,WE ,FI<T BECAUSE ,WE ,LIKE ,IT 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,A REFLECTION ON H[ TO UND]/& ! AN>*I/ PROJECT \TSIDE A PO/-,*RI/IAN MILL5>IAN N>RATIVE ( R$EMPTION4 

  

0',!Y >E JU/ <O/S1 ! ONES :O ?9K PEOPLE FI<T TO W96 ,!Y FI<T BECAUSE !Y LIKE IT4'0 

-,& ,!RE ,WAS ,LI<T1 ,AUTOBIOGRAPHY ( ,JACQUES ,LUSSEYRAN1 BL9D H]O ( ! ,FR5* ,RESI/ANCE  
  
,IT IS NOT A QUE/ION ( :E!R WE CAN W91 BUT ( H[ WE WI% TO LIVE4 

  

,I'VE P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T = A QU>T] ( A C5TURY4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( ?AT TIME1 ,I'VE SE5 US A*IEVE 9SPIR+ VICTORIES AGA9/ OV]:ELM+ ODDS4 ,FROM LOCAL CONFLICTS TO 9T]NATIONAL CONFRONTATIONS1 WE'VE =C$ ! AU?ORITIES TO BACK D[N TIME & AGA91 SECUR+ SPACE 9 :I* TO C>RY \T \R EXP]IM5TS TO 9V5T O!R WAYS ( LIV+ & RELAT+4 ,SOME ( !SE SPACES HAVE LA/$ = M9UTES2 SOME ( !M HAVE LA/$ = DECADES4 ,WE CAN UND]/& ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ITSELF AS ONE ( !SE SPACES4 

,I'VE ALSO SE5 A LOT ( SUFF]+ & DESPAIR4 ,MANY ( \R COMRADES HAVE BE5 9JUR$1 %OT1 IMPRISON$1 OR KILL$ 9 ! C\RSE ( FI<T+ = ! IDEALS WE %>E4 ,MANY MORE HAVE LO/ FAI? ?AT WE WILL EV] >RIVE 9 A BETT] WORLD--?AT ALL ?IS SACRIFICE WILL BE JU/IFI$4 ,IT CAN BE V]Y DIFFICULT TO MA9TA9 Y\R MORALE :5 Y\'RE TAK+ ON ! GLOBAL ORD] ITSELF4 

,I /ILL PASSIONATELY BELIEVE ?AT A FEW PEOPLE CAN MAKE TREM5D\S *ANGES 9 ! WORLD >\ND US4 ,BUT ,I'M NOT LOOK+ TO BE PAID = MY EF=TS 9 SOME FUTURE P>ADISE4 ,I'M NOT AN EMPLOYEE SEEK+ ! WAGES ( REVOLUTION4 ,I DO ?IS BECAUSE ! /RUGGLE ITSELF IS FULFILL+4 

,I DON'T BUY 9TO ! PROGRESS N>RATIVE ( ! ,WE/]N ,5LI<T5M5T1 9 :I* LIFE 9EVITABLY BECOMES BETT] & BETT] OV] TIME & IF WE DO \R P>T WE CAN CONGRATULATE \RSELVES ON BE+ A P>T ( ! >C ( HI/ORY ?AT SUPPOS$LY B5DS T[>DS JU/ICE4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! /RUGGLES WE >E 5GAG$ 9 TODAY >E V]Y OLD4 ,9 SOME WAYS WE HAVE GA9$ GR\ND1 9 O!R WAYS WE HAVE LO/ GR\ND1 BUT !RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS ABSOLUTE VICTORY OR ABSOLUTE DEFEAT1 & !RE >E NO GU>ANTEES AS TO H[ !SE /RUGGLES WILL TURN \T4 

,I DON'T P>TICIPATE 9 AN>*I/ /RUGGLE BECAUSE ,I ?9K WE WILL SAVE ! WORLD4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ,I FI<T BECAUSE ,I KN[ ?AT ONE DAY ! :OLE WORLD WILL BE DE/ROY$--! E>? WILL BE CONSUM$ BY ! SUN1 LEAV+ ONLY A%--& :5 ?AT DAY COMES1 ,I WANT ! /ORY ?AT 5DS TO BE A /ORY ( BEAUTY & TRAG$Y & RESI/ANCE TO TYRANNY4 ,I WANT ! /ORY WE LIVE TO BE A /ORY ( JOY & C\RAGE & TOGE!RNESS4 ,I FI<T BECAUSE IT IS A WAY ( REMEMB]+ ?OSE :O CAME BE=E US1 BECAUSE IT IS A WAY ( HONOR+ ! CREATIVITY & REBELLI\SNESS ( MY CONTEMPOR>IES1 BECAUSE IT IS AN ACT ( C>E = EV]YONE ELSE :OSE HE>T BREAKS TO SEE 9JU/ICE & MIS=TUNE4 ,I FI<T BECAUSE ,I KN[ ?AT !RE IS NO HAPPILY EV] AFT]1 !RE IS NO SALVATION WAIT+ = US AT ! 5D ( HI/ORY2 !RE IS JU/ :AT WE DO TOGE!R TODAY4 ,?AT IS ALL ! BEAUTY & MEAN+ 9 ! WORLD ?AT !RE WILL EV] BE1 & IT CAN BE MORE ?AN 5\<4 

,BUT ISN'T IT MORE DIFFICULT TO FI<T8 ,>5'T WE SETT+ \RSELVES UP = GRATUIT\S SUFF]+1 TAK+ ON SU* P[]FUL ADV]S>IES8 ,W\LDN'T IT BE EASI] TO GIVE UP & GO ) ! FL[8 

,EA* ( US IS B\ND TO SUFF] REG>DLESS--?AT IS ! ONLY C]TA9TY 9 ?IS WORLD4 ,MORTALITY IS A F> MORE =MIDABLE ADV]S>Y ?AN ! /ATE4 ,:E!R WE *OOSE TO FI<T OR NOT1 WE WILL SUFF]4 ,! QUE/ION IS :AT WE WANT ! CONTEXT ( ?AT SUFF]+ TO BE4 ,WILL WE SUFF] 9 PURSUIT ( ! ?+S ?AT >E MO/ PRECI\S TO US8 ,OR WILL WE SUFF] MEAN+LESSLY1 ATTEMPT+ TO FLEE FROM PA9 & UNC]TA9TY1 AS IF ?AT C\LD PROTECT US8 ,MY EXP]I5CES 9 A HUNDR$ BLACK BLOCS HAVE CONV9C$ ME ?AT IT IS USUALLY SAF] 9 ! FRONT4 

,I'VE MADE PEACE ) ! FACT ?AT WE >E P>TICIPAT+ 9 /RUGGLES ?AT CAN NEV] BE DEF9ITIVELY WON4 ,IT'S NOT A QUE/ION ( SIMPLY OV]?R[+ A S+LE GOV]NM5T OR DE/ROY+ ! /ATE AS A SOCIAL =M1 BUT ! NEV]-CONCLUD$ PROCESS ( *ALL5G+ HI]>*Y & OPPRESSION 9 ALL ! DIFF]5T =MS !Y CAN ASSUME4 ,?IS IS NOT A PROJECT ?AT WILL EV] BE COMPLETE4 

,= ME1 ACCEPT+ ?AT MY ACTIONS CANNOT D]IVE !IR MEAN+ FROM SOME FUTURE GOAL IS 9T]TW9$ ) ! PROCESS ( COM+ TO T]MS ) MY MORTALITY4 ,RECOGNIZ+ DEA? AS 9EVITABLE1 ,I DON'T HURRY ANY FA/] T[>DS IT4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 MY ATT5TION %IFTS ELSE:]E1 TO EV]Y?+ ?AT IS NOT DEA?1 H[EV] SMALL IT MAY BE4 ,9 A WORLD ( DEA?1 9 A NECROCOSMOS EXT5D+ ACROSS BILLIONS ( LI<T YE>S ( MO/LY EMPTY SPACE1 A COSMOS ?AT IS ALREADY ON ITS WAY1 A/RONOM]S ANTICIPATE1 TO UNIV]SAL HEAT DEA?1 ! G]M9ATION ( A S+LE SE$ HOLDS MORE MEAN+ = ME ?AN ALL ! SWIRL+ GALAXIES ( DU/4 ,WE MAY BE DEFEAT$ BY \R 5EMIES1 WE >E C]TA9LY DOOM$ TO BECOME DU/ \RSELVES1 BUT IF !SE ?+S >E SO1 !N ! 5TIRETY ( :AT IS MEAN+FUL CONSI/S ONLY ( ! MOM5TS ?AT SOME?+ ELSE IS HAPP5+1 SOME?+ O!R ?AN DEA?--BE IT A LOV+ 9T]ACTION BETWE5 TWO FRI5DS1 ! MA9T5ANCE ( AN AN>*I/ SOCIAL C5T]1 ! DEVELOPM5T ( A GRASSROOTS MUSIC TRADITION LIKE PUNK OR KLEZM]1 AN EXPLOSION ( RIOT+1 OR ! TOPPL+ ( A GOV]NM5T4 

,! FACT ?AT EA* ( !SE MOM5TS HAS OCCURR$ WILL REMA9 =EV]1 IMMUTABLE1 9 DEFIANCE ( ! VACUUM4 ,! C[>DICE & VIOL5CE ( 9DIVIDUAL POLICE (FIC]S & ( ! POLICE AS AN 9/ITUTION1 ! EGREGI\S ACTS ( ,I,S,I,S & ! ,K,K,K--?OSE >E JU/ BACKGR\ND NOISE1 DEA? & TAXES4 

,FROM !SE MOM5TS--FROM \R LIV$ EXP]I5CES ( AN>*Y & FRE$OM--WE CAN EXTRAPOLATE A VISION ( ! FUTURE ?AT IS NOT A REIT]ATION ( ,*RI/IAN ES*ATOLOGY BUT RA!R A DIM5SION ( H[ WE CONDUCT \RSELVES 9 ! PRES5T4 ,WE MAY OR MAY NOT LIVE TO EXP]I5CE AN>*Y ON A SCALE GREAT] ?AN \R H>D-WON FRI5D%IPS1 LOVE AFFAIRS1 PROJECTS1 & UPRIS+S4 ,BUT 9 ! MEANTIME1 ! VISION ( ?AT POSSIBILITY CAN AN*OR & ORI5T US 9 ! PRES5T1 9=M+ \R ACTIONS1 ! WAY A M>9] NAVIGATES ACROSS ! SEA BY ! />S4 ,REG>DLESS ( :AT HAPP5S TOMORR[1 :5 WE >E ABLE TO IMAG9E A UTOPIA1 ?AT UTOPIA CAN GA9 TRACTION ON REALITY BY 5ABL+ US TO TAKE ACTIONS WE W\LD O!RWISE NOT BE CAPABLE (4 ,! REALITY CONT5T ( A FUTURE UTOPIA IS DET]M9$ BY ! ACTIONS IT 5ABLES US TO TAKE TODAY4 

,9 ?IS REG>D1 MY ABILITY TO BELIEVE 9 ! POSSIBILITY ( *ANGE--NOT AS SOME?+ TO OCCUR 9 ! FUTURE1 BUT AS SOME?+ ,I CAN PURSUE RI<T N[--IS A FUNDAM5TAL P>T ( MY P[] TO LIVE FULLY1 TO MA9TA9 A HEAL?Y RELATION%IP TO MY [N AG5CY4 ,?IS IS DIFF]5T FROM BELIEV+ 9 A MILL5>IAN VISION ( REVOLUTION4 ,IT IS NOT A PR$ICTION AB\T ! FUTURE1 SU* AS A SCI5TI/ MI<T MAKE1 BUT RA!R A DECISION AB\T H[ TO RELATE TO MYSELF & MY [N CAPABILITIES4 

,?IS IS :AT 5ABLES ME TO TAKE ACTION1 H[EV] HUMBLE1 H[EV] IMP]FECT1 & TO LE>N FROM MY ACTIONS1 MAKE CONTACT ) O!RS1 & TAKE ACTION AGA94 ,! HI/ORY ( AN>*Y AS ! LIV$ EXP]I5CE ( HUMAN BE+S IS COMPRIS$ ( SU* ACTIONS1 :I* WILL HANG 9 ET]NITY AFT] EV]Y EMPIRE HAS TRIUMPH$ & BE5 DE/ROY$ & ! E>? HAS BE5 SWALL[$ UP BY ! SUN4  
  

NOT ONLY HAVE WE NEV] HAD ANY NOTION OR DESIRE TO W9  

 BUT NOT EV5 ANY NOTION ?AT !RE WAS ANY?+ TO BE WON ANY:]E  

 & !N Y\ KN[ IF ,I REALLY ?9K AB\T IT N[  

 TO ME ! WORD W9N+ SEEMS EXACTLY ! SAME AS DY+ 

-,NANNI ,BALE/R9I1 ,! ,UNSE5  
  
  

,!RE >E FEW ( US N[1 SOON  

 ,!RE WILL BE NONE4 ,WE W]E COMRADES  

 ,TOGE!R1 WE BELIEV$ WE  

 ,W\LD SEE ) \R [N EYES ! NEW  

 ,WORLD :]E MAN WAS NO LONG]  

 ,WOLF TO MAN1 BUT M5 & WOM5  

 ,W]E ALL BRO!RS & LOV]S  

 ,TOGE!R4 ,WE WILL NOT SEE IT4  

 ,WE WILL NOT SEE IT1 NONE ( US4  

 ,IT IS F>!R (F ?AN WE ?\<T4  

 ,9 \R Y\NG DAYS WE BELIEV$  

 ,?AT AS WE GREW OLD & FELL  

 ,\T ( RANK1 NEW RECRUITS1 Y\NG  

 ,& ) ! WISDOM ( Y\?1  

 ,W\LD TAKE \R PLACES & !Y  

 ,SURELY W\LD GR[ OLD 9 !  

 ,GOLD5 ,AGE4 ,!Y HAVE NOT COME4  

 ,!Y WILL NOT COME4 ,!RE >E NOT  

 ,MANY ( US LEFT4 ,ONCE WE  

 ,M>*$ 9 CLOS$ RANKS1 TODAY EA*  

 ,( US FI<TS (F ! 5EMY1  

 ,A LONELY ISOLAT$ GU]RILLA4  

 ,ALL ?IS HAS HAPP5$ BE=E1  

 ,MANY TIMES4 ,IT DOES NOT MATT]4  

 ,WE W]E COMRADES TOGE!R4  

 ,LIFE WAS GOOD = US4 ,IT IS  

 ,GOOD TO BE BRAVE -- NO?+ IS  

 ,BETT]4 ,FOOD TA/ES BETT]4 ,W9E  

 ,IS MORE BRILLIANT4 ,GIRLS >E MORE  

 ,BEAUTIFUL4 ,! SKY IS BLU]  

 ,= ! BRAVE -- = ! BRAVE &  

 ,HAPPY COMRADES & = !  

 ,LONELY BRAVE RETREAT+ W>RIORS4  

 ,Y\ HAD A GOOD LIFE4 ,EV5 ALL  

 ,ITS SORR[S & DEFEATS &  

 ,DISILLUSIONM5TS W]E GOOD1  

 ,MET ) C\RAGE & A GAY HE>T4  

 ,Y\ >E GONE & WE >E ?AT  

 ,MU* MORE ALONE4 ,WE >E ONE FEW]1  

 ,SOON WE %ALL BE NONE4 ,WE KN[ N[  

 ,WE HAVE FAIL$ = A LONG TIME4  

 ,& WE DO NOT C>E4 ,WE FEW WILL  

 ,REMEMB] AS LONG AS WE CAN1  

 ,\R *ILDR5 MAY REMEMB]1  

 ,SOME DAY ! WORLD WILL REMEMB]4  

 ,!N !Y WILL SAY1 0,!Y LIV$ 9  

 ,! DAYS ( ! GOOD COMRADES4  

 ,IT MU/ HAVE BE5 WOND]FUL  

 ,TO HAVE BE5 ALIVE !N1 ?\< IT  

 ,IS V]Y BEAUTIFUL N[40  

 ,WE WILL BE REMEMB]$1 ALL  

 ,( US1 ALWAYS1 BY ALL M51  

 ,9 ! GOOD DAYS N[ SO F> AWAY4  

 ,IF ! GOOD DAYS NEV] COME1  

 ,WE WILL NOT KN[4 ,WE WILL NOT C>E4  

 ,\R LIVES W]E ! BE/4 ,WE W]E !  

 ,HAPPIE/ M5 ALIVE 9 \R DAY4 

-,K5NE? ,REXRO?1 0,= ,ELI ,JACOBSON0 7,DECEMB] #a#i#e#b7  
  
,FUR!R ,READ+ 

  

,AN E>LI] V]SION ( ?IS TEXT APPE>$ 9 ,CONFLICTUAL ,WISDOM1 0,REVOLUTION>Y ,9TROSPECTION T[>DS ! ,PRES]VATION ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,9DIVIDUAL @& ,COMMUNITY10 9 :I* LONGTIME AN>*I/S REFLECT ON H[ TO MA9TA9 LONGEVITY :ILE CONFRONT+ SEEM+LY 9V9CIBLE ADV]S>IES4 ,WE ALSO RECOMM5D3 

,DES]T3 0,9 \R HE>TS1 WE ALL KN[ ! WORLD WILL NOT BE 'SAV$4'0 

,GRE5 ,NIHILISM OR ,COSMIC ,PESSIMISM BY ,ALEJ&RO DE ,ACO/A 

  

,! GREATE/ WEI<T4-- ,:AT1 IF SOME DAY OR NI<T A DEMON W]E TO /EAL AFT] Y\ 9TO Y\R LONELIE/ LONEL9ESS & SAY TO Y\3 0,?IS LIFE AS Y\ N[ LIVE IT & HAVE LIV$ IT1 Y\ WILL HAVE TO LIVE ONCE MORE & 9NUM]ABLE TIMES MORE2 & !RE WILL BE NO?+ NEW 9 IT1 BUT EV]Y PA9 & EV]Y JOY & EV]Y ?\<T & SI< & EV]Y?+ UNUTT]ABLY SMALL OR GREAT 9 Y\R LIFE WILL HAVE TO RETURN TO Y\1 ALL 9 ! SAME SUCCESSION & SEQU5CE -- EV5 ?IS SPID] & ?IS MOONLI<T BETWE5 ! TREES1 & EV5 ?IS MOM5T & ,I MYSELF4 ,! ET]NAL H\RGLASS ( EXI/5CE IS TURN$ UPSIDE D[N AGA9 & AGA91 & Y\ ) IT1 SPECK ( DU/60 

,W\LD Y\ NOT ?R[ Y\RSELF D[N & GNA% Y\R TEE? & CURSE ! DEMON :O SPOKE ?US8 444,OR H[ WELL DISPOS$ W\LD Y\ HAVE TO BECOME TO Y\RSELF & TO LIFE TO CRAVE NO?+ MORE F]V5TLY ?AN ?IS ULTIMATE ET]NAL CONFIRMATION & SEAL8 

-,NIETZS*E1 ,! ,GAY ,SCI5CE  
  

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