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,\R =EBE>S OV]?REW K+S & DICTATORS1 BUT !Y DIDN'T ABOLI% ! 9/ITUTIONS BY :I* K+S & DICTATORS RUL$3 !Y DEMOCRATIZ$ !M4 ,YET :OEV] OP]ATES !SE 9/ITUTIONS--:E!R IT'S A K+1 A PRESID5T1 OR AN ELECTORATE--! EXP]I5CE ON ! RECEIV+ 5D IS R\<LY ! SAME4 ,LAWS1 BUREAUCRACY1 & POLICE CAME BE=E DEMOCRACY2 !Y FUNCTION ! SAME WAY 9 A DEMOCRACY AS 9 A DICTATOR%IP4 ,! ONLY DIFF]5CE IS ?AT1 BECAUSE WE CAN CA/ BALLOTS AB\T H[ !Y %\LD BE APPLI$1 WE'RE SUPPOS$ TO REG>D !M AS \RS EV5 :5 !Y'RE US$ AGA9/ US4 

,DEMOCRACY MEANS POLICE4 

  

,DEMOCRACY DOESN'T JU/ MEAN PUBLIC P>TICIPATION 9 MAK+ DECISIONS4 ,IT PRESUMES ?AT ALL P[] & LEGITIMACY IS VE/$ 9 ONE DECISION-MAK+ /RUCTURE1 & IT REQUIRES A WAY TO IMPOSE ?OSE DECISIONS4 ,AS LONG AS ANYONE MI<T DEFY !M1 !RE HAVE TO BE >M$ P]SONNEL TO REGULATE1 TO DISCIPL9E1 TO CONTROL4 

,)\T POLICE1 !RE W\LD BE AN>*Y3 PEOPLE W\LD ACT ON !IR [N 9ITIATIVE1 ONLY IMPLEM5T+ DECISIONS !Y FELT TO BE 9 !IR BE/ 9T]E/4 ,CONFLICTS W\LD HAVE TO BE RESOLV$ TO ! MUTUAL SATISFACTION ( ALL P>TIES 9VOLV$1 NOT SUPPRESS$ BY A GANG ) A MONOPOLY ON =CE4 

,DEMOCRACY MEANS BORD]S4 

  

,DEMOCRACY PRESUMES A L9E BETWE5 P>TICIPANTS & \TSID]S1 BETWE5 LEGITIMATE & ILLEGITIMATE4 ,ONLY A FRACTION ( ! M5 C\LD VOTE 9 ANCI5T ,A!NS2 ! ,F\ND+ ,FA!RS [N$ SLAVES4 ,CITIZ5%IP /ILL IMPOSES A B>RI] BETWE5 9CLUD$ & EXCLUD$1 %UTT+ OV] #a MILLION UNDOCUM5T$ RESID5TS \T ( ! DECISIONS ?AT %APE !IR LIVES4 

,! LIB]AL ANSW] IS TO EXP& ! L9ES ( 9CLUSION1 EXT5D+ RI<TS & PRIVILEGES UNTIL EV]YONE IS 9TEGRAT$ 9TO ONE VA/ DEMOCRATIC PROJECT4 ,BUT AS LONG AS ALL P[] MU/ FL[ ?R\< ONE BOTTL5ECK1 !RE >E B\ND TO BE IMBALANCES & \TSID]S4 ,! ALT]NATIVE W\LD BE AN>*Y3 ABOLI%+ C5TRALIZ$ P[] /RUCTURES & ALL ! BORD]S !Y IMPOSE4 ,)\T BORD]S1 PEOPLE W\LD ONLY LIVE & WORK TOGE!R ( !IR [N FREE WILL1 FL[+ FREELY BETWE5 COMMUNITIES )\T TOP-D[N CONTROL4 

,DEMOCRACY MEANS PRISONS4 

  

,?OSE :O DON'T ACCEPT ! AU?ORITY ( ! /ATE MU/ BE ISOLAT$1 LE/ !IR DISOB$I5CE SPREAD TO ! RE/ ( ! POPULATION4 ,WE'RE TOLD ?AT PRISONS PROTECT US1 BUT ! ONLY CON/ANT S9CE !IR 9V5TION HAS BE5 ?AT !Y PROTECT ! /ATE FROM ?OSE :O MI<T ?REAT5 IT4 ,9 PRACTICE1 BY BREAK+ UP COMMUNITIES & FO/]+ ANTISOCIAL T5D5CIES1 !Y ONLY 5DANG] US--EV5 ?OSE ( US :O >5'T BEH9D B>S4 

,)\T PRISONS1 !RE W\LD BE AN>*Y3 PEOPLE W\LD HAVE TO WORK \T CONFLICTS DIRECTLY RA!R ?AN CALL+ 9 ! AU?ORITIES1 & IT W\LD NO LONG] BE POSSIBLE TO SWEEP ! 9EQUALITIES ( ?IS SOCIETY UND] ! RUG4 

,DEMOCRACY MEANS SURVEILLANCE4 

  

,DEMOCRACY PRESUMES TRANSP>5CY3 A M>KETPLACE ( IDEAS1 9 :I* DECISIONS >E MADE 9 ! OP54 ,( C\RSE1 9 AN UNEQUAL SOCIETY1 TRANSP>5CY PUTS SOME PEOPLE AT RISK--! EMPLOYEE :O C\LD BE FIR$ = EXPRESS+ ! WRONG OP9ION1 ! IMMIGRANT :O FE>S DEPORTATION--:ILE ! P[]FUL CAN FEIGN TRANSP>5CY AS !Y MAKE BACK-ROOM DEALS4 ,9 PRACTICE1 POLITICAL TRANSP>5CY SIMPLY EQUIPS 9TELLIG5CE AG5CIES TO MONITOR ! POPULACE1 PREP>+ REPRISALS = :5 DISSID5TS GET \T ( H&--& :AT GOV]NM5T C\LD MA9TA9 ITS AU?ORITY )\T 9TELLIG5CE AG5CIES8 

,)\T SURVEILLANCE1 !RE W\LD BE AN>*Y3 PEOPLE W\LD SAY & DO :AT !Y REALLY BELIEVE 94 ,?OSE :O DEF5D C5TRALIZ$ P[] FE> NO?+ MORE ?AN PRIVACY--! KEEP+ ( SECRETS--:I* !Y CALL CONSPIRACY4 

,DEMOCRACY MEANS W>4 

  

,DEMOCRACY MEANS CON/ANT COMPETITION4 ,JU/ AS CORPORATIONS CONT5D = RES\RCES 9 ! M>KETPLACE1 POLITICIANS & GOV]NM5TS VIE = P[]4 ,:5 P[] IS C5TRALIZ$1 PEOPLE HAVE TO ATTA9 DOM9ATION OV] O!RS 9 ORD] TO DET]M9E !IR [N DE/9IES4 ,?OSE 9 P[] CAN ONLY HOLD ONTO IT BY WAG+ W> P]PETUALLY AGA9/ !IR [N POPULATIONS AS WELL AS =EIGN PEOPLES3 H5CE ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D TROOPS BR\<T BACK FROM ,IRAQ TO SUPPRESS DOME/IC PROTE/S4 

,AS LONG AS WE REMA9 AT A DI/ANCE FROM \R [N POT5TIAL1 BE+ GOV]N$ RA!R ?AN ACT+ FREELY1 BE+ REPRES5T$ RA!R ?AN ACT+ ON \R [N 9T]E/S1 PEOPLE WILL SEEK P[] OV] EA* O!R AS A SUB/ITUTE = SELF-DET]M9ATION4 ,! ALT]NATIVE IS AN>*Y3 A WORLD 9 :I* PEOPLE FI<T ONLY = !MSELVES--NOT = EMPIRES1 FLAGS1 OR GODS--& CONFLICTS CANNOT PRODUCE HI]>*Y & OPPRESSION4  
  

,WE HAVE TO BE TIRELESS 9 \R CRITIQUE ( DEMOCRACY1 AS ! ALT]NATIVE PEOPLE 9 ?IS SOCIETY 9TUITIVELY FALL BACK ON AGA9/ ! EXCESSES ( CAPITALISM4 ,! MORE UNPOPUL> ?IS IS1 ! MORE IMPORTANT IT IS ?AT WE DO IT4 ,PRIVATE PROP]TY & GOV]NM5T >E ! TWO GREAT SACR$ C[S ( \R AGE--! ONES = :I* \R LIVES & ! E>? ITSELF >E BE+ SACRIFIC$--& *ALL5G+ ! WAYS !Y MONOPOLIZE LEGITIMACY IS ONE PROJECT1 NOT TWO4 ,!Y >E TWO HEADS ( ! SAME BEA/2 !Y CANNOT BE BEAT5 SEP>ATELY4 -,NI<TM>ES ( ,CAPITALISM1 ,PIPE ,DREAMS ( ,DEMOCRACY  
  

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