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,AU?OR 3 ,BA$AN 

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,BUT :AT IS AN ET]NITY ( DAMNATION COMP>$ TO AN 9F9ITY ( PLEASURE 9 A S+LE SECOND8 

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,! ,ANTI-,SOCIAL ,TURN 

,NO ,FUTURE1 ,$ELMAN'S MAGNUM OPUS ( QUE] NEGATIVITY1 (F]S A S]IES ( CRUCIAL LESSONS = BA$L+S2 ?AT IS1 = ?OSE ( US :OSE QUE]NESS MEANS ! REFUSAL ( SOCIETY & NOT ANY NEGOTIATION ) OR )9 IT4 ,9 \R READ+ & USE--OR ABUSE--( ,$ELMAN'S S+UL> WORK1 WE HAVE NO *OICE BUT TO TAKE HIM TO TASK = HIS ACADEMIC =M1 HIS POSITION )9 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ QUE] !ORY1 & ! SEP>ATION BETWE5 HIS !ORY & PRACTICE4 ,HIS PROJECT FAILS 9 ?AT IT LOCATES QUE] NEGATIVITY )9 V>I\S CULTURAL PRODUCTIONS--LIT]ATURE1 FILM--& YET NEV] WORKS TO UNVEIL ?IS NEGATION 9 ! CONTEXT ( LIV$ REVOLT OR ( ACTIVE /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! SOCIETY HE PURPORTS TO OPPOSE4 

,9 EXPLOR+ ,NO ,FUTURE1 WE 9SI/ ON EXPROPRIAT+ IT FROM ! IVORY T[] ( !ORY & US+ IT AS A TOOL = \R LIFE PROJECTS4 ,AGA9/ ! SAFE 9T]PRETATIONS (F]$ BY ! ACADEMY & ITS !ORI/S1 WE EMB>K ON AN ELABORATION ( QUE] NEGATIVITY ?AT MEANS NO?+ LESS ?AN ! DE/RUCTION ( ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD4 

,JUDI?_/,JACK ,HALB]/AM1 ANO!R POPUL> QUE] !ORI/1 READS ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ,$ELMAN'S TEXT 9 REG>D TO :AT !Y T]M ! ANTI-SOCIAL PROJECT1 BUT ALSO EXP]I5CES IT AS LACK+3 

,$ELMAN'S POLEMIC OP5S ! DOOR TO A F]OCI\S >TICULATION ( NEGATIVITY 70FUCK ! SOCIAL ORD] & ! ,*ILD 9 :OSE NAME WE'RE COLLECTIVELY T]RORIZ$2 FUCK ,ANNIE2 FUCK ! WAIF FROM ,LES ,MIS2 FUCK ! POOR1 9NOC5T KID ON ! ,NET2 FUCK ,LAWS BO? ) CAPITAL LS & ) SMALL2 FUCK ! :OLE NETWORK ( ,SYMBOLIC RELATIONS & ! FUTURE ?AT S]VES AS ITS PROP07 BUT1 ULTIMATELY1 HE DOES NOT FUCK ! LAW1 BIG OR LITTLE ,L1 HE SUCCUMBS TO ! LAW ( GRAMM>1 ! LAW ( LOGIC1 ! LAW ( AB/RACTION1 ! LAW ( APOLITICAL =MALISM1 ! LAW ( ,G5RES444 

,ELSE:]E1 ,HALB]/AM MORE EXPLICITLY FRAMES !IR P>TICUL> 9T]E/ AS FOLL[S3 0,I WANT TO 5GAGE CRITICALLY ) ,$ELMAN'S PROJECT H]E 9 ORD] TO >GUE = A MORE EXPLICITLY POLITICAL FRAM+ ( ! ANTI-SOCIAL PROJECT40 

,HALB]/AM'S AIM IS LIKE \RS1 9 A WAY4 ,$ELMAN'S F]OCI\S NEGATIVITY REMA9S CAU<T )9 ! WEB ( =MAL KN[L$GE & DOM9ATION ?AT IS ! ACADEMY4 ,TRAPP$ )9 !SE LAWS--LOGIC1 AB/RACTION1 =MALISM--,$ELMAN'S !ORY1 AS IT /&S1 CAN ONLY S]VE TO BE A SOME:AT MORE NAU<TY >TICULATION ( ! LAW ( ! SOCIAL ORD] ITSELF4 ,& YET ,HALB]/AM'S ALT]NATIVE PROJECT FAILS 9 ! SAME WAY4 ,WE DON'T DESIRE A MORE EXPLICITLY POLITICAL FRAM+ ( ! ANTI-SOCIAL PROJECT1 :5 ! LOGIC ( POLITICS ITSELF CAN ONLY REALLY (F] US MORE AB/RACTION1 MORE =MALISM1 MORE ( ! SAME4 ,= US1 QUE] !ORY IS ONLY IMPORTANT TO ! EXT5T ?AT WE MAKE IT A TOOL OR A WEAPON = \R PROJECTS4 ,BUT 9 ?IS WE CANNOT LOOK TO POLITICS1 :I* IS ! SCI5CE ( ORGANIZ+ & REPRES5T+ SOCIETY4 ,9/EAD WE HAVE TO EXCE$ ,$ELMAN'S PROJECT1 DISC>D+ HIS APOLITICS 9 FAVOR ( AN EXPLOSIVE ANTI-POLITICS4 

,IF ,$ELMAN OP5$ A DOOR1 AS ,HALB]/AM >GUES1 = AN ANTI-SOCIAL QUE] PROJECT1 !N LET'S CROSS ?R\< ! ?RE%OLD & LET'S SET ! :OLE H\SE ON FIRE :ILE WE'RE AT IT4 ,:AT FOLL[S IS A CLOSE READ+ & OV]?R[+ ( ,NO ,FUTURE4 ,!SE >E ! VITAL ELEM5TS ( ! !ORY )\T ! BAGGAGE ( ! ACADEMY1 ! CRUCIAL PO9TS ( ! TEXT %>P5$ 9TO WEAPONS = ANTI-SOCIAL PROJECTS4 

,PURE ,NEGATIVITY 

,$ELMAN'S PROJECT1 9S(> AS WE CAN IMAG9E IT AS A />T+ PO9T1 IS 9TRIGU+ BECAUSE = HIM QUE]NESS IS FUNDAM5TALLY NEGATIVE4 ,:E!R 9 ! =M ( GAY ASSIMILATION1 ID5TITY POLITICS1 OR 'RADICAL QUE]' SUBCULTURE1 ANY CONTEMPOR>Y 5GAGEM5T ) QUE]NESS MU/ RECKON ) DECADES ( CAPITALI/ 9TEGRATION 9TO SOCIETY & ITS /ATE4 ,!SE V>Y+ =MS >E JO9$ TOGE!R ?R\< POSITIVE QUE] ID5TITY AS A %>$ CONT5T4 ,IF WE READ ,$ELMAN ) A GREAT S5SE ( CA?>SIS1 IT IS BECAUSE HIS CONCEPTION ( NEGATIVE QUE]NESS ALL[S US TO DISC>D ALL ! ID5TIT>IAN BAGGAGE :I* ACCOMPANIES QUE]NESS4 

,?IS MOVE AGA9/ A POSITIVE QUE] PROJECTS IS A CRUCIAL ONE2 IT ILLU/RATES ONE TRU? AB\T CAPITAL4 ,CAPITAL IS PR$ICAT$ ON ACCUMULAT+ VALUE--ANY VALUE--= ITS [N SELF-REPRODUCTION4 ,CAPITAL IS 9 A CON/ANT PROCESS ( REVOLT AGA9/ ITSELF4 ,SUBJECTS :I* W]E ONCE M>G9ALIZ$ OR ANNIHILAT$ BY ! CIVILIZ$ ORD] >E ABSORB$ 9TO ITS CIRCUITRY1 POSITIONS ?AT C\LD M>K AN \TSIDE >E MOV$ 9W>D4 ,!RE IS NO POSITIVE QUE]NESS ?AT ISN'T ALREADY A SITE ( SOCIETY'S REPRODUCTION4 ,! POSITIVI/ 9/ITUTIONS ( QUE]NESS--ITS DANCE P>TIES1 COMMUNITY PROJECTS1 ACTIVI/ GR\PS1 SOCIAL NETWORKS1 FA%ION1 LIT]ATURE1 >T1 FE/IVALS--=M ! MAT]IAL /RUCTURE ( CIVILIZATION4 ,:ATEV] ANTAGONISM OR DIFF]5CE !SE =MS POSSESS IS ?OR\<LY RE-MADE 9 CAPITAL'S IMAGE2 ALL VALUE EXTRACT$1 ALL DANG] NEUTRALIZ$4 ,TO \R HORROR1 QUE]NESS BECOMES ! AVANT-G>DE ( M>KETPLACES & ! DYNAMIC LIFEBLOOD ( ! ADVANC$ PO/MOD]N ECONOMY4 

,?IS ANALYSIS ( POSITIVISM IS NOT P>TICUL> TO QUE]NESS4 ,ONE CAN AS EASILY PO9T TO ANY NUMB] ( AN>*I/ PROJECTS & EXPOSE ! WAYS 9 :I* !Y REPRODUCE ! V]Y ALI5ATION !Y AIM TO OV]COME4 ,COOP]ATIVE BUS9ESS1 RADICAL COMMODITIES1 9DEP5D5T M$IA1 SOCIAL SPACES1 ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS3 :5 POSITIVE AN>*I/ PROJECTS >5'T DO+ SOCIAL WORK TO /AVE (F COLLAPSE OR UPHEAVAL1 !Y >E DEVELOP+ ! 9NOVATIONS 7SELF-MANAGEM5T1 DEC5TRALIZ$ PRODUCTION1 CR[D-S\RC+1 SOCIAL NETWORK+7 ?AT WILL HELP TO EXT5D CAPITAL'S REIGN 9TO ! NEXT C5TURY4 

,! DEP>TURE FROM !SE =MS IS ! ELABORATION ( QUE]NESS 9 ! NEGATIVE4 ,9 ?IS L9K+ ( QUE]NESS & NEGATIVITY1 WE JO9 ,$ELMAN1 :O DEF9ES QUE]NESS ?US3 

.<,Q.>UE]NESS1 IRR$UCIBLY L9K$ TO ! 0AB]RANT OR ATYPICAL10 TO :AT *AFES AGA9/ 0NORMALIZATION10 F9DS ITS VALUE NOT 9 A GOOD SUSCEPTIBLE TO G5]ALIZATION1 BUT ONLY 9 ! /UBBORN P>TICUL>ITY ?AT VOIDS EV]Y NOTION ( A G5]AL GOOD4 ,! EMBRACE ( QUE] NEGATIVITY1 !N1 CAN HAVE NO JU/IFICATION IF JU/IFICATION REQUIRES IT TO RE9=CE SOME POSITIVE SOCIAL VALUE2 ITS VALUE1 9/EAD1 RESIDES 9 ITS *ALL5GE TO VALUE AS DEF9$ BY ! SOCIAL1 & ?US 9 ITS RADICAL *ALL5GE TO ! V]Y VALUE ( ! SOCIAL ITSELF4 

,PUT ANO!R WAY1 WE >E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 A SOCIAL PROJECT ( QUE]NESS1 9 QUE] CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY1 9 C>V+ \T \R [N <ETTOS )9 ! MAT]IAL & SYMBOLIC /RUCTURES ( CAPITALI/ LIFE4 ,RA!R1 \R 5GAGEM5T ) QUE] !ORY MU/ BE ATTUN$ TO LOCAT+ ! MOM5TS :I* REVEAL ! POT5TIAL UNDO+ ( SOCIETY1 ITS /RUCTURES & ITS RELATIONS4 ,= ,$ELMAN1 A !ORY ( QUE] NEGATIVITY BEG9S FROM AN EXPLORATION ( ! FANTA/IC POSITION ( QUE]S )9 SOCIETY'S COLLECTIVE IMAG9>Y4 ,HIS ME?ODOLOGY IS TO NAVIGATE ! DISC\RSES & NI<TM>ES ( RI<T-W+ HET]ONORMATIVITY4 ,CIT+ ONE FUNDAM5TALI/ PUNDIT AFT] ANO!R1 HE FLE%ES \T ! T]ROR ) :I* ! ANTI-QUE] E/ABLI%M5T IMAG9ES ! ?REAT ( QUE]NESS4 ,A ?READ P]SI/S ?R\< HI/ORY 9TO ! PRES5T :I* IMAG9ES QUE]S AS ! DE/ROY]S ( SOCIAL COHESION1 ! 'GRAV$IGG]S ( SOCIETY1' ! REPUDIATION ( ! VALUES ( H>D WORK & FAMILY1 ! P]SI/5T WAVE :I* ]ODES ! B$ROCK ( ! MONET>Y & LIBID9AL ECONOMIES1 ?IEVES1 TRICK/]S1 HU/L]S1 S9N]S1 MURD]]S1 DEVIANTS1 & P]V]TS4 ,QUE]S >E NOT JU/ DAMN$1 !Y >E ! PRO( ( SOCIETY'S FUNDAM5TAL DAMNATION AS WELL4 ,SODOMITES1 AFT] ALL1 >E NAM$ = !IR SYMBOLIC POSITION AS ! SEXUAL SYMBOL ( CIVILIZATION'S DECAD5CE & IMM95T ANNIHILATION4 

,ANALYZ+ AN EXAMPLE ( ?IS FANTASY1 ,$ELMAN WRITES3 

,WE MI<T DO WELL TO CONSID] ?IS LESS AS AN 9/ANCE ( HYP]BOLIC RANT & MORE AS A REM9D] ( ! DISORI5TATION ?AT QUE] SEXUALITIES %\LD 5TAIL3 0ACCEPTANCE OR 9DIFF]5CE TO ! HOMOSEXUAL MOVEM5T WILL RESULT 9 SOCIETY'S DE/RUCTION BY ALL[+ CIVIL ORD] TO BE R$EF9$ & BY PLUMMET+ \RSELVES1 \R *ILDR5 & GR&*ILDR5 9TO AN AGE ( GODLESSNESS4 ,9DE$1 ! V]Y F\NDATION ( ,WE/]N ,CIVILIZATION IS AT /AKE40 ,BE=E ! SELF-RI<TE\S BROMIDES ( LIB]AL PLURALISM SPILL FROM \R LIPS1 BE=E WE SUPPLY ONCE MORE ! ASSURANCE ?AT \RS IS ANO!R K9D ( LOVE BUT A LOVE LIKE HIS NONE!LESS1 BE=E WE PI\SLY 9VOKE ! LITANY ( \R GLORI\S CONTRIBUTIONS TO ! CIVILIZATIONS ( EA/ & WE/ ALIKE1 D>E WE PAUSE = A MOM5T TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT HE MI<T BE RI<T--OR1 MORE IMPORTANT1 ?AT HE \<T TO BE RI<T3 ?AT QUE]NESS %\LD & MU/ DE/ROY SU* NOTIONS ( 0CIVIL ORD]0 ?R\< A RUPTUR+ ( \R F\NDATIONAL FAI? 9 ! REPRODUCTION ( FUTURITY8 

,$ELMAN'S DESIRE = A QUE]NESS ?AT W\LD HE> ITSELF CALL$ A ?REAT TO ! SOCIAL ORD] & TAKES ?IS AS A *ALL5GE RA!R ?AN AN 9SULT IS P>ALLEL$ BY ! TEXT 0,CRIM9AL ,9TIMACY10 AU?OR$ BY 'A GANG ( CRIM9AL QUE]S' & PUBLI%$ 9 ! AN>*I/ J\RNAL ,TOTAL ,DE/ROY 9 #b#i3 

,! MA*9]Y ( CONTROL HAS R5D]$ \R V]Y EXI/5CE ILLEGAL4 ,WE'VE 5DUR$ ! CRIM9ALIZATION & CRUCIFIXION ( \R BODIES1 \R SEX1 \R UNRULY G5D]S4 ,RAIDS1 WIT*-HUNTS1 BURN+S AT ! /AKE4 ,WE'VE OCCUPI$ ! SPACE ( DEVIANTS1 ( :ORES1 ( P]V]TS1 & ABOM9ATIONS4 ,?IS CULTURE HAS R5D]$ US CRIM9AL1 & ( C\RSE1 9 TURN1 WE'VE COMMITT$ \R LIVES TO CRIME4 ,9 ! CRIM9ALIZATION ( \R PLEASURES1 WE'VE F\ND ! PLEASURE TO BE HAD 9 CRIME6 ,9 BE+ \TLAW$ = :O WE >E1 WE'VE DISCOV]$ ?AT WE >E 9DE$ FUCK+ \TLAWS6 ,MANY BLAME QUE]S = ! DECL9E ( ?IS SOCIETY--WE TAKE PRIDE 9 ?IS4 ,SOME BELIEVE ?AT WE 9T5D TO %R$-TO-BITS ?IS CIVILIZATION & IT'S MORAL FABRIC--!Y C\LDN'T BE MORE ACCURATE4 ,WE'RE (T5 DESCRIB$ AS DEPRAV$1 DECAD5T & REVOLT+--BUT OH1 !Y A9'T SE5 NO?+ YET4 

,?IS POSITION ( [N]%IP ( ! NEGATIVE MEANS A LIB]ATORY CONSPIRACY BETWE5 ! 5EMIES ( SOCIETY4 ,IT ALL[S US TO ESCAPE ! TRAPS ?AT LIE 9 ANY ATTEMPT AT AFFIRM+ A POSITIVE C\NT]-N>RATIVE4 ,ONE CANNOT D5Y ! DE/RUCTIVE & ANTI-SOCIAL POT5TIAL ( QUE]NESS )\T ALSO AFFIRM+ ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,ONE CANNOT >GUE AGA9/ ! ANTI-QUE] P>ANOIA :I* IMAG9ES US TO BE 5EMIES ( ,GOD & /ATE & FAMILY )\T IMPLICITLY CONC$+ ! LEGITIMACY ( EA*4 ,! HOPE = PROGRESSIVE NOTIONS ( TOL]ANCE OR COMBATIVE ACTIVISM TO UNDO ?IS FANTASY IS AN EXPRESSION ( ! DESIRE = ASSIMILATION 9TO SOCIETY4 ,EV5 'RADICAL' OR 'ANTI-ASSIMILATIONI/' QUE] POSITIONS ATTEMPT TO D5Y ?IS NEGATIVITY & TO CREATE SPACE = QUE] REPRES5TATION 9 ! ,/ATE OR QUE] BELONG+ )9 CAPITALISM4 

,WE'LL FOLL[ ,$ELMAN AS HE ELABORATES ON ?IS IDEA3 

,RA!R ?AN REJECT+1 ) LIB]AL DISC\RSE1 ! ASCRIPTION ( NEGATIVITY TO ! QUE]1 WE MI<T444 DO BETT] TO CONSID] ACCEPT+ & EV5 EMBRAC+ IT4 ,NOT 9 ! HOPE ( =G+ !REBY SOME MORE P]FECT SOCIAL ORD]--SU* A HOPE1 AFT] ALL1 W\LD ONLY REPRODUCE ! CON/RA9+ M&ATE ( FUTURISM1 JU/ AS ANY SU* ORD] W\LD EQUALLY OCCASION ! NEGATIVITY ( ! QUE]--BUT RA!R TO REFUSE ! 9SI/5CE ( HOPE ITSELF AS AFFIRMATION1 :I* IS ALWAYS AFFIRMATION ( AN ORD] :OSE REFUSAL WILL REGI/] AS UN?9KABLE1 IRRESPONSIBLE1 9HUMANE4 ,& ! TRUMP C>D ( AFFIRMATION8 ,ALWAYS ! QUE/ION3 ,IF NOT ?IS1 :AT8 ,ALWAYS ! DEM& TO TRANSLATE ! 9SI/5CE1 ! PULSIVE =CE1 OR NEGATIVITY 9TO SOME DET]M9ATE /ANCE OR 0POSITION0 :OSE DET]M9ATION W\LD ?US NEGATE IT3 ALWAYS ! IMP]ATIVE TO IMMURE IT 9 SOME /ABLE & POSITIVE =M444 ,I DO NOT 9T5D TO PROPOSE SOME 0GOOD0 ?AT WILL !REBY BE ASSUR$4 ,TO ! CONTR>Y1 ,I MEAN TO 9SI/ ?AT NO?+1 & C]TA9LY NOT :AT WE CALL 0GOOD10 CAN EV] HAVE ANY ASSURANCE AT ALL 9 ! ORD] ( ! ,SYMBOLIC444 .<,W.>E MI<T RA!R1 FIGURATIVELY CA/ \R VOTE = 0NONE ( ! ABOVE10 = ! PRIMACY ( A CON/ANT 0NO0 9 RESPONSE TO ! LAW ( ! SYMBOLIC1 :I* W\LD E*O ?AT LAW'S F\NDATIONAL ACT1 ITS SELF-CON/ITUT+ NEGATION4 

,AGA91 A SIMPLE %IFT CAN APPLY ?IS >GUM5T TO ! DISCURSIVE & IMAG9>Y CON/RUCTIONS ( AN>*I/S4 ,MANY AN>*I/S F9D !MSELVES COMPULSIVELY RESPOND+ TO NEGATIVE *>ACT]IZATIONS ( \R 9T5TIONS & DISPOSITIONS4 ,9 ! FACE ( AN >RAY ( FLATT]+ ACCUSATIONS--WE >E CRIM9AL1 NIHILI/IC1 VIOL5T1 S[]S ( DISORD]--! PROPON5TS ( A POSITIVE AN>*ISM 9/9CTIVELY RESPOND BY 9SI/+ ?AT WE >E MOTIVAT$ BY ! HI<E/ IDEALS 7DEMOCRACY1 CONS5SUS1 EQUALITY1 JU/ICE71 SEEK TO CREATE A BETT] SOCIETY1 >E NONVIOL5T1 & BELIEVE AN>*ISM TO BE ! GREATE/ ORD] ( ALL4 ,OV] & OV] AGA9 AN>*I/S & O!R REVOLUTION>IES (F] !IR ALLEGIANCE TO SOCIETY BY D5Y+ ! REALITY OR POSSIBILITY ( !IR 5MITY ) ! SOCIAL ORD]4 

,LEFTI/ NOTIONS ( RE=M1 PROGRESS1 TOL]ANCE1 & SOCIAL JU/ICE ALWAYS COME UP AGA9/ ! H>% REALITY ?AT ANY PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPM5T CAN ONLY MEAN A MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ SY/EM ( MIS]Y & EXPLOITATION2 ?AT TOL]ANCE MEANS NO?+2 ?AT JU/ICE IS AN IMPOSSIBILITY4 ,ACTIVI/S1 PROGRESSIVE & REVOLUTION>Y ALIKE1 WILL ALWAYS RESPOND TO \R CRITIQUE ( ! SOCIAL ORD] ) A DEM& ?AT WE >TICULATE SOME SORT ( ALT]NATIVE4 ,LET US SAY ONCE & = ALL ?AT WE HAVE NONE TO (F]4 ,FAC$ ) ! SY/EM'S SEAMLESS 9TEGRATION ( ALL POSITIVE PROJECTS 9TO ITSELF1 WE CAN'T AF=D TO AFFIRM OR POSIT ANY MORE ALT]NATIVES = IT TO CONSUME4 ,RA!R WE MU/ REALIZE ?AT \R TASK IS 9F9ITE1 NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MU* TO BUILD BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE AN 5TIRE WORLD TO DE/ROY4 ,\R DAILY LIFE IS SO SATURAT$ & /RUCTUR$ BY CAPITAL ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAG9E A LIFE WOR? LIV+1 EXCEPT ONE ( REVOLT4 

,WE UND]/& DE/RUCTION TO BE NECESS>Y1 & WE DESIRE IT 9 ABUNDANCE4 ,WE HAVE NO?+ TO GA9 ?R\< %AME OR LACK ( CONFID5CE 9 !SE DESIRES4 ,!RE CANNOT BE FRE$OM 9 ! %AD[ ( PRISONS1 !RE CANNOT BE HUMAN COMMUNITY 9 ! CONTEXT ( COMMODITIES1 !RE CANNOT BE SELF-DET]M9ATION UND] ! REIGN ( A /ATE4 ,?IS WORLD--! POLICE & >MIES ?AT DEF5D IT1 ! 9/ITUTIONS ?AT CON/ITUTE IT1 ! >*ITECTURE ?AT GIVES IT %APE1 ! SUBJECTIVITIES ?AT POPULATE IT1 ! APP>ATUSES ?AT ADM9I/] ITS FUNCTION1 ! S*OOLS ?AT 9SCRIBE ITS IDEOLOGY1 ! ACTIVISM ?AT FRANTICLY RESPONDS TO ITS CRISES1 ! >T]IES ( ITS CIRCULATION & FL[S1 ! COMMODITIES ?AT DEF9E LIFE )9 IT1 ! COMMUNICATION NETWORKS ?AT PROLIF]ATE IT1 ! 9=MATION TE*NOLOGY ?AT SURVEILS & RECORDS IT--MU/ BE ANNIHILAT$ 9 EV]Y 9/ANCE1 ALL AT ONCE4 ,TO %Y AWAY FROM ?IS TASK1 TO ASSURE \R 5EMIES ( \R GOOD 9T5TIONS1 IS ! MO/ CRASS DI%ONE/Y4 ,AN>*Y1 AS ) QUE]NESS1 IS MO/ P[]FUL 9 ITS NEGATIVE =M4 ,POSITIVE CONCEPTIONS ( !SE1 :5 !Y >E NOT SIMPLY A QUIET ACQUIESC5CE 9 ! FACE ( A SOPHI/ICAT$ & EVOLV+ TOTALITY ( DOM9ATION1 >E HOPELESSLY TRAPP$ 9 COMBAT ) ! DETAILS ( ?IS TOTALITY ON ITS [N T]MS4 

,9 ,NO ,FUTURE1 ,$ELMAN APPROPRIATES & PRIVILEGES A P>TICUL> PSY*OANALYTIC CONCEPT3 ! DEA? DRIVE4 ,9 ELABORAT+ ! RELATION%IP ( 0QUE] !ORY & ! DEA? DRIVE0 7! SUBTITLE ( ,NO ,FUTURE71 HE DEPLOYS ! CONCEPT 9 ORD] TO NAME A =CE ?AT ISN'T SPECIFICALLY TI$ TO QUE] ID5TITY4 ,HE >GUES ?AT ! DEA? DRIVE IS A CON/ANT ]UPTION ( DISORD] FROM )9 ! SYMBOLIC ORD] ITSELF4 ,IT IS AN UNNAMABLE & 9>TICULABLE T5D5CY = ANY SOCIETY TO PRODUCE ! CONTRADICTIONS & =CES :I* CAN TE> ?AT SOCIETY AP>T4 

,TO AVOID GETT+ TRAPP$ 9 ,LACANIAN IDEOLOGY1 WE %\LD QUICKLY DEP>T FROM A PURELY PSY*OANALYTIC FRAMEWORK = UND]/&+ ?IS DRIVE4 ,M>XISM1 TO IMAG9E IT ANO!R WAY1 ASSURES US ?AT A FUNDAM5TAL CRISIS )9 ! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION GU>ANTEES ?AT IT WILL PRODUCE ITS [N NEGATION FROM )9 ITSELF4 ,MESSIANIC TRADITIONS1 LIKEWISE1 HOLD FA/ TO A FAI? ?AT ! MESSIAH MU/ EM]GE 9 ! C\RSE ( DAILY LIFE TO OV]?R[ ! HORROR ( HI/ORY4 ,! MO/ ROMANTIC ELABORATIONS ( AN>*ISM DESCRIBE ! 9EVITABILITY ?AT 9DIVIDUALS WILL REVOLT AGA9/ ! BANALITY & ALI5ATION ( MOD]N LIFE4 ,CYB]NETIC GOV]NM5T OP]ATES ON ! UND]/&+ ?AT ! ILLUSIONS ( SOCIAL PEACE CONTA9 A COMPLEX & UNPR$ICTABLE S]IES ( RISKS1 CATA/ROPHES1 CONTAGIONS1 EV5TS & UPHEAVALS TO BE MANAG$4 ,EA* ( !SE CONTA9S A K]NEL ( TRU?1 IF P]HAPS 9 SPITE ( !IR IDEOLOGIES4 ,! DEA? DRIVE NAMES ?AT P]MAN5T & IRR$UCIBLE ELEM5T :I* HAS & WILL ALWAYS PRODUCE REVOLT4 ,SPECIES BE+1 QUE]NESS1 *AOS1 WILLFUL REVOLT1 ! COMMUNE1 RUPTURE1 ! ,IDEA1 ! WILD1 OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANCE DISORD]--WE CAN GIVE 9NUM]ABLE NAMES TO :AT ESCAPES \R ABILITY TO DESCRIBE IT4 ,EA* ( !SE ATTEMPTS TO T]M ! ]RATIC NEGATION 9TR9SIC TO SOCIETY4 ,EA* COMES CLOSE TO !ORIZ+ ! UNIV]SAL T5D5CY ?AT ANY CIVILIZATION WILL PRODUCE ITS [N UNDO+4 

,EXPLOSIONS ( URBAN RIOT+1 ! PREVAL5CE ( ME?ODS ( PIRACY & EXPROPRIATION1 ! HATR$ ( WORK1 G5D] DYSPHORIA1 ! 9EXPLICABLE RISE 9 VIOL5T ATTACKS AGA9/ POLICE (FIC]S1 SELF-IMMOLATION1 NON-REPRODUCTIVE SEXUAL PRACTICES1 IRRATIONAL SABOTAGE1 NIHILI/IC HACK] CULTURE1 LAWLESS 5CAMPM5TS :I* EXI/ SIMPLY = !MSELVES--! DEA? DRIVE IS EVID5C$ 9 EA* MOM5T ?AT EXCE$S ! SOCIAL ORD] & BEG9S TO RIP AT ITS FABRIC4 

,! SYMBOLIC DEPLOYM5T ( QUE]NESS BY ! SOCIAL ORD] IS ALWAYS AN ATTEMPT TO ID5TIFY ! NEGATIVITY ( ! DEA? DRIVE1 TO LOCK ?IS *AOTIC POT5TIAL UP 9 ! CONF9ES ( ?IS OR ?AT SUBJECTIVITY4 ,F\CAULT'S WORK IS F\NDATIONAL TO QUE] !ORY 9 P>T BECAUSE ( HIS >GUM5T ?AT P[] MU/ CREATE & !N CLASSIFY ANTAGONI/IC SUBJECTIVITIES SO AS TO !N ANNIHILATE ANY SUBV]SIVE POT5TIAL )9 A SOCIAL BODY4 ,HOMOSEXUALS1 GANG/]S1 CRIM9ALS1 IMMIGRANTS1 WELF>E MO!RS1 TRANSSEXUALS1 WOM51 Y\?1 T]RORI/S1 ! BLACK BLOC1 COMMUNI/S1 EXTREMI/S3 P[] IS ALWAYS CON/RUCT+ & DEF9+ !SE ANTAGONI/IC SUBJECTS :I* MU/ BE MANAG$4 ,:5 ! SMOKE CLE>S AFT] A RIOT1 ! /ATE & M$IA APP>ATUSES UNIV]SALLY BEG9 TO LOCATE SU* EV5TS )9 ! LOGIC ( ID5TITY1 FREEZ+ ! FLUIDITY ( REVOLT 9TO A H&FUL ( SUBJECT POSITIONS TO BE IMPRISON$1 OR1 MORE S9I/]LY1 ORGANIZ$4 ,PROGRESSIVISM1 ) ITS DRIVE T[>D 9CLUSION & ASSIMILATION1 /AKES ITS HOPE ON ! SOCIAL VIABILITY ( !SE SUBJECTS1 ON !IR ABILITY TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! DAILY REPRODUCTION ( SOCIETY4 ,9 DO+ SO1 ! IDEOLOGY ( PROGRESS FUNCTIONS TO TRAP SUBV]SIVE POT5TIAL )9 A P>TICUL> SUBJECT1 & !N TO SOLICIT ?AT SUBJECT'S SELF-REPUDIATION ( ! DANG] :I* !Y'VE BE5 CON/RUCT$ TO REPRES5T4 ,?IS MOVE = SOCIAL PEACE FAILS TO ELIM9ATE ! DRIVE1 BECAUSE DESPITE A :OLE RANGE ( DET]M9ISMS1 !RE IS NO SUBJECT :I* CAN SOLELY & P]FECTLY CONTA9 ! POT5TIAL = REVOLT4 ,! SIMULTANE\S ATTEMPT AT JU/ICE MU/ ALSO FAIL1 BECAUSE ! 9TEGRATION ( EA* SUCCESSIVE SUBJECT POSITION 9TO NORMATIVE RELATIONS NECESSITATES ! CON/RUCTION ( ! NEXT ,O!R TO BE DISCIPL9$ OR DE/ROY$4 

,RA!R ?AN A PROGRESSIVE PROJECT :I* AIMS TO /EADILY ]ADICATE AN EM]G5T *AOS OV] TIME1 \R PROJECT1 LOCAT$ AT ! ?RE%OLD ( ,$ELMAN'S WORK1 BASES ITSELF UPON ! P]SI/5T NEGATIVITY ( ! DEA? DRIVE4 ,WE *OOSE NOT TO E/ABLI% A PLACE = QUE]S1 !REBY %IFT+ ! /RUCTURAL POSITION ( QUE]NESS TO SOME O!R POPULATION4 ,WE ID5TIFY ) ! NEGATIVITY ( ! DRIVE1 & !REBY P]=M A DISID5TIFICATION AWAY FROM ANY ID5TITY TO BE REPRES5T$ OR :I* CAN BEG = RI<TS4 

,FOLL[+ ,$ELMAN FUR!R3 

,TO FIGURE ! UNDO+ ( CIVIL SOCIETY1 ! DEA? DRIVE ( ! DOM9ANT ORD]1 IS NEI!R TO BE NOR TO BECOME ?AT DRIVE2 SU* A BE+ IS NOT ! PO9T4 ,RA!R1 ACC$+ TO ?AT FIGURAL POSITION MEANS RECOGNIZ+ & REFUS+ ! CONSEQU5CES ( GR\ND+ REALITY 9 D5IAL ( ?AT DRIVE4 ,AS ! DEA? DRIVE DISSOLVES ?OSE CONGEALM5TS ( ID5TITY ?AT P]MIT US TO KN[ & SURVIVE AS \RSELVES1 SO ! QUE] MU/ 9SI/ ON DI/URB+1 ON QUE]+1 SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AS SU*--ON DI/URB+1 & !RE=E ON QUE]+ \RSELVES & \R 9VE/M5T 9 SU* ORGANIZATION4 ,= QUE]NESS CAN NEV] DEF9E AN ID5TITY2 IT CAN ONLY EV] DI/URB ONE4 ,& SO1 :5 ,I >GUE1 AS ,I AIM TO DO H]E1 ?AT ! BURD5 ( QUE]NESS IS TO BE LOCAT$ LESS 9 ! ASS]TION ( AN OPPOSITIONAL POLITICAL ID5TITY ?AN 9 OPPOSITION TO POLITICS AS ! GOV]N+ FANTASY ( REALIZ+ ID5TITIES1 ,I AM PROPOS+ NO PLAT=M OR POSITION FROM :I* QUE] SEXUALITY OR ANY QUE] SUBJECT MI<T F9ALLY & TRULY BECOME ITSELF1 AS IF IT C\LD SOMEH[ MANAGE !REBY TO A*IEVE AN ESS5TIAL QUE]NESS4 ,I AM SUGGE/+ 9/EAD ?AT ! EFFICACY ( QUE]NESS1 ITS REAL /RATEGIC VALUE1 LIES 9 ITS RESI/ANCE TO A SYMBOLIC REALITY ?AT ONLY EV] 9VE/S US AS SUBJECTS 9S(> AS WE 9VE/ \RSELVES 9 IT1 CL++ TO ITS GOV]N+ FICTIONS1 ITS P]SI/5T SUBLIMATIONS1 AS REALITY ITSELF4 

,?IS NEGATIVE QUE]NESS SEV]S US FROM ANY SIMPLE UND]/&+ ( \RSELVES4 ,MORE SO1 IT SEV]S US FROM ANY =MULAIC OR EASILY-REPRES5T$ NOTIONS ( :AT WE NE$1 :AT WE DESIRE1 OR :AT IS TO BE DONE4 ,\R QUE]NESS DOES NOT IMAG9E A COH]5T SELF1 & ?US CANNOT AGITATE = ANY SELVES TO F9D !IR PLACE )9 CIVILIZATION4 ,! ONLY QUE]NESS ?AT QUE] SEXUALITY C\LD EV] HOPE TO A*IEVE W\LD EXI/ 9 A TOTAL REFUSAL ( ATTEMPTS AT ! SYMBOLIC 9TEGRATION ( \R SEXUALITY 9TO GOV]N+ & M>KET /RUCTURES4 ,?IS REFUSAL ( REPRES5TATION =ECLOSES ON ANY HOPE ?AT WE EV] HAVE 9 ID5TITY POLITICS OR POSITIVE ID5TITY PROJECTS4 ,WE DECL9E ! PROGRESSIVE FAI? 9 ! ABILITY = \R BODIES TO BE FIGUR$ 9TO ! SYMBOLIC ORD]4 ,WE DECL9E ! LIB]AL ASSURANCE ?AT EV]Y?+ WILL TURN \T RI<T1 IF WE JU/ HAVE FAI?4 

,NO1 9/EAD WE MEAN TO 0UNLEA% NEGATIVITY AGA9/ ! COH]5CE ( ANY SELF-IMAGE1 SUBJECT+ US TO A MORAL LAW ?AT EVACUATES ! SUBJECT SO AS TO LOCATE IT ?R\< & 9 ?AT V]Y ACT ( EVACUATION1 P]MITT+ ! REALIZATION1 !REBY1 ( A FRE$OM BEYOND ! B\ND>IES ( ANY IMAGE OR REPRES5TATION1 A FRE$OM ?AT ULTIMATELY RESIDES 9 NO?+ MORE ?AN ! CAPACITY TO ADVANCE 9TO EMPT9ESS40 

,A NON-ID5TIT>IAN1 UNREPRES5TABLE1 UN9TELLIGIBLE QUE] REVOLT WILL BE PURELY NEGATIVE1 OR IT WON'T BE AT ALL4 ,9 ! SAME WAY1 AN 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*Y MU/ EMBRACE ! DEA? DRIVE AGA9/ ALL ! POSITIVISMS AF=D$ BY ! WORLD IT OPPOSES4 ,IF WE HOPE TO 9T]RUPT ! CEASELESS =W>D MOTION ( CAPITAL & ITS /ATE1 WE CANNOT RELY ON FAIL$ ME?ODS4 ,ID5TITY POLITICS1 PLAT=MS1 =MAL ORGANIZATIONS1 SUBCULTURES1 ACTIVI/ CAMPAIGNS 7EA* BE+ EI!R QUE] OR AN>*I/7 WILL ALWAYS >RIVE AT ! DEAD 5DS ( ID5TITY & REPRES5TATION4 ,WE MU/ FLEE FROM !SE POSITIVITIES1 !SE MODELS1 TO 9/EAD EXP]IM5T ) ! UNDY+ NEGATIVITY ( ! DEA? DRIVE4 ,$ELMAN AGA93 

,! DEA? DRIVE'S IMMORTALITY1 !N REF]S TO A P]SI/5T NEGATION ?AT (F]S ASSURANCE ( NO?+ AT ALL3 NEI!R ID5TITY1 NOR SURVIVAL1 NOR ANY PROMISE ( ! FUTURE4 ,9/EAD1 IT 9SI/S BO? ON & AS ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( ,SYMBOLIC CLOSURE1 ! ABS5CE ( ANY ,O!R TO AFFIRM ! ,SYMBOLIC ORD]'S TRU? & H5CE ! ILLUSORY /ATUS ( MEAN+ AS DEF5SE AGA9/ ! SELF-NEGAT+ SUB/ANCE ( J\ISSANCE444 .<,QUE]NESS.> AFFIRMS A CON/ANT1 ]UPTIVE J\ISSANCE ?AT RESPONDS TO ! 9>TICULABLE REAL1 TO ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( SEXUAL RAPPORT OR ( EV] BE+ ABLE TO SIGNIFY ! RELATION BETWE5 ! SEXES4 .<,QUE]NESS.> !N1 LIKE ! DEA? DRIVE1 5GAGES1 BY REFUS+1 ! NORMATIVE /ASIS1 ! IMMOBILITY1 ( SEXUATION444 BREAKS D[N ! MORTIFY+ /RUCTURES ?AT GIVE US \RSELVES AS SELVES & DOES SO ) ALL ! =CE ( ! ,REAL ?AT SU* =MS MU/ FAIL TO SIGNIFY444 ! DEA? DRIVE BO? EVADES & UNDOES REPRES5TATION444 ! GRAV$IGG]S ( SOCIETY .<>E.> ?OSE :O C>E NO?+ = ! FUTURE4 

,WE'LL RETURN SOON TO ! CONCEPTS ( FUTURITY & ( J\ISSANCE1 BUT TO CONCLUDE ?IS PO9T1 WE'LL ASS]T ?AT AN 9SURRECTION>Y PROCESS CAN ONLY BE AN EXPLOSION ( NEGATIVITY AGA9/ EV]Y?+ ?AT DOM9ATES & EXPLOITS US1 BUT ALSO AGA9/ EV]Y?+ ?AT PRODUCES US AS WE >E4 

,NOT = ! ,*ILDR5 

,9 AN ABOVE PASSAGE1 WE CIT$ A TEXT BY ,J4 ,HALB]/AM 9 :I* !Y /ATE !IR 9T5TION TO RE-WORK ,$ELMAN'S !ORY 9TO SOME?+ MORE EXPLICITLY POLITICAL4 ,WE %>E ,HALB]/AM'S DISSATISFACTION ) ,$ELMAN1 = :OM QUE] NEGATIVITY AM\NTS TO LITTLE MORE ?AN LECTURE CIRCUITS1 CIRCUIT P>TIES1 H\RS AT ! GYM1 ,BOTOX1 & ! CRASS N>CISSISM ( GAY LIFE4 ,AS WE WILL >GUE LAT]1 ,$ELMAN'S !ORY IS HEAVILY 9DEBT$ TO ! WORK ( ,GUY ,HOCQU5<EM1 BUT ,$ELMAN FAILS TO APPLY ,HOCQU5<EM'S CRITIQUE ( QUE] SUBCULTURE TO HIS [N LIFE1 FOOLI%LY *OOS+ TO IGNORE :AT ! LATT] W>N$ 9 ,! ,SCREWBALL ,ASSES3 

,AS LONG AS WE >E NOT BURN$ AT ! /AKE OR LOCK$ UP 9 ASYLUMS1 WE CONT9UE TO FL\ND] 9 ! <ETTOES ( NI<TCLUBS1 PUBLIC RE/ROOMS & SIDELONG GLANCES1 AS IF ?AT MIS]Y HAD BECOME ! HABIT ( \R HAPP9ESS4 ,& SO1 ) ! HELP ( ! /ATE1 DO WE BUILD \R [N PRISONS4 

,9 ORD] TO FLEE ! SELF-CON/ITUT$ PRISONS DESCRIB$ BY ,HOCQU5<EM1 WE MU/ TURN ,$ELMAN'S [N CRITIQUE AGA9/ HIM & ! PA!TIC =M ( HIS LIFE PROJECT4 ,\R >GUM5T REMA9S ?AT HIS PROJECT MU/ BE TAK5 BEYOND ITS [N LIMITS4 ,9 FACT1 IT IS ! V]Y DETA*M5T ( ?IS !ORY FROM ANY PRACTICE ( REVOLT ?AT WEAK5S ! POT5TIAL P[] 9 ,NO ,FUTURE4 ,TO REA* A CONCLUSION ( APOLITICAL DETA*M5T ?R\< QUE] NEGATIVITY IS WEAK ?9K+4 ,WE >E 9T]E/$ 9/EAD 9 A PRAXIS ?R\< :I* QUE] !ORY & QUE] REVOLT >E FUZ$ 9 AN ELABORATION ( ACTIVE NIHILISM1 ( ANTI-POLITICS4 

,TO RETURN TO ,HALB]/AM = A MOM5T3 

,NO FUTURE = ,$ELMAN MEANS R\T+ \R DESIRES >\ND ! ET]NAL SUN%9E ( ! SPOTLESS *ILD & F9D+ ! %ADY SIDE ( POLITICAL IMAG9>IES 9 ! PR\DLY /]ILE & ANTIREPRODUCTIVE LOGICS ( QUE] RELATION4 ,IT ALSO SEEMS TO MEAN SOME?+ 7TOO MU*7 AB\T ,LACAN'S SYMBOLIC & NOT 5\< AB\T ! P[]FUL NEGATIVITY ( PUNK POLITICS4444 ,NEGATIVITY MI<T WELL CON/ITUTE AN ANTI-POLITICS BUT IT %\LD NOT REGI/] AS APOLITICAL4 

,HALB]/AM IS CORRECT AGA9 TO CRITIQUE ,$ELMAN'S OV]-RELIANCE ON PSY*OANALYSIS4 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 WE CAN ONLY REALLY 9T]PRET HIS ME?ODOLOGY AS A COP-\T1 A WAY TO ELABORATE QUE] NEGATIVITY FROM ! SAFE POSITIONS ( ! ACADEMIC OR ! ANALY/4 ,WE'LL FUR!R AGREE ?AT NEGATIVITY %\LD BE ANTI-POLITICAL AS OPPOS$ TO APOLITICAL4 ,H[EV]1 TO BE HONE/1 WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE :AT 'PUNK POLITICS' MI<T BE1 & FE> ?AT !Y'D PROBABLY BE AS T]RIBLE AS ANY O!R POLITIC4 ,ON ?IS PO9T1 IT IS IMPORTANT ?AT WE DEF9E \R ANTI-POLITICS AS REFUS+ ALL POLITICAL LOGIC3 REPRES5TATION1 M$IATION1 DIALOGUE ) P[]4 ,& SO1 ONCE AGA91 WE MU/ AB&ON QUE] ACADEMICS & !IR EASY ANSW]S4 ,WE DIV]GE FROM ,HALB]/AM 9 ?AT WE WILL NOT LOCATE \R ANTI-POLITICS 9 ANY MUSIC G5RE OR ! SUBCULTURE ?AT ACCOMPANIES IT4 ,9/EAD1 WE'LL ATTEMPT TO %[ ?AT ! LACK 9 ,$ELMAN'S ?\<T W\LD BE COMPLET$ BY ! ANTI-POLITICAL T5D5CIES ( AN 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/ PRACTICE ( SELF-ORGANIZ$ ATTACK4 

,$ELMAN'S CRITIQUE ( POLITICS BEG9S ) ! FIGURE ( ! ,*ILD4 ,ALL POLITICAL POSITIONS1 HE >GUES1 REPRES5T !MSELVES AS DO+ :AT IS BE/ = ! *ILDR54 ,POLITICIANS1 :ATEV] !IR P>TIES OR LEAN+S1 UNIV]SALLY FRAME !IR DEBATES >\ND ! QUE/ION ( :AT POLICIES >E BE/ = ! *ILDR51 :O KEEPS ! ,*ILD SAFE/1 OR :AT TYPE ( WORLD WE WANT TO BE BUILD+ = \R *ILDR54 ,! C5TRALITY ( ! ,*ILD 9 ! FIELD ( ! POLITICAL IS NOT LIMIT$ TO ELECTORAL POLITICS OR POLITICAL P>TIES4 ,NATIONALI/ GR\PS ORGANIZE !MSELVES >\ND A NECESSITY TO PRES]VE A FUTURE = !IR *ILDR51 :ILE AN>*I/ & COMMUNI/ REVOLUTION>IES CONC]N !MSELVES ) REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZ+ MEANT TO CREATE A BETT] WORLD = FUTURE G5]ATIONS4 ,POLITICIANS CONC]N !MSELVES ) DIFF]5T *ILDR5 DEP5D+ ON !IR V>Y+ FROM IDEOLOGIES1 BUT ! ,*ILD /AYS CON/ANT AS A UNIV]SAL ,MOBIUS /RIP1 9V]T+ ITSELF & FLIPP+ SO AS TO BE ! UNQUE/ION$ & UNT\*ABLE UNIV]SAL VALUE ( ALL POLITICS4 ,POLITICS1 H[EV] SUPPOS$LY RADICAL1 IS SIMPLY ! UNIV]SAL MOVEM5T ( SUBMISSION TO ! IDEAL ( ! FUTURE--TO PRES]VE1 MA9TA9 & UPGRADE ! /RUCTURES ( SOCIETY & TO PROLIF]ATE !M ?R\< TIME ALL = ! SAKE ( ! *ILDR54 ,! ,*ILD MU/ ALWAYS NAME ! HORIZON & ! B5EFICI>Y ( EV]Y POLITICAL PROJECT4 

,IT IS = ?IS REASON ?AT ,$ELMAN CONT5DS ?AT QUE]NESS F9DS ITSELF MISS+ FROM ALL POLITICAL DISC\RSE3 

,= ! LIB]AL'S VIEW ( SOCIETY1 :I* SEEMS TO ACCORD ! QUE] A PLACE1 5DORSES NO MORE ?AN ! CONS]VATIVE RI<T'S ! QUE]NESS ( RESI/ANCE TO FUTURISM & ?US ! QUE]NESS ( ! QUE]4 ,:ILE ! RI<T W+ IMAG9ES ! ELIM9ATION ( QUE]S 7OR ( ! NE$ TO CONFRONT !IR EXI/5CE71 ! LEFT W\LD ELIM9ATE QUE]NESS BY %9+ ! COOL LI<T ( REASON UPON IT1 HOP+ !REBY TO EXPOSE IT AS M]ELY A MODE ( SEXUAL EXPRESSION FREE ( ! ALL-P]VASIVE COLOR+1 ! DET]M9+ FANTASY =MATION1 BY MEANS ( :I* IT CAN SEEM TO PORT5D1 & NOT = ! RI<T ALONE1 ! UNDO+ ( ! SOCIAL ORD] & ITS CYNOSURE1 ! ,*ILD4 ,QUE]NESS ?US COMES TO MEAN NO?+ = BO?3 = ! RI<T W+1 ! NO?+NESS ALWAYS AT W> ) ! POSITIVITY ( CIVIL SOCIETY2 = ! LEFT1 NO?+ MORE ?AN A SEXUAL PRACTICE 9 NE$ ( DEMY/IFICATION4 

,! ,*ILD1 ( C\RSE1 HAS V]Y LITTLE TO DO ) REAL *ILDR54 ,LIKE ALL PEOPLE1 *ILDR5 >E 5SLAV$ UND] ! POLITICAL ORD] ( ! /ATE & CAPITAL1 EXPECT$ TO BE> ! BURD5 ( BE+ ! 9NOC5T B5EFICI>IES ( POLITICAL 9ITIATIVES4 ,NO1 RA!R ! ,*ILD IS ! FANTA/IC SYMBOL = ! ET]NAL PROLIF]ATION ( CLASS SOCIETY4 ,! ,*ILD REPRES5TS ! SUCCESSION ( G5]ATIONS & ! CONT9UATION ( ?IS SOCIETY BEYOND ! LIFESPANS ( ITS LIV+ MEMB]S4 ,ALL POLITICS1 BE+ CONC]N$ PRIM>ILY ) ! ,*ILD1 !N REVEAL !MSELVES TO BE ONLY EV] A PROCESS BY :I* TO MANAGE & SECURE ! CONT9U$ EXI/5CE ( SOCIETY4 ,AS 5EMIES ( SOCIETY1 WE >E ALSO 5EMIES ( POLITICS4 

,TO QUOTE ,$ELMAN3 

,! FANTASY SUBT5D+ ! IMAGE ( ! *ILD 9V>IABLY %APES ! LOGIC )9 :I* ! POLITICAL ITSELF MU/ BE ?\<T4 ,?AT LOGIC COMPELS US1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT WE W\LD REGI/] AS POLITICALLY RESPONSIBLE1 TO SUBMIT TO ! FRAM+ ( POLITICAL DEBATE--&1 9DE$ ( ! POLITICAL FIELD--AS DEF9$ BY ! T]MS ( :AT ?IS BOOK DESCRIBES AS REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM3 T]MS ?AT IMPOSE AN IDEOLOGICAL LIMIT ON POLITICAL DISC\RSE AS SU*1 PRES]V+ 9 ! PROCESS ! ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE ( HET]ONORMATIVITY BY R5D]+ UN?9KABLE1 BY CA/+ \TSIDE ! POLITICAL DOMA91 ! POSSIBILITY ( A QUE] RESI/ANCE TO ?IS ORGANIZ+ PR9CIPLE ( COMMUNAL RELATIONS4 

,IF ! V>Y+ DISC\RSES ( POLITICS >E ONLY EV] AB\T ! ,*ILD 7AS SOCIETY'S FUTURE71 QUE]NESS MU/ BE ANTI-POLITICAL BECAUSE IT M>KS A FUNDAM5TAL 9T]RUPTION ( ! SOCIETAL NORMS & APP>ATUSES ?AT EXI/ TO M&ATE ! REPRODUCTION ! ,*ILD4 ,YES1 QUE] SEX CAN BE NON-REPRODUCTIVE SEX1 BUT WE CANNOT DEF9E QUE]NESS ?R\< SU* OV]LY-SIMPLE & NATURALI/IC LOGICS4 ,QUE]NESS1 BEYOND BE+ ! NEGATION ( ! HET]ONORMATIVE FAMILY MATRIX1 MU/ ALSO BE PRACTIC$ AS A WILLFUL REFUSAL ( ! POLITICAL IMP]ATIVE TO REPRODUCE CLASS SOCIETY4 ,9 A WORLD :]E ALL SOCIAL RELATIONS >E 5*ANT$ BY \R OBLIGATION TO ! ,*ILD AS ! FUTURE ( ! SOCIAL ORD]1 WE MU/ BREAK ?OSE COMMUNAL RELATIONS & BREAK ! /RANGLEHOLD ( POLITICS OV] \R DAILY LIVES4 ,QUE]NESS MU/ BE AN \TSIDE TO POLITICS1 AN ANTAGONISM AGA9/ ! POLITICAL1 OR IT ISN'T QUE] AT ALL4 

,BY ,$ELMAN'S ACC\NT3 

,QUE]NESS NAMES ! SIDE ( ?OSE 0NOT FI<T+ = ! *ILDR540 ,! SIDE \TSIDE ! CONS5SUS BY :I* ALL POLITICS CONFIRMS ! ABSOLUTE VALUE ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM4 ,! UPS & D[NS ( POLITICAL =TUNE MAY MEASURE ! SOCIAL ORD]'S PULSE1 BUT QUE]NESS1 BY CONTRA/ FIGURES \TSIDE & BEYOND ITS POLITICAL SYMPTOMS1 ! PLACE ( ! SOCIAL ORD]'S DEA? DRIVE3 A PLACE1 TO BE SURE1 ( ABJECTION EXPRESS$ 9 ! /IGMA1 SOMETIMES FATAL ?AT FOLL[S FROM READ+ ?AT FIGURE LIT]ALLY444 ,MORE RADICALLY1 ?\<1 AS ,I >GUE H]E1 QUE]NESS ATTA9S ITS E?ICAL VALUE PRECISELY 9S(> AS IT ACC$ES TO ?AT PLACE1 ACCEPT+ ITS FIGURAL /ATUS AS RESI/ANCE TO ! VIABILITY ( ! SOCIAL :ILE 9SI/+ ON ! 9EXTRICABILITY ( SU* RESI/ANCE FROM EV]Y SOCIAL /RUCTURE4 

,QUE]NESS1 AS WE'LL ?US CONCEIVE IT1 IS NOT LOCK$ 9 A DIALECTICAL BATTLE ( QUE] ID5TITY V]SUS NORMATIVE ID5TITIES1 NOR ( QUE] POLITICS V]SUS HET]ONORMATIVE POLITICS4 ,RA!R \R QUE] OPPOSITION IS LEVEL$ AGA9/ ! FALSE OPPOSITIONS :I* POLITICS ALWAYS S]VES TO REPRES5T4 ,QUE]NESS M>KS ! SPACE :I* IS \TSIDE & AGA9/ POLITICAL LOGIC4 ,9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/S >E NO /RANG]S TO ?IS SPACE4 ,:ILE LEFTI/ AN>*I/S >TICULATE !IR ACTIVITY AS POLITICS1 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*Y DOESN'T CONC]N ITSELF ) SU* AB/RACTIONS4 ,WE FLEE FROM ALL POLITICAL ROLES :I* WE'RE CALL$ UPON TO SYMBOLIZE1 :E!R ?OSE CON/RUCT$ BY ! M$IA OR BY ?OSE SELF-APPO9T$ LEAD]S ( /RUGGLES4 ,UNLIKE MO/ O!R SELF-DECL>$ REVOLUTION>IES1 WE >E NOT FI<T+ = A UTOPIAN FUTURE 7COMMUNI/1 AN>*I/1 CYB]NETIC74 ,WE >E NOT LOOK+ = VICTORIES ?AT WILL BE 5JOY$ BY SYMBOLIC *ILDR5 9 A FUTURE SOCIETY4 ,WE >E NOT FI<T+ = AN AB/RACT IDEAL4 ,WE >E NOT CREAT+ A WORLD1 & WE >E NOT MOTIVAT$ BY ANY?+ \TSIDE ( \RSELVES4 ,\R ANTI-POLITICAL PRACTICE1 \R ATTEMPTS AT 9SURRECTION1 EM]GE PURELY FROM ! CONTEXT ( AN AW>5ESS ( \R DAILY LIVES4 ,IF WE SPEAK ( SOCIAL W>1 IT IS BECAUSE WE'RE EXP]IM5T+ ) TYPES ( RELATION%IPS & COMBAT 9 ORD] TO ATTACK ! SOCIAL ORD]4 

,9 ORD] TO G5U9ELY BREAK FROM POLITICS1 WE MU/ DEVELOP =MS ( /RUGGLE ?AT %ATT] ! ILLUSIONS ) :I* POLITICS >E MADE NECESS>Y4 ,TO QUOTE ,$ELMAN AGA93 

,POLITICS NAMES ! SOCIAL 5ACTM5T ( ! SUBJECT'S ATTEMPT TO E/ABLI% ! CONDITIONS = .<AN.> IMPOSSIBLE CONSOLIDATION BY ID5TIFY+ ) SOME?+ \TSIDE ITSELF444 DEF]R$ P]PETUALLY ( ITSELF4 ,POLITICS1 ?AT IS1 NAMES ! /RUGGLE TO EFFECT A FANTASMATIC ORD] ( REALITY 9 :I* ! SUBJECT'S ALI5ATION W\LD VANI% 9TO ! SEAMLESSNESS ( ID5TITY AT ! 5DPO9T ( ! 5DLESS *A9 ( SIGNIFI]S LIV$ AS HI/ORY4 

,POLITICS IS SU* A S9I/] =CE BECAUSE IT IS MOV$ BY AN ALI5ATION & LACK ROOT$ 9 SOCIETY'S F\NDATIONS4 ,TO REM$Y ?IS 5NUI1 9DIVIDUALS TURN TO POLITICS TO DISCOV] SOME UNIV]SAL TRU? TO /RUGGLE =--A COM=TABLE AB/RACTION TO FILL ! VOID 9 !IR EXP]I5CE4 ,?IS IS A P>ADOX1 ( C\RSE1 AS ?IS ALI5ATION IS 9TR9SIC TO CAPITALI/ SOCIETY1 & POLITICS CAN ONLY EV] REPRODUCE ?AT SOCIETY1 & !RE=E ITS CONCOMITANT MIS]Y4 ,! FANTASY ( POLITICS PROMISES TO SUTURE ONE'S EMPTY SUBJECTIVITY TO SOME AB/RACTION \TSIDE ( ONESELF 9 AN ATTEMPT TO F9D SOME MEAN+1 TO SITUATION ONESELF )9 HI/ORY1 TO REALLY DO SOME?+4 ,LIKE A =M ( P]=MANCE >T1 POLITICS ACTS AS A GREAT REPRES5TATION ( RESI/ANCE TO SOCIETY1 YET AS M]E REPRES5TATION REMA9S 9SEP>ABLE FROM ! SYMBOLIC ORD]4 ,! REALITY ( POLITICS IS ?AT IT (F]S NO?+2 A NO?+NESS ?AT CORRESPONDS TO ! MEAN+LESSNESS ( SOCIAL LIFE4 

,AN 9SURRECTION>Y1 QUE] ANTI-POLITICS FUNCTIONS TO 9T]RUPT ! CLOS$ CIRCUITRY ( EMPT9ESS-POLITICS-EMPT9ESS4 ,HALT+ ! CEASELESS PURSUIT ( A BETT] WORLD = ! ,*ILD1 \R PROJECT C5T]S ITSELF ON IMM$IATE FULFILLM5T1 JOY1 CONFLICT1 V5GEANCE1 CONSPIRACY & PLEASURE4 ,RA!R ?AN POLITICS1 WE 5GAGE 9 SOCIAL W>4 ,)\T DEM&S1 WE EXPROPRIATE :AT WE DESIRE4 ,9/EAD ( REPRES5TATION1 WE RELY ON AUTONOM\S SELF-ORGANIZATION4 ,WE DO NOT PROTE/1 WE ATTACK4 ,AS ) \R QUE]NESS1 \R ANTI-POLITICS /RIVES TO ESCAPE POLITICAL ID5TIFICATION OR IDEOLOGICAL ATTA*M5T TO ?IS OR ?AT POLITICAL SUBJECTIVITY4 

,ACC$+ TO ?IS FIGURAL ID5TIFICATION ) ! UNDO+ ( ID5TITY1 :I* IS ALSO TO SAY ) ! DIS>TICULATION ( SOCIAL & SYMBOLIC =M1 MI<T WELL BE DESCRIB$ AS POLITICALLY SELF-DE/RUCTIVE444 BUT POLITICS 7AS ! SOCIAL ELABORATION ( REALITY7 & ! SELF 7AS M]E PROS!SIS MA9TA9+ ! FUTURE = ! FIGURAL *ILD71 >E :AT QUE]NESS1 AGA9 AS FIGURE1 NECESS>ILY DE/ROYS--NECESS>ILY 9S(> AS ?IS 0SELF0 IS ! AG5T ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM & ?IS 0POLITICS0 ! MEANS ( ITS PROMULGATION AS ! ORD] ( SOCIAL REALITY444 ,POLITICAL SELF-DE/RUCTION 9H]ES 9 ! ONLY ACT ?AT C\NTS AS ONE2 ! ACT ( RESI/+ 5SLAVEM5T TO ! FUTURE 9 ! NAME ( HAV+ A LIFE4 

,EVAD+ ! ,TRAP ( ! ,FUTURE 

,IT %\LD BE OBVI\S ?R\< ,$ELMAN'S TREATM5T ( ! RELATION%IP ( POLITICS TO ! ,*ILD ?AT ! CA!XIS :I* CAPTURES ALL POLITICAL AMBITION IS A DRIVE T[>D ! FUTURE4 ,! SOCIAL ORD] MU/ CONC]N ITSELF ) ! FUTURE SO AS TO CREATE ! =W>D-MOV+ 9FRA/RUCTURE & DISC\RSE TO PROLIF]ATE ITSELF4 ,$ELMAN'S NAME = ?IS 9SI/5CE ON ! ,*ILD AS ! FUTURE IS REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM4 ,REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM IS ! IDEOLOGY :I* DEM&S ?AT ALL SOCIAL RELATION%IPS & COMMUNAL LIFE BE /RUCTUR$ 9 ORD] TO ALL[ = ! POSSIBILITY ( ! FUTURE ?R\< ! REPRODUCTION ( ! ,*ILD1 & ?US ! REPRODUCTION ( SOCIETY4 ,! IDEOLOGY ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM 5SURES ! SACRIFICE ( ALL VITAL 5]GY = ! PURE AB/RACTION ( ! IDEALIZ$ CONT9UATION ( SOCIETY4 ,$ELMAN >GUES ?AT 0FUTURITY AM\NTS TO A /RUGGLE = ,LIFE AT ! EXP5SE ( LIFE2 = ! ,*ILDR5 AT ! EXP5SE ( ! LIV$ EXP]I5CES ( ACTUAL *ILDR540 

,IF QUE]NESS IS A REFUSAL ( ! SYMBOLIC VALUE ( ! ,*ILD AS ! HORIZON ( ! FUTURE1 QUE]NESS MU/ FIGURE AS BE+ AGA9/ ! FUTURE ITSELF4 ,TO BE SPECIFIC1 \R QUE] PROJECT MU/ ALSO POSE ITSELF AS ! D5IAL ( ! FUTURE ( CIVILIZATION4 

,$ELMAN >GUES ?AT 0! QUE] COMES TO FIGURE ! B> TO EV]Y REALIZATION ( FUTURITY1 ! RESI/ANCE1 9T]NAL TO ! SOCIAL1 TO EV]Y SOCIAL /RUCTURE OR =M40 ,HE LOCATES ?IS QUE] ANTI-FUTURITY AS BE+ ! PRIM>Y FANTA/IC JU/IFICATION = ANTI-QUE] VIOL5CE3 0,IF !RE IS NO BABY &1 9 CONSEQU5CE1 NO FUTURE1 !N ! BLAME MU/ FALL ON ! FATAL LURE ( /]ILE1 N>CISSI/IC 5JOYM5TS UND]/OOD AS 9H]5TLY DE/RUCTIVE ( MEAN+ & !RE=E AS RESPONSIBLE = ! UNDO+ ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION1 COLLECTIVE REALITY1 &1 9EVITABLY1 LIFE ITSELF40 ,HE 9VOKES ! ANTI-QUE] 9T]PRETATIONS ( ! ,BIBLICAL DE/RUCTION ( ,SODOM TO DESCRIBE ! WAYS 9 :I* ! COLLECTIVE IMAG9>Y IS /ILL HAUNT$ BY ! NOTION ?AT A PROLIF]ATION ( QUE]NESS CAN ONLY RESULT 9 A P]SI/5T ?REAT ( SOCIETAL APOCALYPSE4 ,?US 9 ! NAME ( ! ,*ILD & ! FUTURE IT REPRES5TS1 ANY REPRESSION1 SEXUAL OR O!RWISE1 CAN BE JU/IFI$4 

,! ,*ILD1 IMMUR$ 9 AN 9NOC5CE SE5 AS CONT9U\SLY UND] SIEGE1 COND5SES A FANTASY ( VULN]ABILITY TO ! QUE]NESS ( QUE] SEXUALITIES PRECISELY 9S(> AS ?AT ,*ILD 5%R9ES1 9 ITS =M AS SUBLIMATION1 ! V]Y VALUE = :I* QUE]NESS REGUL>LY F9D ITSELF CONDEMN$3 AN 9SI/5CE ON SAM5ESS ?AT 9T5DS TO RE/ORE AN ,IMAG9>Y PA/4 ,! ,*ILD1 ?AT IS1 M>KS ! FETI%I/IC FIXATION ( HET]ONORMATIVITY3 AN ]OTICALLY *>G$ 9VE/M5T 9 ! RIGID SAM5ESS ( ID5TITY ?AT IS C5TRAL TO ! COMPULSORY N>RATIVE ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM4 ,& SO1 AS ! RADICAL RI<T MA9TA9S1 ! BATTLE AGA9/ QUE]S IS A LIFE-&-DEA? /RUGGLE = ! FUTURE ( A ,*ILD :OSE RU9 IS PURSU$ BY QUE]S4 ,9DE$1 AS ! ,>MY ( ,GOD MADE CLE> 9 ! BOMB-MAK+ GUIDE IT PRODUCES = ! ASSI/ANCE ( ITS MILITANTLY 0PRO-LIFE0 MEMB]S1 ITS PURPOSE WAS :OLLY CONGRU5T ) ! LOGIC ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM3 TO 0DISRUPT & ULTIMATELY DE/ROY ,SATAN'S P[] TO KILL \R *ILDR51 ,GOD'S *ILDR540 

,$ELMAN GOES ON TO CITE ! WAYS 9 :I* REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM IS 9TR9SIC TO :ITE SUPREMACI/ IDEOLOGY & :ITE NATIONALISM2 B\ND AS ! ,*ILD IS TO NOTIONS ( RACE & NATION3 

,LET ME 5D ) A REF]5CE TO ! 0F\RTE5 WORDS10 ATTRIBUT$ TO ,DAVID ,LANE1 BY :I* MEMB]S ( V>I\S :ITE SEP>ATI/ ORGANIZATIONS ?R\<\T ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES AFFIRM !IR COLLECTIVE COMMITM5T TO ! CAUSE ( RACIAL HATR$3 0WE MU/ SECURE ! EXI/5CE ( \R PEOPLE & A FUTURE = :ITE *ILDR540 ,SO LONG AS 0:ITE0 IS ! ONLY WORD ?AT MAKES ?IS CR$O APPALL+1 SO LONG AS ! FIGURAL *ILDR5 CONT9UE TO 0SECURE \R EXI/5CE0 ?R\< ! FANTASY ?AT WE SURVIVE 9 !M1 SO LONG AS ! QUE] REFUTES ?AT FANTASY1 EFFECT+ ITS D]EALIZATION AS SURELY AN 5C\NT] ) ! ,REAL1 = JU/ SO LONG MU/ .<QUE]NESS.> HAVE A FUTURE AFT] ALL4 

,TO BOL/] HIS >GUM5T AB\T ! REPRESSIVE NATURE ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM1 ,$ELMAN CITES ,WALT] ,B5JAM9 9 DESCRIB+ ! WAY 9 :I* ! FANTASY ( ! FUTURE WAS 9TR9SIC TO ! SPREAD ( FASCISM 9 ,EUROPE4 ,$ELMAN1 VIA ,B5JAM91 DESCRIBES 0! FASCISM ( ! BABY'S FACE10 A PHRASE MEANT TO ILLU/RATE ! ABSOLUTE P[] AF=D$ TO ! IDEOLOGY ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM4 ,?IS FASCISM ( ! BABY'S FACE S]VES TO REIFY DIFF]5CE & ?US TO SECURE ! REPRODUCTION ( ! EXI/5T SOCIAL ORD] 9 ! =M ( ! FUTURE4 ,NO ATROCITY IS \T ( ! QUE/ION IF IT IS = ! ,*ILD2 NO HORRIBLE PROJECT ( 9DU/RY %\LD PRECLUD$ IF IT WILL S]VE TO HA/5 ! FUTURE ( 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION4 ,>MIES ( M51 IMP]IAL & REVOLUTION>Y ALIKE1 HAVE ALWAYS L9$ UP TO ! SLAU<T] 9 ! NAME ( ! ,*ILD4 

,BUT WE NE$N'T LOOK ANY FUR!R ?AN TODAY'S HEADL9ES TO SEE ! SYMBOLIC P[] ! ,*ILD'S FACE DEPLOYS 9 ! S]VICE ( ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,?IS YE>1 ! NATION HAS BE5 CAPTIVAT$ BY TWO HORRIFIC EXAMPLES ( ! DEA?-REGIME ( :ITE SUPREMACY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,TRAYVON ,M>T9 9 ,SAN=D1 ,FLORIDA & ,BO ,MORRISON 9 ,SL+]1 ,WISCONS93 TWO BLACK Y\? MURD]$ AT ! H&S ( RACI/ VIGILANTES4 

,:ILE ! SY/EMATIC MURD] & IMPRISONM5T ( BLACK PEOPLE IS SO COMMONPLACE ?AT IT CANNOT MAKE HEADL9ES1 !SE /ORIES HAVE SWEPT ! NATION P>TICUL>LY BECAUSE ( ! WAY !Y 9T]SECT ) ! N>RATIVES ( 9NOC5CE & *ILDHOOD4 ,SPECIFICALLY 9 ! CASE ( ,TRAYVON ,M>T91 :OSE FUTURE WAS TAK5 FROM HIM AT ! AGE ( SEV5TE51 A DEBATE IS RAG+ C5T]$ >\ND HIS *>ACT] & HIS 9NOC5CE ) REG>D TO HIS SYMBOLIC PLACE AS ! ,*ILD4 

,ONE SIDE ( ?IS DEBATE CIRCULATES A 0ANGELIC0 PICTURE ( HIS FACE TO ASSURE SOCIETY ( HIS *ILD-LIKE NATURE4 ,! O!R SIDE CIRCULATES A DOCTOR$ PICTURE ( HIM WE>+ A GRILL AS A K9D ( RACIALIZ$ TE/AM5T TO HIS ADULTNESS4 ,EA* SIDE FEV]I%LY EXAM9ES ! 'EVID5CE' TO >GUE :E!R OR NOT HE HAD ATTACK$ HIS MURD]] BE=E HE DI$4 ,:AT'S AT /AKE 9 ?IS DEBATE IS ,TRAYVON'S SYMBOLIC POSITION AS ! ,*ILD3 IF HE REPRES5TS ! ,*ILD1 HIS MURD] IS ! ATROCI\S DE/RUCTION ( HIS FUTURE 7& BY EXT5SIONS EV]YONE'S74 ,IF HE IS NOT ! ,*ILD1 !N HIS KILL] ACT$ \T ( ! NE$ TO PROTECT ! FUTURE ( HIS [N COMMUNITY 7& ! *ILDR5 )9 IT7 FROM A P]CEIV$ 7EV5 IF FALSELY7 ?REAT4 ,:ILE POLITICIANS AS HI<-RANK+ AS ! ,PRESID5T 9VE/ ,TRAYVON ) ! BURD5 ( C>RY+ ! FUTURITY ( !IR [N *ILDR51 O!RS CONT9UE TO ASS]T !IR SECOND AM5DM5T RI<T TO [N WEAPONS SO !Y MAY PROTECT !IRS4 

,BO ,MORRISON WAS ALSO MURD]$ BY A RACI/ HOME[N]1 & HIS KILL] CONT9UES ON ) IMPUNITY BECAUSE HE CAN CLAIM ?AT HE NE$$ TO ELIM9ATE ANY ?REAT TO HIS *ILDR54 ,Y\NG BLACK M5 :O FIGUR$1 LIKE ! QUE]1 AS ?REATS TO ! FAMILY W]E DE/ROY$ 9 ! ,*ILD'S NAME4 ,9 EA* 9/ANCE1 ! 5TIRE DISC\RSE IS C5T]$ ON ! ,*ILD :ILE 5TIRELY OBSCUR+ ! REALITY ( ! ACTUAL Y\NG 9DIVIDUALS EXECUT$ 9 ! ,*ILD'S NAME4 

,PUNDITS >TICULATE ! MEASURES ?AT C\LD BE TAK5 BY P>5TS & ! /ATE TO RE/ORE ! PROMISE ( ! FUTURE3 A BAN ON GUNS1 MORE RESPONSIBLE GUN [N]%IP1 ! REMOVAL ( 'HOODIES' FROM *ILDR5'S W>DROBES1 NEI<BORHOOD WAT*1 MORE POLIC+1 0JU/ICE40 ,!SE HORRIFIC KILL+S DEMON/RATE ?AT !RE TRULY IS NO FUTURE4 ,IT IS ?IS TRU? :I* Y\NG PEOPLE EV]Y:]E >E AWAK5+ TO4 ,!Y >E SW>M+ ! /REETS 5 MASSE1 HOODS UP1 TO \TRUN ! POLICE & SN>E ! FL[S ( ! CITIES4 ,!Y >E WALK+ \T ( S*OOL--?AT BANAL PRISON ( FUTURITY--9 ORD] TO LOOT /ORES & BE ) !IR FRI5DS4 ,!Y >E PREP>+ & COORD9AT+1 SO ?AT ! NEXT TIME ONE ( !M IS BURN$ AT ! /AKE = ! SAKE ( ! ,FUTURE1 !Y'LL MAKE ! CITY BURN 9 K9D4 ,! FIRES ( ,GREECE1 ,LONDON & ,BAHRA9 H9T T[>D ! CONSEQU5CES ( SU* AN AWAK5+4 

,TO FUR!R GR\ND ,$ELMAN'S !ORY ( ! ,*ILD & CONTEMPOR>Y DEBATES >\ND REPRODUCTION 9 ! SPECIFIC HI/ORICAL CONTEXT :I* GAVE RISE TO ,CAPITALISM1 WE'LL TURN BRIEFLY TO ! WORK ( ,SILVIA ,F$]ICI 9 H] BOOK ,CALIBAN & ! ,WIT*4 ,9 ,CALIBAN1 ,F$]ICI /UDIES ! RISE ( ,CAPITALISM 9 ,EUROPE ?R\< ! PROCESS ( PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION4 ,= ,F$]ICI1 ! %IFT FROM FEUDALISM TO CAPITALISM WAS ONLY POSSIBLE ?R\< ! ACCUMULATION ( ! BODIES ( WOM5 & CONSEQU5TLY ?R\< ! DEVELOPM5T ( !IR BODILY CAPACITY 9TO A SITE SPECIFICALLY = ! REPRODUCTION ( A PROLET>IANIZ$ WORK=CE4 ,H] HI/ORY ILLU/RATES ?AT RA!R ?AN A SEAMLESS TRANSITION1 ! P]IOD WAS M>K$ BY A CON/ANT OSCILLATION BETWE5 9SURRECTION & C\NT]-9SURG5CY4 ,%E *>ACT]IZES ! PEASANTS & PROLET>IANIZ$ WORK]S :O REBELL$ AGA9/ ! ,/ATE & 9 ! WAKE ( ! BLACK PLAGUE AS HAV+ 0NO C>E = ! FUTURE10 SEV]$ AS !Y W]E FROM ANY COM=TABLE TELEOLOGICAL FANTASY4 ,%E >GUES ?AT ! AUTONOMY & P[] :I* PEASANT WOM5 7& QUE]S7 HELD OV] !IR [N BODIES HAD TO BE DE/ROY$ 9 ORD] = ! NASC5T B\RGEOIS CLASS TO TURN !M 9TO MA*9ES ( REPRODUCTIVE LABOR4 

,WE'LL QUOTE H] 9 ELABORAT+ ! SPECIFIC WAY 9 :I* ! CON/RUCTION ( ! ATOMIZ$ UNIT ( SOCIAL REPRODUCTION--! FAMILY--WAS CRUCIAL 9 ! PROCESS ( PUTT+ D[N E>LY M$IEVAL REVOLT AGA9/ CAPITALISM3 

,9 ! MIDDLE AGES1 MIGRATION1 VAGABONDAGE1 & ! RISE ( CRIMES AGA9/ PROP]TY W]E P>T ( ! RESI/ANCE TO IMPOV]I%M5T & DISPOSSESSION2 !SE PH5OM5A N[ TOOK ON MASSIVE PROPORTIONS4 ,EV]Y:]E--IF WE GIVE CR$IT TO ! COMPLA9TS ( CONTEMPOR>Y AU?ORITIES--VAGABONDS W]E SW>M+1 *ANG+ CITIES1 CROSS+ BORD]S1 SLEEP+ 9 ! HAY/ACKS OR CR[D+ AT ! GATES ( T[NS--A VA/ HUMANITY 9VOLV$ 9 A DIASPORA ( ITS [N1 ?AT = DECADES ESCAP$ ! AU?ORITIES' CONTROL4444 ,A MASSIVE RECLAMATION & REAPPROPRIATION ( ! /OL5 COMMUNAL WEAL? WAS UND]WAY4444 ,9 PURSUIT ( SOCIAL DISCIPL9E1 AN ATTACK WAS LAUN*$ AGA9/ ALL =MS ( COLLECTIVE SOCIALITY & SEXUALITY 9CLUD+ SPORTS1 GAMES1 DANCES1 ALE-WAKES1 FE/IVALS1 & O!R GR\P-RITUALS ?AT HAD BE5 A S\RCE ( BOD+ & SOLID>ITY AMONG WORK]S4444 ,:AT WAS AT /AKE WAS ! DESOCIALIZATON OR DECOLLECTIVIZATION ( ! REPRODUCTION ( ! WORK-=CE1 AS WELL AS ! ATTEMPT TO IMPOSE A MORE PRODUCTIVE USE ( LEISURE TIME4444 ,! PHYSICAL 5CLOSURE OP]AT$ BY L& PRIVATIZATION & ! H$G+ ( ! COMMONS WAS AMPLIFI$ BY A PROCESS ( SOCIAL 5CLOSURE1 ! REPRODUCTION ( WORK]S %IFT+ FROM ! OP5 FIELD TO ! HOME1 FROM ! COMMUNITY TO ! FAMILY1 FROM ! PUBLIC SPACE1 TO ! PRIVATE4 

,?R\< H] >GUM5T1 ,F$]ICI CONSI/5TLY TURNS TO ! HI/ORICAL ATROCITY :I* WAS ! WIT* HUNTS AS ! PRIM>Y FIGURE ( ! DE/RUCTION ( WOM5'S P[] & ! SUBSEQU5T ACCUMULATION ( !IR BODIES AS WOMB-MA*9ES4 ,%E SPECIFICALLY >GUES ?AT 9 ! #a#f? & #a#g? C5TURIES1 A COLLECTIVE N>RATIVE CIRCULAT$ 9 ATTEMPT TO FOM5T ANTI-WIT* P>ANOIA & F]VOR :I* *>G$ WIT*ES AS BE+ *ILD MURD]]S4 ,COMMON CONCEPTIONS HELD ?AT WIT*ES W\LD1 UND] ! GUISE ( BE+ HEAL]S1 5T] ! HOMES ( !IR EMPLOY]S & SACRIFICE !IR *ILDR5 TO ! ,DEVIL4 ,AT A TIME :5 /ATES & FAMILIES W]E BECOM+ L>GELY CONC]N$ ) POPULATION DECL9E1 ?IS FE> LEAD TO A TREM5D\S HATR$ AGA9/ ?OSE ACCUS$ ( WIT*CRAFT4 ,H]E1 WE SEE ! EM]G5CE ( ! PRIMACY ( ! ,*ILD AS ! GOV]N+ SYMBOL ( ! IDEOLOGICAL & MAT]IAL REPRODUCTION ( CLASS SOCIETY4 ,WIT*ES1 & M$IEVAL WOM5 MORE BROADLY1 CAN !N BE SITUAT$ )9 ! /RUCTURAL CATEGORY ( QUE]NESS LAID \T BY ,$ELMAN3 ! CATEGORY ( ?OSE :O REFUSE 5SLAVEM5T TO ! FUTURE 9 ! =M ( ! ,*ILD4 ,IT IS ALSO ( NOTE1 ?\< ,F$]ICI ONLY M5TIONS IT 9 AN 5DNOTE1 ?AT !RE WAS A V]Y /RONG ASSOCIATION BETWE5 WIT*CRAFT & QUE]NESS1 & ?AT C\NTLESS QUE]S MET !IR DEA?S DUR+ ! WIT* HUNTS4 

,F$]ICI >GUES ?AT ) 

444! 5SLAVEM5T ( WOM5 TO PROCREATION444 !IR WOMBS BECAME PUBLIC T]RITORY1 CONTROLL$ BY M5 & ! /ATE1 & PROCREATION WAS DIRECTLY PLAC$ AT ! S]VICE ( CAPITALI/ ACCUMULATION444 ,M>X NEV] ACKN[L$G$ ?AT PROCREATION C\LD BECOME A T]RA9 ( EXPLOITATION & BY ! SAME TOK5 A T]RA9 ( RESI/ANCE4 ,HE NEV] IMAG9$ ?AT WOM5 C\LD REFUSE TO REPRODUCE1 OR ?AT SU* A REFUSAL C\LD BECOME P>T ( CLASS /RUGGLE4444 ,WOM5 GO+ ON /RIKE AGA9/ *ILD MAK+4 

,?IS BL9D SPOT )9 ,M>X'S ?\<T MU/ REMA9 PRES5T 9 \R CRITIQUE ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM & ITS SOCIAL ORD]4 ,IT IS USEFUL TO EXAM9E ! MOM5TS :]E PEOPLE WILLFULLY RESI/$ ! REPRODUCTION ( SOCIETY ?R\< ! SUBTRACTION ( !IR BODIES FROM ! FL[S ( FUTURITY4 ,IT IS READILY APP>5T H[1 AT ! HI/ORIC MOM5T DESCRIB$ 9 ,CALIBAN1 ! LIT]AL REFUSAL TO CREATE *ILDR5 WAS A PRACTICE ( RESI/ANCE TO ! /ATE'S DOM9ATION ( !IR BODIES4 ,?IS BODILY RESI/ANCE & REFUSAL IS VITAL /ILL TODAY1 BUT \R CONTEMPOR>Y /RUGGLE IS NOT ONE SOLELY WAG$ AGA9/ ! REQUIREM5T TO PRODUCE ACTUAL *ILDR54 ,WE >E CONFRONT$ ) ! SYMBOL ( ! ,*ILD :OSE 9T]E/S & :OSE FACE GOV]NS ! OP]ATIONS ( POLITICS & ( ALL POLITICAL SUBJECTS4 ,A DIFF]5T K9D ( /RIKE WILL BE NECESS>Y TO REFUSE ! FANTA/IC P[] ( ! ,*ILD4 

,ANO!R USEFUL CRITIQUE :I* ,F$]ICI LEVELS AGA9/ ,M>XISM IS ?AT FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( WOM51 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO >GUE ?AT CAPITALISM HAS EV] BE5 PROGRESSIVE OR LIB]AT+4 ,%E >GUES ?AT IF WE RECOGNIZE ?AT CLASS SOCIETY EM]G$ \T ( ! MASSACRE ( ?\S&S ( WOM5 & ! DEVELOPM5T ( !IR BODIES TO SUIT ! NE$S ( 9DU/RY1 !N WE MU/ ACKN[L$GE ?AT CAPITALISM HAS UNIV]SALLY MEANT DEGRADATION & EXPLOITATION = WOM54 ,:ILE IT ISN'T ANY?+ NEW TO >GUE ?AT CAPITALISM MEANS EXPLOITATION1 ?IS >GUM5T IS L9K$ TO \R ANALYSIS BECAUSE IT SPECIFICALLY 9DICTS & REFUTES ! TELEOLOGY 7SPECIFICALLY ,M>XI/1 BUT DEPLOY$ BY MANY O!R IDEOLOGIES7 :I* SAYS ?AT CAPITALISM WAS A NECESS>Y /EP ON ! PA?WAY T[>D UTOPIA4 ,BY REJECT+ ?IS PROGRESSIVE IDEOLOGY1 ,F$]ICI FUNDAM5TALLY CALLS 9TO QUE/ION ! N>RATIVE /ABILITY ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM1 :I* ASSURES US ?AT HI/ORY MOVES US T[>D P>ADISE1 & ?AT ! PRES5T >RANGEM5T IS BUT A /EP ALONG ! PA?4 

,IF WE'RE TO FULLY UND]/& :Y ! COMPLEX ( ! ,*ILD1 ! POLITICAL1 & REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM HAVE 5TW9$ 9TO SU* REPRESSIVE CONDITIONS1 WE W\LD BE WELL S]V$ TO ANALYZE ! SPECIFIC DYNAMICS ( CAPITALISM AS IT EVOLV$ ?R\< ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION ( ! PA/ SEV]AL DECADES4 ,SPECIFICALLY1 WE'LL NE$ TO LOOK TO CAPITAL ITSELF AS A =CE :I* COLONIZES LIFE & RE-MAKES IT 9 ITS IMAGE4 ,= ?IS1 WE WILL TURN TO ! WORK ( ,JACQUES ,CAMATTE 9 HIS ESSAY 0,AGA9/ ,DOME/ICATION03 

,! FUTURE 9DU/RY HAS COME 9TO ITS [N & ASSUM$ AN 5ORM\S SCOPE4 ,CAPITAL 5T]S ?IS NEW FIELD & BEG9S TO EXPLOIT IT1 :I* LEADS TO FUR!R EXPROPRIATION ( PEOPLE & A RE9=CEM5T ( !IR DOME/ICATION4 ,?IS HOLD OV] ! FUTURE IS :AT DI/+UI%ES CAPITAL FROM ALL O!R MODES ( PRODUCTION4 ,FROM ITS E>LIE/ ORIG9S CAPITAL'S RELATION%IP TO ! PA/ OR PRES5T HAS ALWAYS BE5 ( LESS IMPORTANCE ?AN ITS RELATION%IP TO ! FUTURE4 ,CAPITAL'S ONLY LIFEBLOOD IS 9 ! EX*ANGE IT CONDUCTS ) LABOR P[]4 ,?US :5 SURPLUS VALUE IS CREAT$1 IT IS1 9 ! IMM$IATE S5SE1 ONLY POT5TIAL CAPITAL2 IT CAN BECOME EFFECTIVE CAPITAL SOLELY ?R\< AN EX*ANGE AGA9/ FUTURE LABOR4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 :5 SURPLUS VALUE IS CREAT$ 9 ! PRES5T1 IT ACQUIRES REALITY ONLY IF LABOR P[] CAN APPE> TO BE ALREADY AVAILABLE 9 ! FUTURE4 ,IF !RE=E ?IS FUTURE ISN'T !RE1 !N ! PRES5T 7& H5CE=? ! PA/7 IS ABOLI%$3 ?IS IS DEVALORIZATION ?R\< TOTAL LOSS ( SUB/ANCE4 ,CLE>LY1 !N1 CAPITAL'S FIR/ UND]TAK+ MU/ BE TO DOM9ATE ! FUTURE 9 ORD] TO BE ASSUR$ ( ACCOMPLI%+ ITS PRODUCTION PROCESS4 7,?IS CONQUE/ IS MANAG$ BY ! CR$IT SY/EM74 ,?US CAPITAL HAS EFFECTIVELY APPROPRIAT$ TIME1 :I* IT MOLDS 9 ITS [N IMAGE AS QUANTITATIVE TIME4 ,H[EV]1 PRES5T SURPLUS VALUE WAS REALIZ$ & VALORIZ$ ?R\< EX*ANGE AGA9/ FUTURE LABOR1 BUT N[1 ) ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! FUTURE 9DU/RY1 PRES5T SURPLUS VALUE HAS ITSELF BECOME OP5 TO CAPITALIZATION4 ,?IS CAPITALIZATION DEM&S ?AT TIME BE PROGRAMM$ & ?IS NE$ EXPRESSES ITSELF 9 A SCI5TIFIC FA%ION 9 FUTUROLOGY4 ,H5CE=?1 CAPITAL PRODUCES TIME4 ,FROM N[ ON :]E MAY PEOPLE SITUATE !IR UTOPIAS8 

,9 ! C\RSE ( ,CAMATTE'S LIFE1 HIS WORK 9 0,AGA9/ ,DOME/ICATION0 M>KS A %IFT 9 HIS !ORY FROM LEFT-COMMUNISM TO ANTI-CIVILIZATION IDEAS4 ,?IS PIECE W\LD LAT] 9SPIRE A TREM5D\S AM\NT ( ,ANGLOPHONE ANTI-CIV !ORY4 ,HIS >GUM5T IS ?AT ! SPECIFIC FUTURE-ORI5T$ NATURE ( CAPITAL--ITS T5D5CY TO ACCUMULATE ! FUTURE--ALL[$ CAPITALISM TO DEVELOP 9TO ! MON/ROSITY ?AT IT IS4 ,BEYOND JU/ APPROPRIAT+ ! LIV+ LABOR ( HUMAN BE+S & COMMODIFY+ IT AS DEAD LABOR1 ,CAMATTE >GUES ?AT CAPITAL HAS COLONIZ$ HUMAN BE+S !MSELVES1 CON/ITUT+ !IR V]Y BE+ & RE-CREAT+ HUMAN RELATIONS 9TO COMMUNITIES ( CAPITAL4 ,HE DESCRIBES ?IS PROCESS--! AN?ROPOMORPHIZ+ ( CAPITAL--AS DOME/ICATION4 ,9 COM+ TO COLONIZE EV]Y ASPECT ( LIFE )9 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY1 CAPITAL ?US COMES TO DOM9ATE 9DIVIDUALS' FUTURES AS MU* AS !IR PRES5TS4 ,CAMATTE CONT9UES3 

,! E/ABLI%$ SOCIETIES ?AT EXI/$ 9 PREVI\S TIMES DOM9AT$ ! PRES5T & TO A LESS] EXT5T ! PA/1 :ILE ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T HAD = ITSELF ! FUTURE4 ,B\RGEOIS REVOLUTIONS & ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTIONS HAVE HAD TO GU>ANTEE PROGRESS1 BUT ?IS PROGRESS DEP5D$ ON ! EXI/5CE ( A FUTURE VALORIZ$ 9 RELATION TO A PRES5T & A PA/ ?AT IS TO BE ABOLI%$4 ,9 EA* CASE444 ! PA/ IS PRES5T$ AS %R\D$ 9 D>KNESS1 :ILE ! FUTURE IS ALL %9+ LI<T4 ,CAPITAL HAS CONQU]$ ! FUTURE4 ,CAPITAL HAS NO FE> ( UTOPIAS1 S9CE IT EV5 T5DS TO PRODUCE !M4 ,! FUTURE IS A FIELD = ! PRODUCTION ( PR(IT4 ,9 ORD] TO G5]ATE ! FUTURE1 TO BR+ IT 9TO BE+1 PEOPLE MU/ N[ BE CONDITION$ AS A FUNCTION ( A /RICTLY PRECONCEIV$ PROCESS ( PRODUCTION3 ?IS IS PROGRAMM+ BR\<T TO ITS HI<E/ PO9T4444 

,DOM9ATION ( ! PA/1 ! PRES5T & ! FUTURE1 GIVES RISE TO A /RUCTURAL REPRES5TATION1 :]E EV]Y?+ IS R$UC$ TO A .<COMB9ATION.> ( SOCIAL RELATIONS1 PRODUCTIVE =CES1 OR MY?MEMES1 ETC1 >RANG$ 9 SU* A WAY AS TO COH]E AS A TOTALITY4 

,?IS TOTALITY IS \R SITUATION4 ,HI/ORY IS ONLY ! RECORD ( C5TURIES ( DEFEAT & ! TRIUMPH ( CAPITAL OV] ! DEAD4 ,! FUTURE IS A HORIZON DOM9AT$ BY ITS REPRES5TATION AS ! SPH]E ( EXPANSION POSSIBILITIES & NEW TE*NOLOGIES4 ,& >\ND US >E ! 9NUM]ABLE 9/ITUTIONS1 TE*NOLOGIES & PROCESSES ?AT W\LD USE US AS ! SUBMISSIVE TOOLS = ?IS PROCESS ( DOM9ATION4 ,?IS IS :AT IT MEANS TO DESCRIBE CAPITALISM AS A TOTALITY4 ,?IS IS :Y WE DON'T SIMPLY >GUE AGA9/ A SPECIFIC ECONOMIC SY/EM1 BUT AGA9/ 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY ITSELF2 NOT = A P>TICUL> MANAGEM5T ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 BUT AGA9/ !M ALTOGE!R4 

,?AT CAPITAL N[ =MS ! HORIZON ( \R LIVES IS EVID5T4 ,TO SAY 0NO FUTURE0 MEANS TO SAY ?AT WE HAVE NO FUTURE EXCEPT = ONE DRIFT+ AT SEA1 BL[N AT ALL TIMES BY ! W9DS ( ! UNFOLD+ CRISIS ( ! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION4 ,PREC>I\S EMPLOYM5T1 LIFETIMES ( DEBT1 ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( RETIREM5T1 ! NE$ TO CON/ANTLY REMAKE ONESELF ?R\< C\NTLESS TE*NIQUES-(-!-SELF 9 ORD] TO BR+ ONESELF TO M>KET AS A PRETTY NEW COMMODITY1 R5T1 BILLS1 CR$IT3 ! FACTS ( \R [N DAILY REPRODUCTION =CE US TO CONT9UALLY SELL1 NOT JU/ \R BODILY CAPACITY1 BUT \R FUTURES AS WELL4 ,EV]Y TIME WE (F] UP \R BODY 9 A M$ICAL /UDY1 OR TURN A TRICK1 OR RUN A SCAM1 WE >E WAG]+ \R FUTURES AGA9/ ! DAUNT+ TASK ( SURVIV+ ANO!R MON? 9 HELL4 

,! $ITORS ( ! ANTI-/ATE COMMUNI/ J\RNAL ,5DNOTES WRITE 9 !IR SECOND ISSUE3 

,CAPITALI/ SELF-P]PETUATION PRES5TS ITSELF AS ET]NALIZATION IT APPE>S 9F9ITE1 )\T A BEYOND4 ,S9CE ?IS RELATION PROJECTS ITSELF 9TO AN 9F9ITE FUTURE1 REVOLUTION>Y !ORY NECESS>ILY CONC]NS ITSELF ) RUPTURE1 ) AN 9T]RUPTION 9 ! V]Y TEMPORALITY ( ! RELATION4 

,:AT C\LD SU* AN 9T]RUPTION LOOK LIKE8 ,H[ CAN WE IMAG9E A =CE CAPABLE ( BLOCKAD+ ! CEASELESS FL[ ( TIME 9TO ! FUTURE8 ,LET'S RETURN TO ,$ELMAN4 ,HE CITES A PASSAGE FROM A CAMPAIGN = A 'P>5TS BILL ( RI<T' 7A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN AIM$ A '/R5G!N+ ! FAMILY'73 

,IT IS TIME TO JO9 TOGE!R & ACKN[L$GE ?AT ! WORK ?AT P>5TS DO IS 9DISP5SABLE--?AT BY N\RI%+ ?OSE SMALL BODIES & GR[+ ?OSE SMALL S\LS1 !Y CREATE ! /ORE ( SOCIAL & HUMAN CAPITAL ?AT IS SO ESS5TIAL TO ! HEAL? & WEAL? ( \R NATION4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 BY CREAT+ ! CONDITIONS ?AT ALL[ P>5TS TO *]I% !IR *ILDR51 WE WILL 5SURE \R COLLECTIVE FUTURE4 

,$ELMAN CONT9UES BY ANALYZ+ ! CAMPAIGN3 

,IGNORE = A MOM5T :AT DEM&S TO BE CALL$ ! TRANSP>5CY ( ?IS APPEAL4 ,IGNORE1 ?AT IS1 H[ QUICKLY ! SPIRITUALIZ+ VISION ( P>5TS 0N\RI%+ & GR[+444 SMALL BODIES444 SMALL S\LS0 GIVES WAY TO A RHETORIC (F]+ 9/EAD ! F> MORE PRAGMATIC 7& POLITICALLY IMP]ATIVE7 9VE/M5T 9 ! 0HUMAN CAPITAL444 ESS5TIAL TO ! HEAL? & WEAL? ( \R NATION40 ,IGNORE1 BY SO DO+1 H[ ! PASSAGE R5OM9ATES ?OSE HUMAN 0S\LS0 AS 0CAPITAL0 .<&.> PROMPTS US TO 0*]I%0 !SE 0CAPITALIZ$0 HUMANS PRECISELY 9S(> AS !Y COME TO EMBODY ?IS !REBY HUMANIZ$ 0CAPITAL40 ,IGNORE ALL ?IS & ONE'S EYES MI<T /ILL POP TO DISCOV] ?AT ONLY POLITICAL 9T]V5TION WILL 0ALL[444 P>5TS TO *]I% !IR *ILDR50 SO AS TO 05SURE \R COLLECTIVE FUTURE0--OR 5SURE444 ?AT \R PRES5T WILL ALWAYS BE MORTGAG$ TO A FANTASMATIC FUTURE 9 ! NAME ( ! POLITICAL 0CAPITAL0 ?AT ?OSE *ILDR5 WILL ?US HAVE BECOME4 

,& ?US ! IDEOLOGY ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM COMES FULL CIRCUIT )9 ! CONTEXT ( FUTURE-ORI5T$ CAPITALISM4 ,! FULL =CE ( ! POLITICAL & SYMBOLIC ORD]S IS PUT 9TO ! ?RU/ TO REPRODUCE--TO REPRODUCE ! ,*ILD4 ,BUT H]E WE SEE ?AT CAPITAL'S EV]-EXP&+ REA* CLAIMS ! FUTURE & EV5 ! S\LS ( NOT-YET-BORN *ILDR54 ,CAPITAL MU/ CONT9UE TO EXP&1 & CAN ONLY DO SO BY APPROPRIAT+ EA* ( \R FUTURES1 & EV5 ?OSE ( ! *ILDR5 WE C\LD SOM$AY HAVE4 ,& ! =W>D-?RU/ ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM MU/ S]VE ITS PURPOSE1 TO CONT9UALLY PROCURE SACRIFICES TO ! UN5D+ PROCESS ( DOME/ICATION :]E CAPITAL COMES TO POSSESS ALL LIFE4 ,CAPITAL IS \R FUTURE2 & YET !RE IS NO FUTURE4 ,IT IS )9 ?IS CONTRADICTION--! EXPANSION ( CAPITAL 9TO ALL >EAS ( LIFE V]SUS ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( LIV+ A LIFE )9 CAPITALISM--?AT WE MU/ ORI5T \R /UDY & !ORIZE H[ WE MI<T 9T]RUPT ! 5DLESS P]PETUATION ( ! PRES5T ORD]4 

,TO DO SO1 ( C\RSE1 REQUIRES AN ACUTE SKEPTICISM T[>D ! FANTASY ( ! FUTURE4 ,$ELMAN3 

,WE MI<T LIKE TO BELIEVE ?AT ) PATI5CE1 ) WORK1 ) G5]\S CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOBBY+ GR\PS OR G5]\S P>TICIPATION 9 ACTIVI/ GR\PS OR G5]\S DOSES ( LEGAL SAVVY & ELECTORAL SOPHI/ICATION1 ! FUTURE WILL HOLD A PLACE = US--A PLACE AT ! POLITICAL TABLE ?AT WON'T HAVE TO COME AT ! CO/ ( ! PLACES WE SEEK 9 ! B$ OR ! B> OR ! BA?S4 ,BUT !RE >E NO QUE]S 9 ?AT FUTURE AS !RE CAN BE NO FUTURE = QUE]S1 *OS5 AS !Y >E TO BE> ! BAD TID+S ?AT !RE CAN BE NO FUTURE AT ALL444 ,?AT FUTURE IS NO?+ BUT KID /UFF1 REBORN EA* DAY TO SCRE5 \T ! GRAVE ?AT GAPES FROM )9 ! LIFELESS LETT]1 LUR+ US 9TO1 5SN>+ US 91 REALITY'S GOSSAM] WEB4 

,?IS BELIEF 9 A FUTURE = QUE]S ?AT ,$ELMAN PO9TS TO IS MO/ REC5TLY DEMON/RAT$ BY ! 0,IT ,GETS ,BETT]0 CAMPAIGN1 A S]IES ( VIRAL ,Y\,TUBE VIDEOS DIRECT$ AT QUE] Y\? :I* PROMISE !M ?AT LIFE MU/ GET BETT] IF ONLY !Y'RE PATI5T 5\<4 ,CELEBRITIES1 POLITICIANS & PEOPLE ( ALL WALKS ( LIFE JO9$ TOGE!R TO *AMPION ! BEAUTIFUL 9EVITABILITY ( A BETT] FUTURE4 ,9 ! CAMPAIGN'S RESPONSE TO ! V]Y REAL ATROCITY ( QUE] TE5 SUICIDE1 IT ONLY PU%ES ! ATROCITY AWAY & 5C\RAGES ITS AUDI5CE TO SUBMIT PATI5TLY TO CONT9U$ MIS]Y4 ,9 TRY+ TO DRIVE DEA? (F1 !Y DRIVE (F LIFE1 REPLAC+ IT ) SACRIFICE & WAIT+ = A BETT] FUTURE4 ,! CAMPAIGN PROMISES A FULFILL+ WORLD :I* EXI/S BEYOND ! NI<TM>E ( HI< S*OOL1 YET SOMEH[ FAILS TO M5TION ! WAK+ NI<TM>ES ( DEBT1 WORK1 FAMILY1 DISEASE1 DEPRESSION & ANXIETY :I* ! FUTURE MU/ SURELY DELIV]4 

,( !SE VIDEOS ! MO/ VILE & P]HAPS ! MO/ TELL+ IS A REC5T RELEASE BY ! ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T DEPICT+ QUE] POLICE (FIC]S TELL+ !IR COM+-\T /ORIES & ASSUR+ ! VIEW]S ( ! BETT] FUTURE TO COME4 ,ALONG ) !SE ASSURANCES1 !Y FUR!R IMPLORE QUE] Y\? TO CALL ON ! POLICE DEP>TM5T IF 9 NE$1 DECL>+ 0IT WILL GET BETT]1 & UNTIL IT DOES1 WE'LL BE H]E = Y\40 

,! FUTURE WILL CONT9UE ITS MIRAGE-LIKE SPECTACLE1 PROMIS+ R$EMPTION YET CONT9UALLY DEF]R+ ITS DELIV]Y4 ,! FUR!R WE PROGRESS D[N ITS PA?1 ! F>!R WE'LL BE FROM ! UTOPIA IT TEASES US )4 ,WE'LL CONSI/5TLY >RIVE :]E WE IMAG9$ ! FUTURE W\LD TAKE US1 ONLY TO F9D ?AT ! DES]T ( MOD]N LIFE CONT9UES TO /RET* \T 9 EV]Y DIRECTION--?AT ! PASSAGE ( TIME HAS CONT9U$ TO DELIV] US UP ANEW = PURE REPETITION ( ! SAME3 ! SAME EXPLOITATION1 ALI5ATION1 DEPRESSION1 MEAN+LESSNESS4 ,IF QUE]NESS IS TO BE \R WEAPON1 WE MU/ FANATICALLY AVOID ANY T5D5CY T[>D REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM ?AT W\LD DULL \R DAGG]S4 ,WE MU/ REFUSE ! 9/ITUTIONS ( ! FUTURE1 :E!R HI< S*OOLS OR POLICE DEP>TM5TS1 ?AT ET]NALLY IMMIS]ATE \R PRES5T4 ,IF WE >E TO CEASE ! SKYW>D GR[? ( ! PILE ( QUE] BODIES SACRIFIC$ AT ! FEET ( ! FUTURE1 WE MU/ SIL5CE ! *ORUS ( IT-GETS-BETT]S & ATTACK1 H]E & N[1 AT :ATEV] IS MAK+ IT UNBE>ABLE4 

,IF IT IS \R 9T5TION TO P>TICIPATE 9 9SURRECTION AGA9/ DOME/ICATION & CAPITAL'S FUTURITY1 WE MU/N'T BE DECEIV$ BY ! FLEE+ UTOPIAS ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM4 ,9/EAD WE MU/ SITUATE \RSELVES )9 \R PRES5T1 & /UDI\SLY EXPLORE ! ME?ODS ( SABOTAGE1 9T]RUPTION1 EXPROPRIATION & DE/RUCTION ?AT REFUSE FUTURITY'S DOM9ATION4 ,OR1 AS ,$ELMAN PUTS IT3 

,IF ! FATE ( ! QUE] IS TO FIGURE ! FATE ?AT CUTS ! ?READ ( FUTURITY444 !N ! ONLY OPPOSITIONAL /ATUS TO :I* \R QUE]NESS C\LD EV] LEAD W\LD DEP5D ON \R TAK+ S]I\SLY ! PLACE ( ! DEA? DRIVE WE'RE CALL$ ON TO FIGURE & 9SI/+1 AGA9/ ! CULT ( ! ,*ILD & ! POLITICAL ORD] IT RE9=CES1 ?AT WE1 AS ,GUY ,HOCQU5<EM MADE CLE>1 >E 0NOT ! SIGNIFI] ( :AT MI<T BECOME A NEW =M ( 'SOCIAL ORGANIZATION1'0 ?AT WE DO NOT 9T5D A NEW POLITICS1 A BETT] SOCIETY1 A BRI<T] TOMORR[1 S9CE ALL ( !SE FANTASIES REPRODUCE ! PA/1 ?R\< DISPLACEM5T1 9 ! =M ( ! FUTURE4 ,WE *OOSE 9/EAD NOT TO *OOSE ! ,*ILD1 AS DISCIPL9>Y IMAGE ( ! ,IMAG9>Y PA/ OR AS SITE ( A PROJECTIVE ID5TIFICATION ) AN ALWAYS IMPOSSIBLE FUTURE4 ,! QUE]NESS WE PROPOSE1 9 ,HOCQU5<EM'S WORDS1 0IS UNAW>E ( ! PASS+ ( G5]ATIONS AS /AGES ON ! ROAD TO BETT] LIV+4 ,IT KN[S NO?+ AB\T 'SACRIFICE N[ = ! SAKE ( FUTURE G5]ATIONS444 IT KN[S ?AT CIVILIZATION ALONE IS MORTAL40 ,EV5 MORE3 IT DELI<TS 9 ?AT MORTALITY AS ! NEGATION ( EV]Y?+ ?AT W\LD DEF9E ITSELF1 MORALI/ICALLY1 AS PRO-LIFE4 ,IT IS WE :O MU/ BURY ! SUBJECT 9 ! TOMB-LIKE HOLL[ ( ! SIGNIFI]1 PRON\NC+ AT LA/ ! WORDS = :I* WE'RE CONDEMN$ %\LD WE SPEAK !M OR NOT3 ?AT WE >E ! ADVOCATES ( ABORTION2 ?AT ! ,*ILD AS FUTURITY'S EMBLEM MU/ DIE2 ?AT ! FUTURE IS M]E REPETITION & JU/ AS LE?AL AS ! PA/4 ,\R QUE]NESS HAS NO?+ TO (F] A SYMBOLIC ?AT LIVES BY D5Y+ ?AT NO?+NESS EXCEPT AN 9SI/5CE ON ! HAUNT+ EXCESS ?AT ?IS NO?+NESS 5TAILS1 AN 9SI/5CE ( ! NEGATIVITY ?AT PI]CES ! FANTASY SCRE5 ( FUTURITY1 %ATT]+ N>RATIVE TEMPORALITY ) IRONY'S ALWAYS EXPLOSIVE =CE4 ,& SO :AT IS QUE]E/ AB\T US1 QUE]E/ )9 US1 & QUE]E/ DESPITE US IS ?IS WILL+NESS TO 9SI/ 9TRANSITIVELY--TO 9SI/ ?AT ! FUTURE /OPS H]E4 

,NAM+ ! ,UNNAMABLE 

,A CRUCIAL CONCEPT 9 ,$ELMAN'S PROJECT IS ! T]M CATA*RESIS4 ,CATA*RESIS CAN BE DEF9$ AS EI!R ! USE ( A T]M TO NAME SOME?+ :I* CANNOT BE NAM$1 OR ! MISUSE ( A WORD TO DESCRIBE SOME?+4 ,= ,$ELMAN1 ANY USE ( ! WORD QUE] MU/ ALWAYS BE A CATA*RESIS1 AS IT MI/AK5LY GIVES A NAME TO ! UNNAMABLE4 ,?IS CONCEPT IS A TOOL TO CRITIQUE ALL ( ! POLITICAL & !ORETICAL PROCESSES ?AT AFFIRM AN ID5TITY CATEGORY 9 ! PLACE ( \R UNNAMABLE PROJECT4 ,= ,$ELMAN1 ! FUNDAM5TAL UNNAMABLE IS ! DEA? DRIVE3 ! UNDO+ ( CIVILIZATION1 & \R [N UNDO+1 PULS+ )9 ! EXI/5T4 ,HE SAYS ?AT 0IT IS 9 FACT BECAUSE IT IS UNNAMABLE ) ALL ! RESONANCES Y\ CAN GIVE TO ?IS NAME1 ?AT IT IS AK9 TO ! QU9TESS5TIAL UNNAMABLE1 ?AT IS TO SAY DEA?40 ,:ILE WE MI<T LOCATE \R UNNAMABLE DRIVES & PROJECTS DIFF]5TLY1 WE >E =C$ TO COME UP AGA9/ ! POLITICAL LOGIC ( CATA*RESIS & CONFRONT ! URGE TO GIVE A NAME--& !RE=E A REPRES5TATION & A POLITICS--TO :AT IS ESS5TIALLY 9EFFABLE 9 \R LIVES4 

,$ELMAN'S >GUM5T IS SPECIFICALLY LEVEL$ AGA9/ ,JUDI? ,BUTL] & H] PROJECT = RADICAL 9CLUSIVITY4 ,AGA9/ ,BUTL] HE >GUES ?AT ATTEMPTS AT LEGITIMIZ+ & 9CLUD+ ANY SUBJECT 9TO POLITICS MU/ ALWAYS FAIL4 ,:ILE ONE MI<T AGITATE = ! 9CLUSION ( A P>TICUL> CATA*RESIS :I* NAMES ! ANTI-SOCIAL VOID1 ?AT VOID REMA9S UNT\*$1 & ANO!R NAME MU/ BE GIV5 TO IT4 ,! SOCIAL ORD]'S NECESS>Y ,O!R CANNOT BE ABOLI%$ ?R\< ! RE=M-ORI5T$ 9TEGRATION ( EA* SUCCESSIVE O!R 9TO ! PROJECT ( REPRES5TATIVE POLITICS4 ,ANO!R ,O!R MU/ RISE TO FILL ! VOID4 ,SOCIETY WILL LOCATE ANO!R 5EMY SUBJECT TO DISCIPL9E & TO DE/ROY4 

,AGA9/ ,BUTL] & H] CONCEPTIONS ( SOCIAL JU/ICE1 ,$ELMAN >GUES3 

,COMMITT$ AS %E IS TO 9TELLIGIBILITY AS ! EXP&+ HORIZON ( SOCIAL JU/ICE1 ,BUTL] W\LD AFFIRM 0\R [N P[]0 TO RE->TICULATE BY MEANS ( CATA*RESIS1 ! LAWS RESPONSIBLE = :AT %E APTLY CALLS \R 0MORALIZ$ SEXUAL HORROR40 ,SU* A RE->TICULATION1 %E CLAIMS1 W\LD PROCE$ ?R\< ! REPEAT$ SC&AL BY :I* ! UNSPEAKABLE NEV]!LESS MAKES ITSELF HE>D ?R\< BORR[+ & EXPLOIT+ ! V]Y T]MS ?AT >E MEANT TO 5=CES ITS SIL5CE4 ,?IS1 ( C\RSE1 ASSUMES ?AT ! UNSPEAKABLE 9T5DS1 ABOVE ALL ELSE TO SPEAK1 :]EAS ,LACAN MA9TA9S 444 SOME?+ RADICALLY DIFF]5T3 ?AT SEX1 AS ! 0/RUCTURAL 9COMPLET5ESS ( LANGUAGE IS ?AT :I* DOES NOT COMMUNICATE ITSELF1 ?AT :I* M>KS ! SUBJECT AS UNKN[ABLE40 ,NO D\BT1 AS ,BUTL] HELPS US TO SEE1 ! NORMS ( ! SOCIAL ORD] DO1 9 FACT1 *ANGE ?R\< CATA*RESIS1 & ?OSE :O ONCE W]E P]SECUT$ AS FIGURES ( MORALIZ$ SEXUAL HORROR MAY TRADE !IR *ILL & SIL5T TOMBS = A PLACE ON ! PUBLIC /AGE4 ,BUT ?AT R$I/RIBUTION ( SOCIAL ROLES DOESN'T /OP ! CULTURAL PRODUCTION ( FIGURES444 TO BE> ! BURD5 ( EMBODY+ SU* A MORALIZ$ SEXUAL HORROR4 ,= ?AT HORROR ITSELF SURVIVES ! FUNGIBLE FIGURES ?AT FLE% IT \T 9S(> AS IT RESPONDS TO SOME?+ 9 SEX ?AT'S 9H]5TLY UNSPEAKABLE3 ! ,REAL ( SEXUAL DIFF]5CE4 

,= ,$ELMAN1 QUE]NESS IS ! 9EFFABLE :I* ESCAPES ! ABILITY TO BE NAM$3 0QUE]NESS AS NAME MAY WELL RE9=CE ! SYMBOLIC ORD] ( NAM+1 BUT IT NAMES :AT RESI/S1 AS SIGNIFI]1 ABSORPTION 9TO ! ,IMAG9>Y ID5TITY ( ! NAME40 ,& SO ?IS CRITIQUE ( ! NAM+ & SUBSEQU5T 9CLUSION ( DEVIANT SUBJECTS MU/ CALL 9TO QUE/ION ! /RUCTURES :I* PRODUCE NORMATIVE & DEVIANT SUBJECTS FROM ! BEG9N+4 ,\R /RUGGLE CANNOT BE ONE = ?IS OR ?AT ID5TITY1 BUT RA!R AGA9/ ! REPRES5TATIVE POLITICS ( ,ID5TITY ALTOGE!R4 

,$ELMAN3 

,! AG5T RESPONSIBLE = EFFECT+ !IR DE/RUCTION HAS BE5 GIV5 MANY NAMES3444 GLOBAL EXT]M9ATION ( MEAN+444 GRAV$IGG]S ( SOCIETY444 :ATEV] REFUSES TO ALL[ P>5TS TO *]I% !IR *ILDR5444 HOMOSEXUALS444 ! DEA? DRIVE & ! ,REAL ( J\ISSANCE4444 ,SO .<QUE]NESS.> KNOTS TOGE!R !SE ?REATS TO REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM4 ,NO POLITICAL CATA*RESIS1 SU* AS ,BUTL] PROPOSES1 C\LD =E/ALL ! NE$ TO CON/ITUTE1 !N1 SU* A CATEGORY ( .<QUE]NESS.>4 ,= EV5 ?\<1 AS ,BUTL] SUGGE/S1 POLITICAL CATA*RESIS MAY *ANGE OV] TIME ! OCCUPANTS ( ?AT CATEGORY1 ! CATEGORY ITSELF444 CONT9UES TO M>K ! PLACE ( :ATEV] REFUSES 9TELLIGIBILITY4 

,& SO ! QUE/ION ?AT IS POS$ CONC]NS ! REFUSAL ( 9TELLIGIBILITY4 ,CONTEMPOR>Y >RANGEM5TS ( P[] HAVE ABOLI%$ ! SIL5CE ?AT ONCE ACCOMPANI$ ! D>K 9EFFABLE DESIRES ( QUE]NESS & DE/RUCTION4 ,RA!R ?AN AN 9JUNCTION AGA9/ SPEE*1 ! P[] ( BIOPOLITICAL DEMOCRACY IS SPECIFICALLY TO MAKE US SPEAK4 ,CYB]NETIC RELATION%IPS 5SURE ?AT EA* ( US AS A SPEAK+ SUBJECT HAS ! ABILITY TO NAME \RSELVES1 AES!TICIZE \RSELVES1 DEPLOY BLOGS & SOCIAL NETWORKS & AVAT>S TO REPRES5T \RSELVES4 ,! CONTEMPOR>Y FUNCTION ( P[] CAN BE UND]/OOD AS ONE UN5D+ MOVE T[>D 9TELLIGIBILITY--ONE ( MOV+ :AT HAD BE5 BL9D SPOTS 9TO NEW SUBJECTS TO BE M>KET$2 NEW ID5TITIES TO BE SURVEILL$4 

,WE >E CAPTUR$ BY ! /ATE EV]Y TIME WE MAKE \RSELVES 9TELLIGIBLE4 ,:E!R DEM&1 POLITICAL SUBJECT1 OR =MAL ORGANIZATION1 EA* 9TELLIGIBLE =M CAN BE RECUP]AT$1 REPRES5T$1 OR ANNIHILAT$4 

,\R PROJECT !N MU/ PROCE$ 9 ! RECOGNITION ( ! P>ADOX ?AT ITS BE+ MADE TRULY 9TELLIGIBLE--EV5 BY US1 EV5 TO US--W\LD BE ITS DEFEAT4 ,WE MU/ SEIZE ! POSSIBILITY ( A LIFE NEI!R CON/RA9$ BY NOR PRODUC$ ?R\< ! OMNIPRES5CE ( CAPITAL & /ATE4 ,IT IS PRECISELY BY ! FACT ?AT WORDS FAIL TO DESCRIBE IT & PROGRAMS FAIL TO BR+ IT AB\T ?AT WE CAN KN[ ?IS LIFE4 ,AS SU*1 ANY IMP]ATIVE TO PUT ?IS 9EFFABLE PROJECT 9TO WORDS MU/ BE UND]/OOD AS A COMPROMISE ( :AT MU/ BE AN UNCOMPROMIS+ PROJECT4 ,!RE IS NO LANGUAGE :I* CAN MAKE \R 9T5TIONS COMPREH5SIBLE TO ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,ANY MOVE T[>D SU* COMPREH5SIBILITY W\LD BE A BETRAYAL ( ! SPECIFIC ANTAGONI/IC *>ACT] ( \R PROJECT AGA9/ ?AT SOCIAL ORD]4 

,CAMATTE ELABORATES ON ?IS PO9T3 

,?IS IS A REVOLUTION ( LIFE ITSELF1 A SE>* = ANO!R WAY ( LIV+4 ,DIALOGUE %\LD BE CONC]N$ ONLY ) ! PLANS & IDEAS = REALIZ+ ?IS DESIRE4 ,NO DIALOGUE CAN TAKE PLACE BETWE5 ! SOCIAL ORD] & ?OSE :O >E TO OV]?R[ IT4 ,IF DIALOGUE IS /ILL SE5 AS A POSSIBILITY1 !N ?IS W\LD BE AN 9DICATION ?AT ! MOVEM5T IS FALT]+4 ,UND]LY+ ALL ?IS IS A PR(\NDLY IMPORTANT PH5OM5ON3 ALL HUMAN LIFE FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( ITS DEVELOPM5T )9 CAPITALI/ SOCIETY1 HAS UND]GONE AN IMPOV]I%M5T4 ,MORE ?AN ?IS1 CAPITALI/ SOCIETY IS DEA? ORGANIZ$ ) ALL ! APPE>ANCES ( LIFE4 ,H]E IT IS NOT A QUE/ION ( DEA? AS ! EXT9CTION ( LIFE1 BUT DEA?-9-LIFE1 DEA? ) ALL ! SUB/ANCE & P[] ( LIFE4 ,! HUMAN BE+ IS DEAD & IS NO MORE ?AN A RITUAL ( CAPITAL 444 BUT TO ?OSE GREAT NUMB] ( SMUGLY COMPLAC5T PEOPLE1 :O LIVE ON EMPTY DRAMAS & FANTASIES1 ?IS DEM&1 ?IS PASSIONATE NE$1 JU/ SEEMS IRRATIONAL1 OR1 AT BE/1 A P>ADISE ?AT IS BY DEF9ITION 9ACCESSIBLE4 

,& SO A QUE]NESS :I* OPPOSES SOCIETY MU/ EMBODY ! DEA? DRIVE ( :AT HAS BECOME DEA?-9-LIFE1 ! 9TR9SIC NEGATION ( A SOCIAL ORD] PR$ICAT$ ON ! USE ( LIFE = ITS 5DS4 ,9 ?IS PROJECT1 WE HAVE NO?+ TO GA9 BY SPEAK+ ! LANGUAGE (1 OR MAK+ DEM&S TO1 ! EXI/5T P[] /RUCTURES4 ,IT IS SPECIFICALLY !SE /RUCTURES' ABILITY TO COMPREH5D ANTAGONISM ?AT MAKES 9TELLIGIBILITY SYNONYM\S ) RECUP]ATION4 

,$ELMAN RETURNS TO ,BUTL]3 

,SMALL WOND] !N ?AT H] SUBV]SIVE ACT1 H] RE->TICULATION ( ! NORM1 :ILE PROMIS+ TO OP5 :AT ,BUTL] CALLS A RADICAL NEW FIELD ( ! HUMAN1 RETURNS US1 9/EAD1 TO FAMILI> =MS ( A DURABLE LIB]AL HUMANISM :OSE RALLY+ CRY HAS ALWAYS BE51 & H]E REMA9S 0! FUTURE40 

,BUT :AT IF IT DIDN'T8 ,:AT IF 444 ALL ?OSE DOOM$ TO ONTOLOGICAL SUSP5SION ON ACC\NT ( !IR UNRECOGNIZABLE &1 9 CONSEQU5CE1 UNLIVABLE LOVES1 DECL9$ 9TELLIGIBILITY1 DECL9$ TO BR+ .<!MSELVES.>1 CATA*RE/ICALLY1 9TO ! GAMBIT ( FUTURE MEAN+--OR DECL9$1 MORE EXACTLY1 TO CA/ (F ! MEAN+ ?AT CL+S TO ?OSE SOCIAL ID5TITIES ?AT 9TELLIGIBILITY ABJECTS444 

,SU* .<QUE]S.> W\LD 9SI/ ON ! UN9TELLIGIBLE'S UN9TELLIGIBILITY1 ON ! 9T]NAL LIMIT TO SIGNIFICATION & ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( TURN+ ,REAL LOSS TO MEAN+FUL PR(IT 9 ! ,SYMBOLIC )\T ITS P]SI/5T REMA9D]3 ! 9ESCAPABLE ,REAL ( ! DEA? DRIVE4 ,AS EMBODIM5TS ( UN9TELLIGIBILITY1 ( C\RSE1 !Y MU/ VEIL :AT !Y EXPOSE1 BECOM+1 AS FIGURES = IT1 ! MEANS ( ITS APP>5T SUBJECTION TO MEAN+4 ,BUT :]E ,BUTL]444 CONDUCES TO FUTURISM'S LOGIC ( 9TELLIGIBILITY BY SEEK+ NO MORE ?AN TO WID5 ! REA* ( :AT IT ALL[S US TO GRASP1 :]E %E MOVES1 BY WAY ( ! FUTURE1 T[>D ! ONGO+ LEGITIMATION ( SOCIAL =M ?R\< ! RECOGNITION ?AT IS SAID TO AF=D 0ONTOLOGICAL C]TA9TY & DURABILITY0 .<QUE]NESS.>1 ?\< DE/9$1 ( C\RSE1 TO BE CLAIM$ = 9TELLIGIBILITY1 CONS5TS TO ! LOGIC ?AT MAKES IT A FIGURE = :AT MEAN+ CAN NEV] GRASP4 ,DEMEAN$1 IT EMBRACES DE-MEAN+ AS ! 5DLESS 9SI/5CE ( ! REAL ?AT ! SYMBOLIC CAN NEV] MA/] = MEAN+ N[ OR 9 ! FUTURE4 

,H]E ,$ELMAN 9VOKES ! ,LACANIAN CONCEPT ( ! ,REAL1 OR ?AT :I* ESCAPES >TICULATION ?R\< SYMBOLIC /RUCTURES4 ,! ,REAL IS ! 9DESCRIBABLE & UNNAMABLE *>ACT]I/IC ( \R LIV$ EXP]I5CE4 ,! ,REAL IS ! IRR$UCIBLE ESS5CE ( REVOLT1 PLEASURE1 CONSPIRACY & JOY :I* COMPRISES \R PROJECT & :I* CONT9UALLY EVADES REPRES5TATION BY POLITICIANS OR SURVEILLANCE BY POLICE APP>ATUSES4 ,TO ! CONTR>Y1 ,9TELLIGIBILITY (F]S TWO OPTIONS3 LEGITIMIZATION & DEMOCRATIC 9CLUSION1 OR DELEGITIMIZATION & REPRESSION4 

,J\ISSANCE 

,HAV+ SKET*$ \T ! CRITICAL COMPON5TS ( ,$ELMAN'S ?\<T1 IT'S TIME TO TURN TO ! QUE/ION ( \R LIV$ EXP]I5CE4 ,IF WE REFUSE POLITICS 7) ITS POSITIVE PROJECTS1 REPRODUCTIVE FUTURITY & DRIVE T[>D 9TELLIGIBILITY7 WE >E LEFT ) ! QUE/ION ( :AT MEANS ( 5JOYM5T IMM$IATELY EXCE$S IT4 ,H[ TO CON/ITUTE ! PURELY NEGATIVE PROJECT ?AT IS CALL$ = BY SU* A RIGOR\SLY CRITICAL CONCEPTION ( QUE]NESS84 

,TO >TICULATE SU* AN ESCAPE1 WE MU/ LOOK \TSIDE ! FRAMEWORK ( ! TELEOLOGIES :I* PROMISE PROGRESSIVE PA?S T[>D UTOPIA1 \TSIDE ! AB/RACT SYMBOLIC WORLD :]E POLITICS & ID5TITY FUNCTION4 ,$ELMAN W\LD URGE US TO LOOK TO ! PSY*OANALYTIC REALM ( ! ,REAL3 ! MAT]IAL & AFFECTIVE FACTS ( \R EXI/5CE :I* ESCAPE REPRES5TATION & SIGNIFICATION4 ,= ,$ELMAN1 ! REAL ( QUE]NESS--:I* CUTS ?R\< ! POSITIVI/ BAGGAGE ( ID5TITY--IS J\ISSANCE4 ,HE WRITES3 

,QUE]NESS UNDOES ! ID5TITIES ?R\< :I* WE EXP]I5CE \RSELVES AS SUBJECTS1 9SI/+ ON ! ,REAL ( A J\ISSANCE ?AT SOCIAL REALITY & ! FUTURISM ON :I* IT RELIES HAVE ALREADY =ECLOS$4 ,QUE]NESS1 !RE=E IS NEV] A MATT] ( BE+ OR BECOM+ BUT1 RA!R1 ( EMBODY+ ! REMA9D] ( ! REAL 9T]NAL TO ! SYMBOLIC ORD]4 ,ONE NAME = ?IS UNNAMABLE REMA9D] AS ,LACAN DESCRIBES IT1 IS J\ISSANCE1 SOMETIMES TRANSLAT$ AS 05JOYM5T03 A MOVEM5T BEYOND ! PLEASURE PR9CIPLE1 BEYOND ! DI/9CTIONS ( PLEASURE & PA91 A VIOL5T PASSAGE BEYOND ! B\NDS ( ID5TITY1 MEAN+ & LAW4 

,IT IS USEFUL1 9 UND]/&+ ?IS CONCEPT ( J\ISSANCE1 TO FOLL[ ,$ELMAN 9 ?9K+ ! ELEM5TS ( QUE] REALITY :I* ESCAPE REPRES5TATION3 ! REMA9D]S1 AS HE'D T]M !M4 ,!SE REMA9D]S >E :AT IS LEFT OV] AFT] CAPITAL COLONIZES ! POSITIVITIES ( QUE]NESS--ITS FA%IONS1 P>TIES1 ACADEMIC PURSUITS1 ES!TICS1 LABORS1 SOCIAL NETWORKS--& AFT] POLITICS 9TEGRATES 9TELLIGIBLE QUE]NESS 9TO ITS SYMBOLIC ORD]4 ,& SO :AT IS ?IS REMA9D]8 ,:AT REMA9S AFT] ONE SUBTRACTS ! PROGRESSIVE IDEOLOGY ( 9CLUSION1 ! HUMBLE VICTIM1 ! UP/&+ CITIZ5S1 ! ECC5TRIC SELL+ PO9TS1 ! FLUID P]MUTATIONS ( ,ID5TITY1 ! VOLUMES ( !ORY8 ,:AT REMA9S IS J\ISSANCE4 

,$ELMAN DESCRIBES J\ISSANCE AS A SUP]SESSION ( ! B\ND>IES ( PLEASURE & PA91 A %ATT]+ ( ID5TITY & LAW4 ,WE %\LD ANALYZE ?IS DI/9CTION BETWE5 PLEASURE & PA9 AS BE+ AN 9SCRIPTION ( ! SOCIAL ORD] 9TO \R BODIES4 ,& 9 ! SAME WAY1 IT IS ! MUNDANE & M9USCULE PLEASURES PRODUC$ ?R\< CONTEMPOR>Y P[] >RANGEM5TS :I* KEEP US DEP5D5T ON ?OSE >RANGEM5TS = \R WELL-BE+4 ,J\ISSANCE1 9 ABOLI%+ BO? SIDES ( ?IS DI/9CTION1 SEV]S US FROM PA9 AS A SELF-PRES]VATION 9/9CT & FROM PLEASURE AS ! SOCIETY'S ALLUR+ BRIBE4 ,IT IS ! PROCESS ?AT MOM5T>ILY SETS US FREE FROM \R FE> ( DEA? 7LIT]AL OR FIGURATIVE7 :I* IS SU* A P[]FUL 9HIBITOR4 

,WE CAN LOCATE ?IS J\ISSANCE 9 ! HI/ORIC MOM5TS ( QUE] RIOT3 ,COMPTON'S CAFET]IA1 ,DEWEY'S1 ! ,:ITE ,NI<T1 ,/ONEWALL1 & C\NTLESS O!R MOM5TS :]E QUE] BODIES P>TICIPAT$ 9 RUPTURE--?R[+ BRICKS1 SETT+ FIRES1 SMA%+ W9D[S1 REJOIC+ 9 ! /REETS4 ,BUT MORE TO ! PO9T1 J\ISSANCE IS LOCAT$ 9 PRECISELY ! ASPECTS ( !SE MOM5TS 7& ( O!RS UNKN[N TO US7 :I* ELUDE HI/ORIANS1 ! ONES :I* CANNOT BE CAPTUR$ 9 A TEXTBOOK OR SITUAT$ NEATLY )9 N>RATIVES ( PROGRESS = QUE] PEOPLE1 OR ( RATIONAL POLITICAL /RUGGLE = A BETT] FUTURE4 ,J\ISSANCE IS ! RAGE :I* BOILS OV] 9 ! FIR/ QUE5 TO SET A FIRE2 ! HATR$ ( AN 5TIRE SOCIAL ORD] :I* FL[S ?R\< ONE'S VE9S :ILE !Y SET A DOZ5 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO POLICE VEHICLES ON FIRE4 ,IT IS ! EC/ATIC BLISS ?AT MU/ HAVE %IV]$ ITS WAY ?R\< ! SP9ES ( ANY BLESS$ 5\< TO HE> ! SIR5 SONGS ( ?OSE POLICE CRUIS]S WAIL+ 9 FLAMES4 ,J\ISSANCE IS ! WAY ?AT ! SEXUAL 5C\NT]S IMM$IATELY FOLL[+ SU* RIOTS W]E TOTALLY 9COMM5SURABLE TO ! MUNDANE SEX ( DAILY LIFE4 ,J\ISSANCE IS ! DRIV+ ELAN ( QUE] SEX CULTURE1 & YET IT IS PRECISELY ?AT ELEM5T ( QUE] SEX :I* /ILL CANNOT BE LOCK$ UP 9 AN 9DU/RY1 SOLD AS A COMMODITY OR S*$UL$ AT SOME MASS COMM]CIALIZ$ RITUAL4 ,:ILE EA* ELEM5T ( ! SEX 9DU/RY ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE SOME FUNDAM5TAL LACK & TO 9TEGRATE ONE'S DESIRES 9TO A COH]5T SUBJECTIVE EXP]I5CE1 J\ISSANCE IS SPECIFICALLY ?AT ELEM5T ( SEXUAL DESIRE :I* MAKES SU* A UNION IMPOSSIBLE4 ,IT IS A DESIRE = J\ISSANCE :I* S5DS US 9TO ! NI<T SEEK+ TO OV]:ELM \R BODILY CAPACITY1 TO DIS9TEGRATE ! CORPOREAL LIMITS ( \RSELVES1 TO TRULY FLEE FROM :AT & :O WE >E4 ,IT IS SPECIFICALLY ?IS REMA9D]1 :I* DEF9ES ! UNBRIDGEABLE *ASM BETWE5 ! PUBLIC SEX CULTURE ( ,NEW ,YORK & ,SAN ,FRANCISCO 9 ! SEV5TIES 7MASSIVE SQUATT$ SEX W>EH\SES1 P]PETUAL ORGIES1 A CULTURE ( CRUIS+ :I* 5TIRELY DISSOLV$ ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 SEX & ! RE/ ( LIFE7 & ! SO-CALL$ CRUIS+ ( ! CYB]NETIC ]A 7,GR9DR1 CRAIGSLI/1 SP>SELY ATT5D$ & OV]PRIC$ P>TIES AT FAIL+ SEX CLUBS74 ,?IS DI/ANCE MI<T ALSO BE UND]/OOD AS :AT SEP>ATES ! AN>*Y ( AN ORGY FROM ! DEMOCRATIC IDEOLOGY ( PURI/ POLYAMORY4 ,J\ISSANCE IS ! UNNAMABLE DESIRE ?AT ONE HOPELESSLY ATTEMPTS TO SUMM>IZE BE=E GIV+ ONE'S BODY TO ANO!R3 0,I WANT TO BE NEGAT$40 ,J\ISSANCE IS ?AT ESS5CE ( QUE] CRIM9ALITY :I* CANNOT BE R$UC$ TO ANY VULG> DET]M9ISM4 ,IT IS ! JOY F\ND 9 ! RETRIBUTION ( ROBB+ SOME B\RGEOIS JOHN1 ! ?RILL ( !FT1 ! SATISFACTION ( DE/RUCTION4 ,IT IS BECAUSE WE >E ADDICT$ TO ! 9T]TW9+ PLEASURE & PA9 :I* BR+S US AGA9 & AGA9 9TO ! /REETS3 SEEK+ TO RIOT OR FI<T OR FUCK4 ,IT IS SPECIFICALLY ! PURSUIT ( ! UNNAMABLE J\ISSANCE :I* CAUSES1 )\T FAIL1 TO RISK EV]Y?+ 9 SACRIFICE TO SOME MORE GR& *AOS4 ,?IS AUFHEB5 ( ! CATEGORIES ( PA9 & PLEASURE IS ALSO ! OV]?R[+ ( \R ATTA*M5TS & 9VE/M5TS 9 POLITICAL ACTIVISM1 /ABLE ID5TITY1 & REASON4 ,! NEGATIVITY ( J\ISSANCE IS ! SAME ?AT DRIVES US AWAY FROM OBLIGATIONS TO ! ECONOMY1 ! FAMILY1 ! LAW1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 ! ,FUTURE4 

,$ELMAN3 

,?IS J\ISSANCE DISSOLVES SU* FETI%I/IC 9VE/M5TS1 UNDO+ ! CONSI/5CY ( A SOCIAL REALITY ?AT RELIES ON ,IMAG9>Y ID5TIFICATIONS1 ON ! /RUCTURES ( ,SYMBOLIC LAW1 & ON ! PAT]NAL METAPHOR ( ! NAME4 ,H5CE1 !RE IS ANO!R NAME ?AT DESIGNATES ! UNNAMEABILITY TO :I* J\ISSANCE W\LD GIVE US ACCESS3 ,BEH9D :AT IS NAM$1 !RE IS ! UNNAMABLE4 ,IT IS 9 FACT BECAUSE IT IS UNNAMABLE ) ALL ! RESONANCES Y\ CAN GIVE TO ?IS NAME1 ?AT IT IS AK9 TO ! QU9TESS5TIAL UNNAMABLE1 ?AT IS TO SAY DEA?4 ,! DEA? DRIVE1 !RE=E MANIFE/S ITSELF ?\< 9 RADICALLY DIFF]5T GUISES1 9444 J\ISSANCE4444 

,TO ! EXT5T ?AT IT TE>S ! FABRIC ( SYMBOLIC REALITY AS WE KN[ IT1 UNRAVEL+ ! SOLIDITY ( EV]Y OBJECT1 9CLUD+ ! OBJECT AS :I* ! SUBJECT NECESS>ILY TAKES ITSELF1 J\ISSANCE EVOKES ! DEA? DRIVE ?AT ALWAYS 9SI/S AS ! VOID 9 & ( ! SUBJECT1 BEYOND ITS FANTASY ( SELF-REALIZATION1 BEYOND ! PLEASURE PR9CIPLE4 

,IT IS WOR? FOLL[+ ,$ELMAN 9 CAUTION+ AGA9/ ! WAYS 9 :I* J\ISSANCE1 OR MORE SPECIFICALLY1 FUTILE ATTEMPTS TO ID5TIFY ) OR NAME J\ISSANCE1 CAN LEAD TO A REIFICATION ( ! CATEGORIES :I* WE'D CALL UPON J\ISSANCE TO ABOLI%3 

,TO ! EXT5T ?AT J\ISSANCE1 AS FANTASMATIC ESCAPE FROM ! ALI5ATION 9TR9SIC TO MEAN+1 LODGES ITSELF 9 A GIV5 OBJECT ON :I* ID5TITY COME TO DEP5D1 IT PRODUCES ID5TITY AS MORTIFICATION1 RE5ACT+ ! V]Y CON/RA9T ( MEAN+ IT WAS 9T5D$ TO HELP US ESCAPE4 

,ANY ATTEMPT TO SITUATE J\ISSANCE AS A POSITIVE PROJECT CAN ONLY EV] BE A /EP AWAY FROM IT4 ,CIRCUIT P>TIES1 PORNOGRAPHY1 SOCIAL NETWORK+ APPLICATIONS1 POLITICAL DEMON/RATIONS1 ACTIVI/ ORGANIZATIONS1 >T3 ALL ( !SE /RIVE TO RECUP]ATE J\ISSANCE 9TO SOME ALT]NATIVE /RUCTURE1 & YET MU/ ALWAYS FAIL BECAUSE J\ISSANCE IS 9H]5TLY ?AT :I* EVADES CAPTURE & RUPTURES ! COH]5T N>RATIVES :I* JU/IFY SU* /RUCTURES4 ,?IS CRITIQUE IS P>TICUL>LY IRONIC COM+ FROM ,$ELMAN1 :OSE [N PRACTICE AS A 'J\ISSIEUR' NEV] SEEMS TO EXCE$ P>TICIPATION 9 ?OSE SAME CIRCUIT P>TIES1 ACADEMIC CONF]5CES1 S5SELESS H\RS AT ! GYM & LAVI% %OPP+ SPREES4 ,HE SPECIFICALLY ADVOCATES 0! MEAN+LESS ]UPTION ( J\ISSANCE ASSOCIAT$ ) ! 'CIRCUIT P>TIES' ?AT GE/URE T[>D ! CIRCUIT ( ! DRIVE40 ,9 HIS AFFIRMATION ( ?IS OR ?AT ELEM5T ( CONTEMPOR>Y GAY CULTURE1 HE FAILS DO ! WORK ( LOCAT+ J\ISSANCE )9 ! ACTUAL SUBV]SIVE HI/ORIES ( QUE]NESS 7COMP>$ TO :I*1 GAY CULTURE CAN ONLY BE JU/ A PA!TIC SUB/ITUTE74 ,IT'S IMPORTANT H]E TO REASS]T ?AT \R CONCEPTION & PRAXIS ( J\ISSANCE ABSOLUTELY MU/ GO BEYOND ! LIMITATIONS ( ,$ELMAN'S WORK4 

,QUE]NESS1 CONCEIV$ 5TIRELY 9 ! NEGATIVE1 NAMES ! J\ISSANCE =BIDD5 BY1 BUT P]MEAT+ ! SOCIAL ORD] ITSELF4 ,IT IS ! SPECIFIC REASON :Y WE CAN SAY ?AT BEH9D ! FACADE ( ! NORMAL OP]ATIONS ( LIFE )9 CAPITAL1 !RE IS A SUBV]SIVE CURR5T :I* 9FALLIBLY & IRRATIONALLY LA%ES \T AGA9/ ! CONDITIONS ( ! EXI/5T4 ,?IS IS :Y WE CAN ALSO SAY ?AT 9 MOM5TS ( WIDESPREAD RUPTURE & REVOLT1 !RE EXI/S A P[]FUL & S9I/] DRIVE TO ASSIMILATE REVOLT BACK 9TO ! CIRCUITS ( POLITICS1 ID5TITY1 & ! ECONOMY ITSELF4 ,?IS T5SION EXPLA9S :Y URBAN REVOLT1 AS WITNESS$ 9 ,LONDON OR ,OAKL&1 MU/ BE RATIONALIZ$ BY ACTIVI/S1 POLITICIANS & POLICE AG5CIES AS ! EXPRESSION ( F9ITE GRIEVANCES BY COH]5T COMMUNITIES4 ,& YET ?IS CONTRADICTION IS ALSO :Y R\T9E TRAFFIC /OPS OR RAIDS BY POLICE (FIC]S HAVE TRIGG]$ PA9 & DEA? = ?OSE (FIC]S AT ! H&S ( ?OSE !Y >E ACCU/OM$ TO GOV]N+4 

,RETURN+ TO ,$ELMAN ONCE MORE3 

,?IS ,I SUGGE/ IS ! E?ICAL BURD5 TO :I* QUE]NESS MU/ ACC$E 9 A SOCIAL ORD] 9T5T ON MISRECOGNIZ+ ITS [N 9VE/M5T 9 MORBIDITY1 FETI%IZATION1 & REPETITION3 TO 9HABIT ! PLACE ( A MEAN+LESSNESS ASSOCIAT$ ) ! S9?OME2 TO FIGURE AN UNREG5]ATE1 & UNREG5]AT+1 SEXUALITY :OSE S+UL> 9SI/5CE ON J\ISSANCE1 REJECT+ EV]Y CON/RA9T IMPOS$ BY S5TIM5TAL FUTURISM1 EXPOSES ES!TIC CULTURE--! CULTURE ( =MS & !IR REPRODUCTION1 ! CULTURE ( ,IMAG9>Y LURES--AS ALWAYS ALREADY A 0CULTURE ( DEA?0 9T5T ON ABJECT+ ! =CE ( A DEA? DRIVE ?AT %ATT]S ! TOMB WE CALL LIFE4 

,! NEGATIVITY ( J\ISSANCE1 :I* WE UND]/& TO BE ! VITAL *>ACT]I/IC ( \R QUE]NESS1 IS ! ME?ODS BY :I* WE EXPOSE ! BANALITY & HORROR ( CONTEMPOR>Y LIFE4 ,IF ! SOCIAL ORD] CONSI/5TLY PRODUCES MOM5TS ( RUPTURE & ANTI-SOCIAL VIOL5CE--EXPROPRIATION1 RIOT1 LOOT+1 /REET FI<TS1 SEXUAL DEPRAVITY1 SPREE >SON1 HACK+--!SE MOM5TS EXPOSE SOCIETY = :AT IT IS3 HELL ON E>?4 ,\R ACQUIESC5CE TO ! PULL ( J\ISSANCE FUNCTIONS AS A MIRROR 9TO :I* SOCIETY MU/ GAZE & RECOGNIZE ITS DECAD5CE1 ! IMP5D+ ACTUALIZATION ( ITS UNDO+4 ,9 ! CONTEXT ( SU* HORROR1 \R TASK IS !N TO 0MAT]IALIZE ! =CE ( NEGATION1 ! D]EALIZ+ 9SI/5CE ( J\ISSANCE40 

,?IS MAT]IAL =CE ( NEGATION MU/ BE ONE ?AT GOES ON1 NOT ONLY TO DISRUPT ! DAILY CIRCULATION ( SOCIETY1 BUT ALSO TO SABOTAGE ! APP>ATUSES :I* FUNCTION TO REPRODUCE US AS SUBJECTS )9 ?OSE FL[S4 ,WE MU/1 AS ,$ELMAN SAYS1 0BREAK OP5 ) J\ISSANCE & LAUN* .<\RSELVES.> 9TO ! VOID >\ND & AGA9/ :I* ! SUBJECT CONGEALS40 

,J\ISSANCE MU/ BE ! ATTACK ON ?OSE ALL ! SUBJECTIVE APP>ATUSES ?AT 5TR5* US 9TO ,ID5TITY AT EV]Y TURN3 $UCATION1 C>E]S1 ID5TITY POLITICS1 POLITICAL ID5TITY1 BANK ACC\NTS1 BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE TE*NOLOGIES1 9T]NET AVAT>S1 COMMUNICATION 9FRA/RUCTURE1 AD NAUSEAM4 ,CAPITALI/ SUBJECTS >E =M$ ?R\< ! P]PETUAL W> BETWE5 LIV+ BE+S & !SE TE*NICS1 & SO ANY PROJECT TO ABOLI% CAPITAL & ITS SUBJECTS MU/ /UDY & LIQUIDATE !SE APP>ATUSES4 ,AN 9SI/5CE ON J\ISSANCE IS TO CONSI/5TLY 9T]V5E 9 ?IS W> AGA9/ SYMBOLS ON ! P>T ( ! UNSYMBOLIZ$ REMA9D] :I* IS EXPLOIT$ 9 ! GAME ( SUBJECTIVITY4 ,J\ISSANCE IS ! RANGE ( DEVIANT & SUBV]SIVE PRACTICES :I* CONNECT \R /RUGGLE AGA9/ SOCIETY TO \R REFUSAL TO BE ITS SUBJECTS4 

,?AT WE PURSUE J\ISSANCE DOES NOT MAKE US QUE]S4 ,\R QUE]NESS ISN'T ?AT REIFI$ ID5TITY BUT IS RA!R 0A MODE ( 5JOYM5T AT ! SOCIAL ORD]'S EXP5SE40 7,$ELMAN74 ,& 9 DO+ ?IS1 WE MU/ RESI/ ANY RECUP]ATIVE T5D5CY TO ID5TIFY J\ISSANCE ) ANY ID5TITY OR GR\P+ ( ID5TITIES4 ,JACK ,HALB]/AM CRITIQUES ,$ELMAN ON ?IS PO9T3 

,! GAY MALE >*IVE1 BECAUSE IT IS LIMIT$ TO A %ORT LI/ ( FAVOR$ CANONICAL WRIT]S IS ALSO B\ND BY A P>TICUL> RANGE ( AFFECTIVE RESPONSES4 ,& SO1 FATIGUE1 5NUI1 BOR$OM1 9DIFF]5CE1 IRONIC DI/ANC+1 9DIRECTNESS1 >* DISMISSAL1 9S9C]ITY & CAMP MAKE UP4440AN >*IVE ( FEEL+S0 ASSOCIAT$ ) ?IS =M ( ANTI-SOCIAL !ORY4 ,BUT1 ?IS CANON OCCLUDES ANO!R SUITE ( AFFECTIVITIES ASSOCIAT$1 AGA91 ) ANO!R K9D ( POLITICS & A DIFF]5T =M ( NEGATIVITY4 ,9 ?IS O!R >*IVE1 WE CAN ID5TIFY1 = EXAMPLE3 RAGE1 RUD5ESS1 ANG]1 SPITE1 IMPATI5CE1 9T5SITY1 MANIA1 S9C]ITY1 E>NE/NESS1 OV]-9VE/M5T1 9CIVILITY1 BRUTAL HONE/Y & SO ON4 ,! FIR/ >*IVE IS A CAMP >*IVE1 A REP]TOIRE ( =MALIZ$ & (T5 =MULAIC RESPONSES TO ! BANALITY ( /RAI<T CULTURE & ! REPETITIV5ESS & UNIMAG9ATIV5ESS ( HET]ONORMATIVITY4 ,! SECOND >*IVE1 H[EV]1 IS F> MORE 9 KEEP+ ) ! UNDISCIPL9$ K9DS ( RESPONSES ?AT ,B]SANI AT LEA/ SEEMS TO ASSOCIATE ) SEX & QUE] CULTURE & IT IS H]E ?AT ! PROMISE ( SELF-%ATT]+1 LOSS ( MA/]Y & MEAN+1 UNREGULAT$ SPEE* & DESIRE >E UNLOOS$4 ,DYKE ANG]1 ANTI-COLONIAL DESPAIR1 RACIAL RAGE1 C\NT]-HEGEMONIC VIOL5CES1 PUNK PUGILISM1 !SE >E ! BLEAK & ANGRY T]RITORIES ( ! ANTI-SOCIAL TURN2 !SE >E ! JAGG$ ZONES )9 :I* NOT ONLY SELF-%ATT]+ 7! OPPOSITE ( N>CISSISM 9 A WAY7 BUT O!R-%ATT]+ OCCURS4 

,WE AGA9 F9D IT USEFUL TO FOLL[ ,HALB]/AM'S CRITICISM1 & WE'LL HAPPILY APPROPRIATE ! NEGATIVE AFFECTS NAM$ ABOVE4 ,& YET WE MU/ CON/ANTLY REPEAT ! IMPORTANCE ( SEV]+ !SE AFFECTS FROM BELONG+ TO ANY SUBJECT4 ,$ELMAN MAY BE WRONG = FOCUS+ ON ! GAY MALE SUBJECT1 BUT !N SO TOO W\LD ,HALB]/AM'S MORE 9CLUSIVE PROJECT FAIL BY FOCUS+ ON O!RS4 ,$ELMAN FAILS = EXPLOR+ J\ISSANCE ONLY )9 ! FIELDS ( LIT]ATURE & FILM1 & ?IS FAILURE W\LDN'T BE FIX$ 7AS ,HALB]/AM >GUES7 BY WID5+ ! CANON ( >TWORK TO EXPLORE4 ,NO1 WE MU/ EXP]I5CE QUE] !ORIES LIMITS H]E1 9 ITS ATTA*M5T TO ID5TITY & TO >T ALTOGE!R4 ,SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WE WANT TO 5GAGE ) J\ISSANCE1 ?AT UNNAMABLE REMA9D]1 WE MU/ AVOID ! POSITIVITIES TO BE NAM$ 9 LIT]ATURE & ID5TITY4 ,\R PROJECT ( NEGATIVITY & J\ISSANCE WILL BE ONE ?AT IS LOCAT$ 9 ! SUBV]SIVE POT5TIAL HIDD5 BY DAILY LIFE--A POT5TIAL :I* CANNOT BE TRAPP$ 9 SUBJECTIVITY1 BUT 9/EAD POSSESSES SUBJECTS & TURNS !M AGA9/ !MSELVES4 

,WE'LL CONCLUDE \R ATTEMPTS TO >TICULATE J\ISSANCE BY RETURN+ TO ,JACQUES ,CAMATTE 9 HIS ESSAY 0,?IS ,WORLD ,WE ,MU/ ,LEAVE10 WRITT5 BY ! TIME HE'D ALREADY CONCLUD$ ?AT ANY /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITAL MU/ SEEK TO DE/ROY DOME/ICATION1 & BY EXT5SION CIVILIZATION ITSELF3 

,! CRISIS PO/ULATES A *OICE1 A DECISION1 & ?US 5=CES ITSELF BECAUSE !RE IS A DIFFICULT & UNUSUAL SITUATION4 ,?IS IS TRUE BO? = ! ,CAPITALI/ ,MODE ( ,PRODUCTION & = HUMANS1 )\T =GETT+ ! 9T]F]5CE BETWE5 ! TWO4444 ,!RE IS A RIGOR\S DET]M9ISM ?AT LEADS TO A C]TA9 REALIZATION1 A DET]M9ISM ?AT CAN ONLY BE PUT 9 QUE/ION AGA9 IF HUMANS BECOME CAPABLE ( BREAK+ !IR DOME/ICATION4 ,! *OICE = .<HUMANS.> APPE>S AS ! ACCEPTANCE ( .<!IR.> DE/RUCTIVE MULTIPLICATION ( LIFE OR ! DOM9ATION "7 RE/RICTION ( ITS 9HUMAN QUANTITATIVE MULTIPLICATION1 :I* W\LD ALL[ ITS CONT9UANCE4 ,TO AB&ON A C]TA9 FE> ( DEA? :I* =CES IT TO LOOK = LIFE 9 ! EXT5SION ( LIFE1 MULTIPLICATION & PROGRESSION ( LIFE4 ,REPRODUCTION IS A C]TA9 FE> ( DEA? & .<HUMANS.> LIVE IT 9 ITS EXT5SION & NOT 9 ! 9T5SITY ( LIV+2 ?AT TRANSLATES ! UNC]TA9TY 9 ! WORLD AS IF ! SPECIES WAS NOT YET SURE ( ITS EXI/5CE ON ! PLANET4 ,! 9T5SITY ( LIV+ IMPLIES A REFLECTION ( LIFE ON ITSELF1 !N !RE IS 5JOYM5T BY ! RESORPTION ( LIFE 9SIDE ! LIV+ .<BE+.> & NOT DELEGAT$ TO ANO!R G5]ATION4 

,! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION MU/ RESPOND TO ! SITUATION :I* ?R[S ITS V]Y FUTURE 9TO CRISIS4 ,IT WILL RESPOND1 9 P>T1 BY PROLIF]AT+ A WIDE >RAY ( ALT]NATIVES & MEASURES 7AU/]ITY1 RE-ADJU/M5T1 SU/A9ABILITY7 :I* MI<T 5SURE ITS CONT9U$ VIABILITY4 ,= ALL ( US IMPLICAT$ 9 ! '9T]F]5CE' BETWE5 CAPITALISM & HUMANS1 !SE MEASURES WILL CONFRONT US AS ! NEW CONDITIONS ( \R [N IMMIS]ATION & SURVIVAL4 ,ALL ( ! OPTIONS PRES5T$ = US >E ALWAYS ALREADY HELD HO/AGE BY ! SPECT] ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM4 ,9 EA* CASE WE >E =C$ TO ID5TIFY ! EXT5SION ( \R [N LIVES ) ! EXT5SION ( ! CAPITALI/ SOCIAL ORD] ET]NALLY 9TO ! FUTURE4 ,AU/]ITY CONFRONTS US A NEW E?ICS TO BE 9TEGRAT$ 9TO \R [N BE+ IF WE >E TO EV] BE ASSUR$ A FUTURE )9 ?IS FAIL+ CIVILIZATION4 ,WE WILL BE EXPECT$ TO WORK & SUFF]1 & TO BE PAID SOLELY 9 ! ASSURANCE ?AT ! FUTURE WILL CONT9UE ITS DEA?-LIKE M>* ?R\< TIME4 ,! ECONOMI/S & POLITICIANS WILL (F] A PLE?ORA ( FALSE OPTIONS & WILL =ECLOSE ON ! POSSIBILITY ( A REAL BREAK4 

,:ILE ! /ATI/ MANAG]S ( CAPITAL MU/ GLOBALLY 5=CE A REGIME ( AU/]ITY & /RUCTURAL RE-ADJU/M5T 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 !IR FUTURE 7BY :ATEV] MEANS POSSIBLE71 A NEW SOCIAL MOVEM5T HAS EM]G$ :I* FIGURES ! FUTURE ANO!R WAY4 ,9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T CAN BE UND]/OOD AS A =M BY :I* ANTI-AU/]ITY /RUGGLES C\LD TAKE %APE & AGITATE = A DIFF]5T FUTURE4 ,= SOME )9 ! MOVEM5T1 ?IS MEANS >GU+ = A RETURN TO A FAIL$ ,KEYNESIANISM1 A /RUCTURAL 9VE/M5T 9 A FUTURE = ! WELF>E /ATE4 ,!Y >GUE ?AT !Y >E NOT ANTI-CAPITALI/ BUT ?AT !Y >E SPECIFICALLY TRY+ TO 'SAVE CAPITALISM' FROM ! FUNDAM5TAL CONTRADICTIONS :I* 5SURE ITS FAILURE4 ,AGA9/ ?IS RE=MI/ POSITION1 ! RADICALS )9 ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T >GUE 9/EAD = A PREFIGURATIVE POLITICS1 ?R\< :I* ACTIVI/S & O!R RADICALS DEMON/RATE ?AT 'ANO!R WORLD IS POSSIBLE4' ,?IS POSITION FOCUSES ON EXP]IM5T+ ) & P]FECT+ =MS ( /RUGGLE & ORGANIZATION :I* !Y IMAG9E TO BE BLUEPR9TS = A UTOPIA TO COME4 ,PREFIGURATIVE POLITICS1 AS ) ALL POLITICS1 9VE/S ITS 5]GY & FAI? 9TO ! HOPE ?AT IF WE ONLY DO ! H>D WORK N[1 \R EF=TS WILL BE R$EEM$ 9 A FUTURE SOCIETY4 

,& SO ! DIALECTIC ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM CONT9UES TO UNFOLD 9 ! CONTEXT ( A DEEP5+ CRISIS4 ,:E!R >GU+ = ! DEFEAT$ PROJECT ( SOCIAL DEMOCRACY1 ! REACTION>Y /RATEGY ( A MILIT>IZ$ PRIVATIZATION & RE-/RUCTUR+1 OR ! PREFIGURATIVE POLITICS ( ! NEW 5CAMPM5TS1 EA* POSITION RE-ASS]TS ! IDEOLOGY ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM1 :I* DEM&S A LIFETIME ( IMMIS]ATION & SACRIFICE = ! POSSIBILITY ( A BETT] WORLD = \R *ILDR54 ,& YET EA* OPTION DELIV]S US1 AGA9 & AGA91 TO DEA?LY REPETITION4 ,WE >E ASK$ TO *OOSE BETWE5 ! CONC5TRATION CAMPS ( A NEO-FASCI/ AU/]ITY ON ! ONE H& & ! SELF-MANAG$ POV]TY ( ! URBAN OCCUPATION 5CAMPM5T ON ! O!R1 BETWE5 AN EMACIAT$ MEANS ( REPRODUCTION 9 ! HOME OR A 'COLLECTIVIZ$' MEANS TO REPRODUCE \RSELVES 9 ! PLAZAS4 ,ONE OPTION EXPECTS US TO SACRIFICE SO ?AT ! ECONOMY MI<T SURVIVE & ! O!R SO ?AT WE MI<T BE R$EEM$ BY A CON/ANTLY DEF]R$ UTOPIA4 ,REG>DLESS1 ! ,CAMP1 AS C5TRAL FIGURE ( CONTEMPOR>Y REPRODUCTIVE IDEOLOGY1 IS SITUAT$ AT ! HORIZON1 ECLIPS+ ?AT UNSPOK5 OPTION :I* W\LD %ATT] ! D\BLE-B9D ( FUTURITY & AU/]ITY4 

,?IS UN/AT$ OPTION1 ! ONE LAID \T BY ,CAMATTE & 9 A DIFF]5T WAY BY ,$ELMAN1 IS ?AT 9T5SITY ( LIV+ :I* W\LD BREAK \R DOME/ICATION & 5D \R 9VE/M5T 9 CIVILIZATION'S FUTURE4 ,?IS 9T5SITY ( 5JOYM5T 7! LIT]AL TRANSLATION ( J\ISSANCE FROM ! ,FR5*7 MU/ BE ! SAME J\ISSANCE :I* %ATT]S \R SUBJECTIVE 5SLAVEM5T TO CAPITALI/ CIVILIZATION4 ,IT IS ?AT EXACT CURR5T :I* P]MEATES ALL ( SOCIETY & DELIV]S TO ! NECESSITY ( 9SURRECTION AGA9/ ALL ?AT EXI/S & = A JOY :I* WE CANNOT NAME4 ,?IS J\ISSANCE IS ! RESI/ANCE :I* IS HIDD5 BY1 & YET 9TEGRAL TO EV]Y SOCIAL /RUCTURE4 ,)9 ! SPECTACLES ( ! ANTI-AU/]ITY DEMON/RATIONS & ! PLAZA OCCUPATIONS LIES ! UNNAMABLE REMA9D] :I* DOES NOT PROMISE A BETT] FUTURE4 ,IT IS ! UNASSIMILABLE & 9EFFABLE T5D5CY = PEOPLE TO SELF-SABOTAGE ANY EF=TS AT POLITICAL ORGANIZATION4 ,IT IS ! D>KNESS SO FE>$ BY ! RI<T & SO D5I$ BY ! LEFT4 ,IT IS :AT ! POLICE MU/ BE CALL$ ON TO REPRESS & ! ORGANIZ] TO ASSIMILATE4 

,IF ! ACTIVI/ MILIEUS & ! ,LEFT HAD /AK$ !IR 5TIRE FUTURE ON ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET 7,[,S71 IT IS BECAUSE ITS REPRES5T$ A DESP]ATE GE/URE ( A SOCIAL ORD] :OSE FUTURE IS FALL+ AWAY4 ,! GLOBAL CAPITALI/ M$IA HAS BE5 QUICK TO COMP>E & CONTRA/ ! SUPPOS$LY PEACEFUL1 DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T ( ! PLAZAS ) ! VIOL5T IRRUPTION ( ! LUMP5PROLET>IAN Y\? 9 ,LONDON4 ,:AT SEP>ATES ONE BODY ( DISPOSSESS$ Y\? FROM ANO!R IS SPECIFICALLY !IR DISPOSITION TO ! QUE/ION ( FUTURITY4 ,= ! 9DIGNANT OCCUPI]S1 !IR FUTURE IS SOME?+ GAMBL$ AWAY BY F9ANCIAL 9/ITUTIONS1 TO BE WON BACK ?R\< RI<TE\S /RUGGLE4 ,= ,LONDON'S RIOT\S SCUM1 A FUTURE IS SOME?+ !Y'VE NEV] BE5 PROMIS$1 SAVE = ONE ( POV]TY1 BOR$OM1 POLICE VIOL5CE OR PRISON4 ,BEH9D ! HOPEFUL FACADE ?AT WAS ,[,S1 A ?\S& ,LONDONS LAY CONCEAL$4 ,\R 9SURRECTIONAL PROJECT IS ! ]OSION ( ?AT HOPE & ! 9SI/5CE AGA9/ ! POSSIBILITY ( ! FUTURE4 

,?IS 9SURRECTION CANNOT BE UND]/OOD AS ANO!R EV5T DEF]R$ TO ! FUTURE1 BUT RA!R A POSSIBILITY TO SEIZE LIFE 9 SPITE ( & AGA9/ ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,! PROMISE ( J\ISSANCE IS NOT TO DELIV] A MORE REVOLUTION>Y FUTURITY1 BUT AN IRRUPTION ( IRR$UCIBLE NEGATIVITY4 ,:ILE ! ACTIVI/S SACRIFICE !MSELVES AT ! POLICE L9ES1 ! Y\NG/]S & NE']-DO-WELLS SMA% ! UNGU>D$ W9D[S ( POLICE CRUIS]S & HELP ONE ANO!R ?R\< ! %ATT]$ PLATE GLASS DOORS ( CAFES 9 ORD] HELP !MSELVES TO ! SWEETS )94 ,:ILE ! ASSEMBLIES DET]M9E H[ TO >TICULATE REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM 'FROM BEL[1' ! J\ISSIU]S FUCK1 V&ALIZE1 EXPROPRIATE1 & CONSPIRE4 ,FLA% MOBS 9 ,MILWAUKEE & ,PHILLY1 DEMON/RATIONS TURN$ TO LOOT+1 *UR*ES SET ALI<T1 IRRESPONSIBLE SEXUAL ADV5TURES1 %IPM5TS BLOCKAD$1 EXPLOSIONS ( ! G5D] DI/9CTION1 /REET P>TIES TURN$ /REET FI<TS1 JAIL ESCAPES1 B\LD]-TRAPS SET = POLICE (FIC]S1 9FRA/RUCTURAL SABOTAGE3 C\NTLESS MOM5TS :]E ! IDEOLOGIES & /RUCTURES :I* 5SURE ! SELF-REPRODUCTION ( ! SOCIAL ORD] >E DE/ROY$ AT ! EXP5SE ( AN IRRATIONAL 5JOYM5T2 AN 5JOYM5T FIX$ 9 ! PRES5T )\T A C>E = ! FUTURE4 ,:AT WE T]M ! COMMUNE IS NOT A MODEL = ANO!R EVASIVE UTOPIA1 BUT RA!R ! PROCESS :I* 9T]TW9ES !SE DIFFUSE MOM5TS ( PLEASURE1 PA91 & JOY\S ATTACK4 

,QUE]S ,GONE ,WILD 

,HAV+ EXHAU/IVELY ANALYZ$ ! !ORETICAL BODY ( ,$ELMAN'S WORK1 \R TASK IS TO DI/+UI% :AT IS USEFUL TO \R PROJECT FROM :AT IS HOPELESSLY LO/ 9 ! ABYSS ( ! ACADEMY4 ,:ILE ! IMM5SE WEI<T ( ,$ELMAN'S CULTURAL CRITICISM & PURELY AB/RACT 5GAGEM5T ) ,LACAN CAN SURELY BE DISC>D$1 IT IS ! 9SURRECTION>Y POT5TIAL ( HIS ?\<T ?AT WE WI% TO CLEAVE \T ( HIS BOOKS & USE AS A TOOL = AN ANTI-POLITICAL PRAXIS4 ,TO DO ?IS1 WE MU/ EXPLORE ! ANCE/RAL QUE] REVOLUTION>Y TO :OM HE'S HOPELESSLY 9DEBT$4 ,SO WE N[ TURN TO ! WORK ( ,GUY ,HOCQU5<EM4 

,BEYOND BE+ A WRIT] & QUE] !ORI/1 ,HOCQU5<EM WAS A QUE] REVOLUTION>Y :O P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! REVOLT ( ,MAY '#f#h & WAS S$UC$ BY ,DELEUZE & ,GUATT>I'S RADICAL IDEAS ON DESIRE4 ,AFT] BE+ PURG$ FROM ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY = HIS HOMOSEXUALITY1 HE JO9$ ! ,F,H,> 7,FRONT ,HOMOSEXUEL D',ACTION ,REVOLUTIONNAIRE7 BECOM+ ! FIR/ FAG TO BE A MEMB] ( ! GR\P ( LESBIAN SEP>ATI/ MILITANTS4 ,ULTIMATELY HE =G$ A CRITIQUE ( ! MILITANT LEFT & DEVELOP$ A QUE] !ORY :I* CALL$ = NO?+ LESS ?AN ! DE/RUCTION ( CAPITALISM1 ! FAMILY1 ! /ATE & ULTIMATELY CIVILIZATION4 ,! VA/ MAJORITY ( HIS WORK REMA9S UNTRANSLAT$ 9TO ,5GLI%1 & ,ANGLOPHONE QUE] !ORY IS ALL ! MORE IMPOV]I%$ = ?IS ABS5CE4 ,! WOND] ( HIS WORK1 H[EV]1 DID NOT ELUDE ,$ELMAN1 :O CITES ,HOCQU5<EM SP>SELY ?R\<\T ,NO ,FUTURE4 ,AL?\< ,$ELMAN ONLY ATTRIBUTES A H&FUL ( PRETTY PHRASES TO ,GUY1 WE'LL >GUE ?AT ,LEE'S PROJECT ( QUE] NEGATIVITY IS DEEPLY 9DEBT$ TO ! =M]'S WORK4 ,QUE]NESS AS NEGATIVE1 ! REFUSAL ( REIFI$ QUE] ID5TITY1 9SI/5CE AGA9/ ! SUCCESSION ( G5]ATIONS1 ! CRITIQUE ( ! FAMILY AS ! F\NDATIONAL /RUCTURE ( ! SOCIAL ORD]1 ! CRITIQUE ( POLITICS1 CONCEPTIONS ( A DE/RUCTIVE J\ISSANCE3 ALL >E TO BE F\ND 9 ,HOCQU5<EM'S !ORY1 & )\T BE+ DILUT$ BY LAY]S ( ACADEMIC BULL%IT & BAD PUNS4 ,WE EXP]I5CE IT AS A HORRIBLE TRAG$Y ?AT ,GUY DI$ ( ,A,I,D,S BE=E HE C\LD %APE A MORE PROLIFIC CANON ( QUE] !ORY1 & YET IT IS 9 HIS MEMORY ?AT WE C>RY ?IS FLAME4 

,CAPITALISM1 ! ,FAMILY & ! ,ANUS 

 0,CAPITALISM1 ! ,FAMILY1 & ! ,ANUS0 IS ! FIR/ *APT] ( ! L>GE/ VOLUME ( ,HOCQU5<EM'S WORK TO BE TRANSLAT$ TO ,5GLI%1 ,HOMOSEXUAL ,DESIRE4 ,9 IT1 HE LAYS \T A !ORY ( ! F\NDATIONAL /RUCTURES ( CAPITALISM AS A PREFACE TO HIS !ORY ( A QUE]NESS ?AT MI<T ANNIHILATE ?OSE /RUCTURES4 ,HOCQU5<EM'S !ORY ( CAPITALISM IS L>GELY 5GAG$ ! WORK ( HIS CONTEMPOR>IES1 ,GILLES ,DELEUZE & ,FELIX ,GUATT>I1 9 !IR TOME ,ANTI-,O$IPUS4 ,ELABORAT+ ON !IR WORK1 HE >GUES ?AT ALL ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY IS REPRODUC$ ?R\< ! SPECIFIC RELATION%IP ( ! FAMILY--NAMELY1 ! ,O$IPAL RELATION%IP4 ,?IS CONCEPT IS US$ TO DESCRIBE ! WAY 9 :I* CAPITAL MU/ RESPOND TO ! FUNDAM5TAL DIS9TEGRATION 9TR9SIC TO ITS REIGN4 ,:ILE ! PROCESS ( ACCUMULATION RIPS BODIES & LIVES AWAY FROM ! CONTEXTS :I* GIVE !M MEAN+ & PROVIDE = !IR ABILITY TO SU/A9 !MSELVES1 ! ,O$IPAL RELATION%IP ( ! FAMILY FUNCTIONS TO CAPTURE ! *AOS ( ?IS UNRAVEL+ & TO REORI5T HUMAN LIVES 9TO ! S*EME ( REPRODUCTION3 

,! FAMILY IS !RE=E CON/RUCT$ AS AN >TIFICIALLY RE-T]RITORIALIZ$ UNIT :]E SOCIAL CONTROL HAS BE5 RELOCAT$ & 9 :I* =MS ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION CAN BE REPRODUC$4 ,! FA!R BECOMES A FAMILIAL DESPOT1 & ! MO!R1 = EXAMPLE1 AN IMAGE = E>? & C\NTRY4 ,?US ! PRIVATIZ$ 9DIVIDUAL ?AT PSY*OANALYSIS /UDIES )9 ! ,O$IPAL FAMILY UNIT IS AN >TIFICIAL CON/RUCT1 :OSE SOCIAL FUNCTION IS TO TRAP & CONTROL ! DISORD] ?AT HAUNTS SOCIAL LIFE UND] CAPITALISM4 

,WE'VE ALREADY EXPLOR$ AT L5G? ! SYMBOLIC ORD] ?AT ! FAMILY IS CALL$ ON TO DEF5D1 BUT IT IS WOR? ELABORAT+ ?AT ! FAMILY IS A CAPITALI/ =M ?AT IS MADE TO FUNCTION AS ! BASIC BUILD+ BLOCK ( ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,DISCIPL9E1 WORK E?IC1 DUTY1 LAW1 MORALITY1 ! G5D] DI/9CTION1 SEXUALITY1 & ( C\RSE FUTURITY >E ALL 9SCRIB$ 9TO *ILDR5'S BODIES ?R\< ! MA*9ATIONS ( ! FAMILIAL MATRIX4 ,9 ! FOLL[+ FROM ,HOCQU5<EM WE SEE ! G]M9AL SE$ ( ,$ELMAN'S 5TIRE >GUM5T CONC]N+ ! 9TR9SIC L9K BETWE5 ! FAMILY & REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM3 

,BY BECOM+ A FA!R 9 TURN1 ! =M] *ILD H&S ! ,O$IPUS COMPLEX D[N TO HIS [N DESC5DANTS LIKE A TOR* ( CIVILIZATION1 & TAKES HIS PLACE 9 ! GREAT L9EAGE ( ,HUMANITY4 ,! ABSOLUTE NE$ = ! ,O$IPUS COMPLEX TO BE REPRODUC$--& NOT PRODUC$--EXPLA9S :Y *ILDHOOD CONFLICTS ) ! FA!R IMAGE >E F9ALLY RESOLV$ BY ! SON'S /EPP+ 9TO HIS FA!R'S %OES & F\ND+ A NEW FAMILY3 9DE$1 ! :OLE PROGRESS ( SOCIETY RE/S ON ! OPPOSITION BETWE5 SUCCESSIVE G5]ATIONS4 

,WE'LL FOLL[ ,HOCQU5<EM 9 ASS]T+ ?AT CIVILIZATION1 & ! CLASS SOCIETY :I* IS ITS CONT5T1 IS 5TIRELY RELIANT ON ! SUCCESSIVE REPRODUCTION ( ! FAMILIAL UNIT 9 ORD] TO 9SEM9ATE FUTURE G5]ATIONS ) ITS VALUES4 ,! SOCIAL ORD] IS BORN ANEW 9 ! BODY ( EA* *ILD1 AS IT IS TRANSMITT$ FROM P>5T TO !IR (FSPR+ 9 AN 5DLESS =W>D MOVEM5T4 ,IT IS ALSO H]E ?AT WE CAN LOCATE ! UNCIT$ S\RCE ( ,$ELMAN'S >GUM5TS CONC]N+ ! FIGURE ( HOMOSEXUALITY :I* MU/ T]RORIZE ?IS FAMILIAL FANTASY3 

,HOMOSEXUAL NEUROSIS IS ! BACKLA% TO ! ?REAT :I* HOMOSEXUAL DESIRE POSES = ,O$IPAL REPRODUCTION4 ,HOMOSEXUAL DESIRE IS !444 T]ROR ( ! FAMILY BECAUSE IT PRODUCES ITSELF )\T REPRODUC+4 ,EV]Y HOMOSEXUAL MU/ ?US SEE HIMSELF AS ! 5D ( ! SPECIES1 ! T]M9ATION ( A PROCESS = :I* HE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE & :I* MU/ /OP AT HIMSELF4444 ,! HOMOSEXUAL CAN ONLY BE A DEG5]ATE1 = HE DOES NOT G5]ATE--HE IS ONLY ! >TI/IC 5D TO A SPECIES4444 ,HOMOSEXUALITY IS SE5 AS A REGRESSIVE NEUROSIS1 TOTALLY DRAWN T[>DS ! PA/2 ! HOMOSEXUAL IS 9CAPABLE ( FAC+ HIS FUTURE AS AN ADULT & FA!R1 :I* IS LAID D[N = EV]Y MALE 9DIVIDUAL4 

,?IS T]ROR IS ! BASIS = :AT ,$ELMAN DESCRIBES AS ! FANTASY ON :I* ANTI-QUE] P>ANOIA IS BAS$2 ?AT COMPLEX ( DREAD & DESIRE SO 9TR9SICALLY TI$ TO QUE] SEXUALITY1 ?AT BODIES MI<T F9D WAYS ( 9T]C\RSE :I* DO NOT PRODUCE ! *ILD & >E NOT CONC]N$ ) ! REPRODUCTION ( ! SOCIAL ORD] ?R\< ITS T9Y BODY4 ,= ,HOCQU5<EM1 HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT A COH]5T ID5TITY OR COMMUNITY1 BUT 9/EAD A SOCIAL CATEGORY CREAT$ TO CAPTURE ALL ! POLYMORPH\S & QUE] DESIRES :I* CANNOT FIT NEATLY 9TO ! SOCIAL =M ( ! ,FAMILY4 ,QUE]NESS COMES TO FIGURE ! CAT*-ALL FANTASY = ALL ! UNNAMABLE NI<TM>ES :I* HAUNT ! CAPITALI/ SOCIAL ORD]4 

,HOCQU5<EM DESCRIBES A GR[+ IMP]IALISM ( SOCIETY :I* FUNCTIONS TO ATTRIBUTE A SOCIAL /ATUS & DEF9ITION TO EV]Y?+1 EV5 ?AT :I* CANNOT BE CLASSIFI$4 ,& SO ! DE/RUCTIVE & POLYMORPHIC DESIRES :I* LURK AT ! CORE ( SOCIAL RELATIONS >E CAPTUR$ 9TO A SPECIFIC ID5TITY RA!R ?AN BE+ A CAPACITY :I* C\LD S$UCE OR 5*ANT ANY BODY3 

,CAPITALISM1 9 ITS NECESS>Y EMPLOYM5T ( ,O$IPALIZATION1 MANUFACTURES HOMOSEXUALS JU/ AS IT PRODUCES PROLET>IANS1 & :AT IS MANUFACTUR$ IS A PSY*OLOGICALLY REPRESSIVE CATEGORY4444 ,!Y AM\NT TO A P]V]SE RE-T]RITORIALIZATION1 A MASSIVE EF=T TO REGA9 SOCIAL CONTROL 9 A WORLD T5D+ T[>D DISORD] & DECOD+4 

,?IS DISORD] ?AT HOMOSEXUALITY IS CALL$ UPON TO SYMBOLIZE RUNS DEEP] ?AN ?AT :I* PLAGUES ,O$IPAL REPRODUCTION4 ,BEYOND ! ,FAMILY AS CAPITALI/ UNIT1 ,HOCQU5<EM ALSO DESCRIBES ! SPECIFIC WAY 9 :I* ! 9DIVIDUAL IS CON/RUCT$ AS ! SUBJECT ( CAPITAL & ! FAMILY4 ,= ,HOCQU5<EM1 ! 9DIVIDUAL 9 9H]5TLY CAU<T UP 9 :AT HE DESCRIBES ! PRIVATIZATION ( ! ANUS4 ,HE DESCRIBES ! ANUS AS ! SECRET1 ! %AMEFUL1 ! ABJECT P>T ( EV]Y BODY >\ND :I* 9DIVIDUAT$ SUBJECTIVITY MU/ =M4 ,IT M>KS ! REAL BODILY ?RE%OLD :I* SEP>ATES HUMAN 9DIVIDUALS FROM ONE ANO!R4 

,FREUD SEES ! ANAL /AGE AS ! /AGE ( =MATION ( ! P]SON4 ,! ANUS HAS NO SOCIAL DESIR+ FUNCTION LEFT1 BECAUSE ALL ITS FUNCTIONS HAVE BECOME EXCREM5TAL3 ?AT IS TO SAY1 *IEFLY PRIVATE4 ,! GREAT ACT ( CAPITALI/ DECOD+ IS ACCOMPANI$ BY ! CON/ITUTION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL3 MONEY1 :I* MU/ BE PRIVATELY [N$ 9 ORD] TO CIRCULATE1 IS 9DE$ CONNECT$ ) ! ANUS1 9 SO F> AS ! ANUS IS ! MO/ PRIVATE P>T ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,! CON/ITUTION ( ! PRIVATE1 9DIVIDUAL1 PROP] P]SON IS ( ! ANUS2 ! CON/ITUTION ( ! PUBLIC P]SON IS ( ! PHALLUS444 

,EV]Y MAN HAS AN ANUS :I* IS TRULY HIS [N1 9 ! MO/ SECRET DEP?S ( HIS [N P]SON4 ,! ANUS DOES NOT EXI/ 9 A SOCIAL RELATION1 S9CE IT =MS PRECISELY ! 9DIVIDUAL & !RE=E 5ABLES ! DIVISION BETWE5 SOCIETY & ! 9DIVIDUAL TO BE MADE4 ,TO RE9VE/ ! ANUS COLLECTIVELY & LIBID9ALLY W\LD 9VOLVE A PROPORTIONAL WEAK5+ ( ! GREAT PHALLIC SIGNIFI]1 :I* DOM9ATES US CON/ANTLY BO? 9 ! SMALL-SCALE HI]>*IES ( ! FAMILY & 9 ! GREAT SOCIAL HI]>*IES4 ,! LEA/ ACCEPTABLE DESIR+ OP]ATION 7PRECISELY BECAUSE IT IS ! MO/ DESUBLIMAT+ ONE7 IS ?AT :I* IS DIRECT$ AT ! ANUS4 

,= ,GUY1 ! PSY*IC SIGNIFICANCE ( ! ANUS 9 SELF-CON/RUCTION IS PRECISELY :Y HOMOSEXUAL DESIRE L9KS ! DE/RUCTION ( FUTURITY 9 ! FAMILY TO ! SELF-%ATT]+ EMBODI$ 9 J\ISSANCE4 ,TO BE FUCK$ 9 ! ASS IS TO SABOTAGE ! BODILY 9TEGRITY ?R\< :I* ! 9DIVIDUAL & HIS REALM ( ! PRIVATE IS CON/RUCT$4 ,HOCQU5<EM >GUES = ! DEPRIVATIZATION ( ! ANUS & ! =MATION ( :AT HE T]MS 'ANAL GR\P+S'--=MS ( SEXUAL COLLECTIVITY :I* DE/ROY ! ,FAMILY & S]VE NO PURPOSE 9 ! SOCIAL ORD]'S FUTURE4 ,9 GR\P+ ANAL DESIRE1 QUE] =MATIONS >E ABLE TO SABOTAGE ALL ! PSY*IC FANTASIES :I* LIE AT ! HE>T ( ! CIVILIZ$ ORD]4 

,FROM ,JEFFREY ,WEEK'S PREFACE TO ,HOMOSEXUAL ,DESIRE3 

,HE >GUES ?AT S9CE ! ANUS HAS BE5 PRIVATIZ$ BY CAPITALI/_/PHALLIC DOM9ATION1 WE NE$ TO GR\P IT1 :I* MEANS1 9 EFFECT1 TO REJECT ! 9DIVIDUALIZ$ NOTION ( HOMOSEXUALITY AS A PROBLEM4 ,PRACTIC+ HOMOSEXUALS >E ?OSE :O HAVE FAIL$ !IR SUBLIMATION1 :O !RE=E CAN & MU/ CONCEIVE !IR RELATION%IPS 9 DIFF]5T WAYS4 ,SO :5 HOMOSEXUALS AS A GR\P PUBLICLY REJECT !IR LABELS1 !Y >E 9 FACT REJECT+ ,O$IPUS1 REJECT+ ! >TIFICIAL 5TRAPM5T ( DESIRE1 REJECT+ SEXUALITY FOCUS$ ON ! ,PHALLUS444 

,HE >GUES ?AT :5 ! ANUS RECOV]S ITS DESIR+ FUNCTIONS1 :5 LAWS & RULES DISAPPE>1 GR\P PLEASURES WILL APPE> )\T ! SACR$ DIFF]5CE BETWE5 PUBLIC & PRIVATE1 SOCIAL & 9DIVIDUAL4 ,& ,HOCQU5<EM SEES SIGNS ( ?IS SEXUAL COMMUNISM 9 9/ITUTIONS ( ! GAY SUBCULTURE1 :]E SCATT]+ OR PROMISCUITY1 REPRES5T+ POLYMORPH\S SEXUALITY 9 ACTION REIGNS444 

,TO FAIL ONE'S SUBLIMATION IS 9 FACT M]ELY TO CONCEIVE SOCIAL RELATIONS 9 A DIFF]5T WAY4 ,POSSIBLY1 :5 ! ANUS RECOV]S ITS DESIR+ FUNCTION & ! PLUGG+-9 ( ORGANS TAKES PLACE SUBJECT TO NO RULE OR LAW1 ! GR\P CAN !N TAKE ITS PLEASURE 9 AN IMM$IATE RELATION :]E ! SACROSANCT DIFF]5CE BETWE5 PUBLIC & PRIVATE1 BETWE5 ! 9DIVIDUAL & ! SOCIAL1 WILL BE \T ( PLACE4 ,WE CAN F9D TRACES ( ?IS /ATE ( PRIM>Y SEXUAL COMMUNISM 9 SOME ( ! 9/ITUTIONS ( ! HOMOSEXUAL <ETTO1 DESPITE ALL ! REPRESSION & GUILTY RECON/RUCTIONS :I* !SE UND]GO3 9 ,TURKI% BA?S1 = EXAMPLE :]E HOMOSEXUAL DESIRES >E PLUGG$ 9 ANONYM\SLY1 9 SPITE ( EV]-PRES5T FE>S ?AT ! POLICE MAY BE PRES5T4 

,! ,P>ASITES ( ,SOCIETY 

,WE'LL TURN BRIEFLY TO ANO!R ( ,HOCQU5<EM'S TEXTS3 ,! ,SCREWBALL ,ASSES4 ,9 IT1 HE LEVELS A CRITIQUE ( ! 7COMMUNI/ & HOMOSEXUAL7 ,LEFT ?AT IS QUITE APPLICABLE TO ! V>I\S LEFTI/ & REVOLUTION>Y POLITICAL =MATIONS WE /ILL 5C\NT]4 

,HIS SIMPLE YET CRUCIAL PRON\NCEM5T IS ?AT 0TO DEM& ! RECOGNITION ( HOMOSEXUALITY AS IT IS IS SIMPLE RE=MISM40 ,?IS S+LE L9E =EGR\NDS \R 5TIRE REFUSAL ( ID5TITY POLITICS & ! QUE/ = 9TELLIGIBILITY ) :I* IT IS SOLELY CONC]N$4 

,HE CONT9UES3 

,LIKE ! WOM5'S LIB]ATION MOVEM5T ?AT 9SPIR$ IT1 ! REVOLUTION>Y HOMOSEXUAL PLAT=M EM]G$ ) ,LEFTISM & TRAUMATIZ$ IT TO ! PO9T ( CONTRIBUT+ TO ITS DEBACLE4 ,BUT :ILE !Y FISSUR$ ,LEFTISM BY REVEAL+ ITS PHALLOC5TRIC MORPHOLOGY & ITS C5SURE ( M>G9AL SEXUALITIES 7& ( SEXUALITY 9 G5]AL71 !SE AUTONOM\S MOVEM5TS1 DESPITE !IR REFUSAL ( HI]>*Y1 CONT9U$ & CONT9UE TO REPLICATE ! CONDITION$ REFLEXES ( ! POLITICAL SECTOR ?AT PRODUC$ !M3 LOGOMA*Y1 ! REPLACEM5T ( DESIRE BY ! MY?OLOGY ( /RUGGLE4 

,POLITICS1 EV5 A QUE] POLITICS1 MU/ ALWAYS BE BAS$ ON ! SACRIFICE ( DESIRE 9 ! S]VICE & REPRES5TATION ( ?IS OR ?AT /RUGGLE4 ,= ,HOCQU5<EM1 ACTIVI/ /RUCTURES & MILITANT ORGANIZATIONS >E AS MU* A P>T ( ! SELF-CON/ITUT$ PRISONS HE >GUES AGA9/4 ,HE GOES ON TO WRITE3 0,WE MI<T HAVE HOP$ ?AT HOMOSEXUALITY C\LD TE> CLASSIC ACTIVISM AWAY FROM NON-DESIRE & CREATE A TRUE CELEBRATION ( \R COLLUD+ DESIRES1 BUT ?AT WAS )\T TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT ! BAD CONSCI5CE ( HOMOSEXUALS4 ,WE MU/ ADMIT ?AT ! WILDFIRE WAS %ORT-LIV$40 

,WE'D BE WRONG TO APPLY ?IS =MULATION SOLELY TO ! ACTIVITY ( MA9/REAM ,L,G,B,T ACTIVI/ GR\PS4 ,?IS FUNDAM5TAL LIMIT ( POLITICAL ACTIVISM IS APPLICABLE TO ! MO/ RADICAL QUE] OR MILITANTLY AN>*I/ 9DIVIDUALS4 ,MILITANCY & ACTIVISM CAN ONLY EV] GU>ANTEE A %ORT-LIV$ WILDFIRE1 :I* CANNOT EV] SU/A9 ! FLAMES ( AN UN9TELLIGIBLE DRIVE ( QUE]NESS & AN>*Y4 ,GUY WRITES ( MILITANTS ?AT 0!Y FREEZE ! EV5T 9TO A ROLE10 & 0! MILITANTS ( ! GAY MOVEM5T HAVE JU/ AS MU* ( A NATURAL T5D5CY TO BECOME SPECIALI/S ON HOMOSEXUALITY AS PSY*IATRI/S & SOCIAL WORK]S40 

,GUY CONT9UES3 

,LEFTISM HAS PASS$ ?R\<1 & ,LEFTISM DRIES UP :ATEV] IT T\*ES4 ,:ATEV] COMES FROM ,LEFTISM WILL REMA9 P]MEAT$ BY T]RORISM & FACTIONALISM4 ,= FE> ( NOT FOLL[+ ! TACIT SCRIPTURE OR C\NT]-SCRIPTURE ?AT IS SUPPOS$ TO UNITE US1 9 ?AT 5VIRONM5T WE ALWAYS FEEL AS IF WE W]E ! /UD5TS OR ! PR(ESSORS ( ?OSE :O HAVE SPOK5 LA/1 EV5 IF ?IS IS AGA9/ \R WILL4 ,WE C\LD EV5 SAY ?AT ! DESIRE TO DECON/RUCT ALL RELATIONS ( P[]1 ! UN9T]RUPT$ LOOK\T = RELATIONS ( P[]1 CREATES AN ADDITIONAL1 HALLUC9ATORY P[] RELATION4 ,( C\RSE )9 ! ,F,H,>1 !RE >E & HAVE BE5 ATTEMPTS MADE TO REJECT ?IS :OLE ME*ANISM ( ! P]SECUT$ & ! P]SECUTOR1 BUT ! CRISIS HAS NOT BE5 RESOLV$4 ,TODAY1 ! COLLECTIVE BODY ( REVOLUTION>Y QUE]S LIES EMPTI$1 LIFELESS & USELESS2 & ?IS HAPP5$ FA/] TO ! ,F,H,> ?AN TO ANY O!R LEFTI/ GR\P4 

,:ILE HE SITUATES HIS CRITIQUE ?R\< HIS [N EXP]I5CE ) ! ,F,H,>1 WE CAN EA* SURELY LOCATE MI/AK5 9VE/M5TS ( \R [N 5]GY 9TO SIMIL> REVOLUTION>Y GR\P+S1 & ! WAY ?AT BURN\T 9EVITABLY ACCOMPANIES SU* AN 5GAGEM5T4 ,IF >E CON/ANTLY RESI/+ ! FEEL+S ( EMPT9ESS1 LIFELESSNESS & USELESSNESS1 WE %\LD PAY CLOSE ATT5TION TO ! FIELDS ( ACTIVITY 9 :I* WE'RE 5GAG$1 & ATTEMPT TO LOCATE :AT VAMPIRIC =MS >E DEPLET+ \R 5]GY4 ,WE'LL UND\BT$LY F9D ?AT ALWAYS ?IS DEPRESSIVE 5NUI IS SITUAT$ 9 A DYNAMIC :]E JOY\S EXP]IM5TS 9 DESIRE >E SUBJUGAT$ TO ! SACRIFICIAL CALL ( 0! /RUGGLE40 

,9 HIS *>ACT]I/IC /YLE ( 9NU5DO1 ,GUY GOES TACKLES ! ANXIETY ?AT *>ACT]IZES ACTIVISM3 

,! LEFTI/ IS NE!R A PLAY]1 NOR A J\ISSEUR2 HE JU/ DRILLS PEOPLE1 REG>DLESS ( :E!R HE WANTS TO LIB]ATE HOMOSEXUALITY OR ! PROLET>IAT4 ,NEV] OV]:ELM$1 ! ,LEFTI/ JU/ SAVES HIMSELF = NEXT TIME4 ,! ,LEFTI/ DOES NOT HAVE TIME ON HIS SIDE4 ,HE'S ALWAYS 9 A RU%4 ,HE PRODUCES SPE$ EV]Y:]E SO AS TO =CE Y\ 9TO HY/]ICS OR 9TO A DAZE4 ,BUT ITS NOT ! K9D ( SPE$ ?AT PROPELS Y\ F> AWAY SO ?AT Y\ F9D Y\RSELF /UNN$ AT HAV+ COV]$ SO MU* GR\ND1 /UNN$ BY ! *ANGE ( P]SPECTIVE & ( ?9K+4 ,9/EAD1 ITS ! HA/E ( ! MONKEY SCRAT*+ AT ! SAME SPOT TILL A SORE DEVELOPS4 

,! ,GUY .<6.> DESCRIBES IS LOCAT$ 9 ! T]RORIZ+ HOLD ?AT ! ,FUTURE HAS UPON ACTIVI/S4 ,BECAUSE A BETT] TOMORR[ REQUIRES TREM5D\S 'GOOD WORK' TODAY1 ,LEFTI/S ( ALL /RIPES >E CAU<T 9 A NEV]-5D+ ANXIETY ( ACTIVITY1 YET NEV] GET ANY NE>] TO !IR FLEE+ UTOPIAS4 ,?AT ! REVOLUTION IS SO CLOSE ON ! HORIZON & YET FLEES FROM US MEANS ?AT WE CAN'T AF=D ! IMMATURE & IRRESPONSIBLE PRACTICES ( J\ISSANCE :I* C\LD DI/RACT FROM ! SOMB] /RUGGLE AT H&4 ,! IDEOLOGY ( ,LEFTISM IS TRULY A LIV+ DEA? = ALL :O IT 5TRANCES4 ,LEFTI/S >GUE ?AT WE MU/ DE/ROY P[] RELATION%IPS1 & YET !Y LEAVE UN*ALL5G$ ! P[] RELATION%IP ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM :I* NECESSITATES AN 5DLESS PROJECT ( SELF-DISCIPL9E & SELF-CONTROL4 

,HOCQU5<EM >GUES ?AT OPPOS$ TO ?IS SOMB] /RUGGLE MU/ BE AN 9SURG5T PROJECT BAS$ 9 JOY4 0,/RANGELY 5\<10 HE WRITES1 0:5EV] WE SPEAK ( JOY1 PR(ESSIONAL REVOLUTION>IES ONLY HE> :AT *UR*ES OR IDEOLOGIES HAVE PUT !RE40 ,WE >E NOT PR(ESSIONAL REVOLUTION>IES1 NOR JOYLESS PROPHETS 9T]E/$ 9 SPREAD+ IDEOLOGY4 ,RA!R WE MU/ SET \R /AKE ON PRACTICES ( JOY & J\ISSANCE RESONAT+ TO UNLEA% AN 9SURG5T CONTAGION4 

,H]E IS ,HOCQU5<EM AT HIS F9E/3 

,ALL REVOLUTION>IES WILL HAVE TO BECOME P>ASITES ( SOCIETY1 & MORE & MORE IRRESPONSIBLY AT ?AT1 OR !Y WILL /ILL BE ! KNI<TS ( SOME MORALITY OR ANO!R4 ,\R 5]GY IS DEVOT$ TO ! DE/RUCTION ( ! ANIMAL ?AT FE$S US4 

,ONLY SU* A PROJECT ( P>ASITISM C\LD RESI/ ! DEAD 5DS ( ACTIVI/ FR5ZY & MILITANT ESCALATION4 ,WE MU/ LIVE1 FI<T & 5JOY AT ! EXP5SE ( \R 5EMIES4 ,SU* A PROJECT IS A QUE] 9 ?AT IT MU/ DEP>T FROM ! PA?S LAID \T = US & REFUSE ! SPECIALIZATION & CAPTIVITY TO TIME 9H]5T 9 ACTIVISM4 

,UNCIVILIZ$ ,DESIRE 

,9 ,HOCQU5<EM'S WORK1 ! NEGATIVE POT5TIAL ( QUE]NESS IS 9TR9SICALLY TI$ TO HIS CONCEPTION ( DESIRE4 ,9 ,HOMOSEXUAL ,DESIRE1 HE PUTS IT AS FOLL[S3 

,IF ! HOMOSEXUAL IMAGE CONTA9S A COMPLEX KNOT ( DREAD & DESIRE1 IF ! HOMOSEXUAL FANTASY IS MORE OBSC5E ?AN ANY O!R & AT ! SAME TIME MORE EXCIT+1 IF IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO APPE> ANY:]E AS A SELF-CONFESS$ HOMOSEXUAL )\T UPSETT+ FAMILIES1 CAUS+ *ILDR5 TO BE DRAGG$ \T ( ! WAY & >\S+ MIX$ FEEL+S ( HORROR & DESIRE1 !N ! REASON MU/ BE ?AT = US TW5TIE?-C5TURY WE/]N]S !RE IS A CLOSE CONNECTION BETWE5 DESIRE & HOMOSEXUALITY4 ,HOMOSEXUALITY EXPRESSES SOME?+--SOME ASPECT ( DESIRE--:I* APPE>S NO:]E ELSE1 & ?AT SOME?+ IS NOT M]ELY ! ACCOMPLI%M5T ( ! SEXUAL ACT ) A P]SON ( ! SAME SEX4 

,DESIRE1 NOT SPECIFICALLY HOMOSEXUAL1 IS ! T5D5CY )9 SOCIETY :I* ALSO FIGURES ITS UNDO+4 ,DESIRE IS ! POLYMORPH\S & P]V]SE OV]FL[+ ?AT REFUSES TO BE CAPTUR$ )9 ,O$IPAL REPRODUCTION OR LOCK$ UP 9 ID5TITY4 ,QUE]NESS1 9 ITS ASSOCIATION ) DESIRE1 NAMES ! NEGATIVITY :I* IS ! NI<TM>E ( ! SOCIAL ORD]4 

,DESIRE1 !N1 CANNOT BE R$UC$ TO SEXUAL ATTRACTION OR ORI5TATION4 ,DESIRE IS A *AOTIC FIELD :I* ESCAPES REPRES5TATION1 & SO ! REPRESSIVE FIELD ( NORMATIVE DESIRE CAN ONLY REF] TO IT BY ! FIGURES ( ?OSE :OSE SEXUAL PRACTICES >E \TSIDE ITS MATRIX ( 9TELLIGIBILITY4 ,! DANG] & FE> ASSOCIAT$ ) QUE]NESS >E 9 RELATION TO ?IS UN?9KABILITY4 

,FROM ,JEFFREY ,WEEKS' 9TRODUCTION TO ,HOMOSEXUAL ,DESIRE3 

,= ! AIM IS TO F9D UNALI5AT$ =MS ( RADICAL SOCIAL ACTION1 & !SE CANNOT BE TRADITIONAL C5TRALIZ$ /RUCTURES 7ESPECIALLY ( ! WORK+ CLASS71 BECAUSE !SE1 TOO1 >E COMPLICIT ) CAPITALISM4 ,! MODEL ( ALT]NATIVE MODES WAS PROVID$ BY ! SPONTANE\S =MS ( ACTIVITY DEVELOP$ 9 ,FRANCE 9 '#f#h1 FUSIONS ( DESIRE :I* ESCAPE ! IMPRISON+ =CE ( ! NORMAL4 ,S*IZOANALYSIS PROVIDES ! ALT]NATIVE3 ! S*IZOPHR5IC IS NOT REVOLUTION>Y1 BUT ! S*IZOPHR5IC PROCESS IS ! POT5TIAL ( REVOLUTION1 & ONLY 9 ! ACTIVITY ( AUTONOM\S1 SPONTANE\S GR\P+S1 \TSIDE ! SOCIAL ORD]1 CAN REVOLUTION BE A*IEV$4 ,! RESULT1 :I* IS C5TRAL TO ,HOCQU5<EM'S PROJECT1 IS A WOR%IP ( ! EXCLUD$ & M>G9AL AS ! REAL MAT]IAL ( SOCIAL TRANS=MATION4 

,9 ?IS ANALYSIS1 WE CAN DRAW IMPORTANT TIES BETWE5 ,HOCQU5<EM'S PROJECT & ! 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/ PROJECT AS WE CONCEIVE IT4 ,! 9T]TW9+ ( ! DESIRES ( AUTONOM\S GR\PS 9 ! PROCESS ( /RUGGLE IS EXACTLY :AT WE UND]/& TO BE AN 9SURRECTION>Y PROCESS4 ,NOT ! MASSIFI$ EXPANSION ( A P>TY1 BUT RA!R ! MULTIPLICATION & DIFFUSION ( ANAL GR\P+S4 ,ONLY BY AVOID+ ! OLD-=MS ( 'REVOLUTION>Y' OR 'WORK+ CLASS' ORGANIZATION CAN WE SIDE-/EP ! TRAPS :I* >E LAID \T BY RECUP]ATION4 ,TO ORI5T \RSELVES >\ND DESIRE1 & TO PURSUE ! 'BLISSFUL 5JOYM5T ( ! PRES5T1' W\LD MEAN TO DISAV[ ! PROGRESSIVE IDEOLOGIES ( RE=M1 9CLUSION1 MOVEM5T BUILD+1 OR 9CREM5TAL *ANGE4 

,! HOMOSEXUAL DOES NOT SEEK A PEACEFUL & H>MONI\S ADJU/M5T TO SOCIETY1 & HIS EFFUSIVE 9CL9ATION444 LEADS HIM ALONG A PA? ( CEASELESS /RUGGLE4 ,9 %ORT1 ! HOMOSEXUAL HAS NOT DEVELOP$ 9TO A P>TN] ( HUMAN SOCIETY4 ,H]E1 HUMAN SOCIETY MEANS ( C\RSE ! ,FREUDIAN MODEL1 9 :I* HOMOSEXUALITY CAN ONLY F9D A PLACE ACCORD+ TO ! SUBLIMAT$ ,O$IPAL MODE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! HOMOSEXUAL PO9TS ! WAY TO ANO!R POSSIBLE =M ( RELATION%IP :I* WE H>DLY D>E CALL SOCIETY4 

,?\< ! ASSIMILATIONI/ T5D5CIES ( ! HOMOSEXUAL MOVEM5T HAVE C]TA9LY PROV$ ?AT !RE ISN'T ANY?+ 9H]5TLY RADICAL OR ANTI-SOCIAL AB\T HOMOSEXUALITY1 ,HOCQU5<EM IS 5DEAVOR+ H]E TO DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC T5D5CY )9 ! MOVEM5T :I* ESCAP$ REPRES5TATION4 ,WE MI<T CALL ?IS ! ,REAL ( NEGATIVITY SO CLOSELY B\ND UP 9 QUE]NESS1 ! DESIRE = DISORD] HIDD5 9 ! SOCIAL ORD] ITSELF4 ,! ANTI-SOCIAL RELATION%IPS :I* DRAW !IR POT5TIAL FROM QUE]NESS C\LD BE UND]/OOD AS ! POT5TIAL = AN AUTONOM\S MOVEM5TS AGA9/ SOCIETY4 

,! APPE>ANCE ( AUTONOM\S MOVEM5TS1 MOVEM5TS :I* REJECT ! LAW ( ! SIGNIFI] ALL ! MORE BECAUSE !Y CREATE A LAW = !MSELVES1 HAS COMPLETELY UPSET ! POLITICAL WORLD4 ,! CONFUSION IS TOTAL1 S9CE ! L9KS BETWE5 !SE DESIR+ SITUATIONS DO NOT OCCUR ACCORD+ TO ! LOGICAL MODEL ( ! SIGNIFI]-SIGNIFI$ BUT PREF] TO FOLL[ ! LOGIC ( ! EV5T4 ,IT IS !RE=E NO USE TRY+ TO WORK \T ! RELATION%IPS BETWE5 !SE MOVEM5TS 9 RATIONAL OR /RATEGIC T]MS4 ,IT IS 9COMPREH5SIBLE ?AT ! GAY MOVEM5T %\LD BE CLOSELY CONNECT$ ) ! ECOLOGICAL MOVEM5T4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IT IS SO4 ,9 T]MS ( DESIRE1 ! MOTOR C> & ! FAMILY HET]OSEXUALITY >E ONE & ! SAME 5EMY1 H[EV] IMPOSSIBLE IT MAY BE TO EXPRESS ?IS 9 POLITICAL LOGIC4 

,H]E ,HOCQU5<EM P]FECTLY EXPRESSES ! WAY 9 :I* DESIRE IS B\ND TO A REFUSAL ( ! FUTURE1 A PURELY NEGATIVE CRITIQUE1 & AN ANTI-POLITICAL PRAXIS4 ,POLITICS CANNOT RATIONALLY EXPRESS :Y ! MOTOR C> & ! FAMILY >E ! SAME 5EMY ( QUE]NESS4 ,& YET1 = US1 IT IS ABUNDANTLY OBVI\S :Y !SE1 & LIT]ALLY EV]Y O!R APP>ATUS ( MOD]N SOCIETY MU/ BE ANNIHILAT$4 ,LACK+ ! MEANS TO EXPRESS ?IS DE/RUCTIVE DESIRE ?R\< POLITICS1 ONLY AN ANTI-POLITICS CAN ELABORATE A PROCESS BY :I* QUE] DESIRE CAN BE MAT]IALIZ$ AGA9/ ! PHYSICAL >RANGEM5T ( ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,! C>1 ! FAMILY1 ! S*OOL1 ! PRISON1 ! B\TIQUE1 ! SURVEILLANCE 9FRA/RUCTURE3 EA* AN EXPRESSION ( A CIVILIZATION 9 ! FACE ( :I* \R MO/ POT5T DESIRE IS ITS ANNIHILATION4 ,= HIM1 ! UNDO+ ( CIVILIZATION MU/ BE L9K$ TO A MOVEM5T BAS$ 9 ! UNCONTROLLABILITY ( DESIRE4 

,HOCQU5<EM AGA93 

,!Y GAY MOVEM5T APPE>S BASICALLY UNCIVILIZ$1 & IT IS NOT )\T REASON ?AT MANY PEOPLE SEE IT AS ! 5D ( REPRODUCTION & ?US ! 5D ( ! SPECIES ITSELF4 ,!RE IS NO PO9T 9 SPECULAT+ :E!R ! CLASS W> MI<T BE REPLAC$ BY A W> ( CIVILIZATION1 :I* W\LD HAVE ! ADVANTAGE ( ADD+ A CULTURAL & SEXUAL DIM5SION TO ! POLITICAL & ECONOMIC /RUGGLE4 ,GO+ TO ?IS EXT5T W\LD MEAN *ALL5G+ ! V]Y CONCEPT ( CIVILIZATION1 & WE MU/ RETREAT ) ,F\RI] TO ! NOTION ( A /RUGGLE AGA9/ CIVILIZATION UND]/OOD AS ! ,O$IPAL SUCCESSION ( G5]ATIONS4 ,CIVILIZATION =MS ! 9T]PRETIVE GRID ?R\< :I* DESIRE BECOMES COHESIVE 5]GY4 ,WILDCAT MOVEM5TS AMONG WORK]S1 ACTIONS :I* TAKE PLACE \TSIDE ! COMMONLY ACCEPT$ POLITICAL FRAMEWORKS & :I* MAKE NO =MAL CLAIMS1 NOT EV5 = ! SEIZURE ( P[]1 >E P>T ( ! DIS9TEGRATION ( ?AT COH]5CE4 ,! MO/ HONE/ LEFTI/S WILL CITE ! DESIRE = A NEW SOCIETY AS EVID5CE ( ABS5CE4 ,IT IS ALREADY TOO MU* TO BELIEVE ?AT ! 0WILD-CATT]0 IS A FUTURE CIVILIZ$ P]SON1 AS ! *ILD IS A FUTURE ADULT4 ,! GAY MOVEM5T IS A WILDCAT MOVEM5T BECAUSE IT IS NOT ! SIGNIFI] ( :AT MI<T BECOME A NEW =M ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION1 A NEW /AGE 9 CIVILIZ$ HUMANITY1 BUT A CRACK 9 :AT ,F\RI] CALLS ! 0SY/EM ( ! FALSITY ( CIVILIZ$ LOVES02 IT DEMON/RATES ?AT CIVILIZATION IS ! TRAP 9TO :I* DESIRE KEEPS FALL+4444 ,! GREAT FE> ( HOMOSEXUALITY IS TRANSLAT$ 9TO A FE> ?AT ! SUCCESSION ( G5]ATIONS1 ON :I* CIVILIZATION IS BAS$1 MAY /OP4 ,HOMOSEXUAL DESIRE IS NEI!R ON ! SIDE ( DEA? NOR ON ! SIDE ( LIFE3 IT IS ! KILL] ( CIVILIZ$ EGOS4 

,& H]E1 LONG BE=E ,$ELMAN EV] PUT P5 TO PAGE1 IS ! VITAL L9K BETWE5 ! FANTASY ( FUTURITY1 ! CON/RUCTION ( ! COH]5T SELF1 & !IR 9T]SECTION 9 REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM4 ,TO OPPOSE REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM1 & ! REPRODUCTION ( ! SOCIAL ORD] ?R\< ! 5DLESS SUCCESSION ( G5]ATIONS1 IS TO SIGNIFY ! 5D ( CIVILIZATION AS WELL AS ! SUBJECTS :I* COMPRISE IT4 ,?IS DE/RUCTION IS TO BE F\ND 9 ! DEG5]ATION & DIS9TEGRATION ( SOCIAL /RUCTURES 9TO ! QUE] =MATIONS :I* EXI/ 9 CON/ANT PURSUIT ( J\ISSANCE & )\T A C>E = ! FUTURE4 ,! PROLIF]ATION ( !SE QUE] AUTONOM\S GR\PS DOES NOT PREFIGURE A BETT] WORLD2 !SE GR\P+S ( DESIRE CAN ONLY CONFRONT CIVILIZATION AS A NEGATIVE1 ANTI-POLITICAL1 WILD =CE4 

,?IS F9DS ITS E*O 9 ,SUSAN ,/RYK] 9 0,MY ,WORDS TO ,VICTOR ,FRANK5/E903 

,?\< WE =GO ! PRIVILEGE ( NATURALNESS1 WE >E NOT DET]R$1 = WE ALLY \RSELVES 9/EAD ) ! *AOS & BLACKNESS FROM :I* ,NATURE ITSELF SPILLS =?4 ,IF ?IS IS Y\R PA?1 AS IT IS M9E1 LET ME (F] :ATEV] SOLACE Y\ MAY F9D 9 ?IS MON/R\S B5$ICTION3 ,MAY Y\ DISCOV] ! 5LIV5+ P[] ( D>KNESS )9 Y\RSELF4 ,MAY IT N\RI% Y\R RAGE4 

,\R QUE] POSITION AGA9/ CIVILIZATION IS NOT BAS$ ON SOME NOTION ( NATURALNESS1 ET]NALLY L9K$ AS WE >E TO SIGNIFY+ ! \TSIDE ( ANY IDEALIZ$ NATURAL ORD]4 ,QUE]S MU/ ALWAYS FIGURE ?OSE TYPES ( UNREG5]ATIVE1 NONPRODUCTIVE BE+S :I* HAVE NO PLACE 9 A NATURAL ORD]4 ,NEI!R IS \R /RUGGLE TO PROVE ! LEGITIMACY (1 OR ATTEMPT TO NATURALIZE QUE]NESS4 ,NATURE ITSELF IS A DISCIPL9>Y CATEGORY ( CIVILIZATION US$ TO DEF9E & CLASSIFY WILD LIFE4 ,9/EAD1 AS ,/RYK] 9SI/S1 WE'LL ALLY \RSELVES ) ! '*AOS & D>KNESS' FROM :I* NATURE SPILLS =?4 ,?IS *AOS & D>KNESS1 BE+ ! SAME UN9TELLIGIBLE =CE :I* ,HOCQU5<EM CALLS HOMOSEXUAL DESIRE1 :I* ,$ELMAN CALLS ! DEA? DRIVE4 ,WE LOCATE \RSELVES 9 ! SPILL+ =? ( ! SAME *AOS :I* PROMISES CIVILIZATION'S UNDO+4 

,! ,BODY & ,LANGUAGE 

,9 ! SAME WAY ?AT WE'VE %[N ! 9DEBT$NESS ( ,$ELMAN'S CRITIQUE TO ,HOCQU5<EM 9 REG>D TO HIS REFUSAL ( POLITICS & POSITIVITY1 IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT ?AT WE DEMON/RATE ! WAYS 9 :I* HE ALSO DRAWS ON ,HOCQU5<EM'S CRITIQUE ( LANGUAGE ?R\< ! L5S ( J\ISSANCE4 ,:5 ,$ELMAN CRITICIZES ! LOGIC ( 9TELLIGIBILITY 9 POLITICS1 ?IS IS ACTUALLY A RA!R %ALL[ READ+ ( ,HOCQU5<EM'S DEEP] CRITICISM ( LANGUAGE 9 G5]AL4 ,= ,GUY1 LANGUAGE IS AN APP>ATUS )9 :I* DESIRE IS TRAPP$ & :I* MU/ ALWAYS FAIL 9 ITS PROJECT ( REPRES5TATION4 ,IT IS )9 ?IS CONTEXT ?AT WE CAN FUR!R EXPLORE ! RELATION%IP ( !SE IDEAS TO ANTI-CIVILIZATIONAL ?\<T4 

,9 ,! ,SCREWBALL ,ASSES1 ,HOCQU5<EM DEPLOYS J\ISSANCE BO? AS :AT ESCAPES REPRES5TATION 9 LANGUAGE & ALSO AS ! =CE :I* CAN 9T]RUPT ! DOM9ATION ( LANGUAGE OV] LIFE4 ,HOCQU5<EM BEG9S ! ESSAY ) A SMALL NOTICE3 

,LET ME BEG9 ) ! ADMISSION ?AT :AT FOLL[S IS EXCLUSIVELY ADDRESS$ TO ?OSE 9DIVIDUALS ) :OM ,I CANNOT MAKE LOVE4 ,= EV]YONE ELSE1 ! FE/IVITY ( BODIES TRANS=MS SPEE* 9TO A S]VANT ( ! BODY1 NO?+ ELSE4 ,IT IS NOT USELESS TO SPECIFY ?IS3 WE ONLY SPEAK ( SEX 9 FRONT ( PEOPLE ) :OM IT DOES NOT TAKE PLACE OR :O LIKEWISE ADMIT TO HAV+ NO DESIRE = US4 

,) ?IS CAVEAT1 HE 9SI/S ON A FUNDAM5TAL 9CAPACITY ( LANGUAGE TO CAPTURE ! =M ( BODILY /RUGGLE HE >GUES =4 ,FOLL[+ HIM1 \R /RUGGLE MU/ ALSO BEG9 FROM ?IS DISJUNCTION4 ,WE 5GAGE ) LANGUAGE 9S(> AS WE CAN DEPLOY IT 9 S]VICE ( ! BODY4 ,WE SPEAK1 WE PUT WORD TO PAP] 9 ORD] TO S5D A W9K TO ?OSE ) :OM WE HAVE NOT YET OR CANNOT AT PRES5T CONSPIRE 9 A PRACTICE ( J\ISSANCE4 ,= IF SEX IS UNSPEAKABLE1 ?AT DOES NOT H[EV] EXCLUDE SPEAK+ FROM BE+ A SEXUAL M$IUM4 ,= \R COCONSPIRATORS1 ?OSE ) :OM WE'VE %>$ UNM5TIONABLE EXP]I5CES1 !SE WORDS CAN ONLY APPROA* ! REAL ( \R PROJECT1 CAN ONLY S]VE AS FEEBLE REM9D]S ( A COV5ANT WE %>E 9 ! PURSUIT ( WILDNESS4 ,= ! RE/1 !RE IS S$UCTION4 

,HOCQU5<EM 9DICTS ALL EXI/+ 'RADICAL' DISC\RSES AS P>TY TO ?IS FUNDAM5TAL DISJUNCTION BETWE5 ! BODY & ANY ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE ITS /RUGGLE )9 LANGUAGE3 

,BO? = DIALECTICAL MAT]IALISM & = PSY*OANALYSIS1 ! MAT]IAL IS ! NON-BODY4 ,ALL /RUGGLES = ! RETURN ( ! BODY HAVE BE5 SO CONTAM9AT$ BY ! NON-BODY ?AT :5 !Y SPEAK ( ! BODY !Y ONLY ACC5TUATE ITS EXILE4 ,WE =GET ?AT ! CONT5T ( SPEE* IS ONLY ! CONTA9] ( \R UNIV]SE4 

,AT SEV]AL PO9TS ?R\<\T ! TEXT HE IMPLORES HIS READ]S TO BREAK FROM ! TYRANNY ( LANGUAGE1 0TO SPEAK ) ! BODY RA!R ?AN ) WORDS1 OR TO LIVE \R CORPOREALITY RA!R ?AN SPEAK ( SEXUALITY40 ,HE ASKS1 0:5 WILL WE BE ABLE TO %ATT] ! P[] ( WORDS BY ! MOVEM5T ( \R SK9S80 

,?IS CONTRADICTION BETWE5 ! BODY & LANGUAGE IS NOT UNIQUE TO ,HOCQU5<EM'S ?\<T4 ,WE'LL RETURN TO ,SILVIA ,F$]ICI'S BOOK1 ,CALIBAN & ! ,WIT*1 :]E9 %E HI/ORICIZES ?IS CONTRADICTION & SITUATES IT 9 ! PROCESS ( ! DOME/ICATION ( HUMAN BE+S4 ,%E >GUES ?AT 0ONE ( ! PRECONDITIONS = CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T WAS ! PROCESS ?AT ,MI*EL ,F\CAULT DEF9$ AS ! 'DISCIPL9+ ( ! BODY1' :I* 9 MY VIEW CONSI/$ ( AN ATTEMPT BY ! /ATE & *UR* TO TRANS=M ! 9DIVIDUAL'S P[]S 9TO LABOR-P[]40 

,%E >GUES ?AT ?IS PROCESS ( DISCIPL9+ ! BODY TOOK ! =M ( A CONFLICT BETWE5 REASON & ! PASSIONS ( ! BODY3 

,! \TCOME IS REM9ISC5T ( ! M$IEVAL SKIRMI%ES BETWE5 ANGELS & DEVILS = ! POSSESSION ( ! DEP>T+ S\L4 ,BUT ! CONFLICT IS N[ /AG$ )9 ! P]SON :O IS RECON/RUCT$ AS A BATTLEFIELD1 :]E OPPOSITE ELEM5TS CLA% = DOM9ATION4 ,ON ! ONE SIDE1 !RE >E ! =CES ( ,REASON3 P>SIMONY1 PRUD5CE1 S5SE ( RESPONSIBILITY1 SELF-CONTROL4 ,ON ! O!R1 ! L[ 9/9CTS ( ! ,BODY3 LEWDNESS1 IDL5ESS1 SY/EMATIC DISSIPATION ( ONE'S VITAL 5]GIES4 ,! BATTLE IS F\<T ON MANY FRONTS BECAUSE ,REASON MU/ BE VIGILANT AGA9/ ! ATTACKS ( ! C>NAL SELF1 & PREV5T 0! WISDOM ( ! FLE%0 FROM CORRUPT+ ! P[]S ( ! M9D4 ,9 ! EXTREME CASE1 ! P]SON BECOMES A T]RA9 = A W> ( ALL AGA9/ ALL4 

,O!RS HAVE DESCRIB$ ?IS 'W> ( ALL AGA9/ ALL' AS ! FUNDAM5TAL CONDITION ( AN OMNIPRES5T CIVIL W> ?AT IS CONSI/5TLY RAG+1 P]MEAT+ ! SOCIAL ORD] & 9T]RUPT+ ! MY? ( SOCIAL PEACE4 ,?IS N>RATIVE IS QUITE SIMIL> TO A CONCEPTION ( QUE]NESS DEVELOP$ BY ,HOCQU5<EM & LAT] ELABORAT$ BY ,$ELMAN1 :I* UND]/&S QUE]NESS TO BE AN EV]-PRES5T VIOL5CE1 A POT5TIAL :I* ANY BODY IS CAPABLE (4 ,IF WE FOLL[ ,F$]ICI H]E 9 UND]/&+ ! CONFLICT BETWE5 ,REASON 7& ITS S]VANT3 LANGUAGE7 & ! ,PASSION ( ! BODY1 WE CAN SITUATE \R QUE]NESS AS A P>TISAN =CE )9 ?IS BATTLE4 ,F$]ICI GOES ON3 

,?IS CONFLICT BETWE5 ,REASON & ! ,BODY1 DESCRIB$ BY ! PHILOSOPH]S AS A RIOT\S CONFRONTATION BETWE5 ! BETT] & ! L[] SORTS444 ! BATTLE :I* #a#g? C5TURY DISC\RSE ON ! P]SON IMAG9ES UNFOLD+ 9 ! MICROCOSM ( ! 9DIVIDUAL HAS >GUABLY A F\NDATION 9 ! REALITY ( ! TIME4 ,IT IS AN ASPECT ( ?AT BROAD] PROCESS ( SOCIAL RE=MATION1 :]EBY1 9 ! AGE ( REASON1 ! RIS+ B\RGEOISIE ATTEMPT$ TO REMOLD ! SUBORD9ATE CLASSES 9 CON=MITY ) ! NE$S ( ! DEVELOP+ CAPITALI/ ECONOMY444 ,?AT BATTLE AGA9/ ! BODY ?AT HAS BECOME ITS HI/ORIC M>K444 ,! RE=M ( ! BODY IS AT ! CORE ( ! B\RGEOIS E?IC BECAUSE CAPITALISM MAKES ACQUISITION 0! ULTIMATE PURPOSE ( LIFE10 9/EAD ( TREAT+ IT AS A MEANS = ! SATISFACTION ( \R NE$S1 ?US IT REQUIRES ?AT WE =FEIT ALL SPONTANE\S 5JOYM5T ( LIFE4 

,H]E WE >E REM9D$ ( ,HOCQU5<EM'S EXPLANATION ( J\ISSANCE AS 0BLISSFUL 5JOYM5T ( ! PRES5T40 ,F$]ICI'S HI/ORICISM TEMPT+LY (F]S A HI/ORICAL-MAT]IAL /RUCTURE = ! :OLE ( \R CRITIQUE4 ,! DESP]ATE /RUGGLE ( BODIES AGA9/ ! FUTURE & 9 PURSUIT ( J\ISSANCE IS ! SAME /RUGGLE :I* OPPOSES CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T FROM ! BEG9N+4 ,! CONQUE/ ( ,REASON OV] ,PASSION CORRESPONDS TO ! DOM9ATION ( ! B\RGEOIS ORD] OV] ! REBEL BODY1 BECAUSE IT IS PRECISELY ! SAME /RUGGLE1 MANIFE/ 9 EA* & EV]Y BODY4 

,! BODY1 EMPTI$ ( ITS OCCULT =CES1 C\LD BE CAU<T 9 A SY/EM ( SUBJECTION1 :]EBY ITS BEHAVIOR C\LD BE CALCULAT$1 ORGANIZ$1 TE*NICALLY ?\<T & 9VE/$ ( P[] RELATIONS444 ,! DEVELOPM5T ( ! BODY 9TO A WORK-MA*9E1 .<WAS.> ONE ( ! MA9 TASKS ( PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION4444 ,LIKE ! L&1 ! BODY HAD TO BE CULTIVAT$ & FIR/ ( ALL BROK5 UP1 SO ?AT IT C\LD REL9QUI% ITS HIDD5 TREASURES4 ,= :ILE ! BODY IS ! CONDITION ( ! EXI/5CE ( LABOR-P[]1 IT IS ALSO ITS LIMIT1 AS ! MA9 ELEM5T ( RESI/ANCE TO ITS EXP5DITURE4 ,IT WAS NOT SUFFICI5T !N1 TO DECIDE ?AT 9 ITSELF ! BODY HAD NO VALUE4 ,! BODY HAD TO DIE SO ?AT LABOR-P[] C\LD LIVE4 

,F$]ICI DESCRIBES H[ ?IS DISCIPL9>Y W> WAS WAG$ SO AS TO SEP>ATE BODIES FROM !IR CAPACITY = J\ISSANCE1 9 ORD] TO COMMODIFY !M AS LABOR-P[]4 

,BY TRANS=M+ LABOR 9TO A COMMODITY1 CAPITALISM CAUSES WORK]S TO SUBMIT !IR ACTIVITY TO AN EXT]NAL ORD] OV] :I* !Y HAVE NO CONTROL & ) :I* !Y CANNOT ID5TIFY4 ,?US1 LABOR PROCESS BECOMES A GR\ND ( SELF-E/RANGEM5T444 ,?IS TOO LEADS TO A S5SE ( DISSOCIATION FROM ! BODY1 :I* BECOMES REIFI$1 R$UC$ TO AN OBJECT ) :I* ! P]SON CEASES TO BE IMM$IATELY ID5TIFI$4 

,IT IS ?IS FUNDAM5TAL E/RANGEM5T1 LOCAT$ 9 ! PROCESS ( PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION :I* %E SAYS =MS ! BASIS ( \R CONTEMPOR>Y ALI5ATION FROM \R BODIES1 \R T]M9AL 5SLAVEM5T TO AB/RACTION & LANGUAGE4 

,F$]ICI EXPLA9S ?AT ?IS DISCIPL9>Y VIOL5CE HAS ALWAYS FOCUS$ ON ! ]ADICATION ( NONPRODUCTIVE WAYS ( BE+3 

,! VIOL5CE ( ! RUL+ CLASS AIM$ AT A RADICAL TRANS=MATION ( ! P]SON1 9T5D$ TO ]ADICATE 9 ! PROLET>IAT ANY =M ( BEHAVIOR NOT CONDUCIVE TO ! IMPOSITION ( A /RICT] WORK-DISCIPL9E444 ,NAK$NESS WAS P5ALIZ$1 AS W]E MANY O!R UNPRODUCTIVE =MS ( SEXUALITY & SOCIALITY4 

,H]E WE SEE ! TYRANNY ( ! ,*ILD TRAC$ BACK ?R\< TIME & EMB$D$ 9 LANGUAGE ITSELF4 ,! ASSAULT UPON ! BODY BY ,REASON & ,LANGUAGE HAS ALWAYS BE5 TO ELIM9ATE ALL NONPRODUCTIVE DESIRES & CAPACITIES4 ,REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM !N BECOMES ! FRAMEWORK ?R\< :I* C]TA9 =MS ( SOCIAL 5GAGEM5T >E MILIT>ILY 5=C$ :ILE O!RS >E ]ADICAT$4 

,?IS MILIT>I/IC & SCI5TIFIC APPROA* TO DISCIPL9+ ! BODY FUNCTIONS ?R\< ! BODY'S CAPTURE )9 LANGUAGE4 ,F$]ICI >GUES ?AT 09 ME*ANICAL PHILOSOPHY WE P]CEIVE A NEW B\RGEOIS SPIRIT ?AT CALCULATES1 CLASSIFIES1 MAKES DI/9CTIONS1 & DEGRADES ! BODY ONLY 9 ORD] TO RATIONALIZE ITS FACULTIES1 AIM+ NOT JU/ AT 9T5SIFY+ ITS SUBJECTION BUT AT MAXIMIZ+ ITS SOCIAL UTILITY40 ,H]E ! L+UI/IC & DISCURSIVE 9/ITUTIONS ( ,ID5TITY & ,SEXUALITY FUNCTION ALONGSIDE ALL O!R RACIALIZ+ & G5D]+ APP>ATUSES 5CODE ALI5AT$ BODIES ) P>TICUL> VALUES & FUNCTIONS--VALUES & FUNCTIONS :I* S]VE TO REPRODUCE SOCIETY 9 EV]Y BODY & EV]Y 9/ANT4 ,F$]ICI >GUES ?AT ?IS IS NECESS>Y = ! REGIME ( ANY CAPITALI/ FUTURE4 

,FROM A CAPITALI/ VIEWPO9T444 H]E ! FUTURE CAN BE ANTICIPAT$ ONLY 9S(> AS ! REGUL>ITY & IMMUTABILITY ( ! SY/EM IS ASSUM$2 ?AT IS1 ONLY 9S(> AS IT IS ASSUM$ ?AT ! FUTURE WILL BE LIKE ! PA/1 & NO MAJOR *ANGE1 NO REVOLUTION1 WILL UPSET ! COORD9ATES ( 9DIVIDUAL DECISION-MAK+444 ,! FIXATION ( ! BODY 9 SPACE & TIME1 ?AT IS1 ! 9DIVIDUAL'S SPATIO-TEMPORAL ID5TIFICATION1 IS AN ESS5TIAL CONDITION = ! REGUL>ITY ( ! WORK-PROCESS4 

,%E CONT9UES LAT]3 

,ALSO FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( ! AB/RACTION PROCESS ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL UND]W5T 9 ! TRANSITION TO CAPITALISM1 WE CAN SEE ?AT ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! HUMAN MA*9E WAS ! MA9 TE*NOLOGICAL LEAP1 ! MA9 /EP 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! PRODUCTIVE =CES ?AT TOOK PLACE 9 ! P]IOD ( PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION4 ,WE CAN SEE1 9 O!R WORDS1 ?AT ! HUMAN BODY & NOT ! /EAM 5G9E1 & NOT EV5 ! CLOCK1 WAS ! FIR/ MA*9E DEVELOP$ BY CAPITALISM4 

,IF ,F$]ICI IS CORRECT1 IF \R V]Y BODIES HAVE BE5 DE/ROY$ & RE-MADE 9TO WORK-MA*9ES1 & IF !SE MA*9ES >E ! ORIG9AL MA*9ES :I* CON/ITUTE ! CAPITALI/ SOCIAL ORD]1 !N WE MU/ TAKE \R V]Y BODIES AS MA*9ES TO BE SABOTAG$2 \R V]Y CORPOREALITY1 AS ,HOCQU5<EM >GUES1 MU/ BE ! FIELD ( COMBAT4 

,! BATTLEFIELD IS )9 EA* ( US4 ,! W> ( PASSION AGA9/ REASON1 BEYOND BE+ AN EXT]NAL /RUGGLE MU/ ALSO BE A /RUGGLE WE WAGE AGA9/ \RSELVES4 ,WE MU/ /RUGGLE NO LESS VIOL5TLY )9 \RSELVES AS 9DIVIDUALS ?AN WE /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! EXT]NAL 5EMIES :O SEEK TO 5=CE ! DISCIPL9>Y REGIME ( SOCIETY'S FUTURE4 ,9 ! LI/ ( MANAG]S & POLICE ) :OM WE BATTLE1 WE MU/ 9CLUDE ! MANAG]IAL & POLIC+ APP>ATUSES :I* OP]ATE 9 \R V]Y BE+4 

,WE CAN RETURN TO ,HOCQU5<EM 9 ,! ,SCREWBALL ,ASSES TO BE REM9D$ ?AT 0TRY+ TO DE/ROY P[] IS AN EV5 GREAT] LURE1 ESPECIALLY IF WE NEGLECT TO %AKE (F ?IS V]Y P>TICUL> =M ( P[] CALL$ SELF-DOM9ATION40 ,/>T+ FROM A CRITIQUE ( CIVILIZATION1 WE CAN UND]/& ?IS SELF-DOM9ATION AS A RESULT ( \R DOME/ICATION 9TO SUBJECTS4 ,LOCAT+ LANGUAGE & SYMBOLIC ?\<T AS 5G9ES ( ?IS DOME/ICATION !N AS A CONSEQU5CE1 \R V]Y CAPACITY TO ?9K HAS BE5 COLONIZ$ FROM BIR? ONW>D ?R\< ?IS PROCESS4 ,AS SU*1 WE MU/ TURN TO ?OSE =MS ( /RUGGLE :I* >E NOT JU/IFI$ BY ,REASON4 ,WE MU/ TURN TO ?AT 9EFFABLE J\ISSANCE AS A TOOL 9 COMBAT AGA9/ DOME/ICATION4 ,LET'S TURN AGA9 TO ! CRITIQUE ( DOME/ICATION SO ?AT WE MI<T EMPLOY !IR HELP 9 ELABORAT+ H[ WE MI<T BREAK ! =W>D MOTION ( CAPITALI/ TIME4 

,TO ,DE/ROY ,SEXUALITY2 ,TO ,DE/ROY ,DOME/ICATION 

,9 ! PREVI\S SECTION ?AT DEALS MORE CLOSELY ) ,$ELMAN'S WORK1 WE CIT$ ,JACQUES ,CAMATTE 9 CLAIM+ ?AT J\ISSANCE TAKES PLACE AS ! DE/RUCTION ( ! DOME/ICATION 9TR9SIC TO CIVILIZATION4 ,9 ORD] TO FUR!R ELABORATE ,HOCQU5<EM'S QUE] PROJECT AGA9/ CIVILIZATION1 WE'LL EXPLORE ! CONCEPT ( DOME/ICATION & :AT IT C\LD MEAN TO UNDO IT4 

,DOME/ICATION1 ,O$IPAL TO ! CORE1 IS ! PROCESS ( ! VICTORY ( \R FA!RS OV] \R LIVES2 ! WAYS 9 :I* ! SOCIAL ORD] LAID D[N BY ! DEAD CONT9UES TO HAUNT ! LIV+4 ,IT IS ! RESIDUE ( ACCUMULAT$ MEMORIES1 CULTURE & RELATION%IPS :I* HAVE BE5 TRANSMITT$ TO US ?R\< ! L9E> PROGRESSION ( TIME ?R\< ! FANTASY ( ! ,*ILD4 ,IT IS ?IS 9VE/M5T ( ! HORRORS ( ! PA/ 9TO ! MAT]IALITY ( \R PRES5T LIVES :I* 5SURES ! P]PETUATION ( CIVILIZATION4 ,TO QUOTE ,CAMATTE AGA9 FROM 0,AGA9/ ,DOME/ICATION03 

,:AT IS TO /OP PEOPLE FROM TRANS=M+ ALL !SE CRISES & DISA/]S1 :I* >E !MSELVES ! RESULT ( ! LATE/ MUTATION ( CAPITAL1 9TO A CATA/ROPHE = CAPITAL ITSELF8 ,! EXPLANATION = ?IS IS TO BE F\ND 9 ! DOME/ICATION ( HUMANITY1 :I* COMES AB\T :5 CAPITAL CON/ITUTES ITSELF AS A HUMAN COMMUNITY4 ,! PROCESS />TS \T ) ! FRAGM5TATION & DE/RUCTION ( HUMAN BE+S1 & ! F9AL \TCOME IS ?AT CAPITAL IS AN?ROPOMORPHIZ$4 

,& SO1 )9 ! IDEOLOGICAL CON/RA9T ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM1 REVOLT AGA9/ CIVILIZATION IS UN?9KABLE BECAUSE CAPITAL HAS SO ?OR\<LY COLONIZ$ \R V]Y BE+1 ?AT TO IMAG9E \R [N SURVIVAL IS TO ALWAYS ALREADY BE ?9K+ AB\T ! P]PETUATION ( CIVILIZATION ?R\< ! SELF-REPRODUCTION ( CAPITAL4 ,WE HAVE NO COMMUNITY TO FI<T =1 & NO HUMANITY TO SAVE1 BECAUSE BO? >E ALREADY ?OR\<LY DIS9TEGRAT$ & HAVE BE5 REPLAC$ ) ! COMMUNITY ( CAPITAL & ITS AN?ROPOMORPHIZ$ SUBJECT3 ! CIVILIZ$ EGO4 ,TO MOVE ON TO ,CAMATTE'S LAT] ESSAY 0,! ,W&]+ ( ,HUMANITY03 

,TODAY ! HUMAN BE+ HAS BE5 5GULF$1 NOT ONLY 9 ! DET]M9ATION ( CLASS :]E HE WAS TRAPP$ = C5TURIES1 BUT AS A BIOLOGICAL BE+4 ,IT IS A TOTALITY ?AT HAS TO BE DE/ROY$4 ,DEMY/IFICATION IS NO LONG] 5\<4 ,! REVOLT ( HUMAN BE+S ?REAT5$ 9 ! IMM$IACY ( !IR DAILY LIVES GOES BEYOND DEMY/IFICATION4 ,! PROBLEM IS TO CREATE O!R LIVES4 ,?IS PROBLEM LIES SIMULTANE\SLY \TSIDE ! ANCI5T DISC\RSE ( ! WORK]S MOVEM5T & ITS OLD PRACTICE1 & \TSIDE ! CRITIQUE ?AT CONSID]S ?IS MOVEM5T A SIMPLE IDEOLOGY 7& CONSID]S HUMAN BE+S AN IDEOLOGICAL PRECIPITATE74 

,IT IS A H>% REALITY TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT ! RE/RUCTUR+ :I* WE HAVE UND]GONE ?R\< ! PROCESS ( DOME/ICATION IS MORE HORRIFY+ ?AN TO M]ELY %APE US AS SUBJECT4 ,CAPITAL REA*ES TO \R V]Y BIOLOGY1 ! OBJECTIVE FACT ( \R BE+ 9 ! WORLD4 ,/>T+ FROM !RE1 WE MU/ FUR!R ACKN[L$GE ?AT A /RUGGLE AGA9/ CIVILIZATION MU/ ALSO BE A /RUGGLE AGA9/ \RSELVES AS WE >E1 TO DE/ROY ! /RUCTUR+ ( \R BODIES AS VESSELS ( ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,H]E WE MU/ SEEK \T1 FOLL[+ ,CAMATTE'S PREVI\S 9SI/5CE ON J\ISSANCE1 ?AT S]IES ( SELF-%ATT]+ MEASURES :I* C\LD CON/ITUTE A PROJECT AGA9/ DOME/ICATION4 ,AS ,CAMATTE PUTS IT1 0! HUMAN BE+ IS DEAD4 ,! ONLY POSSIBILITY = ANO!R HUMAN BE+ TO EM]GE IS \R /RUGGLE AGA9/ \R DOME/ICATION1 \R EM]G5CE FROM IT40 

,CAMATTE CONT9UES TO ELABORATE 9 0,W&]+03 

,! PH5OM5ON :I* EM]GES TODAY DOES NOT 9 ! LEA/ DE/ROY ! NEGATIVE EVALUATION ( CAPITAL1 BUT =CES US TO G5]ALIZE IT TO ! CLASS ?AT WAS ONCE ANTAGONI/IC TO IT & C>RI$ )9 ITSELF ALL ! POSITIVE ELEM5TS ( HUMAN DEVELOPM5T & TODAY ( HUMANITY ITSELF4 ,?IS PH5OM5ON IS ! RECOMPOSITION ( A COMMUNITY & ( HUMAN BE+S BY CAPITAL1 REFLECT+ HUMAN COMMUNITY LIKE A MIRROR4 ,! !ORY ( ! LOOK+ GLASS C\LD ONLY >ISE :5 ! HUMAN BE+ BECAME A TAUTOLOGY1 A REFLECTION ( CAPITAL4 ,)9 ! WORLD ( ! DESPOTISM ( CAPITAL NEI!R A GOOD NOR AN EVIL CAN BE DI/+UI%$4 ,EV]Y?+ CAN BE CONDEMN$4 ,NEGAT+ =CES CAN ONLY >ISE \TSIDE ( CAPITAL4 ,S9CE CAPITAL HAS ABSORB$ ALL ! OLD CONTRADICTIONS1 ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T HAS TO REJECT ! 5TIRE PRODUCT ( ! DEVELOPM5T ( CLASS SOCIETIES4 ,?IS IS ! CRUX ( ITS /RUGGLE AGA9/ DOME/ICATION4 

,H]E AGA91 ! PROJECTS ( QUE] NEGATIVITY & ! /RUGGLE TO DE/ROY DOME/ICATION 9T]SECT4 ,CAPITAL'S CAPTURE ( EV]Y POSITIVITY 9 CIVILIZATION M&ATES ! PURELY NEGATIVE PROJECT4 ,& ! TAUTOLOGY :]E9 CAPITAL & HUMAN BE+S P]FECTLY EXPRESS ONE ANO!R EMPHASIZES ! NE$ = \R PROJECT TO1 QUE]LY1 CALL 9TO QUE/ION \R DOME/ICATION 9TO ! V>I\S SOCIAL ROLES4 ,AS ,CAMATTE WRITES1 0EA* 9DIVIDUAL MU/ BE VIOL5T ) HIM_/H]SELF 9 ORD] TO REJECT1 AS \TSIDE !MSELVES1 ! DOME/ICATION ( CAPITAL & ALL ITS COM=TABLE SELF-VALIDAT+ 'EXPLANATIONS4'0 ,IT IS = ?IS REASON ?AT WE CONC]N \RSELVES ) ! QUE] DESIRE TO LOCATE SUBJECTIVITY'S SUTURES & TE> !M \T4 

,9 ,HOCQU5<EM'S WORK WE F9D WORDS ?AT PUT SO BEAUTIFULLY EV]Y?+ WE W\LD WANT TO1 SO WE WILL QUOTE AT L5G? FROM 0,TO ,DE/ROY ,SEXUALITY03 

,AL?\< ! ,CAPITALI/ ORD] APPE>S TO BE TOL]ANT1 IT 9 FACT HAS ALWAYS CONTROLL$ LIFE ?R\< ITS AFFECTIVE ASPECTS1 CON/RA9+ IT TO ! DICTATES ( ITS TOTALIT>IAN ORGANIZATION BAS$ ON EXPLOITATION1 PRIVATE PROP]TY1 MALE DOM9ANCE1 PR(IT1 & PR(ITABILITY4 ,IT EX]CISES ?IS CONTROL UND] ALL ( ITS V>I\S GUISES3 ! FAMILY1 S*OOLS1 ! WORK PLACE1 ! >MY1 RULES1 DISC\RSE4 ,IT UNFAIL+LY PURSUES ITS ABJECT MISSION ( CA/RAT+1 OPPRESS+1 TORTUR+1 & MANGL+ ! BODY1 ALL ! BETT] TO 9SCRIBE ITS LAWS UPON \R FLE%1 TO RIVET 9TO \R UNCONSCI\S ITS ME*ANISMS = PROPAGAT+ SLAV]Y4 

,! CAPITALI/ /ATE USES RET5TION1 /ASIS1 SC>IFICATION & NEUROSIS TO IMPOSE ITS NORMS & MODELS1 IMPR9T ITS *>ACT]S1 ASSIGN ITS ROLES1 PROMULGATE ITS PROGRAMS444 ,IT P]MEATES \R BODIES1 =C+ ITS ROOTS ( DEA? DEEP 9TO \R SMALLE/ CREVICES4 ,IT TAKES OV] \R ORGANS1 ROBS US ( \R VITAL FUNCTIONS1 MUTILATES \R PLEASURES1 H>NESSES ALL ( \R 'LIFE' PRODUCTIVITY UND] ITS [N P>ALYZ+ ADM9I/RATION4 ,IT TURNS EA* ( US 9TO444 A /RANG] TO HIS [N DESIRES4 

,! =CES ( CAPITALI/ OCCUPATION CONT9UALLY REF9E !IR SY/EM ( AGGRESSION1 PROVOCATION1 EXTORTION SO AS TO USE IT ALONG ) A MASSIVE RE9=CEM5T ( SOCIAL T]ROR 79DIVIDUAL GUILT7 TO REPRESS1 EXCLUDE & NEUTRALIZE ALL ?OSE PRACTICES ( \R WILL ?AT DON'T REPRODUCE ?OSE =MS ( DOM9ATION4 ,& SO ?IS ?\S&-YE>-OLD REIGN ( UNHAPPY GRATIFICATION1 SACRIFICE1 RESIGNATION1 CODIFI$ MASO*ISM & DEA? P]PETUATES ITSELF4 ,H]E REIGNS CA/RATION1 R$UC+ ! 'SUBJECT' TO A GUILT-RIDD51 NEUROTIC1 9DU/RI\S BE+1 LITTLE MORE ?AN A MANUAL LABOR]4 

,?IS OLD] ORD]1 REEK+ ( ROTT+ BODIES1 IS 9DE$ HORRIFY+1 BUT IT HAS =C$ US TO DIRECT ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALI/ OPPRESSION !RE :]E IT IS MO/ DEEPLY ROOT$--9 ! LIV+ FLE% ( \R [N BODY4444 

,WE CAN NO LONG] /& BY IDLY :ILE WE >E ROBB$ ( \R M\?S1 \R ANUSES1 \R SEXUAL MEMB]S1 \R GUTS1 \R VE9S444 JU/ SO !Y CAN TURN ! 9TO P>TS = !IR IGNOM9I\S MA*9E :I* PRODUCES CAPITAL1 EXPLOITATION & ! FAMILY4 

,WE CAN NO LONG] /& BY IDLY :ILE !Y CONTROL1 REGULATE1 & OCCUPY \R MUC\S MEMBRANES1 ! PORES ( \R SK91 ! 5TIRE S5TI5T SURFACE ( \R BODY4 

,WE CAN NO LONG] /& BY IDLY :ILE !Y USE \R N]V\S SY/EM AS A RELAY 9 ! SY/EM ( CAPITALI/1 F$]AL1 PATRI>*AL EXPLOITATION4 ,NOR :ILE !Y USE \R BRA9 AS A MEANS ( PUNI%M5T PROGRAMM$ BY AMBI5T P[]4 

,WE CAN NO LONG] NOT 'COME' OR HOLD BACK \R %IT1 \R SALIVA1 \R 5]GY ACCORD+ TO !IR LAWS ) !IR M9OR1 TOL]AT$ 9FRACTIONS4 ,WE WANT TO EXPLODE ! FRIGID1 9HIBIT$1 MORTIFI$ BODY ?AT CAPITALISM WANTS SO DESP]ATELY TO MAKE \T ( \R LIV+ BODY444 

,WANT+ ! FUNDAM5TAL FRE$OM TO 5T] 9TO !SE REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICES 5TAILS \R ESCAP+ FROM ! LIMITS ( \R [N 'SELF4' ,WE MU/ TURN ! 'SUBJECT' )9 \RSELVES UPSIDE-D[N2 ESCAPE FROM ! S$5T>Y1 FROM ! CIVILIZ$ /ATE & CROSS ! SPACES ( A LIMITLESS BODY2 LIVE 9 ! WILLFUL MOBILITY BEYOND SEXUALITY1 BEYOND ! T]RITORY & REP]TORY ( NORMALITY444 

,WE'RE NOT CONC]N$ ) SIMPLY BREAK+ D[N .<!.> (FICIAL SEXUALITY AS ONE W\LD BREAK D[N ! CONDITION ( ONE'S IMPRISONM5T )9 ANY /RUCTURE2 WE WANT TO DE/ROY IT1 TO GET RID ( IT BECAUSE 9 ! F9AL ANALYSIS IT FUNCTIONS AS AN 9F9ITELY REPEAT+ CA/RATION MA*9E DESIGN$ TO REPRODUCE EV]Y:]E & 9 EV]YONE ! UNQUE/ION+ OB$I5CE ( A SLAVE444 

,:AT WE WANT1 :AT WE DESIRE1 IS TO KICK 9 ! REPRES5TATIONS SO ?AT WE MI<T DISCOV] JU/ :AT \R LIV+ BODY IS4 

,WE WANT TO FREE1 RELEASE1 UNFETT] & RELIEVE ?IS LIV+ BODY SO AS TO FREE ALL ( ITS 5]GIES1 DESIRES1 PASSIONS CRU%$ BY \R CONSCRIPTIVE & PROGRAMM$ SOCIAL SY/EM4 

,WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO EX]CISE EA* ( \R VITAL FUNCTIONS EXP]I5C+ !IR FULL COMPLEM5T ( PLEASURE4 

,WE WANT TO R$ISCOV] S5SATIONS AS BASIC AS ! PLEASURE 9 BREA?+ ?AT HAS BE5 SMO!R$ BY ! =CES ( OPPRESSION & POLLUTION2 OR ! PLEASURE 9 EAT+ & DIGE/+ ?AT HAS BE5 9T]RUPT$ BY ! RHY?M ( PR(ITABILITY & ! ]SATZ FOOD IT PRODUCES2 OR ! PLEASURE 9 %ITT+ & SODOMY ?AT HAS BE5 SY/EMATICALLY ASSAULT$ BY ! CAPITALI/ E/ABLI%M5T'S OP9ION ( ! SPH9CT]4 ,IT 9SCRIBES DIRECTLY UPON ?IS FLE% ITS FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLES3 ! P[] L9ES ( EXPLOITATION1 ! NEUROSIS ( ACCUMULATION1 ! MY/IQUE ( PROP]TY & PROPRIETY1 ETC4 ,WE WANT TO R$ISCOV] ! PLEASURE 9 %AK+ \RSELVES JOY\SLY1 )\T %AME1 NOT BECAUSE ( NE$ OR COMP5SATION1 BUT JU/ = ! %E] PLEASURE ( %AK+ \RSELVES4 ,WE WANT TO R$ISCOV] ! PLEASURES ( VIBRAT+1 HUMM+1 SPEAK+1 WALK+1 MOV+1 EXPRESS+ \RSELVES1 RAV+1 S++--F9D+ PLEASURE 9 \R BODY 9 ALL WAYS POSSIBLE444 

,WE SEEK TO OP5 \R BODIES TO O!R BODIES1 TO ANO!R BODY2 TO TRANSMIT VIBRATIONS1 TO CIRCULATE 5]GIES1 TO >RANGE DESIRES SO ?AT EA* IS FREE TO PLAY \T ITS FANTASIES & EC/ASIES SO ?AT WE MI<T LIVE )\T GUILT & )\T 9HIBIT+ ALL ! S5SUAL 9TRA- & 9T]P]SONAL PRACTICES WE NE$ SO \R DAY-TO-DAY REALITY WON'T TURN 9TO ! SL[ AGONY ?AT CAPITALISM & BUREAUCRACY PROJECT AS A MODEL EXI/5CE4 ,WE SEEK TO RIP \T ( \RSELVES ! FE/]+ RUMOR ( GUILT ?AT = ?\S&S ( YE>S HAS BE5 AT ! ROOT ( ALL OPPRESSION444 

,WE WANT TO BE RID ( ALL ROLES & ID5TITIES BAS$ ON ! PHALLUS4 

,WE WANT TO BE RID ( SEXUAL SEGREGATION4 ,WE WANT TO BE RID ( ! CATEGORIES ( MAN & WOMAN1 GAY & /RAI<T1 POSSESSOR & POSSESS$1 GREAT] & LESS]1 MA/] & SLAVE4 ,WE WANT 9/EAD TO BE TRANSSEXUAL1 AUTONOM\S1 MOBILE & MULTIPLE HUMAN BE+S ) V>Y+ DIFF]5CES :O CAN 9T]*ANGE DESIRES1 GRATIFICATIONS1 EC/ASIES1 & T5D] EMOTIONS )\T REF]R+ BACK TO TABLES ( SURPLUS VALUE OR P[] /RUCTURES ?AT >5'T ALREADY 9 ! RULES ( ! GAME4 

,BIRDS ( ,FIRE 

,TO CONCLUDE \R ELABORATION ( QUE]NESS AS WILDNESS1 AS A MADNESS ATTACK+ ! CIVILIZ$ SOCIAL ORD]1 WE'LL RETURN BRIEFLY TO ,$ELMAN'S CRITIQUE 9 ,NO ,FUTURE4 ,9 KEEP+ ) HIS ACADEMIC FIELD ( CULTURAL CRITICISM1 HE TURNS TO A S]IES ( WORKS ( LIT]ATURE & FILM 9 ORD] TO /RUCTURE HIS >GUM5T4 ,:ILE WE F9D MO/ ( ?IS NAVEL-GAZ+ TO HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO APPLICATION \TSIDE ( ! ACADEMY1 WE'LL CRITICALLY 5GAGE ) ONE SU* OBJECT ( ,$ELMAN'S WORK3 ,ALFR$ ,HIT*COCK'S ,! ,BIRDS4 

,9 HIS 5GAGEM5T ) ,HIT*COCK'S CLASSIC HORROR FILM1 ,$ELMAN >GUES ?AT ! ANTAGONI/S ( ! FILM1 ! BIRDS1 REPRES5T :AT HE DESCRIBES AS ! FUTURE-NEGAT+ =CE ( A BRUTAL & M9DLESS DRIVE1 :I* IS QUE]NESS1 FLY+ OV] ! ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ,BAY & 9T]RUPT+ V>I\S MANIFE/ATIONS ( FAMILIAL ORD] & HET]ONORMATIVITY4 

,! *OICE ( ! *ILDR5'S P>TY = ?IS FIR/ FULLY *OREOGRAPH$ ATTACK SUGGE/S ! EXT5T TO :I* ! BIRDS TAKE AIM AT ! SOCIAL /RUCTURES ( MEAN+ ?AT OBS]VANCES LIKE ! BIR?DAY P>TY S]VE TO SECURE & 5ACT3 TAKE AIM1 ?AT IS1 NOT ONLY AT *ILDR5 & ! SACRALIZATION ( *ILDHOOD1 BUT ALSO AT ! V]Y ORGANIZATION ( MEAN+ >\ND /RUCTURES ( SUBJECTIVITY ?AT CELEBRATE1 ALONG ) ! DAY ( ONE'S BIR?1 ! IDEOLOGY ( REPRODUCTIVE NECESSITY4 

,$ELMAN1 FOLL[+ ,HOCQU5<EM1 DESCRIBES ! WAY 9 :I* ! BIRDS FUNCTION AGA9/ ! HEGEMONY ( LANGUAGE1 ]RATICALLY S++ & SCREE*+1 W>N+ ( ! IMMAN5CE ( !IR ATTACK4 ,?IS IS NOT UNLIKE ?OSE ANCI5T DESCRIPTIONS ( 'B>B>IANS AT ! GATES' :I* DEPICT CIVILIZATION'S 5EMIES AS BE+ HORRIFY+LY 9COH]5T1 WAG+ W> NOT ONLY AGA9/ ! MAT]IAL F\NDATIONS ( CIVILIZATION1 BUT ALSO AGA9/ ITS TYRANNY ( REASON4 ,$ELMAN DESCRIBES ,HIT*COCK'S BIRDS3 0,! V]SES !Y S+ P]V]SELY VE] FROM S5SE TO NONS5SE1 BACK & =?1 ) NO CLE> S5SE ( DIRECTION1 MIX+ N>RATIVE FRAGM5TS ?AT ALLUDE TO A FAILURE ( HET]OSEXUAL DOME/ICITY40 ,HE GOES ON3 

,WE MI<T SUGGE/ ?AT ! BIRDS 9 ,HIT*COCK'S FILM1 BY VIRTUE ( FUCK+ UP--& )--! MATRIX ( HET]OSEXUAL MAT+1 DESUBLIMATE ! REPRODUCTIVE RITES ( ! MOVIE'S HUMAN LOVEBIRDS1 AB\T :I*1 AS AB\T ! PRODUCTS ( :I*1 !Y DON'T GIVE A FLY+ FUCK4 ,!Y GE/URE1 ?AT IS1 T[>D ! DEA? DRIVE ?AT LIVES )9 REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM1 SCORN+ DOME/ICATION 9 ! =M ( ROMANCE1 :I* IS ALWAYS ! ROMANCE ( ! ,*ILD444 

,!Y COME BECAUSE COM+ IS :AT !Y DO1 >BITR>ILY & UNPR$ICTABLY1 LIKE ! HOMOSEXUALS ,KEYES CONDEMNS = PROMOT+ 0A P>ADIGM ( HUMAN SEXUALITY DIVORC$ FROM FAMILY & PROCREATION1 & 5GAG$ 9 SOLELY = ! SAKE (444 S5SUAL PLEASURE & GRATIFICATION40 ,!Y COME1 ?AT IS1 TO TRACE A CONNECTION1 AS DIRECTLY AS ! CR[ FLIES1 BETWE5 DISORD] 9 ! FAMILY & ! RUPTURE1 ! RADICAL LOSS ( FAMILI>ITY1 UNLEA%$ BYJ\ISSANCE4 

,$ELMAN WORKS H]E TO TIE TOGE!R1 ?R\< ! SYMBOL ( ! BIRDS1 ! IRRATIONALITY ( QUE]NESS ) ! REFUSAL ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM4 ,= HIM1 ! BIRDS REPRES5T ! FLOOD+ =? ( BODIES TAK5 BY J\ISSANCE1 BODIES )\T A C>E = ! LAW OR HET]ONORMATIVITY OR ! M&ATES ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM4 

,9S(> AS ! BIRDS BE> ! BURD5 ( .<QUE]NESS.>1 :I* AIMS TO DISSOCIATE HET]ONORMATIVITY FROM ITS [N IMPLICATION 9 ! DRIVE1 IT W\LD1 9 FACT1 BE MORE ACCURATE TO SAY ?AT ! MEAN+ ( HOMOSEXUALITY IS DET]M9$ BY :AT ! FILM REPRES5TS 9 !M3 ! VIOL5T UNDO+ ( MEAN+1 ! LOSS ( ID5TITY & COH]5CE1 ! UNNATURAL ACCESS TO J\ISSANCE1 :I* F9D !IR P]FECT EXPRESSION 9 ! SLOGAN DEVIS$ BY ,HIT*COCK HIMSELF = ! MOVIE'S PROMOTION1 0! BIRDS IS COM+40 

,HE DESCRIBES ! BIRDS 9 A WAY NOT UNLIKE ! T]ROR ) :I* S]VANTS ( ORD] WILL ALWAYS DESCRIBE RESI/ANCE TO SU* ORD]3 0MORE & MORE BIRDS1 9DI/+UI%ABLE1 ALL AS SIMIL> TO EA* O!R AS CLONES1 ALI<T AS ! VISUAL ANTITYPES TO ! REPRODUCTIVE FUTURE1 ?AT ! *ILDR5 AS FIGURES ( 9CREASE !MSELVES1 %\LD SIGNIFY & ASSURE40 ,?IS MOBLIKE ANONYMITY IS ! HALLM>K ( ! WAYS 9 :I* /ATES CONSI/5TLY DESCRIBE !IR 5EMIES4 ,:E!R =EIGN OR DOME/IC1 ANTI-/ATE RESI/ANCE IS ALWAYS CA/ AS ! FACELESS1 9DI/+UI%ABLE1 ANIMALI/IC MOB3 ! BLACK BLOC1 FANTA/IC T]RORI/S1 IRRATIONAL RIOT]S1 SEXUAL DEVIANTS--ALWAYS ! D>K =MLESS MASS ( ! ,O!R FUNCTIONS TO T]RORIZE A SOCIAL ORD] PR$ICAT$ ON RECOGNITION1 RATIONALITY & NORMALCY4 

,$ELMAN DESCRIBES ! BIRDS AS 0! UNACKN[L$G$ <O/S ?AT ALWAYS HAUNT ! SOCIAL MA*9]Y & ! UN9TELLIGIBILITY AGA9/ :I* NO DISC\RSE ( KN[L$GE PREVAILS40 ,AS 5EMIES ( SOCIETY EMB$D$ )9 IT1 WE OBVI\SLY F9D \RSELVES 9 ?IS READ+4 ,AS ?OSE :OSE DESIRES CANNOT POSSIBLY BE CAPTUR$ )9 ! FIELDS ( POLITICAL 9TELLIGIBILITY1 WE MU/ SEE ! BIRDS AS SYMBOLIZ+ \R [N /RUGGLE4 ,A /RUGGLE ?AT ,$ELMAN DESCRIBES AS WAG$ AGA9/ 0! DOME/ICATION1 ! COLONIZATION1 ( ! WORLD BY MEAN+40 

,:ILE HE NEV] CITES IT1 IT IS ABUNDANTLY OBVI\S ?AT 9 DESCRIB+ ?IS DOME/ICATION ( ! WORLD BY MEAN+1 ,$ELMAN IS BORR[+ HEAVILY FROM ,HOCQU5<EM'S UND]/&+ ( ! BODY AS COLONIZ$ BY LANGUAGE ?R\< ! PROCESS ( DOME/ICATION4 ,$ELMAN H]E DEPLOYS ! BIRDS AS A METAPHOR = ! BODILY /RUGGLE )9 :I* ,HOCQU5<EM LOCAT$ HIMSELF & HIS COMRADES1 ! SAME :I* WE UND]/& TO BE \R [N4 

,$ELMAN1 ONE LA/ TIME3 0,?US ! BIRDS 9 !IR COM+ LAY TO WA/E ! WORLD BECAUSE !Y SO HATE ! WORLD ?AT WILL NOT ACCEPT !M ?AT !Y1 9 TURN1 WILL ACCEPT NO?+ BUT ! DE/RUCTION ( ?AT WORLD40 

,H]E WE MU/ UND]/& \RSELVES AS ! BIRDS OR ELSE ! TEXT (F]S US NO?+4 ,\R PROJECT IS TO LAY WA/E TO ! WORLD1 & SO IT CANNOT BASE ITSELF UPON A TAME SURVEY ( FILM & LIT]ATURE4 ,NO1 IF WE >E TO ACCEPT NO?+ LESS ?AN ! DE/RUCTION ( ! WORLD !N WE MU/ 9DICT ,$ELMAN'S FIELDS ( /UDY AS BE+ 9TIMATELY TI$ TO ! SELF-REPRODUCTION ( ?AT WORLD4 ,WE MU/ DISPOSE ( ! BAGGAGE ( >T & ACADEMY1 BUT 9 DO+ SO WE MU/ EXPROPRIATE ?OSE DANG]\S K]NELS ( SUBV]SION :I* ! ACADEMY ONLY HOLDS BY HAV+ TAK5 !M FROM US 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,IF WE >E TO TAKE ANY?+ FROM ,$ELMAN & HIS BIRDS1 IT MU/ BE ! CONCEPTION ( RESI/ANCE AS A /ORM-LIKE MASS1 A DE-C5TRALIZ$ SW>M ( BODIES CEASELESSLY ATTACK+ !IR 5EMIES4 ,PURSUANT TO A READ+ ( ! BIRDS1 \R /ORM MU/ BE IRRATIONAL1 9COMPREH5SIBLE1 ANONYM\S1 MOB-LIKE1 (F5SIVE1 DE-MEAN+1 9COH]5T1 & UNREL5T+4 

,WE CAN FOLL[ ,HALB]/AM AGA9 9 CRITIQU+ ,$ELMAN'S APOLITICAL ATTA*M5T TO HIS FIELD & 9 IMAG9+ ANO!R MON/R\S =M SU* RESI/ANCE C\LD TAKE4 ,HALB]/AM WRITES3 

,9 MY WORK ON 0ALT]NATIVE POLITICAL IMAG9>IES10 ! ALT]NATIVE EMBODIES ! SUITE ( 0O!R *OICES0 ?AT ATT5D EV]Y POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC & ES!TIC CRISIS & !IR RESOLUTIONS4 ,QUE]NESS NAMES ! O!R POSSIBILITIES1 ! O!R POT5TIAL \TCOMES1 ! NON-L9E> & NON-9EVITABLE TRAJECTORIES ?AT FAN \T FROM ANY GIV5 EV5T & LEAD TO UNPR$ICTABLE FUTURES4 ,9 ,! ,MANY-,HEAD$ ,HYDRA3 ,SAILORS1 ,SLAVES1 ,COMMON]S1 & ! ,HIDD5 ,HI/ORY ( ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,ATLANTIC1 SOCIAL HI/ORIANS ,PET] ,L9EBAU< & ,M>CUS ,R$IK] TRACE :AT !Y CALL 0! /RUGGLES = ALT]NATIVE WAYS ( LIFE0 ?AT ACCOMPANI$ & OPPOS$ ! RISE ( CAPITALISM 9 ! E>LY SEV5TE5? C5TURY4 ,9 /ORIES AB\T PIRACY1 DISPOSSESS$ COMMON]S & URBAN 9SURRECTIONS1 ,L9EBAU< & ,R$IK] DETAIL ! MODES ( COLONIAL & NATIONAL VIOL5CE ?AT BRUTALLY /AMP$ \T ALL *ALL5GES TO MIDDLE-CLASS P[] & ?AT CA/ PROLET>IAN REBELLION AS DISORGANIZ$1 R&OM & APOLITICAL4 ,L9EBAU< & ,R$IK] EMPHASIZE 9/EAD ! P[] ( COOP]ATION )9 ! ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOB & !Y PAY C>EFUL ATT5TION TO ! ALT]NATIVES ?AT ?IS 0MANY HEAD$ HYDRA0 ( RESI/ANT GR\PS IMAG9$ & PURSU$4 ,WE NE$ TO CRAFT A QUE] AG5DA ?AT WORKS COOP]ATIVELY ) ! MANY O!R HEADS ( ! MON/R\S 5TITY ?AT OPPOSES GLOBAL CAPITALISM444 

,WE TURN TO A HI/ORY ( ALT]NATIVES1 CONTEMPOR>Y MOM5TS ( ALT]NATIVE POLITICAL /RUGGLE & HI< & L[ CULTURAL PRODUCTIONS ( A FUNKY1 NA/Y1 OV] ! TOP & ?OR\<LY ACCESSIBLE QUE] NEGATIVITY4 ,IF WE WANT TO MAKE ! ANTI-SOCIAL TURN 9 QUE] !ORY1 WE MU/ BE WILL+ TO TURN AWAY FROM ! COM=T ZONE ( POLITE EX*ANGE 9 ORD] TO EMBRACE A TRULY POLITICAL NEGATIVITY1 ONE ?AT PROMISES1 ?IS TIME1 TO FAIL1 TO MAKE A MESS1 TO FUCK %IT UP1 TO BE L\D1 UNRULY1 IMPOLITE1 TO BRE$ RES5TM5T1 TO BA% BACK1 TO SPEAK UP & \T1 TO DISRUPT1 ASSASS9ATE1 %OCK & ANNIHILATE1 &1 TO QUOTE ,JAMAICA ,K9CAID1 TO MAKE EV]YONE A LITTLE LESS HAPPY6 

,:ILE WE APPRECIATE ,HALB]/AM'S ATTEMPT TO SITUATE ! MON/ROSITY ( QUE] NEGATIVITY )9 ,L9EBAU< & ,R$IK]'S HI/ORY ( 9SURRECTION & REVOLT1 WE MU/ AGA9 CRITICIZE ,HALB]/AM'S P>TIAL CRITIQUE4 ,:ILE \R RESI/ANCE MAY V]Y WELL TAKE ! =M ( A MANY-HEAD$ HYDRA1 ?OSE HEADS >E NOT 0ALT]NATIVE POSSIBILITIES0 OR 0POLITICAL IMAG9>IES40 ,NOR >E !Y MODES ( >TI/IC EXPRESSION4 

,IF WE CAN DET]M9E ANY?+ FROM \R PROJECT ( QUE] NEGATIVITY1 IT IS ?AT CAPITALISM HAS AN UNLIMIT$ CAPACITY TO TOL]ATE & RECUP]ATE ANY ALT]NATIVE POLITICS OR >TI/IC EXPRESSION WE C\LD IMAG9E4 ,IT IS NOT A POLITICAL NEGATIVITY ?AT WE MU/ LOCATE 9 \R QUE]NESS1 BUT RA!R A VICI\S ANTI-POLITICS :I* OPPOSES ANY UTOPIAN DREAMS ( A BETT] FUTURE RESID+ ON ! F> SIDE ( A LIFETIME ( SACRIFICE4 ,\R QUE] NEGATIVITY HAS NO?+ TO DO ) >T1 BUT IT HAS A GREAT DEAL TO DO ) URBAN 9SURRECTION1 PIRACY1 SLAVE REVOLT3 ALL ?OSE BODILY /RUGGLES ?AT REFUSE ! FUTURE & PURSUE ! IRRATIONALITY ( J\ISSANCE1 5JOYM5T1 RAGE1 *AOS4 ,\RS IS NOT ! /RUGGLE = AN ALT]NATIVE1 BECAUSE !RE IS NO ALT]NATIVE :I* CAN ESCAPE ! EV]-EXP&+ HORIZONS ( CAPITAL4 ,9/EAD WE FI<T1 HOPELESS1 TO TE> \R LIVES AWAY FROM ?AT EXP&+ HORIZON & TO ]UPT ) WILD 5JOYM5T N[4 ,ANY?+ LESS IS \R CONT9U$ DOME/ICATION TO ! RULE ( CIVILIZATION4 

,?ANKFULLY1 ! MON/R\S T5D5CY WE REF] TO IS NOT SOME?+ SOLELY TRAPP$ UP 9 HI/ORY BOOKS OR PITIFULLY REPRES5T$ 9 V>I\S CULTURAL PRODUCTIONS4 ,RA!R1 IS A LIV+1 DYNAMIC1 QUE] T5D5CY 9TR9SIC TO & P]PETUALLY AT W> ) ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,WE CAN SEE IT 9 ! FIRES ACROSS ! WORLD1 ILLUM9AT+ ! REALITY ?AT EV]Y:]E BODIES >E REFUS+ !IR 5SLAVEM5T TO CIVILIZATION'S FUTURE4 ,WE SEE ! MON/]'S %AD[ 9 ! /RIK]S 9 ,MONTREAL :O REFUSE ! FUTURE-ORI5T$ APPEASEM5T (F]$ BY ! ,/ATE & :OSE ATTACKS HAVE SPILL$ OV] FROM A /UD5T /RIKE T[>D SOCIAL W>4 ,WE SEE ?IS ALSO 9 ,SEATTLE1 :]E A MOB SMA%$ SYMBOLS ( CAPITAL & LAW ON ?IS ,MAY ,DAY4 ,WE SEE IT 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO & ,OAKL& :]E ! DISPOSSESS$ & EXCLUD$ CONV]GE & DISP]SE ) AN ]RATIC RHY?M SO AS TO LAY SIEGE TO POLICE /ATIONS1 ATTACK YUPPIE E/ABLI%M5TS1 BURN C>S & SPREAD HAVOC4 ,9 ,NEW ,YORK1 WE SEE BODIES ?R[+ !MSELVES 9TO ! METROPOLITAN ABYSS SO AS TO SN>L & OB/RUCT ! UN5D+ FL[S4 ,ACROSS ! GLOBE1 WILD BODIES >E F9D+ ONE ANO!R & 5GAG+ 9 ! TIMELESS CONSPIRACY AGA9/ ! EXI/5T4 ,9 EV]Y NATION1 !Y BURN1 !Y LOOT1 !Y SABOTAGE1 !Y MAIM4 ,! BIRDS CONT9UE TO FLY TOGE!R1 TO TE> & PECK & %R$ ! S9EWS ( A SOCIAL ORD] !Y DETE/4 

,SOME BEAUTIFUL EXPRESSIONS ( ?IS T5D5CY T[>D WILDNESS >E TO BE F\ND 9 ! ACTIONS & WRIT+S ( 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/S 9 ! T]RITORY DOM9AT$ BY ! ,*ILEAN ,/ATE4 ,WE'LL EXC]PT ONE P>TICUL> COMMUNIQUE ISSU$ BY SOME BEAUTIFUL BIRDS )9 ! /ORM-LIKE FI<T BE+ C>RI$ \T !RE4 ,?IS IS FROM 0,! ,REVOLT ,CONT9UES ,UNTIL ,TOTAL ,LIB]ATION0 BY ! ,9DIVIDUALI/ ,CELL ( ,BIRDS ( ,FIRE3 

,!RE !Y W]E1 ! VORACI\S Y\? AGA91 DE/ROY+ EV]Y?+1 ]ECT+ B>RICADES1 CLA%+ ) POLICE1 NO?+ C\LD /OP !M444 ,!RE IS FIRE & PASSION 9 !IR HE>TS1 LOVE & HATR$ 9 !IR 9SIDES1 C\RAGE & DECISION4 ,! BEAUTY ( *AOS HAS RETURN$ TO GRACE ! /REETS1 IT IS NOT ONLY FIRE ?AT ADORNS ! ASPHALT1 IT IS ALSO ! 5]GY ( ! Y\?1 ! ABOLITION ( ! SEXES1 EV]YONE 9 ! /RUGGLE444 

,TO RAZE ! S*OOL IS POSSIBLE TODAY1 LIKE WAS DONE 9444 ?OSE PLACES 9T5TIONALLY LIT ABLAZE BY ?OSE BEAUTIFUL PAJ>ILLAS :O UND]/& ?AT ?IS DE/RUCTION IS A GREAT /EP T[>DS ! CONQUE/ ( LIFE444 

,! J\RNEY IS 9T5SE & DIFFICULT1 IT ALWAYS HAS BE51 :5 9DIVIDUALS F$ UP ) !IR MIS]ABLE CONDITIONS ORGANIZE & ATTACK4 ,ONE CANNOT BE AFRAID ( ?OSE :O ORGANIZE ONLY = ONE SPECIFIC GOAL AL?\< IT IS ONLY TO DE/ROY1 BECAUSE AT ?IS PO9T WE KN[ ?AT TO BUILD1 WE MU/ DE/ROY444 ,& ALL ! REASON+ !SE PETTY POLITICIANS SUPPOS$LY HAVE :5 !Y TALK AB\T ! PROBLEM ( $UCATION DOES NO?+ = ANYONE1 BECAUSE ! DISCONT5T GR[S & ADVANCES1 AL?\< ! BUREAUCRATS & BUS9ESSM5 ALMO/ ALWAYS 5D UP W9N+4 

,& !Y BELIEVE ?AT TO REPRESS PASSION IS A SIMPLE ?+1 ?AT ) A LITTLE TE> GAS & A LITTLE WAT] !Y WILL SNUFF IT \T1 LIKE ANY O!R FLAME1 SO !Y WILL HAVE TO BE REM9D$ ?AT !Y >E WRONG1 AGA9 & AGA91 ?OSE IDIOTS4 

,! NI<T ALWAYS ILLUM9ATES \R /EPS1 JU/ LIKE FREE LOVE ALL[S US UNLIMIT$ BLISS1 TO F9D US ) ! BEAUTIFUL SIL5CE ( OBSCURITY1 OR AT ! FEET ( ! FRE% RAYS ( ! RIS+ SUN2 7RAYS :I* DON'T C>ESS ?OSE AWKW>D WORK]S DROOL+ OV] ! BUS W9D[S & SUBWAY GLASS71 RUNN+ 9TO ! HEAT ( A B>RICADE1 IT'S MAGIC1 LIKE SOME?+ SUPREME1 OR CAN ONLY ,GOD BE SUPREME8 ,WE BURN ! *UR*ES ) !IR P$OPHILE PRIE/S 9SIDE1 WE WAT* ?OSE C[>DLY ABUS]S FROM ! FRONT TO SPIT 9 !IR FACES444 ANO!R DAY COMES1 BUT ?IS IS ONE ( ! BEAUTIFUL ONES1 BECAUSE WE WILL COMB9E ! SUN ?AT C>ESSES US ) ITS HEAT ) AN EMANCIPATORY FIRE FULL ( JOY & HOPE444 

,H]E >E ! B>RICADES AGA91 ) ?OSE S5SUAL =MS WE >E DRAWN BY ! FIRE444 

,! 9DIVIDUAL :O MOVES T[>D ! GREATE/ HAPP9ESS POSSIBLE WILL NEV] /UMBLE1 H] J\RNEY IS UNIQUE & )\T EQUAL1 !RE IS NO?+ ?AT CAN /OP H]1 NOT ! COPS 9 R$ :O BEAT H] ) /ICKS1 NOT MORALITY IMPOS+ ITS LIMITS1 NOT ! POLICE 9FILTRATORS :O DIRTY H] PA?1 NOT ! D9 ( !IR SIR5S TO SIL5CE H]444 IMPOS+ NORMS1 MORALS1 DISCIPL9E1 GODS & !IR IDIOTIC DOCTR9ES1 WE ALWAYS =GET SOCIETY & ITS DOM9IONS1 & CA/ \RSELVES NAK$ 9TO AN 5C\NT] ) \R 9N] BE+S444 

0,WE FEEL ALIVE :5 WE %UDD] ) ! P]FUME ( ! FL[]S1 ) ! SONGS ( ! BIRDS1 ) ! CRA%+ ( ! WAVES1 ! S\ND ( ! W9D1 ! SIL5CE ( SOLITUDE10.<#a.> WE FEEL ALIVE :5 WE TREMBLE ) ! HEAT ( ! FIRE1 ) ! C>ESS ( *AOS1 ) ! NI<TS ( REVOLT444 

0,WE RU%$ 9TO ! *ASM1 TO RESPOND TO ! VOICES ( \R DEAD10.<#b.> !Y :O DI$ FI<T+ ) WEAPONS 9 !IR H&S & IMM5SE GOLD5 />S 9 !IR EYES1 ?OSE :O >E IMMORTAL LIKE PUNKY ,MAURI1 LIKE ,CLAUDIA ,LOPEZ1 :O ON ANY GIV5 NI<T F\ND !MSELVES FAC+ DEA? SO GRACEFULLY4 ,YES1 BECAUSE ?OSE ( US :O *OOSE TO LIVE AN 9T5SE & DANG]\S LIFE1 DEA? RECEIVES US ) OP5 >MS1 C>ESSES US & KISSES US444 

,:Y DON'T WE FE> DEA?8 ,BECAUSE 0WE >E US$ TO ?9K+ ?AT DEA? IS NO?+ TO US1 BECAUSE EV]Y?+1 GOOD & BAD1 RESIDES )9 S5SATION & DEA? IS ! DEPRIVATION ( ! S5SES4 ,DEA? IS NO?+ TO US BECAUSE :5 WE EXI/1 DEA? IS ABS5T &1 :5 DEA? IS PRES5T1 !N WE NO LONG] EXI/40.<#c.> 

,IT'S TRUE1 WE WANT EV]Y?+1 WE DREAM ( HUGE BANQUETS & %UN BREAD & TEA1 WE WANT GR& ORGIES & REJECT MONOGAMY4 ,WE BELIEVE 9 FREE LOVE BECAUSE WE KN[ 0?AT JEAL\SY1 & EXCLUSIVE ROMANCE1 CONJUGAL FIDELITY1 KILLS (F P>T ( ! SELF1 IMPOV]I%ES S5TIM5TAL P]SONALITY1 N>R[S ANALYTICAL HORIZONS1 AMONG O!R ?+S4 ,& FUR!RMORE1 9 LOVE AS 9 ALMO/ EV]Y?+ ELSE1 IT IS ONLY ABUNDANCE :I* ANNIHILATES JEAL\SY & 5VY4440.<#d.> ,WE WANT TO RUN TOGE!R ) ! ANIMALS 9 ! FIELDS & ! =E/S1 WE WANT TO BA! NAK$ ON ! BEA*ES1 RIV]S & LAKES & NOT 5D UP AT A PREC9CT = 9DEC5CY4 

0,WE REASS]T ! RI<T TO LIVE NAK$1 TO TAKE (F \R CLO!S1 TO W&] NAK$1 TO JO9 TOGE!R AMONG NUDI/S )\T ANY CONC]N ( DISCOV]+ ! BODY'S RESI/ANCE TO TEMP]ATURE1 ?IS IS TO AFFIRM ! RI<T TO ! DISPOSITION ( 9DIVIDUAL CORPOREALITY4440.<#e.> 

,! REVOLT IS H]E1 WE MU/ 9CREASE \R P>TICIPATION1 \R G5]\S EGOISM NE$S TO CONTRIBUTE1 = N[1 TO ! /RUGGLE1 TO GA!R & ORGANIZE \RSELVES = SPECIFIC 5DS SU* AS DE/RUCTION1 5JOYM5T1 LOV+ CAM>AD]IE1 5C\NT]S ) *AOS1 ADVANC+ T[>DS ! DAWN ( ! CREATIVE NO?+1 !N RETURN+ TO \R HID+ PLACES1 TO REJOICE & DANCE ) ! BIRDS1 TO N\RI% \RSELVES ) ! 5]GY ( ! TREES1 TO FEEL ! OCEAN BREEZE1 TO HE> ! LOVELY MELODY ( ! W9D444 

,WE HAVE ALREADY SAID IT & WE'LL SAY IT AGA93 \R REVOLUTION HAS ALREADY BEGUN1 WE MAKE IT FROM DAY TO DAY1 MAK+ FREE LOVE1 DECL>+ \RSELVES AGA9/ EV]Y GOD & RELIGION1 DECON/RUCT+ ! DOM9AT+ LANGUAGE ?AT !Y IMPOS$ ON US1 OP5LY OPPOS+ ANY SOCIETY1 WE MAKE IT :5 WE /OP BE+ M5 & WOM5 & BECOME UNIQUE HUMAN BE+S4 

,TO PUT IT QUANTITATIVELY3 AMONG B\NDLESS OCCUPATIONS1 \RS IS ! SE>* = TOTAL SATISFACTION1 5DLESS JOY1 PLEASURE1 ET]NAL HAPP9ESS444 

,IT IS ! H\R ( ! SOCIAL TRAG$Y6 ,WE WILL DE/ROY1 LAU<+4 
,WE WILL BURN1 LAU<+4 
,WE WILL KILL1 LAU<+4 
,WE WILL EXPROPRIATE1 LAU<+4 ,& SOCIETY WILL FALL4 ,! FA!RL& WILL FALL4 ,! FAMILY WILL FALL4 ,EV]Y?+ WILL FALL1 S9CE ! FREE MAN HAS BE5 BORN4 ,! TIME TO DR[N ! 5EMY 9 BLOOD HAS >RIV$444.<#f.> 

,CONTRA/ ! WORDS ( !SE COMRADES ) ,HOCQU5<EM'S DEPICTION ( PR(ESSIONAL REVOLUTION>IES3 0/RANGELY 5\<1 :5EV] WE SPEAK ( JOY1 PR(ESSIONAL REVOLUTION>IES ONLY HE> :AT *UR*ES OR IDEOLOGIES HAVE PUT !RE444 ! CONCEPT ( JOY IS NEV] BR\<T UP40 

,IT IS EASY 5\< H]E = US TO ALL[ ! BIRDS TO SPEAK = !MSELVES4 ,EV]Y?+ IS APP>5T 9 !IR WORDS3 REVOLT 9EXTRICABLE FROM JOY1 ! PLEASURE & BEAUTY ( ! /RUGGLE1 ! NECESS>Y DE/RUCTION ( G5D]$ & SEXUAL ROLES1 ! REFUSAL ( ANY MORALITY & CON/RA9T ON LOVE & BODIES1 ! 9TR9SIC CONNECTION ( PLEASURE & HAPP9ESS TO DE/RUCTION1 ! ASSOCIATION ) ! DEA? DRIVE1 ! 9SI/5CE ( J\ISSANCE1 ! REFUSAL ( ANY IDEOLOGUES OR POLITICIANS :O W\LD SEEK TO MANAGE REVOLT4 

,?IS T5D5CY IS NOT UNIQUE TO P>TICUL> T]RITORY1 :E!R ( ! ,*ILEAN ,/ATE OR ANY O!R4 ,RA!R1 EV]Y:]E ?AT BODIES CONSPIRE TOGE!R TO REVOLT AGA9/ !IR FUTURES1 !RE WILL BE1 9SI/+ AGA9/ ! POSSIBILITY ( A BETT] FUTURE1 WE :O TAKE IMM$IATE 5JOYM5T 9 DE/RUCTION1 9 FEA/+1 ORGY1 RUNN+ WILD1 & BA?+ NAK$1 9 LOV+1 HUNT+1 DANC+ & LAU<T]1 & ALL ! RE/ ( LIFE4 

,ALONGSIDE !M1 WE MU/ 9SI/ ?AT \R /RUGGLE BE ALL AT ONCE QUE]1 WILD1 DE/RUCTIVE & JOY\S4 

,WE'LL CONCLUDE ) WORDS ?AT >E TAK5 FROM ANO!R COMMUNIQUE CLAM+ ! >SON ( A BANK 9 ,SANTIAGO ( ,*ILI3.<#g.> 

,?IS ACTION GE/AT$ 9 ! ET]NAL HATR$ ( A LIFE ROTT$ BY A WORLD ( ADULTS1 A BOR+ LIFE ( CEM5T & RULES444 9 EV]Y TIME !Y CATEGORIZE US 9 M5 & 9 WOM51 9 EV]Y DAY ( S*OOL1 9 EV]Y PUNI%M5T1 9 EV]Y *ILDHOOD DREAM TRANS=M$ 9TO ADULT REALISM444 9 EA* ONE FALL51 EA* ONE MURD]$1 9 EA* & EV]Y P>TICLE ( BA/>D ASPHALT444 ,LONG LIVE *AOS1 MAY *AOS BURN1 MAY *AOS SMILE ON \R LIPS1 & MAY ALL ( US :O >E AGA9/ EV]Y =M ( OPPRESSION1 MAY WE EV]Y SECOND ( \R DAILY LIVES LAU< & DANCE 9 ! RU9S ( ! CITIES ( ! WORLD & ( ! BURN+ UNIV]SE & ITS BLAZ+ C>ETAK]S444 ,FIRE TO ALL ! PRISONS6 ,TO ALL ! FAMILIES6 ,TO ALL ! SEXUAL G5D]S6 ,TO ALL AU?ORITY & ALL ! CITIES444 

,TO ,W9 ,ALL ! ,TIME 

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@9 ,WALT] ,B5JAM91 OMITT$ NOTES TO ! !SES ON HI/ORY 

,E>LI]1 WE MADE A PASS+ REF]5CE TO ,$ELMAN'S CITATION ( ,WALT] ,B5JAM9'S LA/ WRIT+1 HIS !SES 0,ON ! ,CONCEPT ( ,HI/ORY40 ,$ELMAN REVEALS LITTLE 5GAGEM5T ) ! !SES1 BUT A READ+ ( !M ALONGSIDE ,NO ,FUTURE REVEALS V>I\S L9KS3 A REFUSAL ( TELEOLOGICAL N>RATIVES1 A CRITIQUE ( PROGRESS1 A REFUSAL TO /RUGGLE 9 ! NAME ( ! FUTURE4 

,DESPITE ! SIMIL>ITIES1 AN 5GAGEM5T ) ! !SES DEM&S ?AT WE BREAK FROM ! =EGO+ !ORY ( FUTURELESSNESS4 ,WE WILL SEEK TO DEMON/RATE ?AT 9 TRU? ,$ELMAN'S 5GAGEM5T ) ,B5JAM9'S CONCEPT ( HI/ORY IS LIKE HIS P]SPECTIVE VIS A VIS ! FUTURE3 ONLY AT ! LEVEL ( APPE>ANCES1 5TIRELY MISS+ \T ON :AT LURKS \T ( SI<T4 

,IF AT TIMES WE HAVE SAID ?AT ! FUTURE IS BLEAK & EMPTY1 IF AT TIMES IT SEEMS ?AT ?IS IS ! 5TIRETY ( :AT WE MEAN :5 WE SAY 0NO FUTURE10 !N !SE HAVE BE5 TIMES :5 WE SPOKE 9 T]MS ( :AT ,B5JAM9 CALLS EMPTY1 HOMOG5\S TIME4 ,& IT IS QUITE CLE> ?AT 9 ?OSE T]MS1 !RE IS NO?+ TO HOPE = & NO?+ POSITIVE 9 ! FUTURE4 ,BUT ?IS IS NOT ALL !RE IS TO SAY ON ! MATT]4 ,B5JAM9 5C\RAGES US TO TAKE UP A CONCEPTION ( TIME ?AT ASSURES NOT ONLY ! FULLNESS & HET]OG5EITY ( ! PA/1 BUT ALSO ?AT ( ! FUTURE4 

,AT ! 5D ( AN E>LY DRAFT ( ! !SES1 HE MAKES NOTE ( AN 9SPIRATION ?AT HE WORKS 9TO ! !SES & !N OMITS FROM ! F9AL DRAFT4 ,HE WRITES ?AT ! ,JEWS 9QUIR$ 9TO ! PA/ 9 ! SAME WAY ?AT ! SOO?SAY]S 9QUIR$ 9TO ! FUTURE--) AN EYE TO LE>N+ ITS SECRETS--& W]E =BIDD5 FROM LOOK+ 9TO ! FUTURE1 BUT ?AT ! FUTURE DID NOT !RE=E BECOME 0HOMOG5\S1 EMPTY TIME4 ,= EV]Y SECOND WAS ! SMALL GATEWAY 9 TIME ?R\< :I* ! ,MESSIAH MI<T 5T]40 ,LET US PROCE$ ) ?IS 9 M9D4 

,TO ,FACE ! ,PA/ 

 0,ON ! ,CONCEPT ( ,HI/ORY10 ,B5JAM9'S LA/ TEXT1 IS HIS MO/ IMPORTANT IF ONLY BECAUSE IT FUNCTIONS AS HIS ULTIMATE CRITIQUE ( PROGRESSIVE LOGIC & ! UND]LY+ PREMISES ( ALL PROGRESSIVE CONCEPTS ( REVOLUTION4 ,$ELMAN1 9 HIS TREATM5T ( ,B5JAM9'S CRITIQUE1 CITES ! N9? !SIS4 ,WE1 LIKE ,$ELMAN1 WILL BEG9 9 ! MIDDLE3 

,?IS IS H[ ! ,ANGEL ( ,HI/ORY MU/ LOOK4 ,HIS FACE IS TURN$ T[>DS ! PA/4 ,:]E A *A9 ( EV5TS APPE>S BE=E US1 HE SEES ONE S+LE CATA/ROPHE1 :I* KEEPS PIL+ WRECKAGE UPON WRECKAGE & HURLS IT AT ITS FEET4 ,! ANGEL W\LD LIKE TO /AY1 AWAK5 ! DEAD1 & MAKE :OLE :AT HAS BE5 SMA%$4 ,BUT A /ORM IS BL[+ FROM P>ADISE & HAS GOT CAU<T 9 HIS W+S2 IT IS SO /RONG ?AT ! ANGEL CAN NO LONG] CLOSE !M4 ,?IS /ORM DRIVES HIM IRRESI/IBLY 9TO ! FUTURE1 TO :I* HIS BACK IS TURN$1 :ILE ! PILE ( DEBRIS BE=E HIM GR[S T[>D ! SKY4 ,:AT WE CALL PROGRESS IS ?IS /ORM4 

,( ,B5JAM9'S V>I\S METAPHORS = UND]/&+ HI/ORY1 ?AT ( ! ANGEL RUNS P>ALLEL TO HIS REF]5CE ( ! SAY+ ?AT ! HI/ORIAN IS 0A PROPHET FAC+ BACKW>DS40 ,! TWO DIFF]5T READ+S ( ?IS SAY+ P>ALLEL1 9 TURN1 HIS DI/9CTION BETWE5 HIS CONCEPT ( HI/ORY & ! CON=MI/ ONE4 ,HE SAYS ?AT ONE WAY TO READ ! SAY+ IS AS A DESCRIPTION ( ! POSITION TAK5 BY ! HI/ORIAN ( EMPA?Y :O IS M>K$ BY DESPAIR & ACC$IA1 DOOM$ TO DR[N 9 HIS CON=MISM TO ! TIDES ( HI/ORY4 ,A V]Y DIFF]5T READ+ ( ! SAY+ C\LD DESCRIBE WELL ! PO/URE ( ! HI/ORIAN :O1 LIKE ! ,ANGEL ( ,HI/ORY1 TURNS HIS BACK TO ! FUTURE 9 ORD] TO SET HIS SI<T ON ! PA/4 ,HE DOES ?IS 9 ORD] TO TAKE HOLD ( ! TRUE PICTURE ( ! PA/ ?AT APPE>S MOM5T>ILY & )\T W>N+ 9 A MOM5T ( DANG]4 ,= 9 ANO!R P>ALLEL METAPHOR ,B5JAM9 DESCRIBES 0AN OCCURR5CE ( BALL LI<TN+ ?AT RUNS ACROSS ! :OLE HORIZON ( ! PA/10 ILLUM9AT+ MOM5TS ?AT HAD BE5 UP UNTIL ?AT PO9T LEFT D>K & MY/]I\S4 ,FROM ! JUXTAPOSITION ( !SE METAPHORS WE CAN GA!R ?AT :ILE ON ! ONE H& PROGRESS MAY BE A /ORM ALWAYS BL[+ ! ANGEL AWAY FROM A BROK5 WORLD ?AT HE FACES1 FRU/RAT+ HIS DESIRE TO /OP & MAKE IT :OLE1 NEV]!LESS ?IS SAME /ORM PRODUCES ! V]Y FLA%ES ( LI<T 9 :I* A MOM5T ( HI/ORY UNEXPECT$LY 0PRES5T.<S.> ITSELF444 AS A MOM5T ( HUMANITY40 ,HE CONT9UES3 0,9 ?IS MOM5T1 TIME MU/ BE BR\<T TO A /&/ILL40 

,IT IS ?IS /&/ILL1 JETZTZEIT1 :I* MAY ALSO BE TRANSLAT$ AS N[-TIME1 ?AT IS AT ! HE>T ( ! !SES4 ,9 ! SIXTE5? HE WRITES ?AT ! TRUE HI/ORIAN 0CANNOT DO )\T ! NOTION ( A PRES5T :I* IS NOT A TRANSITION1 BUT 9 :I* TIME TAKES A /& & HAS COME TO A /&/ILL4 ,= ?IS NOTION DEF9ES ! V]Y PRES5T 9 :I* HE HIMSELF IS WRIT+ HI/ORY40 

,= ,B5JAM91 ! CONCEPT ( A CAUSAL *A9 ( PROGRESS IS A SMOO?+-OV]1 OR R$UCTION TO A COMMON D5OM9ATOR1 ( :AT IS 9 TRU? AN ET]NAL CATA/ROPHE4 ,HE PO9TS \T ?AT 0! BASIC CONCEPT 9 MY? IS ! WORLD AS PUNI%M5T40 ,?IS ANCI5T CONCEPT HAS TAK5 ON A MORE T]RIBLE MOD]N =M 9 0! ET]NITY ( PUNI%M5T 9 HELL10 :I* 0SUB/ITUTES AN ET]NITY ( TORM5T = ! ET]NITY ( A CYCLE40 ,IT IS WOR? NOT+1 H[EV]1 ?AT ,B5JAM9 DOES NOT /RAI<T=W>DLY CLAIM ?AT HELL IS ! REALITY ( LIV+ 9 MOD]N TIMES4 ,RA!R1 HE DESCRIBES HELLI% PUNI%M5T AS AK9 TO ! WAY 9 :I* A /UD5T IS HELD AFT] S*OOL1 NOT ALL[$ TO RUN \TSIDE & PLAY1 =C$ TO REPEAT ! ,SISYPHEAN TASK ( WRIT+ L9ES BY H& REPEAT$LY1 E4G4 ,I WILL NOT EXPOSE ! IGNORANCE ( ! FACULTY4 ,IT IS NO MI/AKE ?AT ,B5JAM9 W\LD DEPICT HELL AS SO REM9ISC5T ( ! CON=MI/ HI/ORIAN'S DOMA94 

,WE MI<T L9K ,B5JAM9'S D5IAL ( PROGRESS ) \R [N BY PO9T+ \T ?AT PROGRESS IS NO?+ BUT A DAILY CATA/ROPHE ( LIFE 9 ! WORLD ( ! COMMODITY4 ,WE CAN SEE ?IS CATA/ROPHE >\ND US EV]Y:]E3 ! >*ITECTURE ( ! CITIES1 ! PHYSICAL 9FRA/RUCTURE ( ! MULTI-=M PRISON1 ! 5DLESS APP>ATUSES :I* EXI/ TO EXTRACT \R 5]GY TO TURN IT 9TO DEAD LABOR1 ! MONOTON\S AGRICULTURAL KILL+-FIELDS1 ! EV]-EXP&+ ECOLOGICAL DEAD-ZONES4 ,ALL PROCESSES ?AT HAVE DOM9AT$1 EXTRACT$1 & PAV$ OV] G5]ATIONS ( ! LIV+4 ,CIVILIZATION'S HOMOG5IZ+ PROCESS IS CON/ANTLY 9T5SIFY+ & ACCEL]AT+4 ,TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCES & O!R PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPM5TS >E P]PETUALLY REVOLUTIONIZ+ ! >M$ DISA/] :I* CONFRONTS US AS ! FUTURE4 

,IT IS CLE> ?AT ,B5JAM9'S VIEW IS SIMIL> :5 HE DESCRIBES HI/ORY & CULTURE AS ! SPOILS C>RI$ BY ! RUL]S AS !Y TRIUMPHANTLY PROCE$1 TRAMP+ UPON ! PRO/RATE BODIES ( ! OPPRESS$4 0,A HI/ORICAL MAT]IALI/10 WRITES ,B5JAM91 CAN ONLY VIEW !SE SPOILS 0) CAUTI\S DETA*M5T4 ,= 9 EV]Y CASE !SE TREASURES HAVE A L9EAGE :I* HE CANNOT CONTEMPLATE )\T HORROR4444 ,! HI/ORICAL MAT]IALI/ !RE=E DISSOCIATES HIMSELF FROM ?IS PROCESS ( TRANSMISSION AS F> AS POSSIBLE40 

,LIKE ,B5JAM9 & ! ANGEL1 WE W\LD LIKE TO PAUSE = A MOM5T SO FAIR1 AWAK5 ! DEAD & PIECE TOGE!R :AT HAS BE5 SMA%$4 ,BUT :AT BL[S US AWAY FROM BE+ ABLE TO DO ?IS IS PROGRESS ITSELF4 ,IT IS AS IF ! V]Y PASSAGE ( TIME1 OR MORE ACCURATELY ! MANN] ( ITS PASSAGE1 HAS CAU<T US UP & DI/ANCES US FROM ! PRES5T MOM5T ITSELF4 ,9DE$1 IF !RE IS ONLY EV] ONE TIME1 !N !RE IS ALSO A MANN] OR CONCEPT ( TIME'S MOVEM5T--PROGRESS--CAPABLE ( BL[+ US AWAY FROM BE+ PRES5T 9 IT4 

,ONE MI<T CONT5D ?AT ,B5JAM9 PROMOTES QUITE ! OPPOSITE3 TO TURN AWAY FROM ONE'S TIME1 AS 9 ! MONA/IC TRADITION1 9 ORD] TO A*IEVE ! RESURRECTION HE WRITES (4 ,:AT HE DESCRIBES 9 C]TA9 T]MS1 H[EV]1 IS ! TURN+ ( ONE'S BACK ON ! FUTURE1 AN ACT HE PLACES 9 T&EM ) ! DE/RUCTION ( HI/ORICISM'S PICTURE ( HI/ORY & ! CON=MISM ?AT DOM9ATES IT4 ,B5JAM9 WRITES ?AT ! 0VISION>Y GAZE0 ?AT REQUIRES ONE TO TURN AWAY FROM ! FUTURE MAKES 0! HI/ORIAN'S [N TIME444 F> MORE DI/9CTLY PRES5T444 ?AN IT IS TO ! CONTEMPOR>IES :O 'KEEP /EP ) IT4'0 ,! KEY TO H[ ! BACKW>D-FAC+ PROPHET IS SO PRES5T 9 HIS [N N[ IS ?AT HE RESURRECTS ! PA/ 9 ! PRES5T MOM5T4 

,IT IS WOR? NOT+ ?AT ,B5JAM9'S WORK CUTS A %>P L9E ?R\< ,M>XI/ ?\<T1 AS HE CLAIMS TO HOLD TO A CONCEPT ?AT IS TRUE TO ,M>X'S LIFE-WORK1 :ILE CRITICIZ+ ! WAY ?AT ,M>XI/S HAVE BE5 MADE 9TO ! TOOLS ( ! RUL+ CLASSES4 ,9DE$1 9 LI<T ( ,B5JAM9'S CRITIQUE ( HI/ORICISM = FOCUS+ ON ! FAM\S FIGURES ( HI/ORY & OV]LOOK+ ! LABORS ( ! ANONYM\S1 ONE CAN BEG9 TO P]CEIVE ?AT ,M>X'S FOLL[]S W\LD 9 FACT FALL 9TO CON=MI/ HI/ORICISM BY DEF9ITION4 ,MORE SPECIFICALLY1 ,B5JAM9'S POSITION IS AN UTT] DISMISSAL ( ! TELEOLOGICAL N>RATIVE ?AT CONT5DS ?AT HI/ORY & PROGRESS MOVE US 9EVITABLY T[>D P>ADISE1 A N>RATIVE :I* HE P9S ESPECIALLY ON ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY4 

,= ,B5JAM91 ! CONCLUSION ( ! MOVEM5T ( HI/ORY ?R\< TIME IS NOT SOME 9EVITABLE UTOPIA--CAPITALI/1 COMMUNI/1 OR O!RWISE4 ,RA!R ?AN VIEW+ ! PROGRESSION ( CIVILIZATION AS AN ACCUMULATION ( GA9S & RE=MS T[>D FRE$OM & JU/ICE1 HI/ORY CAN BE SE5 AS ! CONT9U\S DEFEAT ( ! EXPLOIT$ BY !IR OPPRESSORS2 ! 9T5SIFY+ ALI5ATION ( BE+S & !IR RE-CON/RUCTION 9TO CAPITAL4 ,HI/ORY NOT ONLY S]VES TO JU/IFY TODAY'S RUL]S1 BUT ALSO TO 5CODE \R MEMORY ) A N>RATIVE ?AT READS HI/ORICAL EV5TS AS A NECESS>Y *A9 ( EV5TS ALONG ! PA? T[>D SOME FUTURE REVOLUTION OR TE*NO-UTOPIA4 ,HE DESCRIBES ?IS AS 0A VIEW ( HI/ORY ?AT PUTS ITS FAI? 9 ! 9F9ITE EXT5T ( TIME & ?US CONC]NS ITSELF ONLY ) ! SPE$1 OR LACK ( IT1 ) :I* PEOPLE & EPO*S ADVANCE ALONG ! PA? ( PROGRESS40 

,WE MU/ !N UND]/& ,B5JAM9 AS H]ETICAL FROM A ,M>XI/ POSITION1 :I* SEES ! VICTORY ( ! B\RGEOISIE 9 C5TURIES PA/ AS A CRUCIAL /EP 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! LAWS ( HI/ORY4 ,HE REFUSES ! NOTION ?AT ! RISE ( CAPITALISM WAS NECESS>Y TO DEVELOP ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION = ! PURPOSES ( COMMUNISM OR LIB]ATION4 ,MORE IMPORTANTLY1 HIS CRITIQUE REJECTS ! ROLE ( REVOLUTION>Y AS HE :O W\LD SEEK TO ACCEL]ATE ! MOVEM5T ( HI/ORY T[>D COMMUNISM4 ,= ,B5JAM91 ! ,M>XI/ JU/IFICATIONS = A :OLE RANGE ( HORRORS--! TRANSITIONAL /ATE1 ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT1 & SO ON--AM\NT TO LITTLE MORE ?AN A BL9D FAI? 9 ! PROGRESSION ( TIME1 A FETI%IZATION ( ! V]Y SAME /ORM :I* NEV] CEASES TO DRIVE US FROM P>ADISE4 ,ANALYZ+ ! REAL IMPLICATIONS ( /ATE COMMUNISM 9 ! TIME S9CE1 WE CAN UND\BT$LY RECOGNIZE ! GULAGS1 ! REVOLUTION>Y POLICE1 ! MASS MURD] AT ! H&S ( ! /ATE1 ! RAPID 9DU/RIALIZATION & ! CONCOMITANT ECO-DEVA/ATION AS SOME ( ! W9DS ( ?IS T]RIBLE /ORM4 

,9 ,MI*AEL ,L[Y'S BOOK-L5G? TREATM5T ( 0,ON ! ,CONCEPT ( ,HI/ORY10 ,FIRE ,AL>M1 HE ANALYZES ! TEXT ?US3 

,B5JAM9 CRITICIZES ! ESS5TIAL >TICLE ( FAI? ( UNIMAG9ATIVE1 R$UCTIONI/ ,M>XISM COMMON TO ! MA9 /R&S ( ! LEFT3 ! QUANTITATIVE ACCUMULATION ( PRODUCTIVE =CES1 ( ! GA9S ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T1 ( ! NUMB] ( P>TY MEMB]S & VOT]S 9 A MOVEM5T ( L9E>1 IRRESI/IBLE PROGRESS4 

,?IS ASPECT ( ,B5JAM9'S CRITICISM SITUATES HIM 9 A K9D ( CORRESPOND5CE ) ,JACQUES ,CAMATTE 9 TURN+ AWAY FROM ,M>XISM & >RIV+ AT A DEEP] CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM4 ,9 0,! ,W&]+ ( ,HUMANITY10 ,CAMATTE HOLDS ?AT 0HI/ORICAL MAT]IALISM IS A GLORIFICATION ( ! W&]+ 9 :I* HUMANITY HAS BE5 5GAG$ = MORE ?AN A C5TURY40 ,= ,CAMATTE1 ANY IDEOLOGY :I* >GUES = ! 0GR[? ( PRODUCTIVE =CES AS ! CONDITION S9E QUA NON = LIB]ATION0 IS AN AIMLESS W&]+ AWAY FROM ! PRIMITIVE AN>*Y :I* IS DE/ROY$ BY CAPITAL'S HEGEMONY4 ,?IS W&]+ 9 ,CAMATTE'S ?\<T IS ANALOG\S TO ,B5JAM9'S ANGEL BE+ UNABLE TO RESI/ ! ?RU/ ( ! /ORM4 ,B5JAM9'S ?\<T ALSO =%AD[S ! ANTI-CIVILIZATION POSITIONS ( ,CAMATTE & O!RS BY JUXTAPOS+ A LO/ P>ADISE ) A PROGRESS ?AT CONT9UALLY DRIVES US AWAY FROM ! POSSIBILITY ( RECOV]+ :AT HAS BE5 LO/4 

,B5JAM9'S VIEW IS UNCONC]N$ ) ALL ! V>I\S HI/ORICI/ CONCEPTIONS ( ! PA/4 ,BUT 9 COMP>+ HIS REJECTION ( GR& N>RATIVES ) ! PO/MOD]NI/S' CLAIM ( DO+ ! SAME1 WE AGREE ) ,L[Y ?AT ,B5JAM9'S 0DE-LEGITIMATION ( ! GR& N>RATIVE ( WE/]N MOD]NITY1 HIS DECON/RUCTION ( ! DISC\RSE ( PROGRESS & HIS PLEA = HI/ORICAL DISCONT9UITY >E IMMEASURABLY F> REMOV$ FROM ! PO/MOD]NI/S' DETA*$ GAZE ON CURR5T SOCIETY40 ,ON ! ONE H&1 ,B5JAM9 EQUIPS US TO REFUSE ANY P]IODIZATION ?AT C\LD ALL[ = MOD]NITY OR PO/-ANY?+4 ,ON ! O!R1 ! SPECIFICITY1 SPIRIT & VIGOR ( HIS WORDS BLA/ ?R\< TIME1 PRES5T TO US 9 A WAY ?AT TODAY'S !ORI/S1 SUPPOS$LY CLOS] TO US 9 TIME & IDEAS1 UTT]LY LACK EV5 9 !IR MO/ FURI\S ASSAULTS ON ! SOCIAL ORD]4 

,TO ,AWAK5 ! ,DEAD 

,B5JAM9'S SECOND !SIS ON HI/ORY PUTS =? ?AT1 IF WE RECOGNIZE ?AT ! PA/ CAN BE NOT$ AS PRES5T 9 SU* A WAY ?AT REF]S TO R$EMPTION1 !N 0!RE IS A SECRET PROTOCOL .<OR APPO9TM5T.> BETWE5 ! G5]ATIONS ( ! PA/ & ?AT ( \R [N4444 ,= IT HAS BE5 GIV5 TO US TO KN[1 JU/ LIKE EV]Y G5]ATION BE=E US1 A WEAK MESSIANIC P[]1 ON :I* ! PA/ HAS A CLAIM4 ,?IS CLAIM IS NOT TO BE SETTL$ LI<TLY40 ,H]E ,B5JAM9 BEG9S TO SITUATE ! C5TRALITY ( ! DEAD TO HIS PROJECT4 ,9 DESCRIB+ ! IDEA ( A WEAK MESSIANIC P[]1 HE SPEAKS ( ! ABILITY ( ! LIV+ TO SOMEH[ R$EEM ! PA/4 ,! WAY 9 :I* ! DEAD >E PRES5T IS AS ! 0C>ESS0 ( A 0BREA? (444 AIR10 AS AN 0E*O10 OR AS A SI/] :O ONE NO LONG] RECOGNIZES4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! PA/ IS PRES5T & EV]Y:]E1 T\*+ US EV]Y MOM5T & 09 ! VOICES WE HE>10 BUT ONLY SUGGE/IVELY1 9 & 9 SPITE ( \R [N 9ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE IT4 ,BUT ! POSSIBILITY = R$EMPTION1 ! WEAK MESSIANIC P[]1 LIES 9 ! *ANCE ?AT WE MI<T4 

,9 ! 9TIMATE1 EV]-PRES5T OPPORTUNITY HE DESCRIBES !RE IS A TREM5D\S DEAL AT /AKE4 ,=1 HE WRITES 9 ! F\R? !SIS1 ! 0REF9$ & SPIRITUAL ?+S0 ?AT LIVE 9 ! CLASS /RUGGLE 0AS CONFID5CE1 C\RAGE1 HUMOR1 CUNN+1 & =TITUDE1 & HAVE EFFECTS ?AT REA* F> BACK 9TO ! PA/444 CON/ANTLY CALL 9TO QUE/ION EV]Y VICTORY1 PA/ & PRES5T1 ( ! RUL]S40 

,LAT]1 TURN+ TO ! HI/ORIANS HE CRITICIZES AS TOOLS ( ! RUL+ CLASSES1 ,B5JAM9 MAKES IT CLE> 9 HIS SEV5? !SIS ?AT !IR RESURRECTION ( ! PA/ IS AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T K9D4 ,! NATURE ( ! SADNESS--ROOT$ 9 AN 9DOL5CE ( HE>T--?AT ,FLAUB]T DESCRIB$ FEEL+ 9 HIS HI/ORICAL /UDY ( ,C>?AGE IS CLE>]1 ,B5JAM9 SAYS1 :5 WE REMEMB] ?AT ! HI/ORIAN'S EMPA?Y IS ALWAYS ) ! VICTOR1 & ?US ) ! PRES5T RUL]S4 ,IT IS ! K9D ( SADNESS1 !N1 ?AT GA!RS TO ! LOYAL S]VANT OR M9ION 9 KN[+ ?AT IT IS BE+ US$ = ITS RUL]'S PURPOSES4 

,OBS]VE ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ?AT ONE & 0! *RONICL]1 :O REC\NTS EV5TS )\T DI/+UI%+ BETWE5 ! GREAT & SMALL1 !REBY ACC\NT.<+.> = ! TRU?1 ?AT NO?+ :I* HAS EV] HAPP5$ IS TO BE GIV5 AS LO/ TO HI/ORY40 ,) ?IS1 ,B5JAM9 FRAMES HIS ASS]TION ?AT A FULL PA/ BEFALLS A R$EEM$ HUMANITY :I* 9 ALL ( ITS LIV+ MOM5TS IS ABLE TO CITE ITS PRES5CE4 ,= ,B5JAM91 ?IS IS ! TASK ( ! HI/ORICAL MAT]IALI/3 TO CUT ?R\< ! PROCESS BY :I* HI/ORICISM ONLY ACC\NTS = GREAT EV5TS & TAKES ! SIDE ( ! VICTORS OV] ! VANQUI%$1 TO ACC\NT = ABSOLUTELY EV]Y?+4 

,! HI/ORICAL CUTT+-?R\< TAKES PLACE AT ! PO9T :5 0! TRUE PICTURE ( ! PA/0 FLIES PA/ OR FLEES FROM US1 AT ! PO9T :5 ONE MAY SEIZE HOLD ( AN IMAGE ( ! PA/ AS IT FLA%ES UP 9 A MOM5T ( DANG]4 ,! DANG] H]E IS PRECISELY ?AT ! IMAGE ( ! PA/1 GO+ UNNOTIC$1 MI<T DISAPPE>4 ,IT IS ! DANG] ?AT ! ORIG9ATOR ( ! IMAGE ?AT PASSES ?R\< TIME AS MU* AS ITS RECIPI5T WILL 0BECOM.<E.> A TOOL ( ! RUL+ CLASSES0 IF ANY PRES5T MOM5T DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ITSELF AS 9T5D$ 9 ! IMAGE4 

,B5JAM9 FUR!R CL>IFIES ?IS ?REAT 9 ?AT 0! ONLY HI/ORIAN CAPABLE ( FANN+ ! SP>K ( HOPE 9 ! PA/ IS ! ONE :O IS FIRMLY CONV9C$ ?AT EV5 ! DEAD WILL NOT BE SAFE FROM ! 5EMY IF HE IS VICTORI\S4 ,& ?IS 5EMY HAS NEV] CEAS$ TO BE VICTORI\S40 ,H[ >E ! DEAD ?REAT5$ BY ! 5EMY8 ,NE>BY1 ,B5JAM9 DESCRIBES 0A CON=MISM ?AT IS AB\T TO OV]P[]0 !M &1 P>ALLEL TO ! METAPHOR ( SEIZ+ ! PICTURE ( ! PA/1 WRITES ?AT EA* G5]ATION MU/ ATTEMPT TO WRE/ ?IS PICTURE AWAY FROM ?AT CLUT*4 

,B5JAM9'S HAUNT+ 9SI/5CE ?AT ! DEAD >E !MSELVES SOMEH[ AT RISK AS MU* AS WE \RSELVES HI<LI<TS H[ MU* IS AT /AKE 9 ! MOM5T :5 ! IMAGE ( ! PA/ ?REAT5S TO DISAPPE>4 ,! 5EMY DR[NS ! DEAD & !IR /RUGGLES UND] ITS GLIMM]+ N>RATIVE1 UNABLE TO ACC\NT = ! TRU?4 ,HI/ORICISM CAN SP9 ANY EV5T 9TO ITS /ORY1 EV5 7IF NOT ESPECIALLY7 AS RELATES TO CLASS /RUGGLE & REVOLUTION1 BUT ONLY BY SQUA%+ !M4 ,! ?REAT ?AT FACES ! DEAD IS ! SAME AS ?AT :I* FACES US3 IF CAU<T BY CON=MISM1 WE WILL ALL BE MOLD$ AS NO?+ MORE ?AN TOOLS ( ! RUL]S' /ORY4 ,?IS IS E*O$ 9 ! TWELF? !SIS :5 HE DESCRIBES ! ]ASURE ( ! LEGACY ( ,BLANQUI BY ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS1 SAY+ ?AT !Y 0PREF]R$ TO CA/ ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ! ROLE ( A R$EEM] ( FUTURE G5]ATIONS1 9 ?IS WAY CUTT+ ! S9EWS ( ITS GREATE/ /R5G?4 ,?IS 9DOCTR9ATION MADE ! WORK+ CLASS =GET ITS HATR$1 N\RI%$ BY ! IMAGE ( 5SLAV$ ANCE/ORS RA!R ?AN BY ! IDEAL ( LIB]AT$ GR&*ILDR540 

,H]E WE SEE ! MO/ OBVI\S WAY ?AT ,$ELMAN IS 9=M$ BY ,B5JAM9'S ?\<T3 HIS REFUSAL TO BE MOTIVAT$ BY ! SYMBOLIC IDEAL ( LIB]AT$ *ILDR51 & YET WE >E SIMULTANE\SLY CONFRONT$ ) ! 9ADEQUACY ( ,$ELMAN'S CRITIQUE4 ,9/EAD ( AN ATTITUDE ( DETA*$ REJECTION T[>D ! FUTURE1 :AT ,B5JAM9 CONFRONTS US ) IS ! REAL HATR$ AGA9/ ! RUL]S & ! RULE ?AT SEEKS TO HAVE ! DEAD AS ITS PAWNS 9 ! PRES5T AS MU* AS IT S\<T TO DO :ILE !Y LIV$4 ,! SAME PROCESS ?AT W\LD HAVE US LIVE 9 SACRIFICE & 5SLAVEM5T 9 ! NAME ( ! FUTURE G5]ATIONS4 

,WE CAN RETURN AGA9 TO ! T]RITORY DOM9AT$ BY ! ,*ILEAN ,/ATE TO DRAW 9SPIRATION FROM ! >TICULATION ( MEMORY 9 ! AN>*I/ /RUGGLES !RE4 ,:AT FOLL[S IS FROM A TEXT D$ICAT$ TO ,MAURICIO ,MORALES1 5TITL$ 0,MEMORY AS A ,WEAPON10 FROM ! ,*ILEAN AN>*I/ PUBLICATION ,G]M51 :I* BEAUTIFULLY ILLU/RATES A CONCEPTION ( REMEMBRANCE NOT UNLIKE ,B5JAM9'S3 

,TO PI]CE ! ]ASURE ( TIME1 REMEMB]+ & ASSUM+ ! DIFF]5T CONTEXTS & ! UNREPEATABLE IDYLLIC & EXACTLY EQUAL CONDITIONS IS A DIRECT & REAL SUPPORT TO ! SOCIAL W>4 ,TO %>P51 EXP&1 & MAKE EVID5T ! CONFLICT AGA9/ ! P[]FUL IS EXTREMELY NECESS>Y & POSSIBLE 9 ! PRES5T AS WELL AS 9 ! PA/4 ,\R COMBATIVE HI/ORY IS ! REBELLION ( DIFF]5T EXPLOIT$ :O DECID$ TO ACTIVELY OPPOSE ! E/ABLI%$ ORD]1 BREAK+ FREE FROM ! DIFF]5T =MS ( NORMALCY ( !IR TIME4 

,MEMORY2 ! PA/ IS \R PRES5T1 ITS ?\<TS HAVE BE5 \RS1 ITS DESIRES TO ATTACK >E ! SAME AS \RS TODAY4 ,WE >E TALK+ AB\T ! HI/ORY ( REVOLT = C5TURIES1 YE>S1 OR A PAIR ( PA9FUL MON?S4 ,N[ WE >E H]E REMEMB]+ ,MAURI1 COMRADE ( SO MANY FI<T]S1 BUT NOT ONLY IS ?IS MEMORY 9DIVIDUAL1 IT IS ALSO ! CONT9UATION ( ! URG5T NE$ TO OPPOSE DOM9ATION4444 

,TO REMEMB] ! /RUGGLE 9 ! PRES5T IS TO GLIMPSE :I* ROAD WE HAVE WALK$ UPON1 TO HELP UND]/& :]E TO PLACE \R NEXT /EPS--?IS IS TO USE 9SURRECTION>Y MEMORY TO REPLANT \RSELVES TACTICALLY & /RATEGICALLY 9 COMBAT AGA9/ ! OPPRESSIVE REALITY4 

,! R$EMPTION ( COMRADES & COMBATANTS PA/ & PRES5T IS 9 \R H&S1 ! NAMES & LIVES ( COMRADES LIKE ,MAURI1 ,CLAUDIA1 OR ,JOHNNY >E 9 US & WILL NOT BE =GOTT51 NOR 5GULF$ BY ! BEA/ ONLY TO LAT] BE VOMIT$ BY SOME 9TELLECTUAL ) DATES ( ! REVOLT4 

,TO REMEMB] ?AT !SE >E NOT AB/RACT IDEAS LIKE SOME GAME1 BUT ?AT SOCIAL W> IS ACTUALIZ$ BY COMRADES ( FLE% & BONE ?R\< ACTIONS1 EXPRESSIONS1 & DECISIONS 9 MOM5TS ( !IR LIVES IS :AT IS TRULY POT5T & MAKES ! COMBAT C>RI$ \T BY !M REPRODUCIBLE1 9 ORD] TO REALLY %>P5 \R PRES5T (F5SE4 

,MEMORY IS A WEAPON1 BUT IT IS NECESS>Y TO KN[ H[ TO AIM & %OOT AT P[] OR ELSE IT IS ONLY A /]ILE ACT1 TRAPP$ 9 HI/ORY OR EMOTION4 ,9SURRECTION>Y MEMORY IS \R WEAPON6 

,DE> PUNKI ,MAURI3 \R BE/ MEMORY IS TO CONT9UE CONFRONT+ ! ORD] ( ?OSE :O FANCY !MSELVES MA/]S ( Y\R LIFE4 

,:ILE ! WE CAN PO9T TO NUM]\S GLOBAL EXAMPLES :]E ONE ( P[]'S 9NUM]ABLE MURD]S WAS M>K$ BY NOT JU/ ! USUAL M\RN+ & VISIONS ( A BETT] FUTURE BUT ALSO AN OP5 UPSURGE ( HATR$1 ! SEQU5CE ( REVOLT 9 MY [N LOCAL SITUATION CAN BE TRAC$ TO ! RIOT+ ?AT ]UPT$ AFT] ! MURD] ( ,OSC> ,GRANT AT ! H&S ( TRANSIT POLICE 9 ,OAKL&1 ,CALI=NIA4 ,:ILE ! 9SURRECTION FOLL[+ ! MURD] ( ,ALEXIS 9 ,GREECE FELT LIKE SOME?+ TRAGICALLY REMOV$ FROM MY [N DAILY LIFE1 ! SEV]AL RIOTS 9 ,OAKL& %[$ ?AT SU* EXPLOSION C\LD EM]GE 9 MY [N CONTEXT4 ,:ILE 9 ! FOLL[+ DAYS & MON?S1 ACTIVI/S & POLITICIANS ( ALL /RIPES ATTEMPT$ TO CAPITALIZE (F ( A RE-WRIT+ ( !SE RIOTS1 ! WORDS ( P>TICIPANTS DEMON/RATE A PROJECT ( MEMORY & HATR$ :I* EVADES CAPTURE 9 POLITICS4 ,! FOLL[+ PASSAGE FROM ! TEXT 0,Y\ ,CAN'T ,%OOT ,US ,ALL10 A FIR/-H& ACC\NT ( ! ,OSC> ,GRANT RIOTS 9 ,OAKL& BY SOMEONE :O P>TICIPAT$1 S]VES AS AN EXAMPLE ( ?IS PROJECT3 

,:5 WE REALIZ$ ?AT1 9 ! EYES ( ! P[]FUL1 \R LIVES >E JU/ PILES ( BONES WAIT+ TO BE %ATT]$1 >T]IES & VE9S ON ! V]GE ( TE>+ OP51 HE>TS & LUNGS ?AT /OP BEAT+ & EXP&+ AT ! MOM5T !Y PULL ! TRIGG]1 ! ONLY ?+ LEFT TO DO WAS TO COME TOGE!R & MAKE !M TREMBLE BE=E US444 

,I WANT$ TO BREAK W9D[S1 TO SET FIRES1 TO /RIKE FE> 9TO EV]Y COP ON ! /REETS ?AT NI<T4 ,I WANT$ TO %[ ! P[]FUL ?AT !Y1 TOO1 W\LD LE>N ! MEAN+ ( VIOL5CE1 JU/ AS WE HAVE BE5 =C$ TO LE>N IT TIME & TIME AGA94 ,!Y NE$$ TO UND]/& ?AT WE DON'T =GET1 WE NE$$ TO FEEL ?AT WE W]E /ILL ALIVE444 

,LAT] ?AT NI<T1 AS ! C>S W]E /ILL BURN+1 WE TALK$ ) FRI5DS1 DISCUSS+ WAYS TO KEEP FI<T+1 WAY TO 5SURE ?AT ! MEMORY ( ! DEAD CONT9UES TO HAUNT ! LIV+4 ,9 ! FOLL[+ WEEKS1 WE CONT9U$ TO FI<T 9 ! /REETS4 ,IT WAS ON ?OSE W>M ,JANU>Y NI<TS1 EV5+S :I* N[ SEEM SO DI/ANT1 ?AT ,I MET SOME ( ! GREATE/ PEOPLE ,I HAVE EV] KN[N4 ,\R FRI5D%IPS HAVE CREAT$ ! F\NDATIONS ( A NETWORK ( /RUGGLE & =M$ BASIS = A DIFF]5T K9D ( COMMUNITY444 

,I1 ID5TIFY+ ) A MAN :OSE PHOTOGRAPH WAS NOT UNLIKE MY [N REFLECTION1 WOND]$ IF PEOPLE :O DID NOT SEE !MSELVES 9 ,OSC> ,GRANT AT LEA/ SAW 9 HIS IMAGE !IR FRI5D1 !IR NEI<BOR1 !IR CLASSMATE1 SOMEONE :OSE LIFE WAS WOR? FI<T+ OV]4 ,I HOP$ ?AT !RE W]E :ITE PEOPLE :O1 AFT] WAT*+ A VIDEO ( A BLACK MAN BE+ MURD]$ BY ! POLICE1 W\LD BE ANGRY 5\< TO BREAK W9D[S4 ,9 TIME1 ,I MET !SE PEOPLE1 BECAUSE !Y F\<T ALONGSIDE US1 ?R[+ BOTTLES & *UNKS ( CONCRETE1 CURS+ ! POLICE & WRIT+ ! NAMES ( ! DEAD ALONG ! WALLS ( ! CITY444 

,?IS SY/EM EXI/S TO ]ASE MEMORIES1 TO EVICT US FROM \R *ILDHOOD HOMES1 TO 9C>C]ATE \R LOV$ ONES1 TO EXECUTE ! FA!RS ( *ILDR5 TOO Y\NG TO FULLY UND]/& :AT HAPP5$4 ,\R /RUGGLE HAS BE5 AN EF=T TO CREATE MEMORIES ?AT !Y CAN NEV] TAKE FROM US4 ,RUNN+ T[>D ! SUNSET1 WE HAVE F\ND ?AT ! HORIZON ONLY MOVES F>!R AWAY4 ,WE AWAKE EV]Y MORN+ TO ! SAME CYCLE ( DEA? & P[] ?AT WE ESCAP$ 9 \R DREAMS ! NI<T BE=E4 ,YET WE CONT9UE TO TRUDGE TO ! 5DS ( ! E>?1 WE CONT9UE TO FI<T4 ,IT IS :5 ! AIR IS /ILL1 :5 ALL SEEMS QUIET1 ?AT WE >E PLANN+ \R NEXT MOVE4 

,TO ,MAKE ,HI/ORY ,EXPLODE 

,B5JAM93 

,! TRADITION ( ! OPPRESS$ TEA*ES US ?AT ! /ATE ( EM]G5CY 9 :I* WE LIVE IS NOT ! EXCEPTION BUT ! RULE4 ,WE MU/ ATTA9 TO A CONCEPTION ( HI/ORY ?AT ACCORDS ) ?IS 9SI<T4 ,!N WE WILL CLE>LY SEE ?AT IT IS \R TASK TO BR+ AB\T A REAL /ATE ( EM]G5CY1 & ?IS WILL IMPROVE \R POSITION 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ FASCISM4 

,?IS1 FROM ! EI<? !SIS1 TIES 9 ) HIS 0,CRITIQUE ( ,VIOL5CE0 9 :I* HE LAYS \T A BROAD CRITIQUE ( ! LEGAL SY/EM AS A SY/EM ( VIOL5CE ?AT DIVE/S 9DIVIDUALS ( ALL VIOL5CE4 ,HE ILLUM9ATES ! L9K BETWE5 ! TWO TEXTS :5 HE WRITES 9 ! CRITIQUE ?AT 0! CRITIQUE ( VIOL5CE IS ! PHILOSOPHY ( ITS HI/ORY0.<#h.> BECAUSE IT MU/ LOOK BEYOND JU/ 0:AT IS CLOSE AT H&0 TO ATTA9 A TRULY CRITICAL APPROA*4 ,:AT IS AT /AKE = ,B5JAM9 9 ?IS CRITIQUE IS ?AT A FULL UND]/&+ ( ! DEVELOPM5T ( VIOL5CE CAN GIVE 9SI<T 9TO 0! BREAK+ ( ?IS CYCLE444 ! SUSP5SION ( LAW ) ALL ! =CES ON :I* IT DEP5DS AS !Y DEP5D ON IT1 F9ALLY !RE=E444 ! ABOLITION ( /ATE P[]40 ,KEEP 9 M9D1 AS WE MOVE FROM READ+ HIS PHILOSOPHY ( ! HI/ORY ( VIOL5CE TO HIS !SES ON ! PHILOSOPHY ( HI/ORY ITSELF1 ?AT BO? CONC]N !MSELVES ) ?IS SAME BREAK4 

,! REALIZATION ( ,B5JAM9'S VISION ( /ATE ABOLITION IS DEF9$ AS A BREAK ) A HI/ORICAL CYCLE 9 :I* VIOL5CE CREATES LAW1 PRES]VES LAW1 & 9 :I* 0EI!R NEW =CES OR ?OSE E>LI] SUPPRESS$0 VIOL5TLY OV]?R[ ! EXI/5T LAW 9 ORD] TO 0F\ND A NEW LAW1 DE/9$ 9 ITS TURN TO DECAY40 ,! POSSIBILITY ( A BREAK FROM ! :OLE CYCLE RE/S ON ! RECOGNITION ?AT IF ! EXI/+ LAW CAN BE BROK5 TODAY1 !N AN ATTACK ON LAW ITSELF CAN SOON BE MADE2 & ?AT IF !RE IS 0VIOL5CE \TSIDE ! LAW1 AS PURE IMM$IATE VIOL5CE10 !N 0REVOLUTION>Y VIOL5CE1 ! HI<E/ MANIFE/ATION ( UNALLOY$ VIOL5CE BY MAN1 IS POSSIBLE40 ,AL?\< ! ,CRITIQUE ALSO PO9TS TO ANO!R1 MORE SUBTLE TASK BEYOND ?IS ONE1 :AT WE WILL KEEP 9 M9D AS WE PROCE$ IS ?IS CONCEPT ( REVOLUTION>Y VIOL5CE1 S9CE = HIM ?IS IS TO CALL AN 5D TO LAW & ITS VIOL5CE4 

,FROM ,B5JAM9'S OMITT$ NOTES ON HI/ORY3 

,M>X SAYS ?AT REVOLUTIONS >E ! LOCOMOTIVE ( WORLD HI/ORY4 ,BUT P]HAPS IT IS QUITE O!RWISE4 ,P]HAPS REVOLUTIONS >E AN ATTEMPT BY ! PASS5G]S ON ?IS TRA9--NAMELY ! HUMAN RACE--TO ACTIVATE ! EM]G5CY BRAKE4 

,B5JAM9'S EM]G5CY BRAKE IS NEV] EXPRESS$ AS SOME?+ TO WAIT =4 ,9DE$1 TO ,B5JAM9 IT IS ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS :O TREAT !IR TASK AS 9F9ITE1 IDEAL1 & :O TREAT TIME AS 0AN ANT]OOM1 SO TO SPEAK1 9 :I* ONE C\LD WAIT = ! EM]G5CE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION40 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 HE WRITES ?AT 09 REALITY1 !RE IS NOT A MOM5T ?AT W\LD NOT C>RY ) IT ITS REVOLUTION>Y *ANCE--PROVID$ ONLY ?AT IT IS DEF9$ 9 A SPECIFIC WAY1 NAMELY AS ! *ANCE = A COMPLETELY NEW RESOLUTION ( A COMPLETELY NEW PROBLEM40 

,9 ! F\RTE5? !SIS1 ,B5JAM9 SAYS ?AT 0:AT *>ACT]IZES REVOLUTION>Y CLASSES AT !IR MOM5T ( ACTION IS ! AW>5ESS ?AT !Y >E AB\T TO MAKE ! CONT9UUM ( HI/ORY EXPLODE40 ,HE DESCRIBES ?AT ON ! FIR/ EV5+ ( ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE1 REVOLUTION>IES /OOD 0AT ! FOOT ( EV]Y CLOCKT[] .<&.> W]E FIR+ ON CLOCK FACES TO MAKE ! DAY /& /ILL40 

,AN 5MITY T[>D TIME IS IMPORTANT = US BECAUSE ! CONCEPT ( AB/RACT1 EMPTY TIME SEEKS TO DOME/ICATE US AS SLAVES TO PROGRESS4 ,! NUM]ICAL CLOCK-TIME REPRES5T$ BY ! H\R FUNCTIONS TO REGIM5T & DICTATE DAILY LIFE :ILE MEASUR+ \R LABOR P[] 9 ITS EXPLOITATION BY CAPITAL4 ,IT IS ! /RUCTURE ( ! FUTURITY ?AT =CES US AWAY FROM ! REAL ( ! N[4 ,?IS IS :Y A FRI5D REC5TLY REM9DS ?AT ONE DAY ( 9SURRECTION IS WOR? A ?\S& C5TURIES ( NORMALITY4 

,= ,B5JAM91 ! MOM5TS ?AT 9T]RUPT ! PROGRESSION ( EMPTY CAPITALI/ TIME >E A K9D ( MESSIANIC TIME4 ,MESSIANIC TIME IS ! UNMEASURABLE DURATION :I* CONTA9S UNLIMIT$ POSSIBILITIES4 ,IT DOES NOT EXI/ 9 L9E> CAPACITY1 BUT 9/EAD EXI/S AS AN 9T]RUPTION ( L9E> TIME4 ,MESSIANIC TIME EXI/S 9 SPL9T]S :I* >E DIFFUS$ ?R\< ! EMPTY FABRIC ( CAPITALI/ TIME4 ,WE CAN RECOGNIZE 9 !SE SPL9T]S ?AT NEGATIVITY :I* IS 9TR9SIC TO ! SOCIAL ORD]2 ! IRRATIONAL N[-TIME :I* ?REAT5S TO SUSP5D ! REPRODUCTIVE DRIVE ( ! FUTURE1 TO 9T]RUPT ! CONT9UUM ( HI/ORY4 

,B5JAM9 9SI/S 9 HIS NOTES ?AT ANYONE :O 0WI%ES TO KN[ :AT ! SITUATION ( A 'R$EEM$ HUMANITY' MI<T ACTUALLY BE1 :AT CONDITIONS >E REQUIR$ = ! DEVELOPM5T ( SU* A SITUATION1 & :5 ?IS DEVELOPM5T CAN BE EXPECT$ TO OCCUR1 POSES QUE/IONS TO :I* !RE >E NO ANSW]S0 7EMPHASIS ADD$74 ,?IS K9D ( SEEK+ = ANSW]S SO COMMON 9 REVOLUTION>IES IS FUTILE BY ,B5JAM9'S ACC\NT4 ,S9CE EA* MOM5T CONTA9S ITS [N UNIQUE REVOLUTION>Y *ANCE1 TO LOOK = ! G5]AL CONDITIONS 9 :I* REVOLUTION CAN DEVELOP IS TO FALL 9TO CONCEIV+ ( TIME AS HOMOG5\S & EMPTY4 ,! REVOLUTION>Y *ANCE ITSELF IS NOT DEF9$ BY ITS BE+ A FUR!R DEVELOPM5T 9 A HI/ORICAL CONT9UUM BUT IS 9/EAD A CUT OR /OPPAGE1 A *ANCE TO BLA/ A WAY \T ( ! CONT9UUM4 ,9DE$1 ,B5JAM9 MAKES QUITE EXPLICIT ?AT ?IS NOTION IS AT ODDS ) ,M>X'S FOLL[]S :O HAVE MISUND]/OOD 0CLASSLESS SOCIETY AS ! 5DPO9T ( HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T40 ,HE REM>KS TO ! CONTR>Y ?AT CLASSLESS SOCIETY MU/ HAVE 0A G5U9ELY MESSIANIC FACE0 RE/OR$ TO IT4 

,ONE WAY TO CONTEXTUALIZE 9T]RUPTION IS TO ?9K ?R\< ! /RIKE4 ,?IS %\LD ALSO BE 9T]E/+ 9 LI<T ( REC5T ATTEMPTS AT REK9DL+ ! FLAME ( ! REVOLUTION>Y G5]AL /RIKE1 9 RELATION TO :I* ! DISC\RSE >\ND VIOL5CE HAS APPE>$ AGA9 AS A TRAP ON ALL SIDES4 

,:ILE ! MODEL ( ! /RIKE IS EXPLICITLY REF]5C$ 9 ! 0,CRITIQUE ( ,VIOL5CE10 IT IS ABS5T--RA!R CONSPICU\SLY--FROM ! 0,CONCEPT ( ,HI/ORY40 ,9 ! =M]1 HE WRITES AB\T ! /RIKE :I* APPE>S 9 ! CLASS /RUGGLE AS A =M ( VIOL5CE4 ,HE DI/+UI%ES BETWE5 DIFF]5T ASPECTS4 ,ON ! ONE H& IS ! /RIKE AS EXTORTION--VIOL5CE US$ BY LABOR AS A MEANS T[>D SECUR+ AN 5D1 :I* ! /ATE SANCTIONS AS A LEGAL RI<T 9 ORD] TO 0=E/ALL VIOL5T ACTIONS .<SU* AS ! BURN+ ( FACTORIES.> ! /ATE IS AFRAID TO OPPOSE40 ,! REVOLUTION>Y G5]AL /RIKE DEP>TS FROM ! /RIKE-AS-EXTORTION & BECOMES A CRISIS TO :I* ! /ATE UND]/&S IT MU/ RESPOND ) VIOL5T SUPPRESSION4 ,IT HAS TO DO ?IS LE/ ! /RIKE F9D ITS WAY TO ! V]Y HE>T ( ! /ATE4 ,BECAUSE1 9 SU* A /RIKE1 0! /ATE FE>S ABOVE ALL ELSE ?AT FUNCTION ( VIOL5CE :I* IT IS ! OBJECT ( ?IS /UDY TO ID5TIFY AS ! ONLY SECURE =MULATION ( ITS CRITIQUE40 

,:AT !N IS ?IS SECURE =MULATION ( ! CRITIQUE ( VIOL5CE8 ,IT IS ! CRITIQUE ( ! /ATE ITSELF4 ,GIV5 ?AT ANY /RIKE IS A K9D ( 9T]RUPTION OR /OPPAGE1 NEV]!LESS IT IS G5]ALLY UND]/OOD ?AT !RE WILL BE A RETURN TO WORK ONCE A DEM& IS MET4 ,9 :AT ,B5JAM9 CALLS ! POLITICAL G5]AL /RIKE1 A SET ( POLITICIANS TAKE ?IS ME?OD BEYOND ! DEM&S P>TICUL> TO A WORKPLACE & APPLY IT TO A DEM& = !M 7! POLITICIANS7 TO TAKE P[]1 AT :I* PO9T !RE WILL BE A RETURN TO WORK4 ,ALL ( ?IS BE>S ONLY ! MO/ SUP]FICIAL RESEMBLANCE TO :AT ,B5JAM9 DESCRIBES AS ! =M ( ! /RIKE ?AT TAKES PLACE ROOT$ 09 ! DET]M9ATION TO RESUME ONLY A :OLLY TRANS=M$ WORK1 NO LONG] 5=C$ BY ! /ATE40 ,9 CONTRA/ TO ! POLITICAL G5]AL /RIKE1 ?IS O!R 0=M ( 9T]RUPTION ( WORK10 ! PROLET>IAN G5]AL /RIKE1 IS 0PURE MEANS10 0NONVIOL5T10 & 0AN>*I/IC40 

,! REASON ?AT !SE TWO =MS >E 0ANTI!TICAL 9 !IR RELATION TO VIOL5CE0 BE>S SOME FUR!R 9QUIRY4 ,TO ,B5JAM9 ! POLITICAL G5]AL /RIKE IS VIOL5T BECAUSE IT 0CAUSES ONLY AN EXT]NAL MODIFICATION ( LABOR CONDITIONS10 :I* >E 9 !MSELVES VIOL5T1 & HAS AS ITS AIM ! /R5G!N+ ( /ATE P[]1 :I* IS BO? VIOL5T & ! >BIT] ( VIOL5CE4 ,! PROLET>IAN G5]AL /RIKE IS NONVIOL5T BECAUSE IT IS ! ABOLITION ( ! /ATE--! REAL CRITIQUE ( VIOL5CE PUT 9TO EFFECT4 ,& ! 0REALLY EFFECTIVE CRITIQUE0 ( VIOL5CE 0CO9CIDES ) ! CRITIQUE ( ALL LEGAL VIOL5CE40 

,FIGUR$ ANO!R WAY1 ! TASK ( 9T]RUPTION REQUIRES US TO LOCATE ! CLOCKT[] ?AT WE C\LD FIRE UPON TO /OP ! DAY4 ,HOMOG5\S TIME NO LONG] FL[S ?R\< ! MONOLI?IC MA*9ES 9 ! CITY C5T]S4 ,N[1 A RANGE ( TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCEM5TS HAVE DIFFUS$ & 9TEGRAT$ ! MA*9]Y ( TIME 9TO \R V]Y ?\<TS & RHY?MS4 ,EV]Y:]E WE GO1 WE >E SURR\ND$ BY & P]MEAT$ ) DEVICES :I* S]VE TO MANAGE ! REGIME ( TIME4 ,:]E ONCE A S+UL> APP>ATUS M$IAT$ \R RELATION%IP TO TIME1 ITS DICTATOR%IP IS N[ IMPOS$ BY AN 9NUM]ABLE >RAY4 ,A DESIRE = 9T]RUPTION MU/ N[ RECKON ) ! C\NTLESS APP>ATUSES ?AT SEGM5T \R MEMORY & 9TEGRATE \R V]Y BE+ 9TO CAPITALI/ TIME4 ,BUT RA!R ?AN WA/E TIME LA%+ \T AGA9/ ALL !SE CLOCKS ONE AFT] ANO!R1 LET US CUT ?R\< TO :AT UND]LIES !M4 

,HI/ORY'S S]VANTS PROMISE US A %9+ FUTURE4 ,:E!R BY MEANS ( TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATION1 H>D WORK & SACRIFICE1 OR ! ,REVOLUTION1 WE >E ASSUR$ ( A HEAV5-ON-E>? ( LI<T & CRY/AL4 ,BUT ALL ( !SE GLIMM]+ APP>ATUSES CAN ONLY S]VE TO ADORN ! MONUM5TAL PILE ( WRECKAGE 9 :I* WE LIVE4 ,ALL >\ND US1 ! C>NAGE & CORPSES ( \R ANCE/ORS =M ! >*ITECTURE ( \R DAILY EXI/5CE4 ,NOT ONLY ! WALLS & FREEWAYS & %OPP+ C5T]S1 BUT ! SM>T PHONES1 PORNOGRAPHY1 SURVEILLANCE & 5T]TA9M5T SY/EMS--ALL MONUM5TS TO ! SAME 5EMY ?AT HAS NEV] CEAS$ TO BE VICTORI\S4 ,CAPITAL1 ,LEVIA?AN1 CIVILIZATION1 SOCIETY3 SO MANY NAMES = ! PROCESS :I* TURNS LIFE 9TO AN ASSEMBLAGE ( DEA?1 :I* W\LD 9TEGRATE US AS MA*9ES 9TO A GR&] MA*9]Y4 ,FUTURITY IS ! LOGIC ?AT DRIVES ?IS REGIME ( SUBJECTION & ASSIMILATION1 BUT IS ALSO ! SCI5CE :I* DESECRATES \R MEMORY ( ?OSE :O ALSO /RUGGL$2 ! TREA*]Y :I* TURNS !IR /RUGGLES 9TO SO MANY MORE IDEOLOGICAL CADAV]S4 ,:]E LIV+ BE+S ONCE /RUGGL$ TO BE FREE FROM FUTURITY'S DOM9ATION ( !IR LIVES1 WE >E TOLD ?AT !Y DUTIFULLY SACRIFIC$ !MSELVES = SOCIETY'S FUTURE4 ,WE TOO >E CALL$ UPON TO PROCREATE & RAISE UP *ILDR5 :O MI<T ONE DAY LIVE BETT] LIVES ?AN WE4 ,BUT JU/ AS WE W]E BORN 9TO ! HALLS ( ! DEAD1 SO TOO W\LD \R *ILDR5 BE ! /ILLBORN JANITORS ( !SE HALLS1 BREA?+ CIRCUITS EMB$D$ 9 A MASSIVE CYB]NETIC CADAV]4 ,<O/S CALL \T TO US3 !Y ASK ?AT WE TE> AP>T ! SUTURES ( ?IS ,FRANK5/E9'S MON/] :I* !Y'VE COME TO CON/ITUTE4 ,!Y CALL ON US TO CREMATE !IR REMA9S & BURY ! A%ES1 TO 5D ! REIGN ( ! DEAD OV] ! LIV+4 

,TO ,FACE ! ,DW>F 

,WE WILL CONCLUDE 9 ! SAME MANN] AS ,WALT] ,B5JAM9 BEG9S HIS !SES ON HI/ORY3 

,!RE WAS ONCE1 WE KN[1 AN AUTOMATON CON/RUCT$ 9 SU* A WAY ?AT IT C\LD RESPOND TO EV]Y MOVE BY A *ESS PLAY] ) A C\NT]MOVE ?AT W\LD 5SURE ! W9N+ ( ! GAME4 ,A PUPPET WE>+ ,TURKI% ATTIRE & ) A HOOKAH 9 ITS M\? SAT BE=E A *ESSBO>D PLAC$ ON A L>GE TABLE4 ,A SY/EM ( MIRRORS CREAT$ ! ILLUSION ?AT ?IS TABLE WAS TRANSP>5T ON ALL SIDES4 ,ACTUALLY1 A HUN*BACK$ DW>F--A MA/] AT *ESS--SAT 9SIDE & GUID$ ! PUPPET'S H& BY MEANS ( /R+S4 ,ONE CAN IMAG9E A PHILOSOPHIC C\NT]P>T TO ?IS APP>ATUS4 ,! PUPPET1 CALL$ 'HI/ORICAL MAT]IALISM10 IS TO W9 ALL ! TIME4 ,IT CAN EASILY BE A MAT* = ANYONE IF IT 5LI/S ! S]VICES ( !OLOGY1 :I* TODAY1 AS WE KN[1 IS SMALL & UGLY & HAS TO KEEP \T ( SI<T4 

,HI/ORY TELLS US ?AT ,B5JAM9'S !SES ON ! CONCEPT ( HI/ORY W]E NEV] MEANT = A PUBLIC READ]%IP4 ,9/EAD !Y W]E WRITT5 AS SEV]AL COPIES ( ! SAME LETT]1 ADDRESS$ TO HIS CLOSE/ COLLEAGUES4 ,?R\< ?IS DISPAT*1 HE S\<T TO COMMUNICATE :AT HE KNEW TO BE VITAL 9=MATION TO ?OSE HE LOV$ & CONSPIR$ )4 

,9 TELL+ ! P>ABLE ( ! DW>F & ! AUTOMATON1 HE WAS REM9D+ HIS COMRADES ?AT TO BR+ AB\T ! REAL /ATE ( EXCEPTION--TO NOT ONLY DEFEAT FASCISM1 BUT TO DEFEAT ! 5EMY ALL ! TIME1 PRES5T1 PA/1 & FUTURE--!Y W\LD HAVE TO UND]/& PHILOSOPH Y TO BE NO?+ BUT A MA*9E ?AT WAS CREAT$ TO CONCEAL SOME?+1 TO MAKE MOVES AT ! BO>D UND] ! GUIDANCE ( A HIDD5 G5IUS4 ,:]E ! ,M>XI/S TAKE ,M>X'S PHILOSOPHY AS ! ANSW] = H[ TO W9 ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 !Y TRAGICALLY MI/AKE :AT IT APPE>S AS = :AT IT IS 9T5D$ TO EFFECT1 & !Y BECOME LO/4 ,BECAUSE EV5 :5 !Y BELIEVE !Y >E W9N+1 !Y >E 9 TRU? NO?+ BUT ITS PAWNS4 ,! DI/9CTION IS NOT AB\T :AT SIDE ONE IS PLAY+1 BUT ON :AT LEVEL4 

,= EV]Y PRETTY !ORY ?AT PRES5TS ITSELF1 /UDY IT ONLY 9 ! WAY ?AT A CAT /UDIES ITS PREY3 = ! 5JOYM5T ( ! HUNT1 TO BE SURE1 BUT ALSO SO AS TO SEIZE UPON :ATEV] UNIQUE REVOLUTION>Y *ANCE MAY APPE> AS 9 A FLA% ( LI<TN+4 ,SO ?AT :5 ?AT N>R[ GATE OP5S1 Y\ P\NCE )\T A MOM5T'S HESITATION4 ,9 ! MEANTIME1 BY ALL MEANS1 5JOY ! DIV]SION ( ! !ORY'S L9ES & MOVES1 BUT IF Y\ >E TO AVOID BECOM+ ITS TOOL Y\ MU/ EV] HAVE 9 M9D TO %ATT] ! SY/EM ( MIRRORS & CONFRONT ! DW>F ?AT HAS BE5 PULL+ ! /R+S ALL ALONG4 ,FAC$ ) ?IS UGLY LITTLE CREATURE BEH9D ALL ! L9ES ( PLAY Y\'VE 5JOY$ & SUFF]$1 ABLE AT LA/ TO READ ! L9ES ( ITS FACE & ! D>K ( ITS EYES1 AS TIME /&S /ILL & ! 5TIRETY ( ! PA/ FALLS TO Y\1 Y\ WILL HAVE TO MAKE A DEEPLY E?ICAL DECISION ?AT NO?+ 9 ALL ! GAMES BE=E C\LD PREP>E Y\ =4 ,! ONLY DECISION ?AT TRULY MATT]S4 

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