,Y\R ,FRE$OM ,IS ,MY ,FRE$OM 
,! ,PREMISE ,( ,AN>*ISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,SOMETIMES WORDS >E JU/ WORDS -- 9T]*ANGEABLE & DISC>DABLE -- BUT SOMETIMES A WORD BELIES A KNOT 9 \R ?\<T1 TI<TLY W\ND & T5SELY CONNECT$4 0,AN>*Y0 IS ONE SU* WORD4 

,C5TURIES AGO ! ,5GLI% PEASANTRY ROSE UP TO OV]?R[ ! K+ & RADICALLY REMAKE SOCIETY4 ,! VANGU>D ( ?IS REVOLUTION1 ! LEVEL]S & ! DIGG]S1 S\<T TO DEMOLI% ! FEUDAL HI]>*Y1 TO REVISE PROP]TY & ! DIVISION ( L&4 ,9 !IR REVOLT !Y W]E JO9$ BY OPPORTUNI/S :O S\<T ! OV]?R[ ( ! K+ TO ASS]T !IR [N P[]4 ,NATURALLY !SE FACTIONS CLA%$4 ,IT WAS 9 ?IS CIVIL W> ?AT ! WORD 0AN>*Y0 WAS LEV]AG$ TO GREAT EFFECT4 ,?OSE ) ! AUDACITY TO EXPLICITLY OPPOSE ANYONE RUL+ OV] ANYONE W]E *>ACT]IZ$ AS DESIR+ 0AN>*Y10 & :5 ?IS HAPP5$ ! IDEALI/IC REBELS W]E =C$ TO BACKP$DLE1 TO /UMBLE & PREV>ICATE ON A TRAP BUILT 9TO !IR V]Y LANGUAGE4 

,! WORD 0AN>*Y0 ORIG9ATES 9 ! ,GREEK WORD 0AN->*IA0 70)\T RUL]%IP074 ,OV] ! LA/ C\PLE MILL5NIA IT HAS GR[N TWO SIMULTANE\S ASSOCIATIONS3 #a7 ! ABS5CE ( DOM9ATION & CON/RA9T & #b7 A W> ( COMPET+ W\LD-BE-RUL]S4 ,! LATT] R$EF9ITION 9SPIR$ BY ! CON/ANT CONFLICT BETWE5 PR9CES & SMALL LORDS ?AT IT WAS FELT HAD GRIPP$ ,EUROPE DUR+ ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES 9 ! ABS5CE ( A S+LE RUL]4 ,:ILE ! FIR/ DEF9ITION IS CLE>LY ! BETT] FIT TO ! WORD'S ETYMOLOGY ! LATT] SIGNIFI$ SOME?+ MORE PROP]LY AK9 TO 0SPAS->*Y0 OR FRACTUR$ DOM9ATION ?AN ! ABS5CE ( DOM9ATION4 ,BUT 9 PRACTICE !SE TWO DEF9ITIONS GREW TO BE LUMP$ TOGE!R AS ! SAME ?+1 FUNCTIONALLY S]V+ AS AN ORWELLIANISM4 ,LIKE A MORE COND5S$ V]SION ( ! PHRASE 0FRE$OM IS SLAV]Y0 ! 9VOCATION ( 0AN>*Y0 ?US S]V$ TO WRITE \T ( \R LANGUAGE ! ABILITY TO SPEAK ( A WORLD ?AT WASN'T *>ACT]IZ$ BY DOM9ATION4 ,TO DESIRE ! 5D ( DOM9ATION WAS ?US TRANSMUT$ 9TO M]ELY DESIR+ A DIFF]5T1 MORE DEC5TRALIZ$1 CONFIGURATION ( DOM9ATION4 

,?IS P]SPECTIVE MIRRORS ?AT ( \R RUL]S & W\LD-BE-RUL]S :O CANNOT CONCEIVE ( ANY?+ BESIDES RULE-OR-BE-RUL$4 ,IT'S ! FASCI/IC OR AU?ORIT>IAN P]SPECTIVE 9 :I* !RE EXI/S NO?+ BESIDES ! GAME ( P[]4 ,IF RUL]%IP IS ALL !RE IS -- IF IT IS 9ESCAPABLE -- !N ! 0)\T RUL]%IP0 ( 0AN->*Y0 SIGNIFIES A S5SELESS & 9COH]5T CONCEPT1 & ! WORD %\LD1 9 ! AU?ORIT>IAN M9D1 BE REASSIGN$ TO MORE PRODUCTIVELY *>ACT]IZE A LESS C5TRALIZ$ SET ( P[] RELATIONS4 

,?IS REFRAM+ ( AN>*Y 9 T]MS ( C5TRALIZATION RA!R ?AN DOM9ATION IS AN OBVI\S TRICK BECAUSE DEC5TRALIZ$ EXPRESSIONS ( RUL]%IP OR 9T]P]SONAL DOM9ATION CAN CLE>LY BE QUITE SEV]E4 ,P>5TAL ABUSE ( *ILDR51 P>TN] ABUSE1 SEXUAL VIOL5CE1 COMMUNITY O/RACIZATION1 & MANY O!R 9=MAL P[] DYNAMICS ( SOCIAL CAPITAL >E (T5 F> MORE VISC]AL & CON/RA9+ 9 MANY PEOPLE'S ACTUAL LIVES ?AN W>1 TAXES1 & POLICE REPRESSION4 ,EXPLOITATION AT ! H& ( ! ?IEF OR B&IT1 ! MUGG] OR RAPI/1 ! BRIG& & M9OR W>LORD1 IS H>DLY ANY DIFF]5T ?AN AT ! H& ( A COP OR BUREAUCRAT4 

,C5TRALIZATION & DEC5TRALIZATION EA* HAVE !IR [N EFFICI5CIES & 9EFFICI5CIES :5 IT COMES TO DOM9ATION & CON/RA9T4 ,C5TRALIZATION ALL[S ONE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( C]TA9 ECONOMIES ( SCALE1 BUT DEC5TRALIZATION CAN ALL[ MORE 9TIMATE & ATT5TIVE ABUSE4 ,IT MAKES LITTLE S5SE TO QUIBBLE OV] :E!R ! DEC5TRALIZATION ( ! ,RW&AN G5OCIDE MADE IT MORE EFFICI5T AT HORROR ?AN ,?IRD ,REI*4 ,DEC5TRALIZATION MAY BE A NECESS>Y CONDITION ( LIB]ATION1 BUT IT ALONE IS H>DLY SUFFICI5T -- ! REAL ISSUE IS DOM9ATION ITSELF4 

,SIMIL>LY1 DOM9ATION CAN BE QUITE %>PLY CON/RA9+ EV5 )\T A CLE>LY DEF9$ HI]>*Y4 ,TWO PEOPLE CAN *A9 EA* O!R D[N1 SOMETIMES )\T EI!R EV] GETT+ AN ADVANTAGE4 ,9DE$ WE (T5 9T]ACT 9 WAYS ?AT >E MUTUALLY OPPRESSIVE4 ,MORE COMPLEX OR BALANC$ DYNAMICS ( DOM9ATION ?AT DEFY DESCRIPTION 9 T]MS ( A SIMPLE HI]>*Y DO NOT NECESS>ILY DIM9I% ! DOM9ATION AT PLAY4 

,= ?OSE ( US :O SEEK ! ABOLITION ( SU* DYNAMICS ALTOGE!R1 :O /RIVE 9 ! DIRECTION ( A WORLD 5TIRELY )\T DOM9ATION1 )\T RUL]%IP OV] ONE ANO!R1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID A CONTE/ OV] ! DEF9ITION ( AN>*Y4 ,LANGUAGE *ANNELS & FOCUSES \R ?\<TS2 A DEF9ITION DET]M9ES :AT CAN BE EXPRESS$ SUCC9CTLY & :AT PRESUMPTIONS WE WILL GRAVITATE T[>DS4 ,SO IT WAS LIKE A ?UND]CLAP :5 9 ! N9ETE5? C5TURY SOMEONE F9ALLY DECL>$ ?AT 0,AN>*Y IS ORD]1 GOV]NM5T IS CIVIL W>0 & A MOVEM5T PROMPTLY GREW LIKE WILDFIRE4 ,WE DECL>$ \RSELVES 0AN>*I/S0 AS A PROVOCATION1 BUT ALSO AS A CORRECTIVE4 ,BECAUSE WE WILL NEV] BE ABLE TO MAKE S]I\S HEADWAY T[>DS FRE$OM UNLESS ! CONCEPT ITSELF IS CONCEIVABLE4 

,UN=TUNATELY JU/ AS ! T]M 0AN>*Y0 HAS BE5 SADDL$ ) NEGATIVE ASSOCIATIONS1 SO TOO HAS \R CONCEPT ( 0FRE$OM0 BECOME MUDDI$ 9 WAYS ?AT (T5 KEEP US *A9$4 ,9 WID] SOCIETY 0FRE$OM0 IS (T5 US$ 9 V]Y LOOSE WAYS2 IF WE DISLIKE SOME?+ WE'LL *>ACT]IZE ! ABS5CE ( IT AS 0FRE$OM FROM0 IT4 ,?IS 0FRE$OM0 REF]S TO NO?+ MORE ?AN NEGATION ( A GIV5 ?+4 ,& OBVI\SLY 0NOT0 CAN NEV] COH]5TLY FUNCTION AS A G5]AL IDEAL -- 0NEGATION0 IS MEAN+LESS :5 NOT PAIR$ ) SOME SPECIFIC CONCEPT4 ,! ABS5CE ( ONE ?+ ALWAYS MEANS ! PRES5CE ( ANO!R ?+4 

,?US IS ?IS S5SE ( 0FRE$OM0 9VOK$ BY AU?ORIT>IANS ( ALL COLORS4 ,! SOLDI]S & ! COPS BEAT+ US >E SAID TO 0PROTECT \R FRE$OM0 -- :I* IS TO SAY A FRE$OM FROM DISRUPTION1 ! FRE$OM TO EXI/ 9 A C]TA9 /ATE ( AFFAIRS1 NO MATT] H[ NOXI\S4 ,! 0FRE$OM0 TO MA9TA9 A C]TA9 /ATIC CULTURE OR SET ( TRADITIONS1 0FREE0 FROM *ANGE & *ALL5GE4 ,?IS SORT ( FRE$OM IS NEV] ANY?+ MORE ?AN ! SECUR+ & PRES]V+ ( SOME K9D ( ID5TITY1 SOME SPECIFIC /ATIC WORLD4 ,?US DOES ! CONS]VATIVE QUITE S]I\SLY DECL>E ?AT TWO GAY M5 HOLD+ H&S 9 ! PUBLIC SQU>E VIOLATES HIS FRE$OM4 

,TO SURVIVE CONFLICTS ( SU* 0FRE$OMS0 A NUMB] ( SY/EMS ( DET5TE HAVE BE5 PROPOS$4 ,! MO/ COMMON TODAY IS A PROP]T>IAN RESOLUTION :]E9 ! WORLD IS PHYSICALLY DIVID$ UP & )9 EA* CLE>LY DEM>CAT$ BUBBLE [N]S MAY /RUCTURE ?+S ACCORD+ TO !IR UNIQUE DESIRES OR ID5TITIES4 

,!RE >E C]TA9LY MANY PRACTICAL UPSIDES TO GIV+ EV]YONE !IR [N G>D5 TO PLAY 96 ,BUT -- AS AN AB/RACT -- ! NEGATIVE CONCEPT ( 0FRE$OM0 OBSCURES ! POSITIVES TO COLLABORATION AS WELL AS ! 9NATE >BITR>9ESS & CON/RA9T ( /ATIC ID5TITY4 

,TO WOR%IP A NOTION ( FRE$OM AS ISOLATION FROM \TSIDE =CES W\LD LEAVE US ALL *A9$ 9 PRISONS1 FROZ5 /ATUES WALL$ (F & 9CAPABLE ( 5GAGEM5T & DEVELOPM5T4 ,?IS NOTION ( FRE$OM AS RIGAMORTIS -- ! 0FRE$OM0 ( ! C(F9 -- IS 9NATELY AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,BUT IT'S ALSO DEEPLY >BITR>Y4 ,IT'S NOT CLE> :I* AU?ORITY OR ID5TITY WE %\LD ADOPT4 ,!RE >E MANY DIFF]5T CORPSES WE MI<T /RIVE TO R$UCE \RSELVES TO1 =EV] 0FREE0 ( FUR!R EXT]NAL 9FLU5CE4 ,:AT M]E 0FRE$OM FROM0 DEPRIVES FROM US IS ACTIVE AG5CY4 ,TRUE FRE$OM IS ( C\RSE NOT AB\T RETREAT+ FROM OR WALL+ (F \TSIDE 9FLU5CES BUT RA!R HAV+ *OICE 9 \R 9T]ACTIONS ) ! WORLD4 

,NOT A S+LE ISOLAT$ 0*OICE0 ( A C]TA9 ID5TITY OR ROLE1 BUT CONT9UAL1 5GAG$1 ACTIVE *OICE1 EV]Y MOM5T ( \R LIVES4 

,:5 WE TRULY LIVE WE >E HURRICANES ( SELF-REFLECTION1 PULL+ 9 KN[L$GE & 9FLU5CES FROM ! WID] WORLD -- ! UNIV]SE WRAPP+ 9 ON ITSELF 9 A SELF-AW>5ESS ?AT EXP&S ! SCOPE ( :AT IS POSSIBLE4 ,TO TRULY BE FREE -- LIB]AT$ ( CON/RA9TS -- CAN ONLY MEAN TO HAVE MORE OPTIONS4 ,NOT CONF9$ )9 SOME >BITR>Y BOX1 BUT RADIAT+ EV] \TW>D 9TO ! WORLD4 

,NOTE ?AT SU* FRE$OM ISN'T A Z]O SUM GAME4 ,EV]Y S+LE P]SON CAN REMAKE ! WORLD4 ,CREATION & DISCOV]Y >E NOT EXCLUSIVE ACTS4 ,A SOCIETY :]E EV]Y P]SON WAS EQUALLY UNLEA%$1 TO DISCOV] TITANIC 9SI<TS OR CREATE PR(\NDLY MOV+ >T1 W\LD NOT BE A GRAY WORLD ( M$IOCRITY BECAUSE IMPACT & 9FLU5CE IS NOT A SC>CE GOOD4 ,WE CAN EA* BE H]OES1 WE CAN EA* *ANGE EV]Y?+1 WE CAN EA* BR+ MORE OPTIONS 9TO ! WORLD4 

,9 ?IS PROP] LI<T !RE IS NO 9H]5T CONFLICT BETWE5 ! FRE$OM ( 9DIVIDUALS BECAUSE FRE$OM IS A L>G] & MORE G5]AL PH5OM5ON4 ,TO FIRE A GUN AT Y\R NEI<BOR'S HEAD W\LD GRAVELY DEPRIVE ! WORLD ( POSSIBILITY4 ,TRUE FRE$OM IS NOT PR$ICAT$ ON ! IMPRISONM5T ( O!RS BUT RA!R !IR LIB]ATION4 

,9 \R MUDDI$ & CORRUPT$ LANGUAGE IT'S (T5 EASY TO MI/AKE P[] & FRE$OM AS ! SAME ?+4 ,YET UNLIKE P[] -- :I* IS A K9D ( DIRECT$ CAPACITY1 A RELATION BETWE5 DI/9CT 5TITIES -- FRE$OM RESI/S DIS5TANGLEM5T4 ,TO SLICE ! WORLD AP>T 9TO >BITR>Y SELVES & >BITR>Y /RUCTURES IS TO CURTAIL :AT IS POSSIBLE4 ,RUL]%IP IS ALWAYS RELATION ( CON/RA9T4 ,DOM9ATION OV] ANO!R P]SON IS (T5 ASSUM$ TO EXP& ! CAPABILITIES ( ! RUL] AT ! EXP5SE ( ! RUL$1 YET 9 PRACTICE P[] USUALLY CON/RA9S BO?4 ,ON SOME OCCASIONS ! RUL] DOES EXP& !IR 'P]SONAL FRE$OM' AT ! CO/ ( OV]ALL FRE$OM BUT ! ANEMIC & >BITR>Y S5SE ( SELF REQUIR$ = SU* A TRADE(F IS ITS [N PRISON4 

,TO DIVORCE Y\RSELF FROM ! SP>K ( FRE$OM 9 ANO!R IS TO ID5TIFY ) SOME?+ O!R ?AN FRE$OM -- TO REJECT ! ACTIVE SP>K ?AT GIVES Y\ LIFE AS AN ACTOR 9 ?IS WORLD & CONSIGN IT TO DEA? 9 ! NAME ( SOME HAPP5/ANCE IDOL4 ,ULTIMATELY Y\ CAN EI!R VALUE FRE$OM OR SOME R&OM DEAD /ATIC ?+4 ,SOME SPECIFIC /ATE ( AFFAIRS RA!R ?AN MOTION & AG5CY4 ,TO ID5TIFY ) FRE$OM1 TO TRULY LIVE1 TO EMBRACE POSSIBILITY1 IS TO REJECT & OV]COME ALL WALLS1 9CLUD+ ?OSE BETWE5 ONE ANO!R4 

,Y\R FRE$OM IS MY FRE$OM BECAUSE FRE$OM TOL]ATES NO DIVISIONS1 ACCEPTS NO ADJECTIVES1 BELONGS TO NO ONE4 ,!RE IS SIMPLY FRE$OM OR CON/RA9T4 ,LIB]ATION OR RUL]%IP4 ,?IS COMMON EMPA?Y 9 LIB]TY IS ! F\NDATION ?AT MAKES AN>*Y A COH]5T IDEA1 ?AT MAKES A WORLD )\T RUL]%IP CONCEIVABLE4 

,AN>*ISM IS MORE SWEEP+ & MORE AMBITI\S ?AN ANY ( ! POLITICAL PLAT=MS IT IS (T5 COMP>$ )4 ,AS Y\ CAN SEE WE CAN NEV] MAKE A SIMPLE LI/ ( DEM&S BECAUSE \R ASPIRATIONS >E ULTIMATELY 9F9ITE4 ,BY DECL>+ \RSELVES = ! ABOLITION ( RUL]%IP ITSELF WE HAVE CREAT$ A SPACE = /RIV+2 ! FUR!/ P>TICUL>S WILL ALWAYS BE UNSETTL$4 ,AN>*ISM DOES NOT REPRES5T A F9AL /ATE ( AFFAIRS1 BUT A DIRECTION1 A VECTOR PO9T+ BEYOND ALL POSSIBLE COMPROMISES4 ,AS ! OLD SAY+ GOES WE DON'T WANT BREAD OR EV5 ! BAK]Y1 WE WANT ! />S TOO4 ,& AN>*I/S HAVE GONE 9 MANY DIRECTIONS1 EXPLOR+ MANY CONC]NS & DYNAMICS4 

,H[EV] !RE >E SOME UNAVOIDABLE CONCLUSIONS TO \R EMBRACE ( FRE$OM4 

,MO/ FAM\SLY WE OPPOSE ! /ATE4 ,GOV]NM5T IS DEF9$ BY ITS MONOPOLY ON CO]CION -- IT CANNOT ACT BUT ?R\< AGGRESSION1 EV]Y LAW OR $ICT IT PASSES IS IMPOS$ BY A C5TRALIZ$ APP>ATUS ( VIOL5CE4 ,! /ATE IS 9 %ORT A =CIBLE SIMPLIFICATION ( HUMAN RELATIONS1 A SY/EM CAU<T UP 9 FE$BACK LOOPS ?AT /R5G!N ITS TYRANNY4 ,RA!R ?AN BUILD+ TOL]ABLE & FLUIDLY RESPONSIVE AGREEM5TS FROM ! GR\ND UP1 ! /ATE IMPOSES ONE RIGID VISION FROM ! TOP D[N4 ,ITS MONOPOLY ON OV]:ELM+ VIOL5CE PROVIDES A %ORTCUT TO ACCOMPLI%+ ?+S ?AT BYPASSES FULL NEGOTIATIONS2 NOT ONLY DOES ?IS APPROA* SUPPRESS FRE$OM 9 ! NAME ( EXP$I5CY IT 5C\RAGES EV]YONE TO DO ! SAME4 ,ONCE ! /ATE EXI/S IT PRES5TS A TOOL ?AT CANNOT BE IGNOR$ -- IF Y\ WANT TO GET A GIV5 TASK DONE ! /ATE MAKES IT 5TIC+ TO DO IT ?R\< COMPET+ =1 SEIZ+1 & DIRECT+ ! /ATE'S CO]CION4 ,NE>LY EV]YONE BECOMES 9VE/$ 9 EXP&+ ! P[] ( ! /ATE SO ?AT IT CAN ASSURE OR 5ACT !IR DESIRES4 

,! /ATE ?AT IS SO (T5 DEF5D$ AS A MEANS ( SOLV+ COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS IS ITSELF A CATA/ROPHIC COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEM1 ) MASS MURD]\S CONSEQU5CES4 ,! /ATE SUPPRESSES US ALL1 *A9S US 9 S]VICE TO A LIMIT$ NUMB] ( TASKS1 9H]5TLY SIMPLI/IC DIRECTIVES ?AT CAN NEV] FULLY REFLECT \R COMPLEX >RAY ( DESIRES4 ,! /ATE RULES US1 BUT IT ALWAYS SEEMS EASI] TO FI<T = CONTROL ( ! /ATE1 TO /RUGGLE TO W9 ! LOTT]Y = ITS HAMFI/$ P[]1 ?AN TO DISSOLVE ITS *A9S4 

,/ATES =M$ HI/ORICALLY FROM BRUTAL DOM9ATION & HAVE P]SI/$ SO VIRALLY BECAUSE !Y >E MI/AKES H>D TO UNMAKE4 ,NEV]!LESS AT DIFF]5T PO9TS 5LI<T5$ PEOPLE ?R\<\T HI/ORY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DISSOLV$ /ATES -- TO V>Y+ DEGREES & ) V>Y+ P]MAN5CE4 ,9 \R ]A IT LIES BE=E US TO DISSOLVE NOT JU/ ONE /ATE BUT ! 5TIRE GLOBAL ECOSY/EM ( CANC]\S P[] SY/EMS 7BO? =MAL NATION/ATES & ! SMALL] /ATE-LIKE 5TITIES !Y 5C\RAGE FROM CORPORATIONS TO GANGS TO CLIQUES7 & E/ABLI% A MORE DEC5TRALIZ$ & RESPONSIVE SOCIETY ) NOT JU/ A FEW TOK5 *ECKS & BALANCES AGA9/ P[]1 BUT C\NTLESS SOCIAL /RUCTURES ACT+ AS ANTIBODIES & AN 5TIRE POPULACE COMMITT$ TO FI<T+ ITS EM]G5CE4 

,!RE >E MANY POSSIBLE NORMS1 9/9CTS1 & PATT]NS ( ORGANIZATION ?AT IMP$E & *ECK RELATIONS ( DOM9ATION1 BUT ?OSE ?AT WORK$ 9 ! PA/ HAVE ATROPHI$ 9 \R SOCIETY & ?OSE APPROA*ES ?AT %[ NEW PROMISE >E -- LIKE ANY RADICAL *ANGE -- *ALL5G+ TO E/ABLI% & POPUL>IZE4 

,?IS IS OBVI\SLY NO TRIVIAL TASK1 /ATISM IS RE9=C$ NOT M]ELY ?R\< ! VIOL5T ?REAT ( ! POLICE BUT ?R\< A CULTURE ?AT EMBRACES DOM9ATION & AN 9FRA/RUCTURE ?AT 5C\RAGES C5TRALIZ$ SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,! /ATE NURTURES ORGANIZATIONAL & TE*NOLOGICAL =MS 9 ITS IMAGE -- SIMPLI/IC & C5TRALIZ$ -- SO AS TO MORE EASILY 5GAGE ) !M1 & ITS HEAVY H& DI/ORTS ECONOMIC RELATIONS 9 SIMIL> DIRECTIONS1 5C\RAG+ HI]>*Y & MONOPOLY4 

,WE >E NOT ALL[$ TO CREATE OR 9T]ACT EXCEPT 9 WAYS ?AT >E EASILY VISIBLE TO & CONTROLLABLE BY ! /ATE4 ,Y\ >E EI!R =C$ TO WORK UND] ! /ATE ITSELF OR UND] A BUS9ESS REFLECTIVE ( IT & COMPLIANT TO IT4 ,EV]YONE ELSE IS %UFFL$ 9TO A POOL ( DESP]ATE 0UNEMPLOY$0 OR GIV5 WELF>E UND] 9T5SE CON/RA9TS -- WE >E 9 C\NTLESS WAYS B>R$ FROM PROVID+ = \RSELVES RA!R ?AN BEGG+ BE=E A BOSS OR BUREAUCRAT4 ,UND] ! GUISE ( 0PUBLIC QUALITY0 9DIVIDUALS >E VIOL5TLY SUPPRESS$ = SELL+ TAMALES OR CIG>ETTES1 & MO/ COLLECTIVE 5DEAVORS ?AT TREAT ALL P>TICIPANTS AS EQUALS >E BANN$ UNLESS !Y CAN GREASE 5\< H&S & JUMP ?R\< 5\< R$ TAPE4 ,WE HAVE BE5 SY/EMATICALLY DISPOSSESS$ ( ALMO/ ALL MEANS ( LIV+ \T FROM UND] ! ?UMB ( ONE TYRANT OR ANO!R BY C5TURIES ( G5OCIDE1 SLAV]Y1 & IMP]IALISM4 ,REPEAT$ !FT 9 C\NTLESS >5AS HAS CONC5TRAT$ CONTROL 9TO ! H&S ( ! FEW & CURTAIL$ \R OPPORTUNITIES4 

,?IS ECOSY/EM ( P[] ALSO NURTURES A PSY*OLOGY ( BRUTAL COMPETITION1 NOT ONLY AMONG ?OSE :O SEEK ITS P[]1 BUT ALSO AMONG ?OSE IT REPRESSES1 TWI/+ !M 9TO SEE+ ! WORLD AS IT DOES1 9 T]MS ( P[] RA!R ?AN FRE$OM4 ,IT VIOL5TLY SIMPLIFIES \R RELATIONS ) ONE ANO!R 9TO C5TRALIZ$ /RUCTURES & 5C\RAGES US TO /RUGGLE TO DOM9ATE ONE ANO!R4 

,/ATISM ISOLATES4 ,ITS C5TRALIZATION IS JU/ ANO!R WAY TO SAY ?AT P[] SEV]S & IMP$ES \R CONNECTIVITY4 ,9/EAD ( DI/RIBUT$ RESILI5T SOCIAL NETWORKS /ATISM /OKES HI]>*Y & SEGREGATION1 GIV+ US EA* FEW] OPTIONS 9 \R RELATIONS ) O!RS & HOLD+ BACK :AT IS POSSIBLE ON ! :OLE4 

,?IS PO9T AB\T CONNECTIVITY IS AN IMPORTANT ONE ?AT /RIKES DEEP] ?AN ! SPECIFIC PROBLEMS ( C5TRALIZATION4 ,IT'S NOT 5\< TO NOT BE IMPRISON$ OR HELD D[N BY CLE> *A9S1 Y\ HAVE TO HAVE *ANNELS BY :I* TO ACT 9 ! WORLD4 ,A WALL HAS ! SAME EFFECT AS A *A94 ,IT'S NOT 5\< TO BE ABLE TO SAY 0NO0 TO A H&FUL ( OPTIONS1 WE MU/ HAVE MORE OPTIONS TO *OOSE FROM -- DEEP] & RI*] 9 !IR SCOPE & IMPACT ON ! WORLD >\ND US4 

,& JU/ AS IT SEV]S \R CAPACITY TO CONNECT 9 DIRECT WAYS1 P[] CUTS US (F FROM TRU?4 ,IT 5C\RAGES MANIPULATION & CON/RA9TS ON ! FL[ ( 9=MATION1 :I* NECESS>ILY OPPRESSES US ALL BECAUSE A LACK ( ACCURACY MEANS A LACK ( AG5CY4 ,! LESS GR\ND$ \R MODELS ( ! WORLD >E ! LESS ACTUAL *OICE WE TRULY HAVE TO ACT )9 IT1 ! MORE FUTILELY \R ACTIONS GRASP AT EMPTY AIR RA!R ?AN CONNECT+ & MOV+ ! WORLD4 ,A LIE IS (T5 A COMPLEX KNOT ?AT B9DS & IGNORANCE CAN SEEM TO PROVIDE COMPLEX OPTIONS1 BUT SIMPLE TRU?S OP5 REAL POSSIBILITIES4 

,?IS FOCUS ON DEEP] REALITIES RA!R ?AN AB/RACT OR 'PRACTICAL' RULES ( ?UMB IS1 9CID5TALLY1 :Y WE >E CALL$ RADICALS4 0,RADICAL0 /EMS FROM 0RADIX0 ! ,LAT9 WORD = ROOT1 & SIGNIFIES NOT NECESS>ILY AN EXTREME POSITION BUT RA!R A VIEW ?AT GETS TO ! FUNDAM5TALS ( ?+S4 ,TO BE A RADICAL IS TO SEEK TO ID5TIFY & ADDRESS ! MO/ BASIC1 ! MO/ DEEPLY ROOT$ DYNAMICS4 ,TO />T FROM ! F\NDATIONS4 ,! RADICAL IS ONLY AN EXTREMI/ FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( A WORLD ?AT HAS AB&ON$ E>NE/ 9QUIRY & LO/ SI<T ( ! MO/ BASIC TRU?S4 

,\RS IS SADLY A WORLD ( 0GOOD 5\<01 ( ! 0PRACTICAL01 ( ! IMM$IATE AT ! EXP5SE ( ALL ELSE4 ,WE HAVE ALL SE5 :AT SU* A WORLD CREATES4 ,MIS]Y & 5CIRCL+ MUTUAL 5SLAVEM5T4 ,TOO (T5 WE WOR%IP & CL+ TO ! B>E/ ( IMPRESSIONS1 ! MO/ SUP]FICIAL ( ID5TITIES & COMMON BANN]S4 ,WE LOOK = QUICK FIXES AGA9 & AGA91 HOP+ TO SOLVE MYRIAD SOCIAL PROBLEMS & CONFLICTS ) ! BLUNT 9/RUM5T ( ! /ATE1 IGNOR+ ! COLLAT]AL DAMAGE & DEEP5+ CRISES SU* MEANS CREATE4 ,WE RECOIL FROM ! LONG]1 H>D]1 MORE PA9/AK+ PA? ( BUILD+ A NEW WORLD 9 ! %ELL ( ! OLD -- ( SPREAD+ & N\RI%+ NEW RELATIONS1 PROJECTS1 NORMS1 & TE*NOLOGIES ?AT 9CREAS+LY MAKE UNSU/A9ABLE \R WORLD'S 9/RUM5TS ( DOM9ATION -- A PA? ?AT REQUIRES COMPLEX RESI/ANCE1 CONT9UAL /RUGGLE1 ) NO EASY RESOLUTION1 NO COM=T+ COLLUSION4 

,\R WORLD IS GRIPP$ 9 %ORTSI<T$NESS1 NOT JU/ 9 MEANS BUT 9 ITS 5DS4 ,WE >E CAU<T UP 9 A MYOPIA ?AT OBSCURES ! FRE$OM TO BE F\ND 9 O!RS1 ?AT TELLS US TO ID5TIFY ) ! LIMITS SET = US -- TO SEE FRE$OM AS ANO!R FLAVOR ( DOM9ATION1 & TYRANNY AS LIB]ATION FROM ! COMPLEXITIES ( TRUE 5GAGEM5T4 ,IT TELLS US ?AT WE >E ! CLO!S WE HAPP5 TO WE> & NOT ! CONSCI\S ACT ( *OICE BETWE5 !M4 ,IT PLEADS ) US TO BELIEVE ?AT FRE$OM IS A ?+ IMPOSSIBLE1 9COH]5T1 IRRECONCILABLY FRACTUR$4 

,AN>*ISM IS NOT & HAS NEV] BE5 A PROCLAMATION ?AT IF WE OV]?R[ A GIV5 /ATE -- :]EV] ! EXT5T ( ?AT /ATE IS TO BE DRAWN -- UTOPIA WILL IMM$IATELY RESULT4 ,AN>*ISM IS NOT A CLAIM AB\T 0HUMAN NATURE0 OR A SIMPLI/IC REFLEX ( NEGATION4 ,AN>*ISM IS D>+ TO SEE BEYOND ! SUFFOCAT+ LANGUAGE ( P[]4 

,AN>*ISM IS ! LIFT+ ( \R EYES BEYOND \R IMM$IATE PREOCCUPATIONS & CONNECT+ ) ONE ANO!R4 ,SEE+ ! SAME SP>K1 ! SAME *URN+ HURRICANE1 SAME EXPLOSION ( CONSCI\SNESS1 )9 !M ?AT RESIDES )9 US4 ,AN>*ISM IS ! RECOGNITION ?AT LIB]TY IS NOT K+DOMS AT W>1 BUT A NETWORK 9T]WOV5 & ULTIMATELY UNBROK5 -- A S+LE EXPANSE ( POSSIBILITY GR[+ EV]Y DAY4 ,AN>*ISM IS ! REALIZATION ?AT FRE$OM HAS NO [N]S4 ,IT HAS ONLY F\NTA9HEADS4 

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