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,WE W\LD LIKE \R RELATION%IP ) CAPITALISM TO BE SIMPLE2 WE >E AGA9/ IT4 ,BUT BEH9D ! SIMPLICITY ( TAK+ A FIRM /ANCE IS ! TRAG$Y ( ! AN>*I/ >*ETYPE4 ,A FIX$ /ANCE AGA9/ CAPITALISM1 HI]>*Y1 GOD1 ! /ATE1 OPPRESSION1 RACISM1 SEXISM1 HOMOPHOBIA 7& MORE72 DEMON/RAT+ CURIOSITY ONLY TO F9D NEW ?+S TO SAY 0NO0 TO4 ,IF AN>*ISM.<#a.> IS GO+ TO CONT9UE BE+ 9T]E/+1 RELEVANT1 OR *ALL5G+ 9TO ?IS C5TURY1 !N \R REACTION>Y POSE HAS TO BE CONFRONT$4 

,LET'S E/ABLI% T]MS4 ,LET US 5CLOSE \R UND]/&+ ( CAPITALISM )9 AN AN>*I/ FRAMEWORK RA!R ?AN A DICTION>Y DEF9ITION OR BE+ 5CLOS$ )9 IT \RSELVES4 

,UP TILL N[ AN>*I/S HAVE DEF9$ !MSELVES ALONG ! L9ES ( 0PEOPLE :O >E AGA9/ ALL SY/EMS ( AU?ORITY0 ) ! SY/EMS LI/$ 7USUALLY 9 AB\T ?IS ORD]7 BE+ ! /ATE1 CAPITALISM1 ! *UR*1 CIVILIZATION1 PATRI>*Y1 RACISM1 HOMOPHOBIA1 ETC4 ,?IS NEGATIVE DEF9ITION FOLL[S ,HEGEL'S 0CRITIQUE ( EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS HI!RTO HELD TO BE ! OBJECTIVE TRU?10.<#b.> PLAC+ AN>*I/S 9 ! ROLE ( BE+ SOCIALLY CONSCI\S SOLIPSI/S1 WAT*+ ! WORLD !Y REFUSE TO P>TICIPATE 94 

,:Y1 !N1 DOESN'T AN>*ISM DEF9E ITSELF AS ! IDEA ( BE+ = SU* VALUES AS FRE$OM & EQUALITY8 ,FRE$OM & EQUALITY1 MU* LIKE ALL ! T]MS AN>*I/S >E AGA9/1 >E OP5-5D$ WORDS ?AT DEM& FUR!R 5GAGEM5T BE=E ANYONE HAS ANY IDEA :AT !Y MEAN4 ,DOES FRE$OM MEAN ! SAME ?+ ?AT ! ,U,S SAYS IT IS = & ?AT IT 9/ITUTES AS A P]SONAL RI<T8.<#c.> ,DOES EQUALITY MEAN ! SAME ?+ ?AT ,COMMUNI/S MEAN :5 !Y REF] TO IT8 ,! TA9T ( ! V>I$ USES ( !SE T]MS HAS MEANT ?AT MOD]N AN>*I/S M9IMIZE !IR USE ( !M4 

,! NEGATIVE DEF9ITION ( AN>*ISM IS NOT SUBJECT TO ! SAME SCRUT9Y4 ,IS ?IS BECAUSE !RE HAS NEV] BE51 NOR WILL !RE EV] BE1 A REGIME RUL$ BY ! TYRANNY ( BE+ AGA9/8 ,IS IT P]HAPS BECAUSE AN>*I/S DO NOT SEE !IR [N COMPLICITY 9 ! ?+S ?AT !Y >E AGA9/ 7AS DEMON/RAT$1 = EXAMPLE1 BY !IR P>TICIPATION 9 ! POLITICAL PROCESS ( PETITION & BALLOT.<#d.>78 ,AN>*I/S >E A P>T ( ! V]Y SY/EM !Y >E AGA9/4 ,! L9E BETWE5 ! CON/ITU5T P>TS ( ?AT :OLE & ! UNIFI$ :OLE IS LEFT1 BY & L>GE1 UNEXAM9$4 

,= ?IS1 ! ACTIVI/ IMAG9ATION.<#e.> IS L>GELY TO BLAME 9 REC5T TIMES4 ,AN>*I/S DRAW AS MU*1 IF NOT MORE1 ON ! P]CEPTION ?AT ! ,CIVIL ,RI<TS & ANTI-W> MOVEM5TS ( ! ,SIXTIES W]E EFFECTIVE MODELS ( POLITICAL & SOCIAL *ANGE4 ,AS A RESULT !Y DRAW 9SPIRATION FROM ! SO-CALL$ 9FLU5TIAL MILITANTS RA!R ?AN ! SPONTANE\S ACTIONS ( PEOPLE1 FROM ! MEET+ & ! PROTE/ RA!R ?AN ! RIOT OR WORK SL[D[N1 FROM ! POLITICS RA!R ?AN ! HUMANS4 ,?IS PRACTICE TURNS ! NEGATIVE DEF9ITION ( AN>*ISM ON ITS HEAD AS A POSITIVE & REACTION>Y VIEW ( SOCIAL *ANGE4 

,WE MU/ LE>N ! MOVES 

,TO ! EXT5T ?AT AN AN>*I/ DEF9ITION ( CAPITALISM DEVIATES FROM ! ,M>XI/ ONE1 IT DOES SO ALONG ! L9ES ( BE+ EMOTIONAL & VALUE-LAD54 

,= ! CAPITALI/ & ! PROP]TY [N] IT .<PROP]TY.> MEAN.<S.> P[] & ! RI<T1 GU>ANTE$ BY ! ,/ATE1 TO LIVE )\T WORK+1 ! P[] & ! RI<T TO LIVE BY EXPLOIT+ ! WORK ( SOMEONE ELSE1 ?OSE :O >E =C$ TO SELL !IR PRODUCTIVE P[] TO ! LUCKY [N] ( BO?.<#f.> 

OR 

,CAPITALI/444 ECONOMIES MAKE HUMAN 9T]ACTIONS 9TO COMMODITIES3 POLIC+1 M$ICAL C>E1 $UCATION1 EV5 SEXUAL RELATIONS BECOME S]VICES ?AT >E B\<T & SOLD4.<#g.> 

,?IS FOLL[S ! HABIT ( O!RWORLDL9ESS2 DEF9+ A SY/EM ?AT EA* ( US P>TAKES 9 AS SEP>ATE & \TSIDE ( \RSELVES & \R ACTIVITY4 ,:ILE ,!Y EXPLOIT1 =CE1 & COMMODIFY1 WE DO SOME?+ ELSE 5TIRELY4 ,ORGANIZE RESI/ANCE1 PLANT COMMUNITY G>D5S1 GR\P BIKE RIDES1 OR PROTE/+ !M1 SOME?+ \TSIDE ( !IR RECOGNITION4 

,! USEFUL ?+ AB\T ! NEGATIVE AN>*I/ DEF9ITION ( CAPITALISM IS ?AT IT IS NOT AMBIVAL5T1 DESCRIB+ CAPITALISM AS SOME PO/-MOD]N CREATURE ?AT WE CAN PRET5D TO HAVE A RELATION%IP ( P[] )1 AS ! CULM9ATION ( HI/ORY1 OR SOME?+ ?AT C\LD BE TAK5 OR LEFT4 

,A DI/9CT ELEM5T ( ! AN>*I/ UND]/&+ ( CAPITALISM IS ?AT IT USES ! SAME LANGUAGE ( P]SONAL RESPONSIBILITY 7AL?\< 9 ?IS CASE1 ?AT ( O!RS7 ?AT IS US$ TO DET]M9E ONE'S [N BEHAVIOR4 ,! WAY Y\ *ALL5GE ! COMMODIFICATION ( HUMAN LIFE IS TO *ANGE Y\R RELATION%IP ) COMMODITIES P]SONALLY2 BY CONSUM+ LESS1 CONSUM+ MORE /RATEGICALLY1 OR CONSUM+ ON 0Y\R T]MS40 ,CAPITALISM IS UND]/OOD LESS AS A SOCIAL PH5OM5ON ?AN AS A VIOLATION ( ! AN>*I/ PR9CIPLE ( MEANS & 5DS BE+ 9SEP>ABLE4 

,! ,M>XI/ DEF9ITION ( CAPITALISM1 BY CONTRA/1 IS NOT SUBJECTIVE4 ,CAPITALISM IS ! MODE ( PRODUCTION ?AT EXTRACTS ! GREATE/ POSSIBLE AM\NT ( SURPLUS VALUE BY ! CLASS ( PRIVATE [N]S1 & ?AT CONSEQU5TLY EXPLOITS LABOR P[] 7A4K4A4 ! PROLET>IAT74 ,?IS DEF9ITION IS AB\T VALUE1 CLASS1 P[]1 & PRODUCTION4 ,?OSE :O HOLD TO ?IS ECONOMIC ORI5TATION FUR!R CLAIM ?AT ?R\< A SCI5TIFIC EVALUATION ( ECONOMICS1 P>TICUL>LY ! LABOR !ORY ( VALUE1 ! PROBLEMS ) CAPITALISM CAN BE DISSECT$ & DEEPLY UND]/OOD4 ,FUR!RMORE ! SOLUTIONS PROVID$ AS SOCIALISM1 OR MORE RADICALLY AS COMMUNISM1 >GUABLY HAVE BE5 ANALYZ$ ?R\< ?IS SCI5TIFIC PROCESS RA!R ?AN A SUBJECTIVE ONE4 

,?IS DEF9ITION LEAVES \T MO/ HUMAN UND]/&+S ( :AT LIV+ CAPITALISM IS4 ,CAPITALISM IS NOT LIV+ ON CR$IT1 PAY+ R5T1 DEAL+ ) BUREAUCRATS1 NOT HAV+ ! TIME TO SP5D ) FRI5DS & LOV$ ONES1 BUT IS ! EXPLOITATION ( ONE'S LABOR P[] BY ! PRODUCTIVE =CES1 !REBY CREAT+ CLASS T5SION4 ,! /RUGGLE TO UND]/& ONESELF 9 CAPITALISM 7BY ?IS DEF9ITION7 IS ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 A CONFLICT :I*1 :5 RESOLV$1 IS ! ONLY HOPE = ! OPPRESS$ CLASS4 

,POLITICAL P[]1 PROP]LY SO CALL$1 IS M]ELY ! ORGANIZ$ P[] ( ONE CLASS = OPPRESS+ ANO!R4 ,IF ! PROLET>IAT DUR+ ITS CONTE/ ) ! B\RGEOISIE IS COMPELL$1 BY ! =CE ( CIRCUM/ANCES1 TO ORGANIZE ITSELF AS A CLASS2 IF1 BY MEANS ( A REVOLUTION1 IT MAKES ITSELF ! RUL+ CLASS1 &1 AS SU*1 SWEEPS AWAY BY =CE ! OLD CONDITIONS ( PRODUCTION1 !N IT WILL1 ALONG ) !SE CONDITIONS1 HAVE SWEPT AWAY ! CONDITIONS = ! EXI/5CE ( CLASS ANTAGONISMS & ( CLASSES G5]ALLY1 & WILL !REBY HAVE ABOLI%$ ITS [N SUPREMACY AS A CLASS4.<#h.> 

,= AN>*I/S ! USEFUL *>ACT]I/IC ( ?IS DEF9ITION IS TO UND]/& ! OBJECTIVE1 9 ?IS CASE ECONOMIC1 GAZE4 ,IT IS (T5 SAID ?AT IF Y\ WANT TO READ A MA9/REAM P]SPECTIVE ?AT TAKES ,M>X S]I\SLY Y\ NE$ TO READ ! ,WALL ,/REET ,J\RNAL4 ,!Y MAY R>ELY M5TION HIS NAME BUT ECONOMIC T5SION1 CLASS CONFLICT1 IS MANAG$ BY ! READ]S ( ! ,J\RNAL :ILE ! RE/ ( SOCIETY OBSESSES AB\T ! PLI<T ( CELEBRITIES & REALITY %[ \TCOMES4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ?AT ?IS OBJECTIVE CALCULATION ( \R SITUATION IS USEFUL1 IT IS ALSO A ME*ANISM BY :I* \R P[]LESSNESS TO BR+ AB\T ANY *ANGE 9 ! SITUATION IS RATIONALIZ$ & P]PETUAT$4 ,= EV]Y LAU<ABLE ,COMMUNI/ D5UNCIATION ( AN>*I/ OPTIMISM IS AN AN>*I/ DEM& = CLASS W> BY ! *ILDR5 ( ! RI*4 ,RHETORIC ASIDE1 ! ONLY REAL CLASS W> IS ( ! [N]S AGA9/ ALL4 

,CLASSIC ,LIB]ALS DEF9E CAPITALISM AS ! SOCIAL SY/EM BAS$ ON ! PR9CIPLE ( 9ALI5ABLE 9DIVIDUAL RI<TS1 9CLUD+ LIFE1 LIB]TY1 & PROP]TY4 ,?IS DEF9ITION IS ! MO/ COMMON IDEOLOGICAL UND]/&+ BY ,AM]ICANS4 ,IT ACCEPTS ! NOTION ( A SOCIETY COMPRIS$ ( A BALANC$ RELATION%IP BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS & ! RUL+ ORD]1 IE ! /ATE4 ,A PLACE :]E SELF-GOV]N+ RATIONAL 9DIVIDUALS RESPECT EA* O!RS' RI<TS1 ! /ATE IS *ECK$ BY ! PROCESS1 & KEEPS \T ( ! WAY ( ! CITIZ5RY4 ,?IS ,LOCKEAN NOTION UND]SCORES A K9D ( !ORETICAL LOGICAL CONSI/5CY ?AT SITS WELL = MANY DEF5D]S ( ! CURR5T ECONOMIC SY/EM BY PLAC+ \R ROLE AS RATIONAL ACTORS ON A /AGE ( SOME:AT HUMAN SCALE4 ,! DISCONNECT BETWE5 ?IS IDEA 7) ITS E?NOC5TRIC NOTIONS ( PROP]TY1 RATIONALITY1 & ! 9DIVIDUAL7 & ! REALITY ( ! /ATE'S MONOPOLY ON VIOL5CE1 DET]M9ES EXACTLY H[ MU* LIFE1 LIB]TY1 & EV5 PROP]TY ! 9DIVIDUAL IS ACTUALLY ALL[$ TO HAVE4 

,AN>*I/S W\LD DO WELL TO RECOGNIZE LIB]AL CAPITALISM'S RELIANCE ON ! SOCIAL BUILD+ BLOCKS ( PR9CIPLES 7RI<TS71 NEGOTIATION 7! SOCIAL CONTRACT71 & *ECKS-&-BALANCES 7VOT+74 ,CAPITALISM-AS-EX*ANGE 5DS UP BE+ 9VISIBLE 9 ?IS DEF9ITION ( CAPITALISM1 & ?AT IS :AT MAKES ?IS DEF9ITION SU* AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO DEF5D 9TELLECTUALLY ! RELATION%IP ONE HAS TO CAPITALISM4 ,UN*ECK$ DOM9ATION1 9H]IT$ P[]1 & ! IRRATIONALITY ( BELIEV+ 9 ! /ATE'S DESIRE TO DEF5D AN 9DIVIDUAL'S RI<TS >E 9VISIBLE H]E4 ,:O C\LD BE AGA9/ RI<TS1 ! ABILITY ( 9DIVIDUALS TO 5T] 9TO CONTRACTS ) EA* O!R & ! /ATE1 & \R ABILITY TO KEEP ! /ATE 9 *ECK8 ,?IS IS ! WAY PEOPLE CAN UND]/& !MSELVES )9 A FUNCTION+ SOCIAL ORD] :]E !IR [N 9VISIBILITY )9 IT IS F> LESS IMPORTANT ?AN ! OBVI\SNESS ( DEF5D+ EV]Y ASPECT ( IT4 ,SOMETIMES IF IT SEEMS BELIEVABLE !N IT IS BELIEV$4 

,F9ALLY1 CAPITALISM IS DEF9$ 9 ! ,U,S AS ! CURR5T ECONOMIC SY/EM 9 :I* ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION >E PRIVATELY OR CORPORATELY [N$1 & PR(ITS >E GA9$ 9 A FREE M>KET4 ,US$ 9 ?IS WAY1 WE ACCEPT CAPITALISM'S AHI/ORICAL NATURE 7ALWAYS EXI/+1 \TSIDE ( CONTEXT1 SPACE1 OR TIME7 & ! EXI/5CE ( A FREE M>KET4 ,?IS IS ANO!R ECONOMIC UND]/&+ ?AT DIFF]S FROM ! ,M>XI/ ONE2 IT HAS A DIFF]5T MY?OLOGICAL FRAMEWORK1 ONE :]E CAPITALISM-ITSELF IS ! SUN1 RA!R ?AN ! EXPLOITATION ( LABOR4 

,9 ?IS VIEW1 CAPITALISM NEV] SETS & EA* ( US IF FREE TO SELL \RSELVES AS LABOR & BUY *EAP PRODUCTS %IPP$ FROM >\ND ! WORLD4 ,TRULY FREE4 ,! SUN WAS PLAC$ !RE BE=E ! ,U,S WAS F\ND$ & S9CE !N NO?+ ELSE HAS HAPP5$2 EV]Y?+ H]E HAS GR[N UND] ITS LI<T4 ,! FRE$OM WE HAVE AS CONSUM]S IS ! SAME AS ! FRE$OM WE HAVE AS 9VE/ORS4 ,! CONNECTIONS !SE IDEAS HAVE TO REALITY WI!R 9 COMP>ISON TO !IR RHETORICAL & PROPAG&I/IC SOCIAL P[] )9 ,U,S CULTURE4 ,?IS MY? IS P[]FUL3 P[]FUL 5\< TO KEEP PEOPLE 9 MIS]Y PLAY+ ! LOTT]Y1 P[]FUL 5\< = PEOPLE TO PUT !MSELVES 9 C>GO CONTA9]S TO BE %IPP$ ACROSS ! OCEAN1 & P[]FUL 5\< = PEOPLE NO LONG] TO SEE CAPITALISM AS SOME?+ TO /RUGGLE AGA9/4 ,CONSCI\S CLASS /RUGGLE 9 ! ,U,S IS A NON/>T] EI!R /RATEGICALLY OR IDEOLOGICALLY1 ,M>XI/ 7EV5 M>XI/-)-A-BLACK-FLAG7 RHETORIC TO ! CONTR>Y4 

,:E!R DEF9$ BY AN>*I/S1 ,M>XI/S1 POLITICAL PHILOSOPH]S1 OR ECONOMI/S1 ! ASSUMPTIONS 9 DEF9+ CAPITALISM FRAME ! ABILITY TO ?9K \TSIDE1 AGA9/1 & 9 RELATION TO IT4 ,S9CE AN>*I/S HAVE ASSUM$ ?AT !Y >E SOMEH[ \TSIDE ( CAPITALISM1 ?AT IT IS SOME?+ \TSIDE ( !IR EXP]I5CE1 !IR DAILY LIVES1 & !IR PR9CIPLES1 !Y HAVE NOT HAD A COH]5T WAY TO 5GAGE ! LIB]AL NOTIONS ( 9DIVIDUAL RI<TS1 ! ECONOMIC VIEW ( SOCIETY1 OR ! POSITIVE P]CEPTION ?AT CAPITALI/ SOCIAL RELATIONS HAVE HAD ON A PREPOND]ANCE ( PEOPLE4 

,UND] ! PALE BLUE MOON 

,T5SILE /R5G? IS ! AM\NT ( =CE REQUIR$ TO PULL SOME?+ AP>T4 ,MO/ ( US TE/ T5SILITY EV]Y DAY &1 LIKE MANY PROP]TIES1 WE DO NOT NE$ TO MEASURE IT TO UND]/& ITS EFFECTS4 ,A ROMANTIC RELATION%IP 5DS BECAUSE ( A S]IES ( SMALL 9CONSID]ATIONS4 ,WORK]S GRUMBLE AB\T AN AS%OLE MANAG] BUT NO?+ HAPP5S BESIDES ! COMPLA9+4 ,A RADICAL RETURNS TO H] FAMILY HOME = ! HOLIDAYS EV5 AFT] %E HAS DECL>$ H] REJECTION ( NORMATIVE VALUES & RELATION%IPS4 ,T5SILITY HAS A V>IETY ( AXES3 ECONOMIC1 EMOTIONAL1 CULTURAL4 

,IF WE W]E TO BE G5]\S 9 APPROA*+ AN ANSW] TO ! QUE/ION ( :Y ! CURR5T ECONOMIC SY/EM WORKS SO WELL 7EMOTIONALLY1 IDEOLOGICALLY1 MAT]IALLY7 = SO MANY PEOPLE1 IT W\LD NOT BE BECAUSE PEOPLE >E NATURALLY 9CL9$ T[>DS %OPP+1 PETROLEUM1 OR PROP]TY-RI<TS BUT BECAUSE !Y PREF] GREAT] T5SILE /R5G? OV] LESS4 ,ONE DESIRES A CONNECTION TO ! L& ?AT !Y LIVE ON ?AT IS GREAT] ?AN :AT A CONTRACT1 BANK1 OR SURVEYOR CAN PROVIDE4 ,ONE DESIRES RELATION%IPS ?AT DON'T FALL EASILY UND] ! CATEGORIES ( FRI5D1 LOV]1 OR FAMILY4 ,ONE DESIRES ESCAPES FROM EV5 ! MO/ PLEASANT SITUATION ONE F9DS ONESELF 94 ,! SIMPLI/IC SOLUTIONS ( AGA9/ APPROA*ES TO !SE PROBLEMS >E BRITTLE2 !Y CRACK AT ! SLI<TE/ *ANGE 9 ORI5TATION FROM !IR /R5G?4 ,CRITIQUE WEAK5S T5SILITY RA!R ?AN /R5G!N+ IT4 

,! COORD9ATION ( CAPITALISM ) ! POLITICAL APP>ATUS1 RELIGION1 & CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS REG>D+ RELATION%IPS MAKES IT SEEM NATURAL4 ,!SE RELATION%IPS DEVELOP$ OV] TIME1 L>GELY BY =CE1 & >E WOR? /UDY+4 ,:AT IS ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! PEOPLE :O GO TO ! SAME M>KET ON ,TUESDAY1 ! SAME *UR* ON ,SUNDAY1 & ATT5D ! SAME CONC]TS ON ,FRIDAY NI<TS8 ,COMP>E ?IS TO A GR\P ?AT MEETS ONCE A YE> UND] A FLAG ( TRUCE & SP5DS ! RE/ ( ! YE> 9 OP5 HO/ILITY4 ,! AN>*I/ PROJECT W\LD BE TO 5GAGE ) !SE EXAMPLES NOT BECAUSE !Y >E WOR? EMULATION BUT BECAUSE !Y DEMON/RATE PR9CIPLES ( T5SILE /R5G?4 

,T5SILITY CAN BE SE5 AS ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 FREQU5CY1 9T5SITY1 V>IETY1 & DURATION ( 5C\NT]S4 ,9 ! FIR/ EXAMPLE WE SEE RELATION%IPS ) RELATIVELY HI< FREQU5CY & V>IETY1 ) L[ 9T5SITY 7) OCCASIONAL HI< 9T5SITY >\ND MUSIC7 ?AT HAPP5S OV] A LONG P]IOD ( TIME1 PROBABLY YE>S4 ,9 !SE RELATION%IPS1 EV5 )\T KN[+ EA* O!R'S NAMES1 WE HAVE A CLOS5ESS ?AT IS NOT AB\T CLASS COMPOSITION1 %>$ ALI5ATION1 OR ! POLITICAL PROJECT ( ! TOTAL TRANS=MATION ( SOCIETY4 ,9 ! SECOND EXAMPLE !RE IS F> LESS CLOS5ESS ) L[ FREQU5CY & V>IETY BUT HI< 9T5SITY ?AT HAPP5S OV] A LONG DURATION4 ,! DIFF]5CE ( T5SILITY BETWE5 !SE TWO EXAMPLES RESULTS NOT FROM ! P>TICIPANT'S CONNECTION TO A %>$ /RUGGLE OR IDEA BUT FROM V>IETY1 FREQU5CY1 & MANAGEABILITY4 

,IF !RE ISN'T A SIMPLE = TO ! AN>*I/ AGA9/1 !N P]HAPS ! PROBLEM IS ONE ( SCALE RA!R ?AN GOALS4 ,AS LONG AS SOCIETY EXI/S ON AN 5ORM\S SCALE1 ! SCALE ( #c MILLION1 #a MILLION1 OR EV5 A HUNDR$ ?\S&1 IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO BELIEVE ?AT IT WILL NOT =M A MONOPOLY ON VIOL5CE1 AN IDEOLOGICAL SY/EM ?AT PREA*ES FRE$OM :ILE PRACTIC+ CON/RA9T1 & AN ECONOMIC SY/EM ?AT ALI5ATES = ! PURPOSE ( EXP$I5CY4 ,P]HAPS AN>*ISM IS ! RECOGNITION ?AT A SOCIETY WOR? LIV+ 9 %\LD BE ( A SCALE )9 :I* ONE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE SOME K9D ( DIRECT IMPACT4 

,!RE IS NO?+ ?AT CAN BE DONE TO RECLAIM CAPITALISM4 ,NOT ONLY HAS IT BE5 ! IDEOLOGICAL F\NDATION = ! EXTRACTION ( RES\RCES & ! ECONOMIC BASIS ( HUMAN SUFF]+ = C5TURIES1 BUT ! T]M REMA9S A MEAN+LESS AB/RACTION4 ,AT ! SAME TIME !RE IS ! FALSE OPPOSITION ( AN>*I/ ANTI-CAPITALI/S2 PRET5D+ TO /& \TSIDE CAPITALISM ! SAME WAY !Y W\LD /& 9 PROTE/ \TSIDE *A9 /ORES OR A GA!R+ ( WORLD LEAD]S REFLECTS ! WEAKNESS ( 9DIVIDUALI/IC ACTION4 ,?IS ISN'T IMPROV$ BY ! ANTI-CAPITALISM ( LEFT COMMUNI/ TRADITIONS :OSE MEEK DECL>ATIONS ( TOTAL OPPOSITION >E ONLY SLI<TLY LESS 9DIVIDUAT$ ?AN ! PRACTICES ( BOYCOTT & SELF-FLAGELLATION4 

,9 ?IS ESSAY !RE HAS BE5 NO DEF9ITION ( AN>*ISM ITSELF O!R ?AN TO ACKN[L$GE ! 9ADEQUATE DEF9ITIONS ?AT HAVE PREC$$ US4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! POSITIVE AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES.<#i.> >E AN 9ADEQUATE BEG9N+ TO AN AN>*ISM ( TODAY2 !Y >E ! ELEGANT PR9CIPLES ( ANO!R TIME4 ,IF AN>*ISM IS TO FACE ! *ALL5G+ TIMES AHEAD IT MU/ BECOME ! MONGREL BEA/ BORN ( ! DISP>ATE P>TS ( ITS /ATELY & NEGATIVE ORIG9S4 ,IT MU/ BECOME CAPABLE ( RECOGNIZ+ ! COMPLICAT$ RELATION%IP BETWE5 LIV+ 9 ! WORLD & AGA9/ ! WORLD1 & 9/EAD ( ]R+ 9 ! DIRECTION ( LIB]ALISM OR ASCETICISM4 ,AN>*ISM MU/ NEV] BECOME A CONTRACT BETWE5 AN>*I/S & A SOCIETY ?AT DOESN'T EXI/1 & IT %\LD NEV] BE A SETTL$ QUE/ION4 ,AN>*ISM IS CONFLICT )\T COMPROMISE1 )\T RUL]S1 & ) ! *OICE TO 5GAGE ) ! WORLD ON \R [N T]MS4 ,! FI<T IS MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ! \TCOME4 

  

.<#a.> ,! T]M US$ ?R\<\T ?IS >TICLE IS AN>*ISM4 ,:ILE ,I G5]ALLY SUPPORT ! IDEA ( !RE BE+ A DI/9CTION DRAWN BETWE5 A SY/EM CALL$ AN>*ISM & ! DESIRE = SOME?+ CALL$ AN>*Y1 ) ONE BE+ CRITIQU$ AS AN IDEOLOGY & ! O!R AS SOME?+ ELSE1 ,I ALSO BELIEVE ?AT IT IS A WA/E ( TIME TO CONFUSE ! T]MS ) ! DI/9CTION4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! AM\NT ( ATT5TION PLAC$ ON ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! TWO T]MS HAS CREAT$ AN AN>*YISM1 AN IDEOLOGY ( T]MS4 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE ! CRITIQUE ( IDEOLOGY HAS BECOME A P>ODY ( ITSELF4 

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