,AN>*Y ,SUMM] ,T\R ,BURNS ,ACROSS ! ,C\NTRY 

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,TO />T \T ! HOTTE/ SUMM]1 7TO DATE7 ! PLANET HAS HAD1 ,I DECID$ TO HELP \T BY SP5D+ TWO MON?S DRIV+ >\ND ! C\NTRY1 BURN+ FOSSIL FUELS & TALK+ AB\T ,AN>*Y & A V>IETY ( O!R AN>*I/ TOPICS TO PEOPLE ALL >\ND ! ,MIDWE/ & ,EA/ ,COA/4 ,MU* ( ! COLLECTIVE JO9$ ! T\R AT ONE PO9T OR ANO!R & TOGE!R WE VISIT$ OV] TWO DOZ5 T[NS & ATT5D$ FIVE DIFF]5T WEEK5D EV5TS OV] A N9E WEEK P]IOD4 

,AS A MEMB] ( ! NEW COLLECTIVE ,I WANT$ TO GET 9VOLV$ 9 ! 5ORM\S PROJECT ( UND]/&+ PEOPLE'S P]CEPTION ( ! MAGAZ9E & GETT+ DIRECT KN[L$GE ( LOCAL AN>*I/ POLITICS ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY4 ,I WAS ABLE TO DO ?IS BECAUSE ( P]SONAL ECONOMIC DEVA/ATION 7RESULT+ 9 NOT HAV+ A JOB7 & ! G5]OSITY ( MY CLOSE FRI5DS4 ,I KEPT MY EXPECTATIONS ( AUDI5CE1 9T]E/1 & ECONOMICS VIRTUALLY NON-EXI/5T1 FE>+ ?AT APPROA*+ NEW PEOPLE & PLACES ) EV5 A MODICUM ( HOPE W\LD GU>ANTEE A RESULT ( DESPAIR4 ,I WAS NOT DISAPPO9T$4 

,! ,EXAM9$ ,LIFE 

,I MADE ! *OICE BE=E ,I LEFT ?AT ,I WAS GO+ TO BLOG ?IS TRIP4 ,I 5D$ UP WRIT+ ONE TO ?REE PO/S P] WEEK4 ,! UPSIDE TO WRIT+ FREQU5TLY IS ?AT IT WAS A WAY = ME TO KEEP MY FRI5DS BACK HOME APPRIZ$ ( :AT ,I WAS UP TO & = ME TO KEEP TRACK ( ! SPECIFICS ( ! :]ES & :5S ( ! TRIP4 ,IT ALSO ALL[$ = A PRETTY ACCESSIBLE WAY = PEOPLE TO %>E !IR ?\<TS AB\T MY VISITS TO !IR T[N & >GUE ) EA* O!R 7AS IF ! 9T]NET DOESN'T PROVIDE 5\< OPPORTUNITIES = ?IS O!RWISE74 

,!RE W]E1 H[EV]1 QUITE A FEW D[NSIDES TO BLOGG+ ! TRIP4 ,JU/ AS ,I AM NOT A SPECTACUL> LETT] WRIT] TO FRI5DS :O ,I W\LD LOVE TO KEEP 9 T\* )1 & SO AM NOT 9 ! HABIT ( ?AT K9D ( WRIT+1 IT 5D$ UP BE+ PRETTY 9CONV5I5T TO WRITE AB\T ! PRIOR DAY'S EV5TS = FRI5DS-\T-(-SI<T4 ,I HAVE ALSO NEV] BE5 ?AT 9T]E/$ 9 PHOTOGRAPHY1 

NOT FROM A LACK ( DESIRE BUT DUE TO A P]SONALITY ?AT DOES NOT L5D ITSELF TO 9T]ACT+ ) ! 5VIRONM5T ?R\< A DEVICE4 ,I NEV] ?9K TO TAKE PICTURES UNTIL ! MOM5T HAS LONG PASS$1 SO BR++ A CAM]A & TAK+ PICTURES WAS C\NT]-9TUITIVE4 ,ON TOP ( ALL ?AT1 ,I 5D$ UP HI<LY SELF-C5SOR+ MY BLOG4 ,:ILE ,I DID HONE/LY REFLECT ON MY [N PRES5TATIONS & ! PROCESS ?AT ,I WAS GO+ ?R\< AS ,I LE>N$ H[ TO SPEAK TO AUDI5CES NON-1 B>ELY1 & DIFF]5TLY AN>*I/1 ,I TRI$ 7SUCCESSFULLY = ! MO/ P>T7 TO SPEAK WELL ( ! PLACES & PEOPLE ?AT ,I MET ALONG ! WAY4 ,! ONE TIME ?AT ,I DIDN'T 79 RELATION TO ,PAUL ,F9* FROM ! ,NOR?WE/ ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION7 ,I REGRET AS IT F$ 9TO A P>TICUL> B9AIY ?AT ,I HAVE LONG S9CE GR[N BOR$ (4 

,?IS SAID1 ,I AM FAIRLY PLEAS$ ) ! RESULTS ( WRIT+ AB\T ! TRIP AS ,I TOOK IT4 ,IT DEMON/RAT$ A LITTLE BIT ( A J\RNALI/IC P]SPECTIVE & 5D$ UP MAK+ ! T\R1 ! MAGAZ9E1 & TO SOME EXT5T ME1 MORE APPROA*ABLE4 

,! ,AN>*I/ ,FLEA ,M>KET ,CIRCUIT 

,P>T ( ! MOTIVATION = T\R+ AS LONG AS ,I DID WAS TO ATT5D ! V>IETY ( AN>*I/ EV5TS ?AT HAPP5$ ?R\<\T ! SUMM] ON ! ,EA/ ,COA/4 ,ALL TOGE!R ,I GOT TO ! ,MONTREAL ,AN>*I/ ,BOOK ,FAIR 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,MAY1 ! ,\R ,LIVES ,AHEAD CONF]5CE 7,9DIANAPOLIS1 ,97 AT ! 5D ( ,MAY1 ! ,ALLI$ ,M$IA ,CONF]5CE 7,B[L+ ,GRE51 ,O,H7 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,JUNE1 ! ,MID-,ATLANTIC ,RADICAL ,BOOK ,FAIR 7,BALTIMORE ,M,D7 AT ! 5D ( ,JUNE1 ! ,E>? ,FIR/6 ,R5DEZV\S 7,WE/]N ,V,A7 9 E>LY ,JULY & ! ,PROVID5CE ,AN>*I/ ,BOOK FAIR 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,JULY4 

,ONE CONSPICU\S TR5D AT !SE EV5TS WAS ! ,AN>*I/ ,FLEA ,M>KET4 ,?IS IS ! GR\P ( PEOPLE :O1 PRODUCTS 9 T[1 DESC5D ON ANY T[N ?AT IS ?R[+ AN AN>*I/ EV5T4 ,?IS MAKES S5SE 9 ?AT ALL ( ! E/ABLI%$ AN>*I/ PROJECTS REQUIRE SOME 9COME & >E H>D PRESS$ TO F9D A BETT] S\RCE ( REV5UE ?AN A HI< CONC5TRATION ( AN>*I/S :O >E 9 ! SAME LOCATION = A DAY OR TWO4 ,IT IS >GUABLY TRUE ?AT E/ABLI%$ AN>*I/ PR9T PROJECTS 7BOOKS DI/RIBUTORS1 MAGAZ9ES1 & PUBLI%]S7 REPRES5T SOME?+ LIKE A ?READ ( CONT9UITY ?R\< AN>*I/ CIRCLES4 ,MO/ ( ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$ 9 !SE PROJECTS HAVE BE5 9VOLV$ TO A GREAT] OR LESS] DEGREE 9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU = A DECADE OR MORE & >E1 AS A RESULT1 9=M$1 9T]E/+1 /UBBORN1 & CONSCI5TI\S4 ,FUR!RMORE ! DI/ANCE BETWE5 T[NS IS F> CLOS] ON ! RI<T H& SIDE ( ?IS C\NTRY ?AN ON ! LEFT COA/4 ,Y\ CAN REA* VIRTUALLY EV]Y MAJOR CITY ON ! ,EA/ ,COA/ )9 SIX TO EI<T H\RS 9CLUD+ ,MONTREAL1 ,NEW ,YORK1 ,BO/ON1 ,PROVID5CE1 ,BALTIMORE1 & ,PHILADELPHIA4 ,IT IS PRETTY EASY TO JU/IFY ! TRAVEL EXP5SE & EF=T ON ! ,EA/ ,COA/ 9 A WAY ?AT IS NOT TRUE ON ! ,WE/4 

,! DI/URB+ ELEM5TS ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,FLEA ,M>KET >E :AT Y\ MI<T EXPECT4 ,AN UNFRI5DLY T5SION = AN>*I/S IS ! REALITY ( LIV+ )9 A CAPITALI/ ECONOMY &1 AS A RESULT1 MO/ PROJECTS ?AT >E DI/9CTIVELY AN>*I/ ALSO 9VOLVE ECONOMIC EX*ANGE4 

,?IS SEEMS TO RESULT 9 A CONS5SUS BY AN>*I/S TO PURSUE ! LEA/ F9ANCIALLY REW>D+ PROJECTS POSSIBLE4 ,RADICAL BOOK PUBLI%+ & SELL+1 OR 9DE$ PUBLI%+ 9 G5]AL1 IS V]Y COMPETITIVE1 C5TRALIZ$1 & LABOR 9T5SIVE SO NATURALLY AN>*I/S >E DEEPLY ATTRACT$ TO IT4 ,AS A RESULT ! RELATIVE SUCCESS ( ,A,K ,PRESS 7SUCCESS 9 ?IS CASE MEAN+ GR[+ TO ! LEVEL ( BE+ A SMALL COMPANY ) PAID /AFF RA!R ?AN BE+ A ONE OR TWO P]SON VOLUNTE] PROJECT7 DOM9ATES CONV]SATIONS AB\T H[ TO BETT] DO ! IMPOSSIBLE 7MEAN+ BE+ A SU/A9ABLE PUBLI%]74 ,\TSIDE ( PUBLI%+ PROJECTS ! ONLY O!R MEMB]S ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,FLEA ,M>KET >E ! V]Y SMALL NUMB] ( >TI/S :O HIT* !IR WAGON TO ! AN>*I/ TRA94 

,! ,AN>*I/ ,FLEA ,M>KET DEMON/RATES ! DISCONNECT BETWE5 ! QUALITY ( \R PROJECTS 7& PRODUCTS7 & \R DESP]ATE LACK ( A M>KET+ DEP>TM5T4 

,REGIONALISM & ,UNIV]SALITY 

,DUR+ ! WEEKS BETWE5 !SE EV5TS ,I TRAVEL$ ?R\<\T ! L&1 FROM ,M9NEAPOLIS TO ,KANSAS ,CITY 9 ! WE/ TO ,*APEL ,HILL & ,MONTPELI] 9 ! EA/4 ,MO/LY ,I SPOKE ON AN>*I/ TOPICS = AN>*I/ AUDI5CES & WAS 9SPIR$ & 9=M$ BY ! DIFF]5T ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS 9 EA* ( ! T[NS ,I VISIT$4 ,MANY PROJECTS W]E CONSI/5T !MATICALLY BUT ! REGIONALISM ( ! AN>*I/ MILIEU WAS REFLECT$ 9 ! SPECIFIC EMPHASIS & BIASES ( EA* PROJECT4 

,P]HAPS TAK+ A CUE FROM ! PUNK ROCK ,D,I,Y SC5E1 !RE >E SEV]AL SMALL PUBLI%+ DI/RIBUTIONS BAS$ \T ( A NUMB] ( T[NS ?AT TABLE AT A V>IETY ( EV5TS 9CLUD+ PUNK %[S1 COMMUNITY1 & RADICAL EV5TS4 ,K]SPLEB$EB1 ,ALIVE & ,A,W,O,L1 ,OLD ,MULE1 ,FIRE ,/>T]1 ,ONE ,?\S& ,EMOTIONS1 ,SW>M ,PRESS1 ! ,9/ITUTE = ,EXP]IM5TAL ,FRE$OM 7,I,E,F71 ,A ,NEW ,WORLD 9 \R ,HE>TS >E JU/ A FEW ?AT ,I MET ?AT REFLECT$ ! 9T]E/S ( ! DI/RIBUTORS & ! GR\P ( PEOPLE ?AT SURR\ND !M4 ,ONE PROJECT ?AT /OOD \T = ME DUR+ ! TRIP WAS ! ,I,E,F4 ,RA!R ?AN DI/RIBUTE ! SAME OLD ?+S !Y 0ATTEMPT TO WRE/LE DET\RNEM5T FROM ! GRASPS ( ! ADBU/]S-TYPES & PO/MOD]N ADV]TIZ]S1 & PLACE IT BACK 9TO ! H&S ( AG5TS ( REVOLT40 ,!Y R$ID COV]S ( TWO ( MY Z9ES TO GREAT EFFECT4 

,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS CONT9UES TO BE A WAY ?AT AN AN>*I/ COMMUNITY FEELS LIKE IT HAS A POSITIVE RELATION%IP TO ! GEOGRAPHICAL COMMUNITY IT 9HABITS4 ,IT ALSO PROVIDES AN 5TRANCE = Y\NG PEOPLE ) ACTIVI/ 9CL9ATIONS TO MEET EA* O!R & HAVE A PROJECT ?AT IS EASY TO UND]/& & BE 9VOLV$ 94 

,MO/ COMMUNITIES (F] ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS ON AN 9FREQU5T S*$ULE 7ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK7 ?AT REM9DS ME H[ IMPRESSIVE IT IS ?AT ! ,BAY ,>EA DOES ELEV5 FE$+S A WEEK TOTAL 7EV]Y WEEKDAY ON BO? SIDES ( ! BAY PLUS ,SUNDAY 9 ,OAKL&74 

,9FO%OPS & BOOK/ORES S]VE AS COMMUNITY RES\RCES1 TIME DRA9S1 & IMPORTANT TOPICS ( CONV]SATION 9 EA* ( ! T[NS !Y >E 94 ,AS ANYONE 9 ! PUBLI%+ WORLD KN[S1 9DEP5D5T BOOK/ORES >E HAV+ A V]Y H>D TIME4 ,! RISE ( *A9 /ORES ?R\< ! #hS & #iS HAS GREATLY C5TRALIZ$ BOOK CONSUMPTION4 ,! ADV5T ( ! 9T]NET ALL[S ! ILLUSION ( F> GREAT] ACCESS TO NI*E TOPICS ?AN W\LD O!RWISE BE AVAILABLE AS WELL AS ANO!R \TLET TO PUR*ASE ?+S4 ,9CLUDE ! DIFFICULTY ( HAV+ A RADICAL 9T5TION ) Y\R /OREFRONT & IT IS A MIRACLE ?AT ANY ( ! RADICAL 9DEP5D5T PLACES ,I VISIT$ CAN SURVIVE4 ,!SE 9CLUD$ ,BOXC> ,BOOKS1 ,>ISE6 ,BOOKS1 ,9T]NATIONAL ,BOOKS1 ,CROSSROADS ,9FO%OP1 ,MADISON ,9FO%OP1 ,R$ ,EMMA'S ,BOOK/ORE1 ,BLACK ,%EEP ,BOOKS1 & ,LUCY ,P>SON ,C5T]4 

,ONE WAY TO ORGANIZE AN UND]/&+ ( ! COMMUNITIES ?AT ,I VISIT$ W\LD BE 9TO CATEGORIES ( COLLEGE T[N V]SUS E/ABLI%$ AN>*I/ COMMUNITY4 ,TO G5]ALIZE ! COLLEGE T[NS1 AUDI5CES W]E ( PEOPLE AG$ #b-#b#d :O W]E SOME:AT NEW TO AN>*I/ ?\<T BUT W]E V]Y 5GAG$ ) CURR5T IDEAS & CONFLICTS AB\T TACTICS1 IDEOLOGY1 & /RATEGY4 ,! E/ABLI%$ AN>*I/ COMMUNITIES T5D$ T[>DS A WID] AGE RANGE & A MORE SPORADIC 9T]E/ 9 TOPICAL AN>*I/ !MES4 ,AN EXAMPLE ( ?IS W\LD BE ,/4 ,L\IS1 AN 9CR$IBLE CITY = AN>*I/S = A V>IETY ( REASONS4 ,IT SEEMS TO BE A RU/BELT T[N ?AT IS ONLY SL[LY GR[+ 9TO A ?RIV+ PO/-9DU/RIAL CITY ) H\S+ CO/S ?AT REFLECT ?IS4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT ! BROAD] AN>*I/ COMMUNITY HAS ACTUALLY BE5 ABLE TO MAKE MORE-OR-LESS P]MAN5T SPACES 9 ! COMMUNITY4 ,! EXT5T ( !SE EXCE$ ?IS REPORT BACK1 & WILL BE A TOPIC = ANO!R TIME1 BUT 9CLUDE SEV]AL 9T]E/+ LIT]ATURE PROJECTS & MULTIPLE [N$ BUILD+S & HOMES )9 A COMMUNITY ( FAIRLY Y\NG PEOPLE4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT ! PEOPLE 9 ,/4 ,L\IS SEEM A LOT MORE CONC]N$ ) REFURBI%+ !IR HOMES ?AN !Y DO ! BOMB+ 9 ,LEBANON OR ! ,GRE5 ,SC>E4 ,ANO!R1 MORE POSITIVE CONSEQU5CE IS ?AT ! T[N SEEMS LIKELY TO CONT9UE TO BE A S\RCE ( LIV+ AN>*ISM = DECADES TO COME1 AS OPPOS$ TO ! ,MIDWE/ COLLEGE T[NS ) !IR P]PETUALLY HI< TURNOV]4 

,PO/ ,:AT8 ,F$]ATION ( ,:O8 

,AS ,I HAD EXP]I5C$ FROM TIME ON ! ,EA/ ,COA/ 7& ! ,R,A,T CONF]5CE 9 P>TICUL>7 ! 9T]E/S ( ! ,WE/ ,COA/ >E V]Y DIFF]5T ?AN ! ,EA/4 ,?IS CAN BE DISCUSS$ 9 T]MS ( A ,R$ & ,GRE5 DIVISION1 OR A ,LEFT & NOT-,LEFT DIVISION 7AL?\< ?AT W\LD BE A SELECTIVE READ+ ( AN>*I/S ON ! ,WE/ ,COA/71 OR ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 AN>*I/S & ACADEMIA1 UNIONS1 ,N,G,OS1 OR RADICAL 5VIRONM5TALISM BUT !SE W\LD ALL BE SIMPLIFICATIONS4 ,! COGNITIVE DISSIMIL>ITY BETWE5 ! COA/S IS ! PO9T4 

,! ,MIDWE/1 BY & L>GE1 WAS AMBIVAL5T TO MO/ ( ! 9C5DI>Y TOPICS ?AT CONSUME ! DISCUSSIONS ON ! ,COA/S4 ,P]HAPS ?IS RESULTS FROM ! G5]ALLY PRACTICAL ORI5TATION ( ! ,MIDWE/ & A GREAT] 9T]E/ 9 C>P5TRY ?AN SYNDICALISM1 & FOOD 1 ?AN PRIMITIVISM1 BUT PROBABLY ALSO COMES FROM A G5]AL AMBIVAL5CE T[>DS !ORY & /RATEGY4 ,?IS ISN'T 5TIRELY P>O*IALISM AS MU* AS IT IS A MATT] ( PRIORITIES4 ,LIV+ IS MORE IMPORTANT ?AN TALK+ AB\T LIV+4 ,FUR!RMORE1 SECT>IAN ISSUES ?AT SEEM TO CRY/ALLIZE L>GE COA/AL T[NS 9TO 5TIRELY SEP>ATE AN>*I/ FACTIONS >E L>GELY RESOLV$ 9 ! ,MIDWE/ ) A G5]AL ATTITUDE ( 0IT'S ALL GOOD40 ,?IS 9DULG5T P]SPECTIVE WAS FRU/RAT+ AS IT MADE EMOTIONAL 5GAGEM5T ) PEOPLE DIFFICULT4 ,BUT IT WAS ALSO REASSUR+ S9CE IT SEEMS ?AT AVOID+ SECT>IAN BULL%IT IS A NECESS>Y COMPON5T TO A SU/A9ABLE AN>*I/ COMMUNITY4 ,I EXPECT MANY ( ! PEOPLE ?AT ,I MET 9 ! ,MIDWE/ WILL BE >\ND 9 #a OR #b YE>S4 

,ON ! O!R H& ! DETAILS & SPECIFICS ( ! PROJECTS 9 ! ,MIDWE/ >E VIRTUALLY UNKN[N \TSIDE ! ,MIDWE/ & !Y SUFF] AS A RESULT4 ,LIT]ATURE & PROPAG&A PROJECTS 7LIKE \RS7 CAN BE CRITICIZ$ = MANY REASONS BUT ! ADDITION ( A GEOGRAPHICALLY C5T]$ AN>*I/ PUBLICATION W\LD IMPROVE ! FEEL+ ,I HAD 9 MO/ ( !SE T[NS4 ,!RE WAS A G5]AL DESPAIR 9 ! ,MIDWE/ AB\T ! LACK ( PEOPLE3 A LACK ?AT 9FLU5CES ! K9D & SCALE ( POSSIBLE PROJECTS4 ,! TYPICAL CONFLICT BETWE5 TRANSITORY & IMMOBILE PEOPLE IS EXAC]BAT$ BY !RE BE+ SO FEW ( EI!R & BY !RE NOT BE+ A PREEXI/+ 9FRA/RUCTURE = PROJECTS & OPTIONS4 ,PROJECTS T5D TO HAVE TO />T FROM SCRAT* OR 9VOLVE HAV+ TO DEAL ) ! ONE P]SON :O IS ! F\ND] & MO/ CONC]N$ MEMB]4 ,PR$ICTABLE RES5TM5T 5SUES4 

,!RE ,IS ,NO?+ ,LEFT TO ,LE>N 

,!RE WAS 9T]E/ 9 AN AN>*I/ SPEAK+ T\R DESPITE ! IDEA SEEM+ LIKE AN ANA*RONISM4 ,! CONCEPT ( A TRAVEL] %>+ 9=MATION AB\T O!R T[NS 7)\T BE+ A P>TICUL> BURD5 ON ! T[N !Y W]E /AY+ 97 WAS A WELCOME *ANGE FROM ! TRAVEL+ CULTURE ?AT ONLY SEEMS 9T]E/$ 9 TAK+1 RA!R ?AN %>+1 RES\RCES4 ,:ILE MY EXPECTATIONS AB\T AUDI5CE SIZE W]E V]Y L[1 PEOPLE CAME \T AT EV]Y EV5T ,I MADE IT TO4 ,MU* ( ! TIME !SE AUDI5CES WANT$ TO TALK AB\T :AT AN>*Y WAS RA!R ?AN AB\T ,AN>*Y OR MY SPECIFIC PRES5TATION BUT !Y W]E CONSI/5TLY 9T]E/$ 9 HE>+ SOMEONE ) MORE EXP]I5CE TALK AB\T ! CONSEQU5CES1 EXP]I5CES1 & P>TICUL>S ( AN>*I/ POLITICS4 

,:5 ,I ORIG9ALLY PLANN$ ! T\R ,I CONCEIV$ ( MY PRES5TATIONS AS EXAMPLES ( A NON-IDEOLOGICAL P]SPECTIVE4 ,9/EAD ( HAV+ A /UMP SPEE* AB\T ! MAGAZ9E OR MY P>TICUL> 9T]E/S ,I (F]$ EA* ( MY HO/S AB\T A HALF DOZ5 DIFF]5T PRES5TATIONS 9CLUD+ BOLO BOLO1 COMMUNITY 7& CONFLICT71 9DIG5\S AN>*ISM1 SECOND WAVE AN>*Y1 ! CRITIQUE ( ! LEFT1 ! ,BAY ,>EA AN>*I/ MILIEU1 & AN>*I/ PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,IDEALLY ?IS W\LD HAVE ALL[$ A PRES5TATION TO CO9CIDE ) A CURR5T DISCUSSION OR 9T]E/ 9 A LOCAL COMMUNITY4 ,9/EAD IT CAUS$ A LOT ( CONFUSION S9CE MO/ ( MY HO/S DIDN'T P>TICUL>LY C>E AB\T :I* PRES5TATION ,I %\LD GIVE1 MEAN+ ,I USUALLY *OSE ! TOPIC )\T REALLY KN[+ ! AUDI5CE ,I W\LD BE SPEAK+ TO4 ,MY !ORETICAL 9CL9ATION MEANT ?AT MANY ( MY AUDI5CES DIDN'T KN[ 5\< AB\T :AT ,I WAS TALK+ AB\T TO ASK :AT ,I WAS TALK+ AB\T4 

,?R\<\T ! T\R ,I GRAPPL$ ) ! GAP BETWE5 :AT ,I WAS 9T]E/$ 9 TALK+ AB\T & :AT MIX$ AUDI5CES WANT$ TO HE>4 ,I LE>N$ H[ TO SPEAK TO A V>IETY ( AUDI5CES1 H[ TO BE RESPONSIVE TO !M1 :5 TO TALK !ORY & :5 TO LI/5 TO :]E ! AUDI5CE WAS COM+ FROM4 

,MEET+ ,Y\R ,5EMIES1 ,REAL & ,P]CEIV$ 

,NOR? ,AM]ICAN AN>*ISM IS QUITE FACTIONALIZ$ GIV5 H[ SMALL ( A POLITICAL T5D5CY IT IS4 ,I BO? P>TICIPATE 9 & AM EMB>RASS$ BY ?IS4 ,! >GUM5T = ?IS FACTIONALISM IS ?AT IT REPRES5TS ! V]Y DIFF]5T MOTIVATIONS & TRADITIONS ( CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/S4 ,H[EV]1 FACTIONALISM IS NOT ! SAME ?+ AS 5GAGEM5T1 CRITICAL OR O!RWISE4 ,MORE PO9T$LY1 FACTIONALISM AS PRACTIC$ USUALLY LOOKS LIKE PEOPLE 9T]ACT+ ) EA* O!R AS LABELS1 AS >TIFICIAL CON/RUCTIONS ( P]CEIV$ POLITICAL ID5TITY1 RA!R ?AN AS PEOPLE4 

,9 MY CASE ?IS 9CLUD$ BE+ CALL$ A PO/-LEFTI/1 A LIB]AL1 A LIFE/YLI/1 NOT-AN-AN>*I/1 & A CRIME?9C] 7(T5 AT ! SAME TIME74 ,:5 !SE K9D ( EPI!TS />T TO GET TOSS$ >\ND & REMA9 ! WAY ?AT ! RESULT+ CONV]SATION GETS FRAM$1 IT DEMON/RATES A REAL 9ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ) ACTUAL HUMAN BE+S4 ,?IS IS IRONIC GIV5 ?AT ! G5]AL CRITICISM IS ORI5T$ >\ND A P]CEPTION ( H[ TO TALK TO 0REGUL> PEOPLE40 ,DUR+ A FEW ( !SE CONV]SATIONS ! RHETORIC WAS ABLE TO BE SET ASIDE &1 AS A RESULT1 NUANC$ & ,I HAD 9T]E/+ CONV]SATIONS AB\T EXACTLY :AT B5EFITS & PROBLEMS !RE >E TO ! DIFF]5T APPROA*ES ?AT EXI/ )9 AN>*ISM4 

,BEYOND ! EXHAU/+ ELEM5TS ( SECT>IAN AN>*I/ POLITICS WAS ONE FUNNY 9CID5T ?AT IS WOR? REPEAT+4 ,AT ! ,MID-,ATLANTIC ,RADICAL ,BOOK ,FAIR ,I MET SOMEONE :O OBVI\SLY WAS V]Y 9=M$ AB\T ! MOD]N AN>*I/ SC5E & WAS WE>+ A T-%IRT ) ! SLOGAN 0,COMMIE ,FAG0 7) ! ,C REPLAC$ BY A HAMM] & SICKLE74 ,DUR+ \R CONV]SATION ,I CORRECT$ SOMEONE MAK+ A SECT>IAN COMM5T AB\T ,N,E,F,A,C--! ,NOR!A/ ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S1 A F$]ATION ( ,PLAT=MI/S SCATT]$ ?R\<\T ! ,NOR? ,EA/ 7FROM ,BALTIMORE TO ,MONTREAL74 ,! ,COMMIE ,FAG WAS CLE>LY 9 ,N,E,F,A,C1 APPRECIAT$ MY CORRECTION1 & AFT] A BRIEF *AT 9VIT$ ME TO LUN* ) A C\PLE O!R MEMB]S ( ,N,E,F,A,C4 ,AFT] A BRIEF SIDEB> ) MY COMPANIONS AB\T :E!R IT WAS ACTUALLY SAFE = ME TO GO 9TO A VAN FILL$ ) ,PLAT=MI/S 7:O DID NOT SEEM 9CL9$ T[>D CREAT+ A SAFE SPACE = A COLLECTIVE MEMB] ( ,AN>*Y7 ,I W5T & HAD A PRETTY GOOD TIME4 ,DESPITE MY W>9ESS AB\T BE+ \TNUMB]$ BY HO/ILES1 !Y ACTUALLY DIDN'T SEEM ?AT 9T]E/$ 9 ME1 OR GIV+ ME A H>D TIME1 AT ALL4 ,!Y W]E F> MORE 9T]E/$ 9 EA* O!R'S COMPANY & 9 TALK+ AB\T FI<T+ NAZIS1 DEAL+ ) !IR LEGAL PROBLEMS1 & O!R TOPICS ?AT W\LDN'T HAVE BE5 UNUSUAL AT ANY MEET+ ( AN>*I/S ( ANY /RIPE4 ,I SURVIV$ LUN* ) ! ,N,E,F,A,C]S UNSCA!D6 

,CONCLUSIONS 

,AN>*Y HAS SURVIV$ = ! LA/ #bf YE>S BY *ANG+ ) ! TIMES & 9CL9ATIONS ( ! PEOPLE PRODUC+ IT & READ+ IT4 ,! MAGAZ9E MOV$ TO ! NEWS/& & TO A /&>D =MAT TO MAKE IT EASI] TO BE PRODUC$ BY FEW] PEOPLE4 ,TODAY NEWS/& SALES ( ! MAGAZ9E >E %R9K+1 & NOT JU/ BECAUSE ( MI/AKES MADE S9CE WE HAVE TAK5 OV] PRODUCTION ( ! MAGAZ9E2 ! 5TIRE MAGAZ9E 9DU/RY IS %R9K+4 ,?IS IS P>TICUL>LY TRUE ( J\RNALS LIKE \RS ?AT DO NOT APPEAL TO A G5]AL AUDI5CE & HAVE A FAIRLY SMALL PR9T RUN4 ,\R DESIRE TO MA9TA9 ! MAGAZ9E OV] ! NEXT #bf YE>S MEANS LE>N+ AB\T \R READ]S & DISCOV]+ ! WAYS ?AT WE NE$ TO *ANGE4 

,ONE LESSON ,I LE>N$ WAS ?AT ! PEOPLE :O READ \R MAGAZ9E >E NOT NECESS>ILY ! SAME PEOPLE :O CAME TO ! PRES5TATIONS4 ,P>TLY ?IS IS BECAUSE ( H[ BRIEF ! TIME WAS BETWE5 ! DECISION TO MAKE ! TRIP & ! TRIPS />T1 :I* MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PUBLICIZE ! EV5T 9 ! MAGAZ9E4 ,SO ! ONLY WAY ?AT PEOPLE HE>D AB\T ! T\R WAS ?R\< AN>*I/ 9T]NET NEWS S\RCES1 ! ,AN>*Y WEBSITE1 OR LOCAL PUBLICITY4 ,! CONCLUSION ,I DREW1 FROM ! AUDI5CE DEMOGRAPHIC & ! LACK ( SUBSCRIPTIONS SOLD1 IS ?AT ! PEOPLE :O SUBSCRIBE TO MAGAZ9ES TODAY >E NOT ! SAME PEOPLE :O COMPULSIVELY READ ! 9T]NET OR KEEP UP ) LOCAL EV5TS4 ,ADDITIONALLY MANY ( \R READ]S REFUSE TO SUBSCRIBE ON PR9CIPLE & ONLY BUY ! MAGAZ9E ?R\< ! NEWS/& OR %>E FRI5DS' COPIES4 

,AS A RESULT ( ?IS T\R1 ,I BELIEVE MORE /RONGLY ?AN EV] ?AT !RE IS A NE$ = AN AN>*I/ PUBLICATION ?AT COV]S ANALYSIS FROM A BROAD GEOGRAPHIC BASE 9 ! ,U,S & A CORRESPOND+ NE$ = MORE AN>*I/S TO WRITE AB\T :AT !Y KN[4 ,! FEW WELL-KN[N 9T]ACTIVE WEBSITES T5D T[>DS SECT>IAN SQUABBLES1 &_/OR NON-AN>*I/ CONT5T1 RA!R ?AN PROVID+ SPACE :]E PEOPLE CAN EXP]I5CE A RESPECTFUL1 BROADLY CONCEIV$1 & RIGOR\S AN>*I/ PRES5CE4 ,! GA!R+S ?AT HAPP5 >\ND ! L& T5D F> TOO HEAVILY T[>D COMM]CE & 7/ATI/7 ACTIVISM &1 AS A RESULT1 SKEW V]Y Y\NG4 

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