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title: CrimethInc. Convergence in Harper’s
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The 2006 CrimethInc. convergence is described in this month’s issue of [_Harper’s_](http://www.harpers.org/). The subcollective responsible for maintaining this blog is divided about this description; some of us consider the author’s story a facile caricature of politicized dropouts, while others _[hereafter appearing as "Ed."]_ find his depiction of the convergence as even-handed and honestly introspective as any non-anarchist mainstream journalist could be expected to pen. On one hand, the author suggests that the convergence kitchen was likely to give everyone dysentery _[seems more like a joke at the author's expense than anything.—Ed.]_, an aspersion we challenge anyone to substantiate, and at another point, he causes one character to parrot a cliché straight out of some Maoist anti-dropout screed: “I’m glad everyone’s so wasteful … It supports my lifestyle.” _[Not in the convergence section, however.—Ed.]_ On the other hand, he allows that the convergence itself is intelligently self-organized, is envious of the freedom and initiative of the participants, and ultimately only faults them for potentially being “naïve” and “idealistic.”

Anyway, be it hatchet job or principled journalism, [here it is](https://crimethinc.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/crimethinc_in_harpers.pdf); the section about the convergence appears on page 62.