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'Victory is death!' And on the other hand, as Laurie Anderson observed, we walk by falling forward. I became interested in anarchism when I observed how cheaply liberals, socialists, and soi-disant communists could be bought off. Representation does not seem to work. Logically, the way to a free (anarchic) world would be for people to form anarchistic groups (communes, cooperatives, temporary autonomous zones, etc.) and as these groups (hopefully) grew, they would make contact with each other, mutually support one another, cohere. I believe contemporary liberalism offers enough political space for such a development. However, I've been reading numerous testimonials from various kinds of anarchistic groups and persons about how the flame went out, and I myself certainly lead an individualistic life. I think the question is not who or what took anarchism down, as why so few people actually want to do it. Beyond talking about it, of course. 'You were born, and so you're free. So, happy birthday!' (Laurie Anderson again.) When's the party?