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,A ,LAS ,B>RICADAS 9T]VIEW+ ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,AU?OR 3 ,A ,LAS ,B>RICADAS 

,TEXT 3 

.<$4 - ,WE PRES5T ?IS 9T]VIEW1 CONDUCT$ E>LY LA/ YE> BY ! ,SPANI%-LANGUAGE SITE ,A ,LAS ,B>RICADAS1 RELEAS+ IT N[ 9 :AT MAY OR MAY NOT BE LA/ DAYS ( ,DONALD ,TRUMP'S ,U4,S4 PRESID5CY4 ,9T5D$ = ?OSE ( US VIEW+ EV5TS ON ?AT CONT95T FROM AF>1 ?IS PROVIDES A GOOD LOOK AT ! DYNAMICS SET (F AFT] ! #baf ELECTION & ONGO+ /RUGGLES :I* HAVE L$ TO WIDE-SPREAD SOCIAL UNRE/ 7! RETURN ( ! ANTI-POLICE RIOTS ?AT ! 9T]VIEWEE NOTES BEL[ HAD SUBSID$ AT ! TIME ( ?IS 9T]VIEW7 & LOOM+ ?REAT ( CIVIL W> ?AT ! SO-CALL$ 0,UNIT$ ,/ATES0 N[ FACE4.> 

,WE SPOKE BROADLY ) ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS1 ACTIVI/ ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ORIG9 BAS$ 9 ,SPA94 ,PET] IS ! AU?OR ( NUM]\S >TICLES1 ESPECIALLY ANALYTICAL ACC\NTS AB\T ! PROCESSES HE KN[S4 ,= EXAMPLE HE WAS V]Y PROLIFIC EXPLA9+ ! PROCESS ( ! #a#e,M .<$4 - SEE ,RETURN ,FIRE VOL4#e PG#c#h.> TO ! ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ PUBLIC1 9 A WAY ?AT P>T ( ! LESSONS ?AT HE GOT FROM ! ,IB]IAN PROCESS C\LD BE MOV$ TO ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 HE IS ! AU?OR ( V>I\S BOOKS1 NAMELY ,AN>*Y ,WORKS & ,H[ ,NON-,VIOL5CE ,PROTECTS ! ,/ATE AMONG O!RS4 

,) ?IS 9T]VIEW WE 9T5D TO GET A CLOS] LOOK AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES SOCIETY 9 ! ,TRUMP ]A4 ,WE WANT TO LE>N H[ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS >E FAC+ ! REACTION>Y (F5SIVE ?AT ! WORLD IS LIV+ ?R\< & :AT RESI/ANCES >E RIS+ UP RI<T N[4 ,LIKEWISE1 FROM ! RESI/ANCES !RE'S BE5 GR[+ A V]Y DYNAMIC AN>*I/ & REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T1 EA* DAY MORE 5TR5*$ 9 NEW T]RITORIES ( ?AT C\NTRY ! SIZE ( A CONT95T4 ,TRANS=MATIVE MOVEM5TS1 AS IS LOGICAL1 PRES5T NEW *ALL5GES1 SUFF] M5ACES1 SO WE WILL TRY TO GET HIM TO 9TRODUCE !M TO US4 ,WE ALSO T\* UPON ! DEBATE AB\T ID5TITIES ?AT IS AT ITS PEAK ON ! ,LEFT4 

,WE HOPE ?IS 9T]VIEW IS ( 9T]E/4 

,A,L,B3 ,! >RIVAL ( ,DONALD ,TRUMP TO ! ,:ITE ,H\SE HAS *ANG$ EV]Y?+4 ,AS = ! CAUSES ( HIS TRIUMPH1 !RE HAS BE5 TALK ( ! RISE ( ! ,TEA-,P>TY .<$4 - CONS]VATIVE POPULI/S.> & !N ( ! ALT-RI<T1 ( ! CRISIS ( ! 0:ITE MAN01 ( ! FRU/RATION ( ! P]IPH]AL WORK+ CLASS & ! RURAL WORLD444 ,DO Y\ ?9K !RE IS ANO!R FACTOR ?AT IS (T5 NOT M5TION$8 ,9 ! 5D !RE WAS ALSO A V]Y L>GE P]C5TAGE ( WOM5 & IMMIGRANTS ?AT VOT$ = HIM4 ,& AT ! SAME TIME1 !RE WAS GREAT VOT] AB/5TION4 ,:AT CAN Y\ CONTRIBUTE8 

,PET]3 ,!RE >E O!R KEY FACTORS4 ,TRUMP HAD AN IDEAL OPPON5T 7= HIM7 .<$4 - ,HILL>Y ,CL9TON ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY.>4 ,A PR(ESSIONAL POLITICIAN :O G5]ATES EQUAL P>TS ( HATR$ & APA?Y & :O ?\<T ?AT IT W\LD SUFFICE TO TAKE CONTROL ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY & M>G9ALIZE H] OPPON5TS TO ! C&IDATURE4 ,ALSO1 ,CL9TON COMES FROM ! CONS]VATIVE W+ ( ! P>TY1 SO %E WASN'T CAPABLE ( 9SPIR+ ! PEOPLE MO/ HORRIFI$ BY ,TRUMP4 

,TRUMP DIDN'T W9 ANY MAJORITY4 ,LESS ?AN #a#i.0 ( ! C\NTRY & #b#f.0 ( ! POSSIBLE VOT]S VOT$ = HIM4 ,HE WON ! ELECTION 9 GREAT P>T ?ANKS TO ! SUPPORT ( ! MULTI-MILLIONAIRE ,M]C] FAMILY1 ALSO ! >*ITECT ( ! UNEXPECT$ VICTORY ( ,BREXIT4 ,!Y US$ NEW ALGORI?MS - ALONG ) ! CAPACITY ?AT ,FACEBOOK ALL[$ ( T>GET+ PUBLICITY TO ! MO/ SUSCEPTIBLE 9DIVIDUALS TO IT - TO DESIGN A MU* MORE EFFECTIVE PROPAG&A CAMPAIGN4 ,) LESS MONEY1 !Y C\LD REA* ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY ! PEOPLE ?AT W]E VULN]ABLE TO HIS MISOGYNI/ & X5OPHOBIC CAMPAIGN1 & ?IS ONLY 9 ! DI/RICTS OR /ATES ?AT W]E IMPORTANT TO W9 ! ELECTION4 ,IT WAS A TURN+ PO9T AS F> AS IT %[$ ?AT N[ SOCIAL M$IA PLAT=MS LIKE ,FACEBOOK >E MORE P[]FUL ?AN TRADITIONAL M$IA LIKE NEWSPAP]S & TELEVISION4 ,?AT'S ! LA/ NAIL 9 ! C(F9 ( MASS SOCIETY4 ,ATOMIZ$ SOCIETY IS RUL$ BY ALGORI?MS4 ,:AT HAPP5$ WAS ! RI<T WAS ! FIR/ 9 APPLY+ ?IS KN[L$GE TO ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS 7BUT IT ALSO DIDN'T HURT HIM ?AT ! COMM]CIAL PRESS GIFT$ HIM SO MU* FREE PUBLICITY1 DUE TO ITS ATTRACTION TO CONTROV]SY47 

,Y\ ASK AB\T ! WOM5 & IMMIGRANTS ?AT VOT$ = HIM4 ,! EXPLICIT MISOGYNY ( ,TRUMP WAS A V]Y IMPORTANT FACTOR TO W9 ! LOYALTY ( ! M9ORITY ?AT VOT$ = HIM4 ,CONS]VATISM HAS ALWAYS BE5 MOTIVAT$ BY ! OBLIGATION TO DEF5D ! /RUCTURES ( PRIVILEGE4 ,?R\< ?IS IDEOLOGY1 ! PRIVILEGES ( A SOCIETY >E MOBILIZ$ ?R\< VICTIMIZATION3 :5 A P]SON ) SOCIAL PRIVILEGES FEELS ATTACK$ BECAUSE !IR PRIVILEGES HAVE BE5 QUE/ION$1 !IR HI< /ATUS EXCLUD+ O!RS4 

,CONTR>Y TO ?IS1 ! ,LEFT TRIES TO MAKE PRIVILEGE & OPPRESSION SOME?+ MORE 9CLUSIVE3 PRES]VE /RUCTURES ( DOM9ATION 9 ! FACE ( AN 9CREAS+ RESI/ANCE1 ?R\< A /RATEGY ( 9CLUSION & EQUALITY4 ,=MAL $UCATION = ! 0M9ORITIES0 SO ?AT !Y TOO CAN ASC5D 9 - & DEF5D - ! PATRI>*AL & COLONIAL /RUCTURES ( CAPITALISM & ! ,/ATE4 ,NORMALLY1 ! ,RI<T MAKES NO DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! RE=MI/S & ! REVOLUTION>IES4 ,!Y >E ALL REPRES5T$ AS M5ACES TO ! GOOD ORD] ( SOCIETY 70GOOD ORD]10 = !SE PEOPLE1 MEANS HI]>*Y74 

,IT TURNS \T ?AT !RE >E A LOT ( RI<T-W+ WOM54 ,IT %\LD NOT SURPRISE US1 BUT WE'RE LIV+ 9 AN EPO* 9 :I* ID5TITY LABELS >E BECOM+ SUB/ITUTE = ANY CONT5T4 ,FEM9I/ IS CONFUS$ ) BE+ A WOMAN1 AS IF ANY P]SON V9DICAT+ !IR ID5TITY - AN ID5TITY GIV5 BY ! CURR5T SY/EM - W]E FI<T+ AGA9/ PATRI>*Y4 ,A WOMAN CAN HAVE MANY MOTIVES TO DEF5D A SY/EM ( PRIVILEGE & OPPRESSION4 ,FEEL+ CULTURALLY ID5TIFI$ ) ,WE/]N SOCIETY1 TRY+ TO CLIMB ! ECONOMIC LADD]1 ! NE$ ( :ITE WOM5 TO ATTACK RACIALIZ$ WOM5 OR EV5 ! DESIRE ( SOMEONE SCREW$ OV] BY PATRI>*Y TO SETTLE SCORES1 BUT 9/EAD ( ATTACK+ ?OSE ) MO/ P[]1 !Y DO ! EASY & C[>DLY ?+ ( ATTACK+ O!R OPPRESS$ P]SONS4 ,9 A S+LE SOCIETY1 ! DIFF]5T AXIS ( OPPRESSION T5D TO %[ UP AS A 0PACK40 ,!Y CON/ITUTE ! SOCIAL /RUCTURE 9 ITS TOTALITY4 ,SO :ITE WOM51 RI* WOM51 ,*RI/IAN WOM51 HOMOPHOBIC & TRANSPHOBIC WOM5 OR SIMPLY WOM5 :O FEEL ,WE/]N HAVE MOTIVES TO ID5TIFY ) ! TOTALITY ( ! SOCIAL 0ORD]01 EV5 ) PATRI>*AL VALUES4 ,BUT IT'S 9T]E/+ ?AT RI<T-W+ WOM5 7POLITICIANS & 9 ! PRESS7 ?AT W9 A LOT ( SOCIAL P[] SPEAK+ 9 FAVOR ( PATRI>*Y ALMO/ NEV] BEHAVE LIKE TRADITIONAL WOM54 ,!Y >E ELOQU5T1 AGGRESSIVE1 9DEP5D5T4 ,9 A WAY1 !Y'RE REBELS1 EV5 IF IT'S A C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y REBELLION4 

,ALSO1 EV]Y OPPRESSIVE SY/EM NE$S ! P>TICIPATION ( ! OPPRESS$ PEOPLE4 ,WOM5 >E NOT WEAK & PATRI>*Y W\LD HAVE NEV] BE5 ABLE TO REPRODUCE )\T !IR 9CLUSION4 ,?IS HAS BE5 A*IEV$ ) A V]Y GREAT DEAL ( VIOL5CE1 BUT ALSO ?R\< C]TA9 REW>DS & ABOVE ALL ?R\< AN ESS5TIALI/ CON/RUCTION ( G5D] CATEGORIES1 SO ?AT PEOPLE ID5TIFY ) !IR CATEGORIES & !RE=E ID5TIFY ) ! SY/EM ITSELF4 ,WE MU/ NOT =GET ?AT ! MO/ EXTREME VIOL5CE HAS BE5 AIM$ AGA9/ ! PEOPLE :O REJECT$ !IR ID5TIT>IAN CATEGORY .<$4 - SEE ,<O/S.>4 

,! SUPPORT = ,TRUMP BY P>T ( ! IMMIGRANTS IS MU* EASI] TO EXPLA94 ,!Y COME FROM C\NTRIES ) ! SAME /RUCTURES & RACIALIZ$ HI/ORIES AS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,MANY W]E RACI/S 9 ! C\NTRIES ( ORIG94 ,9 ,U,S,A !Y BECOME EV5 MORE RACI/ AS A ME*ANISM ( 9TEGRATION4 ,9 ! SAME MANN]1 IMMIGRANTS FROM ,IREL&1 ,ITALY & ,EA/]N ,EUROPE 9 O!R EPO*S WON !IR RI<T TO EXI/1 ATTACK+ ! BLACKS1 ! 9DIG5\S1 ! REC5TLY >RIV$ & ! POORLY-9TEGRAT$4 ,MANY NATIONALI/ MOVEM5TS - 9 ,EUROPE AS WELL - HAVE HAD AN IMPORTANT SUPPORT BY IMMIGRANTS4 

,A LA/ OBS]VATION ?AT SEEMS IMPORTANT TO ME IS ?AT ,TRUMP DIDN'T HAVE ! SUPPORT ( ! MO/ P[]FUL & 9TELLIG5T SECTORS ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN CAPITALISM4 ,! CONS5SUS ( ! ELITE ?AT HAS RUL$ = DECADES HAS BROK54 ,! RI* ?AT SUPPORT$ ,TRUMP - !Y W]5'T FEW - W]E FROM SECTORS ?AT DIDN'T HAVE ANY /RATEGY 9 H[ TO RESOLVE ! EV] GREAT] CRISES ?AT >E M5AC+ P[]4 ,!Y REPRES5T AN ANTIQUAT$ SECTOR ?AT WAS ONLY CAPABLE ( REACT+ 9 ! FACE ( ! QUE/ION+ ( !IR SUPREMACY ?AT IS OCCURR+ 9 MANY SPH]ES ( SOCIETY4 ,!Y W]5'T EV5 CAPABLE ( RECOGNIZ+ ! /RUCTURES ON :I* !IR RI*ES DEP5D ON4 

,CONTR>Y TO ?AT1 ! TE*NOLOGICAL SECTOR - ,SILICON ,VALLEY - ALONG ) ! GREAT MAJORITY ( CORPORATIONS ( /RATEGIC IMPORTANCE HAVE BE5 VEHEM5TLY CRITICAL ( ,TRUMP FROM DAY ONE4 ,9 ! FIR/ MON?S ( ,TRUMP'S ADM9I/RATION1 WE C\LD SEE H[ IT WAS :5 ! RUL+ CLASSES !MSELVES W]E 9 CONFLICT4 

,BUT 9 ! LA/ TWO YE>S .<$4 - ! FIR/ TWO ( HIS PRESID5CY.>1 ,TRUMP HAS %[N ?AT HE IS AN IDIOT & LIMITLESS MEGALOMANIAC4 ,A TYPICAL RI<T-W+ POPULI/ ?AT TAKES ADVANTAGE ( (F5SIVE SPEE*ES :ILE HE PROTECTS ! SAME 9T]E/S AS ALWAYS1 ?AT IS NOT EV5 CAPABLE ( RECOGNIZ+ :AT ! 9T]E/S ( ! ,/ATE >E4 ,IT SEEMS HE HAS DEF9ITIVELY 5D$ ! GLOBAL HEGEMONY ( ,U,S,A4 ,!RE=E1 A NEW CONS5SUS HAS BE5 CREAT$ ( ! ELITES AGA9/ ,TRUMP4 

,A,L,B3 ,H[ IS SOCIETY *ANG+ 9 ! ]A ( ,TRUMP8 ,IF !RE A FACE-(F ( WAYS ( UND]/&+ ! WORLD BETWE5 LIB]ALS & 0TRUMPI/S08 

,PET]3 ,MORE PEOPLE >E TALK+ ( & 9 DEEP] WAYS ( TOPICS RELAT$ TO RACISM & SEXISM4 ,!RE EXI/S A V]Y /RONG POL>IZATION BETWE5 ,RI<T & ,LEFT )\T ANY POSSIBILITY - AT ! MOM5T - ( A SOCIAL CONS5SUS OR A C5TRI/ POSITION4 ,9 V>I\S MOM5TS 9 !SE LA/ TWO YE>S1 IT HASN'T SEEM$ EXAGG]AT$ AT ALL TO TALK ( ! POSSIBILITY ( A CIVIL W>4 

,! ,RI<T IS DIVID$ BETWE5 MORE NUM]\S P>TS ?AT DON'T HIDE !IR EXTREMISM1 DON'T HAVE QUALMS AB\T EMBRAC+ OP5LY RACI/ POSITIONS OR 9 JO9+ UP ) FASCI/S2 & ANO!R P>T ?AT HAS 9/ITUTIONAL P[] ?AT /ILL WANTS TO DISGUISE CONS]VATISM LIKE SOME?+ RESPECTABLE & HUMAN4 ,9 REG>DS TO ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 !IR C5T] N[ HAS TO PRET5D TO BE PROGRESSIVE & ! PROGRESSIVES >E DO+ EV]Y?+ POSSIBLE TO CAPTURE ! NEW WAVE ( RADICAL S5SIBILITIES & ?\<TS ?AT >E SWEEP+ ! C\NTRY4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME 9 DECADES1 !Y SPEAK ( SOCIALISM1 ( UNIV]SAL & FREE $UCATION & HEAL?C>E1 ( DEEP TRANS=MATIONS TO FACE CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,& 9 GREAT P>T ! PRESS IS DIFFUS+ CRITICISMS AB\T ! SEXISM & RACISM ?AT GO BEYOND 9/ITUTIONAL EQUALITY & 0COLOR BL9DNESS0 ( YE/]YE>4 0,RAPE CULTURE10 0:ITE PRIVILEGE10 0CULTURAL APPROPRIATION10 0NON-B9>Y10 0TOXIC MASCUL9ITY0 & O!RS >E ALREADY T]MS ADOPT$ BY ! DOM9ANT M$IA ( ! C\NTRY4 

,! PRESS & O!R 9/ITUTIONS ( OP9ION & CULTURE PRODUCTION >E ALMO/ 5TIRELY ON ! SIDE ( ! ,LEFT1 AS MU* C5TRI/ AS WELL AS PROGRESSIVE4 ,! DOM9ANT CURR5TS >E ATTEMPT+ TO R5EW EGALIT>IAN DISC\RSES1 = EXAMPLE BY R$UC+ ANTI-RACISM TO AN OBLIGATION TO BE K9D & CLEAN ONESELF ( PREJUDICES4 ,BUT S9CE IT'S A MOM5T ( P>ADIGM %IFT 9 :I* ! M$IA ( OP9ION & CULTURE PRODUCTION >E LIV+ A TRANS=MATION ?AT'S DIFFICULT TO UND]/&1 ALSO !RE'S QUITE A LOT ( SPACE = MORE RADICAL P]SPECTIVES4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT 9 !SE MOM5TS ! CLE>E/ SIGNAL = DI/+UI%+ BETWE5 RECUP]ATION & SUBV]SION H+ES ON 9TEGRATION4 ,IF Y\'RE AN 9TEGRATIONI/1 Y\ CAN MAKE V]Y RADICAL CRITIQUES AB\T RACISM1 SEXISM1 OR 9/ITUTIONAL TRANSPHOBIA1 ) ! OBJECTIVE ( 9TEGRAT+ !SE NEW SUBJECTIVITIES 9TO ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,:AT'S NOT BE+ TALK$ AB\T IS ! AFRO-PESSIMISM ( ,JAMES ,BALDW9 & O!RS1 ANTI-COLONIALISM AS A REJECTION ( ! M]E EXI/5CE ( ! ,U,S,A1 QUE] 9 ITS ORIG9AL S5SE AS NEGATION ( SEXUAL & G5D] ID5TITIES 9/EAD ( QUE] AS DANCE CLUB & ,T9D]444 ,!SE P]SPECTIVES KEEP ON BE+ AS 9VISIBLE AS 9 ! YE>S 9 :I* !RE C\LDN'T EV5 BE AN OP5LY LESBIAN OR GAY P]SON ON TELEVISION1 EXCEPT MAYBE A COM$IAN4 

,AT ! SAME TIME ?AT ! PRESS DISPLAYS MU* OV]TURE T[>DS RADICAL BUT 9TEGRATIONI/ CRITIQUES1 IT ALSO MAKES H]OES \T ( ! CONS]VATIVES ?AT BREAK AWAY FROM ,TRUMP'S POPULISM1 !Y MAKE A GALA \T ( ! NORMS ( GOOD POLITICAL BEHAVIOR & LOOK = AGREEM5TS & CONS5SUS ) !IR POLITICAL ADV]S>IES 9/EAD ( *AS+ AFT] ?OSE SPECTACUL> W>S FAVOR$ BY ,TRUMP & ! MO/ EXTREME ,REPUBLICANS4 ,:5 ! RI<T-W+ POLITICIANS .<,JOHN.> ,MC,CA9 & .<,GEORGE ,W4.> ,BU% DI$ - ! TWO W>-LIKE RACI/S RESPONSIBLE = ! MURD] ( MANY RACIALIZ$ P]SONS 9 O!R C\NTRIES - ! M$IA :I* >E G5]ALLY C5T]-LEFT REACT$ AS IF ,JESUS OR ,JOHN ,L5NON HAD DI$4 

,A,L,B3 ,WE'D LIKE Y\ TO TELL US AB\T SOME ( ! SOCIAL /RUGGLES ?AT >E %AK+ ! ,U,S,A 9 !SE MOM5TS4 

,! /RIKES & RIOTS 9 ! PRISONS HAVE BE5 EXTREMELY IMPORTANT1 NOT JU/ BECAUSE !Y'VE MANAG$ TO C>RY !M \T DESPITE EXORBITANT SECURITY MEASURES1 BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT'S A FI<T ?AT AFFECTS MANY MILLIONS ( PEOPLE4 ,& MANY ( ! /RONGE/ PROTE/S HAVE OCCURR$ 9 ! MO/ CONS]VATIVE ZONES ( ! C\NTRY4 ,SOME W5T MU* FUR!R ?AN A /RIKE3 !RE HAVE BE5 PRISON OCCUPATIONS & DEAD GU>DS4 ,N[1 ,I DON'T ?9K IT'S ANY CO9CID5CE ?AT ?IS PA/ YE>1 9 SPITE ( ,REPUBLICAN CONTROL ( ! ?REE BRAN*ES ( ! GOV]NM5T1 A LEGISLATIVE PROJECT WAS PU%$ =W>D ?AT W\LD R$UCE ! P5IT5TI>Y POPULATION & W\LD OP5 ! PA? TO DECRIM9ALIZATION ( MANY 0VICTIMLESS CRIMES04 

,! HI/ORY ( ?IS MOVEM5T IS V]Y 9T]E/+4 ,AN 9FLU5CE W]E ! READ+ GR\PS E/ABLI%$ BY PRISON]S 9 MANY PRISONS AFT] YE>S ( CONTACT ) AN>*I/ GR\PS FROM ! \TSIDE ( ! PRISONS ?AT DUR+ DECADES - )\T EXAGG]AT+ - WORK$ TIRELESSLY S5D+ BOOKS TO ANY PRISON] ?AT ASK$ = IT4 ,WE'RE SPEAK+ ( DOZ5S ( ?\S&S ( BOOKS GA!R$ BY PROJECTS ?AT C\LD HAVE BE5 DISMISS$ AS 0SOCIAL WORK]S01 ?AT HAD NO?+ ROMANTIC AB\T !M BUT ?AT W]E COMMITT$ TO ! H>D WORK ( MAK+ SURE ?AT ! MO/ NEGLECT$ POPULATION ( ! C\NTRY HAD ! NECESS>Y RES\RCES TO %>P5 !IR M9DS & FEEL ! W>M? ( SOLID>ITY4 

,IT MU/ BE SAID ?AT MANY ( ! PEOPLE ACCUS$ ( VIOL5T ACTS 9 ! REC5T RIOTS >E FAC+ TRIALS4 

,ANO!R /RUGGLE ( V]Y GREAT IMPORTANCE IS ?AT ( IMMIGRANTS & ! PEOPLE 9 SOLID>ITY ) !M4 ,9 ! FIR/ MON? ( ,TRUMP'S PRESID5CY1 !Y OCCUPI$ & BLOCK$ ALL ! AIRPORTS ( ! C\NTRY TO /OP ! PROHIBITION ( ! 5TRANCE ( PEOPLE FROM ,MUSLIM C\NTRIES4 ,IT WAS ! FIR/ PROTE/ ( ?IS K9D & SCALE 9 HI/ORY1 & IT WORK$ 7& AN>*I/S PLAY$ A KEY ROLE 9 CONV]T+ PEACEFUL PROTE/S \TSIDE ! AIRPORTS 9TO AGGRESSIVE BLOCKADES ?AT 9VAD$ ! AIRPORTS74 

,?IS MOVEM5T HAS *ANG$ ACCORD+ TO CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,) ! CONTROV]SY AB\T ! DET5TION ( M9ORS 7AL?\< ?IS ALSO HAPP5$ DUR+ ,OBAMA'S GOV]NM5T.<#a.>71 MANY AN>*I/S & O!R />T$ TO OCCUPY ,I,C,E .<,IMMIGRATION @& ,CU/OMS ,5=CEM5T.> (FICES 7LA ,MIGRA74 ,!RE'S ALSO BE5 MANY ATTEMPTS BY IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES & ?OSE 9 SOLID>ITY TO /OP RAIDS & EVICTIONS4 

,ANTI-FASCISM HAS ALSO BE5 GR[+ S9CE ,TRUMP'S VICTORY4 ,9 P>T1 !RE HAS BE5 A R$UCTION 9 ANTI-POLICE REVOLTS1 & ?AT = ME W]E MORE RADICAL & W]E DIRECT$ AT ! F\NDATIONS ( /ATE P[]4 ,V]Y MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIRECT$ !IR 5]GIES T[>DS SMALL F>-RI<T GR\PS ?AT DON'T EV5 REPRES5T NOR HAVE A CONNECTION ) ! HEGEMONIC PRACTICES & IDEOLOGIES ( ! ,/ATE N[ADAYS4 ,IT MAKES ME V]Y UNCOM=TABLE :5 \R COMRADES >E %>+ ! SAME DISC\RSE ?AT ! EXECUTIVE BOSSES ( ,GOOGLE OR ,AMAZON1 :O HAVE ALSO POSITION$ !MSELVES AGA9/ FASCI/S4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ANTI-FASCISM 9 ! ,U,S,A HAS ALMO/ TOTALLY BE5 CON/RUCT$ BY AN>*I/S4 ,BE=E ,TRUMP1 !RE WAS ALMO/ NO EXI/5CE ( ANTI-FASCI/S BECAUSE !RE WAS ALMO/ NO EXI/5CE ( FASCI/ GR\PS4 ,! ,YANKEE F>-RI<T WAS MU* MORE DEC5TRALIZ$1 IT EXI/$ MU* MORE AS A COMPLEM5T & NOT AS AN ADV]S>Y ( ! EXI/5T P>TY ( ! ,RI<T1 DUE TO ! HI/ORICAL /RUCTURE ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN CAPITALISM4 ,BUT ! ROLE ( AN>*I/S HAS MEANT ?AT ANTI-FASCISM HAS BE5 ALMO/ #a.0 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN3 IT HAS BE5 A PRACTICE ( COMMUNITY SELF-DEF5SE1 ( VIGILANCE1 ( DIFFUSION & ( ATTACK1 NO?+ MORE4 ,IT HAS AVOID$ ! MA*O1 LEFTI/ & ,/AL9I/ TRAITS ?AT HAVE BE5 ABUNDANT 9 MANY P>TS ( ,EUROPE4 

,BUT BE+ ANTI-FASCISM1 IT'S V]Y VULN]ABLE TO RECUP]ATION BY ! ,LEFT4 ,N[ADAYS1 ! GREAT MAJORITY ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN CAPITALI/S >E ANTI-FASCI/S4 ,!Y PREF] =MS ( RACISM & CONTROL MU* MORE SUBTLE ?AN ?OSE ?AT FASCISM CAN PROVIDE4 ,! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY IS ALSO ANTI-FASCI/ & 9 ! #bb ELECTIONS IT WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! S5TIM5TS ( TOTAL REJECTION T[>DS ,TRUMP & ! RACI/ GR\PS ?AT HAVE BE5 G5]AT$ 9 !SE YE>S4 ,! AU?ORIT>IAN ,LEFT HAS TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( ! ANTI-FASCI/ UMBRELLA4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME 9 A LONG TIME1 ! FLAG ( ! HAMM] & ! SICKLE - A SYMBOL ?AT REPRES5TS OPPRESSION & MURD] AGA9/ ! POPUL> CLASSES AS MU* AS ! SWA/IKA - APPE> AT DEMOS & PEOPLE DON'T ?R[ !M \T4 

,& SO1 ! MAJORITY ( ! /RUCTURES1 ! H\RS & H\RS ( SURVEILLANCE & DOXX+1 ! SECURITY WORK%OPS ON ! 9T]NET & 9 ! /REETS1 ! >M$ ESCORTS1 ! PEOPLE TRAD+ BL[S ) ! ,NAZIS1 ! EXP]I5CES 9 SOLID>ITY & ANTI-REPRESSION RES\RCES = ! 9EVITABLE DET5TIONS444 ALL !SE ?+S COME FROM LIB]T>IAN SPACES2 IF NOT FROM EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ PEOPLE1 FROM ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ MANY ACTIVI/S FROM RACIALIZ$ COMMUNITIES4 ,BUT ON MANY OCCASIONS IT HAS BE5 ! AU?ORIT>IAN GR\PS1 FROM ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY TO EV5 SMALL ,MAOI/ SECTS1 ?AT HAVE TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( ALL ?IS 7= EXAMPLE BY W9N+ A LOT ( MONEY ?R\< CR[DFUND+ AFT] CASES ( REPRESSION OR VIOL5T ATTACKS & !N NOT %>+ ?IS MONEY ) ANY ( ! VICTIMS ( REPRESSION74 ,& !SE GR\PS >E GR[+ QUITE A LOT4 

,! GOOD ?+ AB\T ALL ?IS IS ?AT PEOPLE >E W9N+ AGA9/ ! ,NAZIS1 9 SPITE ( !IR PROTECTION BY POLICE & BY ! BIGGE/ TELEVISION *ANNEL 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,!Y HAV5'T MANAG$ TO COME TOGE!R 9 MANY P>TS ( ! C\NTRY1 NOR TO ORGANIZE DEMOS4 ,?IS IS ?ANKS TO ! ATTACKS ) FI/S & BASEBALL BATS2 ! PUBLIC PRES5CE ( >M$ =MATIONS 7:I* IS LEGAL 9 ! ,U,S,A72 BOYCOTTS AT !IR MEET-UPS 9 UNIV]SITY CAMPUSES2 PROPAG&A ?R\< PO/]S1 /ICK]S1 GRAFFITI1 BANN]S & \R C\NT]-9=MATION M$IA2 DEMON/RATIONS1 VIGILS & RIOTS2 WORK 9 COALITION ) O!R ANTI-RACI/ PEOPLE2 & ALL ! NECESS>Y RESE>* TO REVEAL !IR ID5TITIES & AFT]W>DS EXPOS+ !M TO O/RACISM BY CONTACT+ !IR NEI<BORS1 EMPLOY]S1 L&LORDS1 ETC4 ,ANO!R GOOD ?+ IS ?AT AT LA/ PACIFI/S HAVE REALIZ$ ?AT ! ,BLACK ,BLOC WAS RI<T1 ?AT !Y NE$ \R /RUCTURES & PRACTICES ( SELF-DEF5SE .<$4 - SEE ,! ,SIEGE ( ! ,?IRD ,PREC9CT 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS.>1 & ?AT /RUGGLES >5'T A WALK 9 ! P>K BUT ?AT !Y'RE DANG]\S 7IF WE'RE DO+ IT RI<T74 ,:AT HAPP5S IS ?AT ! MAJORITY HAD ALREADY =GOTT5 ?AT EV5 ,M>T9 ,LU!R ,K+ WAS >M$4 

,& LA/LY1 ,I'LL M5TION ! /RUGGLES AGA9/ ! OIL & GAS PIPEL9ES4 ,! RESI/ANCE 9 ,/&+ ,ROCK .<$4 - SEE ,RETURN ,FIRE VOL4#d PG#a#f.> - IT WASN'T AN OCCUPATION1 BECAUSE1 IT BE+ 9DIG5\S L&1 ! OCCUPY+ =CE W]E ! POLICE & ! WORK]S - WAS V]Y IMPORTANT4 ,9 ! BEG9N+ !Y WON ! CANCELLATION ( ! OIL PIPEL9E1 BUT ONE ( ! FIR/ ACTIONS ( ,TRUMP WAS ORD]+ ?AT ! CON/RUCTION WAS COMPLET$4 ,NONE!LESS1 ! RESI/ANCE 9SPIR$ A DOZ5 ( 5CAMPM5TS AGA9/ O!R PIPEL9ES & SIMIL> PROJECTS & CONSID]ABLY RAIS$ ! BUDGET CO/ = !IR CON/RUCTION4 ,SOME PROJECTS W]E CANCEL$ AS SOON AS !RE WAS AN ANN\NCEM5T ( />T+ A RESI/ANCE 5CAMPM5T4 ,O!RS CONT9UE 9 BATTLE1 LIKE 9 ,WE/ ,VIRG9IA & ,L\ISIANA4 

,BUT 9 !SE MOM5TS1 ! /RONGE/ FI<T AGA9/ A PIPEL9E IS BE+ WAG$ ! T]RITORY ( ! ,WET'SUWET'54 ,LEGALLY1 !Y'RE LOCAT$ 9 ! WE/]N PROV9CE ( ,CANADA1 BUT 9DIG5\S RESI/ANCE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE BORD]S ?AT W]E IMPOS$ BY COLONIZ]S & ! 9FLU5CE BETWE5 ,/&+ ,ROCK & A FEW O!R 5CAMPM5TS IS MORE ?AN CLE>4 ,CURR5TLY1 9 MANY PLACES !RE >E BLOCKADES BE+ C>RI$ \T & O!R ACTIONS 9 SOLID>ITY4 

,! CONTEXT IS ?AT 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA IS UND]GO+ AN AGGRESSIVE EXPANSION ( ! EXPLOITATION ( FOSSIL FUELS ?AT IS TOTALLY 9TEGRAT$ BETWE5 ,CANADA & ,U,S,A AT ! F9ANCIAL & 9FRA/RUCTURAL LEVEL4 

,A,L,B3 ,IS !RE AN UPTICK 9 SYNDICALI/ OR SELF-ORGANIZ$ WORK] ACTION8 

,PET]3 ,YES1 ! ,I,W,W .<$4 - ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD2 PREVI\SLY A MAJOR =CE 9 #a#i? & E>LY #b? C5TURY /RUGGLES & ) MU* AN>*I/ P>TICIPATION.> IS GR[+ QUITE A LOT & !Y'VE WON SOME LABOR CONFLICTS ?R\< ! ORGANIZATION ( WORK]S 7NORMALLY 9 RA!R SMALL PLACES ( WORK LIKE RE/AURANTS71 SOLID>ITY1 /RIKES & PUBLIC H>ASSM5T4 ,SAME ) ! ,SOLID>ITY ,NETWORKS1 ! MODEL :I* 9SPIR$ ! MUTUAL AID GR\PS H]E ON ! .<,IB]IAN.> ,P59SULA4 

,NONE!LESS1 !Y'RE /ILL ANECDOTAL CASES 9 A SITUATION DEF9$ BY ! G5]ALIZ$ DECOMPOSITION ( ! WORK+ CLASS AS SU*4 ,\T ( ?OSE ! FEW EXCEPTIONS W\LD BE ! TEA*] /RIKES - ILLEGAL 9 SOME /ATES & P>TLY ON ! M>G9S ( UNIONS - ?AT BEGAN SOME /ATES LIKE ,WE/ ,VIRG9IA & ,K5TUCKY & WON SOME ( !IR DEM&S4 ,JU/ N[ ANO!R TEA*]'S /RIKE HAS 5D$ 9 ,LOS ,ANGELES4 ,IT'S A SIGN ?AT SYNDICALI/ ACTIONS C\LD REGA9 /R5G?S 9 SOME SECTORS1 BUT ,I ?9K ?AT ROBOTIZATION HAS ALREADY 5D$ ?AT POSSIBILITY 9 ! MAJORITY ( ! 9DU/RIAL SECTOR4 ,& = IT TO TAKE PLACE 9 ! S]VICE SECTOR1 !RE W\LD HAVE TO BE SE5 AN IMM5SE *ANGE 9 SOCIETY4 ,G5]ALLY1 DUR+ ! LA/ DECADE1 ! /RONGE/ ECONOMIC ACTIONS HAVE BE5 REALIZ$ ?R\< SABOTAGE & ABOVE ALL BY BLOCKAGES FROM ! \TSIDE1 NOT ?R\< ORGANIZ+ WORK]S4 

,?AT'S ALSO ! CASE ) ! ,I,W,W4 ,! BULK ( !IR ACTION & !IR NEW WAVE ( P>TICIPATION IS DIRECTLY RELAT$ NOT ) LABOR CONFLICTS1 BUT ) ITS ROLE 9 ANTI-FASCI/ MOBILIZATION & PRISON] SUPPORT CAMPAIGNS4 

,I'VE KN[N ( A FEW CASES ( 9=MAL RESI/ANCE 9 ,AMAZON'S W>EH\SES1 AN IMPORTANT SECTOR 9 ! NEW ECONOMY4 ,IT'S ALL AB\T SMALL SABOTAGES1 ! DEVELOPM5T & SPREAD ( TRICKS TO EVADE ! SY/EM ( TOTAL CONTROL ( ! WORK]S4 ,I'VE NOT HE>D ( A MORE ROBU/ ACTION LIKE /RIKES1 LIKE !RE HAS BE5 9 A C\PLE ( ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES :]E ! ,AMAZON MODEL IS MET ) MORE RESI/ANCE4 

,A,L,B3 ,! ,WOM5'S ,M>* AGA9/ ,TRUMP 9 #bag WAS HUGE2 DID ?IS REPRES5T A REBIR? ( SELF-ORGANIZ$ FEM9ISM8 ,OR WAS IT 9 ! H&S ( LIB]AL WOM58 ,DOES AN AUTONOM\S FEM9ISM EXI/ 9 !SE TIMES ( HEGEMONIC MA*ISMO 7ONE ONLY HAS TO LOOK AT :AT TYPE ( ,T,V S]IES & C>TOONS COME TO US FROM !RE78 

,PET]3 ,! ,WOM5'S ,M>* WAS A SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT BY ! ,DEMOCRAT ,P>TY TO CAPTURE A GREAT P>T ( ! REJECTION ( ,TRUMP4 ,I'D SAY ?AT MA*ISMO IS NOT HEGEMONIC !RE4 ,ALL ( ! PRESS EXCEPT = A S+LE TELEVISION *ANNEL HAS BE5 CON/ANTLY PAY+ ATT5TION TO ALL ! MICRO-MA*ISMOS 9 EA* ( ,TRUMP'S SPEE*ES1 IT WAS ! PRESS & ! 9/ITUTIONAL SOCIETY :O LAUN*$ _?,ME,TOO AS A GREAT MOVEM5T4 ,YES1 ! ,RI<T MANAG$ TO APPO9T A JUDGE TO ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT :O WAS ACCUS$ ( MULTIPLE C\NTS ( MISOGYNI/ AGGRESSION1 BUT HIS C&IDATURE PROVOK$ A GREAT PUBLIC CONV]SATION 9 :I* ! MAJORITY POSITION WAS ANALYZ+ H[ M5 CAN USE P[] TO SIL5CE ! ASSAULT$ P]SONS4 ,! JUDGE WON ! PROCESS 9 ! 5D ONLY BECAUSE ! ,REPUBLICAN ,P>TY /ILL CONTROLL$ ! TWO H\SES ( ! LEGISLATURE4 ,!IR SUPPORT ( ! AGGRESSOR WAS ONE ( ! FACTORS :I* LEAD TO !M LOS+ ONE ( ! H\SES4 

,IT MU/ BE UND]/OOD ?AT ! ,RI<T HAS A DECL9+ SUPPORT BASE1 BUT ! ,REPUBLICAN ,P>TY IS CAPABLE ( SOMETIMES W9N+ A MAJORITY 9 GOV]NM5T BECAUSE !Y'VE RIGG$ ! ELECTORAL SY/EM & DONE G]RYM&]+ .<MANIPULAT+ DI/RICT B\ND>IES TO A P>TY'S ADVANTAGE.> V]Y EFFECTIVELY4 ,9 V>I\S /ATES1 !Y KEEP ! HALF ( ! PO/S 9 SPITE ( ONLY W9N+ #d.0 ( ! VOTES 7COMP>$ TO #e#e.0 = ! ,DEMOCRATS1 = EXAMPLE74 

,ANO!R FACTOR IS ?AT ,FACEBOOK & ,Y\TUBE GIVE MU* MORE ( A PLAT=M TO V]Y FR+E POSITIONS :5 !Y'RE FROM ! F>-RI<T 7ESPECIALLY IF !Y'RE UND]COV] RI<T-W+]S1 MISOGYNI/S & ANTI-LEFTI/S 9/EAD ( EXPLICIT FASCI/S74 ,!SE >E TWO /RUCTURAL FACTORS ?AT GIVE QUITE A LOT ( P[] TO ! ,RI<T4 ,BUT ! ,RI<T IS NOT HEGEMONIC1 IT LO/ ! CULTURE W>4 

,! NEW HEGEMONY IS /ILL BE+ SKET*$ \T1 IT'S /ILL UNRESOLV$4 ,OBVI\SLY IT'S /ILL A PATRI>*AL SOCIETY1 BUT ONE ?AT NO LONG] TOL]ATES OP5LY MA*O ATTITUDES4 ,MA*ISMO AS A DOCTR9E ( SUPREMACY HAS BE5 REPLAC$ BY EGALIT>IANISM 9SIDE SUPPOS$LY NEUTRAL /RUCTURES ?AT >E ACTUALLY ( PATRI>*AL ORIG94 ,SOME IDEOLOGIES ?AT >E GA9+ MAJORIT>IAN POSITIONS ) 9/ITUTIONAL SUPPORT >E ! FEM9ISM ( EQUALITY1 TRANS-9TEGRATIONISM1 ! TRANS=MATION ( ! QUE] - ?AT HAS ITS ORIG9S 9 SUBV]SIVE PRACTICES1 9 BE+ AN ANTI-ID5TITY - 9TO ANO!R CONSUM]I/ ID5TITY PROTECT$ BY LAWS4 

,ALL ( ?IS IS A V]Y COMPLICAT$ MATT]4 ,:AT IS ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 A SY/EM ( VALUES ?AT REJECTS PREJUDICES & OPPRESSIONS ( ! PA/-PRES5T1 & ! OPPRESSIVE 9/ITUTIONS ?AT KN[ V]Y WELL H[ TO MANIPULATE SOCIETY TO GET AWAY ) :AT !Y WANT8 ,IT CAN'T BE D5I$ ?AT ! FEM9I/1 QUE] & TRANS MOVEM5TS HAVE HAD A KEY ROLE 9 *ANG+ ! OP9IONS & ! CONSCI5CE REG>D+ QUE/IONS ( G5D]4 ,WE %\LD NOT UND]VALUE ! FACT ?AT ! COMM5TS ?AT NORMALIZE RAPE OR /IGMATIZE ANY P]SON ?AT IS NOT CIS .<$4 - I4E41 :O DOESN'T ID5TIFY ) ! SEX !Y W]E ASSIGN$ AT BIR?.> & HET]OSEXUAL >E ALREADY BADLY LOOK$ UPON BY ALMO/ EV]YONE & RESULT 9 GRAVE CONSEQU5CES :5 PUBLIC P]SONALITIES VOICE !M4 ,!SE *ANGES 9 P]CEPTION CAN FACILITATE ! GR[? ( MANY AUTONOM\S /RUGGLES1 BUT NORMALLY !Y 5D UP ABSORB+ & 9/ITUTIONALIZ+ A P>T ( SAID /RUGGLES :ILE TAK+ AWAY ! URG5CY OR ! POL>IZATION ?AT ANIMAT$ !IR MORE RADICAL VISIONS & !IR AW>5ESS ?AT ! REALIZATION ( !IR GOALS W\LD MEAN ! DE/RUCTION ( ?IS CURR5T SOCIETY4 

,A,L,B3 ,ANO!R FOCUS ( RESI/ANCE HAS REC5TLY BE5 MUTUAL AID 9 SOLID>ITY1 9 ! FACE ( BIG NATURAL CATA/ROPHES4 ,IT'S AN EVID5T CASE ( GO+ :]E ! ,/ATE CAN'T 7& DOESN'T WANT7 TO REA*1 LIKE ,PU]TO ,RICO & O!RS BE=E 7,HURRICANE ,KATR9A1 ,HURRICANE ,S&Y .<$4 - SEE ,RETURN ,FIRE VOL4#a PG#c#a.>4447 ,CAN Y\ GO OV] :AT K9D ( PEOPLE >E 9VOLV$ 9 ?OSE PROJECTS8 

,PET]3 ,9 #b#e1 HURRICANE ,KATR9A DEVA/AT$ ,NEW ,ORLEANS & ! 9COMPET5T & RACI/ RESPONSE BY ! ,/ATE WAS EVID5T4 ,AN>*I/S FROM ELSE:]E & EX-,BLACK ,PAN!RS & COMMUNITY ACTIVI/S FROM ,NEW ,ORLEANS SET UP SOME QUICK RESPONSES ( SUPPORT1 RESCUE & M$ICAL FIR/ AID4 ,A C\PLE ( !SE 9ITIATIVES LA/$ & G5]AT$ AN IMPORTANT 9FRA/RUCTURE = :AT IS (T5 =GOTT5 9 !SE DISA/]S3 LONG T]M SUPPORT & ORGANIZ$ RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ! 9EVITABLE ATTEMPTS BY ! CAPITALI/S & ! GOV]NM5T TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! RESULT+ WEAKNESS ( ! NEI<BORHOODS4 ,= EXAMPLE ! 0G5TRIFICATION BY ,GOD0 ?AT TOOK PLACE 9 ,NEW ,ORLEANS4 

,MANY AN>*I/S W5T BY !RE1 A LOT HAS BE5 SAID & WRITT5 AB\T ! MODEL & SUDD5LY 9 ! LA/ TWO YE>S1 !RE HAS BE5 A BOOM AS A V]Y FREQU5T ACTIVITY 9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES3 0MUTUAL AID DISA/] RELIEF0 OR 0RESCUE ?R\< MUTUAL AID04 ,CAMPAIGNS HAVE BE5 ORGANIZ$ 9 AGILE & QUICK WAYS 9 ! CASE ( HURRICANES1 FLOODS & =E/ FIRES4 

,IT MAY SURPRISE PEOPLE LIV+ \TSIDE ! ,U,S,A ?AT KN[ IT AS ! RI*E/ C\NTRY 9 ! WORLD1 BUT ! MAJORITY ( ! C\NTRY HAS V]Y BAD 9FRA/RUCTURE - WORSE ?AN ?AN 9 ,EUROPE1 = EXAMPLE - & V]Y EXTREME POV]TY4 ,IT MAKES TOTAL S5SE1 GIV5 ?AT IT'S A C\NTRY 9 :I* CAPITALISM FACES V]Y FEW LIMITATIONS4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA IS SUFF]+ ESPECIALLY GRAVE CONSEQU5CES DUE TO CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,MORE & /RONG] HURRICANES EA* YE>1 FIRES 9 ,CALI=NIA 9 #bah ?AT DE/ROY$ #g#f#g4HA4 ( =E/1 ?AT W\LD BE LIKE ONE F\R? ( ! SURFACE ( ,CATALUNYA4 ,IT W\LD BE POETIC JU/ICE1 BUT - ( C\RSE - ?OSE ?AT SUFF] >E ! POOR & O!R SPECIES4 

,! RESPONSES 9 SOLID>ITY HAVE BE5 IMPORTANT1 BECAUSE !Y T5D TO BE MORE AGILE & EFFECTIVE - ESPECIALLY FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( POOR PEOPLE - ?AN /ATE RESPONSES1 ?AT PROVE ?AT ! ,/ATE WILL NOT PROTECT US FROM CLIMATE *ANGE & ALSO HELP US UND]/& ?AT !SE DISA/]S >E NOT NATURAL1 !Y >E AGGRAVAT$ BY SOCIAL & ECONOMIC PROBLEMS LIKE POLLUTION1 POV]TY1 BAD CON/RUCTION1 CAPITALI/ URBANISM1 ! DE/RUCTION ( ! 9TEGRAL HABITATS ?AT US$ TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES 9 ! CASES ( FIRES & HURRICANES BE=E CAPITALISM4 

,!Y'RE ALSO GOOD PREP>ATION4 ,(T5 DUR+ CATA/ROPHIC DISA/]S Y\ CAN SEE A POL>IZATION4 ,!RE OCCURS AS MU* A COLLAPSE 9 /ATE P[]1 AS A TOTALIT>IANISM UND] /ATES ( EM]G5CY4 ,LE>N+ TO SURVIVE AMID *AOS1 G5]ALIZ+ ! MEASURES = COLLECTIVE SURVIVAL 9 SOLID>ITY & SUBV]T+ /ATE CONTROL W\LD BE V]Y NECESS>Y ACTIVITIES IF ! 5TANGL$ & SYN]GI/IC CRISES ( CAPITALISM1 ( DEMOCRACY & ( ! 5VIRONM5T BL[ UP AT ONCE4 

,A,L,B3 ,9 A SOCIETY AS ATOMIZ$ AS ! ,U,S,A1 H[ CAN COMMUNITY BE BUILT8 ,IS !RE A COMMUNITY ?AT LA/S ?R\< TIME8 ,ONE ( ! PROBLEMS 5DEMIC TO ! ,LEFTI/S OV] !RE HAS BE5 ! GREAT 9/ABILITY ( ! PEOPLE1 MOV+ TO V>I\S CITIES ?R\<\T !IR LIVES4 ,?IS IS V]Y NOTICEABLE 9 ! ACTIVISM4 ,>E ! ,LEFTI/S REA*+ \T TO ! COMMUNITY8 ,OR MAYBE ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! BOOM ( ,TRUMP HAS COME BECAUSE ! COMMUNITIES HAVE POLITICIZ$ T[>DS ! ,RI<T BECAUSE ! ,LEFT DID NOT EXI/ !RE 7OR IT WAS C5T]$ 9 ! CITIES78 ,IS IT SO8 

,PET]3 ,9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 COMMUNITIES DON'T EXI/1 ) V]Y FEW EXCEPTIONS & ALMO/ ALWAYS BETWE5 RACIALIZ$ PEOPLE4 ,CAPITALISM IS P]MAN5TLY MOBILIZ+ TO MAKE SURE NO ONE GR[S ROOTS4 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT IS ! MA9 PROBLEM ?AT DOESN'T P]MIT ! POSSIBILITY ( REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS !RE4 

,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS A SETTL] /ATE1 A /ATE ( COLONIZ]S LIKE ,CANADA1 ,>G5T9A1 ,AU/RALIA4 ,9 SOCIETIES ( ?IS TYPE1 ,I'D SAY ?AT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SPEAK ( REVOLUTION )\T DE/ROY+ :IT5ESS1 BECAUSE 9 !SE C\NTRIES CAPITALISM ONLY MANAG$ TO BE 9/ALL$ ?R\< ! 9V5TION ( ! :ITE RACE4 

,! HYP]-ATOMIZATION TYPICAL ( !RE DEP5DS ON ! UNLIMIT$ MOBILIZATION ( CAPITALISM1 :I* DEP5DS ON :IT5ESS & COLONIZATION AS A CONT9U\S PROCESS4 ,NONE ( !SE ELEM5TS CAN BE T\*$ )\T T\*+ ! O!RS4 

,A,L,B3 ,SPEAK TO US AB\T ! /ATE ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S,A4 ,!RE'S BE5 AN EVID5T GR[? 9 ! LA/ YE>S4 ,WE C\LD ALWAYS SEE ITS MORE SPECTACUL> FACE FROM H]E3 DISRUPTIONS1 BLACK BLOCKS444 ,DOES ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN AN>*ISM HAVE ANY POSSIBILITIES ( GR[+ ROOTS 9 ANY P>TICUL> SOCIAL BODY8 

,PET]3 ,I'D SAY ?AT CURR5TLY 9 ALMO/ EV]Y MOVEM5T & EV]MORE SECTORS ( ! POPULATION1 BUT SOCIAL ALI5ATION MAKES ANY ROOT+ V]Y DIFFICULT4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT ! MA9 QUE/ION IS IF ! 9TEGRATIONI/ T5D5CY W9S 9 ! UPCOM+ YE>S1 :I* W\LD FAVOR ! 9/ITUTIONAL ,LEFT1 OR ! RUPTURE-I/ T5D5CY W9S1 )9 :I* AN>*ISM IS 9CREAS+LY S]V+ AS A POLE4 

,A,L,B3 ,:I* NEW GR\PS OR AN>*I/ SC5ES HAVE EM]G$ REC5TLY ?AT >E WOR? M5TION+8 ,REC5TLY WE'VE SE5 ,R,A,M1 ,9DIG5\S ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION1 OR ! SUPPORT GR\PS = ,ROJAVA & ! ,KURDI% /RUGGLE4 

,PET]3 ,I ?9K Y\ JU/ NAM$ !M6 ,! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T .<TRANSL4 - SIC2 ,PET] IS REF]R+ TO ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,ABOLITIONI/ ,MOVEM5T1 ,A,L,B ]RONE\SLY L9KS TO ,REVOLUTION>Y ,ACTION ,MOVEM5T.> IS A =MAL GR\P ?AT C5T]S ANTI-RACISM 9 !IR ANALYSIS & ! SUPPORT ( PRO-PRISON] & C\NT]-POLICE /RUGGLES4 ,9CREAS+LY !RE'S MORE AFF9ITY BETWE5 9DIG5\S & AN>*I/ /RUGGLES1 ) MORE TRADITIONAL 9DIG5\S FI<T]S ALSO ADOPT+ SOME ID5TIFICATION ) AN>*ISM .<$4 - SEE ,9DIG5\S ,AN>*I/ ,CONV]G5CE - ,REPORT ,BACK.>1 & 9CREAS+LY !RE'S MORE NON-9DIG5\S AN>*I/S LETT+ !MSELVES BE 9FLU5C$ BY 9DIG5\S CONCEPTS & PRACTICES4 ,!RE'S ALSO QUITE A LOT ( ORGANIZ$ SUPPORT 9 SOLID>ITY ( ! ,KURDI% PEOPLE4 ,LA/LY1 ONE C\LD NAME ! ,BLACK ,ROSE _/ ,ROSA ,NEGRA F$]ATION1 A BIL+UAL PLAT=MI/ ORGANIZATION4 ,BUT MO/ ( ! MOVEM5T 9 ! C\NTRY KEEPS ON BE+ EI!R 9=MAL OR L9K$ TO CONCRETE LOCAL PROJECTS 9/EAD ( AGGLOM]AT+ ORGANIZATIONS4 

,A,L,B3 ,ONE ( ! CURR5T DEBATES ON ! ,LEFT 9 ! ,WE/ IS CLASS VS ID5TITY4 ,ID5TITY POLITICS >E DEEPLY SEAT$ AMONG ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ,LEFT4 ,H[ CAN ONE BUILD AN AMPLE SUBJECT CAPABLE ( DEFEAT+ ! BIG 7& SUP]->M$7 ELITES8 

,PET]3 ,!RE'S A LOT ( DEBATE ) RESPECT TO ?AT TOPIC1 GIV5 ?AT ! ,LEFT HAS TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( A WAT]$ D[N ANTI-RACISM & FEM9ISM TO ATTEMPT TO *ANGE ! MASKS ( P[] :ILE PROTECT+ ITS [N /RUCTURES4 ,! ID5TITY POLITICS ?AT S]VE /ATE P[] >E ESS5TIALI/ & REPRES5TATIVE4 

,9/EAD ( SUBV]T+ ! CATEGORICAL L9ES BETWE5 PEOPLE1 !Y RE9=CE !M1 9SI/+ ?AT EA* P]SON'S ID5TITY LABELS TELL US MORE AB\T ?AT P]SON ?AN !IR P]SONAL EXP]I5CES & !IR ACTIONS4 ,& 9 EA* FIEFDOM1 !RE >E GRASSROOTS POLITICIANS TO SPEAK 9 NAME ( ! TOTALITY ( !IR CATEGORY4 ,!SE PEOPLE >E ALMO/ ALWAYS UNIV]SITY /UD5TS & SOMEH[ HAVE MORE P[] ?AN MANY ( ! PEOPLE ( !IR CATEGORY1 BUT ?AT P[] WAS GRANT$ BY A SOCIAL AXIS ?AT'S NOT (T5 SPOK5 ( & ?AT'S NOT SO VISIBLE1 LIKE = EXAMPLE =MAL $UCATION OR FAMILY CIRCUM/ANCES4 

,ID5TITY POLITICS AS SU* & H[ ,I'VE DESCRIB$ !M >E ABUNDANT 9 ! UNIV]SITY WORLD & 9 ,N,G,OS1 BUT ALSO IMPACT AN>*I/ SPACES4 ,ON ONE H& ?AT'S BECAUSE MANY AN>*I/S >E UNIV]SITY /UD5TS OR WORK = ,N,G,OS :5 !Y DI/ANCE !MSELVES FROM MORE RADICAL IDEAS OR !Y BEG9 TO NE$ MORE ECONOMIC /ABILITY4 ,ON ! O!R H& IT'S BECAUSE MANY AN>*I/S P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( DISC\RSES & PRACTICES AGA9/ POLICE RACISM OR G5D] VIOL5CE 7TO NAME TWO EXAMPLES7 :I* >E !N REAPPROPRIAT$ BY ! 9/ITUTIONAL ,LEFT & TRANS=M$ 9TO PRACTICES :I* CAN BE COMPATIBLE ) ! JUDICIAL SY/EM & ! LOGIC ( =GIV5ESS & RE=M T[>DS 9/ITUTIONS & CONTROL OR PUNI%M5T T[>DS PEOPLE4 

,! FACT ?AT N[ ! EXTREME ,RI<T HAS APPROPRIAT$ A LOT ( TE*NIQUES FROM ID5TITY POLITICS TO CREATE AN 0ID5TITY POLITICS = :ITE PEOPLE0 HAS %[N TO A LOT ( PEOPLE ?AT !RE'S NO?+ RADICAL AB\T ESS5TIALISM1 ?AT 9 FACT IT'S ALSO A F\NDATION ( FASCISM1 ( NATIONALISM1 ( PATRI>*Y ITSELF4 ,BUT PEOPLE =GET V]Y QUICKLY4 

,LOOK AT H[ ! ,NEGRI-I/ ,LEFTI/ POSITION .<TRANSL4 - REF]R+ TO ,TONI ,NEGRI.> - ?AT NEO-LIB]ALISM CON/ITUT$ AN ASSAULT TO ! SOV]EIGNTY ( ! NATION-/ATES - WAS CAPTUR$ & UTILIZ$ ) MORE EFFECTIV5ESS BY ! F>-RI<T4 ,BUT N[ADAYS ! ,LEFT KEEPS ON GO+ ) ! LIE ?AT CAPITALISM IS C\NT]POIS$ TO ! ,/ATE OR HAS SURPASS$ ! ,/ATE BECAUSE !Y HAVE AN IDEOLOGICAL 9T]E/ 9 COV]+ UP ALL !IR FAIL$ ALLIANCES ) /ATE P[] DUR+ ! LA/ TWO C5TURIES & ?US CONV9C+ PEOPLE TO ONCE AGA9 GO TO ! POLLS OR TO AWAIT A ,BLANQUI/-,L59I/.<#b.> REVOLUTION4 

,9 ! SAME MANN]1 ID5TITY POLITICS HAS 9T]E/$ DEF5D]S BECAUSE IT G5]ATES UNQUE/IONABLE POSITIONS ( P[] )9 A MOVEM5T4 ,BUT1 TO BE HONE/1 ONE MU/ RECOGNIZE ?AT !RE DOESN'T EXI/ ANY CONFLICT BETWE5 ! CONCEPT ( CLASS W>F>E & ID5TITY POLITICS4 ,! ANALYSIS P>T+ FROM BELONG+ TO DIFF]5T ECONOMIC CLASSES WAS ! FIR/ ID5TITY POLITICS & IT'S NOT DIFFICULT TO F9D ,L59I/ PSEUDO->GUM5TS OR FROM EV5 ,M>X HIMSELF ?AT D5Y A CRITICAL 9T]LOCUTOR ( ANY LEGITIMACY1 LABEL+ !IR POSITION AS 0PETIT-B\RGEOIS0 OR AS 0LUMP50 .<$4 - SEE ,RETURN ,FIRE VOL4#e PG#a#a.>4 

,N[ADAYS1 ID5TITY POLITICS DON'T SPEAK SO MU* ( CLASS BECAUSE !Y'VE POSITION$ !MSELVES AS ALT]NATIVES TO ! WORK]I/ ,LEFT & UNIONS4 ,CURR5TLY IT'S A UNIV]SITY PRACTICE & PRO-CAPITALI/2 IT'S ! FEM9ISM OR ! ANTI-RACISM ( ?OSE ?AT >E MAK+ A C>E] OR PREP>+ ! ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN & IT B5EFITS !M TO EXPLOIT ! /RUGGLES ( ! COMMON FOLK ON ! /REETS4 ,BUT 9 ANY MOM5T IT'S CAPABLE ( REAPPROPRIAT+ CLASS DISC\RSES TO CLEAN UP !IR IMAGE IF ?AT LACK />TS TO BECOME MORE CRITICIZ$4 

,A,L,B3 ,TO CONCLUDE444 IS REVOLUTION POSSIBLE 9 ! ,U,S,A8 

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