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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

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,DESIGN ,Y\R ,[N ,UTOPIA4 BY ,*AZ ,BUFE @& ,DOCTRESS ,NEUTOPIA4 ,TUCSON1 ,A,Z3 SEE ,%>P ,PRESS1 #b#b4 #b ,P,P4 

,! 9TELLECT CAN BETRAY MAN MORE EASILY ?AN HIS CONSCI5CE0 

-- ,PAOLO ,SOL]I 

,*AZ ,BUFE IS AN AN>*I/ WRIT] WIDELY PUBLI%$ BY ,*AZ ,BUFE4 ,HIS SELF-PUBLI%+ HI/ORY 7AS ,SEE ,%>P ,PRESS7 IS IGNOM9I\S4 

,9 ,LI/51 ,AN>*I/6 7#a#i#h#f7 ,BUFE ISSU$ :AT ! ,FIF? ,E/ATE CALL$ 0A HY/]ICAL P>ODY ( AU?ORIT>IAN AN>*ISM0 -- EXCEPT ?AT IT WAS NOT A P>ODY4 ,9 IT HE PREA*$ A LIT]AL ,T5 ,COMM&M5TS ( MORAL RECTITUDE TO AN>*I/S -- AT ! SAME TIME ?AT HE DEF5D$ ,PROCESS$ ,WORLD1 A VIOL5T CRYPTO-,M>XI/ CULT1 :I* CONSPICU\SLY VIOLAT$ NE>LY ALL ( HIS PI\S PRESCRIPTIONS4 

,BUFE1 A SIMPLEM9D$ A!I/1 IS A SUCK] = CULTS1 & NOT JU/ ,PROCESS$ ,WORLD4 ,9 ,A ,FUTURE ,WOR? ,LIV+3 ,?\<TS ON ,GETT+ ,!RE 7#a#i#i#h71 HE T\T$ AN AU?ORIT>IAN ,G]MAN CULT COMMUNE1 ,Z,E,G,G1 F\ND$ ON ! SEXUAL EXPLOITATION ( WOM54 ,HE REPEATS ! 5DORSEM5T H]E4 ,I SUSPECT$ ?AT HIS NOM9AL COAU?OR1 0,DOCTRESS ,NEUTOPIA10 WAS A ,G]MAN ON DETA*$ S]VICE FROM ,Z,E,G,G4 ,BUT FROM ,Z,E,G,G'S WEBSITE IT SEEMS ?AT H] NAME IS ,LIBBY ,HUBB>D1 AL?\< H] BE+ !RE DOES CONFIRM ! CULT CONNECTION4  ,BUFE'S FIR/ =AY 9TO UTOPIANISM WAS ?US AN EMB>RASS+ FAILURE4 ,WE %ALL N[ TAKE A LOOK AT HIS LATE/ ATTEMPT4 

,UN5LI<T5$ & UNDET]R$1 ,BUFE IS BACK4 ,?IS TIME1 ,BUFE'S IDEA IS ?AT IT W\LD FACILITATE UTOPIAN ?9K+ TO PUBLI% A DETAIL$ QUE/IONNAIRE TO HELP W\LD-BE UTOPIANS FIGURE \T EXACTLY :AT !Y WANT4 ,AL?\< IT'S A SILLY IDEA1 IT'S A BETT] IDEA ?AN ,I W\LD EXPECT FROM ,BUFE4 ,& SURE 5\<1 HE IS COPY+ SOMEBODY ELSE4 

,AS ,LEWIS ,MUM=D & ,M>IE ,L\ISE ,B]N]I HAVE OBS]V$1 ! CLASSICAL UTOPIAS W]E MO/LY CLOS$1 /ATIC1 & AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,TYPICALLY -- ,PLATO & ,/4 ,?OMAS ,MORE1 = 9/ANCE -- !Y COMB9$ POLITICAL AU?ORIT>IANISM ) ECONOMIC EGALIT>IANISM4  ,N[ ?IS COMB9ATION IS NOT REALLY FEASIBLE1 BUT ! IDEOLOGY1 9 DI/ORT$ =MS1 IS NOT GREATLY F> REMOV$ FROM ?AT ( ! ,M>XI/-,L59I/ REGIMES :I* AFFLICT$ ! #b? C5TURY & DID SO MU* TO EXT+UI% AN>*I/ & UTOPIAN T5D5CIES AS HI/ORICALLY EFFECTIVE4 

,AS A SELF-IMPORTANT YET 9SECURE PUNDIT1 ,BUFE FEELS ! NE$ TO JU/IFY HIMSELF4 ,:Y DESIGN A UTOPIA8 ,!RE >E 0SEV]AL REASONS10 BUT ,BUFE CAN ONLY ?9K ( ONE3 0UTOPIAN ?\<T IS ESS5TIAL TO SOCIAL *ANGE40 ,REALLY8 ,IS IT ASSUM$ ?AT SOCIAL *ANGE IS ALWAYS = ! BETT]8 ,:OSE UTOPIAN ?\<T WAS ESS5TIAL TO ! ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION8 ,OR ! ,NEOLI?IC ,REVOLUTION1 = ?AT MATT]8 ,! ,HI<L& CLE>ANCES1 ! ,TOKUGAWA ,REVOLUTION1 ! COLLECTIVIZATION ( ,SOVIET AGRICULTURE1 & #e O!R PH5OM5A -- H]E W]E RAPID1 F>-REA*+ SOCIAL *ANGES NOT 9=M$ BY ANY ?\<T ?AT EV5 ,BUFE W\LD CONSID] UTOPIAN4 ,OR W\LD HE8 ,= ,BUFE NEV] DEF9ES UTOPIA4 

,BUFE REM>KS1 5C\RAG+LY1 ?AT 0UTOPIAN ?\<T DOES NOT HAVE TO BE APPLI$ ON A GLOBAL SCALE TO BE ( VALUE10 IF IT 9SPIRES SMALL-SCALE EXP]IM5TS -- MODELS -- 0:I* CAN & SOMETIMES DO BECOME ! TRIGG]S = ! ADOPTION ( IDEAS :I*1 EXCEPT = ! MODELS1 W\LD NEV] HAVE BE5 ADOPT$ :OLESALE40  ,P]HAPS !Y 0SOMETIMES DO10 BUT ,I AM NOT AW>E ( A S+LE EXAMPLE4  ,!RE MAY BE UTOPIAN IDEAS :I* HAVE WON SOME G5]AL SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE1 OR HAD SOME 9FLU5CE4 ,BUT ,BUFE IS CLAIM+ MU* MORE1 ?AT !IR 9FLU5CE WAS M$IAT$ BY EXEMPL>Y 9T5TIONAL COMMUNITIES :I* SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEM5T$ ?OSE IDEAS4 ,BUT ,I AM BE+ UNFAIR TO ,BUFE4 ,I AM TAK+ :AT HE SAYS S]I\SLY AS IF HE KN[S :AT HE'S SAY+4 

,BUFE -- A DI/RICT ATTORNEY TRAPP$ 9 ! BODY ( A BUS9ESSMAN -- ASKS A LOT ( LEAD+ QUE/IONS4 ,TO :I* ,I1 A LAWY]1 SAY3 0OBJECTION60 

,I,I4#c4 ,W\LD 9DIVIDUALS *OOSE !IR [N GOALS & VALUES1 OR W\LD !IR GOALS & VALUES BE ?OSE ( Y\R UTOPIAN IDEOLOGY8 

,RI<T (F ! BAT1 ,BUFE JU/ TAKES = GRANT$ A CONFLICT & SEP>ATION BETWE5 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE GOALS1 AL?\< ! V]Y IDEA ( A UTOPIA IS TO TRANSC5D ?IS DI*OTOMY6  ,HE ALSO TAKES = GRANT$ ! P]SI/5CE ( IDEOLOGY1 :I* IS SOME?+ ELSE A UTOPIA MI<T /RIVE TO SURPASS4  ,& HE TAKES = GRANT$ ?AT ! UTOPIANS >E SUBJECT TO 0RI<TS0 & 0DUTIES0 7,I,I,I4#d1 #e7 -- 9 O!R WORDS1 LAW -- :I* IS SOME?+ ELSE ?AT %\LD BE AN OP5 QUE/ION1 NOT A LEAD+ QUE/ION4 

,= ! LAY READ]3 A LEAD+ QUE/ION IS A QUE/ION :I* SUGGE/S TO ! WITNESS :AT ANSW] IS DESIR$4 ,A REALLY GOOD LEAD+ QUE/ION1 IF ! JUDGE LETS Y\ GET AWAY ) IT1 PRACTICALLY =CES ! WITNESS TO SAY :AT Y\ WANT TO HE>4 ,H]E >E TWO EXAMPLES3 

,V4#b4 ,:AT SORT ( SOCIAL & POLITICAL ORGANIZATION W\LD Y\R UTOPIA HAVE8 

,A4 ,W\LD IT BE BAS$ ON POLITICAL AU?ORITY1 ) SOME GIV+ ORD]S & O!RS OBEY+ !M 9 A V]TICAL HI]>*ICAL /RUCTURE1 AS AT PRES5T .<EMPHASIS ADD$.>8 

,B4 ,OR W\LD IT BE BAS$ ON VOLUNT>Y COOP]ATION 9 A HORIZONTAL1 NONCO]CIVE /RUCTURE8 

,! LADY OR ! TIG]8 ,EV5 A ,PLAT=MI/ KN[S :AT HE'S SUPPOS$ TO SAY4 ,! 0AS AT PRES5T0 LANGUAGE ALONE IS LEAD+ 7& MISLEAD+71 S9CE IT COMPELS DISS5T FROM 7,A7 & ASS5T TO 7,B74 ,9 EFFECT1 ,BUFE IS ASK+ UTOPIANS IF !Y >E UTOPIANS4 ,H[ W\LD -- H[ C\LD -- GREAT UTOPIANS LIKE ,PLATO OR ,MORE ANSW] !SE QUE/IONS8 ,!Y W]E COMMUNI/S :O S\<T COOP]ATION )9 & BETWE5 FUNCTIONALLY DEF9$ SOCIAL ORD]S PROVID+ COMPLEM5T>Y S]VICES4 ,!Y W\LD PROTE/ ?AT ! LIT]AL ANSW]S TO !SE QUE/IONS -- 9DE$ TO MO/ ( ,BUFE'S QUE/IONS -- W\LD NOT ONLY DI/ORT !IR VISIONS 9 DETAILS BUT SUGGE/ FRAGM5TATION :]E !Y S\<T H>MONI\S UNITY4 

,! WRIT+ ( ,BUFE1 AS ( SOME O!R SELF-PUBLI%$ WRIT]S1 SUFF]S FROM A LACK ( $IT+4 ,EA* QUE/ION IS RIDDL$ ) R$UNDANCY4 ,9 7,A71 POLITICAL AU?ORITY IS EXPRESSLY EQUAT$ ) ORD]-GIV+ & ORD]-TAK+4  ,BUT ?AT IMPLIES 0A V]TICAL HI]>*ICAL /RUCTURE10 SURELY8 ,BESIDES1 >E !RE ANY HORIZONTAL HI]>*ICAL /RUCTURES8 ,I SUPPOSE ,Z,E,G,G & ,PROCESS$ ,WORLD MI<T QUALIFY4 ,9 7,B71 IF 0VOLUNT>Y0 IS NOT SYNONYM\S ) 0NONCO]CIVE10 :AT'S ! DI/9CTION8 ,IS !RE ONE8 ,HAS ,BUFE DEVOT$ EV5 A LITTLE ?\<T TO ! MEAN+S ( !SE WORDS8 ,EV5 ! USE ( ! FEEL-GOOD WORD 0COOP]ATION0 9 7,B7 IS T5D5TI\S4 ,:Y NOT1 9 7,A71 TO BE FAIR1 REF] TO HI]>*IC CO]CIVE COOP]ATION1 0AS AT PRES5T08 

,BUFE R\NDS \T 7,V71 0,P[] @& ,POLITICS10 BY ASK+ :AT ! UTOPIA'S DECISION-MAK+ PROCESSES >E1 :E!R !RE IS A CON/ITUTION1 & -- 0,H[ W\LD (FICIALS & COORD9ATORS BE SELECT$80 7,V4#c-#e74 ,(FICIALS8  ,BUFE NEV] ASK$ IF !RE W\LD BE (FICIALS4 ,HE TAKES AU?ORITY = GRANT$4 ,AM ,I AMISS 9 ID5TIFY+ !SE 0(FICIALS0 ) ! ORD]-GIV]S1 ! 0POLITICAL AU?ORITY0 ALREADY D5I$8  ,BUFE CONCLUDES ! SECTION3 0,H[ W\LD Y\ DEAL ) ABUSE ( AU?ORITY BY (FICIALS OR COORD9ATORS80  7,V4#f74 ,(FICIALS C\LD NOT ABUSE AU?ORITY UNLESS !Y HAD IT4 

,BY OMISSION & FIAT1 ,BUFE HAS ALREADY EXCLUD$ FROM ANY POSSIBLE UTOPIAN AG5DA ! CRITIQUE ( IDEOLOGY1 ! CRITIQUE ( LAW1 & ! CRITIQUE ( POLITICAL AU?ORITY4 ,NATURALLY HE NEXT EXCLUDES ! CRITIQUE ( WORK 9 ! SAME WAY4 ,HE ASKS 0,H[ W\LD WORK BE COMP5SAT$80 7,V,I#c74  ,WORK & PAY >E POSIT$1 NOT OP5 TO QUE/ION4 ,IS IT EQUAL COMP5SATION = ALL1 OR MORE COMP5SATION = ?OSE DO+ DANG]\S OR UNPLEASANT WORK1 OR EV5 COMMUNISM1 TO EA* ACCORD+ TO HIS NE$S8 

,I WAS SURPRIS$ ?AT ,BUFE'S LI/ EV5 9CLUD$ ! AN>*O-COMMUNI/ OPTION -- AFT] ALL1 IT'S A BIT RADICAL4 ,BUT ,I WAS REASSUR$ ?AT IT WAS ! SAME OLD GO(Y ,BUFE :5 HE W5T ON TO ASK A SUBQUE/ION AB\T ?IS QUE/ION 7BUT NOT AB\T ! FIR/ TWO1 ! WORKAFFIRM+ QUE/IONS1 :I* PRESUMABLY >E NOT PROBLEMATIC73 0,IF SO1 GIV5 PRES5T SOCIAL CONDITION+1 H[ W\LD Y\ PREV5T P>ASITISM80  7,V,I4#c4,C4A7 ,9 O!R WORDS1 H[ W\LD Y\ =CE SLACK]S TO WORK8 ,! ID5TIFICATION ( ! UNEMPLOY$ AS 0SOCIAL P>ASITES0 D]IVES FROM ,/AL9I/ RHETORIC1 BUT IT'S *]I%$ TO ?IS DAY BY ! WOR/ ( ! LEFTI/ AN>*I/S1 9CLUD+ ! WOR/ ( ! PETIT B\RGEOIS AN>*I/S1 ,BUFE & ,WOODWOR?4 

,SOME CRITIQUES ( WORK -- M9E1 = 9/ANCE -- TAKE ISSUE ) ! 9/ITUTION ( 0JOBS40 ,! LIFETIME RE/RICTION ( A WORK] TO ONE OR SOMETIMES TWO PRODUCTIVE TASKS HAS BE5 D5\NC$ BY UTOPIANS AT LEA/ S9CE ,*>LES ,F\RI]2 & EV5 BY ! Y\NG ,M>X1 :O WAS MU* MORE ( AN AN>*I/ 9 ! #a#h#dS ?AN ,BUFE IS N[4 ,MY PO9T IS NOT ?AT UTOPIANS OR AN>*I/S >E OBLIGAT$ TO EMBRACE A CRITIQUE ( WORK4 ,MY PO9T IS ?AT A 0,DESIGN ,Y\R ,[N ,UTOPIA0 QUE/IONNAIRE %\LD 5T]TA91 AT ! V]Y LEA/1 A P]SPECTIVE :I* EMBRACES A WELLKN[N PO9T ( VIEW ) MANY PA/ & PRES5T ADH]5TS4 ,9DE$ IT WAS ACT$ UPON BY NUM]\S ,F\RI]I/ ,AM]ICAN COMMUNES 9 ! #a#h#cS & #a#h#dS4 ,Z]O-WORK WAS DEEPLY IMPLICAT$ 9 ! ORIG9S ( ,AM]ICAN SOCIALISM4 

,BUT H]E'S ,BUFE3 0,H[ W\LD PEOPLE DET]M9E :AT JOBS !Y DO80 7,V,I4#d74  ,:AT PEOPLE8 ,:AT JOBS8 ,:Y JOBS8  ,I SUPPOSE IT IS SUP]FLU\S TO QUOTE QUE/IONS LIKE3 0,H[ MANY H\RS P] DAY W\LD Y\R UTOPIANS WORK80  7,V,I4#h74 ,:5 DID Y\ /OP BEAT+ Y\R WIFE8 0,:O W\LD DO ECONOMIC PLANN+80 7,V,I#e7 7674 0,W\LD Y\ SET ASIDE TIME = PLAY & CREATIVE PURSUITS80 7,V,I4#a7 -- C]TA9LY NOT1 9 MY DREAMWORLD1 ,MR4 ,GRADGR9D'S WORLD1 :I*1 UNLIKE ALL SOCIETIES PA/ & PRES5T1 IS ALL WORK & NO PLAY1 & ABOVE ALL1 NO CREATIVITY6 ,:AT A MORONIC QUE/ION4 ,EV5 ,KIM ,IL ,JONG W\LD ANSW] YES4 

,BUFE PR$ICTABLY BUNGLES SU* TOPICS AS SEX & SEX ROLES 7:AT ) ,Z,E,G,G'S BA/>DIZATION ( ,WILHELM ,REI*71 SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY 7SOMEH[ HIS COMMUNES W\LD SU/A9 A SPACE PROGRAM71 RELIGION1 FOOD1 ETC4 ,I WILL SP>E MY PATI5T READ]S ! DETAILS4 ,!Y HAVE 5DUR$ MU*4 ,9 EV]Y >EA1 ! QUE/IONS >E LOAD$1 & SOME CRUCIAL >EAS >E NOT 9T]ROGAT$ AT ALL -- SU* AS ! MORALISM :I* 9FUSES ?IS & ALL O!R ,BUFE PRODUCTIONS4 ,& ,BUFE HAS EV5 =GOTT5 TO ASK AB\T ! ROLE ( ! M>KET4 

,:E!R ANY QUE/IONNAIRE C\LD B5EFIT UTOPIANS IS 9 SOME D\BT4 ,! V]Y =M ( ! ?+ -- ANALYTIC1 ATOMI/IC1 R$UCTIONI/ -- MILITATES AGA9/ ! TOTALIZ+1 H>MONIZ+ SPIRIT ( MO/ UTOPIAS4 ,LEWIS ,MUM=D WROTE ?AT A VIRTUE ( UTOPIAN ?\<T IS ?AT 0! CLASSICAL UTOPIAN WORKS HAD ALL TREAT$ SOCIETY AS A :OLE1 & HAD1 9 IMAG9ATION AT LEA/1 DONE JU/ICE TO ! 9T]ACTION ( WORK1 PEOPLE1 & PLACE1 & TO ! 9T]RELATION%IP ( FUNCTIONS & 9/ITUTIONS & HUMAN PURPOSES40  ,:]EAS \R SOCIETY1 :I* IS ?OR\<LY ANTI-UTOPIAN1 HAS 0DIVID$ LIFE 9TO COMP>TM5TS3 ECONOMICS1 POLITICS1 RELIGION1 W>1 $UCATION2 & )9 !SE L>G] DIVISIONS EF=TS AT RE=M & IMPROVEM5T1 OR AT 9V5TION & CREATIVITY1 W5T ON 9 EV5 SMALL] COMP>TM5TS1 ) ALL TOO LITTLE REF]5CE TO ! :OLE 9 :I* !Y PLAY$ A P>T40 ,BUFE'S QUE/IONNAIRE IS MU* BETT] SUIT$ TO FO/]+ A SOCIETY ( SPECIALIZATION & ALI5ATION ?AN A UTOPIAN COMMUNITY4  ,IT IS 9TR9SICALLY ANTI-UTOPIAN4 

,I W\LD BE WILL+ TO SEE ! QUE/IONNAIRE IDEA FAIRLY & 9TELLIG5TLY TRI$ -- BUT ?AT W\LD HAVE TO BE DONE BY SOMEBODY ELSE4 ,IT C\LD DO NO H>M4 ,BUT IT'S H>D TO IMAG9E ?AT ?IS O/5SIBLY PRACTICAL TEXT W\LD BE ( USE TO ANYBODY EXCEPT ITS AU?OR4  ,! TRACT IS DESIGN$1 NOT TO ASSI/ ! READ] 9 CL>IFY+ H] [N IDEAS1 BUT TO 9DUCE H] TO EMBRACE ,BUFE'S IDEAS1 :I* >E SET =? EXPLICITLY T[>D ! 5D ( ! PAMPHLET1 0,\R ,VISION40 ,!SE >E MO/LY ! IDEAS ( ! ,Z,E,G,G COMMUNE_/PATRI>*AL SEX CULT 7WWW4ZEGG4DE -- SEE = Y\RSELF74 

,AMUS+LY1 ,BUFE1 9 SETT+ =? HIS 0,VISION10 DOES NOT EV5 ANSW] ! QUE/IONS HE HAS PRESS$ UPON ! RE/ ( US -- BECAUSE 0ANSW]S TO ALL ( ! ABOVE QUE/IONS W\LD TAKE UP CONSID]ABLY MORE SPACE ?AN ! QUE/IONS !MSELVES40 ,NO D\BT6 ,BUT IF ?AT'S A GOOD REASON = ,BUFE NOT TO ANSW] HIS [N QUE/IONS1 IT'S AN EV5 BETT] REASON = EV]YBODY ELSE NOT TO ANSW] !M4 ,IT ALSO SUGGE/S ?AT HE HAS SOME?+ TO HIDE4 0,WE'D LOVE TO HE> FROM ?OSE ( Y\10 HE SAYS1 0:O HAVE SIMIL> VISIONS40 ,HE DOESN'T WANT TO HE> FROM ?OSE ( US :O DON'T4 

,BUFE FIR/ SKET*ES 0,A ,SMALL-,SCALE ,UTOPIA10 AN 9T5TIONAL COMMUNITY ID5TICAL TO ,Z,E,G,G4 ,AL?\< !SE PAGES >E REPLETE ) LAU<S1 ,I %ALL MOVE ON TO ! F9ALE1 0,A ,GLOBAL ,UTOPIA10 0:I* W\LD 9 MANY WAYS MIRROR \R COMMUNITY UTOPIA40 ,AS ! QUE/IONNAIRE HAS PR$ET]M9$1 ,BUFE'S GLOBAL UTOPIA1 LIKE HIS SMALLSCALE UTOPIA1 IS NOT AN>*I/4 ,IT 9VOLVES IMPOS+ ON ! :OLE WORLD 0DEMOCRATIC DECISION-MAK+10 ACCORD+ TO ! 0DEMOCRATIC1 EGALIT>IAN SY/EM0 SET =? 9 ,MI*AEL ,ALB]T'S ,LOOK+ ,=W>D4 ,EV5 SO OLEAG9\S AN OPPORTUNI/ AS ,MI*AEL ,ALB]T DOES NOT PRET5D ?AT :AT HE'S P$DL+ IS AN>*I/4 ,9 FACT HE POLEMICIZES AGA9/ AN>*I/S4  ,BUFE'S T5D]NESS T[>D ,ALB]T MI<T HAVE SOME?+ TO DO ) ! FACT ?AT ,ALB]T'S ,Z ,MAGAZ9E PUBLI%$1 ACCORD+ TO ,BUFE HIMSELF1 ! ONLY FAVORABLE REVIEW ( HIS EXECRABLE ,H]ETIC'S ,H&BOOK ( ,QUOTATIONS 7#a#i#i#b1 #b#a74 

,MO/ MOD]N UTOPIANS -- NOT ONLY AN>*I/S1 BUT V>I\S SOCIALI/S & ,M>XI/S 7EXCEPT ,MURRAY ,BOOK*97 -- HAVE CALL$ = ! DISP]SAL ( URBAN AGGLOM]ATIONS & ! ]ASURE ( ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 CITY & C\NTRY4  ,EV5 ,M>X DID4 ,BUT NOT ,BUFE4 0,\R CITIES W\LD BE V]Y DIFF]5T FROM ?OSE AT PRES5T03 !Y WILL 9VOLVE MORE 0HI<-D5SITY LIV+40 ,?AT DOESN'T MAKE !M V]Y DIFF]5T4 

,H]E ,BUFE FOLL[S ! QUACK URBANI/ ,PAOLO ,SOL]I1 :OSE ,>COLOGY 7#a#i#f#i7 IS A DES]V$LY NEGLECT$ MA/]PIECE ( #fS TOTALIT>IAN MY/ICISM4 ,SOL]I FAULTS ! MOD]N CITY = NOT BE+ CR[D$ 5\<1 S9CE 0LACK ( COMPACTNESS IS LACK ( EFFICI5CY40 ,HE CALLS = :AT HE LUDICR\SLY LABELS ! 0M9IATURIZATION0 ( ! CITY1 0AN URBAN SOLID ( SUP]D5SE & HUMAN VITALITY40 ,SOL]I SUFF]S1 ONE MI<T SAY1 FROM CLAU/ROPHILIA4 ,HIS CITY W\LD BE A CLOS$ SY/EM1 LIKE A SPACE /ATION1 AL?\< ITS 0CLOSE/ ANCE/OR0 IS1 HE SAYS1 A PASS5G] L9] -- H>DLY AN AN>*IC OR EV5 A DEMOCRATIC MODEL 7RECALL ! CLASS/RATIFI$ ,TITANIC :]E ! WORK+CLASS PASS5G]S 9 /E]AGE DR[N$ LIKE RATS74 

,! ONLY ?+ ,SOL]I SAYS SPECIFICALLY AB\T ! POLITICAL /RUCTURE IS 9 TWO MURKY P>AGRAPHS :I* SEEM TO SAY ?AT ! POLITICAL BURD5 ( ! PA/ WILL IMP$E ! 0>COLOGICAL0 RECON/RUCTION ( ! CITY4 ,NO D\BT6 ,LET'S HOPE SO6 ,! GOV]NANCE ( ! >COLOGICAL CITY WILL APP>5TLY TAKE C>E ( ITSELF SOMEH[4 ,IT'S ! PROV9CE ( SOME SORT ( GR\P M9D1 A 0SUP]ORGANISM ( A ?\S& M9DS ?AT WILL ECOLOGICALLY CRADLE SU* P]SONS40 ,I SWE> ,I'M NOT MAK+ ?IS UP6 ,?IS IS ,BUFE'S GURU TALK+6 

0,! ORGANIZATION ( MAN'S LIFE10 QUO? ! SE]1 0SUBTLY DIRECT$ BY ! MA*9E1 :I* IS ORGANIZATION1 IS GO+ TO REA* =MS UNHE>D (40  ,JACQUES ,ELLUL & ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN NEV] PUT IT ANY BETT]4 ,MAN 0WILL SUBMIT 9 O!R WORDS TO A SITUATION ?AT C>RIES CO]CION )\T A REASON BEH9D IT1 IF ONE EXCLUDES ! NOTION ( R&OMNESS40 ,SOL]I ALSO ESP\SES1 9 IMP5ETRABLE GIBB]I%1 ! COSMIC EVOLUTION>Y MY/ICISM ( ! ,JESUIT ,PI]RE ,TEILH>D DE ,*>D91 :AT ,SOL]I CALLS 0! ES!TICOG5ESIS ( MATT]40 ,IT MAY NOT BE TRUE ?AT ALL ROADS LEAD TO ,ROME1 BUT ?IS ONE DOES3 0,IS !RE ANY DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! AIM ( ! CITY & ! AIM ( ! ,ROMAN 7UNIV]SAL7 ,*UR*8 ,!Y >E ONE & ! SAME40  ,BUFE ! A!I/ IS 9DE$ 0SUP]D5SE0 IF ?IS TE*NO-,CA?OLIC ,ORWELLIAN MADNESS IS HIS IDEA ( UTOPIA4 

,EXACTLY1 OR EV5 9EXACTLY1 H[ ,BUFE'S 0P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRACY0 IS TO BE IMPLEM5T$ 9 HI<-RISE 0HI<D5SITY0 CITIES ) MILLIONS ( 9HABITANTS1 HE DOES NOT SAY4 7,! BE/ REALLIFE APPROXIMATION ( ,SOL]I'S HI<-RISE CITY IS ! AU?ORIT>IAN CITY-/ATE ( ,S+APORE1 :OSE REGIME H]D$ ! 5TIRE POPULATION 9TO HI<-RISE AP>TM5TS EA* ( :I* RECEIVES1 TWICE A YE>1 A VISIT FROM A POLICEMAN TAK+ A ?OR\< SURVEY47 ,SOL]I1 AS WE SAW1 IS1 AS TO POLITICS1 & MU* ELSE1 VACU\S1 9COH]5T & ABOVE ALL 9DIFF]5T4 ,EV5 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 NOTIC$ ?AT !RE WAS A PROBLEM H]E1 AL?\< HIS SOLUTION IS PREPO/]\S4 ,BUFE DOES NOT EV5 SEEM TO BE AW>E ?AT !RE IS A PROBLEM4 

,?IS 9SOLUBLE CONUNDRUM CONCLUSIVELY REFUTES ,BUFE'S NOTION ?AT A REGIONAL1 NATIONAL OR 9T]NATIONAL SOCIETY C\LD BE MODEL$1 9 MO/ IMPORTANT RESPECTS1 ON A LOCAL COMMUNE4 ,HI<] LEVELS ( COORD9ATION MU/ 9VOLVE REPRES5TATION &_/OR BUREAUCRACY4 ,NONE ( ,BUFE'S QUE/IONS ADDRESSES EXTRALOCAL REPRES5TATION4 ,NONE ( HIS ANSW]S DO EI!R4  ,YET ,BUFE SPECIFICALLY CALLS = A RESUM$ & EXP&$ PROGRAM ( SPACE EXPLORATION4 ,?AT W\LD REQUIRE LABOR1 RES\RCES & CO]CIVE COORD9ATION ON AN EV5 WID] SCALE ?AN W\LD ! ADM9I/RATION ( MAJOR CITIES4 ,UTOPIAN8 ,MAYBE ,AYN ,R& OR ,ROB]T ,HE9LE9 MI<T HAVE ?\<T SO4  ,BUT AN>*I/8  ,IMPOSSIBLE4 ,:AT WE HAVE H]E IS HI<-D5SITY DOGMA4 

,! >TS & ! M$IA1 ,BUFE SAYS1 W\LD NO LONG] BE ! PROV9CE ( CORPORATIONS & ! 0GIFT$ FEW40  ,BUFE W\LD NATURALLY ESP\SE ?IS OP9ION1 S9CE NOBODY EV] ?\<T = A MOM5T ?AT ,BUFE WAS ONE ( ! GIFT$ FEW4 ,= HIM1 ! ONLY OPTIONS HAVE ALWAYS BE5 SELF-PUBLICATION OR NO PUBLICATION4 ,I ?9K HE IS MIX+ UP TWO DIFF]5T MATT]S4 ,ONE IS A MUDDL$ MOOD ( RES5TM5T ( HIS 9TELLECTUAL & CREATIVE SUP]IORS4  ,! O!R IS1 MAYBE1 A COMPLA9T AB\T M$IA CONC5TRATION & MONOPOLY4 ,BUT EV5 IF !Y W]E DEC5TRALIZ$1 HIS M$IOCRITY W\LD P]SI/4 

,9 HIS PREVI\S PAMPHLET1 ,BUFE OBS]V$ ?AT MO/ PEOPLE 0DON'T ?9K V]Y WELL40 ,9 C]TA9 CASES1 SU* AS HIS [N1 ?AT'S AN UND]/ATEM5T4 ,IT IS PROBABLY NOT JU/ HIS D5SITY :I* MAKES IT SO REGRETTABLE ?AT ,BUFE W5T 9 = RADICAL PUBLI%+ 9/EAD ( SOME?+ MORE SUITABLE1 LIKE ! ,>MY OR ! M9I/RY4 7,I ALMO/ ADD$ 0TABLOID J\RNALISM10 BUT !N ,I RECALL$ ,K>L ,KRAUS'S DEF9ITION ( A J\RNALI/3 0,NO IDEAS & ! ABILITY TO EXPRESS !M40 ,BUFE LACKS ! ABILITY TO EXPRESS !M47 ,IT IS RA!R HIS COMB9ATION ( D5SITY ) A NE>-PA?OLOGICAL 9CAPACITY = IRONY & HUMOR :I* LEAVES ! ?US D\BLY DISABL$ ,BUFE BEWILD]$ BY ! WORLD 0AS AT PRES5T0 & 9CAPABLE ( IMAG9+ ALT]NATIVES4 ,& SO1 = SECURITY1 HE CL+S TO CULTS & GURUS & IDEOLOGIES TO /RUCTURE HIS CONFUSION4 ,HE READ ! WRONG BOOKS BY ,WILHELM ,REI*4 ,! ONE = HIM1 & AB\T HIM1 IS ,LI/51 ,LITTLE ,MAN6 

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