!ncvvIcwcu Iy Anuvcw avIu !

Ing
! nc !vIan Ang wIcn Ic ucIIvcvcu IIs vcscnaIon, 1vancc cqucncc: On AnIony
!vaxon anu McIou, In Ic !cauIng !oon of Ic !cvIcIcy Av Muscun on MavcI
2, 2012. !av of Ic nuscun`s !cus scvIcs, Ang`s aII Icgan wII Ic zIgzaggIng
conosIIons of Ia conynous AncvIcan nusIcIan anu IcIv uIssonan, IougI
avIcuIav, syIc. vcsscu In a noucs ucnIn |acIc anu |cans, Angan !as !ay na-
Ivc, OaIIanu vcsIucn, anu fvcqucncv of !ay Avca ocIc anu oIIIcaI acIvIIcs
avoacIcu !vaxon`s ncIouoIogy as vcIcvan o IIs cuvvcn vo|cc, The Totality
Cantos, wIIcI Ic ucscvIIcs In IIs zInc ARMED CELL as svIvIng o Ic Ic nos
cncycIocuIc ocn cvcv wvIcn Iy aIng Ino Ic syncIvonous avcIIvc of vcs-
cn InowIcugc. Ang`s wovI Is noaIIc no |us fov Is anIIIon Iu fov Is uIsscnIna-
Ion: oncc conIccu, IIs fovIconIng wovI Pre-Symbolic wIII Ic uIIIsIcu vIa an
auonacu 1wIcv accoun anu vcau In a nuscun ov IIIvavyIc Iacv acIon IcIng
Ang`s vcsonsc o Ic !uuvIs connanu o ucsvoy sucI Iaccs. !IIc !vaxon, a vo-
IIIc conoscv wIo suuIcu IIIosoIy a !ooscvcI \nIvcvsIy, Ang Is aIso Invcscu
In IyIvIuIy, In no onIy cvoss-gcnvc IncvsccIon Iu In Ic uIssccIon anu uIInac
uIssoIuIon of cacgovIcs IIIc gcnvcs. Anu IoI avIss, IougI onc nIgI cnIoy Ic
sagc novc fvcqucnIy Ian Ic agc, cxvcss Incvcs In sounu as connunIcaIvc of
oaIIy: !vaxon wII nocs, Ang wII wovus.
Ang`s voxInIy o cvcns afIIIacu wII Ic !ay Avca Occuy novcncn IIs as ycav
Ias aIIowcu IIn oovunIIcs o IcIu-cs IIs Icscs on nacvs socIaI anu IIcvavy,
anu aIso o oIscvvc Ic unfoIuIng of a ncw, uoIa-conscIous coIIccIvc. !n auuIIon
o wvIIng Ic wo IooIs Ic vcIcascu In 2011, Communism anu Paradise Now, he also
vcovcu on Ic Occuy OaIIanu cncanncn, uIIIsIIng IIs vcnavIs In vcscccu
|ouvnaIs. Oncc a cvcaIvc wvIIng suucn, canus vauIo 1, anu acIvIs a Ic \nIvcv-
sIy of aIIfovnIa, avIs, Ic conInucs o cIvcuIac In Ia connunIy ,Ic Inucncc of
facuIy ncnIcv 1osIua Iovcv on Ang`s ocvy Is cIcav; In 200o, Iovcv uIIIsIcu The
Totality for Kids, wII wIIcI Ang`s vcccn vo|cc Is In IuIav convcvsaIon,. On May
1, 2012, Ang vcscncu 1Ic Occuy !Icnoncnon anu AnI-onnunIy !ocIcs a
Ic \nIvcvsIy of aIIfovnIa, ana vuz`s !ncvgcn onnunIIcs In oncnovavy
!xcvIncnaI VvIIng confcvcncc.
MuIIIIcIy as a ncans o gIancIng sonc IncffaIIc wIoIc Is a fvcqucn fcauvc of
Ang`s wovI, anu Is o Ic cxcccu In as sIzaIIc an unucvaIIng as consvucIng a scvIcs
of ocns Ia auuvcss nIIIcnnIa of Iunan Iucas. !on IIIInan Is onc of IIs favov-
Ic ocs, anu Ic Inucncc Is cIcav In Ic IncvvogaIvc, non-IIncacu uIscouvsc of
Pre-Symbolic, Ic ncw-ncuIa-sauvacu !Iavf Icccs of Ic MIIon-vcfcvcncIng Para-
dise Now, anu IIs aIgovIInIc onIInc ocvy gcncvaov, THEORY ARSENAL. VIcIcv
acIIIng naIon ov vacc ,!oscoIonIaI ucIncu IcIng; fvon Pre-Symbolic, ov ucvIsIng
IIs own ocIc fovn ,Ic !ac IaIccIc, asscnIIcu fvon ocns In Communism,,
Actual Riots as Necessary:
A Conversation with Brian Ang
BPR/103
BPR/104
Youv 2011 IooI Communism ocns wII a quoc fvon 1osIua
Iovcv`s ocn IIucu Agc ,IscIf avIaIIy aIcn fvon !sIuovc
ucassc`s Posies,: 1Icvc avc no wo IInus of ocvy Icvc Is onIy
onc: 1acoIIn anu unyIcIuIng. Iovcv gocs on, In Ia sanc ocn,
o wvIc Ia an agc wIIcI no Iongcv Iovcs ocvy Ias Icvaycu I-
scIf anu Ia Ic Ics ocvy nus In fac Iovc annIIIIaIon. 1IIs
sov of oIIIcaI cxvavcvsIon acavs fvcqucnIy In Communism
a Icvcc caII o vauIcaIIsn Ia cnIvaccs ucsvucIon aIongsIuc
consvucIon as a ncccssavy av of Is vcnuvc. !f Iovcv`s scuuo-
sacncn Is novc Ian vovocaIvc ov IyoIcIcaI, anu Icvc
vcaIIy Is onIy onc IInu of ocvy, wIa uocs IIs ncan fov Ic wvI-
Ing connunIy. !s I a aII voIIcnaIc Ia sccnIngIy uIffcvcn
vo|ccs ov voIccs wIII aIIa vooIc Iounu Iy a sIavcu nauvc.
an Icvc cvcv Ic a non-oIIIcaI ocIcs.
BPR:
Ic sccIs a Iacc wIcvc Icvc cxIs Ic !IaonIc ossIIIc oI|ccs a oncc uvc anu
soIIu ,!nacsIcIcs,: an cscac fvon IyscvIc caIaIIsn ,!avaIIax, ov Ia wIIcI
cnaIIcs Ic cvInInaIIy navvaIvc ,!cnccu !cnIvIsIons,. Ang`s focus on Icovy con-
Inucs IIncavIy Ino vacIcc, IoIIIng uown o Ic onc auononous, IougI sIII scIf-
cvIIcaI, connanu Ia IooIcnus Pre-Symbolic: onqucv.
Iovcv`s vovocaIon Ias Ic IIIosoIIc fovcc of IanIsIncn
unucv wIIcI sonc vo|ccs anu voIccs wIII Ic uIvcscu of IcIv
vaIovIzaIons as ocvy. ! Is anagonIsIc o Ic IuvaIIs IucoI-
ogy Ia aII ocvy Is oIIIcaI. vcaIvIy Is oIIIcaI Iu nucI
ocIcs uInInIsI cvcaIvIy`s oIIIcaI ocnIaI Iy IcIng Inconncn-
suvac wII ov unvIgovousIy consIucvac of Ic oIIIcaI qucsIon.
Iovcv`s vovocaIon Is a caII fov vIgov In IIs vcgavu Ia ! aIIgn
Communism wII aIIougI Ic anu ! Iavc uIvcvgcn acsIcIc con-
ccIons of wIa vIgov cnaIIs: Ic Is connIcu o IyvIc anu ! vc|cc
Is IInIaIons. ! wvoc aIou IIucu Agc a IcngI In 1cxuaI-
Iy anu AnnIIIIaIon: 1osIua Iovcv`s IIucu Agc` In ny |ouvnaI
ARMED CELL issue 1, 2011.
Ang:
Ycs. !n Ia cssay, you caII acnIon o Ic cffccs nacvIaI conuI-
Ions can Iavc on suI|ccIvIy, cIaInIng Ia Icy causc suI|ccIvIy
o no onIy Icconc Iccvogcncous Iu ocnIaIIy cxcvIcnIaIIy
oaIIzIng wIIou sIgnIIcancc. VIcn you wcvc wvIIng Ic Ivs
parts of The Totality Cantos, Iow uIu you avoIu scvIIIzIng Ia
wIIcI you wIsIcu o cauvc. How cIosc nus Ic sIgnIIcvs of
cononcns of oaIIy Ic o wIa Icy sIgnIfy In ovucv o naInaIn,
fov IacI of a Iccv wovu, ncanIngfuIncss. VIa`s Ic vcIaIon-
sII Icwccn ouv cxcvIcncc of oaIIy`s sIgnIIcancc ,vcau
BPR:
BPR/105
IoI Icvc as Inovancc anu as a IInc fvon sIgnIIcv o sIgnIIcu,
anu Is acuaI sIgnIIcanccuocs Ic fovncv, cvcn If wc uo cxcvI-
cncc I, oIsvuc us In any way fvon gcIng a Ic Iacv.
The Totality Cantos Is vcuIcacu on ny ocIcs owavu Ic oaI
ossIIIIIIcs of Ianguagc`s scnanIc syscn: sIgnIIcvs wIII aIways
vouucc ncanIng. !cIng aIou Ic syncIvonous avcIIvc of vcs-
cn InowIcugc, Ic ocn consvucs conccuaI gconcvIcs In
oaIIy`s concx owavu ovganIzIng sIgnIIcvs` ocnIaI scnanIc
vouucIons In IcnscIvcs, In IIncs, In canos, anu In Ic oaI
ocn. My uccIsIons of sIgnIIcvs consIuc Iosc gconcvIcs: IcIv
co-vcscnccs guIuc IcIv oIyscny. 1Ic ocn anu oaIIy avc nu-
uaIIy cnvIcIIng anu InsuIovuInac: Ic ocn`s auonony cnaIIcs
Is acccssIng caacIIcs asynoIcaIIy owavu oaIIy`s !caI.
Ang:
! wancu o vcuvn o soncIIng you saIu cavIIcv aIou Ic vc-
vocaIon of Ic saus of ocvy fvon ccvaIn wovIs In ovucv o
cnfovcc, as you u I, a novc vIgovous cxanInaIon of Ic oIII-
caI qucsIon. !n AnI-onnunIy !ocIcs, youv cssay wIIcI
acavcu In The Claudius App, you propose an anti-community,
IougI no anI-connunIzaIon, ncgaIvIy o offsc Ic uangcv of
unvIgovous IougI anu vaxIs founucu on a cuIuvaI fvancwovI
of vaIovIzaIon. ! sccns InIIcI o nc Ia sucI a ocIcs wans
aIso o Ic Invcscu In Ic osIIvc goaI of cuIIvaIng vIgov In o-
IIIcaI uIscussIons, ov cIsc Is founuIng wouIu Ic oInIcss. 1Ia
IcIng saIu, Iow uo you scc Ic vansIIon fvon Ic conIcIon of
sucI a ocIcs` ncgaIvc vo|cc Ino a novc osIIvc onc. ocs
ucnanuIng oo nucI ucsvucIon voIu Ic ossIIIIIy of fuvIcv
consvucIon.
BPR:
As ! wvoc In AnI-onnunIy !ocIcs, !ncvvcnIon conIccs
anI-connunIy ocIcs` vIgov Iy sccIIc vcscavcI anu vaxIs In
Is sIuaIon.. !voIIcnaIzIng connunIy In a vIgovous uIaIcc-
Ic Icwccn nIIIan anI-connunIy ocIcs anu oIIIcaI vaxIs
cnaIIcs a novc uangcvous noIon of connunIy In cvnancn
cncvgcncc. AnI-onnunIy !ocIcs` ncgaIvIy Is sInuIancousIy
Ic osIIvc vouucIon of a novc uangcvous noIon of connu-
nIy In cvnancn cncvgcncc anu Is uIaIccIc Is an IncvvcnIon-
ary, practical process.
Ang:
!ov IcIng a ocn so ucvocu o cxanInIng consvaIns, ! Inu I In-
cvcsIng Ia !Ivs !av of A`-D, fvon Communism, IavgcIy Ias Is
own fovn: Ivc sanzas of fouvccn IIncs cacI, wII a concIuuIng
BPR:
!!!10o
sanza of Ivc IIncs, wvIcn In IIncs Ia gcncvaIIy Iavc cIcvcn
syIIaIIcs ,sIIIng |us ou of IanIIc cnanccv,. !`s Iavu no
o scc a cvIIquc of ocIc fovnanu Ic IIcvavcIIcs sucI fovns
InvoIcIn IIs ocn, anu, novc aonIcaIIy, of Ianguagc IscIf:
VoIu, Ianguagc`s cvvov... ! was `IczscIc wIo Ivs ncnIoncu
Ic vIson-Iousc of Ianguagc, Iu Icvc`s a Iong vauIIon of
cngagcncn wII Ia Iuca, avIcuIavIy In Ic AncvIcan avan-
gavuc; !on IIIInan quocu I In a 1D8 Issuc of 8LI(MJGYPXMIW,
anu I acavs agaIn In IavIcs !cvnscIn`s 1DD1 Dark City. Anu In
youv cssay aIou Iovcv`s ocn you wvIc Ia cxuaI fvcc Iay,
In Icovy anu IIsovIcaI vacIcc, Is aIso a vIson. How uo you scc
youvscIf as a av of IIs IIncagc aIncu a confvonIng IInIaIon, If
you uo, anu avc wc conIng any cIoscv o gcIng ou of |aII.
1IIvu !av of A`-D`s fovn Is Ic canzonc, Ic sanc as !ouIs
ZuIofsIy`s A`-D, wIIcI uscs Mavx anu Inoza as souvcc nac-
vIaI anu a naIcnaIcaI uIsvIIuIon of n anu r sounus. `IczscIc
was Inovan fov os-svucuvaIIsn`s IInguIsIc uvn wIIcI
IIIInan, !cvnscIn, anu !anguagc wvIIng nauc vouIgIous
ocIc usc of Iy cnIasIzIng Ianguagc`s scnanIc vouucIon.
My osIIon In IIs IIncagc vcaIns !anguagc wvIIng`s Incvcs In
Ianguagc`s scnanIc vouucIon owavu ucInIng Is IInIaIons
o cnIasIzc Ianguagc`s oaI ocnIaI. !`n Incvcscu In AIaIn
!auIou`s sIcIcIsn owavu Ianguagc IvougI IIs usc of naI-
cnaIcs` consIscncy anu usc IIs Being and Event as source mate-
vIaI fov 1IIvu !av of A`-D as ny cxcnsIon of ZuIofsIy anu IIs
!anguagc wvIIng vogcny. ! auvocac naxInaI ocIc anu oIII-
caI usc of Ianguagc`s ocnIaI anu Ic cxcccuIng of I: IIIInan`s
IncnIon. o IncIc a vIo In Ic vIson Iousc of Ianguagc` anu
actual riots as necessary.
Ang:
You aIso wvIc In 1cxuaIIy anu AnnIIIIaIon: 1osIua Iovcv`s
IIucu Agc` Ia a sIgn`s uIsscnInaIon In Ic oaIIy of sIgns
Is conuIIoncu Iy Is vcfcvcn. ! wonucv, Icn, wIa youv noIva-
Ion was fov IncIuuIng vccI cx In youv ocns !cscavcI anu
csvoy anu !xccIon fvon Communism; If a sIgn`s Iacc In
oaIIy uccnus on Is vcfcvcn, can scnanIc concn anu Is vc-
IIcIcs cvcv Ic scavacu. !f Icy can` Icas Ic sacncn aIou
vcfcvcns sccns o suggcs, anu as uocs Ic scIf-cvcuaIon
InIIcu Iy Ic IInc Iasscs saIon cIasscs fvon !cscavcI anu
csvoyIow uocs IIs Infovn Ic ocn`s IncIusIon of Iosc
wovus.
BPR:
BPR/107
1Ic vccI sIgns ocvac uIffcvcnIy Ian ocnIaI vansIaIons fov
IcIng uIffcvcn sIgns: In auuIIon o IcIv scnanIc vouucIons In
IcnscIvcs, Icy convIIuc o Ic scnanIc cnvIvonncn of Ic
ocns anu Ic IooI. !xccIon anu Ic suIc I`s av of, !ac
IaIccIcs, csccIaIIy cngagc Vcscvn IIIosoIy wII Is voos
In vcccc, anu !cscavcI anu csvoy csccIaIIy cngagcs Mavx-
Is vocaIuIavy owavu accuvac consIucvaIon, Is vccI cx con-
svucIng IIIInguaI cvIIcaI uIsancc In Ic ocn anu a covvcIaIon
wII !xccIon anu !ac IaIccIcs.
Ang:
Youv cuvvcn coIIccIon, The Totality Cantos, InvoIcs !ounuIan
InagIsn In Is IIc wIIIc ovcIcsvaIng a coIIIsIon of oosIcs
wII Ic Ioc of gIInsIng sonc wIoIc. !n IIs 1D1 IooI ABC
of Reading, !ounu wvoc Ia onc nus uIvIuc Ic vcaucvs wIo
wan o Ic cxcvs fvon Iosc wIo uo no, anu uIvIuc, as I wcvc,
Iosc wIo wan o scc Ic wovIu fvon Iosc wIo ncvcIy wan o
Inow VHA1 !A!1 O! !1 1H!Y !!V! !` [caIaIs In ovIgInaI.
1IIs Iuca sccns vcIacu o wIa The Totality Cantos Is ucuIcacu o
uoIng, In Ia I cnIasIzcs a uIsIncIon Icwccn avIaIIy anu
cnIvcy. !s I cvcn ossIIIc, In youv vIcw, fov any vo|cc o oIaIn
acccss o a uvIs oaIIy wIIou sonc vacc of avIaIIy. !f no,
wIa aIou Ic vo|cc noIvacs youv uvsuI of I. !`n IInIIng
aIso aIou Ic Occuy novcncn anu Iow, ucsIc Ic gcogvaI-
IcaI uIsancc Icwccn occuIcu cIIcs, 21s-ccnuvy nc-ncss was
IvIcy ovcvconc In favov of a gcsaI-IIIc noncnun, anu !`n
wonucvIng If Ia suvvcu Ic Cantos as well.
BPR:
The Totality Cantos` consvucIon of oaIIy`s concx Is cnaIIcu Iy
Ic cxccss of avIaIIIcs` vaccs In nuII-IIcvavcIIcaI convauIc-
Ions wIIcI acsIcIc IogIcs can naInaIn av cxccIIcncc. My
noIvaIon o cvcaIvIy Is ny Iovc of IcavnIng so nucI !`n novcu
o vaxIs: The Totality Cantos Is ny aIu o InvcsIgaIng Ic oaIIy
of InowIcugc. ! Icgan Ic ocn wIIIc avIcIaIng In Occuy
OaIIanu`s InIIaI cxIosIon anu Ic cxcvIcncc Is cvucIaI o Ic
ocn`s oIIIcs. 1Ic Occuy Icnoncnon cnowcvs Ic InuI-
vIuuaI In vcIaIon o vavIaIIc socIaI nagnIuucs: InuIvIuuaI vaxIs
Ias ocnIaIIy vouIgIous cffccs IvougI Occuy`s conuIIons.
!cIacuIy, Ic conscqucnccs of unvIgovous IougI Icconc novc
aIaIIc: nany coIc uInInIsI IcIv vauIcaIIy Iy Ic unvIgov-
ous vc|ccIon of InowIcugcs` oIIIcaI ocnIaIs. 1Ic ocn avgucs
fov consIucvIng Ic oaIIy of InowIcugc fov ovganIzIng sccIIc
praxes.
Ang:
!!!108
o In sonc way you`vc auvocaIng savIng ancwIn oIcv wovus,
naIIng avaIIaIIc Ic vaw nacvIaIs of oaIIy anu Icn novIng
ono sccIIc vaxcs a Ia oIn. !s The Totality Cantos Incvcscu
a aII In osIIng any of Iosc sccIIc vaxcs IscIf, ov Is I soIcIy
Incvcscu In vovIuIng a ncIouoIogy o oIaIn anu avovI-
ac Ic vcquIsIc cIcncns of succcssfuI vaxcs. Movc ccnvaIIy,
aIIougI Ic ocn uocs u fovI a ncw IIcvavcIy of oaIIy fov,
as you say, ovganIzIng sccIIc vaxcs, uocs I IIIcwIsc consIucv
wIa nIgI Ic Ios In a cIcoIogIcaI avoacI o InowIcugc. Ov
can wc sIII saIvagc Ic wIoIc of oaIIy wIIIc aIIng onIy wIa wc
nccu fvon I fov ouv own uvoscs.
The Totality Cantos` vo|cc o vovIuc a cvsccIvc of oaIIy
ucnanus anagonIsIc cIoIccs, as In IcIng novc a ncIouoIogIcaI
noucI fov sccIIc vaxcs anu cIIuIng osIIng ocnIaI sccIIc
vaxcs IcnscIvcs cnaIIcu Iy conIngcn avIcuIavIIcs. vcaIng
IIs cvsccIvc Is ny acsIcIc vIovIy, uuvIng anu afcv wIIcI
! wIII uvsuc sccIIc vIovIIzcu vaxcs cnaIIcu Iy IIs cvscc-
Ivc`s conccnvaIons of suI|ccs.
BPR:
You wvoc aIou Ic Occuy novcncn fov IoI !ana 1uvncv
1ouvnaI anu Ic IIog of Ic !ocvy !ounuaIon; no o ncnIon,
Ic novcncn Is vccuvvcnIy vcscn In Ic Issucs of ARMED
CELL. !n A !cov on Occuy OaIIanu fov Lana Turner in
OcoIcv of 2011, you noc Ia Ic uIscouvsc aIIng Iacc a Ic
Occuy cncanncn sccncu vouucIvcIy Iccvogcncous; Ia
Is o say, I uIun` [vcIIcac auIovIaIvc Iaw. !u In youv ncx
vcov, wvIcn Ic foIIowIng `ovcnIcv anu IooIIng IacI on Ic
cavIy-novnIng oIIcc vaIu of OcoIcv 2, you oIscvvc Iow Ic o-
IIcc vcscncc uIsaIIcu Ic gvou fvon acIng coIIccIvcIy. !s Icvc
sonc nIuuIc gvounu Icwccn oaI IccvogcncIy anu oaI Iono-
gcncIy wIcvc, as you u I, Ia vauIcaI IucIIy wovI IgIIng
fov can cxIs.
Ang:
! uon` vaIovIzc IccvogcncIy fov uIffcvcnIaI IuvaIIsn In IscIf
Iu fov Ic uIIIIcs of Is conccnvaIons. Occuy OaIIanu Ias
sccn nuncvous noncns of anoIIcs of conccnvaIons vouuc-
Ing IoI cfIcacIous aIu anu svuggIc: Is Ivs Iasc wIII aIways Ic
an cnowcvIng ncnovy. A anoIy of conccnvaIons Is a ucsIvaIIc
conuIIon o nc, o Iavc Ios of IIngs goIng on wII conccnva-
Ions fovnIng o soIvc asIs, IncIuuIng unavvcsIng coIc as
necessary.
BPR:
Ang:
!!!10D
`o onIy Is Paradise Now vIfc wII vcfcvcnccs o ccInoIogy anu
Is vcvaIcncc In ncuIa-sauvacu AncvIcan IIfc, Iu youv vcscncc
In Ic ocvy connunIy anu youv acIvIIcs avc IoI Inucnccu
by new forms of communication. THEORY ARSENAL exists on a
!Iogso wcIsIc, as uo IoI of Ic IooIs you vcIcascu In 2011;
IIIcwIsc, 1vancc cqucncc: On AnIony !vaxon anu McIou
Is avaIIaIIc fov vIcwIng on You1uIc, anu you`vc wvIcn Ia
Pre-Symbolic wIII Ic c-cvfovncu IvougI 1wIcv. How uo you
vcconcIIc youv svong oIIIcaI connIncns anu InvcsIgaIons
wII Ic avovIaIon of covovacIy-owncu avcnucs of con-
nunIcaIon wIosc owncvs nIgI no onIy Ic unsynaIcIc o
youv vIcws Iu wIo Iavc Ic owcv, If Icy wIsI, o ccnsov Icn.
!s vafIcIIng In Icsc avcnucs ncccssavy, |usIIaIIc, ov cvIas
cvcn uangcvous.
BPR:
!ocvy, as a vcIaIvcIy wcaI IcIu of caIaI, affovus uInInIsIcu
InsIuIonaI cnfovccncn cnaIIIng fvccv suIvcvsIvc IcovcIcaI
ocnIaI. ! auvocac naxInaI consIucvaIon of avaIIaIIc ccInoIo-
gIcs IncIuuIng IcovIzIng agaIns IcIv ncgaIvc cnucncIcs: fov
Insancc, !accIooI Ias Iccn InvaIuaIIc In suIvcvsIvc ncwovIIng
Iu aIso augncns unvIgovous connunIy cuIuvaI vaIovIza-
Ion In Ic IIIc funcIon, a noIvaIon IcIInu ny oIcnIcs
In AnI-onnunIy !ocIcs. !cIng a navgInaIIzcu ncuIun, an
cxccIonaI vcvcssIon uon ocvy cIcncns fvon covovaIzcu
connunIcaIons wouIu aIso Ic a vaIovIzaIon cvcaIng cxanucu
socIaI scnIoIc ocnIaIs fov svuggIc.
Ang:
!n IIs 1D12 IooI Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy, 1oscI A.
cIunccv wvIcs Ia av of Ic vcIIgIous acaI of MavxIs so-
cIaIIsn Is Ia I vonIscs avauIsc on IIs sIuc of Ic gvavc, anu
offcvs sonc gIInsc of Ic vcsIcnucn wIoIc, aII avs of wIIcI
conIcncn anu cxIaIn onc anoIcv. Paradise Now, your other
cIaIooI fvon 2011, nIxcs vcfcvcnccs o av 1vcI, av Vavs,
The Onion, avvc, !Icasso, !InaI !anasy, IuIIu, 1oIn aI, anu
Oedipus, anong a snovgasIovu of oIcv o cuIuvc noIfs anu
cIavaccvs. Avc Icsc fcauvcs of Ic IIc`s avauIsc, Ia vcsIcn-
ucn wIoIc, ov oIsacIcs o Is oIaInncn.
BPR:
1Icsc nacvIaIs avc IncscaaIIy aIIcnacu consIucns of vcscn
conuIIons, IncIuuIng avvc anu !Icasso, sIncc Icy avc scuIncncu
Ino Ic vcscn. !`n Incvcscu In Icsc nacvIaIs Iccausc, as
Ang:
BPR/110
!vcuvIc 1ancson Ias IcovIzcu, cvcn Ic nos ucgvaucu nass cuI-
uvaI vouucs In osnoucvnIy synonaIcaIIy cxvcss uoIan
potentials. Paradise Now uIIIzcu !Iavf`s ccInIqucs owavu cx-
IIcIIy cxanInIng nass cuIuvc wII Icsc conccvns, sIncc !Iavf`s
acsIcIcs Icf Ic oIIIcaI noIvaIons InIIcI ov aIscn.
Pre-Symbolic, In avIcuIav, sccns o sc asIuc conccvns ovcv IInc
IvcaIs In ovucv o focus on Ic sonIc quaIIIcs of Is IIncs. onc
oy wII Ic unconfovaIIc cIoscncss of ccvaIn wovus ,cIcncc sc-
ancc sIIcncc Ianguagc IanguIsI conccnvacs uIsvcss,. OIcvs, Ic
ouIng of IoncIcs anu vonuncIaIon ,I-aI-cocI MI-o-cIIn,,
Ic InovIng of non-!ngIIsI Ianguagcs ,an` Ic wvong fvIcnus`
naIus anInus cvIan,, acsIcIc sacncn ,`avvaIvc uocs no
vcuucc IncvIaI vcIaIons; AccvcuIcu Ianguagc canno suvvIsc
concc uscfuI,, anu uncxcccu |uxaosIIon ,Ass sIy Iuvn
snIIc soua gvay avI Inn,. Ivcn youv cxvcsscu Incvcs In
AncvIcan conoscv AnIony !vaxon as wcII as ZuIofsIy ,wIosc
A concIuucs wII a nusIcaI scovc,, Iow nucI uIu nusIcsounus,
onaIIIcs, synacIc vavIaIons, anaIovIc vccIIons, consonancc,
cc.Iay a voIc In Ic consvucIon of The Totality Cantos, or any
of youv oIcv wovIs. How Inovan of a consIucvaIon Ias sounu
Iccn fov you.
ounu, Ic affccIvc sonIc quaIIIcs of sIgnIIcvs, Is cvucIaI fov nc.
1Ic non-IInguIsIc sIgnIIcaIons of nusIc as a scavac ncuIun
anu concnIaIons of Is svucuvcs guIuc ny wvIIng ccInIqucs:
|azz anu noIsc avc csccIaIIy Inovan fov nc.
BPR:
!n auuIIon o vcfcvcnccs, youv wovIs conaIn nany aIIusIons. !ov
instance, in Communism`s IaIccIc, vcaI oau In avIcuIav aIIcn-
aIon vccaIIs MavIannc Moovc`s uIcun Ia ocs cvcac InagI-
navy gavucns wII vcaI oaus In Icn. Anu Hovcvs Iovc`s aus-
cvc cuavo !ovIocI Incvvucu ancn fvon Pre-Symbolic recalls
anucI 1ayIov oIcvIugc, wIosc vccovuIng of IIs uvcan-InsIvcu
poem Kubla Khan was Incvvucu wIcn a vIsIov fvon !ovIocI
uvocu Iy. On Ic IacI of Paradise Now Is wvIcn a ucnanu o
aIoIIsI vIvac vocvy, anu so ! wancu o Inow Iow you scc
youv cngagcncn wII Icsc oIcv wvIcvs anu IcIv Iucas: Is IIs
vc-avovIaIon, ov convcvsaIon. !sccIaIIy Iccausc youv cIcc-
vonIcaIIy-gcncvacu ocn THEORY ARSENAL, wIIcI vanuonIy
Ang:
BPR:
BPR/111
vcovucvs 00 IIncs of youv ocn !vcc cs, sccns o ocnIy
onucv Ic qucsIon of vc-cvcaIon anu avIIuIon.
BPR:
1Ic noIvaIons IcIInu aIIusIons anu avovIaIons avc vcIn-
vIgovaIng Ic IIsovIcaI avcIIvc anu unIcasIIng Is cnvIcIncn
vcvcsscu In Ic concoccu avIaIIIcs of concnovavy oc-
vIcs: novc noIIIIzaIon Ian convcvsaIon. THEORY ARSENAL
ovganIzcs nany convauIcovy IcovIss o consIucv aII of IcIv
resources co-presently.
Ang:
VIa uIsInguIsIcs onc cano of The Totality Cantos from the
ncx In youv nInu. Totality Canto 5 preoccupies itself with a cor-
nucoIa of oIcs, vangIng fvon gcnucv IncquaIIy o IIsovIcIy,
fvon vcquIcns o socIaI ovucv. Avc Ic vcs of Ic canos sInIIavIy
vasanu avc Icvc any avcs, conscIous ov suIconscIous, ov oIcv
vccognIzaIIc va|ccovIcs. You wvoc In ARMED CELL 2 that The
Totality Cantos Is a ocn conccuaIIy anu IncvcIangcaIIy aIou
cvcvyIIng; !`n cuvIous as o Iow IncvcIangcaIIy Is o Ic
taken here.
BPR:
VIa suvvcu youv founuIng of ARMED CELL, anu Iow Ias uI-
IIsIIng Ic zInc anu avIcIaIng In Ic connunIy I conuuccs
aIcvcu youv ocIcs, If I Ias.
BPR:
AII of Ic onc Iunuvcu canos of onc Iunuvcu IIncs cacI wIII Ic
sInIIavIy vas: Ic conccuaI gconcvy`s coovuInacs of ovcvIa-
Ing conccnvaIons of Iunuvcus of suI|ccs In avs, ccononIcs,
IIsovy, Iaw, IIIosoIy, oIIIcs, vcIIgIon, anu scIcncc avc naI-
cnaIcaIIy vcovganIzcu In cacI cano. 1Ic vansIIon Icwccn
au|accn canos wIII cnac a uccIInc In sonc suI|ccs anu an
asccnuancc In oIcv suI|ccs, anu Ic vogvcssIon wIII Iavc Ic
gcncvaI cnucncy of gcncvaI suI|cc InvcsIgaIon owavu sccIaI-
IzaIon. 1IIs InsuIovuInac ucvcIoncn Is Ic IncvcIangcaIIIIy:
aII of Ic canos avc ccInIcaIIy cquaI anu uIffcvcn anu coIIcc-
IvcIy ucInc oaIIy`s concx.
Ang:
! Iau a scnsc of Ic Iacn oIIIcaI cIcncns In ocvy`s ncwovI
IvougI covvcsonucnccs anu ovganIzIng cvcns anu savcu Ic
|ouvnaI o ovganIzc Icn uIIIcaIIy anu uvoscfuIIy. !uIIIsIIng
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BPR/112
Ic |ouvnaI Ias nauc Icsc cIcncns novc IcgIIIc o nyscIf anu
oIcvs, cncouvagIng synaIcIc acIvIy, anu u nc In cIoscv
conac wII novc cxcIIng ocvy acIvIIcs, sucI as `cw YovI
ocs` aIIcaIons of onccuaI VvIIng`s ccInIqucs owavu
sIavcv oIIIcs, anu Vancouvcv ocs` vouucIons of vacIcaI
IIsovIcaI anu IcovcIcaI vcsouvccs fvon IcIv oIIIcaI svuggIcs.
1Icsc vcIaIons Iavc Iccn vcvy cnvIcIIng o ny ocIcs.
Afcv The Totality Cantos ,wIIcI you`vc ucscvIIcu as a scqucI o
Pre-Symbolic, anu Is InuIvIuuaI cononcns avc conIccu, wIa
concs ncx. Vc soIc cavIIcv aIou youv ncnIon of sccIIc
vaxcs, anu ! was wonucvIng If you Iau any Ians o cnIoy Ia
oaIIy In Ic scvvIcc of cvafIng fuvIcv sccIIc vaxcs Icyonu
Iosc wIIcI you nIgI Iavc aIvcauy ucvcIocu. !n ManIfcso :
!ocvy anu MIIIancy, you Iancn Iow ocvy`s uccvcI oIIIcaI
cuIuvc a vcscn Ias [nauc I unvcaIIsIc fov ocvy o acIIcvc
Ia ncssIanIc uvcan of vcvoIuIonIzIng Ic nasscs wII a vo-
founu ucvancc; If ocvy Is goIng o Ic oIIIcaI, you wvIc, I
sIouIu sc Is sIgIs owavu Ic fuvIcs IInIs. VIa avc Iosc
IInIs, anu Iow uo you Ian o vansgvcss Icn.
Afcv The Totality Cantos, ! wIII uvsuc sccIIc InvcsIgaIons
cnaIIcu Iy Is cvsccIvc: Is scqucIs IncIuuc Trance Sequence,
wIIcI wIII usc syscnaIcaIIy vavIous fovns o InvcsIgac an In-
suvvccIonavy conccuaIIsn, anu Dimensions of Capital, which will
usc a Ivcc-uIncnsIonaI gvIu ccII svucuvc o InvcsIgac vcscn
oIIIcaI cconony. My wvIIng of ocvy`s uccvcI oIIIcaI cuI-
uvc a vcscn Is Icss a Iancn Ian an acn o uIscI ocvy`s
cuIuvaI ucIusIons of vcvoIuIonIzIng Ic nasscs wII a vofounu
ucvancc, gc an accuvac scnsc of ocvy`s oIIIcaI cfIcacy, anu
naIc novc aIaIIc ocvy`s socIaIIy navgInaIIzcu IInIs o cx-
cccu Icn: !ocs nus Icconc nIIIans IcnscIvcs. ! cnIa-
sIzc naIIng Ic conuIIon of ocvy`s navgInaIIzaIon Ino a acIc,
cuIIvaIng vcsouvccs fov IncvvcnIon Icyonu ocvy`s IInIs, Ic
cuIIvaIon of ocIc vcsouvccs aIso IavIng cffccs In IcnscIvcs In
ocvy`s ncwovI. 1IIs Is cnowcvIng anu no ucsaIvIng o nc.
BPR:
Ang: