,T[>D A PO/-SC>CITY SOCIETY3 ! ,AM]ICAN P]SPECTIVE & ! ,S,D,S 

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,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

,TAGS 3 UNIT$ /ATES & WE/EM EUROPE1 SOCIETY AS A :OLE1 UNIT$ /ATES1 Y\? REVOLT1 PO/-SC>CITY SOCIETY1 LIB]AT$ SPACE1 AM]ICAN PEOPLE1 HUMAN HI/ORY1 MAT]IAL 9SECURITY1 SOCIAL LIFE4 

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,PHOTO BY ,JASON ,R4 ,B]G1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,?IS >TICLE APPE>S 9 ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES ) ! P]MISSION ( ! AU?OR4 
,ORIG9ALLY1 ?IS >TICLE WAS A /ATEM5T = ! F\R? FACTION ACTIVE 9 ,S,D,S DUR+ ITS F9AL DAYS4 ,?IS FACTION IS (T5 OV]LOOK$ BY HI/ORIANS1 :O TYPICALLY ONLY EMPHASIZE ! O!R ?REE FACTIONS 7I4E41 ,PROGRESSIVE ,LABOR ,P>TY1 ,R,Y,M ,I & ,R,Y,M ,I,I4 

,T[>D A PO/-SC>CITY SOCIETY3 ! ,AM]ICAN P]SPECTIVE & ! ,S,D,S"9 

,RADICAL ,DEC5TRALI/ ,PROJECT1 ,RESOLUTION ,NO4 ,I 

  

,PHOTO BY ,JASON ,R4 ,B]G1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,! TW5TIE? C5TURY IS ! HEIR ( HUMAN HI/ORY - ! LEGATEE ( MAN'S AGE-OLD EF=T TO FREE HIMSELF FROM DRUDG]Y & MAT]IAL 9SECURITY4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME 9 ! LONG SUCCESSION ( C5TURIES1 ?IS C5TURY HAS ELEVAT$ MANK9D TO AN 5TIRELY NEW LEVEL ( TE*NOLOGICAL A*IEVEM5T & TO AN 5TIRELY NEW VISION ( ! HUMAN EXP]I5CE4 

,TE*NOLOGICALLY1 WE CAN N[ A*IEVE MAN'S HI/ORICAL GOAL - A PO/ SC>CITY SOCIETY4 ,BUT SOCIALLY & CULTURALLY1 WE >E MIR$ 9 ! ECONOMIC RELATIONS1 9/ITUTIONS1 ATTITUDES & VALUES ( A B>B>\S PA/1 ( A SOCIAL H]ITAGE CREAT$ BY MAT]IAL SC>CITY4 ,DESPITE ! POT5TIALITY ( COMPLETE HUMAN FRE$OM1 WE LIVE 9 ! DAY-TO-DAY REALITY ( MAT]IAL 9SECURITY & A SUBTLE1 EV]-OPPRESSIVE SY/EM ( CO]CION4 ,WE LIVE1 ABOVE ALL1 9 A SOCIETY ( FE>1 BE IT ( W>1 REPRESSION1 OR DEHUMANIZATION4 ,= DECADES WE HAVE LIV$ UND] ! CL\D ( A !RMONUCLE> W>1 /REAK$ BY ! FIRES ( LOCAL CONFLICTS 9 HALF ! CONT95TS ( ! WORLD4 ,WE HAVE TRI$ TO F9D \R ID5TITIES 9 A SOCIETY ?AT HAS BECOME EV] MORE C5TRALIZ$ & MOBILIZ$1 DOM9AT$ BY SWOLL5 CIVIL1 MILIT>Y & 9DU/RIAL BUREAUCRACIES4 ,WE HAVE TRI$ TO ADAPT TO AN 5VIRONM5T ?AT IS BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY BEF\L$ ) NOXI\S WA/ES4 ,WE HAVE SE5 \R CITIES & !IR GOV]NM5TS GR[ BEYOND ALL HUMAN COMPREH5SION1 R$UC+ \R V]Y SOV]EIGNTY AS 9DIVIDUALS TO ANT-LIKE PROPORTIONS - ! MANIPULAT$1 DEHUMANIZ$ VICTIMS ( IMM5SE ADM9I/RATIVE 5G9ES & POLITICAL MA*9ES4 ,:ILE ! SPOKESM5 = ?IS DISEAS$ SOCIAL 'ORD]' PI\SLY M\? 5COMIUMS TO ! VIRTUES ( 'DEMOCRACY1' 'FRE$OM' & 'EQUALITY1' T5S ( MILLIONS ( PEOPLE >E D5I$ !IR HUMANITY BECAUSE ( RACISM & >E R$UC$ TO CONDITIONS ( VIRTUAL 5SLAVEM5T4 

,VIEW$ FROM A PURELY P]SONAL /&PO9T1 WE >E PROCESS$ ) ! SAME COLD 9DIFF]5CE ?R\< ELEM5T>Y S*OOLS1 HI< S*OOLS & ACADEMIC FACTORIES ?AT \R P>5TS 5C\NT] 9 !IR PLACES ( WORK4 ,WORSE1 WE >E EXPECT$ TO M>* ALONG ! ROAD FROM ADOLESC5CE TO ADUL?OOD1 ! CONSCRIPT$1 UNI=M$ CREATURES ( A MURD] MA*9E GUID$ BY ELECTRONIC BRA9S & MILIT>Y MORONS4 ,AS ADULTS1 WE CAN EXPECT TO BE TREAT$ ) LESS DIGNITY & ID5TITY ?AN CATTLE3 SQUEEZ$ 9TO UND]GR\ND FREI<T C>S1 RU%$ TO ! SPIRITUAL SLAU<T]H\SES CALL$ '(FICES' & 'FACTORIES1' & R$UC$ TO 9S5SIBILITY BY MONOTON- \S1 (T5 PURPOSELESS1 WORK4 ,WE WILL BE ASK$ TO WORK TO LIVE & LIVE TO WORK - ! M]E AUTOMATA ( A SY/EM ?AT CREATES SUP]FLU\S1 IF NOT ABSURD1 NE$S2 ?AT WILL /EEP US 9 DEBTS1 ANXIETIES & 9SECURITIES2 & ?AT1 F9ALLY1 WILL DELIV] US TO ! M>G9S ( SOCIETY1 TO ! HUMAN SCRAPHEAP CALL$ ! AG$ & *RONICALLY ILL - DESICCAT$ BE+S1 DEPRIV$ ( ALL VITALITY & HUMANITY4 

,! PROCESS ( SOCIAL BREAKD[N 

,! DEBASEM5T ( SOCIAL LIFE - ALL ! MORE T]RIFY+ BECAUSE ITS IRRATIONAL1 CO]CIVE1 DAY-TO-DAY REALITIES /& 9 SU* BLATANT CONTRADICTION TO ITS LIB]ATORY POT5TIALITIES - HAS NO PREC$5T 9 HUMAN HI/ORY4 ,NEV] BE=E HAS MAN DONE SO LITTLE ) SO MU*2 9DE$1 NEV] BE=E HAS MAN US$ HIS RES\RCES = SU* VICI\S1 EV5 CATA/ROPHIC 5DS4 ,! T5SION BETWE5 ':AT-C\LD-BE' & ':AT-IS' REA*ES ITS MO/ EXCRUCIAT+ PROPORTIONS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 :I* OCCUPIES ! POSITION NOT ONLY ( ! MO/ TE*NOLOGICALLY ADVANC$ C\NTRY 9 ! WORLD BUT ALSO ( ! 'POLICEMAN ( ! WORLD1' ! =EMO/ IMP]IALI/ P[] 9 ! WORLD4 ,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES AF=DS ! T]RIFY+ SPECTACLE ( A C\NTRY OV]LAD5 ) AUTOMOBILES & HYDROG5 BOMBS2 ( RAN* H\SES & <ETTOES1 ( IMM5SE MAT]IAL SUP]FLUITY & BRUTALIZ+ POV]TY4 ,ITS PR(ESSION ( 'DEMOCRATIC' VIRTUE IS BELI$ DAILY BY RACISM1 ! REPRESSION ( BLACK & :ITE MILITANTS1 POLICE T]RORISM1 ,VIETNAM1 & ! PROSPECT ( ,VIETNAMS TO COME4 

,IS IT SURPRIS+1 !N1 ?AT A BASIC1 F>-REA*+ DISRESPECT & A PR(\ND DISLOYALTY IS DEVELOP+ T[>D ! VALUES1 ! =MS1 ! ASPIRATIONS &1 ABOVE ALL1 ! 9/ITUTIONS ( ,AM]ICAN SOCIETY8 ,ON A SCALE UNPREC$5T$ 9 ,AM]ICAN HI/ORY1 MILLIONS ( PEOPLE1 ESPECIALLY AMONG ! Y\NG1 >E %$D+ !IR COMMITM5T TO ! SOCIETY 9 :I* !Y LIVE4 ,!Y NO LONG] BELIEVE 9 ITS CLAIMS4 ,!Y NO LONG] RESPECT ITS SYMBOLS4 ,!Y NO LONG] ACCEPT ITS GOALS1 &1 MO/ SIGNIFICANTLY1 !Y REFUSE ALMO/ 9TUITIVELY TO LIVE BY ITS 9/ITUTIONAL & SOCIAL CODES4 

,?IS GR[+ REFUSAL RUNS V]Y DEEP4 ,IT EXT5DS FROM AN OPPOSITION TO ! ,VIETNAM ,W> 9TO A HATR$ ( POLITICAL MANIPULATION 9 ALL ITS =MS4 ,/>T+ FROM A REJECTION ( RACIAL DISCRIM9ATION1 IT BR+S 9TO QUE/ION ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( HI]>*ICAL P[] AS SU*4 ,9 ITS DETE/ATION ( MIDDLE-CLASS VALUES & LIFE-/YLES1 IT RAPIDLY EVOLVES 9TO A REJECTION ( ! COMMODITY SY/EM2 FROM AN IRRITATION ) 5VIRONM5TAL POLLUTION1 IT PASSES 9TO A REJECTION ( ! ,AM]ICAN CITY & MODEM URBANISM4 ,9 %ORT1 IT T5DS TO TRANSC5D EV]Y P>TICUL>I/IC CRITIQUE ( ! SOCIETY & EVOLVE 9TO A G5]ALIZ$ OPPOSITION TO ! B\RGEOIS ORD] ON AN EV]-BROAD5+ SCALE4 

,:AT WE >E WITNESS+ IS ! BREAKD[N ( A C5TURY & A HALF ( EMB\RGEOISEM5T & AN ]OSION ( ALL B\RGEOIS 9/ITUTIONS AT A PO9T 9 HI/ORY :5 ! BOLDE/ CONCEPTS ( UTOPIA >E REALIZABLE4 ,& !RE IS NO?+ ?AT ! PRES5T B\RGEOIS ORD] CAN SUB/ITUTE = ! ]OSION ( ITS TRADITIONAL 9/ITUTIONS BUT BUREAUCRATIC MANIPULATION & /ATE CAPITALISM4 ,?IS PROCESS IS UNFOLD+ MO/ DRAMATICALLY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,?AT REVOLUTION IS 5VISIONABLE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS DUE PRECISELY TO ! FACT ?AT ! PROCESS ( DE-MY?IFICATION1 ( DE-B\RGEOISEM5T1 ( DE-9/ITUTIONALIZATION BEGAN E>LI] & IS OCCURR+ MORE DECISIVELY H]E ?AN ANY:]E ELSE 9 ! WORLD4 ,:E!R ?IS PROCESS WILL CULM9ATE 9 REVOLUTION OR 9 A DISA/R\S =M ( FASCISM WILL DEP5D 9 GREAT P>T ON ! ABILITY ( REVOLUTIONANES TO EXT5D SOCIAL CONSCI\SNESS & DEF5D ! SPONTANEITY ( ! REVOLUTION>Y DEVELOPM5T FROM AU?ORIT>IAN IDEOLOGIES1 BO? FROM ! ',LEFT' & ! ,RI<T4 

,! ROLE ( ,S,D,S 

,S,D,S & ! Y\? REVOLT 

,AS HI/ORIC PROCESSES BR+ US 9CREAS+LY CLOS] TO ! ?RE%OLD ( A CLASSLESS SOCIETY1 WE >E FAC$ ) ! DECOMPOSITION ( ! CULTURE & 9/ITUTIONS ?AT EM]GE FROM CLASS SOCIETY4 ,! ELEM5TAL DEM&S ( ! Y\? REVOLT = UN9HIBIT$ SEXUALITY1 COMMUNITY1 & MUTUAL AID1 SPONTANEITY1 9DE$ = COMMUNISM1 & ITS REJECTION ( ! COMMODITY RELATION%IP1 ! WORK E?IC1 ! PATRI>*AL FAMILY1 ! DE- GRADATION ( WOM51 ! EXI/5CE ( HI]>*Y1 & ! USE ( CO]CION - ALL ( !SE DEM&S DO NOT EM]GE ACCID5TALLY4 ,!Y PREFIGURE CULTURALLY ! POSSIBILITIES OP5$ BY ! DEVELOPM5T ( A PO/-SC>CITY TE*NOLOGY1 H[EV] 9TUITIVE & 9*OATE !SE DEM&S MAY SEEM4 ,& IT IS PRECISELY FROM ! FACT ?AT !SE DEM&S >E 9TUITIVE & 9*OATE ?AT WE KN[ WE >E DEAL+1 H]E1 ) ELEM5TAL SOCIAL =CES - =CES ?AT EM]GE NOT FROM BOOKS & =MULAS1 BUT FROM ! V]Y SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T ITSELF4 

,IF ,S,D,S *APT]S >E TO PLAY ANY ROLE 9 ?IS Y\? REVOLT1 IF !Y >E TO CONTRIBUTE TO ITS EXT5SION & CONSCI\SNESS1 !RE %\LD BE A RECONSID]ATION BY EV]Y *APT] ( ITS /RUCTURE1 AIMS & 9T]NAL RELATIONS4 ,IT IS PAT5TLY ABSURD TO BELIEVE ?AT A *APT] /RUCTUR$ ALONG BUREAUCRATIC L9ES & DOM9AT$ BY AN ELITE ( 'POLITICS' CAN HAVE ANY RELEVANCE TO ! Y\? CULTURE ?AT IS P]COLAT+ 9 ?IS C\NTRY4 ,EI!R ! *APT] WILL DEVELOP ! REVOLUTION>Y PO/-SC>CITY =MS ( RELATIONS )9 !MSELVES - ! RELATIONS ( BRO!RS & SI/]S1 NOT M]ELY ( IDEOLOGICAL 'ASSOCIATES' OR 'COMRADES'- OR !Y WILL ISOLATE !MSELVES COMPLETELY4 ,EI!R !Y WILL PLACE A NEW EMPHASIS ON LIFE /YLE OR !Y WILL OSSIFY ALONG BUREAUCRATIC L9ES4 

,!RE IS NO =MULA = A*IEV+ !SE 9T]NAL *ANGES4 ,! ATMOSPH]E & /RUCTURE ( A *APT] IS ULTIMATELY DET]M9$ BY ITS GOALS4 ,IF ! *APT] IS OCCUPI$ 5TIRELY ) ! CONV5TIONAL POLITICAL ISSUES ( ! ,OLD ,LEFT1 IT WILL BECOME AN ,OLD ,LEFT ORGANIZATION3 ELITI/1 BUREAUCRATIC1 & C5TRALIZ$ 9 /RUCTURE1 HELD TOGE!R PRIM>ILY BY CONV5TIONAL PROGRAMMATIC ISSUES4 ,IF1 ON ! O!R H&1 POLITICAL ISSUES >E ORGANICALLY COMB9$ ) LIFE-/YLE ISSUES1 ! 9T]NAL RELATIONS )9 ! *APT] WILL *ANGE ACCORD+LY4 

,S,D,S IS ABOVE ALL A Y\? MOVEM5T1 & P>TICUL>LY A Y\? MOVEM5T ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES4 ,IF ! MEASURE ( ITS A*IEVEM5T IS ! 9FLU5CE IT EX]CISES ON Y\? & /UD5TS1 IT HAS FAIL$ MIS]ABLY4 ,= ALL ! TALK ( A '/UD5T-WORK] ALLIANCE1' WE HAVE NOT EV5 WON OV] A SUB/ANTIAL NUMB] ( /UD5TS1 MU* LESS Y\? G5]ALLY4 ,9 ) DRAW+ 9TO A H>D5+ SECT>IAN %ELL1 WE WILL BE WELL ON ! WAY T[>D LOS+ :ATEV] 9FLU5CE WE HAVE EX]CIS$ 9 ! PA/ ON CAMPUSES4 

,TO AVOID ?IS DEAD5+ /AGNATION1 WE BELIEVE ?AT *APT]S %\LD TRY TO DEAL ) CAMPUS ISSUES 9 ALL !IR =MS1 TO C>RY ON A /RUGGLE :OSE ESS5TIAL GOAL IS TO CONV]T ! CAMPUS 9TO A LIB]AT$ SPACE = /UD5TS & ! COMMUNITY4 ,TOGE!R ) ! ISSUES ( RACISM & CONCRETE EXPRESSIONS ( ,AM5CAN IMP]IALISM1 \R *APT]S %\LD ALSO DEAL ) ! AU?ORIT>IAN NATURE & /RUCTURE ( ! UNIV]SITY1 ! IDIOCY ( GRAD+1 B\RGEOIS IDEOLOGY MASQU]AD+ AS $UCATION1 ! RI<T ( /UD5TS TO =M !IR [N CLASSES 7) TEA*]S M]ELY AS CONSULTANTS71 ! DET]M9ATION ( CAMPUS POLICY BY /UD5T ASSEMBLIES - & ULTIMATELY TO TRANSC5D ! UNIV]SITY1 CONV]T+ IT 9TO A LIB]AT$ SPACE1 A COMMUNITY C5T] 9 ! FA%ION ( ! ,SORBONNE & P>TICUL>LY ( ,C5SI] 9 ! ,FR5* REVOLT ( ,MAY-,JUNE #a#i#f#h4 

,S,D,S *APT]S %\LD ALSO BECOME AN ORGANIC P>T ( ! Y\? REVOLT BO? ON CAMPUS & (F4 ,! TIES E/ABLI%$ BETWE5 /UD5TS & /REET PEOPLE 9 ,B]KELEY OV] ! ,PEOPLE'S ,P>K ISSUE >E 9 MANY WAYS1 A MODEL ( ! K9D ( DEVELOPM5T *APT]S C\LD FOLL[ 9 BREAK+ \T ( ! SECT>IAN %ELL ?AT HAS 5VELOP$ !M4 ,SIMIL> POSSIBILITIES UND\BT$LY EXI/ ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY1 & (F-CAMPUS Y\? 9VOLVE NOT ONLY /REET PEOPLE BUT ALSO HI< S*OOL & VOCATIONAL S*OOL Y\?1 <ETTO Y\?1 & Y\NG WORK]S4 ,FEW IF ANY ( !SE Y\NG PEOPLE WILL BE DRAWN TO ,S,D,S BECAUSE IT HAS ! 'CORRECT TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM ON IMP]IALISM3' !Y WILL BE DRAWN TO ,S,D,S ONLY IF IT EXPRESSES !IR DRIVE = LIFE & >TICULATES !IR DETE/ATION ( DEAD5 + MIDDLE-CLASS & PROLET>IAN VALUES4 

,S,D,S & ! COMMUNITY 

,S,D,S %\LD FOLL[ ! PA?S ( LEA/ RESI/ANCE 9 ITS /RUGGLE AGA9/ AN >*AIC SOCIETY ?AT IS DECOMPOS+ UNEV5LY BUT /ILL RETA9S A TREM5- D\S 9N] /R5G? AT ITS CORE4 ,BY 'PA?S ( LEA/ RESI/ANCE' WE DO NOT MEAN ?AT WE %\LD COMPROMISE \R PR9CIPLES1 MODES ( /RUGGLE OR GOALS1 BUT SIMPLY ?AT WE %\LD DEVOTE \R MA9 EF=TS TO ?OSE SECTORS ( ! POPULATION ?AT >E MO/ SUSCEPTIBLE TO RADICALIZATION4 ,IF !SE >E M9ORITY GR\PS OR WORK]S OR SECTORS ( ! MIDDLE CLASSES1 ! 5]GIES ( ! *APT]S %\LD BE DI/RIBUT$ TO ?OSE SECTORS4 ,TO PRECONCEIVE ISSUES 9 ADVANCE ( A /RUGGLE1 TO /RAITJACKET REALITY BY =MULAS BORR[$ FROM ! PA/1 W\LD BE A GRAVE ]ROR4 ,! REVOLT ( \R TIME CUTS ACROSS VIRTUALLY ALL CLASS L9ES4 

,IT GOES )\T SAY+ ?AT !RE CAN BE NO SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL REVOLUTION 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES )\T ! FULL & ACTIVE P>TICIPATION ( ! 9DU/RIAL PROLET>IAT4 ,! ,MAY-,JUNE EV5TS 9 ,FRANCE 9 #aifh PROVID$ ALMO/ A P>ADIGM ( H[ ! REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS CAN DEVELOP TODAY 9 AN ADVANC$ 9DU/RIAL C\NTRY4 ,IF WE DO NOT TRY TO LE>N FROM !SE EV5TS1 WE WILL LE>N NO?+4 ,! ,FR5* /UD5TS APPROA*$ ! WORK]S AT ! FACTORY GATES )\T PRET5SIONS AB\T !IR POSITION AS /UD5TS4 ,!Y DID NOT PRET5D !Y W]E WORK]S - & ! ,FR5* WORK]S ACKN[L$G$ !M = :AT !Y W]E3 /UD5TS4 ,! ALLIANCE BETWE5 WORK]S & /UD5TS WAS POSSIBLE PRECISELY BECAUSE BO? RECOGNIZ$ EA* O!R AS DI/9CT BUT OPPRESS$ /RATA - OPPRESS$ 9 DIFF]5T WAYS BY ! SAME SOCIAL 5EMY4 

,S,D,S & ! ,?IRD ,WORLD 

,! BE/ WAY WE CAN HELP ! ,?IRD ,WORLD IS BY *ANG+ ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD4 ,TO DECL>E ?AT ! MA9 PRIORITY ( ,S,D,S IS TO CREATE AN ANTI-IMP]IALI/ 'FRONT' IS TO GU>ANTEE ?AT IMP]IALISM WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM FROM ,S,D,S 9 %AP+ PUBLIC OP9ION 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ALONG IMP]IALI/ L9ES4 ,IF IMP]IALISM IS PRES5T$ 9 AB/RACT T]MS1 ITS CONCRETE MANI- FE/ATIONS - :I* CAN HAVE A PR(\ND EFFECT UPON ! SOCIAL DEVELOP- M5T 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES - WILL FLOAT 9 A LIMBO4 ,TO ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE1 ! WORD 'IMP]IALISM' IS AN AB/RACTION UNLESS ITS CONCRETE MANIFE/ATIONS >E CLE>LY & DECISIVELY F\<T4 ,! CASUALTY FIGURES 9 ! ,VIETNAM ,W> HAVE MEAN+S2 CONSCRIPTION HAS MEAN+2 A Y\? OV]%AD[$ BY ! PROSPECT ( MILIT>Y S]VICE HAS MEAN+2 ! BOMB+ ( VILLAGES & ! KILL+ & MAIM+ ( PEOPLE HAS MEAN+2 ! REPRESSIVE WAY ( LIFE 9 MILIT>Y UNITS HAS MEAN+2 EV5 ! :OLESALE DE/RUCTION ( ,VIETNAMESE =E/S BY DEFOLIANTS & FIRE HAS MEAN+4 ,AS REVOLUTION>Y 9T]NATIONALI/S1 IT IS \R RESPONSIBILITY TO EXPLA9 & FI<T IMP]IALISM 9 ALL ITS MANIFE/ATIONS - ITS S9I/] DAY-TO-DAY EXPLOITATION ( ! ,?IRD ,WORLD AS WELL AS ! MILIT>Y B>B>ITIES IT 9FLICTS ON ! ,?IRD ,WORLD4 ,BUT !SE FEATURES ( IMP]IAL ISM MU/ BE PRES5T$ CONCRETELY TO ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE1 ) A CLE> EMPHASIS ON H[ IT ALSO VICTIMIZES !M4 ,ONLY 9 ?IS CONCRETE WAY WILL IT BE POSSIBLE TO MOBILIZE ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE AGA9/ ! SOCIAL SY/EM AT HOME ?AT PRODUCES !SE B>B>ITIES ABROAD4 

,! /RUGGLE GO+ ON 9 ! ,?IRD ,WORLD IS A /RUGGLE )9 ! DOMA9 ( UNAVOIDABLE SC>CITY4 ,*9A1 ,VIETNAM & ,CUBA >E /RUGGL+ NOT ONLY TO RETA9 !IR 9DEP5D5CE1 BUT ALSO TO 9DU/RIALIZE4 ,!Y >E CONFRONT$ BY TASKS ?AT W]E OV]COME YE>S AGO 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,WE/EM ,EUROPE - H5CE ! ORGANIZATIONAL & POLITICAL =MS !Y ADOPT4 ,TO ATTEMPT TO EMULATE !SE =MS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 TO BORR[ ! HI]>*ICAL1 C5TRALIZ$ POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS ADOPT$ 9 V>Y+ DEGREES BY ! RUL+ ELEM5TS ( ,*9A1 ,CUBA & ,NOR? ,VIETNAM1 W\LD LIT]ALLY AM\NT TO A TURN+ BACK ( ! HI/ORICAL CLOCK4 ,WE MU/ TAKE \R PO9T ( DEP>TURE FROM ! SWEEP+ MAT]IAL OPPORTUNITIES PROVID$ BY TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5TS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,WE/EM ,EUROPE4 ,! ,FIR/ ,WORLD HAS PROBLEMS & POSSIBILITIES ?AT DIFF] QUALITATIVELY FROM ?OSE ( ! ,?IRD ,WORLD & FROM ?OSE ( ! PA/4 ,WE FI<T ON ! MO/ ADVANC$ T]RA9 9 HI/ORY - A T]RA9 ?AT OP5S ! PROSPECT ( A PO/-SC>CITY SOCIETY1 A LIB]T>IAN SOCIETY - NOT A SUB/ITUTION ( ONE SY/EM ( HI]>*Y BY ANO!R4 

,CONCLUSIONS 

,! REVOLUTION WE SEEK IS C5T]$ >\ND ! ELIM9ATON ( MAN'S DOM9ATION BY MAN4 ,DOM9ATION IS NOT A PROBLEM ( SOCIAL /RUCTURE ALONE2 IT IS ALSO A HUMAN CONDITION4 ,! POISON ( DOM9ATION IS F$ TO US ALMO/ AT BIR? - 9 ! FAMILY MILIEU1 9 ! GAMES WE PLAY1 9 S*OOLS & UNIV]SITIES1 9 ! >MY1 9 JOBS1 9 ! M>KET PLACE1 9 P5ODICALS1 BOOKS & ! MASS M$IA1 9 RELIGION1 9 ORGANIZATIONS ( ALL K9DS1 AD NAUSEAM4 ,R>ELY >E WE CONSCI\S ( ! EXT5T TO :I* DOM9ATION FL[S 9TO US FROM \R 5TIRE S5SORY APP>ATUS & REVEALS ITSELF 9 ! WAY WE ?9K1 TALK & EV5 WALK4 ,UNLESS WE BEG9 TO REMAKE \RSELVES1 UNLESS WE BEG9 TO ALT] \R LIFE /YLES & VALUES1 DOM9ATION WILL MOLD ALL \R CONCEPTS ( SOCIAL *ANGE1 \R E/IMATES ( :AT CON/ITUTES 'EFFECTIV5ESS' & 'EFFICI5CY4' ,LIFE-/YLE IS RELAT$ AS 9TIMATELY TO REVOLUTION AS REVOLUTION IS TO LIFE-/YLE4 ,?IS IS NOT A TAUTOLOGY2 IT IS AN 9T]PLAY1 A DIALECTICAL RELATION%IP :I* MU/ BE RESOLV$4 ,A 'REVOLUTION>Y' MOVEM5T ?AT FAILS TO TAKE ACC\NT ( ?IS RELATION%IP - 9DE$1 ?AT FO/]S ! SP9S & REALITY ( DOM9ATION BY ITS /RUCTURE1 !ORIES1 /RATEGIES & TACTICS - IS DE/9$ TO A*IEVE ONLY ONE K9D ('SUCCESS3' C\NT]-REVOLUTION4 

,9 SEEK+ TO FUNCTION )9 ! Y\? REVOLT ( \R TIME1 WE SEEK ALSO TO RID \RSELVES ( ALL ! ELEM5TS ?AT SO (T5 BETRAY ! REVOLUTION>Y TO ! V]Y SOCIETY HE IS FI<T+4 ,WE SEEK TO MAKE \R [N MOVEM5T ! LIB]AT$ SPACE ?AT WE /RIVE TO A*IEVE 9 SOCIETY AS A :OLE4 ,! REVOLUTION ?AT U%]S US 9TO A PO/-SC>CITY SOCIETY MU/ BE A COMPLETE REVOLUTION OR IT WILL BE NO REVOLUTION AT ALL4 ,IT MU/ ELIM9ATE NOT ONLY ! EXPLOITATION ( MAN BY MAN BUT ALSO ! DOM9ATION ( MAN BY MAN1 ! SPLITS BETWE5 MAN & NATURE1 T[N & C\NTRY1 WORK & PLAY1 M9D & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY1 !ORY & PRACTICE1 REASON & S5SU\SNESS1 SURVIVAL & LIFE4 ,IF WE DO NOT OV]COME & TRANSC5D !SE SPLITS1 IF WE DO NOT DEC5TRALIZE \R CITIES 9TO ECOLOGICALLY BALANC$ COMMUNITIES1 IF WE DO NOT PRODUCE = HUMAN NE$S 9/EAD ( PR(IT1 IF WE DO NOT RE/ORE ! BALANCE ( NATURE & F9D \R PLACE 9 IT1 IF WE DO NOT REPLACE HI]>*Y1 ! PATRI>*AL FAMILY & ! /ATE BY G5U9E1 OP51 HUMAN RELATIONS1 SOCIAL LIFE ITSELF WILL BE ANNIHILAT$4 

,\R MOVEM5T %\LD ATTEMPT TO REFLECT 9 ITS [N /RUCTURE & HUMAN RELATIONS ! K9D ( SOCIETY IT IS TRY+ TO BUILD4 ,IT %\LD DEC5TRALIZE SO ?AT IT WILL NOT DOM9ATE ! FUTURE SOCIETY BUT RA!R WILL DISSOLVE 9TO IT4 ,IT %\LD LEAVE ! P[] ) ! PEOPLE 9 ! ONLY S5SE ?AT IS MEAN+FUL3 IT %\LD DISSOLVE P[] SO ?AT EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL WILL HAVE CONTROL OV] HIS EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,IT %\LD DEC5TRALIZE = TACTICAL AS WELL AS /RATEGIC REASONS3 EA* *APT] %\LD BE FREE TO EVALUATE LOCAL ISSUES )\T 'DIRECTIVES' FROM ABOVE1 = IT ALONE HAS ! CLOS5ESS ( CONTACT ) AN IMM$IATE SITUATION ?AT ALL[S = A PROP] DET]M9ATION ( PRIORITIES4 ,EI!R WE WILL UND]/& ?AT WE >E LIV+ 9 A P]IOD ( G5]AL BREAKD[N1 A DISSOLUTION ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY AS A :OLE1 ) A MULTITUDE ( ISSUES ?AT CUT ACROSS VIRTUALLY TIME-HONOR$ SOCIAL /RATA1 OR WE WILL REMA9 BL9D TO EV5TS1 !IR VICTIMS RA!R ?AN CATALY/S ( CONSCI\SNESS & REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE4 

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