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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

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,ON #bg ,OCTOB]1 #b#e1 TWO TE5AG]S ( ,NOR? ,AFRICAN DESC5T DI$ :ILE TRY+ TO ESCAPE FROM ! POLICE 9 A NEI<BORHOOD \TSIDE ,P>IS4  ,A GR\P ( !M COM+ HOME FROM PLAY+ FOOTBALL RAN FROM A POLICE PATROL TO AVOID YET ANO!R ( ! L5G?Y 9T]ROGATIONS TO :I* POLICE 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD FREQU5TLY SUBJECT$ Y\? ( COLOR4  ,SEV]AL ( !M CLIMB$ OV] A WALL TO HIDE 9 A P[] SUB/ATION1 & TWO ( !M1 ,ZY$ ,B5NA & ,B\NA ,TRAORE1 W]E ELECTROCUT$ TO DEA?4  ,IT WAS JU/ ANO!R POLICE ACTION 9 ! BANLIEUE -- ! <ETTO SUBURB ?AT EXI/S ON ! \TSKIRTS ( MANY ,FR5* CITIES2 IMPOV]I%$1 CR[D$ ) SECOND G5]ATION IMMIGRANTS :O >E ALT]NATELY EXPLOIT$ & EXCLUD$ 9 ! 9=MALIZ$1 D]EGULAT$ ECONOMIES4  ,IT WAS JU/ ANO!R C\PLE ( M>G9ALIZ$ Y\NG PEOPLE ( COLOR :OSE DEA?S W]E C]TA9 TO GO UNANSW]$4  ,EXCEPT ?AT !IR FRI5DS1 !IR FAMILIES1 NEI<BORS1 PEOPLE :O DIDN'T KN[ !M BUT C\LD /ILL ID5TIFY1 ALL />T$ TO GA!R4  ,!IR RAGE GREW LIKE A /ORM4  ,RA!R ?AN =GIVE1 !Y F\<T4 

,C>S />T$ GO+ UP 9 FLAMES4  ,! GR[+ CR[D F]OCI\SLY BEAT ANY COPS OR FIREFI<T]S :O CAME NE>4  ,SOON IT WAS A FULL-FL$G$ RIOT4  ,! NEXT NI<T PEOPLE CAME \T AGA91 & ! NEXT NI<T4  ,ON #c ,NOVEMB]1 ! RIOT SPREAD TO ! BANLIEUES 9 O!R CITIES1 UNTIL ALL FIFTE5 ( ,FRANCE'S MAJOR URBAN C5T]S W]E AFFECT$4  ,/REETFI<T+ WAS 9T5SE4  ,ROV+ GANGS TOR*$ C>S & MOV$ ON1 US+ HIT & RUN TACTICS1 DISP]S+ :5 ! POLICE CAME4  ,:5 A GR\P ( COPS WAS SMALL 5\< TO BE 5GAG$1 !Y W]E PELT$ ) BOTTLES & ROCKS4  ,! MO/ COMMON T>GETS = ATTACK W]E POLICE & C>S1 BUT ADDITIONALLY RIOT]S BURN$ D[N P[] /ATIONS1 GOV]NM5T BUILD+S1 T\RI/ AG5CIES1 DAYC>E C5T]S 7AT NI<T1 :5 !Y W]E EMPTY71 S*OOLS1 POLICE /ATIONS1 *UR*ES1 & MOSQUES2 9 O!R WORDS1 KEY 9FRA/RUCTURE & LOCATIONS <ETTO Y\? ID5TIFI$ ) !IR DAILY OPPRESSION4 

,! RIOTS W]E UNCONTROLLABLE4  ,ON #h ,NOVEMB]1 !N ,9T]IOR ,M9I/] ,NICOLAS ,S>KOZY DECL>$ A NATIONAL /ATE ( EM]G5CY1 ALL[+ POLICE TO 9/ITUTE CURFEWS1 CONDUCT H\SE-TO-H\SE SE>*ES1 & BAN PROTE/S4 ,ON #af ,NOVEMB]1 ) ! UPRIS+S /ILL CONT9U+1 ! GOV]NM5T VOT$ TO EXT5D ! /ATE ( EM]G5CY = ?REE MON?S4  ,?\< ! M$IA TRI$ TO PORTRAY IT AS A SPECIFICALLY ,MUSLIM OR EV5 ,ISLAMI/ UPRIS+1 SECOND-G5]ATION ,PORTUGUESE IMMIGRANTS & NATIVE ,FR5* Y\? ALSO P>TICIPAT$4  ,9 TOTAL1 ! RIOT]S 9JUR$ #abf POLICE & FIREFI<T]S1 TOR*$ NE>LY #i1 VEHICLES1 & CAUS$ #b MILLION EUROS 9 DAMAGE SPREAD OV] #bgd T[NS & CITIES4  ,POLICE >RE/$ #bi PEOPLE1 & BRUTALIZ$ MANY MORE4  ,S>KOZY DECL>$ A POLICY ( Z]O TOL]ANCE1 & CALL$ ! <ETTO Y\? 0SCUM40  ,AFT]W>DS1 POLITICIANS ACROSS ! C\NTRY CLAMOR$ = ! PROSECUTION ( HIP-HOP >TI/S :O !Y SAID 5C\RAG$ VIOL5CE4 

,SOME OBS]V]S COMP>$ ! BURN+ ( C>S -- AN ACTION ?AT SPREAD SPONTANE\SLY FROM ONE RIOT & ONE CITY TO ! NEXT & CAME TO SYMBOLIZE ! UPRIS+S -- TO ! SPONTANE\S SMA%+ ( CLOCKS ?AT ACCOMPANI$ PROLET>IAN REBELLIONS OV] A C5TURY E>LI]4  ,! CLOCKS W]E SE5 AS A TOOL ( WAGE LABOR1 CAPITALISM'S LATE/ IMPOSITION4  ,N[ADAYS1 C>S CAN BE SE5 AS TOOLS ( ALI5ATION1 ! VEHICLES ( ! CONSUM]-CITIZ51 & ?US ! SYMBOL ( CAPITALISM'S MO/ DEHUMANIZ+ DEVELOPM5TS TODAY4  ,OR MAYBE !Y W]E SIMPLY AN OBJECT ?AT WAS EASY TO F9D & SIMPLE TO BURN4 

,! RIOTS PRES5T$ ! GREATE/ ?REAT TO ! ,FR5* /ATE 9 SOME TIME1 & NATURALLY ! M$IA PLAC$ !M 9 A MORALI/IC VACUUM1 \TSIDE ( ANY POLITICAL CONTEXT4  ,DESPICABLY1 MO/ LEFTI/S & EV5 MANY AN>*I/S D5\NC$ ! RIOTS4  ,D5\NC+ ! SPONTANE\S BYPRODUCT ( HUMAN RAGE 9 ! FACE ( OV]:ELM+ MIS]Y IS AN ACT ( /UPIDITY1 LIKE D5\NC+ A HURRICANE4  ,! REAL SIGNIFICANCE ( SU* D5UNCIATIONS IS TO SIGNAL ALLEGIANCE TO ! CURR5T P[] /RUCTURE 9 ! FACE ( AN 9COMPREH5SIBLE ?REAT1 & TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! M$IA'S DEHUMANIZATION ( ! RIOT]S4  ,9/EAD ( EMPA?IZ+ ) !M1 !SE COMM5TATORS CONF]R$ ON ! RIOT]S ! /ATUS ( B5I<T$ VICTIMS1 & ADVOCAT$ DEVELOPM5T PROGRAMS ?AT W\LD HELP 9CORPORATE ! SLUM-RESID5TS MORE SOLIDLY 9TO ! ECONOMY4 

,O!R AN>*I/S SAW 9 ! RIOT]S AN EXAMPLE ( 9SURRECTION4  ,A FEW TEXTS COMP>$ ! RIOT]S & ! SWELL+ UND]CLASSES FROM :I* !Y CAME TO ! B>B>IANS ?AT BR\<T D[N ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE1 & !ORIZ$ ?AT ?IS POPULATION W\LD BE ! NEXT REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT ) A *ANCE ( DEFEAT+ ! SY/EM4  ,I C\LDN'T HELP BUT WOND] :AT ! ,AFRICAN & ,>AB <ETTO RESID5TS W\LD ?9K TO KN[ !Y W]E ! !ORETICAL B>B>IANS ON :OM SOME :ITE AN>*I/S W]E DEP5D+ TO ABOLI% CAPITALISM4  ,FROM A DI/ANCE1 IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO KN[ :AT ! PEOPLE ( ! BANLIEUES ?\<T1 9 :AT V>I\S WAYS !Y SAW !IR /RUGGLE1 H[ !Y W\LD *>ACT]IZE ! SY/EM1 & :AT !Y WANT$4  ,I READ ( E?NICALLY ,FR5* RADICALS TAK+ TO ! /REETS 9 AN ATTEMPT TO BUILD SOLID>ITY ) ! RIOT]S MEET+ DI/9CT \TCOMES -- SOME GOT BEAT5 UP & HAD !IR CELLPHONES /OL51 O!RS W]E TOL]AT$ OR EV5 WELCOM$ AS ALLIES 9 ! /REET FI<T+4 

,SOME 9SURRECTIONI/S CLAIM$ TO HAVE GOTT5 CLOSE TO GR\PS ( !SE BANLIEUE Y\?1 & SAID !Y HAD A LUCID UND]/&+ ( CAPITALISM1 :I* IS MU* MORE CR$IBLE ?AN ! /ALE M$IA PORTRAYAL ( BL9D VIOL5CE P]PETRAT$ BY UN?9K+ BRUTES1 AL?\< ,I'M SUSPICI\S 9 H[ IT CONFIRMS \R WI% ?AT !Y HAVE ! SAME ANALYSIS AS WE DO4  ,I HOP$ IT W]E TRUE ?AT RELATION%IPS ( SOLID>ITY & MUTUAL UND]/&+ W]E 9DE$ SPR++ UP4  ,ONE GR\P1 ,LES ,AMIS DE ,NEMESIS1 WROTE AN >TICLE DEF5D+ & ATTEMPT+ TO EXPLA9 ! RIOT]S4  ,9 !IR VIEW1 ! RIOT]S FAC$ ! TYPICAL REVOLUTION>Y QUE/ION3 DO !Y FI<T TO BREAK ) ! M>KET SY/EM1 OR TO DEM& ?AT ! SY/EM SAVE !M ITS WOR/ ABUSES1 :I* !Y MAY NOT YET REALIZE >E 9H]5T TO IT4  ,AS = !IR TACTICS3 

0,! DOM9ANT SY/EM IS NO LONG] .<444.> A C5TRALIZ$ SY/EM ?AT POSSESSES A 0SEAT ( P[]0 AGA9/ :I* ! JACQU]IES MU/ M>*1 ) PIT*=KS & SCY!S 9 H&2 !RE IS NO LONG] EV5 A NETWORK ( FACTORIES ?AT ! WORK]S CAN BLOCKADE OR APPROPRIATE1 BUT A DIFFUSE ORD] ( :I* ! MANIFE/ATIONS >E EV]Y:]E1 LIKE ! M>KET VALUES ?AT CON/ITUTE !MSELVES ?R\< ALL ( ! MOM5TS ( ! ECONOMICAL CYCLE 7?R\< PRODUCTION1 CIRCULATION & CONSUMPTION ( COMMODITIES71 & 9 :I* HUMAN BE+S VEGETATE )\T JOBS & ESPECIALLY )\T 9COME2 ?AT ! (F5SIVE AGA9/ ! SY/EM CONSEQU5TLY RECOGNIZES ?AT SY/EM'S EXI/5CE EV]Y:]E1 9 ! SUP]M>KET AS 9 ! S*OOL1 9 A ,PUBLIC ,TREASURY BUILD+ AS 9 ! AUDITORIUMS1 9 AUTOMOBILES & ! MEANS ( TRANSPORTATION2 & ?AT IT SEEMS EASY TO UND]/&1 AT LEA/ AFT] ! FACT1 ?AT TO UND]TAKE ONE OR ! O!R ( !SE OBJECTIVES 9EVITABLY 9VOLVES ANNOYANCES = ?IRD P>TIES3 !RE H>DLY EXI/S AN ACCESSIBLE PLACE :]E ONLY ,P[] CAN BE H9D]$ OR ATTACK$.<444.> 
0.<444.>,IT IS ONLY 9 QUE/ION+ ! DOM9ANT ORD] ?AT ?OSE TO :OM ONE HAS REFUS$ ALL P[]1 & ?US ALL P[] TO CON/ITUTE !MSELVES AS SUBJECTS1 CAN ACC$E TO ! CONDITION ( BE+ HUMAN4 ,BY BE+ 9SURG5TS AGA9/ ! ABS5CE ( !IR LIVES1 ! Y\NG BANLIEUE RESID5TS WILL NOT %[ ?AT !Y >E HUMAN WRECKAGE1 BUT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ?AT !Y NO LONG] WANT TO BE R$UC$ TO SU*4 ,&1 FAC$ ) SU* A PROJECT & SU* A NECESSITY1 ONLY FOOLS WILL DEPLORE ! FACT ?AT !Y MAKE SEV]AL MI/AKES 9 !IR SYNTAX40 

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