO APPLICATION TO HUMANITY AS A POT5TIALLY 9NOVATIVE SPECIES ?AT MAKES & REMAKES BO? ITSELF & ! WORLD4 

,%\LD ,COOP]ATIVE ,WORK ,PREC$E ,POLITICAL ,WORK8 

,SOME LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/S HAVE >GU$ ?AT BE=E WE SEEK POLITICAL P[] = \R DEMOCRATIC 5DS1 WE MU/ FIR/ 0WORK OV]0 A COMMUNITY BY P>TICIPAT+ 9 COMMUNIT>IAN ACTIVITIES & E/ABLI%+ COOP]ATIVES ?AT WILL CEM5T MUTUALI/IC WAYS ( LIV+ ?R\<\T ! COMMUNITY4 ,ONLY !N1 WE >E TOLD1 WILL A COMMUNITY BE 0READY0 = A LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/ EF=T4 ,BUT DO COOP]ATIVES REALLY HAVE MUTUALI/IC EFFECTS ON !IR COMMUNITIES8 

,NOT NECESS>ILY--9DE$1 ALL TOO (T51 = ?OSE 9VOLV$1 =M+ & MA9TA9+ A COOP]ATIVE BECOMES AN 5D 9 ITSELF4 ,:5 COOP]ATIVES DO MANAGE TO SURVIVE1 !IR RELATIONS ) O!R COOP]ATIVES BECOME /RA9$--F> FROM TREAT+ EA* O!R MUTUALI/ICALLY1 !Y TURN !IR FACES AGA9/ EA* O!R & EV5 5T] 9TO MUTUAL COMPETITION4 ,MOREOV]1 A COOP]ATIVE'S MEMB]S (T5 BECOME AN 9-GR\P 9 ! V]Y COMMUNITY !Y HAD 9ITIALLY SET \T TO $UCATE--& !Y ABDICATE ALL $UCATIONAL ACTIVITIES1 HAV+ COME TO VIEW ! PEOPLE 9 !IR COMMUNITY SOLELY AS M]E CU/OM]S4 ,=C$ BY CAPITALISM TO ADOPT ME?ODS ( CAPITALI/ ORGANIZATION1 !Y HIRE MANAG]S & BUS9ESS CONSULTANTS ( ONE K9D OR ANO!R--PRESUMABLY 9 PURSUIT ( EFFICI5CY--) ! RESULT ?AT1 F> FROM GIV+ !IR COMMUNITY A POLITICAL $UCATION1 !Y DECEIVE IT 9 !IR [N 9T]E/S1 DRESS+ UP !IR CAPITALI/ 5T]PRISE ) ! 0VIRTU\S0 NAME COOP]ATIVE 9/EAD ( OP5LY CALL+ !MSELVES A COMPANY OR CORPORATION4 

,LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM TRIES 9 EV]Y WAY TO AVOID LOS+ ITS ID5TITY 9 ! JOB ( BUILD+1 MA9TA9+1 & EXP&+ COOP]ATIVES--& !REBY S9K+ 9TO A COMMUNIT>IAN MORASS4 ,RA!R1 IT SEEKS TO RECOV] & TO GO BEYOND ,>I/OTLE'S DEF9ITION ( 0MAN0 AS A ZOON POLITIKON1 A 0POLITICAL BE+40 ,9 ,>I/OTLE'S ,POLITICS1 0MAN10 OR AT LEA/ ,GREEKS1 >E MEANT TO LIVE 9 A POLIS 7USUALLY MI/RANSLAT$ AS 0CITY /ATE07 OR A MUNICIPALITY4 ,= ,>I/OTLE1 ?IS IS ONE =M ( \R ACTUALIZATION & FULFILLM5T AS HUMAN BE+S4 ,TO USE A RELIGI\S T]M1 HUMAN BE+S1 9S(> AS !Y REALIZE !IR HUMANITY1 >E DE/9$ TO BE POLIS- & CITY-DWELL]S4 ,\R TELOI1 :I* 9CLUDE A RATIONALLY & DEMOCRATICALLY CON/ITUT$ SY/EM ( LAWS--( DUTIES AS WELL AS RI<TS--9CLUDE AS WELL ?IS ABILITY TO BE CITIZ5S1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 TO BE $UCAT$ 9 ORD] TO BE COMPET5T TO ASSUME ALL ! OBLIGATIONS ( SELF-GOV]NM5T4 

,!Y MU/ BE CAPABLE 9TELLECTUALLY AS WELL AS PHYSICALLY ( P]=M+ ALL ! NECESS>Y FUNCTIONS 9 !IR COMMUNITY ?AT TODAY >E UND]TAK5 BY ! ,/ATE--?AT APP>ATUS ( SOLDI]S1 POLICE1 BUREAUCRATS1 LEGISLATIVE REPRES5TATIVES & ! LIKE4 ,! ,/ATE JU/IFIES ITS EXI/5CE 9 GREAT P>T NOT ONLY ON ! 9DIFF]5CE ( ITS CON/ITU5TS TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS BUT ALSO--& SIGNIFICANTLY--ON ! ALLEG$ 9ABILITY ( ITS CON/ITU5TS TO MANAGE PUBLIC AFFAIRS4 ,IT CLAIMS TO HAVE A UNIQUE COMPET5CE1 :ILE CONSID]+ ITS CON/ITU5TS TO BE 9COMPET5T *ILDR5 :O NE$ COMPET5T 0P>5TS0 TO MANAGE !IR AFFAIRS4 ,ONCE CITIZ5S >E CAPABLE ( SELF-MANAGEM5T1 H[EV]1 ! ,/ATE CAN BE LIQUIDAT$ BO? 9/ITUTIONALLY & SUBJECTIVELY1 REPLAC$ BY FREE & $UCAT$ CITIZ5S 9 POPUL> ASSEMBLIES4 

,$UCATION = ,CITIZ5%IP 

,IF CITIZ5S >E TO BE COMPET5T TO REPLACE ! ,/ATE1 !N $UCATION = CITIZ5%IP1 OR PAIDEIA1 MU/ BE RIGOR\S & 9VOLVE ! BUILD+ ( *>ACT] & E?ICAL 9TEGRITY AS WELL AS GA9+ KN[L$GE4 ,?IS IS EV5 MORE ! CASE :5 IT COMES TO ELIM9AT+ HI]>*Y4 ,RIGOR\S $UCATION & TRA9+1 9 TURN1 9VOLVE A SY/EMATIC1 C>EFULLY PLANN$1 ORGANIZ$ LE>N+ PROCESS4 ,CITIZ5S CANNOT BE PRODUC$ IF ! $UCATION & TRA9+ ( ! Y\NG OCCUR 9 CONTEXTS :]E ! /UD5T--USUALLY AN 9*OATE SELF ?AT HAS NOT YET BE5 =M$--IS CALL$ UPON TO 0LET EV]Y?+ HANG \T0 9 ! NAME ( 0SELF-EXPRESSION40 ,IT IS PRECISELY ?IS CONC]N = PAIDEIA ?AT MADE ,GREEK POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY SO GREAT3 IT 9CLUD$ $UCATIONAL IDEAS = ! MAK+ ( COMPET5T CITIZ5S1 :O W\LD NOT ONLY ?9K SY/EMATICALLY BUT LE>N TO USE WEAPONS 9 !IR [N DEF5SE & 9 DEF5SE ( ! DEMOCRACY4 ,! ,A!NIAN DEMOCRACY1 LET ME NOTE1 WAS E/ABLI%$ :5 ! >I/OCRATIC CAVALRY WAS REPLAC$ BY ! HOPLITE FOOTSOLDI]--! CIVIC GU>D ( ! FIF? C5TURY ,B,C,E1 :I* GU>ANTE$ ! SUPREMACY ( ! PEOPLE OV] ! =M]LY SUPREME NOBILITY4 

,P[] & ,POLITY 

,9 CONTRA/ TO COMMUNIT>IANISM1 LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM IS CONC]N$ ) ! PROBLEM ( P[]1 ESPECIALLY H[ ORD9>Y PEOPLE CAN ACQUIRE IT4 ,BY P[]1 ,I DO NOT REF] TO ! PSY*OLOGICAL FEEL+ ( EMP[]M5T ?AT ONE MAY GA9 FROM ATT5D+ AN 9SPIR+ MEET+ OR RALLY4 ,SOME FA%IONABLE =MS ( 0SELF-EMP[]M5T0 >E (T5 LITTLE MORE ?AN EMOTIONAL HI<S ?AT C\LD MORE OR LESS BE ACQUIR$ BY TAK+ DRUGS ,RA!R1 ,I MEAN ! TANGIBLE P[] EMBODI$ 9 ORGANIZ$ =MS ( FRE$OM ?AT >E RATIONALLY CONCEIV$ & DEMOCRATICALLY CON/ITUT$4 ,9 CONTRA/ TO ?OSE :O W\LD SIMPLY USE ! DEM& = P[] AS A MEANS TO MAKE PROPAG&A & !AT]1 OR :O W\LD REFUSE TO ACCEPT P[]1 EV5 IF (F]$1 IF !Y C\LD POT5TIALLY USE IT TO EMP[] ! PEOPLE 9 POPUL> ASSEMBLIES1 LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM SEEKS TO ATTA9 COLLECTIVE1 COMMUNAL P[]4 

,A LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/ POLITY W\LD ?US BE A CON/ITUT$ COMMUNITY--ONE ?AT HAS RATIONALLY & DEMOCRATICALLY CREAT$ ITS [N CON/ITUTION & LAWS2 :OSE CITIZ5S HAVE BE5 FA%ION$ E?ICALLY & 9TELLECTUALLY BY ! *>ACT]-BUILD+ PROCESS ( PAIDEIA2 & :I*1 BECAUSE ( ITS COMPET5CE1 >M$ P[]1 DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS1 & DISCURSIVE APPROA* TO ISSUES & PROBLEMS CAN NOT ONLY REPLACE ! ,/ATE BUT P]=M ! SOCIALLY NECESS>Y ROLES 9 ! COMMUNITY =M]LY TAK5 OV] BY ! ,/ATE4 

,?IS IS ! POLITICAL REALM1 ! AU!NTIC WORLD ( POLITICS1 9 :I* WE >E OBLIG$ TO =M A MOVEM5T TO RECOV] & DEVELOP BE=E IT IS EFFAC$ 5TIRELY BY A ,DISNEYL& WORLD4 ,TO DISSOLVE ?IS POLITICAL REALM 9TO COMMUNIT>IAN 9/ITUTIONS & ACTIVITIES IS TO OV]LOOK ! V]Y NE$ TO REE/ABLI% ?IS REALM1 9DE$ TO PLAY ! REACTION>Y ROLE ( DIFFUS+ IT 9TO AN NI<T :]E ALL IS BLACK & 9DI/+UI%ABLE4 

,DUAL ,P[] 

,! ISSUE ( DUAL P[] %\LD ALSO BE CL>IFI$1 AS ?IS PHRASE HAS REC5TLY BE5 GA9+ CURR5CY 9 LIB]T>IAN CIRCLES AS A 0!ORY40 ,! ,M>XI/S1 MORE SPECIFICALLY ,TROTSKY1 HAD NO 0!ORY0 ( DUAL P[]4 ,! NOTION ( A 0DUAL P[]0 WAS WELL ROOT$ 9 ,RUSSIAN SOCIALI/ POLITICS LONG BE=E ,TROTSKY DEVOT$ A *APT] TO ! CONCEPT 9 HIS ,HI/ORY ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 A *APT] ?AT OCCUPIES A M]E N9E PAGES1 MO/ ( :I* >E DESCRIPTIVE4 ,! WORD DVOEVLA/Y 70DUAL P[]07 WAS US$ BY ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>IES ( ALL K9DS AS E>LY AS ,FEBRU>Y #a#i#a#g1 SIMPLY TO DESCRIBE ! DUAL >RANGEM5T 9 :I* ! ,PETROGRAD ,SOVIET & ! ,PROVISIONAL ,GOV]NM5T TRI$ TO GOV]N ,RUSSIA--AN >RANGEM5T ?AT HAD COME TO AN 5D BY ! ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION4 

,AS A 0!ORY10 H[EV]1 0DUAL P[]0 WAS MORE POPUL> 9 ,G]MANY & ,AU/RIA IMM$IATELY AFT] ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>1 9 #a#i#a#h-#a#i1 :5 ! ,RAETE OR C\NCILS W]E 9 VOGUE AMONG !ORI/S SU* AS ,RUDOLF ,HILF]D+1 ,K>L ,KAUTSKY1 & ,VICTOR ,ADL]4 ,!SE ,AU/RO-,G]MAN ,M>XI/S ?\<T ( DUAL P[] AS A P]MAN5T CONDITION CONSI/+ ( P]MAN5T C\NCILS1 ?R\< :I* WORK]S C\LD EXPRESS !IR 9T]E/S1 TOGE!R ) P>LIAM5T>Y /ATE1 ?R\< :I* ! B\RGEOISIE C\LD EXPRESS ITS 9T]E/S4 ,!SE ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS DIVE/$ 0DUAL P[]0 ( ITS REVOLUTION>Y T5SION1 & ! T]M BECAME A SYNONYM = A TWO-P>T GOV]NM5T ?AT C\LD CONCEIVABLY HAVE EXI/$ 9DEF9ITELY4 

,9 LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM1 DUAL P[] IS MEANT TO BE A /RATEGY = CREAT+ PRECISELY ?OSE LIB]T>IAN 9/ITUTIONS ( DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLIES ?AT W\LD OPPOSE & REPLACE ! ,/ATE4 ,IT 9T5DS TO CREATE A SITUATION 9 :I* ! TWO P[]S--! MUNICIPAL CONF$]ATIONS & ! NATION-/ATE--CANNOT COEXI/1 & ONE MU/ SOON] OR LAT] DISPLACE ! O!R4 ,MOREOV]1 IT IS A CONFLU5CE ( ! MEANS TO A*IEVE A RATIONAL SOCIETY ) ! /RUCTURE ( ?AT SOCIETY1 ONCE IT IS A*IEV$4 ,! DIREMPTION BETWE5 MEANS & 5DS IS A PROBLEM ?AT HAS ALWAYS PLAGU$ ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T1 BUT ! CONCEPT ( DUAL P[] AS A MEANS TO A REVOLUTION>Y 5D & ! =MATION ( A RATIONAL SOCIETY OV]COMES ! *ASM BETWE5 ! ME?OD = GA9+ A NEW SOCIETY & ! 9/ITUTIONS ?AT W\LD /RUCTURE IT4 

0,! /REETS WILL ORGANIZE Y\60 

,A V]Y IMPORTANT PROBLEM 9 LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM IS ! QUE/ION ( :AT K9D ( MOVEM5T CAN PLAY ! $UCATIONAL &1 YES1 LEAD]%IP ROLE REQUIR$ TO PRODUCE !SE TRANS=MATIONS4 ,?OSE :O D5\NCE LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM AS 0/ATI/0 (T5 FAVOR 9/EAD1 NOT ONLY CREAT+ COOP]ATIVES1 BUT 5GAG+ 9 EPISODIC ACTIONS1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! =M ( DEMON/RATIONS & /REET FE/IVALS4 ,EV5 WORSE1 SOME ( !M PREF] TO 5GAGE 9 PASS+ ATTACKS ON 0AU?ORITY0 BY BREAK+ W9D[S OR TAUNT+ POLICE--& !N GO HOME TO WAT* !SE ESCAPADES ON TELEVISION--AS IF 0LIB]TY0 & 0AUTONOMY0 C\LD BE SO A*IEV$ OR 9SPIRE ! PEOPLE4 

,WE MU/ AT ! \TSET DISSOCIATE \RSELVES FROM A SILLY CRY ?AT WAS VOIC$ BY ,I4 ,S4 ,BLEIKHMAN1 ! SUPREME P]SONALITY ( ! ,PETROGRAD ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S1 9 ,JULY #a#i#a#g4 ,9 ?OSE 9SURG5T 0,JULY ,DAYS10 ! ,KRON/ADT SAILORS TOGE!R ) ! ,PETROGRAD G>RISON & MO/ ADVANC$ WORK]S DECID$ TO 0COME \T0 ) >MS 9 H& TO E/ABLI% A SOVIET GOV]NM5T4 ,TO !IR APPEAL = ORGANIZATION1 ,BLEIHKMAN RESPOND$3 0,! /REETS WILL ORGANIZE Y\60 ,! /REETS1 ( C\RSE1 0ORGANIZ$0 ABSOLUTELY NO?+ & NO ONE--& P>TLY = LACK ( A REAL LEAD]%IP1 ! ,JULY 9SURRECTION WAS CRU%$ 9 ONLY A FEW DAYS4 

,9 ! C\RSE ( CLOSELY /UDY+ ! HI/ORY ( PA/ REVOLUTIONS1 ! MO/ IMPORTANT PROBLEM ,I HAVE 5C\NT]$ HAS BE5 PRECISELY ! ISSUE ( ORGANIZATION4 ,! ISSUE IS CRUCIAL1 NOT LEA/ BECAUSE 9 A REVOLUTION>Y UPHEAVAL ! NATURE ( ORGANIZATION CAN SPELL ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 LIFE & DEA?4 ,:AT HAS BECOME V]Y CLE> 9 MY [N M9D IS ?AT REVOLUTION>IES NE$ TO CREATE A V]Y PROACTIVE ORGANIZATION--A VANGU>D1 TO USE A T]M WIDELY US$ UNTIL ! ,NEW ,LEFT POISON$ IT BY ASSOCIAT+ IT ) ! ,BOL%EVIKS--?AT ITSELF HAS ITS [N RIGOR\S PAIDEIA2 ?AT CREATES A RESPONSIBLE MEMB]%IP ( 9=M$ & D$ICAT$ CITIZ5S2 ?AT HAS A /RUCTURE & A PROGRAM2 & ?AT CREATES ITS [N 9/ITUTIONS1 BAS$ ON A RATIONAL CON/ITUTION4 

,SU* AN ORGANIZATION MI<T WELL BE REG>D$ AS A POLIS-9-!-MAK+ ?AT1 :ILE BUILD+ A LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/ MOVEM5T1 CAN SAFEGU>D ITS BASIC PR9CIPLES FROM COOPTATION 7! USUAL FATE ( GOOD IDEAS !SE DAYS71 N\RI% !IR DEVELOPM5T1 & APPLY !M 9 COMPLEX & DIFFICULT SITUATIONS4 ,)\T A CLE>LY DEF9ABLE ORGANIZATION1 A MOVEM5T IS LIKELY TO FALL 9TO ! TYRANNY ( /RUCTURELESSNESS4 

,I W\LD LIKE TO PO9T \T ?AT IF ONE'S BASIC PR9CIPLES >E NOT FIRM & CLE>1 !N ONE HAS NO BASIC PR9CIPLES AT ALL4 ,ONE IS SIMPLY FLOAT+ 9 ! AIR ) M]E OP9IONS & (F-!-CUFF NOTIONS RA!R ?AN CLE> IDEAS1 ?\<T-\T VIEWS1 & SUB/ANTIVE !ORIES CON/RUCT$ ON SOLID F\NDATIONS4 ,ONE MAY DECIDE TO *ANGE ONE'S BASIC PR9CIPLES1 TO BE SURE1 :I* ITSELF PRESUPPOSES ?AT ONE HAD DEF9ABLE PR9CIPLES TO BEG9 )4 ,BUT ! PREVAL5CE ( UNDEF9$ & UNFIX$ NOTIONS REFLECTS ! CONTEMPOR>Y PO/MOD]N 9V]TEBRATE M5TALITY ?AT REG>DS EV]Y?+ AS RELATIVE2 ?AT REJECTS ! EXI/5CE ( FUNDAM5TALS2 ?AT FO/]S =MLESS1 AMOEBIC IDEAS2 ?AT CONDEMNS /RUCTURE AS AU?ORIT>IAN OR EV5 TOTALIT>IAN2 & ?AT REG>DS FEEL+S >E MORE IMPORTANT ?AN C>EFUL ?\<T4 

,IDEAS >E BECOM+ *EAP OP9IONS1 & PR9CIPLES >E BECOM+ EPHEM]AL SLOGANS1 :I* IS ALL ! MORE REASON :Y WE %\LD AFFIRM \R IDEAS & !ORIES CLE>LY4 ,NOT ONLY = POLITICAL REASONS BUT ALSO = CULTURAL ONES1 IT IS ! RESPONSIBILITY ( A LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPAL MOVEM5T BAS$ ON ,COMMUNALI/ PR9CIPLES TO MA9TA9 ! HI<E/ /&>DS 9 ITS WRIT+S1 DISCUSSIONS1 & ACTIVITIES4 

,MOREOV]1 POLITICS CANNOT BE R$UC$ TO !AT]4 ,/UDY & EXP]I5CE HAVE TAU<T ME ?AT >T DOES NOT R$EEM--& C]TA9LY DOES NOT PRODUCE REVOLUTIONS4 ,>T IS S5SITIZ+1 EMOTIONALLY 5RI*+1 & CREATIVE--BUT FEW S*OOLS ( >T1 MUSIC1 & ! P]=M+ >TS HAVE IMPELL$ ANY APPRECIABLE NUMB] ( PEOPLE TO BUILD B>RICADES1 LET ALONE FI<T BEH9D !M4 ,>T MAY BE AN ADJUNCT ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T1 BUT IT IS NOT AN IMPETUS4 ,H5CE MY FE> ( POPUL> !ATRICAL EF=TS TO 0RECLAIM0 ! /REETS--AS ?\< WE EV] HAD !M6--) /REET FE/IVALS4 ,& !N :AT8 ,NOR CAN ELECTIONS BE R$UC$ TO M]E !AT] OR EV5 TO /RATEGIES = 5GAG+ 9 PROPAG&A1 IMPORTANT AS ?IS MAY BE4 ,UNLESS WE ACTUALLY RUN C&IDATES 9 CITY C\NCIL ELECTIONS1 WE >E NOT DEAL+ ) P[]4 ,& TO LIVE 9 FE> ?AT P[] MI<T 0CORRUPT0 NOT ONLY IGNORES ! MANY CASES :]E IT DID NOT CORRUPT2 IT IGNORES ! NE$ TO GA9 P[]4 ,!AT]1 /REET EV5TS1 & O!R PHOTOG5IC ESCAPADES M]ELY PLAY AT POLITICS RA!R ?AN 5GAGE 9 IT4 

,A ,VANGU>D ,ORGANIZATION 

,A LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/ MOVEM5T ?AT IS CREAT$ BY MEANS ( DI/9CT /EPS1 ) ADVANC$ IDEAS1 $UCATION1 & EXP]I5CE1 HAS EV]Y RI<T TO REG>D ITSELF AS A VANGU>D4 ,OBVI\SLY1 ANY O!R K9D ( MOVEM5T ORGANIZATION CAN MAKE ! SAME CLAIM--NO LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/ ORGANIZATION CAN D5Y O!R ORGANIZATIONS ! RI<T TO CALL !MSELVES VANGU>DS4 ,BUT NO MAJOR SOCIAL *ANGE WILL EV] OCCUR )\T A WELL-ORGANIZ$ VANGU>D MOVEM5T ?AT IS /RUCTUR$ BY A CON/ITUTION & PLACES CLE>-CUT REQUIREM5TS ON ! RI<T ( PEOPLE TO JO9 IT4 ,I = ONE HAVE HAD 5\< ( ! OLD ,CLAM%ELL ,ALLIANCE-TYPE ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES ?AT R$UCE MEMB]%IP TO A REVOLV+ DOOR 9 :I* PEOPLE 5T] & LEAVE ! ORGANIZATION AFT] A S+LE MEET+--BUT HAVE FULL VOT+ RI<TS4 

,& ,I HAVE HAD 5\< ( CONS5SUS DECISION-MAK+1 9 :I* A M9ORITY HAS ! BIZ>RE RI<T TO BLOCK ! MAJORITY'S DECISIONS1 & ?AT !MSELVES BECOME AN OB/RUCTIVE TYRANNY :ILE CLAIM+ ABSURDLY ?AT MAJORITY DECISION-MAK+ IS 0TYRANNICAL40 ,I OPPOSE ! WAY MOVEM5T GR\PS (T5 HAVE US$ CONS5SUS DECISION-MAK+ PROCESSES TO MANIPULATE ! MEMB]%IP4 ,I'M SORRY1 BUT ! /REETS WILL NOT 0ORGANIZE0 US4 ,ONLY A S]I\S1 RESPONSIBLE1 & /RUCTUR$ MOVEM5T CAN DO ?AT4 

,VACANCY ON ! ,LEFT 

,IMPORTANT AS IT IS TO CREATE L9KS BETWE5 LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM & OPPOSITIONAL MOVEM5TS1 IT W\LD BE A GRAVE ]ROR TO DISSOLVE \R MOVEM5T 9TO !IRS OR SURR5D]$ \R ID5TITY TO !M4 ,I HAVE NO COMPUNCTION AB\T DECL>+ ?AT WE /& ON A HI<] GR\ND ?AN ANY?+ ELSE ( :I* ,I KN[ ?AT CALLS ITSELF 0OPPOSITIONAL40 ,LIKE ! WORD REVOLUTION>Y1 ! WORD OPPOSITION HAS BE5 /EADILY *EAP5$ & WILL CONT9UE TO BE DEVALU$4 ,! POLITICAL SPECTRUM HAS %IFT$ 5ORM\SLY FROM LEFT TO RI<T--A %IFT ?AT HAS AFFECT$ ! ECOLOGY MOVEM5T1 FEM9ISM1 SELF-/YL$ LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS1 & ! LABOR MOVEM5T1 AS WELL AS ! B\RGEOISIE4 4 

,EV]Y:]E ! ,RI<T IS %IFT+ 9TO ! D>KNESS ( \TRI<T REACTION1 (T5 ) DANG]\S RACI/ OV]TONES4 ,?IS %IFT HAS CREAT$ A VACANCY 9 ?AT VA/ SPACE ON ! POLITICAL SPECTRUM :]E ! ,LEFT %\LD LEGITIMATELY BE4 ,)\T A WELL-AN*OR$ ,LEFT1 9DE$1 !RE IS NO POLITICAL SPECTRUM AT ALL--& IT IS MY DEEPE/ FE> ?AT ) ! WIDESPREAD IGNORANCE & REJECTION ( HI/ORY TODAY IS DUMB+ D[N VIRTUALLY ALL SOCIAL & POLITICAL /&>DS4 ,AN>*I/S AFFIRM ! IMPORTANCE ( ! /ATE2 ,M>XI/S TRY TO FIT !IR !ORIES 9TO A M>KET ECONOMY2 RE=MI/S S\ND LIKE CONS]VATIVES2 & CONS]VATIVES1 NOT TO SPEAK ( REACTION>IES1 F9D A HOME 9 ,TELOS MAGAZ9E--:ILE BIZ>RE COALITIONS TRY TO TAILOR !IR SEMIFASCI/IC NOTIONS TO ,NEW ,LEFT NOTIONS4 

,CLASS ,SOCIETY 

,SOME AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S & AN>*O-COMMUNI/S HAVE REC5TLY WRITT5 ?AT ,I DO NOT 0BELIEVE0 9 ! EXI/5CE ( CLASSES--AN ACCUSATION ?AT IS ALMO/ TOO RIDICUL\S TO ANSW]4 ,I HAVE NO D\BT ?AT WE LIVE 9 A CLASS SOCIETY2 9 FACT1 CONFLICTS BETWE5 CLASSES W\LD D\BTLESS EXI/ 9 CITIZ5S' ASSEMBLIES AS WELL4 ,= ?IS REASON1 LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM DOES NOT =SAKE ! NOTION ( CLASS /RUGGLE BUT C>RIES IT \T NOT ONLY 9 ! FACTORIES BUT ALSO 9TO ! CIVIC OR MUNICIPAL >5A4 

,IT DOES SO1 ?AT IS1 AS LONG AS FACTORIES CONT9UE TO EXI/ & AS LONG AS PROLET>IANS DO NOT IMAG9E ?AT !Y >E 0MIDDLE CLASS40 ,BUT ,I LE>N$ MANY YE>S AGO1 :ILE WORK+ 9 A F\NDRY & 9 AN AUTO PLANT [N$ BY ,G5]AL ,MOTORS1 ?AT WORK]S REG>D !MSELVES AS HUMAN BE+S AS WELL AS CLASS BE+S4 ,!Y >E FA!RS & MO!RS1 SI/]S & BRO!RS1 & SONS & DAU<T]S :O >E DEEPLY CONC]N$ ) ! ORD9>Y PROBLEMS ( LIFE1 SU* AS ! QUALITY ( !IR NEI<BORHOODS1 DWELL+S1 SANIT>Y FACILITIES1 RECREATION >EAS1 S*OOLS1 AIR1 WAT]1 & FOOD--9 %ORT1 ALL ! PROBLEMS ?AT CONC]N CITY & RURAL DWELL]S QUITE AP>T FROM !IR CLASS /ATUS4 ,!SE G5]AL 9T]E/S1 :ILE !Y DO NOT SUPPLANT CLASS 9T]E/S1 CAN CUT ACROSS CLASS L9ES1 ESPECIALLY ! L9ES ?AT DIVIDE WORK]S FROM A VA/ V>IETY ( MIDDLE-CLASS PEOPLE4 

,EV5 DUR+ MY YE>S WORK+ 9 HEAVY 9DU/RY1 ,I F\ND IT EASI] TO REA* WORK]S ON ! BASIS ( 5VIRONM5TAL & NEI<BORHOOD ISSUES ?AN ON ! BASIS ( FACTORY ISSUES4 ,DUR+ ! #a#i#fS1 ! TRANSCLASS APPEAL ( C]TA9 ISSUES BECAME OBVI\S TO ME1 SU* AS 9 MY #aifc FI<T AGA9/ ! ,$ISON ,COMPANY'S ATTEMPT TO BUILD A NUCLE> REACTOR 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY4 ,WORK]S NO LESS ?AN MIDDLE-CLASS PEOPLE SIMPLY OV]:ELM$ ME ) QUE/IONS & ASK$ ME TO COME TO !IR COMMUNITY GR\PS & ADDRESS !M4 ,?IS PH5OM5ON CONT9UES TODAY3 9 ,NOVEMB] #a#i#i#i1 IT WAS NOT ONLY WORK]S BUT MIDDLE-CLASS PEOPLE :O M>*$ AGA9/ GLOBALIZATION & ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,ORGANIZATION 9 ,SEATTLE--A M>* ?AT CONSCI\SLY OR UNCONSCI\SLY WAS AIM$ AGA9/ ! V]Y CORE ( MOD]N CAPITALISM4 ,SU* TRANSCLASS ISSUES HAVE BE5 EM]G+ = DECADES N[4 

,9DE$1 CAPITALISM IS SL[LY PRODUC+ !SE G5]ALIZ$ CONC]NS 9 ALL /RATA ( SOCIETY4 ,! MU*-DESIR$ 0G5]AL 9T]E/S0 ?AT ,M>X & SOCIALI/S AS WELL AS AN>*I/S HOP$ W\LD UNITE MO/ ( HUMANITY AS A :OLE AGA9/ ! B\RGEOISIE >E V]Y MU* ON ! HORIZON4 ,IF WE DO NOT RECOGNIZE !SE G5]AL 9T]E/S & =MULATE !M 9 A REVOLUTION>Y WAY1 !N ,I %ALL GO TO MY GRAVE CONCLUD+ ?AT EXI/+ AN>*I/ SC5ES1 9 ALL !IR SILLY MUTATIONS1 >E A COMPLETE FAILURE1 & ?AT ! ,M>XI/S HAVE DONE NO BETT]4 ,IF WE >E TO FACE ! NEW C5TURY ) A !ORY ?AT KEEPS PACE )--OR TRIES TO SEE BEYOND--NEW DEVELOPM5TS1 !N WE WILL HAVE TO DRAW ON ! BE/ WE CAN F9D 9 AN>*ISM & ,M>XISM & GO BEYOND !M BY DEVELOP+ A MORE COMPREH5SIVE BODY ( IDEAS TO GUIDE US T[>D A RATIONAL FUTURE4 ,= ! BODY ( IDEAS ?AT ,I W\LD RECOMM5D1 ,I HAVE GIV5 ! NAME ,COMMUNALISM4 

,CONF$]ATION & ,AUTONOMY 

,\R IDEAS ( CONF$]ATION %\LD NOT REMA9 /UCK 9 AN>*I/ WRIT+S ( ! #a#i? C5TURY4 ,9 ,PR\DHON'S WRIT+S ON F$]ALISM1 = EXAMPLE1 WE F9D AN EXTREMELY NAIVE VISION ( A 0F$]ATION ( AUTONOM\S COMMUNES0 :OSE COMPON5T MEMB]S C\LD *OOSE1 IF !Y SO WI%$1 TO PULL \T ( ?AT F$]ATION & 0GO IT ON !IR [N40 ,BUT SU* 0AUTONOMY0 IS NO LONG] POSSIBLE1 IF IT WAS EV5 9 ,PR\DHON'S DAY4 ,A UNILAT]AL *OICE TO LEAVE ! F$]ATION1 AFT] ALL1 W\LD UND]M9E ! 5TIRE F$]ATION ITSELF4 ,WE NO LONG] LIVE 9 AN >TISANAL & CRAFT WORLD4 ,IMAG9E IF ! ELECTRICAL COMPLEX 9 UP/ATE ,NEW ,YORK 0AUTONOM\SLY0 DECID$ TO PULL \T ( A CONF$]ATION ) ! ,V]MONT ELECTRICAL COMPLEX BECAUSE IT WAS PIQU$ BY ,V]MONT'S BEHAVIOR4 

,EQUALLY TR\BL+ W\LD BE A CONF$]ATION BAS$ ON ! K9D ( 0VOLUNT>Y AGREEM5TS0 ?AT ,KROPOTK9 F\ND & EV5 CELEBRAT$ 9 ! RAILROAD L9ES--NO LESS6--( HIS DAY4 ,IF ! OP]AT+ PR9CIPLES ( #a#i?-C5TURY RAILROAD L9ES >E A GOOD EXAMPLE ( 0VOLUNT>Y AGREEM5TS10 !N ,I W\LD HUMBLY SUGGE/ ?AT ?OSE =MULAT$ BY ,J4,P4 ,MORGAN & ,CO4 >E PRICELESS4 ,! 0AN>*O0-CAPITALI/S W\LD D\BTLESS EXULT 9 ?IS VIEW1 PRES5T$ 9 ,KROPOTK9'S ,! ,CONQUE/ ( ,BREAD1 BUT ALL[ ME TO DISS5T FROM IT4 

,A CONF$]ATION %\LD BE REG>D$ AS A B9D+ AGREEM5T1 NOT ONE ?AT CAN BE CANCEL$ = FRIVOL\S 0VOLUNT>I/IC0 REASONS4 ,A MUNICIPALITY %\LD BE ABLE TO )DRAW FROM A CONF$]ATION ONLY AFT] EV]Y CITIZ5 ( ! CONF$]ATION HAS HAD ! OPPORTUNITY TO ?OR\<LY EXPLORE ! MUNICIPALITY'S GRIEVANCES & TO DECIDE BY A MAJORITY VOTE ( ! 5TIRE CONF$]ATION ?AT IT CAN )DRAW )\T UND]M9+ ! 5TIRE CONF$]ATION ITSELF4 

,ECONOMICS & ,TE*NOLOGY 

,DOES LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM HAVE AN ECONOMIC !ORY8 ,YES1 ,I %\LD EMPHASIZE1 ONE ?AT IS V]Y CLOSE TO ,M>X'S CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM 9 VOLUME #a ( ,CAPITAL4 ,TOO (T51 KNEE-J]K REJECTIONS ( ,M>X'S BRILLIANT WORK R\T9ELY BR+ SMILES ( APPROVAL TO ! FACES ( HIS OPPON5TS4 ,I REFUSE TO P>TICIPATE 9 SU* R\T9ES4 ,H[EV] MU* ,I DISAGREE ) MANY ELEM5TS ( ,M>XISM1 NO O!R S+LE ANALYSIS ( CAPITALISM EV5 REMOTELY1 AT ?IS LATE DATE1 APPROXIMATES ?AT AMAZ+ WORK4 

,I DO NOT SEE H[ A ?\<TFUL LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/ !ORI/ CAN AVOID /UDY+ & ABSORB+ DIALECTICS1 OR LACK A RI* PHILOSOPHICAL P]SPECTIVE ON ,HI/ORY1 AS DI/+UI%$ FROM M]E ,*RONICLES4 ,NO S+LE !ORY CAN 5COMPASSES SOCIAL PH5OM5A ?AT HAVE YET TO APPE> ON ! EXI/+ SOCIAL HORIZON1 BUT :AT CAN PROVIDE US ) =ESI<T >E BASIC M9IMAL PR9CIPLES--TO :I* WE /RONGLY ADH]E UNTIL !Y >E NO LONG] T5ABLE4 

,LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM IS ALSO BAS$ ON ! PROPOSITION ?AT WE N[ HAVE ! TE*NOLOGY = A PO/-SC>CITY ECONOMY--ONE ?AT CAN POT5TIALLY ABOLI% M9DLESS TOIL & POSSIBLY MO/ ( ! WORK ?AT 5T]S 9TO 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION TODAY4 ,9 SU* A WORLD1 ! COMMUNI/ IDEAL ( 0FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO ABILITY1 TO EA* ACCORD+ TO NE$S0 W\LD BE HI/ORICALLY & TE*NICALLY FEASIBLE4 ,V>I\S FE>S ?AT 9DIVIDUAL 0NE$S0 MI<T BE EXP&$ TO ACCOMMODATE GRE$ CAN BE REMOV$ BY GIV+ ! MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY ! RI<T TO DET]M9E :E!R C]TA9 ID5TIFI$ 0NE$S0 >E EXCESSIVE & :E!R !IR FULFILLM5T C\LD DAMAGE ! WELL-BE+ ( ! 5TIRE ECONOMY4 

,! WORLD IS *ANG+ N[ AT A PACE ?AT IS ABSOLUTELY /UNN+4 ,IF CAPITALISM DOES NOT DE/ROY ! BIOSPH]E1 !N 9 POSSIBLY ?IRTY1 C]TA9LY FIFTY YE>S ! WORLD ?AT SURVIVES WILL BE *ANG$ BEYOND \R IMAG9ATION4 ,NOT ONLY WILL ! PEASANT WORLD BE GONE1 BUT SO TOO WILL MU* ( ! 0NATURE0 WE (T5 CALL 0WILD40 ,! AUTOMATION ( 9DU/RY WILL PROBABLY REA* 9CR$IBLE PROPORTIONS1 & ! E>?'S FEATURES WILL BE VA/LY TRANS=M$4 ,:E!R !SE *ANGES WILL PRODUCE AN ECOLOGICAL CRISIS1 OR :E!R SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY CAN MITIGATE !IR IMPACT1 H[EV] UNSATISFACTORILY1 ,I DO NOT KN[1 NOR WILL ,I EV] KN[1 AS ,I AM APPROA*+ ! 5D ( MY [N LIFE4 

,?IS MU*1 H[EV]1 ,I DO BELIEVE3 IF A LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/ MOVEM5T BAS$ ON ,COMMUNALI/ PR9CIPLES CANNOT E/ABLI% A SY/EM ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY & CONF$]ATION1 !N LIB]T>IAN IDEALS ( ALL K9DS MU/ BE SIGNIFICANTLY REVIS$4 ,BUT WE CANNOT HOPE TO E/ABLI% ANY K9D ( TRULY LIB]T>IAN SOCIETY )\T CREAT+ A PUBLIC SPH]E1 BEG9N+ ) A GRASSROOTS ELECTORAL POLITICS BAS$ ON ! CREATION ( POPUL> ASSEMBLIES4 ,9 MY VIEW1 ?IS IS ! LEFT LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T'S LA/ /&4 ,IF Y\ DO NOT AGREE ) ME1 SO BE IT--BUT PLEASE1 USE A DIFF]5T LABEL = Y\R IDEAS1 LEAVE ! NAME 0LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM0 ALONE1 & GO Y\R [N WAY T[>D COMMUNIT>IAN & COOP]ATIVE 5T]PRISES1 IF NOT ,TAOI/ MONA/]IES & MY/ICAL SEANCES4 ,I W\LD ASK MY CRITICS NOT TO MUDDY UP IDEAS ?AT !Y DON'T REALLY LIKE1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME CLAIM+ TO SUPPORT !M4 

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