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,FROM ! 9ITIAL REVOLT 9 ,F]GUSON LA/ ,AUGU/ TO ! DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,OAKL& & ,B]KELEY LA/ WEEK1 PROP]TY DE/RUCTION HAS BE5 C5TRAL TO A NEW WAVE ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ POLICE VIOL5CE4 ,BUT :AT DOES V&ALIZ+ BUS9ESSES HAVE TO DO ) PROTE/+ POLICE BRUTALITY8 ,:Y BREAK W9D[S8 

,FIR/1 AS C\NTLESS O!RS HAVE >GU$1 BECAUSE PROP]TY DE/RUCTION IS AN EFFECTIVE TACTIC4 ,FROM ! ,BO/ON ,TEA ,P>TY TO ! DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ ! #aiii ,WORLD ,TRADE ,ORGANIZATION SUMMIT 9 ,SEATTLE1 PROP]TY DE/RUCTION HAS BE5 AN ESS5TIAL P>T ( MANY /RUGGLES4 ,IT CAN PRESSURE OR PUNI% OPPON5TS BY 9FLICT+ AN ECONOMIC CO/4 ,IT CAN MOBILIZE POT5TIAL COMRADES BY DEMON/RAT+ ?AT ! RUL+ =CES >E NOT 9V9CIBLE4 ,IT CAN =CE ISSUES ?AT O!RWISE W\LD BE SUPPRESS$--WE W\LD C]TA9LY NOT BE HAV+ A NATIONWIDE CONV]SATION AB\T RACE1 CLASS1 & POLIC+ W]E IT NOT = ! C\RAGE\S ACTIONS ( A FEW V&ALS 9 ,F]GUSON4 ,F9ALLY1 IT CONVEYS AN UNCOMPROMIS+ REJECTION ( ! PREVAIL+ ORD]1 OP5+ SPACE 9 :I* PEOPLE MAY BEG9 TO IMAG9E ANO!R4 

,PROP]TY DE/RUCTION *>GES DON'T LOOK GOOD ON A RESUME OR 9 A CAMPAIGN = CITY C\NCIL1 BUT P]HAPS ?IS IS A GOOD ?+4 ,IT MEANS ?AT POLITICAL V&ALISM IS USUALLY A SELFLESS ACT--& EV5 :5 IT ISN'T1 IT HAS TO BE ITS [N REW>D4 ,!RE IS MORE REASON TO SUSPECT PAID NONPR(IT ACTIVI/S & ASPIR+ POLITICIANS ( ULT]IOR MOTIVES ?AN TO QUE/ION ! MOTIVATIONS ( V&ALS4 ,?IS MAY EXPLA9 :Y ACTIVI/S & POLITICIANS CA/ SU* ASP]SIONS ON !M4 

,%OP W9D[S REPRES5T SEGREGATION4 ,!Y >E 9VISIBLE B>RI]S4 ,LIKE SO MU* 9 ?IS SOCIETY1 !Y SIMULTANE\SLY (F] A VIEW ( 0! GOOD LIFE0 & BLOCK ACCESS TO IT4 ,9 A POL>IZ+ ECONOMY1 %OP W9D[S TAUNT ! POOR ) COMMODITIES !Y CANNOT AF=D1 /ATUS & SECURITY !Y WILL NEV] ATTA94 ,= MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS1 ! HEAL?Y FOOD1 M$IC9ES1 & O!R GOODS !Y NE$ >E ! BREAD? ( AN 5TIRE SOCIAL CLASS AWAY FROM !M1 A GULF !Y WILL NOT CROSS 9 A LIFETIME ( H>D WORK--A GULF REPRES5T$ BY HALF AN 9* ( PLATE GLASS4 

,TO SMA% A %OP W9D[ IS TO CONTE/ ALL ! B\ND>IES ?AT CUT ?R\< ?IS SOCIETY3 BLACK & :ITE1 RI* & POOR1 9CLUD$ & EXCLUD$4 ,MO/ ( US HAVE BECOME 9UR$ TO ALL ?IS SEGREGATION1 TAK+ SU* 9EQUALITIES = GRANT$ AS A FACT ( LIFE4 ,BREAK+ W9D[S IS A WAY TO BREAK ?IS SIL5CE1 TO *ALL5GE ! ABSURD NOTION ?AT ! SOCIAL CON/RUCT ( PROP]TY RI<TS IS MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ! NE$S ( ! PEOPLE >\ND US4 

,ONE REACTION>Y >GUM5T GOES ?AT V&ALS >E WRECK+ 0!IR [N NEI<BORHOODS10 BUT ?IS IS A DIS+5U\S WAY TO SPEAK AB\T ?OSE :OSE NAMES DO NOT APPE> ON ANY DE$S4 ,9DE$1 :5 DEVELOP]S SPEAK ( 0IMPROV+0 !SE NEI<BORHOODS1 !Y MEAN ! DE FACTO EXPULSION ( ! CURR5T POPULATION4 ,! PROBLEM 9 ,F]GUSON & EV]Y:]E LIKE IT IS NOT ?AT ! ECONOMY HAS BE5 9T]RUPT$2 ! PROBLEM IS ! R\T9E FUNCTION+ ( ! ECONOMY ITSELF4 ,9 A PR(IT-DRIV5 SOCIETY1 ! MORE ?AT POOR PEOPLE WORK & PAY R5T1 ! POOR] !Y WILL 5D UP RELATIVE TO ?OSE :O >E PR(IT+ ON !IR LABOR--?AT'S :]E PR(IT COMES FROM4 ,IT IS DI%ONE/ TO BLAME ! VICTIM H]E1 AS IF MORE SUBMISSIV5ESS C\LD PRODUCE A DIFF]5T RESULT4 ,9 A PYRAMID S*EME1 SOMEBODY HAS TO =M ! BOTTOM TI]1 & EV] S9CE ! COLONIZATION ( ! SO-CALL$ ,AM]ICAS ?AT HAS ALWAYS MEANT BLACK & BR[N PEOPLE4 

,AS O!RS HAVE PO9T$ \T1 COLONIZATION1 G5TRIFICATION1 MASS 9C>C]ATION1 & POLICE KILL+S >E ALL =MS ( DISPLACEM5T1 ( ]ASURE4 ,WE HAVE BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO CEASELESS1 DRAMATIC DISRUPTIONS ( ! 5VIRONM5TS WE LIVE 9--SO LONG AS IT IS CAPITALI/S & POLICE DRIV+ !M1 NOT POOR PEOPLE4 ,?IS NORMALIZES AN ALI5AT$ RELATION TO ! URBAN L&SCAPE1 SO :OLE NEI<BORHOODS CAN BE LEVEL$ & REPLAC$ )\T ANYONE BATT+ AN EYELID4 ,IT NORMALIZES A SOCIAL SY/EM ?AT ITSELF HAS ONLY BE5 IMPOS$ ON ! E>? OV] ! PA/ C\PLE C5TURIES1 MAK+ ! MO/ UNSU/A9ABLE WAY ( LIFE EV] PRACTIC$ SEEM TIMELESS & ET]NAL4 ,V&ALISM DEMON/RATES ?AT BO? ! CURR5T DISPOSITION ( URBAN SPACE & ! SOCIAL SY/EM ?AT DET]M9ES IT >E CONT+5T & TEMPOR>Y--?AT IT IS POSSIBLE1 EV5 ) LIMIT$ RES\RCES1 TO TRANS=M SPACE ACCORD+ TO A DIFF]5T LOGIC4 ,G5TRIFICATION & V&ALISM >E BO? =MS ( 9T]V5TION 9 ! URBAN L&SCAPE--! DIFF]5CE IS ?AT G5TRIFICATION IS TOP-D[N1 :ILE V&ALISM IS BOTTOM-UP4 

,IT IS NOT A CO9CID5CE ?AT %OP W9D[S HAVE BE5 T>GET$ 9 PROTE/S AGA9/ POLICE VIOL5CE4 ,BUS9ESSES1 BE !Y MULT9ATIONAL OR LOCAL1 >E ! TAX BASE ?AT PAYS = POLICE1 & )\T POLICE !Y W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCUMULATE SO MU* WEAL? AT EV]YONE ELSE'S EXP5SE4 ,9 ?IS SITUATION1 ADDRESS+ PROTE/S DIRECTLY TO ! POLICE IS OBLIQUE1 = ! POLICE ANSW] TO BUS9ESS [N]S & POLITICIANS1 NOT TO PUBLIC OP9ION4 ,IT IS MU* MORE DIRECT TO T>GET !IR BOSSES1 ! CAPITALI/S !MSELVES4 ,CO/ !M 5\< MONEY 9 SMA%$ W9D[S1 & MAYBE !Y'LL ?9K TWICE AB\T :AT K9D ( POLIC+ !Y CALL =4 

0,BUT SOME POOR WORK] IS GO+ TO HAVE TO CLEAN ?AT UP10 SANCTIMONI\S LIB]ALS *>GE :5EV] !Y SEE A PROTE/] MAK+ FREE ) ! AV5UES ( ! WEAL?Y4 ,ANYONE :O HAS WORK$ A BLUE-COLL> JOB KN[S ?AT ?IS IS PURE BUNK4 ,REPLAC+ W9D[S OR SCRUBB+ GRAFFITI (F A FACADE IS NO WORSE ?AN ANY O!R K9D ( WORK ONE CAN GET 9 ?AT PAY BRACKET--IT'S NOT AS ?\< ! WORK]S 9 QUE/ION W\LD BE DO+ SOME?+ PLEASANT & FULFILL+ O!RWISE4 ,IF ANY?+1 V&ALISM CREATES JOBS1 (F]+ ADDITIONAL WORK OPPORTUNITIES TO S]VICE 9DU/RY EMPLOYES & CON/RUCTION WORK]S :OSE LABOR W\LD NOT O!RWISE BE REQUIR$4 ,?IS MEANS Y\ CAN'T SMA% CAPITALISM ONE /OREFRONT AT A TIME--BUT TRY+ TO MI<T AT LEA/ R$I/RIBUTE A LITTLE WEAL? D[NW>D4 ,IT IS TYPICALLY LIB]AL = CRITICS TO PRES5T ! POOR AS ! VICTIMS ( CONFRONTATIONAL TACTICS1 :5 9 FACT IT IS !IR [N /ATUS & COM=T !Y FE> =4 

,9 ! MORE P>ANOID V]SION ( ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 LIB]ALS :O ASSUME ?AT EV]YONE ELSE MU/ BE AS SATISFI$ ) ! PREVAIL+ ORD] AS !Y >E DECL>E ?AT ONLY ! POLICE !MSELVES1 9 DISGUISE ( C\RSE1 W\LD HAVE SMA%$ ! W9D[S !Y >E TASK$ ) PROTECT+4 ,LIKE O!R CONSPIRACY !ORIES1 ?IS ATTRIBUTES ALL AG5CY TO A S+LE NEF>I\S P[]1 D5Y+ ! EXI/5CE & /RATEGIC S5SE ( ?OSE :O TAKE ACTION AGA9/ IT4 

,ALL ?IS IS NOT TO >GUE ?AT W9D[-SMA%+ IS ITSELF 5\< TO *ANGE ! WORLD4 ,9 ! F9AL ANALYSIS1 SABOTAGE & >SON >E ! /RATEGY ( A RETREAT+ >MY--( ?OSE :O KN[ !Y WILL NOT HOLD A GIV5 T]RA9 = LONG4 ,A MOVEM5T /RONG 5\< TO RETA9 ! T]RITORY IT SEIZES FROM ! POLICE W\LDN'T NE$ TO BREAK OR BURN ANY?+1 ONLY TO TRANS=M IT4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 AS LONG AS SU* 9EQUALITIES P]SI/1 PEOPLE >E B\ND TO LA% \T AGA9/ !M VIA PROP]TY DE/RUCTION AS WELL AS O!R TACTICS4 ,ANYONE :O TRULY DESIRES TO SEE AN 5D TO PROP]TY DE/RUCTION %\LD HA/5 TO BR+ AB\T ! 5D ( PROP]TY ITSELF4 ,!N1 AT LA/1 ! ONLY REASON TO BREAK W9D[S W\LD BE ?RILL SEEK+4 

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